Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 112, 12 May 1906 — Page 1

MIC MOM) FA. .ABIUM A. VQlfc XXXI. NO. 112. Richmond, Indiana, Saturday, May 12, 1906. Single Copies, Two Cents. ALL III READINESS FOR DEDICATION ARE SERVING SUBPENAS CRITICIZES LUCK OF PROSECUTION Representative Hepburn Made Fierce Denunciation of Navy Officers. COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL AID H00S1ER PREPARE FOR DRUG TRUST The Time Set for the Appearance of the Various Witnesses is First Monday in June Three Months for Testimony. Exercises at Reid Memorial Church Will Begin Tonight . with Chime Concert. Members Are Unanimously in Favor of Vacating Ncrth Fourteenth Street.

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PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY

8PECIAL SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICES AND SERMON BY OR GILCHRIST IN MORNING FINE MUSICAL NUMBERS. With the chime concert this evening, the dedicatory exercises at the Reid Memorial church will begin. Tomorrow is Dedication Sunday and the doors of this magnificent edifice will be thrown open for the first time. Special preparations have been made in arranging the services fc this day, and it is probable that they have never been surpassed in a Presbyterian church in the West. The dedication services begin at 10:30. The Rev. Alexander Gilchrist, formerly pastor of the United Presbyterian Church in this city, will preach the dedicatory sermon. The Rev. Mr. Gilchrist Is now one of the leading ministers in the church, and Is secretary of Home Missions of the United Presbyterian Assembly of America. Five Ministers on Platform. During the morning services, there will be five ministers seated on the platform. They will be Dr. Wilson, of Allegheny, Pa., the Rav. T. II. Hanna, of Stoubenville, Ohio, Dr. Lyons, of Richmond, Dr. Gilchrist of Pittsburg, and Rev. N. E. Wade, a former pastor of the church. All are well known to the congregation, hang preached hero In the past. At 8:45 a. m., before the dedication services commence in the auditorium, the Sunday school will hold its session. There will be special music and addresses by the visiting pastors. A large attendance at these services la expected, because of the special exercises. Program of Music. The music will be a feature of the morning service at the church. A choir of thirty-five. of the best voices In the city, under the direction of Prof. Will Earh.irt, will render the following program. "The Lord is King" Otto Nicolal "(Jome, Let us Sing" .,. .Mendelssohn Hear My Tray or" . .J. W .Thompson "Ye Sons of Israel" Mendelssohn "Praise Jehovah" A. Dvorak M1 of the musical numbers are psijlns. - Dr. Wll6on In Evening. In the- evening. Dr. Wilson, an instructor In the Theological Seminary at Allegheny Pa., will address the congregation. There will also be special music in the evening. Owing to the fact that the seating capacity of the church Is limited, ticketa good for members of the church and their . Immediate families have been issued. The few hundred tickets that remain are being distributed to the best advantage, some of them being sent to the different churches over the city, and others are being sent direct to the persons who have asked for them. Seven hundred persona have applied for tickets for the opening day and the supply on hand has run very short. Without the tickets, admission will be Impossible tomorrow, as there aro just as many tickets issued as there are seats and if more persons are admitted the auditorium will be crowded. Rehearsal Last Night. Last evening the specially selected choir met and again rehearsed the music' Tonight there will be another rehearsal and final preparations made for the opening Sunday. The chorus is composed of the following: Misses Lena Coffin, Esther Sittloh, Magdalena Shulz, Edna Keever, Pearl Frledley, Clara Myrlck, Nina Harris, Marie Kauffman, Florence Shute, Hulda Kenley, Stella Brush and Mary Frledley; Mesdames Ray Longnecker, Dr. Kruger, Will Earhart. C. S. Neal, Otto Krone, I. A. Gorman, O. P. Nusbaum, Harry StUllnger; Messrs. Raymond Wehrley, Frank Braffet, Lee 'Nusbaum, Oliver Nusbaum, Walter Luring, John Thompson, C. L. Magaw, Otto Krone, Walter Lawson, R. B. Jones, Byron Huff, Alton Hale, Chas. Cox, Harry StUllnger and George Eggemeyer. The visiting ministers will be entertained while in the city at the homes of different members of the church. The Rev. Mr. Wilson is being entertained by the Rev. Dr. Lyons. Dr. Gilchrist will stay for a few days with A. Scaton, South Fifth street. Dr. 'Hanna, who will arrive today Is to go to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. LeFevre, North Fiteent street. FRANK THURMAN GUILTY Jury at New Castle Sentences Him to Life Imprisonment Prisoner Was Unmoved. Palladium Special. New Castle. May 11. Frank Thurman. colored, Indicted for putting poison in the coffee drank by Reuben Dalley, his father-in-law, causing his . death, was found guilty today by a Jury .and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Thurman was unmoved I Vhen the verdict was read and he -femlled as he accompanied the sheriff from the court room. Four of the Jurors voted first for the death penal'tjr.. -: - -

tl'Aliariiur.-t Spec ial Indianapolis, Ind., May 11. Subpenas in chancery are being served on the various defendants In the case of the United States against the socalled drug trust, which was filed in the Federal Court last Wednesday. There are about one hundred of these defendants. Those who are residents of this State eight in number are being served with subpenas from the the office of the Ur.ited States marshal in this city. The other subpenas have been sent ' to the United States marshals of the various districts in which the defendants reside. The time set for the appearance of the various defendants by attorney, is the first Monday in June. Their answers must be filed in the Federal Court, in this city, by the first Monday in July. The United States will then have until the first Monday in August in which to file a replication. Three months will then be allowed, if so desired, in which to take testimony, either in the form of depositions or before a master. This will be the ordinary procedure, though, of course, demurrers and various other bills may be filed meanwhile.

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VAULTS OPENED Examination Shows that Cash and Papers Were Not Destroyed by Flames. BANKS TO RESUME MAY 21 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE FILED FOR A $10,000,000 BUILDING - COMPANY THE FIRST PERMIT. Publishers' Press San Francisco, May 11. On Monday, May 21, all commercial banks of the city will open their doors for regular business. The savings banks are likely to resume business on the same date. Examination of the bank vaults are being made. So far all are in good condition and the banks could reopen at once If they had suitable places. The flrlst building permit for permanent construction was issued to Colonel Magee and he will erect a tenstory building in Market street, west of Kearney. A $10,000,000 corporation that will play an important part in the rebuilding of San Francisco, was brought Into existence when the articles of incorporation were filed with the county clerk today. The corporation, which is to take tho name of the Loss-Leonard-Doncrn Company will embrace much New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles capital. Valuable Papers Intact. The main vault of the Auditor's offico has been opened and everything contained therein was found to be intact. This vault contained all of the valuable papers and books of the Auditor's office, including the bonds issued for $17,000,000, for specific permanent improvements, such as school buildings, the acquisition of parks, etc. Resides these all of the official bonds of the present city officials, license tags, boks, vouchers, journals, cash books and financial accounts with the city tax collector, treasurer and State Controller and Treasurer were found intact. TOO HIGH FOR THE POOR CHEAP TELEPHONE RATES Atlantic Telephone Company Seeks a Franchise in New York City, Promising to Cut the Rates to Within Reach of All. Publishers' Press New York, May 11. Charging that the New York Telephone Company had established a rate making the use of the tel phone prohibitiv to the poor, and declaring that if certain conces' sions were made, the Atlantic Telephone Company, which he represented, would give a rate of 2 cents a call for all Manhattan telephones and five cents a call for all other boroughs in Greater New York, Martin W. Littleton .urged before the board of estimate and apportionment this afternoon, the granting of a franchise to the Atlantic Company. The condition made by Mr. Littleton was that his Company be given the right to enter and use the Empire City Subway Conduls as It Is now used by the other company. The board has, taken the matter under consideration.

TOO MUCH INCOMPETENCY

CONGRESSMAN FROM IOWA SAYS THAT UNPUNISHED RECKLESSNESS OF AMERICAN OFFICERS IS AN OUTRAGE. Publishers' Press Washington, May 11. A bitter denunciation of influential navy officers and the lack of proper criminal prosecutions by their fellow officers was heard in the House today, from Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, during the discussion of the naval appropriation bill. In other countries, the Iowan declared, the naval officer who loses his ship, commits suicide. He did not approve of such drastic remedies, but he did condemn the lightness of sentences passed by naval court martials upon officers whose neglect or lack of Knowledge damages the fighting ships of the navy. Challenges Weeks' Figure. Representative Hepburn was moved to his attack by a speech delivered Saturday last by Representative Weeks, of Mass., former naval officers who declared that the naval officers were punished for their negligence and that the number of accidents talked of were greatly exaggerated. Col. Hepburn challenged the accuracy . of Mr. Weeks figures and then said: "We're spending millions to build up a great navy. I think it is the part of patriotism to do this, but there ought to be some guarantee, some assurance that when we secure such vessels they will not be recklessly destroyed by incompetency and inefficiency. The gentleman criticised me because I said that in my judgment, there was not proper punishment meted out to those who I thought had recklessly, carelessly and wantonly put in jeopardy these great interests of our3. I still believe that our system of administering criminal justice in the army and navy is lamentably faulty." Weeks Interrupted Him. Representative Weeks interrupted to call Col Hepburn's attention to the fact that svicide is a crime under our laws. "I am not speaking of it as a remedy," answered the Iowan, "but my purpose is to show how this offense Is regarded abroad." IT DEPENDS, SAYS BRYAN However, He Will Not Seek the Presidential Nomination in 1908 Friends' Statement. Publi?her' Press St. Louis, May 11. M. C. Wetmore, of this city, a personal friend of W. J. Bryan, has just received from Mr. Bryan, who is in Egypt, a letter in which he says: "I am satisfied that the things I have baen fighting for are growing, but who will be most available in 1908 Is a question that can not be answered now. I shall not do anything to secure another nomination and do not want it unless circumstances seem to demand it; time alone can determine that." A VALUABLE BEQUEST Rebecca White Left Property Valued at $20,000 to White's Institute at Her Death. Miss Rebecca White, a former Philadelphia Friend, who was interested In White's Institute in Wabash County, Indiana, bequeathed the Instute property valued at over $20,000 upon her death last month. Confirmation of the beauest has been received by Trustee John H. Johnson, of this city. White's Institute was founded many years ago by Joseph White, father of the benefactor and for many years it was one of the leading institutions of its kind in this country. Mrs. Jeff Davis Stronger. Publishers' Press New York, May 11. It was stated at the Hotel Gerard, today, that Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the President of the Confederacy, had passed a very comfortable night. Dr. Robert H. Wylie, after his visit to Mrs. Davis, stated that she was improved. Her condition yesterday was regarded as alarming. Her daughter, Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, is on her way here from Colorado Springs, Colo. Jefferson Haye3 Davis, her grandson, was also summoned to her bedside from Princeton University, where he is a student. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Indiana Fair and warmer Saturday; Sunday showers, cooler in north portion ; fresh south winds. Ohio Fair Saturday; . Sunday showers and cooler; fresh south winds.

John Bull Hi say, the 'eath en don't seem to appreciate the bleesings of civilization we wring to them! News Item The natives of South Africa threaten to cause very rious trouble to both England and Germany.

m is GROWING LESS Week's Imports of Gold Have Greatly Relieved the Financial Conditions. DUN'S REVIEW FOR WEEK OUTLOOK MUCH BRIGHTER IN ALL LINES COAL SETTLEMENT WAS FACTOR FOR GOOD FAILURES OF WEEK. Publishers' Press New York, May 11. Dun's Review of the week's trade tomorrow will say: Domestic industrial conditions are greatly improved by the anthracite coal settlement and the resumption of traffic on the lakes, while the international situation is much brighter now that the French elections have passed without a serious outbreak. Foreign conditions are of unusual importance to business interests in the United States owing to the present cose relations of the money markets. Prices of securities have recovered part of the recent loss, and heavy imports of gold have at least temporarily relieved the financial stringency. Manufacturing plants operate close to their full capacity, with orders in the steel industry already running well into 1907,, and structural work was never mote active. Wholesale trade in fall and winter goods is in a large scale, but unseasonable weather causes much complaint regarding retail distribution of merchandise and retards work on the farms in several important sections. This element of uncertainty as to the crops tends to maintain quotations of staples at a high position. Mercantile collections are still somewhat irregular, but show a slight improvement on the whole. Bank exchanges at New York for the week were 23.8 per cent, larger than a year ago, partly because of the much heavier trading in securities. At other leading cities the gain averaged 9.5 per cent. Commercial failures this week in the United States are 209 against 212 last week, 215 the preceding week and 197 the corresponding week last year. Failures in Canada number 17 against 31 last week, 18 the preceding week and 21 last year. Of failures this week in the United States, 65 were in the east, 61 south, 72 west and 11 in the Pacific states and 63 report liabilitiesof $5,000 or more. Liabilities of commercial failures reported for May to date are $3,079,820, against $3,326,151 last year. Denial Is Made. Emphatic denials are made by Lee B .Nusbaum and the trustees of Reid Memorial church that the residence property of Mr. Nusbaum, adjoining the new church on the north, has been purchased by Daniel G. Reid for a new church parsonage. Owing to the fact that the Impression prevailed very generally that the residence would be purchased for a parsonage, the Information given to the Palladium that the deal had been closed, was readily accepted as authentic, hence the publication to this effect yesterday. Mr. Reid once asked Mr. Nusbaum for a price on his residence property, but no further negotiations have taken place.

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HEAR M'MAHAN'S REPORT

WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT Investigating Committee Appoints Sub Committee to Report on Its Proceedings and Accountant's Report at Meeting of Council. The committee appointed t oconsider the advisability of selling the Municipal Light Plant, consisting of the members of the Board of Public Works, three members of the council, three members of the Commercial Club and three members of the South Side Improvement Association, met last evening at the office of the Board of Public Works and received the report of E. G. McHahan who was appointed to audit the books of the municipal plant. This report was not given out for publication but one of the committeemen stated that it was as favorable as the best friends of the municipal plant could expect. He refused to vouchsafe any further information. It is probable that there will be a special meeting of council the first part of next week and at this meeting the McMahan report will be given out. Frank Neff, Jesse S. Reeves, H. W. Deuker and J. S. Zeller were appointed last evening as a sub committee to draft a report of the results of the investigations made by the committee. This report will be submitted to council at its special meeting. The McMahan report will be embodied in the committee's report. A JURY FOR TEWKSBURY Wife of the Get Rich Quick Scheme Wants to Take Stand to Tell of Husband's Abuses. Publishers' Press New York, May 11. The jury box was filled this afternoon for the trial of Lewis G. Tewksbury, the get-rich-quick man and race track patron who is charged by his first wife, Mrs. Mary Mills-Hedley-Tewksbury-Green-hut with the theft of $10,000 in government bonds. When the jury was completed the hour was so kite that Recorder Goff adjourned the trial until Monday. Mrs. Tewksbury said today that she was anxious to get on the witness stand and tell all the abuses she had suffered at the hands of her former husband. PENALIZED BY DRUG TRUST Wholesale Houses at Terre Haute are Fined for Selling to CutRate Stores. Palladium Special. Terre Haute, Ind., May 11. Terre Haute's drug trade has had a lively experience with the method by which prices for proprietary articles are maintained. Wholesale dealers have been heavily penalized more than once for selling to cut-rate retailers, and in one instance, which was of public nature, a wholesale house lost nearly all its retail customers because it sold to a cut-price store, the requirement of the Retail Association being that retailers should not buy from this wholesale house.

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David Mackey Died Yesterday, After Undergoing Indescribable Pain. FUNERAL WILL BE SUNDAY THE MASONIC LODGE WILL HAVE CHARGE OF SERVICES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGELY ATTENDD. Palladium Speclal.l Now Paris, O., May 11. Suffering with convulsions, the venerable David Mackey, who was so viciously assaulted by his brother, Isaac, died this afternoon at five o'clock. Death came as a relief to his sufferings, for the aged man had undergone untold pain since the day of the crime. His head crushed by blows from" a hatchet, he lay in a stupor from whiqh he revived but once. When the physicians were treating his wounds, he once opened his eyes and said "Isaac did it." He then returned to his unconscious state. It is probable that the funeral will take place Sunday. It will, be conducted by the Masons of which lodge the deceased wras the oldest member in this city. In striking contrast to the funeral of his brother Isaac, the services over David's body will be attended by a large number of friends and lodge brothers. At Isaac's funeral the Odd Fellows, of which lodge he was a member, did not participate and those who attended, did so largely out of curiosity. David Mackey was nearly 89 years old. He was a remarkable old man as was shown by the fight he made against death. He has scpres of friends in this city and the surrounding country. Now that David is dead .the people of New Paris, await with interest the disposal of the estate, which caused a murder and a suicide. SERMON TO THE RED MEN The Hokendauqua and Osceola tribes of Red Men will attend church on Sunday morning at the Fifth Street M. E. church. The pastor. Rev. J. O. Campbell will preach a special sermon on the subject: "Freedom and Character." The members of the order will meet at the Red Men's Hall at 10 o'clock and march to the church in a body. A large attendance is desired. T. W. Lawson, Canine, Now Has a Wooden Leg. rPublishrs" Press Cleveland, May 11. "Thomas W. Lawson" now has a wooden leg. This Lawson is a prizewinning, blooded Boston terrier, owned by Dr. C. F. Mitchell here. He tried to stop a trolley car here recently and his left -front leg was amputated as a resulL . Then an artificial limb was provided. Lawson walks welL

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TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE

COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED TO VISIT THE BOARD OF WORKS MANAGER CARR PRESENTS HOOSIER'S PLANS. At a meeting of the Commercial Club last evening, which was largely attended the proposition of the American Seeding Machine Company to have a portion of North Fourteenth street closed, so that the Hoosier Drill' branch can be enlarged, was discussed and it was the unanimous sentiment of the members that the con-'; cern should be afforded every opportunity for expauding. The meeting was opened by an address made by Manager Carr of the American Seed-, ing Machine Company which was as follows: . Statement of Mr. Carr. Gentlemen: Our company has six manufacturing plants, one of which is the Hoosier, of this city. We are both short of manufacturing facilities, and hav en't the proper kind to manufacture in the most economical manner. We have been unable to supply the de mand for our goods the past Spring, and particularly at our Hoosier plant, have lost the sale of Quite a large ' volume on account of our inability to make them in time to meet the trade requirements. Also it is our intention to have fewer and better plants which will enable us to manufacture moro economically, and save in administrative and overhead expenses. For the foregoing reasons, it Is our Intention to as early as possible expend $150,000.00 which has been appropriated by our directors, for increased manufacturing facilities, and about $100,000.00 of which we are desirous of spending In addition to our Hoosier plant. To do this, we are compelled to ask that the City vacate Fourteenth street from E street north to the railroad; otherwise, we will be unable to make the Improvements. Plan Big Building. . .If the street Is vacated as desired, it Is our intention at an early date to start on the work and complete It as early as possible. We intend to continue our present buildings on E street east 232 feet by 50 feet wide, three stories high, with basement. We expect to double the size of our present Foundry and Forge Shops, and make such other changes and additions, which, together with new machinery and equipment will approximately double our present manufacturing facilities, and which will make the Hoosier plant one of the largest and best arranged Grain Drill plants in the world. In fact, we do not know of any that will be as largo or as well arranged. This will mean considerable to Richmond. We now employ on an average, about 350 persons, with an annual pay-roll of between $175,000.00 and $200,000.00. With these increased facilities we will employ not less than 150 additional persons, and inside of two or three years from 200 to 300 more than we now employ, and with a corresponding Increase in the annual pay-roll of from $75,0000.00 to $150,000.00. Will Spend $100,000. An expenditure of $100,000.00 or more in new buildings will also mean that the plant will remain here for all time to come, no difference what the evolutions are In business, for the investment will be too large to ever think of abandoning. On the other hand what we are asking it not difficult to grant, or a thing that will work any particular hardship. Fourteenth street north of B street is an unimportant thoroughfare. We own the abutting property bn both Bides of that portion of the street which we desire vacated. Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets on the East, and Thirteenth and Twelfth streets on the west are all open for traffic. It is impossible for us to make the improvement unless this street is vacated, therefore we trust our request may be granted by the city, and any help your organization may be able to render us will be appreciated. Should the proposition be received unfavorably, we will have to do the best we can with our present facilities; make our additions to other plants and reduce the work at our Hoosier plant to such proportions as will enable os to take care of same in a comfortable way. , In other words, we will have to give up for the puresent, and all time to come, any further extensions to this plant. Committee Favors Hooier. Following the address made bv Mr. Carr. Howard Dill read a report of the special committee which was appointed by the Commercial Club for the purpose of investigating the advisability of the city granting the favor asked by the American Seeding Machine Company. This report in full is as follows: Richmond, Ind., May 11, 1906. To the Directors and Members of the Commercial Club: The committee appointed at a meet(Continued on Page Three.)