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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
BETA CHAPTER CELEBRATES
WITH BANQUET AT MURPHY

Beta Chapter. Phi Theta Sigma
Fraternity of the University College
Of Medicine .ceiehrted Its aeventh Ais
niversary with banquet at Murphy's
Hotel.
Ir. Roshier w. Miller presided as
POSTMASTER and called for addresses
from A. Bolenbaugh. w, +. Eudd,
q. F.. Barksdale. f. l.. Brands, T. A.
Miller. 4. j. Clark w A. Maiden j.
b. Williams and H. J.. Ltviek.
Others present included II. r, NJ.
Ceci1. S. r. Reams. r. q. Johann. It.
r.. Cooper, r. o. Willnms, c. G.. Pat
teraof1;r T.. S: -0tleys n Stanley, j. Il.
Blackburn, r. +. Linhoss, ]. f. Me
IGksssgsssgty, VI @t..~sttserffssfT sff's n. 3D.
Sheior.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
MASKED BALL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NEARING COMPLETION

Arrangements are being completed
for the civic and masked ball to be
given at Masonic Temple the evening
Of May Is by Richmond Branch. No,
81. United National Association OF
Post Office Clerks.
The committee in charge Is COM
posed Of F. ]. Devote, G. +. Kaufelt,
Elmo s. Redwood. w, A. Grant and
G.. ". Rowiey. Prizes will be award
ed tho hest dancers. and those who
appear in the most unique costumes.
Vaudeville acts will be given by
professionals betweel the numbers,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
The Weather

RICHMOND. VA
May y, i3I1.Fore.
east for Richmond
and vieinityi Fair
to night aud Wed+
nesday, colder to-
night. with Hghf
frost
WARRINGTON ID.
c.. Mar q. lsiIe-''
Forecast for Viz
RiniA. Fair tonight
md Wednesday,
colder On / & h t
Frost In interior.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
GETTING TIRED.
Fatigue That Follows Monotony ot Work OF
Exercise.

Fatigue That Follows Monotony OF Work or
Exercise.
II Is said that for horses the hardest road
out OF London Ia the most level There
hills to climb and descend. and the tired
horse has no chance to rest one set OF muscles
while another works. Monotony produces ia
tigue, and because this particular road IN one
dead monotonous level more horses die on 1t
than any other leading out OF London.
Ne take d charitable view Of the
time taken daily by the typewriter girl for the
arrangement OF her hair. Her fingers are con-
gested by the work OF writing and tired by con-
tact with the hard keys Of her machine. and
the different feeling OF her hair and the little
plays and movements OF her fingers In adjusting
It distinct stimulation and relief.
Fatigue following long continued exercise fs
really a mild form of illness which arises from
" erexerting some part OF the body In
writing for instance, the fingers move up and
down hardly more than quarter OF an inch
they travel across the page. Y ct this is hard
work for their little muscles and burns up
tissue In the fingers very fast II rest intervals
are too short and infrequent, there Is no time
for the removal Of the waste products OF this
destruction through the normal channels OF the
body and congestion results. The feeling OF
fatigue pain that follows long continued use
of any of the muscles Ia due To the influences
Of such poisonous material. as well as TO the
stretching of the tissues caused by the pressure
of the blood which settles there-Paul w.
C.oidghury IN Atlantic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
DISMISS. PoLIAARD's MOTION 81.
IN LOAN SHARK" CASE

The case of the city Of FuchInono
against h =. Bradley d. CO.. which Il
a test OF the validity OF an ordinance
placing special license OF $500 Il
year ON a certain sort OF private
bankers who loan money at more
than legal rates OF interest with little
or no security. Will come up on Ia
merits at the tall terra OF the United
States Supreme Court,
Bradley was fined $40 in the Polies
Court for failure to pay the specia
license, and. joining with number
of other loan agencies, appealed te
the Hastings Court and then 10 the
State Supreme Court where the city
won the contention
The case was carried to the Su-
preme Court of the United states
City Attorney Henry r. Pollard moy-
ed the highest tribunal to dismiss tns
writ and affirm the opinion OF tht
lower court.
This motion was overruled by this
Supreme Court on Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
Lost. strayexi On. Sruicn.

