Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 102, 19 February 1911 — Page 1

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110 . ARRESTS MADE BY OFFICIALS 1(1 CEIITERVILLE CASE Officers Are Positive Work Was Done by Local Gang of Robbers, but No Evidence Is Secured.

WORK IN THE DARK TO SECURE A CLUE Dunbar Believes that the Government's Loss in the Robbery Will Amount to Five Hundred. (Palladium Special) Centervlllc, Ind., Feb. 18. As county officials and others Investigate further Into the robbery of the postofllce here early Saturday morning. It seems more and more apparent to them that there Is little possibility of getting sufficient evidence to warrant arrests despite the fact the leaders in the investigation declare they have suspicions which make them positive as to the Identity of the perpetrators of the burglary. Their chief hope is that some one will be Induced to "squeal" as did one of the members of the John Locke gang, against whom the authorities had strong suspicions but were never able to securo evidence which justified them. Although baffled and not unwilling to say so, they believe that by waiting and hoping, the robberies of the Ccntervlllo postofllce and the yilton bnnk will bo sntlsfuctoritly Cleared up and the members of the fci-iiK lomictrtl. Among the officials who were In Centervllle on Saturday were superintendent of Police I. A. Gormon, Sheriff Stccn, prosecuting attorney Charles Ladd and others. They made a complete Investigation but found little new. An Invoice of the loss was made by Postmaster Dunbar on Saturday. lie doesn't know exactly the value of the stamps lost as yet, but It Is In the neighborhood of $500 while the money In the sare amounted to $26. The business In tho office was not delayed by the robbery, only .Inconvenienced. The supply of stamps on hand and which were overlooked In tho cash drawer was sufficient for the day's business. A new order will bo received soon. All day Saturday there were many visitors at the postoffice, although thero was nothing particular to see. COMMEMORATE DEED Of Great Bravery of American Naval Officer. Newpnrt News, Va., Feb. 18. Amid the shouts of several thousand specta tors, tho fluttering of handkerchiefs. and tno mowing oi wmst.es. tne torpedo boat destroyer Monaghan was launched today at the ship yard of the Newport News Shipbuilding company. The launching took place under most1 auspicious circumstances. When the 'army of workers knocked the last shores from the cradle of the vessel Miss Ellen Monaghan of Spokane, Washington, sister of the late Ensign John K. Monaghan in whose honor the destroyer Is named, grasped the bottle of American champagne, wrapped In the Stars and Stripes, and crashing It upon the vessel's bow. exclaimed In a loud and firm tone: "I christen thee Monaghan." Many naval officers and representatives of the Navy Department at Washington witnessed the launching. The naming of the new destroyer after the late Knslgn John P. Monagban commemorates one of the bravest acts In the history of the American Navy. Ensign Monaghan was a Spokane boy. lie lost bis life. In an engagement with the Samoans near Apia Samoa. April 1. 1S99, tn which seven members of an allied force of 107 ltrlttsh nnd American sailors and marines lost their lives, threo of the seven being officers. Mis death was due to his determination to stand by his wounded comrade, IJeutenunt Philip V. Lansdale. U. S. X.. who commanded the American detachment of fifty-nine men. When last seen alive he was defending his wounded comrade single-handed against a hord of savages. J. DREXEL BIDDLE REFUSES TO FIGHT Philadelphia. Pa.. Feb. IS. A. J. Drexel Biddle. Philadelphia amateur champion boxer, will not box the Hon. Bobble Beret ford even though Boresford put Biddle's relative, Tony Drexel, Jr., In the shade, and there remains tome family honor unsatisfied. Mr. Biddle is emphatic in stating that he wont entertain any Idea of boxing Lord Beresford. Decles brother, under any circumstances. "The notoriety is undesirable and needless publicity that would attend such a bout between Beresford and myself. Is distasteful. I wont give It A thought. I won't even expect to see him while ho la here.' . -

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Tho two starving children, who with their mother, were fouDd living In an abandoned tomb In a cemetery in Paterson, N. J., and photographs of their uncanny home. Above arc Sophie and Margaret Green, ami their mother, Mrs. Pauline Green; on the left is a photograph of tho exterior of the vault which was their home and on the right the inter ior of tho vault showing lead pipe which served as the children's Christmas tree, and straw on-which they slept. Unable to find work, Mrs. Green, whose husband died six years ago and her two children were evicted by the landlord. Their pride prevented them from asking for charity and after walking tho streets for two days they approached an open vault which at one time contained bodies of the dead, as a dwelling place. A policeman happened to see smoke coming from the tomb and upon investigation found tho children tending a kettle on the bonfire while the mother kneeling on the stone floor, strewn with straw and rags, was crying bitterly. CHARGES ENTERED AGAIIISTJFFICERS Wholesale Violations by Philippine Officials Is the Allegation Made. (American News Service) Washington. D. C, Feb. 18. n; accordance with a resolution adopted In tho house nearly a year ago. the insular affairs committee has Just compiotcd an exhaustive Investigation or the leasing salt of public lands in the Philippines. Today the brief of Ral ston, Siddons and Richardson of Wash ington, attorneys for tho anti-imperial league, which has prosecuted the in quiry, was filed. In It charges of wholesale violations of the law arc made against the following officers of the Philippine group, whose removal Is demanded. W. Cameron Forbes, governor-gen eral: Dean C. Worcester, secretary of interior; Charles Sleeher, director of public lands: J. R. Wilson, assistant director of public lands; Frank Carpenter, executive secretary. The brief says "We believe that the Investigation has demonstrated that the existence of abuses in connection with the public lands In the Philippines, that if they had taken place within the United States proper, those concerned In the would speedily have been removed from office by impeachment, or otherwise. . - 'Wo believe that -the abuse is of such a character as to call for Interpretation by congress." - The report is based on evidence adduced from hearings before the committee on insular affairs. "Our brief merely collects and sets forth in their true relutlon to each othcr the facts established by the . evi dence in the hearings. We can pro duce for the printed testimony, proof of every charge mado in the brief. We cannot see how tho committee can Ignore the facts which we have brought forth. Neither can we see how the offending officials can be retained in office after this evidence of their transgressions.' - "We do not charge the violations of law have been such as to justify criminal prosecution. We do contend that the facts show the officials are unfit to hold the positions they occupy." It is expected the committee on insular affairs will take up the Philippine land frauds and make a report to congress asking for a remedy of the evils. THE WEATHER LOCAL Rain or snow; lower temper ature.

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BUBONIC PLAGUE REPORTIS MADE Russian Investigators Believe that Fully 200,000 Have Perished. (American News Service) Harbin, Manchuria, Feb. 18. Rus,d f rom tri ps int 0 Manchuria invest!gating the bubonic plague conditions. They are preparing a report for St. Petersburg in which they will state that the ravages of the plague are far more terrible than eastern reports had intimated and that fully 200.000 have already perished. They found entire villages turned into great charnel houses, sheltering none but the dead and the dying. . The sweep of the disease is daily becoming stronger and the report will state that unless immediate measures to combat It in a colossal scale, are devised. Northern Manchuria soon will be virtually depopulated. The commissioners declare that their experiences constitute a recital of horrors without equal in modern times. The streets of Harbin today recall the old, descriptions of the cities of Europe when they were prostrate under the ravages of the "black death." Tho only activity is on the part of soldiers. . body bearers and. mortuary wagons. Soldiers are constantly at work constructing rough boxes for vast funeral pyres on which the bodies of the plague victims are consumed. ISSUE AN APPEAL. Washington. Feb. 18. The . American Red Cross society issued another appeal for aid for the Chinese famine sufferers today. The transport Buford sails from Seattle February 25, and supplies are not coming as rapidly as desired. ' Agents of the Red Cross report that the plague is within 150 miles of the famine district near San Tung Should the epidemic reach the famine stricken section the mortality will be appalling and there is a possibility that the plague would then, be carried to the Philippines and thence

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PRESIDENT TAFT KEEPS SENATORS Refuses to Let Two of Them Leave Capital to Attend a Banquet. (American News Service) , Pittsburg, Feb. 18. The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce held its annual Lincoln Day banquet tonight at the Hotel Shcenley, but; missed their prln-; cipal speakers, Senators Bailey and Bradley whom they had advertised as top liners. President Taft had notified the 1 senators it was his wish that they remain Jn Washington so that a quorum would be insured during the debate on the Canadian reciprocity treaty before the senate. Congressman Burke of Pittsburg, was called by long distance telephone to see the President and have the senators released. But the President remained obdurate. Congressman Burke - was then notified to get two substitutes. He secured Congress man Kahn, of California, and together;. the two started for their train at Washington last evening. " At the union station they met J. Adam Bcde, of Minnesota, who was "on his way to New-York. 1 Congressman Burke practical! kidnapped the former Minnesota congressman to Pittsburg so as to get at least one top liner ' for the dinner. ENGLISH FLORIST VISITS MR. HILL . William Wallace, of Dunstable, England, who with his wife is visiting E. Gurney Hill,-the well known florist of this city, is one of the most prominent florists and largest carnaticn grower in England.- He is at present making a four weeks tour of this country visiting the most - prominent greenhouses to learn the American methods of flower, culture, and his visit "here is for the purpose of investigating methods and conditions at the " Hill greenhouses. - Mr. Wallace makes a specialty-of . American carnations, for which, he says, there is a better sale m England than for the native carnation. .

