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bishop Potter on Suffrage.

TO the Editor of The Times Disp't ch
Sir.--Of suffrage for women, Bishop
Potter has this TO say:
Turn to the Masters footsteps
which we are called to follow: nothing
is more characteristic Of Him than
His breadth OF sympathy. He enamel
pates women. In one instance, from
legal thraldom, In another from social
exile. in another from masculine con-
tempt. Fills words to one who came
for healing OF the body. Woman,
thou nrt loosed.' and the keynote to
all His acts and utterances toward
the whole sex. best described by one
word. liberation Freedom from a
dcspised inforiority, and the degrad.
Ing relation of chattel or toy is
the whole spirit of the gospel"
The noble army OF suffragists VIII
have TO appoint n month of prayer
and fasting. praying that God VII
send great leader Gas He did to the
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children OF Israeli. who will bring
them out OF bondage,
ROSALIE b. SELDEN.
whlte-Itnr, pill Endorsed.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-I have read tho many articles
Whltc game bin. both pro and con, and
~ ~ amusing TO see 80 many sign us
Farmer" with no namJ.
This bill is the only one that will
protect the farmer and game alike, and
should be passed without one single
amendment and do not understand
why and farmer should oppos. +, no
matter what amount OF land he should
own. II farmer has "a large tract
OF land he cannot at all times bc On
the lookout for trcspassers. He may
be at his work and hear the sound OF
guns and leave his work TO locate them,
but the chances are he will never do
so. Those who own small farmr do
not care for people coming too close
TO their residence shooting. and not
caring where or what they shoot The "
TO be shot az "a rabbit or bird.
IT Is a common thing for stock TO be
shot by huntsmen, and the requirement
for written permission Ia the only thing
To protect the farmer. When we give
q written permit to any person we will
know who Is hunting and. IL there
IL. No gentleman need fear not being
able To get permission 10 hunt on some
land. even II he owns none. In the
last two years have lost two calves.
shot by unknown huntsmcn. and had
,hree hres on timber land. one IRE 60
traced the origin OF the fire IL was
found that II started from unknown
trcsphssers putting fire in trees to
smoke out squirrels or rabbits.
think all manly sports should well
come the law, let them be from county
'oor city. as it will be protection to
thcm as we'll To the farmer
nave very little faith In man who
VIII sign himself farmer and op-
pos the Iiart-.Whitc bill and then adj
Nocatc the killing muZzling OF dogs.
The dog is Il necessity to protect The
farmer Every farmer should have ono
good dog. II is the duty of our law
makers to pass this law for the pro.
lection OF game and land, and III we
nave representative who do not repre-
sent us, then II IL the fault of the
farmers who should vote for men who
Will represent them. r.. l.. DUNN.
TrcNilinn. "a
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The Rappahannock
Rhapsodist
George WASHINGTON.

