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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24
Death Of Colonel Peters.

| About thirty years ago q number OF
students OF the University assembled In
the Washington society hall for an un-
ment and the boys were bent on mischief.
A Justice OF the peace cano upon the
scene and undertook to place the entire
mob" under arrest. This action in
furiated the boys and they openly deflcd
the magistrate. But In the midst of it
highest pitch, Colonel William e. Peters
entered the hall and asked for a hearing.
For moment no attention was paid to
him. hut finally a cry was heard eve
will listen to Old Pete; he's o fighting
man," The meaning was that Colonel
soldier, and the effect was instantaneous.
The students gave him respectful hear
ing, and at his earnest request peaceably
dispersed and returned to their roms.
i The incident was characteristic. Colonel
Peters was a stern man; he insisted
that the students in his classes should
do their duty. he had little respect for
any student of his who did not study
"the Latin" but in all his dealings
with the boys he was just patient, pains
taking. ever affectionate, and the couc-
age and chivalry which had signalized
him as soldier of the South were his
rule of conduct in the classroom.
Like Robert e. Lee. he fought with
patriotic zeal for the Confederate cause,
and when his sword was finally sheath
ed, again like Robert E. Lee. he deter
mined to devote the remainder Of his life
to the education OF Southern youth. 1t
was labor Of love. and he wrought
we'll
4 THE sweetest canticle is nunc dlnittis
when a man hath obtained worthy ends
and expectations
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claim to be exempt, Mr.. Moody alluded 70
John 81 Miller, counsel for Armour v
CO., and general counsel for all 81 the

claim to be exempt Mr.. Moody n,luded "a
John s. Miller, counsel for Armour v
Co, and general counsel for all o. the
defendants, ms the great discovery of the
immunity pleas, and continued:
''Waslington will become thee. Alsnitia
10 which ail cnn resort for the pardon OF
their otrenses All Of the people who are
violating the laws of the land may go
there al intervals and obtain their
immunity from punishment. oan
fancy Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Are
mo,lr meeting some great rnagnate
who hast been there, and WHO has
washed In what may call Miller's bath
In order to be cleansed OF misdoing--l Gun
Imagine them meeting and saying, Good
morning, Mr.. Rockefe ller; have you had
your Immunity batlIuthls morning? Look
at the absurdity OF IT,"
And anally'there Was .tis righteous OUT
burst -isl sei
IT caro- but little about this corporation
issue. The great government of the Unit
ed states is too deeply Interested in tho
vital trial here to be diverted by pursuit
OF that nerveless, senscless. soullcss creti-
ton: OF law. We hre not much concerned
about the corporation. But IL wrong has
been done we wairt to get the living.
breathing snews behind It.
: That was a good idea. When core
porations do wrong, Giving, breathing
sinews." In plain Language flesh and
blood persons are responsible and they
should be called to account.
But the mind. eof Mr.. Moody seems to
have undergone a radical change within
a year. That long ago Attorney-G General
Moody came into possession OF evidence
of certain unlawful acts on the part OF
the Santa Fe road by which a whole COM
imunlty was seriously injured. At the
time Of this infraction, Hon. Paul Morton
was a prominent official OF the road, BIZ.
Mt the time OF the complaint was q netn-
her OF President Roosevelt's cabinet. Mr..
Morton made no denial Of the charges,
and Messrs. Judson, Hartman and Fred
erick N. Judson, who reviewed the evi-
.dence, at Mr.. Moody's request, concluded
that THE evils with which we are con-
fronted are corporate IN name, but In
dlvdual in fact" and that in this case
Mr.. Paul Morton was the responsible In
dlvldtlal. Notwithstanding all this, Mr..
Moody declined to prosecute and the
President ISSUED a proclamation In which
he absolved Mr.. Morton from guilt He
even praised him for the frank confess
sion that he made. How is 1t, therefore,,
thatathe administration which was so con-
siderate OF Mr.. Morton, 50 willing that he
should take an immunity bath and be
cleansed of all mlsdoing.' Is now so hot
after its pound Of flesh" in the packer
cases? or to put 1t a bit differently, how
is It that in Mr.. Morton $ case, it was the
''nervelcss. senseless creation of law
which ;slnncd, whereas in tho case OF the
packers the sin was committed by living.
sinews 2. The public Is entitled
to an explanation.
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.THISDAY INHISTORY
March 24th.
Church Day. Gabriel. Sun rises at 5:55
sets at 6:O5. !. b v

