Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 25 March 1907 — Page 1

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DAVIS FACTORY IS

DAMAGED BY FIRE Stubborn Blaze Discovered in Carriage Concern Late On Sunday Afternoon. LOSS STILL UNCERTAIN. ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS UN KNOWN FIREMEN MADE A GOOD- FIGHT OPERATION IS OT PREVENTED. One of the most stubborn and damaging fires that has occurred in the city for several months was that w hich broke out at the George W. Davis Carriage factory, located on North E street, Sunday afternoon, and continued for almost two hour3. The damage done Is not yet known as it has been impossible to even estimate It. The fire was confined to the irim- ; mlng room In which the most expensive materials used in the manufacture of buggies are stored. In speaking of the matter one of the stockholders In the concern said that not one of the owners had even ventured to guess, but the loss would undoubtedly be great as the fire destroyed al most the entire supply of fine leathers used in making buggy and carriage tops. The hair, cloths and oiled canvases and carpets which are. very expensive, were also destroyed. Clerks are now at work making an Invoice of the stock, that the loss can be determined and no definite statement can be made until this is completed. It is thought the loss will be between $5,000 and $10,000 and may even run over this figure. All i3 covered by Insurance. Origin Was Mysterious, i The fire was of decidedly mysterious origin and it Is not known how It started. There were nd gas jets in the trimming room, which is situated on the third floor, to the east end of the building, and they could not have been the cause. As the windows were ajl closed, there could have been no possibility of sparks from a passing train igniting the combustible materials. There were three electric lights In the room arid as the ceiling was burned more than any other portion; and had all the appearances of igniting first, it is thought by some that a defective wire might "have been responsible for the blaze. The watchman at the factory was in another portion of the building and !had not noticed the smoke making its egress into departments immediately surrounding. A brakeman on a Pennsylvania switch engine saw the blaze and smoke in the finishing room and turned in an alarm. All departments In the city were called. The large fire walls, which separate the trimming room from other portions of the plant, probably prevented the entire building from being burned. Had it gained access to the paint room, situated close to the trimming room., there is hardly any question but wbat the plant would have been entirely destroyed. The fire laddies did good work but were handicapped by the dense smoke which arose from burning leather and hair. The Davis Carriage company officers were loud in their praise of the work of the department. Ladders were nsed almost exclusively In fighting the flames and several firemen carrying the hose to the top, were injured by falling, glass when the windows were smashed so that the streams might be turned on the interior. As the trimming room Is directly over the office rooms, located on the first floor, much damage was done to office fixtures by water and smoke. Large Crowd Attracted. The fire alarm attracted one of the largest crowds ever at a fire in Richmond. The Richmond populace which had turned out to enjoy the pleasant spring weather, soon assem bled around the factory building. E street, both east and west of the building, was black with people while North Eleventh street was equally, if not more crowded. The large Mm ber of people present handicapped the firemen to some extent in handling hose and ladders. Operations of the plant are continu ed in a majority of the departments as if no fire had occurred. The trimming department will be immediately refitted and it is thought it can resume operations under full force within the course of the next three days. BLAMES 25TH INFANTRY i ii Court Martial Finds They "Shot Up" Brownsville. PENROSE IS EXONERATED. Washington, March 2.". The senate .ommittee on military affairs today received from Acting Secretary of War Cop. a telegram from General McCaskey. concerning Major Penrose's court martial. The telegram says that Penrose was exonerated. but that he court martial found that the "shooting up"' of Hmwnsville was- done by soldiers of the T.th infantry, colored, which President Roosovclt discharged without honor. : "

