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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
LORD DURHAM WILL
ACCOMPANY THE KING

como OF at least $4,000 year. 10 fond
Partially OF monthly nu.ee.
Lord Durham is childless and sepa-
rated from hts wife. whose reason be-
came affected not long after her mar
rage. when Lord Durham learned for
the frst time that the symptoms had
more before her marriage. and that he
had been purposely kept In Ignorance
thereof by her family Ever since, his
sister. Lady Anne Lambton. who is a
kept house FOR him. and acted as the
mistress OF his various homes. At
Lord Durham's death. his honors and
property win therefore pass 10 his twin
Ton and in this way any mistake or
fraud of which the monthly nurse al
luded TO by tho earl may have rend-
cred herself guilty. Will be straighten-
has ever since his schoolboy days been
renowned as tho better tempered Of
the twins. Il may DO readily imagined
that wher Freddie Lambton comes In
to the family honors and estates, he
Will worth!ly maintain the traditions
OF his ancestors a to Feasibility
Lord Durham makes his principal
home a. I.ambton Castle, in the county
Of Durham situated on height over
looking tho River Wear. Half Gothic
and half Tudor. tho castle almost dis
appeared about sixty years ago be-
meath the surface OF the ground, and
that the Lamstons of the reign of
Queen Elizabeth and OF James l.. IN
their greed for extracting coal from
their mines at tho least possible cost.
had wholly Neglected to make any pro-
vision for the support of the seams
which had been worked beneath the
castle. Indeed, the latter stood upon
what was virtually an empty coal mine:
fact which had been allowed to pass
into oblivion until attention was call
ed thereto by the sinking Of the foun-
dations. The whole mine was there
upon bricked up, at a very heavy cost.
and the castle made entirely safe.
The courtier OF the Lambton family
is the sailor brother of Lord Durham.
namely, Admiral SIR fIedworth, who
has within The last few weeks ex-
changed his ilistoric patronymic OF
Lambton. for that OF Meux, by mean.
OF royal warrant. bearing the sign
manual of King George. In fact, tho
celebrity in connection with the leading
part which he took in the heroic de-
Tense OF Ladysmith, inherited last year
the bulk of the great fortune of tho
eN-music hall actress. Lady MeuS.
widow of Sir Henry Meux, tho brewer.
In no way related to him. and only
Slightly acquainted. she left him her
wealth. in token or her admiration Of
slight and triGins courtesies which no
had accorded to her at horse races
where she was usually sighted by the
majority of the great world present
The only stipulation which she made
was that he should, in inheritng her
fortune assume her name Of Meux,
identified for the last hundred years
with the foremost brewing interest of
the United Kingdom. in lieu OF the
historic name Of Lambton. aid quart
e. the Meux arms with his own.
Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
ruLLAGnA IN ruE sorru.

IN eleven southern States lO.aoo new
cases of reuogra stand recorded this
year Tho disease is making rapid
gains in the South Except in Illinois.
there is not much of it In any Northern
State. Cold weather checks this dis.
case Just as it does cholera. 1t may
not cmrc 1T. but 1T lessons it, at any
rate, allowing it to hibernate until
hot weather comes again The mortal.
iiy is between 30 and a. per cent. OF
the total number of cases rate much
higher than italy has ever .,novr
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Voice Of the eople
The Supervisors in Chesterfield.


