Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 142, 29 March 1910 — Page 1

mcnnoxiv ind., Tuesday evening, march 20,1010. SINGLE COPT 9 CZHTO. 00. IIODTIDGTOO HESIGHS PULPIT TO ACCEPT CALL SOH OF MILLIONAIRE SISTEB-III-LM7 IED JURIES OnAUIl ABBJIIIGE POOGOjlN GL0DE IS STATIONARY DEMOCRATIC nOVJ WANTS TO BE FIGHTER SAYS THEO. H. GEISEL OF THE EABLIIAM ORATOR IS BUSY FOB STATE EAGLE C0I1VE0TI00 IIEBE THE "SIXTH" LOOKS PRODADLE Grand and Petit Juries for the April Term Are An nounced Today.

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Popular Episcopalian Rector WEI Leave This City the

Lest of April, Going to Watcrtown, N. Y. MANY LOCAL FRIENDS ' ; REGRET HIS ACTION At Watcrtown He Will Have a , Large Church and Will Be in Diocese He Was in Before Coming Here. The Rev. David C. Huntington, rector of the. St. Paul's Episcopal church, '' tendered his resignation as pastor of I the church at the meeting of the ves- ' trymen and wardens last evening. He requested that it be accepted, as he had received an urgent call from the St. Paul's Episcopal church at Water town. New York, in - his old diocese. It was with a deep feeling of sincere . . regret that the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Huntington, which takes effect on , April S3, was accepted. His successor has hot yet been appointed. , Ittm nv lfr HnnHnartrm wan art-ailii. ated from Hobart college at Geneva, N. V with'the degree of B. X In 1805, n A In IfKW Mil ML A. in . 1800 He was a member of the Sigma Chi frai ternity and was also a graduate of the General Thealogical Seminary in New York. - He was ordained a deacon in ' the Episcopal church in 1800 and was mlhiater-in-charge of the Trinity ' 7-. m . IVMMM ' Mi V : -until made a priest In 1000, when he became v assistant minister in the , St. Thomas . church In Brooklyn, N. Y. , ; ; His First Rectorship. Ills first rectorship was in, Syracuse, N. Y., where the All Saints' church t'Vgrew rapidly under bis pastorate and ' mors than doubled its membership in five years. The church building was . were maia while he waa to charge. I - On September 23, 1906, the Rev. Dr. .JXuatlngton came to Richmond and ac- ' Mat th Maatot-aie of the St. Paul's Cnfscooal church. During his resiV deace here. Dr. Huntinyton has made - many life-long friends and it is with the keenest regret that they learned be would leave this city. Extremely pcular land always taking a genuine - interest In affairs pertaining to the : w&fare and betterment of Richmond. the Rev. Mr. Huntington has been in"T strumental in doing a great amount of KOOCX IB . UH CODIBUUUT. UUUW , UIP pastorate the St. Paul's Episcopal church has grown "steadily and ' the

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- os as many r.piBcopiu mo un m Friends in Richmond. - ft PRODE OOOEBED OY HOUSE TODAY To hvectcate Charge Against r Rep. Stechcrsoh of " ; Minnesota.

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to conduct; the PROBE AND THKY WILL NOT BE APPOINTED r BY THE SPEAK CR OVER SHIP tursiOY BILL. : (American News Service) TTiasLington, March 29. Representatlve Cterling, of Illinois, today reported from the house judiciary committee, a reacution directing the appointment of u. a select committee of five members to r ? Investigate charges reflecting on Representative Steenerson of Minnesota In : ; hs oScial capacity, and on the membership of the house generally, : which '. charges appeared in a magazine purparting to bo Issued by the Merchant Uarlne League of the United States. .The charges, in effect, are that Steenerson and other members have been im- - properly Influenced against : the ship Kiddy MIL The charges were re- . tzStzA to the house by Steenerson on : Hirch S, in discussing 'a question of personal privilege. lie Introduced at te same time a resolution calling for ca tavecUxation of the charges. 5 la the original resolution the speaker V was directed to appoint a select comCttee to make an Investigation, hut - O reported today; the speaker is not , . ceationed. i , QLL OE 00 STBIKE TTksthigton, tml. X). Chairman CXam of the tatarctate. commerce ctritacSoa. received notice today Ci (tie liz Poor rsroad and. the U!;.rapan had reached a settlement ty crtrcttaa t Zrraad.

