Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 133, 21 March 1909 — Page 1

RIO AND AM. VOIi. XXXIV. NO. 133. RICHMOND, INI., SUNDAY MORNING, 3IARCH 21, 1909. 8IXGLE COPY, 3 CENTO,

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"GEORGE WEEKS" YOUTHFUL FORGER IS HURRY MM Young Richmond Man Under Arrest at Lafayette Has Defrauded Express Companies of Over $1 ,000. TO AVOID DISGRACE ASKS SPEEDY TRIAL

AUSTRIAN MINISTER STILL SEARC1IIUG Uncle Joe Cannon Looks Quite Pert After Victory. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR YOUNG DULY 17HITLA, LOST DOY a rs t-vv ii

CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY FOR TARIFF PROGRAM

SIX ARE KILLED AIID SEVER BADLY HUM III MIIIE Explosion Occurred Late Yesterday Afternoon at Sunnyside Mine, Which Is Near Evansville, Ind.

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While Employed Here Young Man Defrauded the Adams Express .Company of Over Forty Dollars.

HE LED A HIGH LIFE WHEN IN CALIFORNIA STOLE BOOK OF EXPRESS ORDERS FROM WELLS-FARGO COMPANY AND SPENT MONEY WITH LAVISH HAND. ADOPTED ASSUMED NAME . i'V.. ' mmmsmAfter Leaving the Coast, Went to Cincinnati and Chicago and Was in Richmond Last Week Friends Will . Be Shocked by His Downfall. Surprise will follow surprise when It becomes known that "George A. TWeeks." the young man under arrest at Lafayette for forging , express money orders is none other than Harry McFail, of. this city. Because or the similarity of names it was believed at first that "Weeks" might be "Claude Weeks." who formerly resided here. McFail has asked that he Te trfedtfutckry as he is wiHIng to plead gullj.y to any ; charge that may he put against him. and wants to beBln his "sentence before his family learns . of his ' disgrace. The young man has two brothers and a sister recinnati. At one time McFail was employed as a driver1 for the Adams Express company In this city, He became involved in a transaction that was not to his credit and the local office has n ' claim against him for ithout $43. The route agent for the yfdams company was at Lafayette ysterday and tried to replevin the jBoney McFail had with him when arrested, but failed to do so. McFail was in Riofimond last week He had come to tne city after visiting relatives in JCincinnati. He appeared plentifully supplied with money and to friend showed an express money rder, which was made payable at aNevada town. He had a large roll oc bills with him and said lie was Well fixed so that he could get more He said he was going from this city to Chicago. . Instead he went to Kokomo and Logansport and from the latter city went to Lafayette, whersne was arrested on information furnished by the Logansport authorlt ies Went to California. When employed in this city, McFair was a popular young man. He was well liked by his friends and indications were that he would have a future career different in every way from that which he chose to develop. After leaving this city unexpectedly and probably because he believed he would be apprehended as the result of his crooked work, he went to California. He worked for about one year for express companies In California, It was while working for the WellsFargo company that he stole a book of express money orders stamped at Kerm. California. The entire amount of orders was good for about $1,000. As the orders bore the stamp of the office, all McFail had to do was to Till In the blanks in writing. For this purpose he chose the name George Allen Weeks. Lived High Life. With the book of orders in his pocket, he dodged about from town to town along the Pacific coast and cashed a number of the checks. He lived high, dressed the best and appeared as a fashionably attired handsome - young man. Wherever he went he spent money liberally as all he had to do to obtain it was to write v his assumed name. He left California and came east to Chicago, where he cashed more of the ; orders. From the . Windy City he came to Richmond, went to Cincinnati and again returned here. last week. la Handsome Fellow. McFail has been regarded by the Lafayette authorities as the handsomest man the department ever has . dealt with. He has appeared absolutely Indifferent to circumstances and now awaits his fate with a nonchalance that is remarkable. His only request has been that he be given an immediate sentence to avoid bringing publicity to his family. This will be Continued on Page Two.Jt

