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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Current Opinion.
The Muck Rake.

The president once more illustrate s
his acrtness to public dangers In his
denunoiation Of 1.-THE man With the muck
rake 1.-The man who can look no way pvt
downward, but fixes his eye only on what
Is vile and debasihg. The muck rake IL
a usofui instrument. It is most ecessnry
that we recognize what is vile and that
we scrate II lip, however Offensive the
process may be. But the man who never
does anything else, 'who never thinks
or speaks or writes save OF his feats
with the muck rake" becomes, as the
President we'll says, mot an Indictment to
good but ono Of the most potent sources
Of evii,, He obsc,res the distinction be-
tween the evil and the good; he clouds
the clear stream Of public judgment BY
his indscrin1lnate defamation ne deadens
the public sersiblity by his constant
uproar, and THIS becomes an oftense to
honest citizens and q shield Of defense
to criminals. Philadelphia Ledger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
"A Well governed mind learns N tlme
70 find pleasure In nothing nus ihe
true and just. -A ms
The Gas Lease Matter.

The Evening Journal in n recent edlto-
rial apparently imputed. BY hypothet-
cal question, fraudulent purpose to the
B owner OF The Times-Dispatc,i IN conceal
Ing a supposed interest in the proposed
lease Of the city gas works.
The relations between the owner OF
1hc Times Dispatch and the owners and
editor of the Journal were such as al
] most to forbid the idea that anything
!! rnfriendly was mennt and, therefore
the Evening Journal was politely queried
IN respect to the purpose Of Its hypothet-
Z teal case. No doubt. as to what the reply
II would be was felt by The Times Dispat ten,
because the character Of the owner OF
a The Times Dispatch was fully known TO
nj least one of the owners of the journal,
H Mr. a. r. Holderby, Jr:, who, for fifteen
years had been In the most trusted and
confidential relations with him, and 1t
was deemed impossible that he could
permit any such reproach to remain.
E The editor Of the journal. has, however,
4 by%gevasion failed to deny that 1t was
his purpose-recklessly and without
knowledge Of the facts--to bedraggle
with the odium properly attaching to un-
uerhand methods, the owner Of The
4 Times Dispatch.
Considering all the circumstances, we
I confess wa were amazed att the cold
blooded cynicism OF the paper. It is,
however, useful to us to learn
on what lines our evening contemporar y
Is being run. as we had entirely mis-
j construed the spirit of its management.
It is not necessary for us to say to
4 the Virginia public that the Journals
charge is utterly unfounded and absurd,
and so we dismiss the subject and the
journal from further consideration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
THl1l!S:;D:,AYIN HISTORY.
April 18th.

