Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 48, 26 December 1908 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1908.

LEAVES ISSUE TOjjJCCESSOft Labor Case Unlikely to Be Open for Intervention Un-. til Roosevelt Goes.

Silver Fluctuations Hurt Trade Consuls Report on Disturbed Conditions in China Japan, With Gold Standard, Not Affected By Depression.

MANY LOOK FOR REVERSAL ALL PROMINENT LABOR LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY FOR GOMPERS, MITCHELL AND MORRISON.

Washington, Dec. 26. That the Taft and not the Roosevelt administration will have to wrestle with the case of Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Prank Morrison, sentenced to Jail by Judge D. T. Wright, for contempt in the boycott suit of the Buck's Stove and Range Company, is believed here. Labor leaders who have been stirred to protest to President Roosevelt are now taking the view that there is no need to demand interference until the resources of the law are exhausted. The arguments in the court of appeals will not be heard until March or later, and a further appeal to the supreme court would bring about another interval of months before the labor leaders would face the actual contingency of going to jail. Those who side with Mr. Gompers, including several democratic congressmen who have talked freely sjnce the decision of Judge Wright was rendered, appear so confident that the decision will be reversed that they scoff

at the idea of intercession by the chief executive. Roosevelt in Awkward Fix. There is a general belief that President Roosevelt will be embarrassed in more ways than one by taking action In the case.

ij-Tn the first place it is explained that 4 Aff Ait t PrAL'Mant PnAoAvaU'a a

tlon, should he enter into the fight, will be felt during the initial months of Taft's administration. If the sympathizers of Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and4 Morrison are to be appeased as a political move, it is argued that Mr. Taft, who will probably have similar problems to face, should be the one to do It. President Roosevelt, it is said, does not know the facts in the case and has not read the testimony, although - he Is Informed as to the ordinary sentence of courts for contempt of court In violation of injunctions. The legal aspect of the case would probably be given serious consideration by President Roosevelt before any action were taken, according to unofficial statements coming from the white house, and It Is added that the president is not in the mood for taking on further burdens when he already has, as his friends say, "enough fights now on his hands." Wright President's Choice. Judge Wright came here at the solicitation of the President. He was trying a case in court in Cincinnati, after the Republican machine ruled by George B. Cox had defeated him for reelection as judge of the Common Pleas, when he received a telegram from the President requesting him to

come to Washington and fill his pres

ent position.

It later developed that the Presl-

Bent had admired Judge Wright be-

Cause he refused to be ruled by the

bosses and told the political machine It could go to the bow-wows If it

thodght it could make him do any

thing he did not approve of.

Many of those who were in doubt

is to the legality of the decision en

tertaln doubts no longer, and it is said lhat Judge Wright has clarified many

Subtle technicalities of the law to

friends and acquaintances who have been at sea and have asked him to

Itraighten matters out. Visitors to

Judge Wright's office In the city hall

kave been shown statutes purported to taake his posilon unassailable in the kigher courts and have generally Some out satisfied that there will be

so reversal of the decision.

Washington, Dec. 2C The business conditions in the Orient have been seriously embarrassed by fluctuations in the price of silver, and that the fluctuations rather than the mere depreciation In the value of the white metal had caused this commercial difficulty, is shown by a large number of special consular reports received by the national monetary commission. These reports indicate that in Japan, where the gold standard is the basis of exchange, there has been no unsettled condition from that cause, but in Chi

na, with the silver standard, dealings

and that this depreciation has not stimulated the export trade to the extent expected is the view of Albert W. Pontius, vice consul general at Hankow, China. In the naturaj course of events, he says, the low exchange promotes exports and precludes imports, and vice versa. "It Is believed by some of our merchants," says Samuel L. Gracey, consul at Foochow, China, "that the depreciation of silver has practically been the salvation of the importing firms as the Chinaman has been unable to buy as cheaply from foreign

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with gold standard countries have been I countries as he can from those with injuriously affected by changes in the i stocks in the East, they having been

price of silver which make the profit of a transaction largely dependent upon the trend of exchange. The prevailing statement of the reports is that prices are largely regulated by rates of exchange. These special consular reports were called for by the state department at the reqtfest of Senator Lodge. Consular officers were requested to report what had been the tendency of prices since 1S96, measured by silver currency; whether firms Importing from the United States, Great Britain and Germany found the depreciation of silver a matter of serious embarrassment to their business during the last year, and whether the depreciation of silver had stimulated considerably the export trades. Charles Denby, consul general at Shanghai, China, says when silver is high imports are increased and profits are made on goods stocked at lower rates. Similarly, when silver falls importations must become unprofitable

and heavy losses result upon goods in stock.

