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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
FRIDAY. MARCH 10. 1922.
The House for Illitcracy

DY rejecting the Senate amendments TO
l. the compulsory education bill. the
House OF Delegates reaiiirms its conviction
that, rather than take any step which may
even incidentally improve the educational
opportunities of Virginia negroes, we should
Withhold the advantages OF Il compulsory
educational system from all children That
is the view clearly defined in Yesterdays
debate and vote on the compulsory cduca-
ton bill.
Through its legislative representatives in
the lower branch Of the Assembly the
State OF Virginia confesses total impotence
III so lar as adequate educational advantages
for Virginia children are concerned Far
from accepting the enlightened view that
more and better schools for negroes would
operate to the advantage OF the Common
wealth, the House is not even prepared To
concede that schools for negroes are a ncccs-
sary evil. 1t is not practicable to improve
the opportunities of the white children with
out throwing some small h"nca, TO the
negroes; therefore We must let matters rest
as they are.
Matters have indeed come to Il distressing
and humiliating pass in the great state of
virginia. One of the patrons OF the COM
pulsory education bill told the House that
100000 white children of Virginia were
missing from the school rolls: half that
number of colored children are not enrolled
Ihese iigurcs, as unimpressiyc as they APP
parently were 10 the members of the House
cannot lail 10 arrest the attention OF
thoughtful, broad-minded Nirginans They
mean simply that d generation OF Virginans
is growing UP Very largely in crushing ig-
norance, TO Il considerable extent in actual
illteracy. And this is merely another way
of saying that the Sta.s. OF Virginia is per
petuating most cowaFdly betrayal OF its
defenseless young, and weakly forfeitng its
own birthright
rms beiraya! vii! continue until the pco-
pie OF the state send TO the General AS
sembly men-or women-of sufficient cour
age, sufficient vision TO give this problem
eDiighi cned treatment
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Paving Program In Danger

HE inevitable has happened: the Viz
Ginia Railway and Power Company
declares its inability to meet the obligations
oi us franchises. An ambitious paving pro-
gram Tor the year is in imminent danger or
Dehg wrecked The part of the cxpensn
apportioned to the traction company is not
10 be available; according to the companys
oihclaIs, It's financial state is such as to leave
open no course except that of frankly de-
claring its inability to pay.
This development which seems IN roro
shadow the disruption of the paving plans
Tor the year, should be of special interest
TO members of the City Council. 1t is n
matter of common knowledge that tho 6non-
clal strength OF the street car company has
been waning for many months. It is nlso
generally known that for many months tbe
street car company has been beseeching City
Councll for an adjustment of franchises that
WOULD enable the company to 'rehabilitate
lis credit. Nothing has been done. and
matters nave grown steadily worse. 1t
should not be surprising to learn now that
me company lacks the funds TO meet an OH
Iieation on which paving extension largely
depends
Whatever solution may he found for the
present. whether the paving program is re-
duced Ill proportion to the loss of revenue
or some way is evolved TO carry the charge
against the traction company. the crisis &c
one thal points solemn warning for the
Council Dilatoriness will not cure the from
Die IL has caused; il IS 10 be rcmodied only
ny an awakening Of the Council 10 its re-
sponsibiltics and 10 the danger and inius
nee OF the present aggravated situation.
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No ,rimc Tor Il Goal Strike

INDICATIONS multiply thar The bjtumipous
coal industry OF the country is drifting
toward a strike on April / ana when The
Secretary of Commerce declared more man
two months ago ,b,, q v,,m a,, u, 49,,
eyitahle he was Speaking with knowledge
Miners are voting overwhelmingly for :; ti.
up of the Industry Tba onnr.,or. an,,a,,
ly are inviting strike Tho rovrrnmen,
lis showing no rcsu,rceiulness in daali,c
With the question ana the general nuh,ic an.
pears Indifferent over the prosp.ct
e There seems 10 b. q general fceliup tina,
"a coal strike AT this time nigh, nrovn
ssalntary thing If by a process So 1ras,i,
5this one industry may be forced ia dena,n
Goal is the one basic commodity tba, j. sin
Supon a war price footing II COSTS very ii,
tile less now than it did in the midst OF I'm.
Ssar period, although the demand for funl
lis less than it has been for ton years. and
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Starving the Army and Navy

