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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
CLASSIC FOLLY.


in Washington a few days ago and
had fine time abusing everybody and
everything. There were many speeches
In condemnation OF capital and many
speeches in praise of labor there was
much criticism of the men who hold
office. and many laurels for the men
who ought to hold Office and do not.
Some of the speeches were reasonable;
some were absurd, and some. for the
sheer nonsense of the views presented,
deserve a place among the classics of
political folly.
When all the speakers were winded,
the Socialists formulated a platform,
calling for the gradual emancipation,
of labor. and predicting day when
all men should dwell together as
brothers. enjoying equal rights and
wealth, and all prospecting under the
protection of law. Against the day,
however, when all wealth shall be in
their hands. they framed sixteen dis
tinct demands for reform in the pres
ent way of doing things.
Some of these demands sound more
like Democratic platform of the
Bryan type than like the utterances of
out-and-out Socialists, but some of
them show TO nicely the great fail
ing of the Socialists in demanding a
political Utopia. For instance, the
Maryland Convention demanded an
eight-hour day for. all workers. "and
a progressive diminution of the labor
time to keep pace with the improve
ment of machinery" a pension for in
firm and disabled workers ample
enough to enable them to live accord
ing TO the prevailing Standard an
unqualified employers liability law,
the abolition of the United States SEN
ate. the abolition of the employment
of children under sixteen years OF age,
the establishment of free legal bu-
reaux for workers. and many things
of like import.
With some notable exceptions. there
are many things in this catalogue
that we should not like to see realized
man should work more than he has
TO. or that children should work unless
they are compelled. but this is
not the point. Even If all these
things were admirable in themselves
and highly desirable for the perfection
Of the State. how are they to be
gained? If they are gained, who is to
pay for them? If every inflrm man is
to be cared for by the State and II no
children under sixteen years of age
are to work in any circumstances,
where is the State to get the reve-
nue. to care for them?
OF course, the answer will be that
when all wealth is equally divided,
there will be enough for all This,
however, is pure sophistry There is
but one thing that really creates
wealth. and that one thing is labor.
| When labor is diverted from its natur-
al channels, and when a part Of the
worlds labor has to be cared for by
taxes paid by the rest. the burden of
the worker would be too great to bear
II all the wealth of the world were
divided, and If all that the Maryland
Socialists demanded were granted, It
would not be long before all would
begin to suffer from the burden they
| had to carry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
COLLECTING TAXES IN ROANOKE.

COLLECTING TAXES IN ROANOKE.
The Roanoke Evening World. which
has always been jealous OF the honor
of its town, Is much concerned about
the collection of taxes there. 1t does
not intimate that taxes are not beng
collected. but 1t thinks the Tax Col
lector OF the city may be getting too
do. The World has put the matter be-
fore the City Council, has aided In
calling mass meeting to pass reso-
utions on the subject, and argues that
compensation of the City Collector at
a fair and known figure.
The World very properly points out
that the work to be done by the CITY
Most OF the large taxpayers in Roa-
noke are corporations. which always
present checks for their taxes on the
day they are due, and never await
of legal action. The World does not
think that the Collector should be al
lowed the same commission on these
corporation taxes that he is allowed
FOR the collection of small bills, which
often involve a great deal of labor
and effort.
We know ncthing OF the justice or
injustice of the case in point, but we
imagine 1T is but another chapter in
the old. old story of the fee evil in
Virginia. What Roanoke complains of
has been thorn in the flesh of prac
tically every city in the State-an evil
against which The Times-Dispatch has
been protesting for years.
Under the Anticipated laws which we
have inherited from the days of Re-
construction, the collection of all pub
lie funds Is entrusted to men who re-
ceive small salaries and large fees.
Court clerks. city sergeants, treasurcrs,
commissioners of the revenue and city
collectors alike depend on fees for
their cmolument. In some counties,
Greenesville, for instance, the fees of
the clerk of the court amount to only
some $1,000 to Sl,So0 the year, but in
other counties the fees mount into
thousands. Nobody knows, for exam
pie, what the clerk of Norfolk county
makes from the Office. but 1t Is safe
to say that the salaries of the Corpo-
ration Commissioners could easily be
paid from his fees
We suppose the charter of Roanoke,
like that of Richmond, allows the city
to fix salary for the City Collector
in lieu of fees. and this clause will
probably be invoked to reduce the sal
airy of the present Collector in Roa-
noke, If 1t be found exorbitant. This,
however, Is but half the battle. The
whole system should be blotted out as
soon as possible, and in its stead should
be substituted simple system by
which all fees above a given salary
should revert 10 the State Treasury.
We invite the World. which has been
fighting It's local battle, to join in a
general campaign to do away with the
fee system altogether and to give us
in It's place omething that will equal
lie the salaries of State officers and
save money to the taxpayers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
Daily Queries and Answers
Address all communications Tor this column Query Editor,
No teal problems will be solved
Of valued n no dealers will given.

