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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
THE COMFORTABLE SOUTH.

The report of Henry w. Wood. President
10 the Chamber of Commerce. indicates more
fully than could otherwise be illustrated me
fact tina. Southern prosperity has not staghat-
ed as has been the case In other sections, CIV
ing to panic aftermath. complicated with CON-
nsercial and business uncertainties. Riehmoni
is In the best sense the clearing house Of
Southern activities. The record OF what IL
has done and what IL is doing is the best pos
sibe reflection OF similar activities in the sec
ton VI which 1t is the financial center. While
the rest of the country has stood stili the South
has gone forward. 1t views the Fan elections
with euuanimity. Ii awaits issues and their de-
termination strong in the confidence Oh lis re-
source and Of its conservatism. When the bell
xhaIl strike again for the renewal OF general
activity the South apitonized In Richmond
will be the heir who has been yigiiant IN a
period of general sloth and lassitade
Take Richmond's progress In the past year,
conspicuous for retrenchment and economy
pushed TO the bone. It's manufacturing output IN
creased 6I per cent: sales of It's jobhing trade.
415 per cent: bank deposits. 1918 per cent:
bank loans and discounts. 1888 per cent; bank
capital and surplus 8 a2 pes cent sAnA eisaFs
tnss Ala per cent: while building operations.
the best possible index of city growth, increas-
"a nv so per cent, amounting In 1911 10 over
100000. as compared with approximately
$1,000. 300, in 1910.
The signiticanoe III these figures Is better
seen when IL is reflected that 1910 was year
Of general depression in which Richmond
STOOD forth as a conspicuous exception To
h ssyss aasMsnaa and hsssnsss Y pace SEA ssessas
adverse conditions which still continue If ehifa-
,atiee evidence Of IA condition already estab-
isshed.
Meanwhile the Chamber OF Commerce calls
zYtsu,ion to the fact that its membership has
suffered to some extent through and by reason
81 liz practical activities. It has been too busy
doing things to ask and urge recruits. II takes
only a reading OF the projects it has served,
y he accomplishments it has to its credit, TO
ccnvtnce every citizen of Richmond who looks
! Is the community for livelihood that both his
personal and his civic advantage lies In join
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
\ TOPOGRAPHIC LETTER.

The other day the Vtrgitian received COM
munication entitled THE Convict's Life Within
the Walls of Our Penitentiary," signed. simply
c. F. Williams. ,-.=.
Il Our correspondent net being chirographtst
and the title OF his theme lending itself to the
assumption that the writer knew whereof he
spoke his offering treated one OF those
sszaYsa ss,4aasnGs 4saScIl sometimes percufate
through prison walls into the public prints
Within" was therefore hastily taken 10 be
written and bracketed so as to make the
title read "The Convict's Life written Within
the Walls OF Our State Pen,tentiary")
Now that the Rev. G. r, Williams comes 20
life TO declare that the VirGinidn has been the
first person so far to put him In prison bounds.
we can only plead in justification the natural
character of the mistake, which is made In our
opinion the more exculpable by the fact that the
communication Itself held Photographic quail
ty which was convincing to the assumption that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
CURRENT COMMENT


uow.ver much In the past Americans may
have been MASTERS and spenders they are such
no longer Their bank deposits show that they
rank wit hthe leading nations Of the world In
the saving habit In the postal savings banks.
recently established threnghout the country tho
deposit, amount to $1,000 600 week.
"s Thrift means prosperity. Throughout the week
fFhe Georgian has been conducting distribu-
tion Of pocket savings bank and b0-cent checks
q. mn Incentive for Atlantans to acquire the saw
ings habit and as the mucous for their open
ing saxinEa hank eTsv>,z..SA kIs .S4snds ~ "
AtIAi,taisS Have taken advantage OF II, and
asnec,Iiy has Young Atlanta been Interested in
ion,ng tho ranks OF the savers. Should the
beginnings thus made hold out and habits OF
thrift become fixed, another step In the profess
ne Atlanta will have been made and The
Georgian will feel amply -repaid--Atlanta
Georgian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
he should vote regarding his collea"ue's right
to seat in the Senate.

