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EDJTOfl TELLS WHY
IJFFHSp SO?
K. \V. Patterson Brands Socialism
As ."One of tho Wildest
Fanaticisms of the Age."
CORRUPTION IN POLITICS
Tribune Publisher Says "Can't
Even Pun Dorr Pound With?
out Graft.'" in Chicago.
fBy Associated PrMS.)
NTn" Y'.ir.K. March .1 -It. W. Patter
ien. editor of the ?'" tffo Tribune, does
not share in the Mcl?llstl? views ?X
? . M dill I'atle.'
?on. the former Commissioner of Public
V c elder Mr. Patter
? ltd his son were at tVie Holland
this city to-day and both ex?
pi ns upon the subject.
: to be his belief
one of the wlldeit
i. : the age."
He added that the real reason his
eon pave up his municipal office was be?
cause he had been asked to dr. things
for which he could have been Indict i
and f*?r which he should havo been In?
dicted had ho done them. While ho
d:d not at all agree with his son's
theories, Mr. Patterson said ho conceilcd
t? ?very man the right to think f?r
himself and added that ft mere differ?
ence of opinion would not bo" permitted
to make any difference in the relation
between his son and himself.
"If sons did not have nny different
ideas from their fathers," he said, "wu
would be back In the days t>f Abraham. '
Mi. Patterson said that municipal
ownership In Chicago or anywhere else,
is 8 fare and said if his son should
ever run for mayor of Chicago "ii a so?
cialist platform, ho would not pet the
support of th?> Tribune.
Dog Catcher's Graft.
"They can't even run the ?hi?: pound
without craft In Chicago,'.' ho continued.
"They catch the Rood dogs but never tho
curs, becauso they know some one will
come after the good ?ion.--. My s?>n came.
in contact with practical politicians at
home, and was thoroughly dlsgUBted, He
was asked to do things th.it would have
indicted him. Ho was asked to remit the
water tax?;; of certain men. simply ?in
the ground that they wero Influential
politicians. He couldn't do this, bo he got
out. Graft, pure and simple, that is what
Joo found practical ??olitics meant un?
der the Dunn municipal ownership ad?
ministration. I say this without reflection
upon Mayor Dunne personally. I'm (silk?
ing of the_ system, if partial socialism
is such ? "failure, ,.,en the complete so?
cialism that my son thinks would bn
n universal panacea would he a colossal
catastrophe.
Two Weeks Apart.
WINCHESTER, V.\ . March a.?Just
two weeks aftqr the death of her hus?
band. Joseph ?'? Manon, hs widow. Mrs.
Martha Kllen Mason, died of pneumonia
last evening ?it her home, near Winches?
ter, aged seventy-three years. She leaves
fiv sons ami three daughters.
Ibe
New Effects
.in.
and
Knickerbocker
Pumps
We have double AA's to G wide.
New things in Red Cross Ox?
fords, E. Z. Oxfords, Bunion Ox?
fords.
Cor. 7th and Broad.
"77"
Dr. Humphreys' Seventy
Seven breaks up Grip and
COLDS
Colds, Grip, Catarrh, Influenza,
Coughs nnd Sore Thront nro cured
by Humphreys' "77."
Colds brfng on Rheumatism,
Rheumatic Pnins nnd Lumbago,
Humphreys' "15"' cures them.
Colds enure Kidney Trouble, Hum?
phreys' "27" cures It.
Colds causo Bladder Trouble, with
nil its inconvenience, Humphreys'
"30" cures it.
At Druggist!. 23 cent*, or mailed.
Humphrry?' Homeo. Medicine Co., Cor. Wlt
llnm nnd John Street?, New York.
THE FOREST RESERVE
Resolutions Urging Action By
Congress Were
Adopted.
OSTpeclal to The Times-Dispatch.)
CHARIiOTTE, N. C, March 3.?A num.
her of representative citizens from va?
rious Southern Stat-s attended the incit?
ing held here to-day l!t tho Interest of
an establishment of a government forrst
reserve In the Appalachian Mountains;
Governor R. IJ. Glenn, of North Caro?
lina, presided and m'ade n short address.
Other speeches were made by Gilford
Plnehot, chief forester of the United
States; Alfred Akeriiiaii, State forester of
Massachusetts; Alfred Gasklll. United
States .forestry department; Governor
Terrell, of Georgia; F. H. Newell, chiff
liydrogrnphcr of the United States; /i.
