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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
The Diary of n Bouchcnd.

The next time they get up an anna
teur performance OF "Pnaforc' in our
village for the bcncnt Of charity II
Will be managed by somebody else. not
by your Uncle Dudley. we have just
would rather manage Il grand opera
troupe for one season than Il home
talent aggregation for one night.
There was more artistic temperament
wrapped up III our company than was
possessed by all Of the stars ever
managed by Grau. liammerstcin and
Gatti- cazazza combined.
Little Buttercup and Josephine, two
of our society leaders, Scrapped over
the star dressing room ut the village
opryhousc until was obliged TO decide
tho question, ana when | had decided
1t. the decision was satisfactory to no
body. not even To myself. Dick Dead
eye ana Ralph Rackstraw besiesed me
for weeks each trying TO get his
name at the top of the bills. and OH
the night OF the performance was
not sure that more than one-third Of
my stars would appear. The dress re-
hearsal had cngendercd feeling that
lagc for years TO come.
But the stars didn't forget to come
The public, however. did. When the
curtain went up. the house looked like
tic showroom Of "a chair factory The
expenditures exceeded the receipts by
S2S5.S5, and as | was the manager. the
bills came to me.
Moral: Charity begins at home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
Irs a Hard Life.

10 be known as the Roanoke County
Equal Suffrage League. The following
officers were appointed:
Mrs j. IL Whitncr, president; Mrs.
$ Il. Zollman. first vice president: Mrs
l.. H. f'aville. second Vice president:
Mrs. q. 4. Miles secretary and treas
urcr
This league was organized on the
18Th Of September. with forty signed
members.
Mrs Il Il Valentine. State and city
president OF the Equal Suffrage
League OF Virginia. this summer adj
dressed many organizations. presenting
ia them the cause OF suffrage. and
gaining friends and aympathizcrs. In
addition to This missionary work Mira.
Valentine personally organized seven
branch leagues. The headquarters of
the Equal Suffrage Lcagu. OF Nircinis.
lave not been closed day during the
summer, and the work In Richmond huS
been going on quietly but steadily.
ALICE OVERBEY TAYLOR.
Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

GREETED that the old Bavarian code did
not allow the death sentence, even on
the confession OF tho criminal, unless
tho "thatbcstand." or corpus deficit.
was proved. Hence. Ricmbaur. though
proved guilty and contrasting guilt cs-
capped tho scanold In the case of Hans
Schmidt the "thathcstand" cannot be
proved. and he would not even bc sub
Ject 10 Imprisonment but for his own
confession. which. under the old R;,-
varian code. would have been insult
Client 10 secure a capital punishment
| would like to give u full account OF
this remarkable crime. but the space
is TOO limited The following how
crime
ON Ill Souls Day, November .. 1907,
3snlzed. TO his utter dismay. Anne
Eichstadtcr entering his house at
Ihomashof He found her in the lowe,
room. MD took her upstairs: then left
her under pretensc OF fetching her
some beer; took bread knife and
razor, AND, returning. stabbed Anne
throat, and. finding the knif. too blunt,
n dropped IT, and she cudcaVored TO
throat, gave her :. heavy blow on the
head and tried TO choke her. eNhorting
her in the meantime 10 repentance and
confession. as she must die. She re-
piled by earnestly entreatng him 10
spare her life. Then said he, II took
the razor ont Of my pocket. embraced
her from behind aud with my right
hand put the blade TO her throat. while
with my left forced IL into her wind
pipe saw by her sobs had made
a deep incIsion She remained stand
ing for three or four minutes. ANA !
SAID to her: Anne. pray 10 God TO-
forgiveness Of your sins and VIII
give YOU absolution.' accordingly
gave il to her, as IL was in casu
ncCcssitatis For q few minutes longer
! gave her religious consolation. till
she began TO Kick and struggle and
finally breathcd her last"
How he buried the body in the pres
cnce OF two women, who kept the
secret, and how he planned the blood
stains from the floor; how he even APP
propriated to his own use her green
six umbrella. are infinitely related by
the learned jurist. Won Fcucrbach. I
would like to say, though. that who
ever imputes the monstrouS wicked
ness Of such men rs Hans Schmidt and
Ricnbaur To the pricstly calling they
followed crrs gricvously. These men are
simply dcgencrates. and in the vast
number OF men who follow the holy
profession we are not to be surprised
that once in n while n fend borrows
the Earb TO serve the devil In.
r G.. T..
Warfeld.
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Vvarneld.
SuSEcsta improvements In South Rich
mOud Chr Service.

