Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 116, 3 March 1910 — Page 1

BICHMO PAIXABIXJM J AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 110. RICHMOND, IXD., THUKSDAY EVENING. 3IAKC1I 3, 1910. SINGLE COPT, -S CUNTS,

WHY GOV. HARMON IS REAL FACTOR WITH DEMOCRATS

II. P. Morgan and All Powerful Financial Interests of the Country Are Boosting Governor of Ohio. 'FACTS MADE PUBLIC AT COMMITTEE PROBE 'Bomb Exploded by Beveridge's Committee on Territories J. B. Gordon Views Political Outlook. J. Bennett Gordon, in a dispatch to ithe Indianapolis Sun under a Washington date line, deals with the national political situation. Mr. Gordon's article appeared in the Suri of yesterday. It is, in part, as follows: The first move of consequence in the presidential campaign of 1912 has been made, and it has thrown both political parties In confusion, and proves that the interests will be aligned under democratic banners, with Governor Harmon as their candidate. J. Pierpont Morgan is the one who lighted the time fuse- and then sailed away to the blue waters of the Mediterranean; the bomb exploded in Senator Beveridge's committee on territories, in the form of the testimony of John' Steele, general counsel of the Alaska syndicate, and Stephen Birch, managing director of that syndicate. The Alaska syndicate is the technical name of the Morgan-Guggenheim interests in Alaska, and the two men came direct from Mr. Morgan's offices in New York to the senate committee on territories and asked for a hearing. x;' They Admitted to All. They were given it, and to the delightful astonishment of the conserva-tkmtrfends-and the- utter dismay of Taft and his counsellors the general manager and the general counsel of the Morgan-Guggenheim interests admitted, without questioning and in a prepared statement everything which Glavis, Davis and Pinchot have claimed, and which Ballinger and his clique have been denying and which denial has been given presidential confirmaItion. The purchase for $240,000 of coal lands worth at least $900,000,000, that options for other lands were obtained through the Cunninghams, and that the disputed claims of the Cunjninghams which Ballinger is trying to rush to patents are already pledged to this syndicate, the getting of exclusive railway rights which hold (the key to all claims not owned or under option, and practically every (other claim made by Glavis, Pinchot, et al. and denied by the administration were all frankly admitted by these . accredited Morgan officials. It came at the very time it would hurt the Taft administration the most by (Utterly discrediting the defense of Ballinger, and proving conclusively that the Taft administration is not carrying out the Roosevelt policies except feet foremost in a coffin. ' What Does It Mean? I .What does it mean? It means, says Washington, that Taft has fallen between two stools in his efforts to straddle. It means that the interests have passed judgment .upon him and pronounced him a failjure, not in the same way they condemned Roosevelt, but because Taft Is a weak vessel, and too unstable for their work at hand. The interests want a man in charge that they can depend upon either as being against jthem or for them. They have no use for one who is vacillating. Taft blows ;bot and cold. He does things that pleases the interests, he lends the ready ear to Aldrich and Cannon, he modifies his policies to suit Wall street and then he hedges in order to pay tribute to the hoi pollol of the Mississippi valley. He gets in bad. Behind it all the interests see the rising figure of Roosevelt. Time is not to be taken by the forelock, but it is to be haltered and sta- , bled, and seeing no hope within the Republican party the Interests have turned toward Democracy, taking care as they faced about to throw the bomb which shattered the administration and more hopelessly divided the Republican camp by furnishing the Insurgents proof of their charges against the administration. Heart in Middle West. Then, too. Democracy is more likely to be controlled by the Interests than the Republican party. The heart of the Republican party is the middle west the home of the Insurgent The heart of the Democratic party now, and for years to come, is the South rapIdly becoming identified with the Interests because of its industrial development, already on record for the Al-tlrich-Payne bill, and giving its sanction to Bailey's connection with the Standard Oil. The new south is hand In glove with the east upon political questions affecting child labor, tariff, finance, conservation and all practical questions that enter into politics all questions which begin and end with (Continued on Page Seven.)

