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Voice Of the People
Letters n,nst give the name md nd.
dress OF the writer. Name will not "
published If writer requests.
OBTAINING tic south.

To tho Editor Of 'rhc Times Dispatch:
SIT Is with interest we note the
action OF our Virginia Legislature at
in rcpudiatins the claims OF New Eng
iand that the plymouth Rock settle
tneAt repTesents. the Oldest Anglo
SAXON civilization in America.
This is familiar false claim. but
only one OF many spread broadcast by
Mor,hera writer's and historians And
more maiigncd Than in the %or,h"rn
histories and contemporary writings
REGARDING the War Between the states
1 MS ia'sc teaching has been largely
mere has reccntiy been disclosed a
striking example Of it directed toward
ne children OF France. The circuln.
stances are these:
n Pc. 1rsd, in widely read children's
ton. entitled whno and IN H @Sai W. snrk an
and addressed to the children OF
France. Th;. article in it's references
10 inc War Between the States and
slavery was incorrect. unfair. biased
and distinctly dcrogatory to the South
~ asserts for instance: The people
Of the Southern states held thousands
OF slaves and when the nineteenth
century was little more than half
over the North found that the time
nad come when the great evil must he
wrong And yet again: The South
determined 10 break up the country
rather than ahatc their property rights
so considered"
These extracts show the bias Of the
articio asserting that the South fought
Tor slavery. that the North wagcd var
as :! Nirtuous crusade and the great
heroic struggle OF tho Southern armies
was simply one 20 hold a few negroes
III bondage. 700
ne organization Of the Sons OF Con-
,Icderate Veterans. through it's gray
p poo, committee. wrote a protest agains,
I'M, ,is chusion Of Tarkingtons, which
brought out from him this astonish
ing declaration. .>irily scornful Of thc
protest. ne asserts that this article was
prcphrcd originally at the rcuucs, or
thr ohitcG states Committee on puhli,
Information. OF which President Wilson
."4 appointed George Greet chairm,n
10 De used in the schools OF France 10
gI,noal Eo!shevist attacks upon us"
sn me article was prepared. was highly
approved ny this select committee Mr
CEitc! writing an article In a recent
sue OF magazine applaudinp H. and
10 uSe'i throughout France i'm ill.,
eC.looiS. thuS disseminating at tho rc
quest OF our government and AZ H.,
IApeh5e or our government false tc.cb
HsS Oh our history. misreprescntations
OF INC south and her people and nhar;
sacal claims of virtue for thn Snr,i
Mr. Harrington further assnrt: ~ -.
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Questions and Au,y,er,
Salvaging Men
= ny LIEUT.-COI.. HARRY T.. MOCK,
Medical Corps, United states Army

