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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29

J, IS often said that ours is ma
ton Of poor spoilers. There seem
to be no facts TO dlsprove the anega-
tlon Opinion diners only as to
whether or not rs people We spell
better than We used TO.
Words in common use arc often mis-
spelled ly those who ought to spell
wcl, Professor Bcnll. Of the Kansas
Agricultural College, has lately made
an I'M osung experiment. He com
piled !st of common words from
the Tiith Reader used in that state.
ana submitted them 10 groups Of high
school ana college students. The re
suits were astonishing. Only ono
word, measure" WAS correctly spelled
BY all of the liz students who tried
The test N.nety-two missed the word
VILLAIN" ana a nunkcd on "ccmc-
terry ANA excel" while 70 could not
get attacked" right. So it went
through long list. Zen could not
spell SO easy word as writer"
1t may be that they spell better IN
other States than III Nansas-at least,
II IS 10 bo hoped so The school
pupils OF half century ago might
have spelled hettey. but The matter
$ open 10 question The old-rashion
ed folks who were brought M on the
"blnc back" ana the spelling bee win
certainly contend that tho golden age
Of spoilers mas gone.
y !uiaspcllcd worn in one oC tJs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29

none Of an organized character, to pro-
tcct their own Interests
Indifference ana lethargy are at the
root OF all political evil in this cuun-
l. therefore. venture to susres, ,hat
you should take some steps Of YOU
have not already done sol TO remind
VINO helD themselves, and that IL they
want to be relieved from this threat
cned burden they should help by In
dtEidunlly expressing their opinion to
their several rcpres cntatiYcs, or any
others they can influence.
am aware that the Nirg!nIan Con
grcssmcn opposed this bill and be-
licve that our Senators VIII do the
Bu; that being so. they should have
+heir hands STRENGTHENED by being
made personally aware thai public
sentiment Will support them In amy
and every action they may take 10
oppose one of the greatest scandals
Of the age.
Also there would then he something
for them 10 show to offset the in
Vulnerable letters received By those
boosting this bill.
It !s perfectly well understood that
this bin IS simply a piece Of political
graft. designed 10 buy votes
The only difference between this
and common bribery is that in the
latter case the briber generally fur
ntshes the money out OF his own pocket
or the pockets of his friends but
in the former ii Is TO be provided out
OF the pockets Of the people: a diff
tereacc which, from the popular point
Improvement Il. w. MACKRETH
wv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
marry must be Dig

