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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
The Change of Lilo in Men.
Copyright. 1913. by National Newspaper Servi:e }

sairey Camp and her wide circlo Of intimate
Of life talk so much ovsr tho as
fence.
M, Men from THO age Of sense to that of wisdom.
not mere than women suffer from the change
Tho women who most versed In tho art
or sairoygampnE generally begin TO fuss about
might as Well beat them to 'i it Two or three
years At thirty a mans arteries ought to be-
but Just little consideration
he IN the 4s rs m to wsshsr
Camp to warn him?
That Is easy. lie has only 70 test his ply
siGa efciemry with women old aee is almos.
women who pine for company. with men the
arteries enter into the question msasnrably.
must first have some idea concerning your or
d 1,iiiaH pulse rate assume that you have
minute. which Is tho normal average. Take off
window. Note the time DO twenty rigid body
lifts on the arms from tho floor. Follow this
from tho posu t"ef fooW hs we
~ forward bends Of body. knees stiff. attempt
arms to front. swinging item spread eagle
sw,ns nE them straight upward and repeat
each leg. Follow this with ten bends to each
side side, %!dea voring TO touch noor behind heels
the upper part of the body far possible TO
the side: TO tho back and to the other side,
Al Of this consumes from i've to seven min
Nov sit S %fcr ~eif bree ana n sizes res,
your pulse. II YOU arc physically en-.
rate Of SIXTY eight to severity 'S BEATS in
the minute 1t 1t is still rapid a result, OF
your circulation. Either there |. too little
heart. too much tissue TO nourish. or too rigid
Just keep on with tho exercises as outlined
every night and every morning Of your lie
cheney.
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A Tabloid Tale.
The just Verdict.

silence" Numbered King Solomon, az N.
rustlinE OF evidential parchments drowned Tho
plaintiffs voice. u '"e
Instantly not parchment crinkled.
~ was so quiet you could have heard A ha-
laying pin drop 70
.oh., your wlseshlp, this man-th,s low
proved. murderous octopus did set upon me-
grevousiy and for fault at all and beat me-
and only because I sold him lamb with the
lie lies like a lawyer" cried BelzrAt. the
accused. 1T was" ~ >"'
Cease thy ,cmpcstuousness." commanded IN.
King, in a loud voice. '"o
Tell then. oh Relzrat how do.b yr..r
come by yon two black eyes and bumn ike
nomegranate on his bean. heh?" '"0
Then did BelZrat trem3e in the knees
In self-dcfensc. doth did It, your cleVern..s,
hit him before hs could hit me back" cried
BcIzrat. H'''u
'oh-ho!" .auoth the King. That is against
the law Thou didsn't give him a cSance
ciont awElvcrs: Thirty days In the deepest
Just then. Mosephas. King Solomon. rrAs.
friend and adviser whispered some thing In his
" as
ooh, King, this Relzrat J.. tho discus throw.r
yomr wissneS5 Is to play for
"Ah-hn." said tho King How does no play
--well:' ~ P'AS
ieastly!" answered Mosepha,,
Well by Jacob then ] must let him Off
ponds upon 50" 10y u'
stay, withheld sentence, cried tho King to
night in the dungeon for Yuseff's two b1soE
eyes and bump on the bean--but have a care
lest thou doest more than that--ever!"
Call the next case"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
Returning tho Railroads

