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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18


That the state intends to lose nc
time III hunting down every member
Of the gang responsible for tho death
of Judge Thornton Massic anu thu
other officers Of the court in carroll
county who We're ruthlcasly murdered
at their posts OF duty on Thursday
last. is ovinccd by the stand taken ~
Governor Mann.
When these bioodthirsty outlaws arc
captured they should he tried ana
given tho extreme penalty OF tho law
as speedily as is decent There should
he no Guihbling IA this cage and M
false scntimentality. Tie majesty fr
the law IS on trial in Carroll county.
II must be vindicated
Ia the midst Of the profound GRIEF
81 The whole Stat. over the untiInelv
and wc are stil inclined 10 think.
IN" unnecessary sacrifice of the brave
men VINO met death III the perform
ance OF th"'r duty there is tho feeling
OF eNuitati"n that such men as they
proved to be- are the product Of con
ditions Of to-day
Who dare say after their supreme
sacrifice Ia that little courtroom ii,
the mountain wilds that the days 81
heroes ar" past? Who can charge tina;
tbs y such an age OF sord!d material
ism that men are incapable OF tn.
great deeds OF the fathers?
Knowing n" Was marked for death,
realizing that as he stepped out %; tho
sunshine and free air into that court
room at Iiillsville 10 pronounce tho
sentence OF the law upon tho dcspcr.
ate man who mad boon tried hafor.
hI'i. this he was probably leaving the
world forever. az indeed provcd to he
true. Judge Masslc did not falter. lie
sc"ren to carry upon the seat OF JUS
tee "a weapon or defense and met his
fate rs true hearted gentleman. a
soldier Of the common good q martyr
To duty And 20. it was with the Com
monwealth's attorney and the sheriff
who died with him. They. too real
lied the despe. ate character OF the
men with whom they were dealing,
and they, too, went TO that courtroom
to DO their duty no matter at how
tremendous cost
These men will not long 20 IN
avenged Their slayers will pay the
penaity for their crime before a great
many days have passed for the arm
ed hand of the law III two states is
against them. outraged authority is
hunting them down and no matter. at
what risk OF cost, they will he found
and punished.
The men they killed have left this
STATE legacy that is priceless The
loss to their families is terrible.
hcartrcndinE and irrcparablc. but they
VIII always know that their lost ones
We're men of the MODEST stamp. who
placed their duty to the state and TO
civilization above their personal sa fc-
ty. who laid down their lives that
justice might livc.-Portsmouth Star.
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rhr ililIs,illc nntIn,,..

Our cuntemporury ANCESTORS" IS the
way historical writer once described
thosc muuutainccrs OF Southern Vir-
ginia ana North Carolina Of the Blue
isidsc and the Great smoky ranges. II
is graphic phrase. II brings up vivid
Is tic picture Of Is rough, uncouth poo
pc. hardy. ignorant. brave; doing with
oak cunvenionceS which, arc common-
phases elscwher" in the civilized world
counting az luNurics what 10 the rest
- MS arc necessities: even speaking
the tongue. as tue writer IN question
showed, OF TWO centuries OF more ago
Such men are not tho outlaws OF
III Wostsin mining camps Those
runiars ARE civilized men reverted 70
savnges; these men have never been
siyilized. And tina; tact makes the
irouiem of now to deal with such Grim
mails as yesterday shot down the
Judge ANA mos, OF tn court officials
Of iiilsvi)lc, "a. more diiiicuit than a
similar crime anywhere else ia the
country would offer lDoubtless the
Aliens thought they were doing a
decd In thus attempting TO
say" one OF their number from a Jail
sentence. Doubtless they thought they
were resisting tyranny. Probably they
have some hay idea that their resist
ancc To tho law is not 4 criminal act
hut an act OF revolution
There are but iwo remedies for such
a situation as this. and they aro-cdu-
cation and determination. With many
"f the individuals The latter is the only
remedy. Men ana races alike. when
they defy civilization Must die. The
m"untaineer* Of NirEin!u ana Kentucky
ana North Carolina, like the red In
dams ana The South african BocrS
must learn this lesson
For the judge, the States attorney
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and the sheriff. who died doing their
duty. there Is mingled pity and praise
to-day. They were martyrs in The
trucst sense of the word i martyr is
one who consciously gives UP his life
IN behalf Of q good cause. From the
accounts Of this terrible ARRAY. II is
evident that the court officials knew, or
had reason to suspect, what was com
ltiE. The presence of II band Of armed
men in the courtroom could have suE-
Gcsted but the one meaning. Yet tho
nudge and jury, the prosecuting attor-
ney aud the sheriff deliberately went
ahead with the work they had to DO
unui tho dca;hblow that threatened
fen upon them.
such men simply must bc nyeugcd,--
baltimore Evening sun
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1hcIr point of NicM.

