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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
Keyboard Touches
Need OF n Dulnncc-Whcel.
by FRANK II. BROOKS.

In :. previous Keyboard Touch. /, was put
dawn as Il finale that in The present time OF day
rigid economy and common sense must have a
views and backbone said tho other day in one
of his sermons: Is lot Of fine ladies about this
town tlIa was speaking of New York; would
do well 10 hrc some cf their help and acquai at
their hands with tho sacrament of dishwutcr."
Rather drastic for II. D.. or a conEre sa ton
Of mu!t-moneyaires.
Eut If the class referred has resolved 70
cid clothes in preference 20 sustaining
from such food as is curcptic, and insists Oh
paying the price III order TO keep UP table ap
penra noes which the c%chcqucr oil tn: head of
the house doesn't warrant. then the remedy is
not Very remote from tho situation suggested
by the dominic OF rich church.
Following the clerical panacca a commenta
is healthy and cited instances In which head
ache OF long standing had been cured by the
process advocated by The minister. OF course il
didn't occur 10 the preacher the one who
seconded his motion that clean hot water would
be just effective Eut that wouldn't have
caused stir. Again every woman has
headachc What sort Of culinary exercise should
such take up?
The work OF domestic is not generally rec
commended as curative OF ailments. Still less
will housewife who undertakes tho job a 4
matter OF economy console herself with the
thought that she is adding TO her health by
smashing bcfor" Kitchen sink, II house
wife does take to the sink in order to cuualize
household expenses. by firing the cook and
tho maid. by doing the maids activities. then
She s i'ccomc balance wheel and that is
ON the needful things in the condition OF
thiUgS ass they
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
GOOD ROADS ADHERENTS
PLAN JANUARY SESSION
Aim 10 Educate the People or the State
for HeneHt Of Highway
system.
Special TO The Times pisna,cn

Special 10 The Times Dispatchl
LTNCHBURG. VA. Dec. 2.-Thc cX-
ecu;ivc comtni,tcc OF the Virginia Good
Roads Association. In session hure to-
day. completed tho outline FOR the pro-
gram OF the annual convention TO be
held in Richmond, January IL. II and
10. hu: Il was decided to withhold
names Of prospective speakers uut:!
acccptanceS VIII have been secured
The COMMITTEES decided 10 recommend
to the association the fun time employ
ment OF secretary in Richmond, p.:.
mhfily for :. continuous education OF
the people Of the state for the benefit
OF the highway system.
The committee approved the appoint
mcnt OF ID. F.. Ryland. Of Lynchbufg,
as scc-etary.troasu for the uncx
pred term.
Much Of the time Of soc committee
was spen; in discussing the probable
Legislative program 20 be made up a,
the convention.
The n bcrs present were: $. T..
ltunt"n. president. Winchester; y. +.
Ry.and. secretary. Lynchburg Ashton
Fletcher. Jenkins Bridge: DR.. S. s.
Gucrrant. Galway; Henry Roberts.
bristol: Professor p. G.. Humphries.
Lexington: George y. Coleman, state
Highway Commissioner. williamsburg:
I. ~ Hardy, Blackstone: o. T.. McCraw.
Lynchburr; X. n. wood. r'harlottes-
willie, and George T.. Harrison. Hen
lrUu.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
Why Living Cost, So Mucl.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sri read piece in YOUR paper a few ia "
ago, stating tie high price that mountain laISl
Is ,hrinGing ~ TINS county Madison.
IL stated that nfty-ciEht OF mountain
Isni ,heiSnsinE 10 TIC estate OF the late John
true. But your corrcspon dent is in error as o
its being mountain land II is twenty miles thi,
SIDE (casD of the Elu" Ridge II is one mic
cast o: Madison Court house abutting tho pub
lie road from Orange to Madison. |, Is within
Two miles OF tho sapidan Railroad Company.
II R also virgin timber Mr.. Utz never cut
anything from those woods. The land instead
OF being mount ainous. is level this floor
that am standing Upon. IL is the only piece
is worth 500 per acre. The land is poor fun OF
white rock.
Now. would like TO say something in re.
gard TO the high cost OF living. Il is nigh and
think L Will stay high believe that by 1921
that corn VIII be worth locally) $500 per
bushel. and -four SIS or $40 per bushc!. My rca
son for thinking is that this railroad COM
pany expects TO work about l"1 They
want 600 in their mill near Orange and 400
twenty-five years 20 get the timber out. Farm
abo: is gone. We have TO pay $500 per day
and board for ordinary work. ] have ncis h.
hor who owns 23e acres of land He has SIX
boys. They arc all gone. Neigbor No. has
four grown boys. All have gone, aud it is SO
all over my county. hardly q exception.
The old men left at home can pillow. plant and
whoever is doing the investigating, viii come
10 my house, ] viii take him in my buggy and
in three DAYS will show him why il is high,
and in my opinion why il Will get higher
Locust Dale. Va. November -, ioia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

