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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

a local company secured franchise
S Nor &c competing mp Ing line from Newport
company out before much work had
oeen done. and tho sum he paid gave
inc owners. so have heard. a profit
But that was not all. In 1901 an
other local company started up a
competing electric lighting enterprise.
\ plant was erected and the oompnnv
did business. Complaint had been
made that the old company was chnrg-
ing excessive rates, and there was n
POPULAR demand for competition. The
new company contracted to furnish
some OF the city lights. and gave to
private consumers n lower rate than
G INC olt company had been charging.
company met the cut.
Inc new plant was finally sold to
flttsDurgh concern but in tho course
OIL elgh , months IL went into re-
savage from plant that had cost
100000 was about $4,000. The net
result to tho city was another failure
and duplicate set of poles and wires,
which cndumbered tho streets for
years before they werc finally re-
moved.
But before this company was utterly
dead competition in n more formida Bile
form again sprang up. The Newport
News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company was heavily in debt
men who knew the situation reasoned
that II with a capitalization OF over
S3,oOO,OOO this company could mako
money, now much more could a new
company, with n capitalization OF ST.
100000. prosper. And so tho Hampton
Roads Railway and Electric Company
was chartered TO build line OF road
from Newport News to Old Point and
Buckroe Beach by way OF what is
known as the boulevard" along tho
Hampton Roads shore. Tho line was
partly built. but II was OF few days
tliul route along tho water front. and
IT had the finest cars in the State. hut
IL was too weak to operate both
financially and physically, Its power
plant was scarcely able to pull the
heavy cars over the elevated railroad
patronage on account of tho constant
delays at the bridge The "sinews Of
war" finally gave out. and this conf
pany went the way of it's predecessors
and fell into receivers hands.
BY the issuance of receivers GER
which to complete the road to Old
Point, but it's doom was sealed. The
records show that 1t never took In
enough money TO pay operating eX-
pcnses. to say nothing of fixed charges
II was agreed to foreclose Mt receivers
with interest Mt per cent. for four
years and 1-2 per cent. thereafter
the bonds to be guaranteed by tho
Newport News and Old Point Railway
and Electric Company
Tho bondholders purchased these
stockholders they were assessed In
an amount which made the securities
stand them at 100, They received
100000 In bonds, which finally brought
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
CONE REASON WHY VIRGINIA IS
POOR"

Six thousand dollars' worth of feed
has been sold by a Williamsburg feed
house in the past three months. Much
of this supply went TO town people,
but large quantity was sold TO farm
ers around the city. There are also
feed dealers In the same town who sell
great deal of hay. corn, oats. and
much Of this goes to tho rarner.
Commenting on this feet, tho vir-
gtnla Gazette, of that town. says:
rs IT any wonder tho Peninsula
farmers are poor? Not content with
using Northern-m made machinery of all
kinds. wearing Northern made cloth
Ing and eating Northern cured meats
aud Northern canned goods. they even
depend upon that section for tho feed
that goes into the mouths OF the live
stock. notwithstanding the fact that
this sol! and this climate will produce
greater crops than tho States that snip
thcir produce here. We mean no re-
Election when I'VE refer to the North in
this connection, but, OIL the other hand.
commend thcm for their thrift and evil
dence Of prosperity. What VIC do mem
is to condemn tho conditions tina. make
1t necessary for any other state In the
Union to ship foodstuf into this sec
ton"
Tho Gazette Is right about t. The
Peninsula section or any other section
of this or any other State will be poor
until It provides It's own foodstuns.
The local markets should be supplied
by the local farmers, instead Of by tho
growers of the other sections. Gu.
farmers ought never to have 10 buy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

