The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-03
VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS AND
LAWS WHICH THEY PROPOSE

The high cost of living, or cost of
high living, was the actuating motive
behind Senator Parks bill prohibiting
the storing of foodstuffs for more
than six months for purposes of spec
ulation. This bill, identical with Rep
resentative j. Hampton Moore's in
Congress, provides for thorough
cleaning sout of cold storage and re-
frigeraung plants at least twice a
year. thus preventing dealers in the
gastronomie necessities of life from
Sailing down" or hiding away food
stuffs when they are plentiful, and
charging whatever price they want to
during seasons of scant supply.
Robert A. Elwood VIII Address Men.
Mr.. Robert A. Elwood. founder and
pastor of the Boardwalk Church." At
lantic City. will speak to men at Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday, February 6th.
at $3.50 p. NJ. He is soldier. having
served in the Spanish American War,
as well as preacher. lecturer and
poet. Last summer he conducted gos-
pei meetings. each Sunday from May to
september In the Savoy Theater on the
famous boardwatk.- At1Anfic CITY Mr.
Elwood Is popular Chautauqua lee
turer and well known speaker for T.
NJ c. A. Mems Meetings, having had
engagements for almost every Sunday
afternoon this season from October to
April.
The meeting Is free to all men over
seventeen years OF age. There will be
music by the Virginia Male Quartette.
Principals of the ten agricultural
schools in Virginia met in the Cor
poration Commission room In the
Capitol Thursday 10 confer among
themselves and with Senator Gravatt,
of Caroline, on his bill providing for
widening the curriculum in the in
situations.
Senator Gravatt agrees with Sscre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson that the
children of farmers should be edu-
Gated In the science of farming, so as
to keep them at home instead of
seeking employment in large cities.
This can Best be accomplished by
fnaugurating and maintaining a thor
ough course of agricultural demon
stration In the schools. to give the
boys a taste of practical work and
whet an appetite for 1t, instead OF
devoting all the school time to mas
tering academic studies.
Codification of the fishing and
grabbing laws of the State, as pro-
vided for In a bin introduced by Sena-
tor Lesner several days ago, was the
subject of discussion at meeting of
the Senate Committee on Fish and
Game.
Commissioner of Fisheries w. Nc
Donald Lee appeared before the COM
mittee and spoke in favor of the
passage of the Lesner bill. A num-
Der of fishermen and. fish dealers
opposed the measure.
The committee appointed Senators
Saunders. Gunter and Gravatt as a
subcommittee to conform the pro-
visions OF the Lesner bill with the
present laws.
The bill providing for the breaking
OF the Baylor survey has not yet
come before the committee. When
1t does come up the legislators and
people from Tidewnter viii tight 1t
to finish, tooth and nail" said
Senator Saunders.
The Senate Finance Committee app
proved granting the town Of Front
Royal authority to raise 100000 with
which to erect Confederate monu-
ment in front of the courthouse there.
So far as the committee is con
cerned Fredericksburg may float .
bond Issue of $4,000 with which
TO boost the finances OF the Normal
School there The Senate probably
will sanction the plan.
Considerable levity and merriment
was INDUCED In by the senators
when : photograpn 81 the Senate was
taken. on tho instalimsnt plan. wed
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