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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
Voice Of the People
Hattie Abbey once More.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-he writer, who is veteran of
three,score years and ten, cannot re-
slst the tempt .tion to notice what you
The Norfolk Vlrslnian- Pilot says:
"We wonder II any surviving soldier
dependence win live long enough to
see completed tho Battle Abbey at
Richinond,. which is to commemorate
yet begun. though tho money for it
has been In hand for several years
This may be nobody's fault; but It Is O
public misfortune.
What tho matter iB we do not know
but we do know one loyal Confederate
woman OF gigantic determination who
viii build 1t by herself II the delay
The he o writer S thinks this is timely and
none of us Seem to know. but we
are tired, sick, disheartened with so
much delay: there does not appear to
pc the ghost of business proposition
In connection with the Battle Abbey
matter, and ''e trustees are all good
business men intrusted by us to for
ward and complete u work so dear to
us. Surely there never was any great
and honorable scheme devised to per-
petuatc the heroism of so many thou
sand true and brave men attended
, MN such unpardonable delay and so
one at least would be delighted IL our
NOBLE and energetic women had charge
Of the erection of the Confederate
Memorial Institute. There is no ques-
ton at all that board OF women
trustees would readily take hold Of
me matter and pat to shame the dila-
tory tactics OF the present board com
posed of honorable. but remarkably
SLOW men. IF there be much more ana
shch continued delay ii is grea tIy
feared there Will be no surviving eX-
Confederates when all the proud, ma
testic. honorable commemorative struc-
ture catches the glinting beams. and
reflects its beauty i'm the Respondent
sheen of our Southern sun that will
shine alone for our nosterity
Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
SHOULD MARRY INLIoME Tovx

Judge Thomas r. Seehorn has tried
five hundred divorce cases in his court
In Kansas City. He knows about the
problems of married life. and he
knows the causes of divorce This is
his advice to the men who wish to
marry. and it is good advice:
Marry a girl from your home town.
You have more opportunity to learn her
Character and form true estimate OF
her worth. Then your family and hers,
II they are the right sort of peoplc.
Will try to help YOU get along. and tho
whole community is hoping for your
success"
This advice of course is reversible.
applying to men and women alike. We
hear much these days about patroniz-
ing home industries. and the principle.
logically extended, must apply in the
matter of matrimony.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
l,vishcs Economic pbra,.o,or,,

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SIT appreciate the value or your
newspaper In the country has SO
strong a personality as the Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
IT is related of John NJ Daniel, the
editor of the Richmond Exartiner be-
lore the war. that he said that the
MES or the Examiner would make a
history Of that period. or n most read
able book of essays. 1t was true, and
the same Is now true of The Times
Dispatch, which has a much greater
HELD OF influence than was ever pos
"ii.le with tho Examiner.
You are now giving much space to
ne discussion OF things economic for
the South, the State of Virginia. and
iIchmona in particular In newspaper
You hnvc taken the lead in the good
roads movement" the '"better farm
ing movement. tax reform" etc. But
there can be no intelligent discussion
mental knowledge of political and So
cial cconomy-that new science which
is Just beginning TO give light for the
plain people. Now. my only criticism
use the exact Language of Science in
your very interesting essays on such
tninss as high cost of living" tax
nomics ss not difficult TO understand
and more people are studying tax rc-
FORM IMAM the politicians are aware
OF. Quite number OF papers and
magazines are now using the terms
Land, Labor and Capital, with their
seq,ients: Rent. Wages and Interest, In
their relation 10 the production and
distribution of wealth.
That was a pithy editorial in which
you gave the facts to show that only
small part OF the poverty and crime
Ia New York is due to drink
Won't you kindly give us your dofi-
nltlon OF Wealth" and ''ProsnerItv'i -
Is your ideal OF prosnerity the kind
that they have in New York-the kind
which makes patches together OF mil
,nohaires and paupcrs in the proper
Charlottesville
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
Capital Pnninbment.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Victor Hugo in 1919 said, "a
day Will come when cannon ball will
be exhibited in public museums. Just
as an instrument of torture is now.
and people will be amazed that such a
thing could ever. have been" I would
like to add to this prophesy the gall
lows and the electric chair. for day by
day.. as the world is becoming more
civilized. capital punishment is stead
lily and surely growing into disfavor.
Is such a law human? Is it Christian.
or does 1t belong to the dark ages?
Human law cannot give any the
right in tho eye OF God to take life.
and he who does so. Is murderer. We
call this a Christian land. Let US see
that 1t is one in practice as we'll as In
name. Let every man, every, woman,
who names the name OF Christ pause,
think. ponder we'll this question.
Christ is your way shower. Did Christ
institute any such law? No; then
practice what you preach" and let
ev ry Christian in this so-called Chris
tion land stand as an immovable wall
against 1egalized murder.
A MISSISSIPPIAN.
Winston Salem, NJ c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
DAILY Queries and 1nswers

