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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
FAIRNESS, FACTS AND FIGURES

With ninety-!hrcc voting in the first
trial of strength between the vets
and dry in the House of Delegates
Yesterday, the dry" majority was
sweeping, the vote being So to 81. The
vote indicates that there arc not less
than sixty members of the House fav-
orable TO the enabling act The vote
was on the question to take up the Jor-
dan submission bill out of its order,
and while the attempt failed because it
required an affirmative vote of two
thirds of those voting, the result was
highly gratifying 10 the temperance nco-
ple.-Richmond Vuginian, February
10TH.
Vote in the House february 9th,
1912, on taking the bill up out of its
order:
For taking up. .............. Sc
Aga'nst taking ii up............ 81
Vote in the House February - ON
the passage of the Jordan Enabling
Act:
For the bill. ................... go
against the bill. 80
Every amendment offered to the bill
by Its opponents was defeated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
LATANE LIKELY TO
REMAIN IN VIRGINIA

LiHCHBURG, Feb. 25.-Dr. John
n. Latane. head of the department Of
history III Washington and Lee Uni
versitv, while In the city this week.
stated that as yet he had made no
announcement OF his decision regard
ing the call which he recently reeeiv-
ed to the presidency of the Cniver-
sity Of Montana.
DR. atare stated that he had care
fully considered the call and had held
several conferences REGARDING the sit
uation. but he stated that he was not
yet ready to make public his final de-
cision.
From reports coming from Lexing-
ton II Is understood that there is lit
tie likelihood that the history pro-
fessor Will accept the Montana nfrer,
although he Is quoted as expressing an
opinion on the matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

Dismaycd and disheartened, worsted
in debate, threatened with the loss OF
score of votes, holding their forces
together only with the might of the
organization of the Anti-Saloon League
of Virginia. the advocates of the Jor-
dan prohibition enabling act were con-
sidering last night the adtisability of
yielding to demands for amendments.
These changes would prevent the vote
of the people, if taken, from positively
settling the liquor question, but would
leave it to the next Legislature.
This change of sentiment in the
House Of Delegates, so entirely uncx-
pected, was due to the terrific onslaught
made by Hugh A. White, of Rockbridge,
on the introduction into Virginia of the
principle of the initiative and referen-
dun, as contained in the Jordan bill.
His speech was pronounced one of the
most mastery and most effective heard
for some years in the Capitol of Viz.
ginia.-Times-Disp,tch Of February
u 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
NEGRO DIES OF
WOUND IN HEAD
SHOT SATURDAY NIGHT, JAMES
WILLIAMS SUCCUMBE.D FEW
HOURS LATER.

James Williams. colored. was shot
In the head Saturday night near the
corner of Eighteenth and Hull streets
by Tucker Smith, and died yester-
day morning at l o'clock at the City
Hospital. The bullet passed through
the skull and penetrated the brain.
Answering n call. Or. Watts found
Williams lying in gutter and nearly
covered with mud and water. He
was Immediately taken to the City
Home. where he died yesterday morn
ing.
After firing the fatal shot. Smith
escaped and up to last night no
trace had been found Of him. 1t Is
thought that ne Is in either Newport
News or Petersburg.
Williams. ii Is said, had been pay
Ing Objectionable attention to
fuckers wife, which resulted in the
formers death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
DIR. FREEMAN TO SPEAK
TO LYNCHBURG MERCHANTS

LYNCHBuRG, VA, Feb. 25.--Dr.
Douglas Freeman. OF Richmond,
State tax commissioner. win mdke'
the principal address at the annual
banquet Of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION to be held ut the Hotel
Carroll Tuesday evening at o'clock.
DR.. Freeman was recently sent
abroad by the State of Virginia 10
study tax conditions In foreign coun-
tries. He tss an excellent speaker
and will speak on subject OF vital
interest to the merchant. He Is 4
former resident Of this city, and q
well known to many here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
\ PIN PRICK SUBSTITUTE.