SISTER OF L MAYOR JM DEAD Well Known Irish Woman Drops Dead at Her Home Near New Paris. SHE WAS LOVED BY POOR CAME TO THIS COUNTY WHEN A YOUNG GIRL AND LWED IN PREBLE COUNTY MA74Y YEARS OF HER LIFE. New Paris, O., March 20. Mrs. Julia Hughes, a sisterof Edward Fitzgerald, Lord Mayor ofCork, Ireland, on whom a baroncy was bestowed two years ago by King Edward of England, died this afternoonvery suddenly of heart trouble. Sh is the wife of Peter Hughes, a well. Known farmer. : This noon she and her husband, after finishing their dinner, chatted for a few monents, then he arose from the table and went to look over the place. When he returned, he found his wife lying on the kitchen floor dead. Death was due to heart trouble. She was TO years of age. Mrs. Hughes was a native of Ireland, but -at an early age she, with other members of her family, came' to this country. They first settled in New England where two sisters and one brother still reside. She and her husband have lived in this vicinity for many years. Among the poor people of this community Mrs. Hughes will be missed greatly. She bestowed many alms and otherwise was known as a charitable, kind and loveable woman. She Is survived by her husband. Peter Hughes, and four sons, Benjamin of Indianapolis, Bernard of Kansas, George of Dayton and Felix who lives with his parents; two daughters, Mrs. Anthony Canny and Mrs.- Emma Hblligan of Dayton, and two brothers and sisters.. The funeral arrangements have not been announced. She will be buried in the cemetery near here in all probability. Word has been sent to her relatives, including her brother, Lord Mayor Fitzgerald, of her death. HAS FOUR WIVES. Springfield, O., March 20. Bigamy charges filed here - yfoday against Charles Sharkey declared that he has four wives living, including a former Miss Budd, a pretty Springfield girl. A Mrs. Sharkey Jf Erie is also said to have recognised Sharkey as her husband. It was moonlight at the rink last night. Andof course a large crowd of young men and women appreciated the circumstances. One of the largest crowds of the season was present.. The only light provided was by Incandescent lights enclosed In Japanese lanterns and, by a big round electric moon. Everybody had a good time despite the numerous spills and pile-ups. Call up phone number 1121 and talk to 25,000 people by placing an ad in the Want Ads of this paper.

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GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE FIGHT

Uncle Sam Has No Intention Of Dropping Standard Oil Cases. CONSULTATION WAS HELD GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS AT CHICAGO HAVE BEEN KT WASH INGTON TWO DAYS .CONSULT ING WITH TAFT. Washington, March 20. District Attorney Sims and Special Counsel Wilkerson of Chicagtf concluded their business with the attorney general today end left for Chicago this evening. These attorneys called on the president this afternoon and while it is stated that the isit was one of courtesy the repopt around the white house , is that ythe president discussed wih these gentlemen the important litigation in jshich their offices is concerned. As it has been stated from time to time that President T&tt would probably abandon the Standard Oil cases,' the definite statement was made this evening that nothing could be further from the truth than such a statement. It will be recalled that when the cases were decided in favor of the Standard Oil company by Judge Anderson directing a verdict of acquittal. Mr. Wickersham gave out a for mal non-committal statement that the Standard - cases would not be dropped, and that- the department would also enter upon the discovery of ways and means by which the Standard Oil could be brought into court and dealt with successfully. Attorney General Wickersham, as stated today sent for Mr. Sims and Mr. Wilkerson and conferred with them and Assistant Attorney General Wade Ellis, who has charge of the preparation of. bills of proceedings. It is repeated today that Mr. Ellis will report to the attorney general, on data furnished him yesterday and today by Messrs. Sims and Wilkerson, what form the proceedings shall have. The report of Mr. Ellis will, of course, be the report of Attorney General Wickersham when' it finally reaches the president, its ultimate destination. The attorney general kept Messrs Sims and Wilkerson here for two days in order that he should become acquainted not only with oil cases, but the other cases on the Chicago court records. The attorney general will in a day or two makean announcement with reference to one or two cases pending in that office. HIGH MAGNATES . WERE ARRESTED t . Charged With Violating a City Ordinance. Kalamaaoo, Mich, , March .20. Vice President Clarkand General Superintendent Millspaugh of the Michigan United Railways company were today arrested and arranged ..before Judge Mason in Municipal court charged with violation-of the. city ordinance rela tive to the roaming oc

President Taft, Senator Aidrich and Secretaries MacVeagh and Knox Get Together at the White House.

