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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

To tho Editor of The Times DiSpa ten
Sir.-There nave been So many con-
Trajectory statements about the eff
cacy Of State-w vide prohibition iii
North Carolina that have been anx-
ious to get at the real facts. | with
sincerely some on" OF Dur dailieS
would send its most conservative and
careful representative on a tour OF the
old North state with q view of get
ting and printing the evidence, no
matter wnom it hurts OF helps.
NOTICING In recent Issue Of your
paper the following editorial dcciara-
zion, clipped ii out and sent it to
Rev ". II. Hultcn. y. D.. pastor Of
the First Baptist Church OF Charlotte.
ana asked him To give me the facts, as
tnr as they could be secured. about
Charlotte. This is your editorial note
above referred to:
'prohihition in Charlotte is almost
as mythical as tao Mecklenburg Dec
laration of tndcpendercc
Dr. Hultcn felt that the answer to
my inquiry ought to be made BY Il
representative company. and he re-
ferrcd IL to the Ministerial Associa-
ton Of that city. and they make The
following statement in response:
q nope you may find room for it
in your columns}
I'VE understandings say that there
is no comparison OF conditions now
and when we had eighteen saloons
in this city. There were streets
which ladies did not dare to walk.
Now they can walk anywhere on any
street without walking through crowds
of liquor drinking men corEregatcd
about saloon doors.
I'VE also affirm that the improve
mcnt in moral conditions is at least
hundred per cent. over the reign OF
the saloons. Prosperity since the COM
ing in of prohibition, has been un-
parallclcd, and We challenge a con
tradiction of these facts. Never has
the city shown such marvellous and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
On the Spur ofthe Moment
By Roy <. Moulton
Caught on the Fly.

An Iowa woman has laughed her
self into Mysteries over newspaper
story. 1t must havo been something
about Uncle Jim Wilson'S probable
resignation from the Cabinet
An English editor has just died,
leaving sio.0oo.o0G. 1t is evidently not
the custom in English To send In
cordwood and pumpkins for subscrip-
ton.
Youngstown to> couple eloped
on the bumpers of a freight train.
which is another instance IN which
the course of true love did not run
smooth.
Hon. Joe Bailey. of Texas. has in
dorsed Taft. 1t doesn't seem as
though the President has done any
thine bad enough to deserve that.
Little Joe" Brown is again Gov
ernor of Georgia. lie ought to be
able to work this up into vaude-
Vile stunt after awhile.
y government report says more
bank notes are in circulation now
than ever beforehand they all keep
right OH circulating, too.
Perhaps it would be well for the
Chinese republic to hurry up and take
,hat census before there are any more
battles.
Russia has thrown poet into pris.
on Upon very rare occasion Russia
does something wortn while.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
rrrLIclrY OLE ASSESSMENTS.

Those vino evade the tax laws are
tie Ioudest opponents OF tax reform.
They who protest that they are taxed
beyond the straininE point nre very
often the people who are nominally
taxed or not taxed ut all. such
seems 10 havo been tro case in Au-
Gusta county lately. y here the pco-
pie are trying to vote good roads
bond issue over the protests of some
who allese that the additional burden
Of taxation would be unbearable.
There was q meeting =; stanton Mon
day and It wac noticed that some
one in the crowd kept lnterrupting
tho good roads speakers When his
name was ascertalned. the speaker
said to him; well. your communi-
cation to the newspapers led me to
look you Up recently. ana ! IND that
your VITO pays taxes on 921 acres
ana that you pay a capiation tax Q;
$3.50. which IS not al vaIore,n." Tat
simple statement captured the crowd
and shows what publicity in taxatio,
can DO
Tnis emphasizes a point lately mad,
ny the Hartford Courant: There {,
no real secrecy about the ownershi,
Of real estate. Such property belong.
to whoever may be registered a., TN,
town clerks Office as its owner. Any
body can study tae records If h,
wishes The Courant thinks nat. n
a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
OUR NORTHWEST CLAIM.

