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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
The Voice of the People
Dnmnge. to Private PROPERTY.

io Sine the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,,-R Referring to the editorial in Your pa-
Per Of I, this date; entitled Ano,her case in
present ps Constitution in the Xii OF Reh,s pro-
dares e ehat l. no person can be deprived Of or
out out their ow.n consent" tarticle l. section & Of
stitution s tha and by section = OF The CON
b b any law whereby private property shall
tyst compensatome Yet 'G these "p rrovisGs Of our
S,Gihs,,iimtion and similar provisions The Con
Smom as well as the Constitution the United
Il; the courts from allowing damages occasioned
pus saS of T sp%% d s he
T Mhieh viii inure to prorer,y owners
"i,rrST,y out of the public improvemcnt In
IN compensa ,ion-that is. The value of
ery owner yet damages ~h ,, may be "cci,.
S Siomed him such as the oXpeus" % ADJUSTING, his
r nrS business removal of his pcrsonn cfects
should be offset 10y hcncnts which win accrue
This s nn,, by reason of hs pnhlic Improvement
So" ro of this State in me iG,ahs gsse of swf,
decided YIN sos is" Mhch Mis- s l Ion yd S.
,s, iN"d In very able onini1n sustained and
in other States havins SIMILAR costtu; i%si
rroHlSions In this condition OF the law my
me to the conclusion that tn" vice Of the pres
tic law itself as in tho ndisn msi go mHeh IN
mss,9ns and juri"s 10 follow tho construction
courts And kindly allow mo say in add.
tom MN a., dererem,c 70 cml positive asser
,ion , AGAINST the taking OF private property for
hubilc use should b" repealed thar j, is q,
leaSt. a dchatablc question whether tn, bio
men who composed tho late constitutional con
Nention OF Virginia did not wisely in pro
hhi,ing private, property from being taken for
puhhc use without Just compensation being
,aur ; GU viii please bear in mind thar what
~ rs sald ahov" does not bear. except remotely on
inc condition or poliry which should govern
where no part of the property is take; and a
cain is made that tic owner damaged nv
INC improvement. which is often done in caso
Of Of the change in the E-ade of a Stree, There
me damages claimed may, by the prnrtplc set,
pf ~ tbo
benefits HENRY 7, pcI' -, .he
Richmond. September o ''''"'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
SEEN ON THE SIDE
wilson.

Who's kept the land he loves at peace?
Wilson.
Who'll not tho dogs OF war release,
Wilson.
Who has endured the jingo's snccrs,
But saved tho widows sobs and tears.
Through historys most bloody years?
Wilson--that's all.
Who's KEEP; prosperity at hand?
Wilson.
Who's carried comfort DER the land?
Wilson.
Who's lightcned WEAKNESS and gloom
OF little workers at the loom,
And sounded. clear. oppression's doom?
Wilson--that's all
Who stands for fairness and for right?
Wilson.
Who's ready for the truth to fight?
Wilson
Who bears his country's flag OH high,
Makes justice" Ger the battle cry.
America Ia Glorify?
wilson-tha,'s all.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Lloyd Georges Admission


N =, ny" 'Nole amazing man Lloyd
49, o"''''S''"'' '"' hFltalh cen
'o' Emp ~ .,.l'o, 'oa" an" o'heF neutral mails
- oe.'' ",'i,"oh |" "l9c"N'F neutral business
No 20 ",''' ma "'''',S SO acquired are hclng
" p'oSPi ii'''Sh trade mas hccn
,ra,a.' '"' pun "' 'his con
9"'" """'''o!''i ana abomlnabie
"iHapP''"''"" 81 me cchSors usurped
- N''h ma" "'r'' suspected ana even
""' -" ~ si'r'eu american business men,
W., - 10" ''p" n''!! '"h'ed ny responsible
'htih"e'S .! the brl'lsh government.
49, '"' censor mas inrther en-
& M a:., - NP'"s rom newspapers
a. 80 '' "'V"l' "ho"NHgc OF inc de-
=, '''o '""'7e VI "hlch Lloyd Georges
'"''',17'',' wa" ''i""c' lhiofhatltn comes be
- ~ nv t'"a surrey IN" war Sec
""' no, "oS',"''P 10 mako his posi-
", '"-'cc ''ca', ne government
% pt'"'''! "I'h'h us rights he assorted, "in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
The Homestead.

