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Fessenden. Lot NJ. Morrill,. James G..
Blaine. Maine also might claim two
Cabinet officers accredited to Massn-
chusetts who lived in Maine before 1t
was separated from the old Bay State
Horny Knox and Henry Dearborn,
early Secretaries of War New Hamp-
shire has supplied Levi woodbury. and
William e. Chandler, while Vermont
points to Jacob Collamer and Redfeld
Proctor.
Maine and Massachusetts seem to
have been about the only New Eng
land States with active candidates for
the Wilson Cabinet. Ex-senator Oba-
diah Gardner. of Maine, Is greatly dis
sruntled because he was not made
Secretary OF Agriculture; tho newspa-
pers, without authority. so repeatedly
and universally understood" that no
was to be Tama Jim Wilson'S sue
oessor that Mr.. Gardner came to the
point where he believed the position
his inalienable property He was
wrong, but he will be taken care Of
In all probability. The Portland
(Maine) Press caustically comments
that tho RockIand statesman got a
States Senator
Certain party officials and others of
Massachusetts went to Washington to
protest against the appointment of
Louis d. Brandeis to the Wilson Cabi-
net, and they succeeded. not only in
keeping him out, but also in keeping
Massachusetts out The Springfield
Republican finds no reason for lamen-
tation in New England's failure to
havo a representative at the Presidents
table. 1t says:
This may involve grief to indi-
viduais, but New England. as a whole
is not much, or any, concerned in the
event The places which fell to Mas
sachusetts in the Cabinet of President
Taft were a pleasure to the men who
filed them. but nobody at home cared
a rap, not even the politicians. Sec
tional representation In Cabinets is of
very small consequence. The real mat
ter is 10 have President surround
himself with efficient administra tors
and desirable advisers. President
wilson seems to have taken good care
OF these things In the appointments
made. and the country--this section of
1t included--will have chief regard for
that fact
That is the patriotic and right view
OF the matter. Time works its own ro-
tations in such things. and we doubt
not that New England will. anyway,
nave due representation in the Wilson
Cabinet in proper season-it is TO be
hoped so. at least. In that rock ribbed
region OF rock-ribbed Democrats the
forests are full of good Cabinet oak.
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Ecnrs Catholicism.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch;
space in 'f the Vote Voice Of S The People
Column for a few remarks on an .edi-
torial of the Lynchburg News, which
said editorial was an eNcoria,ion Of the
waspish little paper. the Menace, FOR
its attacks on the Roman Church. !
am sorry the editorial WAS detroyedi
for ! should like it before me as |
write. Like Seneca. the editor OF the
News reasons we'll Nearly all his po-
sitions were sound. and his reasoning
logical and conclusions such as you
cannot avoid.
The substance OF the whole was
about this: that the Constitution of this
man in his religion: without prejudice
to his citizenship. That is. true. That
Romanists are as responsive 10 the
calls of good citizenship as any other
citizens. and hence are just as much en-
titled to he elected TO Office as any
other citizen. This by the Constitution
your Romanist with sufficient care you
can put him In Office Logic is great
thing: so is the Constitution; so is the
liberty guaranteed by that Constitu
ton. Yet. IL Is possible to combine all
three and make Il horrible mess. And
there are tens Of thousands OF voters
in this free country who are perfectly
sure that the bulk OF the Romanist
citizens OF this country are good and
patriotic citizens; that they have a
perfect right TO the exercise OF their
religious opinion. and that they, ac-
cording to the Constitution, have n
right to aspire TO and hold any office
in the gift OF the people. Yet. know
ing and admitting all this, they do not
propose TO vote any Romanst into Of
fee! Why; Because he is "a Ronanist.
His name discrcdits him. Whatever he
may claim to be an American citi-
zen, he is first or all Romanist: his
first allegiance is to the Pope. who
claims. and his followers sanction tho
claim. that mis- authority is supreme
Governments.
your readers doubtless think. but tho
editors of The Times Dispatch and tho
News know better, that the claim OF
temporal power was given up when IL
was wrenched from the pope's hand by
Garibaldi. The claim Is just as In
sistcnt as 1t ever was. All that il
needed is the ability to enforce that
claim. There is not q doubt that there
are thousands of Romanists In this
of his temporal power. but not so the
hierarchy So 1 say there is IL great
mass of our people who fear to trust
men in office whose first allegiance Is
TO n foreign and ~ hostile power.
For your editorial mngnifies dcmoc-
racy, and one Of tho great institutions
OF this democratic. country is it's pub
lie school system. The Roman Church
is openly and frankly the enemy of the
editors know full well, or. If they do
not, they surely are greatly lacking in
that wisdom which is so constantly
attributed to them. I greatly marvel
! that papers so democratic do not get
violent over the efforts made all over
! this country and Canada by the Ro-
mish Church to discredt and destroy
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BY WINSOR M'CAY.

