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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
RALLYING n rAzEMEI1.

Encouraging is tho prospect for
good roads in Tazewcli, despite the
fact that there is actually an an,i-good
roads faction in thai, county. ON
Tuesday the most enthusiastic and mar
lnonious good roads meeting on record
in the county was held VI Taaewell.
ana the voices Of progress and pros
ierty were heard It's practically
certain that the bond Issue SECTION
viii he carried Tor good roads By a
large majority
Colonel James < Browning made 4
strong speech a, the meeting iayor!ng
Tie bond Issue. lie said. among othe.
things. that a team OF six fine horses
left Pocaliontas Il few weeks ago Tor
q point few miles distant 10 get
4 ton Of hay. which was eveniually
Loaded on the wagon. Before the team
WAS We'll under way an extra team
lad 20 be called into service to pull
the horses and ton OF hay out or
2 Hndholc BY tic time the wagon
reached tie starting point the horses
had eaten UP ali tho hay. This IS a
yery foycible illustration OF the cost
OF bad roads
II was the onInion of those present
al INC meeting That candidates for
I cGnniy Offices 10 Le filled this fall
shouid state their positions on the
ond issue question "rhe sentiment
among 4 majority OF the progressive
.rcoplc Is 50 strong for bonds TOR
.bJl.lins roads that any man WHO o.
rosps ibo Issue need not apply Tor
puhlic once" Every candidate FOR the
/, G"nerai Assembly OF the county Offices
/ ouehl 10 he REQUIRED to come out fiat
! foctcd on the good roads plank h..
! lrogrcss 81 the counties and tic prog.
lress Of tile state depand that such 10
( tiie requirement made Of candidates
Il IS NIP to the people Of Tazcwcl! 10
. fa'l into lnc with the other counties
! " the southwest who have done
( Themselves proud" IN their bond issues
ior 1000 roads. Despite tic oppoel-
4 tions 70 this great reform in the coun
\ u, We confidently believe that good
4 ROADS VIII win n-1azcwell rno people
I q TINT county are not tle kind VINO
take baCkITarl siepg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

| cate service. each company having Il
monopoly IN Its own district and with
tho result that ono OF The French rail
roads pays dividends Of IS per cont.
and tho others pay Z per cent or
more Out OF their revenues the ra,l-
roads are required to place SO nue.,
Of their earnings 10 an amortization
or sinking FUND. under which tho Re
Public VIII bcccme the owner OF The
railroads about the middle of the pres
cnt century, III the United states. as
Mr. Tiumbull said. railroad develop.
ment depends not only upon the mag
nation IF the rnGinccr anu the In
weston bot also upon the ACCUSATION
81 the Federal Government and the
Hesitation of forty-siN States besides;
the development Of ono State may
" dependent upon tho legislation or
anothcr state Il thousand miles away"
This Very much mixed condition OF
fairs cannot last forever. and 1t looks
As n the time is sure to come when the
railroads will pass under Federal own
crship. a condition greatly 10 be de-
plored for the sake OF the Stntes rs
Well as for that OF tic Government at
Washington. In the event of r'cdernl
ownership and tie new tasting powers
sought ~ The Federal Government,
however, it would be possible, by tax
ing incomes little higher ana IN
cieasing the corporation taN to N
nance the railroads for such better
ments as they might require from
time. to time, ana ''the people would
pay the freight
But, we have said, the decision
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is an academic question and can
be talked about now Just as II II
never was.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
VI L SIi IN MAINE

The Daughters Of the Revolution
IN Maine, lately In session at Por, :
land have voted money for tho pur-
chase of United States flags to be dis
tilbutcd among the poor whites IL,
the mountain districts OF the Virginias
ana CarolinasI" This bcneficent act re
suited from the representations Of Ida
Nose Woodbury. field secretary, WIZ
asserts that In the course OF her trav-
els through the mountain region OF
the South she has often met grown
people who had never seen the Stars
and Stripes
The mountain districts referred Ia
are not unknown to some Of us who
though We may know the mountain
reoplo, have set failed TO run across
Ida Vose Woodbury.. To our way OF
thinking these poor whites are much
richer IN real patriotism than the
idiks mp Maine way" These Southern
nlountalhecrs or great number OF
'hom were staunch Union mel,
throughou' ihc War for Southern In.
dependence, though they wore aur.
rounded by cp1fcderates, These moan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
Honorary Titles.

