Richmond Palladium (Daily), 20 March 1906 — Page 1

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.ECORD BREAKING .. SNOW STORM RAGES FOR MANY , HOURS. i LL BUSINESS WAS CRIPPLED krect and Interutfaj flrs,Pnt Out of Service Richmond" Trains Late Other Storm News. C ; . i ' The prediction "for today is, colder and fair. In view of this fact, Spring which begins tomorrow will be. ushered, in with" the heaviest snow of the year on the ground. " V ' Yjpsterday 's snow storm, which gaushortly after midnight surtday f V ' iT'T. i f F . iroughout.the day was,, even; -more vere than the storm of a week ago." With almost ten iuches of the autiful already, on' th'e giouhd, tite dition of .nearly eight inches more Id the effect of simply tying up. buess in almost "every line.; .Where ow had been cleared : from ..sidelks it lay W Uie depth fof yrpm two three feet along-the curbs, while" e streets were rendered almost imssable, " The Kichmond. Street "and terurbaii company had troubles of s own. me, city .lines, were . pracally'out of business. (he entire foreon, though the company employes ide strenuous efforts to .clear its neks and-put, pars in service. The interurban lines 'also" suffered a crreat extentl ' The first car into chmond from the west arrived out .ten .'o'clock: arid' the trip .from mbndge City to Richmond requirabout Ifour hours. The Daytjon, Western, suffered in the same manr, while the Pennsylvania trains d much difficulty," in making,' their ledules. . Rural routes all over, the ,; country re crippled, in some instances to 3 extent that the deliveries were andoned f or 4fie; dayH -The letter' : rriers'1 force f rom ; the Richmond stoffice f olmd life, a burderi "and a ,ere drag during -. the morning urs, before ; sidewalks :f. had been ared to any degree. . Glroce'rs, meat men, milk, men, baki 'arid other.. cfasse&Aof merchants kt run delivery -.wagons- found "that ;re was little of. the sweet, m life lowing the wake of such a storm. krses were unable in many instancto pull their burdens and for two Mrs during the forenoon ; Main eet looked like a street in a deted village. A few straggling llestrians were trying to wade rough the piles of snow, but re was scarcely a vehicle in sight. bne of the effects" of the snow rms of the past week has been to mage roofs of buildings all over fe city, residences as Well as down n business structures suffering to greater or less degreed Oozing ter resulting from the thaw; of )W found its way through roof guts into the rooms below and great Entities of wall paper and plasterV have been damaged. ' , . . Worst In Twenty Years. Yesterday '8 storm was by far the rst that has visited this section of k country, in twenty years. Street and interurban traffic was comtely blocked all day yesterday and t, AVAnirtfPisnd tVift prows of ih. eet cars were , pressed into service assist in clearing the snow from e4 tracks. . r 'A.'".i" ';"' v)nly 'two -Dayton- A, jern cars ived at., the intenirban "station iterday. Three other D. & W." "cars Kyecl '- within the city limits but re Snowbound, at various pointsr on in street. After the -snow ' 'had n cleared from the tracks, these Js. returned,or at least started reach the local interurban station. (Continued on Page Five.?

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-"5 - r .. r. t V OiteNNIAL , ASSOCIATION JS HANDICAPPED. t On Account of Weather There Will z " be No More Meetings Till Sec- " : ond Monday in April; " ' No official action was taken at last night's meeting "of the Centennial Association, owing to the- small attendance, and it was decided to not .nold .another meeting until the second uiuf, hi 1x)1 ti. mis-jsubc in .order; to get rid of the yeather " hoodoo,'.', fwhigh , has stood in .the way' of '"the meeting; aim(et''from the firsts- , ' " It is believed that after the first 6f ' Aprilwith- the, opening of spring many people . who could not get out huch a night as last night, will be able5 to . attend and, more enthusiasm will be 'shown. In the meantime the work of the committees is going forward and the outlook for a successful celebration is of the best nature. There will be many matters of interest to come before .the meeting in April and it is the intention to make that meeting one of the best yet held and set all departments of the work in motion. Those who are "directing the observance fell much encouraged over 'the ready - response -that has p'eeri roade bjraH-, those, who have' been .cjiHf dr upon to ftsst "PRY"EFFORT FAILED AGAIN COUNCILMAN O'NEAL TRIES TO ' RID FIFTH WARD OF ITS ' SALOONS. $100 VOTED FOR ATTORNEY Council Prepares to . Fight the Suit of Fremont. Clifford Against .V The City. ' In the open session of council last night Councilman O'Neal introduced an ,?.'amendmejiti.' to the 'ordinance declaring. the north half of the Fifth Ward 4 'dry" which was to the effect of declaring the entire ward a resident portion of the city. The "amendment" was really a new ordinance and council refused to consider it in any other light, so Mr. O'Neal was instructed to have his amendment drawn up again and presented at the next session. The case' of Clifford versus the City of Richmond will soon be tried in the Hancock County court, Greenfield, Ind., and last evening, under a suspension of the rules,, an ordinance was introduced appropriating $100 for the expenses of witnesses and an attorney to assist Mr. Gardner n the case. POTTER WAS BUSY 0 Charles Pottert township trustee, has a large number of urgent calls for food and fuel yesterday and. was busy all day, investigating the cases of the Worthy poor, and in providing for ther' wants? Coal was delivered to ten families jand food to many more. The ' contintied cold weather has brought on much hardship to the destitute. . ..... WEATHER INDICATIONS, ' Temperature.