E'tONOMlES are expected at the hands Of
IL this Congress. They are demanded
by the great body of the American PEG
pie. The cost of government three years
alter peace Is still abnormal and taxation
is still oppressive. Relief from this taxa
ton can come only through II reduction in
the cost Of the operating expense of the
governmental machine nasmuch as the gen
eral overhead that is. the interest on the
public debt, must remain practically sta
tionaly for some time to come.
But with all that. the people at large
are not ready for Il starvation policy with
regard either to the army or navy, and they
Will, we believe. support the President in his
announced determination to fight against
any slashing Of pending appropriations that
will cripple the army or paralyzo the navy
Ills view is that conditions are too unsettled
both at homo and abroad. To admit OF what
amounts to virtual disarmament by Amer
lea
AS 1t il. tho American army at an au-
thorized strength of 10000 men. is not
larger than is needed to garrison the Pana-
ma Canal, Hawaii, Alaska, the Philippines
ana the coast fortitiCations. Few men are
left for training camps at home or for the
corps organizations. Nor has the National
Guard been sufficiently rcorganizcd and
trained To make ii an effective substitute for
the regular army in time OF crisis Even
So there is Il concerted movement on the
Fart of Congress To reduce the army to 49,
GOO men, Il point far below the safety line
Tho same is true in large measure OF the
navy. This nation, at enormous expense
mas what is perhaps, the most formida bile
fleet OF capital ships now aioat Without
doubt it is the most modern and man for
man and gun for gun il is not outrankcd
even by that Of Great Britain. 1t would
seem to be the part OF folly To tie that fleet
mp in port and allow ii TO drop back into
third place for the want of mon and enough
money 10 keep il alive
To cut the personnel OF the navy TO 60 600
men as Congress now proposes, means the
virtual scrapping OF nearly half of the great
lighting ships OF the fleet If the vessels
c0nnot be manned, they cannot he kent in
commission, and 10 have IA navy that must
remain at anchor. because Congress re-
fuses TO supply il with sufficient coal would
seem 10 be incredible, and yet that is what
VIII happen If Congress rejects the fuel
estimates already denied by the House
President Harding has the power to veto
He is not eager, it may be assumed. 10 re
sort 10 that power in tho case OF army
and navy appropriations or in any case Ho
Is an amlabc man and much prefers to get
results by suasion and friendly counsel But
II he cannot induce congressional leaders
To provide sufficient funds 10 maintain a
respectable army and an active navy he
would he justified in sending the appropria-
ilon bills back 10 the House and Senate
with veto messages. President Wilson did
not hesitate 10 disapprovc great supply bills
ana iai!cd III no single instance To force
congress TO reconsider ruinOus legislation
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House III appropriuting 100000 to extend
tho activities Of the Burouu OF Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. This IL n moro baga-
teile compared to tho enlarged benefits in
the way OF extension OF our foreign trado
That VIII result from its Increased activities
IN that behalf For many years prior TO
me war and even before the Department
o. Commerce was established students OF
the foreign trade attributed the undeyelop-
hent OF many lines OF exporting to the fact
That Germany, England and other foreign
countries had foreign trade organizations of
great benefit to their exporters. while this
country offered practically no assistance
n wise choice was made in the selection
o. the present Director OF the Bureau OF
Domestic and Foreign Commerce. From the
very outset Of his assumption OF its duties
nc mas made his bureau useful to prospec-
1--WE exporters. The Commerce Reports
published by the bureau offer to the Amer
lcan business man and the foreign trade
student data OF inestimable value regarding
trade conditions in all sections OF the world
IN other respects the Department of Com
merce has placed itself in position TO be of
Iehuihe service in promoting trade rela-
uohS with foreign countries and in furnish
ING information that individual business en-
terprise could secure only at an expense to
itself virtually prohibtivc
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|ND0RSE MRS. MURRELL
FOR PEN|TENT|ARY BOARD
Action of College Club Pre-
ccdes Lecture by DIR. John
Metcalf.

