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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-05
,,,,,TuEspAY. DECEMBER 5. 1922.
Better or Worse?

co far a. their views are reflected by the
~ officials OF their association and by their
printed organ, the Railway Post-Oflice, cnl-
pioyes or the railway mail service appear TO
have been little impressed by Republican
improvements in their field. In its cdi-
torial and other columns, a recent Issue OF
the Railway Post-OniCe undertook 10 show,
in fact that the administration has definite
~ defaulted on the Republican promises of
the 1920 campaign so far as betterment of
the postal service is concerned The fol-
lowing excerpts from this journals editorial
comment ,are characteristic OF its views:
-. ihe people expected that their rail
way mail service would he restored to its
former standards. Bat. instead of a rcstor-
atom it mas actually been lowered since
the Change OF administration. With
out eXaGgcration, It may be said that the
present service and working conditions in
the railway mail service are worse than
theyqwer,r at any time during the Burlcson
admblifttation.'
Few persons would 20 so far as to claim
that -'ha country received ideal postal serv
ice daring tho term Of Mr.. Burlesons la
borSc though deficiencies we're OF course.
rather reckleSsly exaggerated for the uses
OF lie political campaign. In any case. Re-
publican attacks were jus,ifabe only so
lar as lllN were accompanied by sincere
end JntGligent program for Improvement
Theu Railway Post-Office points out that
high. hopes and an EZRA of good feeling"
were created ny the expressions of Mr. Hays
when he became Postmaster eneral. These
however, il continues. soon gave way TO
keen disappointment by return to rcac-
tiona"y policies after his resignation, both
Is TO service and working conditions" En-
ployes OF the railway NAH service. evident
y. do not feet that the Work administration
is either giving them the bs.t or getting
the best out Of them. AnG'it is Inevitable.
OF course, that this feeling should be re-
Hected by intcriority In the service the pub
lie Is getting
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Health Talks by DR.. Brady
ConJuxnI Complaints.

Perhaps the most common Of all con.
tusal complaints Is that after several years
OF more or less connubiai happiness the wife
begins to resemble her husband OF in sad
cases. tho husband begins to resemble his
wife. not only in interests and tastes. hut
In manner OF behavior and even in appear
Whether this tendency of mates to acquire
common likes and looks has any tangible
bearing on tho question Of disease is dnhat-
able There are plenty Of Instances Of con-
juSai disease that IL. the Simultaneous de-
Nciorment or occurrence Of a certain disease,
say cancer tuberculosis or diabetes or
apoplcSy. In man and wife, but far as
can learn. the evidence OF conjugality is less
convincing in these instances than in the in
stance OF obesity. There are an extraordinary
number of cases of conjuEal Obesity 10 he
found. very sad cases indeed. True. the dis
case docs not invariably begin at precisely the
same instant In and wife in these de-
plorahlc cases OF conjuEal obesity: probably
tho husband makes n gesture toward incor-
roration nrst. as a rule. hut the wife soon
ovcrtakcs him and maintains safe lead over
him for the rest OF the race.
ConjuEa obesity Is too familiar actual
ity for anybody to doubt question such n
happening II the Influence of man over wife
or of wife over husband has causative
relation here. then must dismiss the whole
question Of conjuGal disease wholly fanc-
full.
For every instance o, conjugal pneumonia.
cholelithiAsis. cataract epilepsy you can
report. venture TO say ! cite ten in
stances OF conjugal obesity. SO II there is
anything In the idea Of conjuEol complaints
at all II Is surely manifest in this most fire.
qutnt OF all such complaints.
My researches have convinced me that while
some husbands go wrong all alone, still II
the wife starts cultivatng Stacker fash the
husband will shortly begin emulating her
example. for II there H. anything most men
dislike more than outright obesity IL is being
mistaken for their wives little boys. This
may not be good Leary psychology. yet
think there Is a grain of truth in it. OF
course the main reason for conjugal obesity
is that tho good cooks ar" SO eagerly snapped
up by tho good vidcrs, and nivverE do make
snpEArds Of US all. \ had symptom Of. in =
cipient conjugal obesity is the difficulty friend
husband has in pcrsuadinS friend wife to take
Fix miles of oxygen ahoof with him OF an
afternoon evening. She finds various
handicapa and excuses. And In a little while
the can't persuade any woman to go
out with him. probably couldn't go out II any
woman would
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Shin Screaming LARS

