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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
PAVE nRoAD srnEEr.

Is this year to witness another iias-
co in the smooth paving or the city's
principal retail hhoroughfare. Broad
Street? Is the Administrative Board
bent on delaying this necessary piece
OF construction. already half-com-
nleted? VIII there be another pro-
ionged struggle through all the good
part OF the year. leaving us with a
main roadway torn up for months
again next winter? What reason and
logic does the board proceed upon in
making no immediate provision for
the extension of smooth paving on
BROAD Street In accordance with the
policy once adopted and sanctioned by
the citizens?
The board let's contracts for piece
neal paving all over the city. We
have not the least doub; that all this
is needed and many miles more. But
none OF it is needed more than the
completion of the remaining blocks on
Broad street. Nothing is needed more
in this community than the construc-
sicn of one big unde rtakinS in accord
ance With tine size and Importance OF
the CRY. II we are not rich enough
20 pave all the streets we reed. let us
a; least get the principal one paved
right.
The board declares that We can pay
for this Improvement by using the
money to be raised for new market
building. But the board was not asked
20 substitute Broad street for the
market 1t was asked to use It's funds
SO that Broad Street would be paved.
Moreover, the money FOR the market
is 10 he provided on short time notes.
70 be covered BIZ later bond issue.
There has been no intention to bond
the city for Broad street. This is
practically the proposal of the board.
The Finance Committee has rightly
decided against issuing bonds for
street improvements, on the ground
that the latter arc temporary and
wear out before the bonds can be paid
eff. IT IS not the province of the
board TO use up all street funds else
where and dictate how money mus, be
provided for paving Broad Street
Richmond wants Broad street smooth
paved. II has decided that this is an
essential The board should see that
II is done The present proposal will
not achieve this desired end. but GER
tairlv arouse protest and Council
action that VIII waste valuable time
and hinder the progress or the com
munity
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
CONSCIENCE IN F,y1SG WAGES

Whatever else may be the result Of
me country wide agitation about the
wages paid women and immortality one
good has already come The public
conscience has been awakened as never
before Men and women. lawmakers
and employers have been brought face
10 face with the facts 1t will be a
denial OF civilization unless something
is done TO remedy that part of the
evils that is''.cmediable By immediate
action. Tffis Geiterment mag come in
some measure through legislative en-
nctment looking TO SIZE establishment
OF certain wage standards, but we think
1T VIII come more lnrgely from the
pressure cxerted by public opinion ,Ip-
on the employers OF labor and upon
society in general. Already. in Cleve
land. large spirited women have OMEN
cd their own homes and started an in
stitu'ion TO give working women the
COMFORTS and protection they SO urgent
~ need. When employers are educat-
cd TO refuse riches won at the prica y,
women's lives and morals. and good
women are educated To refuse bargains
ri Inc expense Of sisters sacrifice
something Will have been done.
II is idle TO deny The connection he.
tween wages and morals, 1t gets Us no
"here 10 hide behind certain obvious
facts Admit al once that some women
VIII be moral On The smallee, wse,.
and slarve in the defense Of self.ra-
speet Should we force this priceles.
strength TO starve? Admit that so,o.
women VIII be immoral no matter bo,,,
much they are paid. Does that nrcve
anything save bad heredity and en- i
v'ronment? Admit that the establish
1nent OF minimum wage will ,es,,,
IN throwing some women ont OF o.,
ployrnent 10 be replaced by men. ana
may cause All thrush Of country pirl,,
tempted by the prospect OF sooa iobe
Does this oblteratc the fact maj ,
great mass Of workers are nov, maid
700 Ittie TO preserve them in decencv
and strength. and make them III nn,,
ers for the next generation? Ad,,i,
anything YOU want and the yjtal r,c,
still romans that our economic x,rpc.
ture despite q rich country ana b,et
civilization, does not guarantee
men who are forced to work liyins
wage in return for their hest efforts
Playins ostrich. talking about hon,,
environment, rhetoric abou, putting ,
price on virtue-these Go not chang.
the facts The fruits Of toll must be 3,
distributed that millions OF women VII,
are compelled TO WORK no, Yrou
choice. but By economic pressure. cal
get enough TO keep them decently
or men nust get enough to keep then
deeently, either as fathers or hus
hands.
The wages Tow paid women worker
may be enough for them to live OF
but the lie win be so narrow, semi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
Voice Of the People