tho public school. to build up thcir own
parochial schools, and divert the pub
lie funds 10 maintain them. ! strongly
question tho claims OF your editorial
whether In all that has made this ma
ton great In war and peace the Ro-
manists contributed their nIll share In
proportion to their numbers. OF course
they have furnished some illustrious
patriots. statesmen. jurists and poets
III The great Revolutionary War we do
not forget that the young and gallant
Lafayette was Romaniat. nor do we
forget that he said also that 'If this
country ever lost It's liberties II would
be through the power OF the Church OF
Rome He knew her. Snd just here
is pertinent question: III the religion
OF this body makes them such fine
American citizens. such lovers OF lib
erty and learning as is being so vio-
lently claimed. why doesn't IL have that
effect in other countries? why is it
that the Jesuits-the great power in
that church---have been expelled from
almost every European country? Why
the pitlful showing Of pros pcri;y In
Mexico and tho other Latin American
countries? Why their tremendous H.
literacy. illeEitimacy and everlasting,
turbulency?
The religion Of this country has been
cursed with a good deal of politics, but
now it's peril is getting too much re-
ligion (of one kind) in it's politics And
while | do not know that ALI that the
Menace says Is true, ! feel sure il is
doing great work In opening The eyes
OF the whole people TO tho insidious peril
Of Romanism. which has under the la ST
two administrations. been nourished
and cherished. and which. as n great
political power, is intrenched at Wash
ington, and Mr.. Wilson may well take
heed how he touches that question.
SEMEN.
ri
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As TO HOLE suoOYYNc

me changed attitude OF tho House
leaders towards the Panama canal
law the Washington Post observes.
once again demonstrates. more sig
naily than ever. the tendency of the
Democrats to shoot moro holes in the
Baltimore platform than in the plat
forms of the opposing parties as adopt-
cd at Chicago"
Rosh, shoots holes in nothing. es-
teemed contemporary.
While it is a fact that plank in
the Baltimore platform. which was re-
ported from tho subcommittee OF
which Senator o'Gorman. a champion Of
discrimination, was "A member declares
In favor Of cxempting from tolls
American ccastwisc shipping passing
through the canal another and a sun
sequent plank declares uneaulvocally
against snip "bountics or subsidies
from the public treasury"
The latter confirms time hono-od
Democrats doctrine that mas been
affirmed and iterated and reiterated
repeatedly
Secretary Knox, IN his defense Of
the legislation remitting tolls on
American vessels, and breaking the ma
tional faith with Great Britain. ad
nitted that 1t amounted to nothing
more nor less than bare-f faced subs,-
dizns and even if there were dozen
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LEr oouNr1Es .rorH FArR..

