Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 141, 28 March 1910 — Page 1

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t: ric. MOM) PAML&MXFM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 141. RICHMOND, IXD., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1910. SINGLE COPT, 9 C3NTS.

DIM DICTATES WHAT COIIVEIIIIOII WILL HAVE TO DO ...' Drops Dark Hints as to Political Future of Senator Beveridge Unless Tariff Law Is Endorsed.

Whirlwinds Are Adding to the Terror All IDEAL EASTER P0IS0I1ED BY FISH OHIO DELEGATION DAY IS E III A COtlFEREOCE WITH PRES. TAFT SL Petersburg. March 2S. Reports received here today say that 150 peasants in the Ardattoff district have died as the result of being poisoned by bad fish bought from a peddler. Two hundred more are sick. BY LOCAL PEOPLE

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SENIOR SENATOR NOT RUFFLED THE LEAST

Has Nothing to Say on Subject But Intimates He Will Not Surrender Convictions on the Tariff. (Palladium Special) Washington, March 28. The Post lias the following to say today: "The Impression is spreading among republican politicians here that the Indiana republican state convention, to be , held in April, will endorse the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, in spite of the fact that Senator Beveridge voted against it. The senator says It is up to the convention to draft the plank as it deems best. Before he left for Indiana Saturday, Jim Watson said Significantly. 'Senator Beveridge is going to write that platform. It is up to him to say whether the tariff law hall.be indorsed. If it is not endorsedhere a dangerous glitter shone from Watson's steady blue eyes; his jaws clamped together. Of course, the only inference to be drawn was that something serious would happen to the senator in his campaign." Senator Beveridge when shown this atory intimated that he was not prepared to surrender his convictions in regard to the tariff law. Representative Crumpacker sent a letter to the Tenth district convention today In which he defends the AldrichPayne tariff law. He says he helped to frame the law as a member of the va.s and means committee; that the increases are few compared with the decreases; ' that on the whole it 1b an Improvement over;, the Dingley law. He says there are some features he cannot approve, hut on the whole It Is - -falflllment of thepiatf crm pledges. HOUSE DESTROYED BY BLAZE TODAY Fire Started by Kitchen Range and Burns Long Before Discovered. HOUSEHOLD GOODS LOST CLARENCE GLANT, TENANT, SUSTAINS ALMOST TOTAL LOSS, BUT JAMES HEATH, OWNER, HAS SOME INSURANCE. After starting a fire In the kitchen range, sparks set fire to a defective flue and within an hour, the residence and household furniture of Clarence Giant and family, 616 South Twelfth street, were destroyed this moruinj.;. Leona Elenora, the five year old daughter, was asleep in the house at the time the fire broke out but was rescued before the - fire and smokeJ-, reached the bed room which she occupied. -- The household furniture was totally destroyed. Its valuation was placed t about $400. Up until last February, $300 insurance had been carried on the furniture but at that time, they neglected paying the Insurance premium, thus causing a total loss to the family.' The loss incurred by James Heath, the owner of the property, is not definitely known but after a $500 insurance policy is paid, it is thought it will be about $300. The house was bo badly damaged that it is thought to be practically valueless in remodeling. Mr. Heath also experienced a small loss to the barn, which adjoins the property. Had a Long Start. Mrs. Giant stated that she started a fire in the range, which is in the winter kitchen, a little after 7 o'clock. She went into another room and dressed their two year old child. She was. unaware of the residence being on fire until apprised of the fact by neighbors. The house had been burning for twenty or thirty minutes before the arrival of the. fire departments. The horses of the different departments were being exercised at the time the alarm was sounded and some time was lost In getting started. Practically nothing in the house was saved. The Giant family were able to get out only a few articles of clothing. They have taken up their residence with Mr. and Mrs. ; Warren Hen son,-721 South Twelfth street until Mr. Giant can provide other quarters for his family. He is employed Jn a local factory and did not arrive at his home until the firemen had the names under control.

