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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
GOLD BRICKS AND EFFICIENCY.

Have the people OF Richmond bought
a $4,000 gold brick?
Their chief aim in eiecting the Ad-
ministratIve Board was efficiency. the
people are paying $4,000 year Tor
efficiency and honesty. The very first
act of the new board proves that the
people have not gotten efficiency. They
have not gotten a board whose stand
ard is efficiency, nor one that makes
efficiency the test OF its appointments
Its standard is personal politics. ana
its standard of appointments on the
same plane. Therefore. the members
of this board must go a long way in
honesty 10 make UP to the community
its lost money and its lost opportu-
nifty for A better government II Will
take much to repay Richmond for be-
ing tied to a system foredoomed to
failure.
Mr.. Folkes has published state
nent that shows he does not under
stand what efficiency means. Mr. Whit
tet and Mr.. Hrschberg. both so eager
for publicity and so LAVISH OF prom
ises in September now have nothing
TO say to the people who elected them.
They meet with silence the charge OF
ineficiency.
But Richmond will not forever re-
main content with inefficiency. The
people will wake up to the fact that
they pay the bills. They will realize
that this is not a question OF Mr.. Reck's
or Mr.. Buffers de-
Tense. but a pure QUESTION Of what II
costs the Taxpayer out OF his own
pocket TO support treficiency. Rich
mond will not always De content TO
deal in gold bricks. She Will demand
the service she pays for.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
SITUATION IS
UNPRECEDENTED
After January This Country and
Russia Will Have No Trade
Agreement.

Washington, December 22.-The ter
mination of the Russian treaty. abro-
gated by Congress because of Russia.
attitude upon the passport question.
which becomes effective January I,
leaves the two nations. for the first time
in eighty years. without an agreement
to govern their trade relations. ana
Except as a consequence OF war. the
United States has never before under
taken to continue on friendly terms
with another nation in the absence of
any treatry relations after 1t has once
enjoyed that connection Naturally the
great business interests OF both coun
tries have displayed The greatest
anxiety TO know upon what footing
they may continue their operations
after December 81. But as far as the
Washington government il concerned.
il has not been able to Secure muc1
enlightenment. and officials have been
obliged to deny requests FOR special
information from inquirers-
The result of many months careful
consideration of the subject has left
the officials themselves In the dark,
except as to the broad conclusion that
the status quo. 90 far as IL reiates 10
trade, may remain unchanged. pro-
.ided neither country does anything
that might be regarded as discrimins-
tory against the other.
1t appears that the sole effect OF the
termination of the treaty to the United
states, SO far as can be now forecast.
will be to deprive Russian consuls OF
the right to administer estates OF
Russians Tying in America and to deal
with disputes between the captains
and crews of Russian vessels in Amers-
can ports. The great volume II trade
between the two countries. which. ac-
cording to the figures OF the Bureau
of Trade Relations. aggregates this
calendar year about s5o.9oO.0oo. Is ex-
pected to remain unimpaired. though
there are some Indications that the
Russian government contemplates some
changes in its tariff laws that may
unfavorably affect the importation OF
agricultural implements. machinery.
hsrdwares ard perhaps cotton SO long
as these increases are OF general ap-
plicatioB. however. and are not directed
specifically against American products.
they cannot be regarded az discrimi-
natorv and as warranting rctaliatory
measures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
NEWS OF EASTERN SHORE
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.I

Especial to The Dispatch.1
Onancock. Va. December ga
handsome monument Of Virginia blue
granite will be erected over the grave
of Thomas w. Taylor this week by
Chesapeake Lodge. A r & A. NJ Mr..
Taylor was the faithful secretary OF
the body for d number OF years and
was the Oldest Mason on the Shore In
point Of membership.
The graduating class at the high
school for the session of 1912 Il num-
hers twenty-five. The class has been
organized vish the FOIL, wing Officers.
John r. Wise. OF Onancock. president
Miss Charlotte l. Selby, Of Green
backviI!e president, Miss cain
crime Tignaie. OF Onancock. secretary
Miss Pearl Ross. of oak Hill Ireasu-
rcr.
Mss Kate Powell who was burned 10
death at t'arksley aged ninety one
wears. was buried in the family bury
ing ground Thursday. Rev r. l. ship
lev OF the NJ r. Church. and Rev
Thorbrr-1 Clark. of the Baptist ChuTcn.
conducting tn. service. Miss Fo-V>u
was buried By the side Of her mother.
who died In 1854 al the age Of lV'
years. In the same graveyard are bur
ed her father. who died at the age
Of e!ghfy-two. and two sisters. one
Of whom lived TO be seveniy-scscn
and the other eighty-six. The last
named was Mrs Mary Snead. the widow
OF a Revolutionary soldier At the
time Of her death she was one Of nVe
persons drawing n pension n uc
United states from a kevoiuticnafs
source. a few months ago Mss So~
oil had a handsome monument erectei
20 mark the spot where she wished 10
De buried
HaITs Baptist Church was the scene
of very pretty marriage when Mrs.
Afiicha A. Hall became the bride "a
BENJAMIN @ johnson. OF March Mar
ket. The bride was given away ~ nsr
brother. John r. Hall Rev. l. -
Kirby was the officiating minister.
tn. engagement % Rev. Gusts
FLETCHER. son % Mr. and Mrs. 7. +
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
.AND THE GREATEST OF THESE.

