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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Seven Years q liIehe.rrattinr.

Karl Hildebrand. who Is trying 10
walk around the world, has Just reach
ed Jerusalem after seven years and
a hak Of globe-trottin. He has been
sent on this long walk by COMMITTEES
In London. The members are anxious
TO find out whether a man can pos
sibly accomplish the tour on foot
around the world without asking for
any help on the way. Part Of Hlibe-
brands duties consists in reporting
TO the Esperanto Association infor-
nation bearing ON the progress of
Esperanto as a world language. He
Is also furnishing the German labor
party with descriptions OF foreign la
Dor conditions as to housing. pay and
hours.
HiEldFbrand has already Travelled
America. North Africa. and Europe.
He 10 now on the way to India. and
thence win try to cross China. He
had At The outset fourteen companions
who are also trying 70 accomplish the
task. Two OF these. however. have
died As result Of their strenuous
pcdestrianism and the nsriships they
encountered.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Fads and Fashion
1LORENCE FAIRBANKS

the hand. Lace is used for jabots,
plisses, revers and collarettes on
blouses. Wide and narrow bands
and edgings are equally popular.
FriIls OF black-and-white lace fall
down the fronts of colth frocks.
They are in the majority of cases
adjustable, and one dress. therefore,
can show many little touches by the
mere removed or replacing of frill.
The use Of lace on. evening hats
Is decidedly noticeable. High, puff
ed crowns of alI-over valenciennes
lace, Of coarser varieties, or of Irish
lace in combination with Valenclen-
mes are used on models that have
lightness of weight and fresh color
ings for their chief recommendation.
Wraps are trimmed with heavy
laces edged with fur. Hoods of lace
lined with shirred chiffon or soft
p.eatings OF silk are in demand.
Lace soarss beaded and trimmed
with bands of chenille embroidery
are shown in many OF the shops and
are in great demand in Paris as we'll
as here.
Embroideries OF all kinds and coli
orings are used to ornament dress
es FOR afternoon or evening wear.
a ia orite embroidery of the mo-
men. is in Russian dcsigr worked
on net. The colorings include blue
and red, The red being the predom-
mating tone In dress with this
embroidery the lower part is of
white ninon.
Another favorite embroidery for
dresses Is floss silk worked in floral
sprays in combination with beads,
the beads either being in the same
color or in contrasting tones. To
relieve the monotony OF the all
white dress, beads in pretty blue
and pink are introduced in white
floss silk embroideries, and touches
Of satin in the same tones are dis
creetly introduced in the trimming
scheme.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Startling Resemblance.

Fred w. Hoover. Industrial agent,
has a man in his Office who sees Wis
itors when Fred isn't there.
The other day a man came in the
morning to see Fred personally up
on some business. He wore a natty
morning suit. cut English fashion,
soft hat. and everything au fait.
Fred not being in. he left.
Later in the afternoon he came
back. He was then attired in Prince
Albert rock and silk hat. Fred
wasn't In and he went away.
Shortly after six he took a last
chance and came back to the Office.
He was in full evening rcgalia. Fred
wasn't in.
Next day the man who works for
Fred said to his employer:
Mr.. Hoover, there we're three
men In to see you yesterday, and. by
goily. they looked alike!"-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Stray Topics From
Little Old New York

