Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 196, 14 August 1907 — Page 1

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8 pages nn BIG MOM) FA ABIITM' 8 PAGES TODAY TODAY AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. VrOL. XXXII. NO. 100. RICHMOND, IXD., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1SMJ7.

APPEAL TO PRESIDENT TO AID IN SETTLING OP STRIKE SENT FROWI CHICAGO

BOARD OF TRADE ASKS ROOSEVELT TO TAKE A HAND Situation Is Such That an Immediate Settlement Is Demanded, Declares the Message to Chief Executive. NO PROSPECT APPEARS OF SPEEDY SETTLEMENT. Conferences at Chicago and New York Have Thus Far Been Unavailing -- Strikers In Very Warlike Mood. Chicago, Aug. 14. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y.: The business of this great country, which is suffering such serious loss to the extent of millions of dollars per day on account of the deadlock between the telegraph companies and their employes, demands an immediate settlement of the differences at issue so that a national catastrophe may be averted. In this great emergency we look to the chief executive of this country to take a personal hand. HIRAM N. SAGER, President, Board of Trade of the City of Chicago. The above message was flashed over the wires yesterday afternoon, thus making the first direct appeal to the nation's chief executive to aid in restoring peace in the world of telegraphy. All Are Feeling Effects. While the plea sprung from Chicago's great grain mart, it was said to represent the sentiment of the entire business community. Every line of trade Is feeling the effects of the strike, It was declared by board of trade officials, and, though Chicago seems to be bearing the brunt of the losses, gradually the entire middle west was being injured commercially. Hence the directors of the board, in formulating the message, emphasized the possibility of a "national catastrophe" unless the nation's head intervened. Something of a decisive nature is expected from President Roosevelt today. Commissioner of Labor Neill remained in the city yesterday, but se'emtngly did little in the way of peace negotiations. His movements suggested that he was merely investigating matters and perhaps was awaiting word from his chief. RAILROAD MEN TO STICK. Believed 40,000 Operators Will Not Go on Strike. New York, Aug. 14 Forty thousand railroad operators will probably not be forced to join the strike. Belvidere Brooks, general eastern agent of the Western Union has announced the determination of the Western Union to compel the railroads to handle their business under contract. The New York Central immediately Issued a defy to the Western Union that if their operators did not care to handle commercial business it would not compel them to do so; that its contract with the Western Union would not hold In such times. This is argued as a great victory for the strikers. Mr. Brooks admitted that the Western Union is seriously handicapped, but President Clowrey reiterated with vehemence that he would not listen to overtures toward arbitration. MAY INVOLVE RAILWAY MEN. Station Operator Refuses to Handle a W. U. Message. Pittsburg. Aug. 14. Because an operator employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company at Callery. Pa., near here. Is said to have refused to handle a Western Union telegram yesterday he may be discharged. The strikers here say the Order of Railway Telegraphers is likely to be involved. INDIANA GRAIN MEN Will Suspend Business Until Strike is Over. the Indianapolis, Aug. 14. It is likely that the grain dealers of Indiana will suspend business within 24 hours, owing to the telegraphers' strike. They say they are seriously inconvenienced by their failure to get quotations on rain, and say they will do do more