he should vote regarding his colea"ues right
to a seat in the Senate.
Please do not let the letters and kilograms
that I>orimer's friends are bombarding you with
swerve you from that your honest old heart
must tell you--that Lorimer's seat was bought.
Hines told the truth when he said they had
raised 100000 to elect him and were around
trying to reimburse themselves. can prove
that to your satisfaction.
you art 81 years old--poor as church
mouse. When the good Lord calls you do not
leave n single record OF winking at corruption;
not personally, but in others II you were to
die today the greatest tribute you would re-
ce!se youid=bes@ absolutely honest
Don't give occasion to add, He made one mis-
take--he voted to seat man in the United
States Senate knowing he had been elected by
the use Of money! Don't mar the record of an
absolutely clear title
Senator Culom voted against unseating Lori
mer.-New York Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
WHEN BROTHER FRED CAME

and had upset things, and then START
ed off for his warm stable
The girl had made Roadway until
exhausted. and this point reached hap
pened to be In front OF the Glens
house. Three or four calls for help.
and then Miss Nellie was a huddle in
the SNOW. She only dimly realized Il
when she was carried into the house
and the warm library and placed in
the big rocking chair. and to this day
she Is not sure that Tommy Glena
danced around her and exclaimed:
What shall do--damn II, what
shall l do. It's u girl. and II | don'k
do something she'll die,"
Tommy had done nothing a. yet
not even to look for the brush broom
to brush away the snow. when tbs
victim revived enough to eAy:
"A little wine or brandy, please"
In thirty seconds Tommy had the
decanter from the sideboard, and the
drink he poured out would have made
q horse dizzy for the next three days
Miss Nellie only slipped II. and about
Eve sips made her sit up and say:
How silly OF me! thought Z
, could face the storm all right"
You would have frozen to death.
but I happened to hear your cries. {
guess you are all right now. though
%.
'I'll wait a few minutes and sec n
the storm doesn't let up. Your mothsn
has retired, l suppose ~
Shes away" J
what"
And 10 Ii everybody eise and rm
| alone in the house
You here alone." exclaimed Misa
Nellie ~ she rose up and staggered
toward the door. IL"
"Oh. come. now. Miss--Miss Graft
ton. l think II must be--you can't 70
out into this storm" pleaded Tome
my.
But you see--you See"
You 60 back and Sit down and TN
60 out myself. rli 90 up into tina
garnet. I'll go Down cellar. I'll find
nice warm snow drift. My name IL
Tommy 0iens, II you don't know II,
and I'm perfectly willing to have my
ears frozen for your sake"
The girl halted. smiled and re-
turned to her chair 70 say:
I'm afraid you wouldn't look we'll
with your ears amputated. Sit down
and we'll talk. ! have met your
mother, and dear old lady she IL
but ! have not seen you before. You
may have met my brother, Fred7"
Moo, but l shall very soon now
"But We are to talk about reci-s
procity, tho tariff. woman suffrage
and all that, you know. Now. then,
begin: and will take the othrs side
begin: and will take the other side
for arguments sake."
II was two hours later that tho dess
perate brother, Fred. after being ala
most froEen in looking for a quite
frozen sister. stumbled up to the door
and rang the bell and disturbed q
heated argument N 10 whether old
maids should he given the balic4
along with the rest Of the sex. There
were sxclamations and explanations
and in the midst OF them Tommy
drew Fred to the front door and outs
side II to say:
Mr.. Grafton. We are having bliss
gard"
"well1"
And WANT your psrsatssaoH -
pay my addresses to your sister with
4 view to matrimony."
y. ..Yoa,.xe got nerve to drag me s,te
here in this storm to tell me that
But ! like nerve. Go ahead"
And az the other sex admirers neFv0
up to "A certain .point Mr.. Tommy
went ahead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Miss Lilly sidenberE became ' the
bride Of Paul Kamaky at the home Of
the parents Of Miss Sidenberg. No. III
North Seventeenth street. Wednesday
nt@hts ThAs farAs1anqx y*a4.s iaey 3f.Fsesaa
ny Dr. ssnerftrhxr. The couple le8t
for the North early yesterday morn-
ing. They will visit New York. Phil.
adelphia. Baltimore and Washington.
and will be at homo 405 West Mars
shall street. In two weeks.
Among the guests from distance
were Miss sally Coplan. Of BaltimnrAs
Miss Sarah Kamsky and Mrs. A. Kan.
sky and sons. Of Baltimore: Philip
Levine. John Levine. OF New York:
Sol Hidenberg. Of Toronto.
A reception and dance was gfven By
the parents Of the bride after the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
Kohl.nat,. Latter Out.