D RESIDENT WILSON'S announced deter
niination TO retransfer the great Ameri-
can railway system to its owners at the end
OF the calendar year imposes upon Congress
the Immediate duty of providing, first. for the
financial Mobilization Of these gigantic prop
critics. and. next, for their reorganization
upon some other than the old competitive
basis. Nor can Congress fail to act in either
direction. Unless they arc re1nanced. many,
probably most of them, will go into tho hands
of receivers just as soon as the government
hands them over to their stockholders. and
II is not to BIO assumed for minute that the
old order OF competition is TO entklre
At the very outset Congress must find a
means Of sta billing the revenues OF the rail
roads During the period of government con-
troll the fixed charge upon them in wages
alone has been increased approximately
$1,000 100000. No private railroad manage
ment will be able to revoke those increases.
There may be slight notifications downward
but they will not be material. The scale has
been fixed by order of the government, and
there can be reaction. The wage-earners
on the railroads never will consent to a re-
turn to the old basis Of pay and wholesale
strikes would be precipitated should any at
tempt at return be made
The only recourse Congress seems to have
in this situation Is the authorization OF suf-
fcieRt advances in the rates to absorb the
new burdens which the government itself has
laid on the railroad properties. How this is
TO be done is an open question. Already a
horizontal Increase OF 25 per cent in rates
has been put into effect, but this has not
onset the great increases in wages Heavy
deficits are yet to be met. and while they
may be met during the remaining period of
government operation by direct appropriation
from the Federal Treasury, this cannot be
done after the properties are taken over by
their owners. Congress must do some hard
thinking in dealing with this phase of the
problem.
The question OF future regulation and pos
sihle mergers may be more complex, but it
does not involve the pocketbook interest of
the shipper and the passenger as intimately
as does the matter of rates and fares That
the most rigid regulation Of the carriers will
he maintained. even after their return, goes
without saying. The country will not be
content TO allow the railroads even the same
freedom OF individual management they en-
1oyed before the war. The Interstate Com
MERGE Commission will be given broader
degree OF supervision over the whole business
OF interior transportation, a supervision that
is not confined TO rate-makng or regulation
or earnings With this supervision may come
a consolidation of the lines serving a given
territory. Such consolidation is strongly
urged By the present director general, and
1t has its influential advocates upon the floor
Of Congress.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
Business Problems
SOLVED by BRUNO 'DUEE.
Author. Harold Whitehead.
Problem of the Empty Mansion


As tho automobile stopped near tho ar,-,,.,
I" TN" Barracks we surly-lookInr a. =,
man lcdve little cottage nearby RAhind h -,
;oi""ed sIattern!y woman carrying little
That's Sam Eagles" Miss BenRs cr,m,v an
nounced Hes supposed to look afteT he
niiow much do YOU pay him." Duke asked
ne gets $40 month and wha. he likes TO
Mornn Miss" said Eagles touching his car
,5yHpposG You want to go into The big house? :"
~. eS; o, nIsa1e' IA sam -. SAID Mss Benks.
any one Went away. ''u ~
All over that huge place We tramped Every
greeted us in every room. Here and tbcrn ~
mouse scurried away. Cobweb3 hung on NOS
OF The window frames ~ '''''N
Every room was completely furnished ana
room was loaded with sheets, tablecIoihs lam
klns, towels and such like. In the buffers
pantry were dozens Of knives forks ana a y
INC various things for table use. '
me ne uih IN room WAS great big room at
tennis courts ana lovely green but was now,
oVcigrown and rank with weeds "
y biliiard room. containing two tables com
plcte with all accessories adjoined conserva
tory which contained flower pots bu, no nowers
Hero and there dead stalks dropped over Inc
sides OF The pots. vac
imagine anythmE moro discourasins? Fancv
any one seeing this and falling in Ioye win
it--and yet. Mr.. Duke, IL was such a cIorions
placc DO YOU wonder that poor little Barba "a
No Duke answered absently He was 1ooL
Ing slowly around tho room and gently rubbinr
his chin. u habit he has when deem in thou q ht %
To be continued tomorrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
A Daily Once Over.
Spanking the Youngsters.

Parents. have you not been chagrned by re-
striking playmate?
Have you given thought to the possibility
that II may he a reflection OF the way you treat
your child?
You arc cross and irritable and mako your
bcuucst3 in a percmptory manner accomDany-
ing your orders by cuffs and blows If they are
not needed.
Your child. possibly cannot see the difference
in Your position in comparison TO its relation
with its playfcllows.
cmldron held down by iron clad rules at homo
children.
Go back to your own childhood II mother
spanked you. you spanked your dolls lie you
wore girl.
The boys vent oft and gave some other fell
low licking You know, because you were
ono Of the boys.
You sure tho system OF corporal punish
mont did not work out wcil in your case
Very well then; don't vent your spite on
the poor Kids and then Reap what you deserve
by giving tho whole ncighborhood food for
,ncculation when they watch your onsprins.-
Copyright. 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
Tho Soldier. Dream.

