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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02
TIE TIMES D1sPATcH: RICHMOND FRIDAY DECD1BER 1910

whites; how Tin every walk OF life
we meet Discrimination based solely on
race and color; how "a persistent caste
fine US to mental occupations; how in
twenty-five years 5000 negroes have
been lynched. and how the laws are
unedually enforced; how ut is to-day
universal demand In the South that
on Oil occasions social courtesies shall
be denied any person of known negro
descent, even to the extent of refusing
to apply the titleg of Mr., Mrs and
MISC and of how when we seek to
buy property In better quarters we are
sometimes in danger of mob violence,
or, as now in Baltimore, of actual leg
islation to prevent
mits that in the course OF genera
tion the negroes have rid ourselves
OF nearly two-thirds of our illiteracy
and accumulated s600,oo000o worth of
property" In the light OF this fact,
or these two facts, the people OF Eng
land and Europe Will doubtless con-
clude that the negroes have done Won
derfully well, far better than people
of anything like the same class. or In
the same condition, have ever done
anywhere else in the world, and will
be Influenced by these admissions to
husband their moral support" for
which, by the way, the people In Amer
lea who are compelled to deal with the
negro problem do not care two cents.
The difference between Washington
and the men who have signed this
appeal Is that he has really accom-
plished marvellous work among his
people. while they have been taking
up their time In trying to correct the
mistake of Providence in making them
black instead of white. It is pitiful
case. but it can't be helped except by
a philosophic bearing on the part of
the negroes which will make them con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

Bailey, OF the Houston Post, has
again butted into situation with
which he can possibly have nothing TO
do. Speaking of the suggestion made
by The Times-Dispatch that tax be
imposed upon bachelors in the State Of
Virginia, in order that the demand for
our beautiful debutartes may equal the
supply, this miserable fomenter of
strife remarks: THE Virginia bachel-
ors are scarcely able to buy tobacco.
IL spinsterhood is beginning to poster
Virginia, why send the 'gyurls' to
Texas Virginia daughters always do
well in Texas. where there are men
who have the money to support them
In the luxury that their grandmothers
used to dream Of" Something more
than money however. is worth while in
this world, and the men OF Texas are
not Of sort that would appeal TO any
true Virginian. No sadder fate could
befall our girls than that they should
be sentenced to live In Texas, with.
Texans for husbands,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

some 10000 acres. comprising two
grand old country seats. namely, Bel
ton House, In Lincolnshire and ASH
ridge Park.
The Ashridge Park property came
to The Lords OF Browniow through the
Duke OF Bridgewater, and is in one
sense unique; for whereas the stables
and most OF the park arc In Hert
tordshire the mansion, all the gardens
and the remainder OF the park are in
Buekinghamshire. The place once be-
longed TO the famous Edward Crouch
back. Earl OF Cornwall and owing TO
it's exceptionally beautiful situation
and comparative proximity 10 Lon
don, was a favoritc abode of British
ward ], held Parliament at Ash,
ridge Park, and Edward VI assigned
II as residence to his so,newh4t
turbulent sister. Princess afterwards
from thence that she was carried Oft
into captivity in the Tower of Lon
don, by order of her sister, Queen
Mary. a feature OF the park Is the
old beech trees. which, like the equally
venerable lines, were planted by Queen
Elizabeth herself.
OF the original Tudor mansion moth
ing but The foundation remains: for
although 1t was renowned throughout
the length and breadth of England for
It's stately beauty, 1t was torn down
a little over 100 years ago BY. the
water. and replaced by the present
huge building, designed by Wyatt. in
which nearly every style OF archltcc-
ture Is represented, some idea OF tho
dimensions being derived from the
fact that the facade is over 1000 feet
In length Like Bolton House. the
other Brownlow country seat, which
is situated In Lincolnshire, 1t is crowd
cd from cellar TO garrett with treas
ures of every kind.
Bolton was bought In 1920 by Rich
ard Brownlowe. chief parliamentary of
the Court OF Common Pleas. in the
reigns of Elizabeth and of James ].
il is from this Richard Brownlowe.
who purchased the place from sir
Henry Pakenham. that the present
are descended Richards second son.
William, received baronetcy IN 1871,
and II was the fourth haronct, Sir
John BrowH!ow, who built the pres
ont mansion. from the designs Of sir
christopher Wren. In 1885. In the form
of the letter IT
The fifth haronet was elevated 10
the Irish pecrage by George L., as Wis
count Tyrconnell, and Mt his death
Without issue. bequeathed all Bolton
sister. Anne ,Brownlow. married to Sir
Richard Gust, head OF Il family that
had been seated In Lincolnshire for
more than 500 years. and whi4h re-
ceived baronetcy from Charles H.
immediately after the Restoration. for
son of Sir Richard Gust. the second
baronet, and Of Anne Brownlow, was
Speaker of the House OF Commons. and
dNlns as such his son, Sir Brownlow
services as Speaker raised to the peer
age. as Lord Brownlow OF Bolton.
Copyright, 1910 by the Brentwood
Company.p
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CAN'T GET OVER BEING MACK.

