The Washington herald., 1908-07-02

heretofore expected, Chairman Knapp
and Commissioner OF Labor Nell have
taken part in the conferences recently
held between the officials and employees
OF the road and the understanding is. that
the old scale shall stand for three months
more From information received, Il IS
evident that business in the South is re-
viving and that the business prospects OF
/ the Southern are improving.
| Richmond officials IN close touch with
/ the situation have reason 20 believe that a
reduction Of wnEes will not be thought
necessary by the company after the pro-
bationary period.
/ The Petersburg Index-Appeal says Il
seems that the nomination OF Lieut. Gov
Chanler. OF New York, as Vice President
on the Democratic ticket with Mr Bryan.
would be n good stroke OF party policy
and would make an exceptionally strong
team. 1t would be n happy coordination
OF Eastern and Western influences. acting
as an offse- to any advantage the Re
/ lpubncans hope 20 acquire In New York.
| by the nomination Of Mr. Sherman. and
/ the ticket would present as the Demo-
| cratic nominees two clean and capable
men Besides Bryan and Chanler sounds
well and has he ring Of being a sure
/ winner.
! The Virginia Baptists are having their
lencampment at Buckroe Beach. and thou
sands will attend from Richmond, Nor
folk. Newport News. and the. rest OF
Tidewater. All-day meetings will be a
! feature OF the enCampmenI. and num-
bers OF general group conferences will be
| held at the hotel and the theater Twl-
light gospel meetings. with songs and ad-
dresses will also be on the programme
for each evening.
The press OF Virginia devotes Consid-
cradle space in their editorial columns
to Mr.. Tafts running mate They. with
one accord. say that Mr. Taft Is secure
in his good reputation. but the Demo-
cratic press and some Of the independent
! journals subject Mr. Sherman to a gall
Ing fire. They claim that his record will
be fairly riddled before election day. Ac-
! cOrding 10 some OF them. his greatest
crime was leading the raid on the Treas
/ ury In 1903. in order to obtain mileage
| for a homeward Journey never taken
between two sessions Of Congress.
Give the devil HIS dues" saws the
| Virginia Pilot. THE District OF CoIun-
/ bia child-labor law is the one piece OF
meritorious legislation enacted at the last
session Of Congress II would be a good
law for the entire country but whether
or not the entire country shall have
such a law is not for Congress TO say.
] L.
/ 10 the District and the Territories. The
/ regulation Of child labor within the
/ States is a subject which only the several
States themselves are competent TO ham
| die. Still. Congress has furnished them
a model which they might DO well to
! follow,
The Petersburg Index-AppeaI says
Bryan never smokes. nor does he chew
or drink. and now nearly fifty years old
What lot Of fun he has missed in the
half century OF his breathing. palpitating
| life. He ought TO be elected President to
( give him n chance 10 have a corking
good time once, as Mr.. Roosevelt would
put H."
Notwithstanding the much talked OF
financial depression which has hit other
cities. Norfolk banks are showing up
strong in semi-annual dividends. Three
of the financial institutions OF that city
have declared the usual senli-annual divi-
dend. to be paid after July l. They are
the Norfolk National, per cent; Norfolk
Bank for Savings and Trusts, ~ per
cent, and the Virginia Bank and Trust
Co, 3 per cent Other banks in the city
are expected 10 come forward with their
usual promptness.