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inveigled into one. certainly not BY as
doughty u warrior us one of "Marion's

ilnreiSleq Into one, certainly not BY as
doughty warrior as one of Marion 6
/ men," Z.
think II word OF explanation Is
due. however since reading his bitter
reply to my former article, .fItru Wor-
ship In Virginia Politics." desire to
slate that the article was written In n
spirit OF love and was actuated by good
motlfeS,Sand I regret very much that
u has SO aroused the fighting blood
OF my fellow Democrat in the South
west.
disclaim amy intention of rejecting
on tho intelligence of the Democrats
OUT in the Southwest or In any other
part of our State. but thought II note
OF warning very timely at this stage
>ol the senatorial campaign My friends
reply certainly verifics ono fact pre-
sentcd In my former letter, LIE, the
mwillingness Of the people to be-
llevc that thcro Is q ring and their
resentment ut being warned against 1T
think 1t chairely unnecessary for
me TO call the names of any OF these
heroes" for as clever II gentleman as
judge him TO DO is only fcigning ig
norancc. and even were /, not feigncd.
"whcrc ignorance Is bliss tits folly to
bo wise"
l subscribe heartily TO his lofty sem
timcnts about ,.holdins high Democ
rags flag" but then. Let us remember
10 follow our convictions in tho light
of present truth, to rally about tile
standard of tile party In whose tcncts
we believe, and not around those
idcllzcd bearers who pcrchancc hold
their positions as result of tho poll
teal death" OF bravo and courageous
men who suffered for the people and
for principle,
1t is my honest conviction that had
the Democrats of the Ninth made
this warning unnecessary in their
district. Had they followed tile STAN
dard rather than the idolizcd leader.
the gentleman OF Marion would not be
chatting under tho rod of Republican
rule to-day, the Republicans would not
have been given the opportunity to
make ca mpaign ammunition OF our
party tactics. and n Very dark blot
would have been kept off OF our party
W. S. T.
Ulluinee. af
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rHE DIMES DIsPAToH RIoHlIoNp wy rUEspAY III

| (meaninE Mr.. Knox Is said to be or
the opinion that the army officers have
| been given too free Il hand, and that
not enough has been left TO the diplo-
matte corps ana DR.. Wood. the head
OF the military establishment. has de-
| nounced in very positive terms that
he has ever expressed the opinion that
Intervention In Mexico would be In
evitablc. Mr. Taft Is reported tn be
very firm In his position that there
shall be no Intervention. and there the
matter stands. But there is no telling.
OF course. whom Knox and Dickinson
may be engaged in q hand TO hand
struggle. ana may the best man win,
There are so many funny things
written about the insldes OF the De.
rar'mcnts ut Washington. One would
think from he stories that are told
almos, every day thut the President is
kept lodging at every meeting of his
oiheiai family at the things they shy
ut one another, and tina, Major Archie
Butt and Commander Palmer and
lilies have their hands fun in part
Ing The scrappers. We arc half In
ciincd to think that Dickinson really
irod on the official toes of Knox but
before condemninE him utterly. we
should Ike TO know how many times
Knox consulted Dickinson about the
retash war in Germany and how many
troops nc could throw into the field {
NnoN's diplomacy should fan and We
should be compelled to serve an nlti-
ina'pm or whatever II is, on the Ger
man EMPEROR
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Tint IIiKtorIc Marker.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir notice in to-day's issue OF
The Times Dispatch very interesting
article about the old stone marker
recently brought to the city from the
Mayo Graveyard on James River. This
stone is known as the famous Pow
hatan' rock. The writer recalls the
fact that when a school boy, some
three score years ago, he often saw
the "Powhatan' rock. and then pond-
cred over the historic associations con
nected and Identified with IT, Its carl
lest traditions We're closely allied with
the Indians and colonists Of Virginia.
or the days when Virginia was known
to the mother country as the 'Planta-
ton of Virginia" The object OF this
brief coinmunicati ton ~ for tile pur-
pose only of submitting remark
about the first bridge built over the
James River, and known MS "Mayo's
Bridge"
nnd in IIening's statutes AZ Large
of Virginia" volume MI, chapter CIV,
page 220, an act of General Assembly,
october. 1855: AN act authorizing John
Mayo, the Younger, to build toll
bridge across James River" no wit:
First, BE it enacted by the. General
Assembly that it shall BIO lawful for
John Mayo, the Younger his heirs
and assigns, to erect or build n bridge
across James Rivcr. from any part
OF the lands on each shore, between
the upper end of Broad Rock Island
and tho upper end OF Coutt's ferry
landing"
The act goes on 20 state That Tic
said John Mayo. the Younger, his
heirs and assigns. shall begin to erect
said bridge within two years. and
complete tho same within sovcn years
thereafter" 1t will be observed In
this connection thatJthe first bridge
Gas per act) did not require or allow
two generations to construct it, as
per tradition, cIc. sa
The writer also thinks It within the
province of fair. honest doubt, as
to tho statement that this FIRST bridge
was "a structure of logs riyctcd to-
Scthar. and floated on pontoons." 1t
is barely possible that Colonel VIII
liam Byrd. or the General Assembly
would accept such bridge and grant q
charter for, same. .s,.s C. a. H..
Richmond, May ).
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scliAprING IL THE CAp,sEr.

