Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 169, 2 August 1908 — Page 1

EIGHMOND PAIXAB1UM

H A!SO SUN-TEL EGRAM. RICHMOND, IXD., SUNDAY 3IORXIXG, AUGUST 2, 1908. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 109. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS.

'TIS HARD TO DEAL JUSTICE TO POOR . AND RICH ALIKE So Says William H. Taft Comments on Administration Justice, Both Civilly and Criminally.

US THE GREAT QUESTION BEFORE COUNTRY TODAY Taft at Hot Springs Is Still Receiving CongratulationsHitchcock And Vory to Meet Taft. Hot Sprlngs,Va.,Aug.l.- "Tis a very difficult problem, indeed, to make the administration of justice.equal to poor and rich alike." Putting more than usual emphasis into his words, William II. Taft, republican presidential candidate, today gave utterances to this sentiment. "In what direction does tho difficulty lie?" he was asked. "The difficulty" replied Taft, "is in the advantage the wealthy have In the employment of the best counsel and being able to afford the expense and wait the result of protested litigation." "And what is the remedy?" ( "There's no absolute remedy" was the answer. "The best than can be v done is to render administration justice prompt." Conversation had drifted upon the improvement of the administration of justice.both civilly and criminally. Mr. Taft emphasized both of his latter expressions and though no word of reference was made to that $29,000,000 Standard Oil fine, therol was a significance of absolute agreement between Mr. Taft's views and those more freely and pointedly expressed by President Roosevelt upon the slip-up of justice in that case. So strongly, indeed, does Mr. Taft feel upon this general question that he has selected "Delays of Litigation" as a topic for an address which he will deliver before the Virginia war association at this place next Thursday. "I was Interviewed a year ago," said Judge Taft. "on what I thought was the most Important question before the people. I then said I believed the question to-be the improvement of administration justice, civilly and criminally, in the matter of its prompt dispatch and cheapening of its use." Rich Man's Joys. Asked if he still regarded that as the most important question before the country he replied: "Speaking generally, by and large, I still think that It is." He then referred to the advantage which a rich man enjoys and continued: "One of the great demagogue arguments and it is dem agogue I have heard it in legislative halls frequently when the proposition was made to have only one appeal In actions involving, less than $500 is 'will you deny the poor man the right to go to the highest court In the land? there never was more pernicious argument than that," de- " clared Mr. Taft. "For a poor man with only $500 at stake it is of the utmost importance that this case shall be promptly settled. If he is fighting corporations or wealthy men, either of the latter can afford to wait and carry the matter up to the highest court. The poor man can't do that. That $500 he needs; if he is not to get It he wants to know it quickly. If he is. It is im portant for him to have it at once. It is far better for him to have the case decided definitely against him at once than to wait five or six years, paying out in the meantime expenses, fees, etc., which will eat up all of the principal at stake." Cullom Writes Taft "Uncle" Shelby Cullom, senior United States senator from Illinois, communicated with Taft today. In a let ter from Chicago to the Republican nominee he said: "My Dear Mr. Taft: I have just read your speech of acceptance and I cannot refrain from writing you and telling you how much I am delighted with it. It rings true, every word of It. You did not fail to meet every possible issue, and you have left the Democrats without a leg to stand on Your speech is accepted here by the people and press of the middle west as the utterances of a great man, of ) strong convictions and not fearing or hesitating to express your convictions in every particular. Your speech of acceptance has made your election a certainty. Had it been less stronghad you, as a weaker man might have done, wavered on any of the great is sues before us, the result would have Jl 1 . ... nepu uinsiruus. i Know tnat your hands are more than full, but I could not resist the temptation of writing you this note of congratulation and not only are you to be congratulated but the party is to be congratulated in having you at the head of the ticket this year." Tne following telegram was given tout with regard to the Cuban eleclions. In which Mr. Taft is taking a deep interest: "Havana W. H. Taft, Hot Springs, Va.: Election progressing finely. (Continued on Page Two. )

OLD MAN PUNISHED AS AN OBJECT LESSON.

