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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-28

eight Of the directors Of the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company 5lexclua-
ng We T wbom t te conveyanee
was to be made) actually consentea, tor
practically no considerationLt to convey @
the Charlotte and Prince EdWa Gor,p MieS-
Gould the propertyL of the Virginia Pas.
senger and Power Company, coVered -, ~
Its mortgaEe. ahsol nhs n nnsenll de.
atroYng The Virginia Passenger and
Power Com pany and putting into the
hands Of MI Gould ne tha and
Prince Edward Electric Railway ,l ana
Improvement Company owned ny nm,
the absolute control q az o. Inc ~ Ptf ~
intssrurban iine.1 And In all this the Ply
charges char the directors, in effect. coluded
with Frank Jay Gould
The court, in ~ opln,on't gaaS ,r on 70 e
Wishes, and have, in effect. colluded with
him in the acts Of spoliatlon charged 70
been ot ~ and p ha
t they are Wholly subservient TO his will
| and wishes are not averments Of, 1877,
but the conclusions Or me com
/ nih draw different conclusions. None
Of the directors except Frank Jay Goudd
i are charged with deriving any henent
j from his alleged Wrongdoing or mace 'adfte
THE bill states l4a acts that are conn., N,
planned above set torth !, put W %hl nl
acts acts the he, Board OF Directors colluded With
Frank Jay Gould: and we Respectfully
3 tItude Of the directors toward Frank y
Gould. and toward the company, as g, Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-28
Will Have a Crab Feast.

The formal opening OF the summer
garden OF the blanllattan Club. which
was POSTPONED from Last week on ac-
count of the death of the sister OF Man-
ager James Mum, will be held to-mor-
row night. An orchestra has beeE en-
gagged for the evening, and the members
of the club will be treated to crab
feast" the like of which has never be-
fore been seen in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25

the policy holder, and the benefciaries in his policy, through a regular or 3f pGfsRS sRSe eosrd of prec tors, and by legislation, and the coero o cive power of representatives of soc, ,090 in conyention asssmSled: TtgSt aoSoluse,sS anS honest in the administration or their affairs?
 The general agents have formed the Stockholders and the "big fellows" In New York combine to protect their interests and pe conserve" the eighty. interested, the policyholders, as is so often the case, are without represen- tation, plan or hope for the future. run % way over @ the two hundred and fifty million mark may be reaping harvest from the widespread alarm their agents with great assurance an nounce that theirs Is mutual com pany. run by the policy. holders, and for the Rolicyh9ibders but Mr EdltSr ever had chance for representation in these so-called mutual companies? May they not today De spending some ferred dividends" to carry the Equi. table further into the mire, instead of fulfilling its promises 10 the policy
 From protection. for the family, life insurance has grown into. a form of savings bank, the agent taking the ap.. five out the twenty years and reap the dends The records. show that some thing in excess of 65 per cent. of the insured lapse in the first two or three years, some 12 to 15 per cent. die be- fore the termination of the twenty year dividend period and the balance reap the reward. What is this reward for which they have struggled up the slopes of a tweatyiyeiair deferred 1;,hI,, diyh, their grasp2 Shorn here, there and wonder by hundred thousand dollar presidents. fifty thousand-dollar secre- taries and actusries, members of the same family, profits in the investment of the dear policyholders' payments in excess of the actual cost of insurance, big office buildings and limitless ex- pense account, do the results justify the investment.
 The popular plea for the. regulation the Interests of the people and the ne- cessity of the hour than Is the regula- tion of life assurance companies. from the people in their sovereign ca pacity, at the ballot box. Tn the case of insurance regulation, however, much can be done by the policyholders, in convention assembled, in addition to securing proper legislation for their protection.
 wise to call for meetings in each coun- ty of Equitable policyholders upon a given day, there to select representa- lives who shall meet in Montgomery upon specified date, to formulate a plan for permanent organization, in which each present and future policy holder shall have representation? The writer will undertake such a task in his county, and if there are q sum cient number interested in the sugges- tion, who will communicate with you upon the subject. warranting further agitation of the question, l will gladly undertake the thorough organization be represented.
 Without organization the horde of policyholders is but a bowling mob, the prey for the organized few. If they are satisfied with their positions. they will disregard the suggestion of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
SUNDAY, JUNE as, 1905.
ABSORBING THE TIMBER.