T. .Slnythe. Charleston, S. C.; J. F.
Hayes. Toxuway, N. C.;W)f. Gil Wylie.
New York; Dr. G'. A. Schenck, chief
forester of the Blltm?ro estate, Ashcvillc*
I'ripf. Joseph Hydo Pratt, University of
North Cand?na; F. C. Bate?, New York;
W. S. Leo, Jr., Charlotte; Prof. Collier
f'iitih. University of North Cnrolna; J.
Elwood Cox, I-ligh Point, X.' C; TI. U.
House, professor of Botany, Clemson Col?
lege, S. C.
All urgrd tho importance of preserving
the Southern forests.
At tho night sessions, resolutions urg?
ing action by Congress, were adopted.
PASTEUR TREATMENT.
Boy Bitten and the Dog Which
Bit Him Brought Here.
(Special to The Timcs-Dispatoli.)
FAYF/VTEV1LLE, N. C, .March 3.
Yrsterdaay Captain Carl B; Ledbetter
carried his son, bitten by a dog supposed
to be mad, to-. Dr. linen's Pasnier In?
stitute. Richmond, Va., for treatment, the
dog being also taken, there alive In a
box,
Captain I.odhetter telegraphs to his
brother that Dr. linen advises that all
dogs bitten In this city l'y the one thought
mad, he killed, and that his son is now
under treatment. His own dop, "Buck,"
i: still kept alive hi Richmond, pend?
ing development, when, If hydrophobia
shows Itself, tho full pnstuer treatment
of tho hoy will bo given.
BERKLEY WARD.
Will Be Known As the Eighth,
Adds 7,500 People.
(Special to Th? Tlmes-DI?patfch.)
NORFOLK, VA., March 3.?The coun?
cil's rodlstrictlng committee met last
night and reported flint tho population
Of tho new Berkley ward, by the enumera?
tion jusl completed, Is 7.5M. This will
give Berkley seven louncilnion?four In
the common branch and three In the
select branch. The ?districting commit?
tee prepared nn ordinance making Berk
icy tho eighth ward of the city, and
asked the elcctorliU hoard to name a
registrar of election of tho new ward,
so that voters there may have thrlr
names transferred from tho county to
the city poll books.
"Trial By Jury" Pleased.
Despite tho Inclement weather last
Tuesday night Gilbert nnd Sullivan's
comic opera, "Trial by Jury," was played
to a large audience with great success
at Uelvldere Hall. The choruses were
finely rendered and the cast was thor?
oughly at home in their parts. Special
mention must be made of the acting and
singing of Mr. McJe.ter Jones as judge ;
Mr. K. Thomas as counsel nnd Miss
Fannlo West hh plaintiff. The opera was
preceded by a concert, in which Miss
Fiuvnle West rendered two selections.
Miss West, who Is studying for the con?
cert stage, has n voice of much sweet?
ness nnd she was repeatedly recalled.
Mr. Tyree Very 111.
Mr. \V. H. Tyree. of 1S12 East Gra?o
Si root. Richmond, Va.. now visiting
Huntington, AV. Va., Is very 111 at Mr.
J. M. Sharp's, 1137 Sixth Avenue, Hunt?
ington, W. Va.
For
Over Sixty Years
Have been held in the highest regard by all music lovers, and
during all that time they have steadily increased in popularity.
For perfection of construction, clearness of tone, accuracy of
scale, and responsive action they have still to find an equal,
and people who have carefully investigated the merits of all
the well-known makes unhesitatingly pronounce in favor of the
Sti'eff.
We have on hand a number of bargains in good second?
hand Upright Pianos, traded as part payment on The Stieff?
also seme Square Pianos, from $15.00 up. If you want a big
bargain in these-, instruments see us.
307 East Broad Street.
L. 3. SLAUGHTER. Manager.
IN OH STREET
RIFLE IN Uli
Streets of Bogota, Colombia, Pa?
trolled By Police to Preserve
'the Peace.
PROMINENT MEN ARRESTED
Former Secretary of War and
Also Chief of Police Charged
With Conspiracy.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, I). C, March; .1.?The
following dispatch, dated at Bogota,. Co?
lombia, wns received to-day at tho Stnte
Department: "Anothor group of prominent
men, including Fernandez, former Sec?
retary of War, and Ramirez, chief of
polleo, have been arrested for eonsplr
ncy. Tho former has boxMt exiled to
Curacao, and the latter has been trie?!
by court-martial.
