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PINGHOT AND
ROOSEVELT
STILL TALK
Have Second Conference To
day Going Over the Entire
Political Field
THE PLANS OF BOTH
Today's Session of the Conference
was in the Nature of a Cross-Ex-
animation by Mr. Roosevelt He
Asked Mr. Plnchot Many Questions
About Politics In General it is
Thought Roosevelt Expects to
See Senator Root in England
Witt Also See Scth Bullock
James 1). rhelan Also Sees the Ex.
President.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Port? Maurizld, Italy, April 12
Theodore Roosevelt today accepted
an Invitation, extended by Oifford
Plnchot, 'to address the National Con
servation League of America next
summer, on a date yet to be deter
mined. In that address, the former presi
dent will break his silence of many
months, and speak his attitude to
ward the manner In which his poli
cies have been treated by the pres
ent administration. That is the real
significance behind the promise to
make a speech.. By that time Mr.
Roosevelt will have absorbed every
angle of the polltcal situation,
i ' The deposed v chief forester - an
nounced the acceptance of the tnvi
tlon today after the second confer
ence with his old leader; Mr. Pln
chot appeared .elated, and his smile
was broader tiian that which he wore
at the end of the first conference
yesterday.' .
Politics Subject or Talk,
v Porto Maurlzio, Italy, April 12. .
Gilford Plnchot, deposed chief forest
er, was up bright and early today
to continue his conference with Theo
doore - Roosevelt. Many points
which had not been fully expounded
by the chief forester whom President
Taft removed remained for today's
topics, and when Mr. Plnchot left
the Riviera palace hotel for the villa
Raphls he carried a bundle of docu
ments which were not, used in yes
terday's discussion.
Today's session was in the nature
of a cross-examination by Mr. Roose-,
velt. NO sooner had they met than
Mr. Roosevelt began raining snappy
queries on the last upholder of his
conservation policy in bis successor's
administration.
Neither, however, after the meet
ing, was more loquacious than yester
day, the former . president keeping
strictly to the letter his announce
ment made In Home that he would
have nothing to say and that Plnchot
would have nothing to say without
his consent.
It Is known, however,, that Mr.
Roosevelt today devoted, himself, in.
(Continued on Page Four)
S. A. L ENGINEERS
GET All INCREASE
." (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Portsmouth, Va., April 12 Agree
ment has been reached, by the engineers
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway sys
tem with the IToad whereby they' will
receive an average increase of six per
cent' in all. branches of their work.' F.
A. Burfess, assistant grand chairman
of, the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, who came here a week ago
from Cleveland, -O., to take- up con
ference with General Manager HU
where thoy were, broken, off by the ex
ecutive committee; of adjustments, rep.
resenting the engineers, succeeding in
amicably adjusting the new . working
scale; Where the committee that pre
ceded', hltn had failed. The engineers
have all the othef disputes udjusted as
well. " , ki .
' v Forest Fires Raging.
Tyrone, Pa., April 12. The forests
around, Tyrone are enveloped in fire
and there 1 danger of the flame
criming within the city lines. Already
men have been .placed at outposts to
warn residents of approaching dan
ger. Tl) village of Seal, near here,
in the heart of the' brush mountains,
is surrounded by fire, and a call for
help was tit hare. ; .
THE DKEXEti-QOULD MARRIAGE.
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hiiiaiilllliliiliiilii
ff'if'lSiM'&'feife
(On left) Miss Marjorie Gould,
Gould, of New York, whose marriage to Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., will take
place at the residence of the bride's parents on Fifth Avenue on April 19.
The father of the bride has just purchased a $500,000 residence on Fifth
Avenue which he will give to his daughter as a wedding present. : (On
right) Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., the Philadelphia and New York society man
and clubman, whose coming marriage to -Marjorie Gould on April 10 will
be one of the most noteworthy society events of the late season.
' ' ' "..-'.
THE RAILROAD RATE
BILL IN THE HOUSE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 12 In view of the
fact that the railroad bill was to come
up in the houxe today, It being the
first of the administration measures to
be reported, the attendance was lurger
than ubusI.
Before the bill was called uj Repre
sentative Hull of Iowa, presented the
conference report on the United States
military academy appropilatlon bill.
After tome debate on the amendments
to this bill changing the law relating
to hazing at the academy the report
was adopted. ,
Representative Mann of Illinois,
chairman of the Interstate and foreign
commerce committee, then called up
the railroad bill.' He spoke In advocacy
of the measure, and said in part: .
