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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-20
= wartime Capture Of ou.inws.

To the Editor of Tile Times Dispatch.
;TItr'-Ihe tragedy at Iiillsvillc re-
1852 Mator General Sam Jones moved
II. ms command UP the Virginia and
= g W!,, Ra!lro"d, now, the, Norfolk
quarters IT Dublin. He sent out re-
cruiting officers. as there were n great
many IN that section who had never
airy company In that section. We
had been operating along the Tennes-
see line as vidcttes. one morning
General Jones, whom I had never seen,
sent an order Tor me to report al his
headGuarters. | mounted my horse.
and. riding along with the courier
VINO brought the order ut II brisk gal
Top. we soon covered the five miles
70 Dublin. The courier took me to n
house near the station. AS I entered
General Jones who was setting BY a
table, arose and said: 'Is this Captain
SMITH" | replied. Yes. sir He said:
Younger than expected to see How
ever. come into the next ROOM" AS we
entered he turned and locked the door,
and. looking me In the face. said: II
am told you can be trusted to execute
AN order, and that you have some very
valiant men. who are acquainted with
this country. Now there is band Of
dcscrtcrs up there in the mountains.
composed as learn. of six or eight
men, and they are tcrrorizing my re-
cruiting officers and interfering very
much in getting additions to our
army. / want you TO take some
OF your best mcn-aS many as
YOU plense--and capture them. and
don't bring them to me; You under
He unlocked the door and said:
Go Mt once"
7 selected ten rs brave men as ever
drew Il sword or shouldered rifle.
and. obtaining valuable information
from some good citizens. we soon To-
Gated the descrtcrs. With little
strategy we captured them, organized
81 court martial. sentenced them and
executed the sentence. There was no
more Interference. Now, contend that
there should not be spot anywhere
on the soil OF Virginia. in mountain
cliffs or swamp thickets. where e
criminal Is safe from the clutches of
the law ] hope the last one OF those
rascals who acted so cowardiy Mt
IIillsvillc will be brought to justice;
Any one Is the bnsest kind of coward
who will shoot another in cold blood
without notice. am glad Governor
Mann offered his reward for dead or
alive. Virginia cannot afford to let
one of them escape. II 1t requires tho
whole military force and every cent of
money in the treasury.
Let General Joncss order be the
watchword: Go and get them. You
undcrstand.' g. II. SMITH.
CrOXton.
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Justice for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

TO the Editor of The Times spat CHI !:
Sir,--Pcrmit me. a DracticinE grad
uate chropractor, to reply to the arr
ticle In your Sundays Issue headed
ferring to Senate Bill, No. 1877. of tho
past Legislature. and I wish 20 state
that the full purport of this blu is
not understood by the people of Vir-
EiniR.
/ will state in tho first place that
chiropractice is nonm edical. non
surgical. nontherapeutic method Of re-
moving the cause of disease, sickness
and human nhnormalities. In this work
only the human spine is considered.
and the chiropractor knows only the
human spine: IL educated In that spe-
cial branch of human anatomy exactly
rs n dentist Is educated in dental anat-
omy. with the exception that the dem
list Is educated In both dental surgery
and dental medicine. and uses both IN
his practice as q dentist when tho
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stimulating u new nationalism" for
Italy in accordance With this cardinal
primcipic OF democracy. Both PERSONAL
iy and in his royal capacity. lie has
been sowing tho seeds of n more perfect
uriiication in patriotism and national
purpose. and he Is reapng Il splendid
ana inspiring harvest The universal
naean OF JOY because he was
spared. and the chorus of male
dicti"n that tho infamous deed OF
the would-be assassin evoked cons,i-
tut" national recognition or thai.
work. and the lofty moti"cs inspiring
IL; that cannot but make for IA new
ara an Imperial Italy.
Victory Emmanuel Ill mas read his
responsibilities in q spiri. that renders
him shining example q those who sit
in high places the world ovcr--a spirit
of service. on the foundation OF "a
golden mean between Cavourism and
Mozziniism he has hcer erecting a re-
penetrated Italy, socially cdica;ionally
economically and politically. whicn
carries The prophecy OF prestige she
has not enjoyed in generations.
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craft. as Woodrow Wilson so obviously
Is The aviation schools will soon be
hlled with politician pupils and that
cloud lowering over Fairfax coun-
" Will turn out TO be the Hon Walter
Tansill Oliver going the rounds in his
Blerioi. Nay. more, the Hon, Alden
Bell. of Culpcpcr, who so oft scars into
the cmpyrean In his public usteranccs,
can now do it literally and from fear
iul heights haranguc the commonalty
ana quote from thu poets he has res
cued from Oblivion. 1t Will be possible
Tor some of the candidates to speak in
l"o places in one day. address the
apple-srowers in Nelson and the peanut
potentates in Mans emond within ten
minutes of each other The more dar-
ing can. after addressing tho voters. do
the deadly DIP and cut the pigeons
wing mile up in the air and show to
the dear people that they are willing
to risk their lives for Old Virginia
never tire.
But would not aviation mean clint
nation sometimes? oh. well. las a fell
Ter says. it's an i'll wind that blows
nobody good
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Orr DUTY 10 0u,f Slain orrI-
CLAUS

