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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
FIND 'BUckLED" SEWER
ALONG BROAD STREET
Investigating Committee Viii! Re.
port on Probe Next Thurs
dav Night.

When the committee on streets
meets next Thursday. 1t will receive
a report from the subcommittee APP
pointed to Investigate blunders In the
new Broad street sewer. At meet
Ing held Friday evening the sabcom-,
mittee heard testimony Of city ofhciais
and the contractor who did the ex-
, cavating and retilling work In cpn-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
sey. Of Lynehhurg, and Delegates Jos

eph Stebbins. of South Boston.
The following officers were elected,
J. 4. Hankins. president; Stuart Il.
Christian, secretary, and E. w. Ma
gruaer. treasurer. Those present
were: Judge Daniel Grinnan, Il. q.
James, Secretary of the Common
wealth. the Rev. T. T. McFaden, d. d.
Rev. \. D. =. Giimour. OF Union The
illogical Seminary; DIR. Paulus A. Irv-
ing, W. L. waring. Littleton Fitzger-
aid George Fitzgerald. A. b. Dickin-
SON. DR.. W. b. Lorraine, Richard Flour
noy and DR. Willis smith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
BLUES FINE SHOWING
At ANNUAL INSPECTION
Companies Present Splendid APP
pearance and Officers Are
Pleased.

A satisfactory showing was made
Thursday night by Companies b and
c. Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
when they were inspected by Captain
f. s. Hutton. Twelfth Infantry. u. 5.
A. The Inspection took place at the
First Regiment Armory. The COM
manders OF the two companies, Captain
Leary and Montague were immensely
pleased with the splendid appearance OF
their organizations Captain Hutton
made no statement with reference to
the inspection. reporting only to the
War Department at Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
Were Deteetive badge.

II. e. Twyman, d young white man
who claims Norfolk as his home, was
arrested Thursday night by Detective
Bailey and Oflicer Gentry and IL being
held a. q suspicious character. j. E.
johnson, AlaO az Norfolk, complained
~ the police that Twyman stole mis-
vaIise Nh
Twymar says that he Is 4 friend or
johnson and was permitted to use tho
vAltse. The case was cQAtinued IN no.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

Rev. Thomas r.. Reeves will preach
again in Trinity Methodist church to-
night. His excellent sermons during
the week have made deep impress
s4en upon the large congregation at
tending the services and have been
greatly enjoyed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
ALUMNI
HAVE ANNUAL FEAST
President Graham and Others
Speak at Banquet at the
jefferson.

Officers wero elected. a banquet en-
joyed and several interesting speeches
heard at the Jefferson hotel Thursday
night when the annual meeting OF tho
Richmond Chapter. Hampden- sidney
College Alumni Association, was held.
college, addressed the former students
and referred to the many improvements
now under way nj the Institution. Oth~
err speakers included Rev. w. w.
Moore. ID. D.. OF the Union Theoiogtcai
Seminary; Rtats ssnator Don r. Hal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

Sermon ON "'rhc House Next Door,
Tho House Next Door, recently
played In this ei1y, Will be the subject
Friday night at beth Ahabah Temple.
Saturday morning his sermon will be
THE True Tabernacle" The evening
services are at S o'clock and the morn
ing at i0:45.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

"Resolved, That Prohibition Is Pre-
ferabie to Local Option in Virginia."
will be the subject of a debate Friday
night at the Richmond College Chapel
between the Mi Sigma Rho and the
Philologian Literary Societies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
Isrnacf, nj Ast,nrx

Rev. J. II. Aniss will conduct the
revival services at Asbury Place Meth
odist church Friday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

Chimboraxo Y. ". c. r.. U.
The Gh.mborazo \. W. c. T. L. Will
hold their regular business meeting
March 18th at p. NJ. at the home OF
Miss Hall. 800 n Twenty ninth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
Crinoline and Street Traffic.

