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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
4 Protest AEaius, rroh,b,t,on

To the Editor of The Times Dlspatch:
aa, see IN your paper of yester-
NeS a Plea Tor State wide prohibition
L VIII soon be in my seventy -nlnth
yeur and never knew IN my fathers
,hi6etltne when whiskey was out. ms he
a nIousht u oy the barrel He used
ne gave his negroes about a barrel.
ne was captain In the War of 1912. and
Was sSsu stStioned at Norfolk. lie was also
hhneritf OF this county. had ono
brother and while whlskey was all
ways al our house we wero not raised
20 drink IT never had my father
wanted u when I was young My
mother died when / was boy, so !
g nb,s up with my father and he drank
al! married and gone from the old
home, and my brother had gone West
So SO l was made boss" of the place at
have to sing In those days "Oh, Where
Is NY Boy Tonight" for they knew.
i hlIq .ney did not have to import "A
Eichmond did few years ago. l wrote
Governor Mann on one occasion II he
Wonid LECTURE the parents OF those
pad boys would come 20 Richmond to
near him The league says they want
ed Virginia 20 Join North Carolina, as
North Carolina is dry. What farce!"
Teton, y. c. / said to some one that
MS little town was dry. mot much"
PES ne SAD; The agent at the depot had
ana there were $500 gallons taken off
last fall. went TO see an old friend
or or min m,ne' r who lived in North Carolina,
tleman, who belonged to that old
school of North Carolina and Virginia
gentlemen that IS nearly extinct now.
and never to he again He had a
demijohn of fine whiskey which his
son had ordered from Kentucky. I said
to him while touching glasses with
MN that Henry Watterson must have
selected It,. as he Is considered the
pest Judge in Kentucky. I then asked
him HI! If he voted tho prohibition ticket.
= He said YES" but he did not think
to him: Did you not think you were
depriving some old soldier of his
whiskey who followed you at the
wounded?"
The mountaineers arc not only hunt
sa ny revenue men. but by their own
fanatics at home. n the Prohibition
party would look. after the OLD soldier
or this state. and North Carolina. too,
II would be more charitable. This
STATE IL spending S6000.000. or nearly
Old soldiers 81 per month. have nm
Old soldier with me now who is In his
eiEhty-thlrd year. and he has nothing
nut good reputation az a soldier. In
the four years ne served he never was
IN a hospital, and got two furuoushs
There Is another close by me who a
~ scd,s ago was living In barn
Gold Harhor. Those two poor old fell
lows do not want to go to the Soldiers
Home. And when Richmond tells tho
dry party, "we need the revenue" that
the. whiskey men pay what do they
tell you? That man had as well
say that he would have to sell the
virtue Of his vito and daughter to
pay expenses OF his family While
these poor old soldiers get tho pitiful
sum Of 81 per month. the state is not
~
or n set of men that have fallen so
low when he has 20 resort to such lam
guage to carry his point, 1t was not
NJ Tor newspaper to put In print
You can take but one view OF it-that
IT is from a BODY of men that would
have had old Noah arrested for plant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
AN EA.nDLEN,r GAME BILL.

