Evening star., 1911-06-11
OUT AFTER ScALPS
Opponents Of Senators Martin
and Swanson Active.
JOINT DEBATE PROPOSED
Representatives Jones and Glass
After Senate Seats.
LABOR FEDERATION MEETS
Startling Figures Relative to Edu-
cation in State-stringent Regu-
lations for Automobiles.
JOINT DEBATE PROPOSED
LABOR FEDERATION MEETS
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

1atlO0S TOT AutomOO1leS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. June 10, 1911.
Representative William A. Jones Of the
first Virginia district is still engaged In an
effort to compel Senator Martin, whom he
| Is opposing for the senatorial nomination,
to come out and make a speech, write
| statement or in some way make reply TO
the attacks which he (Jones) has made.
Mr.. Jones declares he will keep right
| after the senator until the latter agrees
to make a speech or have q deba. with
him, and that he will let Senator -.ir rtln
name the terms. He denies that Senator
Martin has done anything for the first
district since he has been in Congress.
Representative Glass is doing pretty
much the same thing in his campaign
against Senator Swanson, using every
sort OF argument to induce the former
governor to enter into a discussion of the
charges which have been made in tine
campaign but he has met with no more
success than has Mr.. Jones.
Friends Of the senators are not disposed
| to regard the attacks as at all serious
and they fail to see that any great in
| roads are being made on the strength Of
the incumbents. There is no denial of
the fact, however, that the two members
of the House are developing considerable
strength, are receiving cordial receptions
and are having good meetings in the
places at which they have spoken. They
are elated at the outlook. The bankers
OF this city are aligning themselves for
Senator Martin. thcagf some are known
to be in favor of the gentleman from the
first district.
Labor Body in Session.
The State Federation Of Labor has been
in session here this week, having taken
four days to dispose OF volume of mat
ters Of Importance to the labor world.
The federation made common cause with
the farmers in their efforts to eliminate
the middleman in handling the products of
the farm, and hereafter the organized
workingmen and the farmers will act in
authoress,, who urged that the women
were entitled to protection. seeing that
they are wage earnerS.
The next step taken was one relating to
the matter OF liquor legislation. The
ti-saloon League sent in a request
put an end to the liquor traffic. The
federation did nothing of the sort.
though the scheme was favored by the
committee which Ieh, reported the matter It
politics, and that politics had no place
in the body. In regard to indorsing can
didates and making an appropriation for
the expenses OF workingmen's candidates
for legislative honors, the federation de-
clined to act favorably. holding that to
do 50 would be a violation of the pure
election laws Of the state.
Education Of Children Neglected.
Perhaps the most startling declaration
made to the convention was that of John
B. Clinedinst. a deputy in the office of
the state labor commissioners Office who
said that in the course OF his travels he
had found q great many more white
boys who were unable either to read and
write than he had found among the COL
ored population. This declaration was
greeted with exclamations of astonish-
ment by the delegates. Though the
whites pay some 50 per cent of the total
amount OF money expended on the edu-
cation of the children Of the state, the
percentage OF uhtutoIed whites is greater,
it was declared. than among the negroes,
who take advantage of the schools and |
force then children to attend schools.
1t did not take the federation long to |
adopt recommendation calling for COM |
pulsOry education and also one looking |
to the supply Of free books to the pupils |
be a fact that the matter of providing |
books Is one that prevents great many |
parents from sending their children to |
school, the frequent changes imposing |
cost which they are unable to meet.
Taxing Book Publishers.
Several months ago Attorney General |
Williams instituted proceedings which |
had for their object the collection Of IL |
censes from the book concerns which are |
supplying the school books OF the state |
Judge Williams contends that the con-
tracing firms. by reason of the business |
which they are doing in Virginia, are |
liable for the same taxes which are as |
sessed against foreign corporations. This |
means. If the construction of the statute |
Is upheld by the courts, that the state
will receive very large sums from the |
publishers. The contractors, however, do |
not agree with Judge Williams, holding |
that they are engaged in Interstate bust
ness and as such are exempt from that |
provision OF the law which Judge VII
liams seeks to have enforced. The mat
ter was to have come up this week, but
Judge Williams was called away and the |
case has gone over indefinitely.
TO Regulate Automobiles.
Because Of the frequency OF accidents.
due to the carelessness and recklessness
whereby many accidents of. q serious ma
enforcing a drastic ordinance is being
considered. One member of the council
is engaged in framing a law whereby the
speed In the city will be fixed at ten
miles an hour. Violations are to be pun
ished with a fine and jail sentence, the
jail sentence to be imposed in all cases,
whether there liz a fine or not
Owners are to be held responsible for
their machines, and are as liable for the
Jail sentence and fine as the driver. This
latter clause is to prevent owners from
allowing the use of their machines by
parties and to prevent ma
chimes from being "sneaked" out of gar
ages when the owners are away from
the city. In addition. the machines are
to be kept out OF the city parks at all
hours, because the parks are frequented
by women and children and for the pur-
pose OF preventing their being run down
by reckless drivers. No person will be
allowed to run a machine at any time
when under the influence OF liquor.
Renew Appeal for Stripping.
The refusal OF Gov. Brown OF Georgia
to grant q pardon to T. Edgar Stripping
alias r. e. Morris. the former chief of
police OF Danville. who escaped from