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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed for Readers
Authoritative Wricrs-A Daily Feature.
BUSINESS PAUSES TO WATCH A FIGHT
by ALFRED Is. WILLIAMS.

ircsidcnt wilson and tho country are
-, pcrpieNing position with the United
aspect OF the question pendiur Is nm
!.nhpOr'ant. comparatively. although it
Involves Il distinct split I'm tho admin
Hoi,, ION; secretary OF Commerce Red
agreed that the railways should nav
so 10 ny Il ton for 100000 tons or
steer rails likely TO be used this year.
tail way Director Hines and Sncrc,ar,.
Of tho Treasury Glass and otbor ,nor,
pcrs or the Cabinet refuse 10 sanction
the agreement, believing tho nrices
10 be too high. and contending that
thcY can be reduced without need for
lowering wages. Both sides have
stated their cases to the President
tie Is silent. and business everywherc
SLOWS down TO watch for tho results
While steel rails arc estimated yari
ouSiy al from TO per cent of tho
tolai annual business of the company
thc price of them is taken as making
Il OASIS Tor prices of all steel products
Just as prices OF certain cotton cloths
are made the basis for dry goods. Win
the price OF rails fixed, dealers and
consumers get definite idea OF prob
able prices Of steel and iron. Now all
these are unfiXed. unsettled 1t is
something like a Strike hugely rnagni-
fled. The company names it's price
The railways. through their present
government representatives refuse TO
pay II. Both stand firm.
Many trades and lines denend on steel
and iron. Most Of these await now n
cecision that Will determine future
prices Railways are losing heavily
from the wait because while business
pauses il ships little freight. Labor
from the points of original production
OF raw material to the points where
finished products are used. must stand
idle until building and other business
can he ready To use il. The President
might disregard the probability that
however he decides. he may lose sew
cral important and valuable members
or his administration and make the
political confusion more confused He
may disregard the welfare OF the steel
company, although IL Is an enormous
factor In our business and govern
mental life. Las, year il paid s27i.-
2t',oOo income tax, which is nearly a
sixteenth of the amount the whole
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statesman. He says: But passionate
as was l'ttts cloQucncc, 1t WAS the clo-
Gucncc OF a statesman, not OF a rhct-
Orician. Time has indicated almost
about 1850: his defense OF the liberty
OF IA" subject against arbitrary I'M
priSonin"nt under general warrantS':
oi tn" liberty OF tn" press against Lord
Mansfield: Of the rights Of coustitucn-
cies agaiis, tho iious. Of Commons; OF
against England Itself Ills foreign
policy was directed 10 tn" prcscrva-
tion OF PRUSSIA. and Prussia has vim
dicaied his foresight by tho creation
Of G"rrnany.''
Green spoke too soon. and failed 10
set the true verdict Of time az 10 PITS
foreign policy. And yet IT took u long
time TO prove it wrong. More Than 100
years had passed since PITTS policy
had saved Frederick and Prussia from
ruin In the Seven Years War and
G.ccn could still point with pride in
leH" TO tho great commoner's foreign
policy; but in about 100 years from
Waterloo came on England from that
creation OF Germany OF MIR. piti "a
greater strain than ever Napoleon had
been able to bring
Have VIC as great statesmen as Pitt
now AT work in The peace congress?
hope so; one. at least the schoolmns-
ter abroad, and at any rate they arc
aiming to preserve peace on a differ
cnt plan from tho old t.uropcan Tho
preserving tho balance Of power"
which has worked Ill for centuries.
i-ct us hope and pray that tho time-,est
viii show better rcsuits than the old
system has produced. But We shall need
patience. TO apply tho test OF time
work. Bi:RK Ei.EY MINOR:
Richmond. Va, March IL. 1919
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Voice of the People.
Letters must give tho nnme md I'D
drchH Of the writer, MIME will nor he
published II writer 40 reuucstu
The In I,oIl,,,c A.,