Word comes by way of washing
ton dispatch othe Chicago Tribune
tha, there IS much friction in Prcsi-
dent Taffs Cabinet over the Next
can situation. and ",he State and War
Departments arc said 10 be The storm
centre Of the trouble =, would not
cause grcr, surprise should secretary
OF state Knox hand in his resignation
IN the near future and al becanac
Secretary Of War Dickinson did not
consult more freely with Secretary Of
state Knox about The movement Of The
troops to Texas "The Secretary
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| ana depressed by the misconduct OF
! the swelis that he would organizc fol
the protection of the greatest OF ali
| games. says he; 4
1t. is time that fanlom should he
;ihrown INTO the washtub and scrubbed
! until every yellow streak is washed
cut OF IT. lf.it were, possible II would
seem that simple. organization of
tandonr. with It's dcsigna tive button
81 membership, With its registration
OF al members, and its announced pur-
pose 10 use lis mighty Influence for
oettcring the game. but not to mcddlc.
would be great power for good"
An advisory COMMITTEES. sort OF
Committee ON Committees. has laid
down ten rules, the Observance OF
which would result in the refinement
OF the game Under these rules, the
rms are TO Keep siIenco. arc TO be seen
IN mass, but arc not to be heard: must
not Scrapc their feet on the boards;
must cypress their inner feelings rs
10 the decisions OF the umpire win
which they do no, agree only "by knit:
ing their eyebrows sternly but earn
estiE3' must. with heads uncovered, as
sist the Indies TO their seats: Ain case
the rulings of the umpire become nm
hearaele the fan will. before venting
MS ire, count up to 500. dividing tho
same by seventeen aud two-thirtls. ana
after converting the result into dollars
ana cents, hsurc the compound interest
q, per cent Tor seven months anu
thirteen days" Tho most important
tcf the rules, which have been agreed
upon by DR., Noilcn, ."old sir Dorgan.
old Roman" Comiskcy. ana .old Peer
less Chance. relates to the character
Of language that may Sc employed
with propriety. as follows
p Calculations permissible under
the Influence of passionate furnre.
Gracious. mercy, dear. dear. oi-voi
putrialy performed, deity executed
kindly remove your foot from my
countenance, delightful, shocking
pieasc do not retain Your upright no
sitton and thus obstruct my outlook.
irlShtul capital, bully. o fudge. o
1t must be understood ,ha. these
EXPRESSIONS. which are sutiiclentlv do
scriptivc 10 convey the meaning ~
those who must say something under
profoca'ion. are to be used only I'm !,
conversational tone Of voice. and not
50 that they might interfere with The
work OF the players 1t is possible
'hat some Of the tougher spirits In
me grandftand may object 10 tho I'm
movements thus suggested In Tho he
havior of the Fans. bu, there Is ~
nouht that the game would bc m,do
mn'h nicer If these pronric,lcs were
observed
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rue MErRopoI.IrAy On, i

Much newspaper comment has been
made about the refusal of tho Metro.
rolitan Club of Washington Ia
elect the Hon Martin w. Littieton
member Of that organization. He is
said to have been rejected on the
ground that he Is not a college grad
rate. and the action OF tho governors
Of the Club has been severely censurcd
because a great many men who were
not fortunate enough to have had col
iese training have achieved the high
est honors In our democratic coun
try. We DO not know why the club
turned down Mr.. I.ittleton: but IL Il
acted within its own rules and did
not make an exception In the case OF
ms eminent man, ut was clearly With
y Its rights. Besides, this is Il rather
oeiicate matter for general discussion
and We do not believe for lnomen,
that Mr. Littleton would relish Tho
publicity that has been given to it.
= private club Is really not proper
suo'ect Tor general attack
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TAXING CARE or TIIn ,:,u,s