As if the timber of the country Is not disappearing with sufficient rapidity, 1t is announced that New York is going to experiment somewhat extensively with wooden pavements. The fact that such pavements have proven unsatisfactory ana have been discarded by cities where they have been tested would seem a sufYicient objection to their adoption in city having the immense traffic that New York has. but 1t Is stated that a method has been found of treating the wooden blocks so as to form an ideal pavement. It is to be tried on a num- Der of streets which will subject 1t to a fair test. and if it proves satisfactory, 1t will be extended to other streets.
 The effects or this test may be far reaching and important. If 1t Is a suc- cess under New York's .heavy travel. 1t will be adopted elsewhere and may ex- tend to most of the principal cities in the Union Of necessity only good and sound timber can be used and the amount needed may reach enormous proportions. The timber Is now being used In a way that threatens timber famine within, very few years, and but little provision Is being made to supply the needs of the future. Just why the metropolis of the couNtry should turn its attention to wooden paveuents when the supply of both natural and artificial stone is practi- caIiy unlimited. is a question for which we do not pretend to know the answer but we cannot help regarding it~as un. fortunate. It may mean using many millions of feet of good timber annu. ally for a purpose that can be fulfilled in other days Timber, good timber, 1: 900 scarce to be trcdden under foot 1T that way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25

will the highly prized Advertiser of Montgomery, Ala, inform puzzled and sweltering world if 1t is the custom for policemen in Montgomery to take tnebriated citizens home in a wheel barrow? The ''coppers" In the leading city in Alabama must be cast in a diff ferent mould from the club-swingers in other cities. or is 1t just possible that Montgomery doesn't own a patrol wagon ?-York (Pa.) Dispatch.
 Certainly; glad to enlighten an in- quiring contemporary. Yes. inebriate6 citizens have actually been trundled home in a wheelbarrow. Yes, again Montgomery owns a handsome patrol wagon. but it is rusting out It's exist ence in the engine-house. or some other safe place. because our city cannot af. ford horses to pull 1t, not even pair oi mules or donkeys. We doubt if the city can buy pair of oxen. But you just walt till the process of evolution gets along and we'll have an auto-Black Maria for the unfortunates to ride in We are coming-slowly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
side,palk peneiIinss
Two Demoerat. want Place.

The contest for the vacancy on tne . the death of flames II. Meigs of Cunt crsvilie," said a Montgomery Demo crat, who has just returned from North Alabama. "is a live subject or oisGus- sion in the Seventh Congressional Dis- trict.
 Two young lawyers want the place; They are Hugh White of Centre, an" Leon McCord of Guntersville. MT. MIG Cord and Mir. White are popular young men and both are staunch Democrats. The former Is we'll known in Montgom- cry, as he is Secretary of the supreme Court, and young man of aceommo- Mir. White was for some time Congress. man Burnett's private secretary, ana has been active In North Alabama DOT tiles.
 T presume the vacancy will be filled the first time the Committee meets
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
AsHCRAFT GRATIFIED.
Likes Idea of Special Agents Going to
 fhe Orient.


 Florence, June 24.-(Special. )-Rela- tive to the press dispatches and circular letters recently sent out from the De- partment of Commerce, Mir Erister Ash craft of this city, secretary of the Com mittee for the Extension of the Cotton Markets of the Southern Cotton Asso- citation, and chairman of a similar com mittee of the American Cotton Manu- lecturers Association, has expressed himself as much gratifled that a few special agents are to be sent to the Orient So soon. This is, he says, a dis tinct recognition of the request made by his committee. and is another vic- tory for the Southern Cotton Associa- ton. The two committees upon which he serves have been very active in pressing this matter on the adminis- traitor and they have interested the manufacturers and many others in the movement.
 This is the first time" said Mir Asn- craft. that the farmers of the South have asked the attention of the Gov ernment to their interests. and they feel that they have right, as the greSt producing element of the country. tG expect the Government to respond 10 this legitimate request. It is no longer a question of production, but of proper distribution of all that can be produced The President Is carrying out his promise that he would do all within his power with the present small appropri- ation at his command. This will, in my opinion, be largely increased and a full commission sent to all the markets of the world when Congress convencs again"
 MT. Ashcraft is receiving many let ters from Southern representatives in response to letters Addressed to them on the subject. pledging their hearty cooperation in furnishing means for enlarging our markets. He says that he and his committee will not be satis- fled uatn our products are manufac- tured at home and ample markets are found for all that we produce. To in- sure more factories is \to provide remuerative markets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25

