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Knighting Il Comedian

IT is a tradition OF the British empire that
the order OF knighthood is conferred only
upon such subjects of the crown or for
eigners as may have rendered peculiarly dis
ungulshed service TO the nation The title
thereupon becomes hereditary and a family
heritage created to be treasured as long as
there are generations to wear it. British
crowns have thus honored soldiers, sailors
lawyers, authors, industrialists, bankers and
even great actors. But it has remained for
Harry Lauder to be the first comedian to
receive the order or khighthood at the hands
OF a British sovereign.
AT first blush the other knights of III.
realm may revolt at the new comradeship
which has been officially ordained They
may wonder how mere laughter artist Gun
claim the honor Of the Bath or the Garter
They may imagine that British knighthood
has become but plaything OF Kings and
that when music-hall idols are admitted to
the charmed circle the ancient order has III
tie or no value
The truth is, the older knights will
ultimately know. if they do not now, that
Harry Lauder, funny man that he is has
dohe MS party in war scarcely less than his
own boy who went to the front and never
returned. He dedicated his talents, his art
anu MS all TO the British fighting forces He
did not wear the uniform Of the SERVICE
he is too old for that--but he went into
the trench and the camp and the training
area 10 bring hope and good cheer to many
hundreds OF thousands Of Tomm1es He
dared the screaming shells, the sinner and
me machine gunner. He lived week by week
AT the front, telling his nimitable stories
singing his inmtable songs and brightenine
the dull existence OF men who lived month
/ IN and month out with death staring them
in the face.
mere is something peculiarly human
"oout the decision OF the British government
20 CONFER knighthood upon the Scotch
comedian Many of us had heon led to as
sumo that this order was reserved ,or tho
hlgh-brow, or the military hero or the mil
honaire, who had carried British trade into
announcer market, or the writer OF great
book. 1t did not occur TO us that the cold.
n'ooded britishers would or could bring
.ne"9s''es TO 40 so human thing as to
reward comedy artist as they have re-
warded Harry Lauder for his DISTINGUISHED
services to the empire
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

fervent prayer for tho absent father:
General Candy Saturday removed from Of
nee Hobart J. Perkins. commonweaith's Attor-
nny Of qoochiand, Fiuvannn and Louisa coun.
enough loyalty four or nve years ago.
The committee appointed by the Chamber of
Commerce. TO- arrans for the meeting in this
city of the National, Board OF Trade. held q
meeting Saturday night and took intiatory
steDs looking to the Entertainment of the FIRST
assembly Of national character to be held in
this city since the war.
vanguard OF colony Of Tyrolese to make
eattlef1tnt on James River, 4 few miles be-
low Richmond reached here on Saturday.
A aon OF "Ossawo ttomie," John Brown visited
charlcstown. w. Va, last week to view the spot
whence hs "distinguiehed' fathers spirit be-
gan "marching on
There was heavy snowstorm all day Satur
day, extending northward from Waahn gton.
and telegraph lines are working slowly in CON
sequence.
All public offices were closed In washin gton
on Saturday IN respeet to ex-Secretary Walker,
whose funeral took place In the morning
Edward A. Pollard is busy preparing for the
Touriat."
Nearly all Of the protestant pulplts OF Rich
tendance upon the Methodist conference.
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does not improve in its functioning in re-
spcct to getting rid OF these undesirables.
it should be recognized and its duties put
In the hands of more vigorous set OF Of
Gcials: or better Congress should take ac-
ton depriving the Labor Department OF its
Jurisdiction over deportation problems and
the same turned over to the Department. Of
Justice. where It more properly belongs.
There are now pending before the immigra-
ton authorities numerous cases OF persons
arrested early in 1917 and held for depor-
tation. The prolonged delay in disposing
OF these cases is inexcusable.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Hcwildered.

