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VOL. 1.—No. 7.
RICHMOND, VA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1910.
10 P A G E S
TWO CENTS.
WED SMS IS
*1 MERCY DF FOES
Annual Report of Chief of
Staff to Show Start
ling Facts.
INVASION WOULD
BE AN EASY MATTER
Coast Defenses Practically Useless
Because of Lack of Men to
Properly Handle Them
Many Recommendations
GE>f?BAL StAlT HKI'Uhv,
,.^i7'er'ean coast defenses can
tack be conquered by land at
Amerlcan present standing; army
aoi atrong enough to prevent for
cUy *°® *rom capturing any coast
It would take six months even
‘^prepare to repel foreign Invad
Japan could, within three weeks,
land 100,000 veteran troops on the
Paclflc Coast and double that
force In ten days more.
Germany could, in two weeks,
place a trained army of 200,000 on
the Atlantic coast.
Once intrenched in one of our
coast cities, a foreign army of 150,
#00 could told out Indefinitely
against five times their number of
American troops.
Remedy Proposed.
Increased strength and mobility
of standing armv.
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WASHINGTON. Feb 1 —The army
if the United States is totally unpre
pared for war.
Our elaborate system of coast de
fence offers little set urlty. owing to
Itc defenselessness against land at
tack.
It was learned by the United Press
to-day that these two facts will be
pointed out with startling clearness
when the general staff of the army
makes pub lie a report upon whb h
it has lteen working for the past two
years The report will set out a
comprehensive plan for the reor
ganization of the army with a prop
erly proportioned and effective light
ing machine as the objective.
An apparently innocuous para
graph in the recent annua! report
of the chief of staff, which declared
that no recommendation for increase
to any corps of the army wAuld be
made until this reorganisation plan
prepared by the genera! staff should
be presented, was the first Intimation
that the high military authorities of
the government contemplated such a
move. It has been known, however.
In the inner military circles for some
time lh.it the critical stale of our
national defenses has lieen causing
jlhe administration great uneasiness.
One of the leading officials of the
administration, an eminent military
authority in discussing the subject
for the United Press to-day points
out 'gome of the glaring weaknesses
which have influenced the general
Staff s new plan.
Not a World Power.
“Our position as a world power
ts really assumed." h f said, "and Its
continuance is entirely dependent
Upon the acquiescence of foreign
cabinets. The powerful coast de
fenses which girdle our coast line
constitute an element of national
weakness, owing to their defenseless
condition against land attack. It Is
toot divulging any military secret
when I say that any enterprising
enemy can take the most powerful
of these defenses from the land side
without difficulty. The studding of
even port of entry with the most
' powerful ordnance causes no concern
abroad so long as we build these
costly fortifications and don’t prepare
to defend them from the land. No
“Bavai commander Will ever bring his
•hips within range of their fire when
th* landing of a military force at a
contiguous point will ensure their de
struction, with the defenders unable
to bring a single gun to bear on the
attacking forces.
“These defenses girdle our coast
tone. To protect them against land
attack we have, widely scattered, ap
proximately thirty thousand regular
soldiers. Supplementing this forte.
Ol« national guard aggregates 110.000.
It to known to the military authori
ties that Germany can. without great
endeavor, land an army of 200.000 at
any point on the Atlantic seaboard
within twi weeks.
Poor Coast Defense.
“On the Pacific coast. Japan can,
within three weeks, land 100,000 vet
•nuu at tiny given point and double
the force within ten days In pos
session of any of our fortlfltd harbors,
it would take this nation six months
even to prepare Tor the first offensive
moven: int against an enemy on either
coast, and the time In years It would
take us to dislodge them, unless a
disgraceful peace waa "forced upop tis.
If entirely problematical. In this < on- j
statistics show that L>,-o held ;
dte ItoMM at Petersburg agaitht troops
with 1.1 man per yard. A Japanese
army or loo.ooo, holding tn.j. pcnir
su'igr at San Pranctoco, tvouid have
men per yarn. An army >r I5i\
1109 men at either Boston or New .
York In control of the ae«i defenses \
-could hold out Indefinite^ against an
at my five times their nfniiber.
