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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-24

Our Premium Contest.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-24

3. Lillian Norton (Nordca) was born
at Pennington. Maine, In 1866.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Harrington

man VINO Ioiied In the tonneau conspic.
superfiuous: so were the remarkable
size and power of his car; so was tho
elaborate touring costume OF fiannels
and pongee he wore: SO was eYen tina.
enameled presence OF the dancer who
sat beside him. His face would have
done IL without accessories.
My old friend George Ward and I
had met for our aperitif at the Terrace
Larue. by the Madeleine, when the
white automobile came shaking its
way craftily through the traffic. Turn
Ing In To pass a victoria on the wrong
side. 1t was forced down to a snaii's
pace near the curb and not far from
our table. where 1t paused. checked by
blockade at the next corner. ] heard
Ward utter half suppressed CULTURAL
of what took to be amazement. and Z
did not wonder.
The face of the man In the tonneau
detached him TO the spectators gaze
and singled him ont of the coneourse
with an effect almost ludicrous In Its
incongruity. The hair was dark. lus-
troas and thick, the forehead broad
and finely modelled aud certain other
ruInous vestiges OF youth and good
locks remained. but whatever the fea-
lures might once have shown Of hon.
ar worth kindly go "A af tss.se-haa dis
appeared beyond all tracing in a blpr-
red distortion The lids OF one eye
were tsiscolared and swollen almost to-
gether. Other traces of "A recent bat
terinS were not lacking. nor WAS cos
nietic evidence of a heroic struggle on
the part of some valet OF infinite pains
TO efface them The nose lost outline
In the diseoiorations of the pulled
cheeks. The chin. tufted with small
Imperial. trembIed beneath sagging
gray Hip.
The figure was fat. tut loose and
sprawlins. seemingly without the will
TO hold itself together. In truth. the
man appeared TO be almost In semi
stupor. and. contrasted with this pow
dered Silenus. even the woman beside
him gained something OF human dig
nifty Al least. she was thoroughly
aiive, bold. predatory and. In spite OF
the gross eEnhonpoint that threatened
her. still savagely graceful. A purple
veil dotted with gold fioaied about her
hat. from which green dyed ostrich
plumes cascaded down across cheek
enameled dead white. Her hair was
plastered In bIue-biack waves. parted
low on the forehead. Her lips were
splasiied a startling carrniue. the eye
lids painted blue. and from between
iashes gaamed into little spikes Of
hacking she favored her companion
with glance of careiessty simulated
tenderness look all too wildly sug-
costing The CHASTITY calculations OF .
cook wbeedling chicken nearer tho
kitchen door.
"N. lie n II 60 asked. staring ut the
naaa In he automobile ana not turning
toward Ward.
THAT Is Mariana-'la bella Mariana
Ia Murslana'" George answered-.ene
Of those women who come TO Pari1R
from the tropics to form themseIved
on the legend of the one great famoufJ
and infamous Spanish dancer VIII
died long while ago. Mariana di&
very well for a time, I've heard th&t'
the revolutionary societies intend strilp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
. s.orv ABOUT piuchot.

In Van Norden's' for March there
appears an article by Robert Wick
life Wooiley entitled. What Ptnchot
Did Not Tell" and 1t happens that
this puts into type what some of
Pinchot's friends have been insinuat-
ing ever since his dismissal and the
apparent estrangement of the two
old friends, Taft and Pinchot. The
statement is positively made here
that Forester Pinchot consulted his
superior, Secretary Wilson. before
ridge and that Wilson said to him:
Go ahead; you'll not have any
trouble with me on that score So
the fatal letter passed. and President
Taft. In reviewing the situation, wrote
rinehot In the letter of dismissal:
You did this against the advice of
the secretary of agriculture. without
notifying him that you intended to
do so, and without comforting with
me at ALL 1t IL asserted that
Pinohot and Wilson had been conf
Dental friends for many years and
Wilson was just making a record for
the longest cabinet service. and tho
young man decided to keep still and
take his medicine without giving the
old man away. If the story Is true
and the fact had been known very
probably. the whole affair would have
taken a different turn. There would
have been no characterization and the
worst that would have been charged
would have been that subordinate
had intimated that hts superior. the
chief executive, was not correctly in
formed and was making a mistake
Will this publication get any notice
from Pinchot P-ffartford Courant<
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Who's Afraid2