Sometime ago effort was made to form
bachelors cug in Norton, but like many
another good thing 1t went awry and caused the
editor of the Wise County News to seat him
self in his chair. clinch firmly in his teeth his
corn-cob pipe and with both hands strike his
tuneful Tyre or "A political campaign was on we
would spell it differently and WAL forth the
following:
Once upon time not many days ago, n
meeting called. as some people know, tr
form sort of club where single boys could
sometimes assemble and mingle our joys BY
some misunderstanding the plan went astray,
and losing It's bearings II wandered away
where 1t went and how 1t fares. nobody know,
and nobody So, be II known to all
bachelor men. We'll lick flint and try II
again, '-Tazewen Republican.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

Down in Nottoway county "A candidate for
the legislature has declared that he will oppose
the adoption or State wide prohibition bill
unless he is instructed by majority Of the
voters In separate election. 1t seems to
that where there two candidates for the
legislature In either the primary the gem
eral election that one or the other ~ apt to
be for and the other against Statewide pro-
hihiti0n and the sentiment of@the people on this
issue Is to DO judged from the majority given
tho successful candidate, NottoWay county Is
the home or the present governor who
elected largely on his record a temperance
man and the candidate who has taken the
usual position above set forth Ia Of his
chief 1ieuteuants We believe that The people
have IA right to vote on public matters that
concern them and do not believe the MEM
bers of the General Assembly, who are the
creatures of the people, have a right to deny
the people this right, il matters not what kind
of an agreement has been made with tho liquor
men. Ii there were saloons in Virginia and
the liquor men desired election to Test pub
lie sentiment We would be in favor. inst the
same OF submitting the question to the peopIe.-
Clifton Forge Review
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
AUDITOR Pays Pensions.

CAPTAIN, s. r. Donohoer Auditor of
Public Accounts, on Monday sent out
nearly L200 Ghecks to- VixRinaass pen.
sfoners aggregating about $4,000
Before the end Of the month an ad.
ditional sic. 900 will be paid. Those
on the May ! list compose the origi-
nal pension roll provided by the act
OF 1888 for persons who were dis
abled during the war between the
States by wounds or disease,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
PLATFORM PLEDGES MADE TO BE KEPT

The day Is past In this country when party
platforms TO be constructed for vote-catch-
ng purposes to be discarded as soon as the
rutes are counted. at the dictation Of party
managers.
This lesson has been driven home by the re
suit OF the congressional elections of last No
vember. when the American people. indignant
because they had been heartlessly gold brick
3D. turned upon the Republican party and
stripped It OF legislative power. In convention
assembled tbs dominant party had promised
revision OF the tariff In the interest of the CON
sumtng public. Not a soul In the convention
doubted the meaning Of the platform decara-
ton. The contention of the Democratic oandi
date for President that the Republican party
was too firmly In the grip OF the special inter.
ests to be entrusted with a revision OF the tariff
was received with derision The confidence OF
the American people IN the sincerity OF MIR
Taft, whose publiclyexpressed Views were that
platform pledges made to be kept was
largely responsible for the overwhelming ma
ioritv for the Republican candidates
Then came the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill which
sumer. measure pronounced by some of the
strongest men in the Republican party dis
tinct violation of the solemn pledges Of their
platform. Had MIR Taft been the courageous
man his well-wlahers hoped to find him. he
would have vetoed the measure and appealed
to the people for Congress that would comply
with their wishes However. the mistake of his
Not only did he sign the measure but proclaim.
ed II the best tariff bin ever passed. denounced
!. fhose members Of his parry In Congress who
had fought it. and. until he found the public
wellsnigh so1dly aligned against him. he used
ali the weight OF his administration against
the Republican progressves In the congression-
I'll primaries Nor did Mr. Taft come TO a fun
realization Of his error until the primaries swept
on one by one many Of the Republican fixtures
in the House, the G o p landmarks being still
further decimated In the general election
With all Of his uudoubted goodness of heart
and admirable qualities. Mr. Taft has commit
ted the objectionable political mistake of being
weak when to be strong was his duty Of yield
ing to the siren song of expediency when the
pHbllc good demanded tuat ne DE- adamart In
frmness
Mr. Taft will doubtless be the nominee of the
dominant faction Of party hopeessly split in
1917 The line OF demarcaton between the Re
publican progressives ard regulars is too strict.
" drawn to admit of the nomination of a pro.
gressive leader, such as I-aFollette Cummings
or Bristow.
Lined up against Mr. Taft and hs party viii
be the unterrifed Democracy. headed by men
whose achievements already the pride Of
their countrymen of all political faiths who
preaching the never-dying fundamentals of the
Democratic fai,h--equal rights to all. special
privileges TO none-wiil sweep the last vestige
OF governmental control by special interests
from the nations capitol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

