Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 104, 19 February 1910 — Page 2

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THE RICII3IOXD PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGKA3I, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1010.

TAFT WILL FIGHT TO AID PUBLICITY

He Will Press Congress for $50,000 to Enforce Corporation Law. NOW FACES A HARD TASK TREASURY DEPARTMENT SHOWS OPPOSITION AND VIGOROUS ACTION WILL BE NECESSARY HIS PLANS. Washington, Feb. 19. President Tuft has let it be known that ho will press congress for the $."0,000 appropriation to put in force the publicity feature of the corporation tax law. Assured by many of his friends that congress intends to do nothing to help toward that end, he is looking about lor some weapon with which he may obtain the money needed to make corporation records public. "While the 'president insists that he intends to carry out the publicity feature, the treasury department is frankly opposed to it. Secretary McVeagh and Acting Secretary Norton believe that publicity of the returns of ktnall corporations will do no good in Si public way, and actually will bring harm to the "little fellows" who do not want their business secrets bared to the public gaze. This is the attitude that has been taken by other branches of the administration, and against which the president is working in his attempt to carry out the publicity feature. Other Arguments at Hand. The law of 1882 which was produced as a reason why money could bo used to make the records public, was not as good an argument as some cithers which could have been produced to cut out the publicity feature but it apparently was effective The demise of the publicity feature of the law is assured unless the president takes up a vigoous crusade for the needed appropriation, and it is a question whether he can obtain it tinder any circumstances. Congress apparently is becoming convinced that it never intended to make public the corporation returns, and is not disposed to appropriate anything more for the indexing and arranging of returns for public access. The president has hopes of obtaining an appropriation through the general deficiency bill, and has given consideration to the advisability of sending a message to the two houses bearing on the subject. Payne Puts It Up To Tawney. Chairman Payne of the house ways and means committee declared last night that no amendment of the tariff act was necessary in order to obtain the $50,000 appropriation for the publicity feature. He said the ways and means committee would not have to pass on the case and that it would rest entirely with the appropriation committee of which James A. Tawney is chairman. Mr. Payne and Mr. Norton held a long conference today, but denied that it had any bearing on the annulment of the publicity feature of the corporation tax law. ALL IADS CLOSED Practically All Travel in Rural Preble County Now Suspended. FENCES ARE NOT VISIBLE (Palladium Special) Eaton, O., Feb. lP.-The oldest residents of Preble county fail to recall a single instance when a snow exceeded or even equalled the on precipitated during the last two days. Scarcely is there a county road in the entire county that is passable, and all travel has been suspended. On some of the roads drifts reach a height of ten feet and fences are lost to sight. The rural service from the local postoffk-e has been suspended, and it is probable that several days will have elapsed before daily rounds can be made. But one of the local carriers has succeeded in covering she entire distance. IS TO LEAVE ITEM (Palladium Special) Eaton. O.. Feb. llt.-Claience B. Greene, on the reportorial staff of the Richmond, (Ind.) Evening Item for several, months, has accepted a similar position with the Dayton Journal and will begin in the new field Monday morning. FUNERAL AT EATON. (Palladium Special) Eaton, O.. Feb. 19. The 'funeral of Caroline Sauers, wife of Philip Sauers. who died Thursday at her home five miles west of Eaton, after a long illness caused by 'cancer, will be held Sunday afternoon at '1:30 o'clock at the local Lutheran church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. George W. Weber. Mrs. Sauers, who was (' years of age, is survived by three children, two sons and one daughter.

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Phone Affairs in State May Be Muddled Stories and Denials of Stories Regarding Independent Interests in Indiana are now Floating About With Careless Abandon.

(Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 1 It looks like the independent telephone situation in Indiana is about to become as badly muddled as ever, because of the numerous reports and rumors which have beeu circulated in the last few days in regard to alleged new deals involving the ownership of the Indiana independent telephone companies. Two principal stories have been sent out by telegraph during the last two or three days. One, which seems to have originated in Cleveland, said that a deal was on by which the firm of J. P. Morgan & Company, of New York, would sell their independent telephone interests in Indiana and Ohio to the Continental Telephone and Telegraph company, which, in turn would sell the properties to the Postal Telegraph company. The next story, which came out in the papers yesterday, was from New York, and said that J. P. Morgan & Company had sold the telephone properties to the Postal Telegraph company. The Continental company was not mentioned in connection with the deal. It is safe to expect that other stories of a similar nature will come out within the next few days, since they have got such a good start already. It would not bo at all surprising to those who have watched the progress of the telephone manipulation in the central states during the last few months to see some such a deal take place, for there are few persons who are willing to believe that J. P. Morgan would buy up a lot of telephone properties and operate them merely as an investment. It is the general belief that the Morgan firm bought the properties for speculative purposes. The Indiana properties involved in the recent deal and which passed into the hands of the Morgan house are the Indianapolis Telephone company, the local company in tais city, and the New Long Distance Telephone company, which either owns or controls practically all of the independent long distance lines in this state, and which, CITY NEEDS MONEY Richmond's Finances Right Now Are at Extremely Low Ebb. TWO TAXES ARE PROPOSED The finances of the city at present are at a low ebb. It is said that the appropriation made for the city's share of street, sewer and alley improvements, this year, has been entirely eaten up by old debts. It is declared that the improvements already ordered will require at least $H,00, and there is nothing in the treasury to draw from. For the purpose of solving this problem, a city vehicle tax and a citv weighing place are two methods which is hoped will help meet the emergency. The vehicle tax wjjl be presented to the council- in the form of an ordinance in the near future. Something radical will have to be done soon to increase the city's source of revenue, it is said. At present not a new improvement can be made until some vvay is devised for raising the money. PINCH JUNK DEALER Alleging that the furniture in her barn had been stolen by Richard Davis, a junk dealer, Mrs. Fred R. Clark, of ."56 South Eleventh street, registered a complaint with the police yesterday. Mrs. Clark stated that the man had deliberately taken her household goods without her consent. Davis was apprehended by the police and questioned concerning the matter. He declared that the furniture had been sold to him by a negro by the name of Johnson. However, the man freely returned the property to Mrs. Clark and the matter will very probably be dropped. WILL PASS ON ROAD Abner Bond. Mathew Brooks and Hamilton Squires were appointed road reviewers by the county commissioners this morning. These viewers will pass upon the utility of a proposed road in Greene township. The road was passed upon last fall in a favorable manner by viewers hut owing to an irregularity in the law, their action was illegal. ESTATE IS SETTLED Irvin J. Brown, guardian of Emma McWhinney, who died at the institution for the feeble minded at Fort Wayne, last. June, filed final report this morning which was approved by the court. The guardian shows that he was chargeable with $359.93. claims credits for $217.31 and divided the balance of $142.02 among the four heirs. on box. 35c

through its connections and investments practically controls the entire independent telephone situation of the state. When it was announced last December, that James S. Brailey, of Toledo, who controlled these companies, had sold his control to a New York banking firm, it was generally supposed that the real purchaser was the Bell Telephone company, which is the American Telegraph and Telephone company. This was denied, however. A few days later a member of the Morgan firm became a member of the board of directors of the Bell company and still another few days and the announcement was made that the real purchaser of the independent companies was the Morgan firm. This was pointed out as proof that the Bell company was obtaining a monopoly on the telephone business throughout the country. About this time another announcement was made that the Bell company had bought control of the Western Union Telegraph company, and that the great wire merger would probably include also the Postal Telegraph company, the only great competitor of the Western Union. Clarence Mackay. head of the Postal, denied that his company was in the deal in any way, and he declared that the Postal

