Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 217, 12 June 1910 — Page 1

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THE RICHMOND PAIXAMITM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 317. RICHMOND. IXD SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1910. SINGLE COPY. 3 CENTS.

A SECRETARY TO A PRESIDEHT IS A HARD JOB Until the Cleveland Adminis tration, However, This Of fice Did Not "Cut a Very Big Amount of Ice." SECRETARY TODAY IS AN ASST PRESIDENT When McKinley Assumed Pow er, He Dignified the Office by Calling Assistant, "Sec retary to President. ft BY RODERICK CLIFFORD. Washington. June 11. The "on trial" appointment of Charles D. Nor ton of Chicago as secretary to the president recalls the fact that prior to Cleveland's first term the private sec retary to the president, as the office was then designated, did not "cut much ice." Indeed, the position, was not regarded, nor looked upon, as one of laree influence or importance, but then Mr. Cleveland brought with him to the White House in March, 1885 Daniel Lamont, and appointed him pri Tate secretary, a prominence was at once attached to the position that has since grown until it is now- of national importance, and the office fills as large a place in the public eye as does a seat at the cabinet table. It was Mr. Cleveland who really brought the office of private secretary Into the limelight by giving Lamont authority to handle the news for the correspondents. The fact that Lar tnont had been a trained newspaper man at Albany, N. Y., and had knowledge of national politics won him a warm spot in the hearts of the Washington correspondents. He knew what the boys wanted, and he knew how to "tip off" a story hence al most at the beginning of Cleveland's administration, Lamont's name flgur ed dally In the Washington news, and he was regarded by the national law makers as the one official to cultivate. So it followed as a matter of course, that the office pf private secretary to the president assumed proportions of large magnitude. Harrison Administration. When President Harrison came in March, 1SS9. he named for his private secretary Elijah Halford, also a newspaper man. Mr. Halford did not make the office quite so prominent as did Lamont, nor did he figure so much in the public eye. This, also, may be said of Thurber, who was private secretary to Mr. Cleveland during his second term. It was not until President McKinley entered the white house in March, 1897, however, that the office of private secretary was dignified by chang ing the title to "secretary to the pres Ident." This is the little story that explains the change in title. John Addison Porter, proprietor of a Hartford. Connecticut, paper and a leading New England republican who is nnanciaiiy strong, espoused tne candidacy of McKinley months before the meeting of the national conven tion which nominated him. It was the desire of Porter's friends that he be offered a seat in the cabinet. It was believed early in December, 1896, that Porter would be a member of the cab inet. However, circumstances over which McKinley had no control took Porter s name off the "slate" and the office of private secretary to the presi dent was tendered with the assurance that if he would accept, the title would be changed to "secretary to the president' with a corresponding increase in salary. Mr. Porter was told that with a change of title the dignity of the office would equal that of a cab inet minister. Mr. Porter accepted, but he did not make the success in the office expected. He had political ambitions; desired to be governor of his state, so in the spring of 1900 he resigned to make the race for the gubernatorial nomination. His friends claim to this day that he won. but that the machine "gold-bricked" him. It was a terrible blow, and he did not long survive it. Porter Was Dignified. While Porter filled the office of secretary to the president with impressive dignity. George Bruce Cortelyou was doing the work of assistant secretary and keeping in touch with the newspaper correspondents. This was Cortelyou's strong point, and when Porter resigned. President McKinley promoted Cortelyou. It was a happy appointment and was commended not alone by the newspaper correspondents but by members and senators alike. Cortelyou knew the "ropes" and made a national reputation that has never been equalled. When Mr. Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency he retained Cortelyou until congress created the department of commerce and labor and then appointed him secretary of the new department, thus making way for William A. Loeb. As secretary to the president. Loeb made high reputation, lie had been Roosevelt's confidential stenographer and secretary at Albany; N. Y.. when (Continued on Page Four J

