Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 131, 19 March 1909 — Page 1

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THE RIG B Pi AID AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 131. RICHMOND, IX1., FRIDAY EVENING, 31 ARCH 19, 1900. SINGLE COP V, 2 CENTS.

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HAVE SPENT TOO ; MUCH Oti HOME BELIEF OF WILLY Another American Girl Who Is Sorry PRESIDEIIT KELLY MILLER WILL DO WORK THAT JOE KEALING WOULD NOT DO MAKES HOT REPLY III RATLIFF CASE

STRAIGHT LINE WILL RE BOUGHT BY C. & 0. ROAD It Is Understood That the Negotiations for the C, C. & L. Have Already Rapidly Progressed.

PEOPLE SHABPEH KtliVES FOR THE TARIFTMEASURE Attack Will Be Made Upon the Payne Bill on the Floor .of The House When the Debate Opens. PLEDGES OF PARTY DODGED BY MEMBERS tlanufacturers Aided, But Small Consumers' Interests

Are Antagonizea oy me proposed Bill. as Sa Washington, D. C, March 19. After being submitted to the democratic - members for a few minutes the Payne tariff bill was reported favorably to the house yesterday afternoon. The minority members were given Until next Tuesday to present their Views on the bilk A general debate then will follow for two or three days, nd after that the bill will be taken up section by section for amendment fn committee of the whole. In spite of the fact that Chairman Tayne's statement was willfully silent f n resard to cotton, wool, and silk ohedules, three of the most objectionable items to the Dingley bill, individual members of the house al ready are beginning to hear from their constituents, who ask for some explanation as to how It is that New Bngland influence ha been sufficient to prevent absolutely all revision of the tariff on those schedules, except la three significant Instances, one of which is a reduction in the tariff on a certain grade of raw wool which is the raw material for the manufacturer, second an actual increase in the tariff oa cotton hosiery, and third a practical Mineral of the duty on bltumineoerooti for the express beneill w nvH'UMB( imii owners, xne only men- who -can possibly be benefited by Ifree entry ot Nora Scotia coal. Demand Duty on Pulp. . Not satisfied with having controlled the, way and means committee absolutely, in the prevention of any revision on all articles of clothing for rich and poor, some New England senators now under the leadership of tMr. Hale of Maine are preparing for fev combination the object of which is lie restore the duty on wood pulp and Of course on print paper. To do that the Maine people propose to make a - fsoalttlon with the lumber men of Washington and Wisconsin and they iftre quite willing to rub it into the ' frreatera farmer so long as the down astern manufacturer is fully protectThe fact leaked out that the westten members of the ways and means committee, had made a gallant fight for a reduction in the schedules, f ore particularly - on woolen goods, hey were beaten outright by a combination of New England men with ' certain southern and far western interests. It is likely, therefore, that when these schedules come up for action In committee of the whole there . will be a lively fight and the committee bill may be subjected to a reduc- ' tion on articles of clothing, the same t.-a t 1 J. . 1 11 schedules. The thing as it now stands is a little too raw, even for strict protectionm Ists,; because, practically , speaking, ' tnannfacturers of silk, woolen and cot ton goods are practically the only persons who have not been forced to bear even the smallest measure of tariff reduction. Atrocious Demand of Quay. .When the Dingley bill was enacted there were four schedules which were notoriously too high. One was that section of the tariff bill which fixed rates on iron, steel and their manufactures. That schedule was dictated by Matthew Stanley Quay, the bold and clever republican leader of Pennsylvania. He served notice on the committee in advance that if the Iron and steel schedule as he prepar ed It was disturbed he would block the passage of the tariff bill entirel-v. Of course he had his way. and the tariff on steel, including cutlery and ordinary mechanics' tools, was a downright atrocity which works In such a way as to practically prohibit the. importation of most foreign roods. When the THnelev hill wan tinder consideration the chairman of the finance committee of the, senate was Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Island tvho, through his personal and neighborhood affiliations, was nearly and In fact properly the personal reprekx. Kf. IUV7 rtCW - AUgiMiU mill owners. Mr. Aldrich saw to It that the tariff on cotton- goods, woolen goods, and silk goods was a stiff one. In fact, the rates on those articles which are in daily use by the people of the United States embody a hieh er grade of protection than is contain44 anywhere else In the Dinelev bill. ,WrTi the people talked of tariff rev. '.on during the last,' campaign they merely referred to such familiar articles daily use as the manufac(Continued on Page Two.)

