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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
BE GOOD TO
THE LON ELY.
On Christmas
nobody must be
lonely. The spir-

It OF the DAY IL
essentially social. Every bache.
lor and spinster should have an
invitation to Christmas dinner.
II you know any, be sure he or
she gets an invitation in time so
that It will not seem an after.
thought. Every childless couple
should invite all the old bache-
lors and old maids in the vicini-
ty. Give them few social hours
at least. 1t will do them good
and make you happy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
Christmas Trees,

I'll Is quite an industry In parts
of the country. In the north
ern pine forests 1t ia practice
to cut the tops out Of the trees or even
branches. This does not injure the
parent tree. Great shiploads Of these
branches and tops come across the
great lakes early each winter to be
distributed for the Christmas trade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
WEDNESDAY. MARCH -. 1872.
TECHNICAL DELAYS.

We arc not so presumptous TO critieise
tie decision OF Judge Wells, in Hastings
Court. in sustaining the demurrer interposed
10 the indictment against the officer of the
negro bank who is charged with crime in hay-
ing knowingly received deposits in insoleent
banking institution
Judge Wells, it Is certain, followed his
struction of the law, and the inference is that
his construction was fair reflection Of what
the law says, and what it is.
At the sai.ie time the facts in this case
by statute of the complicated rules which go
x govern pleading and practice in the courts
Years ago IL was only after a multiplicity of
ices and months and years OF litigation that
. man who had cause found out whether
II was on the equity the ciyi. side OF the
docket Lawyers and courts alike differed
ard bickered over matters which were To the
real controversy a fly bite to sword thrust
We have gotten away from these ict!ons and
coils and red tape to some extent But in Grim
inal matters We are still largely in the morass
OF suffocating detail and quagmire technically
Everyone knows to certainty with what
crime the officer of the True Reformers'' is
charged There is no mstaking the intend
Iaent that lay behind his indictment The
eyidential matters are sufficiently outlined. 1t
Ia pure question Of whether. in the effort to
keep a sinking affair alive. he criminally con-
edered his own interest at the expense of the
trust which his position placed upon him. Even
with the demurrer sustained, he may be rein
dicted and tried Justice is only hohbled, not
defeated. except as defeat may come through
excess of delay.
But wherefore, Ia u State which is supposed
to rest on it's own bottom. where the traditions
OF the sovereignty Of the commonw ealth
perhaps stronger than they are elsewhere in
tie country. comes this blind adherence to form
ard ancient precedent? What has Virginia in
the Twentieth Century to do with the comph-
cations of legal architecture of the Fifteenth?
We not. at that badly off some
other States. On occasion. We still execute
murderers and jail thieves. despite tie astute-
ness OF counsel. But what is needed is code
that really shall simplify; that shall leave the
form TO tako care OF itself and concern itself,
within the reasonable limits of legal principle,
10 the basic question of right or wrong. guilt
or innocence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

have suffered everything from cowboys. fill
busterers, julep-driuking Southerners and nut
neg-y ending Yankees, up and down, and
around again. IL the American senstiveness
got on the job the theatre would vanish Why.
therefore do for the Jew what will not do
for the american: To greater or less extent
the stage in the highest expression of
it's art is caricature So is all art high
light and shadows on the humdrum and the
commonplace Racial characteristics on the
stage are no more than spotghts on racial
pecularities They can be dispensed with only
to lose the stage legitimate material. or by
changing the motif, exhibiting the stage
cowardice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
No MEXICAN COtP.

