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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

the Office before Governor Stuart What the
governor may do in the matter Is not known.
Many persons. among them lawyers, in Bed
ford and Franklin. are said 90 be writing
the governor asking him to leave the position
vacant and to name judge to hold court from
time time until the Legislature meet and
abolish the circuit 1t is claimed that there is
pressure of business In the Franklin and
bedford courts. and that by attaching each
of the counties to one Of the adjoining circuits.
tho counties would be well taken of and
would have interruption OF legal business.
When the system of circuit judges in Vir-
ginta was established II did not include the
Thrtieth. This circuit established eev-
eral years later. At the time OF Its creation
many persons believed 1t TO be altogether
necessary. The plan OF adding another circuit
to the State judicial system and to have 1t en-
brace but two counties. seemed to impose upon
the people of the State and especially upon
the two counties in question an additional fnan-
cial burden which conditions did not justify.
County courts were abolished with view to
promoting economy but the of the circuit
court in Bedford and Franklin, we venture to
say. has been much larger than the cost under
the former system The plan originally laid
down by the constitutional convention was
good one. but when It Is altered through
rious subsequent enactnents and the establish
ment Of subdivisions, the States chance to save
money is not very promising In fact. If the
subdivision process continues. must pay
more to judges under the new order than
Several candidates for the Thrtieth circuit
Judgeship are in the field. and delegations rep
FeSent1nE them calling the governor.
Somebody wants the office and somebody in all
likelihood will get ii. To abolish an Office is an
undertaking of greatest difficulty. Once estab-
hshed. 1t fastens its tentacles upon the fabric
of the existing order and to pull these tentacles
loose is like trying to uproot mountain peak.
The matter of saving several thousand dollars
year for the penple ts 4fa.=t important
nine times out of ten it takes a back seat
when the interests of individuals are at stake.
The Thirteth circuit, having into
istence, is apt To stay In existence for many
long years, and though It has but two
counties and pays big a salary and costs as
inuch as II 1t measured up to the largest it's
perpctuity s assured. The day and the time
when a plain, business like disposition Of the
matter would he the program, Is yet long
way off
The governor, 1t would appear. will have hut
small choice. The court being where il u.s.
he probably will have to make an appointment
no matter what he thinks about 1t. and the
legislature the final arblter. may be expect ed
to endorse the procedure which made the
fhrteth circuit possible.--Roanoke World
News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
A Growing Evil.

committee Of he United States senate has
under consideration measure TO prevent. or, az
least restrict, a traffic which IS making us an
opium consuming nation 1t is rather sgrtn-
cant of the extent to which this business has
gone that the committee uses the phrases .'yye
are an opium consuming nation" in formal
report. 1t is something of q shock and yet
We AS a people have not been ignorant of
the fact that soul destroying traffic has been
going on In every State in the Union. Atten-
ton has been called 10 II in Virginia IN more
ways than one and in a very striking way when
former Governor Mann pardoned criminal who
was caught in the act of trading in cocaine
The committee Of the senate to which we
have referred finds that ItaIy Spain Austria
Hungary and Holland with population of one
hundred and SIXTY million consume less than
fifty thousand pounds of opium annually, while
the United States. with one hundred millions
% population, requires four hundred thousand
pounds. or eight times as much The per capita
pse is enormously greater. Another fact taken
from the committees report is decidedly dis
turbng that is to say, in fifty years popu-
lation has increased ono hundred and thfrty-one
per cent. whole the consumption Of opium has
increased three hundred and ffty-one per cent.
We quote from the subject:
This enormous increase in the use Of
opium in the United States is startling and
is directly duo TO tho facility with which
opium may he imported and placed within
the reach of the individual. There has been
In this country almost shameful traffic
in these drugs Criminal classes have been
created. and the Use of the drugs. with
much accompanying moral and economic
degradation. is widespread among the upper
classes of society Wide canvass of the
medical profession has determined that be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 pounds ~ opium
are sufficient to satisfy the medical needs
of the American people, and that 5000
ounces of cocaine only are necessary We
import, manufacture and consume over
1000 pounds, between four and five
tons of the latter.
Not only should the nation and the States
take legislative measures TO break up Illegal
and dangerous traffic In opium, but these laws
should he rigidly enforced No man guilty OF
violating them, no matter what his social or
financial standing ought to he allowed TO es-
cape the penalty, There should he In every
community such n sentiment against the traffic
that those whose business il is uphold the
law would not dare to aid In its evasion
Charlottesville Progress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
Clean Up the Abattoirs.

