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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
SHAKING ONES PARENTS.

Brete Harris story of the eulogy delivered
over the dead miner by the comrade who de-
clared he never shook his mother" does not
seem to be so universal as a high regard for
human nature would lead us to believe it,
In fact, Maryland is now faced with a bill
which seeks to make mandatory on all male
citizens of the State. whose parents may be
INDECENT or helpless. the duty of supporting
them.
The sponsor of this bill is an official of Bal
timore. a magistrate who says that he
was moved to have it introduced by eXepri-
ences of cases where children who have come
up in the world" become thereby ashamed of
their parents permitting them to suffer or be
the objects of charity. He thinks that these
unfortunates should, through legal statute be
made comfortable with a little exertion or
sacrifice on the part of the son daughter
Unfortunately for the proposed law. it has
not a leg to stand upon. Relations between
parent and child are recognized by society as
legal obligations Only while the child is de-
pendent The law looks to the perpetuation
of the of citizens. It-nxpects Of mothers
and fathers the care of their helpless children,
because 1t regards the future population which
shall make the laws The fact and the theory
alike stop at the senie corollary of childhood.
With cruel logic the law assumes that the
parent will always be able to take care of him.
self. If not, and if no one else does so. the
law shrugs its shoulders and passes on
What the law recognizes negatively, every
parent must late to know for
himself, whether his offspring brutally shake
him adopt more refined and a more cruel
attitude In all sincerity. The generation come
-antl ger There are drad feayes stiil on the
limbs when the buds have already made
appearance The young birds fly the nest OBJ
old birds must stay around the emptied home,
dreaming of the past, looking to a future with
ont existence. seeing in their chidrens' neglect
the record of their own one-timc unconscious
brutality. - -...., -gs,.1s.-s.ss
This is a phase of life which no law is pow
crful to cure Few parents we believe come
to actual want when their children are able to
keep them from it. But that is a personal
incident to the scheme: and if we know any
thing Of the stuff of which parents are made,
to be helped by child is only less bitter
than to be unable to help one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
IDOLS AND IDEALS

Did YOU ever pat stray dog on the head
and repent of kindness on account of the
excess of gratitude inspired by 1t? pat costs
nothing is thing OF impulse IL forgotten so
soon as given. Yet for a certain type of dog
1t means a tail-wagging appreciation. hero
worship, that lasts as long as life itself.
0n1y in So far as this sense of excessive
gratitude extends. do we make bold TO compare
Mr. Jacob A. Riis to a dog. But once in the
Hight OF the Roosevelt smile. once in the re
fulgence OF the Roosevelt flattery, Riis fell.
He has been barking ever since, every time
~ observes the teeth and gums OF dental
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

of equality with the great every time that
he hears his masters voice.
Had the creator OF Me and Tad known
Roosevelt and Riis, the mongrel would have
been a daschound Once upon time. having
nothing else TO say. Mr.. Roosevelt said with
the easy confidence of a to whom words
are the smallest of small change that Jacob
no difference that he had already applied the
same cnconium. IN slightly different terms,
to half dozen others. Eihu Root for In
stance was the brainiest man In the world
John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers were at diff
ferent times practically the identical wonder
One William Howard Taft was the repository
of all virtues of statecraft and learning. Not
withstandjng which. he said it Of Riis, and Riis
snatched at the morsel and swallowed it whole
Observe now. how kind words come back to
bless. How pat on the back rebounds with
interest How a swelling sentiment mistakes
it's own universal heart
Coming TO Baltimore TO speak on "The Bat
tie With the slums" Mr. Riis found it impos-
Summing clothes, until he had declared that
Roosevelt is the idol of the American peo-
pie"
Jake" is the ideal and Teddy Is the
"idoT!
Under the circumstances It is difficult to
say which one of them has most brass in his
composition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
MISSOURI BOB.
composition.

