Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 267, 5 November 1907 — Page 1

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HMONB A A AIJD SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXII. 0. 207. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, XOVEMKEK .", li07. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS. STREET FAKIR IS CAUGHT BY HEW PEDDL1G LAW CAN CITY HOLD THE RICHMOND HAT CO. T

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COURT MARTIAL IS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT Officials of the Terre Haute, Iidianapolis & Eastern to Sit at Greenfield. BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME CARELESSNESS Property Loss to the Traction Company Will Run to Several Thousand DollarsWilson Langley Is Found to Be Very Badly Injured.

Fully realizing that the street car wreck of Monday in the western liraits of the city, in which three cars, one city and two interurbans figured, and in which a number of peop;e were more or less seriously injured, was the direct result of carelessness on the part of some of the operators, Indianapolis and Eastern traction officials will hold a court martial at the general offices of the eastern division, at Greenfield "Wednesday. The investigation will be a thorough one and probably will result in the- dismissal of one or more of the street car employes who figured conspicuously in the wreck. General Superintendent G. K. Jcfferies and Win. Kitchner, claim agt.. Mere in Richmond Moncay a few hours after the wreck occurred, and immediately summoned Motormen Elmer Hhodes of the city car. Raydo Flower of No. )!S. the interurban, and Hiley Cook, of the freight car, to appear for 11 hearing in Greenfield Wednesday. In addition to these. Conductors J. C. Beldsoe and Oliver Hill were also askod to be present. It is probable Superintendent A. Gordon, of the Richmond street railway company, will also be in attendance, as the accident occurred on lines under Lis control. The whole affair is creating much comment n,nd interurbn railway officials are incensed to think such an accident resulted. There seems to be no reasonable excuse for the affair, Jeffries is reported to have said during his visit here Monday. Property Loss Heavy. The property loss to the interurban company will be gro'.ihr than at first thought The rear of the city car, which started all the trouble and was probably directly responsible for the Accident, was completely torn to bits by the crash. The air brake system of No. 68, the passenger interurban which crashed into the city car, was completely shattered and is almost worthless. It will take several hundred dollars to repair this alone, not considering the large amount that will Jiavo to be spent in repairing the body of the car. As the coach w as practically new, having been in service between Richmond and Indianapolis but a short time, the loss is great. It will take several weeks at least to place the car In first class order and will mean great expense. A huge motor on the freight car which crashed into the rear of the interurban. was so injured that it is worthless. The loss on this alone will reach the $3,500 figure. Would Not Estimate. When asked to roughly estimate the property loss. Superintendent A. Gordon of the city lines, said he had not the slightest idea, but it would be heavy. When asked if $6,000 would cover it, he said it might, but lie would not say. In addition to the great Joss, the Indianapolis, Terre Eastern will undoubtedly be defendant in several damage suits, which will call for large amounts. Claim Agent Kitchner was on the snot immediately on his arrival in the city and secured the names of the injured and set about making settlements. It is asserted a few took small amounts for their insignificant injuries. The relatives of the more seriously hurt refused to make settlements of any character for the present nt least. Langley's Condition Serious. Those injured in the wreck with the exception of Wilson Langley, show ft change for the hotter. The latest sidvicoR from Milton, where 1.. H;iker is confined to his home owing to injuries received, state that he is improving rapidly. The condition of Wilson langley. the Easthaven fireman who boarded the city car just as the crash came, is considered serious and although physicians attending him will express ! no opinion as to hid probable chances ; of recovery. It is asserted they are very faint. Langley's injuries at e de-! cldedly more serious than first thought. Both legs are broken, while Fvmptoms of internal Injuries are developing. His left leg is badly crushed between the ankle, both bones being broken. It Is also badly lacerated. It is very probable that the member will have to be amputated. The r'ght limb la also broken between the ankle" and the knee. Rut one bone is fractured, however and will not necessitate amputation. He has a long gash above the right eye which required feveral stiiches. The back of his head is also badly cut. Bruises about the head, chest and abdomon make the man s condition even more critical. As otheri la tao wreck suffered

