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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
ANOTHER CASE.


fight President Taft elected with
he out the Roosevelt policies
the Chicago platform Indeed In his speech at
candidate of the Republican
party made the people for election
this railroad matter will be
Mississippi
the domination the rail-
And the fight later taken up In response TO their appear V
puppyhood
odore had get corporation congress
against the CannonAdch organization to force through
IN behold?
up
Adrch and Cannon d
policy the administration!
achieve
islaton They called the Insurgents
protesting
promises
people OF the know
platform
railroads
publish traffic subject
avoiding
common control Of such lines by any means whatsoever
Day day pay any to that platform
he interested
belief
a
compliance with Chicago platform
a
railroad
accomplish their
which
Republican expressed in pledge
a
to assist Senator dc President Taft has already placed his sanction
mission be practically
power
railroads
Court did not approve the the would
policies
of
welt prosecuting the railroads
a
Now told
hold a parallel
welt policies called PayneAldrich
Of haveb
ed fought
doubt parallel aterclap this
speech.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
dcred varied and great service.

dcred varied and great service. We
think of him as Enthusiastically
American because his study as well
as his work was all done in this coun-
try. and because the work was largely
connected with the commemoration OF
our great men. American he certain
~ was, by ancestry. training. in
stinct and adaptation to the condi-
tiOns of our national existence But
the qualities in him that were essen
TALLY American would have made him
q marked man in any community in
which his lot had been cast Old as
Mr.. Ward was. and long as his career
had been. no one can safely undertake
to assign his place in art. But no one
who has watched any considerable
part OF that career, or is familiar with
its fruits. can reasonably question the
high value of the service he rendered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
vaqaries Of the Law.

From the Baltimore American.
A woman in New York obtained
$4,000 damages from railroad com
pany because she was SO badly burned
IN collision with her automobile
that the scars preclude her from ever
wearing decollete gowns. The famous
decision is yet remembered Of New
Jersey judge who decided that par
ents of children killed in an accident
could not recover any but nominal
damages, as the children had no mon
ey value. The vagaries Of the law are
certainly hard for the lay mind to UNI
derstand
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
income Tax Amendment.

From the New York Tribune
The legislature of Rhode Island hav-
ing defeated in both houses a concur
rent resolution ratifying the income
tax amendment to the federal Consti-
tuition. the record of action SO far on
the amendment stands: Rejection, p;
approvals, 7. The states rejecting are
Virginia and Rhode Island. Those
which have approved are Alabama,
South Carolina. Kentucky. Illinois, Ok
iahoma. Mississippi and Maryland.
The New York legislature will soon
act. and other states whose legisia-
lures will have chance to vote IN
1910 are Massachusetts,. Ohio, Georgia,
Louisiana and Vermont. 1t is evident
that the contest for ratification viii
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:. q. A. Ward.

From the New York Times.
The death Of Quincy" Ward, rs his
frienda wore In the habit Of calling
him. tAkes from American art and
from American life . strong, original
eana sound-minded man. who has rem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05

be long and close, and interest in the
constitutional and economic questions
involved is becoming more pro-
nounced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
Money laundry.

From the New York Herald.
An attache Of the Treasury Depart
ment has perfected a machine for
laundering paper money. Just imax-
ire what Rockefeller's laundry bin
would be Most of us don't wear our
share long enough to get it soiled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-05
Poetic Justice.

From the Boston Advertiser.
Amundsen's determination to lock
himself in the ice for seven years. to
await scientific arctic Developments.
calls for admiration and suggestion as
70 his comrades. Why not POLITICALLY
select from among those who control
the cold storage of products for the ad.
vancement Of prices?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
KANSAS MAN KILLED.
He Was Riding on Platform of Ele-
waited Road in Kansas City.

