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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
sLow-roo,rI;D.

No; only individuals but the Gov
eminent as we'll. suffers from the laws
delay AS some one has said, since
move slowly. The present Standard
OIL case is one in poiDt-for ii has
been in process of argument and trial
FOR more than 1--WE years. and the end
Is not yet. Three Attorney Generals
have been i'll Office since the suit was
Moody ana continued by Bonaparte
nnd Wickersham may be ended in the
sweet bye and bye
Here is The chronological record In
the Standard Oil CASE
January 90, G-Attorney- C eneral
Moody announced The prosecution.
November Is, 1906-Dlssolution pro-
ceedings Instituted in the Circuit Court
ut ST. Louis.
September II. 19O7-First testimony
taken at New York. -
November IS. leoS-John d. Rookie
Teller testified
January 90. 19os-Flnal testimony
taken at Chicago.
March .. io09-Governmcnt filed lis
brief
April 5, laoo-Arsuncnts began IN
ST. Louis. t
June /, l9o9-Sult taken under ad-
visement by tho court.
November 20. 19o9-Standard Oil do
clarcd to be an illegal combination and
ordered dissolved. i
December II. l9p9-The Standard APP
pealcd TO the Supreme Court a
March IA. 1slo-suprcme Court heard
the appeal.
March l6. lslo-closlng arguments
made.
April IL. 19lo-Thc case ordered re-
argued by the Supreme Court.
January IL, 19l1-Suit reargued
How much better II would have been
for both parties to the suit. how much
better ii would be for business condi-
tons generally in this country. IL such
cases might be tried In reasonable
time! In the last analysis. ii is the
people themselves who suffer most
from the weary way of litigation. espe-
cIally when giant corporations are
halcd into tho dock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

is true, but wc do not think any OF
the reviews of the North have any too
long subscription lists-if SO. 1t has
'hcon tho result OF decade after decade
OF patience md perseverance.
The truth OF tho matter is, however
dcplorablc. that tho review can never
he what IL was In the golden age OF
disnified periodicals half century ago
Popular taste has greatly changed. In
those days, tho reviews with their
strict formal literary tone. were pop
ular because. forsooth. there was moth
ing else TO read. Tho reviews throve
and prospcrcd in the fortlos and nfties
because they had no competition The
Sunday supplement, the weekly Pc
riodicals, were unknown then
Popular taste has changed vastly
dcrgonc radical and almost revolu-
tionary alteration so has the popular
magazine. The reading public want
something light. snappy and up-to-
thc-minute In their magazines, just as
they do in their newspapers. The old
Its serious verse, its formal treatment.
is now limited to n select and small
circle OF readers, while the millions
clamor for the ten and hftcen- center
with Its thrills and pictures. It's sensa-
tionai articles, It's crisp stories The
essay in the serious form is unknown
in the popular periodical OF the day
II is fact deducible from the pres
ent situation that no magazine directed
BY Southern enterprise and brains will
succeed within reasonable time or
perhaps at all In being popular. UNI
less 1t be able TO compete with the
magazines already on the market, with
their finely trained specialists. their
Special writer's and correspondents
their great plants. their command Of
talent. their disposition TO spend
money TO set the goods" no mag
azine exploiting a section has over
succeeded or will succeed Only a
magazine national In scope can sue
coed. There have been excellent at
tempts to establish magazines de-
lineatins the life. the people. the
memories Of the South. but they have
failed however commcndablc their
purpose. When Southern capital is
Interested in putting out a great mag
azinc. as good in every respect as any
other in the country. and constructed
TO suit popular taste. then only shall
we have great magazine in the
South
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

cipai responsibility" The greatest aid
VIII como from tho development, in
owners Of sense of personal rcspon-
sibtlity for the excessive fire, Waste.
This may be obtained through public
ity and education. or, tina, falling.
through such law as that now pend
Ing before the Ohio Legislature. I'M
posing fnc and Imprisonment ON thoso
whose carclcssness and negligence Is
responsible for fires. In Germany a
fire is regarded as a crime. not mis-
fortune. That is the reason why fire
losses III Germany nre ono tenth what
they arc here.
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A GOVERNMENT nArI,no,p

