Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 53, 1 January 1911 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADITJ3I AND SU -TELEGRAM, SUNDAY. JANUARY 1, 1311.

REP. WM. HUGHES STANDS BY LABOR

New Jersey Man One of the. Most Popular in Con- , gress with Workers. A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS Will Be Held at Washington, Jan. lCOther News of the National Capital. BY RODERICK. CLIFFORD. Washington. J". 3i.-N member of the bouse stands hlgber with labor organizations than Repreaentaflve William Hughes, of New Jersey. He Is one of the. few members of the bouse who ia on the honorary roll of labor organizations. Last session be made a labor play that bad the effeet of changing the political com- - plexlon of a few sects is the bouse; 1 at leaat be is so credited by members who were defeated., When, the Sundry Civil appropriation bill was up last summer the ..ew Jersey representative offered an amendment to the item In the bill authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute all violations of the Sherman anti-trust law. His amendment prohibited any , part of the appropriation from being used to prevent any labor organiza- ' tlon or individual from entering a combination for the purpose of increasing wages or bettering conditions of labor, where such act was not In itself la violation of law. This 'amendment provoked a warm discusjalon, but was adopted, a number of Republicans voting for it. In the senate It was rejected, but the bouse did i sot yield until after a struggle. The record vote on the Hughes amend- , xnent was sent broadcast by the Democratic congressional campaign committee, and ia the Western states where labor organisations are strong ' the Hughes amendment made thousands of votes for the Democrats. Strange to say it attracted but little .attention in the East. "You can never tell bow attempted legislation to help labor , will be received." said Rep Hughes the other day. "but yotf may depend on it that its Influence will be felt where least expected. Organized labor is not asklog special legislation. All it wants is the same consideration at the bands of the courts as organized capi-' tel.- ' , . , . . ; .' . Democratic Caucus. Much Interest la manifested In the Democratic caucus to be held In the hall of the bouse January 19, 1911. Already . speculation Is rife as ito the outcome. Republican Insurgents and stand-patters sbaV'e their beads know, lngly. and say that when the memberselect who are specially invited and for whose benefit the caucus is called, assemble and make Inquiry about committee assignments they will be sur prised to learn that the good places will continue to g to the old boys, and the new members will have to be satisfied with bat they get. The committee on committees proposition, the more it is discussed by the old fellows who stand well up on the leading committees of the bouse, Instead of gaining adherents seems to be losing ground, and the prediction is freely made that Speaker-to-be. Champ Clark, will, after all,: have to take a band in settling the question of chairmanships. - As a veteran of the house said, today, aa attempt to divide the power of committee selection among fifteen members of the majority will end disastrously. Aside from an attempt to arrange a tariff program for the next bouse tbe eblef end of the Democratic caucus will i be to secure harmony in the house organization. A Narrow Escape. Representative William A. Rodenberg, of Illinois, referring to bis colleague William W. Wllsch. of the Third Illinois Congressional district. In tbe Republican cloakroom tbe other day, said: "You see ay friend Wll'1 at

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son was not looking fir a close race thia-'tlme. at he carried tie district tV3 years aso by nearly tea thousasd ffiijority. Cut while some of us dJl

fcot altcsetber believe the Democratic prediction cf a laa-islid. ttill deemed it wise to keep any eye to windward. However, the landslide tcu-he4 up the corners cf ray friend Viloa-s district all rljht, for when the votes wre al ia and counted it wa: found tfcit te had Just rulled through by 57 majority. H Knows Xn Ati. Representative John N. Carat-, mt Texas, the Democratic Wtp. who jas filled that responsible offfe suceitfully. has tho distinction ef knowing personally every member of the house, and can call them by name. This is particularly so with the Democrats. He has to know thm. tor it is part of his office. As Whip. Mr. Garner mutt keep rested on every move made by Republican leaders, so that' tne minority win d present wnea a vote is ordered. The Whip must see that absent Democrats are provided with pairs to rrotect them on the roll call. In the recent campaign Mr. Garner was tie only member of the Tetas delegation who bad to make a fight. The Republicans set a populist against the Whip, with th result that instead of taking hi6 election for granted tbe member- from tbe lnth Texas diEtrict got out and campaigned in every one ef the 25 counties except Zapata. This country belongs to the Republicans. It is composed chiefly of Mexicans, who vote as directed by the 'bos6.' They tell a story to th effect that four weeks in advance the boss of Zapata' can tell to a man what the vote of that county will be. Last November it. was 400 for the populist candidate. But Garnr carried his district by the big?e&t vote he ever received. It is common talk among tbe Democrats that, he will be unanimously reelected Whip for the nxt house. It may be addM that It is a job that requires work, but the successful occupant toon becomes a floor leader of large influence and for this reason there is more or less competition for it. The Whip is the man who can come pretty nar telling ia advance just what fate will do to party measures. To Aid President. There is a disposition oa the part of most of tae house members to help President Taft in his program of economy. This bas been shown in the consideration of appropriation bills. There are two members of the house Mann, of Illinois. Republican, and Macon, of Arkansas, a Democrat, who believe that you can save much money in small matters. Tney never lose the opportunity to insert the pruning knife, w hich they do by making a point of order against increases in salaries recommended by the appropriation committee. It is estimated that these two watchdogs of the treasury, reduced the amount carried in the last legislative appropriation bill by several hundred thousand dollars. DIX TOOK THE OATH New Governor Sworn Very Quietly. in Albany, N. T.. Dec. 31 Governor John A. Dix took the formal oath of office it bis borne, 491 State street, at 8 o'clock this evening, only the new governor's family and one or two neighbors attending. It was the last official act' of - Secretary of State Koenig. Charles F. Murphy, Tammany Democratic leader, accompanied by Judge Cohalan, Comptroller-elect Sohmer, and other lesser political lights . arrived in Albany this afternoon. Mr. Murphy would npt discuss the senatorial leadership question, evading all questions with the reply that be had come to Albany to rest. He admitted however, that he would see Governor Dix some time today. Other prominent Democrats are expected during the day and conferences as to. patronage and appointments will ensue. Abdominal Surgery. Abdominal surgery first wras attempted in France in the fourteenth century.

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Flirting With Death Favorite Pastime With John B. Moissant

American News Service) New Orleans, Dec. 21. Joan Mcimat. soldier of fortune aai aviator cf international firs? killei rew orleanE toaay. i?apa iato prominence when he crossed the English channel cn August 17 of tfcis year. For several years before that time he had figured la Latin-American revolutions. By "hie deviltry and utter disregard for his own life be had achieved worldwide fame since he crossed the English channel with his mechanic as rassenger and bis pet cat as a mascot. His belief was that. in the" future, aviatioa would so far advaace. than an aeroplane would be built capable of carrying passengers across th Atlantic ocean. Moissant bad many accidents, but always, until today, escaped serious injury. Once during the Belmont park meeting at New York, he lost control of his machine while flying feet in the air. His frail craft was dashed to the earth and was totally wrecked at that meet. He won the $in,fft0 Statue of Liberty flight. In Memphis two weeks ago. he flew to his highest altitude, reaching a height of 9.S64 feet. The flight was made under adverse circumstances and when the daring flyer descended after being in the air 42 minutes and 57 seconds he was sheathed in a coating of ice. He was the star flyer of tae New Orleans m?et, and made many daring flights there before the one today ia which his life was sacrificed. Bora ia Chicago, the plucky American at an early age set. out on his career as a soldier of fortune. Not even to a hero of romance have so maay daring expioits been attributed. He took part in wars, revolutions and filibustering expeditions, but what had come to be known as "Moissant's luck." always stood him in good stead, and, until today, he had always escaped serious Injury. Moissant, 6ome years ago, was so journing in Honduras. A tramp steamer loaded with a cargo valued at something like $100,000 was cast ashore during a violent storm and abandoned. In the teeth of a fierce gale, Moissant, alone, made his way to the steamer in a small tug-boat and took poseESion. The storm abated in the morning and the ship's captain accompanied by-his crew and an ageat cf tne line, rowed out to the ship, which was pouaded to pieces oa a suakea reef ia the outer harbor. They were haltCf Uu

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" to blow off the head of ' the first man U - to trieg to cm aboard " i After useless parleying, the cap tain rowed back to shore to inform the American consul of what Moissant had done. The consul accompanied tbe captain back to the ship. Moissant, however, was not disturbed. "You can't take me alive,'" he shouted, "and if ycu tried to get me, I'll kill you all." And while he was speaking, he rirped a hole through the sombero cf the native commandant with a well directed 6hot. The expedition "returned to shore for reinforcements. Before they could return another Eevere storm broke and completed the wreck of the tramp. Moiseant. when day light came, was found clinging to the wreckage and was rescued by the American consul he had defied. Previous to this Moissant had gain ed considerable notoriety as a leader of revolutions and filibustering expeditions. He was captured several times, once while he was handling a rapid fire gun for the Nicaraguans ia an attack on Salvador during an out break. His shrewdness, however, won aim his liberty. Two years later, the Chicago youth headed a large filibustering expedition against Salvador. It was nipped in the bud by the prompt action of Commander Wm. S. Benson, commanding the cruiser Albany, who threatened to sink the vessel ia which the filibusterers proposed to land on Salvadorean territory. Last summer Moissant. practically unexperienced and totally unknown, went to France. He had learned to fly only a month before, aad was ridiculed ia the Paris papers when he announced his determination of attempting a flight across the channel with a passenger. Moissant, however, was undaunted. With the aid of his brother, a South American banker, he bought an aeroplane and continued his fyling lessons. 'I am going to fly from Paris to London,-' he announced. He made the start, and after several mishaps, reached London. After this Moissant came to America. His name by this time was cn every tongue and large crowds flocked to Belmont park, N. Y., during the recent aviation meet there, to see him. The Statue of Liberty flight was the feature of the meeting. Claude Gra-bame-White, the English aviator, had 3a t - PnoJfes 2015-2016

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uant liigtts oa tne aay or tne race, and it as generally believed that he tad tbe $10,000 prize. A flight across the Atlantic was Moiss ant's ambition, and ia a recent interview, he discussed his hopes m ttis direction. ' vithia" five years from today," he

declared, ' the Atlantic will have beenjdnt DaVilla is preparing to flee from

linj-sci ny ariuj'iiaea. ah ludi is really necessary is developing 200 or ; to have a motor 00 horse power.' Two men will be able to relieve each otter in the task of handling the machine.' Backed by his , brother. Moissant which he. added many thousands, of dollars to bis earnings. - It was during this tour that he came to New Orleans and met his death. Th Other Side ef It. "Wake up, cull," said tbe burglar, shaking the laen by tbe shoulder. The man wakes up acd'jumps up.

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asks. "I went troo dis house las week an t i-au uju. guiu , o".u, plained the burglar, "an de papers sakl dat you said your loss was ?100 an' joolry to de amount o' five or six hundred." "Ye-yes.". "Well, make good, sport. Me pardner dat wa watcbin' ou de cutsiCtmade me cough up de difference between what I got an what you said J got. Now, you cot to make good. You can't beat me dat way." Judge's Library.

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DAVILLATO VACATE President of Honduras to Follow Zelaya in Exile.

TeeucigaJpa. Hon , Dec. SI. -Presl Honduras and follow his friend, exPresident Zelaya of Nicaragua, into i exile. Opponents of the administra tioa declare that he has already sent t 1 abroad a large quantity of money. The , president was notified today by his confidential agents that, his forces have suffered a defeat and that his soldiers are deserting to the standard of the revolutionists. Davilla is closely guarded night and day by a loyal detachment of soldiers 'whose fealty is made sure by doubla pay and many presents. A report has reached the capital that Lee Christmas and former President Bonilla are spreading their rebel forces towards to Araapala oa the pacific coast where j ae could take passage out of the counirv. The president fears assassination in his own household and elaborate pre cautions have been taken to guard against an assault of the residence. Guns have been mounted on tbe lawns surrounding it. Spiced Cake. When making spiced cakes always sift the spices with the Hour. They will be more evenly distributed. MAIN STS. Eta,

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