Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 182, 9 May 1909 — Page 1

I MCJHEMOHB IA AND SUN-TKLEGRAM. I VOL. XXXIV. NO. 183. RICHMOND, IHTX, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS.

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PATTEti DEPLORES UICREASED PRICE ASKEOJB BREAD Wheat King Enroute From : Trinidad, Col., to Chicago, Gives Out Remarkable Interview on the Situation. VIGOROUSLY DEFENDS COURSE HE PURSUED

States That He Was Not Afraid of His Life But Left Chicago for Sole Reason of Escaping Reporters. ' Kansas City, May 8. "There is only one thing which I deplore that has come as a result of my operations in wheat and that is the effect it has had on the people by increasing the price of bread," said James A Patten, the Chicago Wheat ' King, who passed through Kansas City this afternoon oa his way from Trinidad to Chicago. Mr. Patten declared ' that he was not a speculator ; that speculation had essentially no part in any of his operations, and that he had simply foreseen conditions and taken advantage of the most favorable situation that has occurred in years. "I did not leave Chicago because I was afraid," he said in answer to a question, "but simply and solely to get away from the newspaper men. There is not the least truth in the statements that my life was in danger. It has never been so to my knowledge, and I - have not taken any precautions for safety. . I can see no reason why so much controversy should have been created on my account ; Laughed at Him." My firm is, and always ' has been, one' of the, largest cash dealers in wheat. ; I have never made any secret of my operations don't now. Last October I told everyone that what has happened would happen. I advised my friends to buy wheat because the amount of exports was rapidly- shortening the home supply. They laughed . at me and, especially on Wall street, -I was ridiculed. : "My holdings at no time have been more than 10,000,000 , bushels. It Just happened that for once in my life . I was able to predict accurately. Any one else following the market reports in the daily papers could have done the same thing, and there is no doubt in, my mind that if I had not followed up my advantage some one else would and the. same conditions would prevail today in any case. , Since the world began the law of supply and demand has been known to man. It is a case of demand eaceeding the supply. What was more natural than for me to make the best of so apparent an opportunity?" v Is in Good Health. Mr. Patten appeared in 'good health and said that he had been much re- ' freshed by his vacation. "I did noth- . ing but eat and fish and take things easy, of course, I had more or less trouble in steering shy of the reporters, but that didn't make so much difference out there." Some objections were raised by people in the vicinity of the Barlett ranch to Mr. Patten fishing out of season. "Mr. Bartlctt procured an opinion from the attorney general of -the state before he did any fishing," said the grain man. "It was practically the same as a man killing his own cattle. The preserves were on hi3 property and the fish were in artificial lakes. But say they did bite some; I never saw such trout fishing. Why one of our party actually got two big trout on one cast and that is unusual ,at least for this time of the year. There is a rule on Mr. Bartlett's ranch that not more than thirty trput may be caught in one day. I know that Mr. Barlett would be the first manto protest against any violation of the games laws, and if a gentleman as his guest should do so, he would not be likely to be again Invited." TROUBLE Woman Charges the Son of a Wealthy Man With Drugging and Robbing Her. ENLISTED MAN IN THE NAVY . Philadelphia, Pa., May 8. Grover C Lawyer, an electrician on the United 8tates battleship Idaho, son of a wealthy Pittsburger, was held - in 11.000 bail by Magistrate Mackin today for hearing May 18 on the charges of Mrs. Hattie Lee. , The young woman whose name was .Hattie Wal- ; ten and who resided at 1620 Pine street, accuses Lawyer of having druged and robbed her of $500 worth of rings, diamond pins and other articles, one night last October, when her parents were away from home and .'while he was wooing her. She subequently married Lee

