Richmond Palladium (Daily), 25 April 1904 — Page 1

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BIOHMOND DAILY PALLADIUU. MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1904. DOTS CENT A COPY.

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1MENT

TO PROTECT YOUNO GIRLS GOING TO ST. LOUIS. MILES OF EVIL DENS Offering Allurements to Innocent Girls Effort to Protect Them. It has come to the knowledge of the W. C. T. U. that keepers of infamous houses in St. Louis have a capital of $300,000 to secure new victims for their nefarious business. A correspondent of the Christian Herald says: "There are miles and miles of evil dens that cover their dark deeds with a sign "Restaurant," or "Girls Wanted to Work." Many an innocent girl has entered these apparently respectable places, only to be drugged and dragged to a living death. A school teacher was rescued recently by an uncle who found her in enforced slavery." May God move every Christian Heart to aid in sounding the alarm. No girl ought to go to St. Louis unaccompanied by a proven friend, unless true and tried friends are to meet her. XX Encouraging. St. Louis, April 24. Acting under orders of Chief Police Kiely, the police last night closed fill disorderly houses in an area more than fifteen blocks in extent. Orders to move tH?.'' -1 ' ''. xuwU&?fj. Kily says that district will be thoroughly cleaned in a few days. The order was due to the approach of the world's fair and to the fact that the new boulevard leading to the exposition grounds extends through the quarter. CLAY TOWNSHIP Commencement, the Most Successful Ever Held. The commencement of Clay township schools was held at Greensfork last Friday night under the direction of Mr. B. II. Linderman, township trustee. There were two graduates from the high school and eleven from the common schools. The occasion was one of the most enjoyable, the M. E. church being filled to the doors. President R. L. Kelly of Earlham made the class address. His address lay along the lines of growth into the intellectual life giving Lincoln, Gladstone and Bismarck as beacon lights. Supt. C. W. Jordan in delivering the diplomas took occasion to give the class much wise counsel. The music for the occasion was supplied by the Earlham Quartette and their efforts were thoroughly appreciated. Mr. Linderman, the trustee, is being congratulated on all sides this morning for his successful management of this commencement which is thought to be the most pleasant and profitable one ever held in the township. HAVE PiCTDBES ' That Will be,Exhibited at the World's Pair Other Exhibitors. The paintings by Indiana artists which are to be sent to the St. Louis exposition will be on view in the H. Lieber gallery, Indianapolis today and tomorrow. The pictures have been framed to harmonize with the furnishings of the rooms of the Indiana building at the exposition, where they will be shown. The exhibit also includes a number of photographs, which will form part of the educational exhibit at St. Louis. The portrait of James Whitcomb Riley, by Sargeant, which is owned by the Her- , ron Art Institute, will also be sent to the exposition and will , be hung with the Sargent 'collection in the f

Fine Arts building. The Indiana artists whose pictures are included in the collection are J. E. Bundy, Charles. Connor, Frank Girardin, M. T. Nordyke, N. T. B. Culbertson, of this city, R. B. Trobaugh, of Delphi; Margaret Overbeek, Louise E. Zaring, of Greencastle; Agnes Hamilton, of Fort Wayne ; Virginia Keep, Susan Ketcham, Margaret Rudisell, Emma B. King, Mrs. Henry Fay, Stella Peel Izor, Temple Tice, Julia Sharpe, Winifred Adams, Rena Tucker, Lucy Wilson, Lucy Taggart, Bessie Hendricks, E. Sickler, William Forsyth, Otto Stark, R. B. Gruelle J. Ottis Adams, T. C. Steele, of Indianapolis. In addition there is a collection of originals of book illustrations from the publishing houses of the BobbsMerrill Company, representing the work of Fred C. Yohn, Virginia Keep Will Vawter, Chasteen Christy, McCutcheon and others.

