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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

In Brooklyn. there is wl;chman
OIL the street. where live. NJ night
long. this man makes his ROUNDS watch
ing each house. and when 1T long in
trrvnls. he finds some stranger iurk-
hind !" sY To-" or cnnGnp"T r. hSs s2 for
face of the Intruder. and ask FOR the
meaning OF these furtiNe actions.
When Il stranger is found 10 b.
armed with Il revolver. or possessed
Of Jimmy and burglar h't; i'm
does not wait for the Intruder 20 plant
bomb. because the possession OF til,
iinstrumcnis Of burglary; and II. selee.
ton OF the hour Of night. uni!ev cover
of which he can perform, his h4rGiary.
are conciuS:lEf proofs OF = bur l Li s!s
sound sense and loyalty to'a 10 lis city.
But that which is considered praise
,,Ml IN night waich'nam; himost
representatives OF the EoNCrnment.
There arc national officials harged
, witn dg'i les far more importan, than
utterly rccrcacnt To their pledge
Think of it. In seattle, certain aliens
plotted 10 overthrow tho city Govern
nent. announced tho hour OF tn revol
uion. armed themselves with pistols.
r:ncs. and bomb shells. and bod - pro
slI imsd their ;, pnrnose /" overthrpw the
rlot,ers were turned loose IN New York.
hindlcG nrc. aud then. ono ~ one.
,,h.;e men vailed by and threw in, a
little United states Has. burned TN"
stars and stripes. and ,heu uufurled
the red nag of International 50 .ial'sm.
Every ;uan Was Il traitor. j. every
other civilized government Il the
world. every .onr OF them would have
been arrested. given Judicial trial,
and shot, But here. all escaped pen.
atty. Day by day, week after week.
certain foreign language newspapers.
most bitter attacks upon this GOVERN
ment. upon our nag. and boldly an
noulicc that thc moment app, cache :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
A Daily Once Over.
Precautions When Travelling

Wien you go into large railroad ticket Office
10 purchase transportation do YOU look at vour
ticket be sure il is made out 10 the place
where YOU wish TO so, and over the road on
which YOU want 10 travel?
isn't it a fact that you take it from the agent
scarcely glance at IL and cram il into a place
OF safety. and take chance that it is right?
You are afraid that TO ask questions will
show YOU ignorant; that you are from
small town. or unaccustomcd 10 travel, and
YOU run tho risk Of making serious rnista k s
You noundcr about in big city. go blocks
out Of Your way. rather than ask officer the
nearest route TO your destination.
IL may be- unwiSc TO ask the chance paasor by
for YOU might put Yourself AZ the mercy of
t>tray for the purpose Of getting Your wallet
your other valuables but you go to a
policeman. to an hotel or information bureau
Don't be so silly You waste valuable tim.
and show that you are a real Reuben when you
are trying 10 avoid that very thing.-(Copy-
right, 1879
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Efficiency and Dollars.
ny HERBERT T.. MILES,
or the Department of Labor.

in other walks OF life Of such superior ability
as 10 exc tie admiration. We shall speak
OF them beyond this passing tribute. nor in
such Supcrmen rs We have standard he
eqmallcd by the average man
commonly required the best that the average
man, man can DO %th no strain or hurtful conse-
'h32rouEh knowlsdse Of his job
ton IN the belief that we trained our soldiers
IN the shortest tim eyer TO acquit themselves
the best ever They knew their job and did
ii with enthusiasm and with Gu!ckness that
aStcniShed.
How about our industrial army by whose
services we live both in the spirit and in the
live al?
our country has never done anything Of con
sequence TO develop the personal efficiency. the
kMo"iedSe and skill OF its craftsmen Il spends
s'oODO0oO0 annually general education. II
spends $4,000 of public funds any who
can aoSthi from wage earning for series OF
or 4 third rate, worse. II rarely spends A
dollar toward the making OF IA mocha mic. MIL
lions for few thousand professionals: nothing
Tor the millions Of adult wage-carners who
produce our necessities.
The country has gone without its normal
supply OF peace time commodities for long
worse. Europe has lost. by death aud severe
wounds. more than l0.00o,ocO Of her best men.
and also tens OF billions o! dollars worth OF
property in the devastated sections that must
he quickly made good
And it is now resolved that all the people
Of the world shall hcnceforth have higher
possessions, and az tho same time as par, ~
human be;'erment. that tn" hours OF labor shall
on the whole be less
WAT. then, OF manufacturers who waste hu-
man effort and equipment ~ employing men at
tasks they do not understand ana cannot veil
acknowledgements. 1879
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Peace Expense Account.

