Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 22 February 1907 — Page 1

RICHMOMD VOL. XXXI. NO. 363. Richmond, Indiana, Friday Morning, February 22, 1907. Single Copy, One Cent.

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FOURTH REPORT III FORM OF HEW BILL

Cities and Towns Committees Suggest Many Changes in the Present Law. SOME OFFICES ABOLISHED NOW REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT LEGISLATORS WILL DO WITH WHAT IS CALLED THE "MORGAN" BILL. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 21, (Spl.) After having agreed on a report three times and each time having been prevailed on to make changes the committee on cities and towns this morning handed down a report in the shape of a new bill, bearing the name of Representative Morgan, chairman of the house committee. The measure is known as house bill No. 598 and the amendments make many sweeping changes, principal of which is a new classification of the Indiana cities. The new classification, based on the census of 1900. is as follows: Cities of the first class, Indianapolis. Cities of the, second class, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute and South Bend. It will be noticed that the last two named cities are trans ferred from the third to second class. This class of cities must have a population of 35,000 and not more than 1QO.000. Cities of the third class, niuust have not less than 23.000 nor more than 35,000, Anderson, Muncie and New Albany were formerly gn tns class but owing to increase in population of the class are dropped back to the fourth class. Cities of Fourth Class. Fourth class cities are based on population from fifteen to twenty-five thousand. The cities in this class will i be Anderson, 20.178; Muncie, 20,912; New Albany. 20.62S; Elkhart. 13.184; Lafayette, 18,116; Logansport, 16,204; Marion, 17,337; Richmond, 18.226. Cities in the fifth class, all under fifteen thousands As a result of this change Elwood, Hammond, Jefferson ville, Kokomo, Michigan City and Vincennes fall back Into the fifth class from the fourth class. In the case of Terre Haute and South Bend, which are advanced from the third to second class the bill proviaea mat me present city oniciais must serve out their terms under the salaries obtaining at the time they , were elected. i ,hilC!!5Le8.. Te.mal? ... IUK ua mu,uSU i umitted hat many of the cities will at the time tha next census Is taken be found n this class In cities of the fourth and fifth class the mayor becomes the police juu anu iu oa.ee oi ponce jucigo Is abolished. In cities of the fourth clas3 the office of city controller is abolished and In case the city is a county seat the county treasurer becomes city treasurer and controller. Where the city Is not a county seat the bill provides for an election of a city treasurer. In cities f the fifth class the nce er is abolished is to assume, of a city humane officer and the city marshal these duties. Board of Works Abolished. In cities of the fourth class the board of public works Is abolished, uuless council by a two thirds vote shall see fit to create a board. No city election is to be held prior to Tuesday, November 1909, and each four years afterward. j Xo change is made in the number of councilmen. j Xo person can hold office to exceed four years in any eight, providing it. is the same office. All city ordinances which do not conflict with the act are not affected. Xo( public enterprise taken up by any city previous to passage of act are to be interfered with but must be completed, excepting contracts which have not already been actually let. The mayor of any city where vacancies occur shall, with the approval of the common council, appoint to fill the unexpired term. In case of the death or removal of a mayor the city controller, in cities which have shall ho advanPArt - tht office of mayor. In event of the death or removal of both the mayor and city controller the city clerk becomes mayor. In cities where thee are no con trollers the common council shall j within fifteen days elect a man to fill the unexpired term. .The common council shall fill all vacancies among their members. In case of tie vote on any city offce, the office shall be declared vacant and filled as the act provides, by promotion of appointment. , Lads Face Police Chief. About a dozen lads residing in Fairview who have been making a practice of shooting at birds in that sec-

Hon of the city with air guns and j due to overstudy. She was prominent car rates. The maximum for lower riobcrt rifles were brought- before ,in social circles in Muncie, Indianap- berths for 200 miles and under is to Snperlntendent Bailey yesterday, i olis and Dayton. Her mother andbe $1.50 and for uppers $1.25; - for They were given a lecture and seal 1 sister who were summoned ten days" distances more than 200 miles, lowbrafj ' airx. Arrived in Livernool this mornlnar. I ers S2. unpers Jl.Ti