mOnd Car Service.
TO the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
up on the matter OF street car service.
Recently there appeared in your col
umnS q comprehensive article on the
service to SWanSboro. The morning
papers mention the fact that the ser
vice on the Hull street line was dis
cussed last night before the Southside
Democratic Club. May the agitation
bring results / would venture TO sug-
gcst two things that would greatly
help the service:
L. Let the service DO extended TO
Thirty-nrst Street without delay. Why
can't this be done? The track is al
ready completed that far.
the city limits on Hull Street This
can be done with single track. though
there is an abundance of room for two
tracks, as the street has just been
widencd from the Atlantic Coast Line
tracks to the city limits. The Virginia
HALLWAY and Power Company lost a
splendid opportunity TO put In this
piece of track before the street was
paved This extra service would help
"A great deal, for II would relieve our
people from the abominable conditions
existing at the Atlantic Coast Line
tracks viz, waiting in all Kinds OF
weather. without shelter at the door
OF n saloon At the city limits there
Is "A fine shelter over the sidewalk at
Jones & CIcments's suiiicicnt for q whole
carload of people Ii is true there is
a saloon there now. but that VIII cease
| to exist about the middle of october.
| That will be one OF the best waiting
The Virginia Hallway and Power Com
pauy will do our people Il signal ser
men "S '''"N'"e G. T. THRIFT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
the schmidt cn.c.

TO the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir. The murder cage of Hans
Schmidt. the Catholic priest ~ New
York, is so analogous to the case of
the priest. Francis Iiicmbaur, likewise
a native Of bavaria, who murdered his
mistress. Anne Eichstadtcr. on Deem
bcg - 1907. at Obcr Lautcrbach and
buried the body in a shed, that we arc
struck with the similarity Of the two
priestlY crimes. Those who Will read
the account as given in Ansclm Won
Fcucrbach's criminal trials viii find
the sam" motive dread OF eXpOsurc
the same pretended marriage 10 the
victim. the same callous ana hardened
indifference on arrest 1t is to be re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
yybut suffragists Arc Doing.

TO the Editor of Tie Times Dispatch:
Sir.-1hc statement appearing IN
that the suffragsts have been resting
on their arms is at variance with the
facts in the case. The suffragiSts
never rest" though their activities
have been transferred, to large eN-
tent, from the city of Richmond to the
State at largo. with the result that
there arc organized adhcrcnts OF the
cause OF woman suffrage througnout
the state Of Virginia. Since the middle
led and they are reporting steady
growth to headquarters. The initial
memberships of these branch leagues
rangcd from twenty-five to 100 persons.
ali Of whom have pledged themselves
to do their part in placing the subject
of equal suffrage before the people or
their community.
Miss Marie Lcahy, of Richmond, and
Mrs Annie u. Whitner, OF Roanoke: VA
have effected the organization OF am
other branch of the Equal Suffrage
League OF Virginia in Roanoke County,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
THE FIRST AMBASSADOR TO SPAN

To-day the first anlba ssador TO
Spain from the United States. Joseph
Z. willard, of Virginia. begins his
journey TO the court of King Alfonso.
The recent elevation OF the representa-
tive OF this country at Madrid to tho
highest diplomatic rank is recoynl-
ton OF Spain as Jfrst-class power
The compliment is no doubt most
gratifying to the Spanish people. and
should do much toward biotting out
whatever vestige OF ill-fecling re
mains there because of the late
unpleasantnesa OF 1895" between the
two countries
! The United states exchanges ambas-
sailors with eleven other Conversational
Britain, Austria Hungary, France. Ger
many, Italy, Russia. Brazil. Japan.
Mexico. Turkey and Spain To other
countries Of measurable dignity ENJOYS
extraordinary and ministers are sent.
The difference between Il minister and
ambassadors is in official dignity and
social position. father than in the
amount Of power welded. Before 1898
the United States was represented ONLY
hy ministers of the second rank. This
was due to a notion of Democratic
simplicity which prevailed in this
country. 1t was thought that the
pomp and ceremony of embassies was
inconsistent with our traditions Of re-
publican pla!nness.
/ Ambassador Willard is the third Vir-
Sinian to represent this country 1T
the court at Madrid. the others having
been Hugh Nelson. In Monroe's admin
istration, and ]. l.. NJ. Curry, in Cleve-
lands administration. a number Of
distinguished Americans have held the
ministerial post. among them Charles
/ Pinckney, Thomas Pinckney. John
Forsyth, John II. Eaton. Pierre Soule,
! william Preston. Hannis Taylor Wash
ington Irving, Carl Schurz. John T.
! Hale. Caleb Cushing, James Russell
Lowell, Hannibal Hamlin. John w.
/ Foster ana Perry belmont.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
LEGIs COMMITTEE RE
FORMS.


