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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
No Tax Relief

A FTER all the mounting about economy.
4 \ reduced expenditures. d -charge OF
government clerks, reorganization OF cxecu-
tive bureaus. limitation of armamcnts.
Democratic extravaganza, criminal waste
and the rest of it Il Republican Congress
and Republican administration lind that
the outlay for the current year will not he
less than 100000 and IL will prob-
ably be as much as 50. 500. 900, 900.
incidentally. tho same Republican admin
istration and the same Republican Congress
Are issuing guarded hut repeated warnings
that whereas taxation may be revised or
shifted, il will not be lowered. The country
must pay as heavily for its government this
year as last. and next year ms this. No
ways or means have been devised to lift
any apprcciablc part of the load from the
Federal taxpayer, and in all probability none
will be devised.
Chairman Fordncy advances the absu rd
idea that the government may be forced TO
go into the market for further loans as a
method OF preventing higher taxes. His
proposition is 10 enact tax bill that will
raise $4,000, 100000 ana then meet the
deficit OF one or two billions of dollars, as
the case may be, By short-term Treasury
notes. In time. he argues. expenditures
must como down. whercupon tho deficit will
cease to be and the government may begin
taking up the notes il has issued.
Unless are mistaken the American
people are opposed to a further increase in
the national debt, whether that Increase he
temporary OF not. The war is over and the
necessity for borrowing ought TO have
passed. The country is willing to pay rs it
goes from this time forward, and will re-
sent any enactment WHICH compeis the Fed
eral Treasury 10 burTtW Az. more money
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
American Spopgcs.

Mrs. G. Il. L.. Burkcvillc.-Fl Florida
IS the only Stat" in the Union which
mas sponge fishery. and then il is
confined To the southwestern part Of
me coast. along the reefs and to the
extensive rocky shoals that lie be-
tween 81. Marks and Anclote Keys
the former is known as the key
ground with its center ut Key West.
ana the latter as the bay ground"
with its center at Tampa Bay. There
are several varieties of sponges found
IN Florida waters = Sleeps wool,
which sells at SO to S. a pound: yell
low. which sells for so to GO cents n
pound; grass coarse in texture and
not durabtc), which sclle for Is to %
cents pound. Ahraiachicola sends
out large feet of sponge vessels
each day. but tho main shipping mar
kcts are Key West and Tampa Bay.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Tomato King Sues for Damages.

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 5.-Flftccn
SUITS. aRErcrntIns damages Of sara
eco, were filed In Circuit Court hero
today against the Florida East Coast
EaiIrood Company In behalf Of
Thomas J, Peters. the South Florida
toinat" ding. growing out az ALLEGED
DELAYS IN injury 10 tomatoes In ship
mont from Miami to .N,rv .iI. ur
Importance east Of the Mississippi
River sine" March of tn. ciIrrrrlt
year. Delay In furnishing cars. In
making connections with other lines
ana rough handling OF tomatoes en-
route is charged
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Mob Law and the Courts

sTF anything were needed to convince one
IL OF the adequacy OF Virginia courts in
their dealing with outrageous crimes. and
sofrtbe uselessness Of brutalizing mob-dis-
8penscd justice it would be found in The
trial of the two negroes who murdered
iEtephen G. White in Dinwddie County. Ar
sya!Hned before q jury OF Chesterfield citi-
3zens, will, every safeguard OF the law
5thrown about them ana guaranteed every
right accorded TO them under the law. the
negroes were found guilty after the Jurors
Had deliberatcd eighteen minutes, and they
will pay the extreme penalty in the electric
Schair on September 30 Thus the law has
shpcn upheld. the courts have boon swift and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
FINAL VOTE ON NEWBERRY
NEXT TUESDAY IN SENATE

WARRINGTON, Aug. 5.-Thc Sem
ate Privileges and Elections Commit
Toe VIII take final vote next Tues
nay, unhcr an agreement reached to-
DAY, on the election contest between
senator Ncwhcrry, Republican. Michi-
gan, and Henry Ford, Democratic con
tcS'an', in the 1918 elections
Hy straight party votes the COM
mittcc today rejected Democrats de :
mands for examination on tho wit :
ness stand Of Senator Ncwhcrry and
his campaign MANAGERS and for oral
arguments Of tho case,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
The Poet S Corner
.AStrOn oniy.

