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down on tho wardons head tho con-
demnation of no less a person than
samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation of Labor.
In his efforts to show that the man
who could turn convlcts into skilled
Inhorers was not an honest man, AIR
Gompers muckraked until he dug UP
some tiirlsy charges against Mr.. Wey-
Ter. These charges have been duly
investigated by the Board of Directors
of this peritentiary and have been
found absolutely without foundation.
There was not a vcstige of truth in
anything said by Mr.. Gompers, and
every charge preferred was manufac.
tured out of the whole cloth. In stat
ing its findings, the board proceeded
to give Mr.. Wey;er clean bill OF
health and incidentally to applaud him
most vigorously for the splendid work
he had done at the Maryland Peniten-
tinry
Mr.. Weyler naturally comes out Of
the fight with flying colors and with a
great 1eal of approval, both of which
are due him as one of the most en-
lightened prison superintendent in
his work In Maryland have seen how
he has transformed conditions at the
penitentiary, and how he has not only
made that institution meet it's rum
nj ny, 1It J,oe "A "a
valuable contributions to American pc
nology
Mr.. Weyler's system of reform has
been absolutely simple and has been
based upon fundamental confidence in
his charges. He believes that there ~
honor among thieves and he has
sought to bring it out. The merit sys-
TEN has been carried to the limit and
prison rule has been so arranged that.
keepers and convicts alike obey n
code law that is as unique as II Isl
just. AS a result Of his iabors, Nh.
Weyler has to-day what is perhaps tho
best model of a. prison in the United
States--eXact in its discipline, legal
in its methods and reformatory in its
punishment He has long been APP
proved and applauded by those who
know what a prison should be and,is;
now douhly vindicated by the search
ing Investigation. His labors havel
been especially fruitful at this time.
when the question of prison reform
has become one OF the most battling
and pressing OF ali social problems.
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TIE ETIIOPIAN,s COLOR.