Hewildered.
To save my life ] cannot sec
How Adam named the beasts,
Attic 1t may seem simple to
Proiessormen and priests:
But i, layman, cannot see
lust how he picked them out,
should have got them all balled up
And mixed, beyond a doubt.
And 1 shall never understand
How Adam named them right:
So many animals must have been
a most confusing sight.
l know, had been Adam, I'd
Have made an awful fuss.
BY christening the elephant
a hipponotamus!.
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To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Teach me TO feel for another's woe
A HnS, to 0a hde the - ts o,bsr! Sew see
That pity show to me-"
II tho above couplct from the pen OF re-
nowned AnElo-SaXon poet does not breathe and
OF :rue Christian charity and human sympathy.
then am stranger to the character and
scope CD Of nehe highest s,tsbu,es OF humanity
doctrines of any particular religious faith con-
hne the continents enunciated In the fore going
couplct for II embraces men and women OF
persuasion. religious or political. It's compre-
hensiye spirit applies alike to Christian Jew
and Mehometan or followers Of any other creed
mankind to the exclusion OF the present pre-
dominating passions OF sefshness, eEotism.
avarise. pride. vain glory and hyprocrisy, we
peace: AS human nature stands now however
It will require much preaching OF the prlnci-
pies OF The poetic text or this article to over
i nSj, G 81, hro nov Htrong the World bu he
Wilson TAFT, Lloyd George; Clemenccau. ct al,
beginning to show that feeling and hurna n sym.
pathy and mutual regard for each Others rights
elgn. and enable tho league OF nations 10 per
form us iunctions and accomplish rs mag
rights Of others: and their feelings and wants
Are attribptos that too many OF us lack and
the fostering. cultivation and acquisition OF
these traits ought TO be the chief purpose Of
every writer and sneaker who essays to mould
public sentiment through the press. or to sway
the. popniace by the more restricted Instrument
w. d. PATERSON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

Postmaster-Gcneral Burleson casually re-
marks to Mr.. Mackay that lie would appre-
ciate receipt Of a check for two million and
some odd hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
same being the difference between what the
Postal Company earned during the govern
ment regime and what Mr.. Burieaon decided
ii should be permitted to retain. Where
upon Mr.. Mackay tartly rejoins that havins
is keepin s, and that he will see the Post
master-General further first, or words to that
effect. 1t promises to be right merry ex-
change OF repartee, in which, based on past
performances, the postmaster is not likely to
have the sympathy OF the public even if it
does stand TO win couple Of the Mackay
millions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

What Ohio did Tor the professional re-
formers in convincing them that perhaps.
after ali, public sentiment is not so over
whelmingiy III favor of countrywide prohi-
bition without the consent Of the people
themselves as they had declared It to be. tho
british also are doing. but in different man
her. Inc paid American agitator Johnson
unanectionately dubbed "pussyfoot" because
OF the American methods which he took
WIN nm across the Atlantic, has been
MoDoed IN London. where he sought 10 i'm
press upon the liberly-loving Britons tho iovs
OIL IN unsiahed thirst But mere mobhinp
VIII not serve to separate the agitators from
their source OF income, and if the Britons arc
not careful they may find themselves pussy
looted into aridity even as il happened RI
Americans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
MOON TO HIDE GOAT STAR
Detn Capricorni to Pass In Occultation
THANKSGIVING Night, Says
Astronomer.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Nov. 1e.--The
by the moon will be Thanksgiving
night spectacle. visible to the naked
eye. through tile Eastern part of the
Harvard astronomical laboratory to-
day. Shortly after sunset of Novem-
Der 81, this star Of the third magni-
clear, close to the dark side OF the
moon. which at that time will be four
days old, About oclooiI, or few
disappear behind tho moon. to reap
pear some time later on tho illumned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

Signs are on the political horizon that
Pennsylvania has selected Mitchell Palmer
as its favorite Democratic son and is pre-
pairing to stage for him Il real presidential
boom. And Pennsylvania-and the country,
too, for that mutter-might do far worse.
The Attorney General undoubtedly has come
out OF the coal strike one Of the nation s
biggest figures and other candidates whose
eyes are turned longingly toward their party 8
nomination may find him most formidable
opponent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

An uncanny memory for names and faces
OF persons whom he meets in even the most
casual manner is said to be possessed by the
Prince of Wales. What a gilt that would
be were he an American and had turn for
politics. But it is the irony of fate that his
succession is assured and he doesn't need
that which nature has so richly, even if mis-
tai enly, bestowed upon him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
nun,ess plead. for Nexroe..

