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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-11
AFTER CRETE, wHArs

Let us not deceive ourselves about
the Balkan situation. 1t Is a serious.
nay. q grave situation. If peace cam
not be maintained. It is reasonably
certain that there will be war. The
powers are trying to avert the impend-
ing conflict. Macedonia Is the seat OF
the trouble. The Balkan countries de-
mand that that province be given
autonomy. Turkey resists this heat
eddy. but assures the powers that
abuses will be reformed and that Mac
edonia shall have just government.
The Balkans quite wisely decline this
promise, but insist on home rule In
Macedonia. At this juncture the pow
ers step in and propose to take upon
themselves the fulfillment OF Turkish
guarantees. And there the Balkan
situation lies. Austria is something
OF an umpire in the game; II she de-
cides that the proposition Of the pow
ers be accepted. the Balkans will ae-
cept. though with regret. II they have
their way. Turkey will lose Macedo-
MIA and Crete. What a situation:
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Ito the Editor of The Times-Dispatch:,
Sir,-Although some one has saio
that fools rush IN where angels fear
to tread" yet since the subject OF TINS
sketch is q very poor man, ana tnat
class of our population seems 10 De
the only one at present above (belowp
suspicion. I make bold to crave little
| OF YOUR space to say a few words con-
corning Thomas F. Ryan, Of Nelson
County. virginia Conceding that this
gentleman is very poor. II is not neces-
sary to make any effort to d'sarm
any possible critics by ssying. Il DO
| not know him, never saw MIN, etc-
| But. seriously. It does seem to me that
! Mr.. Ryan is getting a raw dear these
days. and as my sympathies nave al
ways been with the under doS. pro-
| pose to show, as far as / deem neces-
sary, the nature OF this raw DEAF
In the first place. 1 see that some
Of Mr.. Ryan's enemies even 80 SO Iar
as to intimate that he Is not citizen
Of Virginia and refer to him as
Thomas F. Ryan. of New YORK Nov:
| 10 n no; A fact that he p: VS. the second
largest income tax in Virginia: that ne
votes in virginia: has q residence IN
Virginia for himself as well as his
| family7 why. then. intimate that ne
! Ia not a citizen of this state Again.
10 il not a fact that Thomas F. Ryan
loves Virginia? Has he not shown
1 it every way a man could? After a
'sucrsssfui business career in tine
North. has he not come back to his Old
Mother state and poured generous
norton Of his fortune into her lap? Is
he rot a Democrat? He votes that
ticket. and for years has given liberal
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Voice of the People
High Cost sf Living.

TO the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sr.-The question OF the high COST
Of living. the supply Of foodstunS-cali
II what you willis probably the most
vital problem confronting the Amerf-
can people to-day But 1t Is problem
that has to be faced. and must De
solved.
Every year we read Of bumper
crops being harvested. and we nat
urally think that food will be cheap
Just aftor Thanksgiving Day little
item in the papers makes the great
law of supply and demand look like b
cents. The item coolly informs the
people that the price of -four will ad-
vance SO cents a barrel Scarcity! NO.
the pirates are out for more graft
College professors assure us that the
enormous amount Of gold mined each
year Is the cause Of the high cost OF
living. In other words. We are pau
pers because we have mined too much
gold: we are homeless because we nav
built too many houses: We are naked
because we have made too many
clothes: we are starving because we
have raised too much food-"overpro-
duction.'
A few years ago there was famine
in India. also one IN China. Mission.
aries sent word: "Don't send food: send
money. The storehouses are bursting
with grain, but the nabobs are holding
for big prices. The people are poor
and cannot buy.
The high cost OF living IS worldwide.
and the cause Is greed. The remedy Is
socialism. Il b. PofiSn
Bridgeport, Conn.
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WILSON AND BASEBALL.

