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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-25

A certain Kansas City physician will
never know inst how near death he
was the other day when. after thor
ough examination Of probably the
brightest, sweetest and altogether SUI
preme nine-months-old baby in the
world. the mother asked: well. what
do you think about my babyT and
he said: "Oh. IT'S normal baby
Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-25

The battle OF San Jacinto was fought
April q, 1880, betueen 1000 Mexi-
cans under Santa Annn and 500 Amer
leans under Sam Houston. Santa
Anna WIS defeated and he and 40
of his men were rapfnred, $50 Killed
and 20S wounded The Texan loss was
2 killed and q wounded. This hat.
tie decided the independence Of Texas.
and the dav Is observed in the state
az a holiday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-25
Washinoton's Advisers.

When Washington formed his cab
met it had but four members, the In
terror department being unknown. the
war and navy departments being un-
der one head, and the postmaster gen.
eral being subordinate to the treas
ury, Nevertheless of these four posi-
tons, be gave two to virginians, Sec
rotary of State Jefferson and Attorney
General Randolph; one to New York,
Alexander Hamilton, and one to Mass
achusetts. Henry Knox.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-25
Germany. Copenhagen reports.

Germany, Copenhagen reports.
In Berlin, Munich and other large
cities professions formed and marched
along the principal streets, the partici-
pants singing war songs and cheering
the generals of the old empire.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
OUR BOLSIlllNllI IllGliBROWS, AND WHY
Altered IS. WILLIAMS

TASTY and emphatic dcni:.ls reduce
the Number of college and university
professors and other more or less
learned and distinguished citizens in
Guided III a recently published list Of
Iey,a'tI So;iaiistS. gharrhists aud
Yet the array OF NAMES remains
!ormidablc. Incidentally. one ni the
t"As.sri.s not YET eAp.e ;n"d IS WY
80 many of the persons who mad 80 in
toio:Ho'c tht alleged tyranny OF widely
.rstiered and disnnited American
consistently with affection for Ger
many. home OF the most complete
autocracy and hrUtai ruio OF title and
.idny readers OF newspapers doubt
.SsS nave been puzzled ,nd concerned.
irssorS: usually OF sociology. psychology
or p"iitica! economy. wno appear as
a'oWed or passive foes % our govern
inont and i;5 r. ,nods ANA acts ana oar
social and Ur'i.i-al System and m6ti-
'utlons; Most ~ these. when hy any
means prouSi' {" maj analysis OF Their
""u c"ctr.H.S a:d thought. reveal de-
l'St"iioa OF organized and ordered
Iioc'eiy generally. and contcmptuous
liberty and sci: rule On the surface
lncY range from the wei known parior
H2ci:iils,. taIk!as with vague c!oQucncc
OF fantastic utppias. TO the JutcIsrt
Suuct;on
This looks to be bewildcrlnr
nc s!mpIs The man who Studies incdi-
c'Hc IS required to have certain Contac,
Win disease. the interiors OF human
bodies and with living patients before
nc rs pcrEi;'cd to practice. ThS ynunt.
.nMycr ~ not Entrusted with inportant
Wprh until he has PASSED his novftE.i.
"' actual experience. Even tho urOs-
pectIF" Clergyman mus; preach his
lfiai sermons before critical cougr..
cations ana pass some apprenticeship
~ pastoral labors before assuming rniI
I'Soohaibili OF a charge Tile or
binary schnoi-t"achcr. Tho civil rn,,j
h'II' the business man. win confidence
~ ny tHe real doing % real things
ny, ny demonstrated experience Tho
p.pLtssoF ~ abstract subjects and Or
sciences which chi"ry arc surinisc ard
throry ~ s.von the widcs. latitude ~
,liiiSIrHe,or OF you;hful minds ana
u,rrct@r or tmma;urci and for,nin.,
J1,ni0M:ht: wh;.n himself dcs,iiutc OF tn.
s!iS ntcSt hnowlcdGc OF men things or
.mntra as ihsy are. Familiarity win
,"kt books. frequently products Of
m!hus adriit on tdthomlos8 seas of
IIsorE. and ability TO tsilt Eliblv ard
'cict LcHdiIy. are accepted as evidences
"t ahiiNy and fltness hy those ,vho
!, n y what he is taking abou,
Il" moro than he does himself
Ihcorics born or books and In ,hc
S!oistcr may be daintny beautiful or
uctntIiu!IN dainty. but arc OF no nr7c
Yea! hac TO he world until thcv have
le.t the fresh cir and sunlight Of
Genera observation and criticism
N! doctrine and learning no, tested
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
Voice Of the People.
letter. must give the name and an-
urens OK The writer. Name win uut bo
published u urI,rr ~ rcuurIt,
\ Soldiers Complaint.