Action of the State dairy and food department
In Its prosecution OF abattor owners in Rich
mono for permitting filthy and unsanitary
conditions In their establishments Is to be
followed by similar action in localities in other
parts OF the State. This Is the announcement
made following the report of Inspector
L. ID. Jones. for the State Assistant Dairy and
Food Commissioner r. L. Purcell is said to
have issued ultimatum to the slaughter
house owners and rroprietors that they clean
up or close mp and 1t is expected there viii,
he grand cleaning up Immediately in order to
avoid threatened arrests.
Stories OF bad and unhealthy conditions
among the big meat shippers In Chicago are too
recent not to enable us to see the extent that
health, and sanitation may he neglected on the
plea OF business necessity. Failure to provide
conditions that proper IN this day and age
cannot be too strongly condemned. The coming
OF the summer season only the strongly
emphasizes the need Of exercising care In this
matter and the greatest activity on the part of
food inspectors and other officials TO see that
what is sold the people has the proper stamp
Of cleanliness
The report of the inspector suggests tha,
the nnsanitary condition In this State has been
going on for some time. He submits names and
tells what is wrong with the slaughter houses
Some OF the places inspected are unfit he SAYS
for the preparation Of moat-and- meat fa4.t4
products for human consumption" In some
cases he recommends the erection Of new and
proper structures for ahauoirs
The health authorities have apparently
struck blow only in one place. But others are
to follow unless conditions are changed IT
should not be necessary for .purveyors Of meat
10 wait until they are notified Sanitation in
TINS regard should he a matter too serious to he
trihed with Every who conducts an
ahattoir should see TO 1t that his place Is clean
that the slaughter OF cattle. Sheep hogs and
other animals is conducted along proper lines
and under conditions that make for heaithfnl-
ness, The action being taken nv health officials
in Richmond Is declared to he hut a beginning
There should he need for these officials 10
continue Their next visit should find proper
The conduct of ahattoirs under sanitary con
dlfions II not only honest. it is good business
Staunton News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
RICHMOND's MUSICAL TREAT.

Everything Is in readiness for the curtain TO
go up Monday on the event to which all Rich
mond looks forward annually with eager an
ticlpation-the May festival Of the Wednesday
club. and musical Richmond has treat In store
this year for the reason that It Is TO be the most
ambitious effort Of this popular organization.
There will he three coneerts-Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Tuesday afternoon at the
City auditorium. The club @iIl present seven
stars Of the grand opera stage, the ffty-piece
orchestra OF the Metropolitan Grand Opera
company and the festival chorus of the Wed
uesday club. which is composed Of Richmond
best talent
It will be a rich musical treat and one which
Richmond will hppresiate- The management
Of the club makes the announcement that the
curtain Will rise promptly at $50 o'clock and
no one will be admitted during the rendering
Of any number on the program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
WHIPPING POST TO
STOP W|FEbEAT|NG

ATLANTA, May a--The City Police
court may he compelled TO consider
the establishment of a whipping post
for wife heaters, if mere fines and
chaingang sentences do not soon put
q stop to the practice in Atlanta.
Yesterday three different men were
arraigned and found guilty of beating
and mistreating their wives, and last
week there were several similar cases.
Walter 3. Milan. a telegraph opera
tor, was one of tho principal offenders
yesterday Milan was fined $500 for
mistreating his pretty little wife last
Monday night and was also bound
over to the State courts on a charge
of wife beating and of assaulting a
neighbor who heard Mrs. Milam's
screams and went to her assistance.
s In another case, that OF j. r. Stat
ham. the wife who had been beaten
appeared in court to plead for mercy
toward her husband whom she said
She loved The judge was moved TO
reduce Stathams fine to SLOTS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
4 Chance For the Governor

