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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
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oiiierehce.
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pS nose VINO arc NOT paving ur their
Poll taxes.
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secauSe Young Is poth inc right and
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masses no olnerehce carried out 10 IT'S
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because 'he shaiicr me number OF
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T.
TO ACT AS REGENT

by. George III. may render timely a
brief reference to tho creator OF the
world-famcd Thirlstanc House %collec-
tlon. familiar TO b~ibllophiles, to his
%torinns and to Psychologists. in all
quarters Of the globe. His name was
SIT Thonas Phillipps: and. born in
at Rugby. and afterwards as an url-
a~erErhdintc at oxford. to devote all
his srare cash 10 the collection or such
letters and documents az came within
MS reach. Before the death OF George
III. he had become, to use his own
words, "a convinced and militant vel
lomaniac;" and Broadway Tower, his
picturesque country seat in Worcester
shire. had every room aIready Their
filled to ovcrnowing, with missa,s.
hcral1ic visitations. monastic Gartu.
]larics; huge volumes or correspondence,
and piles OF mnsty deeds. Frequently
ne bought u quantity OF things tina
ne did not want. in order TO secure spe-
clatiy valuable items. and II he even
Ch~eltenha M. from Lord Northwick. It
whs 10 obtain possession OF his entire
collection Of Mss. OF every kind. BE.
fore he was forty. Sir Thomas Phil
lpps enjoyed European fame.
In 1892. that Is TO say. during the
reign OF. William ~, the director OF
the British Museum. Sir Henry Ellis.
Thomns's collection for the great nat
ional institution of which he was chief.
Slr Ihonlas wrote In reply ns follows:
M - cannot nc expected tnat | should
make n gift of my collection Of MSS.
after the enormous sum | have paid
Tor them. But yet am willing to oede
them for nothing IL the Treasury VIII
pay for my outstanding obligations,
and which. while not large, have been
incurred In connection with the acurIsi.
tion OF these S The money tliun
paid would therefore not be lost to the
nation. while the MSS. would be gain
cd @
The government foolishly and short
.siEhtcdly declined the offer. and missed
Its chance. The opportunity never oc-
CURED again. Sir Thomas had hcen
merely temporarily embarrassed. and be-
tween that time and the date OF his
death. in 1872. he is recorded to have
spent nearly So. 600, 600 more in adding
to his collection.
When he died it was found that he
had left nothing to the nation, but
daughter, Mrs. Fenwick. Ply her d.
rectIon, the collection was not sold en-
bloc. but Is boing disposed OF in peri
odical sales, of which fourteen have
taken place since 1872. Not more thai
half of the collection has been sold.
and whenever one OF these sales Is an
nounced. representatives Of foreign
governments. bihliophiics and %collec-
tors. assemble from NIL quarters of the
globe. The United states In particular
Is extensively represented at the tif-
tcenth sale, taking place this week..
Copyright, 1911. by the Brentwood
Company
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TIE First PULLMAN nrro,,