Astronomy.
After the sun has gone to he'd
The stars come ont. All overhead
I've seen them twinklinG. 1t was
late,
For sometimes stay up till eight.
II I stayed up till half past ten
] couldn't count them. even then.
But when the moon is shining bright
Most Of the stars keep out of sight.
And ono night. when the moon wan
gone.
1 thought | saw them on the lawn.
AS IL from out my window
Was looking right down At the sky.
But that was ignorant OF me:
They were not stars at all, you see,
But little flies that fly at night,
Each carrying a tiny light.
Atlantic Monthly,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

The state Department as Washing
Ton on May 6. in announcing the ac-
ceptancc OF tho invitation to be- rep
resented at the supreme council gave
out the correspondence between David
Lloyd Gorge. president Of tho allied
council and secretary Of state Hughes
which contained the following para
graph:
The government Of the United
Statcs. while maintaining the tradi-
tional policy Of ahstcntion from par
tcipation in alattcrs of distinctly
European concern IL deeply Interested
In the propr announcements and in
the just settlement of amttcrs of
Worldwide Importance which are un-
der discussion in these conferences.
and desires hclpfully to CO. op"r:tt III
Ia declarations upon these questions"
The note added that Colonel Iiar-
vcy would be instructed Ia take part
as the representative Of the President
of the United states IN III alterations
OF the supreme council.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
GEORGE HARVEY LEAVES
GREAT BRITAIN FOR PARIS
VIII Represent U. S. In Discussion
OF Economic Questions Aris-
ing Out of War.
IBy Assoclntcd prcss.l

LONDON. Aug. Sin connection
with the departure of Colonel George
Harvey, the American ambassador TO
Great Britain. for Paris tn attend tho
supreme council meeting. the En-
bass this evening issued to tho Eng
iiSh press quotations from the Nmcri-
can governments acceptance of the
'ounciis invitation to be represented
and which vii! srvc as n guide for
Colonel Harvey.
Tho general effect Of the statement
is that tho United states. while ab-
staining from European questions.
Considers 1t is entitled to participate
III economic questions arising out OF
tho war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
TOBACCO STEALING REACHES
EPIDEMIC IN LYNCHBURG
IsnocLnl ~ Tho ,I,imcs.Disrn.ch l

tSpccial Ia The Times Dispatch
l.fN'IiBURG. VA, Aug. 5.-'rhc
polio" here have had small "rpi-
dem'c" OF tobacco stealing this week.
ana MS - result six ncgroos arc watt
lnE 'riai 'or larceny. TWO have hccn
rocked ny. CHARGED with stealing $500
worm or cigarettes; two othcrE with
u small amount - smoking tobacco
from u store. ana two othcrs arc 20
answer the charge ~ stealing smok-
ing tobacco from the Norfolk and
Western Railroad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
LETTER DEMANDS $500
AS RANSOM FOR PRIEST
tBy Associated rrcss.l

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Aug. s.
Police details and shcriffs' posses
were increased today in tho hunt for
the Rev Patrick T.. lIcslin, Catholic
priest OF Colma. suburb. lie has
becn missing since Tuesday night.
An anonymous letter To Archbishop
Hanna requested $500 ransom. saw
ing the priest was held captive in a
hootlcgGinE cellar by man armed
with hand EreniicS, who threatened
to asphyxiatc the priest unless Tho
money was forthcominc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Arrest American In Hrrlin.

BERLIN. Aug. Dispatches from
Mannheim report the arrest OF an
American named Van stone. said TO
represent an American paint manu-
featuring concern. lie is said to have
been connected with an attempt 10
hrihe German chemists to reveal Sc
crcts of the Baden Aniline and Soda
CompnnV
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
saoo,""" cotton Lonn Agreed rpon.

WNSiiiNGToN. Aug. 5.--hn agrcc-
m"nt TO make an advance OF 100000
10 a southern exporter to finance the
oNnoriation OF cotton from Georgia,
south and North Carolina, was an
nounc"d today by the War Finance
Corporation.
Tho cotton covered bv the loan IL
To he held in warehouses for export
Within six months. the corporation
said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Theater Calendar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ray In
Scrap Iron"
LYRlc--All-star cast in Mother
O. Mine"
B1JOU-Conway Tcarlc in "The
Fighter"
lSlS-Mary Miles Mlntcr in
'Moonshinc and lioncysucklc."
RLGEEIRD--R ocular variety
program. including third episode
OF The Purple Riders"
ODEON-Clara Kimball Young
In straight From Paris"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Center Of pnn,,IntIon.

