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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
$4,000 Southern Pacific stock held
by the Union Pacific.
Purpose OF Trade.


$4,000 Southern Pacific stock held
by the Union Pacific.
Purpose OF Trade.
In referring to the reason for the
proposed trade IN stock between the
Union Pacific and the Pennsylvania
Mr.. Lovett said;
THE sole purpose of the Union
Pacific in making the trade for the
Baltimore and Ohio stock with the
Pennsylvania was to dispose of $685.
100000 of the s1as,ss0. 00o OF the
Southern Pacific owned by the Union.
which is practically in custody of
the court We cannot cell, vote it or
give 1t away. We cannot even get
dividends from 1t.
'"There Is no desire on the part
OF the Union Pacific to control the
baltimore and Ohio. We have no
other trunk line in the East, al
though we have traffic affiliations with
many company tapping Eastern
territory The control of the Balti-
more and Ohio may result from this
purchase eventually. as 1t gives us
about IS per cent of the stock OF the
road Now the Pennsylvania, which,
on the other hand. holds 20 per cent
of the Baltimore and Ohio capital
stock. as everyone knows, Is anxious
to dispose Of 1t a sthere has been some
CTiIlGlSEl "a tAG Ao01 "VA"'AN >"N ~~~~'N
of another which Is in a sense COM
peting line.
Gives Pennsylvania Opportunity.
1.-The offer affords the Pennsylvania
an opportunity to dispose OF its Bal
timore and Ohio stock for stock with
substantially the same amount OF In
come"
Mr.. Lovett spoke OF the Feasibility
of the plan because 1t gave the Penn
sylvania a chance to dispose OF a stock
1t no longer wished to hold and AZ
the same time afforded a channel for
the disposition of 3S.O00.00o southern
Pacific stock, thus making 1t I'M
necessary to place either of the stocks
on market which at the present
was not in a receptive mood.
He said that he was making the
statement to give the public chance
to understand the situation exactly ~
| 1t is so that 1t might not be misieo
into believing that banking interests
were trying to secure control OF q
system like the Pennsylvania
Story is Preposterous.
He added:
Il want to repeat that this story
sssssm IKE the s0niIs, sss
| Baltimore and Ohio. the Southern or
| the Union Pacific is preposterous; The
Psnnsylvan a Is not tied uR.wwa,t With s sny
| 10. s8l,SSo shares yof capital stock, IN.
GLIDING reserves. for convertible bonds,
and over 100000 stockholders scattered
ali over the world No single bank
ing house could control the company.
II cannot imagine anything more
preposterous and believe that II II =
deep laid scheme to create false Inn
preston with the public"
Mr.. Lovett denied the report that tho
Pennsylvania had offered to take one
half OF the 3l7e.S60. 900 Southern Paci..
NO stock held ~ the Union and said
that ne did not believe for = moment
that the Pennsylvania would consider
taking over any more OF the Southern
$3S, 900. 900 they had agreed TO assume:
He added that X the court approved
OF the plan It might be found ex-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
MQRGAh-cARhEG|E
fContinaed from First Page.

Judge Reed told OF the panic OF 1878
where the. steel and iron manufac-
turers went out and cut prices, bring
ing decentralization in the business. He
said the same thing happened In 1898
I'm 1907 things looked blue" he said.
Usually reduction of prices meant re-
duction Of wages and the bottom drop
ping out OF everything"
In the. group OF men whom Judge
Gary called together at the hrst OF the
famous dinners, said the witness, were
men who were on the verge OF bank
ruptcy. The witness explained that
many men had bought steel products At
fair prices and a slashing OF. prices at
that time meant ruin to them: Judge
a Methodist preacher In camp meeting,
the business in our mitt." Judge Reed
insisted that the only exhortation made
by Judge Gary was to the men TO
maintain prices and prevent the bot
tom falling out of the market.
The result was" said Judge Reed
that 1000 men were
saved from bankruptcy in 1907. II we
had pursued the old policy OF 1879 and
1898 those men would have had to sell 1t
shot TO pieces. There were no failures
or importance-- pitteburE judge
Reed Insisted that there was no un-
by nod. wink, unexpressNd
sign or scabalistic mark by which the
diners were to do anything other than
Judge Gary asked them at the dinner
Judge Reed win continue On. the
stand tome<row.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
The Child Was Being Eaten Alive.
Such Was Case Local Boy in Portsmouth, But
Quaker Herb Extract Saved His Life.