'tor Ihe 'ElbleS- Dlspatch.)
There was fighting. lighting nghting
As we atcmmcd the German flood;
But ever midst the conflict
"A tho fields were dyed with blood.
could see my home In Dixie
Like rift in clouds Of doom:
1t was summer in Virginia,
With tho roses all In bloom!
And the Shenandoah Valley
Seemed like Paradise TO mo
AS l dreamed in Flanders trenches
OF my home across tho sea.
forgot the battles fury.
And the great guns roar and hoon,.
1t was summer in Virginia.
with the roses all in bloom!
And I'm sure the Blue Ridge Mountains
Never lowered quite so blue.
Nor the roses Glowcd so gorgeous
AS since my Dreams come ifbe
And ] feel no shade or shadowI
Can CAST o'cr mo it's gloom; 4
For I'm back in Old Virginia X
With tho roses all in bloom!
Dixie WolSott
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
The Strike Idea.
NJ ". T.. BABCOCI<.

A strike OF school teachers is threatened in
ply be following sT n,s n %A Of their M nu sm
p pc, less nan year aga In several school dis
against their masters,
was recall; summoned to reprrss the f insur-
part S juyenic Tcvo asans an school ihmsg' aon
f fuI2 can The same aid be evoked
'iGq in the case Of a strike, by the teachers?
sai% he eh orca %hmng ana m n and Susie and
inGH toward any int reference with Child free
seho sf h 'MqSEn a Rsfhnp mp ! .sS56
Hiid who F ma1 rcn{ nss nsrent make to the
S GU, on me corner With badges pinned to thoir
1n The r rspl o Tsh, EASILY be
i is diIi nj go on strike Themselves 1t
' Us MORE ns rsv II 70 cs, Pd ssasRs5,
the awfn sns Fa
Us nG sn or snrsn ,s
the shouers Of s0G say b sfnea sG n91
Fs% x s s@h to SSs a
essiy i've n1 Pns ron ,hs Se i done
mr., 10 ana consume some CT most cherished
81, II seems daring suggestion. but suppo..
insresS should so on strike and adopt for It's
10 e sF1ra d Hnfst;'
No extra seed
~, No extra session."
criminal follow suit, 90 % %a eo ovn esvi and
,lurlSt to stick to his bench" when ali III.
so,iam "orkmen arc on strike? Could you rea
.:"'dnIN expect a member of the SuDrcmc Court
~, ~ renialn seated upon n woosack stuffed with
''' dTnaniitc or organized disarproval?
= no win these shining examples Of ner.o,,,
noe pendence before their eyes pray how shall
iulE Ilci, DC Kept from exceeding the limit 81
retsonah.e demands upon the public purse ana
II there Is any craft. trad. o, r,o,.
oe' dsous saleulsted than that {urymans
School teachers at least have the priviIass l'c
mo no,ihG about TO relieve the strain Of foiiow
.,S INC nIchtal processes of those With yrho,,
are cocnsd WG 1I assoeates them but iurymen
may boot or close their weary eyes Sch59oi
W r"rncrS are called upon to endure notbinr
te isi endure the stunidiy OF tho law TO The
80 sctcner TWO and two obviously make Yo,r
nut the poor juryman is supposed to an s somr.
tcacb OF making II either three or Ave" The
1871 aenel can Keep his her ,ormcntors IN;
ne, sShool closes. but when court closes Il /,
who frnoue cotmrenlorS but the Juryman himself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27