Here is something to put life into
your Christmas charity. Get one of
the sweet-faced sisterhood of visit
ing Nurses to take you TO home
that will have no Christmas unless
somebody's heart is big enough to re-
member the poor and forsaken- Just
look at what you see. and then go
and let love open your purse strings
II will make Christmas really Christ's
birthday.
one such trip on Friday brought the
visitor and his guide 20 a tumble
down cabin beside an ash-dump above
a sewer In one room were cluttered
Eve negro children, from two TO eleven
wears old. There were also two beds.
n stove and a sickly smell. A little
girl with chilIs and fever lay on one
bed Her mattress was one layer OF
an Old dirty Counterpart upon saSging
springs. Her covering was one tat
tered Quilt. a broken window-pane
let in the cold evening air The small
fire in the cook-stove was made from
fragments OF fuel picked from the re-
Fuse on the nearby dump. when that
gave out there would be no fire One
small boy had on a single garment OF
a pair % old overalls. The day before
- had been without any save an
apron tied around him. A baby OF
two was eating a piece OF raw sweet
potato That was the food. The
mother had deserted these children.
The father was saving wood FOR
enough 20 keep them alive. An Old
woman in tho room above did what
she could for them.
The above Is not Newspaper Seton.
?, Is cold fact. rom hrst-hand cbscr-
walton IT. Richmond last Friday. There
are hundreds - similar cases. You
Rad -etter earn your Christmas BY
n..ring some one who needs 10 a.
these children % God need - Don't
ist the taste q raw sweet potato
spoil your Christmas dinner 4 loaf
= broad. piece % meat. one stick
~ candy. vii make Christmas for
deso!afion. Remember that the great
est q III virtues - charity. for chari-
~ means love a. work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
On the Spur of the
Moment.
By Roy K. Moulton.
From the Hickeyviile Clarion.

Pop" Wilson bought new set or
! cultivatOr teeth three weeks ago last
Wednesday. The Clarion hopes he
won't swaller these like he did MS
own set at the grange picnic last Au-
gust while trying To get away with
a quarter section OF Grandma Jordans
! mince pie.
There was to be magic lantern
show at the Opry house last night.
but the Ladies' Aid got next and put
the lid on. There is such a thing as
carrying reform too far. When
thing like the checker game in the
rear of a drug store is allowed TO go
on without interference, II seems like
straining At a camel ana swalowlnS
a gnat to stop a magic lantern show.
No more wood viii be received on
subscription. Along with Hubbard
squash and prize pumpkins IL is on
the tabooed list. What the Clarion
needs now is a little of the stuff tnat
talks. The amount we have now can't
even whisper as loud as bullfrog
with the tonsilitis in ten-oeiow-ze!o
climate Christmas is drawing ntgh,
and we have got to have enough or
the tainted stuff to buy a pair of cot
ton batting whiskers ana rent string
of sleighbells II only few would
call in and settle 1t would help some.
come on, boys. Let US ShoW N""N
Hickeyville can do.
a one-armed man selling lead pen
ellis was in our midst Wednesday last.
This is getting to be quite metropo-
Titan place. Enos Hand Tuesdayed at
West HickeyVille. y woodpecker mas
got the hardest face of any bird ever
see. Calling cards printed at the
Clarion office.
There was quite lot Of excitement
in this mans town last Wednesday
A slicker from the city passed a
Canadian quarter on the wine clerk
at the Golden Nugget. old Man Purdy
lost a large knot out OF his wooden
leg the other day. and he is now hir-
ing out for a hitching post. He STANDS
in front of TTbbitt's grocery store, anH
farmers coming into town hitch their
horses through the knot hole in
Purdy's leg. Hank Tumms has the
dyspepsia at this writing. Had fresh
pork for dinner sunday and wasn't
use to il.
Uncle Ezra Harkins has new JOB
as janitor of the Town Hall Ezra
has been in politics for long time
and has earned this place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