The English Of to-day Is rather different from
that OF a decade ago. For instance II IL no
longer safe TO say that Ia paying flying
visit to the country; some one may wish to
know whether YOU are travelling by balloon or
hiplane. Nor is II quite safe TO refer To an ex.
travagant acquaintance high fyer-hs
altitude record may be tho subject of inquiry.
A sky-scraper until recently tall building
but the word has been used to describe an indi
vidual who broke the altitude record. thereby
becoming q real high flyer" white. should aero
planes come into use for military purposes
thoae who engage In aerial battles may he DE.
nominated "sky-scrappers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
Suns OF the Night.

Daring the day we say that the shines;
during the night should say that the suns
shine" writes Boston correspondent OF tn -
New York Times During the day sun
reigns over ,.us: during, the nigm many -saRa
sparkle and scintla:e upon The only
dlnersncA Ii that salsl eks ela IL mitch
nearer than OF night, but there Is
one OF night that during our winter far
outshines the other sparkling sky gems. That
sun Is Sirius. whose distance has been estimated
at $4,000 100000 miles, whose size has been
eonjectured to be vast that OF 1000 suns
like our own" +"-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

over most OF the
country east III the
Mississippi Valley during the past ~
hours. and the temperatures have fail.
On over the same region from to ~
egreos, as compare with those report
y at the same hour yesterday morning
In thu Upper Lake Region the tenn
poratures ara now at and b~low freeN-
log. Considerable clouainess prevails
in the Atlantic States but In the Plains
States and the central and upper Miss
tssippi Valley the weather Is clear,
Continued cool weather Is indica ted
during the next 36 hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
400 Dinner Cards Issued.

The committee arranging for the
stag dinner 10 celebrate the Hfiniver-
sary of the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues' Battalion on May 20 has sent
out nearly 400 invitations. 1t is pro-
bahle that several New England or
ganizations viii be represented at the
dinner. Members OF the Blues AS
sociation and other friends OF the bat
TALON also will be invited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

In tire death Of Charles Price Davis Rich
mond loses an honest, earnest upright citizen
and faithful member of its City Council. Dur
ing his Ave years service In the city legisla
tive body he was active IN committee work and
jealous in the discharge of the duties imposed
upon him Not given to ostentation and OF
quiet demeanor. he held through years of close
personal contact the esteem and confidence OF
his business associates by the sterling worth OF
his character and the actual merit OF his work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

It's folly, the very height OF folly. 10 attack
Claude y. Swanson's record governor. be-
C32uso he had more to spend, and he spent
it Trascri1a9 ts 1@w Would his rritfcs
lessen the amount paid our old Confederai
Veterans N,u1iu they lessen the set
apart for onr public schools? Would they cur
thil tho good roads funds2 If so then they
arc at liberty to criticise until their eyeballs
protrude from their sockets. such "A criticism
IL calculated to Ewel Swansons vote until the
ballot boxes resemble a Dutch bartender.~-N Wise
News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

Hyker-What do you mean by saying that
young Shorteigh embarked on the matrimonial
sea in the steerage?
Pyker-Well you see. his salary Is only 81
a wcek.Washington star
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
With the Fun-Makers
Herald Man knnWs

New Jersey girl has created something of
a stir by advancing the claim that she is being
red by angels. Down this way practically ali
the men fed by angels Not only so, but
their buttons sewed on by angels and the
Angels relieve them of their weeks salary when
they come home Saturday night-Fincastle
Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

