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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
Our MINES AND OUR uonALs

Brother Edmonds, OF the Baltimore
manufacturers Record, is stm singing
his song of the South. He was a dele
gate to the World Baptist Alliance in
Philadelphia the other day, and he told
that DISTINGUISHED assembly of very
earnest people some things about the
South which must have opened their
eyes. For example:
More than 100000 900 IS represented
IN construction work now under way
or definitely planned by leading rail-
WAY systems in the South while many
new roads. some of which will prob
ably he financed in Europe. are being
organized"
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road proposes to begin immediately the
donble-irack!ns of110 miles of its main
line at cost % $4,000 600. Millions
Of dollars are TO be spent by the south
erE Railway. the Seaboard Air Line
Railway the Missouri Pacific and other
systems in tracking and other
Improvement work The Western Mary
land Railroad is spending $4,000 900
in new construction work. and other
bis railroad deals are pending lookinp,
~ ,'e '''i'i''c'ioh OF 'he fhnama Canal
"i''" VIII mean NOR" to tn" South
than 10 any other part OF the country.
ne H""'hs resources FOR material
''''''op'ne"' nave net even been
se'" ''"s" me purchase OF the Ten
ncssee Coal ana iron Company by the
O"''eo states steel Corporation did not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
4 COW WITH TUBERCULOSIS.

Members of The Press Association
who recently visited Columbia. upon
the assurance that it was "a square
meal town" will be interested TO
learn that the vigilant local health
officer having had his attention at
tracted to COW which was evidently
in bad condition. Immediately recog-
il2ed the animal as one which had
been condemned n short while ago at
ono of the local dairies as having a
case of tuberculosis. The COW had
later been bought by n butcher of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

phcation" Mr., Edmonds made of his ad-
dress to the Baptist Alliance. Indeed.
we think his sermon, or song. as you
piease. carried with it its own appli-
cation. The natural resources of the
south mean, of course, immense riches
for the South and enormously increased
population. and all this imposes upon
the Baptists and upon the other re-
iigious workers tremendous respon-
sibiiity Great riches without great
character is the present menace of
this country, so that while the mil
lions OF men and dollars are being
poured into the South there should
come with them other millions Of
money and other thousands or work
ers so that the development of our
morals shall 20 hand in hand with the
development Of our mines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
GONIFI:IiS.

Gompers SAYS that he will not apol-
ogize to the Court in the District Of
Columbia for the contemp, with which
he is charged; that II he were con-
scious OF having done trivial wrong,
even TO child, he would apologize
abjectiy. II that is really the way he
feels about 1t. why doesn't he go into
Court like man and say to the Court
that he was not conscious of having
committed any contempt, that he did
not mean to commit contempt and
that he regrets that the Court should
think that he had meant TO do any
thing but take care In q purely law
ful way of the interests with which
he had been charged by his ascot
ates? That would be so much better
than the plan Mr.. Gompers has adopted
OF Keeping himself in the lmelight to
the injury of his cause
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
Voice Of the PEOPLE
DippIng INTO the pn.t

To the Editor OF The Times DISPATCH,
Sir'--Some old words. sayings and
sentiments that were in use more thnn
half-century ago and were held so
precious By us old folks are now OUT
OF date-sidetracked in these busy.
hustihs times. Allow me to mention
some that have left SO pleasant a spot
on memory's page: Mothers key bas
ket around which cluster so many
sweet memories. 1t contained keys
Keys large. keys small, keys single and
In punches. tied together by O. strong
slnShau strip-the smokehouse key.
me closet and pantry keys keys 10
inc safe. key to the cedar chest. thar
contained blankets and winter clothes
where moths never entered. or thieves
orokc IN TO steal. That basket also
contained spools, strings. the lack
khite and the rag doll" 30 dear to
we htue girl Then there was pas
oarn Key" the largest key on tho
place often used as a hammer 10
drive small nails and tacks and TO
crack almonds, and the small boy was
SO FOND OF blowing in the key hole"
making a noise TO beat tho band and
disturb the slumhers OF the child I'm
the crib.
Just a Few more words-"OId Miss
Old Moster." old black nanny. with
t'e' req or yellow bandana kerchtef
her proud and polite bow 10 white
ioiks. Uncle Ephraim." the carriage
driver. who took so much pride IN
driving my young mistesses" safely
over rough roads OF dark nights. ard
he would have lost the last dron OF
MS life's blood to protect them. The
Ola kitchen fireplace. wide enonsn to
take loSs or wood six feet long: s.,ho
crane on which hung the big iron nor
mat held weeks washing of clothes
TO Doll for n large family: then the
smaller iron pot TO boil the ham and
cabbage, and tho little iron pot 10
noii small piece OF meat and greens.
ovens, spiders for light bread. beaten
biscuit. cake. pies and 'Iasses pudding
Whoop' So good. the taste still lin
gers.
But enough now; may mention mora
later II this is Dispatched on Times.
w. H. TURPIN
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ouH Fon,r or covnRNMrNr.