Senator'S Martin and Swanson, to-
gether with Senator'S Milton ana Wat
son, of West Virginia. have attracted
the interest OF the nation by
the Introduction OF bill requir-
ing the Federal government to
account TO the original thirteen states
for the money 1t has received from
tho sale OF the Northwest Territory.
From the dawn OF the republic, Vir-
gin!n mas stOutly maintained her
right to reimbursement and the
persistence shown by our present
Senator's is IN keeping with the
States long but righteous intention
TO have Justice done. although 1t be
oelatod for a century and q quarter.
full settlement OF this claim of Viz
gniG and West Virginia would now
| cost the National Treasury 500, 600
600.
There is nothing new about the
Northwest Territory claim; it has
come forward at intervals from the
time when the tract was parceiled
into smaller territories, It was
originally the vast body Of land
comprehcndcd between the Mississippi
ana Ohio Rivers and the Great Lakes.
out OF which were carved the present
States OF OHIO. Illinois. Indiana,
Michigan ana Wisconsin. It has bcon
Generally thought that the Original
Thirteen States coded the territory TO
the national government. which pro-
Nded for its administration under
the ordinance of 1881. Virginia.
however, has always contended that
such was not the case.
The territory under consideration
was discovered and explored By the
French. led by La Sale, about 1870
It's possession by France was mot dis
pHted untn the made, OF the
eighteenth century, although charters
granted by James /. ana Charles IT.
gave jurisdiction over 1t to Con.
necticut ana Virginia. In lI4s-9. whom
the English began to establish mad
ing posts and to plan for the settle.
'nent OF the region. controy.rsy
arose with the French that rcsuIt.d
In war. The English possession ,y,.
established by the Treaty 81 Paris &,
1863 Not much was cone toward ,,,,
settlement Of the territory before IN.
! Revolution. although trading pos,.
and some few thriving con,oluniti..
existed ON the Great Lakes ana ~,
, '"e OHIO ana tho Mississippi. Durinr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

sidercd tho land as the Joint posses
sion OF tho whole thirteen. Maryland
indeed. refused to accede to the
Articles OF Confederation unless the
individual States yielded their claims
Ihis caused n cession to Congress of
the lands in question. Connecticut,
however. reserved tract that was
popularity known as the Western Re-
serve This stretched along LAX
Erie. west OF Pennsylvania and con-
! tanned 3,666,291 acres. Virginia re-
served q like tract to pay her land
bounties. This was situated between
the Miami. Scioto and Ohio Rivers.
and contained 3.7oe.S4S acres. In
1855 Congress provided for tho survey
! and sale OF western lands; In 1887 the
/ ordinance for the government of the
territory northwest or the Ohio, for
bidding slavery In the entire region,
was enacted.
The contention OF Virginia is that
her rights were ignored in the sale
of these lands. West Virginia claims
under Virginia. Tho Federal govern
AtShl HIS never TtlnpuTScS the COM
monwealth for the lands 1t is time
this claim We're settled and settled
risht, The Christian Science Monitor
states the judicial view OF the claim
thus:
1T is not fair to assume that Vir-
glnin and West Virginia are seeking
anything to which their people do not
believe themselves entitled. The fact
that over n century has elapsed since
u wrong; was committd does not make
the wrong right. What is called
Tor is an inquiry into the matter, and
settlement that will be Just and
honorable"
1t is 20 BIO hoped that our congress
sionul delegation will push this matter
until something definite Is done about
Il. 1t ought not to hang fire any longer.
The amount of the claim should spur
our representatives to the limit of
effort. for its full payment would not
only DO OF immcasurabIe material as
sistance to the Old Dominion, but
recognition of her magnificent gencr-
osity in the making of TIE nation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

rapid strides forward in al lines OF
Industry and business
while th.rr have been some peri
DDS that Liquor drinking was mani
Test, owing To some defects in our
prohibition law. and some laNncss Of
law enforcement. we unhes!tatIngly
affirm that prohibition has been y
most striking and signal success IN
Charlotte. and TO State prohibition
We refer to the report OF the A;tor
ney-Generai. : w. Beckett. which mas
been published throughout tae State.
that under state prohibition. crime has
been greatly reduced In the State. as
court records show. And as n further
Vindication of the fact. We refer TO
Governor kitchins public uttcranccs,
In which nc has stated the same. We
also append some statements from
Chief Justice Clark. under the head
Ing Prohibition in North Carolina
prohibition is not a failure in
North Carolina If the statement OF
Chief Justice Walter Clark, OF tLe
State Supreme Court, liz to lie given
credcncc. Crime has been reduced 80
per cent murder In the hcst degree
mas declined - per cent. Ia two
years; burglary 30 per cent; attacks
Win deadly weapons 80 per cent
larceny 40 per cent manslausl,
tor 80 per cent; murder In the
second degree u per cent: minor
crimes from - to 80 per cent. and
'ncrc has been a falling OFF OF IL per
cent III violation OF the antlliquor
laws"
rhis is signed by Thomas r. Cart
ledge, secretary pro tenn
am sir. with sincere respect.
Yours faithfully,
H. H. PITT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

