Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 193, 10 August 1907 — Page 1

KICHMOKD A AJDIUM 8 PAGES TODAY TODAY AIMD SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL,. XXXII. NO. 19.1. RICHMOND, LVD., SATURDAY EVEXIXG, AUGUST lO, 1907. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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4,000 UIIIOII TELEGRAPHERS Oil A STRIKEATPRESEHT

Of This Number, Twenty-two . Hundred of the Men Are From the Postal and Western Union at Chicago. THREATS ARE MADE BY COLUMBUS EMPLOYES. Western Union Men and Postal Men Are Out at New Orleans-Western Union Company Planning to Fight. Chicago, Aug. 10. The latest estimate on the number of telegraphers on a strike throughout the country approximates four thousand. In Chicago seventeen hundred. Western Union and five hundred Postal operators are out. Threats at Columbus. Columbus, O., Aug. 10. Union operators of the Western Union company this morning gave ultimatum that unless the operators discharged yesterday are reinstated by noon today they Would strike. Out ?.t New Orleans. New Orleans, Aug. 10. The Western Union men here went out at ten a. m. today. W. U. Will Fight. New York, Aug. 10. The Western Union Telegraph company will fight Ihe strike of their operators in the western cities, in the east,, or wherever the men may go out. A strike among the 3000 operators of Greater New York city is imminent, though sentiment among the employes Is said to be divided. j The position taken by the company Is that the men have no substantial grievance. Chicago, Aug. 10. Following the lead of the telegraph operators employed by the Western Union Telegraph company in Chicago, who Tent on strike because they were asked to work with nonunion men in Los Angeles, telegraphers in eight other cities quit work Friday. The 500 men employed by the Postal Telegraph company in Chicago, who belong to the same local as the Western Union men, and who declare that their working conditions have become intolerable, took advantage of the situation and nuit work at 6 last night. Chicago is left with about thirty-five telegraphers endeavoring to transmit the business of both telegraph companies for which, under normal conditions, fully 1,500 men are necessary. The other Western Union offices which became involved in the trouble together with the number of men who quit at each are: Salt Lake City, 36; Helena, 40; Kansas City, 330; Dallas, 135; Fort Worth, 40; Colorado Springs 10; Denver 83. In New Orleans, the men employed by the Postal Telegraph company left their keys to enforce demands made several weeks ago. No More Will Go Out Now. The genera situation has cleared (somewhat and where earlier it appear c-d as if the strike. of the commercial men would be universal throughout the United States, the indications now are that no further strikes will occur for the present at least. Under orders from National President Small, of the telegraphers' organization. National Secretary Russell telegraphed the sec retaries of the locals to keep their men at work until further orders. Mr. Russell when asked for an explanation of this action said: "We don't want to use up all our ammunition in one charge." MRS. VERNON VORE DEAD Demise Occurred in California On Friday. Mrs. Vernon Vore. formerly Miss Jessie Hodsin. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hodgin of this city, died Friday, at her home In Long Beach. Calif., of tuberculosis, at the age of twenty-nine years. She is very well known in Richmond and had many friends here. ARTMAN IN WASHINGTON. Indiana Judge Lectures on Unconstitutionality of Liquor Traffic. Washington, Aug. 10 Judge Samuel R. Art man of Lebanon, Ind., who lectured at the First Presbyterian church on the "Unconstitutionality of the Liquor Traffic," had a distinguished audience and his lecture was well received. The church Is the one of which the late Dr. Talmage was formerly pastor and which President Cleveland attended. The audience was composed for the most part of jurists, clergymen and lawyers.

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Mrs. Eva Fox-Strangway, the clever woman who was brought back to New York, from Toronto, to face the members of the "40 " who have been her dupes, as weh as the more serious charges of passing worthless checks. She has at last been dqserted by her astonishing nerve. Mrs. Fox-Strangway posed as a member of nobility and in this manner procured considerable money, on worthless checks. Everything about her was swmbolic of culture and refinement. She is also of a literary turn of mind and among her effects were found numerous unfinished manuscripts.