and heavy douplo-solsd boots. contriv-
ins nevertheless 10 look distinguish
THO only mistake that caI oycr
recall tho late Lord WeuIock masln.
vas his giving. while Governor ul
iadras q grand fancy dress ball al
pcarcd not In Uniform, but ~ me
Gu!sr OF satan. MIS- costume consist
.ns Of black evening dress coat. tight
hiunP black knee brecches, black silk
stockings, large Black Sauzo wings
attached 10 his shoulders, q couple OF
Eptts horns on his aad and long
plark iall. The late General sir
James Dormer. then in command .. the
military forces of Madras (aftcrwards
haL!sa Gy tger!, and ton other Of
Wemlock INTO the bali room. not to
the strains Of the national anthem,
as is customary when tho representa-
i've OF the sovereign makes his APP
Comes the BoEcy Mani" Following
them were twelve ladies, beautifully
e9StNmei as angels, in long lowing
STARS N their hair. great white wings.
ana dig sprays Of SNOWY lilies In their
nGhls ~ given signal each devil
seized a reluctant angel and dragged
her 10 place In the set OF Lanccrs,
which was thereupon danced with a
ylS0r and an agility on the part o! the
neEHN that was wholly ficndiSa. The
IttnceFS We're brought 10 a conclusion
win q srecies OF dlaholical galop
y Is only fair to Lord ~ cnlock to
state that The AFFAIR was entirely or
EAh!%@d by sir james Dormcr who
YES never 50 happy as when getting
w affairs OF this kind, 10 relieve tho
!gH3noLony OF iife in the tropics: I'm
rGyni princes, ana likewise a number
of native drni1arics present on the
2ce,asion. ana owing to this Lord Wen
ioria who considered that his pranc-
!ns and. above ALL his costume. at
me hall IN question, was calculated 10
impair the prestige or her rcprcscnta-
pie ~ i'''''" pe'-
The new Lord weniock. like his late
nrnther belonged TO an old shrop-
rhonas sm Of iba Of The name ea o. awIsy
TO the estates, though not to the pecr-
age. OF his cousin. Lord Wcnlock X
G. who was killed at the battle OF
l IsMiSsS wss ,h From him nfth in de.
created n baronet by James |. The
hith haronet Sir Robert Lawlcy. mar
ried IN the eighteenth century the
Thompson. through whom Escrick
Park now the fine country scat of the
Lords Wenlock. was brought into the
Escrick Hall suggests the Georgian
era in point of architecture, is situat-
"a on the road from York 20 Selby,
between the Derwent and the Ousc,
ana embraces. along with the gardens,
the extensive park and farms, will
ages, etc. round about an area Of
some 10000 acres
The sixth barOnct was raised to The
peeragc as Lord Wenlock in 1881. lie
dled without issue. whereupon his
pecrag. expired. while his baronetcy
went to his brother. Francis. He,
too, died without Issue. leaving the
bhronctcy ana estates 10 his brother.
Paul. who was raised to the House OF
Lords ms Lord Wcnlock by Queen Vie
torin III 1889. The new Lord Wenlock
Is his grandson, and as neither Lord
Wcnlock nor any Of his still surviving
brothers have sons. ii loons very much
rs If both the Lawlcy baronetcy and
the Wcnlock pceraGc were doomed
10 extinction within tho present gen
Grafton.
Copyright, 1912, by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29

To The Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
=, 2lr;-t in%iose clipping from the
G IN, ... ttesyilla Progrcss,. concerning
the Sherwood pension hill. written %
the editor at my iustiratlon.
The sherwood pension bin Is now in
inc senate and can be killed there.
It's passage by tie House was Il blunder
forced upon the Democrats by North
crn ana Eastern members in alliance
With Republicans. While more RcpuD-
licans than Democrats voted for the
measure, the fact that the House is
now under ronlr1l OF the latter party
places the ryspor sibility upon il.
1T was an i-c%cusabc bunder since
the expenditure Of money which WIN
he required by tho bill If it becomes
81 law would be in pursuance of n cor
riipt political purpose. The object OF
thos" VINO voted for the measure was
personal political advancement The
disgust and anger aroused by the pass
H&c OF the measure through the House
ought TO put the Democrats In the Sem
ate on their guard and IL the progress
sivos In that body are true 10 their an
nounCed principles they will use their
votes TO aid the Democrats in defeat
ing this offensive BIZ
We have from an esteemed CORE
spondent letter suggesting that the
pcorlc Of this section follow the cS-
ample OF those OF many other parts of
n" country In signing a protest to our
Senators against q friendly attitude to
the bin While we have no personal
Information as 10 their Intentions. It
is iuconcctvabic that Senator Martin
and Senator Swanson would support a
measure OF this character. If they
were 10 do 50 they would be utterly
out Of touch with public sentiment in
Virginia. Nevertheless It would not
be bad plan to put into the hands
OF these our representatives. in the
urpcr house OF Congress, wrlttcn CYL
dencc that Virgin!nns are opposed to
pcns!oning thousands of men who have
not done anything 10 deserve rcsogni-
ZION as war veterans This could be
done by individual letters to our SEN
Htors,
II seems 10 me that all the newspa-
pers in the state should take similar
action. urging upon the people general
~ TO impress upon their representa-
tivcs in CONGRESS their absolute anita
gonism to this scandalous measure
Thc pension agent and others of that
ilk, who fnttcu upon these ill-gottcn
gains, are VOL organized ard do not
fail to intimidate their representatives.
with prayers and demands to increase
the pension list.
Tn" general public always apathc-
tic no matter how heavy their burden,
take scarcely any steps. and certainly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
GAME coNsHHl ,rGoN INpisrESs-
MILE.

