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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-24
MAJOR uE,IpH1LL's CHANGE.
Carolina Suffers Distinct Loss by His
RcmoYal to Richmond.

HemOSaI 10 ttlCn"Ouu.
To Journalism all over the South the
announcement from Richmond. Va,
that Major j. C. Hemphill Is going to
leave the Charleston News and Cou-
r;cr to accept the editorship OF The
Richmond Times Dispatch is distinctly
surprise. Since the tragic death OF
the lamented Francis D. Dawson the
News and Courier and Major j. G.
Hemphill have been synonymous. II
fact, there has. perhaps never been a
man in Southern Journalism more In
separately connected with his paper,
unless 1t was Captain Dawson, than
has been Major Hemphill with the
News and Courier; and few men have
had longer connection with any one
newspaper than he has with that one
Major Hemphill has spent tho great
er number of years of his life in the
service of the News and Courier. and
in those years has done world OF
work for Charleston and In making
the paper what 1t Is to-day. His con-
servatism. stability and reliability
were marks OF the man. even in those
days when he was d member of the
reportorial staff of the News and
Courier. From one who knows him, ]
can be said with an unusual amour
OF sincerity that The Times-Dispatcl
and Richmond are gaining grea
deal, and Charleston will be a heav,
loser, when Major Hemphill leaves tn
News and Courier.-Augusta Chronicle
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Petersburg. January 10.
rhe E1tcrmina,ion Of the summer


Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-Many years ago, during fresh-
cts in the chickahomlny River at this
place, the summer duck gathered In
large numbers over the inundated
fields. Now during most favorable
freshcts for such gatherings not one
is seen. This beautiful water fowl.
which was so abundant on this river
few years ago, has almost dtsap-
peared The explanation of this rs
the following:
The open season is very long. nesin-
When the season begins the young
fi,1cks are not az wild nor as quick Az
the old ducks. These ducks are usu-
ally found In the narrow creeks wnlcn
of the river. These creeks being very
crooked, the sportsman can easily come
In range in a boat without being seen
by the ducks All of this is we'll
known to the sportsman. He knows
where they are and ho tTs to r enS ked
them until he has about completf,n 90
their destruction and destroyed his
sport. The full bag ~ all the average
hunter thinks ~of. While a. this KIND
of sport he seems to pc without eon-
science and common sense.
or course this extermination OF me
summer duck Is not limited to the
Chickahoniny. The game law snouia
forbid the killing OF this yarieLy Oh
duck for four yeiadrs be af from T Deeember
TO FEBRUARY l. Now that the Legs
Dispatch to publish thiR article AGAIN,
in the hope that this doomed plrn may
be saved by its E aet srrfs 1ERpoNE.
proy,dence Forge January FL
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THE PETITION FOR LIQUOR
REFERENDUM.

Some of our contemporaries are
quoting the Anti-Saloon League as Pc
ttioning for the right to hold a refer
cndum on demand of "25 per cent. of
the qualified voters They are un-
der a misrepresentation. The league
asks this power for 25 per cent. of the
voters taking part in the last State
election. very much smaller num-
her. The number of qualified voters
in Virginia is hardly less than 100000,
while the number of voters in the last
election was only some 10000. Ihus
the Anti-Saloon League wants 10 give
the notwithstanding power not 10
35, 900 voters. but to some $4,000 To
this small. favored body. little more
than one -hundredth of the popu-
lation Of Virginia, 1t is proposed TO
intrust the right to plunge the State.
at its discretion and pleasure, into the
storm and stress of liquor fight.
We have no idea that the represen-
tatives of the people would IN any
case grant any such special and pecn-
liar advantages to so small fracuoh
of the populations. II IT is imagina-
BILE that the Legislature Will authorize
a special liquor referendum. 1T is Ger
tain that the necessary number or
petitioners will be sharply Increased.
Twenty five per cent. of the quallhed
voters, or 40 per cent of the voters
In the last election, should be regard
ed as a minimum. Better yet. as other
. newspapers have suggested, large
minimum of petitioners from each
| congressional district might be re-
! ouired which would insure a genuine
], ly widespread demand as requisite
and prevent the whole State from be-
ing subjected to an election by over
whelming majorities In certain limltee
sections.
other questions easily suggest them
selves, on the long-distance hypothesl
! that tho Anti-Saloon League is to b
given the right to call an election a
its desire. If the league lost woul
IT have the right to- call another cleo
ton the next week, and If the leagu
won, would the ntt-prohibitionist
have the same right? We suppose !
goes without saying that there woul
be a proviso stipulating that no sec
ond state liquor election should b.
held within Ave years or ten year
OF the last one Then there is tn
question OF all-wet or an-dry Tina
Is the basis. on which all previous
liquor elections in Virginia have beer
: held, under local option, but we TAX
II for granted that the AnN-Salooi
! League does not intend to risk
, square foot of its dry territory Il
] our Judgment, 1t would certainly b
t most unwise to do So We suppos
{ that IT wants form OF election nnde
Y which st can gain everything, II
r wins, and can lose nothing II IT
$ defeated How will IT frame It's pc
r tition to that end. and what VIII b
n said OF tho essential justice Of tn
= curious conjunction OF affirmation {
i the authority Of all the peon!e In or
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Providence Forge. January u.
BOYCOTT Ment.