that intervention should he on broad scale
and deal with the Mexican situation in such
an effective manner to remove that
public AS constant menace to this countrys
peace and safety. \ rescue of Jenkins or
merely punitive expedition will not suffice.
That would be as abortivc q! lasting results
as was the expedition led by General Per
shing. Mexico has invited the break. and it
it does not care 10 live amcably with its
northern ncighhor then ii must accept the
consequences. IL will require the eNpcndi-
turc Of life and money to do the job quickly
and we'll. but if it stahilizes conditions south
of the Rio Grande ii will he worth all that
it costs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
LEADERS GLAD WILSON
DIDN'T MENTION TREATY
Republican and Democratic Sc,,,
willing 1t Remain in Pigeon
Hole for Time.
MAY DELAY PEACE ,,or,o~
ilan to Have Concurrent Hcso,u,,,,.
originate in Lower Erauch of r,,,n
SrcsS' but Stubborn Fight Is Ex-
pcctcd Before This Is Done.

WASHINGTON. Dec re-,
frn.n r. -, reference 10 the peace trn,t ~
t ttom Iresidsnt Wilson's mess essa srSa, -
ton among botl Republican and r, stac-
cratic leaders. who arc uujtc ,.;iti ,o-
until rD ifay Vs., In" treaty in its pigeon hole
passed or comproiniso effected
The possibility tlIat the Prcs:dc,,
,1aS !, renew Nv hi, reaYest FOR ra,iiic:a
t,pn h;iu bccn regarded as the UnI,.
cement IN the situation which n,iri,,
rr",lNc the issue in the i,nmcdiai.
, ,Rs e., at 1t nov is the cxpectation Of
VIII nc permitted TO remain as pcndinc
q comnrumiS" or at ieas: until thn
,csis.a'ivc work ct the session is Wei
Discuss Stntc of Peace.
Likelihood that the concurrcn. rcso.
.Iuloh; declaring II state of Dcacc MAJ
ESQ De subjected to long delay in
rrGhhTca todaI when the senate Re
- acton in either Senate or House
~ .dn neon decided 10 ask tho House
some o ~ ,hs measure first. hut today
predicted that such cn,',. pranSn
arouse constderabic Opposition ''s"'
.ion 'h h,d these leaders said tho qucs
ihcy asserted that some uo,fse Cc S,Tn'
;,iI,,, oe''n'eu lhc step to be one for
propcr no, "a INC Senate. and ,ha, the
III restoring peace conditions Womb he
ton. ~ 'S''
Republican members or the s.na,.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
ierred on the subject late today. but
reached no conclusion. \ meeting or
nc fun committee probably will be
ht'd later IN the week bur the Demo-
Gratis expect to oppose the resolution
suobornly and a tight for ii might re.
sui' III "a long delay OF legislation.
Discuss Res-r>a,ions
Another fraiurs az
irove,%y arose today in a resolution,
!nttoduccd by senator Cumnins re-
nmhlirSn, Iowa, by which the Senate
would ask the executive Tor "au wrii
ten communications. ~ any, and iii.
SUBSTANCE or all verbal COMMUNICATIONS
II any. with The other big mowers
relative to their acceptance Of tho req
crNAt!onS agreed on by the Senate
majority. Tho rcsOiutton went over
uH1cr :hc rulca without cbatc
Inc move was AN outgrowth OF The
CONT oTcvsy over tho preamble require
;rcnt Of the reservations. which would
have made acceptance by three OF tho
other powers necessary 20 give the
ratification any binding erect
Tic Democrats nave objected that
such acce ptance was impossible. !: is
known that some. administration adj
viscrs favored diplomatic negotiations
on the subject during tho recess OF
Congress but whether their advice was
followed HIS not been revealed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
A Daily Once-Over
Gi,in. Your Husband An Even Break.

