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EDITORIAL
mi THE HABIT OF DENIAL. ~~~
| Almost all the North Carolina pap* rs. and not
( a. few of those of other Southern States, have
t latei' been much exorcised over reports of what
|eex-(»overuor Brtl>en Brotfdnax Glenn had to say
| in ('inciunati concerning the attitude e>t the
t South toward negro e<lucation. According to
f the press rejHirts. that from a number of differ
■ cut famrees carried practically the same story.
| the ex-Governor undertook to say that the South
ern* State- ge.n< rally, and North ( arolina in
particular.' had refused the negro a fair chance.
e ©spending bu! a tithe of the school fund- upon
his education, and that this condition was a “dis
grace to civilization" and other tilings typical
of the expression -ot the well-known < arolinian s
platform vocabulary.
When, as he occasionally do*--, 'he c\ G*ner
t nor lit briefly in bis home town ot \\ inston
■ jjaleni from his going to am! tro pi the earth,
and from walking up and down in it. h<* denie<I
in t.oio that he liad used any or.e of the expres
sion* so generally atttribnted to him. Instead,
he related, he told the p--.ple of Ohio that the
i South had don* till that it tea- po-sible that -he
should do for the negro; that the North wa~
y joint I v responsible with the South for slavery
and.so chargeable with its remits, and that tin
negro should be- helped by the North and West.
' That he should have said anything that might
be construed as a criticism of North • arolina or
the South, was ., suggestion that the ex-Gov
•ernar repudiates] with scorn a.- a malicious inis
wp«*sen*aMon.
Iti illjconnection wr desire to say that we re
mained, dumb during thi> tiring exactly because,
we. kjiew what the outcome would be. No sooner;
had wc seen the report' than we kn> w the denial
would lie forthcoming. Of late the denial has i
become a habit of Mr. (ilenn H<- uses it on
all and sundrv occasions. It seems, either that
all newspaper men are liars with a particular;
penchant for giving the bar Heel orator a roast. J
. or that he b the one man whom they tail to ap
preciate and understand. Strangely enough,
also, they one and all misunderstand him to tin
ftarne effect. It b either a monumental con
spiracy of lil« l. or tt strange bit of psychology
working to the hurt of a great and true man. |
When in Washington recently, the ex-Ciovemor'
was reported- 1*\ some dozen different eor
respondent- to liave announced his candidacy for,
the Senate, lie denounced the story as entirely
false. Other incident' of a 1 ik< nature have in- |
•dictated either a pernicious collusion or a strange]
( telepathy toward error in the newspaper fra
j tevuity in the case of this talkative and approch
gaHwe' wan.
The truth prohabh i- that The ex Governor
does not know what h< >a.vs. even aftrr lie has
saiddf. JI is oratory i* 1 i k< • the flood for volume.
It i,4 like the cliip on the hrea-t of tin* floor! tor
.Amotion. Hi* dGeourse changes with every'
ripple of emotion, lie ls.il* like a cataract over
rocks, and sweep* like a freshet, through the hov
»;jjapds.., lie make* .hi* pictures in his mind. mi* r
ylhetii with hi* tongue., banishes them from hi*
memory. The reporter, however, can hut follow
with more or less literalness. He is to l>c ex
| ruwed if he takes as soriou* statement that which
foam- for a moment upon the tide of imagination
and enthusiasm. And when. aft. r he has calmed
down, the e.\-<joveriior undertakes to deny tin'
state me in - attributed to him, beeanse he does not
remember to have made them, he ought to ro
metnber that he is attacking the one particular
point of character which the reporter has. This
h, hi- accuracy of statement, and it made he -aid
that, on thi* point, the average reporter hits a
deal more character than many of those who seek
to discredit him.
