Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 307, 2 December 1906 — Page 1

MCHMOWTD) PAI ABIUM fall. XXXI. NO. 307. Richmond, Indiana, Sunday Morning, December 2, 1806. Single Copies, 3 Cents.

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iEALTH BOARD

MADE A TARGET FOR CRITICISM ecfared that Quarantine Rules Have Been Lax, Thus Being Responsible for Measles Epidemic in Richmond. EALTH OFFICER BOND EMPHATICALLY DENIES efends Action of Department Though Complaints Made Cite Specific Cases of Alleged Neglect of Duty. Charges that the epidemic of nieass in Richmond has been due almost itirely to tho alleged lax methods of ic eiiy neami department, speciuu hstances of extreme laxity in the enrcetnent of the usual quarantine iles, being cited, are denied by Dr. S. Bond, secretary of the Board of lealth. For several weeks there have been iticisms offered relative to the man or, m which tne epidemic nas ueen andled, it being asserted that had Jtringent quarantine rules been ad apted at the outset the epidemic ould never have -"nlted. Charges of sician. According to cl y made to the railadium the health department afr quarantining homes has permitted he men or tne famines 10 go aooui ieir daily pursuits without interfer;ice. while tne women nave Deen eld close to their homes. . A reputable physicial of Richmond hade the following statement to the alladhim yesterday and it coincides ith previous charges made by other ersons. I attribute the wide-spread epiemic of measles In Richmond to a hjlure to properly enforce quaranne. As now enforced the whole stem is a farce. On the West Side t the origin of the outbreak, houses ere ouarantined and carded, but lien were auowea to arena 10 tueiv ork as usual. The women were ompelled to remain Indoors. There uve been cases, however where wolen as well as men have been perdttcd or at least have left their omes and no effort has been made r hinder tuem. some women in hose homes measles existed at the me, have been visiting stores and ther places. In homes where tho len have shared with the women the :ire of the children afflicted with leasles, the men always have been ermltted to go about their daily risks. There was a wedding not long ince and the home of the bride was ridal party wished to hold a weddig breakfast there, but the Board of lealth very properly declined this to e done. However in another intance where a child died from a disase other than measles, but where in be same home another child was ill ith measles, the house being under uarantine, supposedly, a funeral was iermitted to take place at which nany persons were gathered. A priate funeral shduld have been held. K family on the west side whose kome was quarantined moved to the ast side of the river while a memer of the family was sick with meas es, f umigation nas not Deen scienifically done. There are instances i which the sitting room of a home has been lumigatea wnue tne oea oom In which the afflicted patient ay was not toucnea. score ui ike cases might be mentioned." What Dr. fond Says, Health Officer Bond said to the Paladium last night that the reason men (Continued on Page Two.) MM DENIES CHARGE FRIENDS ARE WITH HIM ksserted That Telegraph Operator on the Southern is Not Responsible for Wreck Which Killed President Spencer Statement Made. Publishers' Prtss. Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 1. Friends of legraph operator G. D. Mattox, the leek signal man whom officials of ho Southern Railway assert was solly responsible for Thursday's wreck n which President Spencer and othrs were killed, came to his defense oday. Langhorne D. Mattox, brother t tee accused man, declared tonight hat G. D. Mattox is at his home a nile from the seen of the wreck and hat lie has rondo no effort to evade he officers of tho law. 'My brother was on duty at Ran;ocr. on the night of the 2Sth". said anghorne Mattox. "and he can prove hat he did not go to sleep neither did e leave his tower. He let train 33 nto the block under instructions and ailed tho operator at Lawyers three imes to notify him that the block vas filled. His card show.& this to be true "

THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA Fair Sunday and Monday, warmer Monday; variable winds becoming fresh south. OHIO Fair, colder Sunday; Monday fair warmer; brisk northwest winds. TEMPERATURE OF WEEK WARM FOR THE SEASON The Lowest Registration Durina the Period Was 20 degrees Rainfall was Very Meager Cloudy Weather Predominated, However, According to the record kept at the Water Works pumping station, the sun did not do very heavy duty during the past week. Three days were cloudy, three were partly clear and but one was a full clear day. In spite of the cloudiness, however, there was rain on but one day and that was Saturday, when but eight hundredths of an inch fell. The high and low temperature marks for.the different days fcHow: , High.. Low. Sunday .. . . .... ... .. 52 Monday .. .. 57 Tuesday 53 Wednesday.... .. 40 Thursday 41 Friday 52 Saturday ..48 20 41 ?.6 23 20 BANKER IS PUNISHED Gordon Dubose of Alabama has Been Sentenced to Five Years for Embezzlement. Publishers' Press. 3 Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 1. Gordon Dubose, ex-president of the First National Bank at Ensley, who has been on trial a week for embezzlement of the funds of the bank, was found guilty today and sentenced to five years improsonment. WILL . NAME DIRECTORS The South Side Improvement Association to Hold Annual Meeting Next Tuesday Night. An Interesting, meeting of tho South Side Improvement Association is promised for next Tuesday night when directors will be chosen and other' business considered. CIRCULATION Of