Kansas City. NO, Feb. 19.-Be-
cause he rode on the outside instead
of on the inside of a Quindaro boule-
ward street ar, Joseph Wells of Fred
erick Kansas, is dead.
Wells boarded the car at the Union
station at o'clock yesterday after
noon, but instead of getting into the
car he rode on the right step of the
front platform. The car started on it's
run. The motorman was too engaged
in operating the car to notice Wells.
AS the car approached the elevated
station at Eighth AMI Mulberry streets,
going west, Chelsea park car going
east whirled by.
Passengers on both cars heard a cry.
The cars were stopped. Lying between
the two tracks, his head crushed, Wells
was found. The injured man was
placed aboard one of the cars and
taken to the Union station, where ef-
forts were made to find a physician.
Wells reached the station about ten
minutes after the accident and died
twenty minutes later.
Dell Mcclellan, motorman, and A H.
Ham. conductor on the Chelsea park
car, were arrested at the Union station
and taken to he West Bottoms police
station. An inquest will be held by the
coroner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
MARSHAL IS SHOT.
In an Effort to Capture a Party of
Bank Robbers.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. 19-Cal
Perry, city marshal of Blanchard. a
town rs miles south of here, was shot
and seriously wounded early today in
a battle with seven robbers who had
blown up the vault of the First State
bank of Blanchard. The robbers es-
capped on hand cars.
The explosion set off by the rob-
bers aroused the citizens and it was
not long before Marshal Perry had
formed posse and was leading it
toward the bank. Upon the approach
of the posse. the robbers fled before
they had reached the inside safe.
The robbers made toward the rail-
way tracks. with their armed pursuers
close behind. There was a lively ex-
change of shots and soon Perry fell
wounded. While the members of the
posse turned their attention to their
leader the robbers secured a momen-
tary advantage. Reaching the tracks,
they were soon moving at a lively
clip toward Chickasha on two hand
cars that evidently they had previ-
ously placed in readiness.
After the wounded marshal had
been cared for, the posse took UP the
chase again, and word was telephoned
along the line in an effort to head off
the fugitives. The robbers are being
hard pressed and another fight seems
probable.
No money was secured from the
bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
The HUNDRED CASE.
Arguments This Morning-Will Go to
Jury Late This Afternoon.

Marysville, Kan, Feb. 19.-The de-
tense of c. W. Humberd opened yes
terday with the defendant on the stand
under cross examination by Attorney
Shukers, who failed to shake his tes-
timony to any great extent. George
Grauer said Harbert'S wife and chill
dren had taken refuge at his hotel
several times when driven from their
camp near here by Harbert. The de-
fense rested the case at 10 o'clock. In
the states rebuttal Judge Kimble
ruled out the greater part of the tes-
timony of Prof. L. w. Barthalou of
the Blue Rapids schools and DR.. j. c.
Binne, surgeon of Kansas City. as ex-
pert witnesses, regarding distance
Harbert could have gone after being
shot, before falling. DR.. M. A. Braw-
lev, sr., testified contradicting evil
dence given by other physicians pre-
viously called, touching on the same
question The state then rested it's
case and defense waived surrebuttal.
Court adjourned until $50 this morn
ing.
The Humberd murder case will not
go to the jury before 6 o'clock this
evening County Attorney G. T. Hell
wig opened the case for the state and
made a good speech. He was followed
by E. A. Berry and w. J. Gregg for the
defense. Chas. Shukers of the attor-
ney generals department closed for
the state
The prevailing opinion on the street
is that the verdict will be an acquittal
or that the jury will disagree.
From 200 to 300 witnesses were used
in the trial ard the hotels at Marys-
Vile were unable to accommodate ALL
MANY had to sleep in chairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
CHECK ON INJUNCTIONS.
Is Provided liz a Bill offered by Con-
gresham Moon.

Washington, Feb. 19.-What is gen.
orally recognized as the administration
bill on the important subject of the
regulation of court injunctions has been
introduced by Representative r. o.
Moon (Rep.) of Pennsylvania, chairman
of revision of laws. The phraseoIogy
of this particular bill is expected to 10
given careful scrutiny.
1t deals with a subject in which the
president has been deeply interested
and one which he has been anxious to
have enacted into law in careful form
that would redeem the pledges of his
party on the subject and at the same
time constitute no drastic innovation in
legal procedure.
Mr.. Moon recently had a lengthy con-
ference with President Taft in refer
ence to anti-injunction legislation.
The Moon bill is a brief one, covering
a single typewritten sheet. In effect it
provides that no injunction, whether
interlocutory or permanent, shall be is
sued by any federal court or. judge
without previous notice and an ooppor-
tunity to be heard on behalf of the par
ties enjoined.
But it says further. If there appears a
probability that Immediate and ire
parable injury is likely to ensue, the
court may issue a temporary restrain
ing order without notice. 1t is required
that every such order shall define the
injury, state why irreparable, and why
granted without notice, and shall not
extend more than seven days from the
time the notice is served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
Grain Exchanges Are Against
the Kansas Measure
Which Is Intended to Prevent
Dealing in Futures.
COTTON MEN HEARD.
They Also Have Voiced Their
Opposition to 1t.
Herbert Knox Smiths Reports
Bitterly Assailed.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The congress.
s1onal inquiry into the question of
abolishing speculation in cotton futures
and other options is spreading. Today
the house committee on agriculture
which is conducting the investigation
continued the hearing of arguments OF
representatives of the leading grain ex-
changes of the country in opposition to
the pending measures, particularly the
Scott bill which is designed to elimi-
nate all transactions where there is no
intent to deliver.
There are two differing elements in
the New York Cotton exchange, one of
which has already been represented by
Vice President Marsh, George w. Ne
vile and others who are unalterably
opposed to the proposed legislation.
The other element, which will be
heard next week. is understood to
favor changes in the present methods
of the exchange and to have views
radically divergent from those al
ready presented. Then the New Or
leans cotton exchange, whose opera
ton have frequently been referred to
during the hearings, has given notice
that it will have some views to pre-
sent. Commissioner of Corporations
Herbert Knox Smith, whose report on
the cotton exchange at New York has
been bitterly assailed by reports of
that body, will be invited to appear
personally or by representative to meet
the attacks. E. A. Reynolds of Craw-
fordsville, Ind, chairman of the legis-
lative committee of the National Deal
ers' association, and e. T. Cushing of
lected to speak for the grain ex-
change interests today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
KILLS HIS CHILDREN.
George stephens Then Turns His Gun
on Himself.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 19.-George
Stephens, son of a prominent mine
operator, today shot and killed three Of
his little children, shot and dangerously
wounded their colored nurse, and then
shot and killed himself
Stephens did not sleep any last night,
and this morning he entered the room
where the old negro nurse sat with the
on her lap. Pulling pistol, he shot the
child to death. The bullet went through
the baby's head and struck the nurse
in the head, inflicting a dangerous
wound. He next killed his two little
daughters. Mary Elizabeth. aged 7. and
Blanche, four, and then shot himself.
A 10-year-old son escaped from the
house. A note was left by the father
saying: I'm to blame for it ALL"
About Is months ago Stephens wife
died. Stephens was SO years old and a
railway engineer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
IN DES MONIES THIS YEAR
Soldiers Military Tournament to Be
Held in Iowa City.

Fort Leavenworth. Kan, Feb. 19.-In-
formation has been received here that
DeS MoineS, Ia, is to have the military
tournament for this section of the
country this year. 1t will be held early
in October, after the regular army
maneuvers at Fort Riley. Nearly all
the troops from this post will take
rart. After the tournament at Des
Moines the troops will march to Oma-
ha and go into camp for a week at
that place.
Major D. E. Mccarthy. department
quartermaster. arrived from Omaha this
morning. He will be here nearly a week
inspecting the upartermaster depot. Ma
jor Mccarthy will speak at the annual
banquet of the Greater Leavenworth
club in town next Tuesday night.
Lieut.. J S. Chambers. assistant ad-
jutant, has been detailed to go to Null
berry and Mineral Kan, to obtain sam
pies of coal in mines at those places
to be submitted to the quartermaster
generals department. of the army for
analysis.
A letter from Fort Omaha, Neb., says
that the wireless signal station at that
place picked up messages exchanged
between st. Marys. Kan. and this post
Monday and Tuesday. The distance to
Omaha is over go miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
"FINGY" FACES CRISIS.
N. Y. Democrats Look for Bitter
Struggle to Control Organization.

Albany N. Y, Feb. 19.-William J.
Corners of Buffalo. chairman of the
New York State Democratic commit
tees, is facing a crisis in his political
career. A special meeting of the state
committee to be held in this city
Thursday next promises to develop
into bitter struggle for control of
the Democratic organization and Con-
ners opponents are confident in the
belief that they have votes enough
and to spare to oust the present chair
man.
Since the organization of the Dem
ocratic league at Saratoga last Sep
tember there have been many predic-
tions that Corners days as chairman
were numbered. The revolt has
caused Mr.. Connors to cut short his
stay at Palm Beach, Fla, and hurry
north to prepare his defense.
Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
leader, who is expected to muster the
New York committeeman against
Conners, will be among the early ar
rivals here for next weeks important
meeting.
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HAS A BARE CHANCE.
If TilIman Recovers He Can Never
Speak Again.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The condi-
ton of Senator B. F. Tillman of South
Carolina, who lies i'll with paralysis,
continues extremely grave. He passed a
favorable symptom which developed
was the loss of consciousness shortly
before midnight. No change in his
condition in this respect occurred with
the break of day. He was unable to
recognize any one this morning and
this increased the sorrowful burden of
the loved ones surrounding him.
DR.. Pickford said today that the
senator had a chance of recovery but
that was about all. 1t is not believed
fatal turn in his illness. But even
should he recover the inability to
articulate will be the saddest feature
of his illness. In all probability, it is
said,, he will not completely regain the
power of speech and will never again
be able to voice his honest convictions
by the vitriolic invective for which he
has become noted throughout the land.
Henry c. and Sallie May Tillman,
son and daughter of the senator,
reached their fathers bedside early
today. They were summoned by tele-
graph yesterday afternoon from Green
wood, S. c. The senator's wife and
their eldest son, Benjamin R. Tillman,
jr., have been with him since the in
ception of his illness.
The apartments of the popular
southerner are being besieged by in
quiries delivered in person, by te1e-
graph and by telephone from his
countless friends throughout the coun-
try. No sooner had word of the sena-
tors serious condition gone forth than
messages of sympathy began to pour
in. Always a worthy opponent he pos
sessed the happy faculty of maintain
ing the respect and love of a throng
who differed from him in political
faith, and Republicans and Democrats
alike are among the anxious inquirers.
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lected from Kansas policy holders by
insurance companies so that the tax
which we levy upon insurance COM
panies really becomes an additional tax
upon the people of the state. OF this
sum thirty-eight thousand dollars is
the firemen's relief fund tax. This IS
taxation for a worthy cause, but 1 do
not believe that the collection of fees
and taxes from insurance companies in
excess of the firemen's relief fund and
an amount necessary to maintain the
department of insurance is justifiable
| believe that the law providing for this
tax including local occupation licenses
amounts to per cent of the premiums
collected and should be repealed. The
annual expense of this department
should be ascertained and the amount
apportioned equally among insurance
companies operating in Kansas and
.@hatever per cent thereafter remains
unaccounted for, by the repeal of this
law, should be deducted from the rates
of insurance collected in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
BRANCHES IN ALL STATES
National Civic Federation to BE Con-
Quoted From 1--WE Ceners.

New York, Feb. 19.-The officers of
the National Civic Federation, of
which Seth Low, former head of Col
umbia university, is president, have
prepared plans for starting in every
state of the union branch organiza-
tionS to promote uniform legislation.
This work is to be conducted stimuli
taneously from five centers-New
York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco
and Atlanta. Each state branch will
be made up of representatives of agri-
culture, labor, banking, manufacture,
the bar. the colleges, insurance and
transportation.
President Low has called a meet
ing of the national executive commit
tee of the federation for March 8, to
consider the question of national in
corporation for companies doing an
interstate business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
BUTTER IS BAD.
Commercial Travellers Complain of
That Served in Kansas.

