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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
.Iumcs river aud rub,.v ,,hu,,

Jnulcs River mud pubi.v uhnr,
10 the Editor of Tho TimessDi2putc!,;
Sir.-The James River Is noted for It's
history and lis beauty, II is ono hundred
and four miles long to the mead 81
navig Observation-Disclosures city There are
several shoals IN the rl'cr which the
Federal government has drcdged u
a depth OF eighteen feet at mean low
tide. This river Is easily navigatcd.
though IL bends somewhat below City
Point. and much from City Point to
Drcwry's Bluff. The same depth
eighteen fec,---can be brought into tho
hn-bor to Richmond The Federal GOV
eminent has been liberal in its APP
preparations for tho rivor In March.
1905, bill passed Congress and was
approved for the dredging OF the har
Dor. The city has done much In the
way OF expenditures and work In keep
ing the harbor clear. James River Is
In many respects the greatest osse'
OF the city. and should be carefully
looked after a water-borne COM
merce is always a check on railroad
rates.
AS to tho public wharf. Richmond
should own every berth within Its port.
\ public wharris ono In which a trans.
port may lie alongside and discharg e
and load cargoes with sufficient water
always afloat. From tho chip lock- 10
tho corporate limits there Is about
5000 feet OF berth space; about l,40O
feet OF this is owned by companies.
used exclusively for their Gwn pur
poses. From Gillies Creek to Nicho'.
son Street, a distance Of COS feet, is
owned by the city of Richmon6 trom
Nicholson Street to the corporate limits.
about LOO feet Is ownad by private
parties. Much has been said III the in
terest of and about a public wharf.
IT has been proposed to build this pub
lie wharf from Gillies Creek To Nichol-
son. Street Concrete pile wharf,
Where this proposed wharf Is 10 bo
built Is tho shoalest part of the harbor.
not one berth over eleven and half
feet at mean low tide. As,the govern.
ment has eighteen feet In the main
channel. no wharf should he built hay
ing alongside less depth than the gov
ornment channel, which Is abou. forty
I'VE feet from the proposed wharf The
material at the bottom ,ue river In
front OF the proposed wharf consists OF
hard rock soft rock. sand and clay.
and should be dredged before the wharf
Is built.
have for many years endeavorod to
have sufficient wharves within the hnr-
Dor of Richmond TO enable ships to
load and discharge cargoes with safely
AS harbor master of the city for
eighteen years, and familiar FOR fifty
years with conditions affecting the
river think that am In measure
at least qualified to express an opinion
upon them and I shall feel Il NV duty
to do so whenever occasion demands.
JOHN A. CURTIS,
Haroor Master.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
I,I;CII,I,ncArE.

One thing there is that tho Demo
cratic majority in tho House should
do-re-eloct Its present chaplain, Or.
Couden.
There was Republican landslide in
1884. The Democratic majority in the
House was swept out. At that lime.
the Rev. DIR. Ahlburn, n blind Democrat
was chaplain OF the body. Some of the
spoilsmcn of the incoming majority
thought that DR.. Milburn would have
TO go. so that Republican migl.: take
his place. Then the vote was taken
and tho Republican majority retained
Dir. Aiilburn. lie has been dead several
years and his successor. DIR. Coudcn IS
Il Republican. In simple courtesy, In
reciprocation of the Republican rctcn.
lion of DIR. Milhurn. the Rev. lor. Cou-
den should be reelected chaplain. lie
is entitled to the position
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
PRAYER MEETING INSTEAD OF
BALL.

we agree with Senator Norman OF
Alabama. that the inaugural bali. which
IS always held for the incoming Gov
ernor of that state, ought to he sun.
planted by union prayer meeting;
but If this substitution is TO be adopt-
Cd. We would suggest that failure OF
any OF the members of the IcYislnturo
TO attend the prayer meeting be made
a in'sdemeanor, punishable BY fine or
imprisonment. or both, within the dis
cre'ion of the court. Senator Norman
also believes that eight thousand men
marching through the streets OF Mont
somety on Inauguration day, arc far
100 many, and we agree with him upou
TINS proposition. They ought to be
at home at work roo much time is
spent In these Idle ceremonies; too
inurh labor N the fields is lost: too
many dollars arc spent by the men
VINO ought 10 save them for their fam
lies; but IL looks as if senator Nor
man is something or a .Icrcmiah.; lie
thini's That Alabama IS going too fas /.
and fears ",hn time when poor man.
de4ni'e nc poasibil,iy ,hnt ie may
! have more brains than any other man
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
THE ovERcRowDED PROFESSION.

