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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-30
Some Gossip of the Various Local LODGES

The Young Mems Business club was
asked last evening, to decorate the
city during the session of the state
convention of Owls, to be held in this
city on May Is and %. Ed Feltman,
Frank Meyer and Will jameson. com
mittee of the club, to whom the re
quest was made, will report on the mat.
ter at the club meeting Tuesday even.
ing, May 10. The Owls are expecting
a delegation of 200 or more visitors
during the convention.
Three stated meetings of Masonic
lodges will be held this week, accord
ing to the Masonic calendar. Rich.
mond Commandery. No. 8, X. r., will
hold its meeting Monday evening. On
Tuesday evening, Richmond lodge No
1856 will meet and full attendance is
desired, as important matters will
come up for consideration. The work
and stated meeting of the Eastern Star
will be held Saturday evening, May Z.
Members OF the Woman's Relief
Corps of the G. A. r. will be pleased te
learn that the government has accept
ed the Andersonville prison park as 8
gift from this organization. At the
meeting Of the organization. Thursday
the usual contribution for the Southern
Memorial fund was ordered paid. Tht
membership discussed three important
dates Peace Arbitration Day. May IS
Memorial Day, May 80: and Flag Day
June IA. The following committee d
Veterans In observance of Memoria
Day: Music, Mrs. Elizabeth Kamp; dec
Grafton OF hall. Mrs. George Chris
man. Mrs. Lon Cox and Mrs. Emma
Ranks; flowers, Mrs. Kate Personnel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-30

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Masons to attend the
grand convention to be held at Indian
apolis on Tuesday. May "A, which con-
venes at that time for two days SEES
sion. George Cause will be sent as
delegate from the Webb lodge while
Burt Russell will represent the Rich
mond lodge. Arrangements are being
made to send large delegation from
this city this year Richmond is al
ways we'll represented at the annual
convention. However. more members
of the local order have signified their
intention of attending the convention
this year than usual Governor
Thomas r. Marshall will deliver the
opening address and will be present at
the banquet.
At the meeting of the whitewater
Lodge OF Odd Fellows last evening
George Reider was elected delegate tc
the Grand lodge convention of Odd Eel
lows at Indianapolis, which convenes
on May Is and 10. George Bishop
was selected as alternate. A mum
Der of members of the lodge Will also
attend the convention. The Rebekah
Assembly VIII hold its convention Il
Indianapolis on May 16 and II, but the
delegates from the local order have
not yet been chosen.
On the afternoon OF May IS the Odd
Fellows at the convention will charter
q special train and run an excursion to
Greensburg. for the purpose of visiting
the Odd Fellows Home in that city
At present there are about 100 Odd Eel
lows in the home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-30

The president of the W. R. c. is Mrs.
Anna Dowell.
Deputy Supreme Organizer, J. Gil
bert Iredell, of the Improved Order OF
Heptasophs. will institute conclave
of this order on Friday evening, May
6. The commercial cruz rooms, Ma
sonic temple. have been secured. 1t
is expected that class of about thir.
ty will receive the work -
Triumph Lodge, Knights of Pythias
conferred the third rank on three can
didates last evening. There was a
large attendance of the members.
Local Lodge of Moose, No. 147. will
move into its new quarters in the
Knights of Pythias Temple, Monday
evening There will be a class OF
about ten who will be initiated into
the order. The membership now mum
bers about $50 This lodge has grown
very rapidly since its organization.
Masonic lodges at CenterviIle. vii
lfamsburg and Whitewater have sent
out Invitations to lodges in neighbor.
ing towns, asking their presence al
meetings to be held soon. At Center
vile, on May 8, third degree work viii
be conferred: similar work will be con
ferred by the Williamsburg and White
water lodges at their meetings on May
IS and 10, respectively. Each Of these
meetings will be followed by ban
Quet and general good time.
The entered apprentice degree wal
conferred on Perry Jackson at the
meeting OF Webb Lodge OF Masons
Wednesday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-30

PATULA:
Be surs % me- Gold Medal Flour.
1aAINIx.a,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-30

The entered apprentice degree was
conferred on Perry Jackson at the
meeting OF Webb Lodge OF Masons
Wednesday night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-30

The president of the w. r. C. is Mrs.
Anna Doweli
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
MEN TO CONTINUE
At WORK
ACCIDENT AT THE NEvERSWEAT
MINE WILL NOT CAUSE A
SHUTDOWN.

