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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-07
Voice Of the People
Mr. Montngue and thc MIlltIn.


To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-Mr. Hill Montague replies TO
my card in. your paper of the 4th in
slant, signed Militia Voter" making
statement sin explanation OF his vote
against the amendments of bills offer
ed in the Legislature of 1905. provid-
ing funds to enable the Howitzers of
this city and the batteries stationed in
Norfolk and Portsmouth, comprising
the Virginia Field Artillery. to en-
ploy mechanics. etc. as follows. i. e.:
~ bin approved by the Military
Board OF Virginia and actively sup
ported by General c. c. Vaughan, Jr.,
commander OF the Virginia military.
and General Charles j. Anderson, then
Acknowledgement. was offered and re-
ferred to the appropriate committee.
/ was not a member OF that commit
tee. and while the bill was pending
before the committee, one or two
amendments were offered TO same, pro-
viding for a separate fund to main
tain two or more large guns, which
II was proposed TO secure from the
United states government for the artii-
lery service. On behalf OF the Military
Board it vas argued that it would not
be proper to create a separate fund,
and it was stated that the military
fund would be distributed equally and
justly among all branches or the Vir-
GINA military by the Military Board.
While General Vaughan was not
a Richmond voter, General Anderson
was, and stl!l is. although he is not
now Acknowledgement .... The fact
that Militia Voter states that the
Military Board has since provided the
desired FUNDS out OF the appropriation
made by the Legislature demonstrate
that was correct In voting tor the
bin ms supported by the Military Board,
and that their promise % treat all
branches of the military equally and
justly has been carried out"
Mr.. Montague is in error. The facts
arc these:
LIST so bin or amendment was ever
offered with reference TO providing
FUNDS Tor any more guns for this bat
TALON, and no more were contemplated.
II referred to the material of the three
batteries that the State already had be-
Longing to the United States govern
inent and what the State had obligat-
cd itse!f TO a k care OF.
20. General c, c. Vaughan, Jr., never
mas commanded the Virginia military
except temporarily for "A few days Mt
an encampment. nor has he ever been
its head. He IN the brigade
which consists OF the First. Second and
j. o!rth Regiments, only one battalion
OF which is stationed in Richmond.
he Richmond Howitzers. a part of
the virginia Field Artillery, and the
richmond Light Infantry Blues arc sep
arate organizations and do not report
70 him and h We nothing to do with
him
"a. The virginia Field Artillery
never has had any representation on
the Military Board, which, to a certain
extent was dominated by General
Vaughan.
Hh. That nj promise of tho Mill.
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self with this CO inpaiBn, but when / $50
what desperate straits Mr.. Jones is In
l am ready to throw discretion to the
winds and pull of my coat and tight
until the sun sets on the 18th Of Sep
TENDER.
Evidently Mr.. Jones is getting short
of letters. and l wish to offer him one
l got from Senator Martin last spring.
l wrote the Senator. asking for some
flower seed, and he answered by letter.
saying they would be sont sure. Well.
he sent the seed, some fifteen or
twenty varieties. and / planted them.
But the drought came on and killed
nearly all OF them. and what were loft
the fowls scratched up. Now, accord
Ing to Mr.. Jones's theory. and any
body who has kept up with his speech
making and letter-reading Will bear
me out in this assertion, Senator Mar
tin knew that those flower seed would
bring on the drought and corrupt my
fowl as we'll as the fowl of my neigh
hors.
The main point about the seed tina
l want to bring out is that Senator
Martin sent thcrl to one OF MIR.
Jones's constituents. Think of the
brazenness OF It. Here 1 was n poor
ignorant voter. n member of Mr..
Jones's ring in his own district. fur
nished flower seed to bring on tho
drought and cause my ~neighbors' crops
to fail OFT 100 per cent. Outrageous!
/ also have another is.ter which I
received from my fancec setting my
wedding day t precede the first nomi-
milton of Hon. -. "a. Jones for Con-
gress just twenty-four hours, thereby
prohibiting my acting as a delegate
to that convention. o sec 1t was
the first time I had ever been mar
ried. so l had to send my regrets ny
the other delegates
While these letters have no bearing
on Tom Martin correcting the Legisls-
ture. | find after a thorough examine
ton of the Pe;ersburSsa and Thompson
letters that they prove Just rs much
as those Mir. Jones says were given
him by Providence, but which the au-
thors say were stolen.
II Mr. Jones. his reform league or
any OF the unsubsidized newspapers
wants these letters. Jus wire me at
I%rvinGton. and 1 will deliver them at
place named in a fifty But he had
better get a move on himself. as steam
is being gotten up on .hc boat which
Will take him up Salt River Sep
TENDER z
B 4. HAMMoNDs.
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NO b.

