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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

TO the Editor OF The Times dispatch.
Sir,-Under the caption. School Or
nciais Must BE Citizens" in your Issue
That hope Will be given the greatest
publicity That statements reads Az
I'm ain Il fact members Of ma, ,od, ,ao
hoped the question would not be
raised. in which event the board would
nave elected outsiders To be superin-
,ehaehts where new men are wanted
J ask that the people of Virginia be
EiNen inc authority for that state
memt because believe IL Will be of
members OF the board had such hopes
The decision of the Attorney General
mao n been given in writing to others
have talked to members OF the board
ana they knew of his ruling before
ever did. Who is ii that did not know
mat ne mad given in writing his ruling
ana that he had stated that he would
so rule at the meeting OF the board? /
have information that will convince
that one that this had been done.
have in mind the case of an cx-
pericnced superintendent who has
demonstrated his efficiency in another
state. and who was induced to decline
oners out OF this, his native State. so
that he might Serve us as superintend-
ent In division where there is no
trained man. The Attorney General
had written him the same decision that
sides I'm division where the present
incumbent is efficient as superintend-
ent. Two good men in one division!
Must 1t be that the good man will be
without job and the good job be
without man?
Headmaster. the Danville school
n. B.-Please note that I am not
connected with the Danvilie public
schools, This is private school.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
Against Conventions.


Governor Sulzer is doing a good work
in urging upon the New York I.egtsIa-
ture thoroughgoing and honest
primary bill, 1t is the first essential.
of good government. II the nomIna: ling
machinery Is III the hands OF the bosses.
the people are powerless. because they
have only a choice OF machine made
candidates.
The New York Governor goes fur
thcr and favors the total abolition OF
state conventions, and there Is no
doubt he is in line with the most
patriotic opinions of the country. In
practically all the States II, which
there has been any real primary cleo
ton reform the State convention Is a
thing of the past.
There arc, OF course plenty of pIau-
sible reasons that may be advanced
FOR the retention OF the convention.
In soma instances, they have accomp-
lished good, hut in the main they have
been gatherings composed mostly of
hand picked delegates. chosen by we'll
understood gang methods, and either
driven or tricked into carrying out the
Will of the machine leaders. If 1t did
not lend itself completely to the
sinister purposes OF the doodle poll
ticians. they would not be so unani-
nous in all parties and In all States
for It's preservation.
Ihe swapping, log rolling. corrupt
bargaining--not to mention cruder
methods-that prevail at State con-
ventions would shock the people. of any
state If they were fully known Sena-
tor La Toilette tells of one state con
vcntion in Wisconsin at which a mem
Der OF the United States Senate bought.
delegates at prices varying from $40
to 800 a head. In most conventions.
of course. votes are not directly bought
with cash, but with its etuIivalent-offi-
GERS that pay money in salary and
business advantages that yield money.
in profits.
There is notion that conventions
breed party harmony and good fellow Y
ship. On the contrary. they usualIys
beget strife and bad blood In Nir-S
Ginia there are many men who STIFF
smart from trea tment they received at
conventions twenty years ago. The
reason is that convention methods ares
seldom fair, and nothing arouses per-
sonal and political rancor like unfair
ness
Tho strongest argument presented in
favor OF conventions is that they give
chance to the mass of the party to-
formulate n platform, but as rule
the platform is the work of a few men
and they might as we'll frame it with
out the conventions aid. Besides. few
politicians pay any attention TO party
platforms. In the primaries the candi ia
dates make their own platforms and
they make them to suit the peoples.
Only the machine politicians and the
Interests object to platforms made lin
that manner--AleSand Ncws.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
~noriIousE ArllLE1lcrsM.,.

