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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Need of a Localized Primary.

Several days ago The Nrgnan received COM
munication from reliable correspondent at En-
pora Creensville county, in which he stated that it
had been reported to him that in the recent primary
election for the nomination OF a candidate for Con
gress in the Fourth district Republicans had voted
for Mr. Turnbuli and had scratched from the ballot
the pledge to support the Democratic nominee
---0nc- the Judges, said correspondent,
told Republican who had SO acted that he had no
right to do this and asked tc voter il ne would sup
port Mr. Turnbull, if nominated provided Re
publican should run. He replied that he would
not He also said that he would not have voted
unless he could have erased the pledge to support
the Democratic nominee.
In view of the serious nature of this charge The
Nirginian wrote to its correspondent asking him to
investigate further and report, In reply he says:-
Il have seen Mr.. -~, who gave me the
information concerning Republicans voting in the
primary at Shippers precinct. He says that his
name can DC used and that he positively one
Republican vote and told him that he had no right
to vote and that the judges said nothing This
same voter told MIR. ------~- that he would
vote Republican if one should run the ticket; il
not he would support Mr., rurnbull. He sad he
thought one other Republican voted AT the same
place and that one in Empor;a told him that he
voted in the primary Nj ------~------- is white
citizen of North EmpoGa.'
The Nrgnan has no disposition to assail the in
tegriy ot the primary election in the Fourth dis
/ trirt. Fhe statements above quoted came to Us
without solicitation and after requesting cor,
respondent To verify them now publish the sub,
stance OF his letters for the information of the party
authorities
Our main purpose in making the publication
however, is to emphasize the importance of having
primary election law, which will prescribe strict
and stringent rules to who may and who may not
vote in party primary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
A Disreputable Game.

a little while ago Wall Street was aglow wit
bright prospects The stock traders all Opt
mstic and stock prices scared. Now all is changed
Wall Street has the blues Expectations in trad
development have not been realized we are told
and the word panic has actually been whisperct
from one to another OF the traders. As a ConsC
anenee prices tumble and margins are wiped out
It's the same old game. Wall Street plays
over and over in the sane old way, and yet the
lambs continue to come to the slaughter The
only way to account for ii is upon the assumption
that a new flock Of lambs is born each year. Ger
tainly the same game could not be played Contin-
uously on the same persons
When Taft elected the country was rapidly
recovering from the recent panic 1t was freely
predicted by the prophets of finance and industry
that the country have the greatest pros
perity in its history. As Wall Street discounts the
future, all sorts of stocks began to go up and con-
tnued to 60 up until the greatest prosperity" was
fully discounted. The price limit had been reached
and there nobody to buy, The lambs were
loaded down The big men had sold out There
was nothing to sustain prices and down they went.
OF the bears took advantage of the situation
to raid the market by selling short and while
prices were running down hill they received all the
kicks the bears could give them.
It's the same old game, we repeat BY and by
when the lambs have been shorn, by and BY when
stocks thrown on the bargain counter, the big
men" who sold out to the lambs at top prices and
then sold short" will come back into the market,
cover their short sales and buy for rise
There is a legitimate way to buy and sell stocks
as there is buy and sell real estate or any
modify. But the Wall Street game is as onc-sdcd
and as dsrcputabc the shell game OF the stroll
ing taker The game is played with marked
cards or loaded dice and robs its victims without
mercy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Times Perfect Work.

