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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

! alive. Now follows tho usual punitive
expedition against the orfondins tribe
| OF Abors.
We have suggested that this now
littlc war may not In tho end provo
unrelated 10 tho upheaval In China,
and tho reason Is not far to sock. The
littlo known territory entered by
Williamson lies to tho southeast OF
Thibct, tho northeast of Assam and
directly and Immediately north OF Bur-
nah. 1t is another. location of conf
mand of tho headwatcrs of tho Yang
tso-kiang. and constitutes another
gateway into China. together with n
strategic anglo OF vantage in its bear
Ing on Increasing British facilities for
strengthening their grip on and cx-
tending their influence in tho land of
the Llamas.
In the event Of its becoming ncces-
sary for the powers to partition China
lin the interest of the worlds peace
and humansty"-should the powers be
FORCED" to that recourse--in conse-
quencc OF the Chinese revolution-the
sphere of nominal British influence In
question. Williamson sought to spy out
and render real, it is moro than sus-
Pected, could BIO made another very
convenient roack door for the entrance
of an AnSlo-1ndian army into both
Thibet and the Chinese empire proper.
In the circumstances. ono is natural
~ reminded of similar exploring,
scientific. commercial exploitation.
and cirilizing expeditions from India
into Tibet. and cannot but wonder il
The aftermath of these. as represented
IN the .Sounghusband march TO and
tho battering down OF tho gates of
Lhassa. is going to repeat itself, vir-
tuaily in tho present instance. I'm
doubleday. judging by the history In
general of little British wars and
punitive expeditions, 1t would not be
astonishing If such should prove the
hnality Little British frontier clashes
and pacincation undertakings have an
enormous capacity for Development In
the direction indicated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT IN
CANADk

Vancouver, B. O., has adopted the
principle of the single tax, which Is
| reported to have worked well, but ii
Of tho continent to lead the Dominic on
III applying tho advanced idea of city
government by commission. st. John,
n. b.. some months ago voted for the
commission plan, and a large and rep
resentativo committee Of citizens was
Immediately organized for the purpose
of drafting n new charter On Mon
day OF last week the document was
printed as ii stands ''in the rough"
and 1t was debated Wednesday, Owe
ming at public meeting. In tho
main, tho charter is fashioned after
the plan prevailing, in many American
cities There are TO be Mayer and
four commissioners. the Mayor holding
office for two years and the commits
sioners for four years. Candidates are
chosen at primary elections. The
Mayor ana each commissioner receives
$4,000 annually. The commission must
meet at least once week All meet
ings must be open to the public, unless
the business under discuss lon Involves
the liability of the city from n legal
standpoint Each commissioner is held
accountable for the conduct Of the de-
partment to which he shall be ac-
credited.
No.
property qualifications OF candidates
The. only qualification is that they
shall be qualified voters. The lnitla-
tive. referendum and recall are in
cluded In the charter. Onc-hfth OF
the number of votes cast for tho Mayor
suffice to propose an ordinance or by
law. which, II not enacted by the com
mission, may be voted upon BY the
people. No ordinance or bylaw save
an emergency measure Is to so into
effect for ten days. During that period,
on petition OF onc-tifth OF the voters
recorded at tho preceding election. the
ordinance or bylaw Will be submit
ted to the people. The Mayor or any
of tho commissioners may be ousted
from office at any time by {; majority
vote cast at an election called on
petition OF 10 per cent. of the voters.
Canada is regarded as very oonserv-
ativs in matters OF government. and
this departure is remarkably radical.
However. II was made in response to
"an almost universal demand" The
conditions that called for change
may be inferred from n comment in
the leading newspaper, the Daily Tele-
graph: Simplicity and responsibility
are two outstanding features of the
charter 1t is understood to be the
desire of the people of st. John to
eliminate red tape, esponsibility,
hole in thc-corncr methods, ward poll
ties, waste and neglect and come down
TO the transaction Of public business
on business principles" Strange, isn't
it, that away up IN ST. John they are
trying 10 effect the very same reform
that. the people Of Richmond are after
| to-day?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
y oBscUHED LITTLE BRITIsIt
WAR

