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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
ROOSEVELT HAS
FLING At TAFT
CRITICISES GOVERNMENT Ell.
FORTS AT CURLING BIG
CORPORATIONS,

NEW YORK. NOV. 16.--Reeent liti-
CATION and legislation to regulate the
trusts Is discussed and a remedy to
meet the present situation Is suggest
ed by Theodore Roosevelt in an edi-
torial entitled The Trusts, the People
and the Square Deal, published to- day
in his magazine.
The suit against the steel trust by
the government Mr., Roosevelt begins,
has brought wildly before our people
the need OF reducing to order our
chaotic government policy as regards
business
The national government exercises
control over interstate commerce rail-
ways. and ii can in similar fashion,
through an appropriate governmental
body. exercise control over all indus
trial organizations engaged in inter-
state commerce. This control should
be exercised not by the courts. but
by an administrative bureau or board
such as the bureau of corporations or
tha interstate commerce commission;
tor the courts cannot with advantage
permanently perform executive and
administrative functions.
Before taking up his general theme.
Mr.. Roosevelt paused to deny tina;
the reports OF the Steel Corporation
misied him while he was president
| I'VE need to formulate Immediately
and definitely" he concluded, "a policy
which. In dealing with big corporations
| that behave themselves and which
contain no menace save what IS neces-
sarily potential in any corporation
which Is Of great size and very well
managed, shall aim not at thei' De
struction but at their regulation and
supervision so that the government
shall control them in such fashion Us
amply to safeguard the interests OF
| the whole public, including producers
consumers and wage workers.
This control should. II necessary,
| be pushed in extreme cases to the
point of exercising control over mo-
nopcly prices. as rates on railways ars
nov controlled.
| The Law should be clear imam
biguous, certain. SO that honest men
may not find that unwittinyly they
| have violated il.
| "Cumpetition will remain as very
important factor when once We have
destroyed the unfair business neshods
the criminal interference with thu
right Of others, which alone enabled
| certain swollen combinations to rust
out their competitors--and, inclden-
tally tho 'conseryatives' will do vel
| 10 remember that those unfair ant
+, UBIQUITOUS methods by great masters
of corporate capital have done more
ito cause popular discomfort with the
properticd classes than all the socinhs'
! orators in the country put together.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
Mr.. W|CkERsHAM
LIKES THE PLAN

Continued form First Page.)
to have supported any SUCH contention
would have undoubtedly resulted In a
reeeivership an denormous ana WIDE
spread injury to the general business
conditions o fthe country.
"A point also was made tnat ia the
division Of brands or factories the
conditions respecting the purchase or
various varieties Of the different types
of tobacco leaf would not be actually
competitive But the cxperts of the
bureau of corporations ct the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, %
whom this phase of the matter was
referred 10y the attorney generate re-
ported so alphabetically in favor OF
the competitive results which would
be realized under the plan, that they
were accepted by the department,
The attorney general fully con-
ours with the opinion expressed by
Circuit Judge Moves, that
I'm so far as the distribution of
business is concerned. sufficient has
been done 10 end the state monopoly
and to establish reasonable competi-
tive conditions. II practicable II
might have been more desirable to
divide the business into a gerat num-
Der of parts, But as the plan stands
1t cannot. in my opinion. be said that
any one Of the corporations Will nave
snch preponderating influence in the
tobacco industry as to give II power
to control the market either as manu-
facturer. seller or purchaser.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
ABINGDON WEDDING
OF WE.IL-kNOWNC COUPLE

Especial To The Richmond Nirsinian.1
ABINGDON, VA. Nov. ia mar
rage OF interest to the entire. COM
munity was celebrated "Wednesday at
stonewaIl Jackson Institute. when Miss
Ruby Clark became the bride of Judge
T. Il. Hutton of this place. Miss
Clark has taught at Stonewaii Jackson
Institute for the past two years. ana
has made many warm friends. She
10 from Pontotoc. Miss.
Judge Hutton Is circuit judge OF
this district. and is one OF the best
known and most popular men in the
Southwest He Is perhaps as we'll
known AN a Presbyterian as in his
Official capacity, as -or number of
years he has been prominent through
out the State in the councils OF that
ehnrch.
The bride aud groom left At once
for Judge Hutton's reaidence, where
they will be at home to their friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
ADMIRAL TAYLOR
SHOOTS HIMSELF

