Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
Principal Address Is Made by
Representative Heflin
of Alabama.
CORPORATION REGULATION
AND SUFFRAGE HIS TOPIC
Conspiracy Clause Of the Sherman
Antitrust Law Is Attacked by
Mr.. Brandenburg.


sentative j. Thomas Heflin of Alabama.
in an address before the Washington
Traffic Club at it's annual dinner last
night at the Raleigh Hotel. The speak
er said he was referring to promises
made by men seeking an ONCE.
Taking up the subject OF corpora
lions, Mr.. Hef1in said they have come
to stay. II believe in the regulation
of corporations, believe in the govern
mental control of corporations. but
that the regulation should be for the
betterment of the service of the cor
poratfon." He declared the democratic
party under the present administration
has caused the growth and develop
ment of every corporation in this coun-
try.
Il don't like to talk politics. said
the speaker II never run for office.
but yield to the clamor of the people -"
He told his hearers that if this coun-
try ever goes to war-and he hoped it
would not-the railroads will be one
of the most potent factors.
Attacks Woman Suffrage.
Woman suffrage was attacked by
the speaker. He said woman was
never intended to hold a public office
or to do the work of a man. God Al
mighty never intended it." he said. He
declared that four-fifths of the women
of this country do not want the ballot,
and that if the majority of the women
of alabama told him they wanted the
ballot and ought to have it. l might
yield to them, but would declare that
l did not believe it,"
About IFS members and guests sat
down at the dining tables, which were
laden with massive white potatoes,
grapefruit and other eatables from
southern and western states. Bedeck
ing the guests table was a ten-foot
model of a steamboat, while on an
other table was model freight car of
the Southern railway laden with bales
of cotton. J. c. Williams. president of
the club, acted as POSTMASTER.
In opening the banquet Toastmaster
Williams said it was hard to realize
the full Importance of the railroad in
everyday life. He described the part
taken by the railroads in the develop
ment of the country and declared that
most of the fertile parts of the United
States would be undeveloped if it were
not for the network of railroads.
Decries "Ceaseless Antagonist"
W. F. Ham vice president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, was the first speaker of the
evening. He attacked the terrible and
ceaseless antagonism' of the public
against the corporations of this coun-
try He said he is proud to be cor
poration man and that he cannot I'M
derstand this dislike of corporations"
The speaker said Corporations are
human. their officers, who are elected
by stockholders, are human. and so
are the men all the way down the line
human, so that ] say corporation is
human. 1t is partnership of human
beings
f. c. Brandenburg, president of the
Washin gton Board of Trade, attacked
the conspiracy clause of the Sherman
antitrust law and declared that it is
prosecuted f9E e cons Tracy, SAID sad the the
lieve the maker of this law would rec
to return here" The speaker said he
thought there ought to be an amend
ment to the law and that it should not
be applied in the manner it is today.
A means of meeting the unemployed
problem was offered by the speaker
when he said that the teaching young
men to save would do it. He said that
every man no matter how little he gets,
ought to save d little.
Odell S. Smith. who was in charge of
the arrangements for the banquet, was
given a vote of thanks. to.which he re-
sponded. In connection with the dinner
there were several entertaining fea-
lures. to which the following contrib
uted: Mrs. Ethel II. Gawler. Mrs. Will
liam T. Reed. Richard T. Backing. Ed
win Callow. Byron Blodgett. w. l..
Clarke. John j. German. Matt Horn,
George O'Connor, Harry Houser, George
?. James, w: B. Peckman. Frank Fl.
Poston. S. Percy oliver, Arthur b.
Pierce and George Wainwright.
List of the Guests.
Among those present were: j. c. Will
liams, w. F. Ham. E. C. Brandenburg,
J. T. Moffett. ]. NJ. Culp, c. p. King,
j. II. Treat. A. j. Whitney. Frank SUIT
ton f. G. John. a. NJ. Keppel. Cuno H.
Rudolph, DIR. j.. c. Dufey. Chris J.
Gockeler, George l.. Starkey, w. Y,
Stllwell, G. D. Seidensticker, John W.
Keen. f. l.. Pelletier. II. J. StancIr
j. +, Taylor. Robert f. Shannon. Rod
ney G. Martin. c. $. schmerham. r. H.
Snead, p A. Shackelford. d. b Johan
mes. Edward w. Duvall. George Duvan
Joseph +. McKeever, Ii. Browning. w
G. johnson. Milton f. Allies, DR.. ]. j.
kaveney. Lee l.. Herrell. F. J. Mershei-
mer, Walter II. Allen. John c. Nc
Laughlin. George U. Rose. jr.: J. L.
Ross. II. F. Cary, John A. Emery, J. II
Pepper: G. F. Kaltenbach. II. ii. Deg
CART. w A. Abrams. T. F. Reese.
II r. Howser, c. Z. Phelps. o. J. Dem
ing, James G. Cross. +. b. Bowling, W.
l.. White. J. r. kavanagh. DR.. W. r.
Tenton. Herbert Jackson, Charlton NJ
Clark, Arthur J. May, j. r. McGraw.
John d. Mcmahon, Jack Lewis, Nathan
Weill. r. w. Brooke. f. o. Gill, r..
| Harry Brooke, r. J. Brooke, c. TAYLOR
Carter. Charles o. Parks, j. p NJ. Du-
vail, Representative J. Thomas Helm.
G. H. Cooke. H. c. Ansley, P. r.
Brookes, j. NJ Watkins F. II Keroer
John d. Potts, ]. Philip Hermann. s. B.
Hege. ]. HAIRY Cunnin cham IL -