To the Editor OF The Timex Dispatch:
SIT haze read tho article IN your
Issue OF ->pril .. 1919, entitled Prom
Ciher Viewpoints" dealing with the
Am.rlcan shinpins problem. Tho last
sentence is this: so far NC stand
hNpicss with this enormous power
lhralyZcd by Mr.. LA Foilcttc's scarncn's
!@w- harbors and shipyards crowded
with vessels and nobody 10 use them
and schncn held idle ashore by tn.
law Intended 10 make them rich and
happy
What can bc further from Tho truth.
The La Toilette law has cqualtzcd
waS" operating costs between Ameri-
can and foreign vessels. To-day. II
costs England, Norway and other
countries just as much to operate
their vessels. from "A wage viewpoint,
AS II does any American company
10 operate American ships. This is
opportunity TO leave their ships in
american ports. which are high wage
torts. This has compelled foreigners
I" replace their crews at the American
labor market cost. The public has a
right 10 know tho truth about the
shipping problem and the cnec; Of the
La Toilette Act Foreign shipowners
and Americans who own foreign
vessels. are the only ones who have
opposed tho aci. aud they have made
many believe that the act IS dctri-
mental 10 the people OF the United
States. s y ANTELL..
New York April IL 1919
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A Daily Once Over.

Mothers you not being kind 10 those
daughters Of yours when you allow them to
avoid doing work about the house which ncccs-
aarily paccs additional burdens upon you
You assisting in making them selfish un-
feeling and lazy.
You are preparing to send them into matri-
inony lacking the knowledge and industry ueces-
sary TO maintain happiness in their future
homes.
life. and cause the daughters to think that
y. hcn they marry II VIII be for money enough
to avoid the hardships mother endured
Marriage then becomes to them more or less
OF . mcrccnary bargain
Even II they do not take the mcrccnary view
aud actually believe mat love is the most i'm
portant factor, the fact that YOU have moi ali
lowed them to share the 'drudgcrics" as you
call II. makes them inefficient housckc 20 ne RS.
aud is bound To result in discomfort and un,
happiness through life wherever they branch
out for themselves.
slovcnly conducted home. poorly cooked
meals, an inefficient (and nearly always) nerv-
Gus, easily irritatcd wife. viii rob any home Of
It's plcasurc.-Copyr.ght. 1919.
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Little Boobies Pa.
BY WILLIAM F.. KIRK.