d RESIDENT WILSON has submitted a de-
tailed statement Of the expenses of the
American peace commission and has asked
Tor an appropriation of 81 ,506776 with which
to meet the bills incurred up to June so, 1919
and those which are anticipated by tho end
OF the current calendar year. II is the second
time that an appropriation has been requested
by the President to meet the cost of the
mission.
This may seem to be an excessive bill, but
excessive or not, it should be paid Congress
cannot afford TO leave the matter much
longer in suspense Any reasonable and
proper debt incurred by commission reprc-
sentlng this government ought to be appro-
priated for, and certainly this is a proper
obligation on the part OF the government and
is perhaps the best investment the nation as
Il nation, ever made.
IT may occur to those unacquanted with
the facts aud circumstances OF the neare
conference that a million and a half dollars
Is great deal Of money for peace commits
sion OF hVc men to spend in less than a years
time. 1t would be if these five commissioners
merely went to Paris, registered at first
class hotel and rented Il few Offices to be used
as workshops But that is not the way such
bodies function. The American commission
TOOK regiment OF people from this country
TO Parls. 1t not only leased complete hotel
In the heart Of the city, but il leased an office
building adjoining occupying both exclusively.
1t organized an establishment in keeping with
me dignity ana Importance OF the American
government, just as il should have done
AT that the American representation at the
peace conference was much less imposing
than that of Great Britain or even OF Italy.
The British took over three great hotels in
order 10 house their commission and the
great stan which accompanied that body
me Italians occupied two hotels and an Office
nuiiding. Many smaller nations set up head
quarters quite as prctentious as that of the
United States
Congress, for partisan for any other
reasons, should no longer defer the payment
OF the peace commissions Legitimate expenses
me American people are quite willing to see
these obligations discharged anu do not want
the modification Of knowing that their gov
eminent is in debt to scores OF French
interests which even now may be wondern &
whether or not they are ever to be paid.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Cousins First Removed.

I. z. II, BoEdton,-Thc chillrcn OF
brothers and sisters are iirSt cousins ;
the children OF nrst cousins arc
second cousins, etc. y first cousin
once removed Is the child o! ones
nrst cousin. urst cousin twice :c-
moved is the ,2randch!!d OF pncs
first cousin, ct.. y iirst cousin once
removed is the child OF ones second
cousin, etc. y hrst cousin ono, re-
moved IS sometimes called 4 second
cougin, second cousin 'hird
cousin and on. Therefore, your
fathers n:cCc's children arc So Ond
cousins - you. To your CHI iTcn
they are second cousins once re-
moved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Hou.ton,s Mrstcriou. nomnn.c.


q. 5. H., Emporia--Gemeral Simuel
Houston married Eliza Allen. Nasl-
vile belle, IN 1879. when he was Gov
separated from his wife w!thOn, IL
word of explanation resigned the Gov
ernorship and went among the lnlians.
Three years later he tnrcw i lot
WITH the Texans. Under his leader
ship they thrashcd Inc McX!rars aud
made republic OF Texas. Houston
ncxation Of Texas TO ;hc United states.
In April 1870. he married Ma-garct
Moffette.' having been divorced from
bis first wife. His second wife. who
mS force over him. was from Alabama.
Ills Youngest son. Temple Houston.
the picturesque Oklahoma lawyer, died
August Is. 1905. At Woodward, Ok.
Long after General Houston's death.
according to a newspaper storF, the
mystery OF his disappearance was
solved by means of some private let
tcrs which fell into the hands Of his
heirs. Eliza Allen. before she met
Houston, had been engaged TO {; Ten
nesseean named Douglass, When
Houston fell in love with Eliza her
ambitious parents caused her to break
with poor Douglass and accent the
famous young Governor. still loving
Douglass. She married Houston And
somehow. found out that his adoratio ion
was layished on a woman WHO had
been sold to him by her parents and
who cared for another man.
Houston, hcartbroken at the ii3cov-
cry. behaved in heroic fashion. lie
gave UP everything, LETT his hone and
high Office, took himself wholly out
OF ELIAS life. and bore without con-
tradict!ons the vile rumors that were
circulated concerning him. Eliza,
after her husband had wrecked his
divorce on the ground OF abandonment
and married Douglass.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

