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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
DEALING WITH THE EXCHANGES.

Few thinking people wish to destroy the cot
ton or grain exchanges The purpose of meas
nres ROW pending in congress regarding dealings
In agricultural products is not to destroy but
lis to amend and restrain. 70 MAKE prices obey
the sound rules and principles Of business in
stead Of the will or whims Of open gamblers
This Democratic administration cannot be ac-
cused Of radicalism or rocElessness or intent
to ruin. II has worked with remarkable con-
seryatigm and caution. It has insisted and will
continue to insist that certain fragrant and VIC
lent evils and wrongs shall be abolished. II is
resisted and denounced by those who have
known no law but their own greed and inter
ests and resent every effort to force them 10
regard the rights OF others or the general vel.
fare This resistance will BE- vain. The rights
or the public wiz be enforced at any cost
Wrong doers must mend their ways or suffer.
1t is familiar history that time after time
the great exchanges have defed the laws of sup
vly and demand They have cornered the uecss-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
The Torrcns System.


What has become of the advocates of the
Torrens system of registering titles to land In
Virginia? Everyone who has investigated the
subject knows that such system would greatly
simplify land transactions. and yet II seems i'm
possible to arouse sufficient interest among land
owrers to secure its adoption by the legislature
The Torrens system saves the expense of OBJ
tanning abstract Of title. the cost of legal
opinion upon each land transfer, and the
Charget for recording the necessary papers,
II avoids the long delay incident to such IN
Ves.igation of title, and the possible errors which
NAV occur in such investigation
Under the present system all deeds of trans
fer running back for many years, must be care
fully examined. and this examination must he
repeated every time there is a change OF owner
ship It would seem that the land owners OF
VIRGINIA would insist upon the adoption OF
smrle and safe plan which would eliminate
these repeated examinations. with their atten-
tfant= costs and which would determine once
and for all the ownership of the title TO lano
IT certainly seems needless waste of time
and money to require new abstract OF ttie
every time a land transfer is made III there
Is any advantage profit in this old method
over the Torrens plan, except TO our legal
friends we have not discovered it-Gordons-
vile
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
With the State Press
The Dry Bread Road.

Ky Wednesday of next week Brunswick county
VIII have finished the building of "a good road
from LawrenceVile to Poweltton and from
P0WelltOH to the Greensville line a distance Of
about fifteen miles. No pains have been spared
10 make the road a good one It being wide
enough to permit of two vehicles passing easily
and the gravel thick enough to stand heavy
travel From Empora to this line is a distance
of about ton miles. about seven miles of which
has been built good roads There is prac-
;ically three miles in as bad condition as any
in the country, but work to complete this link
has been commenced or will be shortly. In sew
oral places the road has not been touched while
at others no gravel has been placed II at all
Al "A point six miles out from Emporia there is
2 sandbar which is probably the worst in the
county This sand is about six inches deem and
though only about two hundred yards long 1t is
suttGien to prevent the hauling of heavy loads
along the road. The early building Of this road
will be appreciated by the people using it
t1mporia Messenger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
Spare Us.

Delegate ", A Land. who is editor OF the
Blackstone Courier. is the special champion of
the last general assembly. He has denied indig
nantly that the action course of the body was
controlled by pfunderbund" or any improper
influence. He challenged the Richmond Times
Dispatch which published editorialy denun-
Citations Of the assembly to submit proof to
tain its charges The challenge not
swered Now Mr. Land says he Will dena nj
at the session full investigation touching
the existence at the last one of punderhnnd.
or lobby composed of office holders others
1t is to he hoped that the assembly will not
waste its time any such performance 1t
will have more to do. anyhow, than 1t possibly
{ an accomplish in sixty days. The only official
proceeding in connection with the matter that
we can likely to he useful, interesting and
appropriate would be inquiry into the sanity
and mental competence of the Times Dispatch
Roanoke Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

The Annapolis. Md. Capital asks these ques-
tions that might be asked in Richmond and in
every city and town In Virginia:
Are your schools all that they should be?
Are your schoolhouses open at night for
neigh borhood uses2
Have you home and school association in
your school?
Have you your school board?
Have you plenty of Fairgrounds?
Some cities may have some Of these things;
some though we have yet TO learn OF them, may
have all, but all of them should have all.
II would be a good idea for us in Richmond
to adopt this program and work toward making
it successful. The patrons of the school need
not waste too much time In critcising the city
or the school board for any of the imperfections
in the school system There are some that they
can correct for themselves. For instance, has
every public school In Richmond a home and
school association? Some OF them have and the
organizations are doing a great work but we
are very much mistaken If there is such an as
ISOLATION for each school in the city.
Are all the schools open day and night for
neighborhood uses? II not, whose fault Is It?
DO the patrons take as much interest in the
schools in their neighborhood as they should
take?
How many fathers are there who know the
inside of the school building which their sons
attend?
These are some questions which, If answered
properly and settled rightly. will greatly increase
the efficiency of the public school system of
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

