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Pan-American Trade Problem.
ny JOHN BARRET1.
Dircctor-GencrnI OF the Pnn-A me rtcan Union

be that and ss
saaT,s .i,ea stases ,S Ss
japan in tho direction.
We have all been occupied with tho war
thai Japan has been making thorough study
hs IS to rSh b hrosTa a Utica m
IFS Only ssri9Hs comnss,itors vii be Euroreaq;
sire 70 chsraeisSse al ia 'in!A%srics PILLOW:
4 n to .tfr nsTpd Fl
~nl awaken a,tentioh and demand sdmirat ton ion
% the the rss of he H G1 liz as
latin american Fovernments and Latin Amer
every doar that The United states can SPARE
f1r n .IG se 70, Thsy VIII buy
nronortions than before the var They Will
You'd The Of an @S lar
VIII show, also an intellectual; AND ednea,io"sl
Important factors in world reiationshp.
sSG md4e al" har be
s ns nf nm. snSanrs and shPrns
present situation 10 famiiiarize the n1selves with
IA, ,r G"ndiiions institutions and MS
pHniic schools should include in their courses
for for sdnhers eS snE
Everything possible must be done 10 promote
ana appresia ton OF. i've Latin Amcr"ans who
e"ne of This eony v Snf oY uTE,"S ths
l>.ir nF
Here is pause for thought These sister re-
Gp6ics of The United sisies nunber WENT
i"nNonoOo They occupy an OF nearly
":OoO,Oo0 squire miles. about and a half
times the area OF the United States And they
conduc' an annual foreign commerce valued at
$4,000. 0c0.000
ra"-Amerca and -Americanism to-day
have mighty significance, but the practical
interpreted ion is dependent upon ships Pan
America stands for all America PAN Ameri-
cahiSm means the CO. operation OF all the Amer
ican coiniri for their common good. All
America, therefore. NEEDS ships to make this CO.
operation eff ective and permanent
SHIPS can 90 more to dcvclop Pan n
solidarity and Pan -AT1erican unity than all an
paais 10 sentiment AID common interests Let
there be abundant shipping to from the
United states down TO Central and South Amer
ica, what they want and must have for their
Wcil-bcinE and progress, and then there need
be no worry about international jea lousies
Should there be sufficient vessels TO bring un
from Central and South America the Unite
states what they want to sell and what this
country needs. then there need be little or no
apprehension about differences Of language a nd
-
II w can have ample cargo and passe ger
space 10 care for ran American trade and travel
HIike. then We VIII see more accomplished for
c2mm mon syin Gaiy and common action among
achieved nl by all the speeches made and books
wFilten about 'in-Amcricanism in the past
century.-copyriGh 1919
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Voice Of the People.
letter. uuHt give the name and nt-
OF inc writer MIME will not be
published 10 writer gu r.uuestn

~ hrnuVun rtcrS.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir:-ln the report OF "A meeting OF
the virginia branch. National Woman's
rarity. the statement was made in your
columns recently that the meeting was
neld al suffrage hcndquartcrs," Mrs
Z: v Meredith presiding. The home OF
Mrs g '. Meredith, where the meet
iugs OF members OF the National Wo-
man Party are generally held is no.
known TO the public as "suTrag. head
quarters. whereas the old Brander
nome. ii Fourth and Franklin streets.
rented as Headquarters OF tho Eouai
suffrage Leagues OF Virginia and OF
richmond ~ so known Since con
fusion has been caused by this report,
permit me TO say that the Virginia
branch. National Woman'S Party is a
separate and distinct organizations
having no connection whatsoever with
INC tpual Suffrage League OF Virginia
us national president is Miss AIicc
Paul. and its Richmond chairman Is
Mrs. charles Y. Meredith. The Equal
suffrage l.eagu" Of Virginia Mrs p
II. Valentine. president. is affiliated
with the National American Woman
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WAR A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

