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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
'PRENTIS MAKES
REPLY T00UTlOOk
Saws Criticisms of Virginia Cor
poration Law Are Palpably
and Plainly Untrue.

Referring to the statement con-
Gained in a letter from a lawyer ad-
dressed to the Outlook, of New YORK
to the effect that a provision in the
charter of the Tobacco Products Cor
pcratton. recently chartered in VIZ
ginia. is. in effect. a license TO steal
the following statement was made yes
tordAy by Judge r. II. Prenus. CHAIR
man OF the State Corporation Com
mission.
The assertion is paipabiy and plain
~ untrue.
The clause criticized. in effect, pro-
vides that contracts between the cor
poration ana other corporations or its
own directors or other persons. shall
not be invalidated by the mere fact
that the directors are directors Of. or
interested in both corporations. Or
otherwise personally interested in such
contracts This provision does not
change the fduciary relation OF such
director to his corporation, nor re-
iieve him of the very high degree Of
responsibility which that relation I'M
poses He is a trustee. and must act
with the utmost good faith. Plainly.
il does not authorize, condone, excuse
or relieve a director from either civil
or criminal responsibility IL he -
guilty OF Ddu lditH, NcStit VI iduo' ~
the injury of his COMPANY. its stock
holders or the public. Plainly. tho
criticized provision does not author
ize stealing. and IL 1t undertook to DO
so il would be void.
Whether such q provision is wise
or not may be debatable. but IL is GER
tainly no worse that the common de-
vice of having the real directors re-
sign when they wish to contract with
the company, so that oisinteresteu
dummy directors may be appointed &c
make the desired contract
Before making any issue of stock
or bonds a Virginia corporation is re-
uuired to file a sworn statement WITH
the State Corporation Commission. in
such form as may be prescribed or
permitted by the commission. setting
forth fully and accurately the basis
or financial plan upon which sucn
stock OR bonds are IL be issued. Such
sworn statements are open to pub
lie inspection and afford the publicity
in such matters commended by the
Federal commission headed by Presi-
dent Hadley. OF Yale, with reference
to stock and bond issues
The Virginia corporation law. in
recurring such publicity, probably af-
fords as much protection TO the limo
cent purchaser OF stocks and bonds as
the law of any state in the Union. and
the slur put upon it by such CORE
spondent is gratuitous and without
justification.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
MANY SPEAKERS
ARE SCHEDULED
Program for Coming Months
Given at Meeting of Bank
ing Institute.

The program for the meetings OF the
next few months was outlined by tne
president last night at the December
meeting of Richmond Chapter. Ameri-
can institute of Banking. in the JET
ferson Hotel after the speakers OF the
evening had presented tne tocnh'eai
questions for discussion. III very
able manner George Bryan. attorney
for the virginia Bankers Assocla uoh'
delivered the urst pf series OF ta4hS
10 be given by him before the institute
ON th4 subjecs Of Negotiable lnstru-
,,snts law His lucid explanation OF
rho statutes bearing on this phas" oi
b,,l.fne. was followed with the Keen
est interest.
eeorc. 81 Keesee. assistant cashier
of the Merchants National Bank. eA-
nlain.d in detail the workings OF me
statement systems" now in use, WIN
soecial reference 70 individual depos-
is His audience attcsted us dppIe-
citation by asking many questions
According to the plan outlined os
IN. p-asldsnt. George Bryan VIII SN'
his supplementary lecture on Neso-
tiah1c instruments Law ~ the jan
uarv meeting OF the institute. whlIe
N NJ Haollston. president ~ the ola
dominion Trust Company ana chair
man Of the board OF directors OF the
First National Bank. will speaN on
possibilities OF Banking CROWN ~
Richmond" With his activity III the
formation OF the new s2.000.ooo trus,
company. NJ Habliston has ACQUIRED
the keenest familiarity with the SUD-
jet. ~
For tha February meeting, Ut
CHARLES "A Kent. OF tine University OF
virginia. Will deliver the prlnclpai az
dress His subject was not announce
Continuing the program, Mao.
George Ainsre will head the list OF
sneakers for the March meeting OF 'hc
institute. The tOpc assigned 10 'h'
Mavnr was not announced iast n.shD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
WILL HAVE MATRON
At FIRST STATION
Sanitary Officers, Plumbing In
spectors and Market Employees
Get Increases in Pay.