Name Day Rudolph. sun rises at 5 g:
@ sets at G:3G. !, :,
killed at the taking Of Cordova' ms MS
native city. ks ,,.u,,
1744-John Page, Governor OF nirs'n,u,
a horn. Noted for his patriotism ana
Il theological learning. u.
1763-The; Georgia Gazette. the nrst nc"o-
\ paper IN Georgia. started at saVan-
4 nah. :,
17o4-Thc Russians expelled from warsaw
by tho Poles. ~.
17ee-The French convention deere ca tnat
s all printers Of Journals sl'ohla ps
nersonnlly liable for the contents o.
thnir naners MS we'll as the hawk
ers sellers and posters OF periodical
papers. ~, -,
1sos-In Asia. a Spanish ship, with val
liable cargo and s2s0ooO In gold cap.
tured by d British privntecr and sent
to Falmouth.
1e17-scven I.uddltes hanged at Leicester,
s3a England Luddites was q name s've"
to indictments who went ABOUT w
stroyng labor saving machinery.
1ss1-Minot's Ledge lighthouse carrlea
away and tho two assistah. ke.pI,
drn,v+od. the keeper. Mr.. Bennett.
wus on shore. The lighthouse was
,ast seen standing about o'clock r.
NJ, April 10th. -,
18s5-A FREQ State convention are" w
the Topeka constitution .
1es5-Petropaylowsk deserted DS i.e ~
,ohItnnts. and It's fortlfcations de-
stroyed, and what stores couia 'l ''.
be removed were burned.
1se1-virginia Convention adopted seces-
sion ordinance by q vote or Sixty 70
tfty-three, to be submitted 70 -.
- sg L.--' %o,,, y,
Mny, Forces were sent to seize inc
4 United states arsenal at Harpers
Ferry and the Gosport Navy laro.
All the military power Of the state
was placed under the control OF the
president of tho Southern Confed-
eracy jefferson Davis issued q
proclamation, offering letters OF
mnroue and reprisnl to all who wished
to engage in privateering.
1e64-At Plymouth, n. c.. the conled :
eratc ram and a battery sunk three
Union gunboats.
1884 convention was reached between
General Sherman and General John
son Confederate for the surrender
OF the latter's army. but was disa-
|, vowed later by the government.
1s74-C;oycrnor Baxter. Of Arkansas, IS
sued Il proclama ton declaring ne
would seize the Capitol building by
force and GUST Governor" Brooks.
who, he claimed, had usurped his
Office.
1s75-A plan OF putting iron gunboats N
the Rhine to Offset similar proposed
plan by France announced by Ger
many.
| 1ss0-Powder mill explosion near San
Francisco Cal, killed thirty men,
| 1eos-RussIan fleet still at Kamrnnh Bay
coaiing and retittng for final Nas1
| to Vladivostok
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Merely Joking.

Needed Reform.-'I am in favor Of
spelling reform" "Cslad to hear It. Come
around and give my stenographer a few
points, won't you ?''-Philadolphia Public
Ledger.
Prayed "Why do youse avoid dat
bulldog?" asked Tired Tiffins. sneeringly
'"Frlid?' mot personally" answered
Precise Perkins. but my garments are
sufficiently I so."--Isouisville Courier
Journal.
When Fighting Beal Whats the
new novel about?" TITS story Of love
and war; "Ah, 1t follows the hero and
heroine into their married life, Ell? :.
Houston Chronicle.
(, His Little Joke.--"slow work convert
ing the Algerians, Isn't it?" asked the
tourist, Yes replied the missionary.
"but We are winning them over hour by
hour, 'And Dey by Dey, "-Exchange.
Bens RoI-Franklln was walking
down a Philadelphia thoroughfare with
his famous roll. 1T amt very valuable
roll" n,urmured Franklin. "Still I'm glad
that Philly isn't Il hold-up town" HIS
tory never makes mistakes In the stage
setting. Houston Chronicle. lg5
he Was Busy-Noozey: Never saw 80
many idle men as there are around here,
especially down at the next corner.
saw half dozen Of them there to-day
who Just stood around and did nothing for
two or three hours' Ascun1: "How dc
YOU know that?" Mooney: How do
know? just stood and watched them
Philadelphia Press. ai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17

Ing atrstt,d d saloon as wc hare o~er a boy
Who Has beer, arrested for being drunk
and disorderly. we are not reut1ireh 70
give hin formal trial. hold court all
over the city OF Denver. ain just as
likely to hear boys case sitting on q
SOAR hox In the ''newses' alley" rs IN
nv nrivate chambers and a great deal
mora likely than In the public court
rooms" n I, n 5 N
Ills pIan is to get the confidence Of the
boy and make him understand that the
fudge does hot wish to punish him, but to
help HIM. ana that In 4otderlto do 80 the
fudge must lnowi the truth, ana the whole
truth; must know ali about his life, the
troubles ana difficulties and the reasons E'r'
for his Delinquency. Judge Lindsey makes
1t pointsnever to allow a boy to get away
with n lie, and he declares that no noy
viii be persistent In lying lf you VIII
lei, hit,, see that you are With him ana not
against him; that YOU syrpathisee win WI
his trouble and that your only oh1ect IS
TO do the SQUARE thing by him. Ho I'M I'M
nrcsses ,pon the boy thnt the crime hurts
him worse thai, It hurts the person against INST
yaho,n IT il committed; that crime does does
not pay and that 1t is botter3.for the boy
himself to be saunrc. KS
wc have not the space togo f,'prther into TO
details hut the underlying purpose OF ms
system is to prevent the lad from com m
,nittlnE crime rather than to punish MN I'm
after the crime has been committed n',1 80 20
that end ali parents as well as OUTSIDERS Us
are, under the Colorado law, held he'll =, 70 s'r'es
account, and punished severely II 8 N any an
way they temp child TO 40 4" VT .7us
IL In spite OF all effort, the A cnllu WE ''
60 wrong, then It tbs. 5ta the apec'a' ~
ccrn,s of course, to take him N haho - '"o
- is 4 grand Il work. Bonlyswe can
nrevent the youth from becoming cril17l-
10 Z he adults will take care Of them
no1vos nd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Mr.. Roosevelt and His New
Associates.

Some of President Roosevelts apolog!sts
would have It appear that In referring
to great fortunes, in his muck rake
speech, no merely suggested the advisl-
billy of an inheritance tax. Had that
been all. the suggestion would have
caused little comment, for England and
some OF the states of tho Union impose
such tax; and even in Virginia We
have had for more than fifty years "
collateral inheritance tax.
Bu, Mr. Rooseyelt's suggestion goes
mIch farther than this. He wes speak
ing of the danger OF great fortunes.
1T is pertinent to this people, said he.
10 grapple with the problems connected
with the amassing OF enormous fortunes.
and the use of those fortunes, both cor
pora,e and Individual, In business" And
II was after that Introduction that he
said:
"As a matter of personal conviction
and without pretending 10 discuss tbs
details or formulate the system, fes
that we shall ultimately have 10 consider
the adoption Of some such scheme as ina
Of a progressive tax on all fortunes. ps
yond certain amount, either given "
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life or devised or beq,ieathed Upon death
to any ii,dividuAi-H tax SO framed az to
t,ut 1t out Of the power OF the owner OF
one Of these ct,urtnous fortunes to hand
on more than a certain amount 10 any
one individual. the tax OF ,cotirse. 20 Pc
Imposed by tho nationhl.@ ana MOI tns
State. government. Such TAXATION snouln'
~ co,,rro. e aimed merely Mt the tnher-
itance or transmission In their entirety
Of those fortunes swollen beyond al
healthy limits"
Tho meaning Is that great fortunes
should be dissipated ut the death OF the
owner; that the Federal government
should put n limit Upon the atr,otint OF
money a man may bequeath. ana tnat
the excess shoulti BIO oonflscated. Butt u
that sort OF limitation is once begun
where will It end7 Who IL to determine
what ''stsollien fortune" Is and whit
Is "heathy limit, /" and II tho Foderal
government may limit the amount OF
money n man t',ay Hoedueath, why may
+ IL not limit the amount he may acoti'11u-
late and possess7 And II the limit be
fixed by one political party mt ten NIL
lions why may not another party seek
Ing votes, place the llIuit ~ AA'e ny,
lions, and still another at one million? Z
rhe idea Is thoroughly socalistic. In
1900 the platform of the Peoples Party
demanded "a graduated income and In
heritance tax, TO the end that assregat-
cd wealth shall bear It's Just proportion
OF taxation"
In the same year the Middleton the
Road Popullsts demanded "the levy and
collection OF graduated tax on incomes
and inherltances. and a constitutional
amendment to secure the same, II neccs-
snry." q%
In 1904 the Socialist Party, which nom
mated Eugene Debs, pledged itself 20
work tor the Graduated taxation O. In
comes, inherltances. franchises and land
values"
This goes to show, as we said In yes
terdays comments, that Mr.. Roosevelt
having broken away from his Republican
mornings is now drifting rapidly toward
Socialism.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Juvenile Criminals.