der deIiysred in France or England
paid for handsomely. II the stories
which are being told in Paris just
partment and the British and French
War Offices are far apart upon the
amount OF money which ought to be
Wash inEton is willing to pay $50 per
man. but that the allies are standing
nary times 10 first-clnss passage on an
ocean liner. Whether this $3.50 in
cludeS the cost OF convoy. is not stated
but !, IL presumed that II does
Moreover. 1t is a matter OF general
understanding in Paris that the French
Eoycrnnen, will submit bin TO the
armies have operated since their ar
rival in France. This seems somew hat
singular. inasmuch as most OF the land
in question was held by Germany until
Ines Americans by hard and bloody
once more i,to the hands of French
refugees.
The. explanation OF this Is that the
pay her own people for lands occupied
by her armies and to reimburse them
for damage sustained through the dig
rinG OF trenches and other earthworks
lh!ns j, is either bad form or bad
.hS i!ni, TO REGISTER charge against
Ard Il is generally assumed that the
Brtl!sh Wi! be expected TO pay their
rem al in exactly the same manner
inat ;hc United States viii pay.
one item in the financial account
which may shock the senssbilities OF
the American people is that which will
cover the rental for the land upon
which American soldiers who have los,
their lives in hattie lie buried. There
arc many hundreds OF American milf
;ary grayeyardR scattered over North
crn France. They. are upon private
propcr,y and while they are there
this p-.oDcr.y Will be UNIT for other
use unlos- the United States consents
20 the icvciing OF all graves. OBJ
yiou.iy no such consent Will be given.
ana II II is not. then the government
VIII have to pay for the use OF the
cemeteries or ciso buy the lands out
riEht
So I, appears that war alliances are
not wholly sentimental affairs They
business "nd III one which must he
dealt with. however dis,astcful II NAV
20 1" III" rovcrnmcn,s involved. And
o. course the United States glands
may b." rendered 10 IL II iS not only
able but perfectly willing to par It's
way ~ All times and under all circum-
through some fantastic notion shovld
decide that tho Americans ought 10 paw
TOT thc water they have drunk or the
AR me- have hrcathrd since they
be given respectful consideration
Tut thcsc facts might b.. borne gently
~ H!nd ny those in America who are
cihinorinr tor Legislation wGich would
wipe out Frances debt to the United
states as last ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
FRANCES services during the American
Revolution. There may no, he much
OF :. d"ht 10 wipe out when the ac-
counts are HnallJ balanced following
INC iNHC" council -
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l. too havo loved tho Greoas. the Hero.
Sprung
The glad, spoiled children OF Pos
tcr;ty:
Have cioscd my eyes moro near
their shrinca to be,
haVc hushcd my h"Rrt TO hoar their
cplcs sung.
Upon their Koidcn ncccnta ! have hung.
with Ihyrnis woocd 10 valcs OF
Sicily,
And Homer blind. has glvon me 10
Olympus. where tho dcnlhicss Gods
were young.
But. stu. that ono remembering With
nWN
Whose r'nion deeper than all others
saw:
fool the dcarcr debt my spirit owas
To him. who towers, peerless and nuh.
limo.
The nobleat. largest intellect OF Time.
Born whore the English Avon notify
flows.
Florence Earle Coates In tho North
American Review.
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
NJ HENRY EDWARD MANNER
At tho End of the Week.

Al the end OF the week, when tho toilinr is
done
And the setting is gold OF the Saturday sun
"he" INC shopping is over. and down in his
fellow can sink for bit OF rest
~ inc 'nd OF the week--Lord! I've heard OF
tho end
OF tho rainbow and trouble hu, bo,o.,,,
friend
There's a thank in my heart that barely can
speak.
lheres than in my heart for the end of
the week.
And it's no; that I'm lazy, its not that feel
The !anguor Of Stacking It over me steal
But it's just that tho grind, the inccssant old
grind
futs pains in my muscles and moss in my mind:
And like to look forward and breathing a
sigh
Sec the last OF Old Friday go hurryinE Nv
And the Saturday load lifts "A little-I neck
Round the corner bit. at the end of the week.
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In the course OF time the United
States and it's associates In this war
must have financial accounting.
There must be "a balancing or the books
that time comes there will be some
surprises in store for TIE American
people. There may be even some un-
pleasant shocks such as one might
properly experience II called upon to
pay for a dinner TO which he had been
invited AS Il guest.
Great britain and France owe the
United States a grea, deal OF money.
amount will be far less actually than
IT now appears on paper once all the
deductions are made for services rem
dcred. to the United states by these two
countries and certain other subtrac-
tons effected which jus, now are OF
an indefinite sort. il VIII be found that
deal less than appears on the records
OF the Treasury at Washinston.
pcop!e feel toward Americans FOR the
part the latter have played in the war,
strictly business basis. There have
been no sratuitous services rendered
program. Everything tha, either conn
try has contributed toward American
,, nMnI% or AmeriGnn eh'Gtency Or
price--it not a shade more
W course. the United States has
nidcd for it's war associates Great
ErltAin, France. Italy and even Bel
GUM have paid or obligated them
selves SCI to pay for tho wheat. the coal.
me meat and every other thIng OF
value which has been purchased in
American markets The government
at Washington may have acted as the
purchasins agent. but that did not do
wScb 'h ,Sn a HHsn tn" price OF ,nings
decent level.
And so it is "A two-sidcd arrange
men, all tho way through but wien
the time arrives TO settle up with
discovered that many rather nm
expected bills will be prcseni-"d which
VII not WIZ" out, but which viii cut
down materially tho total Indebtedness
rake the case OF tho transportation OF
american troops to France
~ VIII be recalled that about tho
.'n'c OF me German offensive last March
President for more mon II was rcn
resented To him tina, without them
Germany might strike deadly blow
on on me western front and by selling
cuor,s az we'll as those OF the British
army. Both England and France
unted IN this appeal and the response
%. INC resident was prompt and to
would be semi In ovcrwhclrnin. numbrr
II me allies would provide the trans
por's. Tho allies Withdrew practically
q 'nH,r Shipping from other services
American War Department.
me time now has come 10 settle
LOT tnis service. Mos, people may have
imagined that the allies were so curcr
they would charge nothing for ia
transport, but 'hn, is a crava ,nis,,Ln
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Books and Authors.