IT IS Mill AGAIUST

THE DOLLAR TODAY So Herbert Knox Smith In forms the Yale Students in His Lecture. HE ATTACKS "INTERESTS" QUESTION OF HONESTY IN'BUSI NESS AND EQUAL APPORTUNI TY FOR ALL MEN MUST BE SET TLED VERY SOON. (American News Service) New Haven, Conn., June 11. "Man versus the dollar is the real issue to day in the government of the United States," said Herbert Knox Smith, to day in a lecture at Yale In which he attacked the "interests." "The work of the bureau of corporations Is but a part of the real movement through out the country," he said, "and the whole is a movement on which the nation depends. "The United States has reached, af ter a decade of contention and con fusion the central issue of the man against the dollar. It must settle in this generation whether the govern ment is to be run as the agent of dividends and profits or as the trustee of the interests of humanity, of the in dividual citizen of the man himself "The corporation question, the con servatlon question, the question of big business in politics and countless smaller state and municipal questions nearly all come down in the end to the sametremendous issue, whether our organized civilization shall direct its mighty forces to the advancement of the character of the citizen himself and the race to mere accumulation of property, whether it Bhall have for its ideals honesty in business, equal opportunity for all men, and the moral laws that are eternal to the material with that perished with the using." E FLAG DAY Old Glory's Birthday Will Be 4 Celebrated All Over th e . Country Tuesday. D. A. R. MAKES A REQUEST Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, will be duly observed in Richmond. Miss Bertha Grace Robie, regent, on behalf of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution urgently requests that the citizens of Richmond decorate their homes and places of business with the national colors and exhibit a feeling of true patriotism on that day. It is hoped that everyone will readily respond in a general ob servance of the day and that "Old Glory" will be conspicuously display ed throughout the city. In the past Flag Day has not been recognized in Richmond as generally as it should be. It is the intention therefore, to arouse Interest in the occasion this year and to create a greater feeling of impressiveness locally which the spirit of Flag Day carries witu it. PRINTERS CARNIVAL lompany with 17 Shows Opens at Gilbert Field Tomorrow Evening. LARGEST ON THE ROAD Richmond's second carnival of the season will open to the public on Monday evening at Gilbert's Field, opposite the Twenty-fourth street entrance of Glen Miller park, and will give exhibitions both in the afternoon and in the evening during the rest of the week. The affair is given under the auspices of Typographical Union. No. 301, the Cosmopolitan Company hav ing been contractetd with. This company is one of the best and largest on the road and its reputation is excelled by no others. The company has seventeen shows and a large number of free attractions. All of its shows are of the highest quality and where it has shown before this season it has pleased immensely. The company carries its own electric light plant which furnishes power for 6,000 incandescent lights and in addition to this number electricty for a thousand more will be furnished by a local plant The fronts to the various shows are elaborate and when lighted present a very attractive effect All .of the shows are expected to ar rive some time today and will be ready for operation by Monday evening. A few will open tomorrow afternoon. THE WEATHER. INDIANA Fair, Sunday. Probably warmer.

