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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
WOODROW WILSON.

The choice of the people, woodrow wilson
will enter next March upon his first term as
president of the United States. He has won
eiples and to him is due all sense OF gratifca-
ticn he may feel this morning He has made
Il good fight; he has kept the faith, and the
people have approved.
Woodrow Wilson is a man whom the Ameri-
can people may well love to honor. He is a
solf-made man in the highest sense OF the
word No child of destiny he. no son of
rich man entering politics a dilletante no
heir to the throne of another. owing his poll
teal prominence to the influence of powerful
friends. but a man who has risen by the sheer
weight of his own intellect, his own energy,
his own work, his own qualities fitting him
for the place which he has been chosen to fill.
He Is a scholar. without being a pedant: a
thinker, without making thoughts his aim"
a dreamer. without making dreams his mas
ter: an idealist without illusions. He is q
theorist who knows how to apply his theories:
practical man who will not stoop to ignohle
deeds to gain his ends. Above all he is a
DeHeVef III the people, without belhs Nema-
gogue; student of government, who believes
that the government should do for the people
only that which they cannot do for them
selves and VINO has defnfte ideas as TO what
the government can do for the people and
how.
| Woodrow Wilson has never promised what
he did not perform and has always performed
that which he has promised. He has backed
words with deeds. The American people are
to be congratulated on their foresight in elect.
Z ing him; they are to be congratulated on the
elevation to office not OF a statesman, not oil
a politician. but OF a statesman and politi
clan and man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND POLITICS.

William f. Geiger, principal of the Seattle
High school, warns the high school teacher
against Indulgence in offensive party poll
namely. personal politics"
Principal Geiger does not believe that the
high school teacher should neglect his civic
duties On the contrary. he believes that he
has no higher duty to perform. He should
be staunch supporter of all that tends to
the public welfare; should be courageous in
the performance of his duties as voter and
should lend his support to the solution of
community problems. While all this is true,
however. thinks he, nothing will so weaken
his force in a community as the molding of
his political beliefs to suit his own selfish in
tcrests" Moreover. he should guard against
taking too active a part in promoting the
cause of new political movement whether ii
be populism socialism. labor or something else
that the people have not tried. He
press his beliefs at the polls without criticism
but 1t is not the part of wisdom for him to
the public"
Happily, the high school teacher in Virginia
has never given offeuse. SO far as we know, by
undue participation in local politics or by
teaching partisan politics to his classes. but
there have been occasions in which attaches
of State schools have been guilty of this mis-
take-to characterize 1t more strongly. On
more than one occasion there have been COM
plants that those connected with school
supported by the whole community have been
perniciously active in partisan politics. This
tendency should be severely rebuked. II in
jures the school, supported by the people and
partly supported by the very people against
whom the attache may have thrown his in
inence. And those guilty should be made
! TO understand that If they wish to be politi-
clans they must sever their connection with
a non-polticai institution, supported by the
State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
THEY ARE AMERICAN VOTERS.

The Italian club of Richmond ->n a meeting
held before the election decided that II could
not support Woodrow Wilson for president on
regarding undesirable immigrants and left the
matter to the individual members OF the club.
This Is as IT should be. the only naw in
the action Of the club being the reason for
its action. II should not have found this rea-
scn necessary. 1t should leave matters OF
this kind 10 the individuals under all circum-
stances These men are Italians by birth. but
most OF them are American citizens by adop-
ton and the rest expect to become American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Cost of Education.

It comes as a surprise that Yale university.
considered one of the richest OF SCHOOLS Is fac
ing "A serious deficit Education s becoming
a huge business enterprise, when a single uni
versity finds it's budget calling for an expen-
diture OF over s1.5oo.00o. The Yale corporation
called into session to devise means to make
the debit and credit sheets balance
Harvard has been more fortunate. SO have
Chicago and Leland Stanfor.. The University
of Chicago has productive FUNDS amounting 10
SIG 900 900 The California institution has re-
serve funds even greater than that. Columbia
university has nearly $4,000, Harvard about
s25 900 600. whereas Yale comes along with a
,egarlv $I2 600 coo. This explains why Yale
il sending out an appeal for aid.--I-ynchourg
Progress,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
CURRENT COMMENT