chsHman Mf5fT Ap a5Ts* X t E55ok is M
We M thni VII =" Of invaluable help
who would like 10 know them better.
IT Chapman has made our Winter
h hirds an introdnction to the study or
pIrnS' so that tn" reader may quickly
methods and principlcs whsre ia'h BIRDS
Hecause In winter there are fewer
bros with us. and because at tina, time
tney are moro in need OF our bounty.
able. the study OF winter birds is the
ssa as and therefore should be the
Home birds. field birds and forest Ma.
81" me c!assihcaiions under which DR.
e on1 pMda ss.-; G,arsfriiy and sympatheti
appearance of each winter bird yyhich
Ives in our midst. After reading The the
one has " acqn G,@TinE ve It's SnEsestions
ana extensive knowledge OF the wintey
hirds which surround us, and the ebiI-
ones friends This This b sma m nil as them
10 nird lovers everywhere. and will
m mand nc PC growing interest in and de-
birds studies about
snops and Houses" by Frank swim
nerton. Is one OF Dorans latest issues
Nj ~ Shw!nnerton began by writing books
never be popular. He Went nj a ov.r r't tho
neads Of most readers, save connnis-
SUITS. IN Nocturne" he reacaej A
eeohside:abiy widened audience simulv
hfs.s So, me book was so excel ip's
not help but sec it-but not because Sis
sb was ass popular one IN style or
meme. Shope and Houses" has 4 dis
hsne,ly popular, appeal. There is much
i,,,.n IN the BOOK and vetv pretty
.Gve story. with happy ending. The
; ;hsm ;nd Of the book may be said to be
me indignation OF youth against .hs
Instinct OF oppression. The settjnp ia
an f.ngiish suburban town, near enough
- London 10 be the home Of CITY n,en
IN amusing satire the story hits or the
.,'rtE thlhgs OF small town II
,urns on the fact that black sheen
OF one OF the ''nrst families" Of the
Town comes back when evoryonn Nal
been glad TO think of him an dead. and
SEES up az IA sma Eroccr--.o the con-
sternano OF sncicty." and % IN. on
sahe !ement OF the iiveB Of Louis Vech-
mri' o. ono Dorothy. and Of one Yer
" "STh - MIS-" lamp. the town gossip
'raHin'd. modern not only /, no
umc 81 IS action. hut very modrrn in
me dsvcloDin"nt or The art Of 0ctiom
since Mrs. Gasncll
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That good old story OF the happy mother
who knew her boys never took liquor at
night because they always we're so thirsty in
the morning may find many counterparts as
the troops get home. Conhding womenfolk
finding in the returned ones amazing i'm
provemen, in efficiency in household mat
tiers will attribute the change TO attention
while absent 10 military duties never sus-
pecting II 10 be the result OF many weary
and detested tours OF kitchen police, re-
suits of military deinQuences.
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ShNracc Association, Mrs. Carrie Chan
man init. president The president
81 nc Richmond Equal Suffrage League
"a hr"nch OF the Equal Suffrage League
OF Niis!nlaD ~ Miss Lucy Mason TIN,
members OF ihc two ORGANIZATIONS hold
widely divergent views as 10 rathods
/" De pursued in working for the pas
sag" OF the Federal suffrage amend
n.i'"', ana thcre were no members OF
the '.dua suffrage Leagues OF Vir-
Sinia and of Richmond on "picket
duty at Washington, and there will
DC no members Of the Equal Suffrage
League OF virginia on the prisoners
epecihl referred 10 in the renort ~
the meeting recently held as schet;:led
Tor tour Of several S;acs IN the in
'erests or the suffrage party
A. O. T.
Richmond. Va February 3. 1919,
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Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
Good Dentistry Good Investment.
bv Nal