10 the Editor OF Tho Times dispatch.
Sir.-I notice in your South Rich
nt,na, column. under the head Of Pc
se tha. & s yass thai newodd u
viii oppose Mr.. Hatcher for election
to the Board of Supervisors; that Mr.
Hatcher was the only member OF the
board who was reelected ut the last
election, the other members being de-
feaied. 1t is claimed. for Their support
given to the broad-tire law, which
was later declared by Judge Watson,
tutional"
Tho latter part of this item is not
a correct statement of the case. Our
mined to carry out the law enacted
By the Legislature providing for
maintaining good roads in Chesterfield
and other counties OF the Stase. and
knowing that the old system of road
working was. and had been for many
years past. useless expenditure of
pubic money. and to protect our roads
from destruction by persons of other
counties and cities who were not liable
TO road duty or tax, determined to
ADOPT the best measures and means
to conform to and carry out the goou
road plan adopted by the Legislature
on this subject, and for. that purpose
directed it's Commonwealths Attorney
TO prepare an order for that purpose.
discussed and unanimously adopted by
the board. as the records OF the board
viii show. This being done. the case
OF Bottom VS.. CommoRyealth was pre-
sented to and argued before Judge
watson testing tho validity of the
order Of the board FOR the following
reasons:
l. That the Legislature had no legal
right to delegate any such authority
to the Board OF Supervisors to pass
such ON order.
2. That the board had no authority
to pass any such order.
3. That the order so passed was un-
constitutional and void because 1t was
class legislation.
4. If the above were not sufficient
TO defeat this order (Which lacked
about two months before going into
eftecD 1t was repealed by the stephens
bill. passed in March, 1910. virginia
Acts, page 339.
Judge watson held that the first
three positions were untcnable, and
that the law and the order OF the
BOARD were constitutional and valid.
but that they were repealed by tho
stephens bill, and on that account the
case against Bottom was dismissed.
being an officer OF Judge Watson's
Court and also OF the Board of Super
visors. and being familiar with this
matter deem II proper that this mis-
may know the true grounds upon
which the case was heard and the
reasons for the opinion of the Judge IN
disposing of 1t.
j. NJ, GREGORY
Commemorative Attorney
woodland Heights. Chesterfield County,
September
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o eompllcate further the conduct

ITO complicate further the conduct II
the city government
Under this Compromise system. which
mas Just been killed. Atlanta was to
De governed by two boards. one known
as the City Council and the other as
tho Board OF Commissioners. The
council was to BIO tho legislative body
and tho commissioners tho admins
trative body. Tho recall. instead OF
being vested in the voters, was to be
! vested in the Council, that is. tho
Council WAS to be tho sole Judge OF
the qualifications of the commission
ers whom once they were chosen. The
people were to have no right of recall
unless by authority of the Council.
These and other unessential and alb.
surd provisions and restrictions per.
suaded great many thoughtful citi-
gems that Atlanta would change from
bad to worse under the new charter
and their votes told in tho result. Then,
too. the compromise instead OF gain
ing the support of the original opinion,
ents OF n new charter. furnished them
with moro effective club with which
to fight the reform. The very forces
that were responsible for the altera-
ton in the first plan contributed most
to the defeat OF the plan after altera
ton.
The Birmingham News, near neigh
Dor. makes this interesting and true
comment:
so the real defeat for government
tai reform in Atlanta did not come
yesterday; 10 came on that day the
commission forces made the hiunder
of compromising With the opposition
Out of this defeat, which was merely
emphasized at the polls Wednesday,
Will come an awakening to the fact
that the only way to secure reforms is
to fight for them without pauslng to
ask the enemy what ii wants. OF to
attempt to concoct some nongrel
scheme that will win Its half-hearted
support"
There is no underground in hshtinS
for good government
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Mystery stu surrounds this strange

Mystery still surrounds this strange
disease.
We concur in tho opinion of tho Biz
mingham Age-Herald that the Con-
gress should appropriate $4,000 for
the study of this malady. In that way.
perhaps, some definite information may
DO secured. 1t is hard to night dis
ease which no ono understands. Elev-
en- States havo pellagra oases-virginia,
Georgia. North Carolina. South Caro-
Ina. Florida. Alabama. Mississippi,
tennessee. Louisiana, Texas and Ken
lucky The representatives of these
states should see that the sum named
is appropriated next winter for the
study of the disease and OF the theo-
fies 1t involves. The subject should
nave Immediate attention, Tor the in
crease of the maiadv Ia rnlly loo per
cent annually in the South.
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on THn ROAD no NoRTH oAnoLINA

