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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14
SOUTH CARoiJNA on ru,,

Ira b. Jones Chief Justice OF South
Carolina, has sent his resignation of
ms once, 10 take effect January next,
10 Governor Blcase. and has author
i%ed the Lancaster News to state thot
providence permits. | will certainly
De candidate in the primary next
August for nomination MS Governor :,
This means that there will he soma
very ilNelN politics in the Palmetto
state next year. that there is to he 81
night and fight to finish between
'ie sort of politics of which Governor
hlease is the perfect fruit ana IN,
sort of politics for which the resDop.
sioie people of the State stand !"
II is hoped that there will be only
'heSe two entries for the race. so that
me state may prove TO a censorious
world the true quality OF its Citizen
snip and be judged finally ana Justly
oE their determination of this contest
nat mere VIII be contest no one
heed doubt for n minute. Blease will
not abandon the field. and Jones. we
are assured, will "be a difficult man ia
handle on the stump" Somebody
ought to make the fight against
6iease for the honor OF the State. and
Judge Jones, at the request of many
good citizens and at the sacritlce of
the highest judicial office In the State
the browning ambition of eyery
lawyer" as Governor Blcase has ex.
pressed lt--wnt
VIII excite the enthusiasm of his pco-
pie; his sacrifice compel their support
Judge Jones was born in Newberry
county OF which county Blease is also
n native. He was graduated fro,,
hrskine College in 1870, was admitted
" tue Bar three years later, was elect
cd to the Legislature In 1890. was
speaker of the House of Representa-
tires for three years, was Vice-PresI-
dent of the state Constitutional Con-
Vention in 1895, was elected Associate
Justice of the State Supreme Court
in 1896, and for the last three years
mas been Chief Justice of that Court.
Ills present term would expire in 1914.
sound lawyer, just Judge. Il
strong man of the highest personal
character. tenacious of his opinions and
fearless in their expression. and clean
In his living and thinking, we shall
be deeply disappointed IL the thinking
ana respectable people of the State
without regard to factional differences
do not flock to his standard and aid in
the redemption of South Carolina
from the shame of it's present pitiful
condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14
WAGES OR .,vATER."

