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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

= splsndid conccr, viii he eiven o.
January 70, under Inc auspices Of The
Woman Club u Glitter Park 10 hclp
the noble work nov Being done At
Pin tamr, Human nature j. 50 con-
stl;u,ed that il gives most wnlingly
ana most cheerfuuy wncn i, rcccivs-
consideration for the s,,,
apart from any other reason 4 con.
cert IN which, the grea, uispnau Is
going TO sing should receive patron 4.
sse from Richmond Ha, ,yhcu tg -,
great merits Of the artist- rs ADDED III,
cause Of Pine Camp ANA All that ,h.t
institution stands for III heal,u an.
social Welfare mere SHOULD b. II,
dorb' = 70 the size and quali,y u tn,
audience
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
ECONOMY N THE FEDERAL SER.
VICE.

The president, message win re.er.
ence to the work Of his commission ON
efficiency and economy il. Tie Ieacra!
service Is i most Illuminating ana
valuable public document Naturally.
the commission has discovered co,.nt-
less opportunities Tor economy, al.
though It's work, according to the
President, has ius; begun The saving
already accomplished by suggested
changes in departmental methods
ia stimated to 10 gren,er man the
coat OF the inquiry Up t, Tins time
which Is $4,000. The say!ngs wh,ch
the commission thus far mas shown "a
be practicable are estimated a, ). coo.
600 annually.
The commission has found ina,
often the government pays two per.
soma for doing the Work OF one man
IT mas unearthed gross d.spari,ics be
tween the costs in different bureaus
divisions and departments for doing
the same sort Of work. 1t finds tina
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
MUD TAN MOONS scuooL rAx.

Durham was ono .. the mrs, counter
in North Carolina to start good and
permanent ROMA building, ana has KEEP,
up tho work "n'il now BY every man
9oos and by every >chooihouse ruuy
good h!ghway.
Durharm's population is about 5000
u whom about one half live in the rural
districts. Stokes county, which. so f.,
as natural resources are concerned. /.
described as having Durham back.,
OF the mar" has hardly foo, .
GOOD road in it.
In Durham the schools are spien
didly housed and equipped, and tho a..
tendance even in tho wors, Of weather
Is spoken OF as a wonder. In S,ok.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
a NEEDED PREVENTIVE POLICY.

mere is upon the House Calc7dar
with favorable committee r"oort. Z
bill which seeks TO establish norul
F.. FOR the feeble minded ON the farm OF
the state Epileptic Colony, near Lynch
burg. This measure should b. passed
al this session and not done 20 dealt,
by legislative inaction Its passage
will prevent the spending of Iaill!ons
by the STATE in the tuture. because Il
VIII seercgate the feeble minded ana
prevent the pronunciation OF an uude-
sirable second generation. Thn state
ought q &c, for its financial self pro
lection il not for tner valid ana i'm :
pell:ns reasons. The feeble-ri!ndn.
eventually become wards of the static,
pilins UP great expenses in every COM
munt,y every year, If they do slot
become Charitable wards they become
criminal OF insane wards, ana s,rll cost
The state vas, sums OF moucy
Tina, the proposed institution il
needed in virginia is sppar:u; from
the letters which nave com, Irom
many sections urging that. tn. STATE
seSresate and take car. 81 its Creul,
MINDED people. Yonder is weak
minded child il Amelia, an id:3t 10Y
in RapTahsnnook, a dependen, an sc.
formed tecolem!ade5 siri in og-nrc.
two weak minded children from ,vhon.
she mother feels this; She must part:
s feehis- minded orphan ci-l oc sly
teen. with no home and in constant
danger boy fer whom his -.anl-
Parents car no longer care Rc5ic,t on
The menace 70 society which th.s. c,..
sutute. mental! and physiualty IRE.
tponsioie VIA, chance has INA, girl
81 orphan, homeless ana IN or<tant
danger, 20 avoid Being "a pyod.ct.ve
enemy TO society? /: TINS horl. we.e
established she could De taxa 7aya
OF and the evil that she ut-u, 10
1he State averteI Fecblc-mint,a wo.
men Of child bearing age wcr!d ~
given preference at the institution prs.
posed, for such women Constitute tho
most defcnseless class ana tina, most
potential for undesirable effects no.a
society
1t IS said on excellent uuthorl,y tina,
II this measure is written INTO law ny
forcsiaiiins the posstbili,, OF irars
mission Of weak mndc6uess ~ Scrol
ity insanity would he DECREASED 2.
per cent. and crimiual!ty rs So c,ri
These hsures are tho result o. careful
investigations covering wid. f,ll ~
research Professor Davenport. dirsc.
tor Of the Carnegie station for expert
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
Change the snow Removal Law.