We do nor l*dieve that ex-Govorimr Glenn
guilty* of the despicable conduct, of “trying i’
on the dog”: this is. making statements 10 have
\ them reported and then, if the effect, i- not pleas
ing, knowingly denying the matter deliberately
disseminated. We do think, however, that these
incidents.tning on< after the other, show that
he ought to prepare his cpeeehc- and then stick
to the text. If he does not. it is .not the voracity
of the reporter*, hut that of himself, which will
1 suffer iu general reputation.
PIMSHMENT, THE HEMEPV.
The decision of the court ujani an appeal from
Justice Crutchfield, that tin owner of an auto
mobile cannot la* convicted of speeding unless it
ke shown that he wa- in the car at the time the
•ffen-e was committed seems to us n> H- sound
law. Wo do not understand how tin law could
have beeu otherwise construed. An essential of
every criminal or qua-i-criminal offense is the
intent with which it i* done, whether or not it 1><
necessary to show actual intent, or whether the
intent 1« implied by the circumstances of ihe
act. e-Uanifi ,-tiy. there can Ik* no intent to vi<>
late the law attributed to an owner whose ear is
£ berry rnairagr.-; by another. It n tree thar this
decision will rend< r more difficult the enforcement
| of'the law- against seeding automobiles. The
only remedy is in every case to impose the ex
treme ]>eualty, both upon the guilty chauffer and
upon the owner of the ear, who. if in the machine
I &t the time, would seem n> la* clearly guilty a- a
principal in the commission of the misdemeanor,
: »* one aiding and abetting.
| The solution of the speeding problem, like that
of many other minor but troublesome offenses,
lies, therefore, in the manner in which the law
"is enforced. Eight lines will merely invite to
I; the risk of breaking the law at the dictates of
i peewmal whim. Heavy fines, or imprisonment,
I will soon make this species of dangerous law
pf violation unpopular.
Although the logic of speed laws is the pre*
vrntion of accidents. it might also have a degree
of restraining influence if it should be made
olear by statute that the owner of an automobile
is responsible for damages done by it, even
though lie l»e not present. “Joy riding is a
practice a> objectionable to the owners of the ma
rKiw- as to the public at large. (hvners of au
tomobiles would be themselves benefited if, by
statute law, there were imposed u|*on them the
obligation of greater care to prevent the un
authorized use of their property.
( AJ.’lNt; FOR RIVER COMMERCE.
The action of the city in providing for ade
quate public wharves on the James River is the
l*e»t evidence that the appropriations asked of
( ongress for the improvement of the river to
Richmond are authorized. Too frequently water
uav improvements are urged upon Congress
without any action looking to making their bene
fits practical, on the part of the sections and cities
interested. A deep river i< onlv the first essen
tial ot navigation; ships must be eared for after
their arrival. Rocking conveniences draw com
merce, and without them a navigable river i*
much in the ease of a railroad without freight
'urds. When a city shows hv its appropriations
tor public docks that it not only wants commerce
but is willing to meet it half way bv preparing
•o take care of it. it plays a card with the Wash
ington authorities that carries more weight than
the most convincing oratory and the most
elaborate prospect us. Such provision is a visible
argument that cannot he refuted.
A Sl’RPLL'SAOK OF CAPITALS.
Reports of 1 mflic rarely 'leal with the causes
>f war. Alter diplomacy has shot its bolt, the
nqtiirv is one relating to casualties. 1 he tales
if Wood therefore seem to rest on a basis of
varitou folly. It seems -Orange that ihe sun
houId shine, and birds ,-iug. while such things
>e.
"Inhere is war m Oklahoma. Incidentally, this
s not remarkable in a State where, by virtue of
i.-> lundamental law. there is almost always, and
if necessity, a little bit of everything. Tint tho
atest phase Oklahoma complications is of
■eallv vital concern. Not. content with a con
stitution that is a composite of all known exist
np and defunct systems of government, there lm?
