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SUNDAY. AI'UIL. 23. 1922.

Frctr/.y Kxhaustlnj; Itstdff-pHE frenzy into which the Genoa confur-1 ence was thrown by the announcementof the signing of a treaty between Germanyand Russia has now about exhausted itself,with the conference. apparently having madeup Its mind thai the treaty Is an accom¬

plished fact and its renunciation not to boexpected under any form of pressure at thorightful command of the allied group. How-over, much tho negotiation of this treatymay havo interfered with the scheme ol theallies to work their will with both Germanyand Russia in respect to their undivulgedplan for establishing a basis for the economicrecovery of Europe, the sudden springing ofthe treaty on tho conference will have thoeffect of hastening the development of thatplan. Tho punishment imposed on Germany.barring it from participation in the delib¬erations of the commission on questions cor¬

responding to those already settled betweenGermanj- and Russia.has been accepted asthe'lessor evil of the alternative choico ofabandoning tho treaty. Thus fortilled, tier-many is not afraid that its partner in thepact will yield any of tho advantages se¬

cured to each under it in the deliberationsthat are to follow.Tho Russian reply to the allies' demands

JB encouragingly conciliatory and furnishesa basis for negotiations which advances thetsonierenco to a stage where its problems canbe faced understandingly by all of the na¬tions participating therein. The essence ofthelRusslan r. ply is that tho Soviet will as¬sume Russia's debts and agree to compen¬sate foreigners for property nationalized inRussia, on condition that the Soviet regimebe recognized as the de jure governmentof Russia and that adequate llnancial as¬sistance shall be forthtfoming^to rehabilitatethe country. Thus.''win* o"u.t beating aroundthe bush, Russia comes nut plainly andstates what it wants and what it is willingto concede in order to get it. It offers aprogram of barter in which there is someelement of risk for the nations which fearthe spread of .rnunistie ideas by the ad¬vantage that v. mid bo given through thepolitical p¦' ognition of a government intitul¬ed on th"in, but great economic gain for allif this element of risk can be reduced toits lowest terms.

It is conceivable that the allied group, forthe sake of 11:** ec onomic gain that would bemad" possible by reaching such an under¬standing, would be willing to extend condi¬tional recognition to the Soviet governmentduring a probationary period, in which itspromises would be subjected to tlio test ofactual performance, bit it is seriously tobe doubted if the grave risk involved willinfluence this gr tup to go to the limit ofgranting immediate d> jur re«-ogni?ion. Ifthe alib i will agr-- to Kus-i t pmp«. .il furadequate lit:;:ticjal assistance, >.<. il>t itwill br willing to accept condition recog¬nition. If th>- S -n i. t government can obtaina big le an, its p< w. would become morefirmly intrenched, and lha' necessity justnow I 1 mom important to i'~ b ad-erg than their er.-iwlu;. ambitious .- hemefor tram foi ming all nation-; into com¬munism. i-'o, w. take- it, wli'-n th chiefactors a! Ge*i:o;t get down to the real lie-artof the Russia: ;¦ .p .!; they will concludethat the- r -k . .. ;>r- .'i < f <" ,H: mi^i) isgreatt r in an unrecognized P.ui-i.i than ina pledged, conditionally recogn /. d litiswith full Ht!ic)pe;in c-o-opr-ration i.-. <:,<. u-pren.e purpose of the conference Hiiro;-economic reha hi lit at ion.

"Build a Keller ( ommiitiii > "

THE keynote r>f the coiiiTtiunily life ram-paign, now beginning thi< ugh the a'e,

could hard >. be expres.-eel n,o:<- tiv.-lythan in the following word detached froma summary of the* campaign c.. >_. .;ves:"... fe>r the- enrichment <>i tl life of thepeople of Virginia." As a slogan, nothingcould surpas- the title here used ai. 1 .;«k<-nfrom the- cover of the oili' lal catupaigii 1m'id-book. The- building of belter communities,tho enrichment of the people's lite' whatis not comprehended bv that program ofbroad service may lo- .aid to b< .: n<, in¬structive relation tr» the- aft airs of our pe-o-pie. .

