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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-21
Mr.. Garfeld's Comment.

Summarizing the report, Mr.. Garfield
says:
1.-The york of the bureau has thus
been almost entirely the laying of a
foundation of accurate knowledge of
the legal and general business condi-
tons with which ii must deal and a
clear definition of the problems for tt e
consideration of which IL was created
The result of the work may DC thus
summarized:
Commercial and Industrial conditions
present the foremost problems of today
There exists a deep-rooted general feel
ing of dissatisfaction with existing con-
0itions. Some causes OF dissatisfaction
are apparent and the evils very real and
great
1.-THE present legal conditions under
which corporate business is carried on
are extremely unsatisfactory They
admit of extreme abuse Furthermore,
the State system applied 10 interstate
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business, has developed additional and
peculiar evils; diversity so great as
to amount in operation to anarchy; an
inevitable tendency toward the lowest
level of lax regulation.
mo satisfactory reform is to be ex-
pected under the State system of in
corporation
The Federal Government has at its
command sufficient power to remedy
these conditions in its control Of inter
state commerce, supplemented by sub
eidiary and incidental powers.
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The most important feature OF the
first general report of the Bureau of
Corporations, of which James Rudolph
Garfield is commissioner, and which was
submitted to Congress today, is the
recommendation that a law be passed
providing for a Federal license or fran
chise for companies engaged in inter-
state commerce.
Mr.. Garfield feels that the suggested
scheme of compulsory Federal moor
poration of such companies, while it is
probably legally practicable, presents
serious difficulties because Of its effect
upon the authority of the States over
The corporations in respect of taxation
and local regulation. He regards Fed
erel license or franchise, however, as
not only legal but practicable.
The report, which is quite volunlinous,
consists mainly of discussion from
legal standpoint of the powers and scope
of the bureau and an outline of the
manner in which it has set about the
investigation of the general subject of
corporations. No statistics are given
and other specific results of the work of
the bureau are reserved for presentation
later
Beef Trust Investigation.
tseSaTc1nS Inc cee1 trust 1DVeS0ga-
ton, which is the most important thus
far taken UP. the report says:
'On March 1s, 1901, resolution was
passed by the House of Representatives.
directing the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor TO investigate the alleged
beef combination. The Secretary of
Commerce and Labor directed the Bu-
reau of Corporations to conduct the in
auiry called for in the resolution An
extended special report on this subject
VIII shortly be submitted
Special agents, with clerical assist
ants, have been constantly in the field
Stree April They have secured com
prehensiye statistics c.1iefiy relating to
the prices of cattle and of beef from the
records Of all the companies III the al
legged combination and also from indie
pendent packers, commission men, retail
dealers and other sources. They have
interviewed a large number CT indie
pendent packers, commission men, cat
tie rdisers. meat dealers and other per-
sons. with a view to ascertai aing facts
and opinions relating TO the existence of
a, combination, the movements of prices.
: the causes of such movements, and the
general condition of the cattle and beef
industry.
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what Congress Should Do.

II therefore peg to suggest that Con-
gress be requested to consider the adj
visa bility of enacting law for the legis-
lative regulation of interstate and
foreign commerce under license or
franchise which in general should pro-
vide as follows:
.i(A) The granting of Federal fran
chise or license to engage IN interstate
commerce.
.-(B) The imposition of all necessary
requirements as to corporate organiza-
ton and management as a condition Of
precedent to the grant of such franchise
or license.
.-(C) The requirement of such reports
and returns as may be desired as con-
dition of the retention of such franchise
or license
Id The prohibition of all corpora
tons and corporate agencies from en-
gaging in interstate and foreign COM
merce without such Federal franchise or
license.
-CE) The full protection of the grant
ees of such franchise or license who
obey the laws applicable thereto
'4(F) The right to refuse or withdraw
such franchise or license in case of vio-
Iation of law. with appropriate right OF
judicial appeal to prevent abuse of pow
er by the administrative officer.
Available Information.
at is neither necessary nor wise to
attempt, in this report, to elaborate the
details of such an act; but the bureau
has upon its files abundant and, in many
particulars exhaustive information
which would be Immediately available
for the use of Congress. or any COM
mittee thereof, which might have under
consideration such a measure.
Discussing the evils Of the present
methods of corporate business the re-
port says:
Under present industrial conditions
secrecy and dishonesty in promotion,
apitalization, unfair discrimina-
ton by means of transportation and
other rebates, unfair and predatory COM
tration, and misleading or dishonest
financial statements are generally recog-
nized as the principal evils.
The immediate work is not to prove
the existence of such evils and difficult
ties, but to find possible remedies for
them. The remedies must not be simply
to destroy existing bad conditions mere
destruction affords only temporary re-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
The Confederate Cent.

