Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 6 March 1907 — Page 4
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The Richmond Palladium, Wednesday, March 6, 1907
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
Ent.r.dat Richmond PostoffJe as Second Class Matter
RICHMOND, IND.
NUMBER 301.
Guilty of (Criminal Fle&ligence.
A dispatch from New Vork which appears In the telegraphic columns
of yesterday's issue of the Palladium, gives publicity to one of the most
flagrant cases of criminal negligence on the part of high officials of a big
corporation that has come to light for a long time. Over the wires was
ticked a startling story to the effect that some time during the morning
hours of February 16, the day on which twenty-three human beings met an
awful death in the wreck of the New York Central fast express, a motor
man made this report to his superiois: "Bad riding on the curve above Bronx -park."
To use the language of the dispatch "this report had been passed around from one official to another, until 4:30 in the afternoon," when it
seems "an under section foreman retorted that there was no trouble." An
hour or so after this "under section foreman" had reported, a train run
nine: at lightning speed dashed upon this curve. There was a crash, and
twenty-three lives were crushed out.
- Although they were notified of "Lad riding" on the' curve hours before his train, with its precious freight rushed headlong to , destruction, not
one of these officials thought the m&tter worthy of his personal . attention.
It was of bo little importance that tbey left its investigation to an "under
section foreman." There is really, nothing in the dispatch to Indicate that even this lowly servant of the corporation was Instructed to examine into the condition of the track. It is possible, if he made any examination at ell, that he did It on his own responsibility. Be that as it may, if the facts nr as ' stated In the' telegraphic story, and there is no reason to doubt it,
the punishment of the officials of this railroad company should be swift
and sure.
No words of condemnation for the utter disregard for human life that is
being shown by railroad corporations all over the country can be sufficient
ly severe, and the time has come when the strong arm of the law should
make Itself felt.
-, After four long years of delay, VJ1 J. Davis, manager of the ill fated
Iroquois theatre will, as soon as a'jt ry can be selected, face a charge of
voluntary manslaughter. Although many more lives were sacrificed in this
awful holocaust, his culpability is not one iota greater than that of the of ficials of the New York Centra!. ,
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE TO BE MELD MARCH 11-12
Owing to the effort being made to
raise funds for the Y. M. C. A. it was
thought advisable not to spend mon-
ry this year on a city Sunday school
banquet, as heretofore, and tho exec
utive committee thought it desirable to continue the interests of the Sun
day school and the Y. M. C. A., as will be indicated In the following program for tho Richmond City Sunday School institute, Marth 11 and 12: - Evening Session. (First M. E. Church, 14th and Main Streets. W. A. Fiske, Presiding.) 7:30 Organ Prelude Mrs. Lewis C. King. v 7 : 35 Music Congregation. 7:40 Devotional Service; Rev. Alfred T. Ware. 7:50 Anthem By Babylon's Wave (Gounod) First M. E. choir. 7: 55 Offering and Announcements. 8:00 Solo The Lord is My Light (Maise) Mrs. Elmer Gormen. 8:15 Lecture. : Glimpses of the Young Men's Christian Movement Secretary E. E. Stacy. Quartet Sleep Little Baby of Mine (Benne) Mrs. Logan, "Miss Pearl Frledley, Miss Mary Frledley and Miss Mabel O'NeaL Benediction Rev. W. M. Nelson.
Morning Session. fReld Memorial Church, 11th and North A Streets. E. J. Hunipe, Presiding.) 9:43 Song Service Lee B. Nusbaiim, Director. 10:00 Devotional Service Rev. Clarence Case. JOilO-1-Solo Mrs. Ray Longnecker.
30:15 Lesson Preparation for Primary Teachers Mrs. M. J. Baldwin. 30:43 Influence of Little Things on Sunday School Work Rev. E. W. Halpenny. 11:13 The Bad Boy in the Sunday School Charles H. Brown. 11:43 Sentence Prayers and Cl03ing. Afternoon Session. (Reid Memorial Church, 11th and
R. in W.
North ' A Streets. Howard Dili, Presiding.) 1 : 30 Music Congregation. 1:35 Devotional Service Rev. J. Wade. 1:45 From Twelve to Sixteen the Sunday School Rev. E.
Halpenny. 2:15 Supplemental Work in the Elementary Grades Mrs. M. J. Baldwin. 2:43 Making Bible Study Interesting Rev. II. II. Moninger. 3:13 Round Table Conference (us,Ing leaflets.) Primary conducted by Mrs. M. J. Baldwin. Advanced conducted by Rev. II. II. Moninger.
