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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
JUDGE LOvETT OPPOSES
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION
Declares Plan Means Taking Proper.
ty OF Strong Lines to Help Poor
Securities.
TO EARNINGS POOL
Government Guaranty of Fixed Re.
turn on Investment, Financicr
Says. Is impracticablc. Meaning
All Risk and No Profit.
fBy Associated pres..I

NEW YORK July decentralization
OF all the railroads OF the United States
20 twenty five-aS a possible solution
of the nations railroad problem is or
posed by Judge. Robert S. Lovett.
president OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
in a memorandum to members Of Con-
gress, made public here today
For : considerable period of the war
government railroad administration,
under William G. McAdoo, as director
he has since resigned Judge Lovett
had charge Of all improvements and
extensions.
ton would be. in his opinion. ito i'm
pair the credit Of the strong road in
stead Of improving the credit OF the
be TO reduce the average of the credit
OF all the railroads.
Congress without Such Right.
Congress" he asserted. has no
right 10 compel one railroad to con
one the right to acquire the property
of the other by condemnation. but II
must pay for il. and here is the diff
Guilty. pay for 1t in cash.
amount must be provided viii CON
sress appropriate the, billions neces-
provide the money. except through a
series OF years? And what will hap
pen TO the financial welfare of the
country in the meantime?
My judgment is against the cot
solidation OF all the railroads OF the
country into few companies. because
I believe the companies will be too
large and unwieldy for efficient and
economical management.
II believe that the absorption OF
some of the weak lines by the strong
lines. upon fair terms. should be pro:
noted hut competition in service and
facilities should not only be preserved
but should he extended"
Opposes Pooling Scheme.
Judge Lovett also opposed the plan
which has been discussed for pooling
the net earnings Of railroads by divid-
ing them into groups and establishing
rates sufficient to yield per cent. or
some other specified return on the
book value Of each group. Earnings
out. would be set aside for the unprofit-
able roads that earn less.
The substantial object sought" he
declared; lis to take. directly or indi-
rectiy. from the stockholders OF the
prosperous roads net earnings OF their
properties and give the same to the
securityholders OF the weak roads
Continued on Ninth Paee0
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
BRITISH PRINCE LIKES 1 /
SOARING HIGH IN AIR
England's Next King Has Como
Through Acid Test of Stunt
ing" In Airplanc.
TRICK FLYING is SHOWN
For Five Hundred Feet Machine
Falls With a Series OF Jerking
Turns and Nose Pointing Toward
Earth.
BY FORBES w. FAIRBAIRN.

LONDON, July 12.-Britains next
King has gone through the acid test
OF stunning" In a war airplane. For
nearly an hour his life depended upon
the steel nerves and expert flying skill
OF a one.armed piolt, Colonel w. G.
Barker: " e. ?. S; O.. NJ. G.. royal air
airmen produced by the war.
1t was the first time the Prince OF
Wales really experienced the thrills
Of actual flying as It is done in war
given a taste OF every evolution per-
formed in the air. and liked it. Every
thing Colonel Barker had in his reper-
the royal air force as one of its star
"fippers"-was dished out to the royal
passenger. and when they were all
throush he clamored for more.
Colonel Barker. by the way. has
seventeen decorations. and won his
Victoria Cross when he brought down
sixteen Huns in one fight. In all. he
Is credited with more than ffty enc
my machines and unofficially has &C
counted for many more. His left
arm Is permanently disabled az a re-
battle. and he nies with it st iS ped
TO his breast.
Trick Flying shown.
The spectacle Of the Prince of Wales
as passenger In stunning plane
attracted scores OF people to the
where the flight took place. They
were we'll repaid for their curiosity
Besides seeing the heir to the throne
in position where the least tremor
on the part Of the pilot would have
resulted in serious injury, II not death
they were treated with one of the
hest exhibitions OF trick flying ever
performed in England.
The Prince climbed into the cock
pit Of the machine Immediately after
Colonel Barker had descended from
a. trial fight Contact" was given:
the machine was TAXED across the
aerodome and lifted off the ground.
A succession Of quick loops near the
ground gave the spectators and the
Prince their first thrill couple OF
quick left and right turns followed
by roll" In which the machine
actually flies upside down. were the
next stunts In order: The roll" is
one OF the most difficult evolutions
known to airmen and is only at
tempted by highly skilled pilots. -.
A. succession OF Immelman turns.
sideslips. climbing turns. stalling
turns and dives at a height OF about
2,ooo feet evolved into series OF
!. Do \ -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
HAIR TONIC HAS KICK
Large Quantities OF Liquor Seized by
American Officer In Puerto
Rico.

