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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
rArEnNALlsM AND EDUCATION.

Seven hundred school teachers from,
all parts of the Berkshire coun,rv
got together" at Pittsfeld, Massachus-
etts, this week to talk about their
business and to be instructed by some
of the more experienced men and wo-
men OF their guild. There was a great
deal Of meat in what DR.. G.. STANLEY
HAIL President of Clark University,
said. our schools have improved and
are Improving, but the needs of the
public ave grown faster than the
ability OF the schools 10 render we
service required of them. The chool
boards. where they are elected by a
ticket at large. probably represent the
people; but they Shout be managed
by more than the average Intelligence
of the communities they are elect
ed to serve. Under the present
system the communities where the
need is greatest is where the level Of
the intelligence OF the board is low
est "All boards ought to be small.
elected on a ticket at large, and tney
should be the very best men in the
community Whatever the difference
may be between the methods of choos-
ing the members of the school boa, d
in Massachusetts and Virginia. there
can be no question in any OF the States
mat the school boards should be the
very best men in the community" ana
there Will be very general agreement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

The Durham Sun. which is publish
ed in the tobacco-grow!ng and manu-
featuring part of North Carolina, Is
incensed at tho combination between
the Attorneys General of the Carol!nas
and Virginia. and them az
amateur -demagogues.' We regret 10
see out contemporary using such
language, however true It's character
izaticn may be, of which we shall say
nothing. but IL makes one point when
is worth repeating: The tobacco farm.
ers are receiving from / to 5 terts
more per u this year for their
tobacco than they received before su il
an organization as the American Tobac-
co Company was ever conceived That
is an interesting fact. but 1T does not
touch the res gestae.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
TIE TIMES DISPATCH. RICHMOND, VA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 81 1911.

thing after all. In other countries tbs
tobacco trade is u government moncr
oiS' 1t would be wholly un-Amorican.
Out what is there that is purely Amcrl-
can any longer In this country2
we are willing TO trust the Court IN
inns case not to be upset either By
the nsnag OF the Attorneys General
or the Inadequate plan of dissolution
by the prisoner at the bar"
me question of immediate interest is
how the Attorneys General got into the
case and why.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

The Frohman Syndicate.
VIII You kindly give me the name.
to"h'"H theatrical syndicate?
L. c. I.
IN the original combination which
mas formed the nucleus of the va rIn1s
wt~ra HiEttiois that have succeeded it
nan. Abraham l.. Erlanger, Marc
h!aw, OF New York; samuel +. Nixon
a ahq .. Fred Zimmerman. OF Phlla-
80 "a Al iiayhtan, OF san Francisco,
ana kichard Harris. of Boston. Later
tsahlZatlons have included almost ali
" .ne larger producers and nag
% the country. None OF the peoplo
nave Tor years been engaged In tbe
management OF amusement Enterprise
mo a Jew have followed other oc.
cupations early In life. Daniel Froh-
man wac at one time a nnu ,on.
ieportcr' then an advertiser and later
Dress representative OF theatrical an.
uSiprises- MS brother. Charles Froh-
nan was also an advertiser after bo
naa served as a clerk In q news
paper Office. Marc Kiaw was one. !,
ae"spaper reporter. Mr.. Nixon was
d travelling salesman for a PhIladcI-
phla dry goods and notion house D.
TORE he became associated in tha ,,an-
scnieht OF n Walnut Street Theatre
\! n "a, cry. nearly ATTY years ago.
atrlcaI business since bovhood hsinr
succesetvcIy an usher. theatrical tre1s'
80: manager of road companies and
lnnocuous Dcsuetude.
When vas II that Grover Cleveland
used the words "lnnocuous desuettIda"3
were they original with him? n
re USED those words in a message
sent TO Congress March i, 1856, in "a
ie.rine 70 laws which had become dead
TIERS. II is asserted that the same
cNpression was used by Colonel / ~
avery, of Atlanta. Ga. a Southern
~oufhaIist Tor : number OF years edi.
tgr OF the Atlanta Constitution. in
$50, while serving as c-orrespondent
Joy the Augusta, Ga. Chronicle, in a
letter nc wrote TO that paper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