HE ambitious program of "ship scrap
ping FOR which the nve-powcr naval
Limitation treaty was negotiated at Wash
mgton year ago is still held in abcyancc
and there is no certainty that 1t will soon
or ever, he carried out Neither France
nor Italy has ratified the treaty. and there
Il small indication tina, either will do 40
soon. Before 1t has binding effect. the
treaty must he ratified by all Ave OF. the
siEnatorics
me pact was promptly ratified by the
United States. and later by Great Britain
ana Japan. There the matter has rested
true. Congress passed an act specifically
authorizing the "scrappng." so far as tho
american navy is concerned bu; prudcn,-
~ stipulated that the program should no,
u" carried out until ratification of tho
treaty by all the signatOry governments
That stipulation, as ii has turned out was
wise action Great Britain and Japan GO
FAR as Washington is informed. have most
pon"d their ship scrapping just as tho
United States has done.
Recent announcements in the House of
Commons that Great Britain will scran no
| more ships under the treaty untn tn. other
| powers which are parties 10 that agrno-
| m"nt have done their bit" provoked a
! rather tart response from Washington. TO
! the effect that so far AS our government
!
! mas done any ship scrapping under jts
| terms. This statement is true within the
strict meaning OF the obligations assumed
! under IN" agreement. hut without expIana-
ton tho bald statement might be mislealjpp
TO the public.
The explanation is that all three If ,La
rahiying nations have broken up or other
wise disposed OF warcraft condemned os
Wholly obsolete for naval purposes That
Is naval practice OF long standing with No
relation 10 the naval limitation pact More
over the three principal naval powers men
hohed nave taken certain other stems ~
ward compliance with the treaty. md in
manifestation OF it's good faith Great britain
Cancelled contracts for construction NJ ,no
ne" capital ships, and the United States
and Japan likewise suspended cap,aI-sbin
construction
mere the matter rests If /, zoe. NO
Irfther, there has been some gan a, laast
III iet-np on authorization OF costly new
expenditures II the Lausanne conference,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-05
HOWARD TOMPK|Ns DIES
IN F|FTY-F|FTH YEAR
Prominent Attorney of Chris.
tiansburg Is Victim of
Long Illness.
Special 10 The Times I

Especial to The Times Dispatch.J
CHR1ST1ANSBURG. VA. Dec. A.
NJ. Howard Tompk!ns. prominent
attorney and citizen OF Christians
burg. died here today at noon. after
an illness OF nearly three weeks
He was found In his Office uncon-
scious about noon. November Is. bu,
regained consciousness and seemed
TO be improving until last Friday.
when he began to grow worse. and
continued to sink until the end Mr..
Tompkins who was 80 years old, wa,
n native OF Floyd. being a son OF tho
late Captain and Mrs. j. j., Tomp-
kins. Of that place. and had been
living In ChristiansburK thirty-two
years.
Soon after coming TO Christians-
burg. he married Miss Daisy Shell
man. who survives him. He was the
hrst president OF the First National
Rank OF this place. when It was or
Sanizcd eighteen years ago. which
position he held until his death.
Resides his wife. he leaves four
brothers and two sisters. n. T..
Tompkins. Of Floyd: W. y. Tomplins
OF Hillsville: $. w. Tompkins. of
Missouri. and DIR. Wythe Tompklns.
OF Toms Creek. Va: and Misses Kate
and Mary Tompkins. OF Floyd Ills
father. as we'll as himself aud three
other brothers. were lawyers.
Funeral services will he held "a,
tho old home in Floyd tomorrow and
the remains will be laid Mt rest in
the Family plot in that town. Judge
w. w. Moffett adjourned court soon
aftcr noon today out of resncct IN
MIR, Tomrkins' memory. and appoint
Ell committee To draft suitable
sketch Of his life to hc spread on
the records of his court
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Plurality Victories