Every Heart Beat Forces about 8 ounces of blood out'of the heart, and sends it coursing. through the veins to the remotest part of the body. Thrs is the amount required by nature to nourish and sustain your bod-. Every ounce less than this means a shortage in nature's supply of building-up material. A weak heart cannot meet this demand, and consequently you suffer. If your heart skips a beat, or flutters, palpitates, pains you, or you have shortness of breath, yot may be sure that the heart is working imperfectly. Dr. Miles Heart Cure will strengthen the heart muscles and nerves. "I had bwn a grreat sufferer for 13 years. At tho tim I commenced taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cum I ha J t-n confined to my bed tor four months. I had frequent sinking spells, ometime! a many as three in a day. durinpr which my heart would sein to stop beatinr. necessitating the callin of a physician to resuscitate me. before nni.vhinp the first bottle th ilnklnpr mipiU had ceased, and I took altogether live bottle! for a complete cure. 1 now enjoy perfect health, and am very grrateful for this wonderful medicine, for It la tha me ins of my being with my family now." REBECCA BSNNET. 1519 Yan5 St., Indianapolis. Ind. Dr. Miles Heart Cur Is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If It fails ho will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Evening Session. (Reid Memorial j Church, 11th and North A Streets. W. A. Fiske, Presiding.) . 7:30 Organ Prelude Miss Laura Gaston. 7:35-Music Congregation. 7:40 Devotional Service Rev. Conrad Iluber. 7:45 Anthem Dlessed by the Lord (Tours) Reid Memorial church choir. I 7:50 Offering and Announcements. 7:53 Organ Evening Rest (Loesdrom) Miss Laura Gaston. S:00 The Growing Need for Growing Teachers E. W. Halpenny. S:30 The Big Boy II. II. Moninger. Vocal Solo Miss Myrick. Benediction Rev. D. C. Huntington. Mrs. M. J. Baldwin Is state superin
tendent of the elementary grades de
partment. Rev. E. W. Halpenny is general secretary of the State Sunday School Association of Indiana. Rev. H. II. Moninger is editor of the Standard International Series of
Sunday School Supplies and with the Standard Publishing Company. Cin
cinnati. ,
E. E. Stacy is state secretary of the
Young Men's Christian Association,
Indianapolis.
The music furnished on this pro
gram is under the direction of Lee B. Nusbaum. v -
The institute is held under the au
spices of the City Sunday School As
sociation, W. A. Fiske, president. All are cordially invited .to attend these meetings. ";
News of the Railroads Local and General
: ,. v BY O.OWEN KUHn
CANT KEEP IT UP LONG. COST TO INTERURBAN COMPANIES IS TOO GREAT. Traction Lines Continue to Do a Good Freight Business But Are Not Making Money At It.
Notwithstanding legislation in this
city affecting traction companies in regard to hauling freight on Main street, which crowded the companies to the city limits, and taking from them much of their freight business, a local traction man said yesterday that the Indianapolis and Eastern is
handling about fifty tons out of Indianapolis each day, a good portion of which reaches Richmond. As the largest amount of this is small freight such that the railroads do not particularly care to handle, the railroads
are losing nothing.
According to the rumor that is per
vading, the atmosphere about the Interurban station at the present time, the high interurban officials have a
queen bee buzzing under their bon
nets, and will soon establish throug
freight service between Dayton and
Indianapolis, and will hereafter pay
particular attention to"the develop
ment of this phase of the interurban
business.
That both the Indiana, Columbus &
Eastern and the Indianapolis & East
ern cannot long afford to send freight
for Richmond, Centerville, and Cam
bridge City .from Dayton .via Union City, Muncie, Anderson and Indianap
olis, at the same freight rate as was
used when cars were running direct
between these points, has been evi
denced by the unsatisfactory condi
tions prevailing and the rumor of a
freight station has been revived, not
withstanding the contrary opinions of
few local traction men.
pleased with the system, in that the railroad company pays as high as four
per cent, interest on all money depos
ited. It is said that a number of local
railroad men have several thousand
dollars invested with the savings bu
reau. Company Moving Slowly.
Although the petition from the working men of Centerville and Dublin was forwarded to the officials of
the Indianapolis and Eastern traction
line last week, they have heard noth
ing in regard to the action of the traction officials located at Greenfield. The petitioners asked for commuters tickets, good for fifty-two rides at reduced rates. What action will be taken by the interurban company, is awaited with eager interest on the part of the working men.
, RAILROAD NOTES.
CASE OF BIG MONOPOLY
Several Witnesses Heard in the Trial of Standard Oil Company cf -of Indiana.
Chicago, March 5. The first witnesses in the government's case
againt the Standard Oil company of Indiana were placed on the stand this afternoon, immediately after Assistant District Attorney Wilkerson finished his closing statement. Horace V. Tucker, former chairman of the Chicago, St. Louis traffic association, was the first to testify for the government. He was questioned closely conccrning rates and traffic arrangements of the roads that figure in the hearing. F. S. Hollans, a clerk for the Chicago and Alton road, was the second witness. He spent most of his time on the stand identifying way bills.
Flue Burning Out. A flue buning out In the rear of the Phillips theatre last evening was the
cause of the calling out of tho fire tie-
partment on-the supposition that there was a fire. No damage was done.
NEW TRACTION MERGER.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Doran-Morgan-McGowan traction syn
dlcate was unsuccessful in merging
all the lines of Indiana and Ohio but recently, it has now made a move to
gain control of all the lines west of
Indianapolis and it is understood that
they have already done so. The new
system will be known as the Terre
Haute. Indianapolis & Eastern. The
Indianapolis '& Plainfield, and the In
dianapolis and Western have been secured and the syndicate is now going after the Illinois traction lines in the endeavor to form an almost equally
large system, as that which it would have gained in Eastern Indiana and
Ohio.
"'RATES TO JAMESTOWN.
Officials of the different railroads
Including those of the Pennsylvania
met last week in Philadelphia, in ord
er to arrange a schedule of passenger
rates to the Jamestown exposition, but no such schedule has been re ceived as yet at the local station
Ticket. Agent Elmer however, is ex
pecting to receive it soon. All the
railroads will offer the same rates and
t is supposed they will be about a
fare and one third for a thirty day
ticket. The rates on the short time tickets will necessarily have to be
higher. . . .
DANGER SIGNALS TESTED.
A number of Pennsylvania officials
were in Cincinnati recently testing an
automatic electric railway danger sig
nal system, devised and patented by
two Cincinnati men. The system is de
signed to prevent head-on collisions
and wrecks from any cause, by means of electric bell signals placed in the cabs of engines. Whether or not the system is satisfactory, could not be
learned at the local station as officials
of the road are not prepared to make
statement. If successful, it is said
the Pennsylvania will install the sys
tem.
DEMAND FOR $1,500,000.
It is stated that the wreck of the express near Bronx Park two weeks
ago on the New York Central has al
ready resulted in many suits
and it is expected that fully one hundred passengers who received injuries as well as relatives of the dead, will
sue, making an aggregate demand of $1,500,000. During the last week agents of the railroads made an endeavor to settle with a number of people who were injured. In two cas
es, jit Is known that claim agents camped on the porches of the homes of prominent men killed in the crash, and awaited the return of the family from the cemetery, then tried to ar
range a settlement with the widow. SAVINGS FUND BUREAU.
The Pennsylvania employes In this
city, state that the savings fund bu
reau, which has been established by
the railroad for the past few years, Is
one of the best features and protec
tions which the big corporation is
throwing around Its employes. In talking of the matter yesterday a local employe earning In the neighborhood of $100 per month, stated that since
the establishment of the bureau he
had saved more money than at any
time in his life, all because he could deposit the money at any place along
the system, and was not bothered
about running to the bank all the time. He said that before the sav
ings fund bureau was established for the benefit of the employes, he never
went to the bank and hence had his
money at fingers end all the time.
was tempted to srend more than he
should have done under ordinary cir
cumstances.
By a rule laid down by the officials
of the corporation, an employe having a savings account can draw money at any place along the line from the ticket agents. This in a great measure
helps the employes while on trips, for when in need of money, they can secure It by presenting their certificates, where otherwise If they had bank ac
counts they would havo to po to a great deal of trouble la Identification, etc . "All " local 'employes are more than
The G. R. & I. railroad will soon begin its series of homeseekers' excur
sions north from Richmond. The first will leave March 15. Special rates will be offered to"Michigan points. Herbert Snavely, extra messenger at the local Pennsylvania station, is off duty and is in Indianapolis at the bedside of his uncle, who is seriously ill. U. G. Couffer, chief clerk and freight traffic manager of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, was in the city yesterday conferring with local officials. J. E. Foley, train dispatcher for the Indianapolis division, with offices at the local Pennsylvania station, is under quarantine at his home on South Twelfth street, two members of his family having scarlet fever. Fred Foley, dispatcher in the local offices, is now under quarantine as the result of scarlet fever at his home. Several Richmond division officials including . Superintendent Neff, inspected the . track . of , the division between Cincinnati and Richmond, yesterday. The special laid. over in the Richmond yards last, night and the trip over the remainder of the division will be made today. H. W. Williams, general agent for the Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Paul railroad, with headquarters in Cincinnati, was in the city yesterday conferring with local railroad officials and looking after the interests of his road in this city. One day last month the Chicago & Northwestern broke all records by hauling 1.02S carloads of stock into the "windy city" metropolis. Western shippers ask that prizes be not shipped with regular consignments of goods. - Coal handlers along the Pennsylvania system state at the present time they are having "considerable trouble with ' coal consignments.. When that mineral is mined wet it freezes In the car and considerable delay is caused in unloading. Some officials blame the shortage of coal cars mainly to this. Probably never before was there such sorrow manifested at the local Pennsylvania station as over
the announcement of the death
of Frank Van Dusen. chief assistant passenger agent for lines west. Not
even the death of President Cassatt affected the local men so much.
The outstanding capitalization of the Pennsylvania system is given out as $878,973,205.56, of which $485,f:17,321.44 is represented by shares of stock and $393,055,884.12 by bonds. According to the railroad rate bill passed by the Indiana legislature the half-fare age limit has been placed from five to two and one-half years. Pennsylvania officials of this state say that the grade crossing legisla
tion now pending before the Indiana general assembly is unjust. They say
that the proposed law compares fa
vorably with that in Massachusetts,
which compels the railroad to pay 65 per cent, and the municipalities 35
per cent, of the total cost. They also
say that the railroad has a project
under way which will remove all
grade crossings In Indianapolis at the total cost of $2,500,000, of which it
will pay 75 per cent, and the city 25
per cent. At Ft. Wayne the Improve
ments will cost $500,000, of which the
railroad will pay 65 per cent, of the
cost.
The Kansas legislature has passed
a maximum freight rate law.
Ontario's cut of timber for railway
ties last year amounted to 4,500,000
feet, a large . quantity used by the
Pepnsylvania and other American
railroads. The majority, however,
was used by new Canadian roads.
To supply refrigerator cars in Its
sdrvice with ice, the Pennsylvania
railroad will build an ice plant at El-
mira, N. Y., at a total cost of $13,000.
The building will be 90 feet long and 50 feet wide and will be fitted with
the most modern ice manufacturing
machinery. Ice will be shipped to all parts of the system.
Cyrus S. Dean, a Buffalo inventor.
has a device for binding ties.
The Railway Signal association will
meet in Chicago March ISth.
A most peculiar thing occurred at
Akron, Ohio, recently. Three bonds for the Atlantic and Great Western railroad, which has been missing for
thirty-five years were presented for
payment. They had been held in
Holland nearly the entire length of time.
The total increases granted to the
Pennsylvania station agents and em
ployes east of Pittsburg will increase the pay roll $37,223 monthly. A 13H per cent, scale was granted.
Tables Just compiled by the Penn
sylvania railroad lines east of Pittsburg, show that the total freight equipment mileage the number of
miles traveled by all freight cars
OIILY A PRETENDED SALE
IS ANNULED BY COURT.
Judge Lurton at Cincinnati Issues An Order Releasing the Pere Marquette From the Purchase of the C, C. & L. Railroad.
Cincinnati, March 5 judge Horace II. Lurton, of the United States Circuit Court, has entered an order releasing the Pere Marquette from the purchase of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville, by petition of Judson Harmon, receiver for the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton-Pere Marquette. Mr. Harmon set forth in his petition that the board of directors of the Pere Marquette, March 20, 1905, by advice
of counsel, decided that the pretended
purchase of the C, C .& L. was illegal
The board then passed resolutions to annul the sale. Since then there has
been considerable litigation over the matter.
By the terms of the compromise the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton-Pere Marquette and the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville are to execute and deliv er mutual releases of, all their claims growing out of the pretended sale The C, C. & L. will also gain certaiL
trackage and terminal rights at Cin
cinnati and Chicago.
The Change of Life Sensible Advice to Women frcni Hrs. Henry Lee, firs. Fred Certia and firs. Pinkham.
259,529, an Increase of 18 per cent, in two years. R. W. Hockaday, general agent for the Missouri, Kansas & Tfas rail
road with headquarters in Cincinnati, was In the city yesterday conferring with Richmond division officials. Pennsylvania stock ' is showing considerable strength, the rise being assisted in the', anticipation of its annual report showing large earnings. It is figured that the gross earnings will show an increase of $14,300,000 over that of 1905 with a net increase of over $6,000,000. The Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania handled 10,346 loaded freight cars through Richmond during the month of February.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice is hereby given that specifications for supplies for the Wayne County Poor Farm for the quarter ending May 31, 1907 are now on file in the office of the Auditor of Wayne County and that bids for the same will be received up to 11 o'clock A. M. of Saturday, March 16th, 1907. Bids for same will be received under the following heads: Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing and Drugs. H. J. HANES, It Auditor of Wayne Co.
Free advice given on the germ diseases of domestic animals. Write the National Medical Co.. Sheldon, la.
Use artificial gas tor light and heat 10 tf
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