! . Dec. 1, 1906. I Thomas J. Golding, Manager of Circulation of the Richmond Palladium do solemnly swear that tho circulation for the City of Richmond for the daily Palladium is 2,195 for today. Signed Thomas J. 'Golding. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of December. CARRIE M. WOODHURST, . Notary Public My Commission expires Dec. 13, 1909. - (Seal.) SOMETHING . ABOUT ESTIMATES. Last evening's Item contained what purported to be an accurate statement of the city circulation of the Item, Palladium and -NSun-Teie-gram. This statement is herewith reprinted: Item .- 3,432 . Palladium ..1,621 ; Sun-Telegram : 1.375 This affords a striking example of the way in which tne Item not only misrepresents its own city circulation but also the city circulation of its competitors. The sworn city circulation of the Palladium for yesterday was 2,195, or just 574 more than the Item so kindly credited us with. Now for the purpose of demonstrating the falsity of the Item's own city circulation statement we are going to use its estimate of the Sun-Telegram's city circulation, because, not having access to its circulation bocks we do not know its city circulation, though we presume the Item has given it about the same proportion of mis-representation it gave the Palladium. The estimated number of newspaper subscribers in Richmond is about 5,500. . Palladium's sworn city circulation 2,195 Sun-Telegram's city circulation. (According to Item) 1,375 . t Total for the two papers 3,570 Total newspaper subscribers - 5,500 Total for the two newspapers ... 3,570

Balance There are then just 1,930 people the Palladium or the Sun-Telegram

The exact number of Palladium subscribers who are also taking the Item, is 423. The estimated number of Sun-Telegram subscribers who are also taking the Item, is 200. Palladium-Item subscribers 423 Sun-Telegram-ltem subscribers 200 Number cf people taking neither Palladium or Sun-Telegram and presumably taking the Item 1.930J Total number In Richmond taking Item ....2,553. So then instead of the Item having the 3,432 subscribers in Richmond that it claims, it has in reality almost 1,000 less or only 2,553. And presuming that the Item ha3 mis-represented the Sun-Telegram's city circulation, it would have even less than 2,553. If the Item has the same percentage cf less subscribers In the county as well as in the city, it would not show a total circulation of more than 3,500 to 3,800. And in this case the Palladium evidently has the largest circulation of any news--paper published In Richmond. Now we suggest that if the Item feels that our figures do not represent its circulation fairly it agree to have a circulation investigation by some responsible circulation auditor of its circulation and also the circulation of the Palladium, as soon as possible. The Palladium is only too willing for such an investigation and will willingly bear its share of the expense. This is a proposition well worth the attention of not only the Item but Richmond's merchants as well. They foot the advertising bills and in view of the great uncertainty in regard to the true circulation of the various local papers, it seems only fair that these papers ought to be willing to stand the expense of an investigation which will settle the question once and for all time.

HEAVY VOLTAGE FAILED TO KILL

William Tuterow, Municipal Light Plant Employe, Has Harrowing Experience. RECEIVES SEVERE BURNS HE WAS IN ACT OF REPAIRING CRIPPLED CIRCUIT WHEN CURRENT WAS TURNED INTO THE WIRES. While at work on a city arc light at the corner of North 15th and K streets yesterday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock, William Tuterow a lineman for the Municipal light plant received into his body several hundred volts of electricity and although he escaped death in an almost miraculous manner the unfortunate man was badly burned about the hands and arms and will probably lose the little finger of the left hand. Tuterow. with Henry Sittloh, another lineman, had gone out to find an "open circuit". Tuterow was In the act of testing the arc light at loth and North E streets, where the troub le appeared to be. Ho had the two heavy wires carrying current to the lamp in his hands and was in the act of applying tools to them when the shock occurred. When Tuterow started to work with the lamo there was no current on and it is thought that the current was turned on at the power house while he was at work. Insulation Saved Life. He was thrown heavily to the ground and had it not been that he was standing on the small insulated stool used by linemen it is probable that he would have received a full voltage from the lamp and death would have been the inevitable result. Even though standing on the stool it Is small wonder, other linemen say, that Tuterow was not killed. In accidents of this kind the strong current -of-electricity generally draws the victim toward it and it was fortunate for Tuterow that he was able to release his hold and fall to the ground. After . the shock, which was accompanied by a great flash of light,' Tuterow was unconscious for fully ten minutes and it took the efforts of four men to revive ,him. When he recovered sufficiently he was taken to the Brunswick hotel where he rooms. Last night after having received medical treatment; Tuterow was feeling no ill effects, from his accident other than his burns. Tuterow formerly lived at Cambridge City and is a wellknown and estimable man. THE PALLADIUM. 1,930. in Richmond who are taking neither and are presumably taking the Item.

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Published by courtesy of the BRIBER? STORY WAS LAID BARE Startling Disclosures Made in the Investigation of Pittsburg Councilmen. SEVENTY THOUSAND GIVEN COUNCILMAN MARTIN'S RECENT ACQUAINTANCE WITH THAT HUGE SUM EXPLAINED PRETTY MUSS UNCOVERED. I Publishers' Press.J Pittsburg, Dec. 1. Startling disclosures were made this afternoon at the hearing of common councilman William A. Martin, charged with Charles S. Cameron, president of the Pittsburg and Tube City Railroad, with conspiracy to bribe. C. R. Richardson, who is prosecuting the two on another conspiracy charge,' went on the stand and gave many inside facts as to how and why the famous $ 0,000 was placed in sight of Councilman Martin. Kicnardson, who is a member of a stock brokerage borrowed the $70,000 from his partner. Richardson also disclosed the fact that Martin and Cameron figured in two transactions and in both the sum involved was $70,000. The first hand ling of the $70,000 occurred on, Octo ber 17, but Martin ot nothing more than a peep at the bills at that time. Richardson who made a most valuable witness, told in detail of the sec ond transaction in which another $70,000 figured, Cameron alleging he lost it while he and Martin were on their way to the Union Trust Com pany where they bad rented a safe deposit box. Gilbert - B. Perkins, - the detective. told of the finding of the. package of money containing $G3,000 in a hat rack on the seventh floor of a hotel, wrapped in a bundle of newspapers. Detective Perkins . admitted that he received a fee of $10,000 for about 24 hours work in recovering the $65,000. He swore that President Cameron told him that the $70,000 was for the purpose of busing a franchise. The hearing was continued to Monday afternoon when Cameron will testify. President SEARCHES FOR FATHER Cleo Camplin of Cambridge City Makes a Futile Trip to Dayton Ohio. Cleo Camplin, of Cambridge City was in Richmond yesterday on his ; way home from Dayton. Ohio, where he had been to look for his father. wno a? een missing tor about a year. He? was not successful in find ing Mr., Camplin, Sr.. and having ex hausted his fuads, vas given help by Township Trustee Potter.

TRAIL OF RICHMOND'S PLANT

Indianapolis news from a cartoon by CHIEF DINAH ARRESTED CONSPIRACY THE CHARGE Furnished Bond in Pro m p tl y " Boss" Arrest Because of eral Alarm is Felt. Sum of $2,500 Ruef Escaped Oversight GeniFublishers Press.j . San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 1. Chief of Police Diuan was arrested tonight on the charge of perjury and conspiracy in connection with the protection of houses off ill repute. His bond was placed at $2,500 which was promptly furnished. "Boss" Ruef who was indicted with Dinan was not arrested on account of an oversight on the part of a clerk at the court. There is a general alarm among officials of the city tonight as the thorough investi gation of the grand. jury may cause the law to fall on many more heads. "Boss" Ruef and Mayor Schmitz will be arraigned in court Monday morning on charges of extortion. THUGS KILLED THE MESSENGER Desperadoes Loot a Cotton i Belt Train Near Shreveport, Louisiana. THROW BODY OFF TRAIN CRIME WAS A BOLD ONE, BUT CREW OF TRAIN WERE IN IGNORANCE OF IT FOR SOME TIMEBLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL. Publishers Press. Shreveport, La., Dec. 1. The ex press car on train No. 4, north bound on the Cotton Belt line, was looted tonight, express messenger Griffiths killed and his body thrown from the train. The robbers escjed without I even beine seen. In fact the whole 4. , auau v, a3 uuuv vauiiuuoij iuaw ioj members of the crew did not know anything was amiss on the train until the porter, going into the express car, found the messenger missing and the car in great disorder. Pools of blood covered the fior while the safe was broken open and there were blotches of blood on it- The train probably ran thirteen miles While the robbers were at their work. The body of the messenger was found one mile north of Red Water, lying at the side of the track. Six bloodhounds have been summoned to aid in tracking the robbers. Untii accounts are checked it cannot be accurately told how much booty was S3 cured. "

Frank Bowers, of the News staff,

PARK IS PLANNED - 111 RIVER VALLEY The Municipal Light Plant Is to Be Given Attractive Environments. LAND IS UNDER OPTION THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ASK ED MONDAY NIGHT TO APPRO PRI ATE THE SMALL SUM NEC ESSARY. When sufficient ashes have been dumped about the city light plant to fill up all . the unsightly holes Which have been made by the ravages of the river a park of at least five acres is to be made there. Such is the plan of the Board of Works and Monday night the Board will ask the city council to appropri ate $250 with which to buy some land now in the possession of D. W. Moorman of Indianapolis, the land wanted being just vest of the light plant and suitable for dumping pur poses ana aiso wen suuatea to be a part of the park which the Board now has In mind. Some time ago the Board purchas ed a larger strip than that owned by Mr. Moorman from the Light, Heat and Power company. The price paid was $1,000. This land has been well nnea and ic is now necessary to se cure another "ash heap." The Board could pile up ashes and other debris much higher than is now done but this would only add to the unsightllness of the place. The Board Is confident that the citizens and members of council will approve Its plan of making a beauty spot of the ground surrounding the light plant. Of course by so doing the Board will soon have to seek another place to deposit ashes from the plant but at the best It would be but a" short time till this would be necessary. Now up to Council. If council appropriates the money needed to buy the Moorman land, and President Merrill said last Wgnt that he thought it would, the city would at once commence dumping on this ground and it will not take loni; to get the entire plot fhe desired level for the park. It is not the plan of the Board of Works to make the Light Plant park an elaborate affair. It will be sodded, a few trees planted walks laid out and with fancy flower beds the light plant will have surroundings which will please those who now cross the Main street bridge and have to look down on holes partly filled with refuge, and irregular heaps of ashes. The plan of the Board of Works Is in keeping with the reputation Richmond bears a3 being premier among" Indiana cities for cleanliness and beauty and is in accord with the higher movement now on in American cities to beautify spots which heretofore have been eyesores. i

WAR TALK GROWS AT WASHIIIGTCII; JAPS INCENSED

Officials of the State Department Were Somewhat Astonished Over the Dispatch from San Francisco. SAYS LITTLE BROWN MEN WOULD FIGHT Point at Issue is the Segregation of Japanese School . ChildrenWould Strike the Philippines First. t Publishers" rrcss. Washings a. l. officials ot the state department were somewhat astonished to read in the newspapers a dispatch from Han Francisco statins that Henry. B. Miller. 1'nltrd States consul general at Yokohama, said in an interview that "the Japanese are highly Incensed over the segregation of Japanese school children, and. 'to save the national dignity, are willing to go to war." If Miller was correctly quoted and the language used actually reflects his sober Judgment, the situation would appear to be assuming a seriousness not realized before in Washington. It goes without raying that Japan's first objective In case of war would be the Philippines," and, although, some American statesmen .always questioned the wisdom of acquiring the archipelago and holding It Indefinitely as a dependency of this government, none of them would like to see us lose it as the result of inability to protect it from an enemy. In this connection certain portions of the annual report of Rear Admiral Converse, chief of tho bureau of navigation, are extremely pertinent. Admiral Converse makes the signillcant observation: . 'The conduct of a serious war will require, unless we are to suffer defeat in its early stages, an efflclent 'tidmlnistration of the military features of the navy department. Tho Bureau beiieveB that an win agrto that we should not wait for.the disaster of actual war to provide that, but rather should make adequate provision beforehand." Diplomats and officials here can scarcely conceal that the situation may become intensely Interesting at any time, possibly In the near future. In the meantime every step is being taken to safeguard American Interests and make ready for the remote contingency of a clash of arms with the Japanese. It is well understood here that Japan ia in the background an the power with which the United States has to reckon on the Philippine Islands. President Roosevelt concurs In the opinion of Secretary Metcalf that the Japanese have no cause for grievance and that no treaty right has been abrogated. The president Js convinced that In giving the Japanese students equal educational rights, while separating them from other scholars, as has been done, is necessary. Outside of racial differences ther is another reason for segregation, and that Is, many of the Japanese students are adults. The president will stand strictly upon treaty agreements, but he thinks too much is being asked by the Japanese government. It is known that the president feels that the Japanese are trying to impose upon the reople of San Francisco and the coast. He Is reported to have said emphatically to one caller: "Whatever is fair shall be done. No treaty will be evaded or Ignored." Henry B. Miller, United States consul general at Yokohama, will be given an opportunity by the state department to affirm or deny a published interview In which he is quoted as say ing that the Japanese are organized to fight the United States. A clipping of the alleged interview was forwarded to Miller, and the statement is made that if he denies it his answer III be accepted by the state depart ment as conclusive. WILL. SACRIFICE FUNDS ACTION OF A SYNDICATE The Guggenheim Company Establish es a Percedent by Assuming ail Losses Sustained by Those Who Bought Nipissing Mining Stock. I Publishers Prefs.j New York, Dec. 1. Through the ac tion of the Guggenheim syndicate today in stepping into the breach and assuming all losses on their deal in Nipissing Mining Stock, 150 or more patrons of the Guggenheim firm will be saved from individual losses in what is proved to be a losing InvestmenL It Is estimated that the approximate cost to the Guggenheim syndicate, through its unprecedented action will be $15,000,000.