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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21

necessary subjects rs reading. aritb-
metic. Writing and spelling. Etc Tho
tancy subjects may be all right in
their place. bat do not believe they
should be given such prominence ir,
me elementary grades. II any at ali.
Tor IL child Is dull in any one sub.
irct no special effort seems TO ha
inade to bring II up to the average,
by nay drilling process. but Is left
10 hrift along through the grades as
best IL can, have henrd 1t on good
authority that there were pupils In
the junior high schools who co7,Id
NOT work correctly n simple .cxampie
In arithmetic. that would be exuertcI
OF en-year-old child. which plainly
Indicates that something Is wrong
aomcwhcrc.
l would compare the public school,
OF this city to laboratory where
the various fads and friIls In teach
Ing methods arc being tried out in
an experimental way for the bcncrt
OF the specialist, which may be on
tirely proper for such schools as tho
Horace Mann School, of New York
CITY, but not for such n tax-rIdlen
city ns VIC have. Let's get back 10 n
thorough teaching OF the Fundamental
subjects. by cutting out so many
Fupcrvisory and fancy teachers"
then there would he sufficient funds
TO pay the deserving teachers adc-
qnate salaries, and the little children
would have time to he taugh, tho
subjects that count for something.
Richmond. Va. April 10. 1921.
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Health Talks by Dr.. Brady
tCopyrlght. 1921, National Newspaner Eory,oo
Newspaper ServiceI
ConKcnitnl Defects

Souio You tell me what causes a baby to BIZ
porn with spina bihda?'. is a sample Of many
uuesti9ns asked about congenital deveiop.
mental defects When child Is born with
S'uo ieet or cleft palate hare lin or con.
genital dislocation of tile hips or spina bihdo
the parents have ugly superstition and ignor-
ahce TO thank for the stigma which attaches
any one with even an elementary knowl-
euse OF embryoloEy or antenatal development,
must recognize the utter absurdIty of the
superstition of marking" without in the
east doubling the positive Influence Of pa
rental health. environment and hcredity
'ouhs mothers and eXpectant mothers have
enough To occupy their thoughts without any
OF these hideous and frighttul ideas sprcad
by illiterates
Every human being is club.footed before
pirth' Every human being has cleft palate
ana hare lip before birth. Every human beia;;
nus uouoie conSenital dislocatiou of the hips
before Firth. And every human being has
spha biEda before birth. The great wonder
10 my mind. is that the vast majority of us
arc porn with each and ali OF these carly
detects wiped out by complete developments
Inc upper lip and upper jaw are formed by
the fusion OF two processes projections which
sro" out IKE the petals of n flower and bend
forward and meet rs the face DEVELOPS IL
me fusion is incomplete. that constitutes cleft
paiatc; or IL there is only u slight cleft ha re
Up
The hip bones are practically without SOCK
oaii- heads before birth II the socket Is late
IN developing. to retain the ball-head of the
thigh bone that constitutes congenital hip
disease
iht spinal cord Is gradually incoscd In the
spine by projections extending around back
OF It, approaching from either side. and fusing
III fusion is not completed ut any point there
remains portion OF the spinal cord uninclosed
IN spinal bone and covered only with the thin
skin. That is called bihd spine or spina
tihda.
In all OF these congenital defects the knowl-
edge of prenatal anatomical development en-
nbies the surgeon to apply corrective meas
ures. sometimes operation sometimes blood.
less surgery. The earlier any treatment Is
instituted for the correction OF consenital de-
feet tho more satisfactory the result will be.
Earl, treatment is best because the younger
the patient the greater are the possibilities
OF further development under treatment
IL is the vague notion OF the uniformed that
syphilis OF the parent is OF som6 de-
fcr",iiy OF the child at birth. AS Il matter Of
fact. children born with syphilis seldom show
any OF these anatomical defects.
In fact. no stigma whatever attaches to n
congenital defect. save only that attached by
The ignorant and the malicious.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
.R0LL|CK|NG COMIC OPERA
At STRAND FOR WEEK END
"Ruddigorc" Brings Forth Laugh
ter OF Every Kind-Dcpicts Alb
surditics of SIcIodrama.

