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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
PROBE REVEALS
FIELD Of MIRE
Confession of Pittsburg Politician
Details Filth and Corruption
By Wholesale.
BIG MEN IMPLICATED
City Administration Official Said
to Have Received white
Slave Money.

PITTSBURG. PA. March I'll
When the grand Jury reconsened To-
day 10 continue its bribery iuvessiga-
liens, Ii had for tho 6rst tiTns some
thing real and tangible to work on.
The detailed confession OF former
City Councilman Io.ln T. klatn, with
statements from others implicated
by him, Is sufiictent. according to Dig
triet Attorney Blakeley. to effect IN
dictment and eonvictfon OF many per-
sons who have been prominent In
political and financial life here.
Mr.. Blakeiey made II plain to-day
that AL parsons wAe confess at essee
will receive immunity. He expects the
smaller fry will take advantage OF his
offer and that he Will be able 10 get
Indictments and subsequent eonvfc-
tons OF number of captains OF In
dustry."
Some Of the evidence now on hand.
IL is asserted. shows money paid
weekly by disorderly housea, saloons
and gam bling irouses Just who II wedt
to and the manner of division. A mem
Der of the city administration. 1t IL
alleged will be shown to have been
implicated in a white slave traffic.
Others Confess.
Five former city counciimen and
one present member to-day confessed
to Judge Frazer In open court OF
having been connected with council
manic grating. The man will be In
dicted this afternoon and sentence
suspended.
The men and the amounts they
confessed to having received are as
follows,
Thomas r. McGrath. 1850. j. ".
Purneil. 1900; n. r. Savage. 5000.
Irwin Rothpletz. So. 900: William RI
ehey, $l0e. and J. II. Eheasiey, $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
PLAN DISCUSSION
Of LOCAL Option.
Ministers Sign Call for Meet
ing Tuesday to Consider
Question
LAYMEN DECLARED
BEHIND MOVEMENT
Reported to Have Already Laid
Tentative Plans for Note on
Banishing Liquor Supply
From City.

To consider the adytsability of TAX
ing steps toward calling a local OPP
ton election In Richmond at an early
date. ministers OF Richmond and Man
chester Will hold meeting Tuesday
morning -at-Il- o-eieek-in- the- chnpgi
of the Presbyterian committee of pub
lication building on Sixth street. near
Broad.
A call for the meeting lie signed
BY the following ministers of the gos-
pei: w. c. James, w. Asbury Chris
tan. Tilden Scherer, H. d. c. Mac
iachian. Thomas Semmes, J. J..
Scherer.
Invitations to attend the meeting
bear the date Of March Is.
Although only ministers signed tho
call, II Is understood that prominent
laymen throughout the city are in
reality behind the movement, and
have already shaped matters to some
extent in the direction OF putting the
local option question before the voters
OF Richmond.
We are proceeding with careful
deltberation," said a minister Monday
morning., anu 1 may aod tnat even
.ne tnlhls,s.s VINO nave SIGNED TUG Sai'
alo so WIN the uhoers.aholns ina.
they IN hoWise pieosea tneHfSetFe s
70 the movement. ~ ID expected. now
ever, thai matters viii pe put IN
more dehn.te shape at the mee.hs
Iuesoay. ror the t'me oeins we Iesi
that no statement should be given
out"
Anft-satoon League waits.
IL was aiso ascertained tnat the
sIhla An.-saiooh I-eAsus, ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
HUNGARIAN PREMIER IS
BEATEN DURING RIOT
He and Secretary of Agriculture
Victims Of Ferocious Attacks
BY Politicians.

BUDAPEST. March Ain a wild
riot in the Chamber of Deputies to-
day Coun. Kuehen Hedervsry, the
premier, was injured by being struck
In the head with a heavy book and the
secretary Of agriculture seriously hurt
by an ink pot.
The disorder precipitated by the OPP
position party. led by Deputy ZakarIas,
was the most serious of recent years
and was participated in by nearly all
the members before the police finally
separated the com batants and re-
stored order
The 'Oppositionists made a. rush
Tor the premiers stand and were
intercepted by the deputies friendly
to the administration, free-for-ail
fight quickly developed.
The trouble arose from the dIssolu-
ton OF parliament, which the opposi-
ton declared unconstitutional.
The premier and the secretary of
agriculture were led bleeding from
the hall. 1t is feared the secretary
will lose the sight of an eye.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
.BARsNOT LET DOWN
BY 0WEN CIDERB|[[
Governor Declares Measure Does
Not Give Any One Rights
Not Now Enjoyed.
SELL STOCK ON HAND
Measure Intended to Allow Farm
ers to Dispose of What City
They Have.
SELL STOCK ON HAND

