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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21
PEOPLES FORUM
Whose Children Are These?

III the show window OF the Bell Book and
Stationery store is startling and suggestive
exhibit 1t Is map of Richmond punctuated
with pins black and white indicating the To-
cation of cases of tuberculosis in the city vis-
tied by the Instructive Visiting Nurses Assocta-
ton of Richmond.
The pins "custer terribly close" in certain
sections OF the city. In Richmond the death
rate from tuberculosis is about ESQ q year
There are about 20 600 persons in Virginia
according to the health report suffering from
this malady.
Not less than 5000 Virginia citizens died
from consumption last year, according to that
same document.
During the four years OF the Civil War there
died. either in battle from wounds received
in battle, North and South, about eos, 0ee men.
During the four years t1904-1907) there
died in this country from tuberculosis $4,000"
Scientific investigation shows that IL per cent
of the children Of "habitual moderate drinkers
are afflicted with consumption.
Of 'haHtual heavy drinkers % of every
1e0 children are eonsumptves
OF confirmed drunkards" 90 children Of
every | 90 are consump tives.
OF the fathers themselves about 4 per cent
Of moderate habitual drinkers" are consump-
tive. of heavy habitual drinkers about per
cent. consumptiye, and OF confirmed
drunkards'' about II per cent victims OF
tuberculosis
The saloon In Richmond and in Virginia,
the liquor habit built up and fostered and
maintained by the saloon, for It's pecun-
iary profit is one of the most prolific causes
of this dread disease among people.
We establishing sanitariums and camps
for the treatment and stamping out Of the dis
ease. We doing II at great cost 1t Is es-
tmated that it will cost Virginia 100000 a
year to deal with the disease
How much Of that enormous sum will the
saloon contribute7 If the saloon should pay
the entire money cost, who will compensate
the State and homes for the lives that are
destroyed meanwhile by the business through
this of its most active allies.
It would doubtful peolic policy TO
| license a business and pocket the pitful pit
| lance of revenue. that lives by producing con-
sum ption as we'll other diseases among our
| people ,
| The saloon pays only pittancc Of little
| more than half million dollars a Year, or
| less than twenty-five cents apiece for each
| and every citizen. for the privilege or pro-
| noting IS per cent. OF all crime, ~ per cent.
| OF all pauperism IS per cent. Of all insanity
| and large per cent. Of the consumption that
| atflicts people.
The saloon and the great white. plague are
| Arm allies and mutual friends.
| j. II. LIGHT.
Secretary Publications. Anti-Saloon League or
Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21
PERKINS OK .sBIG BUSINESS.

What Is known as big business has Nn-
QUESTIONABLE been under deep suspicion by the
people and the Discrimination of tstness men
to come forward and state their has not
helped to dispel this suspicion. New Sok
and not repei federal efforts to unearth wrong
doing and set up higher standard of moral
worth There should be less tendency to ever
and condone wrongdoing and more courage TO
openly condemn it. There should be ostfacsnl
for those who transgress ne matter what their
ability to produce results.
The large business corporations OF the
country, having headquarters In New York
whether insurance. railroad or industrial. have
III our day become not only vast business en-
terprises but great trusteeshps. Many of these
corporations have been popularity called trusts
and, In one sense Of the word. the term is more
aptly applied to them than many of us have
taken thought to realize: for they are organi-
cations to which the consumer has looked for
fair dealing the public has entrusted its money
and labor It's welfare The managers Of these
great corporations therefore, assume in a very
real sense trusteeship. and II s largely be-
cause some OF these managers have in many in
stances failed to appreciate this and have acted
as though they were proprietors and owners, and
not trustees that we today confronted with
the distrust which is involved In the corpora
tion problem"
The above Is quotation from a recent ad-
dress made by Mr.. George ". Perkins before
the Academy of Political Science New York
city We think Mr.. Perkins has correctly de-
scrbed the moving cause for the assault upon
the great business organizations OF the country
The managers OF such corporations have failed
10 realize their trusteeship and have used their
power for their individual gain, acting az own
ers rather than az trustees Their attempts
frequently successful to control or to obstruc,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21
BY CARL JENKINS.