There was only one complete die
made for the purpose OF colnIng money
by the Confederate States OF America
that for one cent piece, which was
mndc by Lovctt. the Philadelphia en-
gravcr. I'm 1851. After he had nnishcd
the dies Mr.. Lovett found that he was
unable To send them TO the persons
who had ordered the work done. and,
becoming alarmed, he struck OF"
twelve nickel cents and then carefully
sccretcd both coihs and dies For
twelve long years the engraver kept
his secret, which was finGily revealed
through an accident. one day In 1874
he went 10 the hiding place OF the rare
coins and selected one for n pocket
piece ana within the month passed II
out unknowingly 10 Hnzeltinc, the
Philadelphia restaurant keeper. Thi.
man. knowing the piece 10 be Loyetts
work. sent II TO j. &. Randall. the coin
collector. After some little trouble
Hazeltine and Randall succeeded In
buying the L.c, and froni~it they struck
nifty Ave copper pieces, twelve In silver
and seven I'm gold. This accomplished
they mutllatcd the die, and cein dealers
now hold Confederate cents at very
high figure.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
A ShREWD OLD LADY.
How she Get Her VIII Drafted and
Fooled Her Lawyer.


A certain lawyer. famed for high
charges, had incurred the cnmity OF
an old lady on account of the snisc.
Wishing To get even with him. she con.
suited him about drafting her Will As
she was n very wealthy old Indy. with.
out near relatives, she had many charl-
table associations 10 benefit. and the
accurate draft of the Will required
much patience. skill aud time. Among
the provisions she made n generous
bequcst To this lawyer aud nominated
him executor. After the execution 90
the will she called for her IN. W,c.c.
upon the lnwycg with tie Vision OF
ample fees In the prospective settle.
ment of thc estate and the memory of
the generous bcqucst. told the old lady
that under the circumstances he should
charge nothing, but finally. Co satisfy
her business scruplcs, made out re-
ceipt I'm full to date for 81, whereas the
smallest Sum he could have properly
charged would have been 500.
The old lady marched home with her
VIII. set herself 60 work. copied II out
carefully word FOR word. leaving out
the bequcst To the lawyer and nominal.
ing n new executor.
In the course OF time she died, and
the disgust of the lawyer nt the con
tents OF the Will was NO grcnt that hc
inadvertently let ont the secret 10 the
huge delight OF his brother lawyers
Lcslie's Monthly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
HOPE.

First class job printing at the THINKS
Office
Agnes GAyter spent part OF last week
visiting friends In Bristol,
Mrs. Aoram &. King.ley has almost
wholly recovered from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robins ~ oi
Providence spsnt Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Robinson.
Sarah Rawlinson OF Providence spent
part oflast week visiting at the home Of
her mother. Mrs. James Rawlinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George wo rdcn en-
| tertained relatives from New Bedford.
Man., al their nVibe .-st Sunday.
A NEE ins Of the Volunteer Circle OF
Kings Dlus here vas held on Wednesday
evening at their room On Main street
The regular business meeting and re-
hearssl OF the Hope Brass Band was held
on Wednesday evening At the band room.
Edward Sanderson, who injured his
hand while playing ball a couple Of
weeks ago, has almost wholly recovered
from his wounds.
Miss Ethel Latham OF Tenofy, N. j.
has returned to that place after . short
visit at the home OF her parentS, Mr.. and
Mrs. william II. Lathnm.
Services Of the Hope N. z. church.
Sunday 40 follows; Preaching io;4Si
Sunday School IA; Il. l.. service 6:3o;
Pruiservice 7 p. m. ....-
Fred King, an excellent checker player
Of this village 10 anxious 10 arrange .
series OF games With Frank Hopkins ior
the championship Of the Psw,uret Valley.
He would In the meantime be glad to a..
range a series with some members Of the
Olneyville club.
A meeting of the Hope Minsralogy
Association was held on Monday evening
at the home Of its president. The sscrs.
tary reported that . cabinet containing
forty specimens Of minerals from the
ROCKY NIOuulslHb usu otth i'NS''N'
These were divided among the memb-r'.
The Hope Company 10 having an er-
cellsn, piece OF masonry done In the form
of wall along the aide walk between the
church and the residence Of Herman
Robinson. The walk at this point has
been a very danger SUE place, the wall be.
Ing only few inches above the walk.
A very qui., Wedding occurred at the
psronsge on Wednesday evening Of last
week when Charlie, A. Flanders and
Susie Ra~lln,on were united In holy
matrimony by the Rev. J. N. Gsisler.
lanes R.wlin,on. a brother Of the bride
acted as groomsmsn while Sarah R'wlin.
son, the brides sister was bride,maid. a
reception and chicken supper vi" held
during the evening ct he home Of Mr..
and Mrs. lanes Ra~linson. The follow
ing morning the bride and groom LEFT for
their home In Howard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
THE STONE BREAkeR.y'
An Example Of Content In Henese
hut Nonoeonous Toll.

