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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07

fact; and the writer predicts that as
result we shall have again tho story
OF every party In every country which
has ceased to be a party of moral
Ideas and popular appeal. and become
Instead party OF cluss interests
vested rights and intrenched wealth."
That is. we shall have the story OF not
interparty reform, but of dissolution
by hamilton and lack OF further
vital forces: provided tho writer logi-
cally Implies In argument more con-
rincing than any possible assertion,
tho Democrats VIII seize the oppor-
tunity presented to them to organize
the disaffected and disconnected Gle
ments of opposition, by deserving the
confidence OF the masses. That the
Democratic party can only do, through
honest. earnest and aggressive adhcr-
cnce to It's cardinal and historic doc
trines. For the Democrats II is only
question of Erasping the opportun-
ity to lead and TO convince that 1t
sincerely purposes to viudicatc its
time-honorcd NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
promoting and conserving tho COM
mon veal
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charlottesville, Va. Z ->
The American salvation Army.

10 the Editor of The Times Dispntch.
;; sir,--Novcmber 20 the Chief OF 20
n ne instructed us to stop our work in
Hchmohd on the grounds that he had
information from other places In re-
gard to the American Salvation Army
winch placed them in q bad light. AIso
because we had given too small an
1 ,ri TO charity In Richmond out of
stop on the grounds that we are an
organized church (Which, IL that he
iue' the civil law h4s no control over),
ana our attorney. Whom we have re-.
unilhed, agrees with US. and has adj
VlSeu us TO SO on with our work we
oclnS duly Incorporated and in our dis
cipilne, or manual. we have the forms
ior the ordinance OF baptism, the Lord q
supper, the marriage ceremony, ordi-
nation OF ministers, the laying of the
he officer In charge OF the Richmond
work ls authorized to perform any
or all or these ordinances or ceremo.
MES. We are holding from live to
eiEht meetings weekly in our hall at
ii9i2 East Main Street, and the city
Jan, and up TO the present time have
mad eighteen professions of religion.
Up 10 two days ago. when tho Chief
OF Police instructed us TO stop solicit
ing ne, i. we had given to all worthy
could any one do? We are not Incor-
pGratcd as n charitable Institution, but
as religious one. We had intended
TO give our annual Christmas dinner
put as we have been hindered. don't
know whether we Will have the timo
now AS a proof of this fact we had
printed some time back 5000 Christmas
appeals. Wishing only for Justice and
talr play To serve our Master, we re-
main yours to help others,
ADJUTANT AND MRS
w. r. PEClilIAAI.
Officers in Charge.
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VI-sinin Justice,

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
.ST.-Sevcral weeks ago. I noticed an
aracle in some publication. the da to
of which | do not recall giving the
percentage per million of murders,
homicides and ASA ssina lions in tho
centage OF Great Britain Is rated the
lowest; Switzerland, Sweden. Denmark
ana others are In close proximity; Ger
many the second; France the third,
while Italy heads the black list But
of all the civilized countries on the
globe human life Is held cheaper in
the United States than in any other
land. There Is no government on the
earth more ZenlohS in the protection
of the lives. property and rights of her
citizens than grand old England. JUS
tice Is meied to all without discrimina-
ton. the same protection that Is az
corded to the prince is equally shared
by the peasant. and wherever floats
the English flag II is the signal OF pro-
lection to all her citizens. There Is
no government In tho world except
England that would have gone to the
trouble and expense In running down
q criminal to avenge the death of an
Innocent. humble citizen as in the Grip
pen case. or all tho States in the
compare most favorably with England
than any other. Had Thaw, McCue and
Beattie. backed with wealth and social
position as they were. been tried out
side tho States named. believe they
would have been acquitted But not
80 in grand old Virginia. She holds
evenly the scales OF justice, and II a
the evidence Is sufficient to convict
neither wealth nor position can swerve
Virginia jury from doing Its duty;
.and why7 The reason Is they allow
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La Marquise de Fontenoy

