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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. March
2i.--Mrs. 3. J. Failes, OF this city
received = message yesterday morn
ing from her daughter. Mrs. e. K.
Desmond. Of Geer. Greene county. an
nouncing tho death 1t that place Of
her father-in-iaw. DR.. Nichasi Dss-
mona: . Wen known cancer speoial-
list. He was Z native Of ireland Ana
was stghty-etght years. o. ara. He
came to Virginia over SIXTY years aro
ana married Miss Bette Hainaa OF
Greene county,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

with the company since his boyhood.
Captain Rudd has charge Of the ac-
commodation train between Rich
mond and Keysvills and has the sym
patty of hundreds of friends In his
sad bereavement.
Mrs. Farmer had been Ill for long
time and her death was not unex-
pected. She was surrounded by all the
mem bers OF her family when the end
came.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21
Airs. Duzs,a Bapsist.

BoYDTON. VA, March ai.--Mrs.
Emma Baptist. wife OF Rev. p. L
Baptist. died II hcr home here SUM
day. She wAs sixty-eight years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

Kisses $4,000 Each.
KANSAS CITY.--Miss Nellie Ether
fdge. a manicurist. has sued Charles
r. Decker, of Milwaukee,. for $lo,-
600 for four kisses. which he forced
upon her and 5000 for being muss-
ed UP in the process.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

But What Did the Neighbors Say?
SOUTH BETHLEHEM. PA.-The
Marathon piano playing record In held
by Lewis Thorpe. leader Of Charles
81. Sohwab's band, who played rag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

O'Clock, after an illness Of two
months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21
x-Ray Saves HENS lac.

X-Ray Saves Hens Afe.
SOUTH NORWICH. CONN.--One
of the twenty-four hens of Attorney
John Keogh owen her life to x-ray.
BY their use Keogh found that she
was the only hen that was laying
and he killed the others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21
Funeral Of walter 6. Btnford.

NORFOLK. VA, March 2i.-rne
funeral service OF Walter c. Binford.
who died last Friday night from
blood poisoning, took place Sunday
afternoon In the Forth Norfolk Meth
odist Episcopal church. ana was
largely attended. attesting his wide
acquaintance and popularity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

Rival Women Mountain Climbers.
PARIS.--Mrs. r. B. Workman. q
rival of Miss Annie s. Peck for the
mountain climbing record for women,
spent $4,000 In proving that Miss
Peck only assembled 6,T63 meters In
her Huascaran climb. Mrs Work
man mounted Himalayan peak r.
800 meters high.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21
Atte6t6.
w. G. TODD. Clark

NOTICE or THE PUBLIC Is DIRECT
ED TO THE FOLLOWING ORDI-
NANCE OF THE TOWN OF HIGH
LAND PARK, VA,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC Is DIRECT
ED TO THE FOLLOWING ORD.
NANCES OF THE TOWN OF HIGH-
LAND PARK, VA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

BALTIMORE. MD.--News from
Mexico. Communication with Chihua-
hua and Baltimore was opened to-
day. Senior Juan Prteto Quemper,
Mexican consul here, received bill
from a haberdasher in Chihuahua
for services rendered. The envelope
bears no evidence of delay, but the
consul suspects that 1t was forwarded
by the insurgents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-21

HOT SPRINGS, ARK---The lid has
been ciamped down on gambling here
In view of the grand jury's sitting next
week
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS

IErom The Tribune buTed"'i
Washington. Nov. 15.-The Itahan AM
hassodor and Marchesa Cusani and Donna
beatrice Cusani have gone to New AorN
for a short visit. .-.us
The German Ambassador and countess
.or Rernstorff arrived in Washington az
20 o'clock this afternoon and were ine'
=, tho station by several members ot the
g,a0 who escorted them to the embassy
v,scount de Alte. who represented the
.oyornment of Portugal under the 'a'e
monarchy, and who was made proV's'o"a'
minister during the troubles oil STATE III
tbat country. win present his credenua'S
70 the President as the Portuguese repre-
sentative under the republic wlthn It"
days. ,,,.;a.or
Dr Davila. recently appointed Minister
from, Honduras to succeed Dr. Alberto
uor.hrono has also arrived in Washlns-
ron and awaits the Presidents convenience
~ nresent his credentials, as does aiso
Mr. Havenith Minister from Belgium AS
soon as the Presidents plans VIII ADMIT
ho will receive the new diplomats.
The French military attache and Couh-
toss de Chambrun have returned to town
for tho winter and have opened thelr
house in 18th street. The countess was
hostess at a small tea in compliment 10
Mrs William G.. Heron. sister-in-law Oh
NIre Tat. the first of the week.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
IN THE BERKSHIREs.

