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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
DIR RESPONSIBILITY.

Tho discrimination OF the military att
+hor,t,es to relieve the troops here OF
what may be termed merely police duty
mt TO hold them for while longer IN
ree .iness to suppress riots, Is reason
nble. and Is what most thinking people
have been daily expecting them to DO.
The city government has had ample
time to recover from its surprise and
10 organize force to protect the lives
and property of its citizens; but 1t has
been slow to act Independently OF the
military. It has relied too much upon
The soldiers. Now 1t must face the sitlla-
t,or, seriously, which fact Is recognized
by the Police Board. who have asked
for an appropriation Of s5ooo-to employ
extra officers, we presume. In our Jude-
,,,ent. they would better have asked for
$40 900 or $4,000 at once and made ready
for a long and tough campaigu-lf 1t is
TO come. It is all-important that we should
show the earnestness Of our purpose
Yes, the Police Commissioners ought to
have ample means at their command,
and be allowed discretion when and
where and how to spend It.
The long and the short Of the story
Il, that our city government Is now going
to have a grave responsibility put upon
II, an6 It must brace up to meet IT. 1t
would better provide twice as much
money and twice as many men as are
needed than to fall short should crit!-
cal time come. 1t Is an ancient. but In
contestably true. adage. which teaches
that an ounce Of prevention Is worth
pound OF cure.
AS we said yesterday the Governor
cannot be expected to keep the troops
here indefinitely. He Is in duty bound
to bring this expense to an end as soon
"a possible. and, unless the situation
cnnges, we presume he will continue
to reduce the military force here until
all the companies are dismissed and
Richmond is left to take care OF itself
To show ourselves incapable OF self
government now would be a most damag-
Ing and distressing thing. and would
cost US dearly. If the troops had to be
summoned from their homes to return
here. we shbuld never hear the last Of 1t.
and In one way or another. sooner or
later. We would be made to pay for 1t.
The Mayor. City Council and police au-
thortties OF Richmond ought now to
make ready to exercise the power thai
is theirs. No matter what the cost
peace and order should be preserved here
And to that end those highest in au
thority should be the most active in ex
hibting the qualities of leadership ane
ir enforcing the law. and particular car.
should be exercised in choosing spec!a
officers.
In short. our city government. from
head to foot, must brace up to meet thes,
new responsibilities. So. too. ought thu
county OF Henr!co and the city OF Man
chester.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
"7o-Day's ADVERTISING Talk"
WE AMERICANS

aregreatbar ainhunters
We, as a whole. do most
Of our shopping at stores
where bargains are adj
vertised. While we are
patronizlng the bargain
sale other things in the
store attract us.
We go to the store to
get a soc bargain.
Before leaving, we buy
many dollars worth OF
goods.
Advertised bargains are
great business winners
if you advertise in the
right papers.
The Times.Dispatch Ger.
tainly brings good re-
suits.
Before going shopping,
each morning Thousands
of people read the ad.
vertising columns Of The
Timcs.Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
1r II crhNEn,

is II SloSGpi
think they would soon have been mar
rIed, as Jim was about to propose. but tor
You are 50 hard to please" II he .; sald
OF nice things. and none seem TO sun vow;
You don't like 1lgs unless dry tnem a n,1
cocoanuts because it's so hard to chew
them. What can. I get you?, .,a,,a
oh she said. YEARLY, - should so
Ike one Of those lovely purple plums that
grow upon the mountain. - .,rth -
please se 20 sou. dear ar I'm on" said Jim. as
he ran on his beautithl h sa clim aISs
he secured fine luscious Plum RI ,h ana ran an
to her with it. She'll l'ke ms Nc
Here, dear one said Jim ,o II h eve
brought it, holding 1t up TO her sns
looked at 1t moment, shut her eyes
slowly and said: us IT stoned ned, YOU ,n
know i can't really take the trouble 10
"oh. You lazy thing" said i'm; Bans
I'll never marry you, Anu Hs u'"''
Don't be lazy, girls,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
81 Virginia Choose Whom She viii.

