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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

1t is recalled in Washington that in his
maiden speech in the United States Senate
in 1887 John c. spooner attracted much at
tenton from the Older Senators by his words
OF warning against ovcrcapitalization OF
railroads by the states.
Mrs. Clara Cottschalls Peterson, of AS
bury Park. n. j., sister of the noted pianist
and composer Louis Gottschalk has pre-
sented to New orleans a splendid marble
bust of the great composer. as well as one
of his most valuable decorations and other
priceless mcmentoes.
The Society of American Naturalsts. the
Association of American ANTAGONISTS and the
Botanlsts of tho Central States have just
closed sessions at the University of Wiscon-
sin. Prof. 7. II. Mcbride, of the University
of Iowa, was chosen president of the Bo-
tanists for tho ensuing year.
The original manuscript OF "Thc Star
Spansled Banner in the handwriting of its
immortal author, Francis Scott Key, has Just
been purchased by Harry Walters of Bal
timore, from Mrs. Edward Shipper. great
niece of Key and n granddaughter of his
intimate personal friend. Judge Joseph Hop
per Nicholson, to whom tho manuscript was
presented by the author
In order that sick children OF Providence,
i. L., may have the benefit of fresh mir and
sunshine in the summer months. Mrs. Ammo
Crawford Allen Brown, widow of John Car:
ter Brown, has given to the Rhode Island
hospital her country home at Quldnesset
The property consists of fine brick house
and about 100 acres of land. Tho value of
the gft is estimated at 100000.
Official Washington is ngog because Jus
tice Oliver Wendell Holmes does not keep a
carriage. The Supreme Judge makes his
way to business by street car. Sometimes,
perhaps. he hangs on strap. And Mrs.
Justice Holmes, when she goes to make her
social calls, drives in n hired hanson cab.
Ahbe o2ouf, who was suspended by his
bishop for having founded an associa tlon
for worship under the Church Separation
law Of France took n place as car con-
ductor. Now he has decided to use his fine
tenor voice Which delighted his congrega ton
Mt the reading desk and altar, and has
signed to sing at cafe concert.
e-President Fairbanks Is entertaining
much more literally and frequently than
formerly, and has employed a chef who
takes precedence as a buyer with the market
people OF even the White House chef. Buay-
bodies say his expense of living has sud
denly jumped from rate of $4,000 per
annum to 800, 900.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
THE TIMES RICHMOND VA SATURDAY, APRIL ~ 1901

ans platform, we had nisgiVing tilat
the news was too good to be true.
This outline was presented by Mayor
Dnhlmnn OF Omaha, n member of the
National Democratic Committee, and IN
dictated that Mr. Bryan would drop gov
eminent ownership and the like, and
come out for n platform which won d
donounce Capitalization and protection
and make States rights aud tariff re-
form the paramount issues. But the
Lincoln journal says
"Mr. Bryan must not be held respon-
sible for the men like Mayor Dahlinan
of Omaha who seek to represent him
even to the extent of outlining plat
form for the third battle. Dahlmnn Is
the opposite of Bryan in every detail
of his public career"
Mayor Dahlmnn is cruel to play such
pranks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
SATURDAY, APRIL 81, 1907.
The Exposition.

The jamestown Exposition was ia
vorably opened yesterday under bright
skies and fair promise. The President
OF the United States touched the but
ton which set the machinery in motion
and then d delivered a patriotic address.
Representatives. of the great powers Of
the earth were present together with
Governors of many States and n vast
throng of people. and the battlcships of
many nations We're assembled in the
waters near by to emphasize the fact
that the United States is at peace with
the world and reckons all the people
thereof as her friends
1t Is unfortunate that the exposition
was not completed when the gates We're
and now that the weather is favorable,
the work will be pushed as vigorously
rs possible to speedy end In few
weeks time all will be well, and the
Jamestown Exposition will be one of
the most enjoyable and entertaining eX-
positions the country has ever held.
It will be instructive from a historic
!
ing contrasts the wondrous progress
the United States has made since the
cornerstone of the nation was laid at
Jamestown three hundred years ago
The history of the country is focused
at Jamestown, and the memories that
cluster around Williamsburg and York
town are enough TO stir the blood of
every patriot. 1t will be liberal edu-
cation to visit these historic spots, to
ride on the waters of the James, and to
study the records and the exhibits at
the exposition itself.
There is now every prospect that the
exposition Will be as successful as its
most enthusiastic friends have
dreamed. and that it viii be of enor
nous value to Virginia.
The enterprising and patriotic men
who have labored so devoutly and he
roically, against heavy odds, in behalf
of the exposition deserve the lasting
gratitude of the State and should have
an enduring monument.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Chicago's Crusade.

