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great nations, there might be no occa-
Run Rui !, tor H. pension for ex-Presiden,s.
the occupant OF s The wh h Hou III s, .2s
oe9 year and then imposes upon him
onic!al duties, the discharge OF which
Absorb practically all that no makes
more than he made.
,,S since hs. George Washington the coun-
IherH ls something revolving. in the
Of great wealth ia the White House USE
And few OF those who have retired
. IRON that exalted station have had
comfortable Grant vas ' eempe ers age &c
ssoyea dRisss S Si"sIsG ~h .nS
TAN engaged themselves to American
ter on financially than most ex-Presi-
dents, vas, nevertheless. under the
necessity OF rcsortinS 10 his pen in
him TO live.
II ex-Presidents were not barred by
public opinion from entering actively
INTO money.makinE. pursuits, it would
TO sell his great influence or 10 ensap"
his great abilities in behalf OF clients
VINO would pay handsomely for such
s snrhs no, sat ,his Is not permitted and
occupy a unique position in the ma
items iife. They ought to be abso-
lutciy IEee LOT the remainder OF their
lives from all thought OF moncy.mak-
Ing. TO Devote themselves to national
service. Their counsel ought to he
tionai asset, but the government should
find means OF providing what might
he regarded as national reta!ne,
for such councillors.
Perhaps the significant action OF the
late Mr.. Carnegie will servo as re-
minder to. the country OF Its obliEa-
ton and that Congress will not longer
tlat ~ la fnr
Presidents. j. T.. +.
Richmond. Va. Sept. 2s. 1918.
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When IL An Issue Not An Issuco

T. OR days after the election OF the young
I Republican army officer, King Swope, TO
Congress from rock-ribbcd Democratic dis
irict in Kentucky the opponents OF the league
Of nations were filed 10 OVERLOOKING with
the JOY of vindication They saw IN that
popular verdict Justification for their stand
They saw in it a harbinger of success at the
polls next year They INDUCED in all manner
OF graduation, and tightening their belts, they
let ii be known that they we're all set for d
iIEht to the death against any surrender upon
TINS great issue.
II seems these opponents were a little prc.
mature in their jubiIation They had as
sumcd too much They we're Droccedinr 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
4 Song Of Winter.

Getting up carly and shaking the furnace
le part OF married mans life,
For chap can't depend, as in usual things,
On the agile and comforting wife.
It's yawn and stretch and 4 kick and gro wi,
Then slippers and bathrobe he'll find
And stump his way down the iciclcd stairs
With wake of invectivc behind.
Grabbing the thing that you know poker
You punch all around and about
And find that while you were asleep in tho hay
Your fire has got up and gone out.
You shake with the shaker, the cursed old
shaker,
And hustle some dozens OF sticks
And pile en- around with some holes for the
draft,
For furnace is something to fix!
And getting up carly and shaking the furnace
Is the bane OF married mans life!
Why can't he turn over and finish his sleep?
Otherwise, what's the use OF wife?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
onai Problems Discussed
Authoritative Writers--A Daily Editorial Feature
YOUNG STRANGERS IN THE GREAT CITY.
BY DR.. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS,
Faster % Plynouth Chureh,

Tho return to the great city and it's
eager, tumultuous life fills workers
heart with joy. Then he understands
what Or. Johnson. meant when he
B Beaks tho great great city as the home Of
and did this, Thought Charles Lamb,
10 the dispaLaEement OF tho country:
w rhs vast ~. hs sstO Of Nsw York crowded
Street and Wall resounding with the
thunder OF innunrerable feet. the team
nue. s epowSsd It @ Hf the
brilliant with every form OF equipase,
the oomipg .pf thousands Of young
s..sangers up to the great city, the open
lit 10 scene brilliant and as inspir-
Ing as strain of martial music.
T., Efyerywhere, upon the street corners.
before tho Arch OF Victory. are these
young men and women who have come
10, TO new sights and unfamiliar scenes.
The air OF quiet excitement, the eager
questions that they ask. the truthful
way In which they yield themselves to
~ oHe ,, ansW ,m, OF any passerby their zest
story. Many an aged man stops on
the way. to his ONCE to watch these
Se e ,a sitren Sscs Perhaps in thought
heart was young. The mem6ry or his
own excitement and his 1rst visit 10
the city returns with unfading fresh
ness. He wonders whether hope for
the future is wrestling with regret for
the past in the heart OF this new boy
on that day forty years ago, when he
came TO the city to make 4 name for
himself and And his niche. And he re-
last charge az ne turned away from
home. even as David Livingstone at the
end OF his wonderful career talked 10
me- servants about his fathers nnal
charge when they separated at the ton
OF that high hill near the little village
in Scotland.
mat all lovers OF tho great city would
nKe 20 say 10 these young stransers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
News of Fifty Years Ago.
(From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 80, 1859

