Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 366, 9 November 1911 — Page 1

RIG MONB PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 360. RICHMOND, IXD., THURSDAY EVEXIMi. NOVEMBER 9. 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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CAMPFIELD STATES THREAT NOT BLUFF ACTIONJSJKAHTED Promises to Withdraw Bid for Water Contract Nov. 30 if No Action Has Been Taken Then.

The First Transcontinental Flyer INDEPENDENCE HAS BEEN DECLARED BY CHINESE AT CANTON

WHITEWATER TAKES A DEEP BREATH OF HEARTFELT RELIEF Compromise Effected Thursday in . Jones-Wallingford Slander Suit, and Skeletons Cease Rattling.

AMERICA PAYS ITS TRIBUTE TO GREAT OHIO TOWNS VIED GIVING LOCAL OF PARTY GLAD HAND

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BOARD MEMBERS TO ENTER NO PROTEST

Will Allow Campfield to Leave the Field Without Saying a Word Urging Him to Stay in It. Emphatically denying his statement that the bond filed in connection with the water works bid by the E. M. Campfield company will be withdrawn by November 30 in case the city does not act upon the bids by that time, is an attempt to bluff the city into accepting his proposal, E. M. Campfield this morning handed the board of works another communication. In this Mr. Campfield said he had been informed that some members of council and the board of vorks believe his statement was not sincere. He reiterates that the bid will be absolutely withdrawn by the time specified unless some favorable or decisive action Is taken. Air. Campfield's letter was read at the meeting of the board this morning. Upon motion of Mayor Zimmerman the letter was placed on file with no discussion other than a question asked by President Hammond as to whether Campfield can legally withdraw the $100,0(10 surety bond. In answer to this interrogative City Attorney Gardner opined that he could do no anytime before the bid was accepted. Board to Stand Pat. From the attitude taken by Mayor Zimmerman and other city officials it 1b presumed that nothing will be done to urge Campfield to extend the time nd that he will be allowed to withdraw his bid without a protest on the part of the officials. In the communication Mr. Campfield recites the advantages of his bid over that of the Richmond City Water Works, saying that the city should ac cept his proposition because it will save water consumers the meter charges and 10 per cent from the present rates; that his rates are one-half those of his competitor; that it will save the city $8 on each fire hydrant; give the city free water, excepting school buildings and eliminate the perpetual franchise. He says that if the bid is accepted a complete set of plans and specifications setting forth the kind of plant to be erected and improvements will be furnished the city, and another surety bond of $100,000 will be filed guaranteeing the faithful performance of the contract and the fulfillment of ' all conditions of the franchise. The letter in full follows: Campfield's Letter. Having fully decided to withdraw our bond filed with the board of public works in connection with our water works proposal for the franchise and contract and having been informed that some of the members of the council and board of public works seem to believe our intention is in doubt. We wish to advise you that on November 30, 1911, we shall withdraw our bond, unless notified to some favorable or decisive action before that time. If the members of the board of public works and the common council wish to take advantage of our low bid, we will be pleased to take the matter up with them. While desiring to give the city all the time reasonably required to consider the merits of the two bids, the money market conditions require us to ask you to come to some definite conclusion in the very near future. In the mean time if there is anything in our proposal which is not sufficiently clear or positive we shall be glad to meet the board and council in further conference. Our bid is so very much lower than that of our competitor and is so generally understood as to render it apparent to all that we are legally entitled to the award. We believe now that you have the lowest bid that will be filed with you for the water franchise and contract (Continued on Page Twelve) THE WEATHER STATE Rain tonight and Friday; j warmer in northeast portion Cloudy In northwest. LOCAL Rain tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Rain and warmer tonight and Friday. Highest temperature In last 24 hours 48 at 11:30 a. m. Thursday. Lowest temperature In last 24 hours 32 at 6a. m. Thursday. Temperature at 11:30 a. m.. 48. Barometer High (30 inches) and' falling. I Note A colder period is expected ! before Sunday, i

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Calbralth P. Rodgers who arrived in Pasadena, Cal., after making a trip by aeroplane from New York City, traveling the entire distance of 4.2:'7 miles in fifty days from the start, his actual flying time being only 82 hours and four minutes, and making an average speed of 51 miles an hour. On his arrival in Pasadena on Sunday, November 5th, he was greeted by more than ten thousand wildly enthusiastic people, who showered him with flowers and acclaimed him as the world's greatest aviator.

SUSPECT WOMAN OF Chicago Police Unearth Another Mystery in Death of John M. Quinn. (National News Association) CHICAGO, Nov. 9. Discovery that Mrs. John M. Quinn's first husband. Warren Thorpe, had been shot to death, supposedly by a burglar, in the same manner as Quinn had been killed, led the police today to believe that they had in custody a slayer of husbands, who may have left behind her a trail of death. Quinn was shot while in bed at 4 o'clock in his home at 11050 Michigan avenue. Mrs. Quinn declared she had awakened just in time to see a masked burglar fire the fatal bullet into her husband's body. Announcement by the physician, who examined the dead man's body that the bullet had come from a revolver held less than eight inches from the body and the discovery of a 38 calibre revolver, containing an exploded shell, hidden in the bathroom of the Quinn home, led the police to doubt Mrs. Quinn's story. She was taken into custody as a suspect. When examined she admitted having been married twice, but failed to tell the police of her marriage to the other. They finally uncovered her life as Mrs. Thorpe in Jackson. Mich., and there learned from the police that the death of her first husband was almost identical with, that of Quinn. Mrs. Quinn the Mrs. Thorpe, was held by the Jackson police for several weeks, but unable to obtain any evidence against her, she was released. Shortly before Thorpe's death his mother died under mysterious circumstances. The police also found a son of Thorpe, who always believed the woman knew more about his father's death than she had told. He will arrive in Chicago today to confront the suspected woman. HUNT DESERTER Authorities here have received word from the war department to be on the outlook for Wayne L. Rhodes, a private in the United States Army who was enlisted in Company A, ISth infantry, at Whipple Barracks. Arizona. The accused is alleged to have deserted. February S. 1911. He formerly resided at Centerville and the war department asks that his old home be watched. A fifty dollar reward is offered for his arrest and return to the nearest military authority. UNIQUE PRISONER Probably the only man who has ever been arrested by the local police, who carried a tooth brush with him. is Fred Eastern, "pinched" on the charge of drunk and begging by Patrolmen Tingling and Wenger last evening shortly after 9 o'clock. In the city court this morning he was fined l and costs by Mayor Zimmerman,

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MYSTERY WOMAN IS SPRUNGJfDEPENSE Bessie Kent, Bigamous Wife of Dr. Webster, Said to Be Found.

(National News Association) CHICAGO, Nov. 9. Informed that Bessie Kent, the bigamous wife of Dr. Harry Elgin Webster, whom Webster three times confessed he murdered near Dixon, 111., is living in seculsion in aMnistee, Mich., Francis Calhoun, attorney for the accused physician, today said he would at once send a detective to Manistee to investigate. "If the girl is alive, you may be certain that she will be brought back here,' said Callahan. "Her appearance of course, would free Dr. Webster without trial. "I consider the report worth investigation because the corpus delecti was never proved. "The clothes of the dead woman have not been mound, not the slightest little piece of them. Dr. Thomas, a brother-in-law of Bessie Ken, identified her body by dental work he had done for he girl. We have positive knowledge that Bessie Kent had dental work done in at least five other places after Dr. Thomas did work for her, so his identification of his work would be almost impossible. "None of the dead girl's supposed relatives, with the exception of the doctor, viewed the body. Dr. Webster is awaiting trial in the jail at Oregon, 111. He has not expressed regret for killing Bessie Kent, and has declared that he knew no peace from the moment he met her till she had gone out of his life. NEW YORKJENACED Health Endangered by Street Workers' Strike. NEW YORK, Nov. 9 With the health of 5,000,000 people in Greater New York menaced as the result of a strike called late last night which caused 2,500 employes of the street ; cleaning department to stop work. many forces united today in an effort to induce the men to return to work. They struck as a protest against night work and as a result the usual removal of garbage was made impossible. If this condition keeps up medical authorities fear epidemics will ensue. The strike almost completely tied up the street cleaning department. OIL AND GAS BOOM ON IN ABINGTON The Doddridge Oil and Gas company, incorporated recentiy when signs of oil were discovered in Abington and Washington townships, are leasing the land in that community. The oil and gas rights are being leased for twenty-five cents an acre. Already derricks have been located on the ground and the company is much encouraged over the ouUook.

Revolutionist Flag Unfurled Over City Most Radical Want a Republic, Not a Limited Monarchy.

POWERS PREPARE TO DEFEND INTERESTS Russian Cossacks Cross Border, French Gunboats Anchored Off Coast, While English Muster Troops. (National News Association) CANTON, Nov. 9 Rebels hoisted the revolutionary flag at noon today, formally declaring their independence. RUSSIANS ARRIVE. TIENTSIN, Nov. 9. A detachment of Cossacks, the first of the Russian troops to appear in China in the present emergency, arrived today. A French gunboat is anchored near the viceroy's residence to afford refuse if he is compelled to flee. The main division of the Manchu army, on which the throne depended for defense, were defeated by the revolutionists and are retreating northward to Pao Ting, where another decisive battle probably will occur tonight. ENGLAND MAY ACT. HON KONG, Nov. 9 Great Britain has prepared for the worst in China. Warships are being sent to the points where the gravest menace faces British lives and interests. The cruiser Handy and a torpedo boat will arrive at Canton either late today or tonight. The destroyer Rosario is proceeding to Amoy. Large numbers of British soldiers are being marshaled upon the Indian frontier and will be rushed across the line into China should their services be necessary. There are also heavy forces of English soldiers, here. and at Tien Tsin. REBELS HELD OFF. NANKING, Nov. 9 Fighting between rebels and imperialist troops intrenched on Purple Hill was resumed shortly after daybreak. The slopes of the hill bore evidence of the reckless bravery which the rebels showed in trying to capture the imperialist redoubts. They were strewn with dead soldiers. From their commanding position, the imperialists poured a deadly fire upon the rebel forces. The revolutionary artillery tried to dislodge the government forces after the futility of charges was seen but the shells had little effect. MANCHUS TERRORIZED. PEKING, Nov. 9 A battle between Manchu troops and the rebel army which is reported to be marching on Pekin is expected at Pao Ting where the defenders were ordered to make a last stand against the invaders. Gen. Chang Shao Tsen, commander of the rebel army in northern China, is one of the most radical of the revolutionary leaders. He declares that he will exert all his influence in the movement to establish a republic in China instead of a limited monarchy. He favors a president and the splitting up of the nation to states. Manchus in the capital sent out a cry for help today through fear of a slaughter. The city is held under rigid martial law. Anti-Manchus are showing their hostility to the government with a hitherto unknown boldness, and the revolutionary tri-color of red, white and blue is a well known sight even within the shadow of the palace walls. Although the national assembly is meeting daily its actions for peace are without effect. PREFERS WHIPPING TO HIS EXECUTION Bodily punishment "listened" better to a youthful negro who was brought before the police today than the idea of being fined or "executed." The negro, whose name the police refuse to disclose, thought he would have some fun last evening so he gathered a number of broken pieces of glass and threw them on the porch of a neighbor. The neighbors believed from the racket which the glass made that every window in the house had been broken. The police were notified. The negro youth was found and admitted he was guilty. He asked Day Sergeant McXally what would be done with him. "We'll either hang you, file charges against you or give you a whipping," McXally replied, ""Which do you want?" "Wall, I'll jess tell you alls,' the youth began. Til jess take a whippin' cause I need dat money fo which I'd have to pay de fine and I needs ma life cause I'm goin to get married." i x ne negro vis seat, iu ine nouse I with instruction .from the police to remove the, glass and apologize.

SETTLEMENT TERMS APPEAR VERY HAZY

Jones Alleges He Received $200, but Attorneys for Wallingford Deny that He Got Any Cash Balm. Many people in the town of Whitewater and Franklin township breathed sighs of relief Thursday when they learned the $5,000 damage suit for alleged slander, instituted in the Wayne circuit court by Dr. Arthur H. Jones, the physician, druggist and general storekeeper, against Manford B. Wallingford a retired farmer, had been dismissed. Family skeltons have now quit rattling and General Tranquility now rules over the community. Dame Scandal has taken her departure. Great pressure from outside sources was brought to bear upon the litigants, according to a report current in the court room among the attorneys and attaches, to compromise the case. Dr. Jones declared -he was satisfied to have a compromise reached, while Wallingford, who is known as "Doc," afterward said he was satisfied, but was not at all anxious to have the case so abruptly ended. The court record shows that the case was dismissed at the defendant's cost on motion of the physician. The court costs will amount to les than $75 it is understood. Dr. Jones says that he agreed to the compromise on the promise of the defendant to pay him $200 damages. , "Doc" Wallingford's attorneys, Wilfred Jessup and Fred White, in speaking for their client, denied that any such judgment had been agreed upon, declaring further that the case was dismissed without even the formality of a retraction being made by the defendant. On January 19, 1911, following a revival service at the Methodist church, at Whitewater, in which Dr. Jones declares the preacher exhorted his small congregation to settle grievances between each other, Walingford, Jones allged, at the conclusion of the services denounced Jones by calling him a saloonist and a mal practitioner. He damanded that the physician be driven out of town. He said, it is alleger, that so long as the physician remained no revival service could be a success. In his complaint Jones alleged Walingford had publicly accused him of killing unborn children. Dr. Jones said these charges were made to Mrs. Mary Wright. In February the action for civil damages for alleged slander was instituted. The trial was set for Wednesday, but Wednesday it was postponed until Thursday. Jones had about fifteen witnesses subpoenaed to testify in his behalf. Wallingford had about forty or fifty witnesses on whom he relied to prove the truth of his assertions. Practically every family in Franklin township was in some way connected with the case, because of its nature and the prominence of the principals. At the opening of the court attorney Henry U. Johnson, representing Jones, moved to dismiss the second and third paragraphs of the complaint. The regular jurors who were gathering were ordered to the jury room and while they were waiting to be called to the jury box the compromise was effected. CORNERSTONE OF SCIENCrCHURCH Was Laid Wednesday Afternoon and Ceremon-ies Were Very Simple. The corner stone for the new edifice of the First Church of Christ Scientists was laid late yesterday afternoon. The church is being erected between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets on North A, and is to be of the bungalow type. Only the building committee, composed of W. F. Spangler, chairman, John B. Maag, secretary, C. R. St. John, treasurer, Grant Wiggins and Ada Converse and members of the official board attended the ceremony. The services which opened at 4:45 o'clock consisted of reading from the Bible, from Science and Health with key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, followed by the Lord's praper. The box containing the Bible, Science and Health Manual of the Mother church, by-laws of the branch church, the daily Monitor and copies of the J Richmond daily papers, deposited in the northwest cornerstone. It is expected that the church will be completed by February 1 and great , headway is being made on the work, j It was started about three weeks ago. jThe church will have a seating capaj city of 220 and will cost approximately $C000. Rough brick is being used in the construction and asbestos shingles vtuL be used on the roof,

President Taft Dedicates the Lincoln Memorial at Hodgenville. Ky., and Delivers an Address.

GOVERNOR OF STATE ALSO MADE ADDRESS Lincoln Was the "Most Abused Man Ever in Public Life" Was the Declaration of the President. (National News Association) HODGENV1LLE, Ky., Nov. 9 President Taft today dedicated the Lincoln farm, a splendid granite structure which enshrines the humble log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born 102 years ago. The memorial building with the land, has been perpetuated at a cost of $125,000 and it was today turned over to the government through President Taft. Chiseled into the granite on one side of the structure is this inscription: "Here, over the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born, destined to preserve the Union and free the slaves, a grateful people have dedicated this memorial to Unity, Peace and Brotherhood among these states." The dedication exercises today were in charge of Gov. Willson and Col. Andrew Cowan, of Louisville. Besides a speech by President Taft, others were made by Chief Justice White and Gen. John C. Black. President Taft left Louisville for Hodgenville at 9:30 o'clock this morning. He remains here until late this afternoon. President's Address. President Taft said in part: Few men have come into public promfnence who came absolutely from the soil as did Abraham Lincoln. It is difficult to imagine the lack of comfort, accommodation, and the necessities of life that there were in the cabin in which he was born. With an illiterate and shiftless father, and a mother who, though of education and force, died before he reached his youth, hiB future was dark indeed. In the step-mother that his father found for him, however, he had a woman of strength and character and of education enough to assist him. The almost squalor in which he passed his early life made him familiar with the sufferings, thoughts and sympathies of the plain people; and when he came to great power, his understanding of their reasoning and of their views gave him an advantage in interpreting their attitude which cannot be overstated. He was not slow, but he was cautious, deliberate, attentive as befitted one who insisted on establishing every proposition he adhered to by oriI ginal reasoning from fundamental pos1 1 1 '1 1 e 1 n u'aa 'i lawvor anri Q arert one. He studied his cases hard, and he prepared his arguments with the force and clearness that might have been expected from one of his mental makeup. His mind was luminous with truth. A MILITARY GENIUS. With no knowledge of military strategy he developed out if his own study a cleverness of perception and a common sense view of the needs of the army which made his litters models of strategic suggestion. In the outset, Mr. Lincoln encountered the difficulties that fall to the lot of any responsible head of a government, difficulties which are intensified by the greatness of the issues at band, but which all have the same characteristics when they arise from the overzeal of moral reformers. Those who wished slavery abolished felt toward ; Mr. Lincoln a greater degree of hatred and cqntempt during the two years of his administration than even the rebels themselves. Brooking no delay, accepting every excuse as a mere pretext, they pounced upon Mr. Lincoln with emphatic denunciation and bitter j attack, but he knew better than they i what was necessary before he took the ! step of emancipation they were supj pressing. j No man in public life was ever so i much abused by his friends as Lincoin. The contrast between his posiI tion in history and the description of him by his friendly critics during the civil war can hardly be credited. SEEK APPOINTMENT Five applicants for Perry township ' assessor to succeed the late George j Cook have been filed with county aud- ! itor Dereas S. Coe, w-ho has the api pointive power. John Bowman, who is one of the applicants, filed with the , auditor a petition for his appointment j which was signed by 100 voters and taxpayers. LYDIA THOMAS WILL The will of the late Lydia A. Thomas, who died at her home in Whitewater, on October 27. was probated in ! the Wayne circuit court on Thursday. ! Charles T. Wiley is named executor. S The personal property of the decedent lis of the probable value ot 11,000.,

Richmond Trade Boosters "Arrested" at Eaton and Found Guilty of Paying Eaton a Compliment.

MAYOR OF ELDORADO GREETS DELEGATION And School Children Lined the Streets Waving Flags Lewisburg, Ohio, Sent Out Pilot Automobile. "Pull together and don't pull crossways!" was the general sentiment of the Richmond Commercial Club "boosters" expressed by Charles W. Jordan in the court house at Eaton Wednesday afternoon. The 56 mile jaunt into Ohio was made by nearly eighty local business men, who covered the distance in nineteen automobiles bedecked with signs describing the "panic proof city," and inviting the residents of the surrounding country to visit Richmond. The journey was very successful, and the unanimous opinion of these who made up the party was that the trip had ac complished much good for business in this city. "Pinched- at Eaton. When the party arrived in Eaton they were at once "placed under arrest" and taken to the court room. Judge Risinger had dismissed a trial in order to give an immediate hearing to the Richmond men. Judge Risinger found the Richmond delegation of paying Eaton the best social compliment ever received from any neighboring town. He told the local men that they were doing more for themselves than they could realize by going on the expedition. The judge said "Reciprocity! all on one side is to be condemned, but I believe in this case reciprocity works both ways and is beneficial to the community." Judge T. G. Brumbarger, Mayor-elect George Kelley, both of Eaton, Charles Jordan, S. E. Swayne and Adam Bartel also gave short talks praising Eaton and the reception given the local boosters. Eldorado Is Cordial. The entire population of Eldorado, Ohio, appeared on the streets to extend a welcome to the Richmond delegation. The schools of the town were dismissed when the party arrived, and a crowd of children lined both sides of the road at the village limits, waving American flags as a greeting to the Richmondites. Many homes in the town were adorned with flags and other decorations in honor of the visit. Welcoming the visitors in the Masonic Temple, Mayor J. C. Juday, of Eldorado, remarked that his townsmen were glad to get acquainted with the heads of the firms they had been dealing with for so many years. President Swayne of the Richmond Club, responded to the welcome; Eben Louck, a former resident of Eldorado, and Dr. Tucker of Eldorado, also spoke. C. W. Jordan announced that the delegation came not as boasters, roasters, or roosters, but as boosters. A Lewisfcurg Feast. E. C. Bunger, proprietor of the St. Elmo Hotel, at Lewisburg, prepared a sp ecial dinner for the visitors and the thirteen chickens which he provided made a deep impression on the Richmondites. Following is the menu: Vegetable Soup Celery Mixed pickles Chicken fricassee Roast beef crown gracy. Brown potatoes Sweet potatoes Escalloped oysters Lettuce salad Potato salad Green peas Cream slaw French cream pie Hot mince pie Tapioca custard pudding ; Salt wafers Cream cheese Tea Coffee Milk I In the town hall, following the meal, j Mayor G. M. Kumler welcomed the guests to the village. S. E. Swayne, John Zwissler and W. K. Bradbury spoke briefly on the objects of the trip. Charles Jordan thanked the Lewisburg men for furnishing a pilot car to conduct the party the entire distance from West Manchester to the hotel. Sandwiches and coffee were served in the K. of P. Hall at New Madison. The lunch was especially delightful, as the company had just completed one of the longest and coldest parts of the evcursion. S. E. Swayne, W. R. Hageman, and Mayor I. S. Wanger addressed the party. Following the speeches, a short inspection trip through the town was made. Ohio Roads are Best. The roads in Ohio were unanimously conceded to be much better than those across the state line. But few bad stretches were encountered, and the good repair in which the highways were kept, especially the manner of scraping, brought forth much favorable comment. The Ohio commissioners also seem to have taken a good initiative in the matter of bridges, for nearly every small stream was bridged by a new concrete structure, in place of the wooden affairs, one of which nearly caused a bad accident on the trip a week ago. The Richmond men made a serious j. Con tinned oa Page SgvenJ.