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Evening star., 1916-10-13
Georgetown Co. Without Claim.

1T will be observed that the George
town company claims no legal right
or title in or to the $3.50 shares In con-
troversy for itself or for the holders of
the remaining 2,470 shares. Nor could
1t reasonably make such claim; for 1t is
not disputed that the legal title to the
stock passed out of the plaintiff into
the purchasers of these shares, who
paid value therefore into the plain
tiffs treasury. Those purchasers are
not parties to this action, and, so far
as the record discioses are making no
claim nor questioning any stage Of the
transaction whereby II reached the
possession of the Washington com
pany- II. as contended by plaintiffs S
counsel. the title of the Washington
company is void. then, Of course, the
transfer to It is void and the title to
the stock would remain in those who
tried to transfer II to the disqualified
corporation.
1T is somewhat difficult to trace a
would re-vest in the Georgetown com
. pany. which would be the essential re-
suit of granting plaintiffs prayer. Nor
is IL contended that the Washington
company now threaten or any longer
attempts to secure control of the
Georgetown company by voting the
$3.50 shares. 10 do any other act
which would Justify resort to equity
Tor It's Intervention.
THE only basis for equitable relief
suggested in the bill or in the brief
of plaintiffs counsel is that these
shares are held by body incapable in
law Of discharging any of the obIiga-
tons and duties of shareholder. But
the prayer of the bill is that the GER
tificates be surrendered to plaintiff and
Cancelled being null and void; not
that the Washington company be re-
Quired to dispose of the shares to those
who Will be capable of discharSing the
obligations and duties of shareholders.
Stated i'll other terms. the plaintiff
appeals TO a court OF equity TO enhance
the value Of 30 per cent of its stock by
declaring void 50 per cent the sole
ground that the SO per cent is in the
hands OF a corporation whose holding
of il is ultra wires. No case is cited II
which a court Of equity has enriched
the holders of stock in corporation a
their suit by canceling other shares OF
the sole ground that the latter hac
passed into the hands of those incapable
in law of holding them. The utmos
that the plaintiff could ask of equity 1!
that the $3.50 shares held by the Wash
ington company be in due course trans
ferred to the hands of those capable o
discharging the obligations and dutie
of stockholders.
Court Orders the Sale.
TT follows that a decree will b.
signed providing for sale OF thu
$3.50 shares in the Georgetown com
pany. represented by the certincat,
: held by the Washington company Tn.
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Evening star., 1916-10-13
Court Orders the Sale.

TT follows that a decree will be
signed providing for sale Of the
$3.50 shares in the Georgetown COM
pany. represented by the certificate
held by the Washington company. The
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1916-10-13
WEATHER.

Rain tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and somewhat cooler; fresh
southwest to northwest winds.
ending pm: Highest, 70, at 3:16 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81, at am. today.
Full report on page II.
Evening star., 1916-10-13
BEGS AID IN SAVING
RUMAN|AN NATION
King Asks Allies to Prevent
Overrunning, as in Case of
Serbia and Belgium.
SEES ANOTHER YEARS WAR

LONDON, October 13.-The Times
respondent with the Rumanian army by
the King of Rumania, in which the
monarch appeals to the allies not to
permit his country to suffer the fate
Of Serbia and Belgium.
THE Rumanians will not falter," the
king said, 'in their allegianc to the
cause nor can the enemy wean them
from their faith in their allies. Yet the
Rumanians pray that in spite of their
existing exlgencles and their own huge
problems the allies will not allow the
affairs of Rumania, who has staked her
all in this conflict. to pass into the
back of their minds and to suffer that
she may meet the fate of either Bel
gium or Serbia
Action on Big Principles.
King Ferdinand said that Rumania
had not been moved to enter the war by
mere expediency, but that her decision
was based on the biggest principles OF
nationality. Against Germany" con-
tinued his majesty, there was. at the
beginning OF the war; no hostility
rather, perhaps, friendship. for eco
nomically Germany was an asset to the
development of our industry and po-
tent instrument in forwarding the
prosperity of our country. But with
the progress of the war Rumania began
to feel the subtle force of enemy in
trigue endeavoring in every way to
force US into the struggle against our
own real interests
Forced to Bide Time.
IF Rumania has been criticised hereto
fore let the world consider her position:
small power with small army sur
rounded by giants faced a practical
problem With a western frontier near
ly 700 miles long. which alone was
greater than the English and French
fronts combined. and Bulgarian from
tiers, almost undefended, and near her
capital, stretching for other hundreds of
miles to the south. she had to await the
time when she could act with reasonable
assurance of protecting herself and hav-
ing the support of her allies.
Has Confidence in Allies.
"A small country in great war which
promises to last for at least another
Evening star., 1916-10-13
GEORGET0WNG GAS
STOCK TO BE SOLD
Washington Company Holds
$3.50 Shares Illegally, Is
Courts Decision.
OPINIONS IN FOUR CASES