Every State in the Union has the right
to place the statues Of her two favorite
Washington. Virginia has about decided
that one of her two shall be Robert o..
Lee. The selection Of Lee Is said to have
given offense to the Grand army OF tho
pose at the next encampment of that
body In San Francisco next month res
olution requesting Congress to enact that
the statue Of no man VINO eyer oypposeia
the Union shall be permltten plaee III
The Grand Army should lend no SANG,
ton to such scheme. II 1T does II VIII
be lending It's weight to the cause against
which 1t fought for the four bloody years
the cause Of disunion. Such an action
on the part of the Grand Army would DO
m rss w e rssht h @ rHs ne ost sa Or
two seemed about to, so out forever.
Lees statue in the Capitol. Is 1t not sure
tho pedestal vacant? And would not the
other Southern States also nominate ia,
inous Confcderates. and on being refused
leave their pedestals vacant And would
not those empty places do more than
their statues could ever do to preserve
the fame OF the heroes Of the Lost Cause?
Would not a stntuary hall but hall iiiied
with statues be perpe,tnai token EN- mn T.,
heart SO long as the North treats ne
South like an enemy CONQUERED instead of
friend reconciled?
The WAIVER OF the bloody shirt is not
what he wishes to be considered--an ultra
patriot On the contrary. he is an enemy
10 his country The allegiance OF Amart-
cans is to the United Statesmen to the
North and not to the South. In lail We
could not have union unless by fighting.
To-day we cannot have It, except super
ficislly. unless by peace
Let Virginia choose the dead she wishes
10 commemorate, II she honors lee
above all but Washington. let her place
his statue in the Capitol. He was q great
and a good man. although he stood by
his State instead OF the Union. The North
as we'll as the South may take pride. IN
this American for the purity OF his life
and his military genius. although the
South as well as the North does now
rejoice that his cause was Lost.
The greatest mon of the North, Grant
and Lincoln, were magnanimous to the
South They tried to soothe and heal the
wounds from which she suffered. Lesser
men were not so magnanimous. but es.
saved TO humlinte still further the ruined
land. Which OF those examples is the
uobler and the wiser for this generation?
II the North condemns the dead heroes
of the South, the South will make them
martyrs. and their pale shades VIII do
| more than the blood OF all their legions
ever did to further and continue the LOST
cause of dsupion. The North granted
complete amnesty to Lee living. Shall It
withdraw the amnesty from Lee dead?--
Chicago Tribune,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
THE PANAMA CANAL.

In the last number OF the Political Sci
ence Quarterly the Panama Canal is the
subject of thoughtful and Instructive
son, Of the University OF Pennsylvania,
lie gives particular attention TO the ques.
ton OF the title, privileges and franchises
of the old canal company, and discusses
also the nature OF the concession asked
Of the Republic Of Colombia. He sum
narlzes, too, the treaty proposed 10 be
made between this country and Colombia
and which has been ratified by the United
States Senate.
BY this treaty--yet to be ratihed by
Colomb!a--the United States is given an
thority TO establish and enforce regula-
tons for the use OF the Canal Railway
and the ports, and to NIX tolls and other
charges. ii stipulates that construction
work shall begin within two years from
the date of the ratification OF the con-
vention, and that the canal shall be conf
pleted within twelve years o:ter tho
period of two years-"unless the compile
ton of the work within that time is rem
sered Impossible by obstacles at present
Impossible to foresee. in which case the
period Of, construction may be prolonged
for twelve years more"
Our country is thus given twentyrsix
years to carry out the project of lock
canal II we should decide upon a sea.
level canal. we may have ten years more
70 complete the task,
The author is of the opinion that WI
,hall probably not require more than ter
years for the canals construction.
To administer justice within the canal
----- i~4~~A nv thA IInitsd States. TIL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
THE STATUE OF LEE.

