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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

t END and was known to oppose sena-
.or Martin. Do you not suppose he
s @eui tbs see od the naschne before he would
yi Some try to eonfound organization
the instrument through which tho
rious capacities
same M Two w. or more mon aspire to tho
the organization-wiii act fairip and
,mpartialiy. permitting fair field and
a ae,sf fayors But when that body Of
way nn o GinIgehdDor to obstruct in any
asurp powers that D. IT belong to
men, men, ana are DANCE ona to the well
rebu,< cd inc In people. y should bo
OF their God-g rights Autocracv
wearing stolen goods"-Dcmocratic
AS an instance OF this machine work.
mark that Instead OF the selection OF
me Judges of the primary being as
o % side tTf one me as ANOTHER. we find that
a supposedly representative govern
ment. Absolutely as unfaif as if the
ii nt OF a court could have special
make his side strong would select the
Jury, which was known to be partial
Is 1t honest for set> OF men. It
matters not how high they stand In
t,heir community. to advocate in poll
,ics what they would not tolerate II
vneey occupied the position Of those
b,ieSe, interest they are trying to
piGion let them act above IL.
Is mere any kind OF contest on earth
eohsidered tair and honest that has al
o. th2 selected Judges known to be
saVora6le to ono side? II that ia not
nrr machine that the people should
mas crushed the people with Its power
until their protest is too feeble 70
s'dnu against such malignant force
~ either Martin or Swanson had the
s P51per r., sense ans Of justice, they would
odsH but would Tight squareIy 10 get
honor without faint
II is almost certain to bring on a
contested election. as no one but the
machine and Its cohorts will have the
Would .D we permit the Republicans TO
nave all the Judges In any election?
would the Democrats permit the Re
puollcans to have all the Judges OF
sneiT party? Are there any Democrats
o o.ina enough to think the people ap-
Party to pack the voting booths with
Judges OF their own selection? Are
there any SO blind who can view such
an outrageous act and then say they
didn't sec any machine? or course. no
one can expect the inmates OF biiud
posed blindness Is incurable from
every standpoint.
Such methods should be slammed
out. root and branch. in a state OF
statesmen that has by such acts fallen
20 the level of mere wire working
Richmond ''''''''' '''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
BUY HOMEMADE GOODS.

Senator-eleot Vardaman, of A1issis
sippi. has said at least one good thing
lately in calling the attention of the
Mississippi farmer to his dependence
upon other sections of tho country for
all sorts OF manufactured products.
He said:
He gets up ut the alarm of Con-
necucut clock. fastens his Chicago
suspenders to his Detroit overalis
washes his face with Cincinnati soap in
Pennsylvania wash basin. sits down
10 a Grand Rapids table, eats Indiana
hominy fried with st. Joseph lard on
n st. Louis stove He sits down at
night to read a Bible that was printed
In Chicago. knecls to say prayer COM
posed In Jerusalem, and covers himself
with New Jersey blanket. only TO be
disturbed all night by the bowling of
his dog, which is the only homo raised
product on the place.
There is good deal of homely wis
dom in that statement, as we'll as a
moral that hts any place. It is: buy
homemade goods when YOU can. By
so doing, money Is kept circulating in
the community, local enterprise is en-
courased and strengthened. employ
ment Is given to local people. factories
and other business enterprises are
attracted TO the community, and every
body in the community is better off
Patronage to home Industry is tho
/ best motto for the buyer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

and the sooner our people learn this
tho better"
The lesson which the colored people
hre learning from these wiser, better
brethren of ours In tho North and the
West is that. after all. the South is
inc only section In which genuine
good VIII goes out to the black man,
The Negro Educational Association
found the hotels of Denver closed to
It's mcmbers. but here in Richmond,
While the hotels would have dono like
wise, the convention could hayo boon
easily accommodated by the colored
people of the city. The South pre-
eminently' IS tho home of the colored
man In America; his best friends are
here his opportunities for material
success are here and nowhere else.
me thou" hypocrisy OF
the long-haired New England descend
ants of the Msyfower fanatics has
been discovered by the colored neop,e
o. the country. assachusetts has
upon Its statute books a law forbid
dIng discrimination against colorea
peopIe by hotels, theatres barber shops
and other public establishments hut
fortunate is that negro who can end
seat in the cafes, room in the
hotels an empty chair In the bar
Der shop. or n good seat near tho front
IN me theatre. The New Englanders
rave about the colored man as n nrob-
lem hut care nothing for him as n
person or the legion Of those who
fought for abolition and screamed
atridenly about the equality of the
races not one was there who yotc.a
mat kindly, sympathetic attitude of =
great Confederate captain and leade-
Of the whites in Reconstruction days
whose dying words were GOD bless
al my people. white and blaok!"
That sentiment OF goodwin ana
peace is the one which exists now be-
tween the good people of tho South
white ana black. They havs no trouble
with each other; they go hand In hand
knowing that they suffer and prosnor
together,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

