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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
MODERN WOODMEN.
Hold Picnic and Fish Fry Ne
mortal DaV,

Especial to The Times ispatcHn1.)
CARTERSVILLE. VA, May 3l.-Me-
mortal Day was celebrated by the. camp
"Ash fry on the grounds belonging !, 10
Mr.. p. G. Trice. OF Flanagan's MIL. ".
An immense crowd was present and she
fishing asd other amusements, e nou ths
dsh fred on the Goals by an expert.
was great addition,
Rev. ]. N. Rowland, Of tho Carters-
y,lia' Nathodist Church, made an ap-
pfoprlaie speech Reeltatlons by Miss
Layone YAbernathy and music by Misses
Rhodes, Flanagan, and johnson, were
Thoroughly :antoyed :.
| Al the close Of the day Mr.aJames NJ
'Fiana gan,,tina a few cordial words, as,
'sured ttem-on behalf OF Mr. Tr!ce-of
his welcome and OF their thorough en-
'ioyment OFT the day !, Ar
! II a man in Pennsylvania merely start
ed in to mine COAL what chance had hey.
New York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
Petersburg, Va,
Error in Name.
80 ~ the TIn,aa-pisnatch:

Editor OF the Times Dispatch:
sir,-1 wish to call attention to an
error in the name OF ono OF the
offlcers OF the Nineteenth Virginia
regiment, as mentioned In your last
Sundays (May eo) Issue OF Tho Tines
It was Colonel Henry Can't. Of the
Nineteenth Virginia Regment, VINO
while leading his men In the charge
at Gettylsburs was twice wounded On
the face and in tho shoulder) and was
brought from the field disabled.
Colonel Can't was brother to my hus;,
band, Thomas r. Can't, who also haa
the honor OF being n Confederate soldier,
flrst as non commissioned. cadet. cap,
tain. and later acrved under colonel
John Moaeley.
The name as spelled IN your paper Is
Cautt, whereas It should BIO Can't; !, O.,
colonel Henry Can't, OF Albcmarle coun-
ty, Va. commanding Nineteenth virginia
Regiment.
Pardon my troubling you with what
seems trtnng matter. but there Is
something IN n name.
Yours truly,
MRS n, IIoRsLEY CAN'T.
Wingina, Va, May 2e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
Richnond's Building Policy.


It's q source OF modification and dis
tress that in building up the outlying
districts 81 Richmond the old policy OF
building upon cramped lots continues.
Two miles away from The City Hall to
tho westward where there are broad
acres, residences are being built on
lots thirty feet. and sometimes only
twenty feet, wide. There are blocks
OF tenement houses hero md there built
as compacty as brick and mortar can
make them, yet all around are open
fields. Most OF these houses front JAM
up to the sidewalk, without sufficient
space for grass or flowers. and the back
premises In most instances are bleak
and bare. We are building up another
crampcd city In Lee District, and our
last state VIII be no better than the
Nrst.
Is 1t possible that the Councll!s going
to pursue the same policy In providing
for the new high school building9 VIII
1t place that hne structure In d bacls
lot, so to speak, and give the children
scant room for Fairgrounds? II that
blunder Is made, It VIII plague US for
ever.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
COURT-MART1AL.
Arrested BY Armed Squad and
Brought Into Court.
.lunn,,o, * THE Times- Dispa

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
STANTON, VA, May 31.-By order OF
the adjutant-gen OF Virginia. gem
eral court martial convened here to-day
In the Court OF Appeals room. for the
trial OF several cases presented ~ the
captain. Hugh c. Braxton. Company e,
SEVENTEEN Regiment, Virginia Volunteers.
for dlsorderly conduct OF members In that
command,
Y On duty before this court are present
Major s. w. Martin. OF Danville presi-4
dent, and s. D. Waller. OF Front Royal,
Judge advocate; First Lieutenant E. g..
tHazen, Company A, Richmond Light IN
fantry Blues; First Lieutenant w. W.
iDemaine. Company G, seventleth 1nfan-
try {ts
r The evidence in the case OF c. c. Ar
genbrlght was concluded, but decision
has not been rendered. The trial OF John
Nv. Brewer, Jr., is now on. and Will be
concluded tomorrow, when his brother
will be placed on trial.
! Private Argenbright against whom the
gravest charge was preferred failed to
put in appearance. and an armed squad
was sent for him. and he was brought
into court under guard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
Lewis and Clarke.
Thn neutrality-suspicious..