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RULING SATURDAY Says It Was Evident There Was a Misunderstanding Between C, C. & L. and South Side Imp. Assoc'n. CROSSING FIGHT TO BE STARTED AGAIN Improvement Greatly Desired by South Side People, Who Are Consoled by Escaping Appeal of Case. In making his decision in favor of James P. Goodrich, receiver for the C. C. & L. railroad company in the matter of cancelling the order of the county commissioners relative to the opening of the South N street cross ing, Judge Henry C. Fox of the circuit court stated that he did so, not be cause he did not believe the crossing should be constructed, but because it was evident that there had been mis understanding between the railroad company and the petitioners from the start. Time will be saved, the court said in having the matter threshed out again. If he had sustained the con tention of the petitioners, as he in dicated he would have done, had the misunderstanding between the parties not been apparent, Judge Fox said the receiver for the railroad company would have appealed the case to the supreme court where it would have re mained for at least two years before any action was taken. This is due to the vast amount of business always before the court Railway's Contention. The contention of the railroad com pany, officers was that no. due notifi cation of the pendency of the action, when In the commissioners court, was served. The only service obtained on the company was by publication. The railroad company had known for sev eral months that a petition would be presented for the opening of the street It was an understanding be iween tne counsel for the company and the attorney for the South 'Side Improvement Company, which was the petitioner for the opening, that noth ing was to be done until after the sale of the road by the receiver. In December the petition was pre sented to the commissioners. It was signed by more than fifty members of the improvement association. At the solicitation of the attorney it was not acted on, but placed on file, where it remained for several weeks. In March the petitioners became anx ious over the matter and without con sultation with their attorney directed County Auditor Coe to present it at the March meeting of the county com missioners. The due process of ad vertising and the like was gone through with and as no objection was raised by the railroad company, view ers were appointed, who subsequent ly reported in favor of the improve ment and it was ordered constructed Trustee Was Restrained. Township Trustee Howarth, to whom the matter was then referred, was instructed to proceed, but before he had done so was advised by the railroad company's attorney to delay This he did until the petitioners again became excited, and on advice of his attorney Mr. Howarth started opera tions, only to be stopped within an hour by a temporary restraining order. The session of the circuit court yes terday was attended by nearly all of the petitioners. They have anticipat ed a decision in their favor and were not a little perturbed over the court's action. They say the company will delay in every possible way and prevent, if possible, the reappointment of viewers and - construction of the crossing. They anticipate a hard fight to get the crossing which will be of vast importance to the National utomatic Tool Works company. MESSAGE OE PEARY London, June 11 "I wish the ScottBritish expedition success in the hunt for the south pole," was the final message of Commander Robert E. Peary given today as he departed with his family, from London. He sails for America on the Mauretania. when the Peary party left at noon they were bidden godspeed by representatives of the Pilgrim's club, which last night entertained the discoverer of the North Pole. The clubmen pre sented bouquets to Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary. Dr. Scott Keltie of the royal geo graphical society and Capt Bartlett, w no accompanied the successful Peary expedition, were also at the station, and a large crowd cheered the Ameri can explorer.

GET YOUR TICKETS.