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New York, May 8. Magnificent wedding gifts poured into the St. Regis today for Miss Nora Iselin, despite the report that a hitch In the plans for her wedding to Count Colloredo-Mansfield had developed. A consultation whs held at the St, Regis hotel, which was attended by the count and his brother, Count Rudolph and It was said that C. Oliver Iselin had 'refused either to settle the ' count's debts or make a marriage settlement on his daughter. Mr. Iselin refused to see callers later and though word was sent to him that rumors were being circulated that he had ordered the wedding presents to be returned he refused to answer. i Immediately following, , Miss Iselin ONLY ONE ARREST III BOMB OUTRAGE Twenty People; Four Fatally, Injured in Explosion in Buenos Ayres. PLACED ON A STREET CAR MOTORMAN BECAME SUSPICIOUS AND. HAD POLICEMAN REMOVE IT, AND IMMEDIATELY THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. - Buenos Ayres, May X Only one arrest has been made for last night's bomb outrage in which twenty" persons were hurt, iour fatally. The explosion occurred at the corner of Gerrito and Corriente streets. A few blocks Tefore, somebody put a package on the platform of a tramcar for transport as is the custom here. Arriving at that corner the mo torman heard a rumble within the package and ' called a policeman. The owner wasn't within the car. "The package was taken off and put on the street A moment afterward it exploded. Official Is Injured. Among the injured is Dr. Victor Aguilar, an under-commissioner of police and three police agents. Both legs of a little girl passing, were fractured. The bomb is supposed to have been placed on the car by someone in sympathy with the strikers. J Dr. Pallacious, leader of the socialists, declared that the committee of the party had decided to proclaim a strike Monday next. MRS. GLADDEN DEAD. Columbus, Ohio, May 8. Mrs. Gladden, wife of Dr. Washington Gladden, pastor of the First Congregational church died this morning of arterial schlerosis. She has been an invalid four years. Dr. and Mrs. Gladden have made Columbus their home since 1882. They have three children, Fred and George of New York, their former home, and Mies Alice Gladden, co-principal of the Columbus school for

left the St. Regis and went with Mr. Lawrence Waterbury to Sherry's where Miss Iselin met the count and his

brother. Before entering her bioughman, Miss Iselin said: "I cannot say anything about the rumors that . may I he .in-circulation, bu IdlJsay that I shall be married to Count 7 Colorodo on Monday." None of the Iselin family would con sent to be interviewed: C. Oliver Ise lln was reported to be ill ' in bed with a trained nurse in attendance. - The count refused to see callers at ths Gotham. Count Colleredo ' is secretary to the Austrian embassy at Rome. JAMES K HACKETT IS Filed Voluntary Petition Yesterday Showing Debts Of $126,457. FORTUNE AMOUNTS TO $393 DAN HANNA OF CLEVELAND, SON OF THE LATE MARK HANNA, IS SET DOWN AS A CREDITOR FOR SUM OF $10,000. New York, May 8. James K. Hackett filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy today. Hackett says that he owes $12,457. and that he has only $393 with which to pay these debts. He says that his Aaviest creditor is Mary Mannering Hacket, his wife, and that . she claims she has loaned him $60,000, but he doesn't think it is as much as that. . . . Dan Hanna Creditor. Dan Hanna, of Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Senator Hanna, Is set down as a $10,000 creditor for money loaned. Wm. Morris and David N. Taylor are secured " creditors. ' Among t,he other persons whom Hackett says he owes money, he can't pay are: Victor Mapes. $337. A. Marbury.$2441.67; Dan Frohman, $2,702.84; James Caffrey, $5,000: Van Buren and New York Bill Posting company, $1,829.43; New York Edison company, $1,312.13: E. R. Thomas, $2,071.53; Wilmington Trust company, $4,000; A. I and J. F. Jacobs, $350.57. If the action passes the courts Mr. Hackett cannot be forced to pay his wife either alimony or the money he says she says he owes her. :, WALSH IS DEAD. New, York. May 8. City Magistrate James A. Walsh, prominent in the political life of New York" and cousin of Blanch Walsh, the actress, died today at his home of neuritis. He was taken ill last Monday while sitting in Jefferson Market court. He was born in 1858 and was formerly an assistant, district attorney of New York county. -