n IAIESAtEN who play great role
~ IN the history OF the world. nave,
~ ike people or less Importance,
their Weaknesses. Popular inter,
ests especially those of moral char
acter. would be best served by their
him nsG remaining shrouded be-
terry. and this being the case. th,re
ought TO DO some means of preyenijnr
tne u5lication OF the reminisccnces
ne, me aihries. and the correspondence of
those whose relations with the states
iucn concerned. have been OF Il charge
Ter not sanctioned by either the law
or the church
couple OF years ago We were trent-
ca 10 volume, in which the conIiden-
tai Letters addressed By the great
ha,,a statesman and patriot Gam
ION. but not his wife: letters which
shocked some. and excited pity in 9TH
eTs And now we are confronted by
an analogous volume OF "reminiscences
celebrated Alexander Won Humboldt
The lady is by birth a Baroness Won
afeueinann; was divorced by banker.
Ing with her former fance, a young
Fellow OF the name OF Schenor. 10
whom she bore son. and che served
rs rs moaei to the great painter Piloty
or beautiful women. In tho late King
Louis lis picture galleries at Munich.
During the last thirty years or more OF
o.
nenlohe. who was In turn Prime Minis
ter OF Bavaria. German ambassador to
FRANCE, Stakeholder OF Alsace- Lorraine.
and Chancellor Of the German Empire,
as Leonie Leon did TO Gambetta. =
None. gave tho initiated. were aware
OF THIS inciscretion OF the statesman
emb odiment OF all virtues, domestic
and otherwise. But after the pubIica1
tion Of the "reminiscences OF the Bar
oness. nnd OF lnnumbeIable letters ad-
dressed TO her by THIS uncle OF the
kaiserln. his reputation as a model
husband and familienvater. is Just as
e Smeen dessTeyed as wss that Of
uncle, Leopold /. of Belgium. AFTER the he
letters by his fair friend Caroline
That Princess Hohenlohe died in full
cogni2ance Of the manner In which
she had been superseded In the aHec-
tions Of her husband, by the baroness.
is shown by an incident related In the
volume, and which ! reproduce here,
since II furnishes an exceptional ex-
ample of good breeding. and OF the
women. of the world. should comport
themselves in circumstances OF similar
difficulty and delicacy. 1t seems that
on one &c occ C... when the princess had
Munich, en- route for her vast estates
in Russia. the baroness arrived to
spend the DAY there with the prince,
She was setting with him in his IL
brary. after luncheon. when suddenly
there was n rattle Of wheels and
through the window they saw the
princess stepping out Of her garbage.
having returned unexpectedly from
Munich. instead OF proceeding on to
Russia.
The baroness Immediately expressed
desire to quit the castle as quickly az
possible. But tho prince exclaimed:
mo; you must stny; You can't go now
able In the eyes of the people here"
Thereupnn he left the room. and re-
turned few minutes afterwards with
the princess. As he entered the room
with her. he exclnimed: "Allow me.
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lnrser part OF the wealth production
OF the whole country. Now, the iEno-
rance of the public (including editors
and leaders of the people) is appalling.
on the subject of political and So
c!al economy. and many OF the pro-
lessons of economies in our '.hirh-
lhanccd' colleges nrc deliberately
teaching error.
Let us pray for Moses to rise IN
ana lead us out OF the wilderness OF
ignorance and prejudice. lie will have
10 be man combining the lung pow
er OF Bryan the personal magnetism
OF Roosevelt with the statesmanshin Of
Lincoln, and come out SOldly ana
say; We want peace, and simplu
form OF government. therefore We de-
irra. TO DO away with all trade tar
iifs and internal revenue taxes and
nave free and untaXed trade with all
other nations. We demand that nil
taNes shall be direct (as opposed TO in
direct tnXation by means of govern
ment tariffs) and all such TO be levied
solely on land values. with the total
exemption of all OF tho products OF
bor.)
Now, TO come down to concrete
iact. Do You know that only 20 per
cent OF the land OF Virginia lis pro-
iood; clothes. fuel. dwellings,. ETC.? Do
you know that so per cent of the land
Is listed with real estate agents! DO
you Know that the tax assessment on
this land Is from one-hnlf TO one
tenth OF its selling price? And our
ROADS or Keep our veterans out OF the
Poorhouse! Why not Jump the tax
assessment TO 100 per cent and en-
empt personal property and improve
men,s. as they do elsewhere?
PIEDMONT"
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Treasury. quoted in tho report, like
wise calls for high commendat ton.
The people have n right to be in
formed OF the status of tho public
finances as soon as possible, and II u
similar document had been In exist
encc year ago the examinations md
determinations over the deficit in the
last summer would have been avoided.
Moreover had like statement exist
cd In January last. the people could
not have been hoodwinked about their
financial affairs In the Swanson nd
mtuistration Tho statement of the
Auditor confirms the general report
that loan OF s25O.Ooo was made in
the autumn OF 1910 to cover running
expenses The example set by AuGtor
Donohoe should be followed hereafter,
and the General Assembly should see
to It that there should be no place In
the public service for dronc or n
dcfaultcr.'
The charges against State institu-
tons should also have the attention OF
the General Assembly. There are evt-
dentl: too many employees at insane
hospitals and tuberculosis sunutoriuns.
who exist at the expense OF patients.
Wilful DETACHMENT of public property
is also general, aud the fact that the
negro normal school at Petersburg is
the only exception to this charge IS
that institution.
ihe pension rolls should be revised
There have been charges In the past
that nerc are pensioners who served
in tho rear rank Of the home guard,
and. II there are. they should be drop
ped from rolls mt once
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A DEJEcr,ED coNG,,EssnAS.