Is no expense or cost of maintenance
~ 40 pe borne 6y the parents of a cadet
PAID sum which covers all expenses
ana IN, commonly provides n considera-
o On sum toward the purchase of tho
commission at the end OF his cnura
OF academic study.
!nipenchcd.
VINO were impeached under the laws
VI the united States?
william l Blount. United States sena-
TOR from Tennessee tacquitted for want
g. Tnite3g pri s,atai az. John Pickering.
district Of New Hampshire Convict
ODD: Samuel Chase. associate tnstiea
OF o the Supreme Court of the United
i,nt,ea ssaa essi James H.. Peck.
district Of Missouri {acaultted); West
IL. humphreys. United States district
}}n eSge,, for the district of Tennessee
cent OF the Uniteh States Qacked one
OF sufficient number to convict on
several counts, no votes taken on 9TH
Gr counts; and by direction of chiof
S vas ehtered) William w. Beiknap.
s sisy OF War under Grant IRE
signed few houfs before impeach-
ment. but he was tried and acauitted
on the ground that he was no longer
civil officer).
40 become Lighthouse Keeper.
To whom and what Ia the mode of
proceoure In applying for an appoint
what are the necessary qualifications
Tor such an appointment? e. p. G.
full Information may be obtained
ny addressing the inspector of the
lighthouse district In which employ.
inent Is desired. Headquarters II
lighthouse districts are located I'm
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Boston, Buf.
Ialo. Charleston. Chicago, Cincinnati.
detroit, Key West. Memphis, New Or.
leans Portland one and ore.), 81.
Louis san Francisco. Tompkinsville.i
civil service rules
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
T. ME.

Charles f. Henderson died the other
day on board steamship returning to
the United States from a foreign mort
He was very good man. a brave SOL
der on the other side in the great
war In this country and was for twelve
years regarded rs prominent figure
In National affairs, but without look
ing up his record there is not one man
In hundred OF those who are sup
posed to keep pace with the swiftly
moving events OF these times who
could tell what State he came from
and what office he filled Ie was. In
TACT. United States Senator from
Nebraska, and right good Senator ut
that He was President PROTEIN. of
the Senate for four years; but. good :
ness gracious! that was long ago,
away back in the SOS. and II was six
teen years ago that he retired To MI
vate life. and this is 1911! 1t docs
not take long to forget NOWADAYS onlv
the men who can keep the public ear
retain the public attention
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

TO the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
sir.---In view of tho recent election
Of DR.. Herbert Mann to succeed DR.:
Charles ". Darlington as surgeon Of
the Virginia PenItentiary, and the fact
that the board has stated that had
conditions been different In the peni-
to retain the present surgeon" CDR
Carrington), II Is right that DIR. Car
ringtton should demand an Immediate
investigation OF these conditions"
Let the light be turned on at once.
Richmond. N CIVIa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

Tarrytown. New York, and Winsted,
Connecticut, have long been rivals in
the nature wonder contest Hereto
fore Winsted had held on to very
good lead. hut Tarrytown has come to
the front with story which leaves
Winsted tied to the post. In larry
town has been discovered n white leg
horn hen whose owner left her In
charge of the place and of his son,
who was by himself in the house. Tho
boy would have oversight. but the hen
tapped on his window with her beak
and walked him. While he was dress
ing she laid an egg for hhis breakfast.
The boy then started for school. leav-
ing the key with the hen. She put
1t under her wing and kept 1t there until
her owner came back The letter car
rier. grocer and butcher all tried to
go into the house. but the hen flew at
them and drove them away
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
DIR. rettlr. Life a sncr,nce 10 n,,,x.