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ACTRESS COLLAPSED

Ada Rehan, Former Opera Star, Faints as She Boards a Steaemr. " WAS CARRIED ON VESSEL New York, May 8 Adah Rehan, the actress, who retired from the stage several years ago, collapsed today on the American line pier at the foot of Warren street, as she was about to sail on "the Philadelphia for her English home. She had to be carried to her cabin on board the steamer. Miss Rehan stepped from her carriage, near the gangplank, she staggered and then put her hand up to her forehead as if she bad grown dizzy. Supt. Wright of the American line pier happened to near, by and he sprang to her assistance. The actress was helped' to her cabin on the Philadelphia and sank into a chair. She was hardly able to talk, but just managed to say that she had been attacked suddenly last Wednesday with fainting spells and had been very ill since. She said she hoped the sea voyage would revive her. MISSING BOY FOUND Wandering Youngster Was Located by Dr. Zimmerman Last Night. COPS SEARCHED IN VAIN Fred Schubert a nine year old boy, who had been missing from the home of his parents, 213 Randolph street since early yesterday morning was found in a Main street cigar store by Dr; W. W. Zimmerman last night at about midnight. The lad wandered away from home and failing to find him, his parents notified the police. The entire department had participated in the search for him. Dr. Zimmerman went into the cigar store, saw the lad and questioned him. He learned who he was Vnd decided' the cigar store was not the place for the youngster. With customary valor,' the doctor braved the raging storm and took the lad to his frightened parents. LAWVEBS OBJECT TO THEPRACTICE Do Not Think Young Woman Should Attend Divorce Proceedings. CUSTOM AT THE COLLEGE THEY POINT OUT THAT MUCH OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN SUCH CASES ARE OF AN OBJECTIONABLE NATURE. " Attorneys practicing at the Wayne county bar do not approve the assignment of the young women students of one of the Earlham College classes to report the proceedings of the circuit court. The lawyers say there are certain kinds of cases it would be all right for the young women to attend, but others that are of such a character in the testimony introduced as to be repulsive - and repugnantSaturday is the day divorces, are tried In the local court and the attorneys would have the young women remain away. For the past three weeks they have been flocking to the court room on Saturday. It is the most convenient day to them, as they do not have to attend school. But on each occasion the testimony has been of such nature, the young women have had to withdraw in confusion and embarrassment. Worst Kind Heard. The evidence usually introduced in divorce proceedings Is of the worst sort heard In the circuit court. When desiriag separation from, - their life mates, men and women do not hesitate to tell the worst they know of them." They delve far below the surface and reveal the relations formerly maintained and the causes for their interruption. Women lay aside all scruples. Their natural reserve and modesty is overcome by the hatred they exhibit for the - man they formerly loved. They divulge everything and reserve nothing. In commenting on the question yesterday, one attorney said he does not approve of the motive of the professor who makes the assignment. He says to send a class of young women to hear such evidence as produced in court is unfair to them. He -would have the professor investigate in advance and if it be necessary to have the students attend court they could do so without fear of embarrassment resulting from the nature of the ert U7 urouhl hear.