Columbia State.
 things done aboard the new battleship South Carolina when 1t is completed will be to organize a class in the pro nunciation of it's name. Let the crew from the captain down. be trained to "South Car -li-na." The word Caro- lima" is pleasing to the err an9 IS, m its American application or historic siknificance. The carly colony was named from the Latin in honor ot Charles IT. who made the orlginaI gran' to the eight lords proprietors Tn lo1S; It is. therefore, particularly dfstastetu 10 South Carolinians to near thelr State referred to as South Calina ana themselves ns "South C'leenians." Such corruptions of the two words are totally insxcusabie. Let the crew or tEe proper pronunoiat ton of the name, d'.d perhaps in time Northerners whe come in contact with the men of the shlp Will catch the habit But, for heavens sake. do not have South calina Tn the United States navy,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25

=. such duty would be unfair and partial. but we suppose we would hardly send Q fleet over them to batter down the tarin wall. nor take the Chinese Government by the throat and force it to repeal the law. The oregonian. to quote again from that good authority. thinks such method of retaliation by China Is proo- able. and that "the question that re- mains to be decided is whether we pre- fer to lose this immense and rapidly increasing trade by continuing our present harsh treatment of those who make 1t, for cease placing the Chinese gentleman. scholar and merchant be- low the level of the iiliterate peons that are swarming into the Atlantic ports or the United States by thousands"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
Speed of a Prairie Chicken.

MinneapoIlS ITIDuHV'
 That prairie chicken flies with suf- ficIent speed to propel itself through heavy plate glass was proven by re- cent incident at the little town or Vol, of the village school, In the discharge of his duty, rang the school bell, when q couple of prairie chickens that had taken refuge in the schoolhouse tower from A storm were Frightened from their place of refuge. They flew as straight and swift as an arrow for the !f,be glass was five-eighths of an inch in thickness, but one ofJthe prairie chick ems went straight through 1t as though 1t were paper and dropped dead on the ,1f about twenty feet from the window. The prairie chicken went through the plate glass with sufficient force to cut q hole six inches in diameter in the heaVy Rllgs,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
THE EQUITABLE MIDDLE.
Ought Not Alabama Policy Holders to
 Organize.

Editor The Advertiser:
 In addressing you 1t is with the hope of reaching the largest number of pol icy holders in the Equitable Life As surance Society in the State of Ala bama. ,. ously cordemncd the methods employed fairs, and The Mobile Register of today warns Mir Cleveland of what may seem to be tho inevitable end of his efforts to rectifv the mismanagement in the mast and advises Grover to turn II loose A score of deferred dividend policy holders have filed suits demand ing a division of that $S2. 100000 sur plus, the very thing that Mir. Hyde and Mir Alexander may have fallen out about. With assets of over three hun drea and fortv millions, if is hard to believe that under even the worst mis- management and though Grover quits the job, that policy holders will not be protected. but when 1t Is asserted that Mir Ryan paid $2,5O0 000 for bare ma jority of the stock in corporation capitalized at only SleO,oOO in the az gregate. the charter limiting the diVt- dends thereon, as the writer 'underH stands. to s ger cent per annum, IS it not time for apprehension and ought not policy holders get busy, try ing 10 devise some plan by which tnelr lnteF- ests may be protected2
 In a convention of policy ho!ders, as well as elsewhere, we md AIaDanla first upon the roil call Of the great States which form this great nation. Would it not be appropriate IT is ls no Alabama in the Equitable Society, to start d movement which will have for fsa nltinaata ohiant the nrotanrnn or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
wood pnvement. ln Large citIes.