Governor Marshall, of Indiana is
generally regarded as being far re.
moved from the predatory interests.
However. an organization with head
quarters at Cincinnati which is ad-
vocating the initiative, referendum,
and recall prints this in its "litera
ture'';
Governor Marshall is a candidate
for the Presidency. He may make a
irst-rate President for the predatory
interests. AT any rate. there is where
he should be told to go for pport.
The sole basis for this Incorporate
and unbecoming declaration is that
Governor Marshall had given his an.
proNal to a proposed new Constitution
which. while authorizing the recall
for other Offices, exempts the judiciary
from its operation.
such a Limitation upon the recall is
in accord with the best thought Of the
day II is a recommendation for
Governor Marshall-in no wise an oh
lection to him.
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tary Board made in 'sos. to d.Btribut-
'hese t-.s" sus.i.' vas -eot ~ tue,
rat MI. Montague is reminded OF the
TACT that these bills. providing for this
artillery appropriation and rcpresen-
tation were Fought bitterly In the last
legislature, and. while they died on
the calendar. every member of the
RichN delegation was pledged to
and stood ready to vote for them, and
the appropriation was not made until
nearly three years after 1908. In my
conversation with Mr.. Montague he
never mentioned Genera !Anderson's
name, but stated that General Vaughan
did not want the amend nent passed.
Very respectfully.
T. NJ. WORTHAM.
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share Of DanY!lis stock. As the state
was not paying interest on Its bonds
and readjustment wa being agltated.
Danville stock was paying q dividend
OF 6 per cent, q most advantageous
proposition to tho stockholders, and
Mr.. 7: a. Scott. president of tn.
pennsylvania Railroad and trustee Of
the Southern Security Company. ap-
agement of the Danville sold the
states interest. which to
~, 10000 for $780,, 547.S5. ignoring en-
aireiy the statute law and the rights
and interests of the private stock
holders. AS a consequence, the stock
which was selling at $40 on the mar
met Tell to 81 per share in twelve
ny Plerpont. Wells and Walker, the
reconstruction Governors. with their
scaiawags and carpet-baggers, that
equal the unblushing robbery of tho
State and It's innocent citizens. Tic
matter was Investigated afterwards
upon the motion OF Senator Daniel
and General Stith Boiling. a commii,
tee, who reported all tho facts, a copy
or winch the writer has and will fur
nish n dispatch for publica-
tioh' 80 much for Senator Martin and
MS machine government. which has
saved US from Republican and negro
uomination. which has been fun for
the boys but death to the frogs" Hur-
ran for Glass and Jones! One word
about the glorious administration of
Govcrnor Swanson: The Constitution
provides that each Legislature shall
appoint II committee of the House and
senate TO Investigate the finances of
The State. This was done twice upon
his administration. Il most lamentapla
and dissraceful condition OF things
vas found. No well-denned system
placed to the credit OF the Commits
sioner of Agriculture instead OF in
the Treasury, paid out without war
rant aud no itemized accoun TO show
what for, and neither Boudar nor
Crenshaw, experts, could settle the ac-
counts except for the penitentiary.
Ihese reports arc sent to the Gov
ernor. and the Constitution directs him
70 send them to tho Legislature for
their Information. The writer saw
the Governors message. which covered
the entire side OF the paper and made
e big blow about what hs had done.
but not a word OF tho REPORT of the
auditing committee. or tho slightest
animation that any member OF tho
o~raceholding trust was using tho
hnances OF the State to establish a
political machine OF his own In oppo-
s!t!on to or adjunct to Senator Martin.
RICHARD v. GAINES.
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Sa.fSeenees Completed ,rt..ne foot OF
s sme M~asspsnies, protected BY wash
tnst0n; which 1t had taken a century
lions was turned over to Blaine, par
soHs g Company on condition of sub
Old eIiiu ana s = railway Ivy in Its place. Judge
pers OF the Legislature, and believlnr
mt u there was a rat in the meal
uup,' undertook to fortify the state
aasainst fraud by putting riders upon
cation and dealing out the stock 10
me promoters as u bonus, II provided
ina. the stock should not be sold for
thv a nan IT'S face value in money. TO
De; used In construction.
What did they do?
rive million dollars of stock wns
soid TO bona hde purchasers at par.
put with each block sold an equal
amount OF first mortgage I per cent,
ponos was put in as a gratulty, then
.ne STOCK was put on the market and
mn up 10 about $50 and u%nloaded
upon innocent purchasers. A second
mortgage OF $4,000. 600 was then put
on the market, the proceeds of which
we're used to construct the road. The
p9ctus was put into the hands OF the
richmond bankers and brokers, who
We're paid a large commission. The
LONGS were sold TO hduciaries. widows
ana orphans at lQ4 1-2 and los. In
less than five years tho interest was
u~efaulted. and then the road by the
act OF another white race Legislature
TO save US from negro domination,
was turned over to tho Chesapeake
and OHIO Railway, and tho holders of
these bonds were forced to accent SO
cents on the dollar for them, without
recourse or remedy.
D. General William Malone, who or
sanized the Norfolk and Western Sys-
tenn. the best managed in the State,
ana used IT to get control OF the State
government and readjust the state
deDt, cutting off one-third for West
Nirginia and reducing the Interest
from . TO : per cent. though held up
as a renegade and greatly villifed and
apused. was n patriot and statesman
compared with those who have thus
ieathered their nests and made them
selves m~illionaires at the expense of
poor old Virginians and the widows
and orphans of those who barred their
breasts to shot and shell of an in
'adinS relentless foe.
one other example,: Seeing how the
assets of the State were donated to
foreign potentates for the most paltry
consideration. the citizens who held
tWo-htths OF the Richmond and Dam
vile Railway securities got an act
OF the Legislature authorizing tho eale
or the States three-hfths to them to
be paid for dollar for dollar face value
-that ts, Sl0O State bond for 800
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Richmond.
A Political pnc,n

