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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, mi*.
A (Question of "Obligations"
V the Virginia Railway ami l'oivor Com
I pany fails to moot its obllgotlons to tho
public, wherein can it expert to find aid in
ineeting its obligations to Its creditors? Vet,
ihese two sots of obligations ar? cojoined
n:id hold to bo inseparable by Mr Wheel- (
v right in his letter flatly rejecting the pro- j
j osal of arbitration made In behalf of the
?:ty by Mayor Alnslio. Mr. Wheelwright
takes the seemingly untenable ground that
there can bo no sett lenient of the present
controversy, no stabilization of the street ;
car situation short of one that shall prove
permanent. In its laudable desire to meet
jts obligations to Us creditors, the company ,
i
/would Ignore, or at least subordinate, tho
jnore immediate obligation of furnishing
transportation to the public from which it j
derives Its existence and from which must (
come directly the means wherewith to
satisfy its other obligations. Tho obliga
tion to the public would seem to bo basic,
the vory root and branch of the whole trans
portation system. Yet the company dares
to make It, if not of secondary Importance,
Bt least dependent on and inseparable from
the claims of its creditors.
Briefly, tho company denies that there
can be a temporary settlement of the pres
ent trouble which would restore the cars
to their schedules, put tho employes back
to work, and bridge over the hiatus until
permanent stabilization can be effected, li
seems to overlook tho *#?n-t Own such a
permanent stabilization' is in the hands of i
Council now. The Council i- proceeding ?
forthwith i:i it- valuation of the company's
property, with which, .is a basis, it will be '
prepared ?n dr;;ft a contract with the com- !
pany which \\:!1 ;.".t ihe latter in a post- j
tion to v.. ?;! it: obligations to all It* cred- 1
itors. or. as .'!r. Wheelwright stated in his J
letter to Mayor Ainsle, "in m? et the just
obiigat . u: <>l the street railway business,
Including i! wages which may he pro
posed.'" Six months, perhaps, Is the mini
mum time i. juircd to bring about the per
manent settlement, and it is f->r this period
that relief was sought, only t<; h? refused |
by the company.
Mayor Alnsllo's offer was logical and
sound. 1 le suggested arbitration of the
question of wages and apparently met the
SprJginal demand of ihe company that reve
Jjiues wherewith to meet any wage advance
he included. Tho Mayor di?S include the
revenue question, and while he could not
hind Council to any course of future action,
jt Is morally certain that Council would
havo granted a temporary Increase in fares
Sufficient tn take care of any additional ex
pense growing out of the arbitration award.
Ilut as generous and fair as tho off-r was
the company refused to yield in the slight
est in its position, thereby manifesting its
determination to light it out on tl.e lines
It has chosen, whatever the result n. y he
do the business interests and whatever in
convenience and embarrassment tn tie- p.-o
ple of Richmond.
Thiii attitude of the company is p (!. :;ip
'poinUlig to the public as ii was uiiexp< !? !
The people had hoped ? more than thai had
believed?that the company would graciously
submit its side of the controversy io arbitra
tion, once a sound basis for such procedure
"W&e advanced. Now that Us hope has van
ished before Mr. Wheelwright's unqualified
refusal, It would bo unnatural If the puhlle
continued to look upon the company's flnan
wv
clal Stress with that kindness which
liitbcrto baa marked It, and Jt would not
jJV?e '
ifo .
ho surprising if this psychology of tho sit
uatiou had its influence when tho time
comes to effect that permanent settlement
designed to enable (he company to meet "all
its obligations." Possibly there may bo
a reconsideration of (ho company's staud.
For the sako of all involved directly in tho
controversy and for the sake of tho city at
large, which already is feeling the debilitat
ing effects of the strike, and to the end
that the company itself may not stand in
an improper light before the people whom
i: is expected to serve, there should bo such
reconsideration.
The disposition of the local employes has
been one of conciliation, with a duo regard
for the public. What their attitude toward
the arbitration proposal would have been
is only conjectural, since tho promptness
with which the company rejected it spared
them the necessity of answering. As it is
, set forth in tho news columns, the local
anion's relation with tho national union
Wight have proved a bar, but it is only rea
sonable to believe that acceptance of ar
bitration in Richmond would have set an
example that would have quickly brought
about a happy termination of the company's
differences with its men in the other cities
involved.
Mooting Willi Snugs
D KhSIDEX r HARDING'S plan for reor
ganization of government departments
on a more logical and cfliciont basis, which
was jointly authorized by both houses of
Congress, is meeting with opposition snags
that impede progress in its navigation to
effective results. The President's personal
representative on tho commission is very
much discouraged. He bug Inct opposition
in unexpected quarters, which admission be
speaks his innocence of the political game
of keeping plenty of jobs for tho "faithful"
at public expense.
Waiving aside the question of qualifica
tion of its personnel for the expert task of i
merging, regrouping and abolishing bureaus, !
tho commission has worked faithfully to de- i
^ Iso a plan of reorganization that would '
inure to the public benefit. Hut opposition !
to this plan has developed oven within the ;
Cabinet. How much more, opposition will .
develop when the plan is submitted to Con- !
gross for approval remains to bo seen, but !
i'- will be a-plenty.
Almost every change the commission has i
proposed has aroused an attack from some I
quarter. Top-heavy bureaucracy refuses to '
bo divorced from its Inelllcloncy. it wants !
to hold on to regardless of expense and '
public benefits. Instead of amputation it
contends for enlargement?it wants mora
sinecures created. What boots it to llioso
fattoncrs at the public trough that alarmed
publicists like Nicholas Murray Hutlor, j
noting tho trend of tho times, sounds the '
warning: "In the United States wo are, ?
in flat defiance of all our proclaimed prill- |
ciplos, building a series of bureaucracies
that will put to shame tho best efforts of t/i(S
government of tho Czar of all tho Hussins
when in tho heyday of its glory. Wo are
surrounded by ngents, special agents In
sectors and spies, and the people are called
upon to support through their taxes, in
harmful ami un-American activities whole
armies of individuals who should be engaged
in productive industry."
