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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
The Confederate Rccnr1,

~.
TO the Editor of The Times DiypatcIt.
Sir-l have received various appli-
cations from Federal veterans for Con
iodcrate data OF the Interstate War.
This morning - request came for Tho
number of troops in the Confederate
Army, the number killed. and the num-
inn, wonmdea can y6n give an approx-
mat application to tho War Depart
'ment at Washington for this Informal
tion brought the reply that no com
the Confederate Army has ever been
made. owing TO the incompIeteness Of
the collection Of Confederate records
in possession of the War Department:
and that the unofficial estimates of tho
number of Confederate troops run all
the way from 100000 TO 100000.
rms mere statement is at once a
commentary and rcproach. II is
astounding to find how mcagrc those
records are; and. In view Of their vast
historical Importance. and the indis-
participants in this unique chapter of
history will have passed over tho river
and md Joined the silent camp. and il viii
and valuable data. the general athy
Is incomprchensiblc. M
The Confederate records in the Red
a and county clerks Office are trivial
salt and other commissioners. com
Inittees to go on IL iunkct after each
battle TO sec II there are any Bedford
other like matters. There is nothing
to assist historical research. not even
q roster of the Bedford soldiers. What
is true Of this county is doubtless
true of others One Bedford vetcra n
did noble work some years ago. This
veteran. MIR. Frederick Anspacf, ga vc
much time and painstaking care TO
gathering and tabuiating the roll call
of Bedford, cndcavoring to make tho
roster as nearly complete as possible
He gave me copies of this roster. say
ing he did not want the best work of
his life lost. and that no one but You
would take care OF it," I know OF
no other roster than these copies; and
many arc the times have been called
upon for assistance by those who
q pension or 10 admission To tho
wise they show entire indifftrencc
IL active and efficient work Is not
done. and done quickly. we may soon
hear the Sons" and the "Daughtcrs'
ask; who was Mr. confedcracy?' and
WHY they erect so many tombstones
for him" Yet. know there arc those
South and North. who are striving
earnestly. and, it seems. hopeIossly, for
data of the Interstate War.
MORA KINGSLEY HURLEY. p.
Bedford City, Va, April IA.
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rnYINc no ut:.r TIE nnYs.

Several Days ago James A. Pattcn,
of Chicago. who made an enormous
fortune by Keeping on tho right side
Of the market. and who has now de-
tcrmined TO devote his money to the
improvement OF the condition OF his
less fortunate ncishbors. laid down
this splendid proposition: "a man
should dispose OF great wealth for
The benefit OF The community. social
service heng tho only great thing in
ne"
There is nothing finer in all The
range of human activity than ihc dis
posi,ion on the part OF devoted men
anu women 0 Tighten the burdens of
those who are heavy laden. To
strengthen the weak. to lift np ihc
fallen, to establish the feet Of the
crring in the right way TO tighten the
dark places of tho earth with the sun
shine Of charity. The most unfurtun-
ate are those who. hy Inheritance or
circumstances. have been going. going.
going down Hill through no fault OF
their own. proha hly. until society. for
its own protection, must turn against
them. 1t Is far better that society
should hclp them. ana that Is why the
50 'ial Service Circle Of this chnritably
disposed town OF Richmond has under
taken ! what is called "Settlcmcnt
Work among The hoys who need pre-
cisoly his touch of human sympa thy
to build them nip In practical useful
ness 10 tho community. This work Is
connected with Inc Associated Chart
ticI Of Richmond. It's object is to
prevent vice and crime. 10 make life
linst a little lit smoother and brighter
for the little fellows who were NOT
born with silver spoons in their
mouths, hut in whom there is the
making of good citizens. These chans
need precisely tho sort Of care Tho
Settlement Workers would give NON,
Iand II Is proposed to take Them down
TO Williamsburg on Easter Monday to
make hem feel that the rich ana
poor meet together; the Lord IS tho
maker Of them all"
There is no letter work that could
engage the 90 operation Of those vbo
arc touched by the infrmIties of others
than that which would make tbc
World brighter for all those who have
| lived in the shadows ana those who
have through I'll fortune. lost The
ahillty 10 take care of themselves
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THE INTER BRoTHERuooD AT
PRAYER.