According 10 the New York World.
hard times" exist among the legal fra
ternity of that city and the country
EVIL days says the World. have
fallen upon the lawyers. Never. they
say. was practice less remuncrative
Never were expenses so high" 1t is
fact that judges arc besioged by
hordes OF applicants for trusteeships.
Dispensers Of political pie are having
great trouble In trying to find posi-
tions for lawyers who are not making
enough TO make both ends meet
The causes assigned by tho World
FOR the financial distress OF lawyers
arc panic. less litigation, ovcrcrowd-
ing of the profession.
II IS truo that The legal profession
is the last to feel financial dcpres-
sion" Hard times come last to the
lawyer in tho wake of general panic.
There Is less litigation than has been
Tie average in past years. There IS
no special cause for this state of af-
fairs but IT exists.
The chief cause OF the lawyers dill
culties Is that the profession is over
crowded There is one lawyer to every
i've hundred men. women and children
In the United States. Estimates of
practicing lawyers in New York vary
from 1900 to $4,000 The law schools
Of New York City alone graduated this
year about 500 men. Thousands of
men arc sent into the profession every
year by tho law schools, and It might
be added that there are too many law
school" In the country, Too many or
these are lncncien,. and send out men
who barely wodso themselves through
the bars into great profession.
Very richly does the Macon News
declare:
! The law is a great sclencc, one ths'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
Daily Queries and Answers
Address column 20 ouery Rdor
tfmss-Dspatch No mathematical solved NO
coins valued and dealera' Given

Football.
Is there a game of football In which
players are not permitted to touch the
ball with tho hand? II so. what Is the
name Of the game? Is 1t older than
any other game Of football. Is 1t
played as much as other games?
l.. II. S.
There Is such n game. It Is called
football under association rules" and
no one IS allowed to touch tho ball eX-
ccpt the goalkeeper 1t Is also called
soccer" 1t is extensively played In
England and Scotland What is known
as the Rugby game" Is the oidcr. 1t
having been traced back TO tho days
of the ancient Romans.
Canal.
What Is to be the length, depth and
width of the Panama Canal? j..
The length will be about nifty miles
from deep water In the Pacific to deem
water in the Caribbean sea. Tho length
from shore to shore will be approxi-
mntcly forty and one-half miles Tho
width varies at different points along
the limo of the canal. but tho aver
age bottom width in the project is GAG
feet and tho minimum width 900 feet.
The minimum depth will DO forty ono
feet.
Calling.
On. first acquaintance would 1t he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
TnEsrAssING oN rIlE nAIIwAYs.

Walking OIL the railway tracks IS
more dangerous than facing autono-
biles on the highways. Statistics
prove 1t. On the right of way of the
Pennsylvania Railroad two parsons
are killed daily, on m average. 1his
company operates 1926 miles or
tracks. That is about FIVE per cent OF
the total railway mileage of the nation
1t may be that the Pennsylvania has
more than its share of accidenls 10
trespassing pedestrians. as 1t goes
through thickly settled industrial dis
tricts where the temptation TO r,ake
short cuts is greater than is usually
the case. In ten years. 1896 parsons
have been killed while walking tho
tracks Of the Pennsylvania company
Conditions are such that the PennsyI-
vania road has begun 10 police It's right
of way and prosecute trespassers
severely. Othcr railway companies win
probably do likewise as their territory
becomes more ,hckly settled. THIS
seems an unnecessary hardship on the
common carriers and Is distinctly a
benehcent action on their part Tres
passing on railroad right OF way Is
too common, and 1t ought TO be stopped.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
"rIIE nianEL rElrn AZ n,,rpront

Tho Waterbury American docs not
care whether the so-called Rebel yell,
was heard at the Baltimore Democratic
banquet or not. and ii is not disturbed
in it's patriotic slumbcrs by the reports
That have reached it tina, Dixie" and
MARYLAND. My Maryland" were sung
over and over again AT the great Dem
ocratic feed In the Fifth Regiment Ar
mory. Who cares. We say" the Amer
lean remarks; such things happen at
hanqnets. anu nothing is said about it,
but when they arc Democratic 1t seems
to be The customary thing 10 tell the
country about II" why not? WHY
shouldn't the country be told about it,
and why shouldn't Democrats sing
Dixie" and maryland, Ny Maryland.
and the star Spangled Banner and
old Black Joe" or any other song
they please-'Yankee Doodle" IL they
wish without somebody or other try
ing 20 mako political capital out of
il? Dixie" is sung all over the world
Why shouldn't Democrats sing 1t? Ana
even when II Is played ana sung in
Northern communities, it makes even
the old-blooded Yankees disposed TO
whoop things up
Besides, it has been very long time
since the Democrats have seen anything
like the feast AT Baltimore THAT is
the reason a great many OF them would
like 10 have the next National Demo
cratic Convention held there By that
a.
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THE MEAT-M,I>ERS AND TIE RAIL
nNNDS.

