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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
CUT OFF THE RED TAPE.

Sherman l.. Whipplc. IL leader at the
Boston bar. i'll an address delivered at
tho recent meeting of the Florida Bar
Association, went directly to the root
of the difficulties which now surround
litigation in this country. Our present
involved and technical court procedure
was the object of his assault. Mr.
Whipple would remedy the present
avoidance OF legal responsibility
through technicalities by abolishing
tho ancient rules which longest dock
cts and bar swift and sure justice. 1t
is his proposal to have the evidence
presented In frank and open method,
in which tcchnicalities would not be
regarded. He believes that this would
result in less litigation in court. for
the reason that most cases would be
adjusted by the attorneys of the con-
tending parties. His solution is radi-
cal, yet simple. 1t at least deserves
trying out. Pleading and practice
have resolved themselves into an in
volved science, difficult of mastery and
often unfricndly to right.
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Is matter OF money. IL is argued
that we cannot afford tho expense of
large parks and Fairgrounds because
the city Is too poor. That this diff
Guilty may be overcome in a very prac-
teal manner is shown by the expert
cnce OF Hartford, Conn. rs reported in
the Municipal Journal Before the
American Civic Association, the super
intendcnt of parks in that city e&-
pressed the deliberate opinion that
city parks could be made self support
ing ,%itiiolt in any W.: curtailing tho
free use OF them b. citizons. and. in
ness. HIS conclusion is drawn from
experiments in Hartford parks the last
four yc""s.
His hrst step was to open a refectory
in one of the parks He intended to
make no profit Cor the city, so improved
the quality and Increased tho quantity
of refreshments furnished the public,
added to the wages OF the walters and
employed manager In his own
words re did everything necessary
TO eliminate all possible profit" Yet
at the end of n year there was n net
earning OF $1,000. He next provided
n place for skaters to rest in, chccl,
garments and secure coffee, sausages,
chocolate and the like. The prices
ranged rom cent TO 5. At the end
of the skating season he found that
the service had paid for itself, and
for heat. light, Kinks and part of keep
ing the lake clear Of snow
Next. he Is trying TO make Il large
park sclf-supporting by building n
building $50 feet long. which will ac-
co.nmodate dance hall, bowling al
leys. moving pictures, refcctory and
auditor ium. The park board recon-
this purpose. but the Council had avail
able only $4,000. when has been de-
voted to grading ana preparing for the
recreation hall. Even should this ven
ture not be self-maint:,ining, the good
results OF clean anu wcll-rcg ulated
amusement at cheap prices for the
ordinary citizen will he n handsome
dividend on the money spent.
His expenditures are based on some
his city OF 100000, each citizen can be
said 10 spend one hour day in the
municipal recreation grounds. The
average recreation hour in city costs
between / and cents. So he con-
cludes that he can count on $4,000. OF
this. 90 per cent is profit, or $500
This exceeds the daily cost of main
TEN. The city can furnish this rccrea-
ton ut less cost than private corpora
lions, ard ii also provides for the most
difficult class-younC people between
sixteen and twenty one.
II would be we'll for Richmond to
study such examples OF enlightened re-
creation methods founded on solid bus
mess principle.
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their force. To these he rented por-
tons of the farm, under his super
vision, and all told It was highly
successful experiment, and no more ne
Sroes fed from that farm after that.
i have noticed in this trucking section
a number OF people who live in the
various villages and run small portions
of farms nearby. This has convinced
me that the small landh older in either
section is glad TO get good land to
work near at hand, and some Of them
prefer this To actually owning full
size farm. Many landowners in the
state could quickly solve the labor
question by simply cutting off II section
Of land and selling it In small quaint
ties to a good class of white owners in
order to fix them on the land. by pro-
vding their own homes and at the same
time Il labor surplus would he created.
w:iiG, is what the farmer needs. II a
dozen farmers in any one community
were to do this and thus locate good
white men they would be astonishcd at
the results. There would be less drift
away from the country By the sturdy
white workers. But with the policy Of
some landholders to fight the white
tenant with the negro tenant so as to
get the one who will work for the
least. there is no promise TO the In
dustrious young white man and he Is
forced TO go to the city TO look for
work.
Thousands OF acres of land in South
side Virginia are to-day basking In an
undisguised poverty that might be dot
ted with thrifty homes IL such q policy
as I have first pointed out had been
the rule. instead OF the plan last
named In some sections OF the State
the negro has already obtained such n
footing I'm the buying UP Of the lands
that 1t would be possible only in part
to invoke the plan | have suggested.
usually drop out as possible laborcrs,
IL they can scrapc UP living on their
lots For this reason the farmers have
themselves withdrawn from their com
munities a biz; portion OF the available
labor by making the negro Il landown-
er and farm manager himself. and in
some sections the whites have been dis
possessed OF the land to an alarming
degree, If the facts in this subject are
studied Onc-nfth of the lands in
Louisa. King and Queen. MiddleseX.
Charles City and some others. have al
ready been bought up by negroes. 1t is
! time the white landholders OF this
State were taking thought of this
proposition in seriousness and save
themselves and their communities. and
at the same time solve what has been
n hard problem. believe this could
do much u remedy this growing evil
and great loss TO the country sec
lions.
THoS b. ROBERTSON.
! Eastvillc. Va.
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TIRED WOoDKOH,s SWEET RE-
ST0ltEH, BALNIN SLICED.