seemed to reach their case. The boy
was in a weak, rundown condition
his appetite was poor most or the
tlme he was restless in his sleep,
very nervous; his color was bad; he
had no ambition to play the same
as other children. The father pro-
cured the Quaker Extract. COM
menced giving II to the family. and
behold the child expelled as much as
two cupfuis OF congested pin worms,
from LIZ to 3 inches in length, and IL
In useless to say the father is elated
at the results; and today the boy is
looking flne. improving every day--in
fact. the whole family Is doing nicely.
Is this remarkable, or is 1t an every
day occurrence? Quaker Herb Ex-
tract did 1t, as usual. Gray, the
Health Teacher, saws there are hum
TdrxdB or little children expei different
specimens OF parasite after taking
Quaker Extract. There are little baby
boys and girls. in puny. weak. run
down condition. and In many cases
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
PAIL PARROT IS
HAILED TO COURT
HAS WAY OF MAKING INSULT
ING REMARKS ABOUT THE
NETGHBORS.

NE WORK, June IA parrot
owned by Mrs. Johanna Vozt Ii TO %
| arraigned before Magistrate Nash.
! Friday morning, on charge OF dis
| turbing the peace ana quiet OF the
| neighborh ood--prevent sleep and
Of uttering SANDER. The complain
ant is Mrs. Bessie Granbo, who after
telling how the bird keeps everyone
awake after 8 A. M. declares Polly Is
always making offensive comments
about what women are wearing. The
parrot generally swings in cage
where It can see women on two
streets Every time a woman goes
| by that polly knows this is hurled
after her:
Look at her. There she goes.
she's got new skirt. Wonder where
she got it?"
Also Polly is accused of slandering
little children. The other day two
little girls were going to the store to
buy some milk. They were carrying
a pitcher. Polly saw them and yelled
after them:
What are you going after a pint
now for? 1t is too early"
But this was the worst of all. Mrs.
Granbo and a neighbor started out
for a walk Sunday afternoon. Polly
saw them and made caustic COM
ments about the way the ladies were
dressed and finally observed:
There they go agoin. It's time
their rent was raised"
That was the last straw. Mrs.
Granbo decided to get a summons
for Mrs. Vogt. Mrs. Vogt told Mag
istrate Nash today that the neigh
bors leased Poly and that the bird
was only getting back at them. She
also said that the bird never talked
loud enough to be heard out OF the
apartment and averred that Polly did
not say the things alleged anyway.
Magistrate Nash thought he would
like to have the testimony OF the bird
itself and ordered Polly to court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
WHITE MAN DROWNED
NEAR THE BRICK WORKS

Fred NJ. Rittenour. white. employ
ed at the Fulton Brick Works as an
engineer. was drowned while in swim
ming near the works yesterday after
noon about $50 o'clock. The water
was only Ave feet deep and several
persons were near by when the ac-
c'dent occurred. but 1t is thought that
Rittenour was taken with cramps and
was unable to aid himself. He was
about twenty years OF age and lived on
the Darhytown road some three miles
below Richmond.
The body was recovered by drag
ging the pond and after being viewed
by County Coroner Bright was taken
to Nelson's undertaking establishment.
The funeral will probably take place
in lakewood Thursday. Eittenour Is
survived by hts mother two brothers,
a haif-sister and half-brother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
WISE KNEW AND LOVED
UNIQUE MISSISSIPIAN