Editor of The es-Dispatch. no
Sir.-Again 1T Is announced 1Lal NC
price of meat is going up. Can any
one fell why? Is there any good rea-
snno Has there been good reason
for its steady rise for the past rev
vearsp Must we continue to pay, pay.
nav" Without protest, however, nlE -
ths nrlces soar? Shall we continue 70
bean ducats upon those who alreaay
nave more than enough? The whq ql.,.
saler attempts to shift the blame. ~,
ifsthe cattle raiser Is the benencla.s,,
why is he going out OF the pus' aS1ra
IT the retailer. is getting tne sjrna
money, why does he not SHOW sit ti,s
Of prosperity? And why Is y tn ,,,n,' n
Wholesale man Is a man OF WcAt,, W.
whose fortune is steadily on the , n
crnase? Is 1t necessary that the p. ih,e1
Of corn, the gold question or ot 1ne.
excuses enter into the discussion. WEI ~.
waS realize the. great wealth OF W.
yvholesale man? Is. not TINS qu Vii
nnnngh to prove that the consumer.Wilill
be saueezed as long as he consents "
be? +bere ia to
no an Investigation by Congress; p ,ss
while the after As going through s.l =.
...circumlocution office" would sus
,,est TO YOUR readers that they reglstor
g vow to abstain from buying neaI
after the first day Of February uh ilIa
TIC 1nrices are reduced to reasonaOA
t fng 1T may be that in this way:
and in this way only, the consumes l
nay nrotect himself. ,,,,o,,
p.onL,vn NJ Voluntary 81.
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The Auton,ohIlc Inv.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-Is not the automobile law in
some points detective? First. we wish
to say that we think every person
should be grateful to John Armstrong
chaloner. of Merry Mills, for the great
favor he has done them in making
public the law on automobiles. He Is
indeed a nelghbor
We lately saw two females running
an automobile. What demand would
a person with a frightened team have
to make of them. as the law provides:
III the occupant. etc, Of the machine
be male. he shall lead or hold the
only one person in a machine, and the
vehicle and the. machine are. going In
the same direction, how can he hold q
mans, womanfs or child's frightened
machine past? Do we understand that
a man has legal right. WITHOUT war
rant, to arrest a person who has bro.
ken the law and thereby endangered
his life? and If so. suppose he taxes
the entire number in this machine be-
complaint, and they. by their mum.
Der, can overbalance his, evidence II
they choose to deny his charge. WHAT
procedure? These road hogs" are apt
to take every advantage possible OF
the man and the law.
The only safe thing for our country
against such a pest is, II seems to
us. to put them off our team roads. =
where our wives. daughters and chill
dren like to and often have to- drive,
and where their lives, horse and vehi..
Gle are continually at the mercy OF
some unprincipled automobilist, who
cares only for his own selfish pleasure.
In many cases. even If the spartica
do all in their power to prevent tncon-
venience and damage, 1t Is impossible
to do so. and the result Is the driving
party perhaps is thrown into nervous
spell, which may result in q spell OF
sickness and death. to say nothing OF
ruined horse, u broken vehicle and
harness, as we'll as being made too
late to catch a train upon which 1t is
highly important they should have
gone.
: Let our lawmakers see the impor-
lance of putting these abominable
things where trs,r th eyn pe exnnnse the-
JOHN A. TIGNOR,
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and gambling in any word or work.
truly believe the faithful workers on
that line seem to have been iotaty
blind to the many other vices In the
path Of good boy who never cared
for game or taste Of strong drink
In my own experience. as q mother
/ could give some details of results
on this same line Of reading bad
books. and would gently. when End
ing them around. commit them to tho
flames, trusting when tho missing book
was sought a better one would find It's
place While 1t might be claimed not
to interfere with personal liberty, much
can be done in loving home to pro-
itect the career OF the children OF O
household.
i hope these lines may prove OF
and many will learn the good fruit
of reading good books and training the
young minds in right channels to meet
the bctterment in life
Petersburg. January ID.
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LUltOT OF TIC IlmeS- DISIJulC1! y
Slr,--In the issue Of The Times-pls-
patch OF January 10 is the first time
In all my reading such an important
subject has been introduced as the
topic, "Fruit of the Press" Whereas
the writer in his closing words APP
peared to be pulling down the growth
Of the fruit OF the press, ] write to
ask will you or he kindly accept the
Of One pencll to your good paper in behalf
Of the writer In crushing the evil that
springs up In young boys from read
ing bad literature. / am truly glad
many many other evils besides strong drink
that can entice the young minds In
maths az vice, and while 1t has never
been my purpose to encourage tho bal
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acorn the loud negro for his boisterous
and vulgar display? Let the whiee
man in the South eliminate the negro
from his political arguments There ~
no good ground for pulling the negro
INTO the politics at tho South. Let the
best white people here In our south
land close the mouths of that class
of politicians who make the negro an
unjust issue in every political cam
paign-it IS for selfish ends only,
There can be practical businessman
material helpfulncss coming from inc
best whites to the blacks. without the
slightest thought or yestige of so.
cial equality" The intelligent. pro.
gressive and industrious negro doesn't
Mr.. Editor. we are men. We read
your papers: we have no chance to
reply to your tremendously wcighty
editorials against us as men, as
erners. We cannot refute statements
sent out time and again for publica-
ton concerning the negro; too many
are, indeed. humiliatins and truly
hurting to the human heart. But can
you not imagine the feelings In the
human heart. although under black
skin. when we read from day to day,
in tho boldest type, the very worst
actions OF the very worst element of
our race? l long to see the day when
the negro Will he given chance as
man. not MS n black man. but sim
ply upon his merits as man. We
beg the politicians to leave us be-we
beg the leading press and It's friends
to help US to be Intelligent citizens
and burden bearers In this section
where we must live together. and pub.
lish our good deeds rather than all
of the bad ones.
