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The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

my life has ended in this Ny
grandchildren shall not endure
what l have suffered These bar
barians must be destroyed"
A very natural sentiment, yet my
friend had suffered less than thou
sands of Frenchmen, and most of
! those thousands are thinking the
same thoughts as he expressed to
me. To expound to such even the
ideals and advantages of a league
of nations is useless and inhuman.
II is like offering to build a fire
station on the estate of friend
whose possessions have just been
burned down: a kindly offer of a
wise precaution against the repeti-
ton of calamity. but one which the
friend is apt TO regard as in bad
taste. By all means get on with
the fire station: il should have been
there before. but let us remember
that our friend will appreciate IT
more when he has a house to
live in.
All Europe alike.
So 1t is all over Europe. fOf Bel
GUM. Italy. Serbia and 4umania /
cannot write from personal knowl-
ledge. but their Fufferinrs speak for
themselves: OF Germany / hope 10
speak la a future article The Old
World Is nervous and irritable,
given to explosions which in-calm-
er moments IL regrets: but behind
its occasional tantri.ms there is the
clear and certain determination Of
its pcople ihaf somehow the re-
turn Of this horror through which 4t
ira~ passed must be made impos-
sible. They are as yet good vUv
from agreement as to how this is
TO be done. Those who have suf-
fered most ana are nearest to the
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
Europe, No Longer
Under Self Control,
In Crisis of Nerves

Old World, Nervous and Irritable, Given to
Explosions Which in Calmer Moments 1t
Regrets. Power of u. S. Enormous Be
cause of Freedom from Stress and Emotion
in Calmer and Clearer Air IT,.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

Surface protection keeps sound
every beam and all suspcnding cables
with their load of $3.50 tons. They
cannot ruSt-thcy cannot corrode-
because the surface cannot be PEN
ctratcd.
Surface is a danger point for
everything, whether the danger is
from rust, decay. or wear and tear.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

Here's a column, for instance,
supporting 1 vcranda roof. Water
got into it and is running it. Properly
protected it would have lasted M
definitely. Shingles, siding, corner
boards on a house or factory. door
sills-anything with a surfacc-uccd>
protection. Save the surface and You
save all.
Paint and varnish for protection.
Anything worth owning is worth
saving. Most of us wake up TO dam
age after it's done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

or only two-thirds Of the members
present in each branch at the time the
adoption
1t appears that OF the ,ninety-six
members Of the Senate the proposed
amendment received only forty-seven
votes. thus lacking seventeen. and or
the 434 members Of the House only 2s2
voted for the amendment. thus lacking
IL votes OF the two-thrds.
The Federal Constitution Article ".
reads as follows: The Congress when
ever two-thirds OF both Houses shall
been II necessary shall propose amend
tncnts 10 this Constitution"
IL would seem clear that this lam
suage liz susceptible of but one con-
struction and that Is that two-thirds
OF both houses means the membership
and not two-thirds OF the members
present and voting.
What. then. becomes OF the Joint
resolution of the last Legislature rat
.tying the proposed amendment in re.
Iation to prohibition.
II ~ mere nuliity. The people OF
the state have never expressed them
selves upon the question OF nation
vide prohibition. They have never
otcn asked to do So and no one knows
what they would say on the subject
~ any rate great many OF them
relieve they have the right to be con
suited about matters OF such great
concern as amendments to the ConstitL.
ton. Fedora! or State
w. c. FRANKLIN.
Pamplin. Va. December 90. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