1t is TO lie hoped that the apparently sue
c. ssful progress of the Mexican revolution will
rot reawaken talk of Intervention by the United
States Although il is in way ridiculous to
read of "A country of over twenty million people
being unable to summon more than five theH-
sand soldiers to the national defense; al
though there is something almost comic about
pitched battle against constituted govern
ment being won by force which. all told,
numbers less than two good regiments. it will
not do to deduce from this fact that interyen-
ton in Mexico would necessarily be blood
less picnic. On the contrary, the moment that
the United States took the field would prob
ably witness an awakening of the Mexican ma
tional spirit which would insure a war OF
length and bitterness.
In this connection, too much praise cannot
hc given the unselfsh Cool-headedness of Pre-
s.dent Taft 1t would be now, as it has been
for long time, the easiest possible coup for
him to find cause for governmental interference
ir Mexico. There are Il dozen plausible GROUNDS
upon which he could take such action. and
Ia the. protestaton OF peace, however certain
other words he could get the country into a
war during lbs administration, and still put
Mexico in the position OF having started 1t.
In that ease nothing could prevent either the
nomination or reelection OF Mr.. Taft The
American people do not swap horses in the
middle of Il stream and war. however repug-
nant it is to sober thought. is in practice
popular to the point of hysteria. With the
advantage OF a campaign with conquest and
expansion at the end of it. with the military
spirit aroused and the opportunities of patron
age multiplied TO say nothing OF the false
prosperity which always follows on marching
armies Mr. Taft would in that event he practi-
oaly invincible. That he ressts in d time
OF dire political crisis the obvious but effective
political ruse shows Mr. Taft, whatever his
faults as an executive. to be truly patriotic
American.
1t is lucky that at this moment there sits
in the Presidents chair a man who thinks more
Of law than he does of the drumbeat, and less
of the Presidency than of his personal honor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

charges of corruption, OF purchased seats are
brought before it. it therefore Is free in theory
from the hamperlng influences surrounding a
tyial for crime Its verdict as far Il is con-
cerned IL conclusive Its conclusion, never
theess, does not legally have the effect that a
court verdict would have upon the standing
Of a man The difference is that the Senate.
exercising its exclusive privilege regarding the
qualifications of it's own members. owes itself
the duty OF regarding inevitable suspicion a.
we'll as conclusive legal evidence.
We have had too much in the case OF the
Senate of its committees constituting them
selves courts Of laws. There has been entirely
too much technique and too little sense OF the
honor of the association into which Senators
are supposed TO be thrown. When toga
with spots on 1; comes TO the Senate. the in
curry should be to find out how the spots
came. not TO discover whether, in the absence
h. judiciaIly determined that they did not
come in the usual way.
Senator Stephenson weeps. where Lorimer
cried One is about as bad the other. i'll
the Senate SHOULD in either of these cases
let it's own sentiment follow the tears of those
before its bar The Senate needs to under
stand that more than Lorimcr or Stephenson,
the American people
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
CURRENT COMMENT
Where is Mr.. Pankhurst.

Mark Twain once said that OF all the char
acters of history or fiction the one that ap-
pealed most his sympathy was "Slr Laura"
the husband of the. lady to whom the poet.
Petrarch. addressed many odes, and who
can be remembered for no other cause An
other authority has averred that MIR. Annie
Laurie should be put in the same class, 1t be-
Ing understood that that lady did not we'd the
gentleman that composed the tuhelui oaiau
of that name.
In the spirit of these sayings the Evening
Post wishes to ask If there has ever been In
modern times more pathetic figure than Mr.
Pankhurst. the husband of the English suhra.
gette now incarcerated in punishment CELL
learn with horror from one of her adj
mirers
The Evening Post has no accurate infor-
nation as to what sort of a man Mr.. Pank-
hurst is or was. For all we know, he may
be dead. If no is not we feel convinced that
he wished he were. His wife il, as stated. in
Jail. and will remain there for two months as
a result Of her latest window break king csca-
rade. From her place OF retirement she sends
word to her followers that she will again take
up the unfinished work Of breaking windows
soon az she regains her liberty. SO 1t is to
be inferred that she win again pass into retire
ment. one daughter is being searched for by
the police charge of framing conspiracy
To destroy private property. but at last &C
counts was still n fugitive Another daughter
is touring this country and sending words OF
cheer 10 her associates by way OF interviews
in American newspapers.
In all OF this We see no report OF the doings
of the head of the family. Where Is this
fortunate man. Has he changed his name
and disappeared in equatorial Africa.
he, in disguise. one Of those daring spirits
that rsked their lives in the recent dash for
the North Pole? Without having
his picture or noted anything Of his character
or disposition. we would assume that Just at
present he would be exactly the kind Of a
man 10 lead some forlorn hope. to offer him
self as a subject for smallpox typhoid fever
tests. to volunteer for service among the Chi
nese famine sufferers.
Mr. Pankhurst has been neglected by hui
manitarians. IF living fund should be raised
for his comfort: II dead. a monument should
mark his grave--Louisylle Post,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
RACE CENSORSHIP OF PLAYS.

