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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
SPECIAL POLICE At
AUTOMOBILE RACES

Fifteen special police were appointed
yesterday by Judge r. Carter Scott,
to serve at the automobile. track meet
now being held in the fair grounds.
Those sworn in were: Captain r. CAL
iahan, F.. L. Coudrey. NJ. c. Garth
right, J. r. Trice. Lee Pocklngton.
c. w. Kidwell, w. r. Throckmorton.
Captain w. J. Vaughan, w. p. STAINS
bury. f.. l.. Grigg.. f. l.. Blount, T.
Porter. James P1lkey, A Lintz. and
william Miller.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
MONSTER APPEAL
Goes TO GOVERNOR
CONTINUED from First page.)


the ends of outraged Justice, Mr..
Meredith expressed the hope that tho
governor would make the sentence
teen years. in accordance with the
verdict OF the first trial. which he be-
lieved would be sufficient. hut the
other petitioners By implication or
direct statement thought life impris-
onment would III the case. All the
pleas were made on the basis of
Claude Aliens exemplary conduct up
To the time of the shooting. his youth
and environment and the theory that
he had no hand in any conspiracy,
| but was actuated by the Impulse Of
defend his father. Judge Rhea made
, special reference to the letter Of Judge
Bolen. beseechsng executive clemency,
which he told the governor was ona
of the strongest array of reasons that
could be presented for the exercise OF
| clemency
Mr. Meredith made the strong state
ment that he does not believe in
| maudlin sentiment, but he does be-
! lieve in capital punishment. and ven-
i tured the opinion that II Claude AL
| len Is sent TO the chair capital pun
! ishment Will be abolished in yir-
! ginia.
| Tell Of Strong Sentiment.
I A number of young lawyers and
! school teachers from various coun-
| ties, including Buchanan. Chesterfield.
/ Rockbridge, Spotsylxania and Floyd
/ told the governor OF the strong senti-
! ment in their bailiwicks for commuta-
/ ton for Claude Allen.
! pr. Mcdaniel closed the hearing iy
/ reading carefully prepared and
/ touching appeal to the governor for
mercy for the prisoner and was FREE
quently interrupted by applause.
The governor then announced that
| he would again review the evidence
in the case and give the petitions a
/ careful consideration and announce
his decision later, He gave not the
slightest hint as to his probable course
| either in word or action, and nor did
he say when his decision would be an-
nounced.
There were over 200 people in tho
! hall, and probably half of these were
women. Among those present at tho
hearing were Miss Mary Johnston, thu
novelist, and John p. Branch, the mill
/ lionaire banker. Mr.. Branch was calls
ed away during the meeting. Or.
which was briefly request to the
governor to commute the sentence.
Banker Branch's Appeal.
After the hearing Mr. Branch saw
| Governor Mann personally and told
him that II. he was governor he would
spare Claude Aliens life and sentence
| him to life Imprisonment. To vir-
/, ginian reporter Mr.. Branch express
ed the hope and belief that the gov-
| ernor would take favorable action in
the matter.
/ Numerously signed petitions from
all. parts OF the State were presented
to the governor prior to and during
the hearing. and these he laid aside
for future perusal.
One of the documents presented to
the governor was lengthy statement
prepared by Judge Hairston and Mr..
Willis which concerned Claude's crime
and his trial. Neither of the attor-
neys would reveal the full report OF
the document. beyong the assertion
that one OF the statements it made
was to the effect that Miss Betty Ayers
had declared on her deathbed that q
bullet from Clerk Dexter Goad's pis-
| toi had shot and killed her.
I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

For my part, / personally hold exactly the
same opinions that you have expressed of Mr..
Bryan's visionary character OF mind aud also
r. his well-known selishness and ingratitud
SAYS william Randolph Hearst. No one has
ever accused Willie of being visionary. but
such statement as this from man who is
the incarnation of selfshness is the last WORD
in hypocrisy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
AGRICULTURE
is the hope Of the Nation"

is the hope Of the Nation"
THE HOPE OF AGRICULTURE is applied
science There is no occupation in the world
that calls for more ability and judgment, brains,
training. industry and adaptability than farm
ing. It is mans job. To pillow and SOW and
reap without understanding is not REAL
FARMING.
Agriculture is the basis of THE NATIONS
WEALTH. The soil is our greatest asset and
conserving and building it up helps every in
dividual in the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

During the recent campaign the slogan Of
the Emporia Gazette Roosevelt or Bust
Nell?", says the Bristol Herald Courier. Well,
what Wasn't it enough of bust to suit?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

Like the Thanksgiving variety the Turk
does his best fighting after he is down
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
Kicking In a Row.