The United Commercial Travellers
of America, as represented by the
Wichita chapter of the order, have
petitioned Gov. Stubbs for relief from
the intolerable situation in the shape
of bad butter which now confronts
them in the boarding houses and ho-
tells of the state. This petition, sign
ed by AIS "drummers," was filed Sc
riously and in good faith. AS stated
in the petition, This instrument and
prayer is brought to the notice of your
excellency in order to secure a better
grade of butter for the travelling pub
lic.'
The commercial travellers first
took the matter up with DIR. Crum-
bine and the agricultural authorities
at Manhattan. They were referred
to the governor and now come to him
seeking relief.
The inn keepers, who have to pay
forty cents per pound for good butter
may have story to tell. They should
petition the governor for relief from
the ravages of the creamery trust.
All the signs of the times point to
the consumer as the goat. The
drummer pays fifty cents for a
meal and spreads oleomargarine or
cottolene on his bread. The inn keep
er pays his profits to the retail deal
er and the retailer is held up by the
wholesaler. Com binations in the COM
mercial world all work down by the
endless chain method to the consum-
er who pays the added cost or sub
mits to paying standard prices for an
inferior article.
Gov. Stubbs turned the petition over
to David Leahy, his private secretary,
for adjustment and the latter is ex-
perimenting with different kinds of
butter and will soon be able to make
a report accompanied by an analysis.
There is trouble ahead for somebody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
FIRST TENDER MADE.
Check for S125 in Payment of Cor
poration Tax.

New York. Feb. 1s.-The first pay
ment under the new corporation tax
law has been terdered to Internal Rev
enue Collector Anderson here It was
a check for $125. accompanied by
blanks. carefully filed out to show that
this was the amount due from the cor
poration Mr.. Anderson was compell-
ed to return the check. as the report
must be sent to Washington for inves-
tigation before collections are made
One thousand corporations have thus
far turned in the required blanks. Ac-
cording to Collector Anderson, his Of
fees experiences with inquiries has led
him to believe that the antagonism to
the new tax has been greatly exag-
gerated, if it exists at an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
HARMON FOR PRESIDENT
This Is Forecast of Colonel Tomlinson
of Birmingham.

New York. Feb. 19.-"Governor Jud-
son Harmon viii be the next Demo-
cratic nominea for president, and Gov
ernor Marshall of Indiana. will proba-
bly, occupy the second place on the
ticket" This is the forecast of Col.
John w. Tomlinson of Birmingham,
Ala, who is now in New York. Col.
Tomlinson is a member of the Demo-
cratic national committee.
Il don't think BRYAN will be a can
didate," continued Col. Tomlinson, al
though of course he has to be taken
into ac count. Neither is Mayor Cay
nor a probable candidate. The party
that wins in the next election must
convince the people that it is sincere
II its desire to be rid of the bosses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
MORE BIRDS FOR JOHN D.
Rockefeller Receives 1000 More Part
ridges From Hamburg.

New York Feb. 19.-Another large
consignment Of patridges for John d.
Rockefeller, to be placed on his pre-
serves at Pocantico Hills. is today be-
lrg unloaded from the Hamburg Amer
lean steamship Pennsylvania. Nearly
1000 of the birds started on the trip
from Hamburg and less than 30 died in
transit.
The birds will join the many thou
sards of the ieathered tribe now on
the Rockefeller estate. Mrs. Rockefel-
Ter is very fond of them and treats
them as pets giving many of her fa-
vorites names as they become tanned
under ler care.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
NEIL BURGESS DEAD.
Actor Made His Greatest Success in
''The County Fair"

New York. Feb 19.-Neil Burgess, the
actor who died today at his home here
after a years illness. made his great
est success on the stage in single play,
THE County Fair. which was first
produced in 1885, The comedy, with
Mr.. Burgess as it's star, had a phenom-
email run of more than four years at
New York theater.
Mr.. Burgess was born in Boston in
1851, and made his debut there. He
retired from the stage in 1909
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
wiId Engina Wrecked.

Wheeling, w. Va, Feb. ia Wheel
ing & Lake Erie railroad freight engine,
running wild, crashed through trestie
over a. creek Is miles from here, early
today. falling a distance of 80 feet and
burying the engineer, fireman and two
brakemen, riding in the cab. The fire.
man was killed The other trainmen
were probably fatally hurt.