The Washington herald., 1909-02-25

couples were issued N MdsithstOA sSS-
terday:
Harry c. Morse, OF Raleigh, N c, and
Matte B. Walker. OF Charlottesville, Va
Frank Ferris. OF Thornsburg. Va. and
Florence VI. Haines, OF Masssponax- Va
Albert Henderson and jamie Hatcher.
Csspar D Harlin. OF Harrisonourg. Va,
and Ressie n. Cline. Of Mount Clinton
Va
Herman r Wild. Of Huntington. W
Va. and Marjorie Taylor, Of Washing
ton, D. C
Harvey II. Selby and Helen r Craw-
ford. both % Gsithersburg. Nd.
Albert n. MoIer. Ct Washington, D. c /
and Evallna Beach, Of Fairfax County
Va
Richmond. Va The Society Of the Sons
OF the Revolution in Virginia elected the
following officers:
President. Hon Richard Carter Scott
First Vice President. William Chsse
Morton
second Vice President. John P. Branch
/ Secretary. Dr.. Charles Russell Robins. ]
Treasurer. George Bryan
/ Registrar, William Clayton TorTence
Chaplain. Right Rev. Alfred Magill
Board-Hon. Richard Carter Scott,
Capt William Gordon McCabe. John Cor
don Farland. Lewis Catlett Williams, u
/ Charles Russell Robins Col. I, N K
Talcott. George Bryan. William Clayton
( Terrence. George Armistead Gibson.
/ royrr,iftnA on admissions - William
/ CLAYTON Terrence Hon Richard Carter
Scott Capt. William Gordon McCabe-
Historian, Alfred Brockenorough Will
Jams.
Harrisonburg. va-Rockinghara County
lis determined 20 have good roads Iha
board Of supervisors has authorized the
p7,rehase Of a steam rock crusheT for
each magisterial district OF the county
The machinery Is TO be used IN a gen
eraI campaign Of permanent road building
In the county.
/ Charleston. ". Va-Senator Scott in
an interview. described the Federal po-
lsition offered Gov. Dawson as a very at
tractive one.
1t VIII take him 10 Japan. China,
Australia. India. and other points IN the
Antipodes.- said the Senator. and the
work he viii discharge win be Of the
utmost importance. The position is IN
der the direction OF the Department o.
Commerce and Labor and there Is no
inf 70 the tenure Of Office. It may run
four. FIVE or six wears The salary Is sl5
q day and expenses. or about SS.0oo
year.
The governors principal duty viii be
70 investigate manufacturing enterprises
IN the countries I have named which
nav come in competition with our own
industries. that is factories which manu-
facture the same goo6s American fac
tories do He Will obtain al possible
information concerning the methods Of
manufacture. wages paid. the character
OF labor and all other information that
may be OF value"
Stanton, vs-The I patch and News
SAYS:
"shi Don't ask the candidates for gov
ernor any questions, it might disarrange
their back hair.
But the people are not going 20 take
this advice; they are going to ask cues
b tons and the candidates viii be expected
TO answer them without hesitation or
reservation. People 60 not care 70 vote
} for any candidate who is afraid 70 eX-
press himself on the questions likely to
; come before him for action.
Unless sentiment changes very much
the next governor is sure 10 have meas
IRE laid before him for approval or dis
approval looking 20 Statewide prohi5l-
=. ton. VIII he sign It or viii he veto II?
We cannot imagine e more pertinent and
timely question than this.
Bristol. Va.-The Holston River Rail
road. the proposed line into the south
: west Virginia coal fields, through East
Tennessee. which was begun in 1907, but
abandoned during the panic. viii be re-
built at once. The contract for its con
: struction has been let 10 Lane Brothers,
= Of Charlottesville, Va. and J. b Jones. a
I Baltimore railroad contractor. They are
required 10 have il completed and ready
FOR operation by January l. 1910.
The road will be built as a coal-carry-
ing line. and viii handle a heavy ton
mage from Southwest Virginia, giving the
Southern Railway another valuable feed
er It is a subsidiary Of the Virginia
and Southwestern. which is owned by the
!. Southern, but was projected by the for
mer before It became the property Of the
Southern
I and Southwestern at MOcasin Gap 10 the
Southern's terminus al Persia, Tenn, and
work VIII begin al once.
DanvIIle, Va.-Editor Rorer a. James.
: Of the Register, who IS State senator
from DanvilIe. IS opposed to dragging
TO the front the saloon question. lie
says in the editorial columns Of the
Register:
What is 70 be gained by forcing this
issue prematureIy? II q fight for OF
against Statewide prohibition is ever u
be had, why preciDitate prema-
turely7 L is not and cannot be an issue
in this campaign and cannot be, there
fore. for two years. Not until the cleo
ZION OF the entire 40 members OF The
general assembly in 1911 can Statewide
prohibition be made an issue. Why then
/ expect either Mr.. Tucker or Judge Mann
to assume Individually a position which
may not be in accord with that OF theig
party two years hence?
Suppose a Democratic convention
were called for the specific purpose OF
defining the party attitude with reference
< TO treatment OF the liquor problem,
4 that declaration would not be binding
q upon the party Two years hence. If an
other convention reversed o. changed The
: position Democratic State officials
! would. as We apprehend the situation. be
bound by tbs latest formal declaration
Is OF party policy.
c why cross this bridge before W.
d, come 10 it2 Why worry over the posi-
= biIity Of Statewide prohibition before i
l.
IS becomes an issue Inc De1nocra5lc party
n is pledged 10 local option because 81.
It representatives years ago gave 20 II,
y State this plan OF local self-gOvernmen
- orrlsed 10 The Iinrrnr nrresffo-, nd