Give us the opportunity to continue
to show Ourselves TT for the confi-
dence and respect of our fellow-coun-
trymen in our own native Southland.
JOHN j. SMALLWOOD,
President Temperance. Industrial
and Collegiate Institute.
Claremont. January is.
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Editor Of The Times, Dispatch:
th s'r, netitions have have been distributed,
through tire our district and are being
signed, The best peoplei IN our mrs se9 nafi
ton. II have for our precinct (Birch)3
has been signed by every voter ap-
proaehed. and the question by many
Is. "Can I sign tWice?"
Now, as to Dr. Pitt and tho ReiiE-
ious Herald \ want5to say "A1nen" to
MI. harbour, Of South Boston, TOR !
the te best people I have often said
it is great pity we haven't = J Stronger
temperance man at tn, the t head n o. 1 eHt
has tho sentiments Of a great many
good people. hut the p pc tsor Ct qYr
tlisgusted with tho liquor being ship-
ped from Iiichnond and other Places
and distributed over pur land that
nothing will satisfy them but state-
Wide prohibition, y. ~, DAVIS.
'ss Birch. january ~. \
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tlon of the laborlng classes.
Prophets and political seers already
predict sinash-up. Asquith, they
say, Will not be able to hold his three
factions In leash for any length Of
time Tho budget gotten out of the
This may be tho case. If it is, another
year may witness the present fight on
a larger, srander scale. Unduestion
ably. in such ontcst. tariff or no.
tariff would be the cry. Once that
question Is presented fairly and
squarely and ilncncumbered with other
measures, a new page In the history
of England must be written. Something
Will happen that men will not forget.
E---=-=
BARRING THE "INsANITY. PLEA.
A committee OF the New York state
Bar Association has recommended that
the insanity defense in criminal cases
be wiped off the statute books. 1t
would be public blessing If the New
JOIh LIB lSldlule dClcu upOH tlllS da
vice and Its example was followed by
every Legislature In the Union.
No person who Is really crazy should
be punished as severely as one who is
fully responsible for his acts even
though murderer Is more dangerous
to society, not less, If lie Is insane.
MT. ,t.t,, ;,, IN
warn others from committing similar
offenses. and warnings are lost upon
mental incompetcnts. So 1t is not
proposed now to put to death a mad
homicide exactly like a sane one.
What is proposed Is simply to take
the plea" out OF the hands of the
fancy lawyers for the defense. APP
parently the judge will determine
whether the case is one justifying a
lunacy commission, and temper the
sentence according to the deserts OF
the accused
The great danger and disgrace OF
the insanity defense is the readiness
with which 1t lends Itself to abuse.
The vast gulf fixed between verdicts
upon the sane and the insane Is
tremendous standing temptation to
legal prestidigitation. The sane muir
dcrcr is executed. The insane MUIR
derer walks out of the court free
man. A little artful Juggling becomes
the price of mans life. Thus has
grown up the shameful machinery OF
Hypothetical questions, complaisant
alienists. hastily-invcnted types of
craziness and all the rest of the stage
play which has so often made bur-
esauc of justice in an American
court. Concessions might be made by
responsible judge to even emotional
insanity" but jurics have let conces-
sion run mad. Insane" killers are set
free whom nobody even suggests put
ting in an asylum. or who, if put
there, shamelessly protest that such
confinement may drive them insane.
Upon criminals who are really crazy
the hand of justice should impose no
unnecessary rigors But it would be
better to risk an occasional severity
TO one of these unfortunates than to
leave the door wide open to such hui
initiating pervcrsions of Justice as
many of our States have witnessed.
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Ashland. January 10.
How the Hotel BIll Look. outside.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I am Enclosing herein a clip
ping from the editorial page Of the
Hotel World, published In Chicago.
which would suggest that the fool do
ings OF the people nearly always ex-
tend beyond the border. of their own
State. The irony In the last paragraph
would almost make. one envy the ,edi.-
tors pen. I've nothing 70 do With 1t.
of course. Here istthe clipplng;
bill in the Virginia Legislature which,
should 1t become law, will. at least for
q time close half of tho hotels in the
State. This, of course, would greatly
improve the conditions of the traveller
In the old Dominion,"
Very truly yours.
ALPHONSUS COBB.
Z purham n. G.. january II.
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Edifor Of Inc T1n1eess,D - pps Nv wr,ter
mat YOUR editorial ADVOCATING the
.btlrreeaking Of the Baylor Survey VIII VI
meet =, a wit With the approval of the most ,: Z
Of Your readsffs, A Aayyennes
"a M the same time better conditions
FOR the t Underwater people IN the ;lI enc enc.
should be adopted BY the Legislat . ~ ;:
But what is your opinion, Of S s,p!,fhnHt
Byrds making committee It,,os W M Il ,
is'''t = TLUVANNA.
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Mr.. Balllnger may be a thoroughly
estimable gentleman, but 1t is fair to
point out that he may prove the
means of putting thousands of long
hungry Democrats into postmaster
ships.
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Champ Clark desires that the Demo-
Gratis get together This Is all very
we'll on its face, but 1t must be dis
tinctly stipulated that they do not
come together hcad-ou.
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The final bift will not have been
given to DIR. Cook until the proud
Aldermen of New York have jerkcd
the freedom of the city away from
I'M !
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Not to break a run of luck, but
what's become of our War with Mica
rugua? Groce ana Cannon are still
dead, aren't they?
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The new-laid egg of a prize orping.
ton hen was stolen In Wllkesbarre
and the owner offers $25 for It's return
This is top price for an egg, even
in these days. and should remove all
wonder as to why the genuine all
egg omelet is so swiftly vanishing
from the star boarding houses OF
Richmond.
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D1lly queries and 14nSwerS
this column to Query ndit'r Tmes-
will BIO solved cdnsor
valued ana dealer main will be given
New York, Chicago, philadolphia, Bos.
ton and st. Louis.
3: sevcnty-nine years on August 10

