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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

unsclentiilci mind, the professor wen
still further, and reasoned out, that thent
could as we'll produce two eggs per day
na one. He therefore fed the hen on
sulphur and lime, and also contrived b
box with n spring bottom, 30 that when
the first egg was ihid II was dropped to
a cushion below, and tllen the hen, us
Usual, turning around to see the egg
which she had laid, and II not being
visible, in less than an hotr produced
another complete egg, but 1t is only fnir
to say that 1t was Of the common variety
and not quite MS large as Usual, but the
| professor thinks within a reasonable ttlrlo
hn Will produce mn educated hen ttnt
| will lny cooked eggs with ham or other
material. and already for use.
We may shy that arrangements arc
being made to patent the process, and
that u company will be formed which
would seem to have great possibilities"
Great is science, but Virginia is not
tagging. a scientific gentlemen connected
with the State Department OF Agrlcul-
ture has also been experimenting with
the credulty OF liens. He prepared for
them iced composed OF one part
bran and the other part meal. This was
mixed with warm water and fed to tho
hens, which In turn produced full
crop of eggs each day. BY and by, how
ever, he reduced the quantity Of bran
and substituted sawdust without, how
ever, reducing the quantity or quality
OF the eggs Encouraged by his success,
after a few days he substituted sawdust
entirely for the bran-with equally good
results. Still further encouraged, finally
he abandoned meal altogether, and gave
the hens nothing more nutritious than
sawdust mixed with warm water and
favored to tho taste. wonderful to re-
late, the hens never discovered or sus-
pectcd the imposition, but took the sham
diet with evident relish and continued
their merry lay. But there is an interest
Ing sequel which somewhat spoils the
story. Some OF the sawdust eggs were
put into an incubator and every blessed
chick Matched therefrom had a wooden
leg. So 1t was discovered that these
wooden chicks, wooden eggs, exactly do
for reproduction purposes, however avail
able they may have been for boarding
house consumption.
. ~ .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
The Liability Of Corporations.

Corporations sometimes try to escape
Responsibility on the ground that they
are not persons. Then. again. when
3 It suits their purpose they claim for them
selves all the rights of individuals.
& The Supreme Court of the United States
has recently knocked both of these con-
tenuons on the head, Officials of the
American Tobacco Company refused to
produce their books before grand jury,
8on the ground that the evidence contained
therein might incriminatc the corpora
ton. The suprems Court decided, how
ever. that such q. contention would not
hold In law. Justice Brown pointed out
that the right OF persons under the Fifth
Amendment to refuse 10 incrlmnate them
selves is purely a personal privilege OF
the witness, and was not intended to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
Miss Arent's Offer.

Miss Arents offer TO lay out, equip
and open a commodous playground on
the site OF the Clark Spring property.
should he accepted without an instant's
hesitation. Common sense. as well as the
experience OF every other city where
Fairgrounds are in use, have demon
strated the incalculable benefits of open
air exercise. Morals and health go hand
in hand. To give children strong bodies
and sound organs is to almost insure
them against perverted and criminal
tendencies. AS 4 matter OF duty, the
city owes its children every possible
faculty for growth in health and char
acter. To discuss the matter solely from
a commercial standpoint, 1t is clear that
such outlay as may be required for play
grounds Is more than made up by de-
creased criminal charges and Increased
productivity.
fly.
Even II there was no monetary return
the duty and necessity of the case would
be in no wise altered Fairgrounds ara
as necessary as schools, and almost as
efficacious in producing healthy, wealthy
and wise citizens. Indeed, the schooling
OF the mind and body should proceed to-
gether. 1t is incredible that there should
be the slightest doubt on the part of the
council In accepting Miss Arents offer.
Briefly that proposition is to buy the
Clark Spring property for as much as
arybody else is willing to pay for 1t: to
turn that tract into q playground for
every child which cares TO comet to pro-
vide a physical director and gymna-
sum and to add immeasura1oly to the
health and happiness OF n whole section
OF the city.
TO state this large.hearted philan-
thropy is to destroy all argument to the
contrary.
We cannot believe that with such an
opportunity before it the Common Coun-
ell could entertain the idea OF selling
the Clark Spring property to any private
person or corporation for private ends.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

The March issue Of Book News, which
is now running a series OF articles on
the Lesser Literary Centres OF Ameri-
ca, contains an interesting paper on the
place OF Richmod in literature. by Mrs.
Alice NJ. Tyler. OF this city. The writer
calls attention to the fact that Rich
mond had an author for It's founder, and
that It has figured prominently in the
world OF books ever since. This city
has. indeed in proportion to its size,
been singularly productive OF writer's and
OF literary ambitions. and its reputation.
is very we'll sustained to-day. Richmond
Is the home OF two OF the bcst-known
and best women writer's in America, and
the native place OF another, and holds
a really surprising number of young men
and women who are already not unknown
to the reading public. and some OF whom,
at least. the future is likely to carry
much higher.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
Rhymes Ter % 'e!y.
Snithereens.