To the Editor OF Tho Tines Dispatch:
Sir.-Ihat the vast ma tur!:y of sol
HIcrS VIII need bonus goes without
saying, bu; they would rcnounre read
lily all claims to any extra pay II the
machinery Of disqualification would only
be speeGcd up so "a TO enable them 10
sialc moment. The writer knows OF
one man who was at an enbarkation
camp near lioboken when the urnl!s-
tee was signed. He was examined
there. passc! through the mastering
o:hcc orl then transferred 20 camp
lee. After eight weeks a. n guest
O! and expense 10 the government ne
w1s discharged. The GENERALIZATION
cred with russ and sadly in need OF
!ubriCnt.Cn.
IN the writer's case nc VIA. landed
with some 1900 othe. coaya!csccnt sol
After a wcoH in the d"harhatlon hos
pttal he was sent to the local base.
where he remained day and half.
Discharged from the hospital no be-
came an inmate OF the "convaicscent
ceytcr": according Ia official statements.
his sojourn there was 70 hc only for
three or four days Dut the three or
four days have stretched ;mS, Two
weeks. Tho population OF the center
has received daily additions. and time
which IL precious TO the men has been
wasted In getting them ready TO send
ou.. y recent orde- from battalion
HcANVGaTtcTs presents 4 Sc1odUIe Tor
drill that reminds the writer o; the
days whom nc was IN tbs replacement
camp prior 10 going overseas Tho
driil pcrioas extend from 1:t5 until II
y. -. and from unit! y. M 80
crmplnint at all would hc made If tho
ma jcrity OF the men had not been
wounded in the last two months OF tho
Mar and arc hardly ~ to go through
the cXcTciscs The order whs designed
20 keep tho men busy. but the mcn
would much prefer 20 have their time
occupied in cutting R'c needless rcd
tape which keeps them tied to the SER
vice and which. 10 their minds Is
another name FOR iEcticicncy. \ COM
mon expression among the men Is: IT'S
harder TO get out OF the army than Il
was TO get in" Occasionally the men
arc passed in review before the medical
examiners. then sent back 10 barracks
and 10 drill TO await further develop
mcnts.
The mastering office personnel adj
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
Essentials Of Enduring Peace.
~ KOBEi,i' LANSING,
Secretary of state.