GO OVER SITUATION AND DISCUSS MEASURE Senate Boss States That Definitions of Maximum and Minimum Rates Are Not Sufficiently Clear. By William Hoster. Washington, March 20. President Taft today called Senator Aldrich, chairman of the senate finance committee, into conference at the White House on the Payne tariff bill. In addition to Senator Aldrich there were present Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, and Secretary Knox. The tariff situation was gone over and the merits of the Payne bill were thrashed out. Some understandings were reached. There will be farther conferences. Today's conference was the first move of the President in his plan to reconcile all the . Conflicting elements on a tariff biljf that it may be passed quickly by bozh house and. senate and enacted into a law. By this plan the President will, to a great extent, disarm the senate and will, at the same time, facilitate the speedy enactment of a tariff ' revision bill "downwards" and in line with what he believes the people demand. i ' Discuss the Features. Today's conference was largely for a discussion of maximum and minimum features of the Payne bill. Senator AMrich is an expert authority on treaty regulations referring tog. commerce between the United States and all other nations and their colonies. It is understood that Senator Aldrich complained that the Payne bill is not sufficiently clear as to what is meant by maximum and minimum rates. The senator imparted to the President his ideas on the meaning of maximum and minimum rates and he conveyed the broad hint that it will be desirable to rewrite that portion of the bill which touches upon maximum and minimum. Presumably Senator Aidrich himself will submit a rewritten maximum and minimum clause. The senator referred particularly to Germany and declared that it was absolutely necessary to have the maximum and minimum clauses clear and explicit In that they may be wholly intelligible to manufacturers and exporters. It was developed at the conference, also, that neither Senator Aldrich nor Secretary MacVeagh Is altogether satisfied that the bill is the sufficient revenue producer it is expected to be by Mr. Payne. NICK WORTH DENIES REPORT Says He Is Not Acquainted With a Forger. ',..vs V- y ; ' Washington, March 20. Congress man Kncholas Longworth today denied that he knows j E. Pierce, who was arrested yesterday according, to dispatches in the New York Papers, on the charge of issuing fraudulent checks purporting to bear the congressman's signature and , endorsment and claims to be a friend of the congressman and to have been entertained by him recently.

All Microbes Are Squirming; "Doc" Hurty Is Coming Here

All the microbes in the reservoir east of . the city and attached to the lead pipes, both good and bad microbes, began squirming their busiest today. They realized that they must change their appearance. They washed their faces as they wiggled through the pipes and combed their hair, parting it directly in the middle. They knew !t might be their last Sunday, so they wanted to look their best. Why? Because Dr. J. N. Hurty. secretary of the state board of health, is to be in Richmond tomorrow evening. He will deliver a public address at the Commercial . slub headquarters and those microbes are very interested. , , They feel as if the microbe posterity may be deeply concerned. Dr. Hurty will talk about the future water supply of Indiana, so why shouldn't all the microbes be interested as to their swimming pools about the year i960 or thereabouts. Hia Favorite Hobby.

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OVERCHARGE OF POWDER CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

