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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
THE COLONEL AND THE STEEL


Chairman Stanley. OF the House Com
mittee charged with the investigation
of the United States Steel Trust said
the other day that when President
Roosevelt consented to the acquisition
OF the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany. he assured the Trust mo-
nopoly of the ores of the American Con
unent 10 the end of time. lie did not
charge that Mr Roosevelt had done
IT u purpose" but that his action in
the matter had practically had this
result. 1t was also brought out in the
investigation that the Steel Trust had
been ON speaking terms" with the au-
thoritics at Washington during all the
period OF its greatest activities that
Chairman Gary. of the steel Trust. said
in 1906 that 1--WE have been in constant
communication with Commissioner Gar
tield.u and more or less with the Pres-
dent himself concerning these mat
ters," and shat up to date
they have made no complaint of
us whatever" which does not prove
anything at all except that the Steel
Trust had the ear of the Administra-
ton, ana finally pulled the wool over
its eyes. with the result that il got all
that it wanted, ana got 1t under the
sanction OF law, or with the approval of
the Government.
There was always at the White
House during MIR. Roosevelts admins
traiion constant threutcninss and
slaughter OF the predatory interests,
with the result that nothing was done
to scotch the work of these I<ople or
to bring the corporations TO time The
half has not yet been told 1t will come
ont after the Democrats obtain full
control of the Government next year
and such clearing up of mysteries as
there Will be will shock the American
consciousness, IL there really be any
thing like that left AS General Grant
said when the Whiskey Trust was un-
covered: Let no guilty man escape"
we may all say now about the traders
who fourished at the National Capital
when the One and Only was lord of
all he surveyed and the little rascals
shook in their shoes because the big
ones were in close touch with the Ad-
mini3trat ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
WASTEFUL WOMEN.

1t is apparent that the editors of n
bulletin lately issued by the Univor-
sity of Wisconsin have very low
idea of women, for they call atten-
ton to the fact that 90 per cent OF
the sl0,0oo,oOo.O0o spent in this coun-
try for food shelter and clothing IS
dtsburscd by women, who. according
10 the bulletin. have no adequate
knowledge OF money matters This
is in the nature OF challenge. and
By many will be taken as an outrage
Gus libel on the intelligence OF house
wives.
The bulletin goes further and ad-
vises that course in home economies
be followed. and that rigid system
of training be insisted upon. 1t says
that this will overcome the faults of
the average home-meker who expends
money as her mother did before her,
or as her ~eighbor now does.
This is all Very well, but the truth
Is that women are naturally better
buyers than men. They are born bag
glers and close bargainers. and there
is no sporty" sentiment in them.
What would be better would ne n
severe course for husbands, teaching
them the advisability OF turning over
all their money to their wives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

playwright" no continues bravely.
1t is the quality of his work that
matters' Mr., Potter puts all the
blame on the long-suTering and con-
Vehlehtly impersonal public. writing
pays Is only business after all, and.
IKE any other business. to be sue
cessful 1T must satisfy a popular de-
mand, Mere grossncss and vulgarity
never drew a dollar even in the bur
iesque houses. In writing a play
which the prudes call risky have 10
devise or pick up amusing compiled
lions and the fun. mind you, must be
genuine" Mr. Potter goes on to say
that both The Queen of the Moulin
Rouge" and "rhe Girl From Rectors"
made fortunes for their producers
Who is to blame? The public. because
1t likes and orders risque pIays.
Air' Potter is not responsible. He
merely did what he was paid TO do.
Anything is justihable, according to
ms theory. If YOU get enough money
for It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
AMAZING INCREASE IN LAND.
VALUES

In the last ten years. according TO
the Census Bureau. the value of farm
lands in the United States has
doubled. having increased during this
period 5.2527SS, 600, or lis per cent.
In 1900 these lands were valued at Si3,-
o51,oSS,ooo, and the last census shows
that they are now worth s2S,3SS,S21.-
OOO
This is an enormous increase Whe-
Their the increased value is merely the
holding value and not the assessed
value, we are unable to say There
ought to be some way of ascertaining
the value of land for purposes of taxa
ton. and this is one of the most i'm
portant questions with which the Tax
Commission has TO deal in this State
and the boards of equalization in all
the States. 1t has been found that
the tax-dodgers are not confined to
any special class of the population
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
CENTRALIZED REGULATION or
RiIIRUADS