strong and general IS the demand in
NFginia for Legislation to protect
game This was made evident at tn.
hearing before the House Committee
on General LAWS saturday afternoon
when the advocates of cNrctivc gume
conservation i'll this Commonwealth
stated their case. Three Of the most
eminent; game conservatlonists in tho
country spoke for better rntcction of
game and birds, ana st number of Viz
gintans earnestly urpcd that such
steps be taken. The spirit % sane
conservation has reached a high state
of development in Virginia when the
partisan supporters Of various meas
ures tending toward tho preservation
Of our natural resources have merged
their interests and present Il solid
front. Wise and com,ncndnble was
the attitude of Delegate. Bowman aud
Bell. both patrons of game protection
bills, in denying as they did a, the
hearing saturday any pride oI author
ship, ana In advocating tho passage Of
the needed legislation without regard
To mere details In which thcir meas
arcs vary from the rutherford bill.
The trio OF distinguished game con-
servniionists who spoke III the hearing
showed ample cause for the passage
OF ~ game protection law. Their
testimony as to the wanton destruc-
ton of bird life i'll this state was APP
DulliDt- Ir,-rp Ma ,roet ,,nraovnn.,l, lc
ana avowcd believers in unrestricted
slaughter could not have failed to be
Impressed by the evidence nYd the ir-
REPUTABLE argument of these mon. Nir-
Glnia is ono OF six stat in the Union
without provision for the practical en-
fact shocks our sense Of duty, relieved
only ny a belief ana trust that the
General Assembly Will 500 TO ii that
the surviving species OF our birds and
gnnlo are not made extinct by the lack
of protective laws, TOO long Virginia
has hcstated in the matter OF game
conservation. Forty-ihrce States OF
the Union protect their birds and
game ami the ola Dominion can no
longer remain in the unwlse and un-
minority. rhc Ruthcr
foord bill carries wIth it not a cent
OF appropriations and vet provides an
cfterttve system OF protection, which,
If put into operation viii greatly In
crease the game resources of the state
without undue hIndranco 10 hunters,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
.u.nrce Gnn,e nnn l.I.n ,.n,,s.

10 The Editor OF ghc Zines DIspulcn:
sir read with grrn; interest the
ariiCi" In Your issue of January IS,
ooncerntnS the hill titnt ig being pro-
posed 10 protect game nrd fish THIS is
surely Il very Important iil bu: when
tn"Se provisions are made laws. and
are not respected amy more than the
iiSu laws already IN ,NisieUce. they
might just as well not Toe made laws.
nave been writing articles for Your
PAPER for several yeats in regard TO
ne distractions placed in James I,iv-
81, and practically all rivers OF Nir-
Einih, which positively prevent any and
.ii kinhs of fish from going IN stream.
within the past twelve months have
taken this matter III etrcuuuusly with
the Attorney CiencrHl OT our state. witlr
INC commonwealth attorneys of every
county bordering on James River from
i|nchhurE TO Richmond. and also with
our State Fish Commissioner. Each
one of the above admitted that 1t was
" dcp!orahlc state OF affairs, and each
one OF them stated his inability 10
remedy thGse conditions II arpcurs 10
me lint tho law Or this question 81
Very clear. ana 1t nlGp appears 70 me
that out Of the many state ANA county
piiicials that VIC havo In old Virginia
mat wc taxpayers are pnying, coy,
tainlN some OF them should know whose
business II Is TO enforce The law above
referred to. i believe That il were
Commonwealth attornoy III The email
est ana poorest county bordering on
James River | would have these Goa
'blLnllS rcfneu>'t ! THINK VIC have
sufficient laws 10 protect all game and
fsl. and tile thing FOR us TO do is 10
elect officers of the lass WHO viii an
force the existing laws. To-day for,
instance, In james River there are
many dams that prevent slud ana all
other fish from going into The fresh
waters to spawn. and If those coGdi-
tinns continue IL IS only mathcmuti-
cal problem as to when the shad Will.
DC ,eNtinct; There was time whom
shad could and did 80 10 the hcui-
waters OF DANES Riyer AN the way to
tn mountains to srIWi ana in those
DAYS our waters were alive with nsh.
Now want to say that think It mi
Injustice to the people uf Virginia 10
pay these officials to while away their
time in making such laws as these
when We already have laws covering
cTery phase of ,his question ! hope
mat YOU, Mr.. Editor, viii rritc q good
strong article covering these points
IS they Should be covered. ana call 1t ,
to the attention OF our legislators and
our people in general bellies, ii
could furnish you some Very interest /
ing corrcspondence that ! have had 1
Win different state officials covering
this question
looping that you can 10 snmcthing to
remedy the existing conditions | am d
Covngton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
LMr rllla suNArE Nc,.