The municipel authorities in Berlin have is
sued an order forbidding chauffeurs to smoke
while in charge of automobiles. The order APP
plies not only to chauffeurs driving taxicabs.
nut to anybody, prince or peasant. who steers
an automobile. 1t is based upon the conten-
ton that smoking diverts the attention of
drivers and has caused many accidents.
There Is more governing in Germany than in
any other country and this decree will be con-
sidered extreme manifestation OF interfer-
ence with private affairs. But It may get re-
suits in the way of reducing the total number
of accidents If 1t does 1t will be enforced re-
CARELESS of whether 1t is popular. American
observers of the use and abuse of automobiles
will feel. however. that 1t IL vastly more i'm
portant to forbid persons to drive automobiles
after having drunk intoxicants than while
smoking cigarettes or cigars. The man at the
wheel who feels his oats" is really dan
gerous factor in the somewhat difficult problem
OF running at the maximum speed possible
upon the roads provided and killing only q
small number of the persons who subject them
selves to the risks of the road-LouisvilIe Cou-
rier Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
BALKAN STATES CAN HANDLE
SITUATION.

war which promised to end within a
short period OF time and to be nothing more
than series of small engagements will go
down in history as one of the bloodiest wars
of modern times and one of the most remark
able in many ways. Few people believed at
the start that the Balkan allies would give
the Turks much trouble. They remembered
the Turk of old; they knew him to have been
what Kfpling calls '+frst-class Fighting man"
ard they expected him to make short work of
the soldiers of the little mountain states who
dared TO enter his territory The war was
short, as was expected, but II ended not with
the Balkan states pleading with the powers
to stop the soldiers of Mahomet, but with the
allies encamped in the plains before Con-
stantinople and the Turk on Bonded knee.
The conflict while short terrible, The
size Of the armies engaged compare favorable
with those in the Russo-Japanese war; the
strategy of the Balkan leaders brilliant;
the bravery and energy of the troops remark
able Within months time once mighty
empire suing for terms, defeated by an
alliance of petty states
The result of this war. thought at first to
be of little Importance. is of worldwide i'm
portance. Unless the European powers aiiow
greed for territory to dominate them and are
plunged into q great war among themselves
tc settle the ownership of a strip of land that
belongs to another. 1t means the expulsion
OF the Mohammedan from Europe. 1t means
that the continent will once more be dominated
|,-C tbn{ nu1
their allies have finished the work begun by
Charles Marte when he stopped the advance
OF the Sword and the Koran at Tours. The
allies declare that none but themselves shall
dictate terms to the Turk. The powers should
acquIesce The Balkan states have won the
right to dispose OF the provinces OF Albania,
Macedonia. Thrace and Novi Bazaar by con-
quest, They have begun the solution of
vexing question of international politics and
il let alone will solve it, II the powers in
teryene consequences of such grave nature
may arise as. to preclpitate a greatet and
bioodier war.
The allies have conquered Turkey let the
allies dispose of the spoils.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

Ia 1892 Grover Cleveland was elected presi-
dent for the second time, supported by
Democratic congress Four years later his
party was swept out of office and since that
time the Republican party has been in full
or partial control of the government Dur
ing those sixteen years the problems presented
to the American people yesterday were In
the making The Republican party created
the problem of government independent of
Theodore Roosevelt, created the problem of
personal government the Democratic party
Is now called upon to solve these problems.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Four of a Kind.

Judge Isaac Russell, chief Justice of the
c, urt of Special Session ofsNew York city. un-.
dertook a private and unannounced tour OF
inspection among the various corrective and
charitable institutions of his jurisdiction. Late
in the afternoon he entered the outer office of
one of the insane asylums.
II should like to make trip through this
place" he said to an underkeepar, who CHANGED
TO be in sole charge of the Office temporarily.
Visitors days are Wednesdays and Satur-
DAYS" said the keeper shortly; "and besides,
it's after hours"
but / insist on being shown through said
his honor.
Well you've got nerve!' growied the
keeper. wv no are you TO be giVlh me Or
ders?''
Il am Chief Justice Russell of the Court OIL
Special Sessions WAS the answer.
''That'H be about ALL said the keeper wear
lily. We've got three of you in here now
Why don't you call yourself George Washing
ton--there's only one of him. --Saturday EVEN
ing Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Inside Information.

Various doctors. among them many special
lists, called witnesses in case in a
San Francisco court with a view to ascertain
ing what killed woman whose death was
in question in an insurance litigation.
They all testified they had examined the
woman professionally, and the consensus or
opinion was that the dead woman had sur
fered from an affection of the liver which
caused that organ to shrink materially.
The last doctor on the witness stand was a
young hospital inferno. He testified that in
stead of a shrunken liver the dead woman
had an abnormally enlarged liver
DO you mean to sit there on the stand ana
swear that this woman had enlarged liver
when all these eminent authorities have sworn
her liver was wasted and shrunken?" demand
ed lawyer.
Il do, replied the young doctor.
How comes il You set yourself up against
these eminent practitioners-you, a young
squirt of doctor with no practice and only
a few months ont of a medical school? How
do You. know this Woman had an enlarged
liver?'' Numbered the lawyer.
II performed the al>opsy. answered the
young doctor.--Saturday Evening Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
INVESTIGATE DELAY
ON THE new BRIDGE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL AS
CERTAIN WHY STRUCTURE
Is NOT YET FINISHED.

