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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
AN HUMBLE PLEA FoR LIGHT.

Speaking Of the good old days" how much
relief would Ohio and Indiana have been able
sun
ON the other hand a situation like that now
obtaining In Ohio and Indiana could hardly have
come Ia pass hundred years ago. In the first
place. the forests then covering that territory
would have stored up the rainfall and so eff
fectually prevented the rivers from suddenly
reaching such highly flooded conditions. In the
second place neither the people nor the prop
erty were there to suffer such wholesale dam
age.-Norfolk Ylrginian- Pilot
Consequently the only way to secure a re-
turn of the good old days is to quit building
fires for warmth, houses for comfort and build
ings for manufacturers stop being born
Richmond Virginian.
This statement is Just about as lacking in
thought as the countrys handling of it's natural
resources has been wanting in forethought-
Norfolk Nirginian-Pilot.
We are properly rebuked for flippancy and
to relieve the mind of the serious and thought
full Firgtnidh-Pt1ot we will say that since read
ing its structures we have earnestly endeavored
TO supply our lack of thought and now agree
with it that our forests should be conserved
We have been unable. however, to understand
Its objection to the number Of people In Ohio
and Indiana, or its objection to the existence
of property, In the final sentence OF its first
paragraph the Ttrgtniun-PtIot says that "in the
second place neither the property nor the peo-
Pile were there Tin the good old days. to suffer
such wholesale damage We have thought and
thought and still find ourselves unable to I'M
derstaud the point of this sentence Will our
contemporary, which SO kindly and gently
pointed out 10 us our lack or thought and the
laziness Of our mind, tell us just what it did
mean? 1t has explained the perfectly obvious
meaning of its reference TO the waste of forests
win it now explain its reference to increased
population and Increased property, which it
also holds responsible for the destruction
wrought by the foods?
Or did it mean anything?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

them" He was concerned more with the moral
welleeire Of his followers than with their POI
htieal and personal freedom. He was concerned
more with teaching them respect for the laws of
God than with the injustice of manmade laws.
Render unto Caesar the things that are Gaze
sar's.' He wasted no time in denouncing Rome
and the inequitshle laws she had framed for
the government of her provinces
The greatest evils of society Stirring from the
ignorance and Indifference end. tolerance. of evil
on the part Of the individual More men win
be saved from imprisonment and death on this
earth and from punishment in the next by edu-
cation and training and moral growth than by
the perfection OF the laws of the Commonwealth
1t may be that there is fault to be found with
the laws on the statute books, but there is more
fault TO be found with the way those laws are
enforced; more fault to be found with the man.
ner in which all law is Haunted by many who
have grown to manhood lacking in recognition
Of the duty they owe to themselves. to society
and to high moral principle.
Be laws severe or lenient. no one is compelled
to disobey them. It Is the duty of the church.
Of the moral and spiritual leaders OF the com
munity to do all they can to see that all whom
they can reach not predisposed to violate
those laws. The laws of God are severe The
laws of nature are severe. The wise parent
does not waste time In complaining of their
severity He seeks to warn his offspring of
the unrighteousuess and the danger of violating
them. lie seeks to train him in the right way
and at the same time to inform him of the Goa
sequences Of taking the wrong way.
1t is\so with the church. On occasions 1t may
be the duty Of ministers of the gospel to voice
their protest against immoral laws or the lack
Of laws preventing immortality, but all the time
without cessation, it is the duty of the church
and of the church leaders to protest against
sowing the seeds of lawlessness in young people
and to point out to them the inevitable results
Of the violations of the moral law. Let them
do this and if they but succeed there will be
little complaint Of the severity of man-made
laws, Few people are arrayed against these
laws If they have not first violated the moral
law.
Moreover, il is the duty of the church to
protest against conditions which make a drift
into career Of crime easy. IT Is the duty of
the church to make the easiest way the way
to right living 1t is the duty of the public
prosecutors to convict for crime it is the pri-
mary duty of the church to prevent crime by
cnlightening potential criminals; py lending
them helping hand: by laundering against
those sins of society which make crime easy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

years ago; the Northern States against the
southern States" Never heard of IT." she
said with smile, I'm glad they're not Eng
itsh anyhow. Charleston News and Courier.
The Charleston Neies and Courier reproduces
the clipping with the caption: "Lamentable
British Ignorance"
That IT is ignorance most profound there
IL no question and il is illustrative OF British
ignorance only, but how many young people of
this country are better acquainted with the
great historic events of Great Britain. 1t is
not impossible to find in any moving picture
slow in Richmond or anywhere else people
totally ignorant of the rebellion against Charles
H. picture Qf the battle of Waterloo would
be unfamiliar to many as was the picture
of our own OF the sixties to the two Eng
lsh girls.
However. it would be almost impossible to
find any SO ignorant the young girls who
thought Americans were sayages
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
THE ACME OF GENEROSITY.

