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HELD FOR MURDER
Case ASninst Men Who Accfdently II
IIonglnnd Continued

L. b. Carson and O. C. Lawson y,ere Ire
raiEncd in Police Court yesterday 1aornh,Id
on thc charge or murder. Tho two mole
are held responsible for the death-o OF Floyds
iioag Snd. who vas killed some time aso
when n heavy block OF wood was thrown
rom new building at Linden and Cary
SHeets by Carson and Lawson. Hoagland
a. st"'tinhiter, was at work the ground
!.por whon he was struck on tho head nv
tns timber. Though the killing was an ac-
Slueh'' the two men are technically charged.
Win murder Their case continued nm
VI hekt saturday. They wero released I'M
.tv. ~ Su0u1
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reception Ia honor o, Bishop O'Connei!
was held Friday morning at ST Patrick S
Academy. Tho address OF welcome was
made by Miss mol! Enright, and the bishop
was presented witt, large bunch OF roses
on bohh!s OF the graduating class by Mas
Aiiecn Lord. AT tho close the bishon ad-
dressed tho sisters and pupils. speaking CT
MS former services nt St Patr!ck's The hall
WIS decorated IN honor OF tho occasion and
q special musical program was rendered by
The pupils.
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promptly at 1890 o'clock. Academic
costumes not required for visiting
alumni. who are cordially invited to
participate. II A M-Commencement
address by Hon. John Barrett director
general of the Pan-American Union.
Comforting OF honorary degrees. SIS
T. M-ClosinG exercises of the session
Awards OF medals and college hon
ors. Comforting of degrees upon class
of 1912. 10 p. M.--President's reccp-
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VIII lie Tried for Murder.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
Elizabeth City. n. c., June S.-A spe-
cihl term of Superior Court VIII con-
yeno mere Monday morning, with
Judge stephen c. Brnwgaw presiding.
The most important State case is that
against Pugh Robinson. the young son
of Chief of police ]. n. Robinson, OF
Edenton. who is indicted for the muir
der of seaman Harvey In this city In
Aprii. Robinson has been held here
in Jail since the night OF the crime.
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BnIl-Dfcdrich.

Especial to The Times D!spatch
Elizabeth City. y. c.. June S,@Har.
Ney NJ. Ball. OF Purcelivine, Va, and
Va. were married hore yester,la =,
morning, tho ceremony taking place AZ
the parsonage of tho First Methodlst
Church, and being performed by the
pastor, tho Rev. j. d. Bundy Tho
eioptng couple arrived here the might
before. Tho couple returned yesterday
afternoon to Virginia.
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Blanche Umphlet, of Franklin county
Va. were married hero to-day by |
Magistrate ID. Il. Stainback at the
nome OF the BRIDES sister. Mrs. Harris
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THE; WEATHER.

Forecast; For NirGinia-FnIr Sunday
and Mondny; light. variable winds.
For North CnrolInn-Eair Sunday
and Monday; slowly rising temprra-
tuTc.
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To DWELL Monuments.

Hickory Camp. No. & and Black Chnn
Camp. No s. Woodmen OF tho World. will
rave Joint unwilling exeroiscs at Riyerviey
cemetery this afternoon at O'Clock
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Observation-Disclosures.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
Weldon, y. O., June S.-Frank Wins
low, of Berkeley. Va. and Miss
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Public Opinion

is powerful influence Indeed public
crystalcd public
Yea PUBIC press just about the
the m of such No certainly corporation can
ilout public with 800
RECJ
C\ Ol public
inc g run has and
more otcctoal means OF regulation than competition
For COMPETITION IN PUBLIC SERVICE NOT REGULATION
Inc all the of
created and all the
nc service "A FAlLuRE "a FUTILE FAILACY" "a FARCE
only competition regulates public make them
higher for all me. " - ~ 'N 'N'
re In the eectrc light and business COMPETITION
PUBLIC always has PAY of and
also the economical methods
button which competition inevitably
Here Richmond Public Opinion nopeave-You know
addition Oninion
cIlcaHy designated governmental aencesboth City
The Virginia Railway the influence and
iO o. Pun Opinion and its light
CONTROL Bl BOTH THE CITY AND STATE Furthermore
there is conceivable relation
pao commission
state Constitution expressly authorizes the
confer such additional the
That the of this that this
company IS SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE moved
and
SERVICE OF THE BEST
anywhee-at a price that is EXCEPTIONALLY LOW.
Read the Service Talk n Tuesdays paper.
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THE EprsTLE no ADRIAN.