A dispatch on Thursday of last week. in the
Newark Evening News stated that cltizens OF
Boston, Mass had made a protest against the
treatment given The American Citizen in the
magnificent public library OF that city tor
years the library officials have subscribed Tor
The Citizen, and have put II into the reaolhs
ROOM but nearly every week before the read
ers could get to the paper, it was found torn
to pieces while the papal church papers hang
ing around 1t were unframed. For the past
two years the clerk in charge OF the room mas
put The Citizen away in drawer. and is given
out when called for. The Citizen alone has the
honor of being hated by Romes tools IN rrc
library for II is not the outsiders who do the
mischief Had the library officials the honesty
to desire TO really their salaries, they
could have discovered the culprit long before
this; but they either fear to act. or are in
different to the desires of the people whom they
Three weeks ago the following resolutions
were sent to the library officials:
To the Honorable Board of Trustees OF the
Boston Public Library
The Boston Patriotic association enters pro-
test against the exclusion of the weekly news
paper called The American Citizen published
at East Orange, n. j., from the open public
rack of the newspaper reading room IN the
Library building in Copeley square. This paper
is paid for, with others, from the oeauest on q
New Hampshire gentleman. and is kept In
drawer, to be given out when called for by the
custodian of the room. The excuse of the
librarian tMr. Wadin) Is that 1t would not re-
main five minutes on the open rack. but would
be torn up. Also, that the library manage
ment has been criticised in its columns The
policy of The Cluzen management IL to oppose
the aggressions of the Roman hierarchy upon
our civic and educational institutions. 1t was
formerly kept on the same rack the Boston
Pilot, whose policy is to further these agsres-
sions. We demand that The Citizen be kept
in the open, as is the Pilot. We to whom the
policy and language OF the Pilot are objection
able. do not resort to criminality in order to
keep 1t from public reading and inspection
Those who are opposed to the policy and Ian
guage of The Citizen must not interfere with a
free press and destroy property which belongs
to We demand that this paper be pro-
tected in the open, even IL 1t Is necessary tc
employ inspector for the purpose alone.
Passed by unanimous vote at regular meet.
ing, Sunday, October 27th-four hundred in
attendance.
BENZ. B. ALI4ING. Chairman,
"a Abbott Street.
American Citizen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

Extravaganza baked the turkey and nov
economy will make the hash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
CURRENT COMMENT


The Teachers Club and Parents Cooperation.
Under the caption of "A Good Idea Carried
Out" the Richmond Nirginian this morning
says editorially:
into practice excellent idea in having pres
ent at each of its meetings a number of the
patrons of the schools give friendly. criti-
cism' of the public schools.
With which heartily agree. The notion
on the part of some teachers and some school
authorities that they know all there Is to De
known about children and the teaching OF
children is only an absurdly narrow notion.
| hut il Is a dangerous one. Unless the parent
and the school fully cooperate for the
development of the child. then there Is Some
thing wrong with either the parent or the
far better get together than to try to put IN
practice conflicting theories and ideas,
often because their own child Is not max
ing the progress fond parents think 1t should
make the public. school SYSTEM Is damned UNI
aualifiedly in its entirety. but frequently wrons
methods can be pointed out by parents when
| they are unnoticed by the teachers themselves,
/ Is the further comment of the Nirginian. Inc
! parent sees many defects hidden from the view
| Of the teacher because the parent sees the
affect on few children after school. while thf
teacher sees the children in mass and mas no.
! the time to devote to the study Of the individual
child This IN itself may be one OF the fault'
! of the public schools system out 1t Is iaui
| that is an integral part of the system IL can
| not be remedied entirely. but the evil resulting
therefrom can he mitigated by just such sys
tenn as that adopted by the Lynchburg Ieach
ers club.
The Advance ventures to express the earnes
hope that the Teachers club will continue TIN
4 excellent practice. 1t will, we believe, great.
| beneit the teacher, the school and most OF a II
tho child We should not forget that the chilli
is more important than any theory, any RUE
or any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Advance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

