Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 17 February 1907 — Page 1

MOOT) ADIUM Richmond, Indiana, Sunday Morning, February 17, 1907. Single Copies, 3 Cents.

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WITH TRUST BILL Important Measure Gave Indiana Senate a Chance to Hold Stormy Session. , NEWSPAPERS ARE SCORED SENATOR KIMBROUGH OPENS BATTERIES ' ON THE PRESSDEMOCRATS TRY TO CONFUSE SENATOR KIRKMAN. ' (By Demas S. Coe.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb., 1G, (Spl.) The senate today wrestled in vain -with the Hawkins anti trust law and ' left it suspended in the airf when ad: joornment time had come, with nothing to show, for it save the most, disorderly session that either branch of the general assembly has participated f. - r " " ' , - Many amendments were offered. some good,' some dangerous to the liood parts of the bill, and it reflects ; c redit' on the friends of anti-trust legislation in sav- that they managed to save the bill from being amended to death. Yesterday afternoon's change, which so affects the bill that no action can begin in the supreme court, (which had been designated in the bill as' a court of original procedure along with circuit and superior courts ) was regarded as a damaging piece of work, but the amendment, ndopted this morning served to strengthen the measure. One amendment, in fact the only one of importance, provides that the attorney-general shall have a special fund of $20,000 for the next two years, with which to Investigate cases and to prosecute violations of the provisions of the bill. There was a prolonged and heated debate and personalities were indulged in to some extent. President Miller wa3 compelled to resort to calling down the unruly senators on both minority and majority Bides and the scene) of turmo'l that ensued at one time looked as if the session might break up in a gigantic ,n mignt ku,, ua row. Senator Kimorougn, ol .uun.c, best men in .the upper urancn, , . t. ... onv fnrm lie ' , not draw a line anher that the tfS li lJor of thel wn nnintedlv asked Senator Kim-: brough "what about the bridge trust." Senator Klmbro'ugh denied that there was such a trust in Indiana and said if there was that he was not identified therewith. - , "Every newspaper in the state says there is" replied Senator Hawkins. T don't care what the newspapers vnat tne newspapers , saW' declared senator iviiuoiuusu. w- declared senator a - j i. ; Ih t sas infernaras the trust that exifets is as infernal as tne newspaper trust Right here in Indianapoll. there is an. .understanding , between the Indianapolis Star and , the Indiana nolis News as to press reports. These papers have an absolute 'cinch on the reports of the Associated Press." Senator Kittinger also denounced the measure and Senators Slack. Carl Wood and Kistler of the minority opened fire on the bill and while indicating that they might vote for it, said that it was weak in spots and would not catch the "big fellows." Senator Farber roasted the democrats declaring that the republicans who tlid favor the bill, expected uo help from the minority as the history of anti-trust legislation showed that such hope would be absolutely without ground. Senator Kirkman took a whack at the democrats also and he traced the history of anti-trust legislation, in state and nation, in an effort to show that the democrats had always promised but had as yet failed to enact any law that would throttle trusts. He referred to the Sherman anti-trust law which he said was a republican measure and which the democrats declared would never amount to anything. "It has been the only effective means that this government has ever had to proceed against the trusts," said Senator Kirkman. The democrats tried to muddle Senator Kirkman. calling for him to go back to the time of the Columbus' landing, "etc.. but ho refused to be per turbed and talked until his time had been exhausted and was forced therefore to desist. Senator Stephensou sought to mutilate the bill by cutting out the most important etfrm. that of designating whnt nnla ' combinations are. The attempt was defeated by a close vote.. The senate adjourned at 11:30 without having got the bill to roll call and further consideration was postponed until next Tuesday morning at 10: SO. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA FAIR Sunday and day; light variable winds. MenOHIO Fair Sunday, except rain or

snow along Lake Erie; Monday fair, I nected witk the firm of Zoller & Craigfresh west to northwest winds. 'head for some time, has resigned..

