Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 244, 11 July 1909 — Page 1

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THE RICHMOKB " P AIXABMJM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOt. XXXIV. NO. 244. RICHMOND. IKli.t SUNDAY MOKXIXG, JULY 11, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS. REPUBLICANS III CQNFEREIICE TO DISCUSS TARIFF SETTLEMENT IS REACHED III THE CEMETERY CASE AN AMERICAN WOMAN Summer is Nice-But Oh You Winter MARRIES A PRINCE EFFORT ACQUIRE PARTJASTHAVEI1 S7v

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Initial Work Was to Agree on Schedules Which Conferees Are Willing to Accept Without Debate. IMPORTANT ITEMS TO CAUSE THE STRUGGLE Ut Is Probable That the Conference Will Not Be Able to Report on Work Until Monday a Week.

Washington, July 10. Republican i members of the conference committee Ion the tariff bill went into session 'shortly after 10 o'clock this morning behind closed doors and remained there until after 1 o'clock. At an in formal meeting last night the republicans decided that they would form their report without the assistance of the minority and accordingly the democrats did not attend the conference i . itbis morning. The conferees are going lover the measure as it passed the senwte and are comparing it to the house Ibill, The initial work will be to agree on rthose parts which the conferees are willing to accept. This will settle from the start a large number of differences between the two houses. FolE owing this there will be compromises n which both sides will yield. This Iwill leave the important amendments Ion which there Is a wide difference of 'opinion, open for the final Struggle. Taft Will Insist. It is likely that upon some of the tanore Important schedules the conferee will consult the president. , President Taft will Insist upon the acceptance of the house rates upon certain schedules. It Is probable that the conferees will ' not be able to report before a week from Monday, and it tt is possible to do this the leaders hope for the final adoption of the tariff measure on July 24, the twelfth anniversary of the approval of the Dingley bill. Democratic members of the tariff thought this would be the outcome of the conference said that so far as they were concerned they had no idea of what the republican conferees would do. The purpose of excluding the democratic members of the conference Is to prevent their voting with those of the republicans who may want to Insist on lower duties. The votes of the democrats might result in . adoption of the lower rates of the Payne bill and the reductions made by the senate. The , democratic conferees it' was said today will not be called into conference until the republicans have greed to the report. Action of House. It is the opinion here that Monday the house will take up and pass under suspension of the rules, the senate joint resolution submitting to the states an amendment to the constitution authorising the levying of an income tax. Indications are that the measure will receive the unanimous Tote of the house. INCORRECT REPORT Ellsworth Livelsberger Is Not Dead as Was Previously Announced. DENIAL REACHES THE CITY Friends of Ellsworth Livelsberger, the former member of the local police force, will be glad to learn that the report current In the newspapers a few days ago concerning his death was erroneous. A nephew of Mr. Livelsberger called at the Palladium office last evening and said the report was a mistake. Upon hearing the rumor and reading it in the papers, local relatives wrote of Mrs. Livelsberger at Pasadena., CaL immediately. They have received word In reply tnat the former policeman is alive but in a more weakened condition. BIG DIAMOND THEFT Boston,' July 10.-Warnings have been telegraphed to New York to watch for a notorious diamond thief who has stolen ' diamonds worth at least $6,000 from the jewelry store of Thomas Long of 41 Summer street. Although the loss Is officially report ed at $6,000, it may reach as high as $60,000 as accounts, of the robbery Vary between sixty and six hundred carats as the amount of stones taken The diamond are valued at $100 a Mrtt.

This cartoon was prepared for publication several days ago. As it was about to be placed into the form and shipped into the stereotyper's room, a cold wave struck the city, so the grateful foreman promptly used the "derrick on it. The second attempt at the publication of this cut is being made with the fond hopes that it will cast its my6tic spell and bring the smile back to the face of the despondent coal man. A man was heard to remark yesterday as he watched, the mercury soar, that he "would rather be Lieutenant Perry than Colonel Roosevelt."

EIGHT MILLIONS III RATTLE WITH DREADED DESEASE This Faithful" Army of Fighters Reported at International Tuberculosis Meeting at Stockholm. REPORT OF N. STRAUS GIVEN TO DELEGATES He Shows That in the United States People Are Interesteel in the War Against the White Plague. Stockholm, July 10. There are now 8,000,000 people in the great army which is fighting the .white plague, according to the report read today at the eighth , international tuberculosis congress from Nathan Straus of the United States. Mr.. Straus's report was presented by Dr. Arthur Randolph Green, an American delegate, and a director in the Straus pasteurised milk works. "There are now in the United States 29S sanitariums for the treat ment of tuberculosis, SO having been opened within the past year, and there are , 222 dispensaries for the special treatment of tuberculosis," declared the report. "Nearly half of them were opened in the last year. Active campaigns are being conducted in every state, with the active support: of the newspapers which devote an average of nearly 200 columns per day. Many Study Disease. , "The National association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis reports over 2,500 members, 50 per cent of them lay men. Besides there Lips On Finding