"The wotild-bo assassins of tho Pres?
ident hnve not been nppr'ehonded. The
police ore patrolling tho city, armed with
rifles. Most nmlrnblo relations cxlft be?
tween tho American legation and tho gov?
ernment."
TRIED TO MURDER
REV. DR. BUCHANAN
(Continued from First Tnge.)
orderly man, who, as far as tho records
showed, had never boon arrested by the
police.
* Dr. Buchanan Is waging an earnest
nnd hitter war against crime and vice
In tho city, and. acting for the Asso?
cia tod. Charit les, Is ?billig a splpndld work.
Mis activities are resented by a certain
class of miscreants nnd professional b?-?i
ga'rs, who fear the relentless Investiga?
tion thai Is being made of their moans of
livelihood.
' The nttempt at murder last night Is.
however, the first direct attack that has
been made on Dr. Buchanan, and the
strangest part of tho act Is that It was
perpetrated by a Richmond man, who
hears a respectable reputation.
The police authorities say that they
will certainly apprehend Wade, who will
appear before Justice Crutehfleld to-mor?
row morning!
Daily Court R ecord
Law and Equity.
Cases set for Monday: J. A. Parker vs.
News Leader Company. This raso was
Commenced yesterday. Thirty witnesses
have been summoned and It will take at
least all day Monday to hear them all.
Parker claims that the News Leader pub?
lished a Jlbelous story bout him and puts
t'.ie damages at $10,0W.
Circuit Court.
Cases set for Monday: Preston Kelvin
vs. the Superior Manufacturing Company.
Hustings Court.
Miscellaneous: March term will becin
Monday morning; grand Jury summoned
for U o'clock; petit jury for Tuesday at
ll o'clock.
ATLANTIC CITY SUICIDE
A TENNESSEE VETERAN
(Bv Associated Press.)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. March 3.-The
body of the man who committed suicide
last night by leaping from the en?I of
Young's Pier floated ashore at South At?
lantic City to-day. From papers found
In tho pockets It is believed that tho
man was K. M. Y. Bass, onco a,Tennessee
lawyer and a Confederate veteran. Tho
man had a cork leg, nnd the body was
floating hea?l downward when discovered.
The man claimed to represent New York
mngnzlnes. No money was found on tho
body.
OBJECTS OF NATURE.
Mr. John Davey to Speak on
"Birds, Trees and Flowers."
Mr. John Davey, of Sewlckley, Pa., will
lecture In the Y. M. C. A. Hall to-morrow
night on "Birds, Trees and Flowers." The
address Is to be given under the auspices
of the Civic Improvement' League. The
lecture will be entirely free, nnd Is I o
be educational and Inspirational In elsar.
actor. To all who hoar it the lecture will
iglve a deeper and truer meaning and
appreciation of the aesthetic and utili?
tarian value of tho beautiful in nature.
This subject has been closely studied
by Mr. Davey, and he speaks from abun?
dant sources of Information.
Meetings This Week.
As far as the schedule as at present
made Out goes to show It would secnr
that the city fathers are to havo quite
an easy time this week.
The following are tho meetings called
for the week:
Monday?Street Committee at ?1 P. M.,
Police. Flections and Schools at 7:30 P.
M.? Common Council at S P. M.
Tuesday?Committee on Markets at 7:30
P. M.i James Hiver Improvement vat 8
P. M.
Wednesday?Local Assessments at S
P. M.
Secure Dr. Bishop.
re,,*,.!..? .,, Thc Tlmes-bi??iiatch.1
NORFOLK, VA-.; March 3.?Park Placo
Presbyterian Church bos S?b?rcd Rev.
Dr. C. E. Bishop, of William and Mary
College, as pastor, ponding the ciUTlig
of a minister. Dr. Bishop will preach
there to-morrow morning, and will 'ex?
change pulpits tn-tnorrow with Rev. Dr.
Joseph ?tonillo, of the First Presbyterian
Church, Norfolk, who. under appoint-!
ment of tho Presbytery of Norfolk. Is !
moderator of the session of tu? Park
Placo Church;
Mammoth Oak Cut.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
ROXHURV, VA., March 3.?W. L. Cot
man cut to-day what was one of the
largest oaks In this section of the coun?
try. It was seven feet across the stump?
so largo that there was no saw In tho
neighborhood long enough to cut It down,
and he was compelled to cut It sixteen
foot from the ground, where It was three
feet In diameter, and produced five cords
of wood above where 't was cut off.