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A picture of ML Etna, Sicily, which 8 nwJn a. state of dangerous eruptidd, showing the cities and towns in the peril zone, and below a photograph of a dweller on the mountain-side watching in dumb fascination the progress of the eruption. (American News Service) Catania, Sicily, March 28. Whirlwinds, caused directly by the eruption of Mount Etna today added to the terror of the panic stricken peasantry and the trials of the refugees. The heat from the lava and the craters, rising, produces atmospheric disturbances and whirlwinds which race about the dev 1 SCRAMBLE FOR COUIICIL OFFICE G. J. Knollenberg, Council-man-at-large, Will Resign His Position Soon. TWO CANDIDATES FOR JOB MATT VON PEIN AND HARVEY BROWN WOULD LIKE TO BE KNOLLENBERG'S SUCCESSORGOOD OFFICER LOST. George J. Knollenberg, proprietor of a grocery at 205 South Thirteenth street, one of the best known citizens of Richmond, and who Is at the present time a councilman-at-large, will resign his position as councilman on Monday evening, April 4, at the council meeting. He will engage in the bakery and confectionary business with his son-in-law, C. H. Shartle, at Oxford, Ohio. The selection of a successor to Mr. Knollenberg will be made by the council as is provided by law. There are two applicants for the position, Matt Von Pein and Harvey Brown, both of whom served in the council during the past administration. Both men were defeated at the election last November. Mr. Knollenberg's decision to resign as councilman and move to Oxford is due to his wife's health not permitting her to assist him in the grocery here any longer. Another strong factor in causing Mr. and Mrs. Knollenberg to decide to move from the city is that their daughter, their only child, lives at Oxford and they wish to be with her. Was Formerly City Clerk. Mr. Knollenberg stated this morning that he had disposed of his grocery business to Louis Stauber, a well known young man. The business will be turned over to him as soon as an inventory of the stock Is made, which will be within a few days. As a city official, Mr. Knollenberg has gained a somewhat enviable dis junction. He was the first councilman

astated country and threaten the districts unharmed by the eruption. Today there were indications that the volcano was preparing for an outbreak heavier than ever before, the lava choking the craters Btopping the flow that acted as a safety valve. There is now danger of a gigantic explosion which might tear the mountain asunder, - - - - Frank Perroll, the Brooklyn volcanologist, and Prof. Ricco, who had charge of the Etna observatory today remained near the craters, though many begged them to leave. They persisted in risking their lives for science. The advance of the lava streams, with the supply from the craters and fissures cut off, is diminishing in speed, and today was almost Imperceptible. The low temperature below the freezing point today, at one time being twenty-five degrees above zero and continued rain and snow added to the suffering.

from the Sixth ward, serving from 1S85 to 1891. In 1897 he was elected city clerk and served in that capacity until 1901. He was elected to council as a representative-at-large last fall, to serve four years. Owing to his knowledge of city affairs, he was placed on a number of important committees by Mayor Zimmerman. WILL REGULATE IT Congress Considers a Bill for the Supervision of Wireless Reports. ACTION ON POSTAL BILL (American News Service) Washington, "March 28. The House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries today ordered a favorable report on the bill to regulate Wireless Telegraphy. The house committee on Post Offices and post roads today referred the Postal Savings bank bill to the sub-committee. The bill to codify the Postal laws was referred to the sub-committee. DIED III BLAZE Terrible Catastrophe Occurs in a Hungarian Dance Hall Last Night. ROOF FALLS ON THRONG (American News Service) Buda Pest, March 28. Nearly three hundred persons, men, women and children, perished in a : fire ... which started in a country dance hall during the height of its festivities last night. With their clothing afire and exits clogged, they became hemmed in when the roof fell. Hundreds were injured in the panic.

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Alleged Murderer of Young - Girl Held, But Refuses to Discuss Case. BUT HIS AFFINITY TALKS and BY HER STATEMENTS A NET OF DAMAGING EVIDENCE WINDS ABOUT ALBERT WOLTER PO LICE ARE BUSY. (American News Service) New York, March 2S. Police records revealing that fifteen young girls have been missing since January 19, spurred on the authorities today in the attempt to wrest from Albert Wolter, nineteen years old, a confession that he murder ed fifteen year old Ruth Wheeler, the little stenographer whose charred body was found last Saturday. Kate Mueller, who lived with Wolter as his wife, is under arrest, as a material witness and she was sharply questioned today. She had already made two damaging statements against Wol ter. first, sne says, Wolter admitted to her that Ruth Wheeler had called on him at his apartment. Wolter has stolidly denied having even seen, the girl. She also declares that the gunnysack in which the victim's body was wrapped, had lain for weeks, serving as a mat before the kitchen door of Wolter's flat. In olters trunk the police found some wire, which they say is identical with that with which the gunnysack was bound. The nightshirt in which some of the girl victim's hair and hatpins were wrapped bears the initial "W." Wol ter admits that this shirt is his. Developments today show according to the police, that Wolter had been concerned in a far reaching traffic in young girls. Ruth .Wheeler, the police declared today, was smothered and, while still living but' unconscious, put into the fireplace in Albert Wolter's flat at 224 East Seventy-fifth street, and burned to death. This assertion was made after coroner physician O'Hanlon had performed an autopsy and found that the little stenographer's lungs were congested with soot. ., On a part of the girl's neck beneath the cord that encircled it was discovered what the police say are finger prints.. This may have a most important bearing on the case. A microscopic examination is being made and an impression of Wolter's fingers will be taken and a comparison made. The police believe that Ruth Wheeler was strangled and possibly chloroformed before the body was burned. THATCHER IS NAMED (American News Service) Washington, March. 28. The president today sent to the senate the nomination of Maurice H. Thatcher of Kentucky, as a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission and governor of the canal zone.