At n conference held in Chicago last
May, attended by representatives, from,
ten of tho Church Brothcrhoods of the
country and by representatives also
from tho Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations and the American Federation
of Mems Church Organizations, It was
determined to observe Holy Week as
the distinctive Inter Brotherhood Week
of Prayer. and as such 1t has been OBJ
served in Richmond
The theme for the week was sane
tincation for Service" and twice every
day during the week. from half-past
IL o'clock until l o'clock In the after
noon. and from half-past o'clock to
o'clock In the evening. In a CON
venicnt room in Main Street, services
have been conducted under the direc-
lion Of the laymen of all the churches.
These services have not been attended,
so largely as could have been wished
but the men who have engaged in tho
work have been encouraged in their
efforts and feel that much good has
been accomplished.
The service ycstcrday-Good Friday
was particularly interesting. ana at
the closing service to- Observation-Disclosures
Snnday--it is hoped that there will be
an overflow meeting in which all mon
who arc spirituallyminded will Join
in prayer for the blessing OF tho
Lord on them and their neighbors In
all the relationships OF life ccicslas-
teal. commercial. political. moral. So
cial and religious. to tho end that this
town shall be built UP In the character
Of Its people and tho effectiveness of
their work
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SATURDAY. APRIL Is, 1911.
FINE TEAM WORK -,T wAsI,Ncroi

,.Republicans everywhere" says the
washington CORES pondcnt of the
Springfield Republican. envy the SUI
perb politics the Democrats arc play
ing. declaring them irrcsistihie, and
saying that the Republicans them
selves are helpless before them, The
Democrats have been Wise, conservative
and self-confidcnt. An effort was made
by some Of the less thoughtful To tack
.the changes in the tariff which the
Democrats have determined uron 10
the reciprocity measures but that eff
fort failed. fortunately. and the plan
now is TO pass the reciprocity resoin-
tions and then take mp what is called
..thc omnibus free list hill" and pass
that or make n fight for it.
That is good politics The Demo
Gratis will get credit also for making
sane attempt to reform the tarif
downward SO as TO reduce the cost
OF living TO the people Of the country
Under the free list the Southern farm
or will get his cotton baeEinE ana
ties free of duty: tho Northern farmer
will get his Agricultural implements
and cattle products free; the farmers
all over the country will get their wire
fencing free; The home builders will
get their lumber free. and tho peopie
will not he taxed to death to I'LL the
pockets OF the beef grain and leather
trusts. We. shall have reciprocity With
Canada. surely, under tho Canadian
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Saving EIcu1EEx rliorsANp.

Last Monday. the three commission
ers who arc to govern the city Of
Birm'nTham under the new commits
sion form OF government took the Oath
OF Office on Tuesday they met ngain
and voted to save the city sis,aio.e2
At once They Effected this by strik-
ing hftsen city employees from the
city pay roll.
At one fell swoop, the commission
hred the four assistant city attorneys.
whose salaries amounted to a total Of
''5o the month; substituted at ono
half the salary young man for
recorder who had been in Office six
teen gears; abolished two Unnecessary
recorders and one recorders clerk. and
dismissed eight pnrk commissioners
and keencra.
More changes arc to be made. IL
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Comn Rirht AIonr. ~. nnrna

To The Editor Of rhe Times dispatch
Sir,--In the New York Globe and
Commercial Advertiser. issued April II.
YOU are quoted "Rettcr come 10 the
South and live in clover than TO live
In New York dying all over" AS an
employe of one of New YorlSs public
schools. feel that your advice is
quite pertinent.
There is employed here a. class of
teachers known as additional Teach
ers," whose income the present school
year is only S52o. providing that class
of "Additionals" work every session.
I am one of that class, and am trying
to maintain family of five children
on such low wa ges.
Is 1t any wonder that some OF us
men teachers ycarn for a fairer field
to work In than we find In New York.
especially when we read: the April 9th
Issue of Leslie's Weekly? That number
tells of the South and prosperity. and
Is enough to cause many Northerners
unrest. The Hon. Champ Clark speaks
of the South's opportunities. and adj
,vises. "Go South, my boy!"i and doubt
lcss he Is n Speaker whose words boar
weight. Well think it.over. y3
Yours hopefully. TX
ssi WILLIAM I[EYE,S.
Public School No. / Q. West New Brtgh-
ton. Staten Island, n. Y.
E April IL. e.
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JUST JUDGE AND a WOMAN.
SKIRT.