ever. from demanding damages from
the owner of the estate. II, Is the
woman stated. the opal ring WAS
the cause OF the accident. Mr.. Marks
could logically be held responsible
only in case he was responsible for
the wearing of the ring by the injur-
ed woman.
A black kitten with bass voice
caused ghost scare and consider
able excitement In New Rochelle the
other night. 1t had climbed q tree
on Church Street in that village and
lacked the courage to come down
In its distress the kitten emitted
meows which, owing to its deep
voice sounded like means. The pres
ident Of q local temperance society,
who passed the tree at late hour,
heard the means and at once came
to the conclusion that there was
ghost in that tree. As fast as he
could he ran to the police station
and asked that an officer be sent out
TO arrest the ghost. One Of the
brave bluecoat was detailed for the
Job and the trembling informant was
asked to accompany the policeman
to point out the tree. But, long be-
fore they had reached the tree the
president Of the temperance society
made his escape. To ''see things"
ne evidently thought, was bad
enough--to hear things was too
much. Upon reaching the tree,
which the policeman found sur
rounded by group of citizens, the
brave guardian OF the peace left his
hat and overcoat in the custody of
one OF the citizens and then cauti-
ously climbed the tree. He was
greatly relieved when he found the
little kitten. which has since then
been adopted as the station mascot.
A late stroller on the beach at
Far Rockaway few days ago found
common soda water bottle, tightly
corked, which contained part of a
New York newspaper, dated Septem-
Der 30, on the margin of which was
scribbled the following message:
Rudolph Boettcher, 1884 Third
Avenue, Manhattan. Kindly notify
my wife all lost. Boat went down. =
The finder Of the message turned
1t over to the police and an investi-
CATION was promptly made. II was
ascertained that William Boettcher.
the brother of Rudolph Boettcher
and few friends had started out in
rowboat from Coney Island on Sep
TENDER 80. A storm came up and
the boat Was blown far out into the
bay. Night came. and fearing that
their boat would presently capsize,
Boettcher wrote the message, put Il
in bottle anu set the latter adrift.
The men were resuced. however. BY
a fisherboat and reached the shore
In safety. They had completely for
gotten the floating message Of dis
tress, which eventually reached the
shore and was thrown upon the
beach by the tide.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

Craig Biddle, at dinner In New
port, defended cosmetics and attack
ed scandal-mongering in one neat
epigram.
An elderly matron was criticising
certain young girls for using rouge
and powder in what she deemed an
immodest manner.
But" said Mr.. Biddle, those
girls were educated in France, and
over there. as you know, cosmetics
are looked on as necessary-the
same as we look on bread and
meat"
Nevertheless" said the matron,
II have my suspicious about girls
who paint like that"
We'll. as for me-" the young man
retorted. Il think II is far better
for a lady to redden her own cheeks
than to blacken other ladies' char
aeters. "-PhiIadelphia Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

New York, Nee. New York Is
getting 70 be quite an old city and
II Is becoming more ard more COM
non to hear OF golden or centenary
anniversaries OF institutions endow-
ed with sufficiently strong vitality.
81 GEORGES Episcopal Church. In
sstuyvcsant Square, celebrated the
sne hundredth anniversary Of its in
dependent existence the other day.
81. Georges Is now the largest single
Protestant parish in the world, adj
ninistering directly to more than u
300 persons.
The First Presbyterian church OF
3rooklyn recently celebrated it,
ninetieth anniversary, which was
made memorable by q gift OF $780,
100 to the church by Mrs. william
Van Rensselaer, Smith in memory OF
Ter deceased husband who had been
q Trustee OF the church for twenty
one years. st. Peters Episcopal
;hurch In West Twentieth Street be-
anne eighty years old few days
lgo and. on the same day, the Eigh-
zenith Street Methodist Episcopal
:hurch celebrated the seventy-fifth
anniversary Of Its founding.
The cornerstone OF the fourth st.
Thomas church, at Fifth Avenue
and Fifty-third Street was laid the
other day with appropriate ceremo-
MES. The first church was estab-
'ished on October IL, 1928. The
third church, which is to be replac-
ID by the new structure OF which
the cornerstone Was just laid, was
destroyed By fire q few years ago.
Since then the members OF the con-
sregation have been worshiping in
4 temporary structure erected upon
the site 81 the burned church.
Around this temporary structure the
new edifice is nov building. 1t will
be Of solid masonry, without steel
sirders or arches and II 10 said that
II will be the most costly church for
10 size ever built In the United
States The temporary structure
will remain updisturbed during the
building operations and will only be
removed after the new church has
been completed.
A bronze tablet giving a brief his
tory of Maiden Lane, the old and
famous thoroughfare which forms
the seat OF the jewelry trade In New
York. was unveiled a few days ago.
II was donated by Edward Holbrook,
President Of the Gorham Manufac-
turing Company. to the Maiden Lane
Historical Society and gives the fol.
lowing history OF the street Called
+ Maades Paatje in the days oil
New Amsterdam. being a rural path
beside stream. still marked by the
curved line OF the present street
known during the early English pc.
riod both 81 Green Lane and Nader
Lane. Laid out as a street in 1891
Began 70 assume the character OF 1
icwelry district about 1870"
The Inconsistency OF some won.
en- u really astounding. A shor,
time ago woman drove In her au
tomoAile over I private road on the
estate Of William /. Marks. veal
Thy New York manufacturer. Coins
With great speed around a bend n
me road. she drove into a lake be
longing 10 the estate and came neal
he'nE drowned After the acciden,
The woman declared that her spil
n the lake was due TO the evil in,
'iuencc Of an opxl ring which shs
wore for the first time on that occs
"on. This did not keep her. how.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
FASHIONS AND rApS