b ss last aay " Hs.eh M xsd 10 sS 80 W M
she rt toald ma she S Wud teach s IN me 70 sing
s.s "a 's sss! Sss
Indeed sea the 1 hay 'eeshsr her nam
suspeckted i, from the timber of yurc voice
Well sed Pa. suppose timber is pritty
n nd oy n rT put Men MAS ynnEer my voice
sharp. '"' ~
man here lie has fine stage prcsens she sed,
used ,To sing wen S2ksG o n9
o" the 5 s"ee v sen a n YOU OF e ,%c hear
Madam ponaiay Does this Suns 'G man tG aah
think he wa sed Ma: he is kind in" Of G drccmy
Ws IF the do Kim sed he MS Y ma
"a '1 ,nI1 artist IN anyway am 3mXshus for
We shall start next week. sed Madam
wud rather Tern to pitch & catch, sed
nusck Bo5bi aed Pa "fe you taR a af9%
me an be sroa ns tG DO @ee Wa ike se
You You are quite an around man new, .scd Mas
way, sed Pa 1 moasily Bone & Mus sSa,
NSos Wcn f SEQ The ssches
from his sholders down, she sed. & Bone from
he ask p you're or Fpssk 70 n
any family seekrets. Most musical pcepui has
tharc matrymonyal trubbels. I guess, sed Pa
Artists kind Of hard to git along with
eScent With themssif sed Pa. They agree With
our littel son win be songbird? scd Pa So
many yung men has been spoiled that way
wen we they cudde MT, sing note want YOU to
pines are punk. sed Pa tell the straight OF it,
lf his voice shows no promise. sed the lady
| J VIII promise you to tell the truth, jest as
am telling the truth now wen say 1t is hard
voice she scd Pa.
| After she had went Pa sed Musical peepul is
| odd Gcnyuscs, that lady dIdcnt rcclizo thai NV
voice has musick in 1t. ~
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country Will DO called on to subscribe
IN M me new Victory loan. and took sI77,-
ooo.ooo OF Liberty bonds. and IL en-
pioys $4,000 men and sent $4,000 men
to the service. But the fact that tho
price or steel Will influence for good
or Ill all the business OF tho country
and the fortunes OF millions OF pcopie
cannot be ignored II must make anv
man stop and think long and hard and
say his prayers, IL he be Il praying
man, The results depending on de-
'cision may well daunt the boldcst and
disturb the most closely informed
a break may come through the in
dependent steel companies Thus far
they have stood with the trus, and de-
halt-billion OF surplus. AZ the trust
has, and the government offers tempt
Ing cash for anybody who Will cut. or
even begin to shade. trust figures. The
cut. because their costs OF production
are far more than those Of the trust,
Yet neither can they afford TO bc idle
or to run on short time. They may
break tho strike and offer reductions
which will start the railways to buy
ing and building and other business
moving. The cement and lime people
already have given concessions, and
probably the prices Of lumber are set
lot some years to come. Fear of sud
den DROPS after orders have been placed
detcrs activity far more khan high
prices if they appear to be reasonably
The steel company Is the ono party
10 IN" hitch which really can afford
10 relax II is holding out for liberal
profits. The government and railways
are standing for opportunity for re-
sumption o! general business and prog
reSs Doing so. they arc hurting them
selves and the country, but they have
10 choose between temporary injury
to be followed by recovery and safety
and the permanent injury OF excessive,
repressiNc and uncertain prices. lf tho
test OF endurance continues. the merits
OF the case will be put before the
public very definitely. and SO clearly
that the responsibility Will be fixed
beyond question, and condo mnation
placed SO that IL will hurt. Nobody
In this country can bc !nvulnerablc
against united and aroused public
Opiniou
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For the time being. Lloyd George has .e-
strained the growing impatience .. the House
Of Commons and extended his Lease 0: power
II is only q question o, short time. how
ever, untfl his coalition support vii! dissolve
and his downfall Will occur! Re s both &
great states1s1 and sh.ewi politician,
and perhaps the OILY usa in England who
corld hEve confined {, he head 0. the gov
err2ert r.te- .he ---e-ous trying condi
tsoas wtie5 oe 1zs tat . .sce. Thsre were
!,cusocss II .cs Et-E5o- ~h!ch could have
r-v-z.: sr:5". Us sve--h-ow eye now had
-t.r 6z-r5 -.sr ;3s oo-Eeq1e-ce. acd sEsu-2e
re -.f,.c-E-t-:! te rs cz--iet
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
The Lazy MINI.

My natural incliuHtiun is
To be q lazy TURK
lhe husicS, thing like is watch
The other fellow work
And II YOU search the Earth around
I'm sure you'll never SEQ
y svn-of-a gun OF Il tykc who is
KS lHH! as | could be-
l m fond OF the open season when
y chap can sit and wish
And the hardest thing he tries TO do
Is to catch Il couple o. fish;
And IT had the making OF my own Fate,
There isn't a doubt about it,
Ia lot the Industrious do the work
Nmd Id Set along without it,
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Secretary Daniels was not speaking boast
fully or just making copy a year or more
ago when he said that he expected TO lead
parade through the streets OF Berlin To-
day the chief OF the Navy Department is on
German territory, and his eyes arc sweeping
the Rhine. treasured OF the Huns. His
journey may not carry him so Tar as Berlin.
but he will have the satisfaction Of knowing
that had he cared 10 fulfill his own prophecy
there would have been nothing 20 prevent him
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
probIcm of the trturncd I,urn,tnr.

Let tell you few of my experiences
ana observations as a furniture salesman said
he. Then you VIII be in better DOsition 10
Judge. We have only half hour to train
time, 50 lets pack UP and leave this till VIC
the train"
When were comfortably seated in the Pull
man, Bruno Duke began:
The statesmen II class resented my being
there. FOR - share OF the profits is divided among
all permanent statesmen. Any work that tenn
Dorary men do. however, is not considered SO all
my sales reduced slightly the possibilities OF a
bonus.
'io wevor. dropped hint that l didn't like
the Job and would clear out the end OF the
week, and then they endured me with some
little snow Of grace
'iazclbrook has splendid store. as you OBJ
served The fittings and general surroundings
arc good enough for very high class trade.
OF course. the furniture is displayed o the very
best poHsibl. advantage.
Dining room suits, for instance, arc dis
played IN c-wall booths or rooms, the walls
hung win expensive paper burlap, and beau
tful pictures are on the walls
GOOD rugs on the floor add to the attrac-
laid With snowy white linen and fine silver
ware. Vases Of flowers tho tables cornpIctc
tn" really splendid effect
"Nll through the store the goods are dis
played with scrupnous care to ward creating
TIA" best impression.
The statesmen are really clever in describing
the make OF the articles They can tell what
Il IN such way az to make customers hungry
L" buy So much for the general plan OF the
Then the porter announced Last call for
dinner" so "c stopped talking to dinc-To I3c
Continued Tomorrow.
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Nicknnnnes OF states.