NEW YORK, July 12.-Hair tonic
with a thirst .quenching kick has been
seized in large quantities in Puerto
Rico. There has been no noticeable
addition TO the hair crop as a result
of the sale of some OF it. but de-
cided advance in jag statistics !s re-
corded
Il do not know whether this sort
OF thing has cropped out yet In the
United States, bu, ! believe that even even
Here in Puerto Rico it's a whale. The
attached official report viii! show that
$1,000 bottles OF hair tonic at 81 bot
tie is some hair tonic"
So writes Colonel George r. Shan
ton. Chief of the Insular Police sta :
.ioned at San Juan. Puerto Rico, In his
account of one Of the early results of
prohibition as IL is subscribed TO by
the people OF Uncle Sans nearest de-
The dry Law has been in effect in
Puerto Rico for eight months. Colonel
Stanton writes that in that time he
has seized siXty-two Illicit distii!cr-
les and has made more than 200 ar
rests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
USE SUBTLE PROPAGANDA
TO CONCEAL ITS GERMAN
Locate Broken-Backed Copy o
Homer in the Original Greek
During War.
PROVES TO BE WORK OF ART
Prussian Spy Operating Out Of Eng
land Attributes His Downfall to
the Uncanny Genius OF the Cam
bridge Professor.
nl RopnERr MEhLEs n1rcH1E.

~ hoBBERT "EkLES RfTCHIE.
LONDON. July l2.-pown in the
basement Of a dinsy old building on
Portugal Street is treasure which
is destined to find Rnored place In
some, some State war museum when all
the Great War have adjusted them
selves. IT is a broken backed. very
dog cared and thumbed copy OF Ho-
mer in the original Greek.
Not particularly lively as a war
relic. say you; but the bright minds
Of the Postal Censor's Department.
whose property the ancient copy OF
Homer is. think otherwise And for
this reason. The frs, few pages con-
tain orthodox Inns of the ancient
singer: then. without the slightest
surface indication of interpolation. the
against British rule in Inda-stiii in
the classic Greek text and script.
Real Work of Art.
It's work OF art, this piece OF
propaganda designed to be forwarded
TO some native Indian. presumably an
dead Greek tongue. and by him to be
secretly translated into Hindustani or
whatever other Indian dialect might
serve the immediate German purpose
skinned subjects OF Britain out there.
The book was wrapped and sub
mitted to the Postal Censor with
wrapping ends unsealed two years
incd and appeared to be perfectly in
nocent: 1t was just about to be passed
into the mails for India when one Of
the gen;uses OF the Department. a
young Cambridge professor. idly ran
his hand through the pages and was
surprised to read phrase not at all
germane TO the Homer he once thought
| he knew. whereupon the young pro-
fessor sat down in a quiet place and
translated enough of the German
Propaganda to make old Homer blush
for the deception practiced under his
name.
Whether the mailer OF the book was
traced and caught is n secret not re-
vealcd by the Censor's Department.
or this same young literary Hawk
shaw It is said that many a clever
German spy once operating out OF
England attributed his downfall to
the uncanny genius OF the Cambridge
professor. For this scholar had made
secret codes and acrosties his hobby
before the war, just as Edgar Allan
Poe used to wander In the mazes OF
secret heiroglyphs as a pastime. He
volunteered his services In 1914 and
Immediately became the CHIEF detector
(Continued ON Ninth De-
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HELD FOR AGENT THEFT
TeInn'n Scheme to Avoid Railroad Wn,
Ink on Ticket Results in
His Arrest.

TEHARkANA. ARK. July lo.-Held
under bond Of $500 TO await the action
OF the Federal grand jury. a resident
OF NAPLES, Tex. stands accused OF de-
frauding the United States on, ~ /.
cents on the purchase of railroad
The complaint alleges that the de-
PENDANT desired to travel from W.nie.
70 Stover, Tex. but instead of pur-
chasing one ticket for the entire dis
lance bought one for 25 cents to a
point between the two towns Cot off
ana bought another ticket from that
station TO his destination for 10 cents.
thereby escaping the payment of the
war tax OF per cent on all railroad
tickets costing more than % cents.
IT is asserted the practice was com
mon among persons travelling between
nearby railroad noints
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
ny ALBERT II. ELLIOTT.