Seventeen mountainecrs would never
hay. entered that courthouse in South
western Virginia and murdered In colo
blood Judge prosecuting attorney and
sheriff simply because they were in.
censcd at verdict of guilty and a
sentence Of one year against one oil
their friends and neiEhbors Those
primitive men may hold human life
lightly: thcy may be Ignorant ana un.
able to reason clearly: they may not
have considered for an instant III Ger
tain consequences to themselves Of
their murderous act: but they do not
kin for the mere pleasure of killing,
ana 1t is nor possible that an; single
instance OF what they regarded as in
justice could have made them take
their own lives gaily in hand and sally
forth 20 slaughter.
For their horrible crime there must
have been a deeper reason Inc people
in those regions live Isolated lives.
Thcy have never really formed re-
sponsibie part Of the State. All that
they know OF the Stats is that somc-
times jhc constituted authorities visit
their mountain homes and interfere
with thcn Their horizon Is narrow.
They cannot possibly understand why
man has not the same right to make
wh!slScy out of his corn that he has
to grind it into meal The state has
their highways or bridges o. schools
Now and then revenue officers come and
break up their Illicit whtsiey silns
ana take the offenders off to Jail Be
tween Federal and state authorities
tho mountainears never discriminate
They are not so much outlaws as men
outside the pale Of law and orderly
government.
For it's neglect to incorporate the
moHntainecrs into thu body polite and
show them il is their friend and not
their enemy, the state is paying dearly
No civilized community. small or large.
can afford to let any considerable NUM-
Der OF its Inhabitants remain unassim-
Hated. and the State must represent to
them noJ only law. order and equal
Justice but also helpfulncss. Kindness
and sympathy Especially it must cdu-
cate tn I'm and change their point OF
vicw.-Boston Daily Globe
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tnnrchrst. Al.


INelS 10 cAasReraic the points OF dif-
ference between the lynchers of three
negroes IN Bambcrg count. and the
iynchcrs III iiillsvillr, Va. of !, Judge.
h"ilcltor and sheriff, and ii seems ok
ped'eht TO point out The essential one
ness OF motive ana sentiment OF both
parties Of outlaws
The iinmbcrS lynch,rs were nrousotl
pE IN" reported on confessed attempt
vi three negroes 10 burn tic home o.
one OF then nciShbora J!ir eyidcnce
against the NEGROES appeared 10 De
strong and they we're uuwiIIiu.. q
trust the judge. Tho solicitor tho
Snerih and tie jury to punish them
by due process of law ,resumabiy. /.
the law officers from whose hands ,hc
hesroea wcr" taken by the lYncllcrs
hah defended ,heir prisoner they too,
would hav" bcen lynchcd. III. Bant-
bcrs iynchers probably would h,ve
iaehed TIC "ndnciols courage to have
iynch"d the prisoners in the pios-
rhce oi Il circuit i3dye. aud they would
not nave lEichcl q a!tcuit juice So.
s!stlnE llt"ir 0ttI,uis. nut II inisi Do
confessed, ~ t,tt, that tho South
carolina negro iNTchc's arG wanting
tpihcw hat IN the daring nc the bar
hnoch1nS az %aa the dccd OF tnis
Mems IN iiillsVillc ono may no, dcny
mat II mas much pt tie romantic flavor
81 the d"EiiIslir"S. OF tiiu brIgan,,s pt
ihe caucuauf. shameful ana oruci a.
"as the exploit OF the Alinns ID WA.
boid and desperate. whcrpas the !yncl-
lhIs oi Few negroes Required about
h5 much courage AS docs IL. p!clln;;
on pf the head of 81 guinea fowl Win
o shotgun. IN the present conditions,
negro lynchjnE is Il coinpurativcly
safe diversion In the South FOR thus,,
WHO have taste tor 1t.
lnr%cusaba ana perverted as urc
the notions ~ tie Ailen boys ana
their friends. il should be borne in
mind that they were quite as sure that
they We're right when they slew Judge
Massle' solicitor Foster and tho sheriff
and wounded some OF the bystandera
and jurymnn as were the Ba,nhcrr men
"hen they Killed the up&rors Tho
Alton boys believed. DOUBTLESS. that
the sending Of their brother 10 jAil
would be an uncomfortable outrage.
They regarded the officers Of the law
"a In conspiracy 20 take away their
rights. They had been schoolcd ior
generations in the belief that Judges
and laws are evil things and that 10
shoot and kin was their !nalienaflc
privilege. Consequently. when tho
law laid hands on their brother. thctr
feelings were riiamed beyond control
They were Infatuated They looked
upon the conviction OF their linsrnun
ass crime Jus, AZ the Baubrrs men
looked upon tic attenpt to burn tieir|
neisilboi.s honse as a crime TO be
sure tie attempt 10 burn house WAS
In fact crime. and The Judgment OF
ms BanDers lynchers was more &C.
curatc but both species Of lynchers
were prepared 10 assassinHtc the OH
GERS rather than permit the law 40
taxi it's ruurse The mou 7-dincers
persuaded themselves that the courts
had wrongcd them. The I3anberr
mcm persuaded themselves thnt ,hoI
courts were not to be trusted
Another lyncher was abroad last
Thursday Whose bchaYlor Was rather
moro praiscworihy than Wig thn, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
A Case Of SXEdEaUe-fo''

