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THAUIIG DAY III RICHMOND WILL BE HAPPYHOLIDAY Fully Fifteen Hundred Poor People in the City Will Be Treated to Regular Turkey Dinners. EASTHAVEN INSANE INMATES TO DANCE They Will Also Be Treated to an Elaborate Feast Plans of Other Institutions in the City. Fully fifteen hundred poor people of Richmond will enjoy big turkey dinners with a variety of vegetables, pie, nd other delicacies, common to the national holiday Thursday, according to the plans announced by the officers of various charitable organizations of the city. The benevolently inclined citizens have been especially liberal this year, and as a consequence, social workers will bring happiness to several hundred homes on the holiday. Special religious exercises will also be observed In many of the churches. A monster turkey dinner at the Fourteenth Street Mission will be the principal undertaking of the Associated Charities. This organization has prepared a feast for over 250 white people, and 125 colored people in ad joining buildings. The meal will con slst of all the dishes associated with Thanksgiving, with several huge turkeys as the leading attraction. The associated charities board announces that invitations are open to all poor people of Richmond, and any who applies will be welcomed. To Distribute Baskets. Twenty baskets containing complete dinners will be distributed by Captain Deuter and his corps of Salvation Army workers Thursday morning. In addition to this work the Army will distribute the food and money j contributed by school children. The children responded heartily to the call sent out by Superintendent Mott Tuesday, and practically every pupil came to school Wednesday with some gift to make Thanksgiving a more joyous occasion for the poor. The donations, from a single apple to full dinner baskets, will be collected by the Salvation Army and taken to the poor Thursday morning. A most elaborate dinner has been planned for the inmates at the Home for Friendless Women. The menu for that institution follows: Roast Chicken with Oyster Dressing. Cranberries Celery Pumpkin Pie Mince Pie Nuts Cake Fruit At Insane Hospital. The observance of the festive day t the Easthaven Hospital will open Wednesday evening when the inmates are to be treated to a dance. At half past nine Thursday morning Rev. S. W. Traum will conduct short religious services at the hospital. Thanksgiving dinner will be served at noon. It Includes turkey, escalloped oysters, cranberries and mince pie. In the evening, local talent will present two short comedies, and a moving picture show Is to close the affair. The employes will have a dance Friday evening. At the Wernle Orphans Home the opening exercises will consist of a morning pilgrimage to church. The eighty children will be entertained with a Thanksgiving dinner at noon. A turkey dinner for twelve will be the feature of the day at the Margaret Smith Home. Practically alt of the churches In Richmond will hold special services either in the morning or afternoon. The Methodist churches will unite and hold a joint meeting at the Fifth Street M. E. church with Rev. A. Cates of Grace church, occupying the pulpit Especially for the day, the directors of the Richmond Art Association have ordered the exhibition of Indiana paintings in the high school art galleries to be opened to the public from two to six, Thursday afternoon. County health commissioner J. E. King states that people can evade indigestion and colds Thursday if they take a long walk both before and after eating. THE WEATHER HIOH SCHOOL OBSERVATION. Forecast tor Richmond and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday. Continued " cold tonight, bnt warmer Thursday. ' Highest temperature in last 24 hours n at 11:30 p. m. Tuesday , Lowest temperature in last 24 hours IS at S a. m. Wednesday. Temperature at 1S:S0 p. m.. today, XX Barometer high and stationary. TATS Probably fair tonight and V Tkureday. Rising temperature. LOCAL Fair tonight and Thursday.

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Er. 3 From Left INSTITUTE PROBE ON BRIBE CHARGES Alleged Bribery Scandal of McNamara Jurors May Be Investigated. (National News Association) LOS ANGELES. Cal., Nov. 29 A special grand jury probably will be summoned to probe the alleged bribery and attempted bribery in connection with jurors called to serve in the trial of James B. McNamara. District Attorney John D. Fredericks today will determine whether or not he will make a formal request of Presiding Judge Button, of the superior court to call the inquisitorial body to investigate the bribery scandal. That other persons besides Bert H. Franklin, already arrested and charged with bribery, George N. Lockwood, the venireman whom it is alleged Franklin bribed, and Captain C. E. White, the "escrow" man. who is al leged to have been given money which was finally to have been paid Lockwood, are Involved in the affair, is the Information in the hands of the prosecutor. At least two other talesman have been approached, it is alleged by attaches of the district attorney's of fice, by persons who have intimated to them that they would be-paid well if McNamara should -be found not guilty, or the present case should result in a mistrial. Definite facts regarding these cases, it is asserted, have been discovered and the information is now in the bands of Captain Fredericks himself. It is on this, and on the statements of a mysterious witness whose name and identity have been carefully guarded that future moves center. That the information may involve men already sworn in as permanent jurors, is one of the many reports which the district attorney has refused to confirm or deny, but that the detectives attached to Fredericks' of fice are watching the manner in which the jurors are guarded, is known. One deputy sheriff has already been transferred from the courtroom to other work in the sheriff's office, be cause Detective Samuel L. Browne, chief of Fredericks, has reported to Judge Boswick that he was careless in handling and another has been reported who, according to the story told the judge, allowed F. D. Green more than half an hour of liberty while he was in his home in Pomona. No suspicion attaches to Green, who U a man of exceptionally high standing, but the fact that a man not known to the deputy was allowed to converse with the juror during this time was the cause of the report Hereafter it has been ordered, that every precaution must be taken that the jurors be guarded from any opportunity whatever for outsiders to approach them. Attorneys for the defense would not today elaborate their statement made late yesterday that they believed the whole thing was a plant and that Franklin would be cleared. They said with emphasis, however, that the defense had nothing in any way to do with furnishing money to be used in any such way as the money paid Lockwood was intended to be used. TO DISCUSS TRUSTS Main Point in the President's Message. CNatlona.1 Ntwa Association) WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Trusts discussed in detail will be the principal feature of President Taft's message to congress next Tuesday. Aa a matter of fact well informed sources declare that the president will treat of nothing but the trusts; that he will not attempt to discuss the proposed abrogation of the Russian treaty, that he will pay little attention to tariff questions, and that this message win be the first since that of 188? in which but one subject will hare been handled.

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SENSATION SPRUNG IN DRjyDE TRIAL State Witness Declares Physician Wanted to Handle Swope Estate. (National News Association) KANSAS CITV. Mo., Nov. 29 The state sprung the first real sensation in

I the second trial of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde!olic churcQ p piu8 x tod bUc. when Stewart Fleming of Tennessee, a , ... . . nephew of Col. Swppe and one of the ly conferred the red bedetta, symbol

executors of the estate, took the witness stand and testified that Swope planned to change his will, giving resi- ! duary estate, estimated to be worth ' 9 1 AAA AAA ...,V.I; l 11 1 1 A r i,u ir u iui a. iruLMii; ait it: i y . lie said Hyde knew of this plan and that after the death of Col. Swope, Hyde

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uunton, another nephew, who died two days before Col. Swope. Under direct examination, Fleming was asked whether he had ever talked with Hyde at other times about the estate. "Yes, Ucular two days after Swope's funeral: Hyde asked me lor an estimate of the value of Swope'a estate. When I gave it to him Hyde began figuring his wife's share and the shares of the oth er ten heirs." This was admitted over the objection of the defense. Judge PorterHeld called Senator Reed to the bench and asked what he proposed to show by this testimony. Reed replied: "We propose to show that Hyde asked Fleming to draw a will for Mrs. Hyde, leaving everything to him; that this was the last step in his scheme to get control of the estate and that it was the consummation of the whole plan." Fleming was not put on the stand at the first trial and this is the Crst time he has told of his talks with Dr. Hyde. DRISCHEL TREATED WAS ELECTED H, f . 1 1 J IS Opponents Overlooked the Purchase of the Campaign Cigars. Marshal Dan Drischel of Cambridge ' City didnt hesitate in treating his friends to boost his candidacy for marshal at the election held Tuesday, November 7th, according to his expense account filed wkh circuit court; ! clerk, George Matthews. His oppon-

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ents. Willard Ulrica and Clarence E. "7 ' Z r-r3 rY Wonnell. did not treat, and they had f1 . . t. F Civo, the , , insignia of his tnvestitnte. nominal expense account Also theyj RO to y, to per. were rather badly defeated. ! form a -BUar offlce for IniY Olin the itemized expense statement mut and tben proCeed to the other of the popular marshal, who has re- cardianls. The absent cardinals will duced the lawlessneasln the town to nke oath to come to Ilome next year almost a minimum. Mr. Drtacnel de- for the fct consistory which will clares he spent approximately $8 for he,d on EasterTkoii It is likely the campaign cigars, a dollar for an adver- of 19tk canHnai created at tisement in the Cambridge City Trtb- Monday's secret consistory will be une, and fifty cents for making the made public, itemised statement made out and ,

sworn to before a deputy. The only other Cambridge City candidate who acknowledges treating his friends Is William E. AustU, elected trustee. After the election he spent 84 for cigars to treat his friends. The other candidates for office, including Douglass C. HoUoweU, for trustee from the fourth ward. Ellis D. Filby, for trustee from the fifth ward. C. W. Routh, for treasurer, Felix W. Dirk, for clerk, Richard H. Ressler. for treasurer, and Williary Ulrica, for marshal, spent $1.50 each. These expenses were incurred in an announcement published n the Cambridge City paper and for making out the affida vit, Clarence E. Wonnell was the only one who distributed cards and his expenses were a dollar heavier than the other non treating candidates by virtue of his campaign method. Candidates for election to Milton offices also filed statements, each averring that he had spent nothing in seeking the office.

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Catholic Church A FINAL CEREMONY FOR VATICAN TODAY Red Bedettas Were Conferred on the New Cardinals by the Pope. (National News Association) ROME, Nov. 29 With all the im pressive ceremony of the Roman Cath of the cardinalate, upon thirteen of the new cardinals who were created Monday, among them Cardinal Falconio, Farley and O'Connell of the United States. Each cardinal as he advanced bePope. Hereafter the only mark of honor in greeting the pontiff will be the kissing of the Pope's hand as the cardi nals have been elevated to the dignity The new cardinals proceeded To the vaticau accompanied by their suites and to receive at the Pope's own hands the insignia of their high office. With the bt-detta was. given the accompanying skull cap of red. Cardinal Falconio was driven from the Franciscan monastery of St. Anthony; Cardinal Farley from the hotel Bristol and Cardinal O'Connell from the Hotel Quirinal. Cardinal Farley who holds the distinction of being the head of the largest American diocese was accompanied to the Vatican by Mgr. W. O. Murphy and J. V. Lewis and a nephew, the Rev. Father John H. Farley. Mgr. Lewis is Cardinal Farley's secretary. Pope Pius was accompanied by a gorgeous retinue of prelates of his household in purple robes. Their showing was almost as resplendent as that of the cardinals themselves. Pope Pius was born aloft in the famous Sedia gestatoria which was carried by Swiss guards in brilliant uniforms. After leaving the chair the pontiff seated himself upon the papal throne. Around him were members of ancient Roman nobility, his sisters and nieces, the grand master of the order, of St. ul nana, uiciuucib ut luc uipitr . matic corps and others. Admittance was by ticket but only a fraction of jthe great number who sought to view jthe spectacle could be accommodated. The thirteen cardinals entered in temn Procion- Eft after kissing th Pope s hand delivered his special fdress. which had been prepared for occasion. Each cardinal knelt as e caD Dlaoed on nl ..... . . . . D x.a DIIE PR0BE CLOSED Controller Bay Committee Quits Work. (National Kewt Association) WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. The practical abandonment of the Controller Bay investigation so far as the Ryan claims and the Dick to Dick letters are concerned was announced today by Chairman Graham of the interior department investigating committee, acting on the advice of Louis E. Brandels, counsel. Jfr. Brandels wrote the chairman of the bouse committee that nince Ryan ha& withdrawn one of his claims on the Controller Bay the object of the committee has been obtained, and that no further action by

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NOVE3IBER 29, 1911.

REACTIONARIES DESPERATE EFFORT TO BOOST Morgan and Standard Oil In terests Sending Out Letters to Get the Sentiment Over the Country. LA FOLLETTE AND ROOSEVELT STRONG Western Senators and Repre sentatives Report the West Favors These Two Roose velt Is Attacked. CNatlonal News Association) Y'ASHINGTOX, Nov. 29. A move ment has been started among reactionary interests 'n the Republican party to bring about the voluntary retirement of President Taft as a candidate for re-election, with the view of nominating associate justice Hughes of the U. S. supreme court. Morgan and Standard Oil interests have sent out from New York thousands of letters to their business correspondents, pointing out that Taft is not available as a candidate and ask if Hughes would meet popular expectations in the west and the middle west. The Hughes movement has attained considerable momentum in New England. POLITICS BUZZING. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Presidential politics is setting in anew in Washington. Senators and representatives are arriving by every train to be here for the opening of congress, Monday. They are talking only of the outlook for next year. The Republicans are gloomy at the prospects of having to ttand for Taft in another campaign. Western senators and representatives say that Roosevelt sentiment is very strong, but if Roosevelt refuses in advance tc permit his name to'go before the convention, theuf La Follette will sweep the territory west of the Mississippi. J ROOSEVELT ATTACKED. WAflHiNOTON, NovJW. .WHbiti quiet dignity-of a patriarch expounding the Gospel and the law the venerable Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, famed as a banker and economist, one time friend of the former president, now long since broken of his faith, told the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce Tuesday afternoon that in 1904 he was told that Theodore Roosevelt bargained for and secured the presidency of the United States with the promise of such legislation as the railroad companies desired. Making his denunciation even more bitter, as the committee sat in stunned silence, Mr. Barker declared that in the panic of 1907, Mr. Roosevelt, following his bent, had deliberately sacrificed the nation to the interests of the money kings. "I told him he had either to choose to break the country of the gamblers," Mr. Barker said, impressively, "then he called Mr. Knox and Mr. Root and Mr. Cortelyou. He plunged money into Wall street. He broke the country, but he saved the gamblers. Members of the committee looked somewhat incredulous, and Mr. Barker added, "I wish Mr. Roosevelt were here." "I wish he were," said Mr. Townsend. "It would be interesting." Heard It on Broadway. This unexpected bomb came at the close of a day of dry, dogmatic testimony. Seth Low, of New York, had set forth his remedies for the trusts, and William L. Royall, of Richmond, explained why the Sherman antitrust law is unconstitutional. Then Mr. Barker, with bushy, gray eyebrows and snow white hair went upon the witness stand. If any member of the committee knew the patriarchal banker had a startling tale to unfold he gave no sign. In a quiet conversational tone, onbroken by gestures, Mr. Barker was discussing the evils of the railroad situation with particular reference to the present enormous capitalization when he said: "The story I am about to mention has never been told in public I have spoken of it to a few of my friends un der secrecy. But I believe that in connection with the subject now before this committee it ought to he known. "I was walking down Broadway, New York, one morning about three or four weeks before the election in 1904 when I was met by one of the great money kings of that city. He was one of the most successful of New York's business men and a pow er in Wall street. I shall not name him, for he is now dead, bnt you probably will be able to guess who he was as I proceed. Said Bargain Was Made. "Knowing that I was opposed to the election of Mr. Roosevelt, this financi er said to me: "Well, we are going to elect Roosevelt.' "Why. I said in some sarprise, 1 thought you were going to elect Alton B. Parker - . "'No, be replied, we have become afraid of him. We are for Roosevelt

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HURLS A BOX CAR OFF RIVER E Two Pennsylvania Freight Trains in a Spectacular Wreck Wednesday, Witnessed by Large Crowd. CREWS OF TRAINS ESCAPED INJURIES One Train Was Stationary on the Bridge When Another Freight, East Bound, Dashed Into It. In the middle of the Pennsylvania railroad bridge over the Whitewater river, second section of east bound freight train No. 72 crashed into the rear end of extra freight train. No. S379, at noon' Wednesday, hurling one freight car, loaded with packed meats, into the river and demolishing several others, but injuring none of the crews. It is charged that Engineer Eskey, of No. 72, was running his big engine at a speed he could not immediately control. This, it is alleged, was the cause of the most serious wreck which has occurred on the bridge in years, and which tied up the south track for several hours. The miracle of the accident was that none of the members of either crew was injured, not even scratched. The caboose of the extra train, which was not moving when struck, was deserted by the crew, -including Conductor C. F. McCarthy, flagman Jack Irwin and brakeman Bowman, all of Indianapolis, shortly before the wreck took place. The caboose was practically demolished and ground under the engine, and the remainder telescoped on the nose of the engine,- fire starting in the car and practically destroying its ruins. Stuck to Their Posts. Engineer Eskey on second 72 and his fireman, Moore, both of Indianapolis stuck to their posts and fortunately for them, the engine remained on the tracks, despite the fact that much of the debris of the caboose collected on the rails, and might easily have derailed the engine and tender. Cendacterfmsji'TJBnnall and his flagman andbrakematl were stationed near the rear of the train when the collision came. Although jolted, they were able to keep their places on top of the freight cars. Happening just about the time the shopmen were returning from lunch, there were many eye witnesses. It was most spectacular, especially when the carload of beef was forced several feet in the air, then toppled over the side of the bridge, plunging one hun dred feet below into the river. According to the crew on the extra that train had stopped in order to cut out some cars which were consigned here. The caboose was located about the middle of the bridge. A few min utes later second freight No. 72 roun ded the curve from the west and though flagged by flagman Irwin the engineer was not able to bring his train to a stop in time to avoid the collision, which was of such impact that the engine drove its nose half way into the caboose and pushed the extra stationary train about fifty feet along the bridge. Some of the box cars on the second 72 were derailed and broken considerably, but only the one car loaded with pork and other packed meats, was hurled from the bridge. It seemed to double up, according to witnesses. then recoil and spring from the rail over the bridge. Damage to the company is inestima ble, just at present inasmuch as the company officials have not had time to make an examination of the wreck age and also because it was impossi ble to ascertain if any damage had been done to ths bridge. The Western Union telegraph company had a small loss, its wires from Indianapolis being broken by the box car which fell into the river. Both trains were on the In dianapolis division. Members of both crews were from that city. HBEMEDJEPT BUSY Four Alarms Within a Short Time. Four alarms of fire kept the fire department busy yesterday afternoon. One was a false alarm and the other three originated from defective flues, no damage resulting. The fire alarm, about 4:30 o'clock called hose companies Nos. 1, 2 and 4, and the nook and ladder truck to Eighth and Main streets. When the firemen arrived they found that there was no fire, bnt that plumbers on the roof of the Vanghan building has caused quite a little smoke by a small plumber's heating store. Hardly had the' wagons started for their respnctlve houses when the second alarm, at 413 Sooth Ninth street, was turned in. The other two fires, at Sot Sooth Twelfth street and 40 Sooth Twelfth street, were turned in a shortly after 5 o'clock, in quick succession. The quick arrival of the hose companies prevented any serious dam-

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NANKING OCCUPIED WEDNESDAY BY THE REBELS City Was Stormed by Revo lutionists and Taken After Desperate Resistance by the Manchus. MISSIONARIES ARE SLAIN IN YUN NAN Conditions in Manchuria Have Become Critical and Japan Is Sending Many Troops There Now. (National News Association) NANKING, Nov. 29. (8 p. m. by wireless to Shanghai). The rebel army which has held this city under siege for a fortnight invested the city in a combined attack late this after noon. The revolutionaries entered simultaneously by four gates. The city was stormed in one of the fiercest attacks of the revolution. The attack was accomplished by heavy artillery fire from the rebel batteries. At the Ming Tombs gate, the principal point of entrance to the city, the fighting was severe. The imperialists stubbornly resisted the attack and fought bravely to beat back the rebels but in vain. DIPLOMAT RECALLED. TOKIO. Nov. 29 It Is reported from Pekin that M. Korostpvetx, Russian minister to China, has been unexpectedly recalled, and that he will leave for St. Petersburg on Friday. This move is said to be the forerunner of a new Russian policy towards China. FOREIGNERS KILLED. HONGKONG, Nov. 29. Three foreign missionaries have. been murdered by rebels in Yun Nan province, according to word received here today by the Rev. Father Robert, chief pastor of the foreign missions in Hongkong. The three foreign missionaries killed were Rev. Father Castanet and Doctors Legendre and Patimey. In addition several native priests and six converted Chinese children were CRITICAL CONDITION. TOKIO, Nov. 29. Conditions la Manchuria have become critical as a result of the Chinese revolution and Japan is sending large bodies of troops there to preserve her interests. A Japanese army is being landed and held at Niu-chang. Official advices received today stated that Chinese agitators throughout Manchuria are working for an uprising and that the movement to mako the country a separate nation is suming serious proportions. TO WARN RAUCHERS RACED 0(1 HAIIDCAR Women Helped Husbands tx Spread Warning of Forest Fires. (X&tlonal News Association! LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29. Braving death in a forest fire, Mrs. May K. Rindge, owner of the 84,000,000 Rlndge estate; her son Frederick and his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Samnel Rindget pumped a handcar for miles over theRindge estate, until stopped by heavy, sand, in an effort to warn ranchers. Fire Warden C. E. Gilton, of 8anta Monica, who has returned from the fire zone, told of seeing the handcar, manned by the women, passing ' a camp well up in the mountains. Mrs. Rindge's hands were blistered and raw, be said, for she and the other women were aiding the men. Gilton said the party passed on after shouting to them to worn all to take every precaution possible, as the flames were fast sweeping over the ranch. Six lives were lost and many lire fighters injured, two perhaps fatally j a dozen mountain rangers' homes were destroyed, and property , worth $500,000 has been destroyed on the line of the fire. It is twenty miles long and is spreading in many directions in the Santa Monica range of mountains Thirty thousand acres) have been burned over, and- the flames are burning with renewed fierceness, having: doubled back toward Santa Monica after advancing almost to the Ventura county line. Santa Monica's water supply may be cot off before the fires are checked. Homes of fishermen fat Port Los Angeles were only a few hundred rods from' the advancing wall of flames. SUDDENLY STRICKEN Charles Border, a moulder at Robinson foundry, suffered an attack of pleurisy and neuralgia while working, about nine o'clock, this mornins. Physicians were called and Mr. Border was removed -to his home, 231 flichmond avenue, in the city ambor lance.

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