Evening star., 1913-11-23
RHEA TO REMAIN
ON STATE BOARD
Gov. Mann Pooh Poohs Stories
of the Judge and Virginia
CoIIectorship.
BOY SCOUTS PLANNING
VISIT TO INDIAN CAMP
Race for Speakership Arouses Inter
est Among the "Drys"- State
Funds Go Begging.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


RICHMOND, Va. November ~, 1913.
Reports from Bristol, Tenn. are to the
effect that Judge William F. Rhea of the
state corporation commission may solve
the trouble regarding the appointment of
a collector of internal revenue for the
western district of Virginia by accepting
the post himself. The report is not given
credence by Gov. Mann, and Judge Rhea
takes the same view of the governor. 1t
has been known since last summer that
it was Gov. Mann's intention to name
Judge Rhea as his own successor on the
commission, during January, before the
expiration Of the term of Gov. Mann.
The law requires that the members of
the commission shall be named fifteen
days before the expiration of the gov
ernors term, or fifteen days before the
expiration of the term of the commits
sioners.
Judge Rhea was named first by Sena
tor (then governor) Swanson. and fight
was made against his confirmation by the
republicans of southwest Virginia. 1t
was a bitter fight, in which politics en-
tered. Judge Rhea was assailed by those
who were once prominent as democrats
Among those who testified in the case
the report from Bristol suggested that
hostility of Mr.. Stuart to Judge Rhea
might serve to prevent his reappointment.
and also that 1t would afford a chance
for the appointment by Gov. Mann Of his
nephew, Col. James Mann of Norfolk.
Gov. Mann dismissed the matter by
declaring that he had no time to be deny
ing fool reports that found their way into
some newspaper. Judge Rhea will be
appointed for a full term of six years,
y xr;lf al NJ ha 70 YYvto
to the time for Mr.. Stuart to be sworn in,
will have to serve six years. so that Gov.
Stuart will not have a chance to name
some other person than Judge Rhea dur
ing the four years he will be governor.
Pension Money Returned.
During the fiscal year ended September
80 there was returned to the Office of
the auditor of public accounts checks
which had been mailed to pensioners
aggregating $4,000 The average of these
pensions is about So. SO that there are
about $500 of those who have been re-
ceiving a pittance from the state who
have died In one year. The total number
on the list is about 10000. Taking that
as a basis, it is believed that not less
than 20 per cent of the survivors of the
Confederate states army and their wild
owS passed away.
does not materially reduce, each year
there being applications by those who
have striven hard to prevent asking the
state for any sort of aid, and have found
that old age, poverty and bad health
have forced them to ask for the meager
amount which the state can pay.
When checks are made out and sent to
the benefciaries under the law the
money can be used to pay burial ex-
penses, but just how many Of these
cases have occurred is not known. Of
ficers Of the state believe that in ten
years there will be very few of the PEN
sioners alive, the death rate being ex
ceptionally high, due to the advanced
age of the soldiers.
Boy Scouts Of America to the number
of some 300 will be the guests of the
Pamunkey Indians the night preceding
Thanksgiving and also on that day. The
boys will go from this city in charge of
scoutmasters, will be taken in charge by
the Indians on the Pamunkey river on
their arrival, and will have a chance to
see the Indians in their homes, TO wit
ness the corn dances, the sun dances and
other forms of amusement and customs
of these people.
The boys also will have chance to
fish with the Indians, to learn to row
the Indian canoes will be shown how to
trap game and will be given important
instruction in woodcraft and In trailing.
The boys are in high glee at the pros
pect of the trip, and for the trip they
will carry their own provisions and be
prepared for the work and service re-
uu.red of them and in which they have
been instructed by the scoutmasters.