THE WEATHER
CLEAN P
FOR THE H
VOL 1.—No. 37
RICHMOND, VA, FRIDAY. MARCH
11, 1910.
10 PAGES
TWO
MONSTER MEETING
OF CJCJODIES
Business Men of all Philadel
phia Seek Way of End
ing Strike
SITUATION CRITICAL
AND GROWING WORSE
Factories and Great Industrial
Plants Shut Down or Seri
ously Crippled—Resultant
Financial Loss Staggering.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.. March 11 —
How to end Philadelphia’s strtk^ and
thereby stop the general strike, which
has literally paralyzed business In the
City of Brotherly Love, la the object
of a great mass meeting of represen
the city to be held this afternoon.
The situation Is critical. Bloodshed
and rioting has become a matter of
dally occurrence, and each succeed
ing riot Incites the lawless element to
great outbursts. Not only are the law
less elements excited, but peacetul
folk, angered by the sight of husky
policemen clubbing down helpless
men. women andjeven children, have
Iteen aroused to a feeling of resent
ment that may burst forth into resist
ance of a serious character.
Business Is practically at a stand
still. Factories and great industrial
plants are either closed down or seri
ously crippled by the walkout of a
larger proportion of their men. Im
mense plants, unable to get out their
spring samples ami goods, threaten
to c lose down Indefinitely. The finan
cial loss In the city is appalling
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, which brought on the gen
eral strike by refusing to arbitrate
with Its union employes, refuses to
make any concessions. The officials
of the company laugh at threats of
a State-wide strike They are run
— ntng-more'x*r» Ttnm at HtTy former
period during the strike, and declare
they are satisfied.
Await "Boss” McXicliol.
Peace-makers are eagerly awaiting
the return from Florida Wednesday
of State Senator -Lamas P. -McNichoL
■ who. as leader of the municipal po
litical machine, can do more than
any other man to end the strike If
he will.
Headed by President Greenaws.lt,
of the State Federation »f labor, sev
. oral of the leading union men In the
State are coming from New Castle
to prepare for the threatened State
wide strike in fifteen days If the lo
cal unions throughout the State agree
to call It.
The union men declare that despite
the police action In breaking up yes
terday s proposed meeting, they will
meet to-night In the Musical Fund
hall. The police say If the meeting
Is orderly, no attempt will be made
to stop It
. Claim Men Arc Returning
General Superintendent Vaucla'.n,
of the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
to-day declared a large numbe r of the
men who struck there had returned.
All would get their Jobs back when
thev want them, he said. At i ramp-*
Shipyards It was declared there had
been no desertions. To-day Is P0J*
day at Cramps and the union
"pickets" declare they will get out
a lot of men this afternoon.
No serious disorder has cvccurreo
to-dav. though a number of ears have
been stoned by Individuals In outlying
sections The street car officials de
clare they have i.*00 motormen and
conductors at work, operating 1.20u
cars. These figures are denied by the
strikers, who declare only "00 care
are running. Strike breaking street
car men are being Imported from sev
eral points, where the company has
opened recruiting offices.
Officials Closely Guarded.
While both Mayor Rayburn ana
Director of Public Safety Clay deny
t|pv fear for Ihetr i safety, it Is
noticeable to-day that the police
guards through corridors of the city
hall have redoubled.
School teachers, women and busi
ness men who witnessed yesterday’*
rioting along Broad street are united
to-dav that the police used far more
violence than was necessary. Hos
pitals in the vicinity reported they
treated seventy-five persons for club
heoiis while nrlvate physician*
treated many more. Nearly forty
arrest* were made.
A potent factor that may lead tr
the ending of the strike from a
hitherto unexpected quarter Is the
tremendous fall in value of the Rapid
Transit Company's stock, which yes
terday dropped >3 a share on the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, selling
as low as 1» 3-8. a decline of $7
since the Inauguration of the strike.
MAY CUT WESTBROOK
INTO BUILDING LOTS
This Thought to bo the Puqmsc of
Mr. Miller, Its Recent Pur
chaser.