we do not know whether or not
George Eiarvey's Equal Suffrage party
intends to nominate Il presidential
ticket at the next national election; but
if ii is lis purpose TO 20 into the
larger politics of The country in this
courage Of his convictions who would
bc able 10 lead tho party to victory
or death. Ills name is John S. Wilson.
lIc is one OF the Circuit judges OF
South Carolina, now holding court in
the progressive town of Spartanhurg.
are given a drcss-httinE holiday every
year Just before Easter. Magistrate
Il. IL. Kirby adjudgcd that Mrs. T.. NJ.
Turner was entitled TO the sum OF
s, because a skirt sold TO her by Joe
Miller did not ht The case went be-
fore Judge Wilson on appeal. and he
sustained the Judgment Of the Magis-
tratc's court.
The skirt was bought by Mrs. Turner
on March &c, 1910, as we learn from
tho S;partanburG Herald. 1t was too
long and too small In the waist Mrs
Turncr said that she did not believe
the skirt could he made 10 fit, but
Miss Baker, the salcslady, assured her
that IL would he no trouble TO alter
tho garment TO conform to Mrs
Turner's measurements. and that. If IL
did moi fit after the alterations. the
money paid for H. would be returned.
y colored woman scamstress, we
| suppose. was called in TO take Mrs.
| Turner's measurements. and the skirt
was later delivered al her residence.
| When she tried IL on she found that
| H. was short enough. hut was still so
| tight in the waist that when II was
fastened she was unable TO sit down.
| There We're only two pleats in the gar
| ment. 1t was testified, and even If they
had been lie; out it would still have
been too tight: Mrs Turner returned
I the skirt and asked for return OF
her money. Joe Miller, tho merchant
refused TO return tho money until he
saw the skirt on Mrs, Turner, and was
satisfied that II could not he made Ia
NJ. Mrs. Turner was III and declined
to go to- tho store for this lest Mr.
Miller then sent clerks around 10 heI
home to try TO induce her TO try Tho
skirt on and lot them sec how Il fitted
Mrs. Turner told them that siie had
tried " on until sno was tirfd. ane
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anE Mnl,ALs nr MorloN r.crrl,ns

s committee or tho City Council of
tadsdcn Alabama, has been appointed
10 Investigate ''thc moral tone" OF the
motion picture shows Of C;adsncn.
There are four shows in the city. and
At is said that some Of the pictures
flashed on tho:. screen have heen far
from complying with the moral stan
tard- The position taken by the Gnds-
den Council is that since the city has
barred saloons and improper resorts.
~ will also bar pictures which arc not
I Of the required moral tone.
There IS nothing sporadic about this
Instance. however. Rcad the papers
Tor a week. and it Viii be seen That
shc moving picture show problem is
being Considered in many parts Of the
NATION. No one can dispute tho fact
that many OF these shows exhibit pie
lures much broader and much more
suggestive than the most spicy scenes
RI problem plays and emotional dramas
on the legitimate stage. Yet Few Of
ahe cities which have imposed A CEN
sorship upon the theatre have done so
upon the moving picture shows Tie
cases arc analogous. but rarely is The
remedy applied 10 both in me same
town or city.
There is ono element Of danger in
4he improper picture show that Is
rarely present in the case of the stage
The effect on very young children
Little children arc rarely taken 10
fpoafret. ma erhnoJ ,,o,,ct.,,,.I ,,,,.ls y.
elbows in the theatre Very infrcqucntly,
for they cannot get tic price Of a
ticket some parents who allow their
children to go to the moving picture
shows would not think OF letting them
SO TO the theatre. be the reason nnan-
cial or disciplinary
Just how great may nc the infiu-
ence Of the moving picture shows on
the imprcssionable child mind. no
ono can tell. Pictures Of marital
trouble. Of tho gay deceiver and the
FAD deceived Of high times IN the bar
room. OF cowboy lifc-such are not
likely to have anything put ian i'm
proper influence on the mind Of the
child. The pictures are often power
fully suggestive.
Another phase Of the problem is thai
. TOO often the vaudeville acts accom-
panying the pictures arc decidedly
Z broad" Immoral references are made
Great men Of the past are referred IL
(. irreverentiy. Religion IS made hnmor-
QUE, Tile songs and the acts That
accompany them arc often suggestive.
or course. there arc shows that arc
kB clean MS possible. both in picture.
and vaudeville. Some vaudeville act!
end pictures In moving picture show'
are much more wholesome than those
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r,,E MAYoIVs SIGNATURE.

