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Ii.? I.<M Office.Times-Dispatch. Hjl.JInf.
1? South Tehth .Strut
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Lrarbburs Bureau..Ill Elfhtk Street
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ttsuod Issalll :?*>. at Richmond. Vs.
? ? s?cu:id-c.aa* matii-r und.r art of Consrca*
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? irietKis oY th- playground inovs
ii. .. RsfaBaaOad Hindu tlii impres
? it< .<'?.}wiiis before ihe .<?.-cunu.s an-i
Uu tflaja Pnas teiltet of the Council.
N hey ml gather all pos.-lbie In- !
du . t.> convUses tat? 1*1?fit Um? '
tu, that the 17.500 sou,;at f?>r next
Je? i need. .1. ana needed for ? 1>1?
I'Olli.l.i.-lHi- pulpo^u ltl BUT Citric Utth
Upon the action of this COn.MItlee Jo
gSBdl tii< up, i oi>riullon. HBri tola B*?
lion trill oe.ond upon convincing the
tfeir... Bieg ? ho Kuurd lae c.ty s IrMaV '
gag tli.it this is ? worthy aim, and
that there is cehind it a Vide ?in
ta it put.I-.- aentlitv nt. If tiiey aie
s -ivjnced. they will be quick, to
s- he opportunity for Oo>ng a real
P service. Theiefore. let all tla
..:? laattona and Individuals once
nioi. manifest that unsillisn interest
in higher social endeavor and by num?
bers enthusiasm and coif, logic snow
l.ow gru\e is the need for better re
cr?atioa facilities for the youth ot j
Riehl o.,d. I
1" aace Committee has many
cal upon it. it has to exercise
cai. o4 economy In responding,
but . e beneflta of mi appropriation
are proved, it will not hesitate to give
th'- neoiasary montf. Kor a city of .
Richmond's size, with an annual bud- i
get of JH.00".?01. the sum of JT.?OO SB]
not an appalling extravagance. For ;
the proper ends, it will he granted ,
readily. It remains, therefore, for trie
beileeerg in pla> grounds to show that
from this small investement the whole
community will reap splendid returns.
The Times-lXspatch hr.s tried to.
show how playgrounds are a funda-'
mental part of making better citizens
out of the next generation. it has j
prtai'hed playgrounds as a remedy for j
many serious evils in our social life. '
it believes that juvenile vice, and crime
will be reduced thereby It believes :
that the health of the child will be
vastly benellted by directed play. It !
believes that character will be de?
veloped. It Belieeaa that merely from |
an economic viewpoint the city will
profit from a people who get outdoor!
exercises, pleasant recreation and for?
get fulnets of worries, because these
people will be more efficient workers
I'la: grounds are part of a far larger
program of education and uplift for
which this paper unceasingly labors. I
They are not a nicmenlary fad or j
theory They are a vital necessity.
We urge again that every Philan?
thropie organisation and public-spirited
citizen be present at the final pre?
sentation "f this matter to the Fi?
nance Committee next week.
pity ihk gt HOOI.-Tllst esataV
Th" modern school-teacher must be
Inwardly a wonderful and awesome
crest ion."*- She., is the vortex around
which awlrl all the perplexing cur?
rents of our confused socletv. She
must have the versatility, plasticity
snd adaptability of geniua to answer
the demands made upon her brain and
heart Fpon her shoulders, as upon
Atlas's, rests the whole world
Consider what she Is suppose^ to
do she must sui plant the State in
educating youth lr patriotism, law.
history and all the latest civic vir?
tues. She must train him to vote
right and tSJ serve his country. Just
last week I{i<"hrr.ond teachers listened'
to an able appeal for more fenda- '
mental instruction In tne principle., of
government for the future citizen. I
TMs is ur. almlrable end. hut is gov?
ernment so sltn'de and modern afT^i"*
Bo easily graspe?: that for the princely
stipend of lie nr $??) a month we csn
secure sn e\pert to Interpret email
tut'ot.s and direct c ->ir mor. w.althe ?
She must make her ro>m an ?nrirx
to the horn*. What par-nts .an not
Instill, guide, i \ lose snd made wise
by acqua'ntarre with the very rearts
of their children, ahe must Impj-f to
them out of The dull pages of a b<"?>k
Beginning with manners srX running
Sil the wsi to morale, she must some?
how by Barr prrr-pt snd example mo n
?fty or more young pagans Into mog.
sis ef vlrt .. and propr'i v. W ,-.
