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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-30
Governor STAMINA putr.

To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-The inclosed clipping from the
Newport News Press shows very
graphically the feeling over the State
In regard to the election of surgeon
to the State Penitentiary.
Can Governor Mann realize the IL nth,
that public officer is but a public
servant, and the higher the office the
greater his call to service?
The afternoon papers quote him as
still maintaining that he has nothing
to do with the matter. Has q father
nothing to do with the actions of q
son? Governor Mann made this board,
and can unmake 1t. and he is morally
responsible for the board that he
made.
Does any one believe that the illus
trious lives before him would tolerate
their proud names being dragged in
the dust by board of their own
creating?
Governor Mann cannot say whom
they shall elect, but he can say whom
they shall not elect If the election dis
honors his term and record as Cover
nor of Virginia.
The Governor should request tho
resignation of any man Hho would put
the highest office in the State under
cloud of public contempt.
r,ich~ond
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Richmond.
REFLECT DR.. Darlington

A surgeon TO the State Penitentiary
is to be elected 10y the penitentiary
board Saturday. There are two as
pirants for the position-Dr. Charles
v. Darlington, the incumbent. and DR..
Herbert Mann. nephew to Governor
William Hodges Mann.
DR.. Darlington has held the post for
many years, and has been a faithful.
honest and excellent surgeon. There
seems to be a general demand in Rich
mond that he be reelected because of
his very fine record in office. But there
is persistent rumor around the
No cause for this is being assigned.
the Governors nephew is in any way
better qualified to fill the office than
is Dr.. Darlington.
The election is to be made by a
board named by Governor Mann. DR..
Mann has publicly stated that the Gov
ernor is not favorable to his candi-
dacy, and the Governor has expla ined
that he tried to dissuade DR.. Mann
from getting into the contest.
But blood Is thicker than water, and
even though tho Governor never says
80, down in his heart he proba bly, pre-
fers that his nephew be elected. Such
a feeling would be but natural, Tho
Governor'a appointees on tho. peniten-
tiary board may view It in that light,
at ieast, and elect tho Governor q
nephew, There seems to ne but ono
way to prevent It end that for the
Governor to suggest to his, appointees
the propriety of re-electi1g DR., Car
rington inatead OF eieotinG' DR.. Mann,
VIII ha do ita.--laAwnartN News Press.
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THE REoALL IN w1CuIrA.

Wichita, Kansas. is in the throes of
the recall. The recall election in that
city is mainly interesting outside of
the municipality because 1t emphasizes
the evils of q system which makes
for continual political brawls and the
blocking of city progress. After a
long, trying campaign, John II. Ora
ham was last April elected Mayor of
Wichita. His chief opponent was a
Socialist. When the voters finally re-
corded their decision in favor of Ora
ham. 1t was hoped that Wichita would
have breathing period. But Wichita
has the recall system, and there was
to be a genuine test of the merits and
dement's of the recall
No sooner had Mayor Graham been
indicted into Office than his enemies
began to plot for d recall This not
only continued the unsettled political
conditions of the city, but it also made
1t impossible for Mayor Graham to
formulate any definite policies or ma
ture any plans to carry them out. In
reality he was no sooner elected Mayor
than he was called upon to give prac-
tcally all of his time TO keeping his
job He had no chance to make an
official record, The people of Wichita
did not give him a decent chance to
develop any administrative ability.
Every hour and day since that April
election Wichita has been in a politi-
cal boiling pot, and the enemies of
Graham who were defeated at that
election made compact whereby his
downfall was made certain.
AS the Kansas City Journal saws.
the beauties of the recall have been
finely demonstrated in Wichita" Not
only has that city abandoned sound
political methods, but 1t has made it
wholly impossible for the people TO have
political peace. No municipal progress
has been made. The whole city has
been stirred to the bitterest depths OF
prejudice and hatred. The new Nayor
will take the shifting position to which
he has been elected, not knowing how
long he will be able to hold office. If
Mr.. Graham's friends and the enemies
of the new Mayor unite. the city may
expect to be thrown into another re-
call campaign with little peace or in
PERMISSION.
Wichita elected to adopt the recall.
Already that city is surfeited with
political strife and wrangling. The
Journal says that the indications are
that Wichita's municipal troubles VIII
continue on Indefinitely or at least
until the people of that community re-
gain their sober senses and wipe out
the recall folly"
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toward him-a inaH against whs.s
hethins especially besltits of hesaa
ave could be- said: ghe American
theory Is based ON the faie Of inajesl=
Ties aud that theory should ebtain In
eonveAaens As well as ia eieetaena.
I'll the hest Democratic hatlenai
eehventlen there will, it seems how,
be si,dnf names of candidates Sub.
mitted, Almost sure to be placed be.
fore the convention are Governor
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey Cow
ernor Harmon. of ohios Speaker Clark
and Ex-Governor Folk. of Missouri;
Governor Marshall. of Indiana; Mr..
Underwood. OF Alabama. and in oil
likelihood Governors Fors, of Massa-
chusetts. and Dix. of New York.
suppose, for example. that Govor-
nor Wilson receives majority. and
his opponents by combination are en-
abled to keep him from the remainder
necessary to constitute a two thirds
vote. 1t would defeat the will of the
convention and result in the ultimate
nomination OF candidate who would
AA' Ato' NC ZIG III 81 SHoice VI u ma
1ority of the convention. Give Cover
nor Wilson two-thirds and Governor
Harmon a little more than one-third
and the latter becomes the dictator of
the convention. For years the matter
of dispensing with this un-Democratic
usage has been agitated but no ac-
ton has ever been taken. The 1912
convention should take the decisive
step.
The majority rule is affirmative,
manifesting confidence in that the
majority will do right; the two-thirds
rule is negative. indicating fear of
the majority
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-30
A ROAD BUrLD1yG ERA.

