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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
Voice Of the People
Pensions for Confederate widows.

Pensions for Confederate widows.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispa tch:
Sir.-I enclose an article from the
Atlanta Journal. sincerely trust
that you will publish 1t in the first
edition of your paper after receiving
IT. so that the Daughters OF the Con-
aeoracy now In session may take some
action to right the wrongs from
whlch their sex is suffering
Captain Perry NJ. de Leon, the emf
neht authority on Confederate mat
ters, suggests that Georgia issue
ponds ana increas her annual pensions
to Confederate veterans and their
| widows threefold.
FOLLOWING Is the very interesting
e CON i'm which he propounds
this new idea:
These pensions allowed when the
south was poor and PROSTATE should
pc increased in my opinion to at least
sio per month; $50 would be far bet
Yer. Our poor, noble, aged Confederate
women are entitled to be properly
cared for in their old age. Their years
are now but few.
.>ow that the South is rich and
prosperous. inaction in this matter
would be dtsgraceful.
Georgia has spent $4,000, 900 since
the war on pensions. etc.-more than
twice what any other State has done
oul sue ought to Increase her pension
OF 80 per month threefold.
This can be done easily by lsSuiug
bonds at thirty years at 3 per cent. nr
- per cent. interest say for 500
ooo,oUO. This would reduce her annual
St5n outlay of s1,000.0O0 tighten her
o ,p ana make posterity help to pay
the debt The need is urgent ana
prompt action necessary.
ne Following reports received from,
oHlcials of the Southern States as
20 provision made by them for Con
| tederate widows speak for themselves.
Ahhual pensions allowed to Confcd
crate WIDOWS by the different Southern
suites FORM returns received from State
ireaSurers In response to circular.
MARYLAND. none; Kentucky, none; Mis-.
souri,, none (but widows admitted 20
soldiers Homc); Virginia annual ncn
SION go; North Carolina annual pen-
SION. SIG; South Carolina annual ner-
siou, sou Georgia annual pension. $50:
aiapaiha quarterly pension, SIG; an
nual pension, SOL: Arkansas annual
pension. $780, Florida annual pension
tmaenlncent sum OF $40: Mississippi.
LOUISIANA Texas and Tennessee have
hot responded to my circular letter.
ABOVE shows desplorable con
oitIoh OF affairs which should
appeal 20 every generous heart 1T
! eNcites both by intense sympathy and
Indignation. An indignant public
OPINION should force our Legislatures
10 care Tor our Spartan women of the
and position. arc now in dire need. /
know at least of eight or ten-ono of
'hein, the widow OF one of Georgia's
most INDUSTRIOUS soldiers. who at pres
emu IS an object of charity Where
Is orr hoasted Southern manhood nnd
| chivalry? Let our Legislatures enswer
PERRY NJ. DE LEON.
Formerly an officer in the confederate
Navy.
Atlanta, Ca
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

do, the chamber fully recognizes that
"the present representatives of the city
in it's legislative department and it's
officers have lahored earnestly. faith
fully and often tirelessly In discharg-
ing their public duty. and that the pro-
gress and welfare of Richmond ia large
ly due to their intelligent and patri-
otic service" However, declares the
chamber. tho field OF labor has been
vastly enlarged OF late. city problems
are more complex and difficult; tho city
has outgrown its present form OF gov
ernmcnt and methods OF administration,
The action of the Council in formulat-
ton of the plan would insure great
henefit to the city from q business-like
administration of its affairs" Conse-
quenuy. the chamber urges speedy ac-
ton and approval by the Council.
AS an indication of the interest OF
the chamber in this matter. 1t has d.
rected its committee on municipal af-
fairs to push the movement vigorously,
and Business Manager Dabney has
been instructed to act as the cham
heT's agent in carrying on campaign
of education among the people of the
city.
Tho men behind the chamber in this
movement arc the men who count for
something in Richmond. The author
Of the resolution indorsing the new
plan is Judge George L Christian, who
himself has been both member and
president of the Common Council. He
asserts truly that tho fault OF our pres
ont government is not that of the Coun-
cilmen, but OF the system-"an ire
sponsible form OF government" The
members OF the chambers board OF
directors are ell successful business
men of the city, men who are impclled
only by q desire to sec Richmond grow
and progress.
Our business men want better gov
eminent for Richmond Do you?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
WATCH THE FRANCHISES.