'If the bill which the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce as
reported to - the , house Is enuctud Into
law, It will in no way retard or injure
railway construction, railway operation
or wise rallr&y management. - On the
other hand, It will give greater expend!
tion to justice, greater advantages on
even terms to all- shippers, greater se
curlty to those who. care to invest their
money In railway stocks, or bonds and
greater protection to those railroads
whore management, desires to. operate
them efficiently In the interest of the
people who use them and . the stock
holders who own them.- .
Broadly speaking the propositions In
volved in the pending bill may mostly
be covered under three, general head.
First; To expedite Justice through
speedy determination of disputes, by
means of the creation of the commerce
court and other methods provided in
the bl!!.
Second: Enlarging the statuary
duties of the railways and the, rights
of shippers and Increasing the powers
of the Interstate commerce commission,
so; that classification, regulations and
practices hall be Just and reasonable
and enforceable a sjich, whether af
fecting the rates charged or not. .
Third: Regulating the consolidation
of railroads and .the stocks and bonds
which -may be -Issued by railways to
the end that competition; may be Kept
open as far a ' possible and. rates .shall
not be- maintained unreasonably- high
in order , to "pay returns iiiprtn' capjtal.
nominally : though ; hot ' really, Invested
Ither in-the construction or equipment.
of the road." J , . . , ' " "
. ' Thomas liyrnes Dying.', v
(By Leased Wire to The Times.),
New York,,, pril 12 Thomas
Byrnes, former police superintendent,
one of the best known detectives In
the world, is dying: at his home here.
He has been ill for months.-Mrs.
Byrnes has given up all hope , Byrnes
was on the police force thirty-five
years, and served In the Civil1 War.
He guarded Jefferson Davis when the
Confederate president was In New
York. , .
No-Prospects For Peace. ,. ,
Washington, April 12 "The pros
pects for peace between, Peru .? and
Ecuador are rapidly diminishing, ac
cording to advices received today, by
the state department., The Peruv
ians are enthusiastic for war and the
Ecuadorean government is now mob
ilising troops. : . ; . r '
the beautiful daughter of George
BIG THIEVES TRUST
EXPOSED BY POLICE
(Bv Cable to The Times.
Berlin, April 12 After months of In
vestigation In collaboration with the
police .of every big European city, the
authorities here, aided by the secret
police, have uncovered a thieves' trust,
which, in a few years, has obtained
more than Jl.OOO.000 from travellers,
Many of the victims are Americans.
From one victim alone the gang secured
$120,000 In jewels. He was M. Peyreuse,
a French Jeweler, and was robbed in
the Grand Hotel. Genoa, lif July 1908.
A number of arrests were made to
day..
The disclosures show that the organi
zation had a perfect system, was run
on business principles and paid a yearly
dividend. Men and women were in. the
scheme. Every hotel In Europe was
watched cai-crully, the gang operating
on scientific line. Oriental tourists
points were ulso worked, even Cairo
being Included. ' . -
The leader was formerly a chimney
sweep, who for several years has op
erated the-oiganikation from BerHn
headquarters. Tiring of the dullness of
hlo provincial birthplace, In central
Germany, the sweep , turned burglar.
Ho secured several recruits, and finally
formed the thieves trust, heading
staff of tMlrty men and women. .
From the Central office in Berlin the
members of the gang told oft to various
districts, each being held responsible
for a good showing In his territory. A
nermanent agent was -maintained in
Paris, who telegraphed in core Inforina.
tioni particularly in reference to the
movements of Jewelers. ' It was In this
wav that the Fey reuse roDDery was
planned..1 ;
Once a year the gang met at Nice,
where a. dividend ' was declared, the
year's work renewed, and that of the
next 12 months mapped out. Most of
the loot went . to the chief, the ex
sweep. . i . ,
' New Southern Society.
(By Leased Wire to-The Times.)
Washington, April 12. A south
ern society will, be formed' in, Wash
ington in May when a large meeting
of representatives of -the different
southern states., societies will be held
to organise. - ;v', : V" -V..- ,
i Last nignt a preliminary meeting
held at Conference Memorial Hall
was presided over by W. E. Sudarth.
Members from the societies of Texas,
Arkansas, Missouri, ' Tennessee, and
Mississippi were present.. . : ' .