Saxon civ isatior stands for anything It stands
Tor upholdinH the constituted authorities OF
the state. The question before the governor
OF this Commonwealth for determination IL
noiie other than this. shall the mature Judg-
m.nt of the courts be overthrown at the be-
quest of the ill-consdered and emotionai APP
peals of the mob. With all due respect to the
many whom It is claimed interesting them
selves In behalf CT the LIENS. we maintain
that the designation mob describes what should
be recognized as their standing by the executive
of this Commonwealth If he looks at the sub
jest he should
sympathy has nothing to do with the case.
The fact that Claude Allen may may not
have begun to shoot because his father wae
shooting was shot is altogether immaterial.
The question is shall the courts try the cases of
murder so numerous in this Commonwealth,
or shall the emotions OF the mob adjudtcate
them. IL the governor decides that the latter
shall do so, may look forward to seeing
cases multiplied where families of other public
officials and worthy private citizens are by
bloody handed violence bereft of their head and
defender. an object of sympathy for people who
believe that courts and juries are worthy OF
respect. The sympathy of the mob seems to be
occupied with the bloody handed who desolate
such homes: and they will have plenty to keep
them busy, IL they beat the courts in de-
termining what Is TO be done with the Allen
gang.-Rockbridge County News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

MIR. Carnegie might pension the Sultan
OF Turkey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

Err on the Side Of Mercy"
Our observation is that Virginia turies al
ways err. IL at all, on the side of mercy. When
a jury of twelve sturdy Virginians decide that
a man is guilty of murser in the first degree.
they quite to be right-Newport News
Times Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

Hearing Continued.
The hearing Of Samuel Cox, charge
ed with stealing $40 from o. A.
Snipes. was continued in Police court
yesterday morning to December 9Th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
The
American National
Bank

OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA
desires TO interest EVERY FARMER in the
Lever Agricultural Extension Bill now pending.
For information on the, subject write to the
National Soil Fertility League, First National
Bank Building, Chicago, I'll.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

American Citizen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
By the Junior Office Bow

n. y, dec. got to have
your eye open for all kinds of
funny games in this burg
Teller from omaha that come
here a few days ago found that
out
1t pretty near cost him his car
fare home, also his sundial and
stickpin and all the other bricka-
brack he had hangin ON him
he was stoppin at a swell hotel
and one evening after seeing a
show he went out for a little
stroll
walkin through a cross street,
he seen a yung lady tryin a key
in a door
it dident seem to unlock, and
just as he came along, she says
oh, dear
of course that made him stop
for just a minute, to see what was
the matter, and she says, please,
sir, will you see if you can open
the door for me
i've been trying ever so long,
and my key don't seem to fit
so being real obliging, just like
any other gentleman from omaha,
he took the key and he tried to
unlock the door
the yung lady stood quite close
to him, and tried to help him
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02

once he felt her hand on his
arm, and 1t dident feel a bit bad
bimeby the door DIN open, all
of a sudden
the yung lady thanked the kind
harted man, giving him a very
lovely smile, and she was just
saying good night when two large
husky guys some dashing up the
steps
they grabbed the ger1, and the
gent from omaha was just going
to swing on them when one of
them flashed a police badge
we was watching from across
the street, yung Teller, he says,
just look yourself ove and see If
you've lost anything
so the poor boob did, and by
golly he had lost everything ex-
cept what was buttoned on him
got to hand it to you, mamie,
says one of the bulls, you sure are
a quick worker
so mamie had to go with the
cops, and her friend went along
and got his stuff back at the sta
ton
and he will see all the beauti-
full yung ladys in new york freeze
to deth on their doorsteps before
he will ever help anuther one
johny
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02

