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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-06

That reminds mel BY paying one
years subscription to the Globe l get
credit for 700 votes in the Globes popular
voting contest 1 must go to the Globe
Office today and vote Cor one of my
friends.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-06

McCue and another man rifed his
pockets. taking a watch valued at $50
and $40 in currency. MdCue was ap,
pretended yesterday, but his alleged
accomplice has not yetfheen taken into
custOdy & -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-06
Section of punsmuir pestrovad

REDDING, Cal, April 5.-The entire
business section of Dunsmuir was de-
stroyed by fire today. Loss. $40. 600.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
FRIDAY. DECEMBER is, 1903.
A New Oyster Bill.

< our afternoon contemporary. the News
Leader, reminds us that the bill which
+ lie Senate has been considering to break
tho Baylor survey Is not tho Cardweil
bill, but the Jordan bill.
Z. \ Well, 1t matters not by what name II
Is called, the Jordan bill and the Card
we'll substitute are the Same in all es-
vcntlals, and our criticisms apply alike
TO each. Each bill calls upon the Gem
eral Assembly to give to a committee OF
three full power to break through the
Baylor survey, to determine what are the
natural oyster beds. rocks and shoals
within the survey. and TO lease at a dol
lar a year per acre. for a period of twen-
Nv years. all ground or bottom which IN
their opinion does not come within the
lawful designation of natural beds. rocks
or shoals.
But all this Is now without the discus
zion, for yesterday Senator keezell Of
fered a new substitute. which Is printed
In full elsewhere. We have not had the
opportunity to examine Mr.. Keczell's bill
closely, but upon cursory reading 1t
seems to be a vast Improvement over
The other bills mentioned, and to meet
some of the most serious objections that
have been urged against them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
The Need of Inspection.

The case against the treasurer Of Not
toway county. rs reported in our news
columns yesterday, has an interest for
every taxpayer in the State. Our COR
respondent at Blackstone says that tn,
board of supervisors discovered that the
county treasurer had failed during the
twelve years OF his incumbency to de-
pos!t with the county clerk the delinquent
tax tickets, as required by law. That
v hen called upon TO do this a shortage
was discovered OF nearly two thousand
dollars. A portion OF this was In the
nature of receipts from the delinquent
land sales. which tho treasurer made
good the other OF delinquent personal
property and capitation tax, chiefly the
Latter.
Upon further Investigation by the board
II was found that number Of these ac-
counts reported delinquent had been paid
by the proper parties. as evidenced by
Teceipted tax tickets produced by them,
In some Instances delinquent ticket
would be found In the clerks office, while
= duplicate. properly receipted, would be
In the hands OF the Taxpayer.
This information was reported to the
County Court, and at the instance OF
tl,e communicating attorney a speclai
.radn fury HFas :slLnrnoned to pass upon
irgIctlaentS aEaEa sagalnst the treasurer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
Southern Educational Associa-
ton,

The Southern Educational Association
will hold It's fourteenth annual meeting
in Atlanta, Ga, during the coming holi-
adv vacation, December 50th 3lst and jan
uary lst The meeting should DO largely
attended, as 1t has been extensively adj
yertlsec, and the railroads offer rate
of one fare, plus the membership fee,
for the round trip. and hotels and board
Ing houses will give reduced rates.
This organization is not to be confound.
cd with the Southern Conference for Edu-
cation. Tho Southern Educational Assoc
citation is distinctly and distinctvely 8
southern organization. and IN an an
nounce nent card just issued, 1t is stated;
eve believe 1t Is time for every southern
educator to realize that the Southern
Educational Association has an. important
place to fill. Tho South has It's own pe'
crliar educational problems. which must
be discussed and worked out by the
teachers Of tho South, and this Assocla.
ton Is the only place where this can DO
! properly done"
Quite true. Tho South Is willing to COM
fer with educators from other sections
and swap ideas with them But We must
work out our own problems In our Own
| way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
Country and City Vote.

