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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-22
Respite FOR Gold Dust Twins at
Hands of Congress-stephen-
son Case Saves Them.
Intsllgsncer Bureau.
washington, ID. c. July 81.

Intsingsncer Bureau
washington. ID. c. July 81.
Charges of corruption in the cleo
zion ~ Watson and Chiffon to rho
United States senate will not hc ln.
tesfiRatod hy that body in any form
until rho next session. Tho hrirg.
irg up ~ tho Stephenson oaso from
Wisconsin,. said ~ he parallel 10
the West Virginia case. and the long
time consumed with tho LOrimer BOO.
uuIry. have acted ~ life savers for
flo fmo being tor the gold dust"
twins of West Virginia. The com
mIffeo on elections has onlt seven
members who have not participated
800 fho forlmer inquiry. while five Of
fro seven are 10 ha do guatnd for
fre Stephenson invcsfiEafion This
faaves huf fao members OF tho com.
mitteo ~ liberty and preciudes au
efforts ~ going into tho Wost Vir.
rinl4 corruption charge until ono
OF tho other cases ig our of tho way.
Commerce Court Decision.
Tho commerce court today rua
faired the decision Of tho Interstate
Commerce commission in tho case ~
Proctor & Gamble company. ~
ftorrdale Ohio. which ia tho owner
~ $50 oil tank cars Tho railroads
doing business for rho company go.
rccffd fHa' private cars we're subject
~ demurrago rules me same as cars
OF railroad Dvnership Tho commits.
sion sustained tho contention ana
tho commerce court took Tho same
vi'w.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-22
PERKINS MEN
SHIFT CRIME
Sensational Turn Taken by Defense in
Trial OF Sleuths Accused
of 5lackmail.
TRY TC SHOW ONE MAN
WROTE ALL THE LETTERS.
lnsin"ation Cast Upon Detective
Dempsey. Rival Of Perkins
Dete tive Agency.

l-EIE. Pa. Ju!v 2I.-Iat. To- day @he
deiensr drew asid" the curtain IN she
trhu OF Gilbert B. Perkins. OF Pitts
burg. ana Charl X Franklin. uf Phiia-
G''thil. d' tcctiVcs charged with md
iHH hlas khand letters To Chnrles ~.
strong. II this city. and disclosed "A
l!i' 0f questioning that was BON Soft-
>dtl"ra! and remarkable. Bla-khAnd
% t,'rs T. Gently sent to .Jud=r els
Will. e. NruanEo county. Shsrnf Wi
o.. ni- - tho same county. and - Cen
"'N Enr.cs Miller. of Franklin. pa.
Uil.i"u' ire oil man. were 'nautt"a.d
t'N '"Iusei r"pr seuting th, d,7fchdanfs
\ i'w weeks ago Thomas j. D'm9s,v.
manager 80 "a detective tgrnSs 1T
'rerhiin. Pa. who maintains offices "a
This stE. was arrested. charged win
scrdirr 81 hla, khand I.fter 20 General
Ntl o.. demanding x.5.uUD. The alleged
r'ii'u'" against Dcmpa-y. it - s.ii5.
was secuted by Perkins.
Identity Of Letters.
when g. Poucelly. of columbus. o..
"a Handwriting expert was OH tho stand.
during cross examination. Attorney
Thompson for the defense. asked him
if D" had not reported O." Dr. Woods.
~ pIft-hurE. that hla'khand letters
received hy Judge Criwcll. sheriff Will
liams and General Miller. were not
similar fo tho letters iu the strong
ffI~f. HnNa if NF Nit nov say fuff ia
his opinion IN, same person wrote all
the letters Mr. Panc,lly asked To-
make av explanation. fio said tho l.t-
t'rs were brought 90 him by Dr.
Woods who said that another expert
Who was working on them. who's"
name hr would not mention. could not
c,rtinu. because ~ his sNc sight.
After "a hasty examination. hc said.
b. reported &C. pr Woods that Do"
thought tine letters from Nenaugp
county were written bt tho Same. por-
son who wrote ths strong letters.
2 pon making q thorouEhf intestig1
ft.u 90 erid h. rutua co. tho cuuciu.
sion that the letters wor" mot similar.
.ru .u ported ,r l'f Woods
Dempsey a. Trial.
Detective Drmps' s.. H'rnmpanird hy
two attorneys w.rr in the court room
DURING The TESTIMONY
Nr panrslft. previous ~ this tcq-
timout. pointed out tho ALLEGED simlt-
arltv between the biafkhaud letter
written hv charles Franklin in th"
federal building ut philadelphia. a. tho
dirfnfinn uf thiaf Toatofii.c Inspector
james g. Cortritou. and DO" letters re-
s.itcd by stronG o. ~ Cartollu. -
Sew YORK. q Handwriting expert. WAS
r.mrarirg Tho letters when court ad-
iourusd until 90 O'Clock Monday
morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-22
Relief 20 Fire Vietlm.

