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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-28
THE GENTLE ART
OF TRUST BUSTING
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

natured meaning that it shall be made
offensive to taste and smell, and poisoned.
so that it is utterly unfit 10 drink. To
do this the law requires the addition OF
wood alcohol. bone oil. or a pyridin base
The trust attempted to corner the wood
alcohol supply, so as TO make the price
Of denaturing material high enough TO
take free alcohol out of the competing
class. but the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue liberalized the regulations by
permitting the use OF other denaturing
agents. and the trust was beaten at its
own game.
Sarah Bernhardt is a trust fighter, and
when the theatrical trust closed the doors
of its 500 American theaters to her. she
did not quit the game. but played
through the great Southwest under a
tent. Ike circus queen, and the public
gave her an ovation wherever she went.
She Is coming back TO the United States
to testify in the New York cases against
the theatrical trust.
In the great Northwest, where the car
famine caused fuel shortage, with I'M
told suffering. during the winter now end
ing. there was one little town which I'M
dertook To fight the railroad and coal
combine by its own methods Nyssa.
Idaho needed coal, and needed it bad
Although train after train OF loaded coal
ears went rafting through town on the
tracks of the Oregon Short Line, its peo-
pie were freezing TO death. So one even
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KINDNESS OF THE COMPANY
BY TROY ALLISON.

The telephone bell rang and the local
manager of the Possible Accident Insur-
ance Company put the receiver to his ear
with one hand and stihed yawn with
the other.
"Yes-yes," he answered. then suddenly
on the alert at the reply, railroad acct
dent five miles east of Syracuse? Has
our policy in her pocket? In dangerous
condition, I win look up policy 1884 imme-
diately and communicate with friends
He suddenly remembered that it was
the luncheon hour and, for the moment,
the force consisted Of only himself and
the office boy.
Come here Tim" he called TO the
other visible representative. hold down
this desk and the telephone while I hunt
a policy"
He ran the cards in the file case. NO.
SS34-Louise Bradley. aged twenty-four
-orphan-no near Notwithstanding
st. Johns Characterization, Tex"
"Humphl Seems there is no one to
notify" he muttered perplexedly. Cal
weston is decidedly distant and the church
board might have 70 hold q session be-
fore it could come to her aid. Seems
queer for a girl of twenty-four TO have no
relatives at all-got mixed up with the
Galveston flood. ] suppose"
He gazed at the card abstractedly,
wondering the best course TO pursue, for
the company was supposed 10 De able TO
cope with anything unexpected that
might arise. II there were no relatives
to notify, it could at least see that she
had proper medical attention.
IN go myself-too much Incidence IS
boring me 10 death-first accident we've
recorded to-day" and an hour later
Richard Hartleigh. representing the Pos
sible Accident Insurance Company
boarded a train that would put him into
Syracuse in two hours.
When he reached the improvised hos
pital. a farmhouse whose doors had been
thrown open TO the sufferers. the doctor
in charge took him TO Louise Bradley.
TN afraid this will be the worst case. %
he said; seems like concussion of thu
brain
wen see that everything possible is
done for her
Hartleigh looked pityingly at the slim
slip of girl. her head bandaged and her
face flushed with fever Shes an orphan
no relatives-poor little thing and he
touched her hand gently.
The girls fingers clssped his and she
opened her eyes Unexpectedly.
"Dick-youII stay" she begged, breath
lessly. you'll not leave me alOne?'
Richard Hartleigh sat down by the bed
and humored her feverish fancy. Yes
Louise-yes, little girl-TH stay" he said
sOOthingly.
It was not until the doctor and the
trained nurse arrived from town an hour
! later that he unclasped his fingers gently
and left her
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ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.


