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Baa r wi.oiu: OusOay. 13 c*at*
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Li. trtl IMMMJ R 'Ml at Ricoraond. Vi.
? ? ?- - n4-elaa* matter uxt*r act of lotinii
o March *. :rtT?
AATVRPAT, JANUAKj II. 1 ?!:?. ,
ri hi Ii i i \ v?h im: MDSTUM
I'll ltitl.1
One, thousand dollars tine or a ie.tr,
aaj th. .'.aingang. That Is the penalty
in:.! uaorsla Impoees upon any public
oflclal ? I I falW keep and report
.i i.i i Ugh IttmlTrarl tcroURt of all fOMI
. olloetOd b? him as his compensation.
On .lauvsr> 1 the statute went into
. ff. It pro\ides that all State,
louot] and court officials w ho derive
their remuneration from fe.-s sball
keep dally itemized accounts of each
and e\ct> fte received and make Item?
ed report at the end of every three
BSSntbS to the State Auditer of P?bllC',
At ounla Kvery cent turned in must
he accounted) for in a separate <lescrip-)
l'v . ntry.
Tii - leglalatori of cjeorirm had th*
rood courage to enact this law in the
l , . at th.- tremendous eppsaiUoa of
the foe officers, who have fattened and
RourlSked under the same fee system:
that is in vagae In Vtrs;lnla: th<
threats of futare political punishment;
a n. I the prom'ises of future political"'
reward ould not deter the lawmaketsj
from doiiiK ihrir duty by the people |
The I. ci.-iative cowardice that struck]
dr nr a like mess-ire in the Old Do-j
minion did not characterize Georgia's!
?tenon. The abject of the statute is;
to obtain Fall in?ormat'/>n as to thai
operation of the fee system In all parts j
? ?f the State so that the n?\t Leglsla
:ure may intellisrntly frame a gen- j
eral law which wit: out all officials I
under a straight salary svstem. ?
Th.- people hair the riaht to know'
whal they are paying their offitiall
hired tuen. Thev pay the bill, and they!
arc entitled to inspection of the pay,
roll The fee officers take the posi-j
tlon that what amount they take nut'
of the people's pockets is none of the;
peopti s biislaeaa, but the p*on:? nhec.id.
make their business by electing, to
the General Assembly this year lesis
la?or? who will fashion a law that erOl
eompel the fee gentry to tell the troth,
Tie whede truth and nothing b it UM
Irntb abojt the (aas (bay receive.
w. h \i nut otir* or the < n> \ it i ?
i Will. \ f
Guilt Is punished when the bread-j
winner and the wage-earner is Im-1
prisoned, bit what of tue Innocents 1
dopettdi i* inon hi n ntho suKey because I
he has been taken away? Has thol
Staf tlH ''-lit to deprive tlicm of a|
due tharre of his earnings? Granted.]
that sov.ct may deny film a (haatflJ
ta p.-oiit daring hit punishment. "s it I
just that those 'icpend. nt upon bim J
sin aid be renale red destitute?
?larP ASSaiaa, ni a recent ; <ldrc?s I
before the Chicago Ethical Society, ad-j
vacated legislation ti at win allow a!
convict's family deprived of his sup-1
port a ?bare .,f his Prison earnings.
"The prison contract." she said. "\n a!
kval Ht 1 Ue darkest era of slavery.!
Men ai*>" e""rAorier| at .1 pittsnce for'
tr. be..eft r.f a f,w How about their!
feetf SM wive* and 'KTTdp-e.j forced!
la p. - down on their knee,. :.!:d s. rup
to SSM "it a itrnc-e exist-nee? It |s
til WrOOtg?all wrena "
Then is hot one solution a. cording
?' atlas Addainj. and that la the es -
?nkCttVI <>f an interstat. transfer
sv-f ?. Iff liplna; prison i ommodlttes ?
?a* . ' the ? -eke. and htanrurating in- j
?'*?"? - aWnernl :-.?"<-bange of nrismi
"*?'' "twee,, the States a loe
- ' ' " aner'i famllv ,, ,. rtatn'
t-t ?? ' -'O "?? >- r. ,t,.. ,
e ?lind IsoeJtiaje .ai iSayp
, - tv?*js|ervea ?a4 r.h ramn.
najl be return*, far.? * ??
sis work* i fro roar* at ?? a m-.,
-mart ?-er family entii no- ? ?
?ma ^eao te eeme ham "
m aavyato Smsrn* a year t**f#we hi* r*
aa* Her ?-h.lSrea hojat .??!. ?
L Out arC ker boys la s<;tvlng um
'for forgery and a girl tiaa drilled
away. If a little of her Impi isoiicd
husband's <.unlng* could havo been
given In--, tint family ? ?uK liave Been
I held together.
our venal s.xstem must be recon?
structed upon broader and more Im?
mune Hues. The Injustices of justice
BC?B and must lo icinodlecl.
I oltl K.N !!? ? It > I MIMIK* l\ l ilt:
sot I'll.
? Jerman.' Sweden, Norway. England.
I ?i.uid. Austria. Denmark, Russia and
.'made have contributed tlio largest
?, 1Mb? r of farmers and farm laborers
!>? tin- I'niti.i states. Immigrants from
I.uid. aj< well as those of recent ni
- from Southern and Eastern Eu?
rope, nave usually entered into pur
BtsMa ..'.her than at rioultural. Ec
%ili i nee. j,as Keen a tendenc> for
-.1 tin in and Eastern Europeans to
geek :.i.:m ? rk in (taw England and
the West, and. to a comparatively
small extent, to establish themselves!
colonies in the South. Tbe number j
rec.nt. : m ir.! g ra tu farmers In the'
.? ??.in. ii. tt. vei .s Very small. At the'
ISM census period the number In thej
south Atlaat'c and East-South i.Vti
?i ?1 Stales at work on farms, as com?
piled with {he Middle Atlantic States, j
u.is. a coding to country of 'oiitb. as i
follows
Number in
Southern Muhl!. Atlantic!
States. States.
lustrla .4?:. l.5?<
Hungary .ttl 5S"< '
Italy .60t> !,3Td
Rurs'a .is: 1311
?Viand . ?I 411
A comparison between the South and :
Middle West and Northwest would j
further ? n.phasize the small numbei j
of hnuthera ami Eastern European;
armen >a the Southern States. The!
< < usus returns, in other words, verify
tic- generally accepted observation
that the immigration movement has
i . . ii weatwnrd, ami that the Southern
curri nt ana bean comparatively small.
The eonaUttoa of affairs thus dis
cloaed la a matter for congratulation.
The newcomers from Southern and
Eastern Europe, owing to their Inaoili-!
ty to speak English, cannot be exten-|
slvely setUred as settlers on the vacant!
lands in the South. They can ha at-j
traded in limited numbers for the]
purpose of establishing small colonies. |
Neither of th?se courses of action, j
however, is deelralble. The Immigra?
tion policy of the Southern States
^ hould ha cantered upon the attempt
to secure from other sections of the
? OUatry native American farmers and
thoae of ,,'id immigrant races from
r;reat Britain. Germany and No:'.lit in
Burette
i nil i i hi: r \w \ viinrv
Strict regulation ef the pawnshops
? f the city is essential to police pro?
tection of properly, and such safe?
guarding cannot be effected inless the
number of sin h places is limited to
haif a dozen. An Ordinance embo<i> ing
that lim'ttation has been recommended
by the Roard ef Pal lee dimmlaaleaeri
to the City Council, and it ahauld pass
witho ? .bange in aaj Particular. It
at tirst the reduction of the number
of pawnbrokers' estabiishments may
seem draatle. let it he remembered that
In manv cities all pr yate paw aahopa
have been abolished, and pawnshops j
municipal, y operated and controlled
have been subealtuted. Krane? asaia
lalaa monta d< piete, pawnshops car?
inii on in the Interest af the horrww
srs along benevolent and chaHtaate
llHd. and siiuila 'jist itutions are)
found throughout Europa The United
S'at-> has mad. rerj little progreea]
toward the regulation of pawnhrohtng
.ii tat iatereat of th>- barrawei. but I
thai bl all I hi ? ",e reason for reform.'
Where regalatioe peraalta not more
tbaa !;.iif i doaea paw a ihn pa to exist,
a-i In PioelaVtlets BaWlsaaia and Waah
ington. such ifistit'itlor:), Hre rtspccLa
ble in i eo-opnraCe eflksleatly with the
police aatae titles la recovering kaai
and rtolen properiv. Where there are
many shops, they eaaaot he. easily con?
trolled. There ar? tWrtceg HccaaaelI
pawnshops In Ri> hruorid. a greater!
Bumhcr than WaaMatrton and Ba.tt !
Bare leget her poaaoaa and eaah of|
lapne ? if ? * 'i ? ? nstder.? dp larger than ?
i > ? ? proposed ..r.im.,:. pawa?:
apoti '!?? recomm*ndattaa ad the Board,
of I*ettii Caenastaaksai lafti ? aaacht-j
? . tagabrj bad as g nanu Into tha M* I
rnat *? ? lesnae Ha pawn, ra grant
?n? < ?: ric* wltl> it the nower
- .
-
dged off. mi Tl.? ? W. .d
I toake? i hard* f tbef? ?
? g
t a -an-* k a-a ewr
number la liidlspf a M to their rcgu
Ui'ion.
\> ss.m kam k i:niMl*?l7.El>.
I The explanation ef Marquis dl San
' Glnliano, Italian Foreign Mintstor. thai
tri.- trlpi. alliance, which wee renewed
the other da}, had undergone no
changes, risgltf the declaration made
by M. l'elcasse to the Kreuch Chamber
of Deputies, as far back as July 3.
1902. regarding ihe q -eat'wn whether
the a.lian e was a menace to France.
M Itelcasse. thtOal French Minister
of Foreign Affairs, expressed the con
xntion, j;,,!.' the ?tss-uianie" It wa-<
interpreted to be, that "*0 no ce.se and
in no form can Italy become either
the instrument or the auxiliary of ag?
gression on this ounti V ( France t.
It this was an assurance in IMA how
tmi. h greater is the assurance of 101".
.?really in vieer of the maruuie's ai
! i.-ions to the reciprocal Italian agree?
ments with t.reai Hrvtain and France
respecting their common Interests In
North Africa?
The truth is that whether or not tnej
Dreibaml was a menace to France la
IMS, and whatever Italy's obligation*
to her allies under it. since her Trl
pop.tan venture and acquisition. Italy's
interests lie more In maintaining
friendly relations with Great Britain
and Fiance than with Germany and
Austria-Hungary.
Should a situation develop im which;
her co-operation with the two former
powers touching North Africa was
challenged, she could not hesitate to
side with these, even at the expense
of detachment from the triple alliance
Events, and the Italian minister's ex?
planation, have s'rfrnalls emphasized the
DelcaaSS assurance.
i iiK rear fob i he <. \iiim r.
The queetieo of most concern that
arises over the composition of ti.e aaxl
Cablael is not so mu.h what :1s per?
sonnel shall i>e. but what principle
shall be follow Od in its eoaStitUtl >n
If the prophets are to possess honor
ln their own Country, President Wilson
will depart radbally fiom certain
long acquiesced In customs. Big tirst
opportunity to overturn poor precedent
comes in the choice of his official coun?
selors. The OabteetS of a century to j
all too great degree have been com- |
Posed of pers ,ns selected not so much
for their conspicuous merit us for
their conspicuous service in the nonii- ;
naticii or cleition of the Preside nl
himself. Gratitude has to ? often been
the guide in such appointments per
sonal obligation has oeen placed above
the public weal. Will the 1*1 SlVdunt '
elect wholly alter the standard ai.d
select only those whose ability and lit- ;
ness entitle them to a seat at tie
council table ,,f the Ch.ef Magistrate? '
Mr Bryan, sneaking tiiroiich the
'""omni Hier, is of the opinion that "Gov
81 Ml Wilson will be governed by a I
higher motive than gratitude in the,
selection of his official household " .
Furthermore, the true test for the
""abinef is set forth in the same pit r. .
"Cabinet positions are n Jt currency
with Which to pay debts." In tilling
them the President "should look to the
future, and not to the past." and Cab- ?
lltel members should be chosen neit' er
because of p< rsonal service rendered
to t!ip President-ele t nor even because ?
? f "past service rendered to the
pat t.? " If ptiaOaal service can be
rewarded wltheel neerhtcheg the public'
interest, no detriment w ill come to the
nation, but without that happy con- i
j tn.-tlon the country suffers.
Wise st'ide; t of natlSnsl history that ,
he U. President-Klect Wilson must re.1
member the long list ,f nobod.es wVn
have ral at the Cabinet table merely '
berause they furthered a personal ..r
a Party cause Their names are dull j
and forgotten in t'ir roster of thos?
Who i\e been <?? the presidential'
cans ''? They are unhort'-red and nn- ?
aangf, gey ause thev possessed tieith.-r !
' sWltty nor the training tjt the
poi-ts that they held. Thev l|. long'd
ta BlctUarilty. Thev added notoing to
t I . !r I' '-tratfons: of which they
were an !? ?la? r ifiea r. t part.
?f P-e-ident-rHeet Wilson lights his
pats srfta the trutli that ?Cabinet post
? SSO .r? r ot mrrrnrv with a b crt to
pay d- iit? ? he ?l!| shatter m"nv an!
evil pre- .dent and set a finer ftagdard i
Is ti ? chai e .f the p'eeideaitiai caare-1
pete i I Ckvaesstl tmltaml of merit
ari'i neth -.c out merit, would be as
?????( .is t would pg a -eptahle to the
? ounlrj .
The people of Oklahoma failed to
elect A. I Iis m Tbravey, formerly of
Amelia Cbotrtv, to the governorship
:. -: ? -.r. but they -..?.eitert It..!-. -t
I. OOaeaX f?tm?rh "f ?'ampb.ll to ihe ?
gansah of pha t . ag ,i ?tat. s
The FaimslsVl Herald :s mean;
' i " u.i !?? esv th?t "the effort to serve'
rates teaaaans It-r-kcf? pnj gsM
?t li.tKio a day slid tlr.
-I-l.i u- cunsummatm? .
. . I r
?Jg.tten ??? his ' eftgsWl and eiv? t < '
? - M'litar ft;>i t utr aO- :' il ? j
? . a , irai ;.a r4'l? 1
.-. tsoaM '.vertlow. - pi w4m ? ??
gppeal ?)? ? ,1 dennita ?n> - 1
- ItsM V ? ,ov wi.i o- will not I
kg ? Who pa* a
I ? ' ol nn? ad. in a
wo Id love !., K?n
Sf ihfe? arnt bv the
I* -aldent
' ' ?' pie- e . on
e.* *e in< ?. ? ea*f il
'*? ? m , , ta ,a well
?? .?!'..I.flea erf
OS h be hao been
in .. on witk Ike
On the Spur of the Moment
B?- Roy K. Moufton
l>..m Ihr III. Krvvlllr t larloe.
Miss I.?; at mi a Perkf ne, uur poetess
??f passion, k ??? git i it up *?ritiu' Kir tli,>
magazines nr.il has taken u|> tho less
artistic but mure proJttahte ailv ert Isin'
saatBaaa, ||i i w >rk is new published
all nvrr this country, but witiiuiil auv
signature. She ain't data* much in
tin- way of fume, but Is eatlu" three
times a ila>. win. h is more to the
point. Siiitti- of l:ci '.cent efforts fol?
low
"Jim Hanks was always gruntin'
round, inset hv. many ill*.
He'd tried most SVCCy brand jf dore,
linliidln' all the pills:
He was so verv poorly he could not
work very much.
His wife she had to hustle for the
breakfast food und such;
He tried Hoc ftlhbitis's remedy one
day along last fall.
And now he Is a happ> man?he can
n it work at all."
"WhN sgueakv wagons mar your
peace
Try Haskms s Patent Axle Grease."
"Your usband may be called away,
You max !>e left a wld.
it s better to have done a thing
Than to wish von had did.
Show plat that he has your respect
While he is still on top
Of earth buy him a monument
At Wlggtaa'a Marble Shop."
Pustmaster Tibbitts now claims that
he hm been a Democrat fer forty \ ears
and that he voted fer Wilson, but Lein
Hanks sh>s somehodx else will be
lickin' the postage stamps in that pust
OSaVee tin- gelt four years. l?om was
? 'tie of the original Wilson men. bavin'
given Wilson his support bi got and
early the moirung after election.
Kvery male inhabitant >f Hickey
vUle lias played la the Silver Cornet
Hand at some time or other, but most
of 'em have lived it down
kfisa Any Pringle .sa>8 the skirts
will be fuller next season, bttt tlBCtd
Mzra Harklaa say a it don't look to aim
as though they could aver be much
fuller than tiny arc tight now.
Til- defeated raadidate wha nsks for
a recount gen ally finds out that he
was beat worse :h.in ho thought he
was In the lirst place.
A feller who is observing always
lias pleat) of umbrellas.
Recording In I Dele Miner.
Like Tibbitts is stin k on Iiis Job.
lie wanks In a By paper factory.
U they can't find anything eise for
the Digger Indians to do. why not set
them to wot k on the Panama Canal"
There have been a great many tn
venters In this world, bat tin fellow
who invented compound interest wasn't
so siow.
Thanks to the. Republican adminis- I
tuition, we hail a pleasant a.i'.umii and
a Pamper crop of rutabagas and lern- i
It is some difficult to tell the differ- |
ence between the stand-pat prngres- '
iives and the pmgreeeire ?land paflaia
in Congress just now.
There is a runior to the effect that i
William Tibbitts will soon lose Iiis job
as pustmaster of this town. Mise Amy
Pringle says, by gravy, lie art'i lose
It if he don't know no b'-ttei than to
heap red postage all the time, which
does not match her lavender note
paper.
Hank Tumtns allows that T.aft has?
be n defeated, but says that be mill
noTOrthelaaa h. a <ar.didate for rud !
remmleelesrcr agin' Qraashaa Pcrhlgp]
next spring on the Republican ticket. I
or What is left .?f it.
Paaaaae Wei ae.
(Pauline Wayne, the famous White j
if" ia< i . pi seated te Preaaaeat Taft \
bj S- nator Ike Stepheiison, of Wisron
sia, will t.e supplanted by a ow pre- |
sent' i to Prealdent-El/ecl Wilson by an
Iowa man.?
Vou havi been a faithful a*,
Paaliae Wa> no.
But We've not to lose you now,
Paaliae Wayaa;
And it aeeaaa a Paining shame.
When you have just won your fame.
That ne mote we'll h'-ar vom- inm?\
l*a nil at Wayaa
?
You have served your caaatry welt,
Paallne Wa>ne.
Ami the at'llaaa have loved to tell.
Paaliae Wayaa,
r>f th> wonarwaa stunts yea"en done,
'if sine ribboaa yon ve won.
You have nested] to our fun.
Paaliae Wayaa
Tea have earned all your renown.
Paulme Wayne. ?
You fiaV' i;. ? er fallen down,
Paaltm Wayaa:
With ya If milk you have stood pat.
You have kept our Bill Taft fat,
There ik r;ot a doubt of that.
Paulme Wayaa
It is time to spv "go ad-bx,?"
Paulme Wa x mt .
Aid ?? do ,i with a sigh.
Pauline Wayaa:
When Tafl's ?'ahmet M thro , - .
law lu? fad. d from Hie view.
\\. will e'er reaseassar you.
Paaliae Waoran
Voice of the People
radawaaa lie Mitchell f?r f. P. 1.
To the l>t>'..r Of The TImes-DlspetCh
Mr -I he Vi read with interest and
fleasur. i .\erat <*mn?nnl>?tton? In
? paaec ?<H ?.eat'tig Dr. S. C. *?"?'
Abe Martin
\<"-a''e b?' owe o' th* ela time
keener ??>at alltm bad a Jeriiaeirm
. i.en ? as in a fmater ran sett n ???
. * ,,rdo* ?Hl? It'e ardly w>rtn
while 1 take a faeket f market auf
? .. , o , re out r> tornlpa
r
THE MODERN MARTYR GOING TO JAIL.
By John T. McCutcheon.
lOaayiicbt: 1811: B> Jfttfl I Mti."utclfc?on. I
chell f.,r president of the Vlrtfala
Polytechnic Institute 1 .Jo not know
that it its quite fair to our sister Staio
of South Carolina to w Vh her to sur?
render the egoalteat service Dr. Mi:
Che? is performing as president of the
State unMersity, hot I am quite sure
that Ute cauae of education in Vir-1
?"'?- arauH be greatly enhanced bjfj
':ls identification with the collegiate
work ..f oar state My heart tehees ?> '
heartjr amen to the encomiums of your
correspondent. I have for a long time :
regarded l>r Milehell as one of the
Souths leading constructive rne(^
is an erudite scholar, thorough!*- in ?
o?- With the canst of education and]
the const quoul welfare and progress
of the Southland He is practical en- I
er?.-ti.-. ambitious for Me ceuatrysI
weifar. comervative and. aRuarothsi.I
I Well poised, all-around vaj able man
He has the faculty of diffusing cheer-?'
fulness and faith in the rank* "f the
good causes he espouses, while his,
genial nat il- and affability wins and'
holds friends.
A few gays ago there came i,nto mv
handa a lit tie tract, arnica is a reprint!
from the Charleston Courier, of a re-j
markahle blographv from the pen of
Dl Mitchell It is the story?all the,
details of which are personally known,
to the writer of the blographv- of the!
wonderfully heroic and siioctsifiil
struggle of a La.kwoods poor bov.
" hose r. sol lte and unyielding t.urpo,
to secare an education tr%nsanned eeei
poverty ,,nd dire draw-hark--, ai.l placed
him high up in tlo ranks of our na
t Ion's educators. This boy was the'
chief dependence of his ace.i parents.!
and tilled the soil of a little piece of j
land In the day and read and studied
? I y torchlight at n'?rht.
In the late fa II, after the little cot?
ton erop had been picked out. he would
go on foot to the richer valley section'
of Mississippi and pi<-k cotton far into
the winter, to enable the family to eke I
out a livinr. For a month and 11 halt]
he had the opportunity of tu',tloii b-.
a teacher- w ho lived seven miles from i
the boy's home, and the determined]
soul walked this distance! He final!?
worked his wav in'-, .md through Mia-I
xisstppl College, was offered the presi?
dency of the institution, but preferr#d !
to go to lohns Hopk'ns 1'nleerstty to (
extend Iis studies In his chosen field:'
remained t'iere three years, w inning j
h |?r)S fellowship and the dog ire of!
I o.. tor of PHtooaftttjr?apendlng his I
summers In Kurope. where he made|
special investigation 'n Italy and
' mi'': was lalle.) to a chair In Br^n
Mawr. and In a year thereafter was in j
y|ted to r.eland Stanford LT?tvetgVy. in
Califorj?la. and la now a factor in the
educational and rella-mus life of fh?
Parllr Hlope O. M .fohnston (for |b|s
is his name* Is also an author, and.
i?r Mitchell has leoelved publications I
in the ?^erinan and Italian languages,
from these respective countries. bear-|
ina our Ip-ros name.
This i? PUI a brW and Imperfect sy-j
nopsis of Ihn wonderful true story, so
simply snd vet so graphically written!
t" t?r Mit. hell, anrt I hsv thoug'it it J
worth whfl. ta? thus refer to It as an |
inspiration lo some struggling Steden!I
who mav possibly read this arfl.le. and I
as iBatkalien of Mm burning desire of
the author to inspire hope and deterint-l
nation Well does pr Mitchell aayl
in bis preface; "The grealeat spc- tnCte
on earth is fl stalwart tnan Struggling
o iii adversity. This is what appeals
to Ihe Arne-Iran heart In Franklin's
fascinating -Autobiography." his seit
h.-'p. his Mow climb from a humble
plac.- |o power. Intuited Bel and politi?
cal. Among the treasures of Richmond
College is a r> -elpt for %" :.?. gi\en Bj
Andrew Johnson, a T?nticss.e laibo.
Bor making a coat. Georgetown Co'
lege. Kv.. likewise ha? a leeeipt *QC
%:. on for th conduct of a case in court,
signed by Henry t.'lay. th< n ; ?t mak
tug a ?-a-t fn th' profession which M
was deatined so greatly to adorn. Th-s.
tm the seals of our greatness. That
,? ftp! best government whbh glees
?'?n man a chance, and rareers siiei
as these are proofs of the limitless
poet--.iitt.ee of an American boy. no
matter how poor or obscure he mav be.
provided h. has aailtty, energy and ?
noble p.rrpose Mere |a a eoncrete tn
-l,n.e the facts of which are known
to me prrsnnall> " (Then follows the
thr'lllng ?|or< of Johnston i
w M BH tx t;i:
I Richmond. Va.
Nfitional State and Cty Banl
im \icsyvc to open an acaxrA,eiiher
suhtf. t fo check or at 3* tnieresi
in its Savings DeparJiTurnf ?
f APITAi an? SURPLUS $1600.00000
YOUR CrOOU-*
Telerteiin ?
\DIM>\ ?? i
and Pji
CHJWBE*
OF
iLiWMER:?
PIT THIS LAB EL ON
NEWSPAPERS CORRECT
ERRONEOUS INFERENCES
In justice to the newspaper profes?
sion. The Times-Dispatch thinks II I
only fair to point out that every pa- I
per. so far as it is informal, which j
putdiehed tlie erroneous and misleading :
accounts of the procedit.gs bjr the j
Sta'e of New York for the apprji-a'
of the estate in New York of the late j
I?tpt K > an has hastened to make
all honorable amends
The Worid. Th- Times, The Sun. Tne
A nici lean. ot New York, and thai < nar
lotte Observer aud Birmingham Age- ;
Herald ha\e lolnniarily prlnteu itlt*'
nn-nls showing Tnar the inference* gi\
en currency in the ftr?t artlves appear?
ing in those papers were ur.fo.mdei
and unl i ie.
In addition, editorial e\plariatio..? la
justice to Mr. Bryaa were published
in several papers.
The New York World Said, ed.
torially:
--In Jaanttee to a Maa of Hick Honor.
"Entirely erroneous inferences were
drawn from the testimony lak-r. be-i
fore I he appraiser In th* matter of.
the estate of the late Joseph Brian.!
of Blclunotid. Va.
"There in nothing to show thai Mr.
Bryan lost large sums of money by
Camhiaii; in Wall Str. el. and that
there was a shortage of more thani
f i>iu..i.,-.n ir, ti;e accounts of two **-?
tales of whicb lie was trustee. it is
true thai Mr. Bryan owed Urge sums'
t.f money in New York at the time
of Iiis death, but the dlffeeen. b. tw< . :i
bis debts and the value of his col-j
lateral to his credit wa? less than
II""."Of. and this was paid off by his
executors in the ordinsrv . nurj? ofj
.-etfltnir up the estate It Is also true]
lhat part of the securities ,,f the two
estates of which he was the trustee
was held in his name, hut this was
In accvwdHiiee with a general agree.
1 Bietlt. and these serurltie> were in?
vented and reinvested by him from
time to time for the benefit of the
parties in Interest.
"The report of a shortage seems
to have come from rertain ouestionsi
addressed to John Stewprt Br\an hv
the attorney for the state Comptroller
a' the appraiser's hearing. John Stew?
art Brva.n. who is editor of the Bleb-;
mono! News I^eadee. and i? t |i.tigh
ly familiar with all his father's af-1
fairs, is authority for the statement1
that there was no misuse of trust
funds, no debts of |ss" ?w. and no'
Wall sitreet gambling
"As most of the leading New \
papers were misled In Ibis mailer. It]
is only fair to the minor j of the1
lale Joseph Rr\ari that all misappre-'
heti?ton as to the nature of his tinan
.-ial transaellonji should be cleared |
away ""
The Charlotte ?N. <" i observer pub?
lish..I the fallowing editorial:
?Not lured hp Wall street.
"It tmnsplre?. as shown by state-J
menf* on the part of New York news?
papers ?riultiall'- publishing the story,
tbst entirely erroneous Inference*
wete drawn from the aporaisat of the
estate in New York bj the late
1 Joseph Br>an. of R. h d Th. re i?
'nothing whaterer to i ..-ate that Mr.
! Bryan lost large sums of moncv hp
[ apeoulatlon to Wall Street True, b
owed large sums In New York at the
I time of his death, but the dtgerrnre
bitwein bis debts an.l the value of his
collateral 'o his credit was ]es? than
tU?).'. i'.n this was pa;.; ..ff b h-'
I execntors, in the due settlement of
hrs estate.
"It would lave turn unusual If a
maa of Mr Rrvsn's great ,n.i mrwd
haalaeaa interests had maintained r.o
Important reletlons rlnam-lalli with
I New Tork. In The Times. The World.
' end other newspapers the app- ??
] :lfc-nres w? rr slmpl*" ml*? one! n;ed \
1 wrong was done one of the most hon
i ..red names Vrtginia has had in tbt?
a. e. Th t 1 >r T * 0.!?e 1 \ < T. u .... I
rente of the story when there seenx-a
to be no pusslble r'...rn for ou- ? t.
ns authertll. lb. tabes area! nleasui
' in following it with a correction at
oner '
The BtrTifngnam Ar'-H?'"M puh
1 ?.hed IM? editorial
-Nrianllnc Jmrst Bryan Estate.
"The arltrl. * appearing In the Xev
T'-k par- rs las? week ?baut 1'e ap
prassd of fh* lat* losepb Brians
personal propertr In that ejtr h?fo?e
a ear regale jadgfe. "ne of whuk artl
des has been reproduced in Tha Age
Haft . i. fienta laed Statement?, it is
said, what were BaseaaaaTdaa' to tho?e
Who were not acquainted with all tha
facta in the case.
Mi Bryan. widely known an!
greatly esuemed in the Birmingham
i .lied at his home tn Rich?
mond la I II* was not only eolvent,
but hia estate is said to be worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ono
who was ?loaely associated with Mr.
B rai UBal who had an Intimate
knowledge of Ids rusiness affairs, had
this to say Iti referring to the pro?
ceedings In the .-arrogate court In New
York: 'The statement that Mr. Bryan
owed $s."_'."0?i was correct, and th>>
atahygMM that the amount of his ea
?-it v as taxable was only IH7.0")
is correct, but the implication that hg
i ??! liabilities of over $b-*o,UOti in ev
of phi a-s?:s is wholly incorrect;
for Mtswr the laws of New York the
bonds or.lv are taxable, and. the bonds
that Mr. Bryaa held were only worth
?'<:.?>"'?. WhUe hi- total holdings of
ta ka in corporations, other than
chartered in New York, wer?
rery large and far in ex'rese of hia
liabiHf ? I am wholly at a loea t?
hraaw iiow this garbled account got.
btte the \>ar I :k papers.'
? Mr Bryan was a pioneer in the tip.
be Idlng af Bfrashsarham and the Blrm
- '1 -'r. t. He was a true op
tlmtat, and hia apan|Mlag wv>rk hero
a . Solid and lasting He was lr
... I ore of ;,:e bei-, friends that Blrni
| ? .. rn ever had. ar.d ins memory will
alwa\? be cherish, .t here."
QUERIES &
ANSWERS
??' Beaedlrt tTalvert.
ricase give date of aervlce af Rene*
''alvert. aa ?'olonial ?iovernor o%
Mary lass T. ?*. BENEDICT
ahead Lean
u 1 ? ? ? M '? I^sa" Who pair.teg
Iah pact are? Where M it now?
MRr \ O RET Je
Wife of I ran' rsco del '.loconde.
LeaaareV* <i* tfhsel Supposedly m th?j
hands at thieves.
? en?u? of I Bllod Mate*.
Phi as. letJ pie the ponulat on of the
ITnHnd States in t:*PP and in i!?te. au?<>
a the cost of taking the last
W h. AN D KRfiOff.
:.''''i::,o .1.3.:. :c?>. $u.,er.o#e
I'lease ci\.- names ard addresses of
dealer*, in Richmond sellinc law.priced
automobiles J OT'Y.
Trade addersse? are r-.ot j-iven here,
and tiiere is no stamp iti< losed for
pnvate geply.
Toeker's -Tartlra* leader."
Is Tucker's "Partisan Leader" steal KB
pr?,tii- Is the reprint of about thd
I lax of ihc war nroeurable" c. K
No Cool- of the edition of ltd
<a*v to get from the dealera la
old IrOOkS I I
The I ailed states aod CbkaB
''lease ?tat' the area of the f'nitedj
State* and that of China.
J T SHORT
I'ntied Ptat.s counting alt depen
* :*'S.4?I sej iarc mil's China,
1 ."7 7.IT* square mll*a
l.l>lre>w> *f ?e?eel <?atrial?
ne?sr 3t,ve the addteare? of the
>-tatr Superintendent of *? hoots *f
M i la ted. West Virginia and Oklaho.
ma W A. J< iHNsr>\
patsh Charleston Oklabona
i *l t \ .
Rratollll *f M nacre
\ , t A . ? ? ? i harm sod k?*-a
poreeo In It. Mav a remove tha
r fron the farm* w W M
<Trr?u agreement bjj
that effeet.
I ? Hrwee-s Verses. .....
ms-, t get a *?rr of T Ped?
don Bruce'? poem*" M M. F
Mr Bruce published a email v-d im*
rarsaaj beta m if"* A?T ft'.ch
inonn book dealer ran get it far yon.