! Just taxation is the paramount
/ economic Issue in Virginia. So true
I is this that when the Newport News
rally tho Hampton merchants are CIV
/ ing TO York and Elizabeth City farm
ers this week. 1t speedily gets on to
the subject of inequality In county
taxation, and gives some startling
figures to throw light on the issue.
we make no apologies for quoting our
contemporary facts. because they
should be known all over the State.
Where the shoe pinches Elizabeth
City County, and all the others that
attempt strict enforcement OF the
iaw is clearly stated as follows:
Elizabeth city County paid into the
State treasury last year the sum of
S65l2T.79. and drew out for schools,
criminal charges road Improvement.
judges salary and all other expenses,
a total Of S32,02S.67 leaving II net
gain 10 the State of $3S,099l2. The
net gain from the large County of
Nansemond was SlS.O05.5I: from Isle
of Wight. s5.99S.G0; from Northamp-
to,, Si.7lA.15. and from Norfolk
County. the gain was only about $1,000
more than the gain in Elizabeth City
County.
York County showed loss of
s3,:+510. That means that while Eliz-
abeth City paid in S33 099.l2 more than
she drew out. York drew out SS.i45.10
more than she paid in. The County
of Franklin drew out Cin round num-
bers) $4,000 more than she paid in
The County of Carroll the home of
the Aliens. shows y loss TO the State
of Slo,5Ss! The County of Pittsyl-
vania. the largest in the State. drew
out Of the public treasury $23,9So.12
more than she paid in.
The editor of the Herald ends with
the just comment that. Elizabeth City
is willing 10 bear her share OF the
burden, but is unwilling TO bear the
share that, fairly, should rest upon the
backs OF others. Tote fair should be
the demand of the taxpayers"
We do not mean that each county
should draw out exactly what it puts
in The whole state is an organism
OF interdependent parts and it is the
growth and property OF the entire
Commonwealth that must be sought.
II is profitable to help the weaker
members No doubt. IL more money
had been contributed by the rest of
tho counties for education in Carroll.
the State would havo been spared a
grievous expense in the Allen case.
What VIC do mean is simply "toting
iair Let every county give its due
share. without discrimination or self
ishhess Lot the rich counties give of
their wealth created and protected by
| the whole state, and the poor counties
of their poverty on a fair and equitable
basis. This also is Virginia justice.
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Voice of the People
Capital Punishment
' MEDIEVAL I3ur-

bnriSm.
% tHc Editor of The Times DISPATCH.
.Spgethei for good. and we hope that
me me killing OF the Aliens will arouse
Ifrgani&c AGAINST the barbarous and in
human practice OF killing human
6einss IN the name of made laws.
other states have abolished this whv
not we? wy
Thou shalt not kill" Was excep-
non . made TO judicial murder? DO two
XIII me should twelve mon xiii YOU in in
,he name OF anything? AN eye for
an eye a tooth for a tooth" was not the
motto. nor taught by Christ
we know that society must protect
i.Seil, put II could have many humane
weapons, IF II would, instead of the
Ing blood
Some people argue that If there
were no capital punishment our in
s.itutions would overflow. and that
more more murders also would he committed.
FIRST. we do not think there is anv
STATISTICS that prove that crime Is less
in the states where punishment bv
death is the custom. Second. II our
bmildina sh1G,d ovsraow' keep on
teaching and training of men, that the
Ignorant ana vicious may learn how to
i've and do the work which Nature in
tended until she sees lit TO call them
beyond
octtcr no worse, than the men who
make them. All juros are composed
of mon who needs must make errors
exactly like all men. and we ourselves
cannot believe that il is possible for
one To live where Il crime is committed
and 20 20 Into consultation without
some Idea On the subject other than tina
legal evidence. We cannot believe that
II Is possible for human beings not to
form opinions Of their fcllowmen Of
whom they have read or know per-
sonally. We believe that proof Of this
IA (. lnf tti. 4 Il
Allen. We believe that they were in :
nuenced. perhaps unconsciously. by
public opinion. OF which they were
necessarily Il part, and which was at
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the time OF that trial sympathetic. On
the other hand we believe that ii was
most probable that the jurics that tried
Claude and Floyd We're, perhaps unoon-
Sciously. influenced by an inccnsed pub
lie. OF which they were necessarily a
part. Neither laws nor legal evidence
can play a more prominent part than
human nature.
We call this and other nations civil
lized. but mcthinks all nations will
have much more humane progress to
make before they can boast of any
such name deservedly. But this is a
progressive age. and progressive peo-
pie are becoming iconoclasts; new re-
ligions are replacing the old: there is
less respect for unjust laws and some
of the false customs and conventionali-
ties, men are no longer afraid to speak
new and progressive thoughts to the
multitude, TO the orthodox and con
scrvati"c conventional Everywhere
Is unrest; we are in the midst Of chaos,
ana God grant that out of II may be
born n better era for the ignorant, tho
low. the oppressed. and for all men
May they be taught and trained, not
oppressed and slain
T.. VIRGINIA SMITH.
Winchester Va. March :. 1913.
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&
ANSWERS
A Large Order.


