Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 202, 19 August 1906 — Page 1

sABTOM ra H VOL. XXXI. NO. 202. Richmond, Indiana, Sunday Morning, August 19, 1906. Single Copies, Three Cents, CANDIDATES OH EQUAL FOOTING BRIGHT CAREER THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair Sunday and Monday; warmer in north portion Sunday; light to fresh south winds. OHIO Fair and warmer Sunday and Monday; light to fresh southeast shifting to south winds. r t NDED DEATH WERE KILLED IN THE QUAKE Congressman Watson and .Rev. T. H. Kuhn Address an Immense Throng. The Brilliant Brush of the Gifted Gustav Henry Mosler Is Quiet. WEATHER DURING WEEK

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BOTH OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ASPIRANTS WERE WELL RECEIVED AND CROWD WAS IMPARTIAL IN ITS APPLAUSE, Congressman James H. Watson, Republican candidate for re-diction in, the Sixth District, and his political opponent, the Rev. Thomas II. Kuhn, of this city, Democratic nominee, met on an equal footing yesterday at the an', nual picnic of the Old Settlers of Wayne county, hd.l at C'entorville. Between X.000 and 10,000 persons were assembled in Kind's Grove north of the historic, town, and both congressional candidates were warmly greeted. They were introduced to each other shortly before the exercises of the afternoon began and in the midst of the throng that was fairly welded together about the platform, they chatted pleasantly for a half hour while the spectators looked on and wondered whether either was sincore in the smiles bestowed upon one another. Shortly after the two candidates for congress had taken their place on the platform with the old settlers, Senator Kirkman took a place along side the two rivals and from all appearances there was never a trio of politicians who enjoyed themselves more. f Watson Got Big Ovation. Congressman Watson was to have Spoken at the meeting last year, but on account of the postponement was Chosen the first speaker this year and Then he arose to begin his address lie was enthusiastically received. lie began by saying: "My friend Kuhn and myself have agreed to divide the . time equally and during the course of our remarks nothing of a politicnl nature will bo said." The Congressman then spoke of the great work the pioneers of Wayne County had accomplished and of the great honor that should be bestowed upon their memories, for the firm foundation they had laid for the building of the greatest nation of earth. Congressman Watson's tribute to the pioneers of the "old burnt district," was highly eloquent and characteristic of the speaker. Ho interspersed his address frequently with anecdotes of a humorous nature and had the audience in the best spirits throughout. One amusing thing occurred during Congressman Watson's eulogistic endorsement of the Roosevelt doctrine of large families. "The present day doctrine of Roosevelt concerning large families," said the Congressman, "was emulated long before the time of Roosevelt by the pioneers of Eastern Indiana. I , desire right here to take a stand In favor of this doctrine. . Of course I don't fcnow just how my friend, Kuhn feels about this, but it has fallen to my observation in the past that 'coons,' thoso of the forests, also emulate the Roosevelt doctrine." There was a hearty laugh at the sally of Watson and the minister candidate smiled broadly. Mr. Watson closed his remarks with ti very pretty word picture of the beauties of nature and how God made it nil fou the benefit of the human race and how the men of today with a love for nature and for all that was good, were the richest on earth as money did not signify wealth if tinhappiness was involved. Dr. Kuhn Gets Welcome. The Rev. Mr. Kuhn was then introduced, and he received as warm a welcome as Congressman Watson from the large crowd. He plunged Immediately into his subject, that of the "Building of Character." and from the time he started till tie made his closing remarks he held the close atnttentlon of the audience. He showed how character was the result of forces .and that if a man would (Continued on Pago Four.) AUJ0 SYSTEM FAV0REf). The Business Men Urge Home Telephone Company to Adopt the Most Modern Plant. Although no definite steps have been taken by the Home Telephone Co., toward the selection of a commit tee of local citizens to be taken to Columbus, O., for the purpose of inspecting the automatic system, this system Is being looked upon moie and more with favor. Many business men of the city have stated that it; would greatly facilitate their business if the ttutomatic should he put into use. This manner of telephoning has the advantage of being absolutely secret. There are no "Hello-girl." breaking In or latently listening to the conversation no matter how personal it may be, thus rendering it easy to talk with persons about affairs which one does not care to run the risk of any other person's hearing

HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT

Heavens Seemed to Open and Water Fell in Sheets for Twenty Minutes, Flooding Streets No Damage Done Record of Temperature. A week- of hot weather ended last night witii lower temperature as result, of a heavy rain which fell between 0 and midnight. The water fell in torrents for the first half hour, rilling the gutters to a depth of several inches. No damage was reported. The weather record for the past week as reported by Walter VossW-r, voluntary observer at the Water Works pumping station, gives the temperature as follows; Date. High. Low. August 12 ." CI August i:; -v: r9 August it 7. t;:i August l." s:i 02 August 1; SiT CI August 17 s. f.fi August is s or AN AUTO CRASH PROVES FATAL Three Killed and an Another Fatally Injured in Accident. WAS STRUCK BY TRAIN PENNSYLVANIA EXPRESS RUNS INTO FORTY HORSE POWER TOURING CAR OWNED BY GEO. LAFFAROGUE, NEY YORK. Publishers' Press Freehold. X. J., Aug. IS. An automobile accident which cost the lives of three people and probably a fourth occurred this afternoon at Allaire, X. J., nine miles from here, on the road to Asbury Park, X. J. The three forty p. m. express from Freehold o:i the Pennsylvania railroad which was ten minutes late, struck the large forty horse power Decouvf lie touring car of J. Geo. Laftarague, of Xew York. The dead: J. G. LAFFARAGUE. MRS. LAFFARAGUE. MRS. CHARLES LOERECH, Fatally injured: Mr. Charles Leerch. The automobile was crossing the tracks just as the express train, running at a great rate of speed, whirled through. The engine struck the automobile squarely in the middle, hurling it high in the air and some thirty feet to the platform of the station, where it crashed down upon a baggage truck, a mass of twisted iron and wreckage. - Mr. Laffarague, who was driving when the accident occured, was fearfully crushed by the impact of the engine against the automobile and was buried under the wreckage. Mrs. Laffarague was also crushed, and her head was practically severed from her body. Mrs. I.oerch had several hones broken uid was killed instantly. The only member of the party not killed out wright was Mr. Leerch, but although be was alive when witnesses of the accident picked him out of the wreckage, physicians said that he was mortally injured. lie was rushed to the hospital at Soring Lake. The train was immediately stopped and backed to the crossing. Several physicians who were aboard alight ing to render aid. It was quickly seen that.-sll of the party, save Mr. Leerch went dead. TRAFFIC ON INCREASE The Freight Business is Heavier on Pennsylvania Than for Several Summers. Orders have been sent out by the Pennsylvania Railroad calling the attention of division officers to the increase in freight traffic during the last few months. The circular announces that the reports at the close of the ye-ar will show the tonnage to be greater during the last summer than at any time in the years past. The company has destroyed thousands of wooden freight cars the last year and while the new steel cats have a greater capacity than the old ones the actual number of cars in cj eration is very few more than a year ago, while he increase in tonnage is much greater-

A SON OF HENRY MOSLER

DEATH OCCURRED YESTERDAY IN THE NEW YORK CATSKILLS THE YOUNG ARTIST'S WORK KNOWN IN RICHMOND. Richmond friends yesterday received the information that Gustav Henry Mosler, one of the world's most famous young artists, and a son of Henry Mosler, the artist whose talents were first brought to light during his boyhood days in Richmond, had died Friday night in the Xew York Catskills. Henry Mosler was of course better known to Richmond people than Mosler, the younger, as he has been calk ed, though on two occasions he visited the city which were the inspiration of his father's earliest efforts at painting. At several of the Richmond Art Exhibits, pictures by young Mosler, as well as several by his father, have been seen and greatly admired. Young Mosler was about thirty years old. His most famous picture is probably "Do Profundis,"' wh'lh won for him high honors abroad. The pointing represents a peasant at the plow. In the distance a funeral procession is passing. The peasant has halted from his labors and with bowed head and solemn countenance reverently ponders over the mystery of death. The original painting is in the possession of Herman Serodino of Cincinnati, and even reproductions have brought very high reward for the remarkable young artist. His father, Henry Mosler, forged a dis; tinguished name for imself in the art circles of the w .d without any encouragement or ..cilities in his youth. Sheer work and ability won for him his laurels. The young artist, on the other hand, was reared in an atmosphere of art and culturv His Studies Abroad. Without stress or strain thy young man absorbed everything .useful to him for a great career from his surroundings. He studied in the leading art schools of Paris, Berlin and Vienna, and all of the famous and historic works of the old masters and and the new became familiar to hinv through personal observation and study, and the guiding hand of his father, himself a master, was of no meager service. Gustav Mosler's training was European. At 16 his paintings made such an impression on the officials at the head of the Salon of Paris that they determined to allow any painting of his to be exhibited without first passing an examination an honor probably never before accorded to one so young. At 19 the Salon awarded him a gold medal., Soon thereafter, Mosler came t(Vf America and, with the exception of the time spent on several tours abroad he has been in the United States ever since. He made his home in NewYork. For about two years he hacJ been in ill health and not long ago returned from a journey for his health to Egypt. On returning he found that Charles Schwab, the Pittsburg Millionaire, had purchased one of hisj latest works, that was on exhibition at Xew Yor. William Mosler of Cincinnati, r.n uncle of the young artist, visited him only a few days ago. OUTING OP RAILROADERS PLEASANT DAY IN WOODS About Eight Hundred Employes and Their Families Spent Saturday in Grove Near Hagerstown Athletic Sports and Dancing were Features. The annual picnic of the employes of Richmond division of the Fenns;. 1 vania was held yesterday in Fan Handle Grove, near Hagerstown. About eight hundred, persons, employes, their wives and children were gathered to make merry. A special train from Cincinnati and, or.e from Logansport carried the railroaders to the grove. A big dinner and supper were served. In the afternoon p. game of base ball was pkiv.ed by two teams composed of ofiice.r;eu and road men. The office ladV--s raced, seven tallies over the phi .a to. the. roadmen's three. The game furnished much amusement to ihe .spectators as there were many points discovered about its scientific parts that. the. railroad men claim, have never been thoroughly understood. Latter in the afternoon there was a- fat man's roe which crei ated much merriment. There was dancing throughout the day on a platform erected for the occasion. Long Motor Cycle Trip. William Waking and William Clark will leave on their motor cycles "this morning for Ft. Wayne .from which place they will proceed to Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Montreal, Canada.