To- day I'd have YOU think. my son.
MOI OF George Washington as one.
Who, high in flames resplendant hall
Above his brothers towers like Saul;
Who In our fancies now has grown
The Man SupcrlatiVc In stone;
Not 5 the hero deficd,
VINO does, in brazen image ride
WIN high and stern Olympian air,
\ brazen charger, in the square.
But let us rather think, my son,
To-day OF Great George Washington
AS one whom we may initiate,
In those things which have made hin,
great.
But simple old Virginia pluck!
Pluck, trust and high persistency,
y most prevailing trinity
He had his doubts and even fears.
Yes, believe. his human tears,
And genial smiles, no doubt, could
The stony stcrnness of his faco.
But more than all he had the spark
OF courage that could face the dark;
Could conquer Valley Forge despair,
And brave the Icy Delaware:
The courage that could still maintain,
The fight when lighting seemed In vain
And turn defeat TO victory.
And make Il splendid people free.
Then--grcatcst victory of all,
He needed not ambitions call,
But gave us the example high
OF one who could himself deny,
and for the glory of his land
The lure OF Fame and Pride withstand
These high. hut hun"n traits. my son,
Are what I find in Washington
That | would have Won emulate
If you would he both good and great,
md win in his courage. us way,
The It'll" wars Of Every Dav
THOMAS LOMAN HUNTER.
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WidoMr, Pcnsinns.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch.
Sir.-Please kindly inform me why
IL Is that the widows of Confederate
sol1iers who were married between
1865 and 1855 are entitled to pensions
from the state of Virginia. while those
who were married after that date are
deoarref? il seems unjust to tho
boy soldiers who bravely enlisted
and fought TO the close. but were too
young TO marry Immediately after the
war They had given up the years
that they would have spent at college
or learning trade. and many OF them
had nothing, and had to begin all over
again, consequently were unable to
marry until after 1868, even had they
been old enough. An explanation OF
this law Will be greatly appreciated %.
A LOVER OF JUSTICE
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vote Will dissipntc all ill-feeling co.
casioned by delay nnG the nature or
the debate. and bind US closer to the
powers of Europe.
Better thnn anything else. however,
is tho indication that the act Of Con-
gross violating the Hay Pauncefote
treaty will be repealed. If this BIO
done. as now seems certain. stIli
stronger tie of friendship between the
United States and Great Britain will
be woven, But as important as lis this
consideration. II is not the most i'm
portant. II Is almost a matter or In
diherence compared to the great fact
that tho national honor will continue
untarnished. The free toll provision
by Democratic Congress for reasons
we have never been able 10 fathom.
II violated the fundamental principle
OF tho Democratic party. which has
ever been antagonistic to subsidies and
bounties. and II violated the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty. Assuming, as we
we'll may, that Congress was not con-
WINGED of the latter fact, excuses for
It's passage may be admitted without
cavil. but now that the fact OF viola
ton of treaty is almost universally
admitted by those who have studied
Tic question, and publicly so by the
President OF the nation. there can be
no justification in honor for failure
TO repeal. That the provision will be
repealed seems assured by the action
of the Senate yesterday in refusing to
exempt from arbitration tho question
of Panama Canal tolls. This is the
finest feature OF tho ratification by
more than two-thirds vote OF the ar
bitration treaties. as Important as are
those treaties in their provisions and
as great as is the support their rati-
ifcatfon gives to President Wilson in
his policy OF 'watchful waiting"
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let us say--that Yuan Shih Kai has
virtually ovcrthrown representative
government as provided for In the new
order. and has largely suppressed local
! self -sovernmcnt the Times. scts forth
| what. by so doing, he has been enabled
TO accomplish for the salvation and the
ultimate advancement of China. 1t has
| peen frequently said. and said with
truth. that bandits" paper money and
an excess of soldiers" were tho three
chief problems China had to solve.
Under the iron hand" OF Yuan Shih
Kai, the bandits. many OF them ad.
herents OF ambitious and plotting gem
erals, have received serious check; the
number Of soldiers under arms has
been greatly reduced. and the reca!ri-
trant generals have been brought to
book--have been forced to choose be-
tween loyalty and obedience to or re-
bellion against the powers that be.
The recourse In instances has beer
procrustean. but Il has been necessary,
and the result has been, as the Times
Is now advised. that Slowly but surely
the authority OF the central govern
provinces and China is once mora as
Stunning tho semblance OF cohesive
whole" The financial problem re-.
mains Il grave one. but to the end OF
Its solution In part. Yuan Shih Ilai has
appealed to the patriotism of the pco-
pie In the provinces for aid In forestaN-
ing the necessity OF further mortgages
OF Tn,
concessions for great works OF internal
Improvement from passing into tho
hands OF outside syndcates. Liberal
response to that appeal. which there
are. IL is said. strong reasons to believo.
Will now be forthcoming. cannot but
mean greater cohcsivencss OF the ma
tion and prove an additional safeguard
against the partition OF China
In the light of these revelations, tho
Eai's methods have sometimes shock
ed persons who can only think Of China
in the terms Of Western constitutional
principles" yet, as he knows his own
people and his own difficulties, no is
entitled to claim TO he allowed to " orlt
out his own problems In his own way.
And in the light OF his achievements.
the argument would appear unassail.
able
The fruit of the tres OF Yuan Shin
hafs conservatism, his tyranny IL YOU
VIII. confounds his critics In its PRO.
phecy OF that unhcation and arouse.
mcnt OF pride and patriotism among
the people on which alone real and
permanent self and representative
government can be builded. The out
side world has expected too much NJ
CHINA in too short time, and has
mea sured what ought To be by that
standard. Yuan Shih Kai seems 10
have known this rs few men could
nave known IL. and seems to have
measured the possibilities OF what
could be made to bo by that knowl-
edge
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WIS wording ns rlremnn.

