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

ABIUM H VOL. XXXI. NO. 363. Richmond, Indiana, Friday Morning, March 1, 1907. Single Copy, One Cent.

RICHMOND

MAYORS WILL HOW NAME THE BOARDS

TOWNS rcCuilough Bill, Taking Power of Appointment of Police Commissioners from Governor, Passes Senate. SENATOR FROM WAYNE WAS AGAINST THE BILL KIrkman Says Richmond is Satisfied with the Present System Measure is Passed by Large Majority. Indianapolis, Feb., 28. Friends of liome rule won a signal victory in the senate this afternoon when by a vote of 34 to 13 the senators voted for the McCullough bill which amends the metropolitan police laws so that the appointive power of police commissioners Is taken from the governor ,nnd placed in the hands of the mayjors of cities. Fourteen cities of Indiana are affected by the law and It is believed that the police departments of these cities, providing the governor signs the measure will be reorganized to a great extent. Got Out of .Sick Bed. The bill came up unexpectedly this afternoon and for a time it seemed that it would be killed. Friends of the measure worked hard for its passage and even went so far as to send lor Senator Kistler, who has been ill for a number of days and he was , brought into the senate, weak and burning with fever to answer to the call of his name. It was a dramatic scene, when Senator Kistler arose beside his desk and as he leaned upon it said, "I got out of bed to come down here and vote. The law as It now stands is entirely opposite to all fairness and I . should be doing the people I represent a great injustice had I not made the effort have, "I vote aye." Cavins Votes for Bill., Senator Cavins, who has for a number of days been one of those who have opposed the measure greatly pleased the friends of the measure when he explained his vote. He said 'that he had thought the present law should stand, but he remembered how the people of his city has chaffed under a metropolitan police board, appointed by the governor and had concluded that what had caused discontent in his home might be doing the same thing in other cities and he voted "aye." Demand for Home Rule. Discussion of the bill was started by Senator Stotdenburg, who favored Its passage on the broad ground that the residents of such cities as Richmond, Kokomo, Anderson, New Albany, Ixgansport and Hammond were equally able? to take care of themselves as . Indianapolis, Terre Wlaute, Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend. He thought if home rule fwas good for them that it must be 'equally good for the fourteen cities in the state who were at the present lime in the hands of a police commission appointed by the governor. Wood Voted Against it. Senator Wood, of Tippecanoe was the next speaker and he stood as being against tine measure. He told of the good qualities of the police department of Lafayette and insisted (that the present police department was good because the commissioners were good men. Considerable merriment was caused by a remark that It' was said that Lafayette .was wide open and that perhaps that was a reason why the senator thought the police department all right. Kittinger's Vigorous Speech. Senator Kittinger, of Madison 'county spoke with exceeding vigor, (Continued to Page Eight.) NATHAN WILLETS CALLED 86 YEARS IN THIS COUNTY Washington Township Resident Was Perhaps the Oldest Native Son of Wayne Funeral Services to Be Held Sunday Afternoon. Milton, Ind., Feb. 2S. Nclsou Willits, aged S6 years, three months and rne day, died at his home in Washingion township, four miles east of Milton, Thursday morning. He was a son of Elisha Willits and was born in the neighborhood where he died, m and was perhaps the oldest resident native of the county. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Wissler "Willits, about one year. Three daughters, Mrs. Harrison Marlatt, Mrs. Levi Crull and Mrs. Charles Kellaw, end one son. Yancey Wlllets are left. blr. Willits was a member of tha Christian church and his pastor, Rev. Firman C. McCormick. will conduct the funeral service at Franklin church Sunday afternoon at about 1:20. The cortege will leave the residence at 10 u'HocIw

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DECIDE TO ANSWER CHINA'S PITIEUL APPEAL FOR BREAD

Men's Society of St. Paul's Episcopal Church Will Gather funds for the famine, Sufferers.

AN APPEAL. At a meeting of the Men's organization of St. Paul's Episcopalchurch held last night among other committees appointed, was one to appeal for funds to help the sufferers in China. It seems that rivers overflowed their banks for hundreds of miles, destroying crops on which the poor depended absolutely for food. The result has been that 15,000,000 men, women and clildren are at the point of death from hunger. The suffering is so intense that people are killing their children and parents, to prevent their death from starvation. Others are' selling Into slavery their boys for $2 and their girls for ?, in order to obtain money with which to buy food, and then pleading with the purchasers to give them back. In two provinces Sinchow and Paichow starving and desperate people are eating their children. Missionaries have given all they have and all they can borrow and are now pleading with their more fortunate neighbors in other lands to send help at once. On account of the need of immediate action it was decided to make a public appeal and to offer to send all contributions, promptly to the China Famine Relief Fund (under the direction of the "Christian Herald") New York City. JOHN Ij. RUPE, (Treasurer.) IX C. HUNTINGTON, Committee Men's Organization St. Paul's Episcopal church.

The above appeal was drawn meeting of the Men's society of th was brought to the attention of the there was immediate need for a fu among the starving millions of Ch committee composed of the Rev. M Rupe was named to take charge of ing the funds. The money can ei Relief headquarters under the direc 414-424 Bible House, New York or committee which will forward the RED CROSS SOCIETY SENDS LARGE SUM Cables $65,000 to Aid in Buying Food for Famine Sufferers in China. AMERICANS' GENEROSITY EDITOR OF THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AGAIN PERFORMS NOBLE SERVICE BY ADVANCING $50,000 FOR GREAT CAUSE. Washington, D. C, Feb . 2S. The American National Red Cross has forwarded by cable to China today, for the relief of the famine sufferers of that country, $65,000, of which amount $10,000 will be placed in the hands of the missionary relief committee at Chinkiang, and $25,000 will be administered by the Shanghai central relief committee. This entire remittance was received this morning from Dr. Louis, Klopsch, editor and proprietor of the Christian Herald, who, in his letter of transmission, states: "The advices which by letter and cable have reached this office show such a distressing condition of affairs in China that the Christian Herald f;els impelled to put forth a mighty effort to stay the ravages of starvation, plague and death to the full extent of its ability." Of this remittance $50,000 is advanced by the Christian Herald. To this date the Red Cross has cabled to China for the relief of the famine sufferers, $110,000, and has shipped to China $10,000 worth of flour and 7,500 bushels of seed wheat which was in most part contributed. WILL GET A DIVORCE Then Mrs. Davis Will Resume Search for Child that Was Kidnapped by Father. Muncie, Ind., February 2S. Mrs. Minnie Davis, the young Muncie music teacher, whose three-year-old son was taken away from her two months ago by her mother-in-law, living in Frankfort, on the pretense that she desired, the child to visit relatives in Frankfort, has not yet been able to find the boy, but she believes he is with his father in Lafayette. Mrs. Davis' employment of detectives and lawyers to aid her in the search for her son, have proved unavailing thus far, and she has decided to abandon this feature of the search long enough to obtain a divorce. She will ask for a decree of separation from Charles Davis, who until recently was a well known decorator, and will apply for the custody of the child. She believes that with the court decree in her favor she will be able to find the boy and enforce her claims to him. j Report U. S. Consul was Killed. Washington. D. C, Feb. 2S. A ruI nior gained circulation in Washington this afternoon that Ross Hollidav, T. S. consul at Santiago de Cuba- had been killed by Cubans. The administration here had received no advices on the subject.

up last night as a result of the e St. Paul's Episcopal church. It

meeting in a forceful manner that nd to prevent general starvation ina, whose land is inundated. A r. Huntington and Judge John L. the work of receiving and forwardther be sent direct to the Famine tion of the Christian Herald at else they can be given to the local m promptly. TRAIN IS BY FIRE Fast Passenger on the C. & 0. Jumps the Track Near Connellsville, Pa. NINE KNOWN TO BE DEAD THIRTY SERIOUSLY HURT AND FURTHER NEWS MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF KILLED AND INJURED. Pittsburg, Ta., Feb., 2S.: A fast train on the C. & O. was wrecked at Indian Creek, six miles east of ConneUsville. Pay, tonight and the engineer and eight passengers are known to have been killed, thirty passengers were seriously cut and bruised. The entire train took fire and was consumed including the private car of the superintendent of the division. The first report received,- of the wreck is from a railroad official and on account of the crippled telephone and telegraph service it is not possible to get the full details of the accident. The train is thought to have jumped the track. At the place where the wreck occurred there is a fifty foot embankment. Word has come from ConneUsville that a wreck crew has been despatched to the scene. From what little has been learned Pittsburg officials think the wreck must be one of the worst in the history of the road. RADICAL ACTION TAKEN LAW AIMED AT THE JAPS California Legislature Passes Measure Which Declares no Jap or Chinaman May Own Property in State More Than Five'Years. Sacremento, Cal., Feb., 2S. The legislature today passed a bill which is aimed directly at the Japs. It provides that no Japanese or Chinese may own property in California for more than five years unless they are Americanized. FEAR AT WASHINGTON. Washington, D. C, Feb., 2S. Tho news of the action taken by the California legislature reached here tonight and caused much apprehension. The national government now feels that it is farther than ever from healing the strained relations between the United States and Japan. TO HOLD RECEPTION FOR REV. DR. HANNA The Rer. T. H. Hanna, D. D., will be the guest of the Rer. S. R. Lyons, today. and this evening from 7:20 to 9 o'clock an informal reception will be held in the parlors of Reid Memorial church to meet Dr. Hanna.

WRECKED

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THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA Warmer Friday with possibly rain or snow. OHIO Fair and colder Friday with snow along Lake Erie. Legislature in Brief. HOUSE Mr. Hanna stoppen Roemler senate bill designed to allow public utility corporations to engage in as many lines as desired and in any number of cities, and had it made-a special order for tomorrow for amendments. Moss's senate uniform high school text-book bill considered and made special order for Saturday. Effort to kill it defeated. Judges salary bill developed opposition. Made special order for tomorrow. County treasurers salary bill introduced by Mr. Grleger. Bill to increase salary of state geologist advanced. SENATE. Almost the entire morning was occupied in considering amendments to ditch bill by Senator Parks, a total of fifty-five having been considered and nearly all adopted at the time of adjournment. v Many more to be considered before bill goes on its passage. Senator Stephenson's bill to exclude spectators frob courtrooms in certain cases was pissed. Passed bill to authorize electric light and power companies' to purchase or merge with hydraulic companies. McCulIough bill passed by vote of C4 to 13. LEWIS WOULD HOT TELL Oil COMRADES Refused to Disclose Names of Effigy Perpetrators to President Kelly.

WON 'T R ET U RN TO-GQUbEGEIr QAD.4SWE LL FINANCED

FATHER OF DISMISSED STUDENT MAKES STATEMENT IN WHICH HE SAYS HE WON'T ALLOW HIS SON TO COME BACK. The Palladium is in receipt of a statement from A. E. Lewis of Sabina, O., telling why he will not allow his son. Isaac to return to Earlham after he bad been dismissed by President Kelly. The statement follows: "Upon investigation as to the offence for which my son, Isaac Lewis was sent home from Earlham, Pres. Kelly stated that he was not expelled nor really suspended but merely asked to withdraw for a time, that he could re-enter when he chose. Gov. Andrews also said he could be re-instated in the dormitory. "With this understanding I came with my son to Earlham. After arrangements were about completed for the rest of the term Pres. Kelly turned to the boy and asked if he had anything to do with the hanging of the president in effigy last term. He replied that he did not. The president asked what he knew about it and he said he saw it done. 'Then why,' said Mr. Kelly, 'didn't you come and tell me about it. You showed a very disloyal spirit in not coming immediately and reporting.' Isaac asserted that he would not do it then or now. Whereupon the president said to me, 'that is the trouble with your son; he is disloyal and has been associated with the gang we have over here ever since he came.' "I insisted that it was unreasonable to ask the boy to report on his companions and I did not propose for him to do it. neither would I leave him under the care of those who expected such conduct. I said, 'Pres. Kelly I am greatly disappointed to think that you, after personally soliciting my son, would permit him to associate with your gang, as you term it, without a word of warning either to him or to me. As you know he is the fifth child I have had at Earlfcam college and the first one that has had any report of misconduct." The effigy incident referred to occurred last term. One morning the football tackling dummy was found hanging on a tree in front of the college dormitory with "President Kelly" painted on it. ROBERT HUGHES TRUSTEE Cambridge City, Feb., 2S. Robert Hughes has been appointed trustee of the clothing stock owned by Walter Waddel, by the creditors of the firm and will continue the business until the claims are satisfactorily adjusted. Mr. Waddel has not made any definite plans for the future but will probably engage in business elsewhere as be has arranged for the sale of his household effects, to take place about March 1, at public aucwon.

JORDAN FIRST OCCUPANT

PLACED IN PADDED CELL: He Who Adores the Inside of a County Jail is Getting "His Fill" During Present Term" in Local Bastile Doing Dirty Work. The new padded cell at the county jail, to be used for the confinement of the violently insane, has just been completed, the finishing touches being put on yesterday. The first occupant of the new cell, which the prisoners have named "the dungeon," is James Jordon, who has of late occupied the lime light of notoriety in this city. Jordon is not a full fledged mental wreck, although he states that in the past he has been twice confined in insane hospitals for 'dipsomania.' James is undergoing treatment to cure him of the jail habit and the jail officials are being assisted by the prisoners, who have been hazing Jordon since his appearance at the jail three days ago. When it was announced yesterday morning that the new padded cell had been completed Jordon's fellow prisoners gleefully pounced upon him and without any ceremony pitched him into the cell and clanged the heavy doors shut. The thick walls of the cell drowned Jordon's yellps. Sheriff Meredith states that Jordon has not yet been placed at work o'u the stone pile to earn his three daily meals because Turnkey Harris has been too busy with other work, but he has seen to it that the woman insulter does all the dirty work at the jail, such as scrubbing the floors and cleaning cuspidors. ANOTHER TRACTION LIKE IS PROMISED Richmond to Be on the Route of Cincinnati, Chicago and Bluffton Line. CHIEF ENGINEER DUNLAP SENDS WORD THAT THE SURVEYING CORPS WILL BE IN COUNTY IN FEW MONTHS. Richmond is to have a new lnterurban line. This new road is not of the usual "hot air traction line" variety. It is an assured fact. The new road that will enter the city from the northern part of the county, is the Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago traction company, which Is now building south from Chicago. This new road is one of the best financed in the state, many of the principal stockholders being Cincinnati and Chicago capitalists. Yesterday afternoon City Clerk J. F. Taggart received a letter from D. C. Dunlap, chief engineer of the road, whose headquarters are at t Bluffton. In his letter Mr. Dunlap requested a scale map of Wayne county, stating that the surveying corps of the road would be in this county within a month's time. Mr. Dunlap also stated that he expected to be in Richmond within the next ten days to make preliminary arrangements for securing a right of way through the county. From Bluffton the road will extend south through' Portland and Winchester. In this county it is expected that the C. B. & C, will connect Fountain City and Chester with Richmond. It will also probably connect Richmond on the south with Boston. What course the road will take in entering Cincinnati after leaving Richmond, is not known. The news that Fountain City, Chester and Boston will be connected with Richmond, will be hailed with delight by the residents of those towns. From Bluffton south to Richmond, the C. B. & C. will parallel the line of G. R. & I. railroad. The road ; will not in any way conflict with the new traction road that has just been ! AnonAAfl V tr T ! rV mrTi 1 on1 IJomtlAn O., capitalists, to connect these two cities. With three new fraction lines assured for this city, Richmond bids fair, to become a busy interurban line center. CASES OF RIFLES SEIZED They Were Intended for Nicaragua and Are Held Up by Custom Authorities. New Orleans La., Feb. 2S. A consignment of twenty-five cases of rifles to Nicaragua and one of forty-three cases of rifles to Honduras, has been held -up by custom authorities here until Washington can be cpmmunicated with. As war is now on between these two countries, it was thought there might be International complications. District Attorney ITowe is ooking into the circumstances, and it is not believed the rifles will be al

lowed to go out of port.

1 MAY BE FURTHER CHANGES

EVILS TO BE CORRECTED The Congressional Investigating Committee Intends to Probe Deeply into the Affairs of the Post Office Department at Once. Washington, D. C, Feb. 2S. The change in the post office department by the removal of Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger, is said to be preliminary to further changes. It has become known that the investigation committee authorized in the postoffice appropriation bill will make a deep and thorough examination of the department and especial attention will be made of rumor of recent raids on the treasury by the railroads. Now It is said the investigation will be forestalled by one by the new postmaster general. Congressman McCleary, who succeeds Shallenberger, . is not afraid of the railroads, and there is .a fair chance that before the congressional committee gets to work, many evils will have been corrected. HAD FORTUNATE ESCAPE The small adopted son of Dr. W. W. Zimmerman, namely William Wallace Zimmerman, Jr., escaped very serious injury Wednesday evening by fortunate circumstances surrounding an accident. While playing in the alley in the rear of his home, he was run into and knocked down by a colt, which had broken loose from John Drlfmeyer. The colt, when it struck the small boy, also fell, but fortunately, not upon him. With the exception of severe bruises, he was uninjured. COLD BLOODED ACT OF A HUMAN FIEND Deliberately Shoots to Death Five Persons, One Being a Mere Child. LATTER BEGGED . FOR LIFE DEMON CALMLY RELOADED HIS REVOLVER AND LITERALLY RIDDLED HER BODY WITH BULLETS. Bloomington, 111., Feb. 2S. Thomas Baldwin, of Colfax, near here, this afternoon, shot and killed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Eisman and Miss Eiseman. Baldwin was indicted this week for alleged assault upon Miss Eiseman and was out on bond. He is now in custody of Deputy Sheriff Thompson and arrived, here this afternoon. Baldwin was a well-to-do and prosperous merchant of Colfax, and was held in respect until about a week ago, when upon complaint of Miss Eiseman, a girl of about twelve years of age, he was indicted by the grand jury for criminal assault. He had a. hearing at which he declared it a case of blackmail, and was released day before yesterday on bond. This morning he proceeded to the Eiseman farm prepared to wreak vengeance for what he deemed his persecution. Mrs. Eiseman met him at the door and he promptly shot her dead. Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy were in the house and they rushed into the room. Baldwin leveled his revolver at Kennedy and killed him in his tracks. Mrs. Kennedy started back, but was fatally wounded. Seeing the woman writhing, Baldwin fired one more shot into her prostrate body. Miss Eiseman beheld the whole tragedy, but ran to an inner room. Baldwin strode after her and the young girl fell upon her knees and begged for her life. Baldwin calmly reloaded his revolver and fired three shots Into her body, the first bullet ending her life. Baldwin immediately left the house and gave himself up to a constable and was afterwards turned over to a deputy sheriff. He was spirited away to Saybrook, and will be brought to this city this evening. He was 57 years of age and married. He is a native of Indiana. A mob has been formed in the vicinity of the murder and is making a hot chase for the deputy sheriff and his prisoner. There is the greatest chance that a lynching will occur, unless the sheriff can elude his pursuers. Sheriff Moore has despatched deputies from here to aid in protecting the prisoner. SKATERS TO MEET AGAIN The Monday Evening Club Will Try Its Luck, the Meeting to Be Held Next Week. In response to the solicitation of a number of skating enthusiasts, a meet ing of the Monday Night Skating club will be held next Monday evening. For some time the club meetings have been discontinued because of an at-1 tendance too small to pay expenses. . The substitution of the orchestrion for ' the band will mean a partial elimina tion of the expense, however, and it is! now thought that the club' can again be made a success.

THAW ALLOWED TO

KE STATEMENT Declares His Wife's Goodness is Above Comprehension of Prosecutor. HER WORDS THE TRUTH AFTER MUCH PERSUASION YOUNG MILLIONAIRE IS ALLOWED TO EXPRESS HIS VIEWS TO THE PUBLIC. New York. Feb, 2$. The examination of Dr. Evans by District Attorney Jerome was not of such a nature as to attract the attention of tho great crowds which have each day fought for admission to the court room and as a result nt no time during the progress of the trial today was the room filled. Jerome confiu- ; ed himself almost entirely to an h y fort to develop a line which - would ' be the foundation for a demand for a court of lunacy but Dr. Evans sue-' cessfully defended Harry Thaw from, such a proceedure by his answer to direct questions regarding the Utters which had been written to Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw prior to their marriage and in which the youngj' man seems to have opened his beart) to the woman he loved and married and told her of his ambitions, troubles and hopes of future bappinefs with her. Dr. Evans, in answer to a direct question to the effect that the travel-' ing of Thaw with Evelyn in Europe before their marriage and their pos-j ing as man and wife was not an in-1 dication of insanity. Dr. Evans startl-i ed District Attorney Jerome by replying that ho did not think such an act an evidence of insanity, as In his opinion a man might live with a," woman when not bound by tho holy bounds of matrimony and at the fame time love her as dearly us though she was his wedded wife. He did, not think that the mere act of aj legal marriage was an Indication of greater or less love and that the failure of a person to be united in marriage was not an indication of Insanity. Dr. Evans refused to at any time state that ho thought Thaw at tho present time is insane, but ho ac-' knowledged that at the time of thej murder he might and possibly was of, unsound mind. District Attorney Jerome has an-i nounced that he will be unable to conclude his examination of Dr. Evans before the close of tomorrows sessions and as a consequence It is now thought the trial will continue until the middle of the coming weelcj if not up to Saturday. , Statement From Thaw. The Defendant Harry K. Tliaw. continues to insist that he be allowed! to make a statement tttroifcih the' public press and late this afternoon he obtained from his counsel permission to give out the following statement: "With chances .millions to one against her- after the catastrophe fj 1901, it. is wonderful that Mrs. 11. K.j Thaw prevailed in the cross-exam in-j ation against the prosecution backed' by a blackleg. "Her- testimony was the absolute truth. "Our evidence was of conversation. The cross-examination has proved the exact facts under oath. "Mr. Jerome, finding his Informants in certain lines falsifiers, concluded by more usual methods, which' is to his credit. "However from some of his questions and some of his unprofessional remarks in court, it appeared clearly that the natural and real goodness of the witness is above his comprehension." The statement was prefaced by the; remark that it was the second state-j ment Thaw had given out since August 10. , Dr. Evan3 was called as the first, witness in the case. Evans had sev-1. eral insanity books with him, brongbt at the request of Jerome. Jerome and Evans locked horns Just as soon as the evidence began and the morning session was ai Etormy one. J Again and again Jerome ar.ked' technical questions, unintelligible to the lay mind and Evans answered ial equally evasive technical terms. Whether cither could tell what the other was talking about was not even apparent to the lay mind. Jerome's attempt to befuddle Evans failed signally. Every time Jerome asked a big-worded question J Evans would use up at least five minutes with a big-worded speech. Justice Fitzgerald held.' that the witness was answering; properly and Jerome - was routed. Finally with an air of a man with an elephant on his hands that he would like to get rid of It, Jerome said to Thaw's lawyer, "Can't you get a short.' answer out of him, Mr. Delmas, youj brought him here?" Jerome's tone was' pathetic, but Delmas onlj laughed atf the prosecutor's plight. Jerome turned) to the witness and asked him if hoi knew what is meant by the word mental. Evans replied, I know, but you, don't want me to tell." Jerama uiitted that he did not. .