Time has done a perfect WORK In
indicating the wise judgment of Gov
ernor Swanson in appointing Judge
William r. Rhea to the Corporation
Commission. AT the time the appoint
ment was made, some two years ago.
charges were preferred against Judge
RtIea ny ftepuplican members or tne
General Assembly, which necessitated
a legislative investigation, and caused
both Governor Swanson and Judge
Rhea to be rather severely criticised
by the press of the State.
Political animus was at the bottom
of the charges against Judge Rhea.
The men who made them were actu-
ated by partisan prejudice, and could
they have prevented his confirmation
by the General Assembly it would in
a measure have satisfied the grudge
they held and hold against him. But
the charges were not sustained. and
Judge Rhea was confirmed and be-
came a member of the Corporation
Commission.
Among the newspapers that were
convinced that Judge Rhea should not
be placed in so important and re-
sponsible a position was the Rich
| uaond Dispatch. That contem-
| porary thought that Governor Swan
son made a blunder when he APP
! pointed Judge Rhea a member Of the
commission; that the Legislature COM
/ pounded the blunder when II con-
! firmed the appointment; that Judge
/ Rhea thrice compounded 1t when he
| took the oath of office, and that his
/ confirmation by a vote of 81 10 4G
! bore impressive testimony 10 the deep
I seated doubts of his fitness for the
: hsyA T1ssf 10 ar
/ Times Dispatch has changed it's mind
/ Speaking of Governor Swansons ad-
| ministration, which came 70 a close
/ a few days ago, our Richmond neigh
! Dor SAYS:
Hardly discordant voice mars the
general chorus of Well-dane. We d.
not mean that everything that Mr.
I Swanson has done as Governor has
been universally commended for i
I has not; but even those who once
most warmly opposed him now freely
say that he has given the State one 81
the best administrations in its more
modern history. Even the thing fnl
which he was most generally and mos
sharply criticised--the appointment o1
Judge Rhea TO the Corporation Com
/ missions seen IN new light il
retrospect. The criticisms all cam,
III duNdHtG III lHt appointments hS
body has criticised the results of ii
or had any reason to-" a..
Judge Rhea has been a member oi
the Corporation Commission less thai
two years. but long enough to impress.
the people of Virginia with his thor
ough fitness for position that re
quires sound judgment, strictest integ
rity and high order OF ability
Bristol Herald Courier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

young Count yos Engo without 90
much as friendly wave Of the hand
to him.
Nos Enso, being an officer Ia the roy
al guard, rode ahead by order of Colo
mel Quinnox. Truxton, therefore, hnd
her back In view-at rather a yexing
distance. teo-for mile after mile Of
the ride TO the city. He galloped along
beside the baron, prey to gloomy
considerations. What was the USE?
He had no chance to win her. That
was for story books and plays. She
belonged to another world far above
bis
The baron's dry, insinuating voice
broke in upon the young mans
thoughts. Il think It's pretty well IN
derstood that she's going to marry
him" The little old minister had been
reading Kings thoughts: he had the
satisfaction Of seeing his victim start
zuilti'y. KIM managed to control him
self, asking with bland interest;
Indeed. Is 1t good match. baron?"
The fIaron smiled. Il think SO. lie
| has been a tribe wild. but believe
he has settled down. Splendid family.
He is desperately in love-
II hadn't thought much about It. Is
she in love with him?'
she sees a great deal of him" was
the diplomatic answer.
Would you mind telling me just
who she is. 1aron?'
Dangloss was truly. startled.
"Do you mean, sir. that yeu don't
know her?' be asked. almost harshly
II don't know her name"
"And you had the eTrontery to- NJ
excellent friend. you amaze mel |
know that Americans are bold: but. by
CAD. sir. I've always looked upon them
as gentlemen. You
Hold on. Baron Dangloss"' inter-
rupted Truxton. very rcd in the face.
you'd better hear my side of the
story first. She went to school with
my sister. She knows aae. but refuses
to tell me who she is"
"Well. my boy, IL she elects to keep
you In the dark concerning her name
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Words of Appreciation.

