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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
LIQUOR In virginia.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sill read to-day with great at
:ention The letter entitled. ''Prohibi-
ton and Suffrage" and 1t occurred TO
me that IL migat Interest your cor
respondent 10 know how the Virginia
OF to-day strikes a stranger.
am Southern born. the descendant
OF generations of Shareholders, but in
1869 we went North. and since then
have lived in New York and Boston,
ana have known the cities of England,
France. Germany. Italy and Japan. l
mention these facts merely TO show
that bring to my subject no narrow
sectional point OF view Moreover,
am no; white ribboner" nor a w c.
T. u member. which shows I am not
crank on the subject OF drink
Recently l have come back to y!r-
slnia TO live, and nave been utterly
appalled, and sckcncd byg the wcll-niKh
universal drunkenness. The men who
do not get drunk take Just enough TO
rander their judgment on any subject
absolutely worthless. Your workmen
lose from one to three days a week
from drunkenness, and so rctard all
work. The employers, not drunk, lust
feeling good" allow time. money,
business, to slip through their ,,n
strung fingers because the two or three
nips had made them feel too comfort
able and easy-going to make any Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
CHARLOTTESVILLE NEW GOVERN.
MENT

An Improved form OF city government
has been voted for Charlottesville. By
q ballot OF S 10 1. the Council OF ,ha,
city agreed Wednesday 10 ask OF tho
General Assembly such changes IN the
charter OF the municipality rs will
make tho Council merely the Ieglsla-
live branch Of tho city government
and board of commissioners the ad-
ninistratiye agency. The Fundamental,
principls of tho plan is similar to that
Of the improved form Of government,
granted Richmond by the General AS.
sembly. Charlottesville will conpos;
its Administrative Board Of four com.
miss!oners. ono elected from eacr
ward. Richmond Will elect such boarc
members at largo from the whole city
9 much better way, IT our Judgment
than that adopted in Charlottesville
for wider field for the selection o,
good men IS offered. and ward line.
are broken down, because the boart
members owe allegiance to no. par
ticular eection OF the city and viii rep.
resent and work for not part, bu,
the whoia.
Council comrnittee government, a
any rate, is abolished by the Char
lottesviie plan. That In itself IS
most effective reform. Charlottesville
Is spending annually moro than $3.50 o0O
4ad the expenditure Is increasing a
time goes by. Tho disbursement o
al but the nxed oharges--interes,
sinking fund. sainries--is in the hand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
The Memorial uo.nItnl.

To the Editor OF The Times DIS patch:
Sir,--I thank you very much for
your kind reference TO myself and
family in your notice OF the Memorial
Hospital Please allow me e few
words.
We are devoutly thankful 10 have
had a hand In this most important
enterprise. but II would not have becn
q success without the wise and liberal
and active help and bounty OF man;
large hearted and distinguished men
and women who have made II wha,
II IS. All OF us m3Jr rejoice that out
OF great bereavement felt BY nil
there should come a promise Of so
much good TO our city and State and
tn. whole South.
May Heaven bless and prosper tho
enterprise!
JOHN ]. WILLIAMS.
Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
For Treating.

To. tho Editor OF The. Times Dispa tch.
Silt is quite out OF the quest ton
to. COMPLIMENT the prohibition poll
ticians of Virginia upon their wisdom,
upon their good business sense, or upon
their sense OF what is due society in
the way of the amenities.
either little time to think the matter
out or little cares what happens bo-
tween HIS shop and his home Few, in
deed. can understand why such gentle
mon as say. Charles Dickens (and
others equally moro brilliant and in
tellectual" than the probationary
could enjoy different fine wine with
each course at dinner.
indeed doubt IL many presumably
brainy prohibitionists know what O.
fne vino tastes like. II thaY did,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