TO LEAVE HON. WILLIAM D. FOULKE TO VISIT OLD COUNTRY. ACCOMPANIED BY DAUGHTER His Views on Civil Service and His Estimate of President Roosevelt. Hon. William D. Foulke, who is in the city preparatory to leaving for Europe, is looking the picture of iVfi TL- Isn wiring a button, "I am for Richmond.' ' "How is civil service getting on?" a Palladium reporter asked of Mr. Foulke. " Civil service is getting on fine," said Mr. Foulke, "in fact it is better cared for by far and lived up to by President Roosevelt than by any of his predecssors. He is a prince of good fellows and treats everybody alike. If any man in office goes wrong the President is after him hot footed, and does not stop to think what party he belongs to. If he is found guilty he is punished and that's all there is to it." "How do you like the President a? a citizen," we ventured to remark? "He is certainly a splendid citizen and a great leader among his friends" said Mr. Foulke. "He is of powerful build and very athletic. Just to show you how strong he is I will relate a little incident. Some time ago a party were out horse-back riding, and one of the ladies in the party met with a mishap and fell down a cliff. At this juncture the President came along and seeing the lady was at a loss to know how to get on her horse, picked her up, dead weight, and placed her safely on the animal's back. This feat required great strength." tXTs The State Convention at Lafayette Next Firday. The state convention of the T. P. A. will be held at Lafayette next Friday. Richmond Post will be well represented. The Indianapolis Journal of this morning has the following items in regard to it. News came from the Richmond post last week that its delegation would join the Indianapolis delegation to the state convention at Lafayette next Friday. About fifty members are expected from Richmond. FRANK MINOR. In the Palladium's account the other day of the Wayne county graduates it inadvertently omitted the name of Mr. Frank Minor, of Chester Frank passed the examination most creditably and' the 1 Palladium takes pleasure in acknowledging the same.

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EUROPE

BIRTHDAY OF

ODD FELLOWSHIP

EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TO MORROW IT WAS FOUNDED. N0W1,300,000 MEMBERS Celebrations All Over the CountryDestruction of the Sev2T Stars American Odd Fellowship will have a birthday tomorrow and the members of the great fraternity all over the country will in one way and a not he l celebrate the important event. Thos. Wildey and four associates eiuhtyfive years ago, in the old Seven Stars in Baltimore, started the organization which today numbers 1,300,000 souls. In the late Baltimore fire, the building that was the scene of the founding of the order was burned down. The building was the property of Charles J. Bonaparte and when the new building is erected to supercede the oM Mr. Bonaparte has consented to place a tablet on the same telling of the foundation" of the order. The local lodges will have celebi'ations appropriate to the occasion. THREE DRUNKS. There were three drunks in police court this morning. PRESBYTERY THIS BODY ACTS WITH REFERENCE TO THE RESIGNATION OF REV I. M. HUGHES, D. D. From His Long Pastorate in the First Church of This City. We the ministers and elders of White Water Presbytery assembled this 19th day of April, do with great regret accede to the request of Dr. Hughes and the First church of Richmond for the dissolution of the pastoral relation between them. We appreciate his long and useful pastorate and his successful services during this time. We do also appreciate the fact that he has been a power in the Presbytery, having been a member since its organization, and during these years giving of his wise counsel and earnest service for the advanceemnt of the Lord's Kingdom in this part of Indiana. We trust that the same wise counsel and ear nest service will be retained to us still for many years to come and that his influence and power may be a possession that White Water Presbytery may never outgrow. We, therefore, in acceding to this request for the dissolution of the long and useful pastorate, do so with great regret and with prayer for God's blessing upon pastor and people in his good providence for years to come. We would recommend that Presbytery commission a delegate to hold a congratulatory farewell service in keeping with the ending of such a remarkable pastorate. RATHBONE SISTERS. The district meeting of the Rathbone Sisters will be held at Anderson April 27 and 28. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Thompson are the delegates from this city. Men are engaged today in removing the spur of street railway track from south seventh street; ordered taken up at last. council meeting. :

