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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12
Might Session

When the House reassembled, Mr.
Curtis moved that whoever Is appoint
cd to- continue the work OF collecting
records should bc a Confederate vet,
Gran. Captain Curtis swept the House
| to app ause with his recollectlons 81
1.-the stirring times OF war
Mr.. Page again addressed the House
| He did not, he said, for a. snlonlent
| charge such mon as Mcssrs. Bowman
[,Iennings and Ewing with amy but the
|4highest and pnrcst motives. He be-
lieved they ware doing what they
Thought hest, but he shoped they would
beware OF doing inJustics while pre-
serving history to a man who had
helped to make history, He gave stir
war recordI s5$ 81
The Finance Committee accepted the
Curtis amendment, and the committee
substitute was agreed to without fur
Bthcr opposition,
1t took hut little additional TIME to
complete the approximation bill, The
clerk Of the House was given $3.50 for
10 special clerk to assist in lpdeSll,,,.5
5'3 End of BIZ.
Those items were agreed to-.
state Geological Survey, IS $1,000.
Southwestern state Hospital for
ghoiler, $1,000, S5 553 ia
N Extra salary torBchlef bookkesper In
AUDITORS Office, saoo per year. ,#s
Inasmnah asa state Accountant has
iheen provided VI for, he + q ppropria ION
for the legislative auditing commit
tee4was gut from 81, 600 4 8 $500. Il
y The appropriation bill then went to
its engrossrnent and third reading,
Under he rule, s3 Fl o,,se hills with,
Senate amendments ca M ST a 3S
!ssS$ Thas III euss a greed n tn cam entnlant
stos hroc ls ssIpr n roa " hlet
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
OLDEST ENGLISH NEWSPAPER
"Gazette" Published by Harrison
Family for 100 Years.

London Letter in the Denver Republican.
England's Oldest newspaper. the Lon
don Gazette. which has been for over 80
years IN the hands of members OF the
Harrison family. is 20 have new printers
draws attention to perhaps the most Gu
rious publication in existence. a publ
cation which Is at least unique In the
journalistic world
The following singular features char
acter.ze the Gazette: Besides being the
oldes, newspaper Of the present day, il
has the smallest circulation Of any. It's
shape and its type are obsolete And
strange as 1t may appear, II has no ed
itor or editorial stan
Since It's birth In the days Of the great
plague the Gazette has been the property
Of the government Originally a patent
was granted TO some Individual giving
him authority to produce the Gazette
which he published in his own way, re-
tanned the proceeds, but paid TO the
government a stipulated sum every year
for the privilege. Discounting slight mod
ihcations. the same style " contract has
existed up 70 the present day.
Now, however. the government has
made a radical change Instead OF re
ceiving from the printers a fixed sum
for the privilege Of printing the Gazette
and allowing them 10 pocket the pro-
ceeds OF the advertisements, they have
decided 10 reverse the process. and pay
the printers for producing the paper
This change was Inevitable, for the pa
per is reputed 10 yield profit OF $780,
go a year from the proceeds Of the Of
fetal advertisements published In its
columns
Mr. Harrison is proud OF the fact that
over the long course OF years during
which his firms name has been asso-
clated with the Gazette no Official secret
sent 10 it for publication has ever leaked
out prematurely, although his employees
number several thousand.
Besides printing all the Official an
nouncements and advertisements and Gd-
vert!sements under acts Of Parliament, II
also publishes all state events. For ex-
ample. the accession Of the King was
announced formally by a special supple
meut OF the Gazette.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28

officer has any option. They should
either be prescribed ard he should be
obliged TO have them" adds Gen. Wood.
'or they should be stricken from the
uniform list" This is a sensible and
practical suggestion. and It VIII be
heartily Endorsed by army officers. who
1--we IN real apprehension as to any ex-
pensive modification or so-called improve
ment-from the standpoint OF the authors
of the uniform. There should be an
avoidance Of variety. al well as option. in
garb for the sake Of simplicity, economy,
and uniformity The army uniform should
be placed on basis that is practical in
It's utility. with as great distance as
possible from the ornate. regardless Of
what the foreigners may be doing IN the
way or sartorial establishment Gew-
gaws and tinsel do not make for military
efficiency.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
WILSON A REVELATION.
No Longer Necessary 40 HHrken
Westward for Pure Patriotism.