In times like these. when statesmen
are so rare and politicians so plentiful,
1t may DO we'll to recall Balznc's opln-
ion as to the qualities which CONSTITUTES
craftsmanship:
Ever to look beyond tho present mo-
mcnt, TO forcsee tho ways of destiny
TO care so little for power that he only
retains 1t because he Is conscious Of lie
usefulness, while Ito docs not ovcrcsti-
mute MS strength; ever TO lay aside all
personal feeling and low ambitions. so
mat lie may always be master of his
i"culneS and foresce, will and act with
OUT ceaSing; to compel himself to be
lust anu impartial. to Keep order on a
lnfGc scale, to silence his heart. TINT
nc may be guided by his intellect
alone; to be neither apprchcnsive nor
sahSuine. neither suspicious nor confid.
ing. neither grateful nor ungratcful;
never to be unpreparcd for an event nor
taken unawares by an idea: TO live in
TACT with the requirements of the
masses ever In his mind to spread tho
protecting wings of his thought above
them, to sway them by tho power of his
voice ana by the keenness of his glance.
saeinG all the while, not the details
OF AFFAIRS. but tho great Issues at
STAKE. is not that to be something
more than Il nero man?'
Few men in politics to-day measure
up to such standard. but It Is well
to have some Ideal set up for him who
hspires to highminded service to tho
people. Craftsmanship Is more than u
vocation; II is q character
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
;or,. and then they blame luck for

/ long for tho sight OF the clear
eyed, clcnn-f faced men ono socs in the
North and West, men who are coming
IN and buying up Virginia land, not be-
cause We lost everything in the war"
tiorty years have ouilawcd that c,-
cnsc). hu; because Virginia men would
rather he peramnuiating whiskcy bot
ties than keep shcir brains clear SO
hs TO amount 10 something. 1t Is sim
poor babies born moro with faces
STAMPED by their fathers drunkenness
ana immortality. show plainly tho deoe
aence OF the rare which used TO lead
ne pionies' This is what / zee, now
.,,, cosNtoPoL1TE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
REsunuECT 1T.

RESUURECT 1T.
Dead" is the description which Sen
ator West of Nanscmond, Is reported
as giving to the legislative attempt TO
get more light on the fec system. II is
said that he has given up hope that his
fellow Senators Will allow tho resur-
rection OF his bill to surround the fee
system with publicity. Tho Yves, bill
requiring such publicity is In the
hands of the Finance COMMITTEES. of
which Senator West s himself a Nom
ber Repeatedly" says the Nirginian-
Pilot tho colonel (sonator Wes) has
tried TO have the matter taken up. but
his every effort has been IN vain Some
how or other the MIA Jority seem to
mink It better for the bill to remain
uudisturbed There's plenty of time.
they say
Tho West bill only requires fee Of
iicers TO submit annual statements
showing the amount of their compen-
sation. There IL no provision requlr-
ms that fee officers bc put on salary
basis. No such action is contemplated
in any way in the West bill. Yet the
senate Committee on Finance seems in
PIE OF Virginia. The voters wish the
light turned on, but the Finance Com
mttce puts up an imperetrable screen,
taking by implication ;he position that
tile people must not know what their
servants are getting. 1T is to be hop
O. hat I,-rE ~, f.
will negative such an Implied position
on SO important 4 matter.
More than half the senate Commit
tee on Finance are lawyers. They seem
to be ignorant of the fact that at its
last annual meeting the Virginia 8ar
Association recorded itself against the
Zee System OF compromising the clerks
of the Supreme Court of Appeals. 1t
has often been asserted by The Times
Dispatch and by others that one OF
these clerks is drawing considerably
more compensation through fees than
is received by Governor Mann. Judge
Keith. Attorney General Williams. or
any judge in the commonwealth. The
Spectacle is presented of Il mere clerk
Who need not be q lawyer and yet who
receives more money than the chief
Judge OF the whole State, man learn
cd In the law. such a statement has
never been denied. In the absence OF
denial the rumor must stand confirm
sd At any rate. the matter should be
Investigated If these clerks are too
highly compensated at least tho fact
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
VERSE FOR TODAY
SSnlnnfhY.