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are 200 state or local associations devoted to this cause. The practicability of preventing the spread of tuberculosis among children by resort to the tuberculin test in weeding out diseased animals from dairy farms is attracting Increased attention and the city of New Orleans and the town of Mont Clair, N. J., have led the way in making the test compulsory. Eleven states ; are actively encouraging the use of the test. "The outlook in America is for steady progress in the treatment and care of cases of tuberculosis. The city of Chicago on January 1 put into force a law forbidding the sale of milk or cream unless it had come from the tuberlin tested herds or unless it had been pasteurized with a sufficient degree of heat for a sufficient time to kill the bacteria." Barrington, R. I. July 10. Two per sons are dying today and ten others are injured as a result of a trolley car on the Warren and Bristol line of the Rhode Island suburban railway company leaving the rails at a curve in West Barrington. the Right Employe I : Xfote the illustration. Have you desks that ought to be filled by men that are creators instead of mere takers and handler! of business? In other words, do you want Employee that have red blood la their vein Instead of fly and water? Yon can get them. They are in this dry. Our little Want Ads will hunt them oat for you for but a few peonies I Sua a live business with no dead ones is it. Today

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Ml OIL JPUBH 135,000 Gallons Go Up on a Barge in the Providence River. SEVERAL WERE INJURED Providence, R. I., July 10. An explosion of 135,000 gallons of kerosene oil on the barge Harrison, in the Providence river, this morning, caused the destruction of the barge, and an unknown lumber schooner, badly damaged the plant of the Texas Oil company and seriously injured two men, one probably fatally. The injured are: Albert Defosse, aged nineteen, of New York, a deckhand on the Harrison, who is not expected to recover, and Captain Fred May, of the barge, also of New York, who was badly burned. The property loss will exceed 100,000. . - BOMB EXPLOSION IS ABOUT SOLVED Another Arrest Made in Chicago Yesterday. - Chicago, July la Joseph Altman, brother of Vincent A. Altman, the newest' bomb suspect, was arraigned today by detectives and the police now believe the solution of the mystery surrounding bomb No. 31, which resulted In thirty-six people being injured and a property . loss of $150,000, is nearly solved. , The police officials believe that Vincent Altman, who was arrested on Thursday night is the man who actually threw the bomb and that his brother Joseph had had a hand in the plot. -

Association Litigation Against

Margaret Smith and Other Owners of Country Club Property. BEAUTIFUL SITE IS BOUGHT FOR $15,000 It Is Planned to Place a Lake In the Lowlands and Other wise Make the Place One of Great Beauty. An amicable settlement of the suit of the Earlham Cemetery association against Margaret Smith and the oth er owners of the Smith farm, west of the city, whereby the cemetery secur ed the farm. The Country club at present occupies the premises almost in their entirety. The farm contains about fifty acres.- The purchase price was ?15,S75. The matter which has been before the circuit court for sev eral months will be withdrawn from litigation. It is the intention of the Cemetery association to make exten sive improvements within the next few years. When the association first sought to secure the farm, the offer was tejected. The heirs owning the land refused to sell for the 'sum suggested. Thereupon the association through its attorneys entered condemnation! proceedings in circuit court. It was sought to have the land appraised by an action similar to that customary by railroads in seeking to secure land, when the owner refuses to abide by the price offered. Case Wa'a Contested. The case was contested by the land owners. Their attorney claimed the cases were not parallel and that the statutes governing the purchase , or appropriation of land by railroads and other publicsenrlce; corporations, did rot apply. It was maintained the Cemetery association is a private cor poration and could not be looked up on otherwise. The court held argument upon this point of the law was not in order un til after appraisers had been appoint ed and made their report, the value of the land named by them having to be rejected by the owners. The attorneys for both contestants were left to select the appraisers but failed to name them and the court took up the matter. He was given to understand an agreement might be reached, so delayed his appointments. The end of the controversy has been accom plished by friendly means of adjust ment. Association's Plans. W. H? Bradbury, of the Cemetery association, stated Ias't evening the proposed improvements will not be undertaken this year. It Is the object of the organization to make the grounds the most beautiful in this part of the United States. The cem etery is located on a cluster of round ed hills. The land directly in. the rear of the present burial grounds has been purchased and this gives an addition located on another gentle hill slope shaded with beautiful forest trees. The little creek threads its way through a broad plain. At the south end of the cemetery's property is the line of the projected Evan8vll!e railroad. The fill made by this company is in a splendid state. No bridge was put in over the creek and it is proposed to place a concrete dam in this cut. A dam soon would raise the level of the stream and it would extend over the flood plain The result would be a beautiful lake admirably situated. The ground used for burial purposes is high and would not be approached by the lake. drive could be built on both sides of the lake. A Picturesque Place. The Smith farm is one of the most picturesquely located near the city, It lies adjacent to the creek on the west side and a long beautiful hill side slopes to the water's edge. The Country club has spent considerable money in beautifying this slope and the sod is in excellent condition. The club had-endeavored to purchase the farm, but a price could not be agreed upon. The Country club will be per mitted to remain on the farm and maintain its golf course. It will be several years before the present cemetery will become so occupied that the Smith farm will need to be utilized for burial purposes. The improvements will be extensive from necessity and will require time to construct. CIGARS RESTED HIM Boston. July 10. Confessing his Inability to master the smoking of strong cigars and realizing his mind was being affected by the habit. Henry E. Dunham, an insurance broker killed himself by shooting a 32-calibre revolver bullet through his brain In the Revere house here.