Thrifty New Hampshire citizens may begin
to inquire presently into the cost to them of
maintaining the distinguished fugitive from New
York who was thrust upon them as an uuex-
pocted and unlimited guest Maintaining a guard
of fifteen paid and picked men. day and night,
means money out of pocket. and present indi-
cations are that the State will be required to
continue that condition long time to come and
to spend good many hundreds of dollars in
q matter in which she has no real interest or
concern.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
concerned.

Schmidt, who killed Anna Aumuller in New
York and scattered the parts of her body In
the Hudson river. evidently is taking lessons
from the Thaw case. He viii try to prove that
he is insane, II his claim Is approved by a jury
he will be committed to asylum. If at any
time in the next five ten years he can es-
cape from the institution and reach Canada or
New Hampshire he will find himself acclaimed
as a popular hero and cheered by enthusiastic
admirers with a good prospect of restoration to
liberty and opportunity to ruin and murder some
more servant girls and establish a new counter
feiting plant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
Eating OYSTERS.

Have you eaten your first. yster?-Richmond
Nirginian.
Yes years ago. And we eat EN- the year
round You might do SO, too, p-country friend,
if you were not flushed" by the fanatics. Oys-
tors have been eaten in Tidewater section all
summer from time immemoriaL" In other
DAYS there was some little reason. II living away
from salt water, in "shying" from them during
the months without the "r.' but in these days
with the oversa njtary cans and methods Of ice
packing they be eaten In July in KAN
chatka, provided they have been kept constantly
iced.
OF course, we people here do not have to ice
them in Iuiy--or any other monitor home
consumption. We take them out of the water
and eat raw or entrust them to the cook--Nr-
ginia Citizen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

Probably the captain of the American mer
chant steamer Seminole knew he was quite safe
in defying the blockade that two Dominican
eunboats had undertaken to establish at Puerto
Tlate According to precedent, II the guns Of
the gunboats have not been sold long ago for
junk, neither of those curious craft has ammu-
milton aboard with which to shoot anybody
capable of using 1t IL 1t was available.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

In the parade. II survivors Of Forests men are
put on horseback, It may be little difficult to
restrain them from following old instincts and
yelling and charging at sight of blue uniforms.
but doubtless they will remember in time the
lapse of fifty years, and we may look to see the
occasion pass delightfully."- and with Joy to all
concerned
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

TO $500 in bank This is great encouragement
TO farming, and puts Wisconsin in the lead in
corn. barley oats clover wheat and alfalfa, as
was demonstrated at the international show at
Columbia. S. c., last year This announcement
of farming among the boys is worth from 49,,
900. 600 to $4,000, 900 to the State every year
II IL estimated. In Wisconsin there 5000
boys in forty-four counties interested in this
1ne enterprise this year.-North Emporia indie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

There graceful return for graceful hos.
pitalits In Southern city when the Grand Army
of the Republic, in annual encampfnent at Chat
tanooga, invited the local camp of Confederate
veterans, IN. B. Forest cams" to participate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
NEED MORE FUNDS FOR
THE GAS DEPARTMENT

The administrative board yesterday
sent the mayor communication re-
questing that he ask the city council
to appropriate s26.796, to be used for
oil and coal supplies for the gas de-
partment. This sum is needed to
supply the works during the re-
mainder of the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

Good for old Richmond city. She Is
mulctng the sabbath breakers. Now We can
look on her with pride. and compliment, not
withstanding the efforts Of some Of her dailies
make her-n bad in the public gaze--N II
ginia Citizen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
just After Vacation.

life is short"
cript.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
Getting n Verdict.

1--WE could have settled difficulties by
tossing a coin. Instead spent lot of
money in going to law
We'll"
Il understand the jury settled matters by
tossing a coin. kansas City Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
Idea Refuted.

Wife-Accordng to this paper. hot water
will prevent wrinkles.
Hub-Dont believe It! Look how wrinked
Peck is, and his wife keeps him in hot water
all ths time--Boston Transcript.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
A Possibility

Maybe in time somebody will write a play
so vulgar that some In the audience will
hlush.-P philadelphia Ledger
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
Immediate Action

by an efficient fire department is the one
thing that prevents great CONGREGATIONS in
the large cities of our country. Lack OF
foresight is often the fire that threatens
the success of a business therefore, it Is
necessary for you to have your affairs
ranged in such way that YOU are READY
for IMMEDIATE ACTION and prepared
to meet any favorable condition that may
arise.
The advantages to be had by an, alliance
with a Strong Bank inestmable. Our
depostors not only have the assurance of
safety for their money but 1t Is our desire
that each one shall have the full benefit of
our long and varied experience in financial
affairs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
YES, SPARE Us.