=
counsel Tor tho Meat Producers Asso-
citation Of the Middle West, and is
naturally and professionally and sell
fshly opposed to any advance in rail
road freight rates. He told the Inter
state Commerce Commission at Wash
,ngton OF Thursday what q bad thing
Il would be for the country, and proved
to his own satisfaction. by the ngureS
lie had compiled for the purpose of
convincing himself. that the roads are
In a prosperous condition, as his figures
show that during the last fiscal year
net income larger by S7o,ooo.oo0 Than
they had ever had "in their entire
history.' NO controversy ever existed
beforc CT couldn't exist behind, mani
testify when the stake between oppos-
ms parties. said Lawyer Thorme. was
80 sure as this one, measured by tho
cold standard of dollars and cents
probably. Lawyer Thornc is right, al
though VIC have not the least idea what
he meant BY what he said. There Is
one point. however, that cverybody
oan understand because it can be told
In Plain, everyday language. and it
relates 10 the great interest which law
yer ThoFne represents and which he is
PAID good fat Zee to Representative
Meat Producers Association.
See The World Almanac for lYli.
rage 26', for particulars about the
Comparative Prices OF Commodities
during the period from 1925 to 1910,
both years included. In ls96 the price
OF heef, careasses. in Chicago per pound
was $50; III 1912. the price was oai
In 1899 the price OF hogs market piss.
earcasses. per pound, was oSs75 1910,
si.e price was -li'5, The price Of beef.
family, per barrel; IN 1886 was $50
in l2lo the price Vas Sl9.5o. In 1925.
the price q pork new mess per bar
rel, was ss-5. In l9le tic priee was
SIC ln 1875, me price Of Bacon, short
RIBS SMOKED per pound. was o4S'y.
in 1910 the price was .il76. In 1926.
the Prise 81 hams. smoked, per round
W2s p cen,s in 1910, the price was 10
$500 - $50 '''c ~ ~ oi 'a1u " go
en- steam psF pound was ql- in 1919.
7ht priee wes .l-l5
TheSs arg me thinss IN which Lawyer
h7F"e's ciieH's deal they viii prob
aelE eHFiain MAI 'hey Have had 10
raise 'Ae!r prices because fhe prices OF
ne hoss ana eatt!e' out Of whith they
manufacture telF pro1u3is sac
FFfanf enhAnsed In value Tha' is t
FeiF 5000 Feasoh' rut II would seem
IAA' meg HaNe faisea 'AeiF prices IN
dA4S ~ whereas Tie price Of tho
ees' native Steers i'er 10 pounds was
n -4S' Si'9b ana n -fl' only SIZE, the
rFiee 81 ofei Pef parrfi was in
aF'' 7 Pm. i'4 "YeF lhofnes eiehtH had
-'''Pe' ihc :G|ae Z sis''o ~ lHio
lios were .'ofS-i ss'io per 100 pounds
nhich these hDes vera conyertnd ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
Voice Of the People

Cou1lunfoatfoni must not con.
tnin more thnn 800 words.
When this limit II exceeded lea.
ters will DO returned.
no anonymous epntmunfcnti
will be accepted.
stamped envelope, with tne
writer's address,, must accompany
every COMMUNICATION.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
CULpEpER's INGENIOUS ADvEn-
TISEMENT.

Tho Cuipcper Enterprise Is nothing,
II not original.
In the latest issue of our contem-
porary there is photograph of on
aged coored woman, Aunt Lucy Fry"
she lives in Culpcper. According to
tho Enterprise. she was BORN in Orange
county. June 90. 1870. She was th-
slave OF Mrs. Moses Bicdsoe. She mar
ried John Conway in 1906, and her first
child was born 1903 years ago. The
mother of three children. she was sold
to Sam Shadrach of Culpcpar, ana
since that time she has oecn resi-
dent of Culpeper. She still works al
the washtub; her mind Is clear; her
articulation Is distinct; her recoliec-
ton is remarkable. The Enterprise
says that her memory goes back more
than century. and that she rcmem-
bcrs the death of Washington.
Having stated these facts about the
aged woman. the Enterprise adds:
ut is but natural for The people of
Cnlpcper to boast of the heaIthtulness
of this portion OF the great P'edrn ont
Section, renowned alike for its fer
tility. beauty and hcalthfulncss. and
we submit that Lucy Fry is a living
example of the vigorous effects OF our
climatic conditions. 1t is here the
birds carol their sweetest songs
OF ioy nowhere else do tho
flowers bloom so bright and fra
grant. Here. simply to feel that We
breathe--that we liyc--is worth all the
pleasure life elsewhere can give.
I'VE invite the stranger within our
gates to share with us the blessings
OF health. happiness and contentment."
That IS very ingenious. Culpepcr has
very good argument TO sustain It's
contention that 1t is the abiding place
of longevity. People expecting I'M
scasonablc death would do well to go
to Culpepcr. that county being really
pocket edition of paradise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21