& What will be the effect, relatively, OF
the poll tax prerequisite on the city aFd
country votes in state conventions and
state primary elections?
VIII not the country districts now have
4 greater influence in State politics than
over before?
II would seem SO. IN the agricultural
districts the State poll tax always has
been more generally paid than IN the
cities. Richmond, time and again, has
heen complained Of in the Legislature,
K because it did lvut make the showing IN
no.! tax payments It ought to have made,
and we have not distinguished ourselves
greatly this year. Notwithstanding the
fact that in 1904 there Is sure TO be
hot contest in the municipal elections
here While more than the usual number
Of noll taxes have been paid. the nuns
her is now what is ought to have bcen
considering tho incessant urging and
Pleading OF Tho press and party leaders,
In assessing real and personal prop
erty and incomes for taxation, the cities
4 show up all right in comparison with the
country districts. but not 80 with poll
taxes We guess the reason Is that
nearly every adult countryman has some
vislbLo personal property which may be
levied upon: hence no does not neglect
the payment of this obligation, Not so In
the cities. Thousands of young mer
have no visible personal property.
And so it may be surmised that tn;
result Of the poll tax prerequisite tt
voting will DC to increase the Influence
cf the country districts In Democratic
party affairs.
We say "surmlsed' because the OIL
& cia figures are not yet in, and, Of course
have not been tabulated and compared
with figures arising under tho former
z Constitution.
We are giving now only a cursory view
or the situation, but II leads to the be
lief that the percentage OF whites who
are now qualified to vote is larger In thu
country than in the cities. Th,, full
returns viii tell whether we are RICH
or not In this supposltIon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18

has beer, In Tho interest Of this collec-
tioii OF the revcntes upon forel 81 tobac-
eos. How the matter will DO fnannged
now does not appear, but It would scotrt
that great many revenue officers
Nould be necessary to collect Il very small
amount Of money from native tobacco
growers. Y, isS s@5
Tho United Kingdom receives an eiior-
ln1ous sun, OF money from Imported tobac-
eos, and the cultivation, Of the plant there
Swotld hardly compensate 1t for these ES't
ample ana cnsly collected taxes.
Tho tobacco plant is now grown, VIII VIII,
moro or less SUCCESS iii every land Under
the s,ln Russia and Japan arc making
special efforts to develop It as u crop.
On the other hand. Stanley when OK.
rloring Central Africa, found the rude mo-
t:ves sof that dark continent growing
patches OF tobacco. and making Of 1t
kind Of cigarette, tho wrapper Of which
was leaf tobacco. However. the st1prcnl-
acs of tho American tobacco fields can
hardly DO endangered the product Of
Virginia and North Carolina continues In
good demand and none other, EQUALS It
in tho favor Of tho smoking and chewing
public. {,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
Veterans Protest.

stonewall jackson Camp. Confederate
Veterans. OF staunton recently adopted
n resolution politely protesting against
the bill introduced by Congressman Rixey
providing for the administration OF dis-
ab1ed Confederates into the Federal homes
for Union veterans. The camp put on
record its belief that "the old soldiers OF
the Confederacy, now nearing the last
.hiyouac ere they shall cross the last river.
ask no charity, and will accept none. at
the hands OF any others than those for
whose rights they fought; and their con-
fidence that were such bill enacted into
law there Is nowhere any old Con
federate. who remains loyal to the glorios
and the memories OF the great cause. who
would demean himself to accept Its pro-
VISION
That's tho doctrine. The Confederates
did not fight for pensions. They fought
for. principle and were willing to de
for 1t. as many of them did
Those OF them who have survived until
this day and who are now unable to take
care Of themselves are willing to re-
celve aid from their brethren. But they
are not willing to become pensioners upon
the bounty Of the United States govern
ment, If this bill should pass. some Of
them might feel that they were COM
PEELED as a last resort to enter Federal
| home. But in such an event they would be
uncomfortable and unhappy and in q state
Of constant humiliation.
For our part the bare suggestion Is re-
pulsive. and VIC regret that such bill
should ever have been introduced in Con
gress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
DUTY to the State,
Il The mini es-plspatoh;t.

