Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 124, 13 March 1911 — Page 1

TTho Palladium Mao V,OOQ WJore Circulation Than All the Other Papers In Richmond Combined

TB 2 RICHMOOTD PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. 1 .VOL. XXXVI. SO. 131. BICH3IOXD, IXD., MONDAY EVENING, 31 ARCH 13911 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. BURGLARS ENTER FOUR HOUSES III EAST END TODAY Fort Meyer, Virginia, Troops Entraining for the Mexican Frontier CORPORATION TAX PEACE PROPOSALS LAW DECLARED TO BE AJALID ACT ARE PREPARED BY THE REBEL JUNTA .1 I I

Early Morning Raid Only Netted the Thieves Articles valued All Told Not More Than $50.

Attempt to enter few other houses None of Sleeping Occupants of Looted Homes Were Aroused No Clews Were Left by Thieves. Burglars made u ruld on the southeastern section of the city oarly this tnornlng, entered four houses, securing Jewelry, clothes and money, all valued at about $50, und escaped without leaving a solitary clew. The robbers, who Rained entrance through first story windows and doors, overlooked Kcvcral hundred dollars woith of jowulry and silverware. The home of Rutherford Jones, 27 Boutlt Eighteenth street, Edward liarTin, 1317 Houth A street, K. M. Haas, 25 Houth Nineteenth, and Dr. 0. S. Wilson. 115 South Fourteenth street. wore, entered. They were frightened away from the Harvey borne In Twentieth and South A street u. Unsuccessful efforts were made to cuter several houses, then the robber went to tho home of Postmaster, Unas, forcing tho kitchen door. The house was runsucked. contents of drawers dumped onto tho floor, but the silver Was overlooked. An overcoat belong ing to Carlos Haas, son of E. M. Haas, was tho only article of value removed. At the Jones Home. A square further wctt tho home of Rutherford Jones was broken into. Tho men gained an entrance through a lower story window which was found unlocked. The burglars sea relied tho hotiso and even entered the room where Mr. and Mrs. Jones were, sleeping. Nothing has been found missing at Mr. Jones' home this morning. The burglars filmed in the Wilson homo through an open kitchen window. The down stairs was left unmolested, but a watch and a pocketbook containing about $4 In silver, was taken from Dr. Wilson's bedroom. While he was sleeping. About 2:30 o'clock Dr. Wilson looked at his watch nd then replaced it in his trousers, which were hanging on the bed post, but when be looked for it an hour later it was gone. At Kd Harris's home, the burglars made tho most careful search, but failed to take anything more valuable than a pair of gold cuff buttons, which were removed from the cuffs of a hlrt tn the room where Mr. Harris was sleeping. The contents of a dresser drawer in Mr. Harris's room were thrown on the floor. Although working within five feet of Mr. Harris, he slept peacefully throughout the performance. On the Sower floor the men helped themselves to some candy, tried on- an overcoat, but finding it unsatisfactory, left without taking anything else. Valuable silverware was not molested. BRITISH COLUMBIA LABOR FEDERATION (American News Service) Victoria, It. C, March 13. Representatives of the various trades unions throughout the "Province assembled In this city today for the first annual convention of the HrlUsh Columbia Federation of Labor. The sessions will last several days and will be devoted to the consideration of numerous matters of Importance to the cause of labor. TEDDY GREETED IN OLD SAN ANTONIO (Amortran News Service i Ban Antonio, Tex, March 13. Expressing pleasure over his brief visit In 8an Antonio and the opportunity it afforded him . of renewing acquaintance with many old friends, former President Roosevelt departed from the city shortly before noon today for Dallas, where be Is to be the guest of honor at a big banquet tonight given under the auspices of the Dallas chamber of commerce. Felicia's Tctal DaUy - Averse Circulation (txeept Saturday) Including Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending March 11, 1911. Sf797 City Cireclttlon showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary list does oot Include sample copies.