The Rulers of Europe That thing gets on our nerves. The Kaiser has sounded a warning against the Red Terror as Being more dangerous than any other menace to Eurooe. News Item.

THE WHITE CITY BEE MUD Chautauqua Opens on Thursday and Grounds Being Prepared. CAMPERS IN READINESS THE POPULATION OF THE CITY WILL BE NEARLY 1,000 EVERYTHING POINTS TO SUCCESS OF AFFAIR. The building of the "white city" which will be the home of nearly 1,000 persons during the progress of Richmond's fourth annual Chautauqua has begun. The managers of the Chautauqua have a big force on the grounds in Glen Miller park getting them in readiness and before Wednesday night the city will have risen and will be populated. There will be many more tents in use this year than ever before and there will in consequence be more ground devoted to this feature of the Chautauqua. Campers are arranging to make their Chautauqua homes as comfortable as possible an'I many of the canvas houses wi'I be quite elaborately furnished. With good weather the Chautauqua which opens on next Thursday will be a wonderful success. This can be told in advance as well as after the even' is over for the sale of season tickets has been such as to eliminate even the remote possibility of failure. With good weather the daily admissions to the Chautauqua grour.us will be very heavy as the prop ram this year is what may be teimed one that contains features eve:y day. LIGHTS WERE PUT OUT Electric Currents During Thunderstorm Interfered With Systems of Both Local Companies. During the thunderstorms last night the electrical pyrotechnics placed havoc with some of the light circuits of both the city and private plants. The city plant had fuses to burn out in several parts of the city as a result of the heavily charged wires, and a portion of the residents district was in darkness, the street arc lamps failing to illuminate. The Light, Heat & Tower Company also had trouble, fuses being burned out in many places. The damage, however, was not of great consequence. To White's Institute. George Bechtold. by the instruction of Judge Henry Fox to the Board of Children's Guardians, will be placed in the White's Institute at Wabash, Ind. The lad, who is only eight years of age, and Is an orphan. He will re main at the institution until he is twenty-one years of ago-

THE CITY OF

It is 1,200 miles west of Buenos Ayres, where Secretary of State Root and his party are. It is 3,200 miles west of Rio Janeiro on an air line. It is the chief port of South America on the Pacific Ocean. It is the chief commercial and manufacturing city of Chile. Over 1,100 ships entered the port during the last year. It has a good harbor and a complete system of docks and ship yards. A terrible earthquake visited the city in 1855. The Spaniards in 1866 bombarded the city. It was sacked during the civil war in 1891. The city has a population of about 150.000. It is 5,140 miles by steamship line to San Franeiscr The Isthmus of Panama is about 2,000 miles by steamship line from Valparaiso. The city is situated approximately ,10 degrees south latitude or about the latitude of Savannah, Georgia, in the north. San Francisco is about 35 degrees north latitude. Valparaiso is about 75 degrees west longtitud? or - approximately that of Cleveland. The city has a square of many fine monuments.

HOOSIER TAKES A LEAP BYERLY NOW A FINANCIER South Bend Man Who Showed He Ha" a Head for Business by Getting Profit on Panama Bonds, Now Officer of Bonding Company. Publishers' Pressl New York, Aug. 18. Samuel Byerly, of South Bend, Ind., the young clerk employed by the American Express company, who recently gained notoriety by his bid of fo.S00.000 of the Panama canal bonds, has become vice president of a new bond house, organized under the name of the Abraham White Bond Company. Mr. Byerly made about $10,000 by disposing of his allotment of Panama bonds. After closing up the deal Byerly sailed for Europe and is now establishing branches and European connections for the firm of which he has been elected vice-president. FORMERLY OF RICHMOND Mrs. Thomas Clinton Buried at New Castle Yesterday Was Well Known in This City. Mrs. Thomas Clinton, of New Ca.Vle who died Thursday was buried yesterday. The funeral services were held in St. Ann's Catholic church in that place. Mrs. Clinton was born and reared in Richmond but has resided in New- Castle many years. She had many friends in Richmond. Priest Fatally The Rev. Father Francis Motrier, who was the pastor of St. Marys this city, from 1S64 to 1S67, is at the point of death at a health resort in Pennsylvania. He built the present school building and with his own hands decorated and painted most of the pictures on the interior of the buildlna:

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VALPARAISO. X X PUSHING IMPROVEMENTS DEDICATION DAY IS SET First English Lutheran Sunday School Room to be the Most Commodious in the City To be Opened On October 21. Work of remodeling the Sunday School room of "First English Lutheran church is being pushed as rapidly as possible and the committee in charge bones to have it completed and ready for dedication on Sunday October 21, the day previous to the opening of the session of the Lutheran Synod which will be held this year in Richmond. This will bring many prominent Lutherans to Richmond and some of these will be asked to take part in the dedicatory services. President Hecker, of Wittenberg College, Springfield, will make the principal address. The First English Lutheran church will have one of the most commodious and most beautifully decorated Sunday School rooms in the city and Eastern Indiana. In addition to the auditorium there will be fourteen separate class rooms. The Interior of the church proper is to feel the effects of the decorators' brush before the improvements are completed. A DIRECTORY OF RED MEN . Neat Volume Just Published Which Shows the Total Membership o be 43.217. The new tribal directory of the Improved Order of Red Men of Indiana, which has just been issued, shows ! that the total membership is 48,271, ; and that the total number of tribes j is .135. The directory is complete, though of "vest pocket" size, and j contains the names and number of tribes, place and day of meeting, name land address of chief of records and 'present membership.

First Authentic News of the

South American Disaster Received Last Night Five Thousand Dead in Santiago and Even a Great Casutfty List in Valparaiso. BOTH CITIES RUINED Business Sections Demolished and Flames Add Terror to the Prevailing ConditionsAid Already Called for by the Stricken Municipalities Details are Still Meager. DISASTER WAS EXPECTED WESTERN CHILI HAD LOOKED FOR EARTHQUAKE BUT IT EXCEEDED IN HORROR WHAT HAD BEEN PREDICTED BY SCIENTISTS LATEST TELEGRAPHIC INFORMATION FROM THE SCENES OF THE DISTURBANCES INDICATE THAT DEATH RATE WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY. DEATH RATE ENORMOUS. Buenos Ayres, Aug. 18. 4:20 p. m. Advices received here from the scene of the earthquake In Chill, indi-nte an enormous death rate, both i Valparaiso and Santiago. The latest reports which have been received partly by the overland route, show that the dead in Santiago number 5,000 and that the dead in Valparaiso are between seven and eight thousand. The greatest part of the business sections of both cities and their suburbs are in an absolute state of ruin, and urgent appeals for aid have been received here during the last 48 hours. While it is true that the earthquake had been expected in Western Chili, the severity of the seismic disorders has been such as to ruin every building along the coast that was constructed with an idea of permanency In view. An appeal for aid, which was circulated here today, has resulted in prompt responses and a large sum of money has been collected for the sufferers. Publishers' Press J Galveston. Tex., Aug. 18. While It has been impossible uy to the pres. ent time for the representatives of the press atValparaiso to get through any sort of a complete story of the damage done by the earthquake that sAvept over the South American coast from the meagre advices that have reached this city by way of the Southern cable, and also from the personal messages that are being received it is iiossible at this hour to arrive at an apparently safe estimate of the result of the horror, it is by no means so destructive as the San Francisco carthfiuake so far as the monetary damage is concerned, but the los3 of life will be much larger and the cities that are stricken are not in a position to command the aid that the Golden Gate metropolis could. Quarter of City Destroyed. The damage in Valparaiso Is most severe. So far as the news received here indicates, about one quarter of the city is in ruins and every one has fled. Homes have been abandoned and t" e former inhabitants of the are now encamped in the hills and. open spaces outside of the town, or are at sea, refugees on the vessels that were in the harbor at the time that the earthquake occurred. These craft made for the high seas bo soon

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