NEW YORK, July I2.-How ono
college Greek letter frnternfty
kept trnck or It's Thousands OF
men In tho a. l.. F.; held fra
tcrnity meetings In tents, barns, SC
cluded rnNines and other imprOvIsed
quarters, often under heavy shell
frct fnitinted men In France who
hnd left chapters I'm this country TO
Join the nrmy before they hnd Mt
tanned to full membcrship. and ac-
tunlly held chapter meeting nnd
nm Initiation In nm ancient cnstle
on the Rhine, In the story told by
william c. Lerere, OF EvanHton, ILL.,,
Int y. VI. e. A. secrctnry md mn
ttonnl nccretary OF SiRmn Alphn Ep-
Hilon. His auditors were n group
OF nercrnl score New York business
men. alumni OF s. a. r.. chapters in
over thirty Stnter, who gathered to
hear their tnlc OF fraternity life no
wcirdiy different from anything
they had known ain the old days"
"Billy" Lerere, he In nHcc-
tionntcly known to the twenty-odd
thounnnd "Sig Alphs" In this coun-
try. Nnw twenty month"; "Y" service
in Frnncc, during which he was
stationed successiveIy mt Neufchn-
tcnu, Tours, mt the front, in Eng
lnnd, md at Andernnch. on the
Rhine, with the army of occupation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
OVERRIDE COMMERCE BODY
Federal Judge Denies Right TO Require
Two Distinct Bill OF LadinE
FOrms.

NEW YORK. July IAN order Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
OF March il, 1919. requiring the Alaska
Steamship Company, Central Georgia
Railroad Company. clyde steamship
Company, and a score or more similar
common carriers to use two kinds OF
bills Of fading. one for domestic ana
the other for export transportation
was set aside by Judge Henry @. Ward
In the Federal district court here
today.
lite the court denied the request OF
the United States for the dismissal OF
the plaintiffs petition on the alega-
ton thar IL was without Jurisdiction
Examination of the statute, Judge
Ward said, convinced him that Con
gross had no intention OF conferrins
upon the commission the right 70 pre-.
scribe the terms Of carriers bills OF
lnding.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
GETS LONG SENTENCE
Snmho, Who Refused to Perform
Manual Labor, Must Serve
Time I'm Prison.
AMP Mills MINEOI

CAMP MILLS, MINEoLA. l. l.. Jul,
who arrived here from France recently
told OF colored soldier who had com
mitted SO many crimes that he was
given combined sentences totallin 6
ninety-nine years a hard labor
"Sambo refused 10 work" said the
doughboy. and was hailed before the
military court again. He was entirely
cheerful! about his long sentence. but
positively declined to perform any
labor.
months additional time.
''Sambo was flabbergasted.
'Goosh." said he. Dem ninety
nine years don't worry me none, but
dose tree monts suttinly do get nah
goat.
do dey come after or befoah de
ninety nine-year sentence?'"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
BAN ON ALIEN SHIPPERS
No More of Them VIII BE Emn,oyed
on British Merchant
NcsHein.

LONDON. July 12-There will be no
more alien shippers on British mer-
cAant vessels. The Privy Council is
said TO have decided upon this course
OF action: which will be ordered forth
with under the defense of the realm
Some eighty British ships are now
said TO be in command of alien can
ta!ns chiefly Scandinav!ans. while sly
are of German origin
The action is to be .aken y. ~
suggestion of the Mercantile Marine
organization. which claims some ZOO
brush masters and officers are Job
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
GirIn Do Police Duty.

LONDON, July 12.-Khaki-clad gin
war workers known as "Waacs" arc
volunteering for police duty along the
diers for civil life. Each takes the
place Of a fit soldier in work abou,
camps. canteens and rest billets. Here
tofore the Waacs have not gone be-
the War Office recognized the value
OF their help and extended the invita-
ton for duty in Germany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
POLES SUPPRESS TITLES
VIII be No Decorations Except o.
Military Orders In
Future,

WARSAW. July 12.-The Polish Diet
voted Friday that all titles should be
suppressed In future there will be
no decorations except military orders
and no titles except university degrees
No one may wear foreign decoration
without having received special per-
mission from the Diet.
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Tarrnnt p,nne succ..,

LONDON. July 12.-The Tarrant air.
plane. said to be the largest in the
world has made it's trial flights and
plane has wing span of $50 feet and
Is seventy-five feet In length. It's six
engines develop 1000 horsepower. Tho
Germans have built airplanes with n
wing expansion OF no feet and. fitted
with five engines.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
ONE ON BRITISH SAILOR
Americans Quick Answer Beyond
- Comprehension OF English
Jolly Tar.

