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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
EscoRAn no THE COLONEL.

Francisco Escobar. Consrl-Cencral
OF Colombia. has taken the hide off
The Colonel In letter which he has
written in rcply 70 The co,onel.s re-
cent Boosting that he had taken pan
anna and was rroud of 4, and rnc col
onel says, by way OF rcioinder. Ora
cious INC. ! would not think Of answer.
ing IL any NOR. Than would mink Of
dying" when The colonc, was asked
by the reporter for Tho Herald If he
would not look nj Escobor,s Ietter he
said: "No: don't intend to nav any
more attention TO +, than would 20
the rawlings of Debs or other crazy
Socialists on tue Mcnamara trial III
have nothing whatever to say ABOUT
H."
Tbis IL mo ro,sor ,,o,.o.or
49,, "''S ''''
amer 'c'hS Shouid not know
what l1seobar thinks OF The Colonel
whoui no charactcrIzes AS cauital,zin..
hi. rrcsidor,io, nros,ioo s ~,
,,,,,,,.
'''i'i"S &c oi weekly Journal ami OF
'h'sFepresehtins Inc facts in what he
calls the rape OF the lsthmus.'" Es-
collar reminds Tho C,,Iouo, MAJ, sac
ros,so., -, ,...,,.a
''' 'ha' ne
''o'''td q PUBIC treaty IN which the
Imtod states had pledged it, honor as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
THE nEwAnp OF MERIT.

The promotion of Mr. John D. Potts
to the position of Passenger Traffic
-a1nager of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway is very gratifying to all his
friends in this community. where he
lives. and to the general public which
he has served faithfully in other re-
sponsibic places for u good many
years. Though born in Petersburg.
Virginia. Mr.. Potts came very near
being North Carolinian. as he went
with his parents to Greensboro in that
state when he was seven years old.
where he began work as telegraph
messenger, and as such served until
he was fourteen. Having acquired the
art of telegraphy ne entered that SER
vice, filling many important Offices III
South Carolina and Richmond. Twen-
ty-siN years ago he was appointed
passenger agent OF the Chesapeake and
OHIO Road at Louisville kentucky, and
after filling that office for two years
he was transferred to Richmond as
District Passenger Agent. After four
teen years as District Passenger Agent
here, he was transferred to cincinnati
as Assistant General Passenger Agent.
Five Gears ago he was brought back
to Richmond as General Passenger
Agent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio,
and now he has been made Passenger
Traffic Manager, and will hereafter
have entire charge OF the passenger
business of the road under the imme-
date supervision OF Vice. President
Whitaker.
This is brief, but altogether graft
tying account OF the successful career
of very worthy and deserving man,
who has made his way by his indus
try. intelligence and high sense of
duty to a high place in his calling.
With u fine address, u broad grasp OF
his special work. wide acquaintance
among the people served by the grcat
railroad system of which he is part.
he Will be able to serve them even
better than ever before, though not
with larger loyalty to their welfare
and TO the interests he represents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
: LITTLE MIXED, BUT on THE
RIGHT ROAD

In Of ,I,.a
.,,..,. &. =,
in No,v I.,so,. ,.,,.a,,,.. ,,~I'r..'s'
W,Iso, v,.,n.d 49, -. .,.
must rc,,uco q, ,,.,i.,,
eriry comn,.xi,y ,,,. ,,.s,.,
our pubIic ,n,;rs Ma, 80,
introduce Justice into ,bo,r a9oirs ~.
playing with politics. tha, tb.,. ns.
realize that they are DEALING ,yith 49,
very stun and fibre of life in ,mor;
can liberty; that they are wc,v,ue
American life along this Ohr.. i'm,
mems lives must depend mon the
wholeso,nencss OF what YOU make.
that mems hopes must ebb ana now
as you play with them or keen mace
with them; that you can make a
quiclsand OF your politics." In which.
IL they arc not careful. men viii find
themselves sinking in despair. and
the very hope OF life choked out OF
them as they sink
We should think so AS the New
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

