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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-06

Washington. D. c., March 6-The
scramble is on. 1t is not the scramble
tor Office or the scramble for federal
patronage which we have with us all
the time in varied undignified forms,
but the scramble for social recognition
among the feminine section of the di-
plcmatic corps. aided and abetted by
tremor of mild excitement among the
male section.
II is not to be inferred tina. this
scramble IS at all undignifed. ror the
excitement other than very mild in
deed; for the Diplomatic corps seldom
unbends from its sense of fiCial i'm
pcrtanCa or reveals more than the
most superficial anxiety over social at
fairs. That is part of the game OF di-
plomacy TO care very much about
things and yet not to let that regard
appear on III surface Still. the men
tai scramble and mild excitement are
there. and unmistakable 10 experienced
observers.
In years gone by. the inaugural ball
has served as an Introduction tor the
diplomatic folk to the members Of the
new administration. That function
eliminated. it looks very much as if. in
the near future, Mrs. Wilson would
feel called upon 10 give . presidential
at home" This in years gone by, mas
supplemented the inaugural ball. Ia
vitations have been sent through the
state department, and the function has
been as near presentation ceremony
as republican America ever has. d.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-06
AuXILIARY soclAL MEETlMe-

THE GRAND INTERNATIONAL
Auxiliary to the Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Engineers held 4 very pleas
ant social meeting yesterday after.
noon with Mrs. J. L. Williams. SCI
Forry-third street. They discussed
plans for the annual sale OF aprons
after Easter and will prepare for that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-06

Stunning Suit Style shown al the
n & X. Rock Island. See the beau
tiful Easter displays in tailored suits
at SIS 10 245. Madame Irene corsets
are a feature OF the VI. & X. new cor
set department. Wear one with your
new Easter ouJfit--an expert cor
setiere will fit you perfectly. Newest
ide7s in Easter footwear and hosiery
at the II. ( K The ~ d X. new mil
linery department will soon make lis
debut with 4 beautiful display Of
Faster styles The ". & x. new un,
derwear and hosiery departments offer
the finest qualities at the lowest prices.
NJ & K for your Easter outfit from
tip-to-toe-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-06

sale at once The afternoon passed
pleasantly and the hostess served a
nice lunch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-06

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-06

T. H. THoAMS CO., W. T. HAIR II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
COLLEGES AND COLLEGES.

In an address so the alumni OF Richmond
college at the Business Mems club here on Tues
day. the Rev. John Cammack, D. D., urged on
Virginia the adoption of the compulsory educa-
ton system and spoke with solemn force of the
responsibility and duties of the college man.
He warned his hearers that IL competent men
do not take the lead in our political affairs
we will be led by incompetency and corruption
to a repetition OF the horrors Of the French
revolution.
So far as concerns compulsory education, vir-
ginia leaves that to the people OF her respective
communities to regulate, by local action accord
ing to their knowledge of their own conditions
and needs. 1t is a fact that IN many parts of
the State even after straining our financial re-
sources, we are unable to provide teachers.
houses and equipment for those anxious to at
tend school. 1t would be useless and idle to
attempt by law to force more school attendance
than we can care for. The substance and chief
purpose Of DR.. Cammack's address, however. the
responsibility of the college man, suggests some
reflections on the responsibilities Of the college
and of the parents who select the colleges to
which their sons and daughters are sent. The
mere fact of being a college man" does not
make a man a good or ft citizen or a proper
leader of public action or guide or thought.
Mach, II not all. depends on the kind OF college
and the teaching given.
Judging by results, we have in this country
institutions of higher learning which train d.
reetly toward such results as the French revolu-
ton from opposite. directions. Some teach the
widest and most extreme. fantastic or morbid
theories Of life, religion, government and society.
! Others teach. by surroundings and example II
not by actual precept, snobbery. so-called exclu.
siveness, ostentation, worship of riches. class
distinctions. One kind sends into the world
skcptics In religion and revolutionists in gov
eminent and In social life. The other kind
gives us young men and women who are con-
+tiaual- causes of Offence and--irritation and
provocation to unrest and resentment. Those
4-Xho .alnM- themselves to he -alnred by names
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
sToNEwAII JACKsoN's GUARD.

With some interest we have watched the
newspaper remarks on the life and military
career Of "Stonewall" Jackson. based on the
anniversary OF the battle of charlottesville
There has been no discussion. Jackson's char
acter and military genius are not discussed.
The world is of one mind and has the same
Judgment Of them-a strange result for a mill
tary history OF three years begun amid general
derisive criticism which the object of 1t needed
not at all. We hoped that In connection with
the revived interest in a wonderful life and
succession OF achievements somebody would
bring forth and publish in full verses on
"Stonewall Jackson's Grave" fragments of
which linger in one undisciplined and variously
stored memory. II nowhere else. The unknown
and forgotten war time writer wrote:
A simple sodded mound of earth.
With not a line above 1t;
And only daily votive flowers
To show that any love IL.
The signal flag that silently
Each bree2e's visit numbers
Alone keeps martial ward above
The heroes drean1less slumbers.
The world has heard his story
II all its annals can unfold
A prouder tale of glory;
II ever merely human life
Hath taught diviner moral,
II ever round a worthier brow
Was twined a purer laurel
They come to praise his high emprise
Who fed in frantic masses
Before the glittering bayonet
That ~triumphed at Manassas.
Cross Keys unlocks new roads to fame
And Port Republics story
Brings from his ever vanquished foes
Strange tributes to his glory.
This may not be poetry. Nobody ever has
defined what is poetry. 1t is a tribute to the
dead that is full of life and force. Who wrote It,
did the author of 1t write anything else, and
in what old scrapbook or volume now out of
print may the whole OF 1t be found?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
THE MINNESOTA CASE.

Surely no utterance Of the Delphio oracle ever
was interpreted to more different meanings than
the recent decision OF the United States Supreme
court. on the Minnesota rate cases. Some rail-.
road men promptly proclaimed It a victory.
Others. with equal promptness, declared 1t a
disaster. Wall Street instantly lay down and
had a At. as is its habit Some authorities &C
cept 1t as a vindication of States rights, others
take 1t as an assertion of the supremacy OF the
federal laws and government Probably former
President Taft has expressed the right opinion.
In brief, he says the decision means that the
States have the right to regulate ana not to
c~onfiscate and that the roads have the right
TO appeal against rates which threaten to de-
prive their owners and those who have invested
money in them OF fair profits. Mr.. Taft has
a clear judicial mind and IS a lawyer and judge
Of learning and experience. He is in position
to form judicial Judgment. remote now from
political and business activities and interests,
looking on from a distance, The correctness OF
his understanding In this case Is affirmed by the
fact that the extremists on both sides are dis
satisfied. The arrangements OF roads are forbid
den to run wild In fixing intrastate rates and
forcing the public to pay for mismanagement
or to swell net earnings unduly. while the reck-
less and ignorant are prohibited from using
power to Cypress honest and sanely managed
public utility enterprise.
Probably when future students OF history
inside and analyze the conditions of this time
Of change and danger they viii be impressed by
The enormous value OF our courts to the country.
by the far seeing wisdom of the form OF gov
eminent that gave those courts the authority
and functions they possess, and by the oonscien-
rious and fearless ability with which those
functions have been used. Our courts have saved
us from disasters on many occasions. They
have guided the processes of progress, reforma-
ton and recovery from the disease OF concen-
trated power which threatened the life of the
republic. They have restrained destructiveness
and demagogy and checked e~xtortion and cold
blooded ~grasping for the substance of the PEG
pie. They have held apart the hostile and
warning elements intent on springing at each
others Threats. Probably when the country liz
conflicting clamors 1t will realize that the SUI
preme court. In the instance of the Minnesota
rates, as in so many other instances, has given
substantial justice and pointed out the way to
lawful and orderly adjustment and the estab.
lishment Of harmony and cooperation between
railroads and people for the safety and adj
vantage OF both.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