prc-eminont ovor tho livnblonoss of
towns. Gary. tho now-crcatcd stool
city In Indiana. in an example of this.
There instead OF planning and crectiu,,
city that would first OF NIL be q
good place for humans to live in, they
laid out Ii hive whore certain COM
modify could DO produced ut tho lonst
cost. Tho Inevitable query Is, why
produce the commodity whom tho ro-
suit is no more happiness and beauty
than without It?
incidentally, # would be we'll for
Richmond. as It is beginning to grow
In all directions. 10 profit by the
models set In this Australian Utopia
and in the cities of the United States
who arc taking care to lay down the
best lines tor their city planning. We
have In part the same virgin oppor-
tuaity as that offered by the Australian
wilderness. We do not have to tear
down. Our future is still before us.
But it would be the part OF wisdom
to take some definite and far-sighted
steps to make n city plan whereby
our natural attractions can be pre-
served for the next and all genera
lions.
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town OF weikersheim- which is com.
prised in tho vas. domain OF tn prince
iy house OF Hohenlohe. She was
created on the occasion of her mar
I baroness Won Bronn by the late
hing OF Wurtemberg. and 1t is under
the name OF Prince OF Weikersheir1
tnat her son, who is married TO Coun.
less Marie Czernin. member OF one Of
arlstocracy OF Austria. Is known.
Tho princeiy house of Hohcnlohe ro-
CARDS az Its founder Henry l. Won
Weikershe!m. who tourished in 1856
anu when the son 81 Baroness Won
Bronn was advanced by Emperor Franz
CTS Joseph TO the rank or prince {,
was considered quite appropriate that
ne should revive this ancient and al
most forgotten name OF the family "a
which nc belongs through his father
The latter %as the eldest brother OF
me mother or the German Empress
and of that Prince Hermann Hohenlo,r
who. until q few years ayo. was Gov.
crnor General of Alsace Lorraine
Their mother was that Princess Fec.
upra or Leiningen who was stop.
sister of queen Victoria, and who NJ.
nFes SO repeatedly, and in such az
iect!onate terms. in the Queens D,b-
iisnea description OF her III. in tho
highlands, and in her other reminis-
c.hccS. Consequently Prime. wcItnr
Shvini is grand nephew OF omsa,,
victoria, and Il was because he yvas
~ suc!. nephew & la mod. do D.
1ash'. OF King Edward. that he was
ways attached to tho SUITE Of IN.
t:nElish monarch, whenever ne v,r,t.,
vienna or Ischl. or course. when thc
emperor advanced Wc!kershe!m m ~
rank Of prince no did not invest him
with tne rights and pr ,rogatIyes ~ n
Eull -hedgtd Prince OF IIohenlohe T'ba
iionSn!ohes are a med!Gtlge-i or form,
criS sovereign family. and are thug
ehutird TO mate on u footing OF equal
ity with the sovereign houses OF
FL - In ~- faf
retains the right to bcs,ow the or,ler
OF kniehthood founded by his onces.
tors. In fact the Hohenlohes ar. OF
quasi-sovereign rank. whereas Prince
,t1s on his PROMOTION, was
merely raised from ono OF the lowEr
grades to the highest but one OF tho
ordinary nobility.
vtsoount St. Aidnyn. who put on
overaAs last Tuesday and lamp in
GOAL mine. IN ordi;r 10 obtain !nfor,na-
bion AT hrSt hand regarding the con
dilons under which the miners hav.
10 work. deserves great deal OF
Hrellt Tor his activity and his thorough
ness. He tx far from being a young
man. having rVached his s,averlty-iif,h
year.
lie Is generally understood to have
peen indebted for his early appoint
ment to office to the fact that his
marvellous rer!Gcmce and cold. reserved
and aloof manner attracted the atten-
tion Of Lord Bcaconsfield at a dinner
ana deeply ampresssd the famous Tory
leader. Lord st. -Aldwyn Is n TYPICAL
Tory of the old school and an ultra
conservative In all his notions In his
earlier days, before hts hair had turned
gray, he used to be called by his to-
low numbers in Parliament by the
nickname of "Biack Michael" He takes
his title OF Viscount Aldwyn From his
estate IN Ciloucesters known az
Coin St. Aldwyn. near Fa!rford
Copyright 1912. by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
",IusCA pELENpA EST,

