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Cost OF Wire Control

| HE Postmaster-General has applied ts
Congress for little more than s14,
| 100000 with which to meet the deficit I'm
CURED during the period OF Federal opera.
''oh or the telephone and telegraph com.
panies.' This sum represents the difference
between the operating income of the corpo-
ration during the management of them by
the fostmaster-General. and expenditures
plns the Just compensation" in the form
ot rental. which Congress directed the adj
ministration 10 pay to the owners of the
property
AS viewed from many points Of view. this
Is very small sum OF money for the country
10 pay for the experiment which il made in
the operation of the wire systems as COM
pared with the deficit incurred by the rail
ROAD administration for example. the total
]" ihsiSnihcant As compared with the total
value of the properties involved ii is neCli-
Eible. But for the fact that most of the wire
corporations were making good money when
the government stepped in. there would be
surprise only with respect to the smallness
&C the deficit
AS matter OF fact. the Post Office De-
partment performed its duty in This connec-
ton with great credit to itself in so far as
inc financial end of the enterprise was con-
ccrned. If the service had been as GOOD
during the postwar period (the companies
we're not taken over until after the signing
OF the armistice) as the people had been led
to hope for, the period of Federal control
would have terminated only when the neriod
OF Federal ownership began BIZ, nobody
was satisfied with the service and only re-
lief and satisfaction were felt by the coun-
Try at large when the government surrend-
c'eu 'He hncs or communication to their
owners
- .Nf
ton. and il is IA fact very much to the credit
OF The Postmaster General. was the low
cost OF the actual government management
lhe Wire Control Board. composed of three
pubic officials, received nothing beyond
'heir regular salaries for their services The
operating hoard. composed OF regular Of
hcials OF the wire companies. received only
their usual salaries. which were paid of oper-
a'ing revenues The only item of overhead
expense was $4,000 which went to nav tho
salaries of few economists consulting
engineers and auditors engaged by the Post
maSler-Gcncral to assist the two boards
"hich had been created. This is sum so
small when reckoned in comparison with
the overhead of the railroad administration
as TO be OF no consequence al ALL
IL may he taken for granted that Con-
gross will allow tho deficiency approprin-
ton now requested by the Postmaster-Gen-
erai without question. There is little 10 he
debated in that connection after reading
what MI Burleson said regarding the cause
OF the deficit. He shows that court injunc-
lions against the increases in telephone and
telegraph rates. which he ordered prevented
him from keeping tho expenditures and tho
rentals within tho income from operation
These inJurctions were dismissed by the
supreme Court only short time before the
wire companies were returned to their own
erS' otherwise there would have been no de-
felt
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Voice OF the People
Letters must give the name md address. OF
the writer. Name will not he published Il
writer requests.
nichmond and the S,,,b,h.

v" me EdNor oil Tne Tunes ~. spa ten:
Sir.---ln your issue q: April 30. *. T.. JONES
takes occasion to criticize Richmond for her
CONNIE ndable observance Of the Lords day.
lie says: TO me /, looks altogether out OF
-" L. is difficult to undcrr,,nd now II gentle
man o. such ap2.ren, good inieiiigenc1 could
",sn called the city OF Churches ana faiiei
to observe they were open. Hnd he observed
them he surely would have been frank enough
10 make tho exception In his statement quoted
daily vocation OF t;ave,ing on sunday. and
Asi he Is 40 inconsistent as TO heap criticism
p.aceS o: business open on sunday to cater TO
his unnecessary wants.
u" asSs the question is it a sin TO sell soft
dr!n@s and cigars on sunday ] would ask
him 10 red the fourth comma ndment and tell
us X he thinks there is any element OF holt
ness In sich comnerc!altzine or the Sabbath
"..n!.s main the privilege Of smoking on sun
1av." w" 10 take this statement seriously
because We snow better II is a fact and We
the sale 81 such nonrssen;ia!s on sunday. Can
cur cr.t.r advance any good reason why he
cannot purchase cigars on one o the SIX week
htrrfr dc-e NOT COMPLAIN that the grocery
st3trs ar" no, kHp, open on SUNDAY: but pro-
II. would also have ne shoe shining pnrlors
Kept npcu and thus deprive the youths Of
t."ir - lhath privileges in order to shine his
shoes when this could lie done Saturday
evenings
cur saviour SAD that the Sabbath vas made
!"i man. out lIc I'D not ntnn that IL WAS for
shoHld s'or = God and NOT demand that his
feiowmaU sNDId follow their daily pursuits
IN order 20 snor'y him with luxuries and give
him amusement. He says. "Rchmond should
wake NJ ANA ""as- liv. in the past" The
ruin y i'hmo"d has waited up and has taken
IN: Lead IN ""iiinG a most commendabie ex-
leading h"r n nUpGla:,ty
F!shrrsH''l". Va. May 4. 1870. =. NJ. AivIs.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
ASK ESTABLISHMENT OF
EQUITABLE FREIGHT RATES
southern Iusinexs Mon Meet Ia Work
Out Pisn for Securing Inn
partial Prices.
| BY Associated Press /