On. the other hand. there arc factors
WHEN TEND TO make the situation more
bility, OF relief in shipping eond}t Gss
and therefore OF more oii from Mexico.
our production. Most OF last Year ro drii IL
ing S opera ;r TONS We're largely curtalied
tools and casing materials. Even pross
pecting was restrained somewhat by
ne he uncertainties surrounding the fu-
Many Of these difficulties have now
DSsh cleared away. thanks to the frank
representing the oil division OF the
iuei administration has dealt with the
industry. Realizing the situation. all
duction with all possible dispatch, now
mat peace conditions give opportunity.
cral fact that there are millions of
acres OF prospective oil territory, and
the possibilities Of future development
encouraE ing. For the Immediate pres
en,. another encouraging feature Is tho
which larger quantities OF gasoline can
be produced from the crude oil.
tne aeNelopment or motor transpor-
tatloh comes in as one aspect OF n
many sided problem in which the fuel
requirements for the navy and mer-
cation.
Fuel oil may have an important bear
ing on gasoline supplies because much
Otherwise be fuel oil. II. however. fuel
oil itself Is in urgent demand, IL nat
urally ceases TO be available as a source
OF gasoline supply. and 1t IL even pos
come so urgent that crude OIL which
~ ut present run for. gasoline. might
have TO be run for the fuel oil, thus
further limiting the source OF gasoline
supply.
Every consumer OF gasoline must
endeavor to purge himself Of his share
OF reproach because Of any unnecessary
use or waste OF gasoline. remembering
the great demand for reconstruction.
anu particularly IN connection with the
handling Of the vast quantity OF food
and other supplies which will be re-
CURED for the possible 100000 men
who are TO be kept overseas and in
home camps for one OF two years
Copyright. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

Can the petroleum industry keep pace
with the development Of auto truck
1t was Inevitable that motor trucks
should become an increasingly import
ant factor in transportation. An in
stance of this WAS the successful oper-
alton In such winter as 19l7-lS Of a
motor truck express route between New
service has been extended to Baltimore.
Washington. boston and other points.
The possibilities opened by these and
ike transportation ventures emphasize
that we must avail ourselves TO the
fullest extent Of the service OF the
there. will be sufficient gasoline to pro,
vide for passenger automobiles AS well
as all commercial vehicles that will
be In operation during 1919.
However. should there be n shortage
OF gasoline the development OF the auto
truck will not be retarded. even though
IT becomes necessary to restrict the
use OF gasoline In passenger vehicles
used for pleasure.
mobiles az necessities. and use them
only when needed, With the heavy do
the CONSERVATION Of gasoiine NAV no
longer be matter OF choice. 1t may
become necessary TO set down definite
needless consumption.
Here are the salient facts. At the
100000 cars and trucks in the United
States. AT the beginning OF 1917 that
number Increased 10 over 3.50O.0oO. In
100000 automobiles and trucks In the
country at the beginning OF 1915
II Is when we turn TO the part that
petroleum must play that the figures
assume grave Significance. Roughly.
100000 motor vehicles in the United
states will require about 10000. 900
exports TO. the. allies In 1917 totaied
nearly 100000 barrels They were
much more last year. The total de-
mand made on the petroleum industry
for gasoline last year was over GO. 000.-
600 barrels. In 1917 our production
was from 50,000.oO0 to 100000 900 bar
rols.
In 1917 our consumption was In ex-
cess of our production and our impor-
tations of crude oil from Mexico and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

Of the war. but TO the divers demands made
on the press by the countless government
agencies which rightfully did come under
the head of free government publicity. News
paper wastebaskets have been filled TO over
flowing with such requests, and now the En-
poria (Kan.) Gazette thus openly announces
its rebellion: The war is won and there is
no longer any necessity for asking the print
of the United States to carry government
helpwaned advertisements free in order that
more of the appropriations Of various depart
ments will be available for the salary and
extras of some political appointee."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Books and Authors

