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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
i Colonial Titles.

In isl Lord Cupeper then Governor
Of Virginia, gave what was termed a
statistical account" of the province to
the Committee of the Colonies. which has
been preserved in the Massachusetts HIS
torical Collections. First Series, Volume
1914
.The picture" says Charles Campbell.
the Virginia historian, SIS harsh, but
drawn by vigorous hand, without fear.
favor or affection" It begins with
+ statement to which we can all subscribe
that in point OF natural advantages
Virginia was surpassed by few coua-
tries on the GLOBE and then proceeds 10
recount sundry defects in the govern
ment and laws Of the colony, which wo
regret to say have never yet been fully
remedled.
Mr. Campbell paraphrases a portion OF
the account, as follows: THE Governor
signed all,.patents or deeds of land. and
there was a recital In them that he
granted the land *by and with the con-
sent of the council yet the patents were
never read by the Governor, nor did the
Council take any notice OF them. He
likewise countcrsigned the patents after
the words compared, and agrees with
the original; yet the secretary never read
or compared them, and. indeed, the pat
ent which he signed was itself the orig
inal,"-(Camphell's History OF the Colo
nv and Ancient Dominion OF Virginia,
y. $3.50.
This loose method OF granting patents
continued in Virginia long after Lord
(,ulpepcr's day, and the Commonwealth
has never taken proper pains to refrain
from granting the SAME LANDS TO
SEVERAL P.ATENTEEs. Hence. tbs
numerous 1NTERLOCKs and conflicting
grants that have been used by opponents
Of the Torrens System to defeat that
worthy measure. But surely 1t Is high
time that titles in Virginia were firmly
settled, and the sooner We adopt the
Torrens System tho better It will be for
every owner OF lands In the State, ms
well AS for the state itself.
Virginia is sustaining heavy annual
loss nv reason OF her confused titles, anu
the development OF the whole state would
be greatly promoted by the adoption 81
the Torrens system.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Senators By Direct Vote.

The Constitution Of the United States
in Art. ". provides that Congress, when
over two-thirds OF both houses shall deem
i. necessary, shall propose amendments
to this Constitution. or, on the appllca-
ton of the Legislatures OF two-thirds OF
the several States, shall call q convention
for proposing amendments, which. IN
either case, shall be valid to all intents
and purposes as n part OF this Constltu-
ton, whenever ratified by the Legislatures
of three-foutns OF the several States, or
by conventions In three-fourths thereof.
as the one or other mode of ratification
may be proposed by the Congress"
Under this provislos OF the Constitution
the House Committee on Elections of Pres
ident, yice-P President and representatives
in Congress has made favorable report on
n resolution providing 4 for the election
of Senator's by direct vote Of the people
A similar resolution has on several occa-
sions been adopted by the lower branch
of Congress. but has died the death IN the
pigeon.holes of the Senate. Tho Senate
has consistently and persistently refused
to act, yet there Is no doubt In our mind
that tho people at large are In favor OF
such change in the manner OF electing
Senators In Congress-. a
The Ohio Legislature recently consider
cd, II It did not pass, q resolution call
ing for n national constitutional conyen-
ton TO make this change. That, OF course,
is not to Ire seriously considered. The
mere call OF such n convention would be
enough to bring on panic, but az sena-
tors in Congress arc elected by the legis-
latures OF the several Statesft Ii perfect
~ competent for cnch State legislature to
| instruct Its Senator'S to vote for the
| House resolution, and the Senators Will
not dare dsobey Il positive instruction OF
| this character.
If the Senate does not act on the reso-
| luton which the House Will coon pass
and send over, It Is probable that the
| people will speak more positively tnan
| ever through their respective ieg!sla-
| turcs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Virtue Is the love with which that
which ought to be loved 70 'oveo.
st. Augustine.
Roosevelt's Radicalisrn.

president roosevelt seems to be grow
Ing more popuistic every day IN ms
political views. IN his famous MUCK
rake speech, he used this renarkaplc
language:
"As matter Of personal conviction,
md without pretending to discuss the
details or formulate the system, feel
thot we shall ultimately have to consiuer
The adoptlon of some such scheme as
that OF a progressive tax on all lot
tunes beyond certain amount, elther
given in life or divised or bequenthed
,,ron death to any lndividual--a TAX SO
framed as to put It out OF the power
Of the owner of one of these enormous
fortunes to hand over more than GER
tain amount to any one Individual; the
tax, of course. to be imposed bv us
National and not the State Government
Such taxation should, OF course. pc
aimed merely at the Inheritance or trans
mission in their entirety OF those lor.
tunes swollen Iayond all healthy limits I
The sum and substance OF this, IS that
no man should be allowed to accumu-
LATE heyond a point to be fixed by law
when he reaches that point his property
IS to be conf1scated. No long-haired po'l-
tician of the wild and woody West ever
preached doctrine more populstic than
that Put a limit upon the amount OF
money a man may accumulate or dis
pose Of by will, and you will have put
limit upon human endeavor. what
man would exert himself beyond his law
= = . ! 1,of ho
excess was to be confiscated?
Mr.. Roosevelt got away from his Re-
publican moorngs long ago. and 1t was
thought at one time that he was going
into the Democratic party; but he Is
going farther-much father. He Is well
on the way to populism. "Revolu-
i lions never go backward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
T i: | !: !, } !! IN HISTORY HI $; !
! April 10th.

4 2 $50 II ~ + q u. = ;. w.
Name Day, Easter Monday. Sun rises at
154s-Evening prayer began to be read
in English Tin, King 4 Ed ward y VI 8
Chapel
1ee2-Three Of the Judges who condemned
81 Il Charles T.. namely Miles Corbet. John
Obey and John Barstead, arrested IN
4, Holland and, sent to England for exc
KS cution.
174e-Battle Off Culloden, which termi-
mated the Scottish rebellion.
1eos-Algerian pirates captured q Portu.
guese frigate with 100 men, carrying
them all into slavery.109Q ahT
1s,4-Charles Philip. Count d'Artois de-,
clarcd the Capetan, or French mon
archy to be ,re-established.
1s4-The city Of San Salvador wholly de-
stroyed by an earthquake. causing
the loss, In less than one minute, OF
more than zoo lives and four NIL
lions worth OF propety.
1ee4-R esidents Of Metropolis ILL.,. panic
stricken over tho appearance or south
ern guerillas on the Kentucky. bor-
der opposite their village. sskf9 ~
INSTRUMENTATION In Washington by NIL
itary and civil authorities fixed the
identity OF the murderer OF President
Lincoln as j. Wilkes Booth.
18e4-Presidcnt Cleveland accused OF
showing unseemlys friendship for An
drew Carnegie by reducing q tine
assessed against him for arnor- plate
frauds and preventing further m m
vegtiga ton.
1ees-Nlcarngua attempt to evade the
payment OF debts to England nearly
Involved the United States m
contest with, Britain.
1eo5-Japanese right wing advanced from
singking, thlrty.eig miles north;
Russians retreated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
CHILD STRUCK BY
HIGH SPEED j {: &! GAR {;
Picked Up and Carried Is Pas
senger Station, Where
It Died.
(spec,al to The Times Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA, April 15.-Eddle Holt
a four-year-old colored child, was struck
and horribly mangled by Norfolk and
Southern trolly car on James street The
child was picked up and conveyed to the
passenger station OF the road, where It
died. The mother OF the child, hearing
OF its injury. FASTENED to the station.
and on viewing the mangled form was
struck speechess.
Motorman r. w. Cousins and Conduc-
tor H. Y. Stokes were arrested on war
rants charging them with responsibility
for the chIld's death. but were released
by tho police on their furnishing bonds
Of $500 each on order of Judge Allan r..
Hanckle. Of tho Corporation Court.
Motorman Cousins says that the child
dashed suddenly in front OF his car while
1T was passing along the street at the
usual rate OF speed. and that no was
unable to stop it in time to avoid hitting
the child. Eye witnesses to the accident
say that the car was moving at a high
rate OF speed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
SOCIAL EVENTS
Or CENTURIES.
Many Brilliant Assetnblages to
Gather During the Ter
centenary.
UNIFORMS OF MANY CoLoR |:
The Government Will Entertain
Foreign Guests With
Productivity.
UNIFORMS OF MANY CoLo } s

(sa,ccial to The Times loispntch) y
NORFOLK, VA Aprll 16.-The Jan,cs-
town Exposition promises to be the great
social event Of the century. Blue cloth
red CLOTH green or buff, white or orange
dull khaki or still tuler ,nnkecn, each
hos It's strong adherent when ornamented
with brass buttons.
II IL only when he wears uniform
that man vics In beauty Of decoration
wi a the fair sex. Especially III America,
mans conventional clothes nre sonlbre,
ana the more formal the occasion the less
color appears upon the male person, even
ing wear having been for years dead black
and white The few sporadic attempts
to ntcrject color into mans garments Tor
dress occasions hvac failed signally.
Tho soldier, or the sailor does not share
the disabilities of his fellow man. Els
gold lace and brass buttons make him a
shining spectacle, and perhaps accounts
largely for the strange fascination Whlcn
the military have for wotnankind. y -
a known fact that In England CARVING
this argument to an absurd reduction,
nursemaids and other domest,es sups!u'I 1e
the petty officers OF the British army 70
walk with them in the parks ana nctual-
IL pny the soldiers for doing SO.
IA We have not arrived at that stage YET
in this country, but girls seem never so
proud as when clinging to the arm OF
uniforms Wt nrer.
Military balls hops aboard ship, enter
tainments at barracks or navy yards,
are usually attended to tho full num-
Der of Invitations sent. Those who DC.
cline are generally unattached men, VINO
are not philosophic enough to stand being
ovcrshadowed BY their better decorated
brothers.
Not less than three thousand commits
missioncd officers, naval and llltary.
will be in constant attendance at tho
! Jamestown Exposition. The United states,
as host, will plan many social and spec.
tncular entertainments for It's Visitors.>
These courtesics will, to certain ex-
tent, of course, be returned by the foreign
guests, and as q 5consequence the harbors
Of Hampton Roads and the quarters OF the
officers at the military encampment VIII
be scenes Of successive entertainments
from the beginning of the exposition to
Its conclusion. .fif
No special effort will be mada-ebS the
exposition company to have single mem
detailed for duty during the celebration
but large proportion OF the wearcrs
OF Uncle SAINTS uniforms, especially those
on the sunny side OF thirty years. are
minated, ana IL no discrimination is
made In regard to selection for exposition
duty. 1907 will offer n remarkable and
unique occasion for American girls to see
Uncle SANS fighters en- rasse, become
acquainted with them, and decide whether
they prefer the hhmdrum life of a busi-i
ness or professional mans cQni2rt,, or. the,
more glittering outlook as an, officers,
BRIDE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Arbor Day.

In yesterdays paper we spoke OF the
terrible destruction Of the forests in the
Eastern part Of the United States and
outlined the plan OF government experts
to preserve the woodlands which nature
has SO generously bestowed. But at best
our forests must gradually waste away,
unless we take steps to renew them by
planting trees.
This day has been designated by Gov
ernor Swanson as Arbor Day, which
means Tree-Plnnting Day, and everybody
who can should plant tree, not one tree
only, hut as many rs possible. In Rich
mond the city engineer will gladly fur
nish the plants.
But why connne our work in this dircc-
ton to Arbor Day? Every year we
should plant trees and keep on planting
trees in season. The young may live 10
see many OF the trees which they plant
grow to maturity and spread themselves
and give their generous shade. 1t Will
be pleasing and instructive to watch the
development, and every planter should
study tile nature Of trees and plant-lte
in general, and the manner In which they
take their substance from the earth.
In planting trees one also has the
satisfaction of knowing that he is doins
something for posterity. and that Is the
sign and inspiration OF the highest civil
ization.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Merely Joking.

a Good Menory.-The Lenders: AN
right I'll lend you IS, but don't lorge.
that you owe it to me-" The Borrower:
'My dear fellow, shall never lorset
II as long as I tlive."-Brooklyn Life.
A Rude Awakening Celia: The we'd
ding was like a beautiful dream. Cyn n
icus: ...And now It will soon be time Tor
the dreamers to wake up.' :-- tea e
Bits. isEe.tass stii
Natures own.-.E1e's, proud 81 being
prematurely gray. He thinks that k ;
sornine effect over his ears makes MN
look poetic.'' 'wel It does remind me me
of n poem.''f What poem? When
the Frost Is on the Pumpkin Glove
land Leader. ~
An Apt PupII,--Mott Street sunday
School Teacher to All Sing, a new re-
scruit); 54...'Ah Sing. what is an ainiidel?'
An Sing Can orthodox Buddhist): Melt ell,
can man.''-New York Times. III IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
.AEII|REss EL0PEs
With YALE STUDENT.
Robert Hager, Jr., WEEDS Miss
Dorothy Trowbridge in
New York.
(spec,a, to The Tlmes-D ispatch.)

= = s . F - / z
NEW HAVEN, April 14.-Through a
formal wedding announcement In q New
York newspaper, Mrs. Caroline A. c.
Trowbridge, widow OF p, Hayes Trow-
bridge, tho millionaire banker and rail-
road director, yesterday frst learned Of
the marriage on April 7ht OF her daughter
Dorothy, to Robert Iager Jr., OF Hagers-r
town, Nd, Iager Ii Is years old. and
a Yale student, Ills bride Ia q few
months his Junior, and she is he'ress to
100000. ~, -.
saturday and were welded by the Rev
Thomas r, Bridges, Of the South Church,
Mrs Trowbrldge suspected tho elopa--
ment and her chief dlspleasure is that
hen daughter had not taken her into her
confidence. The mother has had no seri-
aus objectlon to the romance, which has
,a 9nasryed ant BY 9 Ns%
ma ono objection raised by Mrs, Trow-
bridge was the extreme youth Of both
Hager and her daughter. but now th my
thev are welded. It Is understood, she
viii receive them with open arms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
The Foundation Of Prosperity,

The Chronicle reproduces to-day from
80 aichmond (Ya.) Times-Dispatchl q
brief editorial, which - worthy OF care
ful reading ny every citizen OF HOUSTON
It puts tersely and conyincingly the IN
portance Of encouraging N every posslu!a
way the factories already estan!Isheu u''u
OF inducing others 10 locate N tme c,.y,
citation OF the Importance OF factories anu
tho far-rea ching and continuous behea's
IN reneated issues The Chronicle has
sought to Impress upon tne peop'e ~
Houston the necessity OF establishing pew
factories. They have long dependea oEl
tho natural advantages OF Houston -
induce outside people to come, mere Anu
establish factories. ana some large COW,
.nrns have come, out WHat i'uu'.o'
nceds is to have her own, people puV
money IN factories, to be owned ny
Houston people. .,,,,u,,o
rhe Times Dispatch truly says: "rruo
prosperity starts from tho shops InH
real foundation OF Richmond's wealth y
her magnificent manufacturing systeH,
The banking facilities OF Houston ale
ample, her natural trade 10 large. ny
wholesale trade In certain lnos ls sEL ". =
flying, but all these depend for p!ospesMy
upon the institutions wherein toll the WI
bucket lafoorer, 8t.it -
Richmond has. perhaps. nifty per cent,
more population than Houston, and YET
she was almost entirely DESTROYED py NE
in 1865, Houston has never fslt w
pressure OF such disaster ana nna ann,a
distress MS were Waited upon her people,
Rarely. il ever, did q city face Q futur',
so dark as that confronted the city q
Richmond forty years ago. Oh
The restoration al that city. her lnereasa
ian n nd q.
ress IN trade and rnnn,lfact ures has besi,
nothing 10th less than marvellous. and reflects
innnites credit and honor on her brave.
faithful and capable people; W su Ih,.
pchieyements would haye been 1mposs,ple
Int for The manufacturing /. enterprises
established in Richmond, Hoy people
have seen the necessity Tor sven enter
priscs and have gone about getting them 9,
by putting w their money ny n ,sa6oS
Houston should follow the example 80
worthlly set.-I5ouston Chronicle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16

though .'controllerA was both Older and
more sensible; md, similarly, he dis.
carded "sovran," "forrain,' "dett,"
't1p,,t, ~ "lldnd" ''t1elte," "aghast,'
"nke, and many other good seventeenth
century spellings for the less phone TIC
forms or modern usage. These latter
nnve not, therefore, the weight that
comes from great age. or evct, from,
authoritative lineage. Some Of them, like
"govcrnour," "waggon'' ana goal" have
already been superseded. More OF them,
III tho professors opinion. are likely to
follow tie Same way. Now aid then,
iii seeking simplicity and nationality, we
are merely returning to old forms, ms
taltcnly dropped from our dictionaries
within comparatively recent times
It Is not maintained Of course that It
semi-etlucntcd printers and old DR.. john
son nre responsible for oil the familiar
absurdites and incongrutles tof our writ
ten language. Other causes contributed.
Dr.. Matthews calls attention to- tho Inter
csting fact Tint zone and 1.-THE same
sound is now represented BY % IN let,
ly tea in .'head. ,st'..ei,' in 'hcifor' by
go" in leopard" by my" In says 4
BY "ai'' in said" by "a" In many
seven spcllings for n single vowel sound.
III like manner the consonnnt "sll' sound
is variously syi,,bolized in Sure ship"
"conscience," ,s,spicion." ocean mo-
tom and anxious These arc fresh
and pertinent contributions to the liter-
rturc of unregenernte orthography
Prof. Matthews is chairman Of the
new smplified Spelling Board and the
Outlook article may be taken as part
OF his official propaganda. However
s.rongly one may feel. that deliberate
Improvement. Of our spelling. is neither
necessary nor 1esra bic, therois no room
fer doubt that the board IS going about
its work with signal dexterlty and eff
cncity. TO annihilate the idea that there
is anything particularly sacred about
present spellIngs and to Introduce the
Tin edge Of reform by means of easy
and already half-accepted fortns-these
are thellnes y = ~ :
is being pushed The task, however, Is
recognized rs n aelicate one.f ultimate
triumph must depend wholly on the
boards success in lnmiiarizing the new
forms to the readers eye. Until this is
done, neither argument nor common sense
ror love nor money is ever, likely to
persuade him to forsake those others
which have sufficed him all his lie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Arguing for Simpler Spelling.