VETERANS WILL BE GIVEN PROTECTION Those Who Go to the National Encampment Are Not to Be Gouged. KETCHAM ON COMMITTEE. EFFORT TO AMEND RULES MAKE THREE MEMBERS POST A QUORUM INSTEAD FIVE AS AT PRESENT. TO OF OF William A. Ketcham, of Indianapolis, department commander of the G. A. R. of Indiana, has been appointed a member of a committee to see that the veterans who attend the national encampment at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., get what they are entitled to in the way of accommodations and rates. The other members of the committee are John C. Shotts, Yonkers, N. Y., and J. Payson Bradley, of Boston. When it was decided to hold the national encampment at Saratoga Springs; the Business Men's Association of that city entered into an agreement with the G. A. R. authorities binding Saratoga citizens not to raise prices for hotel accommodations and board while the veterans were in the city. Recently there arose a fear that overcharges might be made in spite of this agreement, and Commander-in-Chief R. B. Brown appointed a committee to see that the contract was lived up to by the Saratoga people. A general order on this subject just issued by the national commander, says: . ; General Order Issued. "All complaints as to overcharging, overcrowding or impositions of any kind or nature will be made to this committee at headquarters. Department of Indiana, United States Hotel, and its decision in every case will be final." . ' On the subject of whether Saratoga Springs will be able to take care of the great crowds that will attend the national encampment, Commander-in-Chief Brown has this to say: "The commander-in-chief and adjutant-general visited Saratoga Springs during the triennial conclave of the Knights Templars, a testfng" time for Saratoga Springs, and fully satisfied themselves that the conditions obtained for a great encampment, and that Saratoga Springs will be able to fulfill its pledges.", . To Amend Post Regulations. The general order states also that an effort will be made to amend the rules and regulations of the G. A. R. so as to provide that three members instead of five shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by a post of the order. This, it is said, is based on the fact that the members of the G. A. R. are advanced in age and that many of them live a great distance from their post headquarters, and are therefore scarcely able to attend meetings. WILL GO TO FORMER HOME. Centerville, Ind., Aug. 10. The Rev. W. E. Whltlock, pastor of the M. E. church will leave on Monday for a vacation of several weeks. lie will go to his old home in Farmington, Ltowa.

ASTONISHING NERVE.

' ,t Vc DYNAMITE EXPLODES WITH FATAL RESULT Many Were Killed Outright and Eight Bodies Have Been Recovered. IS AT ESSEX, ONTARIO. IT IS REPORTED THAT HALF THE TOWN IS DESTROYED AND THE ESSEX OPERATOR WIRES, "IT IS AWFUL." Detroit, Aug. lO. A car of dynamite exploded at Essex, Ont., twenty miles from Detroit this morning. Many were killed and eight bodies have been removed from the debris. The Michigan Central has sent a spe cial train to the scene. It is reported that half the town is destroyed. The engineer and station master are among the killed. The Essex operator wires: "It is awful." JACKSON PARK POPULAR Many Family Reunions Are Held at That Place. Jackson park has been the scene of an unusually large number of family reunions during the present summer. Three reunions are to be held within the course of the next Tew days. August 14. the Wagner reunion holds the boards, while on the 24th the Huddleson reunion will be held. This is always one of the largest family reunions In the county. The. Medearis family reunion will be held August 28. PLEASED WITH THEIR TRIP . Richmond Delegation Is Home From Lake Geneva. Orville Branson and the young men who attended the boys' Y. M. C. A. conference at Lake Geneva. Wis., have returned home. The boys were delighted with the trip and are now working on the organization of a larger party next year. Each states that he will go to Lake Geneva again next year. The local boys-who attended the sessions are Earl Cotton, Wallace Gifford and Blair. Converse. LAST SERVICES FOR CONFER ENCE YEAR. At the L'nited Brethren church tomorrow there will be preaching at 1S:C0 a. in. and 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.; Juniors at 2 p. m.; Y. P. C. U. at 6:30 p. m. All are invited. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Sunday probably showers; fresh southeast winds. OHIO Sunday increasing cloudiness; fresh east to southeast winds.

