The times dispatch. [volume], April 27, 1912, Page 4, Image 4

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Dally without S'un4?y. 10 cente
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Entered .linunry CT, IK*. ?t Richmond.
V? . ss ??con . r i?i t^nttrr under ?et of
t nr.cr't? of Mare*! ?. 1KP.
" SATt iII'.W APillL .;.
???.i i oi r."
Hvcry voter nud every man who is
qualified to become- a voter hi Rieh- j
nion.l st ottld adopt us ais slogan Iti J
the contimunicipal campaigns. ???.Set ,
??(jet out" I? the sncvrthg message!
which the ward politicians ami ward
heelers of this city have sent to the
Citizens who take, or who ought to I
take, an Interest In the government of '
Richmond. These irtmislioc gentry
scheme to deliver the new form or
city government into the hands of:
the same old uaiiu. so that the only;
Change effr. ted will be that five) tried"
and true incompetent politicians will j
have ?"more of a .coed thing*' than'
they have now. T.c linn* men w ho
an- offering for the Counuoi 'Council!
and the Administrative Hoard nr. let- i
llltg it be tacitly known that If they
set into ofllee they will raise the
salaries of Indolent city employes.!
and "ill in other ways strengthen the
organization of official benchwurmcrs
in restraint of u?....i government and)
competent service, it is a big fight]
that Is on?a grim strucgle bcttVccn
the people on otic side and the poll-,
tlClSllS ell the Other?between those!
who pay taxes and those who would'
squander them?between those who j
work ami those who work the work-j
"Get out." That should be the 1
unanimous cry of the good citizens of
Richmond when they go to the polls j
Tuesday to vote for Common Councilihcri j
end later when they go to vote for the!
Administrative Board. Get everybody I
you can to vote Tuesday. Got every- j
body you can to pay Iiis poll tax be- j
fore May 4.
Probably more than 66 per cent, of]
(Richmond's electorate is not regls- j
tered. Of those who ate nunlillcd to I
vote for Cominoil Couilcliincn next}
Tuesday. It Is predicted that not more
than one-half will so to the polls. I
l.et the voters of Richmond arouse':
themselves to the vital Importal'., e of
this election and to the necessity for)
u full vole, i.et no one be guilty bt
delay or lndilfcrer.ee. Voting is '.lie I
first duty of the citizen: it is the very,
essence of good citizenship. Tli ist
who full to vote practically disfran?
chise themselves and willingly class- |
Ify themselves with Idiots, lunatics !
und convicts.
It is upon the fact that only
p.r cent, of Richmond's voting popu?
lation is qualified, and that, only one
half that percentage Is likely t0 vote
for Common Councllmen, that t'.ie poli?
ticians' combination is depending, its
benehmen and hirelings are qualified,
foi It is upon their votes thut these!
people subsist. Voting with them is!
hol n duty, but a business. :
"Oct out'' Tuesday and vote. "Get
cut' Tuesday and get your friends to
vote. "Get out" your employes and
make theeA'jro tj, the polls. "Oct out"
Hid wo'fU 'Vor the candidates for the1
Common Council who have supported ]
the Issue m neuer government f?r I
Richmond. "Get out,'' vote, ami do
what you can to elect the besi men to)
the Common Council. An Incrilclcnt 1
Common Council means an Ihefllclehl!
government. The new plan of city
government w ill bo a farce, unless it '
is carried out by the liest men.
"Get but"! and pay your poll tiixei
"before May I. so that you can vole
for the Administrative Board. "G?il
nut" all btllCl'S von can. ami see that
they pay their poll taxes.
"Get out'1' and do these Illings, and
the ward politicians, who t< 11 the pa?
triots people of hi,ion.1 to "get
put" because the city government is
?'nobody's business" but the politicians',
will themselves have e t .. ?
i hi: uassai hp: \ i 11/
The fanatical uprising in I'cz an I
Ibe attendant massacre rr Kronen its -
vaders nhd other aliens ai. only an
other harrowing comiecntarj on the
Fabian an'I cocksure policy of I'tiro
pran nations in dealing with Ihc semi
barbarous Mohammedan peoples,who ?
territory the. fovct and take His?
tory l as : impK repented itself ?? ||
has done in slicti frightful Incidents
time and again and Its muse may well
mockingly affirm "I lold yon so,"
Again it is proved at liirrlhle Ihtli
experience, no mhttri how fearful, is
not always u teacher. Once mon tin
blood-wrltton lesson of |-;itg land's
?'butcher and ' experiences In the
Houdan and the 1!r<I Sea littoral, of her
many disastrous Insufficiently equipped
punitive, expedition. , , various otl|ol
parts of the world, ol tin fate ,,f <;..,
dorn of Prance's overcenfldence in the
beginning of it,.- French onqucst ol
Aiders, has been Ignored.