Every rebuild each day little i'll order keep
The body healthy The daily energy OF brain nerves and
muscles DESTROYS OF the cells and these course
be rebuilt each day.
Now suppose Won observe trouble with the body
and that YOU slowly going from bad Wou Int
you accept the evidence hint Mother Nature that
either YOU doing some hurtiu thing, likely
that you selecting The food which the Gle
mcnts Nature requires Tor the daily rchuidinga
For instance suppose you have increasing tendency
towards perchancc Erai-iag and Nervous
Prostitution. Stop the habit food which may be the
and food which you know the things
required.
analysis shows The soft gray filling OF Brain and Nerve
centres consist OF Albumin, Water and Phosphate OF
Potash Now, unless your food contains these clements
YOU cannot rebuild and make good the daily destruction
OF this gray substance, little being broken down each
day by brain work and nervous tension.
There safe and food which can be relied mon
and which does contain the required clements for rcbuld
ing
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Tho prOmptuess with which Cover
nor Mann, of Virginia. made prcpar3
tons fpr the arrest and swift pun
iahfucut OF The critniua.s AT flillsviHe
viii not soften the iras.dS. but II wiil
li,y 81 tnt effect Of proclaitnius and max
ms the la" supreme In that STATE. The
manner in whci! the Governor has
taken personal charge % the situation.
pispatchins the best LiliceTs at his
command to hunt down the assasins
ard sendiu. the Attorney -General TO
erect the prosecution shows tnat tic
Stat OF Virginia is alive to the s!tua-
ton that confIouts IL.
~ * hard 70 conceive that any good
tan come from such crime as the one
ttat has stained the administration Of
justice IN Virginia; but If the result is
10 awaken all good citizens to the
danger that comes from a lack OF re
spect for court judges and the law.
real benefit Will be conferred on the
community.
Governor Mann, apparently. is dc
termired to spare neither trouble nor
expense To bring tine murderers to
Justice AMI 10 rc-rstablish the admin
istratIon oi law in Carroll county. 80
angry mob henccfOrth shall hold Itself
above the administration Of the Law in
Carroll county. No man or set OF mon.
even though they SHOULD constitute q
majority OF the people IN that county.
shall declare themselves to be above
tic law. The whole machinery OF ths
.tatc government VIII hc used 10 re-
store respcct for the iaw in Carroll
county
1t Is TO the credit If the state that
the man in charge Of its affairs in such
a crisis is one OF character integrity,
!chrlessness ana respect Tor courts ana
law Washington Post
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TIL" entire country stands aahast,
and rightly so. for no more a;rocious
ssariine has soilcd the annals Of ihla
Ets,unNy than the INDUSTRIOUS affair
5ss hich' has Just occurred at Htlsville
ga, in which the court officials were
3Ssa urdercd BY the Wholesale. tn, prcsid-
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their wounds But every inan who
took part in the courthouse raid is
liable to trial and conviction for muir
der. and every such man must he re-
icntlcssly hunted down. DETER ency
is the main cni OF pros ecution and pun
ishmcnt OF Notwithstanding Daily
Eagle.
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Newspaper Comment On Murder of Court Officials at sve

spcct. and which viii not have to
bchd before every breeze of emotion
aIism. Between the recall OF judges
by ballo, and the recall Of Judges by
bullets there is but step. ANA
snort step at that-Charlcston News
and COurInr.
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Only s Ezours
TO New York
THROUGH rARLoR CAR.