Editor OF Iho IlH@eS-+1lslTatCH't
sIr.-In your Issue Of last Saturday you
state" 1t relates to the little breeze
that was stirred up infthe Senate by their
Committee on Finance, and Is friendly
to tho present Senator from Hanover
You conclude by saying; ME W!ck-
ham will have TO change his name before
he could Ignore his duty
This appeal was, perhaps, even strong
or than you intended, for It ls probable
that you referred only to his DISTINGUISH
cd cognomen, ] know that hls ga1l4ns
father preceded him In the Senate lie
was my personal friend, and made me
hi. guest at Hickory Hill. But renown-
"a as Is the name Of W!ckham, the pres
ent senator has another namc that Is
IL anything, more yirglnlan and pntrlotlc
IL is Taylor, and James Taylor was the
first senator ot Virginia that Hanover
county ever had, This first senator was
the fourth III lineal descent from James
Taylor, who came from Carlisle, in Eng
land, to Virginia, and settled on york
River. Some Of his stock got into Caro-
line county and others into Orange
from whom President Zachary Taylor
and John Taylor sprang.
In Caroline, there were not only sons,
but daughters, who changed their names
by marriage Thus Edmund Pendleton
and James Madison were Tnylors. For
q whole generation. whenever the people
OF Caroline had any important public
service to be rendered, they called out
the cousins, Edmund Pendleton. ana
James Taylor, Thus, they We're IN the
House OF Burgesscs together, When tne
war OF tho Revolution broke out. Ihey
4 ere together On the Committee OF Safe
ty for Caroline; and when Pendleton was
placed on tho State Committee. James
Taylor was put In his place as chairman
Of tho County Committee; he was also
made county ileutenant which save him
the rank Of colonel. He had been az ems
sign in tho French and indian war. ~
the House OF Hurgesses ana ~ me con,
together. with Washington, Henry, JET
feTaon, Aiason, /. NVythe and Madison
washington USED to stop! With hn pn ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
The Tim.'e:'s-Dl Dispatch.
4 Published Daily and Weekly
AT No, q North Tenth Street,
Richmond, Va, Entered Janu'
airy s7, 1903, az f7Iehmond, Var
as second .class matter, under
Act Of Congress Of Mafroh .
1879.

3 The DAILY TIMES DISPATCH IS SOLO
at ? cents n copy. !.
The SUNDAY TIMES. DfsPATClH j.
sold at s cents a copy
The DAILY TIMES. DISPATCH os
h inail--so cents a month; $500 year.
sa 80 Tor six months; $3.50 for three
\ months.
The SUNDAY TIMES DISPATCH By
mali $500 year. ts
.3 The DAILY T1NfEs-D1sPATclI, IN
Guiding Sunday. in Richmond and Man
chester, by carrier. IL cents per week OF
80 cents per month
The SUNDAY TIMES DISPATCH oS
carrier, S cents per week.
Tho WEEKLY T1NtEs-D1sPATC'H'
sl.oo year.
All Unsigned Communications will pc
rejected.
Rejected Communications VIII not %
returned unless accompanied by STAMPS
Uptown Office at T. a. Mlller's, NO.
sic East Broad Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
II accordance With the above "a ts.
All these facts wcre established before