Employment Of a mstron al the FIRST
Police Station at a salary OF soo per
month was recommended 70 tire Coun-
ell BY the Council Committee on Ordi-
nances. Charter and Reform last nEhI
The ordinance has the approved 81 the
Police Board. u being plannc4 10 trans
fer ali women and c1vcnile Offenders
arrested during the night to the flist
station for detention
salary Increases we're recommended
By the committee - follows.
Market employees and swccpers. from
p7s Pc DAY each TO $40 Per day
each.
Plumbing inspector. from si.4oo TO
81 500 pc annum-
Assistant plumbing Inspector. TO w.
GOO per annum
chief sanitary officer. 60 I.leN. ana
I've assistant sanitary inspectors -
81 go per annurn each
Employ rlcut Of an additional laboIcr
throughout the year was authorizcN
81 Joseph Bryan Park.
The ordinance creating the position
o. Superintendent % tho Municipal
Electric Plant and defining the NUN
Der. pay and duties Of the empioye7
% the plant was tabled Tor future con-
si5eration after some discussion.
An ordinance prcpsynd ~ the Boar"
Of Health was recommended Tor a1op-
ton amending the pure food laws
Of the city. 50 as to allow the s~ie
81 pure milk from Holstein cows. even
though containing less than the re-
ousred amount OF butter fats
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Street PAVING
IS INSPECTED
Officials of Asphalt Block and
Tile Company Come Here to
View Broad Street Work. 1.

T. Harrison Johnson. president. ana
y. II. Shea secretary and treasurer
Of the Washington Asphalt Block and
Tile Company. came to Richmond yes
.erday, and in company with City En-
gineer Charles E. Boiling, inspected
the work of paving Broad Street. now
in progress The city's contract for
having is with the Washington con-
Germ. which makes the blocks. that
company having sublet the actual lay
ing OF the paving 20 contractor John
l. Curley. who is giving the Work his
personal supervision
The visitors and City Engineer
Boiling expressed themselves as well
pleased with the character Of the paw
ing so far as the work has progressed
Yesterday was a favorable day on
which to view the work. as an I'M
usually large gang of men was al
work laying the blocks in the south
ern side of the square. between Fourth
and Fifth Streets. More than 1000
square yards OF blocks were laid yes
terday. believed to be tine largest lald
in one day since the work CONNIE need.
The concrete foundation has been laid
along the southern side OF the street
to Third and the paving will be COM
t,Ieted over that section in a day or
two. IT is not probable that the norts-
ern side OF the street from Third TO
seventh will he opened until after the
Christmas rush is over The work Is
of a character which is practically
stopped by freezing weather. so that
progress from this time on will de-
peud entirely on the conditions that
may arise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
MANY SAWb0NES
FACE STATE BOARD
Semi-Annual Examination Be
gins To-Day-Board Holds
Meeting.

Fifty eight applicants for license "a
practice medicine in Virginia will face
the state Board OF Medical Exa miners
to-day for examination. The sessions
Will be held this time at the Uniyer-
sity College OF Medicine Three DAYS
Vii be consumed in the work.
The examinations to-day will be az
follows: 10 ~ o'clock. materia medi
ca therapeutics and toxicology: ie 20
} o'clock. hygiene. preventive medicine
and medical Jurisprudence. to !
o'clock. chemistry subjects for to-
morrow and Friday have not yet been
determined upon.
The semi-annual meeting OF tbs
state Board OF Medical Examiners was
held last night at Murphy's Hotel.
Many applications FOR license In viz
ginia on the basis Of reciprocity with
other States were passed upon. The
examination papers were gone over
ana everything made ready for TO-
days ordeal
The following members Of the board
are IN attendance. DIR. T. 6 Martin
stuart, president: Or. Herbert Old
Norfolk. secretary and treasurer: Dr..
i. +. Warmer. Richmond; Dr.. r. y
lanes, Danyille; Or. J. ~ Barney,
Fredericksburg: Or. John c. Rennie
petersburg. Or. o. c. Wright. Jar
rats; DR.. II. W. Dew. Lynchburg; DR.
+. W. Boyd. Winchester: DR.. Levitt.
Holiday. Orange: DR. Robert Cias-
gov. Lexington: DR.. L. C. Williams
Hot Springs DR.. Harry 6 Corey,
richmond. Dr. J. W. Preston, Roam
Oke
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
ORDER IS MERGED
WITH GOLDEN SEAL
New York Jewellers Swell Rolls
Colonial Camp of Richmond
Elects Officers.

The Assurance League Of New YORK
-itv. a fraternal beneficiary associa-
ZION has aoeen merged with the orue'
~ the Golden Seal. which. with SOUTH
ern Headquarters in Richmond. con-
trolls most Of its activities from this
noint The merger papers have been
or,roved by Colonel Joseph Button
commissioner Of Insurance.
ACQUISITION Of this concern ados
,r,ur 1.O0o members TO the order OF
ne Golden Seal The Assurance
league was formerly the jewelers.
society. and is composed in the nam
IF men working al the crafts OF solu-
smiths and silversmiths. 1t has as
sets OF about $500. 900.
Colonial Camp, No. 55G. Order OF the
Golden seal. held its annual meetihs
last night in Smithdeal Hail. Tor the
lection OF officers for the ensulns
YEAR. This camp. formed just one year
ago. now has about go members
Oficers chosen for the year are as
follows: Mrs. Florence Beadles' COM
1nauder. ". Travers Moale. secretary
Mrs Gertrude ". Thompson. chaplain
Walter G. Duke. guide; Miss Ida
Ho,dcrott. sentinel; Mrs Anna Is.
Rsiley. organist: Miss Gertrude Gar
risop. captain. Company y; r. !. Jen-
uings. captain. Company B. MIS-
Danie 3 Matthew. color bearer Al
cred Pohlig. standard bearer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
SIX COMMITTEES
UNDER NEW RULES
Tentative Plan Outlined for
Council Action After Admins
trative Board Takes Office.

According II tentative plan drawn
up yesterday afternoon By a su5con:-
mittee Of the Committee on Rules. the
new Council after January l VIII have
but six committees. as follows:
Committee on Streets, composed of
one Councilman and one Alderman
from each ward in the city, making 4
committee of eight this committee
having to do with public service cor
porations using the streets, franchises
ana ali matters of permits though hav-
ing no money to eXpend in the i'm
proVement of streets after the Admin
istrative Board takes office.
Committee on Finance. composed OF
four members of the Common Council
and three members of the Board of Al
dermen. having substantially the same
duties as at present.
Committee on Claims and Local
Assessments. composed of five Coun-
cilmen and four Aldermen.
Committee on Harbor. composed of
Ave Councilmen and four Aldermen.
Management of the city tug and the
routine matters of harbor improve
ment, including the new wharf and
lily DOCK, VIII De unucr the AUlinli-
istrative Board. but this committee
viii have general charge of cncOurag-
ing Richmond's WaIer-borne commerce,
developing its harbor and securing
from the Federal government aid in
! the Improvement of James River.
! Committee on Public Works, com
, posed OF nVe Councilmen and four Al
dermen. 10 which committee may 10
/ referred any general plan OF improve
! ment. such as a new bridge or other
utility. the actual construction Of which
3 will De under the Administrative
Board. when once the policy and wis
dom of such an undertaken has been
determined upon by the Council and
tho funds voted for the purpose
/ Committee on Ordinance. Charter
! a nd Reform. the name of which it is
/ proposed to change to the Commi See
I on General Laws. 10 Toe composed OF
i've COuncilmen and four Aid. rmcn
( and II have substantially the same
duties IS TN" present Ordinance Com
/ mi;tee. though relieved of the infinite
( detail Of perpetual salary increases for
minor employees of the city
The Committee on Rules viii meet
/ tonight at o'clock to receive and
act on the report II the subcommittee.
IL is conceded that the existing rules
81 the Council viii be changed as
/ little - ossiblc-Only. in TACT wher,
J they conflict with the new provisions
II the city charter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
MUST STOP BEGGING
Police Get Orders to Report Parents Of
children Ndo Asa for Aims.

Inst -uctions We're given yesterday by Chic
81 Police Werner to captains OF all districts
10 see that the ordinance prohibiting the
solicitation OF ans in the city without =
permit from the Mayor be enforced The
past few DAYS Police Headquarters has been
swaruped with complaints of persons being
accosted By beggars. especially boys and
girls
Numerous charity workers yesterday com
piained 20 Mayor iins1e OF this nuisance
which during the holiday season. is always
a SQUIRE. o. great annoyance 20 the public
AZ policemen have been given orders %
take the names OF the parents OF all min
ors found begging and have them summon
ID 10 Police court. Fines % SO will De i'm
posed IN cases OF convictions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday in the clerks Office Of tie
Hastings Court: J. STANLEY Oliver OF Colds
Ooro. y. g. and Na,ile %. Bell. % tails eft, :
Charles VI. Pugh. OF Proypeei Va, ana
Carrie 4 Jones o. this city. Franklin A.
sirstion and Ethel Maria Robertson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

According 20 a custom which has beer
observed sor a number o. YEAR. ire hons
t-,--t.hinr company viii give away So bax'
81 eos,r N Christmas Day The distribution
vii take ,iare between the hours % and
d o'clock in ne morning a. their establish
,-c,s or Road street. All persons present
Ins tickets fo- -four most be more thar
hfseen years % age. and mus Be descrvins
q, charity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Paragraph Pulpit
REASON IN RELIGION.

Shall We not believe that the sam =
God who IS the author OF religion IL
also the author OF reason7 II so. let
US use reason in matters OF religion.
To believe that God. having endowed
us with intelligence. will condemn Us
for using that intelligence would be
70 charge Him with displaying signals
OF safety where danger is Imminent
Unitarian Publicity Commiftee.
(AdyertfSenaenf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Hearing Goes Over.

The hearing Of Edward Scott. cooTed. &C
c,,sed % sustchins = silver handbag rom
Mrs Hampton Fleming o - Grove ave
ne vas continued yesterday in Police
Court until to- morrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Mary S;ovaiI. coiored. was sent to Jail for
fftecn days yesterday morning IN Police
court for shoplif;ing. she was caught Mon
ia, while stealing notions in McCrorey :
Fits and Ten-Cenf store.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Michael Antik. the Greek who was sStn-
died oct ~ $50 iast week by Italian and
a. Spaniard yesterday went to Newport
News to identky two suspects held there.
hu. they proved not ~ Dc me men who
nir. farnmnf him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Two Tined for Cracity.

Y Ros~nsfein was aned 50 and costs ycs-
ferdav morning iu roii'e 'o-st ior cruelty
4. Z. r~~.~ while sam Abraham was fined
40 Tor beating . dog and throwing 10 oui
o. = window.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Nellie Croxto1. coiorcd. vas convicted yes
fcriaE in the HustinEs Court o. petit lar
ceny and sent % Jail fo- thirty days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

CAL Tor Illustrated ioIder.
pIcuNo~D TRANSFER COMPANY,
500 East Main Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Panama Canal


More dirt moved every month than re-
o,,,,rcd 10 lsuild ;hrcc pyramids.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-30
"The Right of Way"

THE Right of Way is a powerful,
interest-stimulating drama, introduc-
ing rapid movement and acute stu
ations amid a succession of pictures
que effects. 1t is the s,ory OF the de-
generation of a man through drink
and his regeneration through a life
spent in the service of others, and
particularly in the radiating glory of
a pure woman's unselfish love that
dispels the gloom that envelopes a no.
BILE mans soul and saves him from
himself
Interest is principally centered in
two strangely contrasting figures
Charley steele. once Il brilliant law
yer and Joe Portugais, man of ma
ture in its most uncouth aspect In
the earlier scenes of this strong, pulls
ating play, the heartless cynicism Of
the jaded man of the word, Charley
Steele, almost revolts one, just as
much as one finds JOY in the beauty
of his real nature as shown by the
change that comes after the accident
that temporarily deprives him of his
memory. The awakening of his love
for the country maid Rosaile, in
stead of his wife whom he has found
a frozen fact in his world, is ex-
quisite in it's simplicity, its sincerely
and its truth. and affords one of the
most pathetically sweet tales told on
the stage.
The other chief character-Joe
Portugais, has, earlier in his life, kill
ed a rival; has been tried and ac-
quilted through the legal skill OF
Charley Steele, but deep down be-
meath the surface beats heart, loyal
steadfast and unselfish. There is al
Intensely interesting love story run
ming through the play which involves
the girl, Rosalie, Charley Steele ant
his wife. Friday night, February
at the oregon theatre.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-30

Minneapolis, while his wife is still a
wanderer in Chicago.
Bergen was sent to his home by
his uncle, Charles Hyde, a drug clerk
at Eighteenth street and, Wabash av-
enue. Uncle Charles" before pro-
viding the boy with railroad fare,
wired his father. The reply, it is
declared, was to send William home,
but to not bother about his child
wife
1t was said, however. that the
young wife had arranged a meeting
with "Uncle Charles" At the meet
ing Mr. Hyde, it is declared, will be
prepared o offer her whatever assist
ance she requires. The father of the
youthful husband is G.. "a. Bergen
of Minneapolis.
The couple were arrested after
they had quarreled in their room on
Madison street. Their money was
gone and this dispelled their dreams
of romance. They We're freed by the
police after "Uncle Charles" appear
ed Then they spent the greater part
of So bill he gave them for sup
per at the College Inn. The girl wife
will be sent back to her family, it is
declared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-30

and on the road is the very limit for
fun,
"a New Years Gift" ITALIA. A
clever trick comedy. The husband
went out to get a present for the
wife. What he got, the way he
brought it home and its reception
it's funny. And there was $40, 900
hidden in the box, which adds inter-
est.
THE Legend of the Eagle" Eclair.
A military drama Of Napoleon taken
in Austria. 1t tells of a soldiers dis
obedience, his repentance and the
price he paid.
Mutt and Jeff in Society,"" Mes
tor. Here they are again. You all
know them and what they do in this
one is comedy every second.
Their afternoon Off" Nestor. A
comedy of pretense. He was coach
man, she was a cook, they pretend
ed to be millionaires. Both chanced
to meet later and the masks were off
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-30

The home of good pictures Tues
days change of program.
"The Revenue Man and the Girl, y
A very tense and dramat-
ic story showing some of the Bio
graph players at their best. The story
is like a mountain torrent, now lashed
into white foam, now deeply emotion
al like a pine-shadowed pool. The
heroine pictures her love for the rev.
enue man and her sense that her
fathers death should be revenged.
Love wins.
"Pull for the Shore, Sailor" Edison,
From "The Madonna of the Tubs" by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. A sweet, pa
thetic tale that is sure to reach the
heart.
"a Day With a Circus" Selig. Ar
exceedingly interesting subject.
"The Plumber" Selig. A rapidly
moving, humorous comedy of human
nature.
"The Mountain Law" Essany.
western drama, each scene bein!
shown in a novel and most artistic
way
Musical program for Tuesday:
No. 1. o Zronu-Polka Two Step
A. l., Marsh.
No. 2. vesnicko Ma (My Countr
Home) Waltzes-J. r. Blobner.
No. S.-Pode Miejnem cat the Mill
March Two-Step-F. r. Kmoch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-30
At THE PICTURE SHOWS
Orplleunn.
Tuesdays

Good program COZ Tuesdays
change:
/. Industries of the South and
West" Selig. An educational, re-
view of accomplishment. We are
shown among other subjects, The
Prune Industry, the Famous Roose-
welt Dam, Luther Burbank, the wiz
ard of flower and plant life, The
Watsonville Apple Fair, the Largest
Locomotive in the World, the Santa
Rosa Flower Festival and the Los
Angeles Vaquero Club, in one of
their thrilling exhibitions of horse
manship.
2. Her Little Slipper American
Pathe. A good war story. 1t deals
with the freeing of the slaves.
8. Losing to Win" Kalem. An
interrupted race around the world.
This production was made on the
steamship Baltic while crossing the
ocean.
4. Jimmie Tricks the Landlady."
Gaumont. Jimmie, pretending to be
a palmist, shames the landlady so
that she does not force collection of
the rent.
s. "The Challenge" Gaumont. A
clever story of a formidable lady
fencer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-30
HERMIT REFUSES MONEY
BEQUEATHED BY MOTHER
Court Rules That CaIiente Man Must
Accept $500 He Will Not Take.

San Francisco AT last a man has
been discovered who cares absolute
ly nothing for money. That man is
Eddie Weeks, 81 years old, a hermit
of Caliente, who prefers to wash
dishes for his food and live a life
of seclusion in the wooded hills ad-
jacent to Caliente rather than come
to San Francisco and claim an estate
of $2S0O bequeathed to him two years
ago by his mother, Annie F. Weeks.
Mrs. Weeks, who was the wife of
a sea captain, died two years ago
in Lane hospital. She named her
son as her only heir. AS he did not
come forward to claim the estate it
went into the hands of the public
administrators. Through letters
found among Mrs Weeks effects the
son was traced to Caliente. He paid
no attention to letters.
Henry Dinkelspeil, attorney for the
estate, and a representative of the
public administrators office were
sent to Caliente to examine into
Weeks sanity They declared him
to be sane but were unanimous in
the opinion that he was one of the
strangest men they ever met.
He owned three cabins in the hills
where he lived alone. He came to
Caliente, which consists of hotel
and blacksmith shop, and washed
dishes and sawed wood sufficient to
obtain food and few cast off clothes
and then returned to his cabins. The
proprietor of the hotel told the inves-
tigators that Weeks would go for six
months at a time without speaking a
word and that he had not been any
further from his cabins than Caliente
for fifteen years, and every time ref
erence was made to San Francisco
and his coming here to claim his es-
tate he went into the brush and would
not be seen for weeks
Presiding Judge Thomas F,
| Graham of the superior court order
ed that the estate be distributed tc
| Weeks wheher he wanted it or not.