And yet, there is no over-reaching in the"dffltrlte objectives" e»f this campaign nowbeing- launched by the- Sti-.te ( oun .1 ofRural' Agencies, no reason to feel that tlo-undertakiitK; may fall from Hr own w.-ight.The purpose of this campaign in to carry

tho message of enrlchmont to the peoplethemselves, ami it is tho rightful part of nooiio to question what tho pooplo may under¬take on their own usi'ount. In its simplestterms we lw^vo in this movement an intelli¬gent, well-directed effort to creato amongthe people of the State a clearer understand¬ing of their community needs, a stronger im¬pulse toward meeting those needs and or¬ganized locul efforts to that end.

t'pon what aspects of community lifowill special emphasis bo placed? Tho an¬swer may be found in tho following maindivisions of campaign interests: ruralschools, rural health, roads, the church, thehome and agriculture. In short, whateveris of vital concern to the people, whateverfundamentally affects their community lit'',will come within tho Hold of this State-widecampaign. And that aspect of the campaignwhich is richest in promise of great accom¬plishment is that it is not to be a campaignamong the people, but of. for ami by thepeople; from their local organizations, theirunited effort, their loyal, intelligent co-oper¬ation in this movement for a better Virginiamust come a splendid contribution to thocommon good.

A Hanking Nation/""^OMPI ROLLER CRISSINGER'S address^ at Gainesville, Fin., was delivered bo-fore tho Hankers' Association of that State,and dealt in tlie main with the obligationsand opportunities of the bankers themselves.Hut that is not to say that the address islacking in popular interest. On the contrary,one portion of it should be of special signiti-cance to all Americans.not so much be¬cause it presents any really new or start¬ling truth, but because it directs attentionto a fact of high economic importance thatis too often ignored.

That fact, without, elaboration, is set forthin the following sentence: "I mean that theAmerican habit of depositing In the bankand of making payments through it consti¬tutes the most effective possible mobiliza¬tion of the credit resources of the country."Few of us. perhaps, realize how largely this"American habit" contributed to the na¬tion s wonderful response in the emergencythat thrust upon America's shoulders thefinancial burden of the world war. "If ourbanking system," says Mr. Crissinger, "hadnot been equal to that strain, the burdenwould not have been carried, and the re¬sult might have been very different." Hutit was equal to the strain, and not altogetherbecause of the excellence of tho system it¬self; popularization of the banks, as Mr.Crissinger points out, was a tremendous fac¬tor.The comptroller declares that tho United

States is the loader among nations in theproportionate number of bank depositors.That is a fact not to be viewed too exclusive¬ly as a result or effect of great nationalwealth; it must be considered also as oneof the potent causes of woalth. The bankdepositor is happily described by Mr. Cris-singor as "a contributor to the great fundot community credit." These contributorsfortified the country for tho financial sideof its part in tho war; today they are keep¬ing in a state of mobilization the credit re¬quired for the country's Industrial and com¬mercial recovery. They are performing animportant community service, in most casesquite unconsciously, and at the same timelaying or strengthening the foundations oftheir individual personal fortunes. Hankpatronage should be understood more clear¬ly as a part of effective citizenship.

Fortune With the Wantons

WHEN John Nance (iarner. Democrat,representing the Fifteenth Texas Dis¬

trict in Congress for the past twenty years,got up in the House the other day and, af¬ter a bitter speech denouncing his fellowDemocrat, Thomas Lindsay Hlanton, Repre¬sentative from the Seventeenth Texas Dis¬trict for the past six years, declared that heexpressed the mind of l".'l other members ofthe House when he said that Hlanton was adisgrace to the lawmaking body and ou.htto be unceremoniously kicked out. the pub¬lic naturally Jumped to tho conclusion thatHlantons political future had been effec¬tually "cooked" by this exposure of his tin-popularity with his fellow members, ami thathis Texas constituency would take the hintand vote an imperative mandate for himto stay at home at the end of his presentterm.