IS too dift'jlt for home t<a hing Is
Itn**: vag <ly togett..r as the -.
of tse arbeal. gewlng aad cooking gSat
raanusl training, we believe, rag '
Taas/bt admirably In SKheeie Bat we
aa not think character can be h i f
In the mass it la ir.xlnees In the par?
ent Cut ? ' . . I .'.'l -e f ? . .
fanrtiens of sducatton to an under?
paid and harasBad icunc - omen. ek'.
ettee enoush le scar-ejy .lie Is Bggg
har.eet herself an tn* e>c< ?'?e gets
Ta thee* edg Iteras. peaagngj |a
.waTtsy aeVlteg mare. The teacber I*
^?ete? :o look after the leaifb of
?t-Brges She rraat impart ideal'
seas, pr.a-h the a.igers of
d even shew tbe meet sr
?ieth"de of ???? latg I've Sanaa
cnuatry f.r't more ??,. \
adfawct at* rejrleel'are t-tsnt M
saums l'f? ' ? ?-?'
mmr? af e?^'f er
atfarss T?? aiefi.tr'i .f ?h :-? .
also to be directed by the teuchcr.
The?e are but ? few of tnc IMMI
? he Is supposed to do. AU of them
are gnoit. Many of l hem are truly
vital parta of public education. No*
for a moment would' we have the in?
fluence of the school In real life sac
itrl.ed for an outworn tradition ot
mere book - learning Hut It la time
society took a common-senBc vlenv ot
?aaa thln^a and provided apeclal
latch*** und broadar Instruction to fit
these paramount guides for the multl
fartoua < alia upon their energies. It la
foily to base piogreaa on education
and not fumlah the beat educatora.
WIIF.HIC WOl M> IT KNDf
More paternalUtlc meaaurea have
baa* fTtptrnti f?r governmental aane
tlon recently than for many years
previous. Baaaa al thme deserve
enactment and tome do not. it la par?
ticularly so In the coao of pensions.
The nation already Incurs a fearfu?
ar.d aaJaatHli-'T burden in Its war
petii'.otii. but the proposition Is seri?
ously Tlflf I and urgod with much sup?
port that the government should pen?
sion all its civil ? mployea. And la?*. hut
not Ka.it, come proposals to pension
e^-l're.-identa and ex-Vlce-Pr< sidents
The government pension for e.\
rhlel inaglatratoa ha* the weight el
approval of the country. The Carne
e , ht aaCartlaa haa K'ven new Ufe
to an old o,uest.on and. despite the ap?
parently adverse sentiment in Con
press, an annuity for e\-Piebldc nt ?
may soon become authorized by law
Vet. before the revival of the issue
is a a*oata a)a*, come* the Fort Wayne
.lournal-tiazt tie suggesting that ex
Vice-Presld? nts also bo penaioned. It
is urged "that tha nation that will
not hesitate to support ex-Presldenta
alter their retirement will certainly
agree that Justice prompts the tut
g.-stion of raring for ?x-PreMdents
who must leave office poor men if they
maintain the dignity of their official
position, occupying as they do the
second palace in the gift of the people";
The Journal-Caiotte, with typical;
Hoosler foresight, may be planning a;
pension for Thomas Rlley Maraha::.
of Indiana, Vlce-rresldent-elect. but I
whether It Is or not. Its position |
showa the direction that the general ?
pension movement might take. If we
pension the VIce-President. then will
ara not have to pension the Speaker
of the House, who is paid less com- i
penaatlon for more work* What about
tha secretaries of the Cabinet* What;
shall we do for ex-consuls and ex"j
.'.mhassadors, ex-postmasters and all |
the rest of the officers in our vast:
civil army?
The cry of the people is for re
tifnchment in the expenditure of the;
public money, and experience haa de- j
liionstrated that the. greatest foe of j
economy is the pension list. When the,
tariff has been revised and the Income1
tax amendment has been paase'd, we
BSay be in a position to adopt a more
paternalist ic attitude In pensioning,
but not before.
Till. FKtflED AMERICAN WIFE.
American women have been paid a
ha:: ".some left-handed compliment by
the Kaiser In reviving Bismarck's de?
cree that Cerman dtplomata shall not'
marry foreign women.
(lermany's diplomatic service has
been to no small degree Amerlc an- '
ized in the past. The wife of the '
present ambassador at Washington.
Count Johann Heinrich vor. Bernstorff.
la an American and a great-grand?
daughter of John Jay. The wife of the
late Ambassador Baron Speck von
Hternberg was a Kentucky woman.
The wives of ("Jeneral Hans Lother von
Schweinitz, aoldler and ambassador:
of Count Paul von Hatzfeldt-Wllden
berg. once umbassaJor to Kngland
and afterward Foreign Mlniater; of
Baron von Kctteler. minister to
China.' an-! Baron Ferdinand von
Stamm, aecon.i secretary to the tier
man embass' In America, were Ameri?
can women.