At meeting OF the board OF directors OF the
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday that body
changed its mind about rooms and accepted the
rooms over the First National Bank at a rental
of $500 per year. with lights and fro thrown in.
Many candidates for the vacant judgeship Of
the Ninth Circuit, composed Of the States Of
and south Carolina have been mentioned.
Lee: Judge Underwood and Judge Rtyss. Of Viz
va. North Carolina presents the name OF Judge
OF w. Va, is a cousin Of President Grant.
William Ryan. cll-known citizen OF Rock
ctts. accidentally drowned in the dock on
Sunday
The City Railway has at last been completed
to Hollywood. Let us render thanks.
Horace Greeley has been mentioned for United
State Senator for Virginia and, strange to say.
the nomination is well received on the street.
McGuire's School, corner Franklin and Adams
Streets IT. r. Mcclure. principal, opened yestcr-
day with large attendance of bright boys.
The granite macadamizcd paving put down on
Franklin Street. between Eighth and Ninth is
being rolled Nat with fve-ton roller. made
expressly for tho city.
Bishop Early. OF the Methodist Episcopal
LynchburE. 10 i56 ~
ssar sSs are I; s.s,ss Dismal
dense smoke ".
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twenty-five residences, some Of which al
ready under way. The housing cor
poration, which started off so hopefully in
response to earnest public demand that
the public housing needs be met, thus con-
fessed its inability to face successfully the
high level of costs and it remains for private
enterprise to relieve Richmonds congestion.
The need for houses OF moderate cost still
is urgent and probably it will be several
years before normal conditions can be re-
stored. Meanwhile the city must suffer in
dustrially because it has no suitable homes
to offer workers who. otherwise would come
here But tho public would like to know
why, if Il private company can build at
profit, and certainly 1t is not operating out
of pure philanthropy and civic pride, semi
public corporation. doing business large
scale, can see nothing in such an undertaking
but financial loss
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TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch
Sir,--Thc people OF the United States
or the late Andrew Carnegie in provid ;
,nS generous annuitIes for the only
living cN.PresiIent OF the United
states and the surviving widows OF
TWO dead Presidents. And when tho
country has gone over this thought
tuily IT Will realize that a private cIti-
zen OF the United States, one who was
not even native born. discharged an
Obligation which, In fact, rested upon
the nation az a whole.
For generations Congress has de-
nated the sdvisability OF providing a
generous pension for living ex-Presi-
dents and for their widows. Measure
after measure TO that end has been In
troduced, but each in turn has been
allowed to die. Organizations have
pleaded with the legislators 10 make
some provision for the men who have
held the highest office in the gift Of
the American people and who for pure-
~ sentimental reasons have been
bhrred from earning competent Nv
Ing after their retirement from office.
But Congress has been deaf TO such
appeals.
II the government paid its Presidents
salaries at all commensurate with the
greatness OF the country; II IL paid
them salaries remotely in Keeping with
the importance OF tho Office, and II il
paid salaries upon scale compare
BILE to those paid to the rulers OF other
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
A Daily Once Over.
Settling and Staying There.