"Ruddlgorc" may be hest do
scr'bed rs rollicking comic opera
hurlesque on the absurditics of meIo-
drama and their stereotyped heroes
and heroincs. villains and villaines-
ses. Theatergocrs OF Richmond may
look forward to seeing that greatcst
or all comic opera hits which pro-
ridcd fun for and convulsed New
Workers last season for month after
raonth.
laughter o: MI kinds from tho
gentle smile TO an upronr of mcrri-
inent TX the reward OF every per.
formance OF "Ruddigore" Its side.
apha,iinS looiery provides laughter
an the way through every act and
ewery scene. Gilbert and Sullivan
outd!d themselves In the making of
inns comic opera. and Gilbert himself
never invented better plot, wrote
more delicious lyrics and gave voice
10 such humor al expressed In the APP
pearances and words OF his char
Sir Arthur Sullivan at his very best.
and That means great deal.
AS "RuddiEore'' will 10 brought to
this city at the Strand tonight, FRI
day and Saturday and Saturday NATL
nee. IL VIII have the advantages of
beautiful stage settings. picturesque
costumes and cast OF superlative
excellence There Will also be many
astounding electrical effects. and, the
chorus especially in tho bridesmaids
remarkably effective.
In a word. ''Ruddigore." Is the
cleHerest and funniest operate burle-
slue on dramatic characters that has
ever been written and acted and
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un.t to Funda mcntnis.

TO the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch;
Sir-As a patron of the City Public
Schools my observations, IL / may
be allowed to air them. have been
that this much discussed subject OF
Incrca sing the salaries Of the teach
crs could he adjusted In n manner
satisfactory 10 most OF the teachers.
Taxpayers and patrons. that is. by
doing away with most OF the super.
vjsory and such az may be called
fancy teachers" in our schools.
Under the present system a very
considerable amount of time during
school hours is taken up with music.
drawing. cooking. singing. dancing.
etc. which cuts down materially the
time that should he devoted to such
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
TO COMPLETE PLANS FOR 4
BLUES REUNION FRIDAY

Completion OF arrangements for the
Blues reunion on May 8. and 10
will be the chief thing to be consid-
cred tomorrow night at n meeting OF
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Association, to be held at the armory
Mt s:l5 o'clock, Major Clarence
Wyatt, PRECEDENT OF the association,
will preside.
The Woman's Auxiliary Of. the
Blues Association yesterday con-
tributed 1000 for the fund being
raised for the reunion. this being the
amount allotted to them. The sum OF
$4,000 is to be raised to defray the
expenses of the reunion.
The active Blues battalion Is to
raise $1,000. and half of 1t SO far has
been subscribed, while tho mems as
sociatiOn is to raise $4,000. They so
far have obtained S1.4SO. making a
total Of $1,000.
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doctors of the city attend free
clinics at the Medical College OF Vire
ginia and spoke of the number of
lree visits givon there last month,
put THIS was not the plea uDon
which our demand for an adjust :
ment of the license tax was made.
emphasis was made upon tho fact
that we were appealing merely as
citiHens who feel that they wero un-
Justly treated and asked no consId-
Grafton on account of charity work
donc NY. doctors as this was consid-
cred TO be part of the regular rou-
tine The Academy OF Medicine and
Surgery at meeting on Tuesday
night sent II committee to interview
the Finance Committee and gave
them specific instruction that tho
charity work was not to DO given as
Il reason for any modification In tho
tax. Reading your article. particG-
larly the headlines, one would Judge
that we had advanced such reason
while such IL entirely opposed to the
fncts In tho case. The physlcians OF
Richmond ask nothing except their
rights rs citizens and make no claims
for any consideration on account OF
their rendering free service to those
worthy Of II. trust that you Will
give this as much prominence as you
gave the article which does us this
injustice.
CLIFTON NJ MILLER.
Member of the Committee OF Acad-
cry OF Medicine and Surgery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
News of Fifty Years Ago