The Board of Aldermen has approved
tile transfer of tho John Marshall
House to the care OF tho Society for
the Preservation OF Virginia Anti1ul-
ties. and all that now remains TO be
done is the official endorsement Of City
Attorney Pollard and the approval Of
Mayer richardson There Is no doubt
about what they will do and the work
OF tile Antiquities has been accom-
plished The Society deserves the
thanks of all the people for Its service
In This case. rs in SO many other eff.
forts ii has made to preserve our am
cient landmarks. The only regret any
ono can have is that amy opposition
Should have been made
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curtis Guild. Of massachusetts. has

Curtis Guild. OF assachusetts. has
been appointed by the President to be
United states Amba ssador to the Court
OF ST. Petersburg. He was educated
at Harvard. served under Fitz Lee In
The Spanish American War. was Gov
crnor of massachusetts for three
terms. and has done a good many
things and done them very we'll. lie
is liccntintc in theology from the
University of Geneva. and will know
how to preach TO the Gear and his
Court if the Gear Will only give him
the chance. The most Interesting
chapter In his life could he written
about his work on the Boston Com
mcrcial Bulletin. Of which no became
sole proprietor in 1909. Mr.. Taft HIM
self started out as a newspaper re-
porter it will he rccollectcd, and has
managed 10 live 1t down. 1t was prob
ably his old PROFESSIONAL" sense that
made him light on Guild for st. Pc
tcrsburg.
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sTATuEI.Ess rREs1paSrs.

/ The Senate of New Hampshire ha
done peculiarly unfortunate thing in
rejecting the resolve to erect a statue
to Franklin Pierce. the only President
that State ever had Pierce was a
really great man. belonging TO that
type of conciliatory and peace-lovlng
statesmen that We are coming 10 value
i'll this genera ton. HI
The Boston Globe remarks That
most Of our Presidents are statueless'
and adds that II fails to recall any
snch honors to Madison, Monroe or
Tyler. Over the grave OF Monroe is II
stately tomb. erected by tho Common
wealth. Tylcr's long neglected grave
is by act Of Congress to he marked
by monument in the near future.
Massachusetts has honored neither
of the Adamsos. New York has never
erected a monument 10 Van Buren,.
Polk and Johnson have never received
tributes in bronze from Tennessee.
Pennsylvania has raised no shaft to
the memory OF Buchanan. Hayes is
buried In his native State Of Ohio, but
no monument marks the spot. M
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highly cultivated woman in this
community, after reading George Har-
vcy's speech before the Equal Snf-
fringe League in Richmond. expressed
the opinion that II seemed to her TO
he very convincing. hut that she re-
GREETED. as a great many other per-
sons do. the coloncl'e very free hand
ling Of the Holy Scriptures. which. in
her opinion. Will mot help the
cause with The good. conservative eie-
ment" and then This splendid woman
makes this very fine point: Re
fore asking for the vote for my sex
or myself. want to sec hair the men
who now have IL disfrnnchised." 1t
would be better If they were. Man
hood suffrage has proved by years of
trial q snare and a delusion.
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The short life In America may he duo
to greater activity. to more pronlnt
discarding before decay, or possibiy
10 climatic influences. :.
Hosni Society or PsychIcni Research.
What is the Royal Society OF Psy-
chical Research? ~ NJ p
81 The Royal Society of Psychical re-
search was founded ini1SS2, for tho
purpose OF Investigating telepathy
hypnottsm and such phenomenal as
apparitions Mt the time OF death. ETC.,
and It's twcnty-thr volumes OF pro-
cFedinSs contain many reports Its
eminent meInhers have made numerous
discoveries. which do not seem 10
be wholly convincing to the unprc ji-
diced. In 1856 1, published .,Phantnsnls
Of the Living and In 1908 the So
ciety's work was reviewed In Human
Personality by i. w Myers n
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40 nACE IdynIN FINANCE.

