Richmond Palladium (Daily), 23 January 1906 — Page 1

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;4I WKKKI.T F8TALHHKD 1831 DAIX.Y KSTAUL1 II ED 48 70 RICHMOND. INDIANA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1906. SINGLE COPIES S CENTS. , TI!0S.r.100RE MET A TRAGIC DEATH NO PARDON FOR COLLINS PAUL COMSTOCK WILL MAKE RACE JOINT MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT HUBERT HAS SUGGESTION! JEW EXECUTIVE COUITTEE MET DEFAULTING CASHIER IS DENIED CLEMENCY. TO MAKE ON THE VEHICLE ORDINANCE. "

PELL FIFTEEN STORIES DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT AT CINCINNATI. '

FORMERLY RESIDENT HERE Funeral Will Be at Indianapolis and Burial to Be In Earlham Cemetery. Thomas G. Moore who was killed Saturday in Cincinnati by falling from an elevator shaft from the fif teenth story of 'the 'new Harrison building, was at one time a resident of this city. . - He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Moore, who formerly liv ed one and one-half miles north of the city on the Middleboro pike. Af ter the death of Nathan Moore the family moved to -Indianapolis and has been living there about 1 eight years. Thomas Moore was the eld est of the children and has been the support of the family. He has been employed by the Jennings El ectric Company of Chicago and has had a very responsible position. For the past two years he has been as sistant superintendent of that con seem and has travelled over the coun try, superintending the setting up of electric light plants in the construction of new buildings. He was acting in that capacity when the accident happened in the new Harrison building. He had been working all day on the top floor of the building and when evening came he continued his work with the aid of an .artificial light. The light was not strong and cast many : shadows and it was over one of these shad ows that Moore stepped and as there Was no flooring for his feet to rest upon, he plunged down the elevator shaft, fifteen stories to the bottom. Nearly every bone in his body was broken and it is supposed that he was dead before his body struck the basement. ' The body was sent from Cincin nati to Indianapolis last night where the funeral will be held. The body will be brought hero for burial. It will be interred in Earlham ceme tery where his father is buried. J. B. Gilbert of this city is a cous in of the deceased. ' EATON Tfl nr niirTM LHIUII IU Ut ULl DECIDED AT LOCAL OPTION ELECTION. Lose By 31 Votes Enforcement of Law Now Looked For. I Eaton, ()., Jan. 22. The prohibition lorees were uereateu Here today py 31 votes and this city will be arked by no disturbances whatevr. A large vote was polled which bowed the great amount of interst that each faction took in the utcome but everything was orderly ind well conducted. The contention arose shortly after Christmas when Eaton, contrary to he laws, was kept wide open all dav ind many men and boys, some of hem quite young were seen on the treets iu an intoxicated condition. n effort was theu made bv the tem perance; people of the city to have ll saloons iu the city forfeit their Jcense and today's election was the esult of council's action. Owing to the close vote today it h expected that the saloon men will xercise greater care in their observance of the laws as any illegal ction on their part will probably strengthen the forces of the local ption party. !.; .: ' . , Mrs. J. O. Barber is at Greencasje, spending a few days with her laughter, Miss Mabel. .

By Department of Justice at Washington Case Now Practically,

, " - , at End. . - - (Palladium Special.), Washington, January 22. The ap plication for a pardon for Wilson L. Collins, who was cashier of the de funct Indiana National Bank of Elk hart, was denied by the department of Justice today. The mail from the west brought to the ' department a letter from District Attorney Jo seph B. Kealing, which inclosed a communication from the trial judge J Both Mr. Kealing and the trial judge I agree in an unfavorable report on the application for clemency. This ends the case as the Attorney General, in the face of these adverse reports, will not refer the matter to the president. HARLEY WATT HAS HIS TROUBLES TAKES PART IN TWO FISTIC ENCOUNTERS IN THIRTY HOURS TIME. GETS BEST OF EMMETT WOLF And is Fined Attacked by 'Vincent Simpson and is Worsted Police Court Stories. iiarley Watt, an employe of the Davis Carriage Company, bears the distinction of having engaged ' in two fistic encounters within thirty hours time.,. The first battle result ed in a decided victory for Watt but the second was a disastrous defeat. Watt was arraigned yesterday morning in police court charged with assault and" battery on Emmett Wolft foreman of the Davis Car riage shops. Wolfe appeared in po lice court with k damaged counte nance and his left arm in a sling, nursing a broken collar bone. Both men testified and their stories were nearly alike. According to the testi mony the his-spelling of ' the word "gear" resulted in the pugilistic encounter. According to D. Webster the disputed word is spelled "gear" according to II. Watt the word is spelled "gyear," and thereby hangs a tale. Owing to the fact that several of the witnesses in the case were not present at the morning session of po lice court, the case was given a hear ing yesterday afternoon and from the statements given by the several witnesses the following story of the first bingfest is cleaned. At the Davis Carriage Company a time system exists. Watt has been in the habit of misspelling words in many instances when making out his reports and has been the subject of much "kidding." Saturday morning he reached the limit of his patience when Wolfe began kidding him abont misspelling the word "gear." Watt's reply to the taunt was, in the language of the ring, a right arm to the jaw. Wolfe was two shy of taking the count and five minutes later having, recovered Wolfe return ed to the scene of hostilities with a hammer. According to many of the witnesscontinued on Eighth Page.) WEATHER INDICATIONS. Temperature. January 22, 1903. Morninsr ... , 22 Noon ... , . . ......... . . . . ....30 ..24 Night ... January 22, 1906. Morning ...... Noon . Night . . . .58 . ...63 ....... 4G Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Colder rnd possibly snow. Cold wave with high west winds.