Mrs. wife. you may sometimes compare YOUR
husband with the husbands of other women
ana you feel mat they che other women) ha vc
YOU have. ~
fut have you considered that YOU know only
thc good qualities OF the other men?
Comparing your husbands best qualities with
t!tl nest these "ther men have 10 offer ma kcs
H"ur "W!! husband stand out IN pretty good
Who does not have some drawbacks?
Are all your traits ana habits pleasing 10
your husband? -
Instead Of masnityinS the thing YOU wish
were "llier.nt about your husband. why not put
ties? " H f""''-
The ordinary run Of husbands is not so bad
ana t!o point OF view from which you seem to
nc ; c,ohsiGGerinS your ltic partner is the one
Usually we do not give full credit 10 those
nearest ana dearest - us
Il Is so much easier 10 consider .l,cir r,u,. !.
grant cd Copyright, 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
BrCaking tho Solid Sp,,il,

OK Two generations the Republican
leadership ui the nation has dreamed
dreams and schemed schemes OF smashing
INC democratic solidarity of the Southern
group OF States. They have tricd almost
every conceivable process of wcdcinc their
way into this party citadel, hui ALWAYS win
the same result. The South remains soIid
IL is stlli unit in national affairs Occ,
sionai'F STATE like Kentucky or Tennessee
~ 'o'' 'aronna, aroused over some purely
'ocal situation turns Democratic regime
OUT OF once and substitutes a Republican adj
mihistratlon, but when the presidential cioc
tiohS roll around these insurgcnt Common
Nealths somehow or other get back INFO line
NOW new plan has been devised 10 brc,l,
inc soma south. For the time bcinr i, c :,
ohc'm"h proposition, it is true, but il may
at'ract adhcrents as il gains public atton
t'oh' hrst. because it is novel and mex, no
cause IL has some elements OF auneal in !,
senator Wesley Jones, OF Washington :, po
Pupilcan, ana himself most cstimabc CHI
zen has advanced the proposal that tho Re
puDlfcan national convention next wear non,i
',''c Two Houthcrn-born statesmen to head
me Republican ticket Nor is tho Wash.
instohian satisfied to suggest an abstract
iuca re mas something very concrete to
AID Tic offers tho names Of his fovori,cs
a'ohS with the tile 10 his program.
1t Is the confident conviction OF Senator
Jones he AYERS that the nomination of hi.
uo'ieaene' Senator Miles Pondcxtcr, born in
.ehnessec and educated in Virginia. nv Tho
"ePunhcanS for the presidency and tho
nomination OF Goycrnor-clect Morrow. or
hcn'ncky. born and bred In bluegrass ,nrri
lofN' Tor the vice presidency will turn mo
TRICK. lie believes that tho South which ,,.,
pSeh waiting all these wears for the onnor
'nhitY 10 cast its vote for "a; SOuthcrncr ,t
'"o ncao Oh Republican ticket will he
S'ainpcded for PoindcXtcr and Morrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
WILL FORM COTTON BANK
South Carolina Association Plans In
stitution TO Help Growers Mar
krt Crop.