sympathy.
No wave upon the broad expanee OF
ocean
But every other wave must take rs
motion.
No star in any far ethereal place
But knows the power of every star in
space:
NO earth. nor frozen moon, nor fiery
But by each heavenly body is wrought
upon;
NO atom in this INFINITE creation
But feels each atOnl's tiniest Vibration
10 single soul that walks the rolling
earth
But lends 10 every soul some rrier ~.
'nirth;
= common destiny enwinds them nil.
ma h,nds them 10 each in endless
'hraI- McHENRY LEWIS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

All In all the Senate is about as in
! tercsting IL delibcrative body as one
couiu meet In n days walk in Wash
/ ington. provided he STAYED away from
the House and tho Supreme Court. The
stage settings arc elaborate, Belasco
could not have done much better. and
the costuminy is all that Il should be.
we have not yet noticed single cellu-
loid collar or red necktie in the place
SSnator Lodge. of Massachusetts,, lie
q dapper man and perhaps the Beau
Bruinmell of the Senate. The SEN
ator Is partially In ambush behind a
very correct and carefully parted
beard, 1t Is said that II ono hair Of
this beard gets on tho wrong sido of
the part. the Senator finds II difficult
TO navigate on straightaway course,
but that is only press gallery story,
ana we are here to report facts The
senator was the mouthpiece or the
roosevelt administration, but Sc not
doing any mouthpiecing at present.
senator Elihu Root, who sits near
lodge. wears bangs. like those OF Ber-
ina the sewing machine girl, and he
doesn't appear to care who knows IT,
senator Root looks like his picture. 1t
isn't necessary to say anything more
sarcastic than that about him
Nehr La Toilette sits an old chap
from the beautiful sucker State Of
Missouri by the name of Gum Shoe
Ell stone. Stone wears one OF those
old-fashioned Civil War stovcpipc lids
and is almost a replica OF the moro
or less immortal Henry Clay. He Is
something over six fee, IN height. and
when he gets UP to speak YOU would
naturally expect to hear n sound sim
liar 10 the bellows of an enraged male
bovine who has just caught sight OF
red petticoat but YOU arc as
pointed. Gum Shoe Bill has ono of
those gentle lyric tenor voices which
comes from nowhere goes nowhere
and makes no noise while going. He
Is known as the voicclcss orator and
is therefore, one of the most interest
ing men I'm tho Senate to listen to.
You can't hear him a all
JEFF Davis. of Arkansas. gets on by
his name. He is the fre-eating states
man from the wild Southwest who was
going to walk down to the centre aisle
I'm his stocking feet, and who said
that nobody but consummate nss
would wear a dress suit. lie hasn't
walked down the aisle in his sock feet
yet. and he still sits In back seat
right near tho door The Senate has n
way Of It's own Of cooling off these
tempestuous characters. Henry A. Du-
pont. the powder king of Delaware,
looks more like n boot and shoe mer-
chant In oskaloosa, Ia. than like one
of those dmm"d trust magnatcs. He
wears a nccktie that fastens behind
with a rubber.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
WASHINGTON
By Roy K. Moulton
The United states senate.
Washington. FEBRUARY F.,

Washington, February IS.
Dear Editor,--The United states
senate is n small body of statesmen
.htircly surrounded by ice. If Eliza
had ever tried to get across the SEN
ate with her child In her arms the
piooohouhuS would have got her, and
d good story would have been spoiled.
Ferry and Cook never tried 10 explore
.he senate. If they had. it would have
oeen polar exploration worth while.
put OH an extra union suit. fuzzy side
H. ana wore my ovcrcoat and ear
NUTS. but couldn't stand the frsid
atmosphere more than six minutes at
u time One stranger who stayed i'll
! ten minutes rushed back into the press
rooms with his nose frozen and his
ears turning black.
dignity Is the keynote OF the soma
torial symphony. Thee put the loud
Leaal on II during the whole piece.
rhe Senate is so dlgnificd that 1t is
IN danger OF falling over backward,
ana IL does. sometimes, especially
when n rank outsider like Lorimcr
breaks into tho sacred portals. Lori
mer looks as lonesome as Napoleon
AT St Helena They don't cuddlc up
TO MIN and whisper sweet nothings In
MS ear as they do to each other He
sits on back seat away off In the
corner and tries to look Ms uncon-
cerned rs defunct porcupinc quad
ruped hanging I'm front of n meat
market. with his hands snuEly folded
over the place whore his waist limo
ought to he.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
WHAT rs a sr,,r,,s,,,

it was Tom Reed who deaned q
statesman an "a daad politician" rb0
cehniiion is. In many cases. nil too
true in relation TO public life ,o.sov
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