IS baseball harmful 10 the spectator?
"There is nothing IN this dollhouse
form OF athleticism. and the less We
have Of It the better" ayers Dr. Dudley
- Sargent, physical director OF lIar-
ward University. ana the Original
Uncle Dud." He is OF the opinion that
the baseball fan" and fannie" are
products OF radically wrong atti-
tudc toward athletics. The onlooker
At the national game. he says. is in
danger OF harmful excess. If not OF
immortality.
The excitement attending ball eames
rs they arc played at present is harm
fult' DR.. Sargent opines. Our base
bail fans nowadays arc devotoes OF q
game in exactly the Same sense ais are
those fascinated ~ watching rou-
Jctte game or other games Of chance.
Attendance at these games means that
thousands OF men and boys ana e,en
women become unduly cxciked over
the athletic prowcss Or Professional
players. They leave the bali grounds
with nerves tlnsling and spirits cx
allied il tho game goes well. aud the
question IS. what outlet do those mon
and women ind for their emotions
thus aroused? am tempted TO leave
the subject WIN an Interrogation
point"
The chief charse ,hat pr. Sargent
makes against baseball Is that IT
arouses emotion IN tho spectator with
..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
Oh. MLior on .ilpANrsr,

Or Charles W. Eliot, who is in many
ways the FIRST citizen of this nation
feels that The American people as a
whole need all the trustworthy irfor-
nation Trey can get about tile qualities
Of the Japauese peopic ana the ter
dcucies OF this newcomer among the
world powers We agree That this is
by all ODDS tho first need of tho situa-
ton ana arc glad 10 print some of DR..
i2Iiota beliefs from the New York
Times
ne deems the Japanese lirercot from
other Oriental race. as evidenced by
the marvellous rapidity with which they
lave seized on Western civilization
and turned ito their own good Their
past achievements since 1860 prove
pat hoy possess as q race "line ply.
sirql, mental and moral qualities" lie
strikes the keynote OF The situation In
the sentenc Tier dominant sont,-
meot is on intense patriotism. In which
pride loyalty and love are ardentlv
united' 1t seems clear tina, muoh OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

their objection to the Californi;, leg is
lntion arises from II sense OF injury
to their national name and honor. and
not from any desire to encroach upon
the Pacific States
This is borne out by other gencral-
zhtions by Or. Eliot. They are not Il
numerous people. and they are not n
warlikc people. Their wars have been
The defensive efforts of small ma
tion to keep from being crushed rather
than search for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by
arms They are n homing people in
this keen observers pleasant phrase.
They 40 far in trading and adventure,
hut arc not colonists The Japanese
government is even now having trouble
getting settlers for Korea, In addi-
ton. il is so heavily in debt for past
wars that an additional burden would
break the peoples back
Particularly Interesting to students
Of the Southern race problem in, their
efforts to keep the blood pure is the
statement that the Japanese do not in
termarry with women other than their
own race The mexpcdient crossing of
races will not be promoted by Japan
csc.
From all OF these premises. DR.. Eliot
draws this conclusion. which we oirer,
not us final, but as the opinion of II
wise and honest student of great prob
lens:
The objection To the proposed law
in California is that it manifests In an
ignorant way an ungenerous and sell
fish temper and offers senseloss aft
front to n sensitive and friendly pco-
pie. whose rapid progress toward con
stitutional government and national
independence all Americans ought to
admire and praise"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

countable only 10 the community from
which he is elected. what interest viii
ne take In developing the schools
under his guidance along the lines laid
down by what should be the head.
quarters of the school system OF the
State. at Richmond?
There Is scarcely n rural community
In Virginia, and not many townsS that
could find n competent school superiu-
tendent among its own residents. If
the Office We're elective. II would be
practically impossible 10 go outside
such n restricted area 20 find suit
able official
Alexandria County schools never
saw the light of day until they passed
under superintendent from another
part OF the State That awakening
would not have been here yet. II the
office were still refuge for some
favorite son.-Alexandria County Mont
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
Voice Of the People



10 the Editor Of The Times Dispatch.
Sill notice in the Sundays issue
oi me ilmes- Dispatch an editorial
headed our Steprnother Tongue" in
which the writer deplores the fact that
greater liberty is taken with our Eng
ilsll at the present day than formerly,
ana mentions as an example that certain
cultured Nirginians say -ponent"
'or opponent" This is. of course.
contrary to the dictionaries which are
IN general use, and yet, at the college
"hcre linbibcd The pabulum of APP
proved English we were not only
taught TO place the accent upon the
hrst syllable Of the word "op- ponent."
but to place 1t upon the second syllable
or the word CONTROVERSY" IL thus
appears that the leaders OF high cul-
turc and our dictionaries do not
always agree. What would Virginian
say were he called down for pro-
honhcing the word accessories" as it
- given in the dictionary? And vet
the students in at least one Northern
college, are taught 10 pronounce this
word ak essories" The Greeks lived
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
DECORATING LIVE ~ r.AA.


