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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
FROM THE GOvERNORSHIP TO THE
PRESIDENCY.

Woodrow Wilson Will make the
fourth President who. strictly speak
ing, has been promoted to tho presi-
dency rom the ONCE Of Governor. Blu,
three OF the twenty-six chief masis-
,ra;es have heretofore found the
sovernorsh,p their stepping stone.
George Washington, As everybody
knows, was never Governor OF Vir-
sinia, nor was John Adams ever the
CHIEF executive Of Massachusetts,.
Thomas Jefferson twice served a.
v.rginia's Governor In the period OF
che Revolutionary War. but his service
there had little. Il anything. to do
! with his elevation to the presidency
! twsnty-.ix years later. James Madi-
son was never Governor OF Virginia:
Monroe was. but six years IN the State
I Department interviewed before he be-
cana. President John quincy Adams
was never Governor OF Massachusetts,,
and Andrew Jackson was never chief
magistrate Of his native state South
. tdEtgsId sssti ttFH al aVs
. brief period was Nv Yo-ks Governor
but. as in the case o. Monroe. Elk
years passed before he beam. PEesi-
dent
/ William Henry Harrison vas terri
torisI Governor Of Indiana by appoint
4 rreut forty years before be became
! President John Tyler was Governor
II virginia In is2s. aftc-n year, be.
fore he succeeded Harrison. james
X. Folk was elected Governor % Ten.
! ncssre iE 1888 ard ave years late;
I took thc presidential oath % once
Z Zachary Taylor's career had beer
I wholly military before his election
! MiIlard Fillmore. Franklin Pierce
James buchanan and Abraham LIN
I coin were four Presidents who neve'
held the ssberna;orisI once.
Eigh; years before the assassina
ton Of Lincoln raised him 90 tn
presidency. Andrew Johnson had Sce'
I Governor Of Tennessee. L. 8 Gran
va. never Governor 81 Ohio. Ruther
.ors 3. Hayes defeated william AlIe'
J for oovsssss % oAie IN 1876. tss -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

before he received the Republican
nomination for the presidency. and his
gubernatorial triumph was Q direct
cause Of his promotion. Neither James
A.. GARFIELD nor chester A. Arthur served
as Governor.
Grover Cleveland was elected Gov
ernor OF New York in 1882 and Presi-
dent in 1884. His tremendous plurality
in his gubernatorial race was con-
trolling cause Of his choice for the
presidential nomination. Benjamin
Harrison ran for Governor of Indiana
in 1875 and was defeated by Williams.
the Democratic candidate. That was
twelve years before Harrison was d
presidential candidate.
william Mckinley became Governor
of Ohio in 1891, and was reelected
in 1898. and his nomination for the
presidency in 1896 Is directly attribu,-
able TO that fact Theodore Roosevelt
was Governor of New York. but H.
went from that office to the vice.
presidency William ii. Taft was
never Governor Of Ohio.
1t Is evident. therefore. that in the
political careers OF the twenty-six
Presidents. the only cases in which
the governorship may properly be said
10 have been the stepping stone to the
presidency are those OF Hayes. Cleve-
land and Mckinley. In those three
instances there was a direct sequence
and prestige oe position due TO the
sovernorship. The election of Wood
list OF national chief executives who
owed their promotion to gubernatorial
service
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
THE GREATNESS OF GOD.

Selected for The Times Daspatch.D
Verify. verify. say unto you. He
tina: beIievcth on Ne. the works that
I do shall he do also, and greater
works than these shall he do. because
I 20 unto Ny Father"-Sf John, xiv.
H.
The great weakness OF our religious
life Is that We so inadeduately appre-
bend the greatness OF God, ard the
consequence 10 that We are feeble In
our prayers. feeble IN our hopes. fee
bic In our expectations. feeble In our
faith ana therefore feeble In our at
ta.nmens.
II we could grasp Gods greatness.
III. immense strength. the grandeur Of
Ills character and His spiritual power.
our lives would rise to . level oil
strength ard efficiency that would now
seem miraculous This earth, with its
physical greatness. with its tides. its
mountains. It's atmosphere ana It's sun,
Is a. unbeatable - our own existence.
We eanno, think Of this earth - {
chance occurrence. The very stars
clos. the DOR 70 that thought "Th.
heavens declare the glory OF God and
the srmameps showsth HIS hand.
work" u would be - impossible for
the 900. 100000 Of stars 20 be In the'l
place without order ana without Got
as for q box Of letters to fall into tn.
words and narratives ana promises 81
the Bible.
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P>safseal Psn and the ". r. I. Pfess-

