The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

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usel rhis trace was circulated III o. rail- sll
vay camp where many lnbore'rs were ere
lodged /, and Instead OF Its having the Do
sired effect IL made "moonshihers' on
small scaie OF d Number Of the men, and
mean whlsltey was coon plentiful In that that
camp.
There IL 10 bill before the Legislature
milking It t1iisdemennor for q person
wllfully and knowingly to furnish fa lllsse
Information to n nowsla per. we n nope
the bill Will ybecone q law, Nowspaperss
IRE often imposed upon Iii this way, and
they md the public should have the pro-
lection of 4 law. 1t Is impossible TO verify
every item Of news which q reporter
picks UP, and sometimes through malice alice
or through silly desire to penetrate
a practical Joke innocent persons are u
made to suffer great annoyance. Yestcr-
day The Ti1nes-D Dispatch published IN It's
society column announcement Of the en-
60 cement OF IA we'll known, Richmond
COUPLE The item was handed III ut the
counting room, and rs the person leav77
ling 1t pretended to sign his nnmo, the
Item was received and published IN good
faith. But It was n silly hoax, and tho
L lady and gentleman concerned were much much
mbarrassed md mortified
Ought there not to be a law to punish
& a person who will take such liberty as
this with decent people?
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,harles s. Darrow, Of Chicago, who was
lending counsel for the United Mine
Workers before tho anthracite strike
commission. has lomed up as q form lt1l
BILE asplrant for the mnyoralty OF Chi
cage. He is d man of high character and
OF brains and energy. Tho presumption Hssti
is that he has the united labor vote be-
hind him, and the indications are that
If l,e has a mind to, he will give the Hon.
Carter Harrison a pretty lively race for for,
the chief naglstracy of tho Windy CITY.
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Present signs are that tho Leglsla-
ture does not mean to entrust any part
OF Its work to5a committee or commission
to sit during a summer recess.
That being the case, 1t is all the more ,r
important that tho work now IN the
hands OF committees should DO pushed
forward very actively. Soon tho Camp
bell case will be on again. In one form or
another, and It is among the possibilities
that that subject may engage the Leg
tislnture's attention for several weeks.
And SO we say to you, legislative
friends, work diligently and work syste-s
matically n
A house divided against Itself is liable
to fall. The first thing Richmond folks
know all the other towns will be ahead
OF us in the matter of enlarged postofl'ce
facilities,
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The baseball enthusiasts are coming
out OF their holes, and not seeing any
shadows, are threatening to have Vir-
ginia and Carolina league for the COM
Ing season.
General Jake Smith is now threatening
to make tour Of Europe. He will prob
ably give the Kaiser and other notable:s'
a. few points on the efficacy Of the wa
ter cure"
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The Hon. Tom Johnson lacks a great
deal Of being a sap head. He says: II
am too busy to run for Governor Of
Ohio Only Wise men know when they
have enough OF a good thing.
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AS fast as those slow nations across
the water adopt our methods we.intro-
duce new ones over here that leave the
others away behind.
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The big fresh meat concerns go right
on merging in splte3o the courts and the
decisions, and the price OF steaks stays
right up yonder.
senator-elect Smoot says he is hopeful
And that with all the women outside Of
Utah "agin him. optomistic gentleman
Is this Mr. smoot.
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We have settled in full for that peau-,
tiful ground hog weather. and It would
be we'll for March to fully understand
this Immediately on its arrival.
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Mr., camp has just been elected a pro
fessor in the Chicago University, There
Will be no OcCaSlO1! ~ X A''1t - s'NAt'
through his tile.
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Wythevile is going to try local OPP
ton election The Temperance sentiment
Is growing.
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Montague for President" shouted an
enthusiastic Alexnndrian, and did It
right In sight OF washington city too.
If5t5 3-,siat Observation-Disclosures. 74aiastt
Anyhow, there will be no insanity plea
in tho Haywood case in Raleigh, and
that is some comfort.
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The work Of the pistol toter has again
Mortified Lynchburg.
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Why don't Senator Morgan get leave
to print and let 1t goat tAat!
A Good Man Gone.
Editor of Tho Times-Dspatch:
sir,--The writer has known William Fl.
Tatum for many years, and as citizen,
Christian and Mason. he exemplifed by
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