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FRIDAY Jl-Dli 15*13.
\?i r:iu;i> i* ihty.
didate by n pr igresstvo Democracy re?
moves any demand In ?h>- country (or
pari
liuep t.> believe that 1 th. great popu
lnr demand ' tor him does not "XiJl.
jind announces that he Will n-.ak- !.;?
Independent race unywiiy. If he per?
sists In that intent i h tin third party
siw Republicans may talk as U?fc> will;
Put the undisputed fact remains ihht
the fate of the RooseS'eil movement
turned entirely upon the action of the
P.iltlmore convention. The homlna- j
1lon of Wilson knocked the props from !
under the third party scheme, and It
wns done without naming a candidate j
or.d adopting a platform so radical j
that they would scare the business In- j
terests of the country. The only real ]
hope that Roosevelt had was that the j
Democratic convention would he donil- j
nated by Wall Street, and that the j
Perr.ocratic progressives would he de?
feated there
From all quarters comes the news
that the Republican progressives are
sut'sf.ed with Wilson, and believe that
V offers the best solution Of the
o'lostien: How can we heat Taf{? Only
yesterday Governor Osborn, of Mich?
igan, an ardent Roosevelt supporter,
nnd one of the seven little Governors
who requested him to run. declared
that "there is no necessity for a new
political party.?? He noes oh to say:
"The Issue is clearly drawn for I he
people. All is Wall Street versus Wil- ,
son. It Is even more than that. All
the evil forces In America will finally ?
line up with M all Street and Taft, j
? ' ? Republicans can vote for Wilson
without leaving their party or bolting. .
? ? ? Wilson is not owned by any- !
t'fidy. He will lead the people against
the financial overlords In orderly hut j
earnest fashion "
The Minnesota Progressive Repu'n- \
llcan League will back Wilson, ac- ;
cording to a statement issued yester?
day, which said:
"Wood row Wilson 'opresents our
Idea of progress!velsm, There Is no
reason fer us to .loin the third party
movement. We will work for iVllson
In the .State"
Reeanse the Democratic candidate is
s man expressive of the virile, hide- 1
p'-ndent political thought of the day,
the desertions from the third partv !
will come faster and faster as the
lime for the mock convention ap- j
proa.-hes. The foolish and contempt- |
IMo move to throw the election into 1
the House of Representatives will not |
prevail. There will be only two real !
canoidates In the held, ami If Roosevelt
keeps his hat in the r!ns his vote will
be as neglig'ble as that of any of the \
other faddish parties wh'ch enter the j
field in every election. In fact. Roose?
velt's movement for the establishment |
of a pure democracy will uncover it- '
self sk only a political fight for the ;
rontrol of the Republican machine, j
That is all the third party was ever I
proposed for. and even that organiza?
tion has been knocked into a ?ockeel
hat by the nomination of Wi>?on j
If Roosevelt would read the destiny |
of his personal party, let h'm ponder |
upon the Anti-Mason. Liberty, Free
Roll, Free- Democrat. Middle Of the '
Itoad. United Christian. Fnion Reform, j
back. Prohibition, t."nloh Labor. United ?
Labor. People's, Socialist Lahor. Na- i
ti?rial. Socialist Democrats parties and |
the half-Score of other independent
part'es that have none j,,to presidoh- '
tlai contests with negligible r< > .:
There hive been third tickets in ibis
?
never been but iwr, real parties,
and the outlook tor a third party
Is not optimistic. Abortive move?
ments to regenerate the counti'ir '
hills. The- third r?-,r:v Is only the ;
METHODS <<l SE< t RIX? m STRAIN 13
IMMK.lt i.NTS I on THE SOI Til.
n
by making known .n other i
l
Inducements which the South hfl ri
to wage-earners. Wit ist few
j'
The attractions which lh<
?States have to offer te, prospj
duttnal workers in the Way'of hous?
ing and living conditions .are ini
pasted by any other section of t r.e
country. When these 'acts are realsz
eo the voluntary movement of desir?
able wage-earners to the South win
he sufficient to me et her laboi demands
To this, policy e,f advertisement, how.