III accordance With the above 4 az cts ~
All these facts were established before
tho grand Jury. but ~ a bare majority
Of ono. tho vote being five to four,' the
Jury returned the indictments mot true
bills," since they could not believe the
treasurer had been guilty Of felony.
They asked that lie be reprimnnded by
the co,rt for looseness In the conduct Il
his office, which was mildly dono 5,r 'E'
treasurer hns given bond and qualified
for the new torn, beginning the first Of
January, to which he was . recently recent y
elected.
1t is not our Intention to criticisc the
action OF the grand Jury, nor TO discuss
tie case II, Its details. The significant
feature Of 1t to us is that for twelve
tcnrs this sort of thing should have gone
on without discovery. OF. at least, With
out exposure by the authorities the
grand Jury was unwilling to return q
criminal Indictment against the treasurer
int found that "tho funds Of the county
had been handled by him In o. careless
ana WORCESTERSHIRE IllAliiASA, e''Bf''o II -
port1nity for these funds to be mlsap-
l1ropriated.
The grand Jury might also have re,
turned similar Indictment against the
government in general. It is careless,
sl,,. shod system, that permits al Oil
c;al to 70 on, year In and yenr out, With
cut having his accounts overhnuled. The
same sllp-shod System, or lack Of system,
exists In other counties OF the state.
5Wo have no scheme OF inspection ana
investigations and that Is the weak point point
IN our machinery. Every now and then
II Is discovered, usually by chance, that
some officer Is delinquent. and then
faint cry Of protest is heard hero ana l'ti
there. But the government takes no
stops to prevent recurrence Of the
abuse. The truth Is. that the state
business affairs should be conducted a ''
cording to the well accepted principles
of business. The State should adopt the
methods employed by we'll regulated cor
porations, and until this Is done We may
expect some officers to be careless and
slip-shod, II not dishonest. In the con-
duct OF their office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
Warm sprlngs's Va
The Hunting Law.

Editor Of the mes-Dlspa.ch' g,
riesnt p sfas f yGhs
h,lteriy Of tho nonresident hunting !,
cense tax, which IS requ1reu ~ Ing 90 -
{ is = pity that such articles appear, as
they only cause q spirit OF unrest Ht GnraG
inc sore heads who nave a nr nE1 and
tho necessity for game p!oteN S'4p''' s-''N
possibly never will: eel
Z With no restrictions against nona;-r 1t:.s
dents, and being surrouIu,Gi oon ~ tax in
dd.tion to other restrctlons, v!rsinla hnM
become q common RENDEZVOUS !, to oio. . 90 -
Sclaskes Of hunters. including the W1lo4e ''t
' The non.res dent hunting license tor thia
State5is obtained from tho county eisi ~
and permit hunting m, the nsstS Ia bilnter
s 70 hunt 'o on the The land Of anothsr
rho amount SO collected Is ao,, divadgia IL
among the wardeas to of ne et coqrt there
are paid to the state 80, =, bcr 81
lie law above mentioned, have YET , 70
honr tie nrst complaint 90 not, do9 ~
some sadrs seet and aS sS Mi eoane
to be, but life Is too short to Worry Win TN
III HE Free Press" is ignorant q s The
eountg 'a for Tie article above mentioned
i sugsest It procure q copy OF 1908 edl-
non from Dr., joseph Kaibfus. secretary ef5c
game commission eIaa ,gst H snrine
by - She s' Pennsylvania Legislature. IN adj,
ion ' to imposing flat SO hunting iietHns ~
TAX on and nnn tpsn iEo
taIYtsM "a gun in tue heds or forests or
on fhe waters OF that Common wealth.
without having first secured Q hunting
4i IIcense In States bordering Virginia.
NSst Virginia, $l5;. Kentucky. w; NorIsM
Carolina, so; Maryland county license -
- a si iew other states having License, not
to ennraerate ALI are CHE On, sSo; daaaHsa
To- s95; Mlchigan, SIS; Maine. Slb; New .
Hrugnswick, Ss0 to ssO;. Quobec, ~ to go,
Ontario ss5i North Dakota sSi a Sopt IN an IN
,vI, very rigid restr4ctlOns as to tlle nag
limit us we'll as other provisions r.
Richmond, Va, IN t+tf ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
No More Proxies.