[From the Richmond Dispatch April 81, 1911
AZ the annual meeting OF the Piedmont and
Arlington Life Insurance Company yesterday
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: w. G. Darlington. president;
John Il. Edwards. vice president; j. II. Hart
sock, secretary; j. J. HOPKINS, assistant sec
rotary; d. c. Hartsook. cashier.
Colonel w. s. Gilman, OF the Enquirer has
been asked to deliver his lecture The
Goat" in Fredericksburg. Charlottesville. Pc
tersburg and Staunton. and he is going TO
do it.
The colored people Of Richmond will today
celebrate the adoption of the fifteenth amend-
ment with parade and speeches
Rev. George II. Harding. OF Manchester in
vcntor OF Hardng's fire and thief detector,
has just shipped OF those instruments to
General c. +. stone at Cairo. Egypt, whittier
its fame has gone.
The Crispin strike In Baltimore is at last
at end. and all the shoe shops and fac
tories OF that city have resumed work.
Justice Davis of the Supreme Court of the
United states, and citizen OF Illinois, is
the latest man talked of ms Democratic can
didatc for President In 1872. He Is con-
servative and not extreme Democrat.
President Grant will leave Washington to-
morrow for weeks visit to ST. Louis. At
one time lie lived in that city, and has many
warm personal friends there.
The first Lodge Of Masons to ever exist there
has just been constituted in Rome.
With tho injunction proceedings out OF the
way. work will he increased at the duarres.
where large force of hands Is getting out
stone for the Richmond Manchester Free
Bridge.
Tho reports from Paris and Versailles are
very conflicting. but the general tenor OF
them would seem to indicate that the govern
ment troops are not making the progress
that had been expected. 1t Is believed in
London that Prussian interference will have
to como before the Commune can be ,up-
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Bar Undesirables From u. S.
tny Associated press.l J.


RIGA, LETVlA. April 20.-Thc United States
no longer will be able to deport its undesir-
dbles send It's willing Russian residents to
Soviet Russin without previous negotiations
and the consent OF the Soviet government In
each individual case under the provisions of a
Soviet decision made public today. through
nUte to the Letvian government.
The note says that, effective today tho
Soviet authorities will not honor any transit
viscs granted by Letvian representative
abroad for emigrants deportes bound for
Russia unless they also have Russian vlses.
The Letvian government has notified It's con-
sui in New York to abide by this ruling. and
similar Instructions have been sent TO Eng
land For long time past Russia has ad-
mitted, without Soviet vises, deportcs and
others from the United States after qucs-
tioninG them at neutral ports of debarkation.
The effect of the ruling. far as the
United States Is concerned will be the pre-
vention of further dcportations from that
country 10 Soviet Russia unles list of those
deported has been submitted officially to the
Soviet government ind the latter's permission
for the entry OF such deportes into Russia
gained.
During the last few months Amercanizcd
Russians among the emigrants and dcportes
entering Russia have caused much difficulty
there. and in many instances said to have
been lending factors in rcvolts. In addition
many of them have been anarchists whom the
Soviet authorities also unwilling to adj
nit,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
Voice Of the People on Topics Of the Day
Correspondent Gives Reasons for
Fayorlng Candidacy of
Trt1 E1a

To tho Editor of. The Times Dispatch
Sir"Hln last Sundays Times Dis
| patch" under the title. Friends in
ssene Car set forts his Teaso at
Tor indorsing one rather than the
other OF tho two candidate for Gov
ernor. who Will DO voted In the Demo-
cratic primary next August.
In howery terms the superiority
OF the Valley candidate over tho
mountaineer is dwelt on, and several
claims Of his supporters. who desire
him to be entrusted with tho impor-
tant duties of the chief executive
OF the commonwealth OF Virginia.,
IN the present-day. when cold. prac-
teal competition is an important fac
tor in success of life. when the pco-
among themselves those who can best
uphold their Ideals. conserve their
treasures and administer the laws,
tions of various candidates be care
fully inquired into and their ability to
render satisfactory service impartial
ly determined.
are gentlemen. well educated. tenn
perate in their habits and their party
loyalty has been compared. Also.
State has been set forth. One Of them
has become conspicuous by his abil-
ity to gracefully discourse on nonpo-
lltiCul Topics with special reference
to the historic past. while his oppon-
ent is known as n man OF plain
speech. who talks of present condi-
tons and orr needs Of the future.
Viewing the two men as they ac-
tually are today. to which of them
would you cntrust the management
of your business? The direction Of
the affairs of n great State arc In the
balance, the welfare and happiness CT
several millions of citizens are to be
considered, men and women In all
walks OF life must be horn In mind,
tho strong are to be restrained lest
they Cypress the week, thrift cncour-
aged and lawlcssncss suppressed: the
modest light In the lowly cottage
must have equal opportunity with tho
brilliant glow In great manufactures
md busy market places to- jointly
Tighten the darkness for all.
Accepting as true the various state
ments regarding the qualifications OF
the two candidates do not hesitate
In my choice and will vote for Mr..
Trinkle. feeling that he meets all re-
.quircmcnts.
WILLIAM ID. RICHARDSON
Richmond Eo ADril 1R 1921
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"HY IRISH ROSE" TO SHOW
HOME LIFE IN IRELAND

Under the direction of Miss Marie
Leahcy. the final dress rehearsal
for MY Irish Rose" was held yester-
day afternoon in the auditorium OF
the McGill Catholic Union. No detail
has been overlooked that would make
tho performance big success, and
according to tiona record
crowd will be present to witness tho
play. The curtain. rises promptly
Auditorium. Eighth and Grace Streets.
Many pretty scenes. and elaborate
costumes have been designed by Miss
Nora Houston. we'll known artist
comedy drama OF the highest type.
having been played by three OF Amer
ica's greatest dramatists in the past
few years. The scene of the plot is
lag Ialia IN County Kildare. and Dublin.
Walter Ben IUre; a dramatic com-
poser OF great roknown The Lend
Ing role is played by William Casper
Deady, one OF Richmond's bcst .".or
He takes the part OF Maui
rice Titzerra,d. wcaitsr ~ !,
artist. and sings two Irish love
SONGS In style that is In n class
ny itself. MIR. Deadly is assisted by
MISS Miss AnniS Del Grande, a pretty girl
rendition of THE Kerry Dance" will
undoubtedly prove the outstanding
feature Of the play The remainder
OF the cast have appeared sewers,
times before Richmond audiences.
received. Thomas Seavency, Wa
plays the part OF Shawn AicGili-->
the --latest man in County kildare
has n style Of humor that would
with laughter, Tho play consists ~
three acts. with two scenes to tho
last act. and those who would spcnd
an ENJOYABLE evening Of much mirsA
nnd laughter should mot miss "NSi
Catholic Little Thentcr in the McGn
Auditorium tonight.
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SAYS $4,000 SOVIET AGENTS
ARE SEEKING TO ENTER U. S.

WASHINGTON, April 2o.-Twcnty-
Hve thousand agents of Lenine ana
Trotzky are attempting to enter the
United States. c. S. McGown. of the
American College at Springfield,
Congress here late this afternoon.
McGown said that one steamship
company had reported 1000 deser-
tons from It's crews and that agents
OF Soviet Russia Were gaining en-
TRANCE to this country jnsthat fashion.
Agents Of Germany and Of Sov,ct
Russia had made their way Into tho
public schools and the Sunday schools
nf America. Midtown said.
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Cause OF ,ancr,: Shell Music.

7. u. F., Chra fapshurg.-The shell
is a moro or less enclosed column of
air which comes ito vibration when
in the influence Of vibrations within
the limitrof its capacity for response
in resonance. Thus the shell may
collect sounds which would pass un-
noticed upon the car, and by REIN
forcing and condensing them make
them audible. Tho source of the orr
einal sound thus collected into D
ability Is not simple in determine
ton. Tyndnll nscribcs share of the
sound to the collection and concen-
tration In this reSonator of tho har-
monte sound present in the air. but
unnoticcd: nhare to the pressure of
the shell upon the outer car. To the
phtsiologlst n third source suggests
Itself. the arteial pulsation in the vi
entity of the auditory canal. p.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
GRIMES BATTERY AT
PORTSMOUTH REVIVED

The old Grimes Battery of Field ar
tilicry. Mt Portsmouth. hns been re-
the Virginia National Guard service
on Apri, 81. according to an an
nounccment made yesterday ut the
ONCE OF Acknowledgement 10 Lane
Stern.
On that same night. newly
formed company OF infantry will be
:aitcn into the service. This 10 conf
handed by Captain Leroy r.
Vaughan. while the artillery organi-
2ntion is commanded by CaDtain Will
liam j. Cnopcr. The infantry or
Can:zation has hfty-eight men on the
rostcm. while the other had sixty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
Jury, Not the Judge, Responsible
for Sunday Movies In
HopeWeIl

To the Editor OF The Times Dfana+o,.
Sill had shown to me N en-:
DAYS paper an editorial statcmeut
that Judge In Hopewell decinrns
me sunday movie n necessity This
3s absolutely untrue and very Mis-
AS I am the only Judge here tbar.
can be no one clso to whom Tho
above could apply. and It does mo y
very grave injustice. :"
As a matter OF fact, I have fopo,,
movies and haye had them indictay
number OF times, but the nyernro
Hopeweli jury will not convict. Til.
happened in tho case tried last wene
when n jury in defiance 6f tho fnc,s
and shameless disregard of Their
solemn and sworn obligation. and tha
instructions OF tho court as ,niI
down by me. brought out a verdict -,
acquittal. II: therefore, you wish tn
hold up TO shame and disgrace nnve
body you can get the names of hi,
jury. They. are tho ones on whom
YOU should heap your published
charge and not on the Judge, who in
doing and has done everything nos.
stble to give Hopcwell n rood name.
think am duo a correction or this
charge.
THOMAS B. ROBERTSON.
Hopewcll. Va, April 90.
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New Yorls,s Rcnctionarx sten

