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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
VIRGINIA APPLES SHOULD LEAD.

Visitors at the State fair who have seen
The display of apples grown in Virginia must
h.,e wondered why it is that when this State
can produce such hue fruit the Paclnc coast
states are able 10 secure better markets feF
their apples Many varieties of the best apples
N the world including the famous Aloemarle
nsnpins and the Juicy winesaps, were on exhi-
a,,ion an indication of what Virginia does in
NE way of apple production. and yet other
x.ates have larger sales of the finest OF all
yruits than can be claimed by Virginia
The reason for this condition of affairs can
~ sound probably in the different methods Of
hacking employed Western apple growers
mack their apples in such way as to pre-
serve them longer and in better condition.
while most virginians are satisfied with throw
tnx them helter-skelter into a barrel and load
irr them for shipment. The result Is that
appIes from the West reach the markets IN
betfer condition aud with All appearance OF
righteousness that is not borne out by actual
tasting. Western apples are sold here IN Nir-
x;n,a at fife cents each while on the same
stands are Virginia apples far more pleasing
q, the appetite selling for much less
Virginia IL great appie-growing STATE asd
The growers make large shipments, but not sc
large as they should, Apples cannot be grown
anywhere superior to those grown on Nir
rinja soil and there is no good reason why
Virginia apples should not be shipped as fan
and sell for as much as Western-grown fruit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
HAZING At THE Y. vi. /.

A "displeased" cadet of the Virginia Military
Institute writes The VUgintdn, taking it to task
for the numerous articles in your paper
stating that hazing is going on at the Virginia
Military Institute" and denying that the prac-
tice is countenanced at the institute,
The displeasure of the cadets. which we are
told we have earned, regret exceedingly,
but assure our correspondent that he is mis-
taken in his statement that We have repeatedly
declared that hazing continues at V. N. J..
News stories from Lexington we have printed,
but charges on our own responsibility we have
not made and only intrequent and casual refer
erces have been made in our editorial columns
regarding hazing at that institute. We recall
but instance.
This aside however We are forced TO the
conclusion from a perusaI OF our correspond
eht's communication that there may be hazing
al V. NJ. /. The writer OF the communication
declares that the cadets sign pledge TO re-
frain from hazing, and that pledge contains a
definition of hazing. "Once and for ALL" he
writes. "iet It be understood that. as we define
it. no hazing exists at this school, and most
certainly no brutal hazing."
This statement raises the question as to
why the writer should have added "and mos,
certainly no brutal hazing,' for If there is nc
hazing at all it goes without saying that there
is no brutal hazing. The explanation can be
found probably in the fact that the writer IL
conscious that the institute definition of haz
ing is not he'c6rrect definition, applying only
to brutal hazng.
| The Virginon believes that the cadets at the
Virginia Military Institute keep their pledge,
! not to indulge in hazing as they define it, bu
would prefer to know what that definition i,
before concluding that there is no hazing Of
any kind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
TO ARGUE MOTION
SET ASIDE VERDICT
JENKINS FOUND Ills PLOW N
y
ROBINsON'S FIELD AFTER
TWO YEARS

Warren Robertson. charged with
the larceny of a pillow belonging 10
William jenkins. was found guilty OF
the charge late yesterday afternoon
blythe jury sitting in the Henrieo Cir
cult court and was fined SIS and costs.
Attorneys L. o. Wendenburg and
James Lewis. representing the ac-
cused. made motion that the verdict
he set aside, Judge sisu.t refused TO
either uphold or override the motion
and set Saturday morning to hear tho
attorneys argue the case before him.
The pillow, which Robertson was ae-
eused of stealing. was taken from, q
field in Narina district belonging to
the complainant In th. early part OF
June, 1910. In Jenkins testimony il
was brought out that he had left the,
pillow in his field to so home to get his
dinner. He says when he returned
he was surprised that the pillow had
been removed from the place he had
left IL. He testified that he had given
up all hope of ever recovering the
stolen implement when one day he
saw pillow being used by Robertson
which correspondent with the one
stolen from him more than two years
ago. warrant was sworn out and
the arrest followed.
Robertson emphaticaily denied hav-
ing stolen the pillow. saying that he
had bought 1t some time ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11