would remain independent and that it j would fight as hard as ever for business in competition with the Western Union. It was learned that the Bell company planned to work the telephone business and the telegraph business in such close connection as to make them practically one. The Continental Telephone and Telegraph company is planned to be a great transcontinental indepedent telephone line in competition with the Bel! and in competition also with other independent lines. II. C. Stifel, of St. Louis, who was interested for a time in the Indiana independent companies with Brailey. is the head of the Continental, and it is said to be his dream to have some day an independent system that will be a real competitor of the Bell long distance lines. It is pointed out now that since the TAKE A JOY RIDE; GIRLS SORB! NOW Four Lassies Kidnap a Sleigh and Then Mixup in a Runaway. PITCHED INTO SNOW BANK WHEN THE SLEIGH COLLIDED WITH A CURB AND A POLICEMAN HAD TO ORGANIZE HIMSELF AS RESCUE PARTY. Love for adventure and a desire to perpetrate a girlish lark resulted disastrously for four girls in the east end last evening. An employe of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company hitched his horse, attached to a light sleigh, to a hitching rack on North Eighteenth street, while he entered a house to do some repairing. During his absence four small girls, who were playing near by, were seized with a brilliant idea. Unhitching the horse they jumped into the sleigh and had the time of their young lives for a while. But not for long, however. Their joy ride was destined to come to an abrupt and sad ending. While rounding the corner of Sixth and Main streets the horse became unmanageable, the young driver grew excited, the sleigh wasn't hot for the idea of being butted into the curbing, and four frightened occupants made a big dent in a huge snow drift in the gutter. A big policeman came to their rescue and picked them out, while the horse continued his run east on Main street. The animal was stopped at the corner of Eighth and Main streets and with the exception of a broken shaft on the sleigh, no damage resulted. Four wiser lassies quietly sneaked back to their homes and mum was the word on the part of all of them. GOAT HAD EXERCISE King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M., conferred the Royal Arch degree on three candidates last evening at the session of the lodge. The candidates included Fred 15. Ernest, Walter J. Doan and Frank R. McFail. There are a number of petitions before the chapter and it is very probable that much work will be done in the next two months. Refreshments were served after the meeting last evening. LOOGE TEAM WORKS Af the meeting of Hokendauqua lodge of Red Men No. 196, last evening, F. Standberry, J. H. Woods, and Louis Schwartzenbruber were given the first and second -degrees. The third degree w ill be given at the meeting of the lodge next Friday. R. Bugg and H. Hufford will be given the initiatory degree at the first meeting in March. The degree team of this lodge has been invited to attend meetings of the Shelbyville and Rushville lodges in the near future. The team will decide whether to accept these invitations at its next meeting.

Bell company and the Western Union have been bound so closely together through the recent purchase of th? Western Union, it is but natural to expect that the Postal Telegraph company, under the guidance of Clarence Mackay. will decide that it also must have telephone connections, and that this will result in the Postal buying up the independents. Mackay has declared that the Postal w ill not be a party to the scheme for a merger of all telegraph and telephone companies into one great monopoly in the hands of the Bell interests, and it seems reasonable to suppose that he will go any length and spend any amount of money to maintain his independent position. The Postal is regarded as one of the richest corporations in the country, and one with almost unlimited resources, so that it would be in a position to carry out such a deal if it decided to do so. The story has come from NewYork in the last day or two that Mackay has disposed of all of his holdings of stock in the American Telegraph and Telephone company. It was known that the Mackay companies were among the heaviest holders of