W e have started out to convert the gov
r.rr?.1????>
Inciple that that government is best which
governs least into a paternalistic institution,
in which every citizen who has a need is
encouraged to look to the government for
its satisfaction. How can this paternalistic
soup-ladling be successfully carried on with
out more and more bureaus to supervise
it. instead of less?
Workers for Virginia
W 1'1 ^ 'Iifferences of opinion mav j
v exist respecting propose,! means of ?
Ruing this State a modern svstem ,lf lli,.ll.
v a.vs. we may Expect to find oll|v war'n|. j
^' accord when a tribute is offered to tho I
sum, and fine spirit of the Virginia Good
toads Association. This association is ,,?w
1 eleventh annual convention here,
??>"1 Richmond rcj^cos in ,he privilege of
entertaining a group of Virginians so thor
oughly committed to a vital Virginia pro
It is timely t? observe that the leaders
"f "<? (ioo,t Roads Association have come
?? """ '"uvention with their courage and
confidence unshaken. They are unwilling
" ?",niM to early action has
, ,1"' General Assemldv's com
I"".""'"1 ""?'?'?>? They feel that there
I" ?, f'" t no conflict, though one mav ap
V* ' '"!'' !""1 ,l,at wi,li opportunitv
? ;? - heir case they will be ;,|,le to show
? i (?r in?rn..,liat?. action favorablo
tin good roads program. Thev have not
rained for a weak admission of defeat
he r record is the best evidence that they
will go right ahead with th? (iK)it.
Hie sympathy of n,c people for the good
roads campaign in Virginia is beyond qi.es
hon I hero ,s widespread chagrin over the
Mates tail,, re ,U>J) ,vj(|i h(>r
iiMg.iboia in the development of blghwavs
?1" urgency of Virginia's n< e,| is admitted
-very hand. If there are some who
l."!H:tly doubt the practicability ,,f nial ln?
, immediate Man on a comprehensive
Ma.e then, is certainly no one who could
wish to see the projected development de
hoed without exhausting every practical
I re ource. it js a fortunate circumstance
| that the Good Roads Association should be
meet ing time ,0 jlnpar| ini|,e(Us
I ,h" frr' l< move it has sponsored.
The SiirtJiv Ii|
VV/HKN tiii- late Senator Penrose ,<x
W pr< ? -< : the opinion of the r.w tax
I i'a that i' was only temporary expedient '
?and would soon have to undergo drastic I
revision, be | >reSaw it. failure as r. v,
hue producing measure. Likewise, Secre
tary Mellon has n,? faith in the law While
the surtax on large incomer remains as high
as r,o per cent. It is inevitable that invest
ment funds will continue t? uosv jrUo (aj?
free securities, instead of info productive
enterprises. Tho field for such investments
Is steadily enlarging, for recent .statistics
regarding tho tax-free securities compiled
by the Federal government, show .hut they
are Lying Issued as actively as ever, and
trading in the stock and bond markets in
dicates growing purchases o[ this class of
securities.
Secretary Mellon strove earnestly with
Congress to forestall this diversion of liquid
capital, sorely needed in productive enter
prise, into forms of investment, which
would bring no tax revenue to tho Treasury
by emphasizing tho folly of tho high Kurlux,
but, lioink a very rich man as a result of
business foresight and judgment, he has
rested under suspicion in Congress of be
ing unduly friendly to largo financial inter
ests. Hence the sound recoinmoiulation he
made for a reduction of the surtax was op
posed by various Senators and Representa
tives from a vague fear that Wall Street was
putting something over on them, rather
than from any stable conviction or dellnito
information regarding the operation of tho
tax. Members of Congress representing ag
ricultural constituencies especially wero
quick to argue that the proposal meant to
take irksome taxation off the rich and sad
dle tho burden on the people. The funda
mental reasons for undertaking tax revision,
of converting it from a war basis to a peace
basis, wero lost sight of. The steady How j
of investments into Liberty bonds, whereby i
it is onlv a question of u short time until i
they will reach par, as well as numerous ;
other tax-exempt securities, affords abun
dant proof that the "rich" are finding it
easy to evado the bunion of the surtax. In
the meantime, industrial enterprise contin
ues to lag for lack of capital to linanco, its
undertakings and tho people are tho suf
ferers, while at the same, time paying most
of the taxes.
Nor is there any immediate relief in
sight, unless Congress reverses its position
on the surtax and lowers it to a reasonable
basis. Secretary Mellon is urging a con
stitutional amendment to prohibit, or limit,
tho issuance of these tax-free securities, but
oven should that movement eventually suc
ceed, the condition will be with us for a
long time.
Kobert L). l.cc
ONLY ignorance or presumption could i'>
duco one to approach tho subject of
Kobert K. Lee with tho thought of adding
to his fame or of making more sccuro his
place in the reverence and affection of the
world. It is in tho nature of all peoples
to pauso on occasions for a period of re
joicing in their richest heritages; Virginians,
Southerners, Americans turn, on the birth
day of Leo, to (he cherished privilege of
reassessing the shining heritage that has
come down to them from him.
Not only in his own country, but wher
ever history is read, wherever civilization
has reached, the name of the superb South
ern chieftain has become a symbol for lofti
ness, strength and genius. In the lield of
military science there is no modern master I
who does not recognize the supremo gifts '
with which I ho Confederate leader was en- j
(lowed. In the broader field of human life
and character, Lee'is the exemplar of those i
who seek an inspiration to tho most exalted
standards of conduct.
It is proiitable, as well as appropriate,
on the anniversary of this beloved man's
birth, to rolled upon the heritage ho gave
us, to review once moro that array of shin
ing qualities and virtues that has lost no
lay uf luster with the passage of tho years.
