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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
TRAFFICKING IN SOULS.

Every man, and some women, too, seems to
have had his price" in Adams county, Ohio.
and the final snag would appear to have been
struck in the discovery that there are not sufh-
Client persons in the county now enjoying the
right of franchise and possessing the simple
qualifications for jury service to form body of
twelve men tried and true"
Juries from other counties will probably have
to be imported to shameful Adams to admins
ter justice. 1t is a sad commentary any coun
ty when such state of affairs as this exists but
the inhabitants OF that section of the State have
given ample demonstration of their unftness to
be trusted with their own ballot, much less the
liberty and rights of others who may appear
before the bar of justice or equity.
Adams county and the State of Ohio will suf
fer but little from the Acknowledgement of the
countless voters who ballotted according to the
chink OF coin they received rather than the
pure motive and reasoning which should govern
each and every individual who possesses the
right to express his views and preferences &C
cordtng to the dictates of his own heart and con-
science. The soul of the voter-and there are
instances outside of Adams county where citi-
known to possess souls--is supposed
to~gude hts hand in the baioting booth When
d man sells his vote he sells part of his SOUL
or what should constitute his soul Who is to
say that had the price been higher, the voters
would not have closed cut entirely and become
altogether soulless crew?
The character of some of the men in Adams
county Is shown by the fact that their votes were
sold by their relatives Such men may count
/ in numbers on the polling books, but in the Sc
rious contemplation of life they must be over
/ looked
! Voting the cemeteries is not to be mentioned
/ in the same breath with voting bought ballots
by the wholesale. The memory of the dead
would seem TO prevent the comparison The
utter no protest, but the man who deliberately
counts out the paltry Change" with which his
palms have been creased, and, weighing the
bride of this party in hand and that party
in the other, and decides TO vote on the side
which weighs the heavier, is to be held strictly
/ to account
/ There should he considerable road improve
ment in Adams county, and when the soulless
hallot-casters drive over these highways in after
/ years they should contemplate them as stretch
! ing monuments to the clean government and
the one way in which Adams countys citizens
may be OF service to the State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02

ing Saratoga convention, the former made the
statement that he had specifically requested that
no endorsement be given to any proposition for
reelection in 1912. President Taft has always
maintained that this is not the time for a set
Element of the question of 1919. On that point
the President and the colonel understood each
other perfectly.
As was stated after the conference several
months ago, statement from Mr.. Roosevelt
favoring Mr.. Tafts denomination in 1912 is I'M
called for. 1t can be stated that Mr.. Taft has
not sought Mr. Rooses elts aid in this respect,
and does not feel that Mr.. Roosevelt has the
hnal say in the matter Even though the colo
mel should come out with a red-hot statement in
favor of President Tafts denomination, 1t would
not affect Mr.. Tafts Judgment in the matter.
So far Mr.. Taft II concerned, he is not
worrying about 1919.
1t is out Of the question for Mr. Taft to an
nounce hisc candidacy for reelection at this
time His present dignlfed attitude of leaving
the whole question TO the public to be deter
mined result OF what he will have achieved
when the time conles, gives him strategic po-
sition.
The fact remains that the delegates to the
convention will do the choosing, and at the
present time Mr.. Taft seems to have the dele
gates without these important adjuncts to a
candidate all the glowing endorsements of count
less colonies would do no good.--Washington
Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
AVIATION MEET
COMES TO CLOSE
HOxSEY'S HEATH TAKES SPIRIT
OUT OF FLYERs-MoNEY
FOR AvIAToR's MOTHER.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 1.-The local
aviation meet, which was to have
continued through tomorrow, will
end this afternoon. The death of
Arch Hoxssy following so closely the
death at New Orleans of Johnny
Moisant, has taken the spirit out of
the aviators, and none of them viii
venture far above ground.
Jim ,Radley. the Englishman, de-
clared to-day that he would not take
any more chances in the treacherous
air currents here. He essayed a flight
yesterday, but as soon as he encoun-
tered gusty winds. quickly descended.
Eugene Ely, the Curtiss aviator.
gave the spectators q thrill yesterday
when a guy wire broke, became en-
tangled in his propeller and tore out
large piece of the propeller blade.
Ely alightei with difficulty, but safe
ly, though lie was badly shaken up.
Hoxsey's body lies in a morgue at
Pasad ena. where ii was taken early
to-day. 1t will be buried there to-
morrow. the chief MORNINGS being
the widowed mother and all the ayia-
tors
Phil Parmalee explained Hoxsey's
fall by declaring that after Arch as
cended seven thousand feet the air
currents below him became gusty and
treaeherous. Hoxsey being unaware
of this. attempted the diving descent
with his engine shut off. When he
struck the lower air currents his ma
chine capsfzed and he was still try
ing to right 1t when he struck the
earth and war killed
Hoxsey's winnings at local meets
were $4,000. and this will be turned
over to his mother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
PAYING INTEREST
ON BONDS OF STATE
NEARLY HALF MILLION IN SUCH
FUNDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED !
BY SECOND AUDITOR.