From the Philadelphia North American.
Woodrow Wilson Is little short OF q
revelation lie would not be so unusual
in Wisconsin or Iowa or Georgia or Ore
Eon. But the appearance Of a scholar.
gentleman, and patriot, running By grace
or machine bosses. and yet facing the
people as one 81 them and without the
concession Of q quibble or an utterance
Of double meaning, declaring a code Of
action Of broad, uonpart.sau, pure AMeri-
eanlsm, Ia "steaisht-huug words and
iew,' is spectacle Inspiring almost
without precedent
Theodore Roosevelt said the other day
that the reason FOR his unqualified ad-
miration Of the Republican platform Of
New Hampshire. insurgeHt and redeemed.
was that IL contained u0 weasel words.
He meant that each pledge was Straight
talk and had no added. qualifying
clauses sucking the lifeblood, the plain
meaning, from the promises.
II any one stu wonders why Woodrow
Wilson has proved 10 be a remarkable
compalgner, after being sueered at by
the ''practlcal politicians as an academic
Impractical, the explanation. we think
can be found in the earnestuess OF the
man who knows party only IN so lar as u
represents principle. and in the SELF
respect and sense Of civic duty that cause
him 10 disdsin the Use OF weasel words
Gaug.Hg the man and bis future per-
formances by his splendid series of cam
psigH utterances, Woodrow Wilson Is no
more DemOcrat-as Democrats are
measured by machine Standardization
Flugy Corners IS a Republican or Boies
Penrose a Prohibitionisr. His words are
democratic. not Democratic. spoken IN the
spirit OF such Democrats as La Toilette.
CUUmins and Beverage
For long, real Americans OF the Atlantic
Seaboard have found health and hope and
strength in the breezes OF pure patriotism
that have swept from the Prairie States.
and from that quarter Of the compass
only. For Inspiration we have looked
westward. because 70 the East there
seemed TO lie only lower, more miasmatic
levels than our own civic suukenness.
But now we can face the sunrise and
hold with surer confidence 10 the faith
that cleansing and regeneration are 10 be
our portion, too, At no late date since
New Jersey. IN its candidates. has become
env.able and honorable.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
4 MOVING BALLAD.

When the Flats last mirror is shattered and the
wagons are locked and depart.
When the cups and the sluoers are scattered, and
TIE beds are forever apart,
We shall haste 20 our new Apartment and wait for
cay or Two.
II hope that the with their contents may come
and lei us keep house aneF.
And those who have luck shall be happy they shall
get their possessions once more
They shall sleep Oh the parlor sofa aud dine on the
kitchen door:
They shall ind nnl plates 10 rat from with ara.
besqHes ehipped ia the mass;
They shan weep az the sight q their china and
howl at the state If their glass
And oniy the Landlord shall hear us. and only the
landlord shan call
Aud no one shall venture near Us. and no one shall
care az an;
But each. in the dread Of finding and each in his
separate Flat.
Shall hunt for the Things That Arc Not, and Won
der where Things Are Att
New YoG: Times
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
Placing Immigrants Properly.

It seems evident that considerable good
is likely TO result from the recent visit OF
President Taft to the immigration station
at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. He
was not only enabled thus 10 see the
crowded condition OF that station and 10
determine for himself the need for the
improvements and extension which the
immigration officials have been asking
for but he was also able TO learn at first
hand how advisable it is that there should
be a decided effort made TO divert the
landing OF immigrants 10 other ports than
that Of New York
Nothing has done so much 70 make
New York the cosmopolitan metropolis it
is to-day as the fact that three-fourths
OF ali the immigrants that reach The
United states are landed there. Always
the tendency OF the newcomers from for
eign lands IS 70 settle where they elisAt,
and so has grown up in the city Of New
York settlements OF Armeniaus, OF Rus
sian Jews. OF Germans. French. Italians,
and what not Among these many OF The
newly arrived immigrants find friends or
acquaintance, and. ignoring the larger
opportunities that abound out in the
country-or perhaps not knowing about
them-they cling 10 the place where their
countrymen abound. The same thing is
true of san Francisco with its Pacific i'm
migration In the interest OF the country
at large, it IS desirable that a much
greater bulk OF the immigration that ar
rives from Europe should be made TO
find It's way 20 the rural districts where
labor is needed, instead OF being allowed
10 add further 10 the frightful congestion
Of the cities. To scatter them abroad
means a much more rapid assimilation
and much quicker separation OF the immi-
grant from his own national ideals. which
are. 10 a certain extent, fostersd in the
foreign colonies. There they maintain
their own customs. their own newspapers.
their own churches, and. so far as may
be, their own low ideas Of civilization.
Scattered abroad, they would much more
rapidly become useful American citizens.
No portion OF the country needs the
help Of the healthy European immigrant
so much as the South. but because much
OF the immigration lands at Northern
ports, the South is handicapped, Nearly
a million foreigners landed on our shores
last year, and OF these only 80 settled IN
Mississippi, and only about 1900 in Louisi-
ana, Now the South is developing; cap
ttal is becoming interested, and all that
that section needs 10 reach state Of
prosperity such as it has never yet known
is an ample supply Of labor.
President Taft has looked over the
ground personally, and he has come 10
the conclusion. long ago arrived at by our
best students Of social economy, that
proper immigration stations at other
ports than New York would aid greatly
IN proper distribution OF Immigrant labor
over the country. He win recommend
that immigrant stations be established at
New Orleans. AT Philadelphia and al
other points, OF course the majority OF
immigrants Will stin want TO land at New
York but it Will be the duty Of the cities
where the new immigrant stations are
erected TO counteract this desire by her
aiding the opportunities they offer.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
Had q Right 10 Cnsa.

