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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

lis. lot at Remington. for $500;
Helen s, Leach. ct ais. to T. s.
Vance. Rhode Island" farm of sos
acres near Bethel, for $2a,s45.s4;
James NJ. Chichester I L. A. Battaiie.
timber land near Baldwin's Ridge,
for $3.50, Bessie r. Blackwell. ct
al, 200 acres near Morrisviile, to N
A. Embrey.
Two other sales which have re-
Gently been made are as follows:
Rev. w. Dudley Powers. of Flint.
Mich. and Richmond. Va. purchased
the farm OF Robert G. Wimmell. OF
New York. The estate Is located on
the Waterloo Pike near Warrenton
Also a 41S-acre estate at Meetxe sta
ton. belonging to Mrs. Sarah r,
Davis. to Chicagoan, who viii
make his home here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
With the State Press
Candidates and Platforms.

IN the oIden days courtly manner combined
with plug hat and the ability to make a sneecb
constituted about all the requirements nAces
safy 10 qualify as candidate for the state
leelsiature Even in the last decade Vtrginians
nave demanded very little of this partcn1ar
group of politicians either in ability or honesty
of purpose '''
The people of this State are, however NON,
aroused to their own interests and will nsist
on being represented by men of brains and
trustworthiness. The people are going to insist
on knowing how every candidate stands unon
the vital and important questions of the day
with which the next Virginia Legislatures will
nave 10 deal The people do not care what Mr.
candidates opinion is of Mr.. Bryan's foreign
policy or Mr. Wilson's tariff reform princin1es
what they want TO know is how their next
representative is going to vote on the tax re-
form Dill and the good roads measures and the
ehaoilHg act and other proposed measures
Every candidate must face these and other
issues squarely and place himself on record
Under the Virginia custom of having the Leg
stature meet but once in two years the peo-
PIE cannot take chances of having harmful laws
passed which must remain operative for so long
d Tune before they be repealed IlI-ad-
'iseo legislation retards the State to nuch an
extent that Virginia will always be far behind
o'her states unless she exercises exterme care
TO avofd laundering general ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Point News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
WARRENT0N REAL
ESTATE IS ACTIVE
NUMEROUS TRANSACTIONS RE
CORDED IN THE CLERKS
OFFICE DURING MAY.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
WARRENTON, VA. May 3-The
following important real estate trans
actions have been recorded In the
clerks office. OF Fauquier county.
Warrenton, Virginia, since April l..
1918:
II. c. Clark conveys to Collin f.
Hamilton, ! IL acres near War
renton, for $4,000; j. S. White, COM
missioner, to Margaret V. Smith.
10 acres near Warrenton, for SIS
600: William H Payne. ct ux, to s.
s. Hall, 200 acres near Orlean. for
$4,000, r. j. Clatterhuck, to p. H
Clarke, IS acres near Warrenton. for
$4,000; II. y. Wilson. ct ux.. to r. H
Norman. a parcel of land near Cat
lett, for 500: A. NJ Duckett, ct TX,
to r. II. MCNEIL and John l.. Coun-
ell, 20 acres in Fauquier county. con-
sideration not given; division Of
Dennis Weimar's estate land In sew
eral tracts, conveyed to his children:
mi Weimar. ct ux.. to Ellis NJ Dwy-
err, "a $40 acres near Bealeton for
$685.; J. S. White, commissioner, to
n. A. Embrey. 200 IL acres in
Fauquier county. for si.o4s.4O: J. NJ.
Kincheloe. trustee. to Harry l.. Burn.
81 acres near Bealeton. for $3.50;
division of A. NJ. Curtis estate al
lots to Mrs Roberta Curtis, house
and lot in Warrenton, Va: n. A
Embrey to w. A. Andes, lot OF 210
acres near Morrisville. for $1,000:
G. II. Hit, ct Tx, to Katie Hit.
tract near Remington of 80 acres.
for s1.100: w. II. Spicer, ct Tx. to
Alfred and Lizzie Messick. 90 acres
near Bristersburg. for $500; George
II. Trumbe to Robert V. Riley. S
acres near Linden. for 5000: John r.
Ramey. ct Tx. to- c. f. Long. lot
at Marshall. for SIS: Harah A. Hit.
heirs to w. c. Howderschell. 100
acres near Halfway. for $500
Sophronia NJ. Hulfish. ct al. to An
ME NJ Howderschell. S acres near
Halfway, for $500; Leslie b. Kern to
est in the estate Of Sarah NJ. Burgess,
for $3.50: James e. Rector, ct al.
to Carey E. Rector, SO IL acres
near Rappahannock river. no con-
siderat!on stated b. F. Perrow, ct
TX. to Fl, l.. Stinnett,~ lot in Reming-
ton, Va, consideration not stated:
L. w. Cowne, ct Tx. to A. F. Pitcher
and Ludwell Lake, Jr., II acres be-
tween Midland and Caivertun, for
S25,0oo; James r. Foster, ct ux., to
]. w. Slaughter. lot near the Plains,
for $3.50; Morton G. Douglas, ct Tx,
to H. r. Orndorff, $50 acres near
Catlett. for $4,000: Elizabeth c.
Smith. ct ais, to George H. Davis,
35 "a acres. near Bethel, for 81, 900;
r. T. Scott. commissioner in Mar
shall VS.. Jones, to Eliza c. Fletcher's
trustee. IS acres near Rectortown,
consideration not given: Gardner L.
Boothe, commissioner. to r. L. Will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
The Party's ObIogation.