Judge Ben 3. Lindsey, the famous Judge
OF the Denver Juvenile Court. recently
made talk in New York about his work
and his manner OF dealing with youthful
criminals. 1T Is not enough" said he
at the stnrt, ito try the child apar, from
adult criminals In O. kind and humane
manner" he says. I'm the seven years
that Juvenile courts have been In exist
once we have learned that we have got to
use the Same amount OF brains and money
and labor that We have brought to bear
upon our elaborate criminal system to
perfect system for dealing with chill
dren In such way as to prevent them
from becoming criminals, To do this we
have got 10 keep In mind our four princi-
ples--to correct the child without charg-
ing Il with crime; 20 make parents and
other citixorH contributing TO Juvenile de-
linquinoy nmenIbla to the law; to intro
duoa u report system through which pa
rents. teachors and employers may co.
operate With the court, and 10 provide a
separate building for all juvenile cour,
business"
Judge Lindsey thinks that one of the
Fundamental mistakes made In dealing
with this class OF criminals is that the
laws do not permit the courts 10 take
a child into custody until he has broker
q law and then III order to correct hin
f they. have 10 bring him into court, pre-,
fer a charge against him and try him fol
.nisdeneanor, This Colorado law permit.
the court TO tawe a child Into custody 4
he enters q condition rendering TOWARD
delinquency and by doing SO the courts
are enabled 10 correct him before he ha
become i. confirmed delinquent, 1--WE
have just as much jurisdiction said he
!, ,'oysr boy whom we hear to be hang
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Roosevelt AS a Pessimist.

Mr.. Roosevelt has himself been engaged
IN public life something over score ct
years. and almost any day Of that time
he has been denounclng and trylnsnttot
reform evils OF various sorts His energy
And per sis tence in his work havo had,
some Influence In leading the public to!
believe that, on the whole. we are III u
pretty bad way Others than he, Win
less practical shrewdness and less init.
mate Information as to tho facts may
have been led By his career to think that.
we were In a worse way than actually
we were. The correction OF THIS error
Hes not in denouncing them as men With
q muck-rake."s but IN publishing the
facts. There are critics of the President
who think that he Is largely Responsible
for the undue heat of the public mind;
that his tendency. when he sees nythlng
he thinks is wrong, Is to go Tor. II as
III 1t was wholly and always wrong, and
that his own excitabilty spreads NE
Infection TO the minds of the less In
formed public Yet, Mr.. Roosevelt would
not like, on this account to be held UP
ms the imam with a muck-rake.' j. Ike
the rest OF us, he is fallihle. 1t does
not really help matters solemnly to lay
down rules which only infalible men
could possibly carry out fully.-New
York Times.
Mr.. Gorky's Mission.
Mr.. Maxim Gorky does not seem to
have made the best beginning OF his
mission to this country. 1t may he that
is his misfortune rather than his fault.
II so, he is entitled to con,misera ton.
circumstances appear to Indicate, how
ever, that he has In view some objects
with which the best thoughts Of America
can scarcely be expected to sympathize
apG that lie has some conceptions OF ways
and means for his propaganda which are
rot marked with desirable discretion,
These things are to be regretted, because
Americans have. MS a rule, regarded Mr.,
Gorky with interest. His standing in the
literary world his evident fervqr In tho
cause of human freedom and his per-
sonal sacrifices and suffering have all
commended him TO attention. Before he
came here his utterances and dolngs were
cl,ronioled and considered as OF much
Importance, and on coming here he was
greeted with a generous measure OF that
hospitality which for many years America
has been accustomed to give to political
refugees from other lands 1t would he
| matter for4regret IL Americans should be
| compelled to look upon him with dis
favor or with nothing hotter than cold
| tolerance,-NeW York Tribune
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
The Peasants and Richie Duel