Butte. April 6.--(Spccial) Regard
Ing the accident at the Neversw ca
mine yesterday by which +. L. Me-
Nabb lost his life. Manager John
Gillie said this afternoon as regards
the property loss and the effect II Will
have upon the workmen who have Jobs
In the mine. There will not be any
men out Of employment or any de-
crease In the general output of the
mines AZ the result of yesterday !
accident at the Neversweat.
The mine will be worked as usual
and the ore hoistcd through the st
Lawrence and Moonlight mines. II
there II not work for the full cemplc-
ment of men In the Neversweat they
VIII be distributed about the other
properties"
The engine was not so badly dam
aged az was first thought and the
total destruction of property will not
exceed $4,000 and may not amount to
more than $4,000. The real cause OF
the accident was that the engine got
away from the engineer. The
machinery was In perfect condition. az
shown by an examination of the op-
posite side of the engine. In three
or four weeks at most the engine will
be repaired and In running order
again"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
DARING ROBBERS
FACE THE COURT

New York. April .6-Those now silent
individuals known to the police officers
as Eddie Fay and Little Dick
Harris, charged with the recent rob
berry OF the Richmond Va. postoffce,
In which more than $4,000 was OBJ
.t1ined. were so piqucd after their ar
rest they could not resist congratulate
Ing their captors and admitting their
identity. according to the testimony
OF postofiice inspectors at the arraign-
ment of the prisoners IN New York
today. Now they are indignant when
referred to as Fay and Harris" The
two alleged burglars virtually con-
fesscd shortly after their arrest, so
the inspectors testified. and upon this
the government will largely build It's
case to force extradition, which the
prisoners are bitterly resisting. IN
spcctors j. c. Rooms and j. u. Rob-
erts of Washington We're the witnesses
who told Of the confession.
Roberts testified in an interview at
police headquarters the prisoner who
calls himself Frank Chester. but
whom the police declare to be Little
Dick Harris. told him the inspectors
had done remarkable piece of work
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
SCHOOL ! MINISTRIES
TO Be FINE
YOUNG MEN OF COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL PREPARE TO RAISE
ATHLETIC FUND.

The boys of the county high school
are coming along in fine shape In
their efforts to put on their much
talked OF minstrel show, and they
promise some new and entirely
original stunts when their attraction
Is pulled OFF next Tuesday evening
The performance of their show IL to
he staged In the auditorium of the
county high school building and II
should he well attended, as the boys
are giving the affair for "A most
mcrltorious purpose, that OF raising
money for their athletic fund. Here
tofore. II has been the practice to
solicit subscriptions from the mer-
chants and business men of the city
to enable the young men to put. out n
track team that was worth while. but
this year that plan viii be relegated to
the past. the minstrel show being this
years means Of raising the necessary
cash
II will he a good play and one that
VIII be well worth seeing Some really
good songs and plenty of local hits
VIII enliven the performance far
beyond the widest dreams Of Lew
Dockstader or any other stars OF
ninstrelsy. Two well-known young
men who are verscd In minstrel shows.
having been there before, are at the
helm, and their efforts are bearing fine
fruit These two stars are GIL Hey
from and Tom Wlburn and they are
making things hum.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
DOES NOT BELIEVE
IN B0YC0TTS
TAFT TELLS WHAT HE THINKS
OF LABOR TRouBLEs-TAlks
TO BUSINESS MEN.

