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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
~ pass over the soldier bonus bill.
AS to whether the soldiers desire bonus
,han that q tsesf who 6Grs
;. That they deserve It | think none viii deny.
pay it without great ri ana
they should have it, To all such let the GOV
to Sr
bond. nonnegotiablc and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. for
Of and
holder his widoW or Orphan child but 70 be!
come im media due and payable II the
Within the 'enysor period If he dies wishp
he wh
4a na IN s ps to
solder class to the govsrn5mIent and TO the
ten years hence the dollar viii no doubt have
value twice Whn, i is today yon
twice as great as the ORIGINAL amount. More.
Who aSe had yet q but little
ence in business affairs or Investments. and In
uss T han they
Ssrv six as whs no ne %
lieve them of personal effort. Will ne a mate
TO the government this plan would be de-
sirabe because !, avoids the NECESSITY OF
issue Of bonds to an already overburdened
it avoids "a further pressure on the declining
price of Liberty bonds already selling so low
as to cause serious loss TO many patriotic
investors.
1t avoids their coming the market for
| ten years by which time the Liberty bonds
will probably he fairly we'll absorbed Because
| by the terms OF the issue they would not ma.
| ture until about four years after the last OF
| the Liberties.
To the public It is desirable because it
avoids the necessity for some drastic form Of
| taxation to pay II in cash on short time.
Would not this serve we'll both parties to
! what bids fair TO become controversy or an
| issue? CIVILIAN.
| Richmond Va Nav u.s. 1920
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
From Other Viewpoints
Our venerable Mother as a "Comeback."
Bi ALFRED Is. WILLIAMS.

Practically universal praise II, the newspa-
EerS OF the country OF the Virginia Democratic
platform and cordia! reception Of the sugEes-
ton OF senator Glass for President make occa-
sion fox some comparison between VireinIans
OF our time and those OF century and a.
quarter ago. They mar may not be odious
but they are Interesting
We have somewhat mawkiSh and sniyaI-
ing habit of talking sadly OF giants in those
days" and belittling the men and people of the
present Let's look at the facts
In 1890 Virginia FIRST in population nd
wealth among thirteen small States. nearly all
inferior TO her in culture and opportunity
Washington is in class by himself. except
for Lee who developed seventy years later
The other great Nirg!nians OF the time began
with the position and prestige of representInc
the foremost STATE. Virginia now ranks TWEEN :
tIeth Nineteen States are above her in wealth
population and education. She is Identified
with the party that has elected but two Preei-
dents in sixty years. She has had TO recover
from fearful disaster and loss OF people and
property. including a third OF her territory
Yet her men are potent In directing the affairs
OF the forty,eight states and 100000 as
nose OK l.'o were with thirteen States and
i,OO".ooo. In the last Congress they were the
strongest forces in both houses of Congress
an" they nave more influence in both now than
any other members of the mnorities
II seems to he true that the State neNer IA @
rad at one t!me so many men powerful in
nationa! government as in the last Ave years
Lacking numerical power and the political i'm
portance OF a pivotal or doubtful State ber re
cent and present positions are without M :
| rallcl we group the men OF the past forget
| ting iapses Of time. Washin gton did NOT he
come President until thirteen years after
| Henry had won Immortality and ylrtuaI,v re-
tired. Jefferson became President seven yeare
after WASHINGTON had Withdrawn to Mount
Vernon. Marshall went on the bench nf,nr
Washington was dead. The last eight wears
| the twentieth State has had more men in rrca
| Offices and powerful positions than she had
twenty-five times as large and a 'tbopsanS
times as complex she has held moro aatua
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
Meeting Sugar Shortage.
tFrom the Wall Street Journai)

timely bulletin has been issued by the
Department OF Agriculture on tho manufac turo
-. sorghum sirup Its purpose is TO help meet
grown successfully, this bulletin lNo. AID
cure liberal planting of sweet sorghum this
,so we are feeling the pinch Of sugar shortage
S;HIaIse the Cupan crop was small and we
tailed TO get all of it. But so long there is
o :, oiiu Snortafe we can never get the Cuban
crop without bidding in competition with Eu-
rope Ihat shortage is of the trouble
some iesacies left us by the war.
ne Dcet sugar producing countries, par cu-
R Iariy Russia Austria, Hungary. Germany and
france, suffered by the war, and sugar pro-
d ,Sin in 19l2;l92o was 100000 tons less
IMAM in 1914: Weigh out the cane crops of
Go6n: Porto Rico. Hawaii; tho Philippines, and
LOUISIANA: and all together would equal
inc worlds annual consequent shortage.
=, when can those European countries restore
inc inc balance balance OF sugar production? Germany,
LOT instance. which once produced onc-Scvcnth
OF the world supply is now raising bu, % per
cent OF IT'S normal quantity. No say
when Germany Will restore regular crops, or
manufacture the sugar after the beets are
raised. Credit labor, coal mining. transporta-
lion and machinery all figure in the problem.
But We do know that the balance cannot be
restored until! production equals consumption.
In such an emergency, the United States
should help itself 1t can practically do this
ny producing sorghum strip. Tho plant grows
nke corn, and fourishcs wherever the latter
VIII. with tho Same cultivation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
TEUTON BLAMEs AMERICA
FOR LOSS OF WORLD WAR
Won Papcn Declares U. S. Was III
Complete Possession OF Sup
poscdly Secret Plans for Attack.
IBy Associated PresaI