resident wilson Is not a political visionary
He said in his speech at Newark vestarda,, 49, !.
the democratic party had its opportunity; that
the people had placed it in power for pur-
pose ana that unles the party made good it
would be retired. -
"a. - pam TACT, but men in authority are
often blind to the situation with xvhtch 49,, = -.
confronted. They do not always see with their
eyes ana near with their ears and comprehend
with their mind Our president is not blinded
oy ms promotion. He sees and hears and COM
prehends. ~ 49,
There is little sentiment in politics Tn mol
itics as in business the men in power must hold
down the job or be dismissed from service Tha
Democratic party must improve its opportunity
and do what 1t was elected to do or sunar tha
Consequences; and it is we'll that the nras,asr.
realizes the fact and is impressing it on his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
THE WEDNESDAY CLUB.

The Wednesday clus is an influence for great
good in the community and for that reason it
should be supported by all the people, especially
by those, who loving good music, find so little OPP
portUnity 10 hear it. Richmond should have the
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political ms desire a

more ,n s9ge.aeq!ar kind q relief,
farmer is Il sturdy. independent man.
VINO comes not so much asking favors
as one asking for justice; that he is
a man willing 10 pay a reasonable re.
turn for the use OF money also
,, incline TO fear that systems in vogue
70 conditions In this country. and. fur
a ahher; 'h1, The general government has
without going further into the banking
business than IL is at present com,
mitted Doubtless "A grea, many think
Coming TO the subject from the view
point, then. that the farmer needs
mani, nan. not 70 be discrirqina'ed against.
SIRE TO call attention to which would.
II attended TO. in my. Judgment al
OF the ".rorTens law" for the simpliie
cation OF land transfer and encuni-
braneine and decreasing the cost there
OF 90 Changing the tax laws SO the
farmer VIII ESCAPE double taxation, as
well as all others who have occasion
10 enGumher their real estate. (3)
Amending the national bank act. 70
as 10 permit loans on real estate with
To this could be added any laws
which might enable banks and bank
, srs TO carr loans Tor somewhat
considered expedient. and I submit that
the farmer would be put very nearly
on par with, other borrowers. II
the current OF business and trade be
unhampered by artificial considerations
the money the farmer needs Will be
attracted by the rates he is able to
offer. For the farmer should not envy
tho rates he sees quoted the manu-
facturer and merchant and other fa-
vored borrowers. He has no quick
assets to pledge, and II he could he
would not feel like stalking his farm
or his prospects OF crop on cali. or
other short periods.
Moreover. it is not clear to me how
the government Is to raise the money
TO finance the loans with. II II is going
Into the banking business to the extent
of withdrawing the money now on
deposit with existing banks by attract
ing 1t In some way II will exert great
hardship on them and on those now
borrowing from them. If it proposes
to raise the funds by issuing bonds
1t will be dangerous precedent.
Yours very truly,
NJ. e. BRISTOw.
Gloucester Point. Va. August 13.
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Abolish LegisInt,ires,