TO tho Editor of Tho Times Dispatch.
Sir-,ln The Times Dispatch Of sal
nruay last yon alludc to tie large nun
per ... or men IN the South with military
titles who never wore Il sword. ana
tn, the colonel" nearly consumed the
dom captain. Now. it is certainly very
complimentary to any man to be really
entitled to any Of the above mentioned
military rank. but when these dis,in-
gulShed TILES Drift into byword a
distinction should be made. and in
order to let each man have ali the
credit be deserves and TO make those
unworthy as conspicuous as possible.
suggest that the newspapers herea ftcr
do somewhat as The Times Disnntcf1-
toned the "Pink Creek colonel
VINO Sot his title by marriage fand
sometimes tho name is attached 10 a
zee, KEEPER OF a;achean boarding house, al
Viz: Kurncll tunkhowaer, Of Frog
Level; Mayer Brnmskill. OF .'Koon
Hollow; l<aptin Featherwait. or
"SlSinqnarter:, Then we viii have
adopted a plain which will lessen con-
sidcrably the output OF such q crowd.
who's who HENny IT
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
TIE OLD TIME NEGRO.

w H. Tnrpin. of Pals, writes a very
interesting letter TO the West Point
News about tho good old times In
King William in ante bcllum days.
He says
There were many slaves III the
county They were obedient. faith
iui, wei behaved. happy, hearty ana
well satisfied Never knew OF Il slave
20 nave nervous prostratPn. tubercu-
ioSis, toothache or heard of one who
went deranged. some few might havn
been idiotic. None ever had pellaGra,
enough their principal ration consisted
OF ash cake. corn pone, salt herring
and rat meat of the Virginia razor
back hog. They had neither povertv
nor riches, ate the food provided for
them. enjoyed their religion, had seats
provided for them in the churches With
me white folks and they were not
called Jim Crow seats either. Thev
were we'll clothed, had comfortnble
quarters and We're Well cared for when
SICK or aged. They had no Thought
or care OF the morrow Master and
Mistress looked out for them They
enjoyed their night sociables and hoI
idays. especially at Christmas. They
We're indeed very happy race, their
work and food agreed with them. thev
knew nothing of cold storage food
canned goods or etnbamed meat and
idle days
1t may be that the colorcd people ara
wiser now than they were then in thu
matter OF learning. but that they arc
happier we doubt If Discrimination
against them existed then. 1t was OF
SO soft a nature as 20 cause no bit
terness or dependency. They had not
learned then their sharpest lesson
that the North, with all its pretensions
Of sympathy and friendship for the
"doWntrodden and oppressed profess
ed the abstract, but did not practice
the concfesa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
rMn coLoNEL,s sIslss

ING Go.oNci stopped III Washington
Tor 4 fe@ ilouFs before beginning this
iaat Of tis farewell tours ar tie coun.
e: ana vas tnocA disga.ted to and
tlIa' tne snlttsonlan Institution had
ret aire4dy inolnted ana placed IN
punlic eAhib!ttQ thy a,Opo specimens
Of african game ,nat ic had sen, back
e the United STATE. ~nen he was On
his h'oody mission 10 ina, country.
'lhe authofitieF of SIC iusii;u,lon havo
eNpIained ,Gry fuliy an5 h lie snost
s@''sfiaetpts WAY RE apparen, de!aS
IN The preparation " Tic Roosevelt
suetimcns FOR exhibition me coi.ec.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
hAScA srEp WILLIAMS GErs THERE

Lancaster Williams. Of Richmond
temporarily residing in Baltimore. has
bcon elected a member Of the board OF
road. ono OF the Gould lines He rep
rcscnts the Independent Stockholders,
and was supported for the place 10y
them and the foreign interests In the
property, including Frank ]. Gould, OF
course. without whose active part In
the contes, Mr. Williams's election
would not have been possible. lie VIII
be tho only minority director on the
board Of thirteen. being tho voice
there OF the Younger Gould brothers;
hut IT. viii be the same to him, and all
!tr-Actt~r for the minority interests,
as it is In the Williams blood always
TO DO their best work when they are
N the minority. As we havo aaid-Mr.
Williams halls from Richmond, an
though he lives In Baltimore, fairly
sood town in its way. but not in the
same class altogether as the great Me-
l'tropolis on the James. His election
means good deal more than 1t seems
on i,s fucc. rs We infer from certain
statements made by Frank Could In
the New York American about how his
eyes have been opened as TO the stock
johbing interests which hove been
making good deal OF merchandise
OUT Of the railroad properties they
nave nandicd
Lancaster Williams is one u the
wrll-kncwn bankers OF the south He
bas taken part IN some big things
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