The man with the hoe may be heroic figure
but it's the fellow with the sulky-piow who is
producing the results
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

That fellow John Doe is getting into all sorts
OF trouble. One day recently he figured on the
patng In dynamite outrages in California and
for selling bad whiskey In Powhatan county.
Va. against the peace and dignity of the Com
ulonweaIth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
AN sassMIa4Ase HoDx MORE tsSwrqsarY

An sAsNMJAs44Lsi fsHT sft38sE 'SsSS ~ TfFffrY
1t Is so much easeg 10 eritieise than to con.
others than to do creative work ourselves, that
we hesitate 10 suggest what seems flaw In the
splendid record made by the Democratic House
81 Representatives In its short month OF con
troll. We refer to its passage of practically the
same reapnorticnment measure which had been
ADOPTED by the Republican House. she effect Of
xhich will be 10 increase by ten per centuni
I ~ already. nnuieldy membership Of The body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

We are glad to note that daylight has broken
upon Captain knight. The persecution TO which
he has been subjected constitutes one OF the
most disgraceful episodes in recent naval an
nails II the Navy Department doesn't want its
old hulks damaged, II should not use high ex
plosiyes on them. IL Is unreasonable to expect
10 set off an explosive under ship as test and
then blame the commanding officer II the craft
Is damaged which twist the matter 1t may
seems to be the principal ground of tho depart
ment's complaint against Captain knight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

Agricultural note: During May transplant
the keep off the grass" signs to the woodpile
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

An investigation into the affairs of gct4riolf.
quick concern, promising twenty per cent. to
investors, disclosed the fact that while 1t had
only 125 Operatives in Its factory, it employed
los Young ladies to address circulars to pro
spectiye suckers" The remarkable part of
the revelation. to our mind is that there was
st-class place for literature containing prom
ises OF such glittering returns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
Carriers Paid on First.

Postmaster Edgar Allen, Jr., ha,
ordered that the 1000 rural letter
carriers he paid their monthly salary
on the first day of each month. in
stead of the 9th, as In the past
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

No, constant reader, don't take 'em of yet;
there may he shaking chills horrid pills, other
Ills, and doctors bills to pay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

or course II follows that the proposed hobo
newspaper viii he set up by tramp printers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
Another of yanCpa.

There Is many girl that sweep up the
a!sie of "a church with beautiful grace who
would knock tho stove down II she should try
to sweep up the kitchen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
THE JUDGE AND THE RECALL

The Judge who Is opposing The recall
NEEDN'T do anything 10 I've recalled unles~ he
wants to. Every Judge should act that nc
need not lose any sIee pwhetner there Is any
recall OF not. No man should fee before he
lis pursued Wilmington Star.
Opposition TO the recall comes with bad grac
from the official against whom II would DO in
vokcd. il Is doubtful whether II should be
gwen the wisest application, and especially
doubtful whether it should be made to apply OF
judges. Nevertheless, as The Star gays, the
Judge doesn't have to make himself liable
recall II he doesn't want to.--Index~Appeal
There seems 10 be a weak spot In this line Of
reasoning. 1t is true that the Judge needn't
do anything to be recalled unless he wants to. IS
but IL the judge whose ear Is to the ground
to hear the plaudits OF the populace "a safe man
popular decisions been proved by lapse of time
and by human experience to have been fundh-
mentally right The guiding star Of duty, with
thought to the effect Of his decision upon
his personal fortunes must ever guide the hon
est Judge. and to place him in a position of
being recalled for an honest exposition Of the
law will not appeal to the American people
It to us that tho further the bench oan
be kept from the hubbub of politics, the better
1t Will be for the people. The Judiciary may
need reformation. Iniquitousy high court
costs should be abolished and legal procedure
should be SO simpNhed that man need not be
deferred from asking the courts 10 conserve his
rights. when threatened by powerful interests
for fear that the legal battle will consume all
his means and be finally handed down al unde
ST tn In rp
speets legal procedure may well BIO amended
but the recall OF the Judiciary by popular vote
should be let severely alone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
Wei,. Iet's (Jin Elm,

the Republicans now have four factions the
regulars having two wings and the insurgents
two. IL they keep up this thing, the Demo-
Gratis won't have anything but wings to clip in
the presidential election next year.-Wilmington
Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
A Family Conpnct,op


i. Mrs Pifiegilder boasts that she s connecte
with some OF the best families In the CITY,
> All. She has a Telephone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