over IN the nciGhborhood OF the
britain has on hand ono of her occa-
sipnal ana semi occasional little wars
which has beer obscured In the shut
'lc of the Persian complication, the
Italian Turkish trial OF conclusions Tor
possession of TrirolI and the Chinese
revolution, but which in the end NAV
not prove unrelated quite materially
10 the last named.
Early in tho spring OF this year
one Noel Williamson. British, agent
on the Border, accompanied by-a per-
sonal friend, DR.. Grcgor.on. an order
~, and thir,y-threc Nepalcse. started
out with the sanction of London. on an
exploring. scientific ana commcrctul
exploitation venture into territory be
yond the line Of actual gcogra phtcnl
demarcation, but within tho sphere q,
British nominal Influence.
Warned by some previous cxnc.
ricnccs. and perhaps with an eye. to tho
advisabilty, wisdom and economy %,
avoiding the, chances Of having tn try
two bites at tho cherry. London advise,
the leader to take a strong armed
| force with lin. lie chose, however q.
"" have seen. to ran The risk O,
/ peaceful penetration" with tho 70.
suit that the natives, becoming sus.
| picious OF his designs, amhushcd hi,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
critIclzes Ar,tbmetIc I,nok.

To the Editor of Tho Times Dispa tch
Si;,--It il to be hoped that at the
next adoption of text books for use in
the public schools of Virginia Colaw
from the list.
The authors seem to have forgotten
that they were making a book for use
by pupils OF Immature minds. Abstrac-
tons have been introduced into the
have any place in it at all, should have
been left for it's closing pages.
Colaw and Ellwood may be mighty
smart men, or. az their arithmetic
would seem to suggest sort of math-
ematical gymnasts. but they do not
know how to make text book in
arithmetic for use BY the average pupil
In The public schools OF Virginia
Pcdlar Mills. TEACHER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
SCHOOLS THAT PAY.

Germany is going into the world
markets and undcrselling the United
States, This is due in great measure
to the number and excellence of her
Industrial schools" according to Il
bulletin lately issued by tho Federal
bureau Of Education. Common CON
sent, it is said further, ascribcs the
marked advance of Germany along
Industrial lines TO these schools. sta
'isHcs show that German sales in the
United States have Increased almost
iVo per cent since 1900, while to the
who're "orld German products are go
ms III great and overwhelming
'''e'''''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

BY tho latest report--that OF Oototer
1911--of 1894 conviots ct San quentin
and Folsom, a79 we've out on parolo. In
that month these paroicd prisoners
earned $4,000 end saved ss.s7s, or
more than $40 ouch. Since tho law
has boen In force It has boon applied
gradually and experimontaIly. but
parolcd prisoners have earned $780,
e76 and saved s221.7s6, or about one
fourth Of their earnings. Not u single
prisoner has been out of employment.
ihat all should keep the'- word was
not to be expected. There wero black
sheep In tho flock. Some meant well,
but yielded to the temptor. Yet, out
OF 1885 paroled since the law became
otectiVc, only c1Q, or 10 per cent, have
broken their word. and of those all hut
a, or per cent. of the whole, es-
capped II these arc put into tho scale
against those who hpve regained their
self-respoct and a normal lifo by the
chance to work and to mako money
ana 10 exercise self-control, the result
VIII be seen to be q gain to society.
The economic advantage Is plain: tho
prisoner in Jail is dead load upon
society: the prisoner on parole making
his living is not. The most important
result Is that noted by the SprinEtlcld
Repuoiican as the moral gain OF cdu-
eating In industry and sclf-rcllance
offenders who are weak rather than
congenitally crooked"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
THE EXODUS FROM NEW yon,,

New York is said to be agituted over
The departure Of 100000 people from
mat city within the year. Many OF
these have returned to Europe. tak,n.
with them between $4,000, 900 ana
S10o,ooo,Ooo. The exodus has become 9,
great that immigration authorities as
sort that by the end of the year, SO 1ar
as Mediterranean ports arc concerned.
emigration from this country will
DC greater than immigration to It. 1t
is probable that the balance OF immi-
grafton for tho whole nation from
all the rest Of tho world will not e.-
coed 100000. an unusually small num-
ber' representing only little moro than
half tho number f people who have
lett New York for Southern Europs
alone. This outgoing tide has ex-
eceded expectation to such an ey,en,
mat there is practically not steerage
booking to be secured before the FIRST
OF the year. Every vessel leaving Nav
YORK is crowded to the limit, and Tho
population Of the metropolis is bein.
reduced by shiploads OF 1000 or $500
each at the rate OF almost $4,000 the
week Just what the cause of This
exodus is no one knows precisely. The
war between Turkey and Italy has In,
certain effect The small demand for
labor In New York has had some bear
ing,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
4 Word From Working woman.


