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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-14

81 EAST MAIN SIRE Upper floor
Tor Office or light business; So per
month
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Ri5reIlanepua
LOANS.
ANTIQUES

ORIGINAL ANTIQUE FURNITURE
Furniture repaired. polished and
packed. upholstering. etc. l. Il. AR
NALL & son, SIS Brook Ave. Phone
Madison GIFT.
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LADY AGENTS TO HANDLE GOOD
proposition. Call 1880 a. NJ MIR
JONES Third floor, 1913 East Broad
Street
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5itliatinnS Uaanrro, j:fmaIe

WANTED At ONCE, POSITION AS
litter. or would take charge of
alteration room. Best of references.
Address a IS. care Times Dispatch.
WANTED. WASHING. AT 1909 WAL
lace Street. Satisfaction guaranteed.
4aDultrg, pets dnn lihr 5tprk
FOR SALE, Two FRESH COWS AND
ten large shoats. WALLER TAYLOR
& SON. 100 North Eighteenth street,
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2SoS EAST GRACE SrREET-5-roon
Hat: separate entrance and yard
SEA per month
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200 PARK ANENU E--( ID ETCHEDJ.
rooms; latrobcs. bath. cellar. ii. an,
G. water, gas nights. SIS per month.
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WANTED EXPERIENCED MILL
merry salesladica Correspondence
strictly confidential. Address [; 60,
care Times Dispatch.
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200 NORTH SYCAMORE STREET
rooms, bath; S25 per month.
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WANTED, a MAN Or BUSINESS EX-
perience TO assist in management 81
established tailoring business. Good
position for the right party. Address
y 1876, care Times ID spntch
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close by and a wide street around
Stuart monument relieve the conges-
ton and give opening for fresh an
in that vicinity.
The amount OF money that IL would
require 90 purchase the college site
would pay for fifty little parks OF an
acre or two each out on the streets
that are now open or will, in the nat
ural order Of things, be shortly opened.
in every direction. but principally west
and southwest of the college. Nsny
parks will give pleasure and health
to many people far removed from the
college park. Prices In real estate will
be enhanced better income from taxes
will be derived. and the city made
more beautiful
IL the city hasn't the authority now.
let IL be gotten from the next Legis-
lature to own land in the county: get
this land now while il is cheap. Much
Of IL will be donated IL streets are pro-
jected or designated so the owners OF
the land may know what they may
rely upon as fixed streets for the fo-
ture. 4 chain OF parks QUE to West
hampton along the streets which VIII
certainly run out there In a few years
would be beautiful in a short <nle-
Many hilltops overlooking the river
above and below the city on both sides
Of the river. and many groves in all
directions can be had at low figures
now. Let the college get the best
price possible for its land. but let the
city use its money for the greatest
good 20 the greatest number. And fu-
ture generations viii thank u for hav-
ing looked ahead a little SorierhrnS
for which this generation has no one
to thank X. l.
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INTERVIEWED before he rose to the ehiei
magistraoy
II may be noted In this connection
that the only other Cabinet position
which has proved q stsppinE-stons 70
the white House has been the sec.
retaryship of War. Monroe served In
that capacity under Madison snl TAM
under Roosevelt. No Secretary OF the
Treasury. no Secretary Of the Interior.
no Secretary OF the Navy. no secre-
tary of Agriculture. no Postmaster
General. no Attorney-General. no Sec
rotary of Commerce and Lahor mas
ever been promoted to the presidency.
or the ministers and ambassadors
who afterward became Presidents
John Quincy Adams was sent to the
Russian post by Madison. but an ad-
ministration came between his diplo-
matte service and his election to the
presidency. Buchanan hela the same
place under Jackson. but FIVE admin
istrattons passed before he became
Chief Executive. Monroe was sent to
the court OF ST. James by Jefferson
but an administration interviewed be-
fore he was elevated TO the first place
in the nation. He had also been the
diplomatic representative TO France
under washington. John Quincy Ad-
ans was sent TO England by Madison
but the Monroe administration came
az
presidential term. Van Buren,. sent to
Great Britain by Jackson. and Buch-
anan, sent TO the same post by PIERCE
are the only two cases in which tho
diplomatic service has been pracu-
cauy direct stepping-stone to the pres
idency.
The Presidents who held no diplo-
matte or Cabinet positions before their
election were Washington, John Adams
jackson, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor.
Fillmore. Pierce, Lincoln, Johnson
Grant, Hayes. Garfield, Arthur. Cleve-
land. Benjamin Harrison. McKinie"
Roosevelt and Wilson.
II Mr.. Bryan Is guided By historical
precedent he will prefer TO remain out
side the Cabinet and the diplomatic
service. 1t is an inspiring evidence OF
democracy that twenty OF tho twenty
seven Presidents Of the republic, pre-
vious to their election, held no impor-
tant Federal ONCE. Mr.. Bryan's past
services to the Democratic party en-
title him to any ONCE within the S'it
Of a Democratic administration. but
would he in any such office possess
the power, the prestige and the freedom
which he now enjoys as the countrys
greatest private citizen?
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THE FARMER AND THE GOVERN
MENT PRINTER.

