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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

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schools, on tho trains The press of
the country mentions the Initiative.
referendum and recall almost avery
day, and the result has been vast
campaign OF education- the main re-
suit OF which has been to arouse pub
lie interest in bettcr systems
OF government. 1t is so with
the question of commission gov
ernment, Few really large cities
have adopted the system; but they are
watching. and they are waiting to learn
the results OF experiments elsewhere
In lesser places that we hear little
about the new plan of government is
being tried out. The beginnings OF
better city government are being made
in places that are negligible, but the ex
pertinent is non-negliglble. That Rich
mond is TO undergo a radical change
in Its system of administration he who
runs may read. Probably it Will not be
commission government, but It will
come in soma form or other as vel
come departure from the sea of red
tape in which our good ship is now
fiounderlng.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
FoRTY-FO UR PER CENT.

Inc increased raising OF corn In the
South is subject which has attracted
the interest OF the New York Com
mercial With q 5000, 600, 600 cotton
and cotton seed crop rs basis of
prosperity our contemporary is Of
opinion that closer attention to corn
Will be the Soutll's best path to high
est development. Twenty years ago
the South produced but ono NTH OF
the corn crop; In $40 it raised bout
onethird, gain In percentage of the
corn product of about sixty-fve. At
the same rate OF increase during the
next decade, the South, thinks the
Commercial, should be producing at
least forty-four per cent. of the corn
crop OF the country In 1912.
The Commercial lays especial stress
on the part to be played by news
papers In promoting a greater corn
crop saying:
THE newspapers of the South
can do more toward making
their section the great agricultural
and financial centre Of the country
than any other ono agency in opera
ton there-and most of them are en-
gagged in the good work now But
they could do much more and With
telling effect. The fact that less than
so per cent. of the land OF the
South is under cultivation, while in
the East, North and West the areas
that can be cultivated are much more
generally ulilized-in fact very large
~ occupied already-has in it the
making of myrlads of stories and
sermonettes on Rraln-growinS. The
south ought not 20 buy outside of her
own borders one pound OF either corn,
wheat or hos-products."
There are already many evidences
Of the Intention Of Southern news
papers to play their part in this work
Even q casual inspection OF the South
ern press shows that the suggestion
OF the Commercial has long been an
ticipated in many places
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
AN APPLAUsE ABUSE.

Self applause has been reduced to "a
! fine art by the members OF Conyress.
Not content with having published in
the Congressional Record speeches
which they never delivered, and which
were probably written by some starry
Ing Doctor OF Philosophy, our Repre-
sentatives are perforatlng these ,In
uttered utterances with profuse paren-
thetical punctua tions of ''applause," or
continued applause on the Democratic
side or The Republican sde.i ii the
member Is Of that party. Every six
Inches there is applause in the gal
ieries." which is loud" PROLONGED. !"
or "tumnltuous." as tho case may be.
II the speeches really had been deliv-
cred the Applause" would SIN BE-
raise, for nobody listens TO what a
mere Congressman says. Even his
colleagues arc busy reading the latest
riSqne novels or taking a nip of but
termilk in the cool, cavefnous recesses
Of committee room.
with good reason therefore, did
representative Mann yesterday protest
that this "applause" business Is over
done to such an extent that in some
places II is unscemly and incxplicable.
He pointed out that IN the Record
there Is q speech in which applause"
greeted the statement that Christ was
born in a manger and that John the
BAPTIST lived on a rather frugal diet
in the wilderness. Did this really
happen? Why applaud this state
ment? Can It be that members Of
fongress have never heard of these
facts before, born as they were in a
land Of sunday schools and catechisms?
Were they applauding the statement
'as an historical discovery? why
should the diet of John the Baptist
evoke the approval OF members? what
would they do in church during a
sermon? Is this evidence that mis-
aioonalics shonla he sent to Congress?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
AMERICAN INFLUX
DISAP P ONT ING
London Shop and Hotel Keepers
Will Not Reap Expected
Golden Harvest.