NOECM EIN, :. c. Dec. 2.--MeetinG
in Coium oia this afternoon. the South
Carolina Cotton Association voted to
establish cotton bank and export,
corporation with q proposed capital
stock Of $4,000, 900.
The object Of the organization as an
nounctd is not only to finance tho
farmers and enable them to withhold
distress cotton from the market. but
also to establish foreign corresnen-
dents and TO take care of the foreign
shipments OF the staple. 80 as. 10 on
able buyers from abroad to deal direct
~ with Tho producers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
u. S. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS
SHOW GAIN OF HALF BILLION
Income From Ordinary
Sources Was SI.64. co.. S5.ta
for Fiscal Year.

WASHINGTON. Dee. o--Incrcasa Of
s9oo.oooo.oo0 in receipts over 1918 was
urcr Of the United states for the fiscal
year 1919.
The ordinary receipts were $3.50
mcnts sl3aG5.3 49, 74I7s. an increase OF
AE. S9s So. 1913 as compared with tiaose
OF thcNea- previous.
The disbursements on account OF the
the receipts Nero sG7,..ni6 %.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
CIhirRMtlicnf.

Tonigh: the air is tense. cxpeotant.
waiting;
The leaves lie still upon the siiont
trees
Listening. As If they heard the dist,n.
grooming OF tranquil seas.
The silence breaks; is i, wild BIRD.
trlline.
Than magic fu;o more WONDERFULLY
clear?
Your v6icc! tho silver ripn,.
OF your laughter
Draws near. draws near
Louise Webster in Contemporary
Verse.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Governor Roberts VIII Prrside over
Session OF Governors From
Southern States.
.iEv Associated Press

NASHVILLE TENN. Dec. Clover.
nor y. H. Roberts, OF TenneASec. will
have the honor Of presiding over tho
first conference OF Governors of South
crn states ever assembled to consider
the WAYS and means or combatinS
tuberculosis. the disease which X Kill
ing 10000 Americans yearly. The con
ference Will be held on December 3.
a. savannah. Ga. under the auspices
OF ;hc Southern Commercial Congress
and the National Tuberculosis ASso-
citation. according 10 the informa ton
given oGt by Governor EohcTtS toda%.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
LIFTS IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
German Government Permits ConsiEn-
n,rnts Of Parcels From America to
individuals Duty Free.
IBy Associated Press. :

BERLIN. Dec. 2.--Pcmits to i'm.
crt parcels of food and ciotnlns from,
the Unitou states consigned as gifts to
individuals In Germany. are no longer
required Under modifica ton Of the
former rules announced by ,he govern
mrnt today.
thereafter ten-pound parcels con
tanning commodities OF any sort what
snevcr Intended solely for private con.
.-umption. and addressed TO Individuals
or mcmbots Of family will De ;:d
mittcd free OF all duties and customs
as we'll rs other lcvies a2l -cstr,G-
ticnS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
wEpNEsDNY. DEC EM,BEE 8. 1919

In considering the possibilities OF serious
trouble with Mexico We have TO remember
tho airship II will neuiraiizc absolutely the
guerrilla warfare and possibilities oil swift
and sudden cavalry movements which, here
toforc have threatened to make All Invasion
Of that country formidable undertaking.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

We di2 this ono up from old memories:
The Commercial Traveller edged into tho coun-
ny store with some canned goods
Nothing doing" said the country merchant,
Ihat last 10; YOU sold me, people kept me
jumping up and down taking them off the
shelves You git OUT
'Eu;," insisted the Drummer lust IL; me
SHOW YOU th:sc self-opcnins sard!nc cans,
You"
Nothing doing tall. l tell " I'm sc,;in.
own; y gotta come around when I'm s.anl.n.
up"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
Athens rrepaIes to Try cons,Ti a,t,r,;