Miss 4. J.. S.. Pctersburg.-Thc nick
names of States arc: Alabama, Lane
Of Flowers: Arkansas. Bear State
California. Golden State: Colorado
Centennial State; Connecticut, Nutmeg
STATE: Delaware, Blue Hen State;
Florida. Peninsular State: Georgia
Cracker state; Illinois, Sucker State
Indiana. IIoosier state: Iowa. Hawkey,
State: Kansas. Sunflower State: Ken
lucky, Bluegrass STATE: Louisiana
Pelican state: Maine, Pine Tree State:
Maryland. old Line State: Massachu-
sets. Old Bay State: Michigan. VOL
VERNE State: Minnesota. Gopher State:
Mississippi Bayou State: Missouri. Bull
lion State: Montana, SinGed Cat State:
Nevada, Silver state: New Hampshire
Granite State; New Jersey. Garden
State: New York. Empire State: North
Carolina. Tarhcel state; Ohio. Buckeye
State: oregon. Wehfoot State: Pennsyl-
vania. keystone State: Rhode Island
Little Rhody: South Carolina. Palmetto
State: Tennessee. Volunteer State:
Texas. Lone Star State; Utah Honey
Bee state: Vermont. Green Mountain
State; Virginia, Old Dominion: West
Virginia. Panhandle State; Wisconsin
Badger State.
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Interesting Health Queries.
ANSWERED. BY DR. BRADY.
Copyright, 1917. National Newspan,r ServIce

Uncle SANS Instruction--rou suggested
some time since number of DamphielS tor
H'ierent classes of persons about sen hygiene.
! nave lost the memorandum aud would be
sratctul il you will again publish the list and
The address where oDtitnabic. X. T.. s.
-\hSwc'--Thc pamphlets are issued by the
soNrrnmcnt and are now obtainablo from most
Stitc Health Departments from the mublic
iicaltE service. rs firSt Street -. w, WASH
ihEton d. 6. They are as follows:
set A.--For Young Men.
Set c.--For Boys.
Set For Parents.
Sc! E-Eor Girls and. Young Women.
Set F.-For Educators.
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Railway brotherhoods are condemning the
remnant OF private control which they al
lege is trying TO dscrcdt the Federal rail
road administration. In the light OF recent
liberal wage advances. il may be regarded
as the bro,herhoods' share in the old
fashioned arrangement OF You scratch my
back and I'll scratch yours" Had wage in
creases in the past year not been obtained so
easily. il may be wondered IL the enthusiasm
tor government ownership would be 50 IN
bounded.
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religion In AISncc-Lorrain and
Germany.

Reader. charlottesville. The percent
age of religious distribution in Alsace-
Lorraine and Germany, according to
the census Of 1910. is as follyws: Ger
many. Evangelicals, 3?,39I,+2 persons,
representing 6l,53 per cent; Roman
Catholics. 23.S21.A53 persons. repre-
SentinG 1868 per cent; other Christians
2S3.9AG reprcscnting Oh per cent
Jews, Gf5,021. representing 0.9j per
cent In AlSace- lorraine, Evangelicals
d0S,21i representing 2l7S per cent
Roman Catholics. l.+2S,343. representing
1922 per cent: other Christians. 1865
representing .02l per cent; Jews, 30,4S3
representing 1.63 per cent.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 20. 1919.

heinterest rate on the Victory loan bonds
and their convertibiity into ta1-e1empt
bonds Of lower but profitable rate of in
terest, insurcs success OF the loan, if other
assurance than that OF the patriotism OF the
American people were needed. Moreover the
financial ability OF the people 10 absorb it
without strain on their resources is un-
questioned.
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ritt pro,cn Mrnnr.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispa tch:
tost OF statcs,nanship. When that test
is applied to The acts OF tn" peace con-
gross what viii bc the result: Will
wisdom or folly be tho verdict?
am led 10 such mola rizinE by read
INK tn. splendid culoEy ot William
Pint ti.ord Ihathan) by John Richard
Green in his "History OF the English
People Green rates him very high as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20

