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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14

themselves directly fer the support OF
their own schools. they necessarily take
q greater interest In tho schools and IN
the cause generally Of education Mere
over. the additional money. OF course,
provides for better teachers and Tor
longer school term.
Another interesting itern IN Superintend-
ent Joyner's report 10 the decrease IN the
number Of school districts during the year.
This deerease was s7s. and in two years
1t was Isl. which means that schools are
being consolidated, the policy being TO
have fewer schools. with better facilities.
1t lie also reported that in two years
CTS new schoolhouses were built, ana
there are now In the State 600 rural IL
braries. having a total OF $1,000 volumes.
This awakened interest In North Caro-
lima in the subject of education IS due
IN part 10 the work of the Southern Con-
ference for Education. the Southern Bdu'
cation Board and the General Edueauon
Board. The educational campaign whicn
was thus begun has had healthful in-
f,uence In all the Southern States. and the
good work goes on.
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The PEOPLE Rule.

c,n Wednesday last the fire bell Of the
town Of Gainesville. Ca. was rung al
o'clock In the afternoon. and 400 citizens
armed with axes gathered at the Guy
Hall In response. and then marched oua
on a crusade against the blind tigers anu
other notorious resorts After completing
their work OF destruction, the members
Of the mob, through their leaders. served
notice on the propretors OF the resorts
that they must leave the county III ten
days and that no attempt to reopen their
places would be tolerated. mass-mee.-
ing was subsequently held. ut which
large sum OF money was roised to ne
used II, the prosecution Of any person who
should attempt to reopen one OF the dens
which had been SO sllmmarily closed. 1t ts
said that the committee Of citizens was
composed of the best men of the town,
and was headed by preacher. The expla-
ton of this unusual demonstration Is,
that although the town OF Gainesville and
the county in which It is located arc
dry" liquor was sold In defiance OF
the law, and there was much bad conduct
upon the part OF those who visited the
joints.
This interesting incident goe sto show
that there is a higher power than the law
ana the government. Laws are made for
purpose. and 50 long as they serve their
purpose, law-abiding citizens will obey
them and uphold them. But whenever 1t
comes to pass that the law does not ac-
complish it's purpose, long suffering peo-
pie will rise up in their Indignation and
take matters into their own hands.
We do not mean to justify mob violence.
Generally speaking it is to be deprecated,
and 1t usually does moro harm than good.
But the people are supreme. and they
will exert their authority. law or no
law. The people are miehtier than tho
law. for the creator is always greater
than the creature.
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SECRETS.
PATENT MEDICINE

severe cold. which soon settis4 into a
bronchial Irritation OF great severity II
could not sleep nights because Of the
wheesitE and the choking irritation
caused BY the phlesn. and was Obliged
tors entirely failtd IN their efforts to
rAIitva me, On tn, ahvica OF my father.
Captain Alien 4. Hodge, OF washington.
D. O., who was visiting my family ct the
time, began taking Father Johns
Medicine. My trouble was then OF soy
oral months standing, and decided 70
drop tn, doctors and give your medicine
fair trial.
II had taken two bottle- when relief
came 10 me. and continued with the
medicine Until I was completely cured.
Whenever ] feel any SUSPICION that The
dtsease IL corning on. Immediately tako
Father Johns Medicine. ana It always
phlcgm and stops the irritation.
II keep II in tho iou.A constantly. and
the children like It so well that they
frequently ask for II. 1t keeps them we'll
and strong.
."rhus there are three generations OF
us, all using FAther Johns Medicine
and uniting In It's praise.
~ have recommended II to many peo.
ple, and ynow personally OF many re-.
mArkahle cures vour nj dicine has accom-
plishcd. ts,yned> Burton a. Hodge No.
~ Harrsh're strcet. Lowell. Mass"
rather Johns Madeleine is for sale BY
owens & Minor Drug Co.. No. 1oT -,
Main ST.; Lity Drug Store. No. l444 p.
| N.in st.: Peoples Drug store. No. 800
| w,liiAmsbure Avennc: Northside Phar-
maoy. No. Oo1 N. Fifth ST.: Pine Street
| Ioparmacy, No. a34 8. Pine ST.: East
pharmacy, NO. 2Go1 v,nable 81.
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The Times. Dispatch
published Daily and Weekly
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Rlehm ond. va. Entered Janu.
Any ~, 1905, at Richmond, Va
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Railroad Assessments.