Why the work on the new Mayo
bridge has been delayed win be In
yestigated this afternoon at a special
meeting Of the council committee on
streets, |. j. Smith. who in con-
structing the bridge, has been re-
quested by the committee to appear
before the meeting and eniighten
them on the Eubject.
The bridge was to have been com
pleted by the fifteenth of this month.
but, according 10 the Roadway made
on the bride so far, 1t will probab bly,
take a year yet 10 complete the work.
II Is generally understood that the
freshets in the James river last win
ter caused considerable delay in the
work. The bridge will mean much
10 the people Of South Richmond.
especially those employed on the
north side of the river. The people
We're under the impression that they
would make their first trip across
the bridge at least by the first of the
year.
Several citizens of South Rtchmond
who are Interested In the movement
will be present at the meeting this
afternoon. The committee appointed
some months ago by the Business
Mems club of Chesterfield county and
South Richmond have also been re-
quested by the association TO appear
before the committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
State.

Defeated yesterday for reelection to the
Office of the presidency of the United States
President Taft naturally feels greatly dis
appointed this morning and probably a little
bitter towards the one man, his former friend
partly responsible for that defeat man
who has served his country in Office for four
years and is then denied an endorsement of
his actions in office cannot contemplate his
pc sition with entire satisfaction II is but
natural that he should feel hurt and mortified.
especially one whom he had formerly re-
garded as his best friend and warmest sup
porter should have been one of the instru-
ments which contributed to his defeat How
ever, Mr.. Taft hug to his bosom the con-
ISOLATION that in the campaign for the highest
Office in the land he has conducted himself
with the dignity pertaining to that Office; that
he has refrained from the bitter and even
vulgar references TO his opponents which have
characterized some of these He may rest as
sured that the American people have higher
opinion of William Howard Taft this morning
than they had when the campaign opened
though they have decided that the work to be
accomplished could be performed better by
some one else and that it was better for the
country at large that he retire to private life
for season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Held For Identification.

Suspected Of having committed
felony in nanville, a man giving his
name as William H. Hudgins. was ar
rested yesterday by ,Patroimen Sharp
and Banghan and Detective Frank
Gentry. The man Is said to answer
the description cf a man named Tur-
ner, who stole Sfp9 recently from a
man in DanvilIe. When arrested he
had about S3o0 in his possession lie
is now being held in the city Jail for
Identification by an officer, who is ex-
pected TO arrive today from Danville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

Services in the Stockton Street Ram
tist church tonight viii be conducted
by Rev. Ii. Lacy Hcge, pastor Of
Emanuel Baptist church
Rev. Russell Bowie, rector Of st.
Paufs Episcopal church, will open n
series of meetings tonight in the
Meade Memorial church. They viii
be conducted tonight. Thursday and
Friday,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Verdict For Plaintiff.

A verdict of sIo9.sT for the plain
tiff was rendered yesterday In tho
suit Of the Coriey Piano company.
Incorporated aaginst the Southern
Furniture company, Incorporated. by
Judge Il. II. Wells in Hastings court,
part III. The plaintiff was represv Mt
ed ~ Attorneys Julian Gum and
Kirk Mathews.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
have refused to get out of the way Of
u street car.
Hear Returns.

A large number of the members OF
the local lodge of Eiks ana their
friends gathered last night In ths
Elks' Home, cambridge street, TO
hear the returns OF the presidential
election. Direct wires To the home
were chartered for the night. and
those present received the news right
off Of the bat. While waiting for the
returns the guests were served with
refreshments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Invitations Issued.

Invitations were issued yesterday by
Mrs. Sallie G. Lyme, OF Chester. to
the marriage of her daughter. Hem
rietta Friend. to William Joseph
Bailey, of South Richmond The
ceremony viii be conducted November
18th in the Chester Methodist church.
They will make their home IN Gem
traiia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

citizens. and they should vote as such and not
as Italians 1t is not for the greatest good
of the italians nor for the greatest good of
their adopted country that they should vote
in a body as Italians. II would be better for
all should they always vote separately as
Americans. There should be no such thing
as "the Italian vote.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Funeral of MIR. Could,

The funeral of Josiah Gould Sir.
one or the most prominent men in
Chesterfield county. who died al mis-
home, Colonial Heights" Monday
morning. WIS conducted yesterday af-
ternoon at > O'Clock. Rev w. r. A.
Haynes oflicfated and the burial was
made in Blandford cemetery, Peters
burg.
Mr. Gould leaves his widow, three
sons, two daughters, four brothers
and two sisters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

Headed by Captain Alexander
Wright, thirteen out of the fourteen
policemen of South Richmond will
participate in the annual fall parade
and the inspection Of the biuecoats in
Richmond this afternoon. One Of the
officers will be detailed at the Third
Police station.
ALI of the officers haye gotten their
new caps. and Captain Wright says
that ne expects HIS men TO make
good showing at the inspection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Quiet Election Day.

Peace prevailed throughout South
Richmond yesterday. It being one OF
the qnietest election days ever held
on this side of the river. An unus-
ually small number of votes were
cast, there being scarcely more than
500 voters of the Southside partici-
pating. In accordance With the State
law all the saloons were closed for
the day. while the doors OF the NUM-
cipal offices were also shut.
Several of the city officers visited
the polls and solicited the vote of the
people for the addition of amend
ments to the State constitution for
the appointment Of the treasurer and
commissioners for indefinite terms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
One Year in Panitsntiarx.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
KING GEORGE. VA, Nov. 5.--On
Monday. Bird Jackson, colored,
charged with breaking into the store
of Warren Owens. near Nindestore,
King George county. Virginia, and
stealing between seven and eight dol.
lars. was tried and sentenced for ono
year In the State penitentiary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

That Missouri preacher who said that the
world would come to end when Turkey was
conquered had better redoube his efforts to-
ward preparing his flock for Judgment day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
rborpht IN re Insapc.

Believed to be mentally irrespon-
sibIe, Robert NJ. Jackson. of Norfolk
was arrested yesterday afternoon
while acting in peculiar manne.
He was committed to John L. Satter-
fields sanitarium pending a commits
sion of mnacy, which will be held over
him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Ton, Lawson's Modesty.

Thomas w. Lawson seemed to think that
the committee investigating campaign expen-
ditures was appearing before him.-PittsbGrg
Gazctte-Tirnes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
REV. ANGEL TO ADDRESS 49,.
THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY

Rev. b. L. Ancell. of Yang Chow,
China, will address the Woman's aux
iiiary. Of the Church of the Holy Com-
forter, on Friday at $3.50 p. M.
The public is cordially invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Obstructs Bridge.

Isaac Gillette, negro, was arrest
I'd yesterday afternoon on a charge
OF ohstructing the Mayo bridge. He
was driving large wagon belonging
to L. ID. Quarles. and Is alleged TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
New Exncrlence for Brya,

While doing Herculean labor for the ticket
BRYAN has kept his personality out Of the cam
paign--which Is ain evidence of his genuine
patrotism-Mem Commercial-Appeal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

The American people have placed the seal
III their disapproval upon personal govern
rnent: they have granted to the government
decree of divorce from Special Privilege;
they have refused to admit the failure of con-
stitutional government
This is the meaning OF the result OF yes
tcrday's presidential election.
There were other issues, but these We're the
fundamental principles which guided the ma
thrifty of the voters in their selection of their
! candidates for president. These other issues
were of comparatively small Importance,
Some OF them were emphasized by one can
d.date some by Others some all but neglected
by all, but all bore relationship to the real
questions up for decision. The third term
issue played part and the people decided
that the country not so poor in men that
IT'S salvation depended upon breaking all pre-
cessent and surrendering the government into
tie hands OF man. The tariff was an
issue and the people decided that the gradual
withdrawal of. governmental aid TO business
meant foosenIng the hold OF Big Business
upon the government Monopoly and Its con-
cided that enforcement of law and the ap
plscation OF the theory that guilt is per-
sonaI' would solve the problem better than
surrendering the power OF the people and
Tic courts into the hands Of commission
Finally. there entered the personal qualities
of the candidates. One actuated by per-
coaal ambition and desire for revenge;
another was out of tune with the spirit OF the
times. believing protection of business of more
Importance than the protection OF the man;
the third believing In exact justice to ALL
oqual opportunity for all. and special privi-
B lc4es TO none,
Nh All OF these questions merely in
\ ej1sntaI to the big issues involved Upon
3Sfh0Ae issues the voters OF the hatSon have
1 sxpressed themselves. the verdict Is IN and
4 m four years Democratic government in a
prrer form than before In the history
ff the country will be on trial.
zs The success OF the Democratic party at the
Npails yesterday is its first victory in presi-
@ne1tL election for exactly twenty years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
OF the Map. of Course.

We are informed by the Bull Moosers tina
"Armageddon will be pulled OFF November 5th
1t will take some pull.--Chicago Inter Ocean
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06

Overlooked His Opportunities
II Adam had thought of II he would doubt
less have started a bull chthyosaurus party
Columbus (S. C) State.