from nothing but flesh wounds of minor character none is incapacitated. Commended by Gordon. For his quick action in warning his twenty-eight passengers of the danger they were in and the quick advice to them to get out of the car. J. C. Bledsoe of the interurban was commended by A. Gordon. Mr. Gordon said that many men would have stood on the rear platform with head in a whir!, but whether or not other men would have taken the same action as did Itledsoe in warning his passengers, he thought the actions of the conductor worthy of praise. Had the passengers remained in the passenger coach longer than they did, it is very probable the list of injured would have been larger, as a panic would have ensued had the passengers known of the

great danger. Officials Censured. Street car officials have been censured on all sides for the manner in which the street cars have been run in the past week. In manv instances city cars follow closely the interurbans and the danger of accident is increased. This is probably all due to the change in schedule of the interurbans made last week. Siv:ce that, time there has been two wrecks on the city lines duo to the proximity in which cars were traveling. When asked of this condition a local interurban man said that the schedule had been changed simply that direct and immediate connections could be made between Indianapolis and Richmond traction cars and those of the Dayton & Western, liefore the new schedule went into effect, passengers coming either from the east or west and making a change in Richmond, had to wait from thirty to forty minutes before proceeding on their journey. For this reason and this alone, he said, the schedule was changed. No Need of Accidents. If motormen are careful there is Tio need of accidents, he said. He maintained that when city cars follow the interurbans out of town, neither is there need for so many interurban stops, to pick up city passengers, a practice which generally works disastrously with interurban schedules. Indianapolis and other larger cities run cars in the same manner and but few accidents result. Motormen are very careful in the larger cities and danger is reduced to a minimum. The custom is new in Richmond, motormen are not quite as careful as they should be, is the way he accounted for the accident of Monday. Inability of the motormen to control their cars owing to slippery tracks was also taken into account. While rehearsing the wreck, several street car men denied the insinuation that has been made that neither sand nor air brakes were used by the interurban nioiormt n as they were going eastward down the Country club liill T'ipv env Unf In.-.!, Int..,-

property! ''iiMau Haute &iRiIey Cook anu Ra'do Flower endeav-

tiitm iu mum men- cars to a nait. Keverse power was used with such force that the wheels on both the ' : . . , i f . . nun uruau aim ireignt cars were revolving backwards. The condition of the rails the greater distance down the hill, they say yet plainly shows of two men s efforts to bring their cars to a halt. Motorman Elmer Rhodes, it is asserted, made an endeavor to get his city car out of the way, and was in his vestibule at the time the accident occurred. Interurban motormen say otherwise, however. There are some anxious men in the ranlcs of the itnerurbau employes implicated in the wreck, since the higher officials have called an investigation. MAY CUT THE TRIP SHORT Secretary Taft Is Likelv to c y IU RetUm HoiTlfl Sflfin. Maila, Nov. .".Secretary Taft Is considering abandoning the rest of his world tour and immediately returning ;to the United States. Financial mat ters and urgent political demands are reasons for the action.

i it si ut-iwitu i oiu jimuson anu i ueoFM frc-TAi i ri -rur- ri-r ' dore Rurton- The day is fine and nine- . m. VfcblAL IN I HE CITY, jty-five per cent of the vote is being ! cast. Betting favors Johnson, two to F. M. Vestal of Indianapolis, one of one. the most prominent democrats of the! .

state, now connected with "The Hoosier." the state democratic organ, is in Richmond. He came here to confer wtih the Rev. T. H. Kuhn and other prominent democrats.

GLENDENIN SCO timner;