The country home of the late Major
GlnSer, known as ''Westbrook,'' is
soon to be cut up Into building lots,
U Is understood, by Mr. George E.
Miller, of New York, who has Just
bought the property for f87.S00.
This property, one of the most val
uable In Henrico county, contains 15«
acres, lying between the Brook turn
pike and the Hermitage road, and Is
between four and five miles from the
city. It adjoins Joseph Bryan Park
and the Bloomlngdale stock farm'.
Mr. Miller has been to Richmond
several times looking over suburban
property, and Anally decided to buy
Westbrook. The property had been
bequeathed upon the death of Major
CHnter to his niece, Mrs. Albert Young,
of New York, but negotiations were
soon properly under way, and the
final d«ed# and papers of transfer will
be on record within the next few days,
when the place will be turned over
tg Us »»w owner - _
CONGRESSMAN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Representative Perkins of Nev
York Succumbs to Malignant
Disease.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—Aftei
several weeks of critical Illness, Re
presentatlve James B. Perkins, ol
New York, died at 1:15 this morn
tng at Garfield Hospital.
Mr. Perkins had t*en sinking grad
ually for a week or more. He euf
fered from a malignant intestinal dls
ease.
His wife, who had been at his bed
side constantly for the past month
was with him when he died. The re
mains will be taken to the famll:
home, Rochester. N. Y., for burial.
James Breck Perkins was born It
St. Croix Falls. Wls., November 4
1*47. He went to Parts In 1878
where for live years he wrote Frtncl
history. In 1896 ho went to the New
York assembly from the Firs'. Mon
roc county district. He was electee
to the Fifty-seventh Congress, an<
had served ever since, He was chair
man of the House comjnNt*8 on for
eign affairs.
1LENCE MIRKS
TDEKTOI STRIKE
Importation of Strike Breaker
Rouses Car Men—Mayor Is
sues Proclamation.
TRENTON. N. J., March 11
Much disorder and some dole no
marks the second day of Trenton';
trolley strike, aue largely to the lm
portatlon of strike-breakers, which re
suited tn a serious riot, with shoot
ing. late last night. The compan;
Is running a few cars, including on<
car marked "U. S. Mall." on the su
burban lines.
Several arrests were made thu
morning for stoning cars The mayo;
has issued a proclamation asking th<
public to assist ill maintaining order
He will swear In special polieemei
and arm them unless peace is matn
tained.
Both the strikers' committee an.
the company to-day claim to be con
tldent of ultimate victory. Fewc
cars are being run than yesterda;
fewer people are riding In them
The public fully sympathizes with th
strikers, and many labor organist*
lions are boycotting the t ars.
H. HUSHES SUSIMNS
FIRST ACTUAL DEFEIl
Machine Candidate Named f<>
L Stale Senator Over Ilia Speci
fied Favorite.
A I, Jt A X V. N . Y, March. 11 —-Th'
first actual defeat scored against-Gov
ernor Hughes since his advent Int'
New York State politics came to-da;
when his mandate for the election o
Ms representative in the Senate. Bar
vey Hinman. as leader of the Repub
1 leans In that body. » as defeated In
stead George II. Cobb, of Watertown
affiliated with the "Republican ma
chine." was named, following a eaucu
that lasted all night, and resulted ii
considerable bitter feeling
With Governor Hughes In defea
went down Elihu Root. I'nited State
Senator, who sent a telegram fron
Washington demanding the election o
Hinman It la asserted to-day that a
the result the legislative Investigate
of briery, now- In progress, will b
curtailed and the Inquiry restr'eted t
i the facts already known. This, tor
despite the united demand of Presl
dent Taft. Hughe* and Root that th
Inquiry bp made general, no matte
who was hurt.
If the plans or the machine lead
era who forced the naming of Cob
are carried through only the essentia
i measures will be passed, and the Gov
i ernor's direct primary legislation wll
be emasculated.