Sixteen Men Were Carried Out Unconscious, But Recover When They Reach Fresh Air Mine Burns. Evansville, Ind., March 20. Six men were killed, seven badly injured and sixteen others nearly suffocated in a coal mine explosion at the Sunn j side mines this afternoon, the explosion occuring in the west shaft, where twentynine men were at work. The explosion was caused by an overcharge of powder said to have been placed by John Petit. Filled With Flakes. Where the blast letgo the mine was filled with flames and every man in it was overcome almost instantly. Rescue parties hurried to the shaft but it was some time before they could enter. The first few making the trial being overcome and falling on the threshold of the mine. When an entrance was finally made the miners were found in all conceivable positions in the mine. Some of them being slightly recovered and trying to es cape, but others still unconscious. Sixteen Recovered. As they were brought into the open air sixteen ofthem partially recovered air sixteen of them partially recovered ger. Six were brought out dead, and seven so badly burnedsgiocflowsrVmc seven so badly injured that recovery is still doubtful. The dead are: John Petit, Joseph Schenk, William Schute, Sr., and Nelson Willingham, Jr. The badly injured are: Fred Clark; David Brink, Jesse Craig, George Olauselot, Charles Parrish, John Lyons and Alex Jarvis. GOSSELIII MAY BE T TO CITY May Be Charged With Wife Desertion or With Em . . . toezzlement. WHEREABOUTS ARE KNOWN SHORTAGE WITH THE RICHMOND ABATTOIR COMPANY WAS NOT AS LARGE AS WAS FIRST AN NOUNCED. It is probable that John Gosselin, the traveling salesman for the Rich mond Abattoir company 7who left' the city about two weeks ago and is alleged to have joined a Madison, O., woman, will be brought back to this city and charged with wife desertion or with misappropriating funds of his employers. The police say they know where Gosselin is located but are awaiting developments before causing his arrest. The Abattoir company is short only a small sum by Gosselin's actions but will probably bring criminal steps against him. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Probably rain Sunday. knows Dr. HUrty. "Doc," as he almost always Is called off the state board" 5 health reports. By some he Is regarded as a sort of hoppy rider, but everybody believes a little dappled fellow colled Tuberculosis," but "Doc" has other mounts upon which he rides about. One of these is attached for the most of the time to a water wagon. When driving about with it, the secretary acquired almost as much, fame as with his other high stepper. The driver, does not belire in stream pollution and other things about the water courses of .the state.. His disbelief in the subject of waste material in streams would have cost Richmond half a million dollars had there been any city, or. town located beelow this city on the banks of the Whitewater but there wasn't. . Dr. Hurty has spoken in this city before and is well liked. He is an Interesting talker and It is hoped a large audience will greet aim tomorrow

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BARON VON ACHRENTHAL. CHIEF STAUBACH MADE WISE MOVE His Edict Reaardinrj the "Lid" Pleased the Citizens of Richmond. WEST SIDE APPRECIATIVE PLACING OF ADDITIONAL PATROL MAN, IN THAT SECTION OF THE CITY WAS A HIGHLY POPULAR MOVE. . The announcement of George Stanbach, the new superintendent of the police department, that the law is to be enforced during .his adminstration and the lid is not to be tilted in the least. Is believed to meet with the ap proval of the majority of the citizens. It is known that Superintendent Stau bach will have the cooperation of all law abiding citizens. By his first of ficial act, the new superintendent made himself good with a large portion of the city. When he asked for an ad ditional patrolman on the west side and the board acceded to his request it took, a step that the West Richmond Improvement association and Individ ual residents of that section of the city have been trying to obtain for years. Was Too Large a Beat. So far as territory was concerned the west side beat was the largest in the city. It extended from the river to the city limits, which include a part of the Earlham . college campus and from the southern- boundary near the King place on the Abington pike north to School street. A part of this section is unimproved and there are no sidewalks. The beat has been so large that it has bene absolutely im possible for one man even to patrol every street and about the most he could do was to walk transversely across it4 from the National road to School street. The taslc was too much to permit-proper protection to the property Interests. ' . - ' . There had been an impression spread in the down town district that if Staubach were named chief. hekwould be more liberal than his predecessor and the "good old daysof open violation of the laws was expected. But Staubach says "no'" and it is belived he will enforce his promise to carry out the letter of. the law. BILL TO PROTECT LABOR INTERESTS To Prevent Competition Convict Labor. of Washington, March 20. Representative Kahn has introduced a bill to protect free labor and the industries In which if is. em ployed from the effect of convict competition, by confining sale of goods, wares and merchandise affected by convict labor to the state or territority in which they are produced. Mr. Kahn says his bill is endorsed by all the labor organisations in the country. ' HER SECRET of success, she said, was la keepins her capital busy. "You know" ; she added. "I never permit my rooms to lie idle. That would be losing the interest on the money I have invested la them. Not only that, but I would lose the interest on the money that the landlord has invested, in them, for I have to pay the rent for the whole house at the end of the month, whether I have roomers or not." Her real secret, however, was the