t MDEJ.T1I WOOL ON REPEATERS NEW YORK CITY Police Commissioner Bingham To Do All Possible to Prevent Fraud. CHEERS GREET PRESIDENT. TRIP TO OYSTER BAY WAS MADE ENTIRELY BY WATER DUNCAN IS FAVORED IN THE RETURNS AT COLUMBUS. New York, Nov. 7 Voting began early today. Attorney General Jackson requested Police Commissioner Bingham to do all in his power to prevent election frauds and to arrest all "repeaters." CHEERS GREET PRESIDENT. , Arrived at Jersey City on His Way to J Oyster Bay. I New York, Nov. 5 Cheers greeted ! President Roosevelt today w hen he arrived at Jersey City enroute for Oys- ; ter Bay. Only a small crowd greeted jthe chief executive. The trip to Oys- ; ter Bay was by the all-water route. DUNCAN IS FAVORED. Liquor Candidate Likely to Win Out at Columbus. Columbus, O., Nov. Z Nearly half the votes in the entire city were polled bv ten o'clock, indicating that Judge Duncan, elected. liquor candidate," will be PRESIDENT VOTED AT 9:58. Oyster Bay, Nov. 5 President Roosevelt stopped here long enough to vote. His ballot was cast at 9:5S and he immediately went on board the tug Lancaster. New York, Nov. . The tug Lancaster arrived here at 12:40. The president's train pulled out for Washington at 1:11 p. m. CONTEST AT TOLEDO. Whitlock Is Running on an Open Town Platform. Toledo, O., Nov. 5 Clear skies and important issues resulted in half the vote beiner cast by ten o'clock. Mayor Brand Whitlock is running on an open town platform and will get the old "Jones vote." R. A. Bartley is the candidate on a "lid" ticket. The vote for Benjamin Stevenson, democrat, will determine the election. BETTING FAVORS JOHNSON. Intense Interest in the Fight at Cleveland. Cleveland, Nov. o Intense interest is manifested in the mayoralty con- . . - i i rr . . . "t . . , .t . COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING. The regular Tuesday evening cottage prayer meeting at the home of J. Will Mount, 423 Richmond avenue, at 30 sharp.

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WILLIAM S. CLENDENI1V GRAND JURY WILL RESUME ITS WORK Visits Will Be Paid to County Infirmary and Various Other Places. CASE AGAINST EAGLES. THIS IS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT INDICTMENTS WILL RESULT IN A STIFF FIGHT. The grand jury will meet Wednesday after a few days' vacation and will spend the day visiting the county infirmary and probably the other county institutions. Prosecutor Jessup will not meet with the grand jury Wednesday, as it will be necessary for him to be at Greenville. O.. on business. Thursday it is probable that the grand jury will consider the charge which has been preferrsd against the local aerie of Eagles for violation of one of the state blue laws, the "blind tiger" statute. It is intimated that all of the fifty or sixty members who were in the club rooms Sunday afternoon at the time the raid was made, will be indicted for violating the "blind tiger" law. In all probability two indictments' will be returned against the Easlc aerie, one for selling liquor in the club rooms in vio - l:itinn nf ihe "lilinrl f i."Pr'' stufntt. unrl one for keeping gambling . devices in the club rooms. The liquor which was captured at the club rooms Sunday, was to have been turned over to the sheriff for safe keeping, but an examination of the law showed that the officer making the siezure is required to keep the liquor in his custody "subject to the final order- of the court trying and determining said cause," Can't Recover Liquor. The Eagle aerie will be unable to recover the liquor seized by a writ of replevin, as section eight of the "blind ticer" law provides that "liquors seized as hereinbefore provided, and the vessels containing them, shall not be taken from the custody of the otflcer by writ of replevin or other process. while the proceedings herein provided are pending; and final judgment of conviction in such proceedings shall be a bar in all cases to all suits for a recovery for any liquors seized or the value of the same, or for damages alleged to arise by reason of the seizing and detention thereof." It is understood that whatever action the grand jury takes in the case the local aerie of Eagles will contest in a vigorous fashion. Already two well known local attorneys have been retained by the Eagles and there is talk of one or two Iudiananoli utinr. neys with state wide reputations be - ing retained by the aerie.

THE WEATHER PROPHET.!", knocked her down, threw

INDIANA Fair Wednesday, light fresh winds mostly southwest. OHIO Wednesday, light to fresh Windi, mostly southwest. ,