Nj Orone will beErudpc Lloyd George such
satisfaction AS he may find in so
analXzing the recent British elections AS 10
disclose moral defeat for the party which
won control OF the government, As the
hansaS. City star observes These moral
victories~ have been Won quite frequently
i'll American politics bnt never very greatly
disturb The gentlemen who win the other
kind" The former British Premier. though
emerging from the contest with rather
pathetic fraction Of the legislative member
ship attached 10 his special band claims
genuine ihough not perhaps, very solid
comfort in tho discovery that the Conserva-
tives came OF with materially less than a
majority, of the popular vote
There is no means OF determining dem
itely the extent TO which such yic,orv
represents vote ~ confidence" for anv
one OF 18th" trailing parties Doubtless
Lloyd George as & personal leader holds
better position than the division of the
new Commons indicates And there arc
some excellent reasons for believing ina,
his position viii become stronger as time
passes But after ali he has raised no nov
question in his contention Of "miporitv
rule Americans have become SO familiar
with as almost 10 have los, n,orcs, in
speculati"ns concerning a plurality vic,or's
lack of prestige
We have had our minority Presidents.
our minority holders Of every oiice filled
By popular choice in the nation or in auy
part Of the nation. There is no means NJ
avoiding this. aud The public takes {, as a
matter--of course. Even where a candi.
date wins by clear majority in an election
there can be no assurance that he is 4 ma
jority choice in the sense of being the one
man preferred above all others by ma
3ority ot-the voters. Mr.. Harding for ex-
ample, won the presidency by an enormous
popular majority; and yet Mr. Harding
probably was not the first choice OF one
voter ont OF one hundred before the Re
publican convention wss held
Some States have adopted various ex
pedients in order TO obtain An approximate
Z iy accurate expression of majority senti
notwithstanding public officials The frs
and second cboice ballots. for instance. arr
n
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Williamson u. Fo,,Ikc..

DANVlLl-l;. VA. Dec. 4.-William-
son Dickinson Fowlkcs, wcll-known
TOBACCO warehouseman. died at :
o'clock this morning at his home on
Grove Street. Last Tuesday he sur
fcrcd stroke of paralysis. lie had
lived here for the past twenty-five
years. being born May ]. 1851, at
Whitmcll. In 1877 he was married
to Miss Sarah Alice Lawrence, who
survives him with a daughter, Mrs.
Rettic Uylton. Danville. and four
sons. w. l.. Fowlkcs. South Hill: Dr..
w. Il. Fowlkes, Danville: Dr. G.. II.
Fowlkcs. Richmond: and DR. r. w.
Fowlkcs, Of New York. The funeral
will be from the home tomorrow
afternoon.
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Improve nrook Road.

To the Editor of Tho Tlmcs-Dispatch:
Silt read In your valuable paper
several weeks ago where tho City
Council had recommended more
money for improvements to Cham
bcrlayne Avenue and Monument
Avenue. have been n resident Of
brook iioad for many. many years.
II seems To me that after Major
Gintcr spent so much time and
money beautifying Brook Road with
its shade trees. etc, II should not
be neglected as IL is now. but made
n beautiful driveway as n monument
10 ono who spent so much OF his
time looking after the beauty OF that
part OF the city. 1T is really dis
grace to the city for one to turn
Into such neglected rond. after
you leave Lombardy Street.
hope the city Council will look
into this and give as more improve
ment on this once beautiful thor
oughfarc. J. w. TIIIER
Richmond. Va, Dec. 3. 1922.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-05
News of Fifty Y ears Ago