Second Auditor John q. Dew wit
this week mail the semi-annual In.
terest checks to holders of registered
bonds of the State OF Virginia. Thia
means the distribution os about $751;
000 among the bondholders. 65 per
cent of whom are Virginiana
Holders of coupons will have to pre-
sent the coupon at the auditors offics
for payment, but checks will be malls
ed to others.
ferent securities approximate as fol-
lows:
To colleges and the Dawson Fund
In Century bonds. on registered cer~
tihcates under the act OF 1892, s75,4
600.
On Riddleherger coupon bonds. is4
sued under the act of 1882 and
amended in 1884. $4,000: on regis-
tered bonds under the same act, $65.s
0oQ. Total about $4,000.
On Century coupon bonds. issued
under act OF 1892. and all amend
ment thereto. $4,000: registered
bonds Of same, $4,000. Total, about
$253,00o.
On consol coupons and ten-forty
coupons paid on judgments for taxes,
s200.
Many of the schools and colleges
of the State get "a portion OF this in
terest. One is Washington and Lee
University. which receives about SIS
600 year on bonds issued to 1t in
lieu OF old James River and Kama
wha Canal stock, and old unfunded
coupon bonds. which latter were a
donation to the university from Geo,
Peabody OF England.
The recipient OF the largest amount
is the Miller Manual Labor School OF
Albemarle county. which gets about
$4,000. in lieu of funded registered
consoi bonds funded registered ''peel-
err" bondsc. ten-forty registered bonds
and funded consols fractional certi~
ficates.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute re-
ceives about SCI. 900. and the Hamp.
ton Normal and Agricultural Institute
about 200 for a certificate OF the
debt OF the State issued in 1877. in
lieu Of funded registered consol bonds
funded registered consoi bonda fund.-
ed registered "peeIer' bonds, unfunds
ed bonds an unfunded coupon honda.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
da. upon the latterfs election to the chief execu

da. upon the latteris election to the chief execu-
tveship of Nicaragua. From events as we have
seen them it has appeared as though our chief
magistrate has been hankering after this plea
SAINT duty for many moons
Estrada is a revolutionist and defer Of law
and government, first last and always. Although
the Nicaraguans may lull themselves into a false
security over the apparent settlement of all difi-
Guilty in their country, sad day of awakening
awaits them.
The new President of Nicaragua probably will
be but little worse than was his predecessor but
he may rule in the sublime belief that Official
dom at Washington is with him and he has its
support.
II the Monroe Doctrine means ANYTHING. 1t
means keeping hands off the Central and South
American countries. How well this country
lived up to it Is best realized In the Panama and
Nicaraguan instances Estrada was helped in
ment toward achieving his ambition to rule Mic
aragua because his soldiers could not ambus.
cade the Federal troops. When Zeyalas repre-
sentative was banished from Washington kick.
ed out of the front door-Estradas emissary was
given the glad hand as ne entered the rear door
Estrada Is now happy in the executive chair:
President Taft is happy, Secretary Knox and the
rest of ofacialdom is happy for the time being,
but laugh on the other side of the face is due
shortly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
HOTEL MEN MEET
HERE THIS WEEK
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
UPON CONVENTION WHICH
WILL EXTEND THROUGH
THREE DAYS.