Mrs NIedln Arccgrmick, wife 81
Medill Mccormick OF The Chicago Fri.
hune, and daughter OF the late senate,
Mark llama. has opened a boarding.
house in Washington in an old fash.
Toned residence where provision viii
be made for The care and comfort II
thirty-,hree young women who are
earning their living by their daily
work and would he happier in their
service possibly. II they could have a
place OF residence where they would
enjoy all the protection and comforts
of home Mrs. Mccormick does moi
need the money; She has not gone into
me business 10 make money out of IL.
fortunately She duesn't have 10. but
sne feels that working girls in the
clties should be taken care Of by those
who arc not thrown upon their own
resources Mrs Mccormick will pro.
vide comfortable lodgings for the girls
who are admitted TO her house. will
charge them from Sc TO 81 the week
for board and room. and will see that
they are made at home" ii is a
worthy enterprise, aud the lady Is 10
be congratulated upon her undertake
ing.
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ron !. rs,EE rrpLic ,lunARy.

Quo oil the greatest ncenS OF this
city wiii he discussed tonight ut 4
meeting az the John Marshall High
School The need Is . free public
l.brary. which shall ~ open TO all the
people Of this city. and which II es-
tabltshed will re a power for good and
for social upli.i in this community far
greater .han its most ardent support
Eers can now realize. Every citizen OF
Richmond Nho is really interested IN
the welfare o. the city should be pres
chi; for a!iirat ITS necessary for The
establishment Of 3 free public library
is the hearty assistance and co-ooera
ton or the many community orCanisa-
lions in the city, together With tie
support or the citizens generally.
Every live citizen should Join the Rich
mond Education Association, and there
by help IL make tan Irresistible force
for the good of Richmond.
IA. This Association. with such member
ship as 1t already has. has shown in
the last year that 1t can DO valuable
work, for II has been Succession in
FSctlliS HpPi optia ''oi's it"!ii wy ~
Tor the erection OF three new school
(, buildings. Within the same period the
# ASSOCIATION mas given 10 the commnn-
iiy three instructive public lectures:
"The Twentieth Century SCHOOL,, by
Or. Charles zuchlin: Industrial Work
Tor Women. by MISS Florence Mar
snail, and Nature Stndy Talks. Ivy
MISS JUN Rogers' while MISS Lucy
Wheeiock mas audreSsea me teachers
OF the kinhergarten classes During
the hnai week of May INC Association
VIII nave an art exhibit which Will
be free TO the pupils OF the puhiic
schools Of tho city The National
Municipal League will meet here in
November and 1t is generally admitted
that the session here was partly
brought about by INC work OF The
y Richmond Education Association.
The chief SPEAKER Al the meeting TO-
might viii be George Franklin Bower
man. librarian of The Carnegie Puhlic
Library OF Washington. lie Will dis
. cnss the bcnei,s to he derived from
the foundation of free public library.
lie has n national reputation as II
speaker for this cause, and no doubt
n. large audience will greet him Mr..
Rowcrman knows whereof lie spcaks
having enjoyed long experience In
library work he has been success
slvely reference librarian at the Rey-
jnolds Library Of Rochester New York:
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The Emporia Messenger has "under.
stood that the Senator (AIartin) was
rated as one Of the milionaires OF
the Senate /, has misunderstood:
but u Martin is poor man 1t wants
10 know whn, The Times Dispatch
would call the editor of country
weekly" We should call the most
OF the editors Of country weeiklies we
have known very good fellows, fear
fully underpaid for their services 10
their communities, frequently mis-
Judged and under-ratcd, and generally
hard-worked without appreciation.
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DICE Of the P eople
.Au Examination.

