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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
THIRTY THOUSAND BILLS.

AT last reports the delmge of bills in
Congress showed no signs of subsiding.
Some 1880 bills have been introduced
in the House since Congress met last
December, and in the Senate the clerks
have had to examine $50 bills. The
near approach of the end of the session
has only stirred legislators to fresh
activities; measures are still being
introduced daily on every conceivable
subject; some 10000 bills will be listed
before the Speakers gavel falls and
this Congress goes into history.
No body of men meeting daily from
December to June, and talking most of
the time on a few important measures,
could hope to give even passing atten-
ton TO such mass of laws. 1t would
take man almost six months to read
these laws, and a member of Congress
who desires to keep posted on the real
merits of proposed laws would have
little time TO do anythinsNbut examine
the documents on his own desk. Inev-
itably, a great many bills are
passed which should not pass, and a
great many bills which have real merit
perish in the committee rooms because
they cannot be given attention.
Something must be done IL lawmak-
Ing in Congress is TO be anything but
name, and some method of checking
this flood of bills must be found The
ac
| indicated in the difference between tho
number of bills in the Senate and in
| the House. More bills have gone to
| the lower House than to the Senate be-
cause most of them have been revenue
measures. As these have to originate
In the House, the members deluge the
clerks desk in That chamber and leave
the Senate comparatively little to do
1t is safe to say that a large part of
these revenue bills relate to pensions.
In fact we are told that more than
10000 of the bills introduced in the
House are private measures Of relief"
We are spending millions of dollars
every year in keeping men at work in
Washington. ostensibly to frame laws
for the whole Union, hut really to spend
their time In footing the Treasury by
dividing pensions among their consttt-
uents, The time that should be given
to serious matters is given to manip-
ulatlng private pension bills. and Con-
gressmen, from the North at least, who
should be studying the needs Of the
country spend their days In Washing
ton eanyassing among their fellow
members TO gel votes in behalf Of PEN
sion blls.
An attempt was made some years ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
a rEACEEttt, RoDBbl,.


The san of peace is shining on the
hot sands OF Morocco and war is at
an end. The bold band of brlgAnds
which threatened to overthrow the
Government are now working quictly
at home. tending their Jocks ana herds
or lleecing the occasional travellers
who venture to their strongholds
There are no more assaults on out
posts and no more midnight tires in
the suburbs of Tangier. The Spanish
troops can Toll in their barracks and
the regular soldiers of the sultan have
only to atnuse themselves by smoking
and talking with the townsmen
The reason for all this change is
that RaisulI has ceased from battle.
He was the man who made all the
trouble and when he stopped hghting
his adhcrents threw away their arms.
1t turns out that Raisuli made peace
at price and showed himself as cum
ming In his negotiations with the Sui
tan as he was in his dealings with
those who wished to ransom the men
ms Hdtl tsLlilut GU. ESiOMlHS tIhl silt
could not defy Spaniard and Moor for
ever. Raisuli offered to be good IL the
Moors would make him Governor of a
large province of Morocco and would
guarantee him full authority to main
tain the law. AS 1t was a case of
either having Raisuli as friend or as
an enemy. the Sultan chose the former
course, and now Raisuli sits in his
palace receiving messages, debating
letters, the guardian Of law and order
and the champion of human rights.
Raisuli's turning at this late day is
remarkable and. his future Will be
watched with 10 little interest. tie
detied the laws SO long that lie knows
every method by which they may be
deied and he battled his pursuers so
often that he knows every trick to
which outlaws may resort. a reformed
criminal is often the best policeman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
HALE cENrtrny or SERVICE.