Up With tho Times
lly II. o. II.
Savs a headline: "Women to Demand All
lilglits of Men." And, in addition, tho risht
to demand things.
When it eomes to holding ilnwn box seats
on tho front page. you'll have to hand it to
the well-known Hast l?.y.v?1'ar and Near.
rjeport'' say we're tnovlnir risht along to
wn td normalcy. Anil on closer approach we
find it to l>o only our old friend Wood row
W llson.
Tho cost of living, statistics show, is now
per cent below 1 li?? peak. Apain remind
ing us that it was certainly some peak.
Tho news comes that Mr. Itryan is going
to make ?i drive for the Senate from Florida.
Kosortlng to a Mow !.? : ??/. tit.- fro.-t line, :-o to
speak. ,
Mr. Harding e\pre:'-cs confidence that we'll
yet gain our "meed of happiness." \\ < II, this
much is certain: W? have Mr. Harding's best
w Is lies.
"Movie Men Insure llavn for $2,000,000." ,\s
an additional preentit ion, they'll pr"haldy have
l.im sent registered, <-t<eciat delivery.
Observers of prohibition pronounce Chicago j
the wettest spot on the continent. Whereat ?
certain other s'pots may demand to know what
is wetter than saturation.
Some miracle-scekers seem to believe that
tho farmer who >;o<on the l'eserve Hoard
will promptly take his ploughshares and beat
the prune*? out of depression.
Spirit of Virginia Press
Tho rather impudent Roanoke Times is re
sponsible for tier following "Speaking with
reference to the declaration of the Mouse of
Delegates that it does not look with favor
on the idea of a bond Issue for public high
ways at the present session, it may not be
r.tnis* to ot*serve that usually !t isn't custom
ary to bring In n verdict before hearing the
e vhlence."
"Public sentiment." says the Oulpeper Star,
"must back any otllcers who seek to enforce
any law, and our own ?.|licers are only going
to be just as enthusiastic in their work a*
the public is In encouraging them. We can't
tMVc them too much encouragement if we want
our laws enforced, liquor law* or any other
kind ef laws. And the so hh r we learn thi*
the Mioncr wo will become even moro proud
of the r< 'lilts achieved."
The optimistic Covington Virginian says:
"A hi mi man could tell that conditions are
botit r than they w- t e a vear ago. Von can
tell it from the way people talk. You can tell
it by the way they'work. You can tell it by
tin- spirit that prevail.-. Men are paying now
as far as they can. They are making every
? flott to i;. t out of debt. They are liquidating,
making adjustments and getting ready to go."
Tlw< 1'rlnco William News offers this adclco
"Kindness everywhere is a little slack now.
Tills allows the employer time to think and
to plan for future activity. If the dull season
is properly used. It can prove a blessing to
buf-lne-cs. If it is wasted through moping
Around anil lamentation, tho wholo country
loses."
SEEN ON THE SIDE
IIV II10 ft It Y KUWAIII) WAllNKU
11 Ik li to, I'clct
Abe says:
"They fay if you lay up your treasures in
Heaven burglars won't break in and moths
won't yet at it. I vuiiiiu; hut 1 ain't gut i
enough hero to attract a moth, unyiiow." I
l.ngniuppe.
When two men fail out the other guy failtrI
in.
licit is depopulated to supply ICarth with!
Vamps.
it doesn't taki> long for a fool to not to his I
destination.
If wo were all born agnln we'd maku tlio I
name mistaken.
llub!
"(See! There's a lot of mail robbery goin" j
on these days, ain't they?"
"Male robbery! That's notliin' new. It 1
started when Kale picked Adam's side for a
These Dny.t. i
The ultra-modern young lady felt I tie hand*!
of her onran'ii and inittcncd lover closing
about her throat.
"I'll murder you!'' ho hissed. "With these
two hands I'll choke you to death!"
"Choke me. you brute!" she exclaimed, de
liantly. "Hut if you love me as you say. be
man rnnui;li to choke me gently and don't
break the beauty parlor coating on my neck!"
Certainly.
With apologies to our own stenographer, we
quote from The Veteran Magazine the in
quiry of the otlice secretary who wanted to,
know whether to spell "graphic" with one
"f" or two.
, "Well," t-aid the lioss, "if you're point; to use
any you might as well use two of 'em!"
Health Talks bv Dr. Brady
limit, .Nutritions Kooil.
The material which enters our blood A?hen
we eat white bread does not nourish us ade-'
quatelv. lCnpcciitily is white bread ati inade-1
quato food for a child, since several essential '
elements have been removed by the milling
process. Nearly all the not very liberal amount
of calcium (lime), nearly all the phosphorus,
all Hit iron and all the vitamins of the wheat
kernel are removed before the Hour Is con
sidered refined and "puritled" to make bread
for children to eat. In the course of the
world war the government did insist on re
storing to the staff of life a portion of the
vital elements. Hut this was only a tein
prary expedient, for the public had to have
dead white Hour back again. Let's go to war
again for more bran.
Sine,. wheat bran contains most of tse fat
soluble vitamin which favor* growth in young
children and prevents rickets, the deflclcnces
of our popular start of life may be in part
met by eating some wheat bran every day.;
Kvery feed store or miller can supply per- ,
feetly wholesome wheat bran at a reasonably
low price.
A few theorists have opinion that the prac-;
lice of eating wheat bran i? open to objec
tion on the ground that bran is not easily
digested, litis no nutritive value, and it I*
likely to irritate the stomach or intestine.
The three chief reasons why wheat bran
should be eat* n every day by all adults and
i iiiidren over ?" years of age are (!) that It Is
not easily digested <-) that it has vitally
important nutritive value, and CI) that It
irritates tho *toinach and Intestines sutll- 1
cicntly to stimulate them to do their proper
work. In nctunl practice it is seldom If ever
true that the eating of wheat bran does any
harm whatever.
lleie are two recipes which I commend:
to every good housekeeper who has the health
of her charges :it heart:
One egg well beaten.