The Lynchburg News indorses our
suggestion that adcGua,c provision II,
nude Tor tho families or~thc splendid
hoross OF the law VIII. oied in Tho rcr-
formancc OF their dut, at uinsvilic.
''fruly they." says orr contemporaries
did establish a claim anon Virginia
pride and honor ana sense Of chliga-
ton that is OF iinpelling dignity. Thut
view, The Times Dispatch believes. is
generally shared hy the people of
the state The families OF these mar
12rs Tor Virginia oughr to have ado.
pnate provision made ioi them by the
Commonwealth in whose service these
men gave their lives.
such provision is far more mportan,
at this time than the erection of any
memorial to these men, for we owe "a
The dead first OF all the duty OF seeing
to il that their loved ones living shall
not suffer hardship and privation.
The fame OF these heroes is undyins.
md nothing is more certain than
that suitable memorial will be
raised to perpetuatc the re-
cord OF their high service 10
the Commonwealth, In the meantime.
Immediate steps SHOULD he taken Ia
sec TO 1t that the families Of the HilIs.
vile heroes are suitably cared FOR. and
The Times Dispatch suggests ,bnt
President Bullitt. Of the Virginia Bar
Association. appoint a special commit
ter In cDnSiIn, $50 60. 49,,
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Voice Of the People


TO the :dltAr OF The Times. Di.I,atch;
Sir.-pcrmtt an old subscriber 10
use tho column OF your pnper wh,ch
you have laid open 10 the Voice Of
the people" and as This is NV iIrst
omcnse. / trust YOU viii pardon me
have been profoundly ifnnrassca
as well as depressed, Ix the spirit oil
the times which recently found eX-
preston in carroll county. VA dis
like to criticize men for whom have
so much admira lion and respcrt In
many was rs woodrow wilson and
Theodore Roosevelt. but am com
PEELED. in sober Judgment. TO class
them with tho Allen clan of Carroll
county. Va. They nil believe in tLa
recall OF judges. differing only in
methods. not in prlnciplc-thc ono in
ballots, the other in builets--and nii
subvcrsivc OF tile Fundamental prin
ciples OF reprn sentative government.
agree with Judge StapiNS thnt
there Is nothing comparable with this
recent tragF.y In The history of the
l:nglis speaking race, and. Mr. Ed
tor, how it makes us hang our heads
IN shame that q, should have been
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sxDuntI,y from North Carolina.

TO the Editor OF The lfnes-l)iSpatch.
Sir,-To the relatives of Judge Mas
sic, of the sheriff and of all Of those
courthouse ct Hillsvillc. Va, we send
to you the Sympathy OF great peo-
pie frolp the great State of North
Carolina and the town Of Oxford, N.
C.. That unfortunate affair has cast
a gloom over our entire State. and the
hearts of n good people are stirred
with deep sympathy for you all. May
the Lord comfort you in your sorrow,
and may you all meet your loved ones
in heaven d. y. HUNT,
Rural Letter Carrier OF Route No. 5.
oxford, N. c.; Chaplain of Rural
Letter Carriers Association OF
North Carolina.
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Impossible Things.

TO make pianola play well a,
home as it did ut the store.
To get in the last word with lifo
insurance agent.
TO keep o. woman from writing on
both sides OF the paper
TO get the buttons in n white vest
without breaking one of the command
ments.
TO look dressed up when YOU have a
ready-ticd four hand on
TO understand the telephone CONVEX
*"tion of a stenographer who is chew
ing gum.
10 refrain from turning to the sport
ms page of newspaper first.
TO got theatre seat that suits even
it 1t is the one you asked for.
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GIVE ro,ru nrcr,l,,rrn,.