cx ,1'-': 'rv9ft ."ISJ W. W. Barbour, son of the million aire ': thread manufacturer of Boston who aspires to be the national heavy weight boxing champion. - He Is en tered for the national meeting to be held in Boston next .month. A - year ago he challenged Blddle. the noted Philadelphia society boxer, but the latter declined to meet him. DEATH OF BREWER TO DELAY LITTLE IMPORTANT SUITS Death Calls an Associate Su preme Court Justice While Three Very Important Suits Were Pending. FORMER HOOSIER IS REPORTED SUCCESSOR Connected With the Vacan cy Tobacco Trust Decis ion Was Due Monday. American News Service) Washington, - March 29. The death of Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the supreme court, who expired suddenly at his home here last night, will delay, but will not seriously af fect, three of the most important de cisions of the court In many years, it was declared here today. , The. first delay will come Monday,; when . the .court convenes after 'the Easter re cess. It will adjourn then out of respect to Justice Brewer. The decision in the government's suit against the American Tobacco , Company , was ex pected for Monday. : A successor will probably be r appointed within a short time. ' this' be ing ; the second time : President Taft has had to fill a vacancy. Vandeventer Mentioned.- ' : Circuit Judge Willis v Vandeventer, of Wyoming, Is mentioned as a prob able successor to Justice- Brewer. Judge .Vandeventer was born at Marlon, . Indiana and was ' appointed cir cuit judge of Wyoming by President Harrison. , The cases at issue now are of undard. Oil company: 1 the ' government' suit against the American : Tobacco company, and the test cases Involving the constitutionality of the . corpor ation tax. . The corporation, tax- case and ; the appeal of , the Standard OIL however, were argued but two weeks ago. - Shock Is Feared. There is another affect, . though which : is greatly feared, and that the shock to the .other members 'of the bench. ; Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Harlan are each 77 years old, and . the , death' of Justice Peckham last fall greatly - affected ' them. Justice Moody, moreover, has been ill for several months! and at times his life was despaired oc. Telegrams ' of condolence today - be gan to arrive from all over the conn' try at the home of : Justice Brewer, in Sixteenth street . Mrs. Brewer who found her husband dying on the floor of their bath room i greatly upset She Is being; cared for by her niece, Miss Clara HalL ' Justice Brewer .also left two- daugh ters by a former marriage,. Mrs. J. L. Karick and Mrs. A. P. Jehnore. : . , NAMED AS TRUSTEE. Wilson Kendall has been selected as trustee of Chester Xlonthly Meeting of Friends to succeed Edward King. who resigned and moved from the city. on. co:::cey to attend. Dr. J. A. Conker attend the thirty-second decrea BeottSsh Cite and Mystic Shrine classes now in seas la IndlanapoSsv no wd also attend the 05 dsns haasuet to be given at

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Janet Fenimore Is a Plagiarist and Writes That She Can Prove It. STATES HER HUSBAND WROTE THE ORATION And That He Spent Five Months in the Composition of It and That He Often Read Speech to Her. Declaring that if the' Earlham col lege authorities are sincere in their desire to Investigate the charge of plagiarism, - made some time ago against Miss Janet Fenimore, winner of the state oratorical contest to the effect that her prize oration waa written by Miss Fenimore'8 brother, Mrs. Angelica S. Fenimore, of Anderson, Ind.. sister-in-law of the Earlham student states : in a letter to the Palladium that she i is able to furnish enough evidence to convince even the prejudiced that the charge is true. Mrs. - Fenimore states ; that it is her desire that the public may know that her charge of plagiarism against her sister-in-law is not false and that Mr. Fenimore, not Miss Fenimore, is the author of the prize oration, "The So cial Revolution." Mrs. Fenimore'8 amended divorce complaint containing the above charge, was . not considered evidence enough to warrant a divorce. In a ruling "by 'an Anderson judge. The let ter referred to follows: . Mrs. Fenlmore's Letter. 'Gentlemen : I : have information through various newspapers that the charge against Miss Janet Fenimore, to the effect that her brother, my hus band, wrote the greater part of the prize .oration on "Social Revolution,' However unfortnnate may be the fact of ' this accusation having been brought out as an element of a law suit the fact remains that the charge was made by me in good faith and without seeking to do harm to Miss Fenimore. The truth of the assertion has been denied and if my informa tion be correct Earlham college has reported an Investigation and absolv ed Miss Fenimore from all blame. "Needlessto say, a charge of such seriousness would not likely be made except upon good evidence, and if an investigation is to be made on good faith, I shall furnish convincing proof to your paper or to any disinterested. party of the truth of the assertion. Courts an Investigation. "It took Mr. Fenimore the greater part of five months to complete the oration, most of which was written in my. home and all of which was read and ' re-read to me by Mr. Fenimore and it would seem reasonable .that some proof of the authorship must be in my hands ' after being in ' constant touch with the oration for such a long period of time. Then I repeat' if the authorities of Earlham college are sin cere In their desire to Investigate the charge, I shall furnish enough evidence to convince even those who are preju diced of the truth of the fact that Mr. Fenimore, not Miss Fenimore, is the author Of the 'Social Revolution. This is in fulfillment of my desire that, the public may know that my charge is not false, in as much as one statement Trusting you may use this statement in an effort to create opportunity of nrovlna the truth or falsity of , the charge, I beg to remain Tours respectfully, Mrs. Angelica Shader Fenimore.' IIIVEIITORIES FILED Inventories of personal property In three estates were filed in the probate court this morning. ' Erasmus I Culbertson and Jacob Gates, appointed by Mrs. Myrtle Charman, - administratrix of . the estate of Arthur C Charman. have reported the personal property to be worth $217.30. The Dickinson Trust Company, guardian of the estate of Luclnda I. Roberta,' insane inven torled the estate and reported that it was valued at 19,170.80. "The administrator of the estate of Alice' A. Dennis . deceased... reported the- value of Khe personal property of this estate to be 1407.09. v TO Iff DOVE COURSE The golf course at the country club will be lengthened from 2J50O yards to 3,000 yards this year. James Herr, professional golf instructor; arrived yesterday, and will start at. once to prepare the new course. It is thought the grounds will . be completed between April 15 and May Xr A number of new club members win take up golf thia year, and it is thought that mora interest win he displayed in the sport than was shown last year. The club house has been enlarged and many Improvements made! A new . locker