Abraham Lincoln was entirely right
when he said that two diverse races
could not live on the same soil on terms
OF political equality The negroes in
the United States are beginning to find
that the Great Emancipator under
stood human nature and race limita
lions.
Professor W. z. Burghardt Dubois,
Ph d.. and thirty-one other colored
men and negroes have united in ian
appeal to England and Europe" FOR
moral support in this crusade for the
recognition OF manhood. despite adven-
titious differences of race" They have
been inpelled to this course by the
conscious or unconscious misrepresen-
tation OF the truth. OF which they al
lege Booker Washington has been
guilty In making the people in Eng
land and europe believe that the negro
problem IN America is In process of
satisfactory solution. In fact, they
charge that Mr., Washington's large
financial responsibilities have made him
dependent on the rich. charitable pub-
lie, and that for this reason, he has
Tor years been compelled to tell. not
the whole truth. but that part OF 1t
which certain powerful Interests In
America wish to appear as the whole
truth" In view OF the fact that the only
certain powerful interests in America
which have imposed large rnaneial
responsibilities upon him have been
men IKE Andrew Carnegie, who de-
ciared IN recent public address that
ms own 1ofbears generation or 70
aso were no better than the American
negro Is to-day, would seem 10 knock
ms complaint on the head
me appeilants, however. tel their
own story Of how they arc deprived olE
me paliol, the most aduqated Of their
number White the most unlettered Of
tlle #hlIes arc Permitted "a vote how
.Fhe foPostion ~ satool funds due 10
blaeE elliidien are often spent On
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02
sUrERAGE AND DIVORCE.

Those who believe that woman Is
coming into her own. and that equal
suffrage for woman will be here long
before the millennial dawn, must take
renewed hope from tile fact that the
arguments used by the ngentlemanly
opposition are exceedingly weak. In
the West war of words is being
wased. The question Is very intense
there. for equal suffrage there has
progressed more as an active issue
than it has in all other parts of
the country.
The new argument of those who
would deny the ballot 10 women Is that
in states whore woman suffrage is per-
mittcd the number OF divorces is in
creasing.
The opposition cites statistics in Col
ora1o, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming lvo-
man suffrage exists to a certain extent
in these States. and hgures are cited
TO sustain the contention that where
woman IS independent politically sheI
wishes to be independent OF her life
partner,
4 re spston Globe knocks lhis arsu
lpent into & cooked chapeau, 1tpolnls
out tilat q serious and accurate Study
OF these statistics shows that the zig
ures used cannot be invoked agalnst
suffrage Divorce statistics arc deeep.
tive. one State VIII make d sb9Ming
q the grant Of few9 divorced because
Jts courts ,ipaks:itsse. aarurinR ~ q al
sofFe halias,lnr yfsts. S;,pp tlle osherE
laad Stare 9ftii .iialS .ourt5 4litg5ow
nuuS d'uo,cps !, $
Ihq as,erase nuln6er Of disoteeg iai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02
noN.T DO TT, MR. TAFT.