NJ. T. D., Chester The center of
population is determined by regard
ing tho United states as a plane sur
face. accepted by persons Of equal
weight and distributed according to
the ccnsuS returns. The point at
which such plane so weighed woul,
balance Is the center OF population.
II is arrived At by calculations which
involve the use OF Higher mathe-
mates,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
INFORMATION BUREAU

Inquiries regarding almost INV
'nrir' excepting on icEnI md me dIcnf
subjects, Rrc answered free A.. nil
inquiries nre answered directly nv
personal letter, self addressed.
stamped envelope IL required. Ad-
nrcss Tie TImcs-Dispntch Informn-
Hon Hurcau, RIrhm0md, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
senator uadd to Talk on Tnrin.

WASHINGTON. Aug 5.-Unitod
states senator Lndd. OF North pa
fo;a. and Governor Thomas T.. Camp
bell, or Arizona, will he among the
speakers At the Southern Tariff Con-
Crcss to be held in Greensboro, y. C.,
August IL and IL, il was announced
today by the headquarters Of the
southern Tariff Association.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

they differed I'm that not ut all from tho men
who have been voting collectively for genera
tons And as time goes on and they become
more experienced in Judging men and motives
IN politics. they will become more and more
power Tor good in the CONFERENCE.-The"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Low Death rate n, 1.yncI.burr.

LfNCiiBtRG. VA. Aug 5.-The
death rate here in July. thirty-four,
was the lowest on record here since
the establishment of tho vital stntis-
tics OF the public welfare department.
There were seventy births reported
during the month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Charcoal Eph.s Daily Thought

When man git so doggone mean dat he
wont tuy hiSscf chaw q 'baccy" sa
Charcoal Eph. modify. hit jcs about timo he
friends help him break bad habit by refusin'
de loan o. dey plugs. Eat n prunc Mistah
ia ckson."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Drcyity.

Correspondent writes us n note of one
sentence in "a3 words. for publications Sorry
Ercvity is blessed. We knew n man once who
was saved by yelling Help He'd ha va
drowned believing: "Assistance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

NOW some one has raised tho question OF rec
oEnition OF Mexico at the Washington corfor
cnce' thus taking a bit OF tho JOY out
OF life for Uncle Sam
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

PRESIDENT Harding says that as he stood on
mountain he drank In the picture and
watched inc storm brewing which at least
wandering.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
IAIInl liiiinfIll
I.DcnI Uh.cr,ntion, Ut y. VI. Yesterday.

Kalnta!! y hours "ntiin: i. M...... None
KAdni"li ~ h"urs cndIu. T. M.......Nora
D"nv ;cncE since March ............... il4
ID iCienty since January 1 ............ 3Iy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
RICHMOND STANDS Both
IN j. S. POST-OFF|CES
Percentage OF Increase In July
Maintained Over All Other
Offices In Country.
tSpccIal 10 The Timcs-Dinpotch

lSpcclal to The Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. B.
Richmond stands thirty-nf,h in Il list
"i nifty selected post offices in postal
receipts for the month Of July. ac-
cordin: To statement from tho
Post-Ofiicc Department today.
The receipts for the Richmond Office
Tor the month just passed WAS SIM
MINI. as compared with slOI.5i3.OS
Tor July. 1920. which is an Increase
OF Sl6.2si.I3. or an increase of 1904
per cent. Tho percentage of in
crease At this office In 1920 over 1919
was ll.15 per cent.
During July i.oOO.ooO letters and
packages passed through the hands
OF tho Richmond post office. and OK
c"cdcd by 100000 the number THAI
was recorded in January last. tho
manner month. according to Post
master Thornton. who said that dur
hS MAY. June and July. Richrnond's
percentage OF increase had hccn
maintained over all other Dost-officc.
IN the country. surprising New York
city, philadelphia. Pittsburgh. Ralti-
more and Chicaro.
Tho office force handled the Ju,.
business without calling for addi.
tional hclp. the force speeding uu,.
ana doubled their dutiea so as To
hahuie the enormous business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
The Weather
tFurnislied by U. s. Weather Uurcnu.J
Iocni Trmrrrmturc Yesterday.