OF war has been called TO meet at
once 10 try the consp!rators, who re.
comfy ATTEMPTED the assassination 81
Premier Veniveos Twenty-nnc ar.
rests have been made. Four OF t':a
prisoners arc active army officers aud
confessed completely In the plot TO
kill the premiCr and r. number Of other
suspects have been expelled from the
army.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
wnnt More EqnienbIc uo,o,

hers of the CORPORATION Commission
and representative. from the Cham.
Der o. C4,nnlsrce OF the state left to-
day for Nashinet ton where thnv will
attend the final argument. in The case
of the state against the railroads. in
which better freight rates are sought
INC case VII br argued before ;he
Interstate Commerce Commission or,
Wednesday. and All parties TO tho suit
will be represented, t'' '"''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
SUGAR CONFERENCE PUT OFF
Bonrd'. Meeting with Department OF
Justice VIII BE Held Later
In Week.
rRv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Dee. e.-Tht con-
ference between Department OF jus
,ice oaielals the rs sasaT equalization
noa5a avo ana ten ea hS KEN toda wn' en- %as
cusson OF prices and Tho existi;-
shortage, has been nostnoned until
later in tho week. President Xabri-
skie and Vice. president Costello. of
tho sugar board. wern unable 20 be
present todny because OF an importar.
meeting Of the board in New YORK
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

Now that the supremacy of the law in
Arkansas has been demonstrated and Iindi-
Gated Communication of the death sentences
OF the eleven unfortunate country negroes.
betrayed TO riot and crazy crime by Il vicious
and skillful agitator Of their own race, would
be approved by the public sentiment oil the
entire country as really luaEnanimous and
mcrcfui justice.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

ABOUT 1888. u temperance society was organ
reforms section first pledged the sisnor of
mSmber shi drink rum. ctG e ;M,s i bN av no
o rhySictar and except q: public dinners
no nsmbcr shah lie drunk under pena itv OF
30 ccnta An"thcr exception was. tic funeral
ycs,ing ana jGrasims WenS3"r the s'i men hsr
= the t'mporancc society wanted nip. they
";,s related to sheer. washing lime Ono "fi..er
slaniS Mii icciGs- cinsing to The Wool. and
and February.
.,poni i7'' LYMAN Ececher preached his seven
% HssPE i ; SrayG %l or i6Grtie HruHkard
a AFTER e rh s has DAY to t?F IN Inc an nax
question Is 20 he docdcd. whether the inhcrit.
away: whether sabbath shall he a delight
shall be crowded, with drunkurds or I've churci,
with worshipcrs" Almost everybody drank, rum
were all celebrated by wine punch and Whisky
y minister in thiindoiphia went 10 "a house
With every find q liquor. j is said that when
ea s fhsse ot inG eolG 1%TH into .G
md one in2n actually tnmhlcd iuto the sravc. As
r$sn me hem, mi"is,cr told his renrie 'hat hence
the WHISKY and rum wore passed around before
friends had returned to tic home Of the late
a de-, pr chsmhers hcgnnne his minis
read The service in the house because the friends
t~.G aF"ERH na2s a Wona and later he
%1 i iTn s 5o %aTr T"Sng ma 81 IN
l.; !N&@, n Sew Hampsh;'e, = tna:i determined
mIti9n ara plenty Of swcc, cider. hui when his
,ipmer iney an hssoriSd and Il vas WIZ difd T.
wHo would NO." nan T h, rH t@% ;, neighhors
sa%a $ $dsha sd slsss tSaa'
UP inc church and ruin the country"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
From Other Viewpoints
HHd Old Times and Good New Times.
BY Dir. NEWELL DWIGHT JIIJ,LJS