H c snSa day s our nsgsy opa be
~ ~ ghe HE"rf from accidents alone, il is more
ties among our troops the battle nelds in
As a result OF the retaining Of the disabled
SHSt"'g ,c, new XieWpoint has been attained by
nSGmciTS BY both Industry and labor ana by
dsab cd soder is RginE solved our greatest
dement's for the disabIcd from !o IG nsr Sme same
In ne army several million dollars have been
ton OF the Disabled Soldiers on G an Estimate
; Ia here ,,e would be pproNimatcly 10000 OF
S ii and :ococ OF these would need
ae~sd the Of the dssbIsd cons sm:
army q Whom Inc o%est ss;ima 1ao5 5hcre
eidcnt in Industry each year NO need physie;.
nsa and AZ esS, 10000 Of these
Killed or disabled AS result or occupato
workms eo4di,ions. bq, these Gndonbtea Gs arc re
o. million men to the total lumber OF in
dent arc prcinatmrciy thrown on tho o sc "gIt
heap because their handieaps proven; ,hem from
few industries salvage. these disabled
psndent some industries give these enpoyees
the yd %Ts s" whsre nsE can make living bpt
incsnivs ana the bitterness ensendcred from
That many diff into despair WIN p?opeP
] "f tue eSnid m snSsSX hs and fGnhhns
cent IN much more El!nful vocations. Other
concerns settle with their injured workncn
when They are legally responsible ma then
G!SnSS them. They drift from job to am
5,,r' Gonstantly droppins into lower scale,
u!!iIl hna!!y they rtliupuish All effort o work.
This casting Of valuable workers necdlc.sIv
on ihc scraphcap must Industry must
blaze the trail in the CouServat ton and reclarna-
ION of human life The prevention of acct
dents, INDUSTRIAL hygiene and sanitation. ade-
Gunte medical and surgical care for sick and
injured einpoNceS, ADEQUATE compensation dur
ing periods OF disability, and better living and
WORKING comdi lions for all employers are lie
proved methods which vii! stop this human
" AstaEc.--CopyriEht 1919.
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tho approval OF this select committee
and its sponsors is proof that his as
sertions are correct and above our crit
ic!sm and protest He states that Mr..
crccl seems % he in close sympathy
with the President. who is Southern
born. and attn OF tho opinion that Mr.
cTecl and his advisers would have de-
t"Ctcd any error in the statement %
facts or any partIsanship offensive -
VAS sponsored by their bureau. That x
|" Say. ] believe II VAS sponsored ~
the government"
THIS assertion should nc brouGh; TO
Tho attention Of all rigl,-minGcd peo-
should know II 1t is bad enough 10
have 20 combat false history here a.
recently stirred up our Virginia i.eE!s-
iaturc. but u is rcprchensibie indeed
that :. bureau OF cur own government.
"ith :: mead appointed hy the President.
ana IN close sympathy With him.
Mr.. InrkiuStnn asserts, should direct
INC pr pa ration 81 an article which
statements. ahoundin. in false claims
o. Noft.!ern Nirt2e and unjust and de-
l inm%iory aSsertions as regard The
ilr!y approve OF this unjust and unfair
article and should AT the public cX-
p"nsS. With funds panty paid hY the
pconlc rniErcprcScntcd. spread this false
history through The schools Of u friend.
nati9n. Installing into the minds OF
nc tH'IuEcn OIL mat nation unjust ideas
OF the South and her people
Ihnt ;hts action may he fairly as.
sumcd 10 he based upon Ignorance
rather than malice does not diminish
he harm don" tho truth Of history nor
me INJURY done the South IN the minds
o, IN. children OF France. which is in
deed more closely knit BY ties OF sen
l,neht TO Virginia than 10 any other
Sta,e or section Of the country
Histories hy Northern writer's. acting
as individuals. full OF false charc"s
hsainat the South and sick.ning w.,n
untrue ana ph-risaical iaudattou OF H.
North, are sadly familiar TO us and mr.,
PAD enough. but whom the covcrnn,ent
taxes hand at spreading abroad such
,cachinEs IL would appear that M.
pouhdS or quiet submission which
haye/distinguished the Southern peonIn
hhder Northern misrepresentation LaIe
been passed 40
ARTHUR n JENNINGS
Lynchburg, Va. August is. 1919
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A Daily Once-Ovcr.
MAKE iOun OWN Jon !, coon o>,

Instead % wiEhinR constantly that you were
iH Eguc other lin" 81 work. Win larger re-.
n"n'rhi!on, comparing your JOB 10 that Of lie
man you THINK mar aiu"curc. why not inc
your hrain, your nunci". your spar" ,inlc be
H'minE more p"fi"rl IN your own job
Great D"rfocitpu m'aNH NOR. pay Win lcYg
ompr' bat ypg inusl wogE la attain this pcr-
lc,'IDn. " -
last gong along the eaa!cr way Won't &c,
you anywhere
rhe caalcat ~ay !a IN tho ond the hardest way
The man vino is ~ tn" TOP d!I not &c, there
~ 'h" ca".cI' Nay fnctb0I
ii' has 10 hustle, physically ana mentally 10
Tcich mis- pOriliGn
10 You oxpee, 10 sos ajonK In an casy way
and Win OglH g. can't be dom
You mus rDulDiue work, thought Inherent
ana lhlcRfiiy 10 NJ" g ruccoHE.
Tn rsm Yb" virs 10 win bank account
yin bi'i" "n"rt DaDaly wars rtrip"a before
i.iu "aIfcr ennis.
'.". 'uiEnnias'i" oyer Sour line. stop thinking
~ FAC Hnap 50" inner f"Ilow Las. ro.ov; to DO
lbE'Upi mr. IIUc
~! ara sure 10 "IH out ~ tn!E way.
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Books and Authors