WASHINGTON. Nov. ls.---Rear Ad-
miral John Yeatman Taylor retired.
committed suicide late this afternoon
By shooting himself in the head with
a nava revolver in the Hilary Of his
He had been blind and In Ill health
for a number OF years. which 10 as
signed as the cause for the suicide.
He was So years old. and a WELL
known officer. He was with Farragut
ON the Oneida at tho battle OF Mo-
bile Bay, and at various times was In
charge Of the naval hospitals here In
New York and Norfolk. He was re-
tired as a medical director OF the navy
on January 81, 1891, and was ad-
vanced to the. rank Of ReAr admiral.
rstired. In 1905. for his serytcss in
the Civil war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
QUIET MARRIAGE IN
ITALIAN COLONY

pretty marriage ceremony was
performed yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at 81. Peters Cathedral by
Father Masri. by which Miss Josephine
Palumbo becomes tho wife Of 0iulie
Del Corso. . well known member OF
the Italian colony. The AFFAIR waA
quiet. only a few friends Of the con-
tracing parties being present.
After the ceremony 4 reception was
given AT the home of the couple. No.
500 IL West Marshall street, where
many OF the friends OF MIR. and Mrs.
Del Corso gathered and apent a most
pleasant evening. Mr.. Del Corsc ID
associated with Louis Corrisri. at 900
West Broad strAAA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17

PARIS, Nov. 16.---Speaking with a
personal friend about the Turco-
Italian war before leaving Paris, King
George, Of Greece, said:
II am afraid the world generally
does not appreciate the gravity OF the
conditions which confronts 1t. While
the aspect of the situation in Turkey
and Italy seems a simple, international
dispute on the surface. vet to me II
augurs world danger so grave that
the consequences could not even be
speculated upon.
ITO me- IL the situation 10 allowed
to progress, II looks like the begin
ming OF universal holy war, when the
Islam world will rise up en- nasse with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17

NEW YORK. Nov. 1e.-Accordtna
to wireless adrices from tho kron-
prinzessin Ceciliie Cardinals designate
Farley and Faiconio and all the mem
bers Of their suite are enjoying tbs
best of health, neither having been
troubled with seasickness so FAR. Ths
ship has met with exceptionally flne
weather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
the one purpose OF discriminating tn

the one purpose OF exterminating thd
Christians. It will be a war not cont
trolled by interests OF commercialisni
Commerce and other factors infiuenc1
ing wars will have no place. Fa1
naticis,n will rise and Europe will be
faced with the condition OF being COM
PEELED to unite its forces for self
preservation. There Is always to my
mind q question of the right Of colonies
conquests, yet there Ia some territory
which ii seems ought to belong bS
right to my country. l have aiWay'
thought the Island Of Crete ahouie
have been ceded to us some time ago
1t should be ours, by the right u posi-,
ton. blood and the will of the peopie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
kEYSVILLE

Especial to- The Richmond Nirginian J
kEYSVILLE. VA, Nov. ls.-Miss
Harriette Cobb. first assistant in the
night school. left for her home at
Stony Creek for Il two weeks visit.
Visit.
Dr. Marshall Nell. of Glover. s. c.,
Is here to attend the burial of Major
J. w, Morton.
Mrs. II. -. Peters and Mrs. f. d.
Fitzgerald are visiting in South Bos-
ton.
Mrs. j, s. Rogers. OF oxford. n
c. is the guest OF Mrs. j. II. Priddy.
Or. A S. pridy, of Lynchburg, and
Dr. II. &, Henry. of Petersburg, spent
the day here.
Or. j. II, Morton, OF Waynesboro,
Ga, Is visiting his sister. Mrs, c. A
Osborne.
Miss Pearson, Of Oregon. Is spend
ing some time with her father. Rev
W a, Pearson.
Mr. w. r Neil, of Rock Hill, $
c. has returned to his home. after
a visit TO his sister. Mrs Morton.
Mrs. h IL. Peters and daughter,
Miss Iynwood, are the guests of Mrs
H. n. Peters
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. W. Hudgins have
returned 10 their home In Chase
City. after IA visit To Mrs, {. y. ps-
borne.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17

the $50, geo church In which the con-
ference holds its sessions. w. IT,
Jackson, his brother. gave the sloo."oo
hospital TO the city and much OF the
/ money with which another one oil
5alisburys beautiful churches was
erected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17

