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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
Norfolk a. Great City"

IT HE Lcdgcr-Dispatch, in tho same spirit
Ill which IL was made, accepts our
tender of Richmonds corporation in max
ing Norfolk one of the very biggest ship
ping and manufacturing centcrs in the
world. hut it IS frankly disappointed and
chagrincd that apparently wc failed TO ac-
cept its status as already in tho great city
Grass. ihcrc was no such intention and
II all apology is necessary To assuagc tho
wounded pride Of the Ledger Dispatch then
II may consider it made. Norfolk is in the
s'c"' Guy ciaSS we admit it. While
IL may lack something in population figures
in the number OF factories and other similar
appurtenances in possession OF the generally
recognized metropolitan ccnters i, has the
proper spirit, the determination, the civic
loyalty, the contributing territory. and
above all, its location on Hampton Roads.
combination that is certain TO bring il
10 a realization of its highest ambition.
but IL would show better spirit on the
part OF Norfolk il il would center its efforts
on new population rather than on attcmpt
TO pass Richmond in an annexation race
WITH its census population OF $4,000 and
us popuious adjacent territory which il is
HOW moving 10 annex, il can boost its fig
Hres very materially for the next Federal
count. But annexation is not growth For
mat matter. Richmond has some rather
aehseiy settled suburbs and districts of its
own which in snch a competition for popu-
iatloh leadership might he used to swell it's
to'ai and maintain it's lead Richmond
however, is battling toward "A $50 600 mann
lation mark by 1880. and it does moi mr.
pose to reach its goal by the annexation
route. II Norfolk can do better than that
without ar''hcial means. again we tell her
10 go. to it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
BELIEVE REV. R. c. CRAVEN
VICTIM OF SUICIDE MANIA.
Oxford, n. c., Minister'S Body
Found, With Bullet Through
His Temple.
Try Associated Press. !

OXFORD. y. G., Sept 3o-Tho BODY
OF Rev. II. G. Craven, pastor OF the
First Methodist church OF this city.
one OF tho most prominent Methodist
ministers In North Carolina. was
found by searching party about :
CLOCK this morning. about "a mile
from oxford. with a bullet through
his temple and pistol lying at his
Sid" The authorities believe he com
m!ttcd suicide.
Rev Mr.. Craven left home about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, riding
his bicycle. telling his family he was
going Ia the Masonic Orphanage on
the outskirts of the city. He rode 10
D"lacroix Spring. near the orphan
age, where his bicycle was located
ms body was found about 30O yards
from the spring. with his coat care
iuIiy folded under his head. There
was no evidence at tho scene of a
struggle. and authorities are con-
Eiuccd that the minister ended his
ne. br. craven apparently was in
The hest OF spirits yesterday.
Friends %: DR.. Craven advanced
the theory that worry over the i'll
health OF his wife and ovcrwork
caused him to become temporarily
insane. Funeral services and inter
m"nt Will take place at Dunn. y. c..
tomorrow afternoon
l'r. craven was for four years pas
tor of Trinity Methodist Church AT
Durham. four years pastor of the
First Methodist Church ut Rocky
Mount and had been at oxford for
three years. He is survived by his
second wife and two daughters. Flu
neral arrangements have not been
completed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
All to Join in Armistice-Day
Prayer
ley Nysnciatcd rrcss.l

wASHINGrON. Sept. Gothic American
people called anon by President Hard
ing. in 4 proclamation issued today. Ia Offer
4 silent two-minutc prayer at noon on ARMS
ticc Day. November IL. when the body OF an
unknown American soldier killed in France,
will be laid 10 rest in Arlington National
Cemetery.
The proclamation calls upon "ail dcvou, and
patriotic citizens TO pause for two minutes
from IL o'clock. noon. until Two minutes past
12-"for period of silent prayer OF thanks
the Giver Of all good for these valuable and
valorous lives and of suppication for His
divine mercy and for His blessings upon our
beloved country
Directions ar" contained in the proclaim
ton for tho half-masting of tho flag on all
public buildings, all stations OF the army.
navy and Marine Corps and on all American
embassies legations ana consulates through
out the world from sunrise 10 sunset on Ar
mistice Day. when ii is the hope OF the Prcsi-
dent that the whole nation shall join in
honoring Americas dead Of the world war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
WIchmond.s EARLY Nc,y.r,ncr,