•risen a sentiment that calls for two capitals of
he State. Ihe Governor and the majority of
'state officers are quartered tit Oklahoma Citv:
ho Secretary id State and his office force arr
Wing business at Guthrie. Moth of these town?
ire de facto the seat of government. The "great
seal of tho State is twins. Persons who need
he State’s authorization in their business know
not with whom to deal and so, to take rto chances
deal with both capitals at double expense in fees
In the general confusion a Federal Court ap
pears to have intervened with art injunction t<
prevent Governor Haskell removing the Capita
from Guthrie to Oklahoma. When tho depute
attempted to serve the notice of injunction upot
the hxecutive in the improvised Capital of hi;
hotel room, reports differ as to exactly what hap
pened, except that the Gov< rnor tore tip the no
jt'.-eoui);. 4ms. it.-.itiia-t.- tb depuiv de
parted -under threats of being immediately kick
ed down stairs: another that the Governor spit it
his face, and still another that, having asserf.es
the dignity of his position, he turned his bad
upon the minion of f ederal usurpation.
(i is somewhat difficult to us to conjecture pis
what the Federal Court has to do with wha
Governor Haskell does with ihe Capital. That
it would seem, ought to he one of tile “rights'
left to the States, at. any rare. <>f course it .1
inconvenient that a Governor should earrv tli
t apital around in his hip pocket, but that is ;
matter for the Constitution of the State itself
and not for the United States. It, seems to hav
been the only Contingency which the Constitu
Hon of Oklahoma overlooked. Hut then, the Con
ititution certainly could m>t have lx-en expeotci
to foresee Governor Haskell!
< urioiii as this situation i?. tin most, otiriou
I'oint of all is why the people of Guthrie shouh
so earnestly desire Haskell in their-midst as t
take the extreme course of seeking Federal ai<
to retain him. One would think that such i
price were a heavy one to pay for the more or les
empty honor of being the site of a poripatc-tn
I apital. ( ivie pride, however, in rampant it
the A\t-st, and there is no accounting for taste
l or once, however, we are with Governor Haskell
even when it conies to defying the Fedora
( units. So tar as they are concerned, he has tin
right to use the great seal as a facsimile signa
turo nil wildcat oil stocks, to wear it as a Masonh
emblem, or even to put it in hock for his laundr;
bill. 1 hero are limits beyond which even tin
ultimate extension of ‘‘My policies” of world
wide rule from the kitchen up ought not to In
permitted to go.
IS THE "WHITE SLAVE” A MYTH ?
1 it possible that all the cry of “whip
slaverv". all. the agitation in magazines and
newspaper-, all the ( ongrcssirrnttl investigation:
and all tin' harrowing official report- of the Ini
migration Bureau meant, after all. nothing mor<
than a peeuliarh frenzied species of "muck
raking" t
In view of i]ie va-t amount of matter pub
li-hcd concerning tin- alleged nan-eating crime
this deduction -cents scarcely credible, and vet
tiie best test vet applied to conditions has seem
ed to show just that. In New York a spccia
grand jury has been sitting for months, its en
tire time devoted to the investigation of the
“white slavery” charges. Its foreman is nr
less a person than Jno. 1 >. Rockefeller, Jr., anc
it is composed of men of intelligence and stand
ing, who were selected because they had shown
special interest in the suppression of this sup
posedly prevalent vice. Yet, in spite of the
r
jury's anxiety to become the moan? to a great
! reform, and in spite of the fact of its powers and
the means of investigation at. its hands, it has
brought in only two indictments, both of which
were against obscure defendants and in neither
of which is there anv evidence whatever of the
widely advertised “svstern ’ of vicious traffic.