RIDICULES ABSURD IDEA

NO BRIBERY SAYS BAILEY Texas Senator Denied the Charges Brought Against Him in Giving Tes timony Before Investigating Com mittee Would Pay Debts. Publishers Press.l Austin, Tex., Feb. 21. Senator J. W. Bailey resumed his testimony here today before the legislative investigating committee and emphatically denied the charges that bad been placed against him. He ridiculed the idea that any legislator could be purchas ed by any corporation. He further said that if need be he would seel all his horses to pay any debt which he owed. Suit on a Note. Philip Jessup has brought suit against Leopold Warner on a note for $1,000. The plaintiff is represonted by the firm of Robbins, Starr and Robbins. A FEW SURVIVORS CLUNG TO RIGGING But Mountainous Waves Rolled Over Decks of Berlin and Washed Them Away. VESSEL BROKE IN TWO STRUCK A JETTY AT THE HOOK OF HOLLAND AND 187 PERSONS WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. Publishers' Press.l London, Feb. 21. Late advices from the River Maas is to the effect that the number of dead, as a result of the wrecking of the Rotterdam mail will reach 187, with a possibility of even this number being exceeded. A complete list of passengers cannot be i found. j The wreck occurred but a few moments before six o'clock and at a time when many of the passengers were in tnejr foertns But one passenger is known to have escaped and his story of the wreck is appalling. A fierce wind was blowing directly i ' in.cliAra o n r1 fho roccol wn2 hlnwn DTI- I to a sand bank from which she swung ontQ & je(J an(j pouncled tO iece8 ,Q gight of ,ife savers wno ow ing to high geagf wer0 unable to ive the 6ligntest assistance to the doomed pasgengers who could be crowded near the stern of the ves gel which seemed to lay rather high in the water. Members of the life saving crews during this time, were making every effoit to run out lifeboats, only to be h5 hiis men , beaten back by-an angry sea w ran unusually high Suddenly wave more aful than any that hadj prt-ceded it, swept in and over the vesLi h it h, iP hnn.an burden. ivhen the wave had receded there was not a sign of tnjB steamer Berlin!" nnfWa nf .nnifl I.! th shore Hundreds of people lined the shore ; and all were ready to risk their lives in an effort to save any of the passen gers or crew who might have succeeded in lashing themselves to some part of the vessel, but their anxious watch j was rewarded in but one instance when an Englishman was washed in. He was unconscious when picked up, but after several hours became conscious. At eight o'clock tonight fifty-four bodies had been washed ashore from the wrecked vessel." TO BUILD NEW FACTORY Business Men's Association at Cambridge City Shows Signs of Civic Activity. Cambridge City, Feb., 21, (Spl.) The Business Men's association completed its portion of the plans for the construction of a building for a new casket factory, at the last meeting 1 and the comnanv now orcanizlnsr will be incorporated in a few days. A movement is also on foot for establishing an ice plant here in the rear future, through the efforts of the association. DIED FROM 0VERSTUDY Death in Austria of Young Lady Who Was Social Favorite at Muncie.. Muncie, Ind., Feb. 21. (Spl.) Miss ' Sue Derexa Smith, a student of the violin in Prague, Austria, whose home j is in Muncie. and who was a former f resident of Dayton, O., died in Prague last nleht from nervous prostration I