i. az w
Oh. the tlnsf1ith wlthsthe songsmitll
Quite near to the blackshith's stall,
And; the jokesn,itli, who was the wrong
He lived lived very near to ali.
Now, II frequently Unopened TINT i.
On inquiring tho home Of young Smith,
Would have tho bad luck
70 get the wrong man
Whereas would answer as follows:
,smithl. Smith, y, "A
You've brought mo to his kith!l
wanted burly Jacksmith,
The honest village blacksmith
SMITH Smith!
Say what's aillng' youse?
4 want the husky gentleman who likes
horses shoes
Ii, w.
[samc us III
".
SMITH Smith!
Hey what's the matter with?
1;didn't want this blokesmith--
You've brought me to the jokesmith:
Smith! Smith!
Go wnn you're full O. pruncs!
I asked yer fer the gentleman who writes
the pretty tunes"
vi.
[see ". above.l
VII.
Smith! Smith!
/ tell yer for the fifth
You've brought mo to the wrong
smith
didn't want the songsnith.
Smith! SMITH
ask yer once agin
To kindly point the dwellin' OF the man
that makes the tin"
VIII.
Oh. the tinsmith lived with the songsmith,
In the blacksmith's little lair,
smith,
- a's0 - II. s. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
Preparing for a Change.

"A Girl baby was brought TO q scattIe clergy.
s PSs,Rs tssa q
an 40 tsts;r a,asS fSs; a,tea
tho minister. HI S4s yasas 81.
4 she turns out nice and M, cs ana
cali her Dinnh MAY. nut K she hn,s q nelry
yna c a,f bnsnb6sIhs aal.1. ton ke niue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Motoring to tho North Pole promises
to become ono OF the most popular SUM
mcr diversions among our laboring
classes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
A Tiny Financiier..

Teacher-,"If gnve you is cents, and YOU
ana nd u cent for an apple, what would you have
Tommy-..Fifteen cents.',9 5s II
Teach g, how can you give such a silly
Tommy-nI would. I'd charge the stun TO
Spga.''--cl evaland Leader.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
Train Jumped Track.
Especial to The Times lspat

IN Especial to The 9Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
SPRAY. N. c., March 15.--A mixed
train on the Danville and Western, rur>
ming between Spray and eaksyllle Junas,
ton, jumped the truck at IVitzgerasss
Station, five miles from here yesterday.
iaemollshing the cab on the engine and
tearing up three box cars. g4 Every thing
loft the track but the coach. Mall ana
1baggage cars and N the pr ssengers were,
transferred by hack. No one was serious
~ hurt. Ii &.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Fonetic spelling, tho IN old Restiun. IL
RECEIVING nu attenshun thru the genrus
Offers of Mr.. Andl Karnagy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Tho Filipinos fail to realize that they
are rapidly approaching civilization by
tho so-cnlled underground railway.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
HYDRoPHoBIA SUIT.
Ten Thousand Asked for D cath Of
Little Regina M ooney.s ~
(speolal to ,rhe TImes. Dsspatch.

q sspeCaI to- The @T1Hes-IGspatct,Jla1 3aa
5.$; NEWPORT lI1Ws, 5V1A.,,t March Is, ~
Suit was entered q II the Corp Court
to-day by ], M ooney against w. II y
Kent, asking for damages to the amount
of $4,000. The action, grows out Of the.
death Of Regina Mooney. the thirteen.
year-old daughter OF MI. Mooney, who
was bitten by a. dog belonging to Mr.
Kent and developed a case of hyd ropho-s
3bia, from whlCiSs she died, suffering from
violent conYulsions. Is l55'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

BY the way, did Mrs. Cralgle, who saws
that she saw no DRINKS over here, get
to go to Chicago?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Even should Secretary Taft decide to
throw over his little Panama job, It
might still be possible to persuade ex-
Engineer Wallace not to say q word for
publication. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

"Therc will be liberal supply OF crow
at both the Democratic and Republican
tables in Tennessee this year" observes
the Nashville Banner. Old crow?-Hous-
ton Post.
Or James?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Doctor Wood explains that no Moro lady
was slaughtered merely for that reason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Compulsory vaccination is not only
lawful, but it is cminently wise and
proper to enforce the law where peo-
ple fail or refuse to voluntarily have
themselves or their children vaccinated.
The community has a right to protect
itself against the spread of the scourge
by compelling all of It's citizens to be
yaccnated. -Richmond Evening Journal.
Isn't ignorance almost as bad a scourge
as smallpox?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