The Chicago Tribune IS one OF tho
STRONGEST and most influential Of the
Republican papers in the West. What 1t
cave carries great weight with many
neonle and we are glad to see that it
takes a firm stand against the proposition
that the Grand Army OF the Republic
shall pronounce against the placing OF
1ea,s statue in the Capitol at Washing
ton.
The Tribune insists that the Grano
Army shall not lend Its sanction to such
scheme. and argues that IL 1t does 1t
will be Lending its weight to tho cause
against which 1t fought for four years
the cause OF dlsunion." Such action, 1t
saws would do much to freight the fires
OF sectionallsm-ares which until within
the last year or two seemed about to go
out forever"
Our contemporary believes that II Con-
rress torbids Virginia to place Lees
statue in the Capitol. Virginia Will leave
the pedestal vacant. And It asks would
not the other Southern States also noml-
nate famous Confederates, and on being
refused, leave their pedestals vacant:
"And would not those empty places do
more than statues OF Confederates could
ever to do to preserve the fame OF the
heroes of the Lost Cause? Would not a
statuary hall but half filed with statues
be a. perpetual token that the North
and the South will not unite In heart SO
long as the North treats the South as an
| enemy conquered instead OF a friend
reconcilcd?"
So the Tribune wishes Virginia to
choose freely. and the dead whom she de-
sires to commemorate, IF, 1t adds, "she
| honors Lee above all, but Washington.
let her place his statue In the Capitol. lie
was a great and good man, although he
stood by his State instead of the Union"
We do not know whether the advice OF
the Tribune will prevail or not with the
Grand Army of the Republic when It
meets in annual encampment at San
Francisco, but the spirit exhibited In the
Tribune's editorial shows that there vii
be serious opposition to the Grand Army'f
meddling In this matter.
1t is Virginia's right to put a statue Of
Lee in the Capitol 1t was for her to say
whether she would exercise that righ
or not. She has said, In effect that she
will do so, and that the two statues SIT
will furnish vii be those of Washington
and Lee, and the order for the construc
ton of them has been given. Now 70
the Grand Army of the Republic to throy
its influence In favor of repeal OF tn
i existing law or to file protest agains
its execution would be mischlevous Il
3 the extreme. and. as the Tribune vel
!, says, would be destructive to good feel
ing between the two sections Of our coun
try.
Virginia no doubt will choose sutabl
moment to present these statues to tn
nation, but no matter what happens sh
!. will not beg to do what the whole coun
!, try ought to be glad 10 see her do.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

directly concerned in the contro-
versy that may exist between strikers
and employers. and that is the horror OF
these troubles. II the street car company
OF Richmond and the striking motormen
and conductors were the only sufferers
thew might fight to a Kilkenny cat finish,
IL it pleased them to do so and the p"plic
would care but little. but In the very
nature Of the case this cannot be.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
Ancient Lawsuit,

lawsuit, which may pFobably be
o,aIned as the Oldest in the world y
r reI. from the Trentlna, The two
commnnes Of Gallo and Eoza hay fer oa zen
rroolssassion NJ IN extensive tract of wood
land, Which has assumed the character,
! a. virgin forest, with trees Of colossal
Size. which no man dares to touch KS sP sas
UasrS ago the two communes fought
.nnitehed battles for the disputed wood.
pparently, the homeric struggle Is as
far from closing as ever.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

There is said to be mild complaint in
Rome that the President of the United
States has not made any inquiries about
the condition OF the Pope. Perhaps they
do not quite understand over In Rome
what cracker-jack good newspapers the
President subscribes to In this country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
BABY Had the Pull.

According to the Curtis q. I'd Courier
an Indian squaw IN the Caddo counc y
he Snowman, Howard Bonheur, was the
owner of. and offered to trade her pa,
poose for the dos, The Snowman refused
10 trade and the sauaw persisted, saying;
''Papoose bring land, dog bring no land
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
Ghri tlan Union.

II is reported tina, great interest is be-
Ing taken in the subject of Christian
union in Montreal Rev. pr Rowland.
tatlon. who visited Canada. some months
ago said; II am not sure but that there
Viii emerge in Canada a church Of al,
together a new type. with consregatonat
Redo Presbyterian order and Nletho-
dist enterprise; and 1t will be good
thing thin for the Dominion and for the world
II this should be"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
Confucius College.