New York, Chicago. Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and st. Louis.
3. Seventy nine years on August 1s
Notes nnd Interest.
Please inform me through your
Query Column II a person can be made
to pay interest on ~ note. when 1t is
not mentioned on the face Of SANE al
promise III writing to do so.
a READER.
Tho holder OF tho note may not be
able to secure interest at the tinc the
note Is paid. but he can secure the In
tereat at later date II no has a prom
ise TO that effect. In other words. we
think the law would consider the note
and the promise to pay interest on the
note as two distinct obligations, both
Wages in the Dakotas.
TO decide a bet. please tell mo
through your Query Column .luit, whether Mfntr
and ne s South pakota a are higher or lover
than i in North Carolina and Virginia
for tho same lines OF TRACE. ..v
Commerce and Labor. would indicate
that wages are somewhat higher In the
p , than they are IN virginia virginia;
This, however. does not apply without
reservation to all occupations.
Almanac, from which wc secured our
information. We would suggest that
others may be led astray in the Same
manner. Norfolk should look after It's
interests.
Our Premium Contest.
] take your daily paper. but not Your
from entering your household premium
contest2 j. y. !.
The rules OF our premium contest
should be of consecutive dates. If the
Sunday coupon is missing we cannot
uccept tho others.
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We bog to inform our contempt
raries that on and during January 81
next Richmond will contain more gen.
uine DIR. Anna Shaws than any other
city of its size In the world.
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Anyhow, you could neutralize the
pleasures OF riding on the Manchurtan
Railway, Mr.. Knox. by persuading EN-
to install the American Pullman porter
system.
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Expeditions, Etc.
l. What expeditions will be held this
year all over the world?
2. What are the five largest cities In
North America?
8. How old is Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria?
A DANVILLE READER.
L. A Universal and International Ex-
hibition will be held in Brussels, Bel
GUM, beginning In April and continu-
Ing six months. 1t Will follow the
general lines of previous expositions.
and Will include exhibitseof great d.
versity. In April-Iune OF this year
an American Exposition will be held
in Berlin. This is intended to illus
trate the natural products of the man
ufactured wares of this country. At
Buenos Ayres. in MayNovemoer, an
international Railways and Transpor-
tation Exposition Will be held.
2. In order, the five largest cities are:
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Some are refusing to eat beef from
principles; some from price.
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Jnnc Crosby, Etc.