Besides having the hearty indorse-
ment Of the Hon. Tyrus Cobb. Wood
row Wilson is some baseball player
himself. having often swatted the pill
into tho bushes at Davidson College
when he was a student there. His ap-
probation Of baseball was indicated
in what he said to the crowd that
met him at Springfield. ILL.,. Wednes-
day. He said:
I feel that owe the American
people an apology for presuming to
run for the presidency when there's
a worlds baseball championship Sc
ries going on. I know you would
great deal rather hear the score than
hear a speech. but I'm interested in
scores. too. I'm interested In what
the score is going to be On November
5. ...
"The Democrats are getting onto
Mr. Roosevelt's curves and are hit
ting out home runs every time they
come to bat-and you ought not 10
overlook the fact that this presidential
campaign Is really quite an Important
game"
On November woodrow wilson
will take the first one over the plate
and drive it right over the fence:
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lly Of his means 10 advance its cause
tn Virginia and the nation. And yet
when he Is chosen as a delegate by
his friends to sit in convention OF
mis- party a howl il raised. as IL some
one was conspiring aFsinst the Com
lmonweaith!
Nay. more. he Is singled out for
Insult In the presence OF the whole
delegated power of that very party
which he had assisted by his votes and
means. I call this deal SO raw" that
the very blood seems TO be dripping
from il. Nor Is this all The insult
GROSS as II was) was given for politi-
,cal reasons alone. No one accused him
OF not being a citizen Of Virginia. No
one accused him Of trying to bride any
delegate to vote for his candidate. No.
the .atrocious crime" Of being a rich
man was bis only onense: and surely
rich men have some rights that even
demagogues should respect
To conclude, when Madam Roland.
that brilliant French woman. who had
done so much for France. was standing
upon the steps leading to me guillo-
tine. where she was to pay the forfeit
Iof her l'fe fer defending constitutional
liberty against the mob. she exclaim-
are committed In thv name." In
reflect upon the treatment accorded
Thomas F. Ryan at Baltimore and
isince then. we cannot help exclaiming:
oh. Politics. what injustice Is COM
rnftted under some other name to carry
out thine unworthy endsi"
Cascade
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Cascade.
ArDaEedA0n.

ARm08e00OOs
written Immediately after the Re
publican Convention-)
No laundering sophist. thou. who
laboYs long
To make the wrong seem right. the
right seem wrong;
And. seif-deluded, with a b,got's zeal
wouldst all delude by savory appeal
Thy speciou. words from no deception
Thou seest the truth with retrospective
A lust for power. innamed beyond
control.
The mute confession OF thy Utmost
And howsoe'er thy purpose is avowed
In noisy piatitudes to win the crowd.
Thou standest plainly to tho sober
OF prudent men. menace to thy KIND
\ nation mourned-but thou vast for
To emsnence raised by dark mysterious
A people. constant. trusting in thy
Confirmed their faith. BY generous i'm
pulse stirred;
And thou. inflated by this happy
Beyond the bounds Of prudence would
advance!
Thy predecessors. men Of sober mood:
Secure Of fame. retired with gratitude
And lived perpetual debtors to the
Knowing the ONCE. not tho man. is
say. when disst thou discover wisdom7
Those mighty truths unknown to other
men?
II thou vast laborine wholly for a
And 1t a bold sef-seeker for ap-
Why did.t thou not. Unsuitable. come
To aid TIA. doughty champion Of the
or Why. whe.. +5adley's star suspicious
crhe more than generous e1er Of thy
D,dst thou not hail IL. pleased to see
A peaceful porsens Ssamins In the
Thou .r:ekesss all to gain thy selfish
Claiming all friendship shsne-shou no
Ana ssss . f ss;s myself By infer
To those Sro.d.msnesS se SnTS,s OF s S,H;
R,enx, thou, thou noisy chsrlatsn!
Behold .hyseH: rsou eomess on the
In all the w.,A hyyseris Of rage.
Abusive. reckless. bold-a nations
IN, purpose snnss: no. .. reason. bot IN
To draw IN: noisy psaudst Of the crowd
Ana idolixe shyse1f In vaporines loud
Thine 20 fsht-the fbaftie for the Lord.
AnA give TO those whe wsas the swere
why. n, they ~so e~ses thy VIVA TN
o~vSoua ~3I1
In shis nj least were patriotic stu,
-8ERNARD q MCFARLAND.
sJSrclIetse vas the nrst RevubSsean
swhsn HsHJey Was propesed ~ .
leo4pr00sUe, Ho0oevelt refused his
! sSSSsssrsun speecA yuse,II
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1t amt SO hard to be pleasant II a
Teller has got an automobile. a steam
yacht and about nine million dollars.
When a Teller gees away and makes
a national reputation for himself IN
his own particular line. it is always
oonsoling for him TO 30 back TO the
old homo town and have seven or
eight old tads ask him: well. boy.
what We a-doin' fer a Twin now"
For a lazy mans Job, there Amt
nothing that beats coloring q meer-
chaum pipe.
The fellers that never tried to raise
chickens are always sorry they didn't.
and the fellers that did try are sorry
they did.
Our postmaster says bein' pustmas-
ter is an expensive Job. Every time
Uncle Ezra Harkins comes in fer a
letter. which is every day, he eats a
pound of Goldfish and a handful OF
crackers and a helpin' OF cheese. Uncle
Ezra hasn't got q letter in nine years.
Amry Tibbs. our well-known and
versatile inventor, has been working
eight years on a nonpunct1lrahle pneu-
matte automobile tire He expects to
have the invention complete and on
the market before he dies. But he
will have to live to be an octogenarian.
Speak,n' of wheels. Miss Pan,y Tib-
bits. who has been takin' q cookin'
the other day, which were so hard
that her brother made a go-cart for
the kid and used the pies fer wheels.
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LET NO TAx-DODGER ESCAPE.