Canal Company? Have YOU forgotten
the American marines landed by Adj
iniral Glass and sent into the Atrato
region TO Yavisa and Real de Santa
Maria? Who was blackmailer and
the bandit them"
To all of this fearful arraignment
The Colonel replies: II have absolutely
nothing to say about the matter: and
this from the champion of human
rights, from the upright teacher and
leader of men from whose unctuons
lips we have been accustomed to hear
high-sounding orations about the good
ness of goodness, the righteousness OF
truth, the sinfulness of sin and the
honor of the United States. But Esco-
bar has put a plaster on the back OF
The Colonel which ought to draw. and
which will certainly make those who
have been rather proud of the Panama
steal think about 1t again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
GAVE FINANCIAL AID
TO EX-SHAH OF PERSIA

, crown. q fresh charter. of castle and
lands; which is now in the possession
Of Miss Egedia.
1t is to the Menzies that Scotland
owes the larchcs, the first ever seen In
the Northern kingdom. having been
brought thither in the form OF small
Culdares. in 1873. or the seven sap
linss In question. two arc sttii IN exis.
ience. In the grounds at Dunkeld. be-
are the most gigantic specimens In the
Kingdom to-day.
The hunting tartan OF the clan is
combination. But the dress tartan is
gorgeous check pattern OF red and
white. SO startling as to take away
ones breath when II is worn Miss
Egcdia ventures 10 wear IT, In an un-
broken garb from head to foot
There are several branches of the
Menzies family. and one OF them, Fred
er!ch W. Menzies. q subaitern of the
Second Life Guards. married last year.
in London. Miss Hetty Davenport.
a ga S Or the late John Davenport.
Gouyerneur Morris.
Asia Nowakovitch. the leader OF tho
conspiracy against the late King AL
10 whose revelations L have more than
once called attention in these letters
reeently, has az length laid bare the
asre ement which he. Colonel Aaschin,
KING Peter This agreement is IN
the form OF a document in the tand-
writing. or King Peter, bearing MS
signature, and dIted Geneva May 1909
In IL. Peter, undertakes to rule Seryiu
IN accordance with the terms OF the
Constitution. TO refrain from persecut-
ing or prosecuting tho conspirators, al nd
to pardon and rehabilitate them In the
event OF their being punished against
his wishes. by the courts OF law II
the conspiracy should succeed. he was
10 pay all Its cost, out OF his civil
list. But II II resulted In failure. he
was not TO BIO saddled with any OF the
expense. This agreement was written
and signed by Peter on the occasion
nGuoir:apshrd!n shrd 1shrdAuudluulu
OF his final interview. In Switzerland
with the leaders and plenipotcntiaries
OF the conspiracy, namely. Nowakovitch,
and Gentschitch, just before the tragedy
at Belgrade took place. 1t is still IN
possession of the conspirators. and this
serves TO explain why. in spite OF the
pressure brought 10 bear upon him by
the various European courts and gov
ernments, King Peter has never dared
TO bring the regicides to justice, or
TO eliminate them from his encourage,
but has. on the contrary, loaded them
with honors and dignities.
Copyright, 1911, by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

y North Carolina man was in this
Office yesterday with the pleasing in
telliGence that Ty cobbs grandfather
was born In that great State. which
makes Tyrus grandson OF North
Carolina. And here comes George Mar
ccllus Bailey, of the Houston Post, with
this veracious statement:
note from Charlotte informs us
that Home Run Baker is u member of
the Baker family OF Rowan county.
lnat settles 1t. He was born in North
Carolina, but doesn't know 1t yet.
We have noticed so far no enthu-
siasm among our next-door neighbors
over the fact that the Hon. Joseph
Quincy Cannon was born in North
Carolina.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
Voice Of the People
Land Values.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SIN sundays paper you show
what bonanza ]. j. Astor has in own
separate parcels of land in New York
City. You state that, though its as
sesaed value for taxation is 100000
w It's real value Is much greater.
space to this subject. which is tho
real question of to-day (though the
politicians would have us believe other
ethically and morally right for an in
ulVldual to draw an income from COM
mum land values In great
San Francisco" Henry George, shows
In his great book. Progress and Pow
e ETY. s that this Is a fundamental and
M h,s0 rata taor error Fo IN our demosraey
economic liberty that Is. the natural
right of labor and capital to have ac-
CESS to the means of production and
the people).
According to the true economic law.
MI. Aston is justly entitled to what
rent his buildings (capitaD will com
stood Is community-created value,
and justly the ground rent should 20
INTO the public treasury. Under the
single tax Mr.. Astor's buildings would
,be exempt from all taxation of any
Kind don't tax Industry, but. the 80
cial state would be. the gamer in un-
.oiu IN. iiiiions OF oolihrs In community
created ground rents and economic
rise In land values. Labor and capitlI
don't want anybody to make thci.
prosperity for them; Just do away with
ahe unjust private monopolies in land.
and labor and capital ALWAYS in liz
capitals) will make their own prospcr
ny. This is not socialism. it is COM
mon sense.
-, RMS is not quarrel between the
,haves and the have-nots," but a fun
damental principle of economic justice
hn "a, right. "PIEDMONT.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