The Columbia Record Is entirety
right when 1t SAYS that The Times
Dispatch "cand!dly opposes changes
in our form OF government" This
does not mean. however. that we are
opposed to changes in the admins.
trauon OF the government Changes
should be made The Government
should be restored TO the control of
the people. The Democratic party
would be in charge to-day of every
department of the Government but
fog the folly of the now leaders"
who broke away from the old moor
ingS and have only succeeded In lead.
ing the party TO destruction. Abso-
lutely no changes in the form Of gov
eminent are needed to bring II back.
Nobody seriously contemplatcs. we
believe. changes in form. The claim
of the radicals OF tho day is that the
policies they urge wifi in no sense
affect tho form. They would not lac
able to stand a day otherwise. An
the people cannot be fooled all the
time.
II our contemporary is in favor
Of changes in our form of govern
ment," which we do not believe it is
although the candidates it advocates
and the policies they ropresen, all
tend in that direction--we are so wide
apart on the essential things that
there is no chance of our ever getting
together again. Tho faith of the
fathers is good enough for us The
Government they founded is ample
for all the needs of the people. we
have been accustomed TO regard it as
the greatest government in the world
Outsiders have predicted from the
beginning that 1t would fail 1t will
fail only through the failure OF the
people for government
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RELIEVES WHAT HE SAYS

Las; week Eugene V. Debs, the prin-
oipai exponent OF Socialism in this
country made a speech TO an enthu
siastic audience of about I'VE hundred
at the City Hall In Holyoke. Massachu-
sets. 1; was. OF course along the
usual lines. The world has always
been ruled by a minority. the masses
of the people being in darkness. Tho
workers and producers have ALWAYS
been the subject class. In ancient DAYS
they were the slaves. and in the Middle
Ages serfs, who could not own a square
foot Of soil. and could only work on
condition that they surrendered all
they produced to those above them
The feudal lords claimed tina, they
ruled by divine right. The same view
!s now held by the capitalists The
ieudal lords are overthrown: the cant
talist system which has taken their
place has reached its high water mark
and 1t also must 90. Tho capitalists
can no longer control their forc.s
we have had six acute crises--In
lSl9, 1897. 1854 1873 1898 and 1907
and the next is on the way" One Of
the products ot the capitalist svstnr,
is the so-calied tramps. and although
they are ridicuied by the world ana
the press. Mr. Debs would be willing
10 take his place with them against
the system which made them what
they are. "one-tenth of our popula :
ton are chronic paupers, and forty per
cent more are in varying degrees Of
poverty. The workers produce all tho
capitalists have nil. The capitalists
produce nothing. and the workers have
nothing. The capitalist does not own
the workers under the law. but he
owns the tools they work with. Tell
me whose tools you are. and I viii
tell you whose slaves you are"
Mr.. Debs did not express a very high
opinion of the suprems Court, saying
that 1t consisted of nine trust lawyers
who are now supposed to be destroy
Ing the trusts, and he urged tho work
crs to go into politics, and warned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