ON ibE NOAD TO NORTH CAROLINA
AT Is minutes after IL o'clock to.
night or. TO DO exact. at IS minutes
before o'clock tomorrow Monday
morning. tho special train of the Rich
mond Boosters will depart from the
Main Street Station over the seaboard
Railroad for Henderson. North Caro-
Ina. and points beyond and around and
about in the grand old State, which
was nrst at Bethel. rerthest at Gettye-
burg. last at Appomattox, and, as re-
Gently discovered evidence shows, nrst
at Yorktown when Lord CORVALLIS
surrendered to General Washington.
The Boosters are going under the au-
spices OF The Times Dispatch, but un-
der the immediate and direct conduct
of tho Chamber of Commerce. 1t VIII
be great expedition. and ono that
VIII prove OF immense advantage to
the City OF Richmond a pleasant eX-
cursion into wonderful country. fair
~ bursting with prosperity and an
object Lesson as well to that special
division OF the human race known by
tho general name of "right-Wa6s."
who seeing that these things can be
done without them. will, in tho course
OF time. come into the game themselves
10 the greater glory of tho town in
which they live and upon which they
live.
AS William Taft Dabney, the Gar
decn-in Chief of the movement, ex-
planned in his thrilling talk TO the
Boosters Friday night, when they were
getting their badges and berths and
final Instructions. this is not to be a
drumming expeditions. the Boosters are
simply going down to North Carolina
on friendly visit. Just 10 how
dye how-dye, how de-do," and IL this
part of the programme is CARRIED out
according to the wise counsels OF tho
chief. the rest will all come in time,
as much as ninety-daya, We should cav.
even moro If required in some cases
after 1t Is seen that they are bsttor
or at homo than anybody.
In the report of the Smoker yester-
day tho beautiful little touch of the
orator of the evening was noted. when
in eXt0fling the greatness of human
virtue and the sweet influences OF good
neighborhood. Sentimental William laid
down this splendid principle: III my
ne%t-dcor neighbor plant flowers in his
garden their fragrance Will surely be
shared by me" That is the shirt
which should animate all cur hearts
alwsys-"no man liveth unto himself
this is the Spring, paraphrasing the
thought of old Bishop Heber, which |
VIII unlock the flowers ito paint the
laughing SOIL
Remember the place--the Union Sta
ton; tho hour--4o minutes before l I,
o'clock tomorrow (Monday) morning;
the destination-twenty flve of the
most hourishing cities and towns in
North Carolina; the purpose
How- dye. How dye. How-de-do:
HOW is your wife. and how are You?
An 1t hts our hand as no other can
The honest hand or the Tar-Heel Mani
All aboardl
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COMMUNICATING Attorney
woodland Heights. Chesterfield County
September so. 1911.


Booker WashlnEton's Sleeping Car.
To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-l read with great interest your
editorial OF yesterday relative to the
Booker Washington incident in Texas.
and l wish to express my great SUR
ado about nothing
do not believe. and / am of the
opinion that no sensible colored man
DR.. Washington was trying to get
away from his race or regarded close
contact with them Objectionable
DR.. Washington is now touring tho
cipal places and delivering common
sense talks to all the people. as he
Old In Virginia and in many other
OF those making the arrangements
that their guest and his party should
nave the comfort afforded by a sleep
Ing car Now. to make such possible
IT became necessary to make use of a
special car. sec nothing wrong in
that. My mind IN too obtuse TO follow
your reasoning and get the same re-
have to be Informed as to Jim Grow
law: no man in this country knows IT
better than lie. lie simply wanted
rest at night and because he pos
croachcd not upon the rights. real or
imaginary, of his neighbors. he is crit
icized as Leader lacking in tact.
Some of us know better what separa-
ton stands for than newspaper edi-
tors. / had to ride from Danville to
Richmond a few weeks ago in car
which was dirty beyond description,
l wanted to leave the coach. not to get
away from my race but TO get away
from the dirt. I wanted to get away
from that coach. not to associate with
white people. but to crtoy the comfort
of nights rest in bed.
I am opposed to racial mixing }
care not for association with white
people. / never sit 10y the side Of one
where The law permits except there be
no alternative. ( want opportunity and
a mans chance, that's all
But, If the railroads will give us
decent accommodations, soap, towels.
glasses and not dingy, unsanitary
tin cup, put sleeping berths IN our
coaches. we will not use special
cars. nor look WITH any desire toward
those clean and elegant coaches occu-
pied by faircr people. in which seats
have been purchased for tire Same price
that we have paid, but are so much
superior in accommodation and com
fort.
The no,oricty gwen this incident is
not worth the while, and regard it
MS Il newspaper framc-up. similar to
the Ashland -Tuskogee school scnsa
ton,
Mr Editor knowing the power of
the press and the potency of yolir
great paper to mold sentiment for or
against us. ask, If YOU can't help us,
don't hinder. :. S. .iORRIS.
Richmond Scptc,nber %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
WATER AND DRY LAND.