Fletcher. of Onancock. and Miss Mar
garet Prestley. OF San Antonio. Texas,
has been announced. the marriage 70
be solemnized in January. Mr.. Fletcher
is rector OF St Johns Episcopal
Church. Temple. Texas. He is grad
uate Of the Virginia Theological Sem
mary. and his first rectorship was at
Tazvweii Va.
Mrs. W. A. Warrington. after an
Illness OF eight years. died Sunday
evening at Belle Haven. aged Atty
eight years. Following services con-
Quoted by Rev. J. w. Newman. of the
Baptist Church, assisted by Rev A l.
Carson, Of the NJ E. Church, South.
burial was made In the Belle Haven
Cemetery Surviving her are two
daughters. Mrs. John H. Johnson, or
Richmond. and Mrs J. Thomas Savage,
of Belle Haven.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. Edward J. Savage to the
marriage of their daughter, Alice
BeIote, to Alfred B. Gardner, at the
Onley Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. December 81. at o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Catherine Byrd died here
to-day at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. Ohio Lee Parker. OF apoplexA
aged eightyseven years Mrs. by rd
was a Miss Rowley. Of Worcester
County. Nd. She married twice-hrst'
Dr. John Savage. of Acc1mac County,
then John Byrd. OF Salisbury. Md. Mr.
Byrd wac IN sympathy with the South
during the War Between the States and
was shot by a Federal soldier while
he was sitting on the porch OF his
hotel in Salisbury. Md Rev. j. C.
Cornick conducted the funeral service
in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Sun
day afternoon. and burial was made IN
the Onancock Cemetery. Mrs. Byrd
left one daughter. Mrs. Ohio L. Par
ker. Of Onancock; one son. Samuel
Savage. OF Chicago. and sister. Mrs
william Wilson, Of Walkertcn, Va
She belonged to the regime which Is
fast passing away.
The oyster shocking houses or
Ch.ncoteague are running both night
and day TO supply the Northern trade.
The pure food inspector has declared
the oysters in prime condition There
is also a great demand for CLANS, ter
rapin and mussels-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

must sec that the disaster to OUT edu-
cational system that would be invited
by his departure p that some compe-
tent politician who 10 an incompetent
educator might secure the ofiice be-
cause OF his political sagacity. Tho
OF Public Instruction
should be an expert educator. chosen
by civil service methods. and not be-
cause of his facility and persussiveness
upon the musings; when chosen ne
should remain in office as long as ne
efficiently discharges its duties.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

work. The more information and en-
lightenment the branches OF the Coun-
ell can get while acting as committees
Of the whole. without referring import
ant investigations 20 subcommittee
for tedious meetings and long-winded
reports that arc not understood by a
mere reading before the larger body.
the more truly representative OF the
community interest will the new
Council become.
All the real machinery necessary Is
an Ordinance Committee, Finance
Committee. an Entertainment Commit
tee and a Committee of Public Works
Everything else can be referred di-
rectly TO the Council itself Big mat
tiers of public policy and constructive
legislation ought TO be treated In the
large. not in the small. Instead of
subcommittee getting all the informa-
ton, the whole Council should get IT.
Its meetings should be frequent enough
to handle such business directly. All
OF the petty routine and time-wasting
committee meetings ought TO be tax
en- away from the Council under the
new system. Otherwise. We are spend
ing $4,000 on a board to small pur-
pose.
Hence. what q really expected of the
Council is initiative. 1t can get busy
to help Richmond grow. 1t can forget
politics in craftsmanship and enjoy the
sensation. II can. for example, got
down to brass tacks on the gas price
and find out. from actual in5
vestigation OF local conditions and.
with conditions In otheh
cities, how much ought TO be charged
for gas. Incidentally. it might hnn
out for its constituents why so many
poor people are complaining that the
gas they get at the present rate ~
so inadequate an illuminant.
The new Council should be like a.
town meeting on Il small scale. 10
should be a way for the people Oh
Richmond to find out what to do I'M
improving living conditions in tneih
city. The actual doing can be I'M
trusted to others. Therefore, what ~
important for the new Council system
% not the number OF committees, out
the spirit in which they WORK. ecu
that right and the machinery Will
create itself
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
,,rrpArIRE IN ADVERTISEMENTS.