land. mainly possessed by thom. should
be taxed? A pamphlet issued by tho
agitators shows the line OF attack.
Instead Of theories this publication
gives what purports to be tho arith-
metical effect of raising all the revc-
nues in this particular county by taxes
on land values. An examination OF
the tax books shows results practi-
cally as follows for Clackamas Coun-
y, surprising the Same amount raised
by tho single tax as by the present
general property tax: Farmers lands
that now pay S1S2.170 would then pay
Se9,16s. while farmers buildings and
implements that now pay s5o.4o7
would then pay nothing. Thus. the
farmers taxes would on the average
DO cut In two. The improved city
lots In the county would have their
taxes increased by total OF $1,000
but the removal OF the tax on the i'm.
provements would save them an equal
amount, leaving owners of city lots
where they were before
Where the reform would fall hard
according to this table. is on farm,
lands held unimp"oved for speculation
Ihey would pay almost double under
the proposed system. and vacant city
lots would suffer almost as severely.
raNes would fall rather more heav-
iiy on the franchise corporations.
BY this showing the reimbursement or
Hiaokamas county to the single tax
would be profitable to the farmer OF
no consequences to the home owner
and severe blow to those who hold
farm land or city lots unimproved for
the sake OF an advance in value. I'm
less this latter class Is in n majority,
which is improbable Clackamas Coun-
" Will adopt the single tax.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
THE AUDITORS WISE POLICY

ADOPTING wise and businesslike
policy, Auditor of Public Accounts
Donohoe tlas issued an order reouir;,,,
'''S ahoteouhty treasurers TO settle up
with his office on the nrst day OF zach
month 1t will be agreed by all tr,t
this Innovation is an excellent one.
protecting not only the State. but tho
trcasurers themselves.
The statute authorizes the Auditor
o. Public Accounts to require. in his
discretion, settlements every tb,rty
days. Its operation will mt tho
funds OF the State where they he
'"ng--in the state Treasury--ana VIII
eve the use OF the public money to
the state and not to the treasur,r
Moreover. the possibility and opnor-
tunity for defalcation or wronrfu,
handling Of State money will be vastly
curtailed.
Fhere have been few defalcaticns on
fhe part OF the treasurers. blu. mo
custom which Auditor Donoho. has
initiated viii romove from Thorn much
OF the temptation, to handle wrong
fully the public money in their Gus
tody Moreover. by the failures or
local banks in which State funds have
been placed by treasurcrs for ye..,lv
II torvels treasurers have personally
'ost much money and nuch delay has
been suffered by the State in securing
reimbursement.
This policy is inhn!.ely hettar .n,,
the old one. and VIII he mora salts.
factory TO all concerned 1t IS svs-
tematic. economical, and np-to-dat.
Under fear of penalty. the treasurers
VIII settle promptly and tho state VIII
possess and use Its money al once
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
SANITY AND UNITY.


Boston Globe who saw the installation
OF 4 Democratic House Of Representa-
.tvoe in tbo national capitol last
ApTA pFeuictea 'hat II Wou!o H"he 4
record Tor sane behavior and wise leg
islation. That prediction has been
,s,t
Excellent organization. enforcement
OF party discipline on Democrats lines.
with ample courtesy towards mo
minority.
overthrow * the autocratic power
OF the SPEAKER.
Refusal TO play politics with reel
procltE IeElsIaNoh' Whlch fepHpucah
congress mao oenIed ITS own PRESIDENT
froNed It's sincerity by It's answering
support OF PRESIDENT Iait5 reciprocity
ulll.
sensiolo moderation IN Its diIen-
enee with the PRESIDENT over tho 6d-
mission OIL ARIZONA ana New Mexico IN
10 inc unioA'
Refusal TO put the people of thcsc
ccu1 t'f n5 ~ pr a,sGanem5" on oe,
prompt Willingness to admit Arizona
without the Judiciary recall, but with
me rish'' after Admission to have one
Init,n,irr nr,'Go-. az -o,,,,a. ,.
islatton, ana thereby winning tho sun
port OF the majority of the Senate
~ I'm rom mere squaheiins
7rroc,,,crI, - ".,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
WHAT ABOUT wICKEusu.N,