great part of life is spent in getting back
Il rrsprye ont or Which NC haHe-beea educated.
The real modesty is that OF nature. What
passes for 1t afterwards is scarcely more than
the veneer of artifciality. The of the
world wears her coyness much as she disports
her diamond necklace. The sophisticated man
is carefully Indifferent From both reserve
has long since fed. Enthusiasm has to be
whipped 10 action Life is a long pose, either
of attitude or gigges. the may be.
The first suggestion of childhood is its spon-
taneity. Out of that state of first and imme-
mortal Impressions troop the naive discoveries
which makes diamonds which experience is
doomed to tarnish. A child laughs, and we
thrill to hear it. 1t is like spring breaking
bounds. like life rushing forth. But we are apt
to forget that there is dignity of childhood
which long years of practice only hope TO
feebly initiate.
Recently near Wheeling Missouri. small,
red headed boy stood for hours in the bitter
cold TO flag train that would have run upon
broken rail When the laundering engine
threw itself back on its launches and came
to spp, the passengers prepared to take
their places in the familiar tableaux OF the
country lad and the limited express. They
filed from the coaches into the glare Of the
headlight, pocketbooks in hand, the eyer-pres-
ent drummer ready to take UP collection.
hunting the hero of the occasion.
The hero" in this case happened to be a
real hoy Re had acted as seemed TO him
good. He put together the two plus two of
broken rail and oncoming express. He had
solved the problem at considerable personal
discomfort The train having arrived. he very
properly considered that his responsibility had
ceased. Having acted the citizen. his thought
was to get back to the fire
Can you not then, imagine his boy ish alarm
when simple and instructive act of service
was suddenly made the pretext of exclamation
and hurrah? Can you not see the timd blush
under the brave freckles? And when. at last,
an hysterica1 woman rushed forward TO bestow
upon him the kiss that has ever been the price
of heroism. Bob-(hs name was Bob)-threw
up the sponge Down the embankment and
into the brush he sped If need be, he could
freeze TO save a trainful Of passengers, but
he could not let himself be kissed.
Taeys arc still trying to fad Bob, 4aIsl VIZ
hope they will succeed. Such man, however,
deserves his recognition in the shape of an
orderly check duly certified Such man has
the right TO grow UP to kisses and to take
them where he finds and wants them. To
violate that most exquisite yirginity of boy.
simply because on an occasion of stress he.
which is part life and fully two parts man
hood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
NO TOM-TOM PANIC.

Democrats have set down heavily on the pro-
posa that the changes in the Republican
situation ought to work a postponement of the
that of the Republicans ut Chicago.
II would perhaps. have been better had the
Democratic Committee fixed the date OF the
Baltimore convention after that of the Republi-
cans in the first instance. Technically, the
burden is upon the party of the opposition,
and technically that is the Democratic party,
Notwithstanding the sweeping victory which it
won in 1910. With the Senate supposed to be Re-
publican, with a Republican president and with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

a Democratic House, the strategy of the situa-
ton would have seemed to be to let the Re-
publican party assume through its convention
the burden of selfjustifcation, that the De-
mocratc party might then have partially out
lined for it the plan OF the coming battle. But
the leaders thought otherwise. Doubtless, they
took the view that the Democracy is now The
part OF aggression, and that 1t is its duty to
force the fighting. The Baltimore convention
was called to sound the first not of conflict.
1t would not be the part, either of party dignity
or party sense to recede from a position
already taken
Much less could such a move be justified by
the sudden but expected presence In the ring
of Theodore Roosevelt Already the clamor
incident to a careful sensationalism is subsid-
ing. 1t is more than doubtful that Roosevelt
can be nominated. If he is, it is still more
doubtful that his party will follow In its plat
form the yagaries with which he makes his
debut. In the event of Roosevelt as nominee
the Democracy would have to fight a confessed
extremist running on a reactionary platform.
In case of Mr.. Taft's nomination. the case is
already made out. In neither event has the
Democracy anything to fear. 1t is its part to
force the fighting. 1t would be a confession
of weakness were it to permit its plans TO be
set awry by the entry of new candidate with
unheard of platform-espccaly when the
candidate in question lis the who best
illustrates the adage "all things to all men,"
whose platform is the plastic material upon
Which the deepest impress Is that OF the most
recent deiHsien- of noise and turmoil.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