s% no2 a.. nominal m cost, Sy s%Sernmen,
ness ran about $1,000 per week. Ii
was superintendent. managed and cor.
Quoted by capable. hish;class, public
nary circumstances a man with capacl
~ ana CHARACTER to run such a busi.
least. '''''F year. q
Practically no overhead. no ron.
taxes license or Insurance: no de,ivor r;'
or ngcncy expenses. no capital account
3, the ne cash capital used was about
Si;o0O-no collection account nor nos.i
r rhhi,,E OF IA debts! Tho average mer.
MINK lilnsclf In hcavcn and be- rcadv
to do BUSINESS almost FOR the TIN Of /,
pr. CT; moe were no storage facilities.
, I'M, ii ;i,' from waste and decay was
ihhiHt llicant: but II was avoided ,niy
by careful guarding against IL, mo
sunr" could bay only what II was fsi"iy
sure TO cell. and customers could n,
he sur" niwale or -cttinr ,hnrn 10
ihe% wanted. When an effort ,yas ,naGe
10 40 EXPAND beyond produce for immc
goods. other retailers cut prices Ana
looH away tho trade. The store comiI
sri, limited Quantities or country lard
poultry, eEEs and Butter. but n +, had
become 80 Formidable as TO attract ,ba
hostility and competition OF tho h,e
pHcEeIs aud cold storage people. the
,har"d IN" frequent fate OF indonnn-
dcnta hHhting Standard OIL
he conscientious and carncs, ms,
WI" managed tn" outc-priso ia Coz
WINGED that tho idea rs right hut :,
canaIIv convinced that for permaner,
ana growing success there mur, he
examinations or producers and con.
suncIs. cooperating with each othar
..u heip from government CITY ~,
state. IN the wa OF market places .ri
storage facilities. In most conr,,Ipi
llcs, and perhaps even In Washinptn,,
such organization and co-onera,in,,
seem TO be impossible Governmcn..
ana taxpayers alike shrink <rou, ~,
eateEnination or tho taxpaviny ,r
come yielding mud useful prjyats ,I,,-
zen IN INC retail or commi.slon hus;
ness. The Warrington mndor,aLinc
I m"S % continued. It's projectors thin
LOT some reasons many pcopi. Els.
whese In tho country Will hone =, NJ.
Pc, mus far tho experiment ofrc,,
n,'ls encourage that tho Srss,n
"l direct exchange between produce,,
nuu consumers OF food with but ~,
,saf shade or intervening cost. will bs
= Yea very 5000. but the subfoct a.
"t profound and growing ,ntnrrs,
INC people or the cities and to,r,. y,
eat ana long 20 do & chcaplv and .ho,o
on thc farms who grow ,hinrs ~ "a,
ana dcs!re TO soil them prornn.t -,
Iisht' or guide EHsE5T,hlnF ia, VIII riva
considered earnestly and fairly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
Books and Authors