Henry Clay's niudicious and prolific
Writing of letters cost him the presi-
dency in 1914. That precedent may
have inspired the resurrection and
publication OF letter written four
years ago by Woodrow Wilson. in
which he said Of william Jennings
Bryan:
Would that VIC could do something
at once dsnifed and effective to knock
Mr. Bryan once for all into cooked
hat"
This was In brief note of thanks
10 Adrian II. Jolinc, orNew York. for
copy OF an address IN which the latter
mildly criticized Nv Bryan. This let
ter. preserved for its autograph value.
was heard OF by the anti Wilson forces
after tho nows of 1t had been detailed
from lii TO lip, and Immediately mis-
quota ton Of It was flashed over tho
country for tic purpose OF impairins
Governor Wilson'S chsnccs In the
Democratic camp.
Such an attack on the New Jersey
man is liable TO do him little harm.
nc W iUtSc NHp HSTcsu Will
Governor Wilson In 1907 were tremcnd
ously enlarged after MIR Bryan's third
decisive defeat. and ever since anti
Bryan sentiment has grown, because
OF q realization that n fourth nominal
ton of MIR. Bryan or a fourth DONNA
tion Of the convention by him would
he in the face OF repeated failure and
despite sound political wisdom based
on convincing experience. Governor
Wilson wrote then what hundreds OF
thousands of Democrats think now as
to the availability of the Nebraskan.
Mr.. B-yan's fight for the rights OF
the plain people has gained him the
admiration OF all true Democrats, who
realize that many OF his policies have
been nlched by the foe; but time and
experience have proved that the Great
Commoncr cannot be successful lead
~ Of the Democratic host.
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bind themselves to such contracts as
suited them"
ne said at Minnoapolie on May -. chat
the business interests of the country
should , not only enjoy the protection Of
ame law. but that they should be in
and facilitated by Legislation rho
country mas no jealousy of any con-
nection between business and politics
which liz legitimate connection .
ihGse words were uttered in the wild
and woolly West" Is there anything
IN them that would scare n mouse?
her" said he ut Harrisburg, Pa. on
June 10, that the abuses we seek 10
remedy have come into c1iatencc as
incidents OF the great structure Of in
uustry VIC have built up. This struc-
lure Is the work of our own hands:
our our own lives are involved in it, Rcck-
s iGSI at saot upon Il, destructive as
own lives and disturb. it might be ia.
.aily, the very progress we seek to at
TAIN 1t would be particularly fatal
10 any successful program to admit
tnio our minds. as we pursue It, any
Spirit OF revenge. any purpose to
wreak our displeasure upon the ner
sons and the institutions who now.
seek TO destroy"
Some OF those who imagine Wilson
s 60 De u dangerous radical are my per-
son sonar friends ,1, They are men whom 1
cstly request them to consider carr.
itGIlS Wilson'S own words and TO Judge
MN py them, rather than by rumor
IN. ,t hearsay If they can detect in
.hese words anything remotely resem-
,nLiinG the cross of gold. crown of :
ono.nS rnetoric of Bryan: IL they see
anything unanimously La Follottean in
thls language; II they can hear in
these calm. judicial words the resound'
ing Rooseveit!an roar. they cnn do
what l an utterly unable 10 do. The
truth is-as was stated In the Snu,
YORK World on Christmas Eve-Wood.
low low Wilson is tho very antithesis of
man who ponders long and "a ai rat,,,I Is
before he acts, he lie modest and I'M.
assuming to a degree, and he lie nc
Surate In his speech and truthful in
says" r n DaR ~ nv nc
University of Virginia, January 5.
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A NEW CABINET OTEICE:

Al tho timo OF the adoption OF the
Federal Constitution there were only
four members OF the Cabinet In the
new government--Sccrcta of state.
Secretary OF the Treasury. Secretary OF
War and Acknowledgement. Even the
latter was not regarded as full Cabi-
net officer until 1872, but President
Washington and his success sors con-
suited with him 1uat as they did with
the others. Tho business of the Post
once Department was conducted By a
presidential appointee. and the affairs
Of the navy were looked after by the
War Department.
Since that first period OF the repub :
lie there have been created the Post
Office Department. the Navy Depart
inent the Interior Department, the De-
partment of Justice. tho Department
OF Agriculture and tho Department of
Commerce and Labor.
There are bills pending in Congress
| providing for the creation of a depart
'nent Of public health. and a peculiarly
! paternaltst!c department Is sought by
study OF children. The latest move.
ment for the croa ton of a now deDart.
ment Ia for Federal department CT
bureau of municipalities. This hts
| been strongly advocated by q numoov
| OF municipal writera The supcested
department was flrst urged by Phiru
Hates. lawyer and city planner OF
| Tulsa, Okla. who declares that ,ho
modern municipality Is an .ndustri. Al
and not political problem. In the
current number of The American city
Mr.. Rates sage:
The idea that the city problem Is
o national problem In the Same sense
that agriculture is & national problem
may seem strange TO those who reCa-t
the city as a local political unit ant
not part of the great Industrial liss
OF tae nation. There are great M.
uonal organizations whose work /.
fisioWly educating the country Ia -ega-C
INC CITY problem in Its proper light
but these ara non official organizations
| supported by voluntary contributions
OF philosophical citizens
Tho work IL too vast for pr,v,ts
support: II is too important for yolun.
tary effort. II we would solve .hf
problem Tor the future, the Fc3ersl
; government must take MP the work.
I 81 believe that the frat thing VIC
| must have Is comprehensive anu uu.
! thoritativc study of the lnnnicipal r,,v,b.
lGm IN ita basic principlc-&its relation
! TO our industrial life. such an lnves,i.
| cation involve" an industrial surye,
Iof Dationel scope. with liz attondon,
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La Marquise de Fontenoy


IT HAT Field Marshal Lord Kitchen
or has proved himself 10 be a
great success in the rolo of
British plenipotentiary in Egypt, and
that he has restored to the Office the
prestige and authority with which IL
was invested in the time OF Lord Crom-
cr, but which It lost when held by the
late Sir Eldon Gorst, has been abund-
antly shown in cable dispatches and in
letters from Cairo and Alexandrip But
nearly all seem to ignore one of the
principal causes of Kitchcners sue
cess especially among the natives. I'm
like Lord Cromer and Sir EIdon Gorst.
he has not only n most thorough
knowledge of the Turkish language,
but he has so complete a command Of
Arabic that he may he said to speak
it absolutely without foreign idiom or
accent.
This knowledge dates back to the
times before he was even commander
in-chief OF the Egyptian army, but
when. a the head of It's Intelligence
Department he was preparing. with
the utmost patience, and at the same
time thoroughness. for tho reconuuest
of the Soudan from the Dervishes. In
those days he used to roam about the
border lines in the Disguise of an Arab
She!kh. wholly unescorted, penetrating
even to Dervish outposts and camps,
and displaying such a thorough knowI-
edge of the customs and ways of the
people, SO much erudition in every
thing connected with the Koran and
horanic law. and above all such an
tdfomatio mastery of the Arabic Ian
guege and of its various dialects that
no one ever suspected that he was a
foreigner.
This was Of inestimable value then.
For besides enabling him to acquire
all sorts Of information. It. likewise
kept his own native allies and. troops
IN the utmost fear of him. They never
knew at what moment he was likely
to pounce down upon them and realiz-
ed their inability TO keep anything Sc
cret from him.
He has made Il point OF not forget
ting his Arabic. lie Is just as clever
at II as ever. and the result is that
the native minister's and officials, viii
LACE notables, in fact every one high
and iaw, can talk to him without the
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save for himself $1,000 or $1,000 Of tn,
| $500. II is true, declares the Trans
cript correspondent. that often Repre-
| sentatircs turn this money over tc
political friends, or to a group of poll
| tical friends for political purposes
| back home. There is no way OF ae.
Containing how much Of this money
| annuaii: goes TO persons who are rcnd
erins tho government no service, but
that the amount is considerable il
doubtless the fact" This use OF the
money is not prima facie Illegal. for
there is no law on the subject except
that which authorizes the Representa-
tive to draw the money on his own
order. He is free to do with II as he
pleases
Six years ago. when the salary OF
secretaries of members was increa scd
from $1,000 to s1.5oo. tho men serving
as secretaries organized and mado a
determined effort to have the law
amended SO as to provide that the Soc
retaries should go on the pay roll just
as other employees OF the government
DO. The House. refused to make any
change, indicating plainly that the
Representatives know a good thing
and knew how to stick to 1t. The score
tartcs arc again 'agitatinG the matter
and have a faint hope that tho reform
may be Installed.
This graft was inherited by the
Democratic House from tho Republican
regime. The present system has been
In operation ever since Representa- tives
were authorized to employ secretaries.
Democrats who are honestly ana sin
cerely in favor of reform legisla ton
arc pointing out that If the House Is
in earnest IN its desire to improve con-
ditions II should put tho secretaries on
the pay roll and stop this abomina bl o
abuse.
In the Senate the pay roll system has
always been used. Tho secretary to
n Senator gets $4,000 year, although
VIC cannot understand why he should
set any more than a Congressman's
secretary. and $1,000 is enough for any
man. The Senator's secretary gets his
pay in his own name.
These privileges and perquisites
come out of the public pocket The
peoples hired man Is entirely too fond
of sitting in the front parlor with free
seltzer for his highballs, FREQ knick-
knncks for his wife. free postage for
his campaign material. mcdltatng on
how he can get a littlo moro out of
the government and remembering with
satisfaction that he will get free
funeral in nrst-cless style. He ought
to get fair salary. that and nothing
but that; Jcffersoniun simplicity in our
national Legislature is sorely needed.
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u p1CtuTe OF tTIs WcII Known moraI-
list accompanies the sentiment, and the
whole makes pleasing wall motto
for South Carolina newspaper offices, in
which Governor Blcaso is not spoken
of in affectionate language.
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,rnE SECRETARY GRAFT.