Conservation of the game resources
or Virginia is absolutely necessary, in
oruer that such resources may be pre-
served for all time Many bills look
Ing in a limited way to this end have
in years past been introduced in the
General assembly, but those which
were passed have accomplished little
Delegate Rutherford yesterday intro
duced game bill modelled after the
, Alabama law. which is considered by
all game conservationists as the wisest
and most satisfactory protective meas
ure ever devised, although it retains
all the merits Of the present Virginia
laws. This bill provides not only for
| the complete protection OF game, but
| supplies the machinery for so doing,
| without taking single cent from the
state treasury.
The main features of the Ruther-
foord bill are department. of game,
with a commissioners appointed every
four years; game protection fund,
created by system OF licenses and
lines, county warGtas removable in
the discreet u of the commission, and
liable 10 prosecution for neglect of
duty or misconduct In office; general
educational feature for the people; an
express provision that the department
in all its workings shall be absolutely
no charge or tax upon tn, state
treasury.
No one is taxed FOR shooting on his
own land or that upon which he lives
or leases. A county license tax of 81
is provided, which permits persons to
hunt outside of their own property,
but within the county in which they
live There is state license tax of
IS, which allows persons to hunt any
where in the State. Thus, 1t is seen
that the city man pays the greater
share for the protection AFFORDED, and
the ola complaint of the farmer that
he would have to pay for game pro
lection all 10y himself is squarcly met.
There are many other good provisions.
Tho State of Alabama began its de-
partment OF game ana fish in 1907,
without Il dollar in the State treasury
to It's credit; II has never received any
support from the state; 1t is entirely
dependent for Its maintenance upon
the fees collected from The sale of
hunters licenses ana the States half
of iincS in cases OF conviction a, one
time in 1914 there was an Alabama al
most as much money to the credit OF
| tho game and fish protection FUND a,
there was IL the state treasury. This
money is used in enforcing the pro-
visions OF the game and fsh laws.
and in the PRONUNCIATION of educational
propaganda relative to the immense
value Of birds and game to the people
Of Alabama.
The department would be absolutely
sclf.supp"rting. In Alabama every
farmer now recognizes the game laws
as Invaluable d has become his own
warden.
THIS measure wili be discussed this
afternoon before the Aousc Committee
on Fish and Game 10y = Gnbcr, Pear.
son, secretary Of the National Audible,
Association; Mr. Burnhan. and DR.
Palmer. noted game conscrvationists
and Game Commissioner John II. WI.
lace, Of Alabama. All who arc inter.
csted in this excellent moyennn,
| should be present
r Tb,, Jt,tborfnnrI t,tl h.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

Why, asks tho Providence H. l..
Journal. should any one be surprised to
learn that the Baconians claim that the
Great Francis also revised the ST James
version of the Scriptures? Why. in
deed? Especially why. indeed, since
there is indisputable "Baconian .evi
dence' to substantiate the claim? The
only matter of surprise is that the
claim was not advanced long ago. see
Ing the cryptic mystic signs ana cipher
Keys the Cabala found scattered all
through THE Bible, particularly the Old
Testamcu' and which so sorcly puzzled
that cult 1t is true that the discov-
cries were made by the Cabala a thous-
and or more years before the great
Francis was born. but u little thing
like that does not run against a Bu-
conian argument. The Cabalisticisms
In the Scriptures are really when one
understands them. infinitely more sim
pie than the cryptic combinations in
Shakespeare, which prove that Bacon
wrote the works so long attributed
10 the so-called Bard of Avon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
Richmond.
: Pertinent oucstlon.

! 10 the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
,,i 1 r,1y Is it tina, IN practically
~ prisons where the prisoners are
nired TO private corporations 10y con
tract the trades learned by the Cou
siciS are women's trades-such ar the
and SHOES?
julian Leavitt who is now publish
i.s IN the American Magazine series
OF articles entitled The Man in The
rase, exposing the Ubiquitous system
~ prison c4atracts, answers this uueI-
tioh on page iUi OF the February num-
Der Of the American Magazine. lie
IN time the conyic; learns that the
trnno' he is learHiue is not mans
d t.nue' Is wom4n's trade. He
uoeS not learn the fun reason Of this
between convict and free labor. the
burden OF prison competition has
from the shoulders OF those workers
able TO fight 1t politically. the we'll
organized mems unions. and has fallen
upon the shoulders OF the work .ng
To-day there are, as far ms can
ssttinate, some 10000 prisoners learn
ing needle trades In our various pris
t pms Livery one of these men is fore
ing some working girl outside into
ioleness, or n lower standard of living.
or the lowest step OF all And every
and tho State which has broken faith
with him.
Mr.. Lcavitt goes on to say that boot
ana shoe making is rapidly becoming
a Wornans trade: that from 1890 10
1go6 there was an increase OF only 49,
700 wage-earners In this industry, of
children
:, Do these attested facts confirm or
utsprovc tho statement so often made
that political recognition, the power
OF the ballot, would not be Il protec.
ton TO working women? In the face
OF the convict labor, hearing and the
nately taking place on Monday night
Gin spite of the efforts of the sunre-
gists to have their hearing postponed.
mat IL might not prevent their at
tendance on tho prison contract hear
insl, 1t is well to ponder Mr. LeavItt's
statement LUCY CARY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
"Are You Educatcd,.