March 19, 1905. Morning V. . '.. . T '. . . .58 Noon VJ;. .62 Nigtt...... ....63 .' March 19, 190G. . .. . Morning r .'. . : .-. . . . . . .24 Noon .... V" . : 26 Night ........... ..30

i Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Clearing and colder.

BICBXdirD, IirDIAKA, TOT3DAY MOANING, MARCH 20, 1906

ASK CITY: TO " PAY OLD BILL RICHMOND GAS CO. CLAIMS TO HAVE $639.45 ON BOOKS AGAINST CITY. COUNCIL REFUSES TO PAY , : Tot Six .Years Municipality Has Been f Using Gas Without Paying For rltXSuit May Result. . ' . J . The Richmond Natural Gas Company now has;a bill against the City of Richmond amounting to $639.45, which has been outstanding for the past six years. The gas company wishe a settlement. Last evening council discussed the bill, which has received an airing from time to tjme since 1900, and the sentiment of councilm'en seemed to be to test the case, in the courts. . ' In 1900 the Richmond, Natural Gas Company : raised -the rate on gas from 124 cents per thousand feet to 25 cents, and one month after the 25i cent rate went into . effect the city was presented yvith'a bill for gas consumed in. that time at the" new price. UNCLE SAM'S Council at dhat time refused to allow the bill and G. H. Knollenberg, who was qity clerk, went to the company andoffered to make-a settlement on the basis of the old rate, 12M cents per 1000 feet. The Richmond Natural Gas Company refused to consider the city 's offer. Since that time the gas company has presented no bills to the city for. gas consumed until a few days ago. Soon the 50 cent gas rate was established, last fall, the board of ;publie works ordered the gas company to cease furnishing gas to , the. city, which order was complied with. Council' last night placed itself on record as being opposed to paying the bill of $639.45, which includes the 10 percent discount: The case "was referred to City Attorney Gardner to investigate on the advisability of the city offering to make . a settlement again with the Richmond Natural. Gas Company on the basis of 12 eents per 1000 feet, and to allow the company to bring suit in case it, refused, to make a settlement on this basis. V -!'- " ".""' ' Walter C. Klrkman returned to his home at Greentown yesterday after a feW days .visit with friends in this city' ""-! '" n

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- - iDR. SWADENER NAMES ' TRUSTEES, STEWARDS AND COM-. MITTEES FOR YEAR, f t : : "i CHURCH IS OUT OF DEBT ; :.'",'" ": ;.5;-viX . -.- .. .-..-,. Tonight Congregation Will Have a RoU Call Meeting at Which ' r 500 Are Expected. ' ' The fourth quarterly conference of the First M. E. church was held last night. Many reports were made concerning tie different departments of the church. The membership is now between five and six hundred with no indebtedness. At the roll call meeting tonight it is expected that nearly the entire . congregation will be present.. . -' In obedience to the. new order from the Bishop, no request' was made for the return of the Rev. Dr. Swadener, although the congregation would very much like to have his services for another year. 'The congregation hardly knows how to feel about the possibility of ' Dr.' Swadener being ; made AWAKEN INQ. the next presiding elder. It owtjuld like to see him so honored buf idoes not want him to leave its pulpuSpI J ' Trustees, stewards and committees r for the coming year were appointed 1 TX n J ' ' A -11 ay- ur..owauener as ioiiows: r ' Trustees J; Mi Westcott, , Clem Gaar, D. W. Stevenson, J. O. Baiber, '.- (Continued to Page 8. 5 WORK TOBEtSIII SOON As soon as the weafther permits, work wiU' be commenced' on the" four new 'bridges in the county; the '6nr1 tracts of ' which have already ' been let by the commissioners.! ; Besides . these four new bridges, r two bridges i are to' Te- repaiWd." The total cost bf bridges "'and ' repairs will- be ' about $12,000. "$14,000 was st ' aside ; f or these bridges but " they can be" made cheaper. . DEATHS AliD FUNERALS BRANDT The funeral bf - Miss Stella Brandt, was' postponed r until this afternoon at 2 o'clock, on account of the heavy fall of snow.

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: i INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE REPORTS ON AUDITORS. J. O. Henderson, a Democrat Owes the Treasury, Over Ninety ' Thousand Dollars. Indianapolis, March ' 19. (Special) The report . of the invetigating committee that has been at work-in the State Auditor's office, with reference to fees alleged to have been retained illegally, by past Auditors of State, has been filed with Governor, Hanly. - This'report; covers the term of X O. Henderson," Democrat, Auditor from 1891 to 1S95 and' part of the term of A. C. Dailj', Republican, Auditor from 1895 to 1899,, and shows in brief that the total of $115,630.59 is due the State from these two men. . Of that sum $23,667.74 is alleged to' be due from Daily and $91,962.85 from Henderson: . " '- The report does not go back farther than Henderson's time, nor does it include the next Auditor after Daily, who was W. II. Hart. During Hart's term no fees were retained by him, as the fee and ealary law of 1895 had become effective, and his reports were all made on time. A SMALL FIRE A defective flue caused the home of Charles A. Farrow on . North Ninth street' to fill with smoke yesterday. The fire department . was called. No damage was done. . . JEALOUSLY AS ' REAL MOTIVE THE NEWEST THEORY OF POLICE IN THE PROFFIT MURDER CASE; MORE FACTS ARE LEARNED. Murderer of the Davis Woman Says She Did Not Treat Him and Family Right. The poliee are of the opinion that the true cause of the fatal shooting of Emma Davis by Mack Proffit last Friday night has not yet been given. They are more or less of the opinion that the crime was committed on account of jalousy. At police headquarters it is believed that Proffit had been going with the Davis woman for some time past, but she had jilted him a short time previous to Friday last and that Proffit had brooded over her action. It is thought that when Proffit ire-' turned to his home Friday night and found the Davis woman in the sitting room with thee colored men he became very jealous and the contemptuous manner in which she greeted him angered the man beyond bounds. - ;' If the Davis woman had not gone into Proffit 's room after he had asked her to cease making so much noise it is probable that there would have Tieen no " trouble. The police think that the woman, not content with "jilting' Proffit wished ' to "add insult to injury" and it was for this purpose that she taunted hinir It was more than Proffit, who is a nervous, high strung man, could stand and in a crazy passon he shot Jier. 5 s While talking to a newspaper reporter at the county jail, Proffit, remarked : Emma had not been treating me or my folks right for a long time and I was mad at her." Officer Edwards states that some time ago Proffitt, created quite a sensation by indulging in a little "gun play" near his brother's restaurant on , North Eighth Street. He was asked what he meant by shooting and replied that he thought "some one was trying to break into the restaurant.

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A BIG EASTERN SYNDICATE wants to buy municdpal lighting and pow- ' '-.. er plant;- ?"". ' MAYOR TELLS THE COUNCIL HE SAYS THAT HE CA& GET ' ' $250,000 SPOT CASH . FOR - CITY'S FIRST,, MUNI- ' CIPAL VENTURE." UOUNCILMEII APPREHENSIVE It is Necessary That the People Vote on the Matter Before the Property Could be Disposed of. ' By Council. , . 1 At the closeof the secret session of council last - jp-hing' tlie, councilmen . were treated " with 'a1-' genuine surprise". s Justfasihet members were putt ing on . their ''irvercoabl land preparingio leave the council chamber Maj'or Zimmerman announced that he had-a. -proposition-to submit. His announcement: in brief was that certain, out of tovn parties had made' an offer of $250,00,0 V ot- the Richmond Municipal Lighting and' Power ,plantj He also stated that the proposition had been submitted to him and the members of the board of public works. According to Mayor Zimmerman the parties referred to are ready to give bond,' if the city will consent to the sale of the property, that the present rate for commercial lighting will not be increased for any number of years the city may designate, and that it guarantees to light the treets at a rate less than it now costs the city to supply the lights. ' What this rate would be was not stated. ? 'Mayor Zimmerman also said that if council thought favorably of the proposition, he stood- ready to produce at once , the -parties who have made the offer, so that negotiations could begin without waste of time. The Municipal plant could not be disposed of by council without the consent of the people and if the mat-, ter is given serious consideration it will be necessary to call a special election. The Municipal plant when it first begari operations promised to be a loosing investment,-.-bjit for the past year or more it has beehVon a paying basis, and at the present time the -' board of public works is having plans prepared for the enlargement of the plant to meet, the demands made on it. When it was decided at a special eleetif-vto build the plant the vote in, favor T7I. building- was at a ratio of 6 to 1. ; ; v . .. . It is thought that the Richmond , (Continued to page 8.) 4 TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK Eighty Tw6 Teachers in the District ; '. - - ..- . .... . -. Schools Will 1 Thrown Out -; ' I T ' ' '- ' " - -''.. ";--' ' of Employment. -

When the district schools of the County, outside Cambridge City, Centerville T and some of the towns close next week eighty-two ; teachers will be thrown put of , employment until next'; September. Schools in . this township and in the r towns of the county do not close until - the fonrth week in -April,' as they are entitled to the full eight njonths . ...... .i -..- --

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