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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17


IIT' was the bill
and Barry Sulli-
van was the star.
THAT was a
great cast" Crane
told me. as he
added wrinkles in
his makeup at the
Columbia theater
the other after
noon. There was
Barry Sullivan, a
wit and an actor;
j a m e s o. n e ii,
l. 0 u i g e Haw-
thorne, who was
a great actress
and no mistake.
K a ii G Mayhem
and Emily Me-
slayer were other
artists that Tom
Mcguire intro
d u C e q to San
Francisco when he
opened the doors
of the dear old
Baldwin theater.
I'VE had been
here playing at
the Standard the
a t er in 3 u s h
street opposite the
old Bush street
theater. We land
ed in May, 1875,
and onened there
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17
When Balm
ger Was in
Bad Company

of the in these words:
deeply inbued with
public 1t
of homes for the homeless believe this
welfare of
security the stability Of our
should
been cardinal policy of administration but all
from the
embarrassment that human ingenuity could devise powerful in
they could command weaken the hand Of the
their Vaccinations seemingly have times not been without azg
appear under the bewtchng spell power;
of
That written
his official training the of the United States as COM
of the general land Office 1t school, Mr.
Hitchcock points Mr. Banger fortunate he ESCAPED
contamination his official surroundings
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boy outside the
door shouted "15
minutes, Is min
utes"-meaning. I
dare say, that a
quarter of an hour
would elapSe be-
fore the curtain
rose TO interrupt
the orchestra. Said
Crane. "Ade has
done a remarkable
nice e of " o T k
which as yet no
critic has noticed
How many love
episodes are there
in Father and the
Boys?"
Three said I.
promptly.
Fright you are,
said Crane. Now
tell me how many
love spec e c h e $
there are in the
play"
Il dl0n Z QOllcei
said /.
"Of course YOU
didn't, b Q C a u 5 g
there are none.
There's not a soft
speech in the play.
AIDE hates to write
love scenes and he
told me that he
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17
.Mr. T afr
And the
Insurgents

hostile to Mr. ats legislative program whereas the
exactly the If there be any open disguised hostility
Mr. Tats proposals In fact
Monde who chairman OF the public lands
of Joe Cannon useful that
ne could the presidents plans That
might have been expected although did appear likely
opposition from this would openly The
tactics OF the reactonares usually worked behind
doors in committee
A statement given out on behalf OF Mr. Taft says:
The presidents clearly is the tular
republican
him with responsibilities and the of
declarations OF principles contained the
pes have been further enunated by Mr. special
which VIII is
has been drafted which givet
place the books Mr. Tafs
d
and kth republicans the
republican senator's representatives who aid and support
Mr. l IN out his plans will have
toward republican representatives
Mr. either
that he
the White House
The presidents attitude, of one OF compromise He
carry his legislative program the help Of he
eaconares who control majority of the present congress-
Neither he do anything worth while without backing and
support Of the insurgents The real his program lies
the support public opinion without which he could do
nothing with the reactionarics. who although thev might
give acqucence would nul purpose the legis-
Iation by filing the laws with "jokers.'
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CRANE TELL OF FIRJrI
NIGHT AT OLD BALDWIN
Actor Recalls Opening Of Theater and Names Members
Of the COMPANY With Which He Was Associated
Ru WALTER ANTHONY

in some one
IA
He
not oe- 00 outsi
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17
\ EAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY D. EVANS brings out

is valid, his conclusions closely touch the
future of commerce on the Pacific coast. In
a word, Admiral Evans is convinced that the
commercial consequences of the canal will be
negligible unless the charges for its use are
made nominal. He believes. for instance, that
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17

budget, and it is not likely that the house OF
lords will further obstruct fulhllment of the
popular mandate. The lords went to the
country expressly on the budget issue, and
being defeated decisively, they will not dare
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17

office at the time he took office and Instltutec
the now famous prosecutions for land frauds
The corruption that characterized the admin
istration of the land office was pretty wei
understood i'll a general way by the public
but Mr.. Hitchcock gives an inside view
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concerning Mr. Taft's attitude in regard tc
the insurgents. Those reports, as we pointed
out at the time, did Mr. Taft grave injustice
and, in fact, represented him as holding an
impossible position. They were based on an
absurd assumption that the insurgents were
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17

INCOMPLETE from British elections demonstrate
that the liberals will control the house of by
considerable although reduced majority The result will be- OF
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17

A REMARKABLE letter by the late Secretary Hitchcock
President Roosevelt has been brought light describing tn
conditions that obtained the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17

might ,g have been expected an authorized frqr
II the White House wholly different report
indusouslv circulated bx the reactonars in coneres
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
BIG FIRE AT GRAND RAPIDS
Furniture Exchange Building, Newspa-
per Office and Two Other Establish
ments Burn-Loss 100000.