"a Mrs. childress. OF Virginia. is n
mother of twelve children and is once
great-grea t-Erandmother 1t would
ne very careless printer indeed who
would substitute an n for the r. in
this estin,ablo woman's name." says
the Montgomery Advertiser. who
should know that a member of the
Virginia Senate is the proud father of
fifteen nnc children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

1t would be easy TO compile a long
list OF mendacious sayings in legisla-
tive speech. For instance: My dis
tingnished friend from Black" Mr.
Chairman. had not intended to speak
on this bill. until SO and So" My OPP
poncnt. for whom I entertain great
respect II offer this antijuncbug bill
at the request OF many constituents"
and so indefinitely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

No place like Virginia for college
presidents. The univ4rsity OF Montana
wants DR.. John II. 1.atanc, professor of
history In Washington and Lee Univcr-
sity, for Its president. recognizing his
brilliant scholarship and fine abjIi,i.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

"a Miss Love. of New York, y. y,
desires TO open beauty parlor in Or
ange. but there is certainly no neces-
sity for having one here. for we have
all tho beauty without needing II parlor
for 1t. We also have oceans of love
too and 1t doesn't seem as If she could
add materially to that, either" says
the Orange Observer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

Lnnda.
a buys a farm from on January
taxes?
A buys piece OF land al delin-
9uent tnT sale and Is Informed by the
county clerk that there is no chance
TO get title because there are dover
lights, etc. Please explain what the
sH re ~ Tor INQUIRER
The person in whose name the land
was on February ], 1911. must pay the
Lax Tor the time to February l. 1917
Inc state gets her tax from the owner
OF record at the date February / ANY
arrange nient which buyer and seller
choose TO make as TO pro rata division
oil the tax is good between them. Of
course, and some such arrangement is
usually made, and Is fair, but the STATE
mas nothing to do in the matter cXccpt
10 look to the record ownar for the tax
WAether nc ever gets any part of IL
back or not.
Delinquent land sales are DESIGNED
20 force the payment of taxes. Tho
iaiidSr aober" is properly looked uDon
WIN little consideration, and evary
reasonable opportunity is given for the
| recovery of tho property by those who
| nave some moral right in the premises
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
A Quotation.

Whose Is the abatement that the
world VIII wear path TO the door CT
that man who can do any useful thing
better than others can? Y. Y. H.
Ralph waldo EmersoE's.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

Rock of Chickamnuga.
Please tell me what Federal general
was called "the rock OF Chickamauga"
TEACHElt
George Henry Thomas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19

Please publish the verses. Let mo
road" READEp
II some ono will send copy and il Is
suitable In length. etc. we VIII Try
to mako room for It. Otherwise, the
copy Viii be forwarded TO the CORE
spondent II htamp is sent to cover
| postage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
QUERIES &
ANSWERS
Miss Glasgow.

-FISb NsIHsEOW.
address. "a -
a letter sent TO West Main Street
hichmond' Va. would reach her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
Moses and Frogs.

Is it true that rroge and fish hav.
some con down In rain showers? Where
count Of the creation, etc. seeing that
me records were probably destroyed
III INC tlooo? A. s. J.
1t is asserted that frogs have de
acended In rain. and the same tbin a.
may. with quite as much probability
nave been stated az TO Ash. The cX-
plantation is said to be that the Sue
tion' OF tho sun takes up minute Gags
into the clouds. and that these hatch.
etc. There is not the least likelihood
mat frog or hsh over descended in
person who writes from inspirati ton
has no need of records
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
Poem Wanted

Checks win be mailed by the 1st Of
April.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
Confcdernt. Pcnsion..

