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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
VIRGINIA COMES HOME.

Governor Wilson has come home for Christ
mas. received the hearty welcome CT the old
folks. and is now back on the job finishing the
work he started In New Jersey and preparing
for the new work to which he has been
called.
The people Of virginia enjoyed Mr.. Wilson 3
visit stanton played the part Of the host
80 Stanton 60 we'll knows how. The distin
gushed visitor came drawn by the sentiment
which draws every man worth while to his
birthplace. and LET; feeling that he had In
deed spent the season OF good will with his
own people Mr.. Wilson has added to sent-
mental love for the place where he first saw
the light of day high regard for the character
Of those Of whom ne la glad to call himself
one Virginia feels closer to the national gov
eminent of this union than at any time since
the War Between the States. She feels more
than ever that she has a part In this great
ua,fon-that she is Of It as we'll In 1t. She,
too. is back home. Expectations OF the fatted
calf have no part In her thoughts now. She
wants to do her part--a part SO we'll begun
by giving her son as chief magistrate-and
she feels fully confident that she can do 1t.
Wilson has been home for holiday: ytr-
giria has come home to stay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
CURRENT COMMENT.
Taxation.

There has been. for many years. an increas-
Ing demand for more equitable adjustment
of the burdens of taxation in Virginia. Some
counties pay far less into the State treasury
than they draw out OF It, and their assessments
of real estate and personal property are far
below what they should be. In other words
they are throwing the burden upon other coun.
ties-tney don't tote fair" Property is not
supposed TO be assessed its fun market value
but, while the assessments in this and other
counties are far above the average assessments
in the tax-dodging counties the as
SCISSORS are urged to increase assessment
UPON the ground that. with increased at
sessments, the tax rate would be correspond
,tngiy reduced and the taxpayer would thus pay
more than he pays at present. This is
fAllacious argument. The rate world not be
lowered. because State institutions are now
appealing for Increased appropriations TO meet
found way to absorb every cent Of reye-
that can be raised. If present institutions
have not sufficient demands for that purpose
useless Offices departments will be created
to spend the money.
Various methods have been proposed whereby
taxation for State purposes may bear equally
upon all localities, hut thus far no satisfactory
solution of the question has been found. A
board Of eqalization would prove helpful, but
of the situation. Indeed 1t would be likely, in
many instances. to work additional ariships, ms
no central board. remote from the property
assessed and with intimate accurate
knowledge to its value. could determine the
proper assessment Values vary, even with
regard to adjoining farms. There is only one
way TO meet the difficuty, and that liz to APP
ply the revenue other than that derived from
real estate. personal property. ETC., to the sun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

be robbery he wanted South Carolina to get
her share. he expressed the case crudeiy and
not altogether correctly. IL the tariff Ia rob-
berry. South Carolina was being robbed, and
her only recourse was to regain q part OF 1t
by protection for her own industries. When
colonel Roosevelt declared that he wanted the
working man to get part of the loot he was
right. II footing was to be done. But the
Democratic party believes In doing away with
the indiscriminate footing that has gone on
under the Republican policy OF protection. Mr.
Wilson secs. however that there 10 danger
that Democrats in congress may overlook the
fact that there 10 to bs no more robbery and
that getting our share" Ia a slogan that must
be discarded. 1t is not every section for 1t
self; there should be NO sections.
so Governor Wilson wishss to see sectional
lines obliteratsd, not only for sentimental. bur
for practical reasons. There must be no
sectional legislation on the tariff" he said as
plainly ss IL expressed In 30 many words and
gave fair warning that IL there 10 to be fgh'
he is prepared to fight. That he can fght.
even though he be gentleman, others have
learned before this day. and unless his warn
ing be needed others may learn later. 1t
were the better part for them TO profit by
the experience OF others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
A YEAR OF CATASTROPHE.