Interstate Commerce comlnissioner
Franklin * Lane. at recent meeting
of the Commonwealth club of san
Francisco. spoke of the general and
inevitable tendency of the process of
railroad regulation in the direction of
Capitalization. In the most important
sense transportation is national rather
than local in its bearing. Any logical
method Of regulation must treat it as
q whole rather Than take it up in
parts.
Local rates for transportation must
be regarded in their relation to the
income OF a complete railroad system
in such a way that the interests OF all
concerned may have their proper
weight AS Mr. Lane explained:
"The time IS coming when we must
regard The railroads as one great mo-
nopply. as roads that must exist. and
that must yield fair return to the
stockholders. The time must come
when the power TO liz rates and to
regulate must be in TIE hands OF one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
THE TIMES DIsPATc RICHMOND VA SUNDAY JULY % 1911

central body. when the Railroad Com
mission of California must be part of
our central body. II is not wise. it
appears to me. to have forty seven
unrelated bodies fixing rates in the
several states. Eventually, we will
have one central regulating authority
with subdivisions throughout the
country.
We probably Will find soon a COM
mission to regulate the great trades.
the great trusts. Our business stand
ards are large. 1t IS now practically
impossible to do business confined to
n single city. but IL reaches to several
States and across to foreign coun-
tries"
The courts have already begun
to show a disposition to view all
transportation as part of interstate
commerce in the sense that even
wholly local rates must be looked
upon in their bearing on the revenue
of railroad systems doing an inter-
state business. The obligation to de-
tcrmine such rates as will pay rea-
sonablc return OH the whole invest
ment mnkes rates between intrastate
points factor in national regulation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

to his father that the father met him
half way. and had compassion on him
we must see our sins before we can
he sorry for them and we must be sor-
ry for them before we can hunbly
confess them to God. our Father.
the prodigal had TO confess. Il have
slhned against Heaven and before thee
ana am no more worthy to be called
thy son." before he was received once
moro into his fathers favor All of us
nave sinned and gone astray In some
degree in thought. or III word or in
aeed' some of our sins of the body
ana some sins of the soul. While we
rave ell sinned we have not all re-
pented We have not risen and gone
10 our Father. we have not sought Him
through His Son. our Saviour Let us
cast aside our foolish thoughts of be-
lnS no worse than our neighbors, and
remembering our faults of to-day und
CT long ago. confess them fully and
freely to God. who will forgive us our
SINS. lie will see us a great way of,
ara nave compassion ON us Our souls
Tor which Christ died on the cross. will
be cleansed from all sin. Let us turn
TO the Bible and read the story OF our
SaViour's agony and remember 1t was
Tor our sins. We must each be even as
the prodigal. deeply penitent and alb
solutely trusting in His love. who is
our Father in Heaven We must each
feel Il know IN whom I have believed"
We must arise and go to Him. re,nem-
boring those blessed words of comfort.
"Whomsoever cometh to Me. l will in
no wise cast out"
Many of us are as ,ye; "a great way
off. but with all our weakness we want
to forsake our sin. and come to God
in peace. Let us come in all our UNI
certainty and weakness, believing and
trusting that close to our God in our
Fathers house alone shall We find
safety. pardon and peace.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
THE WELCOME HOME.

