Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 68, 24 January 1912 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVII. NO. 68. RICHMOND, IXD., WEDNESDA1 EVENINO, JANUARY 24, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

JOUIITRY WIDE HOW THE MOVEMENT FOR FORMER PRESIDENT

Each Day Brings Fresh Evidence of the Disintegration of the Taft Forces. All Over Nation. HADLEY DESERTION . WOUNDS PRESIDENT 'He Had Been Counting on Missouri Governor for Vice President North Dakota Takes Action. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Each day (brines fresh evidence of tbe disintegration of tbe Taft forces. Within a I few week five governors of states, all 'Republicans, have declared for Roosevelt against Taft. The latest to make this declaration was Governor Hadley, of Missouri. No announcement has filled the Taft managers with more alarm. Gov. Hadley has been under consideration by tbe Taft managers for vice president on the Taft ticket. Tbe White Honse was wholly unprepared for the announcement. 'Other governors of Important states 'who have recently declared for Taft tare Osborne, of Michigan; Stubbs, of I Kansas and Vessey, of South Dakota,' i and Glasscock, of West Virginia, the IRoosevelt movement Is countary-wide. It is no violation of confidence to rsay that Colonel Roosevelt has been :made aware of the demand for his nomination by Republicans who realise that Mr. Taft cannot be elected he .has aald that If Ills name Is necessary for victory he mill not decline. La Follette men and Cummins men are in "accord with the Roosevelt movement believing it to be a sincere progressive upheaval. It could not succeed as anything else. President Taft's nomination is impossible. That he will soon realize this fact and take his name out of the running to avoid humiliation is generally believed here. . The developments to date are but . AOrriin tA P.miIiIImii iamAmrm hap. The Roosevelt movement wtll be sweeping tne . country , in another month. : . WILL MAKE FIGHT. COAL-GATE. Okla., Jan. 24. Roosevelt followers under the leadership of Congressional Chairman Perry are pre"pared to make a determined fight, for delegates to the coming national convention In spite of the defeat Tuesday of their plan for formal instructions for the rough rider by the fourth district 'Republican convention. The fight vaa bitter but endorsement of Taft instead of "lnatructiona" for Roosevelt were finally secured. The convention was almost riotous. Demonstration after demonstration for Roosevelt occurred. One of the most exciting came when one of "Eat-em-allve Jack Abernathy's boys, on a pony, rode down the aisle. He was dressed in a rough rider suit. When lifted to the tags he shouted: "I want Teddy." WORK ON JOHNSON. SACRAMENTO. Cel.. Jan. 24. That pressure la being brought to bear on Governor Johnson on the eve of hla visit to the East to use his Influence to swing, California for Roosevelt in tead of Senator La Follette was Indicated by the visit here of Mayor Llssner and Hartley Brundlge of Los An feltsListner la the chairman of the Republican State Central comittee and is a strong Roosevelt man. Brundlge is the personal representative of E. T. Karl, also listed among the Roosevelt forces. . These men held a long conference with Gov, Johnson and while they refused to discuss the nature of their talk, politicians believe that Roose velt's name was discussed. OUT FOR ROOSEVELT. DEVIL'S LAKE. N. D.. Jan. 24. Re publicans here have petitioned the state committee for a general conference of the party at which means can be devised to send delegates to the National Republican convention who will be Instructed for Koosevelt for president The local Republicans suggest that the state convention .select candidates for delegates for the national convention who can be voted for at the state primary. Ninety per cent of the Republicans of Ramsey county are for Roosevelt. THE WEATHER . TATE Increasing cloudiness probi ; ably followed by rain or anew late tonight or Thursday. Colder to .. BlSjht. Generally fair In north. LOCAL Rain or anew In south por tlen late tonight. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Vbrecast for Richmond and vtJnitv older tonight, moderate temperature mghest temperature in last 24 hours td at p. m. Tuesday. Lowest temperature In last 24 hours S at I a. m. Wednesday. . Temperature at 12:80 today. 24. . Barometer 20.1 and rising. dreetton and velocity of wind, S. W. fcn awr.r, ." , ,