MEAT INSPECTION

: AGITATION GROWS Council to Be Called on to Take Some Action at Its Meeting Monday Night. WHAT THE BUTCHERS SAY SOME DECLARE THE PALLADIUM IS HURTING THEIR BUSINESS, WHILE THE MAJORITY SEE THE NEED OF RIGID INSPECTION. It has been a long time since any mater, directly affecting the residents of this community, has called forth as much discussion as has been devoted to the discovery of the fact that tuberculosis probably exists to an alarming extent in certain parts of Wayne county. As' the days pass', the demand for a system of cattle inspection that will make the sale of diseased meat in this city an absolute impossibility, is becoming more insistent, and the people look to the proper officials for Bome action that contemplates an immediate remedy for existing condi tions. So general- has the agitation along these lines become that it begins to look as if radical changes in the methods of the local inspection is now a matter that will receive attention in the very near future. This statement is based on the deela. ration of a prominent member of the city council that he would bring the subject up before that body at its regular session tomorrow night. In just what form it will be presented for the consideration of the muicipal legislators, this member did not state, but it is believed that the present incomplete method of passing upon cattle killed in private slaughter houses will, as a result of this meeting, be relegated to the shelf. Certain it is that no question in which the people are more vitally interested, has found its way before the local lawmakers since the present administration assumed the reins of government. Opinions of Meat Dealers. Some of the local , meat dealers do not take kindly to the publicity that tpr , ' been eiven in tUe col - - . ffl thp last . . rttfr..-rr-f:itfiifct-crease in their bnsinebsw xnai xact, &n ordinance requiring ct .meat. - ing that many beeves and hogs carcass. es were unfit for food had been slaugh tered and placed upon the market. How Laws Are Evaded. Sergeant Dan McManus yesterday related a little incident which shows that it is a Very easy matter to evade existing local laws bearing on the cjaur-htpr nf diseased cattle. Some . . rnht tn onft of l 1 1 lit; iiiLKJ c& uat i frv.0 -- - . f t- t slaughter houses a beef that was suffering from lumpy jaw. The f,taai in r,o tho animal. --j-teTd of ordering it J c permitted the t , , hnt ho Tn-nnld nnt it to death. Some time later the health authorities learned that he had not fulfilled his promise, and was keeping the bullock on his place. McManus went to the man's house, but he was not at home. The serceant then began looking about the premises, and in a sort of a cellar under the barn, which was built on the side of a hill, found thevnrjial.' It was taken to the crematory plant and, after being killed, the carcass was burned up. SENT MONEY TO CASE OF MISS DIXON Grand Jury Now Investigating the Alleged Misappropriation of Funds of Gleaners Club by Young Bloomington Woman. Bloomington. Ills., Feb. 16. An investigation of the statement of Miss Helen It. Dixon, charged with appropriating to her own use, 1.300 belonging to the Gleaners' Society that she sent the money to her brother, developes the fact that this alleged brother is a myth. It has been learned through the postoffice authorities that the young woman did send money through tho mails, but it was not addressed to anybody by the name of Dixon. None of the small bills against the society, which she claimed she paid, have been settled. Miss Dixon is now out on, bond. . It is claimed that Mis Dixon has divulged -to the prosecuting attorney the name of the man to whom she now claims she sent the money, but it will not1 be made public until after the grand jury has returned an iadictment. ' IMeedham Has Resigned. Harry Needham, who has been con-

