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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
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~r-0rvright 1912 International News service
A Utopian has been described as man 49, 49,
,.ban he suggests a thing. considers 1t done
However before any great reform ts c1i
r,ed through 1t must first be suggested 1heh'
always 1t Is opposed. because We oppose every
thing that we not used TO-
Usually the man who suggests a great re-
form goes down to defeat, and the men VINO
fought him to finish take up ms ldea anu
carry 1t through to successful victory
Before the people today, and especially oe-
fore the people of the United States, there
are seven great tasks offered for our UNDER
taking 3
ridicule and Indifference. We have accepteu
them, at least in a mental way. and IT ho@
remains for us to carry these reforms through
to a successful conclusion. We have the truth
in our heads, but We have not yet quite got
the technique In other words. we maven !
the habit Tho net results of these reforms
will be the health habit and the happy habit.
When. as a people, these two habits are
acquired, we will be well out on on the highway
toward the Celestial City OF Fine Minds.
These great reforms are:
j. Votes for Women
2 International Disarmament
3. Good Roads
Tree Planting
5. Children's Gardens.
6. Oral Righteousness.
T. Agriculture In all the Public Schools
Any person who has not enlisted the side
of three or more of these great reforms and
is not talking and working for them should
have his mentality rated in guinea-pig power
There is double value IN working to bring
about great social betterment Not only
do help 1t about, but In the process we
evolve ourselves
Some one asked Wendell Phillips what was
his receipt for deathless fame His answer
was, Choose unpopular and worthy cause
and then live for It,"
The seven reforms just named do not call
for sacrifcial victims. They do however, call
for earnest thought and persistent endeavor
Alexander the Great died signing for more
worlds to conquer. We will never die from
Alexander's disability
Self-pity is the meanest of the vices. Self
pity Is introspection Don't feel sorry for
yourself-feel sorry for the people who have
to live with you.
The motto Of Edward Everett Hale Look
up. not down. out, not in: and lend a hand
is In order now never before.
And the most helpful sign OF the times in
which we live is the fact that these seven
betterments are receiving attention and APP
prevail from pulpit. pew, newspaper Office,
school room. shop and factory. with scarcely
a dissenting voice. Thinking men and women
appreciate them and know that they must some
day come about
The only opposition Is the tug Of inertia
But the world is snrev moving and NOV
ing in the right direction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS

The United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals reconvened yesterday mora
ing at 1910 o'clock. with Circuit
Judges Goff and pritchard and Dis
trict Judges Waddill and Rose In at
tendance.
l. A. McMurran and William II.
coicnna, OF Newport News. Va, and
Dave Il. Kirsner, of Baltimore, Md,
were admitted to practice In this
court.
The following cases were argued:
No. il22. Isaac kinsner. voluntary
bankrupt, petitioner. vs W. c. l.
Taliaferro ct al. trustees, etc, re-
District court at Norfolk, va. In
bankruptcy. Cause argued by Thomas
III. WILCOX, of Norfolk. Va, for no.
ttioner, and by L. A. McMurran ana
William b. Colonna. OF Newport
News. Va, for the respondents, and
submitted.
No. 1882. Isaac Kirsner. voluntary
bankrupt, appellant, vs.. W. C. Talia-
ferro ct al. trustees, etc, appeilees:
appeal from the District court Al
Norfolk. Va. In bankruptcy. Cause
argued by Thomas III. Wilcox. OF
Norfolk. Va. for the appellant. and
by l. A. McMurran and william n.
Colonna. OF Newport News, va, for
the appellees, and submitted.
Court adjourned until this morn.
ing at 1880 o'clock.
There will be no case in the can
today. but the court will hold a con-
ference session upon cases argued and
heretofore submitted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07