A remarkable device for timing
aeroplanes and automobiles has
been invented by a Beloit (Wis.)
man and was used with great
success at the recent contests for
the Gordon Bennett and Wander
bilt cups at Chicago and Milwau-
kee, respectively. He calls it the
Monograph.
The need of a device that will
register very small fractions of a
second becomes apparent when it
is remembered that in such races
the aeroplanes or automobiles are
started separately and that often
the elapsed time between the
start and finish of two machines
is extremely close, making the or
binary stop watch methods of
timing inadequate.
1t has been found that when a
half-doZen experienced observers
hold stop watches each will give
a different report on the time
made by the same aeroplane or
automobile. The brief period re-
quired to convey the impuls
from the eye which saw the ma
chine pass to the hand holding
the watch is too great and varies
too much, according to the tenn
permanent of the different indi-
viduals, to make such records re-
liable.
The hOrograph is operated by
electricity in connection with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
editorial Page Of Cht Cacoma Cimes Pr
. Great Christmas Gift
The great white plague is doomed.

The great Whte Prague Is dOOIned.
Second in Importance only to an announcement of the discovery OF IL
fountain of perpetual youth, The Times today brings to it's readers the story
that at last science has triumphedm it's world contest with tuberculosis.
Consumption, that wasting, whitening blight that has hung like a pail
over the nations is about to be deTTOyedisb being destroyed III fact, asf Fast a s
the victims an come in contact with the great source of healing.
The marvellous story of Mr.. Shepherd, special representatives of The
Times, who went to Europe and made special and painstaking investigation OF
the rumorsc concerning Dr.. Friedmanis discovery, will FOL like a beacon OF
hope to millions sin this country as in the rest of the world. After weeks of pa
tent investigation to make sure that there could be no trick about it all, that
the apparent results of DR.. Friendmnn weren ot mere evidences of quackery,
Mr.. Shepherd finally was forced to } a realization that the news which he had
felt was toe good and too big almost to be true vas in fact a reality and he
cabled the story to The Times from Berlin.
Coming just at this Christmas time ia almost appears like special dEpen-
sation of providence. The story itself E almost supernatural in its character
isics Certain it is that the supreme mind of the universe seemst to be using
the small things of earth to confound the mighty when to a mere youth only re-
Gently from college is bven the insight to take from the crawling and igno-
minOus turtle the serum that means the supreme blessing to humanity that
must come from a destruction of tuberculosis.
Like a fairy story in interest the facts presented to Tacoma readers by
The Times today furnish the most joyous circumstance that humanity has
known for years.
For less than 100 Dr. Friedman says the worst case of tuberculosis in
the world can be completely cured with the n serum.
til almost equal to the raising of the dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
Sentimental Lie Nailed

"Unde Joe Cannon leaves the house with the love and respect of friend
and foe alike"
This is the report that is going the rounds of the sentimental organs. 1t
is lie, a lie that should be nailed. -,
This man Cannon, ex-peaker, was, for many years, the willing, powerful
tool by which gross wrongs was perpetrated upon the people. He held almost
supreme power and used it IT, put through congress laws that enabled the ra-
caly rich to rob the poor and to appress the whole country. He "a a leading
party in the political yileness that has recently been repudiated by the nation
and, particularly, by the honest people of his own party. He has been repu-
dated by the nation, by the congress and finally by the people of his own dis
tnct, justly, decsivey and, we hope, eternaly. To say that he is an object of
universal love and respect is a lie.
No matter how rich he has become, n o matter how greatly he has enjoyed
the power that he has held, no matter what high-up friends he has made, this
mar Cannon has failed to win the love and respect of the people. These are
the real prizes of public service. With thousands of new and hungry officials
soon to take part in the administering of government, there should be n o agree
ment with the proposition that to follow in Joe Camons footsteps means pop
uar love and respect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02