eTary Press.)
Scores of farmers had written u
the university that they coun use
extra hanas curing July and August.
and Clarence DAVIS was one OF the
students who elected to work during
the vacation. he went to "A farmer
who wanted only one man. but Dig,
stout one. Clarence WAS big ana
stout, and the farmer figured That II
he only had small appetite ne would
he rs much OF a bargain AS doiiar
shirt marked down to 50 cents.
There was a regular hired man Oh
the farm. Ae haa been there year,
The farmer, the good wife and the
daughter welcomed the new hand, hut
Jim. tho hired man. didn't. 4e took
long look ut him, listened to his
talk for a few minutes. ana then went
out to the barn and shook his fist a;
the haymow and kicked over half.
bushel measure and hoarsely ex-
claimed:
III he does 1t will kill him If
hang for i'll"
Farmer Bush's daughter was named
Amelia She was Twenty-Five years
old and engaged to Jim. He had won
her heart and hand in the rirst three
months. No date had been set fol-
the wedding, but 1t was counted q
sure thing. Amelia had taught dis
trict school one term. and was in
clfned to look down on Jim.
Amelia was impressed from tbs
very rirst day. and she was foolish
enough to show Il. The student
hadn't been an inmate OF the farm
house two full weeks when II was
plain to everybody that Jim was
down on him. He Jeered at his work
sneered at his talk and became al
most insulting over his musical abil-
tiles on the cottage organ.
Better go SLOW" cautioned tbs
farmer to the lover one day. III you
get him real mad he'll break you In
two
But he shall never take Amelia
from me- and live." was the reply.
"Pooh' He isn't giving her a
thought"
But Jim could see Irritation, love
marriage and all that In every it'll.
action, and one evening, az the two
men We're milking the cows. hs
boiled over. The knowledge hac
come to him that the lemon pie az
the supper table had been made ant
served on account of his rival Tha
pie broke the camers back. He an
nounced the fact to the student ant
l PA~S-aoA AA'. AAt "ao ooSuCfSu ny GIN
| thrown over the fence. and then M
planned tragedy.
Two evenings later. as Mr.. Davi,
entered the barn to feed the horses
there was a flash and roar, and a
handful OF birdshot whixxed arount
! him. Jim had fred q second too
soon. and the old tanning mill, In.
stead Of a live man. had received tn,
leaden pellets. The would-be wa.
taken by the neck and shaken.
Nov then, You blamed idiot. si1
down here and tell me what's tn.
matter! What do you want to max.
lead mine OF me for %
"Amelia!" almost sobbed Jim.
And what about Amelia?''
You have cut me out with her!
She has gone back on me. We lovet
till you came. Now she says sh,
don't know whether she will hav,
me or not.
"You Pumpkinseed! l have sim.
ply been courteous to the girt-noth-
ing more. So this is what has beer
aiiing YOU, IL IT,
| Jim took from his pocket a memo
randum book, and BY the fadinf
light Of evening he read.
amelia was in a fiutter about hi
coming.
''She frixzed her hair for the flrl
time in six months.
Had on her Sunday dress.
Had ON breastpin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21
LOVE. AND A SHOTGUN

Talked with him about New York.
Boston and Chicago, though xix
never saw these places.
Said yes, sir. and no, sir. to him.
Scrambled his eggs for breakfast.
Asked him to have a third cup
of coffee.
Been dressed up every day since.
Been talking about Shakespeare and
Byron.
Talks mostly to him when We -sIt
on the veranda.
Haint the same girl she was.
Won't let her mother cook any
more billed dinners Says they are
plehian and vulgar.
Il am a desperate man
You must have been suffering all
this, time" said the student when the
| hired man was finished.
Suffer. III show you how / have
suffered. Listen to this. And he took
the lantern down of its nail and
lighted the stub of candle and
soiemnly read:
Amelia struck on the college chap.
and he on her. Didn't get to sleep
till an hour after midnight.
College chap eats with fork.
sneered at him. and Amelia gave me
nasty look.
college chap combs his hair three
times day. Tried to Joke with
Amelia about it. but she wouldn't
Joke. s
College chap says thanks when
his plate or cup Is handed him. +
told Amelia he might be horse THIEF
for all" that. but ode said I'd better
mend my own manners.
The two We're talking about .
poem or something named 'Evangel-.
inc, on the veranda last evening. 4
broke in to talk about hogs, and later
on Amelia said II would be awfulU
hard to be tied to a man like me.
Laid awake and tossed all over
the bed till l heard the roostere
crow. That college chap had beat be-
ware. My loving heart is not the,
only one that has been driven to dss-
peration. :
Amelia still frizxIng and saying.
! sir College chap can play the organ.
| and sing. l said he'd better b.
splitting rails instead. and Amelia
wouldn't speak TO me for the rest Of.
the evening. False girl. beware Z
college chap Is too big for me to-
shotgun. II can 60 Off by Rcui~t
dent tried to press Amelia's hand
last night, but she wouldn't be
pressed. Never slept wink air
night.
Amelia has told me that snors'
in my sleep. and that the college,
chap don't. She says that snoring II
vulgar. More desperation.
Jim did you mean to shoot me ?'s'
asked Mr.. Davis.
Yes. meant to blow you att ID.
bits" 4
lust wait here till come back.
from the house" i.
/ He went to his chamber. packed
his things, wrote a short note to the
farmer as to where to send the waEe&
due him and got back to the barn.
without being seen. Jim hadn't move
ed OF the bag y
Going away?' he asked as tho
other entered. =
Yes" y
! did you bid Amelia good-by?'
No. Ass {
|. "pidn't give her hand one long hast
squeeze Z" !.
II didn't even see her"
And You wont come back ce
writer"
Neither"
"Then-then--.'' said Jim a. No
| rose and advanced-''then--' :
| And he kissed the college chAp on
| the cheek and the other felt, q ~
headed away In the darkness. tha4.
tho hired mans eyes were WIT with.
! tears.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21