Attorney General Wiokersham was
most vehement in his opinion that DR.
Wiley merited "condign punishment. {.
and he held. consequently. that Wiley
was guilty OF some great ofrense.
The facts show. on the other hand.
that DR.. Wiley committed no onense,
because none was committed There
" Of
1t is high Office that Mr. Wicker
sham hlls. but he owes the country an
explanation OF his position lie is re-
nuted to be great lawyer In tho
Wiley case he sat as Judge and
was severe in his recommendation of
punishment, If lie was mistaken in
judgment, he ought to say so: IL no
was deceived. he should admit II.
The position OF the Attorney GEN
eral In this case has increased popu-
lar dissatisfaction with the present
administration OF tile Department Of
Justice That administration has mado
an enormous outlay for special as :
sstants, for whose employment no
sufficient Justification has been shown:
it has permitted lawyers TO leave its
Offices so that they might be employed
from the outside at vastly increased
compensation: It has expended an
enormous sum Of public money by
which little good has been accom-
plished
Mr.. W!ckershams conduct of his de-
partner, ought to supply good cam
paign material for the Democrats next
year Law reform IS needed as bad
y in the Department Of Justice as
anywhere else.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
IirnIuiu pnIIfIna

70 the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir-ls not blindness like lunacy-
me insaSe being frequently sane on
There seems political blindness af-
iecin9 men of usually clear visions.
is not LAWYER exceedingly blind to
site. side? He takes exceptions to the
judges ruling IL not in his, favor.
Mark Hanna was blind to trusts
hu, when gotten In rather an awkward
position. he said that there were good
and bad onos. General Rufus y. Ayers
said in letter n few days ago that
there was no machin- In Virginia
Somebody must have thrown sand In
his eyes. ms any one with normal
vision can readily see one.
Stp0ose hA desired an Office Of any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

n am here as Witness TO tie peare
aga good will existing between tne
good negro and the same Kind az ua,,o
man That IS the tenor o. aeJl-
written Intelligent eonmuul,a,t.r
from ". j. Lucas. Of the Virginia Un.os
uniyersity. which appears elsewhere.
q states the view OF the best clement
cf tho colored people OF the south
view which is rapidly spreading
among the negroes or the nation
.tfat It IS better TO bear those iIls va
}'aYe Than ny 20 others wo know no-
"f-1aat racial prido" IS an indis-
Pemablo actor in human progress
iast this pride manifes;s Itself no
lore "a the south. but throughout IN,
world. rs our CORRESPONDENT puts tn,
gse The south searless!y nanfrmy
declares rs position. while uio Nom
of'@n the SERPENT beneath The rose
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
A Word Erom s,,rrp

To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch.
Sir.-I observe from to-day's Times
Dispatch that yoE have turned" swan
son down s candidate for the United
states Senate. Now turn" Martin
down. and you will. according to my
mind. besright all around
have not stopped to consider the
comparative turp!tude OF the offenscs
In each case. but II seems to me that
Swanson has the advantage In that he
did not dispute the allegation. and so
fnr has not falsifcd himself Hone
you may soon identify yourself fully
with the anti-nachine forces.
c. w. AsTBoP.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
ELIMINATING THE rxrnEss Ev,,

ono of the trunk lines operating be-
tween Cleveland and the East has
announced plans for taking over n
hrancl. of the business now carried
on by express companies. The man
ayers say that they have ngured out a
way they can 90 the work more em-
cienty and at lower cost TO the pub
lie. This is q distinct step toward
the solution or the express problem
and VIII be watched with extraord..
nary interest throughout the Country
As the Cleveland Plain Dealer saws
there is growing conviction that the
express companies by "Tong continued
exaotions" have forfeited their rirb.
to public sympathy that they perform
service which might be better per-
formed by the railroads and could n.
performed by them more cheanIv."
several plans have been suggested 20
ourt"ii the express evll. but the rail-
roads themselves could accomplish a
Great deal g they would heed the
popular demand ana solve tho prob.
lem from their viewpoint.
That tho express eyn IS inexousa-
hle is shown by tue fact that no SUN.
snntim Justification Of the existence
OF an express company has ever heeo
made The press IS practically united
against the express business as at
present constituted the people ara
against IT, because Of years of long
! tr " r4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