Hut this attack upon their Representa¬tive appears not to have lessened their re¬gard for him in the least. On tho contrary,it is freely predicted that he will be re¬nominated and re-elected by an increasedmajority. Not only so, hut the chances arethat the Democrats of the Thirteenth TexasDistrict * will re-enforce Hlanton s sinkingcause l»y sending his sister. Miss Lucy WebbHlanton, present State Superintendent ofEducation, to Join him in Congress. Re-t'titlv I,. \v. i'arrish, who represented thatdistrict in Congress, lost his llfo in an an to-mobile accident and a special election batbeen ordered to fill the vacancy. Miss Hlan¬ton has announced her candidacy for boththe unexpired and the regular terms, andthe political wiseacres of the State arcpretty generally agreed that she will win aneasy victory for both terms. She has beentwice elected State Superintendent of Edu¬cation by overwhelming majorities and.Judging by her past popularity, these politi¬cal forecasters havo accurately read (hesigns of th" times.

So, Instead of Hlanton b.-i:ig driven out ofCongress by his fellows, fortune seems to!<e about to do him the splendid turn ofsending another member of the same familvii help him bid defiance to his enemiesWhen Lucy Webb Hlanton takes her seatby hi- side as the Congrosswoman from theThirteenth District of Texas, not even theCame Cock from the Rio Grande distrfct VVi!|have the temerity to point the finger ofv' orn at him.

It Is proverbial that republics are ungrate-'Mi; that years of time and thought and d»>-voted labor to the public are forgotten whenthe grave closes over the body of a servantof the people Judge Edward S. Turner, ofl a«H|uler. and Senator W. C. Corbitt. «,fPortsmouth, who breathed their las! yester¬day. may be counted among those who failh-f'illv and ably and effectively served theircneration, and earned not only the rirlitto FlO 'p well after life's fitful fever, but also

place in the memories or the people forwhom they labored.

Some idea of the importance of the Amer-:. ;.t. I.en in . 5... scheme of promoting the na¬tional pro-perity can he gain-d from a He-part men! ot Agriculture statement Just j.ssued showing that the poultry raised ami

I eggs produced in die Cnltod States duringthe yeai 1521 amounted in value to000.000 exceejUng In value the total cottonciop, Including' seed, by $18^,000 000

SEEN ON THE SIDEBY II ISMlY lit)WAllL) WAHNKIl

The Wcallier Guy.lit- sits ami telescopes the sky,This follow called the Weather Guy;And throws his prophecy to mid fro:"Kain, warmer, colder, fair and Know!"And we who read his dally dopeSpring ever to the nagging hopeThat some day his prophetic (lightMay Ik- approximately right.

I.fignlappo.Courage is a quality that is horn of ad¬

versity.Wisdom is like a sunbeam shooting; through

clouds of Folly.The roughest sea. nfter all. makes the best

tilling.Whi n a man weeps, women may curse.

Cupid is a funny little foolish fellow whoused to have plratf. hut nowadays he smokescigarettes and looks wise like an idiot.

The Tent."Son. tills girl you are going with and talk¬

ing about marrying: do you feci that you loveher?" I

"I dunno. Had. I dunno if I lovo her; butwhat 1 do know, somothln' \>r other about 'eris sure keeping me nwuko nights and off myfeed days!"

Tlic Motor \g^\There Is no good reason why we should

wish our troubles on You. Friend Header,hut we heard a Partfon speak once of a Mule.in precisely the tone, with the exact inflec¬tion and emphasis, and with <iuite the choiceof words, that we should like to employ con¬cerning our automobile. If we were not so

I orthodox.Our Car is now again and yet in the garage.

still, helm; worked upon by a Pandit who hasno conception of our financial limitations.What things can happen to a machine, allthese have happened to ours. We were ad-vised to trade the car In and got a new one.but we thought that by painting and rebuild-Ing the engine we could make her last a fewmore months She is lasting, but we are not.It is* no longer a question of how long thecar can last, but CAN W10 I,AST AT AI,1,!!!

This Is the Motor Age. We all gotta have'"in. Add together all the troubles of a mort-gage, twins, a run of flu in the family, storageegns that you try to poach and the populardebate about Jazz, and you have an Idea ofwhat it means to Own a Machine! And still.¦yet- nevertheless and perhaps, we are goingto buy another one, some way, somehow, sometune!

Ain't we all got fun?

Up With the TimesTly II. O. II.

It is not true, declares a Pennsylvania edu¬cator. that the young people of the presentgeneration invented evil. At the worst, theycould only have patented it.

A supporter of the Russians at Genoa, assorts that they propose only to apply theGolden Rule. of course, he couldn't have meantto say the rule of gold.