RALEIGH. N. G., Nov. 18.--fn lnunch-
ing n campaign for the Wake County
tuberculosis hospital here today, Sec.
rotary OF the Navy Josephus Daniels
neople. Whensver> there has been
strife in other ,pnrte OF tho country
classes of people has hung In tho ball
a,ce, we have known that the negroes
gould DO depended on. said Secretary
Daniels.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
MONDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1919.

The count now stands nine to one-nlne
learned judges agreeing that the wartime
prohibition act is unconstitutional, and one
equally learned, is equally positive that 1t Is
constitutional Assuming that all OF them
are honest in their judicial opinions, the UNI
learned multitude may be excused If it fails
TO agree on the same weighty subject.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Attend National Convention.

LYNCH BURG, VA, Nov. 16.-A. B.
Thornhin and George H. Bowles.
president and secretary, respectively,
OF the Virginia Farmers Educational
and Co.Operatiye Union, have gone to
Memphis Tenn, to attend the fifteen. !
annual convention Of the nationai
union. Other delegates from Virginis
are: George w. DeShazo, Henry Comn-
tyi Q. a. Thomas, BEDFORD County. and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

The American Federation or Labor
through it mead officials offered The Irni,od
Nine Workers its support in challenging the
flght OF the government to enforce Obedience
TO the law Q. the land. The officials of the
mine workers had the good sense to disrc
gard the Offer and comply with the mandate
OF the court Even with the support Of IN.
american Federation Of Labor the mine
WORKERS officials did not sec where they had
anything TO gam in carrying on a conspiracy
~ V ,io'al'oh Oh the law, with the public
standing sQuarely behind tho povorn,ran, ~
It's declared purpose to suporcss tha con
splracy Tie federation officials were bodlv
ADVISED when they justified and indorscd the
conspiracy and, as result. they will find
that they have sustained distinct loss or
prestige, both with the conservatives n
their own organization and with the general
public. 81
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News Of Fifty Years Ago

In the Methodist Con-
florence Saturday Rev. a,
q. Brown announced TIE
receipt Of n letter from
the venerable Bishop
Early, stating that he
would not be able to rea-
li7e his hope OF being
present at this conference'
Mr.. Brown offered tender
resolutions Of sympathy
In the bishops continued
illness and prayers for his
recovery. The resolutions
were adopted by a rising
vote and Rev. DR.. Meier
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
All Conc.

That fellow used to be the funniest man In
America. why. you'd roar just TO see him on
the platform. you'd split with mirth to read
his jokes, and when he made funny faces
On boy! He was a scream.'
We'll. what's the matter now?'
Tie got married: then came the high cost Of
living, and now his mother laws with him"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

Bolshevsts and I. w WIS in this country
seem to be in doubt whether, il they had
the power, they would begin the firing squad
operations first on Gompcrs and the Fedora
ton of Labor. or on the government and the
capitalists.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

the Haciflc Coast states have AT last no.
come thoroughly aroused to the menace of
4. W. w. ISM which has long maintained tic
strongho'd IN That section, and are mobi,,z.
ipb eseiy ,awiul resource at their command
their borders. Public indjgnation n,o.
assassination of four members OF the Anal
can Legion in the Centralia Armls,,ce nav
parade has reached high tension and whole.
sale arrests Of Reds arc taking MACE Tht.
is as 1t should be The country ha. 90,
TO be cleaned UP, Every Red who 10 an
american citizen should be thrust in iail and
the inaehinery OF the courts oiled to do quick
work In Imposing long prison sentence. nm
every one convicted Of belonging IN any -,
their reasonable organizations. and .bor.
shrift should be made in deportinc overv
allen Red. II the Bureau OF lmmipra,,nn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

