Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 124, 26 May 1906 — Page 1

MOM) A. "QJOL. XXXI. NO, 124. Richmond, Indiana, Saturday Morning, May 26, 1906. Single Copies, Two Cents. TO ASK ACT GfLLILAH MOVES AGAIN TORCH AT $35,000 IS VOTED

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III MOT CASE (General Assembly to Assert Itself today on Question of Polygamy. THE REFORM MOVEMENT.

ID'S FEET TO E!ILARGE PUIIT 4 ..... . NOW GOING TO CHICAGO Former Richmond Jokesmith Will be Daily Contributor to the Chicago News Will Continue His Extensive Lecture Work. Mrs. Zeig, Former Richmond Woman Burns to Death at Marion, 0. Council in Special Session De cides to Make Improvement at Light Plant

THE UNITED PRESBYTERIANS ' TAKE STAND FOR CIVIC AND I INDUSTRIAL PURITY OTHER ! NEWS OF THE SESSION.

,"We recommend that thl Fortyeighth General Assembly while in session communicate, with the Speaker of the United States Senate, through its officers, urging a prompt and thorough action In the Smoot case and protesting against the existence of polygamy, or polygamous practice, in the United States, or any place subject to Its Jurisdiction. We further urge that our Church join with other reform forces In the effort to have both Houses of Congress refuse to admit any more Territories to Statehood until an antipolygamy amendment to the National Constitution has been enacted, or until the Mormon Church has given conclusive evidence of having abolished polygamy." t The above Is one of the interesting and important recommendations made by the United Presbyterian committee 'nn rnfnrm ntinso rpnnrt tn thft fjOTlprfll jAssembly is scheduled to be formally acted upon at this morning's session, in times past the United Presbyterian 'church has put itself on record In the matter of urging decisive action againist polygamy as practiced in the Mor'men strongholds, and just now it sees need for govermental action instead jot alleged delay in the case of Senator IS moot. . The Wave of Reform. The ei.tire report of the committee Jon reform which will be submitted today constitutes what undoubtedly is 'the most interesting matters .to be presented to this session of the Assembly. 'Portions of the report follow: There has been a reform in reform. At feast there are visible results of reform effort Resolutions and declarations of the Church in the past ihave borno the fruit of revelation and conviction in the courts. This prevails In national, State and municipal governments. Investigation and projsecutlon are the order in civic, politiIcal, Industrial and commercial institutions. Civic Righteousness. i "Along with this wave of civic and industrial reform. now sweeping over the whole land the Church should demand of all rulers and captains of Industry, Governments and corporations iand especially of her own membership ja standard of righteousness beyond that demanded by the morality of the jworld. The words of another are to the point: "Who ever heard of a church member being disciplined for gambling in breadstuffs, for corrupting Legislatures and for buying city franchises? Men who do these things and some of them are prominent j church members are doing much to (destroy the faith of the people In the Church, and are undermindlng the jvery foundations of our political temple." Deplore Polygamy. , "We deplore the seeming helplessness of our national authorities to Ithrottle the beastly crime of Mormonism with Its manifest hatred and defiance of our Government, with its polygamy and deadening, blighting (Continued on Page Three.) COME FOR YOUR ROSES. Delay In Planting Should not be Longer Permitted Fresh Supply Each Day. Subscribers of the Palladium, who have rose .plant certificates still unredeemed should call for these plants without further delay. Rural patrons ere especially urged to send for the ,rose plants. If you cannot come your'elf, Bend your certificate with some other person, but at any rate please claim the plants as quickly as possible. The time for planting should not be longer delayed. The time for receiving these plants will expire shortly land certificates cannot be redeemed V after this period. Jury Reconvenes Monday. The grand jury, which took a recess the first of this week, will conv ene 'again Monday. It Is expected thr the labors of the jury will be completed before the last of next wee, and it is probable tha some sensational news will be contained In the report that they will submit. Two Children Adopted. ! Testerday the circuit court sane ''Vi'fued the adoption of Joseph Wayne .tsban by Harry J. and Mary P. Doan, and the adoption of William Francis Fuller by, William and Margaret Ful ler.

