The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
THE PINcnoT CIPHER.

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THE PINCIIOT CIPHER.
After much thought, George Harvey
has reached the deliberate conclusion
that ut Is advisable to keep ones
sliirt on, we do not know how Henry
Wattcrson will receive this counsel,
because the dean Of the faculty always
fights best when he is stripped to the
waist. George has been reading up
on the Pinchot affair, and has found,
by comparing what Pinchot said he
vas going to do with what Pinchot
has really done In his great act OF
convicting Ballinger OF mayhem, or
whatever 1t was, that Pinchot is bet
ter in conversation than In accusa-
ton. Pincfot having charged Ballin-.
ger with making three misstatements
to the President, which Pinchot adj
nlittcd that he knew Ballingcr had
never made, and that Pinchot has adj
lmitted that he made three misstnte-
ments himself in a letter to the Presi-
dent. This is what Harvey says about
the Pinchot case. but he still contends
that Pinchot's discontinue as wit
ness has not positively strengthened
the case for Ballinger. which he adj
vises the country to take strictly or
Its merits Harvey goes so far. how.
ever. as to admit that Pinchot's ap.
pearance as chief prosecuting witness
In this case has strengthened the case
OF the President, because, we believe
says Harvey, ''as we have just remark
ed. that this country has some sense,
We fear that Harvey has been asso-
eating so freely with Mark Twain
that he is disposed to take SEMI
humorous view Of the leading ducs-
tons OF the day. and an expert in the
Twain cipher would not have much
trouble in working out this theory in
what Harvey says about the Pinchot
the subject. The cipher appears very
clearly in the statement made SUP
posedly by Harvey, in Harper's Week
ly. as follows:
LIZ NA''S4 > AS-sIuSlltJ 3.'l.NN FudSc Deell
mistaken in the general Judgment en-
pressed In that letter OF last Septem-
bcR to Mr.. Pinchot. which was pro-
duced before the committee; but the
judicial tone of the letter itself, the
poise and balance of 1t. the mingling
of Kindness and firrlncss. make 1t
quite the most Winning thing that has
come from his pen since he Took of
flee. We believe it will strengthen him
with the people. because WE believe,
as we have Just remarked, that THIS
country has some sense
That this isla fair Interpretation OF
the cipher in this cryptosram is per-
fectly plain, for. taking the first word
which 1t spells out Mark" and work
ling it backward and forward. it will
| be seen that Mark really writes all
Inc serious articles in Harper's Week.
\ ly. thus: The first letter OF the frs
which W, and the second letter o
!, produced" almost Immediately fol
! lowing, Il, and the fifth seventh an
eighth letters of the word Committee.
!, TIE. and the third letter of itself,
;, and the second and third letters 4
n 80 shHu HtHH HItll letter o
m'nslinE. L, and the first letter o
ot' O'and the second letter Of .'ouitc.
L, and the third letter of first" !,
and the two first letters Of "strenrt,
: en-. 81, and the second letter Of ..ipst
Z. and. going back on the trai, a bit
me second and third letters in II,
WORD Office" TT, and the Harvey ca
emerges from the bag in thisx, sbap ne
MARK writes ali our stun" MARI !,
any rate, could do 1t as well
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1 \ LAST WORD on OYSTER LAWS.
me Board of Fisheries has mad
/ another report. The Board is alwav
making reports. 1t is always nm
.houhcing that the season is good 0
me season has been good, Q
me season will be good. q
the season ought to be good Wit
the utmost regularity the Board "a
turns apart Of it's appropriation /,
the treasury ands announces that it
work has been successful.
\ We have no objection to this.
the Board have saved money to til
state, ~ has right to tell the poop!
4 about It. II It is satisfied with ii
work for the year, it certainly has til
privilege of saying SO as long as til
papers will print8it and the public wi
read ii,
j In this particular report Mr.. Lee an
nounces that sl5,oa5.75 will revert /
]: the State, while tho total expcnditur,
for the last five months were SO
]. oGe;a7. The years collections wcr