fPv Telegraph 70 Inc lrlpuhr'l
rorox. Nov. l5-The Curtis Hotel was
closed to-day for the first time In iity-ses-
on years. a large addition VIII De ouh''
including new kitchens.
Mr.. and Mrs. William h. sllverthorne'
Miss Meta Mackay, Mr.. and Mrs. T. r.
wcN,urray and Miss Helen McMurray' who
r,ore al the Curtis Hotel have gone 70
New York.
waller Nettleton, who has been In New
YORK has returned to his country place IN
Stockbridge
Miss Adele Knoeland. who has been In
Hartford. will open Fair Lawn next week
for the early winter.
Zeuas Marshall Crane started to-day for
New Brunswick. where he VIII hunt ior
moose
Mrs. William J. Bryce will keep her Pltls-
field villa at Lake Onota open all winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel rockingham, who
are entertaining Dr. Henry G. Haven ana
Miss Gertrude Parsons, gave a dinner en-
tertainment tonight.
The Misses Isabel. Mary and Elinor Shot
ter have gone to New York Later IN the
month they will go to Savannah
DR.. and Mrs Charles McBurney nave
closed lncflH i arm, III oNpNhS''N-Nf
have gone to New York. DR.. McBurney
will return later to spend the winter at
Roadside cottage. His health has I'M
proved during the season.
Miss Jane Sedgwick, who has been Win
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Sedgwick, at the
Mansion, in Stockbidge, has gone TO New
York whence she viii sail for Italy. fr
Miss F. w. Turnbull. of Baltimore, bias
arrived TO visit Miss Caroline 7. Lawrence.
i'm Stockbridge.
Mrs Benjamin c. Porter has closed the
Judge Bishop House and returned TO New
York.
Miss Isabel H. Burhans has taken apart
ments at the Root villa for the early win
ter.
Mrs. Joseph c. Lowering, Of Boston, is a
guest of Mrs. j. Frederick Schenck.
Mrs Joseph S. Whistler has gone to New
York.
Mrs. Joseph W. Burden is visiting Dr.
and Mrs Henry p. Jaques, at Home Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandt Field Bishop VIII
open the Naples the last OF the month.
Harley Il. Proctor and +. B. Hoffman, 1r,
returned 10 New York to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs f. Floyd-Jones, OF Brook
line, have arrived at the Red Lion Inn, In
Stoc<brdge
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16

largely gambling. Men possessed OF
some means were willing to grubstake
Il man with very limited knowledge OF
geology merely as speculation. Men
often lost their lives in the search for
mineral wealth. and q far larger number
became so thoroughly imbued with the
gambling spirit that they were fit FOR
nothing else. There are. indeed few
cities in the vicinity of the Rocky Mouh-
tains which do not possess one or more
cid and broken down prospectors, who'll
~ incapable Of work, living chiefly by
charity. hoping always TO find some one
to grubstake them and ever dreaming
Of the time when they will strike II
rich" If the Geological Survey can
substitute for this random method OF
prospecting one based on scientlhc
knowledge and intelligent examination
of surface conditions it will render a
valuable service and incidentally de-
monstrate the folly Of one of the argu'
mentS most often brought against the
conservation policy.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
THE TERM STRIKE BREAKER
Correspondent Thinks the Mayor s
Point of Diction Well Taken.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: You indulge in a little pleasantly
to-day over Mayor Gaynor's protest against
the popular misuse of the words strike
breaker" Having made your little joke
and considering the matter seriously. do
you not think that you ought to support the
Mayor I'm resentlng this assault upon our
language, as well as in resisting other I'M
positions upon the public?
A strike" in the connection referred TO.
is a concerted cessation of work OF a body
Of employees. The strike can be broken"
only by the parties who effected it-that IS.
by all or some of them returning TO the
abandoned employment. IL other persons
accept the work which the strikers dis
carded they do not break the strike" The
strike remains as an accomplished fact,
although its only effect may have been 10
put the strikers out OF a job.
This Is more than question of words.
The term strike breaker" as commonly
used. conveys false meaning and mis-
chievous implications. II does not describe
truthfully the person to whom II is'appled
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
SANITY WINS.

