The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28

PLANNED TO.WAGE
Fight on TRUST.
Testimony of, President OF the
Ware Kramer Tobacco
ga.5 Company,
WORK ON MASONIC HOME
Session Of State Text Book Com
mission Quiet Senatorial
Campaign. i.
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Raleigh. y. c.. June s21.--President +.
d. Ware of the Ware Kramer Com
pany. was on the stand again to-day In
1.-THE sI,25o,ooO .dhmage suit of that com,
pany VS.. the American Tobacco Com
pany. His cross examna ion was con
Quoted this afternoon. The deciara-
tion of r. G. Briggs, president OF the
Wells Whitehead Company, that If the
Ware Kramer Company persisted in the
cigarette business they would pursue
them to China. Japan and even TO thu
gates of h: was ruled out on the
showing of the defense that for a cou-
pie OF years after this the plaintiffs
did very prosperous business, and
that long before there was any de-
! cline of business r. G. Briggs had sold
out all interest in the Wells-White-
head Company, and the American To-
bacco Company had no relations with
them.
Ware testified that he extended his
territory from one section to another
i'll the effort to avoid the American
Tobacco Company competition, which
..ursued him.
In the cross-examinatio Attorney
Win letters he had written which
showed that instead of the Ware kra-
mer Company having gone into New
England for trade TO get away from
trust competition. as he testified in d.
rect examination. and been pursued
there by the American Tobacco Com
pany, he had written Thomas 3. Scott
in 1905 that his company had driven
the Wells Whitehead Company from
the market to the extent that it had
only foothold then In Norfolk. Rich
mond and the New England states. and
he wanted to launch campaign for
trade in New England at once.
There was also evidence a 5 to spe-
cial discounts BY Ware Kramer Com
pany. given with admonitions of Sc
crccy. To all these President Ware
gave the eXplanu ton that they re-
Trained from such practices as far as
possible. but that the fierce compe-
tition they were up against forced
them to do some of It. AS to invading
New England to fight the trust, he
by the two that he was resolved TO
carry the tight speedily as possible to
the death of at least the Wells White
| head Company.
| Grand Master r. Hackett. of the
| North Carolina Grand Louge OF Masons.
says the work cannot possibly begin
| on the Masonic Home for Aged and
| Intirm Ma sons at Green sboro before
| fall, although the contract has
| been already let for lie main build
! Ing. The award OF the contract is
made, he says. with the stipulation
| that the work ls not to begin until
| certain matters have been adjusted,
that Will take thirty days or longer.
| He and the committees had hoped to
have the main building ready to turn
| over to the Grand Lodge. completed
at the annual convocation here in
| January, but the best they can hope
for now is to have the walls up and
| the roof on by that time. They are
! proceeding in the surest possible way.
rather than the fastest. and are de-
\ termincd to steer clear of any Imam
! cial complications.
a charter was issued to-day for the
| Lumberton Motor Car Company, OF
Lumberton, Robson county, capital
| $4,000 authorized and $1,000 subscrib-
! ed by "a NJ. Mcleod II. NJ. McAlIister
and others for general motor car
| agency and garage business.
The State Text Book commission
and subcommission entered to-day on
| the third and last week of the hear
/ lngs they are giving the book men
| on the merits Of the books they are
! ofrering for adoption for use in the
public schools of the State for the
next FIVE years. 1t IS expected that
| the hearings will be completed by
Thursday. Governor Kitchin has not
been attending the hearings, although
he is a regular member OF the com
mission. However. this morning 1t wa:
necessary to send for him to come ur
to make out a quorum. so that tn,
hearing could proceed, a number o.
the State officers being detained fol
\ the time on othcr matters.
| Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the
/ North Carolina Supreme Court. who i
u candidate for the United States Sen,
ate 70 succeed Senator F. NJ. Simmons
\ Will leave tomorrow for Toxaway L
attend the North Carolina Bar a $50
citation, to be In annual session there
/, The senatorial contest has been ne,
cidedly quiet for some time since thu
entries have practically closed Will
Simmons, Kitchin. Aycock and Clarl
as the candidates. but II is expected
that there will be some strenuous cam
paigning among the members of TIN
4 Bar Association by friends of all fou
candidates, If all are not there in per-
son.
Jones to Speak in Ly'nchburg.