Last year the Boston and Maine
Railroad showed n deficit of s1.6o9 asa
as compared with surplus OF S7S3,o6O
at the close of the fiscal year in 1910.
President Mellen's report show nm
Increase Of s1,4579O9 in gross earn
ings and of S14O,72s in other income:
but the operating expenses Increased
SS'sl2'S7a and other charges sS2O5o,
ieavinG surplus after charges of only
s356.9SS. The dividends amounted TO
Sl,ebS,9l, and had to be paid chiefly
OUT OF the surplus net earnings of pre-
Nlous years In his report President
Meilen says that the deficit and the
consequent reduction of the dividend
on the common stock to n 4 per cent
basis were caused by concessions IN
wages made to labor employed by the
road and by the further fact that the
road has been operated for several
years with such strict economy that
there remained but little II any mar
gin for further savings unless by such
serious curtailment OF service as
N"utu hdNe prouBht upon the manage
mcnt severe public criticism
This seems to be q reasonable cx-
PLANTATION of the deficit, and we should
accept il as satisfactory but for the
disclosures OF the Hartford Courant
that under President Mellcn's admin
istration the capital stock of the Bos-
ton ana Maine Railroad has been in
creased about $4,000. 900. which
makes Il considerable difference. How
much of this is water and how much
of ii dry land, we have no means of
knowing. The property has been
greatly improved, doubtless-it is one
of the best roads in the East. and the
improvements which have been made
required very large amount of cap
itai: but it is hardly possible that
Sl15, 10000 has been expended i'm bet
terments and extensions. and il may
be that the concessions in wages 10
labor do not account altogether for
the deficit OF the last year.
We have great confidence in Mr.
Mellens ability as u railroad man
ager. he has earned nigh place
among the men OF affairs in this coun
try. but he could not be expected TO
carry more capital than the business
or his road would justify.
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for the Northern Alabama District by
appointment OF Grover Cleveland. He
had the right. therefore, to speak for
the Democracy Of the South and coun.
Try and we are glad that he did speak
win no uncertain sound to the Exec
utive wisdom assembled at Spring
Lake. Alabama is coming forward at
surprising and most gratifying rate
IN National politics. There Is Under
WOOD. who has made good in Con-
sress, and now Governor o'Neal has
SPOKEN out like man against the
confusing OF Democratic tongues and
,he wild suggestions OF those who
would experiment for political pur-
poses with the well established insti
tutions of this country.
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the steam. This done. the other en-
gines could run and drive the big liner
to her destination. There was call
for volunteers, and this show the man
responded:
"McCutcheon stripped for his task
and entered the manhole. 1t was a
distance of about twenty-five feet
from the manhole to the first of the
doors or valves to BIO closed. Slowly
the third engineer worked his way
along in the sitting air. He was in
apout hve minutes, and then heswas
dragged out exhausted The doctor
worked over him for some time. pay
ing careful attention to his heart ac-
non. 1t was over quarter Of an
hour before the engineer made his
second attempt. AT the end of five
minutes he was hauled out again. and
again the doctor went to work over
MN. Four times he descended into the
not hole about the turbine. and when
ne was revived after his fourth exit
ne reported to the CHIEF engineer that
me valves were closed"
Ihat was true heroism. 1t may ro
unrewarded. but McCutcheon ought
TO have a heavy gold medal for tbat
stout deed.
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Voice Of the People
vIrglnin, FIrat in EycrNthinE.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-"Here lies the remains of Star
ling Green. who fired the first cannon
at Yorktown when CORVALLIS sur
rendered to General Washington" You
state that the News and Observer
claims that this inscription is on q
monument in an old graveyard in Cas-
Wen county y. c. The News and
observer then goes on to say: "In ad-
dition now to the claim that North
carolina makes Of being FIRST at
i'ethel' farthest TO the front at Gettys-
purg ana last at AppomattoX" we
can also add First at Yorktown"
GOOD! If North Carolina claims to
be hrst at Yorktown because a North
Caroiintan fired the first cannon in, tina [
battle, will she not admit that vir-
Einia was first at Bethel when IL Is
known of all men that the shot from
.he Farrott gun that was fired by
Major Carter, now living in Richmond
was the first shot fred at Bethel?
What Is sauce for the goose should
be sauce for the gander Hurrah for
Old Virginia!
Ihe frst man TO give his life for
the cause was the man who was shot
on the top of the post office building
at alexandria, ! am informed. because
he lowered the United States flag that
nav peen injured by Union soldiers
The next was Captain John Quincy
Marr. on June 1, 1861. ut Fairfax
Courthouse, whose uniform is now in
the Confederate States Museum in Your
city. where / saw 1t few days ago
with a bullet hole in the breast.
The third killed was Henry WYATT.
the Virsinian. born on VenabIe street.
In Your city, and to whom the North
carolinians will erect monument this
fall.
Hurrah and again hurrah.
First at Alexandria:
First at Fairfax Courthouse:
First a Bethel;
First in war; first in peace and
first in tho, hearts of her countrvme,
BRISCoE r. BOULDIN.
reensboro. n. c.. Septemher IL
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NO NATIONAL ANTHEM.

NJ. G. Hartford, who refers to him
self as a member of the Star Span
gled Banner Association" has writ
ten letter to the New York Herald
in which he protests at placing Tho
Star Spangled Banner" at the begin
ming of the New York park concerts.
and America" at the end. Holding
that the conclusion of the programme
Is the position of honor and making the
claim that "The Star Spangled Ban
ner' is our national anthem, Mr.. Har-
ford demands that the concerts shall
be closed with it instead of America"
or as he calls 1t, God Save the King"
lea" is played but not sung, 1T is not
DR. Smiths words that are given to
the people. but merely the British
God Save the King" tune. Musical
America says this contention is ri
diculous, as bearing OH the present
tune of The Star Spangled Banner" is
Just as British as God Save the
King" of which fact Mr.. Hartford
seems to he ignorant. AS Il drinking
song, ITO Anacreon in Heaven" the
tune OF "rhe Star Spangled Banner"
was sung in England in the latter
part of the eighteenth century 1t
was probably composed by an Eng
lishman. John Stafford Smith, which
almost makes il clear that the two
chief american patriotic airs We're
both written by Smiths. Mr. Hartford
also seems to be ignorant of the fact
that the tune of God Save the King"
had continental antecedents.
What this country wants." says
Musical America sis national an
them or song which shall DO wholly
its own" So long as America uses
any foreign tune there will be oppo-
sition to il. as our accepted national
anthem, on the part of q great num-
Der of Americans. Even when ma
ton is ready, as America now is. 10
accept songs from its own writer's.
there are difficulties in the way Of
getting homemade national anthem,
or even recognizing one when got on
this point, our musical contemporary
has 10 say:
Writing 4 national anthem is one
thing and having ii become known
and accepted by a nation Is quite an
other The mere creating OF such a
song has little to do with putting that
sons in It's place In the national life.
An existing song. destined for national
fame, may lie dormant for years.
"a Nkfs e.N..r =
occasion when 1t shall be launched
INTO real publicity and public favor.
Tile star Spangled BANNER 1t APP
pears made its way very slowly for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14