. The Walsh Will Cas.:: J'
' ( By ' Leased1 wire to The Time. )'
Washington, April 12. The will
of Thomas F. Walsh, the'mining mag
nate, filed today, leaves $130,000 to
charity and the rest of the estate
practically In its entirety to Mrt, Car
rie B. Walsh, the widow and Mrs. K
B. McLean, a daughter. The estate
Is valued at from $8,000,000 to
$13,000,000., ,
Machinists Strike.
(By Leased Wire' to The times.)-'
RoehesteV,' N. ' Y., April 12. A
strike of machinists was ordered here
today. One thousand men are out
and sixteen big Bhoprntfeeted. . . J
THE TRUST CASES
Delay an Important Develop
ment in Political Situation
Taking of Further Steps by the Ad
ministration Toward Caivying Out
the Roosevelt Policies Is to a Large
Extent Made Impossible.
(By. Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, April 12 The an
nouncement by the supreme court
that the government suits against the
Standard Oil -Company and the
American Tobacco Company must be
reheard is today regarded as the most
Important development of months in
the complex political situation and
of great importance in its expected
effect on the congressional elections
of next November. The delaying of
these crucial cases for probably a
year has these effects:
1. President Taft's trust busting
campaign is postponed, and tor the
time being crippled.
2. His choice of a successor to the
late Associate "Justice Brewer is has
tened when he had hoped for plenty
of time. '
The taking of further steps by the
administration .toward carrying out
the Roosevelt policies is to a large
extent made impossible till after the
November elections.
While the government is planning
for the second arguing of the cases
and steps toward the selection of a
tentative date by the government and
the attorneys for the defendant cor
porations are being negotiated, the
interest in the cases will center large
ly in the political .-, effect and the
choice of a successor to Justice
Brewer. . '. . .
One view of the situation, partic
ularly prevalent among regular, and
reactionary republicans, is that the
delay in the- trurt cases will give the
country opportunity to settle down
financially, and overcome the last
traces of tae 1907 panic.
The refusal of the court to make
a decision- with only a partial bench,
however, is commented on chiefly in
regard to its problematical effect on
the public and the country's attitude
toward the republican party in rela
tion to the tariff and trusts.
Many names have been suggested
in -the last few weeks for the vacan
cy in the court and the imperative
need of the complement of judges has
revived flagging interest In the situa
tion. - Of all, however, the one most
mentioned is Charles E. Hugnes,
governor of New York.
President Taft will make the ap
pointment before congress adjourns,
and, it is said by those id the confi
dence Of the administration, that the
governor of New York may be named
if he wishes to accept the judicial po
sition. He has already announced he
will not be candidate for governor
again. Six men are known to have
been most favored for the appoint
ment. Five of these are believed to
be eliminated now by their previous
connection with the cases which must
be the first heard by the new justice.
I'he other man is governor Hughes.
The five who nave ngurea in me
trust cases are Frank B. Kellogg, the
famous "trust buster;" Judges San
born, Vandevanter and Hook, and So
licitor tJeneral Bowers. .
Among the other jurists who have
been mentioned are Justices of the
(Continued on Page Five.)
SHRINERS HAYING
A GREAT TIME
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Nw Orleans, La., April 12. With
hundred thousand guests within
the 'confines of the city ' with little
eise to do except enjoy themselves,
the Crescent City as host to the
Shrlners is outdoing itself In the way
of festivities; Even the ; ffcr-fatued
Mardl Gras Is being equalled dally
in .'the streets. Good , . fellowship
reigns supremo and, everyone - Is
happy. - : . -..'; - ,' ' ;,' .
MedinaU Temple, of Chlcago with
Its large delegation, ahd! ladles, Is
UklilR front rank' with Liilit Temple..
of Philadelphia, la the celebration.
Receptions supposed to be sepa
rate were -given by these, temples at
the St. Charles Hotel last night. The
crowd- thoroughly enjoyed the Bplrit
of the Occasion and, It turned into
one big celebration. ,' A giant parade
preceded the conclave s first session
In the Scottish Rite Temple this
morning, , , . vs. ..
Indications point to Rochester, N.
Y.; th next meeting olac of the
conclave, - u.: - -i
WITNESSES IN
, (On left) Mrs. Ada Flaminga!!
trill be witnesses in the trial of Albert
fifteen-year-old Ruth Wheeler. Their testimony will deal with Wolter's
alleged . system of enticing women to
fering positions. (On right) Miss
sold Albert Wolter the paint and brush which he used in repainting the
fireplace where Ruth Wheeler's body
a heavy blow to Wolter's alibi.