~ poor boy In Chautauqua County
sew York. sometime in the ofiins
learned the rabinct-makor.s tr,do
Later ne made money as Il honse
mover. hut not until lie converted No
oralnary railway coaches into slecninr
earS dld George Pullman become
known to.tke World. Ills sleeping ears
were successful. and SO. in ,sca IL
9uiiI ihc eloneer" at a cost or SIS
Wy, ~ was the first Pullman cnr In
ie'' nc organized the Pullman Com
l"hS, OF which he was president. The
fofhpany started out with n capital
q Sl,2'o.ooo. To-day the canitoliz,.
,ioh q ne same company is sl2o,-
p'o."oo- No new capital has hocn sup-
Eiied. Only earnings have been odana
to the original capital.
Original stockholders who have 70.
tanned their shares until tho nroscnt
nave the satisfaction Of Knowing ~,
each snare valued AT $1,000 at the ont
SCI. is now worth on. the market sloO !
wv. Add TO this lie enormous casb
HiNldeids which have been paid on,
since 1867 and it will be seen .hot
each Pullman shire has meant n
soocly fortune to tho holder. 4 "a III
"tNt'eHu OF ; per cent. is paid on the
shares' ana last year 500 900. 900 was
distributed IN dividends. The aycrae On
net earning Of a Pullman car nor al y
rs Size AS the ompany operates 4 oss
ears. Tho daily net earning amounts ~
me piiifui pit'anco Of s4o,2bs.4s. There
are only three railway systems In tho
tinted States on which Its ca RS do not
run.
These figures arc derived from HE
hfst' report That the Pullman Conpnn,.
has made in its foriy-four wears of
existence. they serve 10 snow n ma r.
Vicious development and the importnnco
y the business life Of tic co,,ntr II 81
ihla gigantic industry. They n,ao
prove That the Interstate Commcrco
Commission was amply justified in III.
sorting its Jurisdiction ovor I'LL
Tremendous enterprise The ropor,
thoroughly warrants the Commission,
assumption of authority. ts,,nciollv -
nc matter Of the reduction OF ratcs
me fnllman Company, be ii remc,n
pered vigorously resisted Tic commis-
fion's effort 10 bring 1t within me
3uTlsdiction Of the Interstate comm, ere,
laws and fought herrely The commits.
sl9n'S reduction Of Pullman rates. Tho
luiitnan company did not want "a
make q report, "Wo arc IN the lio,cI
business said the Company. Dthe roll.
ing 'iotel business. as IT were Court.
had for many years decided that III,
Inii'nan car WAS not governcd by III,
rules applicable 10 common carriers
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and that II mad no analogy In law tc
tho ordinary coach.
On tho other. hand. If thcro is a
single industry that ought to BIO under
the watch-care OF tho Commission IT
is tho Pullman Company. 1t touches
vitality the daily interest OF the public.
1t has nearly all railroad systems in
Its power so far MS sleeping arrange
mcnts nre concerned. Ii enjoys a prac-
tical monopoly. It's vnst earnings indi-
cato how great and far-roachinE Is it's
power. 1T has the railroads by tho
throat and Mt It's mercy.
The peculiar thing about the Pull
man Company is that 1t Is engaged IN
q strictly non-compctitivc undertaking.
It has built up a wcll-nigh imprcg-
nable monopoly. Only ono company
ever tried to compete with the Pull
man, and 1t was bought out for $780,
100000.
Why has the Pullman Company no
competition?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

uralized. - D ne
Pnnnm Canal Queries.
Plcnse publish answers 10 Tho foliov.
ing Questions: Have New Mexico ana
ArlIona been admitted into tho Union
Is Sintes? How much docs the Panama
the estimated cost? Is the 1InttaS
States 10 bear all the cost? And viii
,he United States protect It when COM
New Mexico ana Arizona have no,
bcen admitted as Stntes. After Con-
gress fully approves the State Constitu-
lions. they Will be sent to tho Prcsl-
hon Tor us signature. when they will
gress. W ooH-
h Panama Canal. it has boen an
hS January /. 1915. The cost estimated
~ INC present commission for com
pac,lng me canal is $325. 30l. 600. which
ss1c aH = oSo S2o;oss' 600 for sanitation ana
amcse figures do not include the $50
100000 paid 10 tho now French Canal
Goinl,any and TO the Republic OF Pnna-
it ior PronGfty nnd franchises. Hence
inc canal to the United States will nm.
proSimate 1878. 000. 900.
~ VIII require several years TO cntn-
pletc the Qualifications and nlnco III
guns, and the board urges that he
construction of tho defcnsos be begun
curing l9ll. II is recommended that
Inc fun sum Of si4.10d.2oS he appro-
nndated by, Congress. and that $1,000
aoo be made Immediately available. n
Is estimated that at least three and
one-half years Will he necessary TO
complete tho fortihcations.
Our Ambassadors,
Please give me the names Of tbo
dincrent ambassadors sent from tho
United States to foreign countries.
- b. C.
Irving p. Dudley; France. Rolort IA
con: Ghrmany, David j.. flill, RECENTLY
esisne Great Britain. Whttelaw Reid:
ataiy. John q; a. Lcishman; Japan
wilson; Russia. william w. Rockhiii.
10 be succeed cd by Curtis Guild Ti,r-
Key. Oscas S,raus. TO he succeeded Nv
! William w. Rockhill. NN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
T,NI3UN'r

"Aficr an absolute ownership OF one
hundred and twelve years by the snow
tens the Alexandria Gazctte will on
me FIRST day Of May pass into other
hands" So begins tho valedlciory Of
hubert %Snowden. for almost half "a
century connected with tho Gazette.
ana It's present editor ana owner.
on May , this fine old paper is to he
transferred 70 Other hands Than those
o. nc snoNdcns. though Hubert
Snowden VIII always retain an in
'nrest In the paper, 'This reluctant
step OF parting with this old ana val
liable property" was taken because Ar.
shpwden nnds that he mist lead 4
tess strenuous" lifa than heretofore.
me Gazette was fonnded in 1883.
FROM that time. 1877 years ago. 1t has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
THE GOVERNORS Er,cnAMs.

