Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 20 March 1907 — Page 1

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10 pages rm RIG 10 PAGES TODAY TODAY VOL. XXXI. NO. 363. Richmond, Ind., Wednesday Evening, March 20, 1907. Single Copy, Two Cents. PASTORS RETURN

THE WEATHER PR OP H ET. INDIANA Fair tonight; probably unsettled by Thursday night; rising temperature. OHIO Thursday fair. EN IN TROUBLE PLSNS SUBMITTED FOR NEW BUILDING What Railroad Magnates Are Now Facing John Hagener Charged With Assault and Battery.

COUNCIL MID STUDY Oil A WAR FOOTING Breach Between Municipal Body and Its Attorney Has Been Widened.

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CANT BE A DICTATOR.

HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO BE GENERAL IMPRESSION THAT MR. STUDY WAS RIGHT IN HIS TRACTION CONTENTION. City Attorney T. J. Study is still very wroth over the action of council suspending the Main street freight car ordinance for a period of one month. Mr. Study admits that Mayor Sohillinger, ly holding up the suspension ordinance for ten days and then placing liis veto on it, can make the measure ineffective, but that does not tool his indignation against the city fathers. Mr. Study states that he is afraid the traction officials will gain the impression that they can make monkeys of the council. He also accuses council of having no backbone. "Just when a satisfactory agreement between the city and the traction company was about to be made, council interferes and now it is probable that everything will end in a farce." bitterly complained the city attorney. He is about ready to give up the fight. Are on a War Footing. The breach between the city attorney and council, which started last fall when he fought the appropriation for Held Memorial hospital, has been grad ually widening and at the present time council and Mr. Study are ou a war footing. Council resents the efforts of the city attorney to dictate what it shall and shall not do and council loses no opportunity in "handing it out" to the city's legal adiser. One of the councilmen states that he hopes Mr. Study will soon awake to the fact that he cannot ride council with whip and Bpur. ) Can't Dictate to Council. "Mr. Study may run the mayor, board of public works and some other departments of city government, but He cannot dictate to a republican, council," said this councilman. - - "He takes as active part in debates at council meetings as the councilmen do themseles. Eery action brought before council brings! Mr. Study to his feet. telling us what we shall or shall not do. Council has been very patient with the city attorney, but he cannot con tinue these tactics much longer." Hint to the Attorney. It is generally regarded that coun cil's action Monday night in suspend Jng the Main street freight car ordinance was a "sassy" method on the part of council in telling Mr. Study to attend to his knitting and offer adice when asked for. However, it seems to be the general impression that in his fight with council Monday night, the city attorney was in the right. WAS WELL KNOWN HERE Mrs. Martha E. Pratt Dies at 'ndianapolis. MINISTER AMONG FRIENDS. Mrs. Martha E. Pratt, whose death Is announced from Indianapolis, was well known to the older members of the Friends' church in Richmond and Wayne county. She was known as a doctor, nurse, minister and needle art 1st. Her youngest child, with whom phe made her home, is Mrs. Hannah Tratt Jessup. whose work in the min Jstry has made her known to Friends' churches from Maine to California. Mrs. Pratt was the mother of four chil dren, three of whom survive her. Her eon, Charles B. Pratt, was an attorney of prominence, read his bible in thirteen languages, and was at one time president of the Council in Boston. Two of her daughters, Mrs. Jennie P. Woollard and Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnell, the latter an author of considerable note, reside in Pasadena, Cal. ELECTRICAL DISPLAY ON. Exhibit at Craighead's Establishment Attractive. The electrical cooking: display given fy the Craighead company, at their More on Main street, is attracting a great deal of attention and is creating much comment among the women of the city. Electricity is 'being used as fuel and is doing more in this line than the most sanguine would expect. All the tests- made with cooking utensils have proven highly successful and probably better results are. obtained than through any other means. Chafing dishes, radiaters and electrical novelties are being tested, and the same degree of efficiency illustrated In the work of the cooking utensils surrounds the work of the novelties. A large crowd was in the store all day today watching the tests. Will Speak at Eaton. The Rev. Charles o. Skifey. will make an address before the ladles of The 'missionary society of the Presbyterian church at Eaton Thursday aft-

