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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-06
4 LIGHT IN THE nAR,<5pss

Here and there in the places where
there IS work to be done for man
kind, gentle hands and strong souls
arc helping and lifting, nerving and
guiding in the service of the Master.
Such one is described in the Frank
lin Times Democrat:
a tiny mite of woman in habit
Of black, save for her white collar
a lace luminous with tenderness, love
and sympathy y voice gentle and
sweet and fun of eager enthusiasm.
i heart OVERLOOKING with loving
kindness, especially for little children.
the soFrowing, suffering and needy"
such is the picture OF Deaconess
Adams, "a modest, consecrated little
woman, who has given her life to the
service OF her church and humanity"
Her feld is in the mining section Of
Southwest Virginia. in Wise county.
where she is "an angel of mercy to
the miners and mountalneers." This
good woman, we are told. has classes
for the little ones, for boys, for moth
ers, for night students 1t is she who
plans and makes to grow green ana
'4IS"t the Christmas tree; her kindly
hand directs the entertainments and
sooiables. When the people about her
are sick, she ministers 10 them; when
they are in trouble. her soft voice
comforts; when death or disaster be-
fails 1t is the little deaconess who
sustains and soothes. creating an IN
faltering trust in thu Pilot OF men.
At all hours Of the night she has
gono far back into mountain fast
hesses TO be with those In sickness
and sorrow. on Sundays she is the
organist as well as the reader OF the
service, ana when death comes she
reads the burial service "ro all
classes and conditions she is leader.
counselor friend. loved and revered."
says the Democrat; adding that
hers Is "a work which blesses SO many
lives and brings happiness through
making others happy and better"
Service is sweet to this little min
ist'r whose 1T reward VIII come only
on that imperial day when All shgI,
stand before Him who said of q wo.
man of old she hath done wha, she
could"
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sTATE,s EVIDENCE.

q must say In justice to you vir-
ginians that found you much more
kind and courteous than the people OF
my own state" John Yarbrough. NJ
Roxboro. y. c. writes that to the
South Boston News. freely. spontan-
eousiy and OF his own viii Nobody
askeh i'm TO say it; 1T came right
from his heart He says he had ~
nice time" in south Boston, which was
perfectly natural, Tor just to be ,n
south Boston is having "a nice time
Mr.. YarbroUgh went to the Raleigh
fair by himself, but as his wife clerk
"a for him three days while he vas
there, ne took her 10 South Boston
TO see "sho-nun" fair. He ilkei the
place and he liked the people. ana
next year he is going to SEND SOM.
OF his Duvoc Jersey swine for oxhi-
b!llon at the south Boston fair TO
Paraphraae Kipling the old virginia
refer tire poet, it is to be hoped that
The truth Sir Yarbrough has spo,ei.
VIII not be TWISTED by knavcs 10
make trap for fools" However, We
agree with the SCUM Boston News
heartily when It says we do not feci
that W. you'd ever sumer fcr lack OF
courtesy Should We cross the bordQr line
snJ touch nands with our brothers and
sis'ers. eitier ir the grand old North
sate' ~. tag we with the N.us.
ON" aSlnn. fcIt year. North caro-.
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The First Confederate Monument.