Delegate W. A Land. who is editor Of the
blackstone Courier. is the special champion Of
the last general assembly He has denied In
Gignantly that the action course Of the body
was controlled by 'punderbund' any Inn
proper influence. He challenged the llichmond
Times Dispatch. which Published ed'torially de-
nunciations Of the assembly, 70 submit proof
70 sustain its charges. The challenge moi
answered. Now Mr. Land SAYS ne viii demand
at tho next session fun Investigation touch
ing the existence at the last one Of q "plunder-
bund." or lobby composed Of offcc-holders or
others.
II Is 10 he hoped that the assembly Will not
waste Its time any such performance. 1t will
have moro to do, anyhow than 1t possibly can
accomplish in sixty days. The only official
proceeding in connection with tho matter that
we can likely to be useful. interesting and
appropriate would be an inquiry into the sanity
and mental competence of the Times Dispatch
onirals who thought their incomes or interests
assailad had full legal and moral right to write
telephone or telegraph TO the members Of the
general assembly protests and arguments to
Eo to Richmond to present their cases by word
cf mouth Any lobby Investigation would
he extended to these matters and others, includ-
ing some in which the Times Dispatch in
tcrested. and would be nterminable and dreary.
II would be like loading and aiming twelve
inch gun for battle with excited and twitter-
ing sparrow and would end in farce and smoke
~Roanoke Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

Our advice to Representative Land Ia to hold
back his ammunition and information from rec.
ords, which, we learn, he has In plenty. until
the offending agitators again disclose themselves
from cover. AS It stands at present. peace
reigns, with Land and his friends holding the
rsmparts and guns charged with ammunition.
The enabling act and tax reform will keep
us sufficiently engaged during the sixty-day SEES
sion. SO spare us from any Investigations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19

sparrow

AS the late John ]. Lafferty once said, vast
ing a thimblefu of mustard seed on a cock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-04

son knows who will fill the place of
secretary of interior, the fact that Gov
ernor Burke is receiving support from
many prominent Democratic leaders of
the country leads to the prediction that
the North Dakota executive, who is
completing his six years in the execu-
tive chair of that rock-ribbed Repub-
Hcan state, may be recognized.
In the Flickertail state, Honest
john Burke is the way the governor
is known. Despite the fact he was
elected by the Progressive Republican
vote combined with the Democratic
strength. the business of the state has
been administered with even-handed
justice to stalwarts, progressives and
all.
Although the two and a half-cent
railway rate was passed during the
first Burke term, there has been more
railway construction and development
during the past twelve months than
ever before in the history of North
Dakota. Corporations willing to abide
by the laws of the state have been
welcomed by Governor Burke, for the
policy which he has followed has al
ways been for sound development.
Before the first of the year a dele
cation of fifty North Dakotans will call
on President-elect Wilson at trenton,
furthering the Burke movement which
now has the Endorsement of the Democ-
racy of the entire northwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-04
"CASCARETS" BEST
FOR THE BOWELS
The Millions of Cascaret Users Never
Have Headache, Constipation, Bill
ipusness or Sick Stomach.

It is more necessary that YOU keep
YOUR Bowels, Liver and Stomach
clean. pure and fresh than it is to
keep the sewers and drainage of a
large city free from obstruction.
Are you keeping clean inside with
Cascarets-or merely forcing a pas
sageway every few days with salts,
cathartic pills or castor oil? This is
important.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach, remove the
sour undigested and fermenting
food and foul gases; take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out of
the system the constipated waste
matter and poison in the intestines
and bowels.
No odds how badly and upset you
feel. a Cascaret tonight will straight
en- you out by morning. They work
while you sleep. A Decent box from
your druggist will keep your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need a good, gentle cleansing,
too.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-04

