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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
Coming Into His Own.

The hand that drives the quill continues to
be good in the eyes Of President Wilson when he
searches his mighty list Of candidates. volun-
tary and involuntary, for positions In the dtplo-
matte service. To the names of Walter Fl. Page,
already officially stationed as ambassador at the
Court Of st. James, and of Thomas Nelson Page,
who will honor us at Rome, are the reported
selections for diplomatic posts of DR.. Henry
mans Luck and a score Of other books, and Of
Meredith Nicholson, of the Indiana literary belt,
less widely known to fame but doubtless pos
sessed also OF diplomatic gifts.
In connection with Mr.. Nicholson's selection.
however, there is evidence that the president
may plunge himself into difficulties If he con-
tinues so lavish in his honors to the craft of
letters. The announcement of Mr.. Nicholson's
name has been promptly followed by a vigorous
protest from Joseph Bell, Democratic nominee
for mayor Of Indianapolis who declares that
the author has not been a consistent Democrat.
We trust. nevertheless, that the president will
stand firm. There is ample warrant in ex-
perience for the conviction that diplomacy Is
not beyond the grasp of them literary fellers,'
Besides, all the Democratic skilled politicians
such as we do not doubt Mr.. Bell to be and
as we know Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Daniels, and most
of the other members of the cabinet TO be, are
needed at home. The tasks for which they
are peculiarly fitted are growing bigger every
eek.-Philadelph Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
A Plea For the Tea Habit.

Those of us not fortunate enough to move
In what may be called polo circles have not
noticed any marked or general tendency on the
part of American men to moisten their clay
with multitudinous highballs at the hour when
their British cousins develop and satisfy an inno-
Gently violent thirst for tea. What we have not
seen, however. has been observed, and with
deep grief, according to report, by the gallant
four who have come over here to regain a lost
and lamented cup.
II this be true, of course their positive testi-
mony outweighs all the negative evidence that
could be collected.
Also, drinking that impresses British visitors
as excessive or untimely. or both. really must
be so, since the United Kingdom teaches it's sons
a more than Rooseveltian tolerance of de-
p%artures from strict teetotalism. and If they are
shocked or even surprised. the situation here
must be pretty bad.
The necessity for establishing the afternoon
tea habit among American men had not hitherto
forced itself upon any large amount Of local
attention. but unrealized needs are often great.
and as a substitute for an afternoon highball
habit its superiority would be obvious. After
noon tea never sharpened a parricidal ak, il
never started the widows or the orphans tear.
and 1t never made a tenant farmer shoot at his
and1ord-and miss him. All these things and
worse, II worse can be, afternoon highballs con-
ceivably may do and probably have done.-New
York Times. r..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
THE DUTY OF THE CITIZENS.

IT is customary to urge, upon the morning of
an election, that all qualified voters go to the
polls and cast their ballots. So well has this
custom been lived up TO by the newspapers that
the average citizen pays little heed to words upon
the subject. Many OF them dismiss the preach
ments with Impotence and others wonder why
the newspapers continue to harp on the subject.
The reason is plain. There is no greater duty
confronting the public today than the exercise
of the ballot ard there is no greater menace to
popular government than the Indifference of the
people. Did none vote, popular government
would cease TO exist. In such case the people
themselves would be declared by the world unfit
for selfgovernment and undeserving of the right.
approval by all other nations and any consequent
woes to the people of the tyranny ruled country
would bring no sympathy from others.
What Is true Of all is true OF the individual.
government and In need of a guardian and die
tator because it lis unwilling to exercise the right
of the franchise, the same is true OF the individ.
ual who persistently refuses TO exercise that
right. That man has neglected his plain duty.
He hss deliberately thrown away a right for
which other men have been willing to lay down
their lives. He has declared himself unfit for
9 place in the free nation. He is better than the
man who sells bis vote only morally.
Sometimes there are excuses for not voting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
A TRIUMPH OF JUSTICE.