vas collecting these contributions for his use.
and he knew that they we're doing il for him
ard rot for the Republican party, for the
money was TO be spent to nominate him and
not TO elect him on the Republican ticket.
Moreover, those bosses and trust magnates
who supported him for the Nomination are
with him in his bolt They were with him
when he was Republican and they are with
him nov that he Is Muepump,- because he
is Theodore Roosevelt, He is the kind of man
they want. Why they want him does not make
any difference. They have various reasons,
and all of them selfish. The fact remains that
they want him and are spending money like
water 10 get him.
Yes Mr.. Dixon. call them all. Call them
one by and let them testify. Call them
and let them tell how much they gave to Taft,
10 Roosevelt, TO Clark and to Wilson. and then
the people will decide whom the bosses and
the trusts supporting with their cold cash
and will vote accordingly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
KAUFMAN GIVEN
A JAIL SENTENCE
IN ADDITION MUST PAY FINE OF
500 FOR CUTTING PETER q
TYLER

J. X. Kaufman was found guilty
yesterday afternoon of stabbing Peter
c. Tyler July 18th on the Broad street
road and was given three months in
jail and fined 500 by the jury in the
Henrico County Circuit court '~f' 20
Tyler. the first witness to take the
stand in behalf of the Commonwealth,
testified to practically the same as In
the preliminary hearing. in the sna gis-
trates court. He said that on July
18th he was walking in the direction
of his home near Laurel station, when
he was overtaken by Kaufman, riding
in a buggy. Kaufman invited him to
ride with him and he accepted. They
had gone but short ways when Kauf-
mann, alleged to have been under the
influence of liquor, turned upon his
companion and demanded. What are
you doing in this buggy? Tyler says
that he was too surprised to answer
and Just then saw krufmann take a
glittering article from his pocket. Be
fore he could utter word he was
pounced upon and stabbed several
times about the throat and arms At
ter that Tyler says that he remem
bered nothing until he awoke the next
morning in the Grace hospital.
The knife which did the cutting and
some blood stained clothing worn by
Kaufman on the night he did the
cutting were produced as evidence
against him.
The accused was represented by At
torney James Lewis and Common
wealths Attorney Frank Sutton con-
Quoted the prosecution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
PEOPLES FORUM

Editor The Richmond Virgnan,-It is with
great displeasure that cadets read the num-
erous articles in your paper stating that hazing
is going at the Virginia Military institute
You say the charge has gone unanswered, SO
perhaps the statement OF member of the corps
would serve this purpose.
Upon entering the institute every man signs
pledge to refrain from the practice OF hazing.
Surely where the honor system liz held in such
high regard as at V. NJ. l. there be no ques-
ton as to the binding power Of the pledge.
Hazing has been carefully defined, and any man
caught is dismissed, not by the authorities, but
by the corps.
The chief for misunderstanding comes
from incorrect conception OF hazng. We
haya rigorous military training which naturally
SENS hard to the men, but such hardships
should not be confused with hazing,
Another source of msinformatiou is the rat
system which has been in vogue since the
fuonding of the institute. We consider it neces-
sary in this kind of a school and it bears no
relation to hazing.
Al every college there are who become
dissatisfied and want to leave Here ii is i'm
possible to do this except in very unusual cases,
and the hazing serves excellent excuse.
especially to parents who Immediately deman nd
the resignation of their sons.
once and for all. let 1t be understood that
define it hazng exists at this school,
and most certainly brutal hazng Is prac-
ticed, such has ben intmated in various papers
OF the State.
Yours sincerely.
WALTER A. RICHARDS
October s, 1912
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11

FREDERICKSBURG VA, Oct. 10.
The finance committee OF the vii.
son. Marshall-Jone club held It's first
meeting Monday night. chairman e. ID.
Cole. presiding A committee was APP
pointed for each ward to solicit funds
among the Democrats to be used for
the purpose Of forming a complete or
Plantation OF Democrats and OF polling
full vote in November. All money
remaining after this has been ar
ranged will be forwarded TO the ma
tional committee. Up to this time
about three hundred Democrats have
enrolled as members of the club.
Congressman w. A. Jones has
agreed to speak here in the interest
Of the Democratic ticket upon tho In
vitation of the Wilson rshall Jones'
club. Ex-Governor Montague has ex-
pressed his willingness to address the
voters. but has not accepted definitely
as yet.
An attempt was made to secure the
services OF Senator Isador Rayner, Of
Maryland. but previous engagements
prevented his coming.
Professor e. II. Russell, president OF
the State normal school, located here.
has moved into his new home on the
hin adjoining the school, The resi-
dence, known a. the presidents home.
Is a handsome building and has most
desirable site.
Mr.. Leonard r. Pierson. who has
opened a law Office in this city. has
qualified to practice law in the Cir
cult court OF Spotsylvania county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
HAS THE WRONG PIG.