The. contrasting and vindicated <\
?mplc of Kitchener in his preparation
for and march upon Khartum,, and the
motto of Skobelcff, "When .. ,.,
Mohammedans, beat th . good, and
until they- cry 'kismet,'" i-.. in havt
made only a fleeting Impression. What
has happened at Fez <.; v,
might have been expected It the elf
etiinstant es of French lack of caution
?\rzoguncc and coateinin lot native
ability, for organlr.atli n and genius
for conspiracy.
I'Vt. Is one of tho r.iort primitive of
Oriental cities, ns well sis ono of the
most fanatical Islamic enures In :>ll
of North Afrlcn. It Is tin hendqunrtors
? of numerous llerce, lawless, ruthless,
I utterly fearless tribes nliil sects of
j Mohammedans, who infest the - sur
I rounding hill country ".ttid the desert
reaches southward. These, however
I much tin y may differ among them
I SCtVCS, in interpretation of the law of
".lie prophet, or as regards In whom Is
vested the right ol the sultanate, are n
unit in virulent hatred of the Giaour.
\ The city's houses ant! its labyrinth
j of alleys, miscalled streets, form a net-j
?work <>f domestic fortresses, and tvceti
ty-nvc years ago no c.uropoans wcrc^
permitted to enter its gates.. It is
llii this place, with thes.- environments,
'and heedless of the warnings of the]
past, that a French civic mission, back-1
cd by n comparatively meagre military j
'contingent, located for the most port!
outside oi tin, city, undertook to cs-|
tabtlsh local government. ?
Tin- outbreak. It is si.,ted. was pre. j
maturely precipitated by the Impati?
ence of th, Mohammedan women, who!
vied with the men m savagery and|
brutality during the orgy. Mad the'
unsuspected conspiracy, it is further
learned, been allowed lo ripen fully,
the slaughter and the torturing of the
victims would have been infinitely moro]
horrible. As it li, the story is a heart,
rending and a revolting record oil
murder, arson, fiendish cruelty and |
lust. 1
Assurance is given that from tlirlr
commanding elevations i-.bout the city,
the French troops will bo able to re-1
store order, prevent further bloodshed
an.i outrage* there, and, make good'
the assertion of French ovcrlordship.;
Hut what of the liiflvence and the
aftermath of the mnsaricre in other
parts of Morocco? What of the spread!
? ?I the spirit of fanaticism t<> the wild.:
warlike tribes, or the outlying moun?
tain ranges, and to their roving. rc-|
vengeful Arab coreligionists of the!
hinterland? These ate questions thatl
ace giving. It Is said, r.nd nsny well j
give, the French government serious |
pause, to the end that the army of In-!
Vaslon will he raised to not less than'
IPV,.? men, and Skobeletf'a Injunction;
be acted Upon tu the letter at nny ex-j
penso of live? and treasure.
llcgardless of any question of thej
"moral right" of the Fee.ich "to be In
I
Morocco.' concerning v.iilch setitlmen-l
tallsts have of late had a good deal to I
say, since France has gone thus far. j
obviously the "crushing blow" recourse
is Imperative. It is due her own safety]
and prestige; but., more than that, it j
is her duty to the othct powers, toj
civilization, tu humanity, to Christen?
dom. To stay her hai l, to continue
her Fabian and diplomatic and vir?
tually "policing'' tactics, would he to '
Invite, nny. encourage, some powerful
Mahdl .iiiil leader to light the fires of
a "holy war." that might spread}
through all the Uarbavy States, back!
Into the Soudan and Dually Into lower:
Egypt.
The Fes massacre h-.s put France
on trial before all the ether European
nations, whose domination extends over
Islamic peoples or whose territorial
possessions are contiguous to Moham?
medan lauds. I
HOW TO III II.I) HO A l>v
The gentleman of the Richmond
Washington Highway Association last
night added to their already brilliant
re nd of constructive genius in road
building further evidence of their prac-I
iie.?i and efficient knowledge of how to
get things done. No bcttar plan of.
financing Richmond's share of thai
highway could have been hit upon |
than that of an active, brief campaign!
for money by committees under the
leadership of energetic business men.