Editor Of The Tlmes-Dlspatch:
Sr.--In recent iBaun OF your paper.
your correspondent, Franklin NJ. Barnes.
IN writing Of General George Rogers
Clarke, after claiming for him the cap-
n!re ol Forts K0skasklns, Cahokia and
yincenncn. no closes by saying; "lle.
therefore, captured tho Northwest Terri
tory for Virginia"
The truth " General Clarke was not IN
tho hKht which reyulted IN tho conquest
Of thai territory. That territory WAS won
by General Andrew Lewis against 1900
indians by 1.aO yirglnlnns, led BY HIM
shif, hln brother, Colonel Charles Lewis:
Colonel WFn. Fifmmng and Colonel John
Field. THIS result Of this battle was fnr-
reaching and The Victory gained vas mon
uhieAial, The power W the indiana was
completely broken, and tho Northwest.
from which Was caryed i've OF the most
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
The International Sunday
School Lesson.
The REV. DAVIS w. CLARK, p. o.,
Editor, Cincinnati.
SECOND ctyARfER. LEssos x.
Mark viisA-30. June Q, 1906. .

THE GENTLE WOMAN'S 5FAi III.
Jesus had q triple motive Ter this ,o ~ /.
movement to rrociaim Him king Aguin,
His preaching had attracted the attention
Of Hcrod Antipas, John Baptists .mur.
b prnsen v Ms the dea fasy nn
refreshinent wore to DO found IN the 70. ).
8cality jesus visited. Two Of natures
position--the sen and the mountain.
His retirement was only partially sue
eessfnl, howeyer. for It Is significantly
en- woman was The first to entreat His
offices. This syrophoenicinn is the per-
soniflcation Of parental solicltude. In her
pathetic appeal che makes her daughters
taken Interpretation which aflrms that
the unusual conduct OF Jesus toward this
suppliant was intended to test her faith
ana exhibit her persistence.
was incidental, not tho main purpose or
plains His apparently unsylnpathe,ic
lost sheep Of tho house Of Israel Forty
times Jesus declares Himself sent" He
VIII be true to- the minutest directions OF
Hs s Som eonneS hls mn,.,Fy An d i ISe
sareS Rs9'e is Efs 9s Hmss a
restricted the commission Of the apostles
purpose was to form hearth-stone out
OF the, Hebrew nation, on which a fire
might be kindled. to whose warmth and
cheer all the nations OF earth might be
invited. 10 this "plan" Jesus
faithfully adhered He never crossed
worked a mracleAon Gentle.
He who had limited His disciples COM
mission to the Jews could not now go
beyond them to work a miracle for this
heathen. unless, to the complete salts
faction OF His disciples, she could be
shown to be an exception Hence HIS
silence, His discouraging announcement.
"Am not sent and finally those trying
words in which He used the common
discourteous epithct which Jews applied
to Gentles. The suffering woman
endured the ordeal She proved herself q
daughter OF Abraham by her faith. and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
Christian Endeavor,
Epworth League and
B. Y. p. u. Topic
Hebrews xi:1.40; xil:1-2. June 8. 1906.
FAITH: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT II
fConsecratIon MeetIno,

