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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
! SPLENDID MEDICAL SCHOOL.

The formal opening Of the new
building OF the University College OF
Medicine last night was Significant
event, not only in Richmond, but in
the South. The service that a medi-
cal college abreast OF medical science
can render to the section from which
it enlists its students is immense, for
such an institution through it's grad
yates places remote communities IN
direct contact with those marvellous
advances in medicine which save ana
prolong human life where once it
would have been abandoned without
hope. The medical progress Of any
section is no greater than it's progress
in medical education, and yet the eift-
cient medical school can be numbered
upon the fingers
The University College Of Medicine
maintains the high standard Of a
medical college of first rank. In it's
new homestead it has established for
Its students every possible facility
for medical instruction. There. under
competent teachers. the young men
who go out to conserve human life
Keep step with the amazing strides
of medical science; there ,ney a~e
made proficient in the skill that Is
measured in lives; there they learn
the newest methods; there they are
afforded every facility for putting
theory into practice. The college, IN
short. is in every way creditable to
the great medical centre of the South |
I
The tendency in medical education |
IS toward the survival of only the fit ,
test medical colleges. In 1905 there |
were in the United States 100 medi- |
cal colleges; in 1911 there We're but |
l20. The lnencient institutions are
being eliminated; the influence and the |
Importance Of the efficient are increas-
ing. The prospect for the University |
College of Medicine is assured; its po- |
sition is permanent. 1t has had a bril- !
liant past; it has prosperous pres |
ent, and 1t has as it's president, (;
last night. a GLORIOUS flu |
ture,' a future Of measureless service !
to human life. |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
PURE SHOES.

If We insist upon pure food, why
shouldn't We insist upon pure shoess
The Louisiana Legislature nnds no
reason for difYerentiating. and has en-
acted a law compelling manufacturers.
and statesmen selling shoes
in the State to brand them with an
honest statement OF the materials used
in their construction II was pointed
out in the debate over the bill that
the people Of the country pay $780,
Geo zoe annually for shoes. Every
shoe is supposed to be OF good leather.
but q champion OF pure shoes asserts
that between 50 and 80 per cent o;
shoes purchased contain substitutes
for leather in concealed parts. By the
new law, the protected people OF
Louis lana will know whether they are
tTeading upon leather board. straw
board, leatheroid, fibre. a5re board
horn. paste or any other substitute
for good leather. i: there is a. much
adEI;eration In shoe manufacture As IS
alleged, there certainly Is no reason
why the people should not have pure
shoes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
GooD FOB STREET COMMITTEE.

The refusal Of the Street Committee
to extend further the time allowed TIE
Western Union Telegraph Company TO
presest plans for putting its wires
under ground must be heartily ap-
proved. After years OF delaying litiga-
ton. this company has been defeated
at every point. The right of the city
to force the use of underground wires
in the central district has been upheld
BY the highest court in the land. Yet
the company did not comply with the
order within the time specified. and
sought a further extension Of sixty
days. The peremptory refusal of this
extension is a refreshing example or
how dilatory users of the city streets
should be handled. The Street Com
mittee established for itself an ad-
mirable precedent for abolish'ng TIE
costly and inconvenient delays ad-
mitted to be a grave handicap to Rich
mond's growth. Similar sharp action
in other cases would have whole
some effect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
THE GRAND JuRY.s REPORT.

EicEmond's tax returns reveal many
cases Of undcr-sssessment bu: q ma
Jority OF It's citizens. corporations,
Arms and merchants are bearing their
du, share OF the burden o. taxation.
such 10 the general conciusion reach
"a by the special grand jury Of the
Hastings Court engaged In the review
% the tax returns for this city. tn.
nasing was anticipated. for Richmond
returned FOR taxation 20 much larger
an amount than IS her preport.onase
share that 80 was no. expected that .
very sres, par, % her taxpayers could
have been under-assessed Richmond
pays IN the treasury more than the 100
counties Of ;he state together. ard
that would not be the case II her cies.
zens were generally avoiding sneis
obligation 90 the STATE.
For the re1t thirty days there 10 ex.
tended 20 the unaer-sssessed an %.
porsunity 90 correct tteir returns. and
- every cAss 70 10 - - hsuss sAas Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
RURAL CREDIT AND BANKING
REFORM.