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Prince Giovanni del Drago and his bride, who was a former widow of Jo seph Schmid, the wealthy New York brewer, who were married, in Rome, recently, and are spending their hon eymoon in that country. The Princess is immensely wealthy and will make her permanent home in Italy. FILES BIG CLAIM III THE THAW CASE Objection to Dismissing Bank ruptcy Made. Pittsburg, July 10. John G. Gra ham, of Newburgh, N. Y., made claim for $2,925.77 for professional services and filed objections against the dis charge of Harry K. Thaw from bank ruotcy todays Judge Charles P. Orr refused to accept the objection when Graham went before the United States district court and filed objections to Thaw's discharge from bankruptcy on the ground that said Thaw was at the time of making his petition, August 12, 1908, and has been and is now in sane. i PRINCIPALS IN THE NEW YORK POLICE ROW The center picture Is that-of Bert Hanson, the Third Deputy Commissioner, and at the bottom. Daniel L. Slatterly. secretary to the police Commissioner. Mayor McCIellan had demanded the removal of these men on account of their connection with the ease of George Duffy, who although arrested a number of times by the police, has always been discharged by the magistrate, and whose picture In the rogues' gallery was refused to be be removed. Commissioner Bingham, whose picture is shown at the top, refused to remove the men at the may or's request, and was himself. Imme diately dismissed from the office, which, carries a salary, of $10,000.

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Railroad Company Wants a

Section of State's Land Badiy for Its Double Track Road System. 'v - MATTER IS REFERRED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL Property the Panhandle Would Like to Secure Cuts .Off Quite a Slice of Hospital's Land. Representatives of the Pennsyl vania Railway company have made a proposition to the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane to obtain a strip of ground whereby sufficient room will be obtained to permit a double track being laid past the institution. The matter was received by Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent. last week. He has done nothing upon the subject but refer it to the attorney general. The hospital, is state property and the state will have to protect its interests in the transac tion. It is expected the matter will receive further consideration next week. ;j The land desired by the railroad cuts off quite a large section of the garden ground. This lies -nearly entirely In the low land bordering Clear Creek to the east. Because of its fertility and excellent Irrigation, the land is one of the most valuable sections of the farm. About two acres will be required by the railroad. If its plans, as now contemplated are adhered to. Dr. Smith said last evening that at this time the matter is only In its infancy and he was not prepared to discuss it at length. He has not made a thorough examination of theprospectus of the company and does, not comprehend the proposition in all its details. ' ' Company Confident. . -"-. The railroad company does not anticipate any serious difficulty in securing its additional . right of way through this county. The plans have been made out so as to avoid as many curves as possible. This fact no doubt accounts for the company's desire to secure a strip of ground from the hospital that is wider at the east end. On the Ratliff farm, just west of the asylum land is a very, sharp curve. By securing sufficient ground between Clear Creek and , the small branch on the Ratliff premises known at Wyatt's Creek, that sharp curve could be reduced greatly. The curve is the most dangerous point between, Centerville and Richmond. Several minor accidents have occurred at this point and one disastrous wreck. The place is at the top of a considerable slope and trainmen hare' to be careful about the control of their trains when passing here. '.".... The county commissioners have not decided upon the . ' course they will pursue relative to the demand of the Pennsylvania for sufficient ground to permit double tracking. The commissioners are waiting upon the county attorney, who is making an extensive examination of court rulings upon similar cases. Upon the face of the thing, however, it seems - the county will not be able to evade the Issue. There is no doubt but that the contract between the commissioners and the railroad made In 1S86 was entered Into with good faith and this would make it difficult to avoid. Were Shortsighted. The commissioners of that date, now are regarded as having been somewhat shortsighted, but there Is no insinuation that they did not act as they believed was for the Interests of the county. ' The county' farm had to have a source of water -and the ' springs on Jackson hill were the best, place to obtain it. It Is but fair to the then commissioners to believe that they had no expectation the double track system ever would be Installed. They were influenced by public sentiment, which maintained the hill is underlaid with a strate of quicksand and It would be Impossible to cut It down any further. The only point upon 'Which "these 'commission- . ers are criticised is that they did not place a time limit on the contract Into which they entered. It was specifically provided that no lapse of time should be regarded as annulling the contract. Besides having the right under the contract to construct a second line of track, the company Is permitted to take from the county farm what land It may need to alter the. elevation of the roadbed. ' ARRIVE III IIAPLES Naples, July 10. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and her three children. Miss Ethel, Arhde and Quentin. arrived here today on board the White 8 tar steamer Cretlc " which left New York July Id. The party will go to villa of Mrs. Carew, sister of Mrs, Soosevelt, near Bocse. -: - "