years. until It was lifted aloft on the
passions of the Civil War. In times
of comparative national quietude. the
cool spirit OF the people makes 1t i'm
POSSIBLE for any song to spread like
wildhre." 1t Is apt to be far cry
from the writing of u song to Its
spreading in such manner. II a
song destined to become Americas ma
tional hymn, should be put before the
people to-day, there is absolutely no
reason to think that 1t would be rec
ognized as such. Lot some national
crisis appear, however. the passions
OF which are expressed by this same
song (and which were already antici-
pated by the seer who wrote it) and
nothing could stop It's course. whether
II was written yesterday or fifty years
ago"
1t is apparent. therefore, that the
problem OF a national anthem for this
country is not SO much problem of
getting suitable one written and
composed, as of making an occasion
which will draw one out of its place
of concealment
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Daily Queries and -Ans.Ders

member Of the battery, Gives us
similar information.
Motors.
What Is the difference between an
informal combustion motor and an OK
pioe'on niotorT Please explain tho
Otto cycle. HIGH SCHOOL,
Engines in which the fuel-whIch
must be gaseous or liquids burned
In the cylinders instead of under n
boiler are said to be OF the internal
combustion type. In some OF these
a mixture of air with inhammable gas
such as the hydrogen and carbon
monoxide of coal gas-is exploded,
forcing the piston out. but in others
the same effect Is produced by the
expansion Of quiet combustion. In oil
engines vaporizor converts the oil
into gas which is then used in the
same way as coal gas or the cheaper
producer gas. In the Otto gas en-
sine, the hrst to make successful usc
OF internal combustion, a cycle" con.
sists OF tho four strokes, two In and
Two out-of the two revolutions OF
the hywheel. These four strokes are:
first, The charging stroke. drawing
In supply OF the gas and air mix
lure; second, the compression stroke,
giving compression OF the mixture
mat greatly increases the force Of the
explosion; third. the explosion stroke.
which gives impetus to the nywheel,
and fourth. the exhaust stroke, free
ing the cylinder from burnt gases. To
Ignite the explosive mixture at tho
right moment, an electric spark or
not tube is usually employed. A re-
cent large oil englne--the Diesel
uses neither vaporizer nor ignition
device. but the air drawn in at the
charging stroke is heated to 1000 de-
grees by the compression of sou
pounds per square inch at the next
stroke, and this heat causes the quiet
burning OF the oil-1et forced in dur
Ing the third stroke
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PREACHERS, SONS.