THE substitute for the Owen bill
imposing a tax On soft drinks and
exempting the pure juice of the APP
|. pie. does not LET down the bars OF
give any one any right they did moi
heretofore enjoy. 1t was purely q
revenue raising measure, and dtd no,
have as it's OBJECT the letting down
OF the bars for the sale OF strong
cider. nor does It. The hill simply
gives farmers the right to sell the pure
cider they have on hand, as II did
not confer /plate the prohibition of the
sale of such cider as farmers might
have before the passage OF the act"
In these words Governor Mann
Monday set at rest the rumors that
have been circulated about the s,ih-
stitute for the Owen bill, giving deal
ers in hard cider. or cider of high
alcoholic per centum. right to sell
this insiduous, seductive and dream
producing beverage In dry territory.
According to the chief executive the
restrictions on all intoxicants remain
the same now as they were before the
passage OF the bill.
The substitute for the Owen bill
follows:
II. Be II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Virginia, That
for the privilege of selling soft
drinks from a sado fountain In
cities and towns OF two thou
sand or more Inhabitants there
shall be paid to the State an an
nuaI license OF Ave dollars for
each fountain. and for the privi-
iege of selling soft drinks from
soda fountains otherwise located.
there shSll be paid an annual Ii
30 81 nd kal
dollars for each fountain: and for
the privilege of manufacturing
otherwise than at soda fountains,
or for bottling soft drinks. there
shall be paid the annual license
tax of fifteen dollars.
-. Soft drinks under this act
shall include all or the drinks for
which liquor license IL not re-
quired: provided. however. that
nothing in this act shall apply
to the manufacture or sale OF
cider which Is the pure juice of
the apple.
90. All acts or parts of acts iu-
consistent with this act are here
BY repealed"
Question Of Hop Ale.
The sale OF "near-beer" having
been prohibited by the Byrd bill. the
dealer the right to dispense this re-
freshing and somewhat giddy beve-
rage over their soda fountain coun-
ter. Still another substitute for the
original amber fluid which made a
certain Wisconsin city famous is hop
ale." which Is said to taste good to
those accustomed to ''oiling their
pipes with sterner stuff Just what
effect the Owen bill will have on the
sale or prohibition of the sale oi
hop ale'' probably will be left for
a test case to determine. Hop ale"
Ii being shipped to Virginia in great
quantities, and the orders fer 1t have
increased since the doom OF near
bear. was preached. A nice point
will have to be decided by the court
In trying the test case It win be to
determine whether a closer degree
OF consanguininity exists between
NEAR beer" and the real beer, or
"hope ale" and the original Mtlwau-
kee production.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
SPORTSMAN KILLED
IN CONFEDERATION
Fire Of Unknown Origin Results in
Death of Noted Rifle
GLax

HAMILTON, ONT. March 21.-Da-
vid Mitchell. one Of the best known
rife shots In Canada. died to-day
from burns received late last night,
when his apartments were badly dam
aged by fire. How the fire originated
10 unknown. A passerby noticed
smoke issuing from the building. and
when the firemen arrived they found
Mitchell lying on a blazing mattress.
He was hurried to the hospital, where
he died few hours later.
Mitchell was for many years a
member OF the Canadian team that
went to the annual rife matches at
Bisley, England. and was one of a
famous family of rife shots.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
SLAYER OF SWEETHEART
IS GRANTED REPRTEvE

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March III
A reprieve for sixty days was to- day
granted by President Taft TO Charles
O'Neil. held at the Fort Leavcnworth
military prison, under sentence to be
banged March 20 Cor killing his
sweetheart.
The people OF Kansas have taken q
great interest In this case. because the
law of the State prohibits capital pun
ishment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
PAPER MEMS STRIKE
rs GAINING IMPETUS

hIvERMoRE FALLS, MAINE.
March 21.--The strike OF the Inter-
national Paper Company employees in
the New York and Vermont mills has
extended to Livcrmore Falls, Chis-
holm and Riley. and 400 more men
are ont to-day. About l7s men In
the three pants are not members OF
the Pulp. Sulphite and Paper Nakerr'
Union. and are still on duty. The
strikers ask recognition of the union,
d 10 per cent wage increase, with
time ana a half for overtime. and the
discrimination Of Sunday work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
NEWPORT NEWS MAN
GETS BIG CONTRACT
Will Build Post Office Costing
$43,946 in Rome,
Ga

fEpecial 10 The Rirhmond yirginian.)
News has been received from tho treas
ury department that D j. Phipps. .
leading local contractor Of this city.
was the low bidder on the nav post
oiIice and federal court buiidtng 10 ba
erected at Rome, Georgia. Mr.. Phlpps'
bid was y4S,s4e.
Newport News contractors have bsen
fortunate In procuring
bushes or this character for some
time past and now have In the neigh
borhood Of . half million dollars worth
OF outside work ON hand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
DANIEL WILL RECOVER,
UNLESS HEMORRHAGE REGuN
Especial to The Richmond viryintat'

Especial to The Richmond yirxtnaat
LYNCHBURG. VA. March 11s
According to DR.. e. A. Waugh. N1
has just returned 70 Lynchburx EeQ<
the bedside OF Senator John w. -
Tel. at Daytona. Fla. the Senatpx
recover unless there 10 . recur3e1
Of the cerebral hemorrhage.
IS evidence. said DIR. Waugh. ~
gradual absorption Of the blood
and hence a lessening Of the tn
nation around the olot. ~ tNN
suit the coma n Decorating ltrhtp
q return to consciousness n ~ M
pected unless further hAHnoxz1
takes place. The heart and &tl
are In perfect condition. d..
stated that X the present
ment continues. although 4
very slow, thero are hOp19 A1
three orfour weeks EenatoF nex
be moved back 70 hia home n
burg. DR.. waugh dos not -
return under present con6 n
improvement ~ paytona- 81 sI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
PERSONS QUALIFY
IN THE CHANCERY COURT,

state Highway Commissioner will
son qualified in the Chancery Court OF
Richmond Mosday morning a. admin
Istrator for the estate Of Mira Ballfe b.
Wilson. The vAlue Of the estate Is less
than one thousand dollars
Mr.. j. r. r. Burroughs qualified AZ
guardian for Marie ID. Logon.
Mr.. L. Scherer qualified a. curator
OF the estate Of Emmett Oberdorfer,
valued at $500.
The court viii adjourn Friday for
the term.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
SLAYER RELEASED
ON 81, 500 BOND

DANvILLE. VA. March ai.--Jeff
Coles, who Is charged killing /. J..
Irwin, of Manchester, was ba1jed to-
day In sum of $4,000. There was
no preliminary hearing of the case
Examination was waived and the case
was certified to grand Jury to be tried
at June term
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
criticism to the effect that II In mo
better than the old committee"
Concerned Over persoune1,

criticism to the effect that it Ii mo
better than the eld eommittes.'
The committee on rules will consist
Of six Repubiicans ana four Demo-
Gratis. to be ch0Gen by party caucus.
The Eannonft0s will have an over
whelming majority In the Republican
caucus and burning question with
them concerns the representation they
shall give the insurgents. One insur-
gent acting with the Democrats would
deadlock the committee and two tn
surgents would give. the allies control.
Another possibility Is that the insur-
gents. IL Dissatisfied with the treat
ment In the Republican caucus. might
rally their Democratic friends in the
House. turn down the Republican eau
Gus slate and elect suitable commit
tee.
There are among the insurgents
some who are Indifferent as TO their
representation on the committee II Its
members are not chosen from the
speakers kitchen cabinet. They say
that they fought 20 remove control Of
legislation from Speaker Cannon and
give q fair chance to all.
A the Cannon men will control the
Republican caucus, the names most
frequently mentioned. a. likely to
figure In the list of the chosen ones
are naturally Messrs Payne. New
York: palxeii, Pcnnsyivania; Smith.
Iowa; Tawney. Minnesota: Mann. I'LL
nois: Freeland, New York: Mckinley.
Illinois. and others closely associated
with him In the management OF the
House, Representatives Dalxell and
Smith are members of the committee
- Prospective Democratic members OF
the committee mentioned are Messrs.
Clark, Missouri: Underwood or Clay
ton. Alabama: fitzgerald. New York:
James. Kentucky; Hay. Virginia:
Howard, Georgia, or Henry. Texas.
IL the insurgents have representa-
ton on the committee It In conceded
that one Of the places will be offered
to Mr. Norris. cf Nebraska. author OF
the revolutionary measure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
70 this effect having been made to-
Said lie Woulti Go Rack.

IF you'll promise to go back TO
Petersburg and stay there, I won't
send You to jail this morning." said
Justice Crutchfield Monday morning
70 John Austin an aged negro. who
did not appear to be blessed with any
too much intelligence. Austin. though.
knew enough to make the promise,
and he started to the Gocisada city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21

The Groom FellOW-Inmate at Old
Peoples Home.

ANDERSON, IND. March 21.--Af-
ter living q life Of single blesscdness
for seventy-nve years. Miss Josephine
Brooks became the bride OF Abraham
w, Coddfngton. Beventy-seyen years
old. q widower for twenty years.
They practically eloped from the
Gospel Trumpet Company's Old Peo-
Piles Home, where they had been liv-
ing for several years. Trustees Of
the home frokncd on the romance.
Miss Brooks and Mr.. coddington went
outside the home premises to walk.
II WAS thought. They did walk. but
1t was to the county clerks once.
where they obtained marriage IL
cense. Then they went to the ONCE
or Justice OF the Peace Lane. who
offlciated at the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coddington then re-
turned tn the old peoples home. Mr..
Coddington IL o carpenter. but has
been too feeble for work for several
years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21

ALEXANDRIA, VA, March Hl.--.
Mias Fannie II. Nicholson. thu sixtasn-
year-old daughter AZ On1cer a, J..
Nicholson, OF tho npiice department.
sloped with Mr.. I0saph STORY, ma(
ager OF the 6urprloo Theatre, yester-
day, The couple we're married Ia
RoekvillA, NJ &C.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
VIRGINIA WILL PLAY
CAROLINA IN CHARLOTTE.

tspAcial to The Richmond yirgfniAn,l
CHAaLnTTE, NJ &. March sis--The
second game Of the ssries Of three to
b played this season between the
untverstty Of Virginia and the uni-
III North s.~rolina Will be played
o. Ghax3stts April sth, annetnsss1en&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
Sfrs. renasr Here.

Mrn. George r.. Tenney. who recently
hled suit against her husband Tor sep
arati0n IN the ChAnceYy Court Of this
city. u = guest It the Je6ersoa hotel
South Carolina. ahes IL hers mersty to
watch over the interests ok her cesa,
the Anal pAperu " which VIII ~ alsA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March zl.--
Soldiers Home veterans. and Hampton
and Phoebus business men a. well. are
awaiting Tomorrow with interest A.
on that day about one hundred thou
sand dollars in pensions will be dis
tho regular March quarterly disburse-
! .1.iat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21

The trial OF former Motoxznan John.
son. Of the Westhampton iin4. who fs
,harwed with rocklessly running his.
~. will coma up before Magistrate
lanes A Lswis In Henrico county
Tuehday morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21

are the guests Of 8. Gordon Cumming.
DR. Cumming will have charge OF the
Cape Charles Marine Hospital station.
with headquarters at old Point and 10
expected to make his home In Mamp-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21

Especial to The Richmond VirginiAn.)
4 NEWFURF NEWS, VA. March H.
DR. and Mrs Hugh Cumming and thstr
children, who have been living In ~.
- fos The pest sight years. rstnrned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19
sfalRHElD.

Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Rich are in
Richmond attending the campmeeting
for a few days.
Lincoln Reed Is confined to his home
on Osborne street by Illness.
Miss Hattie Wallace of MiIbridge is
waiting her friend, Miss Mildred Will
liarns on Western avenue.
Miss Winifred Atwood is in Calais
visiting her grandmother for two
weeks.
DR.. F. J. Robinson has been spend
ing i Few days at his cottage at East
pond. ...
Mr.. Florence Bell of Clinton was in
town Thursday visiting her sister. Mrs.
B. F. Rackliffe.
Dr.. and Mrs George Averill are Wis
itinE Mrs. AveriIrs mother. Mrs. NJ
L. Reyes. 5--. -
M. and Mrs. A. F. Greenleaf and
son wentworth shave returned from a
two-weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
b. Greenleaf in Abbot.
Misses 'verna and Leah Keene OF
Albert, who have been visiting their
aunt. Mrs. George johnson returned
home Thursday afternoon.
Clayton Smell, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. N. Smell. who has been visit
ing his grapdmother in Winthrop for
the past six weeks, has returned home.
Miss Lucy Weeks returned Thurs
day from China where she has been
visiting friends for week.
Mies Sadie Williams is in Farming
ton visiting her brother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19
WHOLESALE THEFTs
OF Wooden Goods from Boston & Maine
Discovered-Two Men Arrested.

Boston. Aug. 1S.-Wholesale thefts
of wooden cloth from the Boston &
Maine Railroad Co.. and from various
Massachusetts wooden mills amounting
probably to $4,000, are believed to
have been disclosed by the arrest to-
night of John ]. O'Neil. aged 80. and
William Potter, aged 33. both of East
Boston. The specific charge against
them Is the larceny of $3.50 worth of
wooden cloth from the Boston & Maine
Railroad.
New York officials were asked by the
Boston officials tonight to arrest two
men who We're expected to call tomor-
row for some woolens that had been
shipped there from this city. More ar
rests are expected in one of the big
Massachusetts mills involved. AT a
house on Meriden street, East Boston
the police tonight found $500 worth OF
woolens which the Boston & Maine
Railroad Co.. identified as property
stolen from their premises.
1T is alleged that O'Neil and Potter
would load their wagons with goods in
the railroad yards and drop it Oft at
various points where acomplices would
pick it up. returning to the railroad
company fraudulent receipts for it's de-
livery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19
CAUGHT With Wet Goods.

Peter Emeritus, a Greek, who has
had considerable notoriety In this city.
was arra!gned before the municipal
court Thursday afternoon. charged
with illegal possession of liquors. The
respondent is an old offender and was
given a sentence of 500 and costs and
50 days in Jail. He was taken to Au-
gusta.
For some time the deputy sheriffs in
this city have been watching for Elmer
titus and until Wednesday night he had
eluded them They suspected that he
was plying his former occupation and
selling liquor. The sheriffs were aware
that Emeritus left few days ago for
Bangor. Deputy Sheriff John A. East
man If Benton was at the Benton sta
ton Wednesday evening as Train No.
pulled in. Emeritus alighted with two
large suit cases. The sheriff seized the
cases and placed Emeritus under ar
rest. bringing him to Waterville later
in the evening. In the suit cases was
found about so half pint bottles of
whiskey.
Emeritus has been arrested several
times for this same offence and each
time has been placed under bonds, but
Thursday the court sentenced him to
pass time in Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19
Inspector Dew Is
Awaiting Orders

Quebec. Aug. 1S.-The frowning grey
Jail on the Heights of Abraham still
housed DR.. Crippen and Ethel lie Neve
tonight. in spite of the report that they
would start for London this morning.
They had been expected to sail on eth
or the Royal Edward or the Lake Mani
toba. both of which steamers touched
here today, outward bound.
Inspector Dew said he was waiting
for certain orders before taking the
prisoners back to England, but whether
these orders were to come from his
superiors III Scotland Yard or the DOM
inion government, could not be learned
Crippen himself expected to leave to-
dag. for he babe the night guard good
bye. when the latter went off duty this
morning. Later, wren the dentist
learned the change of plans he ex-
pressed disappointment
Dew may take his prisoners away
at almost any time, for steamers bound
for England touch nearly every day in
the week. So far as the Canadian law
is concerned. however, he need not
hurry, and Crippen and Miss lie Neve
may still spend several days in Quebec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19
DAVID LEE MAULSBY.
WeII-known Tufts College Professor
Dies Thursday After Long Illness.

Somerville, Mass, Aug 1S.-Prof
David Lee Maulsby, who since 1891 has
occupied the chair of English literature
and oratory at Tufts College, died late
today at his home on Curtis street
West Somerville after an illness of
several months.
Frof. Mauisbyfwas born in Baltimore,
Md, San. 80, 1859. After a short bus
mess career he entered Tufts Divinity
school which he attended for two years
He finally graduated from the acad-
emic department in 1887 and was given
the degree of master of arts in 1892. He
also received Il masters degree from
Harvard in 1898, and PHI D. from Uni
versity of Chicago in 1909.
From graduation until he accepted
the chair of literature and oratory at
Tufts he was principal of Goddard
Seminary at Barre, VT.
He had contributed many prose and
poetic works to the magazine and was
the author of the words of three OF
Tufts most popular college songs,
while his name was on the rolls OF
many educational AMI pedagogical So
cieties of the country.
A widow and two sons si-svj'-c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-19

The occupants OF the machine were
going 10 dinner and were about in
front of the residence of Q. A. Meader,
when the driver turned around to
straighten basket Of clothes. which
had fallen from the rear seat to the
bottom of the machine. The travel on
this street is, about all on the one side
and when Mr.. Dawson looked around,
his machine swerved and struck pole.
The machine was running at a fair
rate of speed and so sudden was the
accident that none of the occupants
were able to clear the car. Mr.. Spen-
Ger was thrown out and struck on his
right shoulder. Hugh Dawson, who
was on the front seat with his broth
err, fell on his right wrist and sprained
it. Sheriff Dawson was not thrown out
but was badly shaken up.
The pole was broken in two places. at
the bottom and top. The car was dam
aged to the extent of broken crank
and several dents and scars about the
front