The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
All Vacations Are To-Day the Poorer for the Losses
OF Great Men and Women Who Few Shor,
Months Ago Played Well Large Parts in the Work
of the World.

TITO one casting up the accounts of
the closing twelve month there
d comes striking realization OF the
heavy entry of debt Inscribed by the
Grim Reaper as he has called To some
Thing more than 300 of the worlds
great men and women as the weeks
have passed Setting aside (Which Is
not always easy those who have had
but a local habtation and name, how
ever fine that may have been in it's
lesser sphere, and counting only those
whose regulations have reached far
and high. the list includes M names.
In It's entirety ii shows Il weakening
In every regiment and company. yes,
even squad, Of the mighty army of
prcscnt-day progress. while, If attcn-
lion be centred on the leaders OF lcuu.
crs the officers commanding, il we'll
may seem that its thcfis from the
cause Of advance are ali but ire
Pa BILE.
Consider whit Is involved in t.
departure from these garish lights"
OF such half-scorc workers as arc
these, surely Judged by their high
achievements. giants all:
March->nt"nIo Foraz,nro, Itplinn
port. nnd novelist. Actat sixty-ninc,
rho most eminent. spiritual and whole
tEnc OF the modern authors OF his
country. y conscientious artist, his
hooks were the fruits OF IT deliberate
and rich nature not tho wiudfalls OF
. mere literary trick. Or L. L.
Browne.
Mareh--J"hn W. c"rrcrc, American
srchitcst Actnt nifty two. In what
may be- called the mechanics of his
professional ability no architect Of our
day has surpa sscd him. but H. display
I'D more than this. he viSioncd our
cities as they ought to be In the fu-
7urc, and his work has notably aided
The contamination OF his Dreams
llalscy GO. yes
May-.ThomHs 'wcntwort IIirElnson
and poet; HISTORIAN. cssayist and ro-
manccr. lie touched life at many
points. ana at every point with zcst-
Ianl Elmore More.
May--W. :. Gilbert. English Librri-
Sist. Actat scvcnty-iivc The world will
not permit what lie has written to
Sadc into tho oblivions that de<crvcli;.
ovcrtakcs much contemporary humor
In its bulk and high average his work
stands ~ the top in English verse
Norman l!apGood.
August-.Io.rph Isrncis, I1,tch paint
~r. Actat ciEhty-scven No word need
be written OF mis- perfect craftsman
fhip. Having in mind the spirit that
animated his splendid canvaScs. /
would speak Of him as the Euripldcs
OF modern piCtarinl art.--H. J. VI. +.
1Iofmann
August-E Edwin \. Abbey, american
artist. Actat flfty-ninc. Although there
IS no frontier TO the field where he
1ahors. there are many provinces and
none Of these but would he glad 10
claim his as its own II g. Stcdlnnn
Scpicmbcr--Sir Robert iinrt, i:nriI>h
rro-consni. Actat scyenty-siY His dcath
removes ono uf the greatest admin
ietrators OF our generation In tho
inest!mahls scryicea Ec rendered china,
and so 10 all tho outside world. pos.
striking monuments eyer produced hr
the genius and labor of a single nIi.
vidual.--Iord Lausdownc
Septcmoer--P. \. stnl.pin, Hu>>ian
Premier. Aetat htty. The future will
% hin justice as strong and trul.
brave man Brilliant hc was not, 6ut
he WAS Immensely capHb!c prcfcrriE.
commpn-sen 70 theory Is it too
much u say that he has saved his
oountry?--St. Leo Strachey.
Octobcr--Johp Marshall Harlan .x-
socIate Justice. Actat sevcnty-cight =
rugged upright, downright man a
constant friend of liberty and of dc.
mocracy. faithful, without turning, tc
Justice. as he saw it--n fine type Of
( Judge--tp!oNcl S'nrEe Harvey.
October-Joscuh Pulitzer, American
journalist. AetGt sixtyfnur. FOR shoe,
tenacity. endurance, persistence. ADAPT.
ability, facility, keenncss, he is ont
OF the countrys wonderful figures
but ne was more than that: He hnt
the depth and range of vision and In
tclligence which distinguishes the rea
man Of influence and power.--Dr. Tai
Williams.
ozark Death and Dread Dlhaster'
The grtmly tragic endings set L
three OF these carcers--for MIR Car
rere was killed In ;axirab .acciden
Mr.. Bilbcrt was drowned. ana Pre-
mier Stoiypin was murdered calls at
tent!on 10 tho fact that the year ha
witnessed a bakers dozen other sue
violent deaths Ramon Caccrcs. Pres!