TO the Editor of Tie Times Dispatch:
Strive believe the following facts,
illustrating the fidelity of a former
slave, and the appreciation of the
white people OF the South OF his char
acter and conduct, will be scanned with
real interest by many of your reud-
ers:
Alexander Kean was slave OF the
late James NJ. Vest, OF Louisa County
Va, one Of the most prosperous and
respected citizens or that county. At
the outbreak of the so-called Civil
War, Mr.. Vests oldest son, John en-
listed as private In the Second Com
pany OF Richmond Howitzers, and. as
was common In those days, carried
with him his young servant, Alex, to
walt on him. Jack" Vest, as he was
Familiarity called, Joined the ''Renfrew"
Mess of the Second Howitzers, so
named from then recent visit OF
Baron Renfrew to Richmond, and Alex
was duly installed an the cook for
that mess.
The recollection OF the fidelity and
efficiency with which Alex. performed
the duties of his humble position is
not only cherished memory of the
few survivors of the "Renfrew,' but
Of every other surviving member of
the Second IIowltzers. The company
might go into camp at any hour OF
the day or night, and in an almost
Incredibly short space OF time Alex.
would find water, build fire. and If
there were any rations on hand he
would have them cooked and soon
ready for his mess. Such services can
only be fully appreciated by soldier
who has experienced the hardshlps and
privations of army life.
Jack" Vest, Alexis young master"
died In the fall of 1863, and although
his owner wanted him to return to
his home, where lie would have been
surrounded by every comfort, yet
Alex. had become so attached to the
members OF his mess that he got per-
mission to do SO and remained and
surrendered with the Second Howit-
zers at Appomattox on April 8, 1865.
After this event. the sadness of which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
THE THEORY OF PuHLIC UTILITIES
COMPETITIONS

TO the city fathers, to the Taxpayers
Of Richmond, 10 tho users NJ electric
current whether In street carr iigbt
or power. rhe Times Dispatch car
ncstly recommends thc csrefui read.
ing Of an article In the March Atlantic
Monthly. by Theodore IS vaIi q, IL
tilted Public Utilities and pubiia
Policy" and Is the moat penetrating
direct and weli-baiancod prepenta,ioI
OF some Of the main Aspects Of pug,io
service that we have over read.
Mr.. Vail was until recently. ~ ~.
iieve, president OF the American Telc
phone Company. For yeafs he has
been in direct touch with the prob.
lens Of public service and oonDs,i i.
ton In no other business hsve these
problems been. so pressing and 70 az.
heuit to handle as In the ,oiephone
/ business. Richmond ipurt romenbst
IT'S own telephone ,roublcs yhe
sound geperalizatlors OF this brilliant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
where Virginia Jurists served

TO the EHltOr OF The TlMeS- DlSpAtch:
Sir-Memory slipped a cog when /
stated in the communication which APP
peared In your issue Of the 14th that
the late Judge witt was ever asso
ciated In the practice OF law with Mr.
G. V, Meredith. The firm was Witt &
Caskie." Mr.. James CasSie being part
ncr.
And again when L stated that Judge
George l.. Christian was ever clerk of
tile Hastings Court 1t should have been
Appeals Of the state. I now add that
having studied law at the University
of Virginia. he was elected as Judge
Of the Hastings Court. When turned
out by the ReadJusters he formed a
copartnership with the late Frank w
Christian, who, In my opinion, was one
OF the great lawyers of the State.
Il. e. BERK EILEY. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
THE TRAGEDY IN GREECE.

! Once more the nations OF the world
are moved 10 profound sympathy by
| the assa ssination of chosen ruler.
The King of Greece has paid the ter
rible price of lofty position. For no
| personal failing, but merely because
he was King. and stood as repre-
sentative Of liingly prerogative lie has
been murdered by some bit of human
fiotsam described as a Greek degen-
crate The pity of these recurring
tragedies is that no one is to blame.
King George had done nothing against
the peace of his slayer. The man
himself probably had no merely Grim
inal Intent. Fanaticism, misguided
love of democracy, a chance slipping
of his mind from focus, whence came
the change from a love of humanity
to the mad desire to vindlcnte it by
sudden death, something OF this
brought murder. 1t is heavy price
to pay for the title King" that OF
being exposed to death from some too
hot and passion. blinded heart and
head.
The United States must deeply re-
greet King Georges death at this mo-
ment While the assassination itself
does not seem TO have had political
Significance. the change OF rulers can
not but intensity the gravity OF the
Eastern situation. Our own appre-
tensions as TO Mexico just before in
auSuration hint as to what this may
mean in Europe. The balance of SEN
timent has been extremely delicate, and
the changed personal relations fol-
lowing on the assumption OF the throne
by Constantine MI. may make peace
and e-adjustment more difficult.
The Balkan confederation, of which
King George was considered for Presi-
dent has been in large measure sup
ported by England, France and Rus
STA. King George was brother to
Dowager Queen Alexandra of England
and to the Dowager of Russia. On
the other hand the wife OF the new
King is q daughter of the German EN-
percr. Thereby is introduced new
element into the already tangled sit
uation. This country can but trust
that this useless death will result in
no new bloodshed in Europe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
Lcnt necomlng wor1dlx,