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OLD JURIES ARE DISMISSED

Jerry McDaniels of Cambridge Cty, ury commissioner, under the supervi sion of county cleric Harry B. Penny, drew a list of grand jurors and petit jurors for the April term of the Wayne circuit court yesterday afternoon. ' The grand juror Include: Frank EBlose, Arva C. Study, Charles H. Barnes, JEi do A. Cain. William Gates and: Jacob B. Shelter. The petit jurors include: Jacob "Lichtenfels, John Decker, Chas H. Addleman, William Trussler, Lewis P. Beale, Charles Dailey, Walter J, King, Jacob Allen, Frank Davis, Oscar Brown. Samuel C Alexander and Frank Worl. ' ' - The 'April term of. the court opens on Monday, April 4, and will continue until the first Monday in October. The juries serving during the January term of court - were finally dismissed by Judge Fox today. TAFT ABE HAPPY Tariff Indorsement in Tenth Indiana District Pleasing to Them. WHAT CRUMPACKER SAYS CALLS- RESOLUTIONS- "GOOD, CLEAR, 8ENSIBLE STATEMENTS OF i ISSUES THAT MUST BE FACED" TARIFF BOARD. . I American News Service) Washington March 29. President Taft had a visit from Representative Crumpacker today before Jthe cabinet Imeettng. "The' two statesmen felici tated each other on the result of the platform declaration on the tariff In the Tenth Indiana district convention at Lafayette. Crumpacker carried to the White House a number of private telegrams received from his lieutenants on the scene, which advised him the resolutions were all that Crumpacker had desired and were adopted ' with great enthusiasm. Crumpacker ex pressed entire satisfaction of the resolutions adopted, which he insists are '.good, clear, sensible statements of Is sues which must be faced in the ap proaching campaign. v The indorsement of a tariff board taken in connection with the president's request for an appropriation of $250,000 o enable that board to make an investigation Into the Industrial conditions at home and abroad : with the Object of securing accurate statistics on which to fix tariff rates, appeals to him as meeting all objections that have been urged against the party's course on the tariff. ' Crumpacker favors a tariff commis sion. A CJI10IDSTE AGAfll John H. Jones Enters Race for Clerk of Preble County . a Third Time. HIS TERM WAS SHORTENED (Palladium Special) Eaton, Ohio, March 29. Conforming to an indicated desire on the part of many other clerks of courts in various parts of the state, whose terms of service have been shortened ' by legisla tive action, John H. Jones, who has twice been elected to' that: office, will again seek the favor of voters. He has a petition in circulation seeking the required number of names to place him upon the primary, election ballot. and the same is being freely signed. - During the tenure of his ofSce, Clerk Jones has been an efficient, obliging and faithful official, and one whose general knowledge has fitted him pe culiarly for the position. , If any . other Preble countian seeks the nomination, the fact has not as yet been' made public.' and present indications point to the plum going; noopposed to Mr. Jones. He has been a life-long Republican and party worker, always enthusiastic about the ultimate triumph of Republican policies sad the party'a stajidard-bearers. . . ACCEPTS A POSITIOt Ira Swisher,, formerly the Genmett theater and we3 known ia theafrtral circles, has accepted position with- the Pogns ISHer company. sir. Swisher was con nected with that arm prior to his of Os