Leave Richmond BYRD Street sta,
ton, daily at 1901 noon for Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. No change
OF ears.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
.LONDON's BIG PARK
Regents, Formerly Royal Prop.
erty, is Now 100 Years Old.
Thirty Years Was Required to Build
Historic Preserve-Queen Eliza
beth Restored Grounds to Pub
lie and Ousted Residences.

London.-The present year is the
centenary of Regents Park, the larg-
est one in London That is, it is just
one hundred years since the govern
ment took hold of the project of form
ing park out of the pasture land
known as Marylebone Farm and
Fields. With it's annexes the Regent &
park of today covers over four hun.
dred acres.
The land was formerly the outer
park attached to the royal mansion OF
Henry VIII. and was favorite hunt
ing ground of the Tudors. Here
Queen Elizabeth entertained the Rus
sian ambassadors with a stag hunt.
During the eighteenth century Maryle-
bone park, split up into dairy farms,
was One of the principal sources OF
the milk supply of London, and these
fields were intersected by footpaths
which formed favorite promenades for
the pent-up Londoner.
According to a government survey
made in 1884, Marylebone park con-
tanned SAB acres Shortly after this
survey premiums were offered by the
government for the best plans for
building on the estate as soon as the
leases should fall in Nash's plan to
form a public park, interspersed with
few palatial villas, and to let the
adjoining ground on building leases
for the erection of high class resi-
dences, was ultimately adopted
1t was decided to name this orna-
mental inelosure after the prince re-
gent, who, it was said, intended build
ing residence in the park, but this
plan, if ever entertained was aban-
doned. The present park was COM
menced early in 1912 and for several
years the site presented "a most ex-
traordinary scene of digging, exca-
waiting and building, and seemed moro
like a work of general destruction
than anything else
The commissioners of woods and
forests resolved to lay out and plant
the whole domain according to the
plan before permitting any building
operations inside. Accordingly, the
first thing they did was to demolish
the farmhouses and taverns and stop
up the footpaths within the inclos-
ure.
When the project of making the
park was sanctioned by act of parlia-
ment, the public had no inkling that
they might be deprived of the priv
i}ege Of using it. In 1914, however,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
NEWSPAPERS and Literature.

All this over emphasis of the un-
meaning surface is due to confusion
Of newspaper and literary standards.
ends, aims. The word literary has coma
to suggest an absence of red-blood;
spinners and knitters in the sun; the
35 cent magazine crowd; this is non
sensical, of course. In its elemental
meaning literature is at least as stern
a jab as journalism, albeit the inten-
ton and function of the latter is mere
ly to present things that happen, OF
the former to volatilize such material
into lowering and potent meanings, to
strike the rock and raise spirit THAI
is life.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06

Hone uneasiness began to be mani
tested respecting the ultimate inten-
tions of the commissioners. To cut a
long story short, as fast as the various
terraces encircling the park and the
detached villas within the Enclosure
were completed the public were ex-
cluSed from the park lands either OPP
posite or round and about the houses
till finally they found themselves shut
out of the park entirely.
This infringement of the rights of
the public (for the improvements were
paid for out of the public purse) was
very gradual and insiduous. The park
took nearly thirty years to lay out
and build, and it was not till 1888 that
Londoners woke up to the fact that
while vast space had been preserved
from the encroachment of mean build
ings, they had lost the time-honored
use of 1t for recreation and exercise.
In that year the commissioners gave
the public access to a small strip on
the eastern side.
This concession was speedily fol-
lowed by an agitation against the
whole policy Of Regents park In
April, 1S41, Lord Nugent presented an
address to the queen from the neigh
boring parishes praying her majesty
to throw the entire park open to the
public. The queen personally investi-
gated the subject and came to the con-
clusion that the rights of the public
had been grossly violated. BY her or
ders the whole park was thrown open
on August Is, 1S41, and simultaneously
the government purchased Primrose
hill from the Elton college estate and
added it to the park
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
i've F ACES EsE
POOR JOHN NEATLY CAUGHT
cIeverIy contrived Trap That Led to
the DOWNFALL of One Forget
full Husband.