liouEh,on Mlmin Co a,non,c. -.
70 rteenih Impression OF "A Treasnr-
OF war Poetry" mrs, series. maxim
second series OF "a Treasury -, W.
o.,fE' completing the poetic r.cord
OF me war. has been comnllcd no
-, ,b George Herbert Clarke. editor
ior publication IN June. :"
The Scrihne-s nave recently nnhrs,
ed MAY go. shaw Desmondis p Srsnb,,
I novel. Dem ooracy"; MIS- w x
.,noFa MISS Fingal." an oxuuisiir.
s lsynS o. Teminine psychology and the
o. persob p19oem OF the re'nca.na,ion
gers Marshalrs studies in tho psgchG-
IcSy or Mind and Conduct aod ~
, roIv Centenary commemorative
>: Nsw action which will be launched
i n ce Sc9a,, r. y, Dornn Co. on May 2s
psychic phenomena, by +. T.. Benson
The Born Fool" a novel b. youn.
Ens!ish author o. distinction, John
MaI'et byrd and Foreign Magic" by
Jean carter Cochran. whose work along
sheep Chapel" By Margaret Baltic,
SS,a aI introduces some very de
I,shttHi personal. ties. and The King
WIDOW" by Mrs Bail.!e Reynolds. is
z romance which cannot be explained
In one breath.
title OF new BOOK by 'E Edw sntrisG Ai,z
worm Koss professor OF sociology in
nr ! SRRIsersltT OF Wisconsin and author
books u5' Whaa Is s0s Aaeai:a ., ana o,hsr
published Immediately BY the Century
accounts o. disintegrating social ana
INDUSTRIAL unrest In the country SAID
10 TO be tending inevitably toward revo-
timistic note. This country has bee,,
q steady going nation since l7SS. pro.
l neinas,o Ros' declares. and. In spite OF
snaIi prohaoly continue TO be a teady-
going alton. And no backs state
ments with evidence which sounds con.
''"c'hs ana which 1t Is good TO hear.
Among the speakers st the banoue.
which closed the booksellers. oonven
ton IN Boston last week wa, Or Or
Samue! Mcchord Crothers. the wall.
known essay!s: who quoted from not.s
made at an Imaginary convention O,
a riLhliar nature. at which. however
ton to discuss the booksellers. The
ambition OF all books TO be sold (ths
most beautiful as we'll as the mos,
seeondi,el. was dwell, upon. The new
books were surprisingly optimistic, tho
old ones evidently we'll satisfied, the
chief complaint OF neglect coming from
the middle-aGed books. What to do
with Shopworn booksellers" was feel
books. and DIR. Crothers' original r..
marks were thoroughly enjoyed. Miss
Amy Lowell. tho imaGist poet, spoke
on American poetry OF today and read
render OF the German feet and the
flight o. the Kaiser Major Carroll
Swan. author or my Company" smoke
briefly Of his experiences overseas,
ventures OF the gallant Twcnty-a.xth
Division.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27

Preserve the Republic.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
S!r,-NiewinE the parade OF our re-
turned soldiers and tho John Marshall
High School cadets and schoolgirls on
this. the greatest day In the history
OF the city, tho writer recalled an in
cident OF which he read SO long ago
that he has forgotten all but the main
circumstances. 1t was very nearly as
follows:
An old Greek philosopher wished TO
impress. upon his people the impor,a nee
related 10 them that he had seen a
vision OF the following description:
lie said that he was standing by the
highway and saw approaching him a
company OF old. decrepit men. moving
along with slow and painful stops. He
ask cd. Who are you?" They answered
we have preserved the republic" and
Next came company OF s,alwart.
robust men in tho primo Of life.
marching with tired which shook tho
ground.
lie asked. who arc your They an
swered. "We arc preserving tho re-
Lastly came company of youths
and hoys moving swiftly with light
and airy steps.
He asked. who arc your They an
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27

N. g. r.. Bertonviile.-All mountains
and hills are subject to what Is known
to scietists as erosion. Erosion Is the
process b (which the surface forms OF
the earth are sculptured and worn
down. The present features OF tho
earth's surface, while they nave an
appearance of great stability, in real
ity represent a single stage OF de-
velopment that has been determined by
the CO. operation Of various geological
agencies working through Ions periods
o ftine. AS mountain stream flows
down the land slopes It gathers speed.
and flows much faster in the lower
part OF its course than whore il begina
The increase in speed gives the water
increased power, 30 Il wears its chan
mel more rapidly IN the lower than in
formed by mountain streams incrtaao
i'm depth as they extend down tho
slopo and the detritus is carried along
by the streams and deposited in their
channels or borne to the sea The
rate at which the rivers carry on Tho
destructive work varies In particular
regions with the climate. slope OF land
and character OF rocks. The burden
carried by tho streams OF tho United
states has been estimated by Dole
and Stablcr 10 lie equivalent 10 $50
100000 cubic yards OF rock n wear
SUFFICIENT TO lower the whole area one
inch In 7G0 years.
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Our Mark ct

