Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 140, 27 March 1910 — Page 6

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. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY, 3IARCH 27, 1910. Finances Disturb Easter Peace Of England Taxpayers Are Clamoring to Get Their Money Back From the Government but Treasury Is Empty London Gossip.

(BY PHILLIP EVERETT.) i Special Cable from the International News Hrvlee.) London, March 26. The financial chaos in which England at - present finds herself, thanks to the rash action of the house of lords in throwing ut the budget, is disturbing the peace that usually reigns here during Easter. England is and always has been tax-ridden country, but so used have the people become to paying their taxes without grumbling, that unlike their American cousins the majority of them send their checks to the tax collectors long before the taxes are due. They have done the same thing this year although the government owing to the overthrow of the budget had no authority to collect any income tax, and now many of them are clamoring to get their money back, at the time when there is absolutely no money in the treasury and the business of the country is carried on by loans. If nothing has been done by parliament to pass some financial legislation before Thursday next, a thing which is absolutely out of the question, legal experts are telling the people that they have a just claim against the government to refund the taxes, and many taxpayers who have paid up to $250,000 into the treasury, are considering bringing action. A condition like the present Is unparalleled of In English history.

Egypt may soon become the most dangerous competitor of the Standard Oil company in the markets of the world, and will at any rate undoubtedly be able to provide all the oil the British navy will need, now it has been decided to have oil take the place of coal as fuel. Petroleum has, within the last few months, been struck in large quantities at Jemsah, on the Gulf of Suez. Wells have been drilled and two of them have resulted in gushers, while others are nearing the depth at which they are expected to gush. From the two gushers a daily production of 600 tons is estimated. The petroleum is of high grade, equalling the best American oil. The strike has occurred on the property of the Egyptian oil trust Immediately adjoining this property is the Eastern Petroleum company, which deals with three areas of twenty-five square miles each. The third

area comp'rises the islands of Jubal, which aro considered the most promising of all the localities. The geological conditions are excellent, foreshadowing the storage of moil in large quantities. The accessibility of these new fields is unique. The borings will be situated within two miles of deep water, so there will be no expenses for long pipe lines or large railway freights. The capital of the Eastern Petroleum company is only $500,000. The board consists of practical business men. The progress of this field will be watched with considerable interest

The Boy Scouts, the remarkable military organization founded by Sir Baden-Powell, has become so important in the eyes of the government that King Edward has sent word from abroad, that he wishes to review the boys at Windsor this summer. The event it is anticipated, will take place in the great park about June IS, and inasmuch as a large number of boys will come from too long a distance to return the same day, it is proposed to form a camp in the neighborhood for their accommodation after the inspection. Fully 10,000 young scouts are expected to attend, but as a large number of secretaries and scout masters have neglected to send in their estimates of the numbers to be present, it is at present impossible to form any accurate notion as to the total.

About June or July the first naval airship for the British government will be launched at Barrow-in-Furness by Messrs. Vickers, Sons and Maxim, Ltd. Much has been said and written concerning this pioneer rigid dirigible for England's navy, but no important details have leaked out. The huge shed which Messrs. Vickers are constructing at Cavendish Dock, Barrow, for the storage of the airship is 600 feet long and 100 feet wide. The firm has leased for some years the dock of 146 acres from the Furness Railway company, and everything points to the development of a new industry. Our naval authorities doubtless considered the matter thoroughly before they finally decided on the adoption of the rigid type. Although several other designs of this type has since been evolved, the Zeppelin is the only one which up to now has achiev

ed any measure of success, and the admiralty wisely decided to adopt, with modification, the general scheme of Count Zeppelin. These modifications, have become in course of time almost a greater factor than the original design. The Zeppelin ships are designed primarily for maneuvring over land; the British vessel, on the contrary, is required to scout for days on and over the sea, and most, particularly in war time, return to her own base on British soil for repairs, fuel, etc. It has, therefore, been necessary to make her larger, in order that she may remain in the air for longer periods than usual.