At last Richmond is TO have \ real
playgrouud equipped and directed
along scientific lines Tho director or
public recreation is TO receive s2coo
which is = good way Of cmpha sizing the
Importance OF The step, The mon who
for long and weary mouths lave Ia =
bored to get money from the Council
and then 10 have this money spent in
the best way, deserve the hearty graf
.tude Of children and parents. rhey
have made dream come true The
frs; largo playground on ChimboiaXo
Park will be q model 1T is TO show
to Richmond what can be done i'm the
line OF guided recreation for young
people. We trust that what happened
in Chicago will happen here. The re
elons OF that city that did not get play
grounds raised such rumpus about
the injustice done their children that
tho city authorities had to extend Tho
revocation system through the entire
city. II is up to the West End and
the Southsidc and the negroes to DC
Inand similar centres FOR pleasure in
their sections
We expect more than play from this
initial experiment in community recre
alton. This spot should be n centre
for n better life. 1t should help the
young in body aud morals, and as soon
rs possible il should extend its care
70 the older people. who are often as
sadly in need of amusement as are the
children The wide and splendid scope
CT the recreation movement will bc
made clear TO Richmond at the Con
Eress Of tho National Playground AS
scciution next week. The Fundamental
ideal of the movement is ~ Life
Rather Than Living" 1t believes in
a decorat ted and beautiful existence.
not mere barren monotony OF sleep
and toll. 1t aims to teach the right
use OF leisure time.
The program itself proves how vital
are the interests of recreation. We
list some topics to be discussed: "Recre-
alton for business Men Saving the
Teaches for the People" The Best
Form OF Play for Adults" What Makes
a Successful Evening Recreation Cen
ire" The story Telling Movement"
Festivals in the Community Life
Childrens Gardens" Municipal sum
mer Camps Winter Sports" swim
ming Pools and Public Baths" play
for Crippled Children. for The Blind
end in Insane Asyluns' Rural Re
creation in Country Schools" Country
Folk Songs" THE Rural Pageant and
The County Fair"
Ali this means more than the old idea
OF play, which was mostly violent run.
hing and yelling in some ancient game
This kind Of play cultivates more than
the body. 1t teaches love Of beauty
cf nature of social amuscmcits II
cares for the health and helps max,
light the hours OF those who arc dis
;bled 1t is limited to no class or se>
oi age II recognizes tho dvino need
in every human for some form OF socia
pleasure. The name PLAY here mean.
-ell the other things besides work that
can make living an cNhilarating pleas
IRE. Rich,uoit can .well learn OF VIVA
IS being done throughout the world i,
employ the increasing leisure OF tn,
human race.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

without grammars dictionaries or
spelling books. and developed high
grade of civilization. Max Mueller saws
OF our present-day languages that they
nave been stultiioi and fossilated by
our dictionaries and grammars and
that no living language can afford to
be controlled by such standards II
language is TO evolve freely and grow
with our growing civilization, perhaps
after all there is some truth in this
great philologists statement
WILLIS PEPOON
April % 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
From the HickcyviiIc Clarion.