The demagQgue may be mistaken for denl'
god at times, but the halo soon wears off
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

The Farrnvtlle Herald, which is published at
tbs seat Of the State AeFtffsti eutoEU for wo-
men. quotes the Newport News Times Herald
with reference to statement attributed to
President Jarman, OF that college. follows
~ recent meeting q the. Nlrs!nia Edar
cational Commission In Richmond, Or. j. l.
Jarman, of the State Female Normal School
at Farmville declared that higher education
among women had very deleterious effect upon
matrifnony- Dr. Jarman said that during nine
years he had been associated with The normal
school WORK there had been graduated perhaps
300 girls, and that probably so per cent. of this
number We're unmarried and sim serving
teachers
In 3 famous debate at Deep creek Baptist
chapel. year or so ago, the question Which
has been of most service to the world, women
or money, debated. Lawyer Garrow, Of
Warwick Courthouse. who spoke on the money
side of the proposition startled the audience
by saying that the public schooi system of Wiz
ginla WAS turning out thousand or so old
maids annually"
Commently on this Editor Hart. Of the Farm
vile Herald. says that III this is to be tho
result OF higher education among women, the
sooner the standard is lowered the better" We
are not inclined to accept the statement of
DIR. Jarman as here recorded If indeed he has
made such a one in the form attributed to
him There is warrant for asserting that
higher education of women has caused de-
crease in the marriage rite On the contrary
we inclined to the belief that the decrease
IN the marriage rate has tended to make more
women enter the field of pedagogy When a
woman devotes years Of her life to prepara-
ton for specific profession and special call
ing. II is but natural that her interest In what
she Is best qualified by education experience and
training 10 do should impel her To do that
very thing The women who are educated at
farmville are generally given this opportunity
at the state expense and wtth,ettles sfyecffie
and settled purpose of becoming teachers in tn &
public schools. II they did not teach after
graduation they would ignore an obligation
even If there is not formal contract or un-
Outstanding that they shall teach, With many
Of them love of their work and the conscious
n@ss that they are useful TO the world irnpefy
them to persevere In noble calling With other.
the demonstrated ability to support Themselves
and the uncertainty that they would be as well
supported II they married probably impels them
ia continue teaching anViAe Register
s$9t*ssf'@f SaaFe TO summer come said the
farmer
why"
Coz all summer long ma dishes IN n lot
OF stuff we can't eat ourselves jos to Ter. the
city boarders think they're getting plain home
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
EXONERATE MRS. WILEY
OF MISAPPROPRIATION
Venerable Head of Greenve Ophanage Was Contributor
from Personal Funds to Institution Over Which
She PresideS
She PresideS

Seating accommodations viii be pro~
yided for spectators In the gallery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

war with Japan seems imminent Thos,
dreadful rumors alarm me"
TOO bad"
What would You do 2''
We'll. | think | would switch maeazines''-
Louisville Courier Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

The little runty onion,
May be without pretense,
But like the silver dollar.
IL contains a hundred scents.
Vance, In stanton Leader.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
.Ipdg1ncnt Awnrdcd fnr saas.

Judgment FOR s3os was antarsd T.. ~.
! Law and equity ~court Monday in the
Case Of George r. ,Whaxtoa %Sainae
Mrs~ N, ~ HeinA -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

Swanson this year than any other labor organi-
yatinu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

Tie Glasacutters Union will doubtless re.
eeixs more attention at the hands of Senator
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02
Not rs n Reu,s,f,

Not as Remedy.
What do you take for a headachae"
t14Quors the night beforeai~-TQledo Blade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-02

%S'sssff4 Sase To summer come" said the
farmer.
why"
Coz all summer long ma dishes M a lot
OF stuff we can't eat ourselves jes' to Ter. the
city boarders think they're getting plain home
cooking --Detroit Free Press