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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
STANTON INVITES THE STATE.

Staunton is going to have a real
home coming this week 1t is going
TO welcome Woodrow Wilson, native
son Of Augusta County, and of all
Virginia, President-el of the United
States The eighth son Of the old
Dominion to achieve the highest Office
in the nation is returning on Decem-
Der IS 10 shake hands with the folks
who knew him when he first !oreathed
the glorious air of the Valley that
breeds great and good men. True,
he only spent a few years in that sa-
lubrious air. but he got a start that
las enabled him to put his name along
with those for bearing whom Nir-
.;lnia earned the proud title Mother
of Presidents.
stanton is proud of the boy who
has become great public servant and
Virginia is proud of Staunton and
Wilson both. That is why thousands
from other sections are going to join
in celebrating his birthday and his
triumph. That is why Richmond
should send a big delegation to bear
her loyal greetings and the promises
II her steadfast support. Stanton
las appropriated $4,000 for the cere-
monies Charlottesville is to have
torchlight parade to meet Mr.. Wilson
At the station as he passes through.
Lynchburg. Roanoke. Lexington, Har-
risonburE. all the Valley and the Pied
mont will be there with the blaring OF
trumpets and the blazing Of lights
stanton is eager to play the host. The
rest Of the State must contribute of
is best and Iairest to make the day
a memorable one for a guest who
stands for all It's MODEST traditions.
Let Richmond see 90 II that her share
is worthy Of her fame.
II will mean much to Mr.. Wilson.
about to undertake a task of almost
unparalleled difficulty. 10 feel that his
native state honors his character and
rejoices I'm his leadership He must
Dee made TO feel that the Democracy
OF Washington and Jefferson and Madi-
son j. stiu alive in the people o.
Virginia This occasion should Ne
more than q picnic with red lights.
i should be filled with spiritual sig
nifcance Il should be touched with
the glory OF the history that Virginia
has helped 70 make. II should he
time o. Inspiration and fresh vows 90
service both for the leader and for
bis fellow citizens
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

To the Editor or The Times-Dispatch;
Sir-Mr. Carnegie's offer 10 pension
tn, eX-Presidents is an insult 10 Amer
lean manhood. Nobody but an In
digent invalid needs a pension, ana
nobody but n CRATER wants one. why
should the presidency degenerate men
into useless. parasites or incapacitate
them for useful labor? II man can
take care Of a nation it's reasonable
to suppose he can afterwards provide
ior himself and family. Even for Con-
gress to pension him would degrade
In this country labor is not disgrace
ful and after a man has been Presi-
dent he has still the right and the
privilege to he useful However. the
people Of the country should never
allow a great man to suffer. and Con
gress might set aside a reasonable sum
on which an unfortunate ex-President
could rely in case he should find him.
self without proper means.
FRANKLIN.
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

erosion toward annexation was the
necessity OF pacifying the Soudan.
which tho British accomplished at
heavy cost OF blood. Since then. as
all the world knows as the fruits OF
British advisory" administration, so
called by courtesy. Egypt has attained
to economic, social. agricultural and
educational development she had not
known in centuries. She has been
rescued from bankruptcy. hundreds OF
thousands Of erstwhilc arid acres have
been made to blossom as the rose.
schools and colleges for both sexes
have sprung up here. there and every
where. taxation has been steadily re-
duced. and save for comparatively
few nationalists and religious aSita-
tors and fanatics. the natives are hap
pier and more contented than in gem
erations Indeed. by students OF Egyp-
tian conditions and sentiment the
statement is made, and there IS no
reason to doubt il. that if the cues
ton were left 10 a plebiscite the vote
would be overwhelmingly in favor of
inviting annexation by Great Britain.
Again. the last Of the BarbarY
States having passed from under the
dominion of the sultan. through the
absorption of Morocco by France. ana
TripoM by Italy. Great Britain cannot
AFFORD longer to hold Egypt with a
less distinctive. comprehensive. power
ful and unquestionably permanent
grasp than the two European powers
hold their North African possessions.
AS a moral and a physical proposition
this is equally obvious. Hence il can
be well understood that in the Balkan
war and the final settlement Of che
issues affecting the interests Of the
several great powers developing there
from. the last link in the chain pre-
destined 10 bind Egypt to Great Brit
iin physically IS being hammered out
Also that Great Britain is preparing
10 seize the psychological moment FOR
the foreordained welding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
From the HickeyvilIe CIario