| When the public schools of Norfolk
close for the present session, Mrs Mary.
L. Hodges will retire as teacher and
| When she retires. new record of
faithful service will have been made.
Mrs. Hodges has been a teacher In the
lepuhic schools for hfty-onc years, and
during this time she has been absent
from her place only six days. For
/ twenty eight years she has never been
absent or late, though she suffered an
| injury during this time and was forced
TO teach with her arm i'll a sling
| We do not know Mrs Hodges, but
We wish we did. A woman who has
this wonderful record of faithful SER
vice must have been cast In u
different mould from most of
us. and must have a sense OF
duty higher and more inspiring
than that which leads the average
man to do his work. There were
shirked her DUTY. and there must have
been days when ii required all of her
will power to face a noisy school room
with her nerves unstrung and her
mind weary, Yet she did it. and now
she retires with record for faithful
service the like of which this country
has probably never seen.
1t is pleasant to think of the good
this woman has done during all these
years she has toiled in her school
room. She has taught children, In
spired them by her example, watched
them grow into maturity and then has
seen their children in the same way.
In one case, we are told. she fought
three generations of the same family
and left upon them all the imprint of
her character.
A woman who labored so long and
so faithfully did not give merely OF
her knowledge to the thousands of
children she taught: she gave of her
self. and was the richer by the gift.
She could no; have stood the strain of
these long years unless she had put
her conscience in her work. and had
sought TO make her children better as
we'll as brighter. Those whom she
taught carry her spirit with them to-
day and she lives in them.
We quite agree with the Norfolk
Ledger Dispatch that Mrs. Hodges's
old age should have better protection
than that afforded by halfpay, and
we only wish that the Carnegie Foun-
daton, which our contemporary would
invoke in her behalf. could give to her
OF its millions Ii cannot how
ever, extend to such case. The
good people of Norfolk should and
doubtless will show their appreciation
of what this woman has done to make
them and their homes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
KNOX FOR GOVERNOR.

Mayor Magee. of Pittsburg, has
launched boom for Philander c.
Knox for Governor of Pennsylvania. and
he has succeeded in attracting a great
deal OF attention to 1t. We are in
formed In Pittsburg dispatches that
Governor Magee waited until midnight
Thursday and then announced to all
of the newspapers, that he had fully
decided that Secretary Knox was the
best man for Governor and that he
proposed to see him elected. OF course
Mayor Magee's own paper and every
other paper of Pittsburg was glad TO
announce that the Mayor had decided
that the Secretary should be Governor.
and the news spread over the country.
Mr.. Knox has said nothing about It
one way or the other, but Magee shows
every inclination to push his boom, and
he is evidently very much in earnest.
There is some very mysterious poll
tics back of this boom. if it be APP
proved by Secretary Knox. AS every
one knows. Mr.. Knox is one of the
has been most skillful in his manipula-
ton of the party machine. There are.
however. some other men in Pennsyl-
vania who know thing or two about
politics. OF these Senator Penrose is
unquestlonably the leader. and he, it
is said. intends to have John K Tener
of Charleroi, nominated to succeed
Governor Stuart, This either means
that Magee is in arms against
Penrose or else that Secretary Knox
himself is anxious not to lose his in
huence in his native State
There is probably very little to the
report that Secretary Knox wants TO
get back into politics because he dsa-
grees with Mr.. Taft. Knox has made
good" in his Office and he has certainly
| been approved by the President in
everything he has done. In addition
| he holds one of the most important
offices in American public life, and he
is thoroughly enamoured of his work
! If he intend to leave 1T, it is because he
wishes to prepare for the future, and
not because he is dissatisfied with the
/ present
If there be any foundation for this
Knox rumor we trust that it indicates
discord in,the ranks OF the Pennsylvania
| Republicans. Nothing would suit us
better than to see the Republican ma
chine of Pennsylvania broken, and bro
ken so badly that it could easily be
defeated by the Democrats in the fall
| elections. Pennsylvania has always
been Republican stronghold. and ii
will probably never be taken by the
| Democrats until the Republicans make
war among themselves. Let us hope
for a fine fight between Knox and
Tener and the election OF Democratic
Governor and Democratic Congressman
! in the end.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
nAss TILE AprA1.ACuAN nIL1.