Inc story is told about how C7unda
a pad elephant at the Bronx Zoo. in
New York, was terrified into sublnis-
sion by her keeper the other day. lust
as he was about TO be crushed to death
by the Infatuated beast. he released a
niue live mouse which he carried in
his pocket Immediately, Gunda made
a frantic effort to escape from the
house, and III her confusion the keep
er gained his liberty and safety. Az
ter this truthful story of what a.
great big elephant did when a mouse
appeared, no woman need fear to run
from mouse No woman should be
expected to be drawer than an Gle.
plant. two or three times her size.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
TIE. pIpE ~ nnsron

The Back Bay in Boston is said "a
he somewhat disturbed by the estob-
iishment Of a new club in that neigh
borhood. "a new club Tor women IN
the quarter occupied by the British
Tea Table in Boyleston street. one
OF the rules at this now club is that
the women shall have the privilege Of
smoking, although there is said to be
division Of sentiment between tho wo
men who want to smoke ana the
women who regard 1t as wicked 10
smoke The new club IS to be known
az ne Assembly Tea Room Club. and
the Secretary has ANNOUNCED that wo.
men Will be allowed to smoke on the
premises If they Wish; that 1t is their
business and they will! be allowed TO
DO So" After awhile, If this sort Of
thing keeps up. the Boston women viii
seem to be almost human we would
suggest tina, rule shall be made for
the club, restricting the smoking op-
crauona OF Ats members to the only
true tobacco grown IN this country
the tobacco OF Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
Daily Queries cnd Answers
- Aodres all communications for Query Editor
'neS-DlsPach no mathematical
coins stamps valued names will be Given

, mmn Of to-day YOU state The frs, RE
publican President elected TO be &.
Lincoln. This appears to be an error.
FRED CT. kIppER
This. is not an error. There have
peen two Republican parties IN this
country, wholly unconnectcd with each
ouher' BY tho present Republican par
W Lincoln was tho first President
elected.
CONGREGATIONAL Directory.
Kindly inform me how and where
! can secure an Official directory or
The SiXty-second Congress-
SUBSCRIBER
d,str rt,c ~, 70 the CONGRESSMAN from. Your
81 Am Uyins.o
nave the poem Il ain dying: Is si,c
conlnS? that L. L. Anderson aakg
iipt. and would DO willing 10 lend IL If
'hc party would certainly return it,
N,,.,, MRS. +. S. HALL
College fciis.
:, k n adyiso me whore can &c,
q number of college yells and soncs.
N'' i''usi: 70 hccolnpanv tho songs,
a COLLEGE ROOTER
son can find the Wells In tho Worlds
.h ~ For song book publishers
houEcSS send us postal for rcplv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

taineers, always free, enlisted in tho
Union armies and fought under thr
S'ar apang!ed Banner ana they nlway S
nave been for the Union and tho whole
Union Whatever we may think ahout
II, that surely should establish than
In the good opinion Of our Yankee
neighbors.
These white mountaineers Of ,na
south need no flags. They are better
patriots than tens OF thousands who
every day pass by hundreds or 'tin,r.
IN cities and towns. Their patriotism
hes deeper than the surface. II they
went into Boston and New York than
'reS and heard the national anthem
prayed, they would not know what In,
audience meant by rising. perhaps. bi,
thry would right gladly nsh, for t,e
Union lii its hour Of need We fulIy.
agree with tho Biucfeld Leader that
II these same Maine danes would
connhe their activities TO their own
state 1t would be jus, rs well. for wa
have remote suspicion That ,nov
have plenty OF longshoremnn, beech .
combers and Lakewood smen who do
not know the distinction between the
second coming OF Christ and the
Fourth or July"
The Southern mountainecrs do no,
need hags. They need churches ana
sce,hoolhouses--they need books, and
some of them, doubtless. need money
and meat and bread, but they do not
need the silly slushy sentimentalty Of
wen meaning, but misguided, women
in Maine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
THE ExEcuTlyE cLEMEsc, a..

