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CONVENTION TODAY Tells Ohio Constitution Makers that He Is "From Missouri" on the Referendum and the Recall. IS AN EXPERIMENT HE INFORMED BODY Change in Method of Government Not Wise, He Stated, Until New System Had Proved Good One. (National Nowi Association) COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 8. Governor Judeon Harmon caused something of a sensation in political circles today when In his speech before the constitutional convention In session here, lie came out flat-footed in opposition to the initiative and referendum, which is the leading issue before the constitution builders. After thanking the body for the Invitation to address It, the governor Bald: "I am not convinced that the initiative and referendum, applied generally to subjects of government, would be an Improvement on our system of government by representatives, which, while it has shortcomings like all human institutions, I do not believe has proved a failure. These shortcomings re doubtless the chief cause of the continued advocacy of direct legislation, and If it could be confined to their correction of prevention there would be less grounds for doubts about the desirability of it. But it seems to be conceded that such limitation is not practicable. The measure Is confessedly an experiment, and as several states have recently undertaken it, my attitude Is like that of the man from Missouri. Profit By Experience. "I have always found it wiser to profit by the experience of others in matters of doubt, when I could, rather than by my own experience, and no one can justly claim that this new departure in government has yet passed We experimental state. ,"1 believe the work of education can be properly done only by bodies small enough for . each member to get advantage of conference, debate and deliberation, with the concurrence of both required and absolute rules to prevent nasty action by either, as well at final approval by another and independent factor In the proceedings. This la one of the main features which made out government a broad and liberal democracy but compatable with ingrained respect for parllamentarr methods and constitutional checks. I believe that In actual practice this change would not fully Justify either tbe followers of Its interest or the hopes of Its advocates. If It will work well anywhere it ought to do so In our municipalities. I approved at out last legislature to authorize it in our cities, and I think we should await the result before making state-wide the operation of so radical a change in our methods." NAME OIIEFEATDRE To Be Incorporated in Water Works Contract. One of tbe provisions of the new water works contract which the city attorney and H. U. Johnson are working out was divulged at tb meeting of the board of worka this morning, when Mayor Zimmerman stated that the new contract would contain the provision mad la the Campfleld proposition for extensions, that the" consumers pay 10 per cent of tbe cost of each extension of five hundredfeet. The matter came up when the board of works and Howard tMU, of the Richmond city water works company, were trying to make an adjustment whereby an extension of the water main on Southwest Fourth street could be made before the street was made. The board offered to pay the water rent which would be expected from the customers for the first year, but this not being satisfactory, the matter was held over until the meeting of the board, Feb. 19, when tho property owners and Mr. Dill will be present Dill objected to the proposed .plan because the water works company would be taking chances) on securing returns on their investment after tho first rear. Dill advocated tho -addition of tho stipulation calling for tho ten per cent plan In the xtew contract, saying that It was entirely acceptable to his company. LECTURER ARRIVED Dr. J. B. Koehne, of Philadelphia, who .lectures at the First PresbyterIan church for a week beginning tonight, arrived from Bloomlngton, Indiana, today, and is being entertained at tbe Westcott Hotel. f THE WEATHER TATS Fair in the north portion; . , probably anew In the south; continued cold. tJOCAL Fair and continued cold t

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latest photograph of Mrs. Claudia Libbey.Hains Bolles, divorced wife of Capt. Peter C. Hains, slayer of William Annis, who is now the bride of Reginald F. Bolles, a prominent Boston artist to whom she was married on February 5th. Mrs. Bolles met her husband through her interest in art to which she studiously devoted herself after the murder trial of her former husband.

