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OtOmm..4i? e. Mala Btr?t -.MB) Hall Sanaa* ?eteae.MS N. Rr camera Street Buteae.*M eighth street MAO* Oae Six Tare* One | j VOSTAOK PAID Tear Mos Boa Mo. ' ?ally witfe Sunday.Mo? Uto ?ua Ml (Daily without Sunday. 4 0? : O 1.00 .S3j tsBsdar eSttloa only. tat l.?f .to .16 ] fweekiy (Wednesday). i ? .at .? t Bp Tueaa-Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser- , etea la Richmond (and suburbs) and I tersburg? On* Weak I Dally with kualsy.BJ eeata ' Dally without Funday. 1? cents ?air. ? cents i Entere* January f7, 1)05. at Kichmond. Vt, j aa eecona-riaas matter under act of Conxreia ef March I. lim WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, IS?. SOME PtH.ITH ?1 SI IIPRIM>. It looks now as if Woodrow Wil? son** election la certain. Even the pros eat buaineas revival can be Inter? preted *.s ar'etng from the conviction that he will surely be' ehosan, ??'l that conditions have already aUjusrel themeelTc>a to his platform and per? sonality. Indeed, this very certainty ef Democratic success is the greatest element of uncertainty. Wo do not mean that Fate ia bound to cut down high hopes out of pure perversity, but American political history ia ao full of upsets and "Kare-backs" that to aaeutne gucceea until the actual event of election seems a tempting of provi adence. j' A veteran Philadelphia newspaper : gdan gives ,to the Bulletin of the American Steel Association an inter ?eattng list of unexpected happenings ? In American politics. He points out that Grant could hardly get a com? mission in the army in 18(1. while Lee refused the chief place. Ben But-I ter voted to nominate Jefferson Pa vis ,for President fifty-seven times, and * offered a reward for his capture sees tbaa two years afterward. When ' Juekaen and Beaton fought each other Vt did not seem probable that Benton "would afterwards be Jackson's right . band In the presidency. Ingersoll de- . elared that he would believe in a hell when Kentucky went Republican.' ?and Kentucky has gone Republican. The outcry against the McKinley tariff elected President Cleveland, andj ?Cleveland returned the compliment by j -doing much to assure McKinley'a elec- ' tlon. The new ballot law in Massa- j ?vhusetts was expected to overwhelm the Democrats, yet it elected a Demo- j crafic Governor. For the first time in fifty years there has been a Demo- ; ' cratic senator from M*aine. in 1S72: the Governor Dl* of New York was g Republican; the present Governor i Dix is his Democratic aon. This is tut a short list showing how i uncertain ia any political situation and; how quickly the tide may change. Itj emphasises the absolute need forj steady, consistent work to put thej election of Wilson beyond the field si a 'rope into an accomplished fact, j Any resting oa the oara. with the| fond belief that victory baa already reen won, would be but another ex- j ample of the supreme ability of the! Democratic party to achieve political; folly. Wilson is not Tet elected, j Work ami money are both needed to; insure * is success. It would be wise as read this handw-ritlng on the walls apt a hundred years, and remember that j the victories of national parties must; be paid for with ceaseless vigilance. I STtOPOSED b.wkim; REFORM COX-1 GRE<?. The suggestion of the "National sCitlsetw' latague" that a national con-] gress of mercantile ir.terests be call Zed to work out to definite conclusion the problems of banking ar.d currency' reform is heartily indorsed by lead? ing commercial ani tfr.ar.clal papers of ? the eountry, among them the New' 'Tork Journal or Commerce and the American Bar.ker. These ar.d the other ? contemporaries fo-mlr.g the movement, ?are one !n the opinion that reform Is Vitally needed, a-e practically In en? tire accord as to the gpecif.c eas.V.ial changes demanded, ani n-.i' -s m<i-? to the point of their endorsement of the suggestions, they are aleo e-e ,n despairing of tre passage r.v Congress of any measure of relief o: ijr.r.atir.c !i that body or formulate* by any --?n ?Bt'seiort there*'. Havl; _- r ? ? - eons c-r failure ef ri.i-.s. ?arominert er? *rs? th?:.? "political ;-rr Mlty.'' ar.1 t ef pre-.t ?. Band?? '"'?v-t. ?