The amount for wttlch subscription?
will he canvassed was act at flOO.OOd,
and to ralre this fund twelve groups
of toil men each will begin a vigor?
ous campaign on April ^'J. Tno i"';
SOnnrl of tltcsc comtnlltses will be left
In the hands of the twelve chairmen.
This Iii an admirable tarrying out
of, the idea embodied in til- formation
of a nondlvldend-paylng corporation to
build the highway and guarantee Sis
maintenance. It means a systematic,
I organized effort to secure stockhold?
ers, and insures the widest publicity
land co-operation from t.:-. citizens of
Richmond. Every possible source of
j money will be reached |n the most i
persuasive personal way. Nobody will
I be overlooked; there will be no wasted
I time or enargy, und the essential of a
. 1,.-0,1,1 public interest Is aastired.
The whole organization and activity j
; of tins association lids, been marked by I
[businesslike; methods thai cannot bei
too highly commended. It h?'i set aj
lofty model for oilier interests to fol-1
?low. it lias demonstrated what the
1 careful deliberation and broad 'intelli?
gence of practical men can do when
directed by public spirit to r irve a
common good. Sue;, eiforts cannot
ttliiot with failure. It should l>o only
a matter of day* until the entire
? amount i< s?bscrib d The value of
I the highway 1? beyond question, !"?>
iinon behind it have by their construc?
tive policy guaranteed let success,
I itlchmond is awake to her opportunl
I ties, and tili? road will be built.
??IM WII.ITtlU I.AIHIF.lt.
1 Most constructive of Canadian stafcjs-J
mep and easily the flra.t Canadian of
ins generation, Sir Wilfrid l.aurh-r
j ei.his and hmiors Itlchmond with his
presence. Ills fearless advocacy ?,f
I reciprocity with the United States
I gained him the admiration of the I
j Am clean pi opie. especially because of
[the breadih of lilt vision and the coiir
I age of iiis leadershlpj Vet his course
in that memorable campaign was but
the logical sequence of a-career of
statesman-like far-slghicdneas. Th:
first Krcnch-Canadian ib become Pre-;
-I nnci of tho Dc.-mniua ol Canada. Mi |
wan a distinguished service of nriecn
years, signalised by iw.ferful expan
slop in Canadian agriculture, com?
merce ami industry. It was he who
Initiated aii'^ctlvo Immigration policy,
which Icii to t!i>- settlement of the
great Canadian West nud furthered ti'J
construction of transcontinental rail?
ways, lie r>ver maintained a just bal?
ance bOtwe*n the French and English
elements In tlie Dominion, a task for
which ho was peculiarly lilted. A
statesman of international fame, "the
silver-tongued Laurler" has given forty
years to public life, acquitting him."' If
so splendidly and achieving so benefi?
cently for Canada that Ills people will
scarce permit him even a brl-f respite
from bis work. The Old DotMnlon ac?
cords Sir Wilfrid Laurler her most cor?
dial welcome, for tlie Mother of States?
men rerognlr.es in him tho very flower
or broad und ?nduriiig statesmanship.
TUB IMOX STATION.
The need of a central union pas?
senger station for Richmond Is so
obvious th.it tho action of the Cham?
ber of Commerce in its favor-scarcely
demands argument. Vet some of the
Immediate advantages may he per?
tinently pointed out. Richmond has
reached n point In growth at which
better terminal facilities are n neces?
sity. Almost every other city In the
country has secured such facilities, oi?
ls In the way to secure them. It Is a
law of growth.
A eon trill Million means stll the
benefits thru follow upon nny kind of
concentration. The Urft Is economy.
Unnecessary reduplication of os
eouimodstlons Is avoided. The ex?
pense of separate establishments of
all kinds for handling passenger traf?
fic are cut down. Tlckct-sclllllg anil
baggage-handling are made cheaper
and more efficient. The cost of trnns
fcr is eliminated. The starf of em
ployes needed for one station is cor
lalhl) less than those needed fur
tour. Th' constant use of the equip?
ment means n lighter list of over,
he.i.l charges. The routing of cars Is
made less a problem.