Tickets for the T. M. B. Club Con vention fund, benefit are on sale at the following places: Main Street Court House. Demas S. Coe: 4th-5th streets, Walter Eggemeyer and Albert Morel; 6th-6th-7th, Paol E. Wilson, Jno. Llnderman and Fred Schornstein; 7th-8th, Sam Fred. Sol Frankel: 8th 9th, Fred Krone. H. Simmons. Will Homey; 9th-l0th, Conkey Drug Co.. Zwissler's Bakery: 10th-13th. Will Haughton, Ray Lichtenfels. North End. Fred BarteL James Quigley, Clem Thistlethwaite, Harry Jay. Sid Streets. Fifth 6treet Sergt McNally; 6th, Geo. Bayer; 7th, C. S. McCoole; 8th, Jesse Weichman; 9th, Ed Harris; 10th, Roy Dennis. :"zv- Shops. Gaar-Sc6tt Ira Wood; Hoosier Drill, Fred Carrr; Wayne Works, Jno. Hafner, Walter Land; Starr Piano, Kicnard Whitman and W. Rupe; Rob inson Co., S. E. Swayne; S. S. Imp, Association. Mat Von Pein: Commer cial Club, E. M. Haas; Mather Bros., Raymond Mather. Also from the secretaries of the Ma sonic, Moose, Elk, Eagles, K. of P., Knights of Columbus and other clubs and societies. SPECIAL COUNCIL Proposed Vehicle Tax Will Be Considered, and a Decision Reached. MANY PROTESTS ENTERED IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE FACT THE CITY NEEDS MORE REVE NUE BADLY, BILL WOULD PRO BABLY BE KILLED. Council will meet on Monday even ing and consider, as a committee of the whole, the amendments to the pro posed vehicle license which will come up on June -20 for final consideration. Whether the meeting on next Monday will e a starifhamber session ia not positively known, but it is said that this is more probable than an open meeting. The city fathers are much divided on the proposed amend ments and believe that the only way in which they can get together is to hold a private caucus. Whatever determination the council reaches it will no doubt announce to the public in order that the sentiment may be expressed. The city fathers have found the bill not a little perplex ing and in some respects most em barrassing. There have been fewer measures before the body on which council was more widely divided. Reduced Auto Tax. Sections pertaining to the taxation of automobiles first bothered council very much. Such a protest was raised that the auto tax was materially re duced. Now there still exists consid erable complaint about the proposed general taxation. But the principle complaint made is said to come from the liverymen and others who own several horses and conveyances. About the only ones who seem to be satisfied are the bicycle owners. All sorts of arguments are being made as to why the rates on different conveyances should be reduced. Nearly every councilman has had a hundred and one different calls from dis gruntled persons who will be affected by the special tax. Were it not for the fact that the city is badly in need of money for its street department, it is probable that there would be several councilmen who would ' be unalterably opposed to the proposed bill. However, all agree that money must be raised and council does not care to increase the taxation next year in order to accomplish this. Those of the cHy fathers who are the hot favorites"' of the bill say that after it is given a thorough test the vehicle owners will be pleased and the public generally satisfied. GEIIEE NOW A BRIDE (American News Service) London, June 11. Adeline Genee. the dancer, this afternoon became the bride of Frank Isitt secretary to the Duke of New Castle. The latter gave the bride away. Among the wedding presents was a diamond brooch from Queen Alexandra. Many societv and theatrical folk attended- the cere mony. BIGAMY IS CHARGED (American News Service.) Laporte, Ind.. June 11. William B. Loomis, who has been prominent in Indiana fraternal and labor circles is under arrest in Miami county charged with bigamy. One wife lives in Peru while another wife is alleged to live in Moline, IIL It is upon the latter's evidence the state expects to convict Loomis. ,

MEETING

MONDAY

A POOR PROPHET ALDRICU CALLED BY SENATOR CLAY When Rhode Islander Says There Will Be No More Tariff Revision the Georgian Interrupts Him.

"BOSS" ALSO PRODDED ON ECONOMY MATTER Aldrich Again Stated That a Business Man Could Run the Government $300,000,000 Cheaper per Year. (American News Service) Washington, June 11. Consideration of Senator Clay's amendment to strike out the Sundry civil appropriation bill, the appropriation of $250,000 for the tariff commission, provoked a lively discussion in the senate today in which the tariff question was revived and there was some spirited colloquoy between the Georgia senator and Sen ator Aldrich. Senator Clay declared that the republican party will have to stand or fall on the Payne-Aldrich bill, a sen timent to which Senator Gallinger and Senator Smott assented, declaring that it was the best tariff act ever passed. Senator Clay predicted that the re publican party, when it learned the opinion of the country, would find out differently. At this Senator Aldrich broke in and asserted that there would be no tariff revision in the near future and when there was another revision it would not be to establish a revenue tariff, but to strengthen and fortify the protective principle. Clay Quite Sassy. Characterizing Senator Aldrich as a poor prophet, Senator Clay declared that the Rhode Island senator had predicted at the opening of the present congress that economies would be in augurated which would save the gov ernment $50,TO0;vWalf-,ana that he had further declared that the in stallation of business methods would save the government $300,000,000 annually. Neither of these predictions had been made good. Senator Aldrich insisted that if a business man were to take charge of all the affairs of the government, and run it as he would a private business that it could be done for $300,000,000 less than it now costs. He could do it himself, he said, but it was not practi cal to do so. He still believed that the inauguration of business methods would result in a saving of ten per cent in the cost of running the government. The postal savings bank bill as it passed the house, was laid before the senate today. There is an understanding, however, that the measure, which (Continued on Page Eight.)

