Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 214, 11 June 1911 — Page 8

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THE niCmiOND PALLADIUM AKD SUN-TELEGRAM, SUXDAY, JUNE 11, 1911. 1

IS UHCLE SAW TO TAKE IIIIY ACTIO! OH COURT RULING

.Will Criminal Charges Be Preferred Against Officials of Standard Oil and . the Tobacco Trust?

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ber trust, and Ohip Coal Operators' association were conducted by the government with a view of having the court impose Jail sentences. Mr. Wlckeribam lays the blame entirely , on the Sherman law for the fact that judges have not imposed the jail sentence. It says that upon conviction for directly restraining interstate trade, the sentence may bo "imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court." . According to some of the many prominent attorneys who have been engaged in these cases there is another reason for not imposing jail sentences. It Is that the court flntjs great difficulty in fastening the responsibility on an Individual connected with a corporation. Such individuals may simply be carrying out the orders of a higher authority, and the imposition of a jail sentence would manifestly be Improper and unjust. Some managing officer for instance, 'may be violating the Sherman antitrust law by obeying a specific order of the board of directors. A Bill by Kenyon. 'Senator Kenyon, who was the administration's chief trust buster before he became senator from Iowa, knows the weakness of the Sherman 'law In this respect, and has Introduced a bill in the senate leaving the trial justice no alternative in the matter of Imposing jail sentences, by proposing an amendment to the Sherman act to effect this end. This bill provides that very person convicted of fa violation of the Sherman law, whether acting Individually or as a director of a corporation, shall be pun'ished by Imprisonment not exceeding one year. Such an amendment, it is thought by many of the brightest legal minds in Washington, would work wonders In trust prosecutions. The prosecutions or the "bad trusts" It Is claimed would be decreased 'in number; all 'bad trusts" would inevitably have to reform their organizations to come within President Taft's designation of "good trusts" and in years to come the business conditions of the country would be materially benefited by holding the shame of jail over the heads of unscrupulous trust officials.

BOOK REVIEWS

The second volume of Dr. Delos F. iWllcoz's monumental work on municipal franchises haa been published rby the Engineering News company, l0 Broadway, New York. It is demoted to a description of transportation franchises, street railways, elevated railroads, subways, Interurban railways, bridges, viaducts, toll roads 'depots, belt line railroads spur tracks. docks, markets, prices and omnibus : lines. All of these titles are mentioned to show the scope and thoroughmess of the volume, which is literally I a storehouse of information for all

franchises, especially from the pub-

flic's standpoint. Tift Uf1tAV tiaei Kaah sa Iahit In a a is

Ident of this Important branch of the

.municipal problem, lie has been a frequent contributor to the meetings of the National Municipal league and a member of ita committees. His pafper at the Buffalo meeting (1910) on "The Elements of ' a Conservative Franchise Policy" was justly regarded jaa a most significant contribution. It 'mow forms an early chapter in the

present volume. He Is the author of

a number of books and articles. He

la the chief of the bureau of franchises ct the public service commission of the First district of New York. These ; facts are recited to show how well qualified he Is to handle thia subject with authority and discretion. -Too large to be reviewed In a few paragraphs, suffice It to say in this connection that Ir. Wilcox haa done 'his work well. He has industriously tand Intelligently brought together a i great mass of facts of great value to t students of administrations, to civic I leagues and public commissions. He approaches the subject with a profound Interest in it and with an abiding love and trust In the American people to solve their complex problems. Franchises are thought by many to be difficult and technical fit only for the consideration of experts. Yet as the Engineering News points out, as a matter of fact they are about the most Interesting of all the things with which municipal government has to deal The very .extremities of the body politic are dally touched and controlled by the Vital forces set in motion by franchise grants. Light, beat, communication, transit, and sometimes water Itself, the prime necessity of urban life, are brought Into the peole's homes or past their doqrs by- franchise agencies that are. In large part, invisible. The price' of the two volumes Is $10. To. those who have the first, the second volume will be sent for 5.

WEST POINT CLASS

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Eighty-three of the Original 146 Future Generals to Get Diplomas. . (National News Association) West . Point. June 10. Commence

ment week begins Monday at the mil

itary academy. The class of . 1911, which began four years ago with one hundred and forty six, will graduate

eighty-three survivors, amid the cheers of their fellow cadets, the

booming of the salutes, the congratu

lations of friends and relatives, and the compliments of many of the fore

most men of army and political life.

The vast war school has donned 'its

holiday attire. The young officers who will face the vicissitudes of mili

tary life are the envy of their classmates and. today, . while the quiet of Sunday pervades the student - body, there is manifest an underlying note of excited anticipation that only awaits the formality of the exercises to unleash. Monday sees the last drill, the commencement parade, and the commencement hop. Tuesday special trains will bring famous visitors from all parts of the United States to view what the cadets facttously term "the last rites," with its hand shakes and heart-burns; Its congratulations and farewells; its smiles and tears. Will Get Vacation. Wednesday the remaining members of the academy go into summer encampment and tiie graduating- class scatters to the four winds to enjoy a brief vacation before assuming the arduous duties Uncle Sam will Impose as further training in the great Bchool of life. None who has not traversed the scholastic duties prescribed by army regulations can understand the weight of the victory won by tliese future war heroes in their four year joust with the technical training through which they have readied their sheep-skins. That but eighty-three out of the original one hundred and forty-six have been found wiling and fit to reach the end Is a -silent eulogy of . their talents. The class of 1911 is conceded by both professors and men to contain some of the best material that has ever entered the academy. Its survivors have almost to a man displayed unusual brilliancy in their studies, while one among them, tho leader of the clas, Philip Bracken Fleming, of Burlington, la., has achieved a fame in scholastic circles that has not only won him the nickname of 'Brains" among his fellows, but will long livfe In the annals of the academy. Fleming, the leader of his class on

graduation, has held that enviable po

sition throughout all save four short months of the entire course of study. He has been lauded by President Taft as one of six distinguished students and withal, has held the respect and

love of his classmates by his genial nature and activity in the student social world. Members of Class. The class roll as it will be called in the graduation hall on Tuesday is as folows: Baade (Indiana), Bagby (Missouri), Bat son (Mississippi), Baxter (Colorado), Beatty (Washington), Betcher (Minnesota), Blunt (Washington, D. C), Burt (New York), Byrne (Washington,' D. C), Calvert (Indiana), Christian (Virginia), Clark (Pennsylvania), Cloy, (Georgia), Conrad (Pennsylvania), Cowles (New York), Crawford (New York), Drague (New Jersey), Dillman (Wyoming), Drollinger (Indiana), Estes (Tennessee), Evans (Floriad), Finch (Washington, D. C.,), Fleming (Iowa). Floyd (Missouri), Foster (Vermont), Franke (Iowa). Gilbreath (Washington), Gilbert (Michigan). Gray -(New Jersey), Hall Mississippi), Harding (Indiana), Hardy (Tennessee), Hatch, (Michigan), Haffernan (Pennsylvania), Heidt (Georgia), Hicks F. H., (Texas) Hicks, G. R., (Iowa), Hoisington

(Kansas), Holland (New Hampshire), Homer (Illionls), Keeley (Illinois),

Kemble (Pennsyjvania). Kern (Pennsylvania), Kieffer (Pennsylvania), Kimball (New York), Kutz (Pennsylvania), Ladd (Ohio). Larned (New York), Lawrence (Tennessee), Lockwood (Michigan), Lucas (.West Virginia), McCleary (Ohio). McKinney (Alabama), McLauren (New York), McNeal (Ohio) Jose March Duplat (Venezuela), Mahaffey (Ohio). Morris (New Jersey), Murray (Illinois), Nance (California), Nichols (Illinois), O'Neill (Illinois), Rader (California). Reinecke (Pennsylvania), Richard3 (Virginia), Sandeford (Georgia), Schimeilfeng (Iowa), Schwenck (Virginla.) Shekorkian (Connecticut), Simpson (California), Stanton (New Jersey), Stewart (Pensylvaia). Sarles (Wiscosin). Van Horn (Georgia), Walker (Texas), Wall (South Carolina), Weaver (Ohio), Wheeler (Illinois), Wier (Illinois), and Wyche (North Carolina).

STRAWBERRY FEAST HELD MURRAY Horticulturists Had a Splendid Outing Crop Conditions Are Fine.

On Recommendation. The members of a political party hi a certain county were holding a conven tlon to nominate a candidate for treas urer. The leading aspirant was a man who had formerly been noted ns a baseball player. He bad made a greni record as a batsman, but was noto riously slow in running bases. The men who had placed him in nomina tlon made a speech eulogizing him as e man and a citizen. He was followed by others In the same vein, and things seemed to be going smoothly enough when one of the delegates rose and said: ; ' "Mr. Chairman, are good men so scarce that we have to choose a base ball player for the most important office in the county, involving the han dllng of hundreds of thousands of dol Jars?" "Mr. Chairman. replied the original mover, "it Is true that the candidate 1 hare mentioned was n ball player, but let me ask you. Mr. Chairman. Is there a man here who ever knew him to steal even a base?"

... BY WALTER RATLIFF. The annual strawberry dinner of the Wayne county Horticultural and Agricultural society was held at the

residence of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Dougan in Spring Grove, north of this city Saturday, and . the guests pronounced it one of the most enjoyable events of the year. After the awarding committees appointed by the president reported on the exhibits, the annual feast was held at high, noon, with a bushel of luscious strawberries and cream for

dessert. This dinner was held under the spreading boughs of apple and cherry trees.-the latter laden With ripe fruit, which was fitting to the occasion. The following awards were made: Strawberries. Best five varieties strawberries ; best quart Bulacta, Dunlap, Warfleld, Haverland, Meyers, Nutmeg, Uncle Jim, Home,, Stephen Kuth. Best variety of any kind; best new variety, Irvin Hoover. Andrew Burgess, Caleb King and Frank Clark composed the committee. Meats and Bread. - Best roast chicken, Emaline Elleman; second roast chicken, Eliza Stevens. Best roast beef, Emeline Dougan. Best yeast bread, Emeline Dougan; second, Emeline Elleman. Committee, George Dougan, Rev. Graham, Elbert McClure. Cakes and Pies. Best white cake, Jennie Kuth; second, Essie Burgess. Best lemon pie, Mary Dickinson. Best cherry pie, Jennie Kuth; second, Essie Burgess. Best pie any kind, Leonora Noggle; second. Mrs. King; third, Emeline Dougan.

' Committee. Constance Foster, Clara Spekenhler. Leota McClure. ' 1 Miscellaneous. Best glass Jelly. Essie Burgess. --Best dish salad, Jennie Kuth.; second, Mattie Fosler. , Best dish pickles, Emeline Dougan. Committee, Helen McClure, Eliza Stevens, Elenita Simmons. Best quart of cream, Emeline Dougan. Best cottage cheese, Eliza Stevens; second, Essie Burgess. Best dish baked beans, Jennie Kuth. Committee, . Nellie " Morrow, Helen McClure, Leonora Noggle. Fine Crop Outlook. After,, the awards were announced, general discussion on agricultural and horticultural subjects followed. Farmers and - fruitmen should surely be pleased with the present outlook. Although the stand of corn is not considered the best, yet all other crops

seem most promising. Small fruits undoubtedly will equal

the best, crops in years. . Currants, gooseberries, raspberries and blackberries are- very promising. Considerable interest is centered in the "everfruiting strawberry that the president is now growing, obtained from Osage, Iowa. Shall this variety prove to be what is claimed, the strawberry fruiting season will reach from June to November. Rev. Graham gave an address on "The Simple Life," as viewed in a general way, that indicated to those who were intending to follow such a course, usually fell Into a phase of a complex existence. It is a life that most people would desire and cherish, but few ever realize it in a complete sense.

THE STAGE DRINK, Some , Sarcastic Comments Upon Its Torrifio Potency. What -we have always noticed, about the stagcvdrlnk is Its terrific potency. That thereare other points of Interest in this thins; we do not deny, and we are inclined, to agree with a writer in one of the 'weekly papers , who says that "our actors, even the best and most experiaucpd of them, haven't the faintest notion tof how to drink naturally and wtththe air of men who are enjoying the process." And we have frequently noted that curious unspillable quality In the musical comedy drink. In this particular type of potation, which is set to music and which we may call the gay drink, the careless gestures of the flagon holders, who do not (actually drink until tbey ha.ve wnHT the. mblet . uosi.de. down,

have' been known to make strong ami ' thirsty gaUeryites burst Into tears, commingled with reproaches. When falsely accused Frederick suffers a momentary attack of depression and decides to set out for territories exclusively canine he pours into : a small liquor glass a little very pale brandy and, with a desperate cry of frenzy and despair, drinks It at one go. Sometimes It is halt a glass of noncorporeal claret. But the result Is the same. Falsely accused Frederick instantly starts his Apache dance with tho grand pianoforte, and friends who believed In htm, entering at that moment, say, "Good heavens, he's drunk r The drink Is potent. It csnnot always be a case of weakness of head. London Globe.

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