In my country OF Alsacc. on rile soli-
tary rodtc Wise mtcrmnable ribbon
stretches on AMI on Under tle forests
OF the Nosges, ts"rc ia n stone breaker
whom | have seen at nis work for thir-
~ years. The first time | came upon
him ! was n young student setting out
with swelling heart for the great city.
The sight OF this man de mo good, for
he was humming n song an he broke
his stones. We exchanged n few
words. and lie said at the end, We'll.
goodby, my boy, good courage and
good luckr' Since then have passed
and repass@l along tie same route
under circumstances the most diverse,
painful and Joyful. The student has
finished his course; the breaker OF
stones remains what he was lie has
taken a few more precautions AGAINST
the seasons stormsa rush mat pro-
tccts his back, and his felt hat is
drawn further down To shield his face.
But the forest Is always sending back
the echo OF his valiant hammer. How
many sudden tempcsts have broken
over his bent back, how much adverse
fate has fallen on his head. ON his
house, on his country!- lie continues
TO break his stones, and coming and
going find him 10y the roadside smil-
Ing In spite OF his age and his wrin-
kles. benevolent. speaking above all
In dark days-thosc simple words OF
brave men which have So much effect
when they are scanned 10 the breaking
OF 'stones.-From The Simple Life"
by Charles Wagner
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
The Aacrcd TMcINe

The 'patrIarchnl and apostollcnl
number of twelve" M the proper and
only admissible numbw for jury try
Ing cases according TO the common law
has come down 10 I'M from remote an
tlquity. Yet this number was not nj
ways universal In 1862 Cornish Gus.
tom u have jurics OF six was declared
to bc bad, but evidence was given that
snch juries had been widely used I'm
the county, and by n special statute OF
Henry VIII Juries Of six were allowed
In Wales. But the jury Of the grand
nssize consisted Of sixteen men, which
still snds II parallel IN the Jury Of pre-.
sentiments of the Liberty ~ the Savoy.
Tho modern grand jury, the coroncr's
jury and the jury nj lunacy and cccIc-
sinstlcnl lnIuisitions number anything
between twelve and twenty.three,
whereof twelve NJ least must agree on
n verdict London Law Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
KEITH'S NEW THEATRE.

The standard Get at Keith's this vaude-
Vile season 10 very high one. but each
week finds that popular theatre living up
TO and even improving upon that stand.
ard By Offering programs composed Of
the finest ac,s the vaudeville field ofers
This week the bill will be one Of exsep
tionsi merit, and Il 10 likely to appeal to
all clsssss OF theatregoeB. No better
Offering tor the entertainment OF the
music lovers could be given than The
Fadettes Orchestra, an organiI ,son OF
twenty young women who are oil skilled
musicians and who have won q reputa-
ton for themselves In all the largest
cities. The Boston Herald says OF them {,
"Ineomparably the greatest musicsl
Organization composed OF women In tie
world" The Fsdettes, under the direc
,ion of Caroline B. Nichols, their mana
ger. director and orsaniI-r. always Offer
a we'll selected program oi classical,
,emi.elassicai and popular musie and
they are certain to be the big drawing
card they have hitherto been, The pro-
gram will be strong In capital comedy
features. foremost among whieh will be
The merry one-act oomedietts, Am ]
Your Wife" by Edmund Day, which
will be presented by Mr. and Mu.
Gardner Crane.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
Careless of IIsnors,

Pastor knelpp. the famous discover
or OF the barefoot cure" who was
appointed chamberlain by the pope,
cared r.l,lc for the honor. IIe did not
even take the trouble to open the let
ter announcing the appointment and
first learned Of the honor conferred up.
on him by the arrival Of n dcputntion
nj the Wocrsihofcn cloistcr TO congrnt
ulnto him. He declined 10 be address.
ed, however, ns "monsignorc." II was
with difficulty that ho was persuaded
10 lenve his retreat 90 40 10 Rome 10
thank the pope
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
Gordon's sudan Throne.