Hotel mel to the number of ouS
/ hundred are expected to attend the
convention of the Southern Hotel As
ISOLATION, in Richmond this week.
The convention opens Tuesday with
session In Murphy's hotel and will
last three days, Ten O'Clock Ia tho
hour set for the opening exercises.
chief among which will be an ad-
dress nj WelGntne hE mayor o.. G.. ,RIch.
ardson.
The entire program of the conven.
ton has not been announced as yet,
owing to numerous changes that have
arisen of late.
The association is endeavoring this
year to enlarge its sphere of infiu.
ence. Thus far its membership hax
been made up OF hotel men In vir-
gta1ta and North Carolina The a&so.
citation seeks to make the organisation
truly representative of the South and
this year Georgia hotel men are ex-
pected to enter the fold. The Geor-
gia association will be represented at
the convention by President j. Lee
Barnes of Atlanta.
The duty of entertaining the Wis
.itors Will fall chiefly upon a commit
tee headed by President r. NJ. Fry.
of the association. and Sam Atkin-
tary. Mr.. Fry Is a former manager
of the Jefferson and Mr.. Atkinson II
the cheerful host OF the Richmond
hotel
Numerous papers will be read AZ
the several sessions. and one OF the
most interesting Is "Banquets-Do
They Pay7' which viii be discussed
by j. III. Hinton, OF Wilmington, N.
G. AS banauets by hotel men 10
hotel men are no uncommon affairs
and each host endeavors to outshinN
the others entertainment, Mr.. Hin.
tons treatment of his subject will b
heard with unusual attention.
. Among the other papers announced
are. THE Hotel Man" by ]. Frank
Bell. of the Fairfax. Norfolk; "Ad-
vaneement OF Hotels in This Associ-
ation." by c. e. Hooper. OF Char
lotte, N. c.; Injury Done to Hotel
business Through Prohibition by
A. T. Moore. OF Staunton; 'Toueen1
Hotels vs.. Commercial Hotels" by !.
Z. Alexander, OF Ashevilla, N. C..
After the morning session Tuesday
at Murphy's, when Mr.. Fry and Mr..
James Il. Disney will be among the
speakers, the members of the Virginia
and North Carolina Associations win
hold separate sessions and arrange
their business programs. Officers Will
be elected at the closing session
Thursday.
While no banquets have been an
nounced as yet. It Is probable that IL
least one will mark the occasion. whe-
Their II pays or otherwise There win
be a luncheon every day, the Arst
Tuesday at 4 O'Clock in Murphy's.s
the second Wednesday. same hour af
the Richmond. and the third at the
Jefferson Thursday.
Automobile and other sigft-seeinw
trips will be provided for the man.
bers and the women visitors who arn
expected by their hosts and these ar
fairs will be duly announced when
arranged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
PATH Of GLORY
LEADS To CRAVE
ARCH hOxSEY'o NAME 10 ADDED
TO LONG LIST OF DEAD
AIR coNouERoRs.

LOS ANGELES. CAL. Jan. 2.-~The
pail OF death hangs over the aviation
field. Arch Haxsey. holder of the
worlds altitude record for flying and
star of the air pilots OF America, plung-
ed TO death at Dominguez field at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon from a
height OF e25 feet and was instantly
killed
The tragedy was witnessed by 10000
persons. who had assembled TO view
the afternoons dying. The actual point
OF the accident, according to the baro-
graph, which registered the various ele-
vations which he attained, was 225 feet
In the air
Just before the fatal plunge HoxEey
| had been flying at an altitude OF 1000
feet. and had glided downward to the
comparatively short distance from the
earth when a fatal something"
knows what-happened, he dashed to
the earth. and the career OF the daring
aviator was ended.
The big Wright machine was ahso-
lntely wrecked and the aviator's head
and right side were crushed.
Accepted Theory.
The generally accepted theory &C
counting for the accident lis that Hox-
sey was fighting for control Of his
machine in the treacherous wind, and
that If he had turned to the right and
gone north against II he would have
succeeded In landing. though he would
have gone considerably cut OF the field
to do so. Instead OF doing this. how
ever. he turned to the left with the
wind. not reckoning its strength. per
haps, and was thus overturned. A few
advanced the suggestion that one of
the warping wires might have become
broken, but II would be impossible TO
substantiate such a theory. as the ma
chine IL so badly wrecked.
Arch Hoxsey had been flying only
since last July. In his brief career
he had become one of the greatest air
pilots In the world Last Monday he
won the worlds altitude record with
flight OF 11.474 feet, Friday he again
surpassed any record for altitude ever
made by any other man by a height
of f9,oT5. @@sfa
On Thursday Ae perhaps accomplish
ed the greatest feat ever known in
aviation by flying from Dominguez
field UP to and around Mount Wilson,
cireling the peak. 1900 feet above 1t,
and returned to the field without an
intermediate descent
1t was Hoxseys ambition. according
to his friends, to achieve fame as an
air pilot. and then establish himself
IN business He had recently renewed
his contract with the Wright brothers
and was to have flown under their coll
ors for another year
Talked OF Moisant's Fate.
A few minutes before Hoxsey's fatal
flight. a boy passing his hangar cried
news OF the death OF Moisant In New
Orleans. Hoxsey's mechanician tried
to chase him away. but Hoxsey de-
manded a paper and got 1t.
There's another good man gone"
he said, He was awfully reckless
though, and reckless man and a
Bleriot machine do not go together.
He took more chances than any man
/ know. l have seen him while In the
air take his feet completely off the
steering gear to reach over and turn
on the oil. Any one else In the world
would come down to turn on oil He
was flirting with death when he did
such careless stunt"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
TAFT AND 1912.
III Peopie Want Him He 10 w,u,n g -,
FRIENDS Are Taking Pains To Is, ~ ms