State Farmers Association and othel
bodies have not hcsitated to say tina,
they were strongly for the abolition OF
the fee system.
The Virginia state Teachers Asso.
citation and the Virginia Educational
Association should do likewise Til,
schools are being robbed of much
revenue by this graft scheme. More
money for schools would result fror,
the destruction OF the fee graft
What will the teachers do about Il:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
LorS or WATER, bur rEw sr,ps

Hartford and New London Connect
cut, were both anxious to have the
next convention OF the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association. The invita-
ton from New London was accepted
and the Convention Will bc held there
The Hartford Courant felicitaies New
London. but with the poison Of asps
under its tongue passes New London
chunk of advice. saying among other
rather spiteful things: when those
fellows arrive have something to show
'cm beside tie finest harbor on the At
lantic Coast and nothing in 1t but
water We have no fear that the
New London people will not do them
selves proud; they will never hear the
last of 1t If they don't.
There is n suggestion in what The
Conrant says about a harbor filled
only with water that we should like
TO turn To local account Why is It
that more is not done with the water
facilities at the Port OF Richmond?
Last Friday when the Deeper Water
ways pilgrims were sailing down the
James River, AIR. Samuel II. Yonge.
the United states Engineer in charge
OF the Improvement OF this majestic
stream explained that there was Il
depth of eighteen feet Of water ut low
tide from the ocean to Richmond, or
twenty-five feet at high tide. and dur
ing the sail. which filled in almost gthe
whole day. practically no shipping
was seen in the River Paraphra sing
the saying of our Connecticut contem-
porary, what is the use ola great River
with nothing in II but water? There
is something wrong somewhere. with
our terminal facilities or with our
enterprise, when we suffer this great
waterway to flow on to the sea with
out making the most OF the advan-
tngcs which il offers TO the commercial
life Of this community.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

said that tho enforcement Of the liquor
law in that city had become u positive
Joke. He declared that there v~ore a
number OF places in Raleigh where
liquor is sold. and that 1t Is tho duty
of good citizens to see that the bust
ness is stopped. We would call the
special attention of The News and OBJ
server, which was so much outraged
by the unhappy distribution of SAM
pie bottles on the recent Boosters run
through North Carolina, to the condi-
ton OF affairs right under it's own
Immediate nose. Long time ago In
Jerusalem tho people were accustomed
to sweep before their own doors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
FAR AWAY FANS.

1t seems rather unusual to see n
plays and results in Il game hundreds
of miles away, and cheering and ar
plauding, but this same thing is GO
ing on in every State In the Union
and the fans who are hanging on the
Golden Gate eager for news are Us
much interested as the shivering folks
UP Maine way. In London and In Paris
sport-ioving Americans are Watching
the returns and wireless flashes are
making life on trans Atlantic steam
ers far from monotonous.
Yet farther off, in the Bering Sen,
wei! on the way to the Arctic Circle
tho people of the PrIpy1on Islands arc
bowling with delight over the base
bali news. They are remote and cold I'D
there, but their new naval wireless sta :
ton puts them in touch with tho great
game and Informs them of the iatc.,,
thriller by Homerun Baker over tic
wireless the Pribyloffters are making
no inquiries about international que.i-
tons or events-they have simply
asked that great question voiced BY
100000 Americans as the ground
IN Philadelphia dry enough to play
YETI"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
WASTING THE SIDE STREETS.

