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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18
JUDGE JOHN II. INGRAM.

After an illness of one week Judge
Ingram is dead stricken in the prime
of life and in the midst OF his labors
and usefulness. In him Virginia has
lost public servant, much beloved
and long marked for his mental ca
pacity OF him it may he said that
lie was judge all his life. Soon af-
ter ne had left his alma mater the
University of Virginia. he was chosen
judge OF the Hastings Court of the
city of Manchester. his native town
where he had begun the practice of
the law, and whore his solid attain
ments We're perceived by his fellow
citizens. over this court he presided
with great credit to himself until in
1905 the death OF Edmund c. Minor.
tho Judge OF tine Law and Equity
Court of the city of Richmond, created
vacancy in tho bench of that court.
which through his we'll earned repu-
tation Judge Ingram was called to
till though not q resident Of Rich
mond In this way 1t was tho good
fortune OF our city to secure for one
Of It's most important courts a judge
VINO. though he then was little past
sorty years of age, was yet seasoned
veteran in judicial service Judge
Ingram held this place up TO the time
Of his death meeting fully all the re-
quircnents Of that onerous position.
Taking an active interest in ali public
matters. and being a man of wide in
formation and of practical nature.
he was chosen member OF tho last
Constitutional Convention. an office for
which he was eminently qualified and
in which he did good service.
AS y trial Judge. he was unexcelled
Prompt in his rulings, firm, patient and
courteous, his mind well stored with
legal knowledge. he was able to con
duct the trial OF the most difficult
cases with ease TO himself and with
great satisfaction to the bar.
In his private life no man was more
esteemed or beloved. His frank.
genial manner drew to him all who
met him. His simple manners mad in
them the Irresistible charm of the old
Virginia gentleman. Good by, dear
friend! Our hearts are deeply sad
Cured Peace 10 thy ashes
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doctors arc, by the way. materially in
Vading the realm of literature, and tho
people are reading more on medical
topics than ever before.
In education tho doctor is looming
larger than ever before. In the old
days many colleges and schools were
without their official physicians; now
the college or school without such an
ADJUNCT to the faculty is the exception.
Nor is the doctor neglected in tile
executive departments of our great col
reyes and universities. Lock- at Prince
ton. all of the presidents OF which were
ministers of the gospel until Woodrow
wilson was put into the chair in the
long room in Old Nassau. Princeton is
looking for man to take Dr. Wilson'S
piace-Wiison' came very near taking
up medicine as asprotession. If we re-
member aright-and DIR. J. NJ. 4. Fin
ney OF Johns Hopkins. is now the lead
ing receptive candida to for Princcton's
presidency Tho trustees hunted all
over the country and invaded Europe
IN the quest of a man of the right
they arc now tarrying in Baltimore
Dr. Kinney is a surgeon of wide note.
lie is "onc Of Baltimore's best known
citi@ens' lie has been "a member OF
the School Board of his city. He has
peen prominent in many worthy char
tiles. and i'll his work at Johns Hop
kins has been regarded as an able adj
mihistrator The Boston Transcript,
tells us that those who know him saw
that he has the tact necessary to heal |
The breach in Princeton's internal az !
fairs"
The people are coming to the notion |;
that whatsoever can promote the public I
heaith of community can also pro-
mote its political health Tho training
IN principles and ideals which the doe.
Tor gets to-day fits him for service in |
education, in politics and in many other
teids not strictly within the confines
of his profession.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