Tho passage of the Ryrd primary
bill by the House OF Delegates marks
long step toward The greater regu-
lari,y and purity of primary elections
in Virginia. The majority was en-.
rhatic and decisive and should put at
rest every suggestion that the bulk
OF the Democratic voters of the state
are unconcerncd about this great
question
Speaker Ryrd performed memoir
anlc public service in the preparation
Of this most dincut piece Of construc-
tive legislation and displayed great
diplomacy and sagaciy in rcconcil,ng
minor differences of opinion, as wen
as qualities Of political gcneralshlp in
pushing the measure through the
House. The hearty ana generous CO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
DETECTIVE crI.u,snsoN.

TEXAS is represented in the United
states Senate by one senator and one
detective" said Theodore Roosevelt
wien he was President.
The detective from 'he Lone star
stare made hts report ia the SenatH
Iuesday-i'nd IT mag Nc necessary to
add that he is the fearless, abc ana
honest senior Senator from that State.
Charles a Culberson lie has
thoroughly probcd tile record OF Mr..
Roosevelt. ana his report gives ample
jHstiilcatiun for the anger Shown by
me latter wien he found out that the
texas Senator was imves t!gatiug the
I"tit!cal past OF tho Statesman OF
oEster Bay
mere IS nothing new in the charge
'A"t Mr' fooseN"lt sold foreign am
o"SSalors''iPs' nor Is there anything
~" i'' 'i'e "'IesaNoh tnht foreign am
"''Ps were given bE ihG Re
'"D''ea" P'''F IN eSvhaAsr for iarE.
~" 'i"i's - me Mont
sVt'ie' Ivy eF''seF put 'lhe Roose-
1'a''oh 0"t-iietHHea Hero.
GUY 'He "'Rh hon"rs Z"
''''~a@.'S W 'i"'Fluue's aH'
~. ~" ne" given hneTn
VIZ i''l'uu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
Restore What Was Lost In Adam

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
!r.-Rcfcrring 10 Bishop Bashford's
question. quoted by Mrs a. ". Taylor
in her open Letter to Rev. Asbury
Chriatlan." which have just read with
so much gratitude as well as gratiu-
cation ] want to express my opinion
of equal sufrs Ge by changing the
words Dr. Bushford uses from an in
tcrrosative to GeclaratIve state
mcnt: If Christianity is completely To
restore that which was lost in Adam L
cannot stop short of completely abol-
iShnS the subordnatlon OF woman
which the Bible declares to be the
direct result OF sin. and of leading us
back to the Edcnic proclamation. Let
them have dominion over the earth .
Such statement, to my mind, covers
the whole matter ana answers and out
weighs every adverse argument On
equal suffrage that ever has been or
ever can be produced
MRS. ]. ]. LINCOLN.
NVnlSo1nld Vn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29