the Commissioner OF Navigation list
Of such steamers. stating separately
those which already are equipped and
those which are not equipped WITT
wireless outfits
Illinois Primaries.
Can you tell me something about thu
action of the Illinois Supreme Court
Statep Law s;,rfrDENn.
The following is taken from the the In
t term Year Book: "on June 49,
third Time aecareea aem nvs G9art h for te
nois primary law, and for the third
time the State is without primary
election law. This law was passed in
isos. and went a., into effect on July or
constitutional because Of defects In
the provision relating to the qualihca-
tons Of voters. and because of its lack
for the nomination OF candidates IT,
the General Assembly. AS a result or
this decision the indictments returned
BY the grand jury which Investigated
primaries or August, 1908, were
squashed, as they were voted on pro-
visions of a law which did not exist.
The primary law had been supported
by Governor Deneen at the time OF It's
passage, and following this decision
he at once began u campaign for the
enactment OF a new law. He declared
tHal an extraordinary session OF the
Legislature would he called to enact
such Law, and also to take action on
the deep waterway plans which had
failed in the regular session. The ex-
traordinary session met on December
H.. Bills for primary election laws
drawn with the approval OF Governor
Deneen. were at once introduced.
These bills were declared to be broad
err n scope and inner in detail than
any primary act on the statute books
of the United States. Five bills relat-
ing to the subject or primaries were
Introduced. The first OF these was a
simple direct plurality primary law for
all offices except for Representatives.
in the General Assembly and for city.
village and incorporated towns, town
ships and school Offices. 1t proyider
for an advisory vote upon Uniten
States Senator's and for President and
Vice President or the United States.
The second bill carried this enactment
into cities OF 5000 or more. The third
bill provided for direct nomination or
the members of General Assembly. and
the fourth provided for nomination OF
municipal officers by petition or by
referendum vote OF city wishing to
take advantage or the law. The pri-
mary system. IL was provided. might
be readopted by city by referendum
vote
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

y wealthy woman was arrested for
stealing in New York the other day
ana tney dld not even say she was the
victim Of kleptomania. which goes to
show that Gaynors example in calling
a spade a spade has not been without
its effect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

asked after IIincoln's proclamation
what would be the attitude Of his fol.
lowers, said we have no Union men
in Virginia now, but those who were
Union men Will stand to their guns
and make a fght that will shine out
on the pages Of history as an example
of what a brave people can do aftor
cxhausting every means of paclticn-
ton Nobly was that pledge re-
deemed by the Union men there as
sembled. numbers of who4s yielded up
their lives for hearth and home and
country"
1t is a great thing for Virginia that
there is so potent a voice as Captain
McCabe's still left to speak for her
honor and the truth OF history. He
knows his Virginia, her history, her
traditions. her people, and, in nddi-
ton to his knowledge, he is master OF
what Archibald Boyd calls "the art Of
putting things" He deserves the
thanks of all the people of this State
and of the South for his Skill in con-
troversy, and his championship OF
truth. Combined with exquisite ten
derness of sentiment, he carries the
force of almost brutal candor. While
he lives, and Heaven spare his useful
and honorable life many, many years.
Virginia will need no other defender
in the field of debate whenever her
good faith is assailed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Mrs Marjorie Patterson has been
granted a divorce in Southern CITY
because her husband was Jealous a.
her and of her dog. Why didn't she
call him her pet poodle and satisfy
him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07
Wireless and ocean stcnm.r.

Wireless and Ocean Stcnmers
Please give me some information re-
garding the law passed by Congress
at last session regarding the use OF
tireless outfit on ocean going steamers.
A TRAVELLER
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Sagel has issued a circular letter to
collectors of customs citing tho recent
enactment of Congress which provides
that after july l. 1911, no ocean going
steamer of the United states or OF any
foreign country CARRYING passengers
and crew OF nifty or more persons
shall be permitted to leave United
states port unless equipped with wire
tary directs collectors OF customs to
furnish a copy of the new law and
directions to the owner or master OF
the act is applicable, and that they
forward before September /, 1910, TO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07