In the contest between the Richmond
and Henr!co and the Virginia Railway
and Power Company, Richmond should
insist that all franchises granted shall
expire in 1927. When that date mr.
rives the city will be in a position
TO insist upon such terms OF sale as
VIII give the people of Richmond a
very much larger share in the PROFITS
Of the street car and light companies
Than have been enjoyed heretofore.
The great value OF street car com
panies lies in the fact that thew exist
primarily in large cities, and the
larger the city the greater the value.
1t is true that such public service cor.
porations help to build up cities. but
not SO much as the city helps to bun5
UP them.
The difficulty IN the past has bean
that the cities. when they granted
street railway franchises. did nor a.
preoiate the value Of the privileges
they were giving away
In 1877, when the present ,rencb,s..
fan In Richmond both can and Should
receive very much larger returns from
the purchaser of the right to oDers..
street cars and sell electric power N
this city.
II the Council grants the Riohmond
and Henrico Railway Company the
right 10 compete. they should certainly
see to it that ell franchises exng-s
at the same time H. as the counsel
for the Virginia Railway and Power
COMPANY stated, the street railway
~ ~" ST company is natural
V''Y'y' 'heh me sooner Richmond
ga g 10 se' It's fair share Of tho
profits Of that monopoly the better
FOR the taxpayers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
BUSINESS MEN FOR BETrrR COW
ERNMENT

Do the business men OF Richmond be.
heve that the proposed changes n us
government viii be business.ltke end
best2
Unanimously by rising vote ina
board Of directors Of the cha,nbsr ~
Commerce, acting with tmi autso-,tv
for that hody Yesterday Endorsed the
proposed changes in our form G, c,,,.
administrator. Theirs was no mere
paper approval they Will take Of, mai
COATS from now on and work for ,bo
good Of Richmond. The chambo- has
never Lost fight Tor better order .,
things in Richmond. and It does no,
propose to lose one n6w. The en,bp-
siastic. determined vigorous tnteros.
manifested by THOSE present 3. ,be
meeting yesterday shows ths, tho
changes amount to a splendid brs,nass
proposition for the people Of R.eh.
mond
The Chamber of Commerce has con.
sidered the present government nm,
has found 1t to be unsclentiAc in form
obsolete and cumbersome In method
rendering the duties OF the member
Of the city Council multifarious an,
burdensome to degree that IS prem
dicial to the prompt and efieient man
agement Of municipal affairs"
Az ali who are behind this moycmen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
= CHRISTIAN WAR,

TIL spectacle Of Christian army
5laughter.ng detenseless women and
children has shocked all Europe and
America 1t VIII not do to answer
that tho Italians, made desperate nv
terror. ran mad with Tho lust Of blood
That answer did not save the name
or fame of Abdul Hamld when Glad
stone named him tho unspeakable
Turk" and It will not gave italy To-
day. Either tho war OF rripou IS
Just or IT is = horrible and appalling
massacre. Certainly the Turks did MOI,
do the invading. d sucking babes
even when OF Arab percntage. ar. no,
dangerous comba,,nts.
The white mans conEcleneo is ,,.o.
dull Of apprehension. but even.r,i,,,a,,.
Europe ia seeing unpardoneble o,,oc,,
ties in the Italian war Of con,r...
No great powers hands arc clean ,ba
United States has many sbardtn y
episodes in its assimilation ~ H.
Philippines. Belgium ana France aro
lndeii6ly stained with sickeninz a,ro.
cities on Tho Congo Germany tough,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