It would be interesting to know now
how much of the depreciation In the
value of the twenty railroad and in
dustrial stocks noted by the New YORK
Sun was due TO the better drainage
system of these grand and awful times
How much dry land was there IN these
stocks. and how much water? 1t is
very hard to believe that sSS6,Oooooo
has been lost in the actual value OF
these stocns; indeed, it is hard to be-
lleye that there is that much money
in the world. AS the gentleman from
Indiana said after making a careful
examination OF the giraffe in the me-
nageric: There amt no SIGH animal"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
rAIvr on COMMISSION GoyLn,urN,

In laying tho corner stone a, 10
new city building at Hutchinson. Kan
has' last week, President TAFT decl. rcd
himself as in favor OF fixing the re.
spensibihty Tor municipal adminis
trauon upon ono man or a very s,na,,
BODY of men. He practically advocated
the commission form OF Eovornron,
Here Is what he suid:
Experiments have been made ,s -
eio character OF tho best municipal
g. 'tiIenL think the general ten
uahey OF tho modern View is that the
Hunicipa! government is bost. a, ,aast
TOR cities of any size, which dxo. 80
responsibility on one or a very smaII
"ouY OF men and makes them nns,yn,
10 mo whole people OF the city for tho
cnclehcy OF the government III
'hethod by which tho people cleo, n,,,h,
OF Ten or twelve or fifteen diffnr,nt
oiheers 'aitea away the opportunitv -,
INC people TO hold some ono resno,si
PIE Tor defects in the actual rovern
mcnt e''erh-
But II you give the Mayor. md
the so-cdiied Federal system. tho ris,b,
~ "Ppoiht all tho officers and any OH
'"iiS' the Mayor is responsible. no
., pPo'Hisu MN and no ought
10 remove him IL he is a bad NM, ~
make him better If he is capohIn ~
Improvement oi
uhder tho so-callel commission svs.
'e'n the Same principle is exempiincd .
This Is commentator from h,,r
source but the fact is, nobody OF any
consequence has ever opposed commits.
sion government.
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GETTING SICK OF THE PRIMARY

1t must be admitted" says the
montgomery Advertiser. which foment-
ca mo primary system OF making
nominations in Alabama, sit must be nd.
mitted that this system is fast mal,,nr
1t difficult for a poor man to offer for
once. The rich man. regardless OF
merit. often is enabled to overcome
me strength OF superior man who's.
means are limited" This ia very truo
and exactly what might have been ex-
pec'ed' but our contemporary, which
sUoNe SO nightly for the adoption OF
inc system. Will have the satisfaction
'hat there are two classes that are
paFtiouiaFy benefited by the system
the rich and tho corrupt; the man who
GOES not care what 1t costs so long as
ne can got tho honor. and the man
VINO mas friends behind him with the
means ana who is willing TO servo
them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01

sont US forth to tho front, saying
nothing about what they would suffer
whiie we wore away. They wore tho
loyal women Of war. as we wore the
loyal men OF war. ana the success OF
.he army depended largely upon those
loynl women And so they have been
That could be said even more APP
propriately OF the women OF tho Con-
federecy. whose courage and sacrif,ce
no human pom can describe.
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TOO MANY,