in the field of debate whenever her
good faith is assailed
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THE MOVING PICTURE SENSATION.
1t looks to us as IL very big noun.
tain is being made out OF very little
mole hill, and that the country is go
ing wild about the moving pictures OF
the prize fight at Reno the other day.
In number of'cities. North and South.
the municipal authorities have declar-
ed their purpose not to permit the ex-
hibition of these pictures. and, upon
the initiative of the Christian En-
deavor Society, the Governors of all the
States have been invoked to prohibit
these pictures in their several iurisdlc-
tions. We really do not care whether
the pictures are exhibited or not; but
we protest that their suppression
should be ordered for some other rea-
son than the prevention Of race dis
turbarces.
The relations between the races must
u,
il they could be affected by a series of
pictures showing the white and black
pugilists in action. We believe that
the danger of race troubles from this
cause has been greatly exaggerated.
There are many unwise men and quite
number of fools in almost every COM
nrnity, of course, as has been proved
over and over again when there was
not prize fight in sight; but the
vast body of our people, both black
/ and white, Is inclined to ways Of
peace and pleasantness. Let lis try to
take a calm view of the situation. In
| the fight at Reno a white man of his
own choice went into the ring to try
conclusions with negro. He made no
question as to the color of his antagon-
/ list; indeed, he was glad to fight him.
He had been trained for the battle
partly by another negro. He did not
! draw the color line, and when 1t was
pher. If he had won there would have
| been great rejoicing by the very same
/ white men who did not object to their
/ champion fighting negro, but who
| ton on the part of n few loud mouth
/ ed negroes TO cheer for their cham
4 pion, who was partly trained for his
work by white men. Many stupid
~, IL.
but the so-called race riots that are
said to have resulted from this fight
have beaten the record.
We think 1t would be good thing
to prevent the moving picture shows
of the fight, just as we think it would
be good thing to suppress a great
4 many other moving pictures; but not
because they would intame the race
| passions of the people, Our position
| must, indeed, be very uncertain If it
| could be affected to any considerable
extent by Photographic representations
| Of a fst fight to which few persons OBJ
! jected before 1t took place, and to which
none of the $4,000 white persons at the
ring side objected while 1t was in pro
| gress. There is the risk In the present
situation of making ourselves the least
| bit Ridiculous just the same, illogical as
1t may seem. the pictures should be
suppressed not because there is any
danger in. them as such, but because
there appears to be a disposition on
the part of Irresponsible men to use
them to make trouble.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Local Option Law in Arkansas.
Is there n local option law In Arkan-
sas? What is the saloon license
charge? G. l., t.
Yes; the license cost is $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Adams Express Company.
Please give me the lowest figure at
which Adams Express stock sold in
s'I 100 ANXIOUS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

President Of Pennsylvania Railroad.
Who Is the president OF the Penn.
sylyania Railroad. and where can he
be reached? A. SUBSCRIBER.
James McCrea. Broad Street Station.
Phlladelphia Pa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Deficiency Appropriations,
deficiency appropriation by Congress
FOR 1910 was larger than for 1909. Can
you tell me? A READER
The deficiency appropriation for 1909
was S42,s62o00, for 1910 1t was sls,
100000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Stntc Debts, Again.
Please state which has the largest
State debt, Alabama or Georgia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Conl In Illinois and West virginia.
To settle bet. please tell me wheth-
er West Virginia or Illinois produces
more coal A SUBSCRIBER.
Illinois. which is second only to
Pennsylvania as coai-produciuE
State
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

The state debt OF Alabama exceeds
that OF Georgia by about s2.bO0,OO0
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Dairy Cows in the United States.
Could you tell me how many dairy
cows there are in the United States?
FARMER
17.tae.sT4. but these figures are now
out of date.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Jim JeHries md Jack Monroe.
Could you tell me the date of
the Jetfr!es and Jack Monroe fight?
SPORT,
Jeffries fought Monroe twice-on
Decemb Der 10. 1909. and August IS. 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

JncS JOHNSON,
Kindly inform me whether Johnson.
who whipped Jeffr!es, Is a tll-blooded
negro or mulatto. SUBSCRIBER.
a full-blooded negro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

Bank Accounts.
Is 1t legal 10 continue a hank ec-
count in your maiden name after nift
rlage? j. e. s.
II is not Illegal under the State law.
but is contrary to the bylaws of most
banks. You can very easily keep an
account. however, In your given maid
en- name and your husbands surname
This VIII make the account personally
yours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-07

the Commissioner OF Navigation a list
of such. steamers. stating separately
those which are not equipped WITT
wireless outfits"
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Tniicd stntes Nilitary Acndcmy. Etc.

United states Military Academy, Etc.
Please let me know what the. re-
either the United states Military
Academy. at West Point. or the United
states Naval Academy. at Annapolis.
and who makes the appointment?
w. II.
Write to the superintendent az eth.
er academy for full details as to tho
requirements. The appointments are
made by the members or Congress
from each district by the United
by the President or the United States
Most OF the appointments are made
after competitive examinations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-03
THREE AUTOMOBILES
 IN A COLLISION