The College OF confuc!us. the old Uni.
versity. Of China, has for three Thousand sane
its main building. the finest temple, OF
confuc!us in China has three hundred
volumes in its court on which are en-,
graved the names of Its sixty thousand
graduates
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
DAILY FASHION HINTS,
SHIRT WAIST.

The two box plaits in the front OF
this shirt waist are ornamented by large
pearl buttons. This design will be
found very desirable model for white
linen cheviot, madras. pongee or mo-
hair. The stock collar is also Included
In the waist pattern.
Detailed information as to the amount
OF material required. etc. accompanies
the pattern.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
Mar. Voegler's plstol Lost.

Mr.. John Soegler, deputy sheriff of Hen
rico. lost his pistol yesterday morning
between Eighteenth and Franklin ana the
weapon Of blue steel. 20 calibre. The
finder is requested to return # to Mr'
Voegler at the Courthouse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
the consolidation OF these two conpanles7
G. Il. ALLEN.

Reedy. Va, July 13 1903.
have been caused as our friend sug-
gests. but has there been any change III
the lenf tobacco values that may not
and demand? Richmond tobacco dealers
tell lis that leaf tobacco Is as high now
as at any tine last fall.
and ne thot - ia high. 40 the he aealers here
tell us, and ono Of them adds that mil
lions or money can be raised here to pay
s and 6 cents for such tobacco a s SOLD
last November at from 10 to 15 cents--1nil.
lions or tied. Times Dispatch.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

Richmond, too. has been compelled to
take its turn. And 1t Is asking the same
question that other cities are asking.
Shall the rowdy or the citizen run this
government Pc Brooklyn Eagle.
And Richmond ia answering--the clt!-
Observation-Disclosures Free Lance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
Personal and General.

Sarah Bernhardt will be fitty-nine
years old in October
DR.. Frederick Mueller. Of Chicago. at
one time assistant to DR.. Adolf Lorenz.
of Vienna, has been elected professor
of orthopedio surgery at the Milwaukee
Medical College.
Vicar General William Burne. Of the
Archdiocese Of Boston. has instructed all
the priests of the various parishes that
"all church bells shall toll passing
knell as soon rs reliable news of the
Pope's death arrives.
Probably the oldest public officer in
the nation Is Judge John Slaughter. as
sistant to the State librarian Of Wyor-
ing, who has just passed his ninety
fourth birthday.
DR.. o. Fl. Tittmann. superintendent OF
the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey, viii sail for Europe ne. on the o2 2Sd
ference of the International Geodetic AS
ISOLATION. which will meet this year in
the Danish Parliament building at Gopcn-
hagen on August Attn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

Another case of the usual crime" near
Albany. N " on Tuesday, and 1t took
an exceedingly quick moving sheriff TO
save the negro brute from a mob made
UP Of enraged farmers. who did not hes
ttate to declare their intention to lynch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

Hurrah for that Albany, N. " mob
that went out on a lynchlag frolc It
did not claim 10 have been engineered by
a Southemer. Maybe IL 1t had been Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
would have outwitted the sheriff whe
saved the negro,

Boston has the boss union depot OIL ''e
country. The number of trains In ana o"'
OIL 1t is S2s on week days and 24s on sun
days. an Increase Of % over last yea
This Is said to be far more than are ha't
died at any other station In the oii.eN
States, and more, we think. than es''1 a.,
and depart from two largest stauoHs ~
London.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

The Kentucky Republicans are men
after Hanna's own heart. They are
STANDING pat"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
The Greatest American Poem.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Elbert Hubbard says that Joaquin
Miller has written the best poem ever
penned by an American. I send YOU a
copy from THE Phlistine" for July. In
which E:lbertus gives a rare description OF
his visit to Joaquin and his mother.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

Petersburg Index-Appeal:
Other cities have had strikes as well
az Richmond, but. SO far as we are in
formed, the capital of Virginia is unique
in one respect, viz: the overt and active
sympathy OF tho police--the sworn and
paid guardians of the public peace-being
with the law-breakers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
THURSDAY. JULY 1s. 1908.

