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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
CURRENT COMMENT
A Change to he Changed.

Washington is the one famous American made
to-order city. 1t artificially called into ex-
istence to be the national capital. Like St
Petersburg and Berlin. the two other great
capitals built In ewamps Washington was ar
nitrarily located and arbitrarily planned. But
the American city planned more systenat-
icaly and wisely than any other city Of the
world.
Its numbered and Iettered streets crossed by
a few wandering avenues. have made IL the
simplest of cities to learn and the most logical
About three years congress took action
TO change the name of Sixteenth street North
west to THE Avenue of the Presidents 1t
was altogether silly change. Such high
sounding names are all right in Paris, and may
pass in other European cities, but they are not
American. THE Avenue of the Presidents
mouth filling, but II pompous affec
tation which little less than ludicrous
Moreover. II utterly at variance with the
fEnfant plan, which has made Washington
famous. Avenues according to this plan, were
wandering throughfares, roughly geometrical
but having part in the gridiron arrangement
of streets, which is the basic plan of the city.
Sixteenth street happened to be the finest of
the streets and Its not sufficiently
inspiring, 1t TO crafty the cgotism Of its
dwellers that 1t rechrstened by COM
PLEASANT congress Now the will probably
he changed back 10 sixteenth street, and ii
should be--Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
Street Fatalities.

1t is astounding record OF slaughter upon
the streets Of the metropolis that the city of
New York presents for the year just closed
These number SAL
New York is a very big city; its population
is mulufarlous: the majority are capable of TAX
ing care of theme there is a minority that
should be taken care of. And IT is evident that
this careless multitude not cared for.
II should he said that in the ordinary traffic
Of street and wagons, the number Of kill
ings has been reduced during the past three
years the surface killed only 0s and the
wagons 81, against 349 by both in the year
1910.
Automobiles are accountable for the alarming
increase. OF the Sal deaths upon rfle high
ways of New York city, 302 caused by
these vehicles. While other agencies have been
restrained. the autos have plunged ahead
The safely of life in the streets Man
haitian Is apparently not much matter OF
State legislation of corporate administration.
Boston Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
Vice AdInirais Needed.

II would be a rather ironica twist OF fate If
to Josephus Daniels. the most levelns and
democratic secretary the navy has ever had,
should go the credit Of establishing vice ad
miralships permanent naval grade. The
creation of this grade except for the purpose OF
rewarding exceptional service has always been
opposed aping of tine aristocratc spirit
Of foreign military services. Seeing the prac-
teal advantages of giving the commanders Of
American fleets squadrons foreign sta
tons higher rank than they now have, Secretary
Meyer tried hard two years to have two
vice admiralships established the rank to hold
only during active service but congress in
fuenced by false democratic sentiment, re-
jected the secretary's proposal
The trouble with the system Of giving
uiar rank in the navy higher than ad-
miral is that when emergencies arise ON foreign
stations. the American commander. no matter
what the strength of the fleet under him,
the larger relative Importance of American in
terests Is likely to be asked to give precedence
to foreign commander If joint action is con-
tenn plated. The situation at Tampico recently
showed the emharrassnents of such a eompli
cation, and Mr.. Daniels is right in asking the
chairman OF the house and senate naval com
nlittens to make ii possible 20 assign officers
of higher rank TO command foreign posts,
New York Tribune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
PEOPLES FORUM
A Correction.

Editor Of The Viuginian:
Strive notice in your paper of the 4th
under heading -"Petersburg Enthusiastic" you
quote saying that the Petersburg Savings
and Insurance company would not ask TO be
made branch of any reserve bank, as the bank
discount paper I beg to say that the interview
that ! had with your correspondent has been
entirely misqucted by him.
What did say to him that the writer
heartily IN favor of having one of the reserve
banks located in Richmond: that the Petersburg
Savings and Insurance company had not fully
determined whether or not II would take stock
in the regional bank, that at the moment II
would not see any special advantage in doing
SO. In View OF the fact that OF the principal
Inducements OF becoming A stakeholder in a
regional bark would be to have place OF which
II could send its bills receivable and have them
Insurance company never rediscounted its bills
receivable, and have previously stated
could not any special advantage in becoming
member Of the system.
bHFg Savings and Insurance company being
privately owned it is "a regular bank of
discount and deposits and duly Incorporated
lsrrder The Virginia law.
Petersburg, Va. Jan. 9Th. Cashier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07