I'm EJplnnntIOn. ;34
ne INC Editor Of Tho Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-l recognize the fact TINT this
column Is reserved for the peoples
sentiment and not for useless contro-
fcfsies. and have no idea OF being
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-09

IN Bank Street thcrc Is beautiful
h' 'tie oak tree With a great big dead
limb disfsnring II. and. In the course
OF several years. II will be menacing
INC safety of Tie people passing he
heath II. Why don't the authorities
attend 10 their business?
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Daily Queries and Ansuers
Is Uncle" Joe Cannon a member OF
the Church OF Latter Day Saints?

,Suuuuu. +l,sfa5 A9mi.s iiNsf+ sgi5 rlst.si tai
Is Uncle Joe Cannon member OF
The Church Of Latter Day Saints?
No.
Plastcring Ceilings.
VIII you Inform me as TO how VIC
came to fill our inside walls with
plaster, and has II healthy effect on
the human body? NJ. C. Ell
The general practice OF plastcrng
walls and ceilings dates back only
about century. Previous to that time
walls and ceilings were either wains-
coted boarded. covered with canvas or
tapestry OF left unfinished. Brick walls.
hollow tiles, plastic compositions and
concrete ceilings and partitions have an
affinity for plaster, and wooden houses
may BIO easily lathed to receive the
plaster. Am unable to find any reason
Tor the use of plaster and plaster COM
positions for tho purpose, but presume
that II proved TO be the best material
adapted FOR the purpose and so came
Into general use.
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-AInENDY TnE HIGHEST rLAcF

There is talk now OF making the
Hon Edward y White. Chief Justice
of tho United States Snpreme Court.
the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent next year. lie doesn't know any
thing about il. and would probably
stop the talk II he dould.lt is true. as
tie Nnw York correspondent Of the
Washington Post says, that III. ia uni
vcrsally recognized MS possessing the
qualities that appeal 10 Democrats. and
his fitness for Tho Presidency goes. of
course without saying" and IL Is true
moreover that nc is not identliicd
with any clique or faction. and hc ap-
peals as strongly to the East and North
~ TO tile South and Vest. but we have
not the least Idea that he would acccp,
the nomination If II should be rendered
10 him IT would be worse than foolish
for the party 10 spoil Chief JuatIce
70 make Democratic candidate for
President, ana should prefer TO have
Judge White where nc Is. in the high
est Office in this or any other country,
rather than in the thick OF the fleht
for an office which he would adorn. Of
course but which we doubt that ne
could get This is one time when We
would protest, let we'll enough alone. 9
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rnE PRESIDENT ANp TIE lKuors.