KILLS HIS STEPFATHER
FOR BEAM MOTHEI
Orders Him to Lcnvc House an
Shoots \\ hen Latter
Refuses.
I NORRISTOWN, PA., March 11
' William Shopperd, a fourteen-year
■ old bdy, to-day shot and instant!
killed hia stepfather, Jerry McMunui
: of Rook ledge.
. The lad came Into the house an
: found his mother belnp beaten by Me
! Manus. He ordered his stepfather t
! leave the house, and when this wa
refused, backed h(b order with a gur
Another refusal was followed by th
shot, and McManus fell dead.
GOVERNOR
SWANSON BACK
Bl’T SAYS VERY I.ITTl.t
| LYNCHBURG. VA., March 11.
Former Governor Swanson and Mri
.Claude A. Swanson left here this morn
Ina for their home In Chatham, s.tte
spending a night here on their retur
from a six weeks' tour of the far wes
Mr Swanson had nothing to say re
garding his former plans.
THE WEATHER.
• The ">ather. _ . ‘
WASHINGTON. r>. C, March 11
Indicp.tlons are that the southern an
; western disturbances will cause unset
i tied weather over the districts east c
! the Mlstsaippt river. There will ts
rains to-night In the South Atlantl
States, followed by clearing Saturua
■ r.r.d rain or snow In the Middle Atlas
*, tic States
! Forecast ClI * P. M. Saturday.
I Vlrglnlr.—Rain on the coast, rain t
J knew lit the Interior to-night; Satui
i day rain.
North Carolina—Rain to-night, to!
lowed by clearing Saturday.
PATTEN HOOTED
i FROM EXCHANGE
I __
i »
Famous Stock Manipulator
Grossly Insulted in Eng
lish Pit.
FEARED HE PLANNED
MORE MARKET RIGGING
Jeering Crowds Follow Financier
Along Street Finally Forc
ing Him to Take Refuge in
Friendly Office Building.
MANCHESTER. E.NU, March 11 —
James Patten, the Chicago wheat and
cotton manipulator, was hooted out
of the Manchester Cotton Exchange
this afternoon.
Mr. Patten was recognized a few
mlnu tes after_tu>—o n I ef-cd—the-—
change and was immediately sur
rounded by a hooting crowd. Brok
ers came to the big manipulator's aid
and escorted him to the street, where
the hostile demonstration was renew
ed with such vigor that a strong force
of police was called.
The police had difficulty In driving
lhe crowd back from the building in
which Patten took refuge. They form
ed a guard about him and got him
safely into a cab, which was driven
at break-ne< k speed to his hotel.
Mr. Patten's market operations are
believed to be Inimical to the big cot
ton spinning interests of this city
The Chicagoan's nerves were plainly
shaken when he regained the hotel.
The anger of the crowd, according
to the Chronicle, resulted from the
icelief that Fatten had come here to
repeat his Chicago performance of al
leged "market rigging "
Cotton experts who talked with Mr
Patten are convinced to-day that he
has come to England to Investigate
the consumption of raw material, so
he may tie guided more clearly in his
future operations in cotton
Mr. Patten insists that there is no
'business" connected with his trip.
but the moment he arrived here to
day from Liverpool he began inter
viewing some of the big cotton spin
ners. and then visited the cotton ex
chflnrp Thti cuff i. n uiiinmrg tvith
• whom hi* talked nay his conversation
clearly Indicated that he is here for
. "pointers.”
Mr. fatten has done little sitn-e his
arrival in Kngland except to mix with
those interested in the cotton indus
try. If pleasure has anything to do
nith his trip he has not disclosed it.
CITY DEFENDANT IN
i COMPANION SUITS
Cases Crowing Oat of Alleged Dg
‘ fwtivc Seilers to be Tried
; * Monday.
^ , The city of Richmond is defendant
* | lu two companion suiu docketed f**r
■ trial in the Law and Kqulty t’ourt
Monday morning:. beginning at U
o'clock.