resentatlvcs OF the ChaInbers Or
commerce of Charleston and Green.
viiic. =. g.. Goldshoro. Fayetteville.
Wiison. High Point and Greensboro.
Hale. president of the south Atisntic
states Association. TO work out a
plan 10 insure the establishment OF
equitable freight rates affecting the
South Carolina. Georgia and Floridu.
Resolutions were adopted demand
ing revision Of domeRtic freight
rates. alleged 10 be discriminatory.
and the establishments OF fair rates
Northeast and Middle West. The
conference this afternoon In perfect
Ing plans TO form working organ
ization.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS
WANT BEER AND LIGHT WINE
Conve nii"n mt New Haven RECON-.
mendS Revision OF VOlstezd
Enforcement Act.
by Associated Press.

NEW HAVEN. CONN. May g.
Revision OF the Noistead act 80 as
10 permit tho manufacture and sale
ny the Democratic state Convention
today. y recommendation O.. the
state Central Committee tina, the
connecticut delegation 10 san Fran
,is'o be instructed 10 vote as unit
vas rejected
IN" platform a.!uded TO President
Wilson'S Illness as follows:
Another plank reCiten the achieve
n;"nts OF the Democratic adminisira-
ton and party and, referring 10 slfa
treaty Of peace conicat in the United
states, said: We condemn the frus-
tratIon by partisan senate OF the
riSht.ul fruits of the nations vie
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
S1.050.000 GOES ASTRAY.
BUT Is SAFELY LOCATED
shipment From AtInntn Reserve
Bnnk to Jacksonville Stnrteh
ON Wrong Track.
hv Associated Press. !

Nv NsaUciH'rd PreEs.
ATLANTA. GA. May B.--.A shinment
% $l.o50.0n0 from the Sixth district
Federal Reserve Bank here to the
branch bank al Jacksonville. Fla. re-
Gently went astray. hut finally was
learned from postal authorities here
today.
According to local officials the
money was dispatched from Atlanta
TO Jacksonville on April 2R. but
was started ON It's way TO Cuba in.
stead Of being delivered to the bank.
II was located after some hours, It
vas stated. ana reached it's hcstina.
ton safely.
An investigation Is being conducted
by post -otiice inspectors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
RICH CHROME DEPOSITS
ARE FOUND IN SERBIA
Grateful People show American Hos
pltal Workers Valuable Re
sources Of Country.

BELGRADE. May 6.--Chrome de-
posits sufflclen: TO meet the world s
Demands have been discovered in
Serbia. IL in announced by the Ainer!-
can advisory committee TO the Juso-
Slavlan government The dIscovery
was due TO the gratitude OF natives
VINO brought large quantities OF the
or" 10 the American hospital At Prlr-
rem on the Albanian border. after be-
Ing given treatment.
American mining machinery taken
by the .iustriins is expected 10 he de-
lirered soon and will he sent to the
ore deposit which will ba developed
Immediately. !, is said rich VEINS
OF lead and c!nnaba- have been found
in the sam. region.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

comes 10 an issue, which it seems it must.
they Will not be without means OF freeing
themselves from union domination and
making 1t possible once more 10 give an,
ed""l ehancc TO every man to earn an
honest living regardless or his union or
nonunion Affiliations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
ASK AID IN DECORATING
GRAVES OF u. S. DEAD
American AmbnsSndor 10 France
Heads Memorial Day commIS-
sion ut Paris,

PARiS. May 6.--Hugh G.. Wallace.
American Ambassador to France has
been named honorary prcsidcnr OF the
American Memorial Day commission
and has issued an appeal for funds to
carry cut the announced plan Of
Atlantic Operations Of the COM
mission Will not be restricted TO
France, but will hr extended TO
Spain. Germany, England and the
orkney Islands
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