To tho Editor of The Times Dispatch:
SIT VIII proposc an amendment
to the Federal Constitution and to that
of the several States so as 70 abolish
the Legislatures of the several States
and tho Congress OF the United States,
and provide in their stead the follow
That the Governor. Attorney General
and Secretary OF State shall frame bills
and submit them TO the people to be
jority vote
That the, people shall have the right
back TO them, to be enacted into law
or rejected by majority vote.
That the Governor shall not veto
laws thus enacted.
That the President, Attorney General
States. shall frame bills and submit
law or rejected by majority vote.
That the people of the United States
shall have the right to Initiate bills
to be enacted into law or rejected by a
majority vote.
That the President shall not veto
laws thus enacted
That the President and judges of
the supreme Court Of the United States
shall be elected by popular vote.
can establish democracy. This plan
would absolutely put the people into
the government business and as we'll
would put the trust and combines out
of the government business. There are
great many now. who Will regard this
proposition rs being very radical and
unwisc. but before ten years the people
will regard it as being conservative
and wise. The startling facts dis
closed by the lobby investigation now
going on at Washington and the in
famous practice of legislating behind
closed doors In party caucuses thor
oughly substantiates tho logic and
wisdom Of the propositions submitted.
If the people are not sufficiently In
telligent to iegislate for themselves
then we had better establish n
monarchy, for monarchical form of
government Is far superior to an oil
garchy, which we practically have In
the United States.
Whenever the people shall have
learned. to. dispense with lawmaking
bodies in the way In which ] have In
dictated and make the laws themselves
1t will be impossible for the trusts and
cause there will be men In every pre-
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people to flock to summer resorts
when Kansas is In urgent need of 40, 600
harvest hands
Once again we hear that Mr.. and
Mrs, Alphonse Rubber of Missouri
have welcomed little stranger to
their home. Probably II is n bouncing
baby boy.
York man has been shot in the ten
derloin Not necessarily p fatal place
People are very particular about
automobiles. but they don't think any
thing of riding in a 1905 model street
Any stranger who comes into
this town" says Il pecved exchange.
can organize an Atlantic and Pacific
Life cyclone, LiFhtninE. Plate Glass.
COMPANY and sell all the stock right
here yet somebody who was born and
raised among us can't sell a haif-dozen
clothespins to one OF us without an in
vestiEntion rs to where they came from
and all about 1t. He wouldn't be able
to sell them then II there was any
stranger in town selling the same
thing" That is true of every locality.
however It is the stranger who
knocks off the persimmons.
Boston man has been fined for
leaving his automobile unattended
for more than twenty minutes but il
is 4 remarkable automobile that can
go without tn" attention OF an expert
for that length of time
Il Is real instruction to read the
.Haif ladies' Hose" we don't know
exactly what q half lady is unless it
is one Of those male yinks who wear
handkcrchiefs in thcir coat sleeves.
pletc nowadays without n steam
heating plant.
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Street Cur Accommodations.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispntch.
Sir.-l dislike TO rush into print but
there are few crying evils In street
car management which, II you viii
allow me, l Will point out
l. Why do the cars stop both at the
near and far side OF corners at track
intersections? Such a useless waste OF
tlme Is burdensome. As an example
consider the case of ears on Broad
Street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets. In this short space, they stop
four times. where only two stops are
necessary. and these utterly useless
stops frequently blockade the street
at this point with n dozen cars at n
time Track intersections are nu-
merous. II we could multiply the num-
Der OF passengers hauled by the time
lost to each during one year caused by
useless stops. the total would show a
vast amount of wasted time; and time
is money. Let cars stop at the near
side or the far side, but not at both.
Furthermore. the rule should be the
same at all corners. Irrespective Of
track Intersections In order TO prevent
confusion. especially TO strangers
2. Why don't the Virginia Railway
and Power Company attach better cur
tatns to their open cars? When II heavy
rain is beating In and the curtains are
flying up as fast as you pull them
down, while others you cannot bulge
you sit in the deluge and think how
much more appropriate an upto-date
bathing suit would have been than tho
suit you have on, which Is perhaps your
best and only. Or, perhaps, 1t Is not
the rain, but the mild rays of July
sun shining down on your head. These
curtains have been in this condition
about three years.
8. The two first and two last seats
in each open car are exceedingly I'M
comfortable, due to a small ridge or
bowel against which a passenger has
to rest, and which strikes just below
tho shoulders. Why cannot these
bowels be planed off, and thus avoid
the infection of physical pain?
OF course, we are all receiving valu-
able lessons in patience. but there oft
comes time when patience is no
longer Il virtue, but vice.
VOYAGEUR.
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IS riu. olrrtcn WORTH Irt