TO Ute I.UItOT OF TIC TIMeS- DlSpatCh:
Sir.-ln your paper Sunday morning
the 10th. YOU printed an Item in regard
to my falling from a train on the Nor
folk and W. stern. l think In fairness
TO me you should correct this Item as
II may misl, ad some to think that
! was beating my way, when the facts
are: ! was firing the engine of a time
CINE between Haley and Estes. thirteen
miles east OF Petersburg. was rem
dercd unconscious for several hours.
and was picked up by the train crew
and carried to Petersburg, where re-
NAMED In the hospital two days. Ex-
pect TO be able to work again in few
DAYS.
Thanking you in advance for this cor
rection. G. II. WATTS
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Voice of the People
prohibit,on In North Carolina.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--From the present agitation of
the liouor question. one would infer
that the contest between the vets
and "drys" will be the hottest that
has been witnessed in Virginia for
many years. Should the so-called pro-
hibition law he sanctioned by ma
iority Of voters of the State. in due
time they VIII realize that they have
committed a grave error. by remov-
ing tho traffic from control of state
authority and placing II In the hands
OF tho lawless, from whom no revenue
is derived. This necessitates an in
crease OF taxes, and only benefits the
blind tigers" and their legal de-
tenders.
Judres on the bench in tho so-cnlle1
dry States deplore the increase of
crime and lawlessness so prevalent
There are more intoxicants manufac-
tured and consumed than ever before.
and the prohibition law. which is a
fraud and farce. is responsible for the
present conditions. Since the law has
been placed on the statute books Of
North Carolina. scores OF sudden deaths
have resulted from drinking the
poisonous stuff sold by the tigers
Yet the advocates of the law assert the
masses are becoming Temperate"
on the streets. Thousands of men, who
voted for the law are now convinced
IL is nullity. and can never be en-
forced. The writer has ever led q
sober life. but Is opposed to a law
which is an incentive TO crime and
drunken ness--conceived In fraud and
born In hypocrisy Let our friends.
the Vir0inians. look well before they
fall into the error n majority OF
90 INF AZ
FAIR PLAY.
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LETTERS rRO,I OUR nE,Dnns

Those friends who look daily on this
page FOR those breezy and interesting
letters our correspondents send us are
referred this morning to pages six and
seven OF. our Spring Trade Section, on
which arc printed a largo number of
communications
We arc most happy TO give this adj
dtional space to what VIC regard ~
one of the most interesting regular
features OF The Times Dispatch. Re
ceivinS ms we do. an average Of mora
than ten letters & day for our Voice
OF the People" column, II sometimes
happens that tho limitations on our
space nccessitntc some delay In the
publication OF these communications.
But we assure our readers we nre
most happy TO print their views. and
snail gee To it that they appear as
promptly az possible. The briefer the
letter, the sooner 1t can usually he
printed, but within reasonable bounds
All our readers arc invited TO exp,osa
'heir opinion on current questions with
The assurance that The Times Dispatch.
printed Tor the people, is always omen
to them.
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TIE CLOSER VIEW OF TIL,
CHINESE SITIJATIOS

Bnsing rs NonclusionS unnn ~. =,
vestigation Of corresnondn,,s
scene. who hovc s,ud,no oa@ ~ Wv
Chinese. the london ,rnnos ,aua ,
MAT there are mas, or,o,,ra,r,,,, -.
Of proeress !, cn,n,m -
norar, 49,. 49,, "" '''' coh'em-
,ooi o., e'oo'hS out
OF President WAN c,>,a ,t, "s'Huen1'
'"'' ''''' Mars arb
q ,,,n,nm po'''y' emma
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WHO MAkETlr TIE GIFT,