The danger to Oermnn diplomacy
from auch women la obvious. The In?
fluence of the A..-.ertc*n wife might
eventually wean her Oavaaaa huaoand
from monarc.'iistto Institutions and woo
him to republican inatltutlone Mar?
rying an American woman is too mum
like adopting the American point of
VlcW.
BiUT\i-ca (.'I i-Mi ?ihm. miL
UHEV
The proposal of Prime Mlniater Bot
den. of Canada, which haa been "?n
daat astlcally received." and. It la con
re,i. d. will take praclleal ahape, that
the Pominlon ontrl..Jte |>j,Wv.MO to
bull.J three I'rradnaughts to be adjed
to the British nary. Is widely com
v.Ti- l ta a* significant of Canadian
hajaMf to the mother country. Also
it -Beans, it ir argued, that the time
ba.< passed when Canada will lean en?
tirely upon the mother country in
rtavai matters, sad that far the fatara
she ai.l do her full ahare tonards
atr. (ihenlr.g the nrst defense, ?f tha
empire
T - same may be said of tha action
of Australia. New Zealand and tha
Malay atates in deciding to a cement
th- Imper.al r.avy with ?Ifta it battle
ships, of th? prop ?a| of several la
diat. prim -s ta da the same, and *>f
.in of ?etneral Ha tha and ?her
? \ ? saasfWl .if -are Town to a*w
aent a J?ojth African naval auxiliary
of ?U ri....s to tie ^drrlraltv nut
' ? ?.a?'i -? e and metping r,f this
ay t len of the colonies and of India aa
represent. I in th? ?berall!) of tha
arie.res in <i west ion ao not ?ad thera.
They aaTora interesting and roa
rluslve ar..-?f of ?ideapread an? rapid
?* " ??;, ri.i and other
Matal aependaw i*a af the mov ement
far Haitian federation Thay forecaei
for the no* distant future a radleel
? hi ?- "f if. reisttona ml "War da
nialotia a?-r?nd the ee*a" ta Weat
minater that maae inaliaWf aaaf ha
* fctf raaatt 11. th. I- .-emandtaa; aaaf
tahiac ? ? ramInanr and a<tlva part ta
-a* ?'-f ?? ?' ?-r. . tbe (A-rrnment
and th? affairs of the whole Imperial
fabric.
Urcat Britain's gift-bearing colonies
and dcperidenclea are bluxing the way
for it new and revolutionary attitude
Of the mother country towarda her
children, and for greater power and
Influence for themaelvea in working
Out the imperial destiny.
DANCR-HOt * GHOWIdMi.
Democratic ('uncri ssmen and party
Iradera. If they arc wise, will cease to
protest against the action of President
Taft in placing fourth-class post?
masters upon a civil service basis. The
approuchlng contests within the party
for political patronage will create
more than enoi g(i Internal dissension
without the addition of sO.Ony niora ,
nientles?, honea over which to growl
and fight It la small business and 1
unpardonable vlndhtiveness for any
Pre?|,1rnt to seek out and remove un?
important officials who have not been
his personal supporters, or to aeek to.
keep In office those who have aided him
In his political contesta. Aa a matter
of self-preservation and party aolld
arlty. the democrats, however, should
not emulate the exumple of President
Taft i
The selection of 40,000 fourth-rlaa"i I
postmasters would probably bring !
more cont-nllon and weakness to tha j
party than will be caused by a general,
revision of the tariff. Instead of wlth
drawing the civil service status con?
ferred upon fourth-c'.aas postmaster* ;
by president Taft, legislation might be!
paaaad requiring these postmasters to i
pass a competitive civil service exami- i
nation. Thl?i would result in the re- |
tentlon of the old or the securing of!
new employee upon a basis of fitness, j
Instead of lighting over these small
political spoils, the Democratic Con?
gress should devote Itself to the legis?
lative duties with which it haa been
charged.
FACTOR? IN THE HIGHER CO?T OF |
LIVING.
Much of the protest at the high cost
of living cornea from those who are
themselves partly responsible for that
condition. The Klkton (Md.) Cecil
Whig enumerates two of the factors
that have helped the steady rise In
foodstuffs?the cost of delivery and
the cost of wrapping. In the old days
the housekeeper went to market with
her baaket on her arm and carried
home her purchases in bulk. Now she
tel. phones her orders In relays. The
delivery wagon is Baked! to bring her
n yeast cake at once and floes ao.