MARK STILL WITTY

Not So III as to Excite an Undertaker, the Humorist Remarked. NOW ON BERMUDA ISLAND (American News Service Hamilton, Bermuda, March 3. Samuel Clements (Mark Twain) whose health has been the cause of alarm to his friends, today gave to the American News Association this characteristic statement: . "I am able to say that while I am not ruggedly well, I am not ill enough to excite an undertaker." Since coming to Bermuda several weeks ago to recuperate, the veteran humorist has been the lion of the colony of tourists. Clinging to his favorite white flannel suits, he is a familiar figure to the natives already, and in the life and entertainments of the temporary inhabitants of the resort islands, takes an active though quiet part. TURNTABLE KILLS HAGERSTOWII LAO Howard Dougan Fell Between the Machine and the Stone Wall. LIVED ONLY SHORT TIME PROVIDING THE QUARANTINE IS LIFTED THE -FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN CHURCH ON FRIDAY. (Palladium Special) Hagerstown, Ind., March 3. While playing around the railroad turntable at this place, yesterday, Howard, the seven year , old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dougan, suffered such severe internal injuries by falling between the table and the stone wall that he died a few hours afterwards. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church, providing the authorities will so permit, the church being closed because of the prevalence of diphtheria. Burial will be in the cemetery near here. M. CONWAY IS DEAD Former Local C, C. & L. Yard Master Expired at Kansas City, Mo. HAD BEEN IN ILL HEALTH M. F. Conway, who, until about three years ago was a resident of this city, and who resigned his .position as yard master of the C. C. & L., to accept a position as pilot of all engines which entered the Kansas City, Missouri, depot of the Rock Island railroad, died at his home at Kansas City yesterday, according to word received by friends this morning. Mr. Conway had been ill for more than a year. He came to this city about twenty-six years ago, from Urbana, Ohio, and accepted a clerical position with the Pennsylvania railroad company. He was rapidly promoted until he became yardmaster for that company, which position he held until the C, C. & L. was constructed, at which time he resigned to become local yard master for the younger railroad. An offer was made him to take the Kansas City position, which he did. It was one" of considerable responsibility and he held it until his illness compelled him to resign. The deceased is survived by his wife, a former Richmond woman. Several other relatives reside at Urbana and Springfield, Ohio. The body will be brought to this city for burial, arriving Friday evening. The service will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Mr. Conway was a member of the local body of Ancient Order of Hibernians. He was 4u years old. FINAL REPORT MADE A. C. Lindeniuth. administrator of the estate of Catherine Roney, filed report in final settlement of the estate in the circuit court today. He claims the charges to be $6,249.51, and credits of $749.51, leaving the balance to be distributed equally to J. A., A. C. and Clara Roney. Each receiving approximately $1,500. THE WEATHER. INDIANA Fair tonight and Friday; moderate temperature... -

SIOUX CITY WILL

TRY DES ES PLAII T This Municipal Reform Has Already Been Adopted and on March 14th, Officials Are to Be Voted for. GREATEST INTEREST TAKEN IN CAMPAIGN Four Councilmen Are to Be Chosen and There Are Thirty Candidates, Some of Them Being "Jokes." By Fred Turbyville. Sioux City, la., March 3. The Commission plan of city government idea has seized Sioux City and party politics, greatly to the delight of a majority of voters, will be abolished for once in the city's history. The enthusiasm with which the different classes are going after this campaign is interesting to watch. The plan of government was voted in three weeks ago, and the final election for city offices will come off March 14. The primary will proceed It ten days. There are already thirty candidates in the field for councilmen and of this number four will be elected. Two candidates have filed their papers for candidacy for mayor. Of the thirty-two candidates already in the field, the pe tition papers that have been taken out will bring the total number to be filed, near seventy-five. Workers Are Elated. The working, class feel greatly elat ed over their chances to land their men in office, and are claiming a vote of eighty per cent of the city. They are working hard to organize their forces and elect the men they have endorsed for offices. The real politicians, the men who have held the offices before, are busy, too, and although they are not? wof1tii!gin --any" combination and have not been endorsed as candidates by any body of citizens, they have their friends behind them. It is amusing to see the number of candidates and their backing in the race. The papers are getting some good news in the election field and have gone so far as to publish the names of the men who signed the petition. Twenty-five names are required for a candidate, but all of them have many more than that. One man has been urged to run for mayor and he announced to his friends that if they would go out and get five hundred names on his petition that he would look them over and if he felt that the support from that number would be sufficient, he would then announce his candidacy. Some "Jokers" in Race. Although the ticket thus far presents some able men for office, there are a number of jokes that have slipped in by this route and some level headed men of the city fear that by the same "joke" one of these might be elected. One of these men is out with his papers for the candidacy of mayor. He is a street "spieler," selling collar buttons and fountain pens during the winter and barking for show's in the summer. Another is a man who has been tried for murder, for shooting a negro last fall, for alleged insult to his wife. He was exonerated by a coroner's jury after only a few hours' imprisonment. The man, by this act, gained followers, who are now ready to stand behind him in the political field. A voters' Forum has been organized. It is a meeting open to every one and any candidate is Invited to address the meetings and to give his platform in the campaign. These meetings are doing much good and are giving the people a good idea of what they can expect when the election day comes around. A Strong Union City. The real meetings, however, that have been held thus far are those of the working classes. This is a strong union city, and different organizations meet twice each week and talk over their campaign. They are the only orgnizations in the city working together. Although they have felt that they have no man in their ranks capa ble of being mayor, they have endorsed three men for the office, of councilman, and it is not at all unlikely that they will elect that number. Up to this time the chief interest in the coming election has been in the new candidates that blossomed forth each day and it will continue so until March 3, when all the papers must be filed with the city clerk. After that time the campaigning will be vigorous. Three members of he present council are in the race. They are popular candidates and will control a large vote. As each voter in the city will be allowed to vote on four candidates for office, nothing seems unlikely at present. Action of Socialists. The Socialists, as a body of citizen, and not as a political party, have endorsed men for the offices and their argument, of course, tends along the line of the "economic principles" of administration. They too, are eager to