by single sweeping decision the
Supreme Court of Louisiana has mao.
ticaily lnFaiidated the miscegenation
laws of that state. in a case lust
decided by the court, the Judges were
called upon to define the word me
gro as used in the Louisiana star
utes prohibiting the intermarriage Of
the races and prescribing new penal
ties for such marriages. Contrary TO
the general acceptation of the word
the court decided that where tho form
negro was used, the reference was
TO full blooded negro" and not to
persons OF negro descent. Under no
construction, the court held, could
tie prohibition of the law, and the
new penalties, apply to quadroons, oc-
toroons or to persons with an African
strain in their blood Negroes alone
arc negroes.
The Importance of this decision is
manifest, and its bearing upon the
race problem, in Louisiana at least, is
obvious. Experience has taught the
people of the South that the mulatto
Is in no sense the superior of tho
black and that, in fact, the man with
mixed blood in his veins generally has
! all the faults of both races with none
! of the virtues of either. AS long as
! there is faint OF African blood in
/ the veins of an unfortunate, he is a
negro at heart. and must be treated
as such In the circumstances, there
/ fore. law that does not prohibit the
\ intermarriage of all persons of African
i descend with whites opens the way tc
miscesenation and makes possible all
i those horrors against which the South
has been lighting for two generations
Until Louisiana can change its law
to cover all persons of African blood
1t VIII be powerlcss TO protect the
lpurity Of the race, and will be unable
TO prevent the base crimes which are
inevitable when the law is Ian
i Fortunately. there is little DANCE,
i that a like construction can be put
upon the race laws OF the other states
| In most Instances, the old mscegena
) ton statutes. which We're not repealed
Z during even the darkest days of Re
construction, refer not to negroes, bu
to persons of color" or to "colores
!, persons The Georgia law, for in
stance, seldom uses the word negro
but speaks of persons OF color an,
E in this state, the law prohibiting tn,
intermarriage of the races is specific
+ ta-ItS reference to "colored persons.
This term having heen construed /,
mean persons OF one-eighth nesr,
blood, assures the maintenance of tn
white race within our borders as fla
as 1t can be maintained by any law
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as | have mentioned above the daugh-
ter OF the New orleans banker. Michael!
Heine that his fathers mother was
Countess of Merode, that is 10 say. q
Belgian noblewonan, and that the Wife
OF Florestan /. of Monaco. grandfather
of the reigninG prince. was the daugh-
ter of a small charcuticr, or PORK
butcher. named Gilbert, in one OF tne
poorer quarters of Paris.
Crown Prince Louis Is sustained IN
his position by the Roman Catholic
Church, and by the papacy his child
now nine wears of age, Is recognized
is owing to this support given TO the
Crown Prince bv the Holy Seat that
Prince Albert of Monaco Is defyinS
the Vatican in visiting Rome within
the next few weeks, and allowing him.
self to be entertained Mt the Quirinai
without calling on the Pope. He VIII
be the second Roman Catholic sover-
eign to have thus flouted the Holy
Father, the first having been king
Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
The Duke of Urach, whom the Prince
of Monaco proposes 10 proclaim as ms
heir apparent. is married to the royal
Princess Amelia of Bavaria, daughter
OF the late Duke Charles Theodore OF
half sister of the new King of the
Belsians. He is a general of cavalry
in Wurtemhurg. has the Prussian Or
der OF tho Black Eagle. and stands to
the relSnlnS mouse or NUt III
much the same relation as the Duke
of Teck The dukedom of Urach was
created in favor of the son of Prince
William of Wurtcmburg, and OF his
morganatic wife. Baroness Tunderfeldt.
This first Duke of Urach married the
only sister of the late Charles III. of
Monaco, and she will be remembered
by many of the older American visi-
tors TO Monte Carlo, where she in
varlably spent the winters of the last
thirty years Of her life. Hard.featnrHd
sour faced, generally dressed In sombre
habilments that set off the inflamed
color of her complexion. she was cor
daily disliked, and regarded as chiefly
responsible for the disastrous termina-
ton OF the marriage of her nenhew.
the present Prince of Monaco. with his
first wife, Lady Mary Douglas Hamll-
Ton. That her son. the second Duke
of Urach, should supplant Lady Mary's
son. in the succession to the throne
pie the impression that her malisn in
nuence extends beyond the grave.
Downright, 1910. by tho Brentwood
Company
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notctourt aud Good Ronds.

To the Editor OF The Times. Il a. i
Sir,.-Referring to your edltorla! n
Saturdays issue, How About 5000
Roads," wherein you use the follow
ing: There is distressingly little
about the good roads campaign IN the
papers of the State. About TINS time
last year almost every weekly paper
in the Commonwealth was CARRYING an
editorial article or news story IN every
issue. arguing the advantages OF good
want to say word for Botetourt
county, and Amsterdam District IN \ pa
.ticular. While newspaper articles
have ceased and "powWoWing apan-
doned, our people are devottng their
time to practical results IN making
good roads
Ny Peter Fluke, superintendent un-
der County Commissioner Crulnpacker,
has large force building a rock road
on an easy grade from Troutyille TO
lTinoastle, seven miles, while, another
force is at work between. Cloverdale
and Roanoke The LYnchburg and
Salem TURNPIKE, parallelding the Nor I,
folk and Western for i've miles IN
Rotetourt, was never In as good con-
ditiou as at present. l understand un-
other force is at work in the Buchanan
District. building q rock bottom ROAD
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Tusr Down 1he Eence.

To the Editor OF The Times-D!spatch:
Sir.--I have noted with approval
your attitude In regard to the Capitol
Inc fence. and commend the remarks
made By Mr.. Christian on the same
subject.
AS an object-lesson. I would sug
gest that a view be taken from Ninth
street through the now unfenced cor
ner when it can be seen how beautl-
ful would be the vista across the park
were 1t not for the hideous obstruc-
ton now encircling that lovely bit of
landscape embraced within the limits
of the Capitol Square.
Mr.. Christians reference TO Monroa
Park is quite to the point, and IL
further points were necessary, the
doubter has hut to refer to Washing
ton. the capital of the nation. to un-
derstand how far behind the times the
city of Richmond is in It's treatment of
such fine plot of ground as our Capt.
to grounds
So, by All means. Mr.. Editor, let the
Governor direct the prompt removal
OF that archaic iron fence, aud see
to 1t that the curbing be reset so as
to form a fit base for either hedge
or a proper limit for the granolithic.
let us hope, sidewalks surrounding the
most beautiful bit of municipal wood
land in any city OF the SoutS
Fl. WEBSTER.
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A GIANT PASSES.