To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
s,r.-Your forceful insistence that
man Of the h:shes; personal and pro-
fess.onal qualifications be selected Tor
the presidency Of the Virginia Poly
technio Institute 10 very gratifying 10
many OF your readers. A rumor which
may b unfounded. has crept through
the state that virginia's politica! ring
had one Of its members slated Tor the
position In question. and was source
Of anxiety TO those who believe that our
state institutions have q nobler mission
than to provide comfortable homes ana
incomes for the sort OF poiiticfans VINO
IN recent years have occupied tne
seats OF the mighty In Virginia. ire
action Of the board Of visitors IN seno-
ing q subcommittee TO Atlanta ano J"
CONDUCTING an extended cosrespo.oe"@'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
THE WOMEN ON THE FARM.

One OF the higher funcronaries OF
the national Department Of Agriculture
deplores the fact that tho women OF
the farmers family are neither able
nor willing to repeat tho manual labor
performances of their grandmothers or
tho farm"
Undoubtedly this - true. but 1t Il
distinctly not Q cause for Annexation
Farm life IL progressing rapidly. II
the women Of the farm are not snslav-
ing themselves as they used to. 1t IL
because they have awakened to the
fac: that a larger and happier life is
their right. Labor-saving machinery
and scientific improvements in every
direction have made the path Of the
farmer easier-why should not rural
life be moro comfortable and less ex-
acting for the farmers wife and daugh-
tiers? Conditions in farm life have vast
ly changed. Household work used to
be incessant drudSery. with few Of the
blessings that we know as modern con-
veniences. The heroic day Of the farm
ers wife who was indeed q newer OF
wood and drawer Of water Is passing.
Conditions for tho woman on the
farm used to be far more severe
than they are now. The isolation. the
endless toll, the hardships. the priva-
tons. the fearful physical and mental
strain Of it all. took their toll in short
ened lives. No one should desire q re-
petition OF such conditions: no one
should sorrow that the farm women
Of to-day Live in q better order. and
have beon in some measure released
from tho bondage Of drudgeGy.
That the women on tho farm do not
work as hard ~ their grandmothers
did is evidence that they possess moro
education. They are enlightened
enough to know that they deserve more
out Of life than their predecessors re-
ceived The women on the farm have
an immense influence In tho general
AGRICULTURAL advance that Is typical Of
the whole nation They arc the forces
that demand better schoolhouses and
better teachers for their children; they
arc the driving power behind tho good
roads movement, because they know
that better roads mean . moro whole
some and happier social life. Tho voice
of the woman on the farm 10 . potent
! factor in the progress Of tho State
There is no truer progressive than the
! farm woman whose influence and
aspiration help to weave tho fabric OF
! a better social order.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
STOCK VALUES AND THE TARIFF

