Richmond Palladium (Daily), 22 January 1906 — Page 1

1 MOOT) BAILT . PALLABIUMo .1 T WEEKLY PSTALHmtD 1881 DAILY ESTAUL1 II KD .a87 RICHMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1906. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. RS. J. 11 COOK DIES OF INJURIES FELL DOWN STAIRS BRICKLAYERS TO INCREASE SCALE TO ARRIVE HERE EARLY THURSDAY OF BROKEN HEART BUSINESS MEN RAISE OBJECTION RECEIVING SEVERAL VERY MRS. MARGARET GILLESPIE DIED YESTERDAY. w PAINFUL INJURIES. "

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RECEIVED IN EXPLOSION OF ACETYLINE GAS AT HER COUNTRY HOME.

HOUSE IS A TOTAL WRECK Children Were Burned and Mrs. Della Burgoyne, a Guest, Also Hurt Property Loss $5,000. MrsAJohn W. Cook died last evening as the result of the burns she received in an explosion of ace- " tylene gas at her home, four miles northwest of Richmond Saturday evening. Mrs. Cook was badly burned and although it was not at . first thought that her injuries would prove fatal complications set in which caused her death. The explosion occurred at about six o'clock on Saturday. Mr. Cook and the eldest son, Frank, were at the barn, and Mrs. Cook, the two youngest children, Bessie and Call, and ( a guest, Mrs. Delia Burgoyne, of New Paris, were in the house, when the lights suddenly went out. The house was lighted with acetylene gas, and the plant had been repaired only a few days ago. The boy Frank, aged 17, came to the liouse at his mother's call and went' into the cellar to investigate and discover what was the matter with the. lights. He saw that the valve was open and that gas had been escaping into the house for hours. He closed the, valve and at the same time, called to his mother, who was standing in the pantry door, which opened into the cellar- way, that there would have v been an explosion soon, if he had not shut off the gas. Just at that moment, the gas was ignited, probably by the fire in the furnace, and exploded with terrific force. . The concussion tlrrew Mrs. Cook, who was standing before an open door, back upon the kitchen, stove, which overturned upon her, the coals from the fire burning her. head. .arms and chest. She lay under the hot stove until pulled out by her daughter, Bessie who heroically suffered many serious burns in an attempt to sav6 her mother's life. She extinguished the fire which was burning Mrs. Cook's clothing and dragged her out onto the veranda. Frank Cook, who was in the cellar in some manner escaped serious injury. He was burned about the hands and face, and his hair was scorched. Mrs. Burgoyne was burned about the bead and on one hand and was bruised" by being thrown through a window by the concussion. The youngest boy was uninjured with the exception of' two small cuts. upon one hand. ..-,. - Before the 'extent of Mrs. Cook's injuries "could be ascertained, Frank and Bessik hitched a horse to tllcir v. buggy Smd drove with their mother to tW house of Thomas Porterfield, rteVt New Paris.From there telephone 'calls were sent for Dr. Bramkamp, (Continued to Pagre 8) ' PALLADIUM'S 1$EW STORY Todav'f issue contains the opening chapter of "The Man On The Box," Harold McGraths latent and greatest suecess. This book has had a phenomenal run during the past year and the Palladium feels ' that it is to be congratulated upon having secured such an excellent story for its subscribers. Non-subscribers who wish to read this work but have missed the opening chapter may have the back numbers of this paper containing the full story to date free, upon receipt of one" month's subscription to ythe Palladium in advance. This offer holds good until February 3, ,

Roscoe E. Kirkman Meets With Accident at His Home Will Interfere With Campaign. Roscoe E. Kirkman was painfully injured by falling down the cellar steps at his home yesterday morning. One rib was fractured and his back was severely wrenehed. He will probably not be able to be out for a week or ten days. Mr. ' Kirkman is a candidate for the office of Joint Senator from Wayne and Union counties, and although he has not as yet any announced opposition he intended to