Some days ago at Manassas, Covcu-
nor Munn, who was probably in that
ncighborhood about half II century ago
"p~rojickin'" with n muskot, made a
practical address TO the Farmers In
%stitute. which pleased the mi and
so struck the Manassas Democrat that
1T publishes in the current Issue -four
"epigrams Of the executive" They are:
Dream and then make your dreams
come true.
An educated man is one who can
make natural forces the servants of his
Will.
The man who can he n prosperous
farmer is smart enough to succeed at
anything.
The best way to roach a farmer is
TO teach his son to raise better crops
than his daddy"
That is nrst-ratc sentiment and the
best kind OF common sense. Practical.
helpful talks from Governors these
days are rare. and for tina reason Gov
ernor Mann's addresses are commend
able exceptions to the rule. What
the people want to hear from their en-
ccutives is less episodes and more eco
noinic cpiErams. "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

We do not know what corporation
has qneered the Montgomery Advcr-
tiscr, as honest n newspaper rs Will
be found anywhere in the country.
but it must have been touched" by
some sinister influence or it would
not venture 10 speak OF the great Sc
brasltan rs follows:
"Mr. Bryan. in his Commoncr, strikes
Senator Martin another blow, and all
because the Nirginlnn doesn't look TO
the Grand Master from the West for
marching; orders. Party liberation OF
the Peerless. having CONC on for IF
teen years, has badly turned his head.
Fractional strife and petty chickering's
arc out of place Mt this time, but il
is vain to hope for peace so long as
the Bryan vanity is permitted to as
scrt itself"
We think the Advertiser is entirely
right. but. OF course, It must puy the
penalty of Mr.. Bryan's distrust, he
cause it does not agree with Mr.. Bryan
in his political views, and is not Will
ing 10 trust the fortunes OF the Demo
cratic party or of the country to his
domination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

What's this? In II certain prohibi-
ton town OF great size in this State
is published q cervidiy dry news
paper, In II We read In yes
terday's issue that II certain associa-
ton of men gavo a smoker recently
at which refreshments were served
by a woHan's church auxiliary. ut
was unanimously considered tho hes,
ever served the association" we arc
told. and then in the menu We find a
possible explanation for This satlsfac-
lion in such Items as Martini cock
tails "mints." and wines" Mark
me plural Of the last item. Now every
body guess what place this is.
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Daily Queries and Answers

I%iny.lnnd's Sovercigns.
LEASE publish the old rhyme in
which are the names of the sovcreigns
OF England. commencing with William
and closing Will, Victoria.
SUBSCRIBER.
First William tho Norman, then viii
liam his son;
Henry. stephen and Henry, then Rich
ard and John:
Next Henry the Third, Edwards One.
Two and Three;
Again after Richard, three lIcnrys we
Two Edwards. third Henry. if rightly
III 1 guess.
Then Jamie the Scot, anu Charles
whom they slew.
Again followed Cromwell, another
Charles. too.
Then lanes. called the Second, ascend
cd tho throne.
Then william and Mary together came
TN Anne, George Four and fourth
William ali past:
God sent us Victoria. the Youngest and
last.
Chinese Holidays.
The Chinese having no Sunday. or day
Of rest; kindly Inform me how many
holidays they have. T.. ". n.
The Chinese do not Observe HOLIDAYS
In the sense thai the people Of. this
country do. hut they have fcasts and
festivals at stated periods. There is
VIC IfdSt W ~ di'hiIpn lODSnTVcn Wnpn
pupils arc advanced in their studies. q
festival in honor OF sprinG. the new
year festival. The feast OF lanterns, tho
festival Of the tombs. II the feast of
the dragon
Foreign il0rD.
If d child Is born to American pa
rents In 4 foreign country. does such
child have to BIO naturalizcd on com
Ing to tho United states IN order to
vote? aNF FIRGINlAN. n
Ii the child was born to American
parents III il forciBn ountr while Tho
parents were travelling through Tho
country. or the father was In tho dip
iomaiic service. representing tho
United Stntcs. such u child would no a
citizen OF the Unttcd States ana nnti-
lied To vote as IL horn on United States
sol; bnt lf tho child was born to Amer
lcHn parents In n foreign country and
s.nfh parents had renowned cItizon-
shin, tho child on Gaming to the United
states would be an alien. and before
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