When Baron De Constant made his
tour of the American cities last spring
the single serious detect which he
made note OF and comment upon was
the lack of good roads. He could not
reconcile our marvellous industrial de-
velopment with the fact that we paid
little or no attention to our national
highways. That was in March At
the present, the good roads movement
has taken on remarkable impetus, and
throughout the country active work is
being done in promoting such roads as
Will be creditable TO American repu-
tation for enterprise. De Constant
would be surprised II he should visit
the States in a year or so, and see
what has been done within the shoet
period of his absence
AS was to have been expected when
the people of America directed their
attention to road building, they be-
came almost extrava CANT In their zeal.
Though in European countries road
building Is long and tedious, in Amer
lea there is fever of accomplish
ment in this direction. Americans are
impatient OF delay, and wish to nave
their roads as soon as 1t is possible
for men and money to build them In
Maryland. for instance. where the
people have been satisfied with turn
pixies Of poor sort for more than a
century. the people are getting
ready to spend millions in good
roads In all parts OF the State.
In Delaware. II. Coleman Dupont
is building boulevard to run
across the state, providing for dr.ya-
wnya. paths for pedestrians and spaoe
for an electric railroad. The highway
VIII be eos feet wide and Will cost
Dupont more than 100000.
IN the West, who're the good rpats
movement really started, great state
aud Interstate houlevards arc being
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ross VS.. FRoTHINGHAM.

In Massachusetts the State elections
this fall will be clear cut, as a re-
suit Of the recent primaries to NOM
mate candidates on both sides for
State offices. The people of the Old
Bay State Will have to choose be-
tween Governor Foss, the present
Democratic incumbent, and Louis A.
rockingham. Republican, who by one
of those strange political accidents that
happen now and then. is the pres
ent Lieutenant Governor of the State.
There can be little doubt as to the
result of the election which will take
place in few weeks. Democratic
success is inevitable. Governor Foss
has given the people of Massachusetts,
an admirable administration, he had
led his party with master hand, and
his actual achievements as chief exe-
cutive OF n great state alone will re-
elect him. HIS we'll known position
on the tariff VIII cause Republican
votes to ba added to his normal
strength.
Paul rockingham, his opponent, Is
the type of man whom, sooner or
later, the Republicans of Massochu-
setts will cease nominating-a lily
fingered, amateur politician, OF the ex-
elusive Beacon Street GLASS, He is OF
the Cabot Lodge TYPED type that TIA
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ANOTHER GREEN-Goops CAME.