When the jury was recently called into court,
young Mr. Rockefeller attempted to explain the
reasons of its non-action, but was stopped by
Judge O’Sullivan, who said: ‘‘1 will allow no
statement by this grand jury, nor will L hear
any communication or accept anything except
indictments.*’
It is therefore "up u>" the grand jury to
make good the agitation which caused it to be
impanelled. Jf it cannot do so, one of the
greatest, of sensational hoaxes will have been
exposed. If there is ‘‘while slavery to any ex
tent anywhere in the country, it is in New \ork,
which has been all along stated to be the head
quarters of the traffic. If it is in New \ ork,
this grand jury can tind'it. Whether or not it
can do so makes a question the answer to which
the entire country will await with interest,
W e should be glad if the outcome should show
that there is in reality no such thing as “white
slavers", as ii lias lieen depicted in the sensa
tional articles descriptive of the traffic and its
methods. It it should be sn established, the
reMilt will g<> tar toward indicating how much
is possible to sensation for sensation s sake.
If it shall appear that Congress has lent itself
I to grave investigation, that, the President lias
actual I v recommended revolutionary legislation
I in the hope of suppressing a condition that does
(not exist, there ought to he given a death blow
|to that character of journalism which seems so
j frequently to operate upon the principle of first
| creating its crime as a necessary incident to
| "exposing" it.
Humiliating as it may he to conclude that the
I country has permitted itselt to be so outrageous
ly “faked”, there is uplift in the chagrin. It
were a thousand times lirtter that the time and
indignation were wasted in winnowing the wind
I of slander, than that investigation should have
idisclosed the truth of charges that, unbelievable
^on their face, were yet brought with convincing
detail and circumstantiality.
NOT YET AT SOURCE.
Something tangible in connection with the
; "high cost, of living’’ is promised by the action
of the government against an alleged combina
tion of wholesale grocers lor the purpose of in
creasing the cost to the ultimate consumer of
those articles of manufacture which enter into
the daily diet*of the people. If the allegations
arc to be believed, that the grocers’ association
dictates the persons to whom the manufacturers
’ishall sell, dictates the price at which the whole
jsalers shall sell the retail trade, and exercises the
I j power of imposing a penalty of boycott lor vio
lation of these orders upon both manufacturers
and wholesalers, the conspiracy is established and
the Sherman law has been clearly and un
equivocally violated.
Although the assumption that these allegation?
( are "true would seem to settle the conflict of testi
mony laying the blame of a condition of high
prices upon the manufacturers, the wholesaler?
j and the retailers, according as it is one or the
other of these who testifies, the possible political
significance of the move will not.-avail to turn
the is,-ue form the exorbitant tariff. It* tin
t condition-? alleged be true, they constitute a specie
of criminal extortion from the public. But,
i, in that ease, it nevertheless remains a fact that,
j were there not a prohibitive tariff upon the
necessities of life, the manufacturers would not
'I Ik* susceptible to ets reion, and the wholesalers
would not be in a position to exert coercion.
The country will not greatly mourn at the
news that the Wright brothers have lost a large
I point on the appeal of < urtiss and Paulhau from
the injunction granted the Wrights pending tin
determination of ilu-ir -nit for infringement of
I patents. The Wright.-, by keeping out. of tin
( recent contests and threatening to appropriate
I 1 he prize monies won by either flier-, have to a
! great extent lost the sympathy of the people.
Whatever the merits of their contention, theii
.■attitude has been supercilious and unsportsman
( like. They can regain the applause of theii
countrvnieu only by once more getting off trrra
i fir mu.
j __
h now appears that the railroad bill as re
: ported from conference will at length become a
law. Bv the time tin- Congressmen who passed
| it, get home, however, they will many of them
find that the pigs have already gotten through
J their fences.
I- there any significance in the fact that, up
on the eve of Roosevelt's triumphant return,
President Taft should hie him forth to deliver
tho commencement address at an Ohio fresh
water university {
The thief who stole .$2,000 worth of false
teeth from a Lynchburg dental establishment
is probably making preparation for a little work
in the souvenir line in Yew York.
Colonel Roosevelt by going down in the stoke
hold of his home-coming vessel and using a
i shovel has made solid the votes of tho stokers'
union.
At least there is no fear that the Charlottes
ville Greek restaurant riot will cause a bonibard
liuent by the Grecian navy.