since last March, when Democfa''o
,sA,c+,ons IN Schedule X were form
aia,ed. American Wooden Compan!
oreferred stock has declined ten points
This IS equivalent to a shrinkase OF
$4,000 600 IN the market value OF the
outstanding preferred shares. The
nr.ce OF this stock is now $si per
share, which is three points lower
than 1t was on the day before the
presidential election.
T,s fall IN the market value OF the
~ecursties Of this gigantic tarlh-he-
rotten trust has been principally due
a III, predt ctions Of calamity dissem-
mated by the officers Of the corpor-
atom. who consider the UBIQUITOUS
Pavne Aldrich legislation perfect
4Ae4r efforts resulted In soaring q
auraber OF tanad investors. but has
mad no pronounbed effect upon the
banking world. The bankers do not
entsrtaan to tho same degree the
snvA fears 20 frequently expressed
IN the American Wooden Company Of
ncaals. They realize that large reouc-
4tcns may be mads In the existing
A1,t.es on wooden and worseed fabrics
without disturbing the profits OF the
industry. except in exceptional cases
where exorbitant profits are derived
from special favors or "tokers" IN the
S~h inu
The banking interests that the Demo-
cratic legislation. as exempnhed by
the Underwood bills OF last winter,
will not be revolutionary or confss-
catory. Furthermore, after the pas
sage OF the Wilson bill IN 1894. wooden
manufacturers incurred large losses
by the necessity Of writing down IN
value Immense quantities Of raw ma
terial which they had on hand. Stocks
OF raw wool are now OF relatively
small proportions. and new purchases
NAV be made in the knowledge of ex-
pected ta-i reductions.
II is also known that in the event
OF a nquioation the preferred shares
OF the American Wooden Company
would have quick assets back Of them
OF SO per share. and ultimate re-
sources Of Sls5 per share. The cor
poration Is at tho present time earn
ing II per cent On this class Of stock,
or the equivalent Of Is per cent on
the market pTfoe.
On the basis Of these facts, It IS row
generally accepted In financial circles
that the worst has happened. and that
the present price OF tire stock repre-
SCENTS the discounting Of the ultimate
effects Of any Democratic tariff reduc-
tions upon Schedule X. No advance
IN value Is expected. however. until
The rank and nle Of investors have re-
covered from the apprehenstons GREAT
"a by the woolen manufacturing IN
terests and tie Ta:t campaign man
acers. In the same connection. Il is
interesting to note that the prospect
of . JownwacdL revision Of the duties
"a COTTON goods has had no effect
whatsoever upon the quotations OF
Fan River and New Bedford cotton
MIL eeccks Il "a evident IN other
words. that II there 70 any pronouno-
I'd decline N tie securities Of protect
Cd industries Il viii Be due to the
constant declarations of Republican
leaders and their protected allies that
the Democratic victory means hard
S.mes.- and not to the coate.n plated
revision Of the tarin by the Dcnocra-
10 party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

In New York a woman was arrested
for haviax on no STOCKINGS save an
artistic Imitation % gauze isle hose
painted on her legs with shoe-pclish.
What We want TO know isis this .
new fashion. or Just q concrete srsc-
msas against the high est q ssvinG7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

To the Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-I have yet to hear of single
person, man or woman. in this COM
mun,ty who Is in favor of the death
penalty being !Ho0ed on the Aliens
The feeling here is that some in au-
thority were as much to blame for the
awful tragedy at Hillsville as the Al
lens. W. {. COUSINS.
Nathalie
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Ghy does MI Bryan propose q seat
in Congress for ex-Presidents7 Why
should the Congressional Record be-
come an amplided edition OF the Out
look?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Thomas r. Marsha! got the vice
presidency. but he will never look a.
d,rn,f.ed IN tho sena.. chamber IS
the Hen Alden Bell. OF culpeper, would
have looked
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Nov how viii the English govern
nrens explain TO the ~indo~-.mssh'ns
suHraset.es7 on the very hocr Of
Parliament. q member ~ the oppc-
si,.cn hit Minister winston Churchill
SIDE she bean with a book.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
QUERIES&
ANSWERS


Please give me. II you can, the ex.
PLANTATION OF the phrase ito go around
Robin Hoods barn. X NJ H.
None OF the books OF reference makes
any mention OF the matter so Tar az
we can find. J. Ritson. in his learned
and exhaustive work on Robin Hooo,
gives the form, Lond. ed. of 1854. page
So. and says, This saying, which now
FIRST appears in print, etc. Ritson
does not make any explanation OF the
derivation and does add. rather use ess-
~. that the saying Is used to imply
the doing OF a thing IN q roundaoout
manner In the absence OF the sug-
Ccstion OF record II is possibly allow
able to suppose that the English peas
ants had among other legends OF HOOD
one 10 the effect that his retreat was
so constructed that visitors. and es-
pecially unwelcome visitors IKE one
Sheriff Of Nottingham and his posse
men. could not reach the house e1-
cent by a route which took them IN
sight OF the barn where. supposedly,
sharp outlook was kept whenever hooo
was at home.
POcohOntaD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Can't the State Board OF Health do
something to check the rapidly spread
ing epidemic OF Federal Job hunting?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Nobody IN Washington knows where
the inaugural ball will be held. IN
Richmond. of course
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Larx Anderson has been appointed
ambassador to japan He gave $500
to Che two Taft campaign funds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Six hundred thousand new automo-
biIes will be made next year. How's
that for predicted hard tines?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

VIVA, the Governor OF Virginia vii
say to the Governor OF North Carolina;
-Howdy-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

The Richmond College football song
runs. "weIl win. anyhow. or de" but
the eleven yesterday Gid neither
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Every Democratic college president
now feels that he would make first
class ambassador.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17

Why should Bose Murphy. OF Tam
many. OF all places have come 90 vir-
Gfnia?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
P&ahOAtaR.