To the Editor of The Times Dspst ch :
Sir.--Please print the following In
your paper for the benefit of those
living in. the central part OF the city.
who can i'll AFFORD to pay fine FOR
not moving snow from unfrequented
streets.
have cleaned my sidewalk Ave
times. but had TO pay So fine for not
moving the sleet that could not have
been moved without damaging 'he
bricks.
1t is no trouble for policeman
to go out Tenth and Eleventh Streets
and report violations of tho law, but
had he gone out TO Lee District Ssny
very busy reporting delin1ucnts.
If the policeman had Just notified
the people they would have cleaned Oft
the snow and he would not have vast
cd time In court that could have heen
spent looking after real lawbreakers.
Now why not make a move either
to abolish the law or allow any cit,-
gen to report cases of violation of tho
law, so all may suffer the penalty. and
not only few people OF the working
class? j. r. r.
Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

The press has lately been filled with
ringing estimates of General Lee, and
one of the most eloquent OF them was
tina, OF the Rev. Plato Durham. Of
Charlotte. delivered on Lees Birthday
Here is its peroration:
Once many years ago | stood within
the doors OF the chapel AT Washing
ton and Lee. y dim and holy light
filtered through the windows. around
which the shadows of the evening wer.
gathering. Through the half Ugh,
there doomed before me in the apse
OF the chapel white ilgure resting
majestically upon its couch. II WAS
the world famous statue OF Lee. Ii TO
the students OF that institution, II TO
tho young men OF the South. that 81
len; and majestic image means half
SO much as 1t did TO Inc in the twilight
OF that day. even in his ashes Lee is
the miShtiest force among US, and his
dead, dumb lips speak message more
exalted than the peu Of any writer
or the tongue of any orator Of our bet.
ter day
AS we have said before, the in
Nuence. as we'll as the fame. of General
Lee is immortal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

Postmaster General Hitchcock may
be expected soon to recommend gov
cTnmental monopoly of the air FOR
wireless biography purposes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
THE RICHMOND VA MONDAY JANUARY - 1872

the schools arc. for the most part. on
par with the roads. and the attend
ance comparatively mcaere and spas
modic. VARYING with weather condi
lions.
One of the principal Stokes school
districts has l2S white children of
school age. but during tho month OF
December the average attendance was
less than thirty, which argues a de-
plornhlc drift towards illitcrocy, il not
Il large percentage Of nltcratcs.
The school superintendent OF Dur
ham county recently reported In addi-
ton 10 the gratifying attendance mcu-
toned. tina, there were only forty-four
white illiterates in the entire terri
tory under his superintendent.
In discussing these contrasts. South
ern Good Roads argues that they prove
that good roads and good schools, and
consequently diffusion and advance
mcnt OF education. are largely inter
dependent TO our mind, the arSu-
mcnt is conclusive.
The mUG TN Knocks the school tax.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

The congressional Investigations are
becoming so obstrepcrous that it may
eventually be necessary to investigate
the investigators.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

Governor Foss is being guarded by
detectives. That is probably .he only
presidential prerosative he will ever
enjoy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

IN army post In Richmond would
Rave tendency to keep the army bet
ter posted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

The Irish players We're treated to
stale GEES in Philadelphia. Perhaps
fresh ones would have astonishe d
them more.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22

one or the most devoted and favored
admirers OF her mnther the wickcd
old Comtessc de Mon,ijo. whom even
queen Isabella, by no means . saint,
could not stand and considered /, ne.
cessary 10 deprive her OF the digui-
ties in connection with the royal court
of Madrid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
FRISCO ENGINEER IS |AT WORK ON WADUCT
Chief Engineer Byers Here for Conference With the
 Other Companies