DIR. PettIt's Life IA Sacrifice to Duty.
To the Editor or Tho Times Dispatch.
Sir,-As resident of Nelson county
and friend TO- both the HUBBARD and
Petit families, I Wish to state the
iacts as ! have learned them from
good authorities concerning the awful
tragedy at Lovingston. Nelson county,
These facts I am sure both families
would desire the public to know rather
than that any one should believe there
was any reasonable cause why Dr. Jas
y. Petit was murdered by BENJAMIN
Elubard, for the latter's father and
family are deeply grieved over the
act ana suffer most keenly. According
to the statement of reliable men. about
nine years ego Colonel HUBBARD the
rather OF the man who took the life
OF DIR. Petit called in DR.. Petit to at :
tend the wife OF Benjamin Hubbard,
who being weak-minded man, either
did not see the Importance of having
a doctor for his wife. or preferred that
she should die rather than have one to
treat her: her condition was such as to
require medical aid for relief from
suffering. Or. Petit undertook the
case; but the husband acted 80 often
sively that he decided to leave, hut
STAYED upon the urgent request of Col
ohel Hubbard and. though evidently
the woman's life was saved by the
attention of the doctor. Benjamin HUI
bard was so enraged because his wishes
had been thwarted that he swore he
Mouiu some DAY XIII DIT Petit. but
the latter. thinking II only an empty
threat of a weak minded man, paid lit
tie attention to it, and tried to over
come the humor with kindly greet
ings when afterwards they would meet.
However,. the offended man remain
ed sullen Until nearly nine years Of
ter the cause of offense, when the muir
der was perpetrated.
DIR. Petit was highly l>onored and
beloved. and the county loses one of
its best and most valuable men in his
death. a RESIDENT OF NELSON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
Loss OF CftixennhIn.

would. like to know whether a
h,atnraiinod American citizen will lose
ms c'tizenship when he has remained
oser nYe years outside the United
The act OF March 2. 1907, provides
nut when naturalized citizen OF the
United States shall have resided for
TWO years In the foreign State from
whlch he came, or hve years in any
other foreign state. II shall be pre-
sumed that he has ceased to be an
american citizen This presumption
may be overcome. however. by his
presenting to diplomatic or consular
olhcer proof establishing the follow
a. That his residence abroad is sole
~ as representative of American
.rade and commerce. and that he in
,enued eventually to return to the
'hiteT states permanently to resilc.
.. Ihat his residence abroad is in
Efod faith for reasons OF health or
Tor education. and that he intcnds
eventually to return to t6s United
states to reside
c. That some unforeseen or oontroll-
n.S exisency beyond his power 10
i"resee has prevented his carrying out
e. roma hde intention to return to the
tS IN states within the time limited
ny law. ana tina: 1t Is his Intention
20 return and reside in the United
states immediately upon tho removal
OF the preventing ca Use
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

roads. and that they could be reduced
without deletcrious effect. At an,
rate. this would-be reformcr Nigh,
read with interest this poem by C. N
Matheri
THE OFFICIALS.
Who gets down to the Office late
And then presides In gorgeous state
And makes tho preudest callers waltz
The President
Who weara diamond In his shirt
That makes the worry optics hurt?
who always is abrupt and curt2
Tho General Manager.
Who makes you feel like thirty cents
When YOU would ride without cxpense7
VINO has turn down that's immense2
The General Passenger Agent.
Who bores you through with naughty
when You would travel anywhere
And grabs the money for your fare?
The Ticket Agent.
Who takes your ticket with disdain
And freezes you with might and main
FOR daring to get on his train?
The Conductor.
VINO seems ashamed to take your grip?
Whose dignity will never slip
But who will never miss tin?
The Porter.
w no is the shabby old galoot
VINO wears a fourteen dollar suit
And greets YOU with kind salute?
Oh that's only the old duffer
who owns the railroad
That's all.
There is deal of truth in that.
In a certain North Carolina city the
grandson of the president of n large
bank rides down every morning TO
the bank in fine automobile. He Is a
clerk of the lowest rank. His grand
father rides down : in the street car.
lie owns the bank. That's all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
W ITO wv
That's all.
FROM cnAD1E TO ruNEn.1,.