LIST OF THE CITIES AFFECTED BY STRIKE

New York (estimated) ''. Chicago 1 ,-ViO Indianapolis 40 Kansas City 4o Helena 40 Salt Lake "j Los Angeles SO Dallas Y.iZ New Orleans W Colorado Springs . 23 El Paso 15 Denver 17 Ft. Worth ''." Minneapolis 7! Houston 15 Nashville 75 Memphis & Sedalia, Mo '2 Topeka 45 Columbus H Jackson, Miss., -'' Pueblo 18 Milwaukee ! St. Louis JO St. Paul 125 Meridian, Miss 8 Oklahoma City 25 Birmingham WO .Montgomery, Ala 8 Augusta. Ga., 20 Sioux City 25 Omaha : 87 Knoxville, Tenn 2 Council Bluffs H5 Des Moines 70 Charleston, S. C 35 business until the strike is settled. It is said also that the present situation affects the farmers seriously. SETTLEMENT IS UNCERTAIN. No Progress Made In the Chicago Negotiations. Chicago, Aug. 14. Labor Commis sioner Neill, President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, and other labor leaders held a conference with the idea of arranging some manner of settling the strike. After the meeting had been under way for some time, Commissioner Neill declared that there was no immediate indication of a settlement. NEW ORLEANS CUT OFF. Not a Wire of the Postal Company Is Working. New Orleans, Aug. 14 New Orleans Is cut off from the rest of the world so far as the Postal telegraph is concerned. Not a wire is working. STRIKERS QUITE WARLIKE. Hail Plan for a General Strike With Cheers. Chicago, Aug. 14. An extension of the telegraphers strike to every part of the United States and Canada is said by the union leaders to be a certainty. Efforts of the peace mediators were spurned yesterday and the national executive board of 'the telegraphers union declared for war to the bitter end. Already the order which in effect means a general strike has been flashed over the country by Secretary Wesley Russell. Out of courtesy to President Small, who is hurrying toward Chicago, no formal strike order will be issued until some time today at least. The Chicago strikers who are leaders in the movement are in a warlike mood. At their mass meeting yesterday afternoon every reference to a general strike was cheered to the echo, while mention of the names of Commissioner Neill and Ralph M. Easley was greeted with hisses and groans. Seek to Involve Railroads. It is not the commercial telegraph Industry of the country alone that the strikers aim to cripple, but they are trying to involve the railroad telegraphers and bring them out in sympathy. Messages which have been pronounced "fakes' have been sent along the railroad lines instructing railroad operators not to handle commercial business. While the strike leaders disclaim all responsibility for such messages, the railroad situation became so threatening as a result of them that Secretary L. W. Quick of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers had to quit the rumors in an official message sent out from the headquarters in St. Louis last night. He ordered the railroad telegraphers to strictly adhere to their contracts with the roads and not be led astray by false rumors. FIGHT IS JUST STARTED. Peace Dove in Telegraphers' Strike Goes to Tall Timber. New York, Aug. 14. The fight is Just started. The peace dove has taken to the tall timber.' The telegraph strike Is as far away from the slightest suspicion of an early settlement as a South American republic is from the freedom of an early breakfast revolution. Companies Show Fight. The telegraph companies, both the Western Union and the Postal, from their offices in this city, Tuesday threw down the gauntlet when they flatly refused to arbitrate the differ

Galveston 40 Beaumont, Tex 15 Little Rock 15 Spokane SO Savannah, Ga H0 Atlanta ISO Texarkana, Tex 4 Cairo. Ill 7 Chattanooga 24 Baltimore 251 Cleveland 135 Pittsburg .. 10O Philadelphia 345 Washington !2 Toledo 17 Buffalo 130 Jacksonville, Fla 7 Charlotte, N. C 30 Kenosha, Wis 1 Detroit 2m Oyster Bay 1 Albany WO Troy, N. Y 15 Schenectady 30 i.lontreal 30 Racine 2 Columbia, S. C 2 San Francisco 40 Oakland .WO Reno. Nev 15 Portland, Ore ISO Seattle - WO Sacramento SO Total 0,102

ences existing between them and their striking employes. "We will not arbitrate, because we have nothing to arbitrate," was the ultimatum and it looks like a fight to the finish. Likens Men to Sheep. "These men that quit us at the sound of a whistle,' said Vice President Adams, "slinking away like so many sheep, are a lot of irresponsible fellows, with no one at their head. No, sir we have nothing to arbitrate there is no one to arbitrate with." And the conference closed. How this refusal to meet them half way will affect the strikers Is mere conjecture. One thing is certain it will not tend to soften the growing feeling among the men, but that it will fan the fires of passion to such an extent as to spur hot-headed enthusiasts into acts of indiscretion and violence is hardly to be expected. Will be a Determined Fight. The strikers are commanded by cool heads and calmer counsel has prevailed to date. It wijl be a determined fight, yet a peaceful one. There will be no Quarter shown. The men are just as firm in their fight as the companies say they are. Today will be the crisis if a quick termination of the strike is to be had. Those wise in the councils of both sides predict a long, hard and bitter struggle should another sun set on the situation without a settlement. FACTORY IS CLOSED TO MAKE REPAIRS Management of Starr Piano Works Denies Report Circulated in the City. NOT AFFECTED BY STRIKE. WESTERN BRANCH IS MAKING A SPLENDID RECORD AND THE OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS THERE IS GOOD. The Starr Piano company has closed its factories for the remainder of the week, that a number of needed repairs may be made in the work shops. A new arrangement of the work shops will also be made. Starr piano officials state that the close down is in no way connected with the telegraphers strike ,as has been reported about the city. The factory will resume operations Monday, running the full force of men. The new buildings at the Starr factory are progressing but slowly, and it will be several months before they are fully completed. The present summer has been an unusually busy one for the local piano concern and the full force of men has been kept constantly busy in an effort to .eep up with the avalanche of orders reaching the general offices. The western branch of the concern In Los Angeles, is meeting with unusual success. Local men in charge of the western division are well pleased with their new homes and with the outlook for extended piano business in that section of the country. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Thursday, partly cloudy. OHIO Fair Thursday; light north winds becomina cast.

