The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12

because or the death OF Assessor Cat
lett.
Mr.. ilarwood introduced the bin
asked for BY the State Library Asso.
citation providing $4,000 u yoar to pay
the salary of an organizer, TO travel
the state and stimulate interest IN
public libraries
TO the effect that 1t wac contemplated
that tho Ninth District be gerry
wandered against tho interest of Rep.
resentatve SleInp by taking off the
counties of Giles and Pulaski-"heayily
Republican, aIr. Slemp would no
doubt be rojoiced to see this done. in
asniuch as Giles and Pulaski ar.
heavily Democratic. tho only ones III
the District OF which this can be said.
Senator Bowers. of Culpcper, thinks
that the law passed in 1905 PROVIDING
for an annual appropriation of $1,000
10 fund with which to pension su-
pcrannuatcd teachers, operates TO tax
ono section OF the States teaching
complement for the benett of another,
and Is anything but wholesome. lie
introduced bill yesterday calling for
its repeal.
TOO MANI of these pensioners are
spending their vacations in the West
Indies and In Europe" said Senate,
Bowers, ito mako me believe thai
the school teachers fund ia OF real
benefit. | don't object SO much 70 III,
theory behind IT; that's sound enough
The greatest defect OF the present Law.
In my opinion. is tho fact that II con.
tains no property qualification, be
.tT,t .ty1f.
upon those who arc actually In need
OF Il. and those who arc too wealth,
TO regard II in any other way than /.
Joke"
The law provides that the teacher,
of the state contribute l per cent. OF
their monthly salaries to the fund
This provision. thinks Senator Bowers
Is particularly Objectionable. since 1t
imposes q burdcnsonc and unfruitIul
tax upon thousands OF young women
with whom teaching is merely "a tenn.
porary avocation. and who. within "a
few years at most, desert the school
room for the homo.
The hypnotist who descends upon
Nirginia's less popuious towns 20
!nys,!fy Its dcnizens with men who fish
soicmnly from water buckets, and
others VINO snoozc conteatcdly thirty
six hours at time in the window ,f
the leading furniture store, is duo to
get his congo. II Senator Bowers's bill
TO prevent hypnotism or any attempt
to hypnotiZe.' getr By the lawmakers
1t Is designed. according to the
Senator. to protect gullible public
from q doubtful form OF amusement
In his opinion the whole so-called
science of hypnotism, u nothing
more or less than a carct6Ay clabo-
rated form OF charlatanry, resulting
In harm both to tho one who pays 20
see, and the ono who Is paid to sleep.
a well defined sentiment exists
against the utilization of names and
incidents which belong properly 10
patriotism and religion, in furtherance
Of private gain. French wines en-
blazoned with the names of monastic
orders. and chewing tobacco. whiskey
and suspenders bearing names written
In history In connection with great
and honorable achievement. are COM
monplaces in the back pages of maya
zines.
powerless to destroy this desecra-
tion in the country at large, Senator
Rinehart. OF Allegheny, is determined
to prohibit, at least in Virginia, one
particularly Objectionable form OF this
traffic. and has introduced n bill in
the Senate "to prohibit the use of the
name. photo. or likeness of any de-
ceased officer of the Confederate army.
as the name. brand trade mark or
trade namc, for any intoxicating
liquors or beverages, and providing
II penalty for violation"