IT ia announced that Judge Baldwin.
now Governor of Connecticut. who was
SO outrageously assailcd by Colonel
Roosevelt during the recent campaign.
has taken our advice and will not press
his suit against the Colonel. AS tho
Springfield Republican says: WHY
should he? No jury could improve on
the verdict rendered in November"
Besides, 1t has become the habit OF
the majority of the people of this conn
try not to believe anything the Col
oncl says whom his personal or pollt-
icaI fortunes arc involved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21

The Federal authorities at Washing
ton have seized ten thousand bad eggs,
and destroyed them. we suppose. They
ought to have conserved them. We
shall need them In the next prcsiden-
tIal campaign.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21

Good morning, Mr., Speaker Champ
lark! :.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21

BY Times Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser
r.ee in Richmond tand suouroO and Peters
burg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
Calling.

" On. iirst acquaintance would i. he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04

Oh honesty ia business, heoatse its
value Is realized as never before
One OF the essentials Of business
efficiency is honesty and another IS
loyalty, and third is truthfulness,
those three moral makers, whose co.
ordinate development is absolutely es-
ssntiaI to any kind OF success in busi-
ness that ia worth while.
The way to develop those moral
muscles is according to natures law
OF growth which demands two thing
nurture and exercise-~for nsetu'
purpose.
IT the mind Is fed with truth-~in-
stead OF skeptical vaporings-and the
action for useful purposes, every
feeling and emotion OF the soul In
volved in the process will develop
Just so, If you properly feed Your
body, and rightly exercise. any given
muscle, 1t will grow In Size. and de-
ve,op In texture till It's power Will
surprise you.
BY the Same token. any organ OF
the mind, any mental muscle Will
grow by being fed on facts. and then
rightly exercised. Any one can prove
that for himself,
Clasp an adtustible band around
your Strengthened biceps muscle. a.
Sansiow did. Then--assuning that you
have been properly fod--contraor your
ARMAND watch that muscle swell a
little and press Its way up under the
metal band towards the shoulder You
feel the pressure. and that h1es your
mind upon that mnscle-and you are
conscious OF exercising II for proper
purpose with a definite end in view.
Within a very few days you VIII nave
~ enlarge the band. Any muscle,
nhvsical. mental or moral Will Erow
il treated according to natures univef-
sal law Of growth. That means you
cav develop your whole SELF. BODY,
mind and soul. almost as fast as YOU
will.
II means that by developing your
mind. YOU increase your mental power
nv developing your feelings. you IN
crease your moral power; by oeVeiop-
ing your body, you increase your pny-
steal power. and so an whole oe-
yelop your personality, and increase
mat proficiency which results in prao-
tical efficiency and wins your way W
any goal. ~, .,aar
In the next lecture we VIII eons'oer
.na subject OF Growth"
x.MZ4.<L
Richmond. Va, October 81. 1911.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04