The Rules Committee of the House
at Washington has agreed to report
the Weeks bill establishing the Appa
lanhian Park y careful poll Of the
House Indicates the passage of the bill
If the members from the Southern
states Will do their duty and vote as
she vast interests OF this part of the
country demand. The question, how
ever, is not sectional question or a
political question. but question In
of the natural resources OF ver-,' large
part of the country. extending from
tire White Mountains of New Hamp-
shire. TO the southernmost end of the
Appalachian Range, The purpose of
the bill TO establish this forest is the
preservation of the forests from de-
struotion. 10 husband the mineral re-
sources of the territory, to guard the
mountain slopes from the destruction
OF their timber, and thus to guard the
lowlands against foods and storms,
and to regulate, by conserving the
forces of nature, the water powers of
the country. upon which its material
development so largely depends.
There has already been too long de-
lay in setting apart this Forest, and it
is hoped that every Southern Repre-
sentative will vote FOR IL Speaker
Cannon has resisted all attempts to
carry this project through. but now
that ii is to be reported to the
House, the House should make short
work of it and pass the bill without
objection. 1t is reail,, the most i'm
portant measure that has been intro
duced in Congress for years. and. be-
ing without sectional or political sig
nificance, it should be considered and
adopted on its evident merits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
Work, Work, Work.

Work, work work
That's the lesson that time teaches man:
Work. work, work,
With patience and purpose and plan:
Work. work, work,
And achieve what you honestly can.
In your course through this world, where
temptation is rife
Be firm and courageous, abreast with the
strife.
And the prize will be yours in the struggle
II you work. work. work.
Work, work. work.
There's'no time to linger and sigh.
Work, work. work,
Wherever your ia SIX may lie:
Work, work. work,
II only your courage to try
You can pass BY the throns that encumbera
the race
And attain a distinguished and laudable
place.
II your duty to-day you will honestly face
And work. work, work.
Work, work work,
With smile for the man whose ahead;
Work, work. work,
And leave the regrets to the dead;
Work, work. work,
With Arm and stout-hearted tread.
Help friend II you can, when he don't
hold you back,
Keep your head on your shoulders and eye
the track.
of slack.
II you work, work, WORK.
WILLIAM WAKEFIELD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
COUNTESS DE COLMAR
ACCUSED OF FRAUDS

II by worse name. .nre'ensions of '.e
authentic Countess de Civry.
After his marriage the young count.
finding that his bride had very little
more money than himself instituted
an inquiry. through which he became
aware of the fact. known to most pee
pie. that the De Civrys had once and
for all time been put out of court and
that his bride. therefore. had nothing
Whatsoever to hope from the fortune
left by the Diamond Duke of Bruins
way left his wife. declining TO have
anything more TO do with her She
followed him to Germany. and discov-
erlng his residence, took possession
count on hearing OF her arrival had
sought safety in flight. His family
fooiishly entered upon negotiations
with her. Offering her a sum of as
abandon all further claims upon him
as her husband and consent to a di-
vorce.
The money was about to be paid
over. when the woman was by mere
chance recognized as Berlin adj
ventures. whose real name was ka-
THE Schulz. who for a time had f~-
ured in Berlin vaudeville as show
girl under the name of "Cyssy Civre."
The Durckheims were likewise shown
that the woman could not possibly be
daughter of the Diamond Duke of
brunswick. seeing that the only daugh-
ter of the late Comtesse de Civry. that
Is to say. of the natural daughter OF
the Duke of Brunswick, had died UNI
married two years ago.
Let me add that there is no such
authentic title now in existence as that
Of Countess Colmar. and that the titles
OF Countess and Count Colmar borne
by the woman at Bakersfield and her
siSteen-year-old son. are therefore
quite as bogus Is her pretensions crn-
tanned in interviews which she gave
TO the newspapers of New York on
landing in that city. that she was the
Wife of Duke OF Bar-Durck helm. that
Is to say, n duke of whom no one
had ever heard before. since there has
never been any duke of that name. L
nave likewise shown that the pseudo
Countess Colmar cannot possibly he a
Vlcomtesse de Civry the name under.
which she married Count Durckheim-
Montmartin and under which she fig
ures in the charges of swindlinG
brought against her in Paris, with the
allas of Countess OF Colmar. the Paris
police mentioning that she is some-
where in the. United States.
Perhaps the bogus scions of Old
World royalty. "the cousins of the KING
of Saxony,' who have been so lavishly
entertained and made much of at va
rious places in California, and who now
are al Bakersfield. are the ex-showgirl.
hathie Schulz, and the offspring of one
OF her numerous Berlin admirers
copyright. 1910. by the Brentwood
COmDany.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
A coon ROADS RALLY,

There is to be a Good Roads Rally
and Convention at Charleston on July
10 under the auspices of the Charles
ton Automobile Club, for the purpose
of stimulating increased interest in
the Good Roads movement and to i'm
part information on scientific road
| building" Our "co-operation' having
been especially invited, we would say
| that there Is no part of the country
where good roads are so much needed
and where so little has been done to
get them, There is a tradition that the
people who lived down that way several
centuries ago were actually rolling in
wealth." but they did not leave path
behind them to show which way they
rolled and the people who have come
after them find ii very hard 70 ge,
about in any sort of comfort.
For something like two years, grea,
public highway has been under con-
struction from Charleston 10 the
E'town Of Summervlle, dis
lance of abour twenty-five miles,
and 1t Is still under construction, The
only man who gave anything worth
while for It's construction was win
ter resident of the ueighborhood, who
Clipped in s2s0o out OF a total sub.
| scripuon OF something like 5000; but
the rest of the crowd of ppbic-spirted
citizens, with which the town Is fun
came up after much persuasion and
very hard begging, with contributions
OF from So to $500 and wondered in
their hearts doubtless, at tho strain
10 which they had subjected their re-
sources Not only would they not give
put Whenever 1T was suggested that
az the road WAS for the public good
the public should be required 10 pay
Tor It by taxation, some sharp lawyer
or some careful politician Immediately
proved 10 the satisfaction OF the PEG.
pte That II was unconstitutional. And
there they are, and there they viii stay
Until the Rally IN July discovers some
way OF so stimulating increased lnterest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
THE TIMES RICHMOND VA SATURDAY, JUNE 1910

contain ns much coal ready for the
miners. as has been ntined since America
was discovered. We cen take II new
start and begin ali over again and be
as we'll of tomorrow as we We're ycs-
terday rhere IS still plenty OF coal,
and we have only to use IT,
It is highly probable tint ether men
will find In other States of tho West.
as we'll as in Alaska. coal enough to
supply our wants for centuries TO come,
and 1t is most likely that as We Inn
prove our mining methods we can
get more of the wealth which Nature
has buried deep until mnn needs 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
ANOTHER IDEAL. IN WASHINGTON.

The New York American prints an
effect that James s. Harlan now "A
member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Is to be made II Judge of
1.-The Court of Commerce., created by tile
new railroad law. "by virtue of deal
by which the venerable Justice Harlan
VIII retire from the Supreme Bench"
Is there such a deal. and if there Is,
who made it? We do not believe that
the President is party to IL. and JUS
tice Harlan's long and honorable life
is surety that he has made no deal"
with the President or the Senate or
with anybody else that would bring
him and the Court of which he is an
ornament into aisrepute.
Upon his own account says the
Washington dispatch to the American,
James S. Harlan is regarded as quail
fed for membership in the now Court
Why not let ii go at that? Why make
his reported candidacy for the place
and his possible appointment 10 It
part of deal between his father
and the President? Has 1t come to pass
that no course can be followed and no
act done by the President without his
being charged with unworthy motives
1t is q shameful thing that only the
men who are without responsibility
are the only men in the country who
are honest in their purposes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
THE GROCERs, WOES.

