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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
SEALED PROPOSALS
STATE ADOPTION OF TEXT BOOKS

STATE ADOPTION OF TEXT BOOKS
AT a meeting OF the state Board of
Education held November Is. 1913. an
order was entered instructing the
Secretary of said Board to advertise
for bids in the matter of the selection
Of text books and educational appli-
ances for primary. grammar and high
school grades for a term of not less
than four years beginning July l. 1914.
In accordance with the provisions
of said resolution. / hereby give no
tice that on or before April Is. 1914,
at IL o'clock noon, at the office OF the
State Board of Education in Richmond,
Virginia, sealed proposals will be re-
ceived for supplying public schools
books and educational appliances for
use in the primary, grammar and high
schools of the State, as provided by
law. Sucn proposals should state the
price at which each book offered will
be sold to the children or the patrons
Of the schools on the single list plan;
should give the exchange price where
such book shall take the place of
book now in use and should be accom-
panied by representative samples OF
each book offered. A circular giving
copy Of the law under which the
adoption Is made and other particu-
lars win be mailed on application
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Given under my hand this Gath day
OF November, 1919.
e. X. cnEsTERMAN,
Secretary to the State Board OF
Education.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
SHOP EARLY IN THE MORNING

You cannot shop early now. 1t is already late.
You can shop now, however. You can still help
a little by getting as much done as possible be-
fore Christmas Eve
You can help great deal more by shopping
sarly In the morning Roughly speaking the
shoppers of Richmond are divided into two
c.asses There are those who can shop at their
eonveuiance; there are those who can shop only
after business hours, Those who can shop at
almost any hour OF the day should out Of con.
stderation for others do the work during the
morning hours They should shop while others
are at work and get ont Of the way Of those who
can shop only late in the afternoon or early in
the evening
There ia another thing The street cars are
crowded Late In the afternoon they are packed
almost to sufocation Here again We md two
classes Of peope~those VINO must use the cars
al the rusA hour and those who could have com
geted their business down town earlier Had
hey done so the crush would have been lessen
ed and the convenience Of all increased greatly.
Shop early In the morning If you can and re-
ueye the crush In the stores and in the cars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

New York has reached the end OF a cong strug-
gle for moro democratic form OF government
Barnes and Murphy alike have surrendered to
the Irresistible power OF public opinion. Party
lines in the legislature have been obliterated in
the enactment of laws which both party organiza-
tons desperately resisted until few days ago.
The history of these reforms in New FORK is
the history of all other political reforms in this
country. They come whenever the popular
Jority proves that it wants them and Is ready for
them, That is how 1t should be. Under re-
publican institutions shortcuts to reform
likely to be shortcuts to evil as to good.
Despotic governments smove swiftly. The sig
nature of Car, the decree OF an Emperor. and
he thing Is done Democratic governments move
slowly, and 1t is right that they should. In a
republic. laws to be of value must represent the
well-settled convictions of the people. Even
numerical majority is always sufficient.
fact as well in pretense, nothing can stand
against them. Bosses and machines must bow to
.he power that Is sovereign
When Governor Hughes began the fight for
direct primaries, he had excellent theories back
OF him and noble political Ideals, but lac did not
have the active and militant support of
jority of the voters of New York. When Gov
rnor sulzer took up the Hughes campaign after
'he Dix interregnum he had such support
either His speeches proved that he could not
comand it. Not until the Sulzer Impeachment
had shocked the conscience of the State by its
revelations OF the sordid and shameful conditions
of government at Albany did this sentiment final
Iy crystalline. With the election returns the
debate closed. Everybody knew II mad closed.
Parnes nc less than Murphy Tammany no less
than the Republican organization When Cow
ernor Glynn sent his message TO a humbed iegis-
iature, he spoke not Democratic governor.
,'ut as the governor of the State OF New York.
Ills voice in fact the voice of the people, and
In Ave days New York has gathered the legisa-
tive harvest of five years Of agitation.
The lesson of this special session should not
he lost upon body polite that has been urged
20 overturn the very foundations OF constitu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
CURRENT COMMENT
Backbone Needed.

IL Is hardly an undue exhibition of cynicism
British government appears to be doing its
best to oblige everybody in the matter of the
home rule-Ulster tangle." One cabinet minis
ter on one day expresses view say that is
favorable to compromise with the Ulster dis
sdents. The next another will make speech
showing the impossblty of compromise ana
following that third may propose compromise
once more.
The latest OF the explainers is Lord Haldane
who takes much trouble to show that Mr. AS
quith is much misunderstood: that he Is to be
judged by what he said at Ladybank not what
he said at Leeds that the real genuine and
Original policy Of the government Is to do every
thing practically; and that what is most needed
Ia that Mr.. Bonar Law should be ruled by his
better self"
Not even Lord Haldane denies that Mr. AS
sion Of the governments intention. As hi.
speech at Leeds was later than the one at Lady.
bank, 1t may be fairly presumed that what
over differences there are, the later speech rep
resenst his ultimate conclusion. Moreover, II
Is the right one The home rule issue has been
the leading one in England for about thirty
years. There is no doubt that the elections which
established the Liberal coalition In power con-
stituted a mandate for home rule. Moreover
in addition to the other fatuous qualities of the
Ulster threat OF revolt, It comes from province
the majority of whose members in parliament
Will vote for home rule.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
Maudlin.

most nauseatng spectacle Is that now being
made by lot Of mawkish sentimentalists over
the country who are working up petitions for
the pardon of a Connecticut woman who has
peen condemned to death for murder. 1t is
Wen known that nothing Is harder to secure
from jury than verdict of guilty against 81
woman charged with murder, and 1t must in
deed, be strong case when such a verdict
one IN a thousand-is returned. However. the
people who are sending In these petitions for
the pardon of Mrs. Wakefield do not base their
action on the question OF her guilt. Their sole
plea Is that she is woman that she Is q
mother. and that she should be turned loose
TO take care Of her children. It is a maudl(n
philosophy which would free every woman
from the penalties OF her crimes because of
her sex though II sound In the case Of a woman
II could be no less sound In the case of male
criminal who happens to be the head OF family
which looks to him for support 1t lis a
philosophy which would prevent the punish
ment of any crime which even men, seeking
70 shield themselves from the law. might in
duce or employ women to commit.--Louisvfne
Courier-J ournal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

convention is in progress In PHILADELPHIA
wnich we wish complete and immediate success.
IL is trying to reduce the price OF food products
AS far as the discussion has gone Ave factors
IN the upward rush OF prices are held respon-
sible for the high cost OF living. They are too
too many middlemen, poor transportation facir.
ties, cold storage business shortage In local
supply Of certain foodstuffs, and waste on farm
and In city. These factors are hard to cancel
We fear the mfddlemen here to stay. The
railroads are losing money and are not likely
20 launch more pervasive and cheaper sys-
tenn or Sood carriage. The one thing that can
be handled promptly will have larger and Inn
mediate effect than any one of the others ia
cold storage, which is in the hands Of men with
out conscience and unrestrained by protective
laws. We hope to Mr.. McKelIar's bill
promptly through congress and in effect unless
a more stringent ono be enacted.-Char-
lottesvile Progress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
One Hundred and Thirty n Minute

One of the most successful American novelists
has his latest books selling about now at the
rate or 100 copies day. That is \ satisfying
rate. a rate which entities him to membership
IN the society Of best sellers 1t assures him on
hat book alone income which tiscourages
penury.
That Is by no means record even for mod
ern books. But the highest record OF the most
successful recognized best seller ever known IA
utterly eclipsed by that OF book never thong hit
or as n best seller. a book containing some If
the Oldest writings or the worlds literature
Today, in many Christian churches especially
IN Canada, Is observed Bible Sunda@ Aprro-
priately on that day the announcement is
made, as careful compilation of publication fg-
ures that last year there were printed IS 600 900
copies OF the Bible, or of books containing such
portions OF the Bible entitle them to stand
ing ar books of the Holy Scriptures Those are
astounding figures.
The publication of that many Bibles does not
necessarily mean the sale of many TO be sure
Tut the supply and demand for this publication
run so nearly even that 1t would not be unfair
TO consider them sales. Twenty-egh mil.
hon copies In a year means over 1912 COMES
a day. 1871 copies for each hour Of a long
working day, about 80 books a minute Conn
pare that with 100 books day.
There are many reasons aside from the noint
OF course. which account for a considerah Bile
snare or TINS enormous sale But discountipe
for these the Bible may still retain its promi-
nence as without rival the book which the
world Is Gcmanding-New Haven Register
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

well backed by State appropriations that
there need be no tuition charges against Vir-
ginia teachers 1t is not easy to see how he
expects to advance that cause by wrong de-
ductions from perfectly correct figures If he
hopes to do away with summer schools so that
Virginia teachers cannot attend them in Vir-
ginia and must go to Maryland Tennessee or
some other aEtate for their pedagogical training
he is wasting his time in sarcastic filings at the
lberalty OF the University of Virginia
Mr.. williams does make wrong deductions
from perfectly correct figures In the face Of
singularly clearly stated balance sheet he
grows confused ana applies the rule of sub
traction when he should the rule Of add
ton. Perhaps this laundering was because the
attorney-general attended schools In Virginia
before the teachers were trained in the sum
mer normals. Here is the The Univer-
city contributed and paid toward the summer
school," we use Mr. Williams language, the
OF Virginia summer school received from the
rent Of dormitores $1.175.3o; from rent Of
exhibit space s14360. and for use of Madison
half $780, total of s1.402.80 which Mr.
williams substracts from the fifteen hundred
named as contributed by the university and
announces the result, which Is 1870, as the
measure Of the lberaty of the university to
the summer school AS every cent of this
money went into the treasury of the summer
school the uniyerstys contribution was
$2,9O2.s0
Until Mr. williams explains Just why he sub
tracted when he ought to have added his other
statements must remain under cloud 1t is
fair to give him reasonable time to explain why
more than s2,800 looked like Ss7.-Charlottes-
Vile Progress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

&c original. Get away from chestnuts Stun
your turkey with dasheens
This Is the advice Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, and not ours We never
heard OF dasheens The word sounds like frs.
cousin 10 well known breed Of dogs, but 1t has
no relation, Tho department ia talking about tur
key stufang. and sausages
IT the housewife can obtain dasheens." save
an agricultural department bulletin" she NAV
make Of this recently introduced vegetable deli
eious stuffing by her chestnut turkey"
The careful housewife can do better than
thie- Instead Of potatoes she can have baked
dasheens, Instead of sweet potato pie she can
dasheen pie Salad she can make Of dasbeen
She can make biscuits mullins and griddle cakes
OF dasheen. She can make dasheen fritters and
then II still alive she can take more dasheens
and fry EN-. roast EN- and boil 'em Then. If
she wishes, she can eat them
II is all true The department Of agriculture
bulletin says 80.
What is dasheen7 II is the root Ct q plan.
which resembles that known as elephants ear -
but 1t isn't elephants ear" It Is something
elise, Anyway it's good to eat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
PEOPLES FORUM
Stop Taxing Capital.

Editor OF The Virginian:
sIr.-The letter In Mondays paper signed "a
taxpayer is very well put indeed to shovy
the need for tax reform" He shows how tha
law which now taxes bank deposits has AL the
pofuts Of bad law:
First IT puts premium on dishonesty as
II can be easily evaded.
Second. II is a tax on capital, and SO II drives
away the twin brother OF labor.
Third. 1t is stupid and silly and shows that
the trainers of this Anticipated law are ignorant
Of the economic principles involved in the taxing
power OF the community
Yes. as Taxpayer" says. money is simply a.
measure OF value. n ready medium Of exchange
for the convenience Of the people and 1t should
be free Of ali tax. This is not showing any
favortism 70 the rich man. many think
bat Is just economic law
stop taxing capital in any and each OF tts
many forms, for every intelligent community
wants TO attract more capital. instead of driv-
ing il away,
Stop taxing the products OF labor for we
want to reduce the cost of livi lg and encourage
home building.
Tax the ground Talue. such as vacant lots
idle Cor partly used) suburban acreages; idle
or partly used farm land near cities. that has
auadrpped in value from the mere pressure OF
The community.
Tax all the community values at full mar
kct value, and invest the money in children who
VIII in the future create a better Virginia than
We even dream OF.
PIEDMONT"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

temperance legislation has built up an institu.
ton Of immense strength and immense height.
The foundations and walls are complete and the
pitiful cries Of vice and whiskey, the shouts OF
those who hate, but whose hatred policy sup.
presses. cannot and Will not disturb the processes
that lead to the finished structure"
Three things give strength to those who fgh.
for cause Selfinterest, belief in It's righteous
ness and belief in ultimate victory Have the
champions Of the saloon but one of these TO in
spire them7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
rNraRcINe rur NlANN ACT.

...or,ey.General >gcReyuolds denies that he
has given instructions TO district attorneys not
.a prosecute alleged violations Of the white slave
art unless they Involve commercial transactions
A. ara Of national import, He denies that his
senartment Intends to overlook eases Of III
s,vi6asl vice. In Which both parties are to blame
sneA as the notorious piEesCaminetu case
4 great howl was raised by a few people IN
tse house h@cause Of paragraph in the attor
nsvxenaraI's first annual report which told OF the
un;,ea amour; Of funds at the disposal OF the ae-
,artn,snt and pointed out that It would a'lo"
PRESCRIPTIONS Of only the more important eases
This was taken TO mean that # was only |heh
the violation Of the Mann act tools the form oil
TRANSFORMATION for concentrated vice that
prosecutions would follow and gave some appear
ence of truth 10 the charge that he had gwen
orders to neglect prosecutions OF cases involving
on,v moral turpitude bat having no real rela'
ton to white slavery.
The Virotntan Is glad that Attorney-Generai
MoReynolds has entered HIS sweeping denial .1hs
Mann act In cur opinion. was contemplated only
as means of ending white slavery and to
nunish those guilty OF that horrible crime 1T
was not intended, or. at any rate should not have
heen intended TO cover ordinary violations OF the
moral code between man and woman. But II
aces cover such cases. and It ts law OF the fed
e~al government As such Il is the duty OF the
attorney-general and OF his assistants to enforce
them II the appropriation at his command Is
too small for the proper enforcement OF ali VIOLA
tions of the law, he should. of course. use some
discretion but deliberately to wink at violations
of the law whether he thinks that law proper
or improper one is not to be countenanced-
something must be left to his discretion and the
congress must have confidence In him, else
we will never hear the end Of charges when lack
of funds. prohibits a crusade such as many
would like for him to undertake
when The Tfroin4an says that It does not think
a federal white slave act should cover such cases
a. the Diggs>Caminetu case, It does not mean, of
course. that IL has no horror Of such crimes and
that Ia does not wish its perpetrators punished
n means merely that # wishes the criminals
punished for what they did and that they were
not white savers is evident 1t means that II
wishes all guilty parties punished and the women
involved in the Diggs-Caminetu affair were
equally guilty with the men. There are State
laws to cover such crimes and they can more
easily be enforced They are enforced daily, The
nrorainence OF those involved and the fact that
Il was the first case of Importance prosecuted
rnder the Mann act giving the trial widespread
publicity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
The Popular Man.

