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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Protecting tho Packers

nj OTHiNG was more natural than that the
announcement Of the War Department
that il had agreed to dispose OF several mil
lions OF pounds Of army meat in Europe In
order 10 maintain the market price of pack
lng-house products in this country should
have aroused a storm OF protest and il is
we'll that the Secretary OF War has made an
explanation OF his departments policy in that
connection, even if that explanation is not
wholly satisfactory
II will be recalled that the surplus prom
erty division OF the department. after CON
ference with the packers frankly announced
that the surplus army meat would be sent
TO Europe for distribution for the reason that
to unload it on the domestic market would
unsettle prices. The plain meaning Of his
was that II the army should sell to domestic
consumers this meat, the packers prices
would be measurablv depressed and those
interests would lose money
Such proposal as the department was
sponsor for produced distinct shock. The
average consumer of packers meat could NOT
understand the solicitude of the government;
FOR TINS industry al a time when meats are
now so expensive 10 be out OF the reach
OF many millions OF families II was Enoyn
OF course. that the packers had received fun
value for these meat supplies in the first
instance. They stood to lose nothing unon
theln The only loss that might be visited
upon them was a loss which might result,
from AN unsettled market
In answering the criticism which the War
department brought upon itself Mr.. Baker
says mat the meats in question are not
readily marketable in the United States no.
cause they arc packed in large containers.
that thcy are not the ordinary commercial
supphes as the country knows them. and
would not be available for consumpton in
america because they are not labeled and
must be disposed Of in bulk
II all this is true, and II is not TO he uucs
toned. the consumer is naturally led to won
der why the packers are kicking so vehement,
~ against any plan TO sell the meats at home
why was 1t necessary for an imposing group
OF them to come posthaste 10 Washington
TO protest against the i'll effects which their
sale would have upon the domestic market
Wha' Is all the fuss about? If the War pe
partment refuses TO give the domestic CON
sumner at least fair opportunity to bid upon
ms vast meat supply the Secretary of War
VIII have to reckon with feeling OF resent
mcnt which will manifest itself from end 10
end Of the country
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17

For some kinds and degrees OF pro
htccrinE while the war was I'm
progress there was reasonable excuse.
Manufacturers who sold TO tho allied
Sofehrnments. eambled on the victory
OF those governments SO did all or
US who bought Liberty bonds, but few
or us staked our all on tho result as
f nid me big manufacturers who dis
and took for their entire product and
capital money and bonds which would
have been worthless If the Huns had
won; So far. so good Nobody be-
grudges big profits TO those who riskcd
commercial service of the country and
tunes and all their powers may he
entitled to as much praise and thanks
as those who offered life and limb for
the same cause and to their full COM
mercial rewards, Let US accept that
as true.
The successful gambler. even when
supposed to owe to those who have
lost certain generosity and cons!d-
9 9ndap h,1 Even "r the gambling tina, is
cardinal article OF It's code Is that
winners shall have some mercy on
losers. even when their enemies. All
dters back from the war. agree that
the men. who did the fghting should
not push on the country and their
ment for their service. All OF us also
Viii agree that the captains OF in
dusiry shall not Cypress the public
now that peace has been won shall
do full part toward forwarding the
work OF reconstruction and shalt give
the business OF the country at leas,
the same help the successful gambler
is required by tho decencics OF his
trade 70 allow the unlucky.
The United States Steel CORPORATION
r. the most powerful induetral enter
Prise IN the world. 1t produces half
the steel made In this country and
fixes the prices OF all steel products
Recently IL agreed with Secretary O.
Commerce Redheld and his Trade
Board on price for steel rails which
tho public hailed as fair and giving
4 stable basis for resumption OF bust
ness The railway administration has
rejected the price as unfair and viii
prove II TO be so.
II VIII need no better evidence than
the annual report OF the Steel Cor
borat!on for the calendar year 1918
That document is In the hands OF
many people. II shows that the not
earnings OF the corporation. after de.
Quoting sl0o.0oo,000 for ordinary re-
pairs and maintenance. were more than
half a billion dollars. This was spIi,
with tho government. theoretically.
halt OF II. or s274.ooo. 900 being
charged. in the repor; 10 lin come, war
and excess profit taxes" Analysis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
News of Fifty Years Ago
ORION the Richmond Dispatch. May II. 1867