me ne. fact that practically every State
III the ne reor Anon was repTrssented among
psychic novel. Miss iinsaI." .diin'n
the past week is Interesting eviJanrSc
81 q, tnc nation vide interest in psvchic
Miss Fingal" back on Inc nrSssoe F ~
a sixth edition. 'o'
Tine, story History of France" hy
John Bonner CHarper & Brothcrs, T.
tyn nss'o ~ 4 OF a new new, and fascinating
dry bones OF dates aud names aud
pHtces; instead. he clothes them with
Inc ne S,o"im r garments of romance aud
several hundred line cuts and wood en-.
cravings, and is brought up to date.
Bon. Boni &Liveright have just published
Inelr Mutual Child" BY Pelham Gren-
Vii!e WodehouSc. In this novcl-which
is more Than just funny story with a
and the general bringing up of children
in glass cases. But with all the fun
there is tender fascinating love story
that holds you in suspense TO the last
page. There is also a mighty sound
exposition of the futility of So-called
t5e fiji Lift aSi,d And in The end it i
Kirk and all the rest on the right
road
"Mirabcllc of Pampeluna." by Co.
Only ONLY IT. IT, land Of cyrano. d'Artagnan
graceful little story. In France it has
already passed through Il score of edj-
tons. The story ccntcrs about the
family of little French BOOKSELLER.
Ills daughter. filled with the romance
of Frances Talorous past. is rebeil;ous
that her, life should have fallen upon
such intolerable prosac times She
finds tile men of her day altogether
commonplace and the deeds of Roland
and the Crusaders quite un:hinkablc
in connection with them. Into this
quiet. ordered life comes the war And
in these commonplace Frenchmen we
are made TO see with the heroine the
peers of the great figures of the past,
the old heroic spirit in modern guiso
moving amid events of more thar
mythical greatness. The translator Ian
most happily retained all the Galilo
flavor Of the story.
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to keep his customer going. Which
IS intelligent SciiiShncss
And aS to shoes Henry Baker q,
great shoe manufactures OF HaverhiIl
Mass, was before u House committee
last week: he said the workers who
cut the shoe Innings get sl20 Il week
Tor forty-four hours work eight
hours a day five days and a half IA day
Saturday-and the leather cutters $40
10 $50. or course, the jobbcr must pay
Tor that to the manufactures and the
retailer TO the jobbcr and the con-
sumner TO the retailer. each necessarily
adding something for his service in
getting the shoe from maker TO wcarer
and big percentage going To tho
railways to meet their increased pay
rolls. The trouble. however. begins
further back-all the way back to the
hides. Former Governor Stuart of Vir-
Sinha' himself great stock raiser and
hide producer fought the War Trade
Board on that all last summer. He
demonstrated clearly tina; the tanner.
were making enormous and unrea-
packers again. They furnish the best
hides because they have facilities for
taking them Off cheaply and dressing
them PROPERLY such AS no farmer or
small butcher can have. The govern
inent hXed prices for hides which
looked fair. but me matter OF grading
was left practically with the buyers
Dealing with incxpcrt sellers they
could grade about az they liked. pay
the owner OF few No. | hides the
NO price and thereby give tho farmer
icsS than he was entitled to get. and
the tanner a high quality article at the
price OF the lowest The facts seem 20
be mat the tanner and the laborer get
the cream OF the shoe business and
IN" farmer and tho consumer the skim
m!nSs--and sour skimningS ~ tina,
study of the figures viii SHOW tn.
consumer that he cannot hone for ANY
general law ;hat viii! get him cheaper
housing or shoes or anything else and
that II he was disposed 10 be violent ne
could ind nobody on whom TO use y!o-
!cncc that would help him In the least
bit Tho retail dealers arc competing
with each other, according TO the kind
OF trade they respectively cater 20
There Is no shoe trust and no brick
ana lumber trust. The middle class
people are the customers and consuin-
ers. Events and conditions arc forcin.
them steadily 10 united action. II not
by FORMAL agreement, surely by aGop-
lion OF general policy OF thrift. man
aScmcnt and economy which Will not
only keep them inside their Incomes,
but force concessions 10 them from All
who are engaged In production
We elected Nj. Wilson President in
l"l2, seven years ago. TO bring down
the high cost OF l!viu. lust SO long
as We DEPEND on any one man o. party
or politca! scheme to do II FOR us "e
VIII continue to fail. The imitation
from which We suffer is not OF cur.
rency. II is o. our own ideas and
standards
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-21
Business Problems
SOLVED BY BRUNO DUKE.
Author, Harold Whitehead.


