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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
THE PART OF A POET.

The always acute but somtimes only super
fcialy observant, Greensboro Record, having re-
ference to the tramp from Alabama to Harvard
of the negro poet, E. Smyth Jones,-a tramp that
resulted in his arrest as vagrant and his res
cue from limbo by a Southern man, who found
him work which would not interfere with has
pursuit of the musez-m oralizes by saying that
negroes "have no business--good negroes--golng
up TO that part of the country, and this man
should cut out that middle part of his name.
Jones is all right, declares the Record, but
Smyth is sure to &c: him in trouble, especially
when he parts his name in the middle.
. We haven fault to find with the Records
moral, excepting as we think its figure is a mis-
fit, when applied to gentleman of color. The
part" of name, take it, necessarily has
reference to the part" of the hair. If that be
true, poet Jones has divided his cognomen in
accordance with the precedents obtaining among
all those of his race who part their hair at all.
Surely the Record knows that in this matter of
divided locks-if We may so far take poetic
license-the negro parts his hair,-as he used
formerly TO do his wooing, razor. Nat
urally. he parts il in the middle, since any one
who has tried to run pillow around hill knows
that when the groove is cut upon angle there
is no such thing running straight row.
Your negro who parts his hair at ALL starts I'M
mediatelv between the eyes, just above the bridge
of the nose and parts up hill till he reaches the
summit Thenceforth he parts not again for q
long season-but is parted for all that 1t would
be impractical to do it any other way and keep
within the style. Hair such as that of the poet
Jones must have furrow run down IT'S middle,
or it must all be sacrificed 10 the shears and the
razor. In that event. TO treat the name IN accord
anco with tonsorial practice would result IN a
nameless crime. No doubt the poet Jones parted
both name and name before starting out on his
tramp after the classic shades, and no doubt he
arrived with both as fresh and entirely intact as
when he set foot upon his journey after knowl-
edge,
Altogether, we think the Records criticisms of
this sable poetaster are distinctly the captious
surs of one whose experience of bards is ire
trievably confused with the debts they forget
to pay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
HOMICIDAL LICENSE.

II becomes more apparent that diplomatic
techncaIitv is to save Porter Charlton from
Justice man whose eroticlsm ran to murder
is to be permitted to declare himself insane by
experts hired for the purpose, in order to save
the appearances of civilization, while defying
the code of modern Justice. The hero of the
Nicaraguan muddle who has fostered a long
revolution is now evidently making ready a
criminal text book for the use of individual
murderers.
Over against the case of Charlton is set the
case of Crippen, and as a parallel to the al
most certain failure of punishment of the one
is the growing belief in the inability of the law
to touch the other. Charlton's wifes body was
found The circumstances indicated her muir
der by Charlton. In the case of Crippen, every
circumstances points to the murder of his wife.
Her body is not found. Who shall say with that
certainty without which civilized law does not
take life or liberty that the mass of flesh buried
in the Crippen cellar is that Of the missing wife
Crippen is not compelled to speak. Under Eng
lish law, he cannot be forced, as he could be in
France, to explain anything, or say anything
He can stand mute, fortified by the very COM
pleteness of his crime itself. 1t is for this rea-
son that the police are hoping that the Leneve
the reason of their careful and soothing treat
ment of the Doctors companion. For to Eng
lish Justice the third degree is unknown. A
prisoner cannot be forced to crimlnate himself
practically, any more than in America he can
be forced to do so theoretically. So we have the
peculiar circumstance of two noted murderers
almost safe to laugh in the face of those who sug
gest their punishment
But as we have before pointed out let the Eng
lish courts but get the evidence to convict, and
it will be all over with Crippen Not diplomacy,
not technicality, not criminologists nor insanity
experts will then avail him. The police that
bunge in taking hold, hold fast. The courts
that are cautious in manufacturing evidence,
press it home The innocent, even the monstrous-
ly guilty may hope to escape, but there is scarce
ly such thing known to English justice as the
tact liberation of a certainly guilty person.
It-is to be hoped that the Leneve will confess
If she do not it is perhaps possible that out of
the case of the American dentist will grow one of
those brilliant presidents meeting necessity, ont
of which the English law was formed, and upon
which American law supposedly constructed,
has refined itself almost into license to do muir
der.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