VIII the year 1912 go down In history az
the year OF war. assassination and sudden
death by accident? WIN it be known as the
year of blood?
Certainly there Is much to make as believe
that 1t will and certainly the world will hope
that the year 1913. despite Its baleful end
Ing numerals. will prove more peaceful, less
Astounding in catastrophe.
The year saw four wars, one OF them OF
sufficient magnitude to rank with the great
est of modern wars. short though II has been
IL indeed 1t is ended. The opening OF 1912
found Turkey and italy in conflict, and
throughout the twelve months there has been
bloody instruction in Mexico. In October
the Balkan war began, hostiities lasting only
= few weeks, but lives were lost by the tens
of thousands The red fame burst over Eu-
rope suddenly, and In a short time the dead
lay piled around Adrianople. Lule Burgas.
Kirth-Kil1fseh. and Salonika. Few lives were
lost in the Turko-Italian war and few in the
Mexican instructions comparatively, but it
was war In the east and in the west. In
China there was fighting and new republic
took Its place In the world--the only re-
public In the far east.
In the year now drawing to close the great
est sea tragedy of history enacted. the
mighty Titanic. believed TO be unsuitable. GO
ing to the bottom Of the ocean. carrying more
than fifteen hundred souls to sudden death.
in Spain and in India the assassin found his
shining mark, though failing TO accomplish
lis purpose in the latter instance In Japan
the famous General Nogt committed suicide
With his wife keeping him company. The
ruler of Denmark, the emperor of Japan. and
the prince regent OF Bavaria were among the
rulers TO meet death peacefully. In Russia
The heir ITO the throne has been seized with
q mysterious disease and death Is feared.
The new year opens with hope OF peace
sihlities grow daily more remote. The Bal
kan troubles promise to be settled, and in
Mexico, 1t may be expected. peace will come
sometime during the ensuing twelve months
In the United States the struggles of 1912
were political and the coming year will see
the beginning of the settlement of many of
the great problems which have rent onc great
political party in twain and which are O.. great
moment to the country.
1t may be that 1913 will be as prolific OF
historical events as was the preceding year
tastrophe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
INDIVIDUAL IAw.BREAKERS.

Efforts OF the opponents of labor unions TO
find argument against organized labor In the
conviction of thirty-eight union labor officials
OF the charge of conspiracy to promote expio-
sions on non-union work throughout the coun-
try and of violent labor agitations to and ex-
cuse for the cry OF tyranny will alike meet
with failure. The country will listen to neither
for the country does not believe that labor
unions were on trial or that the right of IA
Dor TO organize was issue in the trial
Thirty eight individuals were on trial for yio
lations OF the law. They we're found guilty
and sentenced. ~
Judge Anderson. In making his charge TO
the fury. named the Issue clearly when he said
Organized labor s not on trial nor Is the
right of labor to organize an issue, but MEM
bers OF labor organizations the same obe-
dtence TO the law and are liable to the same
punishment for Its violation persons who
are not members OF such organizations"
There are labor union men who believe in
violence and who regard the courts their
natural enemies. just as there are some mem
bers of organized industry who believe In eva
sion OF the law and also regard the courts as
their natural enemies, but these are not of
the majority of either organized labor or or
ganized capital. and form but small majority
Of the people of the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
THE LOVE LETTER THAT SHOULD STAY
BY ADA PATTERSON

when she writes you that she israst
well. The doctor says he doesn't knew
quite what ails her. But she feea4
tired somehow She supposes hsr
life usefulness Ia over She tsocsr&s
think RI old woman is of muon sb
any more Ia the world. When W.
receive such o letter a. that frpas
home don't call la specialists Hn6
plan for visit home as soon as yea
can make 1t. Sit down wherever vol
are. In street car or shop. and scrfhs
Die a letter to her. a love letter. Tell
her you never needed her no much
as now. Tell her that every siive&
hair of her head Is precious TO yc1
and that you are a better and hAr
pier woman every moment In a crpWssyT
ed day that you steal thought of
her Tell her there Is chamber In
your heart that no one else may IN.
ter and that would be sadly EMMY
without her. Say that over ii Ia tn
scrsoed the word mother" Thoss,
who watch her read this letter viii
see Il sirlish pink mounting her faded
cheek and brightness flash into her
tired eyes. "a smile wr-athe about hs-
wtstful mouth, until father will think.
and let Us hope that he will ba
thoughtful and tender enough to say.
Why, mother. you look Just like rns
girl / married.
Tell her about your life. It's horne.
~ little details will delight her. You
know how she still worries lest you
don't dress warm enough" even
though your hair is beginning 20 grow.
grey above the ears and about tna
temples. And be cure TO tell her
again. at the end Of the letter. THAI
you love her.
< fses$ d
The sister who stayed at home On
the sister who didn't marry as We
as you did will be happier for le
letter. The folks who stay behalf
are sensitive. They are Jealous az ths
big world that has swallowed you ur.
1t will give your sister a thrill az
pleasure II you recall out In that dtn
and dust we OF the combat whoMA
hurts are hidden from whose glitter
they only can see, that you often think
OF hours you used to wade In ti1A
mill stream together and wish y0u
might all go barefoot again and wAda
back into the current OF Childhood.
Forget how to write the ordinary iov~
letter If you will. In these days -
pernicious breach Of ptNmise suits Ant4
Hof divorce. 1t is as well that yea
should, but remember to write o1ft
kind OF love letter. the love letter
you send home .sa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
AN AMERICAN HERO