Ii is evident that the politicians
who are afraid OF submitting the
question of Statewide prohibition to
the voters of she State have control
of both houses of the General Assem-
=tbiiy5---ff'stT hey act as II tt were a lore
gone conclusion IL the question were
submitted to a vote that the prohibi-
tionists would carry the State. They
act upon a conviction that everybody
else in the State has. How long do
these politicians think that they can
withstand the wishes of the people
They may succeed in postponing the
settlement of the question. but they
cannot succeed in changing the popu-
lar wish.
We believe that the temperance
people will lose nothing by the de-
throughout the State will increase I'M
til the next General Assembly meets,
and that assembly will give the peo-
pie prohibition without going through
the formality of submission.
The opponents of submission say
that II lis not in accord with re-
preventative form OF government to
submit q matter of State policy To a
referendum. but that The General
Assembly should settle It, Should the
next General Assembly, which Will
he elected on this issue. pass a pro-
hibition measure, the cry will then
he raised that 1t should be submitted
to a vote of the people. Prohibition
will come in Virginia and come sooner
than most people expect.-~Freder-
icksburg Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
HENRY STUART FOR CONGRESS,

The Democrats or the Ninth district
are 70 be congratulated that Henry
C. Stuart has consented to run for
Congress He Is a powerful man. He
Ii inepneparabiy the most popular
man In the Southwest fIe is an able
speaker and an industrious cam
paigner He is the logical candidate,
Vi the politicians say, the inevitable
candidate and the only question be-
FORE the convention was that of his
acceptance
Mr. squirt did not wish to make
the run III means a great sacrifiee 10
him. But he has put his personal In
.erests behind him and come forward.
Rs one who responds to the call of
arms In time of war. And now that
ne Is in the fight, he is going after
success and he will get 1t. II only his
followers wifi do their duty by him.
The Republicans have a complete or
ganization in the Ninth districs. There
" none better, perhaps. in any State.
III is hard com bination to beat. 1t
must be met with Democratic or
Eanization, strong, compact and ag-
xressive. With such an organization
behind Mr. Stuart, victory is sure and
the Ninth district will he redeemed to
Democracy. The contest is one in
4 Not only Is the cause of Democracy
Involved, but Virginia needs the ser
Vices OF Henry Stuart in Congress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
EDITORIAL
SENATOR BAIr.EY's SPEECH

The speech Of Senator Joseph w.
3Ailev before the General Assemhly
Iuesday night on the income tax
4 ensendment was illuminating and, In
marked degree. instructive. Mr..
!. Bailey mazda !. clear, we think tiA'as
the Sixteenth Amendment, as pre-
posed. does not add any power to
the Federal Government which IL
docs not now possess. nor take any
power from the States which they
40 possess.
Replying 10 the objection raised
hy Governor Hughes, that under the
new amendment State bonds and
salaries Of State officers would be
snhjeet to the income tax. he deciar-
"a that no principle OF law was bet
yer established than thai laid down
\ In the case OF McCulloch vs. Mary
land. that the Federal Government
cannot tax the instrumentalttis Of
4 sovereign state Such q power. he
Insisted. would put the Federal Gov
eminent in position to destroy the
effaciency OF the public service ii any
State.
The purpose of the amendment,
ne said. was not to give Congress the
right TO levy an income tax. for Con-
gress already has that power. bur TO
leave Congress free TO apportion the
TEX by ma rurs ar nnfrurnfry--urs
eording 10 the income of individuals
md not according TO legislation in
the several States.
In concluding his argument, Mr..
Bailey said that the Democrats would
Be in power by and by and that when
they came into their own. one ~ the
FIRST things they would wish to do
would be to reduce the tariff. This
would mean reduction OF revenue.
and the government would have 10
look for other subjects of taxation,
He knew of no better source thar
The Incomes of the rich.
Senator Bailey has presented the
question In a new light. II there
must be Federal income tax, and
he thinks that It is inevitable. II
should certainly be apportiene3 in
uuch q manner as to make I fall
heaviest on those who are most able
To bear 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Statucs Too Numerons.