It is a strange circumstance that Newport
i News’ ‘‘barefoot burglar” never seems to attempt
\ the theft of a pair of shoes.
Penelope and a Burglar
Hv CLARISSA MACK IE.
(Copyright, lit 10. by Associated Literary Press.I
As the church clock struck 1, Penelope sat up
In bed with a wildly fluttering heart For the first
time In her 'ife she was face to face with a deadly]
fear. Some one was stepping to and fro in tho ail-j
I joining room and under the crack of the door there,
war. a line of lighf.
With awful distinctness came the recollection that
j Bridget was spending tho night in Jersey City with
a sick relative. Her father would not have returned i
from Chicago, for she had talked with him over the,
telephone at !i o’clock. She was all alone in the
apartment and quite defenseless against the Intruder,
1 In the next room.
At almost any instant he might open the door;
j it was unlocked. She slipped noiselessly to the floor
and peered through the keyhole into the lighted sit
ting room.
In a line with the keyhole was her writing desk
and before tho desk sat a man trying first one and
then another key in the lock. Penelope saw a broad
back, a line of white collar and bronzed neck and
close-cropped black hair, and made a quick reduc-j
tlon of character.
"A desperate ruffian—Just out of prison—probably
has several murders to his credit;" She breathed
sharply as the man's key grated in the lock and the
desk lid swung down irtfo place.
"My diary;" gasped Penelope indignant. So—he
hasn't touched It—he's probably looking for money.
Oh, dear! What shall 1 do?"
She arose and looked from the window in the vain?
hope that she might attract some policeman or owl
ish householder; but the uptown cross street was
quiet as befitted its elegant neighborhood. The elec
tric light on the corner sputtered and sank Into mo
mentary gloom.
Penelope shuddered as she heard a movement in
the next room. The burglar was opening the draw
1 ers of the desk leisurely. j
There were two modes of egress from the room;
one into tile narrow corridor and the other leading
to the sitting room, where the burglar sat A dar
ing thought came to Penelope Karnum. and she put
it into immediate action.
It was plain that she could not (all for help or
leave the apartment without detection, the telephoe
was In the sitting room and the door that led from
her bed chamber into the corridor squeaked dis-1
mally.
tilth resolution born of the emergency, Penelope,
thrust her feet into slippers, shrugged herself into
her big fur motor coat, buttoning it closely over
her hanging golden braids. Over her head she pulled
a cloth traveling cap, and this, with the addition of
the huge motor goggles, completed a disguise that
was intended to Intimidate the marauder.^..
The only av ailable weapon was one of Indian
clubs. ant( grasping this firmly in her right hand.
Penelope softly opened the door into the sitting room.
The burglar was engaged In touching a lighted
match to a cigarette and penelope started at the stern,
handsome profile outlined against the dark back
ground of the desk. Her heart stood still as the
man turned qui< kly and tossed the burned match
into a brass tray on the table.
For an instant they stared at each other. Pene
lope at the slowly rising figure of the man. his line
gray eyes w ide open in surprise, one hand holding
the cigarette, in turn, he stared at the slight little
figure, enveloped in fur » oat, cap and goggles, with
a pair ot ridiculous red Turkish slippers on her feet
and wisps of golden hair straggling from under the
The man opened his mouth to speak, hut Pen
elope's indignati on had got the better of her fright
She swung the elub menacingly.
"Whatever you say will bo used against you' she
rried excitedly, and then conscious that site had 5aid
something unite absurd, a delicious wave of pink
spread over her cheeks J iis involuntary smile re
stored lo r self-possession.
"What are you doing here.''' site demanded coldly.
"I was about to ask you that question" He leaned
carelessly again it the desk, watching iter with ouri
ou> eyes "You are—a female burglar—1 presume;
madam ?”