change four hogsheads OF tobacco ttwo Of Jugs
and two leaf in the hands Of J. j. Wilson for
County, represents TO be twelve years old The
,o~ner had i an the lime his farm. and
hurry 10 sell.
Box holders are requested by the postmaster
TO call at the post office and examine a new
lock box which it is proposed to substitute for
this new box that every boxholder can get
his letters at any time without waiting for
all the mail to be distributed, etc.
p Marred; On the evening Of May II at the
mona e and Miss & Gass Of 81 Pors
mouth
There \, full meeting of the Presidents
Cabinet yesterday at which it was asserted that
the proc lanai ion for the Virginia election will
he issued today. July 18th is the day set for the
the ties; oath and DISTINGUISHING clauses.
Hon. John r. cdmonds, Colonel f. c. Ruffn
lanes a. Cowardin and Franklin Stearns. all OF
Virginia, visited the President yesterday. The
Virginia matters. lasted exactly twenty minutes
Informa ton reaching Montreal that the Eng
ish privy council Is considering the abandon
in that city. and movement is already talked
OF Looking to the annexation OF Canada to the
United states.
Hunncutt is. or appears to he. In dead earn
est about his congressional aspirations In a
speech made Old Market Hail he declared
he was in the race ito stick ii out with Porter
Would rSr Sc. @" he sd
for Porter TO pull through.
Leaf tobacco sales at the Tobacco Exchange
h hay no, been altogether as large this week as
and in better order. sNN''''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Books and Authors.

new volume in the ID. L. direct
~ CsefuD Series is ready for issue
by r r. Dutton Co,-"Mathematic s
,or Ensineers." by w y Rose. of the
faculty OF the University OF London.
The purpose OF the volume, as 1t Ia
the aim OF the series throughout, is
TO present n sufficient theoretical basis
to make the work thoroughly scien-
thc and satisfactory TO the student.
and also TO render easy and direct
Tor practical use by engineers the ap-
n!ica,ion OF the mathematical theories
that are dealt with.
Born Men and other widely read
volumes, is represented this season by
a novel, The Convictions OF Christie
p pn6iestfdn sy MnRpiHs for MAY
character OF the story is a conscienti-
Gus objec'or-a Cumberland the book
Is said to he sincere and impartial
conditions, of man who although
fictitious. is typical OF a large proper
ton Of those generally described as
genuine conscientious objectors"
Dckensians everywhere will well
come The Dickens Circle" by j. w T.
States by +. p. Dut,on & Co Since
Forsier's biography there has been no
quite the importance and interest of
this. Mr.. Ley liz a foremost authority
upon all matters pertaining to Dickens
ne. career and character and has for
years been one Of the leading officials
OF the Dickens Fellowship. His book
is the result OF years OF reading and
study OF biographical and autobio-
graphical works dealing. with the men
and women OF Dickens time which
he undertook. originally. for the pur-
pose Of trying 10 solve for himself
the secret OF the great personal infiu-
ence and charm of Charles Dickens AS
he went OF his conviction dcepened
that this striking phase OF Dickens
character. his extraordinary capacity
for friendship. had never been pron-
erly recognized. He shows In these
pages how wide was the range OF
Dickens friendships. how greatly his
friendship was priced and how warn,
and Keen was his own enjoyment Of
his friends. 1t Is. indeed. a book of
friends. with Charles Dickens at its
center. while around him gather or
pass into and out Of the circle Lander.
Maclise. Thackeray. Ainsworth, Wash
inGton Irving. Longfellow, John Leech.
Wilkie Collins. and scores OF Others.
delightful book with the fragrance
OF golden days Of literature blowing
through It's pages. 1t is copiously ii.
lustrated with nearly half a hundred
portraits and scenes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Insurgent ChiId's Play