throughout tho East, Is now holding
the attention of Lynn, Mass. where
the good people soc abundance all
around them. but famine prices In tho
city "a bittor cry goes up against
the middleman. both the producers
and consumers are robbed. The farmer
receives low prico for what he pro-
duces, and the latter is forced to pay
an exorbitant prico, due to unnatural
sumos
So the people of Lynn want to fol-
low Mayor Shank's plan, which is 20
create municipal purchasing and
selling agent, who shalt both be ready
and able to act when the prices of
local foodstuffs make it seem wise
to do SO.
This will put the American cities
that adopt this plan on all fours with
Berlin, where the city has taken over
the markets and has eliminated the
middleman.
In indianapolis and Lynn the public
believes that the sole cause of high
living Is to be found In the middle
man. and this opinion is strengthened
by the statement of President yoakum.
Oh the San Francisco Railroad system,
that of the slS.OOO.0 100000 that III.
American consumers annually pav for
toodstufs the middlemen take ST.
ooo, 100000. and the producers get only
d. u
Is right the movement against
such exorbitant toll cannot be
too aggr essive or too swift, and the
middlcman will be fortunate il any
plan can be evolved to save him.
But large part OF the Increased
cost of living is due to natural causes
that lie beyond the control of any in
diVidual. The cost of beef has adj
vanced IS per cent. in ten years as the
great cattle ranges have decreased. In
another decade the United states Will
cease to he a beef-cXporting nation.
and. with the growth Of the worlds
population, the same will be true OF
Argentina and Australia. AS hungry
mouths increase and the vast grazing
areas diminish. the price OF beef has
necessarily advanced, and no plan OF
Mayor Shank or OF the municipality OF
Berlin can ever restore the beef
prices to the levels brought about by
fewer consumers and greater supplies.
For potatoes, apples and garden
truck there seems no doubt that a
reduction In cost to the city con-
sumers can be made by improving the
means of distribution. Municipal
markets offer one solution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
POTASH MEANS PROSPERITY.

Germany IS threatened with an ex-
ample of how dangerous It is to kill
those rare geese that lay golden eggs.
The potash discoveries In the United
States furnish both the occasion and
the proof. In 1909 this country got it's
entire supply OF potash. amounting TO
some 100000 tons annually, from Ger
brated potash dispute" broke out and
American fertilizer manufacturers had
to deal with the very heavy and OPP
pressive discriminatory taxes levied
by the German government. Just
when st seemed that the United States
would he forced to pay through the
nose" for this absolutely essential in
gredient FOR manufactured fertilizers.
rich deposits OF potash were discovered
at Kalusz in Galicia, an Austrian pro
vince
To add to tho discontinue OF Ger
many, extensive potash fields have
been found in the United States. II
this is SO, the farmers may we'll re-
joicc. for the finding OF potash IN
America. according to an expert quoted
by tho Chicago Tribune means cutting
the cost OF artificial fertilizers in
half. Such a reduction would be an
enormous boon to farming interests
This is day of intensive cultivation
and cheaper fertilizers Will bring
about cheaper and better food
From the standpoint OF national well
fare the discovery of potash is worth
more than many discoveries OF gold
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

Emporia was entertained with
pianoforte recital last week. The hail
was packed. the Emporia Messenger
tells us, while the hearty applause
spoke eioquently OF the appreciation
and enjoyment" and goes on to saw
about the artistic I'VE believe we voicc
the sentiment of the whole audience in
affirming that seldom have we heard
a more finished and artistic recital
although we have heard the foremost
artists of the day In recitals given In
the great cities" The program was
composed wholly OF classical numbers
and the Emporia people listened with
enthusiastic appreciation to selections
from Bach, st. Saens, Beethoven.
Schumann. Chopin and Liszt, and "eyen
to the least unsteady educated person
present there was much to interest
and instruct" Really good music is
what our people everywhere want. and
when they get 1t. they show their ap;
probation in no uncertain way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
FURNISHING RADroRD.

Are normal schools political plums
10 be generously bestowed on those
counties and cities where the Demo-
cratic party is always retUrned to
power and no questions asked? or.
are normal schools built By the taxes
levied on all the property owners. ir-
respective of creed, color or party
affiliations, in order that the children
of the state OF Virginia may be prop
erly instructed
The Times Dispatch is under the
Impression that public schools, nor
NAL or elementary are run by the
taxpayers money and for the tax
payers beneat.
Some OF the political leaders" were
reported in yesterdays Times Dispatch
as saying that they would prefer to
abandon the site purchased in Radford,
and TO lose the money already expead-
ed in that community by the State &C
Virginia, than to sec n normal school
placed in city which was so un-
grateful as to defeat Democrat and
elect Republican.
When have pubiileSchools been re-
wards in Virginia ~ party hdeiity,
and how long will the people of var-
gin!a tolerate such threat, II it is
made with authority and power?
We do not believe for one instant
that the Legislature would be 50
foolish as to recede from position
that it took after due delibera ION. be
cause IT believed tina, normal sahool
at Radford was essential for the well
fare of the Commonwealth Certainty.
the Legislature would be most ill-ad-
vised to be guided by the angry vapo, :
ings Of some political leaders"
The Democratic party OF virginia
has remained in power because It
served the whole State, and on tho day
when the Democratic party q. viz
Einia abandons public service for 7ri-
vate reward or political punishment,
that day the doom of the Democrat.
party is and ought to be sealed.
Fortunately. Virginia Democrats are
wiser than some political leaders"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
A Veterans View,