"I —a burglar'" gasped Penelope. The insolence 1
Leave this apartment at once." She stamped iter
j foot with such energy that one little red slipper
sailed airily toward the intruder. With a quick ges
ture he bent and caught It on one band.
"This will serve as clew," he said, regarding it
thoughtfully.
"A clew—to what'.'" Penelope curled one rosy foot
under the fur coat; her cheeks were crimson now
with mingled vnger and embarrassment, and, reck
less. she tore off the obscuring goggles
"To—your identity.” said the man somewhat lame-'
ly. He Was staring at Penelope with thoughtfully
knitted brows. "Where have 1 seen you before?" he
hprst .forth suddenix
1 ill the rogu.-»'. gallery. 1 .suppose." retorted ..Pen
elope. "Now. nv good man. I do not care to listen
to your nonsense any longer ;if you do not leave this
place immediately. 1 shall—X shall—scream for as
sistance."
The man looked thoughtfully at the red slipper,
and then at Penelope gating sternly at him. I
realty -thought you were a lady Raffles." he said,
with a note of doubt In his voice. "If you have any
right here, I shall be glad to hear your explanation
Mrs Bradley gave me tec understand the apartment
was ulute vacant."
"Mrs. Bradley 1” gasped Penelope. "I'o you mean
to sHy that Mrs. Beamier Bradley told you our apart
ment would be vacant?"
"Mrs. Bradley said her apartment would be va
cant." he corrected mildly, "I happen to be Mrs.
Bradley's brother and she sent me here to secure a
small package from her writing desk, but—"
Penelope's brown eyes were dancing now. and her
uplifted hand halted the words on his lips.
"This isn't Mrs. Bradley's apartment," she sg id
sweetly. “It's on tho floor below—underneath this
one!”
He starecl incredulously at her. "Why—t couldn't
have made such a mistake," he1 said helplessly.
"Have you ever been to Mrs. Bradley's apartment"
asked Penelope.
“No—she described it to me and gave me the key.
and as the elevator was not running I walked up.
We re all staying down at Breesehurst, and we mo
tored up for the theater—the rest of the crowd arc
down at the door in the car! By Jove—how could 1
make such a mistake?" He glanced apprenhenslvely
at Penelope and then at the writing desk, littered
with letters and packages from the pigeon holes.
“You're awfully untidy.” complained Penelope, as
she crossed to the desk and tucked the- letters back
in their places. One envelope she held toward him;
he read the address and gave it back. It was now
his turn to redden.
"1 don’t know what to say. Miss Farnum.'’ he mur
mured contritely. "You must think me silly to break
into your rooms here and ransack your desk and
then accuse you of being a burglar! I — 1 really didn't
know what a fool 1 could make of myself till this
night!"
"You should feel encouraged,” said Penelope wick
edly. "You're really doing very well, indeed!" ®
An automobile horn brayed impatiently in the street
below. j
"I must go—they are waiting for me, Miss Far
num. I'd like to bring my sister upstairs to assure
you that it is all a mistake, you know."
"But I do believe you. Mr. -?” Penelope
j floundered helplessly.
"Drayton—Jack Drayton," he said. "I suppose
you know my sister, Peggy, well?"
"Yes, Indeed—Peggy and 1 arc- great friends—in
fact. X was going down to Breoxehurst for the week
end.”
"Was?” he repeated anxiously.
"I am going," corrected Penelope demurely.
"Then I can make my apologies all over—it's aw
fully funny, but 1 know I've seen you before. Miss
Farnum."
"Peggy has my picture—we were roommate! at
college."
"The little violin girl." he said dreamily; and then
his face colored and he laughed boyishly. “I al
ways liked that picture—but 1 didn't recognize you
j in that disguise'"
All Peggy said was a simple "Good-night," but
1 as he rattled down the stairs to the floor below he
whistled softly to himself.
j And Peggy locked the door and went hack to bed;
but she slept never a wink the -whole night through.