.\s Richmond crows into d complex
city, win q missed society. ana the
problems due to size ana a lesscnng
OF immediate social control become
pressing, it is absolutely necessary 10
consider the provision for normal
healthy aud innocent recreation for
the young men ara women OF ,h"
CITY l"twcon the ages OF fourteen ana
twenty. These future citizens have
an inlliennhlc right to Joy ana
pleasure. 1t is the part of wisdom
then, TO furnish the proper ana reg
nlatod means for amusement rather
than . pay the price of grief ana
suffering assessed against the young
when they try to seek the color ana
beauty of life. withou, guides and in
ignorance.
To-day gifts are being sought for
the Belle Bryan Day Nursery. This
only makes a partial provision for
tho very young. The Playground As
ISOLATION and public schools are
handling tic major part ot the chill
drcn M TO fourteen years But an
solutely no care is taken for those
at the truly dangerous age. when
every thought and emotion leads then
TO seek an outlet in activity and TO
seek the companionship Of the other
scX. These youths wander pitifuie
along the streets by day ana night,
IN search. not for wrong, but for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-20
On the Spur Of the Moment
BY Roy K. Moulton

All, Here At Inst.
WHO is the very surcst thing
AZ true harbingcr OF spring?
who doth the gladsomc tidlngs bring?
The plumber.
who starts in at the break OF day,
y siX-inch piece OF pipe to lay?
And iddles eight long hours away?
The plumber.
Who with disregard sublime,
SITS by and sees the flight of time
Ard wonder at the cause of crime?
The plumber
Who worries not moment DER
That constant cost of-living bore?
VINO has got credit at the store?
The plumber.
Who always has coin IN his jeans
And knows not what cormcd beef hash
means?
VINO travels round in lmousines
Tho plumber.
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e,hiropractor uses neither medicine.
drugs or surgery, The dentist is MOI;
reinircd TO stand medical board ex-
animation: certainly not. II would be
hoth unjust and unfair. Iio is en-
amined oy Dental Board OF Examin-
nrs,' men from his profession. who
hhow anatomy. dental medicine and
uehtnl surgery rs specially How
much more unjust and unfair is H.
men TO require OF the cLlrOprnctor.
VINO uses neither medicine. drugs nor
IS on the human spine and whosc only
Instruments and tools are his God
siYen hands. TO be required TO stand
n medical board examination before nj
lopaths homcopaths and ostcopaths
who know less about the work OF the
cniropructor than any chiropractic pa
hent IN the state OF Virginia who
has taken only one chiropractic sninnI
adjustment ] make this assertion nd /.
risedly, for have known not one but
many. medical physicians who assert
ma, ma. me adjustment Of the spinal col
uinn as Il whole or in ita scgmcntcd
parts was an absolute impossibility
ana That the practice was "a fraud and
a farce. which assertion has been for
twenty years and is to-day being prov-
en- false by thousands Of chlropra ctors
with results OF both relief and cure of
many chronic diseases and troubles
which Will be attcstcd by every
chiropractic patient. not only i'm the
state Of Virginia. but by millions OF
mem scattered throughout the United
states This is the board that the
present law requires n ch!ropractor to
undergo examination before
We as profession. court and invite
examination; we want IT, but we want
Justice with 1t. We want to be ex-
amined by some one who at least
knows the principles OF our work, and
who knows anatomy as we know 1t.
rms law requires an examination In
anatomy is specially limited TO the
spine-"sy mptomatology." a chiroprac-
tor does not either use mptomatology
or need 1t. iagnosis'-neither does
he diagnose: he has n system of
ANALYSIS" system both certain and
definite, that by nerve-tracing nnalyzes
any trouble 10 its original cause. and
spinal adjustment" removes the cause
tients who have written to the Gov
ernor OF the State OF virrinin and told
him so.
We, ms a body of chiropractors, asked
your State Legislature for chiroprac-
tic examining board. in a bill which
died In the committee room, or was
held- there so long that Its final con-
sideration was an impossibility, and in
lieu thereof the medical law requires
that we shall be examined before a
body OF men who deny every theory
and principle OF chiropractice and are
directly opposed to tho anatomical
teachings and proofs established by
Years of chiropractic work. and daily
demonstrated In every chiropractor's
Office; but which claim the medical
profession. in spite of the fnct that
these truths, which are certified to by
thousands of cured patients, will not
even Investigate. We only ask for a
fair deal, only chance to demonstrate
TO the people of the State of Vir-
ginla the truths and beauty of chiro-
practice and the phenomenal results
attained by the right application to Its
fused us; EDWARD T. COOLEY,
Norfolk. ChiroDractOr
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PoIitica ana the Southern Commercial
Congress-

To tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I see that Colonel Roosevelt
has been invited to speak at the South
ern Commercial Congress at Nashville,
have considerable effect. The writer
had an impression that the Southern
Commercial Congress was nonpar-
tisan. How were its members appoint
cd? Is Ii similar to President Taft's
proposed National Board of Trade.
which might be a partisan affair. and
It's influence used In politics?
think many of your readers would be
glad to have information ms to these
bodies. SUBSCRIBER
CoVinEtOn
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add to that which tho Governor has
offered. want YOU to take II and
make II the beginning OF a subscrip-
ZION OF 100000. IL necessary. on the
part OF The good people OF Virginia
70 WHO out this stain by bringing the
..IFt one OF this clan and all Of their
hlhd TO the bar Of justice or run them
our OF the State. We must not rest
UNIV TINS IS done JUSTICE,
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Winfield Scott Hancock, Democratic
eandidate for the presidency in 1850,
SAID that tho tariff is local issue
If he lived now he would say it more
emphaticasiy. for there is still Il great
deal of truth In his statement
lust now Congress is trying to re-
us" the tariff. Revision downward
is absolutely necessary, but the action
Of the House in many aspects regards
the tariff as Il local issue
1t is suggested that the duty on
sugar be removed. The Louisiana
delegation tcarfully shouts that such
course will ruin the sugar Industry
In the Pelican state, and the beet
sugar men from Michigan, Utah, Colo
RADIO, California and other States let
it be known that they are high UP In
the amen corner
1t is proposed to take off the duty
on lemons. The fruit growers of Cali
fornia protest that such a step will
put them out of business.
Try 10 reduce the steel and iron
schedules, and the iron producing
centres of the South and Pennsylvania
howl in dismay. ana the communities
where the leading iron ana steel plants
are located come In strong on the
chorus.
When reciprocity agreement with
Canada was proposed the farmers of
Inc Northwest knew that it would
broaden our agricultural interests, and
they voiced the litany of their woes.
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The Kansas City Journal pays this
Tribute 10 the IIillsvlllc heroes:
l'ul there was no ilinching on the part
OF amy man whose duty it was To ign:
at the bar OF justice the battles Of law
and order. They bravcd death at every.
move they made against the murder
Gus gang. and they Went TO death lust
as bravcly as though they had been
soldiers on the field of war They de-
serve that nohlcst monument which
can IL reared to the memory of amy
hero--a place forever in the archives
OF Ancricas great battle for peace ana
G"cency and law. There should rise
above that little red lIicli court house
memorial TO the COURAGE that did not
inltcr AT danger, but went simply and
molly TO death. The hanging of the
desperate wretches who did the fouI
deed will poorly balance the loss of
lhcse admirable lives. All the fine. lont,
history Of Virginia contains few nobler
stories than this history Of sacrifice
which adds new lustrc TO the name of
Virginia Anybody ought to be proud
TO bear the name of n state that rears
such men as Judge Mnssic, Prosecutor
Foster ana Sheriff Webb--cven if 1t
does also rear men like those who slew
them.
This IS but an echo OF what the press
ard the people of the nation are say
ing. Thc names of these martyrs are
upon the lips Of the republic
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The Mahdi scyyidc Idrissis OF Arabia
uses electric flashlights and phos-
phorus paint TO do ghost tricks before
his subjects and make them think he
is tho real thing. Methods East of
%u"z" do moi differ much from those
North Of Panama apparently, for we
have some pretty good word and fact
jugglcrs ourselves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-20

why Is II that -slocution teachers
always write their names out in full?
Instead Of just plain Sally NJ Jones.
she is always Sarah Montmoroncy
Jones
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Personal.

w. L. R.-You can press your trous-
ers very nicely by putting them be-
tween the mattresses on the bed.
1nquirer-Napoleon lived almost Ell
tirely upon onions. This explains two
things-his great strength and the
reason for exiling him to the desc
late island at ST. Helena.
g. f. R--The Legislature Is SO call
ed because 1t does about everything
in the world except lcgslate.
Young Writer-Therc is only one
sure way of landing all OF your stories
iii magazine. and that is to marry
the editors daughter.
Midred--Takc one quart Of carbolic
acid before each meal for few days
and your cold will soon disappear.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-20

