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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
RESULT IN OHIO
SATISFIES I AT I
President Thinks Harding Was
Strongest Man Before
Convention.
GLAD THAT cox LOST OUT
Denies That He Opposed Norni-
nation OF James R.
Garfield.
GLAD THAT cox LOST OUT

Biddeford Pool. Maine. July 27.-
Wireless telegraphy brought to Pres
ident Taft to-day the news OF the nom
ination of Warren G. Harding as the
Republican candidate for Governor OF
Ohio. Mr.. Taft spent all but the early
forenoon hours ut sea.
The President came ashore here at
P. NJ. He was expected to disembark
Immediately after the Mayflower an
chored at o'clock. but there was a
long delay on shipboard. due 1t was
said. to break in the machinery of
the Presidents power launch.
Mr.. Taft seemed delighted over the
outcome in Ohio. He seemed to take
1t for granted that everything had been
harmonious, The President has very
high estimate of Mr. Harding, and he
gave every indication in his Informal
discussion of the situation to-day of
looking upon Mr.. Harding as about
the strongest man the convention could
have selected. When he goes to Rev-
erly tomorrow Mr.. Taft probably will
send Mr.. Harding telegram of con-
graduation The President made it
plain to-day that at no time had he
opposed the nomination of James r.
GARFIELD.
Mr.. Taft related in this connection
an incident of last February, when Mr..
Harding called on him at the White
House in Washington
Harding Predicted Success.
MI Harding said he had come to
the President because he had heard
Mr. Taft had decided to support Mr..
Garfield for the nomination. The
/ President replied that the repoft was
entirely withoutflfoundati ton. He said
he was not interfering in the Ohio sit
uation anyway, and would not
Then" said Mr.. Harding enthusiasts
tically. II will be the next Governor
of Ohio"
Mr.. Taft said the nomination of Mr.
Harding was most pleasing, and he
hoped the candidates prediction as to
his success would come true.
The President will not be ashore
again until he reaches the summer
capital tomorrow afternoon
Friends of the administration say
that one feature of the Ohio situation
which particularly pleased the Presi-
dent was the fact that the Cox faction
did not succeed in controlling the con-
liventton.
The Presidential yacht remained in
Casco Bay until well into the forenoon
to-day. Mr. Taft wen, ashore at Port
land for an automobile ride,
Lands on Float.
Landing In the Mayflower's launch
on little float here to-day. the Presi-
dent was met by committee, The
crowd Weighted the float down to
such an extent that II began to go
under. when the President stepped
aboard, and his feet got quite wet.
Some OF the people We're hurried
ashore from the float, and then the
other members of the party landed
Mr.. Taft enjoyed a drive about the
pool. visited the cottage of Mrs, Louis
r. Moore. one Of Mrs Taft's sisters,
held an Informal reception at the Abe,
nalSi Club, and made little Informal
speech The party will sail at 10
O'clock tomorrow morning for Bev-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
WILL PLACE THIRD
TICKET in FIELD
Independent State Convention to
Be Held in Pennsyl
vania.
.REFoRMERs IN MOVEMENT
Only Delegates and Reporters
Will Be Admitted to
Gathering.
'EFoRMERs IN MOVEMENT

Philadelphia. Pa, July 2T.-Politicai
affairs in Pennsylvania began to liven
up to-day. when delegates began TO
assemble here for the independent
State conventions, which will be held
in Witherspoon Hall tomorrow The
movement to place third ticket" in
the field was started by Republicans
and Democrats Of reform tendencies,
who are dissatisfied with the nomina-
tions made by the Republican and
Democratic State conventions in June,
The Republican ticket is headed by
Representative John K. Tener. of Char
leroi, candidate for Governor. and the
Democratic gubernatorial nominee is
State Senator Webster Grim, of Doyles-
town. Besides these the two old par
ties named candidates for Lieutenant
Governor, State Treasurer and Secre-
tary of Internal Affairs.
Rise of the independents.
The opposition of the candidates of
the two old political organizations be-
gan after the Democratic State con-
vention. Cyrus Larue Munson. of Will
Transport. giving personal reasons as
the cause, suddenly Withdrew, the night
before the convention met, when he
had the gubernatorial nomination in
his grasp. and the convention selected
Senator Grim.
Some of the Democrats who were
favorable to the nomination OF former
State Treasurer William Berry, of
Chester, who exposed the State Capitol
frauds, were displeased with the Grim
nomination, and after the Republican
convention joined dissatisfied Repub-
| licans and started an independent
party movement. Many of those iden-
| titled with the movement were leaders
in reform campaigns in Philadelphia
| and the State in the last few years
/ Convention to BE Select.
| The executive committee of the inde-
| pendents will meet late this afternoon
| to arrange a program for to-morrow's
| convention, and, it is expected, a list
/ of the delegates will be given out Each
county in the State is entitled to the
| same number of delegates in the con-
Ivention as 1t has members in the
State House of Representatives. Out
side the delegates only newspaper men
| will be admitted to the convention. in
order to avoid packing of the hall
| with shouters in the interest of any
4 one of the candidates.
Among those prominently mentioned
for the nomination for Governor are
| former State Treasurer Berry, Demo-
crat; former Mayor George w. Guthrie,
OF Pittsburg, Democrat; D. Clarence
4 Giboney, Philadelphia. Independent Re-
n publican; Rudolph Blankenburg. Phil
aCelphia NIndependent Republican
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
BACK AFTER so YEARS
Ulster County Man, Given Up for Dead,
Returns Like Rip Van Winkle.