10 the Editor Of The Times Dispat ch:
Sir.-Can't somebody give informa-
lioh regarding the early newspapers
OF Richmond? Such history would
max" interesting reading for those
devoted To antiquarian research.
some time since there came TO my
hnndS several clippings from the
Richmond Examiner. The date OF is
sue does not appear upon any of
thesc clippings. but from certain dates
appearing thereon. it is TO he inferred
that it was January. 1851. Daniel
ana Dewitt were the proprietors at
that time. when Il mere hoy, in
lSI2. the writer remembers a political
circular by Robert W. Hughes. then
candidate for honors from the
Ninth Virginia Congressional District
against William Terry. that was
widely circulated. Among other
things contained in the aforesaid
circular was this, il | quote correct
ly: "ln 1853 Elkanah t'lanary and
Sebastian Slcmp. OF Lee County. came
to me in Richmond, when and where
was editing The Richmond Exam
incr. a daily newspaper. to ask my
support OF a bill then pending before
the Legislatures" Little is known
generally OF the first newspapers OF
the capital city. There was among
her carly periodicals The Literary
Messenger. which was known To tho
preceding generation. There was
The Richmond Whig. The Republic
and Tho Journal. the latter two OF
which were edited by Mr.. Hughes
Just after the civil war.
II might he Of some interest to
say that the print or the clippings re-
tcrrcd to above. for cl"arncss and
lcyihility. are not cNccllcd 10y any Of
the public prints az the present day.
one of them is from the EDITORS page.
reproduction from The London
Times. tho burden Of which was the
speculation atioat as TO how London
would hc able To lodge. board and
entertain tho strangers who might be
expected To visit there upon tho oc-
caSion OF the great exhibition
FRANK MONROE BEVERLY.
Freezing. Va. September -. 1921.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
I'm Object Lesson in Roads

o those persons who look upon good
roads as a luxury rather than an invest
ment from which their money comes back
many fold in dollars and cents, the an
nonnccmcnt that a bus line is about to open
up to the markets of Richmond the hitherto
inaccessible counties Of the Northern Neck
Will prove cnightening as an object lesson
in what modern road -buildin,- really
means.
FOR many years our prosperous Northern
Neck neighbors have pleaded with Rich
mond business mon to assist them in build
lhg line of communication that would
bring them into touch with the State capital
and lis markets. They have had no out
lets except to the north. no railroads. no
decent roads, and so far as their physical
contact with the capital was concerned they
might as we'll have been citizens of Mary
iand. while Baltimore and other cities to
me north OF them waxed fat on their trade
hut Richmond's business men were slow
TO act one or two spasmodic attempts at
railroad building ended in failure. All
the rest was empty oratory and tho North
ern Neck, discouraged by our wordv in
action, almost believed that we cared moth
ing for it,
Now modern highway recently com
Peted makes possible a bus line for pas
ochStr ana lrelsht traffic from Warsaw
to fredericksburg and at the latter point
there is railway connection with Richmond
Tor the counties which have been cut on
from ii. What that means TO Richmond
will appear when its markets and stores
begin TO reap the harvest of trade from
the Northern Neck which hitherto has been
claimed by Baltimore. 1t should SGT Rich
mond thinking about what it would mean
to the state to have n. network OF modern
highways which would bring the country
districts and tho cities into Immediate
touch. 1t is sufficient To convince those
who complain Of the cost OF highways that.
expensive as they are they will give back
many dollars for every one that is invested.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
The State Fair

