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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
TIME TO HIDE OUT.

The New York Evening Sun is alto
gether unreasonable. 1t complains
because Ollie James, of '.Kaintucky.
sab" in his prognostications of the
political future, printed a day or so
ago. did not say word about legis-
lation. but rather scontented himself
with the prediction that the Demo-
Gratis will control the next Congress
by one of the biggest majorities they
have ever had" This was an en-
tirely proper thing for Mr.. James to
say, but the New York paper objects,
not so much to the prediction, as we
understand. as to the Kentuckian's
promise, or threat, that when we
get that and have put into operation
about nine investigation committees,
we shall see what we can get together
for 1912" Nine committees means one
Committee for each of the great de-
partments of the Government at Wash
ington. This is the uneasy prospect
which has appeared to upset the
philosophy of our contemporary which
shines in the evening. 1t says:
Nothing but investigation. investi-
cation. investigation. Life will he
one long inquiry, one long lingering
guest after past viyations. Congress
the place from the Philippines to the
coal lands of Alaska. 1t will be mag
nificent and very. very negative Still
1t is the age of legislative probing
and sounding. The muck-raker pos
sesses the land
The last investigation with which
Mr.. James was associated did not re-
suit in the discovery of anything
worth while. but the Sun will recollect
another investigation recently held in
New York City which discovered some
very remarkable performances on the
part of the great Sugar Trust. There
are a good many things. doubtless
hidden in the departments at Wash
ington that would not look very well
should they be brought to light
OF crooked work in high places or
there has been a great deal of lying
1t was unnecessary for Mr.. James tc
say word about legislation. During
the session of Congress recently ad-
journed. something like 47,0O0 bills OF
one sort and another were introduced
In the House. in which Mr.. James is
bright and shining light Forty slS
thousand five hundred and seventy
five of these measures might very well
have been spared without injury tc
the country, but Mr.. James can point
with pride to this record and prove by
1t that his pernicious activity in the
rBallinger business did not interfere
with the fecundity of his work in
the business of legiFation.
We should be willing for Congress
to employ all it's time in sleuthine
rather than in law-making This coun-
try is suffering most of all from
legislative over-production.
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Some of tile officers Of the Navy have
was charged by them that the con-
struction OF the sbattleships was faulty
In design and construction. Command
err Albert In Key reported these all
by conference Of officers at the Naval
War College at Newport. Rhode Island.
1t is said that the College sustained
most Of the contentious of Key and
the Senate Naval Committee took
hand in the discussion, Reuterdahl,
1t will be recollected, caused quite
sensation with his disclosures, ana
Admiral Evans, we believe has not
been impressed by the fitness of the
ships for actual war. 1t is worth
noting, however. that the United
states Fleet made the circuit Of the
earth without loosening bolt OF
sustaining an accident of any sort.
which would imply that the work OF
the bureau of design and construc-
ton did not fail at least to build sea-
worthy ships, and their lighting quail
ity. of course, could only be determined
exactly by actual tests. and even
then almost as much would de-
pend upon the skill of the officers Of
the line In handling their ships and
inathe courage Of the men behind the
guns as upon the ships themselves.
Admiral Capps has done the right
thing, the only thing. in fact. that he
could do, by resigning. After the first
of October, there will be no hindrance,
certainly from him, in the reorganiza-
ton Of the Department. His fate
shows how hopeless 1t is for any subor-
dinate to kick against the pricks.
There must be some head somewhere.
and at present the head of the Navy
Department. is Secretary Meyer. We
say again. us we have said before.
that he appears to be administering
the affairs Of his office with very good
results; but whether. he we're or not,
the responsibility is his and he viii
deserve the credit of the success of his
plans as he must assuredly thke the
blame If they do not pan out we'll.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
THE BEST NAN FOR THE JON.