MTEvATER

JAIL BREAKERS

BAKER AND FRAZIER SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEN NEAR ELKHORN MILLS Brought to This City and Returned ., to the Preble Connty JaiL Asi we stated Saturday three pris oners-broke out of the Preble county jail at Eaton, O., and cut across the country, making their escape good for a time at leastThey cut their way out of jail through a two-foot wall with a tool made from part of the steam-heating fixtures. It was a very clever trick and worked splendidly and the reason that only three escap - ed was because there were only tnree in the jail. Officers in Richmond and elsewhere were notified of the escape 1 i 1 ll - 1 1 i. i ! ana aaviseu 10 oe on me iookoui -ir the prisoners. Search was made all day by the local police, but the prisoners did not come here. Late in the evening they were captured near Elkhorn mills by the sheriff of Preble county and his deputy and brought to this city, where they boarded the interurban and were taken to E:ton and one more placed in durance vile. Only Hakcr and Frazer wee caught, Dunlap being still at large. ST. JOSEPH'S . ... t SPLENDID PARADE OF THE VISBITING AND LOCAL SOCIETIES. BUSINESS SESSIONTOD'Y About Fifty Delegates Present Services Yesterday at Church Meeting Last Night. The eleventh annual convention of the St. Joseph's Staatsverband of Indiana 'began in this city yesterday and will continue through today. The organization was founded at Ft. Wayne in 1893 for the purpose of banding together the German Catholic societies of the state. The present officers are: President August Gleitze, Logansport. Vice President J. F. Miller, Vincennes. Second Vice President Joseph Behringer, Indianapolis. Secretary J. B. Wittengen, EvansvUle. Treasurer. .Joseph Rumley, Laporte. Chaplains Rev. M. Fleischman, Vincennes and the Rev. A. Messman, Laporte. Sunday morning at 9:30 the delegates were welcomed in St. Joseph's hall, and at 10 o'clock the solemn high mass was celebrated, with a sermon by Rev. Francis Schoeppner. of St. Meinrad's Abbey. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock there was a parade of the visiting and local societies and the uniformed Knights. Following was the order of the parade. Conrad Zwissler and Antony Stolle marshals: Seventeen men on horseback. St. Andrew's Zouaves. St. Joseph's Society. St. Aloysius City band. St. Joseph's Dayton. American and Papal flags. Band. ;h ' i r:: r Uniformed rank. : Wfi IWZ9-

Knights of Columbus. , i The parade was a - very creditable affair and reflected credit on the local committees. 1 After marching through the city the assemblage attended vespers at 3 o'clock. Last evening Mayor Zimmerman delivered an address of welcome and the evening was spent in a pleasant way with impromptu speeches and a smoker. Today's Proceedings. After attending mass this -morning the delegates went into executive session. Considerable business of importance to the organization was transacted. The convention was in session again this afternoon, and the election of officers and selecting of the next meeting place and date will be the last business to come before the body.