In one case If. R Bo we is suing the
city for $1,000 as a result of damage
* ' alleged to have been done proparty
1 of the plaintiff on the south side of
Main street at Madison by a defective
t sewer.
s The other plaintiff, the t’o-operatlve
j Investment Company, wants ll.iioo
r from the city for alleged damage to
its property in the same vicinity from
1 a sewer
1 According to the allegations, the
* damage is the result of negligence on
y ■ the part of the city authorities for sev
, eral years past.
The case will be tiled by a ury.
SI HE HAS EVIDENCE
i OF SUB-TREASURY THEFT
Attorney Claims llo Can Acrount
For $173,000 Stolen in
Chicago.
CHICAGO. Marih 11.— Federal au
thorities are making every effort to
j tornec James Barbour, who declared
in Judge Brentano’e court he had
evidence as to how $ ITS.000 wo.,
stolen from the United States sub
treasury three years ago. The dec
laration of Atorney Barbour thal
the mystery of the huge theft is
solved, following a motion by the
" prosecution to dismiss a suit for *50.
’ 000 for malicious pro»ectton brought
’iliy George VV. Fitzgerald against Wl.
, i liain Bolden week, sub-treasurer.
1 > - Bart~*«r. attorney for the defense
said to-day he dared Fitzgerald b
' go ypon' the witness stand and sub
s i mlt * to cross-examination regarding
th. theft of the *173,000. which dU
f appeared when he was assorting cicrl
in the sub-treasuty.
"We have the evidence." said Bar
t hour, "and we wish to make use el
•• this evidence, even if we have to pro
j claim it a town meeting.”
. i BUSINESS MF.N TO BF
rj GIVEN ANOTHER SMOKKh
n i --—
-• I At the meeting of the Board oi
•!r>lrectors of the Richmond Chambei
: of Commerce Thursday afternoon Mr
Sol Cutchtns and S. C. Atkins & Com
pany were admitted as members ol
the cb-t ir >lf<tr, and following this
President Woods submitted the repor
; of he delegation which went to
'Washington Feb. 25 in the Interest
Z ! of James river improvement. Satis
. factory work was reported with en
ftcouraglng prospects. Mr. Wood men
s | tinning particularly the assistance
c i rendered by Colonel .John B Pur
y j t ell and Mr. S. T. Morgan.
' f The board decided to' gU e annthei
smoker in the Jefferson he tel. h'om
. of the definite arrangements were
Rfade, hut the date of the smokei
was tentatively set st April 14. sub.
- Ject, however, to change by the ar
rangements committee.
LARGE FUND FOR
House Yields to Popular De
mand and Partially Re
stores Sum
NOT HAVE TO CUT
HIGHER IHSTITUTIONS
Vigorous Fight Made for More
Money for Good Rouds—To
Retain War Records
Offiw.
The House adopted a resolution
! Friday extending the present session
of the General Assembly five days.
This resolution was offered by Mr.
Rosewell Page, of Hanover, and waa
adopted In order that a' number of
.important matters could he completed:
Mr. .Nolan read a resolution, in
which he went on record ait purchas
ing the first oarload of lime manufac
tured under the Page lime bill. Mr
Harwood amended the resolution, al
lowing the second carload to be sold
to Richmond.
A resolution tvas offered by Mr
; Curtis, and adopted, requesting th<r
heads of the State departments to
site preference t" Confederate sol
diers when filling positions.
Senate bill 283. relative to how a
person should practice law', was pass
ed in order that the matter could get
to the Supreme Court. •
Restore Fund for Schools.
Much to the surprise of the entire
lloui.e. the section of the appropria
j tion bill in relation to public schools
j "as passed upon w ithout opposition,
i It had been expected that there would
j be a battle royal over this section
The entire matter was adjusted by
an amendment, offered by Colonel
I Bowman, Increasing the primary
school appropriation. In all there Is
about $1.1)00,000 provided for this
i purpose.