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Indicate the Meeting Will De Most Successful One in Many Years. CHANGE DATES AGAIN TO AVOID CONFLICT Four Officers of National Or ganization of the Order Have Been Secured to Speak To Hold Drill. The tentative program of the state convention of Eagles to be held In this city, June 15, 16 and 17, was drawn up at the meeting of the general committee on arrangements last evening. The dates for the convention have been changed a second time but this time definitely fixed as above announced. It was necessary to do this, that the Ohio and Indiana state meetings would not conflict The general committee has made ar rangements for but four addresses up to date, although there will be a number in addition to this . However, those with whom, the arrangements have been made. Insure the success of this feature of the program. The speakers Include officers of the grand lodge of Eagles and others who have National reputations as speakers on fraternal questions. - List of Speakers. Those so far secured to address the convention include Prank E. Hering, of South Bend, grand ' worthy president,, who will deliver the response to the address of welcome; Dr. Carl Win ter of Indianapolis will speak on the subject "Duties of Aerie Physicians"; John S. Parry of California will respond to the subject "Laws of the Or der": Grand secretary, Conrad H. Mann of Kansas City, has been assigned the subject "Duties of the Aerie secretaries." The open meetings of the lodge will be held at the coliseum. . The business sessions will be held at the Aerie quarters, on Main street. , An Interesting EvsnL ' Probably as interesting an event as has been arranged in connection with the event Is the exemplification of the ritual by competing drill teams from different aeries in the state. This will be held at the coliseum. Among the teams which, will compete for the prises, offered by the grand lodge, and the banner offered by the state aa elation, are the teams of Indianapolis, Muncle and Richmond Aeries. : Secre tary Frank Hartsler, to whom the en tries of teams desiring to compete are addressed. Is expectant of a number of other teams taking part. Those In charge of the arrangements believe that the convention will be the best ever held by the Indiana organi zation. It clearly surpasses those held within the last few years, it is be lieved. A Tentativs Program. J The tentative program prepared at last evening's meeting, is as follows: Wednesday, June 15. -8 .OO p. m., open meeting, ladles and gentlemen, coliseum. Thursday, June 16. V 9 .-00 to 12:00 a. m., business session of the state . association, lodge halL 130 to 50 p. m., business session of association. . 6 .-00 to 8:00, banquet, place not decided. S-J30 p. m., exemplification of new ritual by competing drill teams, (three or mare teams) for the Grand Aerie prizes and banner; Grand Aerie prises are, first place $150; second place,' S100; banner offered by state order valued at $125. Friday, June 17. 8:00 a. m., complete business of the association. . . - 11:30 a. m.. parade, arrangements not --completed. .-" Friday afternoon, entertainment of visitors. 80 p. m., initiation of a class of candidates, by team winning the first " prize at coliseum. ""-' TO THE WHITE HOME i Raymond Harris and Charles Mar ion Ryder, : two neglected children, who were placed, fh the care of the board of children's guardians, yes terday, wiH be taken to White's insti tute. T - Barxtna W. Clark has disposed of a 174 acre farm. In Perry townsety to Joan IX. Foots and others for flX.TTS ISarioa T. Myers has . isvrehsne the S49 acre farm of WCHasa F. Ctacx. lo cated in Webster towashia,