i-IiAIIE Err IN
,d AVER GoHsheF s Msbons figures for
cemitSc Of expenses 70 salcs?' -
Oh NY" he jumped at the suddenntss OF
even money $l6.0Oo That is lets secEsfxtc !r
into sixty hve--yes, as always ngured--25 re-
. T1P2a,. rather high isn't ii, for your town..
on ~ nj. . - ~ fou know always inquired
SALARIES are hgh but Ike 10 pay veil MI HI
Itaafis"s are more than $l&G a wceE-!sn'i thai
=, dld some rapid calculating and then said 10
rha, is fair, bur no, extravagant. for H..
9niy 10 per cent Of your sales Let's leave The
~ there you arc. Mr. Flint That's VIVA,
e = c me s no. Se one-tirI prof,thats
Flin, figured il this way If nv xms, 80: .hr.
nv PR G@n I'M ana ipy proht il a3 Is per cent,
that's trnc. shouId have a net pron, of III
f Gi oH E'"'ooo and figure it gu, to be 50 200
~ "m"r" IS II Ny father made nearly that
y can, say Az Mir alalabon. but In, gu,c
We soon VIII i"li INC, how wcrc your iLGr,.
c*p.nSeS compared 20 yours ''
EXPENSES are 4 lit,le higher Than faiRaT's tx
were only about 20 per cent b,i, eyrn i,l,i,,..s,
on on, 10" hi,f cent IRON my pcr cent cxprctni
~ pi@h' ehouid stiil show prott Of s. 900
M. ~ ven tilen sccuIcd 10 have lost IN i,
AAnd your father made 30 % per cen, r,os.
i:eG y"a-hc -ahc.n." and he co1I,,o,,
into apol"gotjr siI"ncc ' ''e c"'iap"cd
"Ihai s. certainly queer" c,rr,c,,.d .>.
if,, me aac your hooks. rlcasc."-To be (om.
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
ona Problems Discussed for Readers of TimcsDisratc
Authoritative Writers-A Daily Editorial
FIGURES ON SHOES AND HOUSE BUILDING
ALFRED ID. WILLIAMS.