Please answer the following aues-
tons: What good did tho sunragist
hike" do? What is the best time to
take UP flower roots and bulba9 How
long will bulbs retain vitality out OF
ground? How should Il pclt be tan
ned go rs to hold the fur? IL glass
ware best packed In barrel or box?
SUBSCRIBER
cause which has in logic. morals
and inherent right the una ssailahle po-
sition OF tho equal suffrage movement
ought not TO be obliged to resort TO
Indirect and sensational aids. But the
people who are devoting time and la
Dor to secure their political rights for
women must be allowed wide latitude
of judgment in the matter OF select
Ing means by which the public shall
be awakened and those who arc too
inert to suggest better methods ao-
complish nothing by crlticizing the
methods which are followed.
The fall.
Some only one winter. others many
years
Any tannery will fix the pelt for
you. You can tan it at home If you
have the time and patience to follow the
Indian method OF tawing. This con
sists in pinching and pulling the flesh
side of the skin till it is dry and soft
So the glassware is properly packed
it makes no difference whether the
container is barrel or box.
Goethe.
Please tell me what Is the best
English edition of Goethe's works.
b. NIB
Thomas Carlyles translation, pub
ished by John C. Nimmo, London.
Property Inv.
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NEW ENGLAND AND TIE GARNET.

one Of the most distinctive facts
about the Wilson Cabinet is that New
insland Is untcprcseuted I'm it, That
section oi the country has had. with
but one e%coption q member in every
Cabinet siuee the foundation of the
government That exception vas the
cabinet of John quincy Adafna who.
though Sew Englander Of New Eng
landers, called none TO mis- onlciaI
council jackson began his admins.
tation without one. but III the m,ds,
Of his term made Levi Woodbur.. Of
New Hampshire. his Secretary Of tina
Navy. Forty Cabinet members have
come from New England. 7rwen,,.
five of these wore from Massachusetts
Two from that State were in the mat
Cabinet that Washington named, ana
Two were in that which passed ou, OF
Office March 4. 1919 Rhode Isiaud ie
the only New England State that Ia 4.
never supplied a Cabinet oncer. Con
'necticut has sent scven-Olivcr Vol
i colt, Jr., Gideon Granger. isaa>. 7'ouoo,.
John n. Niles, samuel u, Ifuhbard
Marshall Jewell and Gideon wall,
Names list IS more famous -Iior,,to
King Nathan clifford. william PIT,
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THE MOST NECESSARY REFORM.

SIX hundred and thirty-five mem
hers Of the National Economic League
voted lately upon the question which
of the many reforms before the Amer
lean people they deemed the most
urgent. Naturally, tho vote indicated
widely scattered sentiment Sixty-five
reforms were on the ballot. The five
most popular ones. with the vote for
each, were:
Efficiency In the administration OF
iustice-266.
Tho tarin-252
The monetary system Of the United
States-22l
Conservation of natura, resources
2l3.
Efficiency and economy in govern
rnent-192 -
Such muchmootcd reforms as the
short ballot, liquor, capital and labor
We're far down in the list. Direct
legislation and the recall were the
first choice of comparatively few
Tho poll reenphasizes the real i'm.
portance of court efficiency. The
present conditions of legislation on
press the people OF all classes. In
every state in the Union there is a
popular demand for courts OF Justice
IN fact ms we'll as in name Law re-
form is vitality necessary in Virginia
but what is being done about ito
George Nclms Wise Of the Newport
News bar. wisely suggested in a recent
issue Of The Times Dispatch that the
State Ear Association. Mt it's annual
meeting. devote one or two fun davs
to effective discussion of wavs and
means 10 reduce the cost and diminish
the delay Of litigation. Although tho
association has decided to devote this
annual session entirely to taxation.
tho urgent need OF such scrutiny of
method remains
The duty in this matter lies In mart
upon tho bar and in part upon the
bench Judges can do much TO facil-
itate Justice ana secure court on.
cheney If they will use a strong hand
and become active rather than pas
sive In the proceedings. They can do
it if they will.
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upon those to whom 1t should never
have been denied.
The Times Dispatch regards Mr..
Whites platform as tho bost and most
uneauivocal it has seen. although 1t
docs not agreo wholly with him as TO
ways and means of securing reform.
This newspaper does not undertake to
indorso legislative candidates, but 1t
and constructive declaration of prin-
cipleS.
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DI!ltc Rurkc.