New blouses or guimpes show Ell
ther closing directly In front. or one
Rap.
Fancy rope girdles are high in FASH
ion.
Figured materials trim the newest
coas ns1dak.
Some Of the new waists have rhe
pelum extension.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Higher EducstIeu.

What has your boy learned at
school this session.
he has learned that he'll have 10
be vsceinafed. chat his eyes are not
mates. and that his method Of breath
ing n entirely absolete. Washington
Herald
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

Jones Is In a nice mess about sha
typewriter"
"Phew." A scandal. chr
"oh. not exactly a scandal. re
bought n on the installment plan and
Is six weeks IN Baltimore
sun.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

Figg How did those two friends
OF yours come out IN their caaxx
game,
Foxg--One won one and the ether
one won Boston Transcript.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

renew the Recommendation OF the
enactment OF general law providing
tor me voluntary formation OF corpo-
ra'io's 70 engage In trade and COM
nerce among the states and with
lore1En nations Every argument
Nnion was then advanced for such a
ns. and every explanation which was
AZ that tine offered 10 possible objec-
'ions' have been confirmed by our ex-
perieuce since me enforcement Of the
antitrust statute has resulted IN the
actual dissolution Of active commercial
organisations.
y n even mons manifest now than
u vas then that the denunciation OF
conspiracies In restraint Of trade
should no, and does not mean the
denial q organizations large enough
70 De Entrusted rfth our interstate and
foreign trade. II has been made more
clear nov than u was then that a
purely nefative statute like the anti.
trust kw may well be supplemented
by specific provisions Cor the building
W and regulation OF legitimate nation
Al and foreign commerce.
FEDERAL Cooperation Commerce Pro-
position.
! 90 not ST forth In detail the
terms and sections Of statute which
might supply the constructive lcgisls-
tion permitting and aiding The forma-
ton OF combinations OF capital into
fcdtFsl corporations. They should be
suhlccf to rigid rules A. 70 their or
gsnization and procedure. Including
effective publicity. aud 20 The cloecst
supervision AZ % the issue Of stock
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