"The Infantry constitute ‘.ho heart i
■J o’ punch of ihe army, mrt wo .ire !
etched ly weak Inkthls arm of the 1
■' lee. fc.gh’. < f our thirty regiment* I
'■! stationed In the I'hlUpp’noe and
In Alaska. Wo couid uot mo- ■
t*c a sufficient lorce on eltoer cast i
prevent a land'll* of a determined j
.emy. Next to •l•e„infanUy, the Held 1
t'.llery In the most effect!/-* < 'Vine 1
;_m of our mobile army. We h«ve
* . entirely Tn<oUsiuate tone of thta’
•m. The general staff will point out
h'ese weaknesses, so that the lav mind
Hn fully appreciate the fact that If
c got Into international trouble we
f > He strictly on the. receiving end.”
!■: mibllcatlon of the .plan of the
f «- *taff Is being awaited with
gr- vl« Interest by the foreign
Tfff Attaches stationed Here, ttso
‘ ... c.vc opportunity to report any
tiers of military Interests to their
governments. It Is frankly a<- j
by these military observ
•ur coast defenses are »up
ported by mobile troops, our poaition
among the world powers will aasitme
a new phase and that the military
staffs of the powers will have a new
problem to solve.
It Is expected that the reorganiza
tion plan will be made public just
prior to April 1*. when the present
chief of staff. Oeneral J. Franklin
Reli. is relieved by General Leonard
Wood.
ROBNETT COURT
MARTIAL MONDAY
Charges Identical With Those
Against Paymaster
Auld.
BOSTON, MASS.. Feb. 4.—The court j
martial of Dr. Ansey Hamilton Rob
nett, on charges exactly sltpllar to
those upon which Paymaster G. P.
Auld has been on trial for the last ;
three days will be opened at the navy
yard here next Monday. The speclfi- |
cations in the case declare that he ;
was guilty of conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman; falsehood; us
ing Insulting language over the tele
phone and being party to Auld’s acts
In connection with the alleged- assault
on Dr. Edward S. Cowles. His answer
Is a general denial and he will be de
fended by the same officers that Auld
was.
The verdict In the Auld case Is on
Its way to Washington. No Inkling of
Its nature Is obtainable.
LARGE STEAMSHIP
REPORTED SINKING
Government Using Wireless to
Rush Aid to the Crew of
the Kentucky.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 4.—-Wireless
Instructions have been sent to the .
battleship Louisiana at sea off the
Chesapeake and to the Norfolk navy
•’urd to send assist a nee to the steam
ship Kentucky, of the Alaska-Pacific
Mne, which is reported sinking in the
.iclnlty of Charleston, S. c\
The Kentucky, is a paddle wheel
deamhfiat fnrmervl <if th„ t i
plying !)i*lwpfii Providence and Bos
ton. She is a vessel of about 41.0 tons
and carried a crew of about 40 men. ,
The Kentucky was recently pur- '
chased by the Alaska-Pacific Trans
portation Company for trade and pas
senger travel between Tacoma, Wash.,
imd -Lukoil points. a lid was on her way l
to her new station under own steam. 1
She cleared from New York ten days
**° and laid up for a short time at
Norfolk. Va.
INSURGENTS ARE
NEARING MANAGUA
Citizens of Capital of Nicaragua
in Panic as Estrada's Army
Approaches.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—The city
of Managua I* in a state bordering
upon panic over the approach of
the insurgent forces under General
Estrada. according to advices re
ceived at the state department from
Consul OUvarius.
It is reported there that Estrada
lias taken the town of Bonca. after
two hours’ fighting and that the
Madrls forces have been put to rout
in that vicinity.
The town Is only sixty miles away
from Managua and It is expected thru
the Insurgent for.vs will soon close
In upon the capital.
ATHLETIC HONORS
TO LYNCHBURG BOYS !
