Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 120, 21 May 1907 — Page 1

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TRACTION COMPANY AGREES TO TERMS IH FREIGHT MATTER

iWill Apply for a Franchise for The Operation of Both Passenger and Freight Cars Through,-Richmond. . OFFICIALS WERE HERE 4 FOR SHORT CONFERENCE City Officials Are Very Much Pleased Matter Was Up For Discussion at Monday's Session of Council. T"rom developments in the traction question today it is easy to see why city Attorney T. J. Study had little to way Monday evening while he was be ins: pressed by Councilman Deuker with oueries concerning what action i could be taken to unravel the traction muddle. Throughout the discussion fMr. Stady 3iad a card up his sleeve, fwbica was flashed today, and a state i niwit with regard to w hich was not t - made until this afternoon. In brief the traction war that has s waged between this city and the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern is now a thing of the past. The white flag has been run up by the company, which has accepted the terms dictated 1 Borne weeks ago concerning the route over which freight cars were to be operated through this city. Monday evening about six o'clock President Merrill of the board received a long distance telephone message from President Hugh McGowan of the T. II. I. & E., stating that he and oth?r traction . officials would arrive in Richmond this morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of reaching some Egreement. Agree to the Terms. On scheduled time Mr. McGowan arrived, accompanied by General Manager Reynolds, Mr. Lappel and Fred Winters, counsel for the company. These officials immediately held an audience with the board and Mr. Study and Mr. McGowan, without referring to the delay in the settlement of the local freight situation, stated that his company would accept the .terms of the city and would apply for a franchise for the operation of both passenger and freight cars through this city. After a short conference (the officials returned to Indianapolis. Mr. Winters and Mr. Study will klraw up the franchise for the com- ; pany and it probably will be submitted to council some time next month. By the terms of the franchise the company will be compelled to operate its freight cars through the north end of the city and on North Twenty-third -Street, The members of the board and Mr. 'Study are greatly elated over the outcome of the successful war they have waged against me iracuon company 'and their service to the city in this .respect will meet with the hearty commendation of all Richmond business men. who have been most patient and i loyal to the city throughout the fight. waged against the traction DISCUSSION IN COUNCIL. Sentiment Was in Favor pf Prompt Action. Councilman Henry Deuker voiced the sentiment of the local shippers Monday evening at council meeting when he suggested that some prompt action on the part of the city be taken to briug the Terre Haute, Indianajolic & Eastern traction company to time in regard to running freight cars through thi3 city. Mr. Deuker inquired of City Attorney T. J. Study if there is no way In Which the interurban company could ibe compelled to run freight cars through Richmond and he asked in case the company persisted in its refusal to operate freight cars unless the company was allowed to run these cars on some street other than Twenty-third street, if it is not possible to - take away its franchise, which permits the running of passenger cars. Mr. Deuker stated that the local retailers and shippers had been very patient and loyal to the city in the game of delay it has been playing with the traction company and that these business men had in their loyalty to the city lx-en seriously hampered and bad also lest considerable money. Mr. Deuker stated that the retailers and shippers s-t ill expressed a willingness to tand back of the city but. said Mr. Deuker. it is only fair to them that the city again take some actioi; toward bringing the company to a settlement. Asks More Patience. Mr. Study said that the business men had been most loyal to the city in its fight with the traction company and he asked that they be patient a little longer as he thought that there would !. developments and that these devvlopiiicrnts woild materialize shortly. "I.e4 the hoard solve this jnobkvn." said Mr. Study. -I tilink verything will work out satisfactory in a short time."

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Miss Hodskin of Cambridge City has established a new record, having placed her total vote well over 130,000. Miss Danner of the same class as Miss Hodskin is a close second and . within a day or so ought to pass the 100.000 mark. Mr. Wissler in the man teach