$35,000 Of $50,000 Raised

WATCH THE Day's subscriptions in Y. M. C. A. $50,000 campaign $3,621. Best team Co. 1, George II. Knollenberg, captain. $1,085. Total amount in seven day campaign to date $35,264. Reports of the teams given at workers' luncheon this noon showed the following progress for the last 24 hours: Citizens' Committee. E. M. Haas, general. Captain Sub. Amt. Total John S. Harris 6 $205 - $360 Charles H. Moore. .3 25 170 Sharon E. Jones . . 4 30 . 1090 Sharon E. Jones... 4 40 109 A. M. Gardner .... 3 130 325 A. L. Smith 2 55 185 CHINESE SITUATION A VERHRAVE ONE Discord Between Republicans Threatens to Wreck that Party. - '' , - . - (National News Association) SHANGHAI, Jan. 24. A demand for $7,000,000 with confiscation as an alternative was made upon the Chinese Steam navigation company by Gen. Luang Sing, minister of war in the provisional cabinet. The republican government needs the money to meet the campaign which the Manchus have been trying to launch. The directors of the corporation were given time to consider the demand. The situation in China today is darker than it has been at any other time since pesce negotiations were entered Into. Discord, which has broken out among the republicans, threatens to wreck the party. Dr. Wu Ting Fang, attorney general in the republican cabinet is- preparing today to act upon the notfee he served upon President Sun Yst Sen to the effect that he would resign unless President Sun carried out the agreements which he made but subsequently repudiated. The Manchu imperial clan is determined not to abdicate the throne after revelations that the republican leaders are at loggerheads among themselves. With the defection of Dr. Wu many of the most influential adherents of the democracy would drop away from the republican movement. Dissention among the generals of the revolutionary army is also growing and no two of them are now in accord. In the event of a split each general will probably 'carry with him the bulk of troops under his immediate command so that the former cohesive republican army will be split up into warring factors and the war for freedom develop into nothing more than a guerilla campaign. Opponents of President Sun, in the republican party, charge that this advent was the signal for a reign of intrigue which has brought about the present situation. While the president has a large following among the civilians in the anti-Manchu movement, the leaders who were on the ground at the outbreak of the revolution are the strongest in military circles and in the event of an outbreak among themselves, it would find Dr. Sun Yat without an army to support his cause. GEORGIA GOVERNOR (National News Association) ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 24. The Georgia legislature convened today for a special session to canvass the returns of the recent election and inaugurate Joseph M. Brown as governor. The work Is expected to occupy but a few days, when the legislature will adjourn until the latter part of June for Its regular session. TO DISCUSS LABOR (National News, Association) LOUISVILLE, Ky Jan. 24. Many visitors arrlvevd In Louisville today to attend the eighth annual conference of the National Child -Labor Committee, which will meet 'tomorrow for a four days" session. The Conference will bring together leading experts on child labor reform and new methods in .education from all over the coun-

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Clarence Kramer... 0 0 115 D. W. Stevenson ..5 86 461 I Walter J. Doan 3 70 335 G. H. Knollenberg.. 7 1085 1685 ! Lee B. Nusbaum ... 5 85 205 ! Total 38 1781 4931

Business Men's Committee. ,C. W. Jordan, general. Captain Sub. Amt. Howard A. Dill 10 867 Jesse Bailey 6 80 John Hasemeier. . .11 155 Rich. Sedgwick 2 30 W. H. Romey 6 75 G. O. Ballinger 8 137 A. L. Bramkamp. . .11 20C Adam H. Bartel 4 45 E. P. Trueblood... . 6 90 A. L. Jenkins 8 155 Total .'..72 1840 Total 1267 175 410 625 760 312 481 720 275 380 5405 A DANGEROUS FIRE AT INSANE ASYLUM Lives of Two Hundred Patients at Massachusetts Institution Imperiled. (National News Association) DAN VERS, Mass., Jan. 24. The lives of 200 women inmates of the state asylum for the insane here were imperiled early today by fire which broke out in one of the buildings. Tbe blaze was discovered by an attache who immediately sounded an alarm. While the fire fighting squad fought the blaze attendants hurried tbe inmates from the building to a place of safety. Panic broke out among some of the violent inmates and intense excitement reigned for a time. The fire was finally conquered at 3:30 o'clock, after all the women had been removed. The loss is estimated at $25,000. Help was summoned from Danvers and Salem to assist the institution's fire department. Several patients who were unable to walk were carried to safety. The dense smoke hampered the work as the last ones were led away, but no serious injuries were recorded.' Mr. Mitchell personally led the fighting of the fire. He was repeatedly driven back by- the smoke and other doctors took ' his place. Miss Harriett Reed, supervisor of nurses, directed the work of tbe sixty nurses who. with only dressing gowns drawn over their night clothes, played streams from small hand extinguishers on the flames. The asylum is about 1,000 feet above sea level. The glare of the flames was visible for miles in every direction and when finally the tower above the ward fell in carrying a part of the upper story down, the shower of sparks and burning brands that went up made a wonderful spectacle. PRAISE FOR SEWERS Behaved Splendidly All During the Thaw. A great record is claimed for the sewer system of the city by street commissioner Genn. During the r cent thaw when hundreds of tons of water were poured into the sewer inlets of the city, of the one thousand oi these inlets but seven of them were out of service, and those only a short time. InvpKtlffaMnn shnu-pH thatI paper thrown into the gutters with the accumulated leaves was responsible jfor the condition of these inlets. The .forty-one miles of city sewers carried (off the enormous quantities of water i in excellent shape. As soon as the weather will permit, a general overhauling, of. the -outlying streets of the city is planned by the street department. Sod had overgrown and filled many of the gutters in the streets in the suburbs, and this will be removed and the gutters placed in better condition. The street scraper will be used to crown the streets again.

MOTT TO ATTEND ; Supt. T. A. Mott of this city will attend the meeting of the National Educational association which is to be held at SL Louis, Fob.' i7- lnduslTe. - f , - . . .

ITALY SURRENDERS UPON THE DEMANDS OF FRENCH PREMIER

Turkish Officials Taken Off a French Ship Will Be Sur- , rendered, the Italian Cabinet Rules. POSSIBILITY OF A WAR NOW AVERTED J France Was Making Active Preparations to Back Up Her Demands with Strong Show of Force. BULLETIN. (National News Association) ROME, Jan. 24 Official announcement was made by the Italian government today that all of the 29 Turkish officials forcibly taken off the French main steamer Manchuba by an Italian warship will immediately released and turned over to the French authorities. Investigation of the case of the Turkish prisoners, the statement says, established tbe fact that four of them are physicians and tbe other twentyfive hospital attendants belinging to the Red Crescent hospital organization of Turkey. (National News Association) I i Ani&, jan. 24. unless naiy uncus down rrom wnat ranee terms ner high-handed and unwarranted course in seizing French mail and merchant ships on the high seas and forcibly taking passengers from under the protection of the tri-color, armed protest will be made. Preparations to pursue this course were rushed by the French government today on a scale even exceeding the magnitude of the demonstration which threatened to break with Germany over Morocco called forth. There was an atmosphere of grave tension about the office of marine minister Delacasse and the nature of the conferences held indicated that France is on the verge of a momentous step. Further complications are threatened from the seizure of an Austrian Lloyd steamship Breganzi by an Italian warship in the Red Sea Monday. Advices from Vienna state that great excitement prevails there and that the ancient bitterness towards Italy has been greatly accentuated by the incident. Belief was expressed here that owing to the constantly strained relations between Austria and Italy over territorial rights on the frontier that the Austrian government will back up France in demanding free right of way on the high seas for her ships. Warships Were Ready. The French armored cruisers Edgar Qulnet, Ernest Penan and Leon Gambetta, with five submarines, have left Toulon for maneouvers off Kyeres Islands in the Mediterranean sea. The super dreadnaught Danton and the battleships Justice and Verite with two torpedo boat destroyers are enroute for Malta, ostensibly to greet King George, but in reality to be ready to act if a navy demonstration against Italy is decided upon. The cruisers Gloire, Conde and Marseilles will cruise off Cherbourg until further orders but also will be held in readiness for instant service. France is placing large orders for fuel, provisions and ammunition for ! naval use, it became known today. Signor Tittonl, the Italian ambassador in this city, acting upon orders from his government has delivered pacific replies to all of the French demands relative to the arrest of the French ships Manouba and Carthage but has not yet given affirmative answer to the French demand that the 25 Turkish members of the Red Crescent society seized on board the Manouba be released. This is the principal demand in France's ultimatum and upon the solution depends developments of grave import to. the future of European peace. ' WHITEWATER LODGE TO HAVE ROLL CALL Annual meeting, including the roll call, and reports on the recent work of the lodge will be held for members of Whitewater Lodge of Odd Fellows Friday evening, February second, accord ing to announcement made today by ( ! officers of the lodge. Arrangements for j j the meeting and the subsequent lunch-; i evil, 1 7 uv. J - - mittee, and a successful meeting is anticipated. v The most interesting feature of the evening will be the annual report of Secretary L. A. Handley. The lodge bas had a most prosperous year in 1911. and the annual reports win indicate that tbe members have been making history for the organization in addition to increasing the membership. The Institution rs in good financial condition. . " DISCUSS PROBLEMS (National News Association) ROCHESTER. N. Y Jan. 24. Many prominent fruit growers met In this city today and opened the. fifty-seventh annual meeting of the Western New York Horticultural society,. which win last three days- The program provides for addresses by a number of noted horticultural experts from IBnois. New Jersey, Michigan and several other atate" V T "

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A ID GUEST Lady Gregory in the City Today, with the Famous Irish Players. by Esther griffin white. "Beautiful as Switzerland." Lady Gregory, with the famous "Irish Play ersj" who appear at the Gennett this evening in three short plays, two of which are of her authorship, characterised' the country between New York and Pittsburg through which she traveled, en route from the former to the latter city where they played last night. Lady Gregory, a perfect type of the high bred gentle woman, of gracious personality and charming humour, talked interestingly to a representative of the Palladium about the theatrical organization known in this country as "The Irish Players," of its dramatic ideals and purposes and of her impressions of this country. Simplicity, sincerity and beauty of tone and enunciation are striven for by this body of players, says Lady Gregory, who, as stated here the other evening, are unhampered by the usual stage traditions since while professionals, they are not drawn from the rank and Hie. The Irish Players, in fact, are representative of an entirely independent school of acting, which obtains in the Abbey Theater, in Dublin, which originated and is carried on tbere. Cause of Discord. Replying to a question as to the nature of the peculiar heinousness of "The Playboy of the Western World," and the seeming unreasoning agitation against its production Lady Gregory said . "In Philadelphia, where the protest was most violent, a liquor dealer was responsible for its start. They have a law there which they seam very proud of against the presentation of immoral and indecent plays and under this the liquor dealer had us brought before the court. "The Mayor and the president of the Board of Public Safety however, both visited the theater and said they saw nothing to justify this action and the judge dismissed it." Lady Gregory said she had been entirely cured of tbe rheumatism since her arrival in this country which she pronounced "most extraordinary." She attributed it to the dryness of the atmosphere. Stating, also, that the latter was very stimulating. That one was able to accomplish a great deal without consequent fatigue. - Americans are unexpectedly kind, said Lady Gregory. Going on to say that she had been the recipient of great kindness and many courtesies from people she did not know, having been entertained for a fortnight in Philadelphia by people hitherto unknown to her. "It is very exciting, seeing so much of a new country," said Lady Gregory." Speaking of the reception of the company in New York and Boston she continued "The most cultured and representative people, both socially and artistically, came to see us the same persons not once but repeatedly, and parties from long distances were made up to attend the performances. "Your audiences are very cordial and appreciative and your representative people the same as their class the world over. I am. indeed, delighted with your country." Lady Gregory asked if there were any special places of note that should be visited here and being assured that, aside from certain institutions of local interest, there were not, stated that it was as well since they did not rest comfortably on the American sleepingcars last night and announced her intention of taking a nap. "A very comfortable hotel," said Lady Gregory, who will, be "out in front," at the theater this evening. STILL "GOING DOWN" Ways and Means Committee Uses Pruning Knife on Tariff Today. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Forty to fifty per cent reductions of tbe duties on Bteel and iron were decided upon today by the Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee. Also the following articles on duty free: Iron ore, hoop band and fence wire; iron nails, cash registers, linotypes, printing presses, machine tools, sewing machines and typewriters. WILL VETO REVISION. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. President Taft made it known today be will veto Democratic tariff revision bill approver at Democratic caucus last night if pushed through before report of tariff board on steel Is made. IIAVY OFFICER DIES sasMtsissMBs Yellow Fever Claims Commander Bertalett of the . Yorktown. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. A dispatch from Guayaquil, Ecuador to "the navy department -today says , tbat Commander Bertalett, commander of tbe York)WB, and Clarence Woods, tne gunDost, died . tola of veiSow'fevac:-'"

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CHARLES A. JORDAN. FIVE POLITICIANS RECEIVEDREWARO Republican Grafters in New Jersey Convicted and Sen- . tenced to Prison. (National News Association) BAYS LANDING. N. J.. Jan. 24. Five members of the Atlantic county Republican ring were sentenced to prison today following their conviction of political corruption. Republican leader Louis Kuenhle was given one year and lined $1,000 for unlawful participation in the watermain contract. George Amole and Thomas McDivitt, the former in the controller's office at Atlantic City and the other a wealthy merchant, got three and six months respectively in the city jail for conspiring to buy votes, and John Unsworth and County Engineer Ricntmier each was sentenced to a year for receiving graft money on cdunty order contracts. Harry Mayer also convicted was not sentenced today owing to th4 death of his wife. STRICT JOARAHTINE Ordered by the State Board of Health. More strict quarantine regulations than have been observed in the past are provided for in the new list of orders just received by the county health department from the Indiana State Board of Health. Under the new orders, the time during which a quarantine must be observed will be lengthened several days, and violators of the regulations will be closely watched and severely ealt with. According to the latest orders of the state board, the county health department is forbidden to raise a quarantine until at least twenty-one days after it is enforced and even after this time not until a formal report from the state laboratory has proved that all the disease germB are gone. County health commissioner J E. King says that quarantine here will in the future be at least a few days longer than formerly, because no favorable report can be secured from the state until all the danger is passed. It Is only a safe minimum, asserts Dr. King, and the restriction will be a benefit in preventing the spread of contagion. The first contagion of 1912 in Wayne County outside of Richmond is reported today to the county health department. Florence MitchelL of New 'Garden Township, has contracted scarlet j fever. The county is in remarkable good health generally. DIVORCE CASE UP (National News Association) CHICAGO, III., Jan. 24. The matrimonial difficulties of William Guggenheim, of smelter fame, came up before a Chicago judge again today for solution. Mrs. Grace Guggenheim,, first wife of the New, York millionaire, is seeking to have set aside -the -decree of divorce granted to her in 1901. The case has frequently been before the courts of Illinois and New York since the first Mrs. Guggenheim after her husband bad married again, discovered that she was not a legal resident of Illinois when she obtained-ner-divorce from her husband. She now makes this plea tbe basis for a suit to have the divorce declared null and void and her rights as the wife of Mr. Guggenheim restored. JURY IN READINESS (National New Association) BLOOMINGTON, IntL, , Jan: 24. 'After all perenfptory ' challenges on both aides had . been, exhausted, the jury to try Tobe Snoddy for participation in the whitecapping of Harvey Mcfarktnd, May. 4, last,, was selected

KII0LLEI1BERGS 17111 VICTORY TODAY 111 Y,M,CA,CAMPAIGI1

One of Crack Companies of General Haas' Army Gets $1,085 in Subscriptions in Just 24 Hours. WORKERS ARE ONLY $15,000 FROM GOAL Y. M. C. A. Solicitors Are Being Well Received, by the Citizens Dr. Kelly Speaks to the Men.