The Byrd primary bill, as originally intro
duccd into and passed by the House of Dele
gates, was 4 wisely drawn and water-tight
measure designed to make of nominations by
popular vote an expression Of party opinion
free of the faint of corruption and guarded
against suspicious expenditures.
The same BILL as it emerges from the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections, is no
more than superficial measure the effect of
which would be to give the appearance of virtue
without it's substance.
The Byrd bill was. In effect and adapted to
the needs OF party organizations In Virginia
corrupt practices act
The Senate substitute is act the effect OF
which would be nothing more than to gloss over
and further tend to conceal corrupt practices.
For instance. after setting forth in detail the
purposes for which primary candidates might
the provisions of the bill, the Byrd act pro-
yided:
No person firm. association or corporation
shall expend promise any money or otheF
thing of value except for the purpose for when
the candidate himself might do and such per-
sons Arm, association or corporation, shall make
and file the same character of statement which
the candidate Is required to ma Ike and ME by
section fourteen, and shall be liable to the same
penalties the candidate in case of failure re-
fusal neglect To comply; but no person shall
be required to file a statement whose legitimate
expenditures for another Is not more than one
dollar
Whereas, the bill reported by the Senate COM
mittee not only increases by SO per cent. the
amount which candidates are permitted to
spend. but absolutely eliminates the section
quoted, thus leaving the friends of the can
didates free to spend what they like. without
account made to the State. There other
features, such the placing OF all power in
the hands of county and city committees, the
tendency of which is to leave the primaries open
to the same objections that in several recent
instances have resulted In open and hurtful
party scandals But the sacrifice Of the safe
guard thrown about the friends is to do no
less than invite corr uption and improper ex-
pendture under cloak of pretext 1t is finally.
and without hope of rehabilitation. to emascu-
late the chief reformatory provision of the act.
. The primary hflf Is made speetai- Oldef tb
the Senate for tomorrow. 1t is to be hoped that
fts friends will be strong enough on the floor
to reconstruct the tattered gal ment which viii
come to it from the committee clothes wrnger.
Otherwise 1t would be hard to say which we're
better: that the present ineffective law shocsd
remain n constant Ieproach and spur to re-
form, or that spineess measure should go
upon the books to indicate the powerlessness Of
the General Assembly to attack an abuse except
with pin prick
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

which in other matters they have delegated 10
their representatives.
BY an overwhelming majority the House of
Delegates has conceded the right of the people
to rule.
The responsibility is now on the Senate to de-
teI mine for itself it's answer to the demand for
the exerces of such a right,
VIII the Senate obey or will 1t defy?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
COMMITTEE. Will Report.

Sergeant J. G. Saunders. chairman
ct a committee appointed at Il recent
meeting of the South Richmond
Democratic Club TO ascertain the
probable number of candidates that
South Richmond can support in the
coming election Of members of the
city Council, has called meeting
Tor the afternoon to prepare n re-
port for the meeting OF the Demo-
cratic Club that Will be held early
this week.
The question Will he given careful
consideration. Some are under the
impression that names OF prospective
candidates will be recommended to
the Democratic Club for it's support.
but the committee Will only recon-
mend the number of candidates adj
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

Charles Smith, tMenty-sesen years
old, was arrested Saturday night by
Patrolman Baughan as deserter
frem the United States army. Smith
acknowledged that he had escaped
from Fort Bliss. He is now being
held in the Third police station "a
await the arrival of the Federal au-
thorities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
Give Amateur Performance.

Tho Wedding OF Tom Thumb ard
Mary Jane will be rendered by Rich
n,ond talent tomorrow evening MT 3
o'clock at the West End church,
Swansboro. This amateur produce
ton has been rendered several times
in Richmond and has made a hit
every time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
pcrso,ml Notes.

f.. Ii. Adams Is still sick at hts
home on Decatur street.
Mrs. Ida Miller. of Harrisonburg.
Ia. Is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
w f. Winnie.
NJ, L.. Fendley, who has been visit
ing his parents. has returned to his
home in Goldsboro. y. C..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
THE COOKED HAT IN THE DIRT.