Imperfect removal of the dental pulp. when
ahe pqp has bsGn Destroyed by Infection from
application of crown or bridge, is a common
tooth. 800 " :"
The canal Of the root. having been rendered
aseptic. that is, surgica1ly clean. must be very
carefully hlled with nonirritating filling which
VIII Theoretically close the canal against sub
present in the mouth This seems a simple OPP
H' ma, kei IT is one OF the most delicate and
only skin and patience but considerable time
TO make the operation n success When such
root canal has been rendered aseptic and
successfully filled the tooth is then proof aSainst
any future trouble.
las for the credulity OF mankind many Il
victim Of neglected teeth does not ealize that
IN cheap but dangerous limitations.
IL such an operation is done in a hurried and
unShiiitui way the tooth Will perhaps give
hann' !, VII feel suite comfortable. aud yet
OF infection with viilanous germ called the
streptococcus viriaans. Months or years later
form OF joint disease only an N-ray mega
tive Will Disclose the septic focus. and then. too
Often rather late 70 forestali serious impair
inent or the structure Of the affected joints
1t is rcErcttabc that teeth should be neglected
ione enough to make devital zaton OF the den
..i pulp necessary: 1T would not become ncces-
treated if found carious diseased.
The N-ray is the only means OF determining
positively whether root canal Milling of this
kind has been successfully done 4 negative
made a few months after the operation clearly
SHOWS 10 tho experienced interpreter OF N-ray
ton Ii the N-ray picture d!.closes evidences
of infection. the tooth Is safe TO keep in the
jaw. " "
There are three characters that menace tho
health comfort and we'll being OF all who deal
with them. first the spectacle pedLicr second
the travelling Specialist and third the bargain
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ofsJohn Shelton Williams as Comptroller OF
the Currency. and seeing no chance TO block
his confirmation in the Senate. enemies OF
this pub bile servant OF proved ability seek
ing abolish his Office. Under biil intro
ducA- by the Republican Weeks, OF Massa-
chusetts the duties now performed by the
Comptroller would be transferred TO the Fed
eral Reserve Board. Its passage under the
present Congress is unlikely, but with the
coming Republican control there is no telling
how far his opponents will go for the sake
of taking his political scalp.
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Despite the alarmiSt speeches of Repub-
Hcan Senator's this country is not headed
wholly TO the bad. There is not the slightest
danger OF President Wilson sacrificing anv
vital American interest al tho peace con-
ference in his earnest efforts to effect an
arrangement to reduce the chances of future
wars. nor is there any Immediate prospect
OF BolShevik propaganda getting such a foot
hold in this country as to menace the over
throw OF republican government and substi-
ute in its stead government by Soviets
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attempt to deprive him OF his glory OF the
Marne. The argument already grows bitter,
Ill reward for the French hero, but, what
ever the tacticians, in the comfort OF their
swivel chairs and mahogany desks, may de-
cldc, Papa Joffre in popular imagination
ana affection ever will remain the historic
heurc which turned back the Hun hordes
and by seeming miracle reversed the tide
of war.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1919.

Prophecy that the ex-kaiser's motto, our
future lies upon the seas" will be full
filled literally by converting what remains of
the once imperial navy into an humble fish
ing feet is not SO far-fetched as ii may seem,
and the soldiers OF that superarmy are likely
to serve hewers OF wood and drawers OF
water for many generations or until their
debt to civilization has been discharged and
their national penance completed
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it over to Virginia for final disposition, ST.
100000 to cover certificates lost or not vet
deposited with the bondholders. West Vir-
ginia thus is in position to get off more
easily than it might have expected. for,
as Judge Harrison points out, the bonds
would have value OF 81 cents on the dol
lar and the State could proceed to buy them
in. enecting saving Of perhaps S2,0O0,OOO
while the sum retained to cover lost certifi-
Gates would bring the total obligation down
to approximately S12. 900. 900. With the cor
dial reception given to Nirginas final effort
IT seems that Il settlement is near at hand
West Virginia knows that it cannot
escape payment. public sentiment has veered
about from hostility to desire to have the
slate wiped clean as quickly as possible, and
there will be general satisfaction when the
ancient difference is composed
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Information Bureau.