President Taft has asked DR.. Hadley,
of Yale University, to serve as chair
man OF the National Railroad Commits
sion, authorized by Congress to inves-
rigate the true value of railroad bonds
and stocks He is the best man for the
work who could be found This. is
generally admitted He has not yet
said whether he would accept the ap-
/, pointment or not, and there are some
/ good reasons why he. should not ao-
,,aept It. The head of Yale University
i has quite enough TO employ his time
! and energies in directing the affairs OF
4 that great institution.
& It is important. Of course. that some
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
THE CASE OF cApps.

The retirement of Admiral Caps as
chief of the Bureau of Construction in
the Navy Department is to be regretted.
because of his long experience and his
very unusual ability. He has not been
in sympathy with the plans of Secre-
tary Meyer for the reorganization OF
the Department, however. and his re-
trement was inevitable. 1t means
that hereafter the affairs Of the Navy
will he controlled by the line and
not by the staff. How the new plans
will work remains to be seen; burt 1t
is claimed that they will result
in greater economy and efficiency.
We doubt that there is an officer
of the line who is quite SO we'll
fitted for the service in which
he has been engaged as Caps; but,
as the line is to do the lighting. 1t is
only fair that the line should build
and administer tho establishment. 1t
means, further. that there must be
team work between the line and the
staff, condition which is altogether
necessary to the best results in the
service. Certainly such results could
not be expected With the Department
pulling apart, and 1t was the sugges-
ton Of the Secretary that the retire
ment OF Capps would relieve the De-
partment of any embarrassment which
might be felt through his acknowledge
ed lack of sympathy in remodellins
the business affairs of the Navy" that
his resignation came.
Admiral Capps is a Virginian. He
was born at Portsmouth, January 81
1864, and was appointed a cadet en-
eineer in the Navy, October !. 1850.
| He was appointed as assistant naval
constructor June 6, 1855. From 1886
\ to 1889 he took a special course In
marine architecture at the University
OF Glasgow From 1889 to 1892 he
served at the New York Navy Yard, and
later was detailed to inspect work or
naval vessels at the Union Iron Works
at San Francisco. From 1901 to 100.
he was serving second term Of duty
4 at the New York Navy Yard. when he
was appointed chief constructor OF
4 the Navy. He completed his first four,
4 year detail as chief constructo
October 81, 1907. He was then reap
pointed, and his present commission
j will not expire until October 81. 1911.
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George Harvey. of Harper's Weekly.
can't get away altogether from his
early training. In speaking OF the
new Princeton Bible which Is to be
published next year. he protests. "As
to obsolete words. it may be said that
no word that is in the Bible can be-
come obsolete That is enough. We
do not wish to see the Bible brought
down to the level of everyday Ian
guage. We should far rather bring
up the language than to let down the
Bible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

The Department of Agriculture at
Washington, which Is always planning
for the welfare of the plain people,
which. 1t is hoped, Will bring lamb
within the reach of everybody. 1t
should be stated, however, that this
discovery has not been made with any
intention or wish on the part of the
authorities at Washington to appease
the red headed widows of Houston.
Nearly everybody employed in the De-
partment of Agriculture is already
married.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

A millionaire manufacturer says
that after j. Addison Porter resigned
his position as Private Secretary. Pres
ident Mckinley was much worried
about whom he should make his conf
dental man. At that time Cortelyou
was temporarily doing the work. The
manufacturer says that he INSTANTLY
told the President that If occupied
his place I'd hang on to Cortelyou. for
the reason that he had genuine
poker face He held on and to the
last of his~~ofcial career cortelyou
wore the same face and has it still.
Nobody ever caught cortelyou nap
ping, or induced him to talk about
his condolences, or knew him to be-
tray secret.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
THROWING OFF ON THE GIRLS.