TWO years ago the French Govern
mcnt acquired control OF The Western
hallway in that country. In Tho In s,
SIX months ninety-two people have
been killed outright on it by collisions
ana derailments and other accidents.
II will take $500. 100000 to put III in
good condition. j Is lacking in couip :
ment and its rails rest ON rotten Ties.
II needs s73,oo0Ooo for tracks ana
buildings and $50. 900. 600 for rolling.
stock. On the main line from Cher
oourE TO Paris no reconstruction has
been done for twenty years The road
is built on many dangerous curves.
the signals are insufficient, and on the
line from Caen to Cherbourg. a dis
lance of e!ghtyhve miles. the rails
arc nine feet long and weigh only
eighty four pounds Yet over this
road. the road that Americans travel
when they so to Pari@. the trains run
at the rate Of seventy miles the hour.
The wonder is not that ninety people
were killed In six months, but that any
OF the passengers escaped with their
lives.
NC do NOT know how the Govern
mcnt will raise the seoo,ooc.ooo ncccs-
sary 10 put this much travelled road
in running condition, but If II was in
tho United states we should say that
the first step towards tho accomplish
mcnt OF this end would be for the
Government TO reduce the freight
rates and the passenger fares. IL our
own Interstate Commerce Commission
would go over 10 France and see for
themselves what Government owner
ship means III actual practice II might
reach the conclusion that Government
control without Government respon-
sibility is not the best thing for our
transportation facilities. I'LL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
DR. Lyon $
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
is packed in a tight metal
box, with patent measuring
tube, which is both safe
and convenient for tourists.
put on par with our nciGhDors. but
VIII. We believe, so ahead OF any or

put on a par with our ncighbors. but
VIII. We believe. so ahead OF any or
Yes. when tho people are wise
enough to see That tho fec system
really robs then-thut the taxpayer
gets 1t in the neck. while the tax-catcr
sets II in his pockct-then those States
which have been hainpcrcd and rctard-
cd by the fee system Will go forward, rid
OF this FrankensteIn of graft, political
corruption. bossism, local and general.
which as long rs 1T exists is rcproach
upon free people. When. for per-
forming Inc duties OF an Office which
REQUIRES very little intelligence, petty
politician receives twice as much sal
airy as a Judge does for his high SER
vices. It is about time to start over
again. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
SOUTHERN ,iACAZIyrs.

In the Harrisonburg News. DR.. John
w. Wayland laments the fact chat
Southern magazines are not given the
support which they deserve. Citing
DeBow's Review. the Southern Re
view. the Southern Quarterly Review
and the Southern Literary Messenger
OF a past generation, he wonders why
the North has at present monopoly
in magazines. Why is II that now ii
seems SO difficult-not to say impossi-
ble-to have q great magazine in the
Southern statcs?' lie inquiries. mar
yelling that successful magazines must
have the impress of New York, Boston
or Philadelphia on them
DR. Wayiand goes on TO say
In few brief words, the only
reason seems 10 be that the people at
large buy the Northern magazines
libcrally. while they neglect the mag
azines published elsewhere More
specifically, even the people of the
South do not subscribe literally to
Southern magazines There are sew
eral magazines published in the South
to-day; hui il is safe TO declare that
nc one of them has more than few
hundred subscribers on It's mailing list.
All. say the wise ones. that is easy.
these magazines are not zip 10 the
standard; give us a good magazine in
the South and we Will subscribe 10 it
in preference TO others"
There are at least two first class
literary magazines in the South, cor
rectly points out DR. Wayland. Yet
they do not receive a 1.-THE OF the sun
port they deserve. These two maya
zines are the Scwanec Review and the
South Atlantic Quarterly, one printed
at the University of the South, and the
other at Trinity College. in North Car
dina. Or. Maryland thinks-and wa
quite aGrce-that thesc'two arc about
as good" IS the Atlantic Monthly
the final fortress OF the New England
| combination In restraint OF literature
III other parts OF the nation. The At.
lantic Monthly has enough money be :
hind 1t 10 come out each month, willie
the Southern reviews cannot make 1t
| more than quarterly. OF course, tho
! Atlantic is fortified with traditions and
| memorics--ii has hecn the drill ground
for many writer and near-writer ~
iScw England and The rest of the North.
In the American Historical Review,
J Professor Jameson. the famous his
torian. has placed the two Southern
reviews in Tic Same class with THE
Century, l.ipplncott's and tho Review
OF Reviews. In Professor Jameson's
list Of noteworthy articles in Pc
riodicals." two arc credited 10 tho Cen
tiry, two 10 Scribncr's. and three 10
the South Atlantic Quarterly. Only
one is credited ia the Scwance Re-
view, but then the same number Ia
/ credited 10 the Review OF Reviews
lIarncr's. The Cosmopolitan. the Out
look. Lippincott's and the Atlantic
Monthly. i3
10 become popular, thinks DR.
Waylahd, these Southern magazines
and he includes in his list TON Wat.
sons and a few others or the same
6cnus-will have 10 have q long sub
sciip'ion list. wider circulation This
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

