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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

In the life of business, Of art, of science, there
is a long preliminary training of the child "A
longer testing OF the youth. Notwithstanding
that modern thought looks to accomplishment
and values for the length of the service to the
younger man, the world of progress must be
shown The man who arrives at forty is ex
optional He has worked, and studied and
fought He has in most cases been hardened by
adversely. refined by mistakes made sure by
haid-won victories Even the young man sue
cessfui almost to the point OF genius look
back Oh long road OF effort. In all that is
constructive, in all the fame that Is based OH
something done Of value, even in the triumphs OF
an apparently pure Imagination, lies the history
Of experience, the polishing influence of ex-
pertinent
1t is only when nations go forth to war. when
the bugle calls civilization to drop its cloak ana
grappie with bare hands for brute supremacy
when in the mountains. or the slums, the
nigh seas. there is the lust aud the opportunity
to kill-that there arises the young man just
from childhood who finds in the beat of primi-
tive heart the full grown power of the prlneval
passion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
The SIN. Small Voice.

The story published yesterday from st. Louis
of the fugitive from Canadian justice who sur
rendered himself voluntarily to escape the pur-
suit of imaginary detectives. recalls the long
list of similar incidents going 10 show that
the criminal who eiudes the pursuit of human
Justice does not by any means escape scot
free Confessng that he wanted on GRIM
inal charges In the Dominion the lad at st.
Louis asked the police to lock him up. y
have been lodging imaginary detectives. he
declared lin than a hundred cities. The
ordeal is driving me crazy. lr you don't lock
me up and send back Will go insane"
Not many weeks ago MISSISSIPPI convict,
escaped from the State penitentiary years ago,
voluntarily returned to serve out his sentence,
assigning as the motive for his surrender much
the same reasons presented by the fugitive from
Canada. Go where ne would, the fear of de-
lection and capture had never left him, though
1t is probable that the State authorities had
long ago abandoned their search. Parallel cases
may be cited in every State and more
numerous We dare say. than most people sup
pose.---New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

PRIeDtIOI bad MEN"

out III Kentucky -Breathitt county agaln-one
Bad lake" Noble has just been run down and
ridded with bullets by sherifs posse his
crime the murder of jailer his fourth vic
tim. When the posse closed In, he made "A show
Of resistance There was an eager voiey An.
other bad man Of the red hills had bit the dust
Sounds little bit like nickel novel, doesn't
PLOTS III crime of bad Jake, but 10 call AT
tention to the fact that he was only twenty-five
years old If he had commenced to use a razor,
his beard was yet soft and silky. His face, for
all his prominence in evil doubtless still
free from lines. lie was, in all probability Just
For all that he stepped In murder He had
a reputation. He bad man"''E3ad Jake,
III iact--even i'll a community that bred the Hat.
fields and the MeCoys, that knew Judge Hargis.
and the Jets. and the younger iIargis who gave
the principle of the feud its proper setting when
parent in The stomach Men grow fast in the
mountains apparently They have stern train
ing. rcd instincts. Hunting and killing and
hunted, And twenty-five years old
Did you ever think that the deeds OF blood
which are the deeds of glory. are all done by
the Young men? The records of great wars
the lists of prominent soldiers Of military gen
iHses betray themselves when We look al the
ages of the men at whose hands these great ae.
complishments found birth, The halo of his
tory is crmsoned with blood spilled by boys
scarcely our their teens. Great figures that loom
in tradition. were in life frequently those of
youths whose boards had scarcely spronted The
great crimes end the great criminals are those
OF dollhouse growth Is not here some per.
version Of civilization, some throw-back to the
time OF more brutal and bestial nature?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
TO FIX POSITION
FOR MR.. BURkER7