vocational training Is being received
with SO much favor in the United
States. that 1t may soon be thought
advisable for divinity schools To IN.
clude in their courses instruction about
distinguishing good money from bad
money Information on this point
would have been of value to the dozen
or more Chicago preachers who have
lately exchanged good ten-d dollar bill
for bad twenty dollar one in making
change for wedding fee
I wish l could AFFORD to give the
whole OF this, but can AFFORD to paw
you only half" says. In substance. the
groom who has just been married in
the pastors study. producing the
twenty. The clergyman. happy to get
the ten. and not handling enough
twenty dollar Notes TO be an exp.rt
concerning them. finds the change
Where he finds It may be matter OF
wonder to those who know the SALARY
Of the average minister, but specuIa-
ton on that score is not essen,ia, Z,
view of the fact that in several cases
he has found it and parted with it to
his sorrow.
Seriously considered. of course. this
Is an outrageous swindle. Some Of its
victims however, says the Chicago
Record Herald, have been able to
laugh over its humorous element. Like
o'her ingenious tricks of the dead beat
y was profitable until it was exposed
since each operation of it gave a man
ana q woman-who are much married
Sureiy--a net profit of ten dollars.
minus the small cost OF a marriage
license.
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HnAnsr ON pEMoonAr1o TIMBER.

HEARST ON DEMOCRATIC TIMBER.
w. 4. stead has interviewed William
r. Hearst In London on the political
situation In the United States. OF the
four names prominently mentioned, &C.
cording to Mr.. Hearst. for the Demo-
cratic nomina ton, one Is "out of the
question" Judson Harmon. says Mr..
Hearst. will not do-he Is too con-
sentative" second edition of Judge
Parker-the Democratic masses do not
want Harmon. Mr.. Hearst says moth
ing about the Ohio Democratic votes
and other votes Harmon got by in
two successive elections, but let that
pass.
The next name Is that of Woodrow
Wilson. whom the New Yorker re-
CARDS as clevor, versatile, impress
sionable man. He Is sincere, but ,run-
stable" too ready to reverse himself,
thinks Mr.. Hearst. and there Is an 'un-
easy feeling" that IL Wilson were
President he might turn conservative.
There are left Underwood and Champ
Clark-both good men. but the choice
of the party would be Clark" At any
rate. Mr.. Henrsts choice is Clark. He
mas been breaking the news gently In
his editorial columns, and now tho
cat is out. The Hearst candidate is
Clark
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WHERE THE NEGRO IS LOVED.

No. he didn't want to be taken for a
negro. Norman H. White, we mean,
late candidate for the Republican nom
nation for the governorship of Mass
achusetts. In a late number OF the
Boston Globe there is an exhibit which
shows up the hypocrisy of the Repub-
lican politician. especially in Massa-
chusetts. This exhibit consists of two
pictures of White. one OF which unrnis-
takably makes lin look like n colored
man. The other shows that he is not.
The picture that made White look
like negro was used in making his
campaign Autographs. The shading in
the cut gives one the impression that
he is dark hued. His hair is naturally
curly and the impression of many at
colored man"
At first. according to the Globe,
White took the joshing good natured-
ly." but at Worcester-mark you!-
at Worcester. where Abolition raised
It's head high in the old days.
White Is quoted as taking the
matter Seriously" and saying that
his opponents we're circulating a re-
port that he was three parts colored
He objected to being taken for a col
ored man, he didn't wish to be mis-
taken for one Of that race who are
supposed to be almost worshipped by
Massachusetts, folk
Wasn't that nice thing for Mas
sachusetts Republican to do? Wasn't
that an effective appeal to the thou
sands Of black Republican voters in
the Old Bay State: In a State where
hotels. theatres, barbershops and such
places cannot discriminate against the
negro. this man White insinuates that
1t is not desirable to be taken for a
colored man, that to be called one Is
Objectionable. Shades of old Tom Hig-
ginson. William Lloyd Garrison and all
the rest where were we then? Has It
come to this, that being colored Is an
objection to political preferment in
Massachusetts?
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Ia mith the good ID the insttation
and THAT ehiy kept Constantly III
View, asoh what stoaAd can the Board
do etherwine than eehiorm It's efieiai
action 30 the wishes Ut the commit /.
nifty and the eaase ef humanity
and the good of che states Ehls is
not d question os personal prefer.
snees. Of political pren,ises, OF ihdl.
vidual obligations OF any Sort but u
question of fitness and service; and.
Judged by this tost. and this test only,
1t is tho duty OF tho Board of Direc-
tors OF tho Ponitontiury to re-elect
DE- Carrington.
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ABOLISH THE Tyo-THIRns