A 1 The news columns have told of the arrest in South America of V. F. Walker for stealing from a bank and a church in Connecticut, his return to that state and his prompt sentence to an indeterminate sentence, which may run twenty years. The object of the chase was not so much to punish the thief as to afford an object lesson to other bank employes; and there is no doubt that the thought of Walker, once highly respected, now "condemned to pass probably the last years of his life in prison, is enough to frighten any bank cashier tempted to take the bank's money for his own use. Like many another offender some of whom have escaped exposure and prosecution Walker took the money of the bank to use in making more money. It is reported that he was victimized in a "wire-tapping" game, but he says the money went into le gitimate business proposition and was lost T. F. Egan. superintendent of the state police of Connecticut, is the man who brought Walker home; but the chase up to the time of his arrest was In the hands of the Pinkertons. CADET REGIMENT NOW IN PROSPECT lompanies May Be Formed in Sunday Schools of The City. SEES GOOD IN THE MOVE. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT HUMPE THINKS BOTH BOYS AND SCHOOLS WOULD PROFIT BY THE VENTURE. It is probable that the Sunday school officials of the city will father a movement to organize a cadet regiment composed, of the boys attending the various Sunday schools of the city. At tne at. r aui s .Episcopal church a cadet company has been organized and the youngsters have been equip ped with regulation army service uni forms and small guns. They are being trained in military tactics by Captain Paul Comstock and the young soldiers take the keenest interest in their company. Officials of the Sunday school state that the organization of this company has also had the ef fect of making the boys take a keener interest in their Sunday school work. A movement is now on foot to or ganize a similar company at the First Presbyterian church and the officers of the other Sunday schools are watching the movement closely with an idea of adopting it as a method of inducing the boys to take a greater interest in their Sunday school work. It is also argued that the training the lads receive is of the greatest benefit to them. County Sunday School Superinten dent E. J. Humpe would like to see a regiment of Sunday school cadet com panies. He states that he thinks the idea is an excellent one. ne siaies inai ne tnmKs such a movement would be very popular with the boys and would be of the utmost benefit not only to them but to the various chools. lnere are several young men in this city who are graduates of mili tary academies who could be placed in command of the various companies and who could act field officers of the regiment. These young men would be glad to train the lads in military tactics. It has. been pointed out to Superintendent Humpe that if twelve local churches would each organize la cadet company it would be possible to have a complete regiment of three battal ions, each, consisting of four compa nies. This movement will probably be vigorously agitated before the close of the summer. THE WEATHER PROPHET INDIANA Generally fair, - Sunday; slowly rising temperature.

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UNIONISTS WILL THINK Rll! SELVES Richmond Tradesmen Will Not Allow Samuel Gompers To Dictate.

HE HAS BEEN CONDEMNED. GENERALLY CONSIDERED THAT LABOR UNIONS AND POLITICS SHOULD BE WIDELY SEPARATEDLOCAL OPINIONS. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, Is hearing many discordant notes within his organization, caused by his appeal to the labor unions to vote and help sunnort the democratic ticket. The heads of the Richmond unions are all of the opinion that the members of the labor unions will vote according to their own individual Judgment, and that politics should not be mixed in with the work of the union. They feel that President Gompers has a right to appeal to the union, but that he went in a roundabout way to do it. He appealed through the organization's paper, of which he is editor, and in this way brought the paper in the political limelight. Louis Studt, president of the Cigar Makers' union of this city: "I have received no word of any character from Gompers, and I don t think I will. The men belonging to the union here are nearly all Taft men and will not listen to Bryan supporters. They will vote according to their own political views. If Gompers should make any appeal it would be through the national union of cigar makers which would in turn make the appeal to the Richmond union. I don't think It would do him any good though," When asked how he would vote if an appeal would be made. Mr. Studt stated that he would vote according to his own political views. Mr. C. W. Genn. who is at the head of the Typographical union, said concerning the matter: "It seems to me that since the miners failed to ac cept the appeal that Gompers recently made that this is a sign that none of the other unions will take any act ion in regard to the matter." The members of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors state that they have not received any instructions in regard to voting, but in all probability they will fight for William II. Taft. They all say he is the man to head the nation. Several of the members of the organization even went so far as to say Gompers would be ousted if he made any direct appeal to unionists to support the democratic ticket. Mr. Meagan, who was head of the union up to the present year stated "An appeal may be made, but each member of the union can vote ac cording to his own political views." The Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers will take the same steps in regard to the presidential campaign as the conductors, although there has been nothing definitely decided upon. One of the members stated that with a few exceptions the local union will go almost entirely solid for Taft. A member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said: "It is all a mistake about the jinion compelling the members to vote for a certain party, but they do advise, but the voting according to their own political judgment." FRIENDS TO HOLD SESSIONJT WINONA General Conference Convenes Late in August. Winona Lake, Ind.. August 1. Miss Mary Whitson of Philadelphia, is at Winona park arranging for Friends' general conference which will late in August begin a week's meeting here. The conference seldom meets west of Pennsylvania, and it has been ten years since it met in Indiana. Most of its membership is in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and around New York city, and most of the representation at the coming conference will be from those regions. At least S Friends will be I at tendance, and Miss Whitson has come to Winona lake to look after their hotel comforts. She expects a large number of Friends from over Indiana and Ohio, who will not have a voice in the affairs oft he conference, but will come to hear the notable speakers. GOVERNMENT AIDS. Shippers' Protest Against Carriers to be Investigated. Washington, August 1. A special agent of the Department of Justice will be directed within a few days to go to Cinciifriati and Chicago and investigate the protest of shippers against the proposed increase in Southeastern freight rates by the railroads on August 1. The action of the Department of Justice is taken as a result of a letter addressed to President Roosevelt by E. E. Williamson, for the Cincinnati Receivers' and Shippers'1 aSSOClatlOa.