According to the Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore sun Pres
ident taft will make a strong appeal
in his message to Congress for the
enactment at the approaching session
of an ocean mail subsidy law We
hope he viii do. nothing OF the sort
and. If he do, we trust that the Con-
gress will vote it down. The senti-
ment of the people on this subject.
which has already been expressed
many times, can no longer DO misun-
derstood. There is no necessity, in the
first place, for such law. 1t would
be the entering wedge for other SUBJ
stdy measures which the country does
not need and which would only inure'
to the advantage of a handful of ship
builders. The bin viii come up as
unfinished business" in the Senate or
otherwise in the House The Hunph-
rey bill, reported hy the Merchant
Marine Committee, and now on the
House calendar. can be called up at
an early date. In the Senate the bill
has the right OF way, but can be laid
aside from day to day. and If the Pres
ident shall recommend It, and the
measure shall be brought up in either
House. 1t is hoped that the Democrats
and the Insurgents Will kill 1t
outright by direct vote or resort to
every possible parliamentary measure
for its defeat. The Republicans and
Democrats will fail to understand cor
rectly the meaning of the last election
if they think that this new graft is
one of the things the people voted for
in November.
The persistence with which the
lobbyists have pushed the ship subsidy
business has been worthy of a good
cause. Congress after Congress, ses-
sion after session. they have swarmed
about the Capitol in the interest of
this measure. and Congress after Con-
gress and session after session, they
have been defeated. defeated because
the people OF the United States do
not want it. It is NOT necessary In
SSi4So 10 Inc business prosperity
of the country. This is plainly mani
fest in the reports of our steadily in
creasing foreign commerce. There is
much talk, and much wild talk, about
trade following the flag. but it Is all
talk. What is needed is not bounties
Tor ship builders, but the repeal of
such OF the navigation laws as will
enable the ship owners and ship oper-
ators of this country to buy their
ships where they please. To talk about
revising the tariff downward and at
the same time TO insist that the coun-
try shall be saddled with ship sub
sides is an appeal which should have
no Judgment in the judicial mind of Mr.
Taft We hope that he Will not press
the ship subsidy question, and. if he do
we hope that Congress will disregard
ms recommendations upon this sub
5eet' and SO 1iatly.Ghat no will not mis-
take its meaning. )"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02
ATHLETICS AND ALUMNI.

Much Just criticism is being directed
at football. but there are points on
the affirmative that ought not to be
overlooked. One of these is the fact
'Aat annette games keep the naturally
tagging interest of the alumnus In his
college alive In n way that nothing
else can As a general proposition,
this is undeniable.
me Thanksgiving game here is e
case in point The direct benefit OF
such q gathering of alumni as were
mere on that day is as great as it is
Impossible to reduce TO facts and fig
ures' The interest of the alumnus in
ms college is an asset of the college
which manifests Itself in many ways,
small and great.
rake another case. Up In Boston the
other night the alumni OF Brown uni
VerSltY assembled for one of the larg-
est dinners that has been held in that
city N many long day, An ordinary
Brown alumni dinner would have gath
cred together a goodly crowd of men,
most OF them recent graduates. This
year though Brown was the only team
that whipped Vale by the encouraging
score OF q to o, and 1T must be con.
tessed that this is not Brown habit
Consequently, at this dinner In cell
eoraiion Of the victory, there were
Brown men OF last years class ana
Brown men all the way back through
tno years % me sray-haired sons. Tho
p1aee YVES TANNED With Brown mon.
speaker Waller. Of tho Massachu-
set's House. made a speech ana de-
elared in exuberant vein that he had
rather be Ia thia crowd tonight than
DC Governor OF Massachusetts, and no
= after the latter ONCE with all hia|
heart and scat Louis a. Waterman,
who was the Democratic nominee for.|
governor Of Rhode Island, was
lh9fa Fred TeunsH the famous baae-
pAa man' was there Toastmastcr
pfHd Williams wetl,known Boston
2Asinoss man, said THAT his smaI, soul
ssaia On The night Of the famous VIC.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02
ION HEDGES, PHILOSOPHER.