make arranse,nents to provide , onJs -
understand that the Building In
spector has made a report to the effect
mat II the Memorial Hospital is nc-
I cepted by the city II will be ncces-
Sary 10 cNpend approximately $500 OCT
3 IN rearrangement ana enlargement OF
the Memorial, by far the larger part
OF this 100000 being for enhancement
any such course were carried out
inc CITY would unquestIonably have
in institution far in excess OF tie ca
pacity and facilities Of anything that
Incy could get by the expenditure of
E"Oo.oOo elsewhere. But It is not nee
cssary to make any such enlargement
small expenditure the present building
can be made wholly adequate for white
patients FOR some time to come and
colored pGt!enta should be provided for
The location OF the Memorial Hos
iltai for an emergency hospital could
not be hcttered and ii would DC hard
10 explain why a gift worth over
$500. goo is not accepted at once
understand that proinpt action IS
necessary. - upon the expiration Of
the present arrangement for the opcr-
alton Of the hospital, about the middle
or June. some other arranecm VIII
be made. which may neccssitate the
Withdrawal OF the tender OF this gift
to the city.
/ desire to pu! these views TO YOU
as tho one who VIII have TO approve
whatever action the City Council VII
decide on in this matter. cannot
close without saying believe John \.
Willians's family have done more for
the city OF Richmond the past forty
years than any ono else hence thev
can be trusted with nominating ii
majority OF the board.
II the city starts TO build u hospital
costing s3Uo,Go0 the chances are Il
VIII cost half millinn dollars before
it is finished Yours Very truly,
JOHN =. BRANCH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25


The fatelul hour. The surge az ,o,,..
.,, NC silence or lie sea.
me Death that swiftly rode that ni.,ht
go, on wings OF majesty:
ne Joy OF lie that soon gave back its
-, vision to the skies
INC shadowy horror OF the deem aud
all its mysteries.
on ii; 10 break the heart with pride
now many Il hero stood:
row swift to save. the strong ana
W.. brave dcficd the rising food.
While loved ones spakc the lang faro.
., vel. when In ii moment came
ne Death who wrote across It world
That night his dreadful name.
Farewell. On. sorrow forged. a,1
iraught with many and many {.
tear,
Love c!uns unto the loved that night.
and whispering in the ear,
spa Ae-'tis the word Of hope--fare-
-, We'll for yet it cannot hc
nat any sea or any death may hid.
tiny love from me.
Years add INTO the haaten!ng years
the story OF the brave;
Or be II tarcat'nings OF the storm. or
perils of the wuvr.
How yet the strong the burdens bear
OF every crucial day,
And ding as but a baser thing The
thought of fear away;
And leave as bit :; lesser thing tho
life that's only given
That we may win I'll. wider worlds
when all these bonds are livcn.
And find amid the eiorlcs which no
elopucnco can tell
How It's prophet voice that speaks
the tendercst FAREWELL.
BENJAMIN &. MOOAfAW.
Savannah, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
Things That Make Life Wort, ,,v,n,.

Admitting pretty woman's bacl,
and hndinS out that She is your wife
WITH her hair done up new way.
sitting beside n man in the theatre
VINO saw the play with the original
company.
Getting bunch OF No. IA collurs
from the laundry when YOU wear IFS
ana When you have 10 have one for
the party that evening
Receiving 4 tall, digniiied. clcrica,
LOOKING gentleman whom you take for
u minister, and inviting him in the
mouse politely only to have him hand
you bill from the coal company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
The Sultan of su,v


The Sultan of Sulu has Ioolx.d us ~,
over,
He says we Americo, r,
clover. -
Because in the matter of ,ro,,,i
W. strife
, wife. 'e
green: -
Tho last time he counted he had inc,
sixteen.
Poor little sultan of sulu
1n.,,
WIN, s sil, ''' %
ana Lulu, anu -NSF'ie
And Hattie and NeIi. ana Mana.
Grace, ""'
ones face; ~ '"' o'''eF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
According to Uncle Abncr.