Endorsement Of Mrs. Thomas w
Murrcil for appointment to the State
ichitehtihry Board embodied the
most important part of tho business,
session preceding DIR. John c. Met
cars lecture To the College CIub yc,
tcrday afternoon
Dean Keller, Of westbnmntor co,
leS". introduced the speaker who nd
dressed the meeting on Some Re
cent tendencies In English I,itcra-
turc." and Dr. Metcaif introduccd
! h'mscil rather as an interpreter
| IMAM diagnostician OF literature. and
especially current literature. Quoting
from Bigc!ow Papers. he stated his
own case 70 be that OF the man who
said. ~ genuine politician must be
ON his guard: IL he must have ps-
Hers. not 10 have them too hard
Never since the French kcvolu-
ton had literature been In such L
state of unstable equilibrium" he
said However" he added. there
are several modifying Influences" JIe
credited journalism with the iniu-
chc". which resulted with the unir-
cation, Qualification and Authorization
Of the present novel
The language Of books has been
brought nearer To the language OF
The market place." he said. II. showed
the change from the Victorian novel
."l m"rallzinS to the scientific novel
due TO the scientific influence. which
analyzcd means. Where W. used 10
silhouette. We psyChua nal.Hc" Or.
Mctcalf called the last modifying in
nucncc tho cosmopolitan force. which
has brought about a passing OF "a Ger
tain rctiCcnCc
The sneaker pointed out az ii result
OF ihos" forces. three types of li,cr-
atur". types which have. perhaps. cx-
ist"d before. but which exist now
with emphasis. These included "a lit
"rhturc OF srlf-anhiysis, Of olsen
chhntiucnt, and Il literature of escape.
which embodied such books as
escaped from the drnb realism Of
IN. whole ana nothing but tho truth
hcn we Ecncraiizc and apply
these observations" he further added.
". ma that the novel has PASSED.
rom romance to realism TO u:sturai-
Ism He used the words Of William
lean Howell: We ara primarily In
terestcd. not IN what IN. author tells.
US but In what he has TO say"
l'r. Mcicalf concluded tn. address
VIII, some remarks on modern drama
and poetry. He said We needed a
more intellectual drama that more
closely rcscmhlcd the plays Of Ibycn
and shaw and Dunsany.
1T ISN'T strength you need. It's
IDEAS h" APPLY quoted. He placed
the body of modern poetry, not in free
verse" but IN the good old forms with
the difference thtt :hc subject matter
Is simpler. closer TO life ana more
clear cut. and that the meter is NOR.
varied.
He smoke Sympathctically Of the
happy ending IN that lie that Is made
up OF the list OF our SUCCESSES. rattle.
than of our failures But not at In.
sacrifice OF truth. when M. mas
tiers literature. then It is great" he
said.
Ir. Metcalf is professor OF English
at the University az Virginia. ard for
mer professor Of English at the Uni
E,rSity of Richmond. lie is the au-
ihor OF M"icairs English Literature.
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main unconsidcrod. Threatened with coal
famine. which may endure for weeks and
with little coal IN storage 10 meet its needs.
American business IS politely told that il
must suffer further loss and stugnation whilo
the coal operators and their employees Gu
gage in protracted struggle over new
scale Of wages.
II would be worse than folly 10 permit tho
existing deadlock to end in strike Of coal
miners. 1t is unthinkablc that industry in
TINS country, now emerging slowly and pain
luiiy from long season of depression
should be virtually paralyzcd at time when
1t needs all possible stimulation and en-
enlargement. Moreover il is foolish TO in
sist that the Federal government is power
less to deal with such situation. 1t is not
powcrless. Woodrow Wilson stopped three
threatened strikes in four years. and Warren
u. Harding can stop this one if he shows Il
measure OF iirmness and determination
Perhaps this will come in time but il il
does not come soon il will come too late
April | is less than three weeks on and
the government is still entreatiug when il
should be exercising its utmost authority
against any and all bodies of men bent
upon a nationwide coal strike.
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Recognition for HAMPTON Roads

g ECRETARl DENBY'S statement before
~ the Senate Naval Committee encourages
the belief that partisan. sectional politics
Will not prevail against the Navy Depart-
M"nts decision To concentrate its East coast
training at Hampton Roads Senator Lodge
recently failed in an clevcnth-hour attempt
TO cheat Newport News out of the Lcviathau
contract; Senator Gerry. also speaking for
New England. seems likely To lost his fch,
Tor preferential treatment OF the Newport
Rhode Island. training station
In accordance with it's economy program
Inc Navy Department is concentrating its
training schools. The closing OF the Rhode
Island station is one OF the incidents Of this
program. Senator Gerry naturally disIikcs
- see this proposed step carried out. and
apparently has minated that it would be
more becoming for Republican admins
uaton Ia move the Hampton Roads schools
10 Newport and close the Virginia station.
Secretary Denby's reply is that tho cost
would be too great
The great advantages OF Hamilton Roads
are cliuchng the gains which were made
during the war. These advantages are too
obvious 10 be obscurcd by claims that might
ordinarily receive respectful attention for
political reasons. The government though
IN Republican hands, is unwilling to com
init the b!under OF abandoning the finest
h"'a! station on the American scaboard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-10
News Of Fifty Years Ago