-e *o -- .? , ? . '.wrce srgt;e- ?? ? - e ? ?-.< ,. ..... areas weuM pr??? ealaaMa hi a as - ?ag g fresh stsrt 't. behalf ef leri aSMtj th*t BhsBM ^?*-;e, ,v,e ,. ^t,. *' nO des.-e te -?-?>... ? - e fc?n-e ~r '? ' it Fe'?T5 To SVe X.'V ? ' < our cos temporary, it would brine about the classification of the different pro? posals la the oeder of their necessity an? Id such a way aa to show whlen elements in the program could be ac? cepted without Interfering with ad? vancing the acts. The weight of these considerations must be obvious. The American R.-tukor. after laying ctmecial stress upon the "ldm'tted im-? possibility" i>f seeing the passage or) the cuniil::* till ?f tue "National Mone-: tary Commission." the cost of which by jhe wa> . was |fdQ,M>. and following expression of convict ion that at thej congress ",m aedaraM Idea ef *he pro? positions to which a. majority af busi-i ness men t ould act ede," aoajsl uc gath-! cred. t?HgllH thus: "Whin '.vgat is reeUy wanted baa been determined, the proposal* 'or ?Vilich there was h r ieai majority might be embodied in a bill lor submission to Ceaujrreea. U is felt that, unteee um Senate and House oj< sparred on lo action by the measure of insistent pib lic opinion, nothing wlii be <3one, and the present incongruous and atischiov ous currency system will bo left cm* touched for an indefinit? period to tome. Such an evil i- too serious In its possible consequent . .< to be oontt rn ldatcd w;th complacency. gad. so tr re is ample cause lor th* I impress its activity of the National Cltiz< ns' f.eag-ue at this time." fff see no escape on the pa t of ? ny intelligent business man from rhe lc ric of our contemporary first quoted, fi >m the American Banker's conclusions, or from the fact that the suggesied ct n gess points the only way out. T'te solution of the problem and the or'y solution, judgins from experience wl ? h congressional and political failures te meet and deal practically, bear live! t and honestly with the Issue, less In ft pressure upon congress by the genera, commercial and business forces that Win compel it to att. that it dare not resist, and that pressure pan be brought to bear none too soon, if we would avoid another of those financial crises and disturbances that confessedly are In? evitable so long as the existing in? adequate, unbusinesslike, antiquated system oftains. Nor in view of the un? deniable exceptionally prosperous con? ditions of the country over, could the pressure be exerted, or the work be begun, at a more propitious time?a time when changes would involve the least danger of affecting Injuriously any interest, if. in truth, they could have such effect at all. J INCREASED, HOME RILE INDIS- ! PEN SABLE. One hundred and thirty-seven of the 349 acts of the General Assembly or Virginia of 1912 deal with matters of local self-government. Perhaps a few I of these may involve the general pow--: ers of the State, hut the remainder are concerned only with local matters.' which do not concern the people of; the State, but only the people of the1 specific cities, counties or districts1 ailected. When more than one-third af the measure* passed by a burdened, legislature deal solely with local mat-j ters It is high time to call a halt and ; to consider whether it would not bo well for us to demand drastic reform.. The constitutional provision for the' settlement of local legislation