. VI. iVfUVVFUfIIV ,......,.-.. ---..-...
MhN,nu'n temp"rh;urc 10 l.. No.. =
" stsHluI t"!hh"rItutc To : J.. M....... 90
Mean tCiuDcraturc Yesterday .......... "a
Normal TONNE rHu,l" Tor this detc..... -
deficiency Yesterday .................,, :
t:Nvcss since March .................... 90"
l.NCt rs since JC nuary ] ................. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

There would he more truth in tho nros,
dental statement that America is voluntarily
conceded leadership OF tho world" if Lodge ct
al had not deliberately kicked it away
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

W .nd direction. southeast. w!nl ycluCltY
: J.. Nj. cloudy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
ST"N ON THE SIDE
Would / AIIrht si...
ny HENRY EDWARD WARNER

Would might sins Aron sang.
who drew the dolphins by his art!
Would I might write such lines ms rang
The sweetness of that poets heart!
For nave writ, and 1 have wished
D"iphns To come; but tho | sing
My darndcst. every time i've fshcd
I've not attracted anything.
Arion sang and from the seas
Came lnny beasts, a rolling herd:
|. too. have sung them. if YOU please
Hui deaf. they have not heard n word
Two warblcd di,tics. shouted odcs.
Strung strophcs told and limcricks light.
I" tempt them from their salt abodcs,
And haven't had a single bite,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

The merchant or other business man" saws
tho c"vinEton NirSinian. who is not taking
advantage OF the opportunities offered nv
newspaper advertising to boost his business
now VIII still lie facing rradjustment problems
when his competitor is back on n normal husi
ness plane"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

With mo on just one fishing trip!
Ia like To hear him MARBLE so
That any Kind would trail my ship!
Whales. dolrhns. fish do not cara
What kind, just they come to dine:
I'd like To have bold Arion there
co call these stinEy fish of mine!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

How can Mr.. Harding expect to get lis hack
to normally long rs he keeps Swinging
such abnormal ones commons ensical" and
cataclysmica."!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Spirit Of Virginia Press

The morning before the primary election
The Roanoke Times cditorially said;
The Newport News Daily Press is support
ing Mr.. Tucker. The Roanoke Times is sun
porting Mr.. Trinklc. Iiut the Times heartily
'Er'"S with the frcSs when il SAYS 1t is
an insult To a modern electorate to suggest
that a lack OF fcalty to Bryan in 1896 mokcs
man unacceptable TO his party In n Demo-
cratic primary of 1921 If that be treason
make the most of it,"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06
Up With the Times
by II. q. II.

ny II. q. II.
PRESIDENT Harding says that as he stood on
Il mountain he drank in the picture and
watched the storm brewing" which ut least
shows the direction in which his mind was
wandering.
Now some one has raised tho question OF rec
oEnition of Mexico at the Washington confer
cncc. thus taking bit more OF tho inv ont
OF life for Uncle Sam
There would he more truth in the presi-
dental statement that America is voluntariv
conceded leadership OF tho world" if Lodge ct
al had not deliberately kicked it away.
How Mr.. Harding expect to get us hocL
to normally so long rs he keeps sprinsinr
such abnormal ones as commons Sc nsical" and
cataclysmca!'!
Ratticsnakc is reported loose in New York
skysrrnpcr. which is the first good news
from there since the lid was rivetcd down.
Great lesson to be learned from couple who
became engaged in airplanc is that neither
on the earth nor in the heavens can a man
be safe.
"iiave You little pigeon in your home. E"
ana ala you know that the carrier breed
had been found invaluable for TRANSPORTING
the stuff that Congress would prevent the
doctors from prescribing?
Caruso's logical successor as tho nosscssor
of the voice that brings the biggest income
unpucstionahly is the silver throated W +
Bryan
Senator Franco discourscs Of Russia's con
vulson. but In common rarlancc it's present
condition is the result OF having thrown a
EolshcVist iii.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6. 1927.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

Rattlcsnakc is reported loose in New York
SkyscrnDer, which is the first good neve
from there since the lid rivctcd down
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-06

Y " PgBLisHMD every day in tho year at 10 south
ifSsr Lcnth Street, Kiciimond, Nh by Tho Times
dispatch Publishing Co.. Inc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Merrill Hit By
4 Hail Storm,

The village Of Merrill, 20 miles east
Of this city, wa hit hard Friday af-
tcrnoon by an extremely heavy hail
storm, which caused heavy damage
to the crops in that vicinity. A high
wind accompanied the hail, and it was
followed by a heavy rain.
Some crops in that vicinity arc said
to have been a total loss, and others
suffered badly. Trees in some places
were torn up by their roots. All Of
those, in the path Of the hail storm,
were stripped Of their leaves, which
were plastered against the ground or
the walls Of buildings.
The farm Of William A. Bahlke of
this city, was one of those that was
hit by the hail storm. Saturday a
number Of beets taken from a field
on his farm were shown in the win
dows Of the Alma State Savings
Bank. All Of them were neatly topped
by the hail.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Cooling Moths
Are out Early

Final spray against codling moths,
pests capable Of inflicting great dam
age on Michigan fruit, must be ap-
piled about three weeks ahead of the
normal dates in order to be effective
this year, according to Il. II. Petit,
head of the NJ. A. c. entomology de-
partmcnt. The moths are emerging
in the adult state weeks ahead of
schedule, reports from 13 observing
stations over the state indicate, and
action must be speeded up.
Dates for spraying in various sec
tions have been computed by Petit
and sent out to county agricultural
agents. For the southern two tiers of
Michigan counties, the optimum date
for the final spray of the season
against coding moth has been given
as just before July 20. Dates for 9TH
cr sections Of the state will vary
somewhat according to local condi-
tions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Conference Vas
A Big Success

The annual Summer Conference,
which came to close at Alma Col
lege Sunday has proven to be most in
teresting and Instructive of the seven
conferences which have been held here
by the Presbyterian Board of Publ
cations and other church boards,
which are interested in the venture.
Expert workers in various lines Of
church and Sunday school work were
present at the various sessions and
gave addresses on the various phases
of the work in which they were inter
ested, bringing before those who at
tended, first hand knowledge of the
ways and means Of organization and
conducting Sunday schools and their
affiliated organizations.
The attendance at the conference
this year was exceptionally good, and
created new high mark.
Michigan is slated for one more of
the thirty summer conferences that
are held each year by the Presbyter-
ian Boards. This one will be held at
Marquette in August.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Pool Brings
fsf4ss Scrubs Finish

The practical cash return education
Of the farmers 1921 system of wool
pooling is fast pushing the scrub ram
out of the farmers flocks to stay out,
says Don Williams, sheep extension
man Of the Michigan Agricultural
College cooperating with the state
farm bureau at various pooling points
in building up the sheep industry.
Six cents spread between combing
and clothing wool in the medium
and similar spread of ten cents in
the fine woods, with a pure-bred ram
and the cullng of light shearers and
short staple sheep the fundamental
reasons have caused scores of Michi-
gan farmers to get into the market
for pure-bred rams, says Mr.. Will
Jams.
Lessons of the 1920 pool have made
the 1921 shearing the cleanest in the
states history, says the farm bureau.
BURY, chaffy wool is scarce and
clean wool is the rule.
Farm bureau states pooling wool
are breaking records. Ohio has pooled
100000 pounds to date. Michigan
is in the third million. Others are
far ahead Of 1920 figures for this
time of the year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
Seeking Vest
Road improvement

A committee consisting OF Harry
Gerber, president Of the Alma Cham
ber Of Commerce, William A. Bahlke,
city attorney, f. c. Crawford and II.
5. Babcock, was in Lansing yesterday
with a view of seeking early action
on the improving Of the four miles
of the state trunk line road west from
Alma, to the Elwell corners.
The committee saw both Governor
Groesbeck and Frank +. Rogers, state
highway commissioner, during the
time that it was in Lansing, and put
the matter up to them, explaining
that the farmers along the road have
petitioned for the work, etc.
Assurance has been given the COM
mittee that the matter will be given
earnest consideration and the work
on the road will be started i'm the
near future, but whether it will be
possible to get the work under way
before next spring is a question.