Church Day, Gabriel. Sun rises at 5:55,
sets at 6:05.
1545-Diet at Worms assembled. The
Protestants disclaimcd all connection
with the Council OF Trent.
1888 t15eo 7)-Bombs first used at the
siege of Wachtendonk. In Holland.
The invention OF bombs Is disputed
among several countries, and there
are good reasons for believing that
some contrivnncS OF the lSnd iNi
been made use OF long before this
event. Galen, bishop OF Munster, Is
said to have been the inventor OF
bombs, while Strada, In his account
Of the wars OF the Low Countries,
attributes the invention few days
before this siege to an inhabitant Of
the town Of Venloo. and that the
people of the city, Wishing to exhibit
It in the presence OF the Duke OF
Cloves. discharged a bomb, which,
falling on one OF the houses. set fire
3.. to 1t, and -fourths OF the town
was destroyed before the flames could
be extinguished.
173o-The British Parliament passed an
act prohibiting any subject lending
money to a foreigner or other ma ton.
ts0t-Paul. Emperor OF Russia, assassi-i
mated. His reign was remarkable for
Its caprice and eccentricity. E3t
s182e-Ste phenson's I. Rocket" the FIRST
modern locomotive, was travelling on
regular schedule att rate Of
from TWEEN i've TO thirty-f five miles
; a. an hour, +. " .I3s
4 8ao77--N Navigation by steam introduced
on the Medlterranean, vessels making
weekly trips from Venice to Genoa.
1854 IS Slavery abolished In the Republic
of Venezuela. :,
ss5-Castle Garden, New FORK, made an
emigrant depot.
1875 ossuth defeated in n contest for
a seat In tho Hungarian Diet. gSg
to- demand sac, 900, 900 ndemnity from
China. 81 i
31se5--Li Hun Chang, Chinese peace
envoy to ii pan, shot In he face ana
painfully injured by q Japan ese Ct
l5si 5himonoseki N 5afffi n n sf5 81 4. ut
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the law is a failure. tEnlightered legtH-
siation," remarks our contemporary. 'nr,d
serious administration Of II lave titus
far Jailed to reprcss the volume Of
drunkenness and to head of the triant,-
facttlre OF drunkards Tho cold- blooded
logic OF statistics which don't. lie, md
which show that between 1902 and 1905
the number OF arrests for INVESTIGATION
expanded from 1925 to 73,o72. and the
census OF commitments from 17779 to 20, T.
e4s suggests in d largo and disturbing
way that the Massachusetts policy, adj
inirable II, many respects, is Deficient
1T points.
sInpressively these grim figures OF re ).
curing drunkenness disclose the nlagni-
tide OF the problem OF the routider and
demonstrate how little,fwith nil our adj
ministratiye machinery, has been accom-
plishlng toward It's solution. Have our
efforts to block tho making OF followers
OF Baochus been inadequately con,pre-
hensve, on the one hand, and has our
policy toward the hnbitual inebrinte been
3inndvisedly heroic, on the other hand? 2"
IN conclusion, the Transcript quotes Or.
Charles u. Dana's conclusion that
lnebriety begins before the victim is
twenty years OF age. and that II a persian
.has not INDUCED to excess before he is
five and twenty he is not likely to do 50
later.
\ Drunkenness may be disease, but It
is preventable disease and 1t will
gradually disappear II only the young
will obstain from the use OF intoxicating
drinks. BY the way, we should like to
know the respective ages and sex OF the
persons arrested under the Massachusetts
law for inebriety.
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The test B ooks
Under Brief r evieyv8
THE GENIUS. BY Margaret Potter
Pages, 44y; si.60 Harper Brothers.
New YorIt Bell Book md Stationery

Pages Ay; s1.6O. HARPER Drothers,l
New YorIt; Bell Book ind Stationery
Company Richmond.
That Miss Potter has taken her theme
with tho most marked seriousness 10
genius'' la the first 81 d l"triolgy of des-
lof destiny, is at once npparent, though,
It's exact meaning may be rather less 3d.
The same boundess scrlousness Is re-
Elected In the pages OF the >SSk. It is
SO much In earnest that 1t becomes at
times somewhat heavy. a little more
OF 9, a shocking Miss Potter beyond forgive
ed welcome, relief. However, "rilei
Genius" Is an able work. the product OF
much thought and skill and very we'll
written. It Is a Russian story with an
analysis Of the artistic temperament as
I ruor al Objective; The title charaotcr is
OF an IRON hnnded government oflicial.l
me te reader makes his acquaintance MS d
lad OF eleven years and follows him to
MS death, n broken but famous man. Be-
tween these two points stretches life.
itolerablyl filled with unusual hnppenings.
vans genius Is musical; he becomes
Great e ta s, composer. and finally comes fully
IT was to be respected of men, an outcast
with, ruined life. Tho prologue and
iepllogle designed to give q supernatural
cast to- the development CT the themo
nave nots.tmpressed us adding grontly.
AS wsole, the manner OF treatment Is
si as to preclude wide popularity for
lne book among readers OF a frivolous
minded ones will find In It's workmanship,
insight and wisdom much to admire. m
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Heard and Seen
in Public Places