J. T. W. Richmond The bottom OF
the ocean has been pretty vel cX-
p!ored by soundinGs and by dragging
the animal and vegetable life here.
The 'act that the sounding Lead and
dredging nets sing 10 the bottom e!cn
at depths OF six miles. the deepest part
Of the oceans, proves that any " isht
hca vier than water viii sink 10 the
bottom Of the dccpcS: ocean. The
pressure a. a depth OF 2SS feet lnGer
the surface o! the ocean is ahou' IFS
pounds to the square inch dcpc ding
upon the sa!inity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Information Bureau.

InluIries regarding almost m, tonic,
excepting on legal and medical SUBJ
tects, nre answered free. As al In
cuiTics are nnswfrcG directly by per-
sonul letter, scIf-uddresscG, stamped
envelope 10 required. Address The
Iimes-Dispntch Information Eureau-
i,h
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Federal Vocational EducatioD.

Rcador. Rtchmond.-The Federal
Board OF Vocational Education has
divided the United States into i've
regions TO supervise the training OF
disa blcd soldiers. sailors and ma! ines.
The regional Offices are in New York,
atlanta. Ga, indianapolis, Ind. Denver.
and san Francisco. The board fu Their
divided the United States into dis
tricts, each Office having direct
charge OF the training work il its
district. District offices are located
III Boston. New York, philadc phi IA,
Baltimore. Atlanta. New Orleans. Gin
c.nnat!. Chicago. 81. Louis, Kansa )
city, Mo-. MINES polls. Denver, San
Francisco. Seattle. Dallas. The office
having supervision of territory out
side Continental United states is IN
washington, .. e.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Cousin, Marrying in Cuhn

Reader. Pettrsburs--The fo.lowins
persons are prohib !.cd from contract
ing marriages with each other:
/. The aSccndarts and descendants
by legitimate or natural consans Unity
OF affinity.
=. Colldte-ais BY legitimate ccnsan-
SuiRity up to the fourth degree.
). collatcrais ~ legitimate affinity
up TO the fourth degree.
/. col!aterals by natural c0nsan-
degree.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

Work harder and save more may prove
IN effective slogan in helping to pay Off the
national debt, but there are limitations. In
asnuch as there are only twenty-four hours
in each day, and the cost of living has not
yet hit the promised toboggan the average
wage-earnor may find difficulty in complying
with the patriotic behest.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

we arc cha iNncd to learn from an editorial
in metropolitan newspaper that heat is un-
necessary in canning rhubarb This is sub
lcct we have been worrying about for some
time. In fact. wo have not been bic to think
OF anything else At times.
We have always been Of the belief that II
was inhuman to take nice young, innocent
rhubarb and submit it to a terrific heat as some
housewives have done. We have rackcd our
brain TO find some way to kill rhubarb without
boiling 1t 20 death. 1t has always seemed cruel
and hcariless and not all in line with the
ideals of our so-called civilization. Rather
than ca rhubarb in this manner we have been
content and let it live and so it's own way in
peace.
Now that the metropolitan newspaper has
discovered way TO rhubarb without sub
hitting it TO heat--in other words, way to
give a painless death-wc shall sleep easier
but even with the new improvement, we shall!
never can any rhubarb. We love it so We
haven't the heart 10 eat IT,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

For the Times D!spalch.)
- ~ picture filming old;
parte !, Us"
And today is the morrow told;
when candle to candle is lighted
nome candles where once stars
Oh; coward may dare and be glad.
when the oath Of life is forsworn.
Gordonsvllle, Va, August 81, 1910.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
TiII7ESnAY- sTrTNMRER 4. 1919.

