Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 55, 2 January 1910 — Page 3

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THE RICHMOND PAL LADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1910. PAGE THREE

TAFT TO IMPROVE RAIL REGULATION BY HEWSTATUTES President Will Ask Congress to Strengthen the Powers of The Interstate and Hepburn Laws.

RAILROADS NOW GET MOST OF BENEFITS

Equal Rates to All Rather Than Lower Tariffs Will Be The Aim in Enacting New Legislation.

Washington, D. C, Jan. 1. No ques

tion under consideration by the feder

al government more intimately affects

the life of the people than that of ef

fective regulation of the railroads.

The roads are the mainsprings of modern progress. The people of the

United gtates are served by 'i.OOO miles of railroads, almost half of the

entire mileage of the world. The par value of the amount of railway capital outstanding is almost $17,0X,XM,MO,

representing from 15 to 20 per cent of the capital of the entire country, and

the gross earning upon this capital!

zation approximate annually about $2,-

rrfMMXWMKiO. During the last fiscal

year mo ce than W,U0o.X)O passengers, and 1.5;j2,.SSi',xx tons of freight were

carried. Consequently every citizen of the re

public has a vital interest in the pro

posed action of the president and congress with respect to a further regula

tion of the railroads. A few states

began the experiment of railway rega

lation thirty years ago, and from their

beginning has developed a great number of restrictive and amendatory laws administered by forty-two states and federal railway commissions. ' Roads Gain by Legislation. At first opposed by the railways, this regulation has come to be recognized by them as a public necessity, since it not only protects the rights and Interests of shippers but conserves the legitimate rights and interests of the carriers. ' And, as in many ot the states, a pub

lic sentiment arotised by the gross f

wrongs and evils committed by the railroads forced radical local legislation, injurious alike to the community and the carriers, and sometimes the action of a state touching a line pass-"

ROSE STAHL, AND A SCENE FROM THE THIRD ACT OF . THE "CHORUS LADY," AT THE GENNETT WED., JAN. 12

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realism of the burning fagots, the Indians dancing their war dance, all go to make the scene one of the most thrilling of its kind seen here for some time.

expressions of an endeavor to wield th big stick In all of Central America.

MEXICANS WATCHED

San Antonio. Texas. Jan. 1. The appointment of Fred II. Lancaster, formerly I'nited States deputy marshal for this district to the position of special agent, is generally elieved to be a preliminary to a greater surveillance of tae Mexican element in this city, the office not having been in existence

heretofore. Mr. Lancaster has been

stationed here for some time, and is

well versed In Mexican revolutionary

affairs, having i. Tested at various

times a number of prominent revolutionists.

San Antonio has for years been th

asylum of Mexican iolitical refugees. While not all of tLem have taken act-

ice part in movements designed to sub-

verse tne Mexican government. It Is a

fact never the less that the majority

have supported morally and materially

any measure promising to upset th

status quo on the other side of the Rio

Grande. Most of the leaders of the

last revolution had lived at San Antonio and dutlng a raid made on a

house in the local Mexican quarter last

sumaier the head-quarters of the revo Unionists were discovered.

Among Mexican malcontents the ac

tivity recently displayed by the United States government is now assuming a

aurerent aspect. f ormerly they re

garded this as merely a plain rase of

nterference. but developments in Nic

aragua seem to have led them to other conclusions. They iiow maintain that

Washington is in favor of the Dial regime for the same, reason that it has espoused the cause of Estrada, and that both cases are nothing but concrete

The Clansman. No play of the present day has

'caused such intense excitement

through the South as has that won

derful dramatization of "The Clans

man, wniien Dy i nomas u. uixon

railroad. No time is lost in starting

less dramas have been written in imi- the fun. The dancer begins her clevtation of this excellent play, not one er onslaught, which gives Mrs. Lewelof them reaches the depths of feeling j lyn, a termigant, a "scent," Also the or sounds the note of human appeal j real Mrs. Rollett is taken for "The as truly as does this dramatic picture: Blue Mouse" and Lewellyn flirts with of the joys and sorrows of that beau- her, much to her disgust. Then Ro!-

hpfnrp thp ! tiful unfortunate Lady Isabel. To ade-! lett's father-in-law, an odd character

Jr it brines vividly

terrible feeling which made the Klu I lately portray the varying emotions from Cohoes, drops in unexpectedly Klux Klan one of the greatest secret!0' tMs complex character is a task, 1 and meets Paulette, who is posing as

requiring not only the charm of youth i nis aaugnter. in tne second act, but a marked degree of histrionic j which shows the "Inner Apartment" ability as well. The engagement at j of "The Blue Mouse," complications

societies the world has ever known. Having for its origin a cause the righteousness of which is undoubted this Clan moved with a deadliness equal to none perhaps save the dread

ed -Mafia of Italy.

, At the Murray.

' The novel and singing production Suni' South will be presented the week of January 3 at the New Murray, UO colored players introducing scenes from the land of cotton, led by

ing through other states led to dls- the famous singing and dancing duo

the Gennett night.

theater is for tomorrow

"Maloney's Wedding." Announced for production at the Gennett theater for Saturday. January 8, is that farce comedy, full of many laughs, "Maloney's Wedding."

come so quickly as to simply convulse the audience.

"The Blue Mouse."

criminations against and irritation Itf j 36nnson and Wells. In addition will ed the' foundation of what is said to other states, there has become inj- appear Sam Brooks, the man of follies be the funniest farce ev'er presented

pressseu upou iu icuma. 6"'-' lna wose jeanetie me gin oi iaas nn th African taee. The tiSpcp is i

the advisability of an extension of Including comedy, singing, talkingand ZZ" " " 7 ,'h " i u .u uu.

Tk ,Dn tnwn mmoHv! ."I. r. . - " :: iei Mvras iaKen one aeeo araugm.

the New Murray Tuesday, January ll that it reallv does not make much

"Three Twins." A gigger of catchy music, a dash of clean comedy and another of feminine loveliness, a twist of comic opera, the whole shaken well and served with a cherry, and you have Mr. Jos. M. Gaites' refreshing musical cocktail, "Three Twins." Intoxicating? Well, I should remark! Delightful

ly so. And, unless you have an awful

federal railroad power. dancing. The well known comedy

It is realized that the present wrongs taketch artists DeFur and Estes

can not be corrected by the punishi,.ome direct from Columbus. Ohio, ment of past crime, though their conVhere they close a successful week's tinuance may be avoided by exampleshtand in tne Keith circuit. A treat Js made of the offencer. It is true thertfL store for all who attend Murray's are many local questions which can-hia ee as they will have an oppornot be reached by the federal govern-unlty of seeing Major O'Laughlin, a ment, and experience has shown howfcemiine Frenchman of Killaney who far the federal government may go inrnoroUgny qualifies as the original eliminating the evMs. higgling musketeer and baton twiler. Want Equal, Not Lower Rates. hhe program also includes the latest It is regarded as axiomatic that if0tion pictures. This whole program all the shippers be treated alike uponUr tj,e entire week

the basis of a reasonable rate, no just

with a cast which includes Beatrice difference whether school remains in

complaint can be made. Indeed, equal rates are far more desirable than low rates. The real grievance lies in discrimination. If a lower rate be given to one shipper than to another for exactly the same service, then the latter, will be driven to the wall. When the railroads first began oper

ation they were subject, to common law. Under this principle positive discriminations are profited, but negative discriminations can not be prevented. A carrier was forbidden to grant special facilities to one shipper over another, but if be chose he could to quote Judge Walter C. Noyes of the court of common pleas in Connecticut, "withhold the favor of low rates from one and not from the other." This rue, according to Judge Noyes,

naturally was taken advantage of by the railroads, and discriminations becan. increased. and permeated th

whole transportation business. Public Forces Interstate Act.

No pretense was made by the railroads to maintain the rates. The published tariffs never were observed, Concessions always were made to the

large shippers, and monopolies developed through the system of rebates, which, in the cas notably of Standard Oil, enabled them to gain control

of the roads.