Faith Is the reception OF truth as truth
upon Testimony. Religious faith is the
reception OF divine truth upon divine tes-
timony. MS contained m the Scriptures.
One OF the elements Of faith is assent.
a mental agiEHnent that the case is as
stated. Another element Is trust. a cer-s
tain rcpose upon the goodness aud truth
1of/God In tie matter. revealed. Faith is
n substantial thing. On 1t all the. super
structures OF life are built. It Is the best
means OF obtaining n good and lasting
fame (Hebrews xi:2). All good dcc1s nre
the fruit OF fafth--for example, Able.
Enoch. Noah. Abraham and all the wor-
lthies whose names nre deeply craven
upon that obe;isk OF faith. the eleventh
chapter OF Hebrews. Faith Is one OF
the most rational and ennoblng acts Of
which the human soul Is capable. 1t is
the Indispensable requisite for approach
Ing God (Hebrewa xi:6). Faith Is apable
OF Increase. and there is the example OF
the apostles prayer to this end. The
example OF nll those who have exercised
faith is present and great inspiration
(HebrcWS 1li:1-2).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
Merely Joking.

All Right What q bad cold
your husband has got His sneezing Is
quite Distressing Sufferers Wife:
Yes, but 1t does SO amuse the baby
London Tit-Bits
A SLIGHT SDrawback.--First Suburbnnite:
1--WE are going to have an earlier train
next week" Second suburban!te: What
do we want with an earlier train 1t
will enable the cooks to leave before
breakfast ."-Philadelphi Record.
The Same With a Dlfference.-Upper-
Ten Child: my papa is abroad. Is
yours 2" Lower-T Child: "Yep. Mine
is ut large gag' in. New York Weekly.
Appropriate certalnly.-Mrs Shopper:
--'I wish to buy present for servant
girl. Can you suggest something appro-
pirate r. Salesman: Certainly Give
her travelling bag. Judge.
The Pointer Vcw.-Mose Johnson:
"Doan yo's hattie see woman's hands
covered wifi rings?,' Pete Persimmons:
."Ah suttinlYgdoes. Aid as soon git hit
wifi brass knuckles,''-
Society Taik.-"How was the tca?"
"a great success. Grayce fairly reigned."
"she always does when she pours. r.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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relating to the meaning and scope OF
Tie Monroe Doctrine will also come IN
for discussion. Among these Will DE tue
right OF credit nations 10 enforce by war
on the debtor nation contracturals obliga-
lions. Included In the programme and
related to this question will be n resolu-
ton recommending the extension for q
further period OF FIVE years OF the treaty
OF arbitntion for pecuniary claims, which
was agreed upon at &c Mexican confer-
ence and which was made effective by It's
ratification by SUFFICIENT number. OF,
republics, Including the United states.
But the main question, so far as the
United states Is concerned, Will be OF a
commercial nature. Our trade'with South
America has increased from $6ovss,Wo IN
1890 to 500, 900, 900, and there Is oppor.
tunity for further expansion Moreover,
Mr.. Pepper points out that as the United
States becomes more and more developed,
and as there Is more, and moro an nccu.
mutation Of surplus capital, South Amer
ica offers to the capitalists OF the United
States a f1ne field for exploitation
But our people are ignorant of South
American conditions, and South Amerl-
cans are Ignorant OF the situation in
the United States. The conference Is
designed to bring about better under
standing on both sides. and to this end
Secretary Root, who will attend the con.
ference. will proceed from Rio Janeiro
to the other South American countries
with view to giving and receiving In
formation. ellis trip" says Mr.. Pepper,
"and his intercourse with the public men
of the I.atin-American republics cannot
fail to widen his own horizon and to put
him in sympathetic touch with these
environments. Ills presence will enable
him to remove many OF the causes OF
dlstrust that now exists and to clear
away misconceptions that from time to
time arise through Ignorance of t.e' AIMS
and policy Of tho United States, and will
thus lay the foundation for the CONNER
cial and financial expansion Of which
this country is at the threshold.
Through the good offices OF Senator
Daniel. the South will have representation
at. the Rio Janero Conference, and the
South Is peculiarly Interested in the de-
velopnent of trade with South America.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
DR.. TUCK[RW|Ll
LIKELY ACCEPT
His Work Principally. in South.
west Portion Of the
State.
EACH COMMUNICATE Of i ]. Nj, s1 100
The Counsel Pledges the Diocese
for TEN Thousand for
Missions.
COMMUNICATE s1.oo.
Especial TO The Times.Dlspatch.)