Governor Blcase. OF South Carolina,
is making all sorts Of record in his
once which he has held for only about
TWO months During this period he
has antagonizcd nearly oil the respect
able people OF the State by the queer
things he has said and the queer thln..s
he has done. It Is noted now by one
OF our contemporaries that, besides the
record he has made In other activities
the Governor has beaten all prev1ous
records In South Carolina certainly
we believe since the days Of Franklin
J. Moses in the exercise of the Execu-
i've cicmency, the pardons. paroles and
combinations OF sentences passed uron
criminals in that State numbering ror,y
for the two months OF Governor.
Blea scs administration. At this rate
by the end OF his term Of office he
VIII nave pardoned $50 convlcts in
south Carolina, and Will then run q
very close second to tho thoroughly
discrcdited Governor Of the State or
tennessee One of the most notable
Of the pardons granted by Blease 1ta $
that OF John Black, formerly one OF
the managers Of the State Whiskcy
Dispensary South Carolina has PASSED
through great many experiences,
however, in the last twenty years or
so. and We suppose that 1t viii be
able to stand stili further blows Just
the Same. however, ii is not pleasant
thing to contemplate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

Here IS the latest recipe for tho
prevention OF flirting OH the part of
married women. a native Methodist
minister OF New Zealand on visit
to Chicago delivered an address the
other day In which he told how mar
ricd young women might be stopped
from flirting. The way to prevent II,
lie said, is to tattoo the ohins and
upper lips OF the married women as is
done In New Zealand. The tattoo
marks he pointed ont, are signboard
to all the world proclan!ng the wo-
mans position In this case. the nura
is surely much worse than the defect.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

The scholers arc having their innings
now There is Woodrow Wilson tho
scholar IN politics, and then there Is
John w. Wayland. OF tho Harrison.
burg Ncwi. the scholar in journalism
Each in his own particular star" Is
drawing the things as he sees them
Very effectively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
Y DICE Of the p eople

Communication. muat moi con.
'h!n more than 300 ,vorda.
When fnis limit IL exceeded let
'eFs VIII he returned ~.3H
10 ahonS nous com n, n &c lions
VIII be accepted, $500
ntnmprd envelope, with Tho
writer's address, must nccomuanr
every communications. 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
Wedding Questions.

i. at church wedding who f,,rn;s,os
the nn"iMers. Invitations. and carriages,
NHe Dfldc or Eroo1Hp =
NIL - ~ custom for the groom 10
nthn ,pe pride "a wedding present
ofho , thon the ring. or only a matter ate
cr :" Mhni portion. If any. of tho
them? >| oo'S ~ nS M he
J. Tho bride furnishes the flowers
,,so,, ne church: the groom all others
80 an thc actual ceremony THO
T III rather furnishes the invitations,
,r ne groom pays for tho curringes.
, ,no'isn II the brides father wishes 10
~, LOT the carriages carrying tho
~ ,.iucSinaius and the bride TO tho
e"nrH CT, no may he allowed to do so
tb.,, ms ~ matter OF taste more
- SuSlofi': 1t is not necessary
=; lie should buy their gloves. ties
VIC .coiiars. lie need make them no
present unless ho wish to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