" DECLARE
"hether Colonel Theodore RooseveIt s,,nna.
far rnrd mut resident Taft will be candidate
vincad thnt .t IN 1872, should he be con-
the White House Ian ~ return to
~ Mr uatt Is not waiting to see which wav
the political wind blows He |. NOT -, way
with the question of whether shouts ~ ssIn 1
the race, he will be elected or defaataa '' IT,
only question which he will consider will, hs
date. ~ " "o d eanoi-
,r. At the present time the friends of President
1ait are CONVINCED that he is the logical candi
cate Tor 1919 They believe he is the ona no
VINO can give the slightest hope of a unitad nar
~ ~ hHey oeheVe' moreover. that from now ON
he Will grow in popularity When sorna . pi
achievements of Mr.. Taft have had time Ia ytnS
INTO the public consciousness, they feel he will
De hailed as a conservative man who has nroraa
mat the deed Is mightier than the word
state leaders such as Lloyd c. Griscom pres
ident of the New York County Ran,,IIton. Pies-
inltteei collector Loeb and Otto r Bannard
have informed the President that he H. tha 81.
man who can count a. united delngatSor ~
the 1912 convention from New York sanator
Penrose and Oliver. Of Pennsylvania, have re.
ported the same sentiment to exist In the Kew
stone State. W MY
From Ohio. Maine, Massachusetts ana o,har
exception of the followers of Senators C,umn,ins
and La Toilette, the State delegati0ns In CO.
gress have made similar statements 10 the pres
ident
While Senator Cummins might bo ah,a ..
line up several of the Western States for b{s
self should he decide finally to announce his
"Ns' - ~ hot renewed that he could win
enough @Nsses 10 carry the convention. The
leaders are sure that Senator la Toilette co,,I5
not do ~
The only question that has exited in tho n,,,es
OF the Republican leaders with regard to Iq13
concerns the attitude Of Theodore Roosevelt
IT has been asserted that he could aid senator
Cummins by throwing his strength T. him hnt
it's doubted that he would go to such an ex
IRENE -
While the former President was ouotaa in
New York as having said. "All this talk abouf
me supporting Mr. Taft in 1912 is utterly abs
surd, there has been nothing like that discuss
ed by me with anyone at any time" IT is pointed
out tnat IL would have detracted considerably
from public interest in the colonel had he made
any other statement.
Several months ago. when President TAFT and
Colonel Roosevelt met to discuss the approach
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
SEASON OF RESOLUTIONS.

With the birth OF the new year is ushered in
what is popularity known as the resolution sea
son"
While there is q certain exhilaration about
entering upon a new year and contemplating
fresh vistas. should this be any more Of Il time
for resolution than-say, for instance, September
esd?
The man who comes Tito full realization of
his bespttiug Sins and spiritual ailments III the
spring. Summer or fall. and puts his 'resolating
of until January lst is then apt to put of living
UP to the resolution until the next January LIST,
The time. and not tae idea of self-betterment and
self-help, Is the alllmportant thing in such
cases
AS far az our observation goes the New Year Is
resolution is something to laugh at rather than
to inspire admiration.
There are all sorts of freak resolutions made
at this time and they serve but the single pur-
pose of the maker buf1ng himself for little
white. and awakening some near day after the
"resoluting' to a consciousness Of his weakness.
Therefore, ii would seem that January 18th or
Goth, or some day other than the first Of the
year, is the best time to get real insight into
the character of some men, and the season for
them 10 take inventory of their vices and
virtues and resolve to ring out the old and ring
In the new, ring out the false, ring in the true,
and do the ringing with sincerity and continuity
of purpose as their real resolve
However If you feel that you must "resolute.'
begin at the bottom and uproot the tree whose
fruit is not TO your liking. There is no more
need of artificial humbuEging ones self at this
time than any other. and unless you determine
to live up to the letter and spirit of your fresh
resolve, and not take advantage of technicai
ties which you have written into your new creed
'twere better for your own conscience to wait
until you in the proper mood and frame OF
mind to do your ''resoIuting"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02
The Spray TO Ridgeway Road.

