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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-12
MAJo1, nEMpH1LEs COMING.
New York sun RcjOlces at Move q
Times-Dispatch's New Editor.

New York sun NcjOlces at Move OF
Times-Dispatch's New Editor.
In February Charleston is to lose
and Richmond to acquire Deacon
direction the Charleston News and
Courier has been one of the nblest.
most accomplished, most idiosyncratlc.
naughty, h~umorous-and hunl1erish-
journals In the country. In its pages
we see Charleston as a little isle OF
bliss. unreconstructed, unchanged, de-
tying time, turning a twinkling eve
upon rural South Carolina. defying
Captain Tillman and all his works. SUI
perior, patrlcinn, before the war
This of a general. fanciful, only half
serious, and wholly delightful state
as The modernest when he chooses to
be, He viii not take Dollar Bill. even
at an impossible discount. lie is for
sound and ancient Democracy. With
what gaiety and good spirits he and
his band OF brethren have fought ma
%jorities and chung to the %vanquished
cause! We salute these blithe, UNI
%prigglsh Catos. Doubtless the Deacon
leaves Successors worthy OF him. The
News and Courier will be nearly as
good; the Richmond Il es-Dispatch.
soon to be the DIAGONAL organ. Will be
6. great deal b~etter-which is unnec-
essary.
The Deacon is northinE slowly. He
will reach this town yet. but not II
the Nirginians know when they
we'll oft. AS for Charleston, u Is go
ing TO lock- bare. Tie BatterY Is there
travellers will miss the deacon, For
tunatelly, in this world Of geese thu,
Hong Kong gander survived, a sacred
bird, fed, tf we r not mistaken, Mt
the expense OF grateful Charleston
| New York SUM-
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rcctly and frankly, on the question
state an increase in fare. That suci
increase will not, upon fair examinn-
ton, be found necessary Is most
earnestly to be hoped. Exactly the
same rise in the cost OF living which
the company. In effect, complains OF
is expressing and bearing down upon
all of Its patrons. To increase the
rcgular fare by five-sixths OF a cent
would be a serious matter to families
OF small means which must use the
cars constantly. and II the company
needs relief this appears the last step
that should be taken In that direction.
As II sort of offset to THIS and other
concessions. the company proposes to
build and turn over to the city n $780,
600 viaduct on East Broad street.
BY straightforward dealing, pro-
Eressive management and a record
of efficient service. the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company has earned
the right to expect that the city would
treat with 1t in a fair and amicable
way. It's lengthy statement yesterday
is written in the best possible spirit,
and careful consideration. All its re-
quests. especially in regard to an In
creased fare, will finally be referred
To II single question:: Is the company,
under the present franchises, getting
a fair return on its invested capital.
or is 1t not? Nowhere in its statement
is this question directly answered, but
1T certainly must be answered before
q Just opinion on the all-important
matter of fares Gun be arrived at. The
appears perfectly ready to
this information. 1t offers
to supply all the figures and facts
that may be thought necessary. Draw
ing the fair and proper conclusions
from these data will not be easy for
anybody. The Street Committee would
it, we imagine. a most harassing
and Involved task. For this reason
we think very we'll OF the proposal
ferred to the Corporation Commission
for settlement. The Corporation Com
mission is an impartial tribunal
created especially to deal with just
such questions as this, and expertly
qualified to pass upon them. a de-
cision from this body would certainly
be just and sound. and would unques-
tionably be founded on due regard for
the interests of the people.
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EcrrH %NIOn0pnly.