DOMESTIC WOES III THE CIRCUIT COURT

Judge Fox Hears the Recital ... By Two Wives Who Have Suffered Wrongs. BOTH GIVEN SEPARATION. MINNIE M. DECKER AND MRS. NORA MYERS TELL STORIES OF ROUGH TREATMENT AT HANDS OF HUSBANDS. Minnie M. Decker was granted a divoice this morning in the circuit court from Edward Decker, at the pre - ... , , . . sent time a fugitive from justice. Mrs. Decker alleged abandonment, failure to provide and cruel and inhuman treatment. She stated that one even - mg last August wbi'e walking on North C street between Tenth and Eljeventh streets with a woman friend. 'their arms thrown about each other for mutual protection vnd both speculating what they would do if sme i man would jump out of a nearby jJlev and accost them, Edward Decker actually did step out of the alley and grab Mrs. Decker. Her friend screamed and then ran. Mrs. Decker stated that her husband wanted to know why she had not kept her date with him. She said that she told him she had no date with him and then told him to go away from. ! ' thin is she did not want to have any ; to do with him. Mrs. Decker stated that her husband then struck her several times and tried to smother her so that her screams could not be heard. She did manage to cry out end two men came to her assistance and Decker took to his heels. Mrs. Decker swore out a warrant for the arrest of her husband on a charge of assault and battery. Decker left town and has not been seen here since. Mrs. Mvers Divorced. Mis. Nora Myers wns granted a dvorce from James E. Myers, u well known local railroad mun, on a charge of cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide. Mr?. Mvers stated that she had bc-et Tv.arri.vt r.v.-n yeurs and that she had three children, the oldest ten years. She said that whenever she attempted to spank the oni,drt'li h would take their part and flrike her- He also called her names in lire"eECe of the children and made accusations against her. Mrs. Myers

stated t'iat when any little thing went referred to are the owners or agents wrong about the home he would lose ; of merchndise or personal property his temper and strike her. Slapping who sell their goods at auction at pubher. Mrs. Myers stated was a caily ! lie sale. habit of her husband. j No ncense shall be assignable or Mrs. Myers stated that one time her 'transferable and the ordinance prooldest boy ran off and was away from ! vides a fine of not less than $1 nor home all day. She said that Myers more than .25 for violation of this orknew where the boy was but did not . dinanc. tell her. When the lad returned Mrs. !

Myers stated that sh started to pun- i 'isa him J'use he had not only run !off ,,ut na(1 "V,J to her as to where ) he had been. Mvers. she stated, inter - j fered when sh started to whip the her her. ; about by the hair and choked toj-AIi"s- -Myers also stated that her hus- ! band frequently ordered her to leave ! : home and ro'd her si"? was not came if the did uot go. He said that he -I was tired of her. Hts. Myers Is

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Undesirable Class of Merchant to Pay More During His Stay in the City. IS CONSIDERED MERELY A CATCHER OF SUCKERS. There Was Also a Revision of The Rates That Affect Legitimate Peddling Difference of Opinion Found. A peddlers" ordinance was introduced at council Monday evening to supercede the peddlers' ordinance now on-, the statute books, which ordinance 1 has since its passage, met with the opposition of the local peddlers, who claim that the license fees ar exorbitant. The new ordinance modifies considerably these rates, but on the other hand, without discrimination. Increases the license fees for foreign peddlers, hawkers, auctioneers and medicasters. The ordinance was passed after a few amendments had been made to it, and at the next council meeting it will undoubtedly be parsed. U is thought that the new ordinance will meet with the approval of all the local people affected. Section 1 provides that it will be unlawful for any person to pursue the business of a peddler without a license for which he must pay the following prices: $10 a month and 2 additional for each additional month. No license shall be issued for less than a month or for more than a year. In this section the term "peddler" does not apply to any ordinary commercial traveler, groceryman. butcher, green grocer, wood or coal merchant,, nor any person taking orders for household supplies or selling fruits, vegetables or any other farm produce. The original draft of this ordinance provided that no license be issued for longer than six months, which would make the annual license fee $ !. This was amended to make the maximum limit for issuing a license one year, reducing the annual fee to $;52. Foreign peddlers under the present statute come here and pay .4 for three days' license. They rarely stay longer than three days. Under the new ordinance they will have to take out f. license for an entire month which will cost them $1. It will be seen that ' this lncreaties their license feo w,th out discriminating against them. L'n- , der the o(1 ordinam.e the annual . cense fee for local peddlers was ST-'. j Section 2 provides that the fee for ! hawkers, men who sell various kind I of devices on street corners, shall pay of devices on street corners a license fee of SS per day. Section ." provides tnat medicasters, patent medicine fakirs, who hold forth on street corners and catch the easy money of the unsophisticated, shall pay a license fee of .S per day. Favored an Increase. The original draft of the ordinance provided that hawkers and medicas-! ters pay a fee of S.1 per day. Coun-!