..SSperiehce wherever practiced may usher In
'"s day or absolute brotherhood OF men.
inat We are not apprchensive or the ulti-
an erect upon u.s. socially. politically and
TESoaom'ouiiS. q: the weltcr and turmoil o;
49, ~ "pe rs que I" our consciousness not only OF
snn, peril. but OF the abiding commons senSc.
~"nNs ana sense or humor OF the American
people--CopyrIght 1920
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
WOODEN HEADGEAR A FAD
DecrIcs Tendency of Millions to In
wade Already Scnnt Tim
Der supply.
IRy Assoclattd press. ]

y ] ny NHSUCIHIt FTeSS.
WASHINGTON. May 6.-P. S. Ris-
dale. secretary Of the American For
estry Association. today decricd the
tendency to make wooden hats for
women fad.
The new fashion In hats would
rakc deep einfoads into our already
overturned forcs; supply" he said. "it
IL to he hoped that hnts Will not be
made from pulp wood. which the pub
fishers need 40 badly for print pnfer."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

management INCLUDES control Of the Fellow
who miaaGcs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
PROPOSES TAX AS CURB TO
NEWSPRINT PROFITEERING
Manufacturers and Importers Must
Stick To Price listed with
Federal Board.
Hv NsaOclated Press. /

WASHINGTON. Mny s.-Chairman
Steencrson. Of the House Post. Office
Committee. today prepared for ad0p.
ton u Dill lcryinG fax OF cents
& pound on newsprint paper sold by
manufacturers and importers al
prices other than those llatod by
hen, with tho Federal Trade Com
mission. Brokers would he author.
Zcd 10 issue d discount not exceed
,ng one-half cent pound in the
Ist prices. "a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
CUT PRICES IN Japan
Drnptrx In Osaka aud Kyoto Advcr-
tise Radical Cotton and silk
Reductions.
[Dy Associated Press. !

OSAKA. JAPAN. May G-Drapers
Using cheap sales 10 liquidatc stocks.
the leading cotton and silk piece
goods wholesalers reducing prices so
per cent.
Reports continue TO arrive from the
weaving centers OF increasing sus-
pension OF work and stating that
firms in few CAGES ara permanently
Diminishing workers. The temporary
closing OF factories IS attributed 10
the wenvers' desire to curtail produc-
ton and keep prices from falling
further, says Ructers' correspondent.
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.
PREMIER TAKES NO NOTICE
OF C0NGRESSMENS CABLE
Declares Britain Regards Mrsxng- a.
Ia Irish Prisoners Political

LONDON. May G.--Prem!rr Lloyd
George VIII not take cogn!zanc. OF
tn. message from American Con-
Grcssncn relative to ireland.
This sor; OF thing has ceased to
cause any stir here" an ofncIal at 10
downing street told the Associated
Press thip morning. We long sinca
have come to believe that resolutions
and messages coming from Amt-ica
:re Dol!iica! marcuvers and that they
do no: represent American sentiment.
Consequently. they have little
weight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

:, This country is not accepting any man
dates just now. From the discomfort that
is expressed at the working Of our own
system of government ii is not impossible
that We may eventually reach the helpless
state of mind that will induce us to ask
the powers of Europe to place this country
under mandate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
Mood Heats Johnson In Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. May G.--Gcn-
"rai Wood carried Indiana with n
plurality OF o.9i7 over Senator Hiram
Johnson. in Tuesdays presidential
preferential primary. on the face o:
complete unoffciil returns from the
3."N' precincts Of the State. The
vote was: Wood. 57T6: .Iohnso
'as2o; I.owden. Bills; Harding. 20
Slo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
PARIS ISLAND MARINES
FIRST IN TROPHY MATCH
Remarkable Scnre Of $50. Out of
i'0ssible :,GUU Is Record OF
a.I.eaf he IN feka,'