FAMOUS RUSSELL
WILL CONTEST CASE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Boston, Mass., April 12 The famous
Russell will contest, involving $W0.000
was ended, today when Judge . Liwton
decided that the plaintiff, who claimed
to be the missing son ot Daniel Rus
sell, was an Impostor. The claimant
is known as "Dakota Dan."
The elder Russetl bad two sons, Wil
liam C. and Daniel Blake.
Daniel Blake Russell left home at
the age of 23. This was In 1885. He
quarreled with his father before he
left. In the will left by Daniel Russell
was a clause which provided that hair
of the estate which he left to William
C. Russell should be turned over to
Daniel Blake in case, the latter returned
home within 20 years after the older
man's death. .
Last April a man came from North
Dakota claiming to be the missing Dan
iel Blake Russell. William C. Russell
refused to recognize him. A hearing
was granted on his identitv. It started
September 20, 1906. The taking of evi
dence ended March 24, 1910. There were
122 days of actual trial. Over J150.000 is
estimated to have been spent In the
trial.
Thirty-six Melrose people identified
the claimant as the son of Daniel Rus
sell. The respondent sought to prove
that he was an Impostor and that his
real name was James Delbert Ruseau
of Bombay, St. Lawrence county, N'ew
York. The parents of Ruseau came to
court and identified the claimant as
their son.
Members of the Russeau family ad
mitted that they were paid heavily for
testifying. Mrs. Ruseau admitting that
she did pot know who the claimant
was and did not care because she had
received a big roll of money. A wit
ness testified that the father of Kusenu
told him of the death of his son James
a few years ago.
MADE HITTER SPEECH.
Government Program Bitterly At
tacked by Unionist. :
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
London, April 12. The govern
ment program was bitterly attacked
In the Commons-today by William
Peel, unionist,. who declared, that the
Commons ' aimed at usurping the
functions which for centuries had be
longed tor the other house.
The attack which caused surprise
and some excitement, came when the
commons resumed the debate on the
second, resolution, , limiting the veto
power of ; the-, lords respecting bills
unrelated to .finance.'. The. resolution
provides that if a bill Is passed by the
commons at three successive sessions,
il becomes a law without the lords'
consent.
In the house of lords today Lord
Crewe, ; the government leader, de
clared that It, would be desirable to
puss the budget before the spring re
cess in the middle of May., ;
Rioting In Marseilles.
(By Cable to The Times.) :
Marseilles. April 12 Rioting to
day broke out In the sympathetic
strike Which threatens to tie up the
entire city in every industry. Clashes
were frequent and the police were re
inforced throughout the city. Miny
stores are closed, the clerks ., hating
struck, and the tramway service is at
a standstill. : . ; ..- , , . -.
In the manufacturing district mny
plants are closed and the naval strike
still keebs shipping tied up. - .
THE WOI.TEK TRIAL.
,T S
(upper) and Mrs. Joseph Italiin, who
Wolter on tle charge of murdering
l is flat through advertisements of
Jennnie Usher t lie young' woman who
was burned. Her testimony will be
NO STRIKE ON
N. Y. CENTRAL
(Bv Lea sod Wire to The Times. I
New York, April 12. There will
be no strike on the New York Central
Railroad. A compromise offered to
the 35,000 employees has met with
the approval of the union leaders.
It was declared ut the beginning of
the conference today between rail
road officials and employees repre
sentatives that a settlement would be
reached in a short time.
It is understood that the compro
mise is on . the basis of the raises
granted bv the Baltimore and Ohio.
After a conference it was decided
to submit all existing differences on
the compromise in the matter of
wages and hours to two arbitrators.
They are E. E. Clark, a member of
the interstate commerce commission,
and to'rftierly grand chiet conductor
'of the Order of Railwav conductors
and T. H. MorrUsev, president of the
Railway 'Eniplpvees and Investors As
sociation who was at one time grand
master of the Brotherhood ol Rail
road Trainmen.
WANTS OLD GALLOWS.
' '
Criminal W'niils to be Hanged on
Gallows That Anarchists Were
Hanged On.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) .
Chicago, Ills.. April 12 Clinton
St. Clair will bo linnged in Rockord,
Ills., on Friday on the gallows. 'used
for many years. In' Cook county, in
pursuance ot one of the most iintis-ial
requests of a condemned prisoner in
the annals of criminal history.;.
St. Clair was found Kitilty of mur
dering an aged woman in Rock ford.