II you arc great. big. beautiful tree, spirit
ually. OF course. you will seek strike deep
wherever you arc tranBplantcd.
For your own mental and spiritual growth
you VIII know hat you must strike dcop and
vide or you at the mercy OF any strong
ind that bloWe.
Anybody can see that al n glance, You say. and
yet you take little interest in the permanent
things OF life just because you arc not on the
side OF the hill you likO best.
Don't you know ~ is dcmorallzing to your
hoy gi.l to other children with homes
growing in comfort and usefulness year after
year. and then by compa rison know that no
matter how nice ihinsa arc today tomorrow you
go BomcWberc clBc?
There liz no moral stability encouraged or
cngcndcred by this course ,tI
You either mako sadness irresponsibity
tho result for all concerned. sshi n ~ ,,t,sS
Better take YOUR own mcaBlire boforc It ID
too late and settle yoursclfr--tCopyright, 1900
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A Tabloid Tale
Speak

1t nEht-dead OF night.
= was running down and across the
street like the d; like the dickens.
:, Without ringing the bell he burst into Or.
tmc-so unnerved was he. And when he saw
the table and the cutlery he almost tainted from
fright.
'D-doctor--' nc whispered, SO low that DR..
+. Fishent had TO lay on the floor to catch the
words.
"D-doctor, am I'm trouble DIDO you give
calisthcnics-I mean ancsthcticsT
Yes, my poor man. Speak. What Is the
matter"
"Arc they-does it make one wholly uncon-
scous? Docs it," he asked anxiously.
Yes yes. What is it?"
that true? Tell mc-tell moi y
ct is. But confde in me. man; quickly"
And you could bang him on tho bean or
Yes yes. Speak, Speak,
With Il howl OF delight. the jumped up
and danced around the room. Then he lay face
down the table and said:
"'rhcn give ancsthctic auckland get
this bloomin' porous plaster OF my back!"
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Books and Authors

The, Cowboy Ph!!osopher on prohi,.
hition." by win rogers nnaFpsr q
Is ssss"d Of y0'q hs ns
cowboy philosoPher: As in his previous
book, he tackled the problems OF the
,sKes TO solve the many dineuiije,
that remain to be faced since prohibit
,ion came into fashion, His hun,or
moment.
Of poems, THE Drums In Our Street" =,
was one OF the popular successes OF
last year. Is TO have, another volume
RRidins. and confirms the fayorable
Impression made BY her first collection,
Of verse: Miss Davies; who Is stu
m many ny Of the critics as one IN OF the mos!
Hs@sriss"s poets. sc i1S,Ssr anssancs::
!" Of the hs e ea q pefr ra Is and ha Cow
Camp" a collection OF all the best
cowboy verse by poets s eyeryWhe,e
se,her and arranged BY John 4. Lomsx
and is provided with a foreword by
William Lyon Phelps.
At the, close Of his chapter on tho
future it ret, Of the commercial Zeppelin in
David. editor OF Flying. makes the
interesting suggestion that: with the
coming OF rdPu AR lntercOmmunica-
damp countries like the British Isles
may be abandoned-save by the work
featuring places for moro beautiful and
delightful climates. such as France
and Spain. Indeed; the pleasantly
he on asd in Meseo or the
stance-may be the favorite dwelling
places of the peoples OF the world when
all the fruits and goods OF the earth
can be aerially transported to such
places in matter Of hours"
Oscar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by
George Lincoln Walton, N. D.. is q ne "
Lippincott book. "A paranoiac is a
Bfirson wno Is badly out Of joint VIII
place in the band. but wants to play
trombone on the drum. He can play the
trombone fuently. but not in tune, SO
he thinks tho others are making dis
cords to annoy him. II he cannot right
toss up whether 1 10 shoots .a The i band .S :
master or the drummer" 4 strong
dramatic novel is. this remarkable
story Of the family OF Montag que
ss d.nI.1; n Ruth; lis %lte eRronis
Oscar. whom his adorinE mother has
never. subjected to discipline. Wealthy,
Intelligent, good to look upon, tie
sGtIs family wo1 I'D seem to haye been
but in the, tragedy and humor of their
lives as depleted by DR.. Walton we
have the story. OF what Is happening
In thousands of homes. DR.. Walton IS
2 master OF wit and humor. and with
follow the stirring and human drama
Of the MontRgues. who. in one way or
another, are all OF US.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
Keyboard Touches.
BY FRANK III. BROOKS.
Don't Forget Tint SpiEot.
The wall about the IL G. J.. increases day by
day in spite of plans and theories Of expert