eA'4e. and was appointed by Louis XIV.
to be a general OF the French army.
ana MS viceroy OF Catalonia, while an
other Lord Inchiquin was King VIII
Lame captain-general OF Jamaica.
The present Lord Inchlquln Is a
soiGler by profession. and is. like his
lated to william Smith G,grte lriy re
after. their granduncle. younger
brother OF the thirteenth Lord inchi-
Iuih. after being member OF Pariiu-
iaent Tor Limerick. was convicted OF
nigh treason, and sentenced to death
as the leader of the Irish lnsurrec-
tlonary movement OF 1888. He refused
10 accept the Communication OF his SEN
tehce from death TO penal
tlon. 50 a special act of Parliament
n9u 10 pc passed In a hurry 10 admit
OF the alteration of the sentence. After
q number OF years as a con-
Wet IN Tasmania. he was eventually
permitted to return to Ireland. where
ne died fuil OF years and honor.
Lord I%nchlquin. although his estates.
When ne succeeded 10 them. were Il
source OF little or no revenue, bur-
nehed himself with all the charges
MS thirteen brothers and sisters. But
ne managed TO repair his fortunes ny
na'rylns the daughter and coheiress
known as "Plushette" Foster. the in
ventor and principal manufacturer OF
plush. By this union he has become
49, NaiN Gnu u d
country seat in England. known as
Moor Park. in Shropshire. =
HIS ~favorite home. however. ia
Dromoland Castle. In County Clare.
which is full OF interesting relies.
among other things. a magnihcent
huge mahogany table, saved from the
wreck Of the flagship of the Spanish
armada; which came to grief on the
coast Of County Glare. Six large lions,
OF spanish chestnut. support the table.
ana there are also other pieces Of fur
niture and of grand old silver from
the Spanish admirals cabin.
The greatest treasure of all, how
ever. at Dromoland Castle, is the
bronze efiigy OF Lord Inchiquin's ia
nous ancestor, Brian Borohma, gem
orally known as Brian Boru. and taken
from his tomb at Clontarf, where he
fell In the famous battle OF that name.
against the Danes in 1914. The spurs
which he wore in that encounter hang
close by the statue. and also his sword.
Most famous of all the royal line OF
Thomond, he was King of Munster and
principal King of ireland. He was sue
ceeded by ifs grandson, Turlogh, and
from the %latter's eldest son are de-
scended the O'Briens of whom Lord
lnchiquin Is now the chief; while from
his second son, Mahon, sprang the
MacAIahons, of Corcabiskin and Clon-
deraw, County Glare, to which FAM
lily the late French Marshal Mac
Mahon, president of the French re-
public, and Duke of Magenta, elonEed
Copyright, 1911, by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
A SUSTAINED pEFI-..sE,

Not long ago there was a reunion
at MiddleburG of the survivors OF the
Eighth Regiment, Army of Northern
Virginia, the oldest regiment in Pick
ett's Division. From one who was in
touch with the reunion it is learned
that the defense of General Pickett
made last spring by DIR. NJ. G.. Elzey,
his associate in arms and warm friend,
was unanimously Endorsed and ap-
plauded by Pickett's men assembled Mt
Middlcburg. DR.. Elzey's denial of the
charge that Generals Lee and Pickett
were on strained relations after the
war and the further traverse OF the
allegation that General Pickett was
relieved of m at Five Forks
We're both sanctioned heartily by Pick
ett's old soldiers. the men who We're
with him day In and day out for many
weary months. and who knew the man
and the soldier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
DEATH TO THE STEEL TRUST.

Official Washington IS said to have
been startled yesterday by the news
of the suit thar was brought IN
the United States Circuit Court at
Trenton, New Jersey, yesterday to
break UP the Steel Trust, This is said
to be the most sweeping antitrust
action ever brought by the Department
OF Justice. Not only is the dissolu.
ton Of the United states steel Cor
poration demanded. but the dissolu-
tion as well Of all the subsidiary com
panies. of which there are thirty-six.
Among the defendants viii be the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad
Company, which The Colonel manipu-
lated to the satisfaction of the parent
trust, and the Great Northern Railway
will have TO show why it should not
~ held guilty OF violating the law
although a few hours before the suit
against the steel Trust was filed. the
directors OF the steel Company de-
cl6ed to cancel their agreement with
the Great Northern. \ great many
sensational charges are made in the
petition of the Government. and there
VIII be much speculation as to th..
effect of this acti N on the business
affairs Of the country. We do not see
how it can promote the general bus
mess welfare: but We have ali insisted
that the Steel Trust snail be crushed
and the action of the Department OF
Justice will be hailed with satisfac-
ton, without regard to consequences.
The action will doubtless have a
very direct effect on the political situ-
alton. It ought to bull the Tart
stock among those who have been
claiming all along that the Admits
tration was pottering with the Trusts,
but it Will probably have a depress-
ing effect in the stock markets. as
once the trusts begin I, topple there
must be q Encouragement OF conditions
with a wide disturbance of values.
with the exception tina the Admins
tration has not sent anybody to Jail
a thinG which 1t could do only by
legal procedure-the Admins
tration cannot be charged with any
lack OF courage in pursuing the Trusts
to their great distress. We shall see
what we shall see of the effectiveness
of the law in dealing with the Steel
Trust.
1t is remarkable that the present
action should have been started at
Trenton, New Jersey, one of the
strongholds of Woodrow Wilson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
Damaged Currency.