To The Editor Of The Tlmes-Dispatch:
Sir,-AWe of the old-time church peo-
pie are bewildered and tired of hear
ing of 'Ienten teas" and Lenten
dances" am of Bishop Murray's
opinion. He says the world is taking
possession of Lent, and he would not
object to their. using these phrases If
they would only put "antf' before the
Ienten. 1t is certainly an anomaly,
only using a word very dear to q
churchman's and Christians heart to
hide their worldliness--sacril it
appears to many. They surely do not
understand the true meaning of Lent
sat S. c. r.
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From the IIIckcyviIle clarion.

Our School teacher is just cuttin'
wisdom tooth. BY jing, nobody is
youngest swallered the coal stove
shaker three weeks ago Thursday. and
Hank says the kid ought to grow up
TO be quite an athlete as he has so
much iron in his system. 1t is rumored
that Uncle Ezra Harkn's brother,
Renfrew. is in jail somewhere out in
the West rs ne hasn't sent home for
money the past t.vr months. TIE
Ladies' Aid is prepared an anxious to
hear the worst. There amt much use
of havin' a newspaper in town that
has got good tourishing sewing
circle.
1t is rnmored some feller expects
to start new thirst garage in this
mans town 10 compete with the
Golden Nugget, and the Golden Mug
get now has corn beef and cabbage
on the free lunch Arson Frisby filled
his automobile with gin Instead of
gasolcne By mistake the other day
and the blame thing couldn't stay
in the rud. but tore down half mile
OF picket fence. busted in the door OF
the mectn' house and knocked the
front porch Off Tibbtts' grocery
Hiram Stebbins handed the Rev.
Hanks a counterfeit So for inarryn'
him to Amariah Tilson's daughter last
week and said as long as %e had been
s;uns the minister might az we'll be
stunS. too. Hank Tumms says coun-
terfeit money is just as good as any
other to use around home, but in some
or the larger cities he has found the
fnanciers are more skepticle. Mrs.
Arson Frisby Is so high toned she
uses two-cent postage stamps instead
OF court plaster. Jed Frink, our
blacksmith, is finishing a new set OF
teeth for Grandpa Bibbins. He filled
three teeth for Professor Ansel Jim
key and shod five mules Monday last.
Swazcy Creek Is at food tide just
al thls writing. and there is two feet
OF water In the Placement OF Will
liam Tibbitts' general store JibDitts
says II beats nshin' through the ice
all holier. az Teller don't know what
he is going To get. Tibbitts caught
second hand currycomb and zinc
washboard the other day.
Iiod Peters claimed he saw the first
robin last Thursday and he is now
taking a post graduate course at the
Kcelcy Institute Ifod has been pretii-
dent OF the alumni association of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
The Amntcur Airshipper.

Lycurgus built an aeroplane
And then he tried with might and
main
To make her 1y,
But hope TO die
He found his efforts were In vain.
To his dismay. Lycurgus found
She'd only skid along the ground.
She liked her berth
Upon the earth
And simply smashed and banged
around,
Ife smashed a corncrib and barn,
But said ne didn't give darn.
He turned her loose
And took abuse
And simply muttered: Live and
l'arn."
lie killed cow and then pig
And Uttered up farmers rig:
Was not afraid
Or cen dismayed
And said he didn't care a fig.
He banged around for seven years.
His relatives shed bitter tears.
He muttered: ~
VIII make her fly.
Doggone their warnings and their
fears"
One Hateful day the air was still.
He left the apex of a hill.
By gum, she few
A rod or two
And gave him triumphant thrill.
He broke the steering gear. by heck
The motor soon became a wreck.
With nothing more
To break in store
Lycurgus fell and broke his neck.
me ne'ghbds all filed slowly by.
And gazed upon him with a sigh.
But still they knew,
Though he was through.
He died content. He'd made her fiy.
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Randolph
Con1roctor snith,s Trouble,.