The best cure for the pcssm:sm Of today is
SOD a. OF ycs'crdAy, Despite the dry
cur streets, but TINS does not mean that our
generation IS lnarchinS straight 10 The abyss
Ihe contrast between our dry cities and the
Mucous 81 druikcnncas Of the olden Times is !,
contrast overwhelming indeed.
me y Mn'FrA Of 1870 had many saloons in
region was this sign:' Drunk for ) cents; dead
drunk Tor 10 cents and dead drunk with hay TO
sleep on all night. - cents"
In l'Si, the south society of Hartford. Conn.
hLlL ltl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

: The City Council would better move slowly
i'll the matter OF raising salaries Ii may
not seem a particularly large item and it
play not be questioned that the Mayor and
bis departments heads are worth what il is
proposed tsr give Them, but in the aggregate
the proposed increases amount To $4,000
Che year. II there is to be general salary
Increase, and that is what ii means once
TIE move is started, il would seem more
equitable 10 start at the bottom with the
men who are struggling 10 maintain them
selves and their families in the face Of rising
costs and on sums that are beggarly in com
paTlson with what their chiefs receive IL
the city could afford il, al increase should
DC made straight through from the bottom
10 the top, hui in the present condition of
the city treasury it is doubtful if that he
possible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

Mary" said tho ANXIOUS Mother you mus,n,,
Keep Charlie on the string this way. You must
accept o. reject him a once"
Wright mother: heads lose tails lose
You're out good houscGirl and Charles in an
expense account
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

9 Herbert Hoover has cstablishcd.a real pre-
Iedcnt. He has failed 10 spend all the money
appropriated to his purposes by Congress,
4nd has a :!Zablc amount 10 turn back
INTO the public treasury. Of the 500. 10000
sci aside for relici in Europe, $3.50, 900
Is TO be given back i'll The shape OF notes
from governments which participated in the
work. Considering the thoroughncss and
promptncss with which aid was sent to
Europe's starving millions, the cost to Amer
lea has heen roitptrativcly small. This fact
il due largely to The efficiency attained under
aIr. Hoover's direction
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
Voice Of the People

Letters must give the and address of
the writer Name Will not be published tf
writer requests,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

Maybe whoever broke open and p!undercd
thomas Nelson Pages baggage at sea was
l'S'hs mercy TO give him that homciikc feel
ING ana make him think himself travelling
in Virginia with prohibition officers busv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

Flavor OF forgery is given the alleged Sc
crct papers Of the Hun government now
bajns published and supposed 10 prove the
Euiser's guilt in bringing on the war, by
One small circumstance. inc German am
bassador at Vienna is represented telc-
graphing his chief on inly Is, 1914, OF some
thing to happen at ''Petrograd." The city
waa st, Petersburg" until after the war
began in August. q month after the date of
the SUPPOSED dispatch.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03
I.asy Way Out.

md so YOU aclicv: firmly in predes,ina.
ton"
II certainly do, cant Imagine that man de-
cides his destinics by sober reasoning Why.
Jus, look at tho marriage licenses alone Man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

III bet any man and take the long end Of tho
"et. tnat ihe fellow who reaches success never
got thcr" doing things carelcssly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

1t rs curious condition of affairs that
forces the state to pay the bills incurred
both for the prosecution and the defense OF
accused persons. Prohibition Commissioner
Peters believes tina, under the Mapp act it
WAS legal for him 20 pay private attorney
$500 from the public funds for an opinion
instead Of going direct to the Attorncy-Gen-
eral, and 10 take S 06G from the same funds
Tor the defense Of two OF the department
agents when charged with murder. Here
~toforc The Tines Dispatch has alluded to
this Mnjus. practice which saddles a double
burden on the taxpayers Whether or no,
the commissioner he right in his contention
Tor the legality OF lis course. the injustice
Of it is N no wise altered, ana The public
resentment Is natural Relief from tho un-
necessary burden viii come only when The
Prohibition department is abolished by the
General a ssemhly, and It's duties in conncc-
ton with prohibition enforcement assumed
by the Federal government, in co-operatjon
with State anu county officers already paid
for that service.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-03

Randolph l..
Private Branch tN"lnu.:r
connecting with all depart
mrntS