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CHARLES Chicago, March 19. Charles W. Miller, who will be the new United Statts district attorney for northern Indiana to replace Joseph B. Kealing of Indianapolis, is in Washington. Mr, Miller got his place because Kealing refused to take steps to evtradlte Dele van Smith and Charles Williams, publishers of the Indianapolis News, to Washington to face A BURNING LOVE LETTER IS READ IN HODGIN CASE Mrs. Hemming Submits Let ter Written by Her Husband As Proof Her Father Was Insane Man. IT WAS RIDICULED BY THE AUTHOR OF WILL Case Goes Slowly On, Being Frequently Interrupted by Wrangling Between the Attorneys. A love letter, containing words ex pressing the burning passion of a man for the woman he hoped to make his wife, furnished the feature in the Hodgin will case on trial in the cir cuit court today. The letter was from C. B. Fleming to the daughter of the late Prof. Cyrus Hodgin and the woman who later became Mrs. Fleming and who now. appears as plaintiff in the suit to frustrate the probating of her father's will. Tells of His Love. The letter was read as evidence, be cause of the comment made upon it by Prof. Hodgin, who ridiculed it.. The plaintiff sought to show by this comment that her father was not in a responsible condition. The letter from Fleming was to Prof. Hodgin and served as an introduction. He explained his employment, - the amount of his wages and the fact he was anxious to care for the daughter and the two little girls. Fleming ashed pardon of his prospective father-in-law for the method of introduction. He stated he was a widower and had not been very attentive to women for some time, as he had - not hoped before he met "Laura to meet the woman of his choice. "God above knows how I love her," the letter said., Attorneys Wrangle. Wrangling between the attorneys continues to interrupt the , proceedings and present indications are that the case will not be concluded before the middle of next week. This morning a number of mining stock certificates was read to the jury. The counsel for the defense objected to the reading, as valueless as evidence but the court admitted them, as they had been read by the plaintiff to her father previous to his death and he had remarked about them. The case is irksome - to the jurors and court attaches. A large number of witnesses constantly attend, but spectators find little of interest in the testimony. Following a fall while skating at a rink in Middletown. Ohio, Ervin Reed, aged 23. died. The young man was rendered unconscious when his head struck the floor. He became delirious and in a short time death ensued.--

V. MILLER.

charges of criminal libel in connection with the "So-called Panama exposures. Mr. Miller says he will not hesitate to extradite the accused. "The law may be a harsh one, but it Is the law," he said. "I will certainly take steps to extradite Mr. Smith and Mr. Williams and I am going to Washington to study up the facts in the case." WINS A RARE HONOR Bethel Girl First Passes New School Undergraduate.. Examination. AFTER TEACHERS' LICENSE To a Bethel girl has. come the distinction of being the first in the state to pass an undergraduate examination. Under the state education laws an applicant for a teacher's license must be a graduate pf a commissioned high school or pass a special examination . as an undergraduate. To pass the latter examination affords the applicant the same qualifications as a high school diploma. Miss Hazel Harding, a nopil at the Bethel school has been tithe first successful applicant and she will be entitled to take her teacher's examination whenever she so selects. WOLFS HAVE RECORD One Is "Suicide King" and Two Brothers Said to Be Burglars. NOW UNDER INDICTMENT While Charles Wolf, the suicide expert, rests supinely behind the bars at the county jailr two brothers Thomas and Bert are confined in the jail at Connersville. ; Indictments have been returned against them by the grand jury charging them with burglary. With the brothers at Connersville when the alleged burglary was committed was a man - named Sheppard. Three true bills have been returned against each.- - ARE MAKING THE STREET STRAIGHT Big Job Starts on East Main Street. Work on straightening and Improving Main street between Twenty-second and "i Twenty-fourth street" has been commenced by the contractor. The job is a large one as a fill has to be made along the north bank of the Glen, 1 between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets., It is probable tliat the work will require several weeks. A nine foot cement walk will be Maid on the north side of the street. - - There are ten women , amon the fifty commissioners that the goven ment of Mexico has sent out for the purpose of studying the best methods of education to Ham different conn-