them against either of the old parties
FOR both are controlled by capital The
further statement made by MIR. Debs
was that l21 Federal Judges, who hold
Office for life. all hold their commits
7 slons from the capitalist classes. not
one being placed In office by the work
ing class. In these circumstances, he
failed to see how the working class
could expect very much from their in
depreciation OF the law. lie said that
'as Socialist he had no reverence
for Judge as a Judge; that II he was
Just judge and an honest man he
held him in respect and II he was
corrupt he held him in contempt. He
failed to see why any halo should sur
round the head OF lawyer who had
been elevated or lowered to the
Bench"
We do not question the sincerity Of
Mr.. Dcbs. He has suffered for his
cause by Imprisonment, and he Is en-
tilted 10 a certain sort of respect. but
the doctrines which he advocates are
the doctrines which would overthrow
our form OF government and make this
country the prey of the mob. II the
l21 Federal Judges had been commits
stoned by the Socialists. we do not
think that the conditions would have
been improved at all Indeed. they
would have been much worse than
they are. The truth is. the Federal
judges We're not appointed In response
TO any demand from the capitalist
classes, but were selected solely be-
cause of their high character and
great attachments. and they have adj
ministered the law with justice ana
equity. many decisions having been
made against "the interests" and
none more notable than the recent de-
cisions of the United states Supreme
Court in the standard Oil and tobacco
cases.
Mr.. Debs however, cannot be very
much censured for his view, as he has
the example of other disturbers OF an
other sort for his radical opposition
to the established order In this country.
The boast of the United States has al
ways been that there Is no slavery in
this country; that all men were
created free and equal and, for the in
dustrious, no land on the face of the
earth since the beginning of time has
offered so many opportunities for sue
cess In the material things of life II
there are to be Changes in our form
OF government" Mr. Debs should be
ihe leader Of those who are looking
in that direction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
THE WATCH WITH THE KEY

What has become of the key-wind-
Ing watch? IS the question which the
Charlotte Evening Chronicle fires into
the midst OF this particularly hot
weather The other night an old
gentleman with lowing beard asked
number of youngsters sitting in the
smoking compartment of a Pullman
car whether any OF their number hap
pened to have watch key on his
person Some Of them had never
heard OF such a thing andi none Of
them had what the old. man wanted
Continuing his search through the
three Pullman cars making up the
train. the old man returned to bis
place convinced for the first time prob
ably that the world do move" Saws
our Charlotte contemporary:
"Not great many years ago con
diuons were the reverse. A person
with stem wind watch had what was
not far short OF II curo. Toe in
the NATURAL course OF things tho old
fashioned timepiecc. with as key that
was. III days of old. keil in box
on the mantel or dresser and with
e'eat pomp and ceremony. as 1t were.
taken out at night and put to its
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO WRITE
ABOUT.


Richmond is the Convention City
of the South, and its fame has gone
abroad throughout the earth because
of the great gatherings OF important
people who have been entertained here
from time TO time. Among the at
fractions" of the present year are the
National Jewelers. Association. the
National Paint and varnish Manu-
facturers, the National Highway AS
ISOLATION, the National Municipal
League, and the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association. All these are
very important and influential bodies.
and will bring TO Richmond the lead
ers in the businesses they represent
and in the public service in which they
are engaged. It being the purpose of
the Chamber OF Commerce and the
municipal authorities TO emphasize tho
commercial side of the problems with
which we are dealing in the building
OF this great city.
1t is now proposed TO invite the Ma.
tional Editorial Association TO hold
Its annual convention In Richmond IN
1912. The convention this year will be
hello in Detroit Michigan. one of the
progressive cities OF the Northwest.
The y, Z. a. is one OF the largest
newspaper organizati lions in the world.
1t Is composed chiefly of the weekly
newspapers OF the country. although
1t includes in It's membership many of
ipp
nails in the country. 1t covers the coun-
try like tho dew. 1t speaks with
thousand voices. It reaches the indus
trious and progressive part of the peo-
pie in the most intimate way, being
nearest to the heart of the country
and the things in which the country
is interested. If it should come to
Richmond its members would write
about this town as 1t has never been
written about before. Such a con-
vention is worth adding to the number
of those that have given prestige to
this city
1t goes without saying that the Ma
ional Editorial Association would like
to como 20 Richmond, as this is the
most typical of all the Southern cities
the heart of the South. IN fact-and
from this mount of privilege the
editors of the country would be able
TO see visions of the greater South only
now beginning to show its strength in
the material things which are making
the United states the riches, and most
powerful country IN the world.
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usual task along about thu same time
we were covering the fire. letting the
cat out ana perforring the other thou
SAND and one ceremonies incidental to
retiring, What now? In the march
OF progress. the genius of the modern
inventor has done away with n lot
of useless things. The key wind watch
IS one among many of the relics of
other days that has gone out of use.
unnoticed in it's going, but with the
going one Is reminded how little the
world holds tomorrow to the value
of the wonders of o-day."
The key-winding watch was a great
triumph of mechanical skill. IT was
in It's glory before the Waterbury time
piece was invented. It's workmanship
was wonderfully fine. and it kept time
as well or better than many of the
cheap substitutes which have flooded
the market since the good old DAVIS
wheh there were so many attractive
things in life. when the gentlemen
wore embroidered coats and knee
breeches and silk stockings and sill
YER buckled shoes and when the
ladies were habited in satins and laces
and soft things which served to en-
nance their wonderful beauty and to
make life really worth living. The
day of the key winding watch was
great day in this country and through
out the world and we NAV well
cherish the few remains of the
glorious period of the "Old Gentleman
with Il . Black stock"
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The Virtue OF VACCINATION