the same thing is another matter, and 1t Is to be
feared that if Messrs. FARRELL and Ditzler have
not the restraining influences OF their hocks to
aid them in preserving the amenities discourse
of this character will eventually result IN an
informal, inexpert, but earnest repetition OF the
disgrace of Reno-no color scheme suggested or
intended
We speculate with some interest," however, as
to the rules which are to govern this doctrinal
set-to. Presumably church will be the arena.
No doubt point of pride will serve to bring to-
gether the respective congregations OF the dis
putants. VIII they be permitted to cheers Will
the deacons and the stewards line the side aisles,
and will they be permitted on the rostrum ex-
cept in the clinches And what is the purpose
of the bout-proselytism or conversions Do the
parsons merely mean to substitute open COM
bat for guerilla warfare upon each others flocks,
or is the battle means to the end of interest
ing the unregeneratea All these things are
pertinent, rather than irreverent, because the
proceeding itself is irreverent.
Seriously, this crude North Carolina passion
for sectarianism is point of encouragement in
the light of growing tolerance of doctrine. 1t
is small but distinct check to the spirit that
has been steadily making for a unity of church
purpose along with the maintenance OF sect
identity. We had thought the time had passed
when, for the want of larger vision, there was a
want of essential sympathy between believers in
common truth by virtue of differing form.
1t seems not. We can only regret that Salisbury
has no ball club that it has yet to learn of the
moving pictures, that in sultry summer 1t
seems that it can only regard from its own per-
spiraton the heating controversies injected in
the hope of cool and comforting ideal of
aspiration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
The Wickersham Opinion.

President Taft has approved without comment
opinion by Attorney General Wickersham to the effect
that there Is provision of law by which the statue of
Gen. Robert E. Lee, in Confederate uniform, can be
removed from Statuary Hail. in the Capitol at Washing
ton. In addition to deciding the question purely
legal basis. Mr. Wfckersham argues the matter from
ethical point of view, declaring that General Lee
has to be regarded typifyng all that best
in the to which he his services and the most
loyal and unmurmuring acceptance of the complete
overthrow of that That the state of Virginia
should designate him for place in Statuary Hail
one llustrfous for distinguished military service the
attorney general declares is but natural and warranted
under the reading of the law Mr.. Wickershams opn-
ion called forth by protests TO the president from
the department of New York Grand Army OF the Re-
public. This will be end Of all argument far
the rroprety cling General Lees statue in the Cap
ito s concerned and attention will in future be paid
to the thunderngs of G. A. r. camps.-Alexandra Ca
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
Virginia Comment
Clancy

Hon. Mike Clancy is Irishman. Also ne was
American vice consul at Blueelds Nicaragua, but he
isn't that For Mike also represented Norway IN
the diplomatic capacity he telegraphed the
Norwegian Minister Havana that, but for the fact
that Uncle Sans navy and marines were interfering IN
the game the Madriz forces would have demolished
Estradas revolution long This came to the ears
OF Secretary Knox and too true to be tolerated.
C1ancy's resignation demanded and he Is now In
the class Of beens with Pinchot Clancy says that
In permitting him the representative of NOR
way, the United States government impedy admitted
his obligation give his other employers the facts OF
the situation that being what he paid for clancy
knows better If he had been oyster and kept
his mouth shut he would still be his job Suppress
sio vert Ia recognized duty of all subordinate
American officials, Federal State and Ihunicpal-Nor-
folk Virginian- Pilot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

Wisconsin Is said have much money in the
State treasury that all for State purposes
win be levied next year One would think that this
would make rush for Wisconsin to live In taxess
State, but do not observe any tightening OF the
earth this way, and tendency bulk out to-
ward Wisconsin.
Ii Is good thing OF to dwell in State where
there taxes but OF would prefer to dwell
elsewhere If they required to divide half and half.
There other things that TO make life worth liv
ing besides freedom from taxes. To the writer one
day of the Valley of Virginia's green hills is
worth a thousand in Wisconsin. and there other
fools Just big he u.s. otherwise why so
many here?-Staunton Leader.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
A MINISTERIAL PRIZE RING.