II n encouraging TO note the wide
spread interest IN the proposed plans
for creating better banking and credit
facilities so- the farmer. The in1ve-
ment should have the. support or all
classes OF the population for the :ea-
system Of agricultural finance Will no.
saly directly bcnea; the farmers. but
&c win also. b. making available capita
sor tie cultivation Of the SOL. add to
he productivity % land already under
cuItivati1a and render POSSIBLE the
farming Of new lands. and. a. a Gun
sequence, tend 90 Offset the eject Of
one Of the fundamental causes Q: the
presen: high cost o. Iiviag.
There is oze phase 4 tho sitsa-
tIon, however. which Aas received
scarcely any consideration. but whoa
% ESSENTIAL 90 the success 90 sHy pro
Eosed system % farm finance In the
ea:husiasn o: To rev movement too
little thought has been given g. -.
Sefeets OF our present national banking
lava Agricultural banks. when e..
sabfshed By proper ies;SIs;Ios. vii
- seeessssy he dependent Upoa ouI
sx,ssssg banking syst.n. Oar pres.
EFT baakisg laws are an;saga;ed snc
- ~ Srcvsde means Tor avold;nr
anascssi csssstrophes .SeA as We had
ave yssu ego What Is % greater sr
a:eeases. however. 10 that under out
e,zssisg sastsne system no means ar
s3sroea FOR red.seourt or for the ssi,
% eccsvsasees. and without these a.
ess,s1es sAsrs can be no uniform rat'
- Ssscssse % farmers throughout th'
essassy - 10 ready market for fh<
~ - owsg.gss ~hisa win y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

been perfectly justified II he had told
the mother that her own negligence
and folly in letting her daughter be-
come a street beggar were alone to
blame for what had happened
Every one OF these tag days." re-
gardless Of tho excellence OF the cause
which 1t is designed to promote. de-
grades and demoralizes all who have
anything to do with 1t. They are
utterly detestable from every point OF
view, economic as well az moral. and
they are permitted only In towns
where the municipal icials are either
too stupid to know their duty or too
vicious to perform it.-New York
Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
THE LAWS DISPATCH.

Congestion Of court dockets Is ono
Of the certain causes Of the prevalent
discomfort with the machinery Of the
law. In many cities and In States,
courts arc months and even years be-
hind, 50 that tho speedy justice which
Is every mans right is denied. Tho
highest court Of tie nation. the SUI
preme Court OF the United States. has
often been years behind its docket, and
probably 10 now.
Tho record Of tho arst term Of the
Hastings Court Of Richmond. under
judge d. C. Richardson. forms q notable
demonstration OF the fact that q court
can dispose OF cases speedily and pre-
vent congestion OF its docket. The
present term Of tho Hastings Court
began ON October Q. with q docket Of
ess cases Within less than three
weeks 1874 cases have been disposed of.
sixty-three of which were felony cases
and 1875 misdemeanor cases. That
leaves but thirty-nine cases to be
tried, and nearly . week remains be-
fore the beginning Of the November
term. The speedy clearing Of the
docket 10 largely. II not wholly. due to
the wise and saIutary exercise OF the
judicial discretion: there are many op-
portunities for the Judge to hold tic
trial Of cases down to . reasonable
time. The parties interested In cases
derive much satisfaction from their
quick settlement II such instances
OF the laws dispatch were typical Of
the courts Of the land. the increasing
and incessant cIsmor against tie laws
delay would sbAte.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
AnRwen
TagDays Are Detestable'

It was entirely commendable. Of
course. that the Mayor. as Mrs. Amos
Pinchot admitted. expressed with cour-
tesy his refusal to let the women OF
the national Progressive party in this
city raise money for 1t by means Of
what has become much too familiar
as q tag day" 1t Is equally COM
mendable. however, that the Mayor
was not less explicit than courteous IN
telling his well-intentioned applicants
that what they purposed doing was
both Illegal and against public policy.
This statement was Of demonsrraols
accuracy, and II viii be denied only
by those who either haven't given any
real thought to the matter or who think
only Of the fact that money can be
obtained in considerable quantities for
almost any cause by this miserable
combination OF mendicancy and black
nail. and who ignore the fact THAI
other effects OF IL are OF varying de-
grees Of badness UP to some which are
extremely serious II has been a mat
ter Of common observation by settle
nent workers and others with special
opportunities and competency for
studying social phenomena that OF the
chance acquaintances formed on these
days OF tolerated extortion more than
q few have disastrous consequences,
especially to the young women who
are permitted or encouraged to take
part in these outrageous proceedings
What these consequences are some
times. and are likely always to Dc. is
indicated by . recent episode, the facts
Of which are known to many
A young girl, walking with her
mother. was accosted IN the street by
moved the mother instantly to call .
policeman and demand the mans ar
rest Thereupon the man said. why
shouldn't speak 10 her? She not only
spoke to mo yesterday. but asked
for money. and I gave II to her The
policeman. properly enough. refused
TO make an arrest and he would have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