The National Hall OF Fame, at
Washington. Is becoming crowded.
Greatness has ceased to be a rarity.
There is not room in Statuary Hall
fof all the favorite sons which the
various States are invited to honor.
There are not nearly enough inches
In the Senate chamber for all the
Independents who have presided
over that body. 1t Is impossible to
find enough wall space in the House
to hang all the portraits of former
speakers.
This Is not to say that fame is a
cheap commodity. even in Washing
ton, or that the country has an over
production of greatness. 1t Is GER
men of to-day are pushing and
crowding the ancient heroes into
more and more remote corners of the
big building.
To-day Statuary Hall is filled with
memorials to statesmen. Now the
superintendent of the capitol, when
he wants to provide for another
statue, IS forced TO put EN- IN two
deep. The circle within the circle Is
growing,
Over In the Senate, where the busts
of former presidents look down
from tho galleries on the old cham
her. there ts no room for those who
have come last. When Vice President
Fairbanks model was Installed. one
OF the old timers WAS displaced. Now
there Is much concern over the bust
which is to give way for that OF Theo-
dora Roosevelt
The House, too. is having Its
troubles. Speakers are too plentiful
do honor to them ll.--Washington
Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Wages ON the Panama Canal

According to a statement published
by permission of the Panama Canal
Commission, in September. 1909. there
were approximately $4,000 employees
on the isthmus on the rolls of the
commission and OF the Panama rail-
road, about 5000 Of whom were
Americans. There were actually at
work on November 8, 1909, 35,311
men, 1852 for the commission and
1888 for the Panama Railroad Com
pany, OF the 27,672 men working
for the commission. ABA were on the
gold roll. which comprises those paid
in United States currency. and 20, l60
men on the silver roll, which COM
prises those paid on the basis of PAN
anna currency OF Its equivalent Those
-en--the- geld if-fnciude mechanics.
skilled artisans of all classes. clerks
and higher officials, most of whom
were Americans; those on the silver
roll include principally the common
laborers, who are practically all for
eigners. OF the 1859 Panama rail
road employees. STA were on the gold
roll.
The West Indian laborer Is paid 80
cents for day of nine hours, end Is
furnished three meals by the COM
mission for 80 cents. II desired. The
commission also furnishes him quar-
tiers without charge. The European
laborer receives $3.50 for nine hours
work, and Is charged 40 cents per day
for three meals. He Is likewise fur
nished with quarters without charge.
The standard rate of pay for Ameri-
can mechanics and other hourly gold
employees is S. cents an hour. BY
act of Congress the eight-hour law
applies on the isthmus. and is rigidly
adhered to. In 1906. by a supplement
tai act of Congress, alien unskilled
labor was excluded from tne provis-
ions of the eight-hour law. The stan
dard day for these alien laborers Is
nine hours
The average compensation received
by American employees Is not far
from $3.50 per month.ZThs- average
monthly compensation received by
la borers and other silver employees.
based on the number actually work
ing In any one day. is about $50
New Orleans Picayune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02

The Guest of Qucsndy" tells
the story Of a pure wondn's love
and sacrifice for 6ebosed.
misled, pleasure loving man; 1t
tells captivating vein OF pre-
turesque Paris, too - of the cos
mopolffan life of the famous
capital It's character sketches
Of continental society as we'll as
peasantry are unn,fstakabfe in
their picturfne, and its romance,
its mystery and its refreshing
comedy give the same qualities
to the novel that placed the
authors Monsieur Beaucaive "
among the masterpieces of con-
ten,poraneous fiction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Oren Note TO "a Challenge.