Weather Was Like Mid-summer and the Streets and Parks Were Filled Throughout the Delightful Day. SPECIAL SERVICES IN CHURCHES DREW MANY

Splendid Musical Programs Were a Feature Local Lenten Season Brought to Fitting Close. Glorious weather made Easter Sun day in Richmond all that could be desired. The day was ideal in every respect, the streets and parks being frequented by hundreds of happy peo ple who enjoyed the day to the fullest extent. The country roads were dotted with automobiles and other vehic les and the pleasant weather everywhere was taken full - advantage of. In the afternoon the mercury reached the 84 degree mark and it was sitively hot in the sun. It was practically impossible to hire a norse or any Kind or description yesterday and the liverymen report a land office business. Hundreds of persons visited the Glen, which wai opened tip for the year yesterday. The day was so warm that porch chairs and benches were carried down from the garrett, dusted off and brought into use, weeks earlier than has been the custom in former years. It looked just like thev mid-summer season was on in full blast and the remarkable weather of the past few days has been the chief topic for conversation everywhere. Special Services Held. Special services were held in all of the churches yesterday and all of them were largely attended. ' Elabor ate musical programs were rendered for the occasion and the lenten season was brought to a close in an appropriate - manner. - At the SL John's" L.ntheran church there were over 40ft present. A speciar collection was taken for missions and for the Lutheran seminary at Columbus, O., amounting to $13S. Many new members were taken into the First Presb'terian church yesterday. They were Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith, Mrs. Orpha McPride, Robert Coate, Malcolm Dill. Mrs. Caldwell, J. W. Hasecoster, Thelma Schillinger, William Watt, Robert Watt, J. W. Hershey, W. S. McGuire, Thomas Graham, Louise Mather and Moody Zent. The usual gorgeous array of Easter millinery and lavish display of new gowns was very much in evidence among the fairer sex and the absence of raiu clouds and a bright warm sun brought them forth in large numbers. In fact yesterday was the most typically ideal Easter that has ever been observed in Richmond, for many years at least. GUBERNATORIAL BOOM STARTS FOR GARFIELD James R. Garfield, son of the late President James A. Garfield, who is assuming a prominency in Ohio nearly equal to that of his father in the latter's strongest days. Mr. Garfield is already mentioned as a more than likely republican candidate for governor. Should he decide to stand for the nomination he will have to reckon with the antagonism of the Taft Administration, as he has already declared in speeches that he will not run on the platform which "will embody the Taft principles, and not the Roosevelt policies." . - '

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A BRIDGE BURNS; . TRAINS HELD UP