Two Of tho most serious problems
before the average American family
are housing and footwear. All the city
newspapers carry columns of stories
of the need for decent and dcccntly
cheap dwellings for the people and
Of exhortation to those who have
money to invest in buildings. Many
their time denouncing the retailers for
the prices charged in the stores. on
shoes especially. Taking these spc-
ciaIly obvious and acutely felt objects.
we can follow them back to get an
idea OF how deep the roots of the
trouble are and Of the patience and
In the Senate the other day debate
occurred on the building question.
the strange situation OF overcrowded
cities and farms undcrmanncd. 1t is
Il fact that nobody Is overcrowdcd or
goes short of food or suffers for fresh
farms. They demand hard work cash
returns from them are scanty, com
generally existence on them is rather
lonesome for those who have not
msmtai resources and capaettics for
and going to movies. Comparing the
two kinds Of existence. whichever We
prefer. We must count Oh accepting
its penalties along with its advantages.
people take the town life and make
INC StEdiNpIc LOT MONIES III the cities
distressing. In the Senate Senator
Calder. who lives in Brooklyn. was
trying TO show that the reluctance TO
build il the fault OF the manufac-
turerS OF building materials. He gave
figures to show that lime costs lis
per cent more than in 1915. cement %
per cent brick 10, stone 106. lumber
from - to ~. and on. whereas.
labor costs have increased from II
per cent for stonesettcrs and hosting
engineers to SO per cctn for nod
carriers. lie forgot to so back further
10 the fact that every move in pro-
ducing brick. from the clearing OF
the ground and the digging OF the
clay. represents increased cost OF labor
and that 1t is likewise with every
other thing and material used for
building, except money and directing
brains. The general manager gets the
same salary and the bank lends the
cash for payrolls and purchases at the
same interest rate as in 1918. II tho
bankers had struck for the s. 10 and
IL per cent they got nifty years ago
We would have been in "A deuce OF A
fix and things would have been tied
up sure enough, but they look at
things differently. II tho laporcr
thinks he can afford to lose month
or two months earning nothing to
iprce his customer. the employer. TO
nay rates which nnaily viii put him
out OF business entirely. tho banker
knows he cant afford IL and so works
longer hours and cramps and worries
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News Of Fifty Years Ago.
CFrom The Richmond Dispat ch, Aug. 81, 1sGo)

Dennis Callahan, the slayer of Kelly. has
been released by tn" military commissions tina
Was appointed 10 try him.
Lewis Lindsey was before the Mayor ycstcr-
day for asssaulting and abusing G NJ; LieSctt
while he lindsey under the influence Of
whiskcy. The ex-statesman WAS fined $3.50
AMI cost.
james Mccarthy. several years member OF
the city Council, died at his home yesterday
after an Illness of but few hours. He was
AN Alderman until removed by the military
authorities
W Il. Tanner & Co, Of the Metropolitan
Brass Works. has the contract for the iron
work Of the extensive repairs now going
INC custom house and post office.
Hon. James G. Taylor. Attorney General cleo l.
is his hrst visit to Richmond since his tri-
umphant election. He is stopping at Fords
"Avitor." airship stock Is now in the Cali
fornia market. 1000 shares of it at SO share
ina wing been offered by the managers. This ia.
OF all stocks. most liable to imitation.
The Attorney General of the United States
has not yet prepared his opinion about the test
WIN sustain Canby's construction OF the law.
Virginia Leg stature.
chief Justice Chase thinks tho result in Vir-
gina viii lead To the formation OF a new
tiona! party. taking the true Conservatives
from hl parties. and that il Will be tho ending
:, No, single member Of tho Cabinet was in
Washington yesterday when the hour for the
usual meeting Of that body struck.
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A Tabloid Tale
FOUND MURDERED.

Book author, Observation-Disclosures. Adcdd swine
scenario by. ..................... Waste Twink
Produced bY........ Drpheus Bass
nh0tosfhPhed Observation-Disclosures. simpson Quick
PA y.d by:
Chancey de Figgers. ......... The matinee idol
Mrs. Longer Noodle. Dorotheas stepmoihe
BOLIVAR TWIST .... ............ The villyun
Fanny the Flirt. ................. The vilainess
ChonE Loo .,..... The opium denner
Jim Fanny ............. White tool OF Chong's
Mite o'Look The brave cop
Electric effects by--Ohm Watts.
Scenery by-Nimbus Cloud
Criticized by-ticneral Public.
Financed hy--I.ooncy Loan company.-Adv
Ladies manicured by-Mne. Polish.
Ladies hair dressed by-Mme. Champcau
Dental work done by--Dr Nogass-Adv
Censored by ialdpat Rowe.
Bankrupted by 1.-THE Whoicdern Film Co
PART l.
lis dark. murky night the slippery, wet
bridge, The town clock strikes twcivc--the
ideal time for murdercrs and-and things like
,lat.
FART RI.
llisst, A dark shadow--'tis the figure of a
mhn--st"als out from behind stone block at
The ha ts,,, Of The bridge He is dragging
in potato sack. What can it,
tNot": We are drcadfully sorry. but no more
space mas been allowed for this thriller It
know. Ed. Morning Glory)
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
Regular Poetry.
by ROY X. MOUL.TON