The grand jury Of the Hastings
Court, specially charged with the duty
Of investigating delinquent taxes in
Richmond. is to be convened next Mon
day. II 1t shall prosecute its inquiry
thoroughly and make the taN-dodgers
come to time II will be rewarded with
the warm support and commendation
Of the people Of the city. There can
be no doubt that 1t can add thousands
to the State treasury by an efficient
discharge OF its duty. When the re-
turns are considered It is easily seen
that Richmond has made a much bet
ter showing roportionately than
other cities, but there must still be
hundreds here who evaded their plain
duty to the state by failing to report
their income or by returning 1t at an
naturalization. There were but 2.644
people in the cities Of Virginia who
returned income taxes: that fact is it.
self a powerful Indictment against the
tax-dodgers in our cities.
OF course. the grand jury should g.
1T this work from both ends Of the
line. II it can hale into court man
who ought to have paid an income tax
on. say. $4,000. it should do so. but
let the Investigators remember that
they will bring just as much money
into the State treasury II they VIII
haul in twenty-five men each Of whom
failed to pay an income tax on $1,000.
The tax-evaders Of great wealth must
be 1erked up. but the men further
down must be as vigorously taken
rare Of.
The people Of this city will applaud
ANYTHING the Investigators may do IN
the way OF retaining money right
fully belonging to the State. for the
people understand that the tax-dodgers
are adding t. their burden and sub
tracing from the benefits which they
would receive from a justly supported
government. Let the grand jury see
10 it that no tax-dodger in Richmond
escapes.
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needs there IL no justification in tn
claim Of the carriers that higher ratel
are necessary.
Congress has authorised the Inter
state Commerce Commission. on it'
own initiative or on the application
OF . shipper. to suspend advances IN
freight rates pending an Investigation
In the event OF such a procedure
the law imposes upon the railroad the
burden OF proving that the higher rate
is reasonable and necessary. The most
notable case which has recently come
before the commission has been the
general application of the carriers In
Eastern and Middle Western territory
two years ago for permission to IN
crease their freight rates. This re-
quest was denied, but the commission
stated in its opinion that. when dit-
ferent circumstances should arise. Or
whenever the railroads could show
the necessity for higher rates. the
commission would gladly reconsider
its decision.
Recent increases in wages granted
by the railroads. as in the case OF the
higher rates obtained several days ago
by the Southern trainmen. would IN
dictate that the railroads contemplate
again placing the matter before the
commission. The Engineers wage Ar
bitration Board proceedings also show
a similar determination on the part OF
the carriers east of the Mississippi
and north Of the Ohio and Potomac
Rivers. 1t is undoubtedly true that
the railroads have a stronger case
than they had two years ago. 1t Is
also true that they now set forth
their side Of the question in more
convincing way than in 1910, when
their attorneys did not seem to. realize
the economic significance Of the situa-
ton. but relied upon wornout con-
stitutional arguments. Whatever the
merits of the controversy may be,
however, it should be adjusted as soon
as possible. The Interstate Commerce
Commission should authorize an inves-
tisation of the finances Of the railroads
of the country With the facts In
hand from authoritative and disinter-
ested sources, the commission would
then be in a position to Judge fntelli-
gently the financial needs Of the rail-
roads. Wherever higher freight rates
are necessary. they should be granted.
Where they are not needed 1t should
be so stated and the facts submitted
in confederation. The present activity
In business and trade will undoubtedly
bring added revenues to the carriers.
A reduction in the existing tariff
duties would also lessen operating
costs to a certain extent. But these
results hold forth the prospects Of
temporary relief only. A final and
satisfactory adjustment OF the contro-
versy is dependent upon a compre-
hensive examination OF all the facts
bearing upon the existing situation.
1t is for this reason that a general
and official inquiry into the financial
status of our transportation companies
il desirable.
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Dey say dat opportunity knocks once
at each mans do.
An knocks jes' once an goes away,
an don come back no mo-.
Dat may be so. but jes de same, All
entertains a doubt.
F'o' et she evan called on me she
called when All was out.
All thinks dat opportunity done g4t
her dates all mixed
She knocks at one mans DO 20 much
he has to get II fixed.
De next man may be waitin' 70 t.
entahtain her call,
But his house amt upon her list. an
she dom come at all.
She calls on some folks every day
and knock TIL she am So:
She rings de bell and toots a hon and
den breaks down de do
Fl dey don 'spond and let her IN
she takes Il in her haid
To go upstairs and grab EN- quick an
drag 'em out Of bald.
All tells you what, II dat ole gal should
come aroun' NAH place.
She'll fn' ne waitin' at de do tQDg.at
her roun' de walls.
Ahll hang right on 5es' lax Ans gwint
to choke her plum to def
She'll have jes' one af'inity, an das
Will he mahseln
But listen. little chiIIun. ct DO not pay
to wait
Yes stsh: right out an look TO- her
an mos. as sure as fate,
She'll he 5es' rour' DE- cchner an b.
glad to welcome you.
OATS what NOS folks dat meets cle
OPPORTUNITY mus; DO
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Boston would have won IF.