Plncli of salt.
ltutter the size of a walnut, melted.
One cupful of sweet milk.
One cupful of wheat flour.
One cupful of wheat bran.
Teaspoonful of baking powder.
Hake in gem tins-.
Serve at yuppor and watch 'em grin when
they sink their teeth In one.
BRAN' COOK IRS.
One cupful of wheat bran.
one cupful of white flour.
One cupful of brown sugar.
One half cupful of graham flour.
one-half cupful of sweet milk.
one-fourth tea5poonful of molasses.
Two tablespoonsful of butter or lard.
One egg.
Two teaspoonsftil of baking powder,
one-half teaspoonful of s:ilt.
Heat together the butter, egg. milk and j
sugar, to I lie tune of "Ain't We (Jot Kun." !
Add the other ingredient* singing "Johnny
(let Your Clun."
I?rop the mixed batter with ,i spoon onto'
well greased tins. Hake about half an hour!
in a hot oven.
I lone to a turn these tidbits are warranted
to make a lilt with any live boy from ago 3
to age SO.
News of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Hichmond Dispatch. .Ian. 19, 1S72.)
The only negro insane asylum in the I'nited
States is in Virginia and the buildings for
that are not yet completed.
The House bill providing for the disposition j
of the State's interest in the James Hiver and
Kanawha Canal was discussed at length in '
tile House of Delegates yesterday. The bill
proposes to give the State's interest to any
body or any company who will enter into
contract to complete the canal to the Ohio
Klver.
This lias been an unusually wet winter.
The farmer* around Richmond have been able
to do little or no plowing since December 1.
and in consequence are far behind In their
farming operations.
There tire a great many foxes in the neigh- :
horhood Immediately around Richmond, and
parties are out almost daily hunting them.
The baying of the hounds can be heard in
every direction.
The two flouring mills in Manchester, the]
paper mill and all the cotton and tobacco fac
tories over there are now working full forces.
Tiie only idle establishment is the Cedar
Works, and that will start up in a few days, j
The residence of Dr. Agne.v. two miles* from
Itlirkeville, was destroyed by fire night be
fore last. Most of the furniture was saved.
I.oss, jr.ilOO. S<j insurance.
There are in the Cniteil States at the pres
ent time !''J8 manufacturers of tobacco and
snuff, located as follows: North Carolina. 20;
Virginia. 171; Missouri. !*; New York. S!?; Ohio,'
f>5; Kentucky, II, the remainder being dis
tributed in other States.
Tho motion before the Constitutional Con
vention of Wi st Virginia to remove that body
from Charleston to Wheeling has been indefi
nitely postponed.
it is now believed that Congress will act.
next week on the proposition to reduce the
tax on tobacco to the uniform rate of 16 ncntff
per pound, and that the uniform tax will be
carried.
The Maryland Legislature is in a deadlock
on the senatorial question. Tho T?ctnocratie
cuncus has not yet agreed npon its nominee,
and until It doo? Uior* will be no election.
.. . " ror "Voice o? (ha
aim*. ?0'uma "??ulJ not c,cee<l
JOO yord* III ionfttb. Ilt-yond thnt
f \ re??v?? (he
rl?ht I? blue pencil. Nome ?nd
^r.ruM ?wu"""" ???* *???
iil> n Hon, mn for publication, If
< c "rlter dura not wish II, but
evidence of BUOii (?|(k.
t'?riuen ami Tcnihi-m.
To tlu, Kill tor of Tlio Times-1 Hspatch:
, ' recent ail of tlio street cur
t '"I'm ""a?ul,u,<l?y a., attempt
? uw'iv l? ?M>'l|,l?nthics of tho pub
, uu??y f'oni the striking carmen,
low over, it is ?? ,?8Ult t(J ,
iVJit u?,i" ?rtu any ?>">
kiiiOi fi lho"Kllt to he mislo.l by
Much flagrant deception.
, I0!'." V U,u l""''1*-. who feol*
Ii) ?'hi!i'' 1!'"r" !'?" 1 Mm "(ruiuix!
1 ?|. ? , ' w 11 ticm in a riH\V(>r io
' resident Wheelwright's cl.mie.iKo
' ",;,r tM,M,'ui>tlb|litle.s. At the new
1. tlu, h.mvi'11 l'u,'",un w??o 1"?H been
tun mci vli'e over tw? veais <1111
iur,h"ur> ?r 111-?
?Vow any teacher is a K?0(,
... ' n",k a .lay thirty
o earn',,,,al ?f ;,"ft >'<'???
a step further
, "1,u1st u'"'k :'.???
[vase. ?rU"r 10 ,,,ak? "VI..K
1 I'orsonallv cotme.- ,1
V '? the Virginia Uuilway ami 1W
-?n irony, neither atn I a tea. her ?.ir
KtV teachers are overpaid/ a,^
ssssjsa^
.Sim.,, ,)l0 u.a,.hor unl w k
Sir ?? i!i? !,V? "",,rs :i "">? Hvo dai
.... , * I'WKi at tliy rate of jd
*"Lri "r:r,<??; -???
^ r '&i sin;
1.1 i . '"IO.VRV I\ CVilj.'
Itichiuond, \a.. January is. IUjz
l ? Ag?|?M
V"
rt.3'? ?
ivliv <-ho 11 id ?i. heaven u num.
kMl.lr.l .l 'SO Pf'Ofl. but
k 11111 c.] pc.iplii want to siiiiihI, 11
iroilent -nr.i.bin - . ?,? ? , ,ulr
'hem faithfully 'for yars OI'"n"'
W>;V' with a hummer.
