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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18
PEOPLES FORUM
Agenda Club Proposed.

Editor of The Richmond virsintan:
Sir-Nowhere does the gulf between deed
and desire yawn wider than in the field OF
social reforms The social conscience Is alive
and busy enough" says writer of note. but
that lis a sign that something which needs doing
Is undone msdone." Anent your suggestion
In the Journal Of the 9Th that young men or
ganize for civic Righteousness Ia good sugses-
tion) permit me to outline a movement recent
charter, embracing Of any age who really
desire the uplift Of humanity. The Agenda
Club Is an organization of effort and object
stands on high plane OF ideasm and a lower
plane Of realism. It calls for to give them
selves to the service of an idea and to devote
themselves to the work which Is to be done to
prevent the community from falling on more
evil days.
The club is TO be thorough, not amateurish;
its essence lie its practically. Epitonized, the
club will include architects and builders for
town planning; journalists and men of letters
TO give publicity in forceful and lucid articles:
medical men to submit advice where their skill
and advice la invaluable: business men to give
shrewd advice on the investment of funds and
finance generally and in other lines of endeavor
may develop.
There is much to commend in the fact, too,
that the Agenda Club lis to be composed of
modest men--not the eccentrics; that 1t viii be
run purely business lines. eschewing politics
Every object (all Of human interest) will be
thoroughly and carefully thought out-thus
eliminating tho dreamer. the .idealist. unless
he turn to the practical for support
1t occura to the writer there IL a field right
here in this town--not 30 wide or imperative
as in n great city like London. Yet the field
Is here True there agencies employed
fh many tires Of human endeavor. but they
/ practical. thorough. efficient for city building
child saving. charity. sanitation and education!
II they are, then Richmond is obviously in need
OF no such work that of the Agenda
II that idea obtains many interests sure
to suffer. And what then will become of those
earnest women OF the Know Your City" Club?
The fact that they have organized Is itself proof
that there Is need for IT. And shall the men
tthe lords, etc. sit Idly BY ana permit the
women to do ali of the good work? / believe
there Is need Of club here similar to the
Agenda Club and that such organisation
could accomplish a world of good. which would
eventually make Richmond clean city morally
and physically. and crown every member with
immortal joys.
In onclusion. l modestly. and with some to-
merity. suggest that the 1000 Bible class (Which
have read of, but have not SEEM find them
selves by organizing an Agenda Club To march
| on public streets as great Bible class is f1ne
thng-to put into practice the teachings OF
1 the Book of all books IL quite another and q
far more elevating and satisfying thing.
LOUIS L. PARHAM
April 10, 1911.
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GOOD BOYS SHOULD BE REINsTATED.

The decision OF Superintendent Nichols and
the Board of Visitors OF the Virginia Military
Institute to allow forty of the mutinous cadets.
expelled during the winter, to re-enter the insti-
tuition next fall, will not only please the parents
of these twoseore youths, but probably be APP
proved by a majority of people in the State
familiar with the case
The reinstatements next September will d.
pend entirely upon the individual merits OF
each applicant. In at least forty instances 1t is
known that the cadets were law-abiding and
studious, and merely went ont on a sympathetic
strike" with their fellows in January. Previous
to this show of characterization and mutiny their
records were good and they were quick to real
ize the folly of their exaggerated idea OF class
loyalty. which manifested itself in mutiny def
of the constituted head OF the institution,
and a serious breach OF military discipline
Twenty applicants for reinstatement have al
ready been told that they cannot re-enter the
Institute. This action was taken toward them
because they were ring-eaders in the mutiny of
January, and previous to that time their records
AS students and members OF the cadet corps were
not OF the best
II win be necessary for the forty cadets who
were expelled In midterm and who desire rein
statement to bone mp during the summer and
take the usual examinations for the class room
and reenlistfnent In the cadet corps They will
doubtless prove good students and better sol
diers than they were before their expulsion, for
they have learned to respect the military author
tfan
ter cup of mutiny. Will not only be thoroughly
amenable to discipline. but spread good iniu-
ence among their feowa
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BIC STEAM ROLLER
To FINISH WORK
THE MIDLOTHIAN TUkNFikE
WILL BE PUT IN FIRST CLASS
CONDITION.