 For the purpose Of taking up at once the Norwood viaduct problem and start ing work on 1t as soon as practicable, N. E. Byerc, chief engineer of construction for the Frisco lines. was in Birmingham yesterday. He was nere for a conference with Southern Railway and Illinois Sei.- tral railroad engineers. but the confer ence was not held on account of the ab- sence of the officials from the city
 MT. Byers and J. H. Doughty. general manager of the Birmingham Belt line, he'd a conference in the latters office and went over the proposition carefully. The Frisco line owns the Belt and officials of the former announced that in conformity with the agreement with Commissioner James Weatherly they We're trying to get work started at once.
 It was announced by MT. Daughty that another conference would be held Satur- day with officials of the other interested lines. and that soon after tangible nov, would be made toward getting the work under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
FIVE POINTS MONUMENT TO BE
 UNVEILED TODAY BY D. A. R.

Owing to the continued bad weather Points to the heroes of the Revolution. scheduled for yesterday afternoon by the state conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was postponed un- til 3 o'clock today and the exercises that were to be held yesterday will be held today If the weather permits.
 Should the weather continue bad the addresses will be given in the conven- ton hall of the Young Women's Christian association. and the unveiling of the mon- ument will be postponed until some fu- ture date. The bad weather yesterday also caused the abandonment of the en- tertainment planned for last evening.
 At yesterday mornings session of the annual state conference of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution in the convention hall of the Young Women s Christian association building the confer ence opened with prayer by the Rev. R. l.. Bell. Two beautiful selections on the piano by Miss Rattle Southall were greatly enjoyed by the conference. fol- lowing which Professor Duggar of the agricultural department of the Alabama Polytechnical institute, spoke to the dele gates regarding the work of boys corn clubs and the girls tomato clubs in Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

Mrs. J. V. Allen, state director of the Daughters of the American Revolution. addressed the convention on behalf of the children of the American Revolution. Mrs. C. M. Tardy, president of the Jane Bland chapter, made few brief remarks, fol- lowing which a pretty solo was rendered by Miss Lucy Dickinson. TheIvarious re- ports of the chapter presidents were re- ceived and the conference took up the work of the reports of the working com mittees, on business uncompleted at the previous session. These reports include: Proper Observance of National Anni- versaries and Alabama Day" Jackson Trace in Alabama" by Mrs, W. W. Whitesldes; "Child Labor Legislation, by Mrs. William Gray; Jackson Memo- rial Road" by Mrs. A. o. Lane. and the report on the American Monthly Maga- zine by Mrs J. Morgan Smith. There were quite a few other reports but they sion, which rapidly disposed of them.
 At this mornings session the election Of officers will be held and the place of meeting of the 1913 conference will be chosen. The report of various commit tees that have not as yet reported will be submitted to be followed by the in- stallation of the new officers. The con ference will adjourn following the unveil- ing ceremonies this afternoon at Five Points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

This is the last day of the doll bazar, Tonight is the last night. It therefore behooves anyone who wishes to patron ize that charitable effort to visit the bazar today, being held in the rear of the Brown Marx elevators.
 The ladies in charge of the bazaar will close the affair today and tonight in blaze of glory" One blaze will be Commissioner Culpepper Exum, presi- dent of the commissioners. who will. at high noon. as the society column would put 1t, auction off articles there for sale. At noon the commission pres- ident will mount the rostrum and in that voice suited exceedingly well for auction purposes will try to separate those who attend from the increment so badly needed by the Holy Inno- cents hospital for which institution the money is intended. President Exum consented last night to assist in the success of the bazar by auctioning some of the useful presents that are offered for sale.
 At night the announcement is made that w. W Crawford, president of the American Trust and Savings bank, will have charge of the auction and that Is enough said for those who have ever witnessed MT. Crawford helping out q charitable undertaking.
 As between MT. Exum and MT. Craw- ford it is difficult to speculate upon the ultimate success of their efforts' In a financial way and as public speak CTS they both possess an enyiable rep utation for success and it is hard to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
CHAMBER INDUSTRIAL
 COMMITTEE TO MEET