AN Ashland correspondent wishes to
know whether 1t is true, as a general
rule, that ministers sons are bad
boys" That query voices popula,
notion which is wholly erroneous.
There have been many wicked sons
OF clergymen. but the offspring of such
men are no worse than the sons OF
lawyers. carpenters, doctors, farmers
or other men in the ordinary occupa
lions of life. II anything. the preach-
'ers son is. on the average a little
better than anybody elses lad.
Let US look over the records, hur-
riedly, or the poets, coleridge. Cow
per- Thomson. Young, Montgomery.
Heber Lowell. Tennyson and Holmes
were ministers sons. or the philoso-
phers' Dusald. Stewart Cudworth,
Reid. Brown. Bcntham, Abercrombie
owed filial devotion to those who war.
the black cloth. So did the following
men OF letters: Macaulay, Lockhart
swift Sterne. Hazlitt, Thackersv u
NJ. Field. Emerson. Parkman and Mar
thew Arnold. In architecture. there
was Sir Christopher Wren; In art, Sir
Joshua Reynolds: in science and schol-
arship. Agasslz, Enler. BerzelIus Al
oers. Ericke. s. I. 3. Morse. CYRUS
field and Timothy Dwight-all minis
ters' sons. So were the historians
Hailam. Bancroft. Hobbies, Gismond,
IN theology. following the paternal
oeh' "ere Jonathan Edwards, Arch
oishop "hateiey, the Beechers, wes-
le!S' spurgeons and Dean Stanley.
presidents Cleveland and Arthur were
the sons Of preachers. as were Henry
lay Edward Everett, Peter Stuyyes-
ant Senator Gallinger and United
STATES Supreme Court Justice cbar,o.
e. Hughes.
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To the Editor of The Times Dispatch.
Slr'-Wili You kindly oblige one or
your subscribers by calling the attcn-
ton of the public to the nuisance nrn
Vaiiing at the Academy. occasioned nv
INC rudeness of some of those attend
ing the performance? On several diff
ladies' dresses being spoiled bv tha
soiied shoes of those occupying The
seats Immediately behind them. II was
pig mistake to construct the chairs
possible. ="
An editorial from your pen would
no nc. doubt do n great deal to prevent
tn nuisance, and if you take the
reels sure you will find many who
nave suffered similarly. II is a nuts.
ance which. not only dishgures the
cio.heS or the person annoyed in this
way. but destroys the pleasure which
the performance might otherwise give
u L. MEAGHER.
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coNvICTs on THE ROADS.

In Georgia there is n law which al
lows county to obtain n number of
.convicts from the penitentiary to build
roads the county agreeing to pay ex-
penses for food, clothing. etc. and re-
turn the convicts safely to the pen
when the work Is over. 1t is said
that III of the 1876 counties in the
state have used convicts on their
roads. and, as result, there has been
great road Improvement In that State.
The customary objection to prison
labor could not be advanced against
'his plan. because it is probable the
work would not be done In any
other way, and besides, good roads
are supch general blessing that OBJ
lection would not be worth much.
Georgia is pleased with the new law
and especially with the fact that good
roads are being built everywhere. The
farmers are rejoicing, for they are
thus able to get their products to
market, ana the consumers are like
wise Joyous. for they are getting the
products at lower prices
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Hard on tho uu.b.nd.

10 the Editor of The Times DISPATCH.
Sir,-One reason given by an article
IN me Times-Dispatch, why there are
SO many divorces nowadays is wives
are such poor cooks their husbands
have to resort TO eating saloons. har-
rooms and places of questionable
amusement" or words to that effect
Now, If those same husbands wou,d
hand the same money they spend ut
such places to their hard-worked and
toil Worn wives to spend for better
and more nourlshing food, their wivcs
would take pleasure in preparing II
and make 1t more palatable. But these
husbands dole out to their long suf-
tering wives few dimes, which thew
use to the best of their ability and
sometimes 1t is wonderful what an ox-
cellent meal they get up with tho
little money they have, and tho high
price OF all eatables Then foo ~
these same husbands were ne no,Ito
and attentive to and tried as foitb-
iuliy in making themselves as agree
ahie In their homes to those thev
promised to love and cherish ms thev
did when they were "wooing," things
would be different, homes happier. food
better and divorces fewer.
Try it for one year;
our wife VIII be doubly dear.
Your wife and hoy and girl.
me best company in the world;
Food will be alright,
Just suit your appetite.
forming, noon and night.
VIM. II. TuRPIN.
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Mr.. William H. Turpin' makes tho
very good point that IL husbands
would give their wives the money they
waste in eating saloons. barrooms and
places Of amusement, husbands would
have little cause to complain of what
they get to eat at home If men were
not SO triiiing. both men and women
would be happier Isn't 1t queer how
much they keep for themselves and
how little they give to their wives.
and ut is wonderful as Mr.. Turp!n
says. what an excellent meal they
(the wives) get up with the little
money they have and tie nigh prices
of all eatables"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14

The Hartford courant quotes with
hearty approval the opinion of the
Bridgeport Standard that President
Taft has the confidence of the peo-
pie" That's SO; but the trouble Is
with Mr.. Taft's party and not with Mr..
Taft. and he will be judged by the
company he keeps, Now. II he were
only a Democrat. and would do like a
Democrat. his situation would be al
together different.
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MCApRICEn