ANNOUNCED , HIMSELF . LAST NIGHT AS CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY PROSECUTOR.

THIS IS THIRD CAMPAIGN In Which He Has Opposed Wilfred Jessup For the Office Warm Fight Expected. Attorney Paul Comstock last night announced himself as a candidate for the office of County Prosecutor, and will make the race against Wilfred Jessup, the present incumbent of the office. Mr. Comstock was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney in a special election during the summer of 1902, at that time defeating Attorney Jessup. In the Republican primary of 1904, Cornstock was defeated for re-election by Jessup after a hard fight. This year Mir. Comstock 's friends have been urging him to become a candidate and after looking the situaton over, he decided to do so. Mr. Comstock has nothing to say START THE Instead of waking up grumpy and

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by a noted artist, as Mr. Carnegie does. you feel. in regard to his announcement other than that he wishes the office for an other term. Without doubt this will be the most "interesting race of the campaign as both candidates have many friends who will devote the remain der of the campaign to work in the interests of their respective candidates. This is the third campaign in which Attorneys Jessup and Cornstock have opposed each other, each having been victorious once. LID BUCKEDJAGAIN Fred Brokamp Arrested for Selling Liquor on Sunday His First Offense. Fred Brokamp, who conducts a saloon at 312 Main street, was up in police eourt yesterday morning charged with selling liquor on Sunday. He entered a plea of guilty and was fined 10 and costs, the minimum amount, as this was Brokamp 's first offense. - Sunday afternoon Officers Vogelsong and Edwards noticed three men coming out of the Brokamp saloon and an investigation disclosed the fact that the three men had purchased whiskey while within.

MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION

AND CHAUTAUQUA COMMITTEE PREPARE 1906 A PERMANENT INSTITUTION Is Opinion Expressed ' Regarding Richmond Chautauqua Arrangement Com. Appointed. A joint meeting of last year's Chautauqua committee and the Merchants Association was held last evening and the question or re-organization was discussed. The general sentiment is that the Chautauqua should be made a permanent institution of this city and that steps toward this end should' be taken. A committee, composed of Messrs. E. K. Shera, John H. Nicholson and D. R. Ellabarger, was appointed to make plans and arrange for meetings at which, the affairs of the Chautauqua could be more thoroughly discussed. Owing to the phenomenal success of the Chautauqua of 1905, almost DAY RIGHT. abusing the alarm clock. Try it, and see how much better all of the members of the Merchants' Association are in f avor of at least another year and there seems to be no doubt but that plans will be carried out which will give another Chautauqua to Richmond which will be equal to, or better than the one of last year. As to what arrangements can be made with the Park Commissioners in regard to the use of the Glen again nothing is known, but no trouble is anticipated in securing the old location. WANTS $5,000 DAMAGES Case of William Suters Against the 'Richmond City Mill Works Now Being Heard. x . . . v, The case of William A. Snters who is sueing the Richmond City Mill Works for jJ'S.OOO damages was begun yesterday yi the Circuit Court. Suters is represented by Robbins & Starr and the Richmond City Mill Works by Jesse S. Reeves and J. L. Rupe. Last September while Suters was an employe he had the second andlird fingers on his right hand cut off while working on a wood-cutting machine. He claims that the machine was riot in good repair at the time of the accident.