They had Irish stew at Hank
Tumms Sunday and Hank fshed out
d wire dishrag. a set of false teeth and
q rattle box He found almost every =
thing in il but the family Bible and it
was almost as exciting as a grab bag
at a Methody Church social. We take
Collins and tombstones on subscrip-
ton.
Guess the whole floating populace
as well as the floating vote must have
been out asking a drink when Hank
Timms was elected a member of the
village board. II was the biggest sur
prise OF the day. It IS getting so
nowadays that anybody can get elect
cd whether he pays his subscription
10 the home paper or not. He claims
10 be a friend OF labor He certainly
is. for he just dotes on having his
wife take in washing.
Uncle Ezra Harkins was down to
the city on the excursion Sunday and
a Teller sold him a package of bird
seed for flower seed. Bein' kind Of
nearsighted Uncle Ezra didn't read
the label until he had sowed the seed
in a window box. Guess he expects
10 raise a crop OF orioles T Egbert
Peavey has gone to the city to accept
a lucrative position with a crayon
portrait company if he can get It.
There was quite an accident at Tib-
bitt's grocery last week Tuesday.
Hank Tumms dropped a cigar stub il
a box Of cellulOid collars and they ex-
ploded with terrific force. Tibbitt's
lost part OF his whiskers. which was
the pride Of Hickeyville but is con-
ralescent at this writing. No insur-
ance- 1t always makes me sore TO see
an old woman with paint on her face
and false hair walking down the
street carrying a pink parasol. Old
Man PurGy claims ever since he had
the nip disease he has been a hypnO-
list. \ folding chair busted down at
James WhimpIey's funeral last Thurs
day and Grandpa Bitoins was let
down on the floor with a dull. sicken-
.nS thud. Everybody had to laugh
There is a place to do contortiOn acts
hut IL is not at a funeral.
There was mOvin' picture show
here last week. II was a real mOvin
picture show. all right. for II kept
right on movin' after staying here one
evening. Miss Amy PrinEle. our pop
ular and accomplished milliner. has
engaged "A new trimmer and the mil
lnery emporium is now the most pop
ular rendevOo in the town for young
men. Haven't learned her name yet
hut she comes from over West He
tsNViIle Wav
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

vain for fitting memorial 10 the
pathfinder OF the Seas" who won
for himself an international reputa
ton y Nirglnian OF only national
reputation would be considered worthy
OF 1. statue but Maury's name is well
known in Europe.
During my trip abroad six years ago
/ visited the Seaman's Institute at
Hamburg This weil-equippc3 SCHOOL
teaches navigation to German students.
and is pleasantly located on the Elbe
What especially Impressed me vas the
name of Maury boldly displayed upon
the exterior of the building. II Ger
mans think a Nirg mans name worthy
OF display upon one OF their edo ca =
tional institutions. il seems 10 M that
the capital Of his own state ought TO
taxi. pleasure in erecting "A statue 10
his memory.
CASTOR LICHTENSTEIN.
3G2 North Twelfth Street December
-. 1912. -rs~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

To tho EDITOR ~ The Timcs-Dispatch:
cir.AThc people ~ the city % Rich
NOM can. with little Effort. and they
ought o.. erect a statue 60 Matthew
Fonfaius Maufv or necessity there
viii b. q Few workers. but the ma
iorifv 81 our citizens vii hardly b.
aware that p CAMPAIGN is u proErese.
= Matthew Foutainc MsuTv Memorial
Association. cousg1-cd Of those Rich
rrrudsrs who take pride IN tneir
States history. can make a successful
CAMPAIGN. Good organization T. q big
rart % any battle.
Tourists visit The capital Of VIZ
ginia By the thouSauds during the
course ~ = year They see statues to
washington and Lee. bit they look In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
On the Spur of the
Moment.
By Roy K. Moulton.
The Good Old Buckwheat Days.

The Good Old Buckvheat Days.
Hurrah for the old buckwheat cake
That kind that our mother used TO
make
Teller could eat bout eight or ten.
In fact he never knew just when
He'd got enough for they were great.
And one would cover d good sized
plate.
When Ma came in with good tail
stack
How all of us kids lips would
smack,
And Dad would pass 'em one by one.
And il seemed his Job was never
done,
For just as he got bout once around.
Some olive branch would begin TO
And R Poi."r Pass them cakes this
way.
only had one. can't wait all day"
And Dad would yell. You'll wait
awhile
Till Ma comes in with another pile"
And then Ma would once more draw
nigh.
With "a smile of contentment on her
face
As she watched us kids in the madd
ming race.
TO see which one could devour his
store
OF cakes first and sing out for more.
She'd keep on bringin' EN- in unit
Every one there had had his All.
Then shed allow she thought as now
Twas time for her to eat some now.
And to bake these cakes thered be
fight.
For the honor was not one that
might
he settled in any peacefui STYLE
And she'd have to wait an awful
while
Before IL was finally settled who
Should pour the Batter and flop 'em
And grease the griddle and carry 'em
in,
For this last honor we'd fight like
sin,
For the first kid carryin' stack
Would get his pay in a loving smack.
And then to fool our Ma sometimes
We'd bake some cakes as small as
dimes.
And then occasionally one wed fop
That'd be as big as the griddle top.
/ tell you those were the good old
days.
And as we back through the decades
gaze.
our eyes are dimmed and our heart
fair aches.
Tor the good old-fas hioned buckwheat
cakes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
HONESTY rII> EFFICIENCY.

