Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 141, 15 June 1906 — Page 1

RICHMQLNTD fa .AIDIUM tfTOL. XXXI. NO. 141. Richmond, Indiana, Friday Morning, June 15, 1906. Single Copies, Two Cents. r STILL CLAIMS HE IS FIBST APOSTLE ART EXHIBIT GIVEN OVER TO THE FLAG THE WEATHER PROPHET.

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SALE OF HIS ROAD Dayton and Western Has Not Been Purchased by Wide-. ner-Elkins Syndicate.

NEGOTIATIONS ARE ENDED BAND ALL-MORGAN SYNDICATE IS NOW BIDDING FOR THE PROPERTY AND IT MAY SECURE THE ROAD. "The Dayton &. Western Railway has not been sold ,and all negotiations between the stockholders of this road and the Wide-ner-Elkins syndicate were declared "off" weeks ago." VALENTINE WINTERS.

, (Palladium Special. 1 Dayton, June 14. When asked tonight whether or not the Dayton & Western Traction Company, of -which he Is president, had sold its interests to the Widener-Elkins syndicate, Valentine Winters said, emphatically, "The Dayton & Western railway has not been sold, and all negotiations between the stockholders of this road and the Wide ner-Elkins syndicate were declared off weeks ago." Mr. Winters added that the Randall-Morgan syndicate, controlling big trac- . tlon interests in Indiana and Ohio, is now bidding for the property, and that the stock may be closed out to that combination of interests. Since the Widener-Elkins syndicate secured control of the I. & E. and of the R. S. & I. Ry., they have made numerous attempts to buy the Dayton & Western property. It Is understood that the stockholders fixed the price at $3,000,000 and no bids for less than that amount, were considered. The Widener-Elkins people even threatened to build competing line between Dayton & Richmond, but this did not force President Winters into a sale. Finally, early in the spring, all negotiations were declared off and the jtockholders continued to receive the dividends. t Stockholders Are Satisfied. For the past two weeks the RandallMorgan syndicate, owning some of the most Important electric lines In the west, has been trying to make a deal ' with the stockholders of the D. & W., but as yet no agreement has been reached. The road has always been a paying property and the stockholders are satisfied with the returns they are-receiving. When the Dayton & Western road Is sold ,the Dayton & Northern road, owned In part by the same people, will be disposed of to the RandallMorgan syndicate. The Dayton & Northern connects Dayton with Indianapolis via Greenville, , Winchester and Muncle. It is a newer road than the D. & W., but it is fully as profitable and will command a high price from the syndicate.

CANT F HUNTED AT TERRE HAUTE Walter Bulla Goes Across the State to Search for Ernest Bosworth and Ruth Drayer, But He Is Unsuccessful In Efforts. , The search for Ernest Bosworth and Miss Ruth Drayer of Boston. Ind., the youthful elopers, still goes merrily on and up to last evening no traces of the young couple had been found, notwithstanding the fact that Walter Bulla, the guardian of the romantic young woman, has spent the last two days running down every possible clue which would lead him to the place where the objects of wrath have secreted themselves. Wednesday Mr. Bulla was in Cincinnati. Yesterday he looked long and fruitlessly in Terre Haute for the couple, who are probably Mr. and Mrs. 1 Bosworth by this time. It was expected that Mr. Bulla would return from Terre Haute this morning on the 1:10 o'clock train, but he failed to put in an appearance. .Reporters on one of the Terre Haute morning papers .were put on the trail of young Bosworth and his sweetheart yesterday, but their diligent search failed to reveal anything that would lead to the suspicion that they were In Terre Haute. "I sold the elopers tickets to Terre Haute at an early hour Wedwesday morning" remarked the night ticket agent at the Pennsylvania station early this morning "but at that time I never suspected that they had matrimonial Intentions, they were so young looking. I thought that they were brother and sister." He then elated that it was probable that on yirt-iving in Terre Haute they had left at once for Louisville or some other place t in. Kentucky where the marriage laws were more flexible than In Indians-

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INDIANA -Showers Friday and Saturday, except fair in extreme south portion; variable winds. . OHIO Showers and warmer Friday; Saturday partly cloudy, showers in southwest portion; variable winds.

