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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11

II the work Of the Charter Change
Committee does not receive material
anendment at the hands Of Council
before being submitted to the people
Ii IL now apparent that the changes
"a the city's fundamental law will be
neither numerous nor far-reaching.
The Mayor is to be given more
power, It seems. He Is to be given
the control Of the police. FIRE and
health departments now vested IN
rarsons boards This, we believe, is a
move In rae right direction IN that II
viii concentrate power and response
0iiity.
But il occurs to as that the re-
fension Of bicamerial Council and an
elective Administrative Board is both
cum bersome and unnecessary. If we
are 10 retain the present Administrs-
dhe Board system the very crux of the
proposed reform In city government Is
Asfsated-
II IL quite high sounding, we know,
and the stock In trade Of the small
~ politician TO cry out that ire
sspeepur' should dule. meaning by such
0eciarAfion that posts which should
- nfi0d by experts should be thrown
M16e open TO aspiring individuals of
nn1A1I qualifications and OF no ex-
Il neYtonce In the work to be done.
The people win rule. The politicians
need not be solic,tous on that score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11
AGAIN ON THE JOB

tons made by the Vice Commission,
the recommendation of the Council
Investigating Committee that he be
removed, tae censure by the Council
nor the protest of the outraged citi-
zens in mass meeting against his con-
tinuance in Office seems to have moved
Mr., Well TO action. -
How much longer viii, he remain
or be permitted to remain on the
Police Board?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11

Harrisonburg. &C. l. Miley. forty
years old. died last night in, Wood
stock, Shenandoah County He was a
son OF G. w. Miley. former clerk OF
the court. and a brother OF Herbert
Mileg. Of the Lynchburg Advance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11
TO RECOGNIZE CARRANzA.

1scsding TO recognize GeSerai
aseA as the head OF de. facto
S9fnment In Mexico. the PanAmeri-
ain 1iplomats have acted wisely. We
Ao4 doubt that the various govern
" Interested will promptly con-
thss unanimous action OF their
entatives.
eex4eans general. feei-that the
il has come when this country
I'D Lard the weight o. it's In
y ~ that faction in Mexico which
pWn. by long odds, the most
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11
THREE BRAVE MEN DIE.

I, rs hard to chronicle the passing
died AT the front manfully and nobly
and met death unafraid. They were
their families and their comrades.
Thanks be TO God Richmond has such
-Hsan~~-those who are ready TO give up
a glorious taing to be said that their
records are without biemish
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11

mule for taxation.
But If NE hire the value OF the mule
from his neighbor he must pay tax
thereon as we'll as the interest on the
debt, Notwithstanding the fact that the
lender must pay taxes on the evidence
OF debt taken for the loan as well
Has Il not occurred to our law
makers that a pretty good funda-
mental taxing principle is to tax one
on what he has or on his protits2 If
II Is the law that ono must pay taxes
on another mans capital temporarily
invested in his business. or on money
borrowed from the bank, the sooner
that law is decently RELOCATED 10 the
attic gae better.
We note with pleasure that Senator
j e. West expects to introduce re-
lief measure as to the most recent tax
decision. We have no doubt that the
Legislature will act promptly In the
matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11

decency and the greatest constructive
ability. s-,'s
II occurs to us that no one who has
followed events in Mexico since the
assassination OF Madero can urge seri-
Gus complaint against the conduct of
General carranzs- At the time of the
murder he was the Governor of one
Of the Mexican States He at once
declared he would never acknowledge
the rule Of the murderer Huerta Or
his creatures and took the field to
drive taem from power. accomplish
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11
VIRGINIA BRIEFS.

