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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
CURRENT COMMENT
Growth of pelIavl.n

From one-sxth of the population OF North
Carolina the law requires that all deaths. with
their causes and certain other data relating 10
SEX age, social conditions, etc. be registered
IN the office OF registrar Of vital statistics at
Raleigh From this population there were re-
ported ll6 deaths from pellagra IN 1910 and
lI6 deaths from the same disease IN 1911, an
Increase OF 81 per cent. Estimating the total
deaths from thi disease in the State six
times the number occurring III the registration
area OF the State, there were $50 deaths from
pellagra In 1910. and 1000 deaths from the
same desease in ta1i Tho death ratio from
pellagra in North Carolina Is AZ per hundred
thousand, Just exactly twice the death rate
from typhoid fever In the registration area Of
The United States, which comprises 81, o0o goo
OF our national population.
A most important feature Of this Lex. disease
for the public to note is that in the present
state of knowledge pellagra constitutes n
national rather than a State problem THIS
IL SO for the reason that preventive measures
against the disease being of equal value to the
fifteen or twenty States In which the dseRs Sc
exists IT would he not only burdensome but
manfestty economically unfair tor any one
state to the task OF investigation
and a discovery IN which all the States suffer
ing from pellagra are equally concerned. Prob
lens that are common to the States, such as
this disease Dhobieht, have national eharac-
teristics which the Interstate or national gov
eminent should recognize and deal with. IT
la well that this danger be recognized. and that
national government recognize It's duty in
this matter at once. In order that the disease
may not gain such hrm foothold In the United
States as II has In certain foreign countries
that HOW being taxed or HccduHt or tine
poverty and dependency incident to the disease
to the extent OF pounds of cure when once an
ounce OF prevention would have prev nted their
present affliction.
Once the means OF prevention the spread OF
the disease is discovered. each State can pro-
tect Its own citizens by seeing that the methods
Of prevention enacted into and enforced
under law. The disease, therefore, after Will
cease to be national problem and become
State problem.
, The State board or health. having recognized
this national aspect of the disease, has felt that
it was its duty TO call the attention OF rep
resepa tives in the congress and senate OF the
United States 70 these facts and to recommend
that sufficient appropriation be made and
entrusted to commission OF exports for the
study Of the disease with the view Of discover
ing appropriate means for preventing It's in
crease.
The North Carolina Medical soeietv, at its
recent meeting HendersonV''~. passed reso-
buttons citing the facts above set forth.
and respectfully requesting our representative
IN the national government to their influence
In accordance with the suggestion Of the State
hoard of health.--Bulletiu, \. g, Board Of
Health.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
MH1,ming's Woman NnNor.

Mrs Susie Wissler. the Hrst WOMAN mayor
IN Wyoming-the first State to give women
votes---waa elected Independent woman $
ticket, against candidates Of the Republicans
and Democrats. The new MAYOR -NLldnM.- has
issued a declaration She says;
LIAM act going. 10 let the women impose On
the men. Many women clamoring for inn
mediate and dractic action against saloon
Geepers. The men have many rights as
women, and I am not going to permit the
women to run over them.
But / arm going to enforce the laws. The
city council, composed of men alone. made the
laws. and they will have to take their own
medicine. | have appointed marshal who
believes as do. Should he fall there arc
others who VIII not. If necessary l Will APP
point as marshal the most rabid reformer in
town
The declaration of Widow Wissler has a
wholesome sound. People of all opinions
garding suffrage will hope the new mayor
means every word she says and has the courage
IF her convict ons cleveland Plain Dealer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
PEOPLES FORUM