The TO. eordained has happened, Roosevelt
is a candidate Replying TO the seven governors
who wrote him on February 10th, he says;
l will accept the no uinatIon for President
Il 1t Is rendered to me, and l Will adhere to
this decision until the convention has express
ed its preference.
Once more the Rough Riders hat is In the
dirt. 1t matters to him not at all that what
he seeks he most soemnly renouuced on
two occasions. The king can do no wrong"
Everybody else is liar. To Machiaveili that
is the greatest statescrart which Is the badest
treacherY.
On the fourth of March next" said Roose-
welt in 1905. i shall have served three and
half years, ana under no circum-
stances Will be a candidate for or accept
other nomination.
Yet even so long ago as June Is, 1910. the
date which he returned TO the outpou ing
OF the country at New York, the careful silence
OF the ambitioneaten man belied the words.
Caesar is above the moraitios
great country ought not to be afraid OF
the dangers incident to the great prize of It's
ruership. We view the chances of Roosevelt's
nomination with equanimity. Once be 1t re-
memaered he has ridden to fall Helped mp
by his egotism. he prepares to ride again. handi-
capped by the country wide appreciation Of the
danger III third term and hebeled by hiA
own lack of sincerity, his own betrayal OF
friends and principles alike. We trust 10 the
decency of the country TO settle for all time
this man who thinks himself owner Of the
star of empire.
Roosevelt az ex-president will always be in
t.resting and provocative
As president he would be a calamity which
we cannot think tho American people 80 fatuous
10 court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

ties Of the great have to say concerning the
verities Of Theodore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
Enter Saloon. Get NOTHING.

II was reported to the police that
the saloon OF Dawes 4 Nash, at sl2
East Main street was entered We'd
nesday ni"ht. and the safe tempered
with. The househreakers secured moth
ing for their pains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
LABOR AND CLEVILANDS PRECEDENT.

LABOR AND CLEVILANDS PRECEDENT.
1t would be strange but poetic development
IL the action of Grover Cleveland in crushing
the Chicago strike of 1885,. on the ground that
II interfered with the elderly Transmission OF
the United States mail should nineteen years
later. be invoked precedent in the aid Of
strikers.
That this is possible is nevertheless true If
the appeal of the Lawrence Massachusetts,
strikers to Congress be shown to correctly set
forth the facts.
Engaged In desperate struggle with mills
which. In obeying State law. have sought to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

visable for the endorsement of the
club.
The committee is composed OF j. @.
Saunders. chairman. Walter u. Du
Val, ]. Lacy Redford, y. l.. Toney
and r. l.. Shltiett.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

We wonder IL there is to be any recantaton
on the support OF Woodrow Wilson by GER
tain Nebraskan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
Judgment Entered.

Judgment for $2s4.0T, subject 10
a credit OF s51.61, has been enter
ed in the City Circuit Court in the
case Of G, F. sauer against 4. b.
johnson. Jr. !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

Mr.. Taft now knows exactly how much re-
lance is TO be placed In the wo.d "deelighted."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

Evidently. Roosevelt has gotten back his
taste for coffee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

defeat its effect by reducing wages the Law
renee strikers determined to starve themselves
to win their point. but to save their children
from suffering. In pursuance of this idea, they
have appealed to people of neighboring cities
TO care for the children of the strikers pending
a settlement of difficulties with the mills. This
the police and militia have prevented by fo ce,
although the children were present to take the
train, each one wearing tag on which was
written Its parents authority to make the trip.
In short, the effort seems to be to win the
Strike for the employers by the brutal expaiient
of deliberately intensfying the burdens of the
strikers
There Is in this good ground to more
than the. evident brutality and injustice of the
proceeding. The children who were forcibly de-
tanned by city and State authority were a spe-
cies of interstate commerce. They were the
possessors of tickets to interstate destina-
ton They were the children of free Amer lean
citizens, their parents. with whose right to stay
or go there could be official interference that
was not anarchy pure and simple. They were
in the depot ready to exercise that right Their
journey had technically commenced. without
warrant or justification, that journey in
terrupted, If this be not an interference with
interstate commerce. as we'll denial of the
rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution,
there is need for revision of the law to make
it understandable
Labor cur sed Cleveland for his stand In the
case of the Chicago riots heartily and deeply
as ever man was cursed. 1t invokes the
spirit in which he acted the only hope 1t has
against tyranny and oppression. II the Massa-
chussetts authorities do not speedily recognize
their madness, It would be a salutary lesson in
the principle that the law is impartial in its
application for the government to require of
Massachusetts that obedience to strong CEN
trail authority which in the past 1t has so pas
sionatey demanded in the OF others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