Sir.---The writer WISHES IL say n
few words TO Judge Tsruoe simmons,
partly replying to his ,mmunicalion
signed "a Friend" evidently an ap-
preciative friend ct Judge Simmons,
who saw proper 10 adopt nom de
plume; since I am a modest man.
IL occurred To me hat ] might with
some proprietary siso write under
similar signature. which :3rried as
in your issue of to-day. Friday The
card / published February 2Ist, sign
ed "A Friend of Boys" was sue-
gested by card of February II.
much truth as II could possibly cen
tain.
Several good friends have request
ed me not to enter into any contro-
yersy. j yield to their yah and re-
quest. Hence I say 90 the Judge that
am most reluctantly forced 70 re-
fuse to accept his challenge SO
that tho garr of uartte for me mono e
is ignored by one whose courage has
not faltered, whose eye Is scarcely
dimmed on the verge of threescore
and ten years The writer has done
no "Injun" lighting, or once sought
cover" since the eventful period of
1S61-1s65, he used an Enfield rifle
with some effect under the protec-
ton OF a masked battery" or am
bush" on an invading enemy 1T
Bethel June 10. 1861. and near four
years later he surrendered In the
open" at Appomattox April 8, 1865.
take 1t that any odd Confed" has
perfect right to make truthful
statement either in war or peace
when he is accused of fighting 'un-
der cover" or using nom de
plume" through any fear of mortal
man. II l am not IA Friend of Boys
why, then, ! am surely engaged in a
wrong and unsuitable vocation; and
II | am not truthful, ! am not the
right man to look after the welfare
of the 225 boys at Laurel Industrial
School. | feel quite sure that I mean
well In defending Laurel Reform
atory and its unfortunate boys
do not claim that Judge Simmons
owes me an apology; neither 40
feel called upon to offer further ex-
munication that caused the honor
able gentleman to make trite filings
about firing from ambush" l am
not aware that I have ever given any
spectacular exhibition of courage; II
SIN also unwilling to admit that |
have ever quailed before any man,
or, as our old classical friend Plato
twho was SO broad, so long age
wrote. "a biped with feathers" which
definition may include the most man
ly man.
Now let II he understood that al
both the request and behest of friends
will not Notwithstanding my per-
sonal protest. enter into any contro.
versy My friends think it will be
quite different to submit the case
without argument. All the facts ex-
listing at Laurel Industrial School in
vites and challenges Investigation
from any and every source.
Respectfully,
e. A. RICHARDSON.
Richmond, Feb. Is.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
sitting. ariss an ! otand at attention.

/ sltting. arise an ntand at attention
and uncover.
When the national and State. or
other flags fly together. the national
flag shoufd bs p1ac6d on the right.
When the flag is flown at half staff
as sign of mourning. it should be
hoisted to lull stan at the conclusion
of the funeral.
The national salute la one gun fol
every State. The International salute
is. under the law of nations, twenty
one guns.
Whenever possible the flag should
be Aown from a stan or mast, but
should not be fastened to the side of
a building, platform or scaffoiding
When tho flag Is used as a banner
the union should ny to the north in
streets running east ard west and TO
the east on streets running north
and south.
When flags are used in unwilling a
statue or monument they should not
be allowed to fall to the ground, but
should be carried aloft to wave out.
forming a distinctive feature during
the remainder OF the ceremony
Philadelphia Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Enforcing the Inv.

Editor Of The Virginian:
Sir,--I have always understood that
newspapers are great educatoB OF
the people. II this is true, they have
grave responsibility and should be
careful as to the doctrine they teach
Should consider we'll in what direc-
ton they do educate
And 1t appears to some that IL our
newspapers are daily and weekly
teaching the people and continually
trying TO hammer IL into our heads
that prohibitory laws do not pro.
htbft,' and that their is no case. be-
cause our laws cannot and will no,
be enforced. they are teaching dan
gerous doctrine, educating the people
to lawlessness, are striking at the
foundation of our government, and
are themselves inclined to and are
responsible for lawlessness.
A VOTER.
Glen Allen. Va, March /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Local Option and Education,

No one will probably deny
that local government is
Democratic principle, but the
principle can be carried to the
extreme of absurdity, in which
event bad government and not
good government would result.
We respectfully submit that to
make school examiners school
superintendents, members of
county school boards and school
teachers elective by the masses
of the people, a vast number OF
whom would not know good
teacher from n poor one or
capable examiner or superinten-
dent from an incompetent one,
would be sacrificing the efficiency
of our public school system for
a principle which Is Democratic
only so long as following IL pro-
duces the best results.--Fred-
ericksburg Free Lance.
The public school system Is not
local option affair. 1t ia Statewide
and must be. Ignorance Is diseas
and must be stamped out. 1t woul
be absurd to say that any communit
which desired to bring up It's childre
In ignorance should have the optic
TO do 40. In point OF fact. the mos
ignorant community IL that whic
stands In greatest need OF schools
just as the ATHEIST section OF the cit
is In greateDt need Of the sanitar
officer.
II each and every community wer
able and willing To provide it's ow
schools there would be no ocaasio
for the State to interfere. But as tn
casa stands, the public school ryster
must be q, stale lnntitntion, most b
be controlled by q centralized boar
and carried on according to rule
made by the board, The time ma
come when the system may be con
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
A HIDDEN TREASURE.