PREPARE ESTIMATE fob unmoral

County Auditor H. J. Hanes Has the List Ready for The Year 1908. COMMISSIONERS APPROVE. COUNCIL WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 3 SOME OF ..THE MORE IMPORTANT OF THE ESTIMATES GIVEN. County Auditor II. J. Hanes has about completed his estimates of expenses for the operating expenses of the various departments of the county government for the year ending December 31, 1908. It is not yet known what the total estimated expense will amount to and as yet there has been no estimate made on the expense of building new bridges next year. It is probable that a bridge across the Whitewater river in the south end of this city will be included in this estimate. At the next meeting of the board of county commissioners these estimates will be submitted for approval and will probably be published, according to law, in the two local papers. On September 3 when the county council holds its annual meeting these estimates will be submitted to this body and the required amount for the operating expenses of each department will be appropriated. The following are some of the estimates: Clerk's salary and office expenses.. .. .. 4,100.00 Circuit court expenses .. .. 6,375.00 Change of venue 325.00 Insanity Inquests S70.00 Auditor's salary and office expenses.. '.. .. 5,750.00 Recorder's salary and office expenses 2,795.00 Treasurer's salary and office expenses 5,700.00 Sheriff's salary and office ex penses j.yb.uu Assessor's salary and office expenses 1,285.00 Superintendent per diem and office expenses 1,758.50 Surveyor's per diem and office expenses . " . . 711.85 Commissioners salary and office expenses 1,700.00 Expenses for the poor.. .. 12,000.00 Repairing free gravel roads. 10.S00.00 Court house bonds and interest 35,244.00 Boarding prisoners 3,500.00 Court house expenses 4,500.00 County jail expenses 1,895.00 Poor farm expenses 6,584.00 Maintaining orphans 2,500.00 SEES THE CIRCUS; STRANGER FRIENDLY These Two Things Explain How Stranger Was Robbed Of Watch and Money. AT EIGHTH ST. CROSSING. MAN WAS ENTRANCED BY THE FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROTHERS' TRAIN, WHICH WAS PASSING THROUGH. "By hickory, I've been robbed! Robbers! Thieves!" Such were the excited cries of a stranger, as he stood on the North Eighth street Pennsylvania crossing early this morning, shortly after the Forepaugh-Sells Bros. circus pulied through Richmond, and at whose trains the stranger had been looking long and earnestly. The man who claimed that he had been "touched," ran from Eighth street to the Pennsylvania station where he immediately appealed to the railroad men to help him find the man who had "went through" him, securing about $15 and a gold watch. When questioned about the case the stranger told the railroad men that he was standing on the crossing seeing the circus sights. While standing, apparently awed by the wonderful display of vari-colored circus attractions, he was approached by a short man. dressed fairly well, in black, who asked him what time it was. He told him. The little man in black seemed to be very friendly and talked with him several moments, or until the circus train went out of the city on its way .to Logansport, having been transferred from the Indianapolis division to the Richmond division. The "interested spectator." after the train had left, reached into his vest pocket to ascertain the time of day, but his watch was gone. A search in all his pockets failed to disclose the watch and furthermore proved that his "wad" of money, about $15. was missing. Then the man became alarmed and ran to the Pennsylvania station, yelling all the while. Not one man questioning the stranger, thought to ask his name or his address. He left on an early morning train. His man ner and carriage indicated that he was Irom the country.

