Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 273, 11 November 1907 — Page 1

RICHMOND PALLADIUM 1 J AISJO SUN-TELEGRAM POL. XXXII. XO. 1V. RICHMOND, LND., 3IOXDAY EVEMMi, NOYILM UKi: 11. 1IM)T. H1NCSLK CX)rV. 2 CENTS.

j

fEOQMt OFFICER AT CIIICIIINATI III DANGEROUS PLACE

Offensive Political Activity May Be the Means of Losing Him His Place in the Service of Uncle Sam. WILLIAM DUDLEY FOULKE REFERS TO CIRCUMSTANCE Mr. Foulke Spoke at Cincinnati Sunday Night and the Past Week Attended Civil Service League at Buffalo. "William Dudley Foulke ha returned from Cincinnati, where be Sunday toight, imrpriaed his audience at the Peopto'a Institute, by declaring that there was one federal officer in Cincinnati, who is now being investigated for Ma participation in recent elections. Mr. Foulke was speaking on the genrral merit system and its need in laws governing present office holders, anent their political activity. He mentioned no names there, but said to the Palladium that Royal Melendy, a prominent Cincinnatian. had brought the case to his attention, and he Intended to take it before the civil tervice bureau for investigation. A negro was arrested on election day for repeating. A federal employe in the (ostofflce, who seemed to fear the arient of the colored man, cried, "Run. Jackson, run." Mr. Foulke says that be does not know the federal employe's name, but it is quite evident that he was taking an unduo interest in the political game for reasons probably best known to himself. According to Cincinnati papers, Mr. Foulke declared the merit system practically a farce there. He is a firm believer that no man should seek political favors of an office holder for services rendered, neither should an office holder place himself in position where he could be required to render later services. The merit system should rule, he said. "While on his most recent trip, Mr. Foulke presided at the sessions of the National Civil Service Reform league, held in Buffalo, N. Y. "Attorney General Bonaparte and Governor Hughes of New York, made mosu notedortby addresses," said Mr. Foulke. Governor Hughes spoke for better laws governing th office holder and his political activity. Copies of the address will soon be distributed broadcast by the National Civil Service Reform league. Mr. Foulke's Address. The Enquirer gives the following 9 count of Mr. Foulke's address: At a meeting held In the People's Institute on Vine street Sunday night, Hon. William Dudley Foulke. o Richmond. Ind., delivered a lengthy speech on "The Political Activity of Office Holders." Mr. Foulke, who has for years led the fight in several states for civil service reform and the merit system, is one of the three members of the Civil Service Reform association appointed by the president. Beginning with the instructions issued by Grover Cleveland in 18SG against the display of obtrusive partisan ship by office holders and that the influence of federal officials should not be felt in the manipulation of primaries and nominating eonventions, designating such action a unfair, Mr. Foulke said that at the time he shared the indignation of many who protested against the president interfering with man's expression or exercise of his citizenship, whether he was in office br not. He found afterward that the man whose offensiveness in the matter f partisanship raised him to be dismissed from office usually belonged to the PV.v riot in power. He said, however, that the pert of President. Cleveland's edict which converted him was that which set forth the unfairness of office holders dictating political action within party lines by methods which pervert useful and justifiable purposes of arty organisation. The speaker found among the uttetrances of Thomas Jefferson the following: "The exercise of official influence to control the suffrage of citizens or subordinate officials is destructive of the fundamental principles of republira constitution, and interferences with elections by officials should be deemed, a sufficient cause for their removal." He said the civil service law was ood as far as it went, but that it did hot go far enough in regard to political contributions. Continuing. Mr. Foulke said: "The remedy is in a new law prohibiting not only the solicitations of office holders! Iy all persons whomsoever. This has I en recommended repeatedly by ihej f'ivll Service commission. Lot it Ik- a; penal offense for any one to ask a no- j luteal contribution of any office holder! or employe: also let it be a peral of-1 fense for any office holder or employe ( o ask a political contribution fron ; ny one. el.se. When these two pro-j ttibitions are iueoi-poiatet! into a law i the remedy will be effectual."' The speaker fcaid that political aotiv-j liy -which, tad for its object the setting