Four opinions were rendered today
by the District Supreme Court relat-
! ing to the controversy over the owner
| ship by the Washington Gas Light
| Company of $3.50 shares of the capital
stock of the Georgetown Gas Light
! Company. Four suits involving the
! disposition of this stock were institut-
! ed in 1913, and were heard by Justices
Gould and Stafford Jointly. Two of the
! opinions are rendered by each justice.
! The court finds that while the com
! pany's holding of the shares of stock is
| In violation of the provision OF the pup
/ lie utilities act of 1913, it is not such an
! infraction as would justify the exercise
! of the discretion of the court to dissolve
; the corporation, as asked In the sun
i filed by the District of Columbia
through the then corporation counsel
Z. H. Thomas.
because the Washington company
was without power to purchase the
stock the court DEGREES that sale be
made and the proceeds turned into the
to be disposed of any other asset
OF the corporation. Accumulated divi-
dendS are to go to the purchasers at
the sale. This finding is made in the
suit brought by the Georgetown COM
pany against the Washington company.
in which the court was asked to decree
the cancellation of the stock certif1-
Gates and to return the shares to the
treasury of the Georgetown company.
Opinions by Justice Gould.
These two opinions are signed by
Justice Gould and concurred in by
Justice Stafford. The latter rendered
the opinion dismissing a suit brought
by Thomas L. Hume. stockholder of
the Washington company, asking for
a sale of the $3.50 shares and a dstri-
button of the proceeds "as dividends
among the shareholders of the COM
pany. Justice Gould acquiesced in this
opinion and also in the opinion of JUS
tice Stafford authorizing Joseph Letter
to foreclose on 5000 shares of stock
belonging to Thomas L. Hume, which
Mr.. Letter held as collateral for loan
of s260,000 made to Mr.. Hume in 1912.
The court will hear suggestions from
. counsel for the respective parties as to
the time and terms of sale, if they de-
sire to be heard
In disposing of the suit of the District
of Columbia for a dissolution of the
Washington company for its violation of
the public utilities act Justice Gould
finds that the phrase shall have juris-
diction in equity to dissolve any public
= utility for violation of the provision
is not mandatory, but leaves the matter
TO the courts discretion.
The Coconino sun., 1916-04-07
FAMILY AVOIDS SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
 Thedford's Black -Draught.

McDuff, Va.-'I suffered for several years" says Mrs. l. B. Whitaker, ol this place, "with sick headache, and stomach trouble.
 Ten years ago friend told me to try Thedford's Black -Draught, which l did. and found it to be the best family medi- cine for young and old.
 keep Black -Draught on hand all the time now, and when my children feel g Httle bad, they ask me for a dose, and t does them more good than any medicine they ever tried.
 We never have a long spell of sick ness in our family, since we commenced using Black-Draught."
 Thedford's Black Draught is purely vegetable, and has been found to regu- late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re- lieve indigestion. collie, wind, nausea, headache, sick stomach, and similar symptoms.
 It has been in constant use for more than 70 years, and has benefited more than million people.
 Your druggist sells and recommends Black-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a 12ckage to-day. Ncra
The Coconino sun., 1916-04-07
Her Passing

Her Passing
 George, the 4-year old grandson of an extremely pious and devout grand father, came rushing into the house wildly excited.
 "Grandpa!" he called, "Mr. Barton's COW is dead. God called her home"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-24
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: TUNlS AND RED MOUNTAIN
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Literary Friday night was wei
attended, and II splendid program
! was carried out.
Rev. Meeker preached an interest.
ing sermon at the Turns schoolhous,
Sunday. \ large crowd was in at.
tendance.
Many OF the Red Mountain PEG.
pie are blowing and getting ready
to plant a crop.
lladley Johnson has give up the
land he rented aud moved to town.
Il. ). Pond is some horse trader.
See that horse he traded forl
Miss Clara Pond visited Mds. sam
johnson Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Fitzgerald was shopping in
town Monday
o. h Gibbs is busy irrgating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam johnson spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. l.. W.
Gibson.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-24

f.. II. Stone of Phoenix. Ariz., was
a Deming visitor Sunday.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-24

HONDALE

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= HONDALE i
i !. = i. !. : i. = :. :. !. j. ]. = !. !. j. !.
y. \. Van Bremen wa, down from
Santa Rita Tor the week end.
ID. +. DAVIS left recently for Cai-
iornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hubble mot
"red out from Deming Sunday.
NJ. Il. Pringle is drilling well
\. ID. Walker will farm three acres
of tomatoes on the 0usterhaut place.
W. \. McCurdy is charging his
orchard.
Mr.. Coleman and family have
moved to Hondale.
W. a. Gregory has finished in
>talling hi, pumping plant.
&. A. kirl j. working the W. y.
McCurdy place. He expects to raise
six acres of tomatoes for the local
canning factory.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-24

&. q. Mclean of Clovis made q
trip from here to Lordsburg Tuesday
morning
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-24
STATE BANK REPORT

Report condition Of Mexico i
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26
WILSON'S VIEWS ON UNION LABOR

The Republican Publicity Association through President
Jonathan Bourne Jr has out the Following statement at
its Washington Headquarters:
justices of the United States Supreme Court are not charged
with duty moding public opinion According to
ports President Samuel Comps of the American Federation OF
purposes the record of Candidate Charles Evans
Hughes plead the of President Woodrow
coming campaign President Gompers will offer
evidence support of his attack the judicial attitude of Mr. Hughes
Danbury aers Regardless of Mr. Hughes holding in
that case and is generally admitted that was not sbversv
just rights of labor should be borne in mind by la
boring in this country that Mr. Hughes while Associate Justice
United States Supreme Court performing his duties
interpreting Federal presented before his Court For
the passage of those statutes he in wise responsible 1t
his function determine their legal application the at
his ability TO have shown favoritm to either
side cowardy and criminal violation of his oath
Office Mr. Hughes while the Federal Bench
all members of that tribunal and should be- he
cold neutrality of impartial Judge
Ay deviation from that position would subject the highest
in the land and rightly the suspicion of all classes and
country Failure the of Supreme Court
Judges interpret statutory legislation without fear favor would
buwark constitutional liberties dollhouse for the
propagation of class control and destroy Republican form of
government For this President GOmpers attack Mr.
Hughes for his holding in the Danbury ars will make
appeal o intelligent laborng union nonunion
other hand have matter of record the bacca
Woodrow Wilson, delivered the students
Princeton University A. that time Mr. Wilson
candidate for the Presidency He had political to
grind He felt liberty speak freely the thoughts that
his mind He addressing several hundred who
going world thoughts had been nodded by
Professor Wilson the class Everyone of those
left his alma with these words ringing in his
you what the usual standard of the employee
little he for his Labor stan
by this the standard which
No suffered do than the
and handicra suffered
do than the least kfu of his fellows do within the
hours allotted days labor and work out of hours
all or volunteer anything beyond the minimum need point
economically disastrous regulation of labor is
improbable the employer that in trades will presently
not be worth his while attempt anything at all He had better
altogether than inevitable and nvarabe loss
The labor of America rapidly becoming Improbable under its
regulation by those who determined reduce it
minimum Our economic supremacy be lost because the country
grows nc full of Improbable servants
Iabor will have its jury service to perform considering
the merits of the candidates for the presidency and this
Of the evidence against Woodrow Wilson,"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Republican partisanship in view of its
loyal support of Mr. Wilson, does not
say, as your correspondent has said,
that the only purposes in passing what
is left of the Shipping bill are U) to
save the face of the President" (2)
to provide places for deserving DEM
ocrats" at $500 a year and expenses,
and (3) to make $50 900 900 of govern
ment funds available for expenditure
by the administration during the pres
idential campaign. The Times can
hardly be expected to say that But it
does make perfectly clear that there is
no good reason for passing it, that
there are many valid objections to it,
and it leaves to the common sense of
it's readers to decide what are the real
reasons back of the administration s
insistence on its passage.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Hughes and Sugar-Gov. Hughes
has made it perfectly clear that as
President he will advocate the restor-
alton of the duty on sugar Accord
ing TO the Republican view. the duty
on sugar is highly important because
it plays a dual part, protecting the
beet sugar industry of the entire coun-
try and the cane sugar industry of
Louisiana and because it yields a
tremendous revenue without impos-
ing any material burden on the con-
sumers. That the sugar tariff can be
made to Yield Il large revenue has
been certified to by the Democrats in
repeating a portion of the Underwood
bill which would have put sugar COM
pletely on the free list before it could go
into operation. The Republican duty
on sugar yielded annually $53 900, 900
revenue. This duty President Wilson,
against the advice of Rep. Underwood
and other more experienced Demo-
Gratis, insisted upon abolishing and
Congress, supine before his mandate,
Incorporated in the Underwood bill a
provision which would have put sugar
on the free list by successive steps
When, however, practically 1870 of
the duty had been removed the de-
felt in the Treasury doomed so large,
despite the special taxes which had
heen imposed, that the Democratic
leaders decided to repeal the clause
which would have abolished the last
of the sugar duty and thus avoid a
further loss of approximately $751;
600, 900, and this was done, with the
help of Republican votes Mr.. Hughes
now indicates that one of the con-
structive policies of the administration
will be the restoration of the duty on
sugar, with, presumably, an increase
Of the customs revenues from this one
item alone of, according to present
rates of consumption, nearly 100000
900. Some of Mr.. Hughes Democratic
critics have been urging him to pro.
pose constructive policy. This Ii
his answer to such criticism.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26
! pARkeRAFs !
!. 4. i. 4. 81 + 4 + i. i. 1. + +

Two futile lnvasions OF Mexico and
six separate and distinct policies on
the question Of permitting arms and
ammunition TO be sent into that coun-
try are included in the performance Of
the Wilson administration In its deal
ings with our southern neighbors In
less than three years. It Is this char
acteristic instability of the govern
ment that makes people want
change.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

very evident that there manipulation in the Treas
Department 1916
effort make good showing the books The daily
ordinary receipts
disbursements little $2000000 The daily
days July and and the receipts
$46000 while the disbursements $44l6O00 leaving
deficit of $0O0000 in the business of the government the first
days of the fiscal The any conclusion the
ordinary business experience reach that by of mani
puatOn the Department crowd few millions
the fiscal year 1916 whereas without the manipulation they
would gone the fiscal year beginning July Event
uay the facts will all
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

President Wilson is now anxious
to have 1t thought that there was no
withdrawal of troops from Mexico at
the request of Carranza. Why not
go one better and declare that we
never had any troops In Mexico to
withdraw
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Strikes and Safeties-New York is
still awaiting with eager interest the
outcome of the railroad strike nego-
tiations being carried on at Washing
ton, although it is still confident that
a strike will be averted New Workers
are generally relieved that the re-
newed danger of a street-car strike
has been dissipated by the yielding of
the companies to certain demands
which were supported by the Mayor.
But there is now another strike which
has greatly increased the demand for
safety razors and which threatens to
make New Workers generally resem-
BILE William Jennings Bryan or Sena-
tor Vardaman. The New York bar
bers have gone on strike and only
men whose wives are experts with
scissors and a bowl can find relief
from superfluous adornment. PETER
whiskers are coming into style. Bald
headed men are in clover and there
is much anxious demand for safety
razors which will give quick scrape
with the least pain. Certainly little
old New York" does have its trou-
bles.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Walsh of Montana will the Democratic headquar.
Chicago Roger Sullivan contrary
withstandng day two before his appointment this job
Walsh speech Washington condemnng the
ton Of candidate for the Presidency from the bench His reward
for thus attacking Hughes promptly forthcoming
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

The Shipping Bill-Certain OF your
readers have written suggesting that
the criticism Of the Shipping bill in
this correspondence was unduly harsh,
that 1t struck them as partisan rather
than just The truth is that the Sc
verest CRITICS of the Shipping bill are
Democrats They dare not openly criti-
else the measure because they fear the
revenge of the President, and more
especially, of his son-in-law, Secretary
McAdoo, the real father OF the Ship
ping Bill. In proof of this, note what
the New York Times, a Democratic
paper which is Loyalty supporting
Wilson, has to say. II says OF the
Shipping bill which has gone TO con-
ference, at is not the bill 1t may
be harmless because futile, but is still
open to a multitude OF objections" and
again "The shipping bill is a shadow
of its original form as II approaches
enactment Meanwhile the case against
II has grown stronger. II the bill
were to be strengthened further by
the omission of other causes Of origin
al opposition-as. for example, by the
omission of the use OF Government
money in antagonizing private enter
prise-there might be aequiescence in
the fragment that is left" The Times,
which certainly cannot be suspected OF
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Democrats who harbored hopes that
Josephus would catch the virus from
the Bryan and Garrison designations
are still nursing their disappointment.
Nothing remains for them but to re-
sign to a realization that Josephus
will not resign.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Even Woodrow Wilson could not
save the Infamous Clarke amendment
to the Philippines bill. He lost the
ablest member Of his cabinet, Secre-
tary Garrison, because Of his advoca.
cy Of the policy of scuttle, but even
the sacrifice Of Garrison could not
save It
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Franklin Roosevelt, assistant sec
Rotary Of the navy, sees strong trend
for Wilson in Maine."-News Dis
patch. Who can blame man who for
three years has been assistant to Jo-
sephus Daniels for seeing things1"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

The Wilson administration went in
to Mexico to punish Villa for his out
rage on American soil. The only
punishment inflicted has been on
American soldiers who were shot
down at Carrlzal by order Of First
Chief Carranza.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Just as II is now obstlnately shut
ting its eyes to the need Of indus
trial preparedness, for three years the
Wilson administration refused to see
the need Of adequate military pre-
paredness. With war on our southern
border 1t was content to rely on a
regular army that could only muster
10000 available men and refused to
continue the established policy Of
building up our navy. When the time
came for action, the country had not
sufficient troops to police the border
and this force has been supplemented
by a trife more than one third the
war strength of the national guard. II
the national administration had had
the ability to interpret the signs Of
the time military preparedness would
have been well under way instead Of
barely begun.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

When Charles q. Hughes said: "The
dealings of the administration with
Mexico constitute a confused chapter
of blunders," he gave an explicit char
acterlzation of the Wilson admlnlstra-
TONS policy in one sentence.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

The noble qualities distinguished Mr. Hughes lawyer
Of the State of New York and member of the highest
in the land will bring his standard tremendous following
Trenton IN J) State Gazette
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-26

Charles q. Hughes, the Republican
candidate, recognizes an important
fact that Woodrow Wilson, the Demo
cratic president, appears to have
overlooked-that the United States is
big enough to help Mexico out Of the
condition of anarchy in which that
country is plunged and, by securing
order in Mexico, insure peace on our
border.