gacsser at the unknown--told to 100
faculty men and medical Studente ~
the University OF PennsyfvAniA that
the Individual soul II NO moro TIM
mortal than tho individual body. He,
claiming to be scientist. made the
bold nnscientiilc statement that there
Ia no continuance of lie after death
for the individual soul. Even X there
be no life after death, how could this
Hear-sciontist know It? And without
Knowing It how could he dare to mako
such = positive assertion, and give II
the force OF his official position TO m
audience largely composed OF young
medical students, many OF whom, per-
haps, are undevelop.d enough to be
influenced by such unscientific dog
matisnl. One basic principle among
real scientists 10 to beware of the
niversai Negative" Morally It In ~
vicious to dogInatically state thing
IA be true when Nyou do not know II
is true, as II You know IL Is false.
Such n statement discredits all his
other teachings which should have no
weight, except AZ corroboratcd by bet
Ter authority or by scientific proof.
Professor Max yerworm gives added
grounds for The Cd sayings. thai
where three doctors are assembled.
You are likely to tind TWO atheists
Or. Max Nerborm does not claim to
have ever seen soul, or to know
Just what the soul is. Yet. he states
on his scientific reputation. that the
soul has no life after death" or it's
separation from the body.
Aes, this question has vital signiti-
eance IN our study Of business eff
cheney.
I AS man thinketh in his heart, SO
is he"
Ii man thinks that this life Is ali
OF life, what motive, what sufficient
inducement has he for being honest,
when as the Reverend Reginald John
Campbell said. "Conpetition is too
keen" TO be honest "A man must be
dishonest to succeed in business"
Those two noted foreigners are
brtnsinx poison 10 the minds of our
youth They are teaching two diff
ferent forms OF inHdelity that will
nave the same result to those who
believe their teaching Both mean
mat Christianity is 2 failure. that the
lpecalogue has no place in business,
as Senator Ingals said 1t had no place
IN politics. Those two foreigners may
represent the consensus of opinion on
those Vital questions ia their respec-
tvs countries. but The civilization OF
SAfa So0bGS HAS GDA yea httOIlS 81
ere~--or SO malodorous.
TIE consensus of opinion In these
j United States Of America is that THE
soul does live on; that Honesty does
pay-~here and hereafter"
Belief in a future life Of reward
for Well doing here IS essential to
high ideals In business as 1t Is in
social life. Where that belief is want
ing. you nnd-aimosf Without excep-
ueu~~a yielding to all Kinds Of graft,
greed and ghttony--fVr no inspira-
tionai spring can rise higher than its
source. 1t is unfortunately true that
many asserting their belief In i'm
mortality are guilty u ali the sins In
the pecaIogue-and then some, But
the wise man did not say, AS man
prooaImeth with his mouth, 80 is
he'f--but AS Il man thlnketh In his
heart so IL he"
There never aas time in this fair
land OF freedom and az opportunity
when there was Il greater premium
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04
MASSEY COLLEGE
HAS BIG BLOW OUT

Eovarnor Mann addressed \ large
audience at the social given Thursday
night by the alumni and students or
the Massey Business College. At me
college assembly rooms. Eighth ana
Broad streets, last night, In addi-
ton TO the address by the governor
there were a number Of other attrae-
tons included In this program:
Invocation, Rev. George W. McI,an-
iel. p. D., Melody Of Love Ensei-
mannl. r.. H. u. NJ. G. A. Mandolin
Club; Reading. The Bear story
Miss BELLE Hampton: vocal selection
Miss Georgia Lucy; address. his FIX
celIency. Gov. VIM. Hodges Mann; vo-
selection. Miss May Lucy: reading, Sc
lected Miss Irene Hord; announce
ments. Mr.. r. l.. Layfield; instrument-
al selections. Mandolin Club; refresh
ments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04

His green robs ended above his bare
knees. and he shivered.
The l,nncans have been In Cali
fornsa studying basket weaving among
the Indians and the Chinese potteries
In san Francisco.
Mr.. Duncan sa.d they were Koing
10 Paris They would return here
to settle UP their affairs. hut after
that never again for America. Amer
leans do not regard art seriously
enough. Mr. Duncan thinks
TNo years ago Mr.. Duncan was ar
rested by the Gerry Society for not
putting enough warm clothes on Me-
nafkAy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04

causAtion which even atheistic I'm :
morality and greed are bound 10 re
spect. Every year finds ii made more
ana more obligatory on corpora tons
and other composite business insti-
tons.
A basic principle must always as
sert itself, must ever maintain Its own
soEereiYnty-~eHen To tho undoing Of
those who try to ignore 1t. An in
dIvidual man can develop his own Or
gans whose faculties enable him to do
things, A corporation. being mani
mate. cannot do that Its organs, or
agents, must develop their own facul-
ties~-or those faculties remain unde-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04
DELAWARE LEADS
IN GUN PRACTICE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The bat
tieship Delaware with percentage
OF 52,55l won the highest rating Of
the twenty men-of-war which en-
gagged intarget practice off the Vir-
ginia canes last September. accord
Ing to an announcement eCthe stand
Ing the ships made to- day by the Navy
Department. Tho lowest mark was
made by the Idaho with percent
ago OF 9.229.
The rating of the veaasls 10 de-
termined on complicated aystsm Of
merit based on the hitting mower OF
the guns Of various caliher used and
the percentage eof hits made at the
targets ranging In distance from three
to seven miles