Here we came when love was young
Now that love is old.
Shall we leave the floor unswept
And the hearth acold?
Mere the hill wind in The dusk
Wandering to and fro.
Moves the moonflowcrs like a ghost
OF the long ago
Here from every doorway looks
a remembered face;
Every sill and panel wears
a familiar grace.
Let the windows smile again
To the morning light,
And the door stand open wide
When the moon is bright.
Let the breeze Of twilight blow
Through the silent hall
And the dreaming rafters hear
How the thrushes call
q, be merciful and fond
To the house that gave
All it's best TO shelter love.
Built when love was brave,
Here we came when love was young.
Now that love is old
Never let its day he lone
Nor its hearth acoid.
Bliss Carman. in tho Century.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
shakespeare Dny b- Dnr.

For real unfortunate: .'ie hath never fed
OF tho daintios that arc bred in a book: he hath
not O.; paper as it We're; he hath drunk
ink.'-Lovc's Labor's Lost. iv. 2
For the critic of tho times: IF do were as
easy as TO know what were good to do.cha pels
had hccn churches aud poor mems cottages
PRINCES palaCcs."-rhc Merchant OF Venice, 1. .
70: the wise man: II had rathc,. have Il fool
to make mo merry than experience max G
me sAd"--As You Like 1t, iv /.
For tho pretty maidens of to-day:
All plumcd like cstrdges
clittcring in golden coats, like images;
IS fail Of spirit as the month OF May.
Nrd gorgeous as the sun ~ midsummer"
king Henry ~, Fart /. w /.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Praise for Senator Martin.

TOBACCO growers of Trigg, Christian. Todd
i and Lyon Counties, Kentucky, in reso-
buttons which praise the !abors Of Senator's
and congressman 10 have the tobacco en-
barge Great Britain has established removed
give special credit TO Senator Martin and
Congressman Flood. OF Virginia. /; vas Sena-
tor Martin. the resolutions recite who con
ceived the idea OF fighting the embargo with
another embargo and who lont all OF his
great influence to the growers cause. OF
course. the Senator from Virginia in this
contest, represented Immediately his own CON
stituents, but ii is gratifying to find his ei
elsewhere.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
oUfi WI IN Iappahannock will question them And
there is no renst; tIn ,s ones ana see TO- 1t that

the EmSoris tho increase in print paper prices
crease I'm n -, messenser says: Probably the in
~ 49, III price Is more heavily felt by the week
nubiisSssppa than any one else, The Country
:bIa ,it0 Under the old prices. had consider
income 'n net In making both ends meet. his
n CLAM a .io' peing n large best. he
crea SO t,, .nat does not take kindly ANY in
is 40 s m prt &C., and as general rule the
i re- The railroad employees can strike and
nition s " what is already good wages. The
rnn a, moIkers and manufacturers of every kind
merit ppoociate AND obtain n part OF ting pros
per man nov abroad in the land. but the ncwspa-
tSe p ps rssIi, Of the conditions make
nros naDtti'F ny or the others. lie write OF
prosperity. but feels little OF it himself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

is no place for these men on the police force
OF New York or Of any other community.
Regardless OF their sympathies. their duty
was clear before them. They had no more
right to side actively with either party to
the controversy than judge has to show
Partially to a litgant. Their business-for
which they were paid and to which they were
sworn----was to keep the peace in this in
stance, to protect the company and the public
from lawlessness and violence. Failing to
do this they richly deserve what they will
certainly get-prompt dismissal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
To-Duy's Hest IIand-picked Joke

Whon Toioc Captain Patrick Costcllo moi n
man on the main street Of Dohbs Ferry loudly
and ioyful!y disturbing the peace OF the historic
hamlet he said: My friend you're drunk and
IN have to YOU in"
TIL" stranger drew a taucrcd RibI> f-or, hi,
pocket and, leading the captain TO the nearest
stree lamp. read. with fervor: First TIMOTHY
Ave, iwcnty-three: Drink mo longer water but
MS" little wine for thy stornachs sake and
thin" often inhrmtics.'"
IN" captain scratched his head and thought.
Finally he said: VIVA, you drinkin'?"
We'll" replied the stranger, tho last one
was nccr."
Then" said the cartain you lose on a
toqhnical!ty, and It's with me-
So tho stranger who said he was John Hasch
OF the Bowery. New York, WAS locked IN to
await tho morning session Of the police court
Cincinnati Times Star
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Dismissal for Striking Policemen