Quar,emaster sergt JOHN T. LEE Troop 2.
Second Cavalry. from Washington TO his proper
station.
Capt FRANK A. COOK. c1mmissary. from San
Francisco 20 Office CoDmissary General. az
Washington.
Secoud Lieut. GRAESON N. ?. MURPHY. seven.
tsenth Infantry, 20 West Point Military
Academy.
Private larst class JOHN r. McBRAYER. Hes
.litsl Corps. recruiting station, Milwaukee, dis
ca Urged from the army.
First Lieut. CHARLES VI. WESsON. Eighth
Cavalry. from General Hospital Washington
Barracks, 10 New York City. before board at
Army Building Cor examination fer detail IN
Ordnance Department
Recruit JOHN CHARLTON. cavalry. recruit depot.
Fort slOcrm. transferred 10 Hospital Conls as
private. 70 Company G. Hospital Corps. General
Hospital Washington Barracks.
Private first class WILLIAM FOSTER Hospital
Corps Fort Hamilton. discharged from the
army
Contract Surgeon FREDERICK d. BRANCH from
Fort Wood 20 his horne. East Springfield, and
report to Surgeon General for annulmcnt OF
contract.
Maj WILLIAM e.. GAMBRILL. paymaster to
Chicago report to commanding general. Depart
mcut Of the Lakes for temporary duty
Brig Gen. WILLIAM 2. DUvALI. General staff
70 duty as assistant to Chief Of staff.
Post Quartemaster SerEt. ROWLAND OSBORN
from Washington 20 Fort Sam Houston.
Lance Corp WILLIAM W. BROWN and Private
first class WILLIAM II. YOHO, Hospital
Corps from Washington 10 proper station.
Capt. WILLIAM II. MONCRIEF. assistant SIR.
geon, detailed member examining board az Fort
M0ultrie vice Contract Surgeon T. OGIER
HUTSON
sergt. first class ARNOLD D. FUTILE, Hospital
Corps. now On furlough at 81 Lakes Hospital
Jacksonville discharged from the army By com.
handing officer, Fort McHeury-
Recruit ALBEEH =. PHILLIPS. infantry. recruit
depot. jefferson Barracks. transferred to Hos
pital Corps as private, 10 Company y, Hospital
CoTrs Preside Of San Francisco.
Recruit FRANK STEINER. cavalry, Fort Lawton,
transferred to Hospital Corps at private
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DEATH RECORD.

Sarah Seek. p years. Garfield Hospital.
Nm. Thompson. 81 years. Govt. Hospital Insane.
Nellie Volt 60 years. 756 Morton st. NV
Annie T. Bentley. So years. 9o2 9th s. NV
George Armstrong 6s years, l. :. soldiers Home.
Lilly B. Orrs0n. q years. ~ B,ightT0od ave nE.
Henry n Merchant. 81 years. 1865 18th st. NV.
Joseph Mechan. 81 years. 5i9 stu st. nw.
Henry Jacobs. 50 years. All + st. nv.
Ann ). Simpson, 90 years. Giesboro.
Jacob +. Rose. I9 years. 1325 ID ST. Sc.
Frank H. Miller = years. i229 Pa. ave. Sc
Norman ". BurEton months ~ ST ne
Katherine ZegJWitz. ] day. f37 Warner st. nv.
COLORED.
Joseph c. Marshall. 50 years. rs 18th ST. Sc.
Florence Johnson. q years. 2 Pierce ST.
Benjamin Dyson IS ysars. lis Pierce ST.
Charles Il. Standard. is years. las 10Th St nv.
Eunis Dunlop. Q days, S33 "a ST. sw
James pCyton. IT.. 2 years i29 Franklin ST. nw.
Willis Pickett % years 1854 9th S.
Frances C. Maddox 3 years n & 81 sw
Lucy Knoel. 81 years. a. Stafford court
Andrew Jackson 20 years 10 Sd St sw
Mary johnson. II months. 81 Pierce st.
John F. Newman, Is months. Fresdmen's Hospital
Harry Adams. 3 months. Freedmen's Hospital
Gould Bel, months. rs ST. sE.
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He walked up and down the meadow
path smoking quietly.
Il wonder" he exclaimed, finally, who
in the thunder Dick isl
4 month later he went down In his au-
tomobile 20 take her for her first outing
since the accident
''The doctor says you are doing finely.
He tucked a robe around her feet. and
put an extra cushion for her back. Hon
estly-this accident policy business IS
fascinating" He jumped in beside her
and started the machine.
Il had no idea an insurance company
did SD much for people she laughed
1T has paid Doctors bills. sent flowers
and fruit, and come down twice week to
see how the policy holder was getting on
and lots Of things
Hartleigh chUcbled rather sheepishly-
THE flowers and fruit were little extra
touches thrown in he conceded.
When he came the next weel. he found
her strong enough 20 ramble down the
meadow path with him, and they finally
sat on the fallen log by the creek 10 rest.
4 must leave here next week she said
somewhat regretfully. 4 teach school,
and school opens the first of September.
Couldn't you wait until you are quite
well-really strong" he urged.
The accident insurance Will not last
forever" she reminded. Il don't see how
you were able TO make it cover so many
things anyway"
He gazed at the waters Of the little
creek. flowing ALPHABETICALLY before him.
who's Dick?" he finally asked, abrupt
~
She turned her face away.
Dick was my brother she said, soft
ly, He was drowned i'm the Galveston
flood We were together on the second
floor OF our house-the first floor was "A
foot deep in water. He insisted that he
would swim % the nearest neighbor's for
help. / begged him not TO go-but he
went-and was drowned"
They sat in silence until Hartieigh
spoke
"Louise-my own people call me Dick
and the first time I saw you-y0u chung
10 my fingers and called me Dick-and
begged me not TO leave you. You were
not conscious then-but I've been wishing
that-yoU would do il again"
4 was. half conscious she said slow
~. and I have a dim recollection of
your promising that you would not
leave,"
The manager OF the Possible Accident
Company positively beamed.
Our company fulflIs all its obliga-
tons" he said. taking her - his arms.
lin addition TO the doctor and nurse and
flowers. we'll throw i'm home and a
husband and even a mother-in-law and
few cousins We are good 10 all our
patrOns-but we even furnish relatives
when the beneficiary needs them"
She seemed 10 find the way he had
drawn her head against his rough tweed
shoulder most comforting, for she smiled
up into his face cOntentedly
And well frame Policy No 1884 and
hang it in the house the company pro-
vides," she said. softly.
you bet we Will" shouted the manager
Of the company.
Copyright, 1907, By Homer spragae)
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Dance for MASONIC Fund

