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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
TAFT WILL ASK
FOR MANY FORTS
President to Urge Appropria-
ton of 81, 900, 900 for Pro-
lection of Panama Canal
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EXPECTS HOT FIGHT
FROM CHAMP CLARK
Near-Speakcr of House Led OPP
position to Plan at Last Ses-
sion-Democrats Will
Be Hostile.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, September
19.-President Taft is looking for
ward to one of the hardest legisla-
tive fights of his administration dur
ing the coming short session of Con-
gress at which he will seek to force
through a bill providing for q So
600. 900 appropriation to start work
upon the Panama canal fortifications.
Aside from the question of the right
of the United States to fortify the
zone. there IL difference of opinion
considered from the standpoint OF the
as to the adrisa bility OF this move
United States alone
The opposition In the last Con.
gress to terrifying the canal was led
by Champ Clark. who il picked for
speaker In the vent Of democratic
congress and the administration Is
counting on q fairly united Democrat
fc opposition to the project. 1t will
therefore. be the plan of the Presi-
dent TO force the proposition through
the coming short session OF congress
In order to avoid taking any chance
on leaving the matter to the nexi
congress. the political makeup OF
which is at this time a matter OF very
serious doubt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
MEANS APPROVAL
OF ARMY PLANS
Experts Gratifed That President
Has Come Around to Their
WAY of Thinking.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. H.
The announcement that President Taft
will recommend the appropriation of
So. 0o6, 600 to begin work on the for
LITIGATION OF the Panama Canal IL tax
en- here to-day 70 mean that he has
approved the plans submitted to him
by the army experts, and while Taft's
general attitude In favor Of fortifica-
ton has been well known, his approval
OF the present proposals was source
Of qualification.
Gable dispatches from Paris. saying
that M. Buneau-varilla. who repre-
sented the Republic OF Panama in ca
nal negotiations. did not believe the
United States had a right to fortify
the canal. afforded some amusement
among students Runau-Varilla states
that 1t is obvious that Great Britain.
by the Hay-Pouncefote treaty. gave up
any right TO object to the fortifications,
the other nations have still that right.
1t Is pointed out here that the Unit
ed States. having expended vast sums
to construct the canal. and having
previously concluded treaties with the
interested nations. 1t now proposes, by
present plans, merely to defend ite
property" The early announcement
by President Taft that this will be one
feature OF his message to Congress
La believed to have been made for the
express purpose of making known
clearly his opinion on the subject.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
SPIDERS COACH
CALLS men OUT
Fifteen Husky Warriors Answer
First Call and Go Through
Light Practice.
LONG LIKES RULES
Gives Interesting Views ON Re
suits That Will Follow the
Changes.
LIKES RULES
LONG

Coach E. V. Long, Of Richmond Col
lege, reported Monday morning and
had his first look at his charges. He
Immediately called all the aspirants
for positions out ON the field In their
toys and looked them over. The men
went through light exercise for an
hour or more. most of the time being
spent in running down under kicks.
catching the bali and rehearsing sig
nails.
After q long talk with Manager
0'Fiaherty, Coach Long stated that he
10 we'll pleased with prospects this
season, and that he believes he can
give the Spiders a winning team. En-
tnusiasm Ii at high pitch at the
college. and the students have great
confidence in the ability OF the new
coach to whip them In shape.
Fifteen men reported MONDAY morn
ing for the first practice. Others will
be coming in almost every hour now.
and ny the miuute OF me week the
entire squad will be down to hard
work. Those men who were out in
their toys Monday morning were.
Jones, halfback; johnson, ackle,
Decker, guard; Durrum, guard and
tackle. Davis. tackle; Meredith (try-
ing for Quarterback); Mills, fullback;
Sutherland. halfback. Tyler, halfback;
Taylor. end; Mcfarland, end. Mem
bers of the second team out were:
Williams. quarterback; Carter, guard.
Paine, the First Regiment star, will
join the squad this week.
There Is q probability that Guy will
not play with the team this year on
a nf "a In IL a.
regarded as one OF the strongest men
on the team, and IL he cannot play
II will be a severe blow. 1t IL the
wish of the entire student body that
Guy DO allowed to play
Coach Long Talks.
Coach Long arrived in Richmond
Friday. but did not make his presence
known to the college officials. and few
persons knew that he was in the city
until he reported at the college Mon
day. The new coach Is much pleased
with the new rules. and talked in an
interesting manner ON their good
points.
The new rules will better the game
in many respects," said the coacn
Monday. They make 1t more spec
tacular. and therefore more enjoyable
from the viewpoint of tho spectators.
and they eliminate nearly all OF the
dangers. Speed and head work will
count much more than weight this
year." he continued. The rule allow
ing the removal Of q player and place
ing him back In the game later on
is an excellent provision. and will be
the means OF saving many players
from injury through continuing to play
when they are weakened"
In speaking Of the Spiders. Coach
Long said: Il have had talk with
Manager O'Fiaherty. and l believe
! that we will have q strong team. ]
am well pleased with prospects"
The Spiders were called out again
in the early afternoon. and put them
through more light exercise. Coach
Long announced that he will have the
men out twice day now. and Will
begin hard practice toward the end
OF the present week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
THOROUGH INQUIRY
CHAIRMAN SAYS
Mrs. Mcintyre Declares of Probe
of Primary Scandals Will
Be Wide.
FIRST SESSION DULL
Most of Morning Meeting Devot-
ed to Discussion of Methods
of Procedure.
SESSION DULL.
FIRST

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA. Sept. 10.--When
the subcommittee appointed by the
State democratic committee for the
purpose of investigating the recent
congressional primary met for the first
time Monday In the Monticello Hotel,
1t was announced by Chairman McIn-
tyre that the scope OF the inquiry
would be thorough.
Not alone will the charge of fraud
at the polls be investigated but also
the methods used to influence voters.
and particularly the use of money for
this purpose.
The committee did not convene until
late. 1t was thought that the sessions
would be held in the Corporation
Court rooms out arrangements were
changed and the Montieeio Hotel was
selected.
Inc early sessions OF the body was
ouli and undressing. the time being
consumed mostly in discussions OF the
methods of procedure by both sides.
At | o'clock the COMMITTEES adjourned
until 2.30 O'Clock for lunch.
In Second Ward.
1t Is likely that the first precinct In
vestisated Will be in the second ward,
Of Norfolk, where Maynard claims
votes were tuggied so that Young was
awarded many more votes than were
actually received by him.
In response to a message sent by
w. HI. venahle. chairman OF the citi-
zens committee, to Lieutenant ?Gov-
ernor J. Taylor Ellyson. chairman of
the State Democratic committee. that
the $1,000 had be raised to defray
the expenses of the investigation, the
following telegram WAS received:
Richmond. Va, Sept. 10. 1910.
wv. II. Venable, Norfolk. Va:
Please accept for yourself and con-
vey To your committee my grateful
appreciation OF the promptness with
which the funds needed for the tn
vestigation have been collected. You
can remit to me at your early con-
venience.
~ TAYLOR ELLYSON."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
BELIEVE THEY'RE PUPILS
OF ACCOMPLISHEDFAGAN
Police of Norfolk Arrest Two Tiny Tots Who Are Said Be Ex
pert Pickpoekets-Nine ollars Taken From Them
They Show No Fear.
Especial 10 The Richmond virginian.)

Especial 10 The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA, Sept. 1s.--Believ-
ing they are the pupils of criminal
teachers, the police declare Helen and
Lucille Harper, two tiny girls. eleven
and seven years old, respectively, arr
expert pickpockets, and hold them re-
sponsible for many thefts reported
by department stores. whose custom
ers have complained that they lost"
their purses while shopping in their
places Of business.
The proprietor of Digg's ice cresm
and confectionery store in Main street.
reported that he had found several
empty pocketbooks in his place. 1t is
presumed that the thief, after reliev-
ing victim of her purse. went into
the refreshment store. emptied the
contents and left the empty purse
behind.
Plain clothes men have been on the
case for some weeks. Detective Dave
Connors spied the two little Harper
girls in the Monticello Arcade yester-
day and declares ne saw them lift"
pocketbook from the pocket OF
man with the deftness of pronounced
pick" The victim did not even know
he had been touched and the tiny
girls, the detective says, skipped away
with the purse. The sleuth followed
them.
In Main street. says Detective Con-
nors, the little ones mingled with a
department store crowd. and he saw
them select a second victim, get the
purse and skip away again. He was
still on the trail. He saw them enter
the confectionery store, and he wait
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
c, A, R. men CHEER
VETERANS IN GRAY
Band Plays Dixie at Encamp'
ment of Federal Soldiers in
Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY. n, J.. Sept. 10
with leaders OF the Lost Cause"
cheered az heartily as Those who led
the armies of the North and with
commander-in-ch chiefs Van SAINTS band
playing the rebel air OF Dixie" the
forty-fourth national encampment Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic be-
gan here today.
Never before has there been such
complete absence of sectional feeling
and dozens Of Southern soldiers. who
have dropped In for the encamp-
ment are hailed az comrades"
So strong Is this fraternal spirit
A. r. and the organization OF South
ern survivors into one body for future
encampments. While this union will
hardly materialixe at this time. II In
considered significant by the leaders
OF the q. A. r. that the idea should
have gained such headway so soon
after ita proposal and its ultimate sue
cess II predicted.
The annual parade will be held
Wednesday.
A resolution will be presented to
the encampment Thursday. calling
upon the railways to establish a uni
form rate to veterans for all future
encampments.
Encampment headquarters were
opened this afternoon on Young @
pier. A reception to Commander-in-
Chief Van SAINT will be given tonight
on the steel pier. The attendance ex-
ceeds expectations and headquarters
are the iiyeliest place in Atlantic
City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19

ed on the outside. When they came
out he took them in tow.
AT police headquarters the tots
showed no signs of fear. They prob
ably thought the whole affair a joke
and not a tear did either shed. When
the desk sergeant told Turnkey Pacini
to take the children upstairs to the
matron's department. little Lucille,
Just seven years old and pretty, said:
You wouldn't lock up a little girl like
me, would you? '
II am sorry, little one, but / must, ,
said the turnkey.
The child was SO small that she
could hardly mount the steep steps
that led to the matron's department.
and the turnkey took her up in his
arms.
The children live with their parents
at Lynnhayen, and they told the police
they came to Norfolk to visit their
grandfather, Milton A. Gregory, a FISH
dealer.
The police found 50 on their per-
son. They were both nicely dressed
and had every appearance of we'll
behaved children.
Their grandfather, who put up $500
to bail them out. declared he could
not understand how they could have
done such q thing.
They are the children of my
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Harper. and
their father is machinist employed
in the navy yard" ne said.
The police are working on a theory
that two women taught the children
to steal. Their mother is believed TO
be ignorant Of the wrongdoing of her
little ones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
FAIR DIVA SCORNs
CHAMBER OFFER
Cayalieri Seems 10 BE Fair
Enough in Her Talk About
Agreement.
ONLY WANTS HER RIGHTS
Singers Resents Imputation OF
Mereenaryism and Applies
it to Sheriff Bob's" Folk.
ONLY WANTS HER RIGHTS

PARIS. September 1s.--"The Chan
Ter family will save itself trouble
by not submitting to me the reported
offer Of $io,000 down and a $1,000
annuity for the surrender of my ante
nuptial agreement with Robert w.
Chanler, for | won't accept any such
offer
This was Lima Cayalieris answer
to-day when questioned whether she
had received the offer that 1t is said
the Chanler family stands ready to
make.
III l have any rights under the
agreement. / shall insist upon them y
the Diva said. III have no rights.
! do not wish to profit from the
Chanler family. i Don't think my
husband had anything to do with the
offer. IL doesn't sound as though
coming from him.
He went into the agreement with
his eyes open and | still believe that
he intends to carry out the agree
ment as far as IL is possible for him
to do SO. / understand the Chauler
family accuses me OF being mercen-
airy. Could anything be more mer-
cenary than his attempt to buy me
OFF. the same az though / were an
adventures? / am glad the offer has
been postponed for II shows where
the mercenary spirit lies"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
Wharton Mitchell Charged
With Being Man Who De
frauded JeWeler SpillingS
TWO OTHER WARRANTS
ALSO CHARGE FORGERY
Police Say Suspect Passed On9
$50 Check on Broad Street
Bank and Almost Passed
Another. D y

Wharton Mitchell OF No. 10I-Aa
South Third street, was arrested short~
ly before noon Monday by Detectfv4
Wiley and Keilam. charged with 6e.
ing the man who secured a diAnf0Mx
ring valued at sos from Jewe3043
Splitting last week and rendered
worthless check for the amount tflS'
VOWED In payment.
The police also say that MitcheilsS
using the name p. b. Vail. seclre0
$50 on a second worthless cfiec1<.
which he rendered personally at tAq
Broad Street Bank on September 1.s|
He even attempted to pass third
worthless check. also for $50, At thu
bank two days later. they declare, bur
was frustrated owing to the fact thA(4s
the Ink with which the signature wa@s
written was not dry.
Mitchell. 1t is declared by the po%S
lice, was once employed by Mr.. vAtlkI
who lives at No. 400 North Stxfh
street 1t was while working ther&
they think. that he perfected hiS iExfY.
tation of Mr.. Wallis signature IN
perfect Is this imitation that the ca1ll@
Ter Of the bank was readily deceiv44
and Mr.. Vail himself. when ahoWG1a
one Of the worthless checks, WAS baro@
iy able to distinguish the writing fro1
his own. II
Mitchell will be closely questfone4I
by the police in an effort to ascertRtms
whether or not he Ia the same man
who secured 1850 diamond ring fYot1l
a Salem jeweler. rendering worthloa
check for $7e0 In payment, and recAfy
ing $40 In change. Mitchell donS99
knowledge OF any OF the forgerie1
Mitchell was arrested at hts hons
as he was packing his grip prepare
tory to leaving the city He t01M
the police he had only returned al
Richmond Sunday night, SAYING ~
had been In New York. The p0dicN
think he may have been In Salem a11
other Virginia towns instead.
Mr.. Splitting identified Mitchell ~
the man to whom he sold tho ring M
payment for which he was given II
check which was reported worthless.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
GIRL KILLS TWO
FOR WHIPPING HER
Lass Confesses to Double Murden
Had Told of Attempted A.
sault on Her.

NEwKIRK, OKLA, Sept. I9.- 1
mystery OF the attack upon Taxtp
and j. w. Shepherd. brothers. a3k1
the supposed assault upon the forn11G
1a-year-old daughter. Ebby, In fhNf
home early Friday morning, wAtGnE
resulted in the death of the two 1n9<s
was solved to-day. The girl confe
to County Attorney Burns thar mI(
beat both men with an axe becau6X
they had whipped her. NJ 81
The girl told County Attorney Burns
that her father and uncle had whff
ped her many times. and that. artnfIxM2
Thursday night. she got an axe A14l
beat them into insensibility. WhN|
the two men were found Friday rn0xi
ing the girl related q story or m x<2|
tack by strange man. County Aess
torney Burns ordered the reloAno AZ
Walter Cassidy. suspected OF the crtkA4
The girl Is said to be feebie-mindo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
COLONEL CONFERs
WITH PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Meets Mr.. Taft and
Talks Over New York,
Situation
USES MOTOR BOAT
TO DODGE SCRIBES
Utmost Secrecy Maintained
About His Trip Hunter Re
quested Audience. Girls
com Also There.

NEW HAVEN conn, Sept. IA
Col Theodore Roosevelt slipped quiet
Is into New Haven to-day fer poll
teal conference with President TAFT,
The request for the conference came
from the ex-President. The two men
talked politics aud reviewed both the
New York State and general national
situation,
After having observed the utmost
secrecy in the preliminary arrange
ments for the meeting, Col. Roosevelt
crossed the sound from Oyster Bay
in motor boat this morning to Black
Rock and from there eruised up the
Connecticut shore to New Haven. At
the residence of Henry T.. White he
lunched with President, Lloyd &.
Griscom, Otto r. Barnard and Chas.
u. Norton, the presidents secretary.
There Was almost comic opera
plot in the secrecy observed in the
meeting. Secretary Norton this ar
ternoon admitted that the arrange
ments for the conference had been
made by him after the request had
come through Grisoom from Col.
Roosevelt The contributing editor
made his getaway from Oyster Bay
this morning before the correspond
ents got on his trail and though there
was quite q stiff breeze kicking up the
sound. struck out boldly In the little
motor boat for the Connecticut shore
across the sound.
AT Black Rock Roosevelt was joined
by Griacpm and the motor boat con-
tinued its trip up shore to a decoiate
spot a few miles outside OF New Haven
where Secretary Norton was waiting
with an automobile.
Norton Sensitive.
When Norton was cornered by the
correspondents with the President as
he was about 10 set out for the dendez
yoas, he admitted that Il meeting was
to take place between the President
and the ex-prexident, but declined 10
give the place or any Information as
TO the subjects to be discussed.
There la the widest speculation
here as TO the possibility OF the con-
ference, but the generally accepted
theory Is that the Colonel requested
the conference with a view to aseer-
tanning more clearly what his attitude
must be toward the present admins
tration in the speech which he rs pian-
ming 10 deliver at the republican State
convention at Saratoga next week.
Barnard has frequently been named
Of late as a possible candidate for the
republican gubernatoriai race in New
York. Politicians think Roosevelt
asked a conference with the idea OF
securing further aid from the Presi-
dent toward encompasssng ths defeat
of the old guard. and incidentally TO
discuss a candidate. II is believed that
Barnard Is the Roosevelt choice.
Up until the time OF his letter to
Griscom repudiating Sherman, Presi-
dent Taft had strictly adhered to his
rule OF not mixing In State political
tights. The issue was forced upon him
In New York, and In view OF the
Griscom letter is thought that Roose-
welt came to urge that the executive
take a direct hand in the conflict by
announcing his support OF a particu-
lar candidate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
.CR|PPEN INTENDED
MARRYING TyP|sT
Prosecution Establishes This
at Resumption of Alleged
Wife Slayer's Hearing
WITNESS TESTlFIES
ABOUT GIRLS PLANS
Miss Leneve Said She and Doctor
Were Only Waiting For Mrs.
Crippen to Make Threat
Good.

LONDON. Sept. 19.--The desire to
was established to-day as the motive
OF the alleged murder by DR.. II. II.
Crippen OF Belle Elmore Crippen. Mrs.
Emily Jackson. a nefghbor OF the Grip
pens, testified Mt the resumption of the
ocroner's inquest that Miss Leneve told
her several weeks before the disap-
pearance of Mrs. Crippen that she and
the doctor were "oniy waiting for Mrs.
crippen to make good her threat to
leave her husband. so that the doctor
could get a divorce"
After the divorce Miss Leneve
said, Mrs Jackson testified, that she
and crippen would be married.
fearful and Depressed.
II occasionally visited Miss LeneYe
before Mrs Crippen disappeared" the
witness said. Il always found her de-
pressed and fearful. She told me that
she realized her embarrassing posi-
ton whenever she saw the Crippens
together. She said they quarreled fire.
quently and that she WAS afraid she
was the cause OF the trouble"
Mrs. Crippen threatened to leave the
doctor for another man, Miss Leneve
told Mrs. jackson. She did not aues-
ZION MisS LsHcVe as 10 VIM @hAS A
was.
Mrs. Jackson said she visited the
Hilidrop Crescent home of Crippen IN
March. two months after the disap-
pearance OF Mrs. Crippen. and that the
house smeiied musty. Further PROOF
that Belle Elnore Crippen had scar
similar to that disclosed on the re-
mains found in the cellar OF DIR. II. II
Crippen's house was given to-day by
Mrs Eugene Stratton. wife OF the Eng
lish comedian and a close friend or the
missing Mrs. Crippen.
Mrr. Stratton said that Mrs. Grip
pen had urd ergone an operation thai
produced Just such a scar AZ that found
on the remains. Inspector Dew re-
peatet much OF his police court testi'
rnony at to-day's inquest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
.AVATORs ATTEMPT
TO SOAR OVER ALPS
American and Peruvian Essay
One Of Most Daring Feats
Ever Planned.

BRIEG, SWITZERLAND. Sept a.
A trans-Alpine night from Brteg to
Milan. the most daring ever under
ruvian.
The contemplated flight il over the
famous Simplon pass. nearly S,s00 feet
high From Bries to Doyuoiossola,
twenty-seven miles, the course 10 over
a veritable wilderness OF gorges and
crags. and the failure OF an aeroplane
at any stage Of this course would. II
Is feared. bring disaster.
Weymann and Chavez made an
early start but = fierce gale forced
the wind slYAxt h sSibsi34sf and th4 man
irnsre ats1x lenncaee thsir naachinsg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-19
MR.. TAFT ATTENDS
MEETING AT YALE
President There as Alumnus. Cor
poration May Increase Salaries
of Professors.

NEW HAVEN. CONN. September
Is.--The Yale corporation, with
President Taft. one of its most prom
inent members in attendance. was
scheduled To hold Its important fall
meeting to-day. The President ar
rived early to-day and occupied his
private car until the hour OF the
meeting.
The question of increasing the sala-
ries of the faculty will be the leading
business before the corporation, and
in view OF President Hadley's we'll
known desire to raise the salaries of
professors. such favorable action lie
expected.
Otto r. Barnard, OF New York.
elected to tho corporation during the
last commencement. was expected TO
attend his flrst meeting. After din
ner 1T the graduates club. President
Taft will leave for Cincinnati.