The final settlement Of the S0-called
German potash dispute out of court. so
TO speak. is decided triumph for sane
diplomacy. Those who may recall the
hiStrionics which attended the discus
sion of this question nearly year ago
the hysterica demand for a tariff war
with Germany. the impasSioned denun-
citation of Germany and the appeals TO
the Department of state TO WELD "thc
big stick" may he surprised 10 find the
announcement of final settlement, APP
parently satisfactory 10 all concerned, III
a brief cablegram from Berlin.
Throughout the heated period OF the
controversy The Tribune refused 10 he
lieve that a rate war was inevitable or
10 take at their face value the eXag-
ceratcd representations of those who.
believing they were To suffer consid-
cradle loss of profit. declared that Ger
many had been guilty of bad faith and
sharp practice, and who contended lhat
nothing short of Il tariff war OF the
most bitter character would serve TO
avenge the injured honor Of the United
States.
Certain Americans had driven a de-
cidedly shrewd bargain with certain
German potash producers, and Germany,
exercising her unquestionable right TO
control the expectation of her own prod
ucts. had sought by legislation to nulllfy
the effect of the bargain. Ii was not
pleasant situation. but it was obviously
one which would yield 10 diplomacy and
even to that spirit of fair play on the
part Of those interested which was GER
tain TO follow the heat and anger of
disappointment. Time has proved the
correctness Of the moderate view. The
Department of State refused to lose its
head. The entire question has been set
tied American interests are not to suf-
fer any material injury. The contracts
which Occasioncd the trouble have been
cancelled, but under conditions which
mitigate the hardship of the cancella-
ton
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16

the recent parliamentary escapade of the
crown prince and the consequent pa
ternal rebuke had much to do with W.
The prince certainly did act In an eX-
traordinary way precisely as though nc
were free and Independent private ciii-
zen. and not the heir TO the throne, bound
fast by non-partisan obligations. HIS
father IL. moreover. the last man IN the
world to let such an escapade 20 unno-
ticed. 1t is true that ne himself. in his
days as a prince. did not hesitate to dis
play antagonism 10 the policies OF his
father But that was another story, ana
it all happened long time ago.
The paterna rebuke cannot. however
conceal the significance Of the princes
action and Of the manner in which 1t has
been received by large part of the Ger
man nation. 1t is possible but not prob
able that the prince would have done les
he did If he had not known that he was
thus giving expression to the sentiments
! Of millions of Germans. IL Is incon-
| ceivable that the enthusiastic approval
OF his indlscretion which has followed
| las had its origin in the last few days
/ and is not the outbreak of long-cher-
! ished resentment at what Is thought 10
be a surrender of German ambitions to
! the opposition Of France and England.
! That resentment may be groundless, bur
/ that it exists is undeniable. And it may
| be that the Emperor and his ministers
! think it prudent to recognize that tac,'
and. while rebuking the prince for thus
yoicing popular sentiment. TO give thdl
very popular sentiment an opportunity TO
| be effectively expressed in the RelchstaS.
Whatever its origin. this radical change
in the German constitutional system, II
maintained. will he an interesting deVel-
opment. especially as denotng the prog
rcSs which is being made toward uniform
! ity of governmental methods throughout
the world. What its effect will be upon
tie foreign relations of Germany aud
upon European diplomacy is food Tor
speculation. There is reason to expect,
| however. that the effect will. on the
whole. he salutary. The participation cf
| the parliament may in some cases act is
a deterrent or an obstacle To treaty
making. but there can be no doubt that 1t
will greatly increase the force and pres
tige of convention to have it backed
with the approval of the elected repre-
sentatives of the nation. And. of course.
| it is logical that the nation should have
some voice in the direction of its foreign
rojotionc oS wolI rs I'm the conduct OF
! home affairs.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
UNDER THE COMMON LAW.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In his address of welcome to the
delegates to the convention of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs yesterday
Mayor Gaynor said he feared the suffra-
gists wanted to disrupt the ideal condition
that existed between husband and wife
under the common law. when they were
one spiritually, mentally and physically;
when they owned the property in COM
mon, and the one who breathed the last.
T. C. lived the longest, got ii all.
Under the common law woman's prop
erty upon her marriage was contscated
by her husband: her very last hairpn
became his property: he could spend or
give away or will away her personal
property and the income from her realty
belonged TO him. Not one penny could
she call her own after marriage. AT
no time did they own property in common
They were one. but he was the one The
law also gave him the legal right TO beat
her. and when the lawmakers became quite
polite they limited the stick to the size
of his thumb. And this is the ideal con-
dtion" that Mayor Gaynor regrets. Ideal
for men, perhaps, but hardly for women.
SUFFRAGIST
New York Nov. -, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
THE TREATY MAKING POWER IN
GERMANY.