Bell telephone stock, although their holdings were not sufficient to give. them control of the corporation. Mac kay said, according to the story from New York, that he did not care to long er be connected with a company which controlled the Western Union, the com petitor of his telegraph company. This is taken by many persons to mean that he is unloading his stock to not only get out of this embarrassing position, but also to clear things up so he can take over the independent telephone companies and put himself on a basis with the Bell company. William Fortune, of this city, who is president of the Morgan independent companies in Indiana, made an emphatic denial yesterday of the stories of the telephone deals. He says there is no truth whatever in any of them. In view of all of these conflicting stories one may expect to hear most anvthing, but there seems to be a be lief that there is something doing and that it will come out before long. BATTLE BLOODY ONE But Insurgents Were Victors, Thanks to the American Gunners. ROAD OPENED TO MANAGUA 'American News Service) Bluefields, Feb. 19. After a bloody battle in which both sides suffered severely the instirgent forces have captured Acoyapa and the way is now open to Managua. Announcement of this great victory was made by the provisional government today. American gunners aided Gen. Mena materially in gaining the victory, hurling showers of shells into the Vasquez ranks. Government forces lost heavily by the artillery fire. Couriers who brought the news gave no definite figures but declared the government lost fully a thousand men. A combined attack on Managua is the next move. MOTHER KNOWS BEST A difference of opinion exists in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lutz as to the age of their daughter, Eva, the father claiming a few days ago that she would not be sixteen until March 31, and thus preventing the county clerk from issuing a marriage license. The mother appeared before the court this morning and stated that the daughter would be seventeen years old on the above date. Upon the mother swearing that such was true, and consent to the daughter's marriage being given by both mother and father, the license was issued. The groom is William David Caldwell, of Fortville, Ind. He is a farmer and aged 22. EOR A NEW STREET Members of the West Side Improvement association at its meeting last night decided to push a petition for the completion of West First street from Lincoln to Kinsey street. This street has been laid out but never improved. The petition will be presented to the board of works as soon as sufficient signers have been secured. CLOSED THE SCHOOL ( Palladium Special) Greensfork, Ind., Feb. 19. The school hacks were unable to make their trips Thursday and Friday on account of the snow drifts, hence the common school was dismissed these two days. TAKEN TO HER HOME Mrs. Siniuel Ditaman. who has been at Reid Memorial hospital, where she underweit an operation, has been removed to her home on North Sixth street. Tfce operation was entirely suc-cessfuL

T. R. WILL VISIT THE WINDY CITY

Cablegram From Africa An nounces He Will Make Trip to Chicago. GUEST OF HAMILTON CLUB ESCORT OF HONOR FROM THE! CHICAGO ORGANIZATION WILL : MEET COL. ROOSEVELT WHEN I HE ARRIVES HERE. i . Chicago, Feb. 1!. -Col. Theodore 1 Roosevelt, w ielder of the big stick, j leader of the strenuous life and the terror of the wild beasts of the jungle, is corning put of darkest Africa. He is coming to Chicago-sooncr or later and he will tell of his adventures at the Hamilton club." The Hamilton elub rocked with the announcement yesterday. t all came about through a cablegram from Gcmdokero, Sudan, Africa, which announced that Col. Roosevelt and his party would leave the "dark continent'.' on Feb. 2 for Europe to deliver a scries of lectures and then would return to the United States to deliver more lectures. The welcome news was at once posted up on the club bulletin board and things began to happen immediately. First or all, the chairman of the house committee got busy. He had thought for some time that few new pieces of furniture would improve the looks and comfort of the clubrooms. Col. Roosevelt's threatened coming clinched the matter, and a long list of rugs, tapestries, and furniture was made out for immediate order. Then the news communicated itself to a little group of members. They circulated about among newly arrived members and started to plan the things that will be done for the former president. Delegation to Meet Him. "What's the matter with a big delegation and a special train to meet Col. Roosevelt, when he arrives at the port of New York?" was suggested. The idea was taken up with enthusiasm, and within a short time enough members to make up a delegation of loo and a special train party were enlisted. Then, with these slight preparations undertaken, the club member's rested content to await the formal acceptance by Col. Roosevelt of an invitation that was cabled to him in Africa several months ago. "The least I can say about Col. Roosevelt's prospective coming is that its the best of good news," declared President George W. Dixon. "We sent him an invitation to visit the Hamilton club, which reached him some time after he entered Africa. The relations between Mr. Roosevelt and the Hamilton club always have been most friendly, and he always has honored us with a call when he has been in Chicago." "We all hope today's news is authentic and that Col. Roosevelt will honor the Hamilton club with a visit." said James E. Brown, chairman of the pwess committee. "Of course, the prospective visit probably will not come until June or July, but we feel sure Mr. Roosevelt will accept the club's invitation to visit Chicago if it is possible for him to do so. He always has felt kindly towards the Hamilton club, and it was here that he originated the epigrams, the 'strenuous life' and the "square deal.' When he conies to Chicago wo will show him what these terms really mean." Visit to Milwaukee Also. The press dispatch which brought the welcome news to the Hamilton club members also stated that Col. Roosevelt will visit Milwaukee as the guest of the Milwaukee Press club. Definite dates will be fixed when the party arrives at New York. Col. Roosevelt, Kermit, and Edmund Heller, the zoologist, left Gondokero by steamer yesterday for the final week of shooting along the river banks. Field Naturalist R. J. Cunningham. Maj. Edgar A. Mearns. and J. Alden Loring were left behind to pack specimens, dismiss the porters and others who have accompanied the party as helpers and conclude the details Incident to winding up the expedition. The party is expected to arrive in London early in May and the date for Col. Roosevelt to deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford university has been fixed as May IS.