Lad Seriously Cut.
The Utile son of Emmett Watson, of
Smith ?Fourth Street, fell while playliu,'
a. few days ago und struck his arm.
against the sharp edge of a broken bot?
tle. Hut for tin? pr?sence of mind ntid
the Intelligence of a lady of the nolgh
fhorhnoil. Il Is reported that Ihe lad mjgllt
have hied to death. It was .?-oiuo time be.
fore a physician could ho reached anil
the flow of blood was stopped by a ban?
dage placed above the cut by the lady.
District Deputy.
Mr. L. '/.. Morris ha? been appointed
district deputy gfund muster of Masons
lui tlil.. di.jtnci.
THE FAMOUS
OPTOMITIST,
Charles Lincoln Smith,
Remains Short Time Longer
Why Suffer With Your Eyes? *
Consultation Absolutely Free
His Reputiation and Reliability
As An Authority in Defective
Eyesight is Well Established
. in This City and the South.
If you iiavo blurring, dizziness, neu?
ralgia, headaches, spots before tho eyes,
winking, trembling spells, catnruct,
burning nnd smarting of the eyes, vari?
ous nervous and brain affections ?n trill -
Ing not only positivo Injury to tho sight,
but untold misery, call Immediately.
Charles Lincoln Smith, the well-known
I New York expert. Is at Murphy's Hotel
Annex, private rooms Nos. 15H and 15S.
Consultation absbltitely free n :dinrt time
longer. Eighth Street entrance. Take
elevator.
Office hours, 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.
R. J. REDFORD, CASHIER
R., F. & P. FRE?GHT DEPOT
R. J. Rodford. who resides at 1333 V\*e;it
Clay Street, states: In my vocation I
am obliged to uso my eyes nlmost con?
stantly. About two years ngo my eyes
caused mo great pain and neuralgia at
times, so severe I eould hardly do my
work. I tried various remedies nnd
glasses, but I still continued to have
headache. Ono of tny dear friends had
ojbt&ined such wonderful relief for ' hfi
son. ho advised me to consult Charles
Lincoln Smith, nnd I nm mighty Riad
I did. Two years ago by his method nnd
prescription glasses, my eyesight was
made perfpet nnd the headaches cens<-d
entirely, and I have been, allrlght ov?r
since. To say I appreciate his worlc ?s
speaking mildly, lie has been a grand
benefactor to me.
HE IS GRATIFIED WITH
RESULTS OBTAINED.
E. Vv*. Gates, president of the E. W.
Gates Sons' Company, and one of the
oldest, and most popular wholesale sro
cerymen in the South. Is an ardent ad?
mirer of the\N?w york expert. He says:
"I have used 'Charlea .Lincoln Smith's
method and prescription glasses for over
two years, nnd I am highly gratified
with the results In my case."
CANNOT FIND WORDS ,
TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE
The experience of Mrs. J. C. MiggMns.
of 2829 East Grace Street, with Her
family physician, supplies an anecdote
that will bo found instructive ns well as
amusing.
Mrs. Hlgglns. after consulting Charles
Lincoln Smith and getting tho benefit
of his method and prescription glasses,
discussed tho matter with her family
physician.
Tho medical practitioner offered to
make n wager with Mrs. Hlgglns that
?the optomitist's work would not benefit
nor eyes.
"Ho remarked." says Mrs. Hlgglns,
"I'll bet you will come to mo In less
than sixty days to recommend a special?
ist to you. for your eyes nro in a terri?
ble condition."
More than two years have passed since
the doctor offered to make that bet. I
have worn the glasses which I received
from Charles Lincoln Smith constantly,
and I feel like another person. Formerly,
before 1 consulted Charles Lincoln Smith,
I was suffering with my eyes night and
day. I thought I was going hilnd. I
had suffered for years. My eyes ached
whenever I began to sew. Pains racked
my bend, neck nnd extended back oven
to tho shoulder blades. His method and
prescription glasses put an end to all
mv eye strain. My eyesight Is now per?
fect.
WIFE OF SERGEANT
OF RICHMOND POLICE
Mrs. Itobort J. Brooks, wife of tho
well known sergeant of the Second Po
.llce District, says she cannot give too
much praise to Charles. Lincoln Smith's
method and prescription glasses.
"My eyes were in such a condition."
says Mrs. Rrooks. .'"that my Ufo vi\s
made nlmost unbearable. I was In
agony, suffering the most acute pains at
times as tho result of my eyo troubles
and constant headaches.
"I was such a nervous wreck In con?
sequence of this eye strain that we wore
almost in despair. I consulted several
specialists, but received no benefit from
any of them until nbotit two years ngo
I tried Charles Lincoln Smith's method
and prescription- glasses, and ever since
that time the headaches and eyo trou?
ble tiro things of tho past."
Saved His Boy's Sight.
\Y. Crood Davis, of the firm or Sit
terdlng, Carnoal, Davis & Company, when
aslted for an expression of opinion on
'the work of Charles Lincoln Smith, said:
"My opinion Is thnt his work is. good.
While I nm opposed to tho publicity of
a testimonial, I will say that my boy
was greatly, benefited. Ho used bis
method find proscription glasses on my
son. George, two years ago. Now tho
hoy's sight Is nil right."
Tho opinion of Mr. Davis Is entitled
to more than passing attention, as tho
work referred to was done two years
back, being ?in example of tho lasting
satisfaction given to so many other
Richmond people.
To W'licni It May Concern:
I want to state.that my wife has. been
a sufferer from sick ? headache mid eye
strain fur seven or eight, years. Every
lime w.'gn anywhere ou a train, boat
or drive hhe would have an awful sick
headache, her eyes would pain dread?
fully. We have tried glasses and treat?
ment without any relief. Hut. now, with
Challes Lincoln Smith's method of pre-:
PCrlptlon glasses, she sees perfectly, and
bus no headache whatever.
A. A. LOYVERY.
A. J. Wylie.
"liver since lust winter I lut vu bevo
nlllng with hpiidnnhen nnd dlpzlness and
gonernl Irritation of tho nerves of my
eyes nnd head. In fart, I havo had It
so had that. I was obliged to quit my
business Inst winter, nnd havo boon un
able to work at. It since until having,
about two weeks' ago, had my oyos ex?
amined nnd tested by Charles Lincoln
Smith, for which bo madn bis prescrip?
tion glnsses, which nro now doing mo it
world of good. And now I am hnppy to
slatn Hint tho dizziness nnd headaches
have subsided, and now I feet as If llfo
.Is worth living since my vision bus boon
made perfect. A. J. WYLIH."
LH^Ty DEBATE
ON VOTING TRUSTS
(Continued From First Pago.)
that tho Legislature should keep hands
off Instead of stepping between the liti?
gants nnd holding out tin undue advan?
tage to ono of them. Seaboard matters
wero aired to some extent and more
will, In all likelihood come to-morrow
when Mr. Soars will begin to speak.
Defined Voting Trust.
In opening his argument Judge Phlegar
defined tho voting trust and then briefly
outlined Its status under tho law. Prior
to May 21, 1003, when what has slnco
be como known commonly ns thu Caton
hill wns enacted, tho State of Virginia
had never declared Its policy with re?
ference to voting trusts. Courts In othor
States had occasionally held that voting
trust agreements are void per so, others
that tho period for which certain of them
were formed wns too long, nnd still ?>th
ers that sonic particular provisions In
particular trust agreements wero sub?
versive of tho pKlillo pood. But In Vir?
ginia there had been no declaration nnd
the question was still open until in
10O.1 the Caton act established voting
trusts In the eyes of tho Virginia law.
This act validated trusts then In exist?
ence, authorized tho creation of others
thereafter,! and placed practically no re?
strictions upon their operations. Tho full
effect of the bill was not realized at
the time it was enacted. Slnco IMS tho
voting trust problem has engaged the
attention of many and It had ??orne to
be generally recognized that something
must bo done to restrict the trusts. With
a view to accomplishing this Judge
Phlegar Introduced the bill under dis?
cussion for which Mr. Scars had of?
fered a substituto rejected by tho Com?
mittee for t'ourts of Justice.
Limited Their Operations.
The preciso difference between the
two measures wns pointed out by the
Montgomery ?Senator. Both bills he show?
ed limit the operations of voting trusts
to five year periods.