We think that a sound Americanism should
frown down upon any discrimination against
tire jews .ts- It race Personally. We are not
ab$s7 ss contemplate. Hebrew history aud
Hebrew achievement without being tempted to
IN exaggeration OF their virtues. All history
affords no parellel TO what the Jews have ac'
campished. to the power OF their cohesiveness
Ms race. or TO the percentage of their success
.as individuals. This aside, the very success OF
the Jews demands that they stand on their own
bottom. We regret 10 see the most self -snnl-
cient of all people squealing for quarter,
Yet this is exactly the position in which the
Jews are put by the movement started by
Rabbi Friedman OF Denver. who is the presl-
dent Of the Central Conference of American
Rabbis, against unpleasant representation of
Jew wish characters on the American stage We
are told that his efforts have far resulted
in bringing into line majority of the theatre
cal producers. Of the country. Nothing could
hotter illustrate the commercialism of the
stage.
Sometime ago We had occasion to refer to
tie race sentiment that sought TO drive out
the Irish players. only to succeed in filling
their houses We pointed the experience Of
the aires that any effort OF this soi: was the
best advertisement that playhouse or play.
could have. lsidicule is harmless except where
tf ose ridculed admit the truth Of the travesty.
This. in part they do when they rise up as
class 10 protest In that case, they not only
spread the SANDER. but found belief in its
verify.
If we are to have sort of racial censorship
on plays plays are in bad way. Americans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
SPOTTED TOGAS.

Let us pity rather than condemn the plight
u Isaac Stephenson. octogeuarian Senator from
Wisconsin. After eighty years OF life mans
character il supposed to be fixed. His position
In the race is definite. He has either lost
wen The bell has rung for him. The verdict
is made up. As rule, he is ready to be
judged
Pity for Senator Stephenson is founded
his having sought TO found exception to
nature The Senate is for younger men, II
IS neither an Old soldiers home nor place
= fer rtrh old gerrtiezneif whose senss If fnanetal
probity has been atrophied by years OF ex-
perience In the possession OF wealth. When
old man. like grandfather with q new baby
of his own. sits down to weep. pity,
hut We cannot sympathse. Senator Stephen
son, who might have remained the rich man
OF Wisconsin. chose TO run the gamut or re-
form sentiment in the Senate, His tears. AS
h listens to the speeches in favor of unseat-
ing him on account OF the free use OF his
check book. illustrate the affinity between age
ard babyhood, and nothing mere.
Senator Reed who was the chief antagonist
Of Stephenson. put some things in a very
readable and very sound form. In case s,eph-
given his seat. said he, the Senate
should be brave enough to hang above its
portals the slogan, Those who have the money
can enter bere." Again he declared that the
history and presidents OF the Senate would
Tot Justify the principle that unless a man
has qualified himself for the penitentiary be
has not disqualified himself for the Senate"
The case of Stephenson puts up 10 the Senate
the duty of convicting without evidence That
this is duty to a body like the Senate is as
tlear as that similar result In court Of law
would tend toward anarchy. The Senate is tho
highest Legislative body In the Union. It's
code IT, or should be. strict one. II IL CONF
piete master Of the elements aud characteristics
OF its own members. So far az it's personnel
Is concerned. 1t IL AZ much and even more
nnai authority - any social club. When
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
CONVENTION 10 NOREOLk.

Norfolk gets the State Democratic Conven-
ton by a vote OF the Central Committee which
vas practically unanimous
Richmond was not placed in nomination.
The claims of other cities were but indif-
fcrently urged.
II seemed the consensus of opinion that the
convention in this winning year should 20 to
the city near the sea, which has not enter
tanned the State Democracy since the conven-
ton of 1901 when former Governor Monta-
que was nominate.
We shall all hope for convection which
shall show forth in Virginia the wisdom which
i; is so important that the nationa! democracy
this year evidence in the country a large.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
The Colonel Coming Down.

