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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. DINNER.

Every one OF the 700 members of
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce
ehould be repres suted at the Get To-
eether" dinner to be given at the JEFF
fer.on Hotel on Tuesday evening.
This is to be more tran a pleasure
gathering I. will be an opportunity
for the men most vitality iutereste! in
TIE welfare OF Richmond 10 hear pre-
rented what ar. the immediate plans
ami future opportunities for building
. greater ard more prosperous city.
Every member is expected to learn
that n is a potential factor in a biE
organization for better things He
viii meet his feIlow-work.rs face TO
face. and Re told what he csE DO 10
help. and what he can expect in r.
. turn for his service. The idea is to
present a comprehensive oU'Iin. "f TIE
Industrial. comm srcial and social fg-
4 ture Of Richmond. and 30 invite crit
eisvn Of ~hst does no; seem wise In
Vre.en, undertakings am suggestions
% TO ~ha; may b done 20 better
prssens plans. ~ 8. rot 20 be one.
mar meeting. bot .verybody's meeting
for discussion and inspiration
What Richmond needs more thar
snysh!ne else Is hig vision and ,
spirit % co-speratioa 70 Boia 81
sgeneies fer prog 50 IN one soil,
eshfiEg Unit tn. dinner 10 sxsctl,
ass.s 20 enecurzee both - thes,
shins, % VII not he an occasion 0
bcass,ne or IDLE talk. .; will be Al
oppSrsssisy for practical views or IN
Business 81 making Greater Hichmop
q reality. For proper growth ara q.
vesopmsst there ususs he . plan 90 be
81 vSsh. and mvch good. hard wor
- ~ ts ssss szscutsoa. TuesSs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20

night the plan viii be presented ana
A., the impetus for the work given. 1t
win be brought forcibly homo 20 the
business inter .sts Of Richmond. large
and small. that each shares in tire
progress Of the whole. and that each
has some specific duty to perform TO
help himself by helping the whole.
The nature Of the occasion prevents
any definite program. Every man can
speak for himself But among the
matters to b. brought up win be the
question of centraiizing and extending
the manufacturing interests OF the
city. the vital need for an extension
OF territory to provide for present
population and prospective growth, the
duty of caring FOR the negro portion
Of the people. the Improvement of So
cial conditions and such concrete
problems asssa new and handsome
bridge across the James am union
station. These points suggest of what
be TO every individual whose welfara
depends upon the welfare of his city.
The prospects of making the Cham
Der of Commerce a more important
factor in the community will be en-
phasized. The increas I'd usefulness of the
body after it gets into it's new build
ing and co-ordinates thu separate
agencies working along similar iines
will be taken up. as we'll as tie col
lection and installation of the manu-
facturers' exhibit
The success of this dinner will de-
pend upon making it widely repre-
sentative. Let every interest take
part 1t can b. made of splendid i'm
port for Richmond's future.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20

count was 10 the cucSt t1aAe ShS SoS -
family has strained at q gnat ana
swallowed a camel'-the latter WORD
having the same pronunciation In
England as the name of Campbell.
Count Charles Neipperg, who has
Just taken the vows OF Bened.ctine
monk at the great Benedictin monas-
terry near Sigmaringen in the heart OF
the HohenzoIlern country, and who will
days as Brother Adaiberf,' Is one OF
the great-grandsons Of that Count
Adam Neipperg who was the Austrian
chamberlain CT Empress Marie Louise
Of France. and who after the death
Of her FIRST husband. Emperor Napo-
leon in 1921. married her.
II may be remembered THAI this
Count Nespperg played the role OF Don
Juan in Sardou's famous drama Ma
dame Sans-Gene." Sardou makes MIN
a very handsome man. In reality. he
was not meEely homely but positive
" h!deous. his ueliness being inten-
sif!ed by h,S loss of one eye. the black
band worn across his face to conceal
its absence, serving to accentoate ms
sinister aspect. In fact the Austrian
fee which he held. precisely because
he expected that his looks would pre-
vent the Empress from failing in love
with him. and would avoid his be-
coming the slightest cause TOT scan
dali or even malevolent gossip.
In this the Emperor was disappoint:
ed: and when. after the Punishment OF
Napoleon to ST. Helena, the Empress
Marie Louise was invested with the
sovereignty Of the Duchy Of Parma.
Count Adam Neipperg obtained q COM
onS T.. ssf Of her
also her prime minister. and lived
with her as her husband Had IL NOT
been for Neipperg. Marie Louise would
have Joined Napoleon hrst on the Is-
land OF Eiba and possibly even At &.
Helena
Some four years befo,e Napo!eons
death sha gave birth to daughter.
who when she grew up. married an
Italian a Count san Vitaae. and died
in 1851 And then son was porn:
cnay a few days after she received
the news Of the demise OF the lonely
exile on sc. Helena. and before sae
had time to get married to Count Sesp-
The Neippere family. which ts
very proud one Indeed. belonging "a
the medjaAixed houses OF Europe. And
considering itself to be fully as IL
luHtrious as the Hapsburgs. declined
! to allow this son Of Empress Marie
t,ouise to bear their name. OF to be
considered a. . legitimate scion OF
thr4r dyuaSty. so Emperor Frances
he slowed upon the boy. who was ms
grandson. q brand new title. namely
chat Of Count Yonteouovo. which is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULEs
Shall the people Or the Plunderbunc