should refuse such licenses in pro-
( hlbitien territory, larger per cent.
of the illicit liquor selling could be
substantially abolished in that terri
tory. As IT is, the practical working
of the system, makes the saloon keep
err the annual tax gaiherer for the
government OF more than two hun
dred milton dollars, through the low
est appeiltes of the people. Is this
the right exercise of the taxing power
la d Democracy; and the wise ideal
of great. generous ana powerful
nation
Reacted In 1910.
MI. Thomas went on 10 say.
AS a sort of barometer OF the ebb
ana flow Of the prohibition question.
note the table OF consumption Of dis
TILED liquors in the United states.
1907 was i$4,02i, 069 gallons.
1908 was 9.70S. 3gA gallons.
1909 was 1862, ga gallons.
1919 ~Rs 1875. os4,Ta6 gallons.
It cannot po denied that In 1910
there Was a reaction against prohi-
bition that brought about changes
in the Official life Of more than one
Southern state. The vote OF Ala bama
and Texas rejecting the constitution
al mendnent OF Florida and South
carolina against Statewide laws and
If Georgia. permitting the sale of
beers. show just how far the PEN
dulum has swung the other way.
ct the fact remains that little,
IL any. change of sentiment has taken
ptsrE III the county dfstTfCts This
, is shown by the recent vote in the
A la hama counties. aud The few
+ changes made IN the counties OF the
other local option States.
Near Hear vs.. Liquor.
ftts-ttF~Itrg tfIv effect of near beer
I'm Georgia, he said:
In Georgia the Statewide law was
passed after Governor Hoke Smith
went into Office In 1908. There was
( "A liberal provision made for the near
! beer interests; that. | take 1t. has
tended to discourage the drinking OF
distilled spirits. The report Of the
internal revenue department
! shows an increase OF 1850 gallons
/ Of beer In Georgia in the year 1909
| 1sl". This tends to prove the asser-
! tion ofttfnes made in Alabama that
=, prohibition agitation has caused peo-
! pie to drink beer rather than whis-
/ key. This IL certainly result much
10 be desired. II the prohibitionists
1 could make their campaigns in dis
ifICiS ptbPAth ny iaikS ioTtlSn tlS-
ment and in the larger cities, by
giving a freer use of light wines and
| beers, would II not more quickly bring
the American people to the less In
furious of the drink habits, and tend
To break the power Of the political
club that TOO often centers about the
| ordinary bar room f''
Paying his respects to Governor
Blease. of South Carolina, Mr.. Thorn
/ as said,
Il inquired of the Governor OF
! South Carolina for tho conditions in
that State and he replied that he was
not prohibitionist In theory or
practice and won his fight on the
anti-prohihition PLATFORM and tina
h. was unable To furnish me with
the kind OF Information ! was seek
ing II IL here proper to say my in
auiry was, not directed toward elicit
, ing facts to sustain any given view
and an unfortunate condition of pub
lie affairs must exist In any Com
! monweaith where there is indifrer
, enoe TO INQUIRY of genuine seeker
| after truth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
Roll Of Honor For Swansboro School.

Roll Of Honor For Swansboro School.
The honor roll OF Franklin School in
Swansboro, for the month ending oc-
tober 81. IL as follows
Grade .--Eunice Woodbridge. Ger
trude Williams.
: "A Grade--~Bertha Clarke, Kate
Harding.
Il Grade Hilda Johns Edna Bass.
Herman Cooper Floyd fiigh.
A Crade-Jessie Dorset Mildred
Ellis. Howard Jones.
s a Grade Harry Davis. John Jones,
Richard Robb, Ethel Bookman. Mamie
Crostic, Rene Heider, Gladys Nichols,
Florence Walker.
4 Grade Alfred Ellis, Lttileten
Henry. Ellen Hungerford catherleen
Johns,
3 u Grade Pauline Blake, Charlotte
Harding.
y Grade Bonnie Boyden, Francis
Marhsley. Herman Miller.
A Grade. Herbert Cooper, Willie
Webb. Martha Kahn, Ruth Morrissett,
Edith TreVillian Estelle Walker Helen
Fortune~,~
a Grsryle--GiadYs farrell Luther
T'raylor. Lawrence Walthal.
! + Grade--Minnie Cook, Helen
CLAYTON, Jewel Hardy, Garland Morris
settle. Birdie Rohb.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
GENERAL CAAEVA
DEFENDS TROOPS
CONTINUED from flrst pase.)