CONDUCTOR MILLER RESIGNS HIS PLACE

Failed to Put Out Flagman at Kitchell, Thus Causing Rear End Collision. CORONER TO INVESTIGATE HE WILL HOLD AN INQUEST TODAY AND PLACE THE BLAME FOR THE WRECK MICHAEL KIEHR KILLED. Conductor G. B. Miller who was in charge of the local freight train on the C. C. & L. which was in a wreck at Kitchell, below Richmond Wednesday night, 3'esterday sent in his resig nation. It Is said that Miller was notified that the extra was following his train but failed to put out a flagman at Kitchell. He took' this pre caution at Boston the other station at which he stopped after leaving Richmond. At Kitchell the track is comparatively straight and as he had much freight to unload, it is said, that he told the flagman to dispense with his signals and busy himself with the unloading. The body of the passenger killed in the wreck was recovered yester day. He was found to be Michael Kiehr, 55 years a well known farmer living near College Corner, O. The investigation of the wreck will fall to the coroner of Union county. He is Dr. H. M. Egolf of Liberty and last night he said that he would hold an inquest today. Coroner Egolf said that he had been assurred by the railroad company that it would lend all possible aid in placing the blame for the affair. TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING Rev. Case Will Address Men's Social Union on Origin and Character of the Bible. The Men's Social union will hold a L", .7" Street Friends church this evening at :7:30 o'clock. The Rev. Clarence M. i Case will talk on "The Bible, Its Ori- ! gin, Sources and Characters." An in- ' vitation is extended to all to attend. The members of the Union wish it made plain that when a public meeting is announced, that all who are iriterest- , ed may attend, whether members of . the church or not. WANT THE TARIFF REVISED Wisconsin Goes on Record With Movement for Special Session of Congress, Publishers' Press.l Madfson. Wis . Teb. 21. Wisconsin ' eagerly demanding revision of the j senate squarely ln ,ine wlth a move- ' roent for a special session of congress , fJ the purpose of readjusting tht tar- j schedules of the Dingley law In b'3th bouses of the legislature, two resolutions have been adonted with the Wisconsin delegation at Washing-! j. x . . , , , . - i ion IU WOTK IOr lmmeuiaie revision and the other asking President Roosevelt to call an extra session providing for a revision.

UC IAAC nMI V CTAI I iMP?'effort to effect enactment of the Ht WAb UIMLT olALLINb j bill, which tonight seems certain of

Man Who Pretended to Commit Suicide is Arrested for Embezzlement. , IPuMishtrs Press! Ardmore, I. T., Feb., 21. E. R. Knight of Marrietta, I. T., was arrested and charged with embezzlement today. Knight during November of last year left his clothing on the bank of a river and left a note to his wife stating that he -intended to drown himself. She held a policy in the Woodmen of the World for $2,000 aad endeavored to collect it. When the drowning was reported it created a great furors. Funeral of Ethel Barnes. The funeral services of Jliss Ethel Mae Barnes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Barnes were held Wednesday afternoon at the family residence, 10S Fort Wayne avenue. The Rev. J. O. Campbell officiated. Many beautiful floral offerings and letters of sympathy were received by the bereaved parents. Change Sleeping Car Rates. Publishers' Press. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb.. 21.--The senate today passed a bill by Senator Avery establishing maximum sleeDin?

THE WEATHER' PROPHET.

INDIANA Generally fair, colder with variable winds. " " OHIO Colder, snow in the northeast portions. ONLY A FAIR PRODUCTION THREE ACTS WERE SLOW Virginia Harned at the Gennett Last Night In "Camille" Lacked Some Features of a Well Rounded Production. A large crowd greeted Virginia Harned and an excellent company in "Camille" at the Gennett last night. The play was gorgeously staged, but Miss Harned's version of 'Camille" the excellent drama by Alexander Dumas. Jr., was decidedly weak in the first three acts, in fact so much so that it dragged with noticeable slowness. Had it not been for the excellent work on the part of Miss Harned and William Courtenay, her leading man, the book would haye been so weak as to have been distasteful. The fourth and fifth acts however were strong, and in a way redeemed the weakness of those preceeding. Miss Harned in her deliniation of Marguerite Gautier (Camille) was splendid, and but few if any could excell her in presenting the eccentricities of the character, which she had to represent. Much credit for the success of the show last night falls to the splendid and at times heroic acting of William Courtenay, in the role of Armand Duval. He was filled with the fire and determination of the Armand Duval, Dumas was wout to picture. A HARD FIGHT Oil HIGH LICENSE RILL Legislators Receive Thousands of Telegrams Urging Them to Support It. UHPUNEN I S LUUK -lnUNU IT IS SAID THAT WALTER RATLIFF WILL VOTE FOR THE BILL IF LICENSE IS MADE $500 INSTEAD OF $1,000. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 21. (Spl.) Th Mattinelv Sl.000 license bill, saved i from indefinite postponement in the house by the narrow margin of one vote, yesterday afternoon, is expected to come up on second reading tomor-

row afternoon. At that time a flood ( down. of amendments is expected. One ' Mrs. McDonald was declared hopeamendment proposed is to provide a lessly Insane by a jiumber of physigraduated scale of license fees rang-jcians tonight.

ine from $500 to $1,000. By the

'oS2taIw2fTlcViWOMAN BEGS FOR SHELTER

only city would be charged. It is proposed, fnvtVior 1 ir rrinnPPtinn with SUCll a change in the bill, to provide that city councils may fix an additional license . c HaCirP(i fee. where it is desired - Mr Rat im or i te change of to '"f, saved the bill from dtath has indicat ed that he will not oppose a bill in uL-i!r-h thp license fee is $500. if the di-! vision of the funds collected under it j i col efoptniT timers wno iuu.uo ocu.v.y . : j voted as he did on his first vote, have j expressed similar sentiments. Friends of the bill in all parts of the state are making a last desperate defeat when it is brought up for ac- j tion tomorrow. Thousands of tele-; grams are being received by members of the legislature who are known to be opposing the enactment of the measure. Over one thousand telegrams were received this afternoon from Delaware county alone, and this Is only a fair average of the number of messag es which have been received from even county. It is stated that the school teachers of the state have taken up the matter in earnest and tha parents of the pupil sare backing tbem up. Friends of the bill tonight fear that the bill will be killed by a vote estimated at from 53 to 57. SUE RAILROAD COMPANY Claimed That Sparks From Passing Locomotive Caused Big. Fire. Clarksville. Tenn,, Feb. 21. The Dunlap Milling company acting for 21 insurance companies which carried insurance on their plant which was destroyed by fire one year ago has entered suit in the circuit court here against the I. & N. company for $200,000 damages. It Is claimed that sparks from a passing locomotive caused the above loss to the companies which held insurance on it. -Has gone to Spiceland. John T. Poundstone went to Spiceland yesterday where he will take treatment for lumbago.

SROOTS MAN WHO BLACKMAILED HER

Young and Pretty Wife of Millionaire McDonald Kills Webster Guerin. A SWEETHEART OF YOUTH REFUSING LONGER TO BE "BLED TO DEATH" WOMAN GOES TO GUERIN'S OFFICE AND ENDS HIS WORTHLESS LIFE. Publishers Press Chicago. 111., Feb., 21. All Chicago tonight is talking of the murder of Yveb3ter Guerin by beautiful -Mrs. Flora McDonald, the third wife of Michael C. McDonald a millionaire, whose fortune founded on the control of Chicago's gambling establishments. Young, beautiful and with all that could possibly be desired by a young wife, whose husband's age was double that of herself and surrounded with wealth's advantages and temptations the young wife seems to have during the past year taken up with the sweetheart of her school days, a man who as he gradually got her more and more in his power commenced a campaign of blackmail, which according to friends of the young woman gradually became more insistent. Having the complete confidence of her husband, it was not difficult for the millionaire's wife to secure large sums of money from him, all of which the selfish lover appropriated and then demanded more. Mrs. McDonald with a charge of murder is now a prisoner in the Harrison street station, where she will remain until after an examination has been niado by the state's attorney's. Woman Wildly Hysterical. The story of the killing cannot be accurately told as there were no living eye witnesses to it, other than Mrs. McDonald, and in her wild hysterical manner she cannot give an intelligent account of what occurred. It is known, however, that she went to the office of Guerin in the Omaha building, where he conducted the Harrison Art company and after a quarrel, committed the deed. In her wild talk Mrs. McDonald made the assertion that Guerin had for a long time- been blackmailing tier, that he had followed her to California once for that purpose and that she had given him thousands of dollars. McDonald told the police that he had given his wife large sums of money at different times and had asked no questions as to its disposition. The police claim that Guerin had a strong hold on Mrs. McDonald through Ian incident of their early life and before she married McDonald. His constant demands for money are said at last to have aroused the woman to : desperation and caused her to seek him in his office and to shoot him Mrs. Fred Winters cf East Germantown, Wants to go to Home of Friendless Women. Mrs. Fred Winters of East German-

yesteVday. with a baby in her arms.jof witnessing the methods of govern-

l r ul- .. t, v i auu asttcu iui oucuci, oajius luad onxz an(j her child were homeless. Superintendent Bailey arranged for her admittance to the Home for the Friendless. The board of children's guardians will have the infant ssnt to White's Institute at once, but just what permanent provision will be made for the mother is not known at this time. About a year ago Mrs. Winters was arrested for assault and battery, and placed in the Institution of which she is now an inmate, but later, in company with two other female prisoners, made her escape therefrom. It is thought by the authorities that the woman is mentally unbalanced. Her Bail to Be $50,000. Publishers' Press! New York, Feb. 21. Mrs. Lottie Wallau was formerly arraigned, charged with murder in the first degree at 3 o'clock this afternoon and her examination was set for Feb. 28. It i. nrrhahl that sh will b arlmittfd to bail and the counsel have agreed that this shall not exceed $50,000. Mr. Wallau explained that the amount of the bail was Immaterial to him and would be supplied in any amount up to two million dollars. One Mail Delivery Today. The postoffice will be closed at ten o'clock this morning, on account of George Washington's birthday. Only one mail delivery will be made in the city while the rural carriers will be free from duty during the entire day. Fred Hoover Home. , Fred Hoover who has been in Chicago for several weeks making a study of the new automatic telephone has t

returned. He will be "wire chief of j Styner resided near the city and it the local atuomatic telephone st-rvice j is supposed that he was killed by outupon its Installation. ' laws.

THE LID OH, THIS DAY FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

Prosecutor Instructs Superintendent Bailey That Decision of Supreme Court Will be Followed 'Tis Washington's Birthday. The man who arises this morning with a "dark brown taste" in his mouth, and essays to "relieve the pressure" at any of the local thirst satisfying establishments will find that there is absolutely nothing doing along that line. After - a conference with the prosecuting attorney Superintendent Bailey announced that the saloons would be required to remain closed on this Washington's birthday. Many of the local liquor dealers at first refused to credit the report that the lid was to go down, but they soon discovered that such was the case by telephoning police headquarters. This is the first time that the saloons have been closed on this holiday. The action of the police is based on a decision of the supreme court handed down last spring, which holds that liquor selling today is illegaL CONFERENCE WITH BOND LAST NIGHT Council Committees Meet Health Officer to Discuss Meat Inspection. WILL MOVE CAUTIOUSLY EARLY NEXT WEEK A TOUR OF LOCAL SLAUGHTER HOUSES WILL BE MADE AND DR. WAGONER WILL BE CONSULTED. The council committees on public health and morals to whom was del egated the duty of framing up an or dinance that will provide for a more complete inspection of the beeves and hogs slaughtered for.,..local consump tion say that this is a matter of en tirely too much importance to bo dis posed of in a hasty manner. It is therefore not likely that they will have prepared an ordinance by the time set for the next session of council, which is Monday, March 4. Members of both committees assem bled last evening at the office of Dr Charles Bond, city health officer, who is to act In conjunction with them land in an informal manner discussed the various phases of the situation While it was generally conceded that there was an Imperative demand for radical changes in the system of lo cal inspection, there was a decided sen timent in favor of giving the matter most thorough consideration and Inves tigation before deciding upon any definite course of action. The drawing up of the ordinance will of course be the last task which the committees will be called upon to perform. Early next week the members of both of these committees, In company with Dr. Bond, will make a tour of the local slaughter houses, also paying a visit to the abattoir for the purpose lucui iub revuuu m tit wu.v iio , - - While there they will have a confer ence with Dr. Wagoner, the United States inspector, and they expect to procure from him information that will assist them very materially in their labors. MAY GET HEAVY SENTENCE Hardly Likely that Judge Fox Will be Lenient With the Shank Brothers Tomorrow. The Shanks boys who violated their parole by the juvenile court are not likely to receive much leniency at the hands of Judge Fox when they appear before him tomorrow morn ing. They were both oo hand at police headquarters yesterday In compliance with 'the orders of Superintendent Bailey, but were not accomPanied by their parents. It is probabIe the latt.er served with PaPrs requiring them to be present at the faring tomorrow. ELMER STYNER KILLED Former Resident of State Murdered at Mexico City by Anti-American Society Member. tPubllsberr PreM Dallas, Tex,, Feb. 21. A telegram was received here tonight from Mexico City stating that Elmer E. Sty ner formerly a resident of Monticello, Ind., had been' murdered by a member of the Anti-American society.

PITILESS JEROME SHOWS 110 MERCY

, He Cross Examines Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw with Brutal Directness. SHE WEEPS DURING ORDEAL BUT DISTRICT ATTORNEY AT No TIME ABLE TO GET ADMISSION FAVORABLE TO THE PROSECUTION. tPubllsherB Pres 1 New York. Feb. 21. Pitiless Jerome today forced Evelyn Nesbit Thaw from plllor to post ln a vain effort to cause the little woman, who for days has been under tiro cither by direct examination or cross exam lnation to make admissions which would prove of advantage to the prosecution of her husband, who after- h had been fully Informed ol erery moment of her past had given her tha protection of his name. With brutal directness h farced her to admit, that, even after Vhito had drugged her, she continued her relations with the man whom her husband had ruthlessly shot down In Madison Square garden. . With her face drenched. with tears caused by the directness of . Jerome's questions she again told the story oC her shame, but at ' no time was tb district attorney able to secure an admission which would assist him la causing conviction. It Is admitted by the district attor- ' ney tonight that his cross-examln- ' ation of Mrs. Thaw will be extended over a period of at least one If not two days and that at the conclusion of her examination It Is the intention of the state to call a number of witnesses In rebuttal. When the afternoon session was resumed Evelyn, who had collapsed dur- v ing the trying ordeal of the morning had recovered sufficiently to again take the stand. The court room was crowded as at all previous sessions , of the examination and it was evident that members of the Jury were deep ly interested in the little woman's condition by the anxious glances they bestowed on ber as she resumed her answers to questions as to the nature of the disclosures she made her husband previous to her marriage and at the time they were In Paris. Jerome made another effort to secure the fourteen letters which Mrs. Thaw had testified that she had ' stated were in the hands of Lawyer Hartridgo and succeeded ln getting a court order for them. The order wa secured after Mrs. Thaw had stated that she had no objection to their being produced In court, but In the ' face of this Attorney Hartridgo refused to surrender them, making the explanation that they were the property of the defendant. It is understood that Delmas I holding back these letters and will ' himself cause them to be made aart of the record at a time which ln his estimation, will prove of greater defensive value than by their being fore- ' ed out by the prosecution. Evelyn Thaw created another FenBation when she, in answer to questions put by District Attorney Jcromo stated that Whits- made It a point In . manifest paternal manners toward ' young girls. ' , She said "He would say: This kid must be sent home early to mama or this little girl can have only one glass of champagne." "It was the same bluff he had put up to me." She finished in a most bitter manner. "Yes, it was nothing hut a bluff." This testimony had a forceful effort and was not of the nature Mr. Jerome had desired. At another point In her testimony Mrs. Thaw stated that White had on numerous occasions endeavored to prevail on her to renew her relation with . him. This she bad always re fused to" do and from the manner in which the statement was made it was evident that White had used other arguments than vocal and her pain ed drawn face at the time caused many to feel that had the district attorney continued his examination '' along this line evidence of an extremely sensational nature would Ijave been developed. Thaw entered the court room im mediately after the Jury without waiting to be formally called to the bar. His hair was mussed and his manner was eager and nervous. He carried a , large pad of paper aad, after taking his seat, prepared to make notes of his wife's testimony. After Justice Fitzgerald took his place on the bench, there was a con ference among attorneys, and It was decided there should be no session of court Friday, Washington's birthday, which is a legal holiday in New York. When Mrs. Thaw was called to the stand, she glanced at ber husband and smiled. Then she turned to Justice Fitzgerald and made a little bow to him, but the justice did not notice her. Mr. Jerome consulted his notes at ' some length before beginning to question the witness, and finally called her attention to her closing testimony Wednesday, in order that she might pick up the strands of the story. where they were dropped at adjourn ment. "Did you continue to believe all women were unchaste, as Stanford ,

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