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PRESIDENT M'CREA OF Philadelphia, March 23 As an

through the Legislature of Pennsylvania, is about to make it unlawful for

a railroad to charge more than 2 this state and which is also about

minous coal, the Pennsylvania Railroad is about to follow the example of

the Erie and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroads and order several improvements now under way to be stopped. These improvements and others in contemplation which have been and are to be cancelled, will

approximate $25,000,000. The work in New York is not likely to be affected. President McCrea, of the Pennsylvania, says on this subject: "The

increased cost of labor and material, the legislation, both state and municipal, to increase taxes, reduce rates and fares, and force upon the rail

way large expenditures that yield no direct' return would seem to make it a wise policy on the part of the company to reduce its capital expenditures to a minimum, avoid new undertakings and restrict its expenditures for

the present to such work as is now ARMED TRUCE AT A COLORED FESTIVITY Dance on Saturday Night Was Featured by Presence Of Many Firearms. TWO CITY COURT CASES. HOWARD HIATT PLEAD GUILTY BUT SENTENCE WAS STAYEDWILLIAM BUSH SENT DOWN FOR LARCENY. "If trouble had been started at the colored dance in the north end Saturday night, how many revolvers do you suppose would have been drawn?" asked Prosecutor Jessup of George Hill, colored. "I expect there would have been a good many pulled," remarked George, with a lash. There were two cases in police court and a "gun" figured in each of them. There will be two more cases, the outgrowth of the same dance, in court Tuesday morning and guns will also figure in these cases. Howard Hiatt, colored, plead guilty to carrying concealed weapons. He stated that while enroute home from the dance with Sam Thomas, colored, he remarked that he hoped no trouble would be started as he had a gun on him. Will Wylie, also colored, heard this remark and chose to believe that he had been addressed for his benefit, whereupon he assailed Hiatt with a beer bottle, knocking him down with a blow on the head. As Hiatt fell he jerked a gun out of his coat pocket and it exploded. Hiatt has never been in trouble before so Judge Converse stayed sentence. Hiatt explained that he was carrying the gun for the purpose of selling it. Thomas. Hiatt's companion, was also "toting a gun and he will be arraigned in police court Tuesday morning charged with carrying concealed weapons. Wylie, who was taken into custody, will be charged with assault and battery. William Bush in Trouble. The other case in court was that of William Push, colored, charged with stealing a revolver from George Hill. Bush resides in Fountain City and has served three terms in the penitentiary on, larceny charges. HH1 stated that he was showing Push through his rooms and that Bush took from a drawer a '"gun" belonging to j Hill. Bush went to tha Schell saloon ! and Hill followed him. demanding the i gun. Bush said another colored man j had it and the two set out in search ( of this man, going to his home and to the dance where, the merrymakers were alleged to have been enjoying themselves under an armed truce, arrangement. The sought for man could not be found and then Hill again accused Bush of having his property. Hill stated that Bush was on the point of paying for the gun when Officer Bundy appeared and arrested Push, j The gun was found on the latter when Bundy searched him. Bush's defense was that he had given a roll of bills to Hill in the latter's house and that 1 1 1 II was to have taken out of this "roll" the amount due him for the gun. Judge Converse fined Bush $2 and costs and added a ten days' jail sentence for- good-measure- " "

Railroad Legislation.

THE PENNSYLVANIA. object lesson to the public, which cents a mile tor passenger traftic in to place a tax on anthracite and bitu under way and must be completed." WILL BE ASHAMED SAYS CLEVELAND Ex-President Says There Is Delirium in Attitude Toward Railroads. SUPERVISION IS NEEDED IT SHOULD BE PLANNED IN A QUIET HOUR AND NOT IN ONE OF ANGRY EXCITEMENT, HE SAYS. Princeton, N. J., March 25. Ruddy of cheek, bright of eye, elastic of step ex-President Grover Cleveland return ed Friday evening from his shooting trip in the South. He found awaiting him many hundreds of letters and tel egrams and other tokens of felicitation on his seventieth birthday. They came from all parts of the country and from all sorts of people, furnishing an index, which is believed to have stir prised the ex-president, of the depth of the regard in which he is held in the hearts of his countrymn and of the spontaneity with which, in the last week, this regard has expressed itself throughout the breadth of the land. Mr. Cleveland discussed the peculiar situation in which both the great political parties find themselves. He has a keen realization of the truth that a political party implies a political policy, and that a political organiza tion without a policy for the advocacy of which it exists is in no proper sense a political party. Mr. Cleveland ap pears to be conscious of the political anarchy of the day, and solicitous that some line of political recrystallization be found. He is not, however, of the opinion that' impulsive denunciation of evils without a true perception of their cause or without a remedy grounded on broad principles, forms a policy upon which a patriotic party can ask support. Denunciation is easy and dangerous. A political party, he holds is bound to propose a "constructive program founded on principles. There is Much of Delirium. "There is much of the nature of delirium," said Mr. Cleveland, "in the popular outcry against railroad corporations, for instance. "We s"hall all be ashamed of it by and by. I dare say I have some reason to know of the real iniquities of corporations, and I do know them, but there is much that is not only groundless ,but wrong, in the of fhand attacks made on the railroads by thoughtless people on all hands. What is well founded in them will be cured, but the craze of denunciation will soon pass. We shall reflect that railroads are vitally related to our prosperity, and that to attack them needlessly Is to attack ourselves. It is not the stock of soulless million aires, but the property of citizens, of widows and orphans, whose savings are invested in railroads, that is being damaged. We shall recall what railroads have been and are still to be In the development of our country, and this craze will pass. "Of course, there must be. some ! form of governmental supervision, but lit should be planned in a quiet hour, inot'in one of angry excitement,"

THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Showers and colder Tuesday. Increasing southerly winds. OHIO Partly cloudy; warmer.

CIRCULATION STATEMENT. SUNDAY Total Circulation Net Circulation 7,071 6,845 LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION. LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCULATION. LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION. BY CARRIER. Seven Papers for Seven Cents. PERFECTING PLANS - FOR FAMINE WORK Ministers Will Lay Basis for It Thoroughly. LECTURES BY DR. TAYLOR. At the ministerial association meeting, at South Eighth Street Friends church, plans for the campaign for the relief of famine sufferers in China, were discussed, and according to the first announcement, the work will be gin immediately and be carried out on the same lines as announced last week It is the idea of the ministers to get a firm basis laid for the campaign be fore a cent is solicited. The ministerial association will rush the completidn of all arrangements for the appearance of Dr. E. O. Taylor, the great temperance and scientific lectur er, who will appear at Reid Memorial church Thursday night, Friday night and both morning and evening on Sun day. Cards will be placed about the city this week and the ministers hope that the lectures will be the source of much good to the city. Former Presiding Elder G. H. Hill of the Methodist church, read an interesting paper that was well received, and which elicited much discussion. POLO SEASON WILL OPEN EVENING Post-Season League in Readiness for Play. LINEUP OF THE TEAMS; Anderson, Ind., March 25. Informa tion received by Secretary Dave Durbin from the four cities comprising the post-season polo league indicates that much interest is being manifested in the coming games by both the general public and the players. All the men on the various teams have reported at their respective places and are ready for the contests which open the season tonight in this city and at LoThe Anderson players headed by Fred Jean, arrived Sunday, flushed with the success' of having second place in the Interstate league with the Canton, O., team. A message was also received from William Horlick of Racine, Wis., stat ing that the Horlick cup had been shipped to Secretary Durbin. This beautiful trophy has been contested for and won by the teams in the Western polo league for the last three years. Elwood, Richmond and Marion teams have each had the honor of holding the prize. The cup will be placed on exhibition in the cities of the league and will, no doubt, add much interest to the games. The advance sale of seats for to night's game in this city is very en couraging and indicates that the sea son will open with all the enthusiasm that characterized the sport a few years ago. The lineup is as follows Anderson. Miller first rush: Rob erts, second rush; Jean, center; Mo Grath, half back; Mallory, goal. Marion Lewis, first rush; Hawkins second rush; Doherty, center; Camer on. half back; Bannon Goal. Curtis Waller will referee the game to be played in this city. ELKS' MEETING TONIGHT. mportant Session That All Members Are Urged to Attend. There will be a called meeting of he Richmond lodge of Elks this evenng and every member of the lodge is requested to attend. At this meeting an important report will be made by the home committee and an effort will be made to place the remaining tock so that the deal for a home may be closed as soon as possible. Distinction Is Costly. New Castls. Ind., March 25 Ed ward Bazzle, living north of this city, enjoys the distinction of being the first person In Henry County to be arrested this year for a violation of the State law regulating automobiles. Bazzle was arrested on a charge of speeding his machine beyond the legal lim it, and- was lined 211. '

THAW CASE MAY BE

CLOSED THIS WEEK All Depends on Justice Fitzger ald's Decision on Lunacy Commission. THAW'S THIRD STATEMENT. PRISONER DENIES THERE IS ANY DISSENSION AMONG HIS LAWYERS MR. DELMAS IS STILL IN COMMAND. New York, March 25 Lawyers Delmas, O'Reilly and Peabody were early callers on Thaw at the Tombs today. Delmas remained nearly an hour. Thaw got very busy early preparing a statement. In case . Fitzgerald rules against a lunacy commission, it Is be lieved the trial will be wound up this week. Otherwise the case may be hung up for about three weeks. New Statement by Thaw. In the effort that is being made to keep Thaw out of the madhouse and have his trial for the killing of Stanford White continued to a definite ending before the jury, the young mil lionaire's lawyers this morning presented to Justice Fitzgerald additional atfidavits to show that the defendant is sane and that there is nothing to warrant the appointment of the commission in lunacy suggested by District Attorney Jerome. The court will examine the papers today and Tuesday and on Wednesday morning a decision will be rendered. If the court should decide to appoint the examining commission, the jury will be at large until that commission shall have decided the sanity question. Thaw's counsel have decided to fight the appointment of a lunacy commission to the bitter end, as it is not unlikely that the commission's hearing will last as long, if no longer, than has the now celebrated trial itself. Thaw Denies Rumor. Thaw made public another statement, this time denying a rumor which he believes is current to the effect that there is dissension among his counsel. He also refers to the affidavits filed with Justice Fitzgerald by his attorneys in opposition to the appointment of a lunacy commission to examine him. A. Russell Peabody, who gave the matter to the press after he had had a' conference with other members of Thaw's counsel, designated it as "the third statement issued by Thaw since Aug. 10." It follows: I "I wish to deny the rumor that there is dissension among my counsel. Ow ing to the limited time affidavits were prepared simultaneously at the office of Mr. Delmas and of Hartridge and! Peabody. Four that were completed i March 22 at the latter office were transmitted to the former and all of that date were printed together under Mr. Delmas' supervision. Those made March 23 were brought to me as I was nearest the court. "I examined the last four from Messrs. Hartridge and Peabody and one from Mr. Delmas' office and found them eminently satisfactory. "This method was sanctioned by Mr. Delmas. Had I considered that anything in these last affidavits might be considered inappropriate for this occasion they would have been withdrawn for the time and corrected under Mr. Delmas' direction. "My mother sent her exceedingly clear affidavit Friday morning to be copied at the office of Hatridge & Peabody, and proceeded there later to affix her signature under oath. It was written by her at her hotel, with no suggestions from anyone whomsoever, and is filed exactly as she prepared it." Wife a Sunday Caller. The monotony of Thaw's Sunday at the Tombs was broken by an unexpected visit from his wife. This was the first time since his detention that the prisoner was allowed to receive callers, other than his counsel, on Sunday. Mrs. Thaw had come to the Tombs with a message for her husband and was agreeably surprised when told that she might visit him. The two were together for a half hour and when she left she said: "Harry is in excel lent health and is sure that everything will come out in his favor." ADDITION IS VALUABLE. New Volumes Are Added to the Indiana State Library. A series of letters, published In book form in 1810 have just been added to the Indiana history department of the State library. The letters were writ ten by Christian Schultz,' Jr., In 1S07 and 1S0S, during his explorations of the regions traversed by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and sent to Isaac Riley of New "York city. They contain some interesting matter pertaining to conditions along the Ohio in 1S07. SWEENEY AND QUINN. They Are Made Defendants ir Suit By the State Life. Indianapolis. March 25 Charging that $80,000 of the funds of the State Life Insurance company were misappropriated and diverted by Andrew M. Sweeney and Samuel L. Quinn, when they were president and vice-president respectively and members of the Board of directors, the State Life Insurance nev and CJuInn. to recQver Xfcis amount,

WANT ROOSEVELT AGAIN Philadelphia North American Gets Opinions.

IGNORE HIS DECLARATION. Philadelphia, March 2.". The North American says that the preponderance of opinion in letters received by that paper from this section is that Roosevelt will be renominated, despite the repeated declaration that he would not accept. Numerous letters suggest that he be placed in charge of the Fenama canal after his term is out. SET FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. Fifth Street Methodist Conference. Quarterly The quarterly conference at which the officers- of the Fifth Street M. E. church will be elected for the ensuing year, will probably be held Thursday night. The Rev. J. O. Campbell, pas tor, has set that date, but the matter will be definitely decided upon by Pre siding Elder T. M. Guild, who Is at present out of the city. COUNCIL TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING Traction Freight Situation To Be Considered by City Fathers Tonight. MAY PASS THE FRANCHISE. IN SUCH CASE THE MATTER WILL BE PUT SQUARELY UP TO THE COMPANY COUNCIL ' WAS IN ERROR. There will be a special meeting of the city council this evening at which the ordinance committee will report on a tranchise ordinance for the Indian apolis, Columbus & Eastern Traction company. It was stated Saturday, that there would be no meeting be cause the traction officials had refus ed to accept a franchise which would compel it to run a freight carbine on North Twenty-third street. After the announcement had been made that there would be no council meeting, it was discovered that there was a motion on the council records. which was passed at the last regular council meeting, ordering a special meeting. This makes it necessary that the meeting be held. Ordinance May Be Passed. i The ordinance that will be reported by the ordinance committee will specify that the company In operating freight cars through the city, must use the following route: North Fifth street from Main street to North D street, thence east along North D street, Ft. Wayne avenue and North E. street to North Twenty-third street, thence south to Main street. This ordinance will in all probability be passed by council and the traction problem will be placed squarely before the traction company. It will mean that the Indianapolis, Columbus & Eastern Traction company must accept the terms of the city, or forever abandon any plan of operating freight cars through this city. s It is also probable that council will rescind the ordinance passed at i the last meeting which suspended for one month's time the enforcement of the ordinance prohibiting the operation of freight cars on Main street. Council Was in Error. Councilmen have discovered that their act In suspending the enforcement of the Main street freight car ordinance was a most unpopular move and they will hasten to cover up their error. If they neglect to do so Mayor Schilllnger will place his veto on the ordinance. SENT NO REPRESENTATIVE. However It Is Said Richmond Wants To Belong to the Central Indiana Golf League. Marion, Ind., March 23 Representatives of seven golf clubs gathered in Marion Sunday to complete the organization of the Central Indiana Golf League. The schedule was not fin ished at this meeting, but it was decided that the season shall open on May 18, and that each club will play twelve games six at home and six abroad. The schedule will provide that all games be played on Wednesday, but this may be changed where the two clubs to play can agree on some other day of the same week. The Richmond and Indianapolis Country Clubs had sent word that they desired berths in the new organization, but they failed to send representatives to the meeting. NOT SLIGHTEST CLUE TO ENGLISH TEACHERS. Not the slightest inkling of the whereabouts or the probable route of the English school teachers who were to visit schools In this city hsCs been received In Richmond. The school teachers here have given up all hopes of ever eatchine a elfmnse of the favorites.

FAIRBANKS ASKED TO CHANGE METHODS

Petition Prepared in Eighth District Will Be Forwarded to Him. CROMER IS OBJECTED TO. SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT OF PLANS THAT ARE BEING LOWED TO BOOST THE PRESIDENT'S CANDIDACYTHE FOL VICE Muncie, Ind., March 23. The methods of the Fairbanks managers to secure undisputed control of the stateorganization, with a view possibly of crushing opposition to the vice president's ambition to succeed President Roosevelt, are raising a storm of protest in many sections of the state, and especially In the eighth congressional district. Knowing the value of the services of George W. Cromer, late congressman from that district, ns an organizer, the Fairbank's men apparently have selected him to manage the preliminary campaign for control of the organization. So intense has the feeling become, that petitions are being circulated and signed throughout the district, virtually asking the vice president to call off his minions. Among those who have affixed their signatures are many who fought Cromer in the late campaign and succeeded In defeating him in a district normally republican. The petitioners make po threats against the vice president, but simply, ask him to change his methods. What the Petition Says. The petition, to which, it is believed 3,000 to 4.000 names will bo attached before it Is forwarded to the vice president, says in part: Noting a very preceptible tendency of the Indiana newspapers, whose policies are under your direction, to continue to perpetuate strife iu the eighth congressional district, an inclination to continue tenaciously to hold onto George W. Cromer, late congressman, despite the fact that the people of this district have said emphatically that they are done with him, thus keeping before the best republicans of the district a name that grates on their righteous sensibilities, and, understanding that you wish to be considered as a presidential quantity in the corning national republican convention, and. assuming that in such a race you wish the support of all the republicans of Indiana, and not a divided party, we. the undersigned republicans of the eighth district, have thought it fit to address this memorial to you. The policy pursued by the Indiana polis News, Indianapolis Star. th Muncie Star and Terre Haute Star is offensive to every republican In Indiana who does not now or who has not in the past shown the most complete sympathy with the present state or ganization or its methods. One day it is an open attack on some good re publican who has seen fit to oppose the aspirations of Mr. Cromer, the next day it Is a veiled attempt to create a sentiment against Senator Beveridge, who we feel sure has the cordial support of his full share of hoosier republicans. Another time it is a rap at Harry S. New cy some other republican whose loyalty to party; principles has never been questioned. All of this, of course, as you will doubtless see, cannot be taken otherwise than as desire of one faction to rise to prominence at the expense of the other. The effusions of Washington correspondents show evidence of being written after a careful comparison of notes and this arrangements is one which Is apparent to every signer of this petition. It become notfcable Immediately after that historic conference in Washington a year ago between yourself, Delavan Smith of the News. A. A. McCormlck of the Star, Joseph P. j Kealing, A. Tobias Hert, Harry C. Starr,. James P. Goodrich and a num(Continued on Page Two.) ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED. Detectives Working on Marvin Caso Declare Neighbors Seem to Know Too Much About It. Dover, Del., March 25 Pinkertons at work on the Marvin kidnapping1 case declare that arrests will be made before night. They say neighbors of Dr. Marvin seem to know too much, about the case. FIRED AT SHOUTS' AUTO Town Marshal Says Machine Was Scorching. GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. Washington. March 2.". ''Come out to on r little village and prefer charg es, if you think our peace officer did wrong when he fired shots at your au tomobile." Is the gist of the message Mayor Garrett of Glen Echo sent today to the family of Theodore Shonts. late head of the Isthmu3 canal commission. Town Marshal Collin yesterday fired at an automobile whit it he says was going sixty miles an hour. through, the village