former Governors General of the
Dominion OF Canada. and OF the various
antipodean colonies. consuls and CON
mitted TO gradually usurp. diplomatic
prerogetives and a status TO which they
We're We're in nowise entitled. until they
as full-Hedged ENJOYS, accredited as
diplomatic representatives Of their eov-
eminent TO the chief executive OF the
wealth in Australia They. ended by
putting forward. and by degrees Sc
cured. prerogatives that a minister
9or %ens Hesitate or even
their constant squabbles, both among
themselves and with the Federal and
State officials. about silly questions OF
precedence furnish subject for rldicule.
Lord Dudley. having heard of this
condition OF affairs before sailing for
Australia to assume his duties as Gov
took counsel with the Colonial Depart
ment and with the Foreign once In
London. as well as with the lord cham
sberlain's office there. and as a result
thereof. intimated very quietly on his
arrival In Australia that he did not
propose to continue 10 accord to the
privileges. or to recognize in them en-
voys extraordinary and ministers pleni-
potentiary of their respective countries
He added that during all the years that
the foreign consuls there ever dreamt
Of demanding to be treated at the cas-
tie and state functions as IL they
were ambassadors OF their country to
the Kingdom of Ireland. and as ac-
credited to his viceregal court.
The result OF this Yves that the for
eign consuls In Australia held aloot
from the entertainments given by Lord
Dudley when in Australia, which was
their loss. and not his. Lord Grey
adopted similar course at Ottawa
the conditions of existence OF some OF
the members of the House Of Lords, by
the recent unsuccessful suit OF thu
Marquis and Marchioness OF Towns
bend. to be consulted and kept inform
ed of the management of the entailed
tees.
1t may be remembered that soma
years ago the marquis was pronounced
by the courts to be incapable of manag-
ing his own affairs. the proceedings be-
ing undertaken for the special purpose
control. from his father-in-law. a. dis
barred lawyer OF the name of Suthnrst
The trial, which was a cause cele-
bre. eliminated In a judicial decision
to the effect that the diminutive mar
, quis. who is as dwarfed In physique as
a ging his own affairs. though not suffi-
GENTLY demented to be placed under
restraint Accordingly. his estates
were vested in the hands of trustees.
relatives of the marquess's parents, and
they have been fulfilling their duties
in connection Herewith In tho most
efiioaeious way, without remuneration
for their trouble.
Copyright, 1911, by the Brentwood
Company
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La Marquise de Fontenov



TOREiGN consuls- general in Canada
r. seem to have Just as little con-
eeption of their exact official
status as their colleagues In Aus
traiia; Their refusal to attend the
nrst drawing-room. that is to say. Of
nclai reception. OF the now royal Gov
ernor- General at Ottawa to-day. until
the duke had consented to accord TO
them for the occasion the prerogatives
OF full-fiedged diplomatic ENJOYS, has
naa It's counterpart IN Australia. where
LORD Dudley. when Governor General
resolutely declined to yield to tneir
pretensions.
Diplomatic ENJOYS represent their
sovereign. or the executive OF their
government and as such have from time
immemorial been accorded an alto
gether privileged position. comprising
not only ex-territorial immunities. but
also precedence over the members or
me Cabinet. and the leading dignitaries
of the state Thus. at tho courts held
by King George and Queen Mary at
buckingham Palace, the ambassadors,
the ministers, and their wives and sec
retaries, in fact. the entire Diploma tic
Corps are received before the highest
officers and the greatest mobiles Of the
empire. Owing to these duties Of rep
resentation. the Diplomatic Corps is
jected to training of an altogether spe-
c.al character. Consuls have no spe-
cial training, and far less care Is taken
IN their selection, while they have no
Europe. Indeed. the only appearance
of foreign consul at court abroad Ia
when his ambassador permits him TO
take place. moro or less temporarily,
among the minor members of hts suite.
Consuls are appointed to fulfil GER
tain clerical duties In connection with
the promotion of the trade and the
clearing of the shipping OF their re-
spective countries. and not for purposes
Of diplomatic representation. Inter-
national law and treaties unite In de-
claring that foreign oonsuls have no
special privileges beyond other ordi-
ject to the laws. civil and criminal. OF
the country in which they reside. For
cign consuls in this country are obliged
to obey a subpoena, and enjoy none of
those immunities from customs dues.
and from arrest that are accorded to
all diplomatic representatives.
The consular exequatur, concerning
the nature OF which so many seem In
doubt, has nothing in common with the
letter of credence OF an envoy. 1t Is
document Issued to the consul, not
by his own government. but by tho
government of the country in which
thorizes him to fulfil his consular
duties as long as he behaves himself.
If he gives any offense to the authori-
ties of the land in which he is sta
toned. his exequatur may be with
drawn at any moment, and there have
been several instances in recent years
when foreign consuls. notably one in
ST. Louis. have had their exequatur talk
en- away from them, by order Of the
President Of the United States.
Through good nature. Ignorance of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