IT is good for Mr.. Woodrow Wilson
TO talk all he wants about slecp now.
ere the iies of March murder the gen
lie ;hins. He will never again get
the ten hours he requires until the
night Of the next Presidents Inaugural
ton lay. This is sad, since probably
more tim ever will he need this quota
10 keep to:h health and temper Already
he must have missed some Of the pre-
cious decade of hours, if his lapse into
perfccvid epithet about not telling his
Cabin It selections Is an Indication
Iiy The time the real cohorts get busy
around has throne he Will discover n
desire 10. sleep twenty. six hours. and
the :han2e 10 sleep a paltry six
To assuage his mournful anticipa-
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lions we give tho opinion OF tho cor
oner OF Ciacinnati Seven hours
sleep is all that is necessary for any
human being, and if obtained rcgu-
larly IN certain hours nightly, will
keep the body and mind In healthy
state. a person who sleeps over se:%-
ell hours has had too much rest. which
makes the mind sluggish and the
muscles lazy. Men and women who
commit crime. as rule. arc long
sleepers. Their minds grow weak
from too much sleep. and then they
acquire the don't care" habit, which
often results in crime. Much Of tho
disease OF to-day is duo to too much
sleep OF too littlo sleep"
The stupcndous conclusion in the
last sentence is probably either true
or not true, maybe both But We think
the coroner is hasty In assuming that
which to judge Of the too muchncss
or too littleness. If we must deal in
platitudes. let us say that zone mans
meat is another mans poison" Sew
en- hours is too much for man who
needs five and too little for Mr. Will
son, who wants ten
a better criterion would be what n
man does while awake. 1t is very
likely not the sleep that makes the
criminal, hut the laziness and slcthful-
ness of the weak soul that makes for
indolent slumbering. Considering the
amount of literary and academic work
Mr.. Wilson has gotten through with
in his fourteen hours of wakefulness
each day. we hardly think he is de-
generating. AS rule. we believe the
hard abstract thinker uses UP moro
vital tissue than the active man, and
needs longer rest periods to restore It,
Napoleon and Edison have been salts
fed with four or five hours, but the
late DIR. s,oah Davis. of the University
of Virginia, 4 philosopher of distinc-
ton, never arose until afternoon. He
then held his classes and consumed
part OF the night in reading and con-
temptation.
Sleeping, like diet and exercise, is
an individual idiosyrcrasy The wise
person can find out about the time he
needs for rcpose and then forget the
rules. BESIDES, il q few extra hours
are spent sleeping, what better use
could be made of them: Such divine
forgetiulress for many IS the best part
OF life.
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The Hunger Noon.