You are charged with threatening this
woman. Virginia Nelson. The charge also
says that you abused her. Did you do
it?. queried Crutchtieid. looking squint-
eyed at the dark shadowy forms lined
up In front of him..
"'Yas sar, she done 1t" put in Virginia.
walling her eyes to the ceiling.
"What'd she say?"
"She jes' buse me. OATS nll
What kind OF abuse?'
"She say so much, fergit."
What did this woman call you?"
"She token say like was err cow
Extract from Police Court proceedings.)s
That is a fair sample of petty offences
tried in our Magistrates Courts. In this
instance Justice Crutchneld dismissed the
case as too trihing to bother with. But
it too often happens that n Justice Of
the peace imposes a fine in such trivial
cases. and sends the offender to Jail in.
default, and the taxpayer pays the cost.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
In Greenland.

Joey saumaux7-'t q I've mo "a bite OF your
= Madge iSsqiulnaux--,nNS !. i ,won,t,nh
EsHHmSa11sywhal RICH hgdnI T9S! Didn't
of the mission Sunday school Pm dern So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

IutcrrOgatcd in the House yesterday as
to what sort of democrat he was, Mr. Clark
Of Missouri replied that he was a Champ
Clark democrat The answer seemed to
suffice. If anybody wanted more informa-
ton he did not ask for 1t. As matters
stand therefore, Mr. Clark is answerahle
only 10 himself, and is eligible to the nomi-
nation of the Champ Clark democracy for
the presidency. His nomination would
add greatly to the gayety of the nation
y conversation is reported from New York
between Judge Parker and Bird S Golfer, in
which the former said that he had known
the latter when he was a democrat, and
the latter replied with the assertion thai
he was better democrat now than ever.
In 1901 Mr.. CoIer supported Judge Parker
for President. but last fall ran on the
Hearst ticket and was elected to an office
in Brooklyn. Judge Parker therefore reads
the whole Hearst contingent cut of the
democratic party. And yet Mr.. Hearst as
a member of Congress from New York is
under committee assignments as a demo-
crat, and participates in democratic eau
Cuses.
Thomas TaEgart, who as chairman of the
Democratic national committee figured
mildly and iuohensively in the Parker cam
pajgU is now threatened with extinction
at home by the Bryan people. who ques-
ton his democracy. His stay in New York
in 1901 is thought to have had an injurious
effect on his political system. As the Bry-
antics who reside on the banks of the Wa
bash see matters, man cannot chum even
for a brief period. with the Sheehans and
the RydHs and the ReImonts and keep his
democracy free from faint What MIR. Tag
CART thinks Of the Bryanites is yet 10 be
disclosed. But maybe it is a-plenty.
And 50 it goes. When. and by whom,
shall lie question be decided 1t ought not
To rest where it now is. In union alone is
strength. Until fusion has taken place
Of the Champ Clarkites. the Parkerites. the
Colerites the Hearstites. the Taggartftes
and the Bryauites. and any other ties that
may be lowering around, il will be fnpnssi-
bic FOR an opposition to the republicans 10
make an effective campaign So many
brands of democracy confuse the wayfarer
and make it impossible for the man who
runs 10 read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
A Deplorable Incident.

Thursdays sensational happening at the
White House is to be deplored, and 1t Is
probably deeply regretted today by all who
participated in it. Even assuming that Mrs.
Morris who was bodily dragged forth from
the executives offices disorderly and
that she bore herself as a crank" the
manner of her treatment was assuredly not
such as to win approval. 1t was. indeed,
precisely the reverse of what one would eX-
pert from tactful guardians of the Presi-
dents person.
1t is not to be denied that many White
House callers are trying in the extreme.
Some are abusive some threatening, some
slyly dangerous To handle them all with
skill and success calls for a high degree of
diplomacy There is perhaps no more diff
ficuit. exacting position in the government
service than that of a presidential secre-
tary, and mono requiring greater self-con-
troll than that of White House policeman.
And precisely for that reason does Thurs
days affair stand forth flagrantly an in
stance of how not to do it.
In this case the caller had a reasonable
ground for wishing to the President.
She is not charged with giving the slightest
indication of any intent to harm the Presi-
dent. Had she been permitted to take a
v.
she could not obtain audience, no harm
would have resulted. She would probably
have tired of her quest in little while
and gone away, perhaps indignant in her
disappointment, but assuredly not so out
ragged in feelings she now is, after hav-
ing been treated with less consideration
than is shown 10 the average prisoner of
the police courts
There IL eErigfls side this =
ter. which cannot safely be ignored A
White House caller is denied admittance to
the presidential presence which is. of
course. entirely within the right of those
who surround the chief executive. Within
few moments. without the demonstration
of any really offensive intention. the caller
Is not only forcihly elected from this Mecca
OF an Americans. but is brutaIly handled
arrested locked up and charged with in
sanity 1t makes no difference whether the
victim IS 4 woman man. The result is
the same. 1t is recorded that he or she was
on certain date treated in public as a
criminal, and it is also recorded that of
fetal suspicion of insanity is entertained.
This is assuming a very heavy RESPONSE
bilIty
The fact that the recently elected caller
was woman, however, adds to the nat
ural Indignation of the public Even if she
had been a threatening crank there was
no excuse from any point of view for the
manner in which she was dragged forth
to a place OF detention 1t was shameful
in the last degree and the public con-
IDENTIFY expects that President Roosevelt will
take steps to insure that such scandaIous
scene shall never again be Witnessed at his
office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
The Railroad Smoke Nuisance