A CHICAGO ENTRANCE IS GREATLY DESIRED

If Deal Goes Through, the C, C. & L. Will Greatly Benefit by Local - Interchange With Panhandled The interchange connection between the Pennsylvania and Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville railroads in this city will become a great deal more valuable to the latter line, if the deal referred to in the following dispatch from Cincin nati, becomes a reality: General interest in railroad and financial circles is just now centered in a well defined rumor that negotiations are well advanced for the taking over of the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville by the Chesapeake and Ohio. In some quarters it is declared that the deal has been closed, and that official announcement will be forthcoming from the headquarters cf the C. nd O. in Richmond, Va., within the next 30 days, while others say that the negotiations have only fairly- begun, and that there are many chances of the proposed merger falling through. Color to the Story. Much color is given the storyv which has been freely circulated both here and in the East, by a number of developments of the past few days. One of these, and perhaps the most significant, is the attitude assumed by the management of the Chesapeake and Ohio relative to traffic matters aa indicated by instructionsecently issued to its representatives. These instructions are to the effect that hereafter independent effort shall be made to secure business for the C. & O., irrespective of any other road, and without consideration to previous arrangements or conditions. The orders are, in effect, that the traffic-soliciting forces of the road are to fight add other roads alike, and secure the business irrespective of who Is in competition. This means that the C. and O. management has taken an absolutely independent position, and that it has, or will in the very near future, cut away from the Big Four, with which for a number of years it has maintained very close traffic relations. Independ1ent of the Big Four, it would practically be a necessity for the C and O. to have an entrance into Chicago. For Chicago Entrance. That this Chicago entrance is to be obtained by the purchase of the C, C. and L, is generally- believed, since the possibility of the acquisition of the C, H. and D., appears to have been elimi nated. That the deal is pending is in dicated by the fact that a number of C. and O. officials have recently made inspection trips over the line between Cincinnati and Chicago. Such a trip was made within the past week! in the president's private car by President George W. Stevens, General Manager C E. Doyle, Superintendent of Transportation C C. Walker, Freight Traffic Manager F. M- Whitaker and two members of the new board of directore, one of whom is known to be a per sonal representative of Edwin Hawley, who recently acquired control of the road through the purchase of the Penn svivania Railroad !i company's stock through Kuhn, Doeb dt Co., and who now the dominating factor in the C. and O. management. They were fol lowed by representatives of the depart ment of maintenance of way of the C. and O., and during the past two days a corps of engineers has been .looking over the road. PLACING STREET III CONDITION HOW North D Street Has Been in a Bad Shape. North D street between Fort Wayne avenue and Fifth street is once more being put in rendition, a year ago this street was put in excellent condition by Commissioner Dye. . For a number of years it had been In deplorable shape and every- one rejoiced at the change. But along came the traction line with its. Jnterurban freight route. The street was torn up and after the tracks were put down it was left so that every .wagon that ventured on it had to be insured before making the trip. It was something awfuL And now, ence more, the city is making the repairs. ' THE WEATHER PROPHET INDIANA Probably fair Saturday.

President of Board of County Commissioners States that Friendless Institution Is Expensive.