The American Association for High
way Improvement Will be the first 10
use the films at present being pre-
pared for tho Governments showing
the evils of bad roads and the bene-
FITS and blessings of good ones In
these films farmers will be shown
struggling over bad roads. sick from
the strain, the doctor unable to reach
them. and finally the undertaken un-
able to get them to their graves"
In sharp contrast to >this sad series
of scenes will be shown "the farmer
who enjoys good roads, hauling big
loads comfortably. getting sick In
comfort, the doctor reaching him
easily aud he will be seen on his
porch watching his ncighbor go to
his grave smoothly and without a
hitch"
The quotations here made are from
a circular sent out by the Associa-
ton for Highway Improvement. Tho
road problem, truly enough, affects
us from the cradle to the grave. In
fact. 1t will not be long until science
proves conclusively that good roads
lengthen life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

Meanness Is still going on in Nor
folk. One OF the hotels was crowded
down there the other day and Pc
tcrsburg man in the goodness of his
heart shared his room with a stranger.
The PetcrsburSer is deep sleeper.
upper and lower--were gone. He re-
ported the theft to the police, who
found the teeth In a pawnshop where
they had been hooked for fifty cents.
eyebrows II he doesn't watch out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
GAIN OF r1FrY-roun ruo,s,x,

"AiN OF F1FrY-FOUR THOUSAND.
The value of the production of gold.
silver copper. lead and zinc in Virginia
In 1910. according to II. d. McCaskey.
OF the United States Geological Survey.
was s96,1b1, an increase of s54.45a
over the corresponding value for 1909
The production of gold came 70 only
sSss, and OF silver 500. The copper out
put decreased from 22i.182 pounds val
ued at s29141, in 1909. to 5,4oo pounds.
valued at $3.50. in 1910. On the other
hand, the output of lead increased from
nothing in 1909 to l9S.S5o pounds. val
ued at $3.50. in 1910, while that of
zinc Jumped from 1862 pounds (fig-
ured as smeiter). Vailed ut s6.2eS. in
1909 to 1,5ss,1l2 pounds, valued AT
sSS.76s In 1910.
There were seven producing gold, sill
vor, copper. lead and zine mines I'm
Virginia in 1910, of which one was =
placer mine and six were deep mines
The total ore output from which the
five metals were produced was 1915
short tons, OF which 939 tons were gold
quartz orc. with an average extraction
value in gold sand silver of s2.7sa ton
III tons were copper ore, e.ioo tens
were lead ore, and 1906 tons were zinc
ore.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

y correspondent wishes the poem,
Thou hast wounded the spirit that
loved thee. and that cherished thine
image for years" What the verse was
written about originally we don't
know. but 1T expresses our feelings
when we think of the editor OF the
Commoner and the mean things he has
said about us.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
NAVAL and Military Acnaem, Appoint
f,lents.

Kindly let mo know when and how
Ianets are appointed to Annapolis or
West Point. what IL tho cost ~ main
Iaining boy at either place, and any
other information regarding both
places you may have at hand w.
cancies exist. the nominations being
made by the members OF Congress. IL
~ common custom for these nom,na1
lions 70 be offered to competitive cx-
aihinauon by the Representative who
mas vacancy to fill. and fun IN.
formation may be obtained by adj
dressing the member for tho district
'h "HiSH the inquirer resides, There
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

There Is at least ono good thing
hence institutions that would other
wise never have boon heard of. Here
we see that the University OF Minnesota
was held down to hundred points by
Gustavus Adolphus University. or here
that the Hon. Napoleon Bonaparte
Thistlewod used to be a star fuIiback
on Santuc College.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
THE OFFICIALS.