M EW YORK already mas begun 10 suffer
~ other i'll effects from its street-car frht
Ebesides public Inconvenience and private loss.
8nye policemen have been suspended, pending
trial for having refused to guard elevated
Strains. The excuse given by the men was
AthRt they had been on duty all day, and were
physically and mentally too tired 10 work:
2shut police surgeons who examined them re-
:Sported they were At for duty.
II Assuming the surgeons repor, was justt-
Mod, apart from their INSTRUMENTATION, there
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
city Attorney on Wrong Track

CITY ATTORNEY POLLARD'S comnlunica-
- tion on the subject. we suppose Of
benefit assessments for public improvements.
displays great ability in attacking a position
The Times Dispatch has never taken and in
controverting statements The Times Dispat ch
has never made. Certainly this newspaper
has meyer urged that, the present constitu-
tional prohibition against the taking of pri-
vate property for public use should be re-
pealcd. 1t is wise provision. universal
in the State Constitutions of this country and
we know of no one save section Of the
Socialists. who has suggested its abolition.
AS 10 damaging private property, when
portion is taken for public use the legal
rule for the assessment and diminution of
damages is as stated by Mr.. Pollard. We
share his regret that jures cannot be in
d1ced TO follow the judicial Interpretation of
the law, but We have not been discussing that
matter, either.
The provision whose repeal we do advocate
is included in section ! 30 Of the Constitution
II declares mo city or town shall impose any
tax or assessment upon abutting landowners
for street or other local improvements" ex-
cept for the paving OF sidewalks and alleys
and the construction of sewers That
provision is peculiar, wc believe, to the Con-
stitution Of Virginia, and its Injurious effects
are notable not only in the case of street
paving but whenever and wherever a great
Improvement such as the extension OF Cham
Rrlayne Avenue or the restraint of Shockoe
Creeks noisome and unruly waters is to he
made.
1t is very clear, for example, that property
along the new Cbambcrlaync Avenue will be
enhanced largely in value by the crea ton of
this thoroughfare. In most cities outside
virginia abutting property would be assessed
a share Of this enhanced value and the CITY
thus would recoup part Of its outlay. That
abutting property should be subject TO SUCH
require no argument
Assessments of this character have only
an incidental relation to the rule for off
setting damages. They applied to nrop-
erty no part of which is taken as well Ms
10 property part of which is aiken In
the latter contingency, they may be- and fire.
Quenuy are, in excess of the damages al
lowed For the land it condemns for public
use the city pays the fair market value. and
krom that whose market value il enhances
Il reaps an immediate benefit
BY applying just and reasonable benefit
assessment law, scores of American munich
palitics have paved their streets, constructed
vladucts opened boulcvards, abated such
nuisances as Shockoe Creek and yet con
tinued to pay a due regard to the condition
Of their exchequers. OF all the States, only
Virginia prohibits such assessments With
composed the late Constitutional Convention
OF Virginia, we insist and shall continue TO
insist, this handicap ought to be removed
Roumania already has learned that in the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

or course. the Fair Grounds ought TO be
put in repair. but the Administrative Board
is right in the stand 1t has taken that the
government should provide the money for
that purpose. 1t for the nations bust
ness that the grounds were used and it is
the duty OF the nation to put them in order
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
WORMS In I,Innr


worms have started destroy some ~ ,,,.
hocTs. can never see Them. hut tho violence
or their presence Is plain from Tho eaton enn,s
Can YOU advise me- what do? !; 8. e,
IL Is rare that the borers may he Found in
mousse me! arc very common in stack Yards
ana out OF doors in lumber piles The Burcam
3i FORESTRY. Washington. - G., has cause. -,
he made exhaustive study Of The conditions Won
refer to. and they will. without doubt h., nhic
10 suggest remedy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
renslon. for confederate vin,,,

TO whom must widows OF tho War Eaiv-rot,.
me states apply Tor Information concerning the
pension bill which Congress has adoprod ir-
crcaSinE the payment from il2 . 500 II month,
| ann the widow of Confederate soldier II
understand Alright, all widows OF thc War Re
tween the States arc included in its provisions
] am in my seventy second year, have no in
come and sorely need heln. WIDOW
The Federal government provides pensions
Tor Confederate" veterans for their vdO,ys
For Information concerning Virginia pensions
apply to tho Auditor Of Public Accounts STAT.
Library Building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