q
DR.. G. Stanley Hall, President and
Professor of Psychology at Clark Uni
versity. Worcester. Massachusetts.
made an address to a summer normal
school at Greeley. Colorado, several
days ago, which has had wide publicity.
He told one great truth when he said
that "the budding girl is as battling
problem as the soul of woman" and,
he added. 'the world now knows that
instead of no soul at all, woman now
has one, two, three or even four more
than man." This great psychologist
might have continued his remarks to
the extent of saying that she has far
more sense as general thing than
the professors in our universities who
try to figure out the mysteries of ma
ture as they work problems in mathe-
MATES on the blackboard.
The particular cause Of offence in
DR.. Halls address, however, was con-
tained in the following statement:
"The young girl is absolutely igre-
ligious in her nature. Her life Is all
emotion, and for that reason a certain
religious fervor is likely to appeal to
her. She should be protected from
professional religionists.
She should also be protected from
educated psychologists. Religion Is
emotion. and emotion is not inconsist-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

Smithheld folks are rising In wrath
because of "the efforts OLA Richmond
man to appropriate the name of their
world-famed product. smithfeld ham.
as his exclusive property" we are told
by the Portsmouth Star. There Is lit
tie possibility that the Richmond man
VIII succeed in getting a monopoly on
the name of the celebrated luxury, but
II the smithtield people desire to do a
real service to the epicure. they ought
sto indicate how their ham is to be dis
tihguished from the many hams that
are passed on as smithaela hams. (
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
KING FERDINAND is
ALMOST STONE DEAF

kingdom OF Prussia just at present are
not in sufficiently fourishing a condi
ton to warrant any appeal to the ma
tional Legislature for funds In .connec-
that 1T would encounter much opposi-
ton. as we'll as criticism, disagreeabla
to the relgning family. The Emperor,
who has already had the plans for the
new opera house drawn up by Profess
scr Genzmer. disagreed with the baron,
who. finding that he no longer enjoyed
the good will of his sovereign. ten-
dered his resignation. which, as have
the time. Let me add that, while many
agree with the baron in opposing tho
project for new opera house, there
are still larger number who favor
the Emperor's views. and popular SYM
pathy in this particular instance Is per-
haps even more strongly on the side
of the Kaiser than of Baron Won Rhein-
haben.
Baron Rheinhaben has been minister
OF finance for almost ten years, and
visited New York in 1902. at the re-
quest OF the Emperor. in order to study
in person the economic conditions OF
the United states. That the Emperor
should have dispatched him TO Amer
lea for the purpose OF making himself
personally acquainted with the great
captains of Industry and OF finance in
the United States and with their meth
DDS, furnished one of the many strik-
ing proofs which have been given OF
me % ex.rs.ne iinpSrtance when W.lil am
-. a.eacnes 10 lrlsnaiy tei ., anu htn
empire ana tne NeW Wotso- IL, ne -, oa ion
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anu - ,'tarln " eIy u,.u
villa -, .ns .se,.t ..har
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tanse nias WIS IN, 'n n1
soi,,aser VI ,t, s, y. c..s ~
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may NC saiu 10 naas onaa'.pioh p ne
Sahar ,.. co ,,rne asa na ~ iharai
ma, ,aueh eiia' oi pros fess anu VI i1'pe'ai-
ISM
u 49,, !. .,
~ In view OF the number or american lei
missionaries iliAss VINO are s.a''oned IN va
r i portions Oh Arania; IL may ne
me Britlsh govern ment CONSIDERS the
situation there suff1ciently ominous TO
call for the heavy reinforcement OF the
naval FORCES patroiiing the RED sea anu
PERSIAN Gun, ana also OF the inintary
easements ,eHlPloyed 70 6uhru mo
various Engnsh consula lies ana . sla-
Mons along me coast. ne situas sa,n
Doth IN Arapia ana IN SoutheIn fersIa.
Is regarded py the srltlsn autnorlties
IN lhdla ana by the nome government NJ
inS London as threatening enough TO
call Tor eXceptlonal measures,
-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
PLENTY OF SENTIMENTAL TIMBER.