The work has not completed
on the Midlothian turnpike said
State Highway Commissioner Wilson
Tuesday. whom asked why the road
in some places, had been left in such
horrible condition.
The big convict camp that has been
working the Midlothian turnpike for
nearly year was moved last week
to the Old Hickory road near Peters
burg. Portions OF the road for sew
eral miles this side OF Midlothian had
been left In an unfinished state and
in some places conditions were very
disagreeable.
Loads of gravel and rock had been
hauled and dumped In holes In the
road. Mixed with the gravel were a
great quantity OF rocks varying in
size from that OF hen egg to
mans head and these made the drive
way exceeding rough and disagreeable.
Dirt and gravel had been hauled and
placed In the road, without being
down to a hard surface and on ac-
count of the recent rains these places
were left in q horrible muddy con-
dition.
Road VIII BE Fixed.
Commissioner Wilson explained that
while the camp had been moved 10
the Old Hickory road the big steam
roller and one team had been left
on the Midlothian turnpike to finish
up the work and complete tho road
in a first class manner. He said the
reason this had not been done sooner
WAS because of weather conditions
that the roller was left there for the
express purpose of rolling the rough
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The Last Laugh,

Ihe frequent and unsuccessful candidacy Of
certain men in this town for public office re-
minded George Scotty) Dore OF story of HIS
old friend Hogan. ~
tie was fairly successful In disposinx OF tick
ets in the shop where he worked but he ran
bors. 1850"
Dropping in at a neighbours house he tried
to sell ticket the clock
It's fine time piece and itu Ink ro,ra ar
yer what-not er mantel.' says Hogan caioiinr-
ly ''14s
9"an, the old clock doesn't rum replied
the neighbor.
Wen, drawled Hogan, changing front com
pietely well, perhaps yez won't win IL and
.hen yen have the laugh the fellow who
does --Mflwaukee Free Press
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MEDICAL OPINION NOT AGREED
ON THE SUBJECT OF VACCINATION
Editor of The Virginian

Editor of The virginian:
sir-In his reply to my article on vaccina-
ton in The Richmond Virginian of April l3. DR..
Levy states that he does not wish TO be drawn
into a controversy. DR. Levy Is a public official
and his public acts and utterances are subject
to criticism.
DIR. Levy states that he has expressed not his
views but those OF the medal profession
in general 1t is true that the majority OF ply
sicians stiI believe in vaccination 1t ia also
true that 113 years ago when vaccination as
brought out, the majority of physicians believed
in indiscrninate bleeding, huge doses Of
their boneS prescriptions sometimes containing
many one hundred and Atty mgr edsents, In
keeping fever patients in a close room and not
allowing them drop of water, and many other
equally absurd practices The profession has
learned much and given up much since that
time.
The majority still cling to vaccinations large
~ because they were taught 1t in college and
have never Investigated the subject for them
selves but a very respectable minority composed
of who have investigated for themselves
have given 81 UP. ~ea.e'.ss '"'+ ' CRIT
DIR Edgar NJ Crookshank professor Of COM
parative pathology and baeteriology In Kings
College. London. himself believer In vaccina-
tion at the time, made a very exhaustive inquiry
into the subject some years ago. AS result
of this inquiry he wrote book Vaccination:
Its History and Pathology" in which ne states:
There be no doubt that ere long a sys-
tenn of compulsory notification and isolation will
replace vaccination Indeed | maintain that
where isolation and vaccination have been car
ried out in the face Of epidemic. II Is isola-
ton which has been instrumental In staying
the outbreak, though vaccination has received
the credit. Unfortunately, q belief In the EN-
cacy Of vaccination has been enforced in the
education OF the medical practitioner that 1t
Is hardly probable that the futility of the pra-
tce will be generally acknowledged in our gen.
GRAFTON, though nothing would more rebound to
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the credit of the profession and give evidence
or the advance made in pathology and sanitary
science 1t Is more probable that when, by
means Of notification and isolation smallpox
Ii kept under control vaccination will disappear
from practice. and will retain only an historical
interest"
could quote from many other eminent men
along these lines did space permit.
The incubation of vaccine virus which Is
nothing but filthy pus from on a sick
COW, directly into the blood is opposed to COM
mon sense, to all OF the principles of aseptic
surgery and Is relic OF the therapeutic bar
barism of the eighteenth century. 1t should
have no place in this enlightened age.
HARRY b. BAKER, NJ. d.
Richmond, Va. April H. 1911.
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FUNERAL OF. Ill.,.
FIRE CHIEF