but the writer refused to accept the opportunity
offered to try and prevent the execution OK
those dear, heroic people who came down
from the mountains armed to the teeth to risk
their lives in each others defense. But have
done good deal of listening. and want to
repeat a few OF the reasons which influenced
some here who signed the petition. Here they
l. To execute the Aliens violates the COM
mandment, Thou shalt not kill" Conclusive
argument)
@ 1t violates the Golden Rule, DO unto
8. The court officers political enemies
of the Aliens therefore the latter should not
be executed (Foiiow the reasoningD
taineers who e" Believed they were justified in
moonshinng; therefore, etc. tMore beautiful
logic)
6. Young Allen fred in defense of his
father
In my mind the last two reasons the
t,nly ones worthy of consideration. AS to
these. / will say / don't believe that ten men
here have followed the trials more closely than
myself and still / believe the Jurors might
possibly know little more about the case
than | did
Two sworn jurors Of honest virgnans, under
guidance of learned Judge, hear all the evil
dence directly, and decide that neither of the
prisoners fred In self defense or defense or
family. few young gentlemen, miles away
read the newspaper accounts and decide oIher-
wise Which do you think Is right? III the
latter, then. In Gods name, why do We oother
with having jurors in criminal triais Wooiui
1t be less expense and trouble to nave the
witnesses tell their stories to the newspaper
reporters, and then let the people of the state
decide the case after reading the newspapers
Allen iurymen, listen to the Lexington
wizards, They can read newspaper accounts,
and therefrom deduce the innocence or guiit
OF the accused Judges of the supreme Count 0.
Appeals hearken to the hornbook luminaries.
They have overruled You, on the ground that
the decision is contrary to law and evidence
The object Of this letter Is principaiiy 10 ie.
the public know that the W. & L. petition was
bv no means unanimous: that there Is strong
minority here who believe that the solemn ao-
iiIxaI, IN he correct than are our ofhand opin-
ions: and who earnestly hope our classmates
will see the error OF their ways We entreat
them, r. consider that II s disgrace to ad-
NIT ones mistake, and that there Is no merit in
a. -.
Wishing The News success in It's enorts 10
preserve Virginia justice
Yours very truly,
LEO V. JUDsON. rs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
SATURDAY. DECEMBER I. 1919.
NEITHER RIGHT NOR WISE.

President Taft, who poses as an advocate of
peace devoted large part Of yesterdays mes
sage TO congress TO the needs of the army
and navy. urging that they be made more
efficient so that the rulers of the country
would De in a better position TO use the
neople TO fight their battles. OF course. he
did not phrase 1t in that way and, of course,
he would deny the correctness of the interpre-
,aton, but that is what it means.
The larger the army and the navy the lar
ger 1t will become. AS the army grows the
contracts for It's supply and equipment In
crease in value As the navy grows the value
o. the contracts for it's building increase. So
with the increase in the size of these two arms
of what is euphoniously called the national de-
tense comes an increase in the number OF
people and of interests who profit by a still
eurther growth. = Comes also an increase in
the number of lobbyists working for the man
ufacturers of steel. powder. rifles and other
war equipment simultaneously comes an in
crease in taxation so when the people are not
being shot for the pleasure OF CD oottng others
shay are being taxed for the pleasure Of pre-
pairing for 1t.
Although none Of them flnve expressed 1t
quite so simply and clearly az Thomas Carlyle,
many public men and newspapers have helped
In the circulation Of that rugged old Scots
truthful definition of war. what It means TO
the people and why it Is waged.
The Socialist party is the only political or
ganization which makes this definition part
OF it's creed, but it's truth Is accepted by all.
II could not be otherwise, In brief Carlyle
showed that war is merely a conflict between
governors fought out by the workingmen Of
the nation who have no grievances whatever
against each other. The London Times in COM
nenting on the BaIsan and the prospects
Of a still greater and bloodier conflict ex-
presses the same idea thusly:
"The answer is to be found In the chancel-
tories OF Europe among the men who have
too long played with human lives as pawns
in a game OF che ss, who have become 30 en-
meshed in the formulas and jargon OF diplo-
macy that they have ceased to be conscious
OF the poignant realities with which they
trfe And thus will war continue TO De
made until the great masses, who are the sport
OF professional schemers and dreamers, say
the word which shall bring not eternal peace
fer that Ia impossible, but the determination
that wars shall be fought only in just ana
righteous and vital cause. II that word is
ever TO be spoken, there never was a more APP
propriate occasion than the present, and we
frust it will be spoken while there is yet
nme."
The chancelors fan ont and the men OF thelr
countries offer themselves to slaughter and be
slaughtered to settle their quarrel. The
remedy lies not in Hague tribunals; not In
peace conferences; not In diplomacy. but In
the growing conviction in the popular m4nd in
ali countries that is not only in violation
OF the teaching OF the Prince of Peace. but
foolish as we'll.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
CLARK ADDS PAGE
TO HIS BIOGRAPHY
SPEAKER STANDS IN RAIN ron
MOVING PICTURE Of CERE-
MuNH.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-~Standing n.
the rain for the benent of moving
picture man, Speaker Clark today re-
eetFea his commission honorary
president OF the National Fraternity OF
Pages. while house and senate pages.
past and present. looked on.
T.. l. Phillips. president who for
twenty years was chief page, pre-
scented the speaker with a fraternity
pin, the ceremony taking place on tha
east front of the house wing. A small
army of pages from both ends Of tina
capitol were on hand 10 furnish Eva-
~ background for the moving picture
Speaker Clark almost missed OPEN
ing the days session promptly at noon,
as required by inexoraSle house tradi~
ton and rules, for IL was fifteen
minutes ofsthat hour before the moving
picture man had lugged his Instrument
up the wet steps.
When the speaker was escorted out
TO the scene OF action. he made little
speech to the pages. saying:
Pages can get to be big men. Prob
ably the biggest page there ever was
on the face OF this earth is Ollie James,
senator now from Kentucky. He used
to be page In the Kentucky legisla-
ture."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
.SUFFRAG|STS MEET
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
FIRST PUBLIC GATHERING IN
LECTURE SERIES WILL
BE HELD.