How the Vote Steads

WOMAN TEACHER. Mss Elizabeth Sands, Starr school..! ...104,703 Miss Elizabeth Lash ley, CentervUla school .. 91,075 Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville school... 27,977 Miss Luc'ie Mayr, Hibberd school 10,213 Miss Daisy Petty, East Germantown school 2,619 Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater school 1,739 MAN TEACHER. Elza Stevenson, Economy school .. .. .. 40,173 W. O. Wissler, Garfield schocT.- 30,060 J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school... 28,762 Joseph M. Richter, St. Andrews' school 28,220 Orvllle Brunson, Garfield 16,228 Walter S. Davis- High school 15,694 A. T. Elliott, Boston school 5,778 Joe Burgess, Whitewater 5.C93 L. B. Campbell, Business College.. .3.250 B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 3,244 Jos. H. Blose, Jacksonburg 3.038 Lawrence Smelser, Abington school 1,544 WOMAN CLERK Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers . .. 65,493 Miss Nellie Williams, Singer Sewing machine office... 27,344 Miss Emma Johnson, Milliner at No'ders 12,351 Miss Hazel Horfman, Model Dept. Store 1,203 MAN CLERK. Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier 67,212 Howard Smith. Model Dept. Store 10.542 Howard Thomas. Emmons Tailoring Company 3.314 Joe WesseJ. Lahrman's ... ... 2,798 Uiam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .. .. 1,210 WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE. Miss Marie Hodskin, Bartel's Overall factory, Cambridge 130.788 Miss Goldie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co 98.1C4 Miss Essie Ellis, Adam Bartel factory 6,296 Miss Bessie Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket factory 817 MAN SHOP EMPLOYE. William Russell. Hcosier Drill..... , .... 34,179 George Matthews, Gaar Scott .. 24.C60 Geo. Knight. Starr Piano .. . 23.230 Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co. ... 8.ES6 Fred Reynolds. Starr Piano 6,763 Abraham Schissler, Wayne Works 614

COUNT AND COUNTESS

CHAMBRUM. rs'ew York, May 21-The Countess de Cliambrum, formerly Miss Longworth and sister of the President's -son-in-law, has recently opened- a -lace show at Paris. The Countess is taking an active interest in the revival of French lace making. 'S TOTAL VOTE er class has made a. gallant spurt going to second place with over 30,000 votes. So far not one of the other contesting men teachers have been able to take first place from Elza Stevenson, the popular Economy school teacher. (.Continued on Page Two.)

THE .WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA Generally fair Tuesday night and Wednesday; rising tern perature. OHIO Wednesday increasing ness and warmer.cloud iCIRCULATION STATEMENT. MONDAY (May 20) Total Circulation . . Net Circulation . .. . 7,060 6,849 LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION. LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCULATION. LARGEST PAIO CIRCULATION. nnpTuni r 10 r in udoihuLl lo ruun U TO WARD OIVISIOI! Law Such That Seventh May Have to Remain as at Present Until 1909. STUDY'S INTERPRETATION. IN THE MEANTIME THE PRELIMINARY STEPS WILL BE TAKEN AND THE MATTER WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. At council meeting Monday evening the committee on franchises and ordinances reported favorably on the petition of the residents of West Richmond for a division of tho seventh ward. City Attorney Study, after the reading of the committee's report, expressed some doubt as to whether this division can be made effective until 1900 owing to the state law., Mr. Study read section 40 of the towns and citie3 cod"37wbich is la "part as follows: "The wards of each city shall remain in number and boundaries the same as now existing until the year 1907; and thereafter no readjustment or fixing of the boundaries of the wards of any city shall occur oftener than once in a period of six years, unless the same be made necessary by the annexation of new territory no such ordinance for a change in wards before notice first given by publication for three successive weeks, once each week, the last ' of which publication shall be at least thirty days before any city election." Not Until 1909. Mr. Study interpreted the meaning of this law that the Seventh ward could not be divided into two wards until at least thirty days before the ! next city election, which will not be held until November, 1909. He explained that the law made this provision so that' at the city election a representative ' fn the city council could be elected by the voters in the new ward. Mr. Study recommended that the ordinance providing for an additional ward to the city be drawn up and that the ordinance be published according to law. He stated tliat there would bo no harm to take the first steps in creating a new ward at the present time and that if it was possible to divide the Seventh ward soon er than 1909 this action could be tak en after the ordinance had been pre pared for publication. Mr. Study will thoroughly investigate the question in hope of discovering some satisfactory method to accomplish the purpose. On a motion Mr. Study was instructed to prepare an ordinance for the divis ion of the ward. EIGHTEEN- ENTRIES ' FOB GOLF CONTEST Season at Country Club to Open on Wednesday. LOSERS FURNISH DINNER. The Country club will be formerly opened for the season Wednesday afternoon, when a contest between the local golfers will be held. A dinner will be served in the evening, tho losing side paying the cost and having the winners as guests. Entries so far in the games follow: j. p. Thompson, George Seidel, J. Y. Poundstone, F. Lt. Torrence. R. W. Stimson, G. Ed. Hill, W. K. Dill, W. J. Hutton, O. E. Comer, Guy Scott, Wilbur Hibberd, D. N. Elmer, Dr. C. S. Bond, Isaac Wilson, L. E. Bridgeman, E. B. Grosvernor. Paul Comstock and C. A. McGuire. Gause a Knight Templar. George R. Gause was made a full j Knight Templar at the meeting of the Templars Monday night.

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MRS. GOULD BRII1GS SENSATIONAL SUIT

Action for Separation Shows Her Husband Up in Most Undesirable Light. HIS PERSONAL HABITS BAD. PLAINTIFF CHARGES THAT SHE IS THE VICTIM OF A CONSPIRACY MEANT TO RUIN HER vSOCIAL STANDINGS New York, May 21". Mrs. Howard Gould has started against her hus band a suit for separation, one of her most astonishing allegations . being that because of his personal habits he is an improper person to live with. The complaint is highly sensational. connecting names of several , women with the case. This morning District Attorney Jer ome consulted with Police Commissioner Bingham, going over all of the evidence thus far adduced in the case with the possible result that he may begin a grand jury hearing to learn just what there Is to the charge of conspiracy brought by Mrs. Gould. The complaint against her husband covers every one of the four grounds on which it is possible to Becure a di vorce. In the charge that he is an im proper person to live witn some exceedingly distressing details may be brought out in the bill of particulars. Non support is one of the allega tions. Under the fourth charge, that of cruel and inhuman treatment, many specifications are made, one of which is that Gould, at the time of their separation, sent notices , to all the tradespeople with whom his wife had dealings, instructing them not to give her any credit if they had any idea of collecting their accounts from him. Hounded by Detectives. Another set of allegations is that he has humiliated her constantly by sur rounding her with detectives, causing ; her mail to be opened and subjecting her tojmanjp si ; mil a r an inoy a nces. She declares that she had frequently uteu iiumiuaicu uj uycu muuui i in which he nas associated wrtn oineri women while she was being neglected. She makes the direct accusation that Gould and a former police worked together for her ruination in public esteem. WANTS $5,0 DAMAGES John R. Miller Sues the Panhandle Railroad Company.

John R. Miller, of this city, who wasjof the men affected have their homes severely injured in April, 1JKKJ. while j near the hose houses from which they

employed at tne local rannancie (freight station, has brought suit; against the company, asking $.j,WK damages. Miller claims in his complaint that the injury he received was so severe that it has maimed him and crippled him for life and that he cannot obtain employment on this account. Two Earlham

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Earlham has been getting, her share of oratorical honors this year. Laurence Smalser represented the college at Cincinnati last week in the Intercollegiate peace association contest and won second place, the winner being Paul Smith, of DePauw, who fi nothing inert of a Webster on the stump. Gas Hoe lecher represented Earlham in the statA prohibition contest and won first place. He will go to the interstate contest to be held at. the University of Michigan. Both orators are Richmond boys and graduated at the locals high school

TROUBLE EXPECTED IN THECAR STRIKE Company at Evansviile Claims Cars Will Be Run.

THE DAY WAS A QUIET ONE. Evansviile; Ind., May 21. The sixth day of the strike started off quieter than at any time because the Koch men, strike breakers of Nashville, are in bad repute with the police here, John Reed's strike breakers from Chicago have been brought in. They are a lot of thick necked men, all muscle. The greatest trouble is expected tonight when the cars w ill , be run, the company says, no matter what bappens. All was quiet this morning. Cars were running as usual without passengers. SEVERAL SHIFTS III FIRE DEPARTMENT Changes Due to An Unsatisfactory Condition That Existed at No. 4. MEMBERS NOT PLEASED. SOME OF THE MEN ARE TAKEN TOO FAR, AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES TO ENTIRELY SUIT THEM. A wholesale shift among the mem(hers of the fire department took place I Monday a a result of some dissatis - fact!on w?fh thet Vfl . Wo ni,v locaiea ai me nose nouse on south K street. Chief Miller has announced the folicwing . caanges in his department: rtfcfca Coyle f rord Ih e fcookand. ladder , company city building, to captain of i , ly. hoce company; Jerry Miller, ! from captain of No. 4 hose company, South E street, to No. 2 hose company, city building; Albert Griffith from No! 2 hose company to No. 4 hose company; William Mills from No. 1 hose company. North Eighth street, to No. 4 hose company; Everett Miller from No. 4 hose company to No. ? hose company, North A street; Paul fleier from No. 4 hose company to hook and ladder company; Karl Wadman from No. 3 hose company to No. 1 hose company. Members of the department are not greatly pleased over this shift. Manv have ueen transferred. "Because al few firemen created a little talk I do not see why the men who have always done their duty in a proper manner ! should be made the victims," remark - ed one of the veteran firemen, who has been transferred from the iiose house where he has been located for several years College Orators.

REPORT ADAMS HAS REPUDIATED STORY

State May Lose Ground Because of Failure of This Witness to Stand Firm. WELLS TO THE RESCUE. JURY HAS NOT YET BEEN SE CURED AND IT APPEARS THAT ANOTHER SPECIAL VENIRE IS NECESSARY. Boise, Idaho, May 21. Ceneral Bulkloy AVells purpose in hastening to the scene of the Haywood trial Is declared to be to bolster up Steve Adams and bring the witness buck to conformity with the wishes of tho prosecution. It is reported that Adams has repudiated in full his alleged confession. It seems inevitable that the trial must be halted again to permit the gathering of another special venire of talesmen. When the session Monday ended only eleven out of twenty iereniptory challenges had been used and only nine of the one hundred veniremen gathered a week ago remained uncalled. The remaining nine will hardly furnish grist for a day's work, so sometime today the judge will probably postpone the trial for at lest a full day and send the sheriff forth In quest of fifty additional talesmen. Sixteen men were examined and excused for cause. Most of them had deep-t-eated opinions as to the guilt or innocence of William D. Haywood and went down for challenges by the ttate. Two of the sixteen had scruples a?ainst capital punishment and two others had scruples about hanging a murderer on circumstantial evidence. The examination wearily droned its way over the same old ground, al1 though the defense has narrowed Its range of questions. It asked nothing Taft speeches, but devoted much attention to possible : local ; prejudices and ths existence of general prejudice against the Socialists. NEED MORE MONEY FOR MARKET HOUSE Six Hundred Dollars Additional Appropriated for Improvements There. BIG CHANGES ARE MADE. IT WILL BE POSSIBLE THE BUILDING BOTH AND SUMMER NEW PLEASING. TO USE WINTER WALKS j , j j Under suspension of the rules an i ordinance was passed Monday ?vening by the 'city council appropriating $CC0 for additional improvements at the market house on South Sixth street. The original appropriation of $1,500 has been expended for making the cement walks laid floors. Tho additional appropriation will be used for making sliding doors, putting a corrugated Iron ceiling to the house, adding four windows and painting and whitewashing the building. These new improvements at the market house were ordered by council on tho recommendation of tho board of public works. President Merrill stated that It was desired to place the old market housn in such good condition that it would be possible to utilize it both summer and winter. Study Grestly Pleated. City Attorney Study stated that h had recently inspected the improvements already mad? at the market house and that he was greatiy phased with the cement walks about the building. He stated that these walks extended at least twenty feet out from the market house on all sides and that be was surprised no one had ever thought of extending weather sheds out from the building over these walks. This plan, Mr. Study somarked, could be carried out with but email expense. Councilman Deuker opposed the plan suggested by the city attorney on the grounds that he did not think the city should spend any more money on the ancient building which serves the city as a market house. Mr. Deuker remarked that if there is any more money to be spent In this man ner he would recommend that $2,009 or $1,000 be appropriated and a newmarket house built. Mr. Deuker stat ed that this probably would be done in three or four years and that It would be foolish to tie up any more money than necessary on the old building. Sons Will Meet Tonight. The Sons of Veterans will meet In the lodge hall tonight to make further arrana-pnif nts for the decoration dav services. ,