tfeDrutrE.D
Far fields Of silences, wide wastes OF
SNOW;
Gray forms that go
Creeping like shadows gainst he
wolfish wind,
Skulking to find
a morsel dropped from the SCARED. icy
hand
Gripping the land.
i>et as hunger, like icicles bright
cold,
The suns rays hold
No warmth as they slant through the
leafless wood
To set i'll blood:
Stiffness save Cor seeking, rustline
sound
Along the ground.
Whirring wings fold down with the
night. to flee
From treachcry
Soon when "A swapping twig warns Of
n foe:
While TO and fro
Wild HOPE iimps baying meath the
Spring soon-spring soon,"
MABEL LAIRD GOODE
Boydton.
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From the HickeyviIle CIartou

The lightnin' express on our rail
road ran into n handcar last Thurs
day and was derailcd nobody being
hurt. Rem Binles, who was runnin'
the handcaI. didn't know about the
accident until he read about il in
the paper. The train was twenty
-FOUR hours late, so ii got into our place
right on time.
At the musikale at the opry house
next tuesday evening Miss Amaryllis
Ieeter is on the program to sing All
Through the Night" Uncle Ezra Har-
kins says he'll be burned if he is
going. Teller has got to have a
little sleep.
Lem Higgins had crouch on yes
terday. and just to relieve himself of
IL lie sent comic pitcher postcard
TO the Sultan of Turkey.
When Hanks Tumms goes home late
to supper he takes Hold Peters with
him. His wife is too polite TO hit him
with a rolling pin before company.
There was to be an Uncle Tom show
IN Iibbitts's opry house one night last
week, but Little Eva stayed on the
train and eloped with the baggage
man lie is fifteen years younger than
she is. but otherwise is looked upon
as a good match.
Gettin' married amt the snap II
used to be before the common peo-
pie began kecpin' help and catin' din
ncr night.
Coin home souscd mt night seems
to be one of the pastimes that is ram
IDLY Eoin' out OF style. A Teller cant
get drunk and git by nowadays
when there are three women goin'
across the road in front of an oat-
mobile. one Will go OH across, another
Will go back, and the third will stand
still.
rank Tumms. OF ou- village. has
got the appointments OF deputy sheriff
ana IL he performs the duty of his
Office impartially he will have to ar
res, hihsclt about three times day
MIR. and Mrs Lem Higgins h,yn
sold their bed room furniture to buy
gasolenc '
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Opposes Bible Reading I'm the Public
Schools.

Schools.
To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-,rhc spectacle Of representa-
tive OF the Hebrew race protesting to
members of the Anglo-SaXo race
against the use of a library OF Hebrew
literature in the public schools is In
tercsting, to say the least. 1t has
something of kinship (though not the
disgraceful aspccD to the persecution
Of the Jews by the very people who
have appropriated tho Hebrew religion
modifying IL by appropriations from
other sources
1t might appear, at first thought.
that the Jews would be proud OF the
honor thus paid their ancient litera-
turc. However, for certain reasons,
and TO them, at least. very good rea-
sons. they do not feel pleased, but feel
aggricved. Dr. Calisch's point is we'll
taken, and l think that no student of
Virginia history will doubt that had
the same question been presented to
Thomas jefferson, he would have taken
position similar to that of the Rabbi.
DR.. Calisch seems we'll able to take
care of himself, therefore needs no
words OF mine I'm regard to this phase
of the question.
There are other reasons, however.
which | would urge against tho use of
the Bible i'm the public schools. First,
many of It's teachings are out of har-
rnony with the textbooks of the
schools. Docs any one imagine for Il
moment that there Is harmony be-
tween the Bible and tho textbooks on
astronomy? Between tho geology Of
Moses and the geology taught in the
schools? Again, will not the board
have to designate some particular YER
sion of the Bible to be used? Should
1T fail to do this. Will not there be
opportunity for the teacher to select
that version to which he or She Is par
| tiaI? The newspapers short time
since printed the account of now
! Baptist Bible" in which the terms
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Voice of the People
LundhoIdcrs and the Labor ouc.,,on