Twenty three amendments to the
State Constitution are to be submitted
to tho voters Of California at special
election next month 1t seems only
reasonable to inquire if these voters
are intclligently prepared to render a
sound verdict on so many questions at
one time. Some OF these questions are
very important they include, for OK
ample, a proposition to place all public
utilities. except such as cities may
wish to retain under their control, in
charge OF the State utilities commits
sion; proposition that no freight or
passenger rate shall be raised By a
railroad without the permission of this
body; another. that the Legislature be
given plenary power to confer addi-
tional authority upon tho commission.
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d, Why OF commentator.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispa tch :
Sir.--Your independent course dur
ing the recent political campaign was
marked by extraordinary skill and JUS
tice, and sounded the Keynote of po-
litical courage and reform. The great
CT the wrongs. the more powerfully
must they be comoated. aud IL VIC are
not vet in the fun sunligh: OF higher
politics, tne dawn at least is heralded
The fidelity with which you have
endeayored to protect the public and
the Interests of the people, as opposed
TO tho people of the interests" is a
splendid contribution to the history
of American journalism. Your recent
editorials, cDr. Darlington and tho
Penitentiary." the Outrage OF tho
Law and many others, including the
good YOU accomplished fn the late
campaign in the way of political
searchlighting--all reflect the best
ethics Of the day, and must win for
yourself moral leadership by. deserv-
ing 1t. The pluck you displayed in
fighting for the right betrayed a lofty
sense of the duty and obligations Of
the press, and Will be rewarded by the
loyalty of a vast number of the most
intelligent readers OF your country.
In the broad discussion of world
wide topics, yOur paper Is serving the
cream and Keeping even pace with the
magnificent growth of the great COM
munity. in which you Will be an i'm
portant part and power for good
.HJ5 JUNIUS w. FOWLKES.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01

Instead of going away on into
Canada to shoot wild geese, 1t would
have been moro business-like II Colonel
Barton H. Grundy had stayed at home
and shot shafer street into tho City
Council.
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PICKING COTTON.

How much cotton can one man pick
in one day with his own fingers? Tho
Montgomery Advertiser. which is al
ways springing surprises of one sort
and another on a long suffering and
receptive public. says: alabama has a
human picker who gathered 756 pounds
in ono day." and 1t adds: 1T will tako
machine to break that record" 1t
Will take. moreover. q greater than
AIunchauscn to beat the story. We
don't believe It: what are the facts?
The average picker can pick about
l6o pounds the day when the cotton is
fairly good and by sticking TO his
work, which would Yield enough lint
cotton to mako about the quarter OF
q bale when packed for market. The
man who could pick 100 pounds in u
day would pick enough to mako nearly
q bale OF lint. And ct amt So" as
they say in Texas. The man who
picked that much cotton would make
about 81 the day. or two dollars more
than tho average member OF the Ala
bama Legislature Is worth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
Pronunciation of Beuttie.

l. Please give the pronunciation Of
besttie, where accented?
-. What are the correct moves in
paving checkers and playing pool with
'heckersf A SUBSCRIBER.
l. Betty. the 20" like In ..beet"
Accent first pyllable.
Z; Lack Of space forbids a republi-
cation or these rules here. You can
secure lhese rules for a few cents from
lott any one dealing in game equip
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
admission to West Point.

To whom should 1 apply for informa.
hon as to the requirements for adm,is.
sion into the United States Military
academy at West Point? c. Il. 4.
-, Apply to the Secretary OF the Navy,
Washington. d. c..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01

Another Richmond in the held In
Il most enthusiastic double column
editorial accompanied by a large cut
of the nominee, tho Culpeper Enter
prise dominates Representative Curlin
FOR Governor, saying that the Eighth
District has furnished no Governor
since the war.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01

That was happy reference to the
women in war which was made a, the
late gathering OF the veterans Of the
Army of Inc Potomac by ex-command-
or Gilman. Of tho Grand Army OF the
Repubiic. IIe said.
The soldiers at the front had their
Joiiy houfn beside roaring campnres
where the song and Jest went round
nus The women at home knew no such
re'a%otiou from the strain of anxiety
Tor fether husband, brother or sweet
hcart In the army. And all the
ume the women at homo We're WORK
ms Tor tn" cause twenty-four hours
the DAY The brave days of old were
brave indeed, and, among. the bravest
were tho women. They put on our
shoulder straps. bnclsled our belts.
placed thoir hands on our heads and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
Mathennticnl aurr

Publish the rule Tor adding and sub
,ractins at tho same time az III a case
oi oookkeeping when there are checks
and deposits the same day.
me-, INTERESTED.
queries.