London, June 7.-Already a quarter
of a million visitors arc here for the
coronation. but the shop keepers and
hotel keepers are disappointed at the
absence of the hoped for influx of
Americans.
The police regulations for tina CON
troll of the crowds on the days or the
professions will be more stringent than
ever before. Temporary gates are
being erected In all thoroughfares
through which tho professions will
pass. and these will be closed as soon
as the route Is comfortably lined with
spectators. Probably this Will be as
early as 9 or z o'clock in tho morning,
after which the centre of London Will
be a walled-in city. This method OF
closing tho streets is expected to prove
more efficient than tho old system OF
employing cavalry to keep back the
crowds.
One OF the chief events Of day
was the arrival of the Japanese depu-
tation. including Prince and Princess
Higashi Fushimi, the prince represent
ing the Emperor and the Japanese
war heroes Admiral Togo and GEN
eral Nogi There was no official re-
ception. because the dcputation Is not
due officially until June 10. The prince
and princess Will spend tho interview
ing time at East Bourne watering
place on the coast OF Sussex, while
Admiral Togo and General Nogi will
remain In London. The two war vet
Grams vera cheered as they drove
around Hyde. Park this afternoon.
Queen Mary to-day. received at Buck
ingham Palace the committee repre-
sentlng the Marysz OF the empire, who
presented to Her Majesty their corona.
ton gift-a check for 100000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
TIE REPLY COURTEOUS.

me woods and the cities as we'll
are fun OF folk who are irving IN
countless weys TO graft on the nows-
papers BY seeking free advertisement
80 small proportion OF newspa per,s
enemies are those who have attemnt ed
70 get hy the cash register and failed
pouStlcss IN the days primcyal. whom
VAN elaborate care ana fine art tho
Wise men inscribed on cylindr,cal
tablets the news 50 that 1t might be
PISSED around from hand to hand and
rom family 10 family, there were Ger.
tain ones who sought 10 secure the
publishers wares without giving him
2 bit Of hraes b. way Of rcmrnera.
ton
The editor and publisher Of ,ho
DELLA tGeorgia) Star has had NJ.
common experience OF all in the Four,h
l1s'ate' and with long suffering and
accumulated grievance he has decided
% use tile rnle Of reason" in NJ,
""s'ness' he says IT has doubles,
'eeh source Of wondcr to manv
people how newspaper men get SO r,ch
Below VIII DO found The explanation
we have just given to one OF our nr,s.
peotive '.ciiatomers."
Tncn and there our conta,nno,.a. -.
fets forth the fact that the c,,s,omar
teit'effed 10 Is a well-known hotel com.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Valuable Rolls.


To tho Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-SeeinB In your columns tho DIFF
hculty that the Military Records onlce
had In obtaining rolls OF companies
and regiments of Bedford troops.
would state that the committee OF
Daughters OF the Confederacy have
the rolls OF Captain Tom Banges' s
company. Old Dominion Rihes; also
Companies A, b and G. Second Vir-
ginin Cavalry. that went out from Bed
ford. These rosters We're collected by
the Bedford chapter. Mrs. Samuel Grit
I'm. president OF the chapter, also sends
TO the Confederate Museum sword
belt captured by her husband in the
battle at Trevillians between Wado
Hampton and Sheridan. Judge Grif-
fin. with two men CT the Second vir-
ginia Cavalry. captured General Cus-
ter's headquarter wagon. in which was
n hand trunk containing General Gus
ter's full dress uniform lin which he
had been married). The sash Judge
Griffin gave to General Thomas Mum
ford. and he returned Il somc years
after TO Mrs. Custer The uniform was
given to General Fitzhugh Lee Tho
belt was made q plaything of by Mrs
Grinins children. and accounts for Its
condition. 1t Is a most valuable relic,
and VIII be placed in the Virginia
room. Fl
MRS. n. v. RANDOLPH
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
FEWER ToGs FROM PARIS.

Americans are beginning to out down
their purchases from the millinery
stores and other concerns OF Paris The
Government has reports which SHOW a
decrease of nearly 100000. The total
value of exports into this country for
the first quarter of 1911 were s1377e,-
a2s, against sl6.bs14s2 for 1910.
The exports OF millinery decline ed
from s1.515,lSo to s1.1oT.e77. perfum-
cry and soap, from ss7o,s7o 10 $40. $40
silk and velvet. from sso5.1s2 to Slas,-
eos; WOODEN goods. from s444,Sse to
StS7,41S, and linens from sls6.s72 TO
s52,l5s.
Some of the reasons given for these
decreases are slight falling off in
general prosperity in the United States.
n consequent smaller demand for costly
imported merchandise. and the business
enterprise of American nanufac turcrs
and exporters. who are becoming each
year more and more competent and
able to furnish the real requirements
OF their home markets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