In order to promote public cleanliness
in Chicago, Mayor Busse has issued a
proclamation in which he urges the
people "to assist in obtaining better
conditions of municipal cleanliness by
burning all comhustible material. there
by avoiding. the light material being
carried broadcast by the winds; avoid
the littering of streets and alleys in
every possible way, and place all accu-
mutations in metal receptacles. placing
these generally just inside OF lot lines
to enhance the appearance of public
avenues of travel
He further asks all residents to set
aside Monday, May 9Th, as Cleaning
day"
He calls the attention of citizens en-
gagged in the business of hauling such
materials as have u tendency to litter
the streets--i. c., sand, dirt, etc.-to the
necessity of providing tight wagon
boxes. The police department has been
notified to pay special attention to mcr-
chants who sweep out their stores to
! the sidewalks and then into the streets,
! and all offenders will be prosecuted
vigorously under the provisions of the
clean street ordinance
We ought to adopt all these meas
ures In Richmond. Our Mayor has al
ready recommended some of them. We
ought to have cleaning day. and let
II inaugurate n campaign for cleanli-
ness We ought TO have strict regula-
tons, strictly enforced. Public clean,
| illness Is no tribe. 1t Is a matter o.
prime Importance, for, apart from de
cency and comfort, 1t conduces t.
health, 1t is no comfort to say tina
| Richmond Is as clean as some othc
cities The question for us to conside
Is this--"ls Richmond clean?" 1t is not
but 1t can be made clean and KEEP
J clean; and 1t is bounden obligation
:. To be unclean Is to be Indecent. Rich
) mond indecent! Why, it's awful t
: think of,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Roosevelt and Tucker-Their
TamestoWn,.Speeches.

Besides the thindGr of cannon and
the assemblage of diplomats, the prin-
cipal features of the opening of the
Jamestown Exposition were the
speeches by the President of the United
States. Mr.. Roosevelt. and the presi-
dent of the Exposition Company, Fir.
Tucker Both are good speeches. Mr..
Roosevelt's recitation of the leading
facts of the early settlement of the
country was made tersely and attract
lively He repeats d sentiment that is
pleasing to him, as well as to his hear
aers, that the day for dissensions be-
tween the North and the South on ac-
count of the Civil War has passed. and
he says. happily: For as time clears
away the mist that once shrouded
look as through a glass darkly at the
Eother, we can all feel the same pride in
sthe valor, the devotion and the fealty
toward the right as it was given to
we, too, in our turn must prove our
truth by our endeavor." He does not
forget his tribute to righteous peace"
fand SAYS, 1--WE cannot afford to forget
the maxim upon which Washington in
SISTED, that the surest way to avert
war Is to be prepared to meet It," In
this we most cordially agree with the
president If the day is coming when
awords shall be heat into plOW shares
and spears into pruning hooks, 1t is a
long way off; and while we may wait
with anxious desire for such day il
IL the height of folly TO assume that II
10 here when it is not and nobody
thinks it is. Universal peace, like any
TO come by the slow process of evo-
Tuition.
BY the slow process of evolution.
One notable expression of the Presi
dent is that people must either
govern themselves or they must submit
to being governed by others, and th
sentiment should ring in the ears of al
who are disposed snpincly to permi
ring rule or any other kind OF misrul
sto take possession of the government
7rhe simplest form of government !
I'm absolute tyranny, and the most com
pick government is government by tn
III people, and all the people must TAX
part In It.
but the most satisGactory statemer
Y ~ the President, and the most appropr
h y il T
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
People Seen
in ublic Places

Bailin Sam w. Bigger. of the State
Corporation Commission, attended tho
opening OF the jamestown Exposition
Yesterday and returned last night,
greatly impressed with what he saw.
1t Is going to be great show" said
Mr. Bigger when seen at Murphy's. Il
was there only for q few hours. but
what l observed made strong i'm
preston upon my mind
Although 1t was the opening day.
there must have been twenty Ave
thousand people on the grounds They
represented ali classes, and came from
far and wide over the country.
Though do not know anything
about expositions myself. l viii say
that l heard men who do know state
that this one Is nearer ready than any
others they ever attended. They are
OF opinion that by June LIST tho grounds
and buildings will be In perfect or
der, and that this will be the great
est exposition ever seen on tho West
ern Hemisphere
Mr. Bigger is quite enthusiastic, and
believes that the venture If 1t may
be called, Will be a complete success
in every respect.
Some OF the virsinians at Murphys
are a. /. Edwards and wife. Surry; z.
b. Evan. NJ. D.. Church View, and w.
r. Tyree. Stanton.
not started back toward Richmond II
it has, the fact is not shown on tho
hotel registers. Yesterday was con-
sidered a dull day at all the city hos
telries. Though they all had guests.
and enough to keep their forces fairly
we'll engaged, yet there was no rush.
and the clerks said it had been what
they could very properly call dull
day. They all expect something to be
doing" a little later. however, and yes
terday's dullness was explained on the
ground that the general public was
not yet started toward the great show
In n few weeks 1t is expected that
Richmond will be fairly flooded with
visitors. and that it will be difficult
for the hotels and boarding-house to
take care OF them
Virginans at the Richmond are w.
c. Godsey, Petersburg; a. C. Gordon,
Staunton: Cora j. Seward, Keswick; I.
NJ. Angle, Roanoke; r, II Wood, Char
ton.
Mr.. Harry ". Bates; Of New Wy, York K;
Richmond for the past year. and VINO
ping at the Richmond Hotel. left yes
terday for the mountains mt ms h or , Mew
, daughter. Gladys. Miss Bates goes TO
New Hampshire to spend the summer
with the people Of her late mother
in q short while, and will continue his
residence here. Mr.. Bates and his
daughter went by the Old Dominion
Steamship Line to New York and Will
there take the Fall River Line for Bos-
! ton. In the latter city they Will make
another change. and will take a boat
for further down East"
Mr.. Bates Is a retired business man.
and has made a great many. friends in
this city. He came here during last
summer on visit, and was so greatly
that he decided to make his perma-
nent residence In the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Something Unique in Journalism.

Something Unique in Journalism
The Times Dispatch to-day presents
a UNIQUE newspaper. We do not recall
ever having seen before n special Sec
ton of any newspaper where every
advertisement consisted of whole
page.
This paper is continually calling tho
attention of the world to the prosperity
of Virginia. but in what more concrete
and convincing form could this subject
be presented than by the signed state
ment of the twenty eight leading firms
here represented? Not one of them but
has the highest credit rating, and
combined they represent about $4,000
600 capital. They all tell of their own
great prosperity, and reflect thereby the
condition OF Virginia.
This paper will be distributed through
out America, and will circulate as we'll
in England and Scotland. 1t will
give more farreaching publicity to
Virginia and Virginia firms than was
ever given by any newspaper before in
Virginia's three hundred years of
splendid history.
Advertisers represented in the
Jamestown Exposition edition of to-
day are:
Richmond, Val Bromm Co.. The
Cable Co.; The Cedar Works. Cottrell
saddlery Co.; Coppridge Heater CO.;
prewry, Hughes G. Co.; Eagle Paper
Co.: Fleishman, Morris & Co.; First
National Bank; Gordon Metal Co.; Gin
ter Park Co; c. X. Howell Co.; Miles
Shoe Co; w D. Moses & Co.; Plant
ers' National Bank; stephen Putney Co.;
Roberts e Hoge; II. w Rountree &
Bro. Trunk and Bag Co.; SitterdinS,
Carneal & Davis; Straus, Gunst & Co.;
Watkins Cottrell Co.. Wingo, Elicit &
Crump: Woodward & Son.
Petersburg.-City of Petersburg; An
gus Wright Shoe Co.. Petersburg Dry
Goods Co.
Lynchburg -Briscoe-Ivey Co.; Smith
Briscoe Shoe Co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
RIVER GIVING UP
CURIOUS OBJECTS
Ancient Rifle Brought from Bot
tom in Great Shovel-Big
Sturgeon Caught.

A big sturgeon was sucked up by the
harbor dredge Thursday, and was car
ried through the piping of the sand lot,
which the dredge Is filling near Lester
Street, Fulton. The big fish was finally
despatched and taken away by some
boatmen.
Higher up the river. above the CAL
lego Mills, a place to be timbered over
and turned into freight yards, an old
rifle Of the days of 81 to '6b was
brought up by the giant shovel used
for cleaning the canal out. The trigger
was set, ready to be fired, and the
chamber of the gun was loaded. Many
strange things have been unearthed
from the river bed, and it Is expected
that many more will be discovered as
the. work of dredging goes on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Rhymes for I o-Day
LovE-soNGs or AN INNATE.
le.---Gamesomc sopny.


I o-DAY feel so real-hct-up and
LOFTY
All irksome thoughts fur from
Inc I Will shove
And write IA little song to you. my
Sophy,
TO tell anew the story of my love.
Your eyes Of plum, your lips of
maraschino
Your Golf of corn, rise Ger before
my eyes:
ALL would that we might meet and
play casino.
AS we did once before your Pa got
wise!
Would might chess and checker you
Or fleece you gaily DER, the
cribbagc board!
Would ] might play you poker or pea
knuckle
At howc'er much point you could
afford!
/ write 1t you: for I was e'er the
You cannot play those games as
well as Me.
And what won from you bought
many a dinner,
And ] was. rich, and spent your
money free
Your Pa soon spoiled the cinch and
made mo amble---
He paid the bills-but how his blood
did boil!
So / must work now when IAN
would gamble
Well. so long, Sophe-and study up
your Hoyle! ii. .. III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27

ate to the temper of tho times and to
ono he took from Edmund Burke: "1f
/ cannot reform with equity I will not
reform at all. There Is ~ Estate to pre-
serve ns we'll as a state to reform"
principle. 1t Ia quite certain that he
has r. good chance now to pacify some
of the alarm he has created by his radl-
cal declarations. He has won an adj
thought by many that there Is nothing
left for the disciples of Bryan and
Hearst to propose that he has not al
ready anticipated or Is not ready to m
ticipate. 1t is gratifying that he has
chosen the scene OF the jamestown EN-
position, which nc has SO generously
aided as place to express conserva-
tive views.
The people of Virginia have every
reason to thank Mr. Roosevelt for the
generous and sympathetic interest he
has taken in their Tercentenary Expo
sition.
Mr. fuckers speech is historical. phi
losophical and unique. and long enough
for an occasion of the sort. AS might
be expected from one Of his training
and associations, he attaches great inn
portance to the religious influences
under (which the colony was founded
and the personal rights of the citizens
which were emphasized from its very
beginning. The fundamental principles
of individual right apply not only to
person, but to property, and this truth
cannot be too frequently or too power
fully expressed In these days, when
under the guise OF regulating corporate
greed and trust oppression. individual
rights and individual property are too
often lost sight of.
There is much from Mr.. fuckers
sneech that could be quoted to adj
vantage. 1t ought to be read fully,
and IL is not too much to say 1t will
leave a strong impression that 1t was
the speech OF jurist and statesman,
and worthy of the occasion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
Acn,lcmy-Dark.
Bijou-.'It's Up 10 You, John Henry"
BostOck's-NNild Animal Show.
MISUNDERSTANDING Rink and Curni-


The regular season at the Academy
OF Music closed last night with tho
musical extravaganza, THE Ginger
bread Man." and a large majority or
the audience were disappointed in the
performance and the performers. Fred
erck Ranken is responsible for the
words and a. Baldwin Sloane for the
their stalcness, and the music for It's
absolute lack of any meritorious quail
IT, The cast was dlstressingly incom-
potent and had to rely entirely upon
excite the laughter, which came chiefly
from the gallery. Homer Lind as q necro-
mancer was picturesquely costumed,
power that he knew how to use effec-
lively. Mac Phelps made q charming
Jack Horner and sang sWeetly. ", Fl.
quintet OF comedians. Tho chorus
might have been Older and the scenery
more worn. ~. 49, 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL
YESTERDAY.

Emma Andrews Whist Club with
Mrs. Armistead Wexford, Mt No. H.
Cathedral Place, at 4:30 r. NJ.
Helping Circle, Kings Daughters,
with Miss jamie Walsh, at No. 2SO7
East Grace Street.
TO-DAY.
Final class meeting of Miss Cofcrs
music class at 4:30 p. NJ. In No. 2O3
East Franklin Stree,.
Marriage of Miss Annie Laurie
knight to Mr.. Walter Benjamin Reuss
at A. NJ. in the BRIDES home, No.
20 South Cherry Street
Exhibition and dance at Richmond
Art Club from TO Z z. M.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Hit Him With Scissors.

Henry Thompson, white, an employee
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
and Hurry johnson, colored, tho ele-
appeared in the Police Court yesterday
morning, on the charge of lighting.
During the row the. white boy struck
the negro with u pair OF scissors, cut
ting him about the face. Justice
Crutchheld decided, on Johnson's petl-
tion, to let Thompson go, as the case
wgs not serious, --
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Committee Meetings.

Tho Council Committees on Streets,
Printing and Claims and Apportion-
mont OF Expenditures in the Annexed
Territory viii meet Monday, the 1st
ut 5 II. Nj, ana the other two at +, NJ
The Council Committee on Light.
Street Cleaning and Local Assessments
will all meet Wednesday ut $ T., NJ
The Committee on Cemeteries VIII meet
Thursday at +, NJ.
The Common Council will not mcc
until May 9Th. and the Board OF Alder
men until Tuesday evening, May'lith,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
POINTS FROM pAnAGRAruERs.

~ f COURSE the jamestown Exposition
will be a lot finer than the Portland
one. which put 1t all over the st.
Louis Fair which everybody knows had the
Pan American frazzlcd.--New York Mail.
Ex-Governor Pennypaekcr is able to point
with pride TO the fact that the Pennsylvania
State Capitol Is still there.-Kansas City
Star.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Andrew Car
ncgio took due note OF the fact that he was
presented that medal by the Legion OF
Honor without any embarrassing restrlc-
tons It viii not be necessary for him to
SO out and raise another medal like It. in
order to make his title good.--Washington
Herald.
1t may be all right to give Cuba her
freedom on the Fourth of July; 1t looks
patriotic. but VIII she know which end to
light?-roledo Blade.
TO a man just back from Panama the
Ohio agitation viii probably look merely
like one OF those little Central American
revolutions.-Washingto STAR
A Pennsylvania woman has sued her pas
tor for kissing her a year ago last Fourth
of July. From the lapse of time 1t Is to be
assumed that she brought the suit in fit
of pique because he didn't do 1T again
buffalo News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
DISTINGUISHED Visitor Honored.

Mrs. l. Darlington Cabell, who is
well known in Richmond society, en-
tertained at an attractive reception on
"Wednesday afternoon in her home on
Olnsy Road. Client The guest of
honor was Mrs. Charles Dudley War
ner, of Hartford. Conn. Mrs. Cabeil
was assisted in entertaining by Miss
Susan Burnham and Miss Jennie
Drewry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Mrs. Grant Entertains.

Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant. wife OF
General Frederick Dent Grant. gave
a delightful dinner on Tuesday even
ing last, at the Chambcrlin Hotel. Old
Point Comfort, where they will remain
during their stay in Virginia. About
fifty guests were present, many OF
them being the army and navy OH
GERS and their wives stationed at Old
pnin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
DIR. Hunter Mcclure

The late DR.. Hunter Mcclure toll,
m ran ,s .a' next to the Bufia ." W hae
been using 1t for years with the great
est satisfaction, and consider It tn
best water of Its class on the mark ct
Eugene G. Massie.
For sale by TIIAyV & GRANT. -
'Phoffh 23i. 1901 u, Main,
Five gallons for $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A Separk. OF
Ironwood. Mich. are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. II. A Separk, at No. 2s2l
East Grace Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Credit to Whom Credit.

We have the following message
from Mr.. Lawrence p Pool, of Man
chester:
II was pleased to see in an editorial
OF day or two since that you gave
the credit of the commencement of
the jamestown celebration to Mr. W.
ii. Rowland, now a resident of Ches-
tertield county. 1 remember subscrib-
ing to his paper and reading the edi-
torial he wrote urging a proper cele-
bration in this year of 1907. He had
an office near to me and spoke to me
of this. The paper suspended after q
few months, but copy could probably
be found in some public library or
held by Mr.. Rowland. He Is Justly
entitled to the credit of urging this
at least nine or ten years since.
We have copies Of Mr.. Rowland's
paper, in which he advocated the cele-
bration. and copied from one of the
articles in our remarks referred to by
Mr. Pool
Mr. Rowland was a little too early
with his suggestion. and 1t attracted
little notice. Not long thereafter. how
ever DR.. S. c. Mitchell, of Richmond.
renewed the suggestion through the
hltnHhohu lines ana Drought tnc SUD-
jcct prominently before the public
The Religious Herald also became a
warm advocate, and the editor of that
paper. Dr. r. II. Pitt, not only wrote
in favor of 1t, but induced other ed!-
tors in various parts of the country
to do likewise.
Norfolk won the prize, but when
she brags, we shall Pitt our Rowland
against any Oliver she may exploit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
Art Club.

Members of the Richmond Art Club
ana their friends will be entertained
at an enjoyable dance this afternoon
from to 9 o'clock
An exhibition of the work done by
the students during the year Will be
made. This will be open until Monday,
and friends of the students are IN
vited to inspect the exhibit.