a LMOST as soon as the November cleo
lions made it clear that the Repu blcans
had gained majority OF the new Senate, a
group Of robust progressives, headed by Sena-
tors Borah. johnson and Kenyon, let it be
understood that they would fight to the end
that much OF the old seniority system which
would give Senator Pcnrose the chairman
ship of the Finance Committee, which carries
with it the floor leadership, and Senator
Warren the craftsmanship of the Appropria-
tions Committee, thereby making him second
in command.
This was decidedly interesting announce
ment The margin by which the Republicans
will control the Senate is narrow. Four or
five Republicans by successfully revolving can
overturn that majority and make grave
trouble for the organization. 1t was
sumed that the progressives were in dead
earnest in their fight against the two Old
Guardsmcn who, because Of length Of SER
vice. have first call upon these treasured
chairmanships. To allow Penrose and War
rem TO dominate Senate policies would be to
deliver that body unreservedly into the hands
OF reactionaries, move to which the pro-
gressives could not afford to be party
AS the time drew nearer for the Republi-
can caucus of the Senate. less and less was
heard about the determination OF the insur-
gents to kick the Penrose and Warren can
dldacles into the gutter. The progressives
seemed TO have got cold feet In fact they
were absolutely silent upon the issue. and
remained so until n few newspapers began
reminding them of their late attitude. and
inqntring whether or not their protest was
serious or was ever intended to be.
This seems to have aroused the Borahs
and the Johnsons and the Kenyons They
held an Informal conference the other day.
and then authorized the announcement that
they would go into the Republican caucus
with the bold determination TO defeat the
nomination Of Mr.. Pcnrose for the floor
leadership and that Of Mr.. Warren for the
Appropriations Craftsmanship. They then
added that, failing TO accomplish this purg-
ing OF the party OF its two most reactionary
elements, they would carry their fight TO the
floor of the Senate.
Again this bolt looked serious. 1t seemed
that there must be real vigor, determination
ana sincerity behind it. But only for a mo-
ment. sort of rider was tackled onto the
Borah statement II was reservation to the
effect that the insurgents would fight TO the
death perhaps. but would not go to the ex-
tent OF placing Democrats at the head OF
these two committees. This joker OF course
Kills off the whole movement. It means that
the progressivcs are merely spoofng. They
undoubtedly have it in their power to pre-
vent the election OF Penrose and Warren
but If they do not exercise that power thew
will make themselves ludicrous before the
country and the langhingstock of the Senate
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Business Problems.
SOLVED by BRUNO DUKE.
Author, HurOId Whitehead.
Problem of The Lavender Blossoms.


After Bruno Duke and lief, the theater that
f9o2! srring evening. We walked leisurely up
Then suggested a snack so we siipped int q
lilt restaurant and ate rye bread n nd en- eese
sandwiches, while discussing the way Soihern
was after midnight before we turned of
Hr9aevay on 70 Seveniy-scventh Street. We
s':l took out cigar and liz it.
Look straight ahead Peter. some one is fol-
loving US ! fanced were being foiiow ed
before. nut I'm sure. LET'S walk on slowly !"
Very soon came our house. Duke y.rv
E!snrely opened the door. sazed calmly up and
door. "
instantly his deliberate manner vanished. He
t.ptoe!ng after him. Through the Kitchen 10
Mrs. kockwood's combination Office and 81; ting
room Te qlithly and silently went Their Duke
carefully n""ped through III" basement window
For nearly halt hour We waited. lie with
the patience of Il cat watching Il mouse hole /
feeling anxious to get bed and thinking we
were wasting good sleep over trine
shadows, We saw figure glide along steaI,hiiv
I'll ne stopped opposite The cleft The C.lerf
.et me say, Is name which Duke day sug-
"A name WAS more stylish than a number for
a house and asked him 10 suggest something
80 l suseeSo,on mel with approval although
been known The cleft ever since '0'e ia
ING mys,tr'oIs person across the street sat
Then. to my surprise. fashlight shot a pIean
81 light across the road. Three short fashcs
He evidently received some assuring sigma,
Tor ne pocEcted mis- hashlight, with nasty
glance up and down the road, strolled to our
An occasional night OWL had passed bv dur
Ing our vigil. hut evidently none had obse rved
descending the rear steps and approaching the
very window from which we were looking
into the Kitchen and then into little closet I'D :
)oln!nE-Io ne continued tomorrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
A Tabloid Tale.
Switched Onto swr,cher.

IRE lady purchasing agent for the will!vue
d Shackanux Railroad at her desk examin-
ing caia'ogu" and powderinS her ear
IT was pretty office Mirrors reflected her
race back 10 her, while pink boudo!r lamps
were scattered all the place The fiuscious
fragrance OF follypioys filtered through the air
stopped between purs TO order omethinE from
the catalogue. e ~
II guess III take goo OF these frosted-elass
sigma hg ltshts-cerise and Battle blue I guess
thiity OF the most deliberately decorated siensi
she wrote the order down '' '
Wtiiville mus. look artistic. for the only
wldower IN town was an artist. having painted
a Steh sign or io;na toes or onions or something
IKE H. on his barn last spring
Ihat viii be about all. I guess we have
enough o. those handsome croll-des.gned
,pid ! hear YOU say switches madam"
asked young man who came in with breeze
Yes, but we have enough"
, An hut you haven't any like these seu
the most beautiful Switches" "
- NJ. our railroad is over-r run with .wI,cha,,
s we We got so many switches. main line is
, Madam You mistake. am selling Madame
t'unkncads New Partisan self marcelied
switohes-all coiors-made in shade and grade
on do Let mo see them" cried the lady
agent throwing aside her business air and he
coming woman once
How massive!" she exclaimed
''end me one of each color"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
A Daily Once Over.
Learning In the Right Why.

