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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01
News OF Fifty Years Ago

tFrom the Richmond Dispatch. April /. 1872,
In the month OF March 3,3U! horshead. OF
leaf tobacco were inspected in Richmond.
Since January the inspections have been
l".l3S hogsheads
Fines paid into tn" Police Court in March
footed rn 1926, which is the largest amount
collected in any one month for more than
two years.
Yesterday slSS.73S3 IS was pnd into tbe
state Treasury - the Orange ana Alexandria
Railroad. being on account OF the first INSTALL
incnt tone-slXth) for the States interest in
that road
In the clerks office OF the Chanccry Court
OF Richmond lO7 deeds to real estate wore
recorded in the month Of March
OF tho twenty four marriage licenses is
sued In March by tho clerk of the Hastings
Court thirteen were to white couples and
eleven I" colored people
For tho quarter ending March 30 tho -four
inspections in this city were as follows: 122o
barrels OF family. i2.SG6 OF extra stipcr0ne
% half barrels Of extra supcrhne, 1i3O bar
rels of superiinc. 7i2 barrels OF fine, ia bar
rels OF mddlinGs. nc? barrels condemned
Internal revenue collections in tho Third
Virginia District. which includes Richmond
for the month of March amounted to SlG2 :
':S.0i. The largest income reported by any
party in the city for 1871 was $50 900
other than this there incomes ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000
Tho American brig Frances Jane has en-
tered this port To take cargo OF hour
for Brazilian ports the same to be shipped
by the Galiego Mills Manufacturing Com
pany.
John j. Crutchfcld yesterday qualified as
Justice Of the peace for Monroe Ward. vice
Justice Robertson, resigned II, H. Tsl ell
has been appointed Justice for Clay Ward
March came in like lion all right. but it
didn't go out like Il lamb. according to the
old established rule. on the last day there
was n windstorm OF several hours duration.
signs were blown down and many trees de-
prived OF their limbs and foliage Ono could
look out almost any hour yesterday and see
hats flying In the air. -
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press has reported within the last
few weeks that the Supreme Court OF
pennsylvania. on n taxpayers suit
10 enjoin the Treasurer OF the State
from paying similar appropriation.
decided that no matter how worthy
the object, such an act was a vio
lation OF the Constitutions: and the
payment was stopped. The Consti-
tuition is the very foundation of tho
government. the guarantee Of safety
TO the Commonwealth. the imperative
law that controls the Legislature
and which the Supreme Court itself
would never knowingly violate. IL
then our lawmakers do. how can they
expect tho people to obey the laws
they make?
In the next place. the people Of
the entire state were shocked by the
most serious charges made publicly
and scattered broadcast over the
United states against n judge Of Nir-
ginia. This gentleman was entitled
/" the presumption of innocence
which should carry with it our sym
pathy and respect as long as the
charges arc improved. Every one
who has been at all active I'm this
ne has had his detractors and tasted
the bitterness OF SANDER. The charges
were discussed. but the Legislature
passed by on the other side. This
dishErecablc duty was also side
stepped Innocence could be estab-
llshed and the slanderer silenced
much more effectively by n verdict of
the Legislature than by that OF
court whose judge sits in prelimin-
"rE 'rlal OF charges against him
self The judiciary IL tho bu,wark
OF tho liberties OF our pcoplc. and con-
ldencc In its integrity must be pre-
served at all costs
SAMUEL -. WOODS.
charlottesville, Va, March 20. 1922
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pI omising character. and for assistance from
the British Parliament to remedy the un-
employment difficulties In Belfast. which
rendered the carrying out of the previous
Craig Collins pact almost impossible. TO
the fulhllment OF this agreement most lib
eral provisions have been made for equal
representation of Catholics and PrOtestants
on forces OF special police i'm mixed dis
tricS. these selections to be made by ad-
NiSory committees composed Of Catholics
for Catholic recruits and Protestants for
alton. outrages. etc. are to be investigated
by committee to he established i'm Bel
fast. with equal number of Catholics and
Professionals. Peace betweHl the factions is
Ia be proclaimed. Immediately
Viewed from every angle. the agreement
is lacking in nothing 10 make il workable
one. With both the Irish governments and
the imperial government whole hea eddy CO.
operating TO carry out its terms. the sole
come is the opposition led by De Valera
who stands out uncompromisingly for an
independent republic. and whose only hope
of success in the referendum elections on the
question OF ratifying or rejecting the treaty
oherne TO ireland the status of free state
lies i'll continued strife between the two sec
tions. With the Dublin and Belfast gov
evnments united in combating this opposi-
ton and in creating an atmosphere of peace
the Irish voters can he depended on TO vote
overwhelmingly in favor Of the treaty.
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Air Travel Increases