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BARTENDERS FORM

LDCALJNION SM There Are Fifteen Charter Members and Number Is Expected to Grow. JOHN DICKINSON AT HEAD. STATE ORGANIZER BUTTS TALKS IN HIGH PRAISE OF THE PER SONNEL OF THE LOCAL EM PLOYES. Local Union No. ."44. -of the Bartend ers International League of America was formed Friday evening at the Mu sicians Union hall. The new union has fifteen charter members and it :s expected that within a week nearly all the bartenders in the city will be in eluded in the organization. There will be a meeting of the union Sunday morning at lO o'clock, at the Musi cians Union hall, at which time it is expected that several new members will be taken in. State. Organizer Butts of Muncie presided at the meet ing held Friday evening. On his rec ommendation the charter was left open for the next thirty days so that an op portunity could be had to secure all bartenders as members. After the charter members had been sworn in, the following officers were elected: President John Dickinson. Vice President Gilmore Smith. Treasurer John Doudt. Secretary Edward Thomas. Inspector Edward Schramm. Chaplain Harry Seefloth. Trustees Oscar Stauber, Charles Gra ham. One of the officers of the union stat ed this morning that in a short time it is expected there will be between forty and fifty members. Later scale of wages will be set. In addressing the charter members Friday evening, Inspector Butts stated that it was a rare thing to find such a generally good class of bartenders as could be found in Richmond. He said that all the local bartenders he had met, appeared to be clean, honest men not booze-soaked rowdies as are so common in many other cities in this part of the country. Mr. Butts is also an organizer for the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' Inter national Alliance, which is affiliated with the Bartenders' International League of America, and he is making an attempt to organize a branch of this union in Richmond. Several restau rant employes have been interested in the scheme and It is probable that the union will be organized. Boai the bartenders' union and restaurant em ployes' union have sick benefits and death benefits and are strong organiza tions all over the country. ATTACKS -BY. MOORS - OF HOURLYOCCURRENCE Insurrection Become Holy War And Situation Is Grave. Tangier, Aug. lO. The Moors' at tacks on Casablanca, are of hourly oc currence, but they are repulsed each time with heavy loss. The insurrec tion has become a holy war and the sit uation is grave. PENNSYLVANIA MEN ARE TO THE GLEN Big Picnic Is Set for August 17th. Saturday, August 17. will witness the advent of two ten coach train loads of Pennsylvania shop employes of Indian apolis into Richmond. On that day they will picnic in Glen Miller park. Glen Miller is a popular picnicking ground for Pennsylvania employes on divisions centering in Richmond. Last year and this, there was an unusually large number of railroad picnics at the park. WILL TAKE MATTER UP WITHIN ASH0RT TIME Matter of New Freight Classification to Be Pushed. The Indiana Freight bureau of Indianapolis, which has interested itself in securing lower rates on vehicles, has M-ritten Secretary Haas of the Commercial club stating that the bureau, intends to take up" the matter of change in the rate, with "the individual railroad companies in the near future. The local manufacturing concerns which are very much interested in the change of classification are the Seidel Buggy company, Westcott Carriage company, Wayne Works, and the Davis Carriage company.

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EXTRA SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN RKAR COMPANY Six Extra Cars Will Be in Service Here Sunday.

SPECIALS TO JACKSON PARK To accommodate the largo number of Richmond people who will go to Jackson park Sunday to witness the balloon ascension and minstrel performance, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern railroad will run special cars, returning to Richmond. Local cars are expected to be able to handle the crowds going. With weather conditions permitting the street car company will also place six extra cars in service on the city lines, Sunday. The baseball games and band concerts are each Sunday drawing larger crowds and it is for this reason that the extra service is given. BLOW AT STANDARD IS STRDCK BY N. Y. Oil Trust and Kindred Companies and Two Railroads Are Indicted. FINES MAY MAKE MILLIONS. SHOULD THE INDICTMENTS HOLD GOOD, JUDGE LANDIS'S ENORMOUS FINE AT CHICAGO WILL BE OVERSHADOWED. Jamestown, N. Y., Aug. 10. Friday for the first time in the history of New York state the hand of the government fell heavily upon the law-breaking rail roads and the oil trust. The blow comes so soon after the big MMh,mk verdict against the Standard Oil com pany in Chicago that It seems to be its Eastern echo. The federal grand Jury, composed of Chautauqua county farmers and small tradesmen last evening reported to United States District Judge John R. Hazell of this city that it had found indklments against four companies the Standard Oil company, the Vacuum Oil company of Rochester and. Olean, the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central. The two oil companies were indicted for receiving concessions from the railroads and the two railroads were indicted for giving the concessions. The amount of money that would be required if the four companies were convicted on every indictment and fined the raaxlnram amount is astonishing and perhaps surpasses the enormous figures of Judge Landis's fine against the Standard Oil company last week. The aggregate against the New York Central is 4:H counts. The same indictments were found against the Pennsylvania. Each count is punishable with a fine of not less than $1,hn and not more than ?2,kk. If the railroads are tried, therefore, and the presiding judge, who will undoubtedly be John R. Hazell, follows the blazed trail made by Judge Landis, each railroad will, if convicted, be forced to pay a fine of ??,12Vr0. IS NO LAGGING IN PONY AND There is no lagging of interest in the pony and cart contest, as will be seen by the increased vote given below. It is expected that the coming

How Thie Vote Stands

BOYS. Sylvester Hamilton o 596 Alvin A. Keller 4,556 Talbert Jessup 3.G67 Leo King 2,038 Fred Palmer (Williamsburg) 3,034 Nathan Mills 3,000 Russell Brehm ...2,114 Leo Medearis 1,536 Henry Schneider 1,527 Earl Miller 1,031 Walter Anderson (Fountain City).- 1,520 Anthony Hafner ." 282 Howard Hartzler 114 Robert McDaniel 110 Noel Matthews 74 Elmer Piehe - - 21 Fred Ward (Lynn) - 19 Geo. Weller (R. R. No. 1) 16 Elmer Colvin 16 Harry P. Thomas (Cambridge City)......... io Ralph Gault 6 Peter Lichtenfels 5 GIRLS. Mary E. Harmeier -. ..5,743 Ellen Dickinson 2,096 Pearl Rothermal 517 Doris Monroe ." 59 Irene Crull (Greensfork) 8

RED MEN ARE HOPEFOL FOR LECTURE COURSE

Outlook for It is a Very Promising One. CIRCULAR LETTERS OUT. From the support that has already been pledged to the lecture course, to be given by Hokendauqua Tribe of Red Men, during the winter, there i every reason to believe that it will be a financial success. Many tickets hav been sold, while many people have en gaged them. Notwithstanding this however, there remain many to be sold before the expenses of the lecture course can be defrayed. Circular letters were sent the var rious organizations in Richmorr, Nil ing attention to the lecture course, and a liberal sale of tickets is expected among the clubs and social organiza tions. As neither the Ministerial as sociation or Earlham college will be interested in a lecture course this year liberal support is expected from these organizations. MANY AUTOISTS STOP IN THE QUAKER CITY It Makes Business for the Ho tels and Garages. Richmond, by virtue of its geograph ical situation, is a stopping point for touring automobilists. From five to twelve or fifteen machines stop over in Richmond every night. The hotels are doing a good business, from auto travelers alone, while local garages are kept busy during the greatc part o the nights cleaning and repairing tour ing machines. As Richmond Is about half way between Columbus and In dianapolis, it makes a very convenient stopping point. THREW DOWN BOTTLE; All EXPLOSION FOLLOWS Five Men Were Seriously In jured at Ridgeway, Pa. DUE TO NITRO-GLYCERINE Ridgeway, Pa., Aug. 10. While the crews of two freights were putting men off cars here this morning, an engineer took a bottle from one man and threw it down. An explosion resulted, hurl Ing all from the cars. Five were seri ously injured, including the man who had the bottle, and all are in the hos pital. The bottle contained nitro gly cerine. PASTOR'S RETURN VOTED United Brethren Congregation Took Unanimous Action. Presiding Elder M. F. Dawson of Pen dleton, Ind., held an extra session of Quarterly Conference at the U. B, church Friday night. The conference voted unanimous for the return of the pastor. OF INTEREST CART CONTEST week will show many more candidates in the field and that the votes will grow by many thousands. The Palla dium and Sun-Telegram is winning new friends daily.