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REDS GAMES AT HOME. CHICAGO April 14. 15. HVa, IT; June 1: September 7. .": October la, 2V 3. 4. PITTSBURG April IS. li, :: Juue 2;: July 3. 31: Sept. 1. 3. 4; Oct. l 12. ST. U)UIS-April 'Jl. -:.:: Ma 1. .v.. -J7. '-a. 25: Sort. 1. 11; cvt. v PHILADELPHIA -May . l 11. 12. July 21. IT- 23a. 21: August US. 27a. BROOKLYN May 1".. 14a. 15. 1: July ;va, p... n i: August 22. 23. 24. NEW YORY May 17. is. p.i. ; July 17 1. V.. 2; August 1.. 2w. 21 BOSTON-May 21a. 22. 23. 21. 25; July 13. 1 4. 15. August 2;. . WHEN REDS SHOW ABROAD. AT CHH'AGO-April 21. 22. 23a: June 2. 21. 22. 27. 2x; September s 7. S. At PITTSBURG April 2. '--.: May 30, 31 : junc 30; July 2a. 2S. 3Va; October. 13. 15. AT ST. LOUIS- May I. 5. 7a. : June 23. 21. 25a: July 4. 4. 5. V. AT NEW YORK June 1. 2. 3. 4a; Adgiut 11. 12, 13a: September 2;. 27. 2. lo. AT BROOKLYN-June . 7. S. '.: August Oa. S. , September 14. 15. AT BOSTON-Juue lo. 11a, 13. 11; August 2. 3. 4, 5: September. 22. 23. 24a. AT PHILADELPHIA June 15. 1'. 17. lsa: August 15. H5. 17; September 17a. l'., 20. 21. Suudays and holidays. aSafirdays.

