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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
HAYWOOD As 4 HERO.

Mr.. William j. Bryan is quoted as
Of acquittal in the Haywood case and
Mr.. James 1<erwtn, acting secretary
treasurer of the Western Federation
of Miners, says that they will take
train and give him great ovation.
He will be lionized as hero, and
his associates are already rejoicing
over his complete ''vindcation."
But was he vindicated? Let the
Jurors answer.
Juror Powell, the Oldest man on
the jury, who was next to the last
to 1Qln the majority on voting for
acuuittal, had this to say about IT.
The jurors all thought Haywood
guilty, but some OF them said the
state, under the prosecution, had not
made out a case against the prisoner.
Gilman. myself, Burns. and Cess We're
for conviction. Cess weakened at mid
night and went over to the other
side. Burns followed soon after That
left Gilman and / to argue against ten
men. It was hard work in the face
of so much testimony. And as Orchard
was not corroborated, Gilman and my
self went over to the majority"
When asked If the eight men who
were for acquittal believed Orchards
testimony, Powell said:
They only believed some of it,
Samuel D. Gilman, the last man to
vote for acquittal, said:
There has been published one
statement that want to correct One
of the Jurors is quoted as saying that
the jury had to spend long, dis
agreeable, and tlresome night in or
der to convince two Jurors that the
defendant was not guilty. l want TO
say that they never did convince us.
II believed that Haywood was gull
ty. and ! still think he Is guilty, and
want the world to know It. I simply
acquiesced in the verdict Of acuuittal.
because ! felt that I could not do
eleven other jurors consenting to the
verdict, but not because was con-
WINGED that it was right Kindly make
the correction for me-
a. p. Burns, juror No. II, said:
II was firmly convinced when we
left the courtroom that the first ballot
would show a vote for conviction. I
still retain the belief that Haywood
was guilty, and only changcd my vote
because 1t struck me that IL the cNi-
deucc presented left eight men un-
convinced Of the guilt of the defenc-
arr. t would be impossible to get
twelve men in another trial, and that
1t would be better to settle the ques-
tlGa hy ac.ilicscing in their decision
Tie verdict at best was the old
Scotch verdict of mot proven t can
not be called vindication by the
most enthusiastic friends of Haywood.
ana they will not help him or the
Western Federation OF Miners by try
ing to make hero OF him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
Federal Jurisdiction.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir:-Much has recently been said
about t,us states ties, rights but the contests
the railroads, with the incidental cori-
ilict between the State and Federal
courts, will bring these questions to
the point OF definite settlement. SO far
as public service corporations are con-
cerned. AS tho control Of their intra-
state affairs Is one OF the most i'm
portant functions of the States, the
present controversy may be said TO
l be struggle on the part Of the
states for their constitutional exist
cree II Federal court may over
ride them at will, henceforth they
must exist by permission rather than
by right.
~ lay, down the proposition that the
States have the same power over intra-
errment has over interstate commerce.
except that the fourteenth amendment
prescribes the manner In which the
states shall exercise their power They
that is to say, they shall not act arbi-
trarily, They may exercise the legis-
lative discretion, but 1t must be sub
ject to judicial review. BY fair and
impartial State tribunals,
hey Shall iI' not aS@ aen lys't Il any perso a
within their Jurisdictions the equal
When a State has, provided courts Of
appeal, in which the exercise Of the
if has compiled fully with the due
process Of law requirement OF the Fed
cral Constitution, and no Federal Ques-
ton can be involved in an interstate
matter. except upon the alteration OF
inteerltv. or that tie effect Of the de-
cision OF the state Court OF Appeals
WIN be to- donv the equal protection
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
King and Queen History.