A minor difference ns to the terms of
proxies was passed over with a bare
mention, so as not to complicate the main
Issue. In every other particular the bi Is
wero In precise accord except as to one
point, nnd it was on tins point that
the trouble came?the status of the trus s
existing before tho enactment of the Ca?
t?n law validating them. The Phlegar
bill made no reference to these trusts,
but left thom precisely In their present
condition, leaving the; question of va?
lidity in general to bo determined by thi
courts as the law stands to-day. On the
other hand the Sears substitute reached
back behind the Caton law nnd opened
the way to an assault upon trusts dating
before that law, although they hir.l been
formally validated and notwithstanding
the fact that relying upon the act of
1903 Important Interests had engagrrl in
lance transactions through the trusts,
which they felt sure, were safo from
any attack.
But two voting trusts affecting Vir?
ginia Interests, Judge Phlegar said, ?x
lst??d prior to the Caton law. One of
these was the'Southern Railway five
year trust, a renewal of a form-r five
year trust, the now trust to run until
1007. Tho other was the Seaboard Air
Line Trust, which wn.? formed for a term
of ten years and which still has s'-veral
years to run. When the Phlegar bill,
limiting th0 trusts, was Introduced prac?
tically every railroad, with the excep?
tion of tho Chesapeake nnd Ohio and tho
Atlantic Const Line. Including the Rich?
mond. Frederlcksburg and Potomac, ob?
jected.
The Montgomery senator was urged to
let the matter drop but* refused. He was
then given tho benefit of many suggestions,
some of which he accepted, but the ma?
jority of which he could not entertain.
Finally, after much consideration, all tho
railroads had agreed to accept tho bill?
"an act of wisdom, showing that they
havfe learned something within the last
fow years, nnd when they seo remedial
legislation coming, are willing to submit
rather than fight and arouse a spirit of
antagonism." All the railroads were op?
posed to the Sears substitute.
"And now, gentlemen," continued Jttdgo
Phlegar, "I want to call your attention to
the effect of this substitute. Relying upon
the Caton act, Important Interests have
engaged In very largo financial transac?
tions, tho stability of which would be
upset hy an attacl: on the voting trusts
validated by the law of 1003. There are,
as I have sf?own, but two of these
trusts. No objection Is made to tho
Southern Railway trust, nnd the. Southern
Railway protested against the Sears sub?
stitute, because It would throw a doubt
upon tho trust which docs not now exist.
This, therefore, leaves only tho Seaboard
Air Lino Railway, and In this connection
I will direct the consideration of the Sen?
ate to the matter as it developed before
tile Committee for Courts of Justice.
"Wo aro all aware, through publications
In newspapers, pamphlets nn?l otherwise,
of a controversy over tho trontrol of the
Seaboard Air Lino Railway between
Thomas F. Ryan, of New York, and Joh?n
Skelton Williams, of Richmond. Mr. AVI1
llams appeared before tho committee as
nn advocate of tho Sears substitute. He
stated that he had himself hefore the
Caton law was enacted formed tho Sea?
board Air Line a 10-year voting trust for
tho purpose of getting money for tho
road, thon seriously embarrassed for
funds.
Condition of Loan.
"In November, 1003, after tho Caton law
was enacted, tho trust, nccording to tho
statement of Mr. Williams, went into
the hands of Thomas F. Ryan and Ais
associates, who advanced SS.OOu.OOO to tho
road. This money was paid back In tho
middle of 1004, but Mr. 'Williams admitted
that. In tho meantime, tho Ryan party
hud loaned, a still larger sum?wo will
say $5,000.000 for tho purpose of argument.
The Ryan party continued to control tho
trust. They manifestly loaned the money
on condition that they should control the
policy of the. road. Mr. Williams having
got the money and surrendered the con?
trol, now wants to get the control back
and havo both. This Is tho result of It,
and tho only result.
''Mr. Williams himself formed tho trust
for ten years, and would now step lr
nnd abolish It because It was a ten-yeai
contract. And right hero I call your at.
tcntlon particularly to this fact.. Al?
though Air. Williams wants to abolish
tho Ryan trust, ho admitted that if il
wore still In tho hands of his friends
he woii?T insist upon retaining It. It
other words,. Mr. WlUlums desires this
Legislature to uuth??rTzo him to do c
thing which,-If tho conditions ns to th?
trust were favorable to him, he wouli
deny to the other follow.
"Finally, gentlemen, I want to usl<
this. Senate If It is tho place or tin
Llenera! Asso.mhly to step In betwbei
litigants and glvo to one sido an undue
advantage that that sido admits -It
would deny to the other? I do not.Kiiot?,
wluit.tho merits of this controversy are
Suppose we assume for the snko of ar?
gument that Mr. Williams has boon
wronged. But lot thom stand on tiioli
own bottoms and tight It out, I refused
tu put in this bill certain thlnga tin
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Ryan Interests asked for. Let the same
thing apply to Mr. Williams. This Is
not a quarrel of the State of Virginia
and do not let us bo led into taklnR any
part In It. Let us keep our hands off
nnd have nothing to do with the mat?
ter."
For Scifish Use.
Speaking for the Sears substitute. Mr.
Walker, of Northumberland, went over
the ground again from the point of view
of the other side.
Referring to voting trusts In general,
lie declared that while sometimes they
were operated to tho benefit of nil con?
cerned, they afforded, nevertheless, an
excellent opportunity for persons holding
no stock In railways to get control of the
roads anil use them for their own Inter?
ests. It would be entirely possible for a
few people to purchase fifty-one per cent.
Of tho stock of a railroad, form a voting
trust, vest the control of tho road in
two or threo of their number, sell their
stock, nnd through tho trust still control
the road, though they now held no stock
In It. By controlling tho road they could
manipulate It to their advantage In tho
way of securing contracts and benefiting
other properties' In which they were In?
terested. Ho called particular attention
to tills latter feature of the situation.
While ho declared that he was discuss?
ing the matter with reference to tho
principles Involved, and not with refer?
ence to any existing conditions, Mr.
Walker also, touched upon tho statement
of Mr. Williams to tho committee.
| He pointed out that in addition to what
Judge Phlegnr had called attention to Mr.
Williams had also stated that at tho
time Mr. Ryan hud first secured control
of the voting trust ho held no stock 'n
the road, that he had flatly announced
that he would hold on to the trust al?
though three-fourths of the stockholders
demanded that It the dissolved, and fl
nnlly that the New Yorker had said he
wanted to retain the trust because it
was beneficial to his other properties.
What Did Mr. Ryan Mean?
"I do not know what Mr. Ryan meant
by that statement." said Mr. Walker,
"unless It was that through the trust ho
was getting contracts and otherwise
manipulating the road for tho benefit
of his other properties without regard for
the wishes of tho stockholders of the.
railway. It Is very curious that ho should
so desperately hold on to a voting trust
when h? had no stock in the road."
Mr. Walker denounced the Caton law
which ho declared was "outrageous and
disgraceful, and opened n field Infinite
In Its possibilities for evil and mlschef."
He did not believe that anybody, Inolud.
lug tho patron of the measure, realized
what he .was really doing when h? en?
acted tho biw.
At all ?vents all were, agreed that it
should bo amended or repealed, and that
the operations of the trusts shoiild he
limited. The Phlogar bill would not per?
mit tho courts to deal with thoso con?
tracts made prior to 1903; no matter how
obnoxious they were. The Sears substi?
tuto allowed tho courts to pass upon all
contracts executed prior I o the Caton
net, to consider them with reference to
all the questions Involved, and to decide
according to tho principles of equity and
justice. If valid when made, tho contract
would be valid still. No valid contract
had anything to fear from tho Sears sub?
stitute.
Within an hour of the time for ad?
journment, it became apparent that the
discussion could not ho completed at tho
morning session. A sharp struggle en?
sued. Further consideration of tho bills
finally wont over until Monday, with tho
understanding that they will bo taken
up at 11:20 A. M. nnd voted upon not
later than 1 P. JL
Letter to W. Evans & Co.
Richmond, Va.
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Mr R O Glenn's house in that town was
painted Uovoo about 15 years ago, and
next, this year.
A house, next-door-, was painted about
the same time with another paint, sup?
posed to bo good. This house was painted
again about 5 years ago with still another
paint, thnt professes in he extraordinary.
Glenn's house, before It was painted
.tURt liow, was In as good condition as that
one. Dovoe 15 years; the other 5 years
?guess that's about how to put It.
Illlt this extraordinary paint Is a 'bluff;
Devon Is tho. paint. Yours truly,
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