A miser who had lived for years in squaler on 50 cents a week, while he was in receipt of an income of $5,000 a year and had. It is believed, $250,000 worth of property, has just

forsaken his solitary life and sought

better shelter In a hospital. His name is John Clarence Hudson.

For a considerable time he has lived

in a miserable shanty. There he lay ill, until at last he was driven to ask

for assistance. He was found by the

hospital officials lying on a bedstead covered with a dirty rag, with a stick

by his side to keep the rats from his food. "I can do well on 50 cents a week," he told the officials, and added that his regular food consisted of one loaf of bread and one half pound of meat a week, and two pounds of sugar a year. Yet he admitted that he had $17,500 worth of railway stock and some house property and it is stated that he received a legacy of $150,000 from his parents. He also declared that he had not been bathed for twenty years, and it took two nurses two hours and a half to make up the a rears in this respect. But amid all the squalor of his home the officials found a touch of a long-dead romance. A table was laid in one room for two people to dine. It had always been kept like that, they were informed by the woman who attended the miser. Hudson, who practiced years ago as a solicitor, is said to have been crossed in love. Another remarkable feature of the case was the discovery of a picture of Spanish begger girls, which Hudson declares is a real Murillo.

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Bristow Insuruged Too Much to Suit the Chief Executive and He Is Using Patronage Club Right Now.

PENSION LAW CHANGE IS FOUGHT BY ROOT Representative Butler Believes World Peace Is Soon to Come, But Favors Keeping a Strong Navy.

(By Roderick Clifford) (American News Service) Washington, March 26. Evidence crops out every day that the administration Intends doing nothing to advance the political fortunes of the insurgents in the House or the progressives in the Senate. Perhaps there is no more striking example of the administration's attitude than the case of Senator, Bristow, of Kansas. The statesman from the Sunflower state has not been '"regular" since his advent into the upper branch of Congress. During the consideration of the tariff bill he seemed to take special delight in embarrassing the leaders in charge of the bill. No word of complaint came fromjthe White House at the time, but now there is another story to tell. . The term of the postmaster at Salina, Bristow's home town? Is about to expire. The postmaster is not a Bristow Republican, but the Postoffice Department says the posamaster has made good, and Is entitled to another term. Don't Please Bristow. This does not please the Kansas senator, who has picked out a Republican of his clan and formally recommended the appointment. The report comes

from the White House that in order to avoid trouble the postmaster at Sa-

lina'will be allowed to serve "until his successor is appointed." This is construed to mean that no nomination will be made and thus Bristow will continue to hold the short end of the stick. But this Is not all. President Taft recently re-appointed H. J. Bone as United States District Attorney, on the recommendation of Senator Curtis, a staunch supporter of the administration. Bristow has held up the nomination for some weeks, on the ground that Bone ha9 written letters criticising his course in the Senate. This is embarrassing to Senator Curtis, but he has the regulars with him. It is believed that Bone will be confirmed. President Taft is now having his innings with the progressives, especially those who are enjoying a fight for reelection, and a little bit of patronage , goes a long way in winning votes in the legislature. Too much pie is a

handicap, and Bristow is one who has too much of it just now. Is Opposed by Root. The effort to enact legislation at this session to have the pension law, known as the Act of June 90, 1890, include widows of soldiers, pensioned under that act, is opposed by Senator Root, of New York, who is soon to be heard on the subject. The attempt to amend the act in this particular recalls the comment made on the measure at the time it was under consideration in the House, just twenty years ago, by the late Representative "Buck" Kilgore, of Texas, the great objector. Speaking about the bill to a party of members, he said: "I am not opposed to just pensions, and I believe that the country should provide for her defenders, but should Congress pass this bill, the result will be that widows yet unborn will be drawing pensions under this act." In view of the thousands of applications that have been filed by widows for pensions under the pension law in question it would seem that the Texas statesman spoke with prophetic wisdom, for Congress is almost sure to pass the bill now pending to give those claims a pensionable status. But Few Adverse Reports. When it comes to pension legislation members of the House just tumble over one another to introduce bills and to vote for them. Fewer adverse reports are made on private pension bills than any class of measures introducer in either House of Congress. If all the bills, or even a third of them, were enacted into law for the benefit of the soldiers of the war of 1861-G5 and the Spanish-American war they would bankrupt the Government. It has been but a few Congresses ago that private pension bills, when reported to the House were read separately, and the report was also read, if demanded; but now they are merely read by titles and 300 and 400 such bills are sometimes passed by the House in an hour. The day of politics in pension legislation has passed. Favors a Good Navy. "You may say for me that I believe the country should have a navy large enough with all necessary armament, to protect and maintain the dignity of the United States and the American citizen, wherever he may be," said Representative Thomas S. Butler, of Pennsylvania, a prominent member of the naval committee, "and it is economy to keep the navy in first-class trim, but there is such a thing as going too far in the building of ships. We have made wonderful strides in forging to the front as a naval power, and I believe that the time will soon come when we will take the lead in a movement that will have for its pur