p 2Hf H Tries
Oysters. quart............ 4oc zoe
EGGS. dozen. ............ 4sc SIC
f fatd'r nd nHund. sc &C.,:
And 20 on: And tho producer o, these
thtnSs-poultrS. berries. vegetables and
days after shipment the fun market
price, with no deductions for commits
sions or other expenses. Butter. for
instance. bought In Ohio at co ccnte.
WAS sold TO consumers at q, the cents
added being 2 for expressage and for
overhead In the store-no profit except
All OF which looks Ideal for tho two
ends of production and consumption.
tween the two. where all the trouble
always comes.
The figures are. from community
trict OF the city Of washington thickiy
populated by substantial and pros
p ps5op m,r pe Ss ThHy are in,eres,ns
with tho old and TROUBLESOME problem
OF cutting the costs between those who
m "se ,n things and %, ,h@ m Who Buy ard
with butter. for instance, this cost
was per cent. whereas In normal
commerce IL was 10. or more.
This store had the Indirect aid OF
the government. II differs widely in
principle from the great CO. operative
Of Great Britain. which earn profts
first and distribute them among mem
ncrS. 1t undertook to guard tho in
iercsts OF both producers and con
sumers and cut out entirely tho mid
dicmen. tho commission merchant, and
Ms PROFITS and expenses. 1t went at
mat much bederilcd and obIursatcd.
but nndcniably useful. citizen from an
other angle than that taken bv the
truck growers OF Tidewater Virginia.
Those conservatives. having in view
facts and common sense, rather than
fancy theories and politics. formed a
euocesstul organization OF their own
to fnd markets and secure fair price.
and treatment. instead OF taking Tho
South Dakota plan OF having tho State
issue some millions OF bonds to engage
Washington store bought and po Ildd
direct FOR cash. ana exactcd nothing
!or profit Its overhead costs rcaliT
were next 10 nothing. But
II occupied part OF model commu-
nlty building. Including public school.
post Office. public and entertainment
halls. built by the Federal and DistrIrt
government ut cost OF si33o6o snd
paid no rent The drivers OF postal
motor trucks acted as i,a agents in a
radius of ESQ miles around W'asbino
ton especially I'm Maryland and penn
eylvan!a. where roads are good. COM
Try, poostHlastcrs were glad 10 coIinrt
and ship by parcels post produce IRON,
'he'r neishbors for the cancellations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
Federal Road Building

W/ HEN, few years ago, the Congress
w made an appropriation OF $4,000, 900
Tor the encouragement OF improved high
ways IN the country, the circumstance was
nailed as an event Of great moment There
were celebrations. There was widespread re-
)olclng. Clubs and sundry organizations
hguratively threw their hats into the air
ana this move was an event OF moment Tho
appropriation was ptifully small II wa
no more than a score of individual States
had appropriated on their own account but
1t was esta enlistment OF a new POLICY. Il
meant that the Federal government had com
mitted itself to the general program Of fnan-
clal aid to good roads, contamination long
awaited by many millions OF American peoule
who regard highways as jus, as much Of
public utility as rivers and harbors and
postal service
once II launched upon this program, more
over, the government began increasing lis an
preparations. Today 100000 is avail
able for improved road construction TO every
Hi'ooo'oo0 that originally was provided
during the course OF the war the cYpendi-
lures were somewhat suspended but tho CIV
eminent had not reacted upon the nronosi
llon. Instead the good roads bureau OF the
department OF Agriculture was as busy as
ever before, examining projects and paving
the way for resumption of work once tho
stress OF war, with the prohibitivc prices OF
materials and the scarcity Of labor, should
pass. 1t has just been announced IN this
connection that 1,057 projects have been
approved by the government at an estimated
cost OF 500, $4,000
Nor Is there tho old clanor of opposition
heard against Federal aid to public high
ways. NO longer do men Of shortened vision
scream about the automobile lobby" trying
70 loot the Federal Treasury. no longer
IS there the uproar about the money grabbing
North taxing the South 10 hclp build rs
roads. Instead there is national acouiescencc
IN the plan of the Federal government TO
lcnd It's aid TO those States and communities
which demand better roads and every sec
ton or the country is claiming it's share OF
me appropriations. The South is spending
vast sums OF its own money upon these i'm
before.