Editor Of. The virglnian:
STA paragraph In this mornings issue on
the editorial page says: IF some one would
only take Bryan out for a walk and lose hin,
the convention might be able to reach an
agreement Just what do YOU mean hv that
MI. Editor Is it merely the sight Of r,rye n
MS presence, or the knowledge OF his existence
that Keeps the Delegates holding on ia, their
convictions. or Is 1t the principles for which
Bryan stands and which they endorse? ShouId
which, let us hope VIII not be soon, would that
pc the signal for all who endorse his principles
"hiie ne Is in existence to desert them? your
paragraph seems to imply such q course on
the part of the delegates at least.
Again. Is Mr. Bryan responsible for Clark q
delegates standing firmly by him; for Wilson $
standing by him; for Inderwoods standing by
him, and through the list? Why should
Bryan be held responsible for the deadlock in
the convention when TIE delegates assert that
they are going 10 stick to their respective cam
dtdates to the end?
While You and / and the reading public know
that Mr.. Bryan is the predomnating figure at
the Baltimore convention, the biggest man in
the Democratic party and therefore the big
gest man i'm these United States, Teddy Roose-
Welt not excepted, yet he Is held responsible
tor and given credit FOR Il great deal more
than is due him.
And why, IL Bryan has go much influence
and holds such sway over the representatives
OF the people at Baltimore, and We know he,
ha3-the nla4sas of Democratic }.lrtr with
him. and know the principles and policies
for which he stands the principles and policies
as witness tbs adoption ef-a great many of
them by the Republican party is he not the
icgical candidat'' to lead the party to victory
htxt November, In spite Of his three victorious
defeats And echo answers. whyR
Yours truly
Home for lucurables. Richmond Va, July t.
1912.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
SPEEDING AND THE LAW.
e N 4&

District Attorney Frank T. Sutton. Jr., does
not think that jail term as we'll as severe
fine should be imposed upon first conviction
for speeding. II appears that after Magistrate
pUryear had imposed sentence OF ten days
in jail and fine of $50 and costs in a recent
case, the jail sentence was suspended at the
suggestion of the district attorney, who says:
by this action on my part ! did not
intend to imply that future violations OF
the speed laws in Henrico county would
be leniently dealt with. The abuse of the
law by speed fends in the county has be-
come unusually fragrant and shall use
my efforts 10 see that those who make
practice OF it are severity punished in any
case OF this kind which comes 10 my no.
tice Bat in this case I did not think
that the jail sentence would be affirmed
by the higher court as the offense being
the frst did not indicate that the viloa-
tion OF the law on the part of either party
was habtual.'
The action of District Attorney sutton and
his statement regarding the case vill meet with
the approval of all fair minded people. The
moral effect OF i'm posing the sentence even il
Il was suspended, will be felt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

head, stroke his feathers and call him pet
names He has said that any one attempting
to be rude 20 that bird would have TO reckon
with him. His solietude has been 30 great
that IT has even considered thu variety, or
vaudeville theater,--the British music-all, be-
loved Of the aristocracy and the gutter-snipe.
II has been go great that It has even considered
that local celebrity Judge John Ieter Cruteh-
field
Loca! celebrity did say? Nay! nay!
Rather that famous citizen, that renowned
philosopher, that modern Daniel whose court
room daily furnishes spectacle more thrilling
than the lions den OF the Babylonian monarch; ;
whose roar has terrified even the British lion.
There can be no doubt of this With de-
ing to incur the displeasure OF the United
States the King and Queen OF Great Britain
will not be permitted to laugh at a vaudeville
actor known as 'the Virginia Judge" The
original Of the Virginia Judge, 1t is asserted.
Is John letter Crutchded the most original
magistrate Of his own day and generation and
the wisest since Solomon.
The actor had been engaged To appear be-
iore the King and Queen. but on learning that
he purported TO portray Justice az It is dealt
out IN the Commonwealth OF Virginia. in the
tinted States of America. and IN q manner to
cause loud and prolonged laughter. the func-
ttonaries who had planned the entertainment
decided that It would not be well for the King
and Queen OF Great Britain TO laugh at even
hurIesque on American Justice
The appearance Of the actor was cancelled
through fear that the United States would take
offense. most delicate attention, most con-
siderate view and goes To show the great care
that ~ being exercised In Great Britain 10
avoid anything that looks like intention to
initiate the plucking Of feather from the
eagles tail
II Is a great compliment to the United States
O; America. but a still greater one TO John
letter Crutchaeld the American Daniel whose
roar has frightened the British lion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
DANIEL AND THE BRITISH LION.