I.andhoIdcrs md the Labor Question.
Editor The Times Dispatch:
Sir-A recent article in an aEricul-
tural paper on the question Of abor OIL
the farms attracted my attention and
have felt that a few words on this
subject may be Of interest to some of
your readers. y trip across this State,
espec all! tae northcrn nuri!cns. will
easily convince tho most casual tb-
server that the country population is
being rapidly depleted and the census
figures for 1910 will confirm that fact
when it is noted that counties like
Lo"uo'i' fauquier, Rappahannock,
Clarke Warren. and many others, have
decreased in population in the pas,
twenty years. just at d period when
the old State has begun to lift it's head
from the prolonged period of wreck
and ruin following the Civil War.
1t is well-known fact that in those
and like localities the big IandhoderS
have been buying up the smaller ones
and moving them away. yet they COM
plain of the young white men leaving
the country places. when it is a we'll
known fact that those who would like
to remain on tho land have no sort or
prospects held out t. them except that
Of being always Il tenant on the big farm
Iwithout-hopc of n home OF their own.
some twenty years ago I know OF IL
young man who took charge of his
mothers farm in the upper part OF
this state TO attempt to run it. There
were on 1t some seven families Of
worthless negro tenants and laborcrs
and none others. This young man dis
missed all the negroes, secured only
one white family to move on the place.
but had adjoining the farm three white
Ineighbors. who had small places. not
large enough 10 give them work for
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On the Spur of the
Moment
BY Roy K. Moulton
CnuCht nn the Elr.

Caught on the Fly.
Castro says he doesn't think much
OF America. anyhow. Well. the feel
Ing Seoms to be entirely mutual.
Obadiah Gardner may DO the next
Secretary of Agriculture. Obadiah cer-
tainly sounds tho part.
a Kansas farmer lost n 5000 dia-
mond In his yard. Being Kansas
farmer. he should search his WHISPERS
first.
Mr.. Taft will get $4,000 a year as
Yale professor. Tho football coach
gets $4,000
Mr.. Rockefeller says: Save your
pennies. Yes, save them for Mr..
Rockefeller
There are nineteen grades of eggs
on the market. About fifteen of them
arc from Strictly Fresh" down to
FRESH
1t is said Mr.. Wilson will listen to
Bryan. He is one of the few who
can do that without buying lecture
tickets.
The total gold production in the
United States during 1912 was SOL
6S5,1SO.17 The II cents Will probably
be divided equally among the ulti-
mate consumers.
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VIEWS OF THE
VIRGINIA EDITORS
Good nonds mud Good Schools.