The committee OF the Senate investigating the
y.oriuner cage nefd executive session Tor an
hour today. The committee was considering
batch Of letters written by Herman H. Kohsaat.
the Chicago publisher. Mr.. Kohisaat testified
before the committee several weeks ago that
he had written letters to q number Of Senators
and had received from Colonel Roosevelt.
He was asked to furnish COMES Of the letters
and today the committee had Its first opportunity
TO view the exhibit.
In letter to Senator Cullom MIR. Kohlsaat
gives that octogenarian some advice as to how
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Much snow still sidewalks calls forceful
attention TO the law making II encumbent on
property owners to 1t under pain OF
penalties In Of serious accident the city
would probably be held liable CONFORMITY with
the negligent abutting owners. The only way
enforcement OF the ordinance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

A suit ted in the Supreme Court or the
United States to determine whether not the
Carolina VII ginia Chemical Company is Il trust
may or may no. have relation to the contempo-
raneous prosecution OF the trust without a
name"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
the man who wrote Of conditions got his know

the man who wrote Of conditions got his know
ledge OF them by experience.
The fact that the Rev. G. F. Williams Is an
artist and realst In picturing the woes OF others
should at least go far toward absolving US FROM
an error which his talent made almost inevi-
table
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

The executive council of the Federation OF
Labor might have done we'll to hold Its de-
nunciation of scientific management for re-
lease after its disassociation with suasion
with ntro-glycerine has been established.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Another invasion Of China by American
troops should serve to work revival OF the
craze for jade ornaments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Woodrow Wilson will never regret writing
a letter Of acceptance OF the invitation TO spear
in Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

LYMAN Abbott and Samuel Gompers testified
Murder is murder
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

The State Department has Information OF
impending war between Guatemala and San
Salvador nose like man hunting cock
fight,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

That subpoena which the Steel Committee
was forced to issue for Andrew Carnegie may
mean no more than that the willy Laird waited
to be forced to tell what he wanted to-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

President Taft's new cold may have original
ed in the Wisconsin blast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Carnegie admits he was for Knox for at
torney-generai but he did not KNOW mat II
would be a case of Knoxit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Curtailmen, of work of the census depart
ment owing to Z" inadequate appropriations
should at least result In slight rise In the
theoretical per capita wealth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

There seems to have been a scandal raised
In the French cabinet without discovery OF
a woman In the closet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

One thousand Moros slain In the recent past
shows that benevolent assimilation ~ az aow
as good digestion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Sylvia pankhurst's views on Leap Year might
NC sunmasizal By saying that she believes n
gpankism.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
Rarkentine t,eera1

The barkentine Mabel I. Beyeru
which arrived In the port Of Rich-
mond last week with . carxo OF homes
from Uruguay for the Virginia. Caro-
lima Chemical Company cleared yes4
terday for Newport News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

JEFF Davis. OF Arkansaw has made up list
of fifty malefactors. He would himself be sure
of inclusion in any and all American mines of
demagogues.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

AS holder of the underlying bonds. Andrew
Carnegie is doubtless willing to tell the whole
truth and let the Steel Trust go smash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
sieeDs Upside Down.

Mrs. Charles l.. Kechen, of Alpha Place has
cat named Kinky. 1t Is jet black with long
hair like Persian lambs, which curls lightly
in cold weather. and has long body and a
tall two feet long. 1t does not walk like other
cats but Frances like horse Nor does II sleep
like other cats. for it sumbers hanging to
door knob shelf by paw a sloth does
with its four feet. Furthermore, 1t does not
scratch.
Kinky has one bad cat habit 1t goes out
nights. Often IT win sneak up to the attic.
climb out or the window to the roof and leap
TO tree that overhangs the house. When It is
pursued by It's owner 1t will leap to the branch
OF tree and. hanging by one paw. blink at
her and wag its tail. 1t loves worms, digging
In the garden for them. and eats bugs and fies
for dessert.
Mrs. Ketchen got the from G. A. Hun
ter. OF Long Island City for IS few days ago.
She had offer Of $3.50 for II today. but she
refused Il. fAe Intends to EXHIBIT II IN cat
shows freak.
Kinky came from Africa The story is that
a sailor found him with the rest of the family.
Its mother and four sisters. few days old.
on the South African coast about a ago,
When the ship reached New York the mother
and sisters had died and gone overheard. Kinky
was the only one left.-New York Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
The Shocked Apache"