AIR. Roosevelt appears to be playing In very
bard luck. Last week he selected az u
juror Long Island and with a great show
Of his disposition to discharge the Gaty of good
citizenship he let it be known that he would
not try to escape service. After he repaired
10 the court house. he found out. doubtless to
his chagrin. that of the ltigants in the
court did not wish him to sit the jury. The
been CALLING to his great heart that any of his
fellow citizens should have been indisposed to
trust his neck or his fortunes to him. We shall
expect to hear after his experience at Mineola
that the jury system of the country is all wrong.
that the law should have made it impossible
to reject so well qualified as himself for
discharging the duties OF juror.
This is not all. however. After the Sunday
school speeches he has made in all parts of
the country touching upon the duties OF par
ents and children, the necessity OF clean living.
the duties and responsibilities OF ME church,
last Sunday in Washington two ministers. one
the Rev. James Shera Montgomery, pastor OF
the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church, and the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian church.
said things In their dscourses which must have
made The Colonel squirm. These utterances
from the pulpit are well worth reproduction
ing sense OF the public to one of the perils Of
the day. This is what Mr.. MONTGOMERY said;
ITO go back friend he declared this
is little short of being culpable. Deliver US
from that strange mingling OF theory and fall
ure. of order and anarchy OF courage and
cowardce. Of statesmanship and demagogism,
that mixture of political contradictions and
paradoxes whose composite picture is Har-
ward graduate, n cowboy, Simon Hays, wig
gle waEge brand of statesman
Dr. Radcliffe had for his theme "A Weak
Ruler" and applied the story OF Ahab and Ma
both to present conditions. He said:
Consciousness Is idolatry: discomfort is the
beginning of sim. The ruler wanted one term,
and then a second. and sometimes third. even
If he has to KIN Nabot'l Like Faust and and
themselves ana that Is DOOM ~'}-'~- +|
AS a matter of fact Mr.. Rooseveit's name
not mentioned. but the meaning OF the
ministers was so clear that all the pews un-
derstood With the pulpit warning the peo-
pie against the false teachings Of this dena-
gogue; his neighbcrs, doubtful OF his sense
of fairness and his regard for law, refusing to
permit him TO sit petit juries charged with
the disposition OF matters in which they are In
terested the descent of The Colonel from the
heights OF glory appears to be exceeding the
speed limit Charlotte Observer. s~'',t~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

his, bosom, arose from his seat In half stand
ing position, leaned forward. thrusting his arm
between the heads OF Messrs. Bryan and Sat.
terthwaite, took deliberate aim at Mr.. Warren.
ana passing through the lapel Of his coat and
cutting the cloth the breast, struck the
padding and fell TO the floor. Mr.. Warren was
not hurt. The prisoner dropped this pistol. and
Instantly taking another applied it to his temple
with fatal results
This is about the nearest thing to recall
to compare with the recent event in the state
of Virginia, although 1t was of close
call than q recall. after ALL At the same time
mention 1t in order that the old North State
shall not miss any OF the glory to which she
may be entitled ito In the premises.
Pea Ridge. Pitt County. y. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
LIMA WILL SING
ONLY N EUROPE
CAVALIER REFUSES URo0p
TUNTrtES OF MORGAN 10
VISIT AMERICA.

ROME. March 2e.--Iina CavalSee1
: II done With Amsrica, ana mot GvNA'
no important pcrs0ua4s - Vi 1tof-aa
pcnt Morgn could comD1l her -
change her never a&airf 0ec319Op.
Mr.. Morgan has spent mucA Il ~
time here In an attempt - peGa0A4as
the noted opera singer and fns1Aers
wife Of Sheriff Bob" ChahIsf, 70 49,
turn 70 the casts OF the NAtrppclttn1t
Opera House In Nov yoei inawSlleAs
he il greatly intsrSstsd. Datf ~ i{A-
portunings have been IN vain. TIA,
and time again. while driving With 90
ilnancier In his luxurious equtpaepAs
the diva has made II plain thlI -
will never return 10 America.
Once" she said. II live Tor -
alone. hut now nnd . new inteFeee
in my life In my son. l intAoA ~
make a home for him here ana ~
guard and protect him from tAfaue
ton. No. am done with Asnes1an
1t is cold and unsympathetic: aA1Ee
It u different. Only In Enrope Wllos|
l sing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
TIMER HAS FALL,
ESCAPING DEATH
J. L. BUTLER FELL FROM ROOF
SUFFERING PAINFUL BUT NOT
FATAL INJURY.