Gordons Sudan throne In n folding
cbnir he always sat In at Khnrtum and
carried with him on his camel Jour
neys II was n little straight backed
chair having skeleton frame OF
round iron. carpet back and seat, gilt
Knobs for ornament. and small pads on
the arms f)r comfort. The carpet had
grown dim In the African sun. which
deprived II Of NIL royal pretenslons. 40
that when Gordon returned from his
goycrnorship Of the Sudan and sudden
ly asked. Where IL my thronef Has
II been brought int" they were all sur.
priscd Hts throne! Nobody had scen
n throne. But nt length the camp stool
wns found where II had been slowed
AWAY. Chambers Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

The twent, fourth snnua' state Suuds,
School conven,ion viii be he'd In the
Benefeent Congregational church. Provi-
denee on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct
II and Is,h, With sessions morning.
afternoon and evening each da,. Two
speakers OF international lame In Bible
School WORK viii be present, Rev A. r.
Sehsuffler, d. D., Of New York. Who IL
Secretary Of the In,erna,ionsl Lesson
Committee. and Marion Lawrence OF
Toledo. Ohio. the General Secretary of
the Internaiiona. Sunday School A.soci
alton
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

I,i. a gr.s, convenience TO have at
hand reliable remedi.ssfor u'e In case. Of
accident, and for slight irjufies and all.
ments. A good IIninsn, sndions that 10
is,t becoming . fsvorite " not house.
hold necessity 10 Chamberlain Pain
Balm. BY applying q promptly to a cot.
bruI.e or burn, IL sllsys the pain and
causes the Injury to heal In sbou, one
third the time usually required and a. q,
.. an sn,i.epue II prevents any danger Of
blood. .poi.oning. When Pain Balm it
kept at hand q 'prsin may be treated he.
fore ina instion sets IN which insure' q
quick recovery. For sale By b. a.
Smith, olneyvIlle; Psrters drug store.
q ineyyill., W. Dunning 4 Bro, hsn,on
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
CONSTIPATION CURED.
A Barrytown, N.Y., Mans Expert
ence with CaI-cura Solvent.
Or. David ksnnsdys Wonderful New Medicine
Cured Him Promptly. Your Money Back
n Does Not Cure.

Constipation leads 10 worse. Often II IL
the cause Of appendicitis. Always IL leads
10 dangerous chronic disease. IL should
not be neglected, nor should n be tempor-
arily relieved with drastic purgatiyes. Hero
is case in point;
Mr.. q. 4. Osterboudt, Of Barrytown, ~
Y, was distressed with Indigestion, chronic
constipation and kidney trouble for four
years. He tried many medicines without
relief. lie heard OF Cal-cura Solvent, Dr.
KcnDedy's nev medicine, used IL and began
20 improve rapidly. All Of his old com
plants have disappeared and be owes
everything 10 Cal-cura Solvent.
II your druggist does not have Cal-cura
Solvent, write 10 the Calcium Company,
Rondout, MY; but ask your druggist first.
Al. 90 q bottle. Only one size.
Guarantee, Your druggist will return
your money II Cal-curs fails 10 cure, and
The Cal-cura Company will pay the drug
gist. Remember, Cal-cura Solvent cures
eseS of all cays Of Kidney, Bladder aud
Liver disorders.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
THE TWO tiEAOEO SNAKE.
A boa CONSTRUCTOR That Has . Very
deceptive Tail