am surprised that you should
think that any set of college men
could not answer all the questions In
your editorial of week or two ago.
succeeded in answering all but three.
Please answer for me Who Is Hugo
Munsterburg? Who is Mommsen? who
Is president of the Lake Shore Rail
way? Why was this railway chosen
for the question and not the New York
Central or our own Southern?
ELLEN MEADE G.
We entirely agree with the editorial
statement that few of the university
professors in the world could answer
that whole lot of questions. If you
answered "otf-hand" all but three you
are surprisingly well-intormed per
son. The term educated" Is of ahso-
lutcly undeinahle scope but II would
he pretty fair to say that the person
who is a BILE to answer twenty or thirty
questions touching matters OF ancient
and of current interest about ten or
fifteen different sorts OF things Is IAN
educated man." N1unsterburg is a Ger
man, born 1863 a student of psychol-
oEy. and at present professor in Har-
ward. Theodore Mommsen was most
distinguished German historian and
archa cologist, born 1877 died 1908. He
filed profcssorships in several univer-
sities. probably with most distinction
at Berlin. and was the author of n
number OF valuable writings (2) w. G
Brown, New York City. t3) About halt
the questions In the world begin with
why" The best reply to most of
them fs why not?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

ing out his vineyard. I don't know
what they would have had to say about
the Saviour refilllng tho Jars at the
wedding ut Cana. i. G. Carpenter
says those old Jars are at Jericho
now. ! would not object to an election
have yet to find those Carolinians,
with but one exception. who voted for
prohibition but what still continues to
tell me the other day If the election
should ever come up again prohibition
was gone, and he is a man that never
drinks. p H HUBBARD.
Forksvlllc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

the university for our men. or course.
, ,msy can so to Washington ana Ice OF
~ whnt the better class Of them VIII
statistics sound big, but they do
not represent all that they seem TO do
n good deal of tho money that goes
OUT OF the state to educate women
would stu go to these same Northern
can understand mon who have
come TO Virginia from other states
pelns willing to destroy our tradition
ana mar bur idol, the university, but
cannot understand il in y NtrSinian
VINO mas spent years there and under
the shadow of Monticello.
do not claim to hay" presented an
rSuinent. Being wuman. | cannot
argue: but / have tried to make u
smali plea FOR our beloved university.
y VIRGINIA MOTHER.
Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
&
ANSWERS
Continental Line.


Please tell me what was tho Con
tinental Line" Does one say eve sus-
pected this man." or We suspicioncd
this man." Is the verb ito suspicion
good one? J. ~ BARKER JR
The patriot troops In the American
Revolution, who depended FOR pay nd
maintenance on the Continental Con-
gross, We're called the Continental
line. Those dependent on the state
Legislatures were said to be "or the
virginia line" '.of the Maryland line"
etc. Officers of the Continental line
State lines by the Legislatures. There
seems to have been no distinction as
to rating etc. but the quartermns tors
OF the Continental line. having the ad l.
vantage of the occasional use OF
gold for purchasing supplies, we're, af-
ter u few years, directed to buy for
themselves and for the other quarter
masters
we suspected"
No,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
measure, and Its passage would be OF
tremendous value to the State

Tic has nothing but good rcpu-
pondeat of an ex Confederate in his
cigh,y-third year That is true of
many OF those who defended Virginia
in tho sixties. who deserve from the
state at least enough to live on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
t,,cd y,-hccI, an Curves.

Fixed Wheels on Curves.
Please explain how the wheels of
cars tako curves, seeing that the outer
rail is the longer. A READER.
The tread of the wheel Is not fiat.
hut slightly conical, with the larger
diameter inside. AS centrifugal action
forces the outer wheels against the
side of the outer rail. these wheels
travel on slightly larter circumfer-
ence than that of the inside wheels,
which. on a curve, touch the rails along
the smallest circumference OF their
conical face. This difference in size
the difference in length of rails.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27


me coal trust oy oe hu, hndbte tthou
Is
eeonsdu
undertand
eho hand because
hy.b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

The women OF Virginia have again
been denied the ballot, thus postponing
the time when Virginia may become
the mother of presidentesses," says the
Boston Globe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

Now that the government has mailed
Andrew Carnegie a check for s227o
for travel allowance and Witness fees,
he should not squander 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

Which States do not allow capital
punishment? WINSTON JEWEL.
We have not access 10 the lates,
Codes OF the States, and cannot answer
for date later than 1903. At that date
the states were Maine. Michigan, WITS
consin. Rhode Island. Kansas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

If Grace Roosevelt takes after he,
grandfather she's a mighty quite
baby
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27