I The fight against cutting the appro
1 priation for—primary — schools was
opened with a resolution, introduced
by Judge Williams, prohibiting a re
duction in this appropriation from
last year This resolution was passed
i by on motion of Colonel Bow man.
| who offered an amendment Increasing
from $475,000 to $500,000 Ho also
provided for an appropriation of
; 125,000 to be used for the (traded
I schools of the rural districts, with
i the provision that no school should re
i celve more than $2«G each. Colonel
U..wma« said that if t nr*.-***- n mend -
tn< nts were adopted Super'ntendent of
: Futdic Instruction Kgglestnn has stat
ed that he could raise $100,000 by
pulillc subscription Judge Williams
stated that the amendment was per
fect!) agreeable to him and if It was
! adopted he would withdraw his reso
lution to cut the appropriation for
i higherjgchiiiilS- IQ per cent-, -
Mr. i»eal. of Norfolk, took a dif
ferent view of the matter He was of
the opinion that more money should
be given to city schools and not give
the $25.00(1 to rurtil districts Trie
amendments were favored by Mr
. Throckmorton, who urjfed that they
be adopted. The amendment was
adopted by a targe majority
On motion of Mr Oliver, ihe State
normal schools at Harrisonburg and
Fredericksburg were added to the list
of such schools provided for These
schools had been omitted by the com
mittee and were added by common
! consent.
Too Much for Sinking Fund.
Colonel Bowman had appropriated
$125,00<> to the sinking fund of the
State. Mr. Boyd objee ted to this, as
It was over $5,000 more money than
was required bv the contract with the
i creditors. He moved that this fund be
| reduced to $120,000. which motion
I was carried.
The cattle quarantine allowance
!was increased $f>00. making this
j amount $b,5*>o.
A reduction of $10,000 was made
in the appropriation for the State
Hoard of Health.
More- for Catawba.
An additional appropriation of $58.
j 000 was made for buildings, improve
ments and support of the sanatorium
■ at Catawlca was made.
Mr. Cox attempted to have an ap
propriation of $2,000 added to the
milltarv fund for maintenance of field
batteries. This was opposed. "It has
open turneu uow u uy ini' u'KLsiHuirf
once,” declared Mr. Cooke, "anil we
should not allow It to be wedged In
here.”
Mr. I>eal and Mr. Houston also ob
jected to the amendment. Mr. Hous
ton asked the member from Rich
mond to withdraw ht» amendment, as
It was against the wishes of the mili
tary board. In reply Mr. Cox said he
did not desire to be discourteous to
the mtlltarj hoard, but would insist
on his amendment. The artillery of
the State are a very important branch,
according to Mr Cox. and should lie
given as much consideration as the
i infantry. The pending question was
called and the amendment was lost.
More For (load Roads.
The next section of the hill reached
was In regard to the good roads Next
to the school question the good roads
was the most debated question of the
bill.
In support cf a resolution offered
by him on Thursday Mr McRae urged
that no reduction be made in the road
appropriation The member from
Cumberland had a large following on
the floor, and the Finance Committee
had a hard time convincing them thai
enough money had been allowed fur
road improvement.
Mr Adams moved that the expense
account for the maintenance of con
vict road force be Increased from
(15.000 to $100,000. Mr. Adams said
he respected the opinion of the Fi
nance Committee, but thought in this
case they had underestimated the
value to the State of convict labor
on roads. Judge Williams, of Odes,
said he had always opposed working
roads with convict labor, and would
oppose It now. It only benefits a few
’■ of the larger counties, and the smaller
counties can't afford It Colonel Bow
. man opposed the amendment serious
ly. and asked the members to vote It
down. Ho raid he would be In favor
. of iTiireartBg the -appropriation for
, State money aid. but not to convict
, labor funds^ The amendment was loit.