EFFECT OF GREAT TELEGRAPH STRIKE FELT III RICHMOND

Business Fs Greatly Hampered By Fact That Practically all Telegraphers at Chicago Are Away From Keys. POSTAL IS INCLUDED IN THE DIFFICULTIES. Long Distance Telephone Ts Being Used by Business Men Who Usually Used the Telegraph for Speed. Striking telegraphers in Chicago, Tv greatly hampering local telegraphic business, and local offices are at the mercy of the strikers, almost as much so as If the local operator were oft duty. The Postal company Is probably the worst affected by the, strike, although the Western Union Is accepting messages for Chicago and the northwest subject to delay. Probably nine of every ten messages sent from Richmond by the Postal telegraph company have been relayed in Chicago. Since the Postal operators in Chicago struck Friday night, it in practically useless for the Postal people to accept messages. The fcical manager said this morning th;t the office is as badly affected as If all operators were out of the office. Local manufacturers ana business men. heretofore depending on telegraphic communication to keep In touch with their business interests In Chicago and in the northwest, are at loss for means of communication and since the strike was declared, long distance telephone business has grown wonderfully. Messages accepted by the Western Union company, are being relayed by Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St. Louis. Should the telegraphers in either ! these cities strike. It will be almost useless to keep the local office open. Since the strike was inaugurated the Western Union has adopted a novel policy. Messages taken for Chicago and Northwestern points are sent to the nearest point to Chicago not affected by the strike and from there are sent Into Chicago aboard trains In fifteen and twenty thousand lots. 'Many of the mes sages sent out of Richmond in th twenty-four hours for Chicago and northwestern points, have been sent In this manner. There Is always a delay but this Is the best the Western Union people can promise to do under the clrci:mstances. Local telegraph managers are afraid the strike will spread to several of the other large cities In the central west. K this be the case, telegraphic communi cation will be lost until the strike la ended. As far as Richmond operators strid ing, there is no such danger, as Rich mond operators are not organized. RACE IS MARRED BY DOUBLE MISFORTUNE Contest at Brighton Beach Has Nine Victims. ONE IS EXPECTED TO DIE. New York, Aug. 10 Before tha twenty-four hour automobile race at Brighton Beach track was four hours old It numbered nine victims today. Seven men were hurt, one jirobably fatally, when the Pilian car, Louis Strang driving, veered and crashed Into a fence and crowd. Of the seven hurt, Charles Mangin will die. Three hours later the Frayer Mills car, leader in the race, crashed through a fence, wrecking the machine. II. II. Knepper, driver. Jumped, and was slightly injured. John Halpenny, mechanic, was seriously burned by flames from the gasoline box of the machine. VAS HIDEOUS MISTAKE Declaration of Judge Baldwin On Fifteenth Amendment. Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 10. The republican party of the North admits that the fifteenth amendment was a hideous mistake and Is practically ready to allow the South to handle its own problems, according to Judge P. Baldwin, formerly of the In diana Federal court, who spoke before the Lawyers club at the Chautauqua assembly Friday on "The Commer cialization of the Law." ONE CANDIDATE 13 ADOPTED. Ray Henderson was given the adop tion degree at the meeting of Hoken dauqua tribe of Red Men Friday night.