Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 29, 6 December 1909 — Page 1

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SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 29. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY-- EVENING, DECE3IBER 6, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS. WAR RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED III THE GETAWAY ENGLAND FACING SERIOUS CRISIS IN BUDGET BILL ONE OF VICTIMS OF EATON YOUNG MAP Characters in English Budget Fight NICARAGUAN BUTCHER MAKES A FORGERY TO HELP MOTHER

No Sooner Had the Sixty-first Congress Opened for Business Than a Demand for Blood Was Made.

FORMALITIES MARKED THE FORMAL OPENING After the Necessary Ceremonies Had Been Performed, Both Branches Adjourned in Memory of Dead. (American News Service) Washington. Dec. 6. The senate met in the regular session of the sixtyfirst congress at noon today. Eleven senators were absent. Vice President Sherman wielded the gavel before a crowded gallery. After the customary notification to the president, who responded through the committee that he would communicate in writing, the senate adjourned at twelve minutes after twelve out of respect to the deceased members. Twelve o'clock was agreed on for the hour to begin dally sessions. ' All commotion and hum of voices gave way to death-like silence when Uncle Joe Cannon climbed into the speaker's chair at precisely twelve o'clock, to call to order the sixty-first house of representatives. With a firm voice Joseph said, "The House will be In order. The chaplain will offer prayer." And it came to pass that after the customary committee had notified the president, the house adjourned until Tuesday, out of respect to members who had departed this life. A Sugar Trust Quiz. Cullop of Indiana, introduced a resolution in the house authorizing the appointment of a committee to Investigate the sugar .trust Barnhart introduced his Increased and uniform' pension bill. ' : Representative Sulzer New York, to day' introduced a joint resolution ia the house, which practically declares war against Nlcaraugua and directs the president to use the land and naval forces to restore order In Nlcaraugua, and demands the arrest and punishment of Zelaya and damages from Nlcaraugua for the execution of Cannon and Groce. The second session of the sixty-first congress, is confronted by only one tense situation. That is the question of quelling the Insurgents. That they will be quelled or rather, squelched, ia evidenced by the attitude of Speaker Cannon, who is resolved to shatter the cohorts of Victor Murdock of Kansas. He has the organization all loaded. What will happen to Senators Cummins and Lafollette, the senate insurgents, is a thing not yet known, but it can be guessed. They will get what Murdock gets. Much Vital Business. With a mass of vital business before It, and apparently little indication that the legislators would take off their coats and pitch Into the work, the pro gram for the first day called for no task beyond the passage of memorial resolutions for the members who have died,siuce the last session, the notlficar tIon of the president that congress V awaited his pleasure and minor busi tiees. Of the early days of the sessiori, one of the principal matters is the election of a successor to Senator Cul berson, as leader of the minority in the South. f call was sent out for a democratic caucus at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Senator Bacon of Georgia, has been talked of in the last four days as a ttossible democratic leader, but the general opinion today Is that Senator M6ney of Mississippi, vice-chairman of the democratic caucus, should be chosen. , v ; He Opposes Movement. Senator Money has opposed the movement in his behalf because of his age and falling health and, moreover, he has but two years more to serve in the senate. Senator Bailey of Texas, with whom Culbertson of the same state Is known to have had friction, especially in the tariff fight, was mentioned today as a possibility. The position was offered to him once before. . When Congress gets down to real work more than 15,000 bills and 400 resolutions await Its action. NEARLY HAD CROUP Mr. Shenk, the Dayton, Ohio, bar! tone, who was to furnish the special musical program at the Reid Memor ial church, last night, was compelled to disappoint a magnificent audience on account of a congestion of the throat, bordering on croup. Mr. Shenk did not give up the intention to fulfill the program until 5 o'clock and at that time it was very apparent It was useless to attempt to do the work. If Mr. Shenk can get into condition at all he will give the program as out lined next Sunday night. Notice of this service will be given in the pala doe time.