Mrs. u. 5. NJ. Charlie Iiope.-Com-
pany G., one Hundred and Nineteenth
Infantry, is in the Thirtieth Division
most Of whose units have already re-
turned home. by communicating with
the Adjutant-GencraL war Depart
mcnt. Washington. -. G.. you should
iiccr commanding the company at the
time of he death OF the soldier men
ton by you. or, at least, the names of
some Of the officers.
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Confusion ms to Rights Under War
Risk Insurance Act.

Soldier, PctcrsburE.-Yes, term in
surance now carried by soldiers and
sailors under the War Risk Insurance
act may soon he converted. in whole
or in part. upon Application to the
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance of the
Treasury Department, Washington,
ID. G. The necessary application blanks
following forms OF policies will he
issued by the bureau TO persons max
ing the conversion: % Ordinary life;
CD twenty-paymcnt life. CD thirty
payment life; CD twenty-year cndow-
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Intelligent bunch of geese and ducks you've
GOT there"
Think so?'
Yes. Came through here the other day with
q medical friend OF mine, and they all seemed
20 know what profession he was in right away:
anyhow, thcy yelled it at him.
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Charcoal Eph's Daily Thoueb,

III got { go [ Heaven Wild some folks -
S''u '",T'o"i Eph' ruminativcly, Il sure got a
hunch change NAH ticket kasc orr ~, al,
dar what say dcy swnc hit ain Ewine bc no
place 70 joy. Try chop. 9Iistah Jackson"
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me people OF Soldier. Kans.. are very sorry
TO be informed by Jack Johnson that the John
Son-Nilard fight was fake. The local pupcr
says; The fact that Wizards father once rode
through the streets of Soldier in lumber
wagon has no longer any charm for the asnirinr
youth OF town"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20

New Jersey judge has decided that vampire
is "a woman who blcaches her hair" Gosh,
That jedGc hasn't been around much
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20

horace FLETCHER left money 10 he used for
prizes for SLOW eating. Cannot somebody do
something to promote noiselcss catinpo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20

There are those who may laugh al ina,
LONDON prophet who after scanning the
SKIES declares that another world var viii
start in 1926. or course, this as,rologcr
mas no monopoly in the matter OF looking
INTO the future nor does he possess anv
special knowledge unknown 10 the rest q,
the world, but he who thinks that the i'm
mediate future holds for the world "A pcrna-
nehl peace not only ignores Holy Writ, but
loTsets that the sweet influences OF religion
have not yet disciplined those unruly pas-
slons which govern man and which in the
mass are even more intense than in the in
gdtvidual. Who is there who does not recall
that balmy summer morning when the news
papers Informed the people OF this country
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
Business Problems.
SOLVED BY BRUNO DUKE.
Author, Harold Whitehead.

Peter E'lint"-the narrator Of the business
episodes OF this series--has for years acted
as conhdant and helper Of Bruno Duke. lie
secured mis- htro's permission to recount some
Of the experiences they have shared in the per
fOrrancc OF their most interesting work OF
solving business problems. II is the hope OF
the author that not only will readers Of this
newspapers be entertained by these episodes but
that the business ideas sug ycste will prove OF
dollars and cents value them.
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Ir"izNE Has Ordered His Navy to Sea TO
FiEht-Hcadlinc
y navy usually goes to sea to nsh
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Cocoa.---Can you tell me whether cocoa
thickens the blood? Is it wholesome for use
1T every meal? Mrs
Answer.--It does not affect the blood. 1t is
rather less stimulating Ito heart brain and
kidncys) and moro nourishng (by reason OF
its fat content) than tea coffee 1t NAV be
used AT every meal by adults 1t Is not ad-
v!sahc Tor children.
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Corrosive Sublimatc.---Is corrosive sublimatc
a germ destroyer? What quantity should be
used In Il pint OF water? X t. ID.
AnSwcr--it is far too poisonous TO use as an
ntiscptic or disinfcctant.