LONDON, July 1.-THE American
sailor is becoming quite we'll known
here for his rendering Of the gentle
are Of repartee.
An English newspaper gives the fol-
lowing account OF conversation be-
tween "gob" and a British sailor:
$50 that's the American navy. Is It?
Why. we could put the whole lot
safely away In Dover harbor."
III don't doubt II, but 1t would take
smarter man than Columbus to dis
cover England afterward."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
WANT BULGARIA DISARMED
Saloniki Newspapers Declare Hostile
Force Tx Maintained on Greek
Mnd Serb BOrdera.

SALONIKI. Friday. July 11.-ArguinS
that Bulgaria should be compelled to
forces now with the Bulgarian colors
are approximately three times the size
stipulated in the armistice agreement.
IT is stated that these troops are con-
centrated in considerable numbers
along the Greek and Serbian frontiers
and that bands of irregular soldiers
arc being armed by the BulEarianS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
PARROT WISE TO RAIDS
Swears Fluently When German Mine
EIplodes, Wrecking Many
buildings.

RAMsGATE. ENGLAND. July 12.-
When German mine containing 800
pounds OF T. y. T. washed up on the
property. including several hotels. sus-
tanned $4,000 damage recently. a
parrot in the Hotel ST. Cloud. owned
by Mr.. r. Stacey. was heard in one OF
the damaged rooms saying repeatedly:
"Donnerwetter! Strafe the Ger
mans."
raids
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Children Give
Soldiers Memorial

. When the Transforming hand o.
war turned a blue star to a golo
one on the service flag of a Louis
vile widowed mother, it was the
children, who, without suggestion
from their teachers, asked to name
their school garden the "NorbOrne
Gray Garden" in honor of the
Louisville lad dead on the field of
honor.
In September, on sunlit day,
the mother of the young hero Wis
tied that garden and wandered for
hours along it's fower-bordered
walks. Not even a child intruded
The mother was alone in the gar
den named for her son, and the
mild and healing sympathy of ma
ture took away the darkness of her
mood, as she viewed the fruitful
land her son had died to defend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
The Rain Cloud

A great rain cloud floated over
the dry land. The streams were
dry; the grass was brown; and
the little plants were dropping and
dying. Birds were flying about
with their bills open but could not
find any water.
The people stood watching the
cloud, hoping for rain. But the
great cloud passed over without
giving a drop to the thirsty land.
1t floated until it came to the
ocean. Then poured down floods
of water.
How generous / ann" said the
cloud. Il have given almost all of
my rain away"
what good have you done?"
said a mountain, which stood near
by. IF you had poured your show
ers over the land, you might have
saved a whole country from fam
inc, and why did you give it to the
sea? Is it generous to help those
who have plenty?"
Selected by
Martha Yedding.
IA, Finley School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
PLAYING IN THE HAY.

Sunday afternoon my brothers,
my friend and ! had nothing to.
my friend suggested we play in
the hay.
We climbed up the ladder into
the NOW. We did stunts, played
hide and seek, led banners and
many other things. The stunt I
liked best was turning fiip-fops
backward. When we came out my
clothes were full of hay seed, my
face as wet as water. We went
into the house and washed up, ate
supper and went to the show.
Keith Martin.
GA, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05

Thirteen American hunters of
big game Went into the Cassiar Dis
trict of British Columbia during
1918, and came out well satisfied.
j.. Frank Gallbreath, who outfits
most of the Cassair hunting parties,
made record of the game killed
last year and the official measure
ments there of. This record shows
the total as 10 moose, Is caribou,
16 goats, q sheep and six bears.
That means a moose to very gun
and two caribou to each hunter
with but one exception.
Two of the hunters were women
and city jewellers at that-and
their records are something to
brag about. Mrs. Miller, of Salt
Lake City, brought down one
moose, two caribou and two sheep,
while Mrs. Mead, of Chicago,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Keep on Hopin'