FURTHER INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS LIKELY Work on Colonial May Be Tied Up.

Further injunction proceedings appear to be in prospect in connection with the Colonial building. The painters and carpenters who have been engaged in reconstructing the building and claim they have not been paid by E. M. Campfield, the owner and contractor. Representatives of tradesmen held conferences with local attorneys in regard to the matter yesterday. There is a probability the affair will be carried into the courts. Attempts may be made to secure mechanie's liens against the property and the result may be a tie up of the work now under way. The Dickinson Trust company, receiver, has been paying rebates to renters of the building at the time of the fire last April. It was necessary for former renters to sign vouchers in order to get the rebates, which were made proportionate to the time involved. MISSOURI WILL VOTE FOR TAFT They Have Confidence in the Big Man Leading Republicans. BRYAN IDEAS SCOUTED. STATE WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED DOUBTFUL WILL TURN ITS VOTE TO GENIAL OHIOAN. Kansas Pitv. Mr An?. 1. From a ereneral survey of the state after trav-1 general survey or me sjaie aner irav eling through its center and to the east and west and northwest it would appear that the republican party of Missouri is in better shape and more united than it has been for many years. Several elements enter into the situation at this time which were not characteristic of former years on the eve of a national campaign. To begin with, the national ticket is generally accepted by republicans as strong and satisfactory. William H. Taft has a strong personal following and many personal admirers. Those who know him comparatively little accept him as the choice of President Roosevelt and propose to give him un swerving support on that account. In that connection it is interesting to know that Mr. Roosevelt is easily stronger with the democrats of the state than is William Jennings Bryan, and this is .admitted by prominent democrats at the state capital. Many old line democrats will give Mr. Taft support because they oppose Mr. Bryan and believe him unsafe and unreliable. They will support Mr. Taft because they believe he will take no step backward from the Roosevelt policies. Oddly enough, inquiries lead to the belief that in many cities of the state influential republicans and men of means and with personal followings will give Mr. Taft support on the opposite ground that he will be president when elected in his own right and will not permit a repetition of some of the agitation and unrest which has characterized the administration now drawing to a close. POST MAY GET 'SPECIAL RATES Those Who Attend G. A. R. Encampment to Be Favored. A number of the members of the Sol Meredith Post of the Grand Army of the Republic will attend the nation al encampment that will be held at Toledo, O., Monday, August 31, to Fri day, September 4. The exceedingly low railroad rates are attractive. It is expected that the Sol Meredith Post here will also receive special rates. OFFERED HIGH PLACE. Wade Ellis Could be Assistant Attor- ' ney General. Cincinnatl. August 1. The position of First Assistant Attorn ey-General of the United States has been offered Wade H. Ellis by Attorney-General Bonaparte. Mr. Ellis, who is Attorney General for Ohio, is resting after the strenuous work preceding the nomina tion of W. H. Taft for President. He has asked for time to consider the ap pointment, SPOKE AT ELW00D. Miss Alethia Hart, one of the state organizers of the Socialist party of this city gave an address at Elwood

last evening- She spoke on the; are now out of danger, although they j streets and ras given a cordial re- J will continue the treaXxt for three 'miUm. Idava lnneer.

SAYS CHARGES . MADEARE TRUE Smith Substantiates Story Published About Home For Friendless.