Sir.-Will YOU kindly DENY for mo
ihe statement OF some party. printed
IN one of the evening papers of We'd
hesaay' to the effect that I recently
conVersed there with some person or
persons connected with pending trial?
Not only have not called at said iaiI
rtcehtiN. nut cannot remember having
"thers there at any time whatsoever
August %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
biblical reference.

Biblical difference.
Is IL written in the Bible we shall
not or VIII not know simmer from
winter only by the falling OF the
leaves II 80. what chapter and verse
] found what is said about the fE
tree. r. p II
In our reading o, the Bible we have
never run across this reference, nor
does our concordance give any clue to
IT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

Here Is some more fevoritc fiction
from the Chicago Tribune:
Five Dollars Fine for Riding or
Driving Over This Bridge Faster Than
n Walk"
Iypewriters. Good as New. Only So"
Didn't Know 1 Had One"
Policemen VIII Enforce the Dog
Law Without Fear or Favor"
Take a Seat Sir: the Boss VIII BIZ
Back I'm Few Minutes"
~ Did 1t Scare Me the First Time 7
Went UP in an Aeroplane? Not Bit.
es' Missus; Noticed the Dish Was
Cracked the First Time l Washed II,
My Dear. l want You to Know MIR.
i-unmaN Ono of the Rising Leaders
OF Public Opinion III Our Ward"
LummaN."
All Of which goes to show that the
truth is harder to tell than We think.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
survivors OF pnrkcr'a Buttcry.

men that bclonred to Major William
w. Parker's Battery. OF Confederate
Army. are sim alive, and how / can
get In communication with them.
MRS. w Il JENKINS
We have no information ar TO such
survivors. but shall be glad to publish
the names and addresses OF those VINO
VIII communicate with US
Government Positions.
How can | obtain Il list OF the gov
eminent positions that can be had by
passing examinations? READER
Write TO the secretary of the civil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
Daily Queries and Ansuers

Service Commission. washington. D.
C. who Will be pleased 10 send you a
pamphlet containing all the Informal
ton you could wish
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24
Voice Of the eople



pie the proposition of paying all county
officers salaries. No reasonable man
wants more than an adequate compen-
sation for services rendered, and II
this is given it should be satisfactory
! and would eliminate the uncertainty OF
compensation attendant on the fee sys-
| TEN. On the other hand, the people
are entitled to know how much the
public servant receives.
But there is larger matter which
needs legislative attention greater
than the fee system. namely. the read
justment of fees and judicial reform.
The court costs OF suits. especially
chancery suits, are now SO enormous
in amount in some cases that they
amount to a confiscation OF property
sold under decree. Even If clerks and
other officers are paid salaries, and
there is TO be a continuation of fee
collections to be paid into the treasury
of either State or county. these fees
should be greatly curtailed and s'mpli-
fed.
AS concrete example. take the fol-
lowing: y suit in chancery was nsti-
| tuted In the Circuit Court OF Caroline
'nty on the day of August 1895.
The bill specifically asked for the sale
of eight acres of land for the payment
OF judgment OF $3.50 (principaD, and
that IL the proceeds of sale OF the eight
acres should prove not SUFFICIENT to pay
the debt. that then nifty acres OF land,
which had been sold by the debtor at
ter the judgment was rendered, should
be rented out TO pay any balance and
for general relief. There were only
two defendants. one u non resident
There were no answers and no counsel
IN the case except the plaintiffs attor-
ney, and hence no objections interposed
and yet the plaintiffs attorney and the
court allowed this case to drag along
on the docket from 1895 to 1911. and it
sim remains on the docket the non
resident defendant having appeared on
the = day OF March. 1911, and filed a
petition to rehear. In this case the
eight acres Of land were sold for sac
and while the bill did not ask for It,
the fifty acres were also sold for $500
total amount of sales, $50. and the costs
In the case. as appears from the rcport
OF the special commissioner. amount TO
SsS'62-SS6 G. more than the entire pro-
ceeds Of the sale--and the plaintin in
the case. I'm his answer to the petition
or defendant for review, states that In
ADDITION he had to pay his counsel
lee How much did the plaintiff real
lHe by the suit? Had the plaintiffs at
torney pushed his case to conclusion.
and had the Judge seen that this was
don". The case should have been ended
IN twelve months or less, instead of
twelve years. and it is still on the
docket. VIC
\ very large part Of costs. ssnec,s,,v
in chancery cases conld he savoa a. ~
court wonld M, ollow onn,t.
merely for the as,,inr ana ,ro,,ia nn
II that suits, when instituted, were
speedily terminated I amend harot',
disbursements. not yet confirmed
Statement of REGENTS and 'I Exn.na,-
lures by Special Commissioner r.
Cash received for the eight-acre
tract Observation-Disclosures. sac on
December II. ieoo--Clerk S'V "
Costs of sale a- ,ol,o,..
Hand biIIc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