Tho American Rcd Crosse TODAY
contributed E2.sDn fo Tho relief of
fIe forest 0rn uTorcrs lu Ontario.
canada and similar amount Tor
'h" aerIt'ansc of those deprived ~
'h"ir means ~ livelihood hr fno ro.
rrnf woodland fires in Michigan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-22

Clarence j.. clover. ~ Wheeling
w. Va. tlg been appointed ,Iprr
Iu The navy department
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
new FACTORY FOR.
THE GAAR COMPANY
Ground Broken for Building
Where 100 More Men
Will Be Employed.

Ground was broken at the Gaar.
Scott and company factory site this
morning for new addition to be used
in the manufacture of gasoline en-
gines. The new buildings will be Of
brick construction, 800 feet in length
and 100 feet wide and one story
high. Its completion will necessitate
an addition to the force Of employees
of about 100. Local contractors are
In charge of the work and it is ex-
pected the new structure will be fin
ished by early fall.
A gas engine test house will also
be erected in close promixity to the
new building. 1t will be 40 feet by
so feet and also of brick construction.
The building in which the engines
will be constructed will face on Wash
ington avenue while the engine test
house will be on North F street.
Since Gaar, Scott and company have
entered into the manufacture of gaso-
line traction engines 1t has always had
the engine parts manufactured out-of
town and shipped here for assembling.
This was necessary because of lack of
facilities. but with the new addition
to the factory this work will all be
done at the local plant, giving en-
ployment to an additional large force
Of workmen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
A REVOLT EXPECTED
Royalists in Portugal Are Re-
ported Active.
tNational News service)

National News Service)
Paris. May 23.-Dispatche- received
here today confirms the vague rumors
IN circulation for some time that roy.
Alist revolution Is imminent in Portu-
gal. II 10 said that the plan Of the con-
spirators 10 to offer the crown to Dom
Miguel de Braganza the pretender.
Vast sums are said to have been col
1ected BY the royal intriguers to carry
on their campaign but the government
has secured complete evidence of the
plot and 10 taking energetic steps to
porvent its contamination.
The plot was aimed to be carried out
during the coming elections. The
cruiser Administrators. was sent to the
northern coast. The republic never
has been popularity received. The real
seat Of the intrigue. however. has been
Oporto and several arrests Of leading
royalists have been made there AZ well
- In Lisbon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
Lew Parker, Once Convicted,
Fears Second Conviction
Might Prevent Him Re-
newing His License.
HIS ATTORNEY ASKS
PROBATION FOR HIM
Mayor Says He Will Defer
Ruling Until He Consults
With Fathers of Boys Who
Got the Booze.

On the grounds that he would have
10 know the opinion of parents who
are anxious for the protection of their
sons, Mayor Zimmerman in police
court this morning deferred action on
the plea of counsel for Lew Parker.
proprietor of the Windsor bar. that the
second charge against the saloonkeep-
or of giving liquor to minors be con-
tinued indefinitely. hearing not to be
given unless any time In the future.
Parker is not conducting his place ac-
cording to the law.
In answer to the attorneys plea
Mayor Zimmerman declared that he
did not believe ne would be justified in
passing upon II until he had consulted
with the fathers of the youths to whom
Parker 10 charged with having given
and sold liquor, and learning how they
felt regarding such disposition OF
the case. For my part" declared the
mayor. III anybody gave or sold liquor
to boy of mine before he was OF age
! would feel that he ought to be given
the limit of the law"
MIaht Affect License.
II was to avoid the possibility Of
any ruling whereby Parker would be
unable to again take out liquor IL
cense after the one he now holds ex-
pires. that his attorney pleaded for the
case to be continued indefinitely. Ac-
cording to an act passed by the last
legislature no saloonkeeper who has
been convicted twice Of violation OF
the LIQUOR laws can renew his license
Parker has been convicted on one
charge OF selling liquor to a minor.
and q similar one and charge of al
lowing minors to loiter in his place Of
business, are now held against him.
All three charges resulted from sell
Ing to three youths at one time. and
HE attorney declared that although
technically there were three violations
Il 10 the general custom Of the court
70 have one conviction sufice for all.
In asking that the case be continued
Parker's attorney declared that the
charges could be always held against
the saloonkceper as a club over his
head to make him comply strictly with
the laws. and that. perhaps. better re.
suits could be attained in that way
than by convicting Parker. and allow
Ing some one else to run the saloon
who might even lower the standard
Parker has maintained.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
GAVE GIRL LIQUOR;
DRAWS HEAVY FINE

Van Bolts. Middletown, o., youth.
was given limit sentence Of 800 and
costs by Mayor Zimmerman in police
court this morning when he pleaded
guilty to an AFFIDAVIT charging him
with giving liquor to Mrs. Grace
Springer and Mary Springer. mother
and 16-year-old daughter, respectively.
Van Bolts was arrested yesterday af-
ternoon by Patrolman westenberg in
a box car near the south end c. & o.
station in company with the two wom-
en-. He had bought two bottles of beer
and the trio had gone to the box car to
pratake of the refreshment. Although
pleading guilty to the charge Bolts de-
clared that he had given the beer to
Mrs. Springer and that she had given
it to her daughter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
JOHNNY BULL AND
COLON|ALS CONFER
Fifth Imperial Conference
Was Held in London To-
day with the King.
National News ServiceD

London. May 23.-The fifth imperial
the most important politi-
cal event affecting the individual links
of the mighty British empire since
King George ascended to the throne
opened here today with all of the col
onial possessions of Great Britain rep
resented. The place chosen for hold
ing this conference for deliberations of
the vital affairs of the -girdling
empire is strikingly coincidental, COM
ing as it does upon the very eve Of
the coronation of King George. Al
though the primal motive for the cali
ing of this imperial congress was to
come to a common understanding upon
questions agitating the countries of
the empire and to establish closer
brotherhood, British statemen have
become alarmed at the independence
manifested by Canada in opening ne
sotiations with the United States to
establish a beneficial trade treaty, and
the guardians OF the empire hope to
check the spread OF this sentiment.
The first sitting of the conference
was held in the foreign ONCE. The
address of welcome in behalf Of the
government was delivered to the dele
gates by Premier Asquith.
Some Who Attended.
Among those participating in the de
liberations Of tho conference are Pre-
mier Asquith, colonial minister Lewis
Harcourt; Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier
Of Canada; Sir Joseph G. Ward. pre-
mier of New Zealand; the Earl of Dud-
ley. governor-general of Australia;
Lord Gladstone, governor-general of
South Africa; Premier Botha. OF South
Africa.
The ofIicial routine will be varied
with brilliant social functions. The
conference Is really part of the cor
onation functions and those who will
participate will remain after the ses-
sions are over to attend the corona
ton of the king next month.
! More than 500 were invited to par
ticipate in the deliberations of the con-
ferees. On account of the great num-
Der which will attend some of the most
important meetings. joint sessions
will probably be held in the colonial
Office
Tomorrow night great banquet will
be given by the royal colonial insti-
tute when the Duke of Connaught will
preside and King George will be pres
ent. All of the conferees have been In
| vited to attend.
Tomorrow has been designated as
Empire Day and London will be ablaze
with British colors and the insignias
of the various countries of the empire.
Suits of rooms have been set aside at
the Hotel Cecil for the colonial pre-
miers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
MADERO ALARMED
OVER SITUATION
Starts Work to Force Rebel
Chiefs to Observe the
Peace Agreement.
(National News service)

Ell Paso, May 23.-Francisco I. Ma
dero. is seriously alarmed over the
action of rebel chieftons continuing
the fighting despite his acceptance of
peace terms and today took ener-
getic measures to show that his is the
real authority of the revolution. He
recognizes that the real test of his
leadership has been reached.
His first notice of the armistice hav-
ing failed to end the conflicts he is
now sending kilograms to every ac-
cessible commander, firmly ordering
a cessation of hostilities. He stated,
however. that news of battles in iso-
lated regious would not surprise him
because of the lack of communication.
He May Use Force
The regularly organized bands of
1nsurrectos who refuse to cease fight
ing now are enemies to the nation and
shall be suppressed" he said today.
thus indicating his purpose to have
his troops aid the federals in preserv.
ing order. He has conferred with his
army leaders and they have Endorsed
his plans.
LAS to whether fighting shall be re-
sumed in the future depends upon the
good faith shown by the government
he added. But at present our honor
is at stake and l am going to take
steps to prevent further activities"
1t is believed that Madero will have
further trouble in parts of Durango
and certain sections of Siniioa and the
state of Vera Cruz. The rebels have
been looting stores, mining commits.
saries and other places and have been
making a very profitable business OF
the war and are opposed to retiring at
present. 1t Is said that some of them
will raise the doctrine of Socialism.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
Corporations and Townships
Make Report, Exclusive of
Corporation Holdings, to
Auditor Coe.
lREAL ESTATE HERE
SHOWN AS BOOMING
Value of Some Lots in This
City Increased 100 Per
Cent-Review Board to
Consider Protests.

A net gain of $736. 400 in the value Of
taxables in Richmond this year over
a year ago as compiled by Township
assessor, Charles Potter, and the addi-
tional gain anticipated following the
meeting of the county board of re-
view, indicates the prosperity the city
is enjoying. According to the as
SCISSORS report which has been filed
with County Auditor, Demas Coe, the
total valuation of real estate in the
city this year is $11,6S2 100. exclusive
of real estate owned by corporations;
personal property. exclusive of corpo-
rations. $3,024,67O, making the grand
total valuation of city taxables $14.-
706.S60, exclusive of holdings by cor
porations, which are estimated at no
less than two million dollars. :,
This gain, as noted by the assessor.
is largely due to the increased value of
real estate. The quadrennial assess.
ment was made this year and the gen.
eral percentage of increase was be-
tween five and ten per cent. Land.
such as lots, gained in value accord
ing to the assessment. as much as
twenty to even hundred per cent.
in some cases.
Improved Real Estate.
But improved real estate was, as q
general thing, not increased in assess
ment valuation more than from five to
ten per cent. The scheme Of the as
SCISSOR was to eQualize the assessment
values of real estate with their market
value. These values, unless changed
by the board of review, to which body
dissatisfied property owners may
make appeals, will stand for the next
four years.
Reports of the other fourteen town
ship assessors in the county as to the
| value of personal property and real
estate, also have been filed with the
county auditor. There reports, also, dc
not cover the valuation of corporation
holdings in any of the townships. The
following table shows the total net
value of taxab;es according to the
1911 assessment, and exclusive of cor
poration holdings:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
4 STEER RAN AMUCk
In Lafayette and Several Are
Badly Injured.
(National News service)

Lafayette, Ind, May ga wild
steer broke from the stock yards at
noon today and created panic for an
hour on the main streets of the town.
ing Mrs. Louis Wade and baby, serious
ly: NJ. Regan, seriously; Henry Dear
dorf. seriously; and George Rush, q
baggagemaster. slightly. Mrs. Wade
was wheeling her baby in a cart. The
steer was finally roped by . stock
yards man after the entire stock yards
gang and a dozen policemen sur
rounded the bull at the court house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
SAY SAUNDERS IS
"PLAY|NG POSSUM'
White Lad Assaulted by Col
ored Boy, Believed Feign-
ing Inconsistencies.

Either a very clever actor or in
most peculiar condition is Daylard
Saunders, the eleven-year-old Economy
lad, who on Monday, was hit on the
head with a rock by Willie Smith.
twelve year old coiored lad, also of
that place, as a result of quarrel as
to whether or not the negro could
play ball with the white children.
On the statement of physicians that
the Saunders boy is not seriously in
jured, the county authorities on Tues
day released Smith, he being taken to
his home by his mother and step
father, Jacob Williams. Saunders, so
the authorities heard, is still in
stupor as a result of the blow on the
head. but the ordinary attending
symptoms of Inconsistencies, such as
an inactive pulse and unnatural condi-
ton of the pupils of the eyes. were
not manifested in his case.
III WAS DcCduSe VI lueoS NATURAL Q0y.
sical symptoms that the authorities
determined his condition was not seri-
Gus, and stated their belief that the
Saunders boy was playing possum.
Economy residents seemed to be
widely excited over the assault Mon
day and spread the story that after
young Smith had committed the as
sault, he had taken to the woods, but
when the authorities went to. the
Smith home and demanded the sur.
render of a man who had beaten up
a white boy" as the sheriff had been
informed, the step-father of the lad
pointed to the twelye-year-old boy as
the object Of their search. He was
lying on the floor with all but his
head covered by an overcoat Up until
this time Sheriff Steen. Prosecuting
Attorney. Charles Ladd and Patrol
man Henry vogelsong, ali armed to
the teeth. had kept both hands mighty
close to handy weapons. When the
boy at their command stretched him
self to his full height of four feet the
officers burst out laughing. He was
brought here in an automobile and
spent the night in cell at the Jail.
He was released today. !
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
Arrangements Now Made by
County Commissioners to
Force Tracks Off the Ma
tional Highway.
OFFERED SIX FEET
ON NATIONAL ROAD
Providing Company Would
Meet Entire Expense Of I'm
provements to That Sec
tion of the Roadway.

Unwillingness on the part OF ON.
cials OF the Terre Haute. Indianapolis
and Eastern Traction company to
stand more than their proportionate
share as taxpayers OF Wayne township
in the construction of the improve
ment to the National Road from west
Fifth street to the Wayne-Center town
ship line, led the county commission
ers, late Monday afternoon. to cast
aside all compromise propositions and
to decide to force the fight to compel
the company to get on the highway.
County Attorney John f. Robbins.
and special county counsel. H. y.
Johnson and T. J. Study, were instruct
ed by the commissioners to institute
the proper legal proceedings immedi-
ately. County Attorney Robbins on
Tuesday stated the mandamus peti-
tion, already prepared, would be fled
this afternoon or on Wednesday. Tho
prayer OF the petition will be to de-
mand OF the Traction company reason
why 1t should not comply with the
orders OF the county commissioners
south curb line of the improvement.
Offered Compromise.
Merely as means Of coming to
some understanding Chairman r. N.
Beeson of the board. asked the trac-
ton oficials IL they would compromise
by agreeing to occupy six instead of
eight feet Of the highway, ~ the com
pany had demanded.
At the board meeting Monday the
board members told the traction ON
cials IL such an agreement was entered
into the board would expect the COM
pany. to meet the entire cost Of the Inn
provement Of that part Of the road IT..
tracks would occupy.
But the representative Of the com
pany declared that this proposition
seemed unreasonable and they refused
to consider such . compromise The
reasons assigned were that the I'M
provement would not benefit the COM
pany any; that In removing their
track and poles. regarding and realling
as well as establishing new grades
and fills in certain places. the work
WOulu NO0G NAACut IL t1G A4CA60VOA a1&S4yNA
lof $4,000. In case the company 10
forced to 50 outside the highway. gen
eral Superintendent Jeffrfes on Mon
day declared that by re-estimation
the expense for the three mile change
in the company's line would be In the
neighborhood OF $4,000. Special en-
gineer Fred Charles estimated this ex-
pense at $4,000.
/ Had the company accepted the prop
osition of the commissioners. the high
way from the city corporation to tho
township line would have been but
forty feet wide. The original specih-
cations called for forty-six foot high
way, but now that the company has
shown no disposition to compromise
on proposition which seems reason
able to the board, a forty-six foot road
will be the demand Of the commission
ers in the litigation against the COM
pany which will soon be pending.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
WHOLESALE GROCERs
Holding a National Meeting
at Indianapolis.
tNational News service)

fNational News Servfce)
Indianapolis. May 23.-With four
hundred delegates present and two
thousand grocers and representatives
OF allied food concerns in town or en-
route, the National Wholesale Gro
GERS association opened three days
convention today. Uniform food laws.
misbranding and misweighing of food
stuffs, one cent postage and co-opera-
tive insurance are subjects for dis
cussion. President Drake Of Pennsyl
vania is presiding. The executive
committee stated today the associa-
ton Is mot price maintaining organ
ization."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
ESTATE REPORTS

Inventories in three estates were
filed by administrators in the Wayne
probate court on Tuesday. The value
OF the personal property of the es-
tates as shown by the inventories is
as follows: James S. Morrow estate,
SEGA; Cornelius E. Wiley estate. $s.-
S54.s7: and Mary J. Booth estate,
$53:.61.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-23
TRACTION COMPANY
WORKS ON N. E. ST.

The Traction company has begun
the track work on North E street and
will put it in the same permanent
shape as was done on Eighth street
1t will be imbedded in concrete and
the rails will be very heavy with the
high T shape. The work was begun
at Fifteenth street and will be rushed
to completion, then North D street will
be made. The cement contract was
awarded to Aather Brothers co.