The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-10
Our State Contemporaries
Yoder,s Case,

The police authorities certain court officials In
weekly booklet called THE Idea" 1t not our pur-
familiar with ofrenses with which has been charged
put II the newspaper reports OF his last arrest be
true. then this man Is being prosecuted instead of
prosecuted. One day this week he was fined $780,
hond m a., 10 thirty days In ja and required to give
publication, and hardly had the ink time to dry
arrested Yoder having a small wooden sign over
or near the door of his Office Had any citizen
the police would have ordered the sign removed and
that would have been the end of it,. but with Yoder
arrest which appears to be both and spite
full We do not question the verdict court in the
article objected to- yet consider that Yoder made
good point when he called attention TO the fact that
OF the Thaw trial with complaint from
those who have their morals" smeared by what
said in THE Idea" We imagine nothing half as
bad as the reports of the Thaw trial. then 1t de-
Several ministers have taken up this trial and con-
vcton Of Yoder and have said that they will touch
as to that the result particular trial was
travest" on Justice while another said 1t would
before stated, defending Yoder. but In
the interest of fair play we think he is entitled
lieve that IL the Richmond policemen would bestir
tn ms they would be able to locate Violations
around in weekly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Virginia and the Amendment.
The Winchester Star whose editor Is Mr. r E. Byrd
Our friend. Mr.. Edmund Pend1eton OF the Richmond
News-Leader raises in editorial very inter-
of Virginia should certy to Congress the fact
that the General Assembly Virginia refused to ratfy
Exactly what took place this: In the House of
Delegates bill introduced ratifying the amend
relations and was reported favorably Subsequently 1t
was defeated in the House by decisive majority In
the Senate there q BILL but fo;nt
resolution for the purpose ratfying the amendment
This joint resolution passed by the Senate but
he YraAa he ar
being that the House defeated the bill and Senate
upon which the House did not act at all. This how
ever seems to be certainly that the Of
both houses necessary to ratify the amendment,
the refusal of either house do so il tantamoun to
rejection by the General Assembly"
staunton's Business Manager.
-. Without going beyond the current revenues staun
1000 feet Of granolithc sidewalks nearly 1900 feet
OF maeadam and asphalt street over 5000 Of
each item. varying from minimum OF 30 per cent
over the previous year to $50 cent, and in each
case at diminished cost foot
That Is what comes of having general manager "as
Is remarkable in that the Council Of staunton
seems to have been content let Mr. Ashburner
cities In which twenty councilmen divided into
two bodies. would not Intentionally Internationally
Norfolk Landmark.
TO Preserve the Traditions.
,oymsn. and Improvement why should not this city
have oldest inhabitants" socaty7 With a history
like Petersburgs and families here and by that
have been IN existence long society of that kind
could be made not only source OF pleasure to its
members.but OF distinct advantage to the community
could aid materially in COLLECTING and putting in en-
during form much Of the history Of the city and sur
rounding country II would almost unavoidably be-
come the center Of interest in all matters OF impor-
lance connected with the ctys pastPetersburg
Appeal
Stuarts One Sin.
The Republicans have played their trump card in this
campaign To purse the figure they have shown their
hand The Tazewe Republican. IT. last Issue makes
another of several recent futile Attempts "play a
poor hand well" This trump card. the only one IN
the deck - the part nj stuart took ~ the copstitu.