Itital 'o attempt to secure y htherrj or
Fastem European labor, a movement
of this class of Immigrants to the
?Southern States and the estatdlfhment
of recent Immigrant col >nles In South?
ern Industrial centres will In
keep out the American and British
or German wage-earner in any < on
sleler&Me number*. They cannot, and
will not. as events In the North and
W. yt have demonstrated, accept 'I'"
working and living conditions or tt??
Southern and Kastern Europeans.
The reeent Immigrant has n I ready
shown his success us a small farmer
land ns a farm laborer ti the Southern
States Owing 10 the f:i~t. however.
that rio-t of the Immigrants of re?
cent arrival m the United States' are
ndn-English-speaking races, prac?
tical!; nil <>f their farm experiments
ir the South haVe been ? n u commun?
ity basts. Because of Uielr inability
to spc:>k English the Southern and
I; stern European Immigrant has not
hhd cannot extensively become an In?
dependent farmer. He m;:r.t ? ?-*.?tilt h
: ? ?
...
vacant farm lands er the Southern
States I'i'ist and w Ml be occupied by
nut Iva Americans and I'.ngll h-speak'
Ing Immigrants from the other sec
st OA it. i on ixsTANi ::.
The Republicans try t. escdpe their
responsibility for the present high cost
Of living b> de; cine, that it is due tu
?
.....
i an part> end from trusts and com?
mercial conspiracies fortercd and ch
coUragcd I v such laws, and we assert
that no substantial relief can be se?
cured for the people until Import
duties on the necessaries of lifo are
materially reduced and these criminal
conspiracies broken up."
Look nt that staple necessary, Sugar.
Compare the duty place.1 on this nhso
lutely indispensable article of food ;
with the duties Imposed on distinct
luxuries by the obnoxious nnd oppres
slve Payne-Aldrtch hill:
Turs. 50 per cent.: pearls. 20 peri
cent.; diamonds. 10 per cent ; automo?
biles. 45 per cent.: char.'.pagne, 70 per
cent.; sugar. 7S 7 per cent.
The Republican pronrse of a full
dinner pall for the people of this
country dors not look well In the light
of the fact that the sugar of the poor
Is protected far mere than the luxttr-1
let of the rich. The plain man can
substitute cheap goode for furs. ho
van go along uncomplainingly without
profit and diamonds, he Is content
with walking instead of automoblllng.
and is content with a short beer with
a long collar, but there is nothing he
cat. substitute for sugar in his morn?
ing coffee. That Is n necessary to him.
nit hough he pays for r. as If it were
? luxury.
The Democrats hold out the only
reasonable hop. of reducing the cost
cf living, and the people of the t'nited
States will realize that in November at
the polls. j
< MIX \> I.O \.N II U.K.
In the combination of six powers ;
w illing to make the $300,000,000 Chi- i
nese loan, which China is now halkinrr .
at accepting, there are two groups?,
one desiring her trade, the other both
her trade and her territory. The l?t?
ter is constituted of Russia and Japan, i
with Great Britain added In certain
contingencies. Notwithstanding the
desperate financial straits China is In,
one <annot avoid feeling considerable
sympathy with her in her hesitation,
which grows out of repugnance to the
stipulated that the creditors .shall have.'
the power to supervise the disposition
and application of the money advanced
That stipulation Is naturally humlllnt. !
ing to Chinese pride, aside from the :
fact that it has aroused, not unwar?
ranted, suspicion among the musses
that tiie result would eventually bo
fofeigh exploitation for foreign ben?
efit of all ol the country's internal im?
provements and vast but yet untouched
material resources
Meanwhile, during the balk, the
Chinese government is trying to devise
ways and means to raise an internal
loan of the amount nee.led That there
ould no wiser policy, if practicable,
cd'nnot be gainsaid, and the warning
tiie London Mall ilttqfi to the British
government and to the Chinese people
ac ? ui u.U. t- Ihe i ontenlion.
. ?
which foreign money was poured into
tiie tfensiifj ot Ismail until Ihe nation
was overwhelmed with a burden of
?
'
creditors than to sav< Egypt from ari
?
lose of iT'ii China v.-.is {sie..!.,000 in
-
?
tiie Chinese FtJrtnef, it should Inspire
the nrvv republb to str.ijn eveiy nerve
and bilr.g every Influence to bear to
tie 11,tel.
gnvernmei
their own debt, in that lies the strong;
? st ?nd only certain nssuran c against
I lit: MVt.lr: PRESIDENTIAL TERM.