The death of the great Norwegian
Bjornstjerne Biornson removes the
last of the great nineteenth century
Realists. with the exception of Tolstoi.
lbsen has gone, lola has passed. Tur-
genieff has been dead for almost q
generation, others OF lesser fame also
belong to history. Bjornson and Toll
stoi, representing two aspects of the
same literary activity, were the last
survivors of famous company, as they
were the sreatestlNing,. literary men
of the world When Tolstoi dies--and
his end cannot be far distant-a lit
erary era VIII end.
Bjornson represented a type of lit
erary man far too unusual In TINS
age. He was poet, novelist and
dramatist, and was equally successful
in all these fields but he was also
a reformer of the true type, a public
leader and a national prophet. He had
sll the enthusiasm of Lamartinc or
Guizot. with far more ability than
either OF these famous French political
men OIL lellSFS pbSSSGsct' w iSiS s'iSS
failed in the great crisis, Bjornsor
rang true; and where their dreams Of
good government melted in the fur
mace of actual political conditions
Bjornson's hopes were gold that stood
the test OF political changes. He LIVED
10 see the dreams OF his youth fol
filled in an independent Norway, anc
he lived to have the applause Of {
nation for the making of nation
AS man of letters Bjornson hat
real lasting merit. lie was fired b,
no such social slavery as prompted
Tursenief TO his merciless dissection
of Russian society, He lacked, perhaps
4 the deep spiritual power of Iolsto, ane
he hreathed no such pessimism as in
spired Ibscn: but he had, in "A measure
the hest qualities of all these writer
combined with unfathomed optimism
His earliest works perhaps show NOR
of what may be called the stress an,
storm epoch OF Scandinavian liter
ature, but his later work is NOR
placid, more cheerful and more hope
full. Where he unearthed social dis
order and where he pictured the un
rest OF the people he always had
solution TO offer or a word of hope t
add. II was this feature OF his wor
which made him more popular tina
his great sonbre contemporary, Ibser
and it was this quality which wi
probably be remembered when hi
other literary traits have been for
gotten.
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The NyilNnufSec Election,

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I think there are good many
of your readers who Will not agree
with your conclusions editorially ex-
pressed in The Lesson OF Alilwau-
kec." in to-day's paper. The burden
of your dirge is alarm because of pos
sible subversion Of government BY, BY
Socialist dominancy; and you maze maze
growth in Milwaukee indicate the
social disorder that may in the end
work injury to government in that
city,
The burden now seems to be upon
YOU to show why social disorder" and
subversion of the Fundamental prin-
ciples Of government shall supervenc
upon Socialist administrat .is,t. >,
To the man up tree, fundamental
principles of government" put int,
practice. mean Just admins tration OF
social affairs OF public ,polity-in the
interest of all the people, and II any
distinction is permissible, in the In
terest of the useful people; hence, the
productive workers.
1T Is only because to-day govern
ment is administered in the interest
of the class that preys upon the pro
ducers, and because government Is
disconnected voters exist who throw
in their ballot for rule that opposes
government as 1t Is
You say we'll: THE only way to put
against which the average voter re
bells evidently overlooking the mani
fest deduction that when you have
Improved these conditions by giving
the people an administration that is
fair to the individual and beneficial
to the whole community" the people
will be in the practical enjoyment of
what you deplore and decry--socialisn
81 At HARRY WERNER.
Richmond, Va, April 81 1910.
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a MODEL. WARDEN.