Contemplation Of the latest extreme
style in women's dress, the hobble skirt,
leads the possessors Of long memories to
dwell upon the time when feminine fash.
Ion ran to the other extreme, to hoop
skirts and crinoline. 1t is difficult for
those who have never seen the expanded
skirts Of the old days to conceive their
effect in public. or to appreciate the DIFF
fculties which that fashion entailed. The
hobble skirt Is ideally suited to modern
street railway conditions, but the hoop
skirt would be serious cause Of con-
fusion, embarrassment and vehement
public clamor. An evidence of how that
freakish fashion worked in its effect upon
out-of- door life Is afforded by the dis
covery in New York of an old photograph
they called them ferrotypes in those
days-showing a bridge that was erected
in 1857 across Broadway at Fulton street
to accommodate the pedestrians who
were compelled to go from one side to
the other Of the city's main thorough
fare. The passage across Broadway at
that point was regarded as extremely
perilous. There were, it is true. no cleo
trio cars, or even cable cars, or even
horse cars. There were no automobiles.
But there were omnibuses, veritable Jug
gernauts in their mad career Of Ave
miles an hour, zigzagging from curb to
curb to take up signaling passengers.
There were other vehicles congesting the
narrow street until the city fathers con-
cluded that consideration for human life
demanded an aerial passageway. and 1t
was built at great expense ana was
hailed as q monument Of municipal prog
ress. But, alas. It was q failure. 1t
helped the men to get across Broadway
when the men took the pains to climb the
steps. but the women Of New York. for
whose accommodation Il was chiefly de-
siRnAd after ona or two trials positiYeiy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
Defrauding the Government.
n the New YORK journal Of Commerce.

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
The motives of the offending importers
are not worse than those of others who
''defraud the government" whether ma
tional, state or local. The purpose is dis
honest gain, illegitimate profit for the
individual, at the expense of government,
which means at the expense of the people
who pay taxes out OF their own legitimate
earnings. The motive Is the same that
induces men to dodge their just share
Of taxation upon property or upon bust
ness subject to that kind of exaction. 1t
is the same that leads men to seek con-
tracts for government work at extrava-
CANT rates or to sell property to the gov
ernment at excessive prices. It does not
differ in moral quality from that for get
ting compensation from the public for
service that is not rendered or for in
ferior service in place Of the kind that
is really paid for. 1t is not widely differ
ent in character from the motives of
those who seek to obtain profitable jobs
upon public work by indirect or under
hand means, regardless Of the value of
the work or their means Of doing 1t prop
erly, and 1t cannot be differentiated very
clearly from the purposes OF those who
demand the exercise of the power OF the
government and use every influence to
secure it to support their particular busi-
ness or add to it's profit at the expense
Of others, whether by bounties and sub
sidies. or those duties and taxes which
are not laid for revenue, but for Grip
ping competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
British Parliamentary Groups.

It will be interesting to note the result
OF the British elections about to take
place with reference to the division Of
parties in the house Of commons The
present tendency is to divide and subdi-
vide. after the continental fashion. There
were in the parliament just dissolved five
general groups in the lower house, lib
erals. laborites. nationalists. independent
nationalists and unionists, the last named
Of these groups consisting Of the old
tory or conservative party and the liberal
unionists representing the less aristo-
cratic wing of the opposition. The latest
subdivision has occurred in the ranks of
the Irish party. 1t is altogether possib
that the balloting will send to parliament
d group of Legislators pledged specifically
10 what in England is known as tariff re-
form. which is singularly different from
what that phrase signifies in this coun-
ny Should these tariff reformers, or
protectionsts. stand together as an en-
tity they may hold sufficient power in
the ballot to entitle them to be reckoned
as party. however they may ally them
selves for or against the ministry. The
continental parliamentary bodies are COM
prised OF numbers of small parties or
groups. no one of them holding an abso-
Lutte majority, and ministers are as a rule
sustained by combinations or blocs, the
rearrangements Of which occasionally pre-
cipitate crises. The path of the British
ministry is becoming more difficult as its
obligations to its supporting forces in the
commons present points OF opposition anu
conflicts. The elections which are about
10 take place may narrow the margin of
the liberal combination to the point where
large concessions must be made to one or
another of the allied factions in order to
carry through a, program Of legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
A Generous Program.