The first public meeting in the lec-
ture course series to be presented this
winter by the Equal Suffrage league
of Virginia, will be held in the Jeffer-
son hotel auditorium Tuesday eve
ming. at $3.50 o'clock.
Four speakers will be on the plat
form, Mrs. Desha Breckenridge and
Miss Laura. of Kentucky; Mrs. b. b..
Valentine and Miss Mary Johnston, of
Richmond.
Mrs. Breckenridge and Miss Clay
are both lineal descendants OF Henry
Clay and brilliant inheritors OF his
oratorical talents. Both have been
active factors In securing legislation
which has given school suffrage to
Kentucky women, and Miss Clay has
for years been in the forefront of the
State and national struggle for wo-
mans suffrage.
Through the Civic league OF Lex
ington, KY. and the State Tubercu-
losis association, Mrs. Breckenridge
has helped to bring about laws Gre
ating a State Tuberculosis commits
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
VOICES PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

The resolution adopted by the conference
o. governors yesterday signifying the disa-
greement OF its members with the anarchistic
sentiments of Governor Blease of South Caro-
lima and expressive of their belief in the sa-
credness OF the peoples laws voices the sem
timent OF all the law-abiding citizens of the
United States. Governor Mann's resolution,
which was adopted, while moderate in tone is
clear and emphatic. The people of all the
States of the union will endorse the language
"All the States" because believe that the
law-abiding people of South Carolina are in
the majority, though for some reasons, good
or bad, best known to themselves they have
seen fit to elect to high office the man whom
those resolutions rebuke.
Governor Blease may declare his uncon-
Germ that he is the object of the disapproval
and the censure of representatives of the vast
proportion OF the people of this nation, bui
II this declaration be not pretense Cole Blease
is worse than even many of his enemies
were inclined to believe him to be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07

sion, OF which she Is now 8 member.
IA Juvenile court and compulsory edu-
cation laws, among the first Of their
kind In any Southern State. Mrs,
Breckenridge served as member OF
the State education commission, APP
pointed under legislative act of 1908,
to prepare revision of the school
laws in Kentucky,
All member Of the Suffrage league
of Richmond and the people in gem
erai are invited TO hear Mrs. Breckin-
ridge and Miss Clay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07

THAT new senator from Maryland Is nam ed
Jackson. North Carolina will be claiming him
before he knows it," says the Charleston, News
and Courier. That's one North Carolina claim
that no one will dispute.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
500 REWARD FOR
NEGRO ASSAILANT

Governor Mann yesterday offered =
reward on the part of the State of
800 for the capture OF Ely Morton.
the negro who brutally assaulted
Monroe w. Dickinson, in Charlotte
county recently.
Mr.. Dickinson Is in critical con-
dition and Is not expected to recover.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
yploId the Home