editor of The Richmond Virginian.
Sir / have just had the extreme
pleasure of reading your splendid pa
per, of February 4. and feel that |
must write YOU q few lines to extend
to YOU and the management my sin
cere congratulations on the general
contents of Your paper. and especial
ly on your strong editorials on various
subjects and events, and above all,
your editorial, The People and the
Liquor Question" in which YOU so
conVincingly answer the arguments of
the Times Dispatch.
1 think your editorial the strong
asst and most comprehensive one have
yet read dealing with the Statewide
question. and l cannot see how any
man or newspaper can say that the
present Legislature should not, and
has not, the right to pass an enabling
hill. when the very fact that the grand
old State of Virginia Is nov four-fifths
dry is sufficient evidence that the peo-
pie. if not the Times Dispatch. and
others papers. want Statewide prohi-
hlbition, and want it bad, for | will
venture to say that ninety-nine out
If every one hundred dry men would
he glad to vote for Statewide PROFIT
bition If given chance.
| must say. and hate to admit. that
from the dispatches sent to Lynch
burg from Your city the Strobe bill
has hut a very slim chance of pass
ing; still hope for the best, ana even
If they do defeat the measure this
year. | won't lose hope entirely.
We Will have to get to work when
the time comes and Gtaet a Begfsla-
tafe that believes In Democracy. and
that the people have right all the
time tn -nnte- an such questions
| thank you sincerely for the good
work you have begun, and know that
YOU Will continue to speak out for
What you think is best for the moral
and financial welfare of our State.
With best regards.
Yours truly.
ROLAND Fl. SEAY
Lynchburg. Va, Feb. /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Interesting Statistics.

Anything that the churches is of interest
20 Dur readers, for nearly all Nirgnians tied in
come way to the churches. We give in another COL
umn the statistics Of the churches as prepared by
DR. Henry K. Carroll. who had charge OF the re-
Ggious statistics for the t. s. government in 1900
These statistics were prepared for the New York
Advocate, and only the summaries and not the
complete statistics in detail.
In furnishing these statistics the compiler states
that the figures Tor the Roman Catholic communi-
cants based on the official estimate Of Catholic
population fifteen per cent being deducted for chill
sdren not yet admitted TO their first communion.
The figures for the Protestant churches not
based upon the Protestant population, but upon
those who have made profession Of faith and have
publicly united with the various churches. This
difference in the method Of calculation makes il diff
fcult TO determine the relative strength Of the Cath
Oic and Protestant churches.
as The totals for 1909 Io8,378 ministers 2I5, 100
churches, and 34,b77.ooo members This is an
average Of one minister to about every members,
ard as there 10000 outside of the churches
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

"Ir rs NOT FOR ME by to him or had
willfully dec .ded to
ignore him altogether. At any rate.
she entered the gates to the castle
grounds without SO much as an in
different glance In his direction.
Truxton knew In advance that he
was to have sleepIess. unhappy night.
In his room at the hotel he found
the second anonymous letter, unques-
donably from the same source, but
this time printed in crude. stilted let
ters 1t had been stuck under the door.
Leave the city at once. You are In
great danger. Save yourself"
This time he did not laugh. That 1t
was from Olga Platanova he had no
doubt. But why she should interest
herself so persistently in his welfare
was quite beyond him. And what,
after all. could she mean by great
danger-save yourselfv'
He INDUCED In long spell of
thoushtfnlfiess. ''No. by George, IN
not turn tall at the first sign of dan
ger. I'll stay here and assist Dangloss
In unraveling this matter. And IN
so up to that witch's hole before I'm
a day older to have 1t out with her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
To Re Reckoned Win.

The first issue of The Richmond
Virginian. consisting OF sixteen pages,
made its appearance last Saturday
with the largest bopa-fide subscrip-
ton list ever acquired in Virginia
by new paper
The character of It's reading mat
ter is high and the large amount of
advertising shown Indicates that
business men regard the new venture
with favor.
Among the three old Richmond
daiiies there appears very little en-
thusiasm at the. birth of the new
paper. which event the Times-Dis-
patch falls entirely to note. the News
Leader refers to 1t briefly and lightly,
while the Journal pours hot shot of
abuse into II from the very jump.
because of Its announcement that The
Virginian is a response 70 demand
for o paper in Richmond of broad,
guage, progressive spirit and high
ideals"
Looked at from an unbiased view
and in the light of existing conditions,
the new paper will have to be
seriously reckoned with in the Rich
mond newspaper field and its con-
temporaries need to be reminded OF
the fact that molasses catches more
flies than vinegar .-Southside Senti-
mel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
THE PEOPLES FORUM

All letters sent for pubiica tion
in The Peoples Forum" Of The
vireinian" should be concise and,
as far as possible, kept within 800
words.
No attention will be paid to
anonymous letters, but names and
addresses signed as an evidence OF
good faith will not be printed If re-
quest is made that they be omitted.
The freest discussion of topics Of
public interest Is Invited, with the
understanding, of course, that
publica ton Of a letter is not to be
taken necessarily as approved by
the editor of the writer's views.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
FRANCE DROPS OUT OF RACE.
VIII Not Spend Such Large Sums For
Naval Armament In Next Ten