Importing firms he says, have

found their legitimate trade seriously embarrassed during the past twelve

months, by the depreciation of silver.

This loss does not usually fall upon the foreign wholesale importer, as he does

not carry large stocks, but orders goods on commission for Chinese buy

ers. 1 he recent large nuciuauon in

the value of local currency in comparison with gold, he adds, ruined hundreds of Chinese merchants who had dealings with foreigners. Normally, he declares this depreciation would have considerably stimulated the export, trade, but the markets were so affected by other considerations that it was difficult to trace this influence.

The foreign trade in general, he says.

has been disturbed since 1890 by fluc

tuations In the gold value of silver.

Julian H. Arnold, consul at Amoy,

China, says that the foreign importing firms at Amoy all assert that the depreciation of silver during the past twelve months has seriously affected their business.

Thomas E. Heenan, consul at New-

chwang, China, states there is no doubt that the depreciation of silver stimulates the exports of silver-using countries, but it is difficult to show this in any given article.

That since 1896 the tendency of pri

ces has been upward, that the depre

ciation has affected the local importers to a serious extent, on account of

being unable to obtain higher tabel prices from the Chinese consumer,

bought when exchange was high.'

Stuart J. Fuller, vice consul general at Hongkong, says he learns from Importers of cotton goods that the fall in silver in the last twelve months has not substantially diminished the demand for cotton goods. With regard to exports, he adds, that while the general tendency of a low exchange is to stimulate exports this was more than counteracted during the year by the general financial depression in Europe and America. That the prices of commodities at Canton, China, have, generally speaking, considerably advanced since 1896, that the depreciation of silver during the last year has offered no serious embarrassment to Importing firms, and that any depreciation in silver does not increase the export trade, as the fall is generally compensated by

a rise in the local cosft, which means.

that the home buyer pays the same price in gold, is the opinion of Wlllard B. Hull, vice consul general at Canton. Speaking of Korea, Consul General Thomas Sammons, at Seoul, says that trade conditions there are not much affected by the rate for the exchange of silver, the country practically having a gold standard through its use of

Japanese currency.

Blithesome Solons Make Merry, Led on in Sport by - Mr. Fairbanks. TILLMAN MAKES A HIT. "THE PITCHFORK" SINGS A PATHETIC DITTY ENTITLED "LESE MAJESTE" COMPLETE PROGRAM OF STUNTS.

U. S. DEPUTIES' TORCH FIRES MINERS' HOTEL (Continued From Page One.)

Consul General Henry B. Miller, at

Yokohama, Japan, says Japan not be

ing a silver country the decline of the rate of exchange has had practically no effect on trade conditions there.

Carl F. Deichman, consul at Mansui,

Formosa, says that importing firms have felt no serious embarrassment to their business from the depreciation of silver during the past twelve

months, as their buying and! selling prices are both in gold. Referring to conditions In Manchuria, Consul Rogers S. Greene, at Dalny, states that the Japanese merchants there have not hesitated to attribute the dullness of business in all lines, and particularly In the cotton goods trade, to the depreciation of silver. Frederick D. Cloud, vice consul gen

eral at Antung, China, says the enor

mous decline in the rate of exchange

of silver during the period of one year works a great hardship not only

upon the importer, but upon the con sumer as well.

Vice Consul General Charles L. L.

Williams, at Chefoo, China, says that the merchants there concede that the only relief from distressing fluctuations in exchange will be found in the

adoption! by China of a gold standard

SANTA ARRIVED, BUT SHY A LEG

Loses Limb on Way But Does Not Disappoint Brooklyn Children.

DROPS HIS WOODEN PEG. SEVERAL POSERS AS CHRISTMAS SAINTS ARE SERIOUSLY BURNED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GIFTS.