156 PERSONS ENGAGE TENTING PRIVILAGES

This Number Already Plan to Camp Out. ORDER FOR TENTS SOON. One hundred and fifty-six persons have thus far availed themselves of the opportunity to camp in Glen Miller during the chautauqua season, which will open August Secretary Hiser of the chautauqua association states that as the time is now short for making reservations, all persons who contemplpte camping should at once make application. The order for the tents will be placed within a few days and persons who fail to select sites for a camp prior to the placing of the order may not be able to get accommodations. Secretary Hiser may be found throughout the day at the Commercial club rooms, Masonic temple. 'Phone 2,M. LOCAL FINDS OF WATSON AID BOOM Express Themselves as Believing Congressman Will Be a Candidate. HAS GUBERNATORIAL BEE. ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT SPEAKER CANNON IS EXERTING HIS INFLUENCE TO KEEP WATSON IN CONGRESS. Friends in Richmond are authority for the statement that underneath the long "Samsonian locks" of James E. Watson, congressman from the Sixth district, a little gubernatorial bee is working overtime. According to the word that has been received by several prominent republican leaders of Richmond, and which Is freely passed about, is the statement that although James E. has at no time made a public declaration of his candidacy for the gubernatorial chair, he will be a candidate and already an organization of no mean proportions is being formed over the state to push Watson's campaign. Word has also been received by local republicans that "Uncle Joe" Cannon is urging Watson to stay in congress. It is surmised locally that Cannon has hopes of seeing Watson at some future date speaker of the national house of representatives. GOING TO CHURCH RALLY. Milton and Dublin Congregations to Attend in a Body. The Christian churches of Milton and Dublin- are arranging to have their congregations and Sunday schools attend in a body the Wayne county rally to be held at Jackson park. This will be done instead of holding the regular annual Sunday school picnic.

TWO BIG VOTES RECORDED IN PONY-CART CONTEST

Anthony Hafner is still leading In the contest for the Palladium and SunTelegram contest for the pony and cart, but Sylvester Hamilton is running him a close second. There are about three thousand votes between them, a lead that can be easily over

How The Vote Stands

BOYS. Anthony TTafner ... 19,407 Sylvester Hamilton 16.256 Talbert Jessup 6.743 Leo King 5,086 Alvin A. Keller ". 4,556 .Nathan Mills 4,500 Leo Medearis 3,683 Fred Palmer (Williamsburg) 3,60.3 Russell Brehm 2,209 Henry Schneider 1,56.3 Earl Miller 1.031 Geo. Weller (R. R. No. 1) 1,556 Walter Anderson (Fountain City).- 1,551 Chauncey Burr 1,000 Howard Hartzler 114 Robert McDaniel 110 Noel Matthews 74 Carol Adams 50 Elmer Colvin , 34 Elmer Piche .. 21 Fred Ward (Lynn) - 19 Harry P. Thomas (Cambridge City) 10 Ralph Gault 6 Peter Lichtenfels 5 Francis Brooke (Greensfork) 3 GIRLS. Mary Morrow 7,070 Mary E. Harmeier 5,940 Ellen Dickinson 5.121 Irene Crull (Greensfork) .. ... .." 3,026 Pearl Rothermal 517 Doris Monroe ... ... ... ..... 75

PICTURE CONVERSE IN

NDIANAP0L1S STAR Excellent Likeness of Richmond Man Given. STATE K. OF P. OFFICER. An excellent likeness of William C. Converse, dispenser of legal opinions and sentences in the Richmond, police court, also inner guard of the Grand Ixjdge of Knights of Pythias, appeared in the K. of P. section of the Indianap; olis 'Star this morning. The picture represents Converse standing In front of a portal, securely fastened with padlocks. A large bunch of keys is in his left hand and with a slight frown on his face he resolutely faces all would be intruders, determined to let none pass without credentials. The picture is a most excellent likeness of "the judge." HOPE NOW REVIVED FOR A HEW DEPOT Visit of Railroad Officials to New Castle Cheers Rich- , mond Suburb. NEFF AND M'CABE INSPECT VISITORS WERE COMPLIMENTARY IN THEIR REFERENCES TO WHAT THE "TOWN" HAS ACCOMPLISHED. New Castle, Ind., Aug. 14. Pennsylvania officials were in this city Mon day viewing the town generally, looking over the station building and in vestigating various matters of interest to the road. They arrived and departed in a special train. The party consisted of General Superintendent McCarthy, Superintedent Olliger of Co lumbus, Superintendent' Neff of Rich mond, and Division Freight' Agent Guy McCabe, also of Richmond. The men were taken about the city in automobiles and a carryall and were accompanied by A. R. Sligar. Various points of Interest were pointed out, including the rose houses, factories, new additions, business blocks, etc. They were complimentary in their remarks concerning the advancement of the town and praised the men who are "building a city." That this visit is in connection with the station situation goes without saying. The officials are of the opinion that New Castle is deserving of something in the way of an improvement, but they studiously avoided the question while here. Nothing concerning their intentions was given out. probably because the matter is not ripe. People generally, are hoping and praying that the visit of Monday means something important and that developments of a pleasing nature will be announced shortly oy the proper officials. come by energetic work In securing new subscribers. Among the girls, Mary Morrow still leads, but as it is by fewer than two thousand, her position at the head of that column Is by no means secure. Returns now begin to show that active work for new subscribers is well under way.