Strickland W. Gilllland, formerly of Richmond, now on the lecture platform under the direction of the Chicago Lyceum, is to remove from Baltimore to Chicago. In a letter to Hen ry Chessman, Mr. Gillilan says that he has leased his Baltimore home, recently built, and will go with his family to Chicago, about June 20. In addition to his lecture and his literary work for syndicate publishing companies and several periodicals, Mr. Gillilan has become a permanent member of the Chicago Daily News Staff though as he explains in his letter to Mr. Chessman, he will write at 'iong distance," his daily " contributions to be forwarded from whatever he may be.

CITY TO FIRM IK STAND Committee Reports to Council , That Central Union Must Agree on a Rate. A MONOPOLY IS FEARED CITY FATHERS SAY THEY WILL NOT MAKE THE MISTAKES SO COMMONLY CHARGED TO FOR. MER COUNCILMEN. Last evening at the special council meeting ,the report of the council committee appointed to co-operate with the city attorney and the board of public works in drawing up a suitable contract with the Central Union Telephone Company, in regards to the placement of their Main street wires underground, was heard. The committee recommended that the contract submitted by the telephone com pany should not be accepted unless the clause substituted in the contract placing a maximu mrate of $18 for private residence telephones and $36 for telephones in business houses and public offices ,be accepted by the Cen tral Union Company. This report was concurred in by the council. So far as council is concerned the Central Union will have to come to the city's terms or there will be no contract drawn up. It was also intimated that in case the telephone people assumed too independent an attitude the city could force them tc remove their Main street poles and place them in back alleys. Report of Committee. The report of the committee, in part, is as follows: - Tnat u ig thQ de sire of the Central Union to become the owner of the property of the other company (Home Telephone Compa ny), and have a complete monopoly of the business in Richmond cannot be disputed. In an Interview with Superintendent Cline in this morning's Palladium appears the following statement made by him: "I suppose that the Home Telephone people thought that if we were allowed to build our lines under ground that it would spoil their chances of selling to the Cen tral Union. I can assure them that It will not. Only last week we bought out an independent line in Shelbyville under exactly the same conditions." "The new law governing cities provides that the board of public works, In granting franchises to telephone companies, etc., may fix prices to be charged patrons. It has been the general complaint that corporations are granted franchises and privileges without any attempt on the part of the city to protect its citizens by providing a maximum rate for the service to (Continued on Page Two.) FRANKENBURG GOES FREE DISMISSED BY THE JUDGE Court Held That There Was Not Any Direct Evidence of Guilt Shown by the Prosecution Was in Jail SixtyFive Days. ; Archie Frankenburg was yesterday acquitted in the circuit court of the charges of assault and battery with intent to commit a felony and contributing to the delinquency of minors. Judge Fox heard all the evidence Ie the case and dismissed the defendant because of the failure of the prosecution to present any direct evidence of his guilt. Frankenburg has been in the county jail for the past 65' days. He was formerly employed as a cook In the Sullivan saloon. South Ninth (Street

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A MOST PATHETIC CASE

UNFORTUNATE WOMAN RAN A QUARTR OF A MILE TO HER HUSBAND'S MILL, WITH CHILD FOLLOWING HER. Palta.'.! urn Special. Marion, O,, May 25. Her dress ignited by the explosion of a gasoline stove at her home south of town Ihls afternoon, Mrs. Christian Zeig, formerly of Richmond, Ind., rushed to her husband's saw mill a quarter of a mile distant, fighting the flames with her hands as she ran, and fell a human torch at her husband's feet. She lived long enough to whisper "Goodbye Papa." Nearly every stitch of clothing had been burned from her body. Her husband dashed a bucket of watei upon her as she struggled toward him and saw mill hands hastened with more water, but too late. She died with a mingled look of appeal and gratitude In Ik eyes. A pitiful incident in connection with the tragedy was that her 8-year-old son ran in the wake of his burning mamma, crying for her to stop that he would put out the fire. Mrs. Zeig was forty years old and was born near Richmond, and with her husband and family moved from the Indiana city to this county ebout three years ago. EXECUTED HIS VOUCHER County Clerk Haas Drew Up the Pension Papers for a Confederate Veteran Yesterday. County Clerk E. M. Haas yesterday executed a pension voucher for William East, a confederate veteran. This pension, which calls for the sum of $5 a month, will be paid to East by the State of Tennessee. While the execution of pension vouchers for confederate veterans Is common enough in the southern states It is very seldom that this procedure takes place in Wayne County, Indiana. East served in a Tennessee regiment during the Civil War and is now in the patent right business. He has been in Richmond for the past few days on business. Cambridge Wedding. Palladium Fpeclal.l Cambridge City, Ind., May 25. Jacob Ingumann and Miss Nettie Baale, both of this city, were married at the M. E. parsonage Wednesday night, by the Rev. W. D. Trout. Medics Close Session. Election of Officers Is Held and Richmond Fails to Get on the List. Scientific, Papers. PatUd!'i.n Special. Winona Lake, Ind., May 25. The Indiana tate Medical Association, with a program that has been heavy with scientific papers and discussions paused only long enough for a brief business session this morning and then went back to medical and Sjurgical topics, which continued until the convention closed this afternoon. The following officers were elected: President, Dr. G. J. Cook, Indianapolis; vice-president, J. B. Bertling, South Bend; C. J. Chitlick, Frankfort; secretary, F. C. Heath, Indianapolls; treasurer, A. E. Buelson, Jr., Ft. Wayne. Delegates to American Medical Society, J. B. Bertling and A. M. Hayden, Evansville. Young a Delegate. William K. Young was elected a delegate from this district to the National G. A. R. Encampment at the state meeting at Lafayette. The other delegates from this district is A. S. Creath of Greensburg. Wheat Condition Lower. fPubHshers' Pressl St Louis. May 25. The Modern Miller's crop outlook bulletin says: Further deterioration is reported in winter .wheat, due to dry weather, the lowering In condition being most marked in the soft winter wheat sections, including Missouri and the States east of the Mississippi river. Rains hve afforedd relief in Kansas and Nebraska, and latest advices say the plant has been benefitted In these States. The rains are extending into Eastern territory, where moisture is urgently needed. Prospects In Oklahoma continue good and weather conditions are more favorable in Texas. Beneficial rains have fallen in the PacJ.c Northwest.

The Coming Graduate Wonder If to say in our Commencement Essays? ran BLAMED FOR FAVORITISM Independent Coal Operator Blames Pan Handle Presdent for Big Combines. MORE EVIDENCE IS HEARD TESTIMONY TENDS TO SHOW THAT CASSATT PLANNED TO CRUSH THE SMALL COAL WANE OWNERS. Publishers Press Philadelphia, Pa., May 25. Declaring that the Pennsylvania railroad had deliberately planned to wreck independent coal companies F. Albert Von Boyneburgh, a coal operators, who was a witness before the interstate commerce commission this afternoon, which Is Investigating the wholesale granting in favored coal company stock by employes and officers of the Pennsylvania railroad as well as of favoritism and discrimination, stated that not only had be been frozen outby orders, but that "somebody way up gave these orders." "You believe, theen, that officials of the road high up gave those orders?" asked William A. Glasgow, jr., counsel for the commission. Cassatt is Responsible." "I do. I believe Alexander J. Cassatt is the man responsible. I also believe that he controls the Reading, the Baltimore and Ohio, the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Norfolk and Western railroads through the community of interest plan. That combination is what has caused all these big favored coal companies to grow up and crush out the independent operators." Von Boyneburgh also declared that many favors were shown the Ber-wind-White Company, the Pennsylvania railroad going sa far as to refrain from weighing its coal enroute to tidewater, an exception to a rule which no other shipper received. The exposures of graft did not figure so prominently in today's test!, mony. Only a few more Pennsylvania railroad men with coal stock, were discovered. Whitewater Universalists. Palladium Special. Dublin, Ind., May 25. The Whitewater Universalist Association, consisting of Dublin, Boston, Devon, Union, Pleasant Hill, Ireland and Mt. Carmel, is in session at Dublin and will continue through Sunday. Among the prominent workers who are in attendance are the Rev. Mr. Keirn, of Muncie; Dr. Cook, of Indianapolis, State superintendent, and N. O. Nelson of St. Louis. Tried to Burn an Auto. Palladium Special. Rushville, Ind., May 25. Incendiaries attempted to burn an automobile and the house in which it Is kept at the home of Thomas Isnis, In Anderson township, but Mr. luzip discovered the fire in time to extiiui&h the blaze. No traces of the guilty parties hax been obtained.

DOUBTFUL. there has been enough paper manufactured this year to hold all we want

ANOTHER BILL PASSED BLOW AT THE BEEF TRUST Senate Yesterday Adopted an Amendment to Agricultural Bill for Packing House Inspection All Goods Must Be Labeled. - Publishers' Press Washington, May 25. The Senate, late this afternoon, passed the agricultural appropriation bill, after adopting an amendment providing for a governmental inspection of all packing houses engaged In an interstate commerce business. This is a bad blow at the beef trust. Heretofore inspectors have only been placed at export houses, which, in the main, belong to the trust. As many cities in the United States will permit only teh purchase of government inspected goods, the trust has held these markets as a monopoly. The amendment includes all slaughtering, packing, i rendering or similar establishments j engaged In the interstate commerce. The goods found fit for consumption, must be labeled, and those found to be impure, unsound, unhealthy, or otherwise unfit for food, "must be destroyed in the presence of the inspectors.' Houck Sawmill in Ashes. Palladium Special. Newcastle, Ind., May 25. With a loss of $1800, the Houck sawmill. near Morel, is in ashes. The fire was of mysterious origin. The town has no fire brigade. Mr. Houck carried no Insurance. His friends and neighbors have started a subscription paper to encourage him to rebuild. CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA DORSET. GRANTED PATENT Expert in Agricultural Department at Washington Makes a Discovery Which May be Used Without a Royalty. IPublishers Press Washington May 25. The department of agriculture announces that Dr. M. Rorset, of the bureau of animal Industry, has been granted a patent for a process of protecting swine from hog cholera. The application was made under the terms of the act of March 3, 1883. and the invention may be used by the government of the United States, or any of its officers or employes. In the prosecution of work for the government, or by any other person in the United tates, without the payment of any royalty. The method consists, briefly, in Injecting hogs immune from hog cholera, with blood taken from animals sick of that disease. The department's experiments have shown that such immunity 'may be artificially produced by the method covered by the patent, but these experiments also show that the process is not yet sufficiently perfected to warrant its use, except in an experimental way. and then only by th6se trained in bacteriological methods. "

STRONG E1EIICE

T Sensational Testimony Intro duced Against Former Logansport Man. UBERO SCANDAL AIRED PROSECUTION PRODUCES LETTERS SHOWING BORGES TRIED TO PREVENT PROSPECTIVE BUYERS VISITING PLANTATION. IPublishers' Press Boston, May 25. Reading a letter written by Ferdinand E. Borges to F. C. Torres, resident manager of the Ubero properties, Attorney Frederick H. Chase today sought to prove that Borges, the Ubero Plantation Company promoter, on trial in the superior criminal court .charged with conspiracy on two counts and the larceny of $1,250,000, had made every effort to prevent , any prospective purchaser of that stock from visiting the Ubero plantation in Mexico. Torres was instruct I to see to it that William E. Levin, whom Borges had tried to "keep from investigating the work" and who was bound for Mexico, should "be taken care of properly." Checks as Evidence. Attorney Chase offered as evidence certain checks of the company to prove by the stubs that Borges used the money to purchase the ; splendid display of fruit which t was j shown .to probable buyers of .stocky and whichnow forma an exhibit in the case. Expert accountant Smith testified he found bythebooks?no';payment for. stock by President Arthur" W. Stedman. Vice President Frederick C. Hood, Ferdinand E. Borges or W. D. Owen. The books of the Boston Ubero showed that Mr. Smith sent payments to Borges in commissions on the sale of stock of over $29,000. SARAH GETS EXCITED Madame Bernhardt' Train Derailed and She Refuses to Use It, Thinking It "Hoodooed." IPublishers Press ' Mankato, Kas., May 25. One of the trucks of the special train carrying Sarah Bernhardt and her company, broke near here this afternoon, delaying the train several hours. The actress was wild with excitement and ran between her car and the locomotive demanding a new locomotive even after the derailed engine was placed on the track. Sne insisted that the engine was hoodooed, and refused to permit her train to proceed. Cornell Won Race. Publishers Press Boston, May 25. In ' their annual boat race of a mile and seven eighths down stream the Cornell Varsity eight this afternoon defeated the Harvard eight on the Charles river by about three and one half lengths. Time: Cornell, 10:41.3-5; Harvard 10:52, " " .

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WILL ADD ANOTHER -UNIT

CITY ATTORNEY GARDNER SAYS THE ACTION IS ILLEGAL BUT. COUNCIL IGNORES HIM VOTE UNANIMOUS. Last evening the city council order ed the drawing up of an ordinance appropriating $35,000 for an additional unit for the Municipal Lighting . and Power plant. This motion was unanimously passed notwithstanding that City Attorney Gardner stated that his interpretation of the cities and towns code, was that the improvement could not be made at the plant, without the matter being put to a vote of the people. President Zeller of the board. of public works strongly advocated the appropriation but on being questioned by Councilman Deuker, admitted that he had received no estimate of the cost of the improvement from Engineer Mead of Dayton, who prepared the plans and specifications for the improvement. . Mr. Zeller also stated that he did not' have Mead's plans and specifications J at hand, but could produce them in1 4S hours time. Will Apply Plant's Money. There is now $20,000 in the lighting, and power fund In the city treasury and this sum will be applied to the cost of the improvements at the plant -As these improvements will not bej completed for possibly nine . months ; council and the board are confident j that when the unit is installed and j the other minor Improvements made there will be enough money in the lighting and power fund to cover the: expenses without . the necessity of; drawing on the general fund. City At-! torney Gardner warned the councilmen that by appropriating the $35,-( 000 it was possible that some party, opposed to making improvements at the plant, would secure an injunction as council's action was Illegal according to the cities and towns code. Af ter council adjourned several councilmen, stated that it was their opinion1 that so long as the Improvements : were paid for out, of the lighting and power fund alone, there would be no grounds offered for ayiyone securing an injunction against making the Im provement - at ' the plant. "According to the law cited by Mr. Gardner" said Councilman O'Neil, "the city could not build a coal shed at the city plant without the matter being put to a : vote of the people." Mr. Zeller Explains Situation. In urging the appropriation for the desired improvements at theplant Mr.! Zeller stated that the board had comebefore . council the later part of De-I cember and had asked that body's j permission to have plans and specif!-! cations drawn up for an addition al I unit at the plant Council gave the ! board this right and Engineer Mead of Dayton was 'employed to draw up the plans and-receive the bids on 'the work. Mr. Zeller stated ' that wljen the agitation for the saletof'the'plant came up these plans; and bids, which had been received "by. the boayVwere returned to Mead, who was ready to produce them again ontnqtice. He showed ""why the improvement was imperative, and stated on the, authority of Mr. Mead thatifcould'Jbe made by December 1. LECTURE AT GENNETT) 'Mary Brooklns -WW Talk -on Chrisf tlan Science In an Open Meeting , Sunday Afternoon. ' The Indications are that a large audience will" be present) at the-Gen-nett Theatre Sunday afternoon to bear Misa Mary 'Brooklns, CI: S. ' B.;of Minneapolis wlqo will deliver a lecture on Christian Science. Miss Brooklns is appearing here under the aasDlces of the First Church, of Christ Scientists of Richmond. Shells j a most entertaining speaker and is ; sure to, please all those who will hear! her. There will be no admission charged to the lecture and everyonis Invited to attend. AN IMPORTANT MEETING Stewards of Methodist Church fit, This District Will Meet at Grace Church Monday. The District Stewards' Meetting ot Richmond Dlsrict, M. E. Church will convene in Grace M. E. church on i Monday, May 28. at 10 a. m. It Is exjpected that the thirty four pastors and as many stewards win De present. Their business is to apportion the benevolences to the charges and fix and apportion the presiding elder's salary. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Indiana and Ohio Showers and, cooler Saturday ; . Sunday showers; ! southwest winds. ,-...