He had returned home in the eve
ming tired and ready for restful hour
or two.
John, my love- said his little wife
sweetly, did you post that letter l
gave you this morning?"
yes. my pei" said John, hiding his
conscience-stricken face behind the
newspaper.
Well, what is your answer" still
more swetly.
''Wh-what is what?" gasped John.
What is your answer, dear?" said
his little wife, clearly. THAT letter
was addressed to you"
Addressed to me?" exclaimed John.
Il didn't notice it,
And then, like foolish man, he
fell into the trap and produced the
letter from his pocket to see. The
envelope was not addressed to him;
but a long and severe lecture was
shortly after.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
MRS. LUND BOOMS LITTLE FARM" PLAN.

Mrs Haviland H Lund Of Los An
geles, Cal. one of the leading advo-
Gates of the little farm" idea, is now
in the east organizing local branches
of the National Forward to the Land
league.
One of the objects of the league is
to purchase tracts Of land on the out
skirts of the big cities throughout the
United States and subdivide them in
to one acre farms, to be equipped and
turned over to the Industrious poor
Mrs. Lund has succeeded in in
teresting many prominent people,
who have pledged their moral and fl
nancial support
II am of the opinion said Mrs.
Lund, that our idea is one of the few
logical solutions for the living prob
lem of many Of the big cities poor.
The plan has been in operation for
several years near San Diego, Cal,
and has proved successful in every
way The hearty interest your lead
ing men and women seem to be tax
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
KING FERDINAND NOW TAKEN SERIOUSLY

A calm observation of the effects
OF the Balkan war on the restless,
suspicious concert of Europe" leads
to one Illuminating conclusion. The
map makers, national carpenters of
the embassies, and the foreign minis
tries have at last decided to take seri-
ously the man of the hour, Ferdi-
nand, the tsar of the Bulgarias. No
longer do you hear references to the
"Tsarvenu' title which Sir Fred.
erick Burnand and London Punch
gave Ferdinand of Sofia in 1908.
His pictures are seen everywhere
now-the bright "aiglon" eye; the
sharp, Napoleonic nose; the firm
mouth; thin lips and beard trimmed
to a point. Ferdinand is the grand
son Of Louis Philippe of France who
was driven into exile by quip and
Partially for curiosities in UNI
brellas which shocked the sensibili-
ties of the fastidious Parisis.ns.
Necessarily Bourbon, he is unlike
the entire Bourbon line, inheriting
lis maternal ancestors. Many stories
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
SIR EDWARD CARSON CALLED DICTATOR

A remarkable pen-picture of Sir
Edward Carson, the leader of the
unionist revolt" against home rule
in Ulster, who in short time has be-
come one of the most talked of and
powerful men in the United King
dom, is contributed to the London
Graphic by Philip Gibbs.
Mr. Gibbs, who as a descriptive
Journalist hes made for himself a
place something like that of the late
G. w. Stevens. says in part:
"Sir Edward Carson is the dictator
of Ulster. The people Of
Ulster, apart from that Catholic
minority who on half-holidays may
hang him in effigy on street lamp
posts, are puppets who dance when
he pulls the strings. At the word
GO" fro% him they would advance
at quick step to any kind of danger.
folly. and death. He can play upon
their emotions as upon fiddle with
more than five strings, with fifty or
hundred thousand strings plucked
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
Scotch Query.

A bluff, consequential gentleman
from the south, with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head, riding
along the Hamilton road, near to
Blantyre, asked a herdboy on the
roadside, in a tone and manner evil
IDENTIFY meant to quiz, if he were half
way to Hamilton?" Man." replied the
boy, II wad need to ken whar We haze
come frae, afore l could answer your
question. Exchange
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-12-06
LIN 1rIHII lLIIMHLILIQ6IHI1[>
A. WENDELL JACKsON'S MIGHTY COUP
who's JacksonY~

A lot of bankers have been asking
this question during the past few
days.
Jackson? Why, he's the same per
son who financed China to her recen.
$50,000,000 loan when the so-called
six-powers group Of bankers repre-
senting Great Britain, France, Ger-I
many, Russia, Japan and the United
States wouldn't lend the budding re-
public all this real money.
This new factor in world finance is
a Massachusetts Yankee. His father
was seafaring man-no wonder the
sons rovings around the world Jack
son was born in Chelsea, Mass, but he
was only boy of six when Jackson,
ST., decided to pioneer 1t to Califor-
MIA. The family took ship to the
Isthmus and the train across, and SO
made their way to California. The
boy went to public school in San Fran
cisco and then to high school-college
was not in his thoughts. This in
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1870 He later
The
the sails
telling China
allowing
the the loan might
The trouble at it's height the bankers backing filling
diplomats
He promptly caed Picking that he could the
able China
six the