a SPECIALLY fitted airplanc will be tho
ch!ei feIiailc" OF Amundscn in his next
uaSh Tor the North Pole. \ flight by hydro
airplane from Portugal TO Brazil is now he
ing made by Portuguese aviat0rs. with
promise Of completion Sunday According
TO reports submitted at the commercial air
conference this week, nearly 20o.G nor
sons travelled By air in this country during
the year 1921. An overwhelming major
'y Of those who entered commercial ayia.
ton during the year remained i'm business
AT the end OF the wear" rather conclusive
evidence as All observer points out. that
the public paid. This from another re-.
port to tho conference: "hpproximatoly 100
companies and individuals are permanently
established and operating about half of tho
CIVILIAN planes in the country"
Aviation * taking hold In our own conn
Try, where governmental encouragcmcn, has
been sadly lacking. Development OF this
modern mode Of travel has no, been su
SWIFT as IN some OF the European countries.
but American initiative ana vision made
10" past year one Of Tremendous gains. as
certain observations noted abov. should
indicate. The industry is still gaining rapid
Ly Never hcless, the need OF encourage.
mcnt ana OF regulation as well sim o,j,,s
me country shO.!d welcome the enactment
OF som" such legislation as Is provided in
the Wads"orth bill. which would create q
hHTeau "i c.yi aviation In tn" Department
OF commerc" for the administration Of air
laws ana the determination Of new rcgula-
lions
u Us not merely to foster tho CROWN Of a
ne" ana wonderful branch of transportation
ma, Federal recognition In some such form
Is desirable; supervision IL demanded by \
CROWN that IL inevitable Public safety and
me larger utilization OF vastly potential
agency considerations that may no, be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01
The Adaptophonc

Many persons are not able TO af-
tofh inc NOR" clhbor1t" forms Of
loud speakers or devices for their
radi" sets To bring out music loud
enough TO b" heard without wctr-
in rcar pieces.
III" "Aiaptophonc" however. Ia
'i'np!" - construction and !ucxpen-
siHe nnd allows the MS" OF tho ear
pieces IN connection with a horn.
This horn ia of metal ana la sup
ported nTou base. so that IL cx-
tends vertically and bends over n,
'hn top. II Is shaped In such "A man
n"r as TO give largo y0ium" Of
sound which is directed outward to-
ward tn" listeners
\. tho lower end az tho horn the
iw" car pieces may Ec connected by
means of clampinE rods 20 the two
openings Of Il manifold Tho clamp
ing rods arc ad!ustahl" SO that the
car pieces may be attached or re
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01
Raid Upon the Budget

TT is particularly unfortunate that the first
L drive made by either branch of Congress
upon the new Federal budget system should
nave involved what is commonly known
these days as barrel appropriations.
In overriding the Budget Bureau in order to
increase the outlay for rivers and larbors
by more than 30 per cent, the House has
invited a storm of criticism which in all
probability would not have developed in such
volume in connection with any other item
of the pending bill
We do not agree with many critics of
Congress who argue yehemently that appro-
prations for the proper development of the
waterways OF the country are to be re-
garded as congressional pork II may be
tue that i'll years gone by, through log
To!iing. bargaining in committee and other
unworthy practices. much money was ey-
pended upon rivers and harbors that could
not be justified. But for the past eight or
ten years Congress has permitted the army
engineers TO sponsor all Waterways appro-
priations. These experts. all OF them re-
moved from political life, have proposed
what they believe to be OUTLAWS essential
TO the systematic and scientific development
o! navigable streams and port channels
With this new order the pork almost
wholly disappeared from rivers and harbors
appropriations. Even in the present in
stance the army engineers in their recon-
mendations to the Budget Bureau asked for
approximately $40.0O0.O00 for WATERWAYS
development. This sum was cut to about
E-5.Voo,9Oo by the budget makers All
that the House did in its recent vote was
To restore the sum that the engineers had
originally fixed upon
Even so. the moral effect of such a move
was bad and il was especially bad in view
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Railroad Pullman Equipped With Radio