To the Editor of The Times. D,sn,,cb.
Sir 0ph'Hh'
Since writing in your papers Of ,be
1ones-Glass speech made here.
We oeen Hooded through the mail of
rate with missives Of good cheer
! "ese' though are not all the mail
which I've received of late
for some como from the Martin side
show lots of hate.
I've the ramble OF Sir Alfred ~ AR
Glass's ways, another from the
Exponent,
ON B'il and bygone days on the Pur-
Joined letters as they are called
BY Raleigh T.. you bet. and for true
accuracy these gentlemen have
no regard as yet.
They take a thing n twist II until
its all allow,
Seeking by this means. as a,wavs
their errors to gloss Ger.
But to the vital questions. they arc
as the oysters dumb,
And ne'er discuss the issue. and on
this are very mum.
The Truth. boys. is what we want. and
we want to know 1t quick.
Is how Uncle Tommy with the Skaters
did the Legislative trick.
Ihose Glasgow letters will
not down, though hard you try
H"u 'he oedHH "ithln your own hides
the mote in others eye.
The Birding from old Winchester and
Flood from cross the James,
They raise a LOT of fuss AMI cuss. and
say all kin OF namas.
But to the vital question. as to ring
and ring rule,
They are as quiet as can be. though
they ride the Democratic mule.
And he who is not with them, for
eternity is damned.
Cause. say they. in this words; they
are not party Manned"
None who bear not dear old Tommie's
mark in the centre of forehead
Can come "itt Byrd and "Floodie" ia
ca of Democratic bread.
For Tom he has n lead pipe cinch on
the ring from centre out,
And those who are his have Toasted
till they almost have the govt;
But the day of reckoning 1t at hand
the people in their might,
VIII rise against this hireling host
and put them out of sight.
September seventh Is the day on which
the trick Will be done.
And on the eighth Virginia will know
Jones ana Glass have won.
II. o. LYME.
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The Press and the Bentt,. c,..