u
The South Boston News evidently is
not me too" newspaper when 1t
comes to following in the wake Of the
newspapers which have taken the
stand that the appointment of ex-
Governor Swanson to the Senate is a
foregone conclusion. 1t says this
week:
eve notice that Governor Mann has
denied that he has at any time init
mated who among the many able and
we'll qualified sons of the Old Do
minion he would appoint to succeed
Senator John w. Daniel in the United
States Senate.
"Despite this statement from the
Governor. the press generally of the
State. seem to express the opinion
that Ex-Governor Swanson will be the
appointee. Why SO? Has he any
greater claim upon the people of Vir-
ginia than Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson.
Hon. w. a. Jones. Colonel r. p. Lee.
Jr., ex- Governor A. j Montague, ex-
Governor j. Hoge Tyler II. G. Stuart,
Colonel George C. Cabell. Jr., Colonel
Joseph E. Willard, ex-State Senator
A. F. Thomas. Hon. Henry Fairfax
and others equally as well equipped
"Why not some one OF these"
This does not by any means exhaust
the list: but the chances seem to be
that the Governor has made up his
mind for Swanson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

Instead of worrying about what to
do with ex-Presidents, some law ought
to be passed requiring them to keep
their mouths shut when they have
nothing to say. Having passed out,
they ought to pass on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
STRAIGHT wHIsKEY MADE
CROOK Ell

Royal T. Cabell, United States Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, has
made a report which shows that there
has been marked revival of the moon
shine whiskey trade during the last
fiscal year. In twelve months over
two thousand Illicit stills were raided
in the Southern States, and most of
these stills were in the so-called pro-
hibition States. Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama are named by Commissioner
Cabell as States in which the moon
sinners have been particularly busy.
All of these States are prohibition
States.
a high judicial officer from one Of
them, on a visit to Richmond
forcement. of prohibition laws in his
state was the veriest farce. More whis-
key is sold thanever before The counties
and the States are shared out of their
revenue from the traffic which is al
most wholly unregulated. Those who
sell the stuff have been known to urge
the adoption of prohibition measures.
as 1t costs them less TO run blind IL
| gers than it would cost them to con-
duct licensed places of business.
| After awhile those who make and
administer the laws vii come to the
conclusion that restriction and regu-
[. lation are both greater aids 10 tem.
perance than prohibition laws which
cannot be and never have been en-
forced
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

In this weeks edition of the Nelson
County Times. there is quite a SER
monette by correspondent who does
not wish Massies Mill to become
wet we have nothing to say about
the election, one way or the other,
but there certainly is a very fine crop
Of mint around Massie's Mill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

1t would be good thing, a patri-
otto thing. pious. thing. to break Ca
bot Lodges power in the United States
Senate; but we should hate to see 1t
broken with such a stick as Butler
Ames. Lodge is not by any means
the least desirable citizen of Massa-
chusetts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

The Washington Herald which has
been advised that Texas watermelons
are now on the market will please
bear in mind that it is not safe to eat
them until after they have been dis
infected and boiled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

There are eighteen lawyers in the
insane asylum at Middletown. Con-
necticut. It is not said how many or
the same sort are still at large.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

Governor Judson Harmon, of Ohio,
will be "tiokled to death" to know
that the suffolk Evening Herald is
strong for him. 1t says Of him. in
approving his attitude on the New
ark lynching. "in every act Of his OFF,
cial life he shows that he is a man
who the people can trust and In ev--
cry way fitted for the President Of Of
this nation"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

1t seems quite inappropriate that a
Washington should have been put in
Jail on the Fourth of July; and in
Williamsburg, too, the home of lib
erty! Il John was his name. though. in
stead of George, and the tenseness of
the situation is relieved by the de-
scription that the Virginia Gazette
gives of m-"black Of face. and I'M
fortunately dark Of character He
is Gin bad" for theft.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

Having done his turn. he ought to
get out and stay out. He Is sure to be
put out, soon or late.
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INV Dlal,opIE.
l. who were "the boy bishops'?.
2. What was the ancient privilege