When a call comes in for either OF
these numbers it goes to the special
operator. Then If you are calling
''S66'' the operator will ask you if you
want the Fair store. If not she will
tell you the McCleery Lumber COM
pany's number should be 1856" and
|, connect you with them But that is
merely part of the big system by
which mistakes are corrected and the
best possible service given
On the floor below the operating
room the visitor is shown the delicate
mechanism by which both the plant
and the individual telephones are safe
guarded from lightning. There are
four such safeguards, one at the tele
phone plant, one in the cable box,
where the individual connections are
made to the residences or offices, one
underground, and the fourth at what
is known as the lightning arrester at
the Individual telephone is installed.
The Central Energy System.
When a telephone receiver is re-
moved from the hook it permits a flow
of electricity connecting with a light
in front of Central. She answers the
number calling, takes the number and
rings it, then the light continues to
burn until the second receiver is re-
moved. Then, with the connection
made at the telephone office, the light
shows again when either of the re-
ceiverS are returned to the hook.
Everything is made as pleasant for
the operators however. as possible.
On the floor below the operating room
| is big rest room where a piano is
| installed. and there the girls can rest
during their leisure. Lunches also are
| furnished by the management at ac-
tual cost, a saving to the girls who
have to take their lunches downtown,
| and relieving them of the necessity for
going outside of the building
Extra operators for relief when
girls become sick at work are kept on
hand all the the time and a few min
uteS many times is allowed a nervous
! operator when the strain is becoming
too heavy.
Much of the average day the piano
| is kept busy, not only providing
| amusement but also recreation for the
| operators, and permitting them the
relief from their work that will best
| fit them to return to it.
So while Central has many troubles,
| the mt st of which are to be charged
| to the irritable telephone subscriber,
| there are many things that make her
work attractive and pleasant.
But suppose, from now on. you try
| being a little more patient, and con-
siderate. You wouldn't talk to the
girls that way face to face. Why not
apply a little common decency to your
treatment of them even though they
are at the other end of a telephone
wire. and you think they have been a
bit slow True they are part of the
telephone machinery But they are
human nevertheless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-04
DAKOTA GOVERNOR
URGED FOR CABINET

st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. From the
American northwest comes the cry of
John Burke for the cabinet and
while no one but President-elect Will
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-12
LOEB TRIES IN
Vain TO DODGE
Government JOB
Work as Port Collector Gives Gug-
genheim officials One Place
too Many.

New York, April 11.-William
Loeb, Jr,. finds himself with one job
too many At present he is collec-
tor OF the Port of New York and
vice president OF the Guggenheim
Exploration Company. For six
>weeks he has been trying earnestly
to get rid Of the eollectorship.
His term expired on March 3.
but on March he took up his work
in the Guggenheim offices, having
arranged to give few hours each
day to the work of the collector
office. Mr. Loab is busily prodding
the heads Of the government with
requests to hurry the appointment
His salar vas collector is $1,000 q
month. The salary Of the new posi-.
ton is said to be about twice that
amount.
Among the names suggested for
the collectorship are those Of ex.
Mayor Sague of Poug hkeepsie. John
Purroy Mitchell Raymond b. F'os-
dyck and Richard Farr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-12
Dunno Has in Readiness Measure to
Abolish Railroad and Ware
house Commission.
PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED
For Cities OF Various Sizes Where
Adoption Can Be Governed
in Various Ways.

Springfield, April H. Governor
Dunno has completed the draft OF
the public utilities bill that viii
abolish the warehouse and railroad
commission, This creates COM
mission of five persons at salary
OF $i0.0O0 per annum and feature
of the measure is that all cities UNI
der $4,000 shall pass the act auto
matieally. while 1t is optional with
cities of a greater population to ac-
cept as applying to themselves.
Provisions are made for a city to
withdraw the referendum vote after
il has accepted the measure The
cities that would not be amendable
TO the act unless they decided either
by council ordinance or by referen-
dun vote to apply 1t are Chicago.
Peoria, Springfield. Aurora, Bloom
ington. Danville, Decatur. East st.
Louis. Elgin. Evanston. Joliet and
Rock Island.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-12
These Directing Fight Think Mis-
sissippi Flood Will Take No
Further Property Toll.
RIVER SHOWS STEADY FALL
However. Conditions at and Below
Helena Are Now Approach
ing the Critical

Memphis. April IL Barring I'M
forseen complications, those direct
ing the fight are of the opinion to-
night that the food swollen Missis-
sippi would take no further toll oil
property along the central reach OF
the river and preparations were be-
gun for the gradual shifting OF the
forces TO points south of Helena
Ark, where the situation is fast be
coming critical
Water pouring through The
erevasses near Wilson and Grave.
Bayou, Ark. spread rapidly over III.
lower st. Francis Basin making it,
way back toward the Mississippi
through the st. Francis river. which
'empties near Helena
Relief parties explored the greater
part Of the inundated territory Of
eastern Arkansas today. A mum
Der of refugees were brought tC
camps and some were rescued from
rerilous positions. but SO far no loss
Iof life has been reported
In Memphis the conditions are i'm
proved to great extent. Train
service has been resumed on all rail
roads The water supply has been
declared practically free of contain
ination and the gas plant will begin
operations in few days.
At Memphis the reading of the
gauge showed at z O'Clock tonight
a stage OF 44.2, fall Of % Of foo.
during the past II hours. and %
feet below the high water mark.