Continued from nr1t pase.)
admire the exemplary conduct OF our
protect the children.
(Signed) "CANEVA."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
BROKER SAYS HE
WAS M|SLED IN
'PRU' STOCK SALE

julius S. Rippel, broker, was a wit
ness before Vice-Chancellor Emery
this afternoon. when additional testi-
mony was taken in the suit brought by
Frederick c. Blanchard against Mrs
Elma c.. Menner, the wealthy widow
of Gerhard Mennen. who made his for
tune in the manufacture of talcum
powders, in a disputed transaction In
yolving 2o7.6S shares of the Prudential
Insurance Company.
The stock is now in the hands OF
Mrs. Mennen and it is charged by MT.
Blanchard that the sale at which 1t
was purchased for her, February Is
last, was illegal in several respects,
She obtained possession of it as seeur-
ity for a loan of $50, 200, obtained May .,
1910. One of Mr.. Blanehard's claims is
that John j. Korb, acting as agent for
Mrs. Mennen, prevented Mr.. Rippel and
others from, making a bid by stating to
him that it would be useless for him to
attend the sale. The claim in general
is hat the sale was inequitabie, illegal
and void, and William Mayo Atkinson,
counsel for Mr.. Blanchard, insisted that
MIS-, Mennen had no right, either
through herself or through an agent, to
bury such stock, '.inasmuch as the in
slrument under which the shares were
pledged was fraudulent"
MIR. Rippel Tells About Sale.
When Mr.. Rippel was called he was
asked about the sale and said:
II met Mr., Korb and asked him
about it. / asked whether the sale
was to be to the highest bidder, and
as he said he did not expect to bid
more than to protect Mrs. Mennen's
interests, | went away
Isn't it true" asked Mr.. Atkinson,
that the actual sale of Prudential
stock last yea was very small?''
Yes. sir, the purchase and sale last
year was very little. During the month
of February last $500 was bid and $3.50
asked for"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19

was being torn down. / believed that
my superintendent had notified the
building department hat work was to
be begun Monday on this building.
Yesterday late in the morning I told
Pelletier. foreman on the work, to con-
fine his attention to the east wall Of
a two-story extension. so hat h
might get that out of the way and pile
the brick in the rear yard, leaving a
free space TO get at the rest of the
building. He disobeyed these instruc-
tions or the accident would never have
happened. Evidently he thought he
could tear the building down at once.
:. James Walsh, superintendent of the
work. was chiefly concerned this MORN
ing in attempting to complete the roll
call of the men who had ben working
In the building. He did very we'll with
1t, but Pelletier consistently failed 10
answer.
Fire Commissioner Matthias Stratton
said that the accident was due to the
fact that "unskilled workman took
way the central supports 200 soon
William Pelletier. the young foreman
upon whom the blame is placed by his
employer, is reported to be an mex
perienced boy. 30 years old. He Is the
son o~f-Joseph f.. Pelletier. of 2O6 Wood
side avenue. The older Pelletier is
the contractor who had charge OF the
work of building the annex To the
City Hall. He failed in this work and
1t was compre'ed BY Mr.. Waldron.
At the home of Joseph f. Pelletie-.
father of Williara Pelletier. nothing
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
LESLIE D. WARD
ESTATE SHOWS
LARGE INCREASE
Accounting Gives the Present
Worth as Nearly -Four aud
One-half Millions.

Edgar b. Ward. Jacob L. Ward ana
the Fidelity Trust Company. as exec
utors OF the estate Of the late DR.. Les
lie d. Ward, vice-president of the Pru-
dea.ial. today filed in the County Sur-
rogate's office an account of the es-
tate.
The accounting SHOWS that exclusive
of real estate owned at Madison and
in Newark. the estate is now worth
$2.S76,272.11. stocks. bonds. mortgages
and cash making up this total. Stock
holdings in over forty companies are
listed, the largest holdings being as
follows: Uniol National Bank, GO
shares, S25s,G00; Public Service Corpo-
ration. G,.s0 shares, s627, 800; Newark
Consolidated Gas Company. 61i Shares.
S69.174; Public Service Corporation,
perpetual interest-be; ring certificates.
sac. e1a.o0; South Jersey Gas. Electric
and Traction Company, 1887 shares,
$3.50. 299: Prudential Insurance Com
pany. rs 34-lC0 shares, sl99. 5s5. ana
Fidelity Trust Compan $50 shares,
s706. 400.
The total amount of stocke owned -
Sc, 52s, 6S7.S0. while the bonds amount
to s2S),20q, the principal items being
$1l3,25g worth of New Jersey Sire Il
Railway Company and s30,S75 worth IF
International Mercantile Marine. Th4
cash now on hand and in Lark amounts
to S92, 1871.
At the time the will was filed the
inventory showed property, real estate
and personal. to he worth SO, 800. 1892.
while the total nov shown is 1864
1880, showing an increase IL the value
since the death OF Mr.. Ward of $780,
25i.4S. In arriving at this result the
present value of the real estate is iie-
ured the same as at the time of the
original inventory.
In the income account. which is kent
as a separate schedule by the eXecu-
tors. the figures total S110,5ls.S2. Of
which s65,43S,60 is cash in bank. Ac-
cordinC to the figures shown in the
of account the real estate,
including the big farm at Madison aud
property, is worth 81. isS. 465 ,4S.
The accounting is a lengthy one. cover
ing about fifty typewriter pages.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19