Of N Will be gray-headed before the
definite action" could be taken
The Flood bills. introduced In Con-
Eress by Representative H D. Flood.
Of the Tenth Virginia District will
go AZ far toward relieving the farmers
a. Intelligent men who have investi-
gated the question believe the govern
ment will ever do. These bills are.
nrst. IL r. 10. TO constitute . com
mission to investigate the purchase Of
American-grown tobacco by the gov
ernments Of foreign countries. which
bill passed Congress. and the com
mission will soon go to work. Tne
orher one is House Concurrent keso-
luton l.. arranging for Improvement
In the American tobacco trade condi-
tons. which resolution has been re-
Affairs and is now on the House cal
endar. The proposition contained In
this bill - along the line OF the Bra
lillian coffee regulation
II these two proportions can DC
worked out with reference to our for-
eign buyers Of tobacco. who. Mr.. Can
naway says. are the people who are
applied to domestic buyers II the
necessity arises.
do not want tho impression to 60
abroad that the virglnian TOBACCO
growers arc so foolish or 30 radical
as TO indorse the Thomas bill
was present when = resolution was
passed to continue the dry prizeries"
was passed BY Congress. Tho ma
jority Of farmers present felt that this
meant that the dry prtzeries wouId
continue for all time. am sur
prised to find that our worthy presi-
dent has allowed himself to be drag
Inf hA-
wisp OF the tobacco bill BY . design
ing politician.
We felt that In placing Mr.. 1anna-
Wayis name before the farmers a.
president We were GoInE the rlgnt
thing. but he has 20 deviated from
the paths mapped out b the Farmers
ideas OF his leader We feel that IL IL
now time to awake to the situation
and call Q halt don't believe that
the union has Grown 20 sociaiistic as
to overturn the functions Of govern
m resnx And and destroy the ,,a prestige al
lieve In organization Of the strongest
Kind. but We are not In favor Of fol-
lowing me defusion OF government
monopoly Of the tobacco business. We
must make our influence felt by show
ing to the government that our de-
mands are reasonable and not revo-
iutionary. We can do great things BY
concerted action, but let US not be de-
luded by disgruntled politicians, who
would use the Farmers Union for
selfish ends. I call upon every think
ing farmer to consider the issue, and
let no man mislead them in betray-
ing those VINO have proved faithful 20
the fsFmers' interest It al times AZ
member Of the FArmers' Alliance.
and having watched It's doWnfan BY
getting into politics. I fell JUSTIFIED
in sounding . note Of warning Just
admit that the gfoWer0 are not
getting their just deserts. hN we WIN
not get relief BY thrusting the union
into pollticoI
We must grow stronger ana say %
the foreign eOverumento and domes-
tic manufacturers that We cannot
make tobacco ~ ne present prices.
and show them that We mean what
We say. Z. r. BONDCRANT.
FarmylfIo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
AGns,ss CSvorn0e1s CoueBo
TObDeeo Ok0D

TOboeeo OkoD.
To sh. Editor of The Tkmes-DispesA:
sri attended the meeting % 70
pacco-xrowers called Dy ~. -. -.
preSseent Of the
and Co-0per1aive Union:
In Lynchburg, on TIE isto OL . -,
THE meetine was TO indovDs he a p.
Tnomas bill providing that the Sn,t-
"a Saaees government 0hau buy, man
1S.cfure and cell all Of the tobAcce
raised in the Cnieeo SsaSs~
have been waiting Wv 1easnsly
20 see something In yeur 2aoer 10 re- a.
msmh.r. a de unio0 frem the three
stsss. Who responded 20 TIE CAL o.
President 0annaWev.
saw from ~ kSssAsus9 Nsvs g
sbc ,,d instant IN interview WIN ~.
sSSnnaway. IN which he states seas
the meeting in0osSsd The Inemee 20
New 10 indeed assonssasug - seess
q - who wsss DssoseG
we rer>sdeA the Tnemas ssn =
oaaeerous. our fasDefo % not Esas
SedSrsi goyesumeas 09oc1oa0 sueersse.
sne with sAo conduct Of or tefm
oSl every scrabble 80 kcowo snaS y
Il 10 20 buy al q e ssseess 49,
s e sr ne sssssssy Sfesosed; essss.
wise. = IL No. - 80 =
eress Aaal 0ogO SooecSe couA - -
SvcSa saaa Soeso va oemsoo ses.
our farmers - 80 vast 70 ave -
70 90 . Ys6sn1 1881 asa 90 z -.
nit 20 euIssvss9 . entity g $780,
~ ., sne OVso0 W1u - oS0eoeeea
~ ~ farmer. @ - ugssU - eoSooge
ws1 6enasl tbs shs 9sses - 49,
~ nero pssV8e - q 49, ~ u
AD~sAeg 0souue1ou = ~ . - -.
DVVe q n pgOesoDoo9 - 49,
e o. SUuuo1Y - - - - -
- = g = - 9 - - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