AN INVESTIGATION IS TO BE MADE BY BOARD Asserted That There Are Women Being Cared for at County Expense Who Have Been Under Bond. "We have been spending too much money on that ' institution .that we don't believe warranted, . so we are going to make a thorough investigation. These bills have been coming in and of course we believed them all right, but we have decided to find out for ourselves." It wis C.W. Wilsey, president of the board of commission ers talking and the Institution he referred to is the Home for Friendless Women. Other members of the board expressed their approval of the president's sentiment and declared a change must be brought about, if possible. Wanted Explanation. It was asserted there are women at the home being cared for at the expense of the county and are under bond. This condition was said to pre vail in the case of Rebecca Haas and her guardian was summoned before the board to explain matters. He said that when the woman first went to the institution she had a few hun dred dollars but that the sum has been ' exhausted practically. Mrs. Haas- has been at the home for more than two years and the county has al lowed 40 cent per day for her board. The Borton Case. Harvey Borton has been taken care of at the county jail for two years at an expense to the county of 40 cents per day. Borton was adjudged insane by a commission. He never has been regarded by the sheriff as in a dangerous condition and has been a trusty, being permitted to come up town or visit at the homes of relatives. An attempt was made to have Borton restored to sanity by legal measures. Dr. Markley was appointed to make the Investigation and in his report he recommended that the sanity proceedings against the man be set aside. Borton has an estate of hjs own and receives help from a fraternal organization. But he remains at the jail and the county pays the bill. There are other cases under investigation. POLICE SEARCH FOR A LOST BOY Logan sport. Lad Draws Money and Goes. His The local police have been called upon to assist in the search for a boy named Russel Gifford, of Logan sport. The lad withdrew $125 he had in a Logansport bank and left the city for parts unknown. He was somewhat stage struck and it is believed may be attached to some theatrical company.

Heroine of the Slocum Fire Is Kissed By the Iron Duke

Washington, D. C. March 10. Five years ago Miss Mary McCann. than' a girl of 14 years, waded out into the water at the risk of her Hfe and saved nine children, imperiled by the burning picnic boat Gen. Slocum near New. blushing and aboshed in the presence of greatness, she tremblingly accepted a silver life-saving medal on behalf of congress, presented py Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the house of representatives. - The aged speaker, in- the presence of innocence and bravery, forgot the storm and strese that tcr years- have beat ever his shoulders, forgot the bitterness that has recently attended his career, forgot the fight that men are making even yet to curb the implacable will the "iron duke" for the instant swept all else aside and m a burst of sentiment took the young woman's face between his hands and kissed her. V Speaker's Eyes Grow Moist. -" "It is said there is but a hair's breadth between insanity . and heroism, he said. "How fortunate it was that on that day you were on the side of heroism. and he gazed at the heroine while moisture . gathered . in, bis eyes. - . -.- ; ; Mr. Cannon coccJnded. however, that when put' to the teat most of the hu--n -rre !i?err to prove themor herotnm

Countess Cizychi. a Chicago young woman, is asking the Czar of Russia to order the Count to surrender the custody of her child. IS REPORTED BY THE COOPER JURY After Forty-nine Hours' De- . liberation the Jurymen To day Reported This Result To the (Jourt. THE JUDGE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THIS ACTION And the Jury Is Sent Backjo Deliberate Again John D. Sharp Is Acquitted of the Crime. Nashville. Tenn., March 19. After forty-eight hours deliberation the jury in the Carmack case this afternoon reported to the court that it had reached a verdict in the case of John D. Sharp, acquitting him of the murder of Senator Carmack. but that It had disagreed in regard to the Coopers. The court accepted the verdict in the Sharp case and sent the jury back for further consideration, as to the fate of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper and his son. Robin. May Reach Verdict. Opinion in the court room was that there was a slight chance for an agreement and the prediction was freely made that the trial, one of the hardest and most bitterly fought in the history of Tennessee, would have to be re-enacted. While the interest of the Sharps were closely bound up in those of the Coopers, it was around the latter that the chief interest cen tered. TO GIVE MARKET. The Juniors of the First Baptist church will give a market, Saturday, March - 20, at Peter Johnson's, 812 Main. words of those who clothe themselves in hypocrisy and tell the people things are going to havoc, the speaker said America and the world are all right. The event took place in the speaker's rooms at the capitol. Representative Goulden of New York, in whose district Miss McCann lives, explained In introducing , Mr. Cannon, that for four years search bad been made to find the girl to confer this honor upon her. Concluding his speech on the subject. Mr. Cannon said: . "And. now permit to present to you an expression of appreciation of your heroism, and may your tribe increase. Saved Nine, Went After Tenth. - Miss McCann.' when the Slocum was bumed-was recovering IfUDrscarlet fever cn North Brothers Island. After she bad rescued the nine children from the doomed steamer she started back for the tenth, but her strength failed her and she herself was In danger for a time. She is one of the nine persons who received medals from congress for bravery In connection with the ill fated ship. AU but Miss McCann are men. . The young woman is about to be graduated as a nurse from a training school in this city. A number of women from the institution accompanied her tcday. . A group photograph ' of Miss McCann. the speaker, and other was taken at the conclusion of the cer-