INTERESTING statistics recently published
by the Princeton University Press Club
show that the college men OF the country are
giving valuable support to the preparedness
cause by enrolling themselves in considerable
numbers in military training camps Count
ing both alumni and undergraduates, nearly
10000 collegc-trainod men. representing
some twenty and odd institutions. have en-
listed for training in this years camps.
These numbers do not include the naval
the hundreds now on the border
These men only doing their bit, and
deserve no special credit, certainly none be-
You'd that given to all training-camp recruits.
The significance of the figures lies in this:
they prove again that practical. physical
preparedness is not goal only OF professional
soldiers. and not safeguard desired only by
capital, but is a necessity realized By thou
sands of scientifically schOoed men, whose
training has all been in the arts OF peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Grading Apples by Motor Power.

An apple grader has lately been de-
signed which vii! do away with much
Of the handling of fruit In large or
chards. Apples of all sizes are fed
into hopper beneath which runs an
endless belt with holes o.. various
sizes i'll it. The grader is operated by
motor power, and is capable of han
ding fifty barrels Of apples an hour.
grading them in seven different sizes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

There man, whose name wag Rrou.n
Who used 10 live In our town
II" was not handsome. rich or wise
And yet folks learned this man TO prizc
For when he came back from n trip
He NICER by any chance let slip
\ Yingl" word Of nsh hnd caught
or havoc 'm"ng the girls he'd wrought
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
None.
Slave Shin.

IS II 'rue and docs any historian state thu,
bu'cn snip in 1920 brought and sold ,t,cntv
A A., slaves into Virginia and tina, mis- was
INC beginning of slavery in the colonies?
The statement may be found in abou, al Inc
histories " " a. ''''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Another Victory for the President

HAT honesty is the best policy in politics,
as we'll as in every other sphere OF effort
again has been deqonstrated by the victory
virtually won by the President against the
element il the National American Woman
Suffrage Association that clamored for in
dorsement of national candidates who favored
suffrage amendment OF the Federal Con
stitutton.
Mr.. Hughes forsook the platform of his
party and, in an apparent bid for the in
huence of American women, declared for a
constitutional amendment. In the face OF his
record while Governor of New York in veto
ing bill providing salaries for womr~
teachers equal iio''i.hosef paid men for the
same service. Nr Wilson, on the other
hand, though he voted for equal suffrage in
his own State has consistently opposed the
dangerous doctrine OF suffrage by Federal
action The overwhelming vote OF the snf-
frage association rejecting the partisan reso
luton went far toward indorsing the prcsi-
dent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

This being 100 per cent Candidate inter
feres, obviously, with other activities Os
course, 1t doesn't permit Mr. Hughes IN ,a
even 10 per cent judge--which accounts
for some OF his recent estimates OF national
policies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

Is thcr" any matter in relation 10 iuvitn,iors
or propeT marriage etiquette which ought To 10
observed because the bridc-to-be is widow 7,
None ~ " !.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

Kaiser Wilhelm is still sure Germany viii
WIN me war, but be is no longer so positive
" VIII be possible TO destroy all OF Germany's
enemies. Slipping
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

'lInUntbil starting across the Alps q
komc s;ya the R"anokc Times. was less cx-
his buds this week 10 OF college" Let
vs. nope the anci"n, warrior more en-
thusiastic.
The Norfolk V!,Eintau.I'ilo, paragraphs, Is
getting uucusy again. He sayY: "a food she
cns, tells US tina, dieiitians class n,eat With
the stimulants' The ncxt Thing some Of The
rc(orncrs will he dcrna rdinc that meat -ca,inu
he placed under the ban Of the law"
we arc glad 10 note" says the rrcdcrlcks-
burg star. that the much written aud talked
ai,ou, chhpppwansic Road wil soon be put in
gopd condition, and there Will be no further
complaint, about st There VIII still he com
plhin' unless the n,In" Is changed aud ma
l"rialv shortened the cha ppm IS ha t. s.it is :,
par, of the Washinrt"m- Richmond Highway
rho issu" ~ The TarmviiIc Herald in which
the editor complained Of The Tir,cs- Dispntcb
for iutiithiing that some things in that town
wcr" llttl" old ijmcy." contained the follow
ing "rhc COW bell ringing on Main Street makrs
teuti"u IT, TO aivc.t!ac in the columns II tho
li"t"id That ~ IL you have something O scll
or something you wish 10 buy
Old fashioned hickory switches need to he
brought into down In the good town OF
the following in it's editorial column: "a few
"vcuinga lady visiting in Tappaha nnock
"as attracted by the noise of falling stones.
and Al once discovered that about half "a dozen
hoyk using the Essex monument M a
target. Unfortunately, She was unable idep-
ny the boys, whose father grandfather's
namc IN all Likelihood is engraved on the gran
itc. She heard one OF the boys cNclaim: L got
him IN the cyc that time: III try for his
none! Wo homo the parents OF all tho small
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