eilman Drown thought this rate too outlook, the local members of th low and stated that iu his opinion it Commercial organisation will use evshould be increased to ?1o or even 20 erv available means to kep the conper day. These hawiters and raedi- tern in Richmond, cine fakirs, he stated, are undesirable j

as they viitually robbed the people who allowed themselves to be made "suckers." Councilman Von Pein defended the rate. He said that in his mind a majority of the people favored these street fakirs. This class of people, he said, were bound to be made "suckers" of and that they would resent the driving out of the street fakirs. A motion made to increase the fees of street hawkers and medicasters to 2M0 per day, was lost by a vote of to ". Councilman Eu&lebert then

stated that he would not take lot foriARw

the reprimanding the councilman who l;ad voted againtt the amendment would receive. This brought on further debate :ind it was finally decided i1

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and medicasters to .. Under the existing license the fee for hawkers and medicasters is S4 ner day. $S for three i days and 12 per week. j Section 4 provides that the fee for auctioneer license shall be $? per day. i In this section the class of auctioneers! lrtty little woman and appears to b a nervi.us wreck as a result of the ' treatment her husband has accord?! l('rtic woes she burst into tears. NOW RESIDE IN RICHMOND. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. N. Hastings whose residence was formerly east of the city limits, have sold their home and are

lnow located at 22Z Korth Kiatb etreetJMs wife in Lafajetie.

.Various Other Places in the

State Are Trying to Secure Removal of a Concern That Should Stay Here. URGENT NEED IS FOR MUCH BETTER QUARTERS. A Popular Subscription May Be Asked in Order to Secure Funds to Buy a New Building for the Company. The Richmond Hat factory bin placed the Commercial club directors in a quandary, uot Intentionally, but through circumstances. The concern under its new management, has conpleately outgrown its present headquarters and factory rooms on Main street, and if it operates nt a profit, has to secure larger headquarters. Thj cramped conditions at pnsent are no., conducive to a large output, such as Simons, Waggoner and Cook, the owners, desire. Neither does the hat factory desire to build an entire new building at its own expense when several large cities surrounding Richmond are very desirous of locating tht concern: so desirous in fact, that largo inducements have been offered in t heshape of new factory buildings. Th j officers of the hat company desire to remain in Richmond, but cannot reasonably do so. if obliged to ft-main iu present quarters in the face of the flattering offers that I ave been made to the concern from other cities. Aa the bat factory now Jn its small quarters has a pay roll of more than $1. jwr week and intends lo enlarge the force almost three times, if suitable quarters can be secured, the Commercial club directors do uot feel that the city should lose the industry. About tho only way to keep the concern in Richmond which has every chance to become one of the largest industries and a crcc'jt to the city in every way, is to raise enough money by popular subscription to purchase a factory building for the concern. Will Public Respond? Will the people7 or Richmond respond to a popular subscription call after having donated so freely to the Y. M. C. A. and other causes within the past year and one half? This Is the question that is bothering the minds of the Commercial club directors. Owing to the small attendance at the meeting Monday night it w.n deemed better to further consider tho entire proposition next Friday night at a called meeting of the directors. The Ft. Wayne Commercial club is making strenuous efforts to locate tho local concern iirthat city. In fact its efforts are persistent. Almost daily Simons. Waggoner and Cook, receive offers from the Ft. Wajne club to move to that city, each offer being just a little bit better than the pre ceding one. The Wabash Hat factory, in which Simons. Waggoner and cook were formerly interested, is now one of the largest in the country and that city desires the local men to move the Richmond Hat factory there. With its present most encouraging SHOW MUCH INTEREST IN COMING DEBATE ; Girls at Earlham College AnxI . xl . . luus iur uie uoruesi. AWAITING A REPLY. Much intercut Is being taken by the girls of Earlham college in the debatii leg. Acceptance of the Ohio rolleg has not yet been received, but it is thought it will be in a few days. A primary debate with contestants from each class will be held. The juniors and freshmen and seniors and aophn. mores will hold debates from which, the ones who will take part in the final debate with Otterbein will be chosen. The Freshmen have already held a meeting in connection with the matter and over a dozen girls have signified their Intention of trying for the team. MRS. CYHUS HQDGIN ILL Husband Is Called to Lafayette to Attend Her. . Prof. Cyrus Hodgin's classes at Eat. 'ham college will not recite any more .'this week on account of his absence, He has been called to the bedside ot