10 the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Therc have recently been sew
cral letters in this column, indignant
~ calling attention to the fact that
tho "auffra gettes' are attempting tn
force upon nll women an nrduous and
unwelcome dhty. namely. that of voting.
AS n working woman and a suffrn
Rtst, wish 10 say that believe we
who do believe In woman suffrage arc
as much entitled to have tho right OF
voting bestowed upon us. as though
every woman In tho State wished It..
1t Will certainly not be incumbent upon
any woman to vote If she does not de-
sire TO DO 40; and It Is unquestionaUly
II greater Injustice to deny to tho mi
nority q right to which they believe
they are entitled than to put within
which they do not care to exercise
Women will be fully Ms exempt from
the duty Of casting q vote rs the men,
and II they do feel 1t absolutely i'm
perativc that they should exercise their
prerogatiYe, 1t is 4 pretty good indi :
cation that so conscientious q class OF
citizens ought to have a voice In tho
public welfare, whether they want 1t
or not.
It seems almost idle to reply to the
inane remarks about women having to
rub elbows and jostle, with negroes
and roughs" at the polls. Is men do
not seem to find dt at all necessary to
submit to anything Of the kind when
they go to vote. Incidentally, granting
that the women did have to come into
temporary contact with the lower
women of Richmond have TO submit
to, when they get on tho downtown
street chrs at G In tho evening? 1T
seems TO me about time 10 stop think
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
Voice Of the eopIe
Socialism in NII,,yan1,o,

10 the Editor OF The Tin,cs.
eIiIwnn,lo our EDITORIAL. Not Making
nd maukee Famous" has been forwaratss
w 10 the Milwaukee Lender for nn,n
ment As have Kent in t,n ch So go,
u'ialrs there Since the SociaIists 49,,
WOULD like TO make few rcmnrlss
nrn niust disagree with you that 7.'fhc
narkable mace mae 60 70 far Is neither re-
n ii been remarkable, but 7 do cor
nc, tnal Is promising.
nc socialists appointed n city mr.
oh"n, ga aGent, who has saved the city
reference library was also cstahHs etpdl
KANSAS City has followed Their eYn,n.
ris IN THESE two measures and other
n e,eles VIII doubtless do so. Their
nicIn,, important contribution to mu-
OF OF economy and efficiency, with Pro.
Ivssor commons, or the University of
Wisconsin. in charge. Within the short
t fe,,u mas been tnauSurated IT has
iiotInuiated 4 plan for collecting gar
nasc that Will save the city $4,000 n
year. and among other ehjnrs nf i'm
Portahce. has combined the fire ami
boiice alarm systems, which will re-
ne-half "iii'ost
The Socialists did not promise The
city new sl,000.0O0 park in their
pa torn, but they agitated for one
ana secured an option at a very Io,y
figure, but were kept from buyInp thr
mistaken. ~ ~
That the pay roll OF 4 city depart :
ii should be increased $4,000 signi-
Hes nothing. The wages of all com
mon laborcrs were raised TO the rcgu-
lar union scale. The department ro-
icrred to must have been the street
paving department, and can he cT-
plaincd by the fact that the CITY did
n large amount OF It's paving direct,
thus cutting out tho contractors profit
and placing the laborers on the city
pay roll.
However. they cut the income OF the
Socialist city clerk from $500 10 So
900, and several other officials were
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
PRESIDENT TAFT AND THE PEN
SIONs.

Before the Democrats are done they
may learn 10 their cost the danger OF
playing that popular and pleasant
game entitled Putting Taft in "a hole"
IL was all well enough 10 pass the
cotton ana wool schedules. on The sun
position that they would be vetoed,
Tut II President TAFT had not proved
complainant, and ii those measures
mad become laws, the Democrats would
have been IN very different position
before the country The cotton ana
wool bills were crudcly ana badly
drawn. and on that ground. al least,
President Taft had something on his
sfde 40 such defect appears in the
doilar-a- day pension bill, which the
Democrats 80 joyousiy and voriferousfy
supported. That pension bin was tho
last word in congratulated and braacn-
fsced public footing by shameless pol.
jticians. For once the House has recl.-
aned wisely on the fact tina; presldent
Taft would save the country from III,
folly Of the Representatives, but no
eyan the President can cave the sup
porters OF that disgraceful pension
steal from their deserved infaIny.
Republicans and Democrats alik.
supported that intended steal, benz
content to stuitify themselves and Pill
lage their country. for the sake Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15
THE PAROLE system

inc experience OF California haa
'o1en very strongly in favor of allow
ing prisoners to hn pnrolcd The sys
ten has been in operation In that
state for hftrcn years, but only lately
has It been worked on a, large scale,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

fhat old sun editorial, us There n
santa CLAUSE" written for the benent
Oh virginia o'IIanlon, who is now
probably an old woman, has lust
appeared In the Atlanta Georgian. hui
The worst is yet to come.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

inE only In torms of tho leieure class
of women, and to consider some practi-
whose number is ever Increasing
Richmond. r. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

Tie growing population OF Rich
"0ho is doubtless responsible for The
decrease in New York's inhabitants.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-15

LATE Bud. who wuz arrested fer iar-'
ceny. has changed HE plea from
cigarettes t tight literature. Where's
tn ole time minister that parted his
hair on tn side an didn't try to look
like q actor?
Evening journal., 1911-10-07
ODESSA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
2 ODESSA. Del. Oct. IA concert
and organ recital will be given In
Drawers Presbyterian Church on
next Tuesday evening.
Rally Day will be observed in St.
Paul's NJ =. Church on Sunday after
noon.
At meeting Of the Epworth League
Of st. Paul's NJ. f. Church. William
Bogensheitz was chosen delegate 10
the annual Epworth League conven-
tion. to be held in Greensboro, Md.
this month.
Personal:-Mrs. e. S. Stevens, OF
near town. is entertaining Mrs.
Charles Furbush. Of Philadelphia
Mrs. Theodore Long is in Cheswold
on a two weeks visit with friends
Mrs. Harry Ward is visiting friends in
Philadelphia and Chester-NIiss Lii
lian Montgomery has returned to New
Castle after a visit with friends hero
Mrs Thomas Wallace has been vis-
iting Wilmington friends
Evening journal., 1911-10-07
MARSHALLTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MARsHALLToN. Del, Oct Mrs
NJ. Jane Murray proprietor Of the Del
aware Duckerie, won the blue ribbon
on her fowls exhibited at the New
York State fair at Syracuse. Mrs. Muir
ray will also exhibit at New York.
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Mt. Holly.
Hagerstown and Baltimore and prob
ably Boston and Camden
Miss Clara Hall, Of near Newark
spent Friday visiting friends in West
Grove.
Elijah vought and Miss Grace
Vought Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Joseph vought, Sr.. of near
White Clay Creek
Miss Aetna Hall and Pennie Greg
son recently visited Miss Halls par-
ents at Flint Hill
Mrs Ellen B. Woodward, Of New
ark, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Finn.
Mrs. Devices Chandler has returned
to her home in Oxford, Pa, alter
spending some time with her -ister
Mrs. Louis Ball of near Newport.
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Kyle and Mrs
l. v CrOzier of Kennett Square. were
recent guests Of Alban Buckingham.
Sr., and family of Pleasant Hill
Among those from this neighbOr-
hood attending Trenton fair were J.
B. and H ]. Moore, A. s. Whiteman.
c. NJ. Eastburn, w. B. Armstrong. Har-
old Little. Warren Lamborn, George
Dempsey and Joseph Worrall
Mrs Arthur Whiteman and daugh-
ter Anna Ray recently visited Mrs.
Fred Compton, of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lamborn and
son Clifford, of Rosedale. Pa, spent
Sunday with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs c. d. Lamborn.
The Ladies Aid Society of Ebenezer
NJ. r. Church met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. c. M. Eastburn on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Mary Jones, Of Philadelphia.
has returned to her home after visit
ing Thomas Hardness and family.
Mrs. Frank Petit de Mango. of Kem-
bleville. recently visited II. A. Mousley
and family.
Levi Little, Of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with his nephew,
Lewis Collins, of near Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Chambers re-
Gently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Bavington, Of Newark
Miss Lucy Dougherty and Miss Mil
dred Tarburton of Wilmington. are
visiting friends near Newark.
Miss Leola Petit de Mango spent the
week with Miss Lydia Mote.
Harry Helms of Wilmington, has
been visiting Edwin Guthrie near
Fairview.
Miss Ethel Woodward of Newport,
is visiting Mrs. George Pierson
Miss Hannah Passmore Of Mont
chanin. was the guest Of Miss Ellen
Mitchell last week.
Evening journal., 1911-10-07
MILFORD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD. Del. Oct. State
Revenue Collector Bowers. of Will
mington, was in town Thursday.
looking up delinquents in state Ii
censes.
While James H. Stanton. Roland
Carlisle and William Rathel were re-
turning from an afternoon cunning
trip, they observed a horse loose in
the public road and Immediately be-
gan to slack up the machine. stop
ping the machine as quickly as pos
sible on account of the horse being
badly frightened The horse was az
least fifty yards from the machine
and being loose and very badly
frightened it began running toward a
harbed wire fence, becoming entan-
Ted in the wire in such manner as
. cause the animal to fall backward
nd break its back.
Harry F. Lofiand civil engineer.
Who for several years has been To-
Gated in Philadelphia, has novel
Aome with his mother for the win
ter.
Evening journal., 1911-10-07
SOCIALISM.
Mr.. n. L. Rearick Replies to an Edl-
tOriaI Article IN The Journal.

toriaI Article IN The Journal.
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
In your editorial on Socialism" you
state that "The woes of the present
Industrial system-and they are many
have been wildly depicted, the
greed Of the capitalist has been held
up, and the remedy Of the Socialists is
the cooperative commonwealth
Is the people would own everything"
II is true the remedy or the Social
lists is the cooperative commonwealth,
but you do not seem to understand
this expression. First you say the
people would own everything, then you
contradict this truism by declaring
that the City Council would "own all
industry" No, Mr.. Editor, it would
be the choice Of the people. that
would execute the laws, who could
then put into Office the men Of their
choice without fear Of losing their
jobs because Of voting as they pleased
and not as they are now in thousands
of instances, compelled to vote against
their desires. Then If the men whom
they placed in office would not do as
they should the recall would take
"a
few individuals would bring about
clean work on the part Of our officials.
Again you are wrong when you state
that City Council would tell every man
what labor he should perform. Each
man would pass an examination and
thus give the positions to men who
were capable of filing them; some
thing after the method oi the post
Office
The postofice. our public schools.
our public streets and highways are
all types Of Socialism. Would you
want TO see them go back into the
hands Of private corporations?
No, no, Mr.. Editor. It would not
obliterate individuality, Il would in
crease it. because the men of ability
would I'LL the high Offices and it would
be impossible TO buy seat in the
Senate.
If Socialism we're what many people
think It is, IL would not be hard to
combat; but thousands and thousands
are studying the principles set forth
In 1t, hence its irresistible growth.
Il is only too true that the woes
of the present system "are many
What are you doing to right these
wrongs? If you have a better plan
than the Socialist party is advocating,
please present It. Socialists are a
people who think for themselves and
will readily adopt better way if yoh
can point It out.
Sincerely yours.
Wilmington, Oct. 2.
Evening journal., 1911-10-07
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE

The following transfers of real es-
tate We're recorded since Wednesday
of this week at the Office OF the City
Registry Clerk;
Philip H Lynch TO Marie StiefeI,
No. 1347 Read street $500
William W. Knowles to Josephine
W. Thomas, east side OF King street,
60 feet north Of Sixth street, $500.
Harry B. Donaldson TO Thomas ].
Haddock. south side Of Washington
street, as feet east Of Twenty-fourth
street. 500.
Ernest A. Brown 10 Edward r
Davis, west side of Scott street, 81
feet south of Gilpin avenue, S125O
Orville G. Gooden and wife to Rach-
ael +. Hagy, No. 301 East Twenty
fourth street, $500.
Franciszck Rybinski 10 Henry S.
Pyle, south side Of Anchorage
street, 70 feet west of Oak street,
S11OO.
Clara B. Darlington. ct. al. TO
Mary Emma Chandler, southeast side
Of the Wilmington and Newport
Turnpike. Sc feet north OF Read
street. $500
W. Marriott Candy and the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company,
trustees for Mary NJ. Dillon, to
Woodlawn Company southwest cor
ner Chestnut and Clayton streets,
$4,000.
r. d. Ward to Dora Phillips Mox-
ham. northwest corner Eleventh and
Rodney streets, $40. The same prop
erty by Egbert Moxham to r. D.
Ward. $40.
Rachael E. Hagy and husband to
Orville G. Gooden, No. 107 West
Twenty-sixth street. s2S00
Albert w. Posey to Annie e. Giilis,
south side Of Sixth street. 54 feet
west of Church street, S1O5O.
William n Boyd to The Mayor and
Council of Wilmington, northeast
corner Third street and Grant ave-
nue., $1,000.
George Simmons and wife to
James Harvey Spruance. west side
of Lincoln street. 125 feet south Of
Fourth street. S525.
Louisa X. Thomas and husband, TO
Annetta H. Mon Gar. north side of