TO the Editor OF The Times-Dispatcb.
,he e'I-l am glad to see that during
nave shown their disposition to critie
cize the newspapers for their course
~ P!lhtlhS interviews, m and
sonSip ABOUT the ''Beattie affair" by
Sohi!ns OUT in letters to the dinerent
this list. aud myself to
10 my mind, the course Of the papers
~ "a hichrhohd In this unfortunate az
talt - nave read no other papersl
Has 'oeen. exceedingly ridiculous ana
nc optnlon has been universally held
nS people with whom I nave had oc-
as Wen as parties I have heara dis,
eusslng the matter at hotels in dif.
terent towns 1 have had to visit on
In the first place. we have had the
opinions. theories and conclusions Of
nearly every one associated with the
Pf'Secudion as well as those of lots
in Pr soas hot employed in any way
~ me ease. Next. we have a repor
lhat Beattie stood on the BODY ar his
VIE when he shot her. Next. a renorf
snat ne or his friends had a fixed
case and lastly a report that he In
wife. "Vi as MS
These theories have not been borna
out by anything hat has deyeiope6' n at1
.ne trial' SO far as 1 have been able
20 learn. and while such opinions ar
~ oIher opinion could be expressed
70 the accused. they assume quite a
tliterent effect when printed in repu-
ta2le papers under glaring head lines,
,,otte press Is n OF our most val
uhpie ana should be one of our most
sacred institutions, and should be fore.
most In securing fair and impa rita
IraLs by our courts, instead OF circu.
Gicn SUN calculated to create preju-
uice Tor or against accused parties Ire
position should be absolutely neutrsi
put II the circulation of such renorts
rs nave referred to above do NOT
naVe the effect of creating preirdirn
men l. together with lots and lots ~
o tn VINO wish fair play, do not ap-
Richmond. iaNi'
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Richmond.
Senator oInrtfn.

To the Editor of The TImes-Dispatch;
Sir,-four d~isapprovnl OF the conduct
part. alas an indelible part OF the
political annals OF Virginia. sounds
me knell OF the senator's future po-
htical aspirations, because your iudy-
vast multitude of Nirsiniuns enter
tam of the role which he has played
IN the publ C affairs OF the State.
% lago. 1 have lost my reputation!'
demonstrated fact. The evidence of
me Barbour Thompson letters. the evil
asnce Of his own sign manual. dis
pays him in a light which reflects
no lustre upon the Commemorative
winch he represents in the councils OF
the nation. The mills that grind slow
y nae, IN mis- case. ground fine. Tho
in.ai proofs which for many years
sIGmbercd in the dusty letter files OF a
.aliroad office have at length come
70 the light Of day to disclose In hin,
,mn9m. IN spite of their misgivings.
lie had won to his uppor by the Oft
reiterated plea of his busy efficiency
as a Senator from Virginia.
whatever the result at the polls on
thursday, the Senator is a discrcdited
man, whose star. never brilliant, now
ueCiines to It's setting in mist and
Gioud. There is no place in public
life for such a man. The dawn Of a
new era OF citizenship is even now
upon US. The final doom of Senator
S!'ih may or may not be for a little
while deferred by the supreme ex-
ertlons of the machine and the inter-
ests enlisted in his behalf. but IL cam
not in the dismal end be averted. The
now in the breast of the
court VIII yet be duly entered:
,Never more be oficer OF mine"
Virginians are slow to wrath. but
Stern TO do Justice lin the appointed
time. Henceforth, Senator Martin Eay
b%ition." ~ away am
MARSHALL r. PETERSON.
Lawrencevillc. Va, Sept. <
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Weird things are still done in the
West. y cattleman from New Mexico
blew Into Kansas City last week and
advertised in the papers that he was
worth $4,000 in cash n had a fine
ranch, and he would put himself up as
the capital prize in q matrimonial lot
terry at 81 the ticket. There is no
string to the offer" he said in his card.
Several hundred modest young women
and handsome young widows have
bought tickets, and ever some OF the
red-headed widows Of Houston are in
the contest. being unable 10 find any
desirable men in the Texas hamlet they
call home.
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oMAmA MOVIES NonMAnn.

Omaha, Nebraska, by IA vote of > To
l adopted the commission form OF
government last Saturday. This was
The iirst city in the State to vote OH
the question. Special efforts for the
new plan OF government were made
by the "A Club, Of Omaha. ana the
business men OF the city turned out
in great numbers to vote for the re-
form The result will be hat seven
men VIII constitute the new commits
sion. ~supplanring a Mayor and coun.
ell Of twelve. Another city has swung
into linz with the most progressive
American municipalities.
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MIS- Siiison Hutch!ns has asked ,bo
supreme Court Of the District Of CO.
lumoia for an allowance Of $500 ~
month, Or %ao.oO6 the year. for OK.
penseH from the estate Of her husband
Who Us Incapable OF administering MS
own Affairs. In an tented sta,eme,,
she mas sho"n hat her necessary ex.
pens"s mount actually to s2.O12 tho
month, and as her husband is n rich
man. constantly under her care sba
would seem to be entitled 10 the al.
lowanee for when she asks. Amonp
the items rotcd in her statement ara
Servants. y2i2 auto, livery ana chau,.
;eur $-75; milk $40. marketing. gro.
eerles and wine $3.50; pew rent. SIS.
overs. SIS; clothing for Mrs Hutch
ms $3.50. books 80"
1t would seem u the everyday per.
son That the estfnate IS rather !onr
90 servants. chauffeur, groceries Ssr.
keting and wine ana clothes. .an5.. ,
i'tle short on pew rent and boo*.
but she ought to nave what she won~,
Mt Hutehins is said to he worth anon,
Two and a half million dollars and
$1,000 the month would not he q con,
too much FOR ,ae woman who uya.
with him.
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aging for. Here is a case in point.

paying for. Here is a case in point. 4
ueV.sraaor c-lieI "Tsu Pointer" rrn-
iishco at Oklahoma City. has gone to
the wall. 1t was run b. two practical
printers. who did the work. and their
sister, who kept the books. Its IN
were good: indeed, 1t did u fine bust
ness for Il time; n smashing business
before 1t shut up shop. Some news
papers. the white paper on which they
are printed costing two cents. are sold
for a penny. The enterprisng pub
Guided that if there were any none
in selling papers for less than the
cost OF production. more money could
be made by giving them away for
nothing.
They expected to make their profits
on the advertisi,g whic! would be
attracted by their circulation, which
and based on that circulation they
had advertising business enough to
make some money. Then the circula-
tion jumped TO twenty thousand and
the proprietors found it necessary to
put in a new press and to buy more
white paper. and before they could
adjust their finances TO their increased
circulation another free paper catered
the field with low T advertising rates.
and then The Pointer went down.
The people who had read 1t. twenty
thousand of them, when it vas given
away We're willing to read the new
paper, and the advertisers who had
iliol its columns preferred to give
their patronage where they could get
more for their money.
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DON'T roncEr rnE FEE sYsrEM,

At the election to-day it is hoped
that in the dust and confusion of the
senatorial contest, the voters will no,
forget that. the election of members
OF the Legislature who are pledged to
the destruction of the fee system is
in the highest degree important.
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Another Martin IStter.

TO the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-I have just read with a great
deal OF pleasure and profit the three
letters made public by Hon. w. A. Jones
at Petersburg. and 1t almost makes
my blood boil to gee how Senate
Martin has filed with holy horror tho
pure. angelic soul OF our ga~lllvanting
Congressman.
Now. I did not Intend to busy my
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An indignant correspondent writes
in a complaining spirit about a COM
pliment recently paid to the
summer climate OF Richmond and
saying, IF owned both Rich
mond and He'll, should rent
out Richmond and live in He'll in the
of the pleasures of anticipation this
particular correspondent must have!
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The Orange Observer. ever fond of
the onion. will note that combined
with salt it is an excellent cure for
snakebite, but We suppose the Observer
viii keep on using the old familiar
remedy.
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The itinerant mosquito lately found
here should be placed in the kiosk in
Capitol Square so that Richmond people
may satisfy their curiosity as to what
a mosquito IS.
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Abe Martin " Mrs. Tilford AIoots
viii take her little boy t see Niagary
Falls next week, as he'll soon be too
ole | ride fer nothin'."
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The thud of the pigskin will soon be
heard in the land; the days of The
bloody shin are near.
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Become a Deposition with the
National State and CITY Bank

Your money will be kept in absolute
security.
Payment by check provides indisput-
able receipts in thedorm Of your returned
cancelled checks.
We offer the services OF a strong, sound
bank to the small as we'll as the large de-
positor. ~
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Sir Forster Quincy Goring. thirty
seven years of agc, who has just sue
ceeded through his fathers death to
tho l~atter's ancient b%aronetcy. has no
income beyond his half-pay. aa y
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SOMETHING ron NOTHING

doesn't pay TO work for nothing.
a thing that tx worth having Il wo,,h
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rattfy the agreement and s~carcAl,. f,
Liberal will vote against It.
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State and City Bark
RICHMOND, VA.

VIM. II. Palmer, President.
John S. Elicit, Vice-President.
VIM. Nj. Hill, Vice-President.
j. w. Slnton, Wce-President.
Julien III. Hill. Caahier.