Would SOU appoint "a man To "a re-
.,,on.ili, position requiring spec al eN-
re-t skII and training merely because
,,, MAS honest and well-meauing? Not
vour personal interests demande-
....o.-rlr- r.-- 81 the man than hon
,.-v and . teart You would also
.l.,..a That is the atti-
-.r. -I- .stive Board was eN-
-...,ea 81. ts IFS appointment 1t
MAS elected ar practically one plank.
.-.as,- efficiency Ill the conduct Of the
..-v.s business. 1t has dis-egarded this
standard ot efficiency In its appoint
,a,-r ~ Mr. Butler as Building Inspec-
tlr
II is a queer comment on the civic
snteIhsence Of Richmond that some
voters defend This appointment on the
round that M Butler Is honest ana
Il, el-meanins. He may be as honest as
DAYLIGHT. and as well-neanIng as a
habv. and stin be utterly unit for the
office Of building Inspector. 1t Is no
defense Of Whittet. Folkes and Hirsch-
berg that they appointed an honest
man. Why didn't they appoint a man
that they knew had the abilities re-
o,ired for the position? Why did they
rot institute searching tests for such
a maue WHY did they disregard the
Endorsement Of Architects and consider
Endorsements Of other kinds? These
are the questions Richmond is inter
osted in.
The Times Dispatch wants 1t clearly
understood that the objection TO Nj
Batter is that ne is not equipped for
the place. its objection to the action
of Whittet. Folkes and HirschbeTg is
that they knew he was not so equipped.
md banded the people a gold brick
Thcy were elected because the people
wanted "a more efficient government
The people want honesty and good in
tenticus They also want their moneys
worth Of ability and training. For
s.. 500 Richmond should have gotten
tac right kind Of Building Inspector.
Both honest and efficient. Instead, it
w.il pas $500 for ineHicIency. The
taxpayer is paying political debts.
WHAT does Zee set out of il? How long
VIII ho stand for gold bricks?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

oh, my pore ole back IS weary.
NJ min huns old Black Joe"
I'm goin' to leave this world. 50 dreary.
To ole Marster and the tother
1arkies go.
'Tain't nothin' like the ole plantation.
Jest a WORKOUT Niger in "A white ma
Longin' for ole ways is my fleets.
Long comes man Wild eyes like
Dev looks at me so pityin' an kini:
Dey amt like de others dat parsed
Let de- ode Niger his own bizpess
mind.
put me in ve'cle. faint my kerridCo.
Dat | was so proud when l drnr.
But pears to me dat dere portage
Got summat same seasoHin OF luV.
Dis house nifty big an spacious.
'Tain't de big house whar l usen ter
When my missus so pcart an gra-
picters on the wall bofe high an low.
stores all dekrated up fer christmas.
Pears Ter sum folks hcIIay d~se
Puts me in min Of when ~ole MISS
mus
GUY US scrumptious fees an plum,
New Year Gums wild good s"s"lvins.
Dis ole man done resolved many Il
year
lest To leave TO "ole marstcr" de
solvins.
Thank de Lord. Use got no fear
Use dyin' for ole Virsinny quarters.
Fer all de luvly. times Use seen.
Seems I hear CALM marster, miss ana
daUghters
As dav-s wandrin' in lie Pasuers green
vandrin. by still waters in dose pas
tiers green.
CulIin' de flowers Nv luv.
From de seeds dcy sowot II De iand
knOWed.
Yes Marster Saudy's cumin up
abuv.
rx-..s-~.o, y =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
WIRELESS TO GREET 1918
Arlington Radio station signal May
Cover Ocean and Continent

Washington. December e5-On New
IeaTs Eve the radio station at Airing
ton VIII send out time signal from
the naval observatory. The signal will
De the same as the daily noOntime sig
nal sent by the various coast stations.
IL is expected that with the higher
power Of the Arlington station the
message VIII have very much larger
radius. and the hope is that IL will
cover the entire North Atlantic Ocean.
the Gulf OF Mexico and the Caribbean
Sea and perhaps extend across the
continent to the stations on the Pa
ci1c coast
The signal will begin five minutes
before m:saight. and the beat of the
master clock at the naval observatory
Will be sent. emitting one beat before
every half minute, FIVE beats b. fore
each minute, and ten beats before the
final signal. which will go at exactly
midnight. Standard time, seventy-hfth
meridian
The Eiffel Tower radio station In
Paris will be on the watch for the
signal and may catch H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
TIE REST OF CHRISTMAS.

