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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
President Alexander Blamed.

Disinterested persons who familiar
with the inside events blame Mr.. Alexander
for gross lack of tact and Judgment He
stands in a peculiar relation to Mr.. Hyde.
He has been his guardian and Is the trustee
of his estate. He owes everything to the
young mans father. who was his most init
mate friend for forty years. Mr.. Alexander
therefore had a parental. well legal
and moral, responsibility for the conduct of
his ward, and should have protected him
from scandal and gossip. and tried to
straighten him up instead of attempting to
compel him to relinquish his legal rights in
the company. Hyde has been what they
call light weight" he is vain and easily
Influenced. and should have been under Mr..
AleXandeFs eye and guardianship ever since
his fathers death. 1t is asserted. however.
that Mr.. Alexander has never attempted to
exercise any social influence over him. and
has permitted him to make fool of him
self without interfering.
Mr.. Alexander is described as a man of
ordinary abilities but with unusual talent
for handling details, and one of the most
thorough and conscientious insurance men
in the country. If he had possessed a strong
character he could have controlled Hyde
and II he had possessed tact he would have
taken the young man quietly aside, and
people think he could have convinced him
that his frivolous conduct was injuring the
company. Hyde is said to be extremely
sensitive about his fathers reputation and
the responsibilities he has inherited The
Equitable Company is a fetish worshipped
by him and his mother and sister, and his
intimate friends say that he would have
changed the habits of his life entirely if he
had been convinced that its interests were
being injured. Mr. Alexander did not ap-
peal to that side of his character but tried
to force the young man out of the company.
ana .he after much to his surprise, put up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Western High School.

The class of 1905 held its elections recent
ly. They resulted follows: President
Mr.. Fitch; vice president Miss Stewart;
treasurer, Mr.. Rombough; secretary. Miss
Farrington; valedictorian, Mr.. Mayre;
prophet, Mr.. Ball; historian, Mr.. Pedric:
poet Miss Stauffer. The executive commit
tee is composed of Misses Bryan and Cump-
ston and Messrs Pedro and Preecy.
Company H has received its badges. which
are green. with the inscription, los Com
pany H."
70 the bows Of the company after drill last
Thursday. Col. Lybrand was guest.
After the lunch, dancing was INDUCED IN
in the drill hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Tarbell Criticised.

People on the inside blame Mr.. Tarbell.
They say that Alexander has been guided
by MS advice against his own judgment
Iarpeil IS accused of having an ambition
10 be at the head of the company He has
the support of the agents throughout the
country almost 10 man. and is charged
with desire to ''mutualize'' the company
through quarrel among its officers, with
the hope and expectation of being placed at
the head of the institution, through the
proxies which could be obtained by the
agents from policy-holters. In other
words, Mr.. Tarbell is accused of con-
sp1racy; of encouraging a quarrel between
Alexander and Hyde that would result in
taking the designations of both and leave
him to reorganiZe the company on a mu-
tual basis. 1t is difficult to believe this of
Mr.. Tarbel. but at any rate, it is true
that he is responsible for the fatal mis-
take which was made in demanding Mr..
Hyde's resignation. AS one of the direc-
tors eXpSeSSed 1t:
'Tarbell convinced Alexander that the
boy was weak as well as vain and would
throw up both hands and quit But Jimmy
didn't scare worth a cent. He has put up
the biggest kind of a fight and both Alex
ander and Tarbell will leave the company
before he does. Hyde is willing to right
any wrong he has done. He has already
turned in a check for every dollar he has
been accused of making out of the COM
pany, but he will not relinquish his legal
rights because ne believes it will blast his
whole life and be an act of disloyalty to
his father. His mother and sister both
sustain him in this attitude"
Everybody agrees that the Equitable
Company will be mutualiZed before mid
summer, and that there will be a general
reorganization and new set of officers.
Alexander and Tarbell will have to go, but
it Is believed that Hyde will be allowed to
remain in honorable position and be
given an opportunity to recover his pres
tige, because no court in the world Will
deny his rights to vote 63 per cent of the
stock of the company, and no board of
directors can be elected without his sup
port 1t is also believed that Congress will
take up the subject at it's next session and
that the Equitable and all other insurance
companies will be placed under federal
Jurisdiction. 1 have heard a good many
say that Commissioner Garfield had better
drop the Standard OIL investigation and
look into the management of the insurance
companies, because many more people are
involved in them and greater interests are
at stake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Business High School.