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MISS GIFT REALLY HOT MISSAT ALL Keeps Secret for Year that She Is Mrs. Maurice White Both Well Known. Miss Katherine Gift or rather, Mrs. Maurice White, exploded two theories Sunday at a dinner party at the home of Webster I'nrry. North Ninth street, where she has been living. "One is that a woman can keep a secret, the other is that a resident of u city of the size of lUchmond can do something without the entire population becoming Immediately acquainted with the fact. Just a year ago Sunday Mr. White, clerk in the office of maintenance of way, Pennsylvania railroad, and Miss Gift, stenographer in the law office of Uobbins & Robbins, went to Covington, Ky., and were married. Thi3 marriage remained a hermetically sealed secret until Sunday when it was announced at a dinner party. It is said some of the guests have not yet recovered from the shock of their surprise. "Why did you keep it a secret?" asked an Inquisitive reporter over the wire this morning. Mrs. White stopped working her typewriter long enough to laughingly reply: "Just to prove that a woman can keep a secret." Although Mr. and Mrs. White have imparted their deep secret to the wide world, they have not announced yet where they will make their home. Both are well known young people and have been kept busy today receiving congratulations from their friends. ASK FORJUFFRAGE Women Pouring into Harrisburg, Pa., Today. (American News Service) Harrisburg. Pa., March 13. Emulating their sisters of New York, Illinois and other states, many woman suffragists from all parts of Pennsylvania arrived here today to attend a mass meeting of suffragists this afternoon at which Judge Ben 11. Lindsay of Denver will be the principal speaker. An early train from Pittsburg carried a large party of suffragists which was followed an hour later by a 'special car filled with representatives of the Equal Franchise Federation of Western Pennsylvania. The suffrage bills, bill for a state reformatory-for women and other measures of Interest to the sex are being closely watched by the women who are urging their passage. The legislature has granted a joint hearing on the suffrage bill for tomorrow and the attendance promises to be large. The launching of the woman's suffrage party as a new and Independent organization is . creating widespread interest. The new party will be non-partisan in complexion and willor the most part confine Itself to the Indorsement of such candidates proposed by the regular parties as pledge allegiance to the principles also of the woman's suffrage party. A thorough organization Is expected by the end of March. DESPREAUX MEMORY STILL KEPT GREEN (American News Service) Paris. March 13. The French Academy and the literary societies throughout France today held suitable observance of the second centennial anniversary of the death of Nicholas Derprcaux. the famous poet and translator and the intimate friend of Ratine.- -

ELEVEN MEN DEAD A STRE RESULT Traffic on Q. & C. North of Chattanooga, Tenn., Has Been Suspended. (American News Service) Chattanooga., Tenn., March 13. With eleven men dead as a result of tho strike of white firemen on tho Queen and Crescent route of the Cincinnati Southern, all traffic along the road from here north is suspended. The railroad officials hope to resume train service during the day, but only white strike-breakers will be cmployed as firemen as at every station north of here armed strike sympathizers search the engine cabs for negroes. The engineers have served notice that they will run no more trains with negro firemen and are also threatening to strike in sympathy. The machinists may also go out as several members of their union have been discharged because they refused to man the engines. The railroads have been

warned that bridges will be dynamited if any more negroes are employed. The situation Is the worst in the mountainous region of Kentucky and if the disorder is not discontinued Gov. Wilson is expected to order out the troops. The identified dead: James Carl, "white detective, shot at Glenmary, Ky., while guarding a negro fireman. M. M. Holloway, white deputy sheriff, shot from ambush at Stearns, Ky. J. C. Lovett, white, deputy sheriff, assassinated while guarding coal chutes at Stearns, Ky. ' T. M. Johnson, negro, shot at Glenmary. Arch Cook, shot at Glenmary. , I'nldentified dead: Four negroes shot to death at Kings Mountain, Ky. Two negroes shot to death at Glenmary. Most of these men were killed by mountaineers la ambush, who shot as trains passed them. None of the murderers have been, arrested, although an army-of detectives have been sent Into the wild country between Somerset and Chattanooga. ' Lester Silver, an engineer, was shot last night near Stearns. Ky. and is dying at Somerset. He is believed to hve been mistaken for a fireman DICKINSON LEAVES FOR PANAMA CANAL (American News Service) New York. March 13. Secretary of War Dickinson left today on a flying trip to Panama to inspect .the progress of work on the Isthmian canal and also to look into matters in refer ence to the proposed fortlf cations. His tour of inspection will occupy .only about 'ten days and he probably will be back at his desk in Washington before the end of the month. BIG TORPEDO FLEET IN HAMPTON ROADS (American News Service) Hampton Roads, Va., March 13. The biggest fleet of torpedo boat destroyers seen in Hampton Roads in a long time rendezvoused here today. The fleet comprises eight destroyers, the Drayton. Roe. Terry. Paulding, Preston, Smith. Flusser and Lam son. The vessels, which have been in southern waters the greater part of the winter, will be overhauled preparatory to engagink in the spring battle practice of the North AUanUc fleet. ... - -

railroad station ready to entrain for news of the intended southern exodus

IN CITY HAVING All EXCITING TIME Overseer Voliva Has Found His Path to Be Extremely Thorny One. (American News Service) Chicago, 111., March 13. When Zion City passed from the hands of the Federal court into the control of Wil bur Glenn Voliva last week it was believed that the trials and tribulations of the famous, community founded by the late "Elijah" Dowie were about ended. Tho ending of the receivership through the payment of $700,000 by Voliva's brokers was accepted as the beginning of the long promised "new era," under which Zion's factories and business enterprises are to yield great dividends to the citizens. But overseer Voliva, whom Dowie designated as his successor shortly before his death, has found his pats a thorny one. Ousted from Zion City, sued for debt and thrown into jail have been included among his experiences since he assumed the leadership. Overcoming all obstacles and rising superior to all difficulties, Volvia finally succeeded in gaining financial control of the 11,350,000 property of the community. And now he has to battle for political control of the little city, without which his spiritual leadership and financial authority will avail him little. The matter will be settled in the primary election in Zion City tomor row, tpon the result depends the question of Volvia's supremacy. The political campaign between Voliva and !

his opponents has been one of ex-f"u,vu uu'u;"c gu"",cu lUH 6U Iuutu treme bitterness. Voliva is charged j J sJHr .mond customers that, it Kvh. .iii w n-itH ww averred, tne company lost $10,000

threatened terrible punishment to all members of Zion who voted against him. Despite the alleged threats the opposition is keeping up its : fight to the last and expresses confidence in bringing about Voliva's overthrow at the polls tomorrow. A NEW ENOCH ARDEtf - J Although Not So Considerate by'Any Means. . , (American News Service) Chicago, March 13. Dr." Juan Carlos MacLcan. a vocal teacher, with a studio in the Steinway building, is a revised Enoch Arden. After an absence of years he found his wife married again, but unlike the sailor in Tennyson's poem, did cot keep the secret for the sake of his wife's feelings and die of a broken heart. He remained very much alive and sued for divorce all of which constitutes the revision of the old story. The suit has caused Henry Arthur HowelL the second "husband" to leave his wife, who now is living In Montreal, Canada. Dr. MacLean has been living in Chicago since 1897. His wife now is known as Mrs. Alice Buck MacLean. Last week Circuit Judge Tuthill granted her separate maintenance and $25 a month alimony. MacLean lost his suit for divorce. MacLean married Miss Alice Backe in September, 1336, at Su Andrews, Canada, and lived with her until 1895, when he left after a quarreL They had three children Reginald Lawrence, 23 yeafs old; Gladys Eleanor, 20 years, and Percy Stuart, 18 years olaV-- '

the Mexican border. The second of the troops got abroad.