Y. M. C. A. Athletes Win Recog
nition in Nation-Wide
Contest.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
LYNCHBURG. VA., Peb. 4.—Re
ports from the nation-wide athletic
meet of the Young Men s Christian
Association In the larger cities of the
country, which was held in the re
spective cities last week, state that
the Lynchburg association took first
place in the running high Jump and
fence vault for the averages for all
of the local participants, and first In
the running high Jump, standing broad
Jump and fence vault for individual
records. Among Its closest competi
tors were the Twenty-third Street As
sociation of New York City and the
Salt Lake City Association.
FOUR CHILDREN
PERISH IN FIRE
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Left at Home Alone By Mother
They Are Trapped By
Flames.
WILMINGTON. DEL.. Feb. 4 —
Four children of Mrs. Sarah Tatum,
trapped in a third-story attle room,
were burned to death at 10 o’clock
last night in a fire which destroyed
th# hnma rtf tholv
klel H&ckett, between Camden. Del., t fc
and Wyoming. Del. The dead are 0
Mamie, aged 14; Lewis, aged 6; Stan- ja
lord, aged 5. and Daisy, aged 3 years. I _
Kseentrlx Quit Sea.
Annie lee Snyder has qualified In :
the Chancery court as executrix of the
estate of Blandlna Snyder. The value
of the estate Is small.
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.4-Kalr wea- i
ther will plrevall during to-night and !
Saturday, and probably Sunday, in all
districts east of the Mississippi river, j
except that there will be snow to
night In eastern Maine.
Virginia and North- Carolina—Fair
to-night -end Saturday. -
„ Rang*? of Thermometer.
Time. Thermometer.
» A. M....-.'.. I* so
IS M.“46
I P. M.. 45
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DOCUMENTS ARE
Is Charge Made By Attorney
For Glavis In Ballinger
Probe.
HEARING GOES OVER
FOR ANOTHER WEEK
Accused Secretary Will Be Re
presented By Counsel at the
Next Session—Bitter Feel
ing Continues.
TfASHTTOTny, TfB. TV—The con
gressional probe tnto the intricacies
of the Balllnger-Pinchot episode came
temporarily to an abrupt stop to-day.
After an hour of executive session,
and upon receipt of a letter from Sec
retary Ballinger, Jt was decided to
postpone further hearings until next
Friday, February 11th, In order to
permit Secretary Ballinger to secure
counsel to represent him at the hear
ings and cross examine Mr. Glavis.
The brief opening meeting ol th^
committee to-day wu* marked by bit
ter remarks from Attorney L,. D. Bran
dels, who represents Mr. Glavia He
unsparingly criticised the delay of the
Interior Department in producing cer
tain letters, documents and reports
which he had asked for a week ago.
Immediately after the committee en
tered the crowded . hearing room
Chairman Nelson had Secretary
Charles Sleman read two letters, the
first to Secretary Ballinger from
Chairman Nelson, suggesting the de
sirability of his being represented by
rounsel. To Chairman Nelson Secre
tary Ballinger replied that the com
maim snutiiu iiim iiainiwrru. an u
t was only that "a full Investigation
ia not being secured that he deter
mined to have counsel. He requested
ihat the committee postpone hearings'
until February 14th tn order to give.
Him time to secure legal assistance.
After these letters had been read,
Senator Nelson was on the point of
tdjoutnlng the committee, when At- |
tnrncy firandeis arose.
He declared that he had spent three
lays camping out In the corridors of
the Senate office building awaiting the
papers, which be had asked the Ip-,
terior Department to produce, and
which Senator Nelson had. promised,
aim an opportunity to examine.
Attorney Is Angry.
"I have good reason to believe." he
commented sharply, "that a large
numtier of these documents are ready
ind could have been submitted to me !
ihrough the committee, and that they
Have not been submitted for reason
satisfactory to the Interior Depart
ment. 1 think. In view of the as
surance that the secretary gives that
ic does not desire to put any obstacle ,
n the way of a full Investigation, and
hat such documents as are available
ihould be submitted at once, and that
hey ought not to be kept back. T
tad the a*suranee given me by the
hairman a week ago that on the day
’allowing I might examine at least a
vortion of these, and It has been six
lays since then.
"It seems to me, therefore, to be :
t matter of importance that these doc
uments have been withheld." And
he attorney sat down abruptly, flush
'd with anger.