Granu Rapids, Mich.-Fire which
originated in the upholstering depart
ment of the Young & Chaffee Furni-
ture Company. resulted in a million
dollar confagration here Wednesday
night.
The Daily News, Shepard building
and Furniture Exchange building were
soon a mass of flames and were entire
ly destroyed. The Exchange building
is a seven-story structure and was
filled from the basement to the top
floor with furniture samples on exhibit
tion for the semiannual gathering of
buyers who come to Grand Rapids
from all over the world.
The flames spread so rapidly that
Fire Chief LEMON ordered the PENN
sular club closed and 200 of Grand
Rapids elite were ordered out into the
street from an elaborate dinner that
was In force at that time.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20

ther own, do not make public pa
rade of heir politics. The result, last
tall. was that many electors who, 9th
erwise, would have participated in the
primaries, d d not go near.
The bill to remedy this situation
will seek to so amend the law that a
declaration of party prime pies will
not be necessary. When the voter
enters. If this amendment passes, he
will simply ask for a ticket. He will
be handed a ballot with both tickets
on it, When he gets into the little
compartment he must decide which
ticket he wants to vote, and cOnfine
himself to that ticket. He can not
vote for one or two persons on enc
cket and then jump over and woe
for one or two persons on the ether.
If he does provision will be made that
the entire vote shall be thrown oat
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
LAMPHERE TOLD ALL
BEFORE DEATH HE CONFESSED
HELPING MRS. GUINNESS IN
WHOLESALE GRIMES.
DETAILS OF TRAGEDY TOLD
How the eorsla Lured Victims to
Death Told by AccomplIce-con-
fesses to Killing Of Arch Murderess
and Three Children.

st. Louis.-According to copy
righted story In the Post-Dispatch
Thursday Ray Lamphere, who died
recently in the Indiana penitentiary
at Michigan City while serving a term
for setting fire to the home of Mrs.
Bella Guinness, at lie Scrte, Ind, did
not carry the secrets OF the charnel
farm to the grave with him
The confession was N de to Rev.
DIR. E. A. Schell formerly pastor OF
the Laporte Methodist church, now
president of the Iowa Wesleyan uni
versity at Mount Pleasant, Ia, and
held by him inviolate as a secret OF
the confessional
The Post-Dispatch says Rev. Mr..
Schell would verify, II he would con-
sent to break the silence, the confes-
sion It publishes. The Post-Dispatch'
however, says the confession 1t pub
fishes was made to a man of unassail-
able character.
Lamphere, according to .he confes-
sion had a guilty knowledge of the
murder of three men In the Guinness
home during the time he lived there,
about eight months in 1907, and he as
sisted Mrs. Guinness in disposing OF
the bodies of the three men.
He said he thought he bad not re-
ceived as much of the profits of the
transaction as he considered himself
entitled to. and he went to the farm
house at night with woman. chloro-
hnr thraa chill
dren and Jennie Olson. He and the
woman then searched the house. find
ing betwe IN $50 and $40. The light
they used was a candle, and they left
he house without knowing they had
eft behind spark that soon burst
nto flames.
Mrs Guinness method of killing her
victims, Lamphere said, was first to
choloform them as they slept and
then If the drug did not itself kill, to
sever the heads with an ak. Each
time a man was to be murdered, ac-
cording to Lamphere, she sent him to
purchase chloroform. Lamphere said
he saw one of them killed and aided in
burying all three. These men were
Andrew Helgelein and probably Ole
Budsberg and Tonness Petersen Lien.
Lien, Lamphere thought, was the
third husband of Mrs. Guinness. AT
the time of the Lamphere trial it was
thought Jennie Olson had been killed
by Mrs. Guinness. Lamphere, how
ever details how Mrs. Guinness had
secreted her in the house after she
returned from a visit and she was
choloroformed by Lamphere and his
accomplice.
A few nights after they came back
there was another burying. Lamphere
eceived money once more from Mrs
Guinness, and he said he became the
trusted ally of Mrs. Guinness.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
"Ham" De Weese Lands.

Columbus.-State Insurance Com.
miss oner Lemmert has appointed
Hamilton G. DeWeese to an inspec-
torship in the building and loans de-
partment at $500 a year and travel
ing expenses.
This appo ntment is significant Act
ing as a ho'dover appointee OF the
Harris administration, Judge c. c.
Lemmert. insurance commiss oner,
has consulted Gov Harmon concern
ing new appointments. The insurance
commissioner doubtless was as much
surprised as anyone when, at con-
ference last week. Gov. Harmon sug-
gested the name of DeWeese for this
pos ton. DeWeese was chairman OF
the speakers bureau in the Harmon
campaign He was indorsed for ap-
pointment as state fire marshal by the
democratic county committees, with
three or four exceptions.
Gov Harmon. without having
conference with DeWeese or hearing
his side OF knocks put in against him,
appointed another man. DeWeese was
talked of for chief fish and game war
den when 1t was reported Gen, Speaks
would resign, but Speaks was induced
to stay on the job and the governor
was relieved of the embarrassment Of
picking a successor.
Recently Gov. Harmon and DeWeese
had a conference. Since that time
he governor has looked with more
favor on DeWeese, eliminating in the
announcement of his appointment
BY making this appointment friends
of Gov. Harmon say he has made in
roads on the state organization.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
New Penal oHense Bill.

Columbus.-Senator Yount, OF Darke
county, has prepared three bills he
will introduce when the lid is taken
of after the codifiers' report is out Of
the way, One is a measure to make
violation OF the antitrust law a peni.
tentiary offense instead of simply be-
ing punishable by fine.
He will also introduce bill TO COM
pei bribe-giver and a bribe-taker to
come into court and testify, on recon-
mendation OF the prosecuting attorney
and Judge OF the court. Under the
present law neither can be compelled
to testify, taking the ground that tes-
timony might tend to incriminate.
A standard fire insurance policy pro
vision Is another thing Senator Yount
seeks to establish. He would have to.
tai losses paid on the face yalue OF
the policy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
TROOPS TO FOIL LYNCHERS
GOV. DENEEN ORDERS ILLINOIS
SOLDIERS TO VIENNA.
Race Riots Feared as Result Of Muir
der OF Rural Carrier by
Negroes.

Springfield, Ill.--Gov. Deneen Tues
day night ordered out Companies d.
T. and X of the Fourth regiment l..
\. G.. and Company ! of the Fifth
regiment with instructions to pro
ceed to Vienna, H., upon receipt OF
an appeal for help from Sheriff John
Mathis of Johnson county.
Race riots are impending at Vienna
due to the death of Allen Clark. a
rural mail carrier, who was shot on
A train by a group of drunken negroes
Saturday. Hazen Tayborn, Harry Tay
born and Alexander jenkins were ar.
rested and are held in Jail at Vienna
Following Clarks death residents
of Eldorado and Harrisburg began
to move on Vienna declaring their in
tention to lynch the negroes Gov
Deneen instructed Sheriff. Mathis to
arm a force of men to protect the
prisoners, wired John p. Maloney, SUI
perintendent Of the Cairo division OF
the Big Four railroad. to move no
trains from Eldora and Harrisburg
to Vienna and ordered the troops to
the scene.
Company ID is from Paris, Company
F from Mount Vernon. Company X
from Cairo. and Company from
Danville.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
PINCHOT ISSUES STATEMENT
Declares That Great Issue Is Whether
Special Interests or the People
Shall Rule.

Washington. THE conservation
OF natural resources and the conserva-
tion of popular governments are both
at stake. The one needs conservation
no less than the other"
This statement epitomizes the for
NAL announcement made public by
Clifford Pinchot, who was recently re-
moved as chief Of the forest service.
The former official declared the great
moral issue that now faces the coun-
try is not the loss Of natural resources
so much as whether special interests
or the people shall rule.
The statement in part, is as fol-
lows:
"At this time have no comment to
make on recent events. Whether in
or out of the government service /
propose to stay in the fight for con-
servation and equal opportunity.
Every moment and measure, from
whatever source, that tends to ad.
vance conservation and promote gov
ernment by men for human welfare,
shall try to help.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
"a DROWNED IN SHIPWRECK
Steamer czarlna Goes on Coos Bar
Near Mansfield, ore.-Two Of
Crew Saved.

Marshfield, Ore.-Of 81 men on the
steamer Czarina, which Wednesday
night struck on the Coos bay bar and
was wrecked, two have been rescued,
and there is possibility that five
others, including Capt Dugan and Har-
old Mills, will be saved. Harry Kent
zell, first assistant engineer, was
found unconscious in the breakers,
and j. Robinson, second assistant, was
washed ashore.
Several hours after Kentzell was res.
cued he regained consciousness and
said that Capt. Dugan and Mills, the
only passenger, had been bound to one
of the masts. Robinson added that
when the forward mast. to which he
and five others had climbed. went by
the board, the master. the first officer,
Miller, and two seamen, were alive In
the after rigging. These we're the
only ones left on the ship.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
STATE CONTROL OF RATES
And Service Of All Public Utilities
Proposed In New BILL

Most important Of all the items on
the program of progressive legislat' on
which the republican majority in the
general assembly plans to adopt at
the present session is the law for the
control OF public ut lities by a central
state commission In adopting such
a plan of regulating the corporations
the public, Ohio WI simply be follow
ing the lead Of other states, notably
New York and Wisconsin. While the
New York and Wisconsin laws d dffer
in detail, both are based on the same
underlying principle, which Is that,
more than any other line Of business,
the operation OF a public utility. such
as a railroad, telegraph or telephone
line, express company, light, heal or
power company, is and properly should
be considered a cooperative business,
with the interests of the public equal
10 those OF the stock holders in all
cases and paramount in somo In
stances.
In both the Wisconsin and the New
York laws, the commissions entrust-
ed with their execution are given the
fullest power of control over the serv-
ices rendered by public utilities. the
rates chargeable for such services,
and, as a corollary TO these powers
and an aid in determining the reason
ableness of rates and services re.
quired, the commissions of these
states are empowered and required to
fix the valuation Of all property oper-
ated or used by public utility aad to
prescribe uniform methods OF account.
ing. These principles, common TO both
of the statutes referred to, are to be
incorporated in the Ohio bill.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
Mine Fatality figures.

olumbus.-Compilation OF mine IA
tality statistics for 1909, made by
Geo. Harrison, state mine inspector,
shows an increase OF two over 1908
there being ia, as compared with
112. The number killed by falls of
roofs he reports as having decreased
by two. while the number killed by
mine cars increased by four. Only
two were killed by electricity, as com
pared with five in 1908. The number
killed by powder explosions increased
by two.
The statement shows Belmont coun-
ty TO have reported the greatest num-
ber of accidents, 36 in all, a decrease
Of 6. Jefferson county reported 10,
Guernsey county 9, Atheps county
and Tuscarawas 7.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
To Attack Cod STORAGE.

Columbus. us.-Attorney General Den
man and Senator Richard Beatty. of
Bowling Green. held conference on
he subject of the high price OF liv-
ng Attorney General Denman has
been investigating the subject for sew
eral weeks. Senator Beatty had given
notice he intended to introduce a bill
on the subject
Senator Beatty called at the attor-
ney generals Office to so over the sit
uat on so the two could work in har-
mony The senator found the attor-
uey general in possession of LOT OF
facts and enough information in con.
crete form to constitute ground for
action. Mr.. Denman informed Sen
ator Beatty he was thoroughly in sym
pathy with his desire TO probe into
this subject, as well as to probe into
state offices.
"The attorney general told me we
could reach the high cost Of living
through a health measure" said Mr..
Beatty. after the conference. "He
says it Is not only feasible but desir-
able TO do so The cold storage evil
will be attacked first. It is a we'll
known fact that certain food products
become tainted by long keeping. 1t
appears that the cold storage people,
n some sections, have been buying
up the supply and holding 1t for high
prices Some of the things they hold
are so tainted when sod to the con
sumer that they are really dangerous
10 health. Attorney General Denman
will draw a bill and I will Introduce
it,"
Gov. Harmon announced he would
take a hand in the fight by sending
special message on The subject to
the legislature.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
ISSUE WARRANTS FOR FIVE
Prominent PIttsburgers Are Charged
with Conspiracy and Bribery In
Connection with Graft Scandal.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The storm which
has threatened Pittsburg politically
FOR more than year, has broken with
fury. Since the first arrests of graft
Ing councilmen December %, 1908,
there have been deep rumblings about
the men higher up" Warrants
were issued Friday for FIVE of the
most important men in Pittsburg as
olows:
Max c. Leslie, county delinquent tax
collector and right-hand man to State
Senator w NJ Flynn. charges con-
spiracy, perjury and bribery; $4,000
bail furnished by Senator Flynn.
Edward H. Jennings, millionaire
president of the Columbia National
bank of Pittsburg, president of tthe
Pure Oil Company, president of the
Colonial Trust Company of Pittsburg
and head of the e. II. Jennings Bros
Company. Conspiracy; $4,000 bail
furnished by a brother.
Frank A. Griffin. former vice-presi-
tional bank of Pittsburg. Conspiracy;
10000 bail furnished by brother of
President Jennings
Frank f. Nicola, head of the mon
ster North Bros interests, consid-
cred the biggest business man in
Pittsburg, and many times a million.
aire. Conspiracy.
Charles Stewart, bushes man and
former member OF Pittsburg coun-
ellis. Conspiracy; $4,000 bail fur
nished by William Schempp of Pitts
burg.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
PASS WHITE SLAVE BILL
House Adopts Drastic Measure Which
VIII Go Far Toward Breaking
Up Infamous Traffic.

Washington.-R Representative SABBATH
OF Chicago scored against Represen-
tative Mann when the Bennett-Sabath
white slave bill was passed by the
house Wednesday. That action. in
effect, sends the Mann bill on the
same subject to the house waste
basket
The Bennett-sabath bill is perhaps
the most drastic measure OF the kind
ever adopted by any state or nation.
and II 1t is passed by the senate will
go far toward breaking up the white
slave traffic. 1t makes 1t a felony to
import any person for immoral pur'
poses, and then provides that any
alien found in any disorderly house,
or proiiting in any way therefrom,
may be deported.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-01-20
GOv.HARMON' PLAN
BACKED BY SENATOR ALsDoRF,
WHO HAS THE TAX MEASURE
READY.
OTHERS ARE IN THE HATCHING
Alsdorf's Bill Provides that Tax Rate
Shall Co Down in Proportion as
Tax Duplicate Goes Up.
Columbus, o.


Discussing his bill for the crcation
OF a taxation commission, SCnaior
Alsdorf said he had decided to fix the
maximum rate of per cent, on the
theory that assessors now al work
will fix real values rather than IN 70
60 per cent as heretofore.
The bill creates a commission OF
three, to be appointed by the COVER
nor. They will make appraisemen
for state taxation and supervise as
tessments for local taxation
The Alsdorf bill is the admin stra-
tion measure and is based on Gov
Harmon's message Besides provid-
ing the tax rate shall go down IN pro
port on as the tax duplicate goes up,
the I per cent provision is included
making It more drastic.
The republicans also will have a
taXat on measure-several of them. in
fact. Public utilities bills will be
plentiful. At least twenty-five mem
bers of both branches are at work on
public util'ti bills and as many at
WIN bh AhAdAlbh lutdoNltb lS
ministration measure Is not the only
taxation measure that will come from
the Democratic side.
Rathburn Bill Passed.
The senate passed the Rathburn
bill, providing the pay of real estate
assessors in villages. which was omit
ted from the orig nal law; also, the
filling of vacancies.
The taxation committee has been
wrestling with the problem OF how to
provide more money in cities where
the one-twentieth OF / per cent on the
total valuation does not produce
enough money to pay expenses Of ap-
praisement The bill passed with an
amendment that, where the percent
age allotted is not sufficient. the
county commissioners may supply
more money at their discretion.
Senator Phares' amendment that
county auditors be permitted TO sup.
ply assessors with maps. charts and
plats was incorporated in the bill.
Important changes in the county de-
pository law relative TO handling Of
public funds are urged by George r.
Myers, treasurer Of Cuyahoga county
He conferred with Chairman II.
j. Ritter. Of the house finance com
nittee, Senator Albert Mendelson, Of
Cuyahoga county and the state bureau
OF accounting
Treasurer Myers revealed a serious
condition existing in Cuvahoga county,
declaring that hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars OF the public's money, be-
cause OF the inadequacy Of the pres
ent law, must lie comparatively un.
protected in the county's vaults in the
courthouse. He wants the law amend.
ed TO remedy this condition.
The changes declared by Mr.. Myers
TO be most imperative is removal OF
the legal restriction in the present de
posltory act which limits the total
amount the county can have on de-
posit in one bank to 100000