ter the preiminaries and the Fundamental
pr'nciples "i any study or art are mastered just
what is your course with respect TO putting tho
results OF your application before the public?
Arc YOU studying solely for the heneft of
outsiders either to instruct or 10 entertain
them:
or ar" you Interested In the subject as a
hobbT or Tor mere personal qualification?
II You think II is fair TO yourself To road and
study ana work 70 accomplish definite pur-
pose along any line and give nothing which YOU
hNIc derived from II to any one else, you are
TO know and know we'll. for the sake OF
knowing, ~ commendahle and shows that YOU
have stability and brains, gray matter in the
right place.
But the way to keep that gray matter to
enlarge It's scope and develop the knowled ge
YOU got; ~ TO give and give constantly OF your
knowledge. =
Whai"Nsr you learn, learn Il thoroughly.
80 that YOU cannot forget.
Then YOU VIII be ready to give when the
NJ time wasted preparing merely for the
punnc. but ready when the public needs. is
i,nniiSnreeted In what you can give.-Copyright,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17

City Council declining 10 make an IN.
crease OF city taxes. does not Justify
an increase Of rentals from 10 To Is
per cent. as is now being made
II II is due to the Increased cost.
OF repairs. then why should an ,ncreas.
OF rentals be made. where the owners
or their agents refuse to make anv re-
pairs. or where the tenants make no
demand for repairs for tho year coin
cidcnt with the increase or rental.c II,
IL ia due 10 the enha ncement in value
OF the rental property, thus calling for
an increase of rent to maintain the
percentage realized on the investment
prior TO It's enhanced value then IL
bchooVcs the State 10 direct the real
estate assessors 70 he appointed in 1920
Tor the city OF Richmond 10 direct their
searchltEhts on the present assessed
valuation OF these greatly increased
values--in many cases less than one
half OF that now being asked for them
and adJudec their assessments ac-
cordinEly. thereby enabling the State
10 derive her just proportion OF revenue
from such increased valuation. now 80
much needed for public education and
The improvement Of our public high
ways ENTIRE NOUS.
Richmond. Va. May Is. 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Holy Roller. md Holy Jumpers.

SUBSCRIBER, peterSDurE.-Ih ROY
Rollers get their name from their
peculiar custom OF rolling on the floor
or ground during religious ecstasy.
Besides this extreme Demonstration
their services are marked by shouting,
praying aloud and embracing and kiss
ing between the men, They were
organized in 1900 on the shores Of
Canadaigua Lake. New York. He'll is
the chief tenet OF their belief and 10
this hell Is destined everyone who does
not accept the faith. The popularity
of the worship OF the Holy Jumpers
is the manifestation OF fervor and re-
liGious Joy in physical activity, as
jumping straight up and down with
marvellous rapdity. The jump is not
merely tho raising OF the jumper on
his or her toes. but clean fiat foot
ed jump with both feet several inches
from the ground. Their two doctrines
are conversion and sanctification. "Wa
are all born damned, and damned we
remain until we feel n sense OF lost
ness. OF being In utter wickedness.
This feeling Is called conversion. II
we have II strong enough and IL the
Lord regards us with favor, suddenly,
like clap Of thunder. some day. the
knowledge that we are saved dawns
upon us. This is sanctification. The
sect works fercely to do away with
dancing, theater.EoinE. smoking,
drinking or card. playing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Little Boobies Pa.
by WILLIAM F. KIRK.