1t is quite evident that all North Carolina
communities have not the diversion of profession
al baseball: Note the news from Salisbury that
Reverend FARRELL methodist )is soon to engage
Reverend Ditzler (Baptist) in joint doctrinal
debate. Here, at least, will be one contest in
which, If we ever did, we would dare swear that
neither party to the fray will experience the
slightest difficulty in coming back, and that
I'D infnitvmaA Low long the audiences viii do
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
DanviiIe's DRINKS

The DanvilIe Register has admitted in it's editorial
columns that there has been material increase in
drunkenness in Danve since the return of the saloons
and the opinion of the Register Is sustained by the
monthly of the chief OF police of that city for the
month July Those who favor the open saloon have
been bold in the past to claim that more liquor is
consumed in local option territory than In license ter
ritory but the Register. which at time has been
favorable to the AntSaloon League says that this is
The city of Lynchburg has at least 10000 more
inhabitants than Danvie and in Lynehburg, where
there saloons the arrests for drunkenness in
June and July only 26, while In Danve. with
looms the this charge In the month of July
alone were 1872 These figures official and speak
for themselves and need .comment-Cnfton Forge
Review.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

Charlton, the wife murderer, has been pronounced
insane by the medical experts employed by his father
and the Italy for his extradition will prob
ably be refused that ground But the alenists were
retained by Chralton S just the attorneys for the
defence and II they had rendered other
dict they would have forfeited their fees Expert tes
tmony is the handspring of the machinery which has
been devised in this country facilitate the
of criminals from the just consequences OF their
crimes.-Norfolk Virginian- Pilot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

Buffers Caucasian is running serial the latest
and most fantastic Munchausen fiction of the hot
months entitled "The Achievement Of the Admins
tration," by John NJ. Morehead The Asheville Ga
zetteNews attributes the authorship of this Of
fiction to sMarion Butler Like most hot weather hc
ton, it is warranted to put any person sleep who
reads it--News and Observer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
caharrus Pitcher oettina hiah up.

A Lynchburg paper OF recent date says that Mr.,
Walter Moser of Cabarrus is the leading pitcher in the
Pacific Coast League. Mr.. Moser has been at Oak
land Cal, for time and has extended his splendid
reputation the Pacific coast He has been called in
by the Boston American League team and Will back
to Boston.
We find the following concerning this from this
weeks Sporting Life
Pitcher Walter Moser of the Oakland team. has been
sold the Boston American League club for $500.
He will not report until next spring.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
Let the Virginian Follow You.

II you intend leaving Richmond for q vacation,
have The virsinian sent daily to your cottage
or hotel. You may then enjoy the mountain
seashorc air and at the same time keep in
close touch with all that 10 happening In the
city and State, and country-politicai. social
business and sporting circles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
Divinity Tha. Shapes Our Ends.

Senator Swanson illustrates the truth OF the old
that there Is divinity which shapes ends rough
hew them how win. Had he been successful in his
first effort be Governor and had Montague succeeded
him. 1T is possible that the logic Of the situation would
made Montague instead of Swanson the successor
of Senator Danie-Petershurg Index Appeal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
The Talk "Down Home"


The mud -slingers OF the photographers union are
prodded to get busy with the Reeigh Evening Times
this "Recipe-If the water Is too muddy TO
suit your TASTE turn the faucet let II run
awhile. Never mind the BILL the mud will Settle
Wilmington Dispatch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

King Alphonso must have read report of
President Taft's vacation speech at Bar Harbor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

"uncle Joes" wrestling match in Kansas
seems to have resulted in dog fall in which he
was the under dog
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

Ballinger declares that there is no resina-
ton on the cards. We hope so. The people
would in this instance better enjoy Knockout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

Ii appears that President Taft had something
up his sleeve when he determined to quit talk
ing, stop his vacation, and attend to business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

London friends of Crippen offer to employ a
lawyer, asserting their belief in his innocence.
There VIII always be some people who will be-
lieve anything.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

Granting that the subscribers of any paper
feel that they are bound to see it every day in
the week, the Norfolk Landmark, which has
just joined the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cult, is that
paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

somebody to kill him, like one of his own snakes,
with stick
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
Is WELCOME.

Lieutenant J. FL. Doe of the Norwegian Navy
should be welcomed visitor to Virginia and
should receive consideration and encouragement
from the authorities and the people. He is here
to make provision for such Of his conntrymen
as desire to settle in Virginia. He is not trying
to induce Norwegans to leave their country,
but something like 10000 of them emigrate
every year and he believes that it is as well, if
not better, for some of them to come to Virginia
instead of following those who have already come
to the Northern and Western States. He is
very frank in all his statements. He represents
steamship line which operates ships from Nor
way to the Gulf of Mexico, touching at Newport
News. His purpose is to land the Immigrants
at the last named port and distribute them
throughout Virginia He does not claim that
the men whom he will bring have money. They
are without means to purchase lands, but they
are honest and industrious workmen and wish
to find employment on the farms with the priv
ilege of purchasing small tracts of land and pay
ing for it out of their earnings.
Some of the Norwegans have settled on the
Peninsula of Virginia along the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and our infor-
nation is that they are most desirable citizens
A citizen of Williamsburg who knows them
well recently said that he would do all that he
could to encourage Lieutenant Doe in his pro-
ject, as the community would be enriched by
every Norwegian located there
1t may be mentioned in this connection that
the company which proposes to establish large
cement industry at Yorktown has already set
tied a numer of Polish families on its farm
lands adjacent, with view to securing steady
supply of white labor at the plant. The lands
have been cut up into ten-acre lots and com
Portable residence is built on each farm. The
women and children will do most of the light
work and the men will attend to the heavier
work, when not engaged at the mill. The farms
will be conducted under instruction from a com
petent professor of agriculture who has been
employed by the company for the purpose.
Several of these small farms are already under
cultivation and the crops this year are abundant
The occupants purchase the lands and pay for
them on the instalment plan. It is proposed to
establish other colonies of Germans and Aus
trians.
That sort of colonization will be the salvation
of Eastern Virginia, where there is so much UNI
titled land. Richmond is peculiarly interested
in this sort of development and Lieutenant Doe
and Others in the same line of work should re-
ceive from this city all reasonable aid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
Acute Curiosity.

1t will be interesting to learn, which will not be
until the judgment Is signed the exact terms of
the Adams Butler compromise. 1t may not ever be
known then. Buffers reputation Is such that II is
hard to believe he partook of copious dish OF crow
although Adams, with Judgment in the criminal
action hanging him, had him in tight place and
payment of in In the civil action
liz well calculated to make pause. The expense
OF defending these suits enormous and Butler Is
to be commended for settling the matter: still we
would like to the exact terms. We want to know
II he really did eat crow-raw at that-Greensboro
Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
pi.aoprove. Proposed Dsbat

Dr. s. b. Turrentine, pastor Of the First Methodist
church was interview this morning in regard to the
Joint Methodist Baptist debate to be held here
between two ministers. He said:
az heartily endorse the views expressed by my
friend Rev r. L. Motley. regarding public coptrover
sy between Rev Messrs FARRELL and Ditzler. While
have not made canvass touching the matter. yet
feet confident that the prevailing sentiment OF the cit
zens of our community would deprecae such discus
atom in our midst had cherished the hope that such
contention between denominations of half century
AFRO had become supplanted by the nobfer effort to
nronote Christian federation In behalf OF the King
dam os Gcd.a~6 alsbnrx Eoxt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03

The newspapers of the State unit in declaring
that the Fifth convention did the right thing
nominating Major Charles M. Stedman for Congress.
They say only the strongest man. but that 1t
was lust recognition services to the party running
through decades The Record started in
to clip the things said about him from the news
papers but to print would require paper big
as seventeen New York Worlds and Americans COM
bined. These Communications come from all the
state showing that Major Stednan IL known and loved
observation-disclosures Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-03
EHect Of Freejno Murderers.

That Impressions Of miscarriages of justice have a
distinctly bad impression the lower classes is
fest from recent occurences--one the staying
of a negro by another In Charlotte Saturday
night a week ago. and the other similar occur
renee in Pineylle- township the following Saturday
night The negro women OF Meck1enburg seem TO have
got the idea murder is not punished In Mecklen
burg and something must be done to undeceve them.
making OF example 1t Is rather bad that the
county should have to start In negro woman in
stead OF on a white man, but start must be made
somewhere. The occurrences, however, win be
calculated make husbands in this county walk
a straight lne--Charlotte Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1910-05-02
FIGHT MAY INVOLVE
ALASKA GOVERNOR
Dismissals and Appointments
Draw Fire of Delegate
WickerSham.

Charges have been filed before the
Senate Judiciary Committee by Delegate
WickeTsham. Of Alaska against John
RUstgard, who has been appointed
United States district attorney for the
First district Of Alaska and against
Herbert l. Faulkner, who has just been
appointed marshal Of the same division
Delegate Vickersham protests strong
" against the confirmation OF these two
men and II is not unlikely a bitter fight
viii be stirred I'D which win draw in
Gov. Walter Clark Of Alaska
RustgaTd is appointed to succeed John
J. BoyCe and Faulkner 10 succeed Don
Sutherland These two men were re-
moved from office a week ago last sat
urday. They had asked for a hearing,
but II was not allowed RuStgaTd and
dalton OF Governor Clark, who was in
strUmental in getting Sutherland and
BOyce removed
The charges which are made against
the two men appointed are connected
with the fight Of the ggenheim-8Ior
gan syndicate to control Alaska The
trouble grows directly out Of the trial
Of one Ed Hasey at juneau for the al
legged killing Of q man at valdez, while
employed by the GuggenhelnS and IN q
fight over railroad right Of way Our
Of this trial, grew charges Of attempted
Jury brfbing. Sutherland and Boyce
II IS declared, were seeking to impH
cate Capt. D. H Jarvis. who IS head OF
the EuEEenheim companies on the Pa
cffic coast and General Counsel Boyle
OF the GUgEenheim interests IN Seattle
The hackers OF Sutherland and BOyCe
assert this is why they were abruptly
let out Of office.
In Skagway, valdez. and tvvo OF three
other towns mass meetings have beer
held and protests signed. Governor
Clark has been burned in efhEy IN some
Alaska towns for his part IN the remOv-
al OF Sutherland and BOyCe-
The Washington times., 1910-05-02

Following the recent attempt Of an
American soldier in the Philippines to
dispose Of the plans Of defenses erected
by the United States, Representative
HObson OF Alabama has drafted a bill,
which ne planned 70 introduce in the
House today, making 1t a crime 20 dis
close national defense secrets The
punishment for such a crime is fixed at
ten years imprisonment The Hobson
bill is understood 10 have the approval
OF the War and Navy Departments
Representative HObson says that prac-
tically all foreign nations have laws Of
this character upon their statute books,
and that the United States alone IS
without authority TO punish those who
would reveal fertilization secrets.
The HObsOn bill also provides i'm
The Washington times., 1910-05-02
GERMAN LANGUAGE
FOR SAENGERBUND
Change In Rules Prohibits
Use of English In
Meetings.

At its future meetings the German
language IS 70 be the official medium
Of the Washington Saengerbund
This change was decided on yesterday
at q meeting Of the society as q means
Of putting tue organization on record
as being strictly a German Institution
This step was taken despite the fact
that the great majority OF the members
are OF nOn-GeTLnan nativity
II was also decided that no one can
be elected a member unless he has de-
Clared his intention Of becoming q citi-
zen OF the United States OF already is
one
The excursion 70 Marshall Hail OF the
United Singing Societies yesterday
proved TO be a great success both for
the young and old