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RICHMOND BILL PASSED Senator Kirkman Introduces Hospital Measure Under Better Title and Meets With no "Opposition To House Monday. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb., 16, (Spl.) Just before the senate adjourned, Senator Kirkman reintroduced the Richmond hospital bill, this time under a correct" title and it passed unanimously. There were ' thirty-five present to vote on the measure. The bill will go to the house Monday and . it is thought it will pass without opposition. M. E. CHURCH CONFERENCE Committee Decides That Meeting Shall be Held in Baltimore 10 Ballots Necessary. Publishers Press.1 New York, Feb., 16. The committee appointed to select the meeting place for the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, which meets in May, 190S, has decided that the session will be held In Baltimore. Ten ballots were necessary in arriving at the decision. SAID PROVIDENCE SHOWED HIM WAY Remark that Thaw Made After He Had Shot White to Death. SO CLAIMS HIS WIFE EVELYN THAW WILL MAKE A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT ON THE WITNESS STAND MONDAY. f Publishers' Presal ' New York, Feb. 16. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will be called as the first witness Monday morning when the trial of her husband, Harry K. Thaw, for the murder of Stanford White, is continued before Justice Fitzgerald. This was announced this evening after an afternoon of consultation between the profiligate young Pittsburg millionaire, his counsel and his wife. It is stated that Mrs. Thaw will tell Monday that Thaw told her, in the hearing of Dr. Brinton B. Evans, the alienist, that he had to kill White and that Providence had shown him that was the only way to end his troubles. Thaw's exact words, which, it is said she will testify to, and which Dr. Evans will corroborate, when he is put on later, were, "I had tried for a long time to put the brute behind the bars, because I thought that was the place for him. I was still trying when suddenly providence showed me the way to end it. I had to kill him. That was the only way and I did as Provi dence told me to do." The words are regarded, as signifi cant as showing that Thaw labored under the delusion that he was direct ed by a force higher than himself, to kill Stanford White. The conference of the Thaw attor neys today was the result of the publication that Evelyn had been connected with action for divorce brought by his wife against George W. Lederer She was named as co-respondent; but was later exonerated. Attorney Delmas wanted to clear up the whole mat ter and stave off any possible embar rassing cross questioning of her on this subject by the prosecutor. The meeting resolved itself into a general discussion of plans. Beside Mr. Delmas, present In the Tombs conference were Dan O'Reillj, Henry McPike and Russell Peabody, counsel for the' man on trial for his life and Evelyn, who had been brought to the Tombs, from Mr. Delmas's office. It was stated that Dr. Evans will not be put back on the stand again imme diately, but that Evelyn would finish her story, thus making it possible for the introduction of Thaw's will as evi dence. . Dan O'Reilly said this afternoon that any attempt on the part of Jerome to have a lunacy commission appointed would be fought. The district attor ney's office has kept silent on. this question today and talk of the possibility of the trial coming to an abrupt end is slowly dying out. Mrs. J. J. Caine, the Boston milliner. and an intimate friend of Evelyn, said today that she is ready to swear for the defense that she heard Thaw offer Mrs. Holman $100,000 for Evelyn's hand in marriage. Her testimony. It is said, will do much to offset the ef feet of Howard Nesbit's testimony and that given by other witnesses of the prosecution, tending to show that Har ry Thaw abused Evelyn. All day today the district attorney's office force has been getting reJy a long list of questions to be used in the cross-examination of Mrs. Thaw. Representatives of "the public prosecutor say they have not been idle daring the delay occasioned by the death of Juror Bolton's wife; but have been invest! (Continued on lse Two.)

MMIGRATION BILL

PASSEDB SENATE Measure Contains the President's Plan of Excluding Japanese Labor. NOW UP TO LOWER HOUSE THAT BODY WILL LIKELY ACT ON THE BILL MONDAY DAY OF SENSATIONAL DEBATE IN THE SENATE. IPublishers Press.1 Washington, Feb. 16. Following a day of sensational debate, the senate, late this afternoon, without a roll-call, adopted the conference report on the immigration bill, which contained the President's plan of excluding Japanese labor. When the report is adopted by the house, it will have completed this government's part of the agree ment entered into by the United btates and Japan to adjust tho differences growing out of the San Francisco school question. It is understood uxat the lower body will act upon tho re port Monday. Under this act the president will ue eiven authority to refuse entrance to the Continental territory of the United States, to any alien who had been giv en a nassDort to any American insular possession, or to the Canal zone, when he deems such an entrance 10 oe io me detriment of labor conditions in tho United States. Test Vote Necessary. The result was not reached without a test vote, which came upon an am endment offered by Mr. Culbertson, (Texas) prohibiting all Japanese laborers from entering this country. Mr. Lodge made the point of order that the proposed amendment could not take precedence of the vote on the report proper. The chair sustained him. - : ' Mr. Carmack appealed from the decision. ' Mr. Lodge moved to lay the appeal on the table. Mr. Culbertson demanded the ayes and nayes. r " It resulted 43 to 25 and was a strict party vote except that Mr. McEenery, (La.) voted with.JJ.epuDUSQ.ns ana Mr. LaFollette, (Wis.) with' the demo crats. ; J , - Desire of Administration. ThP desire of the administration was to avoid the slightest ground for offending the sensitiveness of the. Japanese government and the exclusion provision was made general in scope. The republican leaders, in fulfillment of the agreement between the president and the San Francisco school authorities on one hand and this government and the Mikado on the other, endeavor to eliminate all objectionable references as to the specific purpose aimed at Mr. Bacon, (Ga.), Mr. Tillman, (S. C), Mr. Culbertson, (Texas) and Mr. Dubois, (Idaho), forced the issue to the front in plain terms. Tillman and Hale Clash. It was during the long debate that Mr. Tillman offended Mr. JIale, (Maine,) He was criticising republican senators, for objecting in private to the incorporation of new legislation in a conference report, while in open session they defended the practice. He singled Mr. Hale out as an example. The Maine senator objected to what he termed too personal references." He declared that he had not announced what his vote would be. "The senator has no right to be so personal." he remarked warnily. Mr. Tillman hurried to explain that he had not meant to misrepresent the (Continued from Page One.) LARGE Y. M. C. A POSTERS NEW PLAN RESORTED TO Solicitors Get Their Second Wind and Seek to Use a Scheme of Bill Board Publicity to Raise the ' Needed Funds. Those persons who have heretofore probably taken little interest in the Y. M. C. A. campaign in this city, will have it brought forcibly to their attention today, as they will, on all sides be faced with large white posters calling their attention to the campaign. The placards were last night placed in several of the up town store windows and on the street cars by the members of the young men's committee who are at the present time forcing the work of the campaign. Such expressions as "Boost Richmond, by giving to the Y. M. C. A.;" "A Y. M. C. A. in Richmond means much to vou"; "Have you made your subscription to the Y. M. C. A." and "Would you like to see Richmond advance? Then give to tie Y. M. C. A., were painted on the posters and make a neat appearance and it is thought that much good will accrue -from placing them in the important places of the city. The committee is having large slgn3 painted, wlilch will be placed on the sides of buildings in orflw to still farther advertise the fact that Richmond is working with a vengeance for a Y. M. C. A. in this city.

CHARGE BY OVERSTREET

MADE AGAINST THE PRESS Indiana Congressman Declares Newspapers and Other Periodicals Have Combined with Railroads to Defeat Postal Legislation. f Publishers Press.1 Washington, Feb. 16. Charging a portion of the press of the country with seeking an alliance with the railroads to defeat the proposed postal reforms, Mr. Overstreet, (Rep. Ind.,) chairman of the house committee on postoffices and post roads, today brought to a climax a two - hours' speech in support of the postoffice bill. "If I had time," he explained, "I would be glad to Inform this house upon some methods which have been adopted by some periodicals, daily and otherwise, which have stimulated and started upon their hellish methods for the purpose of defeating action purposed by the postal commission. T think the great volume of the American press should be exonerated from any criticism which I have just made in reference to some. I believe in the Intelligence, the influence and the high purposes of the press. But until that press as a whole, can give ear, at least, to fair and reasonable ef forts, we can never hope for final action upon this great problem." TEACHERS III FAVOR OF A HIGH LICENSE The . Wayne County Pedagogues in Session, Adopt Such a Resolution. OTHER EXPRESSIONS GIVEN COMMEND SEN. BEVERIDGE'S CHILD LABOR BILL AND WANT : STATE ASSEMBLY TO ENACT SUCH LEGISLATION. . ...... f Bw Prof. W. A. Fislre.) , The February session of the Wayne County Teachers' association met yesterday in' high school hall at 10 o'clock. The session was opened with music by the orchestra of. the Richmond high school, after which devotional service was conducted by Rev. Clarence Case, of the South Eighth street Friends' church. The leading feature of the morning was an address by Dr. John M. Coulter on "The Mission of Science in Education." The association is very fortunate in getting Dr. Coulter to come to Richmond, since his wide experience as a teacher in the schools of this state, the power he has acquired through his scientific investigation, and the fact that he is a speaker who can easily express what he knows, have combined to make him of great value to the audience, which on this occasion he addressed. He has a keen analytical mind, unusually whetted by years of experience, I and the employment of these qualities in handling his sub ject makes him easy to follow and listened to with appreciation. He regards science as It is today only a late comer. Formerly there were clearly defined types, which had to be taught because they were laid down In the books, but now educa tion does not receive information about science, it means coming in contact with the material Itstlf. In this new role of scientific thought certain definite results have been obtained. First. Science has revolutionized our methods of education. The early teaching was handing out second-hand opinions, by later methods (Continued On Page Ten.) A SON OF HIS FATHER Young McManus Exhibits Big Revolver and Drives Sanitary Inspec- " tor off the Premises. - Sanitary officer Young under the impression .that there was a case of measles at the home of Police Sergeant McManus on Laural street went to the" "home, and started to tack a quarantine card on the front when the five year old son of McManus appeared with a big gun, and gave him oders to "skiddoo Young very much amused at the action of the youngster left, and later discovered that he had been misinformed and there was no measles in the house. New Building Nearly Done. The new factory building of the Richmond Chair company is almost completed, and will soon be ready for occupancy. The company has been very much cramped for room " ince the .fire of several months ago.

FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE

IN ft WRECUT MEW YORK Suburban Electric Train Jumps the Track Killing Perhaps 50 People and Injuring at Least 100.

EXCESSIVE SPEED IS GIVEN AS CAUSE OF THE DISASTER

Most of the Victims Were Women Who Rode Regularly Between Metropolis and Nearby TownsWrecked Train Was New One.

Publishers' Press. New York, Feb., 16. Speeding along at a fast rate, one of the r w electric trains on the Harlem divis. .n of the New York Central railroad jumped the track tonight and scores were killed and injured. Every car in the train was filled with commuters on their way to their homes after a hard days work and all were laughing and joking as the train spdd along. ' The crash came without warning and in an instant the air was filled with the crashing of wood and metal and the shrieks of the injured and dying, pinned down under thousands of pounds of debris car trucks, etc. The crash was heard by a citizen who at once telephoned to the Tremont Police station that something terrible had happened. Without waiting to learn any details the sergeant sent in a hurry call for all the ambulances in the upper part of the city and notified police headquarters after which he started for the scene 'with all of the available men that could Caring for ,th Injured. ,The work of getting the badly injured . out of ; ttie debris ; was at once gone at systematically and every building In the neighborhood was turned into a temporary hospital while the dead, as fast as they were taken out were tenderly laid on the snow covered street to await the arrival of. vehicles to take them to the police station which by order of the coroners was converted into a " temporary morgue. The work of getting the victims out was most difficult and dangerous owing to the heavy charged electric rails, the motive power being derived from the third rail system and it was not until the arrival of a wecking train from the Grand Cental station that any progress could be made. In , the meantime police headquarters had hustled every ambulance in the city to the scene and had called out every city surgeon and all doctors that could be reached, so there was soon plenty of skilled aid at hand to care for the injured. The firemen of the district were also called on and did yeoman service in getting out the shattered and torn atoms of humanity that but a few hours before had been men, women and children. Wrecked Train a New One. The train that was wrecked was one of the new ones, recently placed in service to do away with the old steam hauled trains. Following the wreck in the Park Avenue tunnel some years ago the State Railroad commission ordered the New York Central and New Haven railroads to abolish all steam motive. power and substitute therefor electricity within the city limits. ' The company has been working on the . change ever since and the electric trains were put into service less than a week ago between Mount Vernon and the Grand Central. The train was known as the White Plains Express and the scene of the

PASSENGER SAYS TRAIN WAS RUNNING 100 MILES AN HOUR. Publishers' Pre.l New York, Feb. 16. Leonard U. Greene of White Plains, who was in the smoker which stuck to the rails told the first story of tho wreck: "Never In my life have I ridden so fast as we were going when we struck the 201tb street curve. I was playing cards and had just rc-, marked to a friend that we would bo lucky if something didn't happen, when I heard a grinding, crashing sound and at once the lights in our car went out. Our car swayed ar d oscillated for somo seconds ic seemed like hours to me hut remained on the track. Flashes of fire, of fearful Intensity followed as the other cars piled over on the roadbel and short circuited the heavily cbarged power rail. As quickly as possible, all of us who were unhurt, got out of the wreckage, broke open the windows of the wrecked cars and helped out everyone we could.' It was dark at the time and wa could do but little. , 1 should think that at the time the wreck happened we were running nearly one hundred miles an hour and the wreck was 'strewn 'for a distance of raor than a hundred yards. . ; , .

disaster was on a fchort curve. Tho cause is believed to have been excessive speed it being declared by some fo the survivors that at the time of the disaster the train was running ful- ' ly sixty miles an hour. Several Burned to Death. , The metal sheathed motor car at the fropt of the train falling on tho third rail, which had been broken by the force of the Impact of the truck of the motor, caused a short circuit and set fire to the woodwork of that ' car. Several of the victims were burned to death, It Is claimed. At 9:13 the police estimate was that the dead would number between thirty and fifty and the injured will exceed one hundred. Makeup of the Train. The White Plains Express left tho Grand Central station at 6:06 tonight, being made up of a double headed motor car, a smoker and five regular passenger cars. It had attained a very high rate of speed when it struck the sharp curve, when it begins along ; Webster avenue, just north of 204th street No attempt w as made according to the passengers who were uu- , hurt, to check the trains speed and every car with the exception of th ed the track and turned over to the . eastward," being shattered out of all semblance by the impact with the rockballasted roadbed and the tracks. The scene that followed were well nigh indescribable as the wreckage piled into an enormous mass. Firo t broke out in the first of the wrecked cars but some of the trainmen had presence of mind enough to put it out before it had spread to the rest of the'wreckage. All of thoso killed were mangled beyond recognition, in fact, in many cases, it was impossible to determine the sex of the victims except by the clothing. " Superintendent's Statement. The superintendent of the Harlem division who was soon on tho scene at 9:20 said he did not believe the dead would' exceed, twenty and ho hoped .that this ligure would be reduced after all of the bodies: had. been recovered. Up to that time fifteen bodies had been, recovered by those at work on the wreck. ' ' William O'Urlen, of North Salem, who wa3 in the third car declares he knew nothing of what had. happened when the train left the rails until he found himself -crawling through a window of the broken car. " He was not hurt, but he said that nearly every one else in the car were .cither killed or injured.: , All of the killed and injured are believed to be residents of White Plains. '' Excessive Speed the Cause. At 9:40 twenty-bodies had been recovered from the wreckage all so badly mutilated that It will require a search of their clothing to establish their identity. There were still additional bodies In the wreckage and the work of recovering them was slow and arduous. The injured will exceed

100 and as fast as they can get temporary attention they arc being con front! nued on Page Two.)