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TODAY VOL. XXXII. NO. 148. COURT ADMITTED LIIIIER ARTICLES TD DE PRESENTED if iutfge Wood Ruled That the State Could Use Them to Corroborate the Story Told By Orchard on the Stand. DRAMATIC PRODUCTION .IN WEDNESDAY HEARING. John L. Stearns, an Express Agent at Denver, Confirmed The Story Orchard Told ; About Securing Employment Boise, June 20. Judge Wood decided today to admit the miners magazine articles ' to corroborate Orchard and show animus on the part of the defendant. Darrow asked if the defense would be permitted to read into record the whole of the articles from which the state selects paragraphs. The court said he would decide that when he came to it. Borah spent the forenoon reading the magaEine articles. Progress of Wednesday. The state Wednesday made a dramatic production and proof of the Goddard bomb and beside offering further corroborations of the testimony of Harry Orchard against William D. Haywood, secured a ruling under which a number of the denunciatory articles published in the Miners' Magazine, official organ of the Western Federation of Miners, will be admitted in evidence. To Justice Luther M. Goddard himelf fell the task of telling the story of the - finding and preservation for use s evidence of the bomb with which Orchard tried to kill him. His appearance on the stand added another to the many dramatic scenes and situations that v have characterized the trial, and his testimony was clear and xiiiiiituely "circumstantial. -The veteran Colorado jurist testified that th first information that he re ceived about toe bomb came 10 mm from Orchard's confession, which was Shown to him at Denver, Feb. 13, 1906, by Detective McPartland. He at once returned to his home and in his gate discovered the screw eye which Orchard says he placed there. It was rusted and corroded by ten months' exposure. The witness said he examined the ground outside the gate where Orchard said he placed the bomb and found a slight depression with the soil packed very hard about Wells Digs up Bomb. M. JJtV J w 0 f " : Di.iirAiAv Walla whn used pocket knife to cut the soil away and raise the pine box containing the bomb There was a small vial on top of the box and attached to the rubber cork of the vial was a piece of rusted wire. The bomb and its attachment were at once taken to the office of the-Pink-Prton Detective Agency and carefully pealed In a wrapper and envelopes that were signed by half a dozen witnesses. Including Justice Goddard, and after that they were placed in a vault, to -the door of which seals, including that of a notary public were attached. There they rested until the following May 22, when, believing the Haywood case was to come to trial, they were removed In the presence of the same witnesses and all, save three of the forty sticks of giant powder contained In the bomb, were exploded. The explosions occurred in the presence of witnesses at a point in the suburbs of Denver, and of the bomb itself twelve giant caps and two wrappers torn from sticks of giant powder were saved as evidence. Defense's Objections Overruled. Senator Borah produced the several packets as they were originally sealed and, commencing with the phial, passed them to Justice Goddard. who broke the seals and Identified the articles. After the phial came the little Bcrew-eye, then the dozen giant caps rand last the powder wrapper. Attoraeys Richardson and Darrow, for the defense, objected to all the evidence and all the exhibits, and moved to strike out everything, but the court ruled against them all along the line. Mrs. Seward, at whose house In Ban Francisco, Harry Orchard lived daring part of the time he was con- ! ducting his operations against Fred r - (Continued on Page Two.) MQIltY TO BUY UNIFORMS Boys' Brigade Will Sell Berries and Cream. The Boys Brigade will sell strawYrrles and ice cream (together or separately, in large quantities or small or "any old way" io suit the taste of the purchaser) on the lawn of St. Paufs Episcopal church tonight (weather permitting.) If it rains the fontiVal will be held inside the ransn house. Every one Is invited to come hejp the boys buy their uniforms.