Leading characters In the great Budget fight, which has plunged England into a political and financial caaos, and which may ultimately result in the elimination of the House of Lords. In the upper row, beginning at the left, are: Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the author of the Budget' Lord Lansdowne, the leader of the opposition in the House of Lords, t who ottere4 the amendment, which provided for a referendum vote on the Budget;vand created the present crisis; and Premier Asquith, whc4efeade4 the budget in the House of Commons. In the lower row, on the left, is ex-Premier Balfour, who led the opponents of the budget in the House of Commons; and on the right. Lord Rothschild, whose speech was non-committal, but who was counted among the opposition. As one of the world's leading bankers, he will no doubt reap a great harvest in the present crisis, as the government will have to borrow money to pay the running expenses until a finance bill is passed.

TRANSPORT DIXIE HAS SAILED AWAY Takes Seven Hundred Ma rines for the Prairie, Now .Stuck in the Mud. DESTINATION NICARAGUA WORKING HARD TODAY TO FLOAT THE PRAIRIE AND EXPECT TO HAVE THE SHIP FLOATING IN A SHORT TIME. CAmerlcan News Service) Philadelphia, Dec. 6. The cruiser Dixie, having taken over the 700 marines and the sailors of the stranded cruiser "Prairie, cleared today for the Isthmus of Panama. The marines hope to reach Nicaragua, their ultimate destination, within a short time. The work of floating the Prairie went on as hard as ever today and it was hoped that, with the cargo and men off, she would soon be set riding in the Delaware river. Navy Yard Busy. The League Island navy yard was in a turmoil of work today as the result of the decision of the United States to prepare more warships for service ia Nicarauguan waters. A command from Washington came for the battleship Idaho to be ready to sail at a moment's notice; and for the battle ship Michigan to proceed to Hampton Roads. The new destroyer Smith was ordered to Newport, R. I., and the ar mored cruiser Columbia was detailed to the New York navy yard to be put in readiness to sail for Central Ameri ca as a transport. This fresh activity is taken as an in dication that the state department is preparing thoroughly for any contingency in the Zelaya affair. HELP A BOY WONDER (American News Service) New Kensington, Pa., Dec. 6. Showing remarkable aptitude as a pianist, Dennis Chabot," a Belgian boy of this place, has been notified of his appointment to a scholarship in music awarded by Andrew Carnegie. The scholarship provides for the payment of $5,000 a year and permits Chabot to study music in Europe.

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IS A NEEDY PAUPER Remarkable Case of Colored Woman, 1 02 Years Old, Has Been Found. SALVATION ARMY'S WORK ORGANIZATION WILL ARRANGE TO MAKE AGED WOMAN'S CHRISTMAS, PROBABLY HER LAST ONE, A HAPPY AFFAIR. So anxious are Captain and Mrs. Deuter of the Salvation army, that no one shall be overlooked, that even Sunday afternoons are spent in visiting the homes of the poor : in making arrangements for a happy Christmas. Some pathetic scenes are encounter ed in the army's house to house can vass of the poor. Perhaps the most destitute case was that of an aged colored woman, 103 years of age, who was visited yesterday. Her home consisted of two little rooms in the rear of a miserably unsanitary shanty. The wind whistled through the large crevices and there was no fire to supply warmth or give an. air of cheer to the dismal surroundings. The army will endeavor to make her last days on earth a little more pleasant and maks what will probably be her last Christmas, one of the happiest in her recollection. The army is leaving no stone unturned to make this Christmas one of joy and gladness for the unfortunates of the city, to whom Christmas means so little, and the spirit of Yuletide nothing but hollow mockery. FREE RIDE PAINFUL (American News Service) Butler, Pa., Dec. 6. John Be van. of Buffalo, N. Y.. rode free on a Pullman car of the Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburg railroad from Pittsburg ' to Punsutawney Sunday. Today he is in a hospital in . Punsutawney. Bevan boarded the train at Pittsburg, intending to go to Buffalo, where he had a job waiting for him, and shortly after the train passed Butler he came near being thrown from the truck on which he was riding. In trying to save himself from a fatal fall his foot became fastened and he was held the entire way to Punsutawney, suffering terrible nain durinjc his 70-mile ride.