'I bla m ribo |,aH 1,0 motive w'mi
tie fend 11, k iho .ur ,o,nn v
Itxeept a m.miv of ?:c?nmo:, just,;;. '
that "ih" U"' s,,'-v
"'ll th," I winy Iuim be. n 111.
:gn"1,?, f,"-r >??????". ..wmB to
' vt'rytlwiiK without
I'orr.-sp. ?ti'llnu In ??in.-. S,,
? ll'uvVr'th M 'Ui"K ;k losi"?
hi n\.r Ih.. eountiy. Any Inl.-'lii:.-. .
" ?S2&SS
in\?lops i..||ef for tluni. tb.v are
uln""V r"" ""'I .?ini'vs
1 111 1 s* ?t null v ,?,t t li.- n> out ..( .......
win r'l'v '/ "y
?" l?rn\ Iilo for lb. ,M |, ....
? ur Coun. il Know tlil.v? Tb. >?
? ...n 11 i 1 h i,e proved? KtrM
00k at the market. The pr?
i. rr. ,1 i.tock ?,f our I rompany Is
? H ntr at .10. on the dollar. Who
lib! Ihlv.* Itlrhmond. The coiomon
: k -I at 10.- on the -loll.ir.
Ihe .I.-v'l " ",USt l,UVo ,'e,'n
Second. The car company had to
*' ?lv<* Hlchinon.l brit,.r
terMce Ittit Itlcbmond has not let
be company . an, . nounh to pay in
wV *?'???!-.. Can you
1 company an a laM r.
w??rt has lt;til to r^ijin?r. 'j-|lo
nmpany would far railier pay 11,.?
lUKh?Mt waKOM In th. nltetl stat.-x
Thud. t>?. any of the banks or
.?usine.-* nifii ,,f lilehmnr.il want to
iivest in th.. 5toeK or bonds of th.
company? \..t that w.. know of.
* 11 bnnkM tako 1 he i;tt?.-k or
>ond.i as s.curity t..r loans, at fnee
t'uluo? If you don't want a nhull
Ho.*k, don't trv them
Fourth. will ,hes? banks and!
HUtlne.ss men orjranizo a svndlc.ito
10 t:iKi? tills valuable properly and
run it for pro tit and Kiv.. Ulchmond
i ?:ood service.' This is one of tlii-ir 1
t)o?t jokes. I
Kiftli. Will the city of Uiclimond. I
llirouirh I:-. foiin. il. take this ?r. uti
irop.Tty and run it f..r the b.Mieiit !
>f the city inwl briiifj it up to prime
condition and make ll p.iv? Aiifw. r:
I'hoy will not. At any rate they are
rather slow about it j
Why does not this business-like
?ouncil of ours uet the company's
nooks and pr. paro a corre. t htaif
tnent of the company's earnings and
Expenses and publish it on the front
iroRe or our papers? It ean be done.
What are they afraid t.f?
The Times-Dispatch proposal of a
7c fare and w?ices of last year is
?xoellent. Mill even this- will "not re
lieve the company of all of iti
troubles.
'MTIXK.V.
Uiclimond, \'a., January IS. ia"2.
Invite (>. A. It. to It l.'hmond.
Po the Kdilor or The TimcK-l Mspateb:
s'r.?There is in your edition <>r
?eceinber 25 a communication ad
iressed (o you by a Confederate
? . teran livinjr in New Orleans worthy
?1" your attention and editorial coni
nent.
The gentleman explains that the!
???union should bo held earlier than
Mine 20, to avoid the heat of that
season and also that It may not in
erfero with the work of planting;
Ihe majority of the veterans and their
rirnds coming from the farmiiiK
?'?ctions and depend upon the crops
Cor their income.
1 his is a reasonable fiupKfstlon,
? nd it is due these heroes of 1S(SI-'C5
hat wo consider their comfort and
their wishes In the matter.
The oriRinal Idea was to have the
reunion during the timo of the Vir
ginia 11 istorical p.-^-eaut celebration.
>ut th" Kt'and camp decided other
wise, because of the probable i-onijes
liou of that week. Would it not ho
Well to hold the reunion on the 18th,
'?'Hi and 20th of .May. tlio Thursday,
l-'riday and Saturday of the week be-J
ih
pageant, which commences
Monday, the 22lid?
ll ibis date is decided upon, the
?etoiana who wish to may sec Ihe
I'.iiji'.'iiii by remaining over Sunday.
I hose who wish t.. avoid the rush of I
liau- ant week can do so by koIiik 1
.101110 Satui.lay, as soon a? Ihn rc, i
tin ion is over.
I wish t>, ask. in this connect Ion, ir i
I Would be possible to get the Orand 1
Army of the Uepuhlic to hold Its rc
inion in IMclimond on tho I8II1, J'.'tli
ind 201h of May also? ft would en
11.ie the two Krand armies to fra
crnlze. view tlio historical pageant
ogether and erase any possible ro
"'lininK trace of sectional feeling.
If this can be arranged. It would
do a graceful act on tho part of tho
?ageant association, and a good ad
vertisement as woll, to let It bo
tnown that every veteran of Ihe Civil
* ar, both Oonfederate nnd Federal,
1 lieater Calendar
ACADKMY? llark.
I,YItlO?Keith vaudeville.
COLONIAL?Viola l>uua hi "Tlfe
14 th ItUW,"
1UIOA l)WAY?Kutherino Al?
llouulil In "Tho Hctiutlfnl l<lnr."
Foster am! Joyce will appear In a
inuslcnl offering at cuch perform
ance.
lllJOU?All-star i-iwtl In "llnll
the Woman."
ISIS?Klrst-class picture.
ODUON?May McAvoy In "Mo
rals."
The Weather
(KuriiUhvil by U. S. WeMhtr Iluruau.)
CSAtfRf ?ST"ll Vl:?rlr
with Inrul ruins toiliiy;
tomorrow clrnrliiK anil
colder.