The wall about the II. G. l. increases day by
day in spite of plans and theories OF expert
economists.
Something was said the other day in these
Touches about tho saving at the bungholc and
tho leak tho Spigot.
You don't have To subscribe to all the scrccds
and rules submitted. but they serve to put your
thoughts in action--to open new lines.
III is within the province Of every to save
il every one cares 10 do it. If you have such
do il.
Until some inventor puts a sef-haircuttcr in
But there IL no reason, unless you arc a woma
pr"paring for salon, why you should not be
your man!curSt.
There may bc some instances where expert
chiropody Is essential, but except in such cases
amending time at chiropody parlor is
There is no such thing as "A superabundance
OF reading matter. But if you are trying to
plug inc spsot, Two newspapers day, morning
ana AFTERNOON, VIII give you all tho
IL you nave buHIncS8 within fifteen
blocks ana the wcath her has given tho
right hranh-waik 1t will add to the glow on
your cheeks, give an extra beat to your heart
and help you in your talk and-savc that ear
fare. 800 N'
You can shampoo your head an satisfactorily
az IN" "tcnsorial artist'' who cxpccts a lin in
addition 10 the work actually done.
Tou can shine own shoes and sbayo
yourself if you win. $50 """''
, SOW, the answer to all of the foregoing is
that you arc cutting in the business OF those
VINO arc engaged in the lines enumerated
We'll ift each look after his own spjgo. LET
everybody do it. 's N
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

The need may be just urgent, but The
argument in favor of forcing the War De-
partment to place on sale its surplus auto
mobiles is not cogent as that used III
bringing forth its accumulated food supplies.
Hunger and the high cost OF the means to
appease it are more appealing than the desire
for the gasoline lu1uries. But at that the
department will be culpahc il ii permits
the $4,000 cars TO. 20. TO The scrap heap for
no reason other than TO protect the automo-
bile market
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
TUEsDNY. sEpTEMBER 80, 1919.

If Hiram johnson goes before the people as
an aspirant for the presidency ana that Is inc
handspring OF his present activity, IL must
he as a candidate of American isolation ana
renudiation. /, is inconceivablc that he can
travel far toward the White House on that
rickety and outgrown platform.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

William Jennings Bryan says that the
league OF nations is the greatest step toward
peacc that has been taken in a thousand years.
Right he is MI previous arrangements to
preserve peace have in their actual working
proved rather to be provocative OF wal and
when the world seemed to be most committed
to peace by profession the greatest Of all
wars prccipitatcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

Although the Governors OF Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania are Republican they re
Gently set an example OF devotion to State
rights that some Democratic Governors would
do we'll to emulate. Federal encroachmcnt
upon the rights Of the States has been greatly
encouraged by their failure TO exercise rights
which plainly belong TO them and the up
holding OF which is necessary TO the security
of their institutions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
Perfectly simpre.

down IN a coal mine Is plenty coal
To fight all the, chill that cold waves
can unroll.
Tho e esll e. OF fuel-auit easy I
All you want is the talent to dig it
Over the, country are widespreadinr
TO furnish US food in magnificent
These crops cause us worries, but soen,
we'll diSpel 'eiu, 4 QUO"
All We. need IS somebody to tend Am
and sell EN-. 80 -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

The President has put the issue Of the
peace treaty sQuarcly up TO the Senate, with
a final warning that any changing OF its terms
will be accepted by him meaning fiat re-
lection. In other words, his attitude is some
what analogous 10 that OF Thomas Carlyle
when he was told Of Margaret Fuller $
declaration that she accepted the universe.
"Drat the woman he said, shed better
While the Senate has not yet come to Mar
sarct Fulicr's decision, it will have to do it
in the end.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
Information Bureau.

Inquiries regarding almost any fopic.
excepting on legal and medical sub.
5ects. sre answered free. AZ all IN.
qufries are answered. directly By per.
sonai letter, q self-addressed stam pc
envelope Ia required. Address The
Itmes-DfsPateh IpfoTmatiou Bure an,
RtehAond. Va.
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II Pays.