Making the eagle scream by threatening to
regarded the most popular trick in his
reportory by tae British lingo statesman--any
British lingo statesman. for Great Britain that
Tight little tight little island. has been enter
tanned by lingo statesmen at various periods
even as iess self-satished grouchy. pompous
nations
The British populace, especially the down
trodden Britisher who works anything and
everybody before attempting any sort OF manual
labor himself. mas been known TO "oo-ray' and
''ur-rawr" vocferously al the spectacle The
last occasion II memory IL not astray wa4
over tie matter OF Venezuela aud on this occa-
son q certain Grover Cleveland who ehanced
- be President OF the United States of America,
was obliged 10 direct certain Richard Oney.
Who happened TO be secretary OF state. TO
write little note To certain British states
men calling attention 20 the fact that the eagle
hereafter was not going 10 play the part Of tine
nritated bird any longer; the eagle going
10 use It's beak and scream afterward. q scream
rot OF irritation bur OF triumph
Never since that time has the British i.ngo
statesman made believe to pull the eagles tail
Feathers With all the other British statesmen
~ has been IN hurry 10 scratch the eagle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
UNABLE TO PAY;
MUST GO TO JAIL
HARRY BICKoFF is SENTENCED
BY MAGISTRATE JACOBS
FOR DRUNKENNESS

Harry Bickoff. young white man,
was last night given thirty days IN
jail by Magistrate Jacobs. ut Forest
Hill in default of payment Of fine
Of SIS and costs for disorderly CON
duct and resisting arrest Sunday
night.
BickoT created a disturbance near
the springs in Forest Hill park sun
day night and when he saw Officer
Cousins coming after him he ran up
the hill. Two shots were fired (
him as he ran, which slackened his
speed.
County Officer Cousins accompanied
the young man 10 tho city Jail, where
he will be kept until the jailer can
arrive from the Chesterfield county
Jail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
WHAT THE BOSSES FEARED.

When all IS said and done, thu chief oppo-
sitlon to Woodrow Wilson came from the party
leaders who are more interested In patronage
than principles. They asked themselves what
Wilson would do when 1t came to passing
around the Offices and, in answer, shook their
heads fearing that an executive like Wilson
night insist upon merit In preference to prsc-
teal politics in many cases.
man who will draw lines through ma mes
or the slate OF a boss and substitute other
names Is not the kind OF man who appeals
to the boss. lie must be able TO reward the
men who work for him and he cannot reward
them IL the executive takes exception to any
OF his fayorites.
The party leaders had heard OF Governor
Wilson and Former Senator Smith of New Jer-
tsey.-They reasoned that ff Smith could not
hold Wilson in line, they could not. They
argued that Wilson WAS man of so little
political experience that he did not understand
the necessity of Tewarding faithful party
workers, no matter what their public service
reputation may be
The bosses are apt to smile at man who
n
place for which the boss has recommended him.
They are apt to become annoyed with man
who takes such lofty ideals OF public duty that
he will turn down good, robust partisan
the ground that his public service record is a
trile tainted. They have little use for a man
local leaders uuquestioned
These executives who make. appointments
regardless OF the states raise hob with the
organization. A boss does not know where
he is at. He gets a Jolt when he least expects
n, and II disturbs his grip on the local s.tua-
ton materially. Nobody in the machine wants
man who will do the unexpected. even II It
e right
Woodrow Wilson has shown himself a. person
who would debate with the boss: do the UNI
expected II It happened in his opinion. TO be
right. He even stood up for the humble Jim
MARITIME against the powerful Jim Smith just
because he thought it was right and honest to
do so. Such might we'll cause the
bosses to pause.
1t is not wonderful that they should hesitate
Ito support him. He might NEEDLE with their
machinery, put 1t out of gear, They might
admire his ability. admit his authority as
statesman, concede that he might make brill
liant executive but against this they balanced
his attitude on patronage: they feared he
might take too much interest in the appoint
ments he made. He might do the unexpected
ard disregard their Endorsements. He might
weaken their power, and TO fear a man thus
L 20 oppose MIN :9@4@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
TUESDAY. JULY 2, 1914.
DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN.
Hy Robert H. GRAY.

ss Photographed TO The Richmond yirginfan.l
CONVENTION HALL BALTIMORE MD.
4 July What British general was he who sent
Which was a defeat in words and hsures;
Darkness before dawn
--Tn:s happened IN the Beer var, and the
darkness Was falling instead of giving way.
Here every indication is that tho darkness is
peculiarly Opaque. chiefly because sunrise Is
impending.
We will see all the cIesriy the light
4 when the cloud lifts. It is encouraging 10
note that Mr. Bryan himself invited Il trivial
test where It nas supposed he would wait for
i il vital one The refusal OF Chairman James
to permit the Commoner TO pull of another
b sneech would have amounted TO nothing had
ii not 80 identity carried with II the approval
al the convention and it's visitors
Since Mr. Bryan ia 50 easily the dominant
ngure in Baltimore it is worth great deal
ina. he should be served with notice that per
sonaIity ia not everything We repeat that 1t is
fortunate that the lesson should not have come
In q manner % create positive and greatly
To be deplored crisis. Il is 10 be hoped that
from the incident the Commoner will under
stand that. Il the crisis should be precptated
hy his act the crisis would he master OF him,
instead OF he the master Of the crisis.
Il becomes more and more evident that there
I Will have to he a sacrifice of ambition by one
o. alt Of the present candidates before the con
eentiop is permitted to name candidate The
contest has gone utterly beyond the range Of
personal opinion or personal hopes You are
toft IN ali vehement sincerity that not only
can wilson carry New York but penusylva-
n;ans themselves voting for and working
for Wilson upon that assumption. You are
scla by all the New Workers and many others
tnat he can carry neither New York. Connect
cut. Illinois Indiana nor Ohio--a combination
that IN whole or in part, is absolutely neces-
sary 70 success OF Underwood We hear as
conflicting reports and Of Bryan What he in
tends to do--whom he will he pleased with or
dlspeased with--we hear everything.
In the confusion OF fighting this particular
battle. it is remarkable that the country should
have temporarily forgotten the existence or one
Theodore Roosevelt The third party move
ment is yet but little more than a prospect, but
Ii liz entirely possible that on any bright morn
Ing may awake 70 the fact that the child
may not die in infancy. II must be remem-
bered that Mr. Bryan has not TO this strenuous
moment said whether or not he will support
the nominee. If necessary. Mr. Bryan must be
reckoned with, but II is better to reckon him
friend --- trouhle-making friend -- than
eremy Compromise is not always the most
robust course, but it is frequently the safest
one.
All in all IN spite Of the popularity Of in.
sanity in reason, argument. and temperament
: T WoUTd 30 ven FOR This convention TO remem-
ber~tAat tfre esanesr lis nowt apt 20 walk
safely,
We believe. in spite OF everything that ulti-
mateIy the convention will gain its rights and
the candidates the approval OF their consciences
bs coming TO the same conclusion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
DISTILLING COMPANY
INCORPORATED HERE

The corporation commission has is<
sued charters TO these concerns:
Crescent Distiliing company, incor-
perated, Rehmopd. Va. Capital: 3s,-
900 to $4,000. object: Liquor busi-
ness. NJ. NJ, Burke, general manager:
J. W. Sewers. president; J. G. Davis.
secretary and treasurer. all Richmond.
Va
Virginia Ochre corporation. Stanley
ton, Va. Amendment increasing tn
capital from $4,000 10 100000.
Rppahannock Valley Farms corpor-
alton, Sealston. Va. object: Real as-
tate business. Capital: $4,000 to $685.
600. Lee ]. Graves, president; l..
Morrison. secretary and treasurer.
John r. GouIdnan, Jr., an FrederI~kf-
burg. Va, ...s@ ... ~ ,.s. ..s..3.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

Catherine Irwin, infant daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. f. l.. Irwin died yes
terday morning at 1112 McDonough
street, the home Of It's parents,
This baby with its twin sister were
the first ownes TO eb registered under
the vital statistic law.
-The funeral Kill ha held this after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the home OF Its
parents Rev. Father Drake. the new
pastor OF Sacred Heart church, will
conduct the funeral The burial will
ba In Maury cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
CANNOT IDENTIFY
MAN WHO WAS SHOT

A letter containing a description and
IA photograph of the man who was ac-
cidentally shot on the Virginia SIDE
Of the Potomac river. near Washirg-
ton, was received yesterday at P44ice
headquarters from rhe Washington Au-
thcrities
Inspector Boardman received f.ftos.
nation which led him to believe that
the man was former resident Of
Richmond. The Washington police
We're unable, however. to lealn the
dead mans name
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