There has been an enormous increase
in the value of real estate I'm Rich
mond in the last five or ten years, and
the demand is so steady that there
promises to be Increasing values in
the years just ahead of us: for Rich
mond has just begun TO grow This
being altogether true, and gratifying
as true, why is it that there is so
much absolute waste with our re-
sources? Take Franklin Street. for
example and the side streets running
off from it, and anybody with half
closed eyes can see that there has
been fearful waste in the way tho
which are in fact, almost as desirable
as the main thoroughfarc, are thrown
away for residence purposes. They
are filled with kitchens and servants
quarters and outbuildlngs of one sort
and another, when they might be con-
rerted into very fine residence streets
Look at any of the modern towns in
New England or anywhere up North
where the property is held at the
highest figures. and the side streets
are built up as well as the main lines.
and 1t should be so in Richmond, and
would be 30 If tho property owners
and builders would think about il a
minute and make their plans so that
every edge would cut and every foot
OF ground be turned to the best ac-
count
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

pitcher i've hundred years old
and gourd, two feet in diameter,
over one hundred years old. were two
OF the exhibits in the fine arts de-
partmcnt at the recent county fair
IN AbbevIllc, South Carolina. The
pitcher was probably made in Vir-
ginia and the gourd was undoubtedly
lineal descendant of the vine that
sheltered Jonah when he was on his
visit to Nireveh Both indicated the
great antiquity of the community in
which they are kept.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
RICHMOND VA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS 1911

chiefly comprised OF two factors: the
permanent way and the vehicle The
ocean is one permanent way, and the
ship Is it's vehicle. The canal is an
other permanent way. and TIE canal
boat is Its vehicle. The railway is an
other permanent way. and the cars are
itS vehicle. The graded macadam high
way is another permanent way, and
tho wagon or other instrument OF car
rage is its vehicle. The most import
ant side of these factors is the porma-
ncnt way. IT counts far more Than tbs,
Nchicie. In most cases the vehicle
couldn't move at ali without tho per-
mancnt way. II is almost true that on
parts of The old mud roads you
couldn't use any vehicles at all.
Therefore. as civilization grows. and
we wish to make any community civil
lied. we must provide good transpor-
tatton facilities OF the kinds suited to
the pursuits OF the people Therefore,
we need good roads.
1t seems to us that the argument
for good roads could not bc stated I'm
better and more convincing terms
Good roads are necessary. therefore
We should lave good roads. and the
only way to get good roads is to build
them They will not como by resolu-
lions alone. nor by conventions: they
can come only by education and work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

y thousand men. with sprinlslins
OF lovely young women. stood in front
OF The Times Dispatch baseball board
yesterday afternoon and watched the
game from start to nnish. Every now
and then. when somebody or other
made a lucky play. the lungs of the
crowd in Richmond were turned loose
and the air WINS split with their cheers.
Isn't It strange how catching this
sort OF thing Ia? The yelling helped
none of the players, but 1t enabled
some OF those who played on tho red
TO forget their losses wien the red
didn't win.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

There was u little touch of frost in
some of the nearby places yesterday
morning, and It will only be a few
weeks before the people In the coun-
try Will find 1T almost Impossible to
reach town because of the fearful con-
dition of the public roads. Now is the
time to lay in the winters supplies.
because the roads leading to this town
will soon become impossible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

One of the most graphic present.
ments of the difference between the al.
dermanic form OF city government and
the commission form Of government is
that made in a cartoon which lately
appeared in the Atlanta Journal, II
represents the citizen standing IN tho
road looking at two vehicles. One is
an oN-wagon labeled "Old inefficient
Government and the signboard shows
that it is headed toward "stagnation. !,
inc other mode of transportation is a
new automobile. labeled New Charter"
and headed according to the sienboard
In the direction OF progress" That is
a good illustration of the two methods
OF government-one. old ia shioned and
slow. headed the wrong way, tho
other, up-to-date. rapid headed the
right way. AS the proposition before
the citizens of Atlanta is very similar
to that now proposed in Richmond the
Illustration applies very strikingly
here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

Why is 1t that horses and mules, Or
horses or mules. hitched 10 q two
horse wagon or other vehicle, always
pull apart when they are drawing Il
load? One expert says that IT is be-
cause they are coming down hill and
IT Is easier on them; but why is it
that they do the same thing when
they are going up hill or working on
level ground?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

Why should gentleman who likes
ginger ale not order 1t when lie goes
to n Club with another gentleman
who would like to take whiskey? There
are limitations and appctites and
arc entirely proper and have to be re-
garded Think of what hard time
the manufacturers of ginger ale would
Lave IL there were no people who
thought they wanted It?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

