Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 138, 12 June 1906 — Page 1

MOOT CD Y0L. XXXI. NO. 138. Richmond, Indiana, Tuesday Morning, June 12, 1906.' Single Copies, Two Cents. E SEVERAL INDICTMENTS PURPLE PRIIICE" HIGHLY PLEASING BRYAN LEARIIS OE TO INVESTIGATE HIS SUDDEN BOOM NEW YORK JURY REPORT Two Mutual Life Officials Indicted and

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Correspondent of Berlin Paper Visits the Packing Houses at Chicago. CONDITIONS STILL BAD

Musical Comedy Put On by Lo Nebraskan Reaches Berlin, It Is Said Other High Officials Are To Be Arrested on Their Return to America. cal Talent Last Night was Most Successful. Where He Is Told of ; His Wave of Popularity.

HE SAYS THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MUCH CLEANING UP SINCE INVESTIGATION FIRST BEGAN.

Publishers' Press Chicago, June 11. The Chicago Commercial Association has named Charles L. Hutchinson or the Corn Exchange Bank, Biahop Muldoon of the Catholic Diocese of Chicago, Walter Fitch, president of the Board of Trade, Roll in A. Keys, a wholesale grocer and Mason B. Starring, general manager of the Chicago City Railway company, to Investigate the Chicago stock yards and packing houses in order to find out the truth of the conditions in Packingtown. In an attempt to obtain first hand Information about Chicago packing house conditions, S. Guthman of Berlin, Germany, who .admitted to a representative of the Publishers Press Association that he is a correspondent ofthe Berliner Tageblatt, one of the foremost newspapers of Germany, has begun an investigation of packingtown, Germany has practically forbidden the importation of American meat. After spending several hours Monday In largest and most famous plants at the yards, Gutham declared that he did not believe that proper regulations prevail. Evidence of Fresh Paint. "In the fact of the recent investigation," he said, "the packers are evidently making a weak kneed attempt to pull wool over the eyest of visitors who go through their places. "There is what appears to be a lot of fresh paint smeared , about the walls, the ceilings are freshly whitewashed in instances and plenty of . nice clean saw dust is everywhere on the floors. But in the corners of some of the rooms there remain cobwebs that have escaped the brushes of r those who may havo been working night and day td get things into good order. "I saw a hog at Swifts that fell down before it got to the, automatic wheel on which the hogs are caught before being taken into the killing pen. The hog may have been f all right and it may have been weak or Btck. A little later I saw a govern ment Inspector approve hogs just killed run along on a tramway and tnis nog must nave been among them. In Germany that . hog ' would surely have been relnspected before being allowed to go to the killing pen. Vat f Dirty Lard Used. " "I saw a vat of lard that a workman claimed was dirty hrd. There was tome small pieces of wood in it. Yet he had taken a paddle from it and put It into a bucket of lard that was evidently to be sent out as a pure product. "At Libby. McNeil and Llbbey's plant I saw a girl who did not look to be over 10 years old working with women . many times older. Negro women work side by side with these young girls in some departments Such things would not be tolerated tor a minute in Berlin." WOMEN LAUGH AT TRIAL JUDGE ORDERS THEM OUT Dowle Hearing Begins With an Unusual Scene Dowie Asks that Wife and Son Be Restrained from Taking His Silverware. ; trub'lshers' PressJ . ' Chicago, June 11. A number of Zion women assembled In Judge Lkuidis's court today to hear the trial of the issue as to who is the actual owner of the Zion City estate, were removed from the court room by order of the Judge for applauding the opening statements of counsel. "The estate of Zion has always been -,held in trust for God by Doctor Dowle," said P. C. Haley, counsel for the deposed leader of Zion. "God is not a party to this action." said Jacob Newman, acting for the Vo- . liva faction. At this remark the women laughed and began to applaud. The Judge, almost rising from his chair, at what he termed "such- unseemly conduct," ordered the court cleared of all women. Dowle was not present In court. It was announced, however, that ho wa3 ready to attend at any moment, should the court desire his presence. An order restraining Mrs. Jane Dowle and her son, Gladstone, from taking . silverware valued at $6,000, from the 'amily home In Zion City, was asked through counsel for Dowle. Judge Landls decided that Mrs. Dowie and her son could take only such silverware to their Michigan home as s needed at the table.

