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VOL. XXXI. NO, 294. Richmond, Indiana, Monday Morning, November 1 9, 1906. Single Copy, One Cent. ID

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Indiana Senator Wakes Initial

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Prohibiting Common Carriers of Interstate Commerce From

1 . Moving Anything Produced in Industry Which Employs Child Labor, Senator Beveridge Hopes to Do Away With System Which is Greatest Menance to the Nation Has Little Hopes of Measure Passing at this Session of Congress,

LENDS ELOQUENCE TO THE MOVEMENT FOR LOCAL V.M. CI Shows in Most Decisive Man ner How All Ages and Classes Should Unite in Raising the Needed Money. WOULD MAKE IT FINEST BUILDING IN THE CITY. Urges Each Person to Give to Worthy Cause in Proportion to His Means Spoke at Overflow Meeting. 'If the enthusiasm evoked, at the meeting in the Gennett theatre yesterday afternoon, by Indlartt's eloquent Senior Senator, Albert J. Beveridge is a true spirit in the breasts of Richmond's citizens, the Young Men's Christian Association building, is assured for this city and the vast funds needed for the construction of it, will be immediately forthcoming. The eloquent address of Indiana's foremost statesman, was listened to by an audience which packed the theatre from pit to dome, while the stage was pressed into service to accommo date those who wished to hear the i Senator's special message to the people of Richmond, and even then several hundred peonle were forced to go to the First Presbyterian church, where the overflow meeting was held, and where Secretary Charles H. Brown of the local movement made an address, prior to Senator Beveridge. Introduced by Atty. Reeves. Promptly at three o'clock Jesse 3. Reeves who acted as the. chairman of., the meeting, introduced , Senator Beveridge. stating that the people of the city realized that a serious movement was on foot, and one which was destined to shape the lives of the young men of the city, as no other force would do, and one which would last to eternity. When Senator Beveridge arose to smf.k he was greeted by an outburst of applause that lasted for several moments. In part he said: "The purpose of civilization is character. The greatest force in the building of character is the teachings and personality of Jesus Christ. For what final purpose are we building great buildings, electric telegraphs, and telephone systems and why are we extending human energy. It -surely is not for comfort, certainly not for riches, merely. It cannot be a game of hold. It is something far beyond this, it is the eternal building of character, and the development of the ; soul of man. "This is a age of steel, electricity and gold. We use the steel in molding the great machines, which do our labor. We capture that mysterious force which is known as electricity, and which no man can understand, and use it for our good. We organize vast armies of workmen and measure their standard of labors, by gold. Cold is' a necessity for commercial purposes, but as an end as a human ideal gold is as deadly poison as the poison of the deadliest snakes. Righteousness Dominates Lives. 'in this hour when our temples of Congress are greater than the temples of the church, during this time r-ommercial ideals, it is not'Mam-

In Y. EL C. A. Address at the Gennett Theater Yesterday Afternoon.

SENATOR ALBERT Eloquent Statesman Heard in iuon, out it is riguieousuess iuui uuui- ! inates our lives. , i ax r ... x 1 a jt "Xo nation, city or individual who has no ideal can survive even with the vastness, of its- intellectuality." Senator Beveridge at this point gave an illustration of the slowness and sluggishness of India and China, even though they had produced some of the greatest thinkers in their time that the world has ever known. lis also showed the destruction of the countries and cities that had been built for nothing more than pleasure. He stated that he gave the illustration to show, "how transient is the work of our hands." He said "I gave the illustration to to show the broadest views in illustrating the Y. M. C. A. for the up building of mankind, because it was a product of the mind and spirit of men and was founded on a deeper principle than the ancient cities which met destruction because they were not founded on'-the, deepest of the deep foundations, which govern the moral and religious life of men. Our teachings are idle unless we build not character. All our resources are - but the play of men. unless built by the soul of man. All our great commercial towers of Babal and our railroad systems .are not half so great as the production of a single Abraham Lincoln. The one dominating factor that made Abe Lincoln great and the thing which set him in the eyes of the American people, with such greatness and firmness was his character. Nation Is Divinely Guided. "I believe that this great nation of ours, is divinely guided for a divine purpose. The true Americans of today do not doubt but what Ave will grow purer and better. The people are the greatest power for good of all mankind. I know I see. that with all our money and commercial interests, that the highest. purpose in the minds of the American people toiay, is the upbuilding of much as we care for character. As our- counting

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J. BEVERIDGE. New Cause Yesterday. houses and great centers of commerce, we want a building of character. This fact proved by the myriads of public schools in the land. It is proved by the spirit of organization that is dominating the religious and industrial life of today. "I wonder if the public men of today realize what the Y. M. C. A. is doing to keep the young men true to themselves, in the face of all other detrimental influences. The building of a Y. M. C. A. is a matter of public concern and statesmanship. For day and night throughout the long years that have passed and all the years to come, this mighty organization, a spirit of the Master, is building in the souls of the 5-oung men, a character that is founded upon the teachings of the Master. Essentials of Character. "Among the essentials to character I would name, gentleness, sternness, anger and wrath, all of which are illustrated in the life of Jesus. He is the man "of all men, that should dominate the development of character in our lives. All these elements which make life worth living, the Y. M. C. A. is teaching men every day. All teaching is worse than vanity, unless practised, and this grand organization is practising its teachings, as it pre sents to them to the men under its care. "It is not enough for men and women to go to church on Sunday. They have to get the spirit of God In their ;d3ily lives, and must get to the point. when each action and transaction is to be governed by the question. Is this what the Master would have me do? If you cannot answer in the affirmative, you have made a bad bargain for tomorrow, though good, may have been gained for today. "The republic in which we live, has been pressed with a great reform in the past five years. What is it?, We ask. It is nothing more than what the Christian ministers of the country have been clamoring for in

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the years past. It is statesman enacting the law. "The law that governs the monarchy is 'Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die.' In the republic such as ours, men have an opportunity to write in statutes, what they believe and are not dominated by some higher ruler. We are here to protect the future American, and his action, deeds and character, will rest largely upon what we do today. It is our duty as American citizens to protect the children of today. This is one of the great purposes, for which you are "going to build a Y. M. C. A. in this city. Laws should be made to protect those persons upon whom the destiny of the future nation lies. "In many instances we are hindered in passing these laws, but all laws should be written from the influence of the law that has come down from Calvaryl Significant Legislation. "In this time when the factories and mines are reaping great harvest from the work of child labor, and thereby blighting the strength of our future civilization, we must pass laws that will protect these children. The laws of the-states may be too intricate to pass a law which will directly effect factories and mines, but there ie a way to reach these monsters, that are lighting the lives of our children, and that is by making a law that gov erns the actions of the com mon carriers,-- and -which ,.,-wUL make it a crime for any railroad to accept the output of such factories find mines which employ1 children. Such a law I intend to introduce in the next session of Congress." At this point Senator Beveridge was stopped by loud and prolonged applause. He continued to say, "It may not be passed in this session of the legislature, it may not be passed in the next, nor the next but the very principle upon which the nation is founded, will finally push it through, regardless of the antagonism of its enemies, which is bound to come. Before the factories and mines affected by the law can again find an output for their production. I would have them sign an affidavit submitted to the Inter-State Commerce Confnission that they will not in the future violate the child labor laws of the nation." In addition to the afo-5 named bill, I will submit two amendments to the great meat inspection bill, which was before Congress during the last session, which shall require the manufacturers to nlace the date of packing and the cost of the package upon each can. These are purely moral reforms and rise to the sacred dignity of the MAB OF DEATH STILL IN T Deputy Coroner King Is Still Investigating Demise of Joseph Comer. 2 CAUSES ARE POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATE MAN MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTROCUTED OR BREAKING HIS NECK MAY HAVE BEEN DIRECT CAUSE OF DEATH. The tragic death of Joseph Comer at Minck's Brewery Saturday night is still a subject of coronal inquiry. Dr. J. E. King, the acting coroner examining a number of witnesses yesterday and having issued subpoenas for various others today. Dr. King said last night that he was not ready to announce his official finding in the case and this statement indicated that there still remains doubt as to the direct cause of Comer's death an electric shock or a broken neck. The point to be determined is whether Comer received a current of electricity sufficient to have produced death of itself alone or whether It only was sufficient to have thrown him to the cement floor striking upon the back of his head, thereby breaking his neck and producing death. In other words the coroner is to determine whether Comer would have died from the shock - (Continued to Page Eight ; ,

religions. They are not matters about which the great political parties differ, but have to do with the welfare of the homes of the men of all parties. What we need is more righteousness in the laws governing our national life, or let us abandon it. Build Finest Structure in City. "The Y. M. C. A. in Richmond will be in the concrete, and not the abstract. It will be a baracks of militant citizenship. We build baracks for our armed soldiers, which are so solidly built that they will last for ages, but let us build the Y. M. C. A. buildings which will last to eternity. "Let us build a Y. M. C. A. building in Richmond, the capital of Eastern Indiana, that will be the most magnificent building in the city. Build it not for today but for future souls. Make it the noblest building in the city, builded by the money of the people. Build it by the one dollar contributions of the poor people. The $100 contributions of the business men, and the $1,000, yes even the $10,000 contributions, of the wealthy manufacturers. "It is these things that when carried to completion, make me dream of our nation, as the greatest power on earth, and it is these things, that make the other countries of the globe recognize us as the greatest power on earth. As time passes the dream becomes clearer and of finer proportions, more vast. We are to be, and remain, the greatset power on earth. Not in commercial supremacy alone. Not in the arts and crafts alone, but in the righteousness universal in which interest Christ came. Our flag in the broadest sense means Christian liberty. I believe in the people because I believe in the father who sent his son with his soul saving message to ihe world. , ,a Build Not for a Single Day. "Do not think that the Y. M. C. A. is used for a single day. Its uses are far greater than the gymnasum, the lyceum, and its mechanical department, its work extends beyond and penetrates the eternity. Let every man, boy and girl who gives, give to the uttermost future. "So let this splendid and sacred edifice rise, and spread its sacred glory over the city, state and nation, and the world, by the sacred lives which it moulds." Just before Mr. Beveridge spoke, and at the close of his remarks, a double quartet sang several selections. It .was composed of Messrs Lee B. Nusbaum, Oliver Xusbaum, Raymond Wehrly, Clyde Gardner, Alton Hale, J. L. Garver and Walter Luring. Shortly after the Gennett meeting had adjourned, Senator Beveridge addressed the overflow meeting at the Second Presbyterian church. About

four hundred people were assembled there, and the Senator's address made as profound impression as his speech at the Gennett. ARE GIVEN CHEAP RATE. Odd Fellows of Richmond to get Fare of $1.50 Round Trip to Indianapolis This Week. The Odd Fellows of Richmond and vicinity who are going to Indianapolis this week to attend the sessions of the Grand Lodge, have been given a flat rate of $1.50 the round trip via the Indianapolis and Eastern traction line. Tickets may be purchased today and tomorrow and will be honored for returning up to Thursday evening. It was reported that the Pennsvlvania would trivfl a rarp nf S2 for the round trip but it transpires that ; the rate will be $2.30. Most of the Richmond Odd Fellows will go by the traction line. MRS. HANNAH BROWN DEAD. Well Known Men., r of Hickite Friends Church Panes Away at Waynesville, Ohio ' , Albert G. Ogborn yesteraay receiv6id a telegram from Waynesville, O

Ann Brown, which occurred early,""" s "ft Sunday in that city. Mrs. Brown was hl"Sa altar, at which exalted station about 7$ years of age and the widow j the Pontiff himself shares in the cere- j of the late Ethan A. Brown. She was 5mony rr! the Holv Sammfnt I

a life-long member of the Hickite branch of the society of Friends and was widely known among Richmond j members of this denomination. Charles A. Brown of Waynesville is a son.' The funeral will be held at Waynesville on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock- Richmond friends who desire to attend can leave here via the Pjinsylvanfa at 6 o'clock and reach Waynesville at 9.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT MADE TO ASSASSINATE THE POPE Bomb Placed Within Few Feet of High Altar Explodes at Close of Morning Mass at St. Peter's. ,

THE PONTIFF PAINED AND SHOCKED BY OCCURRENCE

Hundreds of Women Faint and Strong Men Fight Their Way Out of Church Amid -Greatest Disorder Anarchists Try to Dynamite the Quirnal. .

rPubUshersrress Rome, Nov. 19. The outrages of the desperate anarchist band, now terrorizing Italy, reached a climax Sunday morning with a bomb outrage in St. Peters cathedral, at the Vatican, just at the cqnejasion of the morning mass. The Pope was still in the cathedral and was terribly pained and shocked by the occurrence. Following the.,-QU,trage. at the Vatican in the morning, an abortive attempt was made last evening to dynamite the Quirnal. A bomb was exploded in the cellars. The explosion caused considerable damage but not of a serious nature. Throughout the city the greatest excitement existed yesterday as the result of the exp)"on n tne Vatican. The narrow escape of the Pope and the high dignitaries of the church caused at once the greatest joy that they were not killed and the most intense indignation against the anarchists for attempting their destruc tion. Made Thunderous Report. It Is a miracle that hundreds were not trampled to death in the wild stampede to leave the great church immediately after the explosion. The explosion made a thunderous report which echoed, and reverberated in the immense auditorium with a deafening volume of sound. The church immediately filled with smoke. The naive was crowded with worshipers, among whom an indescribable panic eveloped. Men shouted wildlj- that the roof was falling and without heed for others rushed madly toward the exits. Hundreds of women fainted and were trampled under foot. Utmost Confusion Prevailed. The utmost confusion pretailed for many minutes. The attendants were themselves frightened out of their wits and made 'no effort to stem the tide of panic. Fully two . thirds of the congregation had fought their way out of the church in the wildest disorder before a semblance of quiet "was restored. It was then found that many women ! who had fainted had been injured and with them a number of men. Soldiers of the Pope's Guard and others cared for these and those of the more seriously injured who needed expert care were taken to the hospitals in the city. ; Most Carefully Planned Plot. There is reasons to believe that a most carefully planned plot was made to assassinate the Pope while he was at the mass. 'The bomb, constructed of the most poWerful explosives, had Bomb Operated by Clock. Hidden from view the deadlv ar-1 ' , " .

j " must ue ueen iSixth streeL A banquet was served ! by clockwork is the opinion of ex- ;at go. The evening was spent at j perts who' later in the day found a; cards while good old country cider i few fragments of the bomb. If it was j and apples played an important part f. . , , - ' s in the entertainment of the boys. After 1 intendd -to .explode while the Pope jthe banq(let thebovs went to home as at or near the altar, the plans of fof Misg Rhea McCuIlough where ihey

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mass had been concluded, the Pope and his attendants were at a 6afe distance from the altar and fortunately none of the army priests an assistants were in dangerous proximity to the explosion. Pius X was about to retire to his appartments in the Vatican, accompanied by Cardinal Rampolla. The ear splitting detonation halted the progress of the party. The Pope swayed and would have fallen had not he been su- -ted by 4 hose about him. He di-ayed great agitation and in the deepest anxiety asked if any one had been injured. Pope Sinks to Knees and Prays. In a minute or two the Pope was informed that the explosion had caused neither death nor injury to anyone. Immediately the Pontiff Fank to his knees and prayed fervently for a considerable time, offering thanks that the people had been spared. Scaffolding used for repairs in progress near the scenes of the explosion caught fire and burned briskly during the excitement. This was extinguished without damage to the structure. . The celebrated tomb of Pope Clement XIII near by was damaged to a considerable extent. No Further Services. Str Peters was cleared of people so soon as possible and closed for th day, no further services being held there yesterday. Although greatly shocked by tho outrage, the Pope displayed no weakness and was able to go to his apartment supported only by his immediate attendants. He received no visitors however, and immediately gave orders that the most stringent discrimination should be exercised as to visitors to the holy reservation. The Vatican guards put the orders into immediate effect, Last evenings attempted outrage at

(Continued on Page Two.) MANY INTEND TO HEAR . MME. SCHUMANN HEINK. Many of the musical lovers of the city will take advantage of the low rates offered on the interurbans and will go to Indianapolis next Thurs day night, to hear the concert given by the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra, which will play at Enylish's opera house, under the direction of Emil Paur, the noted orchestral leader. The orchestra is composed of over sixtyfive pieces and is considered one of the best in the United States. Mme. Schumann Heink is acting as the soloist for the orchestra, this season and has partialy regained the favoj which she lost, while playing in comique I opera. Frats in a Frolic The S. I. G. fraternity of the hlgn school, entertained the C. I. G.'s, the iootoau irat. fcamraay nignt, at trie Sfcome of Charles Clawson at 28 North were further entertained.