From the Cincinnati TIuesStsr
Fussv Brooklyn woman asked Magis-
trate Nash the other day FOR a summons
for man she had employed. He had
been pT0faHe in her presence, she said.
Magistrate Nash expressed his sorrow al
this fact.
4 Will gladly issue the summons II he
has been profane," said be. Perhaps
you had best relate the circumstances "
He said damn IT, said the woman,
biushing.
"Scme authorities hold that damn IT,
is profanity" said Mr. Nash. gravely.
What was he doing at the time ne said
damn itT
He was laying carpet for me" said the
woman
And" prompted the magistrate.
He hit his thumb
Under these conditions" said Niagis-
trate Nash, and having laid capet my
self, and having inadvertently hit my
own thumb with the hammer while lay
ing said carpet, I shall have TO rule that
your employee was not prufane He was
only vulgar Summons refused"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
Heroes in Literature.

It IS doubtful whether any Of the crea-
lures that are born Of the authors fancy
10 take the role OF hero ever reach the
subllmity Of heroic effort that some Of
the authors themselves have attained
Passing by the manful struggles made
by such men as poor Goldsmith, the IN
fortunate young Chatterton. DR.. Johnson
in his earlier days, and the wayward Poe,
TO overcome hard sociological conditions
in the daily fight 70. food, there are to
be seen the wonderfully similar assump-
ton OF heroulean tasks by the three great
heroes, Sir Walter Scott, Gen. Grant, and
Mark Twain. These three notabIes sur
prised the world with the eager response
that each made TO the prOmptings Of
conscience and the tenets OF moral IN
tegrity 10 assume debts which, by recog-
nized processes OF law and certain &C
.commodating standards OF business. they
might easily have repudiated without loss
OF standing or suggestion OF dishonesty
But the world is benefited by the sight
OF all Of these men at an advanced age
setting resolutely and uncomplainingly
to work 10 wipe out with their pens
enormous debts for which they felt them
selves morally obligated. Poor Sir Wal
ter, perhaps, Jared worst Of all, in that
he was stricken by death just as his
heroic task was about completed, and he
had paid off debt OF slS5.O00 Yet.
when the status Of literature and its
emoluments IN the days IN which he
lived be compared with the time in
which the others struggled, there is little
chance TO discriminate in the measure of
success that attended any of the efforts
or 10 pronounce upon comparative results.
For. after all, il is the spirit that animated
these men In their laudable acts that
counts most for the fundamental basis Of
integrity and moral rectitude that amid
all the sordidness Of the times flashes out
as brilliantly as did the little candle on a
dark night TO Portia and her friends
The recent probating Of Mark Twain's
will and the appraisement OF his estate
must. from the size Of the holdings. carry
great satisfaction that his seIf-sacrifce
and self denial should have brought 10
him in his declining years the material
assurances OF the appreciation which the
world holds Of the man and his work
That. after all Of the vicissitudes through
which this national idol has passed in
his long life. there should have accrued
to him over s6OaO0O over and above his
needs and his self-imposed Indebtedness
is a fine tribute both to his innate worth
and to the worlds appreciation OF il.
1t is especially pleasing to reflect that
he whose aim it was in life 10 spread
abroad the sunshine OF an Incompatible
sense Of humor, to tighten the loads under
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
Army Uniforms.

