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AJO SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 174. EICmiOND, IIO.t SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1910. SINGLE COPT, 3 C3NTO. AFFORD PIIICIIOT IIS II VICTORY; HITS VICKERSIIAM 0I1DEWEJIR PLAtlT A FALL FESTIVAL IS 0017 ASSURED; IS IHCQRPORATEO HAS BEEN NAMED 1 Scene on Massachusetts Coast Daring Recent Storm : - .- ..... . ...." '; . ' ' . . -. MANAGING BOARD Doth Sides Can Make Argu ments Whether the Attorney-general Shall Produce . Records in Matter. ATTORNEY BRANDEIS HAD MADE SUCH DEMANDS Vcrtrees Opposed Such Action end Accused Brandeis of "Playing to the Newspa pers" in the Case. . . (Palladium Special) Washington, April SO. A victory for Gilford Plnchot was partly realized to day when the investigating committee agreed that both aides should be per mitted to make arguments on the ques tion whether Attorney-General Wlck- t ersham be required to produce records bearin gon the.Balllnger-Pinchot con i troversy. Attorney Brandeis had: demanded that Wlekersham be required to pro- ' duce all the papers,- records, etc., which might tend to fix the. date on ; which he prepared and submitted to the president his summary and report on the Glavls charges. Brandels's r contention was that this report which bore the date of September 11, 1900, ; 'was ante-dated In order to give the ap- ' pearance of having been before the president at the time he wrote the let tar. Ha Cites His Reasons. '. Brandeis proceeded to point out the ; reasons , for his request and the cause v far his suspicion against the Attorney General. Among other things he showed that Wlekersham had made an answer to a charge which had not been ma aralnst BaUinger until two - MA. J X. r ie.rrtic-" ' .raer crTsri. v r " r hi ezzSa- -V: i rcpUd at length, csposlng i t r cctloii of the papers and critl-:-H v Irandeis, whom he accused of "fclxyizx to the newspapers." -.'For tha firstv time,-, ,h.e said; -we have revealed to as the great conspira , cy which brtass him (Brandeis) h'ere , sad keeps him here. It is no longer a c-wOH of Eallinger but the attack Is u'- a!r). Erected towards the president' of tl Utitsi TUtes and those officially xkz:-i1 With him. It is caused by tho aalidous, resent mtint of the former - secrctlry of the Interior and the re venue of another who was removed freo the office. The attempt to de- , strcy tho character of Balllnger has failed, and now they want to lay tne ca tho tttarney-general and all tesexse fee duifi with the president. and thoso Claateful to persons who would tear Cowu any man of respecta bility." . '. The eomrplttea ttcn went Into exec utive teasl?a to "further consider the iwsMSt. ' lar. Balllnger was present during the argument. . To C3 Cut at Ccntcrvie, and 1 . ' . ;v ' "--t': ' t l!,V.'3' RAISED CROP HERE PaUadlum Special) . Oeaterville. April 3a W. A. Bertsch of Ota place will build sorghum fac tory on the alto of tho old saw mill on , Uxla street, and expects to have the factory la operation before September 1. E has seeured a, hug eamount of tie eaaa seed and will distribute it aaoss the farmers of the' county. The crop fcs been raised la Wayne county, at inasmuch as there have been no taetaries, farmers hav utilised the ( crcp for feed. Sugar cane is as a rule one cf the most productive crops of the nra gad wayne, county soil and cli mate Is said to be favorably adapted to KM crowiag. , : - Tts Crisr cf Eastern -etar of Indi Cts tiU Its annual grand chapter con ncTonv , ' nrU3l at laCanapoUa on Wednesday J f cr.J Ttwnzxs ct this week at Indian v a4 the aSstr waa attended by r-rr'T d XUctmond ceca. Those u a Cj city nrressmiiij the local . tr Xrx Owere 15m Csorge R. C wertiy icatron; A. WIXeasple- rWortiy p-trta; Ure. W. N. John- , . -c-stat tnta sil tie fsUow. ? r:r:5t rox, ixi:ac i xnck. -"' C-."y sl tk Iry ITar- ?f ' . r "-3 . wxs' su cre-t;.' av - . .""7 t irj.iy. , X. CC3VO CONFESSION MADE B A LEGISLATOR AFFECTS LORIMER Chicago Tribune Today Prints Statement of Chas. White, in Which He Says He Got a Ql.COOPribe y GOVERTiOR DENEEN TO MAKE INVESTIGATION Illinois Seator , Was Not to Be Found Today and Alleged Giver of Bribe Ridicules the "Story." ' American Newt S vlca) Chicago, April 30. Regarding pie signed confession of Charles White, a democratic member of the Illinois leg islature, that he received a thousand dollar bribe for voting for Senator Lor- imer, published in. the Chicago Trib une today, Governor Deneen said the startling charges should receive ex hauatlve Investigation. Senator Lor Imer was ; Inaccessible today. Lee O'Neill Browne,; the alleged giver of the bribe-, ridiculed the story. White also ' confesses, ; according, to the Tribune, that he 'received $900 as his share of a general corporation fund distributed at the close of the session.' Got Share of Boodle. In his confession .White accuses Lee O'Neill Browne, democratic leader. of the state legislature,, of offering, and paying him the bribe: . The offer, he says, waa made to him after Browne learned that he had been living close up to hie income and 'needed money. He also implicates Representative Robert J5L Wilson, who he declares. paid him $900 as his share of the gen era! corporation fund. , - He declared that he accepted " the money. that he might expose corrup tion in the state legislature. The matter was brought officially before Governor Deneen and Attorney General Stead with the request that an Inquiry - be made concerning Senator Lorimer's title to his seat and the pun ishment of the bribe givers and takers. OFFERS RICH PRIZE (American, News 8ervic) ' London, April 30. Lord Northcliffe today offered a .prise of .fifty thousand dollars for an airship flight from Lon. don to Edinburgh, a distance of seven hundred miles. The conditions will be determined later..- - YIELD TO DEMOBS Ckwmlngton, InL, April SO. igtone Cnarry operators have granted , the stone cutters demands of $4.50. for tit hours work. JPive hundred cut- ten win be benefited. ' . fSwre were twenty-seven canters H- ctr3ts iavel Cubts April by Ocsnty PLAN GREAT STRIKE Employes of Great Electrical . Company to Walk Out ' Monday , TRY TO AVERT TROUBLE . (American . News Service); Schnectady, N. Y., April 30. Thirty thousand employes of the General pan; of lis Wnd. will strike oa uon day sunless the- corporation grants their demands for - Increased pay. General Manager Emmons today,, be gan negotiations ' with tho men in the hope of averting trouble. ' The leaders of the latter declare that .no compro mfse will.be accepted;, , ' Mr. Emmons today was In communi cation with President Coffin, in whose hands j the-' situation, largely' rests. The main plant of the General Elec tric company.; is in Schnectady, with branch plants at -Lynn' and Pittsfield; Mass., and the incandescent , lamp works at Harrison, N. J. The .union leaders announce that work will stop in every one of these factories when the threatened strike goes into effect. The company is classed as a J. P. Morgan concern, though its securities are heavily held in Boston.. ',v The last general strike of the em ployes . of the company occurred in May: 1902, when the men won. At that1 time the company was hampered by big contracts with heavy time pen alties attached. . , , The General Electric company re cently announced plans to increase the Schnectady , plant to oner employ ing 22,000 hands, and also for the building' of a monster plant employ ing as many at Erie, Pa. w OPTION MED SPLIT Shumaker Denies ; Shirey's f Statement League Will ; . 