VINDICATION

FOR CASSATT IN THE MATTER 0F INCREASING THE CAPITAL STOCK OF PENNSYLVANIA. FIFTY DIVIDENDS Show the Effects of the P., C, C. & St. L. Business, Which is Outgowing the Road. A financier, in speaking of President Cassatt's administration of the Pennsylvania and the attacks which have been made on the property by hostile interests, says the bear raids on Pennsylvania have about spent their force, and the public is beginning to realize how unjustly to the management the criticisms of its policy in increasing its capital stock have been. The Pennsylvania shows, in spite of the adverse conditions of the late winter, earnings of 9 1-2 per cent, on its entire Cjapital stock, new and old, and in spite of the fact of its new capital has not of itself been bringing in a cent of revenue beyond a merely nominal banking increment. If the great railroad system has in a given period declined, and under conditions of the most unfavorable character been able to carry the burden of an inactive capitalization of fully one-fourth its entire capital stoek there need be no uneasiness as to its position. The truth is the business of the railroad is growing so rapidly that it is unable to handle it all. Its history of fifty consecutive years of cash dividends has shown the wisdom and conservatism of this policy, and the present showing is a sufficient refutation of the claims of the bears and a satisfactory, assurance to its stockholders of the safety of this policy as to the future. When the contemplated improvements are carried out the road wrill undoubtedly show earnings of fully 15 per cent, of its entire capitalization. WILL NOT CONFLICT Dental Association Meeting and May Festival. The opening of the Dental Association's meeting and that of the May Musical festival occur on the same night, Wednesday, May 4. Arrangements have been made with the dentists having the matter in charge to adjourn their meeting at 8:45 p. m., thus allowing the dentists to attend the festival. They will hold their banquet at 10 :30. So it will be seen the two meetings will in no wise conflict. RAINS IN KANSAS. (By Associated Press.) Kansas City, April 25. It has been raining almost without cessation in many parts of Kansas for the past thirty-six hours with indications of continuance. Kane river is rising but a' disastrous flood is not expected.

INDIANA

REPDBLICAHS

- GATHERING AT INDIANAPOLIS FOR THE CONVENTION ' i . . . CONVENES TOMORROW Washington Contingent on Hand In eluding Fairbanks, Bcveridge, Etc Indianapolis is now the Republican mecca. According to rerwrts scores of politicians arrived on Sunday and are pouring in on every train today. Among the persons first on the ground to attend the. great Republican state convention were many delegates and prominent party men. Several members of the state committee were on the ground early including State Chairman James P.' Goodrich, of Winchester; George A. Cunningham, Evansville, committeeman for the First district; Julian D. Hogate, Danville, committeeman for the fifth; Edwin P. Thayer, Greenfield, committeeman for the sixth; George Lilly, Anderson, committeeman for the eighth, and John L. Moorman, Knox, committeeman for the thirteenth. John C. Billheimer, Washington; Fred A. Simms,, Frankfort; Floyd A. Woods, Indianapolis; Elam II. Neal, Jonesboro, and Elmer Leonard, Fort Wayne, committeemen for the second, ninth, seventh, eleventh and twelfth districts, respectively, were already on the ground, and it is believed that every member of the committee, save Thomas J. Me' :hr tenTi. will be on hands for the meeting at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Washington delegation, including Frederick K. Landis, Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge and Representative Crum packer, arrived today and the scene is one of very great activity, preparatory to the big convention tomorrow. Louis Ludlow, writing convention news for the Indianapolis Star, says: Red carnations, worn in coat lapels, were conspicuous at the hotel last night. Behind every carnation was Hanly man. H arry Starr, the big politician of Richmond, who is slated for chairman of the executive committee of the Republican state committee, came in during the afternoon and soon made it known that Hanly was the candidate of his choice. On His Way to Oratorical Contest at Winchester. Winchester, Ind., April 23. Last night's primary high school oratorical contest was signalized by the kidnaping of a senior by several as yet unknown persons. John Macey, son of Judge Macey, as president of the oratorical association, was on the program for an address of welcome. Early in the evening he was on his way to church in company with Chauncey Canaday, son of Silas Canaday, and when near the church was waylaid by five or six men in disguise. He was taken;in charge by the party, hustled into a closed carriage and driven out of town to a lonesome place known as the Kent Brown woods, because it was there that Kent Brown, a colored barber, was murdered, and there kept until alomst o'clock. During the whole time the party had him in charge they conversed in whispers and kept their identity concealed. Young Canada was bound and gagged and aclose watch kept over him until the party escaped with Macey, when he was permitted to proceed to the contest. Later in the night Macey was returned to the outskirts of the town and given his liberty, but too late for him to attend the contest. The contest was held at the Methodist church, for the purpose of selecting representatives for a contest with the . Unionj City High School to ' be held at the Union YGrand Theatre in that city on May 13. - v 'tLl

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