The 1jrgtnan has recently received seve nj
communications of merit which il was prevent
ed from printing because they bore no mark
by which naturalization of the author could
be had. The desire for anonymity is one that
is more evident than it is easy to understand.
TO correspondents would again impress
importance OF giving their real, along with
their pen, names for the papers Information
Also, would suggest that the ideal news.
paper communication IL not in excess of two
hundred words. Boil them down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

them: but neither do city vices corrupt They
are snguarly free of the isms of the national
unrest. They are snguarly endowed With the
fundamental virtues of bravery of steadfast
ness. OF honor. The hatreds which at times
distinguish them are no more than the bem-
ishes which prove their manhood Above all.
the people oil these sections independent
to degree that should save them from the
knight of the platform who uses their odd.
tiles as text for sermon.
After all. manners nothing more than
the minority report of bumptious element or
the people whose money stirs popular envy
to imitation. BY manners, we mean not only
dress, but morals not only morals, but intellee-
tuals. One has only to keep his ears open on
a street can TO shudder at the manner in which
parrot habit is strangling the headpieces of
the world And if the mountaineers are diff
ferent in thought, in dress. even in morals, we
have not yet proved the case against them.
We must remember that all of these things
have evolved for themselves: that. they are not
copies, SO much as they are growth in
character that what the mountaineer is, he
is of and by himself, not by or with the imita-
ton of some other,
Occasionally to the mountains of western
Virginia or North Carolina comes some down
east Yankee with grip full of securities. on
plumber bent. Him the mountaneer greets with
the saturninity with which he conceals his
most pleasureable emotions. And while. of
course. it is wrong to do so, we have never
failed to regard the emRtyfng OF The grip as
valuable lesson on the greatness and versatility
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
SuddcnIy Stricken,

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA. Feb. 10
Frank L. Eublett, Z prominent busi-
ness man Of Harrisonbur9. was
stricken with appendicitis while whit.
ing IN. Stanton. He immediately
underwent m operation. His con-
dition ID satisfactory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

Some people are again saying that the legis-
lative session is too short 1t is not the
habitual inebriate at whom the effort at reform
is directed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01

II Is stated that Pierpont Morgan made sI0,-
030 coo cut Of steel. A man who can do that
and look innocent almost deserves It.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
Mlalfar& Rhoads
Remnant Day,
And in addition thercfo---
And in addition theref0---

A special offering OF White Shrtwasts at csc will be
held at the main floor booth.
Also. of Silk Petticoats Black and Colors, of $500
value at S1.9S each
An exceptional value in Mems Figured and Striped
Percac Shirts at 7oc.
Closing out OF Candy Department and all Soc Acc
and soc assorted Chocolates and Bon Bons sale at
2sc pound.
Clearing out sales in Chldren's Winter Coats and
Gloves, e-third to onchalf Off
Remnants of Dress Goods, Silks Wash Goods, White
Goods Trimmings, Embroderes and in many other
lines about the store.
Now drop this paper and hurry right down town. to
MILLER * RHOADS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
of rtiraf enterprise.

The Pinchots and the others refuse to see
the mountains for what they are. They take
to them the style, the smell, the artifcaity
of the city in condescending mood. After.
wards, they preach of the mountaineers as
something unreal. counterfeit of mankind
something less than human. If any such est!-
mate be justified ii would stick rather to the
individual who comes TO instruct than TO the
natives whom the object is TO upift to an ap-
probation of nm unknown misery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03
Before it was settled that no Taft

Before it was settled that no Taft elec ors would be- on the ballot there appeared to be little doubt that Roosevelt would win with Wilson sec ond and Taft a weak third.
 California was one of the Repub- lican strongholds of the country. It had gone Democratic only twice since 1856. The last time was in 1892, when the Cleveland electors were vic torious. Roosevelt carried California in 1904 with majority of 115,000 and Taft had nearly 100000 majority four years ago.
 But all the calculations of a Roose- welt win in California in 1912 were upset at the end of September when the supreme court ruled that the Taft electors chosen at trump state con vention of Taft men were not entitled to a place on the ballot.
 The fight for Taft was giveH up in California and there began at once ia focking of the Taft politicians to the standard of Wilson for vengeance upon the Republican Progressives who had shut them off the ballot. How much of a stampede has really occurred it is hard to determine. It lis new situation in California poli- tics and the political forecastors are making their calculations now with reservations. If all the Taft voters of California go to the polls and give their votes to Wilson the Democratic candidates will probably win.
 The situation is further complicated by the 50,O00 voters who supported Senator La Toilette in the presidential primary election of last May. Both sdejsl are claiming that they will get the bulk of the La Toilette voters. They are mostly Republicans, Pro- gressives and protectionists, and this, the Roosevelt men say, insures the Bull Moose ticket two-thirds of the La Toilette votes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03
CALIFORNIA IS A DOUBTFUL STATE Elimination of Taft Electors From Ballot Places Her
 Unquestionably. BUT WILSON MAY WIN Roosevelt Has Shade the Better of
 It There, But Woman's Vote
 Will Play Big Part.
BUT WILSON MAY WIN