A DISAGREEMENT

Defends the Action of the Col

lege Authorities in Refusing To Give Walter the Colltga Degree. HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN HIS WORD OR BOND States That Wayne County Representative Was About To Be Disowned by ChcsS When He Resigned. In a communication addressed Co : other newspaper. President Kelly of Karl ham college, seeks to explain mat ters relating to the Walter Ratllff in-' cident. The communication waa called forth by the editorial In the Indianapolis Star, quoted in this paper yesterday. When asked It ho eared to make a replyy, Walter Ratllff tbia morning said he was unaware of the circumstances and would make a state ment at a later date. - President Kelly writes in part: "The young man they refer to I as sume is Walter S. Ratllff. born April 24. 1S( Reresentative from Wayne county. More than one year and a? half ago he was admitted to candidacy ' for the Master's Degree In the Department of Biology. Since that time wo have had some opportunity to Judge not only of his ability- as a biological student, but of his character aa a man. Whenever Earlham college confers a degree upon a student she seta her seal not only upon his mental proficiency. but upon his moral probity as well. and this fact is stated in the diploma. We still believe In old-fashioned Quaker honesty. It has been said of the . Friend that 'His word is as good as his bond. Now the authorities of Earlham have no confidence either la the word or bond of Mr. Ratllff and it is because of this fact that on February 18. mk. I addressed to him the letter that was printed In the local papers. Tacts Unnecessary. Since Mr. Ratllff is responsible for the wide publicity of the Impression that Earlham College is refusing him a -degree because he voted contrary to the wish of the majority of the members of the Faculty It becomes necessary for me to publish facts from which the public may Judge of his moral worth. A few of the facts la Mr. Rati if fs case are as follows others of a similar nature arc held In reserve, but will be published If necessary. Ia order to secure the support of the saloon men he pledged them before his nomination that in case of his election he would oppose all temperance legislation whatsoever coming before the session of the Indiana legislature. He was nominated by the help of the liquor interests, but In spite of his pledge, he voted at the special session of the legislature for county local option law.' After the special session the liquor men secured a pledge from him a second time. Referring to a pledge made by Ratllff to the republican county central committee in which he said he would not vote to repeal the temperance laws. Pres. Kelly says: Gave Him Support. Upon the strength of this pledge ha, was endorsed by the local Civic league' and was supported at the polls by. many temperance men. ' After his election, however, and before the local option election in Wayne county .he said he would vote for the repeal of the local option law and this he did. "As Indicitative of his standing in, this community I may add that some months ago, because of his lack of mor- . al probity, the overseers of the Friends Meeting to which he belonged In Richmond the Hicksite branch, not the Orthodox branch, which controls Earl-' ham College were in tht act of disowning him when he sent in his resignation, which was promptly accepted. - - . "In conclusion I wish to declare that -this is not a case of Intolerance. ' We ' simply do not feel that we can place the stamp of approval upon a man who has proven faithless to his promises ' both to the liquor men and to the temperance men." - 00IUTI0II TOTIIE ' - POST BY WOMEn . '.' Relief Corps Gives; TwentY- ' five Dollars. ; A substantial donation to Sol Meredith Post was announced at the meeting of tlie order last evening. The Woman's Relief Corps has given the Post $25. The money will be expended fn fitting up the new post aeadojaarters st the eoart hoase. Several improvements and alterations la thw rooms are to be made aefore the moves in. It win ia4-aw Jto attend to these