do a great deal 'of work during the campaign. The accident will interfere with his plans, but his friends will take charge of his campaign until his recovery. WINTER RESORTS TAKE BACK SEAT AND RICHMOND HOLDS FORTH AS BALMIEST SPOT ON , EARTH. SUNDAY'S TEMPERATURE, 72 Day Was a Record Breaker Weather Statisticians Say They Never Saw Its Equal. , According to the temperature that has been prevailing for the past two days, Richmond is destined to share with Palm Beach and other southern watering-places the title of premier among winter resorts. Never before in the history of local weather reports has there been a day in January when the mercury climbed to he height of 72 and reports from all over the country show that Cuba and New Orleans are not in it. Saturday the wise weather- men predicted "rain and colder,' but yesterday showed how the forecast failed. In the morning the temperature stood at 58. At noon it had reached its highest point, 72 degrees and last night, it still held forth above sixty. Saturday seemed to be more sultry than did yesterday. Saturday, the seventy point was reached, but not passed, therefore Sunday, holds all records as a January scorcher. Leroy Pjrowne, who has been, keeping tali on the weather for 14 years Bnid last night that he never saw a day in January that could compare with either Saturday or Sunday, A year ago' yesterdays the day started in at 2S degrees above. At noon, the thermometer "registered Co" and at night dropped, below freezing again. In other years, it has ranged all the way from CO above to 22 below. A year ago yV-sterday, the morn ing was cloudy and in the afternoon, there were flurries of snow. Yesterday, trees were budding, grass was beginning to look green and overcoats were discarded. This weather is not getting much For the coal dealers and the ice man is looking down in the month on account of the prospects of getting his next year's supply. The fur man is having a "hard winter" and from all appearances the general public is about the only crowd that is enjoying5 the transplanted summer. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Temperature. January 21, 1905. Morning .26 Noon . . . . .36 Night .... ........30 January 21, 1906. Morning ........ .5S Noon ........ .72 Night ...64 Forecast for Richmond .and vicinity:; Fair and colder. Fresh northwest winds.

OF WAGES TO FIFTY FIVE CENTS AN HOUR ON APRIL 1.

REASONS ARE GIVEII FOR IT Workmen Say Richmond Has Formerly Been a "Cheap" Town Builders Protesting. On April 1, the beginning of the next building season, the bricklayers of Richmond will advance ' their scale of wages to fifty five cents an hour. The present scale Is fifty cents. The advance is made in order to make the scale here correspond to that of the other cities in Indiana. Local brick masons say that they have been working for less money, than other workmen in the same business. Builders generally in Richmond have been informed of the contemplated increase in the scale and they are protesting strongly against it. They say that it will seriously handicap building during the coming season and that many who had con-

TRYING TO SHAKE HIS BURDEN.

tempiated putting up brick structures will not do so. The brick contractors, like their Tyorkmen are for the increase and say that they do not think Richmond will stop its building oil account of the change. The contractors say that they have experienced much difficulty "with their workmen on account of the present scale. When workmen were secured from other cities to help out in Richmond dur ing the busy part of the building season, they have demanded a scale of 55 cents per hour. It was necessary for the contractors to pay this scale and they say it caused dissatisfaction among the home workmen. Again, the contractors assert that when they went away from home, with their men to put up a building, they had to pay' the scale! , , i i ii i of wages of the town in which they were working. When the men returned to, Richmond to work they were put on their old rate and again there was trouble. For these reasons, and a few more, the brick layers say that the new scale will have to do. KELSY GETS SCHOLARSHIP. Raymond W. Kelsey, who graduated from Earlham six years ago, has been awarded a fellowship in the department of History and Political Science in Berkley. This is a valuable scholarship as it carries with It a yearly stipend of almost $1,000.

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THEW DILL'S FUNERAL WILL BE MADE THEN. ) HEWS OF DEATH A SHOCK Prominent In Business, and Church Circles Had Qualities of An Ideal Citizen. The remains of Matthew H. Dill, who died Saturday morning in California, will arrive in this city early Thursday, accompanied by his son, Howard Dill. No arrangements for the funeral will be made until the arrival of the body in Richmond. Mr. Dili had been a sufferer from what is known as, robbed of its medical terms, hardening of the arteries, but while lying on his bed of pain, he remained cheerful and uncomplaining to the last. Three weeks ago Mr. Dill's condition became so alarming that his attending physician, Dr. IOI. Weist, ordered him to California. Two weeks ago Sunday, 'Mr.' Dill, accompanied by his wife and Dr. Weist, left for Pasadena, arriving there Wednesday of the same week. After remaining in Pasadena four days, Dr. Weist departed for home, and the following day Mr. Dill was stricken with pneumonia. Monday last, Mr. Howard Dm, a. son of the deceased, received a telegram from Pasadena stating that his father was very low and Mr. Dill left at once for Pasadena. His trip across the continent was a race with death, but Mr. Dill arrived Thursday last, two days before his father died. Mr. Dill's many friends in this city failed to realize that he was in an extremely critical condition and hopes for his life were never despair ed of, hence the news of his death on Saturday came in the nature of a severe shock. The news was quickly spread about the streets and.uni'versa! sorrow was expressed i 1 Mr. Dill has long been identified with business activities in Richmond and in the commercial world he was regarded as a keen man of business, honorable and true to his friends. During his lifetime Mr. Dill amassed a comfortable fortune. At the time of his death he was president of the J. M. Hutton & Co., Casket works; president of the Richmond City Water works; a trustee of the Reid MemoVial Hospital; vice-president of the Richmond Art Loan association; a director of the Earlham Cemetery Association and a director

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Daughter Murdered and Son Convicted of the Crime A Sad Ending. (Palladium Special.) Rising Sim, Ind., January 21. Broken hearted by the tragedy which ended the life of her daughter and sent her son to the state prison for life, Mrs. Margaret Gillespie died at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Gillespie homestead on Poplar street. Since the murder of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Gillespie, on the night of December 8, 1003, and the conviction of her son, James Gillespie of the crime, the aged woman had hardly been seen outside of her home. For several weeks she has been bedfast.