Those triplets that the Colonel and
the President refused to namo have
been christcncd by their parents rs
alt Ruth and Ruby. If we had
known that tho Three RS" were GO
ing to be used. we would have sug-
gested "Readin'. Ritin' and 'Rithme-
NC" Rithmetic' uggests feminine
character better than any other name
on earth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

Some of the New York papers are
taiking about real kentucky ham,
Who over heard of such u thing? Arc
the kentuckians not content with pre-.
tending that the Bluegrass mint julcp
is the real thing?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

Governor Woodrow Wilson has ap-
pointed Samuel Ealish TO the supreme
Court Of New Jersey, This is the first
time that the honor has been bestowed
upon a Jew in the state. although in
other states Jews have frequently
been elevated to The highest court In
this connection, the Petersburg Index
Appeal remarks that tho American
lawyer who became leader of The Eng
lish bar was 4 .lew-Ludah r. Bcnja-
min" though our contcmpo rary cr-
roneomsly siatos that BENJAMIN was n
United States Senator from Florida. II
was Louisiana that he represented. lie
wrote a text book on tho law OF sales
that han held unnpproachablc suprem-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

That keen witted 1Ioosicr Dhiloso-
phcr, Abe Martin. a that "a sympa-
thizer is a Teller that's fer you as long
as 1t don't cost anything" Which is
another turn Of tho cid saying that a
man does not know who his friends are
until he is down"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

aoy in this country and Great Britain
for two generations. No race has
given moro gifted. more incorruptible,
moro Just Judges to tho world than
tho scattered nation" as Vance called
it
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

Sonnct-to the Rainbow.
In Coptic symbols caught from out the
mist.
God mndc a covenant with mortal
flesh.
And placed Ills sign among the rain
drops. ltlss't
By sunbeams after storms, when skies
are fresh.
Such poetry OF Pomp was never writ
BY Runic pen, or pigments clapt upon
q canvas frame. The spectral colors
As feeting strains of music, hall
hcgun. @
Ethereal Phantom of that future time,
Il human eyes shall pierce the
cosInic state,
And see the splendors of the Poets
Thou art the glorious arch of lcav-
tttre rise "t
In spectrnm bands of beauty in the
charlottesville "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

The Macon Telegraph has a nice
sense OF discrimination. It says:
The Cominoner charges senator
Martin. of Virginia. with being a mas
te: of manipulation IL getting votes
makes a man n master OF manipulation.
then The Senator Is one, and the editor
of the Commoner cannot plead guilty.
Yes, but let not the Telegraph for
get that
Hope springs eternal In the human
breast:
Man never Is, hut always to be best"
Thc editor OF the commoncr agrees
with Pope.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

Because he Insisted ON p|ronounclng
the "ch" in Orchestra" like .ch'' in
chicken" John Otis Shipman, Of st.
Louis. has been "shippcdt by his IAN
Gee who prefers the affections or the
Rev. Jasper Darnail, who. judging by
his name, must be an %unsparing evan
gclisl.
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Progressing snecdmy.

% TIC EdItor OF Tho Dispatch:
Sir,-in response to tho articles OF
Veteran" and "~Comradc" In your
paper OF April 81 and rs, Ibeg to say.
Memorial Institute arc being perfected
as rapidly as possible. and that tho
executive committee appreciate the in
terest. that is felt In their work. and
VIII hasten the completion OF the
building ms speedily as Is consistent
with Its proper construction,
| am always glad to answer any
II "comrade" or Veteran" or any
other person Interested. will be good
enough to call at my ONCE, 924 Mutual
building. I shnll at all times be glad
to give any information that / may
possess in regard to our plans with
reference 10 the Confederate Memorial
Institute.
j. TAYLOR EILYsON.
PRESIDENT Confederate Memorial ASSN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

II more comedies like The For
tune Hunter" would come here.
We should be much hcttcr off
and in a much better humor, for
there is much moro comic valnc
in such a play than In half n dozen
noisy and n%onsensicaI comic operas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

The fifteenth Of the so-callod "phIl-
lippsH %snles. which Ia taking place this
week In London. and in which tho lots
purchase of Buckingham Palac In 1762
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uraliZed. III
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sonnct-to the nninbov,.