II may be hoped that the latest en-.
largement Of parliamentary authority
| in Germany will be more enduring than
another notable new departure was
not long ago. 1t will be recalled that
| there was formal and sententiOuS an
Eouncement that complete ministerial
responsibility to the Rechstag not eX-
cepting even the Chancellor. had been
established, and this was declared TO he
the greatest constitutional change since
the founding Of the empire. That esti-
mate Of it would have been correct #
the change had stayed made. But it did
not. In few months, or perhaps weeks,
il was forgotten, and now nobody would
venture to recall it TO serious attention.
Yet we cannot help remembering ii, now
that another such announcement is made
that henceforth the ratification Of the
Reichstag will be sought for all treaties
which involve heavy expenditures and
affect the vital interests of the nation.
The latter change is indeed in some
respects more momentous and significant
than the former would have been had it
really been effected. 1t will not be so
frequently operative, but when it does
come into effect it will mark greater
assertion of parliamentary authority.
For the treaty making power is one Of
the things 10 which the Crown or its min
istry has most jealousy clung. There
are governments under which ministers
are fully responsible TO parliament and
vet under which the Crown makes
treaties at will and parliament has moth
ing TO say about them. That is indeed
widely regarded in Europe as the correct
system and we have frequently known
the American system to be unfavoraDly
criticised, on the ground of the uncer-
tainty of the fate Of treaties which after
being made and signed had TO run the
eantlet of the Senate. Yet here Is the
German government, of all the most
Jealous of the prerogatives of the Crown,
voluntarily adopting the American sys-
TEN in respect Of ifs most important con-
ventions.
The precise inspiration OF this remark
able change is not disclosed. 1t is OBJ
yious. however, that IL must have had its
rise very close to the imperial throne,
and there is a plausible suspicion that
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
STRIKES AND PUBLIC EMPLOY
HENT.

The principle that striking public en-
ployes lose their places is fair and
! Just There is a distinction between all
the circumstances of public employment
and those of private employment that
| leaves the strike which is generally re-
/ garded as indispensable TO workmen in
| private employment with no place in
public employment. In public employ
mcnt the law itself protects the work
mans tenure Of place. He is dependent
for the permanence of his job on no
ones whim and on no ones capacity to
succeed His appointment is due to
merit alone. He does not need 10 know
some one on the inside TO get a job. and
his employer, not being in business for
the sake of profit. is invariably just. if
not. indeed. generous. WOrkmen in pub
lie employ are generally better paid and
work shorter hours than do their fellows
in private employ.
Humanitarian considerations invariably
weigh more with the public i'm its ca
pacity of employer than with the aver
dEt lilulN ihudt vi wi I'Pl Nilili'H MS
labor. And if the public itself were not
Xtraordinarily conscientious in its treat
ment of its working people legislatures.
keen in all matters where large bodies
Of voters are concerned, might he trusted
10 provide for their welfare Pension
systems. which are the exception in pri-
vate employment, are the rule, at least
here, in public employment. That is only
one circumstance illustrating the differ
ence between public and private employ
ment. but it is typical.
Collective bargaining, Of which the
strike is the weapon, is essential in the
dealing of the laborer with the private
employer. 1t is a regrettable. crude and
wasteful necessity. bringing on havoc and
suffering right and left; it is as ugly
fact as war. hut it is still necessity.
1t is an absurdity I'm public employment,
with its uncommercial purposes and with
the emplOye himself, as a voter and
member Of the state, assisting TO make
the very terms Of his employment.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
OUR ARMY is FAR BEHIND
Gen. Allen Bitter About Aviation
and Wireless Work.