IT HE Virginia State Fair opens its gates
L today To The world at large the
announcement means only that the six
teeuth annual exhibition of the products OF
Virginia's farms and factories, its schools
and its various institutions, with hewl
dering array OF feature attractions, is get
ting under way in Richmond. the fore
gathering place during the week Of its con-
tinuance of many thousands OF seekers for
knowledge and pleasure.
There is another side to the big show
here which tho public generally does not
stop 10 consider. In Virginia, perhaps more.
than in any other State tho Fair idea has
been brought to IA high dcgrcc OF develop
ment. The State Fair i'll Richmond is
really the composite and elimination OF all
the minor Fairs that have been in progress
during the last few weeks There is hardly
county, or group of counties. that does
not stage Il FAIR each fall where the OK
hibits demonstrate the progress its people
have made during tho year and serve as
practical guide 10 Il more scientific and pro-
grcssive development OF the county's re-
sources in the year 10 come. These smaller
Fairs this year have been visited by tens of
thousands OF people. At fredericksburg
boswell, Hanover. Cumberland Louisa
Leesburg, nj scores OF other community
centcrs, they have been held and they take
rank as the premier local events OF the
year They are largely community enter
prises, but the result To the state OF the
Increased cooperation, the dissemination of
knowledge OF modern methods 10 saw moth
ing OF the relaxation which they bring TO
an industrious people. is beyond computa-
ton. TO them may ba attributed in liberal
measure the gratifying. advancement Vir-
gnia is making in every line of industrial
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
NInrnInccnt Itnn,Is.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Thcrc is nothing too good for
virginia. NirEinians believe that
whatever Is worth doing. is worth
dong we'll" Virginia needs and in
tends to build good roads Why not
build roads that will make people all
over this country open up their pop
eyes 80
Monument Avenue is. by common
consent. the most beautiful. most
magnificent avcnu" in the whole
south. 1t is known ana praised prac-
iically wherever Richmond is known.
How about building country roads
like Monument Avenue Instead OF
building one hard road thirty OF forty
feet wide. how about building two
parable! roads fifteen or twenty feet
wide with a twcnty-foot parkway
bctwccn' with four rows Of trees.
such roads would attract world 10
attention.
Down in the Southern pircs-rinc-
hurst section "f North Carolina
which is noted for it's SaiId-cIn roads.
thcr" Ia an association. called th..
Moore County Park Associations Its
purpose is 70 get pcopl. 10 donate
strips of lnnd along IN" roads for
beauty spots-lituc parks. The.
have had trouble getting pcor.,. to
donate lands on the side of tho roads
Most any man is glad to donate a
rlSht-of- way for 4 good road through
ms property: he will gladly give
SIXTY or u hundred feet width. but
most Of them want their propcrtv To
touch the good roads on both sides
'"uhI" roads with parkwayS he
tween would prevent collisions:
would hc standing. lasting. growing
advertisements for the State: would
becom" more beautiful as time goes
by. ana would be lasting monuments
I" those who built them. They would
double and treble land values.
Inc average citizen. I believe. had
rather have ten miles of sand-clay
road than one mile Of concrete road
When properly built. sand-cIay roads
are very substantial. Concrete roads
cost easily ten times more than sand
cay roads. Let Virginia take her
riGhtfui place as leader for good roads
ana good schools!
JAMES BROwNLESS FRIN.
Richmond Va. September 90, 1921.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
Uncertainty rs to Taxation

IT HI prospects are that the countrv's
business Interests Will have TO CON
tinuc in uncertainty for some weeks 10
come as 10 the burden OF taxation 10 he
borne during the next year. by reason of
Senate agreement to subordinate considcra
lion OF tax revision TO treaty discussion.
with the view Of reaching a vote ON ra,i
fcation by the middle of October This
delay of tax revision necessarily hampors
business IN the making oil plans for fufure
enterprise, and to that eNtcu, contributes
TO asgrayate the unemployment situation
The Democratic minority on the Finance
Committee has reported sweeping amend
'nenis To the tax revision. bill thus iusur
ing protracted fight Tor their adopiion
since on some OF the proposed amendments
the minority viii be joined by Republicans
constituting what is known as the aericul-
tnral bloc some Of the amendments
proposed by the minority would distinctly
improve tho pending bill; others are of
doubtful wisdom Particularly commend
able is the amendment TO repeal the tpxns
ON freight, passenger and Pullman accom-
modations on January l. 1922 instead OF
continuing these taxes at half the present
rate another year, as PROPOSED in the ma
5ority report. In the effort to mt over
this amendment, it Is expected that the
Democrats will he Joined by many Repnb-
flican members of the agricultural bloc. =
thus affording a fair chance for The amend
ment TO succeed. Other amendments shift
fnE larger proportion of the tax burden to
tho shoulders of the rich will probably get
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
tCHU CHIN CHOW COMES
TO CITY FOR FAIR WEEK
Mu.Irnl Extravaganza based on Fn-
hica Ia Arabian Nights. Here
for Eight Performances.