The sweetness OF Christmas after
an lies in the simple human pleasures
II is not the gifts. or the ceremonial
nbscrvances. or the fireworks, or the
fun that mean most 1t Is not even
the terrible symphonies Of food that
stir rs to the depths. tit though they
be for symbolizing tremendous emo
lions. 1t IS just the pure joys Of
friendliness that hallow Christmas
into the most beautiful of ali mans
festivals. The smiles and the tears
are the real Christmas gifts.
Best OF all. perhaps arc the re-
unions OF families and old friends The
hand-clasp and hearty greetings OF
some weu-loved companion whom the
Years and the miles have stolen away
from US aut who now returns 70 the
circle round tho hearth. and whose
ver,. presence rouses old memories and
cherished dreams, these are the senu-
inc. tokens Of happiness. Just the good
talk that huns i'm the air. and plays
a soft accompariment to fcasting, and
breaks now into uproarious laughter
and stills now into solemn com
uunioninr OF the spirit. is worth all
the ,insel ornament that mere money
can buy. t. meet this ones wife and
to welcome her into new home. 10
hear az this other ones good fortune
md SUCCESS in the great world. 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

ration that there should be MORE EN-
Gent supervision OF track, roadway and
eolipment AS result OF scientinc
tests the commission also MAKES the
sensational statement that "compara-
lively little engineering information is
available pertaining to the structural
value Of material used and the stresses
set up in railroad tracks under modern
oeorating conditions. There is urgent
need OF practical information on this
point" in this connection DR. James
Z. Howard OF the Bureau of Standards
has made some exhaustive investiga-
tons for the commission. and as
result Of his work reports that the
line Of demarcation between safe ana
unsafe conditions has not been demon
strated in practical railway engineer
ing" 1t is therefore an evident but
unstated conclusion Of the commits
sion's report that there should be more
elaborate specifications for the manu-
facture Of rails and for the constant
testing Of tracks and equipment
The most disquieting and perpleX-
ing feature in the problem Of accident
prevention the commission finds to be
dereliction Of duty among railway
employees Disobedience of orders or
signals by trainmen or ensinemen'
improper tagging. failure to keep clear
Of other trains and to control speed
at dangerous points were the causes OF
forty-one Of the total number Of fifty
two accidents investigated. The COM
mission is not inclined 10 the view
however. that employees were wholly
RESPONSIBLE for these catastrophes'
such an opinion it considers super
fetal The fundamental difficulty has
beon the failure OF rules and reSuia-
tons and measures for safety 10
keep pace with progress in transpoI-
tation Additions to the weight or
trains. remarkable increases in speed
together with the crowdins of tracks
and terminals, have brought many more
duties and responsibilities 10 employees
and have multiplied the chances OF
mistakes by them. but the rules and
discipline which were used TO SAFE
guard travel under former conditions
have practically remained unchanged.
the only precaution against
fine possibility Of accident are these
rules. which impose the
entire responsibility for safety upon
EMPLOYEES who in many cases are al
rcadv overburdened IN the light OF
these conditions the commission re-
n.ats its recommendation OF former
years for the establishment on all rail-
roads of the block system for operat-
ms, trains and for the adoption OF
rules and regulations Tor
,a1road employcs Excessive speed
should. the commission also believes
no DISCOURAGED. because il has been
,ue Of the leading causes of accidents
In general. it is urged that the
chances Of human error in conducting
transportation should be reduced TO
a minimum 10y the installation of me-
.bauical devices and by limiting the
of and encouraging
safety committees among employees
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
Washington. D. c.
We II.tIrfoc BouEh.