In response to the public demand

which developed, congress made an investigation of the railroad situation and passed the interstate commerce act of 18S7. For a time the rate situation improved. Unfortunately, the improvement was of short duration. Rate wars occurred and the discriminations were resumed. In 1003 the E'.kins anti-rebate law was placed upon the statute books. This law, in conjunction with the Interstate commerce act of 1SS7, tended to arrest the high handed and public

methods of discrimination, but con

cessions were madi in secret. The

country continued dissatisfied with the

v conditions and as a result of the ener

getic and determined efforts of Presi

dent Roosevelt, the Hepburn act of

1906 was passed. Provisions of Hepburn Law.

The Hepburn act was a forward step

in enabling the proper control. The

most Important principles which it

lays down are the following:

Making public the business of all

common carriers.

Filing of tariffs, making it necessa

ry that they shall be published thirty

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k "East Lynne." The remarkable prosperity and

ronderful longevity attained by "East

tyfc&e." can be explained only by the

id that the story the play unfolds is ktensely human. Although number-

Noyes, Sam Edwards, Earle Mitchell

Ruth Rose, Lily Hall, Ralph Morgan,

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York liked the play so well that it remained in that city an entire season. The scenes of the play are laid in New York. Augustus Rollett, who loves his wife, wants to be promoted from the position of secretary to the president of the Inter-State Raiiroad to a division superintendency. Now his superior, Lewellyn, has a human failing, for pretty faces. Rollett seizes upon this weakness, engages Paulette Divine, a "vaudeville" Salome dancer, who is known as "The Blue Mouse,"

to impersonate his real wife and flirt j

with the president of the road

session or not. "Three Twins" is a delightful musical mess. It is well oiled, easy running vehicle wheeling into public favor several remarkably catchy musical numbers, one of the best-dressed and best looking choruses on the road and enough comedians to work out the plot which flutters about the twins.

' Electioneering and Drink.

Liquor formed a very serious Item of

old time election expenses in Engtand. For an election dinner in Forfarshire in 1S30 the Hon. & Wortley paid: Ginger beer. 6s.; brandy, 20s.: champagne. 20; claret. 21; gin. 20a. ; ale. 16a; brandy toddy. 2: gin toddy. 1: dinner. 4 10s.; madeira. 17 10s.; total. x) 2s. From July 21 to Sept. 13 his bill from the same landlord amounted to 30$ 5s. lOd. every item with th exception of that 4 10s. for dinner and 4 7s. 6d. for supers being for liquor. London Chronicle.

MURRAY'S APPROVED VAUDEVILLE WEEK OFJAHUARY 3. SUNNY SOUTH J Wit COLORED PLAYEKS 1 MATINEE. 2:30; any seat. 10c EVENING. 7:43 and 9:00; price It. 15 and 20c. Logo seat. 23c

The Jolly XMBaa at tho PHILLIPG Wkof Jan. 3 EVERY NIGHT Matinee on Wednesday and Saturday only. An attraction that will delight ladies 'and children. Admission. 10 cents to any part of the house. Matinees at 1:30. Evening performance at 8:15.

The henpecked husband is the best

part the comedian has ever played.

The music of "Mary's Lamb" is all

on the catchy order, the principal

songs, including "Betsy's the Belle of the Bathers," "My Madagascar Maid."i "I Idolize Ida." "The Modest Little Model," "If No. 1 Met No. 2." "We're; Hollandaise." "Jamais d'la Vie," and j "Never Borrow Trouble." The seats i

will be placed on sale tomorrow.

"The Chorus Lady." Following a number of long runs in the principal cities, after an entire year

in New York City, and three months in : London. Miss Rose Stahl will be seen I

The ! at tne Gennett on Wednesday, January

first scene shows two offices of the

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12th, in James Forbes' delightful com

edy. "The Chorus Lady." Miss Stahl's appearance in this play was one of the most remarkable features of New York

Howe's Battleship Pictures. To venture where others "fear to tread" was the task Lyman H. Howe's photographer faced when he went with the gun crew into the 12-inch turret of a modern battleship to get the remarkable scenes to be shown in the Gennett theater on Thursday, January 0. Of course gun crews are so familiar with the dangers and perils of the 12-inch turret that they are indifferent Moreover, it's their work and duty to be there. If they are killed they are heralded as heroes far and wide, and their families receive pensions. But they could not understand anyone so daring as to go into that steel cage as they said, "merely to take pictures." However. Mr. Howe's photographer explained that it was his business to gratify public curiosity by securing pictures showing how the huge guns were fired, just as it was their business to fire them. They told him he was going into just such a place where a whole gun crew of the battleship "Georgia" and 2? men of the "Missouri" were annihilated in an instant and no one ever knew how or why no one ever would know. In telling him this

they were testing the photographer's!

courage but he stood the test. like a surgeon who stands ready to risk his life on some experiment, this photographer was ready to risk his life to get some good scenes which are indeed remarkable. He risked it but nearly lost it. He was not quite prepared for such a harrowing experience, and after se

curing the pictures to be shown here,

MONDAY WIGHT, JANUARY 3d Great Revival of Ike Greatest Play Ever Wrlttea

east mm

New Version

Every wife, mother and rfaighter shotld see this play.

A Note worthy Proslaetlosi By a Company of Well Knows Players

It Touches The Heart

SEATS NOW SELLING

Prices ls SS

theatricals three seasons ago. where. U. , n,ti,,iv BtBim A ,1! he was suddenly caught unawares, for

tVio rton nf on nnVnnnrn nuttim. f.t.A nn '

v ii aumvi, o mr ap peared on the stellar horizon and in a

single night scored one of the greatest successes that has been credited to an American actress in recent years. "The Chorus Lady" was produced at the Savoy Theater, bit was compelled to move, going to the Garrick. There it found a short resting place owing to advance bookings, but in order to keep the play in New York; Henry B. Harris under whose management Miss Stahl is appearing, was forced to purchase the Hackett theater, paying something like $400,000 for the property. There Miss Stahl and "The Chorus Lady" settled

a shot was fired before he anticipated it. The concussion threw him off his feet with such a force as to render him unconscious for a long time and he was confined to the hospital for over two weeks a nervous wreck. He is still hard of hearing and may never recover fully; but the pictures he secured are a triumph. Natui ally they are spectacular. That is because the reality is spectacular.

"The Girl From Rectors." The engagement of "The Girl From Rector's " in this city will be at the Gennett on the evening of Monday,

down and found a prosperous resting j Janary 10th. The play comes direct

place for a period of forty-two consec

utive weeks, scoring one of the greatest triumphs in the history of Broadway.

RICHARD CARLE.

Who presents himself in his musical comedy, "Mary's Lamb."

"Mary's Lamb." Richard Carl, author, composer and comedian, comes to the Gennett Wednesday afternoon and night. He will appear as the hen-pecked hero of "Mary's Lamb," the best of all musical comedies. "Mary's Lamb" is the piece that ran all summer at the New York theater and had two extended engagements in Chicago. Mr. Carle also played it last winter on his first tour of the Pacific coast. He brings practically the original company, including a large, active and pretty lot of chorus girls. "Mary's Lamb" was originally a French farce, "Mme. Mongodin," known to the English stage as "Mrs. Ponderbury's Past." Mr. Carle, however, adapted his play from the original French, laying all scenes in this country and making all the characters American. The principal character is Leander Lamb, hen-pecked husband of Mary Miranda Lamb. This is the part played by Mr. Carl. After twenty years domination by his shrewish wife, Leander finally grows restless and flirts with a charming retired actress. Then his troubles begin, and they are many and varied. But he finally triumphs.

from Weber's Music Hall, New York, where it was shown for seven months

to the biggest business in the history of that house. "The Girl from Rector's" is from the pen of Paul M. Potter, who was also responsible for "Triby," "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge." and other far famed successes. Mr. Potter declares, however, that "The Girl from Rector's" is the greatest effort of his career and the enormous business the piece is doing seems to bear him out.

"Daniel Boone." One of the thrilling scenes in Daniel Boone on the Trail, which is to be presented at the Gennett theater on Tuesday evening, is the burning at the stake of the famous Pioneers. The

Tuesday Night, January 4th

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