MarSe Henry makes rye face over Wilson
The New York World says in message three
columns wide; "Wison,-no compromise with
Ryan and Murphy And whether the New
Jersey governor is nominated or otherwise
what Joyous time the cartoonist and para
graphers viii have with Wilson that ALL"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

Mechanics OF South Richmond will
meet tonight In Rescue CouHH No,
l, in Fraternity hall, West Broad
street,
The Southsids juniors will pet ~
Eleventh and Hull streets Knight
at T:s6 o'clock and march over to
the mother council in a body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Judye Wel,s 4. Hear Gases.

Judge Ernest II. Wells Will hear
the cases of Commonwealth against
Charles Sim sand E. II. Stratus against
r.. II. Richardson tomorrow in Hust-
tngs court. part H. Both cases are
appealed ones from Police court.
part H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

could. blu. they had their limitations. as such
astute lawyers as Elihu Root are well aware.
Otherwise, q lot of people who are shouting
for the restoration OF the old order OF things
would not be called progressives. They would
simply be called professionals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

Arrangements are being made for
the Joint excursion to Buckroe Beach
by ali of the Baptist churches In South
Richmond Committees from the va
rious Sunday-schools are planning TO
make this picnic the best of the
season
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

What has wrecked the Republican party?"
asks q seeker after truth and we hasten to
reply that apparently IT was the innocent-look-
ing preferential primary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Richard Tuohy Dismissed.

Richard Tuohy. charged with o..
sauIting JEFF Smith with a bottle and
infiicting scalp wound. WAS dis
m .ssed Yesterday m Police cour<. Or.
T. A. Moncure. OF the City hospital
corps, took thirteen stitches in the
negro's head.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

Col Harry s. New predicts Taft victory
and an editor remarks that there is nothing
original about that. Nothing new, in fact
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

scientific paper explains at length why air
men are killed. The prevailing opinion has
been because they fell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Briefs.

Miss Margaret Baldwin lis the guest
of MIR and Mrs. Samuel Bland in
their new cottage. the ''Bid-a- wee,s
on Little Bay. Willoughby Beach.
Mrs. Willis Sprinkle, of Fort Worth.
Tex, IN visiting AIRS. L. d. Wicker, Of
Swansboro.
S. Il. Perdue. of Engine Company
No, 10, is off on his furlough and has
left on a fishing trip TO Dutch Gap.
J. r. Baughan, OF the Third Police
station, has left on his vacation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

The great Taft tariff board has come TO an
end. Beea sawed up for little platform planks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

A baby has been born with teeth in Arkan
sas. Is this another Roosevelt omen?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Appeals from sen&ence.

Edward Paterson, a negro. chargeN
with stealing a bicycle from q. q.
Collins. WIS sentenced to ninety days
in jail by Justice Crutehaeld yests4-
fay morning. He appealed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02
Mann tn sneak,

Governor William Hodges Mann
viii speak to the colored people or
the Souths.de next Sunday afternoon
In the First Baptist church coroner
of Fifteenth and Decatur streets The
occasion will be the anniversary cele-
bration of the Mems league OF the
church. Governor Mann will take
for his subject. Men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-02

juniors 10 httl-
The visiting committee from the
various Junior orders of American
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-23
THE PEE WISH child
NEEDS A LAXATIVE

II e. natural for a child 10 laugh ana
play and when u sulks droWsily or
ccics yau may depend on II something
physical d the matter. ~ you see no
evidences Of a serious ailment YOU
win not be wrong n you quietly give
u dose Of mild laxative that evening
on putting f. TO bed.
The remedy most generally recom-
mendcd for the purpose u Caid-
Wells syrup Pepsin. which mothers
throughout be country have been giy-
ing their children for quarter Of a
century To-day thousands Of famil-
les are using It whore hundreds used
Il then, and there must be good rca-
son for this word OF mouth rocommen-
ndtlon.
n = admittedly The perfect Iaxa-
tive for children, women. old people
and all others who need gentle bowel
siimuiant and not violent sait ca
thnrtic pin or doctored water. Dr.
Caldwells syrwr pepain win act
g0ntly. and when taken before retlr-