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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
TUESDAY. JULY -, 1910.
GLAD TO SEE YOU, PARTNERS.

According to the last edition OF the
american Newspaper Directory'we nave
It hand, there are two hundred and
lfty newspapers and periodicals pup
ished in Virginia, including thirty
wo daily, two iri-weekly, nine semi
weekly, one hundred and sixty-t three
weekly, one tortnightly, two semi
monthly. thirty-six monthly, two pl-
monthly and three quarterly pubiica-
lions. The places of publication are
me hundred and twenty four, of which
,eventy are county seats. These pub
dcations are, speaking generally. OF
high order of merit and represent IN
in admirable way the sentiment and
purposes of the people of this great
Commonwealth. Many of these news
WELD great power for good in the
state. They stand for every phase of
thought and for every interest in the
state, each in its own field doing Its
appointed task, and doing it oftentimes
With scant appreciation.
The Virginia State Press Association
will meet in this city this afternoon
Ind organize for the business of the
annual convention, which will be trans
lcted afioat, away from the tumult of
he town. in still waters, running be-
tween shady banks of living green, as
The fleet moves down the rivers and
through the bays of an inviting coun-
Try. 1t is understood that little bus
mess of serious character Will be
attempted while the brethren and sis
eren are in Richmond, the programme
Tor this day being intended only tc
suit the members on edge for the sew
,ral working days just ahead. 1t goe:
without saying that the Association |!
welcome TO Richmond, gentlemen ant
ladies all. They will find that Rich
nond is growing bigger and bette
every day. thanks to their interest il
It's good fortune and their helpful
words of friendly cheer. BY the las
census the Association numbered abou
.3s members-publishers and editors
and fellow citizens, the thought reser
yoirs of the State. with the Association
rs sort of settling basin, SO to say
in which, and through which. all diff
serences are shaken down at least ono
year.
The Association does not attempt t.
interfere with the business affairs o
with the religious or political views o
Its members. It's purpose isrhighe
and better than that--the creation o
good feeling among the best people il
the world, the discovery of a common
ground on which they can meet TO
the benefit of the State, which is ii
the heart of every true man and woman
In Virginia. The mean things that w
may say about each other in the hea
Of debate. in the stress of exciting po
liticai campaigns, in the advocacy G
certain pet ideas, or theories, from tim
to time, do not count at these annua
gatherings, and by mingling togethe
in generous spirit we may all cate
new and better inspiration for sue
arduous work as we shall have t
do in the months and years to com
1t is "blest be the tie that binds" &c
day, and tomorrow, and until the pres
ent tryst shall end, and we may all sa
curst be he who moves anybody
bones. This is why we ars all delight
ed that the association Will make i
start from Richmond this year; it
good place to start from; it is d be
ter place to come to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

thority whether the umplres on the
public on the other are at fault. Cer-
tainly, however, this fact ought not to
be difficult OF solution. If Davis and
Mace and the others arc at fault. by
all means they ought to be scaIped; IL
they are not, then some Of the play
ers who are continually bowling
should be released. There has been
enough rough ball in the Virginia
League
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
PLAY BALL. OR QUIT.

There must be something radically
wrong with the umpire situation Sin
the Virginia League Home teams and
home rooters are prone to protest and
complain and some allowance must
be made for this natural tendency. Es-
peeially is this true when a close de-
cisicn may decide game and that
game change the standing OF the clubs
in the percentage column, So long as
there is baseball there Will be pro-
tests against the umpires, We must
expect that, Just as we must expect
9 great many complaints which are
not Justified by the facts. But there
seems 10 be general complaint. That.
Of Itself, should demand an lnvestiga-
ton by the league officials, The Times
Dispatch is not prepared, of course,
to say with any degree OF judicial au-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

Common sense and common expert.
ence would seem TO supply all the
necessary arguments against the nuis-
ance caused by the needless noises
made By motor cars, especially in the
dead hours of night when most of
the common people are asleep, The
cllnching rivet, though is forged BY
Or. Charles II, Hughes, OF ST. Louis,
whose reputation as neurolosist is
national. He has. sent his protest
against the noise and nuisance 70 the
chief Of police Of his city on the
ground that it menaces the public
health,
rs there not some way to stop the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
WHY all this ado ahont q tablat 10