Virginiaus will ponder long over the
announcement that Lieutenant-G Cover
nor .llyson has sworn to $4,000 ex-
penaituro TO gain the denomination for
tie ONCE lac now holds And they Will
ponder stII longer when they rcmon-
her mat mis- is almost $500 more than
the four Years salary OF the Office Mr.
EIlyson has won.
Is tho onice worth it: has the State
the right to demand that man spend
this much money to get his claims be-
sore the pcoplo? Every right think
Ing man Viii at least answer that Of
nce-seol5ins l.. Virginia is not good
economy
one can understand OF course, why
man viii spend much money In n
canvass. Where the Office is one of
great honor. q man may be willing to
invest his surplus 10 gain It. Then.
too. when his fighting blood is up ana
the campaign is hot, man Will some
times spend his last dollar rather than
Ia beaten But when the result is
foregone conclusion or the honor Is
small, there is something wrong with
a system that soils publicity at such a
heavy price
Some Of us had aoped that with the
enactment OF primary law. there
would be reasonablc limit TO the law
full campaign expenses of any candi-
date. y limit there was--15 cents for
each voter In tho las, presidential cleo
? l,r,r -
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Voice Of the eopIe
Back Appropriation for Better Teeth
for Children.


To the Editor OF The Times Disnatch.
Sir.-When we learn OF things for
the good OF the public we have a great
desire TO tell 1t TO you and let the
news spread far and as fast as pos
siblc. l have learned that some Of
our great big men. and some women
too, are getting together and forming
committees etc, TO get an appropria-
ton TO provide free dentistry in our
public schools We all want TO work
for cause that Will succeed. and
"a practical thing will appeal 10 every
one. ! have talked with many people
on inns most important subject and
IN nc instance has IL failed OF an APP
ana say every person, either as pri-
Vnte citizen or public official, has said
VIII help in any way l can to Sc
cure an appropriations Mr. Editor.
J Just want 10 let you know that we
are getting In good shape TO go ahead
win this work, and from time TO time
W. NJ ict you near more about this busi-
ness II any person reading this has
ever had a toothachc and felt he could
not afford the price of n dentist, or
OUT IN the country and could not get TO
l hope the vision will come to YOU OF
the little child who contracts ali sorts
OF diseases on account Of bad teeth.
Let us get into the spirit of this cry
ing need 1T once and let this arouse
In each one a desire TO help your child.
my child and all children | can follow
other cities have done along this line
Let all who want to take part in this
splendid work pledge. themselves to
priation is asked for 10 see that we get
it, and remember it is great financial
gain In our cities treasures to take
the best care of our children
Very truly yours.
MRS. WILLIAM GEMAIELI.
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ANY NIuItlcn.

A maiden left her downy couch one
morn not long ago and she put little
powder on her face. She made her
toilet slowly. fixing everything Just so
ana she put a little powder on her
face. She ambled down TO break fast
ana she dropped into her seat She
passed her plate TO papa and She got
Il little meat. She finished up on
coffee. cake and predigestcd wheat. and
She put little powder on her face
she took walk To go downtown and
shop little bit. and she put little
powder on her face. At noon She ate
Il luncheon. paying; . cents for ii. and
she put a little powder on her face
Ihat afternoon She spent II dime for
Ice cream nj the store and when she'd
finished eating ii she longcd for just
one. one more. but thinking OF the dime
twould cost she started for the door.
and she put little powder on her
face. She took Il taXicab ut back
to her home 10 go. and she put n little
powder on her face. She ate her din
ner with the folks and went to call M
Joe and pat n little powder on her
face Joe, came that night and sat
around. till midnight, it is said and
wncn, he'd gone the maiden fair dc
clared that she was dead. She hustled
to her room upstairs and tumblcd into
bed. and she put n little powder on her
face.
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To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.---Is it true that the lake intend
ed to beautify William Byrd Park has
been abandoned and that the water Is
being turned off? If so. what a pity
that Colonel Cutshaw's dream OF. years
and his efforts TO realize ii should fail
after all TO materialize. and that those
whose business II is to look after the
blending of the beautiful and the use
full in Richmond should be so blind
to 1t. Alas! Poor Richmond To whom
shall she look?
This park has superb natural advan-
tages, and IT can Ill afford to spare the
lake if IL is to be made, as IL is easy
to be, and should be made one of the
most beautiful In this country.
ONE OF MANY.
August 13.
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Just In what form President viii
son enjoyed the basket of peaches sent
hlm VIA parcel post by Postmaster
General Burlcson !a not known, but 1t
- believed tnnt they wero made up
'ht' ".d-fashioned Virginia peach pie
".'h appropriate crisp, golden crust, fit
iood got only for Presidents and all
"iherS .n authority, but for the angels
~ heav,n Themselves.
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THE WEST POINT or THE SOUTH


