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Selling Our CoaI Abroad

THE United States Shipping Board is en-
i titled to full praise for its decision to
allocate large part Of the American mer-
chant feet to the coal-carrying trade. No
move that it has made since the conclusion
of the war will add more materially to the
wealth of the nation and at the same time
furnish a fresh market for the almost illimt-
able supply of coal which underlies vast areas
on the American continent.
1t is no secret that the coal industry has
languished since the signing Of the armstice.
Few interests, widespread, have suffered
to the same extent. This is due in a meas
ure, to the fact that the production of coal
was overstimulated while the war lasted. 1t
played so vital part in the war program
that the government laid tremendous pres
sure on the producing element Of the trade
to mine and market every possible ton OF
coal.
AS consequence, the armstice found the
coal situation at its crest AS soon as tho
cancellation of the great war contracts was
started, the fact began to react on the coal
industry The demand fell of almost over
night, and with an unusually mild winter it
did not recover. 1t has not recovered yet,
and many hundreds Of millions of dollars in
coal investments are in more or less pre-
carous position
The one avenue of relief for the coal in
rerests lies in larger sales abroad. Every
producer knows this and every government
official knows 1t, and Europe is actually
clamoring for American coal. France and
Belgium will need 100000 tons. Italy
could take 100000 tons tomorrow, and
even Switzerland has asked the American gov
eminent for rush order OF 100000 tons
Here is case Of a producer anxious to sell
his surplus product and with customer
waiting little distance off TO buy every
pound of his product, but with neither party
in position to close the transaction because
neither can effect delivery of the goods
There is only one agency that can bring
the coal dealer and his customer together
Ihat is the United States Shipping Board, and
happily that board has acted 1t first an
nounced the creation Of a export coal depart
ment, and followed 1t with the announce
ment that as rapidly as possible tonnage
would be provided for the shipment of all the
coal for which foreign buyers might con-
tract. Later STILL an important conference
was held in Washington between officials OF
the government and fifty or more leading
coal exporters at which time Roadway was
made in working out the complicated details
of the program.
The big fact is that the Federal govern-
ment at last has met the urgent export coal
situation by guaranteeing the shipping
necessary TO make 1t a success, and that from
THIS time forward American coal will NAV
leading part In the fuel markets of the
world. incidentally, the great coal-shipping
centers at Hampton Roads, Baltimore and
Philadelphia may expect to find the volume
Oh their overseas business increased to enor-
nous proportions Chairman Hurley in adj
dressing the exporters, gave all interests to
understand that such a contamination was
matter of the immediate future
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems
Authoritative Daily Feature.
BEST NOT TOO GOOD FOR COMMON PEOPLE


~ To-day Ts;n. a truly wonderful change is
are rich and powerful. The crucibie
OF war mas burned up the old spirit OF
caste. selfshness aud pride. An In
c eden; , that occurred in London re-
tude. Over in the. East End OF Lon
district. where the poor are WORKING
IN clothing and munition factories
one OF the Barnetts started loan
exhibition for the workers The poor
ma mac increased wages. They had begun
10 buy sheer eIhsap je%elry: the men buyins
dresses. The question of poverty
was being solved. but there was a
moran ana spiritual salvation to be
achieved With their increased In
con come these people needed higher
Therefore, Canon and Mrs. Barnet,
visited tho rich people and houses
certain masterpieces OF great beauty
ana nigh value. In another room were
six excellent pictures which 'the lady
OF rank said her husband proposed
@h ssna t But lean snor eHhbiGn a
swered. II am sorry. but ] cannot. ac-
The the lady oiyy.. exclaimed. But why not?
are not the best you have. Those in
the draWing-room arc gems and BY
1Wbv the ws best Of yeur .sellee,ion;"
lures are of priceless value" Ger Ger
tainly." answered, Canon Barnett. 1T
is the best that ia needed for White.
chapel" Now. that rich man and
his wife had been 30 profoundly in
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Long Credits
BY JOHN BARRETT,
or the Pnn-Auerfcnn Union.