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 2.-The elimination of Taft electors from the ballot in California places her un- questionably in the list of doubtful states, although the Roosevelt leaders announce today that they will win by a majority of 75,oOo, and the Wilson leaders, more conservative in thelr claims, stated < that Democracy Will prevail with a majority of 3O,OOO or more.
 Appropriated predictions are a shade in favor of Roosevelt based upon the unbroken power of Governor Hiram w. Johnson, his place on the presidential ticket and the fact that the Roosevelt electors are down on the Novenibss b balidf Republicans inSa State gwhith has a normal Re; panblicSh majority of 80,0OO now in- II. csFseased ss to SiBo, 900 osby the granting s,t' ,of .vSStes to women.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03
RISON, ARK.

J. c. Renfrcw, of Pine Bluff, spent Sunday in Rison the guest of rela- trves and friends.
 Mr. and Mrs. LoveL of Fordyce, were Rison visitors this week.
 Miss Eulal'e Roberts returned to her home here Sunday afternoon af- ter visit with relatives in Pine Bluff.
 Henry Stewart was Clio visitor recently. -,.s1
 Chas. Walker was a Pine Bluff vis- itor, Friday. ual .
 Mrs. Horace Jewell: of Hope, IS visiting MT. and Mrs..iJ H. Breath wait at Powell this week.
 Mrs. M. M. Talifeerro, and child- ren, of Tamo, returned to her home Tuesday, after short visit to Mrs Taliferro's parents, MT. and Mrs. w. A. Tolson.
 T. H. Harker and daughter, Louise, left for their home in Lsuis- 'ana Tuesday, after a visit of several days in Rison.
 Miss Eva Moore is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Clark, at Strong, Ark.
 Mrs. Anna Overton, resigned as matron of the Industrial Home cf Ouachita College at Arkadenphia be- cause of sickness and she and daugh- ter, Miss Grace, are now at home here.
 Miss Lula Tolson has gone to Ann over where she will teach this win- ter.
 Oscar McLendon and daughter, Maxie, of Gilbert, La, visited rel atives in Rison this week.
 Mrs. R. M. Workman has re- turned to her home in Heroine after a visit to relatives at this place.
 Miss Mary Taliferro returned to her home here this week after an extended visit with relatives in New Mexico.
 Mrs. w. M. Breathwit and daugh- ter, Miss Ellice, of Pine Bluff, were Risen visitors Monday. 2 J. G. Mosley was a Pine Bluff vis- itory recently.
 Dr, apd Mrs. H. Wilson, of Cal. .ner,s were Rison yisitors one day thiss week.
 Fred Mitchell, of Tucker, visited friends and relatives in Rison this |week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03

but the indications have been so favorable that the Democrat ic party sees nothing but victory Tuesday. It is important, however, that the Democrats get out and vote and must take nothing for granted.
 We shall not be surprised to find every electoral vote of every state for Wilson and Marshall The Demo- cratic party is united. The Republi- can party is divided into fragments and cannot hope to succeed this year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03
TELLS THE WHOLE STORY

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03

J. F. Swanson, who has been in Maryland for several weeks, ra,urned to his home in Rison Wednesday afternoon
 Attorney Wodson MoI;4ey was in Pine Bluff Saturday on professional business
 Mrs. Ralph Wilder returned to her home in Stuttgart F'riday, after a vis- t of several days with relatives at this place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03