Thinks Richmond Should Be Allowed Free Use of Streets Till After The Centennial. Citizens still continue to express their opinions regarding the proposed ordinance and it is far from meeting with popular approval. Many different arguments are being offered against it but perhaps the most original was the one offered by Mr. Charles H. Hilbert of North Seventeenth street yesterday. He came into the Palladium office after reading the expressions of various men yesterday and declared himself as follows: "Now I can't say that I am exactly against the ordinance but it would seem to me a

wise plan to keep it from going into effect -until alter the Centennial celebration. It would be so nice to say that , the citizens of Richmond had the free use of their streets for one hundred years'. " W. D, FOULKE ON CENTENNIAL ADDRESSED AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT. 111 ONE HUNDRED YEARS He Says Richmond Has Done More Than Many European Cities -In a Thousand. One of the most enthusiastic meetings that the Centennial Committee has yet had, was held last night in the rooms of the Merchants' Association. The attendance was large, the chairman of the finance committee reported favorably and all present seemed to be more interested than at any time since the plan for the celebration originated. The meeting was opened with an interesting address by Mr. William Dudley Foulke. He is much in favor of the celebration and thinks that it will be of great importance to the city. He defined a centennial as a celebration of a hundred years of history, and in this case not only is it the celebration of Richmond's hundred years of history but it is the entire county's history as well. He spoke of towns in Europe that he had visited n which they -were celebrating their thousandth anniversary and in some of these their advancement was not as great as that of Richmond in one hundred years. , He said that not only should the eitizens look back on the past hundred years with pride but that such pride .should be an inspiration for the future. Following Mr. Foulke 's talk Mrs. M. F. Johnson gave a short talk of encouragement and promised to speak again at the next meeting. After these talks the regular business of the meeting was transacted. Dr. I. M. Hughes reported that he had chosen B. B. Myrick, Jr., chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, and that he would like more time to select the associate mem bers. Timothy Nicholson has chosen the following members of the family reunion committee : Miss Frances Robinson, Dr. I. M. Hughes, Mrs. Elizabeth Bradbnrv and Mrs. Gertrade Hill. The committee on parades is composed of George R. Williams, chairman, II. C. Downing, Henry, W. Deuker, Richard Smith and Ray K. Shiveley. The following members of different organizations have been selected to join the centennial committee : Edgar Hiatt, from the South Eighth St reet Friends church, Mrs. M. M. Fosler from the Penny Club, Mrs. Andrew Roser from the Maumee

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AND TRANSACTED BUSINESS NECESSARY TO COMING PRIMARY. l

USUAL NUMBER PRECINCTS With Little Change in Voting Place Chairman Gardner Advocates New Election Law. The new executive committee composed of A. M. Gardner, W. C. Converse, Walter Commons, Frank Worl, S. S. Strattan, Jr., Charles Jordan and Frank Davenport, of the Wayne County Central Committee, . met last evening in the office of Chairman Gardner and transacted ' such business as was necessary prior to the coming Republican primary., The committee decided upon the number of voting places and their locations, no chauges of ( consequence being made. The county was divided into 31 precincts,;the usual number, and the only change that may possibly be made will be a change of location of the Voting places in Wayne Township, but this has not yet been decided upon. The amount of the assessments of the various candidates was also fixed at the meeting. The amounts were not " made public, but the committee is making an effort , to keep expenses as v low as possible in order that the individual assessments may not be too large..;;. '." . , ;' ' The candidates will be notified to meet on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock to draw for places on the ticket.; This was regarded as almost a jokeby the committee, as in onty four races are there more than one candidate. The assessments are to bo paid into the Central4 Committee before Saturday. - On the subject of the primary . election laws of this" state, several of the members of the committee spoke at the meeting. There is a general sentiment that the laws are inade-, quate. 'J;"r; '"C After the meeting, Chairman Gardner said,. 'The primary laws of Indiana are most unsatisfactory and I am in favor of a radical change being made by the next legislature. There should be a good set of primary election laws, following those in other states, where a system has been introduced that is in every way satisfactory. In Wisconsin and Nebraska, laws havebeenpassed which govern the primaries in such a manner that only Republicans are allowed to vote and the law also provides that the State pay the cost of the election." , j Mr. Gardner thinks that under the present system, a man -is under too heavy an expense in running for office, and it would be as ' consistent for him to pay the costs of the final election as to stand for the expenses of the primary. JUDGE FORKNER WILL - NOT BE A CANDIDATE Has Decided Not to Oppose Congressman Watson for Nomination. Rushville, Ind., Jan. 22. There has been a report that Judge Forkner, of New Castle, would be a candidate for the Republican nomination of Congressman in th eSixth district in opposition to Congressman Watson, at the Congresional convention to be held at Greenfield, February 22.1. " While in this city recently, Jndge Forkner was interviewed in regard to any congressional aspirations 'that he may have had and he said that in no way would he oppose Mr. Watson in the race for the nomination. "I am not a candidate," be said. 'I was in the race for the nomination once and I've had all that I -want."

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