>Continued <m"
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kiSaM
Ad nil nlnt ration Dalldlnft of t'ittwbi
GRAFTERS LOSE
Tl E O APPEAL
Conviction of Pittsburg Politioans
on Bribery Charges Sustained
by Supreme Court.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, March 11.—
Appeals from the decisions of th*
superior i ourt, which sustained th*
convictions In quarter sessions cowri
In Pittsburg of C. S. Cameron. H. M
Bolder and Charles R. Kli hardson it
the CTumilmanli bribery and con
spiracy eases, were allowed hy th*
supreme court here to-day. Appeal;
In the cases of William Brand. J. C
Wasson and - Ramsey were re
fused---—— -
Nothing was done In th.- case 01
John F. Klein, convicted of aiding an.
abetting Cameron.
LINE WILL BOLD
TWO NEW STEAMERS
I (Special to The Richmond Virginian. '
NEWPORT NEWS. VA„ March 11.
i It ts announced that the Chesapeake
: Tdne. which piles out of Hampton
; Hoods to Baltimore, and which la an
ofT-shoot of the famous old York
j River Line of steamers, will shortly
i begin the construction of twe fine
1 steamers for their route. It la said
that, while the Newport News yard
has never built any ships for this line,
it will be an active competitor for the
contracts
Newport News general contractors
hare been much in the limelight for
some time past by reason of their uni
form Eucioss in landing large con
tracts. they now having on hand In
the neigh tx.rhood of a half million
dollars' worth of work. The. latest
triumph for local builders is the land
'ng of the i vmtract for the addition
i to the Post Office building at Athens
I (“la . the contract price being $12,750.
The low bidder is the Newport Con
> struct!-n and Engineering Company
i which has its general offices In this
jVirgil Whittington Visiting Sid
Wife Succumbs to Attack of
Heart Failure.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian
ROANOKE. VA., March 11.—Vlr
gll K. Whittington, of Portsmouth
Va . was found dead In an outhousi
of the heme of h!s brother-in-law
ill. P. Glasgow, here Friday morntns
Me came here to be with his wit'
who Is seriously 111 ,and not expeclei
to live. Mis death Is said to hav
been due to heart failure.
NOT EVOl'tSIl MONEY TO
PAY FOB THE I>K!\K>
George WIncherter, a negro, walk
ed Into Pat MiMonough's saloor
Thur?day night and offered 25 cents
In payment for seven drinks. Mr. H
F. Sweet, the bartender In the place
ealld Winchester's attention to thf
fact that the amount was not suffi
cient, and Winchester applied an epi
thet to Mr. Sweet, whereupon Win
chester was struck across the head
with a bottle from which he had
drunk by the bartender. Justk-<
Crutchfield told Winchester that th«
language he used was not becoming
in a negro, and the case was dis
missed.
WILL INTRODUCE Bill
AGAINST COLD STORAGE
Newport News Counei'man Want;
AP Such Produets to be
Labelled.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. March 11
I—Councilman C. R. Felles, of thi
Jetty. will introduce an ordinance a
the next meeting of the city coun
<11 that wll require all foodstuffs tha
hare been In cold storage and whirl
, are offered for sale In this city to oe«
the dale rf the time at which the,
i were placed t» ,rucb itnrun,.Ttv
ordinance will also contain provision
relative to canned goods, enablini
the purchaser to see readily the "age
tha goods exposed for aaie. --
f
Dr. Kailua G. Williams.
EXPIATES GRIME
ON IRE GALLOWS
IIksnrv . Last to Ilartg it
North Carolina Walks to
Death Calmly.
(Special to Tho Richmond Virginian.)
RALEIGH. N. C.. March 11 — Artei
spending a restful night in his cell a
the county jal! at Elid ibethtown.
l Henry Spivey. a negro who is ,TB«
last man in North Carolina to hang
walked boldly to the gailowe in lh<
Jail yard. Before he was hung h<
held out hl» hand to the sheriff t<
»hn« that It was steady lie pal',
great attention to the actions o
guards adjusting rope.
Spivey made ho statement He ha
no relatives or friends, and his ondj
will l>e plaeed in Potter's field Th<
trap was sprung at 12:09, and th<
negro was pronounced dead in tei
minutes. Me was hung for murder
Illness Reveals Secret.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
tVIN'STON-SAMEM, VA.. March H.