These live subjects go naturally to-
gethcr. They stand or fall together.
How can a community prosper sum
cicn,Iy to have gooI schools IL tho
residents have to drive their teams
through mud holes and over rough
roads that injurc and destroy vchi-
clcs ana animals?
II is poor economy to spend lots OF
money In teams and vehicles and then
vote down IL bond Issue because Il
means a little increase of taxation
IL Is poor economy. too. for people TO
put up with poor sch.oI buildings and
poorly equipped teachers because such
are cheap.
matters arc there many folks who
would not be willing to have their
tax bills increased in order TO get geo.
roads and good schools in tho neigh.
borhood? Taking even a selfish view
OF the matter. good roads and good
mcnt of a community and consequently
the enhancement OF property values,
TO say nothing OF the other benefits
that follow.
The hgh, that is on in spotsylvania
for good roads is being watched with
great interest, and that fine old county
having made such a good start, IL will
be great pity If her people should
stop IN the good work.
Every thinking person knows that
{
money. and In order to get them peo-
pie must so TO expense; but does not
every thinking person know that
these blessings pay abundantly, finan-
claily. morally. religicasly, intellec-
tually and socially in the end?
TO see the good fruits OF these great
blessings. one has only TO go to COM
. inunities where good roads and good
schools are, and they speak for them
selves. Let us sit down and put on
paper as best we can the expenses
that we must meet on account of bad
! roads. and then add the money we pay
for luxurics and mere trivialities. and
then put down the few cents per capita
ii will cost to build a high school in
the district. where probably one lis
badly needed. and then put down tho
; increase in taxes on account OF bond
issue III order to build good roads,
and striking Il balance sheet, it will
be easily seen that good roads and
good schools can be had If people are
willing to work for and make little
sacrifice in order to get them.
1t is surely good move in the
right direction that the people in the
neighborhood Of King George Court
house are making to get a high school
in their midst. is there any taxpayer
In the Rappahannock district WHO is
unwilling to pay the 40 cents addi-
tional levy per capita in order to get
such boon?
The writer personally will not be
benefited by the high school ut the
courthouse. but 1 will gladly pay my
part OF the levy for such Il purpose.
IT is time that public sentiment should
be aroused in regard to these live, ur-
gent and essential nccds--good roads
and good schools.-I;. +. Parham, of
King George, in Fredericksburg Star.
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The new parcel post will be great
boon to the downtrodden Gen. Public.
but 1T should be remembered that mas
much as there is limit to the post
mans carrying capacity. there are
some things that cannot be sent.
Among them may be anentioned
Steam rollers.
Stone bridges.
Water works standpipes
Tombstones.
Cast iron dogs for front yard.
Horseless pi.-nos.
Kitchen stoves.
Refrigerators.
Melodeons
Collapsiblc garages.
Ice wagons.
Steam piledrivers.
Collins.
Carnegie libraries
Derricks.
New milch cows.
Alligators.
Sewing machines.
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"a Now York Methodist preacher
has broken all records for pancake
eating. This adds another blue ribbon
to their winnings, since they have long
since held tho record on fried chicken
SO far the Blackstone Courier is
right, but it ought to add that in the
Nottoway capital they have estab-
lished worlds record on the in
vinciblc Blackstone waffle
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To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Whiic you are on the subject
OF poetry, | should liko to call Your
attention to a very modest Southern
poet. whose work is far better known
in intellectual Boston than ii is in
money-mad Richmond. | refer to Miss
Mary Coles Darlington. of 1870 Grove
Avenue. this city, daughter of the late
Judge Isaac Darlington. whose poem
"a Valentine" in the current Munsey,
is a fair example OF her finished art.
ADMIRER.
Richmond February
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Answered ms TO virginia.

"Why delay lcSalized primary"
queries the Raleigh ws-Obscryer
Can't say as TO North Carolina, but
in Virginia the chief reason why we
have no law adequately safeguarding
primary elections seems TO be The
Organization. which is apparently more
concerned TO bring the primary into
disrepute than to perfect the SYSTEM
Norfolk Virginian- Pilot.
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The farmers did not indorsc vote
for women, but what will the farm
ers' wives say?
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After This failure. the Ground Hos
will never be able to come back.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10

It's nearly time to pick the team you
want to win the baseball champion
ship this year.
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Some near-sighted merchants arc in
favor of calling st the Partial Post.
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Overnils md BroGans the Style.
Have you bought that Prince AL
bert coat. patent leather shoes and
plug hat for the iuauguration?-Ma
nassas Journal
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- - E77---7--
sELF-sUPPoRrING PARKS.

The problem of providing Rich
mondcrs. young and old, with clean.
moral recreation out OF doors is large.
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why Is there no Woodrow Wilso
Street in Richmond?
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TRUSTS,

Trusts.
Please tell me how many trusts there
are In the United States and which one
has the largest issue of stock. and
which controls the largest number of
plants. w. ID. WILSON
Moody's Manual gives 294 as the
number doing business in 1912. The
United States Steel Corporation has
the largest issue Of common stock.
S5OS,3O2,500, and controls the largest
number Of plants" 500.
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Mount Rogers.

mount Rogers.
Please tell me where Mount Rogers
is and how high it is. have heard
1t stated that this mountain Is the
highest point in Virginia, Is this true ?
T.. J. KING.
Grayson County. 5,71o feet. Ycs.
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LynchinG md Executions.
In which State are there the most
iynchings. and In which the most legal
executions last year? MARCUS.
Georgia. New York
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QUERIES &
ANSWERS


Dog LAW.
Please state for me the Virginia dog
law. Il, a. r
The text is far too long to publish
mere. Briefly. 1t provides 70. the taxa
non OF dogs and the formation of a
fund from this money out of which
damage done by dogs TO stock in the
counties may be paid for.
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THUS. Is. ItOIjEIt Sun.
EastvilIe. Va