Richmond. Va. 1859. Cone shaped. Of
large rough bouldcrs OF gray granite,
about forty-fivc feet equarc at base.
and ninety feet in height. Erected by
Ladies' Hollywood Memorial Associa-
tion.)
Where Nature sweet vigils keep.
it stands 'twiXt river and sky;
Marks the spot where brave men sleep,
Martyrs of IA day gone by.
Its base is firm and rugged.
Like the hosts who followed Leo;
Towers DER historic James.
smooth flowing to the sea.
Each boulder typGes life.
Enduring. solid strong.
To stand the shock of battle
TO guard against the wrong
Dear women of Virginia,
First aid on the battlefield,
No thought of self. or fears.
Through the dark and dreadful years
You waited. and watched and
worked:
Your thoughts for the cause you loved
with never duty shirked.
When the struggle was over.
Although your sad hearts made
You taught the world of heroes
BY your chronicle in stone
DECCA LAMAR WEST.
Waco. Texas.
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In. her ability that ohe would not
do for them. She was their friend and
benefactor to her life's end.
She sleeps now in lonely grave in
the yard of her old home, whore. at
her own request, she was buried. No
monument marks the spot to tell what
she did for the soldiers of our South
land or to emphasize her love for
them. 1 have determined. II possible,
that her grave shall not longer be
neglected. and that her memory and
tho story OF her heroism and good
deeds shall be preserved and per-
committee of one to receive sub
scriptions from all who desire to sub
scribe, and with this fund, when
gathered. there shall be erected q
Mrs. Martha Stevens.
do not think II inappropriate for
me 10 say Just one word about the
great War Between tho Stntes, has
the heroism OF tho soldiers Of the
south been pictured and portrayed
with moro sterling and striking ac-
curacy than In Miss Johnstons book.
The privations and deprivations, the
sacrifices and sufferings of the SOL
aiers-wlthout complaint or murmur
In battle. bivouac. and on tho march,
are told and treated of in this novel
az never before, and for this II for
no other reason. is the Long Roll"
OF inestimable value and OF priceless
worth and for this the author of that
book deserves the thanks of the sur
viring soldiers who wore the gray,
and as one of them 1 contribute mine.
And let me further add that the
daughter OF II chivalrous Virginia
gentleman and loyal Confederate SOL
oler' as was her father. whom ] knew
and greatly admired. can be counted
on as being incapable of doing tho
very slightest injustice to the memory
of the great and good Stonewall Jack
son. JOHN T. GOODRICH
E'rede rickshuru
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dc fois gras and corn bread, while
the millionaire urged him to have "a
little moro of the turnip green's" Ar
Ter dinner the legal guest was driven
over the estate. and Mr Rockefeller
told the officer that he was sorry to
soc him go. though probably no did
not say he hoped to see him back
again some time.
on all Tours with this case was the
treatment of United States Marshal
Henkel by Andrew Carnegie. The OIL
GER paid formal call on the Laird
OF Skioo TO serve him with n subpoena
In the suit of the Government against
the United States Steel Corporation.
MT. Carnegie. says Henkel. was lust
as pleasant as could be, and then
when 1 handed him the paper--and
he read 1t carefully, too-he asked me
TO sit down" The canny Scotch Amer
lean then gave the marshal, without
request. an autographed picture of
himself thus inscribed: with the
compliments of Andrew Carnegie"
MT. Carnegie asked Henkel to have
"a bowl of porridge" with him, but
the representative of Sheriff Uncle
sam had already had his ham and"
quite a contrast. to be sure, with
the old days Who knows but that
we may see the day when Mr.. Morgan
VIII entertain lnvishly In honor of
MS guest. the deputy sheriff, and treat
MIN with that distinguished consid-
Grafton accorded by n real estate man
to prospective customer? what
does 1t all mean? Is power beginning
TO respect the police? Does 1t indi-.
cate that the money kings and the
bank barons have n more wholesome
and deferential respect for the law
and its lieutenants? Faith and we do
not know. but it's a grand day for
the police.
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and done SO much to retard public i'm
provement and waste public funds.
| In the annual scrambles of the ward
I delegations over tho apportionment OF
funds for public improvements. Rich
mond has resembled rather an aggre-
cation of greedy, Jealous, importunate
villages than one great homogeneous
city. Log rolling" and trading" be-
came practically necessary II any con-
clusion was to be reached. or any good
work was to he accomplished. No mat
ter how urgent might be ,le need OF
some work of public Improvement in
one ward. or how obviously the city
rs a whole was interested in its ex-
ecution. too often 1t was the case that
the other wards straightway demand
ed Compensation In the shape OF ex-
penditures for unnecessary work with
in their respective bounds, before
their delegations would agree to sup
ply funds for the work of really ur-
gent general Importance.
The ward system, rather than the
personnel of the delegations. was to
blame for this. The Inhabitants OF
the various wards not infrequently
forgot that they were citizens of one
city and entered zealously into the
scramble. y councilman's popularity in
his ward was measured rather by his
success in securing large shares OF the
public revenues for expenditure, or
waste, in the ward, than by any sor-
vices. however important he might
have rendered 20 the city as whole,
Men both within and without the
Council have fully realized the vice
and tho costliness to tho city. both
direct and indirect. of this log roll
ing" method of disbursing the public
revenues. While the ward system re-
NAMED, however, and the distribution
of revenues was directly in the hands
of the ward delegations. there was
practically no remedy.
This feature of the proposed plan
however, which will vest in the com
missioners. who will represent the city
as a whole, the power to distribute
and apportion the public revenues III
accordance with the public needs. and
not in Difference to the clamors of the
ward delegations, will work an efrec-
tive cure.
Under this system the city's reve,
nues can, and doubtless will, be judi
ciously expended. and the best results
will be attained with the least waste.
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TO ABOLISH "LoC Yo,,,vc !,

