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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
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StlrtiinE WIS the revelation Of The
military weaknoes 81 the United states
which leaked our yesteraay after Con
Eress had refused to receive tho CONT
Dental report Of Secretary Of War
pfckenson. Accustomed TO regard this
aa nation presenting formidable
front TO the other countries Of the
world. the people now awake to the fact
that this is practically defcnoelesF
nation by reason Of the inadequaey OF
its military force The statement OF
Representative Mclaughlin, of califor-
nie. mat WITHIN thirty days an army
OF 2oo.oo0 men. could land on the Pacific
coas. aud hold an mprosnablc position
for three or four months is calculated
10 open the eyes Of those who have
bllnIly believed that in peace our coun-
try is prepared for war
California, oregon and Washington
IRE the only States on the other side of
the Rocky Mountains. IN all these
states there are but 1900 regulars and
only 5000 reserves or militiamen. The
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
GRANDFATHER
ON DAY OF HIS WEDDING

lacking in tho statutory requirements,
are known as marriages of con-
science In Germany they are de-
sefloed as "Gowisscnsohe." The two
kind that | can recall are those OF
King Frederick william III. of prusyI.
During the lifetime OF hts Queen.
louise, princess OF the house OF
toias, ne contracted marriages Of con
science, Hrst with Countess julia Voss
Whom he created Countess Ingenheint
dhu after ner death with Countess
D9hhoi, whose children by him re-
eelYed me titles of Counts OF Brandon
hufs In each instance these nar-
fiages OF conscience were celebrateti
ny pastors OF the Lutheran Church
queen Louise giving her consent In
writing to both unions.
German embassy at WasI,ingt tne
whose engagement TO Countess louis,
bernstorf, daughter of the Gernla.,
aa an. ,s TO tho United States has
pIood In his veins. despite an reports
70 the contrary. and Is not the son
D Dut the stepson, OF that widowed
S S,3l Hermann Pourtales, who was
; T',,x aeien barney. OF New York and
t. Young Count Raymond Pour
eaieS. porn at Geneva, is the onspring
OF the late Count Hermann Pourtains
3y MS first marriage. with Mile
5 tniaIsueflte Marcel, of Geneva, who
uled at Cannes. In 1883. three months
oeiofe he gave an American mother
10 her young children by leading 10 the
altar Miss Helen Barley.
-, Ihere are few" families of the OLD
World aristocracy that have Furnished
more titled husbands to American wo.
men than the house of De PourtaIce
winch was forced TO leave France al
the time of the revocation OF the Edict
81 Nantes, although to-day the major
III uha,@r r.
i d Ihere are at least a couple OF
uozen OF Counts of Fourtales who
have taken American wives ana
lhahks TO this, the name is extensively
Wen as in Germany, in Switzerland
ana IN France. Thus Count Frederick
Pourtales is the German ambassador at
u. Petersburg. The late Count Louis
i.ocurtales was inspector general Of ar
tillery In the Swiss army, and the late
Count Francis Pourtales, after acouir
ing citizenship in tho United States.
spent the greater part Of his life az
Director OF the geological Museum at
bostoh. Mass. Count Arthur Pourtales
Tertiary in Guatemala. and after LOSING
in very tragic fashion his first Amer
1Gan wife, daughter of old Benjamin
iialllday, married another American
orleans. who herself had been pre-
viously married to John Beecher, of
New York.
Another De Pourtales, Jacques by
name, spent many years as secretary
of the French embassy in London. HUI
pert dc Pourtales is one of the pillars
or the French turf and son-in-law OF
mat repeated winner Of the Grand
Prix, Baron schickler; while the ma
triarch of Partisan society. in which
she Is known as La Comtessc," lust
as If no other lady of that rank ex-
1sted,. is Nine. Edmond de Pourtales,
who in the palmy days of the Tuierics
was so renowned for her taste and
elegance in dress that she won for her
self the nickname of "Chiffonette.'
Copyright, 1910. by the Brentwood
COmpany)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
pIsARMING THE ELECTRICAL oC
TDPTS