by tne' General Assembly Is out of line with advanced principles of government. The function of the State Legislature Is to formulate laws which will effect all the people of the State and not i merely the people of isolate*! com mnatty units. Local self-government is a prlred phrase, but in Virginia it, does not mean as much as It should. In so far as the people of a given oommunlty can govern themselves without violating the law or trespass ban upon the rights of other cotnmunt-; ties or the welfare of the State. Just so far th-it community ought to rule itself under the liberal general laws laU down by the State. E-iitor I-anrt of the Blackstone Cou-j rier. a sertous-mtnded legislator him-j s?lf. shortly after the adjournment of; the last Ge-.e-a! AseemMy declared j that the constitutional provision as' to local legislation amounts to noth? ing. "The local representative eeks ?*i)r wtwt is wanted and it Is given him. usurtl'v without question from: " h< ? .?? - act irately "1:1 r w ? . 1 <-.,? 1 -glslation Is j practically done by the local repre at-t.,t!-.?- " The remedy which i:e sug? gests is logical: that ehe powers of city sera is and county hoards of s-'pe:v,=ors be ercatl - enlarge^ under im i ssai j iestrlrtleaa*.*' What is now tall as tea sex mar. the local repre Ieeatatlte. m?v saf?ir- he tm?.ted to t.je r-r*; >..,.? rvlsors and rou?i:e.? " leg slat ? < i sail ct ke.? off rre.^l legislation, hit tak's prece ? ' ' BsSasfsSt Mai a oral bi] t it fee i' an-Iocs 'o get through. seel ' ' - wr.-t, n eom P.-rt trn?t tor met help ? - ? ' ? ? : ? '* : e tr.-eizh k'V' ?. ? ? j--. <----?-r sll the P o^ie .-re i,?i| on the side table 1 tT'Ci" ?? '>-">r< *i ? v'-V-.- ?-?? rurr r ?? "'"rm rrT? i?r.<? > ?hlch W ;*4j ?? ? 4?-.r? ?*??? *v? -?* ?- * ?'?? ft tro "-Ti ?;?'- " <? --- :-?cr*>-I *1rc!"? ?"I r-*>rrr' 4 * - '?? .-. T?>r#?T? T'.? ?<? v-r " ?Tp* -t ths,* ?h? ' -* - ?nr. ?.*r.c :* >? r?'T? ? ?-.<?? (? ?Ml -t?.? '? ? rrfirra" ?r? con ?*"*'<? fwi' it . t the twt>lti?0?t* ?f rr> r?e- -.' " 1 . ??? ?BVtrKW of totn* whn m**m '? ? PJ T ?Bat pvr.p????'. ' lk?Bt OMr rappo't bjr ?h-wn. th*ra that tvv aar* t -if . ahata**'. teat tt n.iW atao ??tt? th* !>?!???? of *orrti??e? ?aW?t W?*.r that ta* #rr? ?t< 'faVaaBam wvfl areaaai? M?? to w aartv* ?a** lo'-omp'er? ?r?-i tc.' o -?. paaa can h* 'Mainaa ealj av raa ac -aaaaaace a* *oey a*o*>r?tf trat ?t?r< Baanara raaaraa. Paraapa aafaaaaaa '* t,i?- sro^r-.r prarr"-?<? ?l^jrr?< of! . , . . _r. verted m tr.e cities. <r.' tntv;t* .. r?r.lt tr-.i: n# tbe ex-( '?n of the p-???nt leerlflsMve - - - .-? v ?T.U?1 ?"> snbbs. Tne people dee N ~?U*m? ?fj M- \#~ > -orreet tr?>en t.* I i >t In .-'??-.?? 1? ft*** .:?. r**e ror.iT .1 111** tr^erlne. and mn se^sentlv ??-.elr hattnee? 1? ?"it*n? More hu?ir-.? T ?? . ?> ? ? ?v.-r rr.,;-?. i. :im< lo rofi?fcSer It '?' I ? , ? -. '-re ? ?*? i es**?**. s? e>Si< 1 that Mal nr.?. af t? ?rorli la rep**". |a>r?rr:nr too mrr *t to teeeie*Ss. Torre i% ku' on* ret'orvaJ flaw 1>, as*, ttaat as the TiSSeajatW af tas p~s p'e With fcroa* Powers af toraj a f ? ? ? ?> - ? ,'e- fVV 1? ,..? ? - ? .... . i^r.trd. aaf It ? - one w? -ras? ?Soest Sers " he sett ?Jeterat 4?feTis;? m-??? -OSSt'-eT ~ -? ? ?.- ... ? :-;?;. t-o era* fc; its ?era so list ?iei State wmjmmn mmy mot hm impeded by the Incorporation of the town Of Xenia or the modification of the char tor of BlrdavMle Let the count lee and elites take care of ' thernaelvea add tben the State of Virginia wUl be able to take care of the Intereeta. progress and welfare of her whole people. Bl LLBTI1V BOARD PSYCHOLOGY. ?Bellevers in mental telepathy might well think they bad found ri'J>f ot the existence of thought waves extending all the way from New York to Rich-; mond in the phenomenous of several' thousand pcraona before The Timea-j Dispatch