Oscar c. Turner. chairman of the ir- dustrial excursion committee of the Chamber of Commerce, has called meet ing of the committee for next Tuesday n.orung at II o'clock, in the directors S room Of the Chamber of Commerce build Ing.
 The committee of Industrial excursions of the lccal hamber of Commerce passes on insitatiors to visit industrial plants in the district and elsewhere and this meet irg is for the purpose of arranging an- other industrial cxcursionf through some large industrial plant in the city. The committee is composed of Oscar C. Tur- her, chairman; J. E. Ramsay, J. A. Cor man, George c. Oliver and J. A. Millson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
THE "POT-LATCH' COMMITTEE
 INDORSES MIR. TURNER'S PLAN

nous opinion that 1t would help to man ifest the get together spirit which is nelp- ing to make Birmingham the great big hustling city of the south. None of the members cf the committee expressed doubts as to the lack of financial support for the celebration. The sentiment was that, no matter what the cost, Brmins- ham should have celebration that would eclipse all previous efforts and that Of other southern cities. IL was unanimously resolved 10 recommend to the directors of the Chamber of Commerce the holding of a Pot-latch" celebration in April. 1912.
 These reeomrlendat tions will be report d at the special meeting of the board of di- rectors this afternoon and no doubt ex- ists but that the directors will act on them favorably. as the majority of the directors are members of the "Pot-Latch
 2ommittee Those present at the meeting yesterday were Oscar C. Turner, Harry lones, T. o. smith, Victor Hanson, M. V. joseph, A N. B. Johnson, Louis Pizitz. x. R. Everett, J. W. Smith, Philip Oster,
 ;idney Lazarus, l.. B. Crawford, A. h..
 ord, W. D. Tynes, J. E. Shelby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
By CLYDE ". ENNIS

doubt but what they will add con siderable amount of real money to the Holy Innocent exchequer after their voices have vibrated for the last time: Going, going, gone,"
 The doll bazar has been in opera tion since Tuesday last and while 1t has been entirely successful it is be- lieved that the weather has proven too much for many who would have de- lighted in patronizing the affair if only for the sake of the institution which Is getting the money On account Of the weather the ladies in charge wish 10 end the affair tonight by transacting the greatest amount of business of the entire period. The idea of the auction feature is expected to be rather happy one The bazar will remain open even until the theatres have closed Tor the night.
 The undertaking typifies the hardest work and the most constant atehtioh that has perhaps ever been given a charitable undertaking for weeks Not only is this true but they have created exouisite designs, dolls of exceptional beauty and attractiveness, articles em- bodying the acme of usefulness in the home and have left undone not the smallest detail which would tend to make the affair a success and bring in funds for the Holy Innocents hos pital. The bazar is charity only in the sense that the money goes to such cause.
 Taken by and large the doll oazar will today end one of the most suc- cessful charitable efforts of Blrming- ham for such purpose.
 A general invitation Is extended to everyone to visit the place today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
AT THE HOTELS

M. B. Packard of Cordova, Charles M Moon of Lafayette and Robert Stockton of Akron are stopping at the Florence.
 Among those registered at the Metropol- titan are E. K. Williams of Gadsden, J. Patton, Jr., of Jemison, c. A. Heats of Gadsden and W. J. Barnes of Atlanta.
 c. V. Batson of Sylacauga, J. R. Hin ton of Carrolton and H. Hennessey of Jackson, Tenn, are registered at the Morris.
 S. J. walker of Selma, J. c. Smith of Buena Vista, Ga, and J, D. Chap man of Gurley are at the Empire.
 Thomas R. Bayes of opelika, W. s. winn of Montgomery and W. R. Jemison of Atlanta are stopping at the Hillman.
 Among those registered at the Bir- mingham are E. L. Mills of Washington, J. c. Steinbeck of Atlanta and II. H. Davis of Macon, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
BIRMINGHAM MAN
 WILL BUILD ROADS
Contract Awarded in DeFnniak, Fla, for Sixty Miles of Sand Clay
 Highways