President Golovin ART ASSOCIATION SELECTS OFFICERS Mrs. M. F. Johnston Was Unanimously Chosen to Continue as President. MISS LESH SECRETARY CHOICE OF A PICTURE TO BE BOUGHT WITH THE REID FUND OF $500 WILL SOON BE ANNOUNCED. Art Association Officers 1907-08. President Mrs. M. F. Johnston. First, Vice-President -T. A. Mott. Second Vice-President Wm. Dudley Foulke. Secretary Miss Carrie 'C. Lesh. Treasurer Miss -Alice E. Unthank. -. Board of Directors. x i' . Frank J. Girardin," Mrs. James Morrisson, H. O. Punsch, John F. Robbins, Miss Alice G. Locke. M. C. Nordyke, Mrs. Jennie Yaryan, Miss Anna. Newman, Ell wood " Morris, J. E. Bundy, Mrs. Paul Comstock, Cleveland K. Chase. Art association members decided at the annual meeting Wednesday night, that owing to the present success of the local exhibits that practically all old officers should be retained. Charles S. Neal, secretary of the association for some years found it impossible to give his time to that work in the future and Miss Carrie Lesh was chosen. Owing to the absence of B. F. Wissler from the city, Miss Anna Newman was elected to the board of directors. These' are the only changes made in the list of officers and directors. Mrs. Johnston was nominated and elected to the position of president with no opposition. Her work in that capacity has become indisDensible and at the same time the honor is placed practically where it justly belongs. The meeting Wednesday night was uneventful. It was shown that everything is moving along smoothly this year and it is thought there will be no deficit after this exhibit. The sale of catalogues has been exceptionally good; better than was at first anticipated. Choice of a Picture. Following the provisions set down In the Daniel G. Reid purchase fund, the board of directors will make the choice of the picture to be purchased bv the Richmond Art association, and which will be added to the rapidly growing collection. The board V ednesday night viewed some of the best pictures in the galleries and wil. an nounce its decision at the meeting or th association tonight. It is said that the choice will be made from four pictures. It is understood there is a difference of opinion in regard to the merits of the various canvases shown. Mrs. Johnston, president of the as sociation, Wednesday night predicted a brilliant future for the. local asso ciation but at : the same time stated that it would take a great deal of self sacrificing labor to keep the exhibit going and make it worthy, bne saia that she wished ' the support of a.i those connected with the association and particularly th directors. This support was voted her in an enthusiastic manner. ; Attendance is Good. Attendance at the exhibit is good, great interest Is being manifest. The rooms were well filled Wednesday night , and this afternoon. The large number of people from surrounding towns who have - come to Richmond for the particular purpose of attending the exhibit, is gratifying to the officers and members of . the , assoclation. This outside, luterest is expected to grow from year to year. One of the most peculiar things noticed at the exhibit is the democratic spirit, all classes mingling in an effort to get a full appreciation of the treat nrovided . . .

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Addressing Dissolved If? AS mm k HP Premier Stolypln. The man who dissolved the Douma by order of the Czar. R. W. HALL HAS BOUGHT THE SAM FRED STORE Business Change Takes Place on Main Street. NEW OWNER WELL KNOWN Sam Fred, who has for a considerable time conducted a clothing ttore on Main Street, between Ninth and Tenth, has disposed of the business to R. W. Hall, who has already taken charge, r ;taining the same employes that were engaged under Mr. Fred. Mr. Hall is well and favorably known to the people of Richmond as he was for two years proprietor of the hardware store just across the street from his new place of business and now owned by Seaney and Brown. Previous to coming to Richmond he was engaged in business at New Lisbon and Cambridge City. He will conduct the clothing store much the same that Mr. Fred has done but has in mind important changes and improvements that will better the business. Mr. Hall is a courteous and honorable business man and no doubt will succedd in his new line as he has in other lines. THEIR MIIML MEMORIAL Eaton Pythian Sisters Will Hold it Saturday. Eaton. O.. June 20. The Pythian sisters will observe the annual memo rial on Saturday evening of this week. when they will meet and march in a body to the cemetery and place flowers on the graves of their departed sisters. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Showers, light variable winds. OHIO Friday partly cloudy, warmer, light and variable, winds, possibly thunder squalls. CIRCULATION STATEMENT. WEDNESDAY (June 19) Total Circulation Net Circulation 7,286 7,081 LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION. LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCULATION. - LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.