mere is an ancient usage in national
democratic conventions which should
be abolished 1t is dangerous and (,
serves no good purpose. Reference IA
here made TO the two thirds rule which
governs tho nominations OF Candidates
for the Presidency and the vico-Pros,.
dency.
Upon theory, .his plan is doub,,e,s
justified. hu, no, in fact Tho ,dsa
was mat a candidate receiving two.
'hlrda OF all the votes cast would be
stronger before the people than ono
who received bare majority The
opposite view is that this is more Ike.
~ =" KIN on the really atrong oandi
date and result In the nomination OF d
weaker ono who has never been In
public CHAIRS enough 10 draw hostility
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AMERICAN AUToMonILEs ABROAD

Inc development OF tho autcmobils
Ia duplicating that Of tho bieyolo 4,
pho respect that Americans, at frat
forced to go abroad for tho best mod.
els. In tho end culne to make the ma.
chimes that the entire world found
most acceptable and serviceable. So
auring 1911, automobiles and parts OF
them exported from the United States
VIII agsregate Approximately $4,000
9oo In value. The figures of the De-.
partment of Commerce and Labor show
already for the seven months OF tho
year for which statistics are available
more than 100000 worth of motor
cars exported. 100000 worth of parts
thereof other than tiros and $1,000, 600
worth of tires. This is excluding tho
exports to Porto Rico, Hawaii and
Alaska.
The increase in tho exportation OF
this new American manufactured pro.
duct has been almost as fast as IN,
use of 1t in the United States. In 1901
only decade ago. the value of auto.
mobiles and parts thereof exported
was less than $1,000. 900; in 1909 It
was more than s1.5oo.ooo; in 1905. ST.
100000; in 1907, $3.50. 600: In 1909. ST.
10000, and this year the value of au-
tomobiles seems likely to be about
$4,000, ooo
Even this increase. however, does no.
fully indicate the increase in the num-
Der OF cars exported. since the export
price has fallen in the meantime. Tho
average export price OF automobiles
exported in 1908 was. in round figures.
$4,000; in 1909, $500: in 1910. $1,000
and in the first seven months of 1911
a little more than $1,000. These fig
ures are secured by dividing the stat
cd value of cars exported by the stat.
ed number exported.
Just now Canada is the largest mar.
ket for automobiles exported from tho
United States. Thus of practically O.
600 automobiles exported in the seven
months ending with July. 3,724 went
to Canada, 1875 to the United King
dom. 9SS to British oeeania (chienv
Australia and New Zealand). All to
Asia and Oceania other than British,
444 to South America. 273 to France,
175 to the West Indies, lat to Mexico,
1877 to Italy and seventy-three to Ger.
many.
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Fnrmville Physician. for cnrr,nstop

Darlington.
TO the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-We have read with much in
terest the communications that have
appeared in your paper with reference
70 the position Of surgeon to the peni :
tentiary. now held by DR.. Charles v.
Darlington. of Richmond. and soon to
TINS institution. and we desire to
commend and indorse the position
ia ken by you in your editorials
we have known DR.. Darlington for
years. of the advance and humane
work he has done since he has been
surgeon to the Virginia Penitentiary,
ana we think that to fail to elect Dr.
harrington, who has performed the
outies OF this position without fault or
criticism, would be n loss to the State
or faithful. tried, experienced and
most competent official.
Dr. Darlington has shown his fitness
by long and faithful service, by adyo-
eating and putting into practice re-
Forms and hetterments for the prison
class. and has become leader in the
treatment and management of penal
institutions. evidenced by the many
articles and addresses that ne has de-
livered before medical and sociological
ton throughout the country
We trust that he will be reelected
as surgeon to the Virginia Peniten-
tiary
p. WINSTON, NJ d.
WAL e. ANDERSON, NJ D.
]. B. CRuTE. NJ. D.
VIM ]. GILLS, NJ. D.
PAULUS A. IRVING, NJ D.
Farmville. September 81.
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Voice Of the People
Riehmond Decoration Indor.e. DR..
To the Directors of the vire,n;o pa,,