GENERAL CONDITIONS. Rain, accompanied by low temperature, has been general over the Central and Western states for several days, but the temperature is gradually rising now. Yesterday's temperature in Indiana was ten or more degrees below the temperature on the same day of last year. The past week has been a poor one for corn and growing crops, because of the lack of sunshine. Rain for tomorrow is the bulletin. STATEHOOD BILL PASSES THE HOUSE Dramatic Scene on the Floor When the Measure Was Called to a Vote. CHARGES AGAINST CANNON DELEGATE MARK SMITH SAYS SPEAKER HAS BEEN TRADING VOTES TO DETRIMENT OF NEW MEXICO. Publishers' Press Washington, June 14. By unanl-. mously adopting the conference report 4 on the statehood bill today, the Senate having taken similar action yesterday, the measure now awaits the signature of the President to make it a law. An unusual and dramatic scene attended the last "fight" over the measure: in the house. It came after delegate Mark Smith, of Arizona, in butter language charged, through imputation, that Speaker Cannon, had, by trading votes of the members, kept the bill from reaching an ending and that he had also attempted to saddle the people of Arizona upon the New, Mexico citizens. The speaker, resentment written in every line of his face, called Representative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, to the chair temporarily. Going down to the floor, he denied the charges and called upon any member who believed it to be true to rise up In his place and say so. Speaker is Applauded. A chorus of encouraging yells and tumultous applause from the Republicans greeted the Speaker when he hurried down the aisle, asking in a loud, determined voice of Chairman Hamilton of the territories committee, who had charge of the conference report, to be heard a moment. His brief, caustic speech was punctured with Republican applause, and, when he concluded, the ovation he received was greater than that, which proclaimed his advent upon the floor. The statehood bill provides one state of the territories of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory to be known as Oklahoma. To Arizona and New Mexico is left the determination of whether or not they shall accept joint statehood or remain single territories. A majority of the citizens in each territory will have to vote for the statehood to make it operative. Smelser a Principal. Laurence B. Smelser, a member of the Earlham College Senior class of 1906, has accepted the position of principal of the Ablngrton township schools. The corps of teachers will be made up of Maude Norris, Alonzo Ranck and Pearl Davis, besides Mr. Smelser. Tendered a Good Place. Miss Lena Coffin, a member of the Junior class at Earlham during the past year, has been tendered the assistant prlncipalship of the Williamsburg High school. She has not yet decided to accept. WOMAN BECOMES INSANE Mrs. Neva Nicholas of Bryant Placed In East Haven Yesterday. Mrs. Neva Nicholas, a well known woman of Bryant, Jay county was brought to Richmond yesterday by Sheriff Barr, of Portland and placed in Easthaven. Miss Nicholas recently became unbalanced as a result of illness. Last Day For Flowers. Subscribers to the Palladium, either in city or country, who have rose plants coming to them as premiums must call at this office not later than Saturday, present their certificates and receive the plants. Saturday will positively be the last day that these plants can be procured.

Dowie Defiantly Proclaims His Right to the Title in the Court Room.

TOLD OF HIS MANAGEMENT FORMER LEADER OF ZION DECLARED THAT WHEN HE WAS IN CHARGE COLLECTIONS , REACH ED MILLION A YEAR. J Publishers' Press Chicago, June 14. Impressive scenes marked the testimony of John Alexander Dowie in Judge Landis's court in the federal bulding this afternoon, when the Zion church lead er reasserted his place as first apostle in his church. The aged Zionist declared that when he was at the height of his power in Zion City collections in his church ran from $500,000 to $1, 000,000 a year. "I am the first apostle of the Lord Jesus, the Christ, not the church," said the witness, shaking his heavy white beard defiantly and with a return of his old time vigor. Twice were the words said. He had been asked his authority to represent himself as first apostle. He answered it came through election by his followers. Then he told of the circumstances of his becoming apos tle. People Made Him Apostle. "So great a wave of enthusiasm swept ' through Zion that my people made me the apostle. I told them I could not assume apostleship at first I passed several years as a teacher and then became a prophet, finally taking the title of apostle. "All the overseers who have turned against me now, voted for me and believed in me as the apostle then," said Dowie bitterly. "By what authority did you collect tithes," asked Attorney Haley. "Abel was a tither;Cain was noi," came the reply. "The Zion church holds, and so do I, that a man who withholds tithes from God is a thief. If a man have ten cents, it is his duty to give one cent to the servant, of God. Tithes Must Be Paid. ' "We wouldn't sit down to the Lord's table with one- who paid not his tithes," Dowie testified. "It such a one appeared, we arose and told him 'Go pay your tithes before you eat, for until they are paid you are a thief. " There followed the testimony that it was "quite usual" to have collections of from $4,000 to $5.0!j0 in an afternoon in the tabernacle at Zion City. Gladstone Dowie was in court, but he did not speak to his father. He sat apart and whenever the weak old witness appeared wandering mentally or stumbling in his testimony was observed to smile. Mrs. Jane Dowie, In the Muskegon county circuit court, of Michigan, this afternoon filed a bill petitioning to have John Alexander Dowie's $200,000 White Lake summer home property, deeded some time ago by Deacon Vollva to Deacon Granger, given back to her. She alleges that when Dowie invested Voliva with the power of attorney It was intended only to cover his possessions and that the summer home has always been in her name. GAMES AT PLAY GROUND QUIT THE .ATHLETIC PARK City League Teams Will Play Their Saturday Afternoon Contests on South Second Street The Diamond is Fine. Hereafter all games in the. city league which have been scheduled for the Athletic Park will be played off on the diamond at the Public School play grounds, South Twenty-second street. The school authorities have kindly permitted this arrangement to be made. This diamond is as good as any in the city. Saturday afternoon the Starr Pianos will meet the Kibbeys at the school grounds. This game will be called promptly at 2 o'clock. At 4 o'clock the Pan Handles and the Pogue-Millers will meet on the same diamond. The Palladiums will cross bats with the hard hitting East Haven aggregation on the East Haven diamond. If the Starr Pianos, the East Havens and the Pan Handles, the three leaders, are defeated all the teams in the league race will be nicely bunched, with the exception of the Palladiums, who must get several victories before they pull out of the ruck. Filed Damage Suit Frank Allen has filed suit at New Castle against the Pennsylvania company for damage done to household goods while being shipped to New Castle from Richmond last April. He asks $S5. Cash Balance of $700. At. Inventory of the estate of the late Frank Spinning shows that there is on hand a cash balance of . $700. There is no other personal property.

When That New Bank Exclusively for Actors and Actresses Is Opened. News Item A bank for the use of stage people exclusively will be opened soon. ,

E E TO SELL Reid Memorial Congregation Has Received Three Offers lor Old Building. $10,000 IS PRICE ASKED WHEN THE FORMER CHURCH STRUCTURE AND PARSONAGE ARE SOLD A NEW HOME FOR PASTOR WILL BE BOUGHT. In order to make arrangements for the sale of the old United Presbyterian church, on North 11th street, a meeting of the business men of the congregation was held last evening, and a committee appointed to deal with the bidders on the property. There have been three tangible offers received for the church building together with the parsonage, but it is understood that all of the bids are below the desired price. The committee is compesd of Sharon E. Jones, chairman, Frank Glass, Charles A. Farrow, Benjamin Myrick, Jr., and I. T. Fosler. It is known that the United Brethren congregation has made a bid for the church, and it is understood that the amount ofTered was $7,000, but this is neither affirmed nor denied by the members of the committee. Two more offers were presented last night, but the names of the churches desiring to buy the building were not given out. $10,000 has been named as the price of the building. The location of the church is of the best, it is well equipped with a good organ, and has in connection a parsonage and a pastor's study. The church building, Itself, is large and the trustees consider $10,000 a low price. When asked what will be done for a parsonage when this church is sold one of the members of the committee said that a parsonage would be secured, when the time came. The money received from the sale of the old church will be about enough to buy a handsome house for use as a parsonage, and it is generally believed that this is what will be dune. It is said such is the desire of Mr. Reid. GETS $7,000 FOR A $90 RUG Wife of Minister Conger Makes Big Profit on Purchase in ChinaHusband Protested. Publishers' Press Des Moines, la., June 14. Mrs. E. H. Conger, wife of the United States minister to China, who recently bought a rug in China for $90 against the protest of her husband, has just sold the rug to a Chicago man for $7,000, netting her a handsome profit Give Up Teeter's School. School No. 3, in Jefferson township known as Teeter's School, will be abandoned this year, and Trustee Lew Bowman has ordered 4 that the pupils from that section of the township attend another school. There were only six pupils last year and as the attendance was so irregular, it was thought best to consolidate it with another school-4-

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STRANGLED IN HER ROME PECULIAR CASE AT PERU Mrs. Elizabeth Tresch Hears Noise in House and Going to Investigate, Is Grabbed by a Man, Whose Strong Grip May Cause Death. Palladium Special. Peru, Ind., June 14. The police are working on the mysterious case of Mrs. Elizabeth Tresch, this city, who is dying from the effects of strangulation and fright, the result of an encounter last midnight, in her home with a stranger. She was aroused by a noise, in an upper room room and investigated, apparently finding everything all right. As she descended to the parlor, two strong hands were suddenly clasped about her throat She was unable to call for help, and she finally fell unconscious and lay on the floor for some time before she rallied sufficiently to call for help. Friends responded to her cries for assistance and she briefly related to them what had happened, after which she again became unconscious. As it was dark in the house, Mrs. Tresch did not see the stranger sufficiently well to describe him, and there is little chance of apprehending her assailant. It is supposed that robbery was the object, but there is nothing missing from the house. Mrs. Tresch was only injured about the throat. ASK COMPANY TO RUSH C. C. & L. Must Elevate Track in Certain Part of Cincinnati. Palladium Special. 1 Cincinnati, June 14. Superintendent Bouscaren, of City Track Elevation, yesterday notified the C. C. and L. officials to hurry up with their plans for elevation of their tracks at Gest street. He informed the officers of the road that they are delaying the elevation plans of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at that point. It is the desire to eliminate the grades of the two roads at the same time. Visitors to Exhibit. The officers of the Richmond Art Association wish again to impress upon residents of the smaller towns and upon country folks who are In Richmond at any time during the period of the art exhibit, to pay it a visit. The display is free to all and outsiders are as welcome as Richmond citizens. Tomb-Like City Hall. Things are as dull at the city hall as Chester on Sunday. Harry Fee still does his daily stunts. Treasurer Tenni3 opens his office once and awhile, City Clerk Taggart Is at Marion attending the Municipal League meeting, Chle Bailey and Sergeant Krone faint when an arrest is made and the board of public works have been resting on their oars waiting to tackle the North Fourteenth street live wire and hoping against hope that a team of horses "for the new No. 4 hose company will show up.

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HIS OWN BEHALF Feeble and Aged James Fuller Says He Has Been Mistreated by Daughter. COURT SCENE PATHETIC OLD MAN REGRETS THAT AFTER LIVING NINETY-TWO YEARS HE NEARS END WITH DAUGHTER FIGHTING FOR HIS MONEY. So feeble that his hands trembled and his voice could not be' heard but a short distance, James Fuller, the defendant in a suit brought by his daughter, Mrs. Mary Miller, testified yesterday in the Circuit Court that he has lived ninety-two years, to see, in the end, his only daughter fighting in the courts for the small amount of property he will leave to be divided be tween his children when he dies. Fuller's chair was drawn up near to the jury and close by his side sat the Court Reporter, taking in shorthand the slow, scarcely audible statements of the old man. Mrs. Miller's suit is brought on the grounds that he father has changed his will after agreeing to leave all his property to her, in return for her caring for him. Mr. Fuller stated on the witness stand that he never entered into any contract, but that he desired to leave his property to his daughter, until her treatment of him became un bearable, lie says he then changed the will and took up his residence elsewhere. Suit is for Sum of $2,060. Mrs. Miller's suit Is for 2,060, the amount she claims is due her for tak ing care of her father, and for boarding him. Fuller claims that he paid his board and made sundry gifts at different times during his stay with the Millers. He also said that as he was paying the house rent, he received his board free. He saidjjbt. he gave the plaintiff about $50nd caused a provision to be made in his will, which gives her the property where she now lives, to hold until her death, when it shall go to her two brothers. In this way, he claims that he paid for his board and all care expended upon him by his daughter. Claims He Was Mistreated. Finally, because he continued to live he says that Mrs. Miller and her hus band commenced to mistreat him and he stood it as long as he could. He then left them and went to live with a son. He changed his will and when the Millers heard of it, he says they brought suit. It is not expected that the case will be finished before the latter part of the week, and possibly not before next week. The examination of witnesses was thought to have been finished yesterday noon, but now, the attorneys do not hope to get through until Saturday. Resting Day by Day. And still they are idle. The Board of Review has been advised to advertise f6r something to do, but they claim that their pay runs on just the same and they can see no reason why they should employ solicitors. Nothing has been done since their organization, two weeks ago, and all . because the assessors did their work so weJV

President Kelly and Wm Dud

ley Foulke Speak on American Banner. A GOOD CROWD ATTENDED YESTERDAY THERE WERE MANY OUT OF TOWN VISITORS AT THE. EXHIBIT, WHICH IS GRAT. IFYING TO PROMOTERS. Last evening the art exhibit was given over to the Daughters of the American Revolution -for .the observation of Flag Day.-An excellent program was rendered cd - the Garfield school building was -well filled with people. Two splendid addresses were given, one by President Kelly of Earlham College and one by William Dudley Foulke. President Kelly, the first speaker said in part: "It is a remarkable thing the power of the symbol over the human mind. The emblem of the Roman army electrified the Roman , soldiers and established the most remarkable world power of history. For centuries the crusaders o? Christendom were led into transports of joy as they marched under the banner of the cross. Napoleon well nish conquered Europe as the magic power ot the trl-color led on to victory. Flag Has Accomplished Much. "But no banner has ever had crowded Into It so much meaning, nor has any banner ever accomplished so much for human kind as has the . stars and stripes. It is said the first American flag, conforms to the present emblem was placed over a fort In the forests of New York on August 3, 1777. It was made of scraps of a blue jacket and .a white shirt and bits of red flannel. And yet Into that varigated rag was crowded the most tremendous and far reaching protest ever registered by the mind and heart of man; a protest against taxation without representation; a protest . against Ignorance, poverty, slavery and tyranny." Following President Kelly's address the audience sang America standing, then Mr. Foulke gave his excellent address on the flag in which he traced the history of the national emblem from colonial times up to the present day. Out of Town Visitors. Besides the exhibit being thronged by hundreds of local people yesterday morning, afternoon and evening, there were delegations of art lovers from Crawfordsville, Shelbyvllle, Indianapolis, Cambridge City, Kokomo,' Dublin and New Paris. All of these visitors attended the exhibit for the purpose of seeing what the Richmond Art Association had accomplished by Its ten years of persevering work and to learn how the local exhibit is managed and thej class . of art exhibited. The visit of these delegations was especially grat-j Ifying to the officers of the' Assocla-j tion as it is an unmistakable proof! that the fame of the Richmond art; exhibit has traveled all over the state; and that the sister towns' and cities! are looking to Richmond as a model i from which to copy after. At Connersvllle and Shelbyvllle arti exhibits are being planned for andj during the past winter exhibits were! held at Kokomo and Crawfordsville. STATE ELK'S OFFICERS The Men Who Will Serve the Orgaft ization For the Ensuing Year. Palladium Special.) Peru, June 14. The new officers ot, the Indiana Elks elected at the State! meeting held here are: President, Frank Herring, of South Bend; Vice' President, . Loughlin Malsbury, fof Peru; Secretary, Thomas Headin, of Indianapolis; Treasurer, Carroll Mc-i Cullouch, of Anderson; Trustees, Jas.S C. Thomas, of Muncie, Peter J Fallon,' of Indianapolis, David Marks of( Wabash and Henry Jordan of Elwood; Inner Guard, R. A. Scott, of Linton;! Esquire, John F. Merker, of Alexandria; Chaplain, Arthur Leopold, of In-t dianapolis. Lafayette was selected as the place of the next meeting " George on Parade. George Gay of the Wescott hotel, was -prominent In the Peru gathering! of the Elks. He was made drunv major of the Anderson lodge which'' took part in the parade and according; to Peru papers George was the only? real, simon pure drum major In Memorial at Abingion. On Sunday, June 24, the Knights ot Pythias lodge at Abington will hold memorial services. The Rev. T. H. Kuhn will deliver the address. Lear Gets Place. William E. Lear, of Grand Ledge, Mich., a member of the class gradual ed from Earlham college this week,! left yesterday for Detroit' where he has a temporary position and in Sep-' tember will go to Boise City, Idaho' to become a member of the high' school faculty.