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Russian Douma. DISTRICT ENDEAVOR COIIVEIITJOII MEETS A Successful and Profitable Gathering Is on at Milton at This Time. ARE 55 LIVE SOCIETIES. REPORTS SHOW THAT THE EAST MAIN STREET SOCIETY CON TRIBUTED THE MOST TO MIS SIONS. Miltoiu Ind., June 20. The Christian Endeavor convention began at the Christian, church Wednesday afternoon with a good attendance and a fine program. Mis3 Edna Smith of Richmond, ia the. disirlet secretary and presides " at the sessions. The excel lent reports of the work in the district is in a large measure due to her earn est work. In the counties composing the district, .Wayne, Rush, Fayette, Union, Franklin and Decatur, are 55 live societies, nearly all of which have reported. The largest society is the Connersville Christian, which also reported the largest sum of money raised, more than S30O. ' The second largest society is Carthage Friends. The one contributing the most to missions is the East Main Street Friends, Rich mond. The second largest missionary offering was from Fountain City Frfends. The state secretary. Miss Lanham, who is present and assisting on the nrosrram. states that Richmond dis trict is the banner district of the state on finances, having received and dis bursed more than $1,000. At the opening session the Rev. . C. McCormick delivered the welcome address to which Rev. Charles O. Whiteley responded. Among the addresses of the afternoon was that of the Rev. Conrad Huber, on "Our Responsibilities to the Unsaved of the Richmond District." A large audience heard the Rev. Clarence Case's excellent address at the night session. Officers wer elected this afternoon as follows: District secretary Miss Edna Smith, Richmond. District junior secretary Edgar Mote, Richmond. Missionary superintendent Mrs. S. W. Traum. Richmond. County Secretaries Decatur county May Rankin, Greensburg. Fayette Mrs. V. G. Barker, Conner svile. Franklin Mrs. Leona Muller, Brookville. Rush Anna George, New Salem. Union Fern Moss. Kitchell. Wayne Ruby Moore, Milton. ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL MEET TONIGHT Improvements at. the First Baptist Church. The advisory committee or board of deacons of the First Baptist church of North Eleventh street, will meet at the church tonight and building plans will be discussed. The original idea of the congregation was to go ahead with such improvements as the amount of money raised beforehand would justify. Uptodate there has ; been about $3,C00 raised for the improvements. HAS A NIECE AT EATON, 0. Francis T. White, the great friend of Earlham . college, who died at Pittsburg Monday, was an uncle of Mrs. J as. L. Sayler of Eaton, O.

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JUNE 20, 1907. BOCK ISLAND AND HARRIMAN ARE IN DHTHjSfROGCLE Reports Emanating from Wall Street Indicate that the Former is Likely to Down the Railroad Wizard. D. G. REID IS A FACTOR IN PRESENT SITUATION Rock Island is Laying Its Plans in Such a Way as to Threat en Harriman's Railway Empire in Southwest. Abrogation of the agreement for the control of the Alton and tne methods by which it appears to have been accomplished means that the strife started between the Harriman and Rock Island " people three years ago, and which has been the cause of many an important development in the Western railroad field and Wall street since then," must continue to be waged, says the Wall Street Journal. Summary of the situation will be of special interest in Richmond, owing to the connection of D. G. Reid and others. It is doubtful if the interests who are now most potent in the Rock Island really wanted to buy control of the Alton road. Before they bought it there was some talk as to whether the object sought could not just as easily be accomplished by the expenditure of $12,000,000 to $15,000,000 and the construction of a cutoff for through businezs to and from Chicago. Thev bought the road, however. without examining the title. When they found they had stock control it dawned upon them that E. H. Harri man, owing to the fact that the Alfonswa.sf la ; "clasiified ,' board;- really had the -working control. There was also some fear as to whether or not Mr. Harriman might not lease the Alton outright for a term of year3 and under such conditions as to make the common stock for which they paid $40 a share practically worthless. There was also the probability that the Rock Island could not legally control the Alton road under the Sherman anti-trust law. Thus it came to pass that even although the Rock Island people owned a clear majority of Alton stock they were obliged to turn the control over in E. H. Harriman for two years just about the length of time he could have held it any way under the classification of directors. The