T1nston-Sa Sentinel:
The bguildtng Of railroad from snrav te
IlIdgeway, Va. has been talked Of FOR sorne
time. According to press dispatch sent out
from Richmond. Va, the new enterprise
promises to become a reality at an early date
The dispatch says: -
Chartered for the purpose of building a rail-
road from ;hidgeway, In Henry county to the
North Caroline line. the North Carolina Rail
way Company has been Incorporated by the
state corporation commission The line OF road
from Ridgeway to Spray.
The capital stock maximum Is to be Sc 600
and the minimum $4,000 The company is given
of way
1ssuers follows E. c. Wing presi-
dent of. New York; George Demarest secra-
AIRY and treasurer, Of Brooklyn Directors are
the above and r. Minturn Smith, Brooklyn: r
". Davis. Brooklyn: Bronson H. Smith, Brook
iyn: >. strayer, 2assiac. and Malcolm X. Harris
OF Danvilles Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02

Again the tawny hand of death has reached
into the ranks of the aviators this time garner
ing two of the most brilliant, spectacular. dare.
devil and successful opponents of the aerial art
In the tragic and horrible removal of John
b. Mosant and Arch Hoxsey on the same day
and In the same manner. this country has lost
the two who brought it greatest glory from
the sphere aloft since the death OF Ralph John
stone. OF the American aviators of note there
remain but Parmalee and Brookin. OF the
Wright team OF four which startled the world
at Belmont Park last October, Ely flying the
Curtiss machine, and Hamilton. who travels
In an odd.shaped biplane of his own eonstruc.
ton
These remaining four are fatalists. We're
all going to get it sooner later was the com
ment of each when he learned OF the death of
Moisant and Hoxsey.
These deaths will not deter me- said Harm
ilton rough-rider of the air. These martyrs
are but milestone. III the path of the science of
aviation"
But are they martyrs to the science of avia.
ton? Are they milestones?
The practicabihty OF The heavier han,air ma.
chine was demonstrated by the Wright brothers.
Glen Curtiss, Bleriot and other scientists before
these men retired from the flying game Wish
Ing 10 pursue the science further and give their
whole time and thought to the advancement Of
the art OF navigating the air. these inventors
employed demonstrators 10 exhibit their ma
chimes In various cities and to compete for
prizes. A machine which had proven its capa-
bility OF carrying an aviator and passenger was
given TO EACH and with 1t went instructions as
to what to do when aloft
The world has been shocked forty-four times
during twelve months BY reading of the untime-
ly end Of daredevil aviator. This one meets
his fate trying foolhardy curve high in the air.
That one plunges to his doom making death.
defyIng glide, aud the other cast his life into
the balance by arising in bosterous aerial sea.
Just whore the advancement Of the science
comes In here we are unable TO sec Where the
martyrdom enters when man steps in front of
an onrashing express train s no snore elaar than.
In the instance of the aviator who. for empty
plaudits, vain records and the purses which ac-
company them. deliberately sails into doom.
laden curves. glides and air pockets" The
men who fashioned the machines which are now
6own, and who tha first to fly them, took
20 such chances their demonstrators, and the
hazards run by the "stunt artists" are In direct
violation 10 the laws Of the inventors, gravita.-
lion and common sense. The law of grayitation
knows repeal ....
All things have their seasons and the winter
With its uncertain winds Is not the aeroplane's
i One day an aviator may rise to kiss the empty,
rean blue thousands Of feet above terra firma.
and return safe and sound and the next tumble
from an altitude Of 100 feet and horrify specta-
tors with another TRAGEDY 1t is an uncertain
game at best with it's limitations. which must
~ respected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-02

At last some use for whiskers has been
found Bare spots In the whiskers of President
Harrison betrayed a counterfeit S. bill The
detective cannot be beaten when he has whis-
kers to aid him. The man who would stoop so
low as to counterfeit SIS bill, when there are so
many larger bills to select FROM should be pun
ished. How much more severe should the PEN
atty be when he adds nature taking to the crime
Of uttertng spurious currency?