Ono OF the most aggressively agi-
tated issues in Maryland is tho pro-
| posal OF Blair Lee. ut present n NOM
| Der OF It's state Senate and probably Its
next United States Senator. to expedite
legislation in such way that there
Will be an opportunity to consider
every bin offered in the Legislature
He proposes:
First. That all bills introduced in the
first forty-fivc days OF the session shall
he reported by the committee to which
they are referred not later than thirty
days after their reference, and that all
other bills shall be reported not later
than ten days before the end of tho
session. provided that they are intro
duccd at least fifteen days previous TO
that date. Maryland has a ninety day
session
Second. That one third of the Nom
bers of the committee may compel n
meeting of the committee ut any time.
Third. That all votes in committee
shall be recorded. and that the names
of members voting for and against Il
report shall be Endorsed OH the bill it
self and recorded in the journal:
Fourth. THAT committees shall he
named by the members through n com
mittee on committees, according 10 tho
method now used by the national House
OF Representatives.
The purpose of these proposals is to
prevent bills from being buried in com
nittee so that they cannot come up
for consideration by tho main body
Legislative committees often practice
eutharasia upon measures which they
do not wish the Legislature to discuss
or pass upon The bill is introduced
and goes 10 committee. and the com
mittee either postpones action on 1t
until too late in the session or DELHI
erately pigeonholes IT for good Public
measures thus are privately and noise
lessly executed In such case the
committee usurps and misuses power
which only the Legislature can right
fully exercise.
Complete publicity as 10 committee
deliberations has long been urged by
The Times Dispatch We have said re-
peatedly that the people have n right
to know not just n part. but all about
the transaction OF their legislative
business by the public servants whom
they have chosen as their agents TO
attend 10 that business. Representa-
tive y. J. Montague favored this legis-
iat!ve reform in his campaign for his
present seat. and discussed ii AT length
before the people of the Third District
Delegate L. ?. Cox Of Richmond, who
is candidate FOR the speakcrship OF
the House OF Delegates, declares that
he IS strongly in favor of open ses-
sions OF all committees" and that he
can see no reason why the peoples
business should be considered by com
inittees behind closed doors" Further,
he says that bills offered in the Gen
eral Assembly are public matters. and
the reasons for and against their pas
sage should have the widest publicity"
The doors OF legislative committee
rooms should everywhere be forever
open.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
PROBE rnp GAS QUESTION.

The Administrative Board was GRO
atcd In tho interests of efficiency and
economy for Richmond. AS yet tho
board has dono little toward a compre-
hensive plan to give Richmond bet
ter municipal service at lower cost
1t has Strengthened out few small
items OF management. and devoted
some time to cXpediting street con-
struction. 1t has not investigated any
ono department with that detailed care
and expert advice that would enable
the board to recommend extensive i'm
provements for the service of the citi-
zen. 1t has never done any large
work in large constructive way.
Meanwhile. for some months. contro-
versy about gas hat been widespread.
The price of gas, the quality of the
cipal enterprise into new fields. tho
financing OF the business. and the
problem OF competition. all have en-
gagged lively public interest. Yet
we seem no nearer n solution of these
difficulties than year ago. Indeed.
they have recently become even more
complicated than before.
Therefore, we respectfully suggest
that tho Administrative Board do at
once undertake to probe the gas oues-
ton to tho bottom and settle it as far
as lies In its power. We do not mean
TO advocate superficial inquiry as to
what superintendent Knowles thinks,
or n mild rehash OF old data We do
mean that the board find out the facts
in the gas problem. and print them To-,
the benefit of tho people and tho
Council Let an expert gas engineer
he employed 10 study our problems
and make suggestions as TO improve
ments. Let the financial history and
present financial status of the whole
plant be determined as closely as pos
sible. Let the needs of the future and
the probable demands made by an
ncNed territory be studied This in
formation would be of profound value
to the community
Additional evidence that we must
set definite facts on gas lies in the
prolonged agitation for a lower rate
to the consumer. This agitation is not
founded on accurate technical inforna
ton. It does. however, reflect a very
real demand from the people We do
not believe that the board could show
its usefulness to the average citizen
In any more telling way than by get
ting at the meat OF the gas problem.
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Going some.

dedicated to The Times Dispatch
picture puzzlc.)
NJ early morn | get me up.
And / tat and tat and tat:
Ny friends may come to visit me.
But work the while ! chat.
I'll sell the tatting TO any WHOM buy,
And ] hope the fad will never die.
For II It does cannot 20
To see the picture show
I'm baking cakes for the Woman's Eek
change.
And | bake and bake and bake;
I'm tired TN I'm most deranged.
I!ut rest ! cannot take;
And if they sell III take tho money.
And maybe you VIII think it funny.
But even though 1T comes 80 slow.
I'll hic me TO the picture show.
What. Mrs. Jones? say your mothers
sick.
And won't ] go for the doctor quick?
III go so fast I'll split the air
And tear my shoes. but | don't care.
You are my ncighbor, tbs n fact.
But lave your nickel when / come
back;
And If you do. why then know
I'll go this night to the picture
show.
Say, there, mister. let me hold your
horse.
And I'll hold and hold and hold;
I'll hold him for n nickel as long as
you wish,
And I'm cold and cold and cold
Don't want me. know. but you got TO
have push,
There Amt no use a-beating round
the bush.
You got to have money else YOU
cannot go
A-skipping to the picture show.
Here. kind lady, buy the silver paste
And clean and clean and clean:
1t costs right much. and 1t amt no
good.
But I'm old and weak and lean.
j used to could sit and bask In the sun.
Tfut now everybody has to keep on
If | don't make money, l can't.
trow.
Go limping to the picture show
/ Here, child, bring that picture here.
/ And I'll work and work and work;
You got to work puzzles these days
! and times.
Nor sleep nor rest nor shirk.
There was 81 time when man could seat
! Himself and take his time to eat:
But those were times both crude
and slow,
Before we got acquainted with the
picture show.
PATTIE b. OSBORNE.
Graham
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
rHr USEFUL PHOTOGRAPH.


We are glad that the photographers
Of Virginia and the Carolinas are in
such hourishng condition that they
will have convention in Rich
mond next week This gathering
will not be as large as some No well
come, but ii will be full OF human
interest. The photographer combines
the art side of life with the utll,arian
lio Is a very useful servant or the new
society. III q way, he is the eyes Of
tho nation. Through him, we not only
see ourselves for better or for worse.
but we also do much of our travelling
and gain n lot or valuable informa-
ton.
1t is an encouraging sign 10 view the
better kind OF photographs our wiser
camera men are giving us The old
photographer made pictures that we're
as stiff IS their own cardboard mounts,
and reflected not whit of n mans
personality. They made admirable
scarccrows. and tho terrible family
album was justified because il fur
nished a sarcophagus in which these
tragic remains could be secreted. To-
day. however, soft-toned papers.
studied light effects careful rcproduc-
ton OF characteristic poses or cx-
prcSsions, and Il general dignity and
esthctic tone in pictures. make the
counterfeit presentment thing OF
beauty. even though the subject is not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

In referring TO ono of the greatest
Of American universities, we said last
week that ii was one OF the "mighticst
educational forces IN the world" Thc
Lynchburg Advance iiattcrs US by re-
producing 1t. but puts us In jeopardy
with the alumni of tho institution In
question by substituting an "a FOR
the 20 in forces"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
ROOSEVELT IN 1n1n.

Is Theodore Roosevelt TO be the can,
didate OF merged Republican party
in 1916?
Reports from Washington declare
that the impression among both Re
publican and Democratic politicians
there is that ne IS. Old-line Republi-
cans. who stood by Taft TO the last
ditch. and who have regarded Roose
Welt IS an objectionable boltcr. are
saying that they believe that therc will
DC but one candidate against President
wilson four years hence, and that he
VIII be tho Third Termer 'The feeling
IS that The regular and Progressive
Republicans like the tabled self-dis-
1ointing anake, will assemble itself
again The possibility Of merger
seems very real to tho WASHINGTON
secrs. 1t seems TO be the sentiment Of
The s'alwarts that the proper slogan
VIII he, "An~.tfi>ng..1o beat the Demo
crais,' and sd they are getting thcn-
selves in shape to take their quininc
without even the customary rclatinous
coating
IT is said that the nomination OF
Roosevelt By a temporarily cohesive
republican party is regarded a. an AL
most certain development By such loyal
members Of the old Guard as Senator's
sutherland, of Utah. and Rradlcy. Of
'Nentucky' and By such Progressive
republicans "a Senators Borah and
''r'stow Of Kansas They are of opir-
ION 'ha' the movement for coalition
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
school and Farm.

Nhcre mag ! got The last report or
the Virginia Department OF instruction.
How may nnd what paper IN the Off
c!dl organ OF the Farmers Union? H.
Write To tho Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction. capitol Building, Rich
mond. Va. Writ" to the Cornrrlissioncr
q Agriculture. Capitol Building. Rich
mond. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
Weight OF Tomatoes.

If your correspondent who wished
TO learn the weight OF tomatoes viii
write 10 the clerk OF the Aiarkct Alex
andria, Va, he can get the information
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

Having decided nothing about an
nexation or the Union Station, we VIII
now consider the gas question. 1T
Ought to be chenp.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
Moro Headlines. We VIII Never Sec.
Man Has Too Much Hard Coal:
Is Giving 1t Away to NeiEhbors.
BY ROY K. MouLroN,

Is Giving 1t Away to Neighbors.
Newspaper Reporter Passes Away.
Leaving Fortune OF Million Dollars.
Apartment Janitor Loved by Tenants
On Account of His Politencss
Man Admits Wife Can Make Shortcakc
AS Good as That Mado by His Mother.
Politician Declines Complimentary
Tickets On Street Car Line.
Well-Known Husband Urges Wife
10 Buy an Expensive Spring Bonnet
Prominent Automobiles Refuses
To Talk About His New Machine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

a Wisconsin man claims TO have
two hearts, but In no case would that
be an excuse for his having two sweet :
hearts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

New York Central Needs $685.. oOo,-
oo0."--fioadline. Huh! so do lots or
folks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

We don't know how to pronounce
golf champion Ouimcrs name, but it
ought TO be you Bet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
.tntitlppinE I'LL.

Plcase tell me whether the anti
tipping bill became = law in North
sions. H. NJ NJ
II did not.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

Please toll mo where and when
bishop William Murray stone. or Mary
land. was born. w II CLARKE
Somerset County. Ma. in 1919
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

Many "a college boy too proud TO
pillow this summer Is now rurrowing
the football field with his nose.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

The rarest antique in New York
town is the family circle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
Old Song Book.

Some time ago your paper had an
editorial referring to some old book
al songs. win you he good enough 10
give the title and tell me where | may
get a copy? y. X. ROGERS.
This matter was quite lately covered
here in reply 10 some other CORES pom
dent. The book Is Song Book for the
Million II was published by Turner
& Fisher. in New York. ia lS4S, and
any dealer can get you a copy. The
age OF the book and it's peculiar con-
struction--it is some five inches tall
and contains 1880 pagcs-would make
ii scarce now, but good copy could
probably be got for 81 or Si50
Coins and stamps.
Lists OF coins and stamps from 4
Reader, -. l.. d.. Miss Alice NJ, Edward
Long. u. s.. and Max contain nothing
worth selling.
George Peabody.
Please tell me when George Pea,
body died. GRACE
Thursday, November i, 1869, in Lon
don
Old Coins, Etc.
Lists from Mrs Wayland r. II. T.
and Geo. l.. Harris contain nothing of
value. The three coins last in the list
OF NJ. G.. are OF considerable value
Several addresses OF reliable dealers
VIII he sent If desired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

It's about time for those two.ton
pumpkin and for,y-foot cornstaIk
stories to break loose
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

The slit pocketbook is what worries
father.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23

The only humans who have so far
discovered the spring Of eternal youth
are Happy, Jimmie. Snookums. ct al.
OF the colorcd "funnics."