There is no more generous man living than
the Republican minority leader in congress. He
overfows with liberality 1t oozes from every
pore. Kindly, good-natured and generous he
is not one to take advantages os the oppor-
tunities presented to him He is willing even
TO sacrifice his party to that quality.
He has long been noted In Washington for
his easy-going nature and his indisposition to
take advantage of technicalities or to engage
in fiibustering to gain his ends. His name
Is synonym for liberal dealing and for un-
selfishness.
Recently. however, he went further than even
he had ever gone before. Deliberately and with
out consulting with friends he renounced for
the whole party control OF congress. 'The
Democrats in congress will be allowed to have
their own way" he is quoted saying.
Could any sacrifice equal that? Is any such
known to history? The fact that there are two
Democrats in congress to one Republican makes
his action all the more commendabe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Laughing Jackass :
Is the Name of New
Australian Capital

Australians are considerably agi-
tated, according TO the London Daily
Chronicles correspondent In Mel
bourne. by the report that Can
harra," the name recently selected for
the new ideal capital city of the COM
monwealth, really means Laughing
Jackass." Archibald Weston, noted
Queensland authority on aboriginal
names. makes the amusing assertion
after having studied the derivation of
the word. Those who regard the au-
thor's verdict as correct are blaming
the government fer not taking the
preliminary precaution OF having as
eertained the meaning of "Canbarra"
before coming to a decision.
The laughing jackass of Australia is
not jackass, but a large bird, which
is highly appreciated by farmers be-
cause 1t kills snakes The name
Laughing iaekass'' is given to the bird
because of its raucous cry, which IL
ernlts usually at sun-up and shutdown
Inc cry so resembles the laughter of
human being In uncontrolled sles
that II Is almost impossible for those
VINO near 1t to retain their gravity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
ASK PARDON FOR
JULIAN HAWTHORNE

WASHINGTON. April s.--Applica.
ton was made today for the pardon
of Julian Hawthorne, the SON OF Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, now a prisoner at
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
convicted of using the mails to de-
fraud in connection with the sale or
stocks OF the so-caIled Hawthorne
mining properties. The application
was made by the prisoners sister,
Resale, a Catholic nun of New York,
Sister Rosalie called on Secretary
Tumulty at the executive Office and
asked that the matter be taken UP with
President Wilson She made her APP
peal for pardon for her brother sole
~ on grounds of her affection for him
and on the belief that already he had
been punished sufficiently.
The secretary took the appeal to tho
president. The president has not de-
cided what course he will take.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Ancient Greece Redi-
VlVuS
VlVuS

OF Byron it may be said with especial truth
that nothing in his life became him like the
leaving it." For he died Greek SOIL and in
soldiers garb. dreaming of the resurrection of
Hellas. The dream had found superb utterance
in the ode to THE Isles of Greece" which is
ascribed to the minstrel in Don Juan" The
third canto of the famous poem written in
1920. when the future of the historic land SEEM
ed hopeless The country was to the last degree
poor and the national spirit quite broken.
Though the Turk had lost much of his ancient
prestige, the Crescent still swept everything be-
fore il in that part Of the world Well might
the minstrel cry out in an agony of despair
Earth. render back from out thy breast
A remnant of Spartan dead!
OF the Three Hundred grant but three
TO make Thermopylae.
One cannot help wishing that Byron were
alive to witness the triumph of Greek In
this wear of grace All the sins of the long
decadence have been redeemed and the of
Hellas have stood up against the Turk with the
yalor that made Sparta proverhial in ancient
days A spirit is abroad throughout the
tiny peninsula that gave birth to Leonidas and
Pericles and Phidias. The race, like the lam
guase, has survived vicisstudes that were fatal
to other races and other tongues. The Acropolis
is in ruins but the ideals it embodied continue
to speak, and with authority, to all educated
men.
Americans prone to worship mere size. should
how small, geographically speaking,
Greece was in her prime. Athens the metrop-
oils was a mere hamlet. as compared with i'm
peral Rome and Greece was one of the smaller
Roman provinces after the conquest Yet the
roman always aGkioWieuStu hliiissll tHS
Greeks pupil, in all that concerned literature
and art and philosophy Lucretius and Virgil
and Horace proudly proclaimed their imitation
of Hellenic models, If beauty were omnpotent,
the phalanx would never have given place to
the legion.
But alas the tide of barbarism was destined
to sweep over the peninsula and submerge
Rome in her turn Now, after the lapse OF hf-
teen centuries, Hellas begins to stand erect. as
of old. The tyranny of the Turk is gone for
ever, but the scars are too deep to be effaced
bv a brief period of freedom. And yet we may
be sure that this gifted race will rise on the
ruins of its glorious past. doing with chisel,
brushed and pen what 1t has just done with the
swordt-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
What About the Man at Homo?