The trust and new companies organ
lied for the purpose Of the decree
and made parties 10 It. and number
ing, new and old. fourteen.
Situation After adjustment.
Tho American Tobacco Company
(old). reAdjusted capital. $92. OOO.-
600; the LIggctt = Meyers Tobacco
Company lnew), sapitai. s67,0OO,-
900; the p. Lortllsrd Company
(new), capital. $4,000, 900: and
The r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Compa-
ny told), capital, s7.525.000. are
chiefly engaged In the manufacture
snd sale Of chewing anu smoking
tobacco and cigars. The former
one tin-foil company Il divided into
two. one Of $4,000 capital and the
other Of 100000. The one snuff
company Is divided into three com
panica. one with capital Of $751;
900, 900. another with . capital OF
SIS. 900 900. and ! third with 4 cxpi-
tai OF 5000. 900. The licorice com.
panies are two. one with 4 capital
Of th.75s.300 and another with a
capital OF $4,000. 900. There Ii,
Afro. the Britfsh-American Tobacco
! British corporation. do
ing business abroad with capital OF
$40 .000.000 che Porto Rican To-
bacco Company, with . capital OF
81 500. 900. and the corporation Of
United Cigar Stores, with . capital
OF $4,000. 900.
Under this arrangement, zach Ok
the different kinds OF business will
be distributed between two or more
companies with . division OF the
prominent brands In the same 10.
bscco products. 70 as to make com.
petition not only possible but neccs-
sary. Thus the smoking tobacco
business OF the country II divided &C
that the present Independent com.
panies have si.3s per cent. while
the American Tobacco Company will
have 33.oS per cent. the LiExett and
Meyers 1906 per cent. the Lorillard
Company z2.ss per cent. ard, the
Reynolds Company z.6s per cent
The stock OF the other thirteen
companies. both preferred and com.
mon. has been taken from the de-
fendant American Tobacco Company
and has been distributed among ia
stockholders. All covenants restrict
ing composition have been declared
null and further performance O.
them has been cnioined. The pre-
fcrred stock OF the different com
pauics has nov been given votins
power which ~As denied II under III,
Old organisation. The ration OF the
preferred stock 20 the common VA
as ~ 10 20. This constitutes . yer,
decided change In the character Of
the ownership and control of each
company.
In the original suit there we're 2i
defendants Sho were charged with
being tho conspirators through
whom the Illegal combination &C
quired and exercised !ts unlawful do
minion. Under the decree theze de
PENDANTS Will hold amounts OF stocl
In the various distributee eompanIe:
ranging from VI per cent ax q maxi
mum. 20 - i-2 per cent as . mini
mum except In the case OF one small
company. the Porto Ritan Tobacco,
Company. IN which they will hold
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

Deals With Trust Problem Entirely And Makes Recon-
mendations for It's Settlement According
to His Views s

wahina(oa. Ok. :. Pr@ideut TIM
sen4 ~ ,unual msu.axc u congress
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Z.
u 100 ~
own vjews o. n eolutiou. dannuded
lsgjr1nx1uu 10 supp,su,euS De saer-
mn sn4t-trnet Nv md took direct
levue Win criticism o. the diuuOlutSon
plsn ~ ~ American Tubacco Com
pany, = expressed ~ ex~proetdent
Tseodore Rou.srs,t IL th< Outlook.
Arnorx Va recommendation made
~ prcridet4 tan .rx demsndu FOR
I inv rpsriBcally deliutOx .'rostraIut
n trede ana suppression o. comoeti-
<lon.r ! f~dersl ooruornfton commits
aIon - 4 federal incuporation sct,
~ u.suaar IN sherman lsw ana d.
s.-,ds ~ r.~s,1ts * ltsiroS,on under
tb.x mcSuurs.
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

an executive tribunal of the dignity
and power Of the Comptroller Of the
Currency or the Interstate Commerce
Commission. which now exercises sup
ervisory power over important classes
OF corporations under federal regula-
Ion.
The drafting Of such a federal incor-
porafion law would offer ample OPP
)ortunity 20 prevent many manifest
evils In corporate management today.
including responsibility OF control in
the hands Of the few who are not the
real owners,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

Broken heads; ioosened Stats; part
ly football. partly "frats.r
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08
Incorporation Voluntary.

] recommend that the federal char
ers thus 10 be granted shall be volun-
larry, at least until experience jussiiies
mandatory provisions. The benefi< 10
De derived from the operation OF great
businesses under the protection OF
'uch a chartsr would atfrart all who
IRE anxious to keep within the lines
II che law. Other large combinations
hat fail TO take advantage OF the
,ederal Incorporation will not have a
light TO complain N their failure rs
sscribed TO aawillngness to submit
heir transactions 20 the careful Of
icial scrutiny. competent supervision
aud publicity attendant upon the en-
ioysnent OF such charter.
Importance Of the Antitrust Act.
Il rs said that the act has not done
sood. Can this be said In the face
OF the effect OF the Northern Securities
ecreeg That decree WIS IN no way
o drastic on inhibitive In detail as
either the Standard OH decree or the
rcbacco decree; bu. lid Il not stop
or all times tse then powerful move
nent toward the control Of all the
railroads Of che country In single
iandr Such a one-snan power could
ot have been a health<ul influences
n the republic. even enough exercised
ndcr the general supervision of an
interstate commission.
DO we desire 10 make such ruthless
combinations and monopoliss lawful
When all energies are directed. not
toward the reduction OF che cost of
production for the public brnelt by
heathful competition. but toward
,sw ways and means for making per-
nspent in q few hands the absolute
cntrcl Of the conditions and prices
prevailing in the whole field q fn-
iustry, teen individual enterprise and
mort WI bsparalysei and the spirit
" commercial frrcdpm viii BE- dead.
wM II. TAFT.
The White Hcnss. Dccems~r s. 1911.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-08