Please give the date of the marrias
OF Poca hontas- T. Z. q.
April 5. 1913.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-27
FOUR CANDIDATES
 IN SHERlFFS RACE
D. L. WEAVER FAILS TO FILE NOM NATION PAPERS AND IS
 NOT ON TICKET.
R. L. Williams, H. L. Hale, T. J. Bled. soc and C. H. Williams Are
 in the Race.

The Garland county election com missioners held a meeting yesterday afternoon, with all members present, for the purpose of making out the county ticket. J. $. Mcconnell, the newly appointed member of the board, to fill the vacancy caused hv the res ignatlon of Charles Weaver, was pres ent, and qualified for the office.
 When the ticket was made up it was found that only four candidates had qualified for the sheriffs race D. l.. Weaver who had been talked ot as candidate, failed to file his nomi nation papers, and his name does not appear on the ticket This leaves the race up to four candidates: R. l.. Williams, democrat; T. J. Bledsoe, re pubican c. II. Williams, socialist, and H. l.. Haie, independent.
 This brings the shrievalty race down to straight party fight with the ex- ception of H. l.. Hale, who is making the race independently.
 The republican party appears on the ticker only for two county offices, rep resentative and sheriff, The social ists have also candidate in the field for representative, making a total of four candidates who seek this office.
 The ticket as it is made up develops the fact that the democratis have lit tie or no opposition except in the race for sheriff, which will be fought out by the four candidates above named
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ROCK ISLAND TIME CARD.
Trains Depart


 1:30 D. m daily. New York and Chi. cago, Oklahoma and California 7;25 D. m daily, Little Rock, Memphi. Limited, connects at Memphis for al points
 5.sO D. m. daily. except Sunday. Nal. Vern local
 7:oo a. m. daily, except Sunday Nal vern local.
 7:55 a. m. daily, Little Rock local. All trains arrive and depart from Ben ton street station, opposite the postoffice
 Trains Arrive. 10:35 a. m. daily. from Memphis, Lit tie Rock and Oklahoma.
 9:15 a. m daily. except Sunday, Mall vern local.
 s:55 D m daily, from New York and all points east.
 7;4O ?. m. daily. from Little Rock Oklahoma and points east. S:l5 D. m, except Sunday, from Nal vern.
 No. 4s. the 100 D, m, train, has through steel sleepers to Chicago and Denver, parlor car to Memphis anl dining car from Little Rock, all steel coaches to Memphis Direct connection at Little Rock to Oklahoma, California and all points west. Connect at Mem phis for all points. Quickest time tu New York City without extra fare
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-27

 FASTENING HOME
ANXIOUS TO GET INTO THE CAM PAlGN FIELD, THEY LEAVE
 WASHINGTON IN HURRY.
Uncle Joe Cannon Will Go on Stump Loaded for Bear" He Tells
 His Friends.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Primed for the strenuous campaign of the two months that precede the November elections, members of the senate and house hurried out of town tonight or made reservations for the next two days, to get what rest is possible be- fore the wearying round of political meetings begin.
 Speaker Clark tonight prepared to leave for Maine, where he is to speak this week. Senator Clapp, progress i've, will leave tomorrow for Vermont to make speeches Former Speaker Cannon confided to friends that he intended to ~hang around for a few days to get up a collection of cam paign literature.
 Then I'm going out on the stump, he said, and when make a statement that anybody challenges, I'll be loaded for him"
 The more active leaders of the reg ular republican forces in the senate will not begin campaign work for a few weeks. Senator Crane left to- night for Massachusetts and will in a short time become an active figure in republican campaign work as an ad- visory member of the republican com mittee.
 Senator La Toilette will remain in Washington for a week or so, then go to Wisconsin. He has stated that he would endeavor to go into all pro gressiye states during the campaign aiding state candidates for a progress i've republican type. Senator Poindex ter of Washington, one of the strong prOgressives of the senate, will visii Colonel Roosevelt at New York and spend some time ill the east before getting actively into the campaign.
 Democratic Leader Underwood, ol the house, will take a 10 days rest cure" at Hot Springs, Va, and win dc no active campaigning before october i Later he expects to speak for Gov ernor Wilson in eastern states
 Senator Simmons of North Carolina will go to New York to confer witt the leaders of the democratic nationa committee, and then hasten to his hone state, where he Is a candidate l for reelection Senator Bacon, after visit to Georgia, expects to return north for political speeches. Representative Henry of Texas chairman of the house rules commit tee will also enter the Maine cam paign He left for there tonight anC later will return to Texas. After Sep tember 30, he will fill speaking dates in New Mexico, Arizona, California Washington, North and South Dakota Kansas, Missouri Indiana and Ohio.
 Representative Mann of Illinois, tn, republican house leader, will leave to morrow and will plunge into the i'm pcrtant work of attending to weeds and other things that have grown in the garden of his Chicago home. MT Mann dotes on rutabaga turnips and Jennie Lind potatoes. flowers and what not of city rural life
 Representative Heflin of Alarama ani other democratic spellbinders in the house, are leaving their time open to the assignments of the party man agers.
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'TAFT'S APPOINTMENTS
 LEFT CONCENTRATED
SENATE ADJouRNS WITHOUT ACTING ON LARGE NunBER
 SENT FOR coNFi HAMPTON.