Anyhow, Senator Poindextcr, the first def
nitely announced candidate for President
although Republican. Is q Virginan bv
immediate descent and Washington and
Leo man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
ChnreoaI Eph,a DalII 1,honEbt

In de mawnin'," said Charcoal Eph. rumna-
lively 70 exercise yo' open a window lookin'
south an take seventeen deep breaths, an ef
dat don do good go down an shake de fur
mace. Try a chop Mistah j."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
MES aa lie Ienxe. au.e,,

POTTSToWN PA. Nov. iG.% Ilbe,,
Forester. aged atty years. prosperous
his touring car today at q busy se stre Of
Sefneo me- here Could and bo dIsa from apoex
IN an anbnance DC H fak zen to hospita!
in the machine by his son pahios
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
A NnrroN Eaeape.

Yeah. was at the station when the Prince
of Wales went through and d'yuh know he
came pretty near pinnins medal on me-.
He did?"
Yeah. He pinned 1t on another ru:,'t was
only zoo feet from me: that's how close 7 came
L gettin' i'll"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Voice of the People

Letters must give the and address Of
the writer. Name will not BIO pubItsheA n
writer requests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

Those citizens who are said to have plotted
10 kidnap Edse Ford might do better in
their line OF business II they moved over to
Mexico.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

But how can Mr. Gompcrs help to IAN
hohorabie settlement Of their trouble" miners
who begin by disrcgarding a contract?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

With half dozen girls sending telepathic
appeals to call EN- UP and go somewhere, .
student has fierce time trying to cram up on
trig in the p. NJ.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
SEEN ON THE SIDE
By HENRY EDWARD WARMER
Fax.

Did you ever have the feeling that you were
travelling in curves
With thousand little devils playing tag along
your nerves?
Did you ever view IN, desk with Consideration
and dismay.
In the knowledge that YOU had tho whole
blamed thing TO clean today?
It's mighty sckly feeling, and I've got that
feeling
There arc ch!lblains in my shoes and there arc
wrinkles in my brow:
In the oiden days TINS recourse was 4 gentle
manly jag
But since BarIeycorn went blooming there's no
remedy for faE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Apolorjes.

Again, in this age of things we feel prom
10 confess that we were among those editorin
paragraphers who few years ago thought tn
Wright Brothers were wrong
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
a Prayer for n Little Home.
God sond us a little homo.

Prayer for a Little Home.
God sond us a little homo
10 come back to, when we roam.
Low walls. and f,utcd tiles
"idc windows, view for miles.
s Rea fireiight and deep chairs,
small white beds upstpire,A
G1iyeat talk in little nook
D'm coioTs, rows Of bosln,
One picture on each wan.
NOT many things at ali.
T coo, send us a little grouna.
ia'i trees standing round.
lonely flowers in brown SOD.
overhead. Thy stars, o God.
God bless. whom winds blow
our nome, and oil we know
- florence Bono. In London Specta tor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

It's the flag, fag. flag.
When your head feels like bag
Full OF mush or stuffed with sawdust
And your backs limp as a rag!
Anu there's nothing that will do it
Any good: there's nothing to it
But Just NOPE around and rue il
When you're hammered by the faK.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

rEl.EpHOSR: Randolph l.
Private brunch Exchange
connecting with all Depart
Fue1sk,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

ERASCM OFFICES: wash
tnston. 1916 New York Ave
nue.; New York City, Futh
Avenue Building, ShicASo.
People< Gus BlnlutAH
PHILADELPHIA Colonial Trust
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

ADDRESS ALL COMM UElCA.
TiOSS to The Tmes-Dts-
path. md NOT to individuals
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17

tiay In tho !, ens At 10 Souti: Tenth
Va, by The Times Dispatch Pub
Charies < uosorook. E,ittor and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Human Sympstt

Human sympathy.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir
Teach me 20 feel for anothers woe
And TO hide the faults I see
Evening star., 1919-02-20