Selected for The Times -Dispatch)
when he was yet n great way off,
his father saw him, and had compass
sion."-St. Luke XIV. 20.
Many years ago u young French sol
dier lay sick and seemingly dying. He
had left his home TO fight for his coun
try. The fatigues and hardships of
war had told on him until he felt he
was dying. His father was sent for. and
took the long Journey to his sons
sick bed Nothing seemed to rouse the
young soldier Food and delicacies of
all kinds had been offered him, but he
would say, II am not hungry" When
his father came he brought n coarse
loaf of rye bread, such as his son had
always had at home. and he said to
him, Son. eat this; 1t was made at
home. by your mother"
Bread from homer the very words
gave appetite, and the young man not
only took the bread, but from the mo.
ment he began to eat and improve.
1t is sign of returning health when
we long for the bread of home. The
prodiGal came to himself, and turned
with loathing from his former food.
The sinner who comes to himself IS
sick of the taste OF sin. lie longs for
the spiritual food of his Fathers
House, the bread of life in the Blessed
Sacrament.
The prodigal felt as We all feel, that
he was not worthy, yet he did not fear
to go home and ask to be fed Some
of us stay away ana starve our souls
because we fear we are not fit to draw
near, but Christ came to call sinners
to repentance and TO save them.
Even as the prodigal came trusting
In his Fathers love, so must we trust
in our Fathers love and feel sure that
He will forgive us and do far more
even than the father of the prodigal.
There is no eycsight so keen as
that of a parent when he was yet a
great way off he saw him, and had
compassion on him." God. our
Heavenly Father, meets the penitent
sinner half way The faintost sigh of
sorrow for our sin is heard by the ever
watchful ear Of God. But we must re-
member God will only save us from
our sins, not in our sins. We cannot
intentionally keep our sins and have
Gods pardon also. II we live the life
OF the wicked. we cannot realize tho
peace OF the blessed. II was only at
ter the prodiEal had arisen and gone
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
WATER WITH MEALS.

Entirely too much time is spent in
learning and then In unlearntng
things about health" says the Boston
Globe AS soon as we get INTO the
habit OF following some generally ac-
copied rule of diet along comes some
expert or physiological chemist or
dietarian who tells us that the rule
is all foolishness.
Because all the doctors and all the
books on hygiene have told us that
drinking large amounts OF water with
our meals is injurious, because 1t d.
the normal rhythm of the digestive
functions" whatever that Is. we have
followed the suggestion.
This is all a mistake. according to
q physiological chemist al the Univer-
sity of Illinois. He took a young man
twenty-five years old and put him on
a normal diet and let him drink at
first half a glass of water at each
meal and then gradually increase
the amount until the subject was swal-
lowing three pints of water at each
meal. The results We're most crafty
ing. The young man "throve and
spread himself like green bay tree
He gained steadily In weight and in
strength The flow of gastric juice
was stimulated and the processes OF
digestion. assimilation and excretion
were much facilitated"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
HJGHXN.ATER MARK.

The cost of living In the United States
is high, and 1t is getting higher: but
there is at least one place In which IT
exceeds the mark set in this nation.
y Buenos Ayres correspondent of the
sun gives some figures comparing
prices in his city and in New York.
with Argentina money expressed in
American gold values. Here are some
of the comparisons: Quinine 600 two
grain capsules)-New York "a cents
Buenos Ayres $3.50. hats-New York
50. Buenos Ayres S25; American shoes
New York So. Buenos Ayres $50 to
$50; shirtwaists--New York SIS; Buenos
Ayres $50; collars-New York two for
p cents, Buenos Ayres 81; laundering
shirt-New York 10 cents. Buenos
Ayres 90 cents; envelopes--New York
twenty-five for cents, Buenos Ayres
90 cents. Bonbons for feminine CON
sumption cost about S. the pound so
that the customary Ave pounds sent in
TINS country would amount to s25. A
pot of coffee. with milk and sugar (for
one person., comes to so cents in Bue
nos Ayrcs. Ice-water is cents the
glass. Meat however In that country
is home raised and Is cheap
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
A DRA,IATIsTs DEFENSE.

Paul Potter has scruples about
his art, for he has lately written n
"pramatists Defense of Himself" in a
current magazine His scruples are
not readily apparent after reading the
article. but they must exist because
they seem TO offer the only explanation
for the writing Of the article. TAX
ing his scruples for granted, it is in
tcresting TO note the construction of
the dramatist's defense"
The article is entitled why 1 Write
Risky Plays" The defensive note is
Immediately discerned In the FIRST
paragraph the author states that
formerly when introduced to people
he was referred TO as the author of
"Triiby." but that now he is usually
spoken of as the literary parent of
THE Girl From Rcctor's" and The
Queen of the Moulin Rouge" He
hastens to add that my feelings are
not hurt"
Good or III repute matters little to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

The Dickens Hat" will be the fash
ionable style OF woman's headgear next
fail. 1t has q peaked crown anywhere
from eighteen inches to three feet in
height has q narrow. straight brim,
is ornamented with feathers and rib
hons. set at the back OF tho hat.
with a falling forward effect and will
cost more than most men can afford
to pay for it. Besides. it will make
pretty faces look ugly, and homely
faces appear as If they We're not really
fashioned to be seen in public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
THE NonTH's SECOND AWAKENING.