InrriuSton.
tertiary:
Gentlemen.-As Democratic nominees
LOT the state Senate and House OF
delegates from the city of Richmond.
we are deeply interested in the State
Penitent!ary
!. From our knowledge and informa-
, ,ion OF the faithful and efficient SER
rington for the past twelve wears as
surgeon OF that institution. we believe
that the best interests OF the peniten-
uary. Its inmates and OF the State de-
mand his reelection.
We therefore earnestly urge the
surgeon.
A C. HARTMAN.
irty-eighth Senatorial District
Z. c. FOLkES,
Thirty-eighth Senatorial District.
JNO. A. CURTIS,
EDWIN =. cox
JAS. ]. DREAMER
HILL MONTAGUE,
Members OF the House of Delegates.
September %, 1911.
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HIGH POINT rou A FACT.

| HIGH POINT FOE, A FACT.
Then there Is High Point pronounced
High Pint. the being long, as 1 In
right. by the people down at Cross
Boosters expect to reach next Tuesday
forenoon at ten minutes preceding the
passage of the great orb of day across
the meridian. witching time, indeed,
and thrillingly suggestive time as
we'll. Strange. isn't it, that we should
nave received at this particular time,
win the affectionate regards of the
Hon.. j. j. Fnrriss. Editor and Publisher
of the High Point Daily Enterprise, u
copy de luxe or the story of High
Points rise and progress and life ami
times. recently issued from his presses?
1t Is really one of the handsomest OF
the many special publications of lit
erary and historical and business sort
promoted by the press of the South.
Remarkable as well for its text as for
Its type. and packed from cover to
cover with photographs of the men
tiful homes in which they live, of the
great manufacturing plants estab-
iished by their genius and Industry,
all held together by simple story
that fairly throbs with life and energy.
in Editor Farriss High Point has found
It's true Interpreter.
Keep Your Eye on High Point is
the legend. Better make it plural, or.
as they say out in Houston. Texas,
ALI two eyes" for. however keen the
optics, 1t would be impossible to see
everything with one. Twenty years
ago High Point was a count try town,
with u small cotton factory, a tobacco
factory and one or two wood working
plants, poking along and laying by
little bit every now and then for a
rainy day. without anybody dreaming
that in a few years it would have a
population of $4,000 in 1910, an actual
gain OF 1880 in the course OF ten
years. Keep both of your eyes on High
FONT, glue them TO the spot, and any
man who could see TO shoot an old
fashioned squirrel rife can see IT
growing. Think of town in which
enough chairs are made every season
to seat the entire population of At
lanta at one and the same time. Think
OF town OF $4,000 inhabitants that is
worth s9,ooo.ooo in actual property,
which is assessed for taxation at
SS'esS'S2S; that has school property
worth SI6,OOa.tha owns its own water
works and electric lighting plant worth
not a cent less than 100000; that sis
better equipped in public improve
ments and schools than any town of
$1,000 population in the South" Think
Of town OF $4,000 people anywhere,
with sixtyflve factories and mills. and
that is growing bigger and stronger
every year; that makes everything from
ice cream to collins and from silk pa
jamas to the latest thing In shrouds.
Keep both your eyes on High Point,
and as we look upon High Point next
Tuesday forenoon just about ten min
utes before the sun in his diurnal
course -.!all cross the meridian. may
High Point look upon Richmond.
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Become a Deposition with the
National State and CITY Bank

Your money will be kept in absolute
security.
Payment by check provides indisput-
able receipts in the form Of your returned
cancelled checks.
We offer the services Of strong, sound
bank to the small as well as the large de-
postor.
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people OF bis State are moro and moro
turning against The timo Is COM.
lhs When neither pasty viii have the
hardihood to advance for political pre-
fermant che Hrauniltoaian typo OF high
brewsd Arlsteorat
Democracy Is on tho increase In
the Old Bay State.
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Abe Martin says: Most public ser
wants ought be dom general house
work."
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One more bloody chapter in tho an
nails of Nelson county
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pre5ected. #hs Santa RE trail freia
sd 'Acals 10 New ssesiso Isl to be- 70.
e e California plans sss.
tenn ef State reads 10 eos. more than
sas'eee'eee' te be built Oh the inter.
nhkihs plan, like the beulevArds Of
KANSAS city, II Ia only matter OF
time Before there Will be u humber OF
national highways from ocean TO ocean
ana from Canada to the Gulf
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National State and City Bank
RICHMOND. VA.

VIM. II. Palmer, President.
John S. Elicit, Vice-President.
VIM. M. Hill, Vice-President.
J. w. Sinton, Vice President.
julien III. Hill. Cashier.