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RECEIVED 35 CENTS

John Crawford, who was appointed administrator of the estate of the late Mary Quinn, in December, 1909, received but 35 cents for his services, according to the final settlement report which has been filed in the circuit court. The estate wa3 a very small one. The property of the decedent Inventoried at $173 and the total credits were $183.40, including the fee allowed by .law for administrator's services, which in this case was $S.7o. It was necessary that $8.40 be added to the charges by the administrator in order that the credits could be met. OF AGED COOPLE AT CITY PRI Wesley Martin, Covered-wag on Tourist, Pinched for Drunk and Crippled Wife Follows Him to Jail. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE PARTED FROM HIM Today Patriarch and His Faithful Mate Had Wagon Repaired at Township Expense and Left Town. Behind the iron bars of the city jail, crouched in a remote corner of the dark dingy room, and shuning the curious glances of the other prisoners like wild animals in a cage, sit Wesley Martin and his aged crippled wife, and they are celebrating their golden wed ding anniversary today. What cruel fate was it that decreed this infirm old couple should spend the fiftieth year of life's journey together in ia"? ' . The-"ld man r with " -his "wife; arid brother, travel about the country In a covered wagon. The wagon broke down on South Tenth and A streets yesterday afternoon and, in dispair because he had no money to have it repaired so they could continue the journey, Martin sought to drown his troubles in the cheery liquid. Remains True Blue. He was arrested by Patrolman Wierhake and Hlrschfield and taken to headquarters, where he was slated for intoxication. With the same staunch loyalty that has characterized her fifty years of matrimonial life, his wife pleaded with the officers that she be permitted to accompany her husband to jail. Her request was granted and the two were locked up together. "I have always shared his pleasures and sorrows," said the little old woman, "and I don't want to desert him now." And so. on the hard stone floor on the eve of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, the two . spent the long dreary night. It was cold in the dark cheerless room, and the little woman, who has been a cripple for sixteen years, being afflicted with a hip disease which renders the use of her limbs impossible, shivered and chilled while the husband, with all the tenderness of a child, wrapped his own poor coat around her frail body and sought to protect her as best he could. Memory of Other Days. Perhaps today while they( were breaking their crust of dry bread into their black coffee, pleasant memories of the long ago came to these two. Perhaps they looked back over fifty years, recalling the pleasures and hardships of life's journey and wondered what bitter misfortune was following them, that they should spend their golden anniversary in jail. Perhaps the irony of it all appealed strongly to this simple old pair, for they cried bitterly this morning. "I never was arrested before In my life," said the old man, wiping away a tear wnicn roiiea aown nis wrinkl ed face, and with one arm lovingly embracing his wife. "Please let me go officer," he begged pitifully, "I'm not a drinking man. I was just discouraged, that's all. My wife and I have had a hard lot, but we've been happy together, haven't we dear? Some days have been dark and dreary, but I never thought we would come to this and on our fiftieth wedding anniversary, too." Sympathy For Them. So heart rending was the man's appeal to be released that his request was granted by Mayor Zimmerman, and arrangements were made with Township Trustee Howarth. to fix the wagon and allow the pair to continue their travels. Martin and his wife are almost 70 years of age. Both are natives of North Carolina but came to this city from Michigan. They state that they want to get to Southern, Ohio, where they have friends who will help them. Martin is a chair maker by trade. His hair, which has been permitted to 5 grow for several years, is long and snaggy, almost completely covering his face, presenting an odd spectacle. Martin is the owner of nine dogs and was much concerned over their safety when he was locked up last evening.