ALEXANDRIA. VA. April 49,
Meetings Of the three active fire com.
panies OF Alexandria were held Sunday
night, when resolutions Of respect to
the memory OF the late Chief Pettey
were adopted. and arrangements made
for the funeral, which took place from
lis South Lee Street, at o'clock yes
terday' afternoon. Chief Wagner. of
Washington, attended the funeral, ac-
companied by detail OF IS Washington
hremen, Volunteer fircmen OF this city
the hose reel upon which the casket
was conveyed to the grave. and the
bells in the engine houses and the city
hall were tolled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18
A Doys Spring Dream.

When frogs begin their singing,
And fireflies paint their sign,
SILVER beus are set a-ringtns
In this frozen heart Of mine
When May apples first are bursting
From the bare and frosty ground
And buckeye leaves are worstlnx
Inc oid ow-sipping round.
When rosebuds all are flaming
And the dogwoods snow is warm.
Nhen the country boy Ia roasting
All the eggs found on the farm;
When red-head swings hts hammer
On the lone tree in the field
AND the hunter trims his hammer
For his juicy woodland yield;
Then In dreams my heart IL signing
For that strange and nameless thrill.
MADE by big bass that are lying
In the stream down by the mill
And though life's embers fast are diving.
am a bounding boy stnl'
dream not OF bamboo jointed
Nor OF reels. kontueky's best
Nor of Bristos agate pointed
As l wander off In quest
or bright and speckled beauties
All filled with keenest xest
Nor burdened with lifes duties
OR signing for its rest.
I dream not of painted floats,
Or new tangled canvass boats.
Or endless sken line,
OR all the things fine
with which we now fish
But with bullet for weight
And angleworms for bait
With willow switch for oreeI
With never thought OF reel
With brass pin for a hook
l wander down the brook
And with my yellow pole
Seek the lucky hole
And there fulfill my wish.
Mathews Va GEO GOwEN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18
PROGRAM COMPLETE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY

The program for the memorial day
exercises OF all the fraternity lodges
OF the Southside have been COM
pleted and the occasion IL looked
forward to with much interest by the
members OF the various score societies
that will take part. The first Thurs
day In June has been decided upon as
the date. Judge 4. H Wells will pre-
side and the orator of the day. Judge
John II. Ingram. will be introduced
by Mayor Richardson.
The members of the various orders
will have parade, In uniform and
A. l.. Sampson has been chosen a.
chief marshal. The order of the
parade In as follows: The Blues band
Will meet the Swanshoro lodges at
the corner of Cowardin avenue and
Hull street at 2;3o p. M, from which
place they win proceed down Hull
street stopping for the lodges which
meet in Toney's Hall. Fraternity Hail
and the Odd Fellows' Hall. The
column will then move down TO Sew
enth, street. turning west at Seventh,
and continuing IN Seventh to Balm
bridge. Then up cambridge to
Twelfth. east on Twelfth to Porter.
up Porter to Cowardin avenue and up
Cowardin avenue to the cemetery.
1t II expected that the parade will
arrive at the cemetery about 4
o'clock. when the formal exercises
viii take place. including the unveii-
Ing OF floral design.
The following are the members OF
the general memorial committee and
the lodges which they represent
A. T.. Sampson, Rocky Ridge
Council. Junior Order OF United Amer
lean Mechanics: w. J. Morrissette.
Liberty Council. j. o. U. A. M; w.
A. Sharp. New South Council. J. O.
U. A. M: J. e. GIN, Davis Council,
J. o. Y. A. M: J. E. Eggleston. Hesta
Cbnclave. Improved Order OF Hepta-
sophs; c. s. Wells. Indianola Tribe OF
Red Men; T. G. Saunders, Stuart
Lodge. Independent Order of Odd
Fellows: w, T. Andrews. Henderson
Lodge OF Odd Fellows A. p. Robhl
Progressive Council Daughters OF
Liberty; w. r. Laws Lilly Council.
Daughters of Liberty. Mr.. Sampson
is chairman Of the committee.
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Her Comment.