Persons leaving the city for the sum
mer should order The Times-Dlspatch
mailed to them. Price. 80 cents per
month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

New Canton District. In Buckingham
county. varies the monotony OF things by
going wet"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

1t is the candid opinion OF quite q, mum.
Der of English dudes that our Aot'l il a !
Cotton is "as fine as split SILK don't yer
know"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

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At Hampton Ark. on Tuesday, Cover
nor Jefferson Davis and Judge Carroll
D. Wood discussed public questions before
a crowd OF 1000 persons, In the course
of which Wood caught Davis by the coat
collar and hit at him.
Wood is a. member OF the Supreme
Court, and 1t was because of some Of
Davis animadversions upon that body
that Woods anger was aroused, Woods
blow hardly reached Davis as bystanders
interfered, Later on explanations were
made and peace restored.
Davis had been understood as charac-
terzng the Supreme Court as corrupt
=-:==-=-====
The Hartford Times comments on the
suit that has been Instituted In this city
by a woman against the Broad Street
Five and Ten Cent Store for damages
sustained by having leg broken In the
rush to the bargain counter. The Times
says: There Is a suggestion In this case
for the department store managers of the
country. Let them offer adequate acci-
dent insurance 10 those who take the
lead in the rush TO the bargain counters.
Wo feel sure that the plan will work
to the advantage of the proprietors who
adopt It,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

Something Of a presidential ooo'h LUZ
Judge George Gray, of Delaware mas
been launched. It is said that the miners
of the Pennsylvania coal regions favor
him for the Democratic nomination.
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Remarks About Richmond.

Fredericksburg Free Lance.
In the meantime the people OF Vir-
gina are wondering how much more
mond street car strikers are going to
cost the Commonwealth The amount Is
already in the neighborhood of $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16
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5 Nlyglnxa Editors.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

S|SN|SS:OVS}SoSO SoSOSSN,OSN'SS
The Norfolk Dispatch correctly sums
up the situation thus:
IN q street railway strike everyone Is
r pre-, by the riding public, upon
to pay their salaries.
The Rockingham Register makes this
point:
!, The Western Unior telegraph Company
gers in Atlanta. TR hu ought 10 try sim.
liar experiment In Evansville, Ind. The
populace out there have ways Of making
the colored brothers Afep lively that were
never dreamed of III Atlanta.
Tho Bristol Courier remarks:
Turn the rascals out would make. a
most excellent and appropriate Democratic
Democratic Presidential possibility men.
toned to date would accept the nomlna.
ton on N, platform pledglng him to the
accomplishment Of such vast undertake
Ing In the four short years.
The Charlottesville Progress, discussing
the Barksdale law, says
That It will not be strictly observed by
taken for granted, but II It's Violations are
there viii be a reasonable hope Of its be.
ss esa,ag effective That i may become ef.
to be wished; The curse Of the country
Is venall and corrupt politics. In the
good old days before the war Virginia
was free from, absolutely free from, this
stigma.
The Norfolk virginian-Pllot says
1t is announced that Gould will make
tenn If he had come to Norfolk instead
he would have found live town and a
deep water terminus worth the while.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

A few moro days like the past TWO OF
three, and we will have to rene" our
boast OF Richmond's superiority as a
summer resort.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

The cool wave of the last few days
must have been mighty Disappointing 10
Prophet Hicks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

For high-grade work requiring great
percision and excellence there Is to be
found In nearly every leading machine
shop in Germany group OF American
position held in the world to-day by tho
American machine tools work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-16

Chicago takes a city directory census
every month or two. The latest gives the
Windy City 2,231.coo population.
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Norfolk Dispatch.

Norfolk Dispatch:
One of the surest ways to get arrest
ed in Richmond Is to have a striker
nearly kill you with brick, cobble-
stone or piece of iron.
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The I,imes-D Dispatch

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The up-country editors who are DONG
up Ocean View are fast learning no" 10
fish without striped cork