. WIZ WSIc tue Doy pASIiops
q. What was the ancient privilege
OF sanctuary?
I. st. Nicholas, the patron OF school
boys. ia sometimes known as the boy
biahop." An ancient custom IN cathe-
drals and churches was for the choir
b on st Nicholass Day tDecemb .,r
90 to choose from themselves mock
bishop t.,sp and his officials, and this boy
bishop and his ministers afterward
sang the frst vesperF of their saint;
and served in episcopal attire until
!nnocents Day December 2S). II the
boy bishop died in Office he was buried
In his episcopal robes The custom
was nominally suppressed in England
IN July. 1912, but fingered for time
longer
q In many Catholic countries. from
the time OF Constantine. certain
churches. were set apart as asylums
for criminals and debtors. and in Eng
land fugitives in these sanctnaries
were protected from punishment for
all offenses except treason or sacrllege.
Sometimes the law was defied for years
by criminals who kept within the sa-
cred precincts. In London persons
were secure from arrest in the MIno-
ries. Salisbury Court, WhftefrIars. Full
woods Points. Mitre Court, Baldwin's
Gardens. the Savoy. Clink. Deadman's
Place, Montague Close and the Mint,
but the security was abolished by Par
lament in 1897. Certain protection
continued. however. until the reign OF
George L., when the last of the sane
tuaries--that Of st. Peters, Westmin-
ster-ceased to shield the lawless.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

OF all the Republicans named for
Governor of New York. we prefer Seth
Low. He might not be able to do
much good; but 1T Is certain that he
would not do much harm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

The Houston Post has reached the
point of making this predictions:
EITHER colquitt or Cone Johnson will
be the next Governor of Texas 1t
will be seen that Cone is always the
climateric of the Posts affections.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

The Fighting Bishop.
Is 1t true that there was a bishop
who became Confederate general?
Yes. Bishop Leonidas Polk, OF thu
Episcopal Church, was a lieutenant.
general in the Confederate army, and
fell in battle.
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Daily Queries and Ansuers
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Ing. The Institution is supported in
part by public appropriation. and IN
part by income from permanent en-
dowment, membership and special
gifts. December, 81, 1909. the perma'
inent endowment was s2,195.645; IN
1908 the running expenses were $21b,.
900. There are extensive collections III
antlsropology, paleontology, geology.
mineralogy. conchology. entomology
smammalogy. ornithology, the lower an.
finals and forestry. and many exhibit,
are unique. The library has about
10000 volumes. The museum carries
on scientific Investigations, publishes
a bulletin and a journal, besides me
moirs, is q centre for local scientin1
socleties. has free public lectures and
Hans small collections to schools 1t
tad more than 100000 visitors in
1908. the first year OF all free admis-
sions In 1909 exploring parties were
maintained IN the Congo, British Eas.
Africa, Tahiti and South Sea Islands.
Arctic Americe Mexico, Central Amer
lea British Columbia. Alaska. Wyo-
ming, Montana, Southwestern United
States Philippines. Borneo and Celebes.
Carl e. .Akeley, in Africa. to collect an
elephant group, received some animals
from Mr.. Roosevelt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

ny LA MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.
Y p ING FERDINAND of Bulgaria has
become almost as stone deaf as
was his shrewd old mother, the
late Princess Clementine OF Co
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

"singniHcent, but Not War"
Who said ut is magnificent but. not
war;" p. NJ
Cen Pierre Bosauet said 1t. speak
Ing of the charge OF tho Light Brigade
al the. hattie Of Balaklaya
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The American Museum of Natural
History was incorporated in New York
city in 1859 When completed its
haitian Square. which lies west Of Cen,
trail Park and extends from Seventy
seventh to Eighty-frst Streets, inclos-
ing four qhadrangles. The portion now
finished, with a frontage or 1,072 feet.
is New York's largest municipal build
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16

The Presidential Succession.
II President Taft and the Vice Presi-
dent both died. who would be Presi-
dent?
Under the present Federal statute
on this subject, Hon. Philander G..
Knox, Secretary OF State, would be.
come President.
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The Lnrgest nuseum.
Please tel me something ABOUT the
largest American museum OF science.