Does woodrow Wilson consider Bryan the
Napoleon of the United States? He does. Has
he not said that he voted for the cooked hat?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

TIE investigation of the money trust sauabble
seems to have been compromised on small
change basis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

The House of Delegates rsked giving the
'dawg'' one kick. but he got dog fall in
Oklahoma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
Save Our Trees

Forestry experts are alarmed over the
chestnut tree blight in ten different
sections of Vrg mia. the fact having
been brought out at the recent CON
ference called by the Governor OF
Pennsylvania to consider methods OF
preventing timber losses.
Let virginia with her enormous
wealth of chestnut timber take meas
ures to protect her natural assets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
The American
National Bank,
OF R,chmond, yirg,nia.

OF Richmond, yirEtnia,
believes in the conservation OF all re-
sources, as commonwealth and as
individuals
Along with progressive development
let us take care OF what we have
plans for future FINANCIAL SUCCESS
let us protect what We have already
earned. As a strong national bank
with ample capital and surplus we Of
fer
SECURITY AND SERVICE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

On the fourth of March next said Roose-
welt in 1905. Il shall have served three and
half years, ana under circum-
stances will ] be candidate for accept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12
LITTLE PROGRESS
 IN RATE HEARING
Compton Gives History of the Rate Structure of
 Southwest

Duluth, Minn., July 11.-Hearing in the rate case in which Atlanta, Ga, seeks to obtain a readjustment of rates from eastern points. dragged along today. The testimony of Nashville merchants was considered late yesterday and c. B. Compton, freight traffic manager of the Louisville and Nashvil-e took the stand. He gave a history of the rate struc- ture of the southwest as it affects At lanta. He pointed out that several re- auctions were made in the rates from eastern shipping points to Atlanta in re- cent years and the readjustment thus effected was to Atlantas benefit. The railroads have not disclosed the prob- able volume of their testimony and nc intimation could be given today as to when the hearing would be concluded.
 MT Compton testified that water trans portation lines to Birmingham forced his road to make a rate which it could not afford to duplicate In the case of Atlanta The evidence was almost entirely tech nical but it tended to show that in re- cent years the road had also made rates favorable to Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Lightning strikes soldiers at Anniston. Lorimer speaks in own behalf Great diplomatic struggle between
 Great Britain and United States. Wilson works on message to commit-
 tee. 2-Adopts articles of impeachment
 against judge.
 Goldstein held on serious charge Administration forces ate not happy. s-Two charged with rifling mails. 4lE,ditorial, comment. 5-Substantial raises made by board Copernicus Jones on Real Estate
 yalues-By Charles H. Mandy. Find it impossible to comply with
 demands of O'Neal.
 Lane will stand by convictions. Brindley brings political gossip. 6--Society. A cynic on "honeymoon-ers.r 7-Sports. ls-Proeressives win at convention Of prohibitionists.
 Orozco spends quiet day. 9--Make warm protest against water contract.
 United States gets lions share of
 victories. 1o-Coner willing to run for governor. Judge Haralson dies in capital 11-Cullman county officials short. Hearing in Thaw case ended. 12-wi williams proposed for cabinet. 3--Markets 14-Berger expects socialist gains. Soldiers help Anniston police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12
Roosevelt to Take Stump
 In Behalf of Third Party