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In Interview Yesterday He Said He Was Sure of His Acquittal - HE MUMBLED HIS WORDS WHILE TALKING THE VOICE SEEMED TO COME FROM A CORPSE, AND HE STARED WILDLY OUT INTO VACANCY. Flushing, L. I.. May 8. Captain Peter Hains, in whose trial for the murder of Wm. E. Annis, there is a day's lull, has broken his strange silence and declared in an Interview published today that he feels positive he will be acquitted. While he talked the voice seemed to come from a corpse. Hains did not look at the interviewer, but kept staring out of the window and his words were mumbled and half inaudible. "I am glad it Is nearly over," he said. "I think I will surely be acquitted; don't you? he asked wistfully. "Doctor Man son's experts did very well. I am glad too, that others think I will be acquitted as well as I do myself." "HIGHER UPS" MAY SOON BE INDICTED Federal Grand Jury Investigating Some Alleged Crooked Work. EMPLOYES ARE BLAMED IT IS ALLEGED THE SUGAR TRUST BY PAYING OVER TO GOVERNMENT TWO MILLIONS ADMIT- : TED FRAUDULENT WORK. New York, May 8. It is believed to day that men "higher up in the Sugar Trust will soon be indicted. The trust has thrown overboard the seven employes alleged to be implicated in frauds against the government, who were indicted. They are said to have worked under instructions and the federal grand jury will try to find out who instructed them. , The sugar trust recently paid in the treasury of the U. S., $2,135,000 in acknowledgement that through frauds perpetrated by It the government had been cheated out of duties. This was accepted as a compromise on claims by the government, aggregating $9,000,000. No Promise Made. No promise of immunity was made by the government. Though the men have ' been discharged, bail was promptly furnished, $5,000 for Oliver Spitzer, and $2,500 for Jean M. Voelker, Edward A. Boyle, J. R. Coyle. J, M. Halligan, Jr., and Patrick J. Hennessy. No additional bail L was re quired for . Thomas Kehoe, as he was already under a $2,500 bond. ELI STUBBS IS DEAD One of the Oldes Known Frie Ci HIS DEATH VERvSUDDEN Eli Stubbs. one of the oldest and best known Friends and former busi ness men of this city died rather sud denly at his home. Twentieth and North G streets, last evening, from heart .trouble. He was in his eighty sixth year. Mr. Stubbs was formerly a notary public and in the insurance and real estate business, having his office on North Seventh street. For a number of years he , had been an elder of the Whitewater Friends church. For the past25 years he has been retired from active business. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William N, Trueblood and Miss Mary Ann Stubbs, formerly a teacher of Latin in the local high' school, but who resigned a few years ago in order to take care of her father, with whom she made her home. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from the Friends Whitewater Meeting house. North Tenth street. - Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. ' REFUSED PET1TI0H, St. Petersburg. May 8. Czar Nicholas has returned unanswered the. petlon from Madame Stoessel la behalf of her husband. , Gen. Stoessel.' who was condemned to imprisonment by courtmartial ; for surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese. Gen. Stoesel's health has suffered by his con-

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OVER CONTiriEflT TOWS SIDE New Jersey Girl Rushes Westward in a Special.

Trenton, N. J., May 8.-To see her fiance before -death calls h'm. Miss Minnie Martin, one-of the prettiest girls in Trenton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.- Joseph Martin.- is- racing across the continent today -on a special train. Dr. Neal Frank Robinson, the Camden physician, whom Miss Martin was soon to wed. is lying, dangerously ill at Montrovia. Cal. When Miss Martin received a tele graphic message that Dr. Robinson haJ not long to live, her father ordered a special train, and with -little preparation the. girl started on the trip across the continent. - MADE DARING PLOT TO ROB T Culprits Are Captured in a Tunnsl. Bori, Russia, May 6. A daring plan to rob the treasury of Bori. In which $1,000,000 is kept, was discovered last night The scheme of the criminals, five men and a woman, was to dig a tunnel into the building.' They had progressed 350 feet and reached a point directly beneath the cellar when a bookkeeper heard them and summoned the police. All six were captured. , .-: SENATOR JIELSOII ; VIIISL0I1G FIGHT Secures Appointment of a Friend as a Judge. ' Washington, May 8. The president today sent to the senate the nomination of George Din worth to be Judge for the western district of Washington state, and of Charles A. Wlllard to be United States district judge in Minnesota; Judge Willard is now justice of the supreme court of the Philippines. This appointment ends the long fight made by Senator Knute . Nelson of Minnesota, against Judge Milton D. Purdy, who resigned recently. Judge Willard, was Senator Nelson's candi date for the judgeship. HE FOUGHT MADLY , BUT WAS SEIZED Insane Juror in the Jordan Murder Case Was Adjudged Crazy. ESCAPED FROM CAPTORS ENROUTE . TO , THE COURT. HE LOUDLY YELLED THAT CHESTER JORDAN WAS "NO MORE CRAZY THAN HE WAS." Concord, Mass.. May 8. When Willis A. White of Maynard. the Jordan juror, who has become insane, was brought into Concord today; for a hearing as to his sanity, he created a great uproar in Concord Square, re fusing to go into the courthouse. , He broke away from tbe patrolmen. Connors and O'Donnell. and sprang back into the auto in which the officers had brought him , from Maynard with his wife and son Alton. In the struggle with tbe officers he rolled in the dirt. Getting into the auto. White prayed: "Oh. Lord, give us strength. Then he screamed: I want to go to Cambridge and tell tbe Judge all I know about tbe Jordan trial. Jordan is no more crazy than I am. . White was carried bodily into the courtroom by the officers. After a brief hearing he was adjudged insane and - committed to the Worcester Insane hospital by Judge Keyes. . POSTAL OFFICERS WERE DISMISSED This Action Expected to Bring Trouble to Crisis. Paris, May 8. Six postal officials. leaders- in the recent strike. -were dismissed today by unanimous decision of the disciplinary council. ' This action is expected to bring the great Labor trouble to a crisis. As soon- as the dismissals were announced rapid ' orders were issued to the troops and every effort win be, made to prevent a new commune, advocstea of tse rad ical labor Nadav.