Miss Gertrude Tech, who has been
nlnvincr fhd* nlnno Ht n Itw'tfll th«»Atur
for some time, was secretly married
to Mr. Arthur Pearce, who has sign
ed up with the Greensboro, N.
baseball team, early last month, and
the secret would not have leaked out
had ont Mrs. Pearce became 111. Both
arc musicians, and Mr. Pearce met
her for the rtrst time while he was
engaged a» a soloist a t the theater.
Home Wrecker Held.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
WINSTON SALEM. VA.. March 11
Arthur Ptts. a white man. who was
arrested In Danville*. Va., a few days
ago on the charge of running away
with Mrs. Robert Bran scorn be, the
wife of a mechanic here, has been
brought back here for trial.
! CARNEGIE JUST LAUGHS
AT REGENT CRITICISMS
Asks if Joseph Fe’s is n "Soft Soaj
M anufaet urer' *—P ra isos
Pinchot.
DELMONTK. CAL.. March 11.—An
drew Carnegie asked to-day for a re
ply to the rseest arraignment of him
self and other multi-millionaires bj
Joseph I-’els. of Philadelphia answerer
the Question with a smile and th<
single comment "Is Pels a soft soai
manufacturer?”
Further than this he refused to dls
t cuss the subject.
i Carnegie left to-day for Santa Crux
where be wtl’ be the guest of honoi
this afternoon at a banquet spread un
der the great Santa Crux Redwoods bj
the combined civil and social organl
xatlons of the city. To-morrow h<
1! will be entertained In San Francisco bj
the Chamber of Commerce.
Discussing the Ballinger-Pinchot con
trovers?* and his own stand on publh
questions to-day Carnegie said he >va:
still a "Roosevelt Republican." and In
- doreed the work Roosevelt had startei
through llnchot.
“Plncho* la a splendid man." he said
"and It Is Indeed unfortunate that hi
has become Involved In any matte:
which separates him from the service.
T Carnegie also indorsed the munlclpa
. j ownership of all transportation line*
city gas. electricity, water and shipplm
terminals such wharves.
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.j Faces Serious Charge,
t (Special to The Richmond Virginian.:
i WINSTON-SALEM, VA.. Mart h 11
.• Ellis Dean, a white, youth, gtvtngthii
ago as sixteen, was arrested yea ter
» day afternoon at one of the factorial
i here on the charge of carnal knowl
edge of Elisa Purdle. who. 1? Is al
’ j leged, la only eight yeara of age. H«
i*waa tocked up without bonfc
Charges of Senator NoeM
Debate But Not Re
duction
LACK OF JUDGMENT
BUT NO DISHONES1
Senator Makes This Expiana'
and Other Senators Give Ttl
bereidosis Sanatorium Clean %
Bill of Health.
•f-y
"Much ado about nothtna.”
This Shakespearean title
more or less appropriately be bolr»
rowed to characterise the statem*g|a
made against the Board of Health fcjr
.Senator Noel, of Bee county, In
Senate Thursday night and FT
morning. -Senator Noel's.elk
of misjudgment on the part
. William* not only did not lmi—__
the Senate to the extent of lowering
the board's appropriation or deciding
to Investigate the body, but reeulhMt
In some hot shots being fired at tm
Southwest Folon and a "clean bill Of
health" for the board and Commla
sloccr Knton Williams.
Senator Noel disclaimed any Integ
tlon to charge dishonesty to the
board, and continued reading from M
document in which Dr. Robert Wlt
Hams, the resigned superintendent
; the Catawba Sanitarium, who
that the whole scheme of the t
t'Hlon was askew and awry
things as they should have been.
Senators lasslter. Risen. Keeaeil,
Sims and Halsey dissipated the
gattons of misjudgment and paid
compliments to Senator Noel for mefc-*'
i tag his statements because he
criticised in a newspaper.
When the dove of peace I
spread Ito wings over the Senate,
j S to,000 appropriation to the Board
Health «a« made without a dlaeent
ing voice, and things )>egan running
smooth again.
Xoel Continues Charges.
When the Senate convened
Mr. Xoel -aid he did not t
| charge dishonesty on the part of
i administration of Catawba Si
! torlum but he did want to say
an egregious blunder had been
at the Institution.
Senators Klain and Rlaon qu'
ed Sir. Noel how long he had bt
• fn possession of the Information"
jv.hbh he based his chargee.' He l
.plied five or six days. Senator RH
wanted to know why the chargee gf<
I not made before. Mr. Noel
that he had had no
1 tng the-paitt =wee*, dS
made chargee when the
' was being considered several
ago. but no one thought eno
them to ask for the facta on W1
he based hts chargee
Objection* to the Site.
Senator Noel lead two letters tend*
lng to show that Delegate SpeMagft
endeavored to dissuade the health
* officials from sole, ting the STd BSfc
noke Red Springs as the site of tkft
Catawba Sanatarlum. Two letter*
from INdegate Spessard to Dr. Wits
Hams and one from the health. cam*
mlasloner to the delegate were trad.
The senator continued to read from
the report of Dr. Robert - -
i who resigned from the sene'
■ and who stated in writing that
i entire site, including the drainage*,
i buildings, view and soil, were unfit.
The resigned superintendent also stale
. ed that because of the inaecssablttty
of the sanatarlum the patients suf
fered from home sickness and lack
of change of scene, and it was neces- -
sary to haul drinking water some die
tance to tho Institution.
At this juncture Senator lltlgg
rose to a point of order, saying Seng?."''-,
| tor Noel's remarks were out of ordtt. '
as he hail withdrawn his chargee.-";
Senator Noel disclaimed having *
A it a hlnndof Wh
charged more than a blunder. Hk
anawi that it was an egregious blull
to spend $8,000 to repair, aw
hotel building on an Improper
when $10.(100 would hag*
now and rn«»del structure on w
tite * .
Senator Halsey called upon Hr. Neel s
for the rourre of his Information and
where he got the report of Dr. Rob* ? “
»rt Williams. The gentleman front S
Lee said hts Informant was W. R. yf
Watkins, formerly stenographer to th* K
health commissioner. Asked tf the
stenographic notes were taken at a* ?
executive session. Mr. Noel said bgl <!•
dtd not know.
Ray of Dr. Robert Williams. : I
Commenting on the payment of ttrgK;JJ
months' salary and $1,250 to Dr. {tail,
ert Williams, Senator Noel said It*
could not understand it. unlew tit*
attorney-general believed tha physl*
clan had a right of action against tb*"jf
State because of representations in
letter to him from the health oow
missioner. In closing. Senator N«*l :
r.ald a check should be put on th* 1
practice of allowing departments to |
draw money without vouchers. “fc'iS.
have put this matter fairly before th* f
a*
No
Senate. Gentlemen, do as you see tit,'
said Mr. Noel.
Defends the Institution.
Senator l/»sa:ter replied to
Noel. The Petersburg senator
ed investigation of real estate Vi
had shown that the Board of
| got a good bargain when It pureh
j the butldlng and site for $19,000.
read a report showing that in
: weeks 13 patients at the sanat
most of them from Senator
! congressional district, gained an
i age of 9 1-2 pounds per man.
lone man lost 2 pounds". ‘ —
Senator Noel said Dr. Robert
! Hams declared that consumptive*
ways gained weight In the mi
i or Virginia. Senator Gravgtt
from a report showing that out
52 patients at the Institution 1
; been cured and 40 materially
ed.
Senator Lassiter began to
i the statement that Delegate
son a lawyer, received It IS
amtning the title to nln*
mountain property, and wtd
had a right to charge fees.
Senator Noel, an attorney,
fees. Senator Noel then rale
he had been Informed that
Bowman's con received Si.
gotlatlng the deal in which
purchased . tl»e sanatorium.
Mr. ljuMtter said he
University of Virginia
Williams, and although
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