So great Is tho interest in The
Times-Dispatch war on the ny that
the news of It has penetrated Marble
head Neck. Mass, and diverted attcn-
ton from tho way Taft Is swatting
Roosevelt In the first round at Chicago
preliminary TO the entrance of Strong
Arm Bill" Finn and the Colonel. a
correspondent in this Massa chusetts
villa by the sea does not like "oblitere
muscam domesticam' which The
Times dispatch considered tho Latin
equivalent of swat the NY" He sug-
gcsts-and his Latinity IS vast-that
"musca delonda est" should be placed
in all manner OF places. including the
sporting page and the billboards. That
direful admonltion is COPIED" from
Cato, who used to rcpea, on every oc-
casion. Carthage dciendn est" De
lctc muscam" is suggested by the same
authority. as IT has the advantage Of
tho differentiation of D. NJ. which woulc
allow n linguistic compromise. mean
ing BLANK the musca"
This slogan, argues tho Bay state
writer.
might be put on the car Tenders. along
with game to-day and rubber-stamped
on various and suuta'y bald pates,
which no doubt arc fruitful ny-swattine-
territory. There IS one other l'nE,ils-
tic possibility that ought not to be
overlooked. To make It nm individual
matter and use the singular. dele in
stead Of delete and The individual ap-
peal is often more effective. We have
dele muscam.' swat tho fly. Now run
tho two words together. 'dclemuScanl
Can YOU beat It? Think OF the posi-
h'Nties OF 'delemuscan' cocktail or
mint julep. 'delemuscam cigar, dele
mnscam' pink teas, parties. lectures and
lccturcrsi"
The recommendations OF this aca
demic ny aholitionist are good. It *
deal more important to us now that
the rs be destroyed than 1t ever was
That Carthage be The files are greater
menaces to humanity than were the
whole race OF Carthasinians to the Ro-
mans. II Cato had said "musca de-
iehda est ne would now be buried be-
heath monument Of garlands from
tho public health authorities md ho,,.a
as benefactor to mankind: hut no.
po"% now remembers who Senator NJ p
Cato was except tho lads ana ,ass,os
VINO have TO read his literary remain.
The man who enunclated tho doctrine
swat the n.y." rendered the world
"a greater service than all tho Cntos
of the dimlit centuries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
Numerous Honors Give Him
Right to Be Addressed as
Serene Highness.
ny IA MARaUIsE DE EONrENoY.
\ {, L l,har lns do RnallN

BY IA MARaUISE DE FONTEN0Y.
RING Charles de Beauveau-
- Craon, whose marriage to the
daughter of the Count and Coun-
tess dc st. Aldegonde has just
taken place in Paris Is one of the
few great French mobiles who in adj
dition to their other honors are gran
dees Of Spain and princes OF the Holy
Roman Empire. and therefore entitled
by the latter high distinction to be
addressed as serene highness. lie is
the sixth prince of his line. is about
thirty -four years old and, like the fairy
tale hero of our childhood. the famous
Marquis de Carabas, owns great num-
Der OF chatcauN. including the ancient
castle of Craon, in the department of
Mcurthe- ct Moselle. which has been the
home OF his family ever since 1870.
when Pierre de, Beauveau married
The present prince is also Marquis dc
Beauveau, and Marquis dc Craon. his
title of prince of tho Holy Roman
Empire having been registered by Louis
XIV, who added thereto that OF French
prince. The family of Beauveau, who
came originally from Anjou. has fur
nished to France field marshals. min
listers of state. ambassadors. preiates,
and men of letters. Prince Marc de
Beauvcau-Craon was mado the mentor
of Duke Francis of lorraine. and when
tho latter became German Emperor.
as husband OF Maria Theresa, he was
appointed Viceroy Of the GrandDuchy
Of Tuscany. which Francis had ex-
changed for his Duchy OF Lorraine.
Prince Charles. another of the family,
won fame as soldier in tho latter
part of the eighteenth century, and
eventually became ono of tho last min
listers OF state to Louis XVI. meeting
his death in his seventy-fourth year.
on the scaffold, In tho Place do Ia
Concorde, with tho perfect calm that
gushing traits.
Tho present prince is tho only male
survivor of his limo. and unless his
bride presents him with son in due
course, another great historic French
house will baSomo extinct, sinoe mono
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