Porter Chariton's enforced return to Italy to be
tried for the murder OF his wife there, three
years ago, will be a triumph of justice. 1t is i'm
possible to predict what the Italian courts will do
with him. That is no affair of ours. 1t is right
that when a citizen of this country goes abroad
and violates the laws of a civilized and ordered
country he should be forbidden to find refuge and
immunity for his crime by coming back here.
The nations and powers of the world should
unite in pursuing criminals and subjecting them
to punishment. The murderer especially should
know that for him there is no security anywhere
in civilization.
This murder was peculiarly atrocious. Charl-
ton beat his wife to death. forced her body into
a box, which he threw into Lake Como, and then
fled to the United States. 1t would have been a
disgrace upon us and a menace to society II he
had been permitted to go at large unpublished
and free even OF the annoyance of a trial with
the blood OF the woman on his hands. 1t is to
be hoped that the Italian government will be
induced by this incident to make with us a sane
and fair extradition treaty and agree that its
citizens and subjects who commit crimes here
and escape to Italy shall be captured and re-
turned to be dealt with by our laws.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
CURRENT COMMENT
American and Foreign Markets.

Persons who may have observed that every
slump in values was the echo of a fresh seihns
movement throughout Europe, in which Ameri-
can securities were the first to be sacrif1ced, are
the first also to absolve our markets from the
charge of direct responsibility. They know thae
what has been going on Is a wholesale read
iustment of Europe's financial position, ana tnat
in the process of liquidation the prices OF STOCKS
must come down in order to be attractive 10
purchasers already made timid by repeated
dumpings, and that America must send back TO
europe the apital so withdrawn by foreign In
vestors.
The sale of stocks being the quickest ana
most effective device available in a pinch, other
sources of capital are not similarly drawn upon
Obviously, the amount of capital actually re-
leased and brought back into circulation oe-
ponds on the decline in values, for II values re-
mained constant the capital involved would con-
tinue to be locked up. The European banks had
to neutralize the boarding Of gold by timid in
vestors and at the same time provide for the
cost Of war in the field, together with what was
required to put other nations on a war roofing.
Naturally, prudent American investors are
making the best of the opportunity to pick up
securities at figures far below their actual value.
confident that when financial Europe has right
ed herself the former state of active demand and
full prices will rule.-Washington Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
RICHMOND CITY |
NORMAL CLOSES
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES TO
BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT AT
FOX SCHOOL.

Commencement exercises OF the
Richmond City Normal will be held
in the auditorium OF the William Fox
school building tomorrow night At
Sis o'clock, when ten graduates will
receive their diplomas
The address to the graduating claH
will be delivered by DIR. Duncan A.
Yocum, dean of the department OF
education of the University OF Penn
sylvania. The diplomas will be
awarded by r. C. Ebel, chairman Of
the city school board.
An attractive program OF exercises
has been prepared by Joseph H.
Saunders. principal of the school. The
music during the entertainment will
be furnished by the John Marshall
High school orchestra Following are
the graduates:
Misses Marie Guyot Bargamin, Ruth
Childrey Bradley. Grace Jeffries Dodd,
Laura Potter Cartwright. Anne Laird
Graham, Columbia Hargrave. Genes
We've Leach. Elma Inez Meredith, Bes-
sic Lee Shuman and Mary Owen
Tucker.
The Richmond City Normal was es-
tablished two years ago. this being
the second commencement OF its ex-
'istence. IT Is recognized by the State
department Of education on an equal-
ity with the other State normals and
Is supported in part by the State and
in part by the city. The session tus{
closed mas been a most successful
one and Principal Saunders looks for.
ward to an even larger attendance
next year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
THE DANGER OF INDIFFERENCE.

Several counties Of Virginia report the I'M
precedented condition of no candidates offering
for the house of delegates. Others have one
candidate each. In others the so-called cam
paigns for election are languid and perfunctory.
Nowhere outside of Richmond is there evidence
Of burning desire to serve in the lower branch
of our general assembly. Some of our weekly
contemporaries complain of these conditions with
some bitterness. Apparently the days of "hot
fights" Of the cards OF many candidates, OF con-
troversies and cards to the public, paid for at
extra rates as reading matter, of concentration
by loyal friends and criticisms by enthusiastic
foes-all supplying substantial reinforcement of
the journalistic treasury-are gone. With no
annual circus to take pages of display type and
no biennial candidates. the shedding is becoming
tough. Election year has ceased to be a harvest
time for rural newspapers.
The situation has a serious side for the State
generally. There is danger that with the gen.
eral Indifference we may have gathered here for
the assembly a number of inexperienced men of
small ability, of the kind who ask a place and
get IL simply because nobody else wants It. A
body composed largely OF young lawyers seek
Ing a little temporary distinction and of cross
roads orators who can impress local crowds with
noise and gesticulation would be dangerous. 1t
would run ~iiI and tend to legislative eccentrici-
ties and absurJhies or else be welded to blind
following of N few leaders. The general assem-
bly, frequently has before it questions Of vital i'm
~portance to the people. 1t should be composed
of the strongest and best men we have. 1t is
one of the traditional follies Of the American
citizen to be absolutely careless OF the kind Of
men he votes for to make his laws and spend
his money and then ferociously indignant II the
laws are bad or the money is wasted. There
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

but there Is no excuse for never voting. Today
the Democrats select candidates for the general
assembly and for city Offices. the selection being
equivalent to an election. Many matters OF I'M
~portance to Richmond and Virginia come up at
the next session in which the successful ones to-
day will serve. Can any man, qualified to aid
in that selection, shirk the duty of doing his
part toward getting the best men to settle those
questions and keep a free conscience? II bills
providing for necessary reforms are defeated in
the next legislature can any man who fails to
vote today escape the realization Of the fact that
partly through his dereliction of duty those 70
forms were defeated?
II a city Official unworthy OF the honor should
be elected could any one who failed to vote shift
his share of the blame to other shoulders?
The primary is today. Today is the time for
you to do your duty. Dc 1t. Speak now or for
ever after hold your peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
COLLEGE
HAD A GOOD YEAR
COMMISSIONER KOINER ATTENDS
MEETING OF TRUSTEES AND
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

Commissioner of Agriculture George
w. Koiner returned yesterday from
Roanoke. where he attended the
meeting OF the alumni association and
the board of trustees in connection
with the se-venty-second annual COM
mencement of the college. The COM
mencement was marked also by the
laying of the cornerstone of the s2o,-
600 alumni hall. the new adormitory.
which will be one of the handsomest
in the State.
The college turned out twenty grad
yates his year. the second honor man
IF the class being an orphan boy from
the Baptist orphanage who attained a
grade of 9S. The orphanage children
are given free scholarships at III In
stitution. The commencement exer-
cises, Commissioner Koiner says, were
largely attended and closed the most
successful veal in the colleges his
tory. The banquet of the alumni as
ISOLATION was an especially enjoyable
feature. DR.. King. OF Elizabeth coll
lege. Charlotte. vas elected presi-
dent Of the association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

The question of what constitutes a lobbyist.
raised by some of the senators, is asked chiefly
with the idea of confusing the issue. They
know that the distinction between a lobbyist
and one exercising the right Of petition is clear.
They know a lobbyist when they see one. But
they know also that to give a correct definition
is dificult and hope to sidetrack the main
issue by demanding such a definition. believing
that when 1t is not given promptly they can
use that failure as grounds for discrediting
the>whole investigation. Any senator who does
not know when he is being approached legiti-
mately and when undue influence, pressure or
threats or promises are used is either too inno-
cent to be SO far away from home or Is pos
sessed OF a blunted moral sense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
Not Candidates.

Editor of The Virginian:
sir,-In your issue of Juno 10th, discussing
the matter of the election 81 a president for
Macon woman's> college. you refer to
DR.. w. J. Young and DR.. Henry N. Snyder as
candidates for the position.
This is a very incorrect statement of the facts.
Neither of these gentlemen are candidates for
the position. Neither Of them would be willing
to turn over his hand to obtain the place. The
correct statement Is that both of these men are
considered by their friends to be we'll suited
for the place, and they will be considered by
the board of trustees upon the nomination OF
their friends. But they have never an
nounced any desire for the place, they have
never put forward any effort to obtain 1t, and
1t puts them in an improper light to call them
candidates" as though they were running for
a political Office.
JAMES CANNON, JR.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

The follies. vices and consequent n1iserfes OF
multitudes, displayed in a newspaper, are so
many admonitions and warnings, so many
beacons, continually burning. to turn others
from the rocks on which they have been ship
wrecked.-Bishop Horne.
The suppression Of reports Of crime and
other unpleasant occurrences. suggested by Sena-
tor Works, would silence the admonitions and
a newspaper shorn of a great part Of Its power
for good.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

party is responsible for the welfare of the State
The Democratic voters should bcstir themselves
to see that the best citizens who can be found
shall be induced to be candidates and elected. II
the matter IL allowed to drift. as 1t seems to
be drifting now, we viii have no right to ex-
pect or hope for anything but a quantity Of
legislative driftwood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

All the good things that are being said about
the Panama edition of the Charleston Netos
and Courier tend to refute the old proverb that
unless a man tooteth his own horn the same
shall not be footed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

tears and training and agitation and importantly
for relief from the liquor traf1c: we stand for
a measure which has been clearly endorsed by
the leading Democrat today In the State OF Vtr-
gtn,a. and how the lesser lights In the great
civic fraternity of the Old Dominion can set
themselves in opposition to such a fair-minded
and illustrious example is beyond our compre-
hcnsion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
Richmond Contractor Bankrupt.

Leon Roberts. a Richmond contrac-
tor, fled a petition In voluntary bank
ruptcy in the United States District
court yesterday. His liabilities are
scheduled at $4,000 and his asseta
which consist entirely Of open &C.
counts, amount aggregate to $2,620.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
Letthe Virginian Follow You

If you arr going away, either 20 the sea-
shore the mountains or the country, let
THE TTRGTNIAN foilS.s yo,.
Remember there will be no extra charge
and yon VIII &c able 10 keep up with the
happenings IN your homo town. All you
have tn do IS to CAL phone Madison 1898
knd tell us where you are going. and your
paper Will besthere by the tiine you are
DOsTT NOwY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

II the shade of Napoleon Is lowering any
where over Europe it must have felt mixed
sensations-supposing that shades have sensa-
tions-beholding a journey from Paris to War
saw in thirteen hours and recalling the many
weary, desolate, corpse-strewn days of the re-
treat from Moscow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

"Give to the ice fund.- urges the Norfolk
Ledger-Dispntch. Just now we prefer to save
ours for coal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

Is 1t insanity? asks the Danville Register of
the act Of the first suffragette martyr" Kind
hearted people hope SO anyway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12
sunday-school Society Meets.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Methodist Sunday-Sehool Society
of Richmond was held Sunday even
ing at the usual time and place.
Schools reported as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

Richmond is enjoying" an attack Of tht
grip.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
HAROLD BRrTNAIL, NuNBER
NVE-WINS PRIZE

Harold Bretnull. son OF Rev. and
Mrs. +. ". Brctnall. was No. 3. the
winner OF the Chamber OF Commerce
'suRGektion" contest. aud who has
been awarded tho 81 cash prize Of
fcrNd by Secretary Victor Friar 10 the
hixh school studcn, submitting IN.
heHt Ideas In fifty words or less as TO
how the Chamber Of Commerce may
bG betiercd or made more efficient
The many contestants submitted
their suggestions by number md tho
corresponding names and number
were kept by Principal J. r.. Clifford.
thus the authors Of the various papers
were not known To Mr.. Fr!sr when he
decided the contest. The essay
which Was awarded the prize waa
published In the C-N Saturday night.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
Ihe nl5t pop1lof Trade
Muk II tAs ofid.
z IT YOURS?

You will never get ahead In this
world unless you save money. That
sure.
II you. can't save much. save u
little. DsnOsit your savings with
ux and watch them grow. In lust
a little while you will have u good
substantial hank account.
Ona dollar will open a savings ac-
count hers.--wc'll pay ! psr cent in
tcrext on your money. too.
Don't walt until tomorrow or next
week--start the account TODAY
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR
NEXT POULTRY SHOW

Tho second annual show Of the
Southern Colorado Poultry and Pet
Stock association will he held In this
lefty during Thanksgiving week. This
was decided at the firnt Mretins oi
tho association held at tho chamber
|of commerce on Saturday afternoon.
This will sive Trinidad the fir~s
poultry show Of the srnson and bc-
Ing that the show has bccn we'll all.
scStiscd br tho succcss OF tho febr-
nary exhibit. II IL anticipated that
there Will he = much better showing
A meeting Will he held on June 9TH
to discuss preliminary arrangements
for tho show.
A. the meeting tho report Of scc-
rotary Charles Gillette was rcad.
making ~ most encouraging showing.
A campaign to incerasc the member
ship will he started. The plan Ia
tn interest every person interested
In poultry or pct stock raising that
tho fall show will be ono of the big
scst events of its kind In Colorado.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
PAR ASSOCIATION
! T1EAsUHIl RESIGNS