Those clear-headed men who arc
ieadins the Laymens Missionary
Movement in Virginia have comp,ea
figures regarding the contributions al,
church members which should make
every citizen blush
AS part of tho conferences held
recently iii Roanoke, Iyncbburr
stanton, Newport News. Norfolk
Portsmouth ana other cities, requests
wcrc made for detailed statistics
covering the gifts and benevolences OF
all the churches. In tho completed
table, l7G churches arc Included
covering thirteen denominations. with
n registered membership OF G4.7e9.
These churches gave TO congregational
expenses. Including the salary OF min
listers, $500, sam; TO benevolences ana
missions in America, 1925. 065.21; 10
foreign missions, S64,022Sl
The average annual contribution 10
general church. work for each member
was thus Slo,36 or 0 cents the week;
the gifts to missions and bencvolencr
on the same basis was s2.93 the year.
or less than 6 cents the week This
is bad enough, but still worse is the
fact, established by frequent injuries.
that of the whole membership OF tho
churches. scarcely more than one
third give to benevolent causes. The
other two-thirds give not at all or
only for the regular expenses of the
church.
In this, wo take it. is TO be found
the secret not only OF the slow pro
sress heretofore made In mission work.
but of the Indifferent attitude of many
good men to the church The work,
Of course cannot advance without
money and money In abundance; but
deeper still lies the fact that in fail
ing TO give. many lose the best oppor-
tunity Of becoming Interested in the
work of the church and thereby Of
gaining those vest BENEFITS that accrue
from interest in tho activities OF the
church.
Women. for instance. are generally
more regular attendants upon the
churches and more devoted to the
causes they represent than are men.
If II be so, ii Is due not only to wo-
mems more spiritual nature. but TO the
tact that, having more time for the
church, she labors more III its behalf
AND thereby becomes more Interested.
The church TO which any good wo-
man belongs is to her more than
place of worship; il IS the expression
o! nor activity, the object OF her toll.
the pride Of her achievement
BY the same rule, men become in
ierested as they give and, 10 repeat.
arc blessed as they arc Interested The
Laymon's Movement is doing much to
THIS end by demonstrating the posi-.
hlhtics Of missionary endeavor, by en-
uhasi2ng the solemn duty OF every
/ christian man to aid in the work and
by explaining the splendid results
"hich "iii follow the adoption or busi-
ness methods in Christian work. IT
INC activity Of the laymen will mean
Larger contributions to mission and
( benevolent work, tho givers viii ex
cmpiify an old, old truth In that they
WI be benefited even more than tho
: recipients
--az.=====.
+ The New YORK Sun wrote OF law
hidden New York." ana all the gang.
sters laughed.
z==s====i-===Evr=1-.z.,e4
AS 20 Castillo, the question sccms
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FEED TIE HIIiDS.

a law for tho protection OF game is
badly needed in Virginia, and efforts
orc now being made 10 place upon the
hooks Il statute having that end in
View, blu; all the laws in the world
Will not save tie birds from starvation
AT this season of the year the lives
1of the creatures OF the air arc inenaced
With snow on the gI2pnd. IL is difficult
for them to ohtaiu Sood,' and unless
help is extended. death WIZ be the
portion OF more than all the pot hunt
ers Gun Kill in lifetime. Differences
of opinion ns To proper legislation
exist even among those who are
agreed that additional Legislation Is
needed. but there can be no division as
TO the wisdom and humanity OF feed
Ing birds prevented in great measure
from hndins food for themselves All
Kinds OF hunters. people of every op.n
Jon as 10 the kind OF legislation dc
inanded, and those who neither hunt
nor care TO hunt, can unite TO save
these OF Gods creatures from starva
ton
For selfish and for Humanitarian ren-
sons. or 10Y either. feed the birds while
the snew covers tho ground.
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Queries and Answers
irne Coel.x,ihu. An,,nls.
du els fought by

Are there recorded duels fought by.
clergymen? r. g 4
II was no uncommon thing TWO hun
drcd years ago. The annals or dueling
contain not Few instances as that OF
the killing OF Rev. Mr.. I'm in 1894
by Cornei Gardener. OF the Carbiucors
Dean Bates was out" twice and tho
duel in Hyde Park In circumstances
which. bringing him no ccnsurc from
AN ecclesiastical court. caused the trial
justice TO charge the jury strongly
against him.
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UpniKncd I.etfcr..