ever given in Washington. said Mr..
Wise last night in his dressing room
at the Academy OF Music. The en-
tire United States senate. Congress-
man and Mrs. LongWorth, tho MisSis-
eippi congressional delegation, the
Austrian ambassador and several
ether legations We're there is full
force. The house was packed Sem
ator Gordon and his friends occupied
the bny on the right of the stage, but
the senator made no speech. He
made one in the senate later that, as
MI know. was 1 classic. but the speech
Taking that n.rht was up to me 1t
was ticklish work, ! tell you, talk
ing before that row of experts, but
one statement of mine TO the effect
that l wished for the inspired sim
plicity of Senator Gordon made a
great hit with that body of senator's
1t seemed TO appeal TO them as the
best possible summing up of the
eloquent Mississipians oratory"
Mr.. Wise likes nothing better than
to talk OF the unique figure which
graced the United senate for such a
short while. but which created an i'm
preston that will long be remem-
bered. He told numerous stories of
the good-natured references to the
Two SeULfeHen from MISSISSIPPI,
and spoke feelingly of the lovableness
of the old man, who, by one speech,
did more to bring the sections to-
gether than thousands OF others have
done.
That speech" said Mr.. Wise. twas
chock full of pathos. humor of the
finest description, of wit, pathes and
sunshine. 1t is no wonder that the
whole country sat up and listened"
Mr.. Wise said that he was not only
extremely sorry, but very much sur
prised. when he learned of the death
OF the other gentleman from Mis-
sissippi"
He was an active man for all Of
his eighty years of age, and had been
accustomed to fish and hunt up. to
time he went to the senate. He Of
ten told me that he expected to live
| to be a hundred. and I. myself had
thought he would be spared for many
more years"
A Richmond Experience.
Coming down to the present and
speaking of Richmond, Mr.. Wise told
of his first engagement here, In Are
You a Mason" / had scarcely left
the train on that visit" said he.
when someone grasped me by the
| hand. greeting me by name and ex-
pressing great pleasure at seeing me.
| AT the MOTEL the clerk welcomed me
by name and shook hands cordially.
Even the barber showed me to a
chair with q Glad to see you. Mr..
Wise On every hand it was the
same, and l was becoming consider
ably puffed up. 1t rather fiatters a
fellow to find himself so we'll known
and so generally recognized in a
strange city, you know. Finally. all
the wind was taken. out Of my sails.
The imminent necessity of acquiring
new head-gear faded. They thought
! was your John Sargant Wise. who
died recently"
In spite OF the fact that he was
not so well known on his first trip as
he had thought, the anti-climax did
not lessen his liking for Richmond.
He merely smiles when told that at
this time he is as we'll known as he
thought for time, he was then. but
it pleases him. for he likes Richmond
and its people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
ACTOR GENTLEMAN FROM MIS-
OF THE SENATOR.
TALKS OF GORDON
HIM AFFECTI0NATE-
LY AS LOvABLE OLD MAN
GAVE LARGEST THEATER
PARTY IN WASHINGTON.

Vardamn, of the long locks, and
the classical John Sharp, and the
senator with the name suggestive OF
g. lisp and monocle, to-wit, Percy,
not to speak of the late president OF
the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis by
name. have done their little part to
get Mississippi into the histories of
this fair land of ours, but two others.
one of whom is now sojourning in our
midst. have added FRESH ;turels to the
namesake of the Father of Waters
and have enriched the fame of the
State with the attenuated name.
Tho other is now laid beneath the
sod of his native Mississippi. but
though his stay was OF one brief
months duration. he Is not forget In
the national capital ana will ever live
In the memory OF the genial comedian
Tom Wise. now playing at the Rich
mond Academy of Music in his great
success. The Gentleman from Missis-
sippi."
Two Cronies in Washington.
Senator John b. Gordon. who made
the greatest hit any senator has ever
made in that august body. with one
OF the 'fappiest and wittiest speeches
the senate chamber had ever echoed
and Tom Wise, who can also talk
along those lines as well as he can
act, were two great cronies. Their
friends called them "the two gentle
men from Mississippi" the one I'M
personating his own creation. and the
ether the embodiment of that char
acter in all but personal appearance
Mr.. Wise opened with his great sue
cess In Washington before trying il
out on Broadway. 1.-THE Gentleman
from Mississippi" as impersonated by
the actor, so resembled Senator Cor
don. serving a brief term by appoint
lnent OF the governor, that no one In
Washington could help being struck
with the fact, and Senator Gordon's
title, as given according TO custom
when addressed on the floor. appear
ed peculiarly apt, and THE Gentle
man from Mississippi" he became, of
as well as one on the floor Senator
Gordon, himself, could see the re-
semblance end he could also see the
truth in the political play of tina,
name. being presented at one of the
Washington theaters. These things
made him search out Mr.. Wise. The
acquaintance between the senator and
the actor playwright became friend
ship and the Two gentlemen from
Mississippi became well known In
Washington, To show his friendship
for Mr.. Wise and his appreciation OF
his play, Senator Gordon secured the
use OF the theater and invited to one
of the performances host of his
ether friends.
"Tf wSs tha 1arensf thaatar par. :,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
LIBERTY BELL To
BRING BONDAGE
IF MISS MORRISON SUCCEEDS,
SHE sURRENDERS HERSELF
TO MAN OF CHOICE.