as vigorously as in the north. It Is large hf thr1veh Hif, laarn1 sh5 anrzal that COL tlel Roos @velt hopes to win.
 This is a crusaders fight" he said today T have told men who offered to go with us that they should not do so unless the fire was burned into their souls"
 The former President said today that Frank Pettigrew, former United States senator from South Dakota and dem ocrst. had come out for him MT. Pet tigrew came to Oyster Bay today to enlist under the Roosevelt battle flag. MT. Pettigrew was a prominent figure at the Baltimore convention as one of the leaders of the Champ Clark forces.
 Mir. Pettigrew said he profoundly disepproved of Woodrow Wilson's nom nation" said Colonel Roosevelt, and that he believed half the democrats of South Dakota would vote for me. He said he regarded Governor Wilson as reactionary and that the democratic platform meant nothing
 Ex-Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina also called on Colonel Roose- welt. "He comes here to announce" said the colonel, that they would hold re- publican primaries for presidential electors in North Carolina and that he believed they were going to carry them iuf ne or to l. Tie Sd1u they were going to put the Roosevelt names or The republican ticket for electors and that there might be democrats also who would run for election as Roosevelt electors. That would be all the better Tn other words there will be a sort of union of the republican and democratic forces In some cases
 New York. July 1.-The manner in which the national progressive party will be organized in New York state was announced tonight after meeting of local and up state followers of Col onel Roosevelt's third party idea.
 It was emphatically brought out that the new party shall be "a separate and distinct political organization" and shall place in nomination candidates for every elective office in nation, state, county and city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12
KEARNEY LAUGHS AT
 COLONEL ROOSEVELT

Milwaukee. Wis. July 11.-T. M. Rear ney, permanent chairman of the demo- cratic state convention, in session, de- voted some of his speech to Colonel Roosevelt whom he sarcastically referred to as a man of ire and fire, seething stormy man who speaks in the language of the prize ring; a man who in several years as President never plucked a feather from the unclean bird of priv ilege. but when the tariff was suggested to him. binlxed his eyes like an owl and said
 ''Too-wit. too-woo"
 The convention went into session at 8 o'clock with prospects of the delegates working the greater part of the night.
 The day session was spent in listen ing to the address of Hubert O. Wolfe, temporary chairman, who invited the LaFolletfe followers to join the demo- cratic party and pleaded for revision of the tariff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12
COMPANY B HEAVY SUFFERER AS BOLT
 HITS CAMP PETTUS
General Joseph Scully and Captain Carl Seals Uninjured and Worked Hard to Relieve Distress.
 All Dead and Injured
 From Birmingham
THE DEAD

 Charles Kirby. 2sr South Sixty sixth street,
 Herbert Rape, 1.4 South Sixty third street.
 THE INJURED Corporal M. Jameson, 6304 Sec ond avenue.
 Sergeant ]. Hayne Moore. 2524 Twentieth avenue. north, loses left eye.
 <d V. Lockhart. 1se Edmont stfAet. Woodlawn.
 B. Leonard. 2430 Twenty-first ave nue. north.
 W. T. Evans, 25o5 Ridge Park avenue, painfully bdrned. Field Jefferson. Selma and Bir- mingham.
 Leopold spiegler. South Eigh- teenth street.
 Samuel c. Walters.
 Morris Sullivan, Twenty-sixth avenue. north
 R. R. Parsons. 262o Twenty-sixth avenue. north.
 William c. Jones. married. not badly hurt.
 J. P. Robinson. Jr., ZOOS First ave nue. rendered unconscious; not ra- tional last night.
 Carl R. Jackson, Sixty fifth street and Long avenue, Woodlawn, painfully burned.
 Travis Downey, Sixty-fifth street and Long avenue, Woodlawn, pain fully burned
 Earl Holcombe.
 M. c. Sullivan, not expected to live
 Two negro cooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12
HOADLEY INTERESTS
 PURCHASE CANAL

New Orleans. July 1.-The Lake Borgne canal, connecting the Mississippi river with Lake Borgne. has been taken over by the New Orleans and Alabama Canal company and the New Orleans and Ala hama Transportation company, paying over s575.0o0 for the property according to Attorney Edgar H. Farrar. who re- turned today from Detroit. where the deal was closed with the Hoadiey in tcrests. The canal company will be the holding concern, while the transporta- ton company will operate line of i5 seif-propeling steel barges between New Orleans and the Alabama coal fields via the canal. Lake Borgne, Mississippi Sound and the Black Warrior river