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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Meantime, the Dust Blows.

,,,,oo n ia something to alleviate
,ho aust nuisance In this city was neatly
missed on Wednesday afternoon "ro'' e ~
ronnc,, Committee on Health met as
o,ssed the in,atterkan adjourned, me ne
oucstonFis. to sdiscussse.dlssa sain3nt the the
next reg,iiarSme nSthe m ne n.'.
he city is left to suffer from improper A''a
Inadequate attention to Its stree %.
How much. as a matter Of fact, YOU'D
II cost to properly sprinkle the city streets
for six or seven months Of the year ear o. ~
:, the committeeman are quoted as say
Inc ,hat this necessity could be provided
o,,,v a. an expense OF from 10000 70
,oo ooo. nut it seems probable that ms
estimate Is much too high: From suc''
firuress,as We have Sat hand bearing ann On
the cosysof water and Ireaass n b D charges
fo, wagons, labor, etc. we are led to Pc
lieye that the entire city coula X %
systematically sprinkled during the warm
months for considerably under shV'oV'
Ana an adequate service involves neither
street
in the month The, water wagon IS a
necessity only on those streets suo'ec'
to steady traffic. Showers also nave an
economical effect in this connection "h men
| is readily apparent.
Tho Council is not asked to figure on
a daily sprinkling OF the one hunoreo any
.,...ao,, r,,,es of streets which the city OF
Richmond now includes. The real Das's
of demand involves much h'o'o
moderate expenditure. On the other hah nan
concession to Main and Broad streets
with the cross streets In between ieavi''s
the residents of other much USED stfeees
to buy their own protection, VIII oe avg
rether unsatisfactory. 1t is q citys bus
mess, we take it, to see that its thorough q
fares are not left in such condition as as to
,eopardize the comfort and even 1he
health OF the people who live on 1, the en- ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
SUBMARINE CRUISER,
Final Test Of the Lake at Newport
News Pard.
fspecIal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch') 7.

(specIal to The Tlmes' DlspHtcH'1 J,
NEWp OBJ M MDT ps'ng yn made NO for the
anal lasts Of the Lake type submarine
n a lake, which lis nearing compile
lion at the shp-yard, II the Senate a..
' .aum the Lake Company to compete with
The Holland type, It is probable that the
! ~, oLa viii he sold to the government II
no no. deal can be made with the govern
ment then Inventor Lake VIII carry ont
his original plan 81 ssn9' mder her own own
marine across the Atlantlc u''''ep w WV
power. ,, +,,na ond
,,oa cruising range Of more than two
thousand miles without stops for fuel or
provisions,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
A Sample Lyncher.

Our Danville correspondent reports that
an inhun,an son recently cowhlded his
aged mother In cruel and brutal man
ner, and II the woman had not been
rescued by nelghbors who heard he'
cries, she might have been killed before
her unnatural son satated his wrath, The
significant fact in this item OF news is
back for participation In the mob which
attempted to lynch negro prisoner held
in jail for murder.
We do not say, OF course, that all men
who Join a mob for the purpose OF lynch
ing are lawess and Ind men. Unfor-
tunately, some OF the most reputable
citizens in a community occasionally
take part in such lawless demonstrations,
hut 1t Is a fact that when "A mob is
| formed, the bad and lawless men in the
| community are quite sure 10 be In evil
dence, II the opportunity Is afforded
| and that Is one OF the most serious
phases OF lynching Every such ahal.
| is sure TO rally the lawless element ant
10 encourage the lawless spirit. This
more respectable the leaders OF the mob
the worse the effect Of the mob's conduc
upon the community. II the best citizen
of the community hold the law In con
1 tempt, what are We to expect OF thos
who are by nature and education lawless
The Danville story Las lesson in
which all good citizens may study 10 thei
profit, Hera was man ready an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
All There is Of It.