IT occurs 10 us that Governor Stuart has an
opportunity to render real service by declining
10 appoint judge to preside over the court of
the circuit composed Of the two counties of
Bedford and Franklin. This iudEeship recently
was vacated by the death OF Judge T. l.. Camp
bell There numerous applicants for ap-
pointment by the governor to I'll out the unex-
PRED term or TO serve until the next regu-
lar session of the legislature,
There is a sentiment among the taxpayers of
the district In favor Of aboshing the circuit
and putting each county in an adjacent circuit
The amount of business done NV The Judge of
the Bedford Franklin Circuit is ridiciously
small.
Governor Stuart could desi.nate the Judge OF
neighboring circuit to hold court regularly for
Franklin county and similarly direct Judge of
a circuit nearby to hold court for Bedford
The governor could continue this arrangement
until the legislature conyenes and then he could
put seuarely up To that body the proposition
TO abolish the circuit
II is not certain IT, indeed. 1t he prohabJe
that the legislature would follow the recon-
mendation OF the governor. for we cannot con-
celva OF anything more difficult OF ACCOMPLISH
ment with the legislature Of Virginia than TO
bring about the abolition of an office once II is
created 1t would be mean To say that few
things are easier than TO induce the lsrisIa
ture to create a new Office,
The last constitutional convention abolished
county courts In Virginia, In the Interest OF
economy. and established twenty-four circuit
courts. Succeeding legislatures Increased the
number OF circuit courts TO thirty There is
hardly any doubt that present court system
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
MAKE R4t4IA4nSp SUMMER pfF Y Il

We do hope and trust that President Woodrow
Wilson can make 1t convenient 10 accept the
hospitality of his native State and summer In
tho Blue Ridge mountains Of Virginia.
The resolution introduced In the house Thurs
day by Representative carlin calls for the cree
ton OF a summer home and workshop In Clarke
county. and was prompted by the information
that the president. on account Of the stress of
public business, would have 10 forego vacation
and make out as best be can with tent erected
on the Capitol grounds This excuse for a
vacation will not do; If the president feels that
he would be too far away from base amid the
trail of the long leaf pine. We can erect tent
on the Capitol square in Richmond, where he
can yet the cooling breezes from the James
inspiration sufficient TO conduct the affairs Of
any nation or to settle the most perpsexng prob
lem In the world. the Mexican ernbrogo not
excepted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
Waverly

wAyERLY. VA. May e--Miss Nell
Yeiiott. has returned to her home In
Baltimore. Md. after spending several
days in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
W. West. on Copnerhaunk avenue
w. G. Fsrrar Of suffolk. visited In
the home OF r. r. West this week.
Mrs. Matte Burgess, Of Ivor. visited
friends ard relatives In Wayerly on
"Wednesday and Thursday last.
Mr., and Mrs. Jester A. Gray and
little daughter. Jane, has returned
TO their home In Frsdericks. Del. after
spending a month an Wavarle with re-
latiyes.
field. spend the Weekend IN the home
af Judge J. F.West, on Cepperha4nk
avenue.
Mrs Lucy A Chappell ard sons.
Wallace and Jordan. spent last sun
day In Blackstone
Dick Wilson. Of Petersburg. visited
waverly this week,
T. r Johnson. Of Baltimore. Md.
is visiting mis- parents near WaverIy.
Miss Leola Edwards. OF Sussex Court
house. is spending this week with
friends and relatives.
John w. West returned to his home
in Waverly on Wednesday, after
spending several days with his uncle
C. n West In Newport News, Va.
Miss Ruth Brtnkley, OF suffolk, IL
spending some time IN the home of
Mr. and Mrs V G johnson.
Mrs Hunter ". Chappell. of Pc
tcrehurg Is visiting her mother, Mrs
l. A, Chappell, on Hunter street.
Mrs. John r, Nav is visiting friends
and relatives In Richmond this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
SIGNAL HONOR FOR
DR.. 5. A. MITCHELL