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
Sir-Several weeks ago there an
peared an article in these columns bv
homeopathic physician condemning
vaccination 8 barbaric and withal use
loss.
Apropos of HIS letter. 1t Is interesting
to note a recent report OF the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service in
Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
During December. 1910. a person
afflicted with smallpox was transferred
from San Jose, Antique. to the Island
or Caluya. which is a small. Isolated
island south OF M!ndora, the inhaSi-
tants OF which have heretofore not been
systema tically vaccinatcd. smallpon
In epidemic form soon resulted. Tha
population OF Caluya and nearby islands
is about 1000 Approximately 1000
cases OF smallpox occurred before tho
tacts became known TO the outer world.
Vaccinators. properly equipped, were
Immediately sent to Caluya. They vac
cinated 500 OF the remaining /, 900 per-
sons OF these not one contracted
smallpox who had q successful vacci-
nation that was two weeks old. Tho
chief quarantine officer visited ten fam
lies ranging from five to eight In num-
Der. In six of these every member was
stricken with smallpox. a physical
| examination showed that they had no
vaccination marks. In two other fam
lies six persons were stricken and two
escaped infection. a physical eYamt-
nation showed that OF the SIX stricken
members not one had been vaccinated.
The two remaining members had sue
cessful vaccination marks Upon in
duiry 1t was learned that they had Wis
tied Calapan year previously and
were vaccinated while there In two
other families living in the midst of
smallpox stricken village there were
no cases of smallpox. a physical ex-
animation showed that they had good
vaccination scars.
Net result: Community OF 1000 pom
lation; 1000 unvaccinated persons con-
tract smallpox; 400 die; 500 are pro-
tected by vaccination; no cases occur
after the incubation period (about two
weeks) was passed; no deaths occur.
The remaining 200 are semi civilized
and fed from the vaccinators, and their
condition is unknown"
In speaking Of smallpox in Cuba they
have this to say:
THE vaccination centre was installed
in suitable building. and vaccination
was continued on large scale, 265,0O0
persons being vaccinated from Septem-
Der, 1901. to January, 1902. The re-
suit of this work was that by the end
of the year 1901 Cuba was free from
smallpox. The disease has not reap
peared to this date. but vaccination has
been continued at from 20. 900 TO 900
vaccinations n year since. Cleaning
mp and isolation played only a COM
paratively minor part in these magnin-
cent results"
Filth may be an important factor in
the prevalence Of smallpox. but tho
essential cause OF its ravages is lgno-
rance of the virtues OF Vaccination.
M L B. w.
Richmond. Juno 81. $1,000
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we are Informed by the Washing
ton Post that the health office of it's
town rs doing notable work in the
systematic campaign of inspection OF
all food supplies OF the District"
That is good enough as far as 1t goes;
but we wish 1t were possible for the
health office to go step further and
see that the food is better prepared
after II has been inspected. Pure food
badly cooked is nearly as bad as bad
food well prepared
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