Some csllers get their reputation
Tor larnin' by going 20 college, while
others save time by merely buyin'
oyc- GLASSES.
always have my suspicious of q
good man. Most of en- are too
good 10 be true
Lem higgins says he always stops
sm"kin' dur!n' political campaigns
and he knows he has added at least
twenty years TO his life by so doing.
me old philosopher who said there
was nothing impossible In this world
never tried TO get real poem pub
ilshed in 15-cent magazine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
NoT YET SETTLED.


going to settle this matter right now
while we've got H." was the exulting
cry OF the politicians who Succeeded
Tuesday night IN prevailing upon the
City Democratic Committee TO kill the
Plan for nominating convention for
the Administrative Board. This was
the view OF those who feared to sub
sect their records to tho acid test OF
the calm and dlspassionute Judgment
OF their fellow-cltlzcns. Chairman
Miles Martins blow rang true when
he declared that TO cast aside n large
element OF voters and oct hastily IN
this matter Is q dangerous expert
nient."
The convention plan was defeated by
& coalition OF city employees and trick
stcr candidates for tho Administrative
Board. These gentry. deluded onto be-
7lev!ng that because they have con-
troiled in the past they can control
forever. have gone O little too far this
time and the application OF their
steam roller to the people OF Richmond
VIII inevitably react. The substantial
and patriotic men Behind the conyen-
ton plan did not wish to nominate
citizens ticket or any other ticket
which did not bear the Official brand
OF the Democratic party of Richmond
The proponents Of the convention
wished to give oil factions fun and
gree opportunity tc participate IN the
nomination Of five men who woula no
accep'a. to the citizens Tho CITY
Democratic Committee mas refused to
allow such an opportunity. and II q
citizens ticket IS nominated the re-
spons!b!lity must rest upon that com
mittee a few citizens associations
hulldozed the committee with the
threat that they would not take part
in the primary for convention Il the
committee ordered convention. A
mere handful of voters. misled by dera-
gogues, Were able TO make tho City
Democratic Committee 20 down on Its
knees in the mud and apologize most
profoundly for daring to thirl, of such
thing as tho interests Of the people
OF Richmond. Hereafter, whenever a
few malcontcnts threaten that they
VIII desert the party the Democrats
OF Richmond must stop in their tracks
and sacrifice progress and good gov
ernment TO the within Of a few moss
backs with a bad case of the pip The
city Democratic Committee hasn't as
much backbone ns an oyster; what
need is there OF Il, when the East End
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
the assessment or tho ownership.
Both are matters OF public record
just nobody looks 1t UP. Let the
marker be something like this:
This Property Belongs
to
John SI.4.th,
Assessed at $4,000.

Now everybody kno--- that tho com
mon complaint Is that like properties
arc not assessed alike. mo cause fof
that complaint would be removed by
such IN open announcement of assess
ments. People could see and Judge
for themselves IS to the real value OF
property and the need OF equaliza
t!on. 1t Is such a simple and easy
remedy that IT is strange 1t has
not been tried.
Equalization of taxation is tho vital
problem OF Virginia to-day. Would
not the idea here explained help solve
that prcbiem7 Such labelling of
properties. with the names Of their
owners and their assessments, violates
no confidence. invades no privacy, dis
turbs no right. for It is simply tran
scribing records and putting them in
a place where that public inspection
intended for public records would be
more accessible. No wrong could be
done the owners, but the city and
state would profit greatly. An ounce
or publicity Is With a session of leg
islative hot air. If the next General
Assembly Is no moro constructive
than was tho late dcpa~tcd, It can ut
least pass faw in conformity 10 this
suggestion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
tcopyrlsht. 1914 BY Jopu r noc,os.o,,

IN tho ola Gays the statesman could up on pla.
form anu lombard hypnotSed audience with patriot,
plne and rhetorical hot air chief asset was froct
coat Tat smile and pocketful cignrs backed I'm
win vocabulary OF meaningless n DAYS no.
iicnl lines bounded prejudice and Intense rtv
teehs a purity man would rather yellow DON
than Democrat The statesman as he plen Sod 4,
!" ashington aud depended upon oratory to SONAR.
him with tho voters at election time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

Nowadays the thinking voters air proof, Tbey
nave 70 be shown. They love the nag but ob,.ct ~
having II used as decoy by windy politicians. Tn. ,.o,
.'a' man Is good follow does not excuse him for
oeihS crook The voters flash a satesman, r,-ora ~,
him. and refuse to be nimnammed by an o,pco hoi,.
VINO IS an insursent when he votes of his d.
-. d s.Ahopatter when he votes in congress- Ths
voters want mnn who Is afraid to coma M, a..
tor or against an issue and never
effect Of 1t. ~ po'ieiSAA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