Especial to The ETimes.Dispatch.)
NORFOLK. VA, May sl.-While 1t is
not known that Rev Beverly cambridge
Tucker. D. D.. rector OF st. Paul's
Church, this city, has made any state
this city are confident that he will ac-
cept the Office OF bishop coadjutor OF the
Episcopal Diocese OF Southern Virginia,
to which no was selected last night by
the Diocesan Council, sitting in Trinity
Church, Portsmouth.
Citizens Of this city in general are glad
that DR.. Tucker. who is very popular,
should have been so honored: still they
regret that the election to his now Office
will make 1t necessary for him to aban-;
don Norfolk as q place OF residence. He
has been pastor OF St. Paus Church
for twenty-five years. and there Is no
clergyman In Norfolk better known than
he
Dr.. fuckers work will be principally
in the Southwest portion OF the State.
Bishop Randolph himself lives here and
will look after the affairs OF the Eastern
section OF the diocese. At the meeting
OF the last council In Lynchburg. when
1t was first determined to select biship-
coadjutor, resolution was passed pro-
vidlng that the new bishop should re-
side at some point to be fixed BY him.
self, not east OF Lynchburg.
The ordination OF the bishop-coadjutor
will unlikely occur before October. His
election has to be confirmed by majority
OF the bishops and standing committees
OF the councils In the United States. Tho
ordination Will probably occur In 81.
Paul'sr- this city.
Already Episcopalians are specializing
on the personality Of the successor to DR..
Tucker rs rector OF st, Paul's.
The Episcopal Council OF the Southern
Diocese OF Virginia, In session at Ports.
mouth to- day pledge ed itself to raise $4,000
for diocesan missions. 1t is probable that
each communicate OF the church In the
diocese will be assessed 81 to make up
the funds, The closing services OF tho
council were conducted tonight, Bishop
Randolph and Or. p. D. Tucker, elected
last night bishop coadjutor, were pres
ent and addresses were made by Rev,
Dr. Meem OF Brazil. and Rev. Or, Pat
ton, OF japan.
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The Rio Conference

The Pan-Aner!can Conference to DO
held in the city OF Rio Janelro IN july
promises TO be the most important Of
all such conferences hitherto held. The
purpose and scope of the conference are
outlined in an article appearing In the
current number OF the Review OF Re-
views ny Charles IA. Pepper, who was
one OF the delegates to the conference
held IN Mexico In 1901. At the outset
Mr, Pepper impresses tho fact that this
Is 10 be conference and not con.
gress, which means that there will he
discussion OF delicate questions. ana
resolutions with recommendations will be
adopted, but the conference WIFI not leg
islate,
This is the third az these conferences.
The first WAS held IN Washington in 1850.
o. and the second in the City OF Mexico
In 1901. In The FIRST Hague Conferenf
no Latin-American nation escept Mexico
was thought worthy ot participation. The
Mexican gathering, however. took meas.
urcs for bringing Ell Municipalities of tho
Western Hemisphere within the sphere
B Of International peac ac,!rit!es, OF which
The Hague Tribunal Is 10 become the
agent. The Rio Janeiro assembly. being
held In ADVANCE Of lin hsecond Hague
Conference. will conduit lbs elaboration,
with q knoHledes. that such question,
discussed az do not affect solely tn,
New World Will also como before TIL
Hague Conference. Questions OF thi
cbaracssr WIN hA dahatAd, and question:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
The Banquet.