~ Kansas baseball manager wants
10 hire a choice assortment of youup
Apollos for his team to draw the
feminine fans. But IT viii never. do
20 have the players too striking.
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When American surragcttcs turn
militant. they will not do 1T with bombs
or brck-hats but with the deadly hat
pin and careless umbrella point.
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Pests,

The gentleman who used to know
YOU wien YOU wore kris
The one who knows how to run your
business but makes failure Of his
own,
rrickly underwear.
Tho reptile who buys the only aisle
seat left in the house when you are in
line right behind him, ana want it
yourself,
The nclGhbor who raises his own
garden truck and does his own car
pcnter work.
No. Is collars that refuse to Mt on
No. II shirts.
The self-madc man who did a poor,
Job and brags about 81,
The hlase person wha has seen all
the shows
Egg shell coffee cups
Patent glass cuttoTs
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II spring hurrcs she VII. Just have
time 10 get dressed for Eastcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-20

y Soap Box Primary ought Ia
suit Jackin-thc-box candidate.
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QUERIES &
ANSWERS
4 0,fOfnffn1

can you locate from me the quota.
tion. winter lngers long In tho ian
OF spring. ISoI,IUE,R
The nearest that any OF tho refer.
cnco books gives is the line from Gold
oInlth's Travelled. But winter. linger-
ing. chills the lap OF May"
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IfOrcIr1icrh.

Please :cll me the annual number
OF immigrants TO the United States,
Were the nssassins OF Garficld and Me
k!nieY born In America? l.. H. T.
me number varies much. In 1910.
l.0il.a7 Immigrants came in: in i.ii'
S,,s.5si. In the last few years Austria
iiungury and Italy have furnished
most.
They were
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China needs a loan Of 100000, 900 n !.
once China must really have become a |
republic
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Please advise "a to best method of
securing stand OF lawn grass and
setting ont trees and shrubs
WOODLAND HEIGHTS
The city keeps up a nursery depart
1nent, which viii gladly advice you,
and the state Commissioner OF Agri-
culture VIII send you bulletins on the
subjects giving far fuller SUGGESTIONS
than We can give here.
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What has become OF the old-fashion-
ed man that used TO carry a brush ana
a netooth comb in his vest pocket?
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Political.
What are the principles of the Dem
ocrntic party? Namo some of the
United States ministers abroad. Who
compose the present Cabinet?
MISS r. p.
% Equal rights to all classes OF
citizens and exact adherence to the
Constitution Of the United States.
CD England. Whitelaw Reid: Ger.
many. i. G. a. I.cishman; Russia, Cur
It's Guild: italy, Thomas JrObrien. etc
CD Secretary of State. p. c. Knox;
Treasury, i. MncVcaSh; War, II. r..
Stimson: Attorncy-General, G.. w.
Wickcrsham: Post-Ohicc, i. II. Hitch.
cock; Navy. G. T.. Meyer; Interior. w.
l.. Fisher: Agriculture, James Wilson:
Commerce and Labor. Charles Nagcl.
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Literary.

Does a cartoonist receive regular snl
airy or pay By tho piece for his work?
what is the average pay OF a cartoon
list? Who is the highest paid news
paper man in the United States? How
does one proceed to get q short story
published in a magazine? A. l. j.
% Sometimes one way. sometimes
the other. (2) There is no means OF
hndinE out. CD $40 a week would
probably he about this average. "a
The salary received by prominent
newspaper. men !s not matter of com
mon knowledge. 1t is likely that Col
onel Roosevelt and Colonel Harvey re-
ccive as mucn for their work as any
other newspaper men 60 You you'd
better keep sending the story to edi-
tors tin ono accepts II.
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PiScr.
Please give definition and deriva ton
"Marscillaisc" g. r.
Piker Is a paltry swindlcr The term
seems to come from the habit to which
MT Weller refers, "bilking the pike"
cheating the tollkceper and, So pix ing
IS applied TO any small rascality.
Alar-Sai -yaZ.
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SkftzInnhcrs, Etc.
Is It possible that the Armenians
numbered 45.000.O00 $50 years ago?
the Slsitzlandcrs. a people who de-
vclopcd some parts OF their being alb
normally and had the others withcred?
x. Y. H.
"a Certainly not (2) There is no
such matter In Dickens so far as our
set. supposed to he complete. may be
relied upon.