Lord Dysart has chosen a singularly
unfortunate moment for attempting to
prevent the public from being ferricd
the Thames between Twtcken-
ham and Petersham, on the ground
that his ancestor. he first. Earl of Dy-
sart. received from Charles T.. eXclu-
sive rights for himself and his uu-
~cessors In the earldom, Of ferrying
between Twickenham and Ham. There
is no doubt that the first earl did
receive a concession of this kind from
Charles +. In 1G4s, But lust at5present,
when popular sentiment IS so strongly
aroused injEngland against hereditary
rights, In connection with the general
election. it Is very impolitic to at
tempt to enforce such a monopoly: all
the more as Lord Dysart is enornnuslY
rich, and the use Of his ancient ferry.
entails a great sdetour to those who
wish to. get over to Peterham from
.Twickenham.
The first Lord pysart was Will MUIR
ray. who held the post OF whipping
King Charles n, an Office which
condemned him @ funderGo all the corr
'poral punishment which his royal COM
,panion deserved. Charles, on heconl-
ing King. created his whipping boy
Baron of Huntingtower and Earl OF
Spysnrt. Ills daughter and beiress
married Sir Lionel Tollemaclle. ana the
leRrldom has since been vested In tina,
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.Tollemache family. which enjoys a
well-deserved reputation for eccentric.
.ity- The present earl succeeded his
grandfather. who was a most eccentric
mlser, and who for many years before
a grimy street off the Strand. quite
alone, seeing no one but his lawyer
and his doctor. never stirring outside.
and entertaining such a horror OF be-
ing seen by any except the two IN
question that his. meals. brought to
him from a nelghboring restaurant.
were pushed through a hole cut in
his door. without the waiter bringing
them ever catching q glimpse of the
peer for whom they were destined.
Mind and Eyes Weak.
In his youth the present earl was SO
weak minded and weak-cyed that fears
We're entertained both for his reason
and for his sight. He has. however.
youth to such an extent that he mere
ly remains eccentric. For instance.
he some time x offered to make
q large donation to the Richmond Hos
pital, near London. on condition that
the authorities introduced homeopathic
treatment: and has distributed thou
sands of copies or works such as
Reforms Needed In the Pulpit and
Cure for Anarchy" among the free
libraries throughout the United King
dom. He is an enthusiast IN the sub
ject of Wagner's music. a declared Zoe
of vaccination. and has i~naugurated
a movement against the wearing OF
evening dress. But he understands all
about electricity. Is an amateur chem
LIST of much skill. and has designed q
model laundry on his Ham Honse es-
tate on the Thames, which Is run en-
tirely by electricity.
his favorite home. have never been
opened since they were closed by
Charles L. himself, near 200 years ago.
The old ~Elizabethan mansion Is tpll OF
prayer-book bearing an autograph In
Itimation by Charles that 1t was a
token of his affection and regard for
the first Lord Dysart
The present carl is not unknown
in this ountr He visited 1t some
years ago when he attracted consid-
cradle establishment by his intimation
to newspaper interviewers that he die
not care .%tuppence for the House OF
Lords" tina Home Rule should be
granted to Ireland" and that he voic.
ed "thes sentiments of many peers when
I say we don't care tuppcnce whether
Canada goes to the United States or
remains to Great Britain" lie is mar
20. Newton, but has no children, and
is separated from his wife, who is. I
believe, he only feminine churchward-
en- OF the United Kingdom. holding
tIat ONCE III the parish VI SFo3loH,
in Cambridgeshire.
The heir to the earldom is Lord
fDysart's sister, Lady Agnes Scott. mar
iried to Charles Lindsay Scott, of Bos-
worth Park. Lcicestershire. while OIL
her death the ear1dom will &c to her
daughter. Miss Winifrya Scott. The
on the death OF the present earl to.
his second cousin, Arthur Frederick
!~Tollemache.
copyright, 1910. by the Brentwood
Company.)
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Voice Of the People
n Dcfcnse Of the Hotel mn.