Now are the halcyon Gays Tor the
ad writers To tell whole NATION
what IL ought to buy for Christmas
presents, and to impress the super
fervid fitness of this or that praho'
is calling forth literary gems not
found even in the best sellers READ
the ads. II you want to read the rear
American poetry. Ponder upon wha'
can he said about sugar cookies If you
want to have your imagination
wrought upon ana your hungry lips
stirred to liquid anticipation. mere
is a certain wafer about which some
genius can write odes more melooiou'
than those of Keats. He can use
fragi,e and delicate and savory ana
tasty and a host of other PHEASANT
words until the swooning senses won
der why the gods were ever content
with the mere pot-liquor and corn
bread of nectar and ambrosia ana "'u
not feast on this incarnation OF su-
gary dawn and misty moonlight IN
der the spell of these confectionery
noens. eating becomes a ritual and in
digestion loses all its terrors.
The tobacco publicist is not far De-
hind the cake man. Why not smohe
when the billy pipe holds surcease
from all sorrow and balm for every
grief? The sting has been taken ou.
Oh. sootbtnC weed. 1t Will not burn
.ho tongue fret the nerves. go out
,,oxn.ctedly. or leave scent in the
narior curtains. It is cheap at the
or,ce and the price is SO low as ~
no 1auehable. If you don't believe H.
,ook at the Jolly soul in the picture
81 no converted. why worry about
vour debts. your love affairs or pom
tics when a tin of bliss awaits al inc
corner drug store!
But the real artist in words Is the
Shakespeare who writes ABOUT a"'o
mobiles. He hes the edge on the rest
h.causa he has names that hunt ana
hover and don't have to mean any
thing What witchery in the splen-
did syllables OF carOuie'oi'
luxury In the hint of Turkish up
holstery. What mystery in the mere
phrase. "a rain-vision wind-shieid!
What Incarnation IN fuIi-hoat"s
rear axle lis IT strange people mort
gage their homes TO buy somethinb
that sounds Homeric and never gets
pancture on paper?
There is a tremendous lot Of crea-
tive brains put into modern advertis-
ing. 1t is an art as truly as slch'-
lecture or speubinoing- 1t has the
prime requisite for great English the
aesire to convince somebody Of some
thing. II is not written to amuse OF
instruct 1t is written for selling us
success is proved by the hundreds OF
--srrto,s maid for space each year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
Good Resolutions Gone Wrong.


Christmas time is comm round,
Comm with leap and bound,
Haven't got much time to save
For those presents our folks crave.
Member what ! said last year.
When the season of good cheer
Had reduced my good old purse
To q frazelette or worse?
Said | would begin in June.
Thought 1t wouldn't be too soon
To begin to save my dough
For my gifts: this year You know
Somehow L forgot my pledge.
Now we are upon the edge
OF another gladstone time
When the merry Christmas chime
Makes us count our cash for fair
soon hear sleighbells in the air.
Somehow / don't like that sound
Christmas time is comm round.
Christmas time is comm round.
Snow will soon be on the GROUND.
Let's see. what was / to do?
Wasn't going to smoke or chew,
Go to shows or spend cent
For any sort of foO.ishment,
Had 1t all planned what ] would
Save up thus by bein' good.
Know what all my iolhS Woulu set
From this Santa Claus, you bet.
Knew what ia give Cousin Bill
And Brother Bob and Sister Lii,
Uncle Hank and Ma and Dad
Sounded splendid. for l had
Figgered on the finest things
That the gladstone season brings,
But. somehow, the old long greens
Never got within my jeans,
Feelin' grouchy, I'll be bound
Christmas is comm round.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

ANSWERS
Christmas Hosiery.

Would il be proper for young
man to give a lady a pair OF hose as
u Christmas gift? j. NJ
All this sort of thing is a matter OF
taste. sometimes. one Of rather bad
taste Slken hose are now far more
i'll evidence in the dress Of women than
they have been for many years. per
haps more in evidence than they have
ever been. our mothers rarely wore
them. and the dresses Of our grand
mothers were long. our sisters and
daughters and wives wear short skirts.
and the shimmeriug webby stockings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
THr NEW COUNCIL PLAN.