During the day she may send In a half
dozen like orders entailing as many
deliveries. Who pays for that ser?
vice? The marketman does not. "un?
less he Is a confirmed lclot or Is
seeking a quick and certain wind-up of
his business." The dealer simply adds
"service charge" to the cost of his
goods. The eonsumer who has created
that charge pays for it. The con?
sumer may not object to the charge,
but perhaps he doea not always rea
Uaa that it la added into the increased]
cost of existence.
What foodstuff used to he brought |
home in a brown paper parcel Is now
delivered in paraffined or aterlllaed I
wrappers. The conaumer pays for |
these more expensive wrappers. So
here is another item that must be at?
tached to the long bill The consumer
does not expect to buy aoda crackers
In an ornamental box at the price he
use*i to pay for them out of the bar?
rel. "Things are done differently to?
day," aa the Cecil-Whig observes.
Butter scooped out of a tub is not
liked by the modern consumer, and so j
ha must pay more than "scooped-out
of-a-tub" prices.
AN 4B91 RD RECALL. PROPOSAL.
Senator Bristow. of Kansas, seriously
proposes an amendment to the Federal
Conatltutlon providing for the popular
recall of Supreme Court decisions In
certain caaea. He would empower Con
' gress to submit to the people an act j
j invalidated by the Judgment of the]
, Suj n nie Co ,rt. so that a Judicially an
j nulled act would become effective again |
[ If a majority of the votera reverse trie ]
Supreme Court and declare that they
? desire the law.
The idea la silly. It is based on utter j
; misconception of the condition to ba|
j remedied
If the people desire a law, they are j
entitled to It B,t If tha law they
favor la prohibited by their own or-!
jranlc law ?the Conatltutlon?they must
firat change the Conatltutlon. Rerson- j
able facility In constitutional amend- '
ment Is undoubtedly what we rhou.d
??eek. for the present process la alow
and difficult. It is just to provide
agalnat the annulment of laws by Ire
to four decisions for sueh de,-is'ons
carry little weight This can he done'
by statute It ta possible to r-rovtdo
that at least aaxe-i J dees m ist unite
In an opinion adverse to a law in ord?r
t? make it void Such a prevision haa
been advoeated by auch men as Mayor
Uavnor of New Tork and Chief joa
tire Carter, of Illinois
But to require the majority of rite
voters to pa,?s en i=i-.;-e-e. C ? it! de.
rlslons and to aay whether or not
they properly ronstrue the Consta i
tle>n la to jd pt the wfrst method ..f
curing the evil of *?ce?e,vr 'udical
Interference with th- legisl: tire fu.. -
tion The Rrlatow M wl.l die of iti
*r?at vie*
First rail for threats from base?
ball plsvers who will n?t sign up an.
i*se given ateen thousand more per
y ear _
Thla is the hind of araather that
?akes the humor oat of tha coal trwet
The Progreeeive tnnfe ea?a may a*
i ailed a Come-Rack Party
1 Jin h r I ii I -
. ; ' n g < ? :)
On the Spur of the Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
Do It Kurl*.
Do your chriawua* pping early,
Do It early, fallier deur,
fmt the frost 1? M the pumpkin
And the time I* drawing near.
Oet the sealskin coat fur Maggie
And thu camera lor i.il.
Aiiu leVt 11r*>tr*IT*lrrT tmt tiiolaer.
And the runabout for Dill.
Get the new drees suit for Henry
And the leather bag for Joe.
And the pn.uiograpli for Agi.es.
And the parly gown for Klo.
Get a move on and get busy.
Spend all of your haia curned rocks.
In leturn you're ulmost certain.
To get gfleea pairs of seeks.
from Ike MISSISI itklS Clarion.
There is gatJgWj kinda of inoilv
coddlrs but they all wear passional"
socks and smoke cigarettes.
If Andrew Carngle really wants to
die poor he might try writing for the
magazines.
There aint a campaign orator In the
busiiiess who euiildn't make muru
money selling patent medicine.
The sUaTsrsnoe between u stateeman
and a demagogue Is that the states?
man has got the Job.
It raliie I eats and dogs the other
day. and they had veal stew for dinner
at the huttel.
If there is any Job more ticklish
than climbln" through u barb win
fence It is that of e.xp.-essln' your opln.
Ion of your wife'a folks.
It la getting Be nowadays you can't
tell from a feller's clothes and hair
cut n hether he is a rube or a genius.
There ain't any style about some
felUrs. Abaer Hanks, of our town,
drives around in his spring wagvm un?
til way late In the fall.
You kin tell a carpenter by his chips,
and. by gravy, you kin tell a poket
player the samo way.
If they ever adopt that elastic cur?
rency In this country I suppose a fel?
ler will have plenty of money to buy
suspenders.
A one-armed man selling lead pencils
was In our midst Wednesday night.