fFrom the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. s. 1929
fire caused by an ovcrheated furnace
created n panic at tho Theater last night,
during the performance OF the Rough Dia
mond" Quick work OF Spring Campbell and
Montgomery West aided by Detective Dan
Wrenn, Stage Manager Parker. Mr.. Powell,
Mr. Nichols, Special Policeman Wclch and
others ahatcd the fire Rut 1t not until
enc Of the actors came upon the stage and
gave solemn assurance that all well.
did the audience return to their seats. a
man in the audience was stricken with heart
trouble due to the excitement, and expired
In n few minutes.
The annual meeting of the Female Hu-
name Association was held at the asylum yes
tcrday The report of the board Of directors
shows there are forty-nine female orphans
now I'm the asylum.
Union station Methodist Church was crowd
cd 10 it's utmost capacity last night on tho
occasion OF the marriage OF David c. Richard
SON the competent and courteous clerk Of the
I1.Iicc Court to Miss Alice A. Fellows. of this
city The ceremony performed by Rev.
Dr. Leroy NJ. Lee. The bridal party leave to-
day for n brief visit to friends In neigh
boring county.
The German Mannerchor has elected the
following officers: president, Edward Kempe:
vicc-prcsidcnt, c. Turgens: secretaries NJ.
Richter, Charles Schmidt: librarian. Ed Lciss.
The Gesangvcrein Virginia has renomnat ed
all its old officers and Will elect them at
tho next monthly meeting.
The nags on the Capitol were placed at half
mast yesterday In respect to the memory Of
the late Horace Greeley.
John NJ zimmerman has qualified before tho
Renrico County Court sheriff OF that
county.
The patrons of the skating rink at Assem-
bly, Hall will be gratihed to know that this
place OF amusement was thrown open to the
public again last night.
The Manchester and Chesterfield Board OF
Supervisors yesterday assessed the school tai
at l-2 cents on the 500 of rpoperty
\ bill Will he introduced In the State Sen.
today Incorporating the weldon and
Washington Railroad Company. with repre-
sentative citizens OF Richmond, Petersburg
Fredericksburg and Alexandria behind the
movement.
WASHINGTON W. Davis and Miss Ann c. Drew
were married on october 3. by Rev. DIR. Nose!
D. Hose.
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CECIL WILL ADDRESS
RICHMOND AID CLUB
VIII Speak on "Whnt Comes Before
Advertising" Wednesdny

James Cecil, OF the Richmond New
York firm of Cecil. Barreto e. Cecil.
advertising experts, will he the
speaker at the weekly luncheon of
the Richmond Advertising Club in
the auditorium OF the Y. w. c. a.
tomorrow at 1855 o'clock. Mr.. Cecil
will speak on What Comes Before
Advertising" He Will outline the
research work and the territorial
analysts necessary before an adver-
Using campaign is started to put
any product over.
Heads OF all Richmond business
houses and their advertising direc-
tors are invited to attend the lunch
con and gain tho Information which
Mr.. Cccil's address will bring. The
program will be interspersed with
songs, new feature OF the Rich
mond Advertising Clubs luneheons.
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VA. POSTMASTERS
TO ELECT HEADS