The New Jerusalem Lodge No. 8 F..
4. A. NJ, gave an entertainment and
dance last night at the National Rifles
Armory for the benefit of the Masonic
fair fund, the members of the craft. their
friends and guests turning out in fuu
force and adding a gOodly sum toward
the new building fund. The committee
having charge Of the affair consisted of
Warren J. Coffin. b. H. Brockway. +. !.
Button, George W. Smith, S. c. Redmond
and George w Zen
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ISsSssSS;S IS !: 8 J !. !

effects have been introduced 20 add real
ism to the play. Several vaudeville spe-
cialties have been introduced.
At the New Lyceum Theater next week,
the Yankee Doodle Girls" viii be the
Offering. This show is under the man
agement Of All. G. Harrington, who has,
it is said, selected an excellent company
or entertainers. fuckers Farm a satire
on summer hotel life, is the opening piece.
and Fun in Camp travesty on the
late war, brings the performance 10 a
close. In both bUrlesques the entire COM
pany appears. over twenty young ladies
form the chorus and take part ia the
dances. marches. and concerted bits. IN
the oliO OF high-class vaudeville acts will
appear Marion and Pearl comedians and
acrobats; Ed and Rolla White. comedy
boxing act. Franklin Bate. phenomenal
barytoHe; King and Odeu. soubrettes, and
the SidOnias. creators of laughter
Dwight Elmondorf brings to a close the
most successful season in his career as a
travel-lecturer when he gives the fifth Of
his current series at the New National
next Monday at 4.30 He viii present for
the first time his travel talk on Upper
Norway. or the Land OF the Midnight
Sun. This is the most Temarkabl lecture
in many respects that Mr.. ElmeBdorf has
ever given. and il is the result OF
journey that was the most noteworthy OF
all that he has made in his years Of
globe-trotting It is a journey from
Tr0ndh5em. NORWAY, north To TrOmsoe.
Hsmmerfest. the North Cape, and the
still more distant frozen land Of Spitz-
bergen
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Prof. Rel Imnrorinr

a report was current last evening that
Alexander Graham Bell was dangerously
i'll in his home on Connecticut avenue
Inquiry from a member Of the family
brought out the information that Nj. Bell
recently had an attack of the grip which
confined him 10 the house for a few
days, and placed him under a physicians
care. II was stated last night that he
was much improved and on the way to
a rapid recovery,
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The second concert OF the series by the
Washington Choral Society viii be de-
voted to church music and viii include
representative music Of the Jewish. Prot
estant. and Catholic churches. A de-
paTture will be made in that the concert
will be given on the afternoon of Tuesday.
March >. at 4.30 O'Clock. at the Columbia
Theater- The programme viii include. /.
An ancient Jewish Chorale, '.KOl Nedrei'
, Lutheran Protestant music BACH; and
5. Roman Catholic music CRossinD. Missa
Solemn Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
viii direct the concert, the society being
assisted by Alice Merritt Cochran. So
prano; Grace Munson, CCntralto; Julian
Walker, bass. and a tenor 10 take the
place Of Edward Barrow, who will not be
able to sing. In addition 10 the principals.
the society will be assisted by some Of
the leading local singers, who are ac-
quainted with the great musical numbers
OF the programme.
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While ii would be extremely difficult
10 bring out for exhibition any broken
pieces Of a busted trust yet the effort
to curb the combinations is going on and
their power in the United States is not
increasing as it was a few years ago
Fighting the trusts with the law is one
thing, and fighting them with another
trust Is another. There is a wOrld-old be-
lief that the only effective way to night
the devil is with fire.
The Sherman antitrust law under
which the Federal antitrust actions are
brought. became a law just after the
beginning Of President Harrison's admin
istration. During the Harrison regimt
there were four bills in equity fled and
three indictments found. The total result
was to enjojn a coal trust In Nashville, a
freight traffic association In ST. Louis,
and Northwestern lumber combination.
The indictments all failed During Mr.
Cleveland's second administration the
antitrust law was invoked only against
combinations Of labor, not capital Dur
ing the Mckinley administration little was
heard of the antitrust law. Three bills
n equity were filed. but no indictments
returned.
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zIONISTS GIVE BANQUET.
Hear Speeches on Palestine and It
Restoration TO Jews.

Hear Speeches on Palestine and Its
Restoration TO Jews.
Palestine and its restoration to the
Jews formed the theme of several
speeches ar the annual banquet and dance
of the Young Peoples Union of Zion. at
the Lewis Building last night. Charles
J. Stein acted as POSTMASTER, and the
speakers We're J. b. Broodie and n.
Hirschman, of Baltimore, and Falk Har-
mel The dinner was attended by mora
than a hundred members of the organiza-
ton, and many ladies were present
The association has been ia existence but
six years and numbers 200 resident mem
bers. 1t is affiliated with the American
Federation Of Zionists and semi-monthly
meetings are held in the Pythidn Tenn
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Lorrr.t 1Ioruinr CircuIot,on.

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon its sworn circulatiOn-a cir
culation IN Washington larger by
thousands than was ever before at
tanned by any morning newspaper
at the Capital Its books are open.
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ing the citizens quietly held up train,
switched off two cars Of coal, and took
enough to keep themselves warm.
Violent and summary proceedings
doubtless, but not altogether without
prophetic potent. Instances like this
ought to serve as a warning to the mag
mates that they cannot with safety play
too free and fast with public opinion
Whenever the time comes that men are
denied food and fuel for their leved ones,
for no other reason than 10 make more
millions for multimillionalres, the ancient
law Of physical force will come into ef-
feet. and this country win see grievous
times. I do not want TO pose as dire
prophet. but this is one Of the truths OF
history that our bold captains Of indus
try should not overlook.
over against these incidents showing
the disposition Of the people to stand to-
gether 20 fight the trusts must be noted
the tendency Of the corporations TO I'M
dermine this formation of public opinion
by every variety Of Establishment. The
voluntary raising of wages by corpora
tbAS ittG anu ll4CAEf anu MI ANVNtNNAN'
ler's recent gift 10 education, the greatest
single benefaction ever known in history,
are looked upon by many as being In the
nature of brides to the people. This S52,-
100000 waa wrung from the public by
methods which practically everybody be-
lieves to be wrong, yet we are expected TO
praise the man who gives back part Of
his swag merely to soOth public indigna-
ton and stihe further protest.
The fact that the Sherman antitrust
law was on the statute books nearly
twenty years before any steps were taken
to enforce it. the fact that all of the trust
prosecutions now being carried on are not
under new laws but under old ones. and
the fact that men are becoming bold TO
fight indicate that the gentle art Of trust
busting may yet become useful indus
try in these United States Of ours.
Tomorrow - eSuperstitiOns of
Americans"
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There are a few instances in which the
people have banded together 10 match
their skill against the encroachment Of
the combinations In what is called the
Black Patch" Of Kentucky and Tennes-
see, the principal crop is dark tobacco
This grade of the weed is sold exclu-
sively IN Europe, most of it to Italy
Austria, France. and Portugal in which
countries the tobacco business is a gov
eminent monopoly. There is no Amer
lean market for this heavy, dark tobacco
The American trust and its British
cousin. the Imperial Tobacco Company
and The Reggie, which buys for the Eu-
ropean countries. went into a combine
and about five years ago the tobacco
growers awoke to find that there was
but one customer on earth TO whom they
might sell their crops. And that Gus
toner would offer but or 4 cents a
pound for tobacco which had been selling
for from TO 10 cents.
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Under President Roosevelts admins
tration thus far eleven bills in equity have
been fled and thirteen indictments re-
turned. In the equity proceedings six in
functions have been granted ard others
conviction has been secured. in one a
plea Of immunity was made, and the
others are pending. Until the Roosevelt
era the government lost its cases under
this law with startling regularity. Now
the government wins with uniformity
There is apparently some virtue in the
influence Of public opinion, even upon the
courts.
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In 1902 a meeting was held at Guthrie
Ky, and the Dark Tobacco Planters
Protective Association was formed. It
was resolved TO limit the area planted
and to hold the crop for high prices
Bankers and moneyed men Of the sec
tion and neighboring cities offered the
necessary financial aid, and the move
ment grew. The trust fought hard, and
tried to enforce its division of territory
among its own buyers. It offered to pay
high prices to those growers who would
not join the association. and tried to
tempt the members by the same means.
There were riots and incendiaTy fires, and
all but pitched battles.
But last fan the Italian government
capitulated. and the association sold its
Reggie tobacco for from to 10 cents a
pound, or twice as much as the price
fixed by the trust. The man who has
been the moving spirit and executive head
OF the association is Felix q. Ewing. of
Cedar Hill, Tenn, a man of an aristo-
cratic Southern family, who lived over
half a century without any care other
than for his own farm, and then sud
denly took up the gage thrown by the
trust and led the "embattled farmers to
victory Thirty-five thousand tobacco
growers cheered him Mt the annual meet
ing in Guthrie last September, and every
one Of them had made a personal sacri-
fee of money to aid in the successful
fight against their common enemy.
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blouse Elton variety, shows the use Of
brown satin as a facing on the revers
which turn back TO reveal a charming
vest OF manufactured ottoman silk
This vest is artistically finished with
brown button trimmings and edgings Of
brown satin and sOutache braid.
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one of the most effective blows ever
delivered to the oil monopoly was the
enactment of the Law which permits the
use OF grain alcohol in the arts and trades
without the payment Of tax. Grain alco-
hol may be produced. it is said, for as
little as Is cents a gallon, but the govern
ment imposes n tax Of about 500 a gal
lon. Cnde- the new law, grain alcohol
may be sold at a price which VIII COM
pete with kerosene ard gasoline
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a dainty little street costume OF suitable
development in cashmere, henrietta. or
shelma cloth is here pictured. It's most
attractive feature is the trimming of
brown silk braid, applied in ladder effect
upon each plat of the well-hung and
fitted skirt The coat. a model Of the
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The government requires that the grain
alcohol thus freed Of tax shall be de
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Naval Orders.

Rear Admiral G. A. BICRNELL. Ensign J. P.
HART, Surg. H. Z. ODELL. and Passed Asst.
Surg r. H. AICHELS. commissioned,
Lieut. H. L. BRINSER from Quincy TO Wabash
navy yard, Boston, duty connection with crew Of
Vermont.
Lieut. G. 4. KEAR detached Rhode Island.
AIidshipuen c. McC COURTS }. L. HYDRICK,
L. T. THIBAULT. ". +. COCHRANE, Jr., and
r. T. LILLEY, 20 Wabash, navy yard. Boston,
duty connection with crew q Vermont
aiidshipnen H. L. HOLDEN, J. $. BARLEON. W.
o. WALLACE. and c. K. HYATT. 20 Franklin
navy yard. Norfolk. duty connection with crew
Of Minnesota.
Asst Paymaster J. L. CHATTERTON, appointed
Warrant Machiuist l.. GROSSENBAkEB, detached
Louisiana. 10 Naval Hospital New York.
Warrant Machinist ". W. BOOTH, detached Rhode
Island. home.
Paymaster's CLERK H. DIAL. resignation accepted.