rule?
That is the most important issue in
{ volved in the pending controversy over
tie two proposed constitutional amend
ments, which. IL adopted. would permit
city treasurers and city commissioners
OF the revenue unlimited tenure oil
Office Whether Or not ii is wise to
allow the officers affected such tenure
Is the smaller question.
The PIunderbuEd. a powerful COM
bination of certain greedy and wealthy
9 ofsceh olders. is formed to prevent the
- people from securing laws that VIII
better their condition. This giant
combination of leeches, who fatten
upon the hard-earned money of the
PEOPLE. determined that the General
Assembly Of 1912 should not enact laws
,ha. would be against the interest OF
any oficeholder and that it would have
10 enact any law that was IN the in
terest Of any of!iceholder Or officehold-
ers.
the Constitution OF Virginia, that 1t
would force down the threats Of the
LEGISLATORS the resubmission of the
two changes m the Constitution which
would allow unlimited tenure of office
to city treasurers and commissioners
of the revenue. The Piunderbund
knew that IL it could railroad this un-
constitutional legislation through 1t
would thereby increase its strength.
So il went to work. Its whispering
lobbyists buttonholed and bulldozed.
They said to legislators: You ought
20 vote for this legislation. Certain
oMceholders in your county or city
want you to do it. and you know they
will back you up II you do and go
after you if you don't" kilograms and
letters poured in from the absentee
members Of the Plunderbund. The re-
suit was that the bill shot through
both houses like a creased hog. While
the Plunderbund held its big stick over
the heads Of the Legislators. 1.-The boys"
shot the Constitution to pieces.
Was that done for the people? Oh,
no: the people were being done WHO
pie want when the officeholders are at
the counter" said the Plunde-bund.
Let the people go TO thunder. What
have they go. to do with the General
Assembly. Isn't this government tae
oscsso.oe-r g5ys-rmsaI-
: AsS r.s- vas Zor all The PI1ader-
:z-z L FIJI - rc-k trying 20 deceive
az -.s.--1. C-o=lol6s-s II various
<zzasa 80 .s-Izg - re Pssssgs
s. - z-1S-rsS s.-zs :: o1cs to- Ii.s-
"a -I1..-1--. = -grs-l as rs
H1s-c<-x .Ers --szo s-2,as.-I -Zs
W. 1zzf ga 80 ---- -. F-zats--
bzzf E ~ taEE sTe Ns1 ~Io
1x-- III -7-1s--zeo VIZ tt- o9-ss
s.-=-sE - gig z1--- szE-s vo;E-s
- 4s- r. ..e z-e-e-ez-s O@c=
fzz... SO a.. - s.sc.s. z-s doing
-. bszs. ---z -1ey are oS-Tins
z-os-t -aez rare received All : O :
Er.- ~ E5-e-ssz
- sac g IS c.sa- as daylight:
a.z2 -. pec-.s or tas Piunderbund
--s.S :. !cz would aid in the restc-
-z-.o- 9. tse control OF the govern
--.-- u the people, vote against the
r-oroes5 amendments and against fur
-..- blasting 0: the Constitution. foS
these suggested changes represent
sinister attempt 10 perpetuate a gov
e-rneat o. oticehoiders, by efficehold-
,-s and for oficeholders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
TIVE OAvs % TIE WEEk.