ANSWERS
Life Insurance.

Life Insurance.
Before our marriage my husband
had his life insured for the benefit OF
e nas Mn The hsnafs S IN The noi,sv
who would receive the amount. and
his children or his mother?
Syashdaxtsn a.d CDrnwalus:
I have always heard an old man
who claimed to have been present at
the surrender OF CORVALLIS say that
several times to his face Is II possible
that this is true? g. w. B.
1t Is not.
Woodrow Wilson.
IL woodrow Wilson a member Of the
does President Wilson belongr May
any but a Catholic belong to the
knights OF Columbus1
Il, He i, no. to Pre.ssserisn. q,
Not in ordinary.
C0mmisss0n Government.
Please tell me what Is meant by the
commission form of government Tor
cities. j. W. r.
Government by q commission-ususi-
ly composed OF few members-instead
OF By Council and Board OF Aldermen
Popular Veto for PTestAent.
Did william ]. Bryan ever receive
the largest popular vote for President
Give the popular vote in his three can
didacies. Has any presidential candi-
date with tie largest popular vote even
failed Of election? s J. w.
Bryan va S s'sos.sss: M MeKinies. s.;S7.s:s
Bryan, S,35s.is3: Taft, :.s73,sos, Bryan,
6.4es.1O4 (3) Yes. Andrew Jackson
beat Adams: Tilden beat Hayes; Cleve-
land beat Harrison In 1883.
which - stronger. the Modern
woodmen Of America or the woodmsn
OF The me f %1n,e has 1.1.s.scs members:
the latter 5e0,36s.
Please tell me who were the oriH.
majors of Hollywood Cemetery. a6d
joshua ]. Fry ana will'am n.
Haxan are regarded to have been the
"oriRinators" These gentlemen. WIN
william Mitchell and the distineuisned
Isaac Davenport. Sr-, purchased trom
Lewis F. Harv:e. under deed OF truSt
from Jacoueline b. Harvfe, forty-tvo
acres OF ground ~in the town OF $40.
new" In the County Of Henrico.' which
grew into the present cemetery. Ts's
was In !Sls.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
Voice of the People
A Fatal Meeting.

Just a casual meeting-so simple it
But IT changed all my hopes. my Joys
and dreams.
And famed into fame burning de-
sire
With new hopes. new joys, my soul
to inspire.
There were two bright eyes that did
their part
To open . road from her soul to my
heart
And they strew that path with light
anew
All along this road while passing
through.
A voice there was-such q charmans
sound
I, played on he.rt-strings no other
had found.
And touched and tuned my soul anew
On this very same road while passing
through
VIII v. meet .s.'n' A question fire."
To sever such Friendship We each were
loath.
For both knew the seed were IN fesuis
soil.
And from this fact neither seemed 70
xecoil
seeseA MsesanG.
A mischievous hand that went astray
Pound "a sly little hanA' right In sts
~o,,s I TEL, the whole story q 'these
eyes and sound"-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

offered for sale b. Agricultural banks.
We must recognise the fact that IL We
are to establish . successful system OF
banks for the farmer we must nrst
properly revise our general banking
laws. We must have much-needed re-
forms for our commercial banks before
facilities can be established with COM
plete success.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
WISE GOVERNOR MARSHALL.