VIII the 10 per cent. OF persion un-
der the recent law be paid before the
regular payment IN September?
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
Girls Names
What They Mean-Famous PEG.
Pile That Bore tho Name-The
Name in History, Literature, Etc.
Copyright. 1911. by Henry w.
Fischer)
LOUISE (No. 59)

LOUISE tNo. o9)
Louise sounds the same in almost
any modern tongue. The English
spelling, by the way, is not English at
all, but French. Correctly. the first
syllable ought to be spelled Lew
which is plain from the abbreviation OF
the girls name LOU" pronounced
Lew" The Spanish spell it Luisa;
the Portuguese substitute ~" for the
IS" In Latin It's Ludovica. The
original German form. Ludwiga. Is now
seldom used, being discarded for the
shorter French form. In Europe, ro-
manticaliy inclined Louises are wont
to call themselves "Ludovika" or
"Ludovica." older forms of the original
name, which sprang from the Frankish
"Chlodwig,' English Clovis.
Chlodwig means 'honored fighter"
which information Is respectfully sub
mitted to Mrs. O. Fl. p. Belmont and
Mrs. Clarence Mackay II these ladies'
are ever hard up for club name.
Mignonette is Louise's emblem: her
sentiment, worth and loveliness."
Queen Louise. famous for her beauty
and misfortunes, was the wife of Fred
erick William H., OF Prussia. and a
contemporary of Napoleon. Another
Prussian Louise was Louise Ulrich.
Queen OF Sweden. sister of Frederick
the Great. She became famous for re-
turning the crown Jewels to the state
treasury with the words. never more
will I wear Them" because the treas
urer had demanded count Of the dia-
monds.
third Prusslan Louise was Louise
30 he
and author Of the famous prayer-book
named after her and the hymn. Jesus,
My Hope"
Louise Of Savoy, regent of France
under Francis I. was notorious for
craftiness. hut her love of the sciences
and luxury gained her fame. She ne
gotiated the Ladies' Peace Of Cam
bray with Marguerite of Austria.
The only daughter OF Kaiser Will
helm is called Princess Louise. She
will be Is soon.
Louise Miller" was Schiller's orig
inal title for his tragedy. Love and
Intrigue"
In the early SOS Louise Lateau. a
Belgian semptress. afflicted with the
stigmata, created much discussion In
the medical world. On every Friday
blood flowed from the marks Of the
Grown Of thorns' on her head ana
from her hands. feet and side. The
Lancet and other great medical Jour-
nails confessed to being thoroughly
myStificd
The Scotch equivalents for Louise
are Allie Alison or Leot; the Italian.
Elosia: the French, Lisette.
Next name, No. 60.-Marjorie.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-22
WHY THEY FIGHT BORAH.

The claim of some Republicans who opposing SEN
aor Borah that their opposition based the ground
that as Republican candidate himself he has right to
oppose Taft who is also Republican candidate on the
same ticket, is all dishonest pretense.
AS matter of fact these individuals opposed him
Just the before Taft nominated Their pretense
then that their opposition based upon his sup
port of Roosevelt for the nomination. Then they were
unwilling to permit him to have preference for candi-
date they claim they opposed to him because he
is supporting Taft, who is the nominee They would
not give him the right to choice for the nomination and
they do not propose to give him choice but to &C.
cept man dishonesty nominated.
The truth Of it is that both these grounds named are
false ground upon which the opposition to Borah is based
That opposition is based solely and wholly upon the fact
that he has opposed Tas congressional program because
he has believed that program antagonisic to the in
teress of the people Their opposition to Senator Borah
based upon the fact that he advocate Of Progress
sve principles and supporter of measures to give the
people real control of their government Their OBJ
lection to him because he supported Roosevelt for the
nomination and because he refuses to support Taft
who dishonesty and rauduently nominated is all
sham and pretense They oppose him because he does
not advocate their ideas of governmental principles.
They like the Hepburn brand while Borah advocates the
Roosevelt Brand they approve of the Lormer kind while
Borah abhors Lorimersm and Lorimer tactics and
methods they ndorse that representative form OF gov
eminent which makes the representatives subservent to
seekers after special government avors while Borah ad
vocates that representative form of government which
will make the representatives subservient to the will of
the people