Morning found her propped among her pillows with
dreamy brown eyes. 6 6 0 6
"I shall take the pink evening gown—t’s the most
becoming frock I've got. How foolish of me to have
thought he looked like a burglar. Why. he's splen
did!”
Greeting!
Colonel Roosevelt must have been delighted to hear
that President Taft said “bully” when the railway bill
tv as passed.—
'Tia sweet to hear the watchdog's honest bark
. Bay deep-mouther welcome as we draw near home.
•—Columbia State.
PUBLISHED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY
BY
THE RICHMOND VIRGINIAN COMPANY. Inx
SAMUEL W. MEEK.Bustnaas Muipr
F B. WOODFIN.Managing Editor
The ' Building, Gowrnor and Rom Rtraatv
RICHMOND - • • _ . . . VIRGINIA
Daily on* year, poatage paid...S4.03
Daily els montha, poatage paid...$3.03
Daily three montha, poatage paid.'.$1.00
Entered as second-class matter. January ?8 at
*he8 pOS(omre at Richmond, v... under let of ’iUrch
. . . Xo < olor Dine In Cowardice.
and a negro4!!, wRlchmon^ shot an<1 kil|e(l hia wife
k-i.a:
STmSSM; >" rai cs- Newport
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,... Amateur Slierloeks Must Be Careful.
... Reynolds' offer of a reward of $1!5Q for tha
barefoof burglar, dead or alive," I10 doubt wtU
' u“l,vTC <>f ,the hu,ky voun* citizens of the com
JTiunlty to render valuable assistance to the polica
hasdJlve°'U ln US1 elT'’r, to capture the prowler who
in’.a t*° trouble during the past two year*.
these days $.50 looks like a big sum of money to
most people, and the chiefs offer probably will rr
n Considerable private skirmishing on the trail
of the burglar. More than one bold "ultimate con
sumer may pocket his gun and take a turn around
town during the small hours with the hope of run
ning’ Into thf* “barefoot man. 1
Any assistance that may be rendered the polled,
of course, will be welcomed by the department and
by the public, but private individuals who undertake
to play the part of Sherlock Holme* must remember
to proceed W ith great caution. They must know what
they are doing when they begin to shoot, arid must
he careful to have no misunderstandings with tha
policemen on duty. An unwary amateur might get
himself into a peck of trouble if he happened to
get In wrong” with »ne of the plain clothes men.—
Newport News Press.
This Party. Anything But "Merry."
A new party without a name, but of which Theo
dore Roosevelt. Gifford Plnohot and James R. Gar
field were said to be the leaders, was referred to by
the president of the St. Paul Roosevelt (Tub at a
dinner on Saturday in honor of Mr. Plnchot and Mr.
Garfield. Well, the more parties the merrier.—Alex
andria Gazette.
Inside Information
If the Richmond Virginian knew Broward, of Flor
ida. his personal deficiencies and limitations, and the
inner .truth about bis official record us Governor, an
well ms we do, it would not predict for him a career
in the Senate other than that this paper haa regret
fully foretold. Two years from now we will ask our
contemporary w hether the ev ent has histlflod Us con
pectoral estimate or our first-hand knowledge of the
man.—Virginian-Pilot.
V Multiple Bcnnlld
The experience of millionaire Brodie L Duke
another proof that the course of live Is often very
rough ainl tumultuous. Divorced from his second
«ife. he became involved In matrimonial entangle
ments w ith Mie A lice Webb, w hfli furnished a start
ling newspaper sensation and finally landed him in
an insane asylum. In his most recent matrimonial
escapade b,\ some unaccountable freak of circum
stances. he left his ilance waiting at the churdh. and
though he has since most strenuously endeavored to
do so. he has not been able to explain his ahsenco
satisfactorily to her Mr. Duke is sixty-three year*
of age and a grandfather, hut. with the exception of
his first marriage, does not seem to have been a suc
cess in the matrimonial line.—Petersburg Index-Ap
peal.
Hr. Buchanan's Vindication.