/. i a-sa + = r.
A rell-known promoter ana organizer
nov enterprises. who has been studying
e new laws OF Virginia, especially those
i:taining to corporations and 1.-THE oper-
isn OF the State Corporation Commits
:, is authority for tho statement
mere arc no corporations in yir-5
81 with an authorized capital OF Just
rem million dollars and probably
nss will be as long as the present
s s,e of fees charged by the Corpora
WI. nmlssion are In force. There are,
a ,,, re probably will be many moro
ililn1ollar establishments, but their
Gnu, will not say Just million, but
WIZ Tor, say nine hundred and nine
ty-n,,nebusand nine hundred and nine
.y-n'nellars. Tho reason for this Is
thae ny utter how much work, clerical
anu Use. may be required to make
8out .. . 9, r. nor how little, as for thnt
mater, ttee for issuing a million dol.
Tar chhIs just about 500 more than
Tor lssu,t, ne where the authorized
capltal ~ ted to be dollar or even
i cent an that amount. When 1t
IS 80 easy i've matter of five hum
dred doliarsen q million dollar corpo-
ration does hesitate to take adj.
vantage OF Sttle thing like reducing
cap'tal s'o2c.ksfent or two.
the 8englneef the Heard and Seem
column mas pe1e the proud possessor
much enjoymefs ernected! Dr.. a..
Thomas Blaokws ~ his city. ia down
in; Granville con n a. winding up
i the estate OF her, the late Colonel
". =. BiackWeii. hooking over an old-s
!. fashioned bOok-os his father owned,
Richmond ChristlI A dvnca hearinu
date Thursday. d. s1s4S and he
kindly sent It to $th{nce, The standing
announcement just No sthe datc lima
reads: Published f. fTursdav b.
w. "A. Smith, NJ. Brand s.. Eariy for
tho Methodist Episd Church-Leroy
NJ. Lee, Editor. In t,ers5 was then
B $50 in its fifth yeafn another col.
umn the following hso . standing
announcements: The needs OF thts
paper will be equally Ned among all
n the Annual Conferences Ia Sanplied in
spreading the Gospel an aiding dis.
5tressed and superanuate teachers. and
the widows and orphanf those whd
have died In the work" word pro-
ceeds.' In the above woh,e rendered
profits" In this day and,e, There Ii
q great difference.
All OF the paper is made with com.
smunicntlons, long doctrin( rticles by
various writer's and q few editorials
of a semi-news character. conmunt.
cations are not addressed she editor
but to "Dear Brother Lee.','r(tv much
fall OF the news and the les tell of
great REVEALS all over the ia and In
fact. all over the country. y. 4 "a il 4
great deal in the aged paper "a IN
fteresting In a local way and 4 az.
tracts from Its musty colulnriay lie
made In this column later on.[ IT
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Mr.. Moody Reverses Himself.

In his argument against tho Chicago
paskers before Judge Humphreys, Attor-
ney-General Moody denounced the
Immunity pleas as nmsy, and ridiculed the
argument OF tho opposing lawyers as not
worthy Of the courts consideration.
He appealed to the court for support Of
the motion for exclusion Of the evidence
from the Jury and q verdict In favor O..
the government. He argued that 1t was
to the interests OF the defcndants as well
as the government, that the Indictment
charges should DO tried. and declared that
II decision against the government would
be an irreparable misfortune. In part he
said:
II recognize MS we'll as any man tho
enduring service that the great genius
they and their forbears brought to the
+ organization of this tremendous business
has done to the people of this country.
I The benefits cannot be exaggerated, they
ought not to be forgotten. Bit they arc
charged with a violation OF the law Of the
land, and, IL they escape the inquiry into
1.-THE truth OF that charge, the calamity to
them VIII be greater than to any other
living man. 1t Is better mot only that
they should DO tried and acquitted but
that they should he tried and convicted
and suffer the penalties OF the law than
that they should 30 hence without day
upon pretenses SO fiimsy as those by which
they seek deliyeranco at your honor's
hands,
In Ia luminous discussion az tho inlmu-
nifty statute under which the packers
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05IQ1
CHRISTIAN oRIGINs Nv q