In the past few weeks We have re-
celNed and destroyed without answer
an unusual number OF uns gnsd letters.
Many times the statement has been
made here that unsigned letters would
not he answered. The name viii not
DC published ir the writer so prefer,
and any signature FOR publication may
be given, the initials or any other, but
The rea! name. OF the writer must bo
be noticed.
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Monarchy.
Is England an absolute monarchy?

Ia LFTE I"IIU at dUSUIul q INUUNIENy.
ARCHER PITCHER.
II liz not. England Is what is called
"a constitutions monarchy. having
charters, conventions. acts OF GOTTA
mcnt etc. some OF great age and
amounting in effect to as clear and
well understood a Constitution as that
or the United States Constitution
by which the sovereign is as ruucl!
bound as the subject IL.
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Progressives are talking about prob
able candidates for tho presidency.
One OF tho strangest delusions Of
modern times is the apparently sincere
belief on the part OF some Progressives
tied for Il purpose rather than for u
man.
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JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

bUrn EhtOntonr Ga, Decembcr q, IS49,
Died. Atlanta. Ga, July .. 1905
I seem TO see before me the smiling
races or thousands OF children. some
Young and fresh, and some wearing
the friendly marks OF age, but all chill.
dren at hcart--and not AN unfricudIv
race among them And while ] an,
trying hard to speak the right word.
rest saying: You have made some Of
US happy. And so | feel my heart
huttering and my lips trembling, and
have TO bow silently and turn nway
and hurry back into the oh.
security that fits me best"
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Harl0ua.

How would ! proceed to put on tho
market In Virginia corn cure? Please
1900. RfADf,R
Consult the State Board of Health,
Capitol building. Richmond. Va. tx
per cent Is OPS. and the 9-15 multiplied
by this will give 900.
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IliffbdAHA.

Please state the date CT birth of tho
following persons: Patti. Goldsmith,
hlng humbert. Michael Angelo. Baden.
ioWeIl, Livingstone and Princess
louise JACOB 5 EDISS
In the order given; February 10 1si3;
November 10. 1924: March IA 1911:
March g. 1875: December "a, iS47; March
~. 1873 You would have to state
which princess Louise" you mean
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II woman's dress is an index to her
mind. as famous modisto tells us.
here's where we leave the ranks OF
the suffragists.
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AS 20 Castillo, the question socms
70 be- Nov You've got him, whutya
gonna do with him7"
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Arbitration TREATIES RATIFIED.

Inc passage by the senate yesterday
OF tAc arbitration treaties Is OF three
''ia significance. IL reaihrns this
couh'rys support ot The policy OF ar
'oh' " slrehE'hehs the hands Of
u'e administration IN dealing with the
A'oA'can SITUATION by increasing ioi-
is'eh ific'loShip' II pfacucaly assures
me 'epoa' OF NC free t'n provision OF
inc Panama Caf'i4 oc'.
40 e''"sc Oh International peace' go
Do'S aoVoo"'oo 10y secretary bryan.
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The New YORK Sun wrote OF "J
hidden New York" ana all the gang
sters laughed
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Mother shintnn Etc

About what was the supposed time
or Mother Shipton'? How may l de-
termine the amount OF wood in a pile
made by setting the sticks up nearly
perpendicularly? w w REL H.
About l500-I590. No one can tell
without knowing the form OF the pile
II you viii state the shape whether
circular or square etc. and the Length,
OF the sticks. 1t viii be possible TO make
out somewhat roughly the number or
cords In the pile.
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Joel ChnndIcr IInrrIx.

After good deal or delay. VIC arc
able 10 furnish copy OF the inscription
on the tomb OF Joei Chandler Harris
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Spades were trumps yesterday all
day long.
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Arbor Days.

ArbOF Days.
Please tell me the dates proclaimed
by the Governor of Virginia as Arbor
Day In 1911. 1912. 1918 X. H
In your order: April Z. April 12,
March %,
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