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THE ROOSEVELT FACE

When President Roosevelt says a thing he says It In a manner calculated to prove that he means it. Sometimes in public speaking every fiber of his body and every muscle of his face seems to be endowed, with the terrible earnestness of the brain behind the physical mask. At such moments there is no mistaking the president's attitude. He stands for the principle he Is uttering stands for it with both feet and the solidness of the man's character is expressed in his face. When the president looks that way you need not hear what he is saying in order to understand perfectly well that he is giving utterance to something in which he believes heart and soul.

PUBLIC MEETING TO BE WELL ATTENDED There Is Much Interest Shown In the Traction Matter. ROUTE FOB-PR EI GHT . LINE. Indications are that the public meeting in regard to the traction situation, which will be held at the council chamber Thursday evening, will be well attended. Property owners on North. Twenty-second street will be out in force as they are all jf .. .... opposed to running a track down that street to be used as a freight route. This street borders Glen Miller park and it. has long been the dream of the east end to make North Twenty-second street a boulevard some day. It is maintained that the running of a car line down this street would not only hurt this project but ruin the beauty of Glen Miller. A -Question Has Arisen. A question has arisen whether the traction company in case the Twentysecond street . route w;as . decided on and the tracks, on - North 'Twentieth street were taken, up, would forfeit its franchise. It seems to be the impression of several members of the city council that the tearing up of these tracks would forfeit the company's franchise. The city attornev will investigate this matter. HIS CASE SET- FOR. TRIAL. David Hecht, Charged With Selling Druggists' Examination Questions to Get Hearing. Winchester, Ind., March 20 David Hecht, of Evansville, who "resigned from the State Board of Pharmacy several months ago, after he had been indicted by the grand jury here for the.alleged soliciting of a bribe, undertook through his attorneys, Engle, Caldwell & Parry, of this' city and Senator Durre of Evansville, to defeat a trial in Randolph County by objecting to jurisdiction of the Circuit Court here. The contention was argued before Judge Macy and he has decided that the jurisdiction of the case lies in this county, and the trial has been set down for March 23. Hecht was ac cused of offering to sell a list of questions before the State examination for pharmacists was held to F. B. Porter, a drug clerk at Parker City. AUT0M0BILISTS TO ELECT. Choice of Officers for the Association Will Be Made on the Night Of April 21. The annual meeting for the election of officers for the Wayne County Au

tomobile association will be held in i gressman Watson, who has been carethe Commercial club rooms on the I ful to appoint only young men who can night of April 21. In addition to the I use the advantages afforded by the po-

election it is probable that a number of summer outing excursions will be arranged for. The association now has about sixty members, all owners of excellent machines. Steel Engraving Course. Carl Peeger, son df Rer. and Mta. A. J. Feeger, ct this city, is 'taking a course in steel engTaving and lithography at a school at Indianapolis. He is making quite a success of the work- " rr" .

IN A STRENUOUS MOMENT."

POST CARDS SENT TO DEAD LETTER OFFICE All Jhose Bearing Tinsel Go to Washington. IS A LOSS TO, BUyTHEM. If it were possible that the postoffice clerks were not aware there is such a day as Easter, they would discover It by the large number of post cards going through the malls as tokens. The tinsel cards which were barred sometime aero, owiner to the dantrer from

handling them, the tinsel flying In the the man had been employed as a laclerks eyes, are appearing in Targe ! borern the farm of Harry. G. Millpr, numbers and are immediatelv siezprt I a wel1 known farmer living on the

and sent to the dead letter office at Washington. All tinsel cards purchased are worthless, as they wrill not

be handled by the postoffice clerks; xv ears 01 ana tae baby is just Three and are sure to find a cozy nook in the! weeks oIrl- "vhen Montgomery desertdead letter division. People haveed his family the baby was quite ill been warned not to send ' such cards I and the police say that Mrs. Mont-

unless placed in envelopes, when there is no danger of the materials becoming a nuisance. MINN WILL IS FILED By Its Provisions the Property Goes to Widow. CHILDREN , SHARE LATER. ; The last will and testament of William. McMinn. .who died, just recently, has been filed: in the circuit court for proof and probate. Mr. McMinn left his entire estate to his widow, Mrs. Jane A. McMinn, and named her as executrix without bond. The will pro vides that on the death of Mrs. McMinn the estate shall be equally divided among the three children, Elizabeth McMinn Gay, Francis E. McMinn and John A. McMinn. KNAPP LIKES HIS PLACE. The Position Which He Occupies in Washington Is a Peculiarly Wayne County Job. Hagerstown, Ind., March 2. James M. Knapp, a clerk in the postoffice of the house of representatives, has returned to his home here to remain during the recess of Congress. Mr. Knapp is well pleased with his position in Washington. It is the same clerkship that was occupied by Mr. Unthank and Wilfred Jessup and has come to be recognized as peculiarly a Wayne county job. It is at the disposal of Consition to their own advancement. WILL GO T0 SEATTLE. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Davis to Reside in The'Far West. Mr. and Mrs. Percy R. Davis I?ft Tuesday for Ean9tpn, iy where tb.ev will temporafOy reside tvita Mr. DaVis's parents. Mr. Daris" vcr a member of the firm tit Curme, DaTis & Grey. In a short time Mr. Davis expects to to fceattlc "Wash.

,Y. M. C. A. $2,500 FUND. No. 1 - M. C. Henley. No. 2 .. ..Name Not Given. No., 3 .. George H. Knollenberg. No. 4 ? No. 5 ? No. 6 ? No. 7 t No. 8 ? No. 9 ? No. 10 ?

FESTIVAL CHORUS TONIGHT There are Not Many Rehearsals Remaining at This Time. A rehearsal of the May festival chorus will be held this evening at the coliseum, it being the regular weekly event. Only eight or. nine regular rehearsals remain for the chorus but it is thought both numbers will be fully learned in that time. , LDN MONTGOMERY DESERTS HIS FAMILY Young Farmer Departed Suddenly Leaving Wife and Child Without Means. WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST, WIFE HAS GONE TO HOME OF HER FATHER SHE IS STILL DEVOTED TO " HUSBAND AND WOULD HARDLY PROSECUTE. The police were notified today of the arrest of Alonzo Montgomery, a young farmer residing south of this city, who is wanted here for deserting his wife. The police sent a warrant toWabash last "Week expecting the man would show up in. that city as he has relatives there. He will be brought to Richmond at once and if he refuses to support his young wife and baby he will be prosecuted. Montgomery is 22 years of age and over six feet in heighth. For some time prior to his leaving tha county Boston pike. Montgomery and his wife and child lived in a litt'e shack on the Miller farm. His wife is only somery naa no money or food in the house. Goes to Father's Home. Mr. Miller had been depending cn Montgomery to assist him on the farm this spring. When Montgomery suddenly left for parts unfciowa lie had to get another man and his wife' to assist in the farm work, and to make room for them, Mrs. Montgomery pid her sick child had to leave the shacr and go to the home of her father who lives near the Miller farm and vrhose home is small and poorly adapted for additional tenants. Mrs. Montgomery is still devoted to her husband, despite his actions and she told the officials wlio investigated her case that she was certain Alonzo did not desert her for another woman. She said she supposed he just wanted a change and that she knew he would ! come back to her as soon as he tired! of wandering. It is very doubtful if Mrs. Montgomery would irt , 1,1 .uuuiguiutri j wijuiu appear against her husband in case the authorities decide to prosecute him. A PROHI CONVENTION. County and Township Officers to be Named at Rhoda Temple Next Monday. Martin Davis, county chairman of the Prohibition party has issued a call for a convention to be held at Rhoda temple, Monday, March 25 at which county and township officers will be named. Prof. Lough will address the meeting. He will speak at Fountain City at 7: SO o'clock that evening. MRS. MARY KEOGH DEAD. She Was the Widow of the Thomas Keogh, Sr. Late Mrs. Mary Keogh, widow of the late Thomas Keogh. Sr.. is dead at her home, 1,326 North Illinois street, Indianapolis. Raymond Keogh and Miss Ruth, formerly of this city are grandchildren of the deceased. The funeral will be held at Indianapolis. Lenten Sermon Topics. Lenten services will be held this, Thursday and Friday evenings at the First English Lutheran church, at 7:20 o'clock, Sermpn3 each, night trill be delivered by the pastor, his wuujecis oeing uoes a Man .Need a

Saviour?", "The Saviour Needed, or 'After the work is completed a banChrist For Us," and "The New Life or Uuet will be served. A large number

J-hxist in Us respectively

Grace Methodist Quarterly Conference Has Taken Action.

YEAR'S BUSINESS CLOSED. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES WERE NAMED FOR THE ENSUING YEAR CONDITION A VERY SATISFACTORY ONE. If the bishop who presides over the North Indiana Methodist conference which meets next month at Logansport, complies with the wishes of the people of Grace church he w-ill return the Rev. Wilbur M. Nelson to the pastorate for another year. At the meeting of the final quarterly conference, Tuesday night, unanimous action was taken by resolution, asking for the return of the Rev. Mr. Nelson and also of Dr. T. M. Guild, presiding elder. The affairs of the congregation for the year were closed in a ratisfactory manner and officers were chosen as follows: Trustees T. A. Mott, H. M. Kramer, D. B. Strattan, Alonzo Girton, C. H. Kramer, A. B. Price, G. W. Miller. Stewards R. M. Lacey, F. F. Riggs, H. Townsend, Alden Mote, R. W. Phillips, Ashael Hyde, J. W. Koogle, J. B. Smelser, O. F. Ward, Wm. Keller, Wm. Buhl, Turner Hadley, C. E. Thomason. Recording steward Alden Mote. District Steward J. W. Koogle, alternate, F. Riggs. Class leader Dr. James Charles. List of Standing Committees. Missions M. C. Price, Mrs. Frances Kelley, Miss Carrie Lesh and Mrs. Mary Compton. Church extension A. W. Hernpleman, A. B. Price and Albert Lamb. Sunday school Alden Mote, " Wm. Keller, F. G. Burnett. Tracts Miss Jessie Dulin, Mrs. Jennie Mount, Mrs. Elizabeth Close. Temperance Mrs. Elizabeth Haughton, Miss Rosa Dunn, Mrs. Rebecca Farnham. , Education Misses Carolyn Salter, Jennie Dunlop, Elizabeth Sands. Freedman's Aid & S. Ed. Jas. Charles, Samuel Wolf and J. T. Russell. Church records T. A. Mott, F. F. Riggs and Miss Elizabeth Townsend. Parsonage and furniture Mesdames J. W. Taylor, H. M. Kramer, Elwood Likens, G. W. Miller, II. Townsend, Mary Price. Church music Alton Hale, Mrs. C. E. Thomas, Dr. R. J. Peirce. Estimating salar- T. A. Mott, II. M. Kramer, R. M. Lacy. Conference claimants M. C. Price, G. W. Worley and A. W. Hempleman. Relief of poor Mrs. Whitridge, Mrs. G. W. Worley and Mrs. A. Mote. Trier of appeals M. C. Price. TEACHERS ARE GOING Will Attend Southern Association at Indianapolis. STRONG PROGRAM READY. Perhaps sixty-five Richmond teach ers will attend the meetings of the Southern Teachers' association, which will be held in Indianapolis March 28, 20 and 30. No local teachers are on the program. There is a great deal of interest attached 10 tee program thfa ac t,0 1o5h - v.v.cators of the country are listed to speak, and it is expected that this year's session will be the best ever held in the history of the association. The city schools will be closed Thursday and Friday of next week, so that the Richmond teachers will have ample op portunity to attend the sessions. MOVING TO COUNTRY HOME. Henry Murray's Residence Near Hagerstown ts One of the Finest In the Entire County. Hagerstown, Ind., March 20 Henry Murray is .moving to the beautiful country home he lately purchased of Will Mathews, half a mile south of town. This place was improved by Mrs. Carrie Newcom who spared no expense in finishing the interior of the house. There is much hand carved oak in the stairway and on mantels and recesses. Few residences in the country axe more handsomely finished. Fred Murray, formerly of the firm of Werking & Murray, will occupy the farm owned by his father, three miles south of Hagerstown. VISITORS FROM NEW PARIS. Calanthe Temple, . Pythian Sisters, Will Have Work Tonight. The Pythian Sisters of New Paris will come to Richmond tonight and will give , work op. seven candidates for the local tempi Calanthe, S4o. S. oL-Nw; Paris- people are espected,

HEARING WAS P0STF0NED.

John Hagener was arraigned in the city court this morning charged with assault and battery on Howard Wettig. Hagener was represented by Attorney W. H. Kelley and at Mr. Kelley's request the hearing of the case was postponed until Thursday morning. Hagener is a middle aged man and Wettig is a young fellow about l'a years of age. Both men are employed in the boiler department of Gaar, Scott & Company. The poiice state that while the two were at work Tuesday, Wettig asked Hagener for the loan of an oil can. Hagener made some surly comment and Wettig again asked for the oil can. Hagener answered him with a blow in the eye which knocked the young man down and closed the optic. Wettig appeared in court this morning with a good portion of his head ban daged. . Hagener has been released on bond. HENRY F. GOINS IS NAMED FOR CARRIER Brilliant Young Colored Man Will Traverse One of the Rural Mail Routes. PLACE FILLED DIRECT. APPOINTMENT NOT KNOWN TO POSTMASTER SPEKENHIER UNTIL IT WAS PUBLISHED FROM WASHINGTON. Henry F. Coins, a brilliant young colored man of this city, has been appointed regular rural route carrier in place of Will Young, who was discharged from the service several months ago on account of violating the postal laws. According, to the dispatch from Washington Martin A. Goins has been appointed substitute carrier. Henry F. Goins took the examination in April last year, and his time of appointment would have expired April 17, and he would not have been eligible for service after that date, unless another, civil service examination was taken again this year. Mr. Goins is a graduate of the Rlchmotid high school and was one of the best orators in his class, as well as a good student. , His civil service examination was .passed with a grade of 9S.50. List is .Sadly Depleted. The present civil service examination eligible list for .rural route carriers is now sadly depleted and it is extremely fortunate that another examination will be. held soon, as the local office would . have been seriously handicapped , in case of sickness or death of several of its employes. The appointment of the Mr. Goins was unknown to Postmaster Spekenhier until this morning and then he had received no official notification. The appointment .was made direct from headquarters in Washington. BRYAN IN INDIANAPOLIS. Was the Guest of His Old Friend, John W. Kern. William Jennings Bryan, idol of democracj. was in. Indianapolis on Tuesday and spent the time with his old friend, JohnW. Kern. It is un derstood that they discussed politics a ntue. RECEIVER WILL PETITION. Wants Order of Court for Distribution of Money. Indianapolis, March 20. George C. Hitt, receiver for the State Agency company, will petition Judge Vinson Carter for an order to distribute an additional $42,025 among the stockholders of the concern. The money was received by him from O. L. Van Laningham of Kansas City, who purchased the assets of;. the company. This payment was one of several to be made and others are still due. REVIVAL AT HAGERSTOWN. Interest Grows in Services Being Conducted by Rev. Pierce at the Methodist Church. Hagerstown, Ind-. March 20. Revi-

val meetings at the Methodist church j be a public hearing Thursday' evenare under the ministration of Rev.jing at the council chamber of people Pierce, the regular minister. The se- j interested in the proposed freight car ries began ten days ago and continue traction route in the east end of the every night with good attendance. The city. There have been complaints on interest i3 growing and becomes more the part'of people who own property

manifest from day to clay. Rev. Pierce has been engaged in revival work nearly all winter and-has had great success. The Ohio Slowly Falling. Cincinnati, March 20 The Ohio rivjec slQWlf. falling fcex

Second National and Richmond Trust Company Decide to Build.

THREE STORY STRUCTURE. PLANS HAVE NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BUT THOSE OF AN OUTSIDE ARCHITECT PROBABLY WILL BE USED. Contrary to recent reports, plana for a new building for the Second National bank and the Richmond Trust company were received Tuesday but up to the present time none of the plans have been accepted. Plans submitted by an out-of-town architect were the most acceptable and it is probable that a deal , will be closed with him Thursday. The new building will be three stories in heighth and will occupy tho rooms now used by the second National bank, McDonnell's drug store mid the Jenkins jewelry store. Tho ground floor of the new building will be used by the bank and the Richmond trust company. The second and third floors will be used for office rooms. Cost Estimated at $45,0C0. It is understood that the plans which will probably be accepted call for first story frontings on Main and North Eighth streets of stone. Tho second and third stories will be press, ed brick. Large stone columns will ornement tho Main street entrance to the building, t is estimated that the cost of the building will be in tho neighborhood of $43,000. As soon as the plans have been accepted bids for erecting tho building will at once be asked for. It is the desire of the directors of the Second National and the Richmond Trust company to have work started on tho erection of the new building as early this spring as jossible so that tha ' building will be ready for occupancy late in the fall. FRAUD ABROAD IN LAND. Man Claiming to be Agent for "Dell eator" Taking Subscriptions at Low Price. There is a swindler abroad by the name of George C. Adams, who claims to take subscriptions for "The Delineator" at the rate of fifty and sixty cents per year and give a premium of twelve patterns. "The Delineator" is not sold on subscription at a less rate that $1 a year nor with a premium. Adams Is not a Butterick canvasser and is obtaining money under false pretenses, it Is claimed. The Rutterlck Publishing company is offering a reward of $2. for the arrest, conviction and Incarceration for three months or longer of any swindler operating in the name o company, i MERE UDJl WRECKER Put Tie Across Panhandle Track at Kokomo. SAYS THAT HE WAS DRUNK. Kokomo, Ind., March 20. David Vennekens, eighteen years old. has confessed to the local police to at tempting to wreck the Cincinnati "express on the P. C. C. & St. U railroad in the south part of this city, last Friday night. . Vennekens placed a tie across th rails at a grade crossing, expecting the obstruction to derail the locomotive and pile the express cars and sleepers on top of iL The train was running at a high rate of speed when it struck the tie. Luckily, the pilot of the locomotive caught the tie and hurled it out of the way. The engineer, fearing train robbers, did not stop after striking the tie, but ran on to the next station, where he reported the matter to the division superintendent. Little difficulty was met with in tracing the crime to Vennekens. He confessed as soon as he was arrested, but said he was Intoxicated at the time he placed the tie on the track, and did not realize what he was doing. The police doubt the truth of this assertion, for the reason that Vennekens has been in .trouble before and has served a term in the Indiana school for boys for robbery. Hold a Public Hearing, It has been announced by .s board of public works that there will on North' Twentieth and North Twenty-second street. Count Lamsdorff Dead. San Rfcrao, Italy, March 20 Count Vladimir Nicolaievitch Lamsdorf, the former Russian minister of foreign affjurB, died ic-re laat cisUU- ' ' -