Rock Island promised to send a lot of its through business both to and from Chicago over the Alton and it has been said that the Union Pacific promised to do likewise. In any case the Alton got no additional business from either source. Last fall when Mr. Harriman's first two years were up the Rock Island people took control according to the schedule. Rock Island Pushed Him Out. Now within a few months of the time when Harriman might under the agreement run the Alton for a year the Rock Island people announce that the agreement is illegal. Mr. Harriman declares it is not but does not demur. It looks as though the Rock Island kept Mr. Harriman no longer than they .had to and at the first op(Continued on Page Two.) T ALL ASSETS POSSIBLE INTO CASH Liabilities of City Mill Works to Be Paid. OTHERS WANT THE SITE. Receiver Henry Burns of the Richmond City Mill Works, is now engaged in the task of turning all assets of the concern into cash that the larger part of the liabilities may be paid. The mill works owns considerable very desirable factory site properties near its nresent location and these are expected 1 to net the creditors considerable mon- ! ey. The old factory site has not yet ! been sold, and when asked as to wheth er any other factories were after It to locate in this city, a local director stated that he had nothing to say on the subject, but intimated that such is the case. Just at what time all affairs of the defunct concern will be settled and Receiver Burns will make his report to the Wayne circuit court, is not known, but it is thought it will be within the course of the next few week.

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LIFE-TIME MEMBERSHIP CARD TO ALBERT MOREL This Honor Conferred by the Eagles' Lodge. SMOKER WEDNESDAY NIGHT One of the highest tributes tbat can be paid by the Eagles lodge Is the pre sentation of a life-time membership card, and this the local lodge gave to Albert Morel at the farewell smoker which was given .Wednesday night in the Eagles' hall in his honor. In addition to the card the order pre sentcd him with a beautiful watch charm, both of which gifts were greatly appreciated by Mr. Morel. He made a short speech In which he thanked the lodge for the kindnesses shown him and bid all members a hearty farewell. A banauet was served, probably to three hundred members. The event was one of the most enjoyable that has been given by the Eagles recently. SHOULD NOT THROTTLE SANITARY PROGRESS No Private Contracts for Public Utilities. A TALK BY W, P. O'NEAL In his address at Logaasport, Ind., W. P. O'Neal said of the municipal garbage problem: "Gentlemen, what our cities need is wide awake, progressive members of the health department, who are fearless in the discharge of their duties. No man can afford to be a cipher in public office. The masses are studying these problems for themselves and they, as taxpayers, are demanding their monej''s worth. "Economy does not consist in the saving of money, but in a judicious expenditure of it. The best nethod that we can afford, is the most economical. "'Cremation or 'incineration of srarbasre is the only disposal system of which we have much knowledge, and this knowledge ia very limited., "Every city should own and oper ate Its own crematory, besides col lectin? its own earbage. We should not throttle sanitary progress by plac ing in the hands of private contract ors these public utilities. HOUSES WILL BE MOVED Pennsylvania Company May Begin Work Soon. The Pennsylvania railroad, through its aeents. the Ferguson Investment company, is preparing to dispose of the houses on North Fifth street and some on North I street. These houses will be sold and moved off. The Ferguson company reports that there are many wanting to buy. As rapidly as vacated the houses will be torn down or moved off so that the railroad can begin work inside of thirty days. WEST SIDEJSSOCIATIOli It Will Hold a Meeting on Friday Night. Friday night a meeting of the West Side Improvement association will be held at the Baxter school building. Despite the warm weather members of the league announce that they expect to keep hammering away on the work for the West Side. CHURCHES .JILL UNITE Evening Services to Be Held in Union. Eaton, O , June 20. During the month3 of July and August the following churches will go together in union evening services, Presbyterian, United Brethren, Diciple, Methodist and Christian. EUREKA LODGE ELECTS Colored Organization of the Knights of Pythias. Eureka lodge, No. 3, K. of P. elected the following officers: Riley Roberts C. C. Percy Griffin V. C. John T. Wat kins K. of R. is. Section Owens M. of F. William Smith M. of Ex. Willi.? Wiaburn Prelate. Gus Roberts M. of A. Dr. J. R. Norrel M. of W. William A. Robinson Inner G. John Reed Outer G.