baseball bulletin board away-1 cd by the flickering messages from a few lights as if they were actually; viewing with their own eyes the atrug-1 Klc for the championship between the; Giants and the Red Sox. What theyj really did see was an amazing evidence of the mechanical ingenuity and mental o,tuckness of tiie American people. j Through the intervention of electric- j Ity over the telegraph wires and In the colored globes, these ardent fans were able to follow the most intrlcato plays j of what is probably the most intricate; of all field gamea. not only almost as! the plays were made, but with the keenest possible realization of what ? ach one meant, and how the fortunes of war hovered now here, now there. He who says that Americans have Be] imagination should stand in Capitol' Square, and learn how even the chil-l dren can take the barren flash of; lights and build It into a thrilling drama of aport. There was no reality! save a piece of black-board marked as a baseball diamond, and the appar-, ently unintelligible change of lights.) yet for the inward vision of the crowd, j these simple elements ware woven lnto| a full and blood-stirring narrative. j Quick wit was never clearer shown j than in the almost instant reaponse of the crowd to the signals. The man who turned the switches seemed to con-i trol the common mind by the same, twist. It was like playing an organ.: Before the cheers of the spectators in' New York had died out from the local; gathering would come the same cry of; "He's out" or "He passed Speaker on' purpose." Such a marvelous kaowl- j edge of the science of baseball, the: cemmon possession of thousands, says! much for the place of the sport Itself, j and for the alertness of the ordinary,' mind. The observer is amazed at the. Ingenuity that transmits knowledge al- j most as rapidly as thought, and evenj more astounded at the psychology that; Interprets the symbols Into a living and picturesque reality. ! HOW HE GOT THE FORBIDDEN FRCTT. There is old-fashioned hard New England sense in the Providence Jour? nal's explanation of Roosevelt's ex? planation about having had trust money used for him without hia know? ledge and against his consent. The Rhode Island newspaper is reminded in this case of the way the little boy got It out of dear old grandmother: "Ma told mo I mustn't say I wanted a dougtinut, grandsia:" B> COLLEGE STUDENTS' HOXESTY. For fifteen years Congressman Mc? Kinley, of ni'nois, has been lending money to students at the State univer? sity upon the sole aecurlty of their character ard habits. In all that pe? riod he has not lost a cent of princi? pal or interest. The experience has! so confirmed his faith in young man- | hood that he has given the university j JI3,00i> Ba a nucleus for a permanent loan fund for deserving students. Such an evidence of honesty should receive wide attention. The honest debtor gets little publicity, while the absoonder or swindler or ch~a.t is wide? ly advertised. Yet honesty is com? moner than some consider It. Trust lr. college in the honeety of college stu? dents is rarely betrayed. The aca? demic atmosphere is not salted to th* dishonest or menOaeJoue .student; in i every college the sense of honor Is so strong that the dishonorable man is soon detected and driven out. Mr. McXl'ile.-'s action is a fine trl-i but* to that great and courageous; body at >c,ith who are "working their! way throurh college. fJarrylng th? ? dour>> hu-.1en of scholastic ta?-kr ajv!' I the wlnn'ng of a livelihood, these men: rxenrpli^v the true dimity of labor.! Earner?, mature, brave, they are un? daunted by advf r?*ty, hirt (ro from defeat to rt'fegt until vlctavy looms ur An aviator eu*ht t* give his wlf* a'.imony Just hecauye he is an avla tar. c>ne sign of the times 1? the *iger ooUIri- -:?n \i a cap t?achir.g a Mrd dojt to retrieve. On. < '?