that sed sH in hs e,DsE
i,hsled Of riding in oiiomobeeis & 81. cars. SO
Nothing wud sur prise me- Bobb;e Sod IA
man has did so many wunderfui things that
we s ali ~ae a9e e % 5G PSe ait Sn;
~ We do sed pa, is good thing tina, thay
been hard for sum Of my old trends to gii
sam Of sff the nas faT yea had to travel in the air
Yes sed Ma sum of the times I recall /,
wud have been jos, as hard for yure trends
days OF Improvement. sed Ma most anythin Is;
Is s, Liable 70 hannen have always ,hot wua
Ma. 1t sounds airy TO talk abou, IT,
bizncss methods 1t vii be vary essy S 10 ,. EHoa
flying trip to Chicago New Roshen. sed ia.
Society of Flyers '''
DO YOU RELY wan; 70 hear my Hunibe fef Eo nn'
Th sIn Ass Of 6s W fo,r is ,. Ggss'ng
soon t'"S' we Sss shall S Me G Hhnw H.
& Gosh. how shall go II.
h hsFs ss S Of w ~ sse is &c alE my dear
K all by yure self! sed Ma.
did, sed Pa. & sumthing toad mo wen 7 ro,e
have p"esed '1 YOU fs sed am 50 reessd ,hs
-it" away. " &c 'He'
:. Dc DO not hurry away on my account, sed Ma
you like for 10 bust into song. sed Ma I'd
give the wurld u hcving too IL I cud rite as
we'll as you. sed Ma. But when try 10 make
rimc md 1t talks UP too much time. Ma sed
only Few Of lis can do IT, sed Pa & only
rev minds viii be abel 20 dope out this here
graf" se-kret of flying in the air. hut the time
Is going 10 cum YOU heer my voice
SEQ IA. when we i'll all be flying around among
,hem clouds, like little angels s
1t sounds butifui. sed Ma
- 1t sounds like good sense 10 me- .ed ia
wont have To bother about good roads then
seq Ia, a. there wont he any 81. Commishuners
SCI ia wonder what yure unkel Hank viii
40 for graft then. sed Ia 80
then Ma stopped talking about wing &
went UP in the air without no air ship
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17

| shows, however, that the corpora,io,
could have reduced prices of all anish-
prices or coal. iron ore. coke. mig iron
and Portland cement SO per cent. main
"' per c enc "" %ar ssae Of wages, paid
stock and provided for interest. sink
Ing FUND and ~ charges. 1t would
n nsy re let n,n sa23,oGo:Goo in the pockets
government and allies instead of nav
ing 2'i;Ooo.o0o to the government in
OUT deriving workman OF dollar
OF wages or stock or bondholder Of
son cent 20 OF dividend or interest. Ii it
It's profits would be, IT knows now
wiih surplus of s.o"o.o '"s' a tSe2
providing for every contingency and and
loss the most pesslmistic magma.
ton could conceive.
me naked, direct question the cor.
poraiion viii face and the public viii
aon s,n is whether. IN morals, under
political sense the corporation should
NOT be willing now, 10 share with the
n noui, some OF the enormous, pros
succcssful ending OF the war. Under
the law II can hold what II has and
INSIST on war profits In time OF peace
that there are times when conditions
ana emergencies not only justify them
!" "''H 'HE iesat rights ana declining
To use power they have, but rcouire
them to do II for their own weifaro
and That OF the public.
The fgure5 as given stand for them
selves. They prove that the steel cor
poration. without impairinE It's assets,
reducing force or wages or dividends.
Interest payments or sinking fund or
Improvement bcttcrment or nainten-
Throughout, the country to renewei
activity and the railways to improv-
!ng and reconstructing 1t can do
more than any other ono power ON
earth toward turning all the wheels
o. commerce II can fix prices much
below those IL has demanded which
VIII he fair and will put everything
moving. while not depriving the smaller
companies OF reasonable and living
profits
BY b. taking the opposite course. BY
holding out for continuance Of huge
profits and additions TO a surplus al
ready beyond reason or possible mead
l. can DO endless harm TO itself and
the business community OF the world
Very rarely-probahly never before IN
his,ory--has any private enterprise
mad such opportunity 10 earn the good
"ill OF the world for Itself and ali
The system OF established commerca
and Institutions or to incur and de-
serve universal resentment. hate and
distrus;.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Wooden ships.

They are remembering forests whers
they grew:
The midnight quiet and the giant
dance:
And all the singing summers that they
Are haunting still their altered cir.
~cumStance.
Leaves they have lost. and robins IN
the nest, III
Tug Of the friendly earth denied "a
ships. 10
These. end the rooted certalnties. and
To gain watery girdlc at the hips.
Only the wind that follows ever 80,
my sfeet not as stranger Oh
but this old friend. with whom thew
drank and laughed '"eS
sits IN the stern and talks OF other
When they had held high baccchanallas
tall hill. eN'o
David Morton, In the sookmaa