| Congressman Mann, of Illinois IS
suffering from u bad attack OF
megrims. pesslnism, and through blue
grass observation of the time consump-
tlon of the present session of Con
Eress. He walls and he rnourns that
there Is going to be mo end to IT, for
he is satisfied that II will keen right
along until 1t mcrges into the short
session In December. This because he
is convinced. he niiirms. that the men
In control of the House. who want to
do whole lot OF things, haven't tho
slightest idea of how to do them"
congressman Mann is experiencing,
along with his other woes. a LAPSE of
memory. In the extraordinary scs-
sion OF Congress the men in control OF
the House-the same men who are now
In control--showed that they had o.
pretty clear idea OF how to do what
they wanted to do. and did II: and adj
mittedly. they would have done II much
quicker but for the hllibusterins and
obstruction tactics of Congressman
Manns minority, aided in some in
stances by few hulf-bal<ed Demo
crats-temporarily halr-bakcd let rs
hope.
By the same token, If the present
session is extended until the short
session, and merged into the latter 70
inc disturbances of the business OF IN.
country, in tho Interest of which
congressman Mann has become so
jealous the responsibility is likely to
rest on such as the OFFICIALLY pervert-
ed gentleman from Illinois alone-on
the Republicans. minus aid and com
fort from the enemy.
For as Congressman Underwood tho
Democratic House leader, remarked in
commenting on Congressman Mann,s
detection, while this will be long and
busy session, the Democrats VIII come
out with the advantages, in the -ves
OF the public: they are bound to II
they stick together, and 1t looks as If
they are going to do it." Such a situa
ton means organization and co-ordi-
nation that cannot but put the onus
OF all unnecessary protract,on Of m.
session, and consequential III effects
upon business. on the Republicans. Tho
Democrats could not do better than
stick pin there.
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QUALIFY TODAY.

Three long lines OF voters waited a,
the city Hall yesterday 10 nav ,hn,r
poll taxes. These lines never J,,nir-
ishca In size throughout In. d,v o,,
st Is sa!d that the rush ves,ordov 70
pay poll taxes Is unprecedented in the
history of Richmond. in the lines
were some OF our best citizens. In,
right beside ten were those who
are qualifying under the orders of the
enemies of gooa rovcrrr,.r, :, NJ,
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nothing II Intervene between the SOL
emn oaths they have taken before God
and man.
For years there has been n mis-
carriage of Justice in nearly all the
sthtes. TOO much sentimentalism. too
many tcchnicalitics have been Inject
Cd too many pleas OF insanity have
been rcsortcd TO In the defense of red
handed, diabolical murdcrcrs large
majority or whom have cheated the
Eallows and electric chairs out of their
Just dues. If other States would pur-
sue the Wise and Just course of VIr-
Sinin In the execution OF their lnws
there would be less crime and humnn
NE would not be In constant Jeopardy
II McCue or Beattic had been tried
In North Carolina to-day they would
nave been rs free as nm innocent babe.
henderson. y. G. OBSERVER
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THE HEART OF RICHMOND RE-
Sp0NDS.