iobokEN. y. j.. March 3l.-Pas-
sehRers on trains going sixty miles
-" houf ar. now able To talk to
their wives or offices hundreds a,
miles away by radiophone.
Atter successful cxperimeuts IN.
lackawanna Railroad ia preparing
/" equip It's rullmans with the nee.
rNS"'E receiving and transmitting
apparatus.
In the rail- of 1918 tho I.ackawann,
began experimenting with wireless
T. service. hurinE the war tho expert.
mental equipment WAS dismanticd.
u. w Richardson. - q Mrrr,,.
ana Edgar SiSs"n. undergraduates M
princeton. heard about this. So thcv
went Ia tho company aud told tbr
"n'cials what chance for urogrcsS
They were losing
Tn" officials gave them permission
l" iiE NJ radio set In ~ club cur
ana hrrang" a practical dcmonstra-
tiun.
1T was great iun." says Sisson.
who is only 10. we won't to I'aui
Cooley. who conducted IN" trans
atlantic receiving experiments last
fa!i. AMI borrowed his set with its
nine stages Of ampiitcrs. We fixed
mp small trnnSmitt"r. rirccd up
Il new cage antenna. grounded our
set on tn" rails. aud We're ready.
our first demonstration was on
Il train between iioboi<cu and Scran-
ton. ]; was the first tim" that mes
Shrcs hal been received and dis
patched from moving train Ly
wireless.
We caught messages in a tunnel
Il mile and half long. We heard
signals from Germany. Wc were
Ebl@ to carry OH Il continuous con
N"rSHtiun with amateurs along the
way"
Following this demonstration. the
company decided to radiu-"Quip a
special train carrying Cornell stu
dents homo for their Easter vaca-
ton.
IT is hut a matter Of time SAYS
l.. II. Foley. superintendent OF the
telegraph. telephone and wireless
division OF the railroad, "hCforc all
companies Will install such appa-
rHtus on their trains.
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Still in the Dark

nESPl'rE the vehement attack which Rep
- resoniative Mondcll has directed against
those who venture TO intimate that the Pres
iueht ana Congress lack anything of COM
plete understanding. there remains the per-
lpctiy obvious fact that with respect 10 GER
tain important matters confusion does exist
NO better evidence could be desired than the
admitted failure Of House leaders to draw
any sort of definite answer from the Presi-
dent on their bonus arrangement, or than
the frank announcement of Senator McCum-
Der that he is going to call at the White
House soon for the purpose of ascertaining
II possible. precisely what is the position
OF MI Harding on the bonus legislation
1t is wholly insufficient answer to say
mat the President once declared in Of
fect, for sales tax or temporary abandon
ment OF the bonus enterprise If that rep
resented his position. without qualification
OF any sort, and il he had not changed his
mind or opened it. his failure to inform
House leaders that he would veto their bill
requires some sort of explanation They
went 10 him. presumably. for yes-or-no an
swer, and he told them 10 go ahead and at
tend 10 their own business. or something
like that
The bill was passed II is now before a
Senate committee. The House killed vast
amount of time in the process of enactment
The Senate, equally in the dark probably
will kill even more. And no Republican
leader in either House prctends to know
what will happen TO the measure when--if
ever-it reaches the White House.
Senator McCumber. a sensible man even
If swayed with respect to the bonus issue
by the influences now moving nearly all
who seek reelection. desires to have his
committee report n bill, which," says a cor
respondent. will not only have a chance
in Congress. but which will have the Pres
ident's sanction" Though it is hardly con
ceivablc that. under present conditions the
President would give his sanction to any
Treasury raid OF this sort, We must respect
the directness of men like McCumbcr. who
have no patience with unnecessary stumbling
iii darkness. Surely, enough time has been
wasted by the present Congress without
adding weeks more OF aimless wind jamming
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T,xn GraXc Mistakes

