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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
HOW DR.. PEARSON
MEETS HIS DEBTS
Chicago Philanthropist Calls
His $3OO,0O0 Bequests
Debts
(American News Service)

Chicago, April 14.-Dr. ID. X. Pear
son, the Hinsdale philanthropist, cele
brated his ninety-first birthday today
by giving away 100000 to the Ameri-
can Board of Foreign Missions and
number of small colleges or. as he
called it, paying his debts" DR..
Pearson called these gifts debts" be-
cause in most cases the sums are full
fillments of his pledges to the insti
tutions concerned. Today's gifts were
as follows: American Board of For
eign Missions, 100000; Berea college,
Kentucky, 100000: Doane college,
Nebraska, s25,0O0; Northland college,
Wisconsin, 100000; Highland college,
Kansas, $4,000; sMcKendree college,
Illinois, 100000; other small gifts,
$4,000
Today's gifts bring he total of DR..
Pearson's donations, mostly to smaller
colleges, during the last twenty-five
years to about $5,OOO,0OO. In practi-
cally every case the venerable philan-
thropist made the recipients of his
bounty earn his gifts. They had to
raise. by their own efforts, three dol
lars for every dollar which DIR. Pear
son contributed and the whole be-
came an endowment fund, only the
income from which to be used
In many cases DR.. Pearson pledged
himself years ago to contribute GER
tain sums to the endowment of var
ious small colleges and he considered
these pledges his debts" which he
worked off as one after another of the
institutions complied with the condi-
tions upon which his gifts depended.
Todays list of donations cleans up the
slate of DR.. Pearson's debts, and, as
he expressed it, he will be able tonight
TO lie down to sleep peacefully, free
of debt for the first time in many
years.
The list of the colleges and other
institutions which have benefited by
DIR. Pearson's philanthropy. includes
the following: Beloit college, Chicago
Theological seminary, Whitman col
lege, Colorado college, Berea college.
Mount Holyoke college. Lake Forest
college, Knox college, Drury college.
Yankton college, S. D., Carlton col
lege, Fargo college. Pomona college,
Fairmount college. Wichita. AXIS. Nc
Cormick Theological seminary. Pacif-
ic University, Forest Grove Ore, IIli-
nois college. Jacksonville, ILL.,, Olivet
college, Mihcigan; Marietta college,
Sheridan college. Wyoming: McKen-
Gree college, California: Anatolia col
lege, Turkey: Northwestern universi-
ty, Evanston, H.; Montpelier, semi
nary, Vermont: Guilford college,
Greensboro, \. c.; Piedmont college.
Washington college, Tennessee; !;
Garnd university. Chattanooga: !:
West Virginia seminary Morgantown: !:
Parkville college, Parkville, Mo-, and
others
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
Township Trustees at Meet
ing Say Some Veterans
Are Buried Who Can't Be
Listed as Paupers.
FEW EXAMPLES ARE
CITED BY OFFICERS
Trustees Say People Gener-
ally Believe Government
Requires County to Bury
All Old Veterans.

Alleged abuses of the soldiers bur-
ial fund were considered on Thursday
at the monthly meeting of the town
ship trustees of the county. Whether
or not there has been graft in the
use of this fund, or whether it is
merely a matter of irregularity in the
disposition of some of the money was
a mooted point discussed by the town
ship officials.
Undertakers and families of deceas-
ed ex-Union soldiers were criticised
for some of the methods which they
had pursued in collection of the fifty
dollars. which an act by the United
States congress of 1889 allows for the
burial of soldiers whose estates are
not of sufficient value to meet the en-
penses of interment. The trustees
have several cases under considera-
ton wherein they believe that allow
ances. not regular have been made.
The decision of the officials was that
ial would be allowed unless it was
shown to the complete satisfaction of
the officials that the deceased eX-Un-
ion soldier was man of no property
and that his family would be distress
ed in case they had to meet the eX-
penditure for burial.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the board by one of the
trustees, who in a month had three
soldiers burial allowances. The fun
erals of the three were expensive,
running from $125 to 5000. The three
eX-soldiers were not paupers by any
means. One of the number held a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. government job,
drew $40 a month pension, but upon
his death claim was put in by rela-
tives of the decedent for an allowance
of $50 from the soldiers burial fund.
None of the three claims have as yet
been submitted to the county commits
sioners.
There are other examples of where
deceased Union soldiers in possession
of considerable personal property and
real estate. have been buried, partial
ly at the expense of the county.
The object of this old law as inter
preted by the township trustees is to
preyent the interment of any former
Union soldier in pauper's grave.
However, it is generally misunder-
stood. People appear to believe the
government requires the county in
which any former soldier resided shall
assist in paying for his burial.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
Lincoln Was Slain 46 Years AGO Today
(American News Service)