!hoSe soldiers AT Camp Stuart who could
'"' wait Tor pay day will have chance 70
iea'n lhat patience Is a military virtue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

Charity covers mutitude of sins. bu, the
saints TO feel they do without that
sort o. mantle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

Colonel Roosevelt has gone into the movies
to aid Hughes. Well. il was time someth ing
was done 10 get that campaign in motion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

W.ASIIlNGTpN, ID. g, September g
WASHINGTON. u. c., September e
Texas is some state" Fortunately
for Texas this is now tho unanimous
verdict that comes from the militia
stationed on her border. IN the hcgin-
ming i, looked as II Texas were not
going "a please them The men we're
tired from their long Journey, and
many had loft a cool country 20 take
up active residence IN ulmai" where
The summer temperature varies only
among the ninctics 70 the stranger II
seems az If All the dust in the world
has been gathered UP and deposited ON
the south Texas roads. and this Yea
turc proved vastly Irritating 10 the
men while marching Altogether.
Texas, was made 10 feel that She was
considerable OF disappointment.
Bu, Texas did not pretend 20 notice
1t, she went abou, hcr lauguid way.
and mo, the men in the trains with
sandwiches and roast chicken and post
cards already stamped ready 20 nc
mailed nomc to their families and
friends She conducted tho men
amidst adniring PROFESSIONS to the
camp sites and drawlcd out few
apolpuics for local conditions This
MS tn. beginning al her hospitality
campaign which has lasted ever sincc.
and which has made every man feel
al nome III ltAAS.
Then there was a long period Of
quiet. and the men again became rest
less Many had left their homes and
.amilies nud great majority had loft
important positions 70 take long
journey sou,h Z" q hot. arid climat.
ostcnsihly 10 fight the Mcxicaus but
the NcNicans ala not seem Inclined to
light The situation had become fiat
Then a course OF war lectures hogan
which seized upon tho mems imagina-
lions Tho first OF them dealt with
tho question which had been asked
again ana again Why arc We here?
Tho officer spoke TO them frankly and
AZ length, npplauding them for their
action in joining u national guard In
the first place ia coming 10 the border,
In tho second place, and III accepting
conditions as they were With high
patriotism Which sacrificed personal
interests 10 tho greater iutcrcs, of the
Mexican situation was not any safer
then than It ever had hccn. Conditions
on the other side were worse with
villa s'ill' 81 large pussihly already
instiEatinE another raid. The prestige
of tho country MRS suffering. hc said.
aud tho American public growing
rcStivc, 50 that a move might be forced
at any time 'At any rate. whether
needed in Mcxicr or not the training
- this large force Of mou s going
10 hc q fine thing FOR tic country
s IN fact, tho greatest st"p which has
yet hccn taken in tho preparedness
program" he concluded.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Chats With Virginia Editors

Even the Richmond papers seem to think
u IS time TO let the boys in camp return TO
thcir homes ana biisincss Affairs says tho Nor
folk Ledger Dispatch. And 90. also docs the
Richmond Administrative Hoard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

Experts now are blaming infan,ile paralysis
on the mosquitoes. That is one animal OF
which We willing aways 20 believe the
worst.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

As All tn" Chriatiap nations Of Europe are
~ war SAYS the NcWpnr News Times II g ra Id
'h' Is no aurprHc that China and Japan should
light" Perhaps the laps and Chinese. like some
other people. consider warkc Europeans Chris
tians In name only.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
Widow Bride.

Please toll fse where the word
,omcs from. and VIVA. II means
II is unclassic Irish for dear
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