'Help Republicans. , . .. - r" --'--V. :m-s ' WILL SUPPORT BEST MEM (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, April 30. E. S. Shu maker, state , superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league today denied the statement made, by. N. C Shirey dis trict -superintendent.' of Port Wayne, that the league' would - jump In and work. for; the ?, republican legislative candidates all -over the state because the democrats practically declare for the -repeal of the local option law. Shumaker says the-league will seek to elect members opposed to the re peal, regardless of what party they belong to. He says Shirey had no right to make such a statemenL . GETS CHIEF DEGREE - At the , meeting of Hokendauqua Mage ot Red Men, Na 196, last even ing. JL T. Gardener was given the ehJefs degree. On next Friday even- mc Owes . WesterfieliL. . George T Green and Edward CL Mbore. will be tnttlated Into the adoption degree of the order. . .. Doth Hokeadauqua and Osceolft tribes of Red Men have accept ed the invitation of Rev. James of the united Brethren ehurehv to attend lv-TMt that dbaxh, ia a body, oa Cb- RANOUET: TICKETS SELLING RAPIOLY There Will Be a Large Crowd at Annual Feast of the - Commercial Club, y A FINE MENU PREPARED TERTAIN THE DISTINGUISHED OUE8T3 WHO WILL BE SPEAK ERS AT THE AFFAIR. ; During the short visit of Governor Augustus E. WiUson of Kentucky, to this , city, ' next Tuesday, he will be shown over the city and his visit made as enjoyable as possible, by A. 1. Gayle, A. Carr Kand S. E Swayne. a recep tion' committee of the Commercial club,.' Governor Willson . will arrive ia the city at 3:03 o'clock, Tuesday tt4 ernoon, and will respond, to a. toast. that evening, -at the annual Commer cial club banquet, at ihe :Y. M. C.! Al" gymnasium. Tie other two 'distinguished visit ors of the club will likewise be enter 4 tained by a reception committee. Ed ward BurkhardC mayor of Dayton, bhlb, and George P. Early, of Pitts burg, a former local resident, wtll ar rive here early In the day and ; both will be entertained by S. S. Strattan, Jr., and George EL Seidel. Much Interest ' is manifested, in the banquet as attested by the rapid man ner in which, the tickets, which -are $ 1, are being disposed of.. A limited sup ply Is still on hand and In charge of E. rMV Haas, secretary, and other officials or the club. - i. ': Menu for the Banquet. ''.Announcement carde d the banquet Were distributed yesterday: ' The an nouncements contained the program and eJso the menu. : The latter is -to be served by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the T. U. C. A and is as follows: Hoodie Soup , Wafers I Chicken, Patties Pickles. 7 - Mot Roast Beef, :i New Cream Potatoes : Green Peas .Celery'?' Radishes ., Young Onion Olives iiot Rons ; ' 1 Orange Ice. , t Tomato Salad X Wafers Ice Cream with Strawberries. . . - ' Cake " v " "-T, Coffee: '' - - - 1""5 Mints.", c - " . 11 DOffilt IS KILLED 4SBSBStSBBBBBBai Tommy tcCcrthy Dies Frcm a ; : Fractured Skull . After Hitting the Fleer, CALIFOnrilA IS AROUSED (AJBerlcaa News Serviealv Ban Fraacisco, April 39. Tosnmy McCarthy, a iigftt weight pusStet, died tosy las the result of a fractured skull sustained when his head kit the floor fas a ksoekdwra; la a becdas; contest With Owen Xloran last aiht. Aca- tkta arxtact JtreeJohnsoa Cjit t ntQ: ,J-3-c,n resit of CJL fa- All OVERLAND HIKE "Colonial Jack"" Stops Here Today on His Long Walk to Boston, Mass. , , :.V .,-;) STARTS AT LOS ANGELES J A. Krohn, better known as "Co lonial Jack," the original wheelbarrow man, was in this city today enroute irom.Los Angeles.: Cal., ip. Boston, Mass., a distance" of four thousand miles. He is now making 'the trip to familiarize himself with the conditions, walking all the way. He left Los An geles October 1, and expects to arrive In Boston, -August 1. He will leave the western terminus next January on a wager of $1,000 that he can make the same trip on foot in lOO days. He pushes his .wheelbarrow with him all the way. It weighs sixty pounds, bag gage included. Krohn made a walk of 9,O0O miles in 307 days last year, around the border of the United States. He has written a book on his experi ences of that trip and . will supplement it;wfth his coming venture when com pleted. Ordinarily his wife goes ahead of him on the train and makes engagements for, him, at moving pic ture theaters. . In' this manner he makes his expenses, His wife is now at the home of her 'mother In another state on account of' illness. Jack came here from ConnersviHe. . He will spend Sunday here. ' PAULIIAU CROWUEO KlilG OF THE AIR Remarkable Frenchman Re ceives Purse for His Flight in England. . DEFEATED QUE PRAISED PLUCKY GRAHAM WHITE, WHO TRIED TO WIN, FROM PAULHAN . UNDER HANDICAP, HONORED FOR HIS EFFORTS. : , (American New .Service) ' London, April 30 Louis Paulhan to day received the reward of his marvel ous fight of 186 miles from London to Manchester. v At a gala luncheon at the Hotel Savoy, attended by many sci entists as wen as the foremost sports men of Great Britain, the price 10,000 (S5O,0OO donated by Lord Northcliffe J was presented to him in a golden cas ket. The ceremony was virtually the coronation of the King of the Air. v But Paulhan had not the center of the stage to himself, nor did he at tempt to pre-empt itv ; Graham White, the English novice in flying, who bravely attempted Jo wrest supremacy from the wartd-startSng Ftenehman, is dear to the aearts of the English. It is plain, in spite cf lis defeat. ... White t Eon of the occaaV i ess aviator landed the other , as much an - the guests praised t TIIE IVHVTI!HL OTATC AKP LCSAV-rer, aear t Capital Stock of the New In dustry Is $100,000 and Building Bids Will Be Asked for Shortly, . . V BONUS AGREEMENT IS NOT YET COMPLETED Probable' That Half Amount Will Be Given When Founda tion Is Finished Architect Sees Factory Site. 1 Articles of incorporation wera tak en out yesterday at Indianapolis for the Richmond Underwear company with a capital stock ot 9100,000. ' The directors are Abe Louis, W. P. Orr, R. E. Sims, E. A. Todd and L. M. Flesh (all ot PIqua, Ohio. The new factory will be brought to this city at the in stigation of Mr. Flesh, a wealthy man ufacturer of Piaua. He wast here Thursday and closed the deal with the Commercial'club, the $5,000 bonus necessary to insure the factory's lo cation in Richmond, having been rais ed by the members of the Commer cial club and Young Men's Business club over a week ago. While the agreement has not been definitely drawn up between the Com mercial club and directors relative to when the bonus shall be paid, it is said that very probably one-half will be paid when the foundation of the factory is completed and the remaind er wlien the entire building has been finished. Mr. Flesh brought an archi tect and contractor to this . city with him. Thursday for the purpose of mak- Inga- survey" q( tnV" fcfouaI and "an examination of the proposed site, of the factory. The building will be erected on the. Robinson property" at the corner of : North Tenth and D streets. , - To Receive Bids Soon. The contract has not yet been awarded for its construction, but the bids will probably be received within the next few days. The factory will cost in the neigh borhood of $100,000, ' building r and equipment. According to ; Mr. Flesh it is the intention to construct the fin est ' underwear factory in the world. The building will be of pressed brick and stone and will .be an-Innovation in the way of factory construction in this city. A dining room will prob ably be provided so the employes may obtain their lunch. The building will also be fitted up with numerous bath rooms. Every modern convenience will be installed and the factory will be equipped In a thoroughly up-to-date manner. . The building will be strictly fire proof and an adjoining wing which will be built will make it larger than was the original intention. . . About 100 people -will be employed at first. 65 percent of whom will . be girls. Some of the machinery has al ready been ordered. : Razs Old Building Seen,, Work will commence next week on tearing down, the Robinson homestead and preparing for the foundation. : A large force of men will be employed and the work will be rushed to com pletlon. It is hoped to complete the construction of the : &dw factory ' by next fall."