Major Lewis Ginter. who wrought
so we'll for this community. could not
have wished his old home West
brook" put to better and nobler
use than that to which 1t will now
be devoted by Its new owners, Drs.
James X. Hall and Paul V Anderson.
of Morganton. North Carolina. 1t Will
be converted into a sanatorium for
the care of persons suffering from
nervous disorders. and IN the beauty
OF Its surroundings. its trees and flow
crs and sweet smelling shrubbery, its
charming Views OF peaceful land
scapes, It's wide porches inviting the
soul TO refreshment and its quiet re-
tirement from the busy haunts of men,
1T will afford a blessed retreat for
the worn and weary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
ROMANCE RECALI1FD
BY DEATH OF WOMAN

naine tor James Baker and adjusted tho
lns known an attempt was made IN
eApei sir Claude from some of his
10. nor. clubs. but eventually the mat
~ was cropped Sir Claude docs not
discusses II at Length in his most in
.e:estlng memoirs. to which preface
fort. u Deau-
Sir Claude's eldest son. CAPTAIN
Niaude de Crcspigny. was over here a
fSnr ago as one OF Captain Mlller's
nsiish POLO team, which play ed a
lumber OF matches, at Lakewood and
;tiedd9wbrook lie committed suicide
,hf1Guiatcly on his return to England.
~ blowing out his brains
tCopyrisht. 1871. by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
now TIE RECALL. WORKS IN
OREGON

Here is an example OF how the re-
call works In the State OF Oregon.
John S. Coke is Circuit Judge OF the
Second Judicial District. In May. Roy
McClallen was tried before him for the
crime of murder. At the reques; of
his attorneys, Judge Coke instructed
the jury on certain points of law Nc
Clallen was acquitted. Whereupon a
number of citizens and legal voters of
the Second Judicial District addressed
petition to the Secretary of State de-
handing the recall of Judge Coke. on
the ground that in the trial of the
McClallen case he had demonstrated
his gross incompetcncy and unfairness
by giving 10 the jury in said case. at
the instance and request of the defend
ants attorneys unfair and erroneous
instructions as TO the law. Intended to
bias the jury in favor of the defend
ant and secure an acqulttal. and did
so bias the jury and cause an acquittal.
while at the same time he (the said
John S. Coke) failed and refused to
give the Jury fair and legal instruc-
tions which were asked by the prose
cution. all OF which contributed ana
brought about the defeat OF the ends
of Justice"
Yet this is the sort OF thing many
very good men are urging for adop-
ton in other States of the Union Had
Judge Coke declined to Instruct the
jury upon the law. as requested by the
defendants attorneys. the friends and
relatives OF the defendant would
doubtless have sent a petition to the
Secretary of State demanding Cokcs
recall for that reason There are diff
ferences OF opinion upon every case
that is brought to trial in any of the
courts Of this country. The Judge on
the bench Is supposed to be better
versed in the law than the man in the
field or workshop or business office
or bar room OF any community. He
Is under oath to administer the law in
justice and equity, and TO compel his
retirement simply because in the dis
charge of his duty he does not inter-
pref the law as the mob thinks 1t
should be interpreted. will speedily re-
duce the bench and the law to the
contempt Of the people.
Says the Houston Post: IF the Judge
is 10 be victiml1ed by the defeated
side. how is 1t possible TO maintain
judiciary? Surely few self-respecting
lawyers would care for judicial honors
In the State II their tenure were for
ever subject to the disappointment OF
defeated lltigants and their friends.
and yet that is Just what the recall
Involves TO recall Judges upon such
Aimsy preteXts would in the end bring
about the destruction of the judiciary
and deprive the public of the priceless
privilege OF an orderly arbitration of
d!sagreements and disputes. which in
another age were arbitrated by force.
] IS when applied TO the judiciary that
the public is enabled to see the innate
viciousness OF the recall. No service.
however efficient and patriotic, could
be secured from the anarchy OF the re-
call From the very nature of the in
strument IT is a weapon to be welded
in times Of excitement and prejudice
by hot-heads and marpots who think
more of vengeance than they do OF
justice"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29

Hoboken and New Brunswick, New
Jersey. have rejected the commission
plan of municipal government by large
majorlties. Governor Wilson is in ia
vor of the commission plan. and made
several speeches in its support. The
results in Hoboken and New Bruins
wick. however. must not be taken as
an indication of his waning influence
in the politics of his State.