w? shall 80 no 5"r,hsr ma? s RI ha
in. !, new era and phase OF Givil,zat Ion. to
wwhi'l We Will have 70 conforip our iI.as 50
Hppiy ;'e iCTe.!9 ,t. nISSnc%s wnirh nYss
xiii at Tini ao N0 the sJa 'Sre and ""'"
The period OF rcadjus;mcnt and restoration.
aii3 " 5% 3 ne a- @ AZ am aad
s M@" 50 Il, , ixoNe t s SGpe' so wids
nift whieh has compelled the mobilization OF
Which required exnsnJiturc OF wealth fab ,i2
men;s to assu,n" cxtraord mary powers over,
na;ionai and Individual energies. new !n,puises
only IN the politita!. .aiusIrlal and cormIncr5ial
The 5pF;ual lie G o. aSlnSinGe OF society ana ="
ManE s OF s9e fpna".s nrinpies Of The
viii lie changed: some dscA.ded viiie n novel
rihes Val ina s,, ma HnJ d.
WIZ, r. all =. this wa, we ,aust reckon.
mics WHICH humanity has endured a conse-
woria would be 1nreasonaSe 10 c%ne%t ct the the
he@p!es VINO have horne so much TO accent as a
which previoHsi% sxis;cd ''''''' o'''7 '''''
as Gi mGsg1,ss fna int e"al rsttions
tor ho iuure wa do - not see nos
w@ BE- XS' sS q sT vda ERE we not 5 TIro that it
nrcm;s" ~ inh We must also assume ano;hcr
n ,f ne rSo Nave M h Is ,nt The c az me
rurF Viii for fH so Gs'sS m sr IT the
ami tre f For Ont he nmrresTSd With hosti
lnentai attitude VIII! mako NOR. difficult; the
cStab!Snintnt % an equilibrium he wecn ia :
tlons i"r u Will produce incorporate BIS g =
Wh:ch VIII impair judgment and cause vindic-
Likeness toward former cnemics unless iniiu-
cntia! and sober minded men resist this m titraI
so mat they Will irIpari!al!y weigh the ruth
ign GRANT. " " 49," WI 'i''
relieving in the brotherhood q. man tho
N;iierican pcon!c now that the war il ,ron
ouEh; not cherish pitilcss hate for ali thosn
VINO nav" served the military airtator. of cen
"a Emropr We shouih Liscriminatc between
responsible aud tho irrnspunsihe between IL.
,nH plain duty "f all this who can ittu.nGc
nunic opinion 70 50 guide American though
.'it iaSS'"n VIII nos prevent the =
,satinti OF a wise plan for The readjust mo n, q
1T World Ach peace finally is bred
mere also Is another Influence wh!ci, CHRIS
o,.h men &nd women must combat IL this ncv
tI.,,iH 20 Dc an ira nf noblcr life and 10 rticr
-; ,a OF ucHl! and suffering which wc havc
f,or years We q people hav, fallen NOR.
f,n more under the !ui'ucnc, OF ,natc ri,Iis,,
H!HnLfatt pleasure and became the OBJ ;cct G
W ri,iti desire, ard thcir attainment tho az,
.n pufpoSc of life S!miiar tende ,ics were
81 IN oin"r lands to even .,rcatar dc
-, &c drlit away from spirituality and iowa ri
'l..'sI aIShl was mark cd :crStc NJ ~.
aita'S lininediat ely preceding the war and 49,.
80 'n'tl hcNs!opmcnt of matcr!a!is;ic idnas in
,!,,n an mind was potent force pnsstbi,.
~ '"'eht force. in arousnF tho lust for do
'.a,i,,??n "hch was the Underlying cause OF Ihn
1oh"ic' oi the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

Ing costs have reccded very slightly from
their wartime level. 1t is time TO con-
slider carefully and weigh we'll every fact
before acting. Would it not be wise to get
along In tho best way possible before placing
greater financial responsibilities on the
shoulders OF the people? In the meantime,
let all leaks be closed up. There are many
of them. and new ones are being discovered
almost daily. With the savings thus effected
and business economies installed by the new
city government, expenditures may be cut
down to the point where Richmond can az
ford some OF the things which now it be-
iieves 1t cannot have without bond issues and
higher taxes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
SEEN ON THE SIDE
bl HENRY EDWARD WARNER
I Want 10 Go.

want 20 SO TO the country
want TO smell the wood;
want 10 feel that the world is mine
ana that living in It Is good
/ want 20 bc where the flowers
Spring first with the Aprils kiss.
Ma want TO leave the city behind
When winter is mid like this
l want to hang up the receiver
And shatter the telephone
want to so cut from the busy world
And wander the forcsls-alonc.
want to walk by the river
And follow the clear brooks course.
AND want 20 forget all pain. regret
And smother the Fiend. Remorsc!
want to so to the Woodland
want TO roam the fie!h
And sense tina; freedom that only life
In the fields and streams can yield!
ana cannot wait for the season
For the Winter Is Spring and so
L want 10 throw off the shackles OF labor
ana go! and go. :. and go!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

nits ,lnt u could dispose or 1900 men
out Tor the past Two weeks the mus
ter!ng o!'ice has had nractica,iy no:h-
ING TO do. The majority of those dis
charged are men who never saw for
e!fn service: who. in fact. have been
n the army only a comparatively short
time. The overseas mon. some O. whom
i've in Richmond and nearby towns
are held and made 10 drtll, and arc
not gwen SO much as 4 iTcnty-four-
hour pass 20 visit their relatives 4
week ago the writer. who lives in q
Tidcwatcr county, put IN for a ,hlrty-
s!N-huUr pass u spend sunday with
rs family; his request was refused on
the grounds that ne would be dis
charged in few days and that there
would be physical examination the
next day. The examination failed 10
maioriaiize, the discharge was not
'orthoom:aE. and the. writer has re-
NAMED a guest OF Uncle Sam FOR an
other week. II the Wa Department
II should ahict SIS gears into high and
prevent ;ac spread N discomfort among
the men. Otherwise the army viii 10
the way OF ". j R.s famous million,
volunteer army. which was supposed
more calculated - sour men on tbe
army than unnecessary delay and The
delay IN sending the mon out In un-
necessary. And il Is making them
CORPORAL Jay.
Camp Lee. Va. January Is, 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
Books and Authors.