ANNAPOLIS MD, May 6.--.MnklnE
the remarkable score or 2.j02 OF Il
possible $500. the rifle team OF ma
rines, OF the Marine Corps Training
Elliott trophy match. recently com
pleted ut Quantico. Va. IL was an
nounced here today. The marines
from the Naval Academy barraGks
finished second, with Il score Of 2.iS0,
and the team representing Quantlco
was "a close third. with 2.4I6. Marks
men from sixteen marine corps posts
participated in the competition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Down IN Atlanta the uniou-labor o,h,
against the principle OF the open sbon" h,.
reached the stage where the building ,rade
= is practically al a standstill and banty ont
hrms pehe'ed 10 FAVOR II being boy.
cotted. me unions are making show q,
slrepsih which they hope vii result in the
diAbarment from work OF every uu., ,,i,o
docs not carry union card ria ",,nsaa
shop" has been the strength o, In. ,n,nnn
but therein also may lie the scod y; ;,s
future discomiiture--if IL does no, adon, .
more liberal policy. Employers pnpora,y
are FESTIVE under the union dic,ation. which
the @closcd shop" makes possible. and II i,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Presidential primaries, which were to be
the cure-al for the ills incident 10 partisan
choice OF a nominee for the highest office
within the Gift Of the people. have been
put to tho test of experiment and tho YER
dict OF the people is: Meme. meme. tckcl,
upharsin."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
FRIDAY. MAY :, 1890.

Why should consumers continue TO worry
about the high cost Of living. when tho
cheaper cut opportunities in beef remain
open? In tho face Of these opportunities.
continued worrying is as bad as grumbling
at the weather.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
seen ON THE SIDE
By HENRY EDWARD WARNER
ItucklnY u,

] HucklnY u.
| Upon some military occasion
i Omitted by the bard's evasion.
| King OF France. il Ia related
| AS most automatically stated.
| Rode,.up the hill! 80. some hii or other
| His thousand jos,i!nE ono another.
| And when he reached there with his men.
| Turned round and rode back down again.
We ride hills some mis- anu
fetching
Iain, where We can see stretching.
Em2Freal lands that wait our coming
To set our visions working, hummins:
We ride hills. and sometimes then
We turn ana ride back down aealn--
|: Fortune balkcd when W. deiied IL
Wei anyway soi darn. we
tried it:
An. Md would rather MAKE The sally
Then sit there whiting IN the valley.
rrrcisciy
IL don't jas; get that saying: Rather be
right than be- President"
'Humph! That's because you've never tried
being both"
somehow this German anair reminds US OF
fellow getting mad that he hltes OF his
own leg.
The B'gamist. IN way. pays n great COM
piiment 10 Wife No. l. And yet 1t tnkes
awful lot to please women.
solomon was wise man. at that lie had
enough wivce to keep IN cordial relations al
WAYS with ut least one Mrs. Solomon.
A. 1t Works..
You and Jones don't speak do YOU"
"oh yes: i;s all right now. He avoided me
FOR couple o: months after lent him five.
but"
Yes yes, Go on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

One can wear overalls 10 humble the
naughty clothier, eat cheap cuts 10 thwart
the ovcrthrifty butcher. and in other ways
circumvent the prohicer but what re-
course has ono against old Mother Nature
when she sends frost TO Richmond on
May and destroys the gardens that we're
depended on TO take The high out Of The
H-C L.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
ANDERSON MAY RUN
New York Anti-Saloon League oni-
ciaI VIII Oppose Senator WndK-
xvOyfh II Nece1aary,

NEW YORK, My H.--WiIllam Fl.
Anderson, State superintendent of the
Anti Saloon League, declared tonight
his Intention TO run independently for
United States Senator TO defeat SEN
ator william w. Wadsworth, Jr.
should his own candidacy he "the one
thing absolutely essential"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
When Is n Dry NOT a nrrn

g ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON. OF Cal;for-
- MA. Is an active candidate for the presi-
dency. As such. his official record AS Gov
ernor and as Senator of the United States
has bccn searchingly examined as a means
or throwing light upon his qualhca tons for
the high Office to which he aspires In
particular. his record on the question OF
prohibition has been inspected. and such
action as he has taken in that direction
has been spread before the public.
II appears from this record that Senator
Johnson voted for the submission OF the
eighteenth amendment TO the States for
rahhcation; he voted for the Voistcad en-
forcement act and to override the veto Of
tho President when tho latter sought bv
executive Drcrogative to kill the enforce
ment legislation. These are the three out
standing prohibition votes cast by the Cali
fornian and they are sufficient 10 stamp
the average legislator as 100 per cent
dry II is difficult to see how any member
OF the present Congress could have been
more OF prohbi,ionist in the matter OF
voting
But Senator Johnson insists that This
should. not stamp him as a rigid dry He
wants II undcrsto od that he is liberal.
IL" may nave voted with the prohibtionists
upon every occasion where nation wide
legislation was pending. but that is not suf-
. hcien' TO brand him as a drastic dry lie
says he has another record which must
he taken into consideration
~ some time or other the Senator
favored paving the liquor interests out of
me. Federal Treasury for the losses sus-
tanned in the enactment OF prohibition AT
another time the Senator opposed making
the District Of Columbia dry ahead OF the
rest OF the country. At still another time
the senator was willing that light wines and
beer should be exempt from the prohibition
legislation.
In other words. il appears that the agile
senator found il possible 10 stand on b0fh
sides OF the liquor question at the same
time a straudie that is difficult to execute
| lie Is able. therefore. 20 80 into wet New
| Jersey with plea for wet votes and ipto
| dry Indiana with an equally fervent apneol
; Tor dry votes All OF which strengthens
, the conviction that The Californian is for
the nomination al any price
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
vocal Tariff comm,ssloner.