The cowboy jumps Of his hor.ss /
PUSHES up to the zebra, unties fhss
ropes. and as the zebra gets ,un r y
his feet. the man leaps to lass brn7
without saddle or bride, and ~
goes the zebra, kicking up tina. m
low dust of Africa, and all the tfuI
the cowboy is bastfng him over tk
head with Stetson. his nhrill ki.vfF
filling the cIrcumalnbient ether.
The next thing IL to catch q lionssi
full grown. wild, and the most terssj 1
BILE 'animile" on earth. The hon III
king OF the beasts--~but Mr.. lion ~
ways gets out of the way when Ma
Lion talks piccoio. '5s
Buffalo Jones shows us picturAar MI
how he chased the iioness through I'm
tall grass, how she hides, then turna
about, leaps after her pursuere fof-
lows them. changes her mind ara
starts to run away
The Americans are right after hne
Jones filings rope, catches her by gitc
hind foot. Lovelace throws and iande
the lady by her front iegs The horse.
stand stiff, holding tina beast canffvA.
/ Buffalo Jones ties her feet ana mus
zies her mouth. They cut down trees
make a sort of raft or stone boat.
place the queen OF the jungle on tf1lu
stone-hoat, attach their lassoes Ia thk
raft. the lassoes around the hornn IL
their saddles. mount and away thev
go.
Dozens of animals they roped---cha-
tabs. wildcats. leopards. warthoKs. -
bres-and never a weapon used !. M
an animal injured or hurt. same III
them, no doubt. were badly scared ana
have had nervous prostration since,
for fear Buffalo Jones would come
back.
Nothing more romantic. nothtn.
more poetic. nothing more courageous
was ever seen in forum or colosseum.
on neid or food, than these fsata
on field or food, than these feats OF
Buffalo Jones and his cowboy friends.
Within two seconds OF disaster they
stood in their stirrups and fiung theIs
ropes into the face OF danger. laugh.
ing at death.
Bully boy, Buffalo Jonest Haira
Bend In proud of you---so Ia the whole
United States. And a few OF us ioyp
you. you grlxxied old rogue with tho
boyish hearth ki-yi, and yet agairi.
ki~yi!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
DID III REALLY HAPPEN

Race prejudice is worldwide. confined to TO
particular peoples and 10 no particular race
but whore do We believe IL has degeneratcd
into such strong racial hatred as a negro pas
tor would have US believe is the case in Chicago.
The pastor OF negro church in that city,
while engaged In the perfectly iaudable task OF
impressing upon his congregation the conse-
cuences to this race of such notorious conduct
a. that OF the negro, Jack Johnson. Is quoted
by the New York World RS having declared
thst as many as thirty-fve colored men had
been dismissed from employment merely be-
cause their employers "felt outraged by John
sons conduct"
~ the World remarks. this was .an exhi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
Wine Is q Afsscker. "