Deer Godchi!d." by Marguerite Bern
ard and Edi:h Sorren, published for
me benefit OF tho fatheriosa children
OF France by Charles Scribner's sons.
contains tho interesting and amusing
correspondence carried on by an Afnor.-
can roy OF eleven who adopts am,
1on.riOutHs to the support NJ ( French
oIrphan Giri, with his Eodchild OF about
me same age. Tho intcrcs; Of tho
reader VIII not lag from start 10 finish.
The Navy Eternal" by "Rartin,eus-
George H. Doran Cos. il one az mo
rev books thar Corn- with "inE!d,, In
lorna ton 10 the public. II depicts TIC
fic OF the cadets ~ they arc l.,
training on tho RIVER Dart. They arc
splendid hoyiSh young characters ana
thcy ring true. "B3rtimcua" has taken
his stories from real life, and tho result
is a worthy successor to The Long
Trick II follows tho war from tho
time when thc battle cruisers slipped
out OF an English port with the ma
',hlI. OF me nayy-that-flics ready on
deck. through all the engagements
giving the ships and commanders ard
tcrsc descriptions o: the battles up Ia
the glorious cp!c Of The raids OF Ostcnd
and Hcchruggc on tho night OF April
1928. Then there is the talc OF the
yachtsmcn OF Great Eritain. who
manned every available mo.nrboat in
tho kingdom and Da;rolcd tho coast
under the white ensign. with Il rifle
and a rather complicated signaling an
paratus. All OF these STORES arc
cemcntcd with tho thrilling episodes
which make tho reports OF an engage
mcnt understood by the readers who
has neve! walked tho decks Of a ship
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

~ human experience and simple mhth.
ehliticS are superficial and usuauy nts.
icuuihS. ~ rarinE iuihd StorCu Htla
selected quotations amd fragments -.
nlStpES ANA ticts ana cNDio.svu ~ It
ss"d$ tongue probably arc ,uc mos
u,,nseLoua possessions p1-,,o.. for
humanity. Ihcy give results dixie d,
!oI""iotive on u, grade Oh i ltost.
tnoih'hG' win whcc!s wh.rriu; ;a.l
bil.iIdnt "parnS iiyns. a. ;nc CO a.,
ni'sHihtTE ana lf"chs. SONS nowhere.
y iew grains of ihc sand VI common
sens cou'u cure tue trouble ana thu
cheicncN. uSciu!ncss ami real =, u:,ress
s"S,ead Of !Ost u.Vtion. damage ana
mere noise,
invariaDly these men are Gis,,-
meiltS are proper. appreciated or re-
M"latG. ihe. teach themselves TO
Nvrs"ip what iheS car in'cs.vt.-
1H1cty ihcIc on Btned ~ tnulr
own mutations, tncy reuse 10 CON.
iogs that ihcy know any. and believe
ana teach thit mere can Ua m5tl,u.
ana no power superior to nIa:I---lnean-
ms themselves They undertake to
repeat The ola dcndiy experiments OF
seeking the forbidden fruit OF utnui,-
ciehcc ana building towers 81 thought
20 penetrate the heavens. iorEctIIu.:
me ueient and contusion of BaUci and
iAnihg into u. Thcy never learn ana
therefore, Iaii TO teach others. lie Va,
lesson that the one pathway 10 our
souls Is through the souls of other
natures Win loose rGbb!c OF sDecuia-
ton and the dust OF barren learn
iHE. ihey !cJeC: ia!tn .S fa!laCy. and
io.Io" the dreams OF dead and DIS
credited fools 10 gross mastcrinlisln.
auu under hcapcd up cgutism hide
themselves from God I'hey Teach
themselves TO dcsp!sc every tLiul; IN the
world visible and TO reject TN. world
Invisible. while suggesting no sane %.
definite cure for any CviI. N.ith no
GOD and no belief they can dcAnc, they
set up usually ana pretend 10 Wur4hin
chaotic things the: call the people
composed OF elements they really
view Win arrogant and hittcr scoru--
ana l.iocrty"--iutcnGcd for thos. wh1
FOLLOW them and none others
This war has demonstrated in many
ways The differences between real am!
false. sham and soiiJ. truth aud pre-
tencc. Amon,; other BLESSINGS il wfg
bring US VIII be the wedding out o,
OF ahstrac;ions and shallow AunOuG
prctcndsrs TO cNt7a'aEantly exalted
culture and Nigh thought leading 10
the owes. conclusions. IL may teach
us tina; houlcly common scuse, the
plain virtues. decent conservatism and
the human sympathy that grows from
actual contact with Humanity In an
rs degrees may cNISt along with The
!ipo-t aud highest learning. the finest
talents and the nohicSt cndowmcnts
II MAJ !nduce US 20 Insist that tho
teaching o; our youth IN our !rsti-
;utions and tho manning Of our fac
u!tics shan DO entrusted 10 those OK
pressing such combinations ia llc!-
,ivos ard work
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
Family Pinto,