MARION SEEKS LIGHT OH FH El GHJ MATTER Asking Richmond Commercial Club to Tell of Interchange Campaign. ; CONDITIONS ARE SIMILAR.

THE PANHANDLE ABSOLUTELY REFUSES TO INTERCHANGE FREIGHT WITH THE C, C.' &. L, ROAD AT MARION. The little city of Marlon, Ind.. to Richmond's northwest, is in a peck of trouble, much like that in which the Commercial club and railroads engaged a short time ago, over the freight interchange in this city. The Commercial club of Marion states that the Panhandle refuses absolutely to Inter, change freight with the C, C. & L. iu that city, and furthermore refuses to accept any freight shipped over the C. C. & L., for transfer to the Panhandle in that city. This is causing considerable dissatisfaction among the manufacturers of Marion, but they are apparently in the unmerciful hands of the big railroad combine. As the Richmond Commercial club waged such a warm campaign here for freight interchange and has apparently won the fight, the business men of Marion decided to ascertain the manner In which the Richmond organization went about the matter. Accordingly, they have written Secretary Haas of the Commercial club, asking him just how the club in this city proceeded to get the interchange order, that the organization there may bring such pressure to bear on the Panhandle, that the big road will be only too glad to grant the interchange. Information will be tent to Marion. Will Push It Along. The local Commercial club, which has been worrying some over the apparent disregard shown by the Pennsylvania for the Indiana State' Commerce commission's ruling, in regard to the freight interchange in this city, has received a letter from the commission, assuring the club that the commission will immediately take up the matter of interchange with the railroads and impress upon them that the inter" iange connections will have to be made immediately. Although it is not known definitely locally. It is supposed that the commission will ask the railroads to have the physical connection of the two lines made within a specified time. As time passes, the opinion expressed some time ago that the lT-nnsylva-nia is simply holding back on the freight interchange proposition until tne new freight house and switches are completed, that there would be no room for a physical connection of the two roads at the point planned. Is gaining still further hold on the minds of local shippers and members of the Commercial club. This movement will be blocked by the decision of the state commission to force matters to an immediate issue. FEAR OF AHEARTHOUAKE The Japanese Cable Ceased To Work. Shanghai, Aug. 14 The Japanese cable has ceased to work and it is feared a seismic disturbance will follow. SHANKS FAMILY ELECTION. It Was Held When Reunion Was on at Jackson Park. Milton, Ind.. Aug. 14. During fh Shanks family reunion at Jackson Park officers were elected: President, James Shank, this township; vicepresident, William Staussor; secretary-treasurer, Ross Shank, The next reunion will be held at Dayton. The Whitely family reunion at the cime park elected: President, Isaac Whitely, Cambridge City; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. William Ferris, Miiton. INVESTIGATION POSTPONED BYJHE COURT Chicago and Alton Case Held Up Until Fall. LANDIS WILL INQUIRE. Chicago, Aug. 14 After swearing in the grand Jury today. Judge Landis continued until September, investiga tion of the Chicago and Alton rebate cases in connection with the Standard oil to give him time to inquire Into whatever agreement the government may have made looking to immunity for the railroad. STANDING IN EAGLES' CONTEST. Below is the standing of the candidates in the Eagles' watch contest: Bloom 650 Hartzler 559 Schattel .035 Ball 393 Schiller 17