1t ii related in the public print
that one Stephen Marsh. from some
where -other. was possessed OF a
rich amt. from whom he had great
expectations But when she died she
left him as his legacy nothing more,
apparently. than the family Bible.
The Washington Herald passes the
story to Us and further relates that
the Good Book" was laid away In
the month of April 1874. and was
not distnrbed until last week. when
stephen was considering moving
away. Iie was specializing on the
question Of taking or Issffng the an
ctent tome. for he had several smaller
and more convenient Bibles But the
sight Of the old volume recalled the
day OF the reading of the will. and he
picked up the book and began to leaf
through 1t. The first thing that met
his gaze was "shinplaster" of the
war period. His curiosity aroused, he
looked further and found a $1,000
government bond. More and more
money was uncovered. until the total
was valued at Ss.s67.s0.
Stephen Marsh has us guessing as
To what mere his emotions when he
found bis treasure hidden away In the
6Acred volume. He must have felt
ashamed that in all those years he
had not once turned it's pages. He
ought to have been. II he wasn't He
may have been sorry that he didn't
md the treasure sooner, and he may
have been glad. He may have figured
Out that II he had found it In 1874
and put II out at legal interest il
would have earned him more than
ten thousand dollars. On the other
hand. he may have reasoned that II
~ had found 1t before he might have
lost Il in speculation. or bad invest
ment. or spent II in riotous living.
But no matter There liz a lesson
IN the Incident which does not de-
pend upon Mr. Marsh's emotions.
3her* are treasures IN the Bible
t1eher and more valuable than gold.
eQMe men fand them early: others
xenly after thirty-six years OF their
saeturH life have passed. He who
tN ascxr at amy time u fortunate.
pk he Who finds them early and in
Sg shAsn wall WIN not .aiy eztas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Etlauette OF "old GLORY.

The American flag should not be
hoisted before sunrise nor allowed to
remain up after sunset.
At retreat srrset. civilian specta-
tors should stand at attention" and
uncover during the playing OF the
Star Spangiod Tanner. Military spec
tators are required by regulation to
ntand at attention" and give the mill
taiy snlute. During the playing Of
tho national hymn at '.refreat'' the
fiig should be lowered, but not then
allowed TO touch the ground
When the national colors ara pass
Ing on parade, or In review, the spec-
tGtor shouldf II walking. halt and r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
Time to Halt

Euitor OF The Virginian:
Sir,--Our Legislature seems to be
playing on the edge OF a precipice
and many of them are tumbling over.
to be heard of politically no more.
This Statewide prohibition question
VIII not down. and some body is go-
ing to be hurt. The people who are
anxious to vote on the question are
watching. and the time OF reckoning
Will come, II not now, In the near
future. Beware. We men who are
lodging! COUNTRYMAN
Richmond. Va. March i.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
NOTHING SERIOUS.


Get busy as a busy bee,
Your duties do not shirk:
Strive all you can, with might and
main.
Put vim into your work.
If you are wise. take warning.
Just mind what you're about.
OR the hookworm's going TO get you
Ii you don't watch out.
Fl. Il. D., In Detroit News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02

Recent public meetings of represen-
tative citizens at Buchanan and Eagle
Rock, this county, have adopted reso-
buttons endorsing the Strobe bill. Civ
Ing the people the right to call an
election on the question of State wide
prohibition. and requesting Senator
King and Delegate Hannah to do all
In Their power to procure its passage.
The Buchanan meeting also expressed
Its disapproval of any bill looking TO
the establishment of dispensaries in
Virginia. Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
them longest. but will be blessed with
their increase at the rate of compound
interest.
GREETING 10 MAJOR HEMPHn.L

Major J. c. Hemphill, for many
years editor of the Charleston News
and Courier. announces In the Rich
mond Times Dispatch of Wednesday
that he has assumed editorial con-
troll of that newspaper. The Virgin
ian extends to him cordial greetings.
coupled with the hope that he may
find life in the Old Dominion as
agreeable as 1t was In his native
State. and that his service to Virginia
may be as useful as IT has been to
South Carolina.