< 1 ? i.g shout the New York eancm*a U that thMr feuds do not include th? ordinary rltUen R"e gather from tne tpcrtlng au? thorities th.t either the New Tork r, ?..?? r.-.e B-?">n R?* Sex w'll win j the world's cfcamp'.e.fiahlp. Tn* frogreeslvea do r, ->t want to he :hdTi>?d by the Independence League. T, av'-:t !nd?p*r.d*nc* |s {CSO m?J*et? to the Emperor. The Tsf ?-;iis hsa htcome the Taft frown M ? WllTiam Uten, wlf* of the r-.naeylvenla Pr? gi*e?4ve leader. r*? MaBi her hu>ha:.d for extravagaaoe ?' ?-. he test fled before the Senate p.of.erg that he had eoeirfhe/ted tut.* I. fh's year to potiflcal campa-gne ic t-> have given him a C<>od i spe-klng. ' ? * . nantry is en tb? verge e? * ?? We don t ksow. >at ?ej* of the GejVisrnor'a c*.icr.el* was sera is fall as/f th the* dap On the Spur ?? tht Moment By Rmy K. Mevukon I bad a dream the other nicht It was a dream of pure delight. I thought 1 dwelt upon a pleasant ls!e Wheru everyone enjoyed good ? health and reveled In a lot of wealth. And everybody wore a genial smile. There wasn't any gossip there. It wa? a place beyond compare. And people just minded there own af-1 fairs. There was no scandal there to shock And people had no time to knock And no one lugged around a lot of cares. The statesmen throw no verbal bricks. There was no talk of politics. There were no tin-horn spielers in the place, There were no campaign arguments, no animosities intense, And conversation was a winning grace There were no scorching autos there. No popcorn whistles rent the air; So agents selling books stopped at the door. No young girl singers spoiled the night and put the fickle sleep to flight: No storytellers made the life a bore. No pianolas banged away all through the night and through the day There were no servant questions to be eolved. There were no grocers' bill to pay, no pessimist to have his pay; No people in divorce suits were In? volved. There were no shows all to the punk. No sleepers with an upper bunk. And no bit of tipping there to do. Of course, dear reader, this ma>-| seem absurd e'en for a passing j dream. > It is absurd, for it can ne'er come true From the niekeyvllle flarloa- | Amry Tikes has got three leaks in the roof of his house and when it rains he sends his kids up on the j roof to sit on em. He has got enough kids to cover two more leaks if the same should occur. Elmer Jones has worn out four hammocks for Miss Amy Pringle and her father says if Elmer don't pop soon there a-on't be any more hammocks Amy says these home? grown Romeos ain't much gcod. It takes a travelln" man to pop the ques? tion quick, but the trouble with the latter is that they are all married. Luke Butts of this town, who hasn't been much of a success up ts this time, has got a job as porter In a Chi? cago huttel and experts to own an au? tomobile in a month and to retire from active business life by the end of the fall season. When you dodge an automobile you get in front of a motorcycle, so what's the use? Doc. Hanks, our village dentist, says the graveyards ?f to-day are the goldmines of to-morrow. Doc put in three fillings last week, and it wasn't much of a week, either. My Baby. (A poem for every father ) Tvo heerd a lot of babies squall, I've heerd 'em east and west. But, after hearin' of 'em all. I like my kid's yell best. It doesn't worry me a bit Fer every time I hear Him tune up to hla heart's content. It's music to my ear. Tour own kid's voice is always sweet No matter what the key. In all the world no one can sing So charmingly as he. You think It's cuts when your own child Cuts lose with might sad main; It always is the neighbor's kind That drives you half insane. A New Department. One of the Michigan papers has es? tablished a new department which