The Cleveland Leader lays great stress on
the Importance of presidential primaries 1t
considers it one OF the big questions of the
campaign and gives it one of the reasons
why the Third Term partys platform should
be supported at the polls and the Democratic
platform repudiated. Roosevelt it considers
the real foe of the bosses. and Wilson only a
make-believe. In support of this contention 1t
says;
II the Democratic party Is the liiy- white foe
OF political bosssm that Professor Wilson would
have the country believe, why did the Demo-
cratic NATIONAL convention refuse to write a
declaration for primaries into its platform. and
why does Mr.. Wilson maintain silence on that
vital question:
The idea of the Leader is that Roosevelt
should be believed when he protests his an
tagouism to the bosses because the platform
written by him declares for presidential pri-
mares, and that Wilson should not be credited
with being opposed to the bosses because run
ming on a platform silent on this subject This
method OF reasoning is rather peculiar, be-
cause past record is better criterion by which
TO Judge candidate than platform, which
DepeW cyneaIly remarked is like platform
of a railroad train-made TO get in on and not
10 stand on; hut let accept the Leaders,
dictum that the test of candidates sincerity
. the platform and allow Colonel George Har-
yey to apply 1t. Says the Democratic colonel,
in Harpcr's Weekly. apropos of the quotation
from the Cleveland Leader:
WHY bless your eyes. the declaration is in
thr Democratic platform pain as pike
staff and Mr.. Wilson has Endorsed II in at least
yl,axa Nnt, batto tha uT nil nv
the ear IT is your platform that says not
word the subject
In the Democratic text book the platforms
Of the three parties are given In parallel col
umns On page IA there will be found in the
Democratic platform a plank under the head
Presidential Primaries" beginning thuSly:
The movement towards more popular govern
rnent should be promoted through legislation in
each State which will permit the expression or
the preference of the electors for national can
didates at the presidential primaries.
The second paragraph directs the national
committee to incorporate in the call for the
next nominating convention a requirement that
all expressions of preference for presidential
candidates shall be given and the selection OF
delegates and alternates be made through a
PRIMARY elsction conducted by the parry or
ganizalion in each State" and so forth.
It may be because this question. while pri-
marty one for the States. Is not altogether a
State matter and can be handled by the ma
tional party authorities and is therefore a
national question that on looking on the oppo-
site page for some expression from the Third
large, pretty blals space.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
EVANGELIST WILEY
HAS BIG MEETINGS

Evangelist George Fl. Wiley Of
just closed meeting at
Selma. Va. in which there were
ninety seven conversions Reports In
the Southern Methodist and in the
daily papers show that he has been
having meetings of wonderful results
at many places during the summer.
The preachers at TaIcott. Peters,
burg, Bakers, Old Fields and Moore-
field, w. Va, write of unprecedented
crowds and interest. and that hun
dreds have been converted
At Petersburg and Moorefield the
meetings had to he moved To thu
largest building in the town, and
while at Durgans temporary taber-
nacle was built during the revival to
accommodate the crowds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
EARTH CAVES AND
BLOCKS TRAFFIC
EXCAVATION FOR NEW RCEGE.R'S
HOTEL Is CAUSE OF SLIDING
OF STREET.

I-oosened, 1t is supposed. by passing
street cars and other heavy traffic.
tons of cath caved In yesterday after
noon at the corner of Ninth and Bank
streets, where the Rueger company Is
erecting a new hotel. No one was
hurt, the excayators being warned in
time to escape. Police Captain George
Pollock was notified of the accident,
and immediately repaired to the scene.
He ordered the street TO, be blocked,
but later on the advice of an assistant
in the building inspectors Office. al
lowed the street to be reopened. Hard
4y an hour later another assure in the
earth, extending to within three feet
of the street car tracks. appeared, and
all work was halted. The street was
again blocked, and all traffic on Ninth
street was suspended.
1t was said that the walls of the
pit had been properly supported. The
accident was entirely unexpected, as
every means had been taken to pre-
vent slide of earth. Policemen were
stationed last night at the cave-in, and
all people were warned away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
yES CALI, THEM ALL, MIR. DIXON.

