Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 25, 4 December 1911 — Page 1

AJND SUN-TELEGRAM.

VOL. XXXVII. NO. 85. RICHMOND, IXD., MONDAY EVENING, DECE3IBER 4, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

HEW CONGRESS IS FORMALLY OPENED AT CAPITAL CITY Sessions Were Brief and Both Branches Adjourned Until Tuesday, to Hear the President's Message.

TREASURY SENDS IN EXPENSE ESTIMATES If Recommendations Are Adopted It Will Mean a "Billion Dollar" Congress $745,834,536 Asked. (National News Asuoclatlon) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 Three loud raps from two gavels, one wielded by Senator Uallinger in the senate, and the other held by Speaker Champ (Murk In the house, set in motion the first regular session of the Sixty-second congress today. The sessions were brief and both houses adjourned until Tuesday, when the President's message will be received. Fully fourfifths of the members were in their scats. The galleries were crowded, with government officials and members of the families of the congressmen and senators. The gowns of the women and the great array of flowers on the desks of the members made a pleasing scene. Five new members took the oath in the house, but one vacancy still remains. It was created by the death of F. It. Madison of Kansas. Two new senators were sworn in, Hoke Smith of Georgia, and Obediah Gardiner of Maine. The interior of the congressional building has been renovated during the recess of the extraordinary session. The floors of the senate are covered with a new green and Cold carpet. Government Estimates. The house received from the treasury department today the estimates for the cost of runing the government ..during the fiscal year of 1913. The estiamtes show an apparent saving of 921,283, 921.43, as compared with the amount appropriated for the current year. Substantial decreases are shown In tiie estimate for tjie pension fund, the conduct of the executive establishment, and the department of agriculture. But these are practically off-set by increases in the amount asked for In the military and naval departments. The total amount estimated for ' all the expenses of the government, so far as the departments are concerned Is $745,834,636 as compared with an appropriation of $767,218,485 made by the last congress. If the estimates are followed by the Democratic house the total will mean a "billion dollar congress." An appropriation of $45,560,000 is asked for the Panama canal, under the military establishment. This sum is more than $4,000,000 in excess of the appropriations for the present fiscal year. Although the amount does not figure In the total estimates, the postmaster general figures about $261,000,000 to run the postoffice department the next year, the amount to be paid out of the postal revenues. It is recommended that an experimental parcels post be put in operation and $50,000 Is asked for this purpose. A proviso gives the postmaster-general the power to limit the weight of parcels to eleven pounds, and to assess the rates. In accordance with his plan to encourage aviation Mr. Hitchcock also asks for $50,000 to establish an experimental aviation mail service. (Continued on Page Six) Only 17 More Shopping Days Before Xmas. ' Shop Early and In ttt&Morning. Palladium circulation for the week ending Dec x2. 7,305

Three Presidential Candidates

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Three presidential possibilities on whose official acts during the coming session of the sixty-second Congress will be based their claim for nomination. On the left is Repre- j sentative Oscar Underwood, Demo-'. cratic chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. On the right is : Senator ilobert I -a Follette, Representative of Wisconsin. And at the bottom is Representative Champ Clark, Democratic Speaker of the House. SHE DIES DURING A CHURCH SERVICE Mrs. Jane McMinn Collapsed While in Pew at First M. E. Church. Sunday morning during the concluding service of the three weeks revival meeting at the First M. E. church, Mrs. Jane Angeline McMinn collapsed in her seat and died within a few seconds. Physicians worked with the woman for some time in an effort to revive her, but without success. Mrs. McMinn's death deeply affected the congregation. Mrs. McMinn walked to the church from her home, 1517 North B street, arriving just before the close of the Sunday school session. The slippery condition of the sidewalk had forced her to exert herself unusually in getting to the church. She went at once to her pew, and sat down to await the opening of the service. Mrs. D. H. Kennedy, wife of the visiting evangelist, was just starting the closing hymn in the Sunday school room adjoining, when Mrs. McMinn was seen to fall from her seat to the floor. Dr. Ewing who was in the Sunday school at the time, hastened to the woman, and placed her on the cushioned seat. Other medical aid was summoned, and the report was spread among the congregation that Mrs. McMinn had merely fainted. Two doctors tried for several minutes to revive Mrs. McMinn by using artificial respiration. The body was then removed to another apartment and the regular services were commenced after a short delay. Rev. J. F. Radeliffe made a brief comment on Mrs. McMinn's death. Mrs. McMinn. who was the widow of William McMinn, was 86 years of age. She lived alone on North B street, in a house adjacent to that of her son. John. She is survived by two sons and a daughter. John McMinn. the onlychild living in Richmond, was called to the church when Mrs. McMinn collapsed, and told the attending physicians that she had previously shown slight symptoms of organic heart trouble, but had suffered no serious effects. The funeral will take place from her home. 1517 North B street, Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, and interment will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon or evening. U. S. IRRIGATION CONGRESS OPENS (National News Association) CHICAGO. 111., Dec. 4. Delegates from every section of the United States, together with representatives of a number of foreign countries, arrived in Chicago today to participate in the nineteenth annual meeting of the National Irrigation Congress. The sessions of the congress will begin tomorrow and continue through the remainder of. the week,