NEW YORK, June l7.---Nine
Northwestern school teachers arrived
in New York today from Idaho. Wash
ington and Oregon. The party Is UNI
der the tutelage of Philip s. Bates.
Of Portland. Ore. and they are COM
ing East to take the sacred Liberty
Bell from its confines in Philadelphia.
We have no assurance that we can
get the BELL" said Miss Moseley, who
comes from Blackton, but we have
the petition OF 5000 school children
asking for II, and we deserve It. The
Liberty Bell IL the best demonstration
In the world to inspire patriotism.
OF course, If the United States ever
again wants soldiers they will all
come from the Pacific Northwest, 20
II Ia only right and proper that We
should have the bell out there. for the
Panama Pacific exposition.
''Afterward we would provide a
guard and take ii up through other
three States. We've got TO have the
bell and we're going TO get it. Aren't
we, Mabel" turning TO Miss Morrison.
''Yon can Just bet W care" answered
Miss Morrison.
Miss Morrison was--well. per-
haps. there was an understa nding be-
tween her and--oh. we'll. II dosen't
matter whom. An inquiry brought
ont a romance. Miss Moseley told
II. Yes. OF course, he's Westerner.
she said. And he had gone TO the
dance at Miss Merrisons gym just
before the party started West. No
one knew just how it came UP. but
he had said that 1t was all on be.
cause she brought back the bell. OF
course. he was joking. but Mabel 10
so serious.
she took 1t seriously and. for her
part, she said he could beta barrel %
California oranges against = New YORK
potato that there would be notalnE
doing between them 4 she failed n
her mission. She would show him tnAt
when she started out to get = thing she
got it
Marvel Rarney. of Nex Perez, Idaho;
Laura n. Dawson OF VoitsFe: Esns.
r. Drew. Of Klamath FAlla and Belle
Crawford Nelson. Of vssPsrs. 0Fs;:
Springer q wall. waiia; sara Moss,.sy'
Chaperon, OF Kittilaa county, Wash.
and Philip 8. Bates. OF Portland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18

swas what one OF the beet sugar mis-
aionsries wrote 10 another.
The Hardwick committee consisted
SGf Representatives Hardwick, Of
Georgia; Baker, OF California; J. a.
Conway. OF Arkansas. and Sulzer. Of
New York, Democrats and Fortiney,
scf Michigan: Madison, of Kansas
York. Republicans.
The committee. spent several mont hs
Slast year carrying on their inyestiga-
zion, and the report, when finally
made. did not contain any very posi-
tive recommendations. IL was signed
by Republicans and Democrats.
Only One Should Know.
Here IL the letter which Aaron
Cove, who had a rowing commission
for the best sugar people. wrote to
fMr. Harulin, their Washington agent.
&un August 4, 1911:
My Dear Hamlin:'I hav eyours with
enclosures. Thank you for the bank
serrand. You are quite right in
atemized expense. ard IL Will be easy
but If an auditing hoard, as you in
INMATE. is TO cheek you up. some skill
will be necessary In extending account
Atams- Heretofore ] have orally ac-
counted 10 my principal. These null
committees now on deck In govern
z1urntaf anAirE are lesson 10 any one
who has accounts 70 be audited by a
y hoard, Truth Ia. mot more than one
man ought ~ know avery thing, and he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18

it's worms that's the cause. Remem-
Der that Quaker Herb Extract expels
all worms from man. woman or
child. Is harmless to give to the
babe. for 1t is composed purely OF
herbs. roots, barks, berries, leaves and
blossoms. with no mineral or chemical
poison, and where the worm -expelling
power Is wonderful thing. the
Health Teacher claims 1t to be only
one of the many virtues. If. you sur
fer with rheumatism, catarrh in any
form, kidney, liver. stomach. bladder
or blood trouble, indigestion. consti-
patton. call at once at Tragle's drug
store and obtain Quaker Herb Ex-
tract, $l.00 per bottle. for $2.50.
for $500. oil of Balm, for all pain,
SO cents -----
Gray the quaker Health Teacher,
Ia At Tragle's drug store from 2 A. NJ.
to F. M. 1t costs nothing to talk.
II you can't call, the remedies will be-
sent you by express on receipt o.
price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18

Alb, Ira Owen Wade; "A. Irving
White: 3B, Grace Rollins: ga, Elsie
Goepfarth. 2B, Bessie Stith: "a. Els
worth Wiltshire; 1B, Mary Thomas:
and A, James Sloan.
Mr.. Claxton. who was the speak er
of tho evening. made a lengthy but
nevertheless interesting address. He
treated OF the necessity fer improving
the school conditions Of the country
SO that the system might he entirely
democratic, that the facilities offered
the county pupils might be equal to
those offered the children Of the city
and that the education Of both might
lie continued through the adolescent
period If development lie particu-
larry advised the installation of pure
ly elective courses, such as the high
school here has recently placed in its
curriculum, thus giving the pupil a
chance to develop along the lines to-
ward which he naturally tended.
Among numerous other advances In
the educational system he stated that
he stood for the employment of COM
potent teachers.
Schools Make the Government.
Schools" declared the speaker.
are not made by money and houses.
I J. nfSS tNIflES make only SlIu211OnS III
his the teacher who makes the school,
and the highest function of demo-
cratic government is TO fill our schools
with competent teachers educated
and equipped for .heir work. If
democratic government fails 1t will
be due to the school system. for upon
| 1t rests the development OF the in
dividual, the people and hence the
! government which must be by, for.
and OF them.
Democracy in education does not
stand for social equality; 1t means
equality of opportunity. The posi-
bility OF prosperity depends upon all
alike and you must bring 1t about
that the mountain districts. the
swamp lands and the backwoods all
have equal terms. Anyone In these
districts who Is being educated may
| be future citizen Of Richmond"
| Mr. Claxton added that he consid-
cred compulsory education necessary.
| He would have the parent recognize
that the child has property in the
| parent rather than the parent having
! property in the child, and that he
must not rob the child of a chance
at decent living and working. "Edu-
! cation" he asserted. docs not mean
/ to cause a child to abhor the parents
/ occupation anu W thho HlHl away
| from It, II 1t is a good and honest
| one. 1t means to equip him so that
| he may he competent to get the best
results from his work through scien-
tifc means and not to worry along
with mediocre success"
| Because OF the fact that he had
| been taken Ill just before the exami-
| nations and was ineligible to take
part in the exercises. the essay on
! Historic Richmond, written by Louis
Strause, WAS read by Miss Gladys
Burnett 1t was we'll composed and
treated of the development OF this
| city from its earliest date.
| Ferdinand c. Ebel, chairman Of the
| city school board. made short ad-
dress to the graduates, in which he
admonished them to be truthful. hon
| est and kind in their daily lives, be-
| fore delivering the diplomas to the
praduateg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18

1t Is easy to say that this or that
medicine viii do this or that. but when
you can prove beyond the vestiRe OF
a doubt to the people right here in
your own city, and by your own
neighboTs. IL must convince even the
most skeptical that the Quaker Herb
Extract is the most wonderful medi-
cine in the world. Gray. the Health
Teacher. was here: he proved TO the
people OF Norfolk that the Quaker
Herb Extract would do ,the work
that others had left undone. The
way the Health Teacher proves that
is by curing people right here in
your own city.
Mr.. +. @. Scott, who resides with
his family at 1901 Washington street.
Portsmouth. called at the Law
Building Pharmacy. He said he
wished To knew t46out- quaker
remedies for his wife and his twelve
year-old son. Gerald. were in poor
health, although they have been con-
stantly taking medicine, but uothtna
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-18
THINK SCHOOLMATE
IS IN CAPTIVITY

DOVER. DEL. Juno IA we'll
authenticated belief that their school,
mate. Miss Annie Mackenzie. has been
captured In New York by white slave
women while Mics Mackenzie was
stopping there ca shopping trip and
visit to her aunt. has terrified Miss
Julia Ritter, Of Dover. and Miss Jane
Harrington, Of Keene. N, H.. North
Held seminary xirIs. who have just
completed their school year.
Annie Mackenzie, fifteen years old.
In ono Of the most vivacious pupils
1t Northhcld. She recently decided
to 90 TO New York, whore she stop
ped to visit her aunt. Miss Jean
Mackenzie, = trained nurse Of 8 West
Ninety-second street
''Bhe II splendid girl. and In the
best OF spirits whom I last saw her.
am confdent. shs H. In great trou-'
BILE and hope We can md her. said
Mlss Ritter this afternoon.
Genar r. Benson, her uncle, has
notifed the New York police.