Chamu Clark and Woodrow Wilson must
feel like the veriest pikers with their ptiful
expenditures to obtain the Democratic NOM
nation for the presidency. What the two
tcrether spent or allowed to be spent for them
wouId not exceed the sum spent in the one
state OF Pennsylvania for Mr.. Roosevelt or
the amount contributed by Brother Charlie"
toward the expenses of Mr.. Taft's campaign
Mr.. Dixon wanted everybody called in He
accused the committee OF prejudice against Mr..
Roosevelt, although Senator Clapp, chairman
on the committee and the man who has more
to do with the personnel of The witnesses sum-
moned than any other member of the com
mittee. is staunch adherent of the Third
Termer He wanted Clark's managers and
wilson's managers summoned He is getting
them and the testimony of witness after wit
ness goes to show that the money at the dis
pcsal of the managers of the various Demo
cratic candidates for the nomination was, com
pared to that at the disposal OF Taft and Roose-
Yelt, as street beggars tin cup is to the
wealth of Croesus Every witness called works
TO the advantage of the Democratic candidates
al Baltimore and 10 the disadvantage of the
Republican canditat at Chicago.
FIFTY thousand in New York, S100, 600 in
pennsylvania $4,000 in Ohio $4,000 in
Massachusetts, other sums in New Jersey,
Illinois Maryland and the Southern States
make quite respectable showing, beside which
the paltry $4,000 spent by Clark's managers
is dwarfed TO nfnitessimal proportions.
The source of these contributions is in
teresting as their amounts. SIR. Roosevelt
has ranged up and down the country telling
those who viii listen to him that Wilson is
the candidate of the bosses. and that he HIM
self is their bitter enemy
Is it because he is the foe of the bosses that
nan Hanna would be boss OF Ohio contributed
SIT 900 10 the Roosevelt campaign fund for
the Republican nomination and is nov con
p srisnting more to secure his election on another
ticket?
Ia it because he is the foe OF the bosses that
walter Brown. another Buckeye bosset, help
ed spend the money in his interest?
lis ii because Roosevelt is the foe OF the
bosses that Bill Finn of Pennsylvania the
man who said I'VE accustomed to selling
gold bricks in Pennsylvania" contributed
100000 for his campaign in Pennsylvania
another ticket?
is II because Roosevelt is the foe of the
bosses that Bill Ward of Westchester helped
him in his campaign in New York?
Il it because Roosevelt is the foe Of the
bosses tina, Perkins. the master OF more bosses
than Woodrow Wilson saw, contributed
+. ~ hier national sempaigm fAmd and AS Sill
sseHding with fingers en- purse strings
MIR Roosevelt attempted TO explain away
the 1904 contributions by saying that he knew
nothing OF them. His friends tell us that they
we're made TO the Republican party and not
~ Mr.. Roosevelt. Some may accept this ex
pfaBatson OF l904 but what OF 1919? Mr.
Roosevelt knew VINO Was contributing 70 his
leI2 pre-con,ention campaign; he knew who
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
BOTH MUST BE THE SAME.
dent.

Those who raise the cry of free trade" and
predict all the calamities incident thereto
should the Democratic ticket be successful at
the polls in November do not seem to be able
20 conceal their inconsistency In one breath
they tell the people that the Democrats favor
free trade and in the other they declare that
those Democrats who are not for free coal,
free lumber, free wool and free iron are pro-
tectionists.
Because Wilson believes in tariff for reve-
nue. some things he is free trader. Be-
coal, wool, iron and lumber he is a protec-
ZIONIST
From which gather that there is no diff.
ference between a protectionist and free
trader. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11