the Soq iHf0F Tss ro esGut eo 50
tthe original subscsibers 100000. and
Of extension to Old Point. cost about
100000 more The loss to the orig
o rhn, , IN este oco have heard was
After the receivership was wound
up II was very much the same as the
result OF the famous case OF Jarndyce
Litigation consumed 1t. To-day moth
ing remains of tho property except the
track along the Boulevard. and that
power house was dlsmantled; the rail-
road bridge was sold for funk: the
bridge over Hampton Creek was de-
stroysd and ten miles OF the. track
pany retained gould have been con-
structcd at an original outlay OF
about ABOUT S2So'.o 800 $50 SO there was an actual
what tho old company lost by the
competition. running Into the hum
dreds OF thousands.
All that, you may say. was mat
ter between tho competing companies.
and that the loss fell upon them. If
so. the public would not have Worried
But the public was the greatest SUI
pany should have spent in keeping
up the property and extending rs
petition and in buying competing
plants. AS result. tho property
went down and down until IL came
near going to wreck. Not only were
no extensions made. but the power
plant wore out. ana for more than
year the situation was desperate.
The power plant broke down day after
day: the car service was so uncertain
that IT could not be depended upon !;
lights went out. night after night, fire.
quently when the people were assem-
bied AT the theatres or In church. or
in some other public place. Time
without number merchants had 20 use
candles Saturday nights to light thcir
stores. and newspapers and other small
plants using electrical power were sib-
jccted to all manner of inconvcn' cnCe
and distress. In fact. the situation
to the state Corporation Commission
for relief.
1t is fair to say for Mr.. Payne and
his general manager. Mr.. Won Schil-
ling, that they did wonderfully we'll
under the circumstances, and they
the plant. But tho cost to Newport
News can never he computed. and Mr..
Payne was finally forced to sell out 70
another corporation Luckily for tho
community the lines have now fallen
into the hands OF strong company.
TO cost s250.0Oo. But that is Just so
much more money injected into the
concern.
could write another chapter. but
one is enough. I have not undertaken
TO make an argument but merely 10
write n narrative, showing what com
petition in this line of operation has
done for Newport News.
If this experience be worth anything
to the Richmond public they are well
Newport News. Va. June s. 1912
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dice Of the People


The Experience of Newport NcwB
To tho Editor o., ,r,,,o NIL. D;a.,
O.. Ing patch'
0i''---fs former citizen of Rich
mond, ana continuing taxpayer. T
have taken nn,a or ~ .,,.a.,
,.b;ot VI '"e discussion
"'''" '"A "een 5olng on In your city
Tor some time past on the subject OF
competition he,v,c, nuhuo s,.;
cornorotio,,y pu"i'0 "er'ice
nave no disposition to break into
the discussion. rcmembori,r a, ao
tho fato os 10, ne % az
undnrtooIr ''I' 'hdlscreet person who
fannie Gish, ~ as peacrinaker In a
intnr,.s, e. h"l ltlchmohd may find
News e., - t% perlence OF Newport
SO ! yn,, 49, so' OF competition, and
In our htgt 90 publish TINS chapter
Whnr T,S
citv H. ,IMp"Tt News began to be a
mi os 49, railway was young.
triS,ty d., d. In,E grey and as eiee-
liit,n,,,o, "ieH' Newport News.
IN. tn'nr, hHoe'us and Old Point and
invf,iii ',',Hs territory onered an
SO in liz ~, cNplollatlon. Ana
huildi,a.,' "a" pic. history OF the Ship
opnrnii6,,s tHcre nave been many
ltrc e.yi,9, nuch competition and one
III, LIE o. financial disasters.
hoo, w. rood begun was land
haif' "niii Hun fake. Less than
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
TONY DONATCO.

lie was only an italian section hand,
but he was a hero. There are none
To mourn Tony Donate but his wife
and babies hut he laid down his life
for people he had never seen and
never heard of. He was In the employ
of tho New Haven Railroad Company.
He was not inspired by the thought
that the eyes of the world We're
Watching him. for they were not. He
was working on the railroad track
when q fast express train Numbered
into sight He and the other members
OF the gang stepped aside out of
danger. but Tony saw that tie had
been left carolessly on the track. Ho
sprans back and hurled &. into tho
ditch Others he had saved. but him
self he could not save Tho engine
struck him. 1t halted briefly and
passed on. 1t was only an italian
laborcr who had been killed. but he
wore tho red badge OF courage. He
and his deed Will soon be forgotten
but IN another star his name will be
bright on the roll of heroic men of
the commonplace.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