Seward thought that the Confederacy
would collapse in ninety days. The
people up North thought so, too. Then
came the First Battle of Manassas
and the Northern delusion was dis
PEELED. There was no more talk Of
three months men or ninety days
war" as the Manchester IN. ID Union
says Recruiting began for three
years, and the war went on. There is
no more remarkable phenomenon in
the whole history of the war" said
Pollard in his history, than the dis
play of fully awakened Northern en-
ersy in it, alike wonderful in the in
genuity of It's expedients and in the
concentrated force >of It's action"
The North had found the South. lust
as In the years that have followed the
close of hostilities 1t has found Out
still another South. the industrial and
commercial and material South; a
greater South, from the cold bloodod
New Hampshire business point of view.
than the South in arms. This is the
second awakening of the North, and
there Will be no Appomattox or
Greensboro in this struggle for the in
dustrial supremacy of the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
Daily Queries and Answers

than one train Is on one sectiun or
block at time. An Improvement upon
this liz. however. the automatic BLOCK
system. by which the signals are cleo
tricolly controlled and work automati-
carly. Tho signals arc so connected
and interlocked that IT is impossible
Tor tho danger signal q the end or on,
plock 10 move until tho track is clear
between that and the next This re-
moves the danger due to tho fallibility
OF human agencies necessary In the
simple block system.
A Choke-Bore.
In speaking of shotguns 1 have heard,
them spoken of as FULL choke" hair.
choke. etc, What would like to
know is. what is q choke" In gun?
Whereabouts in the gun is It, and wha,
MAKES II full three-quarters or half
choke" as the case may be?
To choke bore gun means 10 bore
a gun barrel in such a manner that
me diameter OF the bore shall be
littie less near the muzzle than at
some point back OF II than the cham
Der, In order to concentrate the charge
or shot when the gun is fred.
Razor.
Is the word razor used in tho BIble7
IT so, where? We ask you because we
nave no concordance here. G. X.
The word IL used frequently I'm tho
bible You Will find 1t in Numbers
VI. o, Psalms III. 2. Judges XVI. II: also
Judges Kill. and in Samuel t. il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

We would have the Virginlan- Pilot to
understand once for ali that Mr.. Bryan
is not an emu. or anything like an emu
He represents the proud bird of Amer
lean freedom. and if he wants the nom
ination for President. all he has to do
is to say so. Else why is 1t that all
the candidates in esse and in posse
are waiting to hear what he says ana
are willing TO answer his questions?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
SMITH EOR nERLIN.

The Nirginian-Pilot seconds the sug-
Gestion of The Times Dispatch that
President Taft could not find n better
man to send to Berlin as United states
Tmbassador to Germany than DR.. AL
phonsc Smith. of the University of vir-
GINA IL he President will think about
II a minute, he will come TO the same
conclusion, ana send Smith. If the
President will think about it a little
more. he will find that while he has
been very just to the South in his ap-
pointments to high places In the domes
tie service of the Government, he has
actually given the South no represen.
iation whatsoever in the diplomatic
service. lie probably viii admit that
the South is to]crably big part of the
United states, and that 1t should have
little bit of recognition in other
lands
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

According to the Baltimore Star,
Woodrow Wilson has declined positive
iy TO act as a Judge at baby show,
which goes to show that the school
master is something of politician. .
after all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
Capture OF Jefferson Davis.

How was Jefferson Davis captured
ana was he dressed In women's clothes?
p.,,, d. L. r.
PRESIDENT Davis left Richmond after
the surrender Of General Lee ana had
conference with Generals Johnston
and BeaureEard In tho hope shat a
Way could be found to continue tho
ana went to Charlotte. n. c., where he
heard OF the assassination of President
Linz Ills vito had preceded him
w, IN small escort. and 1t was after
near Irwinsville, Ga. that the whole
party was captured on the 10th of MAY,
!Soo, oy body OF cavalry under Lieu,
ant-Colonel Pritchard. The story
circulated at the time that Davis wns
discussed IN woman's clothes was
proven to be untrue. He was taken
49, ~ roIt monroe and kept in connnc-
t ma1rd ADMITTED to bail. but was never
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
block Signal System.