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SHORTAGE ALLEGED AGAINST TAGGART AT LEAGUE SESSION The Unusual Financial Methods of Richmond's City Clerk Are Called in Question By the Municipal Body. BILLS THOUGHT PAID ARE FOUND NOT PAID. There Is Talk of Impeachment Proceedings That Would Result in Relieving Mr. Taggart of His Office. The news that John F. Taggart. cf clerk of Richmond and Secretary of th Indiana Municipal league, is short la. his accounts tvith the league, has caused a genuine sensation in this city. It is reported that Mr. Taggart s hhortaga amounts to about $..:i."i. Taggart has Iteen secretary of th league for something over two years. For the state meeting held in Indian-i apolis in liMC, Taggart, to advert U the meeting had some printing done by the Nicholson Printing and Manufacturing company of this city. The bill! for this work amounted to $'..riT. Ati this meeting Taggart presented a roster of city officials of all the cities and! towns of the state, which he had compiled, and asked that the league indorse this work. This action wa then taken by the league. This work, it is stated, was a private enterprise on the part of Mr. Tag gart, and after he had secured the League's Indorsement for this work h had copies printed by the Nicholson company. Mr. Taggart, it is stated, sold the advertising rpate in this pamphlet, Avhich netted him about and then sold nearly all the copies printed, at 23 cents each. ' Mr, Nicholson presented a bill of ?T2 for the printing. Dills Were All Paid. At the 'League meeting-held in Marion last year Taggart, it is btated, presented a claim to the treasurer of tho organization, I R. Mallett, of El wood, which included the two printing bills above and some incidental, all of which totaled about $227. Mallett paid over this amount to Taggart, although the bill for the printing of tho list of towns and cities officials did not have to be met by (he League, a it had never authorized the work. It is stated that Taggart gave hi note to the Nicholson Printing company for the payment of the bill for printing the list of officials. The in-' cldental expenses incurred were paid, by Taggart out of the money furnished him by Mr.-Mallett, but the bill fori $90.35 still remains unpaid. Taggart has also failed to take up the note heldJ against bim for the past year. On Mav 27. this year, the .Nicnoisottf Printing company ' presented Taggart a bill against the Indiana Municipal League for $90.33. Mr. Taggart wrotoon this bill that it was a just claim against the League and that he had never been paid. He then forwarde' the bill to Mr. Mallett At an Investigation held in LogansW port Tuesday, where the league Is la -session this week, Mr. Mallett showed receipts from Taggart for the moneypaid over to him last year to meet tni obligation and the others referred to.( Why Taggart should state that tnNicholson claim had never been pai'tj when he was aware that Mallett hel l his receipt for this amount mystified the committee. Mayor Schillinger Talks. Mayor Schillinger, who has juet re-J turned from Logansport. states that when the committee was given proof of Taggart's plainly evident embezzle-, ment of the League's money, severalmembers stated that Taggart ehouM bp nromntlv nrosecuted. Mayor Schil linger, who states that be then hoped to hush the affair because or the reflection It "would cast on the city of , Richmond, plead witd tlie committer 1 not to take this action for the time being at least. It was finally decided, to have a committee wait on Taggartand Insist that he refund the moneywhich he is alleged to have embezzled from the league. "Taggart arrived at Jogansport Tuesday." stated Mayor Schillinger I and I do not believe he attended th?; League meeting that afternoon mor, than fifteen minutes. He came ia with Mallett and word was immed--lately sent to President France, w nowas In the chair, that he was wanted. France left the chair and retired with Taggart and Mallett I did not know of the charge that had been preferred against Taggart until after the rcb- , sion that afternoon when MaUett toldme of the conference that had been held. "Taggart left Logansport. stating that he was going to Lake Maxinkuckee to join bis wife. This morning the , League officers will investigate Tas-' gart's books." Impeachment Rumored. It was rumored today that impeachment proceedings would te brought against Taggart to oust him from tho office of city clerk. Mayor Schlllia-t