HARROW ESCAPE

FROM A WRECK An East Bound Car Was in Danger. Yesterday, owing to a connection between the brake and rear truck of lie interurban car, due in this city at 1:20 from the west, breaking at Lewville, the passengers had to be transferred to the limited car due in this aty at 5 o'clock. The car run for bore than 2 miles in a damaged contition before It could be stopped.

Baby Laugh It belongs to health for a baby to eat and sleep, to laugh and grow fat. But fat comes first; don't ask a scrawny baby to laugh: why, even his smile is pitiful! Fat comes first. The way to be fat is the way to be healthy. Scott's Emulsion Is the proper food, but only a little at first

Send tht adwertteemeat. together with Mm of (par in which it appears, your address and four tents to cover pastas, and w will tend you a "ConpteU Handy AUas of the World" s ICOTT ft BOWNE. 409 Pearl Street. New Twk

New York, Dec. 26. William Ma-

loney, a Staten Island teamster, while

hurrying to the home of a friend in Brooklyn where he was to act as Santa Claus, fell and slipped under a trolley car at the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn bridge. The toys he was carrying scattered to the winds and spectators who rushed to the m&u's aid noted to their horror that one of his legs was swinging limply from te knee, apparently having been all but severed. A hurry call was "sent fr an ambulance, but before it arrived Maloney arose and announced that the member was made of wood. It had

been severed in fact, but the teamster not to be thwarted in his Christmas plans, hastily procured crutches and dragging the stump of his wooden leg, assisted by his good one, proceeded blithely on his journey, arriving at his friend's house in time to appear as a crippled St Nicholas.

spread with lightning rapidity and he was badly burned before they could

be extinguished. Youthful Saint Scorched. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26. During a Christmas entertalnra3nt at the deten

tion home James Wise, a youthful

Santa Claus, upset some candleB attached to the tree and his flimsy

clothing became Ignited. Prompt action by Sheriff Hoagland and District

Judge Frost, who were present, pre

vented a serious fire panic. No one

was injured, aside from Wise, who

was seriously but not fatally burned

Washington, Dec. 26. The Washington Star printed the following story yesterday: "Like some individuals, congress never feels more cheerful than when it has a ood fight on Its hands. Perhaps that's the reason, for the entertainment that was given the other day, just before most of the senators went home for the holidays. It was held in executive session. "Vice President Fairbanks was In the chair, as usual. After the people had been put out of the galleries and the doors had all been closed, and a double lock had been put on the door to the press gallery, Mr. Fairbanks allowed his dignity to fade from his face. Then, in a lightsome tone, he proclaimed:

' 'Senators, we are now to have the

original little Christmas entertain

ment to which we have been looking forward for several weeks. The special committee has been hard at work and a fine program has been prepared.

It will be a regular old-fashioned affair, I promise you. Before we get through I intend to call for volunteers.

hope everybody will say or do some

thing to enliven the occasion.'

"Then he announced:

"'Mr. Tillman and chorus in their

famous new song entitled "Les Ma-

este."

"The famous South Carolinian strode

down the center aisle and almost deft

antly took his place In front of the ros

trum. Behind him six republicans arranged themselves. They were Messrs

Aldrich, Hale, Foraker, Dick, Burrows

and Nelson. They looked somewhat

timidly at Tillman as if for encourage

ment. Taking a deep breath, he be

gan in a high, squeaky voice, a tune

indescribable and name unknown:

I tried to get a White House card,

Tried it often, tried It hard; But that was several years ago.

Now I wouldn't go, you know.

"Chorus (In which the six others join.) 'And now we wouldn't go, you know,

Not even though Invited. We'd all be careful to lay low. And make him feel quite slighted."

"Tenors (Dick, Burrows and Nelson son going It alone.) 'And make him feel quite slighted. 'And make him feel quite slighted. "Bassos (Foraker, Aldrich and Hale also alone.) ; 'Slighted, slighted, slighted slighted, Sli . "The bassos' profound tones sound

ed like the moaning of the winter wind

in the top of an old oak tree. Their

voices got an octave lower, and then

another, and finally all but Mr. Forak

er had to stop for want of breath and more vocal depths. The Ohloan, however, made a grand effort and three

more 'slighteds' welled up from his

artesian throat. Then he collapsed

amid general handclapping and stamp

ing of feet

"After a while Mr. Fairbanks began

to beat bis desk for quiet. It seemed fully fifteen minutes before he was successful, but, perhaps, it was a constructive second. Then he said the committee had asked him to recite a

MUSIC AT FIRST

METHODIST CHURCH

Burning Tree Injures Two. Washington, Dec. 26. While trying to extinguish a fire on a Christmas tree which Ignited at his home in this city, Nathaniel Butler was so badly burned about the face and body that it is doubtful if he will live. Frederick Plugge also was burned in endeavoring to put out the fire, although not seriously. The damage from the fire amounted to several hundred dollars.