1t required half dozen policemen
to keep in order the great crowd that
Hooked to the First Congregational
Church in San francisco Sunday morn
Ing TO hear tho Rev. DR.. Aked. John
p. Rockcfellcr's late pastor, preach his
FIRST sermon as the. new shepherd of
that nock. hundreds were turned
away His subject was Cheerful Chris
tianity," md the general direction Of
his preaching was that "ChrIstians
should spread sunshine throughout the
world" There wasn't anything very
exciting about that, and it Will prob
ably be found that next Sunday not
more than three policemen will be re-
q,ircd to keep off The crowd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
40 wan. 40 Pensions

One Of the dangers of war with
Mexico would be an increase Of activ-
ity among the pension attorneys
throughout this country. 1t is not
The first cost OF such Il contest, or the
continuing cost. that would count so
much as the pensions we would have
TO pay for The next hundred years or
SO to the patriots who might lose their
lives. or contrac, chills and fever, be
stung hy ccntipcdcs, or. perchancc. be
bitter rs the terrible ella monster
We cannot he too careful about this
feature or any other situation that
can be worked UP into now lease Of
lifc FOR tho pension agents who live
OH their picisinss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
a HORSE PARADE IL RICHMOND.

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psrade Of ,ne VAN borsns u NJ,
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3or e,,,,a,,, ,ar aaa .,,,,,s,
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comnaDv H. soc,a,. IL ~.
lion 81 crb.lt,. i Anim.,. III II
IA E,r,iIo..,a w. II.
...-,,ns tosrt,.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
still "ssnvISc THE INTERESTS.

In reply TO the inquiry of an aDpa-
rcntly Intelligent correspondent. What
does serving the interests mean?''
Bailey SAYS In the Houston Post: 1T
IS n political term, and its definition
Is questioning the wisdom OF any doc
trinc favored by william Jennings
Bryan or doubling his availability as
q candidate for President" The an
swer IS good enough, of course but il
does not answer. Everybody knows
that all the doctrines favored by AIR
Bryan arc wise. and therefore could
not he questioned. except by fools. and
everybody knows also that Mr.. Bryan
Is available as a candidate for Presi-
dent. and the mere suggestion made
BY the organ OF the Greasers IN Texas
that he is moi available shows that the
Houston Post has dropped a stitch or
two in its mental equipment We
know an available candidate When we
sec him. and from the morning after
the last Presidential election down to
the present moment. and continuously
through the years that are TO come,
we have never doubted and never shall
doubt the availability of MIR. Rryan as
"a candidate What's availability, any
how except a disposition to take a
nomination whenever il comes easy
and is within reaching distance? But
there Is no use discussing any Demo
cratic subject seriously with tho IIous-
ion paper, Il does not belong to our
Darty. iIii ili.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

Father Dohcrty would Settle the dis
turbancc in Christ Church at Norfolk
by having tho whole congregation to
come over to the Catholic Church In
a. body. Why not? But even there
tho rector of The Church. II, indeed.
Ito should be continued in that office.
would be subject to authority. The
lesson that VIC all have to learn, In
Church rs we'll as State, is obedience
10 authority Little can be accom-
plished withoutlit ilsi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
BIRMINGHAM SLOGANS.