Winchester.--Mrs. Virginia Lucas
widow OF Judge Daniel B. Lucas. for
many years president Of the West Vir-
gtnfa Supreme Court and noted rs
Southern poet and writer, had mar
row escape from being seriously In
jured while motoring In Charleston
several days ago. She was driving
a new machine and ran into a large
tree. The occupants Of the car were
badly shaken up.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

Some day soon the county COM
missioners of st. Johns county are
going to be face to face with the
problem of hard-surfacing the later
al roads leading from the main brick
highway. Therefore the expert
monts in road building going on in
various parts of the state are of in
terest to every resident of st. Johns.
Prick is no longer looked upon as
an experiment on Florida roads.
When properly put down, even on
sand bed, the brick road is found to
be able to take care of the heaviest
traffic. A notable example of this
is to be found in the fact that the
rev brick highway in the vicinity
OF Elkton and Hastings sustained
the very heavy traffic incident to the
hauling of the potato crop without
showing any appreciable degree OF
wear and tear. But the cost of
brick is practically prohibitixe when
considered as a material for the sur
facing of lightly-traveled highways.
Putnam county tried out the sand
clay proposition, and while some i'm
provement was noticed on the roads
treated with this process, yet this
, improvement was by no means per-
ranent. Now attention is being di-
rected to roads that are being built
in Lake county, known as sandals
phalt roads A few days ago large
delegation from Polk county made
| the trip to Eustis by auto where
Editor Clarence E Woods of the
Eustis Lake Region went to consid'
cradle trouble to show the visitors
what Lake county is doing. On his
return home to Lakeland, NJ. F.
4, Hetherington, editor of the Evening
| Telegram, and one of the party,
commented at considerable length on
| the results of the investigation. A
part of his comment is reproduced
herewith, because it may prove Of
value at some future time to the
commissioners of St. Johns. AS
soon as the brick contract Is COM
pleted here in this county, naturally
the farmsrs in the communities
adjacent to the brick highway will
be desrious of enjoying the pleasure
that comes with improved roads.
The demand is going to be more or
less widespread, and will have to be
met as soon as possible. This Is
what Editor Hetherington has to
say about the Lake county operat-
tions:
"A visit was made to the plant
where the mixing of the material
was in progress and the work OF
laying the road was also witnessed
Sand and asphalt subjected to the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
her LOVER AuDAcIouS
BY ERNIE GoopALE.

One glorious day last summer Mr..
Zane Richmond. aged twenty-five. per-
mitted himself deliberately to come to
a conclusion-he would begin immedi-
ately to search for his ideal, and when
he had found her he would marry her
without unnecessary delay.
Young Mr.. Richmond was most dill
gent in his quest for several months
before his beatific vision materialized.
When she did. 1t was Q most unro-
mantle meeting. He was at the union
railroad station one day to meet an
aunt who was to arrive for q visit
when an incoming train brought the
angel of whom he had dreamed to his
very feet. as 1t we're. Yes. there she
was in the not.to-be-doubted flesh
hair, face, figure. even feet. Nothing
had been overlooked In the specifca.
tons.
She tripped airily to the waiting
room and he followed discreetly. She
halted and looked about anxiously, as
does one who expects to be met and
Is disappointed and rather indignant
because no one Is in attendance. This
was Zane Richmonds opportunity,
and he regarded 1t as heaven-sent. Hat
in hand, he advanced promptly and be-
gan deferentially:
II beg your pardon-but II I can be
Of any assistance"
You might call taxi"
Thanks! Delighted"
He was back in two minutes to es-
cort her to the taxi. but she had van.
ished.
As he was permitting himself last
hopeless look about the room, someone
seized his arm and rasping voice as
sailed him:
Young man. did you oversleep your
self"
"Why, Aunt Matilda" he gasped.
shamefacedly.
I've been here ten whole minutes.
and I'm just about scared to death,
declared the old lady reproachfully.
Her neglectful nephew at that mo.
ment had no thought other than to call
downto earth again the angel who
had taken her flight 80 unceremoni.
ously. With that end in view he put
Aunt Matilda into q comfortable vehi
Gle and started her on safely. Then
he returned to the waiting room and
took seat to carry out policy Of
watchful waiting.
He had come to the conclusion that
the fair unknown was a suburbanite
in town for the day and that she would
take . return train some time during
the afternoon. And he was perfectly
sound in his judgment. Five mortal
hours he sat in that waiting room. and
then-she reappeared!
She discovered him almost immedi
ately, but assumed an appearance Of
frigid unccrscicNsness. she >was be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
St. Johns Is Considering
Road Material Question

