Richmond Palladium (Daily), 13 March 1906 — Page 1

TED 1 J. JTEKKLT K8TALHHED 1SI DAI1.Y E8TAUL1 UBD RICHMOND, nnIAlTiC" TiniSDAY- M 1906. single copies s cents. EffS LIFE WITH - PRIZES ARE AWARDED HE CHOICE ' OF ORCHESTRA HAVE A NOVEL SCHEME GLOOf.1 OVER THE HARD COAL FIELD CARBOLIC ACID PICTURE SH017 WINNER NAMED IN "SARGAS- . SO ' CONTRIBUTION. PUPILS AT STARR SCHOOL GET MONEY FOR GYM.

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ED. OTTE DRINKS OUNCE OF

DEADLY POISON IN STAUBER'S SALOON. WAS SICK AND OUT OF WORK He Lived But 'TemMinutes After Taking the Acid Doctor Arp rived Tod Late. 1'" , ; Because 'of ill health and despondent t roia beirbiitdfc'w&rk Edward P. Otte, 506 South, Twelfth street, :00k . an ounce of carbolic acid yesierday afternoon abOut6:15 o'clock, n Albert' arsaSfn NrtK Eighth street, 'and clied tenininutes ater. -The unfortunate man breathid his last before medical aid could je rendered him. . lie gave no explalation for his deed, v' ' - " Otte yesterday evening about 6:20 valked into the ' Stauber saloon, greeted a few friends he found there vith a smile and a few light words, md. then ordered a glass of water !rom, the bartender, Frank Hebbler. minute or two later Otte asked lebbler J:or an empty glass whicl vas; given him. He started for the oom adjoining the bar room, .which s used as a card room, and on enering the door he met AJbert StauteTy who asked Otte what he intendd to do with the glass. . . . Otte smiled and said he was going o get a drink of water from the byirfit faucet. v "Why Ed. 1 you just tot; a "drink, at 'the bar'r Stauber but that water was too, cold.'.' A; ninute later Otte walked back into he bar room and, handed the glass 0 Hebbler, who at once detected the dor of carbolic acid and called Stauer's attention to it. Stauber walked up to Otte, who ;as leaning against the bar, and aid, "Ed you have poisoned yourelf." Otte began to laugh and relied, "No I haven't Albert. What's he matter with yout" He appeared 3 take Stauber's remark in the spirf of a huge joke. Stauber realized hat the man's life was threatened nd , hurriedly pushed him into the ard roont, seating him in a chair. Itauber unbuttoned Otte's coat, vest nd shirt and rubbed him. vigorously or five minutes, while n number of eople gathered. Seeing that heroic reatment was necessary to save Ota's life, Stauber rushed into Bopart 's drug store and secured some orbonate of macnesia while another erson summoned Dr. Zimmerman. Another man telephoned to Otte's ather, Fred Otte, who is employed t the Werner tailor shop. Just as Stauber returned to the sajon Otte breathed his last. Fred Ot5 and Dr. Zimmerman arrived a linute or two later. The body was t once taken to the morgue of Doan nd Klute, South Eighth street. Corner Mnrkley there held an inquest, renouncing the man's death to be aused by taking carbolic acid with aicidal intent. In Otte's pocket a 2 unce vial of carbolic' acid was found little over half full. Edward Otte was formerly emloyed as a finisher at the Starr 'iano Works, but two weeks ago he as let, off along with a number of ther employes. His father states lat he has brooded over this and for m daj's past has appeared to be in r health, though he made no comlaint. He was 34 years of age and as always a cheery, hale-fellow-ell-met and had many friends. Otte secured the carbolic acid at le Boppart Pharmacy 'between the ours of two and three yesterday afirnoon and when asked for what urpose he wanted 'it, he replied that e intended to use it as a disinfectat. '. ' - - Miss Nellie Morrison of New Paris, ., as "visiting ' the family of Joseph fills on South Tenth street for" a ;w days.

Laurence Smelser Won $7.50 for Art

Work Walter Wilson Wrote The Best Story. . The prizes for the best literary and art contributions to" the" ? Earlham 'Sargassoi were., awarded . yesterday bytne editorial ooard. Owing to th'f4c ihatmany f ,i iher. contributions were unworthy of prizes, some Ipf; ti jMtzemone wa withheld but may. awarded at a later date. The , following are the prizes that :'offerdi Jesl t unornVrtpohprize $5.00, ,won by Laurence B. Smelser. i.k Second and third t - prizes not awarded. Best ' humorous'! hit" in versV, $5.00, . Best poem, prize $5.00T won by Paul Christian on the poem "entitled "The Sargasso." - Best . i ron ti piece, prize $2.50; Not awarded.-' 7 L 'I 7'-' C Best class heading, prize ' $2.50. Won by Laurence Smelser "Senior Heading." Best, college story rwith local his tordicairsetting, prize $5.00. Won by WnlrrWilson on Earlham Romance.'f Best, story without local setting, prize $2.50. v 'Not awarded. FEDERAL COURT LETS HART GO CASE AGAINST THE RICHMOND BOY v AT WICHITA DISMISSED YESTERDAY.. EVIDENCE NOT SUFFIGENT Was Alleged That Hart Had Obtained Money From Aged Woman by Fraudulent Means. R. N. Hart received a telegram from his son, Will, last night saying that the case against him in the Federal court at Wichita, Kansas, had been dismissed by the Judge. Hart was charged with obtaining mony by fraudulent methods from Mrs. M. A. Price of Greenup, 111. The Judge af ter hearing the evidence presented by the prosecuting witness, the son of Mrs. Price, said that it was not sufficient to make a case against Hart and he let him go free. Hart was arrested here last De cember on an affidavit sworn out by Mrs. Price's son. He claimed that Hart had written to his mother from Hutchinson, Kansas, and had unlawfully persuaded her to ffive him money. Although Hart said at the time that it was spite work and that he was innocent, he went with the Federal officer and prepared to stand trial by securing two lawyers. The relations between Mrs. Price, who is a woman sixty years old and Young Hart were very friendly and Hart, had been engaged to be married to her. He had the marriage license and the ceremony was to have been performed but the son prevented it. The woman is wealthy being worth $40,000. Hart met her at a seance over which he presided as a spiritualist medium. The woman immediately fell in love with him and besides corresponding with him advanced him money. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Temperature. h- March 12, 1905. Morning Noon . . Night .. 07 36 37 March 12, 1906. Morning . - Toon ...... ... Night .......... ;....12 ..........25 .....2S Forecast'for Richmond and vicinity: Partly cloudy and slowly rising temperature.

THEODORE ' THOMAS ORCHESTRATO PLAY HERE FOR . MAY FESTIVAL, " '

ONE OF .WORLD'S GREATEST Date -of tee-Fetir iaft- Bcea Changed to May,?8 and 2$r rt. , -,,T . .. ; nnrmi . vv orr . 1 . t . .-!. . The executive-' cemmittee ,.pf the May Festival Association has decided ori ' the Theodore Thomas Orchestra for the festival this year. The ex4cuSLrVeT 'cbiflmittee t also ; decided- to change the date 'from .the first week in May to May' 28 'and'29;v The members of the committee are elated over their-success in securing the Thomas orchestra which has the reputation of being one" of the best musical organizations in the world. It 1 is , a .western orchestra and "was chosen ;pver the famous New York Symphony Damroschand Metropolitan orchestra. . . ' , ' ". The Thomas orchestra is composed

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of fifty pieces and is conducted by Frederick Stock, who was conductor of the - organization during the life time of Theodore Thomas. The soloists connected with the orchestra are Mme. Maconda, soprano, Miss Munson, contralto, Glen Hall, tenor 1 and Mr. Witherspoon, basso. Louis Elbel of South Bend, who recently gave a piano recital at the Gennett, will be the concert pianist for the festival. The Thomas orchestra will cost more than the Beach 1 Orchestra which played for the festival two years ago. ;V:V' "'"' ' ,': In order that the association can make expenses" it 'will be necessary to " charge $2 for the three concerts (Continued to page 8.) IS HEAD OF COMPANY J. N. Crabh Undertakes a Unique Feat of Connecting Indianapolis ' With Nearby Towns. J. N. Crabb of Indianapolis, formerly of this city, is at the head of the Capital Circuit traction company which proposes to connect Indianapolis with all the county seats surrounding that city.

DR. CULVER TALKS TO A PACKED HODSE Olf' YELLOWSTONE PARK.

RECEIPTS ARE OVER $500 ft f". Thel!oney is to be Given to School Art Fund and Associated Charities. The lecture on Yellowstone Park by Dr.' 'Culver, of the Northern Pacific ' Railway, at the Coliseum last evening was the most complete and successful public ehtei-tainment that has been given' in Richmond for years, and the large building was literally packed to the doors, over 3500 tickets having been sold. ; Dr. Culver kept his large audience, composed of men and women, young people and school children, at the highest pitch of interest during the whole of his lecture. His subject was "The Great National Park of America." . Dr. Culver is employed by the Northern Pacific Railroad to interest the people of the central and eastern states in the park and incidentally persuade them to travel on the line of that great railway. . His lecture is given free, and the gate receipts, over $500, are to be divided evenly between , the Associated Charities and the public schools. In the aftrnoon, Dr. Culver held the attention of over 1200 school children from the geography classes of the grade, schools. HOLD GOOD POSITIONS Richmond Boys . Are Doing Well With Rock Island Road Something About Them. A letter received from Exum Haas, who is an engineer maintenance of way on -the Roek Island, tells of the number of Richmond young men who are now with that road, in the engineering department Van Frank, formerly of this city, is a division engineer," and - Robert Charles, formerly with the Pennsylvania Lines at Pittsburg, has resigned to become engineer of what is known as" the Illinois Division of the road.

Souvenir Postal Cards Have Been Printed and They are Now Being Sold.

The pupils of tht 'Starr'.. School have a novel method of raising money with which to. swell the fund which is to provide equipment for their gymnasium on the ' third ' floor and to buy, pictures. They have had printed ' a large number of souvenir postal cards on which is "the picture of the school "buildingrThese postal cards have, beeri distributed among the school "children ' v who are husy selling them; Many people who attended the school years ago buy them for souvenirs of their school 1 days at Starr School, and "many of the pupils are using' lliem to write to their friends. ' '..""rs ''' ,,;'" : ' AN ELABORATE COLLEGE EVENT EARLHAM MAY DAY. FESTIVITIES ARE TO BE ON EN&n i ARRANGEf.lEHTS OEIIIG MADE '''V , 1 v.Over One ; Hundred and Fifty Girls Will Assist The Queen of May Other Features. v ; The May. Day festivities,. ; which will be heldithe second week in May, at. Earlham, will probably . be the most elaborate college ' event of the year in Indiana, if not so in the Middle West. v'' It is the custom for many of the colleges of the country to have celebrations of this nature. The students at Bryn Mawr have always been the leaders in the East, and it is Earlham's hope to be the recognized leaders in the West. Although many colleges throughout the middle west celebrate May Day, none have reached the high standard of excellence of the eastern institutions. Earlham will follow the plans of Bryn Mawr to a large extent and the people at the helm are working hard in order to make the celebration the greatest in Earlham 's history. It is probable" that th festivities will be conducted in Old English fashion, all those taking part in the exercises clinging to the style of dress used in old England. One of the especial features, of the event will be the music. Songs taken from the Old English lyrics and ballads will be sung and a special orchestra, will be provided for the occasion. Besides the . May Pole drill, there will be the Rose drill ;, Milk Maid drill; and the Tambourine drill, given by the gypsy Queen, Miss Deborah , Sedgwick and her assistants. This drill promise to be the most picturesque and pleasing of the day. In addition to this there will be Heralds, Egg Girls, Quack Doctors, Bakers, Hobby Horse Riders and a Fortune Teller. V . After the events in the earlier part of the day, several mytholigical plays will be presented by the students, "Pyrmaus and Thisbe" being the leading one. - . v Miss Pearl Rihnheart the Queen of the May will be assisted -by nearly one hundred and fifty girls." The parts of the Foresters will probably be taken by some of the boys, t Work is progressing rapidly .under the able ' direction of Prof. E. P. Tmeblood and Miss Brown the Governess of Earlham Hall,' and it is thonsht that everything will be in readiness for the event by the first of May.

OPERATORS FLATLY REFUSE EVERY OFFER MADE BY THEIR MINERS.

ALL EYES Oil INDIANAPOLIS Operators Putting Coal in Their Own . .Cellars nd Building Stockades V ' Around Mines ! '1 H'---rT4' v. : . Nev lork, -March 12. Press dispatches from Wilkes-barre, Scranton, ShamokirijMahinoy City and othef centers in the anthracite coal fields state that the miners feel the shadow of a greater strike than ; that of -1902 hovering over them. ; The anthrkciteT operators and" rail;, road president s reply to the miners demands in wliich they absolutely re-J; fuse to grant -any of the demands of the miners, and fail even to leave the bars Z. down" for further negotiations has come to the mining , fields as a great surprise and a greater, disappointment. - ; ' The positive assertions-made - by some ' newspapers that - the" operators had decided on a conciliatory policy had built up the hopes' of the miners and business interests, and they are today plunged into deep forebodings of a great strife by the reply of; the operators to the miners demands, which is not only a jrefusal to grant evpn one demand or concede a single point, butfe also carries a declaration for the "onen "shon nnl nlso ftri ries an innuedo that the. miners' organization is in league with the' bituminous operators ' ' combine to the detriment of the anthracite Interests and those of the independent bituminous operators.' ? "' The foreigners made another rush today for the steamboat offices ' to obtain passage for their homes in Europe. They have experienced . one war in the anthracite fields, and will go to Europe to stay until this trouble is settled. ri All Eyes on Indianapolis. T. D. Nichols, president of the big Scranton Wilkes-Barre district, is quoted as characterising the operators V reply as a "complete turn down.' None of the district officers will discuss the situation. AH eyes in the anthracite fields now turn to Indianapolis and to the miners' special convention which opens there Thursday. The anthracite miners will probably now demand that the Ryan resolution be not repealed, and that a national suspension of mining be declared on April 1. The dispatch . from the anthracite towns indicate that, the coal companies are getting ready for trouble. They have put forces of men to work building stockades around their property and are strengthening and barbing their fences. . .. ... . CA NEW INTERPETATIOII 'S X " - I- ''' V""' JUDGE CONVERSE GIVES OPINIONsTRESPASS CASE. Evans Was Discharged Because Prosecntor Did NoiPnt 4Abmt" . in the Complaint. 1 - y , Police Judge Converse yesterdaysmorning put V new interpretation on the trespass law in the case of Henry E. Evans, colored charged with peeping in the windows of the home of William Hippard 45 State ; Street. ivau was aiscuaigcut tiuuge viuverse sustained the motion of - Attorney Henry U. Johnson that to constitute a trespass one. must be 4 ' about " to enter the premises of another, having been warned not to do so or else, having been warned from the premises, Mr. Johnson argned that in the affidavit prepared by Prosecutor Jessup the word about" was ignored. ' . '