Ground has been broken for the
Chimborazo playground. and the work
Is being rapidly pushed forward, with
a view toward it's opening in the
near future. Three supervisors will
be employed, and the most up-to-date
playground equipment installed.
Much applause gristed Miss Ruth
Weisigers pupils Monday evening,
when they gave their annua musical
recital at the Chimborazo auditorium.
The program was a varied one. bring
ing out the individuality OF the per-
formers. Miss Alice McFadden was
awarded the Corley medal. Misses Lois
Satterfield, Anna Belle Carter, Eula
Wright. Margaret Gallagher and Mas
ter Lewis Watkins also won medals
and pins were presented to Misses
Virginia Collins, f1azel Thurston.
Nellie Smith. Aline Ford. Alma Tucker.
Alberta Hillard, Lena Hilliard. Louise
Woodward, May Collins. Edith
Bracket. Maggie Rose. Katherine
Melton. Viola Heath, Mary Farrell.
Julia Chappell, Louise Woodward,
Master Frank Melton. Master Willie
Gallagher. Mesdames Anderson and
Burnett. Miss Weisiger was present.
ed with a silver card case and coin
purse by her pupils.
Carroll B. Wiltshire, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Wiltshire. of Lynch
burg, took his B. A.. degree at the
Washington and Lee university on
Wednesday,. Mr.. Wiltshire has many
friends n relatives on the hill, who
are glad to hear of his Gee
The exhibition OF the work OF the
kindergarten and manual training de-
partments of Chimborazo school. tool
place Tuesday, both afternoon and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
WHO GETS THE TARIFF swAc,

The cost of the labor entering into the pro-
tenths per cent of the total cost.
The cost OF labor entering In the production
OF the principal products of the steel mills con-
stitutes seventeen and onetenth per cent OF
the total cost.
II the tariff on steel products Showed In the
pay envelope" and the worker received ga fair
share OF the swag." as Colonel Roosevelt would
have him. the American worker would receive
a wage more than twice that received by the
English laborer In similar industries and would
work eight hours as the Englishmen does IN
stead of twelve.
How much of the tariff swag'' does the
American worker In the steel mills really get?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

or by ambition or to be betrayed by careless
ness to entrust their children to either of these
classes Of institutions are responsible for dire
consequences individual and general.
An excellent supplement to DR.. Cammack's
address. an amplincation and extension of his
thought, doubtless, is found in the speech OF
r. A. Craw, architect of the new Richmond
college, delivered the same day at the laying
Of the cornerstone. His theme was that the
three preservative forces and sources of hope
for this country are the school. the church and
the home. This concentrates In a sentence the
philosophy and real purpose of higher educa.
ton and Of all education. What we need is
not SO much mere colleges and schools, but col
leges and schools which will work with the home
and the church In loyal sympathy, complete
their work and make 1t effective. The three
cooperating mean real education and fitness for
safe leadership.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
WORKS SUES
JOHN L. ROPER CO

The Richmond Cedar Works has
brought suit in the court OF Law and
Chancery OF Norfolk against the John
L. Roper Lumber company, claiming
damages to the amount Of $3.50, 900.
. The plaintiff alleges hat fires which
started on the lands of the defen.
dant late in March. 1918. spread q
the lands OF the Richmond Ceda,
Works causing damages to the prom.
erty Of the Cedar Works in the amount
named. 1t Is claimed that the firea
destroyed several miles Of railroad
track. and a large quantity OF STANDING
timber and logs, belonging to tho
Cedar Works. w. w. Starke and f. r.
+. Wells are counsel for the plaintin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
THE ABoDEs OF JOY AND GLOOM.

President b. F. Bush, OF the Missouri Pacific
and Denver and Rio Grande railroads, said In
New York the other day that he was leaving for
the West, where "the sun is shining" He finds
the financial district OF the metropolis in a con-
dition Of hysteria which he cannot understand.
In the West people are cheerful and confident,
looking forward to prosperity and activity.
Only In New York does he find gloom and fear.
What President Bush says of the West may
be said also OF the South. In the cotton belt
there Is some anxiety over the effects OF the
unreasonable cold weather on crops, but the
most experienced cay there Ia no fear OF results
while there is no heavy frost; that while growth
viii be retarded, a few warm nights and bright
June days will cure all the damage. For general
conditions there Is no fear. except what is re-
fected from Wall Street. The people and bust
ness men believe that a period of vigorous,
healthy growth is just ahead OF us. In Wash.
ington optimism seems to be universal. Never
before In the history of the country has there
been so much good nature and general good
feeling .amonE men of all parties as are obvious
there. Even the Republicans and the sugar
lobbyists believe that the protected industries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

a city has real responsibilities. These RESPONSE
bilittes imply the existence Of duties and the
opening up of opportunities that ought not
to be overlooked in the making up of future
workers and citizens.
The movement for a broader scope in edu-
cation Is beginning to take hold In Richmond.
as 1t has already done in scores of other cities
in the United States. In Germany vocational
training Is an established and important fea-
ture of schools. In the agricultural districts
of Virginia and other States of the Union It is
already thoroughly recognized in the establish
ment Of agricultural colleges and high schools
Lynchburg Advance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

evening. Many patrons visited tn
school and enjoyed the splendid az.
hihit.
Mrs. NJ. r. Mcconnell and children
Ruth. Frances, Helen and Gertrude
OF sos North Thirty-third street, led
Tuesday for White Sulphur. whenl
the children will spend the summed
There will be a family reunion In IN
home OF Mrs. McConneils mother o.
Friday in celebration of her birth
day.
Miss Lizzie Hicklin. of Highland
county. lis the guest of Mrs. Franz
Davis. of SO North Twenty-fourth
street. She was accompanied by her
brother, Mr.. Charles Hicklin, who
spent a few days in the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
The South and Foreign Posts.

In view OF some current criticism or certain
appointments to our foreign service which the
president has either made or is supposed to be
about to make there are some facts which the
public, in common fairness, ought to keep in
mind. They were brought out and discussed the
other day in the senate; but they are not new.
This journal referred to them a year or more
ago.
ministrations the diplomatic and consular APP
pointments have been so unequaily distributed
among the sections that the result Is grotesque.
Here, in brief, is what the new administration
found:
OF the thirty-hve ambassadors and ministers
States OF the South-about a third of the coun-
try.
OF the sixty-four consuls-general only five
came from the South, and these were Of the
lower classihcations, with low salaries.
OF consuls with salaries over $4,000 only
twenty-three from the South, as against thirteen
from the District OF Columbia alone. The ag-
gregate of salaries paid to all Southerners in
the consular service was $S4. 900, as against
$103, 500 paid to those from Ohio alone. The
but for the recent imperfect extension of civil
service rules to consular appointments.
In both services the total OF Southerners was
eighty out of six hundred and seventy-six. and
their salaries amounted to sl67, 800, out of $2,-
145,928.
1t is worth noting that In the senate discus
sion of this state Of affairs no Republican de-
Tended 1t as just or reasonable. 1t can hardly
be unjust or unreasonable if the new admins
tration shall in some measure correct 1t. In the
consular service particularly it is eminently
desirable that the South. which plays SO great
a part in our foreign trade, should be better
represented.
However. We think 1t. best to mention that
we are at present speaking only of the diploma
tic and consular s,-h Weekly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
With the State Press
The First

AAS bAS ANA@ .
Miss Emily Wilding Dawson, the militant
suffragette who threw herself in front Of the
kings horse at the EPSON races on Wednes-
day, died Sunday. An inquest over her body
was held In London today. The necessity for
an inquiry into the cause of her death does
not appear to those on this side OF the Atlantic
who have taken an interest in her case. When
a woman throws herself IN 'front.' OF d RACING
horse. in spite of all efforts to restrain her,
there Is no chance for the theory OF accidental
death, and the responsibility Tor ner INJURIES
must necessarily rest with her. Inc truth rs
that Miss Davison's act can be explained ohiy
as the fatal one of many insane things she ala III
her role of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Stuart's Popularity.
The manner in which the gubernator1ai honhI-
nation has come to Mr.. Stuart clearly indicates
that Democrats in all parts OF the state sha.e
the esteem In which the Southwest nolas is
Democracy of Virginia has placed Its standard
in his hands. 1t could not have SHOWN such
rara consideration or such marked preference
for a man more worthy of the commence ehus
attested or more deserving OF the hohoI oo-
stowed.-Brist H~erald-Courier.
IT too often happens that the youth JUST ieav-
ing school or college is impueo win ihpluse
more or less controlling, to have a gooo Tune III
iife-to make the pursuit of pleasure more OF
an object than an incident of his career Suen
an one. as Colonel Roosevelt truly says, VIII
fail of his purpose. Pleasnre ne ~ sasIrad nv
every man-but these things are NOT attaihaoie
nv any direct route: they are earned lhoirecIiy.
thew are to be realized in their highest ana pest
sense only as result of proving oneseii a man
~ a mans world-a useful factor in society a
worker who works faithfully, and under the
incentive of honorable purpose ana nlsh iueaiS-
We could wish that Colonel Rooseveits st,rIins
nortrayal of this SO important truth could De
heard from the rostrum of every school ana
college and university In the and'-Lyhchpufs
News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