What Is the rule as to currency OF
me United states. that is, paper money
dnat mas been badly damaged or partly
toseu S. e.
According to the regulations OF the
treasury Department. II a note il de-
stroScd 10 no less than three-nfths
iace value; II there is less than three
httns. put clearly more than two-nfths.
u VIII be redeemed at one-half its
iace value. Fragments OF less than
three-hfths OF the note are sometimes
redeemed II. when presented, they are
accompanied with & special form or
ailuaHit setting forth that the minus
portion was destroyed AID describing
how the loss occurred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
Woollen and

These percentages are from the Gov
census statistics. the figures
OF which were obtained from the manu-
facturers themselves. The 1910 figures
are not yet to be had. The defenders
of Protection should explain why
wages in the cotton and woollen in
dustries We're less in 1900 under the
Dingley tArin han they were in lsao.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
Sin Eaters.

Read in an article: They arc like
me SIN eaters Who are, or were. the
~ ga'e!a: w. Q.
sin caters" We're persons hired at
funerals in ancient times to take uDon
themselves the sins OF the dead in
0toer That their souls might be de-
aiFered from ~purgatory. The following
eTs appears in "Leland's Collectanea":
Notice was given to an old sire be-
toFe the door OF the house. when some
OF inc family came out and FUR
niahed him with a cricket dow stool),
on which he sat facing the door, then
they gave him a groat. which he put
IN ms pocket; a crust of bread which
nc ate and a bowl of ale which he
drank at a draught. After that he got
up from the cricket and pronounced
me ease and rest OF the soul departed.
for which he would pawn his own
soul. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

DIR. Franz Bergman. a noted physl-
clan of Berlin. who is now visiting the
United States on a tour of observation
indeed. he has been here for a ear
when he returns to Germany Will
submit to a bureau of medical re-
search some of the queer things he saw.
while in America. According to n spc-
c!al dispatch from Los Angeles TO the
New York Tribune. DR.. Bergman said
the other day. american women will
have only -four toes on each foot in one
thousand yards from now, because they
wear shoes too small for them. This in
time will pinch the little toe of each
foot out of existence" We don't care.
1t doesn't matter about a little thing
IKE this; we love EN- whatever their
imperfections.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

There is still . respectable minority
of scientific men and explorers who
Professionally accept his CDR. Cook'sl
ciaims--the late Admiral schley. an
arctic expert himself, seems to have
kept his faith to the end" says the
Springfield Republican.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
THE coLoNEL,s NEPHEW.

After an appeal to the c Irt to seat
some delegates favorable TO Theodore
Douglas Robinson, nephew of The Col
onel. the Herkimer County New York;
Republican convention met a second
time Monday and nominated Mr.. Rob
inson for the Assembly, reversing its
action of the thi tieth day of Septem-
Der. when Charles L. Fellows was
nominated. This is a Progressive tri-
uruph over the political allies Of Vice
President sherman, who lives close by
in Utica lierkimer County normally
is Republican by fifteen hundred, but
there is so much factional feeling this
year in the party that the Democrats
may vim 1t Is said that Mr.. Robin
son has spent nearly thirty thousand
dollars in the last three months to at
tain his object. Ii that nc true. then
Lorimer and Stephenson are outdis-
tanced by the New Yorker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

Surely. the Giants were brought los
yesterday when, In Philadelphia of all
places on the habitable globe. they
were beaten TO a FRAGILE: beaten un-
til it was a shame.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
I'lcns.

How can feas be cxterminated from
q house? I'm
Several methods are Recommended
ma mely: Sprinkle floors and carpets
Mtth gaso!ehe, being careful not to use
the same where there is a ltrht mr.
nre; when the gasolenc has eyaporated
inc flegs have fled; or, spread dried
carnoni!e leaves on floors and carpets;
or get q solution OF TWO ounces of
OF OF pennyroyai. two ounces OF oil
OF sassafras and four ounces OF I'll.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

There does not appear to have been
any serious break so far between The
World and The American in their com.
bination in restraint of Murphy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27

tion and unsanitnry conditions. caused
by o~vercrowdlng in large cities and by
lack OF hygicniu knowledge In the
country districts.
To preserve ana mako tho most OF
health. tho national asset, tho Puro
Food and Drugs Act should be on
forced without fear or favor. In order
that It shall be, DIR. Wiley thinks that
1t is necessary to unity the activities OF
the Statos and the Federal govern
ment in I'LL that has to do with the
care OF the public health. therefore. he
thinks that the esta blishment of a
National Department OF Health Is al.
most a public necessity.
1t does seem strange that as i'm
portant as is the public health, IL is
the subject of the activity of e.
separate and strong department OF tho
Government The nation looks after
the welfare of its hogs and It's sheep,
its cows, its vegetables. its fruits and
cereals. but the health of the citizen
is not q part of the scheme. Why not2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
THE THREE ArTonNEYs GENERAL

THE THREE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.
How did the Attorneys General OF
Virginia. North Carolina and South
Carolina get into the American tobuc-
co case? What authority have they
from their several States TO become
parties 10 this affair? Who sent them
10 New York TO appear before the
United States Circuit Court in the busi.
ness with which that tribunal he's
been entrusted by the Supreme Court
at Washington? What authority IA yo
they for their most unusual and sur
prising course? Who is paying the
expenses of their venture and WIZ?
What special clients, If any. do they
represens, and what for? Wha, parti-
cular '-AfEecnn is e~nsconced in this
particular woodpne? what assistance.
If any. have they had in the prepara-
ton of the petition they have sub
United to the Court? And If they had
any assistance in this way. who rend.
cred it. and why and what for?
Their petition is very cleverly draw
almost classic in some OF It's features.
as for example. when in nro,estinn
against The acceptance OF tn plap sun
mitted 10 the Court by the Toboccp
Company, the Attorneys General saw.
"The plan submitted contains the same
Kin OF Acknowledgement mat takes
place when the hand divides into tba
ringers" That is rhetoric, but +, a.
not law. anc it is not true, but i, is
great deal more that the Attorne,s
General say !s me rhetoric ana no,b
ing more. There is not a single mo,
set forth in the extraordinary p.u-
lion OF the Attorneys General Of wbtcn
The Court was not fully appraised Ice.
fore their petition was Med; Their. 4.
not a recommendation made as To-
the settlement Of tie question win
which the Court mus, deal tnat .t.
Court had not aIready heard. Ne d,
not say that the plan of r-eo.gsuIzatf,,
or dissolution submitted by tn, Tobac.
co COMPANY is tho bes; way on, OF
very difficult ana perpleX!nE situs.
lion; but there are no re~eomiY.ra,
tiens in the petition Of the A,tor.ey.
General that the Court coula en,cftsii
If 1t be the purpose Of that tr,nuns.
to consider the question in the l.gqr i.
reason.
There are W courses open in I'M.
characterization withtn the !imi,a
tons OF the decision Of tho suprer,,
Court and conascatton. we prefer tn,
former. because it would not ma,erlal
~ interfere with the business con
ditions Of the country already sore.,
distressed by wildcat Legislation ~,
iitigation. though we should not great
iy object to the latter. II ,he Tobae
co COMPANY should be thrown into ~
hands Of a receiver, it would be operat
ed under the directions of the Couy,
and to operate il successfully ii WON
be necessary to operate it ms 1t ha
been operated b. is owners. and y
should then have mon oily operate
by the Government which is oppose
70 monopolies, That might be the bes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
We Want Your Account
National State & City Bank
RICHMOND, VA.

VIM. H.. Palmer. President: John S. Elicit.
Yiee-president; VIM. N, Hi, vicc-Presi-
dent; J. w. Sinton. Vice-President; julien
II. Hlll, Cashier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-27
Daily Queries and Answers
The Frohmun spndrc,,.

cohol; shake well and sprinkle over
the floors and carpets.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
BY LAWRENCE SHAY aged is.)
Ostrander, MINI.

Having always lived on farm.
know most OF the good and bad things
about farm life. My father owns
nearly 500 acres of good land, and
have many advantages over some
farmers sons. have not packed my
haversack yet for leaving, but can
see good reasons why many boys do
leave the farm.
| think the direct cause In most
cases is the monotony of farm life.
The next disagreeable feature Is the
hard labor which must be performed
by nearly every individual on the
farm. Then the uncertainty of crops
and the consequent uncertainty of
proceeds.
The present system of country
schools Is another fault Of farm life
of us boys. We enter school after the
busy season Is over on the farm and
find ourselves couple of months be.
hind grades each year. The school
year is short, teachers often inexperi-
enced and Indifferent. school houses
uncomfortable and the distance often
too great. Most OF the school ma 'ams
are town girls or from town schools,
and they don't like country life. Their
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

attitude helps to SOW dissatisfaction
among the pupils.
think the labor on farm too
great in proportion to the profits, also
the same with farm expenses. The
sale of farm machinery 10 in the
hands OF the trusts and they hold
prices too high. Hired help IL difiicult
to get, and their wages SO high that
IL In up to even the prosperous farm
ers and their families to perform the
labor themselves. To neglect farm
work Is worse than to neglect other
labor. for besides causing the loss OF
money II causes the suffering OF
countless dumb animals.
On the farm there are no.vacations,
no salaries, few days or. II means a
steady grind for someone, and hired
persons cannot be depended upon TO
take the pains and interest necessary
for success. Then. too. the women on
a farm have to work harder than they
are able. They have no social pleas
ures, for they have no time for them.
Even church-going Is almost impos-
sible, II they live any distance from
the town.
In a general way. believe lack OF
sociability and change narrows life
and mind Farm people see too little
of human life and are apt to judge
by very small standards.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
EDDIE RYAN RECAPTURED.
University Of Michigan Track Athlete
Arrested In Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March ED.
ward J. Ryan, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Michigan, track athlete and
civil engineer, who recently forfeited
a bond of $1,000 in the United States
court here, was arrested at hotel
In this city last night. For two weeks
he had been hiding in his room, he
told the officer.
Ryan was first arrested last August
in Pittsburg on a charge Of using the
mails to defraud Kansas City men,
but was released under bond to ap-
pear her efor trial in February. When
he did not appear his bond was for.
feited and II was said he had fed to
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
TWO SUSPECTS HELD.
Man and Woman Probably Elopers
Hamilton, Ont.

immigration authorities caused the
arrest, Thursday night, OF Steve
Odour, 81 years old, and a woman,
giving the name OF Plastek, both of
Hamilton, Ont. The woman carried a
baby, three months old, Her husband
is said to have advised the Detroit
officers that 800 disappeared when
his wife left. The sum OF 1892 was
found on her, while Odour was In
possession Of S19 and q revolver
They will be held pending further In
vestigation.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

pyramids 6oss the Swivel Chair
branch Of AGRICULTURAL
Why do YOU want o
do you al u
OF
on
70 on n Farm"
to the
TO he
tor
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

Canada. He could not resist the i'm
pulse to return here, he said.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
90 70. 9.:. M4Lacfa$8

their faith buttemk
benefit ToWARs
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-23
CLEANING In EnuIand,

There is popular but quite errone-
GUS belief that a common law right of
cleaning exists in England. A legal
Obiter dictum that man who enters a
field for the purpose Of cleaning can
not be prosecuted for trespass received
the dubious support Of Blackstone.
But majority of judges decided in a
case which came before the old court
Of common pleas that to grant gen.
era1 right to gleam would be contrary
to public policy, because it would "de-
moralize the poor and "open a wide
door to fraud" In many parts of Eng
land the privilege is confined to the
wives and children of the harvesters.
Yet the privilege of cleaning became
so firmly established in England that
the local custom has been recognized
by many acts of parliament. In some
country districts the cleaning bell' is
still regularly rung from the tower of
the parish church during harvest tide
twice day to let the cleaners know
when they may commence and when
they must finish. 49, Westminster Ga
zette