INSIDE HISTORY OF GAUOMPAIIY In Complaint Filed in Court Today Lost $10,000 the Last Year. Some inside information in regard to the operation of the Richmond Natural Gas company, which in July, 1910, went out of business, is contained in the third and fourth paragraphs of a complaint which was filed in the Wayne circuit court on Monday by counsel for W. C. llooven, trustee, against Aaron and Hannah Woolard of Jefferson township, demand $1,600. During tho last year the natural gas company operated, it is alleged in the complaint, the company lost $10,000, which loss, however, is alleged to be only a drop in the bucket in comparison with the earnings of the company In its palmy days. In order to get gas to the city, the company spent money right and left, figuratively speaking, it being shown in the complaint that $400,000 was expendedd in piping gas to this city from the gas fields, the nearest wells being about twenty miles distant and the farthest over fifty miles away. In acquiring leases to farms on which the company drilled for gas, it expended $500,000 the complaint shows. Gas Flow Gave Out. In 1SSS gas was discovered and the local company at once began to exploit the field for the benefit of Richmond residents. It was forced to abandon the business in 1910 because the gas flow gave out and the company could not even discover small pockets t o.,rr;un . : "1 wurrnut in tne business. That . nn A381 ear 11 Perated- On July 10. 19ia at a meeting of the stock 1V t a. UltfCLlHg OI holders of the company, W. C. Hooven and others .offered $120,000 for the holdings of the" company which offer was accepted with little dissent on the part of the, stockholders. In piping the gas to Richmond from Henry county and other more distant fields, the" company, as far back as 1S88. began to acquire a right of way, it alleges. This right of way extended through farms between the city and the gas fields. Owners of farms through which the mains were run, were contracted with, a part -of-the payment being free use of natural gas. . In the 6uit to which this information applies, the farm in Jefferson" township, "now owned by Aaron and' Hannah Woolard, was the possession of, John C. Nicholson on September 21, 18SS. when the : company's representative and Nicholson entered into an agreement to permit the extension of the mains through his farm. t Whn the Nicholsons sold the farm to" the Woolards, the complainant alleges in his suit' that the contract between the company and Nicholsons became vested in the 'Woolards. The latter looks at the question differently, it is alleged in the complaint, for they refused "to permit the agents of W. C. Hooven. the trustee of the property, to remove . the mains which are eight-inch, heavy iron piping, from the farm, claiming possession of this property. When the first attempt was made in December, the Woolards had a number of "Hunkies" arrested on the charge of trespass. This criminal case is still pending in the circuit court. Again on February 11, the complainant alleges his agents endeavored to remove the mains under the terms of the contract, but they were ordered from the place by the Woolards. The palintiff demands $1,60 damages from the Woolards for th9 property., -

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day, Fooling Standpatters, Who Passed It Merely as Sop to Public. $25,000,000 TO BE ADDED TO REVENUES Act Went Through with Tar iff Law and Aldrich Then Said He Expected It Would Be Thrown Out. (American News Service) Washington, March 13. The su preme court today upheld the consti tutionality of the corporation tax law This decision will add $25,000,000 to the United States revenues. The corporation tax decision was unanimous and sweeping in every de tail, every objection being overruled The decision was handed down by Justice Day, and ruled that a corpora tion tax is not direct tax on personal or real property of corporations, but that it is purely an excise tax, levied by authority of congress on corpora tions for right of doing business, the same as revenue tax is levied on li quor dealers. The tax Is held not to be an income tax, but an excise tax and the opinion states, falls clearly within the prov ince and authority of congress. The opinion was also that the tax is not a direct tax on shareholders, thus ov erthrowing the chief claim of its foes The decision holds in regards to corporations doing an intrastate business that the United States has a right to levy the 1 per cent tax on these as well as on interstate corporations, and can tax all business in a state except international functions of the state government itself. Origin of the Law. It was as an adjunct to the PayneAldrich tariff law that the corporation tax came into existence. The standpatters and the high protectionists in congress flung it as a sop to the people in the hope that the violent clamor against the new tariff might at least temporarily be halted. In this spirit it was enacted into a law and Senator Aldrich frankly stated in the course of a debate in the senate that he expected it would be repealed inside of three years. Many of the reactionary senators voted for it, because they were confident it would be declared unconstitutional when the corporations started litigation over it. As a revenue producer the corporation tax has been a success. It has added aproximately $25,000,000 yearly to the income of the internal revenue office. The treasury was allowed to retain this amount, subject to the decision of the supreme court. The First Test Suit. The first suit to test the constitu tionality of the tax was. brought in the federal district court in Vermont January 15,1910. It was brought by Stella P. Flint, a stockholder in the Stone-Tracey company, to restrain the company from making returns on its business to the United States treasury as required by the corporation tax law. In the first legal skirmish the government won a decisive victory, as the constitutionality of the law was sustained. At the same time exactly similar cases, eighteen in number, were brought in the federal courts in various states, and the corporations lost in every case. They were all appealed to the United States supreme court. These cases were argued March 17-18, 1910, and reargued January 17-1S-19. 1911. From the first it was believed that the supreme court would uphold the decisions of the lower fefleral courts, because there was an almost exact similarity in the decisions handed down sustaining the tax. Government Argument. Briefly the government argument was that the corporation . tax is not a direct tax upon real or personal property of corporations. If it were it would be unconstitutional. It is an excise tax, imposed upon the "right of carrying on or doing of business" by the corporations. From this point of view the measure is not an income tax, which has been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. The government also contends that it is cot a direct tax on the shares of stockholders, or on the income from shares, and that as a true excise tax it is uniform under the powers of the constitution.' The cases were argued before the supreme court by some of the ablest lawyers in the land. A posthumous brief by the , late Solicitor General Llyod M." Bowers, was the bulwark of the government's case. Attorney General WIckersham also made a brilliant constitutional argument. A reargument of the case was necessary, because of the death of Chief Justice " Fuller and Associate Justice Brewer last year. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Tuesday; rising temperature, Tuesday.

Provide for Laying Down of Arms and Holding of Elections Under Supervision of the United States.

TROUBLE BREWS FOR THE PRESIDENT NOW War Clouds Gathering in Washington and Trouble Expected Troops Wildly Cheer Roosevelt. (American News Service) El Paso, Tex March 13. The Mexican revolutionary junta here has framed peace proposals, calling for the laying down of arms and the appointment of electoral commissioners by the Mexican government. Maderist factionists and the United States are to guarantee fair elections under the supervision of the United States government. TROUBLE BREWING. Washington, March 13. With. -'.preparations all completed for the sending of 15.000 more troops to the Mexican border, war clouds are piling up for President Taft here, lie will have to face a conceited attack in the next session of congress and defend the mobilization of troops and naval vessels that today have Mexico hemmed in from north, east and west. The war game will be assailed in both houses. The cause of the Mexican insuirectos is to be taken up by leaders of the Republican Insurgents in the senate, fs soon as possible after the opening of the extra session of congress. Lafollette to Lead. Senator Lafollette will be commander-in-chief of the forces in" the north end of the capital. lie has let his attitude be known to his colleagues and he will receive support from many of the more radical r anti-administration republicans as soon as he gives the signal for the forces to advance. Senator Borah of Idaho, is another of the senate insurgents who" views, the Mexican situation as a suitable point of vantage for a hostile advance. Tho anti-Diaz force in the house is represented principally by Representative Wilson, of Pennsylvania, a Democrat. It was he who brought pressure to bear on the rules committee during the session a year ago and obtained a hearing on the cases of alleged persecution of Mexican refugees by officials of the U. S. government. He is known to be organizing an attack on ahe Taft administration for its intervention. Speaker-to-be Champ Clark, in the records bf the hearings before the rules committee, made indignant remarks after listening to some of the testimony. It is reported that ho is not In sympathy withVhe Taft policy regarding Mexico. Those senators and representatives opiosed to the "manuevers" proposed to fight any urgent deficiency appropriation that will be necessary to pay the expenses of the Rio Grande campaign. ROOSEVELT CHEERED. San Antonio, Tex., March 13. Welcomed by a salute of artillery and attired in mud-splashed suit and accompanied by Gov. Colquitt and staff, ExPresident Roosevelt - Inspected the maneuvers camp at Fort Sam Houston today. Spurning a carriage the ExPresident insisted on riding on a spirited cavalry horse and he galloped so furiously that the' members of the staff had a difficult task to keep pace with him. The heavy rain of yesterday had left the military reservation a sea of mud, but he did not allow thai to Interfere with his progress. Giving his mount a free rein he dashed through the field with mud and water spraying all within range. Gov.f Colquitt, who headed his staff, is somewhat of & rider himself, but was easily "distanced. On account of the mud the proposed review of troops was cancelled. . After riding over the field, where he was loudly cheered by the men, Col. Roosevelt and his escort repaired to the headquarters of Major-General William Carter, the commandant. Gen. Carter and his staff welcomed the visitors. Col. Roosevelt remained - at the camp only thirty minutes. The great camp got down to stern military routine today. Although a section of parade ground Is a mass of deep, sticky mud the higher part of the field is dry and In excellent shape. Reports are persistent that the original plan to "storm" Galveston will be abandoned and that the "maneuvering" will take place along the banks of the Rio Grande. This move will serv the double purpose of drilling tie soldiers and prevent the smuggling of arms and ammunition across to the insurrectos. A wireless station has been . constructed. It is said that a series of wireless stations will be erected near the border line. The movement of wagon trains is going forward with much difficulty because of the condition of the roads about San Antonio. In some places tha mud is over a foot deep.