Wine, Wine, Thou art LIQUID fre OF hail
I-nfamng souls TO deeds tongue can tell.
N oble dear by thousands thou hast slain;
Ever creating sorrow. grief and pain
I'm feasts and banquets thou hast played thy
part,
Sometimes worst than a dagger In the heart:
And oft the cause OF downfalIs in the start.
Men for ages have been deceived by thee:
OH! Had they the power to clearly
Countless victims, who have become thy slaves,
KNOWN as "wine-bibbers," rlling drunkards'
graves:
Eyes would be opened. and then they would
Red liquors banished, and our fair land free.
+. w. ETLYSON,
Richmond, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

Seven miles to the East where I
was born, in Mclean county, Illinois,
is the classic district known as Helps
Bend. And there WAS born Buffalo
Jones' the best man who ever put his
leg over a cayuse.
Buffalo Jones Is getting along to-
ward seventy years of age, but time
has treated him gently He Is 1.-the,
lanky. agile and loves n horse.
Buffalo Jones has preserved the
buffalo from extinction. Through hts
energy. In catching the young buffalo
on the plains and demonstrating them,
we now have herds. or fine speci-
mens at least, In a great number OF
parks and geological gardens all over
tho world.
Jones took two cowboys and ten
Colorado horses and went to Africa,
with the intent of rounding up those
savage things which are supposed to
claw, chaw, destroy and consume
everything that comes in their path
way.
Here In America he had captured
mountain lions. dozens OF them. full
grown, by iassoing them. hog-tieing
them. placing bag over their mouths,
then putting the beast on horse and
carrying the animal triumphantly into
camp. eventually selling him to some
circus
Buffalo Jones liz not afraid Of any
thing that has claws or teeth. He had
captured dozens OF mountain lions,
and this Allied him with a desire TO
go across the sea and do In Africa, In
a bigger way. what he had done in
America His tour was the triumph
OF the American cowboy and the
American horse.
The wild boar chases Buffalo Jones
and Lovelace. the cowboy. chases the
boar. They bring his pigship down
Gloss to the camera. They rope him,
throw him end over end In the aust.
tie him. and play horse with him to
their hearts content. Then they aim
ply unrope him. give him a kick. and
on he goes into the desert 10 find his
family and tell about being chased by
q go-devil a-horse- back. SO they
catch EirafYes and zebras.
The ZEBRA we are told. liz never sub
dued when caught full grown, but the
camera shows us Buffalo Jones throw
ing his rope over a wild zebra. jerk
Ing him endwi#e and tying him fast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

the prospect OF making appointments to Office
is hateful" to him. Ia not the first 10 COM
plain of this part of the work OF being chief
magistrate. President Cleveland lost greatly
in popularity by his selections and others SUI
fered more less. President Polk. In 1s47
declared that "in every appointment which the
president makes he disappoints half a dos IN or
more applicants and their friends. while the
person appointed attributed the appointment TO
his own superior merit and does not even feel
obliged by it, 1t is as true today always
that every appointment makes hundred enc
mics and one migrate. The extension of the
civil service system would help matters great
ly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
HOLD CHRISTMAS
EXERCISES TONIGHT

The Christmas entersainment ~ tII6
Broaddus Memorial Baptist Sun6ay
school with be held tonight at ! o'clociE.
An Interesting program Of music ara
OF recitation by students OF the sclcaA
has been prepared ana q lar9a -
tendance La expected.
An Offering win be taken for IT,
Baptist orphanage at Salem. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
DUCKPINS ENTER q
WITH BASKET BAL2

Duckpins will resume their place. n
local sporting annals this week, ns<p
Of the alleys having poytponed IN
league games for the holidays. Ell
Basketball will also enter again. usl2
while the strong Howitxcr team III
been unable to engage In practicxss4
a week, the players viii start trfinll31
early for their games the remalnd11
Of the season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