Considered rs a disturbance OF y ne h
earth's crust TIE San a Eramcase e Mhcre
vuNg a Vibration Of few, inches, not
noticeable BY wa nsI g. e Gam %ss
~ chin,neys not we'll braced. imperfect
masonry M .' generally, and old frame build q.
ngs bad founaaton a pne s 10 the
eftect that large assures had opened and
Of the land Of ne pennsulaa or o any P 1ar
This Is not only evident enough to the h.,
casual observer, but ives math M9nnd q u
determined by city Engineer Wo osS " l.
a nf few levels ni from established monuments,
and found absolutely ,n 9haases, in as tSe
W. r,,,rn ,horo have been earth fills
o over former %rsrs swa swan where Tie llng has
sunk feet few r sapaIe ya sur.
eana 80 nnsh IN. That Is all there IS OF
it,-san Francisco Chronicle,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
How Virginia's Governor Fought
Ills Way..og q i, FGt' 't,, =

Governor Claude A. Swanson, Of Vir-
ginia, fought his own way to the top,
having provided for himself without a
penny's aid from any one since he was
sixteen years OF age. His father was not
very well on, and could not give the boy
the college course he wanted. but was
more than willing that he should earn
It for himself II he would. > Privately the
elder Swanson doubted the lads persis-
tency-a thing. that nobody inEVirginia
doubts any lorr>r.
When Cla,Ze was lfsixteena.he was.a
the parting OF. !. the ways. tHer had had
all the schooling his fathou4 could give
him and, had ito go to work.. So he taught
school for over a@yearr saved his money,
and wentrto college for a"year on the
savings, aided BY what he could earn
during the term. Then his money gave
out and he went to clerking IN grocery
store In eDanville, Va, where he again
saved his money and made arrangements
TO enter college, He matriculated at Ran
dolph Macon College, Ashland. Va. grad
ua ting with the degree Of A, B. In 1885;
studied law at the University OF virginia,
graduating with the degree OF B. L IN
1885; and has practiced lazy since. at
Cha than. Va. ,Gaaf3" a,3ttt.3 ~;
After a while he became 50 well and
favorably known that he was chosen 20
Congress, and once in Congress he 50
Increased his reputation that he was re-
elected until he had six terms to his
credit. There are not many men who
serve for twelve consecutive years IN the
House OF Representatives.
But Swanson was not satisfied. re
had always wanted to be Governor OF
Virginia, and had been striving toward
that honor for years. Two years ago ne
made an active fight for the nomination,
hut was defeated BY Governor Montague
whon, he In turn oyercame in the cleo
tions last fall. AS rule, when man
is once defeated for such IAN office nc
gets no second chances and 2it speaks
Volumes for swanson's reputation fol
cleanness and squareness that ne shoulc
have again received the nomination.
QDare Moments EIfF Ejt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Burkeville's Fine Present.

yesterday we mentioned In these col
umns, that the town OF Blackstone was to
have a public high school building TO
cost $1,000, but Blackstone Is not 70 pc
outdone by the neghhoring town OF
Burkeville, In the same county gen
erous lady Of the North has donated to
the school authorities grounds and build
ings which were formerly used Tor, q
female school, and the property VIII
hereafter be used for public education
This property is situated on the htll 70
the right Of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, as the traveller passes TO the
west, and is one of the most attractive
properties on that road between Peters
burg and Lynchburg. It is admirably
situated for school, and the people OF
,Burkeville are to be congratulated upon
its acquisition. 1t is another step for
ward in the educational progress Of vir-
ginia. . f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
The Presidents.
Critics.
Subterranean Methods.

More damaging than any possible YER.
bal misunderstanding Is the admitted
fact that this most direct and above
board of men was pursuing his ends BY
subterranean and slippery methods.
Whatever else may be denied. It cannot
be denied, in view OF the proofs which
Senator Tillman submitted. that Mr..
Roosevelt entered into a secret compact
with the Democratic senators, with
whom Chandler was his authorized IN
termcdiary. and his own Attorney-Gen-
eral tho accredited spokesman; that ne
agreed with them upon form OF amend
ment to the rate bill drafted by the AZ
torney-General himself. and thsn that 10
incontinen,ly and without notice or eS-
PLANTATION threw the whole thlns over
nd submitted to the dlctation Of Aldrlch
and the other senators whom he was
straining every nerve to defeat.-Ne"
Post iE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
The Public's Interest in Health.

Next Thursday evening the joint Com
mittee on Finance and Health Will con-
tder the report on health conditions. For
over a month this report has been prac-
tically pigeon holed. The time has passed
for further careless or deliberate delay
O! this imperatively important question.
There Is no citizen, no family, no bus-
ness and no church that has not LIE
end death interest in this matter. That
interes, must be made known and that
concern must he made effective,
+4 The methods and administration Of the
Board OF Health were perhaps all tina,
could be expected from physicians who
were actively engaged in private practice
and whose public services were most
insdequateIy paid. But apart from th'
cause, the fact remains that our Hcaltf
Department has been shown to be lament
ably behind the times and alsrmingly In
competent In dealing with the objects 70
which 4, was created,
A few years ago such conditions wer'
bearaMe because, the public, at least
knew no better. To-day that excuse n
longer avails anything. Ne know lha
the proposed changes have proved sue
sessful wherever tried In the fish. aga.ns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
"Thinking Out Loud"

Without accusing Mr., Roosevelt OF any
conscious !nsincerlty, It must be adhilt'eu
that he has habit OF taking on ~,
Sides of MISUNDERSTANDING out INV,
his admirers call 1t, In this way ne slNes
one man to understand that no asrsss
with him and then assures anotlet, W. W.
holds directly opposite views. ina U.s. ~,
% much reason in his sayings" This hold
no with the hare and running With the
hound naturally produces embarrassment
and when his inconsistency Is prought
home 10 him he takes refuge N angry
denials of the opinions attributed 70 A'''''
Providence Journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
NEST OF FOXES.
king William Find Shipped to
the Mecklcnburg Hotel.

(special to The es-Dispatch')
HANOVER C. H. VA, May l'-Mr. ~
s yates, manager of the North WaiessS
:, lion. d few days ago while plow'-
ing found fox-hole in the grounu ~"
from the fresh tracks n fox had Just gone no
Z her den. Mr.. Yates stopped tho ho f up
and sent for a spade and dug LOT n'A
90 mo 1Jo captured the mother and seven
s .,a,,nr h nah foxes, and has shipped the los
you r.e IN Hughes, Chase city, Var Tor
w. 70 L CHASE CITY Hunting club, Mr. Yates
W. nt handsome sum for the CUNNING
animals 11onovar clrcuIt
canrt viii convene next Monday slss
instant,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

The Baltimore Sun was sixty-nine years
old yesterday, and we offer birthday
congratulations. The Sun has the DIS ;,
tinction. OF being not only a good news
paper, but a thoroughly reliable news
paper, and while 1t has kept abreast OF
enterprising journalism from year to
year since 1t was founded: while 1t has
kept It's readers thoroughly informed
1t has made -decency Ats motto and has has
never allowed itss columns toE be be
smrched with nasty news. The Sun
has ever been and continues to be q
family newspaper and welcome guest
in the families OF its subscribers because
It has ever been worthy guest. The
Sun has always been dstinctivdly a
Baltimore institution. and has been q
prominent factor in the growth and de-
velopment Of that progressive city, but
II has also been a friend to Virginia, and
is highly esteemed and regarded through
out the Old Dominion e9s3Y ,etltt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Merely Joking.

& she threw one.-''Did that new dress.
maker YOU tried give you a good ny!
ibid She? They had to coll IN Two d ,,
tors when saw how ! looked IN u. =
Baltimore American.
The Dear alrIs-Jennie:B Did you hear.
OF the awful fright Jack got on MS wed-
ding day?'''5 Olive: Eyes, Indeed was
there and saw her. American Spectator.
They po.-shc: Did you let father
know you owned lot OF house PROPERTY
He II limited at It, She; What qua
he say?"5 He:S HE said, Deeds speak
louder than words Chicago Journal.
His Little Method Mrs. Nurich; i
wonder what makes all OF these niue
scratches In the floor?" Nurich. On,
that's me- nearly broke my neck on
that slippery hardwood, so had some
spikes put In the soles Of my shoes
Detroit Free Press. s3t4Ss5sla 7e IL
Perlaps.-"When the day Of Judgment
comes" murnured the first society lady.
WELL said the second society lady,
what about that event?' ooh. nothing.
I suppose we'll be asked to act as pat
ronesses, OF course. Houston Chronicle.
A Varlatlon.-"Please, sir" said the
Office by. ''me gran'mudder" rs dead,
is she?" snorted the boss testify. NO,
sir. She wants me to take her to de bail
game He got off.-Louisvllle Courier
Journal. s 5t @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Judge By the Record,