BY Tin,ce. Dispatch Carrier pslivery Ser
.ice in Richmond ,and subnrss> and reiers
burg
oac wcel5
.,aiy without y.................,.1e cent
Eunda, Observation-Disclosures. cent;
Entered January =. ,,o5, a, Riehnond vs.,
rs ond-elass utat;cr Under art Ct Con-
yrc<s OF Mareh s 1879
THURSDAY, MARCH ID. ieii
s==----====- -
rur RAILROADS aNn THE DEcl-
CHAIRMAN i7f4nl Trumaull FL the
chegapeakc ana ohio Raiif0"d made
ycry stril;in2 sncesh At hc dinner
: az tie Canadian club II New York
TUESDAY night. Ecriproftf was the
chiet sopir of dIsrnaston everybody
a-rseinr that \, wss tire hes, thing
Ia. could happen coi Goth Canada
ia TIL u4litad s,4tes but in the
conrsc az lis REMARKS he had some
Hing To say a5out the recent decision
OF the IntciSt.ltt r''iiiilei .
sion IN thq railroad freight rate cases
whcb seenel to nave good deal "oi
,.oInrnon saust ii it, since The rail
ROADS navo Ge4.ied 10 accept the md
;nrs 81 the commission. after havins
inenated Dbl along tina, they would
~ compcliad for ,heir own protection
u Ia otherwise, VA suppose that the
aucstio4 nay be considered as larse!y
ssaIenic and that thercfcrc, II can
.ae taxed about freely without doing
lijarY 10 any Of the parties in interest.
M- rTnmbul has drawn three CON
cI@ssous from the decision First
7hoy have put al least ole brake upon
ii-her costs in this country Second
They have put another brake upon
voluntary reductions of rates. because
undc,t the new law ana these deci-
eions the burden Of proof Tor future
Increases or reservations is upon tho
railroads.. Third--The present law am
pin protects tho shippers OF this conn-
Try against extortionate rates Amer
lea has already the lowest rates and
The highest wages in tile world and
apparently IL 10 retain both From
the decision OF the Commission Mr..
rrumaull has nshed this bright and
Shining sentence: Our railroad man
asement SHOULD nave wide latitude FOR
experiment, 1t should have such en-
courag ement as viii attract the ima &
,nation Of both tho engineer and the
Investor II 1t shall turn out. when
The crop Of short torn railroad notes
investor is not equal TO the strain upon
st the railroads Will certainly not br
10 blame but this is question that
Is still 10 ne met, and how il Will be
met viii in some measure justify tho
experiment. the Commission has made
iii dealing with the transportat ion in
tcrcsts OF Tie country The railroads.
rs We are assured. arc looking Tor
ward, uot back ward--that being the
only thing they can DO III the circum-
stances, ana they are hoping for The
best.
III his speech, Mi Trumbun touched
slightly upon Brandeis III passing, ana
that great economists plea for great
or cficiency in the management, OF the
railroads, thing that is most TO be
desired. lie was inclined Co think that
possibly MI l.erandGis meant to say
that the raifroaas OF The country could
save s&o,o0o,oco the year instcad of
s8oo.coo,ooo, as the newspapers have
reported; but whatever tic amount,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

Entered Januar; z 'ro5 at hieArlond 81
rs second class matter Under art Of ten
yrcSs OF March s 1870.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

The Republican Party.
In looking over history I 0nd IA !
me hrst Republican" President or IN.
o u,niten states was Thomas jefferson.
.,'ta by inc then Republican p;lItv
me first "Iocmocratic'' Presi,leni -, ~. /.
Ahdrcw jackson. In Your Omnrn Cni
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16

pals With sunday .......,.............l eonis
!,aily witliou, unday.................,.lV cen's
Eunday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . tol1S
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THURSDAY MARCH IL. tail.
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Business Office. .sl6 T. Main street
South Kichmond ...-......,.,...lo2o linil Street
Petersburg I3rreau-,..lUs y. Sycamore street
Lynchburs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Eighth street
BY MAIL one Six Three One
POSTAGE PAID & Yonr. Mos Mos. Mo,
paiiy wi,h sunday..,..... $500 $500 $50 50
DAILY without Sunday. 40 go leo -"
sunday edition opir....... zoo 40 30 "a
Wcekly twedncsday) .... 100 80 y =
81 Tmcc- Dispatch Carrier Delivery SCR
vioe in Richmond ,and subnrssl and feters-
burg
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-27
Alfalfa Vale Farm
For Sale

There is no better equipped bottom
land farm IN Oklahoma, containing
335 acres, geo in cultivation, so in
alfalfa. 7,room residence. tenant
houses, large barn, log houses, 3 fine
wells Of water. wind mill and galval.
lied tank with connections TO hos
lots II is the farm that won the Sen
ator Gore lrip to Washington for lafG
est yield Of corn per acre in Oklaho-
ma. 1910. II is the best advertised
farm in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Oklahoma of It's pureb bred cora
and Duroc hogs. It has a good trade
built up on these. With the farm goes
over 200 perdigreed Duroc hogs, one
pair mules, one pair horses. one was-
on. hay press, alfalfa renoyator disc
plOw, walking and riding plows, har-
rows, planters. dipping watts and ah
else on the place not mentioned nero
in The price is $50 per acre iuclui-
ing an the above. Terms oneforrtn
cash, onefourth trade. balance one
and two years, at s per cent interest.
W. p. POLAND,
Ardmore. Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-27
S Saturday.

Emperor William VIII formally re-
ceiev rhe replica Of the Con Steuben
statue in Washington, Representative
Bartholdt of Missouri representing the
United States at the presentation
ceremonies.
Centennial Of the Roya. Frelerich's S
University at Christiana, Norway, will
be celebrated. with several American
educators participating.
Milwaukee Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association will observe its
golden Jubilee by opening big indus
trial exposition.
Ben Franklin Clubs Of America AMI
United Typothetae, organizations of
employing printers, will convene in
Denver.