Tho State Central Committee yesterday
resolved to have not more proxies. and
we are glad OF It. Tho custom, had OBJ
tanned for years. but 1t had fallen into
great disfayor, and contempt with tho
rarty at large, and had become u re-
preach, The action OF the committee will
he generally approved, II there is not
enough interest on the part OF members to
Insure a quorum when important business
IL to be transacted, tho party In Virginia
must be in a bad way, At shy rate It
has been proven that the custom OF send,
lng and voting proxies Is worse than q
failure. and It has been abolished none
i'm soon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
Rev. Or. Hall and the Other
Preachers. 55 .s

The following has been received. with wit,
the request that 1t BIO published IN . The
i! TSe PrsPPehers Union Of panvllls
December ii, 1908. and adopted the fol-
q s Va aesrs e m nre
tho practical workings of local option, IN
our. city, do offer to the pubic the rol-
!" Business Dis,, moro prosperous, The tax
income Is greater There IS l,larger -,
re pDi py
se epHn sAt traeeabl e e strong drink lave
largely decreased. Fewer people are IN
After d!llgont Inquiry We have failed ed
to find home turned INTO r. lq lS,s Sp ?,
va va desire to rem eve.2t the reproach / east
upon the hoiles1 OF our people.
We beleys that t}e terpar5 r; OF fne
authorized social clubs and neighboring
,distilleries oyer which local opiloni' hns
d H ems Io Of liquor our city officials are
Tenders. as the. records Of the past six
m We sm Mih sea deny the charge that
the local option law is the source Of by;
posrlsY, gambling. perjury and kindred
Rev. ]. Cleveland Hall. who failed to
disclose to us tho facts which In his caro-
he said he would have given US had we
called upon him. Wc rentt1rm our state
ment made in our former acommunlcat1on
We, by nature Of our calling, covering
as we do the entire city. ana coming
cial and moral life thereof, are IN q posi-
|. ton to know tho true condition OF atta!rs
We Respectfully request the press OF the
State to publish this statement. ana espe-
cialy the Danvlle papers and The Times
Dispatch. Of Rlchm ond:
i.(Slgned.j
w. r. LAIRD. pastor First PRESBYTERIAN
". i poGGETr pastor Shelton Memo
J. u. HICKS. pastor First Baptist
PERCY e, ELsOM. Pastor Motfett Me-
mortal Baptist Church.
j. g: HOLLAND, pastor Second b'aptast
w1f fh4fsa HrDLEY, pastor Lee street
J. saos's5S F 2aS5SSi pastor Christian
JosEPH II. AM1ss, presiding elder Dan
W. H. H. ATyV1LI pastor Calvary Metho-
II. a!ss F ssE1f!}iR pastor Washington
Street Methodist Church.
G, ii. LANIHETII, pastor Mount Vernon
r, FIsANItLiN GARY, pastor Floyd Street
A. s. FRANISLlN, pastor cabell street
Methodist Church,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18