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LOCAL ELKS PAY LOVING TRIBUTE TO DEAD MEMBERS Annual Lodge of Sorrow Was Held Yesterday at Murray Theater and There Was a Large Attendance. BEAUTIFUL ADDRESS BY. DR. J. E. CATHELL He Tells What ManTFurpose Should Be and Wilfred Jessup Pays a Tribute to the Deceased Members. In Memoriam Adolph Bartel April 17, 1874 October 20,' 1901 Webster Chandlee October 16, 1852 August 3, 1902 Geo. Ebersole January 13, 1841 January 9, 1903 Walter S. Gayle April 1, 1866 August 21, 1904 Charles L. Sherer October 28, 1867 August 19, 1904 J. Fred Jay Nov. 7, 1874 Nov. 10, 1904 Wm. M. Grubbs January 10, 1858 October 21, 1907 Bernard H. Moorman September 22, 1853 March 18, 1908 Dr. Geo. H. Grant January 5, 1867 September 2, 1908 Jos. W. Nicholson April 22, 1859 October 15, 1903 Ellis Palmer Dec. 27, 1881 Dec. 23. 1903 Chas. H. Land June 10, 1869 August 15, 1909 The annual memorial services, in honor of the deceased members of the Elks lodge were held yesterday afternoon at the Murray theater, by the Elks lodge. The services were very appropriate and attended by the majority of the members of the lodge and their families and invited guests. The memerial address was delivered by Rev. J. Everist Cathell and the eulogy in honor of Ellis Palmer and Charles Land, the two members who have died in the past year, was delivered by Wilfred Jessup. The members of the order were seated on the stage, a platform having been arranged so that all could be easily seen from the auditorium. Each member wore a white carnation. The stage was beautifully decorated with flags and emblems of the order. In the center of the stage was a large elk's head on the antlers of whicu twelve incandescent light globes wero located, each globe representing a deceased brother. A Sad Roll Call. Walter Eggemeyer, exalted ruler of the lodge, opened the lodge of mourning with the regular ritualistic service. He was followed by Secretary Albert Morel, who called the namc3 of the departed members. On the sec ond roll call by the secretary, as each came was pronounced, one of the in candescent light globes would be turn ed on and a wreath, hung over the globe. "Wilfred Jessup, who delivered the eulogy on the lives of the departed, referred especially to Ellis Palmer and 'Charles 'Land.' v . -; -,-v ; tier, tiatneus aooress was a verv

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Outcome of the Present Tangle Promises to Be Much More Far-reaching Than The Crisis of 1832.