%ot content with their fat mileage
craft by which they rake off Il cents
o. more per milo; unsatisned with
their stationery allowances. through
which ladies' work baskets. seltAcr and
/, hundred other articles arc secured by
them free, the members of Congress
nave another and yet greater oppor-
tunlty 10 increase their bank accounts
at the expense of the government MI
members do not avail themselves OF
that chance but too many are profting
by what Is known in Washington as
Tho secretary graft" Some Congress
men arc almost doubling thcir wages
ny petty graft which soon becomes
grand graft.
\ few OF the Democratic members
or the House of Representatives have
renewed tho suggestion for legislation
under which secretaries of Representa-
nay roll These Democrats are stick
ing by the party's pledge of economy
In the administration OF the govern
ment's nnancG,. In former days many
efforts 10 stop- the Secretary graft
py legislation have been made nj the
instance of secretaries themselves.
Failure regularly met such attempts.
for the graft Is a good thing for the
members themselves, and II has come
To he political axiom that economy
stops when It comes to the door OF the
Congressman himself.
Under the existing law each of the
ael Representative is entitled to draw
annually, ~ addition to his regular
pay of $500. and ne also pulls down 90
cents mileage on the theory tina, he Is
travelling by stage coach and taking n
wesk 10 travel 200 miles. The govern
mcnt gives the Congressman $1,000 on
ne theory that ne will hire a secrc-
tary WITH ii, In the course OF a year
the 3ai members OF tho House draw
Secretary money" aggregating S6S6,-
500. How much Of It really and truly
and honestly goes for the hire Of sec
retaries Is question which no man
can answer. because under tho law no
one IS required 70 Keep a record Of how
his money ia spent.
The money Is drawn on tho order OF
he member, who may put II all In his
own pocket. may pay the full amour:
10 his secretary. may nay $500 or $1,000
10 the employ4 and keep the rest him
self. or resort to any other Inanipule-
tion Of the money. "w. E. b." the
Washington correspondent Of the Bos-
Ton Transcript, says that "as matter
Of fact. the money is used in various
"ays II would perhaps be fair est.
mate to say that two. th!rdu Of the
Representatives actually do cmp,o,
secretaries end turn over to them the
fun amount of the Secretary money.'
In some cases. Representative car
set along without the service OF n SEQ.
fetary. and the $500 is retained by the
member In other cascs Congressman
divide thig money among the member.
OF their family. a Representatives.
wife, his daughter or his s!gter VIII,
of,on act as his secratury, and get this
money
a favorite scheme is for Ave or 81,
Representatives to club together ant
hire single secretary for all Undo,
ouch an arrangement member car
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intervention of an intcrprctcr-aye,
and talk freely. Instead of manifest
ing hauteur, he has shown himself
wonderfully afrable and accessible to
the natives, und wh,le his acquaintance
with their affairs and interest there
In iiattcrs them, thcy are encouraged
by his perfect knowledge or their Ion.
'guasc. to contlde In him and to open
thei" hearts freely Indeed, by being
able to got into touch with the natives.
by talking to them in their own Ian
suage, Kitchener is accomplishing
more towards the suppression OF ma
tionaiism than any OF the means of
repression that have been tried until
now
good dear OF quiet fun Is being
pokcd in England at the society which
has been formed on this side OF the AT :
iantic by people who can trace their
descent to one or another of those
barons who extorted tho Magma
Chartn from King John on tho Island
or Runnymcde. The society Ia intent
upon erecting very handsome me-
mortal on the island 70 thoIr baronial
ancestors who commenced tho work
completed by George Washington,
namely. independence from ltingly des-
potiHn. One OF the officers OF the So
clcty. who bears tho title OF its Sig
net. is now In England. for the pur-
pose of making arrangements to Sc
cure site Tor the memorial, and to
take steps for its erection. 1t is 10
bear the names of the rehellious barons,
ana OF their present American de-
scendants, and Is likely to prove most
imposing affair. Most OF the members
OF the society propose U, visit England
this summer in order TO take pnrt In
the laying OF tho foundation stone of
the memorial, with all attinS solemn
IT,.
1t strikes the untravcled Briton ns
droll that people who profess politi-
caliy. and III a measure socially. 10
condemn the principle OF heredity.
should come so far to teach hun les
son OF ancestral reverence. and to re-
pair neglect of which he has render
cd himself guilty with regard to the
historic past.
Westminster .Abbey's new dean. the
Right Reverend Bishop Ryle, Is Great
ing a great deal OF discomfort and
criticism by publicly announcing his
determination to enforce still more
strictly than hts predecessor the rule
quietly established by the latter Of
permitting no entombments to take
place In tho Abbey, unless the remains
nave been previously cremated. There
are great many people belonging to
the Protestant Episcopal Church who
are seriously opposed 10 cremation,
ana II VAS only after much hesitation
that the Church of England consented
to waive, With regard to incarceration
the opposition TINT is still maintained
thereto, not only by tho Roman Cath
Ole Church In all parts Of the world
but In many of the Lutheran denomina.
lions In Germany and by tho Greek
rite.
OF course from a sanitary point Of
view. the rule established at West.
minister Abbey is unexccp tionab BILE: the
more so as Some ten years ago there
occurred particularly distressing
case. where the body OF great states
man, who had been consigned to a
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The Boston Globe remarks that
though there arc many pines In the
State OF Maine and great many ap-
pie trees Luther Burbank has not
succeeded In crossing them SO as to
produce pineapples. but IL he does. that
would beat crossing the strawberry
plant and the milkwcod and produc-
ing strawberry Ice cream.
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DICE Of the People
Woodrow Milson,n 1andicniism.r