SIT would l!ks Through your f fpon ~
amend fu he Bill as Is exclude Al female
Teachers There would be !, i Is1f dou l'9
'n To he o eoe women as benenclaries q any
bill but sounds its death knell at one ri.
Tho Virginia gentiemun,, t eyer nn n r ie11
to to- womanNthe right q making the home ION,
Comfortable for him thouFa t n
are acquired only ny, "a : tllo g u'uus
ae The pF teachers 81 pension biz was defeated
on tho 24th OF Noyember by n vote q !, ~
yo T asna nexs
by' a Vote OF twcnty-four to six That
day seif-intcrest was at stake. -, :,
On the same day a Leave ,.s OF absence n "''s
y on November 3oth four more obi. oDsain nee
leave of absence---tlme ranging from o.'e
ton days Mileage g failn.fid o sem sena @
Take pleasure trips or engage ace, ~ l 'The
lucrative ompoylnentss at IN no 91Sent of "a
Senate is often nd1ourlIeed LOT s' WIZ :
Were tho pay to stop when n the =, W v%sr
there would DO few such ad1 ,19 nm pa
time 10 discuss kissing at 81 per d1iay (.
and less time for passing and r, rIep ,s ID,
dog laws Could thean,ounts PAL pa1o n 70 al
Worked teachers. there would be less need
one ,e''i has but to recall the approprlbay
lions made for educationhl purposess,,,, c ~
the General Assembly q feW years S;n ias
and note thnt OF the $l50 OoO the ienl ,,i,t
did NOT get over one-hfth OF thaI aHloutMH,.:
Note again the Inference IN the far.nvi I.s
Normal and that OF William ana WV 80 *
At the former the girls have 10 pay 70 hod s.
per month board and clean up their oau !,
ICONS: ut tho latter tho boys pay. on ny
SD Der month, and have their rooms PM
Cleaned siS led for them while not en- ad dha
cato for woman suffrage. 90 say m Me-
were women allowed TO vote no vti'r ~.
holder would hazard his, CHANGE OF r. re-
election by ignoring the tights OF " s,u''
as W = M think Of the many injust!ces the
women i receiva4tI. can but beaeve snat
there is some mistake, some nySS !oiES,,-
that some ofl our lawmakers must pe aV,a !.
r. the fourteenth century. yet arc over eF-
active in the twentieth. I, -,
ga sot that sne many aars Virginia gentleHsn are
Wholly unselhsh touching the Ten co tl,r
mandments, as they reserve ne part ~ -
themselves, but turn them bodlly, oVcr. -
the women, and think that Paul VIII VI, :.
ines Of Wonlans submission ana mummy
sufficient Scripture teachings tor tne ,.s
20. wad some power the glttie gle us
70 SEQ ourselves as lthers see 1f1r vi
~ Z i. 4 .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
Tobacco in Ireland.

1t is stated that King Edward has prom
lYed to remove all the restrictions upon
the growth OF tobacco IN ireland, and 1t
is expected that the cultivation of this
crop will be added to the standing indus
tries OF the Emerald Isle In localities
where the soil Is adapted to III
IT the restrictions are removed In Ire
land VIC dare say they will be removed
lin England. also. Il. as VIC suppose, they
stu continue there, The prohibition ot
the growth ct tobacco in the British Islsr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
a Pointer for Mr., Cleveland,

A flock Of ducks Of q new speec les. Is K e
lows ana 1, e 81 se9y and I are v ers
dnumHt g lin their habits coming into the
h house occupied by the hun.es whenever
this is allowed, When tuLned ou; Ley
Wing Their flight over gil tns ponds ~ hbo o5
e er other ducks to follow them home
to Where wheat is put out for them to
eat When the visitors begin to t. eat ait ths
hoEn,ns o u"lN the hunters shoot the birss
Whieh have ave been decoyed into tbs 'sa,h
trap, Duck nature is much IKE hutaa''
nature Misunderstanding O4eGoAIAtl'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18
with a Comment or Two.

If Secretary Root actually said "the
time Is coming soon when America Will
meet as an enemy SONS foreign power
there Will be much urloslty among for
e!gn powers to know whom he Is "allud-
Ing at."-Boston Globe,
General Macarthur or somebody for
him, called names right out,
Perhaps II the people of Virginia had
realized that the poll tax goes To the slp-
port OF the public school system, more Of
Them would have gone to the Offices al
The city and county treasurers and set
tled.--Norfolk Ledger.
1t Is not too late for them to do SO now.
Men who speak for "buncombo'' find
as few sympathlzers In religious body
IS they would u a company Of, sinners.
Rsllg Gus gatherings arc now Intensely
practical and full OF work.-RaI,igh
Times
More SO than some state legislatures.
This country Is q great deal bigger than
IL used 10 be, j Is having hard times In
the East and good times In tho Vest
ST, Louls Gl6bc-Dcmocfat.
Virginia !s right far East--about as far
as 1t eau get Without being drowned --lnd
we haven't beard anything about hard
Lines here.