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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
FORMER PRESIDENT
ARRIVES At YALE
MIR. TAFT TELLS how QUESTION
OF DIsPosING or HIM
WAS SOLVED.
IN BIG PREDlCAMENT
HE COULD NOT PRACTICE LAW
WITHOUT EMBARRASSING THE
MANY JUSTICES WHOM HE
HAD APPOINTED.

NEW HAVEN. CONN, April l.
EX-president Taft was welcomed to
New Haven this afternoon by 1000
Yale students, who met him at the
station when his train arrived. With
Mr., Taft was Mrs. Taft and his private
secretary. The Yale boys gave tre-
mendous welcome cheer to the new
Yale professor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft, accompanied by
Secretary Stokes. of the Yale corpo-
ration; Dean Jones of the academic
department. and Dean Rogers, OF the
law department. got into an automo-
a bodyguard of Yale athletes.
With 1900 students singing Yale
songs behind the automobile and a
band preceding it, the march was ta-
ken up through the center of the town
to the Yale campus. Hundreds of
townspeople lined the streets. and
many in the throng clapped and
cheered as the ex-president slowly
passed to the campus. Professor Taft
delivered brief address to the stud
ent body in front of Woolsey hall. In
che course of his talk. he said:
Points Out Predicamcnt
'You may have seen some discus
sion from time TO time as presidents
have been retired. voluntarily or other
wise (laughter) as to what DISPOSE
tion should be made of our ex-presi-
dents. With me the only capital l
had was a somewhat rusty reputation
as lawyer (laughter1, and what
seemed to point to a resumption of
q practice that | had abandoned near
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
Duke of Montpensier Has Him
self Proclaimed Ruler
of Country
PRES DENT HELPS,
ALSO PRETENDER
Hereditary Claimant to High
Estate Lays Aside Preten-
tons to Seat Young Friend
of ]. P. Morgan

PARIS, April IA dispatch from
Brindisl received here today by the
Excelsior says that the duke of Mont
pensIer was proclaimed king. of Al
bania today by the provisional govern
ment Of that country.
The duke effected an entrance into
the harbor of Avoluna in his private
Yacht on Sunday. and today succeeded
IN getting in touch with Ismau Ke-
mail Bey, the provisional president
who Immediately announced the
dukes election as king Of Albania.
The new king left Paris on March
18th, and embarked for Albania
aboard his yacht Mekoug. accom-
panied by Prince Albert Chika. hered-
itary pretender to the thrones Of Al
hania ana JaEorschmitit 1t was only
after the prince had declared that he
did not want the rulership that the
duke Of Montpeusier announced his
willingness 10 try his luck as king.
Hard Time Landing
The expedition arrived al Prindls3
last week and spent several DAYS and
nights In fraitles7 attempts 10 land At
AFolona. The harbor was biockaded
ny Austrian warshipS and torpedo
boats, the lights Of which swept ne
approach Of the harhor.
The duke returned each night 10
Brindjsi after dav of dishcartening
effort to land his expedition.
Prince Chika- Tsmail Bey and the
new king. together with high autheri-
ties ~ the Albanian government. i'm
mediately upon the successful en-
trance of Duke Montpensier into the
city formulated plans fer asking the
great powers to recognize the new
monarch
This arreaf viii he made formally
through the ambassadors Of Albania
either nj Faris or in London.
Siiayet of Turkey.
The country which has now set up
government, of It's own was at the.
BEGINNING of the Balkan war vilavet
Of Turkey tn Europe Not long q ftor
the war started. however. finding it.
self harassed on one side by the Bull
gRrians. on another by the Turks. and
on another by the Servians il ap-
Pealed q the great powers for pro-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
started Fight Last Year.

Il was fi1is 0Hestion q free raw wool
that stirred mp "A bitter row among
the Democrats In the house a year or
SO age. Chairman Underwood and his
associates insisted that raw wool
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
Was Called by Ellyson Friends,
but Did Not Urge Com
mutation of Sentence
SAYS HE MERELY
GAVE HIS VIEWS
Told What He Would Do I'm
der Circumstances--knew
of No Authority Ely
son Had
Special to The Richmond VirgInian.)

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
WASHINGTON, d. c, April L.
Having had brought to his attention
several articles published in Virginia
papers criucising him for the part he
took in connection with the temper
airy respite granted to Floyd and
Claude Allen, the HillsvilIe murder
ers. by Lieutenant Governor Ellyson,
Senator Claude A. Swanson, tonight
issues a statement explaining his part
IN the affair, together with the cir
cumstanees leading up to his connec-
ton with the case.
He states that he volunteed no sug-
gestion to Mr.. Ellyson in regard to
his responsibilities during Governor
Manns absence, but his advice was
sought whereupon he advised the
lieutenant governor of what course
nc would pursue If he (Swansonl
We're placed in similar predietment.
The statement of the Senator is as
follows:
Swanson's Statement.
Il knew nothing whatever about the
absence of Governor Mann or any
action in the matter until II o'clock
Thursday night, when / returned 10
my residence in Washington and was
informed that there was long dis
lance call for me from Richmond. /
talk to the party. A party was then
put on the telephone in Richmond
who told me that Lieutenant Cover
nor Eliysen was there and that an
effort was being made to get him TO
take some action in the case of Claude
Allen and that he desired me TO talk
with Lieutenant Governor Eilyson.
MFR. Eliyse n came TO the telephone
and told me that some parties were
trying to get him TO take some action
in the matter of the electrocution of
Claude Allen the next day. He said
Governor Mann was absent from the
state, Mr.. EiiysoH told me that ne
did not think he had any authority to
act. / told him I could not recall the
provision of the constitution as to
whether he had authority or not to
act in the matter and that it WIS for
him to determine
What He Would DO.
II told him that If were similarly
situated and had authority TO act and
petition was pending before me fer
action and | felt that the death PEN
atty should not be imposed and If on
account of the absence of the COVER
nor. the responsibility To act upon the
petition rested upon me. / would re-
spite the prisoner. leaving the re-
sponsibility for the electrocution, If ii
should occur, entirely with the gov
ernor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
BIC BENEFIT FOR
FLOOD SUFFERERS
MAYOR ATNsLfE URGES ALL
CITIZENS TO HELP THE
FUND.
At THE COLONIAL
CURTAIN WILL RISE PROMPTLY ar
O'CLOCK THIS AFTER NOON
SEE BIG ~How AND HELP
THE CAUSE.
Today Is Tho day.

To-day is the day
This is the day upon which the
great vaudeville show takes place un-
der the supervision Of Mayor Ainslte
for the benefit Of the food and tor
nado sufferers
At o'clock sharp Manager Eddie
Lyons Will appear in front Of the
curtain at the Colonial theater, Eighth
and Broad streets, and will begin to
announce the many star attractions
which have offered their services for
the benefit OF the suffering fellow
citizens
III You Can't Go. Send
Let everyone get together" said
the mayor yesterday. and If there
is anyone who does not wish to go
to the theater, he may send his price
in, and give the ticket to someone who
does care TO attend the performance
But the best thing to do is not to
give a ticket to anyone.
If you buy ticket either use it
or tear it up. and let someone else
Fuse the seat. Don't be stingy. Don't
be tight wad Loosen up and re-
ieve your suspender buttons of some
of the heft.
Seriously speaking what we want
to do is to help the sufferers Every
fering. We want to get a lot of money
and send it right away TO the center
OF suffering. We can telegraph 1t, and
that is about what we are going to do
Other TheaterS In
ut gives me great pleasure to an
nounce that the Victoria theater has
volunteered all it's receipts next Mon
day night
Manager y, L. Toney. of the The
alto, will give all the receipts from his
boNofiice on Friday from | o'clock to
8, and he Will give everything that
comes in at his Southside theater, the
Pastime. Friday night.
And these things help. and every
little helps.
Don't be ashamed to give % cents
or quarter. Give 1t as freely as the
rich man will give hundred dollar
bill"
Mayor Ainslie Yesterday received a
subscription of s25 from Bishop p. j.
0'Connell of the Catholic diocese. He
stated that ii was his mite, and he
hoped there would be many more.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
VAROAMAN SEEKING
NEGRO LEGISLATION
PLANS BILLS FOR JIM CROW CARS
IN WASHINGTON AND TO RE
PEAL AMENDMENT.
FIF TENTH IN VIEW
SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI SAYS
THAT HE IL REAL FRIEND
or RACE AND GIVES his
REASONS.

WASHINGTON. April i.-Senator
James X. Fardaman intends shortly
TO introduce bills providing fer Jim
crow cars in the District of Columb ia
and separate schools and other means
for separating whites from blacks.
Discussing the matter today, the
senator from Mississippi, who made
the race question a prominent issue
in Mississippi, said he would take no
action at the extra session because
he believed the extra session should
be confined to the tariff question.
To Repeal Amendment.
Later the senator from Mississippi
will NOT only issue his Jim crow bills,
but intends TO offer Il resolution re-
pealing the fifteenth amendment to
the federal constitution and modifying
the fourteenth amendment to deprive
the negro of the elective franchise or
the right to hold Office.
They have called me a negro
hater." said Senator Nardaman But
believe am one of the best friends
the negro has, During my term as
governor of Mississippi there was but
one negro lyuched in the State. /
went out of my way to put a stop to
lynchings and have travelled across the
entire State to suppress a mob which
the police could not suhdue. In one
instance I rode my horse into the
midst of mob of one thusand men
who had just battered down a Jail
door and taken negro from the Jail
at Jackson, Miss, with the intention
of lynching him.
Rescued Mob's Prisoner.
II rescued him from the mob and
protected him and secured him a fair
trial with the result that he was
found to be innocent of the crime OF
which he was charged
In taking the course ! intend to
take in regard to legislation on the
race question, | am simply trying TO
deal with the question of the greatest
moment in the only way In which it
can be solved and sensible men both
North and South will in time be COM
PEELED to agree with me if they do not
.agree with me now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
FRIEDMAN OVEN
SUFFERS A MISHAP
SHORT CIRCUIT PUTS IT OFT OF
BUSINESS AND sPofLs HIS
SERUM HACILLI.
GETS UNIQUE LETTER
DIR. sTURM Is ASKED TO TREAT
MOTHER OFF FAMILY TO
KEEP HOME FROM BEING
BROKEN UP.

NEW YORK. April DIR F. r
Friedman will have to postpone the
clinic he was 10 have held at the
Seton hospital tomorrow because to-
day the incubator IN which he keeps
the hacilli at an even temperature
before using them was put out OF
business by short circuit.
Workmen were put to work at once
repairing the little oven. but while
will be several days before the clinic
can be held.
Government Physicians at Work.
About 100 patients Will be treated
at the Seton hospital, Doctors slim
son and Lavender. for the govern
ment being now at work picking out
thirty more in addition TO the first
seventy that were selected.
DIR. Friedman and his brother, DIR
A. II. Friedman. today denied that
arrangements had been made with
the American Druggists Syndicate for
the exclusive rights of the Friedman
cultures They said that they had
been invited to dinner by members
of the syndicate. but that the affair
was purely Of "a social nature.
Asks For Treatment.
DIR. Sturm, of tho Hotel Ansonia
received today letter from an Itai-
ian family in this city. asking that
their mother, who is In the Seton
hospital suffering from tuberculosis.
be chosen from among the addition
al thirty that Or. Friedmann will
treat. The letter says:
The reason for asking this great
favor is cur father is dead. and we
are two brothers and two sisters,
aged twenty-eight and twenty-three,
and seventeen and twelve Since
mamma IS sick we have had no one
to take care of our home, and Ii is
going to pieces and the girls going
astray. as the boys must work all the
time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02

KNOXVILLE. TENN. April 1.--On
board Garrison food relief special:
An appeal to the governors of ten
States bordering on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers 10 prepare to meet
tho flood situation and pledging the
liberal aid Of the federal govern
ment in their task, was sent out by
Secretary of War Garrison this ar
ternoon from Cincinnati to Washing
ton on his special train after nearly
a week spent In the flood districts
OF Ohio. This appeal was sent in the
form of kilograms TO the governors
OF the States of Ohio, Illinois. West
Virginia. Indiana, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,. Tennessee, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana.
While the secretary OF war believes
that the acute stage Of the situation
has been passed In Ohio he is most
earnestly DESTROYS of bringing about
prompt action by local authorities in
the emergency which lis expected soon
to confront the entire Mississippi valley
may be efficiently dealt with. He in
placed Major J. Il. Normoyle. Y. S. A..
In charge al Cincinnati, with Major
]. A. Logan. L. S. A, at Louisville, as
his assistant.
Co-operatiom Is Asked.
Cooperation with these federal Of
ficers Is requested by the secretary in
order that relief may be quickly dis
tributed and in just accordance with
the needs of any local situation. MIR.
Garrison found in Ohio a superiority of
supplies of all kinds rushed in there
from the outside because of the panic
stricken appeal for helping tiood dis
tricts. The secretary suggested that
each governor appoint one man to
direct relief work in his State so as
10 insure cooperation between federal
and State authorities and prevent waste
of supplies.
Secretary Garrison's special train. in
which he. together with Major General
Wood and other army officers were
rushed to Ohio last Thursday, left
Cincinnati at daylight this morning
Only one route of exit was open to the
secretary because of high waters at
Cincinnati and vicinity, His route was
southwark to Knoxville and thence to
I.ynchburg, Va. arriving in Washing
ton tomorrow noon. ntE
RI During his visit to Ohio. Secretary
Garrison and his aides visited Dayton,
Hamilton and Columbus, the three
cities suffering most from the floods.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
Ready to Be Laid Before House
Democrats as Administra-
ton Measure
GRADUATED INCOME
TAX IS PROVIDED
Rates Depend Upon State of
Revenues---F rec Raw Wool
Again Debatable
Question

WASHINGTON. April AFTER a
conference with President Wilson to-
night, Represe ntative Oscar w. I'm
derwood the house leader, announced
that the tariff bill is now practically
ready to be submitted to the Demo-
cratic caucus. This means the bill was
altered TO meet the views of Presi-
dent Wilson, aud that IL will be laid
before the Democrats Of the house as
an administration measure
Mr.. Underwood added that there
are a few matters which the presi-
dent desires To discuss with some Of
his advisers tomorrow before a final
conclusion on the measure is reach
cd, but the ways and means commit
tee intends to let Mr. Wilson have
his own way in the framing Of the
tariff bill, and to all intents and pur-
poses the measure was perfected at
tonight's conference.
The Income Tax.
Il was learned definitely tonight
that the measure to he presented by
the ways and means committee will
porvide for a graduated instead Of a
fiat income tax. incomes of more than
$1,000 will he taxed. The rates have
not as yet been fixed definitely. but
the present plan is TO levy / 10 per
cert on incomes Of more than $400
with graduation Of ! per cent on
each additional $4,000 up to $780,
zoe. The original exem ption Of $4,000
Is to be deducted from all incomes
SO that on 600 income for instance.
the tax would be lie per cent on
si,0ee- This rate would be levied
on an amount M TO $4,000, Beyond
that the rate would be 2f-2 per cent
UP 10 $50, 3 t-2 per. cent up TO
SIS, Geo. and 41-2 per cent up to
S100o90 or over.
Ma attempt will be made to fix these
rates definitely however. until il Is
known exactly what deficit in the
revenues will have TO he made up
through the medium Of the income
tax AT present the tariff ma kers are
figuring on raising from sl00 600 eco
10 $4,000 eco from the income tax.
II is believed tonight that one of
the features Of the bin which Presi-
dent Wilson desires 30 take up with
his advisers tomorrow. giving his final
opinion on the measure, relates to the
wool schedule, II was learned today
that President Wilson has been dis
posed in some Of his conferences to
favor free raw wool. The bill as
drawn by the WAYS and means com
mittee provides an ad valorem duty
III / s per cent on the raw product as
compared with 20 per cent rate in
the Underwood bill passed at the last
session.
Started Fight Last Year.
II was This question II free raw wool
that stirred mp "A bitter row among
the Democrats in the house a year or
SO ago. Chairman Underwood and his
associates insisted that raw wool
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
Lowlands Deserted AS Flood
Sweeps Upon Town in
Its Course
GOVERNOR IS BESET
BY CALLS FOR AID
Fifteen Thousand Homeless in
= Suburbs of Louisville--Mar-
tial Law in Ore
Famine Is ABB

LOUISVILLE. ky, April with
upper river towns beginning to see a
glimmer of hope. darkness has set
tied over western Kentucky, southern
Indiana and southern Illinois as the
Ohio river threatens 10 wipe out half
dozen towns dying along the Ohio
valley.
The food is just beginning in earn
est in western Kentucky. and it is
feared that Hickman, Fulton,
Paducah, Cairo, Illinois and Column
bus. Ky, win suffer heavily Already
the lowiands are deserted the resi-
dents having fed when the Ohio be-
gan nearing the danger line.
The worst situation along the Ohio
is now at Columbus. where the entire
town Is under from. to s feet of
water with the crest of the food not
due there for several days. At shaw
neetowp, Ills. the levee was cut below
the town in order to alleviate c"ndi-
tion further downstream
Governor Beset For Aid.
Governor McCreary IL being heset
from towns all along the northern
border of the State for aid, Soldiers
are being held in readiness 10 rush TO
the flooded districts when their ser
vices are needed. Cattlettshurg Is still
under martial law and that town is
facing q serious situation, without
lights heat. food and drinking water
Merchants have been warned against
charging e&horhitant prices fer food
stufFa.
Wnile Louisville is better prepared
for the food than any other city in
Kentucky. the situation is serious
Nearly Il. zoo here are homeless The
Point. shipping Port and Portland,
suburbs of the city. yere~ under water
Across the river in Jeffersonville the
situation Is better. over 100 canvicts
from the Indiana reformatoTy did the
bulk of the work yesterday in saving
the bog Indiana side levees.
Hickman, scene of "a disastrous flood
last year. has almost given up hope
Of being able 10 withstand the rush Of
the waters Of the Ohio. Levees
Weakened by the terrific strain OF last
years floods are in M condition to
withstand another such test. AT
Columbus. Ky, the big levee there
hFeke last night and the situation all
along the valley In the western end
of the State is rapidly becoming criti-
cal
Higher Than in 50.
Stages which were attained in the
famous flood Of ~ have been passed
in several instances and with the
Mississippi holding back the Ohio.
lower points of the state have little
chance Of escaping inundation. Walls
for food and water are being heard
from the dark patch" as western
Kentucky is called Tents have been
sent by the state and the war de
partment was advised three days ago
of the probable cali for military
aid
Refugees have filled Evansville
Ind fun to overlooking and every
effort Is being made to care for the
homeless. The Iowiands farther north
IN Indiana are flooded and farmers
escaped, many OF them without food
and little clothing.
At least $4,000 are homeless in
Kentucky. and 5000 have been
thrown out ot work through fac
tories closing down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-02
schoaI In Mourning.

GENEVA. April THE siiiig school
At Neyey is in mourning for Mr.
pupils He was there in 1854 anA ISa5
TO study languages. He visited the
place every summer after he had taken
the cure at a Les Beines for the past
twenty years The head master Qf the
Sillig school has telegraphed HE Eel(@'
sciences to Mrs. SAtterIaes s|4s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-04

Before hazarding a short winter
prediction it is we'll enough to bear
in mind that winter doesn't begin Of
6cially until a few days before Christ
mas.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-04

The boycott on eggs is to be made
nationwide. But too few Of our peo-
pie favor hunger strikes to make the
boycott very effective.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-21
Serviceable Silk
IN the Mill End sale.

Foulards and poplins, good
patterns and attractive, usu-
al SOC and sold special at
this store for SOC, 39c
Ratine of pure silk and
messaline in rich colors and
of nice weight, yard wide,
worth Toe I'd, SOC
Pongee Of either natural
hue or in excellent shades of
color and tub silks in pretty
striped patterns, worth Toe
I'd, 59c
Changeable silks and rich
poplins and messalines,
many shades and of delight
full effect, some especially
fitted for evening wear,
worth 81, 69c
showerproof foulards in
handsome patterns of much
variety and messaline in at
tractive stripes, plain taffe-
tas of splendid finish; worth
75c and 81 I'd, Soc and CSC
Charmeuse, silk that is ex-
oellent for wear at all sea-
sosn, street and evening
shades. splendid luster
worth $1.25 and $1.35 I'd, 81
Plain and brocade charm
euse and beautiful Cantor
Meteor, rich of color and
satisfying to critical women
worth $3.50 to So, $1.35
Black messaline, 27 inch
worth 75c I'd, DOC
Yard-wide black taffeta Of
excellence, worth 75c I'd,
Black peau de sole and
satin Duchesse, firm anc
fine, worth 81 I'd, 79c
Fine black foulards from
Cheney Mills, rich ulster
worth 75c, 5Oc
Satin messaline and pear
de sole a yard wide, worth
| $1.25, S9c