The Democratic platform favors it
single presidential term. Th< recom?
mendation i-- medt thai the Federal
Constitution be so amende-] a.- in
make the President liu'ltsjlMi fof i <? -
eleetl r.
the one-term pi Itii Iplo. .? :? !.? . f ?>t?in
Ion that th. platform shot! 1 liuve pro?
vided mote Hpetirteally rot a sls-yciir
term, aflei tviiich the ihciituheii: wbttld
i It thi ProSli
:
one lerrh he Is i.--t in:! i m ?,.
fear ?>r fnture iiilshmi}i. tit
?
the n.it
within his power, lie would n
tribute patronage in oxehant
promises of future support; he
demand of appointees clrR'tenc
not pollti .1 Infi icnce 11- v ?
..
?
not he limited to four years, bul to
pin That period would permit the
President to carry out a Well-defined
program and afford him opportunity
to push progressive policies ;o com?
pletion Instead of entrusting them to
a successor. .Six years Is the term of
a United States Senator, nnd his term
Is longer than that of a Representa?
tive because the senatorial responsi?
bility is so much greater. The respon?
sibility of the President Is greater
than that of n Senator. Experience
has shown that it takes longer than
four years for a President to achieve
great reforms, nnd n six-year term Is
a reasonable compromise between tivb
terms of bight years' total and a
single term of four.
In many respects; r.-dk was the ideal
President. His nrst official declara?
tion was that he would not seek or
decent a second term, and he admin?
istered Iiis office accordingly, giving
the country one of the host adminis?
trations it ever had. Polk, limiting
himself to one' term, wrought splen?
didly for the welfare of the republic,
and so will the future single-term
President. The one-term amendment
would forever destroy the Imperial?
istic, hope of a Chief Executive of
many successive terms, and would
greatly Increase the efficiency and the
dignity of the highest office in the
American government.
WD T \ VI.till. TOO.
The nomination of Woudrow Wilson
lias revived the Interest In Virginia's
motherhood of presidents, but a state?
ment that John Tyler was the last
Virginian to hold the chief magistracy
of the republic Is incorrect, /.nehary
Taylor, of Orungt county, was the last
President from Old Virginia. Soon
aft.-r he was born his father mbvi d
over itito the county of Kentucky,
Which later became the State of that
name, but he was a Virginian still. He
served but a little more than four
months before he riled in the White
House. Two Virginians were in his
Cabinet?W Ballard Preston and Alex
ander II H Stuart.
The .\cw York Sun falls Into hlstorl- j
cnl error about Virginia's presidents
as follows:
''New V.brk', S'irg'nla and Ohio hav?
ing each contributed live Presidents,
the present election should determine
the rightful possessor of the proud
title of -Mother of Presidents.' The
present outlook, too. is that each will
have at least one candidate."
The Sun probably refers to the
states from Which the Presidents Were
elected, but. ;is a matter of fact, re?
gardless of the result of the November
election, the Old Dominion will still
i,.- this most prolific mother of Presi?
dents Vlrgli...'i points to he- glorious
seven; George Washington, of West?
moreland. Thomas Jefferson of Alhe
ritarie; .Tames Madison, of KlngOeOrgo;
.lames Monroe, of Westmoreland; Wil?
liam Henry Harrison and .lohn Tyler,
of Charles City, and Zachary Taylor,
of Orange. Oh'o can claim six as
native sons: I"!v.-s< s S Ofant. .lames
A n.rfieid. Rutherford R Hayes. Ben?
jamin Harrison. William McKinley and
William H. Tall, while in New York
only three Presidents first saw the
light of day; Martin Vnn Buren. Mil?
iar, l Fillmorc an.! Theodore Roosevelt
It is an interesting fact that Wil?
liam Henry Harrison and John Tyler
President anil Vice-President outyir
c as.' of two Presidents coming fr?rri
dldntes for th" presidency are ex-cbl
?
? i
!th< .: n.-.tt Law .-Schob! at the s irrte tin.
that judsori Harmon was.
?
. ii ?
news that he would be nominate!
. ?
hi! will give the country a Clean
Wondef what colonel Wnttergbn
doing to relieve his sorrow?