You arc certainly a beaut.
Billie Burke
You are charming and vou're cuto
Billie Burke
You have got the dash and stvlo
There is music in your snil.
And YOU beat them all n mile
Billie Burke
We have worshiped from afar.
Billie Burke
You're the ,winlling little star
Billie Burke
And your pictures on the fence
And the billboards are immense.
In our heart you've made some dnnts
Billie BURKE
You're the dizzy little blonde.
Billie Burke.
And OF you we're mighty fond.
Billie Burke.
In our trunk we'd let Won nacl,
All your shoes and dressing sark
But were married now. alacl,.
Billie Burke
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18

@. Blo1oul. headed. In Defense Of
Governor Mann" Your correspondent
quotes your report of the recent meet
ing OF the Anti-Saioon League. held in
Roanoke. as saying ''Mr. Jordan. an
want TO know how he tC;ovcrnor Mann
stood" IL :. T. =. quotes your report
accurately he has been sadly misin-
formed OF the facts For his inforIna-
ton viii say that am not a member
OF the nti-Saloon League: [ did not
attend the convention In Roanoke;
made no such criticism of tho Governor
as accredited 10 me.
Respectfully,
J. r. JORDAN
Patron OF the Enabling Act, Session
1912.
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sunday is rightly TO be day OF
rest under This administration The
trouble In the past has been tho effort
OF o'tceholders To have three or four
Sundays a wcek
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Charlottesville.
Let Educated rnxpny,ns women Vote

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
front on all the live questions Of the
day. Might !. plain country woman,
who lives away from all the excite
ment OF action, express my views az
to very necessary reform In our
voting? / am not suffragist. in the
generally accepted term: but have
always thought IL very unjust that
women should have to pay taxes and
leave the spending OF the money entire
Is TO the voters. Could we not have
restricted ballot for both? MANY
women arc totally unit to vote intel
ligentiy. and SO, for that matter arc
many men. Would IL not be lust 10
have both an educational as well as n
property qualification for all voters:
and If the women have proved them
selves Mt. let them vote? In my neigh
borhood ] know OF three women who
pay taxes on their homes OF course.
the proper expenditure of the money
interests them, as they own property
In the district. also know four men
near me who do not own Il cents worth
OF property. but they always cast their
votes. and, of course. without any real
interest, as they own no propcrty
Gould we just change this unrestricted
ballot to an intelligent property-own-
Ing one. our dear old State would he
much better off l trust the day NAV
not be far distant.
NJ. X. LAWRENCE.
Shake. Va. March f2, 1918.
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The London police must be nbou,
ready 80 give the English surfragcttcs
the vote, or anything else they want
To get rid Of them.
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Mrs sun Vat Sen, wife Of China
President was. wo are glad to re-.
port, not seriously hurt In recent
automobile accident. Her name,
though. seems to have suffered dan
gcrous internal iniarles
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18

II the ginger has died out Of Wash
ington lie since Theodore left. why
not open some OF thcsc Senate caucuses
- tho public2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18

The Snake Editor found that st.
Patrick was scotch. Were the snakes
OF the Scotch Kind, tuo2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18

Whenever sunday threatens TO DO
duil in the spring, the Jeerns rises to
the occasion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18

The Richmond Grays and Blues both
got Red ribbons
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Mr.. Jordan and the Anh-sHioon League.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatcb.
Sir,---ln your issue of March 10 vou
published a communication from S. r
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-05
Mrs. Peterson Head. Teachers.

Pueblo.-The following officers of
the Colorado Teachers Association
were elected: President, Mrs. Celia
Osgood Peterson of Denver (Aurora);
auditor. James E. Hutchingson. Den
yer: director. Miss Anna Keightley,
Pueblo; members of educational coun.
Gil: w. r. Sheldon, Denver; Wilson
Shaefer. Cripple Creek; H. 8. Phil
lips, Denver; Grace Eren Shoe, Den
yer; D. H. Hatch, Denver. Members
of the Colorado Teachers Association
sprang considerable of surprise with
the election of Mrs. Celia Osgood Pc
terson as the next president With a
number of prominent educators Of the
state. all men. competing for the hon.
or, Mrs. Peterson slipped in and won
by q good-sized majority.