BirminGha is not reclining on her
laurels. but is Keeping right along. the
same old lines of city booming and CITY
boosting. The newspapers of .,The
Magic City" are always sounding Its
praises.
Here arc some Slogans" from tho
Birmingham News. which show how
the city is being advertised;
Birmingham. the bright spot trad
Ing centre.
birmingham. the logical trading
centre of Alabama and adjoining
States.
"Wcek-end rates on the railroads.
Your raiiroad fare refunded II YOU
trade lin Birmingham.
Special two-duy rates on Southern
and Frisco
tickets. iii
splendid accommodation schedules
10 and from Birmingham.
Birmingham. the trade and plea
metropolis Of the South.
Aiways something doing in Bir-
m!ngham
Big, bright. busy Birmingham
wants your trade.
"uncNcellcd shopping facilities In
birmingham. -A
Special offerings by merchants OF
Birmingham
Week end rates at the hotels.
cunningham wants Your tradc-wili
90 All 1t can 10 secure and keep it,
This is an attractive statement OF
the commercial advantages, OF the city
in question. and some OF IT Is true. TO
make a city grow. there Is nothing
like keeping riastingly at it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

Miss Mary s. Snow, superintendent
Of household arts IN the Chicago pub
lie schools. has filed a protest against
theoretic arithmetic. with which SO
many young persons have been almost
worried to death In this country. AZ.
for example. in the case of tho frog
Mt the bottom Of a we'll sixty feet
deep which climbed up three feet at
night fell back two feet In the day.
and his whereabouts at the end OF two
weeks. and this other example. which
Miss snow is said to have invented
herself: When should chicken,
which requires IL hours cooking
be put in the ovon TO be ready for 6
o'clock dinner?" We should think that
st would be better to boil chicken
like that; but that is not the aues-
lion. We ngreo with Miss Snow that
this method OF teaching arithmetic
ought TO be changed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

Robert f. Lee has been elected
Mayor OF Springfield. Mo. If no lives
up 70 the name. Springfield ought dur
Ing his administration to Bec6me q
pretty fine town" That's what tho
Chicago Record Herald thinks about
II. and everybody Will agree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

IT is explained that the Mohanime
dan who killed United States Army
officer in Manila several days ago was
bound by his oath as a Moha,nmcdan
to shed the blood OF the Christians.
or course, he should hever have taken
an oath OF that sort. and he ought 10
have been very careful about carry
ing II out after he had taken 1t; but
hc Is to be commended all the Same
for doing what he swore he would
do. The Christians should now per
form their duty by hanging or shoot
ing tho Mohammedan on tho principle
OF an eye for an eye, life for a life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

The 0. o.'s" Is the way the Virginia
Citizen refers TO the beloved Orange
observer-thc "O's" meaning zone,
only. original, Orange Observer" Also,
onionized.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

The blossom will soon DO on the
dogwood," quoth the Orange Observer
Yes. but you can't see 1t In Orange
for the mint bloom!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
The Power Of the i,rcss.

I wish some points for an essay. 1.-THE
Iower Of the Press" Any aid you could
give mo on the subject would be much
appreciated. SUBSCRIRIEH
You can get all the points you wish
Dy consulting various books In the
Sstate Library. especially the index or
Modern Elo1ucncc." n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
RESPONSIBILITIES ron EInE wAsrE

Until the present excessive fire waste
is reduced, substantial reductions In
Gre insurance rates cannot be expected.
The losses last year in tho United
states and Canada were S234,470, $50
and this year there is reason to believe
iha. the total will be al least $500, O0O.-
600 since tho figures for the first quar-
Increase of more than 100000 as
compared with tho same period OF
15Iv.
Government officials. underwriters
and bremen agree that most OF these
losses were due to carclessness, and
were easily preventative. Almost all
OF inc recent fires which have arrested
public attention, because OF tho heavy
loss of life thereby caused, have been
chargcablc 20 the carclesBncss and in.
difference OF the owners. occupants or
mt.nicipai authorities. Criminal care.
lcssncss with matches. allowing In
flammablc rubbish 10 accumulate, dan
rcr3us construction, lack OF proper
fire protection and other conditions
fnvoring the starting and spread OF
fires were apparent In nearly every
case. Few OF those responsible arc
ever punished. and public interest ns
well as public Indignation Subsidies
| Very quickly.
What IS needed. as the chicago
Record Herald very aptiy Says. "is tne
| enforcement Of Individual and NUM-.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

Tho Orange observer says she
wouldn't think Of saying nice things
about married man. shucks! the OBJ
server doesn't care whether they arc
married or not.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
Thc AmclIn 0unnrnnrlc.

In reply to j. b. Chambers reniIest
Tor information as to tho place where
me Amelia Quadrangle may be obtain
ca. we arc Informed that this may he
The Director OF the United States Geo
logical Survey at Washington, D. T.
Remitances must be by money order
or in cash. s stamps are not accepted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
Daily Queries and Ansuers

state for six months can begin suc;,
IN action. This dcpartm is Inform
90 mat at the time of Inning IN.
action In that State The plalntiff has
10 make outh that no or she ha S beoi,
resident OF the State for Six months
ihn n uousiy prior to the beginning Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
COLONNA
BEARS MANY TITLES

ny la MARQUISI; DE FONTENOy.
ONA TERESA COLONN.A. who has
/ Just been stricken down by apo
pleNy. in her villa on tho shores
N OF Lake MAgSiore. and who is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

Is 1t true that all women who 20 To
Reno. New. to commence an action for
divorcc must remain within the State
Tor n period OF six months? A. L. B.
Tho law of the State Is that no one
VINO has not been resident OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19
DIR. IllIzey,s AddresH.

DIR. Eifzcy's Address,.
The address OF DR.. NJ. G. E;llzey re-
guested yesterday is 1913 Third Avenue.
Highland Park. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

birmingham.
!. What Is tho population OF Birmins-
nam. Ala according to the census OF
1910? What was It at the previous
ccnsus2 r. W
]. In 1910 It was 1855. in 300 II il w was
Her Parents.
:, Name the parents Of the Princess
Patricia Of England. J'D
Arthur. Duke of Connaueht and
Princess Louise OF Prussia.
sonp.
Has teacher a right to put soap
ment? it mr. = p
No. -
Pictures.
Can pictures taken on postal card,
be enlarged? z, NJ =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

John $. Sargent.
Will you answer IL John Singer Sar.
gent. the artist, is living? II SO. where
IL not. please give dato of death.
4 SUBSCRIBER
lie Is living at 81 Tito Street, Chel.
sea, S. w. London. England. m
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-19

yh Who WAS voltalre. and when ana
Francois Marie de Arouet do Vol.
,aire was one OF the notable French
writer's He was born In Paris. Fran
IT'S. "' ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-03

seeking to receive this money as
part payment of the debt incurred
by Dr. Douglass. However, this
money is tied up in such way
that nothing could be done at court
this morning except order the gar
pishee to hold the money pending
further investigation.
J. E. Swenson was arrested yes
terday afternoon in one of the local.
saloons charged with disorderly
conduct. When brought before Judge
Comstock this morning he pleaded
not guilty and was released on $50
BAIL The case was continued until
$50 this afternoon.
Swenson was tried this afternoon
and Judge Comstock, after listening
to the testimony of Policeman An
dengaard and Bartender Huettl, dis
missed the case and surrendered the
bond.
Attorney Severance appeared for
SwensOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-03
A GREAT RECORD

Hard to Duplicate 1t in Mankato.
Scores of representative citizens OF
Mankato are testifying for Doan's
Kidney Pills. Such a record of local
endorsement is unequalled in modern
times. This public statement made
by citizen is but one of the many
that have preceded it and the hun
dreds that will follow. Read it.:
f. R. Barber, 613 N. Front ST.,
Mankato, Mimi, says: "Off and on
for fifteen years / was subject to
attacks of kidney trouble. There
were sharp pains over my kidneys
and it was difficult for me to do any
work that brought a strain on my
loins. My back was weak and when
got up in the morning, there was
much lameness in my loins. The kid
ney secretions passed too frequently
and disturbed my rest at night. Read
ing a public statement given by a
local citizen, who had taken Doan's
Kidney Pills with benefit, I was
induced to try them. They proved to
be the medicine l needed and the
contents of five or six boxes, OBTAIN
ed at Thro's Drug Store, cured me.
During the past three years, have
had no further trouble from my back
or kidneys"
For sale by all dealers. Price
SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other,