Editor of The Times-DIs patch:
Sir.-To a Visitor there Is much OF
the interesting and historical In old
King and Queen county. In the beau.
tifully arranged and weil-kept ceme-
terry at Burlington Church are the
tombs Of Robert B.. Semple and wife
Mr. Semplc was for a period of about
thirty-fve years pastor OF the church.
and much OF the noted tone of pety
and morality Of the county Is said to
be due to his precepts and example
Moving down along the river line
are Mantuas and NewinE ton, III ONES of
two families OF Braxtons, and not far
away the tombs Of Carter Braxton's
parents In the courtroom building are
more than forty portraits of the dis
tinguished sons OF the county. Pass
by the grandeur OF it's cliffs and the
quiet loneliness of the lower banks
notably on the King William side.
Indeed, it has been said that tho nat
ural scenery along this river is equal
to that Of the Hudson The Indian
namestpf the river, Mattaponi, 1t is said,
must be interpreted, where we found
no bread" but the Appropriateness of
the. title must have gradually worn
away, as OF allsSplaces known to this
scribe, nowhere Is there to be found"
49, " $500 - ny ciJOy GU 6IcdlSI
abundance or hner quality Of food, not
only Of bread, but Of all things men
tionable or Imaginable.
The primary election had but re-
Gently occurred, and something Of the
UNIQUE and especially attractive was
developed in the fact that the offices
or the county are filled, almost without
exception, by members or connections
or the same family, B. C. Jones being
circuit judge; his cousin, one remove
j. w. Fleet formerly county judge,
now commemorative attorney; w. Il.
Smith. cousin to both, chairman OF the
Democratic COMMITTEES, commissioner OF
accounts and county surveyor: r. w.
Basby cousin to the three, clerk OF the
courts. and, Hon. James B. Lewis, OF
the House Of Delegates, is cousin by
marriage. 4 This happy arrangement
would commend itself 10 other counties,
and might be probably followed, so
avoiding much OF the wrangling and
contention often attending political
and especially elections. IT hose
are all gentlemen OF the first blood and
OF tact and intcllisence
one has considerable trouble to get
into King and Queen from any point,
but once there the inclination to leave
dwarfs into nfnitesimnlity, and one
longs to remain Indefinitely; but this,
like all good things, has the inevitable
nhaie. PASSAGER. En-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
THE DEMAND ron pu,,E MILK,

~
ne" York Is alarmed over Its milk
supply According to the State Com
missioner Of Agriculture, violations of
the pure milk law in the city are on
the Increase. The most common form
OF violation is the addition of 10 per
cent, of SKINNED milk to 90 per cent
Of unskimmcd milk. The city is so
wrought up over the report of the
commissioners that Mayor Mcclellan is
urged to appoint 100 additional In
spectors.
TT is noticeable" says the Baltimore
sun. that the public agitation for a
pure milk supply Is spreading. In
many large cities where doubt eX-
lists as to the quality OF milk furnished
TO the public movements have been
started by citizens or by municipal au-
lhorities to secure unadulterated milk
and to improve the conditions under
which 1t is handled, The tendency Is
TO exercise supervision and regulation
from the COW to the consumer, to as
sure to the public unadulterated. un-
+ infected milk, handled under condi-
tons of absolute cleanliness. If the
people do not get pure milk the fault
Z Is due either TO their indifference or
10 the wilful negligence Of public SER
wants. Every community ought TO
have strict regulations and enforce
them to the letter; otherwise It may
apay a frightful tribute to death as the
result of inefficient Inspection and
regulation" IS.
Our readers will observe from the
foregoing that the agitation of the
question of pure milk is not confined
TO Richmond. as some persons seem To
suppose, 1t is universal agitation
sor the question is vital MIX Is ma
ture's own food, and 50 long as II Is
pure II Is healthful and ncurishing
But when impure 1t Is a poison instead
OF food. and TOO frequently deadly
poison. Many children. and nos a few
ADULTS. have hean killed by poisoned
milk, and as many more VIII be takei
off in the same way IL the same sor
ssssof poison be administered. The peopl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
tAiEEELY JOKING.

Y j. Z j +. . 10 . .
Going Back On II.
Going back on the old farm this sum.
mer? n
'.yes; going back on the old farm Some
now farm for ours''--washington Herald.
Up to Aunty.
Aunts: willie, an angel brought your
mamma n such n nice new brother for YOU
dear n lI,ia Woy!an you like to sec the
e"--Punch,
Her Circulation.
II don't know which is the greater gos-
hey say Mira Lovenews has a circulation
twenty. hve per cent. greater than Miss
seanda lmonger."-Brooklyn Life.
Tame.
!, ~, The N, minister I, going to preach next
~ think" declared Mrs, smartsct, 1--WE
all . ough ,,, So
Because sin nowadays is so unoriginal"--
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Givo-Away.
The family We're discussing the prospective
wedding OF the only daughter
of course" said the bride-to- be to her
father you Will give me away?''
N afraid have done 1T already, my
gear. ne replied. II told George only this
your mothers Chicago News.
The Russian Policy.
Good craftsmanship should be cultivated
BY all the citizens OF nation,'' said tn,
military expert
THAT doesn't npplv to this countrv,, re
pied the eminent Russian. THE lives OF
some of our most prominent Officials have
been saved by the fact that certain OF ou,.
citizens q could not aim notwithstanding
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