~ there Is no sex. Capitullon tax.
nSSFo women voters, crowds and uowdS.
tne Gomlnon ,cnnaiI;c. wars alnrum
ana tue hen OF battlc--aIl these and
ZEN Thousand other evils too numerous
equal suffrage.
some say: But they hayc /, in Col
orado. gtc. Well let. them have II ii
.nSN WIZ They also have some things
ui",r thHn woman voters Ia tho West
'!nti We don't want mere. Others Say:
rus VIII bc the gruwrin@ achieve
mont In the evolution OF woman.
Wei. 'Quick believers should hs,yc
broad shoulders" otuurs ytuI hnrp on
~" Oh SonE Of womDli's equality with
-niWaES au "Giuua comparison.
VIII never consent To- place upon
LS shoulders cf woman the burden of
ne franchise. aud ,hcrer"re. 90 ,hc
lr&isla tors and all tic Htgn- minded mon
OF EtrEiniu. say. XII THIS evil il the
nud Ma 10 tile women of Virginia
,Whnt memories of holy INV - these
words recalll what iusuntr hopes OF
iNturc coed ana glory they iuspircp.
Say: BE Your own sweet. tru" selves
ara mani; God tuut ~ mahr YOU I"
10 Tie rgiEning queens Of heart ana
nom" ana man. that h" VIII tcvp Won
there. II ~ WILLIAMS
Cvcwc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29

Richard r Crane named minister to
China by President TAFT, was II heavy
contributor to the Republican cam
pnign committee. Tho reaper trust
was rewarded for its financial assist
ancc by the appointment, Of Ambaesa-
dor Mccormick.
No ono doubts that big business has
rivon enormous sums to the Ecpubll-
can cause. We arc now lndins gu,
abou, tho consideration for the con
irtc, between porty ana privilege.
rhe William j, Burns OF the Senate
knows what lie is about. and ii, has
rounded np a number OF The dynami;-
erS of equal rights for all ANA special
PRIVILEGES for mono.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
Voice Of the eopIe
lie sweet, Dear Maids. ana Let Who
VIII Vote.

70 the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
ST. dislike very much To become
eniansled in war of words in the
pupIt print, and have heretofore re-
manned silent III the midst of the gen
cfnl iuSillado over the question of NO
man suffrage in Virginia. Until re-
Gently have never considered his
matter worthy of serious considrratinn
1t is true that for many wears there
nave been some few scattering clam
nrer5 for what they have conceived 10
he the apotheosis Of womunhood, viz:
me right Of woman to vote
recall the days OF General"
i hsiya lockwood and her fnmtastic
~ SHNi"l aspirations. she was re-
SarGed as an eccentric, but harmless
freak Nobody took her seriously. ana
certainly She was not accepted as a
type OF any very numerous tribe thnt
IN the not distant future would ariSc
TO trS uhlc the political waters OF TITS
rcphpEc iiut soc what has come 10
PASS Right here In this grand old
commonwealth her spectre stalks
Hhfohd and now wc have introduced
~ me present General Assembly a bill
proposing TO confer on woman the ,trht
OF equal suffrage
Nonscnsical and farcical as I consider
this whole plea for woman suffrage r
IN. I'm n2l unmindfnl Of the fact that there
, ma! De lurking danger that tho spe-
'ious pl"adings OF feminine gadaAolIts
| and AchrNinose and voluble globe.
rioters, combined with the influence Of
N'It'4 'ltl''p'I VI SbOt ana earnest,
put MISGUIDED women. may east a
spcl over the minds of those upon
imc Watchtowcrs and cause them in an
lulo d&liiancc with the siren songStprs
10 run the ship OF state upon tho
Are the men Of Virginia ready 10
confess mat Trey arc no longer able
u run the political machinery Of the
state! No longer able to formulate
/ lilHt ana righteous laws, or to execute
nose laws2 What, In fact arc the
grievances of the women OF Virginia
/ Shht they should demand equity at the
! l,"'''S 81 NtrEinia's sons? What bur-
/ ucns do they want nGvcd-n57v
I rather. nave they considered seriously
] %hnt new burdens they are asking
I lhtlr brothers, fathers. husbands sons
4 and tWcvtiiearts TO impose upon them.
1toaIc iAey he so mMwise and unkind
as, TO grant This request?
7 am tho lest az Il thousand to tnIuj,
NV ne women of Virginia really
"aH' MS thing. Iiaddi.e suifragettr
'"s3'atcE may succeed IN making son,s
4i mem believe they want il by hold
~ hcior" them Elittcr!ng word.
4 pictures Of an enchanted land wherein
y ne streams OF silver. Elyslan fields and
mountains Of delight. But beware, Lei
ny .hpw YOU n few or the things TINT
really lie behind the veil. l, is need
rhA 20 say thnt equal suffrage mems
I Ghhh; responsibility. The law cDnnot
} discriminate ~ 10 sex. when practical.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
scrrerntinn and skntlnr.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
s5r-Thc Vonderlchr ordinance does
not go far enough. 1T should apply TO
rollcr-skating. Young negro hoodlums
should he prohibited from induIg
ing in this sport on the pavcments
and in the streets of tho most fashion
able residential sections of our city.
WIFI not Leigh and Jackson Streets
sumcc? Arc white boys and girls to
be compelled to forego one of their
most dearly priced pastimcs because of
n horde of negro hoys and girls VIE
are devoid of all sense Of proprictS?
Perhaps you will say that the law does
not apply In such ~ case as this; We'll
then let rollcr-skating be confined cN-
clusively to skating Kinks; lot the
negroes operate one exclusively for
negroes, and the whites operate one
exclusively for whites.
POOR WHITE.
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
La Marquise de Fontenoy
oCIALIST doctrines arc subverslve