SEVEU MILLIOOS 111 TREASON OF DEPOSED SOLTM Papers Discovered in a Vautt

Show That Abdul Hamid Has on Deposit Over Fifteen Millions. SOME DEPOSITED IN - THE UNITED STATES Ceremony off Girding the Royal Sword on the New Sultan Was Performed Yesterday Beffore Big Crowd. ' Constantinople, May 8 At the ent time the sum of S7.50O.00O has been found in the treasury Taults of the Imperial Palace at Ylldis, occuplea before his deposition by Abdul Hamld. Two and a half million dollars or this is in cash while $3,000,000 is in marketable securities. Furthermore pa pers were found Indicating that Abdul Hamld has on deposit in Germany. England, -France and the United States, upwards of $15,000,000. The military committee which the gorernment is sending to Adana, in Asi-. atic Turkey, to investigate the recent Armenian massacre In that section, left here today and expected to reach Adana May 13. It Is composed of Kenan Pasha as president, and seven other army officers. The men were selected by Chefkat Pasha, command er of the third army- corps. Gird on the Sward. The girding of the sword of Othraca upon Mehemmed V. took place today.' This ceremony, which answers to the rites of crowning In monarchies, was consummated amid great splendor and magnificence. . . , ..! The grand sheik of Novlelia Dad Abdul Melin Effendi, next to the new sultan, was the principal figure at th . in vesture. It was the grand Sheik who fastened the award upon, the belt qf the new ruler whlla high; functionaries of the court and state, garbed la costume of regal splendor glittering with Jewels, stood about . Mehemmed V left the palace at 11 o'clock this morning, riding upon a white horse, the harness of which glittered with . precious stones.' Two hundred mademea, attired in scarlet livery, embroidered In gold, wearing monumental head dresses from which swept long costly plumes and carrying bunches of ostrich . feathers, preceded the sovereign. MagnlfiosnV Pageant. The girding of the sword was the first f function' of magnificence in which the democratic new sovereign has indulged. The pageant which ' swept through the streets of the . capital . was on which the people of Constantinople do not often see. Vehicles bearing ladles of the court, al), richly decorated followed the new monarch. . From the palace the procession moved to the famous Eyoub Mosque, where the ceremony was " performed. The entire route was. lined by troops of Young Turks who stood at "attention and saluted the sultan. The housetops were crowded with great throngs who looked with keen interest upon the scenes below. Many tourists who were in and near Constantinople witnessed the parade, "v.: . ". ;'' ' TO DE KAEniED Louisville. Ky, May 8. Reed Miller, tenor .and Nevada Van Derveer. contralto, who have been soloists with the New York Symphony orchestra during the festival season are to be married. Announcement of the engagement was made during their appearance here tn the local festival. - .. KII1G SII017I0G AGE Edward Is Said to Lcck t!jch Older Then lln '-..- vr HIS FACE IS BADLY DHAIVD ": London. liar ' 8-King " Edward Is fast becoming almost decrepit and no he looks muck older than Us years. His face is drawn,' hia complexion is ashen gray sad his eyes have lost their alertness. Th king walks with great effort, leaning heavily on his stick. - - - - His recent tour with Queen dra and, her -sister, tha press of RMassa, proved s his temper that he- cat . the abort at. Naples and fled to talks to her. - She is too seas'tlro to aa ear trumpet. The attf5rte of the dowagsr esspresa toward 'her brotber-ta-law is not soothiag to him. . Plainly but mutely h eosOsws him , for: r,'K":j t w gi msc