Every scod sir sns every perfect
gift is from above. ana ccmeth down
from the Father 80 lights. With whom
Is neither vsriabicress. nor shadow cs
tsrnins. st. James & 1s.
To as. who have been taught from
childhood 70 believe in Cod, u seems
. hard thing 20 ss1srysasa shss Dsspss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
.sCUFFLEs'-A TRUE BOOK.

"scunles," by Sally Nelson Robins
bitter-sweet truth. With grim and
piercing literary skill. it chronicles the
material struggles and spiritual ad-
ventures of one of that band of black
South for forty years afterRthe war
fought to make the ends meet and edu-
cate their children by acting as fun-
willing "hostesses" for what they eu-
Pride kept them from becoming board
ing-house keepers. for, as the author
puts the fact in brilliant epigram.
Those who scuf.'e essay to conceal
their scufling. Theirs are. indeed,
the short and simple annals of the
naughty poor. not the unending con-
tinued stories of the boascful indi-
gent" The human agony of recon-
struction has never been better pic
tured than in these simple pages full
of the tragic pathos of gentle women.
bred to wealth and social position.
forced into contact with the sordid
realities of making a living. The
book is the epic of an era In NINA
ture.
Yet, because Of its sincerity and
keen analysis of human people, 1t IL
more than a Southern story. 1t Is the
universal history of poverty faced
BY pride. 1t tells of scornful rela-
tives, the dread visits of the Install
ment man, the grief over children cut
bF social distinctions, the enduring OF
bcres for their monthly price. and the
unwilling acceptance of old clothes
at the hands Of friends. These things
may be mystery to those who have
not suffered them; to those who nave.
they mean wisdom. The mixture OF
hunao- and Irony with which the in
c:Ssurs are told. and the stern econo-
ny Of words. produce a deep and
moving impression Of reality the
picture OF refined and almost exalted
tsss.irurson" is drawn without sent!-
Mentality O. raeudlin selt-pity on the
sauzd PHILOSOPHY shat We are as God
made - suppose"
The literary A., Of this small volume
= Ike c.es- water in a weary desc
ls-ior Q. cheap ana affected writing
Can Greek severity surpass this BIT
Or tie death OF husband: He missed
z fence an. a ditch, and his skull was
crushed against tree Agony in
time gave way to expediency." Or the
effect OF this imagery: In the midst OF
scurIes. success is the only conclu-
sion. When the sea Of scuf!es Gains.
when the fight is over, and the scars
CLEAN rough and red-success or rail-
ure is not the thing-but the CLINT OF
the gold which has been tried The
humor is no less genuine The negro
servant is a JOY as when about to
, miss the gift OF a eolored waist DC
cause she is in mourning for her hus-
| bal No. she announces that she has
bout decided to take of mo ming
| from her vase up There is true
satire IN the tnFuss AZ d"'eSeoi "
crs. Every bird, be il Hitting swallow
wary hawk. or twitterinS sparrow
! claims William Byrd" \ vigorous i'm
aSina,iou alone produces figures as
| rc:nted as the following: Like oid
! wine. / had melIowed among the cob
webs Of my soul and Il take Up my
thought like dropped stitch
Tb.s. hints show that here is a book
OF favor. style. si.-plici;y and re-
s,rain, Ecsd 1t fo- a refreshing view
Of truth etched into living with ad-
.niTsbIe at
/
nam am 50 An az TER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
Tree DOee~ss.

some time ago I noticed tns ger,
"a have ever since irtended 70 sek
YOU IL this sort Of practice Is sucsess-
full. and whether IL So OF recent o.
Can you inform me!
As successful AZ most suSts
Of very ancient practice. we ~
Socks on the subject older than acSuS
eco years. but they refer plent"esaS
TO older trestises.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
AMERICAN MISTRESS
FOR SHEEN LODGE

to the hate Lord Houghton. which. al
luding TO the small size OF the Wis.
count was to the effect that the roya!
family has strained at gnat ano
swallowed a camel"-the latter word
having the same pronunciation In
England as the name of Campbell.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20

ANSWERS

Cabin JOh0 Bridge.
Can YOU give me the origin OF the
name. Cabin John Bridge
w. z GRAY.
We have looked into all directories
and guide books. etc, OF WaSn'net0n
that We have and written TO the only
rhetorical society especially interested
in washington and the District end
All we can learn 10 the OLD taie 1S
have always heard. that there Va.
some hundred and hfty year ~
bridge passes in the famous areh. that
people knew little Of him bot hiS neme.
John. 20 which for further distinStson
his territorial title was Soceo. aos~
usage and that he 50 became Known
a. cabin John" and the creek e
cabin John Creek" ana enat tee
bridge takes its name Srom thst OF tno
creek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
The Great Russian Pianist