BIG MOB THREATENS WINSTON CHURCHILL Police Rescue Lord of Ad- - miralty from Maw of Angry. Crowd. (National News Association) BELFAST, Feb. 8. The expected and dreaded strife which has been long threatened by tbe Ulster province orangemen as a protest against today's home -demonstration, broke out this morning with the arrival of Winston Churchill, first lord of the admirality, who with John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, were the chief speakers invited to address the meeting. A big crowd awaited the coming of Mr. Churchill at the railway station and he had purposely selected a train which would bring him into the city in the dead of night, helping thus to avoid hostile crowds. The carefully laid plans of the statesman went wrong, for the throng which awaited his coming grew bigger and bigger and by the time of his arrival it was necessary to throw out cordons of police and soldiers to keep the mobs back from the depot. When Mr. Churchill, who was accompanied by his wife, left the train and entered an automobile, the crowd broke into hoots of derision and a rush was made toward the machine. Singing "Britannia rules the waves," and "God Save the King" members of the mob broke through the lines of police and soldiers and tried to prevent Mr. Churchill from entering the ear. Reinforcements were hastily placed along the guardian lines, however, in the weakest places and the mob was held back. A heavy rain was falling but the crowd paid no attention to the inclement weather. There were a number of women in the mob who screamed impYecatlons at the British statesman and seemed fully as anxious to precipitate bloodshed as the men. There were cheers for A. Bonar Law unionist leader in the house of commons and for Sir Edward Carson, N. P., the chairman of the Ulster orangemens association, but none for the leaders of-the political parties which are fighting for home rule. FIRE BURNS BIG CATHOLIC CHURCH (National News Association). PITTSBURG. Feb. 8 The Roman Catholic church at Iberville, one of tbe most Imposing religious structures in Northern New York, was " destroyed by fire last night with, a loss of $100,000. Fire originated from the heating apparatus. c DANISH KING IS MUCH IMPROVED (National News Association) COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Feb; . King Frederick of Denmark who is suffering from Inflammation of the lungs, was slightly improved today. An official bulletin issued by the ;court physicians stated that the king's condition was aatlsfactory and that the Inflammation waa diminishing slowly. IU passed a good night.

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PARKER TO FIGHT FOR INDICTED MEN Former Presidential Candidate Gets Big Slice of -Oefense,1 Fund. U- . (Na.tlonaJ News Association) CHICAGO, Feb. 8. Alton B. Parker, former Democratic candidate for president, baa been picked by Chicago labor leaders as the man whom they will ask to appear as leading counsel in the trials of the men who have been hit by the thirty-two indictments returned in Indianapolis Tuesday, in the labor dynamite conspiracy. Upon good authority, it is stated here that Parker, has already been approached upon tne subject and a fee exceeding the $50,000 retainer given to Clarence Darrow as leading counsel of the McNamara brothers has already been agreed upon. Word went out through labor circles today that arrests ere on the dynamite indictments might come before night. Federal secret service operatives declared there wogld be no arrests until tomorrow. Then all will come simultaneously. Another conference of labor leaders was held here today to continue plans for the collision of a gigantic defense fund. Every union worklngman in the country will be asked to contribute at least one day's wages upon the plea that the new indictments are a direct attempt of big business to break down tbe power of union labor. Three Chicago unions have already voted secretly to start this fund witb contributions of $2,000 each. The fund, it is expected, may reach several millions of dollars. Acting independent of the majority of the labor leaders here, who have agreed upon the retaining of Parker, two men who have been prominently mentioned in connection with the indictments, today retained Daniel C. Cruice. a former associate of Clarence Darrow. Cruice admitted that he had been tentatively retained, but expressed confidence that his prospective clients would not need him. CARRIED A WEAPON; RECEIVED A FINE Pay ton Ryle, colored, was fined $S and costs for carrying a concealed weapon, in police court this morning. He was arrested by Officer Westenberg,on complaint of constable Clay, who swore out tbe affidavit. Ryle is alleged to have -made a display of the gun near the Coliseum yesterday, bnt banded the gun to some women companions when be say be was being watched. He secured tbe gun again, and when arrested at the Westcott ho tel, had the revolver on bis person. He pleaded guilty. TOO HONEST TO ACCEPT REWARD (National News Association) HAMMOND. Ind Feb. 8 Because his nother. Mrs. Kate Conroy, taught him that though it paid to be honest. he must never accept pay for being honest, Elliott Conroy. an usher in a local theater, refused to accept' $100 reward offered him by Mrs. W. M. Buchanan for returning to her a valuable" diamond ring he found in the theater..

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Sixty-five California Miners, Imprisoned by a Cave-in, Tell Over Wire They Are Uninjured. HAPPY WOMEN FALL FAINTING FROM JOY Relief Gang Is Tunneling'Its Way to Mine Victims and Expects to Rescue Them in Short Time. (National News Association) JACKSON, Cal., Feb. 8. Cheered by the news over the mine telephone that all the miners imprisoned in the Bunker Hill shaft are still in good physical condition 100 miners and other residents of the vicinity were still digging vigorously at noon in an effort to reach the men. They now hope to reach the imprisoned miners late this afternoon. The imprisoned men telephoned that by means of ladders they have made their way from the 2,000 foot level, where the cave in occurred to the 1,000 foot level. On this level they were stopped by tons of debris choking the shaft. When the miners first reached the telephone that was in working order on the 1,000 foot level and told the rescuers that all were alive several wives of the imprisoned men, who were at the head of the shaft, fainted from joy. The news quickly spread through the camp and surrounding county and many came to take the places of the tired workers who had struggled all night to open the shaft. The breaking of a cable in the main shaft caused rotted timber in the upper levels to break and the cave-in occurred. The first crash came without warning at 6 o'clock last night. MAKE SLOW PROGRE8S. . JACKSON, Cal., B'eb. 8. Tapping heard in the Bunker Hill mine early today assured rescuers that at least some of the sixty-five, men imprisoned by the' cave-in-"were alive The rescuers who had worked through the night in relays, hoped to reach the men by tonight. By 9 o'clock they had dug through thirty' foot of the forty foot mass of earth blocking the shaft. While the squad of miners wielded the spades in frantic haste, above the month of the cave-in the wives and children and relatives of the entombed miners watched, and alternately they wept and shouted words of encouragement to the rescuers. All the entombed might be saved, said the engineers. The dangerous features were poisoning of the air and new cave-ins. The Bunker Hill mine is one of the oldest and most famous mines in Calii fornia. The accident was due to the collapse of timbers rotted with age. Shortly before dawn a member of a relief party which had just emerged from the mine said that' tapping sounds made by the miners upon the bulwark of earth which held the men was distinctly growing clearer. This gave much hope to the families of the men. ANOTHER SUSPECT III MURDER CASE Police Hunt Suspected Bomb Fiend in the Taylor Tragedy. (National Jws Association) NEW YORK, Feb. 8. A suspect in the Taylor bomb tragedy, whose right name is kept secret by the police, was being hunted for by detectives today and it was said he would soon be apprehended. Edna Lemarre and Everet Leonard, the Baltimore girl, whose real name is aid to be Mary Curie, both friends of Mrs. Helen Taylor, who waa killed by the bomb Bent to her home at 103 west 77th street, have made long statements to Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and furnished clues which started detectives out on a search for a man known as "Louis Levine." According to Dougherty, he also obtained "Fine information" from the girl known as "Dollie" who lived witb Mrs. Taylor in West 60th street. "La vine" baa no connection with the new suspect in the case, who is aid to be a member of a well known New York family. Chaa. M. Dickinson, who was witb Mrs. Talyor when the bomb exploded and has been eliminated by the coronor from all suspicion in the case, furnished the pones with the name of fhia saan - Owing to the high standia of the man's relatives the police bare withheld his name until they complete their investigation of bis movements. According to detectives the man previous to tbe bomb tragedy, paid the rent of Mr. Taylor s West 77th street

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ARRESTS WILL IIOT BE MADEJT OHCE The Government Dynamite Indictments Involve Forty Men. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8. From an unquestionable source it was learned today that no arrests in the government dynamite indictments returned by the federal grand jury here and involving forty or more labor leaders in various parts of the country will be made before Saturday. It is probable that none will be made before Monday and perhaps the officers of the government will not take the men who are j wanted before Tuesday. With this information government officers pere virtually admitted that some of the indictments returned are for men in the cities of the Pacific Coast. It would require several days for the indictments to go to the western cities and it is believed that it is because of this that the arrests are so long delayed. Mean while interest here has centered chiefly in the attitude of union labor leaders towards the pending indictments. At Iron workers headquarters the union against whom it is known the bulk of the investigation was directed Herbert S. Hochin, the secretary-treasurer and Frank M. Ryan, the president, appeared deeply interested in the proceedings. They have absolutely refused to make any statements. Ryan said he might have something to say as "soon as it was known who was indicted" but that he might not wish to talk even then. Hochin would make no comment. It is reported that both men have already arranged for bail in case they should be indicted. Neither would admit that any such precautionary movement had been made. There has been no activity here in regard to plans for the collection of a defense fund similar to that raised for the defense of tbe McNamara brothers. That the union leaders have considered such a plan is known but they refuse to discuss it and so far, it la learned, no steps have been taken here. One reason for this, it is intimated is that the labor leaders are not certain that some of the indictments already returned do not refer to the raising of the previous fund. It has been hinted that conspiracy and fraudulent use of the mails might be some of the charges in the present batch of true bills. If these indictments have been returned they reach some of the "higher ups" in the labor world. All this would affect materially the plans for raising a fund in . the present instance and for this reason no definite steps have been taken. CARE OFJHE ROADS Was Discussed, by the Township Trustees Today. Improvement of the roads in the county was the subject of discussion before the regular meeting of the township trustees this morning at the office of C. O. Williams, county superintendent. Although the various trustees did not declare that the roads are in bad condition they were of the unanimous opinion that better care should be taken of them. Dr. Stotlemeyer, of Hagerstown, read a paper on the condition of the township roads. He explained why the roads should have better drainage, saying that the ditches at the sides of the highways should be kept open at all times. He also stated that the dirt should not be allowed to pile' up in the middle of the roadway and that -the road should be dragged occasionally. He used a chart in explaining and illustrating his statements. Nothing else of any importance was discussed by the trustees. POETS NAMESAKE NOT WANTED HERE Whittier Mayo, colored, released from jail yesterday morning, after serving fifteen days for public intoxication, was hauled into jail again by Officer Lawler after raising a disturbance at tbe Union depot. He was given 140 days in jail this morning. However, upon his plea of wanting to go home to bis father at Melford Center, O., and having a ticket for that town, his honor let Mayo go to the station in custody of an officer, who was commission ed to put Mayo on the train and see him off. Mayo was warned that If he came back, the sentence would be executed. The fifteen days sentence at tne jail did not seem to relieve his injured back for which he was, when found, still taking internal and external applications of whiskey and alcohol. PEKEN LOOTED BY ANGERED SOLDIERS (National News Association) PEKIN, Feb. 8. Angered because they could not procure their pay, which has Ions; been in arrears, the ImperisBst soldiers in the Berracks at Ha-cbow, in Cfae-kians; Province, mutined today and looted tbe city. Tbe troops had levied a demand for their money but were told that, tbe government, war chest was empty. Foreigners were not disturbed, according ' to reports received here, and their property waa also exempted from the lootins. Homes and stores of Chinese were plundered and everything of value VsmbsssbsW'' VMftjfeVVssSjL tg0ssjssv':, ftffSkeVJpsj . assssqf sjsbbbjsi a

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FOR CLEAN STREETS MRS. RAYMOND BROWN. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Mrs. Raymond Brown, a prominent clubwoman and member of the Suffrage Study club, has with other prominent club women addressed a letter to the bead of the New York City Street Cleaning Department requesting that $500,000 be appropriated to further the work of that department, and a similar letter to the heads of the various departments asking their co-operation. Mrs. Brown said that the suffragists and public spirited women could at least see that the ordinances regarding the littering of the streets with rubbish are enforced. SUIIQAY SCHOOLS Of CITY TO PAY As City's Share of Expense of Holding State Con- " vention Here. Richmond Sunday schools will have to raise $500 before the first of May, it was decided at the first meeting of the local executive committee In charge of the state Sunday school convention to be held next June. The eight members of tbe executive body met at the post office last evening, and after, settling tentatively, the personnel of the sub-committees, made an outline of the work necessary in holding the big event at East Main Street Friends' church. Judge Boggs was selected as secretary of tbe executive committee of which E. M. Haas is chairman. The $500 which will be Richmond's share in financing the convention, wil! be apportioned out to all the Sunday schools of the city, according to the scheme adopted by John S. Harris, head of the local finance committee. The method of raising the sum will be left solely to the individual schools, but the money must be in the bank by the first of May. The finance body will at once determine the share each school is to pay. This amount is expected to cover all local expenses of the affair, so that no further canvass will be necessary. Entertainment Plans. The entertainment committee, headed by Ed, Hasemeler, was instructed to secure lodgings for 1,000 delegates at the uniform rate of 50 cents for room and breakfast per day. In addition to this task, Mr. Hasemeier's staff will also arrange dinners and suppers at many churches, so that the visitors can be conveniently cared for. - Judge Boggs, as leader of tbe reception committee, will have charge of two rest rooms at the church, and will have a squad of pages to welcome incoming delegates. John H. Johnson, Charles E. Newman and D. D. Ramsey "were instructed - to equip the church with proper furniture and have a display room and ushers ready for the big meeting. . Flags will be a feature- of the affair, for James M. Judson, in addition to decorating the interior of the meeting; house, will ask private citizens to display colors along the streets. As the program will be entirely In the hands of tbe state committee, the local arrangements y are ' completely planned. A meeting, of the city Sumday school association win be called within ten 'days, to act on the phut adopted by the executive committee last evening, . and if tbe association favors this scheme, the actual work will be started at once. . BEN HUR LODGE MEETS THIS EVENING . Ben Hur lodge will meet this ovinias in the lodge rooms In the Kelly building,; fourth floor. -Alt members are ssked to be present as several Important matters will lie considered at this