One Of the recommendations made by
MAJ. Gen. Leonard Wood in his annual
report as commanding general Of the
Department OF the East. which position
he filled before he came 20 Washington
as Chief OF STAFF or the Army. is entitled
10 serious attention on the part OF the
military authorities, It relates to the
policy in the matter or uniforms 20
which much attention has been paid, with
the result that many changes are author
lied. and hardly any article escapes modi-
fication in one or another form or to
greater or less extent. sooner or later
The mere proposition that the uniform is
10 be altered by official order serves TO
throw the members OF the commissioned
personnel into a state OF excitement Of
hcers. who are obliged 10 purchase their
military apparel, are confronted with
the interesting prospect or going to
great expense 10 furnish themselves with
some new article OF equipment which may
be adopted. These changes. largely for
tbs sake Of the change. were more in
evidence in other years than az present.
There has lately been a realization OF the
advantage Of maintaining the uniform
without material change, especially as
there is apt TO be no limit 10 the whlms
OF succeeding authorities.
Cen. Wood has now expressed the belief
that as a general policy an effort should
be made 70 reduce the number of articles
Of uniform. and that there should be no
articles OF uniform concerning which an
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
A WRONG RIGHTED.
Newspapers willing to Do Justice
10 Victims of Errors.

From the New York World.
The most execrated man in New York
was Adolph Berg. He had been seen 70
hold up a little boy as a shield against
the revolver OF his enemy. thus saving
his cowardly life at the sacrifice OF the
child's, The papers denounced him, the
magistrate fayed him His name became
q byword IN the great city.
The most ill-used man In New York is
Ado!ph Berg. For he was not standing
within five feet OF little Charlie Fisher
when the shot was fired that was meant
Tor him but killed the boy The supposed
eyewitness now denies having seen any
Of the things he had described 10 a de-
tective and two policemen; other eye
witnesses testify 20 Berg's innocence,
and the whole story, IN all it's convinc-
ing circumstantiality. crumbles into moth
ineness
Had such a story gained Roadway be-
fore the days Of newspapers, Adolph
Berg, with ali his ill-used innocence.
could never have lived IT down, He can
never be compensated for all the unjust
odium which he suffered. but the injus-
tice is reduced 70 a minimum Thus,
even in its miscarriages. the modern
printed news has the advantage over the
ancient news by word OF mouth.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
The villain sdm Pursued Her.

E4f3- Success
Claiming Pollock cites a certain melo-
drama, produced a few years ago on
Fourteenth street, as containing the
busiest and most inconsistent villain ever
created.
IN the FIRST act, he tied the beautiful
heriiHs 10 a railroad track just as the
limited was due. In the second. he Iured
her into an old house, locked her in an
upper room. and set the place on fire.
In the third, he strapped her under a
buzz saw and SET the machinery IN mo
ton In the fourth. he tore the planking
out Of the Brooklyn Bridge, SO that her
automobile plunged through to the rag
ing flood below.
IT, the nth act he started 70 make love
% her. She shrank from him.
why DO you fear ne. Neilie?" he
asked
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
Brown Eyes and Color blindness

From the Kansas City star
Color blindness is one OF the great
drawbacks 10 a large percentage OF men
who would enlist in the United States
Marine Corps, according TO the recruit
ing officers.
Eve have q box filled with different
colored yarn. Sergt. r. a. Drayton. Of
that branch of the service. said. We
ask the prospective recruit TO pick out
green. for instance. If he is color blind
he viii invariably pick all the red yarn.
We place il all back In the box again and
ask him 10 pick out the red. In nine
cases out Of ten out viii come the green.
Another strange thing I have noticed
is that most persons who are color blind
have brown eyes Once in q while per-
son with eyes Of a different color Is az
fected that way. but as a general rule
they are persons with brown eyes.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28

tr0n The NfF York sun.
TO utilize an exquisite sedan chair
as a telephone booth struck me as
unique" said a wealthy New York
woman Yet this very thing was sug-
gest=d 10 ne the other day when select
ing furnishings for the library and large
entrance hall Of my house. The dealer
told me Of one magnificent house where
such an unusual telephone booth now
existed. he explained az length all the
advantages OF this arrangement - the
principal one being that il made an absO-
lutely confidential telephone conversation
possible in a place where an ordinary
telephone booth would be an unheard Of
thing The heavy glass IN the doors OF
the chair made il sound proof, and even
though surrounded by guests. one could
step into this eXquisiteiy wrought sedan
chair and talk over the wirs without a
word being overheard
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
New York Better than Washington