6 Beautiful are The external features OF
! Richmond, but best of all is the warm
heart OF Richmond which has made
Z possible the erection OF the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association building
! here. Whose eyes ala not gltsten with
Joy last night when the great news
came that the clock had struck twelve
aye, lucky. happy thirteen? Every
body felt sense Of deep satisfaction,
because Richmonds public spirit had
been on trial and had won. rs It always
has, Who could estimate the number
OF working girls whose souls were
gladdened last night as they have not
warm hearted people got together and
! Quilt home for the young wcmnnhood
OF Richmond that will be n splendid
monument TO splendid citizenship?
1T was fine and noble thing to do
(! sne gathering of this money--and no
optimistic way in which II was done
Busy women laid aside everything to
SO out and ask for contributions: bus
tness men closed their desks and went
about working here and there. day in
and day out, striving with all their
hihitlon of the public spirit OF the peo-
pie o: Acknowledgment who have
made Il plain OF truth that kind
hearts are more than corouets." Ser
vice is the greatest thing In the world
ls--the not-for myself but -for-ot hers
sp!rt--and Richmond served nobly in
this magnificent movement
Every man. woman. child and corpo-
tuition that gave did a iine thing They
must all come i'll for unlimited praise,
and with then, must be Joined the
workers who gathered the funds One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars In
twelve days was an ambitious under
taking. but It was not too ambitious
for Richmond
All the people OF Richmond Join
Helen Gould for her bencfaction of
$4,000. Her gift ran the amount col
Iected up to $4,000 Miss Gould's
interest in the young wumnnhood Of
Richmond Is appreciated. and the act of
This great-hcarted Christian woman
whose good works are known from sen
TO sea, was the GROWING climax to
u great Christian effort.
That was beautiful spirit shown by
the guards al the State penltontiury,
by the girls OF the Miller & Rhoads
store and by the employees of the
american Locomotive Works. They
gave what they could. and gave 1t
gladly, helping nightly in attaining
the desired sum. These dollars were
Ehard-earned. and the givers, perhaps,
could I'll afford TO give ut this season,
but the spirit OF self-sncrince and ser
vice outweighed other considerations
1t was q treifs ndou. victory for
Richmond spirit. Some. there were who
snid that Richmond already had too
many charities, but Richmond has
given answer that 1t IS her charities
that make her what she Is No city Is
<es!ly great unless IT has erca. heart,
and there is nothing that can stop the
growth OF city that IL humane and
Kind. That has been 80 from the dawn
OF time and 1t will stay so. Rich
nond showed her hear, yesterday. as
Richmond will show II again and al
ways
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coMMENplNG AUDITOR noyo,,o,,

The sort Of publicity contained In
the report OF the Joint Auditing Com
mst.ee OF the General Assembly mad.
yesterday is the sort the people want.
The report Is a most valuable docu-
ment and Is constructive and helpfu,
Auditor Donohoe'a s,atemen, con
corning the $4,000 defcit In the State
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The only objection to living In
richmond is this thing OF having
fruit cake and egsnogg every day
in the year because 1t is hard to
think up something different to hav.
around Christmas time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18

dreadnoughts, and a corresponding number
Of smaller units in the Black sea, and
further appropriation was voted for the
completion Of the four battleships of the
Gangut type, whose construction in the
Baltic was commenced by the government
in defiance OF the Dumas refusal of funds
The record OF the Duma for the session
includes a bill for the reform OF village
self-goVernment on a more democratic
basis, for the reform OF primary schools,
admitting. in this connection, instruction
In the mother tongue, and a bill for com
batting drunkenness, the adoption of which
was urged by large anti-alcoholic group
Of deputies, headed by Deputy Tchelysheff
OF Samara Women suffrage was admitted
in the provisions OF the village seIf-govern-
ment bill. another measure adopted gives
women equal rights Of succession, and a
later measure, just introduced by the min
lister of justice. aims at a reform OF the
Anticipated passport system. which at pres
ent deprives women. barring special cases
and extraordinary formalities, OF the right
OF residing apart from their husbands.
With the elections only year and a half
away. the concluding fifth session OF the
DumA promises little more than the adop-
ton OF nationalistic bills relating to Fin
land and Kholm, and the progress in the
disposition of other legislation OF a purely
technical nature with which the Duma Il
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
Coronation Fund
is Stolen from the
Sheriff's Residence
BY ROBERT EMMETT.