pany. This company sent the Star n
letter some days ago enclosing an ad-
fertisemcnt which would take up
about three dollars worth of the Stars
space. The writer assured the Star
I'm advance" of his appreciation" for
the favor of letting It's readers know
that on a certain date this hotoi,
which. as the Star says, as able to
pay It's publicity bills" would BIO open
for the season. and that 1t was the
hope OF this company that they would
make this hotel the watering place
Of Georgia
Tho Star mailed this most courte-
GUS reply:
We are in receipt OF your letter of
recent date enclosing a news item"
which announces the opening OF the
that we publish the same, and paying
us in advance in appreciation.
In reply we wish to say that we
contemplate taking our annual vaca-
tlon In the near future. and would be
pleased to exchange courtesies. In our
party there Will be the wife and two
children. with possibly a nurse. maid
and chauffeur, and we expect to stay
ABOUT ten days or two weeks If you
think you would be Interested in an
exchange of courtcsies. Will be glad
TO hear from you further
Perhaps you wonder why n country
editor has so large a retinue and to
enlighten YOU Will say that we make
our money, much OF 1t AT least BY
publishing free notices of tho sort you
send us. and are getting positively
wealthy-in Appreciation.
Appreciation" does not bring the
bacon home" but there be many peo-
pie who, seem to believe that it will do
rs legal tender for newspapers. The
Star Is correct, but we venture the
assertion that the Stars hotel bill will
never be paid In "appreoiation"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

Fl r wilkins, Wylie r. Cooke and
Sininorno Wilcox University of Viz
Richmond-A. c. Edwards ,,u,..
". r. Howard, Norfolk; W. *. Jamison.
, Virginia W. H. Ransen. Chariottes.
Lexington-F. 81. Turner I.yno,,
Isaac Echnrd and w IL. SuddartS /.
Stana rdsyillo: D. j. Shopoff, Flutwnod
=: r.. Robertson. Buckingham: Z. r.
,ordon. Charlottesville; j. Il Noai
South Boston; Q. j. Mills, staunton.c I y
Iurnoull, Lawrenceville: MIR. and Mrs
X. H. Pittman. Luray; J. b. Vaurhaa
1ks a;y Vile: ". u. Tune. Poce's: J. n
- stunpf's-J. o. Rivercomb, Virginia,
" w. 81 Mereereau. Staunton: q. r.
E ,nn virginia; J. D. Fry. South Bos.
EmDorln: w. T. Cooke, Ncwport Naw ;; /;
c, r. Biliups. Norfolk. - ~" 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Get II Straight.

To .the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
Sir.-1n the coming primary for the
two seats In the United States Soma te
are labortng under q great misappre-
hension overheard some usually very
Intelligent people say that they were
going TO vote for Martin and Jones and
others say they were going to vote
for Swanson and Glass. Now, as un-
derstand 1T, Jones is q candidate for
Martins seat. while Glass Ia candi-
date for Swnnson's seat. TO vote for
Martin and Jones or Swanson and
Glass would be wasting your vote. But
the belief Is generally that the two
win be elected to the two ofrices,
whether Martin and Jones, Swanson
and Glass or any way you choose to
pair them. Wouldn't It be good Idea
TO dispel this illusion7 VOTER.
Danville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Voice Of the eople
Economics Of Land Speculation.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-four editorials certainly have
the spice of variety, but you stumble
badly on your economies. Saturday you
said a wise(?) woman had bought fiva
years ago the title to a piece Of land
In Richmond for $4,000, and had re-
Gently refused $4,000 for It, Then you
yodel. Watch Richmond grow"
Now. do you mean by this that rising
that the growth of the city makes the
land values? This Is a very common
error. and 1t is fCstered In nil growing
communities by the facindtion which a
gamble has for everybody (gettlng
something for nothing). Where did
that~fncrease In value OF $4,000 come
from? and who does IL really belong TO?
Is 1t not possible for land values to he
boosted to the point wher@ rent will
absorb most of the wages Of labor ana
the interest of capital? VIII that make
Richmond grow? Why not tax this un :
earned increment into the public t -nas-
nry? Please give us tho economies of
land speculation. "PIEDN1ONT."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