One OF the best arguments for the
recall is Governor Cole Blcase. OF South
Carolina.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
La Marquise de Fontenoy

I. p" are letters that imply
an Invocation to Providence
that tho body beneath the
tombstone or monument up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28

uncurrent United States GOLD ana Sill
yer coin is purchased as bullion. The
mint has no pattern pieces for sale,
and the government pays no premium
for the return of any of its coins or
paper money.
New coins cannot be struck in this
country in the absence of authorize
ton by congress. The mint supplies
United States coins only and not of
any past date The fifty dollar gold
piece and the half dollar and quarter
dollar pieces in gold were struck by
private parties on the Pacific coast dur
ing the 40 period and not by the fed
eral government.
The coinage Of the following coins
ceased in the years named: The half
cent. copper, in 1851; one cent. nickel,
1864: half dime and three cent. silver.
and two cent. bronze, in 1873; twenty
cent, silver. 1878; trade dollars. 1883;
one dollar and three dollar. gold. and
three cent nickel, 1889. The Columbian
half dollar was coined in 1892 and the
Isabella quarter in 1893. The Lafa-
yette dollar was struck in 1899. the date
on the coin 5000 being that of the
unwilling of the memorial.
Certain markings. indicating the place
Of coinage, are to be seen on our coins.
Those struck at the Philadelphia mint
have no mint mark. but those struck at
all other minis are distinguished by a
small letter on the reverse. near the
bottom. These letters are &C. for
Charlotte. n. c.. discontinued In 1861;
&C" for Carson City. New. discOn-
tinued in 1893: D. for DahIonega. Ga,
discontinued in 1861: 30" for New Or
leans, and IS" for San Francisco.
The coins Of the United States now
authorized by law are: In gold. double
eagle, eagle. half eagle. quarter eagle;
in silver, dollar. half dollar. quarter dol.
lar and dime; minor, five cent. nickel
and one cent. bronze.
Proof sets of both gold and silver
coins are to be had by purchase from
the mint. When business there Is
slack medals may be struck from dies
furnished by individuals. public insti.
tutiOns and incorporated societies at g
charge sufficient to cover the cost OF
the operation and the value Of the
metal.-Scientific American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
Fire Insurance Policies.

There are not many real estate
brokers who know how to write a ire
insurance policy. Many, however,
think they are experts about such mat
tiers until a client of theirs learns after
his property has been damaged by fire
that he was only partly insured. If
buildings are to be insured" says r. y.
Haubold. care should be taken to
issue the policy in the name of the
persons in whom title is vested: that
provision is made that should the
building stand upon ground held in
any other way than fee simple the
policy will not be voided by that fact.
If the premises be or become vacant
for a period of more than ten days the
contingency must be met."-New YORK
Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
Why Wild Beasts Left Missouri

No elk have been seen il central
Missouri since 1886. Prior to that time
they were reasonably plenty. They
were attracted by the prevalence of
the salt licks. Nathaniel Walker. or
Uncle Natty." as he was familiarly
called, famous pioneer hunter. claims
to have counted fifty elk in drove on
the knoll near the present Saline coun-
ty courthouse. The bear disappeared
about the year 1910. though occasion
ally animals of the bear tribe were aft
erward seen. Old time Democrats said
that the Wings scared the bear deer.
ak Rud alnasL eYey other kind Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
The Food

Uncle Sam Food is composed of Wheat,
Flax and other grains. The Flax is first
treated and cooked by patented process
there is no taste of oil. These grains
are accurately blended and scientifically
cooked. The food is ready. Only the
addition of milk or cream is required.
Many families find the food sufficiently
rich when served with milk alone. Thus
the saving of cream more than pays for
the food.
Put up in full 24-ounce sealed pack
ages, larger and much heavier, because
of greater nutrihent, than the usual cereal
food package.
For sale at all grocers, price 2Sc a
package. Or will be sent by mail, pre-
paid, from the factory at Omaha. If your
grocer cannot supply you, send 25c for
sample package to Uncle Sam Food Co..
Omaha, Neb. Your money will be re-
funded if you are not entirely satisfied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
The Flavor