North (' n r o I I ii u?
Cloudy anil tmrnirr,
wllli loral ruliiit today;
tomorrow elrurlnjc anil
? olilcr,
local Tcmiicnitiirt* Vrfctrrduy.
! 1*. ,\l, t< iiipoitituru 43
Mi?x::11ilin li-in|icmluri: lo H l*. M. ... *1
*?1: ii I tii ii in tempi-mtuo* lo H 1'. M.... .'i
M' hi i*-iii|>?iotutu jMiiTduy :ii
Noriiiul tcmpemturo for tlila date.... ::x
Bxoi m > c.itci ??.. y
Kx. vs. Kiiicc March 1
t>. Uclciu y mIiivv JullUitiy 1 27
I.mill Kiilllfull.
Ilulufii'.l 1'J bourn ending 1 I*. M . . Noli'1
Kiilllfull J I hours i llillnn S I'. M .N' in
I ti? -i.? v flue Murch I 11.M
lioilcU'in y Mnce .tuiniury 1 0V
l.ocal OlouTiiitions at H I*. >1. Vrstrnlay.
Wind direction, i.niJth; wind velocity, 1');
weather ul s I'. M.. cloudy.
Sprrln! Until.
X A M. 1 I' M. S I'M.
Temperature, dry l>ulh.. -i- l% 4.1
T-iiiiiernturc, wet bulb.. 31! "i
11"Ij11vo humidity .... *.??; 62
t'ONPITIONS IN IMt'OHTANT CITU'.S.
Tvuiporature.
* I' M. llu-h. I#ow. WoathT.
HO CImi.I,
Ashevllle
ati.i inu i.o f.j n i
At la ii t to City.... to Cloudy
1 ? i: i
HUH ?1
Know
11 M til
<!i.u l.-Htoii ?<t 4Cloudy
1 I**s .?* *:?? i y. t no Smiw
I vrnton TO S <|..ii!v
llutt
Havre . . .
j.?. V 121
?u*?y
t'lmjly
Him
'?nuso-nery . . . ? l . , I'. I'hu'fy
?w Orl.u.s. . .. 70 t?; r.
Mi
t .
Itatn
< *lout\
Norfolk i, f, |
OMlih it ;i) ;; I
I'ltl ?hut ?:lt Ill
Jjab'hfl is v: cloudy
Sl' ."?.?! S? nt IC.iln
I r i:n !.?co. . 11) a | > |.|r,P
?- Cloudy
! :? t flrir
<?
\v,.s)iitii:toii io i.' . * Cloudy
\V> lhe\ ll> :i? 4- Cloudy
MINI ATI UK AMI \N.\C.
.1 * unary !??. 11*1.
II Kill Till K
I .s'iiii i f 7 M'iriiliis' :3"
\ Siiji f. tM ... .1'i KV'-iiIiik !i:St
will havK fr?n admission t.? tl;??
par* ant.
Will j on plenso bring Ibis to the
a?ti ntlon i?f the veterans and air" tin
tdlh ials <.f tii,. pnqeuut ncHoclat nut
ntwl ?? what i a ii iIoiip? I tun mho
It will i.vult to their tnutiial K-iiiii.
Mi:. l.KO AltTllUlt I'l'SKV
Cl'hliiotiil, Va., January 17, l''U-.
siiKKrili n Wny tint.
To tlii- i:dlt >r of Tin* Time*? ;*atch:
Sir. A~ a way out i<f tlic serious
-iiuat!":i now eonf ronl In it tho niu
III? 11 > .'v 111 V I would stlKRest that tho
CuUii. il Iniiioiliat'ly adopt :t resolu
tion permitting tho stri<t oar rotn
juiny to , hurgv a 7-cont fare; !<iitni
lating tli.it ilio men resume work
.'i it," wave sonic in effeot prl- r
I i tin; iiroposcd reduotmti
MAKN'KY IIOW.M \N.
Itlehir.ond, Va., January IS. 1022.
Ailsoentrn fi-Crn< I'nrr.
I To the I'M it or of The Times-! itipatoh :
| .^Ir,? With a Kroat deal of Intirost
. I have r< ad what has licon said In
I tiie iir?-ss I,f tin; illy ooneernlng tho
| present street car r.triko. 1 was very
I much pleased when I road your ed
itorial some il.iys before tho strike
! l.egati, in which you called upon the
I V. It. I'. Co. to come to some un
derstnndiiip: with tho carmen and
avert tho strike. I have road your
j "1 'ract ie.iI Solution" editorial of yes
terday, as well its W. I'. Sutton's
' eotniijenda tion in this tnorninu's is
I suo I'".>c many reasons I deem tliis
to In- tin- most i mpract icalile m*Iu
| lion of tho trouble to l.c thoui;ht of.
lit whs common talk upon tluj streets
j l'eforo tin* strike that tho V. K. ifc I'.
Co. coin led a walk-out in order to
force tin, City Council to boost the
I street oar faro to 7 cents. This may
I mil i>i' true, and doubtless is not, but
j for the city to j;Ive them a 7-cent
faro at this time would certainly
j lend color to the report. It has been
I said by many that tho company Is
Wielding this club (real or imiigi
I nary), over the city for that specific
!purpose.
Your "practical solution" would
lie no solution. If the car company
cannot give tho men tho waste they
demand now neither could they
when the fare should be back to fi
cents at tho end of your "temporary"
arrangement, hence the men would
bo forced at that time to accept tho
cut in wages or go out again. The
latter end would be worse than the
first. The 7-cent fare would not re
lieve the financial embarrassment of
the company for the reason that a
7-cent fare will drive thousands who
are now riding to walk and other
thousands who are now riding to take
to jitneys, thus reducing the Income
of the company, rather than in
creasing it.