has just sent his report TO the Circuit and Cor
poration courts calling their attention to various
turns furnished him BY the local assessors and
commissioners and asking for immediate
scrutiny by the local grand juries. He finds SO
many different standards of valuation and such
etarfng tncoherenctes. apparently, in the bases
of taxation upon which he Is expected to act,
that he frankly gives up in despair and APP
plies for light and leading to the courts.
one specially interesting feature of Auditor
Moore's deliverance Is to be found In what
he says upon tho subject OF merchants licenses.
lie makes the astonishing assertion that there
100s4 merchants in Virginia who swear
that their purchases do not exceed 81 600 In
any one year. This. he confesses, bewilders
him utterly For even IL merchant buying
$1,000 worth OF stock were to make as much
his balance would show only $500 to the good
and this, after paying his rent, clerk hire,
taxes snd other Incidental expenses, would not
leave enough to support modest and ex-
perenced goat, much less busy man with a
family. These merchants pay only So per
annum for their licenses. but IL the facts as
stated Ivy them be true the State ought to pay
them something by way Of encouragement for
they surely need it.
Then, the auditor quotes instances of couh-
ties where the banks have thousands and
thousands of deposits, yet nobody in the county
has cent in bank. Even in Richmond with
bank deposits of $45, 772. 4ss.75, there is only
s749,345 reported for taxation. And so II z PES
The records reveal obvious impossi oLthieS
Sheep in Augusta county are valued at $50
while in Buchanan county they are worth,
according TO affidavit. only s101 The who're
thing is lamentable. preposterous. absurd
Where the blame lies 1t will be the duty OF
system be not SO befuddled and hysterical as
to forbid Qualification
Meanwhile. however. the State of Virginia
is plainly the victim of very sinister and vast
the system that of the affidavit makers opens
a fruitful field OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
|CURRENTCOMMENT


Opponents of the direct primary make, or at
tempt to make. too much Of the cry that only
minority vote in them and that a small pro-
portion of the party voters name the candi-
dates
The New York Tribune resurrects that foolish
argument in connection with the recent New
Jersey primary election for United States Sena-
tor. Less than As per cent of the Democratic
voters, it finds, came in that election. and
less than 81 per cent voted for the successful
candidate.
Well, what of IL. Any system is good or
bad only with respect to its alternative. The
direct primary brings oct 40 per cent. say. In
the od-time primaries when the machine abso-
lutely controlled far fewer than that customa-
rily voted. In the New Jersey primary referred
to 105 600 Democrats voted. Under the old sSs
TEN Jim smith himself, or Smith and a few
other leaders, would have settled the ques-
ton. A hundred and FIVE thousand may be a
small proportion of the total number of Jer
sey Democrats. but it is far greater than one
or six. -.s.-.~.-
Another thing TO be remembered ii That a.
man can frequently best express his opinion in
given election by refraining from voting. In
that case his action says that he does not prefer
any one of the candidates above the others or
that he Is willing to support any Of them, per-
haps. That is a legitimate position for a voter
to occupy.
Then again, IL. as the critics allege, large
proportion of the voters stay away from the
polls through lazness or lack of civic spirit.
surely that Is nothing to grieve about Such
poor citizens add nothing to the quality Of the
electorate. Those who do come out probably
reach better decision without the help OF the
truantS than tHey Wou'o WIN tneih LIE Soteis
who do vote. emitting those under orders to
the machine. are probably the pick Of the men
of the State
Certainly the result in New Jersey indicated
that. Certainly that result a splendid tri-
umph for the direct primary. Incidentally the
mental habit Of the direct primary critic is IL
Illustrated by the fact that the Tribune and vari-
Gus other papers and individuals in figuring out
the percentage OF voters participating in this
New Jersey primary take the for Wilson
two years ago as the notnial Democratic vote
Of the state. although 1t is known that he re-
ceived thousands and tens OF thousands of
votes that cannot be ciassed as strictly pa
Bryan's vote of 1905 probably is much nearer
the normal Democratic figure If we accept that
as normal we find that instead OF less than IS
per cen. of the Democratic voters participating
in this primary there were actually more than
81 per eent.--Ba timore Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-11
Walter merritt Pond Dies.

FLORENCE, Oct l0.--Walter Mer-
rit Pond. of Evanston. ILL.,. formerly
Chicago alderman and prominent In
politics, dropped dead In front of his
hotel entrance here today. Death was
attributed to heart trouble. He was
eighty-four years old.
The remains will be taken to Evans
ton by Mr.. Ponds wife and grand
daughter by the steamship Koenig Al
bert.
Mrs Henry J. Furber. who was Miss
Elviria Irwin. of Chicago. also died
today. Her son, Henry ]. Furber. was
with her.
Another death here today was that
Of Miss Viola Miller. twenty-eight
years old. Of New York.