tBy Associated Presal
BERLIN, May 23.-"If you succeed
4 In measurably restricting American
deliveries of war materials to the en-
tente until tho end OF 1915 we will in
all probability have won the war"
General Won Falkenhayn. then
chief Of the German general staff.
wrote thus to Captain Franz Won
Papen, German military attache at
washington, In the spring of that
year. The statement, which COM
promised part of the evidence sub
United by Won Papen In Il recent
hearing before parliamentary com
mission, was amplificd by him to the
extent that he directed his efforts to
Captain Won Papcn at the time wan
secretly examined by the National
Assembly Commission. which also
heard Count Won Berns,orn, the form
states. His evidence Is only now
made public.
Won rnpcn OF Same Opinion.
Won Papen declared he was OF the
same opinion politically as Won Bern
storf with respect to the American
situation and so Informed General
Won Falkenhayn when he returned
after his recall from Washington.
II you do not succeed in keeping
the United States out OF the enemy
coalition you VIII have lost the war"
noh apch informed the chict OF starr.
lie added that tremendous material
and moral assets were at the dis
posal OF America. But" continued
Eon Papcn, these wero so impcr-
necessary to cnlightcn German public
opinion concerning them"
The military attnche obtained the
consent of Won Jagow. foreign secre-
tary, to appear before the German
editors for tho purpose OF inform!ng
them on tho German attitude. hut
Major Nicoll. chief OF the press and
stan, opposed the plan.
DIR. Albert Let Cnt Ont OF Ing.
After detailing the plans to secure
q corner In war materials in tho
United states. control factories, di-
vert labor and prevent munitions
from reaching the entente. Won Papcn
said that the theft OF DIR. Albcrt's
portfolio containing outlines OF tho
scheme brought the secret into the
ententcS possession.
In the course OF further evidence
Won Papen touched upon the alleged
unneutral attitude OF official quar-
ters in Washington, the America n
courts and political circles, and de =
clarcd that the British military at
tachc was permitted to operate un-
moiested and given the support OF
official quarters and the American
General Wood once asked me 20
call on him at Governors Island"
Won Papen testified. "Ic was very
cordial and smilingly told me: Sew
given me n detailed plan of a plot
which you, Captain. are supposed TO
have worked out.
The scheme provides for the
landing OF German Cboats at New
York, which would then proceed 10
blow up the subway tunnels and the
city's water mains. We have your
complete plans: where you propose TO
place your explosives and what
points you will attack. Complete
evidence Is in my possession: you
may see II II you are Interested
We did not waste single word
over the matter. But tho Incident
shows the methods used against US
! at the time"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Autobabyogrnphy-2

slept profoundly twenty-one hours out Of
each t"tnty-tour the first three days OF my
normal.
sleep as much as twenty -onc or twenty-five
hours out OF the twcnty-four. waking only
Up to the age. of six months q normal baby
Sleeps aoout eighteen hours day, being
awake only from half an hour to iwo hours
y baby year old should sleep fifteen hours
IN eeSn twenty-iour twelve hours at night
daytime, ~ '1'N ''''' TWO maps III the
ny the time the baby is two years old ,hir-
be sufficient. This amounts to twelve hours
at night and one or two hours in day maps
or twelve hours of sleep in each twenty four.
babs 4ss e aaS my f oda IS say n
nrat correctiye and laxative obtained from the
times in the first two or three days But after
should be regularly awakened by the clock for
pfebabiy ,wite in the 'H nish the day and
From the beginning they aught mo TO ac-
and mother or nurse Vas Very cnrefu no to
Sr me up or rock r or Egle me- hp! gently
diateiy fal asieep Seser Was pefmt,ted to
I s ias re Sleep Nor sh0ad baby
mouth; Let him eat when he eat; ;s' and sleep ,..
he sssna sns not Try should ss
babg o ssep or oGe a be to
lightened mother can do. rocking "a baby 10
sleep is most foolish. Just think OF the waste
OF time and energy that means, all to no pos
siole bcneht and often to the detriment of the
assit sta zee in getting TO sleep bad training
habits. A quiet darkencd room n sa,isded
appetite, soft warm didies and no Interior
Awakening the baby regularly for nursing
or FEEDING helps him TO get the normal sleep
ing habit Irregularity In nursing or fcedina :,
Is harmful In every way. BY the limo baby is
iive months old. he should sleep from 10 l.. ".
10 a. NJ. without waking or being awakened
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
News of Fifty Years Ago
(From Richmond Dispatch, May "a, 1s70.)

The successful candidates Of the, conserva-
tive primary election for Councilmen from
Jefferson Ward are: j. NJ. Higgins, j. II.
Grcanor. j.. c. Smith. S. G.. Flournoy and L..
Harvey.
The Republican NOMINATING convention was
held In room on the third floor OF the Gus
tomhouse Building, Saturday morning. The
d aoS., were carefully guarded and vows OF
ticket selected is as follows: For Mayor,
George Chahoon; City Sergeant, Charles S.
Mills Coz, G;omm ns1av Attorney; L: H. Chan
missioner of Revenue. NJ: J. Micholbacher:
Clerk . Of Circuit Court. J; II; Painter; CLERK OF
liam i: Anderdiss; Collector, II. L. Pelouz;
City Engineer Thomas $. Atkins; Sheriff,
Michael Mel Murphy hn s.. High Constable, p VIII
contracted. owing to the difficulty OF getting
white men TO accent the nomina lions. 1t hav-
ing heen previously determined that no negro
SHOULD. be allowed on the ticket.
On saturday the Legislature passed bill
providing artificial limbs for citizens Of the
commonwealth who lost their limbs in the
In tho Methodist General Conference at
Memphis on Saturday Rev. DR.. ii A. Duncan,
Of Or yirEin Ks,p received f.Y Tor sjshop
Or. McForrin,l OF Tennessee. a2,Y No election
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
WANT IMPROVEMENT IN
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
Presidentini Candidates Say AppOint-
mcnt should BE by Merit ind
FiIncss Ruther Than Politics.

NEW YORK, May 23.-Apnroval OF
the policy of civil service appoint
than political utilization is expressed
by several presidential candidates in
letters received by the National
Civn Service Reform League. it was
announced by the league tonight.
The replies were received from
Herbert Hoover. Major-General
Leonard Wood. a. Mitchell Palmer,
William Ct. McAdoo, Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler. Governor Cox and Gov
ernor Lowden in response to In
quirics as to their attitude toward
government civil service.
The majority OF the candidates, 1t
was announced, recommended cx-
tension of the civil service system to
tho diplomatic and consular services.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
SLASHES THROAT OF HER
CHILDREN AND HERSELF
Mental arrangement. Caused by Long
Ill NrnIta, Is Ascribcd by Ncll-
tIScs Cause of Deed.

cUTIBERT. GA. May 23.-Mrs. w.
n. Ward. OF Cuthbert. slashed tho
,hroats OF herself and four OF her fvc
children with razor carly today.
according TO the police. while her
husband lay asleep in an adjoining
room. Mental arrangement from
long III health was said by her
family 10 have caused the deed.
one of the children. n girl OF g.
died from tho injuries. two others
were said TO be in n serious condi-
ton, but tho fourth child and tho
mother are expected 10 recover.
Mrs Ward had been disposed to
neiancholia for some time. accord
INK TO relatives. but her mental con-
ditIon was ascr!bed TO her health.
and. AS far no Is known. there had
been no indication OF u tendency to
become violent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
TWO VESSELS AGROUND
IN MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
Shipping Honrd Steamer John Adams
and OIL Tanker Wrecked in
South Pass.
Hy Associated Press,

NEW ORLEANS. May 23.-Two
Vessels. the United States Shipping
Boards steamer John Adams. and
tho Standard OH tanker w. G. Tcaglc
tonight are aground in South Pass
at the mouth OF the mississippi
River.
The John Adams. leased by LIKES
Brothers, was bringing cargo Of
nitrate OF soda from Chile and went
aground several days ago after be-
ing caught In an eddy She was
dragged OF today. but later s,ruci:
submerged wreck and tonight was
reported fast The oil tanker. en-
route from Monievideo to Baton
Rouge by way OF Tnmpico and New
Orleans. was caught when she tried
10 slip between the John Adams and
another wreck, according to reports
reaching here tonight
Several vessels have used South
west Pass recently owing 10 the
danger from accumulated wreckage
and the strong currents caused by
the unusual height OF the river.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
SEEN ON THE SIDE
~ HENRY EDWARD WARNER
How You Know I'm.


When you want to know Farmer you can
tell him by tho soil
That's supposed to be adhcring to his boots:
You can tell him by the callous indicating
heavy TOLL
For the Farmer and Hard Work are in ca
boots.
You can tell him by the straw that's always
sticking by his ear.
And he has to cup his hand before he's certain
he hear;
And he's always up and stirring long before
the chanticler
That's the way
That you tell
lilo is Farmer!
II you want to know a Farmer. you can tell
MIN when you chance
TO be listening when he starts a converse
ton.
He's statesman with little trick OF tucking
in his pants
At the boots when no Is rcscuinE the Ma
ton.
There Farmers in tho field and there are
Farmers in the throes
OF histronic fever-he 1 sing is one Of
thosc!-
And the true to-fabric Farmers always play-
ing domnoes!
That's the way
That you can tell
He Is a Farmer.
If you want to know a Farmer, you can toll
him when you board
For the summer. with your hungry fam-:-
lee!
!cu can see him adding millions to his pluto
cratic hoard,
And it surely is a painful thing to sec.
Water in the milk was once his fincst-payinc
piece Of con,
But he's selling gasoline now with the same
old pump turned on,
And his middle name Is Henry, but his Chris
tian name Is John
That's the way
That you tell
He is a Farmer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
AMERICAN FLYER MISSING
Lieutenant Harmon G. Horizon, Sent
to Inspect IiOlshevist Lines,
Fails TO Report.

Harmon c. Rorison, of Wilmington.
y. c., a pilot in the Kosciusko Aerial
Squadron. has been missing for sew
eral days. when he began flight
undertaken to obtain report con-
corning the Bolshevist lines on the
southern front In tho Ukraine.
Since the start on his mission
Rorison has not been reported and
of tho opinion that he either was
shot down by the enemy or forced
to land inside tho Bolshevist lines.
wireless efforts have been made to
ascertain the fate of tho aviator.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
What the Bonus Has Cost

I Is calculated by economists that the agi-
tation over bonus legislation with the
possibility OF an increase in the bonded
obligations OF the United States already has
cost the holders of Liberty and Victory
bonds not less than $1,000, 100000 This
figure may be little excessive but it is
fact, nevertheless, that the sharp decline
IN the market value of government war
bonds, due to the effort OF the bonus advo-
Gates to legslate in behalf of soldier era-
tuities. has cost the bond investors heavily.
There are approximately $4,000, O00, 900
in government bonds now outstanding, most
OF them off" from six to eight points in
market value. This means that the bond
holders are out of hand hundreds of mil
lions OF dollars potentially if not actually.
Fortunately the great body OF bondholdcrs
are not offering their securities for sale
lhey are holding them jealousy knowing
! that they have the best investment on
earth, but if every bond outstanding should
be sold at existing prices by the original
purchasers, who paid par for them. the loss
that would be sustained would not be much
| less than $1,000, 100000.
OF course, tho present market price of
Liberties is not the result solely of bonus
agitation. Before it was seriously proposed
TO pay $500, 100000 to the oy-seryico
men, the bonds had declined This was
due TO the large offerings on the part of
corporations and others who felt the neccs-
! sity OF liquidating their holdings even at a
| loss in order TO have command of the money
! involved Most Of the sales that have taken
place in recent weeks on the part OF bond
! holders have been induced by the real or
| fancied necessity OF raising ready money
! by the larger investors
BE that as IL may the effect of the bonus
I legislation was an immediate depression in
| the value of outstanding government sccuri-
ties, depression that has indirectly az
| fccted every holder OF war bond. II
seems unlikely at this time that any bonus
plan will pass the Senate, whatever may
be the action of the House. or be approved
by the President, no matter what Congress
may do, and for that reason value of the
bonds will eventually reach new high levels
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
BALKANS MAY AGAIN Be
Scene OF BLOODY WAR
Spread OF Lcninism to Persia and
Gates East Threatens Peace
OF Southern Europe.
tBy Universal Scrv!ceI


PARIS. May 23.-With tho whole
Middle East about to blaze up in re-
volt against the Turkish treaty
which tho allies arc powerless to
enforce. tho knocking of Sovietism on
the southern gates of Europe is
causing tho acutest anxiety to French
and British observers who foresce
Il new terrific war involving q tract
OF 5000 miles from tho Balkans TO
the borders OF India and perhaps be-
yond.
Britain is fearing for her Eastern
poasessloas and making strenuous
barrier to check tho spread OF Lcnin-
ism. but her allies are unwilling to
furnish adequate troops for such an
prac,ica i'i pu mh S ant Of tho az ar
fairs OF the Old World.
, the way to a war more CHASTITY
!arly well-informed observer to Uni-
versal Service today. has been paved
ny the peacemakcrs-a war between
Europe and ASIA. They paved It with
their blunders In dividing up Europe
Without taking account of radical
and political nntaSonisms and hatrcds
which are now let loose AMI form q
living menace TO tho security Of civil
NcrsnIiIc. Treaty Means Chuos.
Inc Versailles treaty has put the
clock OF civilization back five CEN
be ruin and chaos"
British diplomats here in private
conversations do not conceal their
fear that Persia VIII be Lost to tho
empire by the Persian peoples re-
pudintion OF an Angio-Persian agree
Inent In favor OF an alliance with
Soviet Russia. giving the latter an
open door to Mesopotamia and India.
Military critics frankly admit that
the allied forces now in Turkey are
inadequate successfully to combat a
Soviet oush eastward once II is se-
riously attempted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24

sue of ratification will now go before tho
country, with tho forthcoming party con-
vcntions forced to define their attitudes
toward it, 1t is practically certain that the
President will suggest no compromise that
will be acceptable to the Senate majority,
and thus the issue will have to DO fought
cut in the campaign, detracting interest
from domestic issues that are pressing for
solution. The Republicans started out to
make the treaty the football Of partisan
politics and they have held undeviatingly to
that purpose. to the sacrifice of the material
interests of the country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
HUGE FOREIGN LOAN
DEPENDS ON AMERICA
Involving $500. 5000 II VIII lie
Flontcd Only With Consent of
United StatcH.
tDy Universal Scrviccl


PARIS May 23.-An intcrna-
tional loan giving Franco 10000
100000 francs (normally $1,000
Co0,o00). and GormanN 100000. 900
marks NORMALLY 100000 000). will
be floatcd In eleven countries, includ-
Ing the United States. il Il plan now
agreed upon by the members OF the
financial commission OF the French
Parliament Is adopted by tho allies.
and provided America agrees to par
ticipatc in such an undertaking.
An official OF the French Ministry
of Finance stated today that the
French government will not enter
tain the idea Of issuing a loan based
on the problematic figure OF the Ger
man indemnity. unless America sig
nified her willingness to subscribe to
such loan.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
GREEKS AND TURKS IN
ASIA MINOR IN SKIRMISH
Ottoman Troops Capture Position,
but Are Later Rcpulsed With
Light CaslIaltica,

reported that an encounter has taken
place between the Turks and the
Greeks in the vicinity OF Odcmish.
The Turks. 400 strong, captured n
eventually were repulsed. The
casualties on both sides are reported
TO have been unimportant.
Odcmish is in Asia Minor, forty
eight miles southeast of SMYRNA.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
USE FRANKLIN'S REQUEST
FOR CITY COMFORT STATION
fl,OOO Left by Great PhiIndeIpIiinn
Has Grown Since 100 TO Total
of SCORER.

PHILADELPHIA. May ga be-
quest OF $1,000 by Benjamin Franklin
to the city OF Philadelphia in 1890
TO be used after 100 years TO make
living in town more convenient and
render II more agreeable TO
strangers" Is to be applied by the
BOARD OF city trusts to the erection
Of public comfort stations. The be-
similar legacy of John Scott OF
$4,000 In 1915 has Increased to ga
0S5. The board decided to apply both
funds for III purpose stated. upon
recommendation of Mayor Moore.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
where Did You Get 1t, pntIences

o, am drunk In q cup
OF bliss. topsy-turvy vintage.
To me tho seas porridge bowl
And ships arc sallin' flies.
The roads but patterns laid ungodly.
wise
To pinafore tho earth. And thee
And thee, beloved. art but Iittle
,Gnats.
That sail molostin' day and tioklin.
WI buzzin'. And l.. ah 7, shuttlln,
mote.
I'm drunked upon folly. ia comb
The sky WI q cocklcsheii and count
Inc stars rs periwinkles. I'd ladie
Then. the milky way wi a silver niif,.
The moon-oi Q. I'm drunked unnn
n folly vino. a topsy-turvys Win taTn !
Worth in st. Louis Posi-.