An ordinance creating the position Of
.hird assistant superintendent OF the
water department will be refrefned MT
a meeting OF the council COMMITTEES on
O'clock
The official question Will be station
ed at the South Richmond Water Works
and Will receive salary OF 1900 an
nually. The measure arranging for the
salary was. recently returned by the
Ordinance Committee, mem bers OF this
body pointed out the fact that the cart
was being placed before the horse in
that salary was being considered be-
fore the position had been officially
created.
Mr.. c. "A. Burkert will receive the APP.
pointment tn the assistant superinden-
dency Mr.. Burkert was superintend-
ent OF the Manchester Water Works
Since the annexation he has been kept
on the Greater Richmond payroll in the
capacity of empfoye, without title. He
has been in charge OF the Soathside
works, and Is declared by Superintend-
ent Davis to be most competent man.
The new ordinance win not affect hts
present duties but viii give him a title
and Will increase his salary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
CONFESSES FRAUD.
GETS THREE YEARS

TRENTON, n j.. Nov. 15.---On his
plea of guilty to the charge OF using
the United States mails to defran 1.
entered last week in the United States
District Court, Charles B. Arnold was
sentenced to-day by Judge Rellsts D
to three years at hard labor in the
Atlanta penitentiary. Arnold was SELL
ing bogus certificates which he claim
ed would entitle the purchaser 20
shares In s2s, 100000 springer ca-
tate in Delaware and also in Swede /.
The Delaware property was repre-
scented to be a large part Of the city
of Wilmington and other sections Of
that State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
WEEK Or PRAYER
Is BEING RESERVED

beginning Monday the Worldwide
WeeRof Prayer is being observed by
the brotherhoods of the various de-
nominations in Richmond and the
Young Women's Christian Association
by prayer meetings daily from 1890
10 ! o'clock In the annex of the central
association building. Dr. III. D. c.
Maciachlan spoke Monday morning
and other speakers for the week will
be James w. Gordon. Governor Mann,
DR.. George w Mcdaniel, the Rev.
S. G. Hatcher and Rev. M. S. Eagle,
whose services have been secured py
the following committee: Eugene G
Massie. the Rev. Thomas Semmes
Jacob Cmiauf, {. Il. Guy and s. X
Mckee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
GUARANTEE OF DEPOSITS
FAyORfn ny REF'ORMERS

Representative led men who as
sembled in mass meeting In True Re-
formers hall Monday adopted reso.
lutions favoring the guarantee OF the
deposits OF the Reformers' bank. An
other meeting will probably be held
within Il short time when plans for
the guarantee will be discussed
IT was shown thar while by the
failure of the bank. all other holdings
Of the Reformers had been em-
harrassed nothing ~.as really DAM
aged, AZ the insurance department. ID
on thoroughly solvent basis and the
various enterprises backed by the
order are IN excellent condition,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
TIE. FALCON OF THE AIR.

The flight OF an aereplane driven by Eugene d.
Ely from the cruiser Birmingham over Chesa-
peake Bay to Wiiloughby Spit gives to Hampton
Roads new distinction as the scene of sue cess.
full experiment in warfare. In those historic
waters Was first demonstrated the superiority OF
the ironclad battleshp, 1t Was there, i'll the fight
between The Monitor and the Merrimae, that Was
born the future dreadnaught and the rivalry be-
tween nations in the matter of naval budget
made question of governmental economies.
Now. forty-fse years after, a fragile invention
of canvas and piano wire. Of "A tiny but powerful
motor. sweeping from the deck Of one of the mod
ern engines of war,-touehing its wings to the
waves before its flight like some treless bird OF
the sea.-giyes promise not only of ii new Gle.
ment in warfare but of the practical elimination
OF naFios from the seas.
The latest advance in aviation shows con
clusyely that the next war will hundreds of.
them In service. Every cruiser and battleship
have its battery of aircraft. Like the falcons OF
old these dtminutive but powerful birds of war
may be loosed TO fly like deadly hornets against
huge but impotent enemies. If an aeropline may
be successfully launched from "a batleship, it
is "a matter of time alone before it can success.
no enemy can escape another. Equipped with
bombs the aeroplane will be the master Of any
vessel of war that floats high upon the water
A naval engagement with modern vessels wouG
be scarcely more than brave and futile wait.
ing for death amid i ssarming cloud of winged
batteries.
The evident demonstration OF Elys feat is that
the aeropfane may be successfully utilized for
scout purposes Its rapidity OF flight the small
target 1t makes its power of observation. tie
great circle of lis operation. all rob the seas of
secrecy But this Is only the first step. the see
ond. IFS power Of destruction. has already been
shown on a hundred aviation fields in bomb
contests With the stimulus or war
fare TO put greater daring into the hearts of
the pilots il is not without reason that the time
may be expected when the aeroplane viii put the
on the Junk pile.
Meanwhile. with greater development, tinclud.
ing the future of a perpendicular start and the
ability to go SLOWLY as we'll as rapidly in air., the
availability of the heaver-than-ar machine ques-
tons the future. The automobile has been har,
messed TO commerce has taken the place in thou.
sands Of homes Of the familiar family horse
Less obviously, but scarcely less certainly is
the future of the areoplane bound up in that OF
business aud pleasure. Indeed, it is not fan.
tdstic supposition that within this generation the
ever more intensive farmer may find a valuable
use In tine lease of that ownership OF air uSque
al coelam, which is the last section Of his hold
ings moi to make him monetary return
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
4 Fatal Weakness.