In1u lricH regarding almost amy tonic
excepting on lcGni and medical sub.
1erts. are answered free. n" NIL in
mirtes Dre answered directly by pcr-
sonnl letter, scif-nddrcssed. stnn, ned
envelope Is required. Address The
Ii'ncH Dtspntch Information bureau.
richmond. tn.
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SO Soon Forgot.

Already people scratching their heads
trying TO remember nc time when there was a
Great War between Germany and the rest Of
inc world Already YOU stick nine out OF
ZEN ny asking me name OF tbs I'oor Boob Grown
FRINGE whose ASSASSINATION by crazy Serbian
furnished the prcteXt Already the grandeur
that was Hoh"nzollern is forgotten. and people
have TO think hard TO realize that there ever
such person.
Verify. the War is over, Sic transit gloria
mundi, etc!
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At memorial service in honor OF Roose-
welt at 81. Nicholas Church. New York. which
ne, attended as a boy, the pastor remarked
that the dead mans fayoTtc hymn. from
his childhood How Firm q Founda-
ton" That, also, was the favor,e hymn
ofsGeneral Ice. 1t IL notable that the same
words appealed to these two men whose fates
were so strangely different-ihc one success
ful and triumphant practically all his life
the other defeated soldier and victim of
many sorrows, Yet the diicttanti will tell us
scornfully that the verses loved By thes..
strong hearts and moving them through years
OF INTENSE action are not poetry" and are
"crude."
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Tanning smnIi skins.

W. O. T, Norlina, y. C.--Iferc Is n
method Of tanning small skins which
YOU might use successfully to tan a
larger skin by increasing the quantity
OF the materials and using more "clbow
grease: Stretch the skin tightly and
smoothly on board. hair side down
of the loose flesh and fat with n blum,
knife and work in chalk freely with
plenty OF hard rubbing. Whom the
chalk begins to powder and fal'
remove the skin from the board, rub in
n good deal OF powdered alum, wrap up
closely and keep in II dry place for Il
few days. by this means IL vii! be
made pliabie and retain the hair.
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tbout Allotment Checks.

Miss NJ. ". Mex, Atlec--.With ref
crcnce 20 the allotment checks re-
ceived by you, you should write for
further information TO the War Risk
bureau. Treasury Department. Wash
inGton. ID. c. For present location of
the particular overseas unit to which
your brother belongs. you should write
to the Adjutant General. War Depart
mont Washington. d. G, giving rea-
sons for wanting the address.
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Qucstions md Answers.

is very sick with Brishts disease and high
blood pressure. She is twenty four years old
She has lived almost exclusively milk for
nearly year. But now she has much pain in
the stomach when She takes milk and she
often. vomits the milk almost Immediately
Vomiting relieves the pain. firmly believe
she has ulcers OF the stomach caused h. the
kidney disease. and ! have urged her TO
suit stomach specialist and have her stomach
pumped out every day. ! await your opinion
in regard to that G.. l.. o.
Acknowledgement sympt oms arc often caused
By ErtEhi's disease. Nothing in your descrip-
ton would suggest ul,-. of the stomach.
stomach washing would be OF value. The
indtEeston aud vomiting rather indicate
urcna and call for careful attention to the
eliminating organs in general. In grea,
many cases or chronic nelhritis tBriEhts dis
caScl there is nothing TO mako the victim
poet kidney disease. but rather general loss OF
strength and weight accompanying. obstinate
recurring stomach or intes.inal disturbances
This is reason why careful physicians insist
upon urine analysis az routine habit in the
first examination
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"Whiihcr?" demanded tho orator for the
twentieth time, Il say, whittier. o whittier are
drifting?'
There reply from the ccho!css silcnccs
Whther are We drifting. / say" he shouted
again.
Md small voice in the rear murmured:
Il goliy, If you keep stoppin' so much L ind
out first thing you'll git caught on a snaE and
won't git nowhars."
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scyenty-scyentb Infontr,.

Mrs T.. Il. a, Edmond's Store--We
are unable to give the present divis-
company you mention, or to state
when they will be ordered home.