The year 1919 Is unlucky for those unat-
tached maldens who have not made a success
Of leap year yet 1t ends their chances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

port of the State government, and then let the
counties bear their own expenses, make the
assessments and fix their rates to suit them
selves. This plan Ia unQuestionably feasible
one, and would provide ample revenue for State
purposes. One county would not then be con-
cerned to the assessment tax rate in an
other county. The counties that could show
the best results from a fair assessment and
reasonable tax rate would offer the greatest
inducements to investors and home ssekers-
Fairfax Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
No More miterates OF Europe Nay Land in This
Country

migrants shall not be admitted to this country
who unable TO read In some recognised
language" The measure Is all r!ght--we have
enough boneheads and ignoramuses here now.
A fervid afternoon newspaper says this meas
ure is wrong because II would exclude good
mothers" II will exclude ignorant women,
and how our afternoon contemporary makes
out that they the best kind OF mothers IL
not understood Because a woman ts educated
and read and write and knows many things
Ne reason why she should not be good
mother The fact that Remains mother was
peasant unable to read proves nothing. John
WeHley's mother read her Bible In the original
tongues" aid raised sixteen children Of abil-
ity. II children Is the only matter In all the
world to be considered. then know this. that
educated woman stands better show OF
having smart babies than woman of no
education--even though there are exceptions
New York Telegraph
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

Opening the doors of free university In
Siberia may be great event. but opening the
doors of the prison would cause more rejots-
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

Instead of spending tomorrow night In cole
brating the birth of the year take stock
Of your failures of the old year that you may
the better ring them out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

Virginia until now has always maintained her
fame. The Commonwealth Of Virginia up al
most TO the Civil WAS greater and more
powerful government than the United States of
America. Over a century ago che furnished
money to build the house In which congress-
sits She gave ~ the federal government the
territory from which the States Of Ohio. IN
diana, Illinois. Kentucky and West Virginia
were carved. In the War Between the States
to the Southern army Virginia gave its great
commanders Fl. E. Lee. Stonewail Jackson and
thousands OF others who rode. like centuars and
fought like Napoean's Old Body Guard. VIZ
gfnia men and women weathered the storms Of
reconstruction like the spirit OF a Washington.
jefferson and Henry would have had them do.
II they had been here themselves TO lead the
shattered and poverty stricken hcsts and TO
think that In this late day they would
run amucs after few worldwide outlaws ia
enough 10 make 'ths aged checks blush with
shame or the infants sinews AS strong as
steel Southwest Virginia Enterprise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30

It's blue Monday In Stanton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
Chestermaa I'm the Field.

Evan r. Chestsrman OF the Richmond Even
ing Journal staff and one OF the brightest and
best known OF all Virginia newspaper writer's. is
applicant for appointment secretary OF
the State board OF education, to succeed Mr..
Reaumun c. Stearnes. promoted to superin-
tendent OF public Instruction. Mr.. Chesterman
has been connected with the daily press or
Richmond for fifteen years more and liz
widely known by his pen name. The Idle Re-
porter" He might we'll have written II
The Idol Reporter for his humorous contrihu-
tons to the old Richmond Dispatch under this
name eagerly read by a great many ad-
mirers But during most OF the time he has
been known by this name he has been very
busy reporter. He has held many positions
on newspapers-editorial writer, news editor.
telegraph editor, and reporter. and has done
much brilliant work and even more hard work.
Mr.. Chesterman lie a careful, accurate. indus
trfous worker and II selected for this post
he will not fail TO do all tho work assigned
him that comes within the purview Of his
position. We trust that the board will select
Mr.. chesterman. who s popular as he IL
brilliant. His selection would be compi!-
ment to three generations OF Virginia nevspa-
per men.--Danviiie Register.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
Are You Afraid of Az

Next year has omnous numerical ending
to those who fear the hoodoo influence OF the
haieful combination, "i3" There In no way
of skipping It, or sidestepping It. people
sometimes do In numbering their houses, when
they call in the aid of harmless fraction to
protect them from the evils and disa sters which
13 is supposed to carry in it's travelling bag. We
must all face It for twelve months, for afty-two
weeks for ass days, several hours and several
minutes. We must confront X every day In the
headlines OF the paper, and We must write 1t
every business letter and every friendly COM
muncation. Isn't this enough 10 give the sniv-
ers TO everybody over whom this ancient super
stition still maintains its sway? Or does any,
body still even pretend to believe in II? II so.
the coming year will furnish abundant evidence
to shatter or confirm their weakness Surely
1913 will bring 'bad luck to some OF US, end
tust surely It will bring good luck to others.
And down the luck. good or bad, to
the ia" In the new year to other
cause, lust as we feel Observation-Disclosures Sun.