Continued From First Page)
ltahcd in the lobby OF the Jefferson
Hotel for registration OF delegates
and distribution of badges.
TrInkIe welcomes for state.
After the invocation by Rev. Frank
T. McFadcn, addresses OF welcome by
Governor r. Lee Trinklc. Mayor
Gcorr" Ainslle and l. J. Marcuse.
president Of tho Richmond Chamber
of Commerce. viii be given.
Charles l.. Davidson. assistant Hu-
p"rin'"nd"nt division OF rural mails,
VIII speak on THE Rural Mail Ser
vice; Paul Henderson. Second As
sistant rostmaatcr General. Will
speak on The Transportation OF
Mail: William T. Dsbncy. business
manager OF the Richmond Chamber
OF Commerce. will speak on What
the Public Expects of the Post-Of-
fec" and John II. Bartlett. First As
sis;ant Postmaster General. will
speak on shop Talk on Live Postal
issues"
y conference with Representatives
OF the large users OF mail Will be
held between : and 8 o'clock
The Portsmouth delegation. of
about forty. will join with the Nor
folk delegation of about siSty-fve,
and leave Norfolk this morning. ar
irving In Richmond over the Norfolk
and Western. j. n. Scott. ranking
member of the clerical force OF
Portsmouth. having served for about
twenty-five years In tho post-oflce
there. Will head the delegation from
Newport News.
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Hnrrcy's Irorrnuln.

10 the Editor of The Times hi spatc CHI:
Sir'-Ambassador Harvcys United
states formula" reads we'll in print
and doubtless II sounded not dis
pleasing 10 ,hose who heard him as
scrt IL. But one may be pardoned II
he uncensoriously tries TO square &C
tions with words so meillfiuou.ly ut
tered. This is now catcgoricaIIy I'M
hcrtakch. with what measure of
success readers hereof may judge.
First. Is 1t Just legislation and
economy at home" to subject tho
masses to an insuperablc burden OF
taxation by imposition Of high pro-
icctire tariff To huttress domestic
trusts md monopolics? By fo.st-
ing upon the people soldiers bo-
mas BY anddling upon them ship
subsidy? DO these policies foster
tho strength Of tho republic?
Second. Does our aIoofness from in
terna;ional councls-peace -conserv-
ing Tn spirit and purpose. insure TO
tho world the blessings OF peace?
Third. Docs our being an outsider.
an observer. conduce TO the end OF
maintaining concert of Europe?
IT'S true our British ambassador
does his best as the tooter OF his
horn Ga wind inStrument), but he Ia
dissonant In his notes
Fourth. Does our being slKnatory
10 the horsepower pact" show thnt
We avoid needless and en,anEling
cngagements'?
Fifth. Docs our would-be Inter
fercnC" with the legislation OF Mex
leo. and tho judicial Interpretation Of
that nations Constitution by it's SUI
prom" Court. attest that we "ac-
knowledge the equal rights OF all
nations?
sixth. Readily subscribing to the
sentiment expressed. that. the for
ciRu policy of tho United States
should always be Inspired ny love OF
freedom yet. ono is constrained TO
ask: is it?" Santo Domingo. Haiti.
Cuba. FOR instance. Maybe the am
hassador would say these ARE not FOR
cign" countries. hut. like the Philip
pines. are domestic dependencies. en-
titled 10 freedom" only as II best
serves domestic trusts and Hnancrera
We are told in. Holy Writ that
words htly spoken are like apples
Of gold In pictures ~ silver" May
"" so classify the words Of our am
hassador's formula?
j, 4. JONES
Richmond. Va. December s. 1922
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-05
FRANCIS III. SISSON TO
ADDRESS BANKERS
Noted New York Finnncier VIII BE
Hero for Address Decem-

Francis II. Sisson. noted New York
banker: Harvey Jordan. secretary Of
tho American Cotton Association and
Douglas Malloch. Chicago humorist.
know as "the poet OF the woods"
will be thu principal speakers at
the fan meeting OF the Bankers.
Club OF Richmond, TO be held at
the Commonwealth Club on Thurs
day. December II. at 1890 o'clock
The president and members OF tho
executive council OF tho Virginia
Bankers Association Will be rho
guests of the Bankers Club that evc.
ming, and arrangements are being
made for special musical program
The fall meeting OF tho Bankers
club promises TO be ono OF the lare-
est gatherings OF bankers ever held
IN hichmond. outside OF the conven.
ton OF the American Bankers. A.
ISOLATION. which was held here q few
years ago.
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Jnsephns II. Latham.

NORFOLK. VA. Dec. 4.-Josephus
Brown Latham. IS. serving his sec
ond term as president Of the Ocean
View Chamber OF Commerce, and h
well-known civilian clerk at the
Naval Operating base. died this
morning at O'Clock at his home
Richmond Cottage, III Virginia Ave.
nue.. ocean View. He had been i'll
only few days, suffering from high
blood pressure.
MIR. Latham was a native OF North
Carolina. and came TO Ocean View
eight years ago.
Surviving him are his wife and
four children. Joseph Latham. of the
Ocean View branch of the Trust
Company, Of Norfolk. is son. Mrs
Leo lioilomon, Mrs. vs.. *. Helms, b.
j. Latham, ana Jesse B. Latham.
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.Irs. John G. cnItnrt

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann
McHow"n Goltar,, 60 wife OF John
:, Coiiart, who died sunday, Will be
conducted from the home Of his sis.
ter, Mrs. G. T. Titmus, 1917 R.v.r
~ street. this afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock. Burial will be In Riverview.
hesides her husband. she is survived
ny TWO daughters. Mra. ]. F. Taylor
ana Miss Annie Coltart: one son,
James coitart: two sisters, Mrs. G.. T..
Iithihs and Mrs. B. II. Farmer. ana
Two brothers James and Joseph Nc
GowaE.
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MINIATURE ALMANA.
TODAY'S
RADIO

EDkA.
EAST Pi,tshurg)
S.30-A 6. Jones. baritone; Mrs
l.cona Friedman. pianist, and Ger
trude WILEY. artistic whistler
WIZ.
Newark " j.
e4o-Dr, Thomas w Davidson.
noted Irish lecturer.
kYW.
Chicago. I'D
e-Midwest Music House Program.
wGf,.
Schenectady y. "
735-orchestral concert
wWJ.
Detroit. MichD
S:oo-Detroit News Orchestra.
thtlanta. CAD
7--GcorEia Serenaders
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
,I0lIn VI. Iln,Xe

John NJ. Rowr died vss,erd,,
morning At $50 o'clock at his home
lolo Park Avenue. He is survived
ny his widow. Mrs. Catherine Weis
Rove. and two step oh ildrcn. Ollie
and Jack Wcis: three sisters. Mrs. T.
Firth. Mrs. Henry ProtZman. and
Miss Ruby Rowe. Funeral services
VIII he conducted from the home
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
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required by some primary election laws.
First and second primaries arc held in some
States. But these resorts. after ALL repre-
sent merely an eliminative process. That
IL the best we have been able to do. And
II is so plainly the best we can hope to
do that most OF us have ceased to take stock
in after-election boasts Of moral conquests.
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Theater Calendar
ACADESIY-Dark.

ACADEMY-Dark
LYRlC-Kcith vaudeville.
BIJOU--Mae Murray, In Broad
way Rose" Special music by Jay
Donahue's Bijou Orchestra,
LUEBIRD-Gladys Walton, In
The Girl Who Ran Wild"
BROADWAY--Norma Talmadge.
In The Eternal Flame
COfONIAI.-Helene Chadwick,
In brothers Under tho skin"
Tommy Tcefey's Original Vir-
ginla Screnaders. singers and jazz
orchestra. special overture sclcc-
lions by Alart's New Colonial or
chestra
lSlS-"Midnisht."
opEoN.Clara Kimball Young.
In The Hands of Nara.
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Hnif Holiday for Postal Employees.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-Postmas-
er-General Work today authorized
nostmasters throughout the United.
states TO grant Saturday half-hoii-
DAYS TO postal employees during the
entire year whenever possible with
out Injury TO the service. This priv
iicEe Is TO he granted wherever the
emrloyc. by his own efforts or
through situation that may exist
on Saturday. can finish his work
earlier :han the required time. In the
past, this order has applied during
tho summer months only. The new
order is effective January 10.