The night OF August 30. 1916 in tho
city OF London VIII be memorable In
theatrical history. bcCHus" on that
niyht. nj His Majosty's Thcater. "Chu
Chin Chow" was given To tho world.
+. Ray comstock and Morris G"st
VIII present "Chu Chin Chow" n, tho
Academy all next week with matt
noe on Wednesday and Saturday.
Written by Oscar Aschc. with rnu-
sic by Frederic Norton. "Chu Chin
Chow" Is musical eNtravagauza
based on tho fables in the Arabian
Nights. Little was expected OF IL In
advance. The late Sir Herbert Tree
lccscc Of tSe thcatcr. had no faith
whatever In It's success. and there
for" stipulated that he could close
the thcatcr and discontinue tho per-
iormanccs IL tho receipts ever fell
below $4,000 for one week. Oscar
AsChc and Lilly Rrayton. who created
INC leading roles. had every conf
d"ncc in 'chu Chin Chow" however,
ana so they agreed TO insert this
clause In the contract
"chu Chin Chow" was an enormous
success In London right from the
start, and in spite OF air radcs. the
war. business depression and a thous-
and other detrimental Influences Il
continued TO play at His Majcsty's
ih"a'cr Tor hEes solid years, and has
only recently ended It's run, although
enormously popular to the end Fur
thcrmore, Sir Herbert died n rich
man rs the result OF "Chu Chin
Chow: his executives sold the tho
alter in which the play was presented
but the new owners were unable TO
take possession until three years ar
ter they bought the playhouse, as
Suming the management only tho
other day when "Chu Chin Chow" was
finally withdrawn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
Organizing the Consumer

q 81 tifMENF made public by the joint
congressional commission recently
appointed 10 investigate Agricultural con
diiions ana report its findings. claims tha,
~ cents or each dollar expended by the
consumer goes for service 81 cents for cost
oI production and II cents for profit The
statement while not model for CLARITY in
IT'S suggestions, seems to imply that Tho
consumer receives little for the service lion,
and that through a better system of dis.
tribution much OF it could be eliminated
AS general proposition, this conclusion is
undoubtedly sound
lct' III the face OF this statement the
commission includes among the service
'lch'S Huch essential parts OF production
'"S'S as transportation. insurance and pack
IhI. True, il calls attention to the imnor,
ant part played by convenience doOcndohi,
ny ana reputation in determining the price
/. '"e consumer, but il fails 10 call aitcn-
'on TO the sharp distinction between tho
aFolGahle costs in distribution and those
mat are unavoidable. What the country
needs 10 be informed on is how - oyor-
come these avOidahe costs
Nhat the commission now suppcsts &c
inc Application OF the same genius or or
shhI2aNon to the distributivc field as that
]" tIe productive field. But how that 10
10 DC accomplished the findings of the com
mission DO not reveal. Production costs
nave been reduced because of the economies
"t large scale operations. Yet the distri
D"'"h OIL much of our food and merchan-
49, - """c through exactly the same
methods as those obtaining generations oro
IS pointed on, by the Clcvcland Plain
dealer. organizing til" consumer has
proved in tho United states mos, dim
cut task. Until he becomes moro ipter
csteo IN the type OF economy that can no
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Eye wnstngc.


II eyes were rurchasRblc at n dollar forty
n bushcl n great many people would give them
better care. 1t seems To be tho established
custom among far too great percentage OF
people to trinc with their eyes In the earlier
stages Of nearly ,all eye diseases; then to be-
come discouraged or alarmed and consult some
self recommended but utterly unqualified "spo-
enlist" and only as n sort Of last recourse
To wake up and seek the skill of the physician
and ocuiists. Nearly every day some reader
asks me whether boric acid will strengthen
weak cycs-which OF course II cannot do:
whether glasses worn by young person who
Is car-siEhtcd do not tend to weaken the
sCht-whcrcas failure to wear carefully fitted
glasses in such cases is what seriously weak
ems the eyes. and whether certain eye cxer-
cscs, consisting OF moving the eyes up. down
and from side TO side will improve cycsiEht
when there Is some impa irmcnt--ns though tho
ordinary of the eyes were not enough
exercise.
Dcp"rahlc neglect of certain eye diseases
through mistake in diagnosis by tho victims
themselves by their unqualified special
lists leads To disastrous effects. In certain
parts OF the country an insidOusly progressive
inflammation popularity called red sore eyes"
and "rranulatcd lids" but medically termed
trnchoma, is often mistaken for pink eye.
"cycstrain.' even such nm absurdity as cold
in the eyes" and maltrcatcd for weeks and
months Since ,rachoma. unless encrEctcally
blindness such mistakes most costly.
Ignorance may be bliss yet IT Is not folly in
this instance 10 he intelligent
Apparently trihinG injuries to the ball Of tho
eye by cindcrs. bits OF emery. steel. STRAIN.
grain and other foreign PARTICLES. frequently
lead to hunEling efforts the part OF tho
we'll meaning bystandcrs TO dig out tho foreign
body. This is always serious matter. and
II an exploring mining is to he done In the
eye. surely the eye is worth II physicians skill.
In plants where such accidents bcfal there
should be rigid rule against amateur
ophthalmic surgery, for tho evil and sometimes
disastrous results may cost the proprietor q
heavy in the final accounting. Although
these trininC injuries OF the cycball are not
apparently dangerous at first. they call for
most careful treatment. for often there follows
an ulcer Of the cornca covering OF the eye
ball which is not only painful and obstinate.
hut cndanGcrs the integrity OF the eye itself.
and usually leaves more less permanent inn
pairmcnt of the vision commonly near
sig htcdncss OF the injured eye.
There is n popular faiiacy that il is beneficial
TO the ewes TO battle them with some kind of
"cyc water" drops every day. The lining
ot the eyes and lids calls for such treatment
no more than the lining of the lungs or
stomach does. The tears tho best eye
wash vet invented. and the only one incapahaie
df injuring tho eyes When the eyes look rcd
or irritatcd feel tired. or seem
blurred or weak. then instead OF trininE with
them as though were availahl" At
sl.40 a hushel. 1t were discretion to seek tho
advice of tho physician and oculist.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01
News of Fifty Years Ago