dams. constitute the delegation from
the vast country that lies across on,
northern border. Good roads advocate,
/ from many States will come to Rich
mond next week, and North. East anc
! west will not lack anything In ade.
quate representation. The government
will be represented by Secretary VIII
son, of tho Department of Agriculture
whose address will be one of the most
notable features OF the congress, while
oscar w. Underwood, the Democra tic
House leader and prospective randi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
the presidency, Senator Du Pont. OF
Delaware, and many other memboe.s OF
Congress and several Governors Will
attest their belief in the vital impor-
lance of better highways by coming
here.
The American Association for High
way Improvement, through its efficient
president. Logan Waller Page. a vir-
sinian, whose service for good roads has
been credit to the Old Dominion. and
through Charles z. Light, OF West V'r-
Sinia. the associations aggressive field
agent. has brought TO Il focus in Rich
iiiond all the interests which favor bet
ter highways. The automobiiists, the
State highway departments, the State
governments. the railroads aud. chiefes,
among them all. the farmers will be
federated here for one single purpose
the construction and maintenance OF
On, ~ Il
be given TO that movement here next
week will be more than nation wide in
its tremendous significance. This first
Roads Congress will be force for
economic uplift whose power cannot
be ovcrcstimated.
The point that we wish to make is
this: the larger the attendance upon
this convention. the greater will be its
success and the more powerful the
impetus which it will give to one oil
the greatest reforms in the country.
Every man who believes tina, his COM
munity OF state should have good roads
should come to Richmond neAt week
because his presence at the congress
will show 10 the world that his comInu-
nifty is joined in this great movement
and because he can learn things here
about the necessity for good roads, their
value to the community, their construc-
tlon their maintenance and their divi-
dend- paying qualities that he can learn
nowhere else. AT this congress ne can
hear the good roads experts of the
United States tell the why and the
now OF good roads; here he can come
into/contact with the better highway
live wires of the country and learn
from them what to do and how 10 do IL.
The public generally should attend
TINS convention. The people of Rich
mond. to whom good roads, both in the
city and out of It, are crying neces-
sity, should attend in large numbers.
Let us hope that they will meet there
immense delegations OF the public splr-
tied people of the two Carolinas, who
should join Virginia in making this the
most notable economic convention ever
held in the United States.
Come to the Good Roads Congress
Nirsiniansl Come to It, North Caro-
linians and South Carolinianrl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

Mayor Gaynor. of New York, has a
hard lot He told the convention OF
the New York State Federation:
The Mayor here has to be at the
service of everybody apparently. He
has to work like slave during the
day and get pretty roundly abused all
the time for little or nothing, and ono
morning he has to go and speak to
the children in school and the next
ne mas to come and speak to Sorosis
ana the women's clubs, and tomorrow
maSoe 10 some band OF reformers who
want TO reform inebriates or some
thing like that. and SO it goes. And
SO have TO make the best face OF IT
that | can"
Still. he likes to come to Richmond
and talk about Waterways.
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Virginia Justice

III absolute proof were needed 70
oo o,i, the public of young Beattie's
suiit, the statement of Governor Mann
known throughout Virginia AS the
klhdest OF inen-furnishes IT, For Tho
nrst time since he came into office The
10y Gover N has refused 10 allow the
oaIc OF execution TO be changed:
nor did the confession of periurv
nlant by Paul Beattie enter into the
Govern0rs final consideration of the
f bnmr linus a sensational eleventh.
the trial has also failed. Justice 10
TO be done.-W Washington Herald.
The action of Governor Mann in re-
lusihS 10 grant Bcattie a reprieve has
caused general surprise. His refusal
TO Interfere Will meet with the gen
erai approval of the people OF the
Commonwealth stanton Dispatcb
The jury heard the evidence and
rendered an honest verdict. The Court
OF Appeals refused to interfere. and
hand In a case which has been fairly
settled. The crime was one Of the
blacklist ever perpetrated in Virginia.
the me state has done its duty. Justice
mas had an open course. and the ends
OF the law demand the life of this
man for that life he took. 1t is hard,
but VI is just-Charlotte News
set an example in the legal and de- e
termincd process of the law which
would well be followed by other
States Of the South. Under ordinary
circumstances. a wealthy defendant
accused by circumstantial evidence
would have secured the advantage OF
DELAYS and technicalities But the
Virginia court showed that 1t was
made of better stuff. Beattie and his
lawyers could secure no delays. They
could secure the benefit of every right
accorded a defendant under the law
of Virginia, but they could not avail
themselves of any technicalities, to
stay tho advance of justice.
The jury's verdict Endorsed the YER
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HoosrING-Nor MuckRAk1Nc.