1t is the ambition of some men to be ponuIar
as 1t Is the ambition Of others to be rich or to
mold political office to win social position
He who deliberately courts the favor OF tha
multitude Is sometimes the last to receive It,
For 1t becomes patent to the dullest apprehen-
sion that he Is seeking his own, striving and
studying for personal advancement not think
ing with DISTINGUISHED mind and acting from
a generous heart for the welfare of others
The man who seeks to be popular is likely
TO be shallow and superficial for he is trying
to take all sides at once. to say nothing that
Will displease, to eat his cake and have it, too.
TO run with the hares and ride with the hounds
He makes no bold unalterabe stand for prtn-
ciple. He dscards any views OF right or wrong
that have not the majority vote behind them
He cannot win the allegiance Of those whose
friendship Is best worth having for they can
not place their trust in the quicksands Of his
stiffness
The man who earns lasting popularity is
he who has dared to lead and not merely to
follow the people. They have learned to re-
spect and to believe him. He has not deceived
himself and he wli not deceive them.--Phila.
delphia Public Ledger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
ADVANTAGE or INSPIRATION.

The Roanoke Horld-Ne'es taking Congressman
Barshodt's speech In reply 10 Hobson as text,
definitely links whiskey and vice together and
renews tia declaration Of war upon the combina
ton, In making that declaration it is hopeful
gwen optimistic, It sees the triumph Of prohibit
iton, All that Mr.. Bartholdt may say and all
that he may DO are but ehaf in storm Of wind"
ssys the Hcsla-Aews. THE great progress Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14
The Normal Schools
Attorney General Broadsidc.

In his recent deltverance the subject Of
virginia summer schools Attorney General Will
llaWs nisrepresents the University of Virginia.
We do not charge that he does 40 wiifuliy or
with hostile intent We are willing to accept
the explanation that his Information was suffi~
Gent and that his utteranees We're colored by
mlsconeepton. In any event the result is the
same. The university is put in a false light.
what ~ Williams purpose Is his philippines
do not make clear. II he Is seeking TO force
the State legislature to provide summer schools
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

we heed therefore, not only a campaign 10 get
"'o 1f0 schools those who do not go at ALI but
No Keep there those already entered who drop
cut befoFo their education has in anv sense
Observation-Disclosures Leader
In other words we need compulsory educa
ton law of wider scope than that proposed Let's
get compulsory education law Of narrow scope
first Its TO take work and agitation enough
to get that We can take the second stem after
taking the fourth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

tional government in order tnat every passing
whm may instantly be enacted into statute.
There is no real or permanent obstacles to the
popular will whenever the popular will 10 pre-
pared to assert itself. There can be no real or
permanent obstacles. Who doubts II has only
To examine the unparalleled record OF lie gislation
passed at Albany during the last f5rty-eight
hours--New York World
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

Floyd Johnson, William Conway
and Eunice Brown, colored. arrested
by Detectives Bailey Wiltshire and
Duffy Friday night, were held In
Police court yesterday until Deem
Der 18th, so that the police can look
into their case. They are charged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

Andrew Carnegie and Henry C1ews are two
men who do not view the future with alarm
They do not see the country going to rack and
rum because Democrat occupies the White
House The ranks OF the pessimist are being de-
pieted daily. Andy never really belonged. but
Clews conversion Is interesting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

The corn club boys do not do things as .ha
Old man did but have adopted those new-fangled
notions disoarding what was good enough for
grandfather, but father and grandfather d. MT
refuse that one hundred bushels to the acre
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

The Wilson Mexican policy, whatever II NAV
be. as Mr. Taft puts II. Is becoming historic )"
baltimore American
II Is ana none the less so because Mr.. TAR
and few other oldumers mad tAndpatters cant
understand It.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

Thirty more days before the legislature comes
10 visit us 1t will be welcomed II It does several
things IT ought to do and leaves undone many
that ought to be left undone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

Where d oyou liver Soon you will know" ~ a
petersburg lndeT-Appedl assures It's subscribers.
What? Are they going to wake up?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-14

with burglarizing the home II Sam
uel Bernstein. 1924 West Moore
street. week ago. and stealing money
and Jewelry to the value Of 5000.