To the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir,--it iG apparent that the poll
ticiaus. as usual. are determined to
run the city; rule or ruin is their
motto, and to that end they Insist
upon the direct primary as the means
OF nominating the Administrative
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

Nowadnys. the statesman OF the old echool finds I,
hard 70 understand progressive tendencies ~ m,
hee lie tAsn"s the demand for honesty public III.
~ uchas0G'sri lie snccrs at all rcformers upilst-
ere and muckrskers" He thinks that III. prorr.a,,v.
o'enet that Is capturing the ina g!naon the coun-
Wy Is simply another phase OF populsm which will
disappear His old ammunition invective and not All
no longer has effect and he longs good old days
again
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

IN tho old days q statesman could get up on n plat
form and denounce the trusts and IN. corrunt
poHucians-in the Other party-and then go back 10
washington and have good laugh the men he had
denounced 1t was sill game and they under.
htooo perfectly Tho statesman considered po
ical effect nrst and honesty second
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

D. Bruce Ismay win ge, through the
senate inyeatigation OF his conduct a.
long while before ho gets through with
his own Conscience.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
MAKE THINGS rLAI>.

Some one has said that shooting
over the heads of the congregation Is
the vice" of the pulpit. All too often
1T IS also the vice of the school
room. In n recent address before the
Ethical Culture Society of rhiladcl-
ph!a, Professor Taylor, OF tho Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania, advanced some
thoughts on this subject well worthy
OF being taken seriously TO mind by
both teachers and the appointing au-
thorities of the school system. By the
former, in whom it may exist, that they
may cure themselves of tho vice as
far as may be, IL they can; by the lat
ter, In order to be more careful and
discriminating in selecting teaching
corps: In order to safeguard against
the vices obtaining and spreading.
In impressing the irrefutablc fact.
which Is so frequently overlooked
that great erudition, profound research
and wide scholarship do not neccs-
sarily imply ability to communicate
knowledge, and that the most learned
are often the most impotent to impart
incapacity as expounders. because Of mo
mental resistance encountered. Pro-
lessor Taylor laid down this epigram
attic and striking proposition: 1T
takes two to speak tho truth; one to
speak the truth, and ore to hear TT"
In exposition thereof. Il IS not crough
he argued. TO simplify the language
the idea, too. must be classified to tho
child's Intelligence. Some wrttcrs ~
textbooks, he continued. assume mat
If complicated theory is translated
into words of one syllable 1T becomes
comprehensive. whereas tie theory
in itself may be beyond tho .srospi,,-
power of the child.
The Philadelphia Ledger. I'm discuss.
ing and coincidIn, Z, ,hoso oo,,a.,
tons. ciinches their soundness ana
timelincss. "Herein." remarks ,,.t
contemporary, .lics the real r.nia, ar
teaching-!n so planning End nro.
pairing tho mental dict that ,borc ts
neither surfo,. no. iu,,,.., ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

p change OF venue means no cnaugc
Of hcaFt ia the determination to deal
fun Justice to the Carroll county nun
dyrers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

The Hiclmond Health department
really means every person who can
swing newspaper 70 swat a Ms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

1t is good thing that no game
law iorbids the swift extinction OF
those wild beasts OF daacey. the turkey
Fot and the bunny nus.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

In tho old days when asked express his opinion on
any pubic ihtter he evaded the seldom raje
definite declaration matters about which ,be-.
might De divided sentiment In his party lie uiea.
safe and always left oophoic throush which n. could
wrisElc out crawhsh his publlc exfressio.
failed to strike a popular chord
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

The Richmond Blues honor them
selves in IGNORING thc memory OF
Major !rchibald Butt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25
Voice Of the PEOPLE
city iEosn;fuI.

rne Editor Of Thc Times. Dispet,;.
ing ictter n4 n1 ,, to-day sent the follow.
Hon. David &. Ej chardJmnaanrd
lvre City Of EIchmcnd.' 4iic6mon %
stand mar v Siril am at loss to under
,4i!on in accepting the iii ''t hG ~
~, 1 Hospital on behalf Of me ~"
~ ea,la Public oplu.on seems wholly me y"
sern o. aGGebt.ns The gift. ana nav.
il d"'4dl argument against
-, nhai the city needs a public hos,
o I,,ni is not open TO discussion. un-
Iio ',pnY , inc 'cnaer of the Momorinl
- HruSe out OF the fact tbnt
Ne - Committee au the RELIEF ~ ~
cor h"u declared that this need was a..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-12

There may be jus. as good fish
in the sea, but the sea is SO large.