records birth, marriages and deaths all under one head. The head is as follows: HATCHED, MATCHED " AND SNATCHED. Voice of the People Where's the Seated*- ?A We To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch: Sir.?I have noticed with great In? terest the discussion In our news? papers concerning tho prevalence of i trie social evil fcg cur city. There can be no doi.ht about the fact that there :? a s-ourge and contajrlon iffltct-ng our town l<fe. What shall we do about it? On'- of our ministers said from the Batest that the remedy ts 'n the I borne, the State, the echooh I agree with him that the parerts in the home should inculcate moral principles by j precept and by examples. I aHo agree, w th him that the Hta-.e and city should foster by laws the opcrat'on of the.-e principles ;n the community life, mak? ing I' easy to do r'.eht and hard to do wronsr O-ir bovs and our girls are a port of our community l?fe. and ft ts not enough that parents teach the way of ee-t't"de in the home During ?he sdolescent period, especially they Abe Martin ' Why den t ?em?b>ddv teil as haw f baled a II.?e? boas* ?er M.**** *? 0sw how tftti? th_ aesst.a? seeaa are alias Ja* hack from ta* matte , folks THE MAN THAT COMMTTTBD TUB MURDER. By John T. MoC^tahaoa. . ? are more under the ?pell of environ? ment ?ex at this pertd ia upp = rmoet In their thoughts, and should be guid? ed aright at home and abroad. How important that our laws should protect our youth just here! At present they are ao Inadequate! What la the remedy? Our men are so busy patting elec? tric lights on Broad Street, improving our annc.X'd territory, and "boosting Graste Richmond." .that we must get our women roused on our moral needs. We must look after our chil? dren, not alone In the private borne, but in the larger public home into j which they go?sometimes to their ruin. . It Is a significant fact that In all the Statea where women have the auf 'rage the are of consent ia above that In Virginia. In four of theso it la eighteen, and in one It is twenty-one. In the only other one, California, where women have had the franchise leas than a year, it la sixteen. In three of the Southern Istales where they are not supposed to touch politics, it la aa low as ten. Women to the rescue' Our men are loyal and true when our women are roused to these nseda They need us to ijank with then:, and to vote with them for the protection of our homes? private ar.d public. I'ntll we can vote wc muat work and wait?ho'.v long? Not only must the age of consent be raised to shelter uur glrla from harm, but laws muat be made to protect our boys. Justice and' protection for both the boy and the girl: Is it Just to make it a capital offense for the boy to entice the girl Into wrong under fourteen, and at the same time to have no law to keep young girls from i soliciting on Uroad Street every night | and enticing our young men into im? moral acta? It is the shame of large eitle?: shall Richmond allow tkla as a recognized trade? It ia a known fact that young girls in their teens are hanging around moving picture shows and haling young men in auto* in order to make a bit of change to buy a willow plume, or maybe more. The passfon for dress In an adolescent girl ia as great aa any dealre that a young man may have, .Shall we allow thia to have full sway in our town among those girls too lazy or two in? efficient to work? Laws for both sexes nviat be made simultaneously. Next we must have compulsory edu? cation laws to ?n .in these Inefficient ones for sn honest llv'ng- They can? not starve?they must work, and we must compel them to learn to work. Motr.ers. women of our town, what will yen do about It? Richmond. PeJttlce asat taw V. P. I. Pi I at deary. To the EdMor of The Tlm*e- Dispatch: I ?lr?i have read with Interest