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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
Conflict RACES Whole After
noon in Examination Be-
fore Committee to Learn
Where Roosevelt Campaign
Funds Came From
MONTANA MAN GETS
BEST OF ARGUMENT
Witness Refuses to Say From
Whom He Learned in Chi
cago That Governor Wilson
Raised Huge Sum to De-
Tray His Expenses

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Montana
in the committee room of the senate
office building. and. fIied with the lust
of conflict, fought for two solid hours
over the question Of publicity for cam
paign contributions. which subject the
senatorial committee, of which senator
Clapp is chairman. is investigating
Montana was represented by Senator
Joseph Dixon. manager Of the Roose-
welt campaign, while Senator Pome-
rene was the champion OF the Buckeye
State Occupying seat at the COM
mittee table. while Senator Dixon was
on the witness stand, gave Senator
Pomerene slight advantage over his
opponent, but the latter asked and
gave no quarter. and the conflict RACED
all during the afternoon session OF the
COMMITTEES. much to the enjoyment OF
100 spectators, who damned them
selves into the room long before the
time for opening the session arrived.
TIRE battle commenced during the
morning session, when Senator Dixon
insisted In telling the committee what
ne wanted instead Of listening to and
answering their questions Time and
again ne evaded committeeman
question with a counter Interrogation
OF MS own. only to be sharply rebuked
hv Chairman Clapp, and told to mind
his own business and let the commit
tee attend its affairs
Senator PoMerene, in the afternoon.
demanded. In no uncegfafn teres. az,
know the name OF the man who told
Dixon. in Chicago. that Governor WI
son had raised huge sum for the
payment of campaign expenses''
Dixon Declines to Say.
The senator from Montana hid be-
hind the excuse that this was a per
sonal conversation. and declined TO
rive the name of the informant The
ohtoan insisted Dixon refused. Sena-
- -----------------------
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
Rosenberg cenfssses.

NEW YORK, Oct. Lefty Louie
Rosenberg. the gunman who Is alleged
TO have fred one of the shots which
killed gambler Herman Rosenthal July
10th. this year. is reported to have
confessed everything to his aged
father. Jacob Rosenberg, reputable
-four merchant, of New York. The ell
der Rosenberg and the son had been
estranged for more than a year. be-
cause Louis insisted on going with
gang OF East Side toughs. Since he
has been in jail. however. Lefty
Louie Is alleged to have broken down.
to have sent for his father. begged for
forgiveness and confessed everything.
1t is doubtful. however. If this late con-
fession win secure immunity for the
young gunman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
GREAT GRAND NEPHEW OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON IS
CHARGED WITH EXTORTION
a.--wiliianl

NEW YORK. Oct. a.-Wiliiam
Lanler Washington. great grand
nephew OF George Washington. was
today accused or theft and extortion
by Atwood Violet. head Or = cotton
brokerage house here, In the lAtters
reply to Waahington's suit for $780,
600 damages for SANDER.
Violet admits making the state
mants charged In the SANDER action.
but maintains that he was justified
in making them and that he had not
said that Washington had committed
any crime, Now. the broker claims
that Washington brake into his once,
fi3fed II OF certain papers, and after
tward returned these parery to- him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
SITUATION IS SO
ACUTE BATTLE MAY
BEG|N IN IS HOURS
Combined Forces of Four AL
lies Are Ready to be Hurl-
ed Into Turkey
GOVERNMENT AND
PRESS WANT WAR
Soldiers of Ottoman Empire
Fire Across Border Into
Town of Rashke, Scar
ing Inhabitants
Uncle Sam Will
Remain Neutral

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2-The
state department was officially
Informed that Turkey had de-
cided to mobilize her whole
army. Diplomats here regard
this as a reply TO the reports
! that threats from the Balkan
States that they were uniting
with Greece and would today or
tomorrow probably send an ulti-
Inatum Ia Turkey.
Diplomats here think the
chances are largely in favor Of
war. the only consideration
against ii being Turkeys unset
tiea debts to Italy, growing out
Of the present war.
N state officials Say that the
United States has no ether In
tarest In the war than IL had In
that between Turkey and italy.
There will ne the usual procla-
nation of neutrality. the ap-
paintment by the navy and army
Of observers Of the battles, etc,
but nothing more. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
Oval Painting of
Madonna of Rosary
Has Disappeared

P1ACh;NZA. ITALY. Get. 2.-The
oval painting of the Madonna OF the
Rosary, by GATH. for which IL IL re-
ported that J. Pierpont Morgan offer
ed $4,000 disappeared last night
from the church OF ST. John The
Jewels and votipe offerings of gold
and silver adjoining the painting
which Is regarded as q miracle work
@r, also were stolen The rector of
st Johns church states that several
days ago some foreign antiquarians
made another attempt to buy the pic
tura, but their asfaFs we're refused
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03

in consideration Of q certain sum, paid
to hush up the matter.
A tale OF a meeting In q lawyers
once, with William TrAvers Jerome,
then. attorney Tor Violet. waiting out
side to catch washington and his at
torney, Is told In the reply. It Is
admitted that this trap failed. and
that eventually Washington got the
money wanted for the letters. The
broker claims that he paid this money.
not because Washington had any evil
dence damaging to him. but because,
being an old man. he did not wish
t. be involved IN any controversy. The
precise contents Of the papers once
IN Washirgtcnss possession was not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03

lace is in semi-darkness, he has no
scenery and his illustrations are brief
cnoppy, and Incomplete. A man on
the stage breaches sermon for two
and one-half hourse eight times a
week To an audience which on the
average I much larger than those
you VIII See in church, except on
Christmas and Easter.
do not want to be understood as
oisparaging religion, but 1t does seem
that the ecclesiastical organization
continually iags behind the world of
realty That is why sixty millions ont
of the ninety millions Of people il
the United States do not GO to church.
OF course the indirect influence of
the church no one c4n estimate. Ruf
that is likewise true OF the stage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
Virginia Militia
Ready For War

Adjutant General Sales yes
terday issued orders to the
Virginia militia TO be prepared
TO be put on war footing. In
case there Is war with Mex
co. The orders carr es out In
structions from the United
States war department. receiv-
ed sometime ago. 1t is Is
sued In order that organiza-
tons OF the Virginia volunteers
may at all times be ready to
quickly increase their strength
10 that necessary for war"
The order commands that
each company shall detail an
officer to act as recru ting Of
ticer for war and sets forth the
duties OF this officer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03

Continued on Second page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03

CONTINUED on Ninth Pase.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03

. = : /. 4 u 4 I'd.
ing any attention. He oukltj to 50 and
Jump into the river and SEQ what .
hole It would make in the water
Washington. Iowa. Democrat.
The careless speech OF the Demo
crat concerning man OF whom 1t pro-
fessedly knows nothing is unseemiy.
Mr.. Palmer 10 respectable business
man Of Sioux City. He is a democrat
as his father was before linn. Having
decided that he does not want to go to
Baltimore under the terms imposed
by the Burlington convention. the fact
does not establish him as a "cuss.
He has set up no claim that he knows
much more than all the rest OF the
democratic party. He knows what he
wants himself; and he wants to stay
at home. The Democrat mover heard
Of Mr.. Palmer before. 1t is possible
Mr.. Palmer never heard Of A. Il
Miller. Mr.. Palmer has never been
foolish enough to take up the news
paper business to attract attention.
There 10 other evidence that he is
respectable citizen, well to do. not
seeker after notorfety. quite capable
in the use Of polite language, and
temperamentally an homes, as we'll a.
q modest man. Perhaps that is enough
to say to establish his disqualification
for activity and general usefulness in
the politics at present common to
either party. The near view he had at
Burlington was enough for him, with
out going to Baltimore to round out
his education. OF course, II he ex-
pected to be president some day he
would not have quit the game. Pos
sibly the most that ought to be said
against him Is that he is not a stand
CRtter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03

tendency has been - good a. that o.
other places. The lowsr grades are
well filled. Why 10 II our boys and girls
do not finish the coufsef We are in
clined to believe 1t lies largely with
the parents. Boys and girls are per-
mitted to interest themselves in other
things to the exclusion OF their studies.
Boys that ought to finish their high
school course and thus equip them
selves for positions Of more or less Inn :
portanoe are taken out or permitted to
drop out and put at other things. This
il particularly true OF the boys. They
quit school on the slightest provoca-
ton and are often a. not encouraged to
do so that they may get to earning
something" A large percentage Of the
boys and girls Of the country never get
an education beyond the high school.
II 10 important then that they be given
the high school course, the highest
course provided for by our free school
system where the boys and girls are
educated at the expense of the COM
munity in. which they reside. Why
is 1t Tama has but six girls and no
boys in her high school graduating
CLASP Who can give the correct an
swer?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03

activity in the leading trade centers Of
the great agricultural; sections: the
warmer weather. which 10 everywhere
stimulating trade distribution: the
very notable expansion which has
taken place in the iron and steel trade.
bringing production almost to the
point Of capacity and giving promise
Of year of remarkable consumption:
the greatly improved conditions which
have prevailed this year In the textile
markets, fact due in part to the more
normal state Of the market for raw
cotton, and in part to that condition
which is the inevitable product Of low
stock Of mercandise and growing
population, with expanding wants
The past week has accumulated these
more favorable features. Larger &C
tivity is noted in the retail and whole
sale divisions of the dry goods trade.
There is better demand for shoes and
leather continues very firm. Hides,
however. are not quite 80 stronf.
Notwithstanding the quietness Of the
bond and other security markets, 1t is
significant that there has been much
larger total Of new stocks, bonds and
notes issued thus far this year than in
the corresponding period in 1911.
The improved weather favors build
ing operations. Bank clearings last
week outside Of New York were 20 per
cent less than last year and IL per
cent under 1910, while in New York
there was a reduction OF go and 21.2
per cent respectively. Railroad gross
earnings during three weeks of May
show gain of 4.3 per cent. Foreign
commerce continues very large. with
noticeable outward movement in the
iron and steel and dry goods markets.
During the latest week the total COM
merce of the part of New York
amounted to $3s.96O,2S3 against $780,
$47,406 in 1911 and s24.s5s,73s in 1910.
Both experts and imports made not
able gains over the two preceding
years, the exports being s19. 209.59S and
the imports $40 49, 665
Liabilities of commercial failures
which have been reported for the past
month amounted to $13,367,660, Of
which s5,533,247 were in manufactur-
ing, s7,063,9s5 in trading and s770.4lS
in other commercial lines. Failures
last week numbered 205 in the United
States against POS last year. and 16 in
Canada compared with % a year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03

this Irop$sition IL fascina ting. NJ a.
gumeht full Of logic. The end arrived
at IL q blank wall, with no hope. no
consolation. We're simply soulleea
brutes OF high degree and life - bal
contemplate joke on the spsrma-
tozoa. We so down In Titsnics and
that's the last Of lis. so far as our Wild
cws. orphans and loved friends are
concerned. Disbelief, hopelessness, de-
SPAR!
But when man has reached Bryans
age he secs that all the happiness pos
sible in this life does not suffice. with
Death and Eternity Knocking 1t the
door: that all the force OF reason, all
the deductions Of logic fall short OF
what thinking men must have.
Face to face with Forever, man turns
from the deep hole which logic has duG
downward and turns hts face upward
to catch the blessed satisfying rays Of
faith from on high. The picture OF hia
child's cold corpse knocking STOUT with
the cadavers In the Titanic coffin,
down there In the sea, gives place ia
picture Of child. happy. safe, ~
peace on the breast Of God the Faith
err.
Let science gnAw her husks. The
Lord is the shepherd of those views
loved and lost awhile and HIS rod
and His star shall comfort us. !,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03
THAT ARCHIBALD APPOINTMENT,

The farther the Investigation of
Judge Archibald goes the stronger grows
the conviction that Archibald was
peculiar selection for the head Of
court which practically superseded the
Interstate commerce commission and
overhead the rate law. 1t develops that
when he was federal district Judge he
took TIP to Europe on fund to which
the attorneys in his court had sub
scribed. according to the testimony Of
fered by John T. Lehman. a former
member Of congress and one Of the
subscribers to the fund Mr.. Lehman
subscribed upon the solicitation Of a
clerk in Archbald's office.
It seems Impossible that Judge could
thus assess the attorneys in his court.
and generally carry on as Archibald
seems to have conducted himself and
retain a decent reputation among law
yers. What the lawyers know about a
Judge most Of the politicians know. The
newspapers know a great deal that
they can not prove. It seems very
strange that such a man as Archibald
could successfully have deceived the
president into the belief that he. Of
all the Judges available, was the one
man whose probity made him most
eligible to a 1odicial position not only
one Of the most important but one most
open to temptation Of any within the
federal judiciary.
There is only one thing to say: The
president must have been deceived. 1t
IS incredible that he would have put
such a man over the destinies Of the
rate law which Dolliver fought out his
life to secure. unless he had been COZ
ened in some way. But 1t was a most
peculiar and unfortunate appointment is
the best that can be said or thought or
believed about 1t. Enemies OF the party
make much Of 1t. They 1nsinuate that
Archibald was appointed with purpose.
The best friends OF the party are forced
to the excuse that the appointment
came thru weakness and not by design.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03
A Californian on C,4,,,,,;,,s

Times Republican,: I'm . few days
Chicago. Many people think that Meth
err of the leading candidates can be
nominated, and that the subsequent
election Of either would be impossible.
Senator IAFollette tells the people that
he has q good chance to get the NOM
ination, but Mr.. Heney. stamping this
state for Roosevelt. and incidentally
Heney, land by the way. preaching
more socialism than ever democrat or
republican did before) asks. how La
Toilette can expect Rooseveh's support
to be turned to him under any circurn-
stances after his criticism Of Roose-
Welt.
think LaFollette would stand bet
ter chance of being elected than either
Roosevelt or Taft; but there is an
other man that would stand better
chance than any Of them, in my eEti-
nation and that is Senator Cummins.
He is not SO well known as the oth-
ers. but he would have Ave months in
which to make himself known. and no
one could hear him speak without be-
ing favorably impressed with him.
-
others to each being the "orsginap'
progressive. the public should not be
allowed to forget that Mr.. Cummins'
progre ssivism IL 20 old that IT was
once called the IOWA idea" which GER
tainly did not mean that 1t originated
elsewhere.
Ever since first saw and heard MI.
Cummins speak / have been an ao-
mirer OF him, and that was long before
he was governor. For years have im-
proved every opportunity to claim TOT
him tina, she is the straightest and most
scrupulous man now in public lie IN
the republican party" When he was
governor I said upon every OCCASION
that it would be an honor 10 IOWA "
place him In the senate, and aAo ah
honor to the senate to have him there.
Ever since he reached the senate. l
have preached him as the one pest
man in the entire republican party LOT
the office Of president. In facs. am
snre there is no better man In either
marty know that he has unusually
high ideas OF right and wrong ana
legal ethics and adheree TO them rigid
,v believe he IS one man witnout
~ believe he's the one man without
"a nrice of any kind. direct or lndirecI
mean that in its widest sense ne ~
true to his principles and IDEAS, ana ~
himself. regardless OF vites ana per-
sonal ambitions.
A president OF the United states
Senator Cummins would be first OF All
what we should always be caretui "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03
HUMPING THEMSELVES.
Manson Democratl


Once again it seems necessary to make
q little side talk to Manson boys and
girls about those shoulders they are
carrying around in hump. They seem
to be vieing with each other as to
which one shall be the champion camel
back critter OF the town, If one is per-
nitted to Judge by the appearance OF
at least 30 per cent of them. They are
all good boys and girls. every one of
them. and they are smart and well edu-
Gated, but they have bad case OF
hookworm when it comes to throwing
their shoulders back and holding up
their heads. The boy or girl who walks
erect in Manson is matter OF COM
ment so rare are they. 1t never was
intended by nature to jam the lungs
into a pancake between the chin and
the stomach and some day nature vii!
rebel and punish those who do 1t by
turning Old Man Tuberculosis loose IN
their lung. with his army OF germs and
then it will be goodbye to the green
fields and the corn fields and away to
the desert for our brave boy and our
lovely lassie who were too idle or In
different to stand up straight during
their growing period. Nature intended
man to walk erect and monkeys to
SLOUGH along with STOPPING shoulders
and shambling gait Take your choice
and be a man or monkey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03
WHY DON'T THEY FINISH?
fToro Noxua7

The graduating class Of the Tama
high school, in a town claimed to have
2,4O0 souls saved and unsaved. mostly
the latter, consists OF six members. all
girls Traer's class Of 1912 has six
teen members, nearly half OF them
boys, and Traer claims only 1.400 peo-
pie There is something the matter
with the air or the water over at Tama
when the boys all drop out OF school
before they graduate, and most OF the
girls. Wonder what boy graduate
would look like in Tama T-Traer
Star-Clipper.
The comment Of the Star Clipper IL
to the point There IL something the
matter, not with the air or water. but
with the people, when q place OF about
2,400 or $500 people has but six grad
yates in a class to finish high school
and these six all girls. The fault Is not
with the schools. surely. for Tama has
good schools. Let US figure little.
The superintendent Is paid $1,000 per
year. The principal 1915. The Latin
teacher $685.. The English $40. The
special $495. Three Of these give all
their time and attention to the high
school The superintendent and spe-
cial teacher give a large part OF their
time there. This makes a, teaching ex-
pense Of 3s,595 per year. largely for
the benefit Of the high school pupils
Then the high school comes In for It's
share Of the contingent expense, which
is no small item. 1t probably cost $4,-
200 to maintain high school for the
year. Figuring the expense - equally
divided between the four grades In the
high school department II cost $1,000 to
graduate the six girls this year or $175
each. That is entirely too much. That
IL to say the district gets too little for
the money. It would cost no more to
have finished class Of twenty ana
that IL about the sized class TamA
should. turn os;:. Why, towns all around
us are doing better. Traer. ~ stated
by the .Star-Clinper. has sixteen. We
noticed the little town Of Seymour. has
twenty six in the graduating class.
| Now what - the reason for this
shortage Of graduates? + 10 not with
the schools. as vel places have better
schools than Tama. The teaching force
is above the average. The saDerin-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-03
The Status Of Dancing.
Minneapolis Journal

II is a hackneyed bit OF philosophy
that any good practice may be turneo
to evil uses BY. its perversion
In its perversion eating becomes
sluttony, religion becomes fanaticism'
and art or music or dancing tend to be-
come Yninisters>to sensuality.
Just when dancing became offensive
to the religious sense OF 30 many per
sons because OF it's associations would
be difficult to tell. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, in that delightful Yankee clae-
sic. Oldtown Folks. speaks of this mat
ter in an interesting way in the chapter
on Thanksgiving:
"'Well. well!' quoth my GRANDMOTHER;
they're all at II so hearty. don't see
why I shouldn't try it myself AND
into the Virginia reel she went. amid
screams Of laughter from all the
Younger members Of the company.
".Nhy shouldn't I dance" she said
when she arrived red and resplendent
at the bottom Of the set. Didn't ny
Dependency and Miss Muchafraid and
Mr.. Readytohalt all dance together IN
the Pilgrims Progress?' And the
minister in his ample flowing wig. and
my lady in her stifY brocade. gave 70
NV grandmother a solemn twinkle OF
appreciation.
"whenever or wherever 1t was that
the idea of the sinfulnees OF dancing
arose in New England, j know not: II
is a certain fact that at Oldtown. AT
this time. the presence Of the minister
and his lady was held not to he in the
slightest degree Incompatible with this
amusement. 1 appeal to many OF my
readers, II they or their parents could
not recall a time In New England when
in all the large towns dancing assem-
blies used to be stately held. at which
the minister and his lady. tho never
uniting in the dance. always gave an
approving attendance. and where al
the decorous. respectable old church
members brought their children. and
stayed to watch an amusement II
which they no longer actively par
took"
But the times changed. and the dane
ing changed with them. and the Of
lenses crept in that finally made the
practice anathema with many religious
bodies.
It is 80 clear that dancing Is no more
wrong per se than art or music, thai
there il little ground for argument. The
associations, the excessee, the mixed
companies, are the trouble.
Whatever bylaws religious bodie'
may enact-and this IL not saying that
| they may not be right in letting such
! bylaws stand AZ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
after all, like other things II its kind
must be left to the Individual con-
science and to the individual common
! sense. 'sThere Is a time to dance" al
the Preacher declared, and there II
| ALSO a time not to dance. And 1t j.
not 80 difficult to tell when this i,
| as might at first appear.