Miss Mary Garden, at a tea at the Bellevue
Stratford. In Philadelphia. talking about
the freedom OF the French stage. says an ex-
change.
Freedom has its advantages" She said. but
1t does. sometimes, in Paris, go too far
"One night at boulevard theatre during a
love scene that extremely free Apache
call ed down to the heroine from the gallery:
MIA demoiselle. niademoisette, sup
posed to hear all this?"-Louisvtle Courier
journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
The Forty Seventh State.

Al last New Mexico has been admitted To
the Union. while Arizona stands, waiting at the
door, for the Presidents invitation to enter. The
forty seventh State has OF 10000 square
miles with county as large az Rhode Island
Its population of 327 900 has hardly scratched
the surface OF its vast mineral and agricultural
wealth. New Mexico can sustain population
Of millions and its materiaf wealth. already
large Is increasing with astounding rapidly
The Ia true OF Arizona with Its $4,000
square miles of territory and 100000 population
The Union will comprise forty -eight
States for the President cannot long delay the
formal proclamation admitting Arizona. and we
may expect the two Commonwealths to
repeat the wonderful development OF Oklahoma,
the baby State OF 19es-Baltimore Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
Fire Prevention Day.

A proclamation designating January Is as
! fire prevention day" has been issued by Mayor
Culpepper Exum. The suggestion came from
Fire Chief A. " Bennett. and was timely
BY the terms OF the proclamation. oil citizens
upon the day appointed. are urged to clean
their premises OF all trash. waste and rubbish
OF combusttble nature. IF this Is done. II may
be the saving OF many thousands of dollars.
Chief Bennett has his department In nne
state Of efficiency. He and his ready
TO combat any blaze at any time. but Chief
Bennett proceeds the theory that ounce
OF prevention is worth pound OF cure. The
citizens Of Birmingham should cooperate heart
fly with the fire department in making January
Is real cleanup Experimentation News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
Extreme Politeness.

The politest intimation ever addressed was
probably that OF the Governor OF the Bombay
jail to the man about to be hanged The exe-
cution was fixed for p. NJ, and the governor
was to sail for England leave two hours
later. But the time for the boats sailing was
changed from p. NJ. to midday The Gov
ernor was equal to the occasion He addressed
an official communication to the vonvict as fol-
lows THE governor presents his compliments
to Mr. y, and desires TO know whether 1t would
suit his convenience equally evil to bt hanged at
10 A. NJ instead Of at +, M.-London Chron-
cle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

mo EoV0- OF0aW.
The night may be dark. and the road may be
long,
Put star through tho shadows see;
Still the rude winds of the world sing a song
"My sweetheart Is dreaming Of me-"
That Is the dream.
Which In blessing is given,
Making the world
Like an echo Of Heaven'
OF. the gardens OF Life are not lost to the
CLEAN,
Though winter Is wild in the skies:
When summer has faded affair." like a dream,
Still summer shines bright in her eyes.
That is the Joy
Which In all things I see,
In wales Of Loves lilies
She's waiting for me-
Frank L. Stanton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