Washington, Aug 26.--iMany impor tant appointments made by the pres- dent in the last few months were left unconfirmed today when congress adopted it's resolution of final adjourn ment. Among the more important are those of Judge Richard E. Sloan of Arizona, Major General w. w. With erspoon, Brgadier General John Me Cleranand and Judge Clinton W.. How ard of the state of Washington.
 The nomination of John M Cheney to be United States district judge for the southern district of Florida, also failed
 Many bitter fights have character ized the action on President Taft's appointments in the last few weeks. Over 50 appointments of postmasters were left uneonfirmed Of the judi cial nominations not acted upon, that of Richard F. Sloan to be district judge of Arizona was vigorously op- posed by the Arizona senators. Many weary hours were spent in the senate in executive session hearing argu- Tents in opposition to Judge Sloan.
 Major Beecher Ray paymaster in the army, appointed to be deputy pay. master, with the rank of brigadier general, failed of confirmation. The nomination of Major Ray was sent to the senate a day or so before the house committee on expenditures In the war department, which had inyes- tigated charges against him had re ported that he had been engaged in politics in the interest of the presi- dent in Chicago, in 1908.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-27
DnVTnrCIrC m IUjfUIIIUL IU
 CLOSE SUNDAYS
POSTMASTER JOHNSON RECEIVES ORDERS TO CLOSE OFFICE
 ALL DAY SUNDAY.
No Mail Will Be Delivered Except Special Delivery After Midnight
 on Saturday.

Hereafter the people of Hot Springs with the people of every other city of first and second class offices in sunday mali. except special delivery mail
 The postoffice appropriation bill, passed by the last congress. makes the provision which permits all post office employees to enjoy one fuli day of rest. Tho following announcement from tho postonlce department and Postmaster Fred E. Johnson, is self explanatory:
 Posgoffice Department. Office oi First Assistant. Postmaster General Washington. D. C., August 24. 1912
 Postmaster Hot Springs, Ark.
 Sir: The postoffice appropriation bill for the fiscal year ending June S0 1913, provides:
 That hereafter. postofflces of the first and second Glasses shall not be open on Sun lays for the purpose 0i delivering mall to the general public but this provision shall not prevent the prompt delivery of special dcliy' cry mail
 Under this law you will close the general delivery, carriers windows and lock boxes, and discontinue all de liyeries by carriers on Sundays, You will note, however. that special de livery mail is excepted and you will arrange. therefore. to have suffi- cient force on duty to handle this mail promptly
 he department desires to reduce Sunday work to the minimum so that as many of the employees as possible may enjoy complete day or rest on Sunday. You should therefore, re
The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-27
cHAFN ON STUMP.

st. Albans, Vt, Aug 26.-Continu- ing his discussion of the high coss oi liying. which has been his subject since he entered Vermont five days ago, Eugene w. Chafin, prohibition candidate for the presidency. declared in an address here tonight that no less than 10000 000 people In the United States have by reason Of the liquor traffic ceased to be producers and have become consumers only. This" he said "ls the explanation of the increasing cost of living. lt caa only he reduced by transforming this consumer into useful productive citl. sens. The cost of living win go stu higher as consumers increase aad pro. ducerS decrease