The Business High School class elections
have been held. and Mr.. Gallagher was
elected president by large majority. Miss
EsteiIe Eliot received the vice presidency.
The Business companies have received
their badges. which are now being worn by
the numerous adherents OF this school,
Company G's supporters are much elated
by the good drill this company has been
putting up of late. Capt. Hart is hand
ling his seven-squad company with the skill
of veteran, and it is expected that this
company will give some Of the four-year
companies a hard fight this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Organization of the Equitable.

In 1859 he concluded to organize COM
pany of his own, and got charter from the
legislature He took fifty-one shares of
stock for himself. that he could control
the management, and sold forty-nine shares
among a dozen or more business men whose
confidence he had secured. He induced Will
liam c. Alexander. one of the leaders of the
New York bar, to become president of the
new concern, and son of that gentleman.
James w. Alexander, man very near his
own age, was taken into its employ He
is now the Equitable president. From
time to time the elder Mr.. Hyde added to
his holdings until he obtained sixty-three
shares, or two-thirds of the stock of the
company.
BY his able and careful mana gement the
business grew to its present proportions
and Mr.. Hyde knew every detail of it. He
wore himself out by hard work. long hours
and close attention to his duties, and when
he died in 1899 he left record for ability.
industry and integrity unsurpassed among
American business men. In the meantime
he had gained an enormous fortune. vari-
ously estimated from five to fifteen mil
lions of dollars. This money was made
outside of the insurance business. His
charter prohibited him from deriving more
than I per cent profit from the earnings
of the company. which was $3.50 a year.
He received salary of 100000, however,
for managing the business and was in
terested in several very profitable enter
priSes outside.
Mr.. Hyde had two children-a son, James
Hazen. and a daughter, who married Mr..
Sidney Dillon Ripley, grandson of the
years ago and his widow lives with Mrs.
Hyde, her mother, and her brother, in
very unpretentiouS house on 10th street
near 9TH avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Scandal Started by Fancy
Dress Ball.
RUMORS WITHOUTBASIS
ECCENTRICITIES OF THE YOUNG
VICE PRESIDENT.
Superior Intellectually and Morally to
the Average Man of His
Own Age.
BY VIM. E. CURTIS.


CORRESPONDENCE of The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
NEW YORK, May ID, 1905.
James Hazen Hyde. the young vice presi-
dent of the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany, who has been occupying public atten-
ton so much recently and is likely to be an
object of interest for some time to come, is
by no means bad young man. From what
can gather among his friends and acqualnt-
ances-people who have known him from
childhood and see him every day-he Is SUI
perior. both intellectually and morally, to the
average young men of his age and condition
in life II is a serious matter to be rlch
mans SON. Most young men would be Will
ing to accept the responsibility because OF
the advantages that go with it, but, never
theless, there is more happiness ana peace
of mind in the possession of a rev thou-
sands than many millions and the troubles
and tribulations that go with them.
Young Mr. HYDE was born in this city in
1876. the of Henry B. Hyde, Boston
man with a long Puritan pedigree, VINO
came to New York when he was of age ana
obtained a position as clerk in the office OF
the Mutual Life Insurance Company at
salary of $1,000 a year. he belonged 10 an
insurance family. Four generations before
him had been in that business. and all of
them bore the name of Henry. The first
Henry was solicitor of insurance IN Bos-
ton; the second was for many years New
England manager of the Mutual Lie IN
surance Company of New York. and he was
therefore able to obtain a favorable position
for his son, the third Henry. in the home
Office. The young man was promoted rap
idly because he was faithful and Valuapie
servant and within five years became the
cashier of the company, at salary of
$1,000, which was very large pay In those
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

nington, class historian; Lybrand, under
graduate address, Pierpont Sprawls, pro-
phet of A, and Miss Katherine Wright,
prophet Of B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
ATTEMPT TO DEPOSE HYDE
FROM POWER In EQUITABLE