Word comes from DeFuniak Springs, Fla, that the Tallassee Construction com pany of Wetumpka has been award ed the contract for the construction Of 60 miles of sand clay roads in that section, and that a Birmingham man will be in charge of the work. Says the DeFunlak Herald
 Engineer George K. Armes will have direct charge of the construction, and he will be under the orders of the county commissioners. MT Armes is member of the Alabama Highway Engineers as- sociation and Is a man of wide experience and ability in his profession. He comes highly recommended, and as he has been frequent visitor to this section he is very well known here. During the past 12 years he has handled some very im- portant construction work, Gnd he has built great many miles of road in Geor- gia and Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
UNIQUE SUIT FILED
 AT CHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga, December -tSpecial)-A very peculiar case ig being tried at pres ent in the chancery court in which lam ilton county is the defendant Katherine Crouch. a local florist, has filed suit for damages, alleging that the forces of the county while working upon the 4iission Ridge tunnel absolutely destroyed and d. verted from it's channel the spring which had formerly irrigated her land.
 The plaintiff states that the county for several months pumped water to her but finally discontinued to do so. She asks either that the county be forced to con tinue to pump her water or else she pc given adequate damages for the ineon- venience and loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
FOUR INJURED IN
 TRAIN COLLISION Exact Cause of Peculiar L. X N. Accident Is
 Unknown

Four train employees of the Louisville and Nashville were injured yesterday morning, none of them seriously, when a passenger engine en route to the pas senger station from Boyles crashed ints caboose attached to south bound freight train at the East Birmingham street car crossing.
 The injured are:
 Engineer c. M. Dewitt of the freight train
 Flagman F. 1T. Lowe of the freight train.
 Brakeman Porter Bell negro.
 Engineer Frank Bruce of the passenger engine.
 The injuries of MT. Dewitt and Mir. Lowe consisted of severe bruises while Bell, the negro brakeman. and Mir Bruce were severely bruised and cut.
 An investigation has not been held as to the cause of the accident. The passen- ger engine in charge of MT. Bruce was coming to the Louisville and Nashville station down town. from Boyles to be hitched to train No. 9, due to leave about o'clock. The freight train was also moving towards Birmingham the train anu local engine DelnB on the same lrack and going ii the same direction
 The accident took place where the Louisville and Nashville and the Birning- ham Railway. Light and Power company tracks cross in North Birmingham. MT. Bruce, it would appear was In the great est danger, driving the loose engine, while the flagman, MT. Lowe. was in the ca- boose. The small engine which crashed . into the freight train was considerably damaged while the caboose and one car on the freight train were both badly smashed. The fact that only the caboose and one card on the freight were smashed leads Louisville and Nashville officials to believe that the engine must have been moving rather slowly.
 Assistant Superintendent J. NJ. Morri- son of the Louisville and Nashville will hold an investigation today and will try to determine the cause of the accident Two of the injured trainmen were carried to a private hospital by Shaw's ambu- lances while others involved in the accl- dent were given treatment by physicians The men who did not go to the hospital were at the offices of MT. Morrison yes terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06

The "Pot-Latch committee of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday ait ernoon at 3 o'clock in ire directors room of the Chamber of Commerce building and after hearing talk by the chairman and originator of the 'Pot-Latch' Idea, oscar c. Turner. the plan was thoroughly discussed for about an hour. following which the committee unanimously voted to repoit to the directors of the Chamber of Commerce that they favored MT. Fur ner's plan of celebration.
 Chairman Turner opened the meeting at 8 o'clock and explained how the com mttee had been appointed by the pres dent of the Chamber of Commerce to look into the advisability of holding a Pot Latch celebration. MT. Turner outlinep his plans as have been published, and sub mitted them for discussion by the com mittee
 All the members present heartily in dorsed the idea and were of the unan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-06
SWITCHMAN'S FIRST
 TRIP PROVES FATAL
H. C. Mitchell, Who Fell From Box Car at AnnistOn, Succumbs
 to Injuries

Annston, December 5.-tSpecal.) )-His first days work as a swtchman for the Southern railway was fatal to H. C.. Mitchell of 423 Glen Addie avenue, this city, who fell from the top of a nov ing boxcar Wednesday afternoon and was run over by a following truck, with the result that he died of his injuries at Sellers hospital late Wednesday night.
 MT. Mitchell has been in the employ Of the Southern for several years in various capacities. He received his orders to take the place as switchman Wednesday morn ing and it was on Wednesday afternoon that he sustained the fatal fall, the cause of which has not been ascertained. He is survived by widow and two chil- dren.