Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 198, 16 August 1907 — Page 1

RICHMOM) ALLABIUM, X 8 PAGES" TODAY H TODAY A AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL: XXXII. NO. 198. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVEXIXG, AUGUST 1G, 1!K7. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS,

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ALL COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS IN NORTH AMERICA-ARE NOW CALLED UPON TO STRIKE

ORDER TO THIS EF-' FECT IS ISSUED By PRESIDENT SMALL Decision Was Reached Thurs day Night After a Long Conference Among Men Prominent in Labor Matters FIVE THOUSAND MORE EXPECTED TO GO OUT. In Addition There Will Be an Effort to Bring About Sym- ; pathy Strikes That Will . Cripple the Companies. ' Chicago. Aug. "Every commer cial telegrapher in North America not -working under contract Is hreby ordered to strike immediately." This order was sent out this morning by Secretary Wesley Russell of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America. . ' The decision was reached last night at a . conference between President Small, who reached Chicago last even ing, and Secretary -Russell and President D. II. Perham and Secretary 1. W. Quick of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor presided. The conference was held at the Briggs House. W. C. Long, editor of the Telegraphers' Journal, and D. G. Ramsey, ex-president of the O. R. T., -were also present. After It had been agreed to call a general strike the following four men were selected to tmanage the strike: Messrs. Small, Russell, Quick and Perham. These four "men will constitute what is generally designated a "board of strategy. ' Plans were made to use ever tacital advantage possible in the strike. Not a move wll be made without careful consideration and after being voted unanimously upon by the four strike leaders. Operator and wire chiefs employed by the American Telephone and TelecraDh company, of which there are about T.0O in the larger cities, according to reports received by Secretary Russellare only awaiting the word to quit. About r.(XH operators are expected to answer the call. There are now more than HK cities affected by the strike, and the number of operators and other employes out is estimated at 12.00O. One of the plans of the strike leaders is to induce every employe of the telegraph companies, whether operators or not, to go out in sympathy. Engineers, firemen, elevator conductors and starters, janitors, window washers, messengers and all other workmen generally employed about the buildings In which tie companies. have their offices, and who are paid by the companies, are erpected to quit. All broker operators not working under contracts are included in the strike order. HAS GOMPERS APPROVAL. Telegraphers Have Backing of Every Branch of Labor. New York, Aug. HI. A general strike order calling out all commercial telegraphers in the United States, has the approval of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. The telegraphers have the backing of every branch of organized labor. Labor Commissioner Neill is on his way from Cnicago to Washington, and he is said to have given up hope of effecting a settlement. Railroad operators all over the country are refusing to handle Western Union messages. Western Union blue signs are being torn down from railroad offices. Telegraph mes sages are being sent by express. O. R. T.' WILL NOT STRIKE. AW Possible Moral and Financial Support Will be Extended. Chicago, Aug. 16. Much confusion still attends the transmission of messages as a result of operators breaking in and applying such epithets ns "scab," and even stronger, to the men who are manning the wires. The railroad telegraphers are to I

soon raise an assessment of $15,000. and they do not wish to have the men called out at thia time. Thi3 great sum is to go Into the strike fund. While they do not wish to go on strike, the railroad men are perfectly willing to give the commercial telegraphers all the moral and financial support possible and the assessment of $45,000 will be diverted to thi3 end if need be.

MESSAGES BADLY TWISTED. Railroad Operators Adopt Methods of Stopping Commercial Business. Columbus. O., Aug. 16. Members of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers have so garbled the few messages the Western Union has been able to send out since the local strike broke out among the keyworkers that the busi ness done has been Worse than none at all. Messages have been Intercepted in toto, have been bandied about and changed until officials of the Wes tern Union are figuratively tearing their hair and invoking the aid of po lice and detectives to discover the playful O. R. T. men. MANAGERS AT KEYS. Branch Offices Have Been Closed at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Aug. 16 The tele graphers' i strike has driven P. L. Mounce, local manager for the West ern Union Telegraph Company, and Frank W. Samuels, local manager for the Postal Telegraph Company, to the keys. Clerks in the office, who were formerly operators have been pressed into service also at the Western Union office, and Night Manager G. W. Weekly of that company likewise has taken a key. Both of the companies have closed branch offices in different parts of the city. The Western Union has closed all of its hotel branches and transferred the operators, several of whom are women, to the central office. The branch office In the Denison Hotel is the only Western Union hotel office open. The Postal Company has closed all of its branch offices except that at the Claypool and transferrin Jfae operators to the main office. " GETS HEARTY WELCOME. President Small Reached Chicago Thursday Night. Chicago, Aug. 1. Enthusiastic words of greeting were given President Small of the Telegraphers' union upon his arrival in this city last night. More than 3,hm people, half of whom were striking telegraphers, fought each other for a glimpse of the chief official of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America. They had waited for more than an hour. When the St. Paul train bearing President Small entered the depot, the strikers became wild with enthusiasm. A reception committee of two-score strikers rushed along the line of cars to the rear, and just as President Small stepped to the platform he was surrounded and almost crushed by the pushing crowd, every member of which tried to saake his hand. All the time they were shouting words of advice. "We want no arbitration! We want no arbitration:" they kept shouting. Secretary Meets President. International Secretary Wesley Russell went to Geneva. 111., to meet President Small. Giving the strike president a hearty handclasp, he said: "We have them beaten to a standstill. Sam." The two officials then discussed the general strike order. As President Small passed through the shouting mass of strikers and sympathizers in this city he was al most lifted frcm his feet by the pushing, fighting throng. As the strike leader passed through the big iron gates the'first person he saw was Mrs. Small, who had just re-1 covered from an illness that threatened to prove fatal. Rushing to her side he took her In his arms and gave her a hearty kiss and an affectionate em brace. All the time the strikers were yelling like mad. "We win! We win." they kept repeating.' President Small was much surprised at his reception, as he had telegraphed that he first desired to see his wife before transacting any business. PLAN WIRELESS SYSTEM. Army Gets a Pointer From Strike. Present Washington, Aug. 16 Profiting by a lesson to be learned from the general strike of telegraph operators, officials of the War and Navy Departments have begun to formulate a plan for extending the wireless system ofi the navy and the development of a complete system in the army, including army posts across the continent as well as tn army transports which will practically reach half way around the globe. Spurred to renewed activity by the present strike of operators in their work of extending the wireless system as much as possible, the equipment bureau of the navy will at once set i about to install the apparatus on several cruisers and gunboats of both fleets that are not already equipped. The Signal Corps of the army al ready has begun -the installation ofi

OFFICIAL, STRIKE ORDER

Chicago, Aug. 16 The following, is the official strike order: "To All Commercial Telegraphers: All telegraphers employed by the commercial telegraph companies and Associated Press, private and leased wires, not working under a union agreement are hereby called upon to leave work immediately by authority of the president and the general executive board of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America. "S. J. SMALL, President." The order becomes effective at once. wires on army transports with marked success". NEW ORLEANS TIED UP. Cotton Dealers and Papers Especially Suffered. New Orleans, La., Aug. 16 Nothing in recent times has so paralyzed trade and business in New Orleans as has the telegraphers' strike. Cotton trading had been carried on up to Tuesday noon, .when the com mission-house operators submitted ul timatums without previous notice and walked out. This almost put an end to all cotton future trading in this center. . . . . . Otherwise business has been greatly affected. Each of the telegraph companies have a few operators who are willing to work, the Western Union at this time having twenty-rive or thirty, but their lines are being tam pered with and interrupted, so that messages are uncertain.The newspapers have been relying almost entirely on long-distance tele phone service.SEVERAL KILLED IN DAD WIND STORM Tenement House at Chicago Collapsed Under the Terrific Pressure.FIVE OTHERS WILL DIE. MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE DRIVEN INTO STREETS FROM NO RTH-SJDE FLOODED TENEMENTS. Chicago, Aug. Hi. Six persons were killed instantly, five others so seriously injured they are dying in hospitals, and twenty were serlouslj- hurt in the collapse of a tenement blown down by a terrific wind storm that swept Chicago today. The tenement was a twostory frame and occupied by fifty people. The storm was the worst in years. Many small buildings were demolished and hundreds of people were driven into the streets from the northside flooded tenements. COMPLAINT ON DOCTORS State Medical Board Make Investigation. Will The state board of medical exami nation and registration will meet next Tuesday for the purpose of taking up complaints against several physicians in various parts of the state who are charged with various offenses, including malpractice, failure to report births, practicing without a license and similar charges. The board will consider also the credentials of about l." prospective medical students at its coming session. WHEAT SHOWED UP WELL. Joe Burroughs and Elvia Sarver have the best wheat crops that have been threshed about Jacksonburg One field yielded 23 and the other 234 bushels to the acre. IT IS PRESUMPTION to say you haven't a mind of your own, yet that Is what is said to you when you ask for an advertised article and are oil ered a substitute by your dealer. Never let .a dealer sell you a substitute for an article you ask for. He is working for his own profit and , not yours. Get what you ask for. Show the substi tutor that you have a mind of your own by getting what you ask for

WILLIAM

DAWSON

WRITER, IS III CITY Man Well Known in Newspaper Circles Is Making a Visit to Richmond. AUTHOR OF NOTED POEM. MR. DAWSON TALKS IN AN INTERESTING WAY ABOUT THE WORK HE HAS DONE HOME IS AT DETROIT. William J. Dawson, one of the most entertaining feature newspaper writ ers of the Middle West, for fifteen years connected with the Detroit Free Press, is in Richmond. Mr. Dawson is a man of very pleasing personality As a poet he has gained an enviable reputation in newspaper and other circles, having prepared many odes for special historical and celebrious occa sions in the East and West. Mr. Daw son is a believer that there is always a story lying behind a story and much of his most famous works are attribut ed to every day occurrences which to the ordinary lay mind would signify nothing. In illustrating his point Mr. Dawson said: "It was the holiday season In Detroit. The thankful spirit and joyousness of the oncoming Christmastide was felt everywhere. It was cold. Very cold. I "was walking along the streets with head down, meditating, my coat collar rolled up and hands sunk deep In my coat pockets. An occasional shiver shook my frame. I walked past the bulletin board standing in front of a well known Detroit newspaper office, Two tramps were interested spectators there. They were ungainly and un kempt. Tneir ragged clothes but par tially protected their bodies from the strong, cold, ragged wind, which was hurling the snow sheets along the street. The only man apparently able to read, communicated to his friend that the English were sending several thousand troops to the Transvaal and were to be exported Christmas eve. The other tramp, with head down and choking voice returned: To think they afe sending men out on Christmas eve to fight, when the spirit of peace on earth, good will toward men, should reign the world around. The man's expression brought me to a halt. The remark from such a fellow creature at such atime and under such auspices, could not but attract. It set me to thinking as I had not thought in several months previous. I went home and wrote probably my best selection of po etry, entitled "Oom Paul." Had it not been for. that one chance occurrence I could never have been moved by that spirit which so manifested itself in the poem." Mr. Dawson's "Oom Paul," during the Boer war, was copied by newspapers and periodicals all over the United States, Canada and England and translated into other European languages, owing to It3 excellence and the spirit which was manifested in it. On one occasion Mr. Dawson 'was the honor guest at a great New York meeting, where Burke Cockran spoke on the Boer war, and which was attended by thousands of people. The selection, 'Oom Paul," was read. PREPARING TO HANDLE BIG EATON BUSINESS V ennsylvania Will Run Special Trains to Fair. MAYBE HOURLY SCHEDULE. The Pennsylvania railroad is makng preparations to handle an unus ually large number of Preble county fair patrons from this city during the week of September 9. Special trains will be run on Thursday and Friday. It is probable that an hourly schedule will be used on the morning of each day. Richmond always contributes a large amount of patronage to the Preble county fair held annually at Eaton and this year promises to be no exception to the Tule. All manner of attracions are being offered by the fair management this year. COUNCIL AT INDIANAPOLISIS ON THE WAR PATH. A Telling Blow May be Administered to the Saloon Interests. The Indianapolis city council may pass an ordinance limiting the operation of saloons to a small portion of the business district of Indianapolis. Several members of the council are indignant over the decision of Police Judge Whallon that the ordinance authorizing them to pass on applications for retail liquor license is unconstitutional and they are threatening to es-1 tablish regulations that will close the doors of several hundred saloons. DEED IS MADE; SUIT DISMISSED. Eaton, O.. Aug. 1G. The condemnation suit of the township school board against David Shere for a site for a school house. was dismissed in Judge Brumbaugh's court Thursday, upon Sherer making "the school board a deed for the desired land. .

HAMILTON PUSHING HAFNER

DflMV ANIl U II I HI1U Sylvester Hamilton has made a. material gain on Anthony Hafner in the contest for the Palladium and Sun-Telegram pony and cart and Is now only a little over four thousand votes behind. How The

BOYS. Anthony Hafner . ; 27,4 9S Sylvester Hamilton 23,303 Xathan Mills ....... - ... j00' Talbert Jessup 7.76S Leo King 7.0S6 Leo Medearis .. 5.214 Alvin A. Keller 4.556 Fred Palmer (Williamsburg) 3.603 Henry Schneider 3.5C3 Russell Brehm 2,773 Geo. Weller (R. R. No. 1) 1.575 Walter Anderson (Fountain City). 1.5o9 Earl Miller 1.031 Chauncey Burr 1.000 Carol Adams 117 Howard Hartzler 114 Robert McDaniel 110 Noel Matthews 74 Elmer Colvin 60 Elmer Piohe .. 21 Fred Ward (Lynn) .. 19 Harry P. Thomas (Cambridge City) 10 Francis Brooke (Greensfork) 7 Ralph Gault 6 Peter Lichtenfels m 5 GIRLS. Mary Morrow . .. . . . . ....10.112 Mary E. Harmeler 8.096 Ellen Dickinson 5,162 Irene Crull (Greensfork) 3,0158 Pearl Rothermal ... 517 Doris Monroe ... ..... 75

TRACTION LINES IN EMANCIPATOR ROLE They Have Been an Effective Weapon for Indiana Against Steam Roads. COMPEL BETTER SERVICE. OVER 1,000 MILES ARE IN OPERA TION AND 350 ARE BUILDING THE FREIGHT BUSINESS IS GROWING. Indiana's successful experiment with the interurban electric car, as an ef fective weapon with which to secure good service and equitable rates from the steam roads, is the thesis of an article by Merrill A. Teague, "Emanci pation by Trolley," in Appletons. Seven years have passed," he says. "since the Indiana public went earnestly at this gigantic task. Yet today there is not so much as a pretense of tompetition with the people's railroads. Except in the matter of heavy, bulky freight, transportation in the most densely populated part of the state is now carried on by the trolleys. One thousand miles of track are in operation; 3."V miles are building and will be placed in operation early this year; another 2,x miles are projected; every steam railroad out of Indianapolis has been paralleled; more than fifty million dollars have been Invested actually in tnese railroad properties; passengers are carried at their convenience in clean and comfortable cars. and for one-half the former fares; par cel and perishable freight goes forward to its destination most expeditiously and at reasonable charges." As to the freight business, now rapidly growing. the rates are the same as those of the steam roads, but the service is much quicker. Tne statement is frequently made that the companies furnish express service at freight rates." But this business is yet in its infancy, and Is a small factor compared to the passenger "transportation. IMPOSTORS WORKING IN THIS PART OF STATE Pretend to Be Members of Salvation Army. A STATEMENT IS ISSUED. Imposters are working this part of the state, collecting money for Salvation Army work and Capt, Graves, in charge of the work at Rushville, issues tne following notice mat people may be on their guard: "As there have been so many imposters throughout the state of Indiana of both men and women, calling themselves Salvationists and In many cases wearing our uniform, soliciting for all branches of our work, people are hereby asked not to give to those r-om they do not know unless they have an appeal written and signed by Major Galley and undersigned by CapL Graves In charge of work here.

PADT PfHTtQT

brill I UUIIILUI Many of the other candidates have made" substantial gains. Perhaps by Saturday the pony and cart will reach Richmond and will be driven about the streets and placed on exhibition. Vote Stands TALK OF- FAIR IS REVIVED LOCALLY Many of the Opinion That Under Proper Conditions It Would Go. A LEADER MOST NEEDED. SOME MAN OF ENERGY AND EXECUTIVE FORCE NECESSARY TO PUT SUCH AN ENTERPRISE THROUGH. "Will Richmond have a fair In the year 19S?" This is the question that has been given much consideration In the past few weeks and months and several local business men are still dis cussing it. With comparatively little expense the track at the driving park could be placed in -its old time excellent condition, although several hundreds of dollars would have to be spent by the promoters of the Richmond fair, in the erection of a new grand stand and other necessary buildings, usually used by such associations. A prominent Wayne county man says there is. no reason why a fair association in Richmond would not be a paying proposition as several thousand dollars goes out of Richmond each year because tuere is no fair to hold people and their money In this city. It is argued that the rankest of carnivals always draws immense crowds whenever showing in Richmond for a week's stand, and that there is no reason why a good fair would not draw a greater patronage with its horse rac es and varied entertainments. Al though the fair proposition has been and is being discussed by many men who have money to invest in such enterprises, no definite move has been made toward organization. A leader is needed to make a fair association a reality. CEMENT SIDEWALKS TO REPLACE BRICK ONES Change Coming About Gradually But Certainly. MUCH WORK IN PROGRESS. Brick sidewalks are doomed in Richmond and within the course of the next five years, it Is safe to say that there will be very few such sidewalks In the city, cement being substituted. At the present time there are many cement walks being placed. Brick paving 5s tare of nedestrians in several nortlon, of the city. People coming to Richmond have always complained of the rough and uneven brick sidewalks and it is the hope to do away with as many Tf them as possible. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Saturday, fair; fresh south shifting to west winded OHIO Local rains Saturday.; fresh south winds.

PAIN BROUGHT BACK; ENTERS GUILTY PLEA Drew From One to Fourteen Years in the Prison at Michigan City. ACKNOWLEDGES HIS FAULT

PAIN ADMITTED THAT HE COULD HAVE HAD THE LIMIT FOR WHAT HE DID TREATED WELL -BY DR. MARVEL. William Pain, colored. , arrested In Chicago at the request of the local authorities on a charge of grand larceny, arrived here early, this morning in the custody of Chief Ilatley and C 9:30 this morning in the circuit court he entered a plea of guilty and Judge Fox sentenced him to from one to fourteen years In the state prison atl Michigan City, fined him $10 and dim franchised him for a period of flva years. Sheriff Meredith will probably take Pain to Michigan City Monday, next. Pain, while In the employ of Dr. Charles Marvel stole a gold watchi belonging to Mrs. Marvel, a nlck'.e watch belonging to the doctor, si chest of silver and a trunk and suit case which he secured by false pre tenses from the Miller harness com pany. The total value of the articles appropriated by Pain amounted toj $101.50. The man stated that he dl(t not know what possessed him to turn? thief as he had been treated splendidly by Dr. Marvel. "I ought to get the limit for what I did," he remark ed to Chief Bailey when he wan turned over to that officer In Chicago. After Chief Bailey had secured tho requisition papers In Indianapolis ha went to Chicago and at once Identiried Pain In open court as the man wanted here for grand larceny. Pala had employed an attorney to repre sent him but he made no fight against being returned to Richmond. Thi morning in the circuit court Pain look ed the picture of dispalr. After stealing the goods describe! Pain went at once to Chicago. The local police learned of his whereabouts by having tho mall sent to him from Richmond closely watched. An soon as thia Information was obtained it was placed in the hands of tho Chi cago police and Pain's arrest quickly followed. lie was found working an a waiter in a restaurant, tie pawnea Mrs. Marvel's watch for $G, kept the trunk and the nlckle watch and traded the suit case for a small valise. All of these articles were recovered except the suit case which the dosler so'.d the same day that Pala traded it to him. AFFIDAVIT HOW FILED III THE SQUIRE'S COURT New Move in the Pollett' Sa loon Case. . ' QUESTION OF JURISDICTION Eaton, O., Aug. 30. An affidavit vat filed In 'Squire Stephen's court Thursday against J. W. Pollett for having had his saloon open last Sunday. Owwi ing to the failure of the council to appoint a police judge in the absence of Mayor Craig, the case against Pollett. who had been arrested on a warrant sworn out before Jonas Foster, who was acting as police judge under the idea that he had really been appointed, had to be dismissed. Pollett' case will likely be heard today. Just what) provision will be made for the village by council for a police magistrate is not known. The statute provides thafr the mayor shall recommend and the council appoint. The question now arises whether or not council can appoint when the mayor Is not here to recommend. Mayor Craig will be ab sent until the 15th of September. IS TALK OFJIEW TBAIII The C, C. & L. May Improve Its Service. It Is reported from the rafTroa! eft cles that In a very short time tho C, C. & Lv road will be running an additional train through Richmond between Peru and Cincinnati. The train, it is said will take the place of the now well known and socallecl "dinkey run between Peru and Richmond. , The through train, which will be a local, if placed on, will be for the accommodation of the Pengen between Peru and Cincinnati. and will also give the trainmen a chance to rest. BLUE MOVING TO A FARM. Nathan Blue Is moving from Richmond to the farm of E. S. Wright, nea Bryan Chapel. ELLWOOD ELSBURY REUNIOfJf" , The Ell wood-El sbury reunion will be held at Jackson Park, Thursdar. Aug. 22. The Culbertsons are invited to come in a body as they are blood relation.