pose the securing of universal peace and the great advantages that will accrue therefrom. I cannot say who will initiate this peace movement, but somehow or other I believe it will fall to the lot of the United States. Ail Long for Peace. "In my judgment, ther is not a civilized government on the globe but would welcome a policy that would ensure perpetual peace, which would mean to the citizen a lowering of taxes and an expansion of trade in the marts of the world. The position of the United States is secure for the reason that our stocks and bonds are in .'large amounts held by the influential people who control affairs in the nations of the world, and that influence lessens the outbreak of war with our country. In recent years the cry has been for a great navy, and we now have it. The next step will be the world-wide peace

movement, and as the United States has always been first, you may depend upon it that some one in this country will come forward with the thought germ that will result in putting a stop to the building of death-dealing ships, and these vessels will be replaced by ships of commerce." Trusts May Be Issue. "Yes, I have heard some of the best lawyers in the country express the opinion that the Government will lose its case against the Tobacco trust and the Standard Oil trust. Should the Supreme Court hold that these two giant trusts have not violated the Sherman anti-trust law, then you may wager that the trusts will be the issue in the coming campaign," said Representative Victor Murdock, of Kansas, the leading insurgent in the House. The Kansas congressman has been giving careful thought to the Tobacco trust and the Standard Oil cases now before the Supreme Court of the United States, and has read nearly all the briefs filed by the lawyers. He asserts the defense has put up a strong case, and it would be no surprise to him should the Supreme Court be guided in its decision by the Knight case. If it should do so, an out-cry might follow that would result in making the Tobaccp and the Standard Oil cases issues in the next national campaign. Officers Aid the Men. So severe has been the treatment of enlisted men, who when allowed periods of recreation from their ships or army posts, that it is not an uncommon thing for the officers, especially when soldiers are serving at a post near one of the large cities, to advise their men to secure civilian clothes. These, of course, they cannot wear when in the post, but they keep them outside, and when on leave or out on a pass, can change them and visit and mingle with their fellow Americans without the fear, of being insulted or denied admittance to theatres. One of' the regulations of the navy make it a serious offense, punishable by dismissal, for an enlisted man to bring civilian clothes aboard his ship, or to be found with civilian clothes in his possession. The sailor does not have the same opportunity as has the soldier to have a place where he can change his clothing, when enjoying shore liberty. "The State legislatures should take the matter up," declared Assistant Secretary Winthrop. "I trust the question now raised will be kept alive unul it is firmly settled that theatre managers shall not be allowed to discriminate against men who wear the country's uniform."

Noise is systematically fought in certain German towns. Dr. Auerbach, of Frankfort, has founded a "Society of the Enemies on Noise," which numbers many adherents throughout Germany. The society issues a monthly organ full of most soothing reading matter. One suggestion it recently published was that hotel keepers should keep a black list of "noisy and ill-bred travelers persons who habitually speak in an overpowering, shrill or squeaky voice, who indulge in un-

j necessary and idiotic laughter, or who

habitually talk scandal or nan. All hotel keepers shall be supplied with a weekly copy, and thus, it is hoped, these individuals will find themselves barred from respectable establishments.

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