Cambridge. Massachusetts, lately was
the scene OF vigorous campaign for
better form Of city government Good
ward.heeiers and the bosses brought
their heavy battaiions into play, but
Cambridge will yet have its needed
municipal reform. In this fight cir
cular was sent out explaining the new
plan proposed and giving reasons for
its adoption. Richmond citizens who
have heard the argument that the
form of government we now have is
best. may read with profit this excerpt
from the circular referred to:
The opponents of the new charter
ask for instances in which the present
city government has been unsatisfac-
tory.
we do not need to go into this.
We are boosting: not undertaking.
We believe our citizens will not
require any parading of dirty linen
10 persuade them that their present
form OF city government is inadequate.
They know that incfIicieucy and waste
are part and parcel OF the two-chamber
party system. They know that this
system is now out of date and is being
gladly abandoned all over the country
for the commission form, which uni
fcrmly brings the desired relief. They
know that the modern commission
form is tile most democratic and alto
gether the best form of city govern
ment that American skill has devised"
To paraphrase another part of the
circular the best is none too good for
Richmond Here II is, Vote for It. The
selfish politician has everything to
lose: the voter has everything to gain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

The New York papers are making
much ado about Levi p. Morton's change
of residence from New York to Wash
inston. He used to be an office oil d err
in Washington. but does ANYBODY rec
ollect what he was?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

Emperor William wants to 20 ON
me stump but he had better follow
inc example of his friend, the only
civilian who ever reviewed tho German
army" and stay off.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

cationai ideal in this republic. and that
is just what Is being done more and
more in the United states as the days
roll on into the years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

Vincent chicco. John p. Grace and
Cole Blease--how little these sound
like the grand old names of the South
Carolina that was,
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| Richmond. Here IL is. Vote for Il. The
selfish politician has everything to
! lose: the voter has everything to gain.
THE OBLIGATION OF TIE PRIMARY
| We arc asked why one who votes in
Il primary election is bound to vote at
who Won in the primary. Tho reasons
are many, but few will suffice,
| Broadly speaking, one is bound to
vote at the general election for the
! winning candidate OF the primary in
/ Which he participated for the same
reason that one is morally bound to
keep any pledge. expressed or implied.
that ne may make II one phones to
his grocer TO send him ten pounds Of
sugar, lie is morally bound TO pay Tor
that sugar when the grocer demands
pay.
The primary election is device
adopted by political parties for the
selection OF party candidates who. at
the general election. Will have the full
party voting strength to support
didates--Democratic candidates, for
examplc--for the same office, each
| with a number Of friends and support
! crs, the success of the party at the
| regular election requires that one OF
these be selected as the party nominee
who can secure at the regular election
the full party vote. The Democrats.
| therefore, who have different favor
tics for the office, agree to let the
| majority decide for the whole party
forward the party nominee for
whom all will vote at the regular cleo
| ton A primary election. therefore. is
held. All the candidates. Az, each
Democrat who comes into this pri-
mary and votes for his favorite. give
a pledge, expressed or implied. TO vote
at the regular election for the can
didate who receives the largest num-
Der OF votes In the primary--otherwisc
the party strength would not be polled
at the regular election. and the party
candidate would (posslbiy) be beaten
ny the candidate of the opposing
party.
1t is altogether matte, OF ex-
pressed or implied promise or agree
ment
One need not go into primary If he
does not wish to, but If he chooses to
70 into primary ana vote for his
favorltc. he is morally bound TO abide
by the result, of that primary and
vote for It's nominee.
One need not bet on horse race
If he does not wish 10, but if one
does bet IS on his favorite horse and
that horse loses the race, he is in
honor bound not only not TO take the
other. mans money. but 10 pay to the
other man the S. ne lost.
In il,.c manner. when one enters
into primary contest with his party
associates. and TIA favoritc OF his as
sociates wins the most votes. and.
therefore. tho party nomination. he is
in honor bound not only not 10 vote
against the nominee hut actually to
| vote tor him at tho regular election.
! Had Ills faNoritc won, he would have
lad a right TO demand tina; his party
associates vote Tor that favori,e; for
! him TO rcfso to accept the decision
Of the primary. therefore. ana vo,o
| at the regular election for the nomi
nee Of the primary, is 10 porpetrate a
gross fraud on his party associates.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