An old Irishman named Casey made a lot Of
money as contractor. and built fine house
for his children. *
The sons and daughters were very much
ashamed OF tina plehaa father and EAyey wa .
always kept in the rear OF the house when
they had party or a reception. One day Casey
died. and there grand-to- do about IT,
The children had fine coffin with plenty OF
lor.
That evening an old Irish woman. who had
known Casey when he was laborer came and
asked to the face of her dear friend They
conducted her to the parlor.
She walked unto the coffin, took a long look
and said;
Faith. Casey. an they've let We into tn
parlor at lasht."
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Blues VIII Celebrate.

Plans are being made for the cele-
bration of the 1884 anniversary of
the organization Of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion on
May 10 Sergeant John Il. Light
foot. Jr., Of Company G. has been
designated to, learn how tho majority.
Of the members OF the battalion wish
to celebrate the day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

LYNCHBURG. VA, April Is.--Mrs
ODell Puerry, wife OF Harry O, Holt,
OF Washington. died here Sunday
night at the home OF her father In
law. w, F. Holt, where she had been
Ill for a month.
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OBITUARY


FARMvII.LE. VA. April 1s.---wii-
liam II. Burger. Sir. died at his town
home here yesterday afternoon. aged
ago. when he was stricken suddenly
with partial paralysis, he had en-
joyed the best OF health
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Mrs. Owen Smith

HARRISONBURG. VA, April 1s.-
Mrs. owen Smith. thirty-fve years
old. died near Tenth Legion, Rock
ingham county. after a brief Illness
from erysipelas.
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Lafayette Franklin,

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, April
1s.-Lafayette Franklin, a veteran of
the Mexican and Civil Wars former
ly OF this city died Sunday night at
his home In Stafford county. aged
etghtytwo years.
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T.. T Jordan.

SUFFOLK. VA. April is.--E. r.
Jordan. sixty-four years old. farmer
and Confederate veteran. died Sunday
night OF paralysis He owned jew
elry store up to his recent illness.
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John A. Harris.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnianp
STANTON. VA. April 1s.-John
A. Harris. one OF the best known ana
most successful farmers In the county,
died at New Hope this morning from
a stroke Of paralysis. He was sixty
eight years old. He leaves a wife and
seven children
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Mrs. Ella Dunlan.

WINCHESTER, VA. April 1s.-
Mrs. Ella Dunlap. forty years old,
died Sunday OF pneumonia at Keyser.
w. Va. and her remains were brought
here yesterday for tnterment at Shi-
lob, where she was born and reared.
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Time Is Extended.

Believing that with few more days
work the committee from Decatur
Street Methodist could raise the bal
ance Of the money needed to pay of
the Indebtedness on the new Sunday
school room. 1t was decided Sunday
night that the committee continue its
work and make It's report Wednesday
night.
The Decatur Street church expects
to begin work on their new place Of
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A. j. Price.

FARMyILLE. VA, April is,--A.
]. Price, an aged and respected citi-
zen OF Prince Edward county. died
Monday afternoon at his home In
Worsham
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Frank Thomas browns.