because there are no we'll defined views held by
any great number of people and also because not
as much general consideration has been given it
for many years. The enabling act should be
passed without trouble; tax reform should be
studied carefully and action taken only after
full and free discussion and deep elaboration
The latter is question that might we'll engage
the attention Of the general assembly for the
entire session. II Is absolutely essential that
as there are so many other matters of Importance
to b. considered and as II is utterly impossible
to give the greater part OF the time to one CUES
ton. however important 1t may be- we are con-
fronted with the dilemma of facing question
which requires more time than there Is at the
disposal OF the body which must act upon 1t.
Obviously the only thing to do is to shift some
Of the work upon some other body. The solution.
then. is 10 organize a committee. composed of
members Of both houses OF the legislature and
Of experts appointed by some competent su
thortty and to delegate TO that committee the
work OF preparing tax reform measure. giving.
OF course, TO every member the opportunity to
heard by 1t, With the work Of preparing the
measure completed. the legislature should ad-
journ without taking action. adopting a resolu
ton providing for an extra session at date far
enough In the future ts enable the members
to study the measure and be prepared to approve
in whole in part, to dsapprove In whole or
in part and to be ready with whatever amend.
sary. The bill. discussed amended and improved,
could then be put before the extra session for
final passage a completed work bearing the ear
marks OF patient study and investigation by ex.
perts and members of the Legislature and as
perfect as 1t is in the power of the represen ta-
tiyes of the people to make It,
This suggestion. If followed. would give us real
tax reform and at the same time would relieve
the coming session of great part of its work
1t Is we realize. expedient-valuable and we
believe, necessary. but still expedient. The
germ of the question OF longer sessions il not
settled by it. That however is for the future
An amendment TO the constitution is required
before the sessions of the Legislature can be
len gthened, and even though all agreed that they
should be Heightened and though we were pre-
pared to begin work now, 1T could not be ac
oomplished in time for operation before the ses
sion OF the general assembly Of 1918, The ses
sion of a tax committee and an extra session
does not involve the surrender of the principle
of d ninety-day session, nor does it involve al
endorsement 1t merely provides for presen
needs. affecting not at all the other proposal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
A Rad SUGGESTION.

The proposal to put Richmond In the district
with Maryland and to make Washington the
regional reserve centers for the district would
be a great blow to Richmond, Virginia and the
Carolinas Richmond is the logical financial
center for the district romposed OF Virginia, West
Virginia. the Carolnas and Georgia. and to
place part of that territory in one district and
the rest in another would interrupt the even
flow OF trade. The Carolinas do not belong
in the district with Georgia, Mississippi, Louis
lana. Florida and other States to the South and
Virginia is connected with Maryland and parts
OF West Virginia by no financial ties OF strength
The suggestion is only suggestion, Of course,
and nothing has been decided by the organiza-
ton committee. but that consideration is being
given to II attests the Importance of the work
Richmond is doing to induce the committee
TO make Richmond the center of compact dis
trict with similar financial and trade interests
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
DR.. s. c. Mitchell.

When DR. s. G. Mitchell resigned as president
[of the South Carolina university to come to
Richmond and accept the presidency Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
Attack Fails tn Raacb Wilson.

The country is watching with little interest
the efforts of William Randolph Hearst to dis
credit President Wilson because the White House
will not take orders from the yellow newspaper
Offices The Hearst publications virtually
the only ones that do not give the administra-
ton decent treatment and reasonable degree
of credit for work accomplished The effort to
drive the nation into war with Mexico has been
laughed at the work of busy body and
interested land in Mexico. In short, the
attack fails to reach the president, hut does
coil with deadly emphasis upon its author
Nebraska State Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07

combined medical colleges. Governor Blease
boasted that he had run DIR. Mitchell out OF the
State. Now the Baptists are trying to induce
DIR. Mitchell to back to South Carolina
and take charge of their education work in that
State,
Fly declining DR.. Mitchell has spared Gov
ernor Blease's feelings. Virginians would be
happy If Governor Blease would send more men
like DIR. Mitchell back to Virginia. So well do
the people of Virginia think Of DR.. Mitchell that
when IL rumored the other day that Pres
ident Alderman, account of his health would
retire from the University of Virginia, there was
Mt call for DR.. Mitchell to fill his place
and If there were vacancy he would undoubt-
edly be considered in that connection, and prob
ably receive the offer of the presidency of the
institution.
Just now, however. DR.. Mitchell thinks his
call Is to make successful the effort to establish
great medical school at Richmond IT is
happy circumstance that a man holding so high
place in the religious life of the State should
be in position to aid in molding the characters
of so many young medical me.--Staunton Leader
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
Women Enforce the Law.