Fortunately there is one most 3D.
miFAbie feature OF the rropgsea plan
Of municipal governmen, ina, encoun
:ers no charter or constitutional ob-
stacles. IT'S clearly competent for
City couneil 10 appropriate lump
sum 10 cover the demands % the bud
get, and vest the commission with the
duty Of disbuFs!ng. apportioning and
distributing It in accordance with the
public needs.
Thus wlil sc got rio Of one Of the
wors. and most miscellaneous features
of the ward system Of government
that has plagued as for SO many years.
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Voice Of the People
Mrs. Martha Stevens.

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Slr'-ln the Long Roll the author
IN her very thrilling ana accurate de-
sc:!ptIon and narrative of the battle
or Fredericksburg, pays this very lust
tibbutc TO one who did what she
could for the soldiers Of the South:
1t vas Il stern fight at Fredericks-
burs, ana blue ana gray fought it
stcrniy and well. At hand for target
Tor the Iire on either force was a small
White house, and in this house lived
Mrs' Martha Stevens. She would not
leave before the battle, though warn
Ell ana warned again TO do So She
said she had an idea she could help:
she stayed. and wounded men dragged
themselves or were dragged upon her
little porch ana within her doors Cen
cral cobb Of Georgia, died there. And
Wherever man could be laid there were
stretched the CHASTITY wounded. Past
the home shrieked the shells. Bullets
Embedded themselves in It's walls; to
and FRO went Martha Stevens doing
what she could, bandaging hurts until
the bandagcs gave out. She tore into
s,iira what cloth there was in the
little mcagrc lousc--hcr sheets. her
towels, her tablecloths, her poor ward
r"oe When all was gone she tore her
calico dress. When she saw from the
open door man who could not drag
himself that Far. she went to help him
with as little reci as may be conceived
of shell ana mimic"
Knew tiiS woman wei. She was
one of my FIRST clients. She was IL
litcratc. uneducatcd too free and too
OutspOkcn In what she said and how
She said ~. but she was sincere. loyal
and true, and her love and devotion
FOR the Confederate soldiers was like
unto Eastern idolGtry. Her humble
home was In ;hc very forefront OF tho
butte lin It's very centre Death rul-
stated the very air she breathed. She
was In the midst of wars most awful
carnival. yet she never faltered or
Gtiled during IT all in her ministra
lions 10 the wounded soldiers. She
wns rerltablo heroine In that great
draTnn Of war. / have heard her tell
In her simple way. without boast and
o9tcntation. what she did for the
wounded ana suffering soldiers; espc
cial!Y. do ! remember with what
pathoS she told me how aEonlzed
would be their cry for water in their
fcverish holirlum. and though 1t was
inviting death To do so, how she
would 10 To the well to get 1t for
them whore the shells shrieked and
the sliot fell thick ana fast. Her house
wns perforated with balls and bullets
why she was not killed God only
knows After the war her home was
The hospitable headquarters for tho
soldiers; they always received n warm
welcome, for >thcro was nothing with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-06
PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS
RAILROADS.