GOLDEN

WEDDING

BABY GIRL ISA VICTIM OF BLAZE; DIED LAST NIGHT

Little Edna Griffith While Alone .in Kitchen, Catches Her Dress Afire in Mysterious Manner. LINGERED FEW HOURS BEFORE DEATH CAME Frantic Mother Slightly Burned While She Was Extinguish ing Fire Accident Can't Be Explained. While playing in M sitting room, the clothing of Ednc the year and nine months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Griffith, 620 High street. caught fire in some mysterious man ner, yesterday morning, about 11:30 o'clock and about 7:30 o'clock last evening the child died after suffering untold agonies. The child was in the room by itself at the time of the accident, the mother having gone into the yard to get a glass of water. As she reached the rear door of the house she was startl ed by the child s screams and on reaching her, found her clothes a mass of flames. The fire, was soon smothered by wrapping the child in a rug. but she had breathed the flames and the internal burns were more severe than, the external ones. Conscious to Death. Aitnougn tne cnna remained conscious until its death, the attending physician at no time held out much hopes for its recovery. How the child's clothing could have cought on fire cannot be ascertained An aunt, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Griffith, stated today that the fire in the stove was very low at the time and she did not believe it possible for the child to get to the coals, as all draughts and doors to the stove were shut. She does jiot believe that the baby found a match and in playing with It ignited her clothing. It was rumored that the child was playing with gasoline but this the parents deny, stating that the child could not get Into the room in which the gasoline was kept. Mrs. Griffith, in smothering the flames, was burned slightly. She is on the verge of nervous protration. The child is survived by its parents and its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kolde, with whom the parents lived. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Andrew's church and will be private. Burial will be in St. Andrew's cemetery. ROCKEFELLER, JR., OOITSJIL TROST Son of the Great Magnate Resigns from the Board of Directors. TO DISTRIBUTE MILLIONS GATHERED BY THE STANDARD CORPORATION WILL BE THE FUTURE WORK OF THE YOUNG MAN, IT IS REPORTED. (American News Service) New York. March 3. John D. Rock efeller, Jr., today resigned from the board of directors of the Standard Oil company, severing all connection with the great trust his father founded and guided to its gigantic success. No successor will be elected, the board continuing with fourteen members. It is understood young Rockefeller's plan is "to retire from all active business and devote the remainder of his life to helping his father in gigantic philanthropic works and be at the head of the Rockefeller "Foundation," to which the Standard Oil paid five hun dred million dollars. The problem of getting rid of untold millions of prof its of the great trust is now becoming equally as great an undertaking as the successful formation of the trust itself was considered years ago. The "Foundation will be Non-Sectarian and adaptable for any purpose at any time or any place. AWAY FIFTEEN YEARS Cambridge City, March 3. James Carpenter of New York, a former resident of Cambridge City, was the guest of Mrs. Katherine Wuelan and family Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Car penter was reared in this city, and this is his first visit to his native town in fifteen years. He erected the Main Street Opera House and owned the marble yards. It was during his residence in this place that the Mere-

Judith monument was cut. 5, . . ...

A BUSINESS BLOCK

At 726 Main Street Sold by John Dougan to Chas. M. Jenkins. WILL IMPROVE BUILDING The thee story brick building busi ness block, at 726 Main street, at pres ent occupied by the Jenkins Jewelry company, was purchased yesterday from John B. Dougan. by Charles M. Jenkins. The consideration was $13, 000. The building will be remodeled to some extent, the front being retrimmed and otherwise improved. Several changes will be made on the interior also, but no definite arrangement in respect to the repairs has yet been decided. As soon as the walls of the new bank building adjoining are erected, the work of remodeling the exterior will begin. RAILWAY COMPANY AND DUBLIN CLASH Track Improvements Through the Town Are Opposed by Council. OBJECT TO THE GRADING DO NOT APPROVE OF THE PLAN OF RUNNING A DITCH THROUGH THE VILLAGE TO UNIFORM THE GRADING. Pennsylvania railroad officials and the town council of Dublin are at present engaged in a controversy over the cutting of a grade through Dublin.. , So that the entire stretch of fnSck'vwill conform to the maximum "grade of a seventeenth of one per cent, it is proposed by the Pennsylvania to. cut -the grade at Dublin 14.1 feet. By doing this the filling of the right of way, through Cambridge City, two miles east, the stretch of track will be uni form with the grade all over the division. In order, to accomplish this the company proposes a cut of nearly fifteen feet in some places through the strenuously obtown. This . plan is jected to by the town council who declares that it will not listen to such an arrangement. The residents desire the cut to be less than that which the company proposes, thereby decreasing the grade of 5 per cent at the approaches to the viaducts. The outcome of the controversy will be watched with interest and the af fair will probably be carried to court, it is said, before a satisfactory ar rangement can be definitely settled. REAL ESTATE BOOM In Wayne County Continues as Shown by Papers of the Records. MANY CHANGES ARE MADE Business in Wayne county real es tate is having its regular spring boom, as indicated by the records in the of fice of county recorder Will Robbins. During the past three days there have been approximately 63 changes in real estate in the county and promise is given that many changes may be expected in the next thirty days. According to the values placed on record, the deals in all but two 'in stances have been for ordinary amounts, such as from $1,000 up to $3,5"0. However, yesterday two rath er large deals were consumated. In one instance a farm in Jackson town snip 01 approximately zm acres was sold by Henry Bertsch to Frank Meyers, the consideration being $17,100, In the other Instance a farm of 2G0 acres in Center township was sold to Eliza A. Hill by Langley Clevenger and others. The consideration was $10,800. HEIRS GET SHARES Gerhard C. Wefel. who about a year ago sustained burns which proved fa tal, and who was one of the most prominent retired business men of th city, left an estate of considerable proportions. Henry C. Hieger and Edward A. Fulle, who were named as executors of the estate, filed final report in the matter yesterday afternoon. The executors show that the total charges for personal property amount ed to fl.'.KZLfj. and of. this , amount $690.83 was paid out. leaving for distribution among the heirs. $1,211.40. The executors report on the receipts from real estate and snow that there as $KJWl for distribution among