Senator Nelson hlmcelf was testy
iver the manifest Intimation that the
loouments had been purposely with- !
ie!d. He declared that he would have
i messenger transmit & letter to Sec- i
■etary Hal linger to-day to have the
l**euments sent soon as possible.
PERSIAN TROOPS
DEFEAT BRIGAND
_
fictnry Over the Notorious Rahim'
Khan Practically Amounted j
to a Slaughter.
' ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4.—Dis- j
latches today from the Persian pro- |
I nee of Knradagh say that Rahim 1
Chan, the notorious brigand, and his
rmy of insurgents have been declalve
v defeated by the government troops
’he defeat amounted to a slaughter
nd Rahim Khan with the remnant or
is calvary. Is now fleeing toward the j
lusaian frontier, hotly pursued by the j
Vrslan troops.
Rahim Khan was captured by a '
Lusslan force several months ago, but
fas subsequently released on orders j
rom St. Petersburg.
Several weeks ago he was defeated j
y the Persian government troops un- i
er Sardar Bahadur and only took the I
eld again when the government
tiled to make satisfactory peace
erm# with him.
The suppression of Rahim Khan was
lade the excuse for the sending of
tree detachments of Russian soldiers
i Ahar, the capital of the Karadagh
rovince, the real purpose of which,
owever, is said to be the permanent
ccupatlon of the province by the Rus- 1
Ians.
PLEASE NOTIFY
Many of the generous spirited people of this community feel
that they are giving a bey Trouble when they report the failure
to get proper service. This is a mistake. It is a favor to the
pa{5cr and the boy also, both of us being, anxious to correct all
mistakes Please notify us of any irregularities.
THE RICHMOND VIRGINIAN
IT STANDS FOR VIRGINIA.
Phone Madison 1758.
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WOULD tOOK INTO
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Bill Offered In House Provid
ing For Thorough Exami
. nations Every Year.
MANY SAFEGUARDS
AROUND INSTITUTIONS.
Stock Xot to Be Used as Collateral
for Loans Until Fully Paid
For Anti-Cusein Bill
Agreed Upon.
Judge Martin Williams. of Giles
county, has introduced a bill in the
House of Delegates providing for
bank examinations, which, if adopt
ed. will vitally affect every iinanclal
institution in Virginia, and will, ac
cording to Judge Williams, throw
many safeguards around the interests
of the depositors which are now lack
ing.
The first provision of the bill fixes
the liability of any perron or cor
poration to a hank for money bor
rowed at not morn than twenty-five I
per cent, of the capital and surplus of
such hank, unless the loan shall have
been authorized by the board of di
rectors.
I-on ns Only on Pull Pai<l Stock.
• No loan.” the bill says. ”811811 be ;
made by a bank or banking lnstitu- -
tion to a shareholder therein on the I
security of his shares of stock In
such bank or banking institution until
such shares are fully paid.”
Regarding dividends, the measure I
say* there shall be none exceeding !
fi per cent, per annum on the capital
shall have been accumulated equal to
Dot less than 10 per cent, of the capi
tal stock of the bank.
Must Kxamlne Them All.
Provisions are Riade for full re
ports to the State Corporation Com
mission whenever Called for. while the
commission is ordered to examine
every- bank in the State not less than
once -a year, the banks in no case
to .be notified when they are to be
examined. This provision is to apply
to all savins societies and to all simi
lar Institutions.
Should the examinera of the State
Corporation.. C«w*W'n find any
financial Institution operating con
trary'- to regulation, they shall report
the matter to the directors of such in
stitution. and IT the matter Is not ad
justed within thirty days, according
to the provisions of the bill, a re
ceiver shall be asked for by the com
mission.
If these receivers are unable to ad
just the conditions the affairs of the
institution are to be brought to a
close and the bank declared insol
vent.
In conclusion, the measure fives the
examination fees which shall he al
lowed by the Corporation Commission
in order that experienced examiners
only may be retained.
SENATE’S BUSY DAY
WITH MANY MEASURES
After prayer in the Senate by the
liev. Dr. Forsyth, of St. Paul's Kpls
copai Church, at noon Friday. Clerk
Hooker announced that the House had
agreed to the amendments on the
Parks "anti-cussin’ bill." Persons
given to the use of emphatically pro
fane and profanely emphatic verbiage
gre thereby che. kinated from letting
their tongue* run away with their
heads. A large increase in the sale
of ’’Instructions ror Mastering the
Deaf and Dumb anguage” is expected.
The House has passed the Senate
MU providing for Inspection of laun
dries. The speedy wiping out of the
Black Hand in public wash houses
and the cleaning up of John China
man's "washee-washee place" will re
sult.
Senator Keexell, for the finance
committee, favorably reported the bill
providing for a tax commission to
prepare a scientific plan Tor assessing
property throughout the State. The
committee also reported a substitute ;
bill having practically the same ob
ject •
Monument at Gettysburg.
A bill catling for an appropriation
of $10,000 for a suitable Confederate
monument at Gettysburg was Intro
duced. A measure granting IVythe
ville the right to float a $2,000 bond
Issue for the improvement of schools
was offered.
Senator Halsey introduced a bill
providing for fixing liability on com
mon carriers for loss or damage to
person* or property. A bill having
as its object the protection of the '
public and promotion of railroading
In the State by telegraph and tele- !
phone waa Introduced. This measure
was introduced to counter the bill re
cently Introduced by Senator Hart,
which would permit railroad com
panies to abolish the telephones and •
telegraph Instruments now in use and
smpley nothing but block signals.
A resolution looking toward the
>ust!ng of the superintendent of con
rtructlon, commissioner o( insurance
tnd the commissioner of agriculture
rnd his exhibits from the capitol
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EDITOR OF THE “IDEA”
A. A. YODER.
Defendant n Suit of Clyde W. Saunders for $20,000 Damages.
ROOSEVELT READY
FOR WORLD TOUR
Feels “Bully” as African Hunting
Trip is Brought to a
Close.
REFUSES AN INTERVIEW
Not Interested in Affairs of Out
side World—Will Be Home
July 1st.
NIMULE. UGANDA. AFRICA. Feb.
*•—When former President Roosevelt
tnd his party arrived here to-day they
rtmnd a large batch of mall awaiting
hem. much of which contained invi
tations for the former President to
visit European cities as the guest of
municipality s or American societies.
It is unlikely any will be accepted, as
Roosevelt has made out a hard and
fast itinerary, which will be adhered
to. All members of the party are in
excellent health and ready for the
ten-day trip afoot which will be part
of their Journey after leaving here.
If present plans are adhered to. the
party will reach the United States be
fore the first of July. Col. Roosevelt
will be in Paris in April, and will go
rrom there to Christiana and Berlin,
rhen he will proceed to England.
The phenomenal luck that has
marked the progress of the party
since It reached Nairobi continued.
»nd a specimen of every known wild
mlmal in Africa has already fallen
Before the guns of some one of the
party.
Roosevelt adhered rigidly to hla de
termination not to listen to any re
port of the events of the outside
ivorld. and will not do so until he
,s safely In Kartoum ready to plunge
igaln Into civilisation. He declared
ie feels •'bully." and looks better than
;n years.
FIND SMALL-POX
IN NEGRO COLLEGE
jiuard Placed Around Building to
Prevent Any of the 225
Students Leaving.
LYNCHBURG, VA., Feb. C —Small
vox was discovered this morning in
he Virginia seminary and college, a
olored institution with 225 students.
Phe whole schoo 11s quarantined and a
ruard has been placed around the
lUtldlng for night and day. About
ixty-ltve students from this city are
u attendance. Only one case has been
ound so far.
MORAL OIOS TO SING
AT BETH AHABA SERVICES .
The Choral Union will line at the
ervlces Friday night at Beth Ahabah
Synagogue In connection with the
egular choir and will render as the
.nthem Gounod's "By Babylon's
Vave.” The service will be conduct
d by Dr. E. N. Callsch, who will
■reach on. "The Jew aa an Idealist."
aturday morning he wtu speak on
Some Commonplace Virtues," The
ubltc Is invited.
l URG LARS ENTER FOUR
HOMES IN NORFOLK
Special to. The Richmond V.irglnlan.)
NORFOLK. VA.. Feb.- 4.—Burglar*
evaded four homes in the seventh
■ ard last night. From E. H. How
U's residence they carried off (30.
saving a watch and valuable jewels
intouched.
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BOYCOTT ILLEGAL
DECLARES JURIST
| Charge in Famous Hatters’ Case
Is Unfavorable to the
Unions.
SHERMAN LAW INVOLVED j
Manufacturers Seek to Recover ^
$240,000 From 241 Striking
Workmen.
Hartford, conn.. Feb.
Judge James P. Platt, In his charge
to the Jury In the United States court
to-day In the Danbury Hatters case. 1
In which D. E. Loewe & Company, I
hat manufacturers of Danbury, Conn., I
ask damages amounting to $240 ooo’
alleging conspiracy and restraint of
trade under the provisions of the
Sherman anti-boycott act, practically1
directed that a verdict be brought in
lavorable to the plaintiffs.
The suit marked an Innovation In
the history of organised labor In the
I. nited States. D. E. JLoewe & Com
pany. who manufacture hats in Dan
burg, were but the nominal plaintiffs,
as the suit was backed by the anti
boycott association with members in
every State and a "defense fund" of ,
millions, according to the evidence i
brought out in the suit. 1
The defendants. Martin Lawlor and !
240 associates, members of the Dan
bury, Norwalk and Bethel Hauers'
unions, were in this suit figureheads,
the fight being conducted by the ’
t nlted Hatters of America becausej
of the Issues involved.
The suit was Instituted in 1903, 1
Loewa & Co. demanding $340,000
damages from the union because they
boycotted their products. Trial be
gan last October, and the taking of
testimony ended on January 27, dur
ing which time 204 of the defendants
testified, the prosecution calling only j
a few witnesses.
While D. E. Loewe was on the
stand he described the American anti- i
boycott association, which, he de- !
dared, was made up of manufactu- !
rers all over the United States, who
subscribed to the fund to prevent la
bor unions declaring boycotts in la- j
bor disputes. While it had been ;
hinted that such an association ex- I
lsted, this was the first time that con
crete evidence of its alms and meth- ;
ods was obtained.
Depositions from Samuel Oompera
and Frank Morrison, of the Ameri
can federation of I.abor. swearing
that the federation had no direct part j
In the boycott instituted by the
united hatters, are a part of the re
cords tn the case. The manner in :
which the boycott was put Into force
and Its extent was shown by the evi
dence of Martin Lawlor, secretary of
the united hatters, and James P.
Maher, the treasurer, and it was
shown that the boycott was wide
spread and thoroughly enforced.
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rcrvoinn oiuucm
KILLS YOUNG GIRL
Ends Own Life After Com
mitting Shocking
Crime.
BALTIMORE. MD., Fob. 4.—Miss
Marie Lewsen, of Portland. Me., a I.
member of the third year class of the
class of dentistry of the Unlvers'ty
of Maryland, was shot and instantly
killed this afternoon by Elijah Baba
Badal. a Permian Mohammedan, a sec- '
and year student, of medicine , of the
same school, who committed suicide i
by flrinc a bullet into his breast.
The double tragedy was the result i
of unrsqsltted love due to reliflou*
beliefs. ■
MEREDITH VEXED
“An Attempt to Drag Me Into
This Affair,” He Ex
claims.
“NOT TO BE ASHAMED
OF,” BEMISS DECLARES.
Fee of Former City Attorney in
the Traction Franchises Fight
Mentioned as $5,000—Yoder
On .St-and Again. ,
Spectators thronged the Ijs.w and
Equity Court chamber Friday morn
ing, when the $20,000 libel suit of
Clyde W. Saunders against the Wil
liams Printing Company and Adon A.
Yoder was resumed before Judge John
M. Ingram and the Jury.
Every seat was occupied, people
from every walk of life being In the
crowd that followed with eager in
terest every detail of the proceedings.
Councilmen, city officials and promi
nent professional and business men
were there touching elbows with small
politicians who have figured In many,
a ward campaign.
Adon A. Yoder was again called to
the witness chair at the onenina? of
■Si
the session. He was questioned by;
lawyer Scott, for the plaintiff, con
cerning publications in The Idea of
last August. The purport of these
publications was to the effect that the
suit, which had then been instituted
against witness, was based upon false
allegations and intended to “vex. ha
rass and ruin” him.
“I want to ask you if you did not
make attacks on other menfl at the
time you were attacking Mr. Saunders,
Including—'*
"I object to your naming them,’*
protested Mr. Meredith, for the de
fense. i
"Let's hear the question.” said Judge
Ingram. “Let‘« see tf it is proper.”
•'Including.” continued Mr. Scott,
“Justice Crutchfield, Judge Witt, mem
bers of the Police Hoard and others,
your obpeot being to create a sale
for your paper?" ^
The objection to the question wag' .
sustained.
Why He Came Here.
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Mr. Scott then demanded to know
if witness had not come to Richmond
at the instigation of Mr. Atkinson,
former proprietor of the Park Hotel,
and that Atkinson brought him here
to stack Councilmen and public offi
cers. against whom the hotel marr had
a grievance, because his bar license
had been revoked.
Mr. Meredith again objected, bat
not before the witness had substan
tially replied In the negative.
Mr. Scott requested the court to
send the jury out la order that ho
might make a statement not proper
for the Jurors to hear at this time.
The jury being removed, the lawyer
explained that the object of his lino
of questioning was to show that
Yoder did not come to Richmond *n
the Interest of the public morals but
to aid and abet Atkinson }n his
vengeful pirns and to enable the
hotel man to get back his license.
He said he would Bhow that Yoder
went Into the hustings court and
gave his oath In support of Atkinson
when the Park hotel people were
seeking to recover (he lost liquor
license.
“1 am going to search out th*
very soul of this witness,” said Mr.
Soott, dramatically. "I have a right
to do It. I respectfully submit that
I am being denied the apportunlty.*?
Mr. Meredith Interposed: “Th*
fact that a man publishes libels about
other people has nothing to do with
a particular 'case. That’s why ) ob«
Ject to this line of questioning.”
Ten minutes of animated conjfo
versy between the lawyers ensued,
Mr. Leake, for the plaintiff joining
In the argument on the legal pro
priety of his associate's questions t«
the witness.
The court ruled in favor of the cons
tentions of Mr. Saunders's lawyers,
Mr. Meredith noted another objec
tion.
Charges Against Others.
Examination of Yoder was re
sumed.
m
■4m
•’You charged Justice Crutchneia,
of the police court, with corruption,
didn't you?” he fired at the witness.
••No," replied witness.
“I object.” protested Mr. Meredith.
"You charged that certain polio*
commissioners were corrupt?"
"Object.” shouted Mr. Meredith.
"Old you not, Mr. Yoder, In the
article published Oct. 16, 1909, at
tack the police Justice in an article
entitled ‘Policy in the Police Court.
Justice John Encourages Crime?1 Did
you not In that same number at
tack Mr. Pollock, alleging that pub
lic office had been used for private
gain? Did you not In more than one
number of your paper, attack the
mayor of this city, charging that he
was false to his oath?" was the next
luestion.
The question went unanswered. MR
Scott diverting his query to another
matter before Yoder could reply.
As to Park License.
"Did you not appear In the Hugfr
mgs Court to testify for Atkinson. IB
testify in his behalf, that he mtgl|| .
iiet a renewal of his license?" “ ; j
"1 didn't know that he had bee*
ndlcted. I had heard his license wag
taken from him by a political clique.*
Witness said he had been summon
Ml to court and he was asked < _
testify as to whether he thought the
Park Hotel was a suitable place tot
i saloon. He had replied that he did
lot favor saloons, but If a saloon Hag
necessary it should be on Broad etrefc^
nstead of hidden away on a ba«*
itreet.. He had testified only,!
if a location., hutdi<|, ppjt .tester
avor of granting a license. The r“
Hotel casew as inertly a transfer
l license from Marshall
"Didn't you charge that