The suggestion of amending the suffrage laws
SO as to give travelling statesmen a vote by mail
does not appeal to us at all feasible. On the
contrary 1t will open the way to repeating and
will hardly accomplish much The probability
is that the average travelling will vote
much as the average of other men, and the
result will be practically the same. A much
more important matter is the awakening of
public sentiment to the point of impelling more
men who are at home to take sufficient interest
In their own affairs to qualify for suffrage and
then cast their ballots when qualified Right
here In Danvi1e hundreds of men otherwise
eligible to vote disfranchise themselves by fall
ure to pay their capitation taxes or neglect to
register transfer. Many of those who are
the greatest reformers and orators Theoretically
have no vote because they have failed to qualify.
Take any group of men and probably those who
are doing the most talking and the 1oudest talk
ing will be found to have no vote. Paying taxes
is duty of the citizen wholly irrespective of
voting, but is is also prerequisite to the exer-
else of the ballot in this State and in North
Carolina Votes speak more effectively than
street corner eloquence.
The intelligent travelling man who would be
an active citizen when at home usually goes
home to vote and so arranges his tours as to do
so. 1t is of vastly more importance that the
masses of citizens at home shall be aroused to
their civic duties and discharge of them
Danville Register
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

The Lawrenceville Times paints fine picture
OF life in that place; indeed, the picture in
cludes all of old Brunswick. Says the Times:
THE keeper of county Jail has gone fish
ing; there have not been any boarders at the
sheriff's free lunch counter for a good while
The board bill for December, January and Feb
ruary as Q. KID by the board of supervisors
amounted to only s5S. The jailer says he can't
live on the small margin on ii and therefore Is
forced to look for his meat else where
OF course, the picture Of q Jail falling into
ruins through lack Of patronage is a sermon
IN itself and superb commentary upon the
high character of the people of Brunswick. But
our contemporary SAYS in many words that
when man cant make q living at his usual
occupation up there he simply gets his rod
and line and bait and HES himself to the Motto
way or the Meherrin, and is assured Of taking
from the water that which will support life
Happy, thrice happy land. Are invitations ever
extended outlanders to come to Brunswick and
enjoy the sport of taking a living from the
waters of its creeks and MISUNDERSTANDING In
dex-Appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Another Newspaper Consolidation.

Now comes another consoIidation OF Two news
papers, that of the Times Herald and Press
of Newport News, the former being after
noon and the latter morning paper. There
Is an old adage to the effect that great
minds flow in the same channel. For long
while we have wondered why this consolidation
was not brought about We have wished for
1t and glad our wish has come to pass. The
uniting of the two is bound to a better
service OF both, and therefore better papers for
Newport News. All hands to be congratu-
lated papers. patrons and the business inter
est of the shipbuding city they serve.--Black-
stone Courier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

few days ago announced the policies of the
paper With Mr. Lee president of The Vir-
gnian company and the able cooperation of
Scion B. Woodhn. business manager. and Alfred
Il. Williams, the ablest editorial writer in Vir-
ginia, there is every reason to predict great
achievements for The Virginian--one of the
ceanest daes In the State-Echo, Heath
VILE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

Austria Hungary is rapidly gaining the repu-
tation of being the biggest buffer among the
European powers. 1t talked bravely of march
making preparations to attack little Monte
negro Now that it finds that the bluff may
not work and that to attack the little noun
tain kingdom may mean war with the allies
and possibly with Russia, hysterical shrieking
at the Bears perfdy is taking the place OF
is that there will be no war between Austria.
Hungary and anybody else. unless the hyphenated
empire is allowed to pick her antagonist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
CURRENT COMMENT
White House Dinners.