s In DCICnSe OIL inc l1OlCi AllIs ~
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-There have appeared In issues
of your paper, December 81, January /
n 2, comments upon the proposed
hotel bill. as originated. drawn and
indorsedtb BY the virginia travellers AS
tircly and solely of travelling men.
The men who compose this associa-
ton arc business men Of very expert
enced attainments, that represent the
uphold the material and financial well
fare of the State. Their training as
business men and business Judgment
and personal desires Will not permit
them to indorse or advocate q meas
ure that is drastic or ruinons to any
good business enterprise. The mem
bership OF his association Is COM
posed OF members OF the various ma.
tional associations namely, the United
n1s''' Travalers' Protectlve Association
and the Illinois Commercial Associa-,
ton. Those of us who stand to,sthe
front in this matter recognize that
a national association neither has the
ask Of our lawmakers profession or
make the laws that are necessary TO
control our local or State affairs.
therefore. the above association was
The first measure that attracted.
u attention was the insufficient hotol.
regulation. and that subject that has
seemed to attract your attention. the
n more for hs snee6i seems ia sn to vs. ba TO oa be
other section OF the bill. This sheet
problem we offer for the prevention Of
the spread OF tuberculosis. % -for
our personal, benefit, but for the bene-
was suffering from tubercul9sis and
occupied q bed In a hotel, and would;
pull the cover up around my throat
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The Times-Dispatch is in receipt of
a characteristically scurrilous letter
from the secretary of the Merchant
Marine League of Cleveland. n John
A. Penton. This paper has hitherto
escaped the ~defamatory attentions of
this individual. but less fortunate con-
temporaries have already made his
peculiar tactics familiar to us. PEN
ton is fighting the battle of the ship
subsidy monger by showering abuse
on all who oppose and expose their eff
forts for what they are. and his work.
If this letter is a sample. is such as en-
tirely to discredit the Merchant Marine
League in the eyes Of all decent and
self-respecting men. Assuming that this
organization knows the kind of stuff
he is sending out in its name, it is i'm
possible to imagine what they mean by.
to employ him. The sole pos
sible effect of his billingsgate is to
strengthen and stiffen opposition to
the raid upon the treasury to which
the league is dedicated.
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atL2t EEHlHfL HFLH.sEUl
md. obeyins the demand that this
disease imposes upon mo. would cough
throughout the night. %depositlng on
the cover untold numbers or germs.
and that you would occupy the same
bed the next night and pull this same
cover up around your throat and mouth.
y need not ask you the results endan-
gered on your part. With the nine
100 sheet we propose to have 1t turn
ed back In such a manner that IT will
protect this cover from the conditions
as described nboye. With the law de-
the removal of this sheet. we
believe that wa not only offer TO our
selves. but the public in general. a
necessary %prccaution TO meet with
your support and approval.
We know well that your paper has
the interests OF the State too well
at heart not to approve Of our action.
With this statement OF facts, / sin
cerely trust that we wiilxat least be
given a fair trial In Your columns.
G. W. HANCOCK.
Richmond. January s.
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Davis shoe Company, Under which a
private concern gets convict labor
worth at least st.5o a head per diem
for AZ. cents a head per diem, hun
drcds of additional men Will be avail
able for the road, and the work cnn be
pushed forward much more rapidly.
This is what the people of the state
have confidently been looking forward
to. TO cancel and discord the govern
imcnt aid plan now woild TIC to close
this leld of usefulness to the convicts,
to throw them back upon the hands
of the government. and put the state
In q position where 1t might even be
induced to renew the shoe company
contract or agree to some other SIM
liar one. Nothing less advantageous
to the interests OF the people could
be imagined. State aid to the roads
cause has made good In the most en-
phatlc way, and there Is no justifica-
tion or eNcus for interfering with IL.
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B0yyowed Jtngles
saLLApE or SISTERS rnAs,

BALLiDE OF SISTERS 1;R.iss.
Mother looks about In wonder.
Rather stainI1ors In amaze,
As their modern parlor piunucr
lpanishes before their gaze,
~Bric-a-brnc OF recent DAYS,
statues of the tinted %claesos,
Rave 10 clear tile mantel-Ways-
slstor's going in for brasses.
Where grim portraits used to blunrer.
Now OH cliaatened walls wo raise
3Piaqles and tablets dug from under
5uttess slbstrata-called Cathay'g.
Gandlesticlts have won the bays
From electric lamps and gases,
prippy grouse and smoky ha2c!-
sist1rs going In for brnsscs.
Sisters torn herself asundur
From her family; sho strays
through tho streets OF CRIME and thunuel
Where on priceless junk she preys.
Sister. In her solemn crase.
Homo from second lland inorasses
Brings US germs and furnished trays
sisters going In for brasses.
L'ENVOI.
kinsfolk, wait until this phase
Of her souls Improvement passes;
Then we'll cat, and see some plays
siAter's going in for brasses.
Chester Iitlsins. in Munsey's Magazine.
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TIE ASSEMBLY,.