At i'ic same time, efficiency and con?
venience of service arc enormously
increased. The greater number of
people using the station will mean
Hint it will pay to have better ;
restaurant. Information, waiting-room,
and baggage equipment. The street
cars can all I.e routed to furnish the
iiuickcst ami s'ntplest transportation i
to nu-.l from a single travel centre. |
Strangers will be spared unpleasant ,
comf tision. To receive visitors in a
building noticeable for its beauty and
?omfort. and i <? send them away with
;< pleasant memory of satisfactory
service, Is the very best form of ad
I'erlising. Tlie tourist carries with
li'm a vivid recollection of how be
was welcomed at the gate of the city, j
The choice "f a location should lie
merely a matter of common-sense
ritnl mutual co-operation between the
railroads and the city. There arc no
insuperable natural difficulties to
overcome. The benefits will be not
July to the residents and commuter:! j
uf this vicinity, but to the whole
State In its constant and IncrcaFliig
lltcrcoursc with the capital. We j
rust that the time Is not far off when |
Itlchmond will have a union station
hat in Mze. beauty and convenience
nill be worthy of her future.
I
When a man 1.? trying to got anoilrr
"Job" he usually presents references
from his former employer. Hire is
sevelt's recommendation from John
I ?. Long, who was Secretary of the
Navy when the former was his assist?
ant*
"Roosevelt is misleading the people,
lie in crsatlng discontent In his own j
Interest, tie ?annot he trusted. I'ui*ij
the old map. of the sea on your shoul?
ders again, ?n<l how are you going to j
get rid of him? I am against Roose?
velt because l am a Republican and
Roosevelt is doing all he can to smash I
Uij party." i
Hardly a good "testimonial," is It? I
A traveling man has been telling the!
? olel reporter of the Birmingham Age
Herald about the growth of RicKmond. j
"What ir particularly noticeable in the'
progress of cities,'' he said, "is the
rapid growth of old "Southern commit- j
nllica Hhe Richmond. Memphis, Nash'-1
vlllc and Mobile. 1 was in Richmond I
a few months ago for the ilrst time In '
ten years. 1 hardly recognized the .
city. It seems to be growing as fast j
as Atlanta and almost as fust as Bir?
mingham. . . The population of Rich-1
niond ah an urban centre Is set down as '
175,000, Now the commercial spirit is I
as much In evidence In Richmond aal
:t Is in Atlanta or Birmingham. I hope
the citizens or Mobile, will organize a
society for the preservation of its land?
marks. Richmond has auch a society,
known as the Society fir the Preserva- I
tlon of Virginia Antiquities.'
IncldcntijlV Senator Lorlmcr must
feel peculiar when the head of his
party point., out the "mess and rnaz*
of corruption" underlying the Sena?
tor's election.
How ? an President Taft expect a I
square deal from a man in a ring?
The bounty Cleveland has placed on
the head of the fly will not be tn con?
ducive to It? extinction as the tick- I
ling On beads that havi n't OVCII a
bounty on them.
The Fathers of the Country must,
regret their paternity when the cam
palgn for President produces a parody
on the Christian Creed from Moni?
tor on the floor.
The first st.ep in political reform,
jlike any other, begins with the In?
dividual, in practice It means tak?
ing cat's to nUSlIfy iiji a voter.
Much-raking has been modernized
by the Republican presidential
aspirants until nothing lets than ai
: - a:?. ? hO in be used. i
On the Spur of the Moment
?y Roy K. Moulton
Scre*u Tlmei
There Ih the dickens for to pay.
Thorn's nothing much that ho
won't any
His language is immense.
So dangerous Is he tills day the rela?
tives all stay away
clxcltcmnul is Intense.
Jt i? a trick, no doubt of it. to find
the places where they tit.
They c'ofno in various sizes.
It makes a picture puzzle game or
checkers seem almighty tamo.
It's so full of surprises.
It i? .1 ease of cuss and fret until
si last he gets 'em set.
Au?i Hun finds they're all wrong.
And then he digs down In his .iean?
and pays some man to hang the
screens.
And life's a glad sneet song.
According to Uncle Ahncr.
There ain't un>" points In a fel?
ler's life when he knows so much as
ho dors when he is a member id' the
senior class of the high school.
There Is one thing that a good
harbor never runs, out of, and that
is conversation.
Deacon Pringle has got two sons.
<jii'- of 'em Is on the* Chicago police
force and the 'other one ain't doln'
much of anything cither.