J. l. Butler. a timer, In the em-
ploy of the Williams Plumbing and
Timing Company. narrowly escaped
death yesterday afternoon. when he
fell from the roof OF two-story build
ing. striking on his right side and
infiicting painful but not serious In
juries.
Mr.. Butler was at work on the front
of the house No. lI2i cambridge
street. when he lost his balance and
fell. The fall was broken when ne
hit on the front roof, and then rolled
to the ground.
DR. Owens. who WAS near at the time
OF the accident, went to the assistance
OF the injured man. An examination
disclosed that no bones were broken.
II the roof had not broken the fall,
serious. II not fatal injuries. would
have been the result.
After receiving treatment from the
doctor he was accompanied by one OF
hts friends TO his home, 1903 East
Eighteenth street.
MIR. Butter was reported last night
to be in good condition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
PEOPLES FORUM

Editor OF Tho Vlrginian
Saskatchewan 1t is unable 10 produce the
record which will rival the thoroughness of the
proceedings at Hilisvile. North Carolina Is still
a modified "flrst when II comes to resentng
judicial decisions with firearms
Rev Caravan, Baptist preacher. was tried
and convicted Mt fall term. 1853, of Beaufort
Stevenson, solicitor f. j. Warren and ID. NJ.
solicitor: r. j. Warren and y. M
Carter and the prisoner by James w Bryan.
william b. Rodman.s r.. Il. Satterthwaite and
Il. s. Darnell. Judge Bailey presiding
After the verdict was rendered tho prisoner
drew single barrel. self-cocklng pistol from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
OFFICER SHOT MAN
RESISTING ARREST

tSpecial to The Richmond Virginian.l
LYNCHBCRG, VA, March ga
While resisting arrest. Thomas Wiley
was shot by special officer Bryant.
Hho had gone to serve papers on him.
Whether or not he fired at the Ohicsr.
could not be learned. The ofncer
fired at him and the ball took effect
Just above his knee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

The funeral of John Bryce, who tel
from a train near Enfield. y. c.. Mon
day. about noon and was killed. Will
be held this afternoon. in the West
End Methodist church at $3.50 O'Clock.
The pallbearers will be selected
from Liberty Council. Junior Order Of
American Mechanics and the Brother
hood of Trainmen, OF which he was
a member
4. The burial will. be in NaQry celne-
ter... s4,,s;a e-,.-... s-2 'sai4s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

For the sum Of $500 Sol. Cutchihs
and wife transferred piece Of prop
erty on the corner of Sixteenth and
Everett streets. to James r. Height.
Eliza Armistead and Gertrude Mil
Ter transferred lots known as "Butlers''
to John A. Burton. The CONSIDERS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Southern negroes in several States are pre-
pairing TO send protesting delegations TO
Chicago \ dark prospect for Theodore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Perhaps the report of the Tariff Board ex-
nloding the difference in cost theory was
based upon the threatened action OF the
Democratic House To cut of its source of rev.
enue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

For self-abnegation let us commend the
example of Martin Littleton i'll describing Oscar
Underwood as the ideal man for President.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

A progressive" paper in Chicago in the in
terest of Roosevelt should disabugo anyone s
idea that the Colonel is without tho support OF
the moneyed interests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

America leads the way. Only now has Paris
Progressed to the point of having AZ automo-
bile bandit mystery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Governor Dineen, in calling special session
of the Illinois legislature 70 consider pre-
ferential Presidential primary act is going to
a lot of trouble to get it---troube.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Colonel Roosevelts Dutch was put in
qaandary when he faced the Irish OF Maude
Malone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

The vandalism on the pants of Daniel Web
ster's statue would be more serious If that il
lastrious statesman had been in the habit OF
having them pressed oftener.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Another Japanese war scare has passed into
history without soaring anybody, .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Charles W Morse Is as frequently on the
roint OF death without dying, as the Aliens
are surrounded. without capture.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

The administration has packed up its case
against the beef packers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

The result of the New York primary is apI
to be dreary Outlook.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27

Baltimore surgeons have given an old ma,
/ baby's brain. A useless expenditure of skill