Editor of Thei Times Dspatch:
Sir.-sIf the Times-Dispatch had pub
tlished '"The Banquet as written, Its re-
minder TO the canvassers ito be sure not
to overlook l.. FL B. when they made
their round" would have been-a pretty:
good Joke on Singer." but !nasmuch as
the Times-Dispatch left out all the
Spice" mild and harmless though It
was OF the communication it loses all
title to "Sic" the canvassers on L.. H. B..
However,, II the Times Dispa tch will pub
ilish THE Banquet as written 1t may
s"sic" and welcome, and l.. H. B. will not
be found wanting. L. II. B.
(The 'spice" In T.. II. BIS communica-
ton was too PERSONAL, and the Times
Dispatch is unwilling to publish It. even
Times-Dispatchl 1900 a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
The Drink Traffic.

In spite of the improved temperance
sentiment, In, spite Of the enormous
spread Of prohibition, the report Of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue shows
that there Is steady increase in the
consumption Of spirits and malt liquors.
A In 1883 the total consumption Of distilled
spirits was 1882 T gallons; in 1901 it
had Increased to 103, 465,77s gallons, and
in 1905 to 12oS7o27s There was a cor.
responding increase in the consumption
Of wine and greater increase in the
consumption Of malt liquors. In 1888 the
quantity OF malt liquors consumed was
551, 1880; In 1905 it was 1855, loo, To-an
Increase of nearly3a billion gallons within
that period. The per apita increase OF
distilled spirits was slight. between 1888
and 1904, and in 1905 there was slight
decrease but from 1898 there was
decided increase. In that year the per
capita consumption was 1.0l; In 1896 It
was 1.45. The per capita consumption OF
malt liquors almost doubled between, IL; 1883
and 1906.
The report does not show, the consump-
u = FEf = Us -. M
5tlon OF liquors by the individual States,
but does show the production, and the
report for Virginia Is especially Interests
Ing. IN 1902 the quantity OF distilled
spirits produced in Virginia was 2o5,4o6
gallons and In 1905 222,6e0 gallons, but
in 1904 the proouct had increased to
3o4,os6 gallons, and in 1905 to 32l,l7e gall
lons-an Increase OF NEARLY 10000 gallons
in two years. The friends Of the Mann
law should take note OF this. 1T may
be stated, however. that the increase Is
partly explained by the fact that in that
time North Carolina ran the o.stilleries
out of that State, and many OF them
located across the Virginia line. The
Times-Dispatch hopes at an early date
to be able to give the quantity Of dis
titled spirits actually consumed In Viz
5ginia for the years above named It.
NAV be that these figures will make
better exhibit for Virginia than the. dis
tillery records. for the country at
large, however, the exhibit is not encour-
aging. The drink problem is not yet
solved. i
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Words Of Good Cheer.

Editor OF. The s-Dispatch:
Sir,-I thank you for the strong editorial
in your issue of yesterday In reference to
the State care OF the insane, Your paper
has always taken q lead In advocating
that which is to the best interest OF the
unfortunate classes OF our State. and
has been a power along those lines vir-
ginia should, by all nrean have an up; p;
to-date colony for It's epileptics; and al
be managed on the highest possible. plane
lof efficiency both in professional and
business matters. It is pity the Legls-
5priations to the institutions. and In the
other officers Unless there is a change
Of policy, our Institutions cannot ma!n-
tain even a fair degree OF excellency: for
tho reason that capable men cannot afford
to make the sacrifices tho Legislature
would seem to expect II the State wants
the best material In its public institutions,
st should be willing to pay I ~, 1l y,
Petersburg, Va,
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,g the thing which