definite could be learned. 1t was said
at the house that the young man was
at their family physicians, where he
was having his slight injuries attend
ed to.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Pelletier would
say anything in answer to the charge
that the young man ran away with
out his hat and coat when the walls
collapsed, but later Mr.. Pelletier said
that it was to the doctor the young
man was going when he ran away. As
to the statement made by Mr.. Waldron
that the young man was to blame for
the accident, as he had not followed
At the time of the collapse of the
building j. Constam, who has an office
In the Essex building, remembered
that he had seen the First Precinct
wagon go along Broad street a few
minutes before. Thinking that men
were entombed in the wreckage. he
dashed out of the building, sprang in
his automobile and drove to the First
Precinct station, where he picked up
five policemen, with whom he returned
to Clinton street. After that he made
another trip, carrying eight or nine
more. All this because he recalled the
fact that policemen have to pay fares
or walk.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
j. s. SUES
LUMBER COMBINE

dent purpose of the plea to conine the
charge largely to that feature. small
stress being placed upon the restraint
of trade among the c~onspirators them
selves.
The government charges in brief that
by an elaborate system OF blackiisting,
not only individual consumers, but
some of the largest Industrial corpora
lions have been prevented from deal
ing directly with wholesalers. BY al
legged unlawful agreements and acts 1t
is charged that all competition for the
trade OF the contractor. the builder.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
NE VADA FOLKS FREEZE
WHILE WE SIZZLE HERE

malIy prostrations. Warm weather will
continue tonight and Saturday in the
Eastern States.
Considerably cooler weather prevails
generally over the Eastern slope Of the
Rocky mountains and plateau region,
caused by a disturbance moving east
ward from the North Pacific coast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19

the manufacturer of finished lumber
products and the individual consumer
has been thrown entirely into the hands
of the retailers in the Eastern States
Retail Lumber Dealers Association
and its constituent organizations.
The defendants named in the suit who
are alleged to have conspired among
themselves and with the assistance Of
the National Wholesale Lumber Deal
ers' Association have prevented whole
saiers from selling directly or indirectly
are:
The Eastern States Retail Lumber
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
LIGHTNING FIRES HOUSE,
SlLENCES FIRE SIGNAL.

During the severe thunderstorm that
passed over Belleville this afternoon.
the house of James Monohan. on john
street, was struck by lightning. which
set fire to the roof.
An alarm was turned in, but there
was no response, since the storm had
put the signaling apparatus Temporal
rily out of commission. The wagon of
the Eastwood Hose Company was
manned by volunteers and rushed to
the scene. bu the f~e had been eX-
tinguished before it could be put in
service.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19

Dealers Association, a New York cor
poration with offices at Is Broadway;
the New York Lumber Trade Associa-
ton, of New York city; the Building
Material Mems Association, of West
chester County, New York. the Lum-
Der Dealers Association. of Connec-
ticut.
The Massachusetts, Lumber Dealers
Association, the Lumber Dealers Assoc
citation of Rhode Island, the Retail
Lumbermen's Association of Baltimore.
The officers and directors, trustees
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19
Each Section Looks Hopefully
for Weather Exchange
With Other.

WASHINGTON, May s9.-Snow was
falling this morning in Yellowstone
Park, and it was freezing in Wyoming
and Nevada, while the Middle West
and Eastern States were sweltering In
the hottest weather of the season.
A general break in the hot wave was
predicted by the weather experts here
today within the next thirty-siX or
forty-eight hours, bringing relief to the
populous section of the country where.
in the 'zrge cities. the heat has caused
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-19

y members of the above are named
as individual defendants as well as
the officers and directors and members
or the three following voluntary or
CARNATIONS:
The New Jersey Lumberman's Pro
tective Association, the Retail Lumber
mans Association of Philadelphia and
the Lumber Exchange of the District
of Columbia.
The government asks for a perma-
nent injunction restraining the defend
ants from continuing the conspiracy
charged,