Tides come and so in Legislation, just
as they rise and fall in the ocean.
In 1907 the whole land rang with
Glenn, of North Carolina. swore eternal
cnmity to soulless corporations and
consigned all railroads to perdition in
one general indictment. The move
seemed popular, and. not to be outdone.
Governor Swanson. OF Virginia, fol-
lowed a little tardily the same lead.
In Texas the Legislature ragged and
raved against the railroads. In Ala
bama the same spirit was shown. and
stranger visiting the United States
would have thought that the sole dan
ger and the sole burden resting on this
country was railroad oppression.
In many ways the railroads have been
wrong; their tariffs have not always
been wise and fair: their special priv
ileges to some have been used TO great
disadvantage to others, and the people
had good grounds for complaint. But
everything goes TO excess. and the rail-
road batting of 1906. 1906 and 1897 is
no exception to the general rule.
Now the tide has turned. In 1909
forty one Lesislat lures passed col laws
affecting the railroads; in 1911 forty
Legislatures passed only 276 laws
touching the government OF common
carriers, q decrease of ass. or IS per
cent.
The Railroad Business Association
has collected these figures, and from
that compilation we learn that no
railroad laws were enacted in Texas.
Georgia or Delaware. while in twenty
one other States the total of such
measures was kept down to twenty-one.
And these twenty-one laws were dc.
signed either TO secure reasonable tax
alton or to delibera tely encourage rail
road building.
Nor GO these facts show the full
change OF sentiment. The recently
elected Governors of Texas, Oklahoma,
Alabama and Iowa Went before the
people on a platform which consisted
largely Of a promise to treat corpora
tons fairly and to Try to develop their
activities and TO help in their growth,
and all four Governors were elected.
Alabama has repealed the statute by
which the charters of foreign corpora
tions are forfeited If they carry cases
into the Federal courts. Oklahoma is |
trying to wipe out the disgrace ana !
shame which the contemplate Haskell !
brought upon that State. and Texas is
bidding for railroads as vigorously as
when that new invention was hrst laid 1
before the minds OF men.
All these facts spell prosperity for
the South The cotton crop this year
win be worth over s750.oo0.Ooo. Corn
and tobacco are creating annually enor-
nous wealth for this section, and the
climate Is something that even the
OF legislators cannot greatly
affect
All the South needs is TO invite indus
try and deal justly. This the south is
doing, and the next decade should wit (
ness an even more impressive advance .
in the wealth and prosperity OF this .
section than the last ten years has
shown.
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1t is all well enough to review battle
ships. especially when there are a few
playthinGs present. like the Utah, that
cost ss,o0o,oo0 and costs the people OF
this country $4,000 year to keep
going Doubtless President Taft and
Secretary Meyer enjoyed the spectacle.
and those who dwell in New York and
run hotels enjoyed IT also. But, as
the Cleveland Plain Dealer remarks.
sS.ooo.ooo for machine that will be
valueless in q decade and that will cost
Ss.00O,ooc more to maintain 1t for that
period seems lot of money TO spend,
when the people Of this country in ru-
raj districts are practically kept in SOL
itary confinement in the winter by rea-
son of bad roads
1t is well enough to be prepared for
war, but war may never come. and
peace is here with all its burdens and
all its need for livable conditions.
The people of Richmond therefore
VIII be doubly glad to welcome Mr.
Taft when he comes to lend the weight
of his presence and the force of his
own personality to the cause of better
roads for the United States
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land will applaud the Judge who knew
not mercy" in his Judgment. ana Will
regret that His Honor did not have
power to sentence Micelli to the elec-
trio chair And against such regret
neither the instinct of compassion nor
the law OF humanity can successfully
plead, in tho face of the Inhuman
character OF the crime. the sordid mo-
tives that inspired 1t. and the agoniz-
ing parental sunerings 1t entailed.
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The Index-Appeals voca buiary Is q
little mixed. although we would never
be so base as to insinuate that IT has
any bearing on the fact that the bot
tom step OF our contemporary's pas
saseway TO the cellar is painted white.
Our petersburg brother says that Cen
"ral ,niel sickles was blackmailed
a few days ago when he applied for
admission to the Loyal Legion
meaning that he was black balled
The black ball. the Index-Appeal Will
note. is not something In tall glass.
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United sTATEs STEEL.