When Mayor Gaynor Institutes a COM
parison between the morality OF the cities
Of New York and Washington and draws
a conclusion favorable TO his own great
responsibility, he appears in very differ
ent light from that in which he has been
so vividly presented. Very few had
formed the opinion that his honor is so
much given 10 boasting. or is so intensely
loyal to little old New York that he is
In danger OF developing into a veritable
boomer" gho may be expected almost
10 pad the census IN order 10 get results.
There Is no doubt that the mayor has,
in the short time in which he has held
Office. greatly improved the moral tone
OF the city. and has done much 10 purify
the whole atmosphere; but no one had
any idea that the work had gone along
TO the length that he would have US
think knowing both cities as well as
we do, II the mayor were really serious
in his comparison, there would be great
reason 10 congratulate New York upon
marvellous moral regeneration. II his
honor could only make Acting Mayor
Mitchell come 10 think the same about
its moral status as he himself does, the
ludicrous aspect OF the comparison would
not be so apparent.
Meantime, our authorities have little 20
worry about as TO the relative moral
condition OF Washington, There is no
city in the country that presents ad-
ministrative difficulties at all compar-
able to those which exist right here.
Upon no set OF municipal officials
do there rest any such perplexlns
social problems as this city can pre-
sent 10 earnest and progressive exec
utives The code OF city ordinances that
obtain IN Washington are not only wise,
but are wonderfully we'll enforced and
carefully observed. despite the limitations
under which all Of the executive branches
OF the city government are laboring. This
gratifying result is obtained only by the
eternal vigilance OF the responsible Off
GERS, who are well aware that they have
by no means yet reached the perfection
Of municipal government and, what Is
better. never expect 10. in which attitude
Of mind lies the city's greatest safety.
For our part, we are inclined 20 think
that our genial visitor was only INDUCING
In one of his little jokes, and is even now
slyly chuckling over the perturbation that
has followed his humorously exaggerated
renaissance OF the national metropolis.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
EDGAR ALLAN POE.
AIonumentum acre pere1nius.l

Aonumenum psrelnius)
Ye who letters golden dawn
a country and
Who soWed your heart-strngs reaping scorn;
Who worked for works sake; not for Zee
Little reck Of what they said.
how they heaped you the bIamei
Poet they mock you--long since dead
s glory IN the Hall o Fame
Sweetest OF singers country born
VINO heard the voice Of distant hills sea-
Living. by many conflicts
Yet evil wringine harmony.
Climbing PaTnassus the virgin-snow:
Upward compelled by passions merry fame;
hearts your shrine, for well. indeed know
There S glory in the o
Unbound by creeds We deemed outworn;
Alone stood made single plea;
Roses We pucked and WINGED a the thorn;
virtue mystery.
The Pipes O. Pan bade CO.
You followed where they led shame
Ger your grave sweet blow
There no glory in the Hall of Fans:
L'ENVOI.
Prince of the Nevermore bow to thee.
hail thee victor in Lies merry game
The glory thy genius ist-Shall he:
There glory the Han Of Fame!
HECTOR FULLER
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
BALL PLAYER FOR CONGRESS.
Edwin Lewis, Now a College Pro-
lessor, Gets Nomination.

From tie Kansas City Star
Edwin NJ. Lewis. OF WilliamstoWn. a
professor Of oratory az Williams CoHege,
Is the nominee for Congress Of the Dem
ocratic party Of the First Massachusetts,
district
Mr. Lewis was at one time a member
Of the Boston National and American
League baseball teams. Before going TO
Williams. Lewis played ball with the
Marietta. Ohio. college teams. and with
the COOperstOWn. N Y. club. While at
Williams. Lewis was generally consid-
cred the best college pitcher IN the coun-
try. Twice in the three years he pitched
the club won the tri-collegiate champion
ship and the other year tied with Dart
mouth.
He was signed by the Boston National
club I'm 1895, and. except for a short
period that year, when he was with
Providence, remained with the South End
organization through 1900. Lewis was with
the Boston Americans IN 1901, al the end
Of that season retiring 70 take up the
teaching OF oratory AZ Utica, y. Y. Later
he went 10 Williams College
The Washington herald., 1910-10-28
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

In case we entertained a man,
A stranger Of renown,
We've nothing more 20 offer than
Tie freedom OF the town.
But when a woman comes our way
And IN upon us drops,
We hand her on a silver tray
The freedom OF the shops.