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The Washington times., 1911-05-26
BANKERS INSTALL !,
OFFICERS, ARRANGE
FOR RIVER OUTING
Washington Chapter Holds
Last Meeting of Season.
Picnic Next Month.

The annual excursion Of the washing
ton Chapter VI the American Institute
Of Banking viii take place or the even
ing of June .3. Marshall Hall will be
the objective point, and two steamers,
the Charles Manchester ard the Queen
Anne. have been chartered to take the
members and their friends down the
river.
Plans for the excursion were an
nounced at the last meeting Of the sea-
son. heId with rousing banquet at tEe
EbDitt House last night The new Of
licers came into their dignities and
titles, which the old officers left in a.
:ningling OF regret and good will Joshua
Evans, IT., the new president, was for
lnally introduced by the old president.
A. P Claxton. and Mr. Claxton was
later given a chest Of silver by the
members Of the chapter, E. P. Wilson
making presentation speech. John VI.
Rlordan. A 2. Dent, and w. H. Bow
man. also made speecnes.
The new officers OF the chapter are
dr. Evans. president: z. E. Herrell, vice
president: z. v. Grayson, secretary;
Charles II. Doing. treasurer; A. c. Mud
diman, assistant secretary; H L. Selby,
librarian. and A p. Claxton. A. NJ
Nevius. E. s. Wolfe, Charles E. Bright,
and W. r Baum. members of the board
Of governors.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Dead IronWorker'S Wife
Takes Charge of Body

Mrs. Isabella Coughlin, OF New York
arrived in Washington this morning to
take charge of the body Of her husband,
Barney Coughlin, an iron worker. who
was killed yesterday by falling from
the ninth story of the new Woodward
building, Fifteenth and H streets north
west. Funeral services will be held at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning in St
AIoysius Church, after which the body
will be taken to New York.
Alexander B. Gait, a steel inspector
whom Coughlin struck and caused to fall
four stories, is confined today to his
home 1912 California street northwest.
with a fractured leg. His condition is
not regarded as serious.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
W|CKERSHAM FACES
ORDEAL TOMORROW
BEFORE CONGRESS
House Committee to InveSti-
gate Charges Against
Department.

Attorney General Wickersham today
is facing the most grilling ordeal since
his induction into the Cabinet. 1t will
come tomorrow when he must answer
a long list of questions probing all his
official acts.
A vigorous probe of the conduct Of
the department along the Mexican
border will be made by the House Com
mittee on Expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice. For several months
charges have been made by agents of
the Mexican revolutionists that special
agents who were being kept in Texas
by Wickersham have been "notoriously
friendly to the Diaz government" and
have followed a high-handed course far
In excess of their authority.
Charges that private mail has been
opened by these agents, and copies of
the letters sent to the department,
where they are now on file, have been
made.
The Attorney General will also prob
ably be asked to explain why he spent
thousands of dollars maintaining what
has been declared a system of vicious
espionage" along the Mexican border.
Wickersham will be asked to explain
his proceedings against cotton manipu-
lators last year. and to tell why he
sent his agents against "bulr' manipu-
lators under the Sherman antitrust
law, while bear" operators were not
interefered with. Questions along this
line will be pressed with particular
vigor by Southern members whose con-
stituents are said to have lost about
so, 100000 last year as a result Of acti-
vities by the Attorney General, which
afterward fell fat.
The PHILIPPINE Island friar land cases
will also be investigated. While Wicker
sham was practicing law in New York
his firm is said to have conducted ne
gotations leading to large purchases OF
these lands by the Sugar trust. Later,
in his capacity of Attorney General. he
handed down an opinion in regard to
these same land disposals, favorable
to the purchasers.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
STANDARD RULING
RAPED BY MARTIN
South Dakota Representative Gives Interesting Analysis
Declaring That Decision Caused Much Confusion
AS to Meaning of Sherman Law