'o"s anu SO continuously favor-
n.y. oce'' 'ne ol'icl"i reports to
wa" 0ep"''i'ie"t 'h'' lhe virginia
i!'s'''"'e is /" inc very hrst
% 'll' ie" h'''''afy colleses OF
III .'he nation that
'"Se' N"'iohS OF captain
( '''e se''e'"i sta" OF the
! '-'"'eS ''I'H' rack the SAVIOR or
re mas examined 'he institution
my an" sums up ms conciu-
''o''a ''' ms "Fiel out eioquent-com-
nav 40 adverse criti-
any "'''u % maze me
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me s'ahoaFu
p'''o ana com
"''4' '''"' mann "iheo
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rHAw ONCE MORE.


He is a bold prophet who will pre-.
That much discussed Individual 4,
making his own precedents, and unit
he mas been given n hearing has us
all guessing Whether he is held OF
liberated and whether. If deported. lie
| goes to the authorities of New Yorl;
or New hampshire. arc mooted cues
lions. upon which no man can pass
with assurance
The whole affair illustrates Mt once
how small and how large is this coun-
try OF ours. and illustrates this old
maxim In n new way. 1t is very
small country where fugitivcs every
act is reported by wire and his idcnti-
hcation from newspaper photographs
is everywhere possible But il is a
large country where 4 man may cross
three imaginary lines in days flight
and he subject TO three different sets
of insanity laws
But the escape OF Thaw is probably
Of greater interest in that 1t has shown
even more clearly than at the time OF
his trial the widespread sympathy
With him. Indeed. as members OF. The
staff have gone about
the city during the last few days they
have heard Thaw debated in a thousand
places, and have heard much frank re-
joicing that he escaped. And in every
Instance tho reason given is tina, "he
didn't have a fair trial"
How long is this childish logic 70
counienance crime and encourage law
lessness? How long will wo excuse
murderer and plead the pardon OF an
assassin with this hackneyod excuse?
If the truth be told very few trials
arc fair--to the prosecution No soon
CT is n man arrested than he Is made
the object of sympathy. and the more
outrageous his crime the moro maud
lin the sentimcntality which exalts
him. Ere he goes Into court every pos
sible Juror has heard the man com
mended and his ofTense palliated: once
the trial begins, tho defense can sweep
along on the tide OF popular sympa-
thy. r., by any chance. the accused
murderer Is convlcted-and 1t seldom
happens unless he be poor, ignorant and
unknown-the Jcrcmiahs will wall IN
the market-place that he did not have
3 fair trial. Thaw's own case IL
illustrates this. He was defended by
the best lawyers that money could hire.
lie was assisted by corps OF detec-
tiNcS and by witnesses gathered from
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On the Spur of the
Moment
By Roy X. Moulton
The Reason.

DISHES piled up In the sink,
waves of dust upon the floor,
beuS unmade and grass uncut.
Fifty cards in the front door.
collars, neckties. here and, there
socks distributed around.
Clothing piled in every chair,
Nothing where IL should be found
cigar ashes everywhere.
Poker chips and scattered decks.
Aantcl filed with varied junk,
, Sardinc cans by many pecks.
empty bottles, soilcd white vests,
Shoes upon the chandelier.
Desolation reigns supreme
In a one time house of cheer
reason for it is quite plain.
And il isn't hard to seek:
Mother is resorting and
Shes been gone almost n week
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cinct in the nation who will knock
every delusive idea out Of the people s
heads that may have been put in there
combines Whenever state Questions
are submitted 10 the people they are
not divided into party factions. but
ohiE oiHer In IDEAS and opinions with
ever the people shall have learned to
ieg'slate for themselves trust and com
pines VIII be no more, and they Will
De patriotic. happy and contcnted
X. +. RICHARDSON
Cornish. Okla