This quaint old town did itself proud
with its decorations, illumin atoms
demonstrations and noise. / am sure
the immortal Joan OF Arc. whose re-
mains lie at her birthplace. nearby,
turned over in honor of the great vic
tory
Now it's a question with us as TO
here we go from here. Most Of
us say anywhere rather than remain
in this little old town. where the
mold stands out on our backs. due to
the dampness caused by the same
rain which started six weeks age
and still continues.
"A group of US managed to break
away from official duties in time to
get to dear old gay Paris the day be-
fore the arrival of President Wilson.
The town was revelation in gayety
and in illuminationS, more dazzling
| than any | had ever seen. The day
of the parade l found myself in jam
at the Place de la Concorde, where l
wanted to stand.
Il managed TO separate an Apache
from chair on which he was stand
ing for one franc. and | am proud of
the feat. This is the first instance on
record in the 4. L. L. in which a
Yang got the best of a Frenchman on
a monetary matter, for they sure
abide by war prices where we go.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Always Something Doing"

''As this post is G.. II. 0. there is al
ways something important doing. Re-
Gently we have seen Gen. Pershing
decorated with the S. d, NJ. by Gen.
Bliss. We also had Miss Margaret
Wilson sing for US at the Y. M. c. A.
hut which was very pleasing. You
know we aow have new hut large
enough to hold 1000 people. and it's
pretty well filled each evening, for
there is always something doing.
THE other day President Wilson
and his large escort visited US going
to and coming from Lapgres, which is
fortified town close by, where he
spent most of the day with troops in
the field. 1t showed hard, and he
didn't linger long here-just drove in
and looked around and drove right
out again and on to Gen. Pershing's s
chateau, where he took dinner"
Mr.. Laboffsh has been overseas since
July, 1917. when he enlisted for for
eign service. Previous to that time
he had been connected for several
years with one. of the local type
writing firms. acting as chief me-
cha mic for the establishment. 1t is
not known just when MIR. Labofish
will return, although his mother re-
ceived letter from him yesterday in
which he mentioned his work had les
sened perceptibly since the signing OF
the armistice
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Emergency Transfers.
he Editor of The Star

To the Editor of The Star:
The other morning at S:45 o'clock
there was near riot at the pit in
change from the overhead to the un-
derground trolley. 1t was all caused
by man presenting an emergency
transfer for passage to the city.
There was a car on the pit that ap-
peared to be tied up, and soon a
string of seven cars was waiting
behind it for a chance to proceed
1t takes usually three TO FIVE minutes
for a car to take the pit, get plow
and proceed, SO the man persuaded a
conductor to give him transfer and
went forward past six cars and
boarded the car at the pit, hoping
by so doing to escape being late.
Many others did the same, aud all
but the one man paid 5 cents more
fare, making 10 cents for ride to
the city, but this one man was OBJ
stinate and persisted in presentin z
the emergency transfer for fare. This
the conductor refused to accept, and
an inspector at the pit ioined the con-
duetor, and both threatened to throw
the passenger off the car unless he
paid another nickel, which he fatly
refused to do. He also refused to
car. and his fellow passengers recog-
nized the justice of his case and stood
with him. So it looked every min
ute as if war would break out, and
ladies were scared and one wanted to
pay the cents SO we could proceed
on our journey, but the bunch on the
platform and hanging on the car
steps was SO thickly packed that the
conductor could not get his sobstinats
passenger Off.
The trouble lasted nearly ten min
utes, which meant that nearly every
one of the $50 people On that car
was sure to be late. Finally these
two employees of the company saw the
hopeiessness of trying to extract an
other nickel from the man, and, as
the whole packed carfuI was getting
ominously angry, they allowed the
car to proceed. A man who had paid
fiye-cent fare, as evidenced by an
emergency transfer, should be war
ranted a ride to his destination, and
if he can save fifteen minutes by
getting a car ahead, his right to do
SO should be recognized by the COM
pany. Surely the company loses
nothing. and the passenger saves
valuable time; bat evidently the
company takes different view of
it, and says. IF you want to save
losing time by taking car ahead.
you must pay another fare Many
are compelled to do so. Is it just?
NJ. E. SABIN.