Favorable augurics surround the
meeting of the General Assembly to-
day. The personnel of both houses is
unusually high; The members have
shown a lively interest in state prob
lens since their election; much Of the
routine work that retards law-making
has already been accomplished by the
Senate Finance Committee. AVERY
thing presages a session devoid of
profitless hair-splitting and devoted
TO the solution of the nan questions
confronting the State.
First among these questions. in point
of lively interest, is the legalized pri-
mary. a measure which will test
the mettle of the Assembly. The
Democratic voters expect a law
that will fairly and justly rcgu-
late our elections and will give
more than a shadowy fulfiIment of
definite party pledges. This the AS
sembly can and Will give, If it heeds
the counsel of some of its own ablest
members.
Even more important will be the
question of financial Legislation, COW
ering not only the appropriations, but
tax reform and bank inspection.
These are vital subjects that at
feet practically every citizen of
the State, and their proper solution
will mean incalculable benefit to
the Commonwealth. We trust that
the Assembly win consider both in the
light OF local Justice and the cx-
perience of other States. No halfway
measures will suffice. no make-shift
regulations under existing officers can
meet the crying needs of the hour. We
must have laws that can be enforced
and Will be enforced. We must have tax
commissioners, not auditors clerks;
bank examiners. not employed ac-
countants.
The third great subject for lesisla-
ton will be the advancement of yir-
s,inia's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. roads,
better oyster laws, better farms, better
health. The Democratic party, through
its candidates for Office. has ap-
proved each Of these policies and
has pledged its support to their
continuance. The Assembly. we do
not doubt. will answer these pledges
the needed legislation.
These questions, and the half-score
of minor state issues that will be
brought forward. require patience,
foresight and ability on the part OF
those who must solve them. We be-
lieye that the Assembly has these.
qualities. and VIC bid 1t godspeed in
pursuing the vital work that now
lies before it.
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Children CRY: 50
FOR FLETCHER'S
GAS r a

OAR SEATS TO NRw YORK.
Parlorr car seats on Pennsylvania
leaving Washington at 8 II. M. daily
an now he obtained In Richmond at
the city ticket Office of the r., Il. and
i. II. IA. Connecting train leaves
Richmond at 1904 nj, Ma
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STATE AID TO THE ROADS CAUSE
MUST DE CONTINUED.

STATE AID TO THE ROADS CAUSE
MUST DE CONTINUED.
1t is to be hoped that there is some
mistake about the report hat strong
Influences are at work to prevent n
renewal of State aid to the cause OF
good roads. The defeat of this wise.
wholesome and beneficial provision
would be q genuine calamity. Underit
the movement for better highways has
received al impetus which has made
the past year q memorable one In tho
history of the State. Far more progress
has been, made than ever before. and
at that the counties are Just getting
down to work If the state aid plan
should now be lobbied out of the
statutes, the whole vital movement
would receive a heavy blow, and the
day when Virginia is to become a
real good roads State would be in
definitely postponed.
There, seems no reason connected
with the public good why such a thing
should be even thought Of. In addi-
ton to none aid, it must be remem.
bered that the State now furnishes
convict labor for the roads. There is
no Imaginable way in Which the con-
Niels could he employed to better adj
vantage. With TIE expiration three
] years hence OF the contract with the
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Italy reports a landslide two miles
and a half long. This Is doubtless a
fair-sized landslide for Italy, but Of
course 1t is not a marker on the one
g. f.nchot has set going on this SIDE
the brlny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-12

Under the proper circumstances OF
nativity and nationality, e.. Pinchot
could have been president OF any
Latin American country you could
name.
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The farms of the United States are
said to be worth $50, 600, 0OO. 900. which
should help to deter the Country Life
Commission from shedding any too
sympathetic tears.
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President Fron Hampden-Sldney.
Please tell me whether 4 student OF
Hampden- Sidney College has ever been
President of the United States.
STUDENT.
William Henry Harrison was a stu
dent sat this college.
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What a lot of trouble Richard
Achilles Ballinger could have saved
his good friend Mr.. Taft by quietly
rcsigning some months ago!
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sDAY, JANUARY IL, 1910.

mattcI unaef az VI sohSiee9 W
SDAY, JANUARY IL, 1910.
sET RAlLNA y PROPOSALS.
t point that might suggest
%onnection with the proposals
irEinia Railway and Power
is as to whether they should
,red at all. The city has the
of the company, and IL 1t
could stand pat and refuse
any concessions whatever.
seen no evidence anyw here OF
of such n position as this.
through Its representatives In
oil. has shown itself willing
the company in a spirit OF
eness and fair play without |
its strategic advantages III
ant franchises. II Is quite
, proper that it should do SO.
mpany's statement points out,
SITS and those of the city are
itertwincd, and to cripple the
by requirements made drastic
gcd conditions would be no
re to the city in the long run,
the contrary. That the com
being crippled, or is in any
I 1t, will. needless to say, have
learly shown. The present
that the city is willing to
ankly and examine for itself
or not the corporation ap-
/, have just grounds of COM
,mpany's proposals. are so FAR
! and complicated that only the
iorough study and discussion
,lg out their full effect. The
for a single new franchise, re-
the three franchises now in
seems to be reasonable, and
( will probably not meet With
opposition. The suggested
\ in trackage should be con-
piecemeal, and this, we note,
thy what the special subcom-
proposes to do. Ii will make
3mobile tour over the territory
rearrangements are suggested
Nudge for itself whether or not
Ee necessary and desirable.
question OF a new taxation plan
k and involved. and will doubt
Anything but easy to settle. The
ny shows that in direct taxes,
and enforced services
the loss through sale of early
Is tickets at o1-2 cents each
counts as being In tho nature
privilege tax"-it is now
to the city s135,739.74 per
This is described as being
TO 1856 per cent. Of the gross
earnings within the city OF
ond for the year 1909" The
~ declares that this burden rs
all proportion to the taxes paid
her enterprises in the com
u" and suggests that, If a con-
ed franchise is granted the
{ tax should be r%eadjusted with
nee to the consolidated income.
1t causing a reduction in amount
es paid" 1t tlr'hefpre.:a SKIS that
the city of Ktchmopd ..the rate
lchise tax be fixed at 5 per cent.
gross earnings, regardless Of
t." This proposal must he
.a.Tr 1
led FULLY in all It's bearings be- |
n intelligent judgment upon it |
passed. To the general prin-
Of relating the amount of the
IN to the gross earnings there
10 be no reasonable objection.
Mess the company expects. to
me diminution in its taxes, ii,
lure If not now, it is not clear
At grounds this change is now
art of the con.pany's plan will
e SO much discussion and arouse
h opposition as its proposal to
ay with the six-for-a-quarter
and replace them with a
I scent fare. In support OF
oposal 1t must be conceded that
makes out what seems to
lrons case. II shows that the
ost of Carrying each revenue
(not including interest on
Is 1885, cents. Each passenger
at , l-2 cents--the number OF
not giren-thus represents a
o,sa cents. The average rate
! for every revenue passenger /
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II was driven to II. Now the barbrt
won't try to sell mo any tones or hair
restorcr"-Louisville courier-Journal.
Too Much OF a Itut.
Minnie: 81 lear she's been engaged Ten
times
Esthor: II hate to SEQ a girl get in a rut
like that."-Milwauliee Evening Wisconsin.
at Most Groceries.
The Teacher: How many eggs nre there
in a DOZEN"
The Pupil: Five fresh ones, I'VE doubtful
ones and two bad oncs."-cieyeland Leader.
From the Cork Faces.
Bones: WHO was the creates hnancIer
ever KNOWN
Exchange: Noah. because he floatcd his
stock when the whole world was in liquida-
tion.'-Tit-Bits.
Lucky Client.
''Iio has a sure thing
"What--in contesting the will? fIa, ha!'
Don't laugh. The lawyers have agreed
to give him 10 per cent. OF what they GOT
Buffalo Express.
without Words: Impossible.
A: Don't you think | am fortunate IN
having such a talented mother-in-law? She
has written some brilliant songs without
words"
%: Observation-Disclosures Rlaetter.
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Oh, look what's here! Our dear
friend, old General Assembly.
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This administration mix-up is war.
as General Sherman might put 1t.