George H. Knollenberg and his assistants were the central attraction at the Y. M. C. A. .campaign workers luncheon this noon, when Captain Knollenberg announced that his men had secured subscriptions amounting to 1,085 in the past 24 hours, breaking the former record. Knollenberg'e company is in Gen Haas' army, which was victorious today. The subscriptions reported today were hardly more than half of those on tbe opening day.,. but the leaders nevertheless wees quite pleased. Over one hundred subscriptions were received. ' , , In a short speech. Dr. R. L. Kelly urged the workers not to become discouraged. He said that if the men would keep "pegging along," they would succeed easily. Enthusiasm today was great, and aa every report was turned in,, cheers were given. The 150 workers are within $15,000 of their goal now. Most of the citizens have welcomed the workers and are assisting them in their efforts. As the loyal 150 trooped over Richmond the last 24 hours in their attempt to put the Y. M. C. A. on a good financial basis, subscriptions V just rolled in. there being hardly any who refused to .support the project. Rivalry among the teams has beeomo keen, and the warriors .are all Issuing defiances .for the coming day. "We were defeated merely as a matter of courtesy so as not to dishearten the young fellows," maintained General Haas this morning, in defense of his citizens' army which was defeated yesterday in the opening skirmish by , Chartea Jordan's business anon. The ' odds were two to one against us, for we had only fifty to their one nundred," said General Haas, "but when the real pitched battles commence you will find us on fop." Commander Jordan is - quite elated over his victory, and claims that his fighters are In to win. "We have the men who know how to handle an affair of this sort, and we expect to sjli tho' ; biggest possible subscriptions and " keep the lead." , . The rival 'generals have issued the following orders to their men, which summarise the plan of the campaign, . and tell the aim of the teams: "Every Man Sometimes Every Day. The success of this short-term campaign does not soiely depend upon tho rich or upon any class in the commu-' city. It is only by everybody having a share, everybody giving something, bo , matter how small, that the campaigns have been so eminently successful in scores of other cities. - - , "Follow Instructions in Detail." , .To save the time of .the busy men who have volunteered their services in ' the movement apd to av6id the annoyance caused by several solicitors wor- ' rying one . prospective subscriber, the plan of canvass, if followed In detail, eliminates all duplications of effort. A worker solicits a subscription only from a person whose name bas been assigned to him at headquarters. It Is -. tantalizing not to be able to ask a friend for a pledge, but this can only be done by getting the names of that friend from tbe person in charge at headquarters, otherwise another committeeman whose time is worth money might be wasted by hunting np someone who had already subscribed.

CASHIER EflDED LIFE i Experts Work on His Books, but Result Not Known. 'National News Association) LIMA. Jan. 24 E. L. ThomasV cashier of branch A of tbe : Lima. Trust company suicided fat his homer shortly after breakfast this morning ly firing a bullet, through hiari bead. Experts- have been put to work on Ms books, but nothing would be given oat' ' by officials of the bank. A DANGEROUS FIRE A . AT PORTSMOUTH, O. (Kational JSew Association) PORTSMOUTH, O.. Jan. 24. Flifv which broke oat in tbe basement of -the Bragdon Dry Goods . company in . the Masonic Temple for a time threat ened the heart of the business dioi trict In which it Is situated and did: damage amounting to $175,000. It was? controlled at 4 o'clock this morains; after burning for more than, five boars. .The Masonie.Temple, the finest baft ding in tbe city, etc stories bisjb, wan. entirely gutted. - The - Bragdosi Dry , Goods Company and the HaH Erotkt Clothing store occupied the irat fflarjv; while the rest of tbe building was ' - votea to ofocen.-;' f, Tho oriste of &e rs is

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