The report ..f the investigating committee In thd
case of Kev. .lames Buchanan, secretary of the Asso
ciated Charities of Ulchipond. is received with grati
fication by all persons who ha\e interest in charity
work The report Is more than a \ indication. Not
only is Dr. Buchanan acquitted of the flimsy charges
lodges against. him, methods -are Approved as
•V:c;n« if!''litre with the •'fiiridMin*nTA:s_i.if 'modern so
ciology. it has been a disagreeable" ordeal for Dr.
Buchanan, but his hands have been strengthened by
it and the cause which be represents promoted.
Some max hate the sense of disgust that the**
charges originated with the beneficiaries of the or
guluxation and may come to the conclusion that char
ity work is a failure and that its pensioners are not
worth the cost But that is a narrow view, tf there
were no such persons, there would be no need for
charitv work It was the "lost sheep” that our Cord
c ame to sa\ e
But leaving *he ungrateful out of the question. It
must he remembered that they were the exceptions.
The reports show that thousands who have received
aid have received also an uplift and have been re
claimed. or saved from mendicancy. The work must
go on. in spite of those who may show themselves ta
he unworthy.—Newport News Times-Herald
The Talk “Down Home”
The Old Time "PnnMle.”
What has become ‘>f the old-fashioned parade?"
asks a friend of the Times. And the question im
presses the fact that it has been a Ion* time since
one lias been seen here. Neither does one hear
much about them in any part of the country. It
looks as If it were another ease of the dying out of
an old custom. tint why? lias it served Its day of
usefulness or did it tier perform any useful func
tion? s
t'ertainly as a means of bringing out the people
and in provoking good fellowship and an Interest In
one another and in different sections of the county it
had no superior. The horseback riders, the carriages
full of pretty girls, the floats of all kinds, all had
their Interest, and the day of the parade was an
event not soon forgotten. Hut It seems that all that
is changed We hate our big days now and the peo
ple come together and listen to a speech, perhaps,
and then g.. home and forget all about it. dead tired
anti without any pleasant memories. The gentle
man who spoke t<> us about It says that it should
not have been allowed to die. and he wants to sea
the custom retlved. He would like to see a labor
day parade, or a Fourth of July parade, or a great
parade, with industrial and business and historical
floats, at the opening of the State fair. He says
that it would create interest in any event and make
it more enjoyable to all. We believe he is right.——
Raleigh Evening Times.
Probably Caught Him Thinking.
Sawing wood and saying nothing Is sometimes har3
work. Prof. J. A. Holmes tried it during the Ballin
ger-illavls Cnquiry, but. notwithstanding the fact that
he did not testify either for Hallinger or against him,
the Secretary of the Interior Is opposing Dr. Holmes’
appointment to bo chief of the new Bureau of Mines.
Prof. Holmes is a North Carolinian and Is eminently
fitted for the position, having the highest endorse
ments of all the most eminent mining engineers and
owners in the country.—Wilmington Star.
Whisper! Bloomers!
For the past two or three weeks an organisation
known at: "The Western Bloomer Girls' Club,” has
been going about in this part of the country playing
bareball with local teams. In Bancaster. S. C., a
mass meeting of citlsens was held to protest against
the bloomer ball game there, but that only served
to advertise it, and the game was a success, so far
as the gate receipts were concerned. The less said
about this sort of a thing the better, for, to make
a noise about it, Is only to defeat the end aimed at.—
Charlotte Chronicle.
Uniform Shapes.
We fancy that President Taft, with his simplicity of
habits ttnd his natural dislike of ostentation Ip any.
form, will not take kindly to the sugeatlotv that the
President of the United States ahall be required to wear
on appropriate occasions a uniform as commander-ln
ohtcf of the arm any navy. Besides, the President ia
not particularly shaped for auch sportive garb, though
he is not as large a man physically aa either General
Scott or General Shatter.—Petersburg Index-Appeal.