Occupants of three automobiles that piled up in a peculiar collision near the pumping. station of the Mil ford Water Co.,, Saturday evening escaped serious injury by close margin. The cars were running close together, when the last, a Loco mobile, turned to pass, the second, a Corbin, just as the Corbin started to pass the first car, a Buick. The Loco the Buick.
 The Buick escaped damage, but the Corbin ran into a ledge and the Loco mobile crashed into a telegraph pole. feur of the Corbin Motor Car Co. of New Britain, fRinted from shock and excitement buh recovered and pro- ceeded. Both the Buick and Loco mobile were hauled to repair shops
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-03
CARDINAL VANNUTELLI BLESSES 100000 AT
 CHURCH DEDICATION

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-More than 100000 persons in this city received the papa1 blessing from Cardinal Van nutelIi, Legate of Pope Plus K, yes terday,, when he, with other high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church, attended the dedication of the First Greek Catholic Ruthenian cathedral in this country and the laying of the corner stone of the new edifice for St. Patrick's church. The stone, which was cut from the rock on which St. Patrick preached in Ireland, was laid by Cardinal Logue, Prinate of Ireland, who came to this country expressly to perform the ceremony.
 Elaborate services marked both events. At the entrance of the new cathedral Cardinal Vannutelli was met by Bishop Ortynski of the local diocese, followed by a large retinue of priests. As the Papal Legate crossed the threshold the Bisho D kneIt before him and offered his ela- borate crozier as a token of obeis- ance to the Church of Rome. Metro poltan Szepticki, who presided at the service, was assisted by Arch bishop FaIcoISi and rchbishop Ryan.
 The congregations of six other churches, including one in the Italian district and an African Roman Oatho- lie Church, were visited in the course of the day by Cardinal Vannute1Ii On his arrival here he was met by escorts of the Knights of the Order of St. John and the Knights of Co., lumbus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-03
YOU CAN INTEREST HIM.
Any Man Over Fifty.

You can interest any man over fifty years Of age in anyth1ns that while ne may not as yet have any positive organic disease he no longer feels the buoyancy and V1gor- or tWen- ty-five nor the freedom from aches and pains he enjoyed in earlier years, and he very naturally examines with interest any proposition locking TO the improvement and preservation or
 He will notice among other things that the stomach of fifty is very different one from the stomach he est care must be exercised as to what is eaten and how much of it, and even with the best of care, there will be increasing digestive weakness with advancing years.
 A proposition to perfect or improve the digestion and assimilation of food is one which interests not only every man of fifty but every man, woman and child of any age, because the whole secret of good health. good blood, strong nerves, is to have a stomach which will promptly and thoroughly digest wholesome food be- cause blood, nerves, brain tissue and is entirely the product of digestion. and nc medicine or health food can possibly create pure blood or restore shaky nerves, when a weak stomach is replenishing the daily wear and tear Of the body from a mass of fer menting half-digested food.
 
 and in no round about way either; it wants direct, unmistakable assist ance, such as is given by one or two Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal.
 These tablets cure stomach trouble because their use gives the stomach a chance to rest and recuperate; one of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets con tains digestive elements sufficient to digest 5000 grains of ordinary food such as bread, meat, eggs. etc.
 The plan of dieting is simply an- other name for starvation, and the use of prepared foods and new fan gled breakfast foods simply makes matters worse as any dyspeptic who has tried them knows.
 As pr. Bennett says the only req son I can imagine why Stuart's by spepsia Tabets are not universally used by everybody who is troubled in any way with poor digestion is be- cause many people seem to think that because a medicine is advertised or is sold in drug stores or is protected by 6 trade mark must be humbu>s whereas as a matter of truth any druggist who is observant knows that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have cured more people of indigestion, heart burn, heart trouble, nervous prostra- ton and run down condition general ly than all the patent medicines and doctors prescriptions for stomach frn11hla com hined-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-03
BARNARD GIRLS
 FOR SOUL DANCE
Junior Glass StartIes Faculty by
 Wanting Additional Course
Especial from United Press. )

Especial from United Press.)
 New York, Oct. 3.-Aghast at the possibility of soul dancing as an addi- tiona1 educational course for the girls at Barnard College, the faculty to- day awaits with trepfdation the meet ing of the junior class of the college, which will be held this afternoon. At the meeting the gentle juniors will decide whether they will place among the tipe-h -honored institutions of the college a course of instruction in soul expression by an automatic oscillation. The sou1-dance as means of psycho- logical expression has aroused almost the entire under graduate body to en- thusiasn and it is expected that to- days meeting will take formal action to arrange for the class with a com- petent instructor.
 The soul-dance craze, which has re- suited in the formation of a soul-dance cult, is the result of an example of the art furnished by Miss Dorothy Chees- man, a member of the junior class. At r. W. c. A. entertainment for the freshman class, Miss Cheesman, to the accompanient of much ritard- endo music, displayed a line of grace fQI soul expressions that entranced her audience.
 The souls of the Barnard girls longed for expression with the new dance as the only logical means. A move was immediately made for formal act ion