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tering of pleas of not guilty and the furnishing of bail to assure their putting in an appearance when the court shall require them for trial, the ac tion against Dr. Walter T. Gillette and Robert A. Grannis, begun following the handing up ty the grand Jury of New York county this afternoon against the two former vice presidents of the Mutual Life Insurance company, is to be permitted to rest until next fall, as none of the criminal courts will be in session after this month during the heated term. Other Indictments were returned by the grand Jury, but according to the district attorney's office, those against whom they are directed are at the present time outside of the jurisdiction of the court and therefore the indictments will not be made public until they return. According to the rumor about the criminal courts building tonight, the indictments are against . former high officials of the company, who are not now In the United States. TUCKER PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE Even While Sitting in Death Chair, Says He Did Not Kill Mabe! Page. EXECUTION AT MIDNIGHT FRIENDS OF TUCKE MADE A Fl NAL PROTEST, BUT GOVERNOR GUILD REFUSES TO YIELD TO THEM. rPubllshers Press! Boston, June 12. His last conscious act on this earth, a protestation, of his innocence for the crime for which he suffered, Charles L. Tucker was put to death In the electric chair in the pris on here this morning, as the ven geance of the law for the murder of Mable Page at her home in Weston, on March 31, 1904. I was juvt j 2: 3'! vl 51 the last strap wns fastened and the helmet was pull ed ;'rwn over the heao and the signal givpri by the wa-d :i to the man stand inii bv the s rt'c xsoyrds bohiiul the Instrument of death. There was click of coppor on eoppar, the hooded figure In the chill- strained forward against the str'apa and remained thus for half a minute, ap eriod that seem ed like an hour to the white-faced wit nesses in the chairs beyond. The switch was then pulled back, the cur rent turned off and the attending phy sician felt the limp wrist to see if there was still life in what had but few seconds before been a strong, healthy youth. There was not. The execution had been success ful," according to those commissioned to carry out the decree of the law and Charles Louis Tucker had expiated with his life, a crime, of which many persons in Massachusetts and even in other states, believe him innocent. Guild's Final Hearing. Governor Guild yesterday afternoon gave a final hearing to the friends ct Charles L. Tucker, who was then wait Ing execution and at its conclusion again declined to interfere. An account of the crime appeared in yesterday's Palladium. Admission This Week. John McConlogue, an old man who has been in the county jail for several months awaiting admission into Easthaven, will be taken to that in stitution this week. McConlogue i3 harmless but his relatives could not care for him. and he had to be con fined in the jail. Admission papers were granted him yesterday by Dr, S. E. Smith, superintendent at East haven. WILL SUMMER IN EUROPE Party of Richmond School Teachers Will Leave Thursday for a Foreign Trip. Several Richmond teachers will spend the summer vacation in Europe. On Thursday of this week, Mfss Au gusta Mering, Miss Caroline Stahl, Miss Bertha Hawkins and Xflss Hattle Thompson will leave for "ew York from where they will sail lite In the week, for Berlin. Germany.' They will take different routes through the Continent. Miss Carrie Lesh. of the Garfield Building, will go to Europe a little later with another party. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Indiana and Ohio Rair Tuesday; Wednesday fair farmer; light to fresh northeast to to southeast , winds, '

A LARGE CROWD ATTENDED

STARS WERE ESPECIALLY GOOD AND THEIR SUPPORT WAS EXCELLENTWILL BE REPEATED TONIGHT. It has been once more demonstrat ed that Richmond can boast of the best dramatic tallent in the state. In The Purple Prince" which was pre sented In this city for the first time last evening at the Gennett Theatre, the successes of "Pinafore" and the "First Lieutenant," produced by home talent last year, was repeated. The audience was a splendid one and expressed its enthusiasm on the slightest 'provocation. Another large audience Is assured for tonight. Notwithstanding the fact that a large part of "The Purple Prince cast made their limelight debut last evening, the usual akwardness and stage- fright common to amateurs was completely absent and the show from start to nnisn went oil witnout a hitch. Miss Graves Captivating. Miss Catherine Graves in the role of "Fadetta" presented her part in a most captivating manner. She acted with a dash and sang her lyrics in a catchy, pleasing manner. One of the difficult parts was that of "Jack Tar" which was taken by a well known Marion young lady who appeared on the program under the stage name of Carmeleta. Despite her Doy's disguise she acted her part in a most infecaious feminine manner and the only ones deceived were her fellow members of the cast and they had to be, because the plot of the play would have been destroyed otherwise. The program did not prevaricate when it described Carmeleta as "a red cherry in the cocktail of life." Howard Kamp Made a Hit. Mr. Howard Kamp was one of the big hits of the evening. He took the part of "Bo Peep," an antiquated chorus "lady." It cannot truthfully be said that Mr. Kamp practiced any deception on his audience as to his sex. As he violently made love to the King of Tichu." Mr. Joseph Wessel, who played his part in a most acceptable manner, and sang "Not Because Your Hair is Curly," the house roared its delight and Mr. Kamp and his supporting chorus were made to respond to eleven enchores. Mr. John Zwissler, who looks any thing but a villian played the "heavy" role, with Mr. Ray Lichtenfels as his side partner in plots and deeds of (Continued on Page Three.) Street Car Valuation. A statement filed by the officials of the Richmond Street & Interurban, Ry., places the value of the property of (hat road at $18,102, exclusive of the right of way. There are 27.6 miles of the right of way and track belonging to this company. The power house and sub station are valued at $18,102. BUSY DAY AT EARLHAM Alumni Will. Have Meeting, Class - Day Exercises Will be Held and Trustees Will Meet. I a1 Indium Special. Today will be a busy one at Earlham. There will be a general reunion of all those who have graduated from the Quaker institution. This morning at 10:30 the Seniors will give their class play. In the afternoon the Earlham Board of Trustees will hold their regular Commencement meeting. Tonight at 6 p. m. the Alum nl will hold their annual tea. At 7:30 they will hold their business meeting. It is thought that several new rules governing the organization will be adopted tonight. t Mayor and Board at Outs. IPalWium Special. 1 Kokomo, Ind., June 11. The police commissioners are insisting on a quiet observance of the Fourth, and have instructed the, police to prevent the use of explosives. Meanwhile, Mayor Brouse has ordered that "horse sense be used in enforcing the laws against the use of explosives on the Fourth," and this has provoked a controversy, more especially as President Gerhart, of the police board, has taken exceptions to the mayor's remarks. SOME ONE PLEASE KICK Board of Review Meets Daily and Has Nothing to Do But Discuss Welfare of Country. The Board of Review, at its meet ing yesterday, had no business to at tend to and adjourned early. The Board considers Itself a public fixture this year, as thus far, not a single case has been called to Its attention, and the members have nothing to do but discuss Sixth District politics and the packing house exposures...

Mews Item John D. L S LOG CABIN III CITY Logs of Which Martyred Pres ident's Birth Place Was . Built Exhibited. THOUSAND AT THE DEPOT MOST OF THOSE PRESENT WERE NEGROES, SHOWING GREAT LOVE OF COLORED PEOPLE FOR LINCILN TRAIN DELAYED. The old fashioned log cabin, the humble domicile in which Abraham Lincoln first saw the light of day, was ih Richmond last night for twenty minutes, and a crowd of nearly a thousand pefsons was present to view the first home of the first martyred president. The train bearing the cabin was due to arrive at 7:30, but owing to delays in transit between Bradford and this city, it was 10:30 before the engine pulled into the depot. The cabin had been taken down for the trip and the old logs were lying piled up on the floor of a flat car, guarded by a rifleman from the Kentucky National Guards. There were several attendants, 'who distributed circulars to the crowd. Tie car was decorated in the national colors, with a picture of Lincoln on either side. The cvrowd which greeted the old cabin with a cheer was composed to a great extent of negroes, showing with what respect and reverence the members of that race hold the memory of the man who freed them. Lincoln Farm to Be Restored. The long trip which the cabin is taking back to the Kentucky farm which was its original location, is the result of action by the Lincoln Farm Association, an organization to pre serve the memory of Lincoln. The farm, years ago, was. bought by people who exploited it for private gain. The cabin was sold and formed an attraction in and around New York City for years. The Lincoln Farm Association raised enough money to buy the farm and the cabin, and an effort will now be made to restore the farm to its original aspect The Lincoln Farm Association is composed of some of the most prominent men in the country. Its president is Gov. Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri, and itstreasurer is Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company. NO APPOINTMENTS MADE School Board Will Meet This Week to Name Instructors for Coming School Year. The Richmond School Board has not yet made the appointments of teachers to have charge of the public instruction next fall and winter, but they will probably have a meeting thl3 week and at that time will arrange that matter. It is understood tha the corps of teachers will be unchanged, although a very few resignations are expected. At the High School there will be no changes. None . of the teachers has spoken of resigning, and they will all be retained by the Board on account of the good services they have rendered. Superintendent Mott considers the present, corps of teachers in Richmond very efficient an.d no.changs are desired. ...

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STILL HAS HER CHILD NO ACTION TO RECOVER Judge Fox Says That in Order for Mr. Cartwright To Secure Little Girl from Mrs. Tull He Must Use Habeas Corpus Proceedings. , Mrs. Ruby Cartwright-Tull, who kidnapped her little daughter from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Kern, Chestnut street, Friday evening, still retains possession of the child and up to yesterday, Mr. Cartwright of New Castle, the legal guardian of the little girl, had taken no action to recover the child from her mother. It was expected that Mr. Cartwright would ar rive in Richmond yesterday, as it was reported that he was highly indignant at the action of the divorced wife of his son, Otto. Judge Fox stated last night that he knew nothing of Mrs. Tull's action excepting what he had read In the news papers. He stated that the Henry County court had no jurisdiction in the matter as the alleged kidnapping had taken place in this county and that the only way Mr. Cartwright might possibly regain possession of his little granddaughter was by filing habeas corpus proceedings. He added that he had heard nothing from Mr. Cart wright. So far as is known the little girl, who is an innocent ob ject of so much contention on the part of a loving mother and an equally lov ing grandfather, is at the home of her mother on North Nineteenth street RATS ARE ON RAMPAGE Gardens in Milton Said to be Suffer ing From Ravages of the Rodents. Rats are very numerous at Milton and throughout Washington township, Farmers are having much trouble with them and are destroying them by ver ious methods by the hundreds. Isaac Hogston, east of Milton caught thlr teen at one time in a wire trap. He declares them to be larger, bluer and of sharper features than the common rat, and that they are eating off gard en vegetables. SIX NEW GREENHOUSES E. G. Hill & Co., Will Soon !-Ta Greatly Increased Facilities for Caring for Their Business. A half dozen new greenhouses are now in the course of construction west J of the city by E. G. Hill & Co., on the tract of ground recently purchased. They will be completed by the first of August. Five Killed in Fire. tPublIshe'8 Prc-ssl New York, June 11. Two Italian women and three negroe children were burned to death and Fireman Vincent Cahill, of Truck 13, and James Toher, of Engine Company 36, were seriously injured In an incendiary fire which this afternoon practically gutted the tenement house at 209 East 97th street, A seven months old Italian infant fell from its mothers arms as she was escaping down the fire escape and its skull was fractured it dying -. shortly...: afterwards. v - v - C

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FATHER S ESTATE Mrs. Mary Miller jsks Court to Make Him Change His Will in Her Favor. CASE NOW BEING TRIED PLAINTIFF CLAIMS THAT SHE WAS TO GET ALL THE ESTATE FOR CARING FOR FATHERTHERE ARE TWO BROTHERS. A very unusual case is being tried in the Wayne Circuit Court this week The plaintiff, Mrs. Mary Miller, is the daughter of James Fuller, an old man and her object Is to change his will, so that it will bequeath his property to her rather than to her two broth ers. Mrs. Miller, herself, is a woman well along in: years, and after being the constant companion and. nurse of her father for several years, she has asked the courts to see that she re ceives the compensation promised by her aged father, for caring for him. The plaintiff alleges that in 1901 she was living with her husband, Fred H. Miller, in Anderson. She says that her father wrote and asked : her to

come to Richmond and care for him wm ieave here for St Petersburg tountll his death, saying that he would.) morrow, and from there will visit will to her all his property, consisting j Sweden and Norway. ' He will arrive of several hundred dollars . in money j jn England early in July, and will then and some real estate. She says that j visit France, Italy and Switzerland.'

she moved to Richmond and the will was executed whereby she was to receive everything belonging to her father's estate excepting $50. which was to go to each of her two brothers and about $250 for funeral expenses. Executed Another Will. In January ,1906, she says that her father executed another will, in which he made different disposal of his property. Mrs. Miller claims that she is entitled to the money and real estate on account of her contract and she is asking a sum of $1,866 for caring for him, which, with interest, makes the total claim $2,060. It is expected that the case will occupy several days. The father, James Fuller, claims that he paid the house rent for his daughter, in return for her caring for him. Henry U. Johnson is the attorney for the plaintiff and the defense is represented by Attorneys Thos. J. Study and Wilfred Jessup. . MANY FISH BEING KILLED Explosives Are Being Placed in Water at Feeder Dam, Destroying Hundreds of Fish. Milton, InL, June 11. Dynamite or some other explosive has been used In Whitewater at Feeder dam. Hundreds of fish have been destroyed and there is much indignation among fishermen. An effort has been made to re-stock the streams In recent years and the explosives destroy thousands of the small fry, the progeny of the fine varieties placed In the streams by the U. S. government. Together But Six Weeks. Attorney William H. Keller yesterday filed the suit or Anna Lee vs. Charles Lee for divorce. The plaintiff alleges that they were married In No vember, 1902, and separated a rated six .degertionl weeks later. She claims

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HE GIVES HIS VIEWS ON MANY LIVE TOPICS WILL SAIL FROM EUROPE ON PRINCESS IRENB AUGUST 29. Publishers' Press 1 Berlin, June 11. "This is so sud den," said William J. Bryan, with a laugh, when he was told today of tha adoption by recent State Democratic) conventions of resolutions favoring. his nomination for the presidency of the United States In 1908. "This i the first announcement of this news to me." Mr. Bryan continued. "I; have been off the main caravan route for some time and have been absorb cd in what I have been seeing and doing." Mr. Bryan had been moving so rap idly since he left Vienna on Friday, tnat letters ana telegrams ror mm ma not reach him until today. As to tha possibility of his nomination he had Mttle to say, declaring it is too early to speak of that question, but taking up the subject of political requirements of the day, he said: "Before leaving home I tried to dis tinguish between Democracy and what can properly be called Socialism. Democracy recognizes competition as legitimate and tries to protect the competitive principle from attack. Socialism sees competition as an evil to be eliminated by public ownership and operation of ail means of produc tion and distribution. ' Must be Free from Suspicion. While this distinction between Democracy and socialism should not be overlooked, the Democratic platform must be one of progress and reform and not merely of opposition to Republican policies or socialistic ideas. In our fight for the absolute elimination of private monopolies and for the regulation of corporations in general, it Is necessary that the party, shall be free from any suspicion of alliance with the corporate Interests that have been dominating American politics. To this end campaign contributions must be limited to those who have' the public interest to advance. I trust that public sentiment will require all parties to keep their books, open so that hereafter o party will be under private obligations to shield corporate offenders." Alluding to conditions in the meat industry, Mr. Bryan said: "The Beef trust is not different in character and methods from other trusts. The inevitable tendency of a private monopoly is to increase the price of, a' product and to lower Its quality. Why should any one expect anything else from a trust than the lowering of quality when a monopoly is established. Observe, I have used the words private monopoly, not public. In a prtvate monopoly a private interest la i set up against those of the whole people. Quite a different principle comci into operation when the interest of all is alone in view." Herman Rldder, of the New York Staats Zeltung, and Mr. Bryan, had a long talk today on the political situation in the United States. Mr. Bryan uA exnects to sail on the steamshin Princess Irene from Gibraltar on Au gust 20 and to arrive in New York oa August 29. A ffc NEW HEATING SYSTEM Board of Trustees at Earlham Today Will Consider Installing Modern Heating Plant. At the meeting of the board of trustees of Earlham today, the matter of putting in a new heating plant at the college will be taken up and it is thought favorably acted upon. The present method of heating Is not satisfactory and the trustees have been Icontemplating a change for some time. If the new plant is put in,' changes will be made In all the buildings, as the heat is generated- to all from the engine room back of the dormitory building. . Genn With Pan Handle. Merle J. Genn, a student at Earl-: ham will leave soon for Bradford Junction, Ohio, where he will take a position as timekeeper for the Panhandle construction crew at that place. , A double track is being laid by the Pennsylvania at that point. A Divorce and Custody. In the circuit court yesterday morning, Margaret I. Chambers was granted a divorce from Oliver W. Chambers. She also receired custody of their child, it being found that she wu a suitable person to care for it. Wants an Allowance. Jennie Moore, wife of BenJ. Moore, a person of unsound mind, has filed! a petition asking that her husband'sguardian, DeWitt C. Jay, set aside; an annual allowance forher,