William Roscoe Thayer's war ESSAYS
and articles will be brought out next
in a book entitled: aV Ssn Trnm y
Non Combatant". AS the bographer
OF John Hay. one OF the first American
statesmen s. to warn his countrymen OF
builder of modern Italy; Mr.. Thayer
was we'll equipped TO score bulls eyes
on the German target.
When Walter Prichard Eaton. noted
as one OF Americas foremost essayists
and critics. and author of new book
OF poems, Echoes and Realities"
'Doranl was asked to tell something
about himself he responded with
does no: emulate. All that could be
got out OF him was: Biographical
facts in my case are OF no interest.
] have, lived the life of .semi-farmcr
tor the past year considerably more
than semi agree with Shaw-what
the Germans did to cities is not
patch on what I''could do" And that's
all! s''" summary Oh me- a''e'
1t was the pleasantest war he had
ever attended" so Joyce Wilmer wrote
hack. from France. Nice war. nice
he said on the back of postcard TO
the Reverend James J. Daily he wrote,
When next visit Campion, III teach
you Gin addition TO The Boston Bur
in the Heart of the Gas-House Dis
trict,' | sing it beautifully" And "as
a common soldier. | have the privilege
OF intimacy with the French peasants
and find them edifyingly good
Catholics" But his pleasures in war
he has told. as none but the author
CT Trees" and Main Street could
tell them. in his letters.
william Dean Howell hiss written
an Introduction for Blasco IbRDezs
novel THE Shadow of the Cathedral"
the Spanish novelist. -Four Iorsemen
Of the ApocaIypscH will find most in
tnrcs,iny For he not onl. offers an
also tells something OF Ibanez's life
and work, briefly reviewing a number
the work Of famous noveI!sts of other
the MISUNDERSTANDING has reached its
that "it is, the strongest story of the
great war known to me-" The greater
Of Mr. be shadaw Of ths
dral." the story of which he analyses.
Tic thinks that the extraordinary
power OF, il lies in Its fealty TO the
ture." ;,nd says that the novei - one
Of the fullest and richest in modern
| fiction. worthy TO rank with the great
yes done in English" or ibancz I'm
self Mr.. Howelis says, that he is the
most commanding talent among Tie
of his comparative rank In modern lit
erature he says: "IIe is easily the first
Of living noveiists outside OF Spain.
Ing In all the countries and there is
no Frenchman. Enelishman OF Scan
OF course. no Italian. American, and.
unspeakabiy, no German"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Peters or Progress in Virginia.
From the January Issue of the Southern
Planter,

We are printing on the next age copy Of
4 ee vaenes Of his
inflated by. him TO elect to the next Leg Ist
that the eva last ~ the
sSeeo foS tine
n na pers9 Td ooo save It the very mnnincent
crease over the provision made for the depart
S in escss by and
STATE for the Of its law
FOR Dr. two years therefore we must go hating
as S the us yeSS0 Of the
rropriation ADEQUATE for law enforcement over
hands of mis- depar iment TO enforce the law in
et he sv M has no y
Gna he has K Gep e his n pedr On
enforce the prohibition act.
the fast that prastealy
mat the is enforesd by the reguar a au
horiea hnerein and that Virginia appropr
lar Law enforcement Commissioner Peters is
ihe state at a great EXPENSE through a Legis
he expects in all things to dominate.
Sosy ss
the hfp a qG aw
ssveTa states j" aid Of national dFs lazy an
OF S a9 and
are being returned to their homes. and yet our
people confronted with attempt TO Great e
in the enforcement of the prohibition law a
great machine at the expense OF the taxpayers
Of the State.
Commissioner Peters is taking active part
% h @ ad ha The
wres wis be one notsd S boldlS u"on
official paper.
we are Intensely interested in the develop
neni of Virginia. and have published the Peters
letter at this early day in order that at their
clubs and homes. our people may discuss this
important matter. and act intellgcntly In re-
gard to the choice of candidates for the next
Legislature.
II must be remembered that every. dollar that
is unnecessarily spent upon the prohibition de-
partmcnt is expended at the expense of good
roads and better schools. and our people must
decide whether they wish to Commits
sioneI Peters in his ambitious political schemes
or whether they will have the money derived
from their taxation made a means of progress
OF better schools OF better roads, and of law
enforcement at reasonable cost
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

Probably we owe the republic of Colombia
some money, which we should pay, and a
formal apology, which we should tender ac-
cording to diplomatic usage. Yet, as prac-
tical fact, it is useless for us to attempt to
hiae from ourselves that there was strong
evidence or rascality and double dealing by
'ha' government in connection with our canal
riehts;' and IL we had yielded to it's position
ana demands, the canal would be q dream to
inns day and we standing off and awaiting
the Vagaries Of political scamps of the small
est and meanest variety.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
SEEN ON THE SIDE
~ HENRY EDWARD WARNER
The Dove.


over the shell-torn battle fields
over the wreckage of everything
beating its way through the tempest flies
The Dove With the Crippled Wing!
'" mere curtains of hate hid crouchng forms
Entrenched on the field OF strife,
Where skies were shattered by leaden storms
And nations toyed with life;
"here villages stripped stood gaunt and bare
crying their pain to the gas-choked air
Fumblins fingers are trying there
TO sheathe the dripping knife!
And skuliing behind the Council rooms
Are Things that black and smell
Ot sulphur. and bear the dead perfumes
or the bottomless pits of He'll;
BATS from Gchcnna's caves, they've sped
On their mission TO turn the white streams red
Ghouls that prowl in the Homes of the Dead
And mock at the sounding knell!
And over the shell-torn battle field
Over the wreckage of everything
Beating its way through the tempest flies
The Dove with the Crippled Wing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
News of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch. Jan 4. 1869
In the year 1868 the persons in Judge Bonds
district to avail themselves of the bankrupt act
mn hnr cd q

In the year 1868 the persons in Judge Bonds
district avail themselves of the bankrupt act
numbered $500.
During the past year Colonel stanton nav
OF this military district. disburscd 81
900 TO the troops located in Richmond Fred
ericksburg,> Farmville and Petersburg.
IIunnicutt has taken the stump to beat Porter
for Congress In this district.
OF the fines imposed by the Mayor of Rich
mond in 1868. $2.011.s0 were collected in cash
The Christian Observer says Rev. r. B. Price
will accept the call TO ,he High Bridge Pres
byterian Church, in Rockbridgc County
After paying the interest on the foreign bonds
there will be $4,000 left in the Virginia treas
ury.
The National Bank OF Virginia has declared
n dividend of per cent, payable sight to
stockholders.
l.. H. Chandler yesterday qualified as Mr.
Daniels successor as city attorney OF Richmond
and he came from Norfolk to do it.
Married: December 30 in St Papls Church by
Harrison to Miss Louisa Tripiett daughter OF
Bollmg w. Haxall ESQ, Of Richmond.
There was bad weather the first day OF
tho year nll over the country. From every point
heard from there was either rain snow,
When a hog is found at large in Charleston
s. c., 1t lis killed and the carcass distributed tc
the poor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

this country who believe that they at
least entitled to much consideration as
tho men who have trained in the camps in
the United States. These men include those
who in the early stages OF the war endeavored
TO enlist in the United States Army, but were
rejected for physical defects or similar causes
Ihey also include men who, not subject to
draft. endeavored to secure admission to the
various training camps. Certainly these vol
uhteers should rank high in the esteem of
their countrymen,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Taking Her Tip.

Mrs SnufIicsbury. who reads the papers and
keeps up on things. looked UP and remarked
10 her Husbands:
John. I cook your meals clean your house,
sort your laundry. looEiar your clothes and
wipe the windshiclds OF your car. don't II"
You do. my, dear" said John, aatcntivcly.
alarmed at tho prospect OF an intimate con-
vcrshiion.
You just go to work and bring home money
that's all eh?'
''wcli---er--my dear. ma ybc--what's tho idea %
Nothing" said Mrs. nuGl,sbury. squaring
he. jaws. hut ! just want you know that ]
agree with MIR. Clemenceau about somebody has
TO keep tho balance OF power. You get mer'
And Snurlcshury. knowing that things wero
to go on as usual. continued his air OF reslg-
na tion
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Health Talks. by DR.. VIM. Brady
Copyright 1918. By h.tl on.l Newspaper Service,

chittendGH the famous authority on nutr-
ton. believes that the large quantity OF pro
average diet is duo to self-indulgence. flo tells
us that such selt-indulgence is strain upon the
Kidneys liver and other organs having to do
end products of protein combustion in the body.
Hindhede goes Chittenden few points better,
@ e a re h as an
with II small quantity OF milk when good pure.
fresh milk is obtainable. This. you Will notice,
has thoroughly proved by experimenting upon
htmsclf. his family and his hired help and sci
entifc assistants. that sis simple dietary insures
splendid health. normal growth, and ample nour-
iShment for both physical and mental work.
Besides. on the Hindhede regimen there seems
to be a comparative freedom from indigestion
(Which primarily depends too much food or
too hasty eatinE). kidney and liver complaint
diabetes. govt and such troubles. These mala-
subsist on n dietary about the same ilndhcdc
advocates.
say II will prove more popular than the
Karcll system has proved among the readers OF
this column; Graham bread. 500 grams Cis or;
potatoes. 1000 grams l36 oz(;' vegetable mar
garin 30 grams t5 oz): apples. 500 grams GO
or: milk 500 c. c. q ptD.
;, This is the dietary for each twenty-four hours
which dissolves uric acid readily turic acid be-
ing one Of the end -products of protein combus.
that the very free use OF tomatoes in the diet
along with Graham bread and vegetable mar
EARN produced a urine having good solvent
20 those credulous souls who imagine that to-
matoes cause uric acid" or something.
potatoes in large Quantities in the diet tend to
Bread in large quantities. on the other hand.
pounds, russian peasants who consume large
amounts of bread and work fourteen hours a
day on It. often have gravel stone in the
kidney turic acid deposits being the basis OF
graveD.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