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
sIr,-In my account of the combat be-
tween Peasants and Richie. relied en-
tirely upon the authentic Report Of the
trial of Thomas Ritchle. Jr.." and have
made no statement of facts, but such
as are in the hook,
On the contrary, a writer In last sun
DAVIS Times Dispath, whilst crtlcising
that account appears to have relied n
Ills counter statement upon very ta!hple
memory.
In tho hope that he may have the
pleasure of correcting his own errors !
advise him to make careful perusa1
Of the report before trusting MS pen %
another paper,
C. M, WALLACE, SIR.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
The Case of Dr.. Crapsey.

=
promises to be one OF tho most E'n'ore IN
Inc and important heresy trials III the Inc
history Of the Protestant Epscopa "a
church. A trial court Of I'VE iclersyf '1' 2
meets to pass upon the question 3W WI
- Mt tho Rev. Dr.. Algernon 8. Crapsey'
rector Of on influential church IN Koch
ester, has been guilty Of violating ms :,
ordination VOWS. The Standing Commit
az of the diocese, who preferred the
charges. is to appear rs plaintiff ana
both sides will be represented by abe
counsel.
Dr., Crapscy is specifically charged with with
having denied these doctrines Of the
Episcopal Church:
mat Jesus Christ is God, the Savious
If the world; that Hc was conceived by
the HOW Ghost, and that He was born
Thc doctrine OF the Holy Trinity.
rhat Christ rose from the dead IN the
bodily sense.
Passages are also quoted from his SER
mons and from his book, Politics and
Religion" to show that his teachings
have in other respects been opposed to
those Of the Church. In one oft-duoted
massage, DR.. Crapsey has written: inc
founder Of Christianity Is IN all
things like as we are, born as We are
born, dying as we die and both In life
and death in the keeping OF that same
| divine power.
There Is no allegation against the ac-
cused clergylnan's plety or his religious
devoutness. On tho contrary, IT ts well
known that through twenty six years OF
| excellent work he has built up n poor
| mission into an .uncommonly strong par
| ISL. Nor is it urged that he has been
! preaching things that arc not true. The
| opportunity to demonstrate the truth OF
his doctrine from the Scriptures, which
! he desires Is indeed, to be denied him.
The whole issue of tho trial is to hang
simply upon whether or not his teachings
are In conflict with those OF the church.
The outcome OF this trial will be
watched with intense interest. Even
among those not disposed to accept lib-
| eral religious Views, tho preponderanco
! OF sympthny seems to lie with the ac-
cused clergyman. For one thing. he is
no broader than many another divine
| whom no one has ever thought OF dub
bling hereto 1t merely happens that his
| diocese Is ruled by n bishop. who is m
| Insistent sticlsler for strict orthodoxy
and something of n lnartinent for disci-
pllne. Further. the Episcopal Church
has always been proud of It's broadness,
| and has drawn strength from 1t. Lastly.
no doubt; there is Il feeling that a little
| latitude for individual thinking may we'll
be allowed to a man whose sincerity,
faith and ability for splendid service have
been so markedly demonstrated.
The attitude OF the Christian Church
toward tho whole current Of new thought.
which greater scientific knowledge has
Injected into humanitys Interpretation
Of It's, creeds. is a question OF tremen-
dous and far-reaching Importance. This
Is really the point to be defined In the
trial OF Dr. Crapsey. 1t viii strike the
layman as odd that a case Of such large
consequence is entrusted to clerca
board drawn from single diocese, MOI
one OF the members OF which, 1t may be
| particularly qualified to pass upon 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Public Roads.