You must wake and call me early, cali
me early. mother. dear;
The calendar informs me Christmas day
is drawing near;
And I'm going to start my shopping long
before the clock strikes nine.
And dodge the late arrivals who are
forced to stand in line.
There's a sled for Brother Willie. some
thing handsome and brand-new;
A necktie for dear father, and, perhaps.
suspenders, too:
Some big cigars for Uncle Jack to smoke
with tender care.
And comfy pair of slippers for. the min
lister to wear.
It's not the size and quality Of what you
have to give
That make the world each year a better
place in which to live.
The sled that Willie gets will bring him
just as much good cheer
AS if 1t were a private car with gliding
and veneer.
And dad will wear his necktie. even II it
hurts his eyes;
And Uncle Jack will call the janitor to
share his prize;
And the minister will smile to see the
slippers In a row.
So call me early. I'll get through and
give the rest q show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

refused to employ such an embarrass-
ing means Of transit. There was some
thing incompatible between a hoop Skirt
and a pair of stairs In public. The po-
lice reserves had to be called out on sew
eral occasions to preserve order before
the utter uselessness Of the bridge to the
women Of New York became plain to OF
fetal eyes. It took three years for this
lesson to be learned fully, and IN 1871
the bridge was torn down. having stood
almost in idleness during that period.
This bit Of history is instructive. 1t may
serve as a warning to the dress design
ers Of today not to try anything that
resembles the old-time hoop skirt. Let 1t
be agreed. once and for all time, that
crinoIine cannot be revived without com!
pleteiy undermining the foundations OF
society. s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

by dangling the senatorship as q prize
before the ambitious men, Of the party
But Gov Marshall took the other view.
He favored instructions, and carried his
point. They were given for John w.
Kern. Mr. Taggart's personal friend and
legal adviser. In acquiescing in the ac-
ton. Mr.. Taggart exclaimed dramatically,
And the Taggart machine goes to the
scrap pile"
The convention smiled, and, later, the
state followed suit Mr. Taggart was too
humble by half; and there was no sur
prise when as soon as the campaign
opened he brought his machine into play.
and did effective work for both the legis-
lative and state tickets with 1t.
And now what sort Of reward does Mr..
Taggart desire for his labors? What part
will he try to play at Indianapolis when
the legislature meets? He wants no
office for himself. He was suspected Of
an ambition to be senator, but he dis
claimed that.
His democratic opponents now suspect
him of purpose to organize the legisla-
ture, and put his friends in the seats of
the mighty. There is talk of a Taggart
man for speaker of the house, and Of a
general Taggart program of legislation.
Well, why should not a man who has
been so prominent in his party In the
state. and who worked so hard In the
recent campaign. take hand in the hour
of victory? He is first of all a politician.
4 regular rather than nilitiaman. he
is always at his partys command. ready
to move on the instant What would life
be to him without the excitement Of eau
cuses. conventions, campaigns. and all the
rest Of It?
And just now. in particular. where is
there seasoned democratic politician
without such thrills as have not been felt
before in years? A great victory just
achieved, and a greater. as he thinks,
coming Expect Mr.. Taggart at this time
to be inactive and unambitious? 1mpos-
Sihle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
The Hill Interview.