DEATH KNELL OF THE LORDS IS NOW HEARD It Is Believed That Before Long That Law Making Body, in Its Present Form, Will Be Disposed Of. (American News Service) London, Dec. 6. England today stands face to face with the greatest political crisis in its history sinco 1832, as a result of the rejection of the budget by the House of Lords, but the outcome of the present one promises to have more far-reaching effects than that of its predecessor. In the year the struggle between the two bodies of the English Parlia ment arose over the reform bill, which the lords rejected. New elections followed, together with the formation of a new cabinet, but the struggle still continued, resulting in the second res ignation of the ministry. A new cabinet was again formed. and with the threat of increasing the numbers In the cabinet, the lords were frightened into withdrawing their op position and the great charter of 1832 received the royal assent. In the . minds of well-informed statesmen, however, the action of the house of lords in the present crista has sounded their death-knell as - a law making body, and the ultimate re sult will mean, it is believed, the elimination of that body from parliament at least in its present form. , Composed of Peerage. Since the establishment of parlia ment, the people have had a voicetn the election of members to the house of commons, but the membership of the house of lords is composed of the whole peerage of England and of the United Kingdom. The English members, who composed the large majority, inherit their seats with their titles. The Scottish representatives, of whom there arrarely more than a dozen are elected for each parliament, while the score or more Irish members are elected for life. While the greater legislative power is supposed to be vested in the house of commons, the peers have always been in a position to strangle any leg islation inimical to their interests which originated in the lower body. This they have done from time to time one of the most notable ia stances being the rejection of Glad stone's measure for home rule sixteen years ago. Far More Serious. Their present action, however, is far more serious. The budget is the government measure which provides for the raising of funds by taxation to carry on the work of the government. It is the duty of the house of commons to make this assessment. Fully aware of the serious situation which would arise by rejecting the budget outright, the lords adopted the amendment offered by Lord Linv downe, which provided that this bill should first be referred to the people for their judgment. Thi9 move would practically make it illegal for the commons to collect taxes. It is now the common belief that another body will be established In parliament in place of the house of lords, its members to be elected in a similar manner of those of the lower body, thus making them res pons! dIo to their constituents when the time for re-election comes around. The present budget was prepared by Moyd George, chancellor of the exechequor, and was designed to make the wealthy bear the chief burden of taxation. It was considered the most radical finance bill ever in troduced in the British parliament. fBesides a large Income and inheri tance taxes, it proposed a revaluation of the land holders by millions. Had to Reject It. As the majority of. the members of the house of lords are owners of vast estates this portion of the measure was exceedingly obnoxious, the only course left was to reject it. The history of the budget covers a period of seven months, during which the opponents and supporters of the measure Indulged in all sorts of villitying speeches, creating such a serious situation that King Edward was finally forced to take a hand and compel them to desist. When David Lloyd-George . began the preparation of the budget last spring, he had a deficit of $78,810,000. for dreadnaughts. Speculation was rife for many days as to how this mild-mannered gentleman was to solve this serious problem. On April 29 his budget was presented to the house of -(.commons, and when its provisions were published it was denounced by the wealthier

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Leonard Groce, one of the Ameri cans whose death In Nicaragua has stirred the American government to demand an explanation from Presl dent Zelaya. It is said Groce and hi3 companion Leroy Cannon were tortured in an effort to compel them to tell things they knew nothing about re garding the revolution. OLD WINTER HITS MIGHTY BLOWS AT WESTERJLCOUIITRY Pioneers Who Have Been Bemoaning Loss of "Old Fashh ioned" Winter Are Somewhat Pacified Right Now. RAILWAY SERVICE IN CHICAGO HURT TODAY In the Far West and in the Northwest Country Is in the Grip of a Storm and Snow Fall Is Very Heavy. American News Service) Chicago, Dec. 0. Those reminiscent ly-inclined pioneers who have been bemoaning the passing of the "old fashioned winter," were somewhat pacified today when they awoke to find the thermometer dangerously near the sero mark and snow flurries in the air. The 54-mile an hour gale which lashed the lake all day Sunday, had abated. While no serious results or accidents from the sudden change in atmospheric conditions in Chicago were reported, steam railroad service outside the city was seriously hampered. The cold wave is general throughout the west and middle west, and in sections, notably Colorado, Minnesota and the Dakotas, is accompanied by a heavy fall of snow. At some places in the Canadian northwest the temperature Is many degrees below zero. Chappelle reports 16 below and Medicine Hat ten below. A BLIZZARD RAGING. Denver, Colo., Dec 6. Denver, as well as the entire state is in the grip of a severe cold wave and blizzard. Th3 thermometer today is five degrees below zero in this city. At Pueblo It la eleven below. The Western slope in the grasp of the worst storm of thseason. There has been snow for several days and it is still in progress. Trains over Marshall Pass are having much trouble with heavy drifts and are anywhere from four to ten hours late. Keports from Fremont county Indicate an unprecedented snowfall for this season of the year. In the western portion the snow is from three to six feet deep and travel is completely obstructed on the highways. NINE INCHES OF SNOW. Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 6. The snow storm which has been raging since Saturday Is abating. Nine inches of snow has fallen. While railroads have experienced much difficultv in handling the snow, train service ha been delayed but little. THE WEATHER: v INDIANA Continued fair and colder

Tuesday.