The truth which Lincoln knew by intuition
his less morally sensitive successor had to be
taught by knockdown blow in the solar plexus
region. You can fool a portion of the people
part OF the time by Pharisac professions and
demagogic courses. but not all the people all
the time. The passing of Roosevelt was inevi-
table after his habit OF unveracty became gem
orally known. No nation made hero
permanently OF man whose word once pledged
bore not the stamp of certainty" Errors of
temper and judgment will be overlooked and
vaulting ambition may be tolerated. but the
glamour Of fine speech and spectacular per-
Torrance disappears when once hte cloven foot
Of insncerity Is protruded He who would
bind to himself the faith Of Tbs fellows as with
links Of steel must above all be brave with
that bravery which dare not lie.-virginian- Pi-
lot =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

There is peculiar pathos in the voluntary re-
@kaFement from the eye of the world of Count
LEO Toistoi, who after a long life lived in rigid
pnformity to an advanced creed. has apparently
&xhund u, the end ONLY the bitterness of In i'm
Z pssible task
RN TDstoi is one Of the very few philosophers who
I've had the courage even partially to put theory
&Into personal practice What rhoreau did for
z&sShurt period the great Russian has sought To
accomplish through life time. Thoreau put
NAis beliefs To the touch Of practice, making
nlitnde and physical labor the handmadens of
NAts art Tolsto. stung with the satire Of hui
nannity. ennobied by the tantalizing thought OF
lknxn brotherhood. made the consistent sacrl.
ce Of all that set him apart from and above the
s1n Of the hut aud the field Spectacular rs his
lamentations seem. it cannot be said that they
2ekre influenced by the theatrc The man has
ved and labored for the common good. He made
oaiherate choice of the common suffering His
1e has been protest 10 success that is built Ga
Allure. He has spurned comforts which to him
IRE nnbearahle because they implied hardship
others. With incompatible zeal with the aid
= profound thought, he has abored constantly
! X better understanding. for a REIMBURSEMENT Of
1man relations In the whole world Now, worn
II with his task. bafled in his efforts, this
k1uEe but lion-hearted old man makes the final
M1nce He who made love of all his
aeh goes away from men entirely lie seeks
Sefitude the balm for tie disappointment Of
MHpathy. The battle which he could never have
nod TO win having been lost he crawls away.
IN animal, to die
= 10 be hoped that the sickness Of Tolstoi is
eaa rather than based on the causes suggest
IN the dispatches II is said that. having
- over his estates to a son, he forced to
hist had been his own property used for pur-
Of oppression and extortion. that his own
III Ia the end turned against him. demanding
that he sell for profit the book in which he
A4s for the right of all people to share a
Nlon property. that in short, not only has he
II q see his propaganda failure. but has had
Aiaillusion OF finding that against his every
not eTen he could escape the privilege OF
DlAs II these be the true reasons for the
An1ince, there has indeed been played on
1ranf old man sinister trick Of fate Let
ne comfort that. In the face OF wicked
~ At lesst has played a part approx
~ liz ideal
-. Tolstoi has not been failure even In
eArhmens Instead, be has shown the
" thought In high light. He has es
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
PEDESTRIANS STOP
HIGHWAY ROBBERY