would get all Of this work from tho
Northern Neck II this road is built
am told this question has not been
properly presented to the Richmond
doctors The past week. while In con-
vorsatlon with Richmond surgeon
who has given the project iittle
thought, no said he and his partner
would subscribe $1,000 IL called upon Is
prominent hotel man who had sub
scribcd $1,000 said lie would take moro
stock II necessary These unfortunate
patients and thcir friends will not only
help financially the surgeons, but hos
pitfalls, hotels and private boarding
houses. 1t secms to ME the people OF
Richmond are not properly awake to
tho many advantages this road will
give our capital city or this stock
would have been taken In one week
we have a live medical society In the
Northern Neck. and with quick trans
portntion wo should have our Rich
mond brothers with US at each SOS
sion. l appeal to the medical frater-
nifty OF RICHMOND to holp ua. and there
Wheaton. f. w. LEWIS, III. D.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Around the Hotels

r Miller, Lynchburg: Mrs. III navie,
Goochland: r. o. Gregg, Roanoke: G.
Fl. Culpeper, Virginia; r. j. Patrick.
Virginia: John 2. Brewer, South Boston:
Mrs. Percy Anderson, Kress; RI. IT.
Hudgins. Roanoke: w. It. Dunbar.
Fred Durham and Miss Colema n, How.
erton's: a. NJ. Hart. Norfolk: Dr. c. ".
Montgomery South Hill: II. J.. AIRING
ton, Claremont; Misses Theresa Hamii
ton and Nan Battle, Norfolk +. a! p,
Demstcr. Fredericksburq. Charles TT.
Simpson. Craigsville;a L. w, Sherry,
Ciaremont; L, D. Bowdcn, Red Fill;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

An Atlanta man. who has been
blind FOR fifteen years. has had his
sight restored by an operation The
sirangest thing to him, he says. are
the peculiar costumes worn by tho
women. whom he believed at first to
be Strange animals" It must be ad-
mitted that some women in their
hobble skirts and roof garden hats
closely resemble In general outlines
the dplodocus, the iguanodon and the
stcgosaurus.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

sense scholar. getg along we'll with
q vocabulary OF little more than
thousand words. The number of words
thot s person uses In his ordinary
conversation grades from 1000 up to
about 10000 for q well-educated or
scholarly man.
1t Is said that evory person has
three vocabularies-the frst, or small
est, that used in speaking or ordinary
conversation; the second. or next
largest. tho writing vocabulary. that
used when we write and have timo to
choose our words and pick the best
we know. and the third, or largest. our
reaoins vocabulary, or those words of
which we know the meaning when
used by others, but which we seldom or
never employ In os,r own use. Shakes
peare holds the record for the number
or dinorent words used in his works
He is said to have used $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Patients From the northern Neck.

To the Editor of The Times Dlspatch:
Sir wish to call attention to one
phase of the Northern Neck Railroad
question which seems to have escape,i
the attention of all writer's on the
TO accrue to the hospitals and medical
men OF Richmond. The Northern Neck
has about forty physicians; these doc
tors send about forty patients per
month away for operations. IN the
past four months I have sent Ave pa
tents away for capital operations. BAL
timore. Norfolk and Washington get
these people, not because we want to
send them to those cities, but because
we hava direct water communication,
II for no other reason. these would
goiito Richmond OH nccount OF quick
transportation by rail- Richmond mas
q corps OF the most skillful aurgeons.
SUCH men MS Drs. Johnston. Willis, Me-
Guire, Boscher Horslcy, Robins, bryan,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

II all the yards in the city were as
well Kept and slightly as that of the
John Marshall High School. how much
better the city would look. The school
grounds have been converted from an
ugly, barren spot into really attractive
lawns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Public Accountant.

a. Desiring to take a course in
public accounting. would like to know
tho salary paid in this State for that
particular line of work.
90 Besides being able TO solve the
most abstrusc and intricate problems
mat arise In any branch of account
Ing, what else is expected of ON ac-
countant7
(S) Would you think 1t necessary to
take a course I'm bookkeeping before
beginning this course? O, X.
Cd There ts no regular salary.
ca They straighten out tangled O.
counts, open and CLOSE books for firms,
and are often employed to detect de-
talcations and fraudulent TRANSACT
lions. lV
80 Bookkeeping Is regular part
OF the course ono takes to become an
accountant N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

Walt Mason. the writer OF rhymed
sentences. says he Is tired of Jack Lon
don's stories, J. Rufus Wallingford and
the writings of Rex d. Beach. Incl
dentally. there arc some OF us who are
mighty tired Of Walt Mason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

In suing his wife for divorce. II. S.
Smith. OF Texas. gave a S ground for
the action that Mrs. Smith is strongly
opposed to Senator Joseph W.tBailey.
while he Is the Senator's supporter
Yet some people say women should not
be allowed to vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
Panama Cunui rortiicution..