OCIALIST doctrines arc subversive
ke of all ideas of naval and mill
. tary discipline. Tec time which
Camille Pelican put in as Minis
ter OF Marine, in the Combcs admini5-
tration, from 1902 10 1905. almost en-
tirely wrecked tho discipline of the
French navy which has not yet re-
covered from the effects thereof. de-
spite the efforts of his SUCCESSORS,
Admiral DC In Pcyrer' and Declassc
And now tho post of Minister OF War
has been coniidcd by the French
Premier poincarc 10 the Socialist law
yer, Me&andrc Milierand. who. as
citation for the Protection Of Labor. is
responsible FOR most Of those great
labor troubles which during the last
ten voars have Indicted snch incai-
culable damage upon French trade and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
In The latest issue Of the ives, ropt

In The latest issue OF the West Point
News IVY. II. r." Richmond cor
RESPONDENT says;
While the United states is ioolliug
Tor place as army post know OF
no place it could be better rostcd than
at or near West Point, King Wiilian
county. Deep water. suitable for nrnly
or navy. nffording ready access TO the
outside world, al excellent railroad
anord'nS access to the inside world
for health ana cleanliness for an
abundance OF pure artcsiau water, It
can't be surpassed Splendid drill
grounds We the little remnant of
fomblin's Battalion Composed of four
companies OF infantry and one Of ar
tlilery, whose battery was stationed
near where the Terminal Hotel nov
stands. can testify, for we were sta
toned there from April 10 November
IN 1861, over sis months. We enjoyed
health and strength and drilled over
Tour hours every day, with dress
parade every Sunday we drilled
over every foot of land from Main
street 10 the Mattapon where are so
many beautiful stores and handsome
residences. Tho Yan5s know some
thing about tho PLACE too. for they
made Wcat Point tho base of supplies
Tor three years % the war There
being no dissenting voice heard. NC
unanimously declare it ms an army
and navy post"
can it be possible that the writer Is
EN-Privatc William II. Turpin. who
refused point blank to follow the
Manns to Russia because he had
enough nwhting forty-somcthing wears
ago? Why should present non
comhatant he allowed to mako mill
tary suggestions when he is unwilling
to pour omt his life blood in Moscow
for The glory of old King William
never tire?