the magnificent body OF men 1t has brought
to the CITY, upon the splendid program 1t has
worked our for the gathering and upon the
certainty that its work in Richmond in the
year 1911 viii be such as to produce results
so tasting In character as to affect the daily
lives of all posterity by reason of the construe
ton of permanent highway in every part Of
our country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

10 enforce the contract None Of
these things, however, appear. On
the contrary the plaintiff wishes to
retrace his steps and to be restored
to what Is his own irrespective Of
whatever contract was attempted by
the parties, or either of them, wheth-
er legally or illegally.
A contract becomes executed when
all Is done that It's terms require to
be performed. Until that situation
is attained the contract is eXecutory.
The contract In question contemplat-
ed something to be done by the plain
titf to-wit: the delivery of the bonds.
II also had in view something to be
done by the defendant, viz: voting
his stock as directed by plaintiff. As
to the part to be performed by the
defendant the contract is clearly ex-
ecutory for he makes no pretentlon
that he ever voted or was directed
how to vote in pursuance of the
agreement The defendant does not
claim to have carried out his part of
the agreement in the least The
principle underlying such affairs is
that until the illegal contract is exc
cuted the law will aid in the recov-
cry Of the money paid or the proper
ty delivered in part performance Of
the Illicit enterprise, but when 1t is
fully accomplished the courts will be
closed to both parties and will leave
them without remedy This doctrine
is illustrated in Willis " Hoover, 9
Or. ilS; Bernard v Taylor, 23 Or.
4l6, Other decisions Of this court
involving matters of this kind and
refusing relief are where the plain
tiffs sought to enforce the illegal
contract as in Pacific Livestock COM
pany V. Gentry, 3S Or. 275 or where
the unlawful agreement was fully
executed as in All Doom V. Smith, 25
Or SO.
There is testimony in the record
upon which the plaintiff was entitled
to go to the jury upon the question
Of fraud alleged in his complaint. On
the defendants theory of the con-
tract being against public policy, the
plaintiff had not yet passed the place
of repentance, the agreement being
eXecutory; and as he Is proceeding
in dlsaitlrmance Of the contract he
had right to be heard before the
Jury and take its verdict. The judg-
ment Is reversed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