Santa, Afire, Is Dying.

The following program will be given

Sunday morning at the First Metho

dist church: Song "Joy to the World"

Sunday school

Prayer Rev. R. J. Wade

Song Christmas Exercise

Nine little girls and primary

Scripture reading "The Birth of Christ" By Miss Crleg's class alternating with the teacher. Anthem "Lift up Your Heads Ye

Mighty Gates Trowbridge

Raymond Wehrley and choir. Violin Obligato, Prof Hicks. Recitation "The Best that I Can". .

By four little girls

Violin Trio Marjorie Wiltrout, Mary

Mather and Cornelia Shaw. Recitation "Little Boy Blue"

Emmett Curme Solo "Bethlehem" Meidllnger

Roy Lacey and Quartette. Recitation "We Thank Thee" . .

Solo "The Star of Bethlehem. .Marzo

Mrs. Grace Gormon Violin Obligato, Prof. Hicks.

Address W. E. Russell

Reading with a musical accompani

ment, "Abide with Me,"

Marjorie Wiltrout

$100 Reward, $100

The readers of this paper will be

pleased to learn that there Is at least

one dreaded disease that science has been able to" cure in all its stasres. and that is Catarrh. Halt's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure bow known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being

a constitutional aisease. reotitres

constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca

tarrh Cure is taken internally

acting; airecuy upon me Diooa ana tnu

oous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy ins; the foundation of the disease, and giving; the patient strength br building; ur the constitution and as.

sisting nature in doing Its work. The

proprietors nave so much faith la its

Detroit Dec 26. Leo Wagner was 'curative powers that they offer On

.,).. fotniw vm i HusdrM Do

perhaps fatally burned while playing Santa Claus at a family reunion. Clad in a gay Santa Claus costume, which was set off by a great bunch of cotton whiskers caught fire. The flames

liars for anr case that

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Take Hall's Family pills far csmstl

of a rifle was poked through the porthole of a shutter on the second floor and a shot rang out. It went wide, and the officers leveled their guns and opened fire. The answer was a volley from the beleaguered and Deputy Marshal Mullins fell dead where he stood. The officers fired another volley, which brought another broadside from

tha hotel windows, and the deputies

decided to take no further chances. The were apprised that there were women and children, as well as other non-combatants in the building, and, after a hasty consultation, called to the men In the hotel to surrender Immediately or they would dynamite the house. They had the explosive convenient, which the miners knew, and the latter decided to send out those they desired to save. Mrs. Berry Simpson, the only woman, with several growing children of her family, came out and delivered herself to the officers. Mrs. Simpson told them that the in Ka nlDfa n.nhoMv 1 lifld fit-

" . f cided to stay and fight to the death J rather than give up. 4

The officers sent these noncombatants to the rear and then attempted to carry out their threat to blow up the hotel, but in this they were not successful, probably owing to the fact that outside of the explosive, they bad not the proper equipment Their efforts were conducted, however, under a desultory fire from the fort which was meant to kill, and their situation was becoming more desperate. Set Fire to the Building. Finding the dynamiting plan ineffective, they resolved to burn the place and drive out the men. They secured oil and saturated cloths with it, and these blazing strips they hurled through the windows of the hotel.

Flames and smoke finally drove the

miners to take flight which they did, carrying their wounded on their backs. It is thought several were cremated in the building.

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RECORDS

BROKEN

BY POSTAL CARDS More Handled by Local PostOffice This Year Than in History of Office.

HOW MAIL WAS DELIVERED

AUTOMOBILES USED AND ALL

ROUTES KEPT CLEAR FROM

CONGESTION EXCEPT THAT

CARRIED BY DONLIN.