FGom Iceland comes the story shat scen-
Stific Huns had plotted scientifically to sUbdue
the world by introducing TO universal use, by
Siineral advertising and cheap prices. patent
sInedicines and tooth powders which would
5deyelop the dope habit and make other ma
9tions helpless. 1t is not Incredible The Hun
Sinstinct to destroy and Kill is demonstrated
las clearly and rs frequently as tho Hun stu
tVidity and arrogance which cannot conceive
6of the strength and intelligence and courage
isnf other peoples.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Rond In Hnd Condition.


To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-The people of Hanover and
King William counties who travel the
McchanicSville Pike arc very much i'm :
posed upon. having TO pay toll on 4
road that is not kept up. Even the
four miles they have got Is not as good
as the majority OF our county roads.
Quite n number Of farmers pay more
toll than the taxes on their farms. II
doesn't look to US that this Is just. II
Is BY far the worst road leading into
richmond to-day. and the only
ment TO every landowner. which the
real estate men will tell when they
bring him over that mud and sand
nike. and are then held up to pay toll.
They simply say, Take me back. .
They don't want land on such road
AZ that. We think il is time toll rc.ads
were abolished. especially when no
work is done on them.
Richmond. Va. December 81. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Song.
door The Times Dlspatch.l

tFor The Times Dlspatch.}
The fading splcndor of the day
Is tarrying in the West,
And the darls'ning hills In grim dismay
Their golden robes divest.
a barge with honey colored hay
Moves in the shaded wharf
And at the mist-cool bank. to lay
Like silken, faded scarf
The long red fires arc burning low.
And on the distant hill
They flicker like an ember's glow
TIL all the world is still.
SEQ tall oleanders -
In .amber-colored air,
But cold. gray mound In Flanders
Clouds all that Ger was fair.
BY BRETT HOLLAND.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

one OF the really handsome and romantic
FACTS or the time is that a Greek citizen of
the United States, taken in the draft here
rs private, soldier and performing his duty
laithiuily. probably will sit in the peace con-
ference as the representative and spokesman
OF ms native country and have place among
the best OF the great powers No dramatist
or novelist would dare suggest situation
IKE that. Imagination never can keen pace
with the realities Of this day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Ignoring the Peopl-.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-I notice that suit has been
Instituted In the United States Dis
trict Court at Cincinnati. the result OF
iety. no doubt, by those who believe
in nationwide Prohibition as the pan
acea for all the ills to which human
flesh is heir.
The question presented is whether or
not constitutional amendment pro-
posed by Congress requires 4 vote Of
two-thirds Of the membership of the
House OF Representatives and Senate
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

3 One fact that should be impressed on the
freed nations of Europe is that this country
is not in the dry-nursing business. We are
willing TO give to other peoples what We offer
4A{,r own citizens, which is opportunity. We
gs&sll undertake no Obligations to coddlc, to
Ss1 or to underwrite any governmental enter
TTisise nor TO try with special advantages to
&STfpply strength where there is lack of sense,
sisS1uTSsge or sclf-control.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04

No wonder w. Hohenzolern had chill.
AS he reads the newspapers he must see
growing demand that he be hanged, With
the chief divergence OF opinion on the legal
forms to precede the interesting operation.
Also he must realize that no neutral country
on earth is strong enough TO OFFER him refuge
or to resist demand for surrender Of his
person.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
In AIsncc-I.orrninc,

Mrs. c. II. H.. Charlotte c. H.--Avail
able gazeteers show no Thaney in
France. There is Thanh. "a mining
town IN Alsacc- Lorraine. now held by
Hundred and Fifty-irst Infantry
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