as such worthy Of having the thing which
she asked done for her.
THE TEACHERS LANTERN.
Remains wreaths Of rhetoric and Strauss.
blocks q argument fail to hide Him:
history. Everybody must think sonie-
thing Of Him. The Father has
q plan. for. each OF us, as lie had for
our Elder Brother. lie has Thought
He wishes us to express In our lives.
This gives us dignity. We arc not dumb,
driver. cattle. Finding what God wants,
Jesus is our. example. -: Ph,lips
Brooks once deprecated what he called
the passion of immediateness." The
forcing OF maturity-cffort to reach ends
without use Of imeans--is 10 be repre-
hended, OF course, but there is a good
passion OF immediatencss also. Peter
showed It when, sinking, he cried. Lord,
save! The syrophoenician woman Is
was found IN n most unlikely quarter.
i: was great" faith too This heathen
mercy" The Messiah was not Just bare
~ enough for the Jews but enough ana
to spare for nll--children at the table and
dogs under IT,
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one monster there Is In this world
tho Idle man. -Carlyle,
Publicity and Health Improve
mcnt.

When the agitation for better health
conditions was first started. st was per-
fectl, obvious that unpleasant facts would
be stated. But publicity, either through
tho press or by mailed circulars or
lectures, was the only way to give the
citizens that information Which was es-
sential for forming conclusions OF any
value It w'ns not grateful task to
relterate the damaging reports OF Rich
mond's health that were given In the
United States census. Those statements,
, however lost none of their danger by
being kept concealed. The first step
Il towards betterment was knowledge and,
as in duty bound, The Times-Dispatcll
gave that information to the people of
Richmond. What has been the result?
There has been no stampede. and there
was need for none. Richmond is not
built like St Petersburg or Paris on
swamps or situated in an unhealthy and
dangerous climate. Far from 1t. Our
geographical location and our climate
are the most favored in the world. Rome,
Athens and Jerusalem all grew up and
tlourished on almost the same parallel
Of latitude and under very much the
same climatic conditions. Rolling hills
1 give lis natural drainage, and the James
River furnishes one of the purest and
most palatable water supplies in Amer
lea. II, therefore, with the enormous
physical factors in our favor. we were
apparently among the sunhealthiest cities
4 In America, something was evidently
wrong, and radically SO. To discover
what this cause might be. the special
subcommittee made an exhaustive. I'M
partial and highly, intelligent examine
Zion of the whole situation The conclu-
4 sons of this committee were set forth
4 IN report, which briefly showed that
Richmonti's health statistics did the city
great Injustice. and that the method Of
administering our city's health depart.
ment was outgrown and hntiquated. So
convincing and so fair was the report that
despite natural dissemination to change,
the joint committees on Finance and
HealthSadopted Its recommendations, The
Board of Aldermen, after making few
minor amendments. passed the proposed
health ordinance with only two dissent.
ing votes.
This course of action was in direct
a response to the sensible suggestions OF
the report and the popular demand for
improved conditions Without informa-
tion and without publicity this far-reach.i
ling awakening OF popular sentiment could
not have been achieved.
The encouraging part OF the whole
affair is that there is no need to tolerate
conditions described In the report OF the
special subcommittee. 1t will require
no wholesale remodelling of our sewer
age system. and It will involve no expense
in the water department that is not al
ready contracted.
So far from harming Richmond in the
eyes OF the world. this agitation has been
profoundly beneficial, for II has shown
that VIC are alive to the true condl-
tons; that Those conditions are only for
tuitous and not permanent, and that the
people demand and will have health
department that will make this one OF
the most desirable residential cities in
the world.
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Voice of the People
Bachelor Governor.
Editor Z

Editor OF The ;limes-DIspatch
q Sir,-1 am:qGite sure that Governor G.
C. Walker was not a bachelor was
a member OF the Congressional Conven-
tom at which he was nominated after his
term OF office as Governor had expired,
and at thGt1tlma he occupied a suite OF
rooms in tbe old Exchange Hotel. one
of which was. No; 100. 4 and that his wife
was with him at'that time. B.
South Boston, Va. 81 MI