Washington. Nov. l5-Wlth an undery'
inc note of bitterness, General James AL
ion. chief signal officer # the army. as
sorts i'm his annual report, that, although
the United States was the frst nation %
recognize the asroplare for military pur-
poses. and carried out the ilrst official test
of that invention al Fort Myer in 1905, such
ereat progress has been made abroad that
this country has been left far behind IN
securing practical equipment and orsani-
zation for the use of this indispensable ad-
unct 10 war.
FsiSue tc find the necessary officers To
no trained as aviators and lack Of funds
arc said % furnish the explanation for
This situation. General Allen says tho
most note lie progress in military aero
nautics has been accomplished by France
Germany and England The French have
perie,ted a particularly effective aeronaut-
ic corps, which was thoroughly tried with
tventy aeroplancs in the recent army n"'
noeIvres.
Attention Is directed in the report 10 the
falIuya OF the Senate TO confirm the adher-
cree Of the United states to the Berlin
wireless telegraph convention. and points
ont the fact that IL is only through cour-
tesy or by sCme private arrangement that
American ships can communicate WIN
wireless stations In foreign countries. Cen
eral Allen also refers TO the great cohlu-
sion that exists in the TRANSMISSION oi
wireless messages on the coast OF the
United States, seriously interfering Win
communication between various coast W.
fences and ships at sea. and Grges the ne
cessity for legislation providing adequate
control of all wireless telegraph opera
tons, with special regulations for war con-
ditionS
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16
A VALUABLE SERVICE

The constantly reiterated contention
OF and-conservationists that exploration
viii not be conducted unless the whole
return for discovery is assured to the
explorer, and that mineral deposits es-
pecially would never be found and de-
veloped under conservation policy. is
somewhat strlkingy answered by the
Geological Survey, which has just made
public information regarding probable
deposits OF oil in Illinois. After examin-
ing a considerable portion Of the state
in cooperation with the Illinois Geoogi.
cal Survey, the national Survey has is
sued a bulletin not only pointing out
localities worthy Of being tested for oil,
but also emphasizing the inadvisability
OF investing large sums in boring IN
other sections, which, from their geologi-
cal formation, present little prospect OF
q return on the investment
Referring TO this information. the Sur
vey announces that its "tip" is largely
for the purpose Of preventing random
"wildcatting" in unpromising territory
and of promoting instead exploration in
areas whose rock structure and other
geologic factors hold out greater prom
Else for the occurrence of oil pools" "
The Survey calls attention TO the great
waste Of money which resulted from
"wildcatting" in the vicinity of Car
lyle. ILL.,. after the discovery of oil
there last spring, and says that this
waste is still going on in sections where
there is every indication that it can result
in nothing but disappointment and loss.
No pretence is made that geological
survey will disclose the actual presence
OF oil or gas, but 1t is pointed out that
such a survey will enable the country
10 be assorted into favorable and un-
favorable territory. Even that. as every
one who has had any experience with
"wildcatting" must appreciate, will pro-
mote great saving of useless energy
and expenditure and will result, more
over. in the development Of oil and gas
in sections where its presence is often
wholly unsuspected.
The fact Is that most OF the WORK
done. by the old-fasbioned prospector mas
been wholly unscientihc. 1t has been
New-York tribune., 1911-11-16

policemen. The prisoners were not
strikers but. supposedly. pickpocRets. /.
may be that they were innocent ana had
been arrested under mlsappreheiiSio''' L.
hut that did not matter. for the InoD dlu
not know that they were innocent ana
had no reason for imagining IL. Inc
mob supposed that they were purse
snatchers and that they were beng ar
rested for that crime. and IL took their
part against the police.
1t was not Il unique occurrence. On
the contrary, ii was Il mere example oi
what has often happened before. OF what
is likely To happen at any time ana 0l
what seems 10 he increasingly likely 10
happen the omnOus fact Is that IN
some way there has been developer III
this community an extensive cult OF
crimlnality. or of sympathy with crime,
at least whenever the police attempt to
enforce the law. In some parts of the
city il is one of the easiest things TO
raise hue and cry against II policeman,
w tli w iut tAlfiil VI ih'ipu' w
lence. II may not be. so much direct
approval of crime as il is disapproval of
police suppression Of crime, but that
amounts TO about the same thing.
The origin of this pernici0us cult IS
more or less obscure. and is probably
complex. OF its evil and menace there
can he no question. Officers Of the law
ought 10 he instinctively regarded as the
friends and not aS the enemies of the
people. If they are not, there is some
thing radically wrong. which enormously
embarraSSeS the administration Of law
and the maintenance of order and di-
rectly encourages crime. \ state of af-
fairs is indicated which demands the
most serious attention uf the police and
the criminal courts. and also Of all who
are practically concerned in the social
welfare of the community.