DICKINSON WANTS PANAMA CANAL IN

DEFENSIVE STATE An Imperative Need of National Defense Requires He Believes. . PRESIDENT IS BACK OF WAR SECRETARY Capture of the Canal in Time of War Would Be a Deadly Menace to Defenses of the United States. (American News Service) BY RODERICK CLIFFORD. Washington, Feb. 18. "To prevent the possible defeat of the United States in time of war, an imperative need of national defense, is the com plete fortification of the Panama can al." This statement comes from Sec retary of War Dickinson, and is back ed up by the influence of President Taft. One great plan of the adminis tration is to fortify the canal, to make it impossible of capture by a hostile nation and incidentally to be a means of guarding possible points of attack in continental United States. By its impregnability,' the integrity of the small republics of Central America would be guaranteed, as well as pro viding assuranco of safety to the republics of South America. In its greater aim, in time of peace, tho canal is to be the 'means of a quicker com munication by water between the Pacific and Atlantic, and an offset to non-competitive railroad traffic between Pacific points and points on the Atlantic. Much has been said by advocates of universal peace to the effect that the administration or congress would make a grave mistake in fortifying the canal. It is pointed out by army officers, who have studied the proposition, however, that the greatest mistake this nation could possibly make would be to not fortify the canal. Un iversal peace, it is declared by array and naval officers Is a Utopian dream, and the needs of the future can be best adjusted by the demands of the period. Should universal peace be established the disarmament of the canal could easily be accomplished, j To place at the mercy of foreign na-! tions a property already costing $375,000,000 not to mention untold millions to be gained in future trade would bo folly, declare advocates of fortification. Called Unpatriotic. To those fostering a movement antagonistic to fortification of the canal an unpatriotic motive is ascribed by advocates of fortification. To the argument advanced that the Panama canal should not be protected because England has not seen fit to fortify the Suez canal, army experts point with derision. England, they say, does not have to fortify the Suez canal because Gibraltar and other fortifications along the Mediterranean guarantee its safety. As to Panama nothing could save it from capture by a European nation, if it . was not fortified, and oar navy should be defeated. The American fleet, small as it is, would also not be able to get away from its duty in defending American cities. At present the Pacific coast is unprotected, and in time of war, it is pointed out, the navy would have to be divided to insure protection to cities on the Atlantic and on the Pa cific. To provide against such a condition naval and army experts have petition ed congress to act and President Taft has assured the movement of his ear nest support. He believes that it is the one great work of his administration, and is bending every effort to have such legislation passed at this session of congress. President's Program. The program of the president is to fortify the canal at the entrance with fortresses so impregnable as to pre vent a hostile fleet gaining entrance Along the route of the canaL other fortresses, masked by hidden works are to be built at strategic points, to be used as a reserve in case entrance is -gained past the fortifications. Mines are to be submerged at both entrances, as welt as along the route of the canal, so that if the land forti fi cations are reduced the submarine defenses can be brought Into action. To accomplish the greatest part of this work; an appropriation of $12,475,328 is asked. The expenditure of this money is to be spread over a period of five years. Work is to be begun at once, according to plans -of. the war -department and continued until the fortifications are completed. ; It is estimated that it will take at least five years to carry out the work already mapped out. . A fn, fln immpdat(, annP priation of $7,000,000 to start the work $2,000,000. of which Is to be expended in preliminary surveys, and in the construction of necessary naval establishments for the canal. The board recently appointed by the president to make a report as to fortifying the canal, has recommended that the following sea coast armament be placed for defense of the cant Continued on Page Eight)

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TAFTS PET MEASURE : Senator J. J. Burrows, of Michigan, one of the members of the Finance Committee is strongly opposed to the Canadian reciprocity agreement recently passed by the lower House. A bitter contest is expected to de velop before the bill will be reported from the Committee. FIRST TRACE OF. Superintendent of New York Mission Says She Thinks She Saw the Girl. American News Service) New York. Feb. 18. What is . be lieved to be tho first real trace of Dorothy Arnold since her strange dis appearance on December 12, last, was discovered this, afternoon. Miss Marriet E. Luther, superintendent of the Florence Crittenden mission, stated on January 13, a girl answering the discription of Miss Arnold, applied at the mission for shelter. The girl gave her name as Sadie Monroe and was accompanied by a woman slightly older. The young woman said she had just come from a hospital in Harlem, where she had undergone an opera tion. She stayed at the mission for a day and then went to a home under the supervision of the mission in Newark where she remained for three weeks. Since her departure there she has not been seen. After these facts came to light Lor enzo D. Armstrong, one of the law yers for the Arnold family admitted that he was in possession of a new clue to the lost heiress. When pictures of Miss Arnold were shown to Miss Luther she declared that they were undoubtedly those of tho girl who had been at the mission, Investigated Story. She says she investigated the story told by the girl when she came to the mission and found that no girl named Sadie Monroe had ever been at the Hariam hospital. At the. Newark home the girl gave another name which makes Miss Luther believe that she was endeavoring to hide her iden tity wherever she went. In addition to this information a report was received from Philadelphia this afternoon that a girl patient had been at the Samaritan hospital there for a week beginning December 16, who bore a striking likeness to Miss Arnold. It is thought possible that Miss Arnold may have been in the Philadelphia haspital and then return ed to New York, going to the Critten den mission. Miss Luther said that she had no desire , to , bring noteriety to herself or the mission, but that she was satisfied from the photographs shown to her that Miss Arnold bad realiy been an applicant there as she had stated. "If what I say can be of any help to Miss Arnold's family in their search for her, I am only too glad to tell all I know," she said. , The mission superintendent could not recall exactly how the supposed Miss Arnold was dressed but remembered that he elderly" woman compan ion wore black. This corresponds to the description of an elderly woman who called at the Samaritan hospital in Philadelphia to see the patient there who, the hospital authorities believe was the missing girl. BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE OPENS The opening of the Business Men's Volley Ball league at the Y. M. C. A. last evening furnished a number of exciting contests. The interest manifested at the start seems to indicate that the league will be one of the most popular ever organized at tbe local association. The entire six teams making up tbe league lined up last ev ening and tbe score board showed the following results at the close Doctors 17. Clerks 21. Teachers 21, Mug wumps 20, Preachers 21, Bosses S.

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rilLI I IUHL rUIUilL OF PRESIDENT IS GREATLYJEIIACEO Situation in His Party and in Congress Is So Critical that His Outlook Is Not Very Bright. RECIPROCITY PLAN NOW EXTINGUISHED Knockout Drops Have Been Handed to President's Pet Measure by the Senate Finance Committee. (Palladium Special) Washington. Feb. 18.- That Presi dent Taft's political future Is more seriously menaced today by the situa tion in his party and in congress than it has been at any time heretofore is the verdict of his party followers who shape legislation in congress. Canadian reciprocity is dead. If there had remained the slightest hope for it, that hope was dispelled by the action of the senate finance committee, which at its meeting today postponed consideration of the McCall bill until Wednesday of next week. The committee, admittedly unfriendly to the -bill, agreed to hold public hearings on It Monday and ' Tuesday. This is unusual, It Is In the interest of delay. While professing ' their willingness to allow a report on" the bill, the Republican members of the committee have postponed tho day when it can be reported until so late in the session that but a week will remain to crowd through, tho legiative log-jam. Pitfalls For Treaty. Now obstructing the course of senat proceedure it will be reported. Thursday, "without recommendation." Its immediate consideration will then be objected to by Senator Hey burn or some other obstructionist, and under the rules it will havo to go over another day and be printed. r There will then remain a week of the session in which to secure ac tions. The President's friends concede today that Canadian reciprocity . is dead, they are wondering now if the President will make good his threat and convene congress In extra cession. They believe he will. Then the country will probably wit ness a session stretching far into the summer devoted to wrangling over the revision of the tariff. The Democrats will not pass Cana dian reciprocity unaccompanied .by other tariff legislation. If It is passed it will be as a "rider- , on a general tariff bill. .- Would He Sign It? Would " the President sign such a measure? Could he afford to sign? If he signs he would share with tho Democrats in congress the responsibil ity for tariff legislation. If he refuses to sign he would lose the legislation he has contended for. All these question are being dis cussed with unusual interest and concern by Republicans. Administration policies have suffer- ; ed in the session, just closing. The tariff board bill is admittedly dead. The Alaskan coal land measure It dead. Porto Rican civil government is marooned. The president's principal reform measures have failed and with the expiration of his congress his chances of passing them will perceptibly diminish. President Taffs friends conceded that tbe effect on his political future appears at this time to be little short of disastrous. EARLHAM STUDENTS TO PRESENT PLAY Among the amateur dramatic er ents of the season Sir Arthur Pinero's great production "Sweet Lavender" ' given by the Day Dodgers of Earihara -college promises to be a leader. This play will be given on April 7. This masterpiece of Pinero, an English writer, is one of the most popular plays in dramatic circles fn the United States and England. It has been acted by leading companies In New York, Chicago , and other . large cities. Last year it was given by the High School of Madison. Wisconsin, and the University of Indiana. The cast has been chosen. In recent years the productions given by the day students have been among the best of tbe season and this one is expected to add to the already high standard. Pdtedicnfs Tctsl Cdly Avercge drcnlrtisa (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending Feb. 18, 191L Sf7S City CinzisSsa showing net. paid, nw stands and regular complimentary . list does cot include sample copies.