Arthur Friedheim, the famous Rus sian pianist-the greatest Liszt player living-who is appearing before large audiences in the east, will be heard in recital at the Jefferson theatre April 15
 Tt may be that no one in this city has heard Friedheim, but musicians who keep Up with the musical world know that he ranks as one of the great artists of Europe said a music lover. He was in great demand as soloist in the Liszt centenary celebra- tions. l have not seen his programme for Birmingham, but he will doubtless give us some of Liszt's most brilliant piano works and some of the older classics. I understand that Friedheim is almost as fine an interpreter of Mozart and Beethoven as he is of Liszt."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
VENICE AND NEW CAMPANILE

From the London Illustrated News
 It has been said of Venice: Every language under the sun can be heard in the streets and Rockford, the English traveller, tells us that for the presence of the Campanile, he could well have thought himself at the Tower of Babel" :" Those who visit the Queen of the Adriatc" in the future will have like reminder. for the Companile, which af- ter standing for 10 centuries, collapsed on July h. 1902, is being rebuilt according to the original designs. d-famous as the bell tower is, it cannot be said to be of great beauty. The chief criticism leveled against it are that the lower part is a practically plain mass of brickwork, and that the belfry is crushed by the superstructure Tn day of old 1t had sev eraI uses Prom time to time" says NJ. Philippe Monnier, "the watchman, perched on the summit of the Campanile. trimmed like ships mast, would give his signal. and the bells of St. Niccolo on the Lido would ring out, while on the horizon the triumphant galleys of the republic samc into view" Now, to use the words of Ruskin Venice is "a ghost upon the sands of the sea, so weak--so ouiet-so bereft of all but her loveliness; - and the Campanile is an asterisked sight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05

From the Savannah News.
 1 The opponents of Mr. Underwood seem to think that any means are permissible | to beat him. The many angles at which l they attack him and the remarkable stories they invent to create prejudice against him show, beyond question, that the tremendous strength he is developing is alarming them.
 Particularly active against him are the | supporters of Governor Wilson. They realize ythat unless they get MT. Under ! wood out of the way their candidate is beaten Hence the persistent effort to create the impression that he is Wall streets candidate. As a matter of fact, they present no evidence that Wall street has anything to do with his candidacy. No single fact is produced to show that Wall street wants him. It is simply bare assertion that Wall street is put ting up money for his campaign.
 But the very latest story is that if Mir. Underwood should be nominated MT. Bry- , an would bolt the ticket. MT. Bryan hasn't said he would, and as far as we | speak for him. There is just about as
 much reason for saying that he is against Governor Wilson as there is for saying l that he Is against Mir Underwood It is | admitted that George Fred Williams Of l Massachusetts Is in the confidence Of Mir Bryan. The other day he returned from a visit to Mir. Bryan, and at once gave out a statement that the democratic party would make a stupendous blunder | if it should nominate Governor Wilson, and he gave reasons for that statement | There is just as much reason for thinking l that he voiced MT. Bryan's opinion as l there is for saying that MT. Bryan would bolt the ticket if MT. Underwood head ed 1t.
 | But the democratic party isn't going to wait on MT Bryan and find his preference and wishes before acting. If it should l take that position there would be no oc- | casion for holding convention. Governor I Harmon, in an interview in Washington I the other day, said that the democratic party was bigger than any man or any half dozen men, and that when it meets at Baltimore it will proceed to make d
 
 | for the best interests of the American people without regard to the wishes of Mir. Bryan or any other man. Therefore. there is no occasion for anybody to be- come alarmed by this story which the Wilson people are parading through the news columns of their papers if Mir. Un- derwood is nominated Mir. Bryan will 1 bolt
 l The wise thing for democratic voters | to do is to study the candidates and what
 they stand for, and to vote for the nomi-
 nation of the one that seems to them to represent democratic principles and a candidate would have the confidence of the people. We have no doubt that if judged by that test MT. Underwood would
 be chosen to lead the party in the presi7
 dential contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05