Keep on lookin' for the bright,
bright skies,
Keep on hopin' that the sun will
rise;
Keep on singin' when the whole
world signs,
And you'll get therein the morn
ing.
Keep on sowin' when you've missed
the crops,
Keep on dancin' when the fiddle
stops;
Keep on faithful till the curtain
drops,
And you'll get therein the morn
ing.
Selected by
Helen Duning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05

game one travels by Canadian Pa
cific boat from Vancouver to Wran-
CELL, thence by launch up the Sti-
kene River to the town of Tele-
graph creek. This is the Quitting
post, and complete outfits, includ-
ing anything and everything from
can of beans to an Indian guide,
will be provided by either Mr.. Gall
breath or the Hudson's Bay COM
pany. AS the season opens on
September LIST, it behooves hunting
parties to reach Telegraph Creek
not later than August %, and in
order that they may arrange their
outfits and get started in ample
time. Sheep and goats are hunted
first, then caribou and lastly moose.
Bears may be shot all through the
season.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05

bagged one moose, two caribou, one
sheep and the only grizzly of the
season. The finest pair of moose
antlers fell to William N. Beach, of
New York, their measurements
read, "Spread, 62 inches; Palm, SO
x15; Points, a." G. A. Pemberton
of Denver walked off with the prize
caribou head, its antlers having
spread of 47h inches, length 51R
inches and 26 points.
The facts that the Cassair Dis
trict borders on the Arctic Circle
and is not easy of access are no
drawbacks from the sportsmen's
point Of view. On the contrary
they preserve it from any great in
f1ux of hunters and insure fine
spells for the fortunate few who
hunt there.
To reach this stronghold of big
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
THE PIG AND THE OLD MAN.

Once there was an old man. He
went to the market to buy black
pig. On the way home the pig ran
away. Some boys were just COM
ing out of school. They said to the
old man, Let us catch the pig for
you" So they caught the pig for
the old man and he said, THANK
you, boys, and sometime when /
come along with my big wagon you
may all jump in and have a ride"
Mildred Morley.
3B, Vale School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
A New Time Table

Sixty seconds make minute.
How much good can | do in it?
Sixty minutes make an hour;
All the good thought in my power
Twenty hours and four a day;
Time for work and sleep and play
Days three hundred sixty-five
Make a year for me to strive.
Right good thing for me to do,
That l wise may grow and true.
Selected by,
Dorothy Walton.
3B, Whitewater.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
OUR LITTLE PUPPY.

Last Sunday there was a little
boy, named Harry, came to our
house to see If we wanted to buy a
puppy, and SO my father bought it.
We named her Queen" She is
brown and has black and white
spots on her. She is part hound
and part bulldog. She is very
pretty. Mamma took her in the
house. She put some water on to
give the dog a bath. When mamma
was washing Queen" she tried to
get out of the water and barked
and barked. This is true story.
M. M.
5B, Whitewater School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
A Lost Boy

One day was playing marbles.
A little boy came along crying. I
asked him what was the matter.
He said he was lost. We tried to
talk to him, but he said he wanted
to go home. We said, Here comes
Miss Thompson, she will talk to
you" We told Miss Thompson
that the boy was lost. She finally
got the boy to come with her and
she called the police. When the
police came he took him back to
Starr School.
Byron NARROW.
GA, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
HAVE YOU SKATES?

Once upon time there was a
little girl her name was Edith.
Edith was a nice little girl. Her
mother told her to get some wood.
So she did. Then she went to
the wood. Then she began to cry.
When the fairy saw her, she
asked her what she was crying
about. She said, Il can't find my
way nome. She said, Come with
me. Then l will take you" And
they lived happy ever after. Say
boys and girls have you any pair
of skates that is too little for you?
Margaret King.
ga, Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
WAsHINGToN's LETTER.

This is the letter that George
Washington wrote when he was
nine years old.
April 90, 1741.
Dear Dickey:
! thank you very much for the
pretty picturebook you gave me.
Lam asked me to show him all the
pictures; and read to him how the
tame elephant took care of the mas
ter's little boy, and put him on his
back and would not let anybody
touch him. l can read three or
four pages sometimes with missing
a word. Ma says | may go to see
you and stay with all day.
Your good friend,
George Washington.
Angelo Portfolio,
5B, Whitewater School.