The flavor of Uncle Sam Food is
like rich, brown toast, and with milk
or cream far tastier and more attract
i've than any other cereal food.
There are fakes in this food, also
solid grains, making it more sub
stantial than any other breakfast
food.
Absolutely not the slightest sug-
gestion or taste of oil. Because there
is no oil in the food, as the oil in the
fax is only liberated way down in
the intestines after undergoing the
natural heat of digestion.
Neither is there one drop of drugs
or medicine in the food. 1t is simply
pure Wheat, prepared Flax and other
grains.
Children love the favor of Uncle
Sam Food. They will always call
for Uncle Sam"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28

"Proofreading is Greek to me. even
after having several books published"
Miss Alice Louise Lee recently wrote
to her publishers. But what worries
me is this psychological question. Will
my corrections be as uninteligible to
the printer as all his marks are to me?
II seems to me very confusing. In tho
face of proofreading feel like the
farmer who before the rhinoceros' cage
declared, There amt no such beast!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
THE GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Wheat-No r llS4d1l4. No. 3 T
u1i4 Tl13. No. 2 INV l134 ala. No.
3 INV lll4dll3. No. l ms 11Sa12l, No
? MS l16ul19. No. 3 ms l11G1l7, No.
No. 112dl1S, No. 1lOql16, No
1O4dll3.
Corn-No. . 1874 aSoH. No. ? W 50
GS1. No. Y 79dSO. No. 3 76d771h
No. W 7g1So, No. 3 Y 77d77l4. No
{ 1874 ais. No. W 1917, No. 1 Y
74HG75i4.
Oats-No " 56I9d56%. No. 8 W
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28

Jungfrau ana the moon rise over mont
Blanc. But the fairest vision on which
these eyes ever rested was the flag
Of my country in foreign port Beau
tiful as flower to those who love it.
terrible as meteor to those who hate
it. it is the symbol of the power and
the glory and the honor of fifty mil
lions of Americans.-George +. Hoar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28

Generally tonight Wednesday, westerly
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Light rain on the north Pacific coast
and showers and thunderstorms in the
central valleys, the lake region and
the Canadian northwest have resulted
from the northwestern low which has
moved from North Dakota to southern
Minnesota. The western high, with its
fair cool weather, overlies the north
Pacific coast and the northern Rocky
mountain sections Heavy frosts are
reported from Yellowstone park and
Lander. Wyo. The eastward move.
ment OF the low and the approach OF
the high will be attended by generally
fair weather in this vicinity tonight
and Wednesday, with cooler tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
The Effect

After few days use of Uncle Sam
Food you will begin to notice a de-
lightful freedom from tightness and
distress after eating.
You forget you were ever troubled
with constipation or dyspepsia. You
laugh at appendicitis!
The fax, changed into oil in the
intestines. perfectly and pleasantly
lubricates the alimentary canal and
digestive organs. The food .gitdes!
All digestive processes become nat
ural, normal, regular.
You are amazed and delighted to
find that you can now eat foods that
before produced gas, tightness, Il
distress. II
Yet Uncle Sam Food is not a pur-
gative or cathartic-it simply oils
yonr stomach and fntestfnes. Nature
then gladly does the restl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
His Honor. at Stake,

"Young man. how do you expect to
marry my daughter if you are la
debtF"
Why. sir. in my opinion IT'S the only
square thing 10 do. The longer I AN
engaged to her the worse off l will be-"
II leo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28

BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS
Wheat.
May, 1141a. 114%, 1917, 1917.
July. 1l019. 1117s, 1903, 1l1A.
September, 1O5, lO7, 1O47s, 1861.
Corn.
May. SLY. SIS. 79Ia. soy.
July. 1914. 1854, 74Ss, 75%.
September, 1875. 1871, 1874. 1874.
Data.
May, $3.50, 55%, 55%, 55h.
July, 5O12, 81, SOS. 5OA.
September, 42k, 425s, 42h, 42H.
Pork.
May, closed lS45.
July. 1887. 1855, 1887, 1855.
Lard.
May, closed 1856.
July. 1000. 1865, 1850, 1865.
Ribs.
May, closed 1925.
July, 1917, 1880. 1907, 1927.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28
What Texans Admire

is hearty, vigorous life, according to
Hugh Tallman of San Antonio. We
find" he writes, that Dr. Kings New
Life Pills surely put new life and en-.
energy into a person. Wife and ! be,
lieve they are the best made" Excel.
lent for stomach, liver or kidney trou.
bles. % cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-28

game out OF the country In lS4U by
their yelling. anvil firing and torch
light parades in honor of General Ben
jamin Harrison. their successful can
didate for president.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat