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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
A CONTRAST OF METHODS.

Three items from Washington published Tues.
hshness of the Republican policies and the dan
gers resulting and the breadth and patriotism
of the Democratic policy and the generosity and
sanity of Its purposes. We are shown how
every interest in the country is demanding
special favors from tariff protection. regardless
of the welfare OF every other interest and of the
general good. This last seems to be disregard.
ed by all these applicants for consideration. One
result of this spirit OF grasping is brought be.
fore us again in the sharp reminder, by Senator
Williams. of the action OF the New York Life
Insurance company, several years ago, in using
s250,000 Of the money, supposed and alleged to
be held as reserve for the policyholders, as
contribution to the campaign fund of a poll
teal party This system OF high handed usur
patton has been ended, but 1t was a national con-
sequence OF the feeling and belief. inspired by
the influence of Republican methods that the
rights and opinions Of the many were to be
unconsidered where the preferences and develop
ment of a few interests involved. We
were cultivating in every department Of our
lie lHsLluCt anu uouAS ia lnS cIoh6 oOFouiiHS
the weak as natural and primal as those of the
men of the stone age Our philosophy be-
coming that of the rapacious wild beast.
On the other hand, by way of contrast, we
observe the liberal and humane policy that gives
patient and abundant hearing and the most ear
nest consideration to the claims and wishes
OF all classes, in the construction OF the tariff
bill and the currency and banking bill. Evil
IDENTIFY there Is painstaking purpose to give
nobody special advantage, to give everybody an
equal chance. In the currency reform matter
there is strict avoidance of everything like
fad or dogma, blind adherence, pet theory or
bigotry. We have no suggestion of tearing down
or destroying of persecution Of any class or
discrimination against it. The obvious intent
is to legisate for the interests Of all classes
Whatever may be the fate of this administra-
ton or immediate result Of its endeavors, its
spirit will live and will be accepted by all
classes The American people have been rescued
from the tendency to narrow and greedy use of
their government. They have been given a
WIDER purer view Of the proper functions and
the real purpose Of their government of which
no political changes OF the future can deprive
them, from which no vicissitudes can separate
a. -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
4 Triumph for Athletics.

The death in the ring of another pugilst will
carry with it lesson to the followers of the
highly commercialized sport into which pro-
fessonal prize fighting has developed. Not SO
very many pears ago the professional pugi-
list pariah classed with the rowdy and
undesirable. element; popular hero" perhaps.
but usually police court character. Recently
he has attained to a pseudo-respectabil by
of the fact that in several States box
ing exhibitions have been legaliZed. and thus
prize fighting has been given a standing. That
the big fees easily secured by bruisers for their
appearances in the ring has had great deal
to do with this establishment of the sport"
need not be argued.
The fact remains that the most useless of
all humanity is the professional pugilist. he
contributes nothing whatever to the good of
society," but EXISTS solely a relic of saw
ge age, when men took delight in combat in
which they had no part THE manly art of self
defense" has long fallen into disuse. for 1t has
/ EN- satisfactorily proven that man is as safe
without a knowledge of pugistic practice as
he is without facility in the use of the small
sword or the dueling pistol.--Omaha Bee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
CURRENT COMMENT
An Assured Success.

III anything had been needed to insure the
success of the Blue and Gray reunion at Gettys-
ourg 1t has been supplied by the refusal of
Governor Blease of South Carolina to take
part in 1t. With his absence assured no fear
Of a Earring note remains.
Following his refusal to permit the South
carolina militia to go to the inaugural and
the boycott placed that parade by himself
and stan because of his negrophobia his cor
respondence with Colonel Lewis f. Better
further exposes the Carolina executive as an in
stinctive anarchist, who resents even the re-
preston of necessary regulations for he care
of visitors at the encampment. Because the
secretary in charge of the reunion ARRANGEMENTS
asked Blease for needed information the gov
ernor flew into huff. denounced what he called
red tape and declared that only privi-
legged persons" would be looked after he would
have nothing to do with it,
Governor Blease seems to be one of those
disagreeable persons who start out with the
determination not to be pleased at anything. If
Colonel Better had built an exclusive hotel
for the South Carolina lord and his staff
it would have provoked just fierce brain
storm on the theory that 1t WIS an insult to
single them out for special attention,-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
NORFOLK SUFFRAGE |
LEADERS IN PARADE
WILL CARRY LARGE BANNER TO
AUTHORIZATIONS sENA-
n
TOR TO SPEAK. ~

NORFOLK. VA, May 2s.-That
Norfolk will be we'll represented id
the Woman Suffrage parade in Ball
timore was evidenced at the weekly
meeting of the Norfolk Equal sut|
frage league held In the assembly
hall Of the Central Y, NJ. c. A.
A member Of the league donated
$25 toward paying for a handsomN
banner which the Norfolk sufTraglstX
will carry. and several other mem
bers pledged themselves to tax
part in the procession.
Announcement was made that an
effort will be made by the local suf.
fragists to get Mrs. Helen Robinson.
a Colorado senator. who will take paStl
in the Baltimore pageant. to come IA
Norfolk and deliver an address
During June. July and August regul
lar meetings of the league will Sd
held on the first Friday of each
month, instead of weekly. The leaguh
is planning to have number Of open
air meetings at nearby beaches dur.
ing the summer. 3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

One more word with out good friend DR..
Winfrey before we close what has been to us
an interesting discussion with him. The Fir-
0snfdm has not said that those "who protest
against capital punishment are opposed to all pen.
alties." DR.. wYnfrey suggested the develop
ment Of character as the best method of pre-
venting crime. AS we had asked for the best
method and had supposed that IL he could find
II DIR. Winfrey would favor substituting 1t for
the death penalty we assumed that he meant
to make that substitute united effort for the
development of character. That would leave
no penalty whatever for those crimes which are
now punished by death and we expressed sur
prise that Dr. Wdnfrey should favor anything
so anarchistic. 1t was he and not all those
who protest against capital punishment that
seemed to stand sponsor for setting aside law.
We are glad that he disclaims any such view,
hut what becomes now of his statement that the
development of character is the substitute?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
HOUGH.PREDICTS SENATE
WILL PASS EMAIL ING ACT

favor of submitting the prohibition
question.
If those senators had voted for tha
Thinks Senate Will Be Dry.
bill in 1919 II would have passed. ID
they vote for it in 1914, and We bel
lleve they Will. the bill viii pass 1t
my opinion, from Information | hayel
from various parts of the State. that
the senate OF 1914 will be safely dry
The house of delegates VIII give thd
bill even a larger majority than ID
did in 1912.
I'VE have SO far devoted scarcelN
any attention TO the wet districts
and probably will not do so. | do not
expect the senators from Norfolk and
Richmond to vote for this bill" @
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
THE LOBBY.

What is "a lobbyist" what constitutes ga
lobby and how far may we undertake to sup
press or forbid either? President Wilson'S warn
ing TO the people that Swans of lobbyists" are
about the capitol working for changes in the
tariff bill is timely and right 1t is notice to the
senator's notice to the public look to itself and
is interests. Yet when business man desires
10 be heard by his representatives or COM
mittee on matter concerning his affairs, we
have no right to prevent him, whether he be
right or wrong To dc so would be to impair the
sacred right of petition and presentation of griev
ances When a body Of responsible citizens, by
written paper In person desires to be heard
by legislative body ii is entitled TO a hearing
to be given In seemy way. usually by commit
tee. When any citizen citizens undertake to
have their case presented by spokesman of
their own choice, whether employed attorney
or not they are within their guaranteed privi-
leges We cannot deny any of these without vio-
lation of spirit at least of the constitution and
serious risk OF injustice.
The many proposed laws against lobbyists"
are simply the efforts OF members OF legislative
bodies to secure the aid of statutes to protect
them against influences against which they should
protect themselves. 1t Is seeking statutory assis-
lance from individual Weaknesses. a. kind of SELF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

coddling. we have severe laws against bribery
and attempts at 1t. man should have sense
enough to know when he is being approached
unbecomingiy or the influences put upon him
are improper. He should not be deprived Of
any opportunity to hear proper argument sub
mitted in the proper way all sides of any
question on which he Is expected to act for
the people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
STRENGTHENING a Crooked Path.

judicial construction of the scope of patent
monopoly has heretofore followed a crooked
path which is in the way of being made
straight.
1t has been goodt sense all along tina
the owner of patent loses control of his
product when he has first sold it. This is now
made good law by the United States Supreme
SQUIRT, which descent of four justices
is not likely to overcome.
The patentee's exclusive right TO "vend' his
product is not inclusive OF right to hold up the
price after the product has left his ownership.
The Sherman antitrust law weighed against his
attempt to maintain a monopoly in the after
selling by wholesalers and retailers. by TINS
decision the patent laws themselves deny TO
him any such right.
If this decision by implication reverses the
desision in the Dick mimeogroph case where the
patentee was allowed to extend his monopoly
over articles to be used in connection with the
patented device, then much the better Only
judges sat in that case and th4 same
four who dissented Monday made that the
courts decision. which virtually mi
nority judgment.-New York Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
Hurry and Education.

Hurry is an American vice. Its baneful eff
fects evident among us in a thousand
symptoms. High pressure existence Is well
enough unless it is carried too far, and 1t is
pretty we'll agreed that whole carry
it entirely too far. 1t is now proposed to carry
it still further.
The proposal is made by less a person
than President Lowell of Harvard university.
In a recent speech he urged-uness he has been
misquoted-that students should endeavor to
get out into life at an earlier age than is now
the rule Business. 1t is stated demands
the young man and has little use for the old
one. 1t needs all the young men it can get, We
are told, and it wants them as young as posi-
ble provided always, of course, they have
reached years of discretion. 1t is stated more
over that the young man who starts early gem
orally maintains his lead the who
starts later and, because he has longer time
in which to work, generally achieves larger
measure of ultimate success. In nutshell
the contention is that young men should spend
less time on education and should plunge more
quickly into the battle of hfe.-Chareston News
and Courier,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

fali. The character OF the people make the
town. not her tall structures, elaborate homes
domes and minarets. and when people lose in
terest in the promotion of the welfare of their
town they need not hope to thrive. Harmony
among the people of a community is indicative
OF It's progress. Farmers cannot be at vari-
ance with one another and prosper; merchants
cannot thrive. nor can the churches or other
similar organizations In the community
Lunenburg Tribune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1913.
Let ,Virginian F follow You

IF you are going away. either tn the sea
shore, the mountains or the country iet
THE NIRGINIAN follow You.
Remember there viii be no extra charge
and you will be able to keep up with the
happenings in your home town. All YOU
have TO do IS TO call phone Madison 1888
and tell Us where you are going. and your
paper will he there by the time you are.
DO 1T NOW.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
Timely Advice.

Although the season for thunderstorms hard
ly has opened reports Of persons killed by light
ming, while standing under trees during a
storm are coming in 1t seems useless to try
to break people of this practice of seeking the
protection Of the branches of tree during a
thundershower. summer wettng Is not a
serious matter at notwithstanding Index-Ap-
peal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
Mayor Ainslie on Vocational Training.

Mayor Ainslie, in his speech before the Rich
mond Mechanics institute final celebration.
made a plea for a day school for industrial
training
Vocational education is demand of the
day" comments the Richmond Journal. land
its urgency Is finding response In the number
of instances in which great manufacturing
plants are creating such schools in connection
with their own establishments in order to train
men in the expert knowledge required in the
higher grades of mechanical construction, which
such institutions demand Mayor Ainslie ex
pressed the belief that the time had come for
a day school for industrial training. and that
the manufacturers of Richmond would welcome
it."
Lynchburg needs both day and night schools
which will train future wage earners in Lynch
burg factories and business establishments
Lynchburg Advance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

There is no place in our ranks for the boss"
says the colonel, who himself, is not in the
ranks and therefore is not inconsistent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
Town Gospel.

If the people of q town would see 1t grow and
prosper there should be no fostering of jeal-
ousies and nourishing of contentious among
them All should learn to know that whatever
will conduce to the welfare of town cannot
The disposition manifesfed by her citizens points
with unerring finger to either her rise or down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
New Ise for Movies.

New Use for Movies.
Statesmen of machinery too large to be car
ried around finding motion picture films
useful in showing prospective customers the
operation of the machines they have to SELL
Kansas City Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
With the State Press
A. Warming to ofnceseekers.
Culpeper. Va.

Men who drink intoxicating liquors are not
ft for the public service, in the eyes of Sec
rotary Daniels. Men holding public office
should be examples to other men and to the
boys of our country" he Is quoted saying at
a temperance rally in Washington. last Sunday,
That seems to be the attitude of President Will
son and Secretary Bryan and seekers after
public office under this administration are put
on notice. That sort of policy is better than
prohibition In any event II You want job
drink grape Juice only.-Newport News Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

1t must seem strange to Uncle Joe Cannon
to be making calls instead of avoiding them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
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A Get-Fat-Quick Record

Savannah (Ga.) Cor New York World
All t-quiclS records were brok-
en- by Malissa Cooper. colored. who
died last night at her home at Grayson.
Gwyette county, this state 1t toow IA
men to put her in coffin.
She weighed 613 pounds when her
heart stopped beating, and the doctors
say she would have been as heavy as
a small elephant had she lived month
longer.
Five months ago the woman appar-
entity recovered from IA serious Illness.
and then--she had never before
weighed more than 150 pounds-she
began to put on fat at the rate of al
most 100 pounds a month.
She could be seen to grow fatter and
latter almost from day to day. Her
skin stretched and stretched, and what
kept it from cracking and splitting
vide open was puzzle to the many
physicians who hocked to study her
strange case.
The whole countryside got interested
in Malissa, and the people went to
Grayson in droves. lust to see her
grow She grew while they waited
At the last her neck was a yard in
circumference, and 1t was Ill inches
around her waist
Why she took on such prodigious fat
is question the doctors will investi-
gate for science.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Photo by Stephenson


commissioner. to which he has devoted
his best talents and efforts.
Mr.. Weatherly has served the people of
the state as a member of the last consti-
tutional convention and served as a men,
Der of the suffrage and elections commit
tees of that body. He proved a strong
man on the floor of that body and his
wise counsel was always given thoughtful
consideration. On the death of j. W.
Tomlinson he was selected as national
committeeman of the democratic party,
but declined reelection owing to his du-
ties as city commissioner.
Commissioner Weatherly's department
is in charge OF the streets and parks of
the city and he has given much of his
time to the Improvement of the. streets
Of the city and many miles of through
fares have been permanently improved.
The parks and Fairgrounds have also re-
ceiNed much of his attention.
At all times he is at the service OF the
people and takes an active interest in all
movements for the advancement of the
city. He has always responded to any
call where he could be of assistance and
has devoted his undivided time and at
tention TO the interests of the people,. He
is justly regarded as one Of the city's 5
most influential citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

For many years James Weatherly has
borne the reputation of being one of the
best known, least assuming and hardest
working lawyers and most successful
lawyers of the state And that reputation,
earned by a long and honorable career
at the bar, is applicable today in his ca
pacity as one of the board of commits
sioners of the city of Birmingham. What
ever criticism may be made in reference
to his acts as commissioner he has al
ways taken decided stand and has al
ways been able to defend any position he
might take in reference to the affairs OF
the city.
He is one Of the most approachable OF
men, his genial disposition, his never
failing courtesy, his mental poise, his
sound observations and his personal force
all combine to attract. He makes friends
readily and furthermore he holds them
lie was a great civil lawyer when in the
practice, and in his capacity as division
counsel of the Southern railway it is
said that he tried more damage suits than
probably any other lawyer in the state.
His splendid legal training and experience
and his knowledge of men and affairs,
for he has always taken profound in
terest in the politics of the city and state.
at him for the exacting position as city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

There is not member of the Birming-
ham bar that is held in higher regard
than John p. Tillman, senior member of
the law firm of Tilman, Bradley and
Morrow, nor one who has more distin-
guished career at the bar. Known
throughout the state as an able and
astute attorney. he wields wide influ-
ence both as lawyer and layman and
Is recognized as one of the city's most
substantial citizens While OF late years
he has never aspired to public office he
has always taken an active interest in
the affairs of the city and state and his
wise counsel has often been sought In the
deliberations of the democratic party. AL
though he was nominated at the first call
for constitutional convention in 1910, ne
declined to re-enter the race a second
time after the first legislative act calling
the convention was declared unconstitu-
tional.
Mr.. Tillman was born in Perry county,
Ala, where his early youth was spent. He
was partly educated at Howard college,
going from that institution to the Univer-
sty of Kentucky. He studied law in the
office of Pettus and Dawson at Selma,
and was admitted to the bar In June 1871
He practiced law in Selma and Mont
gomery with much success and in 1855
moved to Birmingham, where he has since
resided.
From the beginning of his career in Bir-
mingham Mr.. Tillman achieved distinction
as the years went by and today he stands
on the topmost rounds of the ladder
that leads to eminence in his profession.
He was connected with some of the best
attorneys of the city prior to his connec-
tion with the firm of which he Is now
member. among them James r. Webb,
Alex. T. London and u. X. Campbell, who
was recently appointed chief justice of the
United States court of appeals.
The firm of which Mr.. Tillman Is q
member represents several of the large
corporations of the district, including the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company. They have also a large private
practice and possibly figure in more suits
than any law firm in the state. They
have an extensive practice in the state,
county and federal courts and have had
great success in each.
Mr.. Tilman is a memDr of the Method
list church, south, and Takes a deep in
terest in all movements for the bettermen.
of the community and for the material
advancement Of the city and state.