What is the block signal svston ,,oa
on railroads? ''''cIi' used
The simple block signal systam ~ ma
h., ,e one iirst In use Is an arrangement
,nIo sections OF equal or unnnuni
!V .... Ia, as may be most convenient. and
q S S,Gtnaiman is stationed at each ~ the
by wire with the signalm.nS nf NO 80
80 Iimit stations and prev ent danger
oi coiiisions by seeing that no nora
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

I me past year have caused so much
bitterness between church and state
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-21

as related above, serves as illustra-
ton.
II Is urged that series OF special
checks I'm the proposed system make
corruption. ETC.. less easy than In the
mayor and council system, but all the
safeguards In this system are inherent
possibilities in the mayor system; the
only essential difference In the two
systems il In the all-powerful commits
sion in the place Of representative
council. The commission Is 100 arls-
tocratic and unsafe. 1t must be guard
ed by a number OF unwarranted ex-
periments. as set forth In the charter
the initiative and referendum, the
recall. The mayor and council sys-
tenn is tested and proved, II Is true to
American policy, and has the ability
to conform TO popular demands or 10
add any of these safeguards as may
from time to time be found advisable.
The history OF commissions In the
United States Is unfavorable to the
doption of the commission system.
They have stamped failure on munich
nal Governments up TO 1880; they have
stamped failure on country govern
ments. Their chief success has come
In industrial corporations. In which
they seek the interests OF few, and
not the comfort and safety OF the
masses. where they manufacture mil
lionaires and bankrupt ignorant In
vestors.
The commission system has inner
ent weakness. The commissioners are
not necessarily qualified TO act as
heads OF the departments for which
they are later on chosen. They are
elected at large on the misapprehen-
sion that each Is equally fitted for any
of the four departments, exclusive OF
that OF public AFFAIRS. Where you
want representation you must elect.
but where you want skill you must APP
point"
The basic principles OF the commits
sion system are in opposition TO the
American form OF government, and TO
the American conception Of Democ-
racy.
The commission system leaves the
whole money power In the hands OF
fite men, who authorize expenditures
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-21
ADVERTISING TALKS.
tcontinued from page -.

SOMETHING MORE about the
business THAN THEY NOW
KNOW.
It is NOT a pleasure jaunt by
any means-IT is A VERY
SERIOUS BUSINESS thai the
advertising men have in hand.
Of course, there will be some
pleasure thrown in, because it is
impossible for a gathering of
men not to wish to have some
recreation mixed in with an edu-
cational conference, so the pro-
gram includes lot of special
features that have been planned
by the hospitable New England
ers for the entertainment of the
visitors.
1t is expected that there will
be from 1000 to $500 men from
all parts of the country present,
and THAT MEANS THAT
THERE WILL BE AT LEAST
and FROM 1000 TO $500 NEW
SUGGESTIONS made rs to how
the advertising profession ss q
whole, may be improved and how
the work of the members of the
profession may be made more
efficient.
Now, 1000 to $500 new ideas
about how to improve the BUSH
ness of manufacturers and rer-
chants ARE A GREAT MANY.
1t is ONE idea to A MAN.
If those who attend the con-
vention will take their note
books and jot down the things
that they will hear that will be of
advantage to them, every man
will 90 back to his work BET
TER EQUIPPED, MENTALLY
AND MORALLY, for the great
work that lies before him.
mention PARTICULARLY
that he will be better equipped
morally, BECAUSE it takes
men of STRONG CONVIC-
TIONS-with a keen sense Of
RIGHT DOING-to undertake
today SUCCESSFUL WORK in
the advertising business. The
modern advertising man must be
the strong force to compel the
merchant or manufacturer to
state only facts in advertise
ments-he must be the strong
force to insist that publications
shall not print fake or unreliable
advertisements of any kind.
The men Of the Associated Ad-