Mrs. NJ. u. X. i;chmond.-Th word
platc Ia properly used 10 designate
cccicsias;icai vessels, tableware and
sundry other articles made of gold or
silvcr with the exception OF coins.
icwc,Ty and articles intended 20 be worn
upon the person. Pewter is sometimes
h,cluded under tho head of plato.
From tho fifteenth century family sill
vcr IN England and other European
countries became co.nparaiivciy plcnti-
fall and was marked Win the arms
oms decorative devices as we'll AZ late
as the eighteenth century 1t was a
common thing, especially In America,
10 havo surplus funds converted into
liable silver or family plate, which, in
tlme Of need, could DO readily turned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

There, iltiIe boy, don't weep and
Nor shoulder your. "muski," with muir
And 60 forth to Xii, because you are
mad
a. srGraget'r snamma and scnm-acw-
If dadGy scws seams. why then IT Is
Hes fitted for that. and tina, IS Ills
sphere:
The thing We do best--whc,hcr woman
Is what we should do. in the heavenly
plan.
Then. too. little boy, you musn'. he
frcttinG
because Your dear mamma has gone
You see daddyS choosing from co.in,,
to save her ''''''
Has kept her from uging the talent,
God gave her.
Not having tho vote, she's uncrce to
The talents our Father meant her 10
use: ~ :"
And so she determined ina, vote .,,o
would get, we s's
And i ihrrs VIII VIII ;, VOW. VOW mamma has
Twill come GU; all right: don, worry
my lad; ''9'
Relieve in your mo;hcr--bc proud Of
your dad. w
Have fai,h in The teaching that all
TO work out unhampcrcd their true
ALICE O. TAYLOR.
Rcnmond. va. February 3, 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
When MINI IIns the Change O, Life.

af s'ss %nS man Iii IS da old ad as q! his
p%sG and EnSin at ,ne @
, tor s ht III his lambreanins on'ent. Then
SG% Sa ends %' yarS sa n n
hc bad lying about the sanctum. In those days
h d,G very ENi"unE Foul aF, and good WHISKY
nish; vas considered 'n as'y medium dun
ar resnirStot' man WAS Indeed as OLD as his
old age is more than hardening Of Inc ar
Chiefly STATE Of and t MSish c In SS IT Il
vcn;ion OF modification. IN order to make
ireaS, at the me ono 6esins ST" to T6I5 cay
one .,i need neVer become an old woman or an old
wong 20 believe that as soon as man nttains
Alan IS aGeer anma lie e aS o'G And l. oSpand
and tnriyes and day!reoms and pursuos wili-"-
rIes it--an,f discovers and inven,s-hia inysn
and acconrishes ana LAYS Foundations uiitii
On el d 1ss OF for d afm h se' an
d9wn I" TGrii!ty and second ehildhood and bro-
circulation and the rhcu,natiH and loss Of eye
nfo ob tn%} wm rs 10 M 81 s
p UNI, ,o rS' 1hr%u 6 a. MS sMit d.scent he
That is the General custom. j say. but 10
not not snproys q VII. Why go sdng 50 early IL
nn4 an o. IRE 1T Az r"nGG dc leon I2mgh
kor drank pint ." :aGre "eg SKIM f@" eysry
% m BE- E n 0 6afhs
died YOUNG Both hnd already acquired
dignity before they realized wha, Old age was
john Burroughs has found tbs secret. Read
him and YOU VIII sec
femember. / said old age is 4 state OF mind
1t Is now UP 10 me to prove H. Keep YOUR c:c
on this Column for few weeks ana YOU VIII
and yourself proof reader.
QUESTION:. Answers.
rlcur!sy.--l would like to know what pcurisy
is. its symptoms and cause. V. !. u.
Observation-Disclosures OF the pieura which
is The mcnihra nous which covers the lung"
and lines the chcJt cavity. Fever. pain and
cough are symptoms. 1t Is caused hr various
in frctions. chiefly the pneumocOccus 'pneumou!l
and cold" gcrml. and in many mild by
the tubcrclo bacillus. which usually causes sim
pie dry pcurisy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