WANTS $100,000 FOR

The Duke of Westminster probably will be a prominent wTtners in tho society breach of promise case in which the plaintiff is Mrs. Atherton. divorced wife of Colonel Atherton. and the defendant captain the Hon. John Yarde-Buller, heir to Lord Thurston, and a member of the Duke of Connaught's military staff, who recently secretly married the pretty actress, Denise Orme, whose picture is here shown. Mrs. Atherton asks $100,000 damages.

and the retaining of office should be eliminated. "It may be said," he continued, "that patronage defeats its own end. That the appointing power Avill have on its hands for each selection made a dozen disappointed office seekers and one ingrate." He claimed that this appointive power should not be used any more than any form of bribery. He said that in the case of the army, if soldiers were allowed to take part in the organization of conventions, soon there would be no freedom whatever there. 11 would be a military affair. In conclusion, Mr. Foulke said that for the reasons already recited judges should abstain from any great, amount of activity, lest their suitors be treated unfairly on account of it, or lest it maybe believed that they are unfairly treated, and thus the bench becomes discredited. MUSI EXPLAIN CONDUCT Pure Food Inspector Catches Several at New Castle. New Castle, Ind., Nov. 11. As a result of the recent visit of the state pure food Inspector, Prosecutor Barnard has issued ten indictments and they will be served during the coming week. The. Indictments are against druggists, grocers and meat ma. ket men, but as yet no information has been given out as to who the men are that have come under the disapproving eye of the inspector. VIEWERS FOR ROAD NAMED. Lincoln Jones and Caleb B. Jackson, Jr.. have been appointed viewers of a road recently petitioned for by residents of Washington township. This road is to bo about three miles hi length. LITERATURE MATED. American and Italian literature! were mated In Newark, N. J., when a magistrate married Florence Brooks, j

Mi $ Si 1 w 1? j 11

;m auuior. poet, ana oramausc anu i Giacomo Marone, also a poet, drama-! oTyr 'aari;lpreoij"fson R. Rupe Was Chosen

the Modern Theatre, in New York. President. The bridegroom, according to accounts, is of noble Italian birth and traces his ancestry back to the poet j A men's club composed of members Virgil. Tho bride, a daughter of D. C.I of the First Presbyterian church, was

niwKs.. it. a rMe i n gin. wno gataer-' ed inspiration for her half-dozen nov- j pis and sonnet books from the wilds j of Newfoundland and Mt. Shasta,

BREACH OF PROMISE.

MUCH INTERESTED III CASE OE POWERS Cecil Walker, Clerk at the Arlington, a Schoolmate of The Accused Man. WAS BRILLIANT IN SCHOOL. WENT DIRECTLY INTO POLITICS AND IT SEEMED NATURAL FOR HIM TO WIN -WALKER THINKS POWERS IS INNOCENT. There is one man In Richmond, whose personal Interest in Caleb Powers the man now on trial for complicity in the death of ex-Governor Gobel Is so great that he would have tho famous Kentuckiau released, and the charges placed against him scattered to the forewinds. The man is Cecil Walker, day clerk at the Arlington hotel, who was formerly a schoolmate of the former secretary of state. Walker says ho would not have Powers released if he did not think the charges placed against him are absolutely without ground and the man innocent. A little academy nestled In the pretty valley near Barbers vilio, Ky., known throughout that section of tho state as Barbersville school, was the place where Walker met Powers and ; where they were thrown together in j pursuing the old rashioned curriculum of the quaint school. Powers was the most brilliant boy 1 111 the academy says Walker. Through cAii auitiiuai j 111 iii Lt iit: uicjjlclt 1 vl j general favorite with the teachers. He was also well liked hy the students. Easy for him were the "sums" which proved such stumbling blocks for his classmates. He was lightning fast with figures and arithmetic seemed to V his strong point. Went Into Politics. Power's extraordinary mental characteristics and thoughtfulness won him his place as secretary of state for Kentucky, for almost immediately after he had completed his school and college course he entered actively into the political game, and was soon placj ed in a state office. The same winI ning traits that had characterized