Sure! Lassa ah of 'fem.
Sign in Seattle:
LOVE THE TAILOR |
I AND SONS. I
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Christmas Gifte.
Kvery year we ary pestered by a lot
of readers who want suggestions as
to suitable Christmas giKs lor s\\ et
heurts. The young ladies ask us w hut
10 give the young gentlemen und vice
versa terra llrnia. etcetera. This year
we have prepared in advance a List oi
suitable gifts. Give any one of these
and you can't go wrong. l>o youi
Christmas shopping early. Here is out
list:
fair of crutches.
Wheel chair.
One dozen boxes horse liniment.
Kiectrlc belt.
One gross corn plasters.
Ash shifter.
Combination nail file and car spoon.
Unc dozen boxes axle grease.
Churn.
incubator for chlckena.
One good corn sluTier.
\> ash hoard and wringer.
One pound rautuni.
Genuine mahogany what-not.
One globe of goidtlsh.
Glass case of wax flowers.
Hepnvlag aad Fire Risk.
To the Kditor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,?I beg to inclose you herewith
newspaper clipping, which 1 have taken
from the Journal of Commerce and
Commercial Bulletin issue of Satur?
day, December 7, 1912. My attention
has been called to this article by sev?
eral prominent Insurance men in New
York and Hartford, Conn. I do not
know who the "Kiohmond Insurance
man" is who has given that paper such
Information but 1 do not think he is
very well posted about the conditions
in his own city. It is true that llrosd
Street Is being repaved, but it would
not be a serious interference with the
operation of the 1'ire Department. As
to the construction of buildings on
Broad Street, while some of them are
rather old. the buildings are well con?
structed, and are not over two cr three
stories high with good tire walls be?
tween, and the fire record of Broad
Street Is much better than that of any
other retail street in a city the BBSS
of Richmond that I know of. It is un?
just to say that our Klre Department
Is not efficient. Richmond has a very
effcient l-'ire Department. AH the
apparatus is excellent, and the men ot
the Richmond I'ire Department are as
faithful and efficient as any body of
firemen that I know of In the Halted
Slates. With few exceptions, all of
our fires are held within the four walls
of the building where the fire started,
and the percentage of damag* to th.
adjacent property has always be.-n v
minimum.
CHARDHS K WORTHAM. JR.
RICHMOND RISKS.
Fire Protection Not In Beet Condition
New.
A Richmond. Va.. Ineurance man sa?s:
"Broad Street, the retail dlatrlcl of
Richmond. Is being torn up??ereral
fclccks at a. time?for repaying pur?
poses One-third of one aide of it Is
kept open fr eehlcular traffc. but !a
bt^dly blocked by debna and huge rofs
Abe Martin
Xe'J
o sll th' bathtub mysteries hew
some folke git bv In a.?<i?t. le th
worst 1 fee eaorteoaa f tw feller tnai
ee-nre ? Jtst t look around Me
aaste f bey S' mefhin. but he e
afraid
POOP OLD HORSEY-WHERE'S YOUR BLANKET?
By John T. McCutcheon._
of new material The intersecting
streets ar-.' partly closed for a bio. '?<
on either side. In case of tire the de ?
partnient would necessarily be ham?
pered in reaching the scene and hand?
ling the situation.
"The majority of buildings are old ?
of poor construction. In tha Whale i - -
tail uiairict. over a mile in length,
there la not a single building of life
proof construction while there .ire
many of iarge area. There are only
two sprlnklered risks la the district.
"A number of the Stores have frame
porches or additions in the nur How -
ever, no building Is over six stories. In
view of the holidav Maaon and fa if
serious fires within the past ten day*,
practically total loss In each rase,
this district should present sotni ?
cern to department examiners an?!
others.
"The Fire Department haa never been
particularly efficient t i <>ug.h In the
paat fire years it has been strength, r
ed. but not In proportion to the annex?
ed territory it has to cover."?Hew
York Journal of Commerce.
_._
Api.eal for i'lne < amp.
To the Kdltor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,?The appeal for funds to en?
large the capacity of Pine Camp is one
which should receive a g-neral and
generous response. To look Into the
pali-, emaciated facts of the patients
at this institution is enough to melt a
heart of atone. To think of the scores
of poor consumptives who are dying
yearly in l'.ichmond with no place to go
for nursing or treatment la enough to
bring money from the purse of a
Pine Camp Is a blessing to the hop
leaa consumptive, and a protection t?
the health of this city. Our wealthy
cltlaens must give more largely to this
absolutely charitable institution. Peo?
ple of moderate and meagre means
should send a Chrietmas contribution,
however small, to Fred W. Hroft.
treasurer. It will Mess him that gives
and him that receives.
QBORQF W. McDAXIICI*
IteasoB vs. Hyaterln.
To the Editor of The Tlmea-D.apat. il
Sir,?Any one who has toiio. ad ?
Allen caa*. oarafnily artti admit that I:
haa created ? more widespread inter, *,
than any other ca-'c within ...oder.i
times in this section of the country
And there la a very good raaaea to.
this. The Allen clan, accvrding to rS
dence produced at the trial, per^- tratei
a plot which led to the death of hVe
Innocent t.yatanders. the circuit Jud^c
and Commonwealth's attorney being
among the i.unii.e,. I hsppe.cd to be
In the .State of Indiana at toe Hast o
the tragedy, and I renienn-er very \iv
Id.y the feeling of horrnr with whhn
the news wai r?celved in that p rt "t
the country The Old Doinm.oji bears,
and h.ia ever borne, the honor of hav?
ing as efficient a Ju llclary as an> aot<
In the 'Cnlon. and skeatica were sSast
Ing with Interest to see toe resvlt ot
s -ch a high-handed revolt aga.nsl that
judiciary. Vi.glnia atood hy Bel
standard. At t e coat of so.t.eth.ru
like $j:.0?o the last one of the aaaa
was captured, and two of them were
convicted of murder in th- r.rsi a -
gr. e. w.th ita attendant punishment at
electrocution Thus did the CM , Do?
minion proudiy vindicate her prl tin
reputation
But a noted D D in R chnond. BS n r
called on to act aa the spiritual ad?
viser of the two convicted Al'ant ar.o
no doubt hear.n^ a very one-u te
view of t.r ca;?. wrote a letter uh.ch
was published in your excellent pa.cr,
in which he appe?? ed strongly ta Uta
emotions of i?ie realere If aha there
ault People by th? thousands. r?a?>rt
abia In most re<pe is floc-?d to hie
atrrdards and began la r>sd far a-J
then to dimard. a lighter pen ty On
correspondent even wont So Car rr to
Say that If MtdJ Governor n-.u!j n-:
act. th- ajsjsnjM of Pat BfJMi ?ho M
Join K-get er v.d I" a b mIv rn-.:- -? .,
to airs a Hg'.ter p io?a-m-nt I B" ?
sent ments no -, from piopl- at.,
ahartIT after the H. ls llle tra r:
?i,o!1 hi.ve b en tve Irst to de.nini
the lives of the Aliens In .Von '-n Ml
fer ?Wir cr'.r-.e So much for a nckle
minted p'ib?c.
If --on ae-e to a?h anv one of rhwa
srhy ihay tnoh tad a stinl tha- w- ait
aa- . to a m-<n. 1 **? ilev- that the .V>n? [
had n t had '? Mr trial Umt I wo n
ask them, whe* To at !?eat a do n
s\m: albl-cra I hare put this ques?
tion ae*| the- r -1.? not ansrr- r. In
dres! so es?y !? It f?r an ao .e*| to 1?
taken on anv Htfe teehnieallte. that M
?i e h--' ? 'n tha en t a ado-r of a
rlosM In the a Ind* o* th ? nrem
f'e rt lodges A? t O-e f.-ilrn?*s of tie!
trial lh'\ v eu*4 | t? hean rrmte.1 an
e-.p-.rtu-It- of firsln pl~? ' ?t: th- t
rsase Th* f-c* th-t th's a .rort -iity
ana n'l grs-trd s-ems >rrv s'.rsrg en
f 3e D,so* MJ
ccL-*L-a:.
dcnce of the fact that the trUi was
f?ir.
Thai All.tb were accus-d of per.-e-i
tratlng a piut which led to the aontti
ot tne live persOaB lo tUte parti -?->?'
they were eitboi sui t., or But gui.ty.
It ?ii.it;. the comm..ted :n >rd r IB
the dial degree, and it n t gu.l.y. tney
o.giu, in my o. tn.o:.. to kx treed. .
an effort mad to find toe men Whe
real.) did ata.t the aaTati grei
deat sf fjs* HI mau. eVeff the fa i of
Who Died the firat shot. If, hu e <i.
aa the evidence proved there apre
con.e.vea fiot on th p-.it of the Al?
iens, it mar., a no dlrterence hThe ria .>
shot urat. Li.eu.eir. .nt c.a.i.a beck
er is to-ua> hoawagtec at Brat dp^r*.
morder, ali.-:ou?h he i as n arhen aeal
w a. ii ftneeaihel was aavst, Aua in.n;
to the law. as I Badoiatand u. If t.-i.
men we. e to t?rm a plot Banal* ied.
even lie latent at iT to the death mi ?
aia\sla laatetdaal. the ten *?u.d ?c
e.jiauy gllty of iiiuioe Be in l.iu
i-i.se. Ci-uue AI en m ;t ha Kno.vn
of this conspiracy, an. eoaaeejOQBfUl
must have hat it e.jua.i.. ajallti of t. e
eaaaiaa m .rders. in my laainioa Be
huu n? excuse in de.endin/ bat father,
e/aaa that fat. e, hau o. en > r.ituaod
to obey the mandates of .1 law wh en
had violated. i nat ot it e r ..ass in?
dent excuse for the aher.ff to <lra.> In I
gun. and was. in ail pr.'-.i lilt), a ? K
nai for the shooting i? ..e;.in 'Ahe mere
fact that beater Uu.d Wfei qBte..-wil?
ted rpettCh to loreota.; ih ,..a.i. oy ,
opening nie himself, does But d.min
ish tue g.Ll of the ftllaBS in... a,
had it not been lor r.ls |U.<a act.on.
Hie list of the d. ad ivc.ui.i nave oe a
very much iar?er. Thai in. Ai.ens.
or lather a part of them, wete aole to
escape into the m j .n.a.ns lei se. < ral
montus seems to iBeUcate fu. tner tnat
tt.eie aas a prem. -Hat d p. .1
I notice that s.nv- of the Alien sym
pethissrs a : . anee. by way of a.gi
ment. that ClBUala Alien does not .ooK
like a criminal. The same tning oli?
no do-bt be said ot McCu- or Beau c
But does that laaaofl hi gJi.tf is no
man a inmlnai Bts-eBS he Imoks liae
one" If so. who is 40.11.: to .e.eim.ne
?hat a cilir.lnai u ant look like'*
The banetui effe.t ot a Shllttag pub?
lic sentiment la nownere Better anoan
than when S.dna A.len wa . on./ c-n
\ ic.e.i of aecemd degree m^raer. a.
though he was . h< le der M last can,
and aith.-UAh a Wltaeea h .a BW*f"a
that he s_w tne i.nt from J-io?<
M~sj.cs tost w..en S.dt.a Ai.ens bal?
let struck it. Then. to.-, judg.- las?
sie's >ij...... words aaaa tne gunt or ma
death on aasaaa. if. as it u . n pose.
in t.ils c.'.ae, are e. puttie opinion Be?
eide, then we might just as neu Uw
away arilh our laws. If the Ai.ens are!
BfBtttjr, they a:e on... I be.ieve. g-i.ty
of tliet uegree muidcr. ?r.d if tne> ..re.
ua their aympato.xeia claim, tne vie-1
lima ut a feel c~nsi>iracy. taefl release
the? and get the ones who rea iy did
form tne plot.
In concius.on. I wish to ray thr-.t 1
am opposed to cai-ital punlanment. hot
as it is a law, 1 aasayevs in emorcmg it
BBtsi life ..u. riyoii.nent. with no eh mce
ol pardon, can Be s .b.-tifu.ed in BBBCB
of it. Ti. laeea who cons der elect.o
cu.ion a d.sgi. BB to the wives and
children of the accused 1 ?ouid /ay
that this wua not cons de.ed wlurn
the, formed the plot, and that the real
d.sgrace , ame in t.ni. ini .nat tassSS
dear ones 1-0,1.d b. g- lty of sucn a
foul cons.lri.cy. and w.urt be no m-r
.. .-;mer.ted hj t'el d-ah than by a
BeaaeeS ?? of .Ife impr Son.nein, in case
they, or any of then. ..re pardon'd. It
anf] i> Beere tcan :ik y tnat the nest
Gove nor will have so m -ca pr. esure
hronght to .1.1. ..n h'm Ihit he wl
have to reetsrs them ai: to the r-iii
privi.tgfS < f e t s? n-h p If th I result
eotiid !?? ? bt.i n-11 in r.o o;h r wa\. ?t
I? 1 n \ I ha' It w? ul . ev ? n ' e m ; 1?
th? i?su. of i g -ern.it-.r a: campaign,
the peo -l? re;u-in..- BO e? te for B manl
who waaal ael ;j ?dur h mse f to psr-:
don the Allen?.
BD a ai?'.? f i:aih)bi? )
Nathalie
linej ?a HrifStf.
To the FHi'ir of Th- Times-i?Ispatch:
B*SsV?1\. fall to #? r when- >? ('?'??
1 re I'.enlv correspond- it r?*> tlf
id? a 'hat the effort .>n the part of the
vo't'. of Virginia to brtne *o th. no
tlr- of Ills Honor, the Goveme.r. th
.acta regarding Claude Allen? CM?
t.ouid In ai.y avalf. i<l.e.l uu ine 'honor
and integrity" of the chief executive.
