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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Running to Extremes.

A remarkable bin has been intro
duced in the General Assembly of
Virginia by Delegate John II. Rev. Of
Accomac county. 1t is a proposition
to so amend the State Constitution as
to make any lawyer or salaried en-
ploye of a public service corporation
doing business in this State ineligible
to membership in the General Assem-
bly,. Section ~ of the Constitution
prescribes the qualifications of those
eligible to the Legislature and declares
ineligible men holding salaried offices
under the government, such as Judges,
Commonwealth attorneys, sheriffs,
sergeants, treasHFers,- tax assessors
commissioners of the revenue and
Federal officeholders Mr.. Rev would
add to this prohibited list the follow
ing section:
And no person employed on a sal
airy or retained as attorney by any
public service corporation doing bust
ness in this State shall he eligible to
election to either House of the Gem
eral Assembly"
We are not surprised at the intro
duction of this measure, which APP
pears 10 us a demogogic appeal to
the populace, but we shall be surpris-
ed If the bill becomes a law. Such a
measure emanating from a LAWYER
seems to us an unwarranted and I'M
just reflection upon the character OF
the Virginia bar. and an insult to the
electorate generally.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
The Baylor Survey.

Dr. II. F. Moore, OF the United States Commits
sion. mercilcssy exposed the Baylor survey in an
address before the House Committee on the Chcsa-
peakc and its Tributaries Friday afternoon. He
said that III that Survey Capt Baylor had not ex-
amned the natural rock and that as a consequence
some valuable rock had been left out and much
barren bottom included. The lines of the Baylor
survey. he declared irregular and errate, where
they exist, and in large part mythical. He further
declared that with the James river situation as it
is it is impossible to police the territory and
protect the States interests as the officers are
often unable to determine whether or not longer
is poaChing.
DR. Moore is convinced that the remedy lies in
Strengthening the lines as indicated in Commits
sioner Lees chart His only criticism OF those lines
is that they not circumspeCt they should
be. The lines exclude 400 acres of oyster bot
TOM so-called, in total acreage OF 5000. In the
territory excluded there about $50 of real
value and all told about 10000 bushels of oysters
out of total in the entire district of 100000 bush
els There is nothing alarming in that exhibit.
Commissioner Lee says that not single acre is
thrown Oft which the tengef is privileged to-
work and that if the lines changed as he pro-
poses, what is 1000 of rock he will turn
into 5000 acres.
In a recent article The Nirginian urged the ne
cessity OF protecting and developing the seed beds
of the James. We believe that the changes pro-
posed in the Wickham- Byrd bill will be an efficient
means in that direction. We have no doubt that
the lines should be Strengthened as proposed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
\ Philosopher In the Society Column

1t is reported from Boston that MIR.
John l.. Sullivan is engaged to he
married. 1t is not our practice to
make editorial comment on society
notes, even from Boston, but this ref
erence to once prominent Ameri-
can who has for number of wears
ianguished In crepuscular obscuritv
warrants a divergence from custom.
Mr. Sullivan. we make haste to ex-
plain for the benefit of those who NAV
have difficulty in recalling his his
tory and public services. Is a philoso-
pher who has all his life wavered be-
tween two schools, the Spenceriau and
the Eptcurean. Whether he has ever
read First Principles" Social Sta
ties and The Data of Ethics" we
are not informed, but we make bold
to delare that no living man-not
even John p. Rockefeller himself
has by action committed himself more
70 the doctrine of the
survival Of the fittest True, he has
not used the phrase of the late Mr..
Darwin; he has simply said LET the
best man win; but this is but a more
sententious and ad hominem method
III we may be permitted the phrase
of expressing the same great
thought But Mr.. sullivan Is not a
Spencerian alone. and here the per-
sonal- equation reveals itself. In the
intervals between struggles to exist
MS motto has been. Let us eat and
drink, for tomorrow we die" with
the emphasis upon the second verb
IN the first clause), And because of
his ability to he happy with either
the English or the Greek philosopher
were tother dear charmer away he
has missed the greatness that might
have been his He had failed of the
distinction of being the most strenu-
Gus OF living Spencertans: the Sage
OF Focantico has surpassed him: the
man or rebates and holding companies
bulks larger than the man of two
ounce gloves. Mr. Rock9eller occu-
pies top-o'- the-column- neXt-to- pure
reading-matter. while Mr. Sullivan is
relegated to the society notes.--St.
Louis Republic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
The Referendum.
FHs1u y~xHa

Editor of The Ftrginian;
Sir.-In your leading editorial Of
February you say:
'If the people have right to vote
on the question lState-wide prohibi-
tionl then the General Assembly
should make 1t possible for such an
election to be held whenever con-
siderable proportion of the people
register a desire to vote"
Your attitude toward the initiative
and referendum Is unknown to me;
but right here, l submit, Is a strong
argument for. the initiative. With
that principle embodied in your Con-
stttution you would not need to" be-
seech, threaten and cajoie the peo-
pies representatives to allow the peo-
pie the privilege of voting on this
question of vital and pressing tmpor-
lance to the Old Dominion. A stated
percentage of the voters-say, to
10 per cent.--sign the petition and its
submission to the people becomes
-the~LegisIata ar.
preferably, II seems to me, upon the
Secretary of State or other executive
official, as subject to mandamus, in
case of need. Long a citizen of Vir-
ginia. but now sojourning in South
Dakota, / find the initiative in force,
and by virtue of it. | understand. we
are to have the opportunity this year
OF driving the saloon out of the State.
Good for your stand on the ques-
lions of temperance, whiskey adver-
tisements. Sunday newspapers, sensa-
tionalism, and the like. II. in addi-
ton, you SoJlow the trend of the ma
uonal Democracy of recent years and
bine the spirit of radical reform
with true conservatism (as opposed to
reaction, we shall have as near a
model newspaper for old Virginia as
can be hoped for Whether or not
Mr. Bryan and the Democratic party
have been disposed at times to go too
last or too far, yet unquestionably
q leading cause of our recent defeats
has been the timidity and ultra con-
serVatism of many "old-line Demo-
Gratis who could not bring them
selves to see that present day evils de-
mand present-day remedies, in the
spirit of changeless but adaptable
JeHersonian Democracy. As remark
ed by correspondent in the same
tsste OF your paper:
when some few sat I'D
and began tn take notice fof latter
day industrial and political abuses1
and to sound the alarm, they were
cried down as fools or fanatics:
and it has been the opposi-
ton of the deluded ones to the truth
that has prevented real remedial
measures from being applied up to
this time
Then. let us have the initiative and
tho referendum, not as supplantine
representative government. but as
experimenting 1t and as check on
government.
AUSTIN RUST
Lennon, S, T., Feb. s, 1910.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
She.


She's a model of forbearance.
And of sanity patience, too,
For she still maintains her sweet
ness
Spite of all the things I do;
With my cranky whims and notions
And my needless. selfish ways.
Stlll somehow she seems to like me.
And ! know she sings my. praise.
When I'm grouchy in the morning
And as mean as man can be.
In the evening she is smiling,
And she always kisses me.
Oh, no matter how / grurlbfe.
How l fuss and fume and fret.
She has never ceased to love me
And my cross words to forget.
Oh. her hands are never weary
Doing things for me alone,
And somehow her Voice has never
Lost the sweetness OF its tone.
And sometimes WHEN I get thinking
OF how heedness oft I am,
That she loves me still. / marvel.
And believe 1t must be sham.
Oh. the patience of n woman.
And her gentle. queenly WAYS,
Seeing nothing but perfection
In the record Of mans days.
And I'm sure that God must take
them
One and all. nor closely scan
Their lives. They must be angels.
II they've put up with q man.
Detroit Free Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Advertising the South.

Official announcement is made of the fact that
the Southern Railway is preparing to stir things up
in its land and industrial department with view
to keeping prominently before prospective western
settlers the many advantages of the States OF the
South and the territory which the lines OF this sys
TEN trayerse.-
The Southern had its industrial department in
full swing when the panic OF 1907 came on. 1T
then had more serious work to engage its attention
1t is pleasing to know that the campaign OF pub
licity is to be renewed and carried on with even
more vgor. The plan contempates larger use OF
the trade agricultural and other newspapers and
periodicals of the North and West, the publication
of many special pamphlets, exhibits at many North
ern fairs, and larger work in northern Europe
The Southern has found, told by Presi-
dent Finley that one of the best methods of pub
liCity in the exhibits of the products OF its terri
tory at the larger fairs held in the North and West,
and more attention than ever will be paid to this
line Of work The South will be advertised in
northern European countries by the circulation of
specially prepared matter, and by the OF news
papers, in way that is consistent with immigra-
ton laws and is permitted by the laws of the re-
speetve countries
Virginia should get into this as far as possible.
Virginia does not need to advertise her name. She
does need to advertise her bargains in real estate
her ideal climate her rich resources OF almost every
kind her inducements to settlers and investors,
Governor Mann told us in his inaugural that Nir
ginia has nearly twenty-sx million acres of land
and hardly five million acres under cultivation.
That statement is well-nigh incredible, but the
figures stare us in the face.
Virginia needs more farmers and she should en-
ploy intelligent means to get them here If 1t pays
the railroads to advertise much more will it pay the
State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Taxes Too High.

Re-assessment of the lands of Vir-
ginia is to take place this year, and
assessors have been appointed in vari-
Gus counties. An effort Is on foot in
Richmond to make the auditor of
Virginia the real assessor of the State
The question of taxation is an ever
present one. 1t has been the rock on
which nations have been destroyed in
the past AS civilization advances
taxation increases until it becomes a
heavy burden upon the people. THE
Idea is now In the minds of some of
the officials in Richmond that assess
ments of Virginia lands are too low.
and the assessors that are now in the
process of assessing the lands of Vir-
ginta are expected to increase the as
sessment in order that more revenue
might come into the State. 1t lis so
easy for an assessor, because some
few people in the neighborhood are
fortunate in selling their farms to adj
vantage. to reason that all the lands
in the surrounding neighborhood
should be increased in their assess
ment If our assessments are too
high injury Is certain to follow. Peo-
Pile who own and hold their lands TO
live on are burdened now by taxation.
as the treasurers of the various coun-
ties of the State of Virginia will tes-
tify with great unanimity.-Salem
Tim es-Itegister
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
A National Sin.

According to statistics recently compiled in
Washington the total money loss from fires in the
United States IN 1907 amounted to over S456,-
4 Goo.ooo That is to say that DESTROYED prop
erty, actual, tangible wealth at the rate Of mil
hon and halt dollars for every working day in the
year As il to emphasize our wasefulness. it is
stated i'll the Washington report that the fire loss
in the United States IS eight times as great per cap
ita as in any country of Europe.
Whatever may be said in criticism or in derision
ol Clifford FTHchot, We regard him as one of the
noblest beneiactors Of his day and generation.
Nastefulness is a national sin and PinChot has
aroused the public to Il sense OF it, "Conserva-
ton is word that has taken hold upon popular
thought and we'll il may. We have referred To the
fire waste of 1907. During the administration Of
President Roosevelt, the National Conservation
Commission brought forth array of figures which
startled the nation and provoked special message
from the President
II was shown in that report that the mineral pro-
dHetten of the United States -fef 1907 exceeded
s., 600 600 coo and contributed 65 per cent OF the
total freight traffic of the country. The waste in
the extraction and treatment Of mineral products
during the same year was equivalent to more than
$500 900 COO
The production for 1907 includes 100000 900
tons OF bitumlnous and S. 900 900 tons of anthra-
cite coal. 100 600 600 barrels OF petroleum. az
600 600 tons Of highgrade and II 900 900 tons Of
ioW-grade iron ore, 100000 tons OF phosphate
rock, and $4,000 600 pounds of copper. The val
ues Of other mineral products during the same year
included clay products, SIo2 900 900; stone ST.
ooo.o 600 cement, $4,000 600 natural gas $50
ooo, 600; gold 100000 600; silver S37 900 ooo lead
$4,000. 900, and zinc, $40, 600 900.
The report further showed;
The available and easily accessible supplies of
coal in the United States aggregate approximately
I,4oo 600 900 900 tons. At the present increasing
rate OF production this supply will be so depleted as
20 approach exhaustion before the middle of the
n next century.
he known supply OF high-grade iron ores in the
h United States apprexHaates 3,84o,ooo 900 tons
which at the present increasing OF consumption
N can not be expected to last beyond the middle OF
the present century.
ihe known supply Of petroleum is estimated at
81 100000 TO 10000, 600 900 barrels distrb
ufed through x separate fields having an aggregate
area Of 5000 Square miles. The production IS rap
IDLY increasing while the wastes and the loss through
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Annexation.

If th5 5pe OF Richmond desire to vote on the
question annexation they have the right under
the law to do so. and they should have made their
petition To the Council. But as they have not ind-
Gated any such desire, the presumption is that they
willing to have the Council settle the matter
SO far as Rchmonds part of the transaction is con-
cerned
Therefore, the Council acted wisely last night in
adopting the annexation ordinance and we hope
that the Board of Aldermen will concur without any
unnecessary delay. Annexation is now foregone
conclusion, and il should be accomplished in time to
give Richmond the full benefits in the forthcoming
census returns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Our State (
Contemporaries
Greetings to The virginian.

The Richmond virginian has met
with cordial and generous reception
on the part of the Virginia people.
Public and private citizens have
united in commentator, and those
in charge of the new venture are evil
IDENTIFY glad and grateful. Perhaps
nothing said of the maiden effort has
been received with more satisfaction
by those in charge than this from
Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor Ely
son:
The Virginian is splendid paper.
1t Is exactly what the State needs--a
strong, clean. fearless and true mir
ror OF current happenings and public
opinion"
When the leader of the Democratic
forces in Virginia says that the State
needed "a strong, clean. fearless and
true mirror of current happenings
and public opinion" most of us were
somewhat surprised. but those in
charge of The Richmond Virginian
must have been "all smiles" And
now all ef us are going to be good
and be happy together.-Appomattox
Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
THE PEOPLES FORUM

All letters sent for publication
IN ff1e Peoples Forum OF The
yirRinian" should be concise and,
as far as possible. kept within 800
words.
No attention will be paid to
anonymous letters, but names and
addresses signed as an evidence OF
good faith will not be printed if re-
quest is made that they be omitted.
The freest discussion of topics Of
public interest is invited, with the
understanding. of course, that
publication OF letter 10 not to be
raken necessarily as approved by
the editor of the writer's views.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12

misuse are enormous. The supply can not he ex-
pected to last beyond the middle OF the present
century
The known natural-gas fields aggregate an area
of 5000 square mites, distributed through aa States.
OF the total yield from these fields during 1907,
400 900 900 900 cubic feet valued at 500 5000,
were utilized, while an equal quantity was allowed
to escape with the air. The daily waste of natural
gas-the most perfect known fuels over I,ooo-
100000 cubic feet enough to supply every city
in the United States of over 100 900 population.
The consumption of nearly all mineral pro-
ducts is increasing far rapidly than our popu
lation In many cases the waste is increasing more
rapidly than the number of people. In 1915
but few dozen pounds of iron were in use by the
average family; annual consumption is over
ZOO pounds per capita. In 1872 no coal was used
now the consumption is tons and the waste
nearly tons per capita.
1t was Pinchot who raised the alarm 1t was
Pinchot who called a halt 1t was Pinchot who
aroused sentiment and put in action the restraining
forces. Clifford Pnchot is the high priest of con-
servaton and he holds popular position from which
not even the President OF the United States re-
move him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12

Hon. John Lamb has introduced a
bill in Congress providing for the
building of a military road from
Yorktown via Williamsburg to James
town. The basis fer such a bill lies
in the fact that these three points are
the most historical in the nation, and
that the Federal government has res
ervations at both Yorktown and
jamestown. With concerted action
on the part of our Virginia delegation.
and such other Southern men in Com
gress as are interested. together with
the assistance of various patriotic
bodies, the appropriation necessary
might be secured observation-disclosures
burg Gazette.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12

end Of this sickening conspiracy. Lo-
raine. She. too, was doomed! He
groaned aloud In his misery and awe.
There was telegraph Instrument
( In the outer room. He could hear ie
ticking off its messages day and night
and could hear the discussion OF re-
ports rs they came in or went out. It
soon became clear 10 him that the wire
connected the raom with Marlanx's
headquarters near Balak. in Axphain.
n branch instrument being stationed In
the CAKE ahore the wirch's hut
On his third night he heard the COM
mittee discussing the conditions at the
castle.
THE count in more afraid Of this
man Tnilis than of all the rest" aver
red Peter Brutus. He has reasons to
hate and fear the Americans. That il
why he desires the death Of our pris-
oner He has said time and again
over the wire that King will In some
way escape and play the deuce with
our plans. 1t does not seem possible,
however. We have him absolutely Sc
cure"
This is the cd: Saturday is the
26th, Nothing could he deue 10 stop
US In four days" said one of the wo-
men.
Count Marlanx viii be ready on the
seth. lie has said So. x new Strike
will be declared on the railroad on the
18th. and the strikers will be in the city
with their grievances. Saturdays cete-
bration win bring men from the noun
tains and the mines TO town. A sing!a
blow. aud we have Won" SO spoke
Brutns
I'VE must Motive cannot fall" graf
cd William Spantz, and the cry was re-
iterated by half Il dozen voices.
The next morning. after sleepiess
night. Truxton King made his first de-
termined attempt to escape.
He knew that two armed men stood
guard in the onter room day and night.
The door to the stairway leading into
the arnorer's shop was Of iron and
heavily barred; the door opening Into
the sewer was even more securely
bottled Besides. there, was n great
stone door at the foot of the passage.
The keys 70 these two doors were
never out of the possession of William
Spantz. One of his guards held the
key to the stairway door. His only
chance lay IN his ability to suddenly
overpower two men and make of by
way of the armorer's shop.
When his little door was opened on
the morning of the ed Truxton Kings
long. powerful figure shot through as
ii sped by catapnlt, The man with
the candle and the knife went down
like a beef, floored by blow on the
jaw
The American, bis eyes blazing with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Continued from yesterday. }

He was thrown back into the little
room. To his surprise and gratifica-
ton the bonds on his wrists were re-
moved.
He found a match in his box and
struck 1t. There was no article Of
furniture. The floor was bare, the
walls green with age. A chimney hole
in the ceiling was perhaps the only
means by which fresh air could reach
this dreary place. Sleep was claiming
his senses. He made pillow of his
coat and stretched his weary bones
upon the relentless floor
mo one win ever know" he muir
INJURED. his last waking thought being
of dear one at home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
How to Find the Comes.

How to find the new comet Look
over third base from the direction of
the home plate, Just above the LETT
held fence TO the right of the score
board. Twenty-Five degrees nine min
utes ana twenty-four seconds west of
the knot hole.--Galveston News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Rubbing 1t In.

Yes said Miss Uppson, proudly.
my ancestors came over in the May
flower"
Il don't doubt it," rejo'ned Miss
Cutting. Il understand only steerage
passengers patronized that boat. -
Chicago News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
The Damages.

My wife stabbed a passer-by with
one of those terrible hatpins, and it
cost me francs damages"
That's nothing. old chap. Ny wife
paused before hat shop the other
day: hat struck her and bang went
20 francs. Bon Viyant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12

ne HAS NOT TIE aperture. bosh
hhf' with drawn piss
tolls. The girl leaped between them
and the helpless, defeated American.
"Remenher." she cried. You are
not TO kill him.
Peter Rrutus had risen from the
floor. half dazed. but furious. He mad.
vicious leap at King. his knife ready
for the lunge.
I'm glad It's your roared King.
ieaping: aside. His list shot out, AZ
again Brutus went down. y
ITO be continued.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12

II you want your friends to weep
with you over your troubles give them
comfortable chairs. No ones rrou6fasS
were ever so grave that a friend could
weep over them when standing up
Atchison Globe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
When Baby Natures.

Rich Maiden Aunt--He's never good
when we come to see him
Mother of Bahy--Ah. but he win be
when he is older and understands he
Is your heir.-Bon Vivant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
Natural.

Now when the wind. like bat.
Strikes my poor frame and leaves
sting,
wish | had my ulster that
/ gave away in balmy spring
Chicago News,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-12
The Great i,ecisler.

Mrs. Gramercy-What is your opin-
ION about the right of women to vote
Mrs. Park--Its enough for me to
know. my dear, that 1t is fashionable.
Judge.