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. May Q.
The scientific value OF the new work
being undertaken at the Leander Nc
Cormick observatory has been recog-
nized in a very substantial manner by
the award to DR.. s. A. Mitchell, of the
Adams REESE arch fellowship for 1914
10. The fellowship is one founded at
Columbia university in honor of Ernest
Exemption Adams, a young man of
great promise who died Just before
completing his college course at Co
lumbia Young Mr.. Adams was
specially interested in physics, and to
perpetute his name, funds were pro-
vided by his father for fellowship. to
be annually awarded for research
work In the domain Of physics. The
present holder of II Is Professor r.
w. Wood, of Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, enc of the foremost experimental
physicists of the present day.
The honor to DIR. Mitchell OF being
appointed the successor 10 Professor
Wood Is very great, especially since
his work Is primarily not in physics.
but merely In the related science OF
astrophysics.
This fellowship will not take Pro-
fessor Mitchell away from the uni
versity. but 1t is given him for the
purpose of carrying out his plans of
determining the parallaxes or dis
tances of the fixed stars The money
from the fellowship will be devoted
by him to obtaining additional equip
ment for the observatory and procur-
ing extra assistants SO that the great
telescope may be kept at work every
hour of every clear night throughout
the year,
It might welI-ta-F remind ttfe.
friends OF the university that Virginia
possesses one of the very finest tele-
scopes in the world. Since DR., Nit
chell has come to the university he has
procured a photographic end for the
2s-inch telescope. and with this he is
now obtaining photographs Of the
stars which are quite the equal OF any
photographs taken at any observatory
in the world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

ss,lldateG tomorrow Mr. Kelley Will be editor
and w W Chaplin. recently publisher of the
Seattle Post-fntelhoencer and the San Francisco
CoH will be publisher. The consolidated papers.
IL ia announced. will be independent in politics.
These changes make for better newspapers
and as q rule are altogether desirable for a
community The regrettabe feature OF them
is that they throw many capable Mon out OF
employment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
BUENA VISTA

fRt-f3AS v ffs3 ;1 A. May a7-=~fs.s
Misses simmons, of Martinsville. Va,
spent the week end with their sis
ter Miss Nancy Lee Simmons
Mr.. Walter Parker and Mrs. Alvin
Thornton. Of Covington. Va, spent
the week end with Mr.. Thornton's
sister. Mrs. Frank Knight.
Messrs. Neil and Fowlkes. of Lex
inston. spent the week end with Mr..
Ambrose Brown.
Mrs A. c. Hopkins left Tuesday
for Washington, where she will be
the guest of Miss Edna Dire for some
time.
Mrs. ]. c. Taylor very delightfully."-
entertained the Entire Nous at her
home Wednesday afternoon
Mr.. V r. Strickler spent last week
end at his old home in Luray.
MIR. Jack Kaplan, of New York.
who has been spending the winter
here In the government service, Was
transferred to White Mountain, n.
n. and left last Friday for that Iiacs.
Miss kathrine Mcdonald and Mr..
John Rentz. who were married in
Roanoke last Sunday afternoon. are
spending some time in Washington
before returning to their future home
in Euena Vista Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
BOTTO UNDER $500
SECURITY UNTIL TRIAL

Bicycle Policeman W. j. Botto Of
the First precinct station. who was
arrested several weeks ago on war
rants sworn out by his wife and fa-
ther-in law was yesterday placed I'm
der $500 security for six months,
when his case was tried in the Po-
lice court 'Botto noted an appeal
The officer was charged by his
wife with assa uiting and threatening
to kin her. and by his father-in law
with trespassing on his premises At
the time the warrants were served
on him Botto rendered his resigna-
tion To Captain Sowell, of the First
station. but later asked that the can
tain refuse to accept it. His request
was granted by the captain upon the
OF the police board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
WILL INSTITUTE
TWO new D|0cESEs

ROME. May a.-The pope has
sanctioned the institution of two new
dioceses in the United States. The
first is that OF Spokane. WASHINGTON.
which will depend upon the Metro
politan See of Oregon, and will con-
sist of the eastern portion OF the d.
ocese of Seattle. The second new
diocese is that OF Ell Paso, Tex.
which will be formed Of portions OF
the Sees of Tucson. Dallas and San
Antonio, and will depend upon the
archdiocese Of Santa Fe. The bish-
ops of these new dioceses will short.
ly be appointed
Signor Enrico Nathan. ex-niayor-
OF Rome. who has been appointed
commissioner for the Italian
government to the Panama Pacific
exposition, at San Francisco. will start
for the United States on May 14th-
Although a professed Socialist. he
will take with him the gorgeous uni
form of a knight commander OF the
Royal Order of Saints Maurice ana
Lazarus.
1talys participation in the expo-
sition Is now official. The exhibits
will be purely characteristic OF ltal-
ian industries.
There has been little doing In .
social way during the week. Princess
Ruspoli gave a dinner In honor OF her
sister, Martha, Count Vannu.elli and
Prince Altieri.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
WARRENTON