50 many and SO powerful are the
tentacles Of the Electrical Trust that
the Department of Justice, instead or
hewtng at the monster win one NOR
tai 5low is compelled to attack each
part of the octopus singly There are
scores and scores of trusts involved 81
the structure of the great combination
which embraces them all There is the
copper wire trust, for Instance These
Smaller trusts control the supply ana
sale of the many products ana mann
faeturcd articles which are needed In
electrical plants ana shops.
There arc 50 many Of these trusts
vithin the trust chat 1t IS said that it
viii require from nov until the FIRST
OF the year 10 prepare ana lle the
necessary bills aeaIns each Of these
combinations For some dine The De-
rartment OF Justice has been after the
Electrical Trust but 1t is just reallz-
Ing the tremendous maguitude of tho
combination ono million dollars VII
have TO be expended BY tic Govern
meIt IN its tight on the trust, for tha
Importance ami omploMty 81 tho case
Is only realized wDep il IS remembered
that the EIeatrieal Trust So far great
e. anu far more powerful than stana.
ara OIL or any az inc othcr eombina-
tons which ARC wont to regard al
OF supreme ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
run rnoGREss or PEACE.

No one can measure the benefit that
Will now out of the gift OF s1ooOo,oo0
made by Andrew Carnegie Yesterday for
the endowment o an international peace
foundation for the abolition of war. Al
time like this, when the peaceful
arbitrament Of international disputes
is subject discussed by convention
after convention and when there seems
TO be a meeting of minds as 10 the de-
STABILITY of such method of adjudi-
eaton, such material impetus to the
peace movement can but accelerate
that day when the war drum VIII
throh no longer.
a most important peace conference
%il be in session in Washington this
week Representatives of many Of the
great nations Of the world VIII par
ticipate in the deliberations OF tbs
body. The sole purpose VIII be to as
certain some method by which the
natious of the world may arbrato
,hclr difficulties, without an appear
to arms. Al are agreed that peace Is
The object. but there are various views
as 10 the proper means by which to
achieve tho end
1t seems likely that ultimately some
sort Of international tribunal viii pc
established having final JURISDICTION
In ali matters Of controversy between
nations, rhe problem is 10 nna wpy
to make the decision OF such tribune,
blnding on the parties concerned. #
IS also sought 10 give the decisions
Of such tribunal the effect OF pre-.
cedents for future ettlcment Of In
lcrnationm digmtcs 30 that intcrua-
tional Jurisprudence may be moro dch-
mite
l.N Governor Montague. o. Virginia.
jhas more tltan once suggested that an
Iintcruational tribunal modelled close
~ AFTER the United States supreme
Court. would suffice for the needs Of
the nations The supreme Court, 10 q
certain e%tcnt, has now tho juris4lc-
ton which an international tribunal
would hayc Tor The Court decides con-
Itroycrsies between the several st,tes
land between citizons Of different States.
Il is the arblter between aoyerelgntiea
of equal rank
| The great question Involved Is how
TO enforce the mandates ~ an inter.
national tribunal, The Supreme Court
may invoke force 70 carry out Its dc.
risions bur this force n lacking ia HE
aase Of an international arhitra court
j The problem OF international
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
THE GOVERNMENT AND GOOD
ROADS.