1t is suggestive and educative that the White
House dinners under the administration
are dtssimilar to those of the Taft household,
The French system liked by the ex- presi-
dent, while the American, and especially the
southern service is preferred by the Wilson's.
The hors d'oeuvre before the soup has dis
appeared. The sweet potato, Southern style,
and the chicken la Maryland are often on
the table. Either style, French or American.
is pretty good, but possibly a healthful diet
the latter all things considered, Is filling.
The Southern OF white blood lis
not always of robust figure. The eating they
fancy does not retard their physical powers
of the all-round sort. They feed not only to
digest, but to find joy of life. person may
need to accustom himself to the fare before
yearning for it, but, for that matter, every per-
food.
1t may be rash to contend for American eat
ing of any sort The Great Babylon hotel chefs
will declare that 1t is all barbarous. and club
men will assert that it should be suppressed
along with strikes But II is impossible to get
over the fact that the Southerner is good ami
mal-Providence Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

There are many poets that ought to be swing
ing a pick, says Alfred Noyes. the English
verse-maker. He might have added, land in
convict garb"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

Isn't it about time for the Society for Pro
visional Presidents of Mexico to organize
Columbia State.
Suppose all did not go to the same place?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
With the State Press
Appreciated in Northumberland.

Alfred IS. williams, formerly editor of the
News Leader now editor of the Roanoke Times,
has accepted the position of contributing
editor of the Richmond Virginia. President
OF The Virginian company, w. Mcdonald Lee,
of Irvngton in lengthy editorial in that paper
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

1t Is now charged that the eubist pictures are
indecent. Does anybody know what indecent
isoseeles triangle is?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
4 Fair Warming

Habitua1 partakers OF alcohol should either
keep away from the Art institute or take their
doctors with them while the cubist and futurist
paintings exhibition--Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Not Mentioning Names.


Even though President Wilson makes his an
nouncements in the first person. he doesn't use
the first personal pronoun as much did GER
tain president that we wot of--Rochester Union
and Advertiser. IA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
FOR SALE
C.inter Park Residences

Eight rooms, modern corner lot $4,000
Nine-room (new) (heart Parkl, $4,000
Nine room (new) Chamberlayne $1,000.
Eight-room new attractive, $4,000. I
Five-room cottage lot 1oox25o. $4,000.
!. A. CONNOLLY q 90.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
The Need of Work

Although the death list of the Ohio floods Is
much smaller than feared from the first
reports of the catastrophe there has been no
exaggeration of the tremendous property loss,
This loss will be in large part borne by rail-
roads and wealthy manufacturing and merean-
tile concerns. but in addition there the losses
of the men of moderate means who have been
left completely destitute.
After the first need Of charity has been met
by the generous contri buttons of Ohio and the
other States there will and even
more pressing need. Men, many of them heads
of livelihood.
In some meager degree the food itself sup
plies the solution of this problem There Is
much work to be done in repairing the damage,
Dams and evees must be reconstructed; and the
lesson has been impressive that they will be
rebuilt stronger than ever, Buildings must be
erected to replace those which have been swept
away destroyed by fire. There Is plenty of
work for willing workers, and not a few Arneri-
cans who possess the true American spirit Will
find in this labor the chance to make a new
start in life.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06


1t Is interesting and important statement
made by the general counsel of the National
Petroleum Association of Independent Refners
that the industry is no longer monopolzed or
even dominated by the Standard Oil company,
This is of especial reevance to the political
charges in the last national campaign that the
enforcement of the antitrust act by the SUI
preme courts decision in the Standard case was
futile sham.
This spokesman for the Independent refiners
states that production. refining and distribution
by the independent interests have increased so
largely of late years that the capacity now
amounts to 900 barrels annually, while
that of the Standard interests is So,0o0,000 bar
rels. In other words, the Independent element,
formerly crushed down to an almost invisible
percentage of the whole, is now nearly A per
cent while the Standard is So per cent. The
independents declare themselves equipped to
furnish the 100000 barrels required by the
German monopoly with which to combat the
Standard. We hardly approve the prnci-
pie Of alliance with government monopoly;
but 1t seems to be based the theory OF fight
ing the monarch of the internal region with
hre.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

Earth. render back from out thy breast
A remnant of our Spartan dead.
OF the Three Hundred grant but three
TO make a new Therrnopylae.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1913-11-13
50 q ibinqton, ii. Nob.

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