the| editorial in your Issue of August 31aUi ?The Future of V. P. 1 the Issue" 1 am an alunciaus of this Institution and heartily endorse the o/;aIlneat!one mentioned for the tmcceeaor to Dr. BerringcT. and agree with you that V. P. I. Juat now forces a crisis of the greatest Importance. X am, however, surprised to see that pga have made no mention of What seems to me te be a moat Important qualification, and as far aa my obser? vation goes, the meat dangerous crisis t* he forced the cause of more dl? conteat, dtsoord sad unrest than any? thing ease and of the unfortunate In? vestigations a ad trivial of the past year or aa. It terrae to me. Kr Editor, tfcat the pernicious political activity dominat? ing that act other educational instl ?uttoas In the Sta*e is the meet serious and lamented raktmtty that has he fallen ? P t. and caused her te hare tteg fair head In ?han?* Instead of steadily pressing 'crwerd la the up bonding of the most premising edu? cational institution In the South. Such political Influence that h ??* caused the board to r?-ine*al* members of the j fgcuKy WhO had heft d.emlgosft. sod I why* Fernes*- the heard had made a j mistake'' J*n development* Bltc**> then I have clearly shown thai there were ' goed reasons f'r the dismissal ftut 1 heeaaae ? *" depceed r-.. ,)Vt. appeal' <t i to tlte "higher ana re the corrupt j naa^Mrsr-rhtdee party ?? the Plate and ! the hoard dtd a*f have aackaeae j eaawtrb t* Staad br Its dodsiea rota M. P. c ?a *%*> "pcaaaia t after thew frtaafi tarnt tar I to help perpetuate there In office) Con 'the youth of our Stete ?et the best agricultural or mechanical lnstruc Ttiona from auch men?deposed for in competence, reinstated by political In? fluence? When I attended school there, we proudly called it, the Virginia Poly? technic Institute, it seems to me that there is an effort made bow to make It the Virginia Political Institute. I hare heard since year edits rial was published and on good authority, that the new board has asked for the resignation of a member of the facul? ty (for good reasons. I feel certain) [ and this deposed member has appealed ; to a Senator from Virginia, who be says has sssured htm that hs would see that he Is reinstated. He confl-i dently boasts that he will be. It Is to be hoped that the new board will J assert Its manhood and Independence: sod stand by Its decision, notwith? standing the Imperative command ef the *Tingster" who is looking after . his own interests to the detriment of the Instituts Ther* is a rumor abroad that the [ board may select one high up In the i educational and political services of the State The rumor says that the job is due him because he has been faithful to the party. What ef this i qualification. Mr. Editor? j The qualifications you mention are good end essential, but else let blm : bo s man of sterling character, fear? less, honest snd Just, absolutely free | I and unshackled by political Influence , I trust also that ths mistaken Ideal ! of confining ths selection within the I I bounds ef the Commonwealth may be j ! discarded. If he can be found la Vir? ginia, So well snd ss good, sat let I him come from wherever fee may bei found to measure ap to the standard?j ! East, West, North or South. I hellere ths majority ef the alumni I share with ase stach eonfldeaee la the new hoard, aad we sell see Its search! will be bread, its test rigid. Its stand - 1 ard high snd that It will select a man j whs will seree the State aad the In-j stltats with ability aad satt sea. We need to hunt the man. aad not| pat la a man hunting far the Job. Certainly not one green the Job be? cause he has been faithful to the] party. If the batter Is the selection ? | j Oed save the institute._ R CARTER BEVERLET. Richmond. To the Editor of The Tim es-Dispatch: Srr,?fa The Times-PI spate If ef Oc? tober g an affidavit appears* signed; by me I beg to state as follows with j reference to tats sdBdavK: On October ? j> was approached aad totd that i had staled la an assdaili dictated] by ate, as Mr W. H Jeffreys. Jr.. an Bsptsessir to aad pa's Baked In Ths Tamils DtasaBsh an October ? an. der his Mag. -Tumboll Piles Peti? tions.