n CTION Of the New York Legislature in
\ repeating its laws providing for direct
primaries and restoring the now discrcdited
convention system creates an alarm on the
part of progressive thinkers everywhere
who see in it a result OF the more or
less concerted attack against popular gov
eminent that has been under way in many
States ever since the convention was rele-
gated to the political scrapheap as failure
i'll rejecting the real wishes Of the people
Should the movement now successful in New
York gain wide impetus it might involve
fatal consequences to the progressive no
litical innovation. which reached its high
est point in the first administration of Pres
ident Wilson.
But 1t is not greatly to be feared that the
New York example will be largely followed
While the primary system may have minor
defects, 1t is so superior to the old boss
ridden, money-dominated convention that
the people generally will not consent to it's
abandonment. They will not condem tho pri-
mary because in New York, where it was
not given fair trial, it did not work Just
as they expected. They will OF voluntarily
abdicate the power which the primary gives
them over politics, n power which resides
In the direct vote In the selection of can
didates as we'll as in the election OF candi-
whenever the people may revolt against a
corrupt system. 1t is reserve force that
may be employed when such Il force is i'm
peratively needed
The experience of New York is far from
conclusive. 1t is not even convincing The
truth is that New York never applied the
primary system honestly. 1t never sue
ccoded in getting out from under boss dom
ination and dictation. Although II had a
primary law on the books, both parties in
that State found means of evading II by
holding unofficial conventions which did
the actual nominating. The people, Of
course. might have rejected an unofficial
candidate picked in that fashion, but there
is no record OF any such rejection actually
accomplished.
The primary system was acn!evel after n
long and desperate battle against unworthy
political forces and no thinking person will
condemn it or ask that ii be discarded until
il has had fairer trial than New York no
ltical bosses accorded ii. Nor will Virginia
countcnance the submarine attacks that arc
being made upon its primary system in the
interests OF the old machine methods nor
permit step that would throw it's political
progress back twenty years and actually IL
not theoretically, deprive the women OF the
state OF their recently achieved suffrage.
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them. But before they vote additional mil
lions in bonds they will demand assurance
that they will be properly safeguarded, and
a guaranty that dollars worth Of good
roads will be returned to them for every
dollar in money they pay out. Such an as
surance and such a guaranty cannot be
given by any one who has committed himself
irrevocably to the unsound principle of dis
sipated responsibility
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
Theater Calendar

STRAND--Gilbert and OSulli-
vans "Ruddigore."
ACADEMY-Kcith vaudeville.
BIJOU-Douglas MacLcan. in
The Home Stretch"
BLUEBIRD-Ioot Gibson, in
Who Was the Man"
Is1S-Jcan Page. in BLACK
Beauty"
LYRIc-Nratt Moore and Gladys
Leslie. In '.Straigt Is the Way"
ODEON-"The Yelled Adven-
ture.''
YICToR-Annette, Keilerman. in
what Women Love-"
in Scrambled Wives"
REX-variety program OF wes-
terms and comedies.
THEATo-william Russell. in
The Iron Rider"
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Notice to Readers Of
The Dispatch

Tho TImcs-Diapntch. In its
"vofce OF tho People" column,
Wishcs to give space promptly to
All correspondents, but the pres
the editor In forced, In order to
prcseht topics when they arc
fresh and Of vital Interest. TO aSk
correspondents to condense their
communications into 2DD words.
ihis reqdcst In male In the spirit
Oh fnir play and we arc confident
II VIII he met In TINT spirit by
our renders.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
Two Charters Granted.

terday by the State Corporation Com
mission. both to Norfolk organiza-
lions. The first goes 10 the Indus
trial Homo Builders Association.
Inc. with n maximum capital of ST.
other was to the Norfolk General
Auto Parts Supply, INC. with a
maximum capital of $4,000. and a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
INFORMATION BUREAU

lnau.rirs Regarding almost any
tonic. excepting nm legal and medical
EubJrrtr. are answered free. M all
inuuirtr" nrc nnstvr-ed directly by
cn 1,'tsr rs sfInsrs"n I'D.
dress Tkc Tir, ar.Gi1patch InfOrmn-
tion Bureau. I.&h,nond. Va.