l.emuel Higgins is thinking some of
sending his daughter to finishing
school but Anne Filliler advises him
not to- Anne says when lie sent his
daughter to finishing school it was
MS finish and not his daughters
Ansel Hanks has begun takin' les
sons on the slide trombone and prac-
ucin at home. and all the neichbors
have begun getting monographs In
selfdefense.
Since Lem Tubbs held the office OF
notary public i'm our village and got
taste Of politics he amt III fer work
of amy kind.
see that Alfred Vanderbilt has got
n suit of clothes for every day in the
year So have l. and it is the same
one
They say that there is nothing i'm
possible i'm this world but / would
Ike 10 know how in tophct il is nos
sicie to get out of payin' Il gas bill.
Ansel Bird has been working all
winter making an oatmobilc for him
self, and If he kin succeed in putin
q mortgage on his remaining forty
acres he may he able 10 buy enough
gasolcnc TO run II for a week or two
Rev. lludnutt says lie hopes some
day to git his church choir in such q
frame OF mind that at least two mem
bers OF IT viii speak TO each other
~ he does he claims that his many
years III the ministry viii not be i'm
vain.
Lem Higgins saws lac homes IN live
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

lief from The WORRY OF the world IS
there than In watching sound bodied.
strong limbed mon playing upon the
green the most scientific and best or
athletic games?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
rlIE HARVEST or LAWS.

rDE HARVEST OF LAWS.
More Than 10000 statutes are annu-
alis enacted 10y the Legislatures OF the
United States. Thirty-nio such law
making bodies have been in session in
1913 and, while their output OF acts
has hcon as large as usual. the per-
ccntage Of good general laws has been
Very small Progressive legislation
las made decided gains. although many
wise measures failed OF passage. rho
Leslslaturcs of r'lorida Illinois and
New York are still in session
The 1915 session Of tho Wyoming
Legislature WAS "a good deal of fail
uro' in tho opinion OF Governor Carey.
who is remembered n Richmond rs tho
rember 81 the Governors Conference
here last fall vino called Governor
blcase Of South Carolina, down. The
IL forty-d day session. Killed practically
all the good measures presented for its
consideration among the best Of which
was II blue sky law to protect the peo-
pie from The swndles OF promoters
doug business under the corporation
laws of the state
The most important act of the Kan
sas Legislature was that providing for
the state publication of school text
state at actual cost rho most impor-
taut measure failing of passage was
resolution submitting to the people
the right to vote upon the initiative
and the referendum
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

Butternilk is what ought to be
served ut diplomatic dinners. Every
body who drinks experiences inmc-
.diate cXhilaration and there is no
hangover"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

Paris waters have, through strike.
won the right to eat Mt other places
than where they wait. When they go
elsewhere. will they tip the waters
aervinn themg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

long enough to git the tariff straight
ened out in MS own mind. but he must
expect TO beat Methuselah's record BY
several years.
Main Street in front OF the post-office
Tor several years will be moved onto
a back street this spring. 1t will be
soaked up IN sponges and squeezed out
when n propAr site for il is found. Let
the improvements go on.
Every time the price of gaso]ene
goes up. Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Hanks
put another mortgage on their forty
TO keep the car goin'.
Teller with a celluloid nose amt
got no business foolin' around a cigar
lighter.
What has become of the old fash
Toned Teller who used to git arrested
for drivn' or ridin' boss across a
bridge faster than walk?
There is Teller in this town who
claims mat he bought an ombrellcr
once. but nobuddy kin accuse him OF
bein' liar, bekuz he hasn't lived here
very long.
There are plenty of ways to he on
happy without gettin' into an argu-
ment with a woman
Emu Purdy. our gentlemanly and
scnial druggist. expects TO put in a
iull line OF oatmoblle accessories. as
they are about the only things me does
- NN'P ~ present, excepting drugs.
One of the few fellers in this world
who have made success of whiskers
is John Phillip Sossa.
Dad is nm old fashioned sport.
Has no manners of the court
Likes 10 eat in his shirt sleeves
Every meal and he believes
ne should say just what he thinks
spite OF mothers nudge and winks.
ne is not well versed in Greek;
ram old Yankee does he speak.
Ana his rules OF Xiquette--
Ihcy nave not been published vet.
You can always hear him chew;
Drinks out of his sasser, too,
And he doesn't mind n bit
When you call him down for il.
Iakcs o!d-fashioned remedy
FOR what ails him. Says that he
can't see much in this new thought
Ihoush of course, he ought
hes not very long on STYLE
Ana he wears no fine silk tile
interest In art TO him
Is naught but silly whim
Hes more taken up with cooks
Ihan with music or with books.
Polish is not in his line.
But' III tell you, friends of mine,
When I'm lookin' for Il V,
Dad looks mighty good to me.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