It is going to be hard to convince
the traveling public that tho Virginia
I tail way and 1'owor Company should
be allowed lo increase street car fare
when everything else is going down
at a very marked rate. If they could
operate at C cents during the pe
riod of high cost of material and la
bor. it seems surprisingly strange
thnt when labor and material, as well
, as everything else, lias boon materi- !
I ally reduced, they : liould want an In
ercaso in fares.
j A walk over Venable Street. Jeffer
son Avenm* (Church Hill), Twenty-!
fifth and Twenty-third Streets will
j convince any one that they are not
becoming bankrupt on account of
work on their tracks. Many are)
wondering why our street car com
pany Is unable to make money on a
fi-cent fare when San l-'ranoisoo, with i
city-owtied traction linos, has been '
able since- 1012 to retire bonds, im
prove their property by over $1,000,
0"o valuation, pay their men a high
wage and still show a largo balance,
when their car faro has never been
more than 5 cents. The only way .
for the . Virginia Hallway find I'owcr |
Company to place Itself on n substan
tial basis, will he to voluntarily go
back to a 5-cent fare, givo tho city
real servlco and thus gain tho con
fidence of tho public.
C. R 151.MORR.
Richmond, Va., January 1?. 1022.
\
The Field of Holy Writ
Huvo for my tlully rnngn
Among tho pleasant fields of lloly
Witt
1 mi);lit despair.
?Teniiywon.
Tlic Jntci'liulioiial Sunday School
I .ff.VOII.
First ?|uurt?;r: la-stion IV. 1 KIiik4
.six 1-21. .limitary 22. 11)22.
| Hidden Text: 1 waited patient -
; ly for Jehovah ami IN; inclined
unto mi! ami heard my cry?
J 1'.salin xl. 1.
t: 11J ii 11' h I Its It < iiikI Itetiirn.
Onu of tin; nmst si ({lit Ilea lit acts of
KiiJah's life In n-corded in a slnglo
vui'iif; "llo rail before Ahah to tho
] vntrance of Ju/.rei'l." lie lutii rebuked
the Kim;, hut now lie threw tho lull
weight of his li?r.s"o|lul ami otllcial
I character on bin side I? y acllii); as
IiIh herald, loog ill/In g him liy that
j vury tiv. it as Mtill tin; lawful ruler of
Israel. . . . Tlio Queen from lier lat
i tice naw tlio chariot comiiiK ami
Ml i J.ill I'lltiluiig before. Although alio
Knew perfectly well the meaning of
i that gem-rous ami patriotic act. It
| failed to soften iiei In art. Thu < n
| raged ami nionilcsH woman Instantly
| vo'.vetl thai lln- in-xt day lo- should
.share I lie I'nle of her owil prophets.
... 'I'lo n it was that it ila\vm;il upon
tlio prophet's iniii?l that a nation can
not lie n foi in. ii in u single <lay. '1'lui
ecctin on Caiiiiel hail lie< n very grand,
liranteil! Itiit it was an Incident, tn
tin; I ? t<>i mutton, not Its consiiluma -
Hon. The trend of three ??i in:ratIons
I of idolatry could not !,?? reversed
sj in ply liv tin- people vociferating.
"Tile l.ord lie Is Hod!" It was human
for Klij.ili to lju shocked and disap
pointed 11y the discovery of the In
complete t hnrarlt r of itIh reforma
tion. Tin cowiii dly thing for ] i tin to
have il'.ue under Utv circumstances,
paradoxical as it may scim. would
have remained and died. That would
have In . n a quick and envy exit from
an liupi tiding Hind of woes. Hut
Clljah did the courugeoim thing: he
put himself heyond the reach of tlia
murderous Queen and waved himself
!"t further serviie to Hod and his
? ountrv. . . yo in IiIh (light at length
In- stood where Mones had COO years
In-fore, and. like him. witnessed in
that mount of God the majesty of
? lehovah. Kanin in her varloUH fen
tut..forri.i and moods, is both nurso
aii'l 111I.? me for uuti'ls distressed. In
tin- tumult of the storm Elijah !??
gain-d iii.. own i.<iulllhriuin. Hut th
phenomena were not merely a mda
tl\e. 'I ley Well it it allegory as Well.
Tin- prophet was In hi* I,-.i.|<? klnder
it'll. II" M .is In ei,riling a little
el,lid aimlii that In might In. taught.
Willi what I'.itlin.e atnl receptivity
he waited an the Infinite Teacher put
he for*, him object lesson after
aii'.itln.'r! <\vi|oiio, volcano and cN-c
trleal storms w-re awesome certain
ly. I.tit tn tl.e l]:.al analysis od v..is
not in th*'m mi the .nnse that they
ti ' ?> nt. d liis ch't-? n method 'if
tn .t.ii ref rm. So I'n- pr< ph'-t s :i u
that f.ii.is seemingly 1 r ic?lst|ible
wa i not t!:? i ? .i I and ultimata method
JI y Wh'-'h I r.iel WaH to In; Informed.
Tiny might awaken; lln-y eould not
convert. Then at length cuino .N
I.ov.i ?.' wiilnpt r, a voice. Mill find
small, linpiiietit apparently In com
patison in lightning. f|iiak<i arid tor
iiado. )>ut yet representing th?i r< rtl
t .nin^' r.\, r of Hod. .. ltv this alle
gory KUJiih van taught Hint his fur
ther vorlc was to he gradual. After
the liery manifestation which had
made Carmel the rival of Sinai. tin re
was t" l.e tin- silent, cont I ntlo n-,
powerful operation, tin- tlnal and ui.
i;rcgate results of which would
i-'ieat.r and more enduring thai
tl.i'M of any moral r.itaclysm.
t oiler the Study I.limp.
I-Tlijah Is vlew-d from a new angl'-.
and tli" mi,-lit, tlioiiBli tot so pi e.i ;?. ric
a? 'I ? x I:.' .i ra t In ^ as other vlowt
tills Illustrious man, may yet lie ii|?.-l,.
ly pii-tli tiile. Thin view teacheN otib
how to ileport himself in defeat. h"w
il. f. ;it <11.? 1 tilt . > i. r may v.t In- ma-ie
?'? ? ' I'V I a J|lit I' ? . I I," ?? . vhlt I" I
? ?ti diameter. . . . Hid I'UJah htt. I
the shock nf the tli-.. overy of the
fact that hi i reformat Ion ^ i- in.t
coin;,Iet< , one would lie altnt 'it in
cline.I to lit-lieve ttie .N Wish lei; t 'id
that lie was an ati^ei incarnate ; ; i
not a matt. II - very despondency
proves tin- Kentti;n m- .. of his human
ity. IN; u.'ih as M. .latins calls him.
'.i man of out own nature." .Si> ho
will ever t ? tiialti a spit i.did and );i
?pltin;- III us 11 a t n-ti and pro' f >' tlio
I" i: 111 cM nf human lintute. ? sp.
? lally In-ii it Is divinely inspired
and Nd . . Tlnrt is a fort-nNaiti
here of .Iisuh' own intlhotl of dealltit:
with mitni'i ilfvt i t :-st I. II,. |(rst made
men comfortable in their bodies. .? ?
the t.oi'l Ilrst nave Hlijih food and
slet p. Two siirco-rtlvn nights of pt"
ftniiitl t , pose, t-acli followed hy it k;iI>
Ktantial breakfast, appetizing and
piping' hot, with an anijel to .serve it.
That \\ ? nt far toward the Miff, rer'n
u-ry, Comfortubie pliymcal et.n
ditions are almost iinllspt nsilile. It
i m been fiuaintly on Id you can't K"t
reliKiOtl with cold feet. So our Asso
clat.'d <'h;irltle? and other buinane h<<
t t ins are Justified in their methods
of mi 1 v.iKinir human wrccks. . . T"
1..' it up a t'olor.nlo canon may be as
religious as to go to a prayer mert
ing under some conditions. Nature
is liod'o inir t; to soothe, sustain nti'l
? lev.ate. And no expensive Journey
need '.e taken to avail one s:elf of
In r olllci it. one nt etl only look up
to have the heaven > I'll him of tlio
glory of < iotl. . . I'.lijali tr.ay have
liatl a tlefect. but th?n it lias been
well said that lit" blessed work of
helping the world forward does ;?ot
wait t - be done by perfect men. . . Tn
eueii as think there must always bo
wind, carthiiuaVe and lire or there is
no relic Ion. this t hapter may well
be commended. It i,s in perfect har
mony Willi tlio Master's own teach
ing." The "kingdom of heaven" Is a
leaven. Again it comes not with
such a demonstration as to make it
self observed. . . Savonarola xvas a
flfter-nth e-ntury KIIJuli; l.orenzo tl->
Me,1UI \v:'S another Almb. lint thu niouk
tllir-iod from the prophet. II" took Un
civil power Into his own ham!* and at
tempted an iiistRiitiitif'OiiB refnriuutliiii,
i.ronldnu' no delay, iillnwlni; no linifl for
moral evolution. The reliction against lits
reform was hn vltiil'le. Hut tlui iniirtyt's
slneerlty. ilislnteresteiliicHs, couriigo end
bellne.HH are beyond nil (liMptiti*,
Analysis niul Key.
Klljnh Serving im Aluib'a llernM.
Object N'son: Obedience Still Out.
ItetoiUrd Monarch Net fietlironeit.
(Jueen Observes Act: .Sljjtilflcmieo Known,
Not Placated: Propbrt'e N^atli Vowed
Kit Jnh llffiKtilzm Incouipletcnrsn of
Iteforin.
I'llght CouraRfous: Not Cowardly.
,Mt. Sinai. Nature's Nurso and .Meili
I'itlC.
Prophet In I.oril's Klnd?r?;nrton.
Storm vs. Small Voice.
Kurt her Iteforin Oratlunl.
Present tiny Applications.
Kiinrtlty of Civil rttllce.
Itc' irdleSM of Character of Incumbent.
Unlet vs. Spectacular Methods of Itc
forni.
Patient ("ontlnuntico In rteformatlvo r.f
forts.
Curative Power of Nnture to Pe Utlllred.
Iti'Htorntlvo Kffocts of Mountain, Sea,
I'ort st.
I.t 'ghlniiicy of Vacation, Kxeurslon,
Parks.
Voiiiik People's Tlevollnnul Service.
.I.anuary 21. 19-"*. Prev ths xx. 10-11;
Amos v 111. 4-lf>: I.ul(e \l. SS.
Motto; Men must be put before good*,
character and henj.sty befuril prollt.?
Maurice Roundtree.
llo Christian Principles Apply In ItnyIiir
and Selling,
The world war was a I Utle awiikenlin;
to the mIh s of i II t e r in: I it >lin I ecoiionilcN.
The II11 k It t on the part of i.o-t ailed Chris
tian nations to iiconlre ntiii-Chrlstinn ter
ritory. rich la resources, made It riglit
to (nkc them. Hut the awful waste mid
havoc consentient hits developed an in
ternational conscience. The nations have
been called to Judgment in tlio conference
at Washington. Unjust things may no
lonRcr be done with Impunity nioroly bii
causo they i tu lie done. And what np
plle-t to people In the mass applies to
them as Individuals.
Daily - Heading.
M. Buying time. .las. v. 1-4.
T. Pecelt In selling. I'rov. xxl. 1-fi.
W. Principle of Justice, ltnni. zlll. 7-S.
T. Piincipio of honesty. Acts v. l-li,
P. Prlnelplo of service. Heb, III. 1-S.
fi. Prlnelplo of lov?.- J. Cor. vl. 1-8,