Sir.-l was one Of those who ,ycnt
INTO the Wilderness with old Jack"
the May day alluded to In the grand :
est epitome of the Army of Northern
irEihia that has ever been EXPRESSED
in prose or poem, so far as ! nv
heard and seen. / was so thrilled Nv
MISS Mary Johnston's noble words that
l beg you Will print the same and en-
auIc my old comrades who cannot
read the book. to be electrified as :
myself was when ! read them. Thosa
words deserve to be inscribed in bronze
on the walls of the Battle Abbey
hicHinohu. i. q. HARRISOE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNIAI-
pORTANT.

The Rev. Joseph Lambert. a clergy
man in Providence, r. l.. has resigned
his charge and Is going into bus
that Observation-Disclosures of others
like i, have appeared before in tho
public prints AN unimportant and
undistinguished minister has dofred
tho black cloth. ye. the nows of his
resignation has been flashed to every
nook and corner of the United States
to be read by millions of people.
Why tho Importance of this unim-
portant man? Why the public interest
in him? Why should the account of
his resignation be printed In evory
city and town In the country? Be-
cause he was the minister who con-
scented to perform the marriage cere-
mony between Colonel John Jacob
Astor and Miss Madeline Force.
Though prominent clorgymen and
bishops denounced the marriage of
this httyycar old divorced man to a
mere girl, though secular and religious
press Numbered against the consum-
nation of such union, though the
people OF tho nation cried out against
it, the Rev. Mr.. Lambert stepped into
the breach and performed the cere-
mony, receiving the fec that was to be
expected from n multi millionaire. I'm
mediately from all parts OF the coun-
try denunciation poured upon this
hitherto unknown clergyman. From
tho pulpit the ministry voiced its
righteous wrath. and soon this Provi-
dence pastor found 1T true that IT is
better to be unknown than notorious.
His church did not ask the Rev.
aIr, Lambert TO resign; public opinion
demanded II. ~ do not feel under the
circumstances that can continue in
the work, as could not put the same
spirit into it as before" he said in his
statement or course not public
sentiment has driven this man from
this pulpit He was unimportant, he
was unknown, and he thought that
he could do an unrighteous thing and.
in the slang phrase of the day. get
by with II" But no man is so UNI
important that he can escape the ter
rible scourgc of public Indignation.
Obscurity cannot shield wrong.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
SPEAKER cLARIl,s BLIND MODEST.