The Woman's Public Health League of Pitts
burg is organization recently effected for the
promotion of the health of the community, and
that it Is active in that direction is shown by the
following from the Pittsburg Press:
Mrs. Marie Stoner. wife of DIR. J. p. Stoner.
of the Marine hospital, and Mrs Matilda Orr
Hays, a prominent Pittsburg cluhwoman and sIf~l
fragist. Jack Smith spit Fifth avenue
pavement at II A. NJ. today and had him
pinch ed-aud Jack" walked along with the two
women, the confessed whole works Of the city's
latest civic organization, the Womans Health
league, to Central station, where he gave Pitts
burg, via the sergeant, Christmas present OF
SIS for the prompt renewal of his liberty. the
loss of which had made him conspi cuous. and
brought him such following during the fifteen
minute walk from the scene of the crime to police
headquarters"
Splitting the sidewalk is not only filthy
habit. hut 1t is a dangerous practce---as filthy
and as dangerous splitting on the floor of post
office hotel lobby car Ut spreads
disease Therefore most cities have a law against
splitting the sidewalk, but it is rarely il ever
enforced. Policemen do not arrest men for vio-
latng this law, probably because it seems too
trivial matter TO he treated seriously But po-
hcemen mistaken, If they take that view of
IT, Even IL the practice were not less
Of menace to the public health II is indecent,
and ought to be discouraged through prohibitor.
ordinances.
The problem involved in the enforcement of
the anticipating law seems to have been solved
ny the women of Pittsburg. 1t might be solved
by every woman of every community, incudna
Bristol. through health organization formed for
that purpose. 1T is work for which women
are really better fitted than men. There are
several reasons why men hesitate to report per-
sons for splitting on the sidewalks none of which
reed stand in the way Of women.
Public Health league in every city, composed
ri women sincerely interested In the purpose of
the organization would soon make effective an
important ordinance, which is dead
lletter.-BrstoI Herald Courier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
With the State Press
S. Weir MITCHELL.

The fame Of DR. S. Weir Mitchell, who died
yesterday at advanced age, both ply
stefan and author, International, although
he probably was more widely known = a writer
of fiction, His last book appeared a few months
ago under the title of Westways. A year ago
he published John Sherwood, Ironmaster and
among his other works Of fiction Hugh
Wynne, Free Quaker The Adventures of Fran
co.'s, Francois Villon, Characteristics, Francis
Drake, a Madeira Party. and DR.. North and His
Friends.
Dr. Mitchell noted neuroloGist and
his medical works largely were on the subject
OF nervous diseases. He given honorary
degrees by two foreign universities the Iniver-
sity Of Bologna and the University of Toronto
while the degrees OF LII u. bestowed upon
him by Harvard. Princeton and other institu-
lions in this country He held membership in
societies in many parts of the world Including
the French Academy OF Medicine The British
Medical Society. the Royal Society of England
American Neurological association, and many
others
His notable career was a unique example of
who successful not only IN his yo-
cation, but in his vocation-~I.ynchburg Ad-
vance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
Hated Rival.

'Why these weeps?"
Harold has written poem to another girl
"'ro whom Is the poem addressed?'
aurora Borealis--boo hoo."-Pittshurg Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07
For the New Year.

For the New Year.
God grant that may live this year
In harmony and peace
For the suffering and afflicted
Send A. prayer for their relief
That may all be thankful
For blessings we've received
And in our songs of joy and praise
Our Saviors love believe.
Though sorrow may Cypress us
And heavy burdens come,
Well bow heads In earnest prayer;
Dear Lord thy will be done.
Wen fight our battles bravey,
Each other try TO cheer,
And trust our loving Savior
~~ All through this bright New Year.
Southade L. STANSEIElD-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-07

sick at his home in Danville tonight.
Several days ago Uncle Joe suffered
an attack OF the grip. and was being
attended at his home by nurse
Later he was said to have improved Ia
such an extent that the services nf the
nurse were dispensed with.
Tonight. however, he was reported
to have suffered relapse.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29

chas. w. Bryan. brother Of the
'ecretary of State. Is preparing to
un for Governor OF Nebraska.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29
Not Anxious To Oppose Him.