day by the members of the Commercial club is one that is almost certain to gain the approval and support of every intelli- gent citizen,' said a progressive business man. Both of them have become an ab- solute necessity and the situation must be met at no distant date.
 So much has been said and written on this subject that it seems a waste of time to repeat it, but what we want is strong public sentiment. and the way to arouse that is through a series of meetings of the citizens Let 1t be known that new courthouse and jail must be built; that there is a public demand for them, and found.
 Tn Memphis the city and county got together on the question and the result Is that Memphis has one of the most com plete and beautiful building in the coun- try. The ground upon which the present jail and courthouse stand would be amply large to, accommodate a building contain ing courts and municipal offices but the jail should be outside the civic center.
 If we were to adopt some of the sug- gestons given by Judge Olson, a very small jail would meet the conditions, but if we go on crowdfng In craps shooters and vagrants and every sort of petty evil doer then the problem will be almost im- possible of solution. All these matters could be discussed at a public meeting with great advantage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Roo.evcIt Fiasco

Roosevelt has turned out to be a
 miserable failure as a politician" said
 an old democrat
 When he announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for the presidency, great many democrats as well as his republican supporters thought he would sweep the country. But public sentiment often orystalizes suddenly, and in a week or two after the eXPresident had entered the race it was seen that he could not come back There is a strong prejudice against third termism, but even if no
 such prejudice existed Roosevelt has
 been too cratic to wiV the support of thoughtful people. Personally he is
 one of the most attractive men in the
 country but politically he is great
 deal of humbuS, If not positively dangerous
 Those democrats who thought he
 would be nominated in the Chicago convention had an idea that he would
 be a very hard man for the democrats to beat, But any reasonably good democrat would be victorious in race with the discredited Roosevelt. President Taft who will be the re- publican nominee, will not be an easy man to beat. He is stronger today than three months ago. However, the democratic ticket headed by Under- wood would win by decisive ma
 iority."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05


 more yards of cloth in their lingerie. This remains to be seen.
 At any rate the decrease in yards of every costume purchased is a factor in the cotton trade that is felt on every farm as well as in every cotton mill. Multiply the number of cos tunes purchased in this country by 12 and the aggregate is an astonishing amount in finished goods.
 This is what decree in fashions can accomplish. This is what such a decree has accomplished, but such de- crees are usually followed by other decrees that carry consumption back to former figures. History promises to repeat itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
The silver livery of advised age.
 king Henry VI.
Mr. Taft's Tariff Board

There is no piece of political flap doodle that is more expensive and more valueless than the tariff board that the President has devised. Mo- body can draw any conclusion from the report of the board on the wool tariff, although its masses of unas- simulated figures fill volumes.
 The President still harps upon the value of this board. He still talks about revision upon scientific lines, and yet he knows that the reports so far made by his tariff board have no value whatever.
 He wants some excuse for main taining protection as long as possible. He is depending upon the support of the beneficiares of protection. He thinks their money can give him a second term, and ne tnefeiofe wants a tariff board so that he can veto any bill that is not based on their report.
 The House should have the courage of it's convictions. It should knock out the tariff board at one whack- Its appropriation expires with the month of June next, and that month should bring an end of the entire business. Oscar Underwood has more tariff sense and tariff knowledge extending 4 even to details than the Emory boards possess all told. Cut out it's ap. propriation, thus taking away from the President a scheme that is but a political device serving no useful pur- pose, and yet consuming public money at a rapid rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
THE ENCHANTED MOMENT

From the Chicago Post. There is one moment in the spring More wonderful than anything. More marvellous than any dream Where in thousand rare things gleam- It is the moment when breath Blows back the shroud of wintry death And bids the little leaves unfold h beauty ever new and old No other moment in the year Lives with a loVeliness so sheer No other moment sees that thrill Sweep out across the field and hill And through the woods and on afar Where withered vines and branches arc No other moment. short or long. Sees the earth murmur into song A subtle instant holds the spell It is as though some clear toned heu Sends forth a low. insistent sound Wherein all melody is found.
 And buds are opened with weird Wild magic that may not be feared. It is as though wand is swayed Above the dancing sun and shade. Then wonder. wonder, See the green Swathe all the trees in Jewel sheen And see the laughing little ieayas Drape all the wood with wonder weaxas And see the hedge. all winter r3alie6 Make us with emerald enwalled- And watch the whisper swiftly ,ass Along the ground and wake the pra.. Just that one moment in the snring
 Is fairer than all songs we sing.
 It holds within it's mystic call
 The sudden gadness of 1t all And if we see it. If We know
 If we may sense that marvel e,or Wherewth the world is newly dressed Then we with all things have been blexx.