/ would rather be right than President"
| With different times come different
ideals. This month from u thousand
men are going out into the world to
seek u life work. To how many Of
these serious and ambitious youths
would the promise Of tho presidency
mean the greatest reward? We wonder
whether the participants IN this cam
pa!sn. who have lowered the office OF
the Chief Magistrate to q mere by
word. who have descended to bitter and
petty accusations and the most vlndic-
tive epithets. ever think OF how small
and mean they have made this Office
seem to eager manhood that would
hitch las wagon to a star? II tine coli
lege graduate IS needed in politics. what
flee aGfOrd to make him devote mis- life
to the state? Many a STRIPPING, trained
in the now schools Of public ideal!sm,
would say the game was not worth the
candle
Nothing is more needed in public life
than the idealism ana energy OF the
university man. But the very training
of university man teaches him the
worth OF personal dignity. indcpond-
cnco. scientific truth and integrity of
He is realizing very clearly
that the label won by sacrificing these
attributes does not al itself signify
success. iIc knows that the clean vlr-
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PRINCE is ENTITLED
TO HIGH DISTINCTION

of his German or French honors can
in this case pass on 10 female heirs.
The orc blot on the escutcheon OF
Craon is the fact that his paternal
Madame do Cayia. the favorite OF Louis
XVIII. One of her daughters by Louis
XVIII. married the third Prince de
l5eauyean- Craon. and brought 20 him
the immense wealth given to her
mother by the King.
Mime. de Cayla was the daughter of
Advocate General Omer Talon. and was
educated at the famous school OF
companions Hortense dc Beauharnais,
mother of Napoleon Ill. Caroline Buon-
apartc; consort of King Murat of Ma
pies. Mile. Leclairo. who became the
wife of Marshal Davoust, and Madame
de Memusat, author of the most widely
read memoirs of the First Empire.
The Kings favorite died in 1852. be-
queathing. as 1 have said already,
everything to her daughter. Princess
Isabcau de Beauveau-Craon, except the
chateau and park of ST. Ouen (another
gift of tho KING which she left to
the Comte de Chambord (HenrI W
He of course refused to accept 1t, and
the city of Paris put in claim for
the ownership. which was promptly
contested by Princess IBabeau. She nm
ally won the suit and subsequently
sold the property.
Every American who has visited
Vienna. and especially those who have
had the honor of presentation at the
Austrian court, Will recall the superb
appearance of tho Emperor's corps of
mounted guards. or-to give them their
proper t!tle--the 'Leibgarde Reiter
Escadron." The officers OF this Corps
dElite. who are recruited from tho
greatest houses On the land, are always
on duty at the Hofburg. and on state
occasions show their thoroughbred
horses and their fine uniforms when
they accompany the Emperor's carriage,
1t is often from among them that the
young archduchesses seek tholr part
ners at tho court balls, for they are
the best danoers In Austria, az a rule.
The Emperor. has Just appointed 10
the command OF this corps. his aldo
e-camp. Prince Won Wekersheim, in
succession to Count Folk Won Thun-
tiohenstein who retired on account OF
ill-health, Tho prince is the morgan
attic son of the late Prince Charles Ho-
heniohe and of the latter's wife, q
woman of humble birth, known as
Marie Gr9tWohl. q motive of tho little
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TREASURED TEARS.

selected for The Times d ispatch)
-, Fhou tcllest my wandcrings: nu,
uHou my tcars into Thy bottle.
Psalm wi. g.
"hen David wrote the words of our
text he was weary captive held by
tho Phiilstincs In Gath. Though 1n-
gltiVc fleeing from his enemies. though
hunted IKE partridge he could Vet
say Thou telicst my wanderings." for
God was with him In his goings out and
his comings in. And SO, though there
was ofttimes but st,. between him
and death, his sure trust was in IN.
Lord. That was why he cried out.
Though am sometime afraid. vet nv
trust Is in Him"
Thou tcllest my wnnderInes." These
words. so true of David, were In far
deeper sonso true Of our Lord Jesus
Christ God knew all tho earthly wan
dcrings OF His Blessed Son. II the
eternal Son could leave the company Of
the saints and angels OF htNvon to lie a
homeless, shcltcrless wanderer, surely
particular case God telleth our wan
dcringa, Thou teilest my wander
ings." These words apply to us all.
for VIC arc all pilgrims and soJourners,
dwelling in land that. is TO the soul
what Gath was to David. land whore
our sins mock us as the PhiIisunes
Knocked him. We build houses and
piant gardens, and az VIC arc about
to settle down TO long anticipated on
1oymont, doath's hand backons. aon ve