wINCHEYTER. MASS. May g.
Former GovArnOr Samuel w. Mccall
has been offered appointment; TO the
Tariff Commission. and has sent word
to the White House TIA. lie will
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Esta bishment of cooperative clothing
factories in the big clothing centcrs is adj
Soeated by the executive board OF the Inter-
national! Ladies Garment Workers The
idea is 10 share with the public the profits
that now so to the manufacturer The
item is chiefly interesting as showing in
creased interest in The cooperative move
ment, which has made rather slow head
way in this country
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Thanks 10 the Old Guard. Wood is a
political corpse. Hoover is beyond rcsusci-
tatfon, and other booms have died abornin'
Only Johnson remains IA large and painful
thorn in the side OF the organization.
Stronger methods l&alst he used in killing
him of, but the C. %: =. department of
execution is resourceful and will find a wav
The Old Guard doubtless would prefer 10
rob him of his chance for nomination and
face divided party, than TO see this ultra
progressive and party deserter OF 1912
heading the ballot.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
POTTER IS NOMINATED

G.. e.. & q. Executive Chosen for In
terstate Commerce Commits
sion Member.
WASHINGTON. May 6.--Mark ".
Potter. OF New York. president of tho
Carolina, Slinchfield and Ohio Rail-
way, was nominated today by Presi-
dent Wilson TO be a member OF tina
Interstate Comm ercc Commission.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Attorney General Palmer has ordered an
other inquiry into the Jump in sugar prices
VIVA, the use Why doesn't he come on,
rla'hi! ana say hat tho cause lies nj the
Goor OF iiolshovis, activities
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
OF HOHENzOLLERNS DROP
Only Course Open Is Court Action as
Prussinn Assembly shows Disin-
cIinn ffOn 10 Discuss Matter.

T.ONDON. May G.--A Berlin dis-
patch to the London Times says Il
ton OF financial arrangements with
the IIohenzollern family VIII be al
lowed to drop. as tho Prus5ian Az
sembiy shows no inclination to bring
IL forward again for discussion. The
dispatch adds that the only course
open TO former Emperor william
therefore. will be action In the
courts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

The allies ~ the San Reno conference
apparently were actuated by the same mo-
tive thai inspired tho American Revolution.
az! patriot !" say III Sc don't all hang
together. we will all hang separa,eIv'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

in the case OF Heary c. Stuart the popu-
lar rule Is reversed and the Office is Tho
persistent and MOTTO be-denicd seeker O,
The man Nirsinia's former Governor has
been offered high positions under the Fed
erai government, but he has declined sucb
hohors. preferring 20 remain "a private chi
zen. but when man has proved his anil,
1ty, mat sometimes is difficult role IN
maintain ana the former Governor is find
ing increasingly so Now he has been
elected TO membership on the board of d.
rectors OF the United States Cbomb.r -,
Commerce. If he accepts he will ada :,
large measure OF strength TO tina, imno,tar,
body. and il is wel-descrycd complainant
that he should have been selected 10 he ,be
especial representative OF tho nations apri-
cultural interests
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Senator Knox is right when he declares
that the war should have been ended
shortly after the signing Of the armisticc.
but he should remember that under the
Constitution that power is lodged with The
President. and that the party TO which The
Pennsylvania gives his fealty. for political
purposes. and to humilatc and discredit
the President. defeated the treaty which he
submitted 20 the Senate. Senator Knox is
doing the best he can to Capitalize his
pariys failures and convert them into noli,i-
cal assets hut the country Will no, be 40
easily fooled
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-07

Herbert flowers ayowai that the rasn,,
iii California. where he is running a pi,iful
second 10 Johnson, picases him greatly. AL
most persnades one Ia believe that he wos
telling the truth when he said he didn't
want 10 he President, anyway