To the Editor OF The Times Dispa tch ::
Sir.-Mr. Goolrick's criticism Of
the mistakes of the Legislature was
interesting and constructive. We all
make mistakes, but If we do not
recognize and admit them there is
little hope of Improvement. He
omitted. however. two mistakes Of
the Eravcst consequence ana most
far-rcaching effect;
First. the LEGISLATURE deliberately
violated tho state Constitution. The
latter in the plaincat tcrma forbids
nppropriating the taxes OF the people
TO any institution whatever that does
not belong wholly to tho State. n city
or county. Yet. though this prohi-
bition was discussed, the Legislature
made such an appropriation. The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01
sDlNte's I.uptt'

q. " l.. richmond song.
pixies Land Was written by Dan
ID. Emmett. who was with minstrel
show which had a prolonged on
gaGcmcnt in New York CITY. Tho
program has grown stale with tho
audience and the manager insisted
that Emmett write and set to music
new song for tho following weeks
engagement. ON sunday Emmett
went ont in raw weather and rackcd
his brain for new ideas In the way
ot song. While facing the dis
agreeable weather. he overheard n
shivcriuE individual remark, II Wish
was In Dixie" He caught the idea,
returned 10 his room and wrote
"DiNic's Land as an emergency song
for his New York audience. 1t caught
the popular fancy and later was
adopted by the South MS its own
song.
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Mhx Lrn,c Mnshingtnn.

To tho Editor Of TIC Time iSna'''t
S!r.-IIavinc read in 4 rcccn: edi-
i"ri-i Ia your paper the attitude OF
the Federal Prohibition Department
regarding conditions in Virginia.
wish to say that the commissioner
need not go TO Virginia or Florida to
find such conditions existing. Tn"
only difference between Washington.
-. G.. and Florida is that the pur-
chaser Of liquor in Florida gets a bet
ter grade for half the price. Unless
tho commissioner is endowed with
tho divine right q: Kings. he him
self was "A lawhrcakcr when he set
his stamp Of approval on wines and
liquors to bc served 1T til" d.sarnI-
amcnt hanquciS From their com
mchts this was surprise 10 our
foreign guests. Were not our law
makers who attended these hanuucts
ana partOok Of these liquors viola
tors Of Law they had forced on the
people of the United States Again.
we have before our eyes the officer
at Norfolk who had to purchase sA23
worth Of whisky as evidence that Il
vas being sold on certain boat. ana
worse stiil, he was caught before he
told II. II Is an insult to reasonable
Intelligence 10 think an officer has
to resort to tricks OF this Kind to
discharge his duty. Whose money
was he spending? Does tho state or
Federal government place fabn-
lous sums in tho hands of such Of
fccrs to get evidence against viola
tors? II so. II will soon bankrupt
the country. Can we expect people
to respect and obey law which
does not apply to all classes?
The poor man will continue to pat
rOnjZe tho boOtlcggcr until the rich
mans cellar goes dry, and then pro-
hibition will be done away with
NJ. IL. -.
Eccshmrg. Va. March 90. 1922.
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Question. ana Answers.

All Eyes Are the Same Color-Wiu Won
kindly explain how 1t would be possible for
parents. who both have brown eyes 10 have
children who have blue cycs?-D. J.. H.
Answer There arc neither blue, gray
brown nor any other ColUrcd' eyes All eyes
are black eyes. or rather very darl, brown
the pigment in the ris. If there is
much pigment say the eyes are "black": II
somewhat less, brown" and il stiil less
gray and 1t least of all. "bluc." II is rather
an accidental circumstance. though the
tendency toward given color" seems to
prevail In the family.
Youngsters Always Welcome IIerc.-r sup
pos" you do not like to bc bothered with
questions from boys like me. but father told
me To write i. II. T..
Answcr-On the contrary son nrcvon,in,
IS bitter than cure, and | am always tickIed
when get "A letter from a youngster and
anxious 10 set him right so don't hcsit.,c
out hrc away and you won't be sorry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01

ground connection, y BAT - FOR the
negative. "A" latt"ry terminal, y
BAT - for the positive terminal.
and SO forth.
The posts themselves nrc we'll
made and the machine screws sI; =
iiciently long to pass through tho
usua! sizes ur sheet Insulating ma
tcriai. The lettering OF tn" knobs
rs carefully engraved, not stamped.
and should retain It's l"rihiiity for
a cons idcrablc length or time.
Considering their usefulness, IN"
posts are very inexpensive ana viii
probably ind widespread favor with
radio enthusiasts who prefer ih"
enjoyment of making their own to
purchasing ready made sets.
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Set Misunderstanding for Mov n.