- Mr. Flesh obtained posses sion of the property while on his re cent visit to this city. He went to Plqua yesterday morning and win probably return to this city again next week, at which time arrangements will be made for the. awarding of tie contract. Mr. , Flesh will probably manage the plant for the first year. it is said, and at the expiration . of that time wtll in all probability turn the management over to his son, who win .then have completed his course in college. WIRES ARE SEVERED Another Drastic Hove by ths Government in the Buck- et Shcp Var. CHOKER AHHESTED TODAY New York, April 30. epeeial asms of the government today made anothr er drastic move In tlM natioa wide fight assiaat the bucket shops by east tiag Ct telesum wires leatSns; to sevtnJ sstspected :; bucket shops in New York and Jersey XStr. Frank Hasar or KsJer and laorrisosu ' a chaired "wiai fartiitH fast stoci quotatioas to coaeens Cooushout is east. wfeertt-2frx invested tect few c a trr'-y tlrtiii rr And Beainnina . Next Week. Work on the Annual Event I ' Will Be Started by the Com mittee With Vim. E. H. HARRIS CHOSEN TO BE THE CHAIRMAN' Many New and Novel Features' Will Be Added to the Festi val This Year An Outline of the Plans. V EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FALL. FESTIVAL. Edward H. Harris, Chairman. Wm. M. Bailey. Vice Chairman.' Will W. Reller. Secretary. Everett R. Lemon. Treasurer. Chas. ; M. - Morgan, Advertising and Printing. Willard Carr, Industrial. . Fred Schornstein, Decorations, Chas. W. Jordan, Educational. Wilfred Jessup, Historical. ; F. L. Torrenoe. Amusements. J. A. 8pekenhler. Hospitality. Fred Lahrman, Privileges. L. A. Handley, Parades. T. P. Butler. Horses. Stephen Kuth. Cattle and Hogs. J. 8. Helms. Grain. . Isaac- Dougan, Fruits and Veget ables. Frank L. Waldele, Poultry and Dogs. - Henry Sheppard, Flowers. Work will begin, ia earnest on tho Fall Festival next week. The execu tive committee, which was announced last night, will meet Monday eveclcs at 7:30 o'clock In the Leeds rebo. ca. Ma& jftresjt ..to cnff jrarlona.r, ters pertaiatng to the reetlysi ct to determine on the date for the hell-" ing-of the event It Is satf that tho dates will probably be Wednesday. Thursday and . Friday, , October 5, and 7- v j . M,any new and novel features will - be added to the Festival this year and indications point , to an even greater degree of success than has character 1 red It in the two previous years. Especial attention will be paid tats year to ' tne agriculture department and the farmers are already taktu great interest In the affair by pre paring their stocks and produce for exhibit.. It is hoped to make the agri culture display even more lavish than m A . . M 1 .1 since the idea of holding a fair la this county has been abandoned, ft ; Is, -thought that the Festival, in a large measure : may be made to take Its piace. . . . The Amusement Feature. - The amusement feature - will " bo greatly strengthened, also, it Is sali, while another feature will be the State - Encampment of the Modem Wood men, on the opening day. : The1 sug gestion has been made that the Festi val Include a celebration of the centen nial of the formation of Wayne coun ty. The support of all of the scocl children in the county win be oaMsttl In the educational feature la eonaeo tlou with the Festival, which wi3 bo on an elaborate scale. The committee Is full of Idea sxJ suggestions for the Festival, wUdk will be discussed in detaU at C c?rfr Ing Monday afst. - The dreeUra fJ : the Y. M. B. C. believe thkl they have secured an excellent committee. Ev ery member has plersd Va tTTCtt la behalf of the affair aid jciefiSy ae3 enthusiastically promised to xert ev ery influence towards m73 Cm Pes. tival a success. The lares mOrKy cf the members have been closely Ueet fled with the two previous FerrrJ w - , ww mimr vuv ten and strcug advefeates of the move ment, in electiBsT Edward II. Ilarrts , chairman of (he executive eomntiScev the directors feet that they are pcr Ucularly fonanatev Mr Harris has had considerable experience la t&fs line while acting as secretary of frmrfniB SoaI ma twu win nit nr mtmmt miM- ' . .. v. E (American News Service) . Pittsburg,. April . 30. Dttamlaoas coal operators have granted Increases wages requested by the miners and . all the lasorers. The powder dirate, was semea on tne miners terras. 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