Structure Two Miles East of This City Was Damaged Sunday Afternoon. HAD TO DETOUR TRAINS MANY RAILROAD MEN ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THE BRIDGE WAS BURNED BY INCENDIARIESREPAIRS MADE. It is alleged that the belief is prevalent among local railroad officials of the Pennsylvania that the burning of bridge No. 80, just west of the Richmond junction and about two miles east of this city on the Cincinnati line, was of an incendiary origin. The matter is being investigated and an effort will be made to attach the blame. However, it is said, the fire may have resulted from flying sparks from an engine, but this theory, it is alleged, is not concurred in by the majority of the officials. The discovery was made yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock by a gang of section men who immediately report ed the matter to the train dispatcher in this city and notified him to hold all trains as the bridge was unsafe for travel. Passenger train No. 24 due to leave Richmond for Cincinnati at 3 o'clock, was just about to depart when the word was received. After being held for over an hour, the train was detoured via Dayton and Xenia. Train No. 18 for Cincinnati due to leave at 3:45 was also sent around by way of Dayton after being held for : over an hour here. The trains arriv ling from Cincinnati were all several i hours late. After considerable difficulty the fire was extinguished and the burning bridge was repaired in time for the evening trains to pass in safety. WILLIAMSON CASE IS HOW Oil TRIAL Embezzlement Is Charged Against the Former Court Constable. STATE HAS A STRONG CASE AFFIDAVIT ALLEGES THAT THE ACCUSED EMBEZZLED FROM O. ' C. KRONE AND THAT HE IMPERSONATED LAWYER. The trial of Henry D. Williamson, a collector, ex-special constable in 'Squire Beyerle's court, and an alleged attorney, on a charge of embezzlement in two courts was started In the Wayne circuit court this morning, before the petit Jury. The affidavit of embezzlement against Williamson, charges in one count that he acted as a special agent for O. C. Krone, and embezzled money, and In the other count, that, acting as an attorney and collector for Mr. Krone, he embezzled $7.50 on an account which Mr. Krone gave him to collect. It is alleged that the account was given .to Williamson last November and that he collected the money but failed to turn it over to Mr. Krone, even though a demand was made for the same. Williamson was arrested about three weeks ago. Jessup Assists Ladd. Two counts are placed in the affidavit, alleging practically the same thing, because in case of conviction, a sentence to the county jail may be imposed in the instance of Williamson acting as an agent, and a penitentiary sentence for acting as an attorney, and committing the alleged act of embezzlement. The Jury which was selected to try the case includes many of-the regular petit jury. However, some of the regulars were excused and the personel of the jury as finally adopted Is: Arthur Lamott. Lewis Beeson, Albert Oler, Allen CoggeshalL Ellas Hoover. James Carter, Emmett Crowe. William E. Brooks, Benjamin F. Parsons. Albert Townsend. William Knoll and Horace Ratliff. The state is represented by Wilfred Jessup, acting In behalf of parties interested in the matter, and prosecuting attorney Charles Ladd. The defendant has retained Will Reller. THE WEATHER. STATE AND LOCAL Partly cloudy

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the Political Situation in the Buckeye State Was the1 Main Question. TAFT'S LEGISLATION WILL BE SUPPORTED By the . Ohio Congressman, Chief Executive Is InformedIs the President Alarmed by Conditions? (American News Service) Washington. March 28. Several members of the Ohio congressional delegation who attended the whit house conference last night, which lasted until long after midnight, said this morning that the Ohio political situation was not discussed. ' This as sertion may be accepted with a certain allowance in view of the some what precarious political condition existing in that state as viewed from a republican standpoint. It is asserted by the representatives who were at the conference that nothing but President Taft's legislative program was considered. Th president said that he did not wish the Ohio delegation to assume that he is attempting to Interfere with the rights of congress In the matter of legislation, but he had merely railed the conference to ascertain from the members of congress what they thought of the prospects of securing the passage of the bills recommend-' ed in his annual message which were endorsed by the party platform. ' What Was Diaeuaaed. President Taft discussed the naval' program of two battleships, the conservation measures, the railroai! bill, the anti-injunction bill and the postal savings bank bill. Nothing, however." was said of the ship subsidy bill which has been reported to the house.' Representative Douglas of Ohio explained this morning that as the president had been away from Washington for some days be had deemed it advisable to send for the delegation to discuss the prospects for the early passage of the administrations legislative program. There was a general unanimity of opinion. Representative Douglas said, and the president was assured that the delegation would give hearty support to the measures recommended. Postal Savings Bill. Another conference may be callel when the postal savings bank bill Is reached to the house as there is a decided divsion of opiniou on Uib MIL It is virtually admitted that President Taft will not get just the bill ho wants. The general construction placed on last night's white house conference by some republicans Is that the president is decidedly alarmed at the delay of the senate and house in pushing: hta measures through, and that he haa awakened to the fact that the outlook for their passage Is not entirely encouraging. NAVY DEPARTMENT HEARS OF TRAGEDY Cabled Report Today States Eight of Charleston Crew Met Death. GUN EXPLOSION IS CAUSE BREECH PLUG OP A THREE INCH GUN BLOWS OUT, PROBABLY BY A PREMATURE EXPLOSION OP THE POWDER. American News ' 'Service) Washington. March 28. Eight men were killed in an accident on the IT. S. Cruiser Charleston on March 27 near Olongape. Philippine Islands. Details of the accident were received here today. The details arrived in a cabled report to the navy department from the commander-in-chief of the Asiatic station. The dispatch said that the ao cident was due to the blowing out at a breech plus of a three-inch gun. probably by a premature explosioa ol powder. The killed were: Philip McKee, master at arms; Walter Anstedt, man; Henry Almond Heater. Lee Remmele, ordinary seaman; Harry Reeves Gradea. ordinary seaman; Ralph Berkman. ordinary seaman: Max Carnard. ordinary seaman; EV ner Albert Moliq, .private is

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