To the Editor OF The ItmeS-DiSpatcn:
Sir,-I read your editorial OF this
date "Supes for the Bridge Farce" l
don't know anything as to the merits
of the charge, but have watched tho
construction of this structure from the
start UP to the present time. and there
caused delays, and one not familiar
with that class OF work cant realize
the difficulties that MIR. Smith had to
deal with. and I think he deserves q
great deal of credit for his ability IN
handling them as we'll as he did. It
would take too much tlne6 and space
.he had TO contend with. but the poo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19

paper arc drawn from fncts. They cost
millions to learn. They arc free to
Richmond In helping to solve public
service questions. we quote few
extracts for the light thrown on local
conditions. and as an incentive to the
reading OF this treatise.
The object or competition may be
10 create permanent, continuing. and
profitable business, and to obtain, at
reasonable prices, fair share OF the
going or growing business; or to
create by destructive and aggressive
! tactics such situation rs will force
settlement by purchase. combination.
or an understanding OF some kind.
with an established business; or TO
promote business upon the reputa-
lion and success OF others and sell II
TO innocent investors upon misleading
statements, either willful or mistaken"
The author declares the public has
encouraged such competition because
it believed 1t would profit. Yet. in
the long run, the public has never
benefited by destructive competitions
Nor does competition permanently re-
duce prices or charges. 1T may be a
slight stimulant. but true reduction
OF costs is the result of protection
that insures bigger business and bet
ter methods of production.
The main conclusion reached is that
controlled monopolies give the best re-
suits in public service fields. 1t is
admitted that regulation and control
by commission has become pcrma-
nent feature of our economic policy.
That being So ii is essential for the
well-being of the community that such
regulation and control should be eff
fective, equitable. acceptable 10 the
public, and final" They should also
allow corporations freedom from undue
restraint or restriction on operations
so long as good service is rendered
at reasonable prices.
Every word in this article applies
to Richmo nd. The wisdom here dis
closed should profit us The Admins
trative Board and the Council should
read and ponder. The end of all our
mistakes will be regulated monopoly
because economic laws demand 1t. Why
not begin now at constructing the
right sort of commission to control
our public service corporations?
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pie of Richmond can rest assured that
when the bridge is finished they will
nave hr5t-class structure I'm every
way, as Mr.. Smith Is trying to do In
every way possible 10 live up to and
doing more than the specifications call
tor 10 DO Il first class job. Many CON
tractors under similar conditions would
try TO get by lot of things that MI.
smith lis doing TO try to make his work
in every particular
! have seen great many structures
built IN the United States and Canada.
and don't know as i have ever seen
contractor try to do ali that was re-
quired, and then some with as good
grace as Mr.. Smith has.
Yours very truly.
CONTRACTOR.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19
On the Spur of the
Moment
BY Roy K. Mouiton
Thcre Arc Many voy,

y young man writes us to the effect
that he is tired of the eternal grind
OF work lie wants to know how he
can get out of working. There are
several ways. any of which will in
sure nm against ever working again
and they may be enumerated briefly
as follows:
Take one-half pint of carbolic acid.
SIT on the railroad track in front OF
the Twentieth Century Limited
Take passage for Europe and jump
off the boat.
Go and smoke pipe in powder
magazine.
Eat a hot mince pie at midnight
and go 20 bed
Step on a loose trolley wire.
Put the thin ones on now.
Tickle mules hind leg.
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starved and desperate that AZ weakens
viii power and makes them easy prey
to vicious men. Women are only hu-
man. WIZ should they be forced to
bear the burden of the worlds moral.
lty? The bulk OF them are neither
martyrs nor wantons. They want com,
fort, peace. happiness. n taste of pleas
ure and comprehensive. Has not God
put enough wealth in the world to give
them these simple things legitimately q
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In MemoriaIn
ALEXANDER * EAN,