CHRISTIAN ORIGINS. BY Otto Pfeid-
Huebsch. New York. Ii n ~
In his Christian Origins" Prof. Otto
I Phe!derer, Of the Berlin University. CON
tributes to theological literature with a
thought which, through more than four
centuries Of curious Interviewing, com
bine to make up the history OF the
teachings of Christianity. he has pre-
scented in clear and ssuccinct style. The
readers interest does not wane from the
beginning with Socrates to the conclusion
In Rome, and the author has we'll fulfilled
his preparatory promise. He shows what
Christians. ought to know and think
ligion, In presenting the viewpoint Of
modern historical science. hut above all.
in leading them to distinguish between the
epheneral and the permanent truth In,
early sChristianIty9 ssl - ~:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24
Ren1aking the Trust Cases.

Dispatches from Washington state that
the government Is now vigorously seek
ing a way to get at the beef-trust mag
mates, who have just been relieved from
criminal prosecution by Judge Humphreys
affirmative decision upon their immunity
pleas II this decision is to hold, It be-
comes evident that the administration has
Numbered badly in Its efforts to work
UP Its case against the packers. The lat
ter's argument rested solely on the claim
that their. testimony had been given under
n sense Of legal compulsion, which com-
pulsion was exercised by James II. Car
field, commissioner Of corporations. Com
missioner Garfield's endeavors to collect
evidence against the meat men have thus
become the very means OF their escape.
Obviously tho government must now pro-
coed in some other way. Commissioner
Garfield will have to be calcG OH. Similar
tactics in the case Of other trusts open to
suspicion will merely result in similar
retirement OF their guilty officers to Inn
punity behind the magic name of corpora
ton. This is precisely what the govern
ment should aim to avoid. Filming cor
poration for the persistent wrong-dolng Of
Its individual members is an unsatisfac-
tory sort OF punishment at best. Nothing
should satisfy the government " the
people short of sending some Of these
powerful offenders to the penltentiary.
And nothing would do more toward re-
storing In many mind the conception. Just
now rather dinnmed. OF the might. impar-
TALLY and absolute unescapab.eness of
tho law. IDS s-
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q 7-y

TIE COUNTRY TOyYN.5 BY WilburI9L.
Anderson. Pages BOZ: $500 net. Baker
y Taylor. New York. Hunter s. Co.,
Richmond.
in a thoroughly capable way. 1t treats
of the vital interests of q full half of the
modern world. The country town. says
Mr.. Anderson needs sympathy and calls
both here. He seeks to explain the expe-
8r!ence Of the country people in the indus
trial and social revolution that has fol-
lowed the introductionBo of machinery. The
problems Of the rural settlements, tho
depletion. of population. social sdeteioration
and tho remedies for existing conditions
are ably and Interestingly set FORTH An
instructive book and o. readable one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24
Magazine Notes.

i The Burlington Magazine for March
makes its appearance IN, It's customary
hnndsome dress. nnely Illustrated. The
fI,ontsoeoe.is g splsndig repreSduetion IN
Italian brcn2e, and Il he II ling editorial
article is on ''i'hes z nture sAdmlnIstratton
of the FineBAr lis sEngl land =. Bernhard
/ lawrence Wenver's .'s;ome Tending Gar-
den Statues'' and Robert Dell's who
Was the. Architect of the Houses OF Par
llament?n are perlnns the, {nrost impor-
.tant Of the papers, n hereIare tho usual
departments and%b or, la ticles! deYoted
to matters Of nrt -interest "a N 3s3s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24
'1e62{}-.

THE 10Y or LIFE. By Lille Hamilton
Stokes com n5asiyS New York, Bell iii
!s Book and Stationery g Company, Rich
lnond. "
A series of pleasant little papers al Sex-
which Miss French isf a well-knoWn
apostle. Our worries, our misunderst
ings, the ,annoyance that ssRe ca use Others
and that others cause. US & our erie fs and
way that should hcln to q ear away the
dust OF daily life from our minds AID
hearts and leave us more coura Gus, IN e
book belongs to the class that Is callef
"helpful, and seems ren " to merit that
appellate Ss N y ~ Sss8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24
Rhymes 0ooDay.
Remuneration.

Vt W. ~ 4
On Mariana twas my way
To spend my money free
a box OF bon-bons every day,
Would speed to her from me:
In candy-bills I don't know how,
Muchl salary I spent,
But I'm aware I'm richer now,
shc gave IL up for Lent.
On Mariana twas my JOY
To spend. ah yes. a lot:
J gave her many pretty toy,
Ard costly. too. wot:
On flowers and the matinee
How fast my money went:
Alas, I m richer far to-day
She gave them up for Lent.
On Mariana twas my way
TO lavish all my love.
The dear refused me every day,
But that-ah. well-what OF? sss
Such sweet reflections never
Knew what n lot they meant,
TIL. on that day lone weeks gone by,
She gave me UP for Lent.
II n
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Webfoot Humility.