Washington April 4One the notable
connected with the history the Civil War this
of
which
ing with his cabinet All members the cabinet
a
he
members his family occupied the especially decorated
fired
died early the following morning
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
BAD FOR LORIMER

Springfield, Ill.,. April 14.-With the
investigation of the state senate COM
mittee in the Lorimer election post
poned for week; with Edward Til
den thinking over" the demand of
the committee to see his personal
checking account and with the testi-
mony of Clarence s. Runk corroberat-
ed by two witnesses, the men who are
pushing the fight against Lorimer to-
day asserted that they had hung it
on him"
The session here was replete with
sensations. Tilden. titular head of the
beef trust, refused absolutely to allow
the committee to have his checkbook.
He Immediately was served with a
subpoena duces tecum and will be Ii
able to fine Or Imprisonment for con-
tempt should he fail to produce his
records.
Herman H. Hettler, president of a
big wholesale and retail lumber con-
cern of Chicago. testified that Edward
Hines, on the day of Lorimer's cleo
ton told him: L elected him, did it
myself, personally
He also declared Hines declared he
had beaten the president on the sub
ject of the tariff on lumber.
Hines is accused by Funk of having
collected and distributed the fund OF
S1co0o0 which was used in the last
state legislature to eject Lorimer to
the United States senate. Hines is a
lumber millionaire. His accuser is
manager of the great international
Harvester company.
On top of this Shelly B. Jones. of
Marquette. Mich. and therefore out Of
reahc of subpoena was quoted by a
witness as having said that Hinees
told him: We put Lorimer over. 1t
cost us lot of money to do it, but it
was worth the price. l handled the
stuff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
STILL ON
AS to Appointment of an In
diana Marshall.
palladium SpeciaD

Washington, April 14.-Edgar
Schmidt Of indianapolis is the leading
candidate today under consideration
for the Indiana marshalship. Hemen-
way spent an hour with the president
this morning. 1t is understood the
Fairbanks-Hemenway Healing faction
do not want George Haywood of La
fayette, appointed. They say it is in
the interest of Durbin's candidacy for
governor. Hemenway declines to dis
cuss his attitude for publication, but
his friends in Office here say that the
naming of the Lafayette would SIM
ply create a third faction in Indiana
politics. Hemenway also put in a
word for the retention of Tracewell as
comptroller if he cannot be appointed
marshal. There is manifestly move
on foot to retire TracewelI from the
Office he has held since Mckinley's
first administration. Beveridge still
is insisting upon the appointment OF
Lee. but he has no personal objection
to Schmidt The president is not dis
posed to appoint Lee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
JUDGE CONSIDERING
GUARDIANSHIP CASE

The attempt to set aside the ap-
pointment of John NJ. Manning as
guardian of Martin Cranor was taken
under advisement by judge Fox of
the circuit court on Thursday even
ing. The day was taken up until 6
O'Clock in the evening in arguments
on points of law involved in the ap-
pointment of guardians and testimony
of witnesses. The attempt to set
aside the appointment of guardian
was made on the theory that the law
which says that the ward must be
in court at the time of the hearing for
the appointment. or else that it be
shown he is unable to be present on
account of his health or some disa-
bility. Cranor was not present when
Manning was appointed guardian.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
AWAITING HEARINGS
Three Alleged Thiefs Held at
City Jail.

Three men are in the city Jail
charged with larceny. w. r. DeLair,
arrested last night by Patrolman Ed
wards, petit larceny; Charles Miller,
colored, grand larceny. and James
Daugherty. grand larceny. On ac-
count of the absence of Mayor Zim-
norman no police court was held this
morning. but the cases postponed un-
til tomorrow
DeLair stole some electrical tools
from II. F. Chase. 720 North Thir-
teenth street. He went to the interur-
ban station and started for Centerville,
he claimed. Edwards got him aboard
an interurban car. DeLair is an elec-
trician and says he lives in West Vir-
ginia.
Daugherty leaped over a fence and
hooked" fur coat valued at $40 He
has been given preliminary hearing
and after another examination tomor-
row he will be bound over to the cir
cult court. Charles Miller is alleged
TO have stolen gold watch and s..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
G., E. Davis of Connersville,
Will Give Bond to Protect
City and to Make a Can
vass of City.
OILING PETITIONS
BEING CIRCULATED
Some Will Be Presented to
Council Monday and They
Will Be Referred at Once
to Contractor.

The board OF works has decided to
oil the streets of the city through IA
private contractor, who will solicit
the property owners all over the city.
Charles Il. Davis, OF Connersvilie, a
street oiling contractor, was granted
permission to do this work. He will
be placed under $4,000 bond by the
board, so that the city will not be liza
BILE for any damage suits, that may re-
suit from accidents, and that the citi-
zens may be assured of satisfactory
work.
Mr.. Davis has not yet notified the
board when he will begin his work,
but II Ii understood he will be here
within a few days to arrange for his
bond, and put solicitors to work. The
oil which Mr.. Davis will use costs the
property owners about 4 cents per lin
cal foot, on the average width street
Each property owner will be expected
to pay for the width OF his lot to the
middle OF the street.
Petitions Are Out
No petitions have been received az
yet by the board, asking that streets
be oiled, but there are several in cir.
culation. When council meets Mon
day night several petitions for oil
treatment will be presented. it is
thought. but instead Of these being re-
ferred to the board Of works, they will
60 to Mr.. Davis.
On investigation the city officials
found that It would be cheaper and
more satisfactory to grant permission
to a private contractor to do the oil
ing, as he would have experience in
the work and could give better re-
suits. II may cost a cent or two more
however. II done by the private con
tractor. The city will pay for the
street intersections.
The board of works heard Mr.. Da
Wis proposition yesterday morning. at
the regular meeting. The terms asked
by Davis were considered fair ones
He has oiled streets in number OF
Indiana towns, including Connersville
where he makes his headquarters
Several councilmen and city officials
have examined the Connersville
streets and are thoroughly satisfied.
Commended by Club.
President II. NJ. Hammond of the
board received a letter from the Com
mercial club this morning, containing
the resolution adopted by the club al
meeting Monday night, commencing
the city officials on their action in the
oil question. and approving an expen
diture from the general fund in oilinG
the streets. The letter stated it was
the logical solution to the dust nut
sance. against which the club has
been fighting for two years.
In reply Mr.. Hammond will thank
the club for its advice and invite its
members to cooperate at any time
they SEQ fit.
The board will soon order samples
Of glutr!n, wood pulp preparation, tC
he tested in Glen Miller park along
with the oil. Glutrin. while more ex
pensive. is said to have a much longer
life than the common road oil Presi
dent Hammond OF the board. consid
ers glutrin an excellent street prepar
atiOn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
CULLOM
AND L0R|MER NET
g
Latter Denies That His
Resignation from the Sen
ate Was Discussed.
(American News Ser vice,

Chicago, April 14.-Senator Lorimer
Unexpectedly arrived here this fore
noon and admitted holding confer
ence with Senator Cullom yesterday,
but denied his resignation was discus
sed or that he had any intention of re-
signing. 1t was strictly business
trip he said The outcome of the al
legged bribery investigation at Spring
field is not causing him any nervous
ness, LOrimer declared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
COAL DEALERS ARE
HOLDING MEETING
american News Service)

St Louis, Mo-, April 14.-An inter
state convention of retail coal dealers
met at the Planters hotel in this city
today and will continue over tomor-
row. Many prominent representatives
of the trade are in attendance from
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
THE WEATHER
STATE AND LOCAL-Fair and colder
tonight with frost. Saturday fair.
HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY.

HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY.
Highest Thursday. 5s degrees at
noon. Very little change until 400 a.
m. Lowest temperature Friday, Al
degrees at 700 a. m. The drop in
temperature was accompanied by the
rain. Temperature at 1880 today. So
degrees and rising. Barometer, rising
rapidly. Weather will probably clear
accompanied by cooler temperature
High barometric pressure indicates
fair weather but cooler: low baromet-
ric pressure indicates warm weather.
but rain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
State Department Considers
This Action Because of
Americans Shot During
Fight Yesterday.
AMERICAN CAVALRY
STOPPED FIGHTING
And American Ad1enturers
Led the Rebels into the
Conflict-Town of Aqua
Prieta Captured.
American News Service)

Washington, April 14.-Indemnity
for the lives of Americans killed and
wounded at Douglass, Ariz., by bull
let's of the Mexican forces fighting
across the river at Aqua Prieta will
be demanded by the United States, ac-
cording to the view of the state de-
partment today. Major General
Wood this morning telegraphed Gen
eral Carter at San Antonio requesting
wire report on the battle at Aqua
Prieta and what participation if any
on the part of troop X, First United
States cavalry. The war department
received dispatch from Carter, but
its contents were not made public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
A FINAL REPORT

John Flatley. Jr.. executor of the
estate of the late John Flatley. Sr..
has filed final report in the Wayne
probate court, showing the total
charges and credits to have been
S3,03197.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
ASK LAW ON WATER
Northeast Citizens Would
Have Congress Fix Rates.
INCREASE IS CONDEMNED
Commissioners Are Criticised for
"Undue Haste" in Adding to Cost.
WEEK FOR THE INAUGURATION
Resolution Adopted Favors Extend
ing Public Celebration Of In
stallation of President.
INCREASE IS CONDEMNED
WEEK FOR THE INAUGURATION

Calling on Congress to enact law fiN-
ing the water tax rates in the District Of
Columbia. the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association at its meeting last
night made vigorous protest against the
recent increases in the water rates or
dered by the District Commissioners A
resolution offered BY w. $. Bransom ask
ing Congress TO act was adopted.
1t is stated in the resolution that the
Commissioners have arbitrarily and sum-
marily issued an order materially increas-
.ng the rates for the use of water. the
new rate being especially burdensome to
the poorer classes.
We can see no good reason for said
increase, the resolution states, 'as the
water department is se,f-sustaining. there
being a lar4e balance to the credit of that
departmental the close of the last fiscal
year.
I'VE believe that water should be sup
piled TO the people at the lowest rate
possible. We consider the new rates to
be excessive and unjust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
WATCH GIVEN J. r. WHELPLEY.
Testimonial From Associates in the
Analos tan Club.

J. K. Whelpiey, one of the fvc employees
of the District who have gone to Jack
sonville, Fla, to organize and take charge
of Jacksonville's engineering department. :,
has been presented with gold watch
and fob by his friends In the Analostan
Boat Club.
Mr. Whelpley has for years been one
or the best known oarsmen on the Po-
tomac rive. and has taken an active part
N the regattas which have been given
here He has been IL member of the
Analostan Boat Club eighteen years
About thirty members of the club as
sembled at the clubhouse Sunday morn
inS. when the watch was presented TO
Mr.. Whelpley by Richard e Pairo on
benalf of the SUBSCRIBERS
me present was a great surprise to
Mr.. Whe.pley. In a few words he ex
p essed has thanks for the token of es-
TEEN which he had received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Held Many Offices.

After holding several city Offices. Mr..
Sperry was elected secretary OF state of
Connecticut in 1855 and 1856. In 1864 nc
was member of the convention that
nominated abraham Lincoln for tie
presidency. He was made member of
the republican national committee, and
served as secretary of this organ Zati II
and OF its executive committee as well.
He was chairman of the republican s ate
committee for some years, chairman of
the recruiting committee Of New Havf II
during the civil war and president of the
state convention II at nom!na G 1 Gran
electors. But Mr.. Sperry was more pro
of the fact that he was b. ndsman for the
building of the Monitor and mad 1T pos
sible to raise the money for the bull ing
OF that first turreted armorclad veSse
than or any other one thing IN his long
and eventful life.
President Lincoln appointed MI. Sperry
postmaster of New Haven In 1861 and
ne held the office continuously for nearly
twenty-nine years He declined the nom
nation To Congress IN 1856. but again
was nominated in 1891, when he was
sixtv-eisht years OF age, and accepted.
He served continuously until last year.
Mr. Sperry WAS q We'll Known figure
around the Capitol. He was tall and
straight and except for the fact that lie
was deaf was afflicted with none of the
infirmities Of extreme age, and attended
to his congressional duties more consci-
entiousiy than some of the men of half
his years.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at the Church Of the Rcdeemer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Funeral of Charles J. Alexander.

Funeral services for Charles }. Alex
ander an employe of the government
printing office, who died Saturday. were
held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
family residence. 50 NJ street northwest.
pey Dr. Samuel II. Woodrow. pastor OF
the, First CONGREGATIONAL Church. offici-
ated and burial was in Glenwood ceme-
terry. Members OF the Association of Old
est Inhabitants and the Order of Jona-
dabs TO which Mr.. Alexander belonged,
attended the funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Mr. Richardson Quits as Director.

The resignation of Joseph Richardson
from the board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce has been accepted by
the executive committee Mr.. Richard
sons resignation was made because he
has moved from Washington to his Viz
ginia farm. 1t is expected that his place
VIII be filled by the election of George Y.
Worthington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

1914, the following persons were elected
members OF the board OF directors: Will
liam III. Baldwin, Dr. Ryan Devereux.
Gen. William II. Forwood Mrs. John
Mclaughlin. DR.. William G. Riyes III.
L. c. Schroeder. Rabbi Louis Stern. Rev.
john Van Schaick, j.. Mrs George S.
Wilson. DR. William c. Woodward and
Or. John. s. Fulton
Follow ny the meeting the board OF
directors met and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Gen. George
NJ. Sternberg. president; Emile Berliner.
vice president; Gen. William II. Forwood,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Haste Is Condemned.

Continuing the resolution recites: I'VE
tude and precipitate base Of the Com
missi oners in summary reaching de-
cisen while the various civic bodies and
taxpayers generally had the matter under
Amusement"
In support of tie resolution Mr. Bran
som rad figures to snow the annual sur
pius Of ,he water department carries an
increase IF about $1,000 a year. BY ap-
plying the sur lus TO the installation Ct
water meters, he stated, the meters
could be installed without costing the
taxpayers an additional. cent.
I'll admit that the installation of water
meters IS a coed thing" Mr.. Bransom
Stated 1T will have a tendency to check
avoiding the necessity for charging tie
water plant in the near future.
W j. r iZZell was heartily in favor OF
the adoption of the resolution. He dis
cussed the question at length, and told
of how he understood Commissioner judi
son had hurried through the water rate
order. lie declared that Commissioner
Judson Yields the big stick of the
Roosevelt administration. Mr.. FrizzelI
commended Comm ssioner Rudolph for
not signing the order.
Mr.. B ansom moved the appointment
of a committee to wait upon the Com
miSsioners and ask. that they rescind the
toration of the old rate might obviate
the necessity for going to Congress-
President Tucker will be chairman of
the committee that will discuss the uueS-
ton with the Commissioners. Other men,
bers will be DR.. l.. d. Walter. DIR. Sta r
Parsons, w. J. Frizzell. a. III. F. Holster,
w. a. Linton. w. S. Bransom and j. NJ.
Wood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Electrical Engineers Meeting.

Discussion of the wireless equipment of
the navy. with an address on The Nays
Coast Signal Service" by Lieut. Com
mander D.. w Todd L. S. N, will be the
feature of the November meeting tonight
of the Washington section of the Amer
lean Institute of Electrical Engineers
The meeting will he held in the Tele-
phone building. 80 nth street northwest
with Earl Wheeler acting as chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
Knocked Down by Horse.

While working in an excavation AZ
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street
northwest yesterday afternoon, about ! 80
y clock. Orville Anderson, coiored. OF 81
18th street northwest. was Knocked down
by horse. and two of his ribs We're frac-
tured lie was able 10 go home after he
had received surgical treatment at Ener-
0enCy Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
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