Declaring that the decision of the Su-
has caused much confusion with re-
spect to the meaning of the Sherman
law, Representative Martin of South
Dakota, today gave out an interesting
analysis of the decision and sharp
comments thereon.
Its effect is to mystify rather than
to clarity the subject" says Mr.. Mar
tin.
He declares the confusion arises from
"the learned, exhaustive, and subtle
discussion of the Chief Justice upon the
history. purpose. and meaning of the
antitrust law"
Further, Mr.. Martin said of the decis-
ion:
ut abounds in the expressions, 'un-
due restraint of trade 'unreasonably
restrivtive of competitive conditions,
monopoly in the concrete the centri-
fugal and centripetal forces resulting
from the right to freely contract the
light of reason and the rule of reason
guided by the established law"
Two Conclusions.
Two COICIuSlOHS CdH De uId"H IIOh
the opinion with reasonable certainty:
That the court does not adopt a
literal Interpretation of the language
of the statute that every contract, COM
bination or conspiracy in re-
straint of trade is illegal.
That the court does not supply any
rule of Interpretation by which it may
be known whether any particular con-
tract, combination or conspiracy in
restraint of trade is legal or illegal"
Mr.. Martin says il Is almost positive
also that the court holds that there is
no way of ascertaining whether any
given act is lawful or unlawful under
passed upon by the courts. He adds:
Meanwhile Wall Street is exultart
and trust stocks are advancing or the
stock market"
Problem of Age.
After referring to the clear and posi-
tive language Of Judge Sanborn in the
circuit court OF appeals in the Standard
Oil case and to past decisions of the
Supreme Cour:, Mr.. Martin, having
quoted from Sanborn. says:
Now, with this opinion before the
court, it would seem that the Chief JUS
lice would have either directly approved
DR. disapproved of Judge Sanborn's inter-
pretation of the law, and so have set
The matter at rest. The fact that he
has not done so may well bring conster-
prompt and rightful settlement OF the
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Excursions.

Summer excursion trips by water
will be officially opened tomorrow
when the first trip to Colonial Beach
is started from the Seventh street
wharves at 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon. The next sailing hour Is 9
o'clock Sunday morning.
1t is expected that hundreds Of per-
sons will make the picturesque trip to
Colonial Beach on Tuesday, Decora-
ton Day. The steamship company
has announced that on that day the
excursion boat will leave Washington
at o'clock in the morning.
Adequate hotel accommodations
have been provided at Colonial Beach,
and with the bathing and other salt
water sports, all the pleasures Of a
first-class summer resort are given
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
ACTION NEXT WEEK
ON PLAN TOBETTER
NIGHT CAR SERVICE
District Railway Commits
sion Will Consider Recon-
mendation on Thursday.

Based upon the recommendations of
the District Citizens associations, the
District Electric Railway Commission
will decide at it's meeting next Thurs
day whether to make a recommendation
for an order by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, providing for a more
adequate all night car service on GER
tain lines.
Secretary Eddy of the railway COM
mission, already has received a num-
Der of replies to his circular letter ask
lg the citizens associations to express
their opinions relative to the night SER
vice on various lines, and expects to
have sufficient replies by the next meet
generally improved night street car
service Is expected to follow the COM
missions investigation.
Company Makes Request.
The Washington ailway and Electric
Company has requested the commission
to suspend Its recent orders for ad
equate rush hour service during the
four months from June to September,
asserting that during the summer there
is not me need for the large number
of cars which obtain during the other
eight months of the year. Before the
next meeting of the commission Mr..
Eddy will investigate this matter and
report to the commission for its action.
The lines upon which a reduction of
service is thus requested are the F
street, Mt. Pleasant, Brookland, and
Anacostia.
Falls Church Services.
The commission has been notified by
the Virginia Railway Com
pany that 1t has put forth fifteen min
ute service on its Falls Church division
during the rush hours of the morning
and evening in place Of the half hourly
service.
Cars are now being run every fifteen
minutes between and 6:15 o'clock in
the evening and in the morning leave
aIls Church every fifteen minutes from
6:A to S:% o'clock. This action of the
company was voluntary.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

trust question Is the most important
economic problem of the age.
'The language of the C,:ief Justice APP
pears to reach much farther than the
technical limitations of the common law,
and to foreshadow a possible interpre-
tation of the act by the Supreme Court
10 the effect that a direct and positive
restraint of trade NAV not be unlawful.
depending upon whc:her in the mind of
the court the restraint is unreasonable
or injurious to the public. This appears
to open up n wide door to uncertainty
ard controversy Each case is to be
determined by the light cf reason,
guided BY the principles of law
"Light of Reason"
1T being conceded in a given case
that a contract or combination is in d.
rect restraint of trade, whose light OF
reason is to determine whether the re-
straint is reasonable or unreasonable?
Every monopolist will contend that his
particular grade and quantity of monop-
oily is reasonable, and just about what
is necessary to the prosperity of his
business. Conspirators against free
competition In interstate trade will con-
their combination allows would be ruin
Gus to their business.
THE public will consider that the
combination Is unnecessarily injurious
to the public welfare. One court and
jury may consider a given restraint of
trade easonable. Another court and
jury may take the opposite view. II
direct restraints OF trade are to be law
full or unlawful according to whether
the restraint is considered reasonable or
unreasonable, there will he practically
nothing certain in any given case until
you reach the light of reason of the
court of last resort.
Ancient mGnopolies were granted by
the crown Are modern monopolies, IL
reasonable, to be dispensed by the Su-
preme Court?'
Makes Law Nugatery.
Such an interpretation. Mr Martin de-
clares, would make the law practically
nugatory as criminal statute, and
would render the civil remedies almost
impossible of enforcement. He points
out that the indicted meat packers in
Chicago have not been slow to compre-
hend the drift OF the majority opinion
OF the court, and that their counsel is
now declsring the Sherman law is void
as a criminal statute for uncertainty as
to what constitutes an offense.
whether liberal or illiberal, must. be
sufficiently clear and simple that they
may be known and read of all men. He
speaks out for a system of regulation
under Federal charter or Federal license.
In either case" he says, there must
be full disclosure to the Department of
Commerce and Labor OF the nature of
their organization ard their methods of
business, with a system OF examinations
as complete rs the examination of ma
tional banks"
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
MOTORISTS TO GET
TROPHIES TONIGHT
BEFORE BIG CROWD
Commissioner Rudolph to
Honor VictoIs of the
Clover Run.
By HARRY WARD.


A large and enthusiastic crowd of mo-
torists is expected to be on hand to-
night at the country home of the Au-
tomobiIe Club, of Washington, to hear
what Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph
has to say when he presents the tro-
phies won in the Four Leaf Clover
Socia bility Run last week.
Commissioner Rudolph is a member of
the club and has always taken a great
interest in its affairs. Commissioners
Johnston and Judson have also prom
ised to witness the presentations, and
1t is probable that a number of other
prominent officials will drive out to the
club house on Georgia avenue to par
ticipate in the big doings." Five class
trophies and the sweepstakes prize will
be given the successful drivers. H. G..
Machen will be the hero of the occa-
sion, as he carried off the prize in divis-
ion LA as we'll as the sweepstakes
trophy. The latter was given by the
automobile club and is a handsome piece
of plate. The Washington Times cup
was won by Charles E. Miller, and he
will be-on hand to hear Commissioners
Rudolph sing his praises as a success
ful automobile contest driver. The other
prize winners who will hear some pleas
ant things said about them tonight are
Clarence Barnard, I. c. Barber. and E.
H. Clarke.
81 -%-
T. S.7Johnston, manager of the Buick
Motor COMPANY. and Mrs. Johnston, left
today for New York in model i
Buick They will return next week.
~
H. M.rCoale, sales manager of the
Autocar Company, was in the city yes
terday, and announced the appointment
Of William Morris as inspector Of Auto
car trucks in this city. The company
has sold a number of trucks to Wash
Mr.. Morris duty to see that they are
kept in good running order.
A, NJ Gibbes, general ma mayer Of the
Gibbes Machinery Company o. Column
bia, S. C., was in the city Yesterday,
manager of the Zell Motor Car Com
pany. Mr.. Gibbes, who Is the largest
distributor of Chalmers cars in he
South, has just returned from the
Chalmers and Packard factories in De-
troit, where he increased his allotment
of cars.
The sales rooms and garage OF the
Zell Motor Company, at 1405 H street
northwest, have been completed and
are now in complete running order. \
new department, known as a service de-
partrnent, has been established by the
company. Prompt and efficient service
will be rendered all owners Of Peerless
Chalmers. and Hupmobile cars. A.
Stanley Zell, president of the company,
was in the city yesterday. having come
over, from Baltimore to inspect his
Washington branch.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
On Wedding Trip.

CHICAGO, May 26.-Mrs. Andrew
Graham, daughter of Senator Lorimer.
who was married yesterday, and her
left here this morning for the
East. 1t is expected the newly mar
ried couple will visit Washington, At
lantic City, and New York before re-
turning to Chicago.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
New York State League.

Troy -Elmira game called in second
inning; rain; no runs.
Albany, 2; Binghamton, l.
Wilkesbarre, 10; Syracuse, 8.
Utica-Scranton game postponed: wet
grounds.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Southern League.

New Orleans. 5; Atlanta, 2.
Montgomery, 4; Memphis. 0.
Birmingham, 4: Chattanooga, 0.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
South Atlantic League.

Columbus, 4; Augusta, l.
Macon, Z; Charleston, o.
Jacksonville, s; Columbia, 2.
Savannah, S; Albany, 4.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Eastern League.

Baltimore. 4: Newark, o. =
Montreal, 6; Toronto, 9. Z
Providence, 8: Jersey City, IL.
Buffalo. 8: Rochester. 10.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Carolina Association.

Spartanburg, s; Greensboro, 4.
Anderson, 1S; Greenville, IL.
Winston-SaleTn, s; Charlotte, .,
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Minor League Results.
American Association.

Minneapolis, ?; indianapolis, 3.
Milwaukee, Z; Louisville, 2.
st. Paul, IL: Toledo. II.
Kansas City, 4; Columbus, 8.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

Samuel H Lunt has sold to DR..
Vivian p. Berry the three-story brick
house on the east side of Washington
street, between King and Prince streets,
a deed to that effect being recorded in
the office of the clerk of the corpora
ton court yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
DRAWS OUT ALL INFLAMMATION
AND SORENESS.

This remarkable foot bath remedy
is Superior to Powder, Plaster or
SaIye and Is guaranteed to cure
Corns, Callouses, Bunions, Frostbites.
Chilbiains, Ingrowing Nails, Tired.
Aching, Swollen, Nervous, Sweaty,
Bad Smelling Feet.
Smaller Shoes Can BE Worn by
using TIZ, because 1t puts and keeps
the feet in perfect condition.
TIE Is for sale at all druggists, Is
cents per box or direct IL you wish
from Walter Luther Dodge & Co..
Chicago, Ill.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Tu-State League.

Trenton, 6; Harrisburg, 3.
York, IA; Wilmington, /.
Altoona, II; Reading, 10.
Lancaster, S; Johnstown, 3.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

Norfolk, &; Petersburg, 5.
Roanoke, 4; Lynchburg, 2 Cten innings)
Richmond, II; Danville, 4.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
Tidewater League.
VIRGINIA State lnaque

Norfolk. Z: Suffolk, /.
Elizabeth City, 8; Newport News, s.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

In defeating the Georgetown Univer-
sity Preps by a score OF to yesterday
afternoon, the Alexandra baseball club
established a record of five straight VIC
tories. Tomorrow afternoon they will
play the strong Fort Hunt team on the
North Alfred street grounds.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

Flags will be presented to the pupils
Of Lee School for Girls and Washington
School for Boys by the Alexandria
Council, No. S, Fraternal Order of Amer
leans.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

The funeral OF John E. Darling will
be held from his late residence. I'll
South Lee street, at 6 o'clock this after
noon. Mr.. Darling was for many years
beater & sons. He died at the Emer-
gency Hospital early Wednesday morn
ing. following an attack Of acute -ndi-
gestion.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

Funeral services for John II. knight.
be held from the residence of his sister.
Mrs. Morgan Brock. 40 South Fairfax
street, at 2:30 this afternoon, the serv-
ices being conducted by the Rev. H. NJ.
Canter. Burial will be in the Methodist
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26

In a few minutes In special session
last evening, the board Of aldermen
fixed the license law for the ensuing
year. II approved by the common coun-
Gil, which necessarily must meet prior
to June / to consider the matter. IL will
materially increase the city's income.
The bill, as passed, provided for an
increase on wholesale liquor dealers
from $40 to 225 per year, on retail
dealers from Sl25 to $l50. on wholesale
dealers in malt liquors from 80 to $l5O
and hotels where liquors are dispensed
from $50 to $175. Agents selling beer.
porter or ale manufactured outside of
Alexandria will hereafter pay $50, IN
stead Of $50 license each year.
1t Is expected to add several thou
sands of dollars to the city's revenue by
the new law.
The Washington times., 1911-05-26
NO FURTHER SUITS
AGAINST DIRECTORS
Of DEFUNCT BANK
Judge Barley Gives Leave to
Amend Kemper
Petition.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MAY 2s


No more suits can be instituted In
any court in the State, seeking to hold
the directors of the defunct Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation re-
sponsible for the deficit in its assets,
according to q ruling by Judge Louis Z.
Barley in corporation court yesterday,
when the arguments on demurrers 10
petitions fled in that case were hearo,
until he passes upon the demurrer In
the case of C. NJ. Kemper, OF Nelson
county, Va.
The ground on which this decision ie
based Is that the allegations were not
sufficiently specific to hold the direc-
tors responsible, although leave TO
amend the Kemper petition was granted.
This suit will be taken as q basis Tor
all future actions, and other suits will
be held up until the amendment Is hled:
Commonwealth's Attorney Samuel u.
Brent and 8. B. Whitehead, OF Loving
ton, Va, appeared for the petitioners,
and Francis L. Smith and Gardner L.
Boothe for the directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28

found the man to be in a painful condi-
ton, but not dangerously strangled.
He was taken TO Proctor hospital for
Il Natment.
INOvis. like the first time that he at
tempted his life, left a long letter TO
Sheriff Minor telling of his misspent
life, and warning other men to profit
by his example. He also left a letter
to the sheriff telling of the kindness re
ceived since he had been in Jail, and
thanked the officials for It,
WILL TRY OTHER MEANS.
During the trip to Proctor hospital
Hovis. talking with difficulty. told Am
bulance Conductor Peter Sissons that
this was the last time that he would
ever try to kill himself by hanging. Il
will try a new route next time" he
said.
Needless to say Sheriff Minor was
angry with his prisoner for the third
attempt at suicide. I'll put him in a
straight jacket when he comes back to
the Jail, and I'll bet he won't take ad-
vantage of me-" wrathfully calculated
the official, as the injured man was
being taken to the ambulance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28

riers. In brief the commission
holds that the met revenues of the
carriers have often an undoubted and
important bearing upon the question
of the reasonableness of it's rates,
but the fact that they are greater
than the returns on ordinary busi-
ness enterprises is not sufficient in
itself to justify finding rates are ex-
cessive; the value of the service and
other factors that enter into the con-
struction of rates must also be taken
into consideration.
OBJECTED TO CHARGE.
In this case the complainant urged
that a fare of 80 cents charged by
the defendant lines for the trans
portation of passengers over the
bridge of the Dunleith & Dubuque
Bridge company, between East Du-
buque. H., and Dubuque, Iowa, was
excessive and discriminatory.
HELD NOT EXCESSIVE.
The commission in the decision
handed down by Commissioner Har-
land, holds that the rate is not ex-
cessive. when viewed from stand
point of all carriers participating in
the traffic"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28
SHOOTING TAKES
PLACE AT POLLS
Chicago Primary Election Marred by
Fatal Clash-HeaVy Vote
Out.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Arthur Quinn.
son of James A. Quinn, former city
sealer and a well known politician.
shot and killed Richard Clark in
North Clark street, after the latter
had shot Quinn in the foot. The
shooting was the climax of an cleo
ton row. Quinn was arrested.
Chicago. Feb. 2S.-Primary cleo
tion day for city offices opened today
with workers busy, even before the
opening of the polls at o'clock and
all candidates confident. There are
five republican and three democratic
candidates for the mayoralty nom
ination. In spite of predictions of
fraud no trouble was reported up to
. o'clock. The polls close at ,
o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28
HOVIS TRIES IT
ANOTHER Time
Man Who Attempted to Kin
Himself in Jail Here Re-
peats in Peoria.
is THE THIRD TIME THERE
Rope Made From Bed Clothing
Breaks and He Says He Will
Try New Plan Next Time.

Peoria. ILL.,. Feb. 2s.-tSpectal. For
the third time since he has been fncar-
cerated in the county jail pending an
investigation by the grand jury on the
charge of forgery, Charles Hovis tore
I'D his blanket. braided it into rope
and hung himself to the top bars OF
his cell on the second floor. He was
found in a serious condition at 7:40
last evening by passing deputy, lying
on the floor, the rope having broken
when the man dropped 10 hang upon it.
The moose was hastily removed from
his neck and Assistant County Physi-
clan Nystrom was called. The doctor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28
NO GUNB0AT FOR
ILLINOIS RESERVES
Navy Department May Assign Du-
buque TO Service ON Great
Lakes.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The navy
department has under consideration
the assignment of the gunboat Du-
buque to the Illinois naval reserve.
with headquarters at Chicago. If the
assignment is made it will be for the
purpose of substituting the Dubuque
for the Nashville. which has been
the training ship of the Illinois or
ganization for the last two years.
Department officials admitted that
the proposition was under considera-
tion. but declined TO tell the reason
for the action. The Dubuque is ia
feet long, 1 > feet draft. ,0S5 tons.
with a speed of 1 3 knots. It carries
six four-inch and eight smaller guns.