Presents a Bad Check, Calling

For $25, to Proprietor of Westcott Hotel, and He Gets the Money. LAD GIVEN RELEASE WITH STIFF LECTURE Lad Breaks Down, After His Arrest, and Makes a Confession Which Was a Very Pitiful Recital. Because his aged and greatly en feebled mother was In destitute ctr cumstances and he had no way of meeting the payment of large coal and grocery bills. Gall Crouae. axed 19 years, of Eaton. O.. cashed a forged check for the sum of $25 on George. Gay, proprietor of the Westcott bote?, on November 27. The boy was arrested late Saturday, night at his homo in Eaton and brought to Richmond, where, after a stiff administration of the "third degree," he broke down and confessed that he had committed the forgery. Crouse was released after a severe lecture by Judge Fox in the circuit court this morning, upon, his promise of future good behavior. Crouse registered at the Westcott on November 26. under the alias of "Henry Campbell, Indianapolis, lad." On the following day he presented a check to George Gay, made out on the American National bank at Indianapolis purported to have been filled out by William Hutton in favor of Henry Campbell. The check was properly endorsed and the money was paid over to Crouse, alias Campbell. Several days afterwards the . check was returned to Mr. Gay from the bank at Indianapolis where It has been marked "no account.' . Police Are Notified. " .- The police were notified and ascertained' the forger's residence frori Roll Smith, night clerk at the Westcott, who was personally acquainted with Crouse. Superintendent of Police Staubach telephoned the marshal at Eaton Saturday afternoon, explained the case and told him to -hold Crouse. So confident, however, . was the marshal of the boy's, innocence) that he stated he would not hold Mm for the local authorities. After receiving this Information Harry llehble. patrolman, was immediately dispatched to Eaton where he arrested the young man and brought him o this city. Crouse stoutly denied his guilt although he was positively identlfle-L promptly by a defect in speech, by George Gay and Matthew Balfour, day clerk at the Westcott. as the "man who had cached the worthless check. The boy declared that he had never been in the Westcott hotel and knew nothing whatever about what they were talking. However, he was not able to keep up his bluff and yester day morning broke down with a com plete confession. Support of His Mother. He stated that for the past two years. . ever since his father, Ezra Crouse, had run away and left tho family destitute, he had been the solo support of his aged mother, who wa in very poor health. He stated that he was able to earn a scant livelihood as acent for several magazines, bat that he had a tough time of It and tho bills piled up on all sides. Crouo stated that after receiving the money from Mr. Gay he went immediately; to his home in Eaton, where he paid the bills and gave his mother the remainder of the money. Attorney A. C. Risinger, Judge A. D. Davis and William Hambldge, all of Eaton. Interceded In the boy's bebalf, after learning of his arrest. Mr. Gay on learning of tho circumstances which surrounded the case, declared that he did not wish to prosecute: Crouse. The boy's pitiful story so worked on the sympathy of Judge For as to secure his immediate release this morning. . Crouse had never been in trouble before and has borne an excellent reputation in the community in which he lived. RIOTING 11017 OVER (American News Srrie) Rochester. Pa., Dec 6. Charged with being a strike leader, Charles Gallowkh, an employe of the Colonial Steel company's plant at Colona, is in Jail today, where four others are being held on charges of parUdpatlns; In the riot at the steel plant last Friday night. Everything was quiet today at Colona and preparations are being made to resume operations at the plant. . IS :. John B.. Hampton was granted a dk vorce from Mary K. Hampton this morning by Jndge Fox. Abandonment was the charge. The defendant is now somewhere in ISsnonrL

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