Why all this ado about tablet to
mark the patriotic speech OF Patrick
Henry, when the Carroll journal
says in an article about it's sane and
safe Fourth of July celebration: Rev.
II r. Williams then introduced Hon,
Rerkley p Adams, of Charlotte. Mr..
Adams addressed his audience on the
spirit of Independence, with an elo-
auonce equalling that of Patrick
Henry or James Otis" In the days
when Henry stood at the fiood-tide
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

William Henry Hoyt, the young man
who wrote a book on tho so-called
Mecklenburg Declaration OF 1ndepend-
ence and melted that myth under u
X-ray of scientific historical truth has
just received his law degree from Har-
ward. Maybe he isn't going to prose-
cute the Mecklenburg believers but
If he happen around the Old North
State. the folks had better lock up
their fables
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
OF course. it was to be expected-it
is always the fault of the reporter.

Frank Hitchcock is said to be Act
ing President, that is to say he is the
ranking member of the only two Cabi-
net officers who are spending the sum
mer in Washington. II he Will
run down to Richmond for a day or
two when nobody Us looking we could
tell him thing or two about how he
might improve ths. situation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

ofshis fame there was Massachusetts,
Adams who was something of rival
of his, but II tho Revolutionary orator
of Virginia is to have rival in this
age. 1t Is we'll that the Adams is OF
tho Old Dominion. What we want to
know Ia: If the historians and patriots
are erecting a tablet to Henry, what
are they going to do for the Hon.
Berkeley D. Adams?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

1t Will not be very long before we
shall all be able to say of another
eminent parsonage who is now filling
all the space that the newspapers can
spare from baseball intelligence what
all the sports are saying about the
late Jim JeHries: HE couldn't come
back"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

Kermit, official photographer to
Bwana Tumbo, has gone to Paris to
prepare himself for his college duties
in the fall The steady tramp. tramp
of the legion of insurgents who surge
up Sycamore Hill and then down
again interrupted his meditations on
the history of philosophy. mediaevai
architecture. Russian literature, the
ethics of chess and the various other
nineteen subjects studied by him at
college Kermit heard about enough of
..bully" and delighted; every day the
noise bothered him SO that he could
not read more than a foot a day of
President Eliot's Nfve feet of liberal
education. In the peace and quiet of
Paris he Will bone up as they say,
for college. BY some distant day
he may learn enough to talk about the
Irishssagas with Doctor Roosevelt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

~rCharlotte is getting ready to put on
real city airs, one of the accomplished
sergeants of the Richmond police force
having been loaned" to the North
Carolina town to put the constables
in that place through the setting up
exercises. After the Richmond officer
gets through with them, they viii look,
at least, as if they fitted their uni
forms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

Maybe 1t is a good thing for Sena-
TOR bob Taylor of Tennessee, that
ne mas decided not to take up the
gauntlet in behalf Of the Patterson
machine in Tennessee. He used 10 be
Governor himself and was rapid fire
pardoner in his day. more or less a
la Patterson Perhaps the Senator
thinks II would be the part of wisdom
to Keep his silence and his seat in
the Senate, rather than risk the chance
of having his own record disinterred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

We wish Bailey. of the Houston Post,
would tell that friend in West Texas
to send along that eagle. With its
stretch OF pinions, sixty-four inches, it
would Just about fit the sort of patriot
ism we have in Richmond, and its pres
ence here might help us to increase
the appropriation for the Geems Rive,
next year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
4 BI1L1oN FOR GOVERNMENT.

There is much for serious consider
alton in the reports from Washington
that the appropriations for the fiscal
year 1911 will amount to one billion
dollars. This is not the first time
Congress has appropriated so vast
sum for the expenses of government.
but it is the second time when this CO.
lossal amount was expended for the or
binary expenses of maintaining peace,
with only paltry s5o,O0O,0o0 or there
abouts for the Panama Canal.
A billion dollar Congress means that
every man, woman and child in Ameri-
ca is paying almost sl2 the year for
the privilege of living in America, to
say nothing of the greater taxes paid
every year to American manufacturers
through the protective tariff. Twelve
dollars the year is not great sum,
and probably represents only about
ten days work for every laboring man
in America, since the laborer must pay
the taxes of his family. 1t
Is less than the French were
forced to pay during tire Old Regime,
and 1t is probably less than the peo-
pie of many countries pay to-day, 3ut
in proportion TO the benefits, derived
from the Federal Government, 1T is a
grievous burden heavy to be borne.
The Congress in Washington, and
the Federal rule which it represents,
does not pay for a policeman on a
single corner in any city of any State:
it does not maintain courts of justice.
except for litigants in special causes
1t does not protect man in his house;
it does not guarantee his SAFETY on
the streets. Congress merely gives us,
in exchange for this tax. peace abroad
postal service and some desultory BEN
etts from the activity of special de-
partments and bureaux.
This does not mean. of course, that
Congress should be dispensed with, or
| that the people have no need of Fed
eral Government; without it we would
return to the old political difficulties
Of Revolutionary days with the added
horror of modern anarchy and social.
ism This vast expenditure for the
Government, however. does mean tina,
| we are passing from the age of Repub.
lican government to the age of pa.
ternalism; and it means that unless we
return to more simple style of Gov.
eminent and curtail our expenses, we
may expect all those evils that follow
extravaganza in high places and rule
against the will of the people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

David Jordan Starr. of the Leland
Stanford University, thinks that there
should be no more prize lighting IN
this country, and, that football should
go out with the prize ring. More peo-
pie have been injured and killed on
the gridiron than in the ring. But we
are told that football makes men.
whilefthe ring onAs educates hrutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12


: A brand new French dictionary has
been supplied to this office for the es-
pecial purpose of translating the
speeches that the three Virginia COM
missloners are going to make when
they present the copys of the Houdon
statue to the Republic of France, None
of the speakers has yet sent us an ad-
vance copy of his address, but we are
almost willing to wager that the first
words of Senator Don p Halsey's ora
ton Will e;"sirs. l represent the beau
stiful, the wonderful. city of Lynchburg,
whose people are the wsest and the
best" etc. If the eloquent Senator
from Lynchburg fail to say something
on that order he will yield up his
usual likeness in speech to him who
said: Il am a citizen of no mean city,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

Justice Lurton. of the United States
Supreme Court, viii address the Vir-
ginia Bar Association on July % at
.Hot springs. Virginia aspirants for
the vacancy on the supreme Court will
do we'll to pay their dues at once to
the Association, If they wish to catch
the distinguished jurists eye.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

Representative Miles Poindexter may
not be member of the Ananias Club.
yet. but it would not be at all surpris-.
ing If he were found on the waiting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

His assertions ansered Jeffries. who
Indignantly denied them. Another fight
was agreed to and Monroe and Jeffries
ed Monroe out in this second contest in
two rounds.
Both fights were bona fide battles.
Elizabeth OF Rnssin.
Who did Elizabeth the First OF RUS
STA marry?
AN HISTORICAL READER.
She never married
.Nfusic Hath Chnrms."
Please give name of the author of the
following verse: Music hath charms to
soothe the savage breast" etc.
II. I. w
William Congreve.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

The IIcnd OF Vanderbilt University.
Who is the president of Vanderbilt
University?
James H. kirkland is chancellor OF
the institution and its immediate head.
The Jcffries-NIonroe Fight.
Please answer the following through
the columns of your paper:
Did Jcffries lose the decision on
points or was 1t battle or theatrical
exhibition with Jack Monroe In Butte,
Montana. on December 10. 1902"
J. NJ. and c. C.
The result of the fight at Butte was
a draw. II. was stay-four- Of
fer. and Monroe stayed out the fou,
rounds Of the fight clinging to Jeffries.
Jeffries slipped down accidentally. and
Monroe claimed that 1t was knock out
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12

Men may sleep and men may wake,
but the fierce monk honk goes on for
ever.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
is APPOINTED CHIEF
OF FOREIGN OFFICE

the Crimean War as an admiral. Sir
arthur NtcoIson rs ms son and success
sor IN the baronetcy. and. has three
boys. the eldest OF whom is captain
OF the Fifteenth Hussars ana the sec
ond lieutenant IN the royal navy.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
SHELLED
BATTERIES DISABLE
REBEL GUNBO4T.
Houses Set ON Fre-1 De-
cisiUc Battle Reported
Imminent.

Managud. Nicaragua. Feb 4--The IN
surgent sunboat Ometepe appeared off
Greytown on Thursday and bombarded
the city for twenty minutes.
Nine houses were set on fire by the
shells from the gunboat-
The shore batteries replied vigorously
to the onslaught and succeeded in dis
abling the Ometepe. which was forced to
retire.
All indications point to the imminence
of a decisive battle for supremacy in
Nicaragua between the government
forces and the revolutionfsts, under the
leadership of General Estrada. the pro-
visional president of the republic
The insurgents are spreading the con-
fict over wide area in the mountain
Gus districts 10 the eastward of Mana
qua and also are in considerable num-
bers about Greytovn- Everywhere they
are confronted by the troops Of Presi-
dent Madriz. however, who are disput-
ing every advance
Fighting is of almost daily occurrence.
Yesterday the insurgents captured
Boaca. sixty miles east of Managua,
forcing back the government troops to
their main army at Teutope. to the
northuard of the north shores of Lake
Managua-
% On Tuesday. however. the vanguard Cf
the government army at Las Garitas, In
the mountainous district between La
Libertad and Acoyapa, engaged and de-
feated a band of insurgents numbering
six hundred
Colonel VaIdes. of the national forces,
threw out an ambuscade, and into 1t
walked the revolutiGnists. He then in
f1icted serious losses upon them. and
finally, after an hour of fighting, forced
them to take refuge III the mountains
A party of forty American tourists
from Seattle and other points in the
states of Washington and California
we're received in audience to-day by
President Madriz-
Because of a threat by General BaCa,
Minister of War, that he would use the
army against all persons in Congress
who voted against the bill recently intro
duced by him to authorize the govern
ment of Nicaragua to legalize the paper
money issued by the unsuccessful revo-
lutionary party in 1896, of which Baca
wa= the provisional President and
Nadriz his chief lieutenant, Congress ap-
nroyed the bill by a vote of "a to ,.
The president of the chamber, In an
endeavor to justify vote against the
bill. exposed in open session Baca's
threat Then he added:
"ZeIaya never was as brazen as
Nadriz. This administration tyran-
nizes; its inaugural promises were all
oratory Where before they were out
spoken. editors are now sent to Jail: po-
1iticaI prisoners are as numerous as be-
fore More taxes are levied In one
month than Zelaya levied in one year"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
NIST4KEN IDENTITY
Uoman Thought 1t Vas
Speaker Cannon PRAYING.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington, Feb. 4.-'Uncle Joe
Cannon is a powerful singer Of the old
Methodist hymns when the spirit moves,
but never until to-day was he taken for
House provides that visitors to the gal
leries shall not be admitted when the
chaplain is invoking 4 blessing at the
opening Of the session.
Soon after the Rev. Henry \. Couden,
the blind chaplain, took his place in the
Speakers roStrum to-day a woman ap-
preached & gallery attendant and sought
admission She was told to wait min
ute.
y want to see that old Cannon" she
said
She became SO persistent and talked
in such loud tones that the doorkeeper
thought it advisable to overlook the rule
and let her in. Admonshing her to be
quiet he opened the door and bade her
enter.
Just as she got inside. Mr.. Couden be-
gan to repeat the Lords Prayer. 4 look
OF surprise. followed by one of disgust,
came over the face of the visitor. She
turned TO the doorkeeper and with an
angry shake of her head said:
And 10 think Of that old hypocrite
rraTjur'"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
WOULD ENJOIN CITY
Taxpayers 4uer Philadelphia
Erceeds It's Income.

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-Averring that
more than $S,OO000O in excess of the in
come of the city has been expended dur
ing the last three years for current ex-
penses and that preparations are being
made to eXpend more than the income
this year, Logan NJ. BuIlitt and other
taxpayers filed suit to-day to enjoin the
Mayor and other officials from making
expenditures or incurring any liabilities
on behalf of the city in excess of the in
come from its tax levy and other sources
exclusive of bond issue).
1t is asserted that the act of 1879
known as the "pay-as-youg act is
being violated. The petitioners aver that
the director of supplies and his subordi-
mates in 1909 procured supplies valued It
more than 100000 for the city for
which no payment has been made and
for which there has been nc appropria
ton. 1t is also averred that there is a
legal liza bility on the part OF the city to
appropriate S1.2O6026 more for school
purposes than has been appropriated.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
CHURCH TO COST S5oO,OOO.
Final Plans of Fifth Avenue BaptistS
To Be Filed Wednesday,

The new edifice of the Fifth Avenue Bap-
tist Church is to cost S5Oooo0. I was an
nounceu yesterday. It's appearance will he
much like ST. Marks at Venice, with
large cathedral window in the fronting
facade. The church Will contain every con-
yenience known in the modern church. from
the complete kitchens to the series OF sun
day school rooms. any number OF Which
can be thrown together as desired. The
seating capacity will be 1900. exclusive of
sunday school rooms. reception rooms and
library William Wells Eosworth. the
architect, will lay the completed plans be
fore the trustees at the board meeting on
Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
QUICK APPEAL IN HAT CASE.
Hatters Delegate Here Says Decision
Is Farreachiug One.

Edward Carmody, delegate of the United
Hatters of North America. reported to the
Central Federated Union last night that his
organization would take an appeal from
the decision of the United States Court
in the Danbury hat case. If necessary, the
appeal will be carried to the United States
Supreme Court
The decision, if it is unheld. will supply
TO any union on strike he said. 1T would
make ii liable for everything that could
be possibly construed as coming under the
Sherman law Things harmless in them
selves would be construed Illegal
A committee was appointed to wait on
Navor Gaynor and ask that union label
helmets be worn by the police.
Assemblyran Voss took the ioor to ask
for suggestions for an employers LIABILITY
bill. The suggestions are 10 be sent to
him and the delegates were requested TO
ask their respective unions to take up the
matter.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
HIS HONE FORTRESS,
4fter Days Siege Police Capt
Ure Demented Man.

Detroit, Feb with sewer pipes pro-
iecting from the windows of his home in
Forest avenue, to represent the cannon
of fortified castle Fred ". Bourke, a.
demented man. held the police at bay
and the neighborhood in terror hour
after hour last night and to-day, firing
frequent charges of gunshot from the
windows to maintain his command Of
the situation. a pedestrian was slightly
injured a he was passing.
This afternoon the police squad rushed
the house. and this time captured
Bourke, who was found hiding in the
cellar. He was ignon1iniously dragged
from his hiding place by one foot, The
gun was found hidden under woodpile-
Clad in his underwear and Z. hunting
Jacket. Bourke refused to talk to his
captors He was taken to Grace Hos
pital
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
GOLD as STANDARD.
Resolutions of Central 4me1-
can Congress.

San Salvador, Feb. 4.-The second Cen
trail American Peace Congress. which
convened last Wednesday, has COM
pleted much of it's work. The following
resolutions have been passed:
First-Favoring the esta blshment of
the gold standard as the basis of a
monetary system for Central America
Second-Favoring the reduction of the
customs duties of Central American
states for the natural and artificial
products of each state
Third-Approving the plans and esti-
mates of the Institute Pedagogical Cen
tro Americana to be founded in Costa
Rica, in accordance with the Washing
ton Convention.
Fourth-Favoring the establishment
CT the French metric system as the only
legal system of weights and measures.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
WOULD BE A BURNT SACRIFICE.
PENNSYLVANIA Man Tries to Throw Him
self Into Furnace

Pottstown, Penn, Feb. 4.-Laboring un-
der religious halIucinations, Alfred G.
Moore, fifty-four years old, made two at
tempts to-day TO offer his body as burnt
sacrifice by throwing himself into a char
coal furnace at local industrial plant.
After being rescued by fellow employees
he partially severed his windpipe and
otherwise mutilated himself with a pen
knife. Before casting himself into the
furnace he removed all his clothing and
offered a fervent prayer