Grocers are having a hard time.
even in these much Wanted days of
prosperity. ii the trade journals are
true index to their business. f. c.
Connolly. one OF the leading grocers
of the West. and publisher of a gro
GERS magazine, declares that his fell
low tradesmen, all ever the country,
are having the greatest difioulty, in
meeting their obligations and, in
many instances, are facing bank
ruptcy.
The reason for the. grocers' woes
according. to Mr.. Connolly, is the
heavy expenses of their business. The
greater part of their sales are in the
staples-fiour, sugar. butter. canned
goods and advertised articles of the
breakfast-food type-and on these
goods the profit is seldom more than
IL per cent, and is often lower. AS
ii generally costs grocer II per
cent. of every sale to meet the ex-
penses OF his establishment-inte
f rent taxes, bad debts and dellvery-it
is hard for him TO sell enough gro
ceries. yielding a large margin of
profit 10 make up for his loss on
other goods. >, >.
Statistics fully bear out Mr.. Con
/ nolly's lament for his trade. seventy.
five per cent of the grocers, in all
parts of the country, fail once in ten
years, ana many others drag out. a
longer life at a loss In addition to
small protits and large expenses. the
reputable grocer has always to con-
tend with the new conner the man who
adveriises goods at a dead loss in
the hope of attracting trade, the man
Who does sensational business for a
few months and then drifts into the
courts. with heavy liabilities and few
assets.
The grocers have a right to make a
living and The people certainly have
right to get their groceries at as
low figure as possible, SO 1t would
appear that the hopes of seller and
consumer depend upon some readjust-
ment of the business. II it were pos
sible. for instance, to conduct the
grocery business everywhere on a
strictly cash basis, IL is safe 10 sa
that there would be a saving OF al
least 10 per cent to the grocers and
an ultimate saving of a part or this
TO the consumers. Moreover If the
purchasing public did not demand thai
a grocery store be furnished like a
restaurant the owners could reduce
many of their expenses and might, In
the end. be able TO save money for
their customers, Finally If the delivery
nuisance could be abated, there would
be an immediate and lasting bene6e
TO the business Few persons realize
the burden of delivering groceries and
like merchandise, but we are told
that ii is one of the most serious
problems of the retailer The expenses
of teams, the cos, of repairs, the
wages of drivers. and the loss from
wrong deliveries eat into a grocer,
profits and frequently throw him Into
bankruptcy. III other days, tke day,
OF the market-basket. the grocers de
livered only the heavy goods and ev
cry customer carried home his pur
chases The result was a considerabl
reduction in the expenses of dealer
ard consequent saving TO the con
Sumera
After all the grocery business 4
9ike any other business: the pnopl
Snust pay for what they want i
sA4s WILL carry their own groceries
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18

to relieve Congress OF these pension
bills. This attempt failed, and failed
properly because IL was illegal; but
1t should be renewed now and should
meet with success. rhe National pom
sion graft is bad enough in itself. but
when II throttics Congress and pre-
vents needed legislation It is time to
throw the whole miserable business
into tho hhnds Of a commission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
STILL PLENTY, OF, CoAr

We know more about the richness
of our soil and tho wealth of orr
forests in this enlightened day of the
Pinchot dispensation; but there Is still
much we do not know II the discoveries
of recent months are a true Indication
OF conditions. For years we have been
predicting that our coal has been
failing, and we have been wondering
what we would do in tie future. when
the Pennsylvania and West Virginia
mines yielded no more coal How would
we run our engines, and how would we
get the power to set our dynamos
working? How would we cook our
provisions and how would we warm
our houses?
People were still asking themselves
these questions when the conserve
tlonists came down stage and an
nounced to all the world that We had
enough and to spare IL we would but
watch and ward our treasures. II we
preserved the forests from ruthless
and senseless destruction; IL we ken,
our water power 10 ourselves and did
not sell II to private corporations; if
we exercised some common sense and
good judgment. there. Was no reason
why the engines should not be run
ming and the pots boiling in the year
or Grace. 300
This ~ all very true and very wise,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18

and pay cash they Will be re-.
warded for their frugality; If they
want their matches sent by special
delivery, their credit extended six
beNeled glass.--theN must pay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18
Virginia Baptist
Summer Encampment
Virginia Beach. Va. June 21-3O

C. & o. Fast Trains leave Richmond
Q A. NJ. and P. M, for Norfolk, Vir-
ginia Beach trains leave Norfolk every
hour from City Hall Avenue Station.
only two blokcs from G, & O, depot.
Rate Richmond to Virginia Beach,
$500, tickets on sale June 10th, Goth
and 21st, with limit of July eth; SUM
Aner excursion tickets s4,25. good un-
MI October 31st,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-18

In the good roads movement that those
who have win he willing to pay for
building good roads as matter of
public spirit and those who Will not
give for the purpose viii be compelled
to pay their fun share by taxation.
Good roads do not build themselves.