An ashen cloud. with a threat Of snow.
Hangs like a veil in the horizon low
The snow birds have come, the swal-
True hsrbingers Of winter. they tell
And only a violet or Snovdrop grow
For tits Christmastide. for little ;olk
Yes. christmastide. even shop windows
show.
Joyous christmastide. for cedar and
yield heir rich verdure with holly and
vine
Then should or can We forget the
mistIetoc bough.
Or tell when. where. or somehow
We kissed her red lips in that merry
or the strategy we used to get her
under the boush?
Al, days long asOne. yet the memory
As when I stole that kiss on YuIetide
night.
when + scrambled to get her under the
chandeliers light
Her eyes far outshonc either candle
For then lacrc were no electric lights,
Yet electric sparks are no; half 50
bright
A. .fhosg eyes under the mis;Ie;oe's
iiEhf.
Yes. make perennial the mistie;oe
huuui
For love IL. ] love IT. and It seems
somehow
That q tear has faIlcn-onc II love.
not rcGrct.
For ] cannot. ! vii not. 40. never
forget
That ~ fietoe bough. nor the light o.
isr face.
Which neither memory or time shall
ever erase.
CHARLES MACON wEsSON.
r.rHHrrrF
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LUCKY HAS A LUCKY TURN
49,, an Re sentenced for Nan-lnuEh-
,er- re II proved Tsnoc~nt-

E0afen Dcccrnoer -Dt"yt-t4iil.
80 az Rirmineham. Ala. = circus
sffarhs justified his name YESTERDAY
-, a. NJ was about % be sentenced
-. ,.-fsop Tor rnanSiauRhter. u was
sosrd thar another man had confessed
WSi1c a circus was IN this city last
June. there was clash oet.e.n ~.
49,. r..tsr vras killed. Lucky was con-
Victed 81 the KILLING. In court yester-
a., however. his counsel produced
confession Of the crime from James
Gaughan. an inmate OF the state re-
formatoTy. go
kssisttnt District Attorney Mclssec
accepted the confession. carccisn TIC
cas- against Lucky, and with very
Christmas from Judge ano prosccuttnt
officers the man asft tns oo"rt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
OUT OF EVIL, GOOD
Salvation Army Reaps the Benefit of
Clerks, Cuss Words

New Brunswick. y J.. December Is
The clerical force of the Nichelin Tire
Company. Of Midtown. handed to the
Salvation Army on Tuesday the con-
tents OF the "profane box"
Throughout the year the little box
was fed by those who lost their tenn
pers and INDUCED in naughty words
now and then. The fine was cent for
each cuss word. Irrespective OF the
potency thereof
II speaks well for the Michelin force.
which consists OF more than 100 men.
that there was only S4sS In the box
when Il was opened But some good
Samaritan said two big naughty cuss
words. thereby bringing the amount ap
20 s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

Please tell me IL the legal weight
~ a bushel OF meal IN Virginia has
been lately fixed BY statute. Where
may one find the law? CURIOUS
BY act OF the last Virginia LegisIs
ture the weight was fixed at forty
elght pounds TO take effect June Il
1912. The Secretary OF the Common
wealth. Richmond, Va. can send you
a copy Of the act.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

ANSWERS
ItatsuIi.

Was there ever such a character as
the bandit, Raisuli? NJ +.
Raisuli was the tribal name of Mu-
lai Ahmed Ben Mohammed er-Raisuli.
a local chieftain in Morocco who. in
May. 1907, captured Ion Perdicsris. a
realthy American resident OF Morocco.
and held him to ransom. The Sultan
paid Raisuh $4,000 and made him
governor Of some OF the northern DIS
tricts OF Morocco TO induce the sur
render OF Perdicaris.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
Voice of the People
Another american IN Westminster

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch.
Sir-In an editorial this morning.
headed Washington for the ABBEY.
you state that IsOngfellow IS now the
only American so hOnored. In this /
think you are mistaken. as a few
years ago 7 noticed or the riCht-hand
Charles Wesley in the Abbey a tablet
20 "A Mr. =. l. chester. born in Con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26
SIX FIREMEN OVERCOME
Eieht-stery BUILDING In Pittsburgh u
n<sfrorrf

Pittsburgh. December 1s.-Six Are
men were overcome by smoke and dam
axe zpproximatinR 100000 was done
this morning when an eight story
building. occupied as tho city ware
house OF the Westinghouse Manufac-
turing Company was burned. Crossed
wires were given a. the cause.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

necticut. New England. and for some
wears editor of the Westminster Ca
zette p. J. WHITE
December "a, 1912
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

81. wonder WaH street zites Christ-
r... presents TH. country ls GIVING
Uau street rrss.nfe aiI eco vsar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-26

OH my pore ole back Is WNITN.
NJ Min huns old Black Joe.
I'm goin' to leave this world. 50 dreary,
To ole Marster and the tother
1arkies go.