The Roanoke Times is exactly right
in bidding the negroes 10 he of good
courage. not TO lose faith In them
solves or their race. and 10 try to turn
Tho failure of the True Rcformcrs into
advantage to themselves. The failure
OF the True Reformers was n very
hard lick, and it is not to be won
dcrcd at that it should have discour-
aged many of the negroes. and their
white friends and sympathizers as
we'll; but. as our Roanoke contem-
porary says. failures of this sort arc
not by any means peculiar to institu-
lions of fduciary character operat cd
by negroes. There was the Freed :
mems Bank years aso that was under
the mana cement OF men supposed to
have been trained In the art Of finance.
and white men ut that. and there was
never more dishonest concern in
The history of the country Only a
few weeks ago the Carnegie Trust
Company in New York closed its doors
AMI on Wednesday, it was reported
that its liabilities amounted TO s1l.-
100000, ana it's assets to only about
sl.ooo.ooo. THAT was worsc than the
Trne Rcformcrs. High lnancc is not
confined 10 the colorcd people
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1t looks as If Governor woodrow
Wilson is exceeding tho speed limit
Just a hit in some of tho suggestions
he has mndc touching such doubtful
experiments as the initiative. refcren-
DUN and recall in things political, Tho
old Democratic religion ought to be
good enough for Governor .WiiSon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
THE ,Sco,IE; TAN CHunCu.

Brother ST. clair NlcIlclway, Of the
Brooklyn Eagle, speaks OF the simple,
il unusual. cxpedient" resortcd to by
the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN church.
of Milwaukee. in solving the problem
OF how TO keep ont OF debt" 1t Is
nothing less than the imposition OF
"a graduated tax upon tho incomes Of
Its members" There Is nothing very
new about this plan, as it Is as old IS
the hills, or al least old as Moses.
who lays down the law in the Book Of
I.eviticus. in which it is provided that
the tenth shall be holy unto the
Lord which means that If a mans
income is $4,000 The year he shall
give $1,000 for the support of his
church. and IL he have $40 in MS
pocket on Easter sunday. for example.
lie shall put 81 in tho plate when 1t is
passed to him and not hunt around as
if he were about to pay car-fare.
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There IS such q thing as going TOO fast
In making rndicil chnnEes.

Here is bit of graft unearthed by
the Democratic managers of tho House
Of REPRESENTATIVES. who found out some
very strange and unwarrantab BILE things
due to Republican extravagance a
'hirteen-year-old girl was Nsrried O.:
The pay roll of the House as secretary
70 the House doorkeeper at salary
of s1,6oo. What on earth does q door
Keeper need with secretary? 1T must
be BY force of congressional habit. as
everybody must have n secretary In
Congress or near 1t.
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Daily Queries and ANSWERS


Mnrld'S Fisheries.
What Is the yearly productionjof the
worlds fisheries? w p
4 The latest estimate or the yearly
production OF tho worlds fisheries IL
S3a5326.300. The United States sup
plies sGi,a00.G0O: apan. $4,000. 900 !:
England and Wales. 39.s25.00O; Can
ada. S30,2aS.io0: Russia, $50, O0o, 900; :
France. S2S.3Ss.0o0: Scotland. sI5,S4S,-
700: Ncwfoundland. Slo.05S.loo.
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On the hoard OF directors OF the Y.
NJ. G. A. Hall at the University of South
Carolina we note with pleasure the
name of the Hon. Coleman .Leyiticus
please. Is this ex-oiiicio?
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.worid.. shipping.

Worlds shipping.
What are the annual losses and
gains IN the worlds shipping?
w. NJ.
Annual gains in tho worlds shipping
are about per cent: losses, !; per
cent. The average iifc Of United
States vessels Is only eighteen years.
French. twenty: German. twenty five;
British, twentysiX; Norwegian. thirty.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1911-09-01

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Den, men HesnfoIoet bar oesnastet
miuore emo panIig.
Seiteriur aIippebiersene bar Sci.
ret meset sunitigere for @ooningen
90 Snobsitningen al @rsSen.
S gomuIositaterne bauoe man
Den ierite SaluoeI al llgen paralt o.
tort gcir, iiGr i Seras % Oklahoma
boorimob Ser / ben lioite Salubel af
llgen berifeoe fieIigere geir meo 40.
De &egnifure | De fIeite al bisie Sta.
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iippi par Reobsren pou fine Steoer
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teoes poo De Iapere Iisgenoe Strsg
lansS gI~ueoroeene. SoIifin og Sp.
boIbsoeir trGnees MI / bisie Stater.
5 De sitliee Stoter al Maisbeltet
por 8eiret opermaooe gunitist. ifisnt
Der fnIot Iioet Regn, % Der | enfelte
Ggne enbnu or nofiao tort.