The vice. preside VIII no iohe''
toxic when Governor Marshall
.ls that ext!n gushing post lie VIII
mara than an echo for Mr.. Wilson,
ar q tail to the Senate kite. we
,,,,sr imagine that T. r. NJ. is gong
>, hiring the Office OF Vice
-, n, The 6oldrums of ianocuous de-
suetude, where it has drhted uhoef
.he suaye and rouund futslity OF sher-
man and the Icy and sterile oishl's
Of fairbanks T. IL NJ. will not &C
cent the government as hnishso 'oo'
He viii be puttering around In MS All
ouisitive Indiana way trying 10 h'io
nv, how il works and why 1t doesn't
~,spk better. Most of all ne Will say
VIVA, he thinks. and il he thinks as
~dssly as heretofore. and says II as
well TIE result will be right refresh
,n- He will put pepper into po-
sition so dead that most Vice-Presi-
dents ought to have been framed IN
stead of inaugurated.
Governor Marshall mas ihopHe"
these rare hopes chiefly by the sanity
and fundamental wisdom OF his views.
EveryrhinS he has said during the
campaign has been marked with the
same elemental grasp of principle.
He said better than anybody else has
said what is the true evil q big busl-
ness By its partnership with the
Republican party. II has established
IAN invisible government" which col
lects invisible taxes
Out in Butte, Mont, last Sunday. In
a nonpolitical address, he pack
stood" Woodrow Wilson's plea for
restoration OF the ancient rule OF
right and justice by declaring that
the country is in need OF new
t,uritanism." Does any thinking man
fail to See that in the rush ana
topsy-turvy swirl Of material luxury
and moral dubiousness what we real
ly do need more than anything else
is a new Puritanism? We do not need
the chilly and inhuman repression OF
the first Puritans. but We need their
I.urity. We need keener sense OF
PERSONAL responsibility, a larger con-
eeption Of private and public duty. a
more earnest moral determination.
new Puritanism Of this kind would
be a better thing than a new national
ism Of mere machinery.
We think Mr.. Marshall names both
disease and remedy In the following
pointed sentences:
There are three classes OF men inl
this country. There Is the man that
obeys tie law because he fears II;
there Is the man that obeys the law
because he respects It, and. third and
the bes, OF all, there is the man that
obeys the law for neither OF these
reasons, but because his heart and
mind are right This man does not
need to consult a lawyer about what
he can DO or what he cannot do.
For . candidate TO- claim to be
like Lincoln Is not rare nowadays
But few Of them are. you know.
Neither Taft nor Wilson are close to
the people Nor IS Roosevelt, in fact
He is the great American toy, rather
than the great American noishbor.
b., 7. r. Ma title man with . big
aeart-who IL frank and homely and
ynconfused by long words and high
falusin' theories. resembles In a star
ting way the FIRST President from ILL.,
.ois de never forgets that govern
1nen,s are nothing but average men.
and 70 &c; the government right you
have 60 be gin with the men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
Onthe Spur Of theMoment


The scientists. those good old souls.
are worrying once more.
They're making new discoveries OF
microbes by the score.
Ihey've Iateay been examining the
thOusand~doiiar bills,
winch move around from nand 10
hand and rest in many tilts.
They say that all the bias or that
denomination reek
with deadly germs OF which they are
almost afraid to speak.
lney cialm the man wno handles one
Is mostly apt to die.
And many millions may BE killed.
they tel US with sigh.
The scientists have scared US stin
quite frequently OF late.
But this time they have got in wrong;
We cannot nelp qua state
That most or US VIII never have the
slightest fear or guam.
In spite of this discovery, Wen near
iy all stay calm.
They've started some weird theories
and pulled some funny stunts.
But on this thousand-dollar stun
they've fallen down for once.
or course. the bills may have the
mikes exactly as they say.
But they Will never kill on any of
our friends that way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

1t IL only another OF President Tets
eeistinous anticiimaxes to get shot In
the eye By . besnshooser after the
Colonel grazes death from an assAss:n's
bullet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

Wall Street canaot make plans for
woodrow wilson. but w. W. 10 Goins
to make several excellent changes IN
Wall Streets plans for Itself
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

TIE hint Of bow beautiful Brosa
street - going 10 look with NJ new
pevsmsas ,sakss us eager - 80 he
rest Of g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

Even the most confirmed teetosasss
sesls . Sss sntosseased whoa sss sss
ana ~ sunshine ar ike heaay wsDa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29

Il 10 tos bad that Woodrow Wilson
cannot start work soon enough to
bring down the cost Of CHRISTMAS
shopplug.