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BY A Mrs. Etta Carson, Insane, Ap plies Torch to Clothing at Friendless Home, Dying Without Groan. MATRON FINDS THE BODY EARLY TODAY Insane Woman Ignites a Broom in Stove, Then Applies It to Clothing Building Was Not Damaged. With the clothing burned to ashes -and her face, arms and hands and , chest literally cooked to a crisp, the body of Mrs. Etta Carson, 55, an Insane woman confined at the Home for Friendless Women, was found early this morning by the matron of the home, Mrs. A. Thomas. Tbe woman's head was on tbe floor of the bathroom . and the remainder of the body in a closet. She had been dead for several hours. A partially burned broom showed the insane woman had used it as a torch to ignite her clothing, v Evi dently she met her death like a spartan, for not an outcry from her was beard. Inhalation of smoke and fumes may have also assisted In death. Her successful attempt to cremate herself was materially assisted by the condition of affairs at the home. : The steam heat not being sufficient to. warm the rooms so a large stove had been placed in tbe room. Into this stove Mrs. Carson thrust tbe broom. ignited it and applied tbe flames US

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her clothing with 'the desired result; death. Building Not Damaged. - , No damage to the room . resulted from the blase, 'and the clothinavorthe dead woman, and the - lighted -broom burned out without setting fire , to tbe furnishings of the roots. That, the building was not destroyed by fire -is regarded marvelous. ' ' - ' Mrs. Carson frequently made ;" threats - to cenunit suictde foUowinn' her incarceration, at the bosae,' ' ad' ' about two weeks ago tried to electrocute herself with a light wire. , ; . This attempt was frustrated by the "

She was last seen ' alive yesterday afternoon about one o'clock when she was helping with tbe kitchen work, afterwards going to her room. Her body was found by Mrs. Thomas when she went to make her rounds of the rooms of the Inmates. ' Mrs. Carson bad been confined at tne Home for the Friend less, stance January 17, where she was taken after attempts to alleviate her condition at tbe Reid Memorial hospital proved fruitless, and necessity compelled her relatives to have her sent to the homo for treatment. Mrs. Carson was the wife of John Carson, formerly of North Seventeenth street. She leaves beside her husband two children. IT And on Streets by Salvation Army Workers. The Salvation Army started their:' special services last night Ensign and Mrs. Munselle and the Hutchinson sisters win conduct the special services, assisting Ensign and Mrs. Deuter. The Ensign, though a young- man has spent some years in evangelistic work and conies to Richmond well recommended. , ' i . Special noon " day services ' will be held in the different shops as well as special street services. The Knsiln and co-workers are mustetsns snd singers.' On Sunday night the Ensign will five one of his beautiful lectures at the First Christian church. ,Jt is. lecture on practical philanthropy, a ' tale of love and sorrow, depicting tbe work of the Army in many; lands, illustrated by 250 beautiful Ume-ligbt dissolving views, - interspersed by pipe-organ music and illustrated songs, sung: by Mr. Munselle and tbe Hutchinson sisters. The Ensign has given this lecture in some of the largest churches In this state. It Is Instructive, helpful and strictly religious from ' start to finish and all who bear tt wilt be helped and benefited. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. LABOR CONDITIONS ; told to comnTrca CMatlonal VCmwm AwoctetMa) WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Conditions of Isborers employed by the V. 8. Steel, Corporation employed , aboard , steamers in the great lakes were eVy" scribed today before tbe Stanley boose , committee by Victor OlssWU,' secretary of -the Lake sesmen s TJsiosu He : testified particularly as to: tie cttU tude of Flttsbura; Cerarjr-- -

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