The present official crusade against loco
motive whistles in this District calls at
tention forcibly to the need of another re-
form, which should be taken under consid-
GRAFTON at once to the end that a remedy
may be found for an undeniable evil by the
time the new terminal is ready for use.
This refers to the dense volume of smoke
emitted by the locomotive engines which
contribute by far the greatest portion of
the total Of smoke poured forth over the
city of Washington. The existing statute
against smoke emission specifically excerpts
locomotives from its operations. 1t Is be-
lieved that with these fragrant smoke Of
tenders placed under prohibition and with
a practicable statute in operation affecting
the business owners OF furnaces the smoke
nuisance in this city would be reduced to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
Salaries and Living Expenses

Secretary Shaw's intimation that the de-
partment clerks in this city are better paid
and more extravagant than workers of the
same class elsewhere would be easily dis
proved by statistics. if it were possible to
ind similar class of workers in any other
city. Considering the peculiar character
OF the work required of these men and wo-
men, the necessity imposed upon them of
Keeping well dressed and living decentIv
and the high standard of intelligence ~
which they must measure. 1t is indeed
surprising that so many of them have
managed 10 save any money. and even
more surprising that so large a number
have succeeded in buying their own homes
1t must be remembered by the congress
sional economists who are impressed by
Inc broad charge that the government
clerk Is the beneficiary of a snecure, that
the average pay in the public service in
this city Is BY no means large. 1t may be
doubted If 1t is 500 a month. 1t is prob
ably nearer SIS, for the lower-paid en-
ployes are much more numerous than the
higher-salaried. The Star has received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
Standard Oil Silence.

If the officials of the Standard Oil corpo-
ration, which is regarded by the public as
the greatest trust in the world, sincerely
desire to allay popular feeling against that
giant corporation and to restore the good
old days when the Standard was frequently
held up to view as an example of the way
in which combinations reduced the price of
commodities, they should forthwith change
their tactics when hailed before a court or
a representative of a court for examination
into the affairs of the company. They had
an excellent opportunity yesterday when
they were brought before a United States
commissioner in New York city for exami-
nation in proceedings relating to charges of
conspiracy which have been brought against
the company by the state of Missouri. They
slgnaiIy failed to recognize their chance to
dispel public suspicion of their methods
First of all, they demanded that the hear
ing be secret This was properly denied by
the commissioner. who ruled that the pro-
ceedings We're in the way of a trial and
must therefore be open to the public. They
then began to decline to reply to inquiries
put by the attorney general of Missouri,
who conducted the examination One of
the directors of the corporation refused
absolutely to answer any question relating
to the affairs of the company citing the
advice of counsel as his reason for so doing
The United States Supreme Court may now
be invoked to compel a proper respect for
the federal judicial processes.
This cOntemptuOus attitude by the rep
resentatives of the most powerful of all the
trusts is calculated to bring quickly to a
focus the public demand for thorough in
quiry into the affairs of these giant cor
porations. 1t is a shortsighted policy on the
part of the directors and officers of the
Standard Oil thus to defy the courts. 1t
raises an instant suspicion that they are
seeking to conceal damaging facts. In the
| light of recent disclosures there Is Iogica l
ground for such belief. The facts relat-
ing to the conduct of the great insurance
conpa MES were ELECTED at times with the
utmost difficulty One OF the witnesses q
railroad magnate of the first rank was
compelled to answer questions only when
hints of prosecution We're pointedly dropned
The Standard Oil officials cannot succeed
in an attempt to conceal the facts relating
to their business which the court desires to
know. They are cited to answer a charge
of conspiracy, brought by sovereign state
Of the Union. and their role is that of a de-
PENDANT, who, If he declines to reply to
legitimate questions, virtually confesses
guilt. Such shrewd men as those who have
built up this giant company should know
that first impressions are lasting, and that
1t will take great deal of explaining and
proving and book-exhibiting to change the
Interpretation instantly put by the public
upon their refusal to answer and their mo-
ton for secret hearings.