A visitor from Surry County was
completely mystified yesterday at the
army Of baseball fans who camped IN
Capitol Square to read The Tines-Dfs-
match scoreboard for the worlds series.
he did not know what to make OF IL.
and asked n Richmonder: Say. what
f. this. an oyster rcast?''
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~uE, RAILROAD PROBLEM AGAIN

Each day the railroad problem Is
assuming a more prominent place In
the public interest. With the general
increase in prices a larger outlay has
teen required for railroad equipment
and supplies. The advance in the cost
81 living has also caused unrest and
dissatisfaction among employees and
has made necessary concessions OF
higher rates OF remuneration. The net
result Is to be seen in the accounts
Of practically all OF our carriers
Operating expenses have tended to alb
serb an increasing proportion OF oper-
alton revenue, and, the consequent de-
cline IN net income Is further as-
~rayased bv the increase in tho in
terest rates and the added costs to the
yailroads OF borrowing capital
The railroads during the past decade
have attempted to offset rising costs by
economi1s in operation More power
sul locomotives have been installed
md steel freight cars Of large capacity
have been used. BY these means train
loads have been increased and the cost
Of transporting ton Of freight In
terms Of labor fuel and administrative
rharxes has been greatly reduced. The
vailroad managers now claim. however.
thae the limits OF possibility have been
and that the only means of maintain
ing the credit OF the railroads and
securing capital for much needed ex-
tensions consists IN raising freight
yates. ], Is asserted that the demands
81 trade and industry during the next
Jew years call for the investment o:
SO, COZ. ooa, zoo IN additional trans
Dortafion facilities. and that 'h!s
enormous amount OF capital cannot be
had unless authority is given the car
her. 10 advance their freight charges
and thus insure larger margin 81
safety 20 the investor in the form o.
euenen.ed net earnings In :urther
defense .. their demand for hiCh-r
freight rates. the railroad manager.
also point out thar the freight charges
in this country are lower than thos'
Of any other Industrial or commercial
nation
TIE railroad c-npIoye would wei
corr. tn. prospect =: IN advance Il
s.e.xh- rates and hitherto has :oiHct
force. with TIRE managers. Obviously
sneresset revenUss m"za 30 them :
greater Hke.fhooa o. h!Eher ksges. tn
opposite eide % the question is ;akei
~ the shipper. aas j. forcibiy ex
pressed ss-cueh the irAfic association
Of the country. Tue fsneaments
basis Of their opposition IS pu: FOR
ward In the argument that increase
transportation charges constitute al
sAdeA sax upon business and industry
II 10 denied that the railroads ha-
yea~Aea the limits 80 economy q
uansesmsns ana In conducting trans
poytssson and that they should lool
within ana net without for more rsv-
,u~s. II se further asserted ~ 'n
crane associations that TIE csrrIcT
Save toe rapidly dIseountea the fu'ur
On eavssaIsspg earnings. that 'Hdes't
ssse sso-n ~ssxrsng end snanspslssic
;SsSs Zen sssssesersssse os recent rail
~ maaaeemens and. consesoen'l'
49, - ssasape:ns % she:r lsgsssns'
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INVISIBLE Government AGAIN.