RUSSIAN SOLDIERS OCCUPIEDJEHERAN American Treasurer-General Is Being Kept Under a Close Guard.

(National News Association) TEHERAN, Persia, Dec. 4 The advance guard of the Russian army which was ordered to march on this city from Resht, as a result of Persia's rejection of the Russian ultimaturn, demanding the expulsion of W. Morgan Shuster, the American treas- j urer-general, has entered this city and J today a detachment patrols the steets about the Russian legation. The city j was quiet today although the entrance of the Russian troops caused some i comment. Mr. Shuster was warned not to expose himself, for fear that his presence might lead to an outbreak. A new crisis has been reached with the resignation of the cabinet. This action was caused by criticism direct- j ed at it for its first decision to depose Mr. Shuster from his official position, ..new cabinet, and one favorable to the retention of the American, in spite of the hostilities of Russia, will be formed at once. BANK CLOSED DOORS U. S. in Control of Columbus, O., Institution. (Nfitional News Association) COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 4. The Union National bank, with a capital stock of

$750,000 and a surplus of $100,000 sus-, Win, all more or less prominent in pended business this morning as a re- j Jackson township, and earnest worksuit of a resolution of its board of di- j ers for the "drys," are alleged to have rectors last Sunday night. The bank . signed the remonstrance twice. Albert is now in the hands of the U. S. comp-; Ogborn. Park T. HIser and Albert Ty-

troller of the currency., A statement was issued by Robert W. Goodhart, national bank examiner, representing the comptroller, shortly following the posting of notices on the bank doors, in which he says it is the hope of the directors that the bank will pay the depositors in full. The deposits amounted to about $2,000,000, mostly banking, commercial and county money. The suspension followed a thorough examination by a committee from the Columbus clearing house, representing the other banks of the city. The committee was appointed to see if th clearing house could give the Union National any assistance. MUST HAVELICEIISE Grocers Cannot Sell Milk Otherwise. The ordinance passed a few years ago by the city council, making it compulsory for grocers who sell milk to secure a city license, will be rigidly enforced hereafter, according to Charles Flook, city dairy inspector. Inspector Flook stated this morning that every grocer who has not already secured a license to sell milk will be forced to do so. The license fee is $1 per year. Flook says that it was not with the idea of collecting a revenue, but of keeping a record of persons who sell milk, that the clause was incorporated in the ordinance. The inspector says that some grocers "kick" on paying the license fee because they say other' grocers sell without a license. Flook states that if the milk is not up to the standard the party who sold it is responsible. In this case, he says, grocers might be responsible and he would have no record of those who sell milk if they had no license. THEFT CHARGED (National News Association) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 4. The case of J. T. Bren, former acting treasurer of the University of Minnesota, who is accused of embezzlement of university funds, was called for trial today In the HennJpln county district court

JACKSON TOWNSHIP LIQUOR FIGHT NOW BEFORE THE BOARD

Roy Fraunberg of Cambridge City Charges Drys with Using Bribes and Threats to Win Fight. TRIAL PROMISES TO LAST A LONG TIME Every Remonstrator Will Probably Be Summoned Before the Commissioners to Enter Testimony. Sensations are anticipated in the tight begun in the county commissioners' court Monday, to annul the blanket remonstrance operative in Cambridge City since JflKe 3, 1910. Roy H. Fraunberg, a hotel Veeper in Cambridge City, who is an applicant for a retail liquor license, alleges in his complaint that the "dry" workers employed illegal methodB in order to remonstrate saloons from Jackson township. From the statements made by attorneys of the "drys" it is presumed that the challenges of Fraunberg will be answered in general denial, alleging that Fraunberg has made assertions which he knows are untrue. On Monday, December 11, issues in the case will be made up and the attorneys for both sides will confer with the board relative to the date for the trial. This will be held either late this mortfh or in January, according to the impression which was gained from court room statements. The trial will last several days, apparently, before the case will be placed in the hands of the commissioners for judgment. Every remonstrator, who is within the jurisdiction of the court, will be a witness. An Appeal Probable. The remonstrance is operative only ' until June, 1912, but it is understood, from statements by "dry" workers the action by Fraunberg is a concerted move on the part of the "wets" to forestall an attempt to again remonstrate the liquor business frdty Jackson township, as soon as the present remonstrance expires, should it run its natural life. Victory for either side probably means an appeal will be taken from the decision of the commissioners to the circuit court. The most sensational charges set forth by Fraunberg In his complaint, which was read to the board by the applicant's attorney, W. H. Kelley, were that the signatures of James Speed and Thomas Winders were secured by the employment of intimidation and bribery. The Rev. Halley Floyd, Gilbert Crosley, Elbert Huddleston, Jacob E. Wright and James Goodler, who signed the remonstrance, did so illegally, according to Fraunberg, he charging they did so when under twenty-one years of age. W. L. Beck and twenty-seven others, some well known residents of the township are alleged to have illegally signed the remonstrance, it being charged that at the time they were not legal voters. John J. Bell and forty-eight others are alleged by Fraunberg to have signed the remonstrance because facts were misstated to them, and that they were under the impression the remonstrance was against Charles O. Williams, then an applicant securing a li cense to retail liquor. Charged With Bribery. Dr. J. R. Mauk, one of the oldest practicioners in the county, and perhaps better known in the county than any other physician, is accused of having bribed Thomas. Winders in order to secure the latter's signature. In the complaint it is said that Winders, who at tie w ed by the physician, who promised him medical attentionfree. if Winders would sign the- remonstrance. Fraunburg charges James Speed signed the remonstrance under a threat that he would lose his position on the Pennsylvania railroad if he did not do so. Stress is laid upon the alleged illegality of the remonstrance by the complainant from the standpoint that the power of attorney cards were circulated and signatures solicited by persons, who were agents of the workers on whom powers of attorney cards had been conferred. It is alleged that these agents, whose names are unknown to Fraunberg, had no authority in the first place to secure the signatures, and also that they represented to J. J. Bell and forty-eight others that their signatures were only wanted for the purpose of remonstrating against a license being given C. O. Williams. Powers of attorney were vested in Michael Gearing, Junius B. Knipe and Thaddeus Fraxier. It is alleged these three did none of the personal work in securing the signatures. Held Illegal Voters. The complaint against the legality of the signatures of W. L. Beck and twenty-seven other ' remonstrators is that they did not live in the state six months, township sixty days and (.Continued on Pace Eight)

Two M 'Namaras

From left to right are John J. McNamara, secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, Attorney Joseph Scott and James B. McNamara. The picture shows the two brothers, who pleaded guilty to the charges of dynamiting, in consultation with their attorney just prior to their taking the plea that .will send one of the brothers to prison for the rest of his life, and give the other a sentence of probably fifteen years.

AGED RECLUSE DIES AT HOSPITAL Mrs. William Cain Retired from the World After Husband's Death. Mrs. William Cain, who died Saturday at the Reid hospital, lived as a recluse at her home, North Fifteenth and C streets, ever since the death of her husband, four years ago. She had a number of cats to keep her company. The only room she occupied in the big house ,she and her husband had made their home in for nearly a quarter of a century, was the kitchen. There she slept at nights in a big arm chair. Only on rare occasions did Mrs. Cain leave the house, and her neighbors, consequently rarely saw her. when she wanted the nearby grocery man to send her provisions she would ring a bell. The gcery boy would bring the provisions and find the money on the doorstep, but he would not see Mrs. Cain. She would retiire to another room before his arrival. Several weeks ago the h-a se where Mrs. Cain had spent so many years of her life was sold, and the new landlord decided to make extensive repairs, so it was necessary for Mrs. Cain to leave. Friends of former days before she retired from active social life, came to her assistance. A housemover was secured and for days he was occupied cleaning the house and packing the household goods, which included many rare and costly pieces of furniture. Mr. Cain's clothing and other effects, it is said, were found where he had last placed them, and the floors and furniture were covered with a thick coating of dust. M to fafn tnr 4roara hoH hppn nine ins enamel on her face. It was de-' cided by her friends to have this enamel removed before she was taken to the hospital, so a woman was called In and for several days was engaged in this task. When the deathly-white mask was finally removed Mrs. Cain was found to have the complexion of a sixteen year old country lass splendid coloring and not a wrinkle, despite the fact that she was 72 years of age. The funeral of Mrs. Cain was held Monday afternoon at the home of E. G. Hibberd, 102 North Ninth setreet. She was buried at Earlham cemetery. Mrs. Cain is survived by two brothers, Milton Suffoins, Washington, "D. C, and Louis Suffoins, Cincinnati. WOLTER APPEAL TO BE HEARD MONDAY (National News Association) ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 4. The apAlbert W- Welter from his COB"c"BBD r I re of Ruth V heel l N.ew York j came up for argument before the Court of Appeals today. Wolter has been an inmate of the death house at Sing Sing prison the past eighteen months. His crime, which was committed on March 23. 1910, was of an unusually brutal and fiendish nature and created a great sensation at the time. According to the evidence given at the trial he lured his victom, a girl of 15 years, to his rooms on the pretext that he wanted to hire her as a stenographer. After making a criminal attack on the young girl he is alleged to have strangled her to death and then dismembered and partly burned her body which was later discovered in the fireplace. AN ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER ON TRIAL (National News Association) SHERMAN, Texas, Dec. 4. The case of Louis Coffman, which was brought here on change of venue from McKinney, was called for trial today before Judge Jones of the Fifteenth District Court. Coffman If charged with killing his wife at their home near Melissa about two years ago. His first trial was held at McKinney and resulted In a verdict of guilty and a sentence to death. Later the Court of Criminal Apjpeals reversed the case.

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HARDWARE CONCERN

IS NOWJRGANIZED Pogue, Miller & Co., Now Miller Bros. Co. Will Establish Factory. With the filing of articles of incor poration of the Miller Brothers Hard ware company, as the successors to Pogue, Miller and company with a cap italization of $600,000. announcement was made Monday that in the near future the new company, in all probability, would begin the manufacture of certain hardware specialties, company officials say it is too early now to announce more detailed plans.. Officers of the new company will include George W. Miller, president. Frederick Miller, first vice president, Jacob Miller, second vice president, and F. O. Chambers, secretary and treasurer. The officers, with E. G. Hibberd, constitute the board of directors of the company. The company will continue to engage in business at its present location on Ft. Wayne avenue. The company announces no deviation from the well defined policy which was established years ago. However, it is planning an enlarged building and trade extension. Its present rating in the hardware business shows it to be the fifth largest jobbing wholesale house in the United States. The company does a business of about a million dollars a year. At the present time eighty people are in its employ. In the articles of incorporation it is stated that $300,000 of the common stock has been issued, of which 2,995 shares are held by the Incorporators. The issue of preferred stock is in like proportion to that of the common, and of this amount 1500 shares have been taken up by the incorporators. The ?refrred 8tock wi fix..r. cent interest per year. The capitalization of the old firm of Pogue, Miller and com pany was approximately $400,000. A DANGEROUS BLAZE Extinguished After a Hard Fight. A defective flue was the cause of a fire at 2:30 a. m. at a double house, 405-407 North Thirteenth street, occupied by William Stickleman and Michael Regan. The damage amounted to about $125. , The fire started in the flue in the Stickleman kitchen, and the blazes spread from the kitchen to the north side of the double house. It destroyed a summer kitchen in the rear, which was but one story in height. When the firemen of companies Nos. 1, 2, and 3 arrived the blaze was leaping to the second story of the building and Chief Miller believed the house would be totally destroyed. However, after an hour's quick work the fire was under control. The fire was first discovered by Stickleman who awakened members of his family and those on the north side of the house. The alarm of fire was sent in from Box No. 63, at Thirteenth and North E street. EAST HAS BLIZZARD Fierce Storm Along Atlantic Coast. (National News Association) NEW YORK, Dec. 4. A blizxard driven along by a 'gale going at the rate of 44 miles n hour blanketed New York this morning, crippling all traffice on railroads and street cars, and practically tying up all navigation in the East and North rivers, with the exception of ferry boats and tugs. The storm extends from the Virginia coast to Rhode Island, and anxiety was felt here for vessels caught out in the storm. Almost five inches of snow nasi fallen. A motor boat with seven men on board is reported lost.

LOS ANGELES'

DE WAS PLANNED McNamara's Arrest Saved, Western Metropolis Ac-, cording to Ortie McMani-; gal Were to Burn City. DYNAMITE MEANS TO EFFECT UNIONISM: If Unionism Wasn't Estab-! lished, McNamaras Planned to Set Off Mines Will Not "Squeal." ? (National News Association) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4. "We will take our medicine but won't squeal on the boys." This statement by John J. McNa-"( mara put a wet blanket on hopes that , the details of the designs of the brothers on other buildings than the Times and Llewellyn Iron Works would bo-; forthcoming, following their conies-; sions of guilt. The indication ire they will refuse to make any admissions In volving other lahpr leaders. PLOT CITY'S DESTRUCTION. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4. The entire city of Ix8 Angeles was saved front probable total destruction by dynamiters, through the arrest of the McNamaras. . . This, according to a heretofore unpublished portion of Ortie McManH gal's confession, was threatened by tbex McNamara brothers, after they had blown up the Los Angeles - Times building and killed 21 employes. McManigal puts tbls terrible -threat in the following words: ' "If another dose of dynamite doesn't unionize Ixs Angeles we will blow upthe waterworks and explode enoughrr mines to burn the city. We can give them until 1915, and if they haven't mended their ways by . then we wilt,, make the place an example the world- ', will always remember." . $ - The plan was discussed McManlgaU -said in connection - with his trip tot-' Los Angeles last Christmas, when he dynamited the Llewellyn Iron Works' the crime to which John J. McNa-; mara pleaded guilty of being the Instigator. To Unearth Conspiracy. "The United States government and -California authorities are cooperating . to uncover one of the most gigantic conspiracies ever conceived." This was the declaration today of Assistant District Attorney W. Joseph Ford, second in command to District -Attorney John D. Fredericks and the man who was arrested in Indianapolis for alleged illegal extradition of John J. McNamara. "It is only a question now ot whether the federal government or the state authorities can reach certT tain persons better and bring them to justice more effectually," continued' Mr. Ford. , "The federal officials have shown' every disposition to assist us and we ' are helping them as much as possible Union Leaders Watched. . Mr. Ford admitted that the prose-r cutlon had under surveillance in other parts of the country some prominent labor leaders alleged to have been involved In the Times explosion, but said arrests might first be made by the federal government. The vigor with which the federaP government is pressing its invesUga-. tion into the conspiracy, which is al leged to extend over the entire conn-; try, has been increased within the last fortnight, according to well Informed, persons here and in proof of this It Is observed that U. S. District Attorney; A. L. McCormick now is in Washing-:, ton and U. S. District Attorney Miller of Indianapolis and District Attorney ; Fredericks - are in close communication, f Evidence desired by the federal; grand jury in Indianapolis from thiscity will go forward as quickly as it; is asked for, Ford said. This que? tion has been raised repeatedly and local authorities have not stated their position until today. t Taft May Aid. The ramifications of the alleged conspiracy are said to be extensive that' it would cause no surprise here ft the subject had been brought to the atp tention not only of President Taft bat of Attorney General Wlckershain. To give the prosecution here more elbow room in its campaign, a grand jury will be impaneled within a week (Continued on Page Six) THE WEATHER HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY j Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday. Highest temperature In last 24 hours, 31 at 12 noon, Monday. Lowest ten-; perature in last 24 hours, 11 at C aJT m.; Monday. Temperature at If :J Vm. today, 3L Barometer high and t falling. Precipitation In last 24 hours ; ,04 inch. Direction and velocity : T wind, south west, 3 miles per boorv ;r. STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Tuesday; vising tswpsrature..

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