Crocilses ae In bloom down along the
long. Spring he beauties titles arc blossomng In
the woods. . Farmers are powing, birds
are singing, and meanwhile the unhappy
East has a tempera tlire varying from
Of our blessings PIP ortland Greg OMAN.
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The Suffering South.

The Louisville Courier Journal remarks
that whatever the outcome, "Chatta-
rcoga will be seriously injured by this
lynching." Doubtless; and that makes
the act Of the mob all the more crim-
inal The people of Chattanooga as a
whole are peacea.ble and law-abiding.
and II We may Judge by the ringing de-
nunciation ,of the Times, they are out
ragged at this lawless. outbreak. Yet the
whole community must suffer for the
crime OF few devil-may-car men. Many
another Southern community has UNJUST
~ suffered in tho same way. For years
the city OF Danyille, Virginia, had the
reputation OF being one of the most law
less places in the country, but when 1t
was sifted down II was discovered that
the transgressors were handful OF
young men who took 1t upon themselves
to regulate the community. The people
finally rose up in their majesty and re-
h1lked the lawless element and made It
so uncomfortable for them that they
finally left town. since which tme-and
& : :. 81 T 7 e ( sf4tl Z
that was many years ago-Danville has
been one Of the most orderly cities in the
South
The course taken by Danville is the
course which should be pursued by every
Southern town whenever the lawless ele-
ment goes on the rampage, and UNDER
takes to run things.
That few men, however prominent
they may be, should defy not only the
law, but r,blic sentiment and bring dis
grace upon q whole community, is simply
8intoerable. and the general public should
rot stand for 1t. The South has suffered
enough from this arliction and 1t is
time to run the lynchers down and make
an example OF them.
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i The Distinction.

iator, isn't a. that q fairly decent rate
Eminent statesm and Yes, it's a sase'
lenoug HI Is uess, but I Wonld III cons der Al "a
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g lEI'QsNI

THE SPIRIT OF THE PINES. BY Mar
garet Morse. Pages. 1859; 800 net.
Houghton, Mlfllln & Co., Boston.
nature-loving and somewhat exalted souls
In dialogue and correspondence. They
meet, love and part-the latter because
the man has a hacking cough and must
defect OF most stories written in the
plane OF a rarefied atmosphere-it Is too
self-consclous. This applies more par
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24

in the field of architecture, has a valuable
leading article. this month by the we'll
s x art writer. Russell .sturgis. Mr..
an American style of Architecture
Frederick S. Lamb treats OF Making a
Stained-Glass Window and p. T. Farms
worth of John w. Alexander, Artist
There Is short story by Anne O'Ifagay,
and many excellent pictures.
L The chief point or note in the April
( Everybody's Is the vast volume of adyer-
Using 1t carries. The number must have
been mint for the publishers There is
Edward Russell and T. Lawson cont.nue
In their chosen lines Hartley Davis finds
new field for exposure in THE Coal
Trust, the Labor Trust and the People
Home" fanre. reports what he saw and
heard at the religious conferences OF last
year. Rex Beach's serial continues, and
there are. short stories and verse by
Joseph g. LINCOLN, Martha g. D. Bianchi
Hanson Towne. Amelia Hamilton Nc
5Allfster, Clinton Dangerfield and others.
The Cosmopolitan for April gives ample
evidence of the Improvement which this
magazine has recently been making The
monthly series. is contributed this month
by John Burroughs, and Gertrude Ather-
ton writes an entertaining paper on THE
New Aristocracy. Allan Dale discusses
Graham Phillips continues 81 his sln story ss Of
THE Treason OF the Senate. other con-
tributors, from q long and really good
list, are w. w. Jacobs. Alfred Henry
n 1;',,d Charles Hanson Towne Bslley
Elliott Flower. Ambrose Bierce and
George Hibbard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-24

Alum baking powders are considered 50 ous health,
and their promscuous sale source Of such niger that their
universally condemned By physicians and nth In
many States the law requires that they shall
consumers that they contain alum.
In tho District Of Columbia under the aws Congress tho
Of alum in bread biscuit cake and oherFood mis-
demeanor.
Alum baking powders may be known ~ tho price Pow
lers sold from ten to twenty-five cents pound
ounces made of Of tartar