II II by M means certain that the
I 1sinidad.1ss Animas coutny Fair
ssanristloe Will Ro ahead with the
srsrnGsassais for the fourth annual
fair. This matter Nss disruss~d ~
10 meeting Of directors last Saturday
siRht hut no decision reached. 8rn.
iimcnt appeared to br divided rs to
whether sr nos the association rou,'l
irroeeed 70 prumose u fsiv. u. ".
isowuan ssihinstt~d bic rrsiRnstion
Ias trrnsarer NJ tho association anu
u. y. Gregory wsa elected to surr-~,!
him. Mr. lsowmsn remains n dir~~.
ior and IL working ~ hard ~ In
former y-ass In b-haif NJ the fair
In VAS announced that the premium
look will bc ready for distribution
In n few days.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
NV G. OF G. MEMBERS.

The membership II the chamber Of
commerce 10 now 1873. approaching
close to the two hundred mark. and
the committee and the secretary will
go out into tho Highways and by
ways again this afternoon II the
weather permits. Tho names Of fif-
teen permanent members were adj
ded In the past day OF two. Tho
names enrolled were Hcy-PattcrSon
Meat Co. 1T. W. NJ. Ozlc. ThoIbnrn
and oBwcn. Trin,dad Cigar Co.. the
Polls brewing and Ice Co.. Felix Cor
dova, G. X. Lewis, j. II. Abrams.
Price and Madrid. John n. Hiclslcy,
]. n. Cain. u. &. Miller. ". n. Dodge.
e. NJ. Mauciono and Miller aud
Chandler.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
MRS. A1sERrsoH DIES

Mrs. Mary Alice Aih"r,snn. wife c:
Joseph Aibcr,snn. II travelling sales
man. died shortly before rish, o'ciocs
yesterday morning nj her home. t2,
Park street. Death wa, du" tn uram.
ic poisoning. MiS. Aih"rison was
taken sick ON Saturday nj :hi ,nd her
condition became critical. The .ud
dcu demise al the esteemed resident
came ~ = great shock to her friends,
Deceased ~ns .: years old mud Is
survived by her husband and on" son
twelve years old and by her moth :.
Airs. Martha Cook. of this city. Ii.
fnnrrai arrangements hav" no, y-;
hrcn announced.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
FUNERAL OF ALFRED JONES

The funeral OF Alfred Jones. son OF
Thomas Jones. of cokcdale. who was
killed by accident at Salt Lake City
on May II. reached Trinidad yester-
day noon and the funeral will take
place this afternoon from the chapel
of the Trinidad Undertaking COM
pauy. Rev. +. W. Bretnali OF the
First N. u. church will officiate. In
terment Will he In the Odd Fellows
cemetery. II is learned that the de-
ceased sustained u fractured skull.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-26
the COMMERCIAL SAVINGS
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= . q q -! q
TRAIN SCHEDULE CHANGED

There will he change In the
'schcdule Of the Colorado and South
crn passenger trains running bc-
tween Denver and T-xlinc. effective
Monday morning. June =. No. s.
soui Inbound. will arrive In Trinidad
Mt 5:I0 y. m.. and depart for the
south n 7::O. instead OF stopping In
this city ns II has bccn doing during
the winter. No. Z. that hax hcsn
leaving here at ! y. M. will leave nj
ip:iO In the evening. arriving NJ
tbcnyrr : u. IA, \ mixed train Will
run between Trinidad aud Waiaen-
it,mrk and Will i"av" here at lao
's,. M. and nrriv" In Waisrnburs NJ
t::O y. n. The time of No. I north
snund leaving at u. IN. Will not b''
changed. aud No. . sonlh hound ar
tivias st \ y. ~. will according Ia
tho old schedule.
With this change III" q. and y.
Will have two daily iuiiy ~Gmip~uti
carrying dininR ears and sl~~i~rs.
rnuniaE north aud south of Trintsia'i