He read of the gallows used in this
county on which were hung the an
archists w ho participated in the Hay
market riots, Johann Hoch, tiie no
torious polygamist, the car barn
bandits, and ninny ot'riers who have
gained notoriety because of the dar
ing and sensational features of their
acts and expressed a wish that the
same gallows be used for his execu
tion. The gallows were shipped to
day.
Two Earthquakes Yesterday.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Lawrence, Kas., April 12. i'he
seismograph at the University of
Kansas today was found to have re
corded two earthquakes yesterday.
The center of disturbance is believed
to be in Mexico, 1,500 miles or more
south of here. The shocks begun at
6:40 p. m., lasting several minutes,
and the second, of flv'? minutes dura
tion, began at 9:02 p.m.
Ilulf In Political Fight.
' (By Cable to The Times. I
. Paris, April 12 Advices received
here today feay that M. Tueophile
Delcasse, ex-minister of foreign af
fairs, has been slightly injured In an
election fight at Foix, in the depart
ment of Ariege.
Crew of Ten Drowned.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Parts, pril .12 The pilot boat Hi
rondelle went down today, ten ot her
crew being drowned. She was bound
from St' Brius to Prehel, when the
disaster occurred, u . ;u; -;, . , ,
DITT IITTir
mJJ X JJU11 A JUJU
PROGRESS IN
SWOPE CASE
Getting Jury is Slow .Work
and May Take Several
Days
INTEREST IN CASE
Judge Latshuw Anxious to Have the
Panel Filled as Quickly as Possible
But it is Not Expected That the
Introduction of Evidence Will Be
gin ISetore Latter Part of Week--Many
Fashionably Dressed Women
in Court Room and Apparently
Take Great Interest in the Dull
Proceedings.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Kansas City, Mo., April 12 Pa
rental sterness may be overcome by
motherly love and the trial of Dr. B.
C. Hyde, on trial for causing the
death of Colonel Thomas H. Swope,
may be tempered with mercy. The
death penalty will be asked for Hyde.
Today Mrs. Florence Hyde, wife
of the physician, herself an expect
ant mother and her mother, Mrs. Lo
gan O. Swope, met in the court room.
Mrs. Hyde looked steadily into her
mother s cold, stern eyes for a mo
ment and then turned her head. The
ordeal was trying on both but when
the daughter stepped, aside' and sat
beside her husband observers saw the
face of the aged mother soften and
tears come to her eyes. -'r : ; '
The trial was resumed and the In
cident apparently forgotten.
They met In court yesterday for
the first time. At that time ..the
meeting was less civil than it was to
day. Each glared at the other de
fiantly. The mother's manner appear
ed Indifferent and her look seemed to
convey to her daughter that the doc
tor was just what he was believed to
be before their marriage.
Dr, Hyde and his wife were mar
ried over the oppositon of her par
ents. The filling of the venire is slow
work and may take several days
more. Judge La Is haw says that he
is anxious to have the pa-.tel filled as
quick as possible so as to facilitate
matters.
The fasaionable set are in attend
ance upon the court sessions. Women
dressed in their prettiest gowns occu
py points of vantage and listen eager
ly to the sonorous and tiresome dia
logue between the counsel and' pros
pective veniremen. It is not expect
ed the introduction of evidence will
begin until the .latter part of the
week.
Mt. Ktna Kinptioii.
flty Cable to The Times.)
Catania, Sicily, April 12--The
eruption of Mount Etna today en
tered a new phase, the lava flow di
minishing, but explosions becoming
almost continuous at. the crater.
Flames and ashes are shot high.
SENATOR AGAINST
THE RAILROAD BILL
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, April 12. Senator
Lafollette of Wllconsln, addressed the
senate in opposition to the adminis
tration railroad bill today. His speech
was expected to occupy the entire
afternoon. It was devoted almost
entirely to a review of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company In connection with the New
Haven merger. He excoriated Presi
dent Mellen of that company; declar
ed that the people of Massachusetts
had been "tricked" by him through
the acquisition of the stock of the
Boston and Malno Railroad and that
the federal government had practi
cally acquiesced In the monopolisa
tion of transportation In New Eng
land by the New Haven railroad and
that, "the department of justice at
Washington betrayed the people of
Massachusetts and Maine' into the
hands of this lawless - monopoly,'"-
which he asserted had "obtained pri
vate' Information as to the future
action of the attorney-general of the
United States in the conduct Of this
case.".. . A,;.'- ;;, ::;,; ;v