Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 8, 23 February 1908 — Page 3
PAGE THREE. ALDRICH TOilELO A POINT ON BllL CONFESSION MAY SAVE MAN'S NECK wi,ui.wmi.uuu I This week will be long remembered as the greatest bargain event ever held in Richmond. Modified Form of Lafollette Amendment May Be Accepted by Him. Vzeal Boy Admits That He Perjured Himself in Testimony Against Billik. s mm nu si nn H Saille Week WANTS HOUSE TO ACT. MAN MURDERED FAMILY.
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WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE MEASURE YET REMAINS TO BE SEEN ANOTHER BILL.
Washington, Feb. 22.-Concession in the interest of the public are promised by Senator Aldrich, if an agreement can be reached to insure the early pafiiKige of his emergency currency bill. So many defects in the measure have already been pointed out, so rapIdly increasing is the public sentiment against it, that its supporters have been forced to realize that, its passage in its present form is almost impossible. Senator Aldrich says that he would accept a modification of the bill if it Mas agreed that a part, of the reserve should be invested in securities of such character that they might be used as a basis for emergency currency. A far greater concession has been intimated by Aldrich in a suggestion that a modified form of the Follotte amendment be also accepted. This proposed that no railror bonds be accepted aa basis of bank circulation unless there has been an official" valuation of the railroads issuing the bonds. t la Bound to Come. Aldrich appreciates that railroad appraisal as urged by the president is certain to come, and, therefore, that a beginning might as well .be made in connection with the currency bill. His purpose would be to have the railroads whose- values are accurately known taken first, and their bonds made immediately available for currency purposes. Aldrich, it is understood, will not accept this proposition as coming from La Follette, but if offered by some senator friendly to the proposed legislation It will probably be adopted. ' Whether Aldrich will make sufficient concessions to make the passage of the bill through the house at all probable is a question, but he is iow striving to attain that end. The banking and currency committee is now almost certain to report a ' ill to the house before the bill passes V e senate, and will be prepared to ght for it as a substitute for the senate measure. "' In that event such a disk ision of the republicans Is probable as 'ill make possible a combination between the independents and the democrats which may turn out to be strong enough to fcverride the house leaders and defeat the Aldrich bilL, TAFT WOULD AID ALASKAN OFFICERS Expenses of Army Men There Large. "Washington, D. C. Feb. 22. Secretary Taft has made a plea to congress on behalf of those unfortunate army officers who are forced to perform duly in Alaska. The present system of reimbursing army officers for travel, was never intended to fit the limited facilities of that barren section, with the result that officers up there are out of pocket every time they move on government business. Secretary Taft has written to certain senators, calling attention to the experiences of a lieutenant in Alaska, showing the injustice of the present rigid law which allows only 50 cents per mile to cover all expenses of officers traveling for the department. This lieutenant is required to make four trips- a year of 115 miles each. His allowance is about $S and his actual expenses in the neighborhood of $100 per trip. On this journey the officer requires the services of seven dogs, and their keep amounts to 50 cents a day, and the trip requires nine days. In addition he has to pay for meals at the rate of $1 each and f 1 for each night's lodging. Every time he makes one of these trips the officer is out of pocket, close to flOO. DOES JT PAY? Does what pay? Why making improvements or adopting methods for extending trade. The answer to this is, "It pavs if you make it pay." It is a fact that some business men make a large improvement and then expect to receive all the trade. But usually the large things take care of themselves; It is the close application to the small details that make a business a success. Among the first of the small things Is the selection of an attractive and businessbuilding letter head. It is our constant aim (by attending to the details of our printing) to satisfy our .customers In every detail and we feel this is accountable or our ever increasing sales. Successful business men want success-giving printing turned out by a successful print shop. We recommeud The Quaker City Printing Co., over 17 nd 19 X. Eighth street.
IT WAS ON THE STRENGTH OF THE LAD'S STATEMENTS IN COURT THAT THE FORTUNE TELLER WAS CONVICTED.