Whenever yon sec a woman with
a "career." you kin he very SUI'O
that her husband fastens his sus?
penders on with shingle nails.
There are plensunter way? of
ntakin' a living; than giving lessons
on the clarionet.
Things are about equal In n brass
band, after all. It Is more difficult
to play n piccolo than a bass drum,
but it Is harder to carry the drum.
Ah immigrant lias arrived In New
Vork with $17.' hut It Is a question
wh> a man with that much money
need tn come over here ai all.
Speak in' of a last resort, some of
thotto summer resorts come pretty
close to It when a feller Is scckln'
for comfort.
..use Purdy sent his oatmobile to a
garbage fer to get some new tires
put onto it und tin- charge was so
heavy that he ha I to give 'em the
machine for iixin' it. so he ain't
much better off than be' was before.
I.litlc li.him ii..I.i Infelicities.
??now iio you suppose i know
where you put the scrowilrtver last
fall when you tools the scrcon doora
down': Men uro helpless creatures.
1 suppose next spring you will be
asking mo where you put Ihe screen
doors."
"Say, May me, on 'lie square, if
you wear that Itai to church It's a
a nshpole and a trip down the river
for mine. I simply can'I stand by
ami hear them talk about It."
'"rhu cutglnss lierrybowl is no
place for your pipe and tobacco.
Homer, you've Bot lo .Mit out Miiok
lng or there Is going to !"? one large,
long, beautiful divorce In this fam?
ily."
Our Hair Sj mpOSlUm.
Mcwlywed says: "1 am n man
of a very passionate disposition
.<nl when I get angry I stop at.
nothing. Soon after I was married
I got mad at my wife and tried to
drag her around the room by thej
ha'r Of the head. Every time I
grabbed n handful of hair It came
out and she merely gave, me the
laugh, ii'nv is a man going to show
that he la bees of the ranch? Tell
me tint."
It can't be done. That's all.
Sufferer writes: "I sat behind a
wad ol heir at the theatre the other
night that prevented me from .seeing
a Single thing that was going' on
back of tin footlights. Can'I foiuc
th'n~ be done about thithings?"
Cli l ;. scat in the fronl row. That's
the only thing that can be done.
T. It. V. says: "My wife got me
under false pretenses: in fact false
hulr. 1 used to sit and admire her
hair by the hour and 1 didn't know
the truth until after W were mar?
ried. Now sh.. goes to the club nnd
leaves her hair at home for ine to
admire."
Malic says: "I had my hair wash
od yesterday nnd I can't do a thing
With It. Help."
Put It In the gtis oven until It
dries out.
Voice of the People
A I'rlenil of < hump'*.
To the ISdllor Of The 'Times.Dispatch
Sir,?Mr. It. Ii. Byrd, campaign man?
ager of Governor Wilson In Virginia,
In his Petersburg speech on the 23d
instant, said he "had been an organi?
sation man and had fought its bat- ;
lies lor sixteen years, but that he now I
Intended to write a little Declaration
ol Independence of his own." Bully
for Hick Byrd!
Vent- liumblo servant has been nn
Organization man for forty years
without a break, and sti'l holds in
hand Iiis declaration of independence<
written forty years ago?to the effect I
that no man or coterie of men can!
put il pndloi k on his mouth or a col?
lar around his neck; but when, after
a full, free ami frank discussion as to
the merits arid records and availability
of the candidates for any onu-e the
Democratic party has. spoken in a pri?
mary election or a state convention,
lie takes hi-, place In line with all true
and faithful Democrats, and has for
forty years been on the firing line,
doing his besi as a worker, speaker
and writer for the nominee.
Mr. Byrd favors the nomination of
Ahe Martin
Miss Pawn i.ipplncutt is visitin' her
mini nl KokoniO. She's glttln' P be
unite a traveler, an' kin now ride
without buy In' a orange. One thing's
sura, we r.otild git out th' full, mule
volt If women had th' franchise..
Governor Wilson by Hie Democratic
party foi the presidency. His opinion!
on su-h n proposition is certainly de?
serving of serious consideration, for
Iiis st -Ii.i nc in tlic State, us well as
in tin' Democratic party |s 01.0,1.
In tills regard Mr. Byrd has a great
advnntnito over your luimble servant.
His name ?nii record are known all
over the State, while mine is not
known, except to a few prrsonal
friends.