's'SPb"s haA.
Every now and then some traveller
tells of two headed snake which ex-
lists In Egypt. and whenever the mar
rator hasn't seen the snake himself.
lac is more or less disposed 10 assert
that there really is a snake with two
heads In Egypt, because he has been
tod about IL 10y many reliable persons.
Indeed, sometimes a'travelcr who
has actually caught glimpse OF the
snake l. likely 10 declare that it truly
is two headed, for the serpent certainly
appears 10 he 50 when seen only by
chance.
Ii is only when the snake is actually
taken up and examined closely that the
trrth Is revealed.
The two headed snake IL not poison.
vus serpent IL Is only boa con-
strlctor. and IL Is fairly common. But
II is 80 sccrcive that IL hides away In
its sandy burrows almost constantly
Ii il strangely formed In SO far that
It's tail. instead OF tapering OF 10 u
point as the tails of other snakes do,
wldcus out into bludgcon shape thus
making IL look so utterly unlike "A tall
that II il almost impossible 10 think
IL Is anything but head when the
snake H. seen for only moment.
To add To the deception. Jugglers
catch these beas andspaint jaws and
eyes on the tail. The work In 80 care
fully done that only n trained observer
can distinguish the real head from the
false, Thus the story OF the two head
ed snake has obtained wide cireula
tion, and has even crcpt into the books
OF otherwise accurate writer's.
But the second head Is only tai!
after ALL Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

Secretary Seward was mn EpIscopa.
Han. nnd This story Is told: ON one ol
the occasions when President l.incoln's
patience was tried by self appointed
adviser. who got warm and used strong
language, Mr.. Lincoln interrupted him
by saying, you nre mn EplscopalInn.
aren't your And when asked why hc
thought 80 he said, You swear Just
like Steward. and he H." That was
Mr.. Lincslns way Of getting rid OF
such advisers
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
Empire Theatre,

Thomas +. Shea. one OF the most popu.
ar ot our actors who has this year Joined
the Nixon & Zimmerman will be seen at
The Empire Theatre next week In his
annual engagement, using such vehicles
as DIR. Jetyll and Mr.. HYDE" "Man-o-
wsrs-man." "The Belle" "Voices OF Ma
ture," Fools Revenge" "Riehelieu." /"
"Othello." Mr.. Shea will use H HE
opening attraction the new romantic
drama entitled "Banished by the King"
whieh-has been superbly mounted and
costumed. His supporting company this
year 10 one OF the best with which he has
ever been surrounded, and will In every
way be q credit to the Nixon d thinner.
man management.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
Must stand snnnre.

Presidents Addresses and State Papcrs.J
II will be bad thing for the nation
IL ever we grow ns n nation 10 submit
TO the suppression Of efficiency and
morality. n we ever grow to accept the
belief that we ore 10 have two camps,
In one Of which Will be grouped the
men who mean we'll but who don't do
things. and IN the other the men who
do things, but who do not mean well
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
nnsts ct Ills Esteem.

1T IL proper % respect nn Office un.
der the government" said the patriotic
chizon, "evcn If you do not happen
TO approve Of the man who holds H."
"Of course" answered Senator Sor.
ghum. at ~ 90 the office fhat the sal.
nry and pcrqusItes are a,thched, not
% the individual. w Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30
DumnA, IlnllleI .InLe

Not cycry ono has 50 successful n
method with the autograph Gcnd ms
Alexander Dumas Ind. Prince Meter.
mich once requested nm autograph Of
him. Dumas wrote In his best round
hand, "Recclve1 from Prince Meter.
Mich twenty-five bottles Of his oldest
Johannisberg." Mettcrnlch sent the
wine with n good grace.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

The TIMES will gladly publish all items
OF interest 10 ils readers. II you have
visitors al your home or you or your
itisnds are visiting elsewhere Kindly In.
form The 1INEs Vi tbe feet either by mail
or otherwise
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

Rev. ]. V. Osterhout will prsseh q, the
Broadway Bspiis, church nsri Sunday,
oeiober 4. s,I,;i5. The Young Ladies
Chorus and Choir oil give the esntsts
Of The Pink Rose" that ". 90 greatly
appreciated By verv large audience -hsn
u vas given several months ago ct 7ns
.. m. Sunday School At 10 rs o. m.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

The Rooseve t-Fsirbsnks banner at
Obj Fellows square broke from its moor
ings Saturday morning and became en-
,ang led in the network Of rires near H..
The cam ,sign emblem vas damaged only
sHshuy ,sd IL now In position again.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

william Z. walker OF Plsinfsld street.
adminisuator Of the estate OF George
Brown, a former resident OF Johnston,
attended a sale oi the personal property
OF the deceased, Saturday, at Fos,e ,ef.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-30

Jigsmitb-Thnt fellow PilSer IL Ger.
tainly clever. Ingenious chap. isn't
hei Browning Why, never heard of
his doing anything remarkable. Jig
smith That's just II. lie manages In
some way 20 get along without doing
anything g.-Exchnnge.