Because the officials of the city Of
| McMinnville failed to comply with
the city charter by posting three in
stead Of one notice calling an cleo
tlon for the issuance Of municipal
bonds amounting to $4,000 the su-
preme court this morning declared
the election void.
The suit was commenced in the
circuit court by G. S. Wright and 1t
was for the purpose Of restraining
the mayor and recorder from issuing
the bonds. The lower court dis
missed the action, but tht supreme
court declined to sustain its action.
In writing the opinion Justice Moore
says that while it may be true that
legal voters can be informed on a
subject through the newspapers that
for all that the law must be complied
with.
other Decisions.
The Judgment of the lower court
I'm the case of Annie P. Sullivan, ad-
ministratrix for the estate of VIM. II.
Sullivan, deceased, was reversed.
The action was begun against Rob
ert Wakefield and VIM Jacobson and
it object was to recover damages for
the death of Sullivan by a falling
tree, it being alleged that death was
brought about through the negli-
gence of the defendants. The plain
tiffs won in the lower court.
A rehearing was granted in the
case Of S. W. Miles, appellant against
V. Hemenway, a suit from Lane
county.
The judgment rendered by the low
er court in the suit brought by Elmer
Wallace against Mary E. Mcdaniel,
an action involving real property, and
appealed from Multnomah county,
was modified.
The judgment of the circuit court
of Lane county was affirmed in the
case of the First National Bank of
Cottage Grove against the Bank of
Cottage Grove. This was an appeal
on a demurrer.
The Judgment Of the circuit court
Of Multnomah county in the case Of
Victor Land company against H. D.
Winters, was reversed.
The supreme court affirmed the
judgment of the circuit court of
Multnomah county in the case of
Finley Morrison against L. S. Franck
while the judgement of the circuit
court in the case of G.. w. Peek
against the Skelly Lumber company,
case from Douglas county, was re-
versed.
r. 7. McFeron, respondent, V. John
Doyens, ct al, appellants, appealed
from Marion county, VIM. Galloway.
Judge, petition for rehearing denied
by Chief Justice Ealin.
In matter of estate of James w.
Young, deceased, appealed from
Mutnomah county, II. ]. Bean. Judge.
on motion for rehearing. denied by
Justice Mcbride Victor Land Com
pany. appellant, V. H. ID. Winters, re-
spondent, appealed from Multnomah
county, VIM. Gatens, Judge. Re
versed by Justice Mcbride. This is
suit in ejectment recover town prop
erty
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01
ANOTHER
UPRISING
ON ISLAND
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE

Havana, August General Ace
vedo, veteran OF a dozen wars, took
the field today with 12 followers in
an attempt to stir up revolution.
Troops have been sent in pursuit, as
II Is feared the movement may be-
come dangerous, II allowed to con-
tinue unchecked.
Before leaving Acevedo, who head
ed an uprising In Pinar Del Rio a
year ago, issued manifesto, de-
nouncing the administration OF Pres
ident Gomez. and adjuring all Cuban
patriots to rise and overthrow the
present government. Acevedo also
threatened TO lay the island In ashes
unless Gomez resigned within 10
days,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01
X X X X X X X X X X X X X \
* X-RAYS AND SMILES. \
X X X X x X X X X X X X X \

II 1t never rained until everybody
was ready for it, there would be a
long dry spell
Ajax Major fired spear at Ajax
lebanon last night when Council
man Durbin, lodged out from behind
the mighty shield of Ajax Lach-
mund No serious damage done.
1t Is reported that Nat Goodwin is
to marry again, this time the victim
is Miss Marjorie Moreland. Nat has
good bank roll and is therefore
good bait in the matrimonial pond.
Marjorie will be number s.
The weather clerk at Washington
says Oregon is to have cool weather
for a week. So il is we'll to arrange
for an extra supply of ice.
The Sclo Condensed Milk company
pleaded guilty recently to violating
the pure food law by selling con-
densed skimemd milk, and yet skim
med milk requires a great deal of con
densing before there is anything of
IT, but whltewash look.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01
WILL BUILD RAILROAD
Continued from Page ~

provide plans for construction work.
bids will be called for and contracts
will be let.
Mr.. O'Brien said yesterday that he
expects the road will be completed
in approximately two years. Trains
likely will be in operation over the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

G., acres and other lands in Au-
rora, W d, $250O.
Barr, T. NJ, ct al, to State of Ore
gon, lots 3 and 4, block 2, Waldo ad-
ditiOn to Salem, W d, $4,000.
Tooz, C. T. and L. G., to O'Neil, E.
S., W d, $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01
x X X X x X !; x x x X X !
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS.
< 4 4 X x = * x = X 4; y y X X

Rodgers, D. G. and NJ, to Little
hale, Thos. H., lots 10, II, 12, West
Woodburn Fruit Farms, W d, 1880.
Purvine, J. F. and NJ. S., to Tim
norman, D. F., part block 3, Roberts
addition to Salem, W d, $4,000.
Hofer, L. L., and R. g., to Miller,
F, j., 222.65 acres, 4 S, W, q d,
81.
Zimmerman, D. F. to Purvine, ].
F., west half lot IS, Capital Home
add to Salem, W d, $40.
Marks K. and j. c., to Miller, ].
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

The Oregonian heads a dispatch,
Truth Confounds the Enemies Of
Taft. Nothing strange about that
for the truth about anything of a po-
litical nature in America would con-
found any and every one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

The braln-uslng business man Is
the proht-maker; since farming is a
business, the more brains the more
profit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

Life insurance is the sort of pro-
lection that enables the father to car
ry the load and keep the children to-
gether after his hands drop.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

Making a living is the necessary
foundation to make life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01