Reports from the Mississippi Valley indicatethat the "Father of Waters" is trying to makehimself out the whole blanked family.

Lady Astor says most girls go wronjr forthe sake of clothes. S'ot many of them, ap¬parently. are going very far wrong just atthis time.

Proposed amendments to the tariff bill, sofar, number only slightly more than 2,000,hut very few Congressmen have gone into themeasure thoroughly yet.

fine reason Mr. l.loyd George is pettingalong so slowly with his Genoa conferenceis that he has to spend most of his time pre-venting the French delegation from gainsa. w. o. 1.

The public had been under the Impressiontli.it it was Henry Ford, not a committee of<'otigres.--. that desired a ninety-nine-year leaseon Muscle Shoals.

Spirit of Virginia's PressThe Petersburg Progress and Index-Appeal,

speaking for good roads. says: "A tax on gaso¬line for road purposes means that those whouse the roads pay for theiu. It will he hardto find an automobile owner unwilling to bearthis tax In return for smooth, hard highwaysover which to run his car."

"Rome of our out-of-town friends." says theNewport News press, "want to know If vlsi-tors to Newport News can see the t<evinthan.Dear friend, you simply cannot help seeing her.Can you see the Capitol when you visit Wash¬ington?"

Says the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot: "JohnItarb ¦>. I n died--but not Without issue. Then,retioally, liquor Is no more an issue today thanis* slavery. Practically, It Is very much aliveand kicking. The eighteenth amendment liasbanished booze in as sweeping terms as theRoman Semite banished Catiline,"

The f'lifton Forge Review is looking forwhat may be t< rnied a Volstead-prohibltioncompromise. After reviewing the situation itsays: "As we see it. the country would behotter off It a compromise could be agreedupon, for not until something of the kind isdone wii; prohibition be removed from Ameri-can polities'. It is not always a good policyto ignore the people."

The .Staunton News-I.eader Is In favor offree distribution of garden seeds. it says:"We can s'.i no good reason why the practiceslio'thl not be continued It is doubtful wheth-er tiie seed appropriation benefits any mem¬ber of Congress politically. Itut it might hedesirable to eliminate this cheap claptrap ar¬gument of the big seed houses by having the.distribution made through the Agricultural1 o. partment direct."

The Newport News Times-Herald thinks amistake has been made. That paper says:"II .v f. Ii h the farmers are to allow tliem-s<:vcs t he made the cntspaw for the highprotectionist.*-! They commit themselves to thepidt.n.iv. principle for the purpose of havingt: e prici of some of th<»lr stuff artificially In¬creased. and then pay far more than the differ-rni« <t their supplies from the protected in-

j *ln*: vies."

"There's nothing." says the Roanoke Times,"that makes a nation feel quite so virtuousas hauling a few obsolete old tubs out to seaand lending 'cm to Davy Jones' locker."

The Portsmouth Star at last finds cause tohurrah for llnrdiijg. It savs. "President Hard¬ing lias ored iio more distinct personal vic¬tory during his administration than his sue- jeessful effort to estop the move in Congress toreduce the strength of the I'nited States Navyhe low the ratio ^Juwtd by tlio arms con¬ference treaty."

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The Times-Dispatch SundaySermon

Tim I.II'H THAT JESTS tlltOUfillT.

11} J. A. Kuliiink.In 1Km was life; anil (lit- life was tlic light

of invii..John i. I.And yo will not come to Mo, that ye might

have life..John v. 10.In the (irst of the above scriptural quota¬tions w« have the testimony of John con-

«erning Jesusr of Nazareth, who was so closet> the latter in his work an<l grasped itsmeaning so readily that he came to lie knownas the beloved disciple.the disciple uponwhom Jesus leaned with perfect confidencein the intelligent sincerity of the love pro¬fessed by hint tor his teacher.The second scripture Is the utterance of a

gentle, but sorrowful, rebuke by the Son ofman hiius'clf to the Jews among whom, andfor whom, he labored with patient hope andwith the sublimest example of courage theworld lias perhaps ever witnessed.