MATRON GIVES ORDERS. TELLS MAN HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE PROVISIONS TO WIFE UNDER PENALTY OF HAVING THEM THROWN OUT. William Smith, husband of Mrs. Margaret Ann Smtih, stated to the Palladium last evening that everything the article of Wednesday in regard to the board and treatment of the pris oners at the home for friendless women was true. Mr. Smith supplied the names of several other persons who have been prisoners at the home and stated that each one of them would be willing to make a Bworn statement as to the authenticity of the facts related. According to the man himself, it had been his custom to visit his wife at the jail every Saturday evening. He is employed as a carpenter and states he has no other opportunity to call. He stated it had been his custom each time he went to take with him a quantity of groceries and provisions of a kind that would not spoil quickly and give them to his wife. She shared the food with the other prisoners who claimed they did not receive sufficient from the home ta bles. Smith says Mrs. Spencer told him on one occasion that he must not bring anything more or It would be thrown on the dump. He said he attempted to take fruit to his wife but found that this was not pleasing to the matron, who claims the prisoners were given enough to eat at meal time. Complaint was made by Smith that yesterday afternoon he anticipated probable unpleasantrles with the matron if he went to the Home and ask ed to see his wife, so he sent his son to the sheriff and asked for a permit, ... . T vi. The sheriff refused. In regard to his action Sheriff Meredith said he re fused to give young Smith a permit. because the Home jail Is not under his authority and he had no right to grant the request. The sheriff is not made custodian of the prisoners at the Home, so he claims. Since communication was obtained with three of the prisoners and affidavits secured from them, restrictions seem to have been increased at the Home on the liberties to be enjoyed by visitors. HARRIMAN GETS 0NEJ00LD ROAD His Bankers Take Up $8,000,000 in Gould Notes. New York, August 1. E. H. Harriman today gained control or the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad when the $8,000,000 of notes guaranteed by the Wabash (George Gould's road) were taken up by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Announcement of the disposal of the Wheeling & Lake Erie was made in a statement isued from the office of Harriman's bankers. "Formal notice is given," says the statement, "that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Blair & Co., at the request and for the account of the Wabash Railroad company, will purchase $8,000,000 three-year 5 per cent, gold notes of the Wheeling & Lake Erie, maturing August 1 at par and accrued interest, upon presentation and delivery of the notes and coupons at the office of Blair & Co.. 24 Broad street." ONJIS SPEECH Bryan's Notification Address Will Soon Be Finished. Lincoln, Neb., August 1. Mr. Bryan made rapid headway with his speech of acceptance today, there being but few visitors at Falrview. He said it would be completed August 5. Regarding its possible length Mr. Bryan said he was unable to estimate it at this time. The program of exercises in connection with the notification August 12 was announced yesterday by Mayor Brown after it had been submitted to Mr. Bryan for approval. PHYSICIANS STRICKEN. Treated Boy Suffering Rabies. With the New York, August 1. Infected by rabies through contact with a boy patient who died of the disease, three young physicians of the Jersey City hospital are under treatment at the Pasteur Institute. The physicians at the Pasteur Institute say they believe the patients

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HOME JHE CORED Major and Ten Men Bitten by Mad Dog in Panama.

New York, August 1. All bitten by a mad dog. Major Russeii. of the milea states marine corps, ana ten men who were on duty in Panama are hurrying to New York on a government transport, to take the Pasteur treatment. The dog first atacked Major Russell, biting him on the leg. It then ran among the marines in the camp, biting ten before It was shot. The wounds were cauteied and a recommendation was made by tne superior naval medical officer on the isthmus that the victims be sent north as soon as possible for treat ment. All the men bitten were from the Brooklyn barracks on the battleship New Hampshire to preserve order on the isthmus during the elections. EIGHT WEST POINTERS ARE RE-INSTATED k Matter Given Consideration By Roosevelt. Oyster Bay. N. Y., August 1. President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Wrieht have decided that the eieht cadets who recently were dismissed from the United States Military Academy at West Point, for hazing, shall be reinstated and that their punish-

ment shall be administered according What appears to be the cause of to the disciplinary methods of theth woman's rash act was the charge