The nomination al Baltimore should
be based lipon, first, personal ability;
! second, porsonal merit, and thini, per
j sonal availability.
I favor tio: nomination of Speaker
Champ <-|.irk. because he is aid'- and
1 Strong and meritorious, and has had
a Ion? training in the public sorvlcc.
and i- om- of the very best equipped
men. ar.d most available. In the Domo.
? rati- party fr.r the presidency. His
record in lb- Missouri Legislature is
not only good, but splendid, and mark
I e.i li 1 in when a young man not only
as a leader. i,,,t also as a progressive
and construct Ivo statesman, on whom
1 lie plain people could always rely fo
thelr protection. His record in Con?
gress for sixteen or eighteen years
attracted?yes, riveted?the attention
of his Democratic colleagues to such
an extent that when John Sharp Wil?
liams, of Mississippi, was elected to
the Seriate he wns unanimously chose.,
! to succeed iiiin ns minority leader, ami
I alter two years of experience us m'
nority ica?i?r. !??? was chosen Speaker
of the House, without a dissenting
I voice.
it goes without saying, on examina?
tion of Mr. Clark's recmd as minority
leader and Speaker, that he stands,
shall I say. without a parallel i:, t).,
American Congress.
There I* experience, tlvre |s train?
ing, great. grand an<3 glorious. It
Challenges the fullest admiration of
the American people; man can
say that Champ Clark has faltered.
flickered or floundered as mlnorit;
leader or Speaker. Are the Democrats
of Virginia looking for a man ol un
doublcd .ihiiity as their candidate for
the presidency? T point them to cimmp
Clark. An they looking for a man of
long training In the public Service,
thoropghly equipped for the great bat?
tle now impending for the salvation
of this republic? I point them to
Champ Clark. Are they looking for a
man of great availability, whom the
Democratic masses will stand by to n
man n't the November election? I
point them to Champ Clark. Are they
looking for a man whose pi Kate char?
acter is Without spot or blemish; who
Is personally deserving? 1 point them
to Champ Clark, and suggest to them
all to pause and reflect, and that to
win at the November election they
must hav e a nominee who combines In
beautiful accord these qualities.
The coming election of n President
calls for serious consideration. The
life of this republic as our forefathers
established It Is at stake. The old
landmarks of a free republic, free
from the machinations of the classes,
free from the shameful bosslsm of
plutocracy, free from the oppression of
! the plain people by a damnable taxa?
tion system, me in danger of being
stricken down nnil lost forever. Tf
the corrupt and corrupting wing of
the Tlepubllcan party should defeat us
in November I fear the republic, like
the Titanic ?.ff Newfoundland's
Ranks, will go down to he seen no
more forev er.
I cannot. I will not. speak harshly
of Wilson or Harmon or Cnderwood. T
am grateful to say. with Champ Clark,
that If nil four 0/ these "candidates
wore put in a barrel und rolled down j
hill, an American would be on top
all the time."
Should the Norfolk convention In-]
.struct her delegates for any one? Tl
seriously doubt the propriety of doing I
so. Should Stich Instructions he Riven
and tho Baltimore convention, after1
due and deliberate, consideration find]
calm survev of tho whole field of na- !
tional politics, deem it best for the re- j
publlr and for the Democratic party
to nominate another than the one
named by the Virginia Democrats, then
our delegates would he honor.bound
to oppose, such a movement, and stand
bv the ono they named In their in?
structions.
Is 11 probable, or possible, that (he
Norfolk convention will send delegates
who will trade off the Virginia Demo?
crats on a promise by some one that
I he traders will get control of Fed?
eral patronage in this State? 1 hopo
not.
I am heartllv In favor of the nomi?
nation of Mr. Clark bv the Knlttmoro
convention, but If T were a delegate to
that convention T would vote to nomi?
nate another If T really believed that
Clark was not the proper man. It Is
my purpose to bo at tho Norfolk con?
vention as a delegate from my county,
and T will try to see the dob-states
who concur with me as to Mr. Clnrk,
anVl 1 hope to meet thorn all in con?
sultation as to what course we shall
pursue. If there be any such delegates
f ask them to write me at CochrAn,
Brunswick county, so that we may
act In concert during the convention.
Permit ine to say, in conclusion, that
1 lived in Mr. Clark's Missouri district
for a dozen years, nnd have known him
well for twenty years, and am proud
to sav he. lias my confidence and
Iricndshlj}. I have ca.aujai*ncd wiUt
him In three presidential campaigns.
iiii.J 1 think i know him thoroughly.
,. . C. T. ALLKN.
Cochran.
T?r Titanic.
<'ut of the l.nrhor who stesmed
With lofty and powerful mien,
Proudly besrlng title:
"The world's ocean queen."
Into the VSSt Open sea.
With all i,e r banners furled.
Proudly bearing her Utle:
"Queen of the maritime wot Id.
'?ut. out nnd ever onward.
Across the SCn she sped.
With triumph on her banners,
r And she?of nnught afraid:
lint In the dreary midnight.
When very near her goal,
sim sent the awful message:
"Come and save my tioul." **
What of h?r mighty enptnea,
What of her boasted pride.
When Nature's mighty ieeberg
Is striking her broadside';
Silently In the nlght-t'me.
Unseen below the waves.
Relentlessly It plunges.
Unmindful whom it saves.
The ship Is rent asunder.
, There's darkness everywhere;
No need for wealth or prowess,
The only thine; Is pray,.r.
Prayer to the God above them.
In truth to save their soul-;
For them a last Had requiem.
The awful ocean rolls.
She sinks?her wealth, her power.
No more the world's proud queen.
No vestige of her glory
Above the sen is seen.
A!:' what can be the answer ?
From "ut her ocean bed?
Canst tell the hole dUaator
"Til the sea gives up Its dend?
Her loss In millions may he told.
Her glory be forgot.
But in Cod's great forever
Those, souls will perish not.
F. C. M.
Chase City.
Work for ConsrrrsR.
To the editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.?Without doubt the wreck of the
Titanic calls for an Investigation, but
wouldn't it be as well if Congress di?
vided Its attention between the thou?
sands of Americans who are In ex?
treme danger In Mexico and th,. dead
who are past the need of its help in
the quiet depths of the Atlantic
ON'F. Willi HAS FATHKK. MOTHER
AND TWO SONS IN TIIIC V.lu
PUBMC
Farmvllle.
CIVIC BETTERMENT CLUB
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Organisation Accomplishes n Great
Deal IlurliiK Pirat Vear of
II? 1 : x Istrnee.
"Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Frederlckshurg, Vs., April 2?.?The
Civic Betterment Club, an organiza?
tion of womon In Freder.trk'.burg.
having for its object the betterment
of sanitary conditions and the beau 11
ticaAlon of the city, has elected the
following ofllcer.s for the ensuing
year: Presie.ent, "Miss .Tanetta R.
Fltzhugh; First Vlce-Prcsldont, Miss
Vlvinn Con way; Second "Vlco-Presi
dent, Mrs. Maurice lllrsh: Recording
secretory. Mrs. O. R. Swift; Cor?
responding Secretary, Miss Kate
Mnnder; Treasurer, Mrs. Clarence R.
Howard. The organization was form?
ed Just a yen.r ago and during its
existence hss accomplished a great
deul of pond. During the past year
it has superintended cleaning up
tiny, planted thirty-six trees along the
streets of the city, held seven lectures
under It? auspices, has presented four
petitions to the City Council, asking
for certain ?a/nltarv Improvements,
has posted sign? calling attention to
the fact thr.t expectorations on the
sidewalks Is prohibited by law. has
distributed $tOn In prizes for the
pretties* end best kept yards, has
awarded prizes for the best composi?
tions by public, ncliool pupils on the
"House. Fly and Its Dangers." has
established a "night school, nnd has
Improved the public park of the city,
now has It In charge nnd ls keeping
it In good order.
FrederlcH-ibttrg will have a cnrnlvn]
week In Hanover Park, May f> to 11,
for the benefit of the Washington
Masonic Memorial Temple fund. There
Will be a floral automobile parade,
fraternity parade, with prizes for the
organization having the greatest num?
ber of men In lino; thcro will Be a
voting; contest, und hpalrles other"
special features, the Krause Greater"
Shows, of Philadelphia, will furnish
the general attractions.
Captain lt. C. Hart, who makes his
home a part of the time In this dl>',
lint been appointed captain of
st.amrr Middlesex, of the Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia Hallway Com?
pany, plying tho Knppahantiock Hlve.r
between Frederlcksburg and Ilalll
tnere, succeeding Captain Mason W.