Chicago, Feb. 22. Eighteen-year-old Jerry M. Vzral, whose testimony more than any other person's served to convict the Bohemian fortune toller, "Herman Billik, of the murder of six members of the Vzral family, has, it is announced, recanted, and in affidavit declares the testimony was simple perjury. Billik is under sentence to be hanged March 20. The supreme court Thursday affirmed the judgment, destroying the man's last chance, unless Governor Deneen shal' issue a pardon. Not only does the Vzral boy impugn his own evidence, but he declares that two of his relatives also lied. In the affidavit the boy states that all the vital $art of the testimony he gave against Billik at the trial was perjury, that was taught him by a high police official and an assistant state's attorney. He specifically names the men whom he accuses. In the affidavit Vzral, who is now a student in Valparaiso, Ind., asserts that he told the story because a police official threatened him with a charge of murder unless he did as the police wished him to do. The credit for polishing off the fictitious narrative he glvs to an ass'stant state's attorney, with whom, he sas, ht was closeted 40 times, the conferences being from one to four hours in duration. He further asserts that the inspector of police summoned him at least 50 times, and that these conference usually lasted two hours. The confession was obtained through the instrumentality of the Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan. head of the Paulist Fathers in this city and pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, who has been working in Billik's behalf for several months. Father O'Callaghan, in explaining his connection with the case, says: "The beginning of my interest dates from last spring. In one of my frequent visits to the county jail I met Sister Rose, who asked me to interest myself in a prisoner named Billik. j She said he was there on the charge of murder, but she knew he was an Innocent man. I said I had so many calls upon my time and sympathy that I did not feel I could do anything for the man. At any rate, I said, he was a fortune teller and charlatan. She answered, 'But he should not hang for being such.' I told her I thought the Judfe and Jury would do him justice. To my astonishment he was convicted, and I felt that I had neglected the cause of an Innocent man. Behind all the accidentals of this case were the prayers of the devoted nun, who first assured me of Billik's innocence, and the prayers of the sisters who are called the Poor Clares." Sister Rose of Columbus hospital, an Institution of the Italian order of missionary sisters of the Sacred Heart, Is the nun referred to. It was she who converted the car barn bandit, Gustav Marx, who was executed with Nledermeler and Vandyne, the only one of the celebrated trio that died a Christian. Plot to Blow Up Docks. Winnipeg, Man., Feb, 22 It became known that certain Italian laborers at Port Arthur and Fort William attempted last week to blow tip the huge Canadian Northern railway coal docks recently erected at large cost. Following the custom of the "Black Hand-' and similar blackmailing societies, they first sent a letter to the manager of the docks that they would blow him and his institution up unless he found them work, naively adding that an explosion would create plenty of work for the shovelers clearing away the debris. Several suspects will be examined. No Protest Received. Washington, Feb. 22. It was stated with iositiveness at the state department that no official reports or protests from any source have been received regarding Japan's commercial aggressiveness in Manchuria, and from the nature of the situation none is expected. It also is asserted that the American, government has no intention of addressing either Japan or any of the other powers on the subject cither at this time or when the battleship fleet reaches its destination. L P. ft. STEEL PASSENGER CARS Campaign to Be Waged by Traveling Men. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22. The Travelers' Protective association is to J Inaugurate a campaign for steel pas-j senger cars. Backed by more than! half a million salesmen, they will push a bill in congress, which if passed will compel all the railroads of the United States to replace their present wooden passenger equipment with fire-proof steel cars. It is desired that the railroads rAtiro in nor rout nt l wooden ears for the next ten years. Good housewives prefer G-.-ld Mdal twur. iSai-cme.
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Boy's and Children's Clothing Mothers should watch for and take advantage of the Boys' and Young Men's Department. Bargains are here galore, and as school days are fraught with many hardships on Boys' Clothing, you are requested to take advantage of the Remnant Sale prices we are quoting below: Boys' $6.00 Suits or Overcoats $4.75 Boys' $5.00 Suits or Overcoats $3.75 Boys' $4.00 Suits or Overcoats $3.25 Boys' $2.50 Suits or Overcoats $1.98
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Beginning with Monday lasting until Sunday "Wc have a reason" for having a great Remnant Week Sale. So great nave been the sales each day of the past few weeks of our great February Sale, that our Mens Suits, Overcoats, Boys' and Children's Clothing Stocks have been reduced to such proportions, asto leave on our hands a lot of odds and ends, which we must get rid of. We don't want them. If the power of price and price slashing will move these goods and you can find your size "for the style and quality is here" they are yours, for a small sum. You can readily see by the price quotations that we have done our part in making king price take a low seat. If your size and taste can be suited, there will be no trouble in finding a bargain at our store this week. Don't miss this great opportunity to save because your dollars will count more here during the next SIX DAYS than they ever have before.
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