The passage of pedestrians is be-
iieved by the police to have saved
William Blackwell, who lives on Will
Harrisburg avenue, near the gas house.
from being robbed Sunday night.
Blackwell Was struck down from
behind by a blow on the head while
walking Que Main street near Twenty
eighth. The blow. which was inflicted
with some blunt instrument, knocked
him Senseless.
He was picked UP by pedestrians,
on of whom telephoned for the am
pulance. The injured man was treat
ed by DIR, Tune and was later removed
To his home.
The police think the attack on him
was made by n highwayman who was
frightened away before he was able to
rifle the pockets Of his victim
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
UNIVERSITY MINISTER
To WE'D RICHMOND GIRL

The Rev pr. Dupuy liolisday, OF
the University OF Virginia. and Miss
Evelyn Glenn. al Richmond. was
granted a license 10 we'd by Clerk
Christian, of the husfines court. Mon
day.
The ceremony ts set for Tuesday
\ marriage license Was also issued
TO Leon NJ. Rowe and Miss Willie NJ.
Lowery. both of Richmond. They
viii be married Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
BANK GETS JUDGEMENT
ON PROM|s0RY NOTE

Judgment for $500 was given In
favor of the First National Bank OF
Richmond against John NJ Miller.
Jr., executor fer the estate Of James
+. Chalmers. in the city Circuit, court
Monday,
The suit was for debt alleged to
be due on promissory note.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
PEARY At WORK
As EXPERT ADVISER
RETURNS TO NAVY DEPARTMENT
AFTER BEING IN THE LIME
LIGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. 15.--
Robert Peary, pole discoyerer, went
back to work" Monday
After wrestling with the frozen
north for many years and telling peo-
pie how he wrestled for many months
he has returned to Washington to
take up the hum- drummy duties OF
an adviser to the Department Of JUS
tice on subjects which have noth-
ing whatever TO do with the. North
Pole.
Commander Peary himself to-day
could not describe his duties as an
expert adviser tersely enough for
printing. He therefore evaded the
problem by saying that they are the
same as those of Rear Admiral Endi-
colt were prior to his retirement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
WINS mann PRIZE
FOR LARGE YIELD
/ IsHAM HARDY, OF BLACKSTONE
GETS CHECK FOR S25 IN
GOLD.

Governor Mann Monday afternoon
mailed Ii check for TWENTY-FIVE dollars
In gold to Mr.. Isham Hardy of Black
stone, Va. who has won the first aware
In the boys corn club contest in Motto
way county.
The embryo farmer produced on MS
good Nottoway land fraction over "a
bushels to the acre. which Is so TAI
above the average for the state al
large that 1t is regarded as one or the
hest yields yet produced by any mem
Der of the boys club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
uetrpuo,itan Is Not pa,.v

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Nov Ia
ny decision Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States to-day the Metro
politan Trust Company of New York
is no. to he held party to the iiri.
cation resulting from the issuance Of
S2l 100000 OF stock by the Waba III
Railroad. regarding which q question
Of validity arosa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
MAURY WINDOW Is
UNVEILED AT ST. PAUL'S

With dedicatory services by DR. Ro-
bert Forsyth, a memorial window In
st. Paul's church to Colonel Richard
Launcelat Maury and his SON Mat
thew Fontaine Maury. WAS unveiled
on Sunday. DIR. George Ross senior
warden Of st. Paufs, presented the
window in behalf OF the Maury FAM
ity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The chief danger in connection with the Mexi
icanTexas outrages SO far as international diff
culties are concerned is that Secretary Knox
may attempt to set matters straight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
BOY REPORTED MISSING
FROM Trs MASONIC HOME

Eleven-year -el. j. an n. Wood, an
inmate IF the Masonic Home, has
been reported to the police as miss
ing. The sole description of the boy
which the police have to work ON
is that he has red hair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The sudden death of Senator tex-Speaker)
Clay did not take him until he knew that the
country was preparing to put another Democrat
and southerner in the chair which he honored
for four years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

Aviator Ely flying from the Birmingham,
made almost as good record the patron city
of the ship made in the last census.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The merry practice of explaining away fac
goes merrily on in the ranks OF those who knew
that it could not happen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

Senator Kern takes his whiskers To the Sen
ate but he does not count upon any one hopping
up the floor with EN-.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

John La Fargo, eminent American artist, is
dead. SO are the other eminent artists.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

Texas confirms the rumors that large per-
centage of the Mexican people are illiterate.
Otherwise the raiders would take counsel of the
habit of Texans In their treatment of Mexicans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
Court .(NnrfnlL

Judge Edmund Waddill lief, Mu,i.
day fer Norfolk. where he opened .h,
November term of the United Statos
District Court, which viii likely 10
In session several weeks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

1t Is stated that Cavaeri is still ILL., So is
Sheriff Bob" Chandler, doubt, though the
country had forgotten in its election excitement
to sympathize with him on the point.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The fight In the Office of the City Engineer APP
pears to have been mutually satisfactory to both
the participants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The New Nationalsm is about as much alive
as Belle Elmore Crippen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

Virginia having taken the palm on its yield
of per now needs to put its corn into
hog.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

December lights for Broad Street will make
an acceptable Christmas gift.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

when they decide that restitution is the bes,
proof OF repentance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The Canal Zone is almost as voiceless Sag
amore Hill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
CHESTER DEFEATS
|Nv|NC|BLES IT'S

CHESTER. Va. Nov. f5-=Ghesier
High school defeated the insineioi ~
Of Richmond BY score ri / 70 i sat
urday here. A series OF end runs and
line plays by Chester III the second
quarter brought the ball TO lasinst~
bies' fise-yoard iiae. and Fullnack
Go&ne carried il over for the first
touchdown. Chester brought the - II
from the middle of the field for an
other IN the next quarter, InVinEintes
scored Ahen punt rolled over taa
line and Hancock fell on H. The In
vineibles played a tine game through
ont. carrying the bail weil aud tach-
ling hard, Gray and Montgomery star
ring Fer Chester High school, +.
Bruee did the best work. while II,
Goyne and + Bruce also played y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15

The report that armed Mexicans are invading
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-15
PRICE OF vIRGINIAN.

PRn Corr, CIrY EDrr1oN. 10
Pen Corr, STATS EprrioN. 20
BIZ MAIL ONE YEAR. .SA.O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-16
LAWYERS WILL WORK
IN BEHALF OF THE POOR
-
Associated Charities Accepts
Offers of Services From
Local Attorneys.

AZ a meeting Of the Associated Chart
ties yesterday afternoon the volunteer
services Of several local attorneys were
accepted to represent the associate
Each was assigned to a special district.
as follows: Georgetowo division, Freder-
lex l.. Siddons: West End. w. Spencer
Armstrong: central. Edward Thomas;
southwest. James E. West, northeast. w.
stanley Willis: southeast, Andrew Wilson;
northern. Edwin Alien Swfngie: eastern,
William w. Bride. Their services are ex-
peeted to be needed frequently. as there
are often legal questions involved In the
treatment OF families and disposition OF
aid that require professional advice.
The board also approved the recon-
mendation of the committee on district or
sanization that the term district visitor
be substituted for the term agent" as
more nearly designating the friendly rela-
ton between the charity worker and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-16

derson. says that several Mexicans partic-
ipated i'm the lynciiing, and that It was
the Mexicans who suggested burning him.
The mob had planned to hang him.
Rodriguez was not known in that Sec
ton, but he told several persons he was
no "greaser." From three railroad camps
Mexicans joined the posse in search OF
the murderer and told their foreman
that IL they caught him they would kill
him.
The shooting of Mrs Henderson.
ranchman's wife. and the statement Of
Rodriguez that. he had robbed and shot
three Mexican cotton pickers were con.
sidered objectionable crimes. and the
race question was not considered at ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-16
Tariff Board Probes Paper Costs.

The tariff board has completed the
schedules by which 1t hopes to determine
the costs of production in the pulp and
paper industry in the United States.
An elaborate system has been devised
by which the investigators expect to OBJ
tain all information necessary as a basis
for recommendations to President Taft
for a possible revision OF the tariff on
wood pulp and print paper.
Chairman H. G. Emery Of the board
said today that pulp and paper manufac-
turers are cooperating with the agents
in the field in a cordial spirit.