10 the Editor of The Times. DJ.ns+.,.
slr,-Before resorting to aoeginv
aId torture. The meoiacval cxorcists
when casting out devils, were wont TO
.oar INTO ihe ears of POSSESSED" per-
sion and agrnmmaton SIM
nar!" our modern cXorcl.ts n
,tneeir efforts to cast out Wooaroy,
W iison have been loudly shoutinr. IN
!tintive! Referendum! RccalIu' -"
unnoubtediS tn" words make n ,sr-c
mouthiul md, when thundered inio
the cars Of those WHO hapo no inklins
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SrupENnors mE,NAEss

The Providence Or. - journal con-
cedcs that it might not be mistaken
policy for the Democrats to put tho
Tariff Board out of existence by re-
fusing tho necessary appropriation,
since, to say the lcast. that would be
legitimate political warfare, but, TO
cut out the appropriation of $25, 900
for the Presidents travelling expenses.
1t regards rs piece OF petty mean
ness, unworthy OF n great narty
Petty moanness," forsooth! Rather
II would be stupcndous meanness.
equnled only by tho partys monu-
mental aelf- qualification, on the econ
oIny Issue, 1t would demonstrate, when
| considered In the light of the Demo
cratic record in tho House on the
Sherwood pension loot bill Effort Ia
even up on the performance by such
transparent chcese pairing for effect
as that In question would be n mos,
ridiculous exhibition of strainiug out
q gnat after swallowing camel. but
for It's pitifui abort!veness!
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There was a lot OF snow Oh tha
ground here yesterday. but the oldes,
Inhabitants complained bitterly Of the
heat, Just the same