proper temperature are mixed in ex-
actly correct proportion by a ma
chine for the purpose, small guam
tity of cement being also added, and
the product thus obtained is spread
on the sand or clay foundation that
has been propely graded. The ma
terial is so spread that after it has
been thoroughly rolled by a ten-tOn
roller, the composition has thick
ness of l-2 inches. A light coat
ing of cement is then applied, clos
ing the pores, and the result is a
roadway very similar in all essential
respects to the asphalt streets of the
city of Lakeland-the difference be-
ing that on thestreets the material
was laid on a crushed stone or con-
crete foundation.
THE roads in Lake county are be-
ing built nine feet in width, with u
shoulder of clay on each side three
feet wide. making tifteen-foot
roadway. The cost of the asphalt
IS 81. l cents per square yard, ami
that of the clay shoulder cents per
running foot, making the road cost
approximately 62.1 cents per run
ming foot for the fifteen-foot road =.
About 900 yards per day are being
laid. The work is made possible by
the sale of thirty-year bonds issued
, b! Lake county, which sold at
105 ga
THE material seems to answer
every requirement for good-appear-
ing and serviceable road, and a
stretch which has been subjected to
constant and severe use for about
hree years shows little, If any, evil
dence of wear. So far as our in
! ,estigation has gone, this type OF
road seems to be the best than can
be had at aything near the same
outlay. 1t has been suggested that
these roads can be constructed al
less expense if built by the county
under the direction of thoroughly
competent supervisor, insteal of un
der contract. Also, we believe the
asphalt should be more than nint
feet wide. st. Augustine Record
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
aide ner instantly ahd saying

side ner instantly ahd saying:
That taxi has been ready for you
for some time"
She tried to frown and look indig-
nant. but it was a dismal failure. The
humor of the situation overcame her
and she smiled instead.
"Ah! Thank you." she stammered.
and passed swiftly on to her train.
He followed-not in the same coach,
but he saw her when she left the
train.
At two o'clock on the following If.
ternoon, at ner fathers residence, a
card was sent in to Miss Angela Odell.
1t was strictly up to the moment in
its appearance and 1t bore the name
of Zane Richmond.
As she recognized him on entering
tho room she flushed deeply, but
whether with confusion or displeasure
he could not tell.
II neglected to present my card yes
terday," he began. rather uncertainty.
Then he added audaciously: Il have
called to repair the omission"
did you regard 1t as necessary"
she asked, with dignity which he
fancied was tempered with just q sus.
picion Of interest.
"Well. yes Miss Odell." he declared.
his courage reviving. the fact is II
should Ike to make your acquaint-
ance."
At this she did not seem able wholly
to repress a sort Of Quizzical smile.
which added perceptibly to her attrac.
lions. Only for a brief instant. how
ever.
II am not in the nabit of making &C.
Quaintances in the unconventional
manner you seem to prefer" she said
incisively and with severity of ex-
preston on her face that made his
heart SILVER.
Il should at least like the privilege
of asking you to forgive me for my
violation Of the proprieties." he re,
turned. humility in his voice and ado.
ration in his eyes.
81 will forgive you il you will prom
ise to reform at once" she said gen.
erously. 81 will even permit you to
explain to my father how this-this
intrusion occurred during his absence
Now permit me to bid you good day
sir"
When . few days later he called to
make the required explanation to Miss
Angela's father he found to his infinite
delight that Mr.. Odell was disposed to
take far more lenient view of his
culpability than his daughter had done
In fact, his reception at the Odell
home was so free from any attempt on
the part Of the old gentleman to re-
duce him to sackcloth and ashes that
his audaciousness reasserted itself
speedily. with the result that before
the close Of the year he prevailed upon
Miss Angela to become his good angel
In fact as well as In fancy.
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

II you forget your specs take piece
Of paper. perforate 1t with numerous
holes. place the paper close to your
eye and hold the reading matter at .
distance. This method will relieve the
plight Of forgetful ones. says DR.. M.
Losage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Plaster Of Par,. Casts Renovated.