During the past year the Federal Dc
partment Of Agriculture expended IN
round numbers, s6Ss.oOO in printing and
distributing bulletins. circulars. reports
and other documents prepared for the
benefit of the farmer and the general
advancement of agriculture. Alto
gether 34,67s.000 copies of 2,l10 differ
ent publications were issued. OF this
number 1O,4O9.OOO were farmers bull
letins, a part Of which were distribute
ed by the department and the remand
er by Congress. Earlier issues Of these
special studies are also constantly in
demand, as IS evidenced by the fact
that of the total number of farmers
year 1912. 7.s5s,OoO were reprints. Dur
ing the past five years the average an
nual output of these and other publ
cations issued by the department has
more than doubled. The greater
part Of this educational matter has
been given away, only $4,000 having
been received by the department dur
ing the past year in payment for pub
locations which cost the department al
most forty times that amount to issue.
The value OF this printed matter al
though a part of It is necessarily tech
meal and tedious reading, can scarcely
be cverestimated. It has had 20 do
with the problems Of practical farming,
irrigation, forestry. the condition of
staple crops. the improvement OF the
soil, the building OF good roads and
the publication OF the food supply. Its
effects are apparent in all sections of
the country. With the increasing en-
phasis placed upon conservation and
the evident necessity Of developing CO.
operative and more economical me
thods in the production and distribu-
ton OF farm products, the educational
work Of the Department OF Agriculture
viii become even more important in
the future than II has been in the
past.
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Voice of the People


To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir note from to-day's issue OF
your paper that the town or Barton
Heights has prohibited the use OF gre
works in the celebration OF Christmas
You say in This connection. that nor
only in the city of Richmond proper out
also in some OF the outlying Suburbs.
will the use OF cannon crackers anc
bonfirss for the celebration OF Chrise-
mas be prohibited"
Does this mean that the boys OF
Richmond and vicinity cannot Indulge
in the use of fireworks al all on CHRIST
mas and New Year, II 10 does. tne
Joy of the young. as well as many OF
the old, will be cu-tailed. We were
all young once. and l am sure Chrisl-
mag without fireworks would be quite
a different thing from what II was
when we were boys. Give the boys
their bonfires and fireworks
Richmond u. - Id
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WHO WORKS ron RICHMOND


WHO works FOR Richmond?
Robert whittet. Elben Folkes ano
yoh, H.rschberg 90 not They use
Richmond 10 work for themselves ano
THAR friends. Elected by the people
IN begin a new form OF government
,n,-usted with large authority. chosen
IN lead in lettering political conol-
t,oas tn Richmond. standing on plat
forms and pledges OF service to the
.ntire community. they have disoreo-
,.ss both the form OF government ano
themselves BY their first act even be-
f,4r e is made official They are on
,hs defensive. They cannot justify the
sooointment Of a Building Inspector
VINO his. been discharged for derelic-
tan in the performance of previous
public duties.
These three men cannot plead ignor-
ance They are not misguided or mis-
lad. Thar know Mr.. Butler is not the
rvstnea ana responsible expert needed
TO protect the lives and property or
Hscnncrd's citizens. They We're In
termed BY Mr.. Beck. They knew the
other candidate had been Endorsed by
architects and contractors. They
krsw that Mr. Buffers record was not
one 70 justify his appointment. They
knew that they could have found a
bstter man. even though they refused
10 select Mr.. Becks choice. Yet they
deliberately made this appointment
why did Folkes and W7hittet and
IYtrschbers appoint to a responsible
position. paying $500 year. man
who has recently been a subforeman
far brick work on an Office building?
They appointed him for political rea-
sons. These administrators hold pub
To Offices paying 5000 a year. This
Is probably more than any one OF
them ever made before. Naturally they
were anxious to secure such places
Naturally they are anxious 70 keep
them. They may have appointed Mr..
Butler either in payment for pledges
made before election or for the build
inr I'D of q machine that will insure
reelection in the future. 1t is not
possible to state the exact reason.
But Il is clear that this appointment
would not help Richmond. 1t is clear
chat Il would help Mr.. Butler 1t is
clear that II ie full OF politics. Poll
ties means the exchange OF fevors.
Once again we ask, who works for
Richmond
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Bethany Orphan Home.