academy. Secretary Wright, as he was leavIng Oyster Bay, said that while the report of the superintendent of the military academy recommending the dismissal of the guilty cadets had been passed on and approved by the President, he, as Secretary of War, had not promulgated the order. The matter therefore, was left over until today, and Secretary Wright said that he had taken this course at the reoueat of the President. j .ue81 OI ine rreBiaenu ACCIDENT STOPS THIEF'S FLIGHT Man WhO UOOlly StOle HOrSe And Rig Abandons Outfit Near Liberty. TRIED TO SELL THE RIG. WHEN THIEF WASy UNSUCCESS FUL HE PRESENTED FARMER WITH BUGGY AND RODE QfF ASTRIDE THE HORSE. An accident to the buggy ne was driving causing the shafts to tecome detached from the axle, caused the thief who on Friday 6tole the horse and buggy from Abe Anderson, the liveryman, to abandon the buggy near Liberty yesterday afternoon. Anderson went to Liberty fast evenouggy. After the accident thethief went to the home of a farmer and tried to sen me Duggy. saying a was oi no use to him any longer. The farmer refused to buy. so the thief made him a present of the stolen property. He mounted the horse and continued on his way, but stopped a short time after to remove the harness. The reins were cut so as to be out of the way. The horse was led and ridden to where the road crossed the tracks of the C. H. & D. railroad and the thief aban - doned the animal and boarded a south bound freight train. One of the persons to whom Supt. Bailey telephoned yesterday recog nized the stolen property and came to this city for the purpose of Informing the police. The description he gave tallied so closely with that of Ander son's outfit that there was believed to De no proDaDiiiiy 01 misiKe. aupu Bailey notified the authorities atCinclnnatl to be on the lookout for the thief and furnished them with a des cription. ONE MAN KILLED. Pomeville, Pa Scene Murder. of Brutal Coatesville, Pa., August 1. Pome ville, a small village four miles southwest of Parkesburg. was the scene of a brutal murder when Henry Howe fired three revolver shots into his friend, Zdward Runner, killing him insUntly. Immediately after the shooting, Howe sent for the const a-1 ble, James Underzook and gave himself up. Both men were married. FALLS TO DEATH. New York. August vl. Loreto Rice, eleven years old, of 474 East Seven ty-sixth street, was Instantly killed ; today by falling from the fire escape on the fourth floor of the house where J she had been sleeping. Into the rear rnnrtrarrf

courtyard.

DRINKS ACID

BECAUSE OF A PETTY CHARGE Father Accused Mrs. Hofheinz Of Theft and After Brooding Several Hours Woman Tries to Suicide. NOTES TOLD WHAT SHE WANTED DONE. t Sent These to Friends Who, On Receiving Them, Rushed To the Woman's Horr.a to. Render Aid. With a six months-old babe nurslnf at her side Mrs. Ernest A. Hofnelni, 219 Sheridan 6treet, was found yes terday noon writhing in agony from the effects of carbolic acid which she had swallowed in an effort to end her life. Neighbor women found tha un fortunate young woman shortly after she had taken the acid and Dr. Roy Morrow was at once summoned. Heroic measures were taken to save Mrs. Hofheinz's life. Last evening it was reported that she was in a semiconscious condition and that hope ror er recciery were entertained. 1 made by her father, David Wasson. Friday evening that she had stolen $1 from her neice. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cricks. The child lost J this amount at the Hofheinz home and accused her aunt of stealing 1L Mr. Wasson believed the child's story and when he accused Mra. Hofhetm of the theft she vigorously denied it. I Hot words then followed. Yesterday morning Mrs. Hofheinz brooded over her father's action until at length she decided to end her life. decided to end her life. Before taking the carbolic acid she wrote two notes, in each of which, she asked that her three young chil dren, the oldest only three years, be taken care of. In conclusion she stated that shfi intepded to take carbolic acid and kill herself. These notes she gave to her eldest child and told him to take them to Mrs. William Sharp and Mrs. Thornton. ceived these notes they hurried to the Hofheinz home and found Mrs. Hofheinz writhing on her bed. Medi cal aid was quickly summoned and when Dr. Morrow arrived he found the house filled with a big crowd of wildly excited women. When Mr. Hofheinz. who Is employed at the Jones Hardware company, arrived home and found what condition his wife was in he also became very hysterical. FARMAN REFUSES TO FLY E Winds of Saturday Prevent Him. New Torlt, August 1. Six thousand persons sat for three hours In a stiff breeze at the Brighton Beach race track this afternoon waiting for Henry Farnam to fly his aeronlane. They went away at sundown sorely disappointed. jt waa widely heralded that the flight did not occur because cf the fitful wind estimated variously from 15 to SO miles an hour, which it js declared would have imperiled the security of the aeroplane, as well as the life of the aeronaut, had flight 1 been attempted. HEADQUARTERS WILL BE IN CHICAGO I ajftrmn C ll-.l, A Cnan niorman c "aCK 10 Openu Most of His Time There. New York, August 1 Norman E. Mack, chairman of the democratic national committee, arrived in this city today and went immediately to the Hoffman house where he will remain for three days. Then he will go to - 1 Chicago. The national headquarters will be established in Chicago, Mr. Mack said, but a branch will be in this city. Chairman Mack said most of his time would be spent In Chicago, bat he would make frequent trips to thla ctiy. FEVER IN NEW YORK. New York, August 1. For the first time in years a yellow fever patient was discovered in New York today when the Norwegian tramp steamer Norda arrived from LaDuna, Mexico, with a cargo of mahogany logs. ; Henry Larsen, 22 years old. a fireman, was the patient and the health: offlcera sent him to Swinburn Island declaring iMiat ttm hirf vnTar fovr

"iat lie had yellow fever.