A CONFIDENTIAL TALK

Today we are talking confidentially to bur readers. We wish your advice about some things. We want to tell you what we are thinking about here. By doing that we hope to strengthen the friendly interest which we share in each other.

A newspaper is a public service. You give us a certain amount of money every week and in return we give you the news of the day and all the aid we can in building up the town and country. We are the medium -f intercourse between you. Insofar as we discharge our duty to your satisfaction you give us your patronage and good will. We have secured that good will by putting our money and loyalty into this paper. But the amount of money that you pay us does not begin to pay for the expense of gathering, assembling and printing the news. We must have some other source of income. So we sell advertising space. We sell the satisfaction which you show toward this paper both in its news and editorial polices. It is of great value to a business man to be able to talk every day to our subscribers. t We know that in order TO CONTINUE MAKING THIS PAPER BETTER and to GIVE OUR READERS MORE FOR THEIR MONEY we must continue to GROW. WE ARE GROWING IN TWO WAYS AT ONCE. We are gaining more subscribers and more advertising. Our SUBSCRIBERS are now TWO THIRDS of the people IN THIS COMMUNITY. They have come to us BECAUSE they LIKE THIS PAPER and for no other reason.

To improve this paper, which would YOU do of these two things? 1. Would you give money for PREMIUMS to ain more readers and therefore more advertising? ; - 2. Or would you do all in your power to give FULL VALUE to both READER and ADVERTISER? We incline to the second. We think by PUTTING OUR MONEY INTO THE PAPER INSTEAD OF PREMIUMS we can obtain better results for all concerned. We think that by telling the circulation of this paper and Inviting INVESTIGATION we will gain more advertising because we have the LARGEST and most EFFECTIVE circulation. We believe that when you are buying papers you are not trying to buy soap or knives. We believe that by taking YOU IN BEHIND and telling you WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. that you will support ns in the EFFORT OF GIVING YOU A BETTER PAPER. WE BELIEVE IN NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. We are convinced that truth-telling about any business pays. That explains why we are so anxious that our advertisers use their . space to the BEST ADVANTAGE. They will use MORE OF IT and we will be able to deliver a BETTER PAPER to OVER two thirds of the people in this county. - - I ... THE PALLADIUM

MOURNED IS DEAD HIS MOTHER FOUND

Through a Newspaper "Ad Robert Wells Is Reunited With Lost Parent. SEPARATED FOR 14 YEARS WHILE IN AN ORPHANAGE WELLS WAS TOLD THAT HIS MOTHER HAD DIED WAS A HAPPY REUNION. Huntington, Ind., June 11. Robert Wells, an. old employe of the Erie railroad, who for the last half year or so has made his home in Huntington, left yesterday for Clinton, Ind., to join his mother, whom he last 6aw fourteen years ago and whom he believed to be dead. One day last weeks the young man picked up an Indianapolis paper and much to bis surprise ran across an item in which his name was mentioned. It was an item signed by a lady with whose name he was not familiar. It sought the whereabouts of a Robert Wells, who had been placed in the German Baptist orphanage at Mexico, Ind., fourteen years ago. Such was the experience of Robert Wells in this much to his surprise young Wells received definite assurance that the woman who signed the note of inquiry in the Indianapolis paper was none other than his mother. While an inmate of the Mexico orphanage, Wells was informed that his mother had died. That was about ten years ago. Instead she had moved to a distant point from their foner home and residents in that section lost track of her. A number of changes in her location thereafter resulted in a total lo6S of knowledge of his mother and he considered her dead. When the letter came the first of the week establishing his complete identity young Wells immediately resigned his position at the Erie and left for Clinton to join his mother and her family. COLLIDE IN HARBOR (American News Service) Aew i orK, june n. rne passen ger Carolina, bound for San Juan Porto Rico, this afternoon, collided with Standard Oil barge No. 6 in tow of a tug off Governor's . Island. A great hole was stove in the steamer and she was rushed back to her pier at top speed. The barge sank as the steamer drew away. END WEARY JOURNEY (American News Service) New York, June 11. The Abernathy cowboy kids arrived late this afternoon, thus ending a 2,000 mile horse back ride from Oklahoma. They left Trenton, N. J., this morning and were met at Finish by their father.