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- Theodore Homer Geisel, of - Bernardsvllle, N. 3-, who has just published a work' entitled "The. Practical New Astronomy" in this he proves to his own satisfaction at least, that the earth is stationary, astronomers and scientists to the - contrary , notwithstanding. He uses the discovery of the North Pole "by Dr. Cook" as an illustration that there is no movement of this planet. A flay pole - stuck right down in the ice at the North Pole by Dr. Cook did not begin to automatically wind the stars and stripes around it as the day wore on. So consequently the earth does not turn once on its axis in twenty-four hours.. There will be no attempt at Bernardsville to persecute or Imprison Greisel ss in the case of his 'great predecessor Galileo. ."' ; " A IS PLACED ABOUT ROOSEVELT TODAY Cairo Authorities Fear Radi cal Nationalists Will Resent Address of the Ex-presidcnt Yesterday. COLONEL ADSOLUTELY IGNORES ANY DANGER He Mads the Tcur of the Da zaars Today, Incccnito, Dirt Secret Police Followed Him Very Closely. (Special Cable from the International Mews Service. J , : Cairo, Egypt, March 29. The secret guard about Theodora Roosevelt was increased today and extreme pre cautions taken to protect him. It learned by the authorities that after the speech delivered yesterday at the university by ' the former president, denouncing the Nationalists, a secret meeting was held by the radical ele ment of that party in Cairo. Although " the . Europeans - praise Roosevelt's - daring - in defying the Nationalists so soon after the i slnatlon of Premier 'Bourtros Pasha, who was kHle& by a fanatical student, the feeling among; the: native-Nation alists is running high, against him. One of tho most -influential of the native papers,1 however. ? the ' Ifoyad, publishing ' the speech in - fun. meats favorably on It . and; declares the address ill do much for peace ia Egypt. His Hotel ia Goarded. . In spite of tho storm he has arous ed. Mr. Roosevelt today made a tour of the bazaars incognito. There was little possibility of his escaping un known, however, ' aad whenever - ho ventured from his rooms in Ehenanrs hotel he was closely watched by police. The largo fores of guards about the hotel was maintained ia his ab sence, also. Much of the day was given over to preparations for the depsrtnre for Alexandria, whence the Roosevelt party leaves tomorrow for Naples. ; Mr. Roosevelt, however, took eon with Prises Hstafeld-W who was first secretary, to man embassy at WasUagt Mr.. Boose nit was ia . the white THE IVHATKHL INS! AHA ftala

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for Ccnsressbnal N&Rination and the Rev. Kuhn VVP Probably Run. HIS ENTRANCE WOULD SPLIT UP THE PARTY Hull Has a Loyal Following and Kuhn's Supporters State He Deserves Being Nominated Again. If the Rev. Thomas F. Kuha of this city, decides to eater the race for he third democratic nomination for congresman from the Sixth district, party leaders predict there will be a grand row In the democratic party of thia . district The only avowed candidate for the nomination, up to the present time, is Leonidas Mull of Shelby county. Mull has a strong backing, his friends already claiming H4 of the 131 dele, gates, or enough to nominate him on the first ballot. Friends of the Rev. Kuhn laugh at these statements, but are worried over the actions of their favorite. Up to date he has refused to announce his candidacy, but it is generally believed that he will eater the race, v v . A Ft from Pisoevllls. Now; the Rev. Mr. Kuhn is a racer. as Jim Watson and Judge Barnard can testify, aad if he comes oat against Mull. It is probable the friends of the latter will soon revise their forecasts aa to the number of delegates cap tured. , ' '. ' Friends of the Rev. Dr. Kuha em phatically state that Dr. Ksta ' C serves the nomination. poLrl23 to its . ract tnat ne aaa mass two Bruasx i, at his owa expense, aad aga.art great odds. He has a staunch following "over the district as sturdy a fol- ' lowing aa Mull hascoosequeatly if the Rev. Kuhn taken the field, the two factions will come together with a resounding crash, and the repuhllcaa leaders of the district will not be a bit unhappy. -, ...' The Rev. Kuhn stated today that he had nothing to say at the present, time regarding his candidacy. He nioialani to make a statement within a abort time. The convention will be held in Richmond on May 23. , WILLIflfjSQil GETS A STIFFjEOTECCE Enters Plea cf Cty. to Erabezz!ccr.t crJ Crc;va 2ta14Yccr8. STATE HAD STC0"3 ANO MAN FINALLY ACCSPTC3 AOVIC OF PAUFSR ATTCnrJSY RELLER TO ENTER COILTY PLEA TO CHARGE. . , . "I think,: maybe, I will plead gUty," Henry D. Williamson, Is ssU to, have told Deputy Sheriff Oscar TTarV MAvas east sIsa usasaasl aT ssreisi lea V "" saAV w mmm, assam we esaw nsnvsnssBa auss l to the county Jail at the ooaciasioa ef yesterday's session of his trial for ecs besslemeat aad sure enoux opportaaity was given for the cutlon to continue wtth the In the ease this moraing. the daat through his conasel, plea of guilty to the chare. The Jury was escased aadhJadse Fox pronounced his Seatence which was two to fourteen years ia Michigan City penitentiary, a Cae of CS Williamson gave his sse ss O althoogh H is said that whew he old.'Probably a stronger esss ef etabesslement was never made ia the local courts. WC.iam son's attorney, T3TI3 Roller, who was sppotnted by Jsdse Fox, .early In the esse saw ts lessaess of proceeding farther am advised his cOeat, bat the did not seem eoaviaeed aa had slept st the county Jz3 c3 cft and thought. ever the faTSKlsraaee of anfavoratU evil tare rrt kJa. 0.1C( TO FLCZj his to fa 1Z2m czZ T FlarMa, XL