Editor The Virgnian:
SRI am Republican. and great adm, adm'r Ra
Of Senator La toilette, consequently nave nv W. y
naxra+. over the result of the last election Inc
Wirginjan was fair and honorable throughout
the campaign. stili greater Is the work that IL
10 az commonwealth. Keep UP the gooo
fight. ,.,,.. w
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07

MIR. w I. Herbert talking to me Saturday
about his daughter and son-ln- law who live
in Charles city Iowa, said they had written
him that in that city of 1900 inhabitants
there are only two negroes and one policeman,
and the policeman has nothing TO do; and there
is not single loafer."-From the "Observa-
tory in the Newberry IN. O. Observer.
What does the policeman do?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07

Congressman Jefferson Levy has bought
himself 100000 overcoat, according to a
dispatch from Washington. AS IL Mrs. Lit
Teton was not making 1t warm enough for
him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07

what has become of the old fashioned
the Detroit Netos. Joined the old fashioned
woman who did her own marketing, per-
haps n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07


dressed to the Lynchburg News:
HAVE SIGNED NO PETITION
University, Va, Dec. 8, 1912.
Editor of The News:
In your issue of November Soth. in speaking
of the petitions presented to Governor Mann
requesting the Communication of the sentence of
Claude Allen there appeared the following
statement: From the University of Virginia
came petition signed by 80 per cent of all the
students in the law class to which the paper
had been presented" The statement il erron-
eous and probably due to your correspondent
having been misinformed. There has been no
petition OF such a nature circulated in the
law class. nor have the students, as a class
committed themselves in the matter In any
way.
Yours truly. e
C. u. LAVEIL.
President OF the Law Department.
THE ALLEN PETITION.
Lexington. Va. Dec, /. 1919.
Editor OF The News:
We In the W. g. L. law department are
likely bunch Of youngsters, and some day will
be good lawyers. II we properly use the facli-
ties here offered us. A petition for executive
ciemency toward the Aliens has been circulated
ha,A and Hxnsd px over halt tha students,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
PEOPLES FORUM
Law Students and the Aliens.

Washington and Lee law student and the
other from the University of Virginia, were ad-
dressed to the Lynchburg News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
A New Invention

which registers the speed attained by
all aircraft has recently been perfected.
1t indicates the exact velocity in miles,
and serves as a warning to the aviator
against too high speed.
There is comparison which we
would like to make. We think it
would be well to place "speed in
dicator" on great many incomes-one
that would show not only how fast it
goes, but WHY it goes so fast, and
WHERE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
The
American National Bank

Of Richmond, Virginia,
by offering YOU the use Of our every
facility in caring for YOUR INCOME
will endeavor to make YOUR resources
60 AS FAR AS POSSIBLE in every
direction. Care in spending is just as
essential to your welfare as INDUSTRY
and PRUDENCE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-06
Two Easter Egg Hunts.

The Mission kindergarten of the
Presbyterian church held its an
nual Easter egg hunt yesterday aft
ernoon about four o'clock at the
Mexican Knights of Honor hall on
Jefferson street. The little tots, and
many of the older people as well,
had a big time playing and singing
songs. The pretty Mexican ''pinata"
was broken by a blindfOlded youngs-
ter and vas made to pour forth its
contents of sweets to the eagerly
waiting group Of children. About a
hundred persons, large and small,
were present.
The Juvenile Missionary society OF
the Methodist church met at old
Fort Brown yesterday afternoon
and all went on the proverbial egg
hunt. The little folk had a great
time searching for the eggs and par
ticipating in the little stunts that
gladden. the hearts of children. There
were a number of invited guests in
the party which swelled the number
to about forty persons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-06

The following warranty deeds
have bee, filed for record with the
county clerk:
Andres Garcia Herrera to August
Erhardt. lot No. / in block 80 of the
town of San Benito. The considera-
ton was $1,000.
A. T. Elkins ct al. to G. G. King,
farm lot No. Is in block 207 Of the
San Benito Land and Water COM
pany. The consideration vas $4,000.
J.. w. Vermillion to the San Be
nito Loan and Investment company,
lot No. 3 in block %, San Benito.
The consideration was $1,000.
Frank Caldwell to J. M. Mother
shed, lot 81 of block 33 of the town
of San Benito. The consideration
was $40.
William j. Warren to August Ehr-
hardt, lot No. 3 in block 3 Of the
second addition to the town Of San
Benito. The consideration was
$3.50.
George Smith to Filamena Para
neilli, the northeast one-quarter of
farm block No. 5 of the E and B.
Fernandez grant. The consideration
was $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-06
CONSIDERING THE LILIES.