Coast Range to Coos Bay by January
1, 1914, at the latest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-01
NOTICES WERE
NOT POSTED AS
LAW REQUIRES

SUPREME COURT DECLARES
BOND ELECTION VOID on THIS
ACCOUNT MANY OTHER LE-
GAL TANGLES STRAIGHTENED
OUT.
The evening world., 1911-07-18
THE sv1xlxe' WORLD, TUESDAY, July 10. 1917.
Tough. an enemy-shsm or realm

Tough. an enemy-shsm or realm
American waters.
The weather or here TO-DAY favored
tho attacking feet. FOR q thick fog
hung like a curtain over Block Island
Sound and extended vol TO the east
ward. Reports from GARDENERS Bay,
where the defending forces have bcru
assembling for the past two days. were
TO tho eject that the MAYA militia men
we're on their respective ships and that
the fleet OF submarines. composed 90
tho Grayling. Bonita, Narwhal. Sal
. snapper. Stingray' and Tarpon.
had loft Newport and would probably
reach the rendezvous early IN the aft
ernooa
1t was expected that the submarines
would - TO sea a. midnight and would
spend tho greater part of the next two
DAYS In prowling on Block Island In
search ~ the attacking fleet. while the
torpedo boats and cruiscrs Will cstlD.
lish a aecondary line OF defense.
The battle viii he fought without tho
aid Of wireless tclcgraphy. wifi 9 the
naval militia men viii be dlstribtfte cd
among the vessels Of both the Blue and
tho Red fleets.
Unlike the war game on the south
eastern Now England coast nine years
ago. rhc contest this year is confined
IN the navy, and the army forts will
r~main silent.
The evening world., 1911-07-18
ATTACKING FORCE
Of bATTLESH|PS At
new y0RK'S DOOR
Offensive and Defense Fleets
Line Up at Entrance to
Sound for Big War Game.

WATCH HrT,. r. l.. July m.LThe
most extensive war game that has been
played on his part Of the Atlantic coast
IN nine years will be declared Al mid
night tonight, and for forty-eight hours
thereafter two sausdrons will
and probably night for the possession of
the eastern entrance to LONG Island
Sound, or what has come 10 be known
a. New York's 'backdoor."
Tho game will he played principally
for the beneht Of the amateur tars OF
eigh, coastiine States. aine. Massa-
ohusetts. Rhode Island. Connecticut,
New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania
and South Carolina, md also from the
District of Columbia. while Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy Winthrop Beck
man will watch tho play from tho
cruiser Chicago.
Tho problem for the attacking '1B1ue"
Feet. wh.ch L composed .: seventeen sa.
tleships of the North Atlantic feet. which
has been assembling At Provincetown.
Il to penetrate a defensive line drawn
from Montauk Point. through Block
Island TO No Mans Land. nx miles on
Gay Head. nj h southwestern ex'
tremity Of Martha's Vineyard.
The defending RED" fleet 10 com.
posed of cruisers and torpedo boats
and one Of the most formidable squad
rons of submarines that has ever
The evening world., 1911-07-18
ANOTHER U. S. WARSHlP
WILL BE RUSHED TO HAYTl,
American Interests Threatened by
Revolt and Consul Calls for
Additional Protection.

WASHINGTON. July is-At the re-
quest ~ American M'aister Furniss ut
Port M prlnce. tho United states Will
send another gunboat 10 Haytisn waters
to protect Americans and their interests.
now seriously threatened ny h revo-
mtion against President Simon. The sec
ond warship viii ~ I" IDr' MI lr'nce.
the capital. The Gunboat Petrol II al
ready at Port Liberte. on the north
coast.
A. the Navy Department has no YES
sci In Latin American waters now avail
able for duty at Port au Prince. the
gunboat Des Moines. at Boston. which is
under orders to sail for the West Indies.
probably will be rushed to the Haytian
Capital .
The evening world., 1911-07-18

ners. Immediately behind her came
Mrs. G. II. Matthews. Both carried
cages containing French sparrow a.
which, unlike the English variety. have
highly cultivated voices.
The trliling OF the sparrowa sounded
through tho roar and din on tho North
Ge-man-Lloyd pier. and nam n fair
smuggler came near getting away with
something while tho Custom House In
spectors raised their heads from tho
lnnermost rcccsscs Of trunks Under sus-
picion and turned smiling eyes toward
tho cages.
Suddenly above the singing notes came
one hysterical cutlery after another and
then. far above the heads of the crown
on tho pier, tho whlr of wings and a
Joyous psesn TO liberty, ~ one Of the