Speaker Clark's declaration at FREE
mont, Neb.. that nine-tenths OF the
people OF this country favored annex
alton with Canada. with the added re-
mark that he did not care who heard
him say So is sample of spread
eagle and slapdash stump speaking
that Will not commend itself to the
thinking people OF this country
The principle of the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
Canada was sound and good; IL meant
welfare for both netions-a welfare
that far outweighed the possibility of
harm to individuals. And yet this
great advantage was thrown away be-
cause OF a foolish and ridiculous speech
from Champ Clark TO the effect that
reciprocity meant annexation.
= We DO not care how little Mr.. Clark
esteemed himself. and we feel that his
lack of sagacity has probably entitled
him to no higher rank than he sets
upon his own utterances, but as the
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives OF the Congress OF tie United
States. Mr.. Clark should try, for the
time being at least. to forego the
hurrah method that made him so popu-
lar IN Missouri.
Apparently he did not understand
some months ago the Importance of
his Office. and evidently he is still in
Ignorance as to the significance of his
position Fer the welfare of the Dem
ocratic party and for the success Of
It's administration, let us hope that
Mr.. Clark will be brought to sense
OF what he owes the country. If he is
unable to grasp the appreciation of
what he owes himself
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
Once More "Thc LONG ron.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch.
sir'-The Good Book tells us that
In the multitude Of counselors there is
wisdom, but it nowhere says that in
the multitude OF critics anything
OF this sort is to be found we do moi
believe The Times Dispatch has a
reader. who has followed more closely
the criticisms of The Long Roll" than
the writer of these lines And what
is his conclusion as to these criticisms
This, and nothing less: All really great
men and great women are peculiar,
but all peculiar men and women are
not great. How could Il man who is
great be otherwise than peculiar, see
ing he is not as others are? And this
cannot: we think. in Justice TO Miss
Mary Johnston. be disputed. 1t is this.
ias she violated the proprietics? She
mas and rightfully. in my judgment.
To represent Stoncwall jackson as a
typical southern gentleman, full OF
innate courtesy. gentle as a lamb, yet
brave as n lion when occasion demand
ed; as the glass of fashion0and the
mold of FORM is in strict accord with
our Southern idea of proprety. Ana
yet 10 do so in Jacksons case would
he simply ridiculous-a caricature of
that really wonderful man. BoswelIs
Life OF DIR. Samuel Johnson" has long
since been pronounced the greatest
biography ever written by any one And
why so? Simply and solely because
he gives us the real Johnson. Suppose
fear of critics, had confined himself
to the "proprieties" in describing John
son, what would have been the result?
BY this time. in all probability, save
been forgotten. for DR. Johnson left
no enduring monument to his fame eX-
cept his dictionary And while Stoue-
wall Jackson's greatness as n soldier
Will thank Miss Mary Johnston for
giving it the real Jackson. not tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10
ChIvnIry and the city Han.

10 the Editor OF The Timeg- Dispatch.
SIT is interesting to hear in The
i I55iorHing paper The Voice of tho
lcople calling TO the women OF Viz
sihia to remember the considcra,ion
courtesy, chifalry. gallantry. deyotion
htespeet, etc. that is. and always has
H. lald at their feet, and then turn
tne meeting of the Council on Mondav
night, during which one of the CT
toa d refers to our public school
ping about the City Hall.
hichhlnnd. a STENOGRAPHED
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

Munshi Syed Ahmad, who, we are
told, is an authority on things and
etiquette in the Punjas, has CON. for
ward to spoil ruthlcssly sensation
that had been cooked up in conaoc-
ton with the Forthcoming British
royal visit to India. and which We
were assured foreshadowed most
embarrassing situation that might i'm
pair seriously Indian loyalty to tho
mother country 1t was asserted that
queen Mary, who is reported 10 have
Will OF her own. and who. when
she says she won't. she won't.
declared emphatically that on the
occasion OF the Delhi Durbar
she wouldn't ride an elephant
as sacred precedent demanded she
should. Munshi syed Animal. how
ever has punctured the prospcctlv.
embarrassment bubble by informing
the nervous British public that In u,-
to-date India elephant PROFESSIONS are
out Of date. and that the Kings
Durbnr mount Will not be one of those
ungainiy beasts. Hence Her Ma,estv.s
declarat ton, II she made II. was ont,relv
premature since it is obvious thnt
she wouldn't be expected or permitted
to have a more imposing and sacred"
mount than her lord.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

However high the Orange Observer
may ny in poetic frenzy. she always
mixes in sage bit of advice, as in
the following:
THE goldenrod and aster bright,
Beside the brooklet bloom;
Yet summer roses scattered lie,
And faint their rich perfume.
\ something in the sharpened air
That greots US at the dawn.
Reminds us winter is very near.
And to put our iianncls ca"
didatic songster the Observer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-10

Jackson without peculiarities not tho
jackson without the weaknesses. In
some respects. OF our common human
ity. In short for drawing him as a
great man and not "A little god.
Nothing is better than just and
Wholesome criticism. ANA nothing
worse than unjust aud ignorant criti-
c'sin. sense Of proportion Is always
lacking in every one who essays To
criticize man or book whose own
capacity is not OF sufficient proper
lions to do 80. y person with five
senses is not competent to sit In judg-
ment over one With six. In fact. n