Congressman Ben Johnson bids
fair to have no opposition for re-
nomination to Congress from the
Fourth district In the coming Aug
ust primary, but 1t is limited that
this is not because no effort was
made to get out a candidate. II Is
understood that repeated efforts
have been made TO induce persons
to oppose Congressman Johnson
but they asked to be excused. The
report goes that at recent confer.
ence held in one of the county-seat
towns of the Fourth district a move.
ment was started to bring into the
race one of the strongest Democrats
in the district, who has ambitions
in another direction, but the effort
1t Is said, proved unsuccessful. Con
gresham Johnson has a strong hold
on the Fourth district Democracy
and 1t would be an uphill job, for
anybody to try to wrest the nomina.
ton from him.-tTaylor County En-
quirer
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29

state. At present six members OF
the Senate recite in their personally
prepared sketches that they we're
born in Kentucky. These are, in adj
dition to Senators Bradley and
James, Senator Stone. of Missouri
Senator Smith. of Arizona; Senator
Bristow, of Kansas, and Senator
Fall. of New Mexico. Again, there
are four members OF the present
Senate whose fathers we're born In
Kentucky. as follows: Senator La
Toilette, of Wisconsin; Senator
Borah, of Idaho; Senator Smoot, of
Utah, and Senator Amhurst, of
Arizona. In addition, the mother of
Senator Lee, of Maryland, is a ma
tive of Kentucky. Then, If this
were not sufficient glory for old
Kentucky, Senator Bradley points
out that Champ Clark, of Missouri,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives, and Oscar Underwood, of
Alabama. majority leader of the
House. both were born in Kentucky
Kentucky, also, is probably the
only State in the union which can
point to the fact that every member
of its Congressional delegation in
both Houses was born in the State
which he helps to represent
Richmond Register.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29
The New Automobile Law.

The new automobile statute is
much more stringent than the old
one. In addition to fines ranging
from $40 to $50, il imposes impris-
onment in the county Jail for terms
/of five to thirty days in the discre-
tion of the court and jury. The
maximum speed limit is twenty
miles an hour. In the residence
sections of incorporated cities and
towns the speed must not exceed iif-
teen miles. and in the business sec
tion it must be reduced to ten miles.
The registration numbers must be
displayed in the specified position
and must not be illegible from dust
or mud.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29

breed element is the most impor-
tant part Of the present population,
and from It many of the leaders Of
modern Mexico have sprung. This
class has been conspicuous for in
'dplence and criminal instincts, and
brigandage formerly was so COM
mon that travel without escort was
dangerous. Recent writer's have
shown conditions improved, but
even in the days OF Diaz brigands
were kept on their good behavior by
by being given regular employment
as rural guards. --[Chicago Record
Herald.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29
MEXICAN BLOOD
!. IS BADLY MIXED
Hardly Any Representa-
tive Type.
AUERTA LARGE Part INDIAN
The Present White Race OF
Mexico Is OfSpanish
Descent.
HALF-BREEDs xEnx NUMEROUS


Spanish blood IN Mexico has been
badly mixed and the ,dissimilar races
composing the population have not
been sufficiently fused to give rep
resentative type. The population
in 1910 was 1h,O6$,2O7. About 43
per cent. were of mixed blood, most
ly Indian and white; about 3s per
cent. were Indian and not over 10
per cent. white. Huerta is largely
I Indian. Villa was born a peon and
in early manhood killed the hacien;
dado for whom he toiled and who
had wronged his sister. There had
been no legnl redress for the peOn
and there was no protection for
him when he took the law into his
. own hands. He fed to the noun
tains and lived as an outlaw until
Madero welcomed him as one of his
followers. At Orozco he FLASHED
with Huerta and escaped execution,
to be found later leading new
band of revolutionists when Carran-
"a became "A conspicuous figure in
the disturbances in northern Mexico.
The white race of Mexico is OF
Spanish descent and has the charac-
teristics common to other Spanish
American creoles, according to a
writer in the Encyclopedia Britannia
ca. Their political record previous
to the Presidency of Poriirio Diaz
was one of incessant revolutionary
strife, In which the idle, unsettled
half-breeds took willing part. The
Indian element in the population is
made up of several distinct races
the Aztec, or Mexican; Misteca-Zap-
oteca; Mayo, or Yucateco; Otomi,
the Totonac. Tarasco, Apache, Mat
lanzingo, Chontal, Nike, Zoque,
Guaieuro, Opata-Pima, Tapijulapa,
Seri and Huavi. In 1864 Don Man
uel Orozco y Berra found fifty-one
distinct languages Gand sixty7nine
dialects among the Indian inhabi-
tants of Mexico.
The Aztecs, who called them
selves Mejica, or MeXicans. belong
to vecy large family of tribes
speaking a common idiom called
Nahua. The Nahua speaking tribes
compose a little more than one
fourth of the Indian ppopulation. Be-
fore the time of Cortes they had
Rect preceded by the Chichimccs.
possibly of the same race. who were
oonql cred by the Aztecs. The place
OF fht Toltecs in early history Las
not toen made clear, but there is eV-
idence the Aztecs adopted their civ
ilization and their religion, calen-
dar and architecture. The histories
and present condition of other races
are interesting studies. The half