Poughkeepsie. N ", July 27.-After
an absence of fifty-one years, Albert
Sands, whose. father was the richest
man in Milton. in the heart OF the
Ulster county fruit district, returned to
the home of his boyhood yesterday.
and surprised the few who remember
ed him and had Ions numbered him
among the dead,
Sands started out one day in 1889
to collect some rents for his father
in Staten Island, and never returned.
His father, Captain Sands, died many
years ago and his property was d.
vided among the other heirs. after AL
bert had been advertised for, 1t Is un-
likely that Albert Sands can recover
any of 1t.
When Sands returned to Milton his
Identity was discovered by Billy"
Brewster. the stage driver, who knew
him when boy, Brewster knew Sands
by his gait and the second time the
old man passed him he said Hello,
AL. glad to see you back" Sands re-
piled; "Hello. Billy, It's q long time
since saw you, fifty years. as hgure
IT."
Sands has been miner sailor SOL
sdiers and farmer In the West during
his long absence. He has a fortune
and isn't worrying about the share OF
his father'2 estate,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
RUNNING CITIES COSTLY
Expense of Government Averages s16.s1
Per CADita.

Per Capita.
Washington. July 2I.-According to
figures prepared by the Census Bureau.
the larger cities of the country pay
more for schools and for police and
fire protection and related service than
on all other accounts, and of these two
items the payment on account of
schools is much the largest, the per
capita expense for schools being $40,
SLIP for fire protection.
The figures are given out as a part
of the bureaus report covering the
financial operations for cities during
the year 1905. The report covers all
cities of more than 10000 population.
OF which there are 1853. The aggregate
cost of operating all these cities was
s4oi.ss7.ai2
The report indicates a general In
crease In the cost OF maintaining city
government. In 1902 the average was
1885 per capita. By 1905 It had ad-
vanced to 1851 per capita. OF the
was paid by New York. Philadelphia $
expenses were only about one-fourth
as great as New York's.
But, large as were the figures Tor
New York. the people of Boston paid
more in proportion TO population. The
New England metropolis heads the list
with an expense cost of s2I.5s for each
person. OF the large cities, New York
comes next with cost of s24.Il. while
Washington. With cost of s2i.s3, is a
close third. OF the frst-class cities,
New Orleans paid less for city govern
ment than any other. the cost being
only s127s per capita. Baltimore. with
an expenditure OF 1894. was q close
I 40
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
EASY TASK FOR WIDER
Missing Cnshicr Iimd Power OF Attor-
ney nnd Access to Snfety Deposit Box.

blhAIuS lSuSHeE IiHu rover OF AItOTs
ney nnd Access to snfety Deposit BOX.
mans agreement" between the RUSSO
Erwin Wider. who is accused of en-
bezzling 100000 worth of stocks and
bonds, expired to-day when the dis
.trict attorneys Office was requested to
take action. and private detective
agency was put on the case.
The bank is now pretty Well convnc-
ed that all the huge sum stolen has
vanished beyond recovery in the whiri-
pool of speculation. and that further
dalliance with Wider is Just SO much
time lost a story that Wider had
a power OF attorney from the bank
finds full credence in Wall Street, and
1t was also asserted to-day that many
of the certificates he disposed Of were
still In blank when they vanished
4 this can be proved IL will make
the task of the bank in recovering
from brokers' additionally difficult
Thus far there is nothing to indicate
that any OF the certificates were filled
In with forged signatures No suits
against brokerage houses have yet
been begun
II Wider had a power of attorney
his task was only too simple. for AS
sistant District Attorney Mott said that
his conferences with officers of the
bank indicated that the Inanagement
took only the most elementary pre-
cautions against theft. AS the case
was reported to him, three or four
persons had access to the safety de-
posit box in which the securities were
kept. and the contents We're not regu-
larry or even frequently checked up
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
Roosevelt Does Not De-
sire to be Placed in
Roleof Dictator.
TO TAKE PART AS
PRIVATE CITIZEN
Former President Expresses His
Attitude Toward State and Ma
tional Politics Has No
Choice for Gubernatorial
Observation-Disclosures to
Comment on Bryan.
Comment on Bryan.

Oyster Bay, N Y. July 27.-Those
who heard Theodore Roosevelt talk at
Bagamore Hill this afternoon came
away with sharply etched shadow
picture of what his attitude will be 10.
ward State and national politics. Pri-
inarly he wished to keep in the back
ground in the approaching campaign,
for he feels that taking too prominent
q part in II, he mag be accused of as
suming a dictatorship. These views
Colonel Roosevelt has explained to
those who have come to see him re-
Gently. He tells his visitors that he Is
anxious to take hand as a private
citizen, but ne is wiling TO go no fur
ther.
Broadly speaking, he will do all in
his power to help the men who stood
by him and his policies during his
years In the White House but he is
non-committal as to whether he ex-
poets TO carry this to the point of COM
ing out openly In favor OF the Republi-
cans. all over the country, whom he
considers to be standing for his ideas.
He does say, however, that he must
forget factional differences, and even
party lines. and support the men and
the things which he believes to stanu
for the best interests of the country
rs whole. But he has not made up
his mind when he Will take any deciI.
ed stand.
People Must Choose.
The Republican situation in this
State is shifting so rapidly that the
colonel said he was having trouble
keeping pace with II. During today
interview, there were mentioned to hin,
the names or Representative Hamilton
Fish, and William H Hotchkiss. State
superintendent OF Insurance. as nayjns
been SPOKEN OF recently In connection
with the guherna torial nomination,
He replied by naming the whole lis,
OF men who have been mentioned. add.
ing that ne had no idea whatever as
TO who the best man would be. He
repeated in substance his recent dec.
laration that the people must choose
their man. and that his nomination
must result from this fact, not because
one man. or one set OF men. wanted
him To this statement he added tina,
he had not even decided whether "a
attend the Republican State Conven-
tion al Saratoga.
Colonel Roosevelt said he had not
been reading up on Nebraskan poll.
tics lately. and had not heard how VIII
liam j. Bryan had Jared in the Demo
cratic convention in that State The
interviewers broke the news of the
setback of his former rival. and the
colonel asked whether the differences
of opinion had arisen because Mr.
Bryan went too far or not far enough
in his proposed temperance legislation
After he was told that the former
seemed to ft the case, there was
nothing which he cared to add in com.
ment on Mr. Bryan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
.SLEU7H ON TRAIL
OF W|FE-SLAYER
Detective Close to Yes
sci Thought to be Car
rying DR.. Crippen.
WILL NOT A ATTEMPT
TOMAKE TRANSFER
Inspector Dew, It Is Said, Will
Await the Montrose at Quebec.
Report Says Doctor Kept
Leneve Girl in Ignorance
of Charge Against
Him.

Montreal, July 27.-Inspector Dew, OF
Scotland Yard, was at noon to-day pos
sibly within hail!ns distance of DR..
Hawley II. Crippen. of London. and the
doctors former typist Ethel Claire Le-
neve. If the latter are aboard the west
bound steamer Montrose. This state
ment is based on calculations made
here to-day by officials of the Canadian.
Pacific and White Star Steamship Com.
panies. 1t is stated that the Montrose
Of the former line and the Laurentic
| OF the latter were at that hour abreast
of each other on the Atlantic at 81
| degrees west.
on the Montrose are two passeng
ers suspected of being DR.. Crippen,
wanted at London in connection with
the disappearance of his wife. Belle
Elmore, and Miss Leneve. The Lauren
tic bears Inspector Dew, sent out from
Scotland Yard to Investigate the ident-
/ ity OF the passengers who are reported
to have registered at the White Star
booking Office as REV John Robinson"
and John Robinson, Jr."
No Action at Sea.
Officials of both steamship companle.
are positive that no attempt will be
made at sea to transfer Inspector Dew
{
will be no action until one or the other
of the vessels reaches Farther Point
! Quebec. where pilot is taken aboard
to guide the vessel through the st.
Lawrence.
The Laurentic is expected to arrive
off Belle Island tomorrow. and the
Montrose Friday.
Whether Dew will leave his steamer
at Father Point is uncertain To do
so would necessitate special action OF
| the immigration authorities at OF
tawa. as there is no quarantine station
at that point No authorization
for Dew's landing has yet been
| issued. and it is thought he will con
! tinue directly to Quebec and there
! await the Montrose.
/ In the meantime. Chief Constable
| Guavreau. of the Dominion police
| force with warrant for Crippen's
/ arrest. is on duty at Father Point
! with instructions from Commissions,
| Sherwood. of Ottawa. to board the
| Montrose IS quickl vas possible afte,
| she comes into View, and arrest Grip
(, pen and his companion II they are
found on board and proceed with then
| to Quebec.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
TRAIN STRIKES STREET CAR
Twelve Persons Injured, One Fatally
in Accident In Cleveland.


Cleveland. o.. July 27.-Twelve peo-
pie were injured. one probably fatally,
when a St Clair Avenue street car
was struck by an outward bound Penn
sylvania train at the Thirty eighth
Street grade crossing this evening. The
street car was hurled from the tracks
and smashed into splinters.
The accident occurred shortly after
6 o'clock and although it was the rush
hour, there We're only eleven passen-
gers on board the car, every one of
whom were more or less severely in
iured. Miss Catharine Hogan, twenty.
five wears old, had her breast and
shoulders lacerated, and received IN
ternal injuries which may prove fatal
All the others will recover
Rush Hnkley, the motorman, de-
clares that the gates at the crossing
were open, and that he received no
warning of the approaching train
When the collision occurred, he was
hurled from his platform.
A wrecking train cleared the track,
and the train was allowed to proceed
after about an hours delay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
LEADING BANK FAILS
Insolvency Caused by Excessive specu
lntive Operations.

Insolvency Caused by Excessive specu-
lntive Operations.
Dortmund. Germany, July e7.-The
list of bank failures in Germa ny.
through excessive speculative opera
7tions, has received a striking addition
in the insolvency OF the Niederdeutsche
Bank. against Which bankruptcy pro-
ceedings We're begun to-day.
This action was preceded by the
arrest of Herr Ohm, one of the di-
rectors and the chief manager of the
bank, who came to grief through his
attempts to found numerous industrial
companies, which We're inadeauately
capitalized,
The liabilities of the bank are nlaced
at S12,50o0o0, While its capital iss s3.-
100000 1t is stated that the depositors
will lose the greater part Of their
nearly the whole Of their private for
tunes, It is reported that Ohm owes
the bank a huge sum. and 1t Is under
stood that other arrests are impend-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
Report Of Arrest ON Ship.

London. July 27.-various accounts
published in London and Paris, pur-
porting to give the story Of the ar
rest of DR.. Crippen on board the Mont
rose are discredited by Scotland Yard.
The idea that Crippen kept Miss Le-
neve in ignorance fot the fact that he
was a suspected murderer, and led her
to believe that the necessity of flight
was due to the issue of warrant for
Nhis arrest on charge of btgamously
marrying her seems to obtain some
color from reports from Brussels,
which state that the doctor read the
newspapers there eagerly. but never
gave them to his companion.
Superintendent Froest of Scotland
Yard. has placed all the known facts
In the affair in the hands of the public
prosecutor. to enable him to prepare
a case in the event of Crippen's ar
rest 10y
Superintendent Froest states that
the advtces which Captain Kendall OF
the .Montrose, had received from Scot
land Yard would not justify him IN
placing the passengers in questlo2
under arrest.
To set at rest the many rumors
afoat, Superintendent Froest has de-
scribed the situation from the ponce
standpoint and told just what action
had been taken.
Message From Vessel.
The superintendent said that when
he received wireless message from
Captain Kendall, of the Montrose'
stating the captains belief that no
had Dr. Crippen and Miss Leneve on IN
board. he replied with message ~
which he gave the captain the iates
description of the man wanted anu ~
the woman who is supposed 70 10 ~
his company. 500.
Captain Kendall responded IN see,
ond message, saying he was conn'11'eu
in his original belief that the man
known on board the ship as tine heV'
Inbn Rohinson" was really Dr, Grip
nan and that his companion, who was
travelling as "John Robinson of' @ Mas
the Leneve woman.
since these wireless exchanges be-
tween Scotland Yard and Captalh hen
dall not word had come to the police
frnn, he steamer, said Superintendent
Froest.
srnarintendent was drawn out by {
story which was printed In the Dali.
Eynress and capled to other countries
This was to the effect that Captain
1Iandall. after communicating will
Scotland Yard, had taken the two pas
sengers into custody. Hot on tn
heels Of this story came another from
Montreal, which set forth that a wire
lass message from the Montrose brough
the intelligence that the Leneve woman
had not only been found, but that sh
had made q confession,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
KINGS ACCESSION BILL
Pronoancement Against Catholicism
Eliminated in New Measure.

eliminated in New Measure.
London, July 27.--The Kings acces-
sion declaration bill. in an amended
form. passed its second reading in the
House OF Commons to-day by a,'vote
of 4l0 to 81. The BILL as 1t now
stands, provides that the pronounce
ment against Catholicism shall be
eliminated, and the clause And declare
that i am a faithful Protestant" sub
stituted
The non-conformists showed strong
opposition to the original substituting
clause. which read. And declare that
l am faithful member of the Protest
ance Church. as by law established in
England" and the Premier finally ac-
cepted their amendment.
1t is believed that all difficulties have
now been removed and that the bill
will survive the committee stage and
be accepted by the House of Lords
without further trouble.
During the discussion in the Com
mons to-day several anti-Catholic So
cieties gathered near the Parliament,
and number of mo Popery" placards
We're displayed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
TELL 1T TO ROOSEVELT
Pilgrims From Far nnd Near Call With
Various SIessnpes

Various Messages.
New York. July 27.--Two days in
each week--Tuesdays and FRIDAYS
Dr.. Lyman Abbott's editorial sanctum
is political Mecca, Theodore Roose.
velt. contributing editor OF the Out
look, was in town Tuesday. and forty
pilgrims ascended to the seventh f1oor
OF the Charities Building to see him.
He talked with all of them before
going out to luncheon
Politics. literature, conservation.
lions and trees were some Of the
topics which Mr.. Roosevelt discussed
with his visitors. William A. Prender-
CAST. Controller of New York City.
came around officially to launch the
boom OF State Superintendent of In
surance Hotchkiss, of Buffalo. for the
Republican nomination for Governor.
Mr Roosevelt listened to Mr.. Prender-
CAST, and told him he was glad to
hear SO many, nice things about Mr..
Hotchkiss. He offered no comment.
and made no promises.
Before taking his departure, Mr..
Prendergast told the reporters that he
favored the election of Mr.. Roosevelt
as the successor to Senator Depew.
He said he was strongly in favor of
having the Saratoga convention in
dorse the party's candidate for the
Senate. Mr.. Prendergast said that he
had discussed his own gubernatorial
boom with Mr.. Roosevelt but he said
that he was in no sense a candidate
for the nomination. Asked if he would
consent to head the state ticket If the
nomination was offered him, the con-
troller said:
'suftiient unto the day is the evil
thereof No one can tell exactly
whether he will accept nomination
for Governor unless 1t is offered him.
From far off Montana came Lee
Mantle. one time United States Sena-
tor, who. 1t is said, is making q quiet
hunt for the official scalp of Senator
Thomas II. Carter. Mr.. Mantle said
he had called to pay his respects to
Mr.. Roosevelt, but he left DIR Abb
bott's sanctum wearing the "Insurgent
grim
Are you an Insurgent, senator?
"Yes, at heart, he said, ''I am In
full sympathy with Senator'S Dolliver,
Cummins, Beveridge and other men,
who have fought the battle for tho
people in Congress-"
Invited to Petersburg.
John Mitchell called to ask Mr.
Roosevelt to address a meeting of the
National Civic Association in New,
that Mr.. Roosevelt promised to make
g speech II he could arrange 1t. The
5Eouthern Commercial Congress, of Pc
tersburg. Va sent a delegation to In
Nlte. Mr. Roosevelt to make speech
4 similar request vas pSde bY S com
Nan Citizenship Conference, which Il
10 be held in Philadelphia November
pe to 90, Inclusive. Mr., Roosevelt de-
(Contlnued on Second Page.) 3 5V
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
ASKS SHERIFF FOR HELP
Mayor Mnrshau, Of columbus, Admit.

Mayor Marshall, of Columbus, Admits
He Cannot Preserve Pence.
Columbus. Ohio. July 27,-Mayor
Marshall to-day sent a communication
to the sheriff of Franklin county, de-
claring.
"I feel that l have exhausted the
means within my power to preserve the
peace In Columbus following the strike
of the street car men, and should con-
ditions grow worse 1t will be impos-
sible for mo to preserve the peace. T
therefore request that you furnish me
such help In this city as liss within
your power"
The sheriff thus far has taken no
| action.