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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
AceordIng to Unclc Ahner.

There are so many wimmeu who
want to have careers that the supply
o. good cooks has Just about petered
out.
A TELLER who doesn't own an auto
mobile nowadays ain't in 1t, but the
Teller who does own one Is in It more
than Is good fer him.
1t is getting so You can't tell an
actor BY the fur collar any more
'em.
There IS many microbe .wixt the
cup and the lip.
When Anse Purdy's wife died he
left an order at the tombstun works
FOR monument. He wanted thi. In
acription: 20, Lord, she was thine, !"
The fellcr at the tombstun works
started to carve 1t, and when he rot
through he found the monument was
too marrow to get 1t nil on. SO he
he'd TO deliver the monument to Anue
reading as follows: 20. Lord. she was
thin"
Now that false hair is going GU. o,
style there viii probably DO a lot
more OF them sofy pliers around tho
house than there was formerly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Tho Tines-Dlspatch has already COM
mended Senator West for his aggres-
sive and able light Tor fee publicity, and
now must also express It's unstinted
praise of Delegate r. l.. Brewer. OF
Nansemond, the House patron of the
bin, for the courageous and persistcn;
bin passed by the House. lie made q
strong speech for the measure, and the
fee gentry We're feeling mighty uneasy
and uncomfortable in the lobby out
side. IT took grit TO go in the face oil
the influence and pull eXerted by The
fcc officers. but the Nansemond delega.
tion were there with their coats OF
and their sleeves rolled up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
enacted by tho icglslntlvc branch

enacted by tho Legislative branch OF
the government.
! Not only is It necessary for these
but every one familiar with tho actual
workings of tho two houses. knows
that they arc frequently called upon
by presiding officers for iufornatto
and suggestions regarding the par
liamcntary status OF pending measures.
Tho most experienced ind these aids
useful. and those who arc called upon
To preside temporarily, aud those who
have no special parliamentary train
ing find the help OF The clerk at times
absolutely essential,
The House OF Delegates is fortunate
in having nj it's disposal the services
of its clerk. John w. Williams, as the
Senate Is 10 have those of it's clerk,
Marshall e. booker. Both OF these
gentlemen have fulfilled the duties OF
thc'r position In manner beyond
criticism. Clerk Williams who has
had the longer service has thr rcputa-
ton Of being one of tho best parlia
mcntarians i'll the state. sis duties
in connection with the publication and
indexing OF the Acts of Assembly arc
most important Clerk Booker was this
session made by the Senate the chief
inpuisitor in the work of ascertaininy
fsom the fee-pn'd officers of the state
The respective amounts of their com
pensation. This particular assignment
is Of immense consequence to the
State, and it Is not doubted that MIR,
Booker will discharge its obligations
with az much credit to himself as lie
has performed the other duties of his
position.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Anothcr Mornc stnrr.

a woman can't keep secret. o.
no, indeed. Far be It from such-but
man can.
There wcre two shrewd Yankee
neishhors who spent a grant deal OF
time swapping horses. One day ono
OF them sold horse to tho other. and
on tho following day the purcha Sc
discovered that tho horse was blind
In one eve. In great Indignation nc
called on his neighbor and took the
horse back.
Look here. you scalawaE." he said.
this horse is blind In one eye, ana
you nover said word TO me about
1t when bought him OF you"
NO, OF course. didn't, neighbor."
"Of course, you didn't? WHY DO
you say of course you didn't?"
We'll. 1t is like this" replied the
man who had sold the horse. Tho
Teller that l bought him OF didn't saw
word 70 me about the horse being
blind In one eye. either, and I sup
posed. OF course, Il was secret"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
co,oK AND pnIass.