Thomas Bray. of Grinnell, Ia. is
thinking Of running for Congress. lie
has good Republican name.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

diet. of the millions of newspaper
readers who had followed the case.
Public opinion had convicted him of a
heinous crime. Beattle. through his
wealthy relatives and friends, carried
his appeal to the Governor. But the
Governor OF Virginia says he is guilty
and that he should die.
Virginia has aesuredly set Alabama
an eNample.-Montgom Advertiser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

Beattie has exhausted all the legal
means at his disposal, and he has not
been able to escape from the law
Sra Gonrhar 81 9 ha 10 i9r the
the country the papers are full OF
praise for the wonderful effectiveness
of tho Virginia execution OF the Grim
inal law. The Old Dominion has dem
onstrated to tho world in the Beattie
case, as she has before In the McCue
case and the Cluverius case. tina. she
has little patience with murderers, be
their station what 1t may. Virginia
has set an example that might well
be eIpulated in many States.-Charles-
| ton CIV. Va,) Gazette.
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The promptness with which this
trial. conviction and sentence have
been accomplished Will probably have
men, even though they may occupy
high social position and standing in
the community and the State in which
they live, cannot defy the law and
commit murder and go UNPUBLISHED
Columbus tGa.) EnquirerSun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

Governor Mann rightfully gave no
heed to the alleged afidavits signed
by Paul Beattie, In which it was set
forth that much of the evidence Of
the star witness for the State was un-
true. The essential point of Paul's
testimony, that he did not have the
gun on the Sunday preceding the kill
ing, was corroborated by several wit
ncHses The contention of the defense
was attested to by but a single man.
Beattie killed his young wife and
Beattie must pay the penalty pre-
scribed by law.-Newport News Daily
Press.
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Having tested every chance allowed
by law and having been kindly por-
United so to plead for his life, Henry
Clay Beattie now realizes that the
law in Virginia means what 1t says.
And every citizen of that State. wheth-
er high or low, undoubtedly feels to-
day deeper reverence for that law
Spartanburg Is. C) Herald.
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AS Governor Mann sees the case. 1t
is choice between Beattie's death
and the death of innocent persons who
would besmurdered II this notorious
murderer was permitted to live.
The logic OF conditions affecting
entire nations is on the Governors
side. In Great Britain and in Canadu
long, experience has shown that a
murderer has little chance of escaping
the death penalty. He is almost al
ways caught. and when no Is taken he
is punished without undue delay and
with impressive certainty. In the
United States both the arrest ana the
punishment of murderers are shame
fully lax and infrequent, and In this
country the murder rate is about
twenty times as high, in proportion
to the population. as 1t is In Canada or
in the British Isles.
for murderers do not seem to realize
that when they fix their attention on
the saving OF murderers' lives they do
much to endanger the lives OF men,
women and children who are not
murderers. Many an innocent woman
has been slain by the influence Of
those who have prevented the eXecu-
ton of cold blooded assassins. with
out in the least realizing the terrible
tivities.
Desperate criminals know what pun
ishment has the greatest restraining
effect upon their kind When they
have to deal with n traitor to one of
their bands they do not think of any
thing less than death. They kill to
prevent other criminals from follow :
ing the course of the man they STAY
Cleveland Leader.