Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 262, 29 July 1910 — Page 1

2 RICHMONB PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 262. RICHMOND. IXD.. FRIDAY EVENING JULY 29, 1910. SINGLE COPY, 9 C2NTS.

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DEMOCRATS LOSE ORGAIJIZED LABOR TO REPUBLICANS

iThis Fact Has Been Apparent to the State Committee Ever Since the Close of the Last Legislature. " LABOR LEADERS WILL AID THE REPUBLICANS Several Chiefs Have Already - Called at Republican State Headquarters and Tendered Services. irnUAdlum Special) Ipdlanapolls, July 29. The democratic state committee hw realized tie fact that organized labor has got way from the democratic party and that it will support the republican ticket. This fact has been apparent for some time, in fact ever since the close of the laet session of the legislature, when labor found that it bad been brsujlfullydouble crossed by, Jie en beautifully double crossed by, ypm emoCTetfcj SincehMttmk ltlfeiV ifrSM llftif the - ceateerart wid Oe bom no loageiShope toresilve the support of organised labor in Indiana. Already in the present campaign numerous labor leaders In this state have called on the state republican organization and tendered their services for the campaign, and they have reported that the great bulk of the labor vote this year will go to the republican ticket ' At the meeting of the democratic state committee yesterday afternoon there was a discussion of the advisability of bringing Bamuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor Into Indiana for a few speeches. As a reault It Is said that the democratlo state committee will invite Gompers to spend a couple of r . Gompers la Democrat. Gompers Is a democrat of the most pronounced type, so In speaking for - the democrats he would be only expressing his own personal views. But titls believed that It will take more 'than Gompers alone to induce organized labor In Indiana to again vote the democratic ticket In 1908 organ lied labor was promised everything by the democrats. It was told that If It would help to elect a democratic legislature, laws would be enacted In the Interest of labor. There were many things that labor wanted that year at the bands of tho legislature, and the prospect of democratic success at the election was strong enough to cause many union labor voters to vote the ticket It was In further ance or. mis pian tnat uorapers was brought Into the state for a speaking tour that carried blm into every congressional district "Tho promises of the democrats were so (littering that practically the enUre anion labor body of the state was fooled by them. T Ji hnp ronllv tto1lavt that f h. Atmn. crats meant what they said In their promises, and they continued in such belief until the democratic legislature proved to the working people that "it did not Intend to carry out the promises. But it was too late then to riatgo things. Tho double cross had born administered. . ' Wanted Legislation. . 1 Organized labor wanted and had been promised legislation for the better protection of railroad men; safety appllancoa on cars and engines; a good employer's lisbihty law and numerous other laws that would have bjen good for working men, but It sot nothing. Just how the turn down of labor was brought about has never been known, but It is the under standing that powerful Influences to which the democrats were Indebted brought it about . This year when it became apparent Vast union labor wss going to support tie republican ticket the democrats (Continued on Page Two.)

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THE PALLADIUM PRINTS THE NEWS FIRST.

DRAMA BY AMERICAN GIRL MAKES A HIT

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Miss Josephine Preston Peabody. the American author of the prize play for the Shakespeare festival, who recently achieved a genuine triumph at the Memorial theater, erected to the memory of William Shakespeare at Stratford, England, when her work wa3 produced by a large company. The play, a romance, entitled "The Piper" was enacted by the Benson Company and was admitted on all sides to be a drama of unusual merit ATTACK Oil GOMPERS Moyer, a Roosevelt "Undesirable" Hit Head of American Labor League. WANTS HIS RETIREMENT " (American News Service) . Denver., Colo., July 29. President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners, who was mailed an undesirable citizen by Theodore Roosevelt when he was one of the chief figures In the Coeur IXAlene troubles, has made a bitter attack on Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declaring his retirement would be a blessing to the working classes. Other members of the Miners' Federation have also attacked Gompers. ."Neither Gompers nor the American Federation of Labor can be turned from the policy to which we are pledged, Industrial union and concerted action in politics," said Moyer In urging the executive board's report on the referendum vote which recommended affiliation with the A. F. of L. OIG WHEAT HARVEST Earl Davenport a young farmer living near Pennville. has threshed a large harvest of wheat which averaged eighteen bushels to the acre. Mr. Davenport has 110 head of heavy hogs which will soon be ready for the market " t

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IIITO TRAP TODAY

YAIIKEE MURDERER IS BEIIIG DRAM Liner Montrose Is Slowly En tering Fog Bound Mouth of . St. Lawrence and Dr. Crip pen Is Aboard. CANADIAN POLICE IN WAIT FOR FUGITIVE All Doubt as to Presence of Crippen and Affinity on Ship Swept Away by the .Wire less Reports. BULLETIN. (American News Service.) Montreal. July 29. The following was received here today ,by wireless from the steamer Montrose: "Crippea and girl closely watched night and day. Apparently have no suspicion. Passengers still in ignorance. Crippea nervous nearing port." Father Point, Que., July 29. Aboard the liner Montrose, which is creeping tbr6ugh the fog bound lower reaches o'Ahe" St. Lawrence -river. Dr. Hawley 'HSrW CrippeT today" is , being brought to a trap from which there is no escape save suicide. 'Ex treme precautions have been taken to prevent any attempt at death on his part The most wonderful wireless search for a fugitive the world has ever seen, which began when the body of Belle Elmore, Crippen's wife, was found buried in the cellar of their London home, Is rapidly reaching its climax and Crippen's race is nearly run. All doubt of the' presence of Crippen and his companion Ethel Clare Le Neve, swept away by the wireless messages received, from . Llewellyn Jones, the lad who operates the Marconi instruments, on the Montrose, the Canadian police are lying in wait like watchdogs at this little settlement on the South shore. j . Dew is Due Today. With Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard due here today, the local police representatives were given the plan of action to transmit to him on his arrival on the liner Laurentlc and the same details were given on the wireless for transmission to the Laurentlc. The plan for Dew's course was mapped out yesterday by Col. Percy Sherwood, head of the Dominion police and the Quebec attorney general at Montreal. In this scheme was Included the departure of Dew from the White Star liner at Father Point in order that he might hasten by rail to Quebec and have bis papers viewed by a judge of the court of the King's bench. This enables Dew to retrace his steps from Quebec to Crosse Isle, where, at the lmmlfflartAn eratfvn Aimnl immigration station, tne formal ar rest of the suspects. "Rev. John Robinson and son." is to be consummated. The police here this morning said that Dew , might drop this plan in favor of going up to Fraserville, a hundred miles, east, where a qualified judge could pass on the . papers. Whether Dew would wish to take the chance of missing connections in returning here for the Montrose's arrival, or would choose to play safe and go to Quebec, would decide his final course, they said. 8eek More Details. Chief Constable Charles Gauvreau, reinforced by Chief McCarthy of the Quebec provincial police and Chief Denis of Levis, this morning scarcely left the room of the wireless operator for a moment Every effort was made to secure further details of the Montrose. The fog which yesterday began to check the progress of the Montrose as she forged ahead was today held responsible by the authorities for the failure to secure a more detailed account - The weather also tended to upset the arranged plans to a certain extent by making the arrival of the Laurentlc, now far ahead of the Montrose, problematical. -Throughout the surrounding coun try, word of the great . mystery has spread and the prospect of Crippen's capture here has drawn a curious throng from farms and fishing Tillages la a radius of many miles. . The popu lation, of this Tillage Js today almost double the normal. " With the arrangements of the fifty or so newspapermen on band and the police, there is not a power boat in the nearby waters that has not been chartered ' and the swiftest oarsmen are getting offers that to them seem fabulous. Even, yesterday the excitement over the race to flash the news of the climax to the world . was Intense; this moraine it was increased ten fold. , ; tSETHODIST RALLY DAY. : ?. v . ; r -At Members of all Methodist choirs in Richmond will meet at the First M. E. church at 7:30 o'clock this evening to letii'iai for rmllv iIit. : -. - .

PROPOSITION OF

WATERWORKS TO BE HIVES (IGATED Proposal of Sale Made by the Corporation. Will Be Given Utmost Consideration by City Off icers. CITY IS WILLING TO MAKE FAIR CONTRACT City Attorney Gardner Today Explains What Conditions the City Would Demand of the Water Works. "Richmond's acceptance of the proposition .of the Water Works company practically depends on whether a fair valuation of the plant at the present time is made; whether a fair dividend Is paid to the stockholders; on the ' city's right to take all the stock Issued to pay for extensions and betterments; on the city's right to purchase all original tock at par value at any time; whether the city would have some lights in the management of the plant to keep the expenses down to a reasonable limit; on the city's right to share in all earnings' of the company after paying the operating expenses and agreed expenses on capital stock." A.M Gardneif City'Attornifry. ,4 After making the above statement City Attorney Gardner today said nothing could be said at present of the proposition which the Water Works company presented $ in an informal way to a number of city officials Wednesday night Nothing will be said of the proposition until It Js formally presented at the meeting of the board of works, according to Mr. Gardner. The city will go into the matter thoroughly," said the city attorney, "and nothing hasty will be done. - "The valuation' of the plant and the rate of dividends paid stockholders has the most to do with whether the city ac cepts the proposition' of the company. The city is willing to enter into any fair proposition.'' "The board has not gone into the matter thoroughly," continued the attorney. "After it Is thrashed out in the board it will go to council, if accepted by the board. "If the board thinks the proposition a good one, or if any other is presented an ordinance will be drawn up and presented to council. The matter will require many weeks to finally settle. No Direct Purchase. According to Mr. Gardner buying the plant outright is out of the question. He state: "According to the appraisement "reontlv mai hv Tt VI Mourn- uoHntr for tne cft tne vaJue of tne pfant r v this time, including $110,825.69 for "going value," and $10,000 cash for working capital, is $717,718. On this basis, if the city did not owe a dollar at this time and should borrow to the full extent of the constitutional limitation, she would only have $273,000, or $444,718.33 less than the value of the plant according to Mr. Maury. If the plant Is worth $600,000 and we had no debt and should borrow the. full amount allowed under the constitution, we would still lack $327,000 of having enough to pay for the plant" Without a constitutional amendment allowing municipalities to create an indebtedness of more than two percent there is Tery little prospect of the city ever being able to purchase the entire plant at one time. While the city is growing In wealth the plant is also Increasing in value and if we accepted the 25 years contract proposed, at the end of another ten or fifteen years we would find that we are no better able to shoulder the costs of the entire plant than we are now. It would seem that the contract clause, therefore, in the company's proposition is useless under the present laws." ASKED CLEAN SHAVE .(American News Service.) , Boston, July 29. After his electrocution had been thrice delayed by the absence of the state electrician. Napoleon J. Rivet was executed at the Charlestown state prison this morning. His last request for a clean shave was granted. He murdered a friend, Joseph GaUloux, of Loweu. Rivet was pronounced dead less than eight minutes after the current ' had been turned on. . THE WEATHER. STATE Showers this afternoon or to- ' night " Cooler In the northwest portion. Saturday cloudy. LOCAL Showers this afternoon and tonight Saturday partly cloudy.

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Mrs. Joseph Widener of Philadelphia and Newport, who ifi one Of the twenty-five beautiful women that will pose in the tableaux vivants at Newport on August 23. Elaborate costumes are to be used. Prince Pierre Troubetskey of Russia assisted by Uema" ClewK Jr.," will pose the

, participants. , ' FHEIIZIEO POLITICS Of Variety That Caused the King's Death Still Stirs Up Old England. A STATEMENT BY ASQUITH (American News Service) London, July 29. The failure of he lords' vote conference which was to have been held by the - party leaders, and a renewal of the great parliamentary battle was forecasted today in the house of commons in an announcement by Premier Asquith. The great struggle which has split the nation for the last year and indirectly caused the death of King Edward is no nearer an end than it was before the lords threw out the 1900 budget, according to the opinion in parliament - " ,:,i. Premier Asquith announced that twelve meetings of the conferees had been held. As yet no agreement has been reached," he said. "The meetings will be continued and If any decision is reach ed, it will be announced in the present session of parliament. If there is no prospect of an agreement that can be announced at this session the conference will be closed." ' . ' His closing statement was taken as an indication of bis - belief that the conference would fail. ARREST I PEDDLER Joe Mitchell, a foreign fruit vender was arrested on North F street this morning for peddling during market hours.. He was fined SI .and costs by Mayor Zimmerman In .police court Mitchell paid. ' James Rose and Lee Kirby were given fines of $1 and costs each for public intoxication, i. ; . SIHGERS AT HELEIIA -' American -News Service) y Helena, Mont, July 25. Helena is entertaining for three days a host of German singers from all parte of Mon tana, the occasion Jbeing the second annual state Saengerfest. The visitors Include delegations of singers frqta Butte,1 Anaconda, ntssoqla, Boaeaa and other cities. Tte principal feature of the festival win be a grand vocal concert in which a chorus of one hun

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' - - . E RIOTS TODAY Armed Guard Inside Sugar Re fining Plant Opens Fire on Strikers. NO INJURIES RESULTED CAmerlcan News Service.) New York, July 29. Rioting at the Williamsburg plant of the , American Sugar .Refining company, where one man was killed and twenty-five were injured ' yesterday, was renewed this morning. An armed guard of strikebreakers Inside the plant opened fire on strike sympathizers who had gathered to attack trucks leaving with sugar. The volley was fired following the circulation of a report that a dynamite plot to wreck the wagons was on foot All of the shots went wild. Two hundred and fffty policemen on the streets kept the crowd of 4,000 moving but missiles were thrown at strikebreakers as the trucks were sent out Two hundred negro strikebreakers were taken into the plant this morning.' ' A GOVERNMENT CLERK. . J. O. Edgerton, who left some time ago for .Washington, D. C. has received an appointment of population 'clerk in the census department Pdlcdinn's Dcily Avercne Circulation Tor Week . Ending ; July 23,-1910. , " J i- (Except Saturday) This includes all our Regular Com- - ' ' ' plimentary Lists AVERAGE CITY CIRCULATION 3,330 TOTAL DAILY AVERAGEFor the Same Week; firctuding Rural Routes. Small Towns City Circulation, Etc Six Days 5.C39 THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE . SAMPLE COPIES

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M'MULLiN IS

RELEASED BY COURT ORDER Dublin Fugitive Gives Himself Up, Suffering from a Gun Shot Wound, but Judge Allows Him Liberty. NO MOLESTATION OF MAN, COURT DEMANDS Judge Fox Shares in General Sympathy Expressed for the Kentuckian 'and Will Give Him a Chance. REV. NEEDHAM EXPLAINS NEIGHBOR OF McMULLIN SAYS THE MAN HAS BEEN A CON.' STANT MENACE TO HIM FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. Lemuel McMullin who Is suffering from a gun shot wound In the left thigh, voluntarily surrendered him-

self Thursday afternoon at five o'clock -to Bert Hiatt, member ( of the Dublin town board, and special deputy of

Sheriff Meredh. I When McCUta was taken directly

to- CambrdgerCity. en route to Rich- ' . .' mondj accfdtng to ' Circuit Court " .

Jud Jfturs orders to Sheriff Meredith, a .crowd assembled in front of Justice. Bowmaster's office and called ., .

agatjl and again - for McMullln's re- i lease. . The case against McMullin la Jus- , tice Bow master's court has been dis . 4missed and the onlr charge MeMuliiu is accountable fox is that cd retU wViw arrest , - , , ,", When McMullin, who resisted the , display of arms of Marshal Rabey, .. ' of Dublin, and was fired on by a poese ' ' of young men and made his, escape-v . into the woods, was arraigned before ' Judge Fox this morning he was allow- ' ed to go on recognisance of Bert Hiatt -member of the Dublin town board, on- t ' der 300 ball. Judge Fox ordered that ' the man should appear in circuit court , " the first Monday in September "should ' he be wanted." Must be Unhindered. '-,'" Orders have been 'issued by thcourt authorities that. McUuUin must - . not be molested or interfered with in the discharge of his dally dat&rs It was emphasised that UetftaUSa must be alowed to go unhindered r either by word or act and that should - ; this edict be Ignored those in fault u

will be dealt with. Bert Hiatt' member of the Dublis c " -0

tpwn board, arrived In the dty earlr ' this morning and shortly after eigfct. o'clock had secured the release of lfe ', '

Mullin. . , ' Within a few momenta after Hiatt had begunshis efforts to aecttre Mo-" ; .-, Mullih's release. Attorney A. IL ItoanV'--. ster, of Cambridge City arrived for the 'same purpose. 1 am not here - . as an attorney? stated Ftamster, "but . " as an Individual representing ' the ' spirit of several Of Cambridge City's citizens with the object of securing ' bail for McMulUo. The affair seems an outrage." ' .'V About ten o'clock this- morning Me- ' Mullin hobbled to a traction car and was taken to Dublin where his wound-, ed leg was re-dressed. Some apprehension is felt as to lieMullin's condition. For almost A hours the man worked through woods and fields, under the impression that he was unjustly pursued, with the wounded limb. . The : lapse of such , v i time without surgical attention is thought to put his life In jeopardy. Gangrene may set In at any time. f ", Yesterday afternoon, while . Cart . Hiatt member of the Dublin town ; board, was talking with members of the engineering staff on the Pennsyl . vaaia railroad. a boy named Riser who ' drives a bakery wagon between Dob Un and Benton ville, came to him and '1 said: - ' "Old man Holttngswortk told : no , that he wanted to see you as soon as -you could come down there." , ; v HiU Meets McMullin. j. As Hiatt . was turning away he met Prosecutor Ladd. who acting . under -court orders, had gone to Dublin to - j ' feel out; public sentiment and to or-i(- Jder ' again the . capture of McMullin. It is stated that Hiatt was asked to l' - " go into the country and get McMol" -Iin. Hiatt it is said, responded that t - he had already received information and that he would pick his own man and go after McMullin. . i Hiatt, with bis. cousin, Lyman Gilbert secured an automobile and droro-'v ' to the Hollingsworth homo four and half miles south of DubUn. Arriving ' there the machine was 1ett In' the V' road and the! two men went to the house, Hiatt said: , - - ; "There was -no evidence of. guns about the place when we arrived a

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