Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 226, 23 June 1911 — Page 1

EICHMONB FAJLLABIUM r BUSINESS OFFICE PHOIfE 2566 DEPARTFlEIiT pnoriE 1121 AND SUN'-TETj'EGR AJVI . VOL. XXXVI. NO. 226. RICHMOND, IXD.t FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS HAVEMEYER DEFENDS POLITICS The New Lorimer Investigating Committee ft IS II CLARK HURLS DEF I HIS FATHER'S HONOR

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THEME OF A TALE TOLD BY HOPKINS lEx-senator from Illinois Tells Probe Committee What He Knows About the Election of Lorimer.

MAYOR DECIDES 1(1 THE POLICE COURT His Honor Quashes the Affidavit Declaring Prof. Borris of Earlham Had "Disturbed the Peace."

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Hopkins Said He Was Told He Could Defeat Lorimer if "He Did Right Thing," But He Declined To. (National News Association) Washington, June 23. Ex-Senator Albert J. Hopkins, of Illinois, today told the senate committee investigating Senator Lorlmer's election a long story of the tangles In political affairs In Illinois; describing deuls, bargains and negotiations among Republicans before Lorlmer's election was formally effected. He told of many conferences in his room at the hotel; how he had been Informed that a deadlock could be broken and he (Hopkins) elected if he would do certain things, but he replied ho was a candidate for the senate, not for the penitentiary. He also said that State Senator McCormlck told his secretary he had been offered 12,500 to vote for Lorimer. - Received Plurality. Hopkins declared he had received a plurality of votes cast in the primary of 1908. The Republican vote was: Former Representative William E. Mason,' 86.596; Representative George Fobs. 121,110; Hopkins, 163,385. Because of this vote he considered he was entitled to re-election. He described the fight in the legislature and the deadlock which ensued. There were repeated conferences and caucuses In his room at the St. Nicholas hotel and the situation was discussed, he said. The morning of the day Lorimer was elected Senator Hopkins Mid that his secretary, Mr. Pfcffcrs, had told him McCormick, one of his supporters, had said he had been offered $2,500 to vote for Lorimer. "Did you make any attempt to find Out who made the offer?" "No; there was so much excitement and so much going on that I didn't go into the matter." "Did McCormick vote for Lorimer?" "When Lorlmer's vote reached 101 and mine was 77, McCormick was one of my men who went over to Lorimer," said Hopkins. "There were seven of them In all, and that Increased his vote to 108. It may have been that McCormick was the the 108th man to vote for Lorimer." Describing the situation Immediately prior to the election Hopkins .said that on the night before the deadlock was broken there had been a conference In his room and his forces seemed to be In line. "They sat there and talked, ate my apples, and smoked my cigars," he aald. The next morning he was surprised to And that many of these men were about to desert him. He approached some of them to ascertain the reason for their change over night. They told him they thought Lorimer was going to be elected and they intended to vote for him. He Was Surprised. Further describing renditions at Bprlngfleld, Hopkins said he was Burprised at the chance of sentiment among some of the other members. "Who?" asked Attorney Marble. "Well, Senator Hillings and Senator Ettelson. They were from a section generally eon trolled by Chauncey Dewey a leading politician who was candidate for some federal office. "He was the man who insisted upon voting for Taft In the Republican national convention of 1908 when other Illinois delegates voted for someone else, Is he not?" asked Senator Kenyon. "He Is," replied Senator Hopkins. "Were there any .other surprises?" "Yes, I was surprised that 53 Democrats should vote for Lorimer." "Was Governor Dcneen your friend?" "He professed to be." "Did anyone ever suggest to you that you might get some Democratic votes?" "Yes, Senator Landis, a Republican of Mcllne, who supported me came to me and said that he had been told that I could have ten Democrats if I would do the right thing, or would do certain things." "Do you know who made that suggestion to Senator Landis?" "I understand It was Representative Luke, who Is now dead." (Continued on rage Six) wjA VE the Palladium go mm with you on your vacation. Ten cents per week. Telephone your order before starting. Phone 2566.

The new Lorimer investigating committee In session in Washington. Key to picture: 1 W. s. Kenyon (Republican). Iowa; 2 W. L. Jones (Democrat) Washington; 3 R. J. Gamble (Republican). South Dakota; 4 W. F. Dillingham (Republican) Vermont; 5 J. F. Johnston (Democrat) Alabama; 6 D. U. Fletcher (Democrat), Florida; 7 J. W. Kern (Democrat), Indiana.