To the Editor % The Times-Dispatch;
Sir.-ELghteen years ago the Bethany
Home was opened for the reception OF
children left without means Of sup
port and without friends. where loving
hands and hearts would min'gter 10
their need. and as they grow up teach
them to be self-s1pporiing. knowing
that God has promised 10 care for the
orphan and they that have no helper.
and that His promise r. a sure founda-
tion. II was entered into as q WORK
Of faith and labor Of love. Undenomi-
national. II is no; supported by any
church or other organization. unen-
bowed save by the promises OF Him
whose word can never fail, never made
a public appeal. never solicited aio-
Vet not one day has found the home
without sufficient food and clothing for
the health and comfort Of the children.
sent by those whom God has appointed
His aimoners. a u1arvel01s record IN
this intensely "prscticaf age. for dur
ing these eighteen years hundreds have
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dicase Monroe,sm. be compelled to In.

dicase Menroeism. be compelled to in'
tervene.
The situation has not reached the
ultimstum evokinT stage vet. but II r.
steadily approaching f. and not only
the weak and vacillating President OF
Mexico and his selfish and politically
timid advisers. but the rowing bands
OF revolutionary bandits and their
chiefs who masquerade as patriots.
would do well TO heed the fact For
tunately for both countries, the con-
clusion is justified that they will heed
IL. in view of the plain. unmistakable
indications that the government has
at last come to take the firm. insistent
position indicated. and the equally
plain and unmistakable warning that
policy will convey
Narrowing the situation 10 that
basis affords the surest promise that
Mexico will address herself 10 so
ordering her domestic affairs that In
PREVENTION win not be necessary; that
reason and recognition OF the Id" ~
self preservation and true patriotism
will assert themselves over politicaf
shilly-shallying. corruption, incompe-
tency, greed for power and personal
ambition. Therein is Mextco's assur-
ance. and only assurance. of unifica-
ton. perpetuation of independence and
of genuine free and
commemorative institutions 1t is little
less than inconceivable that in the
face of clear evidence that the Ameri-
can government and people are grow
ing intensely weary and impatient OF
rho existing status she should fail 10
perceive il and act according TO the
lesson thereof.
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The Order of spuEs.

A new club they've started withous
any fee,
There's nothing demanded. the entrance
is free;
No dues TO maintain II. and folks young
and old.
Rich. poor. male and female. may enter
the fold.
II has no exactions except the ono
pledge
To quit useless giving and henceforth
TO hedge
On all kinds OF presents, for such 10
wear frowrs,
From tips 20 fat walters 70 libraries
Tor towns
The clerks are recording new names
day and night;
Fact Is. applications already n SeHt
Are countless In number; They're
adding the mugs
OF those who're promoting the Oroer
of Spuss-
Small wonder they're bowling TOT
membership In
4 club II such promise. where giving
Is sin;
Then sec the advantage about Christ
7, should have been startes before
Adam died.
The proof Of its merit is easily read
BY early admissions; there's LINDSEY
and Ted,
Rsl-nont ana Jane Adams, sides
rameless raft
49, "a hs nee, 1ected they'd have
William Taft
A hint Of suggestion to woodrow ve
make.
Though he'll hardly need u, cause
he's wide awake
:, No. n. the reason he's back quick
with his Tugs.
He wants t. get into the order OF
Spugs- -
Philadelphia
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been cared for at this home and passed
out TO enter lives OF honor and use
fulness. At present there are ffty-one.
many Of them at helpless age, need
ing special care. Whiie this noble
charity - within five miles OF Hieh .
mond. near Bon Air in Chesterneid
county. many OF Riehmonds citizens
know nothing about IL. SUCH being the
quiet, unostentatious method Of its man
agement Mrs. J. X r. Burroughs.
who opened the home. passed to hcr
reward December 2, 1911. She !. great
~ missed But Mr.. Burroughs and
others OF untiring love and zeal for the
work are conducting this home DC the
lines of IFS founder. Itsis an insTira-
ton TO visit TIE home Writing TINS
without suggestion from the home. but
as there IS need Of an additional build
ing and a teacher for the children.
ne ventures TO place the matter before
the public that this most worthy insti-
tuition may have far larger hu'hoeI
~ aIu,oners to meet its increasing
needs. w. c. SMITH
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Christmas EyeS