Possibly the newspapers have been
Impressed finally With the wisdom %
the President ordering The troops 70
the Mexican hortier without waiting
TO know VIVA, they would think aton,
II, Mexico Is a friendly Republic.
American interests down there repre-
sent hundreds Of millions OF dollars,
and arc entitled TO protection War
and rnmors OF war do not promote the
arts of peace. II The President had
waited ,in,il Inc conditions were 50
bad IN Mexico that troops could not
fave been dispatched to the frontier
without causing tine gravest compl-
cations iii our relations With the estab-
l:shed government or our friend and
neighbor. the President would have
been blamed for his failure TO provide
against possible Contingencies The
fact that there are no contingencies
proves the wisdom Of the Presidents
course or course. he made the mis-.
take OF going II alone: hut ne viii
know nettcr next dime.
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libraries in the South hereafter listed
independent Of any college, private IN
! stitutlon or State.
/ Starting with Alabama there is Mont-
/ Gomery (about one fourth the size OF
/ Richmondl. which has free public
library. with 5000 vclumes--when we
say volumes. we mean simply bound
volumes Fort smith Arkansas. o
! has similar library with 5000 vol
| nmes Wilmington. Delaware. with
almost 10000 less inhabitants than
Richmond, has Il free public library
with 5e.5o5 books Jacksonville. not
| much more than oiie-third the size OF
lsichmoud. boasts 16,S25 volumes In its
city library, Athens, Georgia has
library that was only founded In 1899.
has 5000 books In its public tree
library. Think OF It. Atlanta. IN no
sense equal to Richmond as 4 city save
with rcspect to free public library.
wherein II eScels Richmond unspcak
ably: Columbus. small Georgia rail-
road station. has 5000 volumes, while
Macon has 5000, Newman. Georgia.
which we never heard OF before has
l1,oii volumes.
90 into Kentucky. There you find
covineton. With i?s2a volumes Hem
derson. with s.i5e. Lexington. with
1924 Louisville. with os.5s6. Even
Paducah, With no population 10 spcak
OF. has 1921.
There is New Orleans. with $4,000
volumes i'll its city free library. found
cd no further back than 1899. Bal;i
more. in lis free public libraries alone, |
has 272,5il volumes, Hagerstown has
10000 volumes.
Go into North Carolina and look over
,he free public Libraries. There is
Charlotte with $3.50 volumes. Green's
boro has scarcely few less S,l9l. Led
ser. which we cannot locate on the map, |
has 5000 volumes, although a certain |
historic and worldfamous Virginia city
has none. Raleigh. the capital city OF !
the Old North State. has $3.50 books /
for its people. and Wilmington has
e,tuu volumes lpI IT'S SillEtHS. If. .I,I
Clinton South Carolina, has only
5000 volumes but. like Norfolk. it is
the only real free public library in
its state.
Texas, where one would not expect
to find many free public libraries
is full of them. There IS corsi- |
cana. with 5,5ai volumes; FL Paso. with |
10000. Dallas with e3.osS Fort
Worth. with ls,sss Galveston, with
$500; Houston. with 1880. San An
tonic. with 10000; Waco. with 5000
Even Wheeling. West Virginia, has
2s,lsl volumes.
In view OF these facts and figures.
does not the though; suggest Itself 70
you that ii Is high time that Iichmond,
with its progressive spirit and its fac
tors OF growth, ought 10 have Z line
free public library. in building when
would be the pride of the city-with AT
least hundred thousand volumes. for
the enjoyment use and education OF
nearly 10000 citizcns-a place where \
school child and workman, the young
ana the old. the ignorant and the learn
ell. all seekers after Knowledge, might go !
anu p,oftr The time for makeshifts
has passed new city library we must
have for the betterment of the State
and for lie service OF all the people.
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we almost wish that Clifford Pinchot,
who was burned in emgy in Alaska
the Other day could visit Richmond
lnst now to behold The beauty Of our
trees, They would appeal Instantly
to his artistic sense There was never
a hner display anywhere In the world
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-09

complaint was made by an old-fash
Toned citizen the other day that men
OF sound ana isposlng mind, appa
rentiy, frequently come down Main
street awaS into the month of lime
wearing ovcrcoats with straw hats.
Why not? There are very few towns
where This sort of thing can be done
win propriety but in Richmond Tie
case is different
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-09

Talk Of the annexation OF Mexico
is unthiInkablc Look at Texas; that's
all surely we do not want anything
more like that
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lOndlon Police.

Will you please explain through the
column the connection between Scot
lnnd Yard and the Aolice force OF
London? Is II indopeEHent similar to
The Plnkerton detectives OF this coun-
try? NJ. i
scotland Yard is tho headquarters
of the metropolitan police OF the CITY
OF London. 1t was formerly applied
TO building at the corner of Charins
Cross. London, md derives its name
from the fact that tho palace long
standing Mt TINT point was assigned
from the time of Edgar to Henry H.
as residence for tho sovcreigns OF
scotland when they visited London.
New Scotland Yard Is on tho Thames
embankment near Westminster, and
has been the police headquarters since
1891. MI. III,
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.,.,BI,I,,,n-,Io mn


Is Buffalo Bll' still living? Kindly
give short account OF his life. W.
Buffalo Bill" whose real name is
William Frederick Cody. is still alive
and Is engaged In tho show business
lie was born In 1S45. AT tho begin.
ming OF the Civil War lie was gov.
eminent scout and guide. In 1863 no
enlisted in the Seventh Kansas Cavalry,
and from 1865 to 1872 was again with
the army az a scout. lie served In The
Sioux War OF 1876. and in the battl.
OF indian Creek killed Chief Yellow
Hand.
Date Rain.
planted? n Nj
BY digging deep around the roots
and taking the tree up with is much
earth around II as possible
Gin.
How and where is gin made? VI.
Gin is distilled from rye and barley
and afterward rectincd and favored
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PRINCE LUBOMIRSKI
. SCION OF OLD HOUSE

ny L., MARaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
T Hi Duke Decazes. gentleman In
waiting to the Duke OF Orieuns,
/ chamberlain OF tile King OF Den
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Printers Ink.

What will take printers ink out o,
1lnon? I'M 10
BY the application of ether O. oil OF
tnrpcntinc tho ink Will disappear