In Memoriam
ALEXANDER KEAN,
Born August 25th. 1870
Died October 2Sth, 1911
This Monument was Erected by Mem
hers of the Second Company of
Richmond Howitzcrs First Vir-
ginia Artillery. Second Corps,
Army OF Northern Virginia
In Testimony OF their Admiration and
Respect for man who did his
duty both In war and in peace
well done, good and faithful servant,
We have thought recital OF the
above facts would illustrate, in a sig
nal way, not only the relations for
mcrly existing between the slaves and
their white owners, but the fidelity of
representative man OF the former.
and that 1T might stimulate some of
the colored people of this day to emu
late the life and character OF this
faithful and devoted member OF their
race.
The loyalty and devotion displayed
by Alex. was only an illustration or
the same traits exhibited by thousands
of his race towards the families OF
their former owners throughout the
South.
Is ii impairment TO inquire of our
quondam enemies at the North. If such
relations and characteristics could
have been engendered by acts OF
cruelty and oppression on the part OF
the whites Of the South towards their
former slaves? 1t seems to me that
to ask this question is to furnish the
answer.
1t occurs to me to add, too, that
the very highest tribute the white peo-
pie OF the North could possibly have
paid those of the South is furnished
by the fact that the latter, by their
contact with. and treatment of, the
negro, so elevated that people in the
scale OF civilization from state Of
degradation and heathenism that the
people of the North seemed ready, at
the close OF the war, to recognize the
negro as their social and political
equals. Yours very truly,
GEORGE l.. CHRISTIAN.
Richmond. Va, March Is. 1913.
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FOR MORE MUSICAL MOTOR HORNS

| OF the multitudinous noises or the
city, the harshest and worst are those
of automobile horns Listen an hour
and see. The basso bells of the lady
like electric suggest refinement and
generous consideration of others. but
the runabouts and the hulliins tour
ing cars and all the rest of the loud :
mouthed array are set in contrast TO
them. They squawk. they honk- honk,
they scream angrily and they roar like
lions. II q poor little voter has the
hardihood TO cross the public high
way, the motor cars, in harsh and graf
ing chorus terrify him into believing
that he stands ut Armageddon. Just
when one at home is nearing the eli
max of 4 thrilling story, or is saying
grace or preparing 10 deliver an in
fallible judgment. a screech, at once
weird and piercing. browns every
thing.
How much better it would be If motor
horns We're musical Why not substi-
tute melody for diacord? If people
screamed and yelled at people in their
way on the streets. the highways
would be ensanguined. Why shouldn't
automobiles soften and subdue their
admonitions? Why shouldn't motor
bugles blow music and melody? Why
shouldn't they politely sing, please
get out of the way" instead OF. Git!
Git! Git?
Surely it would be easy to invent
auto horns that would emit popular
and classical music. Think of how
such strains would soothe and sustain
the turnover pedestrian, and Iull him
into mitigating his bill of damages!
Think Of the educative value of the
motors of the classes to the masses If
the former sent out Chopin on the
air. Such newspaper stories Of auto
accidents as this might appear: John
Jones. whose collarbone was broken
and skull fractured when he was run
over by M. Millionbuck's touring car.
as ii was executing Opus in minor,
brayeiy shouted. Encore""
Away with the screaming and bel
lowing and screeching! Let us have
singing and yodeling, operas and
ragtime, mirth, melody and music. O
hooters 0 motor horns BE not new
nusances, but old masters, Not so
loud, not SO harsh, but like sweet bells
at even,
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"tnole joe Cannon has been weed
ing Out his scrapbook OF newspapers
and cartoons before going back to
the farm FOR look around" Most
of them were clever. but scarcely Of
10 complimentary nature" That's a
game loser, Uncle, and pretty good
epilaph for you
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Only four more weeks iii why.
nerched upon the bieachcrn Gully.
wiii demand. bloodthirgtiruy. Lynch
TIE robber. Murder. kDI, ne calle1
MN Oot--tha Rreat big booh.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19

EYsr2 oDe must feel FyD,patny 10, The
foolish 1Onths MIN wnrb ssatsoGGd h,s
hazipz, bDi synps,nY snopl1 MT eloun
NE tart inst such rtaj punianmsnt ia
'rf bssf MAJ ~ synja future ,r9.bje,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-19

keeley Institute here for several
years. President Amos Butts, OF this
village. has received n Black Hand let
ter, and the colored porter at Amariah
Tiison's barber shop has been arrested
on suspicion. the consequential evil
dence being rather strong agin' him.