The lilies on the Easter hat
They neither toll o spin;
They smirk with lazy impudence,
Sometimes they seem to grin;
They never grew in any field,
Nor prinked the meadow green;
They nod and have Their being, just
Because of a machine.
The lilies on the Easter hat
OF every hue and shade;
In them the wives of Solomon,
Could never be arrayed.
Three hundred wives had Solomon,
And shekels he could hoard,
But such a buch of bonnets was
More than he could afford.
The lilies on the Easter hat
The gaudy hoses, too
They never work; but this is what
They do for me and you;
They make us work, and toll, am
strive,
And hustle with a will,
That we may have the cash to pay
The millinery bill.
Exchange
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-06
Asst ELECTION
FIGHT is BEGUN
CONTINUED from page one.)

those voting: that the presiding Of
feer wilfully and wrongfully wasted
time, in order to prevent voters from
voting who desired to and who would
have voted for the plaintiff, and that
some of the city policemen stood in
the said ward and turned back a
great many of such voters from the
polls and refused to allow them TO
vote, and that by reason of such will
full mismanagement of said election
and the use of intimidation at the
polls, and the great deal of time
purposely consumed by said presid-
ing officer of said ward in conduct
ing said election, "a voters who de-
sired to and would have voted for
the plaintiff were turned back from
the polls at seven o'clock when the
polls closed. That the said "a voters
had waited patiently for hours for
a chance to vote and that all Of the
"a would have voted for the plaintiff
had they been permitted to vote"
The plaintiff claims that the "a
votes would have changed the re-
suit of the election.
The petition further alleges that
in the fourth ward there were five
votes cast in which the names Of
neither A. B. Cole nor Benjamin Ko-
WALSH was scratched and that these
votes were counted for both candi-
dates. The petition also alleges that
there were many Irregularities in
the assisting of voters, who could
not read the English language, and
that when a voter said he wanted to
vote an Independent ticket, the as
sistant judges without asking for
which independent candidates he
wanted to vote, would scratch the
name of Benjamin Kowalski, who
was one of the Independent candi-
dates.
The petition claims that without
the irregularities set forth the plain
tiff would have been elected to the
office Of mayor.
The petition is signed by James B.
Wells as attorney for the plaintiff.
The petition of the other candi-
dates are substantially the same as
Mr.. CobOlini's.
Messrs Cole and Puente Not Found.
Although Sheriff Ryan's deputies
sought diligently all Thursday
evening and up to midnight last
night, they failed to discover the
whereabouts of Messrs. Cole and
Puente, and the cititations against
these two still reposed in the pocket
of Deputy Mac Jester at midnight.
Mr.. Crixell, in fact, was not
served until about half past eleven
o'clock1ast night, at which hour he
crossed the river returning from
Matamoros. Mr.. Jester found the
chief as soon as he arrived in town
and presented the citation. Mr.
CriXell accepted it without a word.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-04-06
Hoyt Hotel.

P. P. McCuston, Arkansas Pass; T.
L. Costello, Monterey, Mex; Ananci0
Garcia, Monterey, Mex; C. z. Cloy,
Marlin: J.. C. Turner, Dallas; II. l..
Madison, Mission; III. t. Hickman,
Victoria; f. r. Paris, San Benito;
Chas. f. Parrott, Arlington, Tex;
John B. Hicks, Biloxi, Miss; J. T.
Dillon, Liberal, Kan; Vim. Tenant,
Harrington; w. c. Yerrick, Denver,
Colo; G. NJ. Cole, Houston; nj. Z.
Cole, Houston; +. ID. Hamilton, Fort
Worth: S. Jemenez, Kansas City, Mo.