TILLMAN BETTER BUT UNCONSCIOUS While His Condition Was Improved Today, He is Still Very III. LOSES FAVORITE WEAPON SHOULD HE RECOVER IT IS DOUBTFUL IF HE WILL EVER AGAIN HAVE THE COMPLETE POWER OF SPEECH. (American News Service) Washington. Feb. 19. Senator Till man was slightly improved at noon today, but was still unconscious. Senator Tillman rested quietly last night. The senator's right side was almost wholly paralyzed today, and aphasia had develoied as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage on the left side of the brain. He had nearly lost the power of articulation and this was regarded by the doctor as the most serious symptom of the South Carolinian's illness. It was said he might recover from the paralysis, but in all likelihood, he would never regain the complete power of speech, the senator's dearest and most cherished weapon in his public service and the keen edge of which has enlivened many debates of union wide interest in congress. This is the second stroke of paralysis to seize the southern senator, the first having occurred nearly two years ago, when he suffered a nervous breakdown. At that time he was treated at an Atlanta sanitarium and later took a trip to Europe for the benefit of his health. ASSESSORS TO MEET County Assessor J. C. Fulghum has received a letter from J. W. McCradle. president of the state board of tax examiners, stating that the board will be in this city. February 23. Mr. McCradle requests that all assessors of the townships, and as many of the tax payers as so desire, be present at this meeting. The work of the assessors which begins March 1. will be outlined by the tax board. APPROVES A PETITION. Approval of the petition of Walter J. Doan to sell personal property of his ward. Miss Edna Markey. was given this morning by Judge Fox. The receipts will be used to meet debts. Miss Markey is the daughter of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. Sophionu: Your erocer has Gold Medal Flour. Gexbtka. Bilious ? Doctors all agree thai an aciice lioer u potiUvely essential to health. Ask your own doctor about Ayer 's Pills. f g:

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

P. If. Kunkle to Elmer Skinner, part N. E. quarter section S, township 15, range 1. Wayne township. $2.7t South Side Improvement association to Chas. E. Roberts, lot t Beallview addition to city, ?1. Turner W. lladley to Francis If. Edmunds, lots S and 9 Home Seekers' addition city. $1. Dickinson Trust Co.. to Francis II. Edmunds, lot 7. Home Seekers addition city. $1. Frank C. Cain to Geo. S. Ballanger, part N. V. quarter section 20, township IS. range 13. Green township. .. Frank C. Cain to Geo. S. Ballanger, part N. W. quarter section 2ii. township IS, range 13. Green township, ?2.4. Joseph Kickey to Clara D. Nader, lot 73. John M. Maxwell's sub city, Sl,l3i. August Rohnle to Geo. M. Nader, lot 71. J. M. Maxwell's sub city, $7. August Kohnle to Clara D. Nader, lot No. 7, J. M. Maxwell's sub to city, 70. Geo. S. Ballanger to Zora M. Cain, part N. W. quarter section 2. township IS, range 13, Green township, ?2,OOO. George S. Ballanger to Frank C. Cain part N. W. quarter section 21, township IS. range 13. Green township, $0.4mi. Chas. II. Kerlin to P.. C. C. & SI L R. R. Co.. lots 8. O, lo, 11. 12. 13 Cambridge City. $7oo. Estella M. Bryant to P.. C, C. & SL L. It. II. Co., part S. W. quarter section 2!), township 1, range 12. Jackson township. S1.2oo. Emma Rodenberg et a!. Ex.. to John 14. Duker. part N. E. quarter section 15 township lti, range 1, Wayne township. $;,15. City Statistics Death and Funerals. ARNOLD Mrs. Emma L. Arnold, age CO. died yesterday afternoon at her borne, 1014 South F street. The body was taken to the home of her sister. Mrs. John Echol. J11 North 11 street. Funeral arrangements will b announced later. ZEYEN Alfred L. the Infant on of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Zeyen. died this morning at the home of his parents. 431 South Fifth streeL The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at - o'clock from the St. Andrew's church. Burial will be in ths SL Andrew's cemetery. Friends may call any time. RCSSELIr The funeral of Mrs.Eliza Russell will take place Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home at 117 North Twelfth street. The Rev. R. J. Wado of the First M. K. church, will officiate. The burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery at Centerville. Friends may call at any time. The casket will be ojiened at the grave. Fried Cuttlefish. Young cuttlefish fried in oU are regarded as a great delicacy in all Mediterranean countries. " How are your bowels? " the doctor always asks. He knows bow important is the question of constipation. He knows that inactivity of the liver will often produce most disastrous results. We believe Ayer's Pills are the best liver pills you cin possibly tike. Sold for over 60 years.