CONSTRUCTION OF WARSHIPS IS TO PROCEED RAPIDLY Two New Dreadnaughts Have Already Been Planned and Will Be Built as Rapidly as Possible. TO BE THE GREATEST SHIPS IN THE WORLD

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-..o.,tv uj txrvimiy 01 the Navy Meyer with the two new bat tleships about to be authorized by congress. Plans for these two vessela have been completed and . approved even before the money has been appropriated for their construction. This is in striking contrast with the procedure of former administrations of the the navy department, when it has taken often a year or more to decide on the plans for ships appropriated for by congress. The new ship wihch will outclass any now in the American navy and rank! among the first of any navy in the world will be slightly more than 27,00ft tons in displacement and will carry ten 14-inch guns. In other particulars the ships will be built after the Wyoming type, with her all big guns and smaller secondary battery and with, her skeleton mast and other distinctive features of the giant battleships of the day. The design of the new ships was made up primarily by. the bureau of clnstruction of the navy department. In their work, however, the naval constructors took into consideration all the advanced ideas which have come. from the naval conference at Newport, where linee and staff . officers alike Join. in discussing: matters "pertaining to the betterment of the navy. Having completed their tentative deJ signs the bureau of construction sent them to the general board of the navy of which Admiral Dewey is the president The general board went over them, made such changes and suggestions as they thought expedient and worked in cooperation with line officers of the fleet, whose ideas might be of service. It is the combined efTort of the constructors, the general board, and seagoing fleet officers that Secretary of the Nevy Meyer has approved in the two new ships. A high compliment to the naval constructors was paid by Mr. Meyers when he said that the original plans had not been materially changed. Aside from bringing the plans to. early completion this new procedure , does away with much of the wrangling in naval circles which has accompanied the construction of battleships and other vessels. Formerly the bureau of construction and the general board ' when they designed the ships completed their work and only permitted seagoing officers to see the finished designs when the construction was un der way. This brought about in 1907 a flood of criticism against the con-' struc tors by some of the younger and more progressive line officers, of whom Commander Sims, now in com-. mand of the Minnesota, Commander Key and Commander Frank K. Hill were the leaders. It was also for the : same reason that the , muck raking , magazines started a campaign against alleged faults In the navy. This-, brought about a Newport conference, which voted down the criticism, but showed that much might be gained In . the future if the ideas of seagoing officers were given weight before the ' ships were finally designed. The new vessels are to be the II rut " sips of the United States navy to be armed with 14-inch guns. The Wy-1 oming will carry twelve 12-inch rifles disposed in pairs in turrets all on a median line so that hey can all be fired in one broadside. The ideal bat-j tery of the future is considered by na-;-val experts to be twelve 14-inch guns, ' disposed in like manner. In naval . design, however, one characteristic can only be increased at the sacrifice of others. Consequently should the armament be increased to this ideal battery it would necessitate more ma-. chinery for propulsion consequently , greater weight and probably less t speed. It is estimated that a ship carrying twelve 14-Inch guns would have,' to be of about 32,000 tons displace ment. . " .- " There has been much discussion over the relative value of twelve 12-Inch or ten 14-inch rifles. The effective range of these guns is about the same, that of about 12,000 yards or six miles which is long battle range. But at 9,000 yards the 14-inch guns penetrate 1314 Inches of Krupp armor while the the 12-inch penetrate only 11 inches at the same range. This Is one of the advantages of the heavier type gun which is other respects a more rigid and effective gun.' At least it was so decided by the ordnance experts and acting on their advice Secretary Meyei decided to adopt this gun. - - .- - ;