.. cars.
PARIS, Feb s-With a program
agreed upon calling for an expendi-
ture of but $2S,000.000 FOR naval
ornaments In the next ten years,
France has practically dropped out
of the European battleship>race" In
the opinion to-day of naval experts
This sum is only q small part of
that which England and Germany
win each spend in the next ten years
in building UP their navies and Is
even smaller than the proposed naval
budgets of Italy. Russia and Austria.
The calling of halt in the tre-
mendous expenditures for sea lighters
Is welcomed throughout France,
which in recent years had grown
thoroughly tired Of the mad race for
naval supremacy.
France considers that her present
fleet with the additions which will
be made In the next ten years and
the oyerhauling of the boats that she
now has, will be sufficient for all
purpose of defense. The fact that
she is likely to drop still further
down the scale OF nations in the
total strength OF her navy, is not at
all disquieting. as the people gem
orally prefer the proposed economic
reformation to the incre .sed national
debt and taxation ting a continua-
ton of the struggle AZ sr a command
ing navy would nav involved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

to be evangelical one minister to about every 500
OF the population The gain 1890 1923
ministers, 4,726 churches, and 7oI,7i3 commun-
cants or gain Of about and one-third per cent,
which is greater proportionate gain than that of
the population.
The comments give the figures as to men and
women and show that the difference is notso great
as has been supposed there being 43 per cent OF
men and 81 per cent of women. The Christian Sci
ence Church has the highest percentage of women,
there being II per cent of women to rs of men in
that Church,
While figures do not tell all the truth, and moth
ing but the truth. they do give some basis for con-
clusons and these figures show that the churches of
the United States not going backward, but are
to-day the great force to be rcckoned upon for all
great educational, philanthropic reform, and moral
movements Certainly that is as true in Virginia
as it has ever been. Whatever has the hearty sup
port OF the united church in Virginia is likely to be
done.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Iruxton King
Story Of Graustak By George Barr McCucheoa
CEyh 1902 by George Barr Mueon Copyright 1909 BY De Mead Co
CONTINUED from yesterday. }

Truxton tAinG. for reasons best
known to himself, soon relapsed into
a thoughtful contenplative silence
Between us, he WAS sorely vexed and
disappointed. When the gallant start
was made from the glen of dead mems
bones he found that he was TO be cast
utterly aside, quite completely ignored
by the fair Lorraine. She rode of with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
jest Is No Answer,

Editor Of The Richmond Virginian:
Sir: Your morning friends reference
to you as only one week old evidently
has to do with the age of the paper
The unanswerabe character of your
editorial makes 1t Obvious that the
editor is Of a more mature age Can
this he the reason why his answer
was only funny little joke instead of
an attempted argumental answer.
Respectfully.
A. R. MATTHEW'S.
Manchester. Va. Feb Z.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

ii Is not for me to
betray her. Ladies
In her position. !
dare say. e n oy
these little mys-
teries."
Ii was dusk when
they entered the
u o r t h ern gates.
Above the castle
King said goodloy
to Tullis and the
countess. grayely
saluted the sleepy
prince and follow
ed Mr.. Hobbs or
to the heart of the
city. He was hot
W ! t h resentment.
Either she had for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
The Assessment Plan.

when the Richmond Nirginian edtorialy pro-
nounees the present State system OF taxation in
Virginia to be good any that can be suggested
and lacking only in enforcement, we are surprised"
says the Norfolk Landmark. 1t would be surprising
indeed if The Virginian had said so But our CON
temporary is mistaken, The Nirgnian thinks that
the system OF taxation in Virginia is faulty in several
particulars. In the article to which our friend re-
ers were speaking not OF the system OF taxation
whole, but OF the system, or method, of making
assessments and only that. We have said. and
still hold that that system is theoretically sound
Does the Landmark find any fault with it? The
Constitution provides that all taxable property
shall be assessed at its fair market value and special
assessors and commissioners OF the revenue are
chosen and instructed to make their assessments
by that rule. The system is simple and direct and
if the rule enforced, assessments in all parts
of the State would be full and uniform.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
NEED FUNDS FOR FIGHT.
Labor Party Must Find New Re-
sources or Lose Ground i'm
Do


