Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 344, 13 January 1907 — Page 1

rrn MIC MOM) ADIUMo H Richmond, Indiana, Sunday Morning, January 13, 1907. VOL. XXXI: NO. 344.

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SPEAK DIVORCE EVIL Richmond Pastors Think Legislature Should Take Action on Subject. BETTER MARRIAGE LAWS OPINIONS UNANIMOUS THAT MARRIAGE IS TAKEN TOO LIGHTLY SHOULD BE HARDER TO GET LICENSE. That the general assembly of Indiana at its present session will be asked and will be expected to remodel existing divorce laws, making them of a more stringent nature, and thus throwing obstacles in the way of those who seek freedom from martial ties, Is regarded as certain. The last session of the general assembly amended the divorce and marriage laws to some extent but not all of the recommendations offered were embodied in the measures which were enacted. Throughout Indiana it is recognized generally that "divorce legislation is needed, and perhaps no class of citizens Is better able to indicate to the legislators what should be done than the ministers. Not only do they stand for rigid divorce laws, but they also advocate more restrictions of a legal nature thrown about the marriage ceremony. A number of Richmond ministers were asked yesterday by the Palladium to express their 4 views as to legislation on these lines t and without exception they recognized the need of such. Expressions on the Subject. Some of the expressions follow: The Rev. T. II. Kuhn. "I favor not only a more stringent divorce law but by all means iron clad marriage l iw?. There is where the weakness real'y lies. The thought has suggested itself to me that the community should be , allowed to h?ve a voice in pi! marriages. It could be done by having a responsible committee to act in convjttfiCt:r.a 'vtth the c rar in rdtx to pads on the eligibility of applicants for marriage license. The applicants should be made to make known their intention of marrying to this committee and should be able to give proof of their worthiness for the union. Friends under my plan would have the right to appear against the applicants, and protest against the marriage if they thought it improper. Reasons sufficient to prevent marriage licenses being granted are imbecility. Inebriety, incipiency. race distinction, improvidence and laziness, corrupting and viciating h.'tbits. Crime Idiocy, deformity, depravity and pauperism, all of which become burdensome to society, church and state have their origin in a large measure In miserable unhaopy marriage 'relationships thus formed." The Rev. Raymond Wade 'T must say that when it comes to divorce I lean much to the Catholic view of it. A point wherein all divorce laws are noticeably weak is that they are not uniform. The laws of all states should correspond and all should be made much more stringent. But the matter of divorce would be greatly simplified if greater care were taken with marriages. Measures too ex treme cannot be taken to prevent those with defections from forming an unhappy union. Those who marry owe society a great debt and not enough precaution is taken to see that this debt is paid. I. like the Catholic manner of announcing the bans of marriage and I would under no circumstances permit secret marriages. Trial marriages would prove . too dear an experiment. The mateing Is not such a serious problem. The great problem is to prevent the marriage of those whose off springs will do society harm." Rev. E. G. Howard "I am in hearty accord with any movement that will bring about a more uniform divorce law in this country. The laws of all states should be alike on the subject. I believe that the sacred vows of marriage should be protected and only those persons who are thoroughly capable of realizing the full meaning of the vows of matrimony, be allowed to take them. This would in a great measure do away with the unhappy marriages now so often, solemnized." Rev. Clarence M. Case "Although I have not made the divorce evil a special subject of study or thought. I am favorably impressed by the statement made recently from an Indiana pulpit to the effect that a law requiring the bans to be published at least six months before marriage would do something' to remedy the evil. The trouble however Is too deep seated to be regulated entirely by statute. Marriage is too lightly regarded by many people. There are those who seem to regard it as a mere animal union, to be dissolved at pleasure. The foolish practice of mock marriages, or genuine ceremonies conducted in show windows, on smoke stacks and etc., is degrading to the public, lowering ideals of marriage. All that make men and women of higher ideals and character will tend to elevate the marriage relation. The home Is the place where much of thi3 work must be done, but a statute making it more difficult to marry would bo beneficiaL"