VIII learn That they are more scared than hurt
and express faith in the wisdom and conserTa-
tism of the government g.
New York is the one blue spot: but the time
when that city controlled the aspect and feeling
OF business through the country seems to have
gone. The public has learned that the temper
of the financial district. is directed more by
nerves than by facts. more by local surround.
poets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
COMMENT
the Road to Our Hearts.

M. Paul Helleu. of Paris, whose business II Is
to sketch pictures of pretty women. pats
America lust where she likes to be patted most
when he declares that the women OF TINS couh-
try are the most beautiful in the world. Inc
best thing about NJ. Helleu's charming comph-
man+ 10 the fact that it has all the earmarks
of a Judgment based on careful critical study
In the first place. NJ. Helleu ought TO be a
competent judge of beauty. ms pfolession -
the depicting of feminine loneliness and out or
it he makes his daily bread. Nobody else in
the whole world ought to know better tnan
he does what real beauty is and nobody else
ought to know better where to look Tor II. In
the second place. no considerations OF nithy
lucre are present TO explain NJ. Helleus en-
thusiasm for the American woman. He Is. on
the contrary, a F~renchman, living In France ana
destined to do most Of his work in France. TO
which he has lust returned after a visit to the
Tinted States Self-interest, as well as patriotic
prejudice. il they carry any weight with him at
all. ought to have conspired TO prevent the
utterance in which he skaters the Illusion that
Paris Is the real center of pulchritude on this
News-Courter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
Letthe Virginian Follow You

IT you are going away, either TO the sea-
shore, the mountains or the country, let
THE XIRCISAAS follow you.
Remember there win he no extra charge
and YOU viii &c able TO keep mp with the
happenings in your home town. All you
have To do is TO call phone Madison 1883
and tell us where you are going. and your
paper will besthere by the time you are.
10 1T SOwt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

The senate doesn't want to adopt currency
legislation at this session of congress. 1t is SO
much easier to conduct an investigation and TO
have spats with lawyers and lobbyists than to
study currency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
PEOPLES FORUM
Mother Upton On suffragettes and sufragists.

Editor of The Virginian:
sir-I am of the same opinion as DR.. Cam
non In regard to notoriety. 1t Is not supported
bv Christian people. The conduct of the sufrra-
re+tes and the trappinEs of dress would disgust
a modest woman. Here Is where the fault lies
in many cases. The women are worldly mlnded
and disconnected in their homes. why! be
cause they have let this thing grow upon them.
Little sins do grow. American women nave
been allowed to do as they please and the
although there are exceptions. Of course. They
have not been taught to love and fear GOD.
The homes look vacant, while on the other hand
what happy homes there would be with family
prayers and the Holy Book In sight where 1t
could be seen and read. Good lessons could be
learned from the Proverbs of Solomon. The
only thing England can do with the militant
surragettes, i think. Is to put them in the luna
tic asylums. There Is no harm in that, New
York does that with sane people II there Is
any wealth to be got The king or his horse
will not be attacked If that be done.
A STEADY READER OF THE VIRGINTAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

Juicy plums are falling right along into the
laps of editors, but the Virginia editor does not
seem to be under the tree How come?-New-
port News Press
What do you want. brother? Speak out and
we will boost you for the place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

With the r. P. AS b~alloting today. Richmond
has two elections in one week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13

Wisconsin is seeking to prevent malicious
gossip by law. The colonel beat Battle Bob's"
State to 1t.