No moro helpful impetus TO the good
roads movement has been given than
that furnished by the United states
Department of Agriculture. From this
source has come continuous and in
valuable aid in the movement for bet
ter highways
Instruction In tho methods of road
bui4u.ng has been carried on by means
of object-lesson roads, constructed at
local expense, under the supervision OF
an engineer of the government once
of Public Roads Something more than
10000 square yards of such road,
or about IL miles of road 10 feet wide,
were completed during the past year
AS construction record alone, this
would be an excellent showing, but
when 1t is considered that this mileage
was composed of 90 object-lesson
roads, each being a miniature school of
road building, comprising 10 types OF
construction. 1t is plain that the work
Of the Department is potent factor
in the good roads reform movement.
state Highway Commissioner P. ST.
Julien wilson, of Virginia, has said
that, where one county constructs good
roads. the adjoining counties follow,
by influence of example, and the re-
ports of the Government second what
Mr.. Wilson has said inspection of %
object-lesson roads last year, making
total of about % miles, showed that
their effect upon the various localities
resulted In the building of $50 miles OF
additional roads by the same method
employed in the object-lesson roads.
These new roads mean total expen-
diture of sl5O0O0o.
The department had to fill go as
sisnments for the experts and consult
ing engineers under its authority.
These men did advisory work, This is
an increase of 10 per cent. over the
amount of similar work performed tbs
year previous.
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4 other two states than 1t is in
Virginia, but there is good reason 10
believe that tho Democratic party in
this state viii al IT'S earliest oppor-
4 hinity, record itself in opposition to
the cxtravasant and wnsterul system
of compensation now in vogue In vlr-
ginia
/ The Montgomery Times does not
mincc words about the situation in
Alabama. IT says:
Abolish the fee system 1t is
nothing short OF robbery OF the tax
payers Mono OF these officers earn
ANYTHING near what they arc paid:
some OF them receive six times what
their services are worth, This is a
vital issue 1t should be vigorously
pushed before the meeting of the
LEGISLATURE. and a great public scnti.
ment should be crystalzed to compel
the passage of u bill establishing a
salary basis for the payment OF these
men,
This statement is equally applicable
to existing conditions in Virginia.
There may be u Very few officers who
arc earning what they are paid; but
they arc in conspicuous minority
The majority OF officers paid BY fees
arc orcrpaid.
No one doubts the logic of the prop
ositon that the fee system should be
abolished 1t is not question of
logic. but question of strength. It is
true Of .Nlabama as it is of Virginia,
that the courthouse rings in the diff
fcrent counties arc able to muster
moro political strength than the rep
resentatives OF the people. If the
question shall he put in convention or
III the General Assembly, 1t will be
decided by the one test of whether or
not the rings are more powerful than
the people.
II the fee system advocates prevail,
at least law ought to be passed re-
quiring all fees, under severe penal
ties, to be paid into the county treas
ury. to be held there and computed
and the total made public before the
fees are paid over to the officers en-
titled to them under the law. There
can be no harm in such publicity,
for it would not affect the finances
of the officers nor would IT be unjust
to the people to let them know what
their public servants are getting. If
publicity of campaign contributions is
required in this Commonwealth, why
should not publicity of fees received
by county officers be ordained by law?
What sort OF employer would be one
who said to his employe, "rakc what
you can get don't know what your
salary is, [ do not know how much YOU
are taking out of tho cash drawer; I
don't want you to tell me. because
don't care2' Put the state of Virginia |
in the place OF the employer and see
how absurd the proposition is that the
fee system is justifable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
COLLEGE WOMEN.

Professor Leslie j. Tompkins OF
New York University, president of the
National Association of College Grad
yates. comes forward with the state
ment that "the college woman has not
made good There are 1900 or 5000
college women in the United States.
Three fourths of these are so nice
that they are married already and the
remainder are freaks. The married
women do not take so much interest
In outside affairs and freaks cannot
accomplish anything anyway"
These are strange words from one
who wanders In academic shades. The
learned professor seems to think that
woman college graduate has wasted
her life If she marry. Why has she?
OF course, the majority of homes con-
tain women who have never been to
college, but there is no evidence TO
show that the collegcbred woman is
inferior as wife and mother to the
woman who has never been within coll
lege walls.
40 one can measure "'at o'loo' 90 =,
'ese-prep women ar iiaNite anu VIZ
nave on INC present ana supseque'''
generations. an overwhelming ma
JorliS oil me teachers OIL children are
women, ana many OF lheso women are
college women VINO as ruie' arc
better trained ana PETER equipped -
olteet inc young nina IN inc rlsh'
way IMAM teachers VINO nave haa only
sna'tefihg OF q pubic Sehooi euuca-
ton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
POPULAR GOVERNMENT PROGRESS