Mr.. Chandler tells Mr.. Tillman. &C.
cordlng TO the latter, that the President
lin conversation reflected on SENATORS
snooner and Knox as njuring the race
Xiii BY their attitude and amendments.
The President says he did not. Wnat
Of It, anyway? The fact that the rt ,',ir
snnoner and Knox at the end shows the
veal truth Even If the President md
said what Mr., Chandler alleges, y would
signify nothing. lie Is to be judged,
not by any casual observation made unueI
4 possible misrepresentation but py the
record. PHILADELPHIA Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Discrimination; Indirection.

The chapter Of intrigue when formed
the staple OF Senator Tillman s disc'psuses
TO the Senate throws Il 1000 Oh i'snu -.
Mr.. Roosevet's political metho's. ins t
1T c,nnble oftprofound discrimination.
.nd NOT above indirec,ion Of approach 70
49, ~. "a The one fact which stands re-
,,aa,ed Win clcarness beyond cavil or
d,sn,te,-Norfolk yirginian-Pilot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Rhymes Ter %. Dey
Rather Cool Of the Poet; Of Too
Hot 10 Work. q

n N the wintry cold we have plned
Tor spring to be begun III.
we have yehrned together ior
warmer weather,
And touch of tho vernal sum
We have rallied at the snow ana ice,
we have cursed the hall and the slo ,s
We have damned our shivers beheath tle
Ss rivers,
And sighed for a touch Of heat
1yell--now tho heat has come,
II, torrid and swelterng blast;
All. our prayer for sun,er has brought a
hummer,
And now NO are hot at last.
Aye. Upon my soul feel
AS hot as any Turk,
And--well, good gracious TO spea pear
veracious,
I'm too het ,lp to work.
Hence my song to-day is brief @
And Is also. tally rot !.
"a sign In "a poet did you put Know ES -
That he Ii frightful hob.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
New Gas for Balloons.

According 10 Ie Temps, OF April 9 ~,
iithe. new compound Of calcium , ana m ny ny.
loo nss' ono kiiogramme OF the solid YIELDS
about one cubic meter OF ne W Sas
liberated on placing the hyaIoilltne " .wwoiwed
from calcium carbide when that substance
is Immersed In watec
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

anxious 10 lynch prisoner&n jail for 70 \
murder, Yet he was himself 50 brutal Ful
that ho CAME near whipping his own
mother to deatht
This goes to show that many n 1'1'
o. rnob law. WHO lyncl, criminals a. Tor
tho good Of society" are themselves
criminals at heartfelt not IN practices.
1t IL Impossible that society can be I'M
proved and protected BY their methods.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
A. "Excess OF the Talky Habit"

II the exact truth could he threshea .o .,l
i, the controversy over his vcraclty IN !na
rate Bill conferences. It would propap.s
he found that the MISUNDERSTANDING were 81, .
due d chiefly to an excess at times OF th,s
.a,y,.1 habit in the White House without
FL, annreclation OF the purport OF TIM
informal presidential words wheh , .hvy
come 10 be repeated on the oatside'-r''ii'
adelphia Bulletin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Tmn,llsiye Statement.

It is very likely that, as Mr., Chandler
saws, "the President has acted on I'M
Pulse" and every one knows that Mr..
Roosevelt is a very impulsive man. AS
for ex-senator Chandler it may be saNl
that, while not lacking In fire, ne y :css
likely to say things ana forget !n'H'is
il mn impuls!ve manner.-B Boston Fost,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Too Many Controversies.

Those nersonal controversies which
haya become so frequent OF late are
not edifying. They may be necessary
IN fact, they may be an evolution Of
politics; hut for more than century
IA 1 country has managed to worry
along without the fiat contradictions
amounting perilously near to vltuperae
ton, which have so often occurred OF
llate.-Baltimore American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Certain to Be Misunderstood.