From tho Richmond Dispatch. March o. 1S72D
MIR. James Briggs. one Of the Oldest and best
known citizens OF Manchester. died night be-
fore last. He was a member Of Manchester
Masonic Lodge
The Republican city Central Committee held
a meeting last night for The purpose OF re-
organizing for the spring campaign. DR. T..
II. Smith was made president: j.. @. w. Cole
man, vice president; George Il. Bailey.
tary. \ finance committee was appointed.
During the week. ending March there were
according to the books In the Office Of the clerk
Of the court.
The British bark Adelaide has arrived in
port to lie loaded with -four for South America,
shipped by Iiaxnll. Crcnshuw & CO.
The bark Faladin. from Rio. loaded for
Richmond reached Fort Monroe yesterday af-
icrnoon and will come up the river as soon
possible.
William Thalhimcr & Sons. Sixth and Broad
Streets. Will In order TO reduce stock sell all
goods at cost all OF next week
Judge Rivcs is still holding United States
court at Danvillc. with a very heavy dock ct
before him. and there will he no adjournment
this week
The dwelling of Mrs. Martha ryrcc in AM
h"rst County. seven miles from Lynchburg.
was totally destroyed by fire few nights ago.
None Of the furniture was saved The
dwelling was valued at 5000
The regular term of the Chesterfield County
Court Will be commenced in Manchester on
Monday next The docket is Il very heavy one
The Ways and Means Committee hope to
have the tariff bill ready TO submit TO tho
House OF Representatives carly next week II
the bill is adopted there will he no tarin on
either sugar or coffee. q
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W. L.. Wood.

CLIFTON FORGE. VA, March g
w. l.. Wood, one Of the h-st-known
conductors on the G. & .. In this
section. died NJ his home this morn
ms after an Illness OF several weeks
lie was in his end year and had been
IN the employ OF the &. x o. for
iortE years. For the past eighteen
months hc hau been retired ON "a
pension. lie is survived by his
WIDOW and one son, both OF this
city. and brother and s!s;c. in Al
bemarlc County. The body viii be-
taken 10 Charlottesville for inter
m"nt sunday morning. and Will he
accompanied 10y AN escort OF knights
Tcmp!ar and Of the order OF RAN
way Conductors. Rev. II. IL. Cross.
pastor Of III. baptist church OF
which MIR. Wood had long been Il
member. VIII conduct the services.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Dr. l.. $. ItnndolpI,.

Dr. l.. s. Randolph.
Especial TO Tho Times. Dispatch.l
BLACkSBURG. VA. March o
News has just been received here OF
the death OF DR.. l.. S Randolph. for.
merry professor of mechanical cngi-
heering In Virginia Polytechnic In-
stitutc. Professor Randolph dicu
Tuesday in Baltimore. Md. wher. he
was engaged In engineering work.
ne came to V. 4. l. In 1893. and re-
signed IN l?lS To accept "a positIon
win the Emergency Fleet Corpora
non lie was one OF the most be-
loved men who had ever held the
'hair OF mechanical engineering hero
ana his students. scattered over mi
parts OF the globe. run into the hun.
dreds. Professor Randolph was n
graduate OF Stevens Institute of
Technology. and had the doctorat.
conferred upon him by his alma
mater about three years ago.
u" was member OF the American
society OF Mechanical Engin and
many other scientific bodies II. is
survived by his wife and four chill
drvn.
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LiNthBi itCi, VA. March a.-Louis
Edward. colorcd. was given ten years
In the Corporation Court Wednesday,.
five years each on two charges OF
burglary. y third case was con
unucd and will not be press
Cd. The l9-ycar-olh negro tcrrorizcd
Il residential section here FOR ncarI.
u month before he was caught bur
ing that time he entered about thirty
residences, taking tribes from many
OF them. He appeared 10 have "A
mania for keys and used these pr!n-
cipally To 20 into houses for some
thing To eat.
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Hoover Making Good

I NDER its administration by Herbert
Hoover. the Department OF Commerce
IS iHncucuns with enlarged efficiency
i'o"NeF mas broad grasp on the operation
oI economic laws 10 promote trade when not
impeded by short-sightcd niegardlincss
winch "asteinly hampers their free work
hS. lie has not mixed up III the politics
al the administration to the extent thar
som" other Cabinet officers have. but has
attended strictly To the duties OF the de-
par'meht over which he presdes Within
Tn" year that II" has been al the head of i,
lie mas reurganizcd the various bureaus and
paced thcm on a more practical basis OF
working efficiency, with the result that Tho
volume OF our foreign trade makes u re-
Spectacle showing, despite the abnormal
period OF depression under which the coun-
Try is struggling
Hence, despite the demand for rigid econ,
omy IN ali government expenditures, there
WIZ be no protest over the action OF the
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fEEDERiCKSHURG. Va. March o.
Mrs. Mary G. Colvin. 40. died AT her
nome near Whitewater. stafford Coun-
" Wednesday, She had been III d.
week with pneumonia. Sh. is sur.
NiEcu by six daughters: Mrs. Edward
ration and Miss Sarah Colvin. who
IiNcd at home with their mother.
Mrs. aubrey Cribs and Mrs. B.nja.
MN Jolson. Of Whitewater; Mrs
Spencer Iiiggs, OF washington. and
Mrs. w. III. &. Lands. of Richmond.
she Is also survived by four sisters
and three brothers and sixteen grand.
children.
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Mrs. Mamie 4. Holland.

MAETINSNll.l.E. VA. March g.
Mrs. Nanui" ~ Holland e.. widow Of
j Henry Holland. OF Axiom, died al
the Shackl"fOrd Hospital here last
Thursday night as a result OF "a COM
pliCatcd case Of Appendicitis. Mis-.
Holland Wa. Miss Mamie Burlington
before her marriage. she is survived
by seven children. Walter H. Hol-
land. OF Philadelphia; NJ. g. Holland.
OF Lynch. Ky. huhrcy r.. Holland,
OF AXton; Mrs. II. 4. Turner. oi AK
ton; Mrs. l.. H. Niemanu. nf Phua-
delphia: Mrs. IT, Is. Martin. al Mt.
Olive. X. G., and Mrs. j. W. Towncs.
Of Martiusvillc.
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ARMY EDUCATION
BOARD VISITS VIRGINIA
Lny Assoc!ateh pressl

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March .
special army board Of education,
headed by Major-Gencral Edward
MCLAUGHLIN. reached Fort MOnro.
this morning for an inspection of all
army posts on the Peninsula. Tho
hoard VIII be here several days. Th.
party Includes. besides Mnior-Gcu-
rral MCLAUGHLIN. Acknowledgement
Ernest Hines. rtgadier-Gcncral
Malvin Craig. Brigadicr- General II.
f.. Ely, Colonel Richard 4. Davis.
Colonel Earn Il. Fiskc. Lieutenant,
colonel samuel X. Glcaves and Major
Thomas NJ Milling
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ID. IL. Scnsalppuyh.

STACNToN. VA, March 3.-Mon
DAY morning at IL O'Clock from Mt.
Herman Church. services were hc.u
over the remains Of -. II. ScuSa-
haugh, who died Saturday evening
very suddenly. while at the barn at
tending To his stock at his HON"
near Summerd"an. Heart troubI-
caused his death. lie is survived by
his wife. who was Miss Lena lIItc. uI
RockbridSc County: one daughter.
on" son, two brothers and three sis
tcrs.
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Mrs. Alice y. Moon.

LfNCIiBCRG, VA. March 9.--Mrs.
Alice $. Moon. 90, widow OF Daniel
T.. Moon, died Tuesday AT her home
III Gretna. having survived h"r hus-
p"hd sixteen years. She was tyv,c,
married. surviving sons and daugh-
iers are; j. ;. Reynolds. Baltimore:
Is. Moon Idaho: r. l.. and +. T..
Mooh. OF Kansas city: J. T.. Moon,
Bluencld. w. Va: W. r., !. r. ana !.
II. Moon. Gretna: Mrs. w NJ. Dcvs.
charlotte County. ana Mrs. T.. II. AL
tCc, Grctna.