The magic Day. the Day OF days,
Old Christmas Eve Is here,
The snow IS mantling all the eaTth.
The sleigh bells t!nkie clear;
The frosty air invigorates
Like draught Of richest wine.
A Presence seems to walk abroad.
Intangible, divine
Familiar sights are touched With
Assume more gracious guise;
Ger all a mystic influence
Seems floating from the skies.
The household faces and the forms
Long known. ever near.
Become more cherished on this oey'
More lovabie appear
Or Is IL that the nameiess spell
Which over all soft creeps
Reveals the heart unto itself
And sounds unmeasured deeps;
And stirs within our torpid souls
What lie too deep to guess,
Our best affections. sentiments
And rarest sentiments
charmed time that seems TO lay
A hand upon each head.
To bid all sordiness begone
And Kindness reign instead
And in response our beings glow
With fame OF charity.
our feIiowmen are closer kin.
We more benigniy see
Old childish joys almost forgot
Come over Fus anew.
We feel the glamour OF the day
That we as children knew.
Oh those far absent from the side.
Re they on land or sea.
Are not so far but what TO them
A kindly thought Will fee
Again the spirits loved and lost
In wears that have gone by
Press to our hearts with ciingins
bands
And ask a tear and sigh.
Oh what so joyous Is in life
That sadness hath no place.
Not even thou. on. Christmas Eve
With all thy mirth and grace,
All. xoudrous Day strange blending
all
Emotions known 10 men
Within the compass - Thy hoSrs
We live whole lives again
Deep haIiowcd IN thine origin
And haiiowed IN each heart
Thine old associations are
OF Life the brightest part
once more reanimata- by
The spirit o. Christs birth.
on. surely Earth on Christmas Eve
Is something more han Earth,
-Tis well for Us. aye. one ana all
That such a time there Be.
The world u better that u comes
All hall sweet Day 20 theei
HORTENSE n LANAHAN.
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WHAT Precedent POINTS OUT TO
MIR. BRYAN

The ambitions OF William Jennings
BRYAN, his policies, his plans. his pur-
poses. his future relations with the
incoming administration. are being
widely and curiously discussed in the
public press and by politicians of all
parties. Despite the fact that he has
in no way. either before or since the
election. indicated that ne expected Or
desired to become Cabinet counselor
Of the next President or TO have any
official connection with the admins
trstion. the political prophets have al
ready nominated him for Secretary Of
State and for the ambassadorship to
Great Britain.
The assumption made by the fore
casters = that Mr. Bryan desires to
I'll some official position which would
DO "a steDping-stone 20 the presidency.
Those who contend that he should be
Secretary - state argue that he Is
DESTROYS % holding public Office. since
FOUR wears ia Congress constitute his
''. ''''-.'' ''''r "eS POM 10
'i' -'.' '"-' III S'~'e PO1'1O4o u
d 10 H'Nn''' no''f ana dignity IT me
adm'H.s 'Fei.'n arf that i has often
'efn 'f.a by '-e foremost men of The
'-''s ~ '''s' were usually
'' ~ i'"'T''i opponents TOT -"
nomination "iinin re na7y o. th'
~ "Ios' 'A''ne's 'ney sal.
" iT's'e'' "''F'n i''loN'' No Pre-
'''' 'T D. "'-ia ~ Tore ap-
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NO ULTIMATUM, But

We place little reliance in the re-
ports that an "ultimatum" has been
sent TO Madero. either by the Presi-
dent personally or the State Depart
u,ent 'Ult.maturl" is a very distinct
ana definite word. which correspond
.nts are given to using very loosely.
and, taken IN it's strict and legitimate
sense. It means. that AN acute crisis
has been reached, which involves i'm
mediate peace or war. An ultimatUm
cute of debate and elaboration. closes
the avenues of diplomacy and opens
them 20 force unless the power or ma
ton IL Is addressed to unhesitatingly
G1rrenders or backs down
And even I. Il were true that an
ult;nstum had been dispatched" il
8 hardly likely that the fact would be
known outside the breasts Of the
President and the state and War De-
partnents Until the answer had been
received So there is no cause FOR the
public to be On tenterhOoks OF 81
pec,afion and apprehension Of armed
conflict with Mexico breaking out It
szy moment" as some OF the special
dispatches from Washington have ~
pressed r.
However there IS no question tia;
cur relations with Mexico are greatly
strained. and we doubt not that the
government f. preparing 20 take q
srra and ins.stcnt stand FOR relieving
ne tension that IS causing unrest and
raczsi1ess ~ this country. and for IN
srr.rg protection 90 fh~ lives zrl
property of America citizens resident
II ths republic. ard pEotec;ion iu like
manner OF citizens suf subjects Of
foreign nations resident there. in fll-
einert os the Obligations imposed ~
- By oU- claims under thr MONO.
Doctrine Moreover. - were frI time
tsas thss vas core. hat Nader
vas ri-.n 20 unssrstznd ffaf u-isr'
- reve-sss s-nnsriiv his policy q
h,ldirE Viz TIRE hare s7f rrr-i--
rfth tire hosnss s-c proves n.ssI'
capable CO establishing . g-shis sov.
.runsrt. Bringing order CT % chaos
s-d forestzii.ng threstenrt ar--chv
he people % tie Uni;e5 states w'.
ssr,sne that az vit'nstu-a 90 lrr.
,.scse5. win O.. cs,er-iraiior - cn.
coros It's terms . = full t.rrs las
ne Mexican leaders were r.a6c q
sozprsksnz that unless they unite %
srfvsrg ns1sro 20 ga with interrs
son1sxfo>s with IRE iron hand 81 Dizz'l
-e~ssveisnt ssspo,isn.~ Bntu u shsl
ssys been csnonstrated that %
osss ere o. fer ibsr.l rov.rnn.s'
= fsst - ia - fs name, ire Cn:ts'
rsfs vfrl. On sssy % ssrssIf, o. hu
nazf<y. - civfiixsfsoa and % en-
s1sesss psvsrs Tat trust - 10 yiA
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these corporations were being success.
fully dealt with BY the public. New
Jersey. In isso, gave enieisi sanction
to the holding company or trust since
that year, the efforts OF both the Fed
oral ana State governments have been
directed towards bringing those large
corporate entities under proper regu-
lation. As last step in this evolution
OF monopoly control tho tnterlocking
double purpose OF doing what the
holding company could no longer legal
ly do. and OF extending the range OF
Interference with freedom OF compete
ton and equality of opportunity.
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To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-In your editorial Of December
II regarding the election OF a president
Of the v. p. l.. you say: What the
people. want at Blacksburg is the man
who can get the best results for them
Why not fight the probable election
of Mr.. Egg,eston and stand firmly for
the elimination Of politics al Blacks
burg? The cause Of present condi-
tions there is politics. and as Mr.. Egg
gleston is a politician. units him for
the place. and his election would mean
a continuation OF the same conditions
on a larger scale. HANOVER
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By John r. McCutcheon.
Iospyrisht. 1917. BY Josu T. Nocusehson.l

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The PARK Question

To the Editor Of The Tines-pispston-
sir.-Richrnonf College ste Is 10 e.
pensi~e FOR q park Another PARK
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whap hna " OF
bro Took bfue leap
Helm
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The magic Day, the Day OF days.
Old Christmas Eve Is here,
The snow IS mantling all the eartn,
The sleigh bells tinkle clear;
The frosty air invigorates
Like draught Of richest wine.
A Presence seems to walk abroad.