The Progressive platform" demands
among other things. 1.-The establish
ment of a strong. fundamental. admin
istrative commission Of high standing,
which shall maintain permanent, &C
tive supervision over industrial cor
porations engaged in interstate COM
merce, or such Of them as are Of pub
lie importance, doing for them what
the government now does for tho ma
tional banks and what Is now done for
the railroads by the Interstate Com
merce Commission"
How Colonel Roosevelt and his chief
fugleman. Senator Beveridge. can
reconcile the vehement support they
are giving to that demand. with their
equally vehement denunciation Of "the
invisible government" Is past compre-
hcnsion. 1t is also rather incompre-
hensible how they can continue to de-
nounce the invisible government" at
all, as much as II deserves to be de-
nounced. considering the service in
visible government. as composed OF
certain trust interests. rendered the
Colonel In cold, hard cash in 1904 These
diatribes against II look like the
basest sort Of ingratitude. The only
explanation suggesting itself Is that
~since "the invisible government or
this feature Of 1t, has been made visible.
z..,x,;tr,> Investigation.
it has been determined In the councils
Of the Bull Mooscrs that the only re-
course lief, was to brazen IL out. In the
hope that the masses were purohnd-
But tina, apart and coming directly and
moro specifically to the demand in
question IN the Progressive platform
How would Z, work out In the event
Of NATURALIZATION As the Indianapolis
News we'll says. ;hs hold Of the admin
fx,ration on business would rot OILY
he enormously Sirencthered. bu. We
should have an invisible government.
pared with which that ~ 1905
would he 49, nothing. and for these
co-.nt and irrefutsbi- reasons. as our
contemporary sets forth: With the
Roosevelt, scheme IN force the Wash
ing,on administration would be able 10
reach int, every state in the Caion,
ana would he In supreme control oil
probably 100000 corporations. Some
\ future President nigh, put at the head
81 hls national committee the man who
va. chairman Of TIE new commission
Nothing more Tran this would he need.
cd 20 throw the whole corporation in.
: flusncc on the side % the party u
power. There need be no threats Of
demands or promiscs-no Bargains o.
any sort The situation would b.
enough. That this situation Is fh'
wish tia, IL father to Colonel Rocse
yeif. Fundamental administrative
commission" thought no iatel'iEen
nan who has any conception OF IN
CoioueTs waiting ambition. or know
what BENEFITS he Tespe5 or cocrced iron
ais partners in the invisIbie govern
rncnt 81 1900. can doubt.
a Tn. subject as embraced ia the de
n.ar.S. snd the Roosevel'isa tnssdiou
Championship % the Is'ter. shcv16. 4
. TIC opinion Of the News. eemmand q
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most earnest ana thoughtful. attention
Of the American people. 1t 10 in NO
wise sspugnsnt to insistenee that corr
porations sheuid be rigidly regulated.
and no concession to tho trust evil. to
say that In such opinion we fully. abb
solutely and heartily concur.
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Fail.

When the frost is on the pumpkin and
the overcoat's in hook.
And tho chilly breeze doth whip
around the city's business block
When he feels down in hts pocket and
he cannot ind a cent,
Then a Teller wonders where his sum
mer's salary has went
In the spring he always says that
he'll no longer be q slave:
That he will pile up a fortune: all
his summers coin he'll save
But each year the autumn breezes
bring with them the same old
shock.
When the frost Is on the pumpkin and
the overcoat's in hook.
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F. B. Roberts wrote to US Iately:

F. B. Roberts wrote to US fately:
ELECTION day is coming round;
Go out to tho polls;
Go down into your blossoms. men,
And heave out Your souls"
It would be a good deal better to go
down into your pockets. men, ana
heave out your contribution to the
Wilson campaign fund.
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when AGED Sent,ewcmcn gather up
their .cant quarters and dimes to add
"a ,he Wilson fund. II Is about time
,ha, you cut out ten cigars and send
along that dollar.
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sin us better 20 have President
rafts three brothers give Sise.oec f"'
hts campaign than 20 have the trusts
plank down millions for Teddy Your
family never expects any return for
savors. and other people DO.
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People with heart-sailure ere warned
to keep sway from The Tfmes-Dr-
patch baseball diagram board It's
NOR. exciting than the real g.me-