Carranza's message at the opening session
Of the Mexican Congress finds no fault with
his conduct OF public affairs and conveys as
surance that everything will work out all
right under processes he has instituted for
carving out Revolutionary ideals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Blue heard Was snch n Gnr OLD De-

The play being written BY fclow-to towns
man, Edward Moore, promises to be a success
II was written around 4 lot OF good -natured
old nursery characters-tJd King Cole the
Giant. Blue Beard and the others we rcmcmbcr
so well.-Collins (Col) Times.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

McCallIc, a returned missionary
India. marked the second days sc
of the seventy eighth annual co,
u!on of tho Evangelical Lutheran
of southwestern Virginia More
nifty delegates arc attending the
ference.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

Commendation is due To the General Assem-
bly, for refusing 10 invite Glenn f. Plumb to
address il on the merits OF his railroad plan.
It's refusal not based on the fear that
some OF its members might be converted to
advocacy Of his soviet proposals. or on Il
disinclination to give him hearing. but upon
the broad ground OF the futility Of opening
up discussion in which because Of limited
time only one side could be heard This
Assembly has more important work TO do than
TO listen TO theorists, no matter how plausible
their theories may seem
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
New Privatious Of Pence.

The war is over, and this business of spoon
ing. loving and kissing Will stop Chief of
Police Cooley. of Kansas City
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

Henry B. Dawson is reported to have re-
Gently paid $4,000 for statue Of The
Shivering Girl" If predictions OF mine own
ers OF a coal famine the coming winter should
come true, the purchaser could have saved Il
lot of money and secured sure enough
ahiyering girl, with far more touching appeal
than the mere representation of one in stone
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04


Condiment Medcinc.--i suffer with A dis
FeSSinS feeling after my meals and ha been
advised TO take one grain of cayenne pepper in
capsule after each meal. Would this be harm
full In any way? a. Al
Answer.-No. Many sprinkle several grains
over their food at every meal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

With Mcxicans and American army scout
ayiators pot-shootng at one another in Mex
leo, friendly relations between the two coun-
tries stand to be disturbed by tho noise
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

Eli Fred TAFT says: I'VE wonder how much
our esteemed pawnbrokers would give a Ger.
man if he tried to Hoch der Kaiser now"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

The tension between this country and
Mexico seems to have been temporarily re-
lieyed by good soaking rain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
onPcte.

L., Sept. .
costs OF con-
I'nuld prevent
competitor of
building, even
made here to-
Ter OF the Jap
\ who has ar
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04
Take Your Choice:

We don't know how the beds arc, but there
arc two hotels in Point Pleasant, w. Va. John
Rock manages one place and Ed. Stone man
ages the other-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

IN it's JOY over the return Of its youthful
soldiers from Europe Virginia is not
mindful OF the veterans who fought in the
sixties, and today it turns from the tumult
of modern living and lets its heart go out
afresh to the few survivors who are holding
their annual reunion at Harrisonburg Only
Il handful of them are left, and OF the gallant
hosts who followed Lee meager two hun
dred are i'll attendance to recount the glorics
of the days when the Stars and Bars loated
over Dixie.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

The United States government is refusing
10 accept German ships allocated TO it by the
supreme allied war council. That would seem
to indicate that the government is impressed
with Senator knoXs statement that Germany
has been oppressed in tho treaty terms and
the United States will not share in the OPP
preston. Returning the ships to the war
council, however, does not mean that they
will be returned to Germany by that body
The allies will gladly seize the opportunity
10 make usa. OF them
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

Up in Prince William County the case OF
Virginia VS.. Virginia is being heard. Nir-
ginia, the plaintiff, is represented by long
list OF distinguished counsel! and Virginia
the defendant has no less formidable array
of legal talent. The trial promises to be
long drawn out. and when concluded it will
be followed b. three other similar trials
Whether Virginia representing law and order
or Virginia, appearing in the guise CT its own
Prohibition Department in defense of the
Officers who shot down and killed two boot
leggeTs, wins the verdict, Virginia which is
the people, VIII pay the bills for both sides.
And it will be no small item i'll The public
expense account.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

YOU'LL. BE GLAD TO KNOW
"MICKEY" IS RETURNING
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