Mrs. w. M. Whayne returned to
  her home here Sunday from Draugh- on having been called there on ac- count of the illness of her son, Bay Tor.
 The Sigma Tan Club met WeGnes- day aftsrnosn with Misses Ka,hleen and Minnetta Williams and the aft ernoen was spent in embroidering. Those present were Misses Kathleen and Minnetta " lliams, Edith Swan
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03

son and Metsdames A. A. Hughes, Davis Quinn, Porter May and Ralph Wildef. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess.
 A Democratic Rally was held in /Rison Saturday an.l a dinner was Selrvel picnic fashion. Pitt Holmes and G. F. Brown were among the speakers. Hon. T. D. Wynh,i of Fora dyce, pres dential elector from the Sixth district made an interesting speech.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-27
HOSTS OF ZION TO
INVADE TOOELE CITY

natI hundred prominent Salt Jakor.
WIN journey out 10 ToocIc CITY tbiS a
Iclho"n on n special train over the SaIr
l-tko Route 10 be tho guests of the Toocic
commercial club al n hanouct given ia
,Ionor or tho arrival OF the Salt Lie
homte Industrial train.
nc two parties viii arrive at ,bc
arnelter city At the same hour and will
loin In "a celebration calculated to maxi
nc dsN ono long 10 bc remembered in
Ip""i" Members OF the board of GOV
ernors q! The salt Lake Commercial cIrb
ana the Titan DEVELOPMENT league viii
bc among the party from Salt Lake Coz
1rnpr William Sprv and other citIZons
ldSntihed With tho two organization
VIII 40 along.
The special train win leave Salt Lake
At 1880 O'Clock this afternoon, T-pon ar
riNinC = Tooole tho visitors will urnc.Sd
hfsf IN ine smslter. whers an hour Will
be spent Inspecting the great plant. Al
. clock In the evening \ banquet viii
oe served ~ the Commercial club and
iFo hours later \ mass nice ting viii he
ncid- at which the governor. Joseph y
1AlnS nnd other members of the two
parties viii speak, Following the mat
ing. the two special trains viii b~ com
pinec Into one and VIII return 10 Salt
The day Will mark the closing % what
- claimed 20 have bsen tho most sue
eessful Industrial excursion ever CON
Quoted In the interests OF Utah's sgrlcuI-
tuIal development The Industrial train
under the direction OF Professor Lewis
\. Merrill and his staff OF experts. has
hscu touring the country frnVcrgcd nv
trne Salt Lake Route Tor tventy-thrce
dssr-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-27
RAILROAD To DIXIE
DISCUSSED At FEAST
Salt Lake Route May Turn
Soon to Project Of Build
ing Line.
OPPORTUNITY IS SEEN
Former Senator kearnS
Speaks Briefly on Freight
Rate Situation.
OPPORTUNITY IS SEEN

That the salt Lake Route Will soor
turn its serious attention TO the pro
posed const ructiou of railroad con
Meeting Utah 5 rich "Dixie' land with
;he outside world, giving that empire
of wealth a long needed artery for the
development OF its wonderful resources
aud natural advantages. may be under
stood from statements made yester-
day by y. Ross Clark, second wee
president Of the railroad company. Mr..
Clark, f. u Wann, general traffic man-
agcr. and number of others connect
cd with the company, were guests at
u dinner given at noon in the Com.
mercjal club by i, H. Mandcrheld, as
sistaut general freight and passenger
agent.
Mr.. Clark would not confirm the re-
port Of a definite announcement that
the Salt Lake Route would in the very
near future construct the line TO st.
George and Washington county. but
admitted that the proposition would
claim the attention OF salt Lake Route
interests following the completion of
..hc branch line now being constructed
from Mnapa TO st Thomas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-27
SUNDAY To Be BLUE
ONLY IN FEW SPOTS
Court Decision Allows Cigar
Stores to Sell Goods on
Sabbath Day.
DRAWING DISTINCTIONS
Stands in Front of Saloons
Must Close; Dairymen
Given Time Limit.
DRAWING DISTINCTIONS

Unlike it's TWO Immediate predecessors
tomorrow viii not bc a "Blue SUNDAY
Instead. II viii merely he II faint shade ot
blue In fact. a ''babv blue" Sunday
For the city judge having thrown out OF
court The city's test case in tho enforce
men, of tho Sunday closing law. Police
Chicf Grant announced last nigh. that
hereafter tho sale of cigars here will be
permitted on Sunday. But tho ''lld" is
not hftcd-mercly tilted.
The ban against those ciear stores op-
Grated In connection with saloons wilt be
In effect tomorrow stronger than over.
Cigar stands I'm hotels. drug stores, rcs
tauranls, etc, may dispose of tlcir
wares without fear OF interference
stores which deal exclusively i'm smokers
materials viii not bc moIestcd by tho
city authorities. but tobacconists whose
places Of business arc In buildings shared
by saloons must close down.