MINISTERS

THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA Fair, colder Sunday; Monday fair; OHIO Colder and partly cloudy Sunday; snow flurrien in northeast portion; Monday fair. ASSASSINS STILL BUSY MEETING WITH SUCCESS Chief of Police of Daghestan in Russia Falls The Murderer Escapes on Board Battleship Bound for Another Port. Publishers Pressl St. Petersburg, Jan. 12. The Chief of police of Daghestan, in the province of the same name and .in the government of Baku, was assassinated Saturday night. The assassinator escaped and i3 believed to have gone aboard a battleship bound for another port on the Caucasian sea. E 'S ALREADY SEALED Terrorist in a Public Interview Says the Work of Assassination Must Continue. CZAR IN DEADLY FEAR KNOWS NOT WHEN OR WHERE THE DEADLY BLOW WILL FALL BUT IT IS INEVITABLE MAY BE OWN COURTIER. New York, Jan. 12. "Assassinations must go on. No one desires a change in the nature of the work more than the terrorists themselves, but the change is impossible until the Czar is ready for serious concessions, if not absolute surrender." . This ...statement waaroade today by N W. Tschaykousky. a memiKr of th central committees ot the socialist revolutionary party, in discussing the assassinations of General Pavloff and the chief of police of Lodz. Mr. Tchaykousky has just returned from Russia. "Is the Czar the doomed?" he was asked. "Yes, and he is in deadly fear. He knows not when the blow will fall or where. It may be one of his own courtiers; some one in whom he has confidence and whom he trusts. He is walled in. "All parties In Russia approve the assassinations. They are not a series of Isolated attempts to secure liberty by assassination, but to arrest and stop the lawlessness of the autocratic powers." CLOSES SHOP AND STARTS ON A RAID Son Played, so President of Michigan Town Destroyed . the Slot Machines. EMPLOYES HELPED HIM ONE HUNDRED OF THEM ARMED WITH SLEDGE HAMMERS, FOLLOWED HIS LEADERSHIP SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL. Publishers Prssj Chelsea, Mich., Jan. 12. Frank P. Glazier, state treasurer and president of this village, closed down his stove works half an hour early this noon, and with Marshal Bert Youn and Deputy Sheriff Leach, headed a gang of 100 of his workmen, armed with sledge hammers, raided the saloons of the village and carried out a large number of slot machines. The machines were dumped in the village square, where the stove molders attacked them, reducing them to a mass of debris in a few minutes. Glazier's hatred of the slot machines is said by townsfolk to be based to a great extent on the fascination of his son, Harold, 20 years of age, for this form of amusement. Harold is vicepresident of the Glazier Stove company. ' Friday his father flew into a rage when he found him in a ioolroom. He ordered his boy out and called a special meeting of the council last night to deal with the pool room and slot machines. The council adopted resolutions closing the poolrooms and banishing the slot machines. Marshal Young, deputy Leach and President Glazier notified the saloon! keepers this morning that the slot's machines would not be tolerated. Within an hour, it is said, of the serving of the official notice, the raid start led.

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WATSON WANTS A

SALARY INCREASE Whip" Pleads with Senators to Restore the Clause Killed in the House. LITTLE HOPE OF SUCCESS WATSON SAYS THE MEASURE WOULD HAVE PASSED THE HOUSE BUT THAT THE DEMOCRATS BROKE FAITH. Washington, Jan. 12. No little amusement was created In the senate last evening by the appearance of Representative Watson, of Indiana, who came to ask Senators to pull the House chestnuts from the fire by restoring to. the legislative appropriation bill the provision increasing the salaries of members of Congress from 15,000 to $7,500 a year, which was stricken out in the House. Mr. Watson explained that when the House struck from the bill the provision increasing the salaries of members of Congress it fully expected that the Senate would restore it and that the members of the lower chamber were greatly disappointed at the action of the Senate committee. Some Senators informed Mr. Watson that they were fully aware of the expectation of the House in this respect, but that they regarded the course of the lower chamber as in the nature of an imposition. Mr. Watson went on to explain that the House leaders had an agreement with the Democrats to permit the provision to pass without division, but that later the minority members broke faith and demanded a roll call. He said, however, that leaders had patched up a new agreement with the minority to the effect that no division would be demanded on a conference report which provided for the increase, and they sincerely hoped the Senate would come to their rescue. Mr. Watson was asked to undertake the mission by the speaker. CARUSO'S FRIEND "IN BAD" First Gets Carved and Then Lands in Jail for Committing Felonious Assault. Publishers Tress. Xew York, Jan. 12. With a razor gash down the whole length of his left cheek Joseph C. Sicidnana, a barber, was arraigned in the Yorkville police court today charged with assaulting Emma, the 17 year old wife of his friend, John Batista, at the latters home in the Bronx. Sicidnana is the friend who accompanied Emrico Caruso on his several visits to the Yorkville court when the "monkey house" incident was being heard. He acted as interpreter for Caruso when he testified. GUARDIAN WAS APPOINTED Having been declared mentally incapable of handling his business affairs, Aaron Locke, an aged man, who lives near Hagerstown, has a guardian in the person of John Albert Locire, appointed to serve in tftr.f. capaty yesterday, by Judge Fox. Mr. Locke furnished bond In the sum of $S,000. HELD OP FOR PAY ROLL BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY Fourteen-Year-Old Victim cf Strong Arm Many Gets Money Back, and Then Sits Down in Rain and Weeps. I Publishers Press. New York, Jan. 12. With $340, the payroll for the employes of Bernard Waldstein, clasped to her breast, Margaret Hoffman, 14 years old, was held up and robbed of the money today, while on her way to the shop from the German Exchange bank. The highwayman, with a crowd at his heels, ran through the street to Broadway, where detective Murphy tripped him up and arrested him in front of the Manhattan bank. The thief threw the wallet containing the money, into the gutter. Almost as it fell, the girl pounced upon it and then promptly sat down on the curb in the rain and cried. ANOTHER COLLEGE LEAGUE Representatives cf Western Colleges Meet at Kansas City to Form the "Big Four." rPublishera" Press Kansas City, Jan., 12. Representatives of the universities of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Washington Univrsity of St. Louis, met here today, and formed an athletic association that will probably be known as tin ".Rig, four,"

NOTED PRISONER IS SICK

THAW HAS TONSILITIS The Slayer of Stanford White Has Gained Steadily in Weight Since His Incarceration in the Famous Tombs Prison. Publishers' Press Xew York. Jan. 12. Harry K. Thaw, in his cell in the Tombs, is suffering from an attack of tonsi litis and is under orders of the physician, Dr. McGuire, who is treating him in the dispensary. This indisposition brought both the mother and wife of the prisoner to the Tombs today. Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the prisoner, remained an hour and the cab returned for the wife, who left at noon. Since Thaw's incarceration in the Tombs he has gained steadily in weight and his physical condition is much improved. LOCKE ONCE MORE BEHIND THE BARS Traced to Watertown Junction, Wis., Where He Was Arrested by Grady. HIS WIFE WAS WITH HIM BIG FOUR DETECTIVE WILL LIKELY TAKE HIS "CATCH" TO MATTOON ILLINOIS WHERE HE WILL BE TRIED. John Locke, the smooth young man who has built up quite a record as an adept in separating himself from prison cells, and whose sensational "getaway" from tlie Wayne county jail, which wras accomplished by climbing through a chimney, is still fresh in iiiu znraas ot xne people oi jsieunioua, t now languishes behind the bars of the bastile at Watertown Junction, Wis. The credit for the apprehension of Locke is said to belong to L. P. Grady one of the members of the detective department of the Big Four railroad company, who has yearned to lay his hands on this well known crook for some time. According to the story which comes to this city somebody "offlced" to Grady the fact that Locke was working as a brakeman on the C. M. & St. P. road, under the name of Harry Lake. Grady investigated and Locke's arrest was the result. While in jail here the man was under indictment for the wholesale theft of hogs from a resident of Hagerstown, but at the same time he was badly wanted at Mattoon, Ills., for breaking into Big Four box cars. , There are seventeen indictments against him at the Illinois town, and it is not improbable, that the railroad company will endeavor to have him tried there. Locke's first successful jail delivery here was about three years ago when he made his "lucky" escape from the city prison. On that occasion while the janitor of the building, Henry Fee, was In his cell he dashed out, slamming the door on Fee and made his escape. Last spring Supt. of Police Bailey learned that Locke, and his cousin, Harry Harris, who was also wanted were in San Francisco. The superintendent, and Grady went there and arrested the pair, and while the railroad detective took charge of Harris, Locke was brought back here, only to make his escape later, as heretofore stated. Locke's wife was living with him at Watertown when he was arrested. Supt. Bailey said last night that it was not likely that Locke would be returned here, as the Big Four people had asked the right to take a "whack" at the notorious one. INTO THE MINOR LEAGUE GILBERT SOLD TO NEWARK Star Second Baseman of the Giants Will Not Appear on the Diamond This Season In a New - York Uniform. I Publishers Press . New York, Jan. 12. Billy fTITbert, for several years star second baseman of the Giants, has been sold to the Newark club, of "the Eastsm league, and will not appear in a New York uniform next season. Neither the Newars club nor the New York management would say what was paid for Gilbert. Every club in the National League waived claim to Gilbert that is,. they didn't cars for his services arid New York turned him over to the minor leaguers. Gilbert came to New York with. McGraw from Baltimore and has done nri t JKOrkXoC thA Petite,

RATLIFF OAS DILL

FOR LEGISLATURE The Measure Is Intended to Facilitate the Work of State Geologist. AN INCREASE IN SALARY RATLIFF WOULD HAVC THE GEOLOGIST GET $4,000 ANNUALLY TALKS OF H;S FIRST EFFORT AS A LAW MAKER. Representative Walter ItatUff, will during the coming week present his maiden bill to the general assembly of Indiana, and in case it meets the approbation of the state law makers and is passed by them, State Geologist Blatchley will be all smiles, as the bill in the main will provide for an increase in that officers salary as well as provide for the issuance of monthly or periodical bulletins setting downi, and conveying to the people the result of the officers work in special cases. The bill will also ask that special appropriations be made for the use of the geologist in special surveys surveys of which are of great importance to the people of the state. Representative Ratliff when speaking of his bill last night for the first time, said: "In the past the State geologist has had to pay for the printing of all, bulletins sent to the people of Indiana and as a result owing to their scarcity, but few citizens of the state have had the opportunity of getting any direct or even Indirect benefit of his work, in which many people of the state are Interested. "By issuing special bulletins at the close of each piece of special work he does, the people interested in that particular work could then be easily informed as to the results. Annual Bulletins Unsatisfactory. "At the present time the only bulletins the people receive are the annual reports which find their way into the hands of few. "In case the periodical bulletins were issued, people interested in bis work could handily read what has been accomplished without referring annual. re; r .r - " port "To what figure would you have the state geologist's salary raised?' was asked the representative from Wayne. "I think it ought to be raised to at least $4,000, as the work which he has to' do is of great importance and of vital interest to the people of the state." Mr. Ratliff also stated that he had been thinking of submitting bills governing a change in the Metropolitan police law and in the City and Towns, law, but he had decided that he would pay no attention to these, other than vote, because a number of second term men in the legislature had submitted bills, pretaining to both, and he thought as these men were acquainted with the present laws they would better able to make the changes. , Representative Ratliff will tomorrow take his wife and son to Indianapolis where they will remain with him during the coming week. In addition to his legislative duties in the capital city Mr. Ratliff hinted that he was not under any circumstances going to miss the great Klaw-Erlan-ger production of Lew Wallace's, "Prince of India" which will be played at English's. WORKING AFTER NIGHT A BUILDING INNOVATION Home Telephone Company Rushing Its Building to Completion by Utilizing all -he Day Hours and Part of the Niaht. The contractors who are erect ng the new building of the Home Telephone Co. on North 9th street are putting in as much time as possible in the work of pushing that structure to completion. They are taking advan tage of the prevailing fine onen w;a ter weather to get the building under cover before becoming confronted with conditions that may retard or slop the work. The force of worKmen engaged upon the building labored under electric ivrbts until 11 o'c'ock lasl night. BEES0N PAID THE FEE Milton Man Changes His Mind and Makes Good Money Demanded by Dr. Markley. About a year ago O. I. Beeson of Milton became beneficiary under the will of Joseph Lucy, who was murdered near that place. The fee claimed by Ex-Coroner Markley was $38.53 and Beeson refused to pay it. Yesterday, however, he changed his mind and paid that amount OTer to county treasurer MiriiSk.

TO MAKE ANOTHER SALE

RE-ADVERTISE PROPERTY Court Decides that Lovina Hlnes Had No Right to Make Second Sale of Property Belonging to Noah Hires Estate. Through her attorneys, Lovina Hines, administratrix of the estate of Noah Hines, submitted a report to the circuit court yesterday, which showed that in December tof last year, acres of real estate belonging to the heirs, was sold to C. S. Larsh for -li,-S55.SL The first of the present year Henry T. Fricker bid ten per cei.t more, or $2,041.42, and the land was resold to him. The attorneys for Mrs. Hines claimed that the second sale was valid, but the court, arter considering the matter, ordered her to readvertise the property, and sell it again. Of course Messrs. Larsa. and Fricker will be bidders again. SPLENDID LIST OF SPEAKERSSECURED Wayne County Horticultural Society Arranges Program for the Year. BIG DINNER FEBRUARY 9 OUTDOOR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER REPORTS HEARD FROM COMMITTEES. The Wayne County Horticultural society was in session at its rooms in the county building yesterday afternoon, it being the first meeting of the year. The executive committee reported that it had arranged for meetings of the society on the second Sat urday of June, July, August and Sep- - "- ....... temoer. aniuag uuu-uu i:is yiusnuw for addresses In the net eleven months are C. W. Jordan, Judge Perry Freeman, the Rev. S. R. Lyons, Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, Rev. Mr. Ware, J. G. Dougan, Judge L. C. Abbott, Thomas Clark. Mrs. Matteie King, Dr. Charles S. ,Bond and Prof. David W. Dennis. Reports were received from committees on agriculture, fruits vegetables, flowers and dairy products. The society will hold its annual dinner on the second Saturday in February. ' MORAL LEPER HOW Several Women of High Social Standing Have Been Insulted in Past Week. ONE NEAR THE WESTC0TT THE INHUMAN FIEND'S MOST REVOLTING ACTS TAKE PLACE AFTER NIGHT FALL ALWAYS . RUNS AWAY. Committing deeds that have been most revolting; a man whose identity still remains unknown, has roamed about the streets of the city for the j past week, and on one occasion openly i and publicly insulted a woman of high I social repute in front of the Westcott hotel. Fearing publicity in the matter the several women who have suffered from the indecent approaches of the human monster, have said nothing, while others have telephoned the police for aid, but withheld their names. The man. whoever he may be, has been so bold in his moves that he has hardly waited for nightfall. In one instance he insulted a woman on one of the prominent streets of the city, shortly after five o'clock in the evening. The majority of the women who have been met by the man, give the same description of his general appearance, and the police have a clu, but are not willing to state whether an arrest will be made soon in the case. In every Instance which has come to light, the man, after insulting ih-? vomen, has fled, and has succeeded In covering his face so well that no accurate description of his looks has been obtainable.

ABROAD

J. W. Van Dervort of Wilmington, is the guest of Rev. S. W. Traum, 20 South .Thirteenth street. Mr. Van Dervort is county connnlssipner ol Linton, couat& Ohio,

CRUSHED TO DEATH

RY STEEL Gl Chord of Life Suddenly Sever ed for Workman at the Hoosier Drill. HOISTING CABLE BROKE TONS OF STEEL FELL ON YOUNG MAN WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST STEEPLE JACKS IN THE COUNTRY. Death came suddenly to one of the force of workmen engaged In structural iron work on the new addition to the Hoosier 'Drill works. II. For guson, better known among his fellow workmen as "Jack"' Ferguson was crushed under a mass of steel weighing several tons yesterday afternoon, dying almost instantly. In some way the cable used in hoisting material became entangled in a pully and snapped. Ferguson was directly beneath the steel when it fell, having hold of the rope with Mhich it was to be guided iuto place. The injured man lived but a few minute after being struck, although everything possible was done to relieve his sufferings. The remains were removed to the undertaking establishment ot Wilson & Pohlmeyer, and Coroner Bramkamp notified. Ferguson was about 24 years of age and made his home with his parents at Indianapolis. He went to work last Monday for the T. H. Brooks Co., of Cleveland, O., which has the contract for the steel work on the new building. V He was a member of the structural iron workers union, and P. Dugan. business agent of that organization will probably be here today to tako the remains to the Capital City. Tho coroner began the examination of witnesses last evening. Ferguson was very popular with his. fellow workmen, and they greatly deplore his untimely end. During the summer months he devoted his entire time to steeplo work, and is said to have been one of the best "Steeple Jacks" In the country. OPERATION PROVES FATAL Miss Margaret Hay ward, Well Known Actress Died in Baltimore Yesterday Afternoon. IPubllwhers Pr. Baltimore, Md, Jan. 12. While apparently in the full bloom of womanhood, Miss Margaret Hayward, leading woman with Wright Lorimer in the "Shepard Lang and the Wild Duck," died suddenly at Johns Hopkins hospital this afternoon from a shock brought about by an operation for tumor of the breast. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM Sons of Veterans to Make Arrangements for Celebration at Their Meeting Monday. The regular meeting of the Wm. P. Benton Camp Sons of Veterans will be held Monday evening. Thero will be an installation of officers and business transacted concerning tho arrangements for tho celebration ol Memorial day. OPPOSES SUNDAY GOLF Reason Why Muncie Country Club Failed to Get Tract of LandBall Very Obdurate. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 12, (Spl.) Tt Is likely that Muncie and Hartford City young people will unite to establish a country club about midway between the two cities on the Muncie, Hartford City & Ft. Wayne traction line, this club to replace the Muncie Country club, which has been inactive for a year. A number of Hartford City young people were members of the Muncie organization, and it is now proposed to maintain a joint club. The Muncie Country club is unable to renew Its lease on its present, grounds on satisfactory terms. It had about concluded negotiations for a tract of land a short distance north of the city, the ground belonging to Frank C. Ball, the glass manufactur-' er, when Mr. Ball refused to sign th lease if the club desired to play Sunday golf. The deal was then declar ed off, as Country club members say that a country club without golf would not be a country club at all. Delightfully Surprised. Prof, and Mrs. D. R. Ellabarger were thoroughly and delightfully surprised at their home, 31 South 15th street last night, by thirty-five of their associates In the First M. E. church, the occasion being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Ellabarger. Games and music afforded the entertainment for the evening. Lunch was served