NEWPORT, WALES, Feb. S.--Th.,
labor party must find some way to
replenish its depleted Golfers or else
suffer further losses, in its parlia-
mentary representation in the next
election. This is the problem that
delegates from the party set them
selves to solving to-day. in a pre-
iiminary meeting to a general con-
gress- nf-the- party a-TneTFsws- The
committee meeting to-day ts trying
TO devise plan for submission to the
congress.
The Laborites declares that an
other general election is inevitable
within the next six months and as
their funds were nearly all spent III
the election just ended, a serious
situation confronts them. They Will
do everything they can to stave of
an election as long as possible, but
the leaders are counting on havins
to do battle again in the fall.
Since the House of Lords declared
it illegal for trades unions to levy
taxes for the support ~ their repre-
sentatives in parliament and to de-
fray the expenses of campaigns, the
Labor party has been sorely pressed
for funds. In the next parliament 1t
will make an effort to have this 6e-
cisiop of the Lords reversed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
.GIcan. NeMsy. Un-to-Da,e.

The Richmond virginian, the new
daily paper, made its appearance
about week ago. 1t is clean, newsy
and up-to-date. The editorial page
Is on the outside--the last page. The
state news service, is admirable. The
keynote Of the paper is, according
To the saiutatory progress, moral
and financial,
The Nirginian declares that It is
vnot~the '.araot-n" OF amy organisation
whatsoever, but is Democratic in
politics, and in sympathy with those
who arc trying to suppress the liquor
traffic.
The paper has sixteen pages and
starts out with larger number OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Virginia Press
on the Virginian
UNIQUE as a Starter

Three editions of the new State
afternoon paper. The Richmond Vir-
gilman, have reached our desk. No
initial numbers of any State daily
havei ever struck us as being SO COM
plete. well gotten-up and neatly
printed We believe the paper will
ind lasting place in Virginia
Journalism. and we wish II God
speed. "--Firginia Citizen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

subscribers and more advertisements
than any daily paper has yet had In
the State at the beginning -Clinch
Valley News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Wed In Washington.

Mr. r. l.. Mafsei and Miss Gladys
y. Mcdowell w5re married in WASH
ington Mondsy. Both are residents
OF Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

Must the beautiful Cow Pasture river he CONNER
ciaized? Surely, Progress is without sentiment
and merccss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

At any rate, the high price of stocks took tumble
without the aid OF boycott.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

~ ~ W u II II w
Manchester. Va, Feb. Z.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-24
THREW STONES
At HER NEW
SON-IN-LANI

HILO, September 22-IIilo will
soon begin having a reputation for
Opponents, if the present record is
Hepr up Last Saturday the third
episode of this kind within d couple
Of months took place in this city
when Charles c. Badenfelt, cashier
for contractor A. A. Wilson, who has
charge Of the work of building the
Hamakua extension of the IIilo rail
road, married the seventeen year old
daughter of Joseph Vierra, of this
city. They were married by the
Rev. Fenton-Smith. and promptly
took the afternoon train for Olaa,
that they might be far from the
angry mother who certainly showed
a great deal of temper when she
heard of what had happened.
Mrs Vierra appeared at the police
station and wanted a warrant issued
for the two and threatened all kinds
of dire vengeance. She was Gained
down as much as possible but on
Tuesday afternoon again became an
CRY over the matter and went to the
house in this city where Mr.. and
Mrs. Badenfelt are living. She de-
manded her daughter and when her
request was not granted, proceeded
TO start a shower of stones toward
the house, annoying those within to
such an extent that the Sherif's Of
flee was communicated with and an
officer sent to the scene of the trou-
bic,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-24
BUY AND SELL.

Diamonds and jewelgy bought, sold
and exchanged. Bargain Ia musical
Instruments. ]. Carlo Fort st.