Casts of plaster paris. which have
become soiled: can be easily cleaned
by melting some whiting in water.
Dissolve little isinglass In warm Wa
ter to prevent it from rubbing OF.
Stir the liquid well. and apply to the
plaster with soft cancels hair brush.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
LAKE CITY LEAGUE
of the Clubs-First Half

At Clermpnt 3, Eustis 10.
At Mt. Dora 1, Umatilla IL.
At Tavares 8, Apopka 6.
At Sorrento s, MOntverde 2.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Ground for Friendship.

Or0uHu roF FTfeHo1hIP.
My friend does not take my word
for anything, but he takes me. He
trusts me as l would trust myself. We
only need to be as true to others al
we are to ourselves that there may be
ground enough for friendship.-Henry
d. Thoreau.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

Nt pittsburg 2, St. Louis 4.
Al Boston /, Brooklyn 10.
AZ New York 10, Philadelphia
~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

Looking on the Dark Side.
Tho Optimist-"That boy will b
president some day" The Pessimist-
THAT boy will be vice-presldent some
daY"-PuCk
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

Feelings come and 60 like light
troops following the victory of the
present. but principles. like troops
Of the line. are undisturbed and stand
fast.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

anapolis 10, Cleveland O.
6mbus 5, Louisville 4.
1neapolis 5, Kansas City Z.
I Paul 5, Milwaukee 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Unhappy lndolence,

Incidence 10, methinks, an interme-
tie state between pleasure and
I'm. and very much unbecoming any
rt Of our life after we are out of
e nurses arms.-Sir Richard Steele.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
D q q q q = q . y = q = q
SOUTHERN LEAGUE y

It Birmingham sd, Atlanta 20
It Chattanooga 2, Little Rock 0.
1t New Orleans 5, Mobile 1.
1t Nashville 3, Memphis Z.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
FEDERAL LEAGUE

At Buffalo 1, Newark 8.
At Kansas City 3, Chicagog 5.
At St. Louis 4, Pittsburg 3.
At Baltimore 2, Brooklyn 1.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

At Washington 0, New York 1 {.
At St. Louis 4, Chicago 8.
At Detroit s, Chicago 6.
At Philadelphia 3. Boston s.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
A Pessimlst.

A pessimist is person who 10 sea
sick during the entire voyage of life
Pittsburgh Chroric'e-Te'o"~"rh
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
st News In The World Of Sports

20 = o q q = q = q = Q
RIcAN ASSOCIATION %
q q q = q = q e q = o
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE

, 8 Q osu* %o% o =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
GOOD BUSINESS ON AHEAD;
SIGNS THAT ARE VERY GOOD
Some Views and Thoughts That Arc of
Very Encouraging
Nature.

The coke. iron and steel situations
seem to be ready for a period Of great
activity. II not yet ready for an ad-
vance IN prices. says tho Cincinnati En-
quirer. Continuing that paper declares
that the coke demand is increasing
notably, and that Is accepted as the
forerunner OF larger business at the
furnaces, foundfies. mills and machine
shops.
The placing on Saturday by the Illi-
nois Central Railway OF an order for
equipment, supplies and material to
the value OF nearly $2.500.00O Is not
merely an indication of good business,
but is good business itself
the explanation given in some news
papers that this order has been with
held for some time awaiting the de-
cision of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission as to higher freight rates will
be accepted by the public as probably
true.
Shippers may assert that the order
was withheld In order to permit busi-
ness depression to become accentu-
ated and that other railways have
acted in the same direction and that
the effect Of dullness In general bust
ness has been intensified through sys-
tematio and organized Withholding OF
orders.
Others can say with right, reason
and justice in some Instances that 1t
was judicious management upon the
part or the railway managers to with
hold orders until they clearly per
ceived the coming or revenue receipts
to cover the payments for such orders
without entering into the reasons
why these orders were withheld II
. IL clear now that the railways have
r. tntf IlIf Lit
and that many reasons exist why they
should place at once orders for all the
equipment and materials they need and
can arrange TO pay for.
The public has been promised a bust
ness revival il the higher rates were
granted.
The Illinois Central has led the way
TO that In placing this order. and the
prompt action spenks most powerful
~ at this very time.
II is 10 be earnestly hoped that
other great and small railway systems
viii follow quickly In the placing OF
these orders. SO that the country w!ll
note the accumulation Of untitled orders
and through them the assurance OF
months OF running Of furnaces. foun-
dries, mills and shops n; full capacity
At this very time the knowledge by
The public that tho rail mills. the loco
motive works. the car factories. the
machine shops. OF ,1c United States
held upon their order books untitled
orders that would give full employ
inent to their operatives for many
months ahead would do more to extend
and expand business and produce pros
perity than any other phase OF trade
The railway companies can do this
now
They can afford TO do this now
They cannot afford. in face of what
has been told the public as 10 their
needs and promised the public. in case
OF advanced freight rates. not to place
such orders.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
PRESIDENT WILLARD HAS
INTERESTING FIGURES
Hopes the States Will De Good.
Thinks the Roads VIII
DO Well.