Warden Weyler. like good many
other men. has found that little
abpse is often good advertisement,
M. Weyier is warden OF the MARYLAND
Penitenuary in Baltimore and as such
he has had charge Of lie prison labor
done in accordance with the statute
law Of Maryland, The success achieved
by Mr. MEYERS conyicts aroused the
labor leaders Ia Baltimore and brought
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-28
Shcep.kilIing Dogs.

Dogs enter a mans flock OF sheep
and Kill line, fat lambs which are just
ready for market, but which have no,
been assessed, because the. assessor
has not been around since they came
Does the owner get paid for those
lambs? a contends that he gets paid
only for grown sheep that have been
assessed y says he gets paid for both
from the dog fund. Which Is right
OLD SUBSCRIBER
can secure damages for the kill
ing of lambs as well as of sheep. The
law is very specific on this point.
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Timcs-Disratch Premium Contest.

Please tell me if have several full
sets of unbrokcn numbers Of your
coupons can any one get any OF your
premiums by giving more than one
set of thirty coupons. without paying
any money. A READ Err.
80. Each set of coupons must be &C
conlpanicd b. money
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Division OF Property.

\ owns property on the north side
OF lane and can drain either south or
west through the lane. - owns prop
erty on the south side of the lane. A
makes no provision for his drainage.
which Is allowed TO cross BIS properly
and destroy 1t. Has Il any recourse?
A READER.
y probably has grounds for damages
against a. but this would have to be
determined IN court
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DOES TIM SEE HIS FINISH.

| From Rouse Point to the Battery,
! New York Republicans are expressing
| their qualification at the honor which
| appointment to the Supreme Court
bench. They differ in their opinions
as to what will be the results of the
| Governors move and some of them are
not willing to concede that Governor
liughess decision will have any ser.-
GUS effect upon the future of their
party, but all agree that the President
made a wise selection and that the
Present Executive of New York is
| thoroughly qualified for the new du-
ties imposed upon him. Great and
| small, the leaders are singing their
hallelujahs and are rctoicings that a
| New York Republican was found
worthy of this honor.
There is only one silent voice in
| this paean. and that voice, as might
! be expected, is Tim Woodruf's. The
(. various reporters who called to no.
| tify Tim of what the President had
LpiiN bIlNipuoiS .apIiCItSu Iipul UIlil an
expression of opinion on the subject.
Tim said nothing. He would not con-
cede that he was glad Governor
Hughes had been appointed. lie would
not say that he did not care CONT
mental what happened to the bewhis-
kered leader or his partys destinies
Tim might be for, or he might be
"agin" him. At all events, Tim did not
what he thought The reporters
pumped and pumped and began to tall,
on subjects that would lead in the
end to the Hughes matter, but Tim
would not talk and always shut UP
like a clam when his inauisitors
reached the inevitable question
What is the cause of this silence on
Tins part and why is the owner of
the famous weskits dumb when lis
voice should lead the chorus? Does
Tim feel that his day is past and that
his opinion on the matter does not
| affect the question? Is Tim sore from
! the slaps Governor Hughes has giver
| him of late, or is he preparing some
| thunder of approval or disapproval ana
| in the meanwhile is silently printing
| his gun? To these questions there is
! no answer but to those who knew
| Tim. The anxious have only TO judge
the man. Tim is rejoiced to get rid o!
/ Hughes and he is rejoiced because
| Hughes and Woodruff are the anti.
| podes of politics. Ever since EIughe;
came into New York public life the
star of the house OF Woodruff has
been declining. Things have beer
| different; the game has not been as
easy; higher demands have been made
| Notwithstanding has been contra
ny to the customs of the old day. When
! Hughes goes away and is safely en-
/ snrned on tho supreme Court bench
4 Tim hopes that the halcyon days will
return and that his voice Will be hear,
] wherever the language of the tribe i
spoken, When Hughes is dead the or!
will be. Long live Tim and the wes-
kits"
We doubt however that the Joy Tin
doubtless feels is justified by condl
TORS. Hughas's removal win not nee
essarily meanI the re-elevation 0
! Woodruff, or, even If II does mean this
/ it viii but p1csase the downfall 0
! Tim and all that Tim stands for
When the backbone OF Republicanisu
is broken or removed the nat1len
body polite win collapse and Tim vii
be done for
V -. -
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The proper pronunciation of Daiset,.