by graceful posturing and gestures, she
was permitted to return to her hotel. My
informant says that one of the poems was
very Frenchy," and that the madame re
cited 1t for all it was WORTH but he de-
clared that even then she did not violate
the proprieties. and could have repeated the
performance in any drawing room in New
York without criticism. This is the only
scandal in which Mr.. Hyde has been in
, yolved.
The newspapers of course. made the most
possible of it and sensational accounts and
descriptions were telegraphed all over the
country. The entertainment was described
as the most sumptuous extravaganza and
expensive ever given in the United States,
and Is said to have cost 100000, which,
am told, is about five times the actual fig
ure The bill for flowers. which is said to
have been $1,000. was about $1,000
Protests Sent to Tarbe1l.
These publications naturally injured the
credit and reputati ton of the great company
OF which Mr. Hyde is vice president Many
policy holders became alarmed and made
protests to tie local agents throughout the
country. These protests were forwarded to
headquarters at New York from every di-
reCtion and fell into the hands of Gage E.
Tarbell. a vice president of the company,
who had charge of agencies. Mr.. Tarbell is
a Chicago man and was general agent of
the Equitable in that city for many years.
He is regarded as one of the abest insur
y.
ment in this particular case is severely crit
icised. and he is accused of responsibility
for the scandal that has shaken the insur-
ance world.
Mr. Tarbell buried the president of the
company in protests remonstrances and
criticisms of the conduct of Mr.. Hyde, COM
ing from every part of the country. The
strongest reports concerning the injury his
frivolity and extravaganza had done the
company came from the most reliable and
conservative of its agents and after several
conferences over the matter Mr.. Alexander
and Mr.. Tarbell decided that the young
man must GO Hyde's friends say that he
knew nothing about the dissatisfaction of
the policy holders He did not come in con-
tact with the agents, and their reports and
remonstranCes We're withheld from him.
The first he knew of any trouble was when
he was confronted with demand for his
resignation; with the astounding PROPOSE
ton that he must give up the life career his
father had marked out for him, relinquish his
inrehitance. abandon his vested rights and
retire from the company his father had
founded and built up. When he went home
to his mother and sister they would not be-
lieve that such demand could have been
made upon him. They would not believe
that Mr. Alexander would participate in
such transaction. They do not believe it
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
ABOUT BEAUTIFYING
COUNTRY HOMES

Editor mes-Promoter:
The writer's of a text book on
agriculture express the idea that
the towns and cities are being
built upon the wrecks of country
homes, and that the establish
ment of good schools, good roads,
churches, and attractive country
homes coupled with an intelligent
and scientific system of farming
will eradicate the longing for city
life which is depicting the country
of the material it so much needs.
They think that in fifty years life
on the farm could be made a
never ending delight. No more
short crops; no more drudgely;
no more toilsome roads to school,
market or to the homes of your
friends and neighbors. Such is
the desire and aim of the writer's
of the book, and such are the as
pirations and hopes they would
kindle in the hearts of the pupils.
High hopes and aspiration are
necessary to progressive living,
but to know what to do is equally
necessary.
There are people who really
believe that the aims and hopes of
the authors of the book will be
realized by use Of the knowledge
they seek to impart to the pupil
or that they advise him to obtain
from other sources.
Now it is evident that farmer
who by scientific system of hus.
bandry gets q return of $40 per
acre enjoys a great advantage over
less intelligent competitors who
only get $40 per acre for the same
amount of labor.
Ia early days when only a few
men were able to write those who
could write could command a pre-,
MUM for their services, but the
advantage over others has almost
disappeared, because writing has
become a very common accom-
plishment.
It Will be thus with scientific
farming; at the present time when
there are few scientific farmers
such farmer enjoys great advan
tage, but when all farmers be-
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
NO CONVICTIONS
FOR SELLING LIQUOR

L. G. Frisbie, Chas. Robertson,
colored, Wash Crawford, colored,
and Shelf Craigen, colored, al
legged keepers of blind tigers were
tried before Mayor Jones last
Wednesday. Robertson, " ho
likes the Memphis climate at
present, was not on hand to claim
the intoxlcants seized by the Off
GERS in the recent raid and the
same were poured out. Mr.. Frs
bic claimed he was keeping intox-
icants for his own use, and as no
proof could be gotten that he was
running q tiger, the refreshments
were turned over to the claimant.
The cases of Cra gen and Craw-
ford were continued until today.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
Former Citizen Dies in Louisiana.