electromagnetic. and is almost as
quick in action as the electric
flash itself. 1t indicates the
elapsed time of an aeroplane or
automobile to the hundredth part
of a second and prints a perma-
nent record of this time in plain
figures on a paper ribbon. 1t has
given a printed record of the
time of each of two cars travel
ing at a speed of eighty miles an
hour when the front wheels of
n car were overlapping the rear
wheels Of the a in front.
The Monograph consists essen
TALLY of four type whee'5
mounted on a sensitively gov
erned shaft driven by an electric
motor. The first wheel indicates
hours, the second minutes. the
third seconds and the fourth hum
dredths of a second. A printing
hammer, operated by magnets,
prints the time record On the
paper ribbon.
In use, wires are stretched
across the race track at start and
finish and one-mile lines. These
are connected with the instru-
ment by throwing a small switch
when a car is eel to be approach
ing. AS the car crosses the wire
it gives an impulse to an electric
relay which causes the printing
hammer to strike, giving the pre-
else time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02

may not have read the names
signed to my petitions. And 1
believe it necessary, because of a
natural feeling of gratitude to
those who petitioned for my
nomination, and in justice to
them, to publicly announce that
l am not the candidate of any
individual, any club, any associ-
alton or any faction. l consider
myself, by reason of the names
of my petitioners, the candidate
of the everyday people of this
city, and as their candidate, IL
elected, / will see that ALL get
a square deal.
EDWIN F. MASTERSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
THE INTERPRETER

l never saw yon arching skies
Until saw them in your eyes.
| never knew the word "rejoice"
Until | heard your magic voice.
| never found where there was
bliss
Until l knew it at your kiss.
All things that are, to be, and
were
You give me, sweet interpreter.
-IDAH M'GLONE GIBSON.
Russia leads the world in
wheat production, this country
second. The two combined pro-
duce more than one-third of the
worlds $500, 100000 bushels of
wheat. Russia produces nearly
thirteen times as much rye as
the United States.
eff steak Is too high, eat a
plate of BEANS" said a doctor at
the homemakers' conference in
Chicago. Imagine they're steak
and you won't know the differ
ence." The doctor apparently
has an idea that nobody knows
beans.
The United Kingdom consumed
$3.50 pounds of tea per capita
last year; Australia, 6.s3; Can
ada, 4.34; the United States,
LOG; Russia, 30; France, OF.
Sign in a Pacific ave. window:
"Our Shoes Are Made to Wear"
Good. That1l head off anybody
who might want to play marbles
with 'em.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
Who and What?

The report of the Taft campaign committee of New York state contains
n feature that appears novel to us, and we hope that some downeast patriot
with which to meet, among other liabilities, four loans aggregating $74050.
Who made the loans? What, if any, was the security for their payment?
Was anything mortgaged in Mr. Tafts behalf? Was any agreement n
tered into under which the lenders were to receive any advantage? We cn
imagine donations made without a consideration, Dr. security, but loans-wel1
we'd like the particulars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
November 80, 1912.

Editor of the Times:
My attention has, on several
occasions, been called to the fact
that certain interested parties
have been circulating the report
that l am standing for member
ship on the board of education
as the candidate of a certain in
dividual, it being further report
ed that that individual has al
ways heretofore had a candidate
in the field when a vacancy was
to be filled on the board. The
petitions that were filed for my
nomination should be a sufficient
answer to that report. But a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02

National woman's suffrage associa-
ton demands an equal standard of NOR
ais for man and oma 1t is a matter
that lies almost wholly in the hands of
the women of the nation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
1t Might Shock Them

Canton, Ohio, the home of the late President Mckinley, now has a social
list mayor. A socialist mayor-thnk of that? What a marker that is to indi
cate the actual Revolutionary change of political sentiment in this country
during the past ten years. What comment would the major and his friend,
Mark Hanna, make n the subject if they were alive today?
In the fact of such a change who is today radical enough and reckless
enough to correctly predict what will come about in the next twenty years?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-02
"What is one to do" writes George

Y. Pearsone, "when alady proposes to
you in this leap year," Tell her it's too
sudden; that she I'll have to wait till next
leap year. Or, call in your ma and the
police. George.