WARBENTON. VA Nav a.--Foilow-
ing "a meeting of citizens NJ the Town
hail here on April the 2ath which
meeting was addressed hX AR. Sut-
ton. Of Philadelphia. In the interest
of the Soy Scouts Of America. with an
idea of forming local branch of the
noted organization, at which meeting
by motion a committee formed of
Reverends William @, Pendleton, Will
liam Chinn, ]. n. Mast and Dr. Eugene
y Jackson, was appointed to elect
officers. scout master and look into the
details Of the matter, the officers and
scoufmaster were elected here yes
terday afternoon at "A meeting held In
the Town hall, which officers are az
follows Scoutmaster, Rev, William
g. Pendleton president. Or f.. r.
Jackson: vice~president, nr. $, w
Maphis. secretary, Mr.. r, r. Wood;
treasurer. Mr VI. r. O'Connell These
officers with Mir. W. L. Parkinson and
Professor r osgood Smith. form the
executive committed The committee
will proceed with the organization Of
a warrenton troop of boy scouts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
Covenants and Promises.

l,4lt"r. ktFgl man:
SRI would suggest 10 any who may feel
interested in the scheme Of human redemption,
as revealed IN the Bible, To take good rerer-
orco Bihle and turn To the first verse in the
Ecw Testament and follow up the references
from the SON of David and the son of Abra-
hom, Indefinitely, and If Won be of the rever~
eptai type Won VIII make some startling. but
welcome discoveries about the covenants and
promises 70 which the faithful OF all ages
stand related
A. BLANTON.
ElaoAHoDe, Va May 9th
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

rs more costly than the one wiped out by the
new constitution.
recommendation from Governor Stuart to
abolish the edford-Franklin circuit, and several
other circuits well. would strike a popular
chord. resolution to amend the constitution
ny cutting down materially the number of cir
cult judges and restoring the county court. with
monthly cote day would be ratified with
whoop by the voters of Virginia
Index-Appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
Candidate for waynesboro Niayoralt,

wAYNESBORO. VA. May a,--The
approaching mayoralty campaign has
been very much enlivened by the en-
trance of Mr.. j. E. Cooke. editor and
owner of the valley Virginian.' as
an aggressive candidate. MIR. Cooke
was formerly mayor OF this town for
six years, and during his atifninlstra-
tion Waynesboro made remarkable
strides of advancement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
PEOPLES FORUM


Editor NirEinian!
Sir,~~Every now and then we have a lot OF
rot on the subject Of Future Punishment in
the public press and scriptural passages are
construed to teach that there Is hell. The
teaching of The wtaeacres that there lis no
future punishment cnntradicts what our Lord
saws i'm The 25th chapter of Matthews, makes
ll}s mission the world a farce and is Il
dangerous doctrine TO preach
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

The 'Thirtieth Circuit.

2 ne Thirtjeth judicial circuit Of Virginia
consists Of two counties--Bedford and Frank
jn The death of Judge j. T. Campbell has
1rrt Tne JI7EesTIp m The Thrtefh circuit
cant and has brought the question OF filing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

A Virginia paper annoonccs that young
man IN the ucigaborhood "a afflicted with
phlebtis which S. described AS IAN affection Of
the nerves and limbs. accompanied Try high
fever We contracted it once or twice from
the pet cat, bat It didn't attest rs that way
nor did We attempt that fashion Of spelling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10

ElaeAsfone, IA. May 9th,
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-28

Minister of War Makes Huerta Revoke Order to Execute a Hundred Polit- ioal Enenies-Marked Progress Made by Mediators at Niagara FaIis-con- slider Land Question: