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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
REBATERs HELD
IN FEDERAL COURT
THREE RAILROADS OFFICIALS Ann
SEVEN BUSINESS MEN
INDICTED.
FOREIGN lMPORTATIONS
BY GOVERNMENT
OF COMMON CARRIERS MAY
INVOLVE OTHER
ROADS.
FOREIGN lMPORTATIONS

NEW YORK. Nov. l6.-lndict-
ments returned by the Federal grand
jury to-day against three prominent
railroad officials and seven business
men, with important connection In
this city and Chicago for giving and
receiving rebates on freight, revealed
q government investigation OF com
mon carriers that may involve many
other roads.
Fice-President Thomas n. Jarvis
and Freight Traffic Manager Clar-
enee A. Blood. of the Lehigh Valley
railroad Company. and Robert b.
!, ', " ays, foresEn freight agent, of tbs
baIumore and Ohio, are charged with
refunding 10 per cent. OF rate charges
to the shippers indicted with them
The figures named IN the indict-
ments are small. but 1t Is asserted
that the government authorities have
evidence showing thse rebates have
been given by the two roads to tho
seven shippers named for all freight
moved from New York to Chicsro
during the last year.
The shipments were all foreign i'm
portations and consisted largely of
dry goods. millinery. spices. etc
The two Lehigh Valley officials were
arraigned before United States Cir
coit NOuIt JuuBc MaFtlH ana entered
plea OF not guilty. Bail OF $4,000
each was furnished.
Robert b. Ways was said to be alb
sent from the city. and Judge Mar
tin accepted a plea Of not guilty for
him from counsel Of tho Baltimore
and Ohio. All parties wer given un-
til December to withdraw the plea d :
ings and make the customary mo-
tons.
Business Men indicted.
The business men indicted and the
firms they represent are az follows:
Jules E. Bernard. Of Bernard q
Judae. Chicago.
Maurice Ascher. Of Gallagher 4 A.
cher. Chicago.
Albert f. Grasser, president Ameri-
can Shipping Company. Chicago.
Oscar d. xosche, trading = Charles
d. Stone Z Co. Chicago.
August Boutoux. president InternA-
tional Forwarding Company.
George w. Sheldon. Chicago.
Henry W. Ackhofk, CHICAGO.
There II = total OF fourteen indtct-
ments which contain IN ag1regatn at
{orty-slght counts. IN adait1on d
Iouaeipns4 9 III -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
GENERAL CANEvA
DEFENDS TROOPS
HIS ONLY REPRoAcH Is FOR HIS
EXCESSIVE CLEMENCY In
TRIrOLI.
ARABS SHOW TREACHERY
KING GEORGE, OF GREECE SEES
IN SITUATION BEGINNING
OF UNIVERSAL HOLY
WAR.
SHOW TREACHERY

By General Caneva COMMANDING
Italian Forces.)
TRIPoII, Nov. 1s.-To the Inter
national News Service. New York.
You may inform the newspapers
depending upon Dir. Hearst's organiza
ton for news. the only reproach we
feel IL that of excessive clemency and
benevolence towards the natives here.
by public proclamation and orders
D all troops OF the Italian govern
ment, We have directed our soldiers
10 treat Arabs In friendly manner
and to respect their traditions. I have
distributed hundreds OF tons OF grain
and barley to the starving popuia-
ton. paid ten lire for each rifle de-
hvered BY the Arabs and accompanied
generously all native labor.
"Our generosity amounting almost
to tngenuousness. induced us to even
return firearms to Arabs who passed
across our trenches undisturbed,
Trsachsry 10 Displayed.
~On the twenty-third OF October,
Turkish regulars. with 5000 Arabs.
armed with mauser rifles, attacked our
front line. supported by Arabs from
the town and the oasis. Suddenly
there was firing behind the Italians.
Many soldiers were killed. A Red
Cross ambulance was attacked. Num-
erous wounded mon were horribly mu-
tilated Women hurled stones from
roofs on the Italian patrols. Isolated
soldiers were mercilessly massacred.
TT then became necessary to pro-
tect ourselves, besides other Hurp-
peans. l ordered tho instant shooting
of the rebels and the arrest Of Arabs
carrying arms.
Il have certainly not exagxerated
The repression. The proof OF this con-
sists In the fact that the correspon-
dents OF all nations were allowed TO
assist in tho operations ana 70 eveyr-
where. Even Haxxouu Pasha admitted
the necessity Of acting - I ala.
II must also state that the Turks
used dunn dunn bullets ana let loose
On TriDoit troops OF fanatics preaoh-
lng holy war.
The decapitatsd bodies Of Italian
Doldisrs were found IN tho oasis. where
Bhots are continually flred against the
Red Gross hospita1A
The whole civtlissd world should
lCsntaRueA = $3.50 &ag12
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
by REV. r.. II. PITT, ID. d.

NORFOLK. VA. Nov. 1.-THE
Baptist General Association Of yir-
ginta began It's eie'lSy -eixisth annual
session at the Freenlason Street
church. with a great congregation
in attendance. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Or. George w.
Beale. after which the annual SER
mon was preached by Rev. ]. T.
Hicks. d. D.. of DanyiIle. from the
text Rev. 81: l. His theme was the
superlative task OF Gods church and
the discourse was one OF rare elo-
quence and power.
Rev. 8. w. Melton, pastor OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
Baptist General Association
Organizes and Begins Session
Convenes in Freemason Street Church in Norfolk, With
Great Congregations J. E. Hicks, of Danvlle,
breaches Annual Sermon. Regular Work
Starts Today

entertaining church. made bright
and sparkling address OF welcome,
and Rev. II. n. Fugate. of Farm
vile. responded. The work Of organ
fzation came next, and was quickly
completed. resulting as follows:
President. J. NJ. Pitcher. u. D.:
vice-presidents. W. r. Dunaway. AL
fred Bagby. George o. Greene and
Parke H. Deans; secretary, Fl. c.
smith: treasurer. B. A. Jacobs, and
auditor, ]. b. Montgomery.
The program of exercises was then
read and adopted. Tomorrow morn
ing the regular work of the body will
begin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17

See measurement Of
asst special offer IN The
virginiaa's Great Prise
Contest.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
SCHOOL OF PuRLIC SERvIcE.

MRS. E. II. HARTMAN and some other rich
\ and philanthropic citizens Of New York arc
convinced that public servants should be better
trained and they will spend $4,000 year for five
years on an experimental school for the study and
administration OF public affairs. 1t is to be a
school for those who arc looking to a life in the
public service.
The bureaus Of public research especially those
IN New York, have advised the founding of such
a school The work is 10 be conducted along broad
lines
Some writers hold that the public business of
the country is carried on as we'll as private busi.
ness is conducted, and it is pointed out that the
civil service laws in force n many communities
are such that there arc no changes in minor public
officials with change of the administration head
II is mistaken notion, says the Christian
Science Monitor, for instance TO assume that sub
ordinate public Official is a politician We don't
know from what cities the Monitor draws its in.
formation, for surely in a great majority of muni-
oipatles, places in the public service depend upon
political affiliations, and in some cities, such as
Chester for example, the municipal administration
is entirely political one.
We are somewhat better off in Wilmington, and
with the new city charter in force, il is probable
that system Of civil service will be adopted which
will make for efficiency and less politics But the
future will unquestionably be along the line of
having trained men in the public service, and such
schools as that proposed by Mrs Hartman will
help greatly
The proper administration of the affairs OF city
IS as difficult task as the management of any
large business concern. In fact the administra-
ton OF the affairs of city should be along strict
" ousiness-like lines. The tax payers have a right
to expect H.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
The A.nnrintinn q
FRIDAY, NOV. IL, 1911
UP TO THE LEVY COURT.

TT WILL be hard for the members of the Levy
u Court 10 resist the widespread sentiment
throughout the city in favor of joint city and
county building which it is proposed to erect on
the Court House square.
Members of the Levy Court who are either op-
posed TO the project are lukewarm regarding it
have given no valid reasons for their position.
Their attitude whole has led TO the unfortu-
nate impression that they are not anxious TO join
with Council in an undertaking that would reflect
great credit upon the county we'll as upon the
city. Council this year is fortunate in having
among its members some keen business men, and
the court couid-rest assured that nothing in the
way of new building would be attempted that
could not be carried out
The Councmen are not deSirous of leaping in
the dark or jumping into something they know
nothing about The sentiment of the city so far
il can be aScertaned is practically unanimous
in favor of a new joint building. The county needs
enlarged Court House and the Levy Court has
been planning to make an addition, step that
apparently does not please any one except those
who directly concerned. In fact the plan dis
peases many
1t is a question Of only very short time at
most before the city will require new public
building. Why not then act together and erect a
handsome structure adequate for the needs OF both
CITY and county?
Il has been said that complications would arise
1t the county should be divided--that is, If Will
mington should become county by itself That is
looking very far into the future, Most Whining
tonians would not object to the separate county
dea, but objection would come from rural New
Castle. And if the County should be divided the
city would be glad TO take the proposed new build
ing and pay good price for it,
II the members of the Levy Court refuse to give
the matter of Joint building more serious con.
sideration than they seem disposed at present to
do we believe that they will live to realize that
they will have made serious and grievous mistake
Evening journal., 1911-11-17

stroying the credit of western cities He said that
towns in his region where women have partial suf-
frage find it hard 10 get eastern capital to purchase
municipal bonds and are paying higher rate of
interest than cities Of similar size in the east
where women do not vote.
According 10 Mr. Grant business men are much
concerned because of women juries in civil cases.
Many parties, thinking women inexperienced
IN these matters, arc waving jury trials being
willing to rely upon the yerdctof single judge.
Mr. Grant is certainly heapng up trouble FOR
himself when he returns TO Oregon. Such treason
to advanced ideas is likely TO result in an cleo
ton to recall the corporation counsel Traing
matters such as the credit of city should not be
permitted to interfere with the forward move
ment of mixing persons in political affairs
whether they wish TO be so mixed or not
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

THE NEW YORK HERALD has been gather
l. ing information from all parts of the coun-
try regarding the business situation, and the
ports are encouraging. The outlook, according to
these reports is bright Extensive building opera
tons arc under way in Chicago, and the steel bus-
ness at Gary Ind, is on a strong basis
St. Louis sends the news that bank clearances
arc fine and that the prospects for mining and
manufacturing are more encouraging than year
ago Trade is steadily increasing, according to
reports from Philadelphia, Rochester and Buffalo.
Business is encouraging, say Baltimore bankers
From Ohio cities arc reports Of better business.
These statements confirm the view taken by
President McCrea Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company who recently sounded cheering note.
We are getting in frame of mind so that VIC be-
lievc that business should be better and this means
more confidence. II our captains of business
brought their minds to bear on the mattel, de-
cided that they would make business boom thus
placing everyone in an optimistic mood, things
would soon be humming
They should not wait until after the election
Let slash out croaking which is always heard
as presidential campaign approaches This is
too big, TOO rich and too young country to toll
crate serious set-backs in business, and the soon
er we are possessed with a>patriotic spirit that
realizes the greatness of the nation in every as
peot, the better it will be for business And what
applies nationally applies locally If business is
trile slack, put on more energy to increase it,
Don't stand still and simply wait for improve
ment. Make the Improvement
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
!: With fhe Paragraphers ::

Senator LaFollette bit premature in launching
his boom He should have waited until the Wrights
had perfected their stabiziug OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Post Express
Doctors gave a Philadelphia a bath and IL killed
him. This throws some light the difficulty reform
has in that town.-Chcster Times.
Il Mr.. Bpans Presidential plans arc run over by
some bodys steam roller 10 will not be due 10 con-
trbutory Washington star.
Il has been discovered that cactus makes whitewssh
and the cactus states have plenty of statesmen who
need wnitewashing-Denver Republican
From the number Of edicts being issued from Rekin
il Is inferred thar someone gave the child Emperor
typewriter on his last birtbday-Kansas City Times
The sacred Harp Singers" Of Texas appeared at
mo state Fair in Dallas sunday but an audience
didn't Charleston News and Courier.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
OUsTING THE TRUSTS.

IT HE state Of Missouri has rather violent way
Il of dealing with the trusts 1t prevents them
from doing business within its borders.
Some time ago a special commissioner after an
inquiry, decided that the international Harvester
Company was violating the Sherman Antitrust
law. In support of this finding the Supreme Court
of the State has ousted the company and has also
imposed fine of S50000
This is a hard blow to the trust for Missouri is
a large agricultural state The court, however,
ruled that If the Harvester Company could prove
that it was not trust, the order Of custer would
be suspended.
The opinion found that competition was lesscned
and that practically all the business of the kind in
the state was done by the Harvester Company. The
court characterized the company as a part and
parcel of gigantic and nefarious scheme" to
control the business of the state.
The decision of the court should be an encour-
agement TO competing and Independent companies
if there any but to give satisfaction TO the pur-
chasing farmers such companies will have to meet
the prices charged by the trust If not as a re-
suit of the decision the farmers Of Missouri must
pay more for their harvesting machinery in order
TO have competition. The question may be-
whether they willing to do so.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
BEGIN IT TODAY

That good old saying. "A stitch IN
time saves ninc.' is proved over and
over in our daily life.
For example. when you begin 20
feel out OF sorts. don't want 10 eat,
and don't seem as strong as usual
If you would begin right away 10
use Ninol. our delicious cod liver and
iron preparation without oil. You
could easily put yourself in good
trim again with one bottle, or less.
But when YOU wait and grow worse
all the time, ID Is bound to take more.
We just got a letter from Mrs.
Mary Glynn OF Mt. Vernon, n. =,
who says: When my health became
rundown last March / took promrt
action TO improve It and was told that
Ninol was the best thing to build me
up. Using one bottle of Vinol has
made me well and stromg again"
Don't put It on another day. II
you feel the need Of more strength
and better blood, or if one of your
ihmiiy Is weak ana sickly, Vinol viii
give renewed strength aud energy. If
il does not we will give YOU back
your money. \. g. Danforth, Drue.
gist. Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
:: Personal and Pertinent ::


Mrs. Carl Bousman, of Mill Creek Huntingdon
county, Pa. doesn't any additional rights except
the right to do what her hands find do. On We'd
nesday last she husked 80 bushels of and tied
and shocked the fodder In hrst-class order She did
her household work in the morning before she COM
menced huskng and was through with the husking at
430 o'clock
.-.-.-.
clergyman who has spent a good bit of his time
in the mountains of Kentucky says that he was in
debted to native of those regions for the most un-
grammatical sentence he heard. Here it is
'rhem three Miss Perkins is three of as pretty a gal
ever see.'-Ncw York Herald.
What absurd thing IL is pass over all the val
uabe parts of man, and fix our attention his in
hrmitles.-Addison
We love in others what lack ourselves and would
be everything but what we are.--C A. Stoddard
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
A DIsCoRDANT NOTE.

TT SUALLY reports from the far west saw
~ womens suffrage, and other reforms that
some Pacific coast states have adopted are WORKING
10 perfection and that everything is civic lowell
ness. Once in while, however discordant note
is heard.
Frank Salisbury Grant, Corporation Counsel Of
Portland, Oregon, has been visiting in Boston,
talking with Mayor Fitzgerald, who has troubles
Of his own with the reformers Mr.. Grant is re-
ported as saying that women juries, women chiefs
" police and women suffrage generally are de-
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
Stories of The Day
A LONG.RANGE SHOOTER.

A local young man who is going to
spend part of the winter in the South,
and who expects to do some shoot
ing while there, went into a hardware
store one day last week to buy a
cur.
Il am going after big game" he told
the salesman, wild cats. deer and
bear"
Then you want a good gun" said
the clerk, "and / have Just the thing.
Here's one that we will guarantee to
kill bear at three miles"
Taking the gun in his hands, and
turning it over and over in a gingerly
manner, the young man stammered; ;
"B-b-but isn't three miles pretty
close to get to a r?'-Youngstown
(Ohio) Telegram.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
GIVE THE B. AND 0. A CHANCE.
Taxpayer Saws There Are Other
Nuisances Greater Than Railroad
Smoke.

Taxpayer Saws There Are Other
Nuisances Greater Than Railroad
Smoke.
Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL.
! read the complaint of some per-
sons in THE JOURNAL of Novem-
Der IA made to the Board of Health,
referring to the smoke nuisance and
noise made by the locomotives of the
b. and o. Railroad Company. Every
body will agree with the people who
are making the complaint that smoke
is nuisance, but the b. and o.
Railroad Company is not the only
railroad making smoke in this city,
and let me say that the b. and 0.
Railroad Company has not used any
coal like gas coal since last win
ter. and are now using a smokeless
soft coal and what it does emit from
its locomotives. is not smoke but is
more like sand. This is not ill
furious to health, and as the b. and
o. railroad is located so far west
cannot sec why so many people are
disturbed by it for very few houses
road and it Is not any way near as
injurious as some OF the cess pools
Of our streets.
! will cite one particular location
for those persons to look at and on
the west side let them take a look
at what was the Mckay property
located ON Broome, Chestnut, Elm and
Franklin streets. Garbage and all
kinds of filthy earth, have been dump
ed on this plot of ground during the
past summer and numerous and fire.
quent complaints were made to the
Board o. Health about It. 7 want 20
ask what action did the Board take
The stencil and Odor emitted from the
garbage was something not to be
forgotten by peOple VINO live near t.,
especially on Franklin street. LIT
any citizen of this city go to south
Franklin street and sec the street at
this particular time if they arc so
much interested in the injury II
health of the residents of the west
end and probably they will have
something TO take up with the Board
of Health and something that will
probably benefit all concerned.
The officials of the B. and q. Rail-
road Company have been trying To-
eliminate all smoke on locomotives,
aud are still experimenting. trying TO
keep the public from criticising. and
II the whistle is not blown before n
public road crossing is reached The
public complains and it looks like a
one-sided affair to critcise one road
when the rest do even worse Now
let us be fair 10 all. and let tho peo-
Evening journal., 1911-11-17

The handsome new Westminster Presbyterian
Church is a splendid addition to the religious edi-
fees of the city and striking evidence of the
energy of the pastor, the Rev, Charles L. Candee
and the devotion OF his congregation, The new
church is a credit to the Pres6yterans and to the
city and is in keeping with the forward movement
in Wilmington. During recent years the Presby-
terians Of the city have made much progress in the
building of new churches 1t is gratifying to know
that the religious development of the city as mani
tested in the new church edihces is keeping pace
with the material growth.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
CHINESE WOMEN sOLyEp IT.

A woman missionary in China was
taking tea with a mandarin's eight
wives. The Chinese ladies examined
her clothing, her hair, her teeth and
so on, but her feet especially amazed
Them.
why" cried one. you can walk
and run as well as a mani"
"Yes, to be sure" said the mission
airy.
Can you ride a horse and swim
too?'
YES"
Then you must be as strong as u
mani"
~ am"
And you wouldn't let a man beat
you-not even if he was your husband
would your
Indeed | wouldn't" the mission
airy said
The mandarins eight wives looked
at one another. hOdding their heads.
Then the eldest said softly:
Now understand why the for
eign devil never has more than one
wife. He is afraid dl'-Tient0iu
(China) New,.
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
HOW MUCH MONEY
DO You CARRY

Philadelphia Press.
A New York man. travelling with his
wife had s1,S00 in his pocket for eX-
penses. The train was wrecked, his
wife injured and he lost the money.
Did he carry more than was "rea-
sonble?" The railroad held he did. 1t
promptly paid damages for his wife's
injuries. but it refused to reimburse
him for his cash loss. Judge and
jury held that $500 was no more
than a man could reasonably carry.
The first appellate court has sus-
tanned this verdict, but on a divided
vote One learned Judge held that al
man with $500 in his roll invited
perils which a railroad could not he
asked to make good.
In England or in France the court
would never have divided on this is-
sue. Men with money carry much
more about them there than here. The
bank account habit is almost univer-
sal i'm this country. Checks are used
here for small sums for which no
one thinks of drawing a check abroad.
Foreign banks would not stand me
small checks common here, since IN
1898 the banks in our cities asked
their customers to draw checks for
all payments, instead OF getting cash.
Tho check habit and the case with
which checks are cashcd have greatly
reduced the amounts mon and women
carry. The big roll" is rare outside
Of some callings where cash is neeo-
ed. Savings banks and building asso-
Citations absorb the sums once hoard
cd in the house or carried on the per-
son. " is o healthy change and the
men. like this New Yorker who carry
$500 on a trip, are very, very few IN
number
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
Editorial Opinion
VOTE SELLING.

Chester Times.
White men have no reason to COM
plain if the black man sells his vote
The white man has taught his black
brother that the ballot is a mere pro-
duct for barter for the highest price
that can be got for IT. Some OF the
white and colored ministers are not
doing much to correct this concep-
ton of the elective franchise, either
Evening journal., 1911-11-17
PEOPLES COLUMN

pie who complain so much about
health try and help to have the
streets that are much more detriment-
al to health in the present condi-
ton cleaned and severed and /
think the b. and o. Railroad COM
pany will do their part in assisting
to eliminate any trouble the en-
ployes are or have been making. Let
us give them a chance.
Very truly yours.
A Taxpayer
Wilmington. Del, Nov. Is.