Please tell me the proper pronuncia-
ton OF Dalgety. which is the capital
OF Australia. *. G.
Dalgety is pronounced Dal-ge-ty,
with the accent on the Sc" II IS a
very small village in the southeastern
section of New South Wales. and is
located on the Snowy River, about
thirty miles southwest of Coona. 1t
was named as the future capital OF
the Australian Commonwealth in 1901.
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wrote--or at least, intiu1atcd--until the
sun was high In the heavens. there was
no silence In her alley. The coci's
shrill clarion was heard at midnight
again at o'clock, at 4. and again at
sunrise. In answer to the challenges
from the yard adjoining her all the
chandeliers In the community hurled
their defiance. Tho growing echoed
from house to housc, from street to
street and as soon as the Plymouth
Rock had expressed his own opinion
OF his ne!shbors, the Lcghorn Lord
proceeded to show how much better he
could say the same thing. All the
while the females Of the various feath-
cred households were cackling their
approval, or bidding their lords ami
masters go the opposition one better
This. we repeat. is pathetic. at least
for one who, like the woman In ques-
ton, was nervous and wakeful. 1t was
useless for her to attempt to sleep " hen
the growing would arouse her from the
first sweet sleep of night, and would
only cease long enough for her to doze
nc once more. For all OF this there
arc some consultations. In the first
place. things might be much worse.
The Richmond roosters are the besr
behaved birds of their kind in the
world They crow less, and crow more
unsteady. than the ROSTERS of anS'
other city. In Washington for in
stance. the roosters never crow In tune
and never pause for breath All day
long, and all through the long hours
OF the sleepless night they challenge
the moon and awake the echoes. Then
again, 1T must not be forgotten that
the Richmond ROSTERS have a right
to crow. They are the finest birds Of
the finest city, and they know 1t. A.
much as we would dislike to break the
slumber of tho anxious inquirer who
addressed us on the subject, we must
confess that IL our roosters were to
cease growing, we should feel tempted
to try 1t ourselves. Growing is a
solemn duty in Richmond, where every
thing is lovely and where we have
everything OF which to be proud.
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An irate Chicago woman had to so
after her husbands affinity with an
The guilty party escaped, which is no
moro than one can expect in a. town
where they take the woman's hatplns
from them.
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MorLp Have MELcoMEp rnEM.

General Horatio c. King has given
out a statement in New York regarding
the reasons which prompted the Army
OF the Potomac to change its plan to
visit Richmond this spring. This state
ment, which differs in every respect
from that circulated here, is a very
simple one. General King denies that
his command refused to come to Eich-
mond because of the retorts made by
the South to the attacks OH the plac-
ing of the Lee statue in the Halt Of
Fame, and states that unavoidable de-
lays in the arrangements for the
meeting here alone prompted the Army
TO hold its annual encampment at
Antictam instead of in the capital of
the Confederacy.
This is frank statement of the
case, which promptly disarn:s all criti-
cism General King is an honorable
man, whose word is a good as his
bond, and whose attitude towards the
South mas not been marked by tho in
science of conquerer or the over
bearing of an exultant foe. In the
same way, the Army of the Potomac
is made up or fine inen-tho very pick
Of the Northern ,eterans. These men
have learned TO respect the South. and
have horne themselves, i'll mos. In
stances, with the gallantry Of true SOL
dicrs
Such being the facts in the case. we
sincerely regret that any false reports
as to the reasons which prompted the
Army of the Potomac to choose another
spot for its annual encampmcnt should
have been circulated. We regret, too.
in the circumstances, that the Army of
tile Potomac was prevented from com
ing to Richmond as company of
Americans whose military history has
hcen so closely connected with this
city. Had they come. Richmond would
gladly have welcomed them, and would
have returned. as far as possible. the
Kindness shown Richmond Confederates
by members of the Army of the Poto-
mac in visits to the North. Hospital
ity to such men would have been a
pleasure to a city