csteIrday aLsumcni was heard by tho SUI
prer,e Court o; Appeals in the cclebra ted c.s
OF Ietelc against Myers and the case contin It
Edwin L. nonaiey. the military appointed yc,-
giving $4,000 bond lie named Alfred Sheilds
and l. NJ hlfnhrouSh as his deputies.
The receipts from internal reye nuc for tho
past three years as reported by tho Commits
sioner ! q the United states Treasurer aycrarrd
about s2.Sooooo, which is IA very large increase
Of late. ''''''
The official records in tho revenue dcpartmcnt
show that The government gct: a great dcal
norc from nc whisky tax al 30 GEMS rcr gal
Ion tnan II did when the tax was So per gallon
The liousc Committcc OF Pos, Offices and
i,ostroaus !chierdhN heard final argument on
The postal telegraph project, md agreed To RI.
port against the government building any lines
or Teasing or rhartertnG any private lines
The deadlock in the Senate oxecu,ivc scss,ons
continues. Win but slight prospect or a brna X
uD Tor several days yet and in the meantime
come very important appointments arc ha M in: =
fire 80 30
TAG several lodges or Odd Fellows IN Rich
moad have appointed committee to make ar
rangctncnts for tho telebra ton OF tho nftictb
anniversary OF tho establishment OF tho order
In America, which occurs on the ~ :h OF April
nG1t
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

pleasing to note that there is at least one
agency OF the State governments that is he
roically resisting these encroachments of
Federal authority. Reference is made to the
attitude OF Public Service Commissions Of
number OF States III resisting tho recent
order OF Postmaster-General Burleson in
creasing telegraph and telephone rates Va
rious of these commissions have suspended
these rates in their respective jurisdictions
and will contest in the courts the right of
Federal authority 10 enforce them. Regard
less OF the outcome Of this contest between
Federal and State authority, the States with
thelr own consent gradually being de-
privod Of all power OF exclusive control over
'helr own domestic affairs. ~ few years more
AT the rate we are going and tho assertion
OF the superior right of State, as against
Federal authority, will DO regarded as q
iarcical proceeding. Soon. in so FAR as the
exercise OF political power is concerned State
lines might as we'll be blottcd out and the
paipahie fact conceded that all potential au-
ihorlty vests in the Federal government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

Now that the peace conference commit
tee has begun its investigation 10 oe,erminc
responsibility for the war, it may be saiu
without violating any ones confidence that
one William HohenZolern is suspected
strongly of having had something TO do with
1T. 1t is known positively that his namc has
been mentioned prominently in the commit
tee hearings.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05

Eggs in Chicago are wholesalinG at 33 Y
20 So cents tho dozen in New York the price
IS quoted at AZ cents. In Richmond tho
wholesale figures are sc and 81. aud they
arc reaching the householders at So cents and
UP. The product being served to local buyers
is no better than that in New York and Chi
cago. and the victims OF the Richmond mar
kets anxously await information as To what
iustfes the difference in prices. They are
impatient and weary OF being gougcd, and
Richmond is suffering from its unenvablc
reputation Of being an abnormally costly city
in which 10 live.