Because it has abolished it's police
force. Virginia Beach, near Norfolk.
seems to be model community" de-
ciares the Savannah News If Vir-
ginia Beach is so we'll behaved, 1t Is
in spite of beins near Norfolk. not
because OF It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-24

courier. Nine out of ten Of the peopla
VINO saw 1t thought that he was n
general in war times.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-11-16
May Incorporate
New Factory

Al Werner and Charley Branuon
are figuring on incorporating cigar
factory in this city in the near future.
They figure out with proper facili-
ties and making the best Of cigars
that there is an excellent market at
home for such product. Should
the scheme rnatcriaiize as they hupe,
they will be in position to employ
a, number of men in the factory and
keep a man on the road. Consider
ing the vast number of cigars mar
keted and smoked in this section
this move has a good sound and
should certainly meet the support OF
the home and nearby people. 1t will
help keep the money at home and al
so supply the tobacco lovers with the
best that money can buy. The in
corporation is figured on and an ef-
fort is being made to interest some
OF the home people u the affair. 1t
is hoped that it will materialize.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-11-16
New Stationery
For Ladies

The Appeal is prepared 10 furnish
something entirely new i'll stationery
for the ladies at a most reasonable
price Embossed monogram or init
ial letter paper, any color and all the
latest tints printed on the very fine st
and latest style letter paper with en-
velopes to match. put up in hand
some boxes. Call and see the sam
pies. The ladies may leave their Or
ders and the gentlemen should order
now so as to deliver their lady
friends box of this fine stationery
for a Christmas present.
The Appeal also has ordered new
type, the latest and something new
and stylish for calling cards and will
be ready and pleased to deliver this
cass of printing in short time. The
style is right and the price is right
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-11-16
S. P. r. R.
Big Bridge

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. IS
Across the Sacramento River is be-
ing constructed by the Southern Pa
cihc Railway Company the heaviest
swing span of any bridge in the
world. The span is 400 feet long
and weighs 100000 pounds. The
entire bridge, however, when it has
all been completed and place in po-
sition will weigh more than 10000,
0oQ pounds.
There are only two steel bridges in
the world that have swing spans that
exceed that of the new Sacramento
bridge in length. One is across the
Willamette River and is part Of the
Spokane & Seattle Railway System
Its weight, however, j., only 100000
pounds, 100000 less than the Sacra-
psnto span. The Omaha Terminal
Company operates a large steel
bridge across the Missouri River that
has swing span OF $40 feet in length
burt the steel is very much lighter
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-11-16
The Treatment
Is Appreciated

Yesterday afternoon j. B. Noble,
one of the men released from the
penitentiary by the action of the
Board OF Pardons, called at this Of
fce. He is-one Of the men who have
been employed on the construction
OF roads by Warden Baker. He
states that too much credit cannot be
given the reform move, that it has
been the making OF many OF the men
sent out and has opened new path
in lives that promised anything but
a future. He states that the men on
the job wee worse put out over the
escape Of one of their number than
was the Warden.
If there is anything in winning the
friendship of fellowman Warden
Baker has certainly cemented a
friendship in this case If this one
mans life-is corrected and a good cit
izen is restored, the entire law was
worth the effort