CllRISrANSBURG. VA. March 81.
william III. colhoun. NJ. II. Tomp-
kihs. IL. i. Tompkins. II. ]. Roop and
j. II. Profit. have returned from
Richmond, where they went tho first
OF the week To appear before the
state Highway Commission on the
thristiansburg- Floyd road appcaI.
senator John NJ. Hart, OF Roanoke.
who is associated with Their 49, ..,uu-
sci In the case. accompanied them
The hearing on the appeal was set
for hearing at Christiansburg Nav
10. and considerable interest is be.
Ing taken by the two sides In the
controversy.
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Lettering of Knobs

Many builders NJ their own radio
sets ma II very diflCult 10 cngrava
their PANELS with the desired le-
Icuds hn cut"rprising mInufaG-
turcr has therefore. needed tn. shy
iu. TINT necessity ~ the mother Of
invention" and brought or.t com
pl"tc line Of lcttercd binding posts
lud %iiouf.
No matter what tho posts arc 70
b. used for. there Is on" for each
purpose. For example. there are
posts with knobs l"ttcrcd mt for
an antcuna connection, esd for u
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01

overlooked in dealing with the subject Of
governmental regulation.
mere can be no question that the next
rev years VIII bring air travel TO level
vi practical and popular use not until re-
Gently conceived by any save Il small group
OF scientists. Socially and commercially.
the innovation in travel will exert Il pro-
round influence upon the life of the nation
ana the world The day is not remote when
me carrying OF passengers. freight and mail
by aircraft will he Il stable recognized part
al our domestic and Internal ional CONNER
clal scheme. There is a definite part for
the government To play in anticipation OF
that time.
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Voice of the People

Letters for the "NOlcc Of the
People" Column should not exceed
300 words In length. Dcyond that
number the editor reserves the
right To blue pencil. Name mud
address, must accompany each COM
munirnti"n, not for pubticnfi"n. IL
the writer does not wish IL, hut
~ evidence OF good faith.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01

moved quickly At viii. Any make
rf ear pieces, or head telephone sets.
may be used. 40 mat nothing has TO
bc discarded or replaced
The sounds from the two ear
pieces pass through the manifold
and cmcr-- ~, arl and with con
siderable volume from the horn. 1t
is claimed that thorc il no voice dis
tJri'.n at. al IN the device itself.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-01
INFORMATION BUREAU

Inquiries regarding almost any
topic. excepting on legal md mcdi-
cal subjects, are answered free. Az
nll Inquiries nre Hnsyrrcd directly
by personal letter, scIf-nddrcsscd
stamped cnNc'"-." - --'-.,Irrd. Adj
drrsx ~ 'r. -,.,.u Informn-
tion Eu.cnu, ....nr.uuI. "A.
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Anlenna Conncctor

II is cur'omary when erecting q
ii"hf WIRE transmitting nntcnua 10
bring d"wn-lond from crch huri-
z"ntai wire and huuch tho four leads
,,oE"'h'r short distance below tn.
horizontal portion Di tho autcur.,
II the four wires ar" brought ia TN,
l"ad-in insulatrT ihcy arc nyuali,.
bound together somehow into "a
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Spirit of Virginia's Press

Looking on the bright side Of things tho
Portsmouth, Star observes: 1T is rloriously
true that there hundreds OF men who do
sincerely believe that service to their Kind
is OF far greater value than all tho wealth
thcy can acquire. Md happily, their num-
Der grows. even in this age Of cnthroncd
self interest"
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Tendencies.

d. l.. H.. Richmond -Tcndcncica
apprehendcd by tho mind forcsecs
developments far in the future:
whereas. the senses take coguiZance
only of things as they come to PASS.
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the fluctuations in the stock mar
ket
with tn" loud speaker attach
ihcht. which we use. passengers can
hear the hroadcasiing of AL tho
large stations ANA enjoy thor music.
lecturers. reports and news bulletins
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chnrconI Enh.s Daily rhourh,

Lots % people make noses ut dc more =
said charcoal Eph. in mood. but yoall
jcs na,chclly gotta admit dat lie rich man
don ,,.t all pe,tin' Eat a pickle Mis,ah lack
son"
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The stunt larfaIt

I'm np against it. old man. Darncd II |
know how to square things with the wife
about hanging out tonight"
Tell hor the absolute truth links"
Tie TRUTH Whatcha-'
certainly and she'll never believe a word
OF it,"