| Katherine Kaelred is an English wo-
man whose beauty has attracted much
attention in New York. She has been
! talking to the reporters and telling
them some very interesting THINGS
about women's dress. Few thinking
women will deny the influence OF
clothes on their wearers." she says.
Color has Il tremendous power over tho
mood and mind of the person. and many
mental effect they will have on them.
selves rs well as tho eject on the OBJ
server. 1T often seems to me that
the absolute lack of concentration
which most women show can be traced
TO their clothes" says this woman.
How could you focus your mind on
anything long in n dress trimmed up
like Christmas trce?" Clothes. VIC
are further told. distract the MIND un-
less they harmonic with tho things
the wcarer represents or is trying to
represent. Miss Kaelred thinks the
cne's dress. and far be It from us to
disagree with SO portentous q state
ment. Red. she says. is the color OF
physical power. Green Ia the color of
INSTRUMENTATION" Green also repre-
SCENTS money, but all the colors women
too much of 1t, men think. Green ana
red arc the coiors OF New york. Hotels.
apartment houses. banks and stores In
that town all show these coiors Peo-
pie who want TO Impress their own In
dividuality should wear green. says
cause women are singularly ayerse to
green. Walk, II you please. down
Franklin Street some pleasant after
noon, and count how many women IN
green dresses YOU VIII sec. Tho chances
are you won't see any. Tho wearing
OF the green is not popular among wo-
men. although It appeals to most red
blooded Americans. Green. however, is
becoming moro popular, and is used by
those who wish TO express effectively
the subjective self. Black and white
are negative colors. Sick people should
wear pink, that being a health giving
color. AS tho sick ono improves, add n
bit of green. and finally, In the words
of Miss Kaclred. something of blue
To connect mo with the higher express
sions OF life. art l!tera ture music" BY
MI means, by all means. madam. most
gssuredly.
Miss Kaelred says that there la
color science which many women
study and use to good effect. Men must
accept this fact with their immemorial
resi- gnation, for It's but another mani
festation of that strange witchcry
which the woman who does not care
exercises over the man who does. Sub
tie perfumes. the winning artistry OF
color, the lure of ambiguous phrase
and the male of the species Is willing
TO enter into n unilateral contract to
buy her her colors for tho rest OF her
| life
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
On the Spur ofthe Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
A False Alarm.


The robin sat on barron limb.
ana he warbIcd a doieful lay,
or ms voice was hoarse ana 1t wor.
ried him
IN most mysterious way.
re re shook and shivcrcd all day long:
,, 'ere was no music in his song.
re SAID; Il guess I've got in wrong,
for It's too cold TO DC gay"
a man with thin gauxe union suit
meant to do our hero harm,
'or threw a brick and "a club to
boot,
And called him .nlsc alarm.
Nho maid who passed with new
spring hat,
III ~. .ohe sarcastic told him hat.
re was nature fake ana that
ned lost all his old time charm.
a man who had Just bought an,hra-
seowled hard a the robins tune.
ana SAID: You'd better ay your kite
ana reserve that song till June"
then an Idea seemed to pcrcolatc.
ana the little boz said: Sure as fate.
Hao feared that might arrive too
But guess I'm here TOO soon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Voice Of the eople
Up 10 the Hon. Bin stIIIif.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Thc action of the Senate IN de
feating, the Jordan bill was sleight-
OF -hand performance on the Demo-
crate party OF Virginia. ] do not feel
that have been betrayed by my party,
but worse-trckcd One who has ever
bought a gold brick knows about how
feel over the matter. Yes, trickcd!
have always believed that the diff
ference between monarchy and a
democracy was in monarchy tho
Kings Will IL law. and In a democraco
the will OF the people Is law Henry
Ward Bcccher with that definition OF
democracy. years ago faced an angry
audience In the city of Norfolk, Va,
who were prepared to greet him with
rotten cEss. and captured them, and
held them 81 his viii. If the people
yes. the dear. sweet people--of the
United states arc not Caesar, who,
then, Is Caesar? 1T often amuses mo
TO sec how big thc dear. sweet people
look to candidate before election.
and how insignihcant the Same sWee t
people, look TO the self same candidate
after he Is elected
said that felt that had been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

To the Editor of The Times -Dispatch:
Sir,-In behalf of the Audubon
Society, the American Game Pro-
lection and Propagation Association,
which has contributed largely to
our campaign, and the sports
men OF this State, 1 desire to
thank you for the assistance you have
given Ills and the support which you
have given the Moncure and Ruther-
foord game bill. Be assured that the
people who are interested In tho con-
servatIon of ono of our greatest nat
ural resources are sensible OF the
value OF your services.
1t was perhaps vain to expect to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
a ChoruR.

chorus.
O give lung for Theodore:
a crackerJack iy he;
o yell heap and then some more;
he was. and Is TO be
The Bullycrats they arc lot,
ion never see 'em pass,
But what they are biIin' hot
-. For some immortal ass.
Ihey holler in n raucous way,
>, and though you call 'em down,
Ihey take the cake. they take tho hay
ihcy take the bloomin' town.
(Chorus.)
Nov. Theodore he said to ME:
II is Il nasty lic."
You see his language cannot be
= Compounded Into pie:
For nothing but Builycrat
Could eat the wicked stun.
And even he would kick the cat.
He soon would hollcr "'Nun.'
(Chorus)
So let US sing tho praise, my boys,
or bully Thcodore;
The thing he lacks Is steady poise,
And even something more:
he lacks hat. my paper notes,
To At his mighty head:
He iacks---O dear. he lacks the votos
And everything is said.
(Chorus.)
Savannah. Va. h. c. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

secure the enactment OF 30 wise a Law
By our General Assembly the frat time
the measure, radical in somc respects,
was proposed. We feel that IL WIN
take months. perhaps years. 10 over.
come the combination OF local self,sh.
ness ana self-satisied ignorance which
contributed 10 our defeat.
with your continued operation
Ultimate success may be attained
J. c. WISE.
Member Legislative COMMITTEES vir.
Sinia Audubon Society.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

OF the people OF this county. and l
don't think he represented the town he
went from, for Clarksvillc Is the only
has been sold all the time after the
Mann law was passed. II not only has
bar licenses. but is a shipping point
for Jugs and Il big distillcry. II the
town OF Clsrksville is dry II all goes.
and no good comes. and the $1,000 Is
ali gone. Mr.. Blanks was elected from
Brunswick county. This county went
for DIR. Taylor. who IL wet man.
p. IL. HUBBARD.
ForkBville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
TIE DOLLAR DINNER.

That good old-fashioned Virginia
Democratic dollar dinner to which
every man interested in the progress
and growth of Richmond is invited is
the very thing. The Civic Co operative
Organ cation has hit upon Il capital
idea, and it is safely predicted that
the demand for plates VIII far exceed
the supply. Getting citizens OF all de-
scriptions together ut common board
will be splendid way OF increasing
the civic spiri, which has already done
SO much to make Richmond success
full and progressive. A plain demo
cratic dinner with peas and no
"pois," and where the awe-inspiring
"au' With not be present OH the menu.
Let this be feast OF reason and
flow OF soul" which will put our cit
liens into that elbow touch without
which civic spirit lngs and falls away
Some real live wires are behind this
and they will make il
a go as they did the civic celebration
in January, which was an amazing
of the belief of the pco-
pic in Richmond and OF their vigorous
loyalty TO every movement for Its wei
fare
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Home Arui,


Home agin from a furrin shore
win our collar SLED and our pockets
With u peck of cindcrs in our cars
Ana punch of Junk called souvenirs
Home agin.
iome agin from the Great White Way,
mere 4. Al. is the break of day.
Where the show troupe angels" flap
their wings.
bird sings:
Home agln.
Home agin from tho bright cafes.
with their empty Joys and their silly
ways;
Where the people live IN two-room
But never fail to wear silk hats;
Home agin.
Home agin where teller lives.
And almost gifts back what he gives.
Where all Is not bunk that YOU see
It's purity dogTone good to ba
Home agn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Pit Men ON the Roads.

To Tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-In your paper I have seen a
number OF articles In regard to good
roads. May offer few suggestions ?
Why can not every man over eighteen
years of age work two days on the
road which ne travels most, under the
direction OF the supervisor of tina
district, to he called when he secs
proper. this work TO be done free of
charge, using the county's outnt when
needed? BY doing this they show their
public spirit and make VIZ better roads.
y WOMAN TAXPAYER.
Bowling Green.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

COMMANDMENT chief" error. The tone
OF General Lees letter to General
Cooper is both interesting and rlum-
inativo as tending to dissipatc tho i'm
preston that President Davis was
chary of unfolding the hands of the
great Confederate captain in the field,
and that their relations We're not OF
the most cordial character
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

yuan shi Kai Takes Oath" How
could mere Occidental tell whether
shi Kai was taking an oath, or re-
citing "Hi-diddle- dee-diddle. the cat
and the fddle"7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Our tourist guests who are nnding
Richmond a salubrIous moan between
the w'ntry North and tho torrid
South. ought 20 learn that this city
is "a little bit OF all right" the year
round, and that her people are tic
k.ndest and most hoapl,ahlc in he
world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

The Commons. faithful to their
system, remained in wise and master
ly inactivity," wrote macintosh many
years ago. but he would have said the
same thing had he come into contact
with tho General Assembly Of NirRinin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Tonight Richmond is going to ar
range for long distance connection
with Canada. The charge Will be only
$4,000 for couple of hundred years
communication.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
The pullycratn.

"a Campaign SonSJ
he Bullycrats are coming. BOYS.
u Inc Bullycrdts are coming:
near them In the West. my boys,
n Hhooplng and humm,ng
iou near them IN tho wind. / say.
GU near them in the wild.
a snoring in Il ripping way
For Theodore the mild.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Cri,,cIzeu senator n1nnl,..

TO inc d seo t n he R in6monSp
says in last Mondays issue that peo-
pia from dry districts voted with the
vets. That may be So also will say
E TneR SShs'V Voted Win a6 rys srS
not represent mora than 20 psE cent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mr.. Anundsen' says that THE dogs
were fat and proved most delicious
eating" Reaching the pole, then. ac.
cordins to ROAD. is not Just matter
OF logged endurance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
4 pEnslsrESr ERROR

In a very appreciative review OF DR.
Thomas Nelson Pages Robert e. Lee.
the Man and Soldier" even so careful
and well informed writer as
tho literary editor OF the North
American Review rAfers to GEN
oral Lee as tho Confederate com
nand er-in-chief. This blunder. mis-
take or slovenly way OF des.gnat-
Ing the position General Lee nnallv
held is as hard to down as Is the ac-
'ion that at Appomattox Lee rendered
MS sword to Grant. who declined 10
receive 1t, or returned IT.
The application to Ice OF the t;,la
"Confederatc commander chief" or
commandments chic. OF the Confed
crate armies" runs through histories
OF the War Between the states. bior-
raph!es OF Lee and Confederate nd
dresses, with singular persistence. He
never was "commander-in-chi of
the armies Of the Confederate States.
nor could he have been save through
the abdication by President Davis Of
junction or throus h
amendment to the Confcderat e States
] Constitution
Section OF Article II of the Con
fcderate Constitution reads: THE
President shall be command er-in-c chief
| Of the army and navy OF the Confed
crate States and of the militia OF the
several States when called into the
actual service OF tho Confederate
/ states Except FOR the substitution
OF Confederate States for "Unitct
states" this language is word for word
Identical with that in the United
States Constitution bearing on tn,
military powers OF the President. The
provision in the Confederate Con
/ stitution for amending that !nstru.
(! ment contemplated ms long and tedious
| a process as that in the Federal or
/ sanic law providing means fol
| aintniins tbs latter See Parable
Constitutions" in Curry's civil His.
tory OF the Government of the Con.
iedcrate states"
! Early In 1865. however. General lie,
WAS made general -in-chief' of tn,
! Confederate ARMIES. and We reproduc,
'he following letter from Longs Me
mo!rs Of Robcrt Z. Lee" as the bss
way OF clearing from the public mine
ana hat Of future writer's and speak
ers the confusion of titles and fac,
which is 50 pcryasivc.
/ headquarters,
Petersburg. Feb. !. 1865.
General s. Cooper, A. and l. General
Richmond. Va:
General received your telegram
of the lst instant announcing my con
frma ;ion by the Senate as general-in
chief Q. the armies OF the Confederat
States am indebted alono to tn
kindness OF HIS Exceilency, the Prcsi
dent, Tor my nomination to this his
and aEdunus oElce. and I wish I ha
the apii!'y TO iii It 10 advantage 4
nave received no Instructions as I
my duties. DO not know what n
desires me o undertake.
I am respectfully
Your obedient servant.
r. II. LEE.
General.
General Lee. with his charactoristl
mohesty, never assumed his new TIT
in issuing his orders. but simply signe
: .t..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

General Lee. with his characteristics
modesty, never assumed his new title
in .ssning his orders. but simply signed
them General"
n justice to Dr. Page, it should he
stated that nowhere in his book do
we find that he has fallen into the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-23
TRIED TO WHIP 8
AND ATTACK WOMAN
McBeth's Punishment Will
Keep Him in Warm Place
for Some Time.

Joe McGeth, 35 years old, an Irish
man, who went on a rampage after
drinking some Gary whisky, the police
say, yesterday tried to lick three mon
and then ended up--by attacking a
young woman, received summary pun
ishment in the Gary police court today.
McGeth was walking down Adams
street. near Fifteenth avenue. yester-
day afternoon when he ran amuck. He
struck at three men and then bounding
down the street he met Miss Lena An
derson, Twenty-second avenue and
Massachusetts street. He knocked
Miss Anderson down and started to
choke her Several men who heard
the girls screams ran to her assist
ance. They grabbed McGeth and gave
hi ma good beating and held him until
Police Captain Newman arrived.
Today -McGeth was fined $40 and
sentenced TO 80 days in the county jail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-23
BY Mae Hanson,
Deputy Clerk.

NOTICE TO NON RESIDENT
THE STATE OF INDIANA, LAKE
COUNTY. IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR
COURT. ROOM NO. 2. NOVEMBER
TERN. 1912 WILLIAM A. ZUMPFE
VS.. FRANK H. EBERT. CAUSE NO.
5000. ACTION TO FORECLOSE
CHATTEL MORTGAGE
Now comes the plaintiff by E G.
Sproat. attorney, and files his COM
plant herein, together with an afr
davit of competent person, showing
that the defendant. Frank H Ebert.
Is not a resident of the State of Indi-
ana.
Said defendant is therefore hereby
notified of the tendency of said action
and that the same will stand for trial
at the next term of said Court, and
that unless he appear and answer or
demur therein, at the calling of said
cause. on the 10th day of February, A.
.. 1913, the same being the 25th day
of the next term of said Court to be
begun and held In Room No. 2, in the
Superior Court Building. at Hammond
In said County and State. on the Sec
ond Monday of January. A. D. 1913
said action will be heard and deter
mined in his absence
In Witness Whereof, ! hereunto set
my hand and affix the seal of said
Court, at Hammond, this 10th day OF
December. A. y. 1912
ERNEST L. SHORTRIDGE,
Clerk L. s. c.
By Charles w Ames
Deputy Clerk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-23
PROGRAM
FOR CHRISTMAS

ST. Adams Episcopal church. $500
Fir street. Indiana Harbor. will hold
special Christmas services, which Will
be unusually beautiful. The chief
service of the festival will be that at
midnight, when a special vested choir
of thirty voices will sing varied pro-
gram of seasonable hymns, anthems
and other Christmas numbers. At the
midnight celebration also there will
be holy communion and a sermon by
Rev. NJ. NJ. Day
The full order of services for Christ
mas eve and midnight, follows:
Christmas services at ST. Adams
church. (Episcopa) 1920 Fir street, In
diana Harbor.
Christmas Eve Tuesday.
p. m.-First Evensong.
IL p. m.-Midnight Holy Communion
and Sermon. Special Musical Service.
Christmas Day Wednesday,
s a. m.-Holy Communion.
9 a. m.-Holy Communion.
p. m.-Evensong.
At the Midnight Service, which will
be the chief service of the Christmas
|. festival a special vested choir of thirty
voices will sing the following special
musical program:
!
Observation-Disclosures Sc Christians
awake w dlNr1Ent
Introit-Anthem Break Forth Into
Joy SaieD Slmper
Kyrie Eleison in F........ Tours
Sequence-Hymn 40 "Oh Come All Ye
F'aithful' ............... j. Reading
! Gloria Tibi & Lau Tibi in F.. Tours
Hymn $50 Little Town of
Bethlehem' RedneSl
Offertory-"Nazareth ....... Gounod
Solo by Miss Edith Davis.
cdHctuS III r 1Ours
| Benedictus In z fat. 800. Cruik shank
| COMMUNICATIONS 22S And Now o
Father Nincen'
| Agnus Del In e fiat. .CruikshaH
! Gloria in Excelsis In E fiat Cruikshanl
Recommendations 51-"Hark the
! Herald Angels Sing .Mendels sohr
Postlude Organ
| Strangers will be cordially welcom,
| at al services.
| The children's Christmas festiva
| will be on Saturday. at p. m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-23
PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter-Extra creamery, 34c; firsts.
500 31c; seconds, 26 a 27c; dairies. ESQ
sic: packing stock, 150 22c; ladies,
231a a FAC.
Live pou1try-Turkeys, per ID, 12D
151sc; geese. 12@12Ec: ducks, 12A a
141sc; fowls. II ollie: roosters. 80
sac; springs. 1ot a lie.
Eggs-F'irsts, 23M 24c; ordinary
firsts. 10 a zoe; storage firsts. TN a 1sc;
dirties. 16c. checks, 15c: miscellaneous
lots. 19@ 24c.
Green fruits-Persimmon cases, "a
pts. 500 75c; grape fruit. box $4,000
3-25. apples. brls, s200G4.50. boxes
$1.00 a 800; cranberries, brls $500
1000; strawberries, pints. 25 a 3oc
Beans Pea, hand picked s215O
235: brown Swedish. $1500200 Lima,
100 lbs. $3.50; red kidney s235@250
Vegeta bIes-Celery, crate, Mich. 500
s5c; radishes, doz punches, 30G soc;
Brussels sprouts, quart 1O@12l2c: cab
baee, brls. 75c $3.50; ton. s700075o:
spinach, tub. s1.00 q l. Is squash, dozen,
s1.25 $50; cucumbers. boxes. dozen.