oh. II takes a lot of sand to be Il soldier
Against the rushing foe to make stand
But no matter how unpleasant
He always answers present
For soldiers always Sot lot of sand.
on. II takes lot OF dough TO be citizen.
FOR the prohtecrs just keep him the go;
lie may show timid feeling
When the prices hit the ceiling
For the citizen hasn't always got the dough
When he was young poor Uncle Ned
had funny noises III his head.
THOSE funny noises had begun
Before lie had reached twcnty-onc
They worried him throughout his years.
The docs were baficd. it appears
His was melancholy fate.
lie died aged just hundred ci Eht.
His death was caused. the doctors said,
by funny noises in the head
There WAS young girl in Hohokus
Who was given line education,
But she married barber
Who wore white coats and trousers
And spent her whole life at the washhoa-d
The time has come the allies said.
ITO talk Of many things
lndcmniiics and boundary lines
And cahbases and kings.''-I;. NJ
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Wilson,s !ArCuments unansrcrahlc

THE meeting Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations with the President at
the White House for the purpose OF open.
frank discussion of the principles and de-
tails of great treaty, with full stenographc
rcpor, Of the conference made Immediately
available to all the newspapers for publica-
ton. establishes a precedent in diplomacy, for
the openncsS of which the President has con-
sistenty commended in all of his public ut
terances.
The occasion was marked by the utmost
cordially. the President at once launching
into statement Of reasons why he con-
sidered favorable action on the treaty should
be had as soon possible, after which he
announced himself ready to give any nforma-
tlon he possessed to the Senators that would
he helpful 20 them in constituting clauses OF
the treaty whose meaning was not entirely
clear 10 them. In answering the questions
propounded. he handled himself i'll masterful
fashion, showing that he had made a close
study of the effect OF every agreement to
which he had subscribed in its bearing on
traditional American policy. emphasizing that
in his view nothing had been surrendered
vital TO American ideals and aspirations and
lnimcal 10 its sovereignty. Every issue in
controversy answered with a frankncss
that conceded the right OF the Senator'S 10
all the information surrounding the treaty
ana the Obligations assumed under the cove
nant that was available. In particular nc
stressed the strength OF our moral obligation
as a member Of the league OF nations. rather
than tho legal binding force of the covenant
II" expressed himself not unopDoscd TO
such reservations as would give the American
Interpretation of the meaning Of certain
clauses, but at the same time he urged tina,
these do not take the form Of amendments
that would undo the work OF the peace con
ference and cause the whole treaty to he
thrown open for rencgotation, as would be
| N 'rr nrn.. ,ir,.,
part OF the resolution of ratification. His
argument for immediate ratification is un-
ans werablc.
The result Of the conference should have
Inc effect OF resolving any honest doubts
heretofore INDUCED by Senator'S regarding
certain provisions OF the treaty and with the
atmosphere Of uncertainty thus cleared ,h,.
Senate should now address itself TO tho nucs-
non OF ratification on the merits OF the treaty
ana make qnick disposition of IT,
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Everlasting Ycnst.

Mrs. Z. NJ. Blackstonc.--Take one
pint of -four and one cup OF sugar:
add enough warm water TO make Il
stiff batter. Keep this in a moderately
warm room tnot near stove). for a
few days. In summer three or four
days and in winter about n week. TO
use. take the required amount of warm
water for your bread sponge. add the
yeast and -four sutlicientsto make the
sponge. After stirring well take out
about three tablespoonful of the
sponge and put in a fruit jar and pour
In spoonful or more OF water to keep
II from crustinG and half i cup OF
sugar. DO not seal. hut put the lid
on loosely and keep in cool place.
Never put any salt in, as that kills
the yeast The salt. sugar and lard
can be added TO the bread when ready
to mix.