>>ii tlx oilier hai.-J. it Kot? to show
the; believe ne v. iil oe bin and broad
enough W use hi* executive power
WftMra the case justifies clemency.
iV? also note >oUr Hurry ??? : r- si ond
ent aaaa an ii.u?tiatioii for instance'
.n;<i , rtwrea aa satttwty diiicrent cat*
irom that of the Aliens. If Mr Kooae
.e.. ?..coi, ilr. ilson. suppose we try
Bias on the matt la Bf the case.
if ycu j. I er to tha good book. o>
ahaah gdsTeaiaMaadat n is condemn
Mi. Allen. 1 think >ou alii finu. about
? n .. |n i laiim.K iO Knowing mercy'
aa to "getting revenue."
I do not hope to vindicate Claude
?olle ., bin 1 d- o*.U?e the natural im?
pulse cf any brave boy Would bv to de?
fend th- :..e of his fatlx. r. regardless
of the ? .i cumstaiu.. ? or i "nseq uencea
1 be.i. vv If you tiitt j our read, rs will
Conatdot this and Hie tnadlfliia? under
./.. a Claude grew u;>. ihere will ba
Iea? "ItOWl" for the iifeblood of thla
>out.g mountaineer.
U. O sattekkikuj.
Rirha?aiial
A Blockaded1 Street.
To the Ball tat of Vhe Times-Dispatch :
?"?ir.?Is tnert no way In whi.-n .he
rignis of pejestr.aris may be enforced
on fourteenth Stret-;. between Main
Street and the Southern Rail way depot?
Whose :auit la it that the merchants
along that street are permitted to
blnraada the aidewaiks for hours at a
t.nie With ^reat p.anka Btretehod from
waKons Into the atore d<?orwaya?
If the southern Railway Company
na : aB) respect or care for the con?
venience of Ks patrons, it would find
a remedy for the outrage which is
farced us?on Its passengers.
Through the Influence of your paper
mau> .o at evils have been done away
with, and in behalf of many discom
forl<d citizens. 1 ask that you will In
v? st.gate the disgraceful condition on
i> aajrtaaslth Street, and Uir your pow?
er! ui iniluence to have the nuisance
abated a OtMCOMTOMtTWD uXK
M.W PASTOR IM?TtLI.KU.
Impreaalve Kxerrtara wa Snadajr at
Briery I?rrah> leriaB ( Sur n.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Ba eH.i Muls. \a. December S.?Tha
installation of ltc\. W. W. Uro*** aa
pastor of Briery iTesbyterlan Churcn
aaa held >esfetday morning. The
fallowing - omniissi"n offlciatefl Rev.
C. W. Maxwel.. of Mouth Boston, pre
sl ..? !. preacited and propounded the
const.tutlor.al questtona to pastor and
peoUe: Ttev J A Armstrong, of Beth
!eh?m Cnurch. charged the pastor, and
ah >'. B. K. Besiin?er. of PhenlX,
cha ged the people. a large congre?
gation *aa present and enJoNed the
:,nr.r. t*jl** exerclaee. The same com
m.?<ion ?s above mentioned installed
Mr. Urover as pastor of Keysvllle an*
M orrln Chu" i.es on BBstarway and
Sunday afternoons, respectively Rev.
j. a Armstrong a.is Installed pastor
of B- I i. hero and Douglas Presby?
terian >'r.urrhe? on last Wednesday.
Wants Appointment to RrnsU.
(?pedal to The Times-Dispatch.]
S: ..sbury. N. C. I?ecember y.?An?
nas mode here to-day that
former mate?HmatOT YVMtehearf Klutts,
of BalasaVan-y, will be a candidate fas*
a as baasod r t.. Br.-ir.ll undei President
*A .'. -i.r when he step?, into ? fTtre Mr.
Kluttz wa? an orlg nal W.-odrow W;i
?.<??- man. a hard worker and ca pa**a of
rlll-g any appointment.
. ? ?n! Slate and City Bank Talks
\\h i y*W h.ivr ( ?r^fully dr..w . up your will you have
t.ikrp th'- firvt inti most important .step toward proper dis?
position of your prrmrrty. The nrxt in importance is safe
fc-uardir;, th< document. By dfTtosttirtg yotir will in the
v.-.iilts .if this !,.?*?>k v..ii make certain that it is absolutely
safe and uiil 1 il< whenever necessary at a moments
not irr.
IV. rs.it B >\.-v in our firr and burglar-proof vault
f n !"v s 53.09 a \ nr.
1111 Eist K ia IM
Uchaood, VUxlnla