ErUnCcN jane CrONDy, lttcs
l. Kindly give me IL short skctch OF
Frances Crosby's life.
Q. Were tho Duke and Duchess OF
Marlborough Uhe last named Miss
Wonderfully divorcodY
8. Is Nine. Nordica an American by
birth?
ANXIOUS READER.
j. Frances Jane Crosby was born Mt
Southeast, Putnam county, New York,
in 1920. and became blind at the age
OF six weeks She received instruc-
tion Mt the New York Institution for
the Blind from 1895 to 1914, and was
an instructor in English and the clas.
sizes at the same school from 1S47 to
1858 Later on she married Alexander
Van Alstyne. She early showed a
poetic taste, and began to write songs
and hymns. Some OF her songs were
written for George +. Root. who COM
posed the music. She is best known ,Sn
words for many of the hymns In
Moody and Sankey collections
2. No.
3. Lillian Norton (Nordica) was born
at Pennington. Maine, In 1866.
A. February 1,
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Mr.. Patterns amazing influence on
prices suggests that he is the very
man to explain the high cost of living
to the congressional Investigators.
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Tho Tammany Tigers banting and
there's reason.
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Amt it shocking about Hocklng9
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Wage. in the Dnkotas.

Almanac, from which wo secured our
information. We would suggest that
others may be led astray in the same
manner. Norfolk should look after It's
interests
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Statewide Moving Forward In birch'

Carysbrook, January 22.
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Reading Had Rooks..

ALPttONSO COBI
Durham, N. c., January II,
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The baylor Survey,

-H-T- G. u. St ENWOO1
Rrooklyn, N. Y, January 81. H
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Let our lawmakers see the impor-
lance of putting these abomnable
things where they belong-to them
JOHN A.. TIGNOR,
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The Negro.

Ballsville. Va. January IS.