Mr.. S. B. Wilroys a former citi
zen of this county. but of late a
resident of Louisiana, died at his
home at Tullos yesterday, and the
body will be brought here today
and inferred IN the family bury
ing ground in the eastern part of
the county. Mr.. Wilroy was a
member Of an old and prominent
feuily, ard possessed many anal-
-s.trss that Gendeared him to The
people Of this section, who will
learn with genuine regret of his
untimely end.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
JURX LIST
Names Of Citizens Drawn to Serve in
the Coming Term Of Court.
FIRST WEEK

FIRST WEEK:
First Distrlcl-W m. Cham bers,
j. t. Birmingham, II. S. McDan.
iel, w. A. Gaines, G. F. McElroy
J. M. Jackson, j. T. Ussery, B.
E. Doddridge, j. M. Sheffield, G.
T. Hamilton, W. A. Brady.
Second District Speight Sum.
mers, P. H. Campbell, l.. M.
GartrelI, A. S. Coggin, J. H. Rut.
land, F. W. Baker, ]. A. Bate,
]. Fl. Davis, W. s. Lester, w. Fl.
Hutchinson, t. G. Baldwin.
Third District. T. Watts.
Van Hopkins, t N Simmons, G..
A. Brewer, P, z. Ingram, H. H.
Irby, W. H. Williamson, P. J.
Seago.
Fourth District--E. B. Turner,
J. U. Council, John T. Under.
wood, A. D. Oswalt, E. G. White.
VI. N. Lee, j w. Kelly, G. w.
Busby, E. S. Nichols, G. W. King.
Fifth District j. P. Taylor, E
| B. Hudson, r. w. Lusher, w. E.
Kerby, b Jenkins, J. w. Finn,
j. E. Brewer, D. E. Wilson, J. T.
Lee, Clayton Scott.
SECOND WEEK:
First District-R. l.. Stewart,
Jim Entrikin, D. w. Snead, D. Al.
Harraway, j. W. Ingram, w. H.
Dunn, j. Z. Flow, j. G. Griffin.
Second Distric-G. T. Rlcks,
Lundy Slaughter. J. H. Henley,
J. G. Williamson, E. P. DAVIS, W.
B. Walker, J. A. White, G.. G.
Williams.
Frank Nichols, Thomas Nichols,
%. G. Bobbitt, M. WsuIl III
Radford, Bob Kelly, lItur Davis
Fifth District-J.9L i. TonnihilI,
]. r. Walden, D. f. Johnson, C.
S. Robinson, j. B. Johnston, Geo.
Dollehite.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
Have Opened a Memphis Office.

Attorneys Holmes & Holmes
have opened an office in Memphis
and will practice law in the courts
of Tennessee, but will continue to
live here and keep their offices at
this place aud Senatobia. They
have Office rooms in the Tennes-
see Trust Building, where their
friends are invited to call. This
is one of the strongest law firms
in North Mississippi, and they
will doubtless do a good practice
in their new field.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
DAYS DOTS.

Mrs. Manning visited Memphis
last Monday
Mr.. J, r. Barbee went to Cleve-
land this week.
Miss Maggie Dorlds is also
teaching her little band.
Dr. Wright is here visiting
among our people with a view to
locating
Beautiful autumn flowers and
lovely woods are typical of the
country at this season.
Miss Eula Gartrell began her
school last Monday, instead of
next Monday, as we had heard.
Her school will increase later on.
The remains OF the two year old
baby boy Of Mr. and Mrs, John
Fennel were buried at New Beth
lehem last Tuesday. We extend
to the parents our sympathy in
the, loss OF their treasure.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. B. w. Evans, Clearwater,
Kans., writes: "My husband lay
sick for three months. The doc
tors said that he had quick con
sumption. We procured a bottle
of Ballard's Horehound Syrup,
and it cured him. That was six
years ago. Since then we have
always kept a bottle in the house.
We cannot do without it. For
coughs and colds it has no equal.
25c, 50c and 81 90. Sold by e.
D. Lauderdale, fernando; j. Nj.
Solomon, Love; and all druggists.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
Best Liniment on Earth.

