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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
EARLHAM STUDENTS
TO PRESENT PLAY

Among the amateur dramatic ~
ents of the season Sir Arthur Pinero's
great production Sweet Lavender"
given by the Day Dodgers of Ear;ham
college promises to be leader. This
play will be given on April Z.
This masterpiece of Pinero. an En-
glish writer. is one OF the most popu-
lar plays in dramatic circles In the
United States and England. II has
been acted By leading companies In
New York, Chicago and other large
cities Last year II was given By the
High School of Madison. Wisconsin,
and the University OF Indiana.
The cast has been chosen In re-
cent years the productions given BY
the day students have been among the
best OF the season and this one is
expected to add to the already high
standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
FIRST TRACE OF.
DOROTHY ARNOLD
Superintendent of New York
Mission Says She Thinks
She Saw the Girl.
(American News SeryIce)

New York, Feb. 1S-What is be-
lieved to be the first real trace of
Dorothy Arnold since her strange dis
appearance on December IL, last, was
discovered this afternoon. Miss Mar
riet E. Luther, superintendent OF the
Florence Crittenden mission. stated
on January IL, girl answering the
description of Miss Arnold. applied at
the mission for shelter The girl gave
her name as Sadie Monroe and was
accompanied by a woman slightly old
er. The young woman said she had
just come from a hospital in Harlem,
where she had undergone an opera
ton.
She stayed at the mission for day
and then went to a home under the
supervision of the mission in Newark
where she remained for three weeks.
Since her departure there she has not
| been seen.
After these facts came to light Lor-
EMO d. Armstrong. one of the law
| yers for the Arnold family admitted
that he was in possession of a new
clue to the lost heiress.
When pictures OF Miss Arnold were
shown to Miss Luther she declared
that they were undoubtedly those OF
the girl who had been at the mission
Investigated Story.
She says she investigated the story
told by the girl when she came to the
mission and found that no girl named
Sadie Monroe had ever been at the
Harlan hospital. At the Newark
home the girl gave another name
which makes Miss Luther believe thai
she was endeayoring to hide her iden
tity, wherever she went.
In addition to this information a re
port was received from Philadelphia
this afternoon that a girl patient hat
been at the Samaritan hospital ther'
for a week beginning December 16
who bore a striking likeness to Mis-
Arnold. 1t is thought possible tina
Miss Arnold may have been in th'
Philadelphia haspital and then return
ed to New York, going to the Critten
den mission.
Miss Luther said that she had NJ
desire to bring noteriety to hersel
or the mission. but that she was salts
fled from the photographs shown t
her that Miss Arnold had really beel
an applicant there as she had stated
If what | say can be of any help +
Miss Arnold's family in their scare
for her, / am only too glad to tell al
I-know." she said
. The mission superintendent coul
not recall exactly how the suppose
, Miss Arnold was dressed but remem
bered that he elderly woman compaI
ion wore black.
N This corresponds to the description
of an elderly woman who called a
, the Samaritan hospital in Philade
phia to see the patient there who. tn
hospital authorities believe was tn
, missing girl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
Officers Are Positive Work
Was Done by Local Gang
of Robbers, but No Evil
dcnce Is Secured.
WORK IN THE DARK
TO SECURE A CLUE
Dunbar Believes that the
Governments Loss in the
Robbery Will Amount to
Five Hundred.
tPalladium Specially

Centerville, Ind, Feb. 1S.-As coun.
~ officials and others investigate fur.
ther into the robbery OF the postoffice
here early Saturday morning, 1t seems
more and more apparent to them that
there is little possibility OF getting
suficient evidence to warrant arrests
despite the fact the leaders In the in
vestigation declare they have suspi-
cions which make them positive as
to the identity OF the perpetrators OF
the burglary.
Their chief hope il that some one
will be induced to "squeal' as did one
0f the members of the John Locke
gang. against whom the authorities
had strong suspicious but were never
able to secure evidence which justi-
ned them. Although baffied and not
unwilling to say 80. they believe that
by waiting and hoping. the robberies
OF the Ccntervillc postofice and the
Milton bank will be satisfactorily
cleared up and the members of the
sang convicted.
Among the officials who were in
Centcrville on Saturday were super
intendcnt OF Police !. A. Gormon.
Sheriff Stcon, prosecuting attorney
Charles Ladd and others. They made
u complete investigation but found lit.
tie new.
An invoice Of the loss was made by
Postmaster Dunbar on Saturday. lie
doesn't know exactly the value Of the
stamps lost as yet. but II Is In the
neighborhood OF $500 while the money
In the safe amounted to s26. Tho bus
incss In tho ONCE was not delayed
by the robbery, only inconvenicnccd.
The supply OF stamps on hand and
which were overlooked In the cash
drawer was sufficient for the days
business. A new order will be rcceiv.
cd soon. All day Saturday there
were many visitors at the postofiice,
although there was nothing particular
TO sec.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
Situation in His Party and in
Congress Is So Critical
that His Outlook Is Not
Very Bright.
RECIPROCITY PLAN
NOW EXTINGUISHED
Knockout Drops Have Been
Handed to Presidents Pet
Measure by the Senate FL
nance Committee.
palladium SpeciaD

Washington. Feb. lS-That Prcsi-
dent Taft's political future is more
seriously menaced today by the situa-
tion in his party and in congress than
1t has been at any time heretofore is
the verdict Of his party followers who
shape legislation in congress.
Canadian reciprocity Is dead
II there had remained the slightest
hope for it. that hope was dispelled
by the action OF the senate finance
committee, which at its meeting to-
day postponed consideration OF tho
Mccall bill until Wednesday, OF next
week.
The committee. admittedly un-
friendly TO the bill. agreed to hold
public hearings on 1t Monday and
Tuesday.
This is unusual, II is In the in
terest of delay While protesting
their willingness to allow a report on
the bill, the Republican members OF
the committee have postponed the
day when it can be reported until so
late in the session that but week
will remain to crowd through. the leg
| iatiye log-jam.
Pitfalls For Treaty.
Now obstructing the course OF sen.
at procedure it will be reported
Thursday. without recommendation"
It's Immediate consideration will then
be objected to by Senator Hepburn or
some other obstructionist. and under
the rules it will have to 60 over anoth-
er day and be printed.
| There will then remain a week Of
| the session in which to secure ne
/ tions. The Presidents friends con-
1 cede today that Canadian reciprocity
| is dead. they are wondering now II the
President will make good his
threat and convene congress In extra
| session. They believe he will.
Then the country will probably wit
ness session stretching far into the
summer devoted to wrangling over
the revision OF the tariff
The Democrats will not pass Cana
dian reciprocity unaccompanicd by
other tariff legislation.
II it is passed it will be as q rider"
on a general tariff bill.
4 Would He Sign ~
i Would the President sign such q
measure? Could he afford to sign
II he signs he would share with tho
Democrats in congress the responsible
ity for tariff legislation. II he refuses
to sign he would lose the legislation
he has contended for.
\ All these question are being dis.
cussed with unusual interest and con
Germ by Republicans.
; Administration policies have suffer.
ed in the session just Closing. The
tariff board bill is admittedly dead
The Alaskan coal land measure II
dead. Porto Rican civil government
is marooned. The presidents princi
pal reform measures have failed and
with the expiration OF his congress
his chances of passing them Will per
! ceptibly diminish. President Taft's
friends conceded that the effect on
2 HIS political future appears at this
!, time to be little short Of disastrous.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
ENGLISH FLORIST
VISITS MR.. HILL

William Wallace. Of Dunstabie. En-
gland. who with his wife is visiting
E. Gurney Hill, the well known flor.
ist of this city, is one of the most
prominent florists and largest carna.
ticn grower in England. He is at
present making a four weeks tour OF
this country visiting the most promi-
nent greenhouses 10 learn the Ameri
can methods of flower culture. and
his visit here is for the purpose of in.
vestigating methods and conditions al
the Hill greenhouses. Mr.. Wallace
makes speciaity-of American carna
tons. for which. he says. there is a
better sale IN England than for the
native carnation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
]. DREXEL BIDDLE
REFUSES TO FIGHT

Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 49, A. J.
Drcxcl Biddle. Philadelphia amateur
champion boxer. will not box the Hon.
Robbie Beresford even though Beres-
ford put Biddle's relative. Tony Drex-
el. jr. In the shade. and there remains
some family honor unsatisfied. Mr..
Blddle 10 emphatic In stating that he
won't entertain any idea OF boxing
Lord Beresford. Decies brother. under
any circumstances.
The notoriety is undesirable and
needless publicity that would attend
such bout between Bercsford and
myself. II distastcful. I wont give |,
q thought. won't even expect to see
him while he Is here"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
ISSUE AN APPEAL.

Washington. Feb. 1s-The Ameri.
can Red Cross society issued another
appeal for aid for the Chinese famine
sufferers today. The transport Bu
ford sails from Seattle February %
and supplies are not coming as rapidly
as desired. Agents of the Red Cross
report that the plague is within 15t
miles Of the famine district near San
Tung. Should the epidemic reach the
famine stricken section the mortality
will be appalling and there is a posi-
bility that the plague would then be
carried to the Philippines and thence
to the United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
THE WEATHER

IocAL-Rain or snow; lower temper
Aturo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
CHARGES ENTERED
AGAINST OFFICERS
Wholesale Violations by Phil
ippine Officials Is the
Allegation Made.
(American News ServIce)

Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 1s.-E. &C
cordance with resolution adopted In
the house nearly year ago. the in.
sular affairs committee has just com
pleted an exhaustive investigation OF
the leasing sale of public lands in the
Philippines. Today the brief of Raj
ston, Siddons and Richardson OF Wash
ington. attorneys for the anti-imperial
league. which has prosecuted the in
Quiry. was filed. In 1t charges OF
wholesale violations OF the law are
made against the following officers oi
the Philippine group. whose removal
is demanded.
w. Cameron Forbes. governor-gen
interior: Charles Sleeher. director OF
public lands: ]. II. Wilson. assistant
director of public lands: Frank Car
penter. executive secretary.
The brief says
1--WE believe that the investigation
has demonstrated that the existence
of abuses in connection with the pub
lie lands in the Philippines, that i
they had taken place within the Unit
ed States proper. those concerned In
the would speedily have been removed
from office by Impeachment, or other
wise.
We believe that the abuse is o
such a character as to call for inter
probation by congress"
The report is based on evidence ad
duced from hearings before the com
mittee on insular affairs.
! Our brief merely collects and set:
/ forth in their true relation to each 9th
CT the facts established by the evi
dence in the hearings. We can pro
duce for the printed testimony. proc
| OF every charge made in the brief
| We cannot see how the committe'
can ignore the facts which we hav,
brought forth. Neither can We Sc,
how the offending officials can be re
tanned in office after this evidence o
their transgresslons."
1--WE do not charge the violations o
law have been such as to justif
criminal prosecution. We do cor
tend that the facts show the official
are unfit to hold the positions they oe
cupy."
Ii is expected the committee on in
sular affairs will take up the Phi;ir
pine land frauds and make a repor
to congress asking for a remedy c
the evils.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
COMMEMORATE DEED
OF Great Bravery Of Ameri.
can Naval Officer.

Newport News. Va. Feb. 1S.-Amid
The shouts OF several thousand spccta-
tors. the tluttcring Of handkerchiefs.
and the blowing Of whistles. the tor.
pcdo boat destroyer Monaghan was
launched today at the ship Yard of the
Newport News Shipbuilding company.
The launching took place under most
auspicious circumstances. When the
army Of workers knocked the last
shores from the cradle of the vessel
Miss Ellen Monaghan of Spokane.
Washington, sister Of the late Ensign
John II. Monaghan In whose honor the
destroyer Is named. grasped the bottle
Of American champagne. wrapped In
the Stars and Stripes. and crashing II
upon the vessels bow. exclaimed In a
loud and firm tone: Il christen thee
Monaghan" Many naval officers and
representatives OF the Navy Depart
mcnt ut Washington witnessed the
launching.
The naming Of the new destroyer
after the late Ensign John p. Monag
han commentaries one of the bravest
acts In the history OF the American
Navy. Ensign Monaghan was Spo
kane boy. lie lost his life in an en-.
gagemcnt with the Samoans near Apia
Samoa. April I. 1899. in which seven
members of an allied force of 107
British and American sailors and ma
rincs lost their lives, three of the
seven being officers. His death was
due to his determination To- stand by
his wounded comradc. Lieutenant
Philip V. Lansdale. L. s. N. who com
mandcd the American detachment oi
fifty-nine men. When last seen alive
he was defending his wounded com
rade singlc-handed against hord ol
savagcs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19
BUSINESS MEMS
LEAGUE OPENS

The opening of the Business Mems
yolley Ball league at the Y. NJ. c. A.
last evening furnished number of
exciting contests. The interest mani
tested at the start seems to indicate
that the league will be one of the
most popular ever organized at the To-
cal association. The entire six teams
making up the league lined up last ev-
ening and the score board showed the
following results at the close Doc
tors II. Clerks 81. Teachers II, Mug
wumrs 20, Preachers =. Bosses s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-19

lContinued on Page Eight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-16
STR. SIDNEY FINEST
BOAT ON THE RIVER
Craft Which Took Out Unitarian En-.
cursion Today, is Equipped With
All Conveniences.

Using common parlance, the big
steamer Sidney which was in port
today and which will return tonight
with the Unitarian excursion, is a
| dandy"
The new steamer Sidney is the sue
cessor to the ]. S. which was known
from one end of the river to the 9TH
err. Captain Streckfus has spared no
expense in fitting it up and those who
have seen it claim that the
Sidney even surpasses the j. S.
for room and accommodations, as we'll
as equipment and beauty.
The steamer Sidney has a dance
floor of 1890 square feet, which is the
largest dance floor of any steamer
on the river Two large soda fountains
lunch counter and everything that
goes to make first class excursion
boat complete, is to be fouDl on the
new Sidney. 1t has a capacity of 1000
and seats for all.
The crew in charge is as follows.
Captain-Dan Ripple.
Pilots-John H. Laycock and
George Nichols.
Mate Andy Klombstein.
Second mate-George Harrington.
Chief engineer-Fred Meyers.
Second engineer-John Pemberton.
Chief clerk Miss Anna Streckfus.
Second clerk Miss May Streckfus.
policeman-Iack Page
Steward Chef-Lee Bland.
1 Roy Streckfus, the treasurer of the
line, is also on the steamer Sidney,
acting in the capacity of business
manager for the boat and purchasing
agent.
The Sidney opened the season at
Cairo on May IS, and worked down
/ the river to Nashville, Tenn, for a
ten-day series of excursions 1t broke
all previous records there establish
Ell by the j S. All the way UP the
river the Sidney has been doing a
large business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-16
George Fitch in Keokuk

his dear old friends-the rest of the
party-for the first time in his life.
The reunion has been a prodigious
success. Under DR.. Bars leadership
the Mississippi Valley Exploration Ex-
petition, as we have named ourselves,
has charted vast amount of I'M
known country. 1t has roamed around
under the river in the cofferdams of
the great new Keokuk water power
company. 1t has climbed a total of
several thousand vertical feet of bluffs
in installments. 1t has rediscov-
cred Nauvoo and has started once
more the search for the secret tunnel
through which worried apostles were
once wont to skip blithely from their
homes to the temple while posses OF
ex-chicken owners scratched their
heads in q puzzled manner and won
dered what the dickens. In Nauvoo
also DR. Simonds, who has explored
the territory before, unearthed au-
thentic and accurate pencil sketches
of the ruins of the great temple-as
strange and weird structure as ever
existed in America. This discovery
alone has paid the expedition for its
perspiration, for no other good pic
ture of the temple ruins is known to
exist. Nor will this one become avail
able for the State Historical society
until its owner, a fine old German art
list of eighty-two years-passes away.
He drew the ruins of Nauvoo forty
self, refusin3 even to allow copies to
be made
The expedition has also explored all
the steamer routes of this section of
the river 1t has climbed the mag
nificent front yard of Cedar Croft near
Warsaw, the best of the old mansions
of wartime days It has made pill
grimage to John Hays old home in
Warsaw and to the site of old Fort
Madison in the city of that name. And
it has agreed with Dr. Barr that there
is no more picturesque or historically
valuable part of the Mississippi river
than the section within days jour
ney of Keokuk on either side
More than incidentally, the expedi-
ton has also explored Keokuk-prin-
cipally through the front doors of hos
pitable homes. 1t has inscribed upon
its records and unforgettable host
esses and hosts the names of Mr.. and
Mrs. Colling wood Tucker, Major D. B.
Hamill Major Meigs. Captain Dodge
of the steamer Blackhawk, and many
others The week has been a mag
nifcent success in all particulars, and
the fact that none of the party agrees
with any other man on any subject
has bound all together in close ties
of friendship.
Other reuions are to be held-the
next in Des Moines Eventually the
party will come to Peoria and will
visit Starved Rock and the Illinois
river from end to end. And then let
the Mississippi beware.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-16
A POOL Room Avn

Escanaba, Wis, has a pool room law
that is stringent and a good one.
Under the provisions Of this ordi-
nance, which is to take effect twenty
days after its passage, no persons
shall keep or maintain pool or bill.
lard room without first having had a
bond of $1,000 approved by the coun-
Gil and paid a license fee of $50 into
the city treasury; that such pool or
billiard rooms shall not be open for
business on Sundays and shall be
closed from II p. m. until 6 a. m. on
week days; that no minors under the
age of II years shall be employed In
or be permitted TO frequent sucf
places and that no minor who is {
student in any public, private or par
ochial school shall be permitted Il
remain in any pool or billiard room a
any time, nor shall any persons b.
permitted to remain in such places a
a time when they are not legal
open.
Violation of any of the provision
of the ordinance shall be deemed
misdemeanor and shall be prosecute
as such, the punishment, upon convi,
ton, to be fine of not less than S
nor more than 500 or imprisonmer
for not more than ninety days, c
both in the discretion of the court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-16

The Santa Fe Railroad Co. offers
twelve scholarships Of $50 each to the
short winter course in Agriculture
at the University OF Missouri The
company proposes to award one of
these scholarships in each county in
Missouri through which their lines
extend to the man or boy between
eighteen and forty years who crows
and exhibits the best ten ears of corn
IN this county this year If interest
ed, address C. B. Hutchinson. secre-
tary, Columbia, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-16

land, and Pierre Hammat and j. r.
lily reunion was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. yandolah.
County court was in session this
week. Thursday the court and high
way engineer were inspecting bridges.
Manager Bassett of the Airdome,
left Saturday night for St. Louis to
accept a position as travelling sales
man for a clothing house.
John Ehlbe, constable OF Lincoln
township. sustained some painful in
juries at the Kahoka Lumber &
Coal Co. yards, Monday A helper
was pitching thing to John from a
car. He failed to turn in time and
one hit him in the face, breaking his
nose, discoloring his eyes and knock
ing out few teeth The peace of
ficer is loaflng for a few days as a re-
suit of the accident.
Professor and Mrs. l. E. Boley are
the parents OF baby son, born last
Saturday
B. J. Kirch submitted to an opera
ton in Keokuk Monday for the re-
moval of a small growth on the left
eye.
The Kahoka ball team will cross
bats with CORN next Sunday on the
latter's grounds. July 4th they play
in Hamilton.
j. B. Dunaway. formerly of Kahoka
! nj, To
The following ladies of the Kahoka
Chapter P. E. o. enjoyed the hospit
atty of Mrs. Charles Graham at
Granger last Wednesday: Mesdames
S. w. Pile, S. S. Ball, s. s. Hitler
( A G. Trump, J. c. stauffer, W. T
Rutherford, j r. Bridges, B. L. Grid
ley, Roland Trump, and Misses May
I Sloan and Jessie Watson.
Miss Minnie Waggener of Keokuk
was the guest of Kahoka friends &
few days Of this week.
Rev w. F. Laidley Of Kahoka has
been secured to deliver the memoria
address for the Odd Fellow lodge a
Croton, Iowa, next Sunday afternoon
4 Thomas Wycoff, of Simpson, vir
ginia, and Leonard Wycoff, of Arbela
were at the bedside OF their mother
Mrs. Nancy Dorsey.
Mrs. Fred Snyder and baby lef
Tuesday for visit with her parents
4 at Maybank, Texas. Mr.. Snyder ac
companied them as far as Kansa
A City.
Frank E. Greenlee Of the Courier. i
attending the state editorial meetini
at Joplin, this week. Paul Thompson
Ia in charge of affairs, and maxim
good" of course.
Mrs. VIM. Snyder arrived home thi
week from a visit with her daughter
Mrs. Pearl Keester, in California.
, Elmer Hull and Ray SAMSON, tw
! trusty and husky employees at tn
Gazette Herald office, will leave mex
Monday for a trip to Colorado.
Mrs. j. j. West left Monday TO
. Virginia to make her future home