Wall Street saw, in the last two
weeks ii most remarkable fall and
rise in the securities of the United
States Steel Corporation, and the eyes
of this country and of Europe are on
those securities now, watching with
interest to see what their course will
he.
MIR, Wickersham has been greatly
criticized for saying on Tuesday that
no suit was contemplated against the
steel company. and then. on Thursday,
fling 4 suit for the government the
immediate effect of which was TO
decrease the value OF the steel com
mon stock from eight to ten points,
while the preferred stock sold OF six
or seven points.
The Hing of the suit was not an
entire surprise, for after the attitude
of the government towards the to-
hacco and oil trusts had been estab-
lshed. it seemed impossible to pre-
vent AT least the bringing of a suit
against the steel corporation, because.
IN its opinion on the tobacco anu oil
cases, the Supreme Court stated that
every trust would be tried on its own
merits.
When the suggestion was FIRST made
that the steel trust would be sued,
It viii be recalled with what vigor
and heat Messrs. Gary and Morgan
denied tina. the steel trust had any
intention of dlssolving. or was in any
way subject to proper governmental
criticism.
The actual bringing Of the suit
therefore, came like bolt out of a
clear sky, but even lightning can do
small damage when the lightning rods
are in working order. and the rapidity
with which the steel stocks recovered
their loss showed how strong the mar
ket was and how thoroughly IT had
been liQu!dated The stocks fell at
once on the news that suit had been
filed, and almost as rapidly recovered.
This sudden rebound does not mean.
however, that all the shoals are pass
ed, for the steel company's earnings
were lower In the third quarter of
1911 than at any time since the de-
preston OF 1908; the cutting OF prices
for steel products still continues. and
unless business takes decided turn
Tor the better, There VIII be almost an
inevitable falling off in earnings of
iron and steel makers. should this
be so, and should the government
prices OF steel securities could hardly
be avoided.
The difficulty in reaching any firm
basis for decision in matters of this
sort is in determining how much the
value Of steel stocks Is due 10 the
TACT that the company controls 60 per
cent OF the business of This country.
and is in 4 position to maintain prices
where smal,sr, Competitors could only
make t f.ebl. etr'iggle for existence
one calculation which is based on
the GOV nment valuation Of the
steel trusts tangible assets at sss2.-
100000 shows that steel common
stock Is worth between $40 and S45 per
share, That calculation adds the un-
divided surplus OF $lS9ooO,00O TO the
amount that has been expended Tor
construction from the beginning Of
The company's ss62o0oooo. and gives a
total valuation OF assets on slls8.-
100000
After deductng the bonds and out.
Standing liens to the preferred stock
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a. {. Powell thus announces his can
didacy for y. p" in the southside
Sentinel:
Not having yet become rich from
the emoluments OF the Office of Justice
or the Peace in Jamaica district,
should like to retain the office for an
other term"
That is very frank plea. and might
be used with telling effect by some of
the "ins," who have spent in their
campaigns more than they Will get In
office.
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Daily Queries and Answcrs

after being appointed. but has no.
qualifed, accept the position of regis
trar? Or. after accepting said posi-
ton' be appointed judge or clerk and
act as such? w. T. MoOKLAR.
judge and clerk.
t2) Yes.
CD Yes.
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Originating boy Scouts.

organizing boy Scouts
flease Inform me what steps to taxa
~ organize society OF boy scouts.
To organize a troop OF boy scouts
i mrst write to Headquarters, f24 East
weh'y-eishth Street, New York City,
ior scout masters certificate. Tho
minimum number of patrols in troop
is three The simplest way TO form q
pattol Is TO call together a small group
OF boys over twelve years OF age Get
the boys TO start work TO pass the
requirements for the "tcnaerfoot
These will be found In the manual OF
the organization, which can be had
from headquarters. Either combine
three or more patrols, or, having ono
patrol. appoint several patrol leaders
and enlist boys for tho new patrol.
The Boy Scouts of America viii supply
interesting literature on the subject
asst. Lnwrencc's Tears"
What are st. Lawrence's Tears"f
* Y. q.
Because st. Lawrence's Day is Au-
gust 10. the Perseid meteors. which
arc looked for each year from the 9th
TO the l2th Of August. have been called
st. Bawrcnce's tears" His fate OF
Roasting on Il gridiron suggests tho
connection with fiery tears
Hnrnon's birthplace.
When and where was Governor Jud.
son Harmon. OF Ohio. born?
Newton. Hamilton county. o.. Feb.
ruary g. 1876.