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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
LEST WE FORGET

When this country in a turmoil over the
fact that Admiral Dewey had decided to his wife
the house which the American people gave him,
cartoonist Homer Davenport drew a picture of
the naval hero standing on the bridge Of the
Olympia, with shot and shell beating about him.
Mr.. Davenport styled this picture Lest We For
get" 1t brought the American people to the
senses, and the criticism of Admiral Dewey
ceased
Artist Davenport ia now suing his wife for d.
vorce on the ground of cruelty. We suggest that
some one of Mir. Davenport's artist friends draw
couple of companion pictures for him. Let
one OF them draw picture OF a lover on Bonded
knee gazing up Into the face of his sweetheart,
begging her to say the word which will make
him the happiest man in the world. and another
showing a mother with four children clinging to
her skirts, while their father turns his back
upon them and walks away. As an appropriate
title for the companion pictures we would sug-
gest Lest We Forget"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

the insurgents, who have the uppei hand in this
deplorabe situation, do not intend to change
their view. More significant than this. however
is the fact that during the two months they have
refused to vote for Mr. Sheehan they have not
been instructed by their constituents to change
their ballots which is indicative Of the fact that
the people are with the Insurgents and approve
their course In blocking the way of Mr.. Murphy's
choice 1t is quite evident that Mr.. Murphy's
domination should cease and since he has had
his fling and failed. he might consent to give In
surgent Leader Roosevelt opportunity to suggest
n choice and bind the legislators to the man Sc
lected. There Is no mere reason why MIR. Muir
ply should sew up" the Legislature in New
York than for MIR. Roosevelt doing the same
thing.
At Mr. Sheehan's ONCE II was said that he was
absent All his associates could say about the
senatorial situation was. 1T is all very sad. In
all conscience u lie all very sad" for Mr.. Shee-
han, Mr. Murphy the Democrats in New York,
the State. and the Democratic party throughout
the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
MANY HORSES FALL
IN sTEEPLE-CHASE
BIBBY's GLENSIDE WINS CRUEn
CROSS COUNTRY RUN ~
y
ENGLAND.

LIVERPOOL March s4-Tne
Grand National Stespiachas. the
richest cross country race in the
world. was won a. Aintree to-day by
f. Bibbys Glenside, piioted by Tick
Mason. o. II. Jonex' Rathnaily was
second and r. Neike's Shady Girl
third. Twenty-six horses started, but
most OF them fell before the four ana
"a half miles of stifT country had been
covered.
The betting against the winner
was 20 to 1. He In owned by Frank
Rioby, the millionaire ship owner.
who for many years was one Of the
leading amateur riders In Great
Britain. The price against RathnaIly
was to and against Shady Girl
80 TO l. The only other horse 70
finish was II. McSeifs FoolhAray.
the other entries falling at various
points on the course The French
crack Ltteur I'LL. owned by James
Hennessey, the brandy distiiler, who
won the event two years ago. found
his impost too heavy and went down
at the wall following the trip over
the ploughed neld. Foxhall Keene'n
Precentor was another who fell saxiy
In the race.
The Bibby connections cleaned up
handsomely on the winner, q recent
race In which he beat Jerry II.
Henry Beasiey's crack. having given
them confidence that he had =
chance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
PEOPLES FORUM
Worthy Tribute to Noble MI

Editor of The Virginian.
Sir,--I have felt constrained to add a bus-
ness mans testimony to the worth and char
acter OF Hev. q. Fl. Ray, D. =. The first time
ever saw him was at old Acquinton church in
King William county. Va. He preached from
In the top Of the mountain the fruit thereof
small snake Ike the cedars OF Lebanon" /
wondered what he Was going to make of ths
text had never noticed 1t before, but he
gave MS fine sermon and made an impress
slderably above the average. / afterwards be-
came acquainted with him In the early nine
ties In business way. and also lived in tn.
mouse with him; and these early impressions
deepened and strengthened ana ] esteemed
MIN mighty. not only a minister. for his
WORKS sake, but as Christian man. | have
seen him In his home life and In mis- business
lifev and he was always true and considerable
OF others After all. this Is the true OF
a man He was not demonstrative In his feel
ings but rather like the deep river that flowed
noiselesslv along. L saw him in his last days
when God had laid His hand upon him, ana
his strength and glory began to fade away;
LII fact was in closer touch with him than
any one else save his with whom he lived
The corn was getting ripe in the shock; he
was submissive to his Fathers wilt nor did
his faith waiver: he was like a tree piante.
by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his
fruit in season. May the mantle OF his sterl-
Ing manhood. his Christian virtues and his
unwsFering faith fall upon his children ano
all OF lis who remain. One who knew bin
over twenty-five years. r. r.
Ashland. Va, March "a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
SHORT UGLY WORD
EkL|vENs SESSION.
CONTRACTOR BURTON AND AS
sIsTANT CITY ENGINEER
COME VERY NEAR CLASH
ING

Passage of the short, ugly word en-
livened the closing moments of the
Thursday afternoon session OF the
Vonderlehr council COMMITTEES, which
Is probing charges made by Contrac-
tor c. @. Burton against the city en-
gineeris office. Matters looked stormy
for Il few minutes. but the clouds
soon rolled by
Words between Contractor Burton
and Mr.. Lucien L. Bass, q drauEhts-
man in the city engineers office, were
the causus belli. Each appeared to
question statements made by the oth~
er, and but for the prompt interven-
ton of Assistant Engineer Allen ga
vile there might have been blood
shed. MIR. Saville wanted the con-
tractor to Tight man of his own size,
and that diverted matters for a mo-
ment or two from Mr.. Bass. who was
ready for combat
Mutual friends interceded and the
impending conflict was declared Off.
The committee delved again into
the sewer contract work, which In
the bone OF contention and practical-
ly concluded the taking OF TESTIMONY.
1t will meet next Thursday afternoon
at O'Clock to hear argument from
lawyers In the case,
The evidence heard Thursday eve.
ming threw no particularly new iight
on the investigation. Among the wit
nesses was Mayor Richardson. who
made general statement as to what
had occurred In his office when Con-
tractor Burton first complained To
him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
wfs GET THE SMELL

Americas love for the spectacular, the daring
and the sensational has put America sadly in the
rear Tn the march of progress in aviation
In this country the birdman has been encour-
aged 80 pierce the rarihed atmosphere miles
above the earth execute spiral gIiaes from aloft,
fly across cities, which is no more of feat than
hying across barren field. except that II holds
a possibility If the aviator falling and impaling
himself on q church splre and to cut other fanci-
full fascinating and thrilling didoes between
heaven and earth The shippers OF American
airshlps and the people Of the United States have
made toy. a plaything Of the heaver-than-air
flying machine. They have used it for their
amusement and entertainment, for the American
people like to tempt the grim reaper. IT is all
very thrifty ami enjoyable this going to aviation
meets In the hope Of seeing some one dashed TO
perditIon In performing some daredevil. death
defving aerial manoeuvre, yet praying We will
be spared the horrible sight but where does
America stand in the aviation world to-day?
While We have been witnessing nidair circuses
and setting new high wRtermarzs for
daring and reckiessness in the empyrean
blue. ACROSS the pond foreign aviators
have been Ievoting their time to working
out the practlcabilty of the heavier
thanair flying machine In u quiet cautious,
painstaking way the French avietors have pro
crossed tn a stage far III advance of American
blrdmen get the aeroplane was first invented
and flown by Americans, the Wright brothers. Of
Dayton, Ohio
1t is true that we bold records for altitude,
accuracy Of landing, dropping imaginary bombs
on think army camps and vessels, starting
an airship from the water. flying to and from
the deck of baitleship out in the sea, and for
the number Of ayiators killed In any given time,
but in France they have aviation history which
puts these things In the shade
No airship fight In which more than two
persons participated has been witnessed in this
country. and Americans have regarded these ex
oRrsions tame because the aerial craft did not
60 as fast when IL carried but single psssen'
ger. The most recent aviation news from
France was that aviator Louis Breguet carried
eleven passengers two or three miles in his air
ship the combined weight OF the machine and
It's human load being 3,602 pounds.
To the student of aviation this flight is gen.
nine thriller" 1t is something to be proud of
something TO boast about. and something which
will open the eyes OF the world to the possible
ties of the heavier-thaB.alr flying machine vast
deal more than thu performance OF vaudeville
stunts In midair viii ever do Perhaps our lack
of progress Is attributable to the fact that the
airship operated by the Frenchman II throwing
its obnoxious engine doors in the nostrils OF
our aviators and the elatter of the machinery oil
the foreign ptloted craft Ia deafening and befud.
ding American birdmen The remedy is simple
Forge up TO the head of the procession and let
the FrenGhmeD lake the smell and the noise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
WITH CHARACTERISTIC ACy1rRasy

Accused of beating his wife. q minister declar.
ed that had ever seen him lay violent
hand upon his spouse no cutlery had been heard
from her. he had always been peaceful, Chris
tian man, and had the utmost respect and love
for womankind, that no complaint had been made
TO the authorities about his alleged brutality
and that II he guilty of such u crime he
should he unsparingly punished but he add
ed. II have no wife / am n bachelor. and live
Alone
The publication in a weekly society paper l.
New York of the alleged engagement Of Mrs
Cleveland, widow OF the former President of the
United States, to Professor West, Of Princeton,
lad about much foundation in fact as did the
story Of the minister's assault upon his wife
Society was agog over the announcement that
Mrs. Cleveland intended again entering upon
marriage There was much gossip and many
rumors The society leaders had noticed the
professors attention to Mrs. Cleveland and her
reciprocation OF his favor. The II told YOU so's'
were i'll their glory.
Enter now Mr. Hailings. executor OF the de-
ceased ex-Presidents estate and transaeter of the
personal affairs Of Mrs. Cleveland, saying:
"'rhe paragraph appearing this after
noon In one OF the weekly society pub
lications suggesting that there ia an
engagement of marriage between Mrs.
Grover Cleveland and Professor West
of Princeton, Is not only without the
slightest justification. but Is fully re-
futed by the fact that Dean West al
ready has a wife living and their son
now Is student In Princeton Vnivers
sity"
Had the society paper gone TO the same pains
in ascertaining the facts before printing the
groundless rumor as 1t has put itself to since to
contradict the report. Mrs Cleveland Professor
West, and 1t would have felt better
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

France, realizing the Significance of the pro-
posed treaty between England and the United
States, with a strong defensive alliance embodied
in 1t, ~ thinking about entering into a similar
diplomatic compact with this country It is
well. We approve the welding OF the bonds of
friendship more securely with France. although
about all have to fear from that nation ia that
her French walters will massacre our language.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Editor Of The Virginian;


Sir,~-How is the crop of boys and sirls COM
Ing on in this community? Their numbers are
legion. but how about their conduct? That
Is the question which should concern every
parent. And IL II does not the State mus,
he concerned. Responsibility for the child S
welfare rests between the two authorities. Ii
will not be disputed that the parent should
bear the onus of the child's waywardness, yet
environment has part also The street bao
literature and the picture shows are contrib
utory causes OF the delinquency of boys ana
girls.
The Child Welfare Conference planned for
May Will deal with every phase Of child life.
1t will DO rare lesson and give impetus to
tho several present plans for the hetterment
of child conditions in the State. This con-
ference should be the talk of the town. should
be doomed by the press and the pulpit. since
1t Ia to deal with conditions fundamentally re-
lated to government. Indeed il 1t prove sue
cessful the conference Is Of far4reaching i'm
portance--certanly n matter OF paramount mo-
ment.
A great opportunity lies right at Virginia 9
doors awaiting but the Srasping. II 10 not an
elusive one. difficult to obtain. Now Ia
the time to get in line with other States which
are more and more each succeeding day giving
thought to the welfare OF the child In order
that the State may be preserved
The dead past 10 buried; the now and to-
morrow confronts every community. Old ideas
and methods are giving place to Fairgrounds
clubs, Juvenile courts protective and pre-
tentative societies. industrial schools, night
schools for tho child.
LOUIS /. PARHAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
COMPULSORY COMPENSATION
ACT UNCONSTITUTIONA

ALBANY, N. r., March 24.-The
Court of Appeals to-day decided the
so-called workmen's compulsory COM
pensation act passed last year to ne
unconstitutional. in that 1t takes pro-
perty without due process of law. rne
law had the endorsement of the Ma
tional Civic Federation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
TRAMP STEAMER GOES
AGROUND IN DELAWARE HAY

WILMINGTON. DEL. March 24.--
While outward bound FOR Tampico
with cargo OF coal. the Brush
steamship Cheviot Range ran asround
on BuIkhead bar In the Delawarv
river, opposite New Castle, som4 tins
during the night. ana from prcseay
indications II Ii not probable tliat tiAe
vessel will be noated until to-nigns.,
and may have 10 be dug out. Tno
grounding was dne 10 the unusueTly
low run Of tides caused BY the norent
west winds which have driven cUos
sidsrabls water 1eAwerd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
EMPLOYERS PROVIDE
INSTRUCTOR FOR MEN

WILMINGTON. DEL. March 24.--
Professor ]. d. Kenyon. vice president
Of the Sheldon Business School of
Chicago. has been engaged by the E.
l. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Com
pany to give Instructions TO Its en-
ployes on business methods. At the
first class last night seven hundred
heard the instructor on THE Success
Problem
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Danville might Just as we'll have saved that
story about fat possum having been caught in
the woods on her Main street, because President
Taft has business In Washington which will pre-
vent his coming down South again for some
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
Box$, FIRST ENTERTAINMENT
IN THE NEW BUILDfNA

Tonight, Friday at $50 O'Clock. the
boys OF the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION will give their frst enter.
Springer. New England's leading con-
jurer. will entertain with tricks OF al
kinds and descriptions. clever and per-
picking. His magic and slight-of-hand
astonish his audiences and hold their
undivided attention throughout the
evening. The boys are counting on
their friends ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls, to give them Z crowded
house. The entertainment Win 10
given In the Joseph Bryan Memorial
Auditorium. Admission, including re-
served seat, Is cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Following the conclusion of the re.
vivai services conducted by DR.. III. M
Wharton. OF Baltimore. twenty-eight
persona were baptized 1T the Grove
Avenue Baptist church Thursday
night Tho ordinance wac preceded
bya brief talk by the pastor. Rev.
DR. w. G. James. A number Of 9th
err who attended the reyivaIs win be
baptized Sunday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

IT was feminine sightseer who left the Ho.
tel Westminster In taxicab. directing the chau
four TO drive to the Art Museum The door
to tho cab was hardly closed before tho machine
started with jerk and began to narrowly miss
curbstones as 1t proceeded on Its way. Becom-
Ing frightened. the woman raped upon the
window Of the cab and said. PLEASE be care
full. This is the first time l ever rode alone
In d taxi" The chauffeur treasured the pas
senger follows: That's all right masaml
This is the first time over drove one alone.''---
Argonaut
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
LOUIS l.. PARHAN.
Shall Richmond Refuse to Honor John
Marshall?

Marshall?
Editor OF The Virginian;
Sir.-I want to express my hearty sympathy
with the effortA Of some OF citizens to Sc
cure proper treatment of the John Marshall
home. That Marshall had opinion or an
other about the Interpretation of the Constitu-
ton IL beside the work. The only question is
which IL question all: John
Marshall man Of such ability and character
as to justify State and city In doing ali
possible In his honor? When all the world
reveres his name, considers him one OF the
greatest gifts our great State has given to the
world. shall Richmond his home. alone re-
fuse to do him honor because his ideas as to
the meaning Of the Constitution different
from that held by most Eirginians? A refusal
to take proper care of the house made i'm
mortal by his residence therein is to refuse to
do him honor. What poor advertisement of
our progressiveness and culture even our love
for great history, would 1t be to publish
to the world that will not do the beet
to preserve the home of one of Virginia's great
est sons.
Let the John Marshall house without hest
tation be turned over to the Association for
the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Those who think otherwise my friends
this mean I do not agree with them.
d. H. ANDERSON
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
FARMERS WRANGLE
OVER GATE RECEIPTS

CHICAGO. March 24.--As q result
OF some dissatisfaction among Elgin
farmers over the distributions OF tfas
gate receipts last year the National
Stock Chassis races may not Be run
over the Elgin course In August.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

The discovery has been made by the Richmond
Council that the price OF music has Increased
appreciably during the past Ave years. This is
probably due to the fact that phonograp PHI makers
have been canning It and putting Ii into cold
storage. My Money Never Gives Out" how.
not preserve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
them be worried to death. like so many other
yiId animals have been

Some of the Southern editors are waling be-
cause the removal of Secretary Balinger and
Uncle joe Cannon leaves them little to peck
at. What's the matter with jumping on the
necks of the Democrats in Washington for sup
planting the ankle express with the smelly Ear,
temobeef?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Asheyille and Raleigh, n c., are both bemoan-
ing the fact that the commission form OF gov
ernment failed Of adoption in both places. They
need some citizens from Wilmington. " c. to
show them how to turn the trick Incidentally,
Wilmington needs some commissioners now that
she has shed her old clothes for the new
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
Frances Willard W. C. n. II.

FTHmteN WHIufu w. y. +. Os 1900
The first meeting OF the newly orGan-
at the residence OF Mrs w. NJ Mayo.
the president Of the union, 25ls KEN
sington avenue. on Saturday, March
18th. ~
This urton was organized At the
nue. on Saturday, March nth. BY Nj.
Sparks. the National w. c. +. u. iact-
urer. who has been In Richmond re-
Gently. lecturing and organizing
branch societies OF the w. C. n. u.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Isn't Il about time for that old rumor about
Secretary Of Agriculture Jimmy No-Latin" Will
son resigning from the Cabinet to be pulled from
Madame Grundy's archives. busted OFF and put
on the first page again?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
JAP BALL TEAM
TO INVADE COUNTRY.

VICTORIA, n. C., March f4-Wtfa,
games scheduled with TIN. University
Of Chicago, Wisconsin, Illinois, MfchI-
gan and other American toIlrxn
teams, the Wasesia College team viii
sail from Toxic for the United Stats
Aprii 4, according to advice.s received
here to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Since there is capital punishment In italy.
it would not be a bad idea for the Italian gov
eminent to ship that cageful Of Camorrsts over
here. put them In circus menagerie, and let
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

If the South had a few more men like Champ
Clark on the road. 1t would not be necessary to
spend half million dollars In advertising this
section of the country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Virginia wants 30 raise more clans, which In,
dicates rivalry with Kansas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Has 1t ever struck the strikers that they sell
dom strike 1t rich when they strike?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24

Flow about the recall as applied TO the mobt
ixed troopsf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
PRICE OF vIRGINIAN.

PER Corr, Crrr EDrrsos. 10
Per Corr. SrArx EDrrrox. %
BIZ MAIL One YEAl. - 90
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-29

His father was flnprovident, or un-
lucky, and Horace Greeley's boyho0d
was one Of hard work and discouraE-
ing struggle with poverty, ecanty
clothing, and, at times, insufficient
food
Go out upon the street, stop the
failures you meet and in the majority
of cases you will md the blame for
It placed upon father. Father was I'M
proyideut. Father didn't give his son
good start.
Environment in early youth un-
doubtedly means much, but you look
the list OF the truly great over and YOU
will find that, almost without excep-
ton, fathers leaving career Of hard
work, struggle and knocks to the son
had much to do with the final great
ness.
Horace GrseIey's father gave him no
money. and very little in the way o1
clothes and food. But he did give him
good heart, a determined soul and
an eager brain. The hard labor, the
hard knocks. the hard necessity OF
keeping everlastingiy at il did the rest
Maybe the world got this great and
good man very largely because his ia
Their was fmprovident.
What shall leave to nay son? is the
great problem Of all thinking fathers
especially IN these times of social and
political changes.
The words We have quoted about the
boy Horace Greeley and his father
taken with what we know about thu
man Horace Greeley, are surely ricf
with chances for hard tf1inking.-Phil-
adelphia Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-29
ESPECIAL to The Bulletin.)

Especial to The Bulletin-)
F4arfford March 2sThe excise
enroyr,fffee heard much opposition to
fhe proposftjOn to allow hotels to DO =
SUNDAY Iiuuor business wheu they
rave 4 herring Tuesday on bills pro-
vfeiux for the privilege
III. HI SpoOner OF Kensingt0n, repre-
sentiue the State Temperance society,
led the fight AGAINST the proposed leg
isfatiOn. Among other things Mr.
Spo0ner said that the hatef man are