Tn n suggestive article contributed 10
the current Outlook, Professor Brnnder
Matthews maintained that the sanctity
which attaches in many minds TO cur
rent forms of spelling is based on Inn
press,ons rather imaginary than we'll
founded. The orthography OF to-day IL
not the photography OF the old masters
of English literature. Spelling In the
ga rl.er days was largely reckless and
haphazard. Shakespeare, we seem to have
heard /, alleged. spelled his own name
in sixteen different ways Toward the
cIose OF tho seventeenth century. when
photographic matters were at their worst,
the printers got together and achieved
a kind of arbitrary uniformity. to which
Dr. samuel Johnson gave currency and
authority in his historic lexicon, 1t was
a. had Kind of uniformity. the professor
feels, and he blames tho old doctor. In
consequence, for many of the yagarles
i OF modern spelling
ghus Johnson accepted "eomptro!ler.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Study Club Elects Officers.

The Boys Bible study Club of tho
Y. M. G. A., one of the best known
organizations among boys IN the clry ct
Of officers yesterday morning. There was
n spirited. interest In the election, come
standing for open nominations, others for
lies won, and the following slule was
unanimously elected;
President, Ramon A. Fisher; first vice.
dent, William sDabnesy;; Recording sec,e-
tary j. Binford Walford; treasurer,
Charles n. Brauer, Jr..; pianist, Bla1s!res,.
,lPpeaseley; musical director, Charles g.
The retiring president. j, Binford Wal.
ford, has served for three terms ard Was
not eligible for re-electlon,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16

mates that II wo,,ld be better to turn tho
money raised for the fnir into d great
public hall. a. LII y :, 5>,t3
The reply to our correspof, 'dt a 1''
t,ent Is that Richmond should have both
the auditorium, and the fair. Individuals
will furnish the money for the fair, an ana
the municipality shonld Furnish the Ii moi, y
for the auditorium, Such ~ pniluins
would he for the public good. Why
should 4 few Individuals be called upon
to supply the funds? 4, E. 3, K q
4 a public hail Is. Il .public necessity, and
the city Of 1alctn1ond should build 1t as
soo,, as possible.S I'VE cannot afford to do
longer without It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Military Inspected.
fspecinl 10 T'he Hines Dispat

Special to The Times Dispatch.)
lenburg Guards, the splendid military
company OF this town. were inspected last -
evening by Major Edward Chynasowith' ~ y;
s. a. There were torty-eight otfc ,.t an az
e1,iipments, was thoroughly examined.
The appearance of the men wa, was " ye y;
-aitable and the snmbinny o Mes cohI
large number Of spectators, were IN at.
tendance to witness the, drill and lnspee..
lion. The surgeon and commlssary OF
present In full uniform, @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
Tie Country Roads,

our impression Is that under q recent
act OF the Legislature. districts or d.
visions OF the counties can provide the
means for the Improvement OF the public
roads somewhat after the manner sug-
restcd in a communication from Mr.. 8.
X. Stone, which appeared In the last Is
sue of this paper. We have not tho act
before us and cannot undertake to 80 into
particulars. We are under the impression
that Some action by tho Board OF Super
yisors is necessary.-Danvl|e Register.
The act to which our contemporary re-
fers, is the Sims act. which provides for
dividing roads OF counties, whose boards
of supervisors choose 30 to do. into
divisions containing not leas than ten
or more than thirty miles Of roads, Each
subsection embraces In Its territory
those property owners who chiefly use
tho roads therein. and the act gives them
the right to select for each subsection
practical road surveyor. who shall
discharge certain duties with respect to
frequent repair work, as section fore
man does on railroad.
The act also allows I taxpayers In each
snb-sect,on to vote annually an extra
road tax for tho exclusive benefit OF the
roads in their section, This is optional
and In any event only freehoders arc
allowed to vote.
This statute, designs to have purely
repair work on roads done frequently
and systematically by local man Sc
lected by the Taxpayers and road-users
OF each neighborhood. and u gives tha
4reehoihera tho option OF taxing Them
selves for that purpose.