Henry D. Baldwin, Supt. City
Water Works, Shullsburge Wis.
writes: Il have tried many kinds
of linlment, but I have never re-
ceived much benefit until | used
.B3,lllard : Snow Liniment fog rheu-
matisnl and pains. / thilS u &. 8
best liniment on earth. 25c, SOC
and 81 %. Sold by E D. Lauder
dale, Hernando; ]. M. Solomon,
Love; and all druggists.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, or Pro
truding Piles. Druggists refund
money if PAzo OINTMENT fails to
cure any case, no matter Of how
long standing, in 6 to IA days.
First Application gives ease and
rest. soc. Ii your druggist hasn't
it send soc in stamps and it will
be forwarded postpaid by Paris
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03

come intelligent and scientific the
advantage will be entirely dissi
pated.
Ii all farmers were to become
so intelligent as to double the pro-
ducts OF the farms, the inevitable
result would lie a great reduction
in the price of farm products
There is l.othing like good healthy
optimism, but the sort of optl
mism that assumes that certain
desired results will surely come,
and ignores the obstacles that
stand III the way, is spurious op-
tlmlsm aud Is not a whit better
than the worst sort or pessimism.
There is no doubt that life on
the farm could be as complete and
happy US the authors of our school
book Oh farming say it can, but
there are preventive causes at
work which they do not mention.
1t Was not within their province
to speak OF the causes which dram
the wealth Of the country into the
cities y It these are the all-lmpor-
tant causes to be considered, for
SO long as the greater part of the
wealth Of the land is drained into
the cltles, just so long will popu
latIon drl1t ciLy ward, and our
modern Babylons be built on the
ruins Of country homes. In order
To see why wealth flows to The
cities and towns it is necessary to
consider few simple economic
facts, VIZ:
All labor products are dlvisible
into three economic funds, rent,
interest, and wages. Rent is the
annual value of lanu in cv mparison
With the least renumeraI:ve land
in use. Thus if the poorest land
Ill use will yield product worth
500 for a years. labor, and an
other piece If land will yield s125
for the same amount of labor the
latter yields $25 in rent. The
term rent does not include the
hire OF houses Oh other improve
ments; pay yment for their use is
properly called interest for the
use of capital.
ABOUT three fourths of the an
nual value of land in the United
States is owned in the towns aud
cities. The value of town and
Concluded on last page)
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03
BRIGHT's BUDGET

Miss Anna Harris is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. John johnson visited rela-
tives here last week.
Mrs. Mary Chamb mberlain recov-
cred from her recent illness.
Mr.. John Laughter returned
to Memphis last week.
Miss Kate Laughter returned
from Cockrum last Friday, and is
now at Hernando.
Mrs. Homer Chamberlain left
Sunday for Nettleton, Ark, where
she will visit her sister.
Miss Lizzie Saunders has been
seriously sick with typhoid fever
for several weeks, and we hope
she willcsoon recover.
Miss Anna Brigance, Messrs.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1905-11-03

Lamar Chamberlain, Jim league,
and Clifton Brigance attended the
Sunday school convention at
Bethel last Sunday.
Mr.. John Hudson, of Pamela,
spent several days of last week
with his brothers, Eugene and
Harmon Hudson.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-26
cRAIG.NHBsRT NUPTIALs.

Prof. J. A. Craig Of the Agricul.
tural and Mechanical College, and
Mrs. Carey Carr Neibert, were
united in marriage yesterday after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the residence
Of Mr.. John Hanna. Rev. George
+. Clothier performed the GER
emony. Prof. and Mrs. Craig will
reside at Bryan, where the former
is a teacher in the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. - Galveston
News.
The foregoing announces an
event which has been expected by
the friends Of the contracting par.
ties here for some time. Prof.
Craig is the head of one Of the
most important branches Of the
A. & NJ. College, being the director
Of the agricultural experimen.
stations. Mrs. Neibert was until
recently connected with the hos
pital service at the college, and
has many friends in society circles
at College and in Bryan. Prof.
Craig is congratulated upon win
ming the hand Of a most cultured
and attractive lady, and for both
The Eagle wishes long life and