Editor OF The Times-Dspatch:
Sir.-In MY communication yesterday
stated from hearsay that 1t had been
practically admitted that the Board OF
Public Works took into account the value
OF the franchises III assessing the phys
zeal value OF railways.
Since then I have examined tho report
Of the Railroad Commissioner for 1902
and extracted therefrom the information
contained in the attached statement,
which, I think. shows beyond question
that the value Of the franchises has
been taken into account In assessing the
value Of real and personal property for
taxation ad valoren.
For instance. note that the Atlantic
Coast Line was taxed In 1902 at the rate
Of sae9.75 per mile OF road operated, and
th.. seahoard Air Line only s155.A, al
though the actual physical value OF the
Atlantic Coast Line per mile cannot be
more than double that OF the Seaboard
Air Line, and to practical observer It
would appear that the Atlantic Coast
Line was less costly to construct. why,
then, was it taxed on a higher valuation,
unless because its earning capa city, which
is to say, the value OF its franchise IN
this State, was greater than that OF the
A FRIEND OF THE RAILWAYS,
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THE COLLEGE AND AND.
WILLIAM AND MARY
A Hard-Fouglit Game Expected
at Broad Street Park This
Afternoon.

At $50 o'clock this afternoon the foot
ball teams OF Richmond College and the
college of william and Mary will line UP
against each other on tho gridiron at
Broad street field. The Richmond
College men are the heavier and better
trained and coached. and will almost
&C Certainly viii. but the men ore not ex-
rectlng a walkover by any means.
The Williamsburg eleven Is said 70
have strengthened in every department
Randolpli- Macon. and are expected to
make game struggle to hold down the
score. They may even surprise their
opponents and do bit OF scoring them
selves. Football Is one Of the most I'M
certain OF sports. and therein consists
the interest OF the game. One never
knows at what moment tumble or q
blocked Kick or a fluke run may upset
the calculations Of the experts and corr
vert victory into defeat The Richmond
College men are not regarded as likely
10 make the visitors look puerile, for they
are not sufficiently superior to the old
college boys.
An admission fee OF Is cents will be
charged. and 1t Is expected that the
friends and alumni Of the two schools
nnd all who take al, interest In the sport
win turn out. The field will be kept clear
and perfect order maintained. thus en-
nbling the spectators to see the game
without Interruption or Intervention. The
weather promises TO be warm enough TO
be very pleasant for spectators and al.
most too warm for the players.
Next Saturday Richmond College Will
pla ythe great game Of Its entire season.
trat with it's old rival, Randolph-Nscon
College. 1t will DO played on the Broad
Street fold.
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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER IA. 1903
Railroad Assessments.

A correspondent Of The Times-Dlspatch
said Ia a communication printed In yes
terday's paper that 1t seemed to him, IN
view Of the franchise Tx upon the rail-
roads OF the State. provided for by the
new Constitution. that justice to the rail-
way companies required that there should
be a reduction In the assessments herelo-
fore made BY the Board Of Public Works
upon the physical property OF the roads
In another communication to-day he
cites figures to show that in making It's
assessments OF railroad property the
Board Of Public Works took into &C.
count the value OF the franchises.
such is not our understanding. Our
Information is that the assessment Of the
roadbeds Of the Virginia railroads is mucn
less than 1t cost to build them. and is
yerv conservative. The Same is true Of
the rolling stock. For example, freight
cars are assessed Mt less than $500 eacn,
aud they cost about $500.
Locomotives are assessed at about s4'ooo
eaoh. and a new locomotive is worth
$1,000 and mors.
The railroads of Virginia have no just
ground Of complaint and so far as We
know they are not complaining of their
asse ssments. For many years the rail-
roads paid taxes on their physical prop
erty only. and II any one thinks that the
old assessment was anything Ike fair
valuation, let him compare these taxable
lsnf ya1Nh IN
the present state OF depression, OF the
bonds and stocks OF these corporations.
The presidents OF the Virginia railroads
knew very we'll that their respective
companies had not been paying their Just
proportion Of the public revenue, and they
tacitly acknowledged as much when they
appeared before the Committee on Tax
alton Of the Constitutional Convention. or
their own volition they agreed to pay. IN
addition to the usual tax on their phys1-
cal property. a franchise tax or seven
tenths Of enc per centum on their gross
earnings, and when 1t comes to taxing
themselves railroad presidents are pro
verbally conservative. They owned up to
seven-tenths, and the corporation added
three-tenths, making one per centum on
their gross receipts. and when 1t Is re-
nembered that during all the years OF
the past the railroads escaped tho fran
chise tax altogether. as the black man
said Of his brother who was lynched, W.
think they "got off mighty light TIL.
black man said he made shore de,
irvine whup him fore dey hunG him.
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Double Wedding.