BALTIMORE. MD. January g.
Daniel willard. president OF the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. estimates
that the recent decision In the East
e er rate &C case case Will give the railroads
from $20.0O0.000 to s25.O00.000. He
says: THE commission did say. they
were convinced that we should have
more. and pointed out ways In which
our revenues could be Increased. On
this point the decision cannot be con-
sidered ANYTHING else than highly en-
couraging."
Continuing. President willard. as
Stunning to speak for all roads that dc
business in the South. says:
After nearly two years OF special
inquiry. In which the Interstate Com.
merce Commission was assisted by
Louis Brandeis and others. the com
mission found that the railroads not
only needed Increased rates. but were
In want OF more than they had asked
Tor. The found. despite the protests
of Clifford Thornc, that the railroads
mad not been spending too much for
maintenance and had been getting less
revenue than was necessary for proper
support or their credit and their physi-
cal requirements. or for the best in
terests of the general public.
Now, IL the States will recognize
the commissions long investigation
and will permit the Increases to 20
Into effect without further inquiry on
their own account. as | believe they
VIII, am convinced that we will soon
see evidences of Increased ANNA ton
among the railroads. OF course. the
increase voted cannot at once offset
the effects of the war, but it will
assist greatly in strengthening the po-
sition OF the roads generally. If the
Increase had not been granted, be-
lieve 1t would have been long time
before the public would have seen ma
teiial expansive work on the part OF
the carriers. because they would not
have been able to push their opera
uons
L consider that the members of the
commission treated the question in q
very broad way, and the thorough
manner In which they investigated the
question. with the assistance of Mr..
Brandeis. Indicated that their findings
were justified by the facts"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
WAR HlrE rERlaUE GROWERS.
Curious Tobacco Industry That In Con-
nned to Small Area In Louisiana.

In this up-country tobacco country.
who're the brights. the dark shipping
and the sun-cured types of the weed
are grown to perfection. we sometimes
near of the louisiana perique, but
know very little about it. The follow
Ing. from New Orleans correspondent
of tho New York Sun, may be inter
esting To Virginia and North Carolina
lobacco growers:
The few periuue tobacco growers in
the world are likely to he among the
sufferers on account of the European
100000 pounds, but the present outlook
indicates that the demand may not
exceed half that amount
Perique is hereditary industry,
confinea to the Grande Pointc section,
which covers little over one ward
! OF st. James Parish, above Lutcher.
There are about sixty families said TO
be engaged in raising the brand. In
the olden days, when perique was the
Indispensable delight of every dis
eliminating Louisiana smoker, the crop
was sought and the grower had no care
beyond harvesting the yield and the
reward. Advertising brought other to-
bacco into more general use, even in
this section. and the home product
| reached its low ebb Trade and
weather conditions have shown years
quite recent when only 100000 pounds
was the total crop. The farmers were
as clannlsh about their agents as in
everything else, and were content with
! their return of about 81 cents a pound
Some years ago the national tobacco
combination, manufacturing fancy mix
lures, entered the field and organized
! the industry. After their campaign
they had the majority of the producers
signed up to contracts ut 81 cents. The
former agents were able TO hold some