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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
1921 Is BANNER YEAR
FOR ATLANTIC LIFE CO.
Swink Agency Leads Fifty.
Two Companies Doing
Business i'm VIRGINIA.

During the year 1921 which was a
test year for tho insurance companies
Ind agencies. the Atlantic Life Insur-
ance lead the fifty-two companies do
ing business i'm Virginia. making
net gain OF S5.i:0.O0o. whcih is said
:" be $1,000, coo greater than its near
est competitor. according TO the re-
port of TN" state Commissioner Of In
surancr
Announcement Of this fact was
made Yesterday by a. O. Swnk. who
has been in charge of the Virginia
agency Of the Atlantic company since
1909. MIR. Swink personally paid for
more than s@.000,00O OF life insurance
IN the Atlantic life in 1871 and about
'eooo.ooo IN other companies.
One Of biggest Agencies.
Inc Atlantic Life Insurance Com
rany, whose home COS are in this
city. was organized on May .. 1900.
ny puhlic-S spirited Nirginians. I, has
just celebrated its twenty second
anniversary.
The growth Of this company has
been az II steady and substantial
character. II is recognized az one OF
the strongest financial institutions OF
its Kind IN this country. II writes
hll approved forms Of life insurance,
including disability and double
indemnity features. &; also does a
substandard business.
At the time Mr.. SWink took charge
OF the Virginia agency the company
was writing shout S75O.O00 Of bust :
ness q year. In thirteen years. Mr..
S"'nk has developed ono OF the great
est agency organizations in the coun-
Try Ihis agency alone has in force
Hi,b0o,hD0 or insurance.
MT. SwinlS is being warmly CON
graduated on his splendid work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
AROUSES ATTENTION
WITH E\T-ElEEv AID

The BOSTON Store in Milwaukee.
Wis. recently aroused interest in the
store by coming out with a page ad-
vertisemcnt in the local newspaper
headed. Rent Free for n Month" The
ad sought to impress upon the buy
ing public the value OF getting trad
ing stamps with their purchases at
the store. Two stamps are given
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
REGARD PAGEANT AS
BIG BUSINESS ASSET
Commercial Richmond Plans Royal Reception to Out.
of.lown Friends and Observation-Disclosures Whole
salcrs and Others See Possibilities in SpcctacIe

Because tho Virginia Historical
Pageant is being staged in Ricbmond
IL means that commercial Richmond
VIII receive lions share or publi-
CITY and benefit during and after this
week.
While an atmosphere Of the holt
uay spirit Will doubtlcssly prevail.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
RICHMOND MANUFACTURER DELIVERS
WRAPPING PAPER IN HUGE QUANTITY

what Is regarded
just delivered
Manufacturing
single
made through
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
CHATS WITH RETAIL MERCHANTS
Hy
SSFII;LD HOUSE

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
LOCAL HOUSE SELLS
50 CARLOADS OF WIRE
Spollcss Company Buys Gov
crnmcnl's Supply and Dis
poses Of 1t 10 Farmers.

Among the multitude Of articles
loft on tn" governments hand At the
close 81 tho war was considerable
quantity OF barbed wire intended to
he used as wire cntag!emcnts. This
wire wac sold 10 two or three mer-
chandls" brokers who expected TO be
able to dispos" OF il quickly and with
little expense But being intended
only for temporary purposes the
wire Was not galvanized and the
barbs We're longer than tho standard
wire used for cattle fencing. These
tw" objections coupled with a lack Of
intimate knowledge Of the consumers
needs resulted tn Il failure to market
any cons idcTahl" Guantity.
The "poortunity 10 purchase the
entire lot at q Low price was offered
tn" Spotlcss Co. OF Richmond the
S"Uth's mail order house. Eleventh
and Canal Streets. This company
has farmer clientele OF around I26. =
600 customers, all Of whom were pos
sihic buyers az this special wire. so
the officers felt the wire could bc sold.
The deal was closed which involved
tn" marketing Of 6l,G35 bales OF
harhcd wire, over 2.50O.oO0 pounds.
Sell SiNty CarIoRds.
Special advertisements were run in
the Farm papers, circulars were
mailed 10 prospects In the cattle
raising sections OF tho south. lcitcr.;
sent TO 1000 merchants. q large mum
h"r ~ merchandise brokers were cir
cular.zcd aud in other ways the sale
Was promoted. This Intensive cam
l'aisu has To date moved about 40
GOO bales, an equivalent OF over SIXTY
cars.
In conditioning wire for resale. 4,
( was necessary to dip each bale in
black asphalt paint TO prevent rust
In this process three cars OF paint
about l2,0G0 gallons were used
In putting over this proposition the
Sp"tless co. rendered its customers
It distinct service in that IL has en-.
hbl.d many farmers Of small means I,
! Il" needed fencing. and while thc'wir.
/ VIII not last as long as IL would A.
/ galvanized. u viii answer the pur.
/ pos" for number al years. al :
saving ~ over half the cost Of tn.
s"lFaniZed wire generally used in
more prosperous times.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
PERSONAL,
But Not Confidential

x. j. Charles. of Newport News
newly elected president of tho Tray
o,ers Protective Association. and w.
J.. Johnson. president OF Post Il, r., T.
A., Norfolk. were in Richmond l,.,
week and called upon Secretary IL J..
iiarwood, at Sttac headquarters. MIR
Charles was here to discuss plans
for the state hofy during the coming
year. while MIR. thomson was hero in
behalf OF matters relating to Pos,
II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21

State senator G. O'Conor Goolrick
OF fredericksburg. and ~. G. Elliott
OF Roanokc. president OF the Vir-
Siha Good Roads Association. recent
~ addressed a meeting Of Post g. r.
+. a. at LynchburE in behalf Of bet.
ter roads for tho State.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
New Omcrrs.

Before adjourning, the association
selected Roanoke az tho next place
of meeting, and elected the following
officers 10 serve for the ensuing term:
President. III. II. Booker, Hampton;
frht vice -president. J. H. BROMLEY.
Norfolk; second vice president Levi
D, Davis. Roanoke; treasurer. Lewis
Kaufman, Richmond: secretary. w.
\. Clarke. Jr., Richmond; precedent
emcrttuA,,M. Umstader.
:. plrccty-s-H. Carl Boaehcn, RICH
men1- .oes Is. Howell, Richmond;
Evening star., 1922-08-12

merous cases have occurred in this
District Of patients jumping or falling
from windows, and from time to time
the matter has been discussed, with
out, however, any fixed rule Of prac-
tice. It would seem on the whole that
the safest course should be TO make
1t impossible for any person to escape
through q window Of O hospital, es-
pecially on the upper stories. De-
lirium may develop from fever with
out warning, and in delirium may
come the impulse to flee, possibly to
commit suicide. 1t is impossible to
maintain a constant watch on every
patient. Some Of them, as in the pres
ent case, must be given a certain
amount of freedom in the building.
The suicidal motive can be only rarely
foreseen, and surely it is better to take
a 100 per cent precaution against even
a l per cent possibility than to leave
the way open to self-destruction by
accident Or design. 1t has been sug-
gested that the presence OF bars in
windows Is undesirable through hav-
ing an unwholesome psychological ef-
feet upon the patients. But 1t is not
necessary to use bars. Stout metal
screens that are no more conspicuous
than ordinary fly screens can be used.
so securely fastened to the window
frames that they cannot be moved
without tools. Such an equipment
would have prevented yesterdays
tragedy.
Evening star., 1922-08-12

with fair certainty. The fact that the
watch was taken may aid in tracing
the slayer. A practiced criminal, how
ever, would probably discard bit OF
loot that could be identified II sold. =
This is Maryland's case, but the
state authorities are depending upon
the District police for the straighten-
ing out Of the tangle, and the latter
are doing excellent work. Eventually,
Of course, the case must be taken in
hand by the state officials. Even If
the crime originated in the District
that is, if the murder party was formed
here and started out from Washing
ton-the fact that the killing actually
took place over the line, as seems now
to have been the case, places the juris-
diction and the responsibility upon
Maryland.
Not every murder is solved. but, as
The Star pointed out yesterday, it Is
rarely the case that a slayer gets
away. He may escape detection for
months, perhaps for years, but in all
but the extremely exceptional in
stances he is eventually caught. There
is a suggestion in the present case
that more than one person participat-
ed in the killing. That fact would tend
to increase the chances of solution and
punishment.
Evening star., 1922-08-12
Next-The Cradle.

Boy evangelists have ceased to be a
novelty. Now we are introduced to a
girl evangelist-a miss Of fourteen
who entertaips audiences with slangy
locution and picturesque gesticulation
while calling them to salvation"
Next thing we know the ambition
to be an evangelist will touch some
infant in the cradle, and he-or she
will get up on a rostrum and begin
to call sinners to repentance and tell
sin-sick world what is the matter
with 1t. II this happens, it will be q
case for the humane societies to deal
with-both for, the infants sake and
for that OF the public.
While it is conceivable that some
young person with highly developed
religious sense might have a message
to deliver that would be worth hear
ing, it would be better in most in
stances If children of such spiritual
promise were allowed to ripen with
out spelling. The sum total Of their
usefulness would be greater II they
were kept from the public platform
until education had come to their
support and until some understanding
of life had come from the experience
of it. With intellectual maturity
might come the wisdom not to initiate
the buffoonery of William Sunday
Boston Traveller.
Evening star., 1922-08-12
The MARYLAND Murder,

Progress in the solution of the muir
der mystery Of nearby Maryland, in
which the District police are assisting,
has been rapid enough to warrant the
belief that a complete answer will
soon be reached. The victim has been
identified. That Is necessarily the first
step toward the disclosure of the cir
cumstances of the crime. It is known
that he was in the habit Of carrying
money in considerable sums upon his
person, and that he wore valuable
watch. When found dead he had no
money, save a trifle in small change,
and his watch was missing. Thus the
motive of robbery, at first not enter
tanned because of the character of the
wounds, is tentatively established.
Now the problem is to find out with
whom he had consorted just before his
Seath. the dime Of which can be ked
Evening star., 1922-08-12
EDITORIAL DIGEST

worth something. There Is no Dos
sible excuse for nine out of ten Of
manity."
As the Springfield Republican views
1t, lit is commonplace to say that
the human factor fails unaccountably.
Railroads have now reached a stage
where they must employ both psyche
logical and mechanical means to safe
guard the public against these unac-
countable lapses." This wreck, more
than any other in recent years, the
Little Rock Arkansas Gazette points
out, showed the incalculably valu-
able service that might be performed
by automatic train stops. With such
equipment in use the heavy through
train speeding toward the train of
wooden coaches would have been
stopped by mechanical hands and
death would have been robbed Of his
terrible harvest
Notwithstanding the entire dis
connection of the strike from the
cause Of the wreck" says the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, "the horror of
the tragedy is bound to increase pub
lie apprehension. That state Of pub
lie feeling. therefore, argues the
more emphatically for the speedy
settlement of the strike. 1t argues
the infinite Importance of human life
as against small points Of pride and
desire for gain. There Is an appeal
from the dead that there shall be no
more unnecessary dead"
Evening star., 1922-08-12
Here and There in Washington
BY 1.-THE MAJOR"

jeopardized, but the lives Of pas
sengers and pilots as we'll. The United
States, in this respect, as in many
others. is behind Europe in the mat
ter of aviation and the things per-
tanning to 1t.
4 4 \ 4
THERE is a certain amount of psy-
i chology in golf that will not be
denied, and ever since John Black, the
veteran California wonder, made such
a remarkable showing in the national
championship many of the devotees
of the Scotch game can be seen
putting away on briar or other kinds
Of pipes.
CHE did not appear to be over twen-
- ty years old and you would have
things OF historical nature, but as
she stood by one of the monuments
that grace our beautiful city she said:
Il wonder what John Paul Jones. ia
nous for his wonderful ride during
the revolutionary period, would think
II he could come back and see the
thousands Of autos that daily pass
this statue" Oh. shade Of Paul Re-
we're!
EDWARD. MARKHAM, noted writer
II and beloved poet, would not win
a seat in the Hall Of Fame IL it rested
with the men who all summer long
have grubbed at the weeds in their
little garden patches down by the Po-
tomac. THE Man With the Hoe" is
not their favorite.
NIIAND me that monkey wrench,
L Where are the pliers? Did
you put those inner tubes in the box?
Do you think we'd better clean the
spark plugs? Say, when did we put
oil in the crank case last?" These
and a hundred similar expressions
may be heard any Saturday afternoon
when father has come home from his
office or the store and is out in the
garage with son or brother tinkering
up the old wagon for the Sunday spin.
1t is truly remarkable how the use OF
the automobile has brought to the
surface the latent talent Of many
Americans who. until the automobile
became a necessity, never knew the
difference between a cotter pin and a
transmission. The advent Of the fam
lily "gas buggy has not only been
the means of keeping the male men,
bers of the household employed on
Saturday afternoons, but 1t has also
been the instrument which has
brought Joy and happiness to the
hearts of many a tired mother and
the kiddies. The family car all fixed,
good nights rest, the Sunday morn
ing papers read. church attended and
then spin out where nature shines
at her best.
Evening star., 1922-08-12
A New New York Figure.

A new man is under discussion i'll
New York democratic circles in con
nection with that party's state leader
ship.
This is District Attorney Banton.
elected last fall On the ticket headed
by Mayor Hylan. During his brief
service in office he has impressed his
party friends SO favorably, some of
them are booming him for governor.
The nomination will be made next
month.
There is quite a howdy.do over the
nomination. Former Governor Smith is
being doomed, though he is silent on
the subject. He is probably the most
popular democrat in the state.
Mayor Hylan is booming William
Randolph Hearst, and he is booming
Mayor Hylan. They are exchanging
some warm compliments as to the
emergency and what it calls for. Each
thinks the other would fill the bill to
T. But the mayor insists that his
proper place is where he now is: that
he should continue there for the time
specified in his election.
The democrats must meet an excep-
tionally strong man. In Gov. Miller,
reasonably certain to lead them again,
the republicans have find" Of great
value. He did not seek politics. but poll
tics sought him; and in politics he has
scored in a few years as few men have
done. He is complimented by a com.
parison with Secretary Hughes, who,
like himself. preferred the law, but
once in politics developed a striking
capacity for the field. The renomina.
ton Of Gov. Miller will be made by
acclamation.
Evening star., 1922-08-12
Law Enforcement,

Enforce the laws-all laws. Play no
favorites. Let no violation Of any law
be winked at.
The spirit of lynching is abroad, and
widely distributed. 1t is not confined
to section. or to thing. Here it lunges
at one thing; there, at another; yonder,
at nearly everything. 1t has grown
and spread so in the past decade, it is
now a commonplace.
Taking human life is an appalling
form Of lynching. But we have suf-
fered ourselves to grow familiar with
it. condone it, and in that way encour-
age it.
Tricks with the suffrage-barring
tutional voters and repeating at the
polls-is form of 1ynching-lynching
the law. We have grown familiar with
that, condoned it. and encouraged it.
Rum-running is a form of lynching
-lynching the law-and we are be-
coming familiar with it. Now and then
it takes the aspect Of a frolic. A chase
at sea after rum-laden craft, or on
land after a rum-laden automobile,
carries the tang of sport. At all times
it is an industry, and when successful
highly profitable.
When all lynchers come to look alike
to law officers and to the public, and
public opinion comes to demand, and
then to sustain, the enforcement of all
laws while they remain on the books,
we shall have such conditions in the
country as make for peace and pros
perity, and not before.
Evening star., 1922-08-12
ireland Loses an Able Leader.

Death of Arthur Griffith deprives
Ireland of capable leader at a time
when his services are of the greatest
value. He had established himself in
the confidence of the people, save that
minority that has supported the eX-
treme faction demanding a republic
completely free from any allegiance
to or connection with Great Britain.
AS Il matter of fact, Griffith contrib
uted more to the cause Of Irish indie
pendence than did De Valera, the one
time president of the putative Irish
of the Sim Fein, the organization that
strove. at times unwisely, but always
persistently and courageously, for
separation. He was imprisoned for
London conference, from which came
the agreement for the establishment
of free state upon the dominion plan.
Griffith was factor for success, while
De Valera worked against him. Later
in the campaign at home these two
men were opposed. and Griffith's vic
tory at the polls proved that his
sounder judgment had the support OF
the majority of the people. He was, in
effect, the head of the Free State gov
ernment, though lately he has been
little in evidence, doubtless in conse-
quence Of illness, but partly because
the major work Of the time was the
suppression of the revolt set up by
the radical republicans. That was a
military job. which was placed in the
hands Of Michael Collins, second only
to Griffith in the value of his services
to the cause of Irish independence.
Griffith's death comes at the very
climax of the campaign, with the in
surgents cooped up in Cork county
and steadily suffering defeat as they
retire before the advancing govern
ment forces. To other hands must be
intrusted the difficult work Of organi-
zation when peace is restored in Ire
land, which cannot now be long post
poned. Griffith's rare Judgment will
be missed, but there are other men
who have learned craftsmanship in
the years Of struggle. The prayer Of
all the friends of Ireland, so unhappy
in her long and sometimes unwise
struggle for independence, is that
Griffith's death will not retard the firm
settlement in genuine freedom that
the treaty of London permits. and that
very quickly the Irish Free State will
flourish in quiet and prosperity.
Evening star., 1922-08-12
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
For a Flexible" Tariff.

BY vote of SO to 20 the Senate
has gone on record as favoring the
flexible" tariff plan proposed by
President Harding The proposal still
has to run the gamut of the House
after the bill has been sent to confer
ence. but with administration back
ing and Senate support, however luke
warm, the chances are that it will be
written into the law.
The oldest inhabitant cannot re-
member Il time when there was not
talk of taking the tariff out of poll.
ties" ana taking the fixing of rates
out of the hands of Congress, and
there seems to he i widespread I'M
preston that President Harding $ plan
for flexible tariff is designed 10 ac-
complish these purposes. That 1t VIII
not do so is made clear by little re-
Election and contemplation of the diff
ficulties involved. The tariff cannot
be taken out of politics without an
amendment to the Constitution. and
as such a change would overturn the
fundamental principle that the peo-
pie shall be taxed only by their elect
ed representatives it is unlikely ever
TO be made. The tariff cannot be taken
out of politics SO long as there are
sharply divergent views among the
people as to the basic principles which
shall govern the fixing of customs
rates. So long as part of the people
believe the primary purpose in deter
mining rates should be to protect
American industry. and another part
believe the primary purpose should
be to raise revenue, with only incidental
protection, just so long will the tariff
be subjected to political controversy.
1t is true that advocacy of a tariff for
revenue only has become rather more
theoretical than practical, and that
the free trader has become an extinct
species, but opponents of a tariff pri-
marily for protection are not yet ready
to haul down their flag and go over to
the enemy's camp.
But that the plan proposed by the
President and now Endorsed by the
Senate has many advantages over the
present system of rate-making is
readily recognized. How cumbersome
and impractical the detailed fixing of
rates by Congress has become is evil
denced by the fact that the present
bill has been eighteen months in the
making and still is a long way from
being enacted into law. What Ameri-
can industry needs even more than it
needs any specific percentage of pro-
lection is a period of assured stability,
and that at least is promised by the
proposal to turn over to the President
and the Tariff Commission the task Of
adjusting customs rates to meet the
Kaleidoscope changes in production
costs abroad.
Evening star., 1922-08-12

T IS a hard matter to eradicate
gambling in every form. wit
messed an odd sight the other
L day while driving around the
Speedway. Two chaps had parked
their car just opposite the putting
green nearest Hams Point and pro-
ceeded to gamble in a rather new and
unusual manner. One elected to take
the odd numbers and the other the
even numbers on the fiivers that pass
ed during the half hour. Much more
exciting than matching pennies or
playing penny ante.
tr*
THE latest public nuisance to be
L observed on the public drive
ways of the city is the motorist who
fills his crank case so full Of oil that
when he rides along he establishes
smoke screen somewhat similar to
that employed by the Navy vessels
during the war.
CPEAKING Of the Speedway reminds
~ one of seeing a charming lady the
other day motoring around that thor
oughfare. She was seated in a we'll
appointed car conversing with a COM
panion. The lady in question wore
one Of the latest orange-colored hats
and presented a most attractive pic
ture. Name: Mrs. Warren G. Harding,
first lady of the land.
X X X
WITH the coming of August the
w straw hats are entering upon
the last lap of their summer duty, and
1t is surprising to know how many of
these straw "Kellys" have been reno
waited. so as to present a fairly pre-
sentable appearance up until their
season ends in September
X X X
TIIE recent action of the Post Office
L Department in equipping its
trucks with speedometers Is a step in
the right direction. Many people have
complained. during the last few
months. that the mail wagons have
travelled through the Streets at an ex-
cessive rate Of speed, and while all
OF us recognize the fact that quick
collections Of mail are much to be de-
sired, the safety of the public must
also be considered 1 have a friend
who upon three occasions has Just
been missed by one Of these govern
ment vehicles, and he confided to me
that many Of his acquaintance have
likewise had narrow escapes.
X X X X
THE recent aviation accident strong
L ly emphasizes the fact that
stringent regulations are needed for
those who fly. 1t is high time that
Congress and the states take some
action that will prevent flyers from
taking long chances. Not only are
the lives of those on the ground