j. TAYLOR EILYSON.
Confederate Memorial Assn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-13
FIVE KILLED BY
NATURAL GAS
EXPLOSION
Five and Ten Cent Store in
Pennsylvania Wrecked
TWELVE PERSONS INJURED
Victims Were Clerks Who Were
Penned Behind Counters When
Building Collapsed

Connellsyllle, Pa, Jan. 13.-Five
dead and twelve more or less injured
is the toll in a gas explosion here yes
terday, which wrecked five and ten
cent store setting fire to and destroy
ing the building and before the flames
were checked, damaging nine other
structures.
The explosion blew out the front
wall of the building, tearing down
telephone, telegraph and electric
wires, which hampered all attempts
at rescue work. Clerks and custom
ers were buried in the collapse of the
building. One young woman, whose
body was found later, went mad in
the store and bit the hand Of man
who went to rescue her.
The dead-Mabel Grace Wagner,
clerk; Christobel S. Smith, clerk;
Minnie Mulac, clerk; unidentified wo-
man; unidentified man.
Workmen who had removed a ma
tural gas meter failed to cap the
supply pipe, and just as the porter
was instructed TO do so by the store
manager, the explosion came. The
porter had started toward the cellar
and has not since been seen.
Ada Mitchell, a clerk. was az a
piano playing score for a customer
who stood at her side Both were
buried through a side door into an
alley. The manager was blown into
the cellar.
The victims were on duty behind
the counters. The cries of Miss
Smith, Miss Wagner and Miss Mulac
could be heard long after the others
had escaped, but the hundreds OF
persons who stood in the street were
unable to aid them.
One girl could be seen running
franctically back and forth behind
the counter, the flames playing near
her and the smoke sitting her. The
heat and smoke we're so intense that
assistance could not be given her and
she persisted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-13
EARLY MORNING FIRE
Barn and Contents on Bahan Farm
Destroyed

Fire broke out about daylight this
morning in the barn north of the Ben
nington battle monument and in the
vicinity Of the golf links. The pro-
perty was owned by the John Bahan
estate. The building was completely
destroyed within a few hours as as
sistance from water was not avail
able.
In the barn about thirty tons of hay
was stored belonging to Fred Mat
tison. 1t is probable that the loss is
partly covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown
but neighbors in that section enter.
tain the belief that 1t was due to
tramps having passed the night there
and probably in leaving, dropped a
burning match.
For some time and especially dur.
Ing the winter months, neighbors in
that vicinity have complained that
tramps make the barns their place of
abode during the night.
Neighbors in the section of the
scene OF the fire were first notified of
the flames through the assistance of
the telephone company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-13

by them. Another amendment pro-
vides for continuing the normal
schools at Johnson and Castleton un-
til 1915.
Accompanying the report of the
committee was the report of the sub
committee which visited the two nor
NAL schools. The reports are formal
and perfunctory and contain no re-
concentrations. They were printed
and appeared on the members desks
this morning.
The committee reports in regard
to the Johnson school, that 1t was
founded in 1928 and created normal
school in 1867 During the past two
years the state has expended on the
buildings and equipment $l,63S,76
and the town of Johnson S4S4.15. The
building, 70 by 40, and two stories
with basement, is well lighted, heated
by furnace and hot water and
equipped with electric lights and
contains ten rooms. The property
belonging to the state consists Of a
library of $500 volumes, all the text
books, nearly all the furniture, the
laboratory equipment, domestic sci
ence and manual training equipment
and supplies.
The committee believes the rooms
would accommodate 100 students and
says that more than that number
have been in attendance there at
times. The school now contains 81
students, all girls, and nearly all of
native American stock. The training
school is on the opposite side of the
river, about 10 minutes walk from
the normal school. 1t contains six
large rooms and three recitation
rooms and has other space available
II now contains 273 children and can
be made to accommodate 300. There
are six rural schools in town that
can be used for practice purposes.
The Castleton institution was made
normal school at the same time
as the one at Johnson and is owned
by Mr.. Leayonworth, the principal.
The various appropriations made by
the state are noted but the committee
reports that for more than 10 years
no money has passed through the
principals hands except his salary
and few incidental expenses. The
state owns the library and text books
and much of the equipment as 1t does
at Johnson.
The main building is of brick and
the others of wood, and all are in a
fairly good state Of repair. The
training school is located on the main
street and about $4,000 has recently
been spent on 1t by the people of
Castleton. If the state desires to
continue this institution as normal
school 1t can buy the plant for about
$4,000 II more land is desired,
about 81 acres with some buildings
can be had for $4,000 more.