Another horizontal boost TO the high cost
Of living in Richmond is threatened II is
contained in tho proposal to lay another
burden on the people by Increasing the cost
of their transportation Hard on the heels
of the recent increase 10 NJ, scent fare
granted TO the Virginia Railway and Power
Company, the City Council now has before
it petition asking permission to collec, a
scent fare, cents for each transfer and 10
abandon the school and labor tickets. II the
privilege is granted il will take many thou
sands OF dollars out of the pockets OF Rich.
lnond citizens. That it will be strongly on
posed is certain Stil, il should not be on
posed blindly, nor should the company be
denounced because it seeks larger revenue
on the plea OF larger expenses Perhaps i, is
mandatory that it secure more revenue il il
Is To continue 10 give adequate service Th.,
must be determined by the proper authorities
and all the figures must be laid before The
people so that they may decide intelhgcntly.
Above All things, il is certain that the pcoplc
will moi submit Willingly to the increase unless
h they are convinced beyond a shadow OF doubt
chat it really is necessary. In order to CON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

TELEPHONE: Randolph I.
Private Branch Exchange
connecting with nu depart
YlleDth.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

HRASCu OFFICES: WASH
in:tun. 1alG New York Ave-
u,ie: New York CITY f1fth
Avenue Building; Chicago,
Peoples Gas BnluiIGi
rhiiaLclphh,. Colonial 1russ
liuiluinE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

PUBLISHED ever. day IN the mt 10 South Tenth
Street. Richmond Va. T.le Times Dls patch rub
fishing Co.. Inc. Charles l.. nusbrooh. Editor and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-04

ADDRESS ALL COMNICSICh.
TlOSS 10 The Tjmcs-DiS-
path. and not to individuals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

where you were headed?"
You dear little goosei OF course
not! You're not common clay, janet"
Bob! Just recall how angry you
were about what DIT. Certeis said to
me when o were asleep. He said,
you remember If you r not for me
then you are not for any mani"
Bob turned his pillow and gave Il
a vicious punch, and took a long time
to settle himself comfortably in his
bed. 1t delighted me to feel that ]
had stirred him TO a state OF unde-
uiablc jealousy.
Lets cut out this line OF talk.
Jane, dearest. We get nowhere
Answer me, Bob!'
you never lurcd Ccretis one inch.
Surc-I know that!'
Then you've got to adrlit that
there are probably a lot of other
omc ike me. Women who would
scorn 10 en,ice a man-even TO the
altar"
Certainly. There's my own mother
and Martha Palmcr-and-"
"Aud scores Of others-so good
SO trustful-so innocent-of what's
going on in this rotten old world that
they-that we lose out to-just COM
mon clay-likc katherine Miller." l
sobbed.
'No, They do not, Jane. They
dc not NeRer.' Bob took both my
hands in his w 10 emphasize his
protest. Don't think so for a single
moment. my darling wife! Why, /
asked you to wear my name, dear
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
Ca1u48hhd 1919 E the

Bob was a bit hectic and I was a
bit cold as the result Of a unusual
conversation about the ~polygamous
nature Of man. and the compromising
tolerance of woman. Husbands and
wives do not often talk as we did
that night. Certainly our condolences
hadn't brought us any closer together.
such talk never does, l suppose. II
certainly doesn't set a wife anywhere
except in general knowledge of the
opposite sex.
knowing all this. I persisted in
worrying my husband.
'Bobl DO women-always-be begin
it?" ] asked.
you assume that my experience is
considerably broader than it really is
my dear Bob answered in an evasive
tone which I detest.
III adPlit you're not widely exper-
fenced but YOU have heard other men
talk. haven't you2'
Not much. Only b1ackguards talk.
But I'm not blind-wasn't in college
wasn't in the army. I should say
that half The time a man doesn't know
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22
Confession S7f&Bridr
Cz1n4$hed AIO By the

that he's headed auywhere-with-
Womau-uutil he arrives
Men are bigger fools than they
scent l said in my most sarcastic
tone. To myself, / thought:
Goodness gracious, l shouldn't
wonder if my husband had been tell
ing me a grand secret about his sex
as well as about my own. Here's
a phase of mans nature few women
sUEpect-few except those who take
advantage Of it. And it's something
all decent women ought to know too.
in self-dcfeusc,"
Bob wasn't a cad, ] told myself. lie
never could be that. His statement
only reinforced an opinion Of my own.
1 had seen girls and women coouet all
my days. ] realized that nature had
put st. in them for a purpose just as
she had planted something poyga-
nous IN so many men.
Bob" [ whispered. in a strang
mood which was one-half humilia-
ton as if / myself were only a tool
Of nature. Bob! Did YOU arrive at
the altar with me before you knew
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Manuel
of New York, visited trlends III
Brighton avenue yesterday.