81 North Carolina counties arc far ahead
of Virginia in their interest In the good
roads question and are dolngs things that
count c;,lilford county, three years OK
more ago, voted an issue of $30o.oO0 OF
bonds for macadamized roads. which they
are, actually Issuing at the rate of 10000
a year and building good roads with them
They. are paying the interest on their
bonds and keeping up the roads and have
not Increased taxation cent. ana tnere
IL no probability they will have to do
SO, on May 18th. Rockingham county will
vote on like issue of bonds and while
thereS Is some active opposition, the friends
of the public spirited movement are con-
f)dent OF victory. No county IN this OF
any other state SO far as heard from ever
voted a bond issue for good roads-and
hunt thenl--that afterwards had cause to
regret it.-FIenry Bulletin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Notelets,

Only six persons IN LOO I've 70 be sew
enty-five years old.
daily,
From the maiden hair fern a pnlatable
tea Is brewed.
White horses are not used IN warfare
because they make too good target,
II the atmosphere did not warm me
earth like blanket, the. temperature
everywhere would be 800 degrees belle"
zero.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
CRATES on the Line.

There has been a temporary nterrup-
tion in the telegraph service on the We,
toria Falls line. It appears that nero
necks IN IN The wires at Intundhla, lbs niles
from Bulawayo and pulled about mile
down breaking three Of the iron p o. IS i
near ut hand and communion ton was ~
terrupted only for a few hours, TINS
i ahou, the sixth time snSn the 1,per'ns
lions have occurred. In two cases eta-
plants were responsible the Bula-
Wayo Chronicle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
The Risk Too Great.

He desired saa TO take out IRE po''cy
Smiling eagerly the agent drew forth
The blank form and began the usual serves
y t"qlu neSy'N siS," he said at length, fare
YOU an nutomobilist?' ~, =
7'No,H was the ready rejolnaeF' y am
3stMotor-cyclist, perhapsg'
The agent with q sigh laid down his his
VIZ am Sorry" he said Nbut we no
longer insure pedestrians, From the
Minaeapss.s Journal,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Hounds and Fox Imprisoned fol-
Fifty Hours,

A curious incident IN connection With
the Tipperary fox hounds Is related. Two
OF tho pack went TO ground with q tox *
in deep culyert and were imprisoned
rhcy were found thirty feet below the
surface completely exhausted and pa ,r,lyS
injured. One died soon afterwards ~ y u
Just out OF reach OF the hounds and at
once bolted on receiving his llpersy'-f'Fom
tho London Telegraph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Editors Patent Grammar and
Spellcr,

The new editor Of the Enterprise makes
no apology Tor grammaaticaallv a err9 hac
the 5os at the Old Marion ol-house.
We invite criticism on our WORK as ,s
quill pusler, Don't be alarmed abogt ous
patent on our way Of saying things ana
We are here for tho good or our town any
the people In generul,-Rayvil!e (Mo) E'''
terDriSe 3t .t-a lat' -.lL---.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
Rhymes for To-Day
~ Promised Not to, But"

, [, & ~ . F. j
When Doris tells me gossip of the sort
that piaues the ear
4 She nearly always ends UP with a.
well ;a,}a:ss
Now isn't that just killing, aal exciting,
even thrillng?-
F Oh, by. the way promised not to tell"
When Doris tells me gossip that she
vowed she'd never breathe,
She breaks here little t,word-and knows
It wellfrstgl 81 ~ slld aae ,,tf btt
But she doean't seen, to bother n hoping
IT will 60 no farther {Y ~, 4. d u Il
If she adds: "Oh, my she told me not
III to tell" s.5 Z.
When Doris tells me gossip I perceive
that honor's dead,
d And veracity the merest idle sell;
And decide against conf1ding anything
that's worth the hiding
To g girl who guarantees she'll never
n. S, H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
How to Build Up a Town.

There are two things that are essential 4
to the prosperity of any community III It's
business life, and without them. no mat
ter what may BIO the natural advantages
or resources, the progress Of the business
life Of that community will be retarded.
The first essential Is public spirit. Public
spirit Is opposed to the spirit OF selfish
ness that says every man for himself.
The other essential to prosperity Is
allied to the first, It Is the announcement
OF home MISREPRESENTATION Advances.