Gourlcy, who has been transferred to
the stcamei Anne A rundet, of the
same line plying the Patuxent River,
taking the place of his father, th*
late Captain Jas. Oourley, who died
recently. Wm. Mills, Of this city, has
been promoted to llrst officer of tha
Middlesex under Captain Hart.
The Dcniocruta. of Caroline county,
will meet at the county seat "n May
13, at 11 o'clock, to elect delegates
t.i the State Democratic convention,
v.hich convenes at Norfolk, May 23.
BUILDING PERMITS
Many .New (structure* Authorised In Differ*
eat beet tuns of City.
Rulid.us and repair permits, were InutA
yesterday as follows:
lir. j. A. Keck lo erect a two-story brick
tenement, '?? dwellings, en the north side,
n' n.-.K-r t-irret between Tyler and Hickory
s-.n eta to com $?.00a
Mrs Annli M. Uowry, to erect a deiach?4
two story fraine^d welling on the north aide
el the Petersburg Turnpike between Hverett
and Stockton Streets, to cost |i.*.1>.
K. It. Moorelleld. to erect a detached two
storv brick dwelling, mi West arace 6treet,
to COSt F.POJ.
Mrs. Julia. A. Cor|r?ll ?f. H. Cottrel'.), to
erect detached two-story brick etab'.o on
the south sloe of Marshi-M Street between
Hancock and Harrison Streets, to cost
H.OOft
Richmond TVilldtni; Corporation, to rfps.r
brlek office buttding. U10 East Main Street,
to cost fl'A.
B. A. Callin &- Co.. .utents. to repair ?
fi in .? dwelling, 41"> North Fifteenth Street,
to cost litt.
Joe Robertson, to repair a frame dwalllnr.
s-v, .Vorth Twenty-eighth Street, to < est ?:....
Whltlock estBte. to repair a brick office
and printing shop, 7-J North Elshth Street,
IM ll.'i.
Vir. C. A. Lsbenburg, to repair a brick
Store, West Broad Street, to cost gWO.
I David i'onnell, to repair a ^rkek dwalllns,
I Mm. .North Fourth Street! to coat $500.
CHARTERS ISSUED
Riiey * Chandler (Inc.), Richmond. F
!.. Rlley, president. Oxford, Mfcsa: J. c.
? 'handler, vice-president, liuln'?, Vo.; f..
W. H, R.izllc. secretary and treasurer,
Richmond. Capital: Maximum. tM.OM;
minimum. VSl/ttf. Object: Publishings
business.
The. Rtdgeway Mica Company, n Pannayls
v.mlH corporation, domesticated, appointing
William M. Carpenter, Rfttgewsy, Vs., etat?
litory ngent. Capital. ISS.OCO.
Mclegates to V. C, V. H-Minlon.
I Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Charlottesvlllea Va., April 26.?Thd
John Howie Strange Camp of Confed
crate Veterans, this city, has elected
the following delegates to the Con?
federate reunion at Macon. Ga.:
Captain 11. Clay Mie.hle, W, G. OilIes-4
pie and Dr. George T. Harrison.
Officers were elected for t'ao ensulngf
year as follows:
W. C. Payne, commander: C. H.
I Walker, llrst lieutenant-commander;
I Tt. Carson Vandegrlft. second lieuten?
ant - commander; Captain* IT. Clay
Mlchie, third lieutenant-commander;
Dr. George L. Petrin, chaplain; C. B.
I. lnney. adjutant: Thomas J. Williams,
paymaster; James Perley. vldette; P.
II. Marshall, color bearer; Dr. George
T. Harrison, surgeon; Dr. AfT. E. Nor
rlrt. assistant surgeon.
Concord Presbytery Closes.
[Special to The Tltnes-Dlspatch.]
Salisbury, N. C, April afi.?The Con?
cord Presbytery.- which has been in
! session lu Salisbury for the past threo
days, closed last night, giving the last
day lo a study and discussion Of for?
eign missions. Addresses on the sub?
ject wer made 1 Dr. W. J. Martin,
of Davidson College, and others,
I among whom was .Fohn Garon, of Vni
! dese, representing the Waldenslan col?
ony, in Burke, county. The sess'on
of the presbytery created a fresh In?
terest In both foreign and homo m1s
National State and
City Bank
Richmond, Virginia,
Solicits Your Account.
CajpJUab ?l.OOU.OOu. ?? mine, fcfino-Aaay