What fort'hcations are to be erected
70 fortify the Panama Canal? F. NJ
II fortlfcaticns arc erected. as seems
probao bic. for the protection and control
Of the Panama Canal. they will doubt
less be situated at the two ends OF tho
canal. although the fortifications have
not yet been decided upon. The only
other method of Fertilization would be
by the use of battleships In the vi
entity OF the entrances.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08
DdiLy Queries and Ans1Ders

Patents, 1913
l, h sant Z, ca, can II ind out II an article is
gettinK q na ana hoy should SO about
The Commissioner of Patents. Wish
pp:g.on' u G.. informs me tina, the
as s to t Haic g, Garnet express nm opinion
uIar device in advance OF the filInx Of n
fi &c application for patent thereon
10 me man manner prescribed by law. The
together with an oath that the npnlI.
i Inme believes pei himself to be the first
panied io by the snec application Is accom-.
Invention in clear, fui q's and cognc Use
ni cse H. me patent law is very tech
he al una involved. SO that 1t would
draw uh ~, unusual thing for layman to
.hy claim Is worse than none. I
should advise you to be advised by IL
coHH ntn and reliable patent attorney.
yStour own advocate, the "Rules Of Prac-
nee Of tho Putent Office NAV be had bv
WWIi.inns 70 the Commissioner of Patents,
Financial Stnndiux of Nations
10 settle an argument. tell me the
hninacial standing of the six largest
nations. -sl5 @ NJ
United states. $4,000. ooo, 900; = Great re,
Britain and Ireland. s7o,ooOcoo 900.
France, $4,000, 100000: Germany, S45..
100000 600; Russia. $4,000. 900, 900:
Austria Hungary. $50. 900 900 900: Italy.
Sia5'ooo,ocoooo: Belgium, $1,000, ooo.-
eeo; spain. S5.4oo,ooo.oo0; Netherlands.
$4,000. oOOo0o; Portugal, $4,000, ooo,-
600; Switzerland. $4,000. 100000.
Men's Fashion Books.
men r "a
The following magazines are de-
voted exclusively to fashions for men:
Giothier and Furnisher, New York:
Haberdashor. New York: Mons Wear,
New York. and the Apparel Gazette,
chicago. Vogue also includes articles
on fashions for mon among Its con-
tents. 7Qi
vocabularics.
10 settle an argument. will you give
IN your column the number of words
In the vocabulary OF an average per-
SOM W.
A person who has little or no cdu-
cation. who -reads little and Is in no
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

College professors seem younger
every year. Bye and bye the average
college will be nothing more than a
nursery of infant prodlgics. "Prage-
matism" will take the place OF prattle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

Milwaukee sport has made the
German Emperor look like "piker."
The Princess August William was sell
Ing ox-eyed daisies for charity func-
ton at Potsdam the other day. The
Emperor. her father-in-law. paid her
s. for single daisy. Soon afterward the
Milwaukee man drove up in big, red
motor car. He was invited to buy some
Covers What's the price?" he asked.
The Emperor has just given me SIS for
one" said the princess. but you should
buy because 1t Is for charity" "You
bet said tho American; milwaukee,
aln't going to be behind any Emperor
when 1t comes to charity. I'll take all
You've got at $40 apiece" There were
one hundred flowers In the basket.
The purchaser gave the Princess the
$1,000. she gave him smile and
bow, and he was very happy lie
is the kind that make Milwaukee ia
nous
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

An Oklahoma bride foil into river
during a freshet and hung to a log
until IT carried her fifteen miles to
safety. No wonder she wanted to live.
The sroom was from the Old Domin-
ion. i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-08

There Is direct connection between
these moonlight boat rides and the
number of June brides.