II Ia not tho purpose OF the statute
10 oonnscate the property and capt
tai Of The offending trusts. Methods
Of punishment BY fine or imprison-
ment Of tho individual offenders. BY
fine Of the corporation or BY for
fcontnued on PAGE Four.)
fciturc Of IL goods In trsnsporss-
ton. are provided. but the procced.
lnx In equity II = specific remedy 10
etop the operation Of the trust BY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
leghorns Sprint In The Egg Race
English Team Now Leading, But Fans at Nest Side Lay Bets
 on Chicago Hens

Hartford, Dec. 15-As right and left handed egg layers the white leghorns have won two firsts in the interna- tional egg laying contests here. The 1eghorns, entered by Thomas Barron, of England. are ahead so far. with a TecOrds of twenty-eight eggs for the week. This was done on a sprint, which was hotly contested, but the bullets managed to hold to the track and none of the teams has dropped out yet The team entered by the Toms River Poultry Yard was a close second for time, with a credit of ten eggs, but when the daily result was announced the English team be- gan to scra tch oyster shells and soon was again in the lead.
 Egg fans at the nestside are begin ming to lay bets on the buff leghorns entered by George H. Schmidt of Chi cago. but they ask for heavy odds, as they consider their fAvorites rather nervous from their long trip and not in the best condition. These Chicago birds, however, are noted as ''stayers'' and their packers believe that when the contest narrows down to a sques- tion of endurance they will have a great advantage.
 . Unseasonably warm weather for the last week, with showers, has made a slow track, and it is doubted that any new records will be made. The train ing table prepared for the contest ants is most elaborate, the menu con- sisting of scratch feed in hoppers, dry mash in open pans. with grit and oys- ter shells on the side, served en tasse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
Boxing Motoring W
Moore And Dooin
 May Join Chicago
Report. That Brown and Archer Will be Traded For Crack
 Philadelphia Battery

Philadelphia, Dec. 15-Charley Dooin and Earl Moore. of the Phillies. will go to Chicago in exchange for Catch prediction made here, not only be- cause, as is we'll known, Murphy, of the Cubs, with the assistance of Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati, con- Z trols the Phillies, but because Murphy and Chance have promise:d to place i''Miner'' Brown as manager of big league club, if possible.
 The fact that Murphy and Chance have given their promise to Brown was made known here by a baseball man, apparently we'll posted on base ! ball affairs. He declared Murphy is we'll aware that the pitching days Of Brown are numbered, and because Brown has been the wheel horse of the Cub pitching staff. Murphy has ! shown a human side and has prom ised the old pitcher that he will be given a berth as manager.
 With Dooin out of the way, so far as , the Phillies are concerned, it would be !. an easy matter for Murphy and Chance to keep their promise and make Brown manager of the esPhillies as soon as he becomes connected with the club. la
 The Cubs have been after Pitcher Earl Moore for many months, and the >hig Philly pitcher came very near go- ing to Chicago late last season, and would have gone had not Dooin got wind of the trade and delivered the ultimatum, that, if Moore went Dooin would quit. Dooin also threatened to tell some inside history if the trade went through, and it was called off until a more opportune time. Fogel apparently thinks the time has ar rived. 's sA~f'-,'
 Philadelphia fans are of the opinion that if Dooin leaves the Phillies, the end of the club, so far as being a paying proposition is concerned is in sight, unless the new manager has the same fighting qualities as Dooin and will force Fogel to step into the background and remain away from the players, having all his dealings with them through the manager.