trrom the Richmond Dispatch, oct, /, 1S7l)
The fall and winter terms of tho public
schools of Richmond will begin regularly on
Monday. Tho total number of pupils regis
tered up to now is 2.s52. OF this number p
O2O are white. There forty nine white.
and thirty colorcd teachers.
The new international money order system
for facilitating the remittance Of money to the
United Kingdom, goes into operation today
and one On n now send cash to friends in Eng
land by buying money order at the Rich
mond Post Office.
Yesterday. S per cent city bonds sold at par
and interest, md the per cent bonds brought
so L.. There can he n" better evidence OF
the fact that the financial dcpartmcn of the
municipal government is judiciously managed
In the Hastings Court clerks office. thirty
two marriage licenses were issued in Scptcm-
bcr-seventecn for white couples, and fifteen
for blacks.
In the Chancery Court Of the city OF Rich
mond ISL deeds were recorded in the month
of September. In Hcnrico County Court, for
ty-seven were recorded.
The radical convention in session at Farm
willie Yesterday nominated Dr. Joseph JorEcn-
son for the House 70 Delegates to represent
Prince Edward County. H. Il. Hooper was
nominated for county court clerk, and j. VIII
liam Wilkinson for sheriff. The negroes were
ignored when II came to nominating officers
The City Council when IL meets this ar
tcrnoon, will hold forth in tho new council
chamber in Washington Hall Broad Street
between Ninth and Tenth
There were only three fire alarms in Rich
nond during the month OF September.
There was riot in Danvillo last night
There was n difficulty the street i'm the
afternoon between negro and white man.
Roth were fined by magistrate. The white
man paid up and went his way. The negro
did not pay his fine and sent to Jail
About night his brother. Daniel Stuart by
name being wcll-fllcd with mean whisky,
attempted rescue tho prisoner from the
police authorities. The negroes surrounded
the Jail threatening to take the negro out.
Mayor Cole read the riot act to the negroes
and ordered them to dispense. They refusing
TO do So the Danville Crays were ordered out.
and formed in front of the Jail. Sheriff Bots
scau ordered the company to charge with fixed
bayoncts. whcrcupon the negroes commenced
throwing stones at the soldiers striking sew
cral and injurny them slightly. One shot
was fred by n member of the company, slight
~ wounding policeman who was in the
crowd trying to preserve order. When the
company charged, and the one shot was fired
the negroes dispersed. but at last reports last
night they were said to- be reassembling on
the edge Of tho town with the view OF re-
turning for further disorder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-01

some support from this Republican group.
or doubtful wisdom is the Democratic
proposal to increase the maximum surtax
to So per cent. in place of the committee
maximum OF 81 per cent The contention of
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon that the
reduction of this tax to 80 per cent would
result in Il greater volume of business and.
therefore. greater return in net revenues,
would seem to be soundly based However,
above all things. the country's business in
forests want TO be informed as soon rs pos
sible of tho tax burden they will have to
shoulder. so they may make their plans
accordingly