THREE OLD PEOPLE MAY HOT RECOVER Members of Famous Medearis Family, Youngest 89, Have Been Stricken. (Palladium Special) Centerville, Ind., June 23. Three members of the Medearis family, famous in Indiana for the great age attained by every one of its members, are seriously ill and it is feared they will not recover. The oldest member of the family, Mrs. Martha Keys, of Centerville, aged 93 years, was strickenwith- paralysis last Tuesday and today her condition was most serious. She has been unconscious ever since experiencing the stroke. Mrs. KeysfusTster, Mrs. Nancy Cook, aged 92 years, of Greensfork, is in a precarious condition, suffering from blood poisoning, resulting from a bruise on her arm, sustained several days ago. She is confined to her bed and under the constant care of a physician. The brother of Mrs. Keys and Mrs. Cook, Jefferson Medearis, of Centerville, aged 89 years, is seriously ill, having experienced a general collapse from the infirmities resulting from his advanced age. The late Fletcher Medearis, of Greensfork, who was the oldest member of the family died about two years ago on his one hundredth birthday. The citizens of Greensfork had arranged to appropriately celebrate the centeniary of Wayne county's old est citizen, but on the day of the cele bration the program had to be abandoned owing to the death of the man who was to be honored. Excitement caused by the arrangements made for the celebration of his birthday caused the death of Mr. Medearis. BIG IROHJOIITRACT Has Been Closed in Europe by C. M. Schwab. (National News Association) South Bethlehem, Pa., June 23. The largest contract for foreign Iron ore ever made, has just been closed in Eu rope by Chas. M. Schwab for the Bethlehem Steel company here, according to advices received here today. The deal involves the purchase of about 3.000,000 tons of Swedish ore, to be imported probably within the next four years. This ore will come to the port of Philadelphia and be unloaded over the new ore pier of the Reading railroad at Tort Richmond. From there it will go by rail to South Bethlehem, a distance of 57 miles. Delivered alongside piers at Philadelphia Swedish iron ore is worth about 8 ac per unit, and the ore runs from 55 to 6S per cent metallic it has a value of $3.25 per ton on the average. The freight rate to South Bethlehem being fifty cents per ton. gives the ore a cost to the Bethlehem Steel company of something like $3.75 per ton, or an aggregate cost of $17,250,000. "FATHER'S DAY" Fathers' day will bejl celebrated at the First Christian church of Boston on Sunday. Dr. J. Fressly Barrett of Dayton will deliver the address. A special musical program has been arranged. MEMORIAL SUNDAY Loyal chapter No. 49, Eastern Star will . observe memorial services In honor of Its departed members on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Masonic temple. The meeting will be public and a cordial invitation Is is(sued to all.

E SHE DEEDED TO DAUGHTER LOST Alleges Mrs. Kinsey of Milton, in Suit Entered to Sever Trusteeship. Trouble between mother-in-law and son-in-law, so serious that the former claims she has been denied comforts of her property and proper attention during illness, was made public property Friday with the filing of a complaint in the Wayne Circuit court by Mary E. Kinsey, a Milton woman, against her son-in-law, Lewis Lantz of Milton, and his wife. The estate of Mrs. Kinsey is in trust,

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neia Dy ner aaugnter as trustee ana the request that his remains be crein the widow's prayer to the court, she j mated. In a rush to catch a train, beseeched that an accounting be had 'the machinist by mistake grabbed the

to ascertain me exact condition ot tne trust" conveyed" fa der that the mother might have a home a during her declining years, and further that the trusteeship be terminated. Mrs. Kinsey alleges her son-in-law has poisoned the heart of her daugh ter to such an extent that she is no longer recognized by Mrs. Lantz when tney nave occasion to meet, and that she has been refused a home in the property which she conveyed to her daughter as trustee and in which it is alleged Mr. and Mrs. Lantz now live. Provisions of Agreement. In June, 1909, Mrs. Kinsey, who inherited the property from her husband upon his death, being in debt to the extent of about $1,200 determined, with htr daughter, then MiS3 Nora Griffith, to convey the property under trusteeship to Miss Griffith. The agreement of the trusteeship was drawn up and was to the effect that the daughter should provide the mother a comfortable home, see to her wants in cases of illness and to provide suitable burial upon her death. The daughter, who was then engaged to Mr. Lantz, the widow alleges, talked the proposition over with him and secured $1,500 with which to meet the obligations against the property and to improve it. The loan was made some six months subsequent to the conveyance of the deed of trusteeship. About ten months later Miss Griffith and Mr. Lantz were married. The mother claims that only about $1,100 of the amount borrowed, to secure which a mortgage on the property was Issued, was used to lift the indebtedness against the property. The ramainder, Mrs. Kinsey alleges her daughter, devoted to her own interests. Mrs. Kinsey says that under the circumstances it Is manifestly impossible for the trust to be continued and demands that it be terminated, as is provided under one of the sections of the agreement of the trusteeship. She alleges that she announced on March 10, 1911, she wished to end the trusteeship and offered her son-in-law the value of the mortgage held by him. The complainant alleges he refused and she now asks the intervention of the court to adjust their differences. was Mining VICTIM Late Allen Jay Held Much Worthless Stock. The late Rev. Allen Jay. famous for his activity in behalf of Earlham college and the Friends' church, Invested considerable of his estate In mining stock, according to the inventory which was lied in the Wayne probate court. He had purchased five thousand, live hundred and twenty shares of stock in five different mining companies and possessed at bis death forty-two shares in a Friends' publication, all of which are now worth nothing. In the judgment of the appraisers of the property, according to the report of the Dickinson Trust company, the executor. His personal estate including notes and the like was of the value ot $11,566- 34, the report shows.

ASHES OF HUSBAND WERE INSUIT CASE Man, by Mistake, Carries It Off and Widow Promptly Swooned Away.

(National News Association) Pittsburg, June 23. A little threecnrnerpfl trafferlv liptwppn a xi-irtow a 1

machinist and a suitcase has been Borris Permitted noisome and offenscleared up today and thereby hangs ,ive scrchings of the human voice to

a tale cago. . Mrs. Mary E. w nite, or CM-1 stopped off between trains on ' her way to the East. She carried a j suit case containing the ashes of her husband, G. I. White, who was a well I

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who died about one year ago, leaving iwrnnc unit mse and hih net HiKrnvpr mo cuui uuiu ix; itniucu vj vr & y.n iv where a job was awaiting him.. The discovery was made by him when lie opened the bag to select his tools for his day's work. The widow, however, discovered her loss immediately after the exchange had taken place, when in attempting t r. 1 i Te triA cult aCA cho trimi i nroc

too heavy for her. She investigated Piano company, Prof. Borris attorand as a result very promptly fainted, i "eys moved to Quash the affidavit on

A matron was called and Mrs. White was sent to Ft. Pitt hospital where she recovered and later went to the home of a relative in Ben avon, who is connected with the Pennsylvania railroad. This relative immediately got the wires into action and finally located the widow's suit case in New York where It had been turned over to the railroad company by the machinist. All's well that ends well, however, and today both parties to the "tragedy" are happy again with their suit cases speeding to their proper destinations. POSED AS A WOMAN For Thirty Years Did Late "Harriet" Kelly. (Nattonal News Association) Boston, June 23. Stewardess Harriet Kelly burned to death on board the Boston-Nahant steamer "Governor Andrew" last Sunday morning, was a man, although for thirty years he lived, dressed and successfully passed as a woman. An autopsy performed today by Medical Examiner McGrath disclosed the fact that had been carefully guarded even from Kelly's relatives in this country. An amazing phase of the case is that the imposture was so successful that at least three -men in Boston and Wellesley had made proposals of marriage and several wealthy families in the back bay had employed the supposed woman as a domestic. Kelly was born in England thirty years ago, reared and educated there as a girl. When 23 years old Kelly came to Boston as the servant of John Fleming of Brookline. LOCAL SPORTSMEN TO GO TO MILTON Arrangements have been made by the Wayne County Fish and Game association to go to Milton in a body on the 6:30 o'clock interurban next Wednesday evening. There are a number of Miltonites who wish to join the association and become affiliated in its

work of protecting the fish and game'ance.

of the county. The meeting will bej In giving his opinion on the matheld at the Odd Fellows hall and will'ter Mayor Zimmerman said: "Music Include a number of speeches of anjls music and not a noise" and that informal character. Following the teaching music could no more be meeting several small mouth black istofped than the street cars because bass minnows, which were propogated they interfered with the sleep of citiby the county- organization will bej zens. Therefore he quashed the afflplaced In the stream near Milton. Itidavit. is desired that as many of the mem-j Patrolman Hebble was given a bers of the association as may find it j slight rebuke by the mayor when he possible to attend to meet at Eighth I said he believed the officer bad acted and Main streets to take the cax. j a little prematurely. ...

CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE A WINNER

Over Police Despotism, Says Borris, and He Will Not Attempt to Have Officer Hebble "Broken." "Music is music," quoted Mayor Zimmerman in police court this morning, and thereupon he quashed the affidavit charging Prof. Aurele Borris, head of the vocal music department of Earlham college, with maintaining a public nuisance. Prof. Borris smiled broadly, said words to the effect that civilization and culture were vlndi cated, accepted the congratulations of several notable musicians of the city who were present, and bid all a fond good bye, saying he was soon to depart on his vacation. And so it was that in Richmond, Shakespeare's immortal saying that "music hath charms etc," was established as law, even though it did interefere with the day time sleep of a night policeman and cause him to grow so "wrathy as to place the music teacher under arrest. And so it was that the cruel allegations of a merciless prosecuting attorney that Prof. ! emanate from his studio were held as ' . ' . f roundless by Richmond s mayor and ifu uiiii iu wax bu tnnjueui mai ue said aven a little child, such as his uu"f Lau a "",sc " 1. I .tth it. Prof. Borris was asked if he was going to carry out the threat made yesterday that Patrolman Hebble, who preferred the charge, would have to the force, or he (Borris) would resign his position at Earlham. He replied that the affair was now over and that he was going to let it drop. Immediately upon the reading of the affidavit charging the Earlham professor with maintaining a public ! nuisance in the rooms of the Starr Kaunas mat me allegations am not constitute a case under the law. After a short argument by the attorneys Mayor Zimmerman ruled favorably on the motion, declaring the affidavit "no good at all." Patrolman Hebble arrested Prof. Borris yesterday after he had been kept awake for some time by the singing in Prof. Borris' studio. Anyway Richmond has the distinction or rather, some think, the disgrace of being the first city, since the creation, in which such a charge has been made. "For the first time in the world," declared John F. Robbins, counsel for Borris, "this town, which I think has too often assailed laudable enterprises, has arrested a professor for teaching music. In the whole history of litigation, in this country and in Europe, you . cannot find a case where a music teacher was arraigned on a charge such as this." Attorney Robbins paid a high tribute to Prof. Borris as a teacher of music and said that he thought Richmond was very fortunate in securing his services. He said his business was both laudable and lawful. Attorney Robbins declared noises arising from any lawful enterprises, such as factories and Industrial plants, do not make the enterprises public nuisances in the eyes of the law. Music is not an offensive noise, he said, and even if it were the business of teaching music is lawful and hence there are no grounds for prosecution. "You can't have the professor go out into the woods to teach music and he can't instruct his pupils by drawing or by pantomime. The manner in which he is teaching music is the only way it can be done. Prosecuting Attorney Ladd declared In his argument that the singing of beginners is not music at all, but a noise and an offensive one at that. "Beginners haven't any voices," he said, and the result is a conglomeration of noises. He declared that the singing of Prof. Borris pupils was a public nuisance in that it interefered with"" the enjoyment of life by residents on the adjoining public street. Ladd declared that he didn't know the connection of Prof. Borris with Earlham college but that he knew Earlham college had a department of music and that the professor should take his pupils out there for instruc tion where it would not be a nuis-

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Horace Havemeyer, 25 years old, son of the late H. O. Havemeyer, who is defending his father's honor before the "Sugar Trust" investigation committee in Washington. Young Have meyer, when first called to the stand told the committee that it was his am bition to fight the American Sug&r Refining Company to a finish and that he hopes to do so by obtaining control of the National Refining Company of New Jersey. He startled the committee, when he bluntly said that his father controlled the American Sugar Refining Company and organized the trust while owning very little stock in the corporation. He said his father carried out the whole thing on "nerve." A FATHER AND SOU HAVE SAO MEETING Thbmas Gunsaulie Visits Son in Jail on the Latter's Birthday. Broken hearted as a result of the waywardness of his son. Thomas Gunsaulie, who bears a good reputation for honesty and veracity among Milton residents, with whom he has been associated for several years, arrived at the county jtil shortly after day break on Friday to see his son, Guy, held on a burglary charge. This is the young man's thirtieth birthday. The meeting of the father and son in a private apartment in the jail was indeed most touching. Both spent an hour or two together with tears rolling down their cheeks and the son ex pressing deep regret over his fall from grace and begging his father's forgiveness for not obeying his teachings. The father had not beard of his son's predicament until about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. ; He -went to his home immediately spending a restless and sleepless night,-only to arise very early and come to this city that he might comfort his son and -present him a birthday, present ?2 with which .to buy dainties and smoking tobacco, until some disposition is made of his case. , . Father Is Implicated, The father, v. ho is implicated because of the fact stolen property was hidden In his home, seemed to be concerned very little about his own troubles, but was deeply hurt when his son admitted the falsity of the explanations he had made to him when he brought , the property to his father's house, and when he further related his illicit exploits with Earl Dubois, now being sought by the authorities. Although urged to make a full confession to his parent's Guy Guhsalie admitted nothing more than . he had already told to the authorities. When it came time for him to break the unhappy birthday meeting with his father Gunsaulie begged his father to comfort his mother and to bear a "stiff upper lip." - " Less than ten squares away, Susan, the pretty and "pert daughter of the elder Gunsaulie is confined, but he seemed little concerned about her, at least nothing passed between father and son relative to the girl. The girl faces a charge of stealing clothes from Mae Debois. On Thursday the authorities searched the Debois home at Milton, finding much ammunition, and other evidence which they declare is valuable to their case. No further arrests have been made, but several people are under suspicion and further developments are expected to come rapidly within the next few days. The authorities are endeavoring to locate Earl Debois. who, Gunsaulie said, was implicated with him. . . ..

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Says Today, Must Act on Measures Passed by House Before Adjournment. PEOPLE DEMANDING ACTION, HE STATES Voters Will Take No More Excuses and Democrats Would Not Be Justified in Further Delays. (National News Association) Washington, June 23. Predicting an all summer session and declaring the Democratic house intends to stick in Washington until the senate acts upon bills revising various tariff schedules Champ Clark today outlined a tentative program for the Democrats. The party proposes a revision of the entire Payne tariff. The speaker is hopeful a coalition between senate insurgents and Demo-' crats will hold together. In this event he forecasts remedial tariff legislation that will be put directly up to the president either to sign or veto. The speaker declared the public is not in a mood to accept excuses for delay in revising the tariff. The Republican plea that the tariff board "has not made Its report," observed Clark, will npt be received with patience by the country." Board Is Inactive. "The tariff board," said the speaker, "has been in existence something like eighteen months. So far as congress is advised it has learned nothing. . "In view of the recent developments in the senate and a coalition between, Insurgents and Democrats the tariff program of the house will be about as follows: The house will mark time for ten days or two weeks, meanwhile work will progress on the cotton sche-" dule and it may be ready to lay before the. house within three weeks. With cotton out of the way the committee may make better time on some of the less involved schedules in the Payne law. . - ;- . ' "We are going to shoot the tariff bills over to the senate just as fast as we frame them properly and secure their passage in the .house. The cotton schedule probably will be forwarded with the revision of the sugar, iron, steel and other sections. "Representative Clayton has Intro duced a bill to lower duty on sugar and to strike out of the law all reference to Xo. 16 Dutch standard, the retention of which benefits only refiners. "I have seen reports , that the President will veto all tariff legislation enacted in advance of the report of the tariff board. "We cannot help that, if such proves to be the case. We take the position that a general revision of the Payne law is needed and that it is demanded by the people. We would not be justified in further delay and the country Is not Inclined to take any more excuses. - "In light of the situation today I see no prospects for early adjustment. As for house, it is willing to do its part, I believe, and will stay here all summer if necessary in order to give these tariff matters attention. "I can tell you what the house will do with the Root amendment if it? ! added to reciprocity, continued Speaker Clark. We will turn the Root amendment down in short order. BROWNE ATTACKS A CHICAGO REPORTER (National News Association) Springfield, 111., June 23. Lee O'Xeil Browne, twice tried and acquitted of bribing legislators to vote for William Lorimer for U. S. senator, faces arrest today as a result of an attack made last night on O. E. Phillips, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. In the room of Speaker Adkins in the state capitol. Browne.' who is an athlete and a powerful man, struck Phillips twice," knocking him out. Phillips was unconscious for forty minutes and; for a while doctors feared he would not be resuscitated. He was the reporter who revealed evidence against Browne. Phillips had been ill for several months. A NARROW ESCAPE . FOR MERRYMAKERS A hurry up order for township trustee James Howarth to come to a bridge on the Commons road about two miles west of the city was received by the official on Friday morning. During the nigbk, just after a party of young people had passed over the bridge, several of the planks in the floor gave way, making the bridge impassable. The floor was repaired. It was considered fortunate that no one in the party who last passed over the bridge was hurt. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Saturday.