Boston Globe.
 New York Is tc lay wood pavements on lower Broadway and ten other downtown streets. London has shown inc practicability and comfort of the
 wood pavement and If New York is now willing to adopt 1t there Is reason to believe that 1t has virtues superior to any other pavement now in use, The wood pavement costs more, but 1t is
 more durable and more easily repaired than others that cost less. while it is practically noiseless. one dera- officials fin the use of wood pavement is
 that this commodity. like any other. is not controlled by any individual or cor
 poration. a fact that tends toward tho Elimination of graft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
schooIs In CannI Zone

Washington, June 24.-The Secre- tary of War today approved the rec ommendation of Governor Magoon or tho Canal Zone that SS0.0OO or the funds of the government of the Canal Zone derived from local revenues be devoted to public school purposes
 A recent census of the Canal Zone shows there are 1886 chilesen in tho villages along the line of the Panama Railroad Company within d radius of mile and a half from the railroad. of this total it has been found that Sa3 can read and write ana sSS cannot read or write. The rest can read and ,o. write. The plan contemplates tbs establishment of forty-two schools in the Canal Zone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25

The Alabama Press Association will meet in annual session at Sylacauga on July 18th, and go from there to Coc.an on Mobile Bay, for several days out ing. A number of addresses will be made at sylaeauga by residents of thai place. and one by Mr. B. B. Conner. who owns large cotton factory and other in- terests there. All of the speeches are to be strictly non-political, as 1t is against the rules of the Association tC have political subjects discussed at its meetings. sylacauga has many ad. vantages as a business and manufactur. ing point. and it Is natural for It's citi. gems to desire to make them known tc the public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
The Uncoverine of Corruption.

"Tbe tendency of the times, said a man who reads all sorts of periodicals lis to uncover graft and corruption m high places IL is my opinion that M sne ne corded Governor Folk for beginning the movement to educate the pup,nc ,nc mind up to the point of demanding m, vestigation intoN the irregularities or public officials.
 'sSince Governor Folk, as District At torney, unearthed the rottenness in mu- nicipaf affairs of St. Louis. we have seen exposures of crookedness in Minneap- offs, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and numerous other cfties; we have oeen the private affairs of great--i1e insurance company laid bare and we have seen corruption in our depart n1ents at Washington exposed.
 Nearly every magazine one picks up nowadays has from one to six articles written by experts on various phases of corruption and wrongdoing in trans acting the public business. This prop uganda of exposure is ,quickening the public conscience and In my opinion will be of Invaluable service to the whole people,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
Uovor. Turb,ue EuxInea

Washington. Iune. 24' 4'--lommahder A. B. Canaga of fhe navy,Iin report to the Navy Department on the sub feet of turbine enginea. recoEsmends s that "hereafter turbines be installed in torned6 boats, destroyers. scout cruisers and gunboats. Their use in such vessels and the experience that Is gained therefrom will no doubt In time demonstrate the wisdom of fitting them in battleships and armored cruisers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
Er,.it Ia Plentiful.