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Multi-miHionaire Uncle of Kid

napped Lad States He Win Willingly Pay $10,000 Ransom. PENNSYLVANIA POLICE ... SEARCHING IN OHIO Authority for This Action Readily Granted Mounted State Constabulary Take Up the Work. - ' - Cleveland, O.. March 20. Search for the kidnappers of eight year old Billy Whitla, son of James P. Whltla - of Sharon. Pa., and one of three heirs to S50.000.000 estates of the Porter, .. Buhl and Foraker families in Sharon, today scattered over Ohio and West ern Pennsylvania. Failure of the clue which led Frank II. Buhl, multi-mil- . llonaire nncle of the boy to this city last night, prepared to pay the S10.000 ran son. was admitted today by Mr. Buhl. Buhl left for Sharon at 1 o'clock declaring himself ready to enter into negotiations for the return of his . nephew and to be willing and anxious , that the kidnappers go free. "We ' want the boy. I have not offered 1100.000, but I stand ready to recover the boy. I don't care about the kidnappers, they can go free." said Buhl. With the failure of the Cleveland clue. James. P. Whltla from Sharon today wired the Trumbull county an- . thortties for permission to send Penn- . sylvanla police into the Ohio county -to search for a clew where the kid- , nappers rig was abandoned. Fred Masury. millionaire powder maker of Masury, a powder town on the Ohio , line, and just Inside Trumbull county. ' was sworn In as a deputy sheriff of Trumbull, and he met the Pennsylvania officers to meet the legal requlremeats. These officers, are taking a house to house canvass of Warren , and the district about that city. A ' systematic search, bat without definite clue, is -made In - all Ohio and Western Pennsylvania cities and towns. Chief Kohler of Cleveland today declared his force would continue In their efforts. "I want the kidnappers," said Kohler. "If we find the kidnappers, and boy, we will not consent to the payment - of . , ransom. Twenty members of the Pennsylvania state constabulary, mounted, are as- , signed to beat the country between ' Sharon and Warren, Ohio. A squad coming from . Punxsutawney. Pa., to Sharon In a special train will begin -work In eastern Ohio tomorrow. HARD 0(1 OFFICIALS ' -" Territorial Officers Must Get Permission to Leave Jobs. ' . V . - ' " ' IS TO PREVENT LODDYIKD Washington, March 20. Secretary of the Interior Ballinger will soon Issue an order directing all territorial officials to remain within their jurisdictions unless their absence is necessary. This is designed to prevent officials from visiting Washington during sessions of congress to lobby for legislation affecting: their territories. The order will apply to Arizona. New Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska ; and Porto Rico, and is understood to have ths aproval of President Taft. MIAMI GLEE CLUD. Msisnsasw Before a fair sized crowd the Gle club of Miami university rendered a pleasing program at the First Presbyterian church last evening. The boys from Miami sang several selections that were quite meritorious from a musical standpoint Others were of a humorous nature and the crowd enjoyed every, one of every kind. - WANTED AT CELIL'A.. Upon a warrant from Celina. Ohio Howard Long, an employe - of the Hoosier drill, was arrested this' afternoon. Long is charged ' with obtaining money under false pretenses. A. letter from the marshal at Celina says Long left there about three weeks ago accompanied by bis wife. When arrested. Ions had 159 In his posses sion. ' This money was turned over to his wife.

A RUNAWAY EK3i::Z. . Mexico City. March Mrs. C ML Everett, of Wasaca. MIsul, was Clled La a conisioa between a wgj toeeaaotive and a regular" paesengwr train from Vera Crux to Mexico City. . While the train was staadiac rcfe '

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