Job Hedges, of New York, is poll
tician and philosopher. He is also
a fee-nancier and a spel1-binder. and
in addition has undoubted gifts IN
stump speaking. He stands In e class
all by himself as an after-dinner eX-
positor, the notable Sim Ford in COM
parison with him being as the ten,
twent, thlrt nlelodramatist to the
Legitimate. Hedges is not only a poll
tician and philosopher and n stump
speaker and cordial, but he is also
an author. So far he has written only
one book, but it Is book worth hay
Ing and worth reading, because 1t Ia
so much out of the common run that
it. is good for reading and reflection
either in the stress of political CAM
paigns or In the calm whiph follows.
The Honorable Hedges book is called
Common Sense in Politics." It made
Its first appearance during the recent
campaign in New York. 1t is not only
well written. but it Is packed full of
good things so we'll expressed that
tt ~ take hold instantly of the readers
attention and possess an epigrammatic
quality rarely to be found in the works
of great authors.
1t was Mr.. Hedges who had great
deal OF fun himself and made great
deal of fun for other people by his
discussion OF the recent impending
peril of New Nationalism by his sar-
castle exposures of this king bust.
ness If the newspapers can be
trusted-we mean the newspapers Of
New York, of oourse-Mr. Hedges made
the aspirant for klngly honors so
ridiculous that he (Hedges) was taken
off the stump in New York and sent
out OF the state, where he could not
do any harm
In his book Mr.. Hedges has boiled
down into the form IF proverbs many
thoughts that ars worth saving. for
example:
THE political crime OF the present
decade is not larceny, but Hypocrisy"
IT has never yet happened that any
one man knew more than all the rest
put together"
'Wociferation does not make an
orator any more than long hair makes
n musician"
Praise often comes to the man
who calls tho other man a liar first"
The most pathetic case is that of
man who thinks that he is in him
self moral reform"
"Platitudes on dishonesty not d.
reoted towards individuals and specific
acfs are as useless TO the Ship of State
as Is the wind to n vessel with unset
sails
These are only n few OF the very
notable sayings in Mr.. Hedgess book
The wonder is that after his long and
Intimate connection with the Repub-
lean party, for 1t should be noted that
Mr. Hedges is Republican, he has
been able to readily estimate the true
value of hypocrisy.
AIR. Hedges Is one of the highest
lights Of Princeton University, and we
assume that as he has committed him
self irrevocably to Common sense In
politics" he will help to organize New
York State for Woodrow Wilson FOR
the Presidency in 1912. That would be
reasonable thing for him to do: that
Is to say, If his view of Common
sense in politics. is not bounded nv
the lines of his own laroenous ahd
hypoorittcal political party.
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every 100000 people In the Western
states mentioned is only ninety six,
while the ngures for Maine arc III, for
sew Hampshire liz, and for Rhode
Island LOS.
" Will be seen. therefore, that this
argument against suffrage cannot hold.
IL 10 characteristic OF tho attitude
TAKEN by those who are about to be
swept away by the mighty wave OF
popular opinion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

Christmas Day falls this year on sun
day. Under the law in Virginia, liquor
saloons are required to be closed on
Christmas, and there has been some
foolish talk about the saloon-keepers
here putting "one over the Byrd law
because Christmas falls on Sunday.
This is smart but it is hardly prudent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

Last week the Pittsburg Dispatch
printed twenty-four pages filled with
the names Of the delinquent taxpayers
in that town. The Houston Post makes
the very true and clever comment that
about the only way to get the people
of that town to pay their taxes is TO
elect Democratic city officials. The
people are tired of having their money
stolen"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

IT is just as we expected. The story
sent out by the Associated Press and
printed yesterday was "old news" as
two months after writing this alleged
Confession" DR.. Cook wrote TO per-
sonal friend In New York that he did
find the Pole Perhaps did not
make a mistake"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

"What man FOR example" asks. the
Charlotte Observer, which Ia always
trying to talk about the fashions for
women, "would eyer 10 pleased by
tgurca and facctcon-
ceAling lla,s9" Ia communities such
as Charlotte, for instance, where tho
,ipurea are " iblp sort therc is ample
defeI:sss for concealirg tho taso.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

"salome" will not be played in grand
opera at Chicago tonight, the police
department Of that city having issued
orders for its suppression. "salomea
must be very wicked, indeed, If the
moral gorge OF Chicago should rise
against 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

In his recent campaign for Governor
OF Connecticut, Charles A. Goodwin,
the Republican candidate, employed
"canvassers" to work for him, and the
complaint is now made that in doing
SO Mr.. Goodwin was guilty of violating
the corrupt practices act. and the de-
mand is made Tor his arrest and pun
ishment as tho statutes provide.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

tory; IL Pa had been a drinking man.
he'd got drunk tonight"
The point of 1t all is that good
game of football or football victory
Will rouse and stir alumni as nothing
else can. These events. taking place
every now and then. act as stimulating
influences on the alumni who are be-
ginning to forget their old college or
university.
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DR., Cook confesscs That He Did Not

cdr Cook Confesscs That He Did Not
Reach Pole" says a head limo in tho
Charlotte Evening Chronicle, Or.
Cook has not done anything OF tile sort.
All that he is reported to have said
Is. Perhaps made mistake Per-
.haps 1 did not make a mistake. We
arc distressed chat one OF the papers
In the town or his nativity should turn
on him now simply because tho world
appears 10 he against him,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

the daily paper the following: Is there
any international teachers agency
through which an American could gee
a position in an English school? II so,
where are its Offices located?
II. NJ G.
We are under the Impression thai
there is no agency of this sort
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