In his speech to the Governors ON
Tuesday, Governor o'Neal, of Ala
pama. spoke OF the caprice of the
majority" and when ho got up to
reply Governor Wilson protested that
while he had known Of instances of the
caprice of the mob; "but have never
known of any instance whore the vote
or the populace was spoken OF as a
caprice o, shucks! o. pime, O. pietv,
How many foolish things are said in
the name of the People, who, some
persons seem to think, can be foo,ed
all the time.
There's nothing the matter with
caprice" 1t is good word and
means simply sudden change Of
opinion or humor. without apparent
or adequate motive; the habit OF act
ing according to varying impulses, as,
for example, when millions of men In
this country voted a few years ago
for the free and Independent coinage
of silver at 16 to /; or. as in the days
of the French Revolution, when mill
lions of people Joined in all the ex
cesses encouraged by their leaders.
But Governor O'Neal explained that
when he spoke of tho caprice of the
majority he was speaking of the re-
call of Judges" and when you es-
tablish an arbitrary recall of Judges"
he declared, you have Instituted MOB
law in this country"
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SIHIOSER

The New York Evening Post has
niaoe really very alarming sugges-
''oh-"capital can strike as well as
'-apor. Never thought OF il exactiv In
mat way; but suppose 1t should sun
pose II should conclude to take n dav
Ok 10 lie idle rather than .'be rjsk,d
III Undertakings that might be brought
y" 'he ground by arbitrary action on
'ne part of organized labor" what 81
"'"erehce that would make i'm Tho
seneral business condition of the
country? as The Evening Post saws.
Special privilege and tyrannic,,
'ethods are just as hateful in labor
ing men as In any other class,, 7,
"'ay oe added, with propriety. we
'hihk' in view of the advanced 1epis-
ia.ion OF the period, that "tyrannical
pethods' are not by any means con-
i'hed to organized labor, but arc also
employed bv political combinations to
inc distress of Industrial activities,
Capital can strike as we'll as Labor"
mis- Is a subject the Governors at
spring Lake might discuss with great
advantage to the country.
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Construction OF .Lau..


Would like for you to answer three
questions for me. A State law is PASS
ed that is ambiguous, or at least there
is doubt as to Its real meaning. AS
citizens OF the State or any one of its
counties wants to know what this law
referred to. actually means. affecting
him and how he shall act under It,
Hence:
i. Cannot any citizen be informed as
to what law Is without Indictment,
al having to go through tho courts
to ind out? What was really the in
tent of the law?
2. To whom should he apply for tho
correct construction?
8. Is 1t obligatory or the duty of
any one In public office in county or
state to render to citizens of that
county or State the exact meaning OF
any doubtful law when asked to do
so? SAMUEL, III. DAWSON
1. Not officially.
2. The courts.
3. No.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14

A rich man In Atlanta bought three
collins at a sale not long ago when
collins were marked down to cost. Ho
saw bargain and bought a nice cot
fin for himself and then he thought
OF his parents and bought two more
No wonder he is rich
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Pnrker's battery.

Parker's Battery.
In your issue of August "a last APP
pears the following request for in
formation:
Please let me know II any of the
men that belonged to Major william
w. Parker's Battery, of Confederate
Army, are still alive and how I can
get In communication with them.---Mrs.
w. B. Jenkins.
Kindly permit me to say that Cap
tain j. Thompson Brown. OF i. Thomp-
son Brown e Co, real estate agents:
Hon. D. c. Richardson. Mayor or this
city; ID. a. Brown. Jr.. and n small
number Of others. including the
writer, were members Of this battery.
w. Mex. EVANS.
Mutual Building.
n. g. Mckinney of the City Home.
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Why should the Orange Observer
care anything about the cost of living.
when the cost OF onions Is so llttle7
Every morning the Observer has onions
and milk as quasi-oereal. every day
for dinner tho Observer has onions
supper onion waffies with molasses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14

Three tho6sand people attended re-
Gently the legal hanging OF negro in
Mississippi. and made holiday DC
casion of it. The Montgomery Adver.
tiser does not think 1t strange that
three thousand people should have
been there; but can't understand how
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14

Brother Moseley of the Danvllle
Methodist. shows in his excellent Jour-
nal for September that he knows how
to defend himself against unjust criti-
cism.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-14

Now that the election in Maine Is
been in that part of tn country can
return home well satisfied with the
way they voted.