Frank Thomas negro laborer liy-
ing at 260s Beividere street. fell over
board form a skin While fishing in
the James river opposite the city SET
ting basin Monday afternoon and was
drowned. The body was recovered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

BY the time the police in the various cities
OF the Union flush with that check-fasher, they
will have licked the Platter clean"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

A wealthy American woman has given up
fortune to marry while some other people are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18
John A. asexanssssx

ALEXANDRIA. VA. April Is
John A. Alexander, forty six years old.
died Sunday afternoon at his homo,
900 North Columbus street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

The tobacco and oil trusts cannot charge the
Supreme Court of the United States with decid-
ing their cases in haste
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

Easter Monday will be long remembered by
twenty-five Richmonders at least, that many
persons having been wed on the day.
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Miss Mario II. AnrIe

LYNCHBURG. VA, April 1s.-Miss
Marie Frances Angle. aged seventy
SIX. died Sunday at her home here
after brief illness Of pneumonia,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

Another brief has been nled in a trust case.
1t consists of enough language to make several
volumes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh is MOI
alone In the desire to collect all the big bills
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

That American girl who accused of being
a princess and was found not guilty. has a good
suit against her detractors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

Richmond has some men worth 100000 to
Memphis, II that city has not already found the
man IT wanted.
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worship about May I. The building
will be at Ninth and Decatur streets
CONVICT TRUST'Y MAKES
ESCAPE FROM ROAD FORCE

A convict trusty. named Charles
Hewitt, white, escaped from the road
force in Chesterfield Sunday. The po-
lice have been asked to look out for
him.
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Judge Skeen wants to scan the scroll In Wise
county and his scanning will probably cause the
bottom to drop out OF the vote market.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18

Miss Gushwell-~I like grand opera In Italian
much better than In English. Don't you?
Musical critic-~Oh. yes; unless you understand
Italian. or follow the translation in the ibretto
closely, you don't need to md out what awful
rot It h.-Chicago Tribune
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There should be plenty OF police court news
In James Fades Howe's "Underdog, or Hobo
News"
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hghwayman shot down a telephone ope-
rator In New York Looking for ring
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Two Onacrrs Resign.

First Lieutenant j. II. Croaff and
Second Lieutenant J. w. Cunningham,
Of Company r. Second Infantry. of
Roanoke, have rendered their resig-
nations to Adjutant General Sale.
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Polios Court Part z.

In police court, part 2, Justice Maur-
ice disposed OF the following cases:
Charles Harvie and Jessie Nelson.
both colored. were charged with shoot
ing crap They were fined IS each.
and costs.
for twelve months for assaultiug anoth-
er negro named William Mimms, and
was fined $40 for resisting an officer.
Redd made a sensational run for lib
erty. crossing the Mayo bridge and
was captured at Eighteenth and Cary
Streets.
John Lewis. colored, was charged
with disorderly conduct. He was fined
IS and cost, and placed under bond
OF $3.50 for his good behavior for twelve
months
Lawrence Eggleston and Peter Mel
ton. white. were fined IS and cost
each, for fighting in the street.
Personal and Brief Mention.
great crowd OF people went to
Forest Hill Park Monday and the
grown up folk enjoyed seeing the lit
tie people look for eggs and other
wise amuse themselves.
The ladies OF Central Methodist
church will give a tea on Friday even
Ing. April 81. at o'clock. at the
parsonage on Porter street. An UNI
usually attractive and novel program
has been arranged for the occasion.
Mrs. G. f. Tucker. OF Danville, who
has been visiting j. T. willard. has
returned to her home,
E. c. Martindale, or l06 East Ninth
street, who was injured while at work
Friday morning. In recovering rapid
ly.
There WAS largely attended stated
communication of Manch ester Lodge,
No. IA. Ancient. FREQ and Accepted
Masons. last night at 1880 O'Clock in
the Masonic Temple. South Richmond.
After the business Of the meeting re-
freshments were served.
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DATE CHANGED
FOR CELEBRATION

The celebration in honor OF the first
anniversary of the consolidation Of
Richmond and Manchester, scheduled
for Monday night, has been changed
TO Wednesday night. The exercises
will take place in the rooms OF the
Southside Business Mems Club and
several prominent speakers Will make
addresses. A silver service will be
presented to business Manager w. T.
Dabney, of the Chamber of Com
merce, as token of esteem and ap-
probation for the interest and assist
.ance he gave In promoting the merger
that has proven OF SO much benefit to
10th rtt{aa
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Dcnd Raby Found.

The body OF dead Infant was found
by two Boys near Granite Monday
afternoon It rwas turned, over to the
Chesterfield authorities. who will en-
deavor to find the inpuman mother
and also ascertain II the child was
murdered