Virginia nan iwo native son ctmd
dates for the presidency. The oth<
is lh" fellow Hi Chat ha m who at
nouneed his candidacy some time >?
Next thing you know' Wilson, S". f
\ will he claiming that Woodrow wi
tiorn thero.
On the Spur of I he Moment
!' v Roy K. Moullon
Tljnt Card.
Where ic that garden ol yesterday.
Tii- Karden which was mir l?yT
The spol where wo labored v ith hie
and spado:
'Tivus pleasure without alloy.
Where are the onions and ne burs wo
So proudly Btuek ni the ground?
The prod. with which wo would sup
1 iinc<.airy -
fatly? barbers,
?aky cork log:
?res line I nueltil inns.
nl I.:. In tin bottom o! her shopping
Thnl the life insurance agent will
Coll again.
That t ie sportir.tr writer will work
a little bit of slant; Into it. even It
if* an obituary.
That the man who .'ponds his time
Saving; cigar coupons is not going to be
n millionaire.
That the man with Ute thick eye?
glasses is going to get away with most
of the Jackpot In the poker game.
Some Kot V. einher Hints.
By shoveling the snow from the walk
a:< soon a? It falls you will lind tho
task is not so arduous as when you
leave it throe or four days.
If only one or two parties in a block
shovel the snow from their walks It
does no good. Everybody must do It.
A good way to make the. furnace fire
1 11 11 all night is to bank It with ashes.
Ashes are cheap.
liars Which have been frozen should
lie rubbed with snow and bathed in
ice wale: Never use warm water.
Snow cream Is a delicious little con?
fection to serve at an evening (uhc
n
Any one who ventures out of doors
in this kind of wi uher should bundle
up woll and pay particular attention to
ti.e throat. There i? nothing better
tii.in one of thosi old-fashioned yarn
hiuftlcrs that you can wrap around the
neck four or five times.
A good sealskin i ap will last several
Si tsohs If properly cared for and laid
away where tho moths can't get at It.
To avoid catching cold when the
thermometer is down to ?0 below zero,
breathe through the nose.
Spiked heel shoe;; are great for trav.
. li:i gover the icy sidewalks at this
season of the year.
Irresistible Impulse*.
To order small steak and German
fried potatoes.
To kiss Bessie McCoy
To allow the athletic girls to eland
up In the street cars.
To hand the waiter a plugged quar?
ter for his tip.
To pull hard for the home team.
To write n soul stirring letter to Mr.
Taft.
To borrow a lawnmower or hot water
bottle Instead of buying one.
To try tomato catsup on apple pie.
To say something sarcastic about
the fellow who is getting ahead.
To walk fast up hill.
To turn to t'.:- sporting page first.
To ask for nr. nlsle seat In the llfth
row.
surrj Leadership.
T., thi Bid I tor ? i The Times-Dispatch: I
Sir,?The nomination of Wilson will
not only, upon .nature reflection, sat- ?
Isfy and unite every Democrat, but It ;
Will also please a multitude of pro-:
greSslve Republicans; and especially I
progressive independents. lie is able, I
.-. .. and .-at. its well as progressive. 1
He is. as one of tho later chaplalna j
of thi convent on prayed for. a God?
fearing man. wno will r>e irulded by
the principles of tho Bible as well as!
t>y tin- maxims of the latest and most'
eftlcient statesmanship. Added to this!
: ? " ... have . sympathetic and pow- \
eriul support of Such a statesman n i
.Mr. Dry 1111. It is well; and Well done;,
and we mai feel certain of a victory,
fo: real democracy as well as for ill'*!
'?. nut l tri l dons figure Mr. Bryan
was .r. that invention! There cannot '
be a doubt that he sought the nom
nation ol M Wilson from the start.
ply i i . i date who stood by him
from the start. And he accomplished {
i.i~ purpose by a series of the more
mat! poll! il episodes In the his-I
tor; oi . iv convention. N.v.lPiig that
came i salt it . :i had tho least effect |
:i < u th. of his pow-*r. ID is
: es.'siitic, and for ? simple reason?I
?h. peoplr bolt vo :n him. and his six-j
:?? t. in? ;? rsorial defeat are about
to i-sue M ? in his lea 1 . I' ,?, mj
viol iry r.n > ?'? ilvorance for th.i com- i
men people That i* tue reason he is'
Abe Marlin
; Lots, i . Kn credit for beln'
optimistic When they really don't
know what's . .,|n' on. Miss Tawney
i Apple is havln' sinkers put on her
I blue lisle skin fer th' croquet season.
O, SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY
LIGHT. THE RACE FOR THE LATEST
ACCOUNT OF THE SANE FOURTH.
By John T. McCutcheon.
ICopyrlrtu: H>12: Uy Jotn t. ifcCutatMoa;]
hat, dj but a'tb loved by more than]
hate him, many more.
The only cause of regret we Virgin
lans have Is the rather sorry loader
>h p of our representatives in that con?
vention Th< most prominent of them
stand before the world <n seeming al- I
llanci with reactionaries' and trust'
magnates This may mean much or
It may mean little, that Isn't the ques?
tion. The point sr.. that ii separat- < !
v'l.-gir.ia from the Influence which t'
might have had with the Incoming!
Wilson-Bryan administration, and when '
Mr. Flood sprang gallantly to the !,.. !
lense of Virginia against Mr. Bryan j
It seems to me. and I am not alone,
that at that moment it would have!
been wiser policy (or the .state ifi
he had come to the defense of vir- j
glr.la against Mr. Flood. I am saying
this without any convention fecllt
whatevttr. Living and voting in the,
Tenth District. 1 have been Mr. Flood's
constant supporter from the beginning'
of his political life, and now 1 regret
very much that ?it the beginning of
what may be a long continuance or ?
Democratic powei, he become* more i
Instrumental than any one else In re-]
duclng Virginia to the second or third '
place in point of Influence with what
must be a glorious Democratic na?
tional administration. I nm afraid that!
Mr. Flood, and perhaps some others of
our leading official*, and also it may '
bo somo of our leading newspapers; '
have been listening to the wrong kind I
of adylce in this supreme crisis of tr.e
party and the na.llon.
Savannah, Va. ?. C MOOMaw.
Vlrsrlnln.
The Old Dominion State. Virginia.
With Its rivers. mointnlns und
Chesapeake Rnv.
In farming, flnanre and business union.
On?> of the best In every way.
The Industries are ne-rlculture.
Arrd vegetable* not suhiect to foil, i
Wheat, corn, tobneco in\ peanuts
Are raised en Virginia soil.
From peanuts are made peanut but?
ter
And delleacles of various kinds
Tobacco, In all grades and classes.
From cigarettes to xxxx brands. .
Three crops of hay are rrarn?red
In only one season here.
The poil Is productive and fertlls.
And with the long sea'ons are sure '
Tenrs. apples, grapes and peaches
The specimens of late wore rare
The result of Virginia farming.
Were seen nt the reeent Btnto Fair
The fl.-h Industry are goodly.
The river products nre grand.
And are shipped all over the country
To every place In tho land
Th'- numerous national eemeterW
Tho tourists are so anxious to see?]
Hollywood. Oakwood and others ?
The monuments of rmvts rind I,.--.
The Natural rtridire of Virginia.
Nature's architectural plan,
fine of tho world's greatest wonders
Cannot be equaled by man.
The Alleghany nnd Blue nidge moun?
tains.
Whore the children love to romp
During the hot season In summer.
Far awav from the Dismal Swamp.
The seaports are nomerous nnd fam?
ous
As resorts, and. In naval display,
Newport News. Old point Comfort and
Norfolk
Vlrglnis f'.eneh nnd Ooenn View are
tn array.
At the seashore there ;. ^.n" bathing,
The waves roll high and wide
And tho life bouts ready to save you
In case you are lost In the tide.
With four great rivers to Irrigate?
Potomac, ltappnhttnno-k. .tames nnd
York
Commerce is onsv. you undorstnnd,
With West Point at tho fork.
Now h?re Is to old Virginia.
She State <af trafne nnd trade?
Where children grow strong and
healthy.
And millions e,f monev are mnde.
Virginia; historical Virginia,
I'aeh and every mile you span
Are seen forts, fortresses and land?
marks.
That with tho nrros will stand
S p. S.
Our ?Insolent" Mnchlne.
To the T'.ditor of Tho Times-Dispatch:
?Ur ? It give* mo pleasure to read
the edltor.nl In your issue of tr.-dav
i nresenti a lust sense of the situa?
tion^" 11 <-*l?t<d at Baltimore, and
accords honor to whom honor Is due.
AV. .!. Bryan more than any other man
deserves the credit for tho nomination
of Woodrow WUion. Ills hold chal?
lenge of the reactionary program i
la uutrance made possluls the nomine
?Ion 01 the Ncvy Jersey Governor and
saved the Democratic party from com?
promise und absurd defeat
The role played In the Convention
by Virginia through the majority of Iti
dvlegatcR is an Incongruity which
however bewildering to the uninform?
ed observer, is easily understood b\
thosi of us who know sorneth'hg cd
the ways of fie State tntu nine Quick
to resent any question of its own poli?
cies and decrees as an "Insolence." Iti
nsolenl ? ntempt of public opinion It
this State l.< not the {east eonsplcuoui
of its characteristics. Nor has tin
public been in the slightest degree be.
gulled by an endeavor, however adroit
to Identify the name and prestige Oi
the Commonwealth with tho fortune!
of ThOB. F. kyan. The nomination ot
VVoodrow Wilson was repugnant to th<
Slat- riuol.ir.e and ma- ?'?. t.i -1 s b e am
.Itile. as, 'n New Jersey, at least, thi
machine was repunnant to tho dlaDn
gulahed Democrat of the old schoo
whose nomination heralds a new epo< I
in the affairs of the Democratic partj
and of the nation.
M A BSMALL R. PETERSON.
Lawrencevllle
HurrnU for Wilson nnd Marshall!
To the. Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.?All honor to Tho Tlmes-Dls
patch and the gallant patriot. Richard
Byrdl What a beautiful vista have
they opened once more to the machine.
governed hdss-rlddi n people of Vir?
ginia. a brighter day has dawned
upon us. and the beeb r, striker and
ballot bor stutter, like owls and bats
;.. fore the rising sun. must retire to
their dark recesses and hide themselves
in shame and confusion. Let us thank
God and take fresh couratze that we
have nt last reached the parting of the
ways. The nomination of Wilson and
Marshall, after that hard, bitter fight
in defense of the rights nnd liberties
of the people, marks the Inception of
a new era In the history of our coun?
try, and a spoedy return to the fun?
damental principles c.f free govern?
ment nnd the Inauguration of an equi?
table and rlchteous administration,
which guarantees to all sections and
classes pence nnd prosperity
nir-ir.'.RD v ?;aine.<5
Leads the People's rieht.
Te the Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.?Will you not permit me to con?
gratulate you on the leading editorial
In to-day's pnper. "Wilson, the pep
pie's Choice." I do not remember to
have head In any paper at any time a
stronger or clenrer interpretation of
the progressive spirit with which the
whole State and country Is aglow.
Wilson undoubtedly best typifies It.
and the country will never forget the
part William .T. Bryan took In rnak'ng
his nomination possible, it is a great
satisfaction to thousands of Virginia
people (and I know whereof I speak i
Hint the old Tlmos-Dtspn'eh |s where
she ought to he. in the van ngnln lead?
ing the people's fight
ROY K PLANNAOAN,
i.owllntr Green.
f;et Sparrows Drunk,
To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.?Se.dnrr sundry articles In your
paper on the pest of the English spar?
row, nnd suggestions ns to ways and
mepns of getting rl.1 of them. 1 will
give you the experience of nn old]
Dutch neighbor of mine. Bring ranch
annoyed by them, and having tried va- |
rlous means to destroy then in vain. |
be finally soaked sortie mains ..f wheat
in whlakw and scatlor-id them "lie
birds ate them greedily, became Intox?
icated, an:: fell about in every direc?
tion. Of course, wholesale slaughter
followed, und if concerted action were
undertaken the plan niitrht make a
perceptible d> crease . f sparrows.
WEST VIRGIN! \
For Ft ?Od.
To the Editor of The Tlmes-Dlspatch. j
Sir.?I. for one. think Virginia should
take off her hat to lion. H. D. Flood
for the speech he made nt the con?
vention. Virginia Is all right and has
plentv of good sensible men to run
it I sav hurrah for Flood and 'he .ild
Tenth! >L I. SNODDY
Central Plains.
Wants Another tntl-Plj WilC,
To the Editor of The Times-"Dispatch?
Sir.?We noted that when the fly-swat
te.? were al>Ot|l we were not bothered
pear so mueh-wltn files as we nn- tm.v.
We fcrdicve If you a ouid Premixe s.
f)> killlnr campaign that von could
I tat>.1) take im a subscription of >l,j'>0
I" Rlchrocnd for ths purpos?. as **?
hove '-.rare1 r.umerout peritiiis sav that
.-!!? h were not aa bad after you Started
the extermination Of 'hom
We should be glad to contribute 13
tevnrds the purpose, and have ro
<" >uht that one day's Roltcltattoi <:i
vifl up into prizes would make It in
te-.-stlng for the rhlldr-a t-> try i.i.d
? Morminate most of tu? fit"?
Tin: ctiiFFOTin smith eo
< andemua Intl-Wilson Delt-i-ntes,
To the Kd.t .r of The Times-Dlrpatoh:
.'Ir.?May ] express mv d?.-p trt'r
faction at your nction In rondcmr.ln
the attitude of the Martln-Swansoh
Flood crowd In the Raltllliora copven
lion" The admirers -f OoVi'hor V'.l
son are indignant that his lioititnatfo
should have been * 3 bltteny i>n;jJ!'o
by these miserable p ill* U la 1 s .X
honor to ?>..? I-. r.tl.?i. ?. -if flu- Vtrmrl
delegation who stood b> Wooji-oi
Wilson and his supporters so :?.>.-?!!
In that memorable fight,
J K WINSTON
Vi ayneihoro.
*onne;?To Sunn.
J.et other Poets sing the stories Past.
When porcelain tuns were not within
the hope
Of Kings, and men had not Invented
soap?
T<- Gods! (and Goddesses* we scratch
and stand aghast.
When rumlnntlng or. tho golden
Taer ?
To think sweet Cleopatra's charms
w.-re greasy.
And Sappho with her ancient morals
easy.
At week-ends soapless sought th?
NIlUB' waters vast.
That saponaceous thin.r is close akin
To godliness, yes, hath its seen;,-!
slick
A mystic influence to banish Sin?
The serr.t Is a simple Chemist'**
trick.
Thus in the fuh wo rung In number's
easy,
To Gods! sweet Cleopatra's charms
wore greasy
EDMOND FONTA TNF
Charlotteavllle,
Hold Fast| Hold tin: Hold Out.
No matter what your task may he?
_ Whatever you're about_.
Keep well this motto in your mind:
I 'Hold fast, hold on: hold out."
j When you are tempted to do wronc,
When foes your faith would scout.
Just patient be and do the right.
Hold fast; hold on; hold out.
I If nil seems lost, and hopes, perch into.
Have all been put to rout.
Oh. ne'er give up, but labor on;
Hold fast: hold on; hold out.
r
There comes a times in every life
1 When men our plans would flout,
.lust turn a deaf ??ar to their sneers;
Hold fast; hold on; hold out.
I
j When foes w'thln Would you oppose.
I And fiercer foes without,
.lust buckle down and hoe your row,
Hold fast; hold on; hold out.
j Oh, Just you keep your courage up.
You'll take the last rofloubt,
I If In life's battle you bo stirs
l Hold fast; hold on; hold out'
GEORGIA TIL I.MAN SNEAD.
Hover Is Hituninirmleil.
[Special to Tho Times-Dispatch 1
Frederlcksburg, Va., July I.?At ?
meeting of a Joint committee com?
posed of members of the City Council
and c'tizens held Wednesday nl?'ht It
was decided to recommend A. Stuart
Royer, of Roanoke, for the position of
City Commissioner. The City Council
Will act on the report next Monday
night.
Child Fatally Injured.
fFpeelal to The TlmeS-Dlspatch.]
Bristol, Va., July t-?Tumping fnm.
n mailman's, auto which was going at
full apiiedi Willie, the ten-year-old acn
oi win am Blackweit, of Bristol, to.
day had his nook broken and died In
a little while. The boy's father, who
wen' to AMngdon this morning, was
wired for. but did ? not reach homo
before tho boy died.
j--I
National State and
City Bank
Ittetimnnd. Vlralnln.
Solicits Your AcoounL
ciipiiai, si.ooo.ooa surplus, seoo.ooa
^8est by Test for forty vasra.