James Bryce. az present ambassador
from Great Britain 10 the United
states, sixtoon years ago wrote his
american Commonwealth critical
and comprehensive survey Of popular
government as excmpllded in this re-
public a few weeks ago he was
called upon to write n preface to the
now revised edition Of his work, and
in 1t he wrote this optimistic message
to the American people:
at was with some anxiety that / en-
tered on this revision, fearing lest the
hopeful spirit with which my observa
tlon of American institutions from 1870
10 tS1i had inspired me might be
dampened by close oNamlnato on of
their moro recent phases. But all
have seen and heard during the last
few years makes me moro hopeful for
the future of popular government. The
forces working for good seem strong
or to-day than they have been for the
last tire generations"
That is, indeed, a comforting opin-
ion. 1t may be taken TO indicate that
Ambassador Bryce regards the move
1nent In this country for q larger rep
resentat'on of the people in public af-
fairs as tending to success Discomfort
with machines, with excessive ccntrali-
cation of political power, with boss
rule, with Anticipated methods OF gov
ernment arc all to him evidences Of
progress toward making government
the trucr expression of the will of the
people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
Files RiU of Executions

IN the case OF HlIary /. Whtlock against
the American Locomotive Company, in
which a verdict OF damages in the sum OF
$500 was recently rendered BY "a jury IN
the City Circuit Court and set aside by
Judge Scott, the plaintiff has filed his bill OF
exceptions TO the action OF tho court in
granting q new trial. date for argument
on eXceptions VIII be set shortly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
THE DRAINAGE MEETING.

That viii be a most important meet
ing which viii be held at the State
Capitol this afternoon in the interest
Of the drainage Of the swamp lands of
Virginia an area OF almost one million
acres The object of the gathering
viii be TO formulate preliminary steps
to be taken in order to present the
question adequately to the General AS
sembly. All who are interested in the
development Of the resources of the
State, whether owners OF swamp land
or not, should attend this afternoon
and enable the movement to start off
with strong backing,
Great is tho project but II can be
carried out IL II shall have the support
Of the people. II this land shall be re-
claimed it will be Of great valuc to
the state, and Will add materially to
its agricultural territory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
EDUCATION MUST
COMBAT DISEASE
Professor Winslow Praises Mod
ern Methods for Public
Health.
VALUE OF VISITING NURSES
Mothers of Richmond Could
Save $50 Babies Lives
Each Year.

Individual education. and not rules
and regulations and police power,
must be used in bringing about better
health conditions said Professor c. r.
A. Winslow, of the College of the City
of New York, who spoke last night
at the John Marshall High School. The
public health problem OF to-day. he
said, is not an attempt to do away
with death and disease, but to stay the
hand of the grim reaper from the use
of diseases of preventable character.
He pointed out that many plaques and
dreaded maladies. including yellow
fever. smallpox, dtphtheria and other
kindred foes of mankind, through
scientific research have. to a great eS-
tent been placed in class where they
no longer cause terror when men
toned. The discovery of various
serums, antitoxin and vaccine, the lee
turer asserted, has given physicians
a weapon which has saved and win
save thousands of lives.
Professor Winslow spoke under the
auspices of the Federation of Moth
ers' Clubs and the Richmond Health
Department, his address on public
health matters being the first OF a
series of talks of the winter on topics
relating to public health matters. The
school board Is cooperating in this
movement, and at last nights meeting
DR.. j. A. c. Chandler, Superintendent
of Schools, presided, while Or. Il. c.
Levy. City Health Officer made brief
address and introduced Professor
n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15


cnviablo notoriety in connection with
the rutnor Of the last few weeks that
he was about to be appointed an Asso-
eiate Justice of the Supreme court
OF the United states The Hearst
papers dissectcd his judicial record
with shoulish delight ana lcaped the
heaviest cpithcts OF the brisbane
vocabulary upon hint because he once
decided that the father Of q little boy
VINO was run over bY a street cur was
not entitled to recover more than VI
damages.
Doubtless, there were not lacking
preeedents to nerve the hand of the
Judge In writing such decision, Even
So the estimate seems as low as 1t is
absurd The potential value of the
child who might have been val
liable citizen, was perhaps left out
OF the computation.
The New York Central Railroad will
pay 100000 damages to the estate of
the late Spencer Trask Now York
banker settling the matter out Of
court The banker was wealthy. he
was prominent. he was man of great
earning capacity, 1t may be that the
estimate was for too low as to the
value of his life, but was his life
worth sixty thousand times as much
as the little lad, in the dawn of life,
who was crushed to death?
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For the query column Of the Lynch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
Residence for voting.