The year just closing will prove the largest in the history of the local postal office In the amount of business done in postal cards. Since the souvenir post card has been made an object of daily use for all kinds of purposes, the business of ' the postal system throughout the United States has Increased and that of this city has prov

ed no exception. It was a strenuous

touching little piece he had composed day at the postoffice today although for the occasion. If the senate would Christmas has come and gone and the

Indulge him he would do It at once, he promised, Just to get It over with. " Mr. Fairbanks: '"ALAS, FAREWELL! " ' "The time has come," the robin said, "To say good-bye to thee. The winter's coming, cold and dead, And far from here I flee." " "Alack, my darling," spoke the lad, "The bugle calls me from your side. I feel the future will be sad Eo fare you well away I ride!" 'Thus all of us, both great and small. At last must part in sorrow. When I am gone from out this hall, Wilt be forgot to-morrow? "Everybody blew his nose to restrain eye irrigation that threatened to break bounds and drop down and spot shirt fronts. "Finally somebody thought of Mr. Aldrich, noted wit and humorist He was Just the man to relieve the strain by reciting something clever and funny. Cries of 'Aldrich 7 brought that Senator to his feet at last. "Drying his eyes and assuming an air of mock severity, which everybody recognized at once was very funny, the Rhode Islander said: " 'Roses red and violets blue, You never do what I want you to do. "And then he sat right down again, quick. "This was regarded as so excruciatingly funny that the show almost broke up; in fact it would have done so If it hadn't been that several other senators had prepared little original conceits they were unwilling to forego."

CUPID IS BLAMED.

School Teacher Is Said "Wounded."

to Be

Because Cupid has interfered with thebusnesa of the county superintendent, Miss Ethel Renk has been named to succeed Miss Louise KMeber, a teacher in the Jackson township 'schools. Mfass KHeber it Is said

jwUl ba married sooia,

real rush of the year has passed. There were hundreds of letters that were delayed in the mails and these tad to be handled today in addition to the usual number. The additional time that has been required of the local employes for several days will be noted on the books again today. Of the thirteen city routes, all but one were kept clea'n of the mall yesterday; No congestion of any kind resulted, owing to the efficiency of Postmaster Spekenhler and an automobile. The machine met the carriers at specified points and they were relieved of their heavy burdens of mall desined for outside points and supplied with other for local delivery. Route

No.1 3, located in the south end was not

kept clear, owing to an accident to the

carrier. John Donlin. He sutxerec a

severe burn to one of his hands and

was unable to be on duty.

The force at the office had to cope with 250 registered and sixty special

letters yesterday. This great number was too many to be delivered, although men were kept busy on bicycles in the attempt to dispose of them. Those letters not delivered yesterday were disposed of today. The great bulk of the mall for the past few days has been second and third class matter. Hundreds of small packages were bandied and these complicated matters. The postoffice corps endeavored to get rid of packages of Christmas cheer, even if some of the first class mall suffered a slight delay.

CITY IN BRIEF

City bowling alley, 22 N. 9th Polo, Etwood vs. Richmond, Monday, Dec" 28. 2Mt Polo, Elwood vs. Richmond,

Monday. Dec 28. - awt

"NOTHING MAKES ME SO WARM ABOUT THE COLLAR AS THIS," Said Mr. Fireman as he shoveled ' a copious supply of our coal into the furnace. Winter is here now, better "coal up."

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VEGETABLES Cauliflower, Spinach, Green Onions, Cucumbers, Head Lettuce, Egg Plant. Green Beans. Mushrooms, Celery, Parsley, Radishes and Tomatoes. FANCY FRUITS Naval Oranges. Florida Oranges. Grape Fruit Tangerine. Bananas. Pine Apples, Grlms Golden Apples, Jonathan Apples, Bell Flower Apples. King Apples, Cranberries, New Nuts of all kinds. Figs, Dates, Lable Raisins. CHEESE Camembert, Imp Swiss Chee'se. Brick Cheese. Edam Cheese, Pineapple Cheese, Neufachatel Cheese. PhIL Cheese, Sap Sago Cheese, Rogufort Cheese, Extra Fancy N. Y. Cream Cheese. Sweet Cider. Olives of all kinds, U All, No Mints, Fresh Oysters by the quart or can. LU;VL' Florida Oranges -U-ViVU

Plenty of extra fine Holly. 4 We-close all day Christmas. A-MojnrjChristxsas to aTL