Washington, April 4. president TAFT
today told a delegation of 80 business
from Bethlehem and South Bethlc-
hem. Pa. that lie did not believe In
boycotts and that 80 far as he was
concerned he did not believe disputes
with third parties warranted the abro-
CATION of government contracts with
amy company.
The delegation. which was headed
by w. j. Meyers. called at the White
House az disintcrcstcd persons. the
chairman declared. To protest against
the reports spread by labor agitators
that the Bethlehem Steel works. be-
cause of the strike of some of its en-
poyes, was turning out an inferior
quality of work.
Mr.. Meyers said efforts had been
made to have this government. MS well
az foreign customers Of the steel con-
Germ. boycott the works, the claim
being made that incompetent work
men had been employed to take strik-
ers places.
II haven't followed closely what has
happened AT Bethlehem at ALL" said
President Taft.
Il don't know what the statements
are To what you refer. | can only say
this-that ! am utterly opposed to the
priaciplc of boycott. Every issue
ought to be settled on its own merits.
IF the Bethlehem work isn't up 10
contract. then the government ought
not to give the contracts to Ii. If Il
Is. then the contracts ought To go Is
II. without regard to controversies
that Bethlehem may have with third
persons.
Therefore. without knowing any
thing about the facts, say To you
that II Bethlehem does MT do good
work. II IL for the government to ind
out and to act on II and to refuse lis
contracts on that ground. and iiog be-
cause II Is concerned in ht.ht II a
controversy with its employees.
Insofar as the public or the gov
eminent or IA part of the public is
interested I'm the controversy between
the employees and the companies, that
is determined on tire merits # thai
controversy and not with respect To
the government business That is the
position | occupy. 1t Is the position
my administration. so far az | can
control IL. Will occupy
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
BRILLIANT BANQUET
GIVEN TO ROOSEVELT

Rome, April G.--Thc series of events
connected with the cancellation of Mr.
Roosevelts audience with the pope
and, later, his Reputation of the de-
nunclatory statement issued by Pastor
Tipple OF the Methodist church OF
Rome added interest to the dinner given
In Mr.. Roosevelt's honor tonight In the
great hall of the historic capitolinc
palace by the municipal authorities
over which Mayor Nathan presided
No reference. however either direct
~ or indirectly, was made to this sub
Jcct The guests included Premier
Luzzati. Sgnor Ferrer0, under secre- :
tary of the foreign office; Signor Fer
rari. grand master of the Free Masons,
and Ambassador Leishman
Mayor Nathan. in proposing the
health Of the ex- president, referred to
him as "one whose character and work
had an effect upon the civil progress
of humanity"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
CARDINAL VISITS
PRESIDENT
GIBBONS SEES MR.. TAFT-SAYS
INCIDENT AT ROME WAS
NOT DISCUSSED.

Washington. April G.-cardinal Glib
bons called unexpectedly at the White
House today and il was said he had
been sent for by President Taft.
After he had been with the president
FOR IL minutes or more. the cardinal
emerged from the executive offices and
was accosted by party of newspapr
mn.
MY CALL he said. had nothing to
do with the incident at Rome. The
incident was casually mentioned. The
president expressed his regret and |
expressed mine. II was Il matter of
mutual regret. But | assure you.
gentlemen, the mention of the incl
dent was casual. Good-day."
Father Dougherty. rector of the
Catholic university. accompanied the
cardinal To the White House. but was
not present at the interview with the
president. nor with the reporters.
An hour subsequent to the cardi-
mars call at the White House the AS
sociated Press offices were called on
the telephone by Father Doyle of the
Catholic university. who dictated the
following statement
THE visit of the cardinal to the
White House today had no bearing
on the affair at Rome and he merely
expressed incidentally his regret at
what occurred there. and the pres-
dent made no comment
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
FINDS NEW TRAIL
OF BRIBERY
HOTCHklSS UNCOvERS NEW
FACTS REGARDING AccEL.
GRATED LEGISLATION.

New York. April g.. William H.
llotchklss, state superintendent OF in
surance. through the hooks of Filing
wood 4 Cunningham, brokerage
firm which failed In 1901. uncovered
Il new trial on the accclcration
of insurance legislation at the brief
session of the fire insurance inquiry
today. He discovered that substantial
sums. according to the records of this
concern. had been accredited To vari-
GUS members of the legislature be-
tween 1900 and 1904. at times when
bills affecting New York transporta- :
tion companies We're up for consider
alton at Albany The only legislator
whose name he disclosed. however.
was that of Louis Bcdel, formerly
assemblyman from Goshen
James w. Cunningham. former
member of the brokerage firm. was
the only witness of the day on the
advice of his counsel. he declined To
produce the full accounts of the COM
pany, but he turned over to Mr.
Iotchkiss accounts sufficient to throw
Bedel's name into the limclight. They
showed that Tracy Rogers. former ST.
lent member of the firm and reputed
legislative agent of certain transpor-
tation interests several years ago, had
placed money To the former ASSEM-
blyman's credit on the FIRMS books.
Rogers. who lives at Binghamton, n.
y. Is being sought by subpoena serv-
crs
The records show when the firm
failed In 1901. Bedell was IN its debt
more than $1,000. Cunningham testi-
fled that insofar as he knew the obli-
cation had never been discharged.
Under date OF May /. 1901. there was
an entry on the firms books labeled
Cash special account. $500"
The witness said that was Beders
account. Two days after. this record
showed Rogers placed "A check for
$1,000 To Bedell's account. while In
that same month 800 shares of New
York telephone stock were sold for
him at $1,000. on April 23 1901. the
day the Legislature adjourned. some
one" as Mr.. Hotchkiss put it. depos-
account When the firm failed. Be
delis account appeared To relate
wholly TO transportation matters and
had nothing To do with insurance.
Records of the legislature show that
Oh March 10. 1900, Senator Louis F.
Goodsell introduced bill conferring
valuable franchise on the New York
Electric Vehicle company, since taken
over by the Metropolitan Securities
company 1t was put through both
houses under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Bedell, according to the record,
made the necessary motion In the
house on which the bill was finally
passed In that branch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
BUTTE RESTAURANT MAN DRAWS
REVOLVER AND ATTEMPTS
TO SHOOT.
A TRAGEDY IS AvERTED
Tim Nolan Grappies With Armed Man
and, Getting His Hand Between the
Pistol Hammer and Firing Pin, Pre-.
vents the Weapon From Being Dis.
hargcd-Assailsnt is Under Arrest.

Butte April 6.--(Spccial. An at
tempt to murder Attorney J. Bruce
Krcmcr was made by Joe Long. n
restaurant man. this morning. and II
was only through the united efforts
OF Krcmcr and Attorney Tim Nolan
that Il tragedy was prevented. Krcner
passed Long on the street and the
latter replied with a vile cpithet Il in
response to the good morning greet
ing An instant later Long had his
revolver out. and he snapped It five
or six times at kremcr. Nolan. In the
scufflc got his thumb between the
hammer and firing pin of the revolver
and I'm this manner prevented shots
being fired. The struggle between the
three men lasted for several minutes
and bystanders came to their aid
Long being disarmed
Long has long been nursing n fancied
grievance against Kremer. who once
indirectly appeared against him In II
suit over insurance. He has been
often I'm court during the past five
years. one appearance in police court
when Judge Warran was on the
bench. wife beating being alleged
Later his wife died and he has figured
IN fight over the insurance she
carried
Mrs Longs sister was appointed
administrators of the estate and Long,
Il is alleged. has beaten her up on
ono or two occasions following the
losing of points In the district court
At the present time he is under bonds
Of $1,000 In Justice Mike Egan's court
to keep the peace.
Long Is In custody and charge
OF first degree assault Will be prefer
red against him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
.PATTEN TO RESCUE
OF COTTON MARKET

New York, April G,-Jamcs *. Pat
ten. who did not know whether he
was out Of the speculative markets or
not when no arrived here from Liver
pool few weeks ago, reappeared on
the floor Of the cotton exchange to-
day and thereafter the deluge of
liquidation, estimated In some quar-
ters to have cost him $l,5O0,O00 yes
terday. ceased. The feeble recovery
started late yesterday afternoon,
gained strength, and the May option
advanced to sl457. or about $3.50 a
bale above Tuesdays low level. Mr..
Patten hurried to the assistance of the
market from Chicago overnight and
before the exchange opened he was
quoted as being as bullish as ever.
The bull movement in May cotton
reached Its apex last January at $l646
and then broke to $3.50.
Information here today and the be-
havior of the market indicated re-
aewed determination on the part of
the bull leaders to carry the May deal
through. The market closed at the
top,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
ADEQUATE DEFENSE
At MODERATE COST

Washington, April 6.-It will he en-
tirely practicable To provide adequ5t tc
defenses for the Panama canal at
comparatively moderate cost. This Is
the conclusion of the Panama forth
catioI. board. some member: Of which
have Just returned from Panama.
Prior to lis visit To the isthmus The
board had prepared tentative pans for
"A seac0ast defense at both ends OF
the canal and for land d fenses at
those termlni at the canal locks.
docks. etc. Estimates had been pre-
pared for the probable ifinunts and
number OF troops for such defense.
After careful Inspection at both
ends and along the route Of the caral,
the board found that the tentative
plans required but slight .rodih "a
tions.
The areas to he set aside as military
reservations for defensive purposes
were determined upon and sizes were
selected for quartering troops. Nearly
all the areas desired are now the
property of the United States.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
YOUNGER PERSONS
HEAD THE COMPANY

Boston. April G.-Younger heads and
more athletic hands took up the man
agemeat of the great Calumet copper
properties which Professor Alexander
AsassiZ dropped at his death last
week. Quincy A. Shaw. the largest
individual owner of stock In the Caiu-
met Il Hecla Mining company. was
chosen president In place OF Mr.. Agas-
siz. X. l.. Agassiz. the late scientists
second son. was made director and
vice president of the company. while
Thomas Nelson Perkins was elected Il
director In the two subsidiary com
panles Tamarack and Isle Royalle.
Mr.. Shaw has been closely identified
with the Calumet since the death of
his father. who assisted Professor
Agdssiz In the development of the
northern Michigan mines. X. L.
Aggassiz studied mining under his
father. Mr.. Perkins IL a lawyer and
"A fellow Of Harvard university. He
Is nephew of the late Charles Per
kins of the Chicago, Burlington n
Quincy railroad. None Of the new ap-
polatees Is over AZ years old.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07

In making the capture and asked how
the officers were able to trace them so
quickly from Richmond to New York
koons said when he called at the
Tombs the prisoner. who insists he Is
Frederick Cunningham. but who has
been Identified by the New York po-
lice as the daring Eddie Fay said:
I'D like to know how you traced
those trunks from Richmond to New
York"
Il told him." said koons, eve OBJ
tanned an accurate description of them
from the negro who drove them to the
Richmond depot and followed them
quickly after that. Fay. or Cunning
ham, then said to me: We made u
mistake In getting them out of Rich
mond SO soon. Then In getting the
trunks we should have had an auto
mobile.
Il asked Cunningham what was In
the bottle we found In the trunk with
the extra fine set of safe blowers
tools He replied: I've been u little
worried about that. That's nitro
glyccrine. You'd better get rid of 1t
before II does any damage. poured
the -glycerine down "a waste pipe
of sink In this building"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
"WETS' AND "DRYS"
HAVE WARM CONTEST

Omaha. April G.-The Merchants Il
Manufacturers association of Omaha
in statement issued today says re-
turls have been received from 135
cities and villages of Nebraska which
voted on the license Question yaater-
day. OF these. 76 favored the wet
policy, to which may be added IL wet
towns voting on the question l4st
year. making a total of SO Wet II, m,
having population of III ,lS5. Fifty
nine adopted the dry policy yesterday.
to which number may be added eight
towns not voting on the question this
year. or 81 dry towns having popu-
lation of S6.7l3.
The returns show that II towns,
having population of 1920. changed
from the wet to the dry policy, while
Is towns having population of 42,S25
changed from the dry to the wet
policy,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF POLE DISCOVERY

New York. April 6.-General Thomas
ii. Hubbard, president of the Pea 9
Arctic club, In recognition of the first
anniversary OF the discovery % the
north pole by Commander Peary on
April 8, 1909, sent the following lele.
gram to the president of the ,hamber
or commerce of Marion, Ind, where
Commander Peary speaks tonight.
THE Peary Arctic club congratu-
iates the Marion Chamber Of Commerce
on it's opportunity to hold the first
annual celebration on the attainment
of the north pole. 1t lends y,u Peary
for this date only. and invites you TO
join its later celebrate III Of historic
event
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-07
SEVEN HAVE BERl.BERi.

e Port Townsend. Wash. April g.
The British ship Elginshire, 40 days
out from Glasgow, arrived today with
seven of the crew seriously Ill. On
investigation. the quarantine officials
pronounced the sickness beri- beri, In
aggravated form. No explanation of
the appearance of the disease can be
given except that the ships supply
of drinking water became exhausted
and the men used rain water. The
sick men are being treated In the
Marine hospital