tisement for the State and the policy of putting
profits into improvements Is that will meet
with general endorsement. In addition such a
policy is one that win insure greater dividends
In the future than would be possible II State
enterprise were to be made primarily matter
of private gain.
Much snow still sidewalks calls forceful
attention 10 the law making ii encumbent on
property owners to remove 1t under pain OF
penalties In case Of serious accident the city
would probably be held liable conformity with
the negligent abutting owners. The only way
TO avoid such contingency is by the strict
enforcement OF the ordinance
suit dled in the Supreme Court OF the
United States to determine whether not the
Carolina VIZ gnia Chemical Company is trust
may or may not have relation to the contempo-
raneous prosecution of the trust without
name,
The executive council of the Federation OF
Labor might have done well to hold Its de-
nuncjaton of scientific management for re-
lease after its disassociation with suasion
with n!tro-glycerine has been established.
Curtaitment of work of the census depart
ment owing to ' inadequate appropriations
should at least result In a slight rise In the
theoretical per capita wealth.
That subpoena which the Steel Committee
was forced to issue for Andrew Carnegie may
mean no more than that the willy Laird waited
to be forced to tell what he wanted TO.
JEFF Davis. OF Arkansaw. has made up a list
of fifty malefactors. He would himself be sure
of inclusion in any and all American mines of
demagogues.
The State Department has information OF
impending war between Guatemala and San
Salvador. nose like man hunting cock
fight,
Carnegie admits he for Knox for at
torney-eeneral, but he did not know that 1t
would be a of Knoxt.
Woodrow Wilson will never regret writing
a letter of acceptance of the invitation to speak
in Richmond
One thousand Moros slain In the recent past
shows that benevolent assimilation ~ as allow
as good digestion.
| AS holder of the underlying bonds Andrew
Carnegie is doubtless willing to tell the whole
truth and let the Steel Trust go smash
| There seems to have been a scandal raised
! In the French cabinet without discovery Of
a woman In the closet.
Another invasion of China by American
craze for jade ornaments.
LYMAN Abbott and Samuel Gompers testified
the same day before the same committee.
Murder is murder"
/ Sylvia PankhurSt VIEWS Oh Leap 1tdI hAi6hs
he summarized By saying that she believes n
Bpankism.
President Taft's new cold may have original
ed in the Wisconsin blast.
ls4s,e+ aaa'' - -. 1rYx,. 49,
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14

spot the strange ones as soon as
they hit the city, and these men
will be promptly ordered to leave
the upcoast city. This action in ST.
Augustine brings home to Daytona
the question, What is to become OF
these men when they are driven
out of ST. Augustine?" The natural
consequence is that Daytona will be
the first place to suffer. Having
come south for the winter these
men will not go north from the An
cient City, but win turn toward the
south, and Daytona is the first stop
ping place. The next question is,
What is Daytona going to do about
it?"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14
Not Quit.

When Brother AniIl;,,ab .TohnS.us
was pastor of a colored congreg,;tin&
he was so forgetful of the dignity q:
his cloth as to join In game of craps
one night. The bones ran aguins!
him. and he lost all the Sunday school
funds. For this he was duly tried,
and the verdict of the tribunal was as
follows:
The Reverun Aminidab Johnsing
am acquitted Of the sin of gamblin'
pervided he pays the money back
come mex Satterdy night. In the mean
time the memburs of this congerga-
shen is warned agin shootin' craps
with Brudder Johnsing New York
Sun.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving d. Atwood and
son, Clifford, of Woodbury., Conn,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Martin and
Miss Ruth Martin, of
Hartford, Conn, who arrived in
the city Thursday afternoon, are
located. in Mrs. George Beardsley's
residence at the corner of Orange
and. Palmetto avenues, which they
have rented for the season. Mr.. At
wood and family and Mrs. Martin and
granddaughter became acquainted on
the way south.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14

David E. Hall of Springfield, H.,
regular season guest at the Nor
gan hotel, was without his trunk
from the time of his arrival, about
two weeks ago, until yesterday when
1t was returned to him from Char
lotte, N. c. The baggage checks
had been confused at Jacksonville
and at st. Augustine Mr.. Hall found
he was in possession of the wrong
trunk.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14

/ The d. III. S. girls basket ball
team lost to Orlando last evening
In a game characterized by the fast
playing of the Orlando team. Al
though the girls lost they thoroughly
enjoyed themselves, and hope to
gain victory over Orlando in their
inl this city.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-14
The National Pastime.

The National Pastime.
II is an ancient mariner.
He stoppeth one of three
And holds him with a skinny hand
Have you a match?' quoth he.
The shades Of night were falling fast
When through an Alpine village passed
A youth who bore mid snow and ice
A banner with strange device
Got a match?''
San Francisco Chronicle.