,,Ao subject Of prime Importance to prospectiv.
fGatiErters particularly those looking toward
- Ltine riSa is long credits Perhapa there
~, U.sIlng ABOUT which there has been So much
s,ci We ssaeanolng, so many missatements a nd
suSi, hiseonception OF existing facts ~
When intelligently treated tn. mart. 10,
~, een nresented most often from the technical
a,ni.opoint and In technical language nor f,,iiy
appreciated by the average business man
90. ~ ~ TOT the most part. it has been unintelI
Se;;;;thS presented by those who understand
ansG International trade in general nor Latin
mTmUHm! n, Whatever OF the customs or the
iuiiuaheh'a!s OF credits or of banking ~
~ is not necessary to 60 out OF tho 1-rr.d
nItleS IN order 10 understand that q merrhs NJ
Mio Is aoie 70 give ninety $50 days' credit
o ~ a considerable advantage in the matter
sh ,, only thirty to sixty days credit And this
anVahtase becomes the more pronounced IN
nose localities such Latin America wb. ~
me purchaser by custom is used to the Longer
t., me European exporter to Latin-America who
- aoc ana willing TO give the long credit en-
!Hss aouoie advantage over the exporter from,
ihe united states able or Willing ho,h
IN, the beneht derived from conforming TO The
BUSINESS Hsages OF the country and In beins
tive. " "'e''eH more attrac.
The question Is: How is the Euronean ,h,s
70 90 this: Does he work larger ca pital
lhaE 90 our manufacturers. or does he entov
portcrs do not? ca
The answer is very clearly that IL IA no,
ppr.nHrly because Of cheap money In Europe
~! because the European has special credit
auNAHthGes which the American does not have
Or E"theF. has not heretofore had. These adj,
NantaEcs grow out OF different banking b,see
and usaEes in Europe and in the United States
Copyright, 1919.
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A Tabloid Tale.
From Town to Town.

The man was STOPPING on the pedestal at the
base of monument to the mayor OF the town
ne was holding onto the mayors legs with one
arm while he sesticulated and handed around
make your eomplexons beautiful. milky. soft.
silky, overnight! You take one tesspoonfui
t before going TO bed each night and then lay
drssm--dream OF health. Beauty and with these
aha with these two powerful attributes
ladies' you may command wealth the third
and with these three. you set happiness the
the Two front neargold teeth)-(six bottles to
the lady With the mud-fencc complex ion)-(one
TO 10, Inc young lady eonfessinS twenty summers
Excuse me. ladies' NV partner the master
Sh-h! Great lollypops" whispered the man
II give yrh the wrong bottles! I put the
that yuh were eoin' tub sell in the next town.
Huh: You doi't mean it? Oh. we'll
LAS ! was saying ladies. for SO cents Won
can have c,omplexion like Helen of Yonkers.
like me great Jane OF Tie Dark. all "a Sottie
ladies'! only 80 cents for face that poets
and artists and blacksmiths will rave about
curl ;papers)--ta bottle to the lady with the
black eye who must have been arguin' with her
gentle hubDy)--soing, going. gone (six bottles
10 the fat lady with a face like Edam
No doubt the man would have sold them ALL
but for a slight mishap. The ladies'. forgetting
all about the lily-white compilations. became in :.
censcd at the wretched Insults he was heaping
upon them and broke every bottle over his
head.
Some weeks later. when he was better, he
sold the Lilywhite Cream in the next town for
the horse btters.
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Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
The Correction OF Cosmetic BIenaishes.
(ConYrlyhf nv NafI

The branch or special fold Of modern surgery
siderably as a result Of tho esperence OF army rDn
surgeons In the course OF the war. Plastic sur.
gerry; somehow, has been too much abused by
charlatans and incompetents has orthopcdic
surgery and dermatology.
now that the war is over and the young lady
Miracles Wrought by surreons br"a ao0S,
can lay aside coy corner magazine long
enough to learn that plastic surgery still falls
theless. OFFERS little more than ever before.
a nose constructed out of finger Joint, for
the young ladies imagined. 1t is a great i'm
provement on no nose a all. but still it lacks a
is naihi aemosphere of puehrtude. though that
the rouge and powder impedimenta.
there Is no mystery or gift or secret about
CURES first Of all. thorough medical and sur
ff or taainlng; second the time and patlence
Let no ono confuse legitimate plastic sureery
win the nefarious business Of injecting paraf,
mn 70 MI out hollows wrinkles This latter
trick. TO which so many ill-advised women have
submitted. brings remorse in due time" thomah
UNFORTUNATELY the victim enjoys the remorss
parafhn Jumps up and spreads about and n,,Ln &c
nm awful mess and its removal is a tnsk tha :
na mes the greatest skill, though it may be re-
hideous 'o'
Likewise. let no one confuse reputable sur.
gerry win the Establishments OF the fellow who
os1ures miracles Tor patrons he has never seen
Al. Delormities affecting the shape of tho nose
me me position or the ears: and other facial fen
tic surgery. W pas
paStic means to give form or to fashion.
word. -'''''teo ny the
Any one desiring correction OF a deformitv
suggest a reliable plastic surgeon or 60, ~
seon who does such work II this sapsi All
f Isss were generally followed. we would see
such relief. VIZ nave sought
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plane upon military basis. and It was
an American naval officer who first
piloted such an engine acros. the Al
lant!c. even II he made one stop en-
route. "
There arc no Hawkers here. That
pold young man attempted an overseas
night and the world held It's breath as
he drove his plane out over tho
troubled waters OF the Atlantic He
failed to reach his goal He went
down more than 500 miles from land.
was picked up by passing vessel and
landed on tho coast of Ireland He
WAS given rousing cheer Just the
same HIS admirers at home and
abroad save him almost as roya! a re :
ccption az II he had succeeded But
lie showed yellow streak. He sought
TO 6elittie the more successful flight
or Lieutenant-C Commander Read tho
American who leaped through the air
to the coast Of Portugal
There Is nothing to be gained by
recalling Hawker, even though he ha.
repeated his unspor,smaniike slight.
upon his more successful rivals AL
cock is the hero Of the hour He has
accomplished what Hawkcr failed 10
accomplish and what Read did not
even attempt. He has made his place
In annals OF air navigation. He has
earned all the rewards which a crate
lul nation may confer upon him. and
Americans Will forget Hawker In their.
unanimous praise OF the young Officer
who gives 10 Great Britain a distlnc-
t'on which may he repeated but which
can never be surpassed.
LynchburE, Va. June I6. 1912.
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Impressive, but Futile

aE demonstrations which labor and capita |
allke are making in opposition to both
wartime and constitutional prohibition are
1orcetul enough perhaps. but they are too
late. THESE interests which are now storm
ing the capitol, crowding congressional COM
mlttee rooms, and making arguments AGAINST
the inevitable might have had some effect q
year ago. They might have been listened
to and might have impressed Congress with
some hope Of favorable results. but if is =
waste of time to lock the barn door after the
horse has escaped
Nationwide prohibition is now practically
an accomplished fact. There is NOT the
slightest indication that the wartime meas
ure Will be repealed between now and INV
/. when 1t is to become effective The drv
haJorltles are organized to defeat any re-
peal proposal that is brought forward. The
Republicans, chagrined that the President
piaIeu the responsibility for this legislation
on their shoulders, have talked resentfullv
OF bringing forward resolution passing that
responsibility back to him, but it begins TO
be apparent that they have lost their corr
age on that deal.
IN January the constitutional amendment
VIII become effective. No rational person in
all the country ina gnes for minute that the
change ordered in the organic law will no re-
pealed or that any serious move will he made
10 repeal II between now and the first Of the
year Meantime the dry leaders are perfect
Ing their enforcement legislation The series
or enforcement bills have been presented and
are now being whipped into final form in the
committees Of the House and Senate. Their
authors expect to bring them out and to mass
them before the end of June
1t is clearly evident, therefore. that the
country must try the experiment of Drohihi
ton. Legaized dryncss is soon to be i'm
posed on the nation If the people find ,t,or
the trial, that they like It; that il remedies
all the evils it is designed to remedy. and
that II is reform which indicates itself in
! full measure, the wet interests will no longer
have ground on which to stand. But if the
people dislike it; IL they find that II is q
sham and fraud, they may revolt against IT
and demand that the country reverse itself
| on the question.
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The President calls this BLUM in the speaking
tour that he proposes to make He will place
the covenant before the people and frankly
explain its scope and meaning. thus exposing
to public ridicule the misleading aud decep-
tive Interpretation the Republicans have
placed upon it. With Republican trckery
thus exposed. there is no doubt as to what
the response will be. 1t will be so over
whelmingly preponderant in favor of ratii-
cation that the whole Republican scheme OF
opposition will collapse in forced abandon
ment to enable it's responsible authors to
escape the gathering storm OF public repudia-
tion and inevitable party disaster They have
not misjudged public sentiment that they
do not quail at the thought Of having to go
before the people and justify the falseness
of their attitude toward the treaty as whole
after the President has explained it directly
to the people.
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A Daily Once Over.
Your Children and Their Requests.

If you have friend. and in order to ret
some thing you want from that friend you ha We
another persons influence, your friend
ship does not amount to much
There is something lacking I'm your dealings
with the other.
Wien a child must get sister brother or
mother to intercede for any reason Whatsoever
there cannot be perfect sympa thetIc relation
Teach the child that else can get for
that child what you will not do when the child
makes personal appeal
Make your child realize that no one stands
quite so well with you as he or she does
But even mother or father is not needed to
establish confidential relations between that
child and either parent.
Intrench yourself thus with your boys and
girls and you won't be subjected TO the Inn
initiation of finding out that Tom. Dick or
Harry In your neighborhood has been sent 10
your home one time or another to gain your
consent to some plan for good time which
your own child dared not ask OF you.
Make your children understand that you will
do for them what you would not do for another
soul, and You will stand first, because you put
them hrst.-Copyright, 1919,
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flucnced by this war that they ac-
cepted the rcbuke and promptly
leaned their gems 10 tho exhibition In
Whitechapel. the scene of endless MUIR
ders. strikes and riots, Plainly some
thing has happened; not only to tho
=. And everywhere in the world--in
France. Italy as well as Great Britain
and the United States-the proud, the
rich and the exclusive have In u GER
tain way been leveled down that they
may be lifted UP. while the poor have
pee, neen iifted up and made to share in
me beauty and sweetness. the com forts
achieved for the common people Tho
extremes OF society are being brought
together. People that have been riied
wth despair and had lost hope midst
their degradation are now looking up
s,nnl and .beginning anew. Tho
ne scholar and the rich man. that
they may have Il standard while the
social leader needs the poor. The cui1
tivated. tho prosperous and beautiful
remain apart In one class. they In
breed. go stale" lose interest In one
another. because they have the same
experience. and finally they become
The ideal thing is for the two extremes
to meet. while the ono class linda
among the poor a field and Inspiration
70 service. and the other. looking IN
mas pattern OF character and Is re-
treshed by the highest ideals. II is
this new spirit that prophesies better
age and new social order. And in
plosion Of bombs II liz this new spiri.
that saves from pessimism and freshens
the ardor for rebuilding the institu
ions OF wellnigh ruined world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-18
Business Problems
SOLVED ny BRUNO DUKE.
Author. Harold Whitehead.
Problem Of the Empty Mansion.

~
NAV "sn as 5Tun1 DYKE rennded me who Board
ies'e 10 give his room 70 guests due next morn.
Duke shook his head he explained ",rha;
Wouidnt do. Pcter. 1t would he playinr mi n
hoar6mans hands He'd be able to go 10 car
Of him which sh would be borne by the circum-
YOU would be under similar circumst amcesNand
suAllcion Kills possible sales very quickly
w nat arc we going to do about IT, them"
'NCthinE. so far preventing Boardman
from taxing with Blood and Carpenter is con-
ccrnod.' 80 Noi'
4 thought occurred to which promptly
il Hoardman does discourage carpenter I s9d
Flood, IT won't give him the place That New
York trust company would take up the most.
gage, SO that Boardman. through tho Karabv
nay NATIONAL Bank couldn't get the property
NO but our job is to sell the place. not to
II tfoardman were TO make any kind of an offer
to submit i to her and she would probably
accept an offer Of nifty thousand, for that would
give her twenty-five thousand clear after nav
ing off the mortgage. a bird In the hand-you
know. Peter
or course. he was right and saw it as soon
as he explained II made me feel blue and I
back and laughed.-To be continued tomorrow.
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Di.covery and Early Use of Glass.

Reader, Richmond.-The Egyptians
manufaetnrsa glass IS. It tor,n very aga ea fG
ds sre e 1000 3. c.5 show glass blow.
ers At work and glazed pottery in the
form of beads appear IN prehistoris
times. True glass appeared later in
as transparent glass. An example
Of dark blue glass was found "a, at T Ma.
is not FOUND again until the. eighteenth
aib wa psn Nissan o is com
euratel y the process Of blowing glass;
TIE TIE Oh beomgns to the esh
teenth dynasty furnished the fullest
Information about the process and
ingredients used were silica. lime al
kalies and copper carbonate. Fritting
pans in which the first melting OF tho
exact proportions needed to secure II
given color evidently were matter of
Chance. To. avoid the green tnge pro-
crushed quartz pebbles were used. AZ
ter the mixture had been fused 1t was
formed into cakes Of paste and again
ed. The cakes were fused in crucibles
and allowed to cool in them. so that
the impurities ssstied a , the bottom or
cibles were broken away and the i'm
pure glass chipped off, leaving a lump
OF glass which was broken up and
softened so that 1t could be rolled into
thick rods. The rods were then drawn
out into hollow tubes or rolled into
produced beads. vases or inlaid work.
At this early period glass was used
especially for the imitation OF precious
stones and cutting and engraving. 1t Is
certain that the Egyptian taste valued
only the higher colored varieties of
glass. and II WAS not until the HELEN
istic period that value ecems to have
been set on clear glass
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great Conservative ass-meeting In Capitol
Square yesterday afternoon far exceeded the
expectations OF the most sangune supporters
Of the walker Lewis and Taylor ticket Not
less than 5000 people heard the speakers. who
Raleigh r. Daniel. Robert Guild and James
Neeson. Of Richmond; w. W. Walker Of West
morcland. The last-nAmed gentleman the
big gum of the day
The lesisatye sck Sor for RaSsrt and
for the Senate, and Messrs r.: C. Burkholder,
John w. Daniel and r. w. Murrell. for the
House Of Delegates. Splendid ticket that.
Friends of the Walker ticket propose to have
n rousing meeting at Goddin's Old Tavern Fri
day afternoon next Alexander r. Holla day
and Major Robert Stiles Will be the speakers.
One egg firm has shipped from this city to
New York during the present year 10000 dozen,
or 1000 barrels Of eggs, at an average cost to
the consignee OF 90 cehts per dozen. aaGre-
eating $4,000 for the 1000 barrels. Richmond
is the best egg market south of New York
Married.: on the 10th Instant in the Second
Baptist Church. by Rev ]. a. Chambliss, H.
Theodore Ellyson and Miss Lizzie NJ. Walker.
Married: tho 18th instant, at Leigh Street
Baptist Church, by Rev. A: E. Dickinson, John
Maclsie, Jr., to Miss Anne e.. Wilkinson. all OF
this city. '''F'