of Richmond are determined that no
poisoned milk shall be sold In this
community IL 1t can be prevented.
To that end the Board OF Health has
dopted the rules and regulations that
organized science has declared to be
necessary to prevent Infection. 1t is
no reflection upon honest and palms.
taking dairSmen and dealers In milk
TO require them to live UP to the regu-
latlons. Nobody denies that our milk
IN other branches OF industry. But
there are dishonest aud careless men
In all trades, and rules and inspec-
ton and careful supervision are neces-
sary to prevent frauds. Even one
corrupt or careless dealer may poison
many customers. But granted that all
the dealers In this Community arc
honest and careful-and we grant it
poisoned milk might be dispensed
through Ignorance II there We're no
inspection system, no rules and regu-
lations. The protection OF health and
life demands that the rules be rigid
and the inspection thorough.
There is always more or less OF fric-
ton in putting a new system into OPP
GRAFTON. but IL the dealers will only
cooperate in the right spirit with the
Board OF Health lnodus vivcndi will
be found by and by which will be sat
isfactory to both sides for both sides
are after the same object--a supply OF
pure and wholesome milk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
An Appreciation. 81

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Slr,--rhe people, OF Riclmond ana 9
OF the State must surely appreciate
the steady development Of their leadi'lg
morning paper In those things .tllat
mark d progressive and public-splrl tcd
Journal BESIDES glvihg the general
and covering the local field excellentt-
IN, your army Of CORE spondents
the state keeps the various
sections inS touch with each DINER,
while your industrial section" once
week IS q, valuable compendium OF IN,
formation concerning the progress. and
ofEthe entire state; your
editorial standard OF conservatives az
sressiyeness and the alertness when
charact erizes the paper's determination
ia be Jealous Of Nirginia's moral and
welfare, are most comn!ena-
nble and helpful CHARACTERISTICS. Your
note for the upholdlng Of the laws
majesty IS ever clear and strong. Your
treatment OF those who differ with
absence Of spite Of mlsropresentatisogn,
Az an instance indicative of your De-
sire to be helpful In holding up hlEll
Social and economic standards. ! nave
read with genuine pleasure your ed,
toral review OF the great strides oI
and your comment tnat
this curtailment of the drink woe
makes for moral and material pet
terment. W. M. b4CiN1ls1t'9'a5
Richnond. w. i&S 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
a "DIsCOyERy.o

a committee OF the National civic
Federation proclaims, as though II
had made discovery. that the sue
cess OF municipal operation of public
utilities depends upon the existence
IN the city OF high capacity for mu-
nicipal government"
The committee Nigh, as VIGIL have
proclaimed that the success OF any
business operation depends upon a
high capacity for business manape-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

plUlntIlL must Snow tlual Inc StHtc l!du
disseminated against nm, AZ compared,
with others III pructicaliy the SAM.
|coEditlou.
Under the Federal Constitution. TN.
Federal court has no jurisdiction In q
case III which the rtasonableness u
Ian intraStute rate Is the question III
yOlped.
If the Federal government make q
rate for Interstate trainc, ana the roau
Iappcnls, and the Federal court decides
that the rate rs not cUnlscatory nor
unreasonable, the road is compelled u
accept the judgment OF the court as
correct. even though the rate is actu-
ally destructive. me ROADS only re-
course then is reliance upon the good
Judgment ana fair purpose OF the rate
making body to correct mistakes ana
protect the interest or all.
The State occupies the same poslllonf
las regards intrastatc traffic. When u!
has exercised It's Legislative discretion
and the road his appealed 70 It's nigh
est court OF appeals tne Jud slnsht g, 81
question of rcasonableness OF the rate
upon intrastate traffic. II the juds
ment OF the court be detective, me
roads must rely upon the rate makins
power OF the state 10 correct It's mis-
takes. To say that this course Wouid
be destructive necessarily denies the
right OF both the state and the Fed
eral governments TO- make rates Ell an
1.-The Federal courts may override
the acton OF a State Legislature and
reverse thee decisions OF its highest
courts upon. the question OF reason
Iubieness OF -,lntrastate rates then the
right to make rates, which WAS sup
posed to reside in the state really
rests gin the Federal government, be-
cause The power OF prohibition in tie
Federal government necessarily pre-
cludes the idea of right In the State.
II Jud Ees$Pritchara's position is sus-
tained, tiient:inay we bid farewell to the
departing shadow OF State sovereignty.
ut is to hoped vat the case may
be taken to the highest court, and the
Issue squarely made. SO that we may
mo longer be left in doubt about the
true relations that exist between the
States and the Federal government. II
tits found that the States have no
sovereign power In matters OF. mira
Estate, then thrsT should begin to arouse
public opinion on the necessity OF
amending thesFederal Constitution.
Iahave# never thought that there was
any danger in exercising such powers
as are plainly vested In the Federal
government whenever the public ext
gency warranted 1t, but I deprecate the
destruction OF our dual form OF gov
eminent, with Its checks and balances,
by constructions OF the Federal Con-
|stitutioD which were evidently not in
the minds of It's trainers.
Very respectfully.
Lynchburg Va, July IS. 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
rexas's nine-foot bed sheet law,

Texass nine-foot bed -sheet law, 1t
iS said, is doing more to increase the
population of the State than any single
cause since the venturesome dagoes
first attempted to squat there and
renigged. These sheets, 1t will be re-
membered. wrap themselves about the
travellers hands and limbs with more
than human strength making 1t i'm
possible for him to move until some of
the family come in the morning and
unwind him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
Harris
nti-Dyspeptiic Water
PHONE 4as2.

PHONE 1882.
]. A. Morris Co., mo-; a4e
Gentlemen.--I have used the HARRIS
ANTI-DYsPEPTIC WATER for the past
year. and ! have found 1t very beneficial
to me- Before commenced to use Il
] suffered a sreat deal with Sick Head'
ache and Flatulence, Since ! began to
use 1t l have been almost entirely relieved
OF these troubles. do not hesitate to
recommend It to any one who Is q suf'
terer from Indigestion.
B. RAND. WEI.LFORp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

The mother-n-law! God bless her!
With all her alleged faults you love
and honor her. May she control the
household Of her daughter to her
dying day. May she rule the best
husband in the land. May she be n god
mother to his children. May her
paregoric bottle never run dry. May
she never grow blind to the faults
OF her son-in-law, and may she con-
tinue to chastise his children when
ever 1t suits her own sweet pleas
ure.-Orange Observer.
Magnificent But has our contem-
porary a mother-in-law?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
HOW TO CALL T1MEs.p1spATc11.

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A. NJ, call to central office direct Tor 4Vii'
composing room; 4o4a business offlce' 4o4''
for mailing and press-rooms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

F L r. n
Editor OF The Tlmes-D ispatrh:
Slr.-Whens a man is thirsty. he at
once quenches his thirst with cool
cup Of water When horse is thirsty
trring summer sun, until at last his
driver finds It convenient to relieve.
his suffering.
Many horses are now daily suffering
for water because their drivers do not
stop to give II to them. due In many
cases to the lack OF convenient wa
terlng troughs.
There are now In use some twelve
or more troughs, which have ex-
ianlined Is They arc inadequate in NUM-
Der. and deficient in the quality of wa
ter supplied, and some are not located
Where the need Is greatest.
There Is an old wooden trough at
Twelfth and Franklin Streets. tilted
on one side. as though by an earth
quake shock; an old wooden trough q y 4
#tcenth and Dock. The balance are of
iron. which automatically fill them
selves as fast as the water is with
drawn; but there Is no way to empty
and clean them except by the horses
Threats. and nearly all the troughs are
kept filled with dirty water. and their
sides are coated with green, Shiny
matter,
i respectful submit tina t our horses
and mules deserve better treatment
than this. suggest that a number
OF new troughs be Installed where they
are most needed; notably mt the Chcsa-
peake and Ohio, and Richmond. Erred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad De-
pots, shockoe Slip at frequent Inter
walls on cross stree,s In the whole
dence districts, especially at squares
like Reservoir and Main Streets.
would suggest that the Board Of Health
be charged with keeping them In sanl-
atury condition..
These troughs arc used continually
IN warm weather. ] have seem strings
OF wagons waiting their turn at JEFF
fcrson and Broad Streets,
This is a matter which concerns
every citizen who Is panied to see
cruelty to animals, as Well as every
horse owner in Richmond, and IT IS 70
early action as will remedy the situa-
ton. SPfCIAlVlt'
Richmond, Va, July l6, 1907,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
Rhymes for I o-Day
BOOMING THE BOOMs: THE Oh
VERSE; SIDE. H..

D ASE report one day declared. l.
ID Fairbanks leaned to cocktail
Was II slander? Oh. who cared? !.
Straight his White House stock
went sinking.
Fairbanks' wits though. never fall
lie issclever MS Joker;
SO lie started up the tale
That Bill Taft was fond of poker.
TAFT, While much bedinmed IN glory,
:. DID not stay. for vain regrets,
But devised and told the story
That Phil Knox smoked cigarettes.
Knox was injured by the news-
So he Whispered round that Hughes
DID not wash behind the ears.
So went On the game OF doom
'Mongst the pres ident brothers,
Each one helpiltg on his boom
BY kick at all the others.
II q IT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

The Atlanta Constitution fears that
the scope OF the new prohibition law
may be SO extended as to include pot.
Ticker Virginians VIII fail to see any
ground for the Constitutions anxiety
In State which struggles along on
Georgia potlicker, prohibition ought to
be a positive pleasure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

ment. There is no objection per Sc to
municipal operation. The objection Is
to political abuses, misinanagement,
extravaganza, and graft with which
municipal operation is SO often attends
ed. The city which has a tirst-class
municipal government, conducted by
honest men Of affairs according to.
the established principles OF business.
can successfully operate public utili-
ties.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

correspondent. writing from Oman
cock, Va, relates that Mr.. William II.
Westcott, of Savage Neck, near Cherry
stone, put fourteen acres In cabbage
ccived in cold cash s6,s7452 Mr.. Ev-
erett j. Beloatc, OF onancock, put only
four acres In onions, from which he
received S2,242. That is $3.50 an acre.
We pass this along for tho consldera-
ton of the Houston Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
The Burden Of Debt;

The total bonded indebtedness OF ths
twenty-five largest cities OF the United
900, That OF New York Is $500, 900, 900, hay
Ing doubled In the last four years. New
Yorlts bonded debt Is more than half az
large as that OF the United States--Milwau-
kea Evening NXiscnnsln. -t-LRE. -. a. 49,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

Denying the report that she will go
on the stage Evelyn Thaw announces
that she has taken up the study Of
composition, English history and phil
osophy It Is understood, howcver,
that she reserves the right to lay II
down again at any moment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
Dur Progressive Language.

II don't mind smoked oak and mission
furniture, but that's enough to drive any
men referred to the agn In the downtown
cafe, where tobacco may be bought from
'.oigarist,H There Is no "jueper" or beer.
st'' yet In the place, and q plain bartender
mixes cpcktails.--New York Tribune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

One man asserts that he is Re,
publican of the nti-trust-Roosevelt'
brand. Maybe this is also the kind OF
Democrat John Temple Graves is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

Commissioner Koiner gave the hand
Of welcome yesterday to thirty-ilve
English and Scotch immigrants, who
Virginia. They are welcome and they
should feel at home in Virginia. They
are some of our folks' Mr.. Koiner's
last mission to Europe seems to have
been eminentlv successful.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

The anti-Bryan papers are beginning
to see what they should have seen
a long While since, that the Demo-
cratic party is running itself.-Dan-
VILE Register.
Unfortunately so. The party is drift
ing like ship without compass, rudder
or pilot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

Colonel W. ]. Bryan rescued young
lady from bucking whlzz-wa one
day last week. 1t is said that the
Colonel acted with the greatest
promptness, only pausing to remove
his coat and his Initiative and referen-
dunn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01

Eddie sevlgny, OF Waterbury, Conn,
was fined 81 for making love to two
girls at once in tile dark section of
Hamilton Park. If Eddie is a thor
ough gentleman, he Will regard $3.50
apiece as remarka bly, reasonable