DUBLIN, June 17.-(SpeciaI to The Beef
"A considerable sum of money. a portion
being County Wicklow's contribution TO
the kings coronation fund, has been
stolen from Woodbrook Bray, the resi-
dence Of Stanley H. Cochrane. high sheriff
on last Saturday night. cash box con-
tanning money. checks and postal orders
was seen in its usual place in Mr. Coch-
rane's library that day. It was missing
the next morning.
remarkable incident cropped up I'm con-
nection with the interment Of a printer
from Belfast hospital. A few friends con-
nected with local newspaper hearing Of
the demise Of the old printer, subscribed
a sufficient fund TO obviate burial I'm a
pauper's grave. A funeral and a wreath
were provided and many former colleagues
ATTENDED. few nights ago the supposed
dead man, hale and hearty, met a fellow
printer and asked him for a loan. The lat
ter said: why, 1 contributed five shillings
to buy wreath and bury you week ago."
Well" said the printer, somebody else
enjoyed the funeral"
remarkable scene was witnessed last
Friday afternoon at the railroad station
Derry Several thousand factory girls gath
cred to give send off TO thirty-eight girls
who were going to Melbourne TO start a
factory for the Australian colored shirt
trade. The crowd overpowered the railroad
officials and thronged the platform. cheer
ing enthusiastically. The girls EMPLOYERS
paid the passage out, and gave the girl $50
for the outfit, and guarantees s625 a week
wages for three years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18

overburdened. The hopes Of notable, con-
structive work to embody in laws the
principles enunciated in the october mani
festo have now been abandoned by all.
The friction between habitual administra-
tive methods and the prospective require
ments Of such legislation suffice to deter
the Russian administration from conte-
nancing these reforms, while the Duma has
no power TO enforce any policy which is
not acceptable to the government
The octoberist party. whose mild liber-
alism gained for it the sympathies OF the
electors in 1907. must depend entirely on
official approval for the success of the
majority Of its candidates at the next cleo
lions, because OF the poverty of its legis-
lative record. Indications are that a most
energetic effort win be made to obtain a
fourth Duma in which a working majority
Of nationalist viii give the government a
legislature which will cause 1t less concern
than even the present one.
The appointment OF Senator Sabler, ex-
vice Procurator OF the Holy Synod under
Pobedonostseff. TO the post Of procurator,
makes the fifth change in that post in as
many years. Changes in the portfolios OF
marine, commerce and education have been
as frequent and of the original Stolypin
cabinet Of 1906. the prime minister and the
minister OF finance. Kokovtsoff, are the
only members still in office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
Stolypin Defers Conflict on Zenstvo by
Cutting Short the Sitting of the Duma

ST. PETERSBURG, June ls.-F1ve months
of usual summer inactivity in Russia ;
home politics began with the adjournment
of the Duma by imperial decree on May 26
The session was cut short one month in
order to avoid the threatened embarrass-
ment OF the government over the conten-
tious zemstvo measure. providing self gov
eminent for the western provinces, and
which was promulgated over the head Of
the legislature on March q.
BY dispatching the Duma one day before
the expiration OF the term for obligatory
submission of the bill for legislative con-
sideration, Prime Minister Stolypin de-
ferred the conflict until autumn. Steps
have been taken meanwhile TO expedite the
provincial elections and elaborate the In
stallment OF zemstvo institutions IN the six
provinces under the provisions OF the act.
and when the legislature next takes up the
question It will deal with. an accomplished
fact In which it will probably decide to
acquiesce.
Despite the Dumas three-quarters ma
jority and the councils two-thirds majority
against Premier Stolypin. on the vote to
declare his defense OF his conduct in the
PRONUNCIATION OF the western zemstvo bill
unsatisfactory. the Chambers have con-
tinued to coIlaborate with the minister IN
current legislation Appropriations were
voted BY the Duma Tor . fleet OF four
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18

gade, are to be engaged in Keeping the
routes along the line of the procession.
These are under the supreme command Of
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, who was
especially appointed to the post by the
king.
In addition to the military, the entire
police forces of the city and of great Lon
don, numbering altogether over 10000 men
mounted or on foot, are assisting in keep
ing order.
To avoid the terrible consequences Of
possible rushes into the main thorough
fares from side streets, barriers of timber
are erected at the most dangerous street
functions.