 Montgomery is we'll supplied with friut," said well known produce mer- chant yesterday. "All ne has to do to verify this statement Is to take Iook 9tY They are crowded down with frult oi all kinds, and it is noticeable fact that the fruit is of a fine quality The sup ply is good and the demand IS growing
 afhe best thing about it or the public Is that the prices are cheap for this time of year, and everypoay IS puyins ing In wagon loads from the surround ing country about the city and water melons of good quality are being nam 6ied by the produce merchants.
 'Thdre is nothing better for yon to eat this time of the year and It is a wise thing to keep Tn supply or truit for your health's sake. ket, Good watermelons may be had TOT IS and 25 cents and canteloupes are selling for 5 and 10 cents"
 Mir w. W, Hannon has returned home after completing his two years course in architecture at Cornell Uni- versity In recognition of his serious, ral,nbbsr ,ar1bsrsb,D m3r1 in the SGargoyies." to which only the professors ana 1ne pes. ciassmen are admitted. MT; Hannon has considerable ability, skiilful tram ing, and earnest effort which he devotes to his profession.
 Patrolllan John McDade. one of the oldest and most popular members or or the Montgomery Police Department, is confined to his homo on Pelham Street on account of illness. His friends ex pect him back at his post Tn few cays'
 Messrs. Ell P. Smith and Robert G. Hiden, associate editors of The Birm' ingham News spent last night in Mont gomery. They will return home this morning.
 lieutenant Governor Cunningham came in last night from Ramer, where he addressed Masonic gathering yes terday. He will leave for Faunsdale this morning.
 Col. Charles P. Jones win leave to- morrow for Brevard, N C., wnere ne will remain several weeks TOT the pen- eft of his health.
 MT. J. D. Armstrong is confined to his room with rheumatism, at his home. 733 South Mcoonough street
 Mir. Gus Thompson. of Greenville. IS visiting his uncle Mir. J D. Armstrong, at 733 South McDonough Street
 Mir. Emile Hannon has been junior classman of the Bingham School, Ashe- vile, N. C., In its 1l1th year.
 MT. F. c. Ensign, prominent lumoer manufacturer of Maplesville, Is regis tered at the New Mabson.
 Mr J. A. Thompson, a well known citizen of Centreville, is in the city.
 State Senator Fred L, Blackmon, of Anniston, Is in the city.
 MT. E. Mcdonald, Jr., of Mobile, is } visito: to the city.
 MT. J H. Caldwell. of Birmingham is in the city. ~
 MT. c, W, sharman, of Dothan, Is al the Imperial.
 MT. W. s. Harlan. of Lockhart' is ir Montgomery.
 MT. R. c. Jones, of, Birmingham, is ir Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
M,.sourrs Maximum Rates EniOIned

An Injunction has been issued in the r-nited StNtes Court at Kansas City. re- straininR the Missouri Railway Com ,5issinn and the attorney general of that State from enforcing the maxi 1,i l.n uiI in+o efYect last Friday, and against Fbree Kansas City shippers. preventing the latter from claiming penalties un- der the law. The injunction was sysvs doing business in Missouri. who brougfit suit against the State ofncials on the ground that the rates proVided would amouek to the conhscation Of their property The Santa Fe states that the loss to 1t alone under tne
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
nrnrunon,n Ansignment.

Washington, June 24,--Formal or- ders have been issued by the Navy De- partment assigning Rear Admiral Brownson, the retiring superintendent of inc United States Naval Academy at Annapolis to the command of the fourth division of the North Atlantic fleet. This will consist of the Colo rado. Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the last named vessel to be the fiagship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
LnuderdnIe,s Folly.
F Firmip pham Ledger.

Birmingham Ledger.
 It nay be that Lauderdale has abun- dant schools and long terms and does not need to have cheaper tuition and more schools. As no other county in the State has all the schools 1t needs. we presume that Lauderdale has not. Ie not then Lauderdale has done a most foolish thing in refusing to have more and better schools at a slight cost.
 The plain truth Is that the State Is heartily ashamed of Undertakes folly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
Teachers' Pay Too Low.

The schedule of teachers pay in towns and cities is entirely too low, } es, 10 per cert. too low, but the amount rendered for teaching the chil- below what it should be tha. fair minded and just people should unite and unanimously demand that this st ould b. the first step taken toward Securing better and more thorough ed- ucation for the children of the rural communities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
snakes and Potato Bugs.

Evergreen Record.
 Many inquiries are coming from the North from people who wish to locate In this section. One party wants to know if we have snakes" here. and what kind The same party asks if we have hawks and potato bugs. Of course we have got 'em, and no use denying the fact But we don't have three rect of snow on the level nor 25 below zero weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
Three Glasses.
Dadeville Spot Cash.

Dadeville Spot Cash.
 Spot Cash has some patrons who pay in advance some who pay when their rot ray at all For the first we have the greatest affection. For the second a kindly feeling. For the third 'le@o sympathy, for we are fearful that sor- row and ruin will surely be theirs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
The Primary Is the Thing.

Fine Belt NeWS.
 The people of Alabama are in the sad. dle and the primary plan of nominate ing State and county officers will cons tinue in vbgue. It Is the fairer way az each voter then has an opportunity of expressing his choice for the differ- ent officers to be elected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-25
Better Late Than Never.

Anniston Hot Blast.
 It is stated that the striking team. sters of Chicago are going to take the strike settlement into their own hands "a thing they ought to have done at the start and thus saved their order scandal ard themselves modification and loss of time and wages.