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GRIM REPORT WAS

RECEIVED BY THE OFFICERSJF G. II. Unconfirmed News Comes to Railway Officials That Thirty Rescue Workers Have Met With Death. DEATH ROLL REACHES NEARLY TO HUNDRED Survivors Now Arriving from Scene of Torture and Death Are Telling of the Avalanche Horror. (American Xws 8rvlc SHkane, Wash.. March 3. A report reached railroad officials here today that thirty rescuers at work in th Cascade mountains at Wellington,' were carried away In another snow slide late yesterday. Details and confirmation are lacking. With the Great Northern officials admitting at least Si dead, having frankly announced their conclusion based on the most reliable information obtainable respecting the appalling Wellington avalanche disaster, that the seventy passengers and railway employes known to be missing have perished, the toll may total 0110! hundred and even r greater number. The survivors now arriving from the scene of torture and death tell terrible tales of their experiences. Not a Ray of Hope. Passenger-filled coaches were carried two and three hundred and iu some instances r thousand feet down the mountainside into yawning gorges and burled under hundreds of tons of snow and debris. Not a ray of hope remains of rescuing alive a single one of the many imprisoned in the cars now buried so deep. Thirty bodies, nearly all mutilated beyond possible Identification are lying on the snowcovered mountainside. Some are covered with ' blankets while otbes ! krm' bared to the blasts of the storm-charged heavens. - As it is impossible to bring either the wounded or the dead down the mountainside, preparations are being made to maintain a hospital and a morgue at Wellington. It rained all: last night and the danger of big snow1.. j f "des ,s 88 reat as ever- From Weljiugiuu me iracK or toe avaiancne looks as if the mountain had been swept by a gigantic broom. High above the camp hangs the menacing snow embankments. An electrical storm raged at the mo-j ment of the horrifying . avalanche.' Lightning flashes were vivid and a tearing wind was howling down the canyon. Suddenly there was a dull roar and the sleeping men and women felt the passenger coaches lifted and borne along. When the coaches reached the steep declivity they were rolled nearly a thousand feet and buried under fortyfeet of snow. CAPTURED! COURT Was a Negro, Thrown Out of the Window and Then Strung Up High. MOB'S DESPERATE DEED (American News Service) Dallas. Texas, March 3. Alia a Brooks, a negro on trial for brutally assaulting a white child a week ago, was today taken from the officers, who were guarding him in the court room and thrown out of a second story window, where another mob seized him and lynched him on a Main street corner, leaving the body dangling from the arch. The job required but tea minutes. - . DR. GABEL REPORTS Dr. Harrison Cabel. executor of tb will of the late Margaret McCoy, filed report in the circut court yesterday. He shows that the total chargeables to which be is entitled are. $4,303.1. and claims credits of $1,!4.17, leaving aj balance to be distributed, according to the will, of $2,087.QL A CLAIM BY GIRTOII Alonzo Girton has filed a claim In the circuit court, for $1,500 against the estate of the late John Fletcher Medearis of Greensfork, who died November Itfth, on his hundredth birthday, anniversary. t It is represented . that) the claim is due on a note given ia

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