Business offco.........sis u. Msin Street
South Hicbmond.........."..i ios Hull Street
Petersburg Buraau....1os N. Sycamore street
Lyneheurg Durcau.........2i5 Eighth street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

Low Prices for Rice" is the head line
of letter in the Houston Post. But
1t is probably low-dow'n rice. if 1T was
raised In Texas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

by Times-Dispatoh Carrier Delivery ser.
Vice In Richmond tand suburbs, and Peters
burg
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UOuEIhsh Not There.
Did Fred Douglass attend the wed ;
ding of Grover Cleveland as an In
vited guest? ID. c.
lie did not attend the wedding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

by MAIL One SIX Three One
POSTAGE PAID, Year Mos. Mos. Mo
Daily with Sunday ..t,.ss.co ,aoo ;i.5o 81
Daily without Sunday. 400 200 leo .s5
sunday edition oniya,.. zoo LEO so ~
weekly twednesday)... -. Loo 80 rs -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

Teachers Agency.
Please answer in an carly Issue OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-02

One Week.
Daily with daya,,....,...--,....H cent?
Daily without sundny" ...,.,..-..,,..io cents
sunday only. . cents
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Entered January q. 1905, at Rlcninond Va,
as seeond-aiass matter under act OF Con
gross OF March ,. 1919
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1910.
The wageworker., 1910-05-20
Muscle and Music.

A story used to be told Of Paderew-
ski that he could crack a pone Of
French plate glass half an inch thick
merely by placing one hand upon it as
If upon q piano keyboard and striking
it sharply with his middle finger. Cho-
pins last study in G minor has pas
sage which takes two minutes and five
seconds to play. The total pressure
brought to bear on this, it is estimated.
is equal to three full tons. The aver
age tonnage" Of an hours piano play
ing Of Chopin's music varies from
twelve to eighty-four tons.
To Market on Stills.
An interesting and picturesque Gus
tom in southwestern France is that Of
going to market on stills. Groups Oi
young men and women mounted on
high stalts may be seen daily crossing
the marshy plains known as the Ian
des." 1.-The Landes" are cut up into
small bitches. pools and hummocks
and stills are in consequence almost
necessary to those who desire to trav
erse them.
No Royalties Called Baby"
One noteworthy feature about royal
ties is that none has been called
baby" From their earliest years the
royal children are always called by
their names or possibly by some pet
name. but an English prince or prin-
cess is never called baby" either by
relatives or by his or her nurses
From the age of five prince is styled
'sir' by his attendants and princess
"madam."-London M. A. p.
A Proverb Reversed.
Friend Ito interesting invalid)-Nevel
mind. dear. you'll soon be better. Re
member, it's only the good that die
| young. Interesting Invalid-You've
got it the wrong way. You mean its
only the young who die good.-Londor
| Illustrated Bits.
The wageworker., 1910-05-20

makes some of his Citizen Alliance
and "open" shop auditors squirm, but
Billy don't care.
A Spokane minister desires to be
given a seat as fraternal delegate
in the Central Labor Council. II ne
is the right kind, he will do no harm; !;
and If he is the wrong kind, he won't
stay. Let him in, boys.
The wageworker., 1910-05-20

The strikebreakers for the Sugar
Trust near New York objected to be-
ing fired when the trust capitulated
and for the first time in the history
of America the police dubbed the
strikebreakers.
Billy Sunday, the great evangelist.
never neglects an opportunity to put
in a lick for organized labor. 1t
The wageworker., 1910-05-20

The Labor Temple is an open forum
in New York under the auspices Of
the Presbyterian church. It is open
every night to hear the best thought
on vital questions, and is crowded
with men and women.
The "open-shop" hat manufacturers
are still coming back to the union
label