WELL KNOWN MEN DIED YESTERDAY JOSEPH RAMLER SUCCUMBS TO AN OLD STROKE OF PARALYSIS. WAS SEVEIITY-SEVEN YEARS William P. Jewiss, Foreman at Hoosier Died at Home on North Fourteenth Street. Joseph Ramler, a well ' known citizen died at his home yesterday morning after an illness of about one week. . Mr. Ramler was born in Germany September 17, 1820, and came to this country at the age of 18. He located in Cincinnati and engaged in the merchant tailoring business, which trade he followed for 26 years. , While there he marrieid Mrs. Elizabeth Luken in 1854 and with his family came to this city in June, 1873. In 1875 Mr. Ramler and A. G, Luken bought the drug firm of Pott's and Company on Main street and this firm existed until January 1st, 1905, at which time Ramler retired from active business. About five or six years ago he was stricken with paralysis but up to three months ago it was thought h$ had fully recovered. Then he was again attacked and since then his decline has been rapid, .although only within the last week has he been confined to his home. He is survived by Dr. John IILuken, A. G. Luken, E. W. Ramler and Mrs. Ferd Grot-haus. The funeral will take place from St. Andrew's church bn Wednesday morning at nine o'clock and the interment will be in St. Andrew's cemetery. f William P. Jewiss, aged 52, died at his. home, 420 North Fourteenth street yesterday of pneumonia. For the past tweleve years he has been employed as a foreman in the wood working department of the Hoosier Drill company. He is survived by his wife, three sisters, residing in Connersville, Ind., and a brother in Huntington, West Va. The funeral arrangements,.' will, be -announced later. A MASS MEETING Of Richmond Colored People at Baptist Church Tuesday Evening. There will be a mass meeting of the colored residents of the city at the South Ninth street Baptist church on Tuesday evening at 7:30. A full attendance is derired as a question of vital interest to the race is to be discussed.

TO PROPOSED VEHICLE ORDINANCE BEING PREPARED , ' BY MR. PECK. f :

SAY IT IS UNFAIR TO THEM Many Are Asked Concerning It and All Are Unanimously Against It. Much opposition has arisen among the business men of the city to the proposed ordinance to license all kinds of vehicles for the up-keep of; the city's streets. This ordinance Councilman Peck of the Fifth Ward says he will introduce at the next meeting of council. A Palladium representative questioned nearly a score of business men Saturday and to all of them he put thequery "What do you think of the proposed vehicle ordinance T " and every man who was questioned stated - that he was: most emphatically against it. Not only are the men who own : vehicles against the ordinance but many others as bicycles and automobiles are included under the head of vehicles. If Councilman Peck presents the ordinance to council there will be a large and indignant lobby in the council chamber to work against it. The following are the sentiments of several well known men. One is the owner of a 'livery stable, one keeps a' horse and buggy for; the pleasure he derives from it, another is connected with a large manufacturing concern - which" employs several draws for heavy truckage, apother employes about 12 teams and another is a local coal dealer:,, C. A. Oaar "The question is, should not the concerns which do heavy truckage and wear out the streets pay for the upkeep of the streets or should the owners of light vehicles, many of which are rubbertired and make no impression on the city's streets! I think the ordinance as I understand it is unfair. As far as the livery stables are concerned we are already put to a great expense in keeping our outfits in repair and it would hurt us to have any more debts placed on our shoulders. If the ordinance is passed I think that all farmers who trade in this city should be included." S. W. Gaar- "The proposed ordi nance is not fair. It gives the impression that the city is very hard up. If the citizens have to pay for keeping the streets in repair then the farmers of the county should assist them because they also use the streets to a great extent." Elwood McGuire 'l am opposed to such an ordinance. It is said that vehicles must be licensed or the tax duplicate increased. What is the differenceit is only taking money out of one pocket' and putting it in another. If the gardners arid hucksters would be taxed do you suppose Richmond would be a popular market with them? And how many out of town people would move here (Continued to page 8.) UP TO SCRATCH. .: 22 days the new management has been hard at it giving all the news all the time. ' . 22 years and we will still be hard at it giving all the news all- the time. , . Are you a subscriber to Richmond's newsiest paper! If not, join the procession-" get in the swim and get your news at first hand. Don't wait for evening to read reprint of articles which appeared in that morning's Palladium. Subscribe and" DO IT NOW. . '