- east oalsasl W. m Hughes wssl to say In this affidavit -that he| I had axed things.- and x oonld vets. I then said If the sattavll stated T Inst] j fixed iBlags'- R was' wrong, i ; pact e* the aSJiavR esnld be ? ant she rest of she salts i li esssnM re I reals an ft est X snaps mS fas sss ! davtt did seats ~T and ?Bat I (J 4M not read R\ and I which appeared la T%e Times-1 ) HlS.il S. thanking tt at say ?onset anlliili has since sees called | sd i affinal* dictated to W H Jeffreys, Jr., oe Beatssnher St dees net enntata the waits ?I had shred fair,**.- fent the words Taisgs were all right,- wfeteh I j f have reni the astdevtt , S-ptemher Sg sad lenalU by see ts] W n. Jearreys. Jr., sad skat M shea-1 lately as I dictated tt. I knee net in? tended aaitbsns that f fears ssM as reflection span any one. i Signed) SaJsTJBe> this the safe at n 9. ran waeney ] BP It. 1914] QUERIES & ANSWERS may be ooereod bate erasing the are* ent growing pea at loa of reading ****** into the leer wale* they sm sworn to execute? T. ?v H. Plenty of it. The will of a free people it end of right ought to ho supreme in the shaping of tkate The usual contrivance of e> liaJslatrve body to shape these taws is about aa gold a mean* as may, he found, and U 4s aa unspeakable euere** to per? mit torn small odd number of cKisona ?among ahem not a few, person* whose office was obtained by method* wW* would not bear the light?-to nuTUfy the popular wlM. Federal asm ?tat* legislature* have aa eaay remedy in their hands. There la always the rem? edy of impeachment and dismissal far any cauee good to the legislative mind and lees drastic? without inquiring what meat ha* made the** Caesars a* consciously gtasawwoak* he susaaakck through their stomaohs by^jgkwUye refusal to pa** an appropriation bill carryitfk their pay. The matter la wholly in the bands of the legislature*, and these uapiementa wiU bcijrig ahw Judicial reformation with ridiculous celerity so aeon as the will of the peo? ple I* P-alnly f^l.^S, few persons left who heat to ***** remnant of belief la the sanctity of the courts, but sitrely they have never witnessed the Jockeying of Judicial candidates before a >^]**?J***!**t ?or followed the crooked alley* that) lead to appointive favor. A dealer sells for TS pound* ab loch? of Ice 2 feet by 1? lache* by t inches. If tee weighs M-ltt ?? much as water, and the weight of water he ?2H pouade per cubic foot, what Is the weight cl the block of tee? , ...... A train making a mile in 3 1-J min? ute, learee 2% haar* *?f~ rr-fc'"g a mile In lVs mtawte*. m what time will the second oatch the first' k. E? TOCXO. Bv multiplication of the dimensions, the block is found to opaavn s-4 af a cubic feat of tee; Uhj sawMip^ by ?2-1*3 elves list* aa the weight or a ZmuZm*** ******** ???tipuea by S-4 gives 71 7-? ?? trmm weight of the nt-pe-jiaer **** ' mvidtng the raiea given into St you have 4 a miles aaheare*^M?-7 milks an hour a* the rate* of the train* The dTkereace. it J-J mllee ??J>"Jv^ be the rate at whJchtha<<***?** ??stra up with the first- The ?rst has a easr* i *^^^^ ^ ^ into the -aeart- '?? t-7 ?Ueaj. tt wm TSLZ* *^J\?hZY2 4i by 14 t-1. Toa gut (? boar* ag?aw time. Please tell m* tfce reJIensylwra fresst Itlcamewd to *Tm***^J&J%n2Z TeaT local ticket agent coeddi teft , tli rat** are. ta fka srtsr or yew, TB* raaa||aaeaajjj Oalamhaa UrdvetsHy. Itew Torh C?tT. fltraeel Cotlege. Ptrll-delpbta, l^tiooalSute and . Gtj Bulk