THE interview, as reported. did not &C.
cur" So declares James J. Hill. Still.
Mr. Hill must have talked in the strain
reported. Figures were given. Busi-
ness details were explained No repor-
torial Imagination could have reached
so far The whole delverance was in
the vein of a business man in a blue
funk. or talking for a purpose.
When a politician gives way to his
feelings in such a manner, or takes any
step of a nature to alarm the business
world, he is lectured for recklessness. II
harm results he Is held accountable. If
he is in Office the hope is expressed that
he may soon be out. If he is candi-
date for reelection, the opposition en-
ploys his break" against him. In vain
does he plead that he was not quoted
correctly; that his views were overem-
phasized by the interviewer.
Mr.. Hill would smile at lecture direct
ed at him. He do anything to injure
business? He express himself SO as to
cause uneasiness to men with business
plans under way, or in the shaping? He
a party TO panicky feeling? Why, who
knows better how sensitive capital is
than the man who has piled it almost to
the moon, and understands it in all of
its changing manifestations?
And yet these words of Mr.. Hill, even
qualified as he now insists upon, will do
more harm than would words of like i'm
port spoken by an eminent politician, or
a high political official. They have already
gone everywhere, and. despite his expla-
nation. will keep on keepin' on A start
of twentyfour hours in such case is a
start indeed. Every bourse in Europe
knows them, and knows him.
Whatever Mr.. Hill said-and much as
he would now reduce it, it was too much
he did not appreciate its import and eff
feet until he saw 1t in print. That
often happens. The spoken word put
into cold type sometimes takes on new
and appealing meaning. Its author
would recall 1t if he could, and tries to
do so. but seldom succeeds. Printing Is
the art preservative. and especially as re-
spects folIies. An old form of folly was
writing a book. A new form is writing
letter. or giving an ill-digested inter-
view. - -.
Mr.. Hill is captain Of Industry, with
much achievement to his credit, with big
things IN hand, and with the ear Of the
financial world. His words on business
subjects carry far. and as his stake in the
game Is enormous: we may believe that
he regrets his indiscretion and would re-
pair it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
Corrupt Jurors.

A case Of the most serious Importance
is being tried in New York at this time,
involving the integrity of the system of
trial by jury. A man accused of solicit
ing and accepting a bride to affect his
verdict in a case in which he was sitting
In Judgment as Juror Is now in the dock
confronted with what appears to be con-
elusive evidence of guilt. Not only Is the
one case in which he was sitting at the
time the bride mentioned In the indict-
ment was sought now involved. but the
mans connection with a murder trial of
wide notoriety few years ago comes
into evidence. He was q juror in that
case, which resulted in a mistrial, and
the suspicion is inevitably aroused that
the processes which were invoked in the
more recent case had an effect in the
hanging of the jury in the other instance.
juror who will seek to be bribed in
one case would probably do the same
thing under similar circumstances.
Jury fixing" is often charged in this
country, but is rarely proved. The bride
seeker or the bride offerer will assuredly
take pains to cover up tracks. to render
detection difficult and conviction virtually
impossible. The case now on trial in
New York appears to be based upon d.
rect evidence, and II conviction should
follow the imposition Of the maximum
penalty would be demanded in the in
terest OF Justice.
The man in this case is a prosperous
architect, whose necessities were evident
ly not such as to drive him to illegal
practices in order to make a living. The
fact that SUCH man engaged in what
seems to have been professional jury
service. with the hope Of being bribed.
would suggest that there are others and
that the courts of New York are in grave
danger of totally failing In their function
as administrators Of justice. Opponents
Of the jury system have often cited this
danger as an argument for its abolition.
The present tendency in criminal proce-
dure is toward the prolongation OF trials.
In sharp contrast with the English pro-
cedure the average criminal case in an
American court covers several days. per-
haps a week Thus the expense is in
creased until the public is intolerant Of
second or third trials after the first
hearing of the case has resulted In no
verdict. The court calendars are longest
ed, and infinite harm is done to the pub
lie welfare. The corrupt Juror is an
enemy of society, and when he is detected
he should be visited with so severe q
penalty that his example will deter others
from following in his course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
Mr.. Tagyart and His Opponents.

For a man who at the last democratic
state convention confessed not only de-
feat but annihiliation. the Hon Thomas
Taggart continues to be an interesting
figure in Indiana politics. He acts. in
deed. much as II alive, and his democratic
opponents think he Is alive.
1t was after the convention had in
structed for United States senator that
Mr. Taggart took the floor and made a
little announcement He had fought the
proposition. He wanted the question left
open, thinking that votes would be gained
toward electing a democratic legislature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
Bryan and Baltimore.

