The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-17

t nat M agreement. has been reached by
nose IN control Of tho two last named
ts lam.ta upon the
belonging to the. Medical College 'e 81
Virginia to the rector aud visitors off
Of a department. OF medic 1 ' OF ths
s sur m. Of sHiioient funds to suara ans
maintenance OF tho proposed school
upon thorough, university basis. in
accoruance with the best modern Id en- In.
~ VIII Result In Great School,
This agreement, IL carried out by
suitable SUI p, enaetments, of and supported
crnl Assembly, will result in a great
moaical school. to when Virginia.. the
tons will send those desiring the most
complete and thorough, medical educa-
t tl%n, 1T WI, have back Of Il the his
With It's system which turns out men,
as well as scholars. and because OF this
tai city for clinical nstractlo11'u f Il c% will
rank with the best medical schools Of
earnestly recommend that tho Cen
eral Assembly pass all necessary stat
utes and glve generous financial sup
port to this movement
Question of Temperance
Now that the Webb law has been
passed by the Congress OF the United
control OF ali Shipments of alcoho lie
LIQUOR as soon as the State line is
crossed. there is no, good reason why
hibit the shipment OF such liquor into
dry territory and prohibit Its being
Gone. ] strongly recommend that Until
the question OF prohibition shall be
saloons shall be required to open not
carrier than sunrise and close not later
man sunset. | repeat what said In
my message to the General Assembly
or !Sl2. that / am steadfastly opposed
have the right to settle this question
az TO them shall seem best.
Oysters md Fish.
Under the management OF our cffl-
Gent Commissioners and Commission OF
sherics, Virginia has taken the first
Never before have fish and oysters been
80 So plentiful, an" nd 1t is estimated that
he he S xnor % Pr ,'sn anu sheiihsh during
si5. 100000 and $4,000. 600. The Ue'@ COM
mission paid into the treasury last year
lhere was a net balance In favor of the
state OF S32,4sy.S6, to which must be
saged new eSo boats boats purchased. costing
mt oysters TO be taken except from
grounds absolutely safe, and while [
10 h0t think there is nppreciable dan
ger from eating fresh oysters taken
from almost any GROUNDS. this care on
the part Of. our commission makes IL
rereat The recommendation made
IN my last message. that an act be
PASSED st requiring our Commission of
depleted bottoms of York River under
closed season until their productive
day OF January. 1920. when 10 per
cent Of existing leases will come to an
cut UP into all kinds Of shapes. be then
laid or In squares and parallclograms,
rs has been done in Maryland, and ali
leases be then renewed or new ones
eranted or course. in doing this the
rights OF present lessees should be re-
spectcd as far as possible.
AS we have about 10000 acres OF
planting grounds not under lease and
with no present demand for II. II might
consider the ndvisability OF leasing it
to persons not citizens or Virginia, or
permitting 1t to be developed by foreign
Sewage In Potomac River.
me ne oyster beds from which edible
By the citizens Of Maryland and VIZ
tinia are from nifty TO sixty miles from
Washington and Alexandria. with wide
al impurities before the beds are
ttssaened by, the waters coming from
nose t"o cities. But from time 20 tiIne
reports are put in circulation that
these beds are affected by the sewage
ports are true or false. the effect upon
a great Industry is the same and this
aiithoush Just as soon as there is the
iieving that our oysters are not abso
iutely healthy the beds from which
o omcE are. are taken are at once closed by
proYal We cannot Risk even suspi.
cion wherc so much IL involved TO our
tOnEers and those OF !, sister state, ana
n is.rN ,I,I,
VIII once for all put the matter at rest
T., l. s sn; recommend that our. Com
General Assembly to ascertain coudj-
tons ut Alexandria, and at the gnrbnge
deduction plant at Cherry HI which
! am informed deals with garbage and
perhaps sewage from Washington. and
''nn IS n piivatG corporation within
ara IN v nmenhhle to the laws Of the state
should II this session enact laws which
VIII rrovoat possible pollution OF the
Potounc E!ver and preserve our oysters
even from suspicion
The State PenitentInry
III inc report OF The board controlling
been wei managed, and that the farm
has yielded n very large net profit A
dining-room has been built at the penl:
Tertiary, which is proving source OF
profit TO the State and comfort to the
convicts. Before II was built a certain
eNhcting appetite, was allowed to each
convict. and as many could not eat
the supply furnished, there WAS con-
siderable waste. Now each convict is
given as much as he wants, and If he
holds up his hand he is helped again
and again until he is satisfied, but the
quantity OF food prepared is much
smallcd than under the old plan.
There aretwenty-eig camps Of con-
victs and jail men now at work on
the public roads, in as many counties
composed of about l,150 convicts and
iIo jail men, and two more camps will
probably be put out during 1914. The
convicts are doing excellent work. and
their health is good. In consequence OF
the number OF road camps the superin-
tendent and employees at the penitcn-
tiary are compelled 10 do a great deal
more work than formerly, for which
additional compensation should. in JUS
ticc, be allowed.
Contract Labor.
Since the last session OF your body
the contract with the Davis Shoe Com
pany has expired. and it not having
been found practicable to work the
conv:cts by the state. and the super.
.iiicndent of the Penitcntiary being of
opinion that on account OF physical
condition. character or disposition it
would be unsafe TO put on the convict
road force certain prisoners. 500 of