I He history <>f civilization attests thatfrom time to time men of exceptional intui¬tive insight into the great law of life, thetruths of the physical and spiritual world,have been born of the family of men.we< .ill them geniuses, and to the Nazarene liasbeen accorded by a considerable portion ofhumanity, something over and beyond thatbut among all the men of great Intuition andol the capacity, disposition and courage torightly use his talent for the benefit of man¬kind. Jesus, perhaps, ranks them all.Uerause or ignorance, deception nnd super¬

stition. the world has been slow in comingto understand 111m and the great purposethat lie had in mind to redeem the worldfrom conditions then prevailing and In time,in the eternal years to come, to establishjustice and equality wherever human life ex¬isted. Ah in His mission lie was broughtface to face with the giant forces in societythat lie bad to combat, the realization slow¬ly dawned upon Him that He must yield Him¬self up a martyr to the cause of truth.tothe cause that will ultimately triumphthrough the life and light Ho bequeathed tothe world as Its richest legacy in the strug¬gle ».> establish justice and equality In all theearth.The realisation that the Kacritlce was

necessary was a bitter draught, but uncom¬plainingly He drank it to the very dregs, invery truth Ho gave up His life that that lifemight In all the ages to come become "thelight of mon." .

Slowly, yet surely, that light Is dispellingthe fogs of ignorance, deception and super¬stition, and is revealing to the world.thelowly

^ world, which as it gradually emergesfrom oppression is quickest to grasp thettuths that He sought to convey.Jesus ofNazareth as II.- was, and what He sought todo for humanity.

Yes. in Jesus was life, and because Hemagnified that life In the true way. He mustmore and more become the light of men.

^ et, while what is said above as to thecrowing understanding of and Influence ofthe Nazareth teacher in the world, the verityof His sorrowful statement. "And ye will notcome to Me, that ye might have life." findsabundant illustration nineteen centuriesafter His martyrdom in the very heart of theinstitutions that exist in His name.Here is testimony from a contemporarywriter that reveals Jesus in His true char¬

acter: "The life of Jesus, ir carefully studl.-d.presents a perfect picture of simplicity. Hostood for the extreme of ev« rythlng that issimple. in habits, home, garments and de¬sires, He was more simple than even a nor¬mal child. The only glories or splendorsthat stand out in all the story of His doingand dying are those of the skies, the field,the hillsides and the sea. There are nopalaces, no high feasts, no pageants, no splen¬did robes, no triumphs in which music andflags play a part, it 1st all the simplest sortof everyday doing ami being, and wheneverHe spoke. It was in simple words. He urgedIlls followers to keep simple. "Except vebecome as little children.' was one of Hisprime injunctions."Jesus realized that the "palaces." tl,e"high feasts." and the "splendid robe*" were

enjoyed by the few at the expense of the toiland moll, the privation and suffering, the pour-ing out of tlie blood of the many.Yet despite this teaching and example of

simplicity, out of which comes the clearestperception of truth and duty, it does some¬times appear as if that portion of the worldwhich most loudly professes to follow Je.s'ushad determined to practice the very oppositewhat lie taught, simplicity is being setaside more and more, and the coming harvestis foreshadow.d in the rumblings of discon¬tent in tlie ranks of the overburdened mil¬lions? of toilers, who by fraud are robbed ofthe full rewards of their labor, that the fewmight live amid the splendors of a wantonpurposeless existence.The wider the departure from the spiritof His teachings on the part of those who areflatbed with power and influence in the ac¬tivities of this life, the sooner will come the

general awakening that will he irresistible inestablishing the principle* for whose supportHe. in the maturity of early manhood, gave up

Health Queries by Dr. BradyKmhurgo on .Symptoms.Dr. lirudy would

ii'iiuiul numerous correspondents that he can¬not describe diseases or tell the symptomsof disease.-, for tin- delectation of readers*. Thati<i mighty bad business.for the victim, al¬though It still may be very g oil businessfor the quack. I»r. Iirady cites the two fol¬lowing reasons for his stand: (1) L,cad usnot into temptation, and (2) Ijo unto others.... A frequent argument correspondents offeragainst this stand is "These doctors aroundhere. . . ." Iii rebuttal. Dr. Itrady would em¬phasize the unconsidered fact that this Is adepartment of hygiene and health and not along-distance diagnosis or treatment em¬porium. I'M re away with all the questionsabout hygiene or health you wish to ask, butplease do not clutter up the mail with bootles'squeries about matters of which only yourown physician is competent to judge or ad¬vise.Grapefruit and the Teeth.Poos grapefruit

injure the teeth" It. E.Answer.No. The citric acid of grapefruit,

orange, lemon and lime rather Improves theteeth, at least It Is a natural cleaner of theteeth.Raw Oatmeal.. Is the eating of raw ontnioal

harmful? I am informed that It is a symptomof anemia when one craves raw oatmeal..Mrs.N M.Answer No. it 1? wholesome to eat nnd

is a symptom of nothing else than goodheal! h.

off to nermuda.. T expect shortly to take atrip to Hermuda. Please give me your adviceabout the prevention of seasickness. Alsotell me whether you would resort to pow¬dered or dried milk for the feeding of an 11-montlis-old baby on such a trip or depend onthe milk obtainable on board?.Mrs. J. E. 1.Answer. I'se the dried milk powder. I

dare not print the dosage of the medicine Isuggest to prevent seasickness, lest some typo¬graphical error spoil my sleep, but I will glad¬ly send you by mail description of the method,on receipt of your request together with astair. wj;l. self-nrtdrotfscd envelope.

(Copyright, National Hwspapcr 8orvlce.)

Voice of the People on Topics of the DayTrue lutcrest* of llic Knrtiicr.

To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch:Sir,.(jcorgo \V. Kolner has in

bulletin 174 u paragraph entlllod"The Farmer and the Tariff." Thisappears to mis about as far awayfrom the true interests of farmersas it could get.A tariff on anything the farmer]

lias to export is absurd on the facoof it. A year hkq the Congress puta tariff of :t0 cents a bushel onwheat and in a week the prlco;dropped from Jl.fiU to $l.;tt>, and Kepton going down until it reached about$1. Canadian wheat was shut out ofthis country and forced to Dondon,where world demand for wheat Is ex¬pressed, and helped to depress themarket price.A tariff on hides don't help the

farmer. lie has an old cow die onhis h.iiids now and then, but thatamounts to very little. It is thei.acker that has hides by the mil¬lions, but it is tho rariner who paysthe hlk'li prices for shoes and leather.And to with wool. The tariff givesthe few farmers who have a fewsheep a few cents, but when he buyshis clothes, what has happened tohim? There Is a "tariff league" outin Wisconsin whose slogan !s "Forevery dollar the new tariff gives thefarmer it takes live away from him."The emergency tarilT was dope fur¬

nished by the manufacturers to p itthe farmers to sleep while they op¬erated on them. Farmers asking fortariffs means farmers Inviting manu¬facturers to exploit them.The farmers' true Interest lies 1

keeping the tarilT low on manufac¬tured articles to prevent manufac¬ture rs from robbing them.

If I may trespass a Utile further,1 will say that the farmer's otherproblem is to furnish cheap food tothe people at a fair profit to himself,bearing In mlml that this profit Is tolm protected from the gre< d of man¬ufacturers and retailers. I.ow tariffswill help to tlo this. At present thefarmer is furnishing high-pricedfood for the people tit a loss to him¬self, hut it is not the farmer thatmakes the price to the people. Thefarmer Is the only person on earththat does not fix the price of hisown property, lie does not even llxthe price to the middleman who buysdirectly from him; he has to takewhat they agree together to give.Now. to solve this problem ofcheap food at a fair profit it Is nec¬essary tov study carefully the basicfacts In Die problem furnished bythe Agricultural Department someyears ago Out of the consumer'sdollar paid for farm produce thofarmer nets S.'i per cent: transporta¬tion pets 7 per cent; the middlemangets .IS per cent.Here we have a cost of 5* centsIn the dollar to distribute, to handon >.\.-r the counter farm produce,and transportation Is not included,it Is up to the farmer to discoverIf distribution can be done for lossand still show a fair profit on dis¬tribution If he finds, f,,r instance,.hat it can be d"tie for IS cents,that would leave 40 cents, and If 20cents of this were added to thefarmer's 2." -it would make whichwould give the farmer a fair profit;and if the other 20 cents were takenoff the consumer's price It wouldgive much cheaper food to the peopleI here are two necessities ir. therase, a profit for the farmer andcheaper food for the people. A profiten distribution is desirable, but nota necessity, because If the farmerto'ik the whole problem of distri¬bution info his own hands withoutprofit or loss, ho would still have!his produce profit and the people)would have cheaper foo.l How l:«'he farmer to determine a fair costfor distribution? So far as I cansee, there js but one way.oxperi-ence. Follow his business to the)ities and open exchanges In thecities and have these city exchangesestablish a sufficient number of re¬tail audits to curb the retailers byletting the people know what Is afair price for food. These city ex- jchanges can use commission men andretailers, but they must be ther« totlx the price to the consumer basedcost. ;,!ul collect all funds andremit to county exchanges and alsoto prevent shipment of more thantheir mark et requires. In the ex¬port cities they will also sell directto foreigners. This wHl bring Intoplay the law of supply and demand.When foreign demand is high, priceswill rise; when low, prices will fall.The farmer ifj not liable to forgetthat he and the consumer are friends.That each is necessary to the other,that is, of the first Importance thatthey understand each other. Thefarmer who understands his best in¬terests will not Join Ihe manufactur¬

er in demanding high tariffs to ex¬ploit the consumer and raise the costof living, but will engage his fullpowtr to make food cheap, and de¬mand that things he has to buy withhis profits be both good and cheap.Public opinion and hacking is thefinest asset in the world, and thefarmer wants it.The vast majority of the peoplehave fixed Incomes, salaries, wages or

small profits, and they want to seetheir limited dollars able to buy acomfortable living. They will hailwith gladness an effort of the farm¬ers to help them.

n. n. spii.man*.Warrinton, Va., April 11', 1522.

Wants lloml Isxiir Killed,To the iCditor of Tho Times-Dispatch:

Sir:"And others' follies teach us not,Xor milch their wisdom teaches,

And most, of sterling worth. Is whatOur own experience preaches."The above lines come to mind as 1

consider the persistent influencesbeing exerted by selfish political andnewspaper interests to promote theproposition to Issue J12.000.000 Inbonds to build roads.The bond issue seems most popular

with newspapers published in a fewtowns and cities where a few citl7.cn?and editorial writers appear to thinkthe State highway system should heconstructed, principally, as a meansfavorable to swift automobile travelfrom one large town to another.Thus, they seek to enhance presentluxury at the expense of future gen¬era'. ions.The newspapers favor bonds be¬

cause, on the surface, it seems inaccord with progressive interests ofthe towns where llie papers are pub¬lished, anil because of these influ-en< es in the past Slate road fundshave been allotted to special inter¬ests in townshipii and with scantconsideration for rural communities.Some politicians favor bonds, in eva¬sive manner, principally because theysolicit newspaper Influence as an aidduring campaigns.

Hut. evidently, both the pre.»s andpoliticians realize that the great ma¬jority of the voters are opposed toa bond issue; consequently, the per¬sistent and prolonged effort of cer¬tain papers to overcome public sen¬timent, regardless of the fact thatour representatives in the Assemblyhave repeutcUly and truly avccdcd to

I.rttern for the "Voire of theI'roiilv'' Column dhoulil nnl exceed:UM> »unln In li'ii|j;lli. HooiiiI lluitnumlirr Ihf editor rrirrrra therlKliI to blue pencil. Nninc nntl¦Jilrcim inunt nvc.iitipnny i iu'Ii rom-iiiunli'iitIon, not for |iul>lli'iitIon, If(hi* (vrldr iIddi not ivloh II, lintu.t evidence of kooiI fnllli.

the will of the majority of the peo-l>le.During Ii!h campaign less ttian one

year ago 10. l<ee Trlnkle declaredhimself l«i lie "opposed to a bondi»sue, or any oilier Increase in taxesat this time." Apparently this state-uicnt was, at least, an exasperatingevasion of the point, a thinly veileddeception. In his Inaugural address,a few weeks later, we find GovernorTrinklc arguing v change of condl-tlons and advocating a 1-cent pergallon tax on gasoline, as an infer-I'turt' In favor of the bond Issue, andnow ho Iiiir expressed himself Infavor of the bonds. This Indleatesan Impossible vbunKO of mind In soshort a time. The writer has notnoticed tho change In conditions.Purine the cam pa I mi the people werenot vitally interested In what Mr.Trlnkle opposed at that time. liewas not Governor then and it mat¬tered little. What the voters wereentitled to know during the cam¬paign was, how Mr. Trlnkle wouldhandle the paramount issues underdiscussion when he became Governor.The bond Issue, under existing c!--cumsLances, involves and violates thefundamental philosophical principlesof sound business and safe govern¬ment. This. In relation to the im¬mediate past, should be a timo forreadjustment, not continuation ofwar-time emergency methods.During the emergency of threaten¬ing danger to our national libertythe Federal government was justi¬fied in issuing vast sums in I.lbert vand Victory bonds essentlnl to su«cessful conduct of the war. We andfuture generations must pay the in¬terest and principal on these bonds,and we and future generations alikewill enjoy peace and liberty as a

result of the heroic methods llu',such methods should be strictly re¬served for use in times of emergencyonly. Su«-h restraint Is necessar>to keep down our present tax andavoid unjust fax on future genera-t Ions.At this time our national attitude

Is Influenced by a sense of exultationdue to victory In war. but let « notbe deluded 'by the Idea that emer¬gency resources may be logically ap¬plied as peace-time policies. Wecannot Justly issue bonds under pres¬ent circumstances, because we can¬not build permanent or adequateroads, we cannot assume to predictthe practical needs of future gen¬erations. Future citizens must meettheir own problems of public Im¬provements according to future con¬ditions and we should not expertthem to pay debts for what theymight In their timo consider our fol¬lies.Methods of road construction thirty

years ago are not practical for pres.

flit trufllc. Conditions and circutn-stanccs aro constantly changing1.Thirty years hence will likely re¬quire different capacity and methodsof road construction. Then, too, therecent Investigation of the StateHighway lJepartment revealed apractice of very liielllclent manage-mcnt during the past. When thisdepartment Is reorganized to func¬tion hi a inoro effective manner, ashas beeu provided for In n hillpassed hjr the recent Assembly. thefunds available under present pro¬vision ought to bo sutliclent fornecessary road construction and re¬pair under existing conditions. Atleast, let us he sure that wo havepractical application of availablefunds and what the result will lit;before increasing the fund. Tl»eproposed tax of 1 cent per gallon ongasoline Is tax, and It Is Just thatmuch Increase In taxes. Such a re¬course to pay Interest and create asinking fund to liquidate the prin¬cipal on a 112,000.000 bond Issue Intoo impossible for serious considera¬tion.We have the wireless telegraph and

radiophone now; Iria few years wemay have wireless transmission ofpower; and what would he the effecton present methods of transporta¬tion? We have now and are build--lug more landing fields for aero¬planes. we may soon realize a revo¬lution in methods of travel. If weIssue bonds to build roads, the routesof present fancies may begin to un¬dergo transitory ohanircs In cir¬cumstances before the roads are Mu¬lshed. And In any case the presentconstruction of roads would be wornout anil the capacity become Inade¬quate Ionic before future generationswere through paying the debt.However, we shall not (tease rea¬

sonable efforts to build roads forpresent needs and In accord withpractical foresight because of prob¬able or possible future developments.Our efforts toward public improve¬ment should lie noverni'd by a prin¬ciple cf pay as we go. "Forward, notbackward'" yes, but lets proceed witha clear vision and reasonable re¬straint.

Virginia Is making admirableprogress as it Is; available roadfund-- ate mi flic lent for practical Im¬provements under the circumstances.Kill the bond Issue, tli. r" is no needto call a spe. jal session of the As¬sembly at this time, or at any tltnoIn the near future.

GKOGE 11. HARRISON.New Market, Va , April 20. rj2:'.

<;<»vern«tr til Mnlsr Inspection.n < ont Ituatlon of lils policy to in-

sj,,- t all State institutions. Gover¬nor I- I.ee Trinkle will motor toPetersburg on Monday to visit theCentral State Hospital and the V.r-i:lnla N"rmal and Industrial Insti¬tute. lie will be accompanied byMajor I.eRoy llo'lges. director of thebudget. The hospital will he in¬spected in the morning and lunchwill be taken at the normal Institutewhen 'he Governor will confer withlh« I ...trd "f visitors. Professorlacks, .n I»avls. of tlie Rockefellerl'*<Mindat|oii. will also attend thomeeting of the board of visitors.

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