Not so long ago an unknown caller
urged upon us the desirability OF tax
ing M the matter of the salaries paid
to railroad officials. which. he said
were enormous Our informant said
that these salaries formed very large
part of the cost Of operation OF rail-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
a Los Angeles artist has marie

Los Angeles artist has married his
model for the purpose. he says, of
painting her SOUL, He declares that
he will spend the remainder of his
life In producing picture that will
show soul as 1t really II. More like
~. after about three months OF mar.
ried life. he will spend the remainder
of his days painting his nose with
red-eye.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

There is one important bit of lcgis-
lation which the paint men, IN CONVEX
ton here. should not overlook. There
should be an age limit for women who
paint.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

In Pasadena az bridal couple Will
spend their honeymoon In lions den
This should get them both used to
married life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
Become a Deposition with the
National State and City Bank

Your money will be kept in absolute
security.
Payment by check provides indisput-
able receipts IN the form OF your returned
cancelled checks.
We offer the services Of strong, sound
bank to the small as wen as the large de.
positor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06
National State and City Bark
RICHMOND. VA.

VIM. Fl. Palmer, President.
John S. Elicit, Vice President.
VIM. M. Hill, Yice-President. :
]. w. Sinton, Vice-President.
Iuiien H. Hin, CaShier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-06

Who is the shabby old galoot
VINO wears a fourteen dollar suit
And greets you with "A kind salute?
Oh. that's only The old dlfKe
The Marshall republican., 1911-04-28
No Mincing in Charlton

Our Republican neighbors across
the river In Charlton county went
after reciprocity right when the
Republican Central Committee
passed the following resolutions
Resolved: That we believe that
this measure will be so detrimen-
tai and ruinous TO the farmer that
the present liberal scale OF wages
paid to farm laborers can not be
maintained and would result In
decreased wages, discomfort and
idleness among a class whose con-
dition Is fairly satisfactory.
Resolved. That this bill will eff
feet directly s5 per cent OF the pop
ulation In every farming commun-
ity, embracing not only the farm
err, but the lawyer, the doctor, the
merchants and laboring men, all
OF whom are dependent upon agri
culture, and, indirectly reaches the
manufacturer and most every class
who deals with the farmer . In
this proud State OF Missouri, the
greatest state in the Union, peo-
pied with the grandest people OF
the world, who have a right and
do expect better treatment from
our representatives than that one
OF the most important sustaining
industries OF the land be assaulted
without consulting that great in
terest.
Resolved. That while we are
aware that this is a caucus meas
ure, yet we believe that the first
duty OF a congressman or a sem
ator is to the people he represents
and we consider the fact that it is
a party measure is absolutely no
reason for our representatives in
Congress voting for 1t, knowing
as they do land they car not but
know it will result calamitously
and d~isastrously to a5 per cent OF
the people they represent.
The Marshall republican., 1911-04-28

experienced Republican advisers
to have no definite policy OF it's
own, to devise empirical expert
ments, and chiefly to be occupied
in the effort to gain popularity
with elements that will eve sup
port a Republican candidate. Even
the Cabinet Is so un-R publ can
that we must be grateful that IL
doesnd, letray our party secrets.
That is all we have a right to ex-
pect from IL. To discuss Tariff pol
icies with the present Secretary
OF the treasury would probably
result in his laughing in your face
While I was IN Washington !
never saw = Republican with a
smile on his face, or expressing
n bopYful view oi the future. In
a word, as I view Il, the Republic
a party Is on it's way TO a
great defeat, and will be saved
from II only by the blunders so
often heretofore committed by
the Democracy.
Canadian reciprocity Is about as
fatal a mistake as could have
been made In n party always de-
pendent on it's farmer vote. No
one is responsible for IL, appar-
entity, but the president, but II
Is driving away votes from the
Republican party by the thous-
ands everywhere.
The Mexican border move
ment, while probably necessary,in
wolves an immense expense in a
time OF peace, which Is bound to
react against the party In power
Protection, in such n state OF
affairs as this, can hope for no def
mite friendly legislation, and II
would be throwing away it's ener-
gies in seeking to inaugurate any
definite measures till the storm
breaks and Is past.
The only thing for the friends
OF Protection to do at this time
is to devote their energies to OBJ
structing adverse legislation, and
TO try to tide owe the hostile cri-
sis a best they may. The hope
OF Protection lies in what good
shall come to Il. When Democracy
has, as usual, failed in administra-
ton, and when the Republican par
ty, chastened by defeat and taught
by punishment for recent follies
and novelties, comes back to pow
err, reorganized on the basis OF
old principles, one OF the strong
est OF which was and is Protection
to American Industries. Leaders
are now lacking, but will appear
then"