Tire ain % any plan Tor rcorraniz-
Irr TIE Wo-k = th- CITY Council
sfould BE- simplicity and lirecsness %
action The fe~er thc committees into
which legislation can b. sidetfacKsd
ard delayed. TIE better fos Rlchmono.
Tie lees rec-tspe and complicatec
procedure about public business. the
quicker TIE results 81 accomplished
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
DECREE OF DIVORCE GIVEN
TO WIFE OF HAL CHASE
Especial to The Times-DIspatch.l

New York. December "a rVree
Of divorce in favor of Mrs. Nellie II.
chase from Hal Chase. the ball player.
fs recommended in a report filed IN
- as referee. Chase sued his wife.
hi, the referee found that his charges
100 Insufficient. and that Mrs.
Cnase's counterclaim entitled her to
decree. c...
the woman correspondent. The
referee previously filed a report. IN
which he rendered a decree Tor Mrs;
C-ha~.s- but Justice Greenoaum reiuseo
TO confirm 10 because the testinion;
~ the correspondent was unsupported.
"a. dfrected tnat additional testimony
D.. taken on that point. The present
report Includes the testimony OF aHoi-
fforal Witnesses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

4 lot of windjammers get gaboy
about the peoples rights when they
don't know the peoples rights from
their lefts.
A lot Of people with nerve get by,
while lot of others with ability don't
About the only valid excuse for
wearing long flowing whiskers IS that
1t does away with the necessity OF
buying neckties.
Nobody has got better opinion OF
himself than Il man who has accumu-
lated $4,000 in small town.
There is such a thing as being too
close to nature. There are times when
some Of it should be washed on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
oo~rs Body for Sale

st. Louis. December Il one 'as'iy
sound ami healthy human OOoS' now
living. but 20 be delivered oeao VIM
,or,v.sipbt hours" was offered for sale
a. ,v<written letter received by a
:, louis paper. The letter was signed
Tired
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
NfStletoe.

Does mistletoe grow on hard or on
soft wood trees? Is IL ever seen on the
pinc2 x. W. TAYLOR
In England the plant is associated
mainly with the oak and the apple
Here. its favorite seems the black oak
and the gum We have not seen the
mistletoe growing on the pine II
would he hard 20 discern amid the
evergreen foliage OF this tree
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

are more noticeable and more designed
to be noticed than formerly. OF course.
this Is but another way OF saying that
such a gift as you ask about would nave
caused no small scandal in the Rich-
mond of twenty years ago. and none
at all to-day. Whether the cnanse
is altogether for the better or not. you
must Judge for yourself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

May a lease be sold without the con-
sent OF the property owner2
SUBSCRIBER.
1t depends on circums tances. Often
the remainder of q leasehoid is OF hign
value and recognized as salaole. In
general, it may be said then the lease
would be salable against the opposi-
ton OF the property owner IL the
transfer 10 a new tenant did him no
harm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

some Governors will soon begin q
feel that every tine anybody says. 4
beg your pardon they viii have q
reply politely. Granted"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
Eord's Theatre.

What was the name OF the theatre
in which President Lincoln was killed?
Is il standing now? II. y. '.
Ford's. The United States bought
the place and established an army
medical museum, said TO be the finest
in the world
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

wha; dinner diplomacy is this Eng
land is guilty OF? She feeds the peace
ENJOYS the celebrated Mansion House
turtle soup and then expects them TO
settle their internal troubles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

Is Governor Blease opposed 10 CON-
pulsory education IN South Carolina
because he Nigh, Re sent 10 school:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

10 t. a good thing the Administrative
Board does not have 20 make Woodro~
wilson's cabinet appointments.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

The Santa Claus ne met on tho
street to-day bears q marvellous re-
s-rntIsacs to a sisn painter We knew
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

Have you gotten your 1913 license
70 live from J. p. Morgan?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

judging from Mr.. Brysn's tactfui ST.
Iencc. We think ne has the most import
an, qualifications for Secretary OF
state
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

The relative denertts the depend largely
the point AS from the north or south
the Former is Less appealing to ones sense OF the
Beautiful from the east west the
Hogarthian lines happily evident whereas
IN the case Latter assault esthetic
senses equally appalling from all directions There
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

Father Tine aIius steps along purity
lively but he certainly exceeds N
speed limit between Thanksgivln an
Christmas 10 never seems & occur
& Andy Carnegie Q pension anybuddy
that needs IL money,