The people Will be relieved and JUS
ticc will be favored by the decision of
the authorities In Massachusetts to
Keep as many OF the details OF the
Richeson murder case from tho news
paper reporters as possible. Cases of
this sort should not be tried In the
newspapers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

The Pittsylvania Tribune is doubt
less correct in its belief that Brother
Leonard Cox of the Charlotte Gazette,
Is the oldest editor in the Old Domin.
ion. He is ninety years old. and he
started his paper almost forty years
ago. Long life to himi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
WORK ron THE TEACHERS.

number of organizations OF iaflu-
enee in Virginia have recorded them
selves emphatieany against the fee
system of compensating public officials.
The State Merchants Association. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

Is there any reason why snaps should
not be served up to the close OF the
season? Is there ever any reason.
when vegetables can be obtained
fresh from the gardens. why the
ann2d variety should be served?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

No, "Fricnd OF the Family" DR.. Cook
me Original Discoverer of the North
Pole was not born In Cabarrus Coun-
ty. North Carolina. but at Calicoon
Depot, in the State of New fork. o.
at some other place outside or the
South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

Why should men and women who
are evcrlastingly preaching the doc
trine Of home Industries for homo pco-
pic buy their clothes in New York
or anywhere else?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
WHIT coon noAus MEAN.

1890 "
is boinG spent Tor the CONSTRUCTION oi
good roads IN TINS country yet Ihe
work mas not ie'riE begun ror every
milu OF GOOD roads theTc are thou-
sand miles of bad roads for every
community that Is doing something
FOR the Improvement of Its highways
HERE are thousand communities mat
are doins nothing for the bet'crment
OF their condition III Is one "i Nht
many strange Things in our mo""rn
American lie That there Should be so
much doubt on matter that is SO
clear; mat there should he single
man oi average lhteIiigenee VINO WOULD
resist the movement lof the improve
Inent OF our highways; bu' the Amer
icah people are Il very queer people
II required years OF preachlhs pF me
apostles oil intensive agriculture be-
'oFe tho farmers couid De convinced
mat III that way ana mat way only
could they hope to improve their con-
wyatt AIKEN the eider' went up ana
Gown through south carolina preach
ahs me virtues oil hilIside "tchihS' or
terraclhE' as IL Is now called without
seeming 10 make the ieast impression;
nut to-oaN there is not a farm in the
h'ii country Oh ms state Which is not
P'otecte" III TINS way III required
preaching ior years before me farmers
could De pefsuadea mat commercial
iefti''Hers "oulo save tHc SOIL ana
MAKE thc crops ana to-day the cotton
crop OF the South amounts TO some
'niis hhe fourteen ihi4lioh p"les as
dHa''is' i've Hiiii'oh paies twenty-five
Vi 'h''ts !e"rs ago
mere are sun thousahas OF people
All over 'he country VINO VIII argue
tha' the oiq method OIL building roads
Is sooa enough method; mat the
ROADS the fathers used are good enough
ior 'he ch''ureh' ana IL Is lor the pur-
pose Oh eoucouhs inc people that as
Soci"hohs nave been formed and
slFe'ehes OF soou roaus quit here and
'"efe 20 sfo" no" lhose VINO oppose
'i's io' "aru movement are wasting
''e'' Nv" substance py insisting upon
tor the purpose of spreading the ros-
mol 90 rooa roods ,,,a, ~ -,
~ Va SOU io"us .'ha' me second an
'''"' eo''' ei' ''oH VI ''e american AS
ISOLATION for Highway Improvement is
TO be held in the city Of Richmond
shorty IRON, Sova,,hor On .. So,
-''''
ger - anu IL ii were possible, we
wish that all the people of this great
country could be here to take part in
,ba de,ib.ro,ior =, -,
ueht AT VIII De present on the open
ing day of tie convention, the presi-
dents of fourteen of tile principal rail
roaas L., mo ,o,,,. ,,.,,
.n., ''''' anu
'''e so'u 'o"uS TRAINS ot he southern
Railway. the Atlantic Coast Line the
,tt.. g. -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

In the course of a sermon preached
at the Edenton street Methodist
Church, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
last Sunday. the Rev II. NJ North
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

In the course of time. probably
shafer Street Will probably get what
is coming to it; but it must be said
that the new roadway is better than
til old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25

After host has ordered a bountifuI
meal for his guest, the guest should
not show his dairy lunch manners by
ordering something additional.