Walnut Grove Baptist Church In Han.
over county was tho scene OF beautiful
aoup BILE wedding Wednesday evening ct S;So
O'Clock when Mr., John Heath and Miss
k'eachy May Grow. and Mr.. James Grow
anu Miss Nettle Heath were married.
march. The church was beautiful n
white flowers with green background.
The couples stood under q beau1fu
arch during the ceremony.
The brides, who are both pretty youn.
ladies', looked charming In costumes o.
'rhey wore long wells, and carried eou.
auets OF Bride roses and rnAldaaaaF
Immediately after tbs ceremony they
were driven to the home Of Mrs. Grow.
where reception was held.
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p. II, Sothern in "The Proud
Prince"

The engagement Of 7, II, sotneFn az
the Academy next Thursday ana FFlday
gives threstre-soers the privilege e ~ WIZ "
ness his magnificent new produet on or
Iustin Huntly Mccarthy's new play 'Ths
Proud Prince Mr., sothern brings here
IN TACT the entire production and company
Sc with hlH, during his New York run,
His supporting ergaasation num IN be ,s one
hundred and flfty peopS,e, .hs saoma1 .ns
Also Rowland Blackstone, Sydney g.
Nather, Mary Hall Il, Rogers tytton.
william Harris, John Flndlay. Nal oln,
bradley, Perc,val :, Moore; WAL War!
Hptohtasoa xedE9 . e. ro1 Maude M Mis-
.Tans Evans. E.telle LOOMS, Alice Hooys !
Jann,e Laurel Jessie Ray russell Bur-
ION robert q. Stove. Charles Redman.
Charles Bell ana many others.
The Night Before Christmas.
vhs sa1ataAs u The RHou T6sAHs aAd
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United States Circuit Court.

The most interesting case argued tn
the United States Circuit Court OF APP
peaIs yesterday was that OF Henderson
county. N. G., We. tho Travellers 1nsur-
ance Company. This case ts one In
volv,ng the validity OF an issue OF
Londs by tho county. the Insurance COM
peny owning $4,000 OF these bonds and
su bscr1 bling them to the building OF a
railroad. The commissioners OF tho
county, after paying interest on the
bonds for more than thirty yeart. recent
" repudiated them, holding that tho
Ec nds ave void and invalid because the
statute authorizing their Issue was In
compatible with the State Constitution:
The case for the county vas suora! ,,tsa
and Price argued the case Tor the de-
iendant In error. The case was them
su bmitred. Similar cases have been DE-
eided against the counties seeking 70 re-
pudiate bonds.
Argument was resumed ana concluded
in the case Of c. D. Robinson ct a.. ap-
I eIiants. We, the Baltimore and ONO Ral-
dith, OF Petersburg, w. Va, for the ap-
leIiant and John Basel, Of c!arksburg.
". va, for the appellee. and submitted.
The only case on the call for to-day
Is that OF r. W. Brown. plaint!r IN err
ror VS., n. s. EIarkins. collector OF In
iernal revenue. defendant In error: N
error to Circuit Court Mt Ashevi!le. n. G.
TO bo argued by 2. J. Justice. OF GFss sn
,or,. N. e.. tor the plaintiff In error. ana
by A. e. Holten. United States attorney,
Winston, N, c.. for the defendant IN
These Judges were sitting yesterday;
Circuit Judre Simontnn and District
trdgss Morris and Keller,
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Supreme Court.

The following were the proceedings In
the State Supreme Court yesterday:
City Of Norfolk VS.. Grlfath-Powell Co.
Argued by Walter Fl, Taylor for appel
liant and r. W.Tomln for appellees. and
submitted,
ais. Argued by G., Hatton for appellants
and James L. McLemore and ]. B. Prince
for appelaes. and submitted,
Rhu!e VS.. seaboard Air Line Railway
case, No. on argument docket. passed
to January torn,
Next cases to be called are:
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
Yany vs. Wade. by, etc.
City OF Richmond VS.. dallego Mills.
for etc. ~
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At THE ACADEMY.

II appears that we are at least to have
/. Viola and q Sebastian Of shakespeare's
comedy. Twelfth Night" who bear some
llttle rssoubla nee to each other. Viola
Allen, as Viola. and James Young, Us
sebastian viii otter this novelty al inc
ACADEMY this afternoon and to-p'snt
Miss Allen went to great trouo!s 70
find performer who was OF aes s'hs
and height, and one who couio maAe =
uu, to bear Z very close resemblance OF
her. Mr.. Young, a fine ShakespAarlan
.performsr, proved exactly what was des
sired, In this case. however. It Is the ao-
tress who must look like the man, MISS
Aliens entire company has been oAossA
with equal care and attention,
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Sons Titles.

An order from General John B. Gordon
commander OF the United Confederate
Veterans, recommends greater unity be-
tween the veterans and sons Of veterans.
This is In accord with the action taken
at the New Orleans reunion. The order
also urges that the Sons uniform them
selves "ln historic gray" but In SO doing
orni: from uniforms oil designa tons OF
military rank. and that In the "designa-
ton OF their officers they use no military
titles
It would have been we'll had the vet
eran organizations. both Of the confeder-
ate and Federal armies. abstatned from
giving their officers military titles. One
would expect to find In the records OF
these bodies. II anywhere, the correct
titles OF men who did duty In the Civil
War, but instead of that the records are
found filled with names to which are at
tached titles which were not earned in
war. 1t Is hopeless to expect to correct
this evil now. but General Gordon and
the organiza ton for which he speaks evi.
IDENTIFY intend to do all they can to pre-.
vent a spread Of the Objectionable Gus
tom to the Sons.
The main plan. as outlined by General
Gordon In his circular, Is that the sone
shall have associate membership with the
veterans, and the veterans with the Sons
The idea is to bring tho two organizations
into closer relationship.
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TIME EXTENDED.
Entries for Pet Stock Show May
be Sent in Up to Tonight.

The time for receiving entries for tho
dog and pet stock show has been ex'
,entj,d until tonight. so that those out
side the state may get In on time. The
outside entries arc much Larger than
ever before, and all Indications point to
the fact Of the most successful exhibit
ever given.
All the dota!ils for tho show have been
completed.
Special arrangements have boen made
for the care Of pat stock In the e1hlpl.
tion hall, and Drs. Vaughan and
Thomas Frayser will DO In attendance
at all times. All the dogs will be guar.
tered in separate stalls, and the food
will be Of the best. The building VIII %
fully heated.
same attention that will be given the
dogs, and all who send their pats 70
the show may expect first class treat
ment
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WAS ACQUITTED.
The Case of Reuben Andrews
One Of Mistaken Identity.

Little Reuben Andrews, q bright led Of
fourteen, was acquitted in the Police
Court Thursday morning On the charge
Of putting a torpedo on the tracks o.
pany at Ninth and Main: Streets. IT was
c.eariy proven to be a case OF mlstak en-
identity; and the counsel for the com
Reuben Is a pupil in the Richmond
galgh School, and Is looked on as one OF
the best boys In the school BY his prin.
He is an orphan boy ana Is axosp-
t:onally bright and Industrious
His interests were looked after IN court
By MIR. Kirk Mathews.
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WHAT YOU NEED FOR coNSTjPA,
TION.

When troubled with con.upa tion what
YOU need Is a remedy that Is sure to rro-
duce the desired effect. remedy that is
that leaves the bowels In q natural and
healthy condition A remedy that is easy
and pleasant to take, chnrnberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets meet all these
requirements Give them trial, and
you will never wish to take another dose
Of pills. Use them as directed and they
will cure chron!c constipation. Price 20
by all druggists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14

the performance tonight will conclude
the performance OF the play. Tho Nlsht
Before Christmas" which has been run
ming for the week. Tho matinee this eve
ming will be OF special interest to ladies'
and children. as the winner OF the prize
tor the best composition win % . Az
nounced from tho stage and tho couapo-
sition read,
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Mrs. Guigon Improves.

Mrs. A. B. Gulgon underwent serious
surgical operation at ST. Luke's Hosp tai
Thursday night. The operation was very
sidered last night by the surgeons In
charge-Dr. Stuart MCGUIRE and Or. II.
Stuart MacLean-to be most favorable.
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DR.. Witherspoon Tomorrow.
DR.. Jere witherspoon, pastor OF Grace
Street Presbyterian Church, VIII occupy
nj eht and has selected two interesting
SUBJECT for his discourses for both .oc,
casions, TIE Doctors morning subject
Wall 'be 'shihboleth versus sibpoleth,'
and at night his subject will be Right
cousness and the Divine Favor"
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Richmonders in New York.

(snecial to The Times Dispatch,)
NEW YORK, Nov. l3.-Waldorf, H. w.
Anderson; Fifth Avenue, w. S1noot; Hol-
land, Z, W. stearns and wife. w. G..
Reed; Ashland. w. 3. Robinson and wife;
Imperial, w. T. Dabney, W, n. Fitzger-
aid. Normandle. Mrs. g. T, Walsh.
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Pa:ni,a,na's Secession.

The secession of the State Of Panama
seems to have created great commo'
ton at Bogota. President Marroquin Is
held responsible for that untoward event.
and his lite is threatened. We should
not be surprised to hear at any moment
that he had fled the country.
II aver Panama is to be reconc!led to
Colombia. II will have to be done through
some other agency than that OF Pr esldent
MarroQuin. He lent himself and his posi-
ton to the opponents OF the Hay Herran
treaty. which so incensed the people Of
tho Ishrnus that they determined to sep.
arate themselves from Colombia. Hence
his unpopular!ty now,
In the trouble now impending. Panama
has RAINY advantages over Colombia,
Backed by the United States, Panama
IS not In coercable condition, SO to
speak. Truth to tell. 1t would be easier
for Panama to coerce or To coax Co.
lornbia to como over to her than for Co.
lombtn to SECURE the return 81 Panama,
Il Is curious condition OF affairs.
There is no probability that it can be
proved" upon the United States govern
ment that 1t inspired this reovlution, ant
we suppose Congress viii either back ",
the President In what he has done or els,
take no action at all
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!. losses" In other sections OF the State
He claims that there has been Of iate q
great growth Of Republican sentiment"
IN Virginia, but we beg leave to differ
with him. What he describes as growth
of Republican sentiment" is nothing but
temporary ,supineness upon tho port OF
the Democrats
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OF course. the President wants MT.
Hanna to hold on to the Craftsmanship.
who ever heard OF a man being national
chairman and candidate for the presl'
dency at one and the same time?
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CLAW Street Pulpit.

pevs. w. NJ Walsh and W, D, N,
cprrle will occupy the pulpit Of the Clay,
81. eet methodist Church Sunday at !
o'clock A. NJ. and 8 o'clock +. N. re-
srecrvely. These two young men are
from the Union Theological Seminary
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Floyd county's crop Of Thanksgiving
turkeys this year Is said to be record
breaker. and the birds will seek the low
country markets In the old.fasiioned
way; that IL be driven on foot. like Ken
lucky mules.
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The Mocking Bird,

A distinctly high grade performance =
promised at the Academy Monday nlknt'
when "The hooking BIRD" WIZ Haua,
line Besley IN the principal rose. - " -
presented by Mr., Brady Greer
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Norfolk Case Set.

In tho chancery Court yesterday re
will case OF Wingflold ys, pae ELL myos w
Certain property IN Noffolk c'Fy' Was ~
The amount involved d about 1900
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The Maryland daughters arc not re-
sponsible Tor the slowness OF some OF
their fathers OF forty years ago, and
they ought to have a chance.