The Prince OF Wales viii visit can
ada early nest war A word to the
Richmond Chamber OF Commerce is suf-
ncient.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
On the Spur of the Moment
By Roy *. Moulton
Don't Do II.


one poor deluded mortal tried TO figure
out the scheme.
The old scheme of existence, and il
was his one pet dream
That some day he would solve il. and
that lie would rise TO Fame:
And that the countless millions would
his mastery proclaim.
lie tried To figure how some folks could
always get along,
And never do a stroke of work and
never get in wrong:
How they could wear the finest clothes
and cat the finest fare
without cent of income of which
neighbors were aware.
lie couldn't dope their system out He
tried with might and main.
But had to give il up at last. his efforts
were in vain.
He tried to figure how II was that
crooks seeui,d 10 succeed
While honest folks failed frequently
and were ao-etimes in need
He figured on for many years, his fate
is sad to tell
They say that he's still figuring, but
in II padded cell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02

It's nice weather to study anncxa.
tion from n motor car
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
Abe Martin

n HIGGINS says hc hopes TO live
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
school superintendent. and ctl.en-

April %. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
CHAPTER XIX. l Burn Few Bridges

COMPANIED by Hazard and Smith, |
went over the castle from top to bottom,
in quest Of the reason for Tamowsys
prompt acceptance Of my demand. We
had no doubt that he had a good and
sufficient reason for wanting the place,
and but one thing suggested itself to our
imagination. absolute certainty that
treasure was hidden somewhere about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11

BNf5Ayeo in quest Of the reason tor larnOWSy
tSAX prornpt acceptance OF my demand. We
&IMS had no doubt that he had a good and
N0S%A sufficient reason for wanting the place,
.$UJrA and but one thing suggested itself to our
&DB3NSG9 IMAGINATION absolute certainty that
treasure was hidden somewhere about
,i rerah le nile. treasure Of considerable magnitude,
Won NAV be sure or he would not have displayed such
aacrity in accepting my terms. me l was eagcl ~
get rid Of the castle at any price, ana not IesH c
thought Of being laughed at for tool by Mars lar
nowsv after he had laid his greedy hands upon treasure
that had been mine without my knowledge
We spent two improbable days in gong over the
rI3cc and in the end sank down tired, defeated ana
without the slightest evidence in possession that 50
much as hafcroWn lay hidden there as treasure troVe
I gave in and announced that # lanowsy coud ma
anything worth having he was entitled to 1t so lar as
was concerned, and | wouldn't begrudge MN lar
Ue telegraphed that he would arrive on the morning
Of the third day. accompanied by his lawyer notary
and an architect My four guests departed IN haste by
the late night train after extracting promise from me
10 ion them in Vienna when ! was no longer the
master Of Schoss Rothhoecn
TARNOWSY was as bland and smiling as May Nay;
L morning as he came auntly down the great nan
10 where awaited him. Il am here incognito, my dear
Smart he said extending his gloyed hand, when TOOK
uerforce a stupid, unchivarr Empire mas designs
upon perfunctonly perhaps but II JUST As wen ios
10 stir I'D the monkeys, you Americans would pun IT,
Our late friend the Baron was not totally without
friends take it, said dryy.
He made grimace. "Nor enemies, he declared
Brave men usually have more enemies than friends,
and he was a brave man. Because he was brave man.
have no feeling Of regret the outcome OF -er
meeting. II is no honor to Kill coward MI oiHht.
He introduced his three companions. was sur
rriscd 10 see that the lawyer not the ia"nng Sony
nanslv and later inquired Tor HIM -
Tariowsv laughed. "Poor old SchymanSky lie Is
in prison He was my second, poor chap. 1t dld not
occur 10 him TO run away after the-cr- duel. lhey
had to make an example Of His trial comes
,,u next week am afraid he may be dealt with rather