But President who insists upon :, YIN !, :,
,ne great deal with almost eYefybo0y
on on every subject is certain TO be m mn y,
derstood and misquoted, and ms vern az, :
and good faith viii become involved Wn zen
he plots with senator's Of all sroIpI H.,
the passage OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Record. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Hard to Coal Siberian Road.

/. no easy matter, seeing that the fuel h az
10 DO carried at least dtstamoe q ism
is about 10 consider again q project for laying
down railway 70 ce s;nsT. the A' ,he sbera
Ipssti,nav fnr ths nurnose OF enabling the coal
Worked in the Altai region to he used on tins
Siberian Railway. Es.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Another Story,

nv for, The fourth time was explaining his
reason to an elder. ''You see, am an
old man now, and Gamma expect to pe
here vera lang. When the end comes
wad like to have someone TO close los my 2, !,
eycs" The elder nodded and SAID All
weel, meenister. have had tWo wives,
and both OF them opened mine ''''-l'o''ao''
News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
reader the conviction that Chandler.a
me mory is much better than the Presl-
Ccnt's.--The Philadelphia Record.

The history Of the contest, so far as
ms connection with It goes, commences
with questionable methods OF exciting
early Interest In II among Congrsssmi.en'
33,ulnseemly sinterferehce7 with It's discussion
In the Senate. inconsistency IN supporting
conflicting amendments. and. as no" aP-
pears, {, willful deception practlcea On
those whom he had consulted ana WIZ
,confided in Misunderstanding Index-Ap-
peal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

4 San Franciscan whose obituary az
pc ared in the city newspapers, now comes
forward to say that he isn't dead and
lkrows It, The reader will at once per-
celve the contrast in the case, for ex-
ample, Of Ex-Governor Cdell, who is dead
and doesn't know It..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
He FORGOT.

,rhe statement which the President m
ta,enhonie passion denounced as "a de-
,u,arat - and unqualified falsehood,'' Viii
liam %. Chandler reiterates with cir
cumstantialty Of detail and an innate
PROBABILITY that will carry TO every,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Belgiuim's Technical Schools.

on December 81 OF last year there were
GO technical schools In Belgium. an Increase
OF IS over the preceding year. Among r. ne
special schools there 20 Tor stone aIess'
ana Two apprenticeship schools. The total
teaching stan was ss7a and 1852 girls eng
f'rsa certificates wera awarded 10 anccessfu!
Students. says the Revue du 1ray sl., AZ A..
these schools and GLASSES are suhdized ny
he Depart men, OF Industry and Labor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

Behind all these charges and counter.
charges Of unqualified falsfica ton, some
observers believe that they detect the
ane italian hand OF Senator Aldrlch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

Mrs. Polly Nathan, who keeps q lrleG,
the aunt aunt Of 4 South African mlllionare,
lie has offered her a large money lhour &C.
ment to Sell out and retire, put sAe
fuses 10 accept, ~ qs .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

A professor III the University Of Chi
cago asserts that the earth will be habit
able for one hundred million years yet.
This ought to give enough time for the
Senate to get through with THE rate. bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

The conduct OF the Virginia son who
cowhided his old mother may fairly be
q, scrIted as slightly unfilial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

Uncle Joseph Cannon is not too old
10 run In leisurely and dignifled way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

A man does not have TO be poet to
.twang the deliberate liar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

The Funeral Directors Association have
gathered here to rehearse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

When college faculties confer. degrees
are commonly the result.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

Nay is also the moth-ball month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

A makeshitt auditorium is better than
none.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
Who's another, anyway?

Spring isn't always SO gentle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-15

flames. In her fright she attempted to
push her way thru the door, which
opened toward her, and was held there
for several minutes. She at last made
her way thru the flames to the rear
door, and with her clothing ablaze,
dashed into the open air, and with agon-
izing cries rolled in the snow until help
came. @l'@':I. p ',h51'' 49, -
Mackoff was burned to less extent,
but rescued his young child from up
stairs. The building is a wreck, but
the loss is we'll covered by insurance.
There is total loss on large amount
Of clothing that was in the place.