Can man board in one State ana
vote In another?
A.-Somctimcs. A man votes In the
state where his legal residence is es-
tnb1ishcd. If the subject of your in
quiry has home IN one State and Is
temporarily soiouruing In another, q
votes where his home is. II his board.
Ing house is home. the place where he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15

In what kind of rock formation ara
diamonds found7
A--Thcy are found in more than ono
kind of rock, but arc generally con-
nected with small pieces of rock scat
tered through alluvial soil. In India
the diamond beds are distinguished b.
a mixture Of large round stones. In
Brazil they ure connected with slate
mica. In South Africa they are found
with peculiar rock called disbase. or
gabbro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15

lives when not travelling or visiting.
he votes where the boarding house is.
President Taft is now resident OF
Washington, but he votes in Ohio.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
Booth.

b"o'"'
II John wilkes Booth, slayer of Linz
coin, was not captured and killed. WHO
was punished In his place?
A.-Booth was killed while resist,ng
arrest at Bowling Green. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
Grovth of nyOycn,eut.

The latter referred to three periods
Of the movement which is now absorb
ing the health authorities of all ma
tons. He declared that all time prior
to 1853 Is known as the Intuitive
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15

peace is no easy one and "
may well enlist the powerful effort OF
publisists of all countries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15
wuaT rs 4 tirE wonrn..

M iuetico Gpmmpre, Of the New
Ieraey Court 81 Appeals, has won un.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15

For the query column Of the Lynch
burg News: Who is superintendent OF
schools in Lynchburg?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15

Mrs n W. Boatwright has been
chosen chairman of committee of the
Mothers Clubs to arrange for these
events, while Dr. Levy will assist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-24
A FABLE.

One Aesop, a wise old guy, who lived some years ago, whiled away his spare time in writing fables. Here is the way one if them went: A canine with a hunk of meat in his molars was crossing bridge one day and saw his shadow in the water.
 "Here," he said, lis where I in- crease my business one hundred per cent" and he jumped into the water and lost the hunk of meat which ne had carried. When he came out Of the water, a goat standing nearby said: What's the matter, ain't the water fine?" 'No," replied the dog, business has fallen off dreadfully."
 Moral: This is not meant as re- flection on the dog. Are you the goat? Not meaning to change the sub ject abruptly, we want to say that we want to say that we understand that Pine Bluff does not ship nearly so much ice up and down the railroads as was shipped from here last sum- mer and the prior seasons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-24
PINE BLUFFIANS
 HAD NARROW ESCAPE

William Rosenzweig, proprietor of the Good Luck Store, returned yester- day from visit to relatives at Lake Village and Greenville, Miss. His wife and two little daughters remain ed at Greenville, where they will visit for a few weeks. While being taken across the Mississippi river Tuesday on a transfer boat the Pine Bluffians and several others had narrow es- cape from being drowned The boat encountered cyclone in the middle on the river and the captain said it was the worst storm he had ever ex- perienced on the river in his career of more than thirty years He told all the passengers to prepare to save themselves in the event the boat was wrecked or went down in the storm. Luckily the boat was saved. but not until several of the crew were nearly drowned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-24
Bacon Leaves for Home.

E. P. Bacon, superintendent of con- s;ruction of government buildings, who has completed the postoffice buildings in Pine Bluff and Little Rock and has charge of the work at Hot Springs. left today for Washington, being called in for the purpose of talk ing 30 day furlough. MT. Bacon will spend this time in Buffalo with his family, as we'll as studying num- Der of new buildings which are be- ing erected by the government in the east It is probable he will be given supervision over the Newport and other government buildings provided for Arkansas by the present Congress.