And you tell YOU actually enjoyed being
put into a hypnotic trance by that mcsmcrist?"
Il certainly did What got me was that in
my nth stage OF subconsciousness il !
established telepaf!iic rapport with cafe where
they served smothcrcd steak. and the Pro-
fessor brought ME out before l got TO the
cashier"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

Diversion OF its contributed funds to the
support OF a gubcrnatorial candidate III New
Jersey may point the way in which the Anti
Saloon League will use the S5o,ooU,VVo Ii IS
planning to raise through public subscriptions
AS the New York World remarks in this con-
nection, the corrupt practices act needs
amendment"
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARMER
The Irrcttcr.


There is nun In every town. his matc In every
hamlet,
Concerning whom we've oft expressed an ener-
gctc dnmlct,
Why worry, frot and stew and fuss in winter
summer spring,
And find lot to kick about in almost anything!
No matter how the universe may wag its on
ward way,
This kind OF person tries to cloud lfe's very
sunniest day.
And IL you smile you meet a frown, run dead
against scowl,
And If you dare to sing. these pests forthwith
begin 10 GrowL
They don't what they kick about-they
only want to kick;
They grumble if their grueps thin and erumbla
if it's thick!
II it is cold today they snarl, il 1t is hot they
peeve-
The worst of everything is what they want you
to believed
And everywhere you 60 whatever you may try
You'll find these chronic srumblcrs there, on
the alert for you
To put fresh poison in your joy, to turn your
sweet moods sour;
They wouldn't smile Il minute, but they'd Erum-
bic by tho hour.
Just why the Lord invented them. do not dare
to say
But there they arc, and Providence produced
them, anyway.
Perhaps it because we need some dash of
base alloy
To of add resistance 10 the metal of our
JOY.
do not know 1 do not care-and they NAV
Erowl at WILL
But wear my sunnicst smile and thank my
Maker still
For that He made springs green to shoot
October's brown fall,
And gave me grace to live and love and laugh
right through it all!
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About DfxuIxInx Inform.tian

J. Is. W., South Boston.-No. there Is
neither national nor state law which
conpels man. II caught drunk. to tell
from whom he obtained the WHISKY or
else go 10 jail and remain there Gutil
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,y0hn Faw II

Mrs. w. J. B.. -Dendron.-John Fox,
", the author OF Little Shepherd Of
County. KY. in 1853. He was educated
at Transylvania University. Kentucky;
a. b. Harvard University, 1883: mem.
Letters.
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The Hest Bet.

We'll, young man. you want to marry my
daughter. Can you support her in the man
That's all right. Old Man; but tell me first
does she really push that broom she always>has
IN the hall when call, is il Aamma's?"
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Alien Property CustoaIas.

Subscriber. Salem.-A. Mitchell Pal.
mer became Attorney-GeneraI or the
United states, March 4. 1919. He re-
signed the office OF Allen Property Gus.
todian March 3. 1919, and was replaced
IL r.. +. G2ryan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

With 80 per cent OF the army dcmobilized.
complaint is made that only per cent OF tho
civilian workers at Washington have been
turned back. IT is an easy job to create now
Offices but the biggest undertaking in the
world 10 abolish them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30
Federal Reserve Rank.

". J. H.. Norton.-The twelve Fed
era! RESERVE Banks In the United
states are located in the following
cities: Boston, New York, Philadei-
phia. Cleyeland. Richmond, Atlanta.
chicago. ST. Louis. Minneapolis, Kan
sas CITY. Dallas and San Francisco.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-30

Almost simultaneously with the with
far2wals because OF the. high prices of labor
iillAnd material, of the Richmond Housing Cor
ISSptrnttdn from further activity in it's build
%&'fH project, comes the announcement that a
fSIy4sAte company has let the contract for
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Commemorative Attorney.

Constant Reader, Richmond-The
Comm wealth's Attorney for Abe
marie County, with ONCE at Chariot
tesville, is II. ". r. Duke, Jr.
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Pigs.

BY the squcal OF the pen ye shall know them,
and by the odor of the trough yc shall find
them; and by the chop and the hot dog we shall
enjoy them.
Selah.