~ Bryan at the Baltimore jubilation?
Why not? Did he not help provide the
reason Tor the meeting? True, he did
not visit Ohio. where Gov. Harmon was
running. or New York. where Wall street
was in action for the democratic ticket,
or New Jersey, where an old friend of
Mr.. Cleveland was leading the demo-
cratic forces. But he toured Indiana for
John w. Kern. spoke In Missouri, and
asked the voters of Nebraska to send a
democrat to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Bryan should attend at Baltimore,
and be a. speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
The Speakership.
From the Baltimore Sun.

The speakership of the newly elected
democratic House of Representatives.
which will meet for Organization one year
hence, is not merely a question of who Is
of what power he shall exercise when
elected by the democratic majority. This
will be one of the initial tests of the real
democracy Of the democratic leadership.
The temptation to replace republican
''csar'' with q democrat ready to exercise
the same powers will be very strong. but
to yield to such temptation will, We be-
lieve be q fatal mistake. The minority
which fought Cannonism so long and so
bitterly cannot afford to desert its prin-
ciples now that 1t has become the ma
jority. 1t must make the House once
more deliberative, or. at least, demo-
cratic body, and must deny its own
Speaker some of the vast and ire
sponsible powers which successive repub-
lican Congresses have conferred upon that
officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

DIn order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence letters to THE STAR should
not Be addressed to any individual oonnects0
with the Office. but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Department, according
20 tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Gabys des Lys might as well be warned
that n she Is to succeed on the American
stage she will have to bring something
more than a scrap-book of articles about
her non:professiopal career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

The weather bureau as q non-partisan
institution Is not expected to show any
undue enthusiasm over the prospect Of g.
bareback on the day of Mr.. Champ
Clark's mule parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
Why q Revolver2
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

A. man was fatally shot In a saloon
Saturday evening. 1t is said the affair
was an accident, resulting from the fact
that another man had been handling
revolver carelessly. But why handle .
revolver carelessly? Why handle a re-
volver at all? Why q revolver. anyhow?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Perhaps II Is fortunate for business
interests that they are too actively &C.
cupied To give more than passing heed
to the gloomy expressions Of Mr.. J. J.
Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

There may be some satisfaction In the
fact that the demands Of the meat pack
ers do not prevent people from having
money to invest with the get-rich-quick
concerns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Calculations as to the expense OF war
fare are the less encouraging because so
few who engage in it seem to feel that
they have gotten their moneys worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Col. Roosevelt's present silence Is not
even relieved by the chuckles of insur-
gent professions to and from Sycamore
Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

From the Chicago Tribune.
Vague rumors are In the air to the ef-
feet that these troubles In Brasil may add
something to the cost OF your real Mocha
and Java coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Any one who doubts the activity of
business need only take q look at the
bargain counter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Like the late William Shakespeare. W..
]. Bryan appears to be not only some
thing of a rhetorician, but good busi-
ness man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

There are celebrities who would protest
against appearing in the same Hall Of
Fame II they could know about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

In addition to his other accomplish
ments the versatile President Diaz in
sists on being his own war correspondent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Thanks to the vigilance Of customs In
spectors, it is now the mode for re-
turned tourists to boast of how much
duty they paid instead of how little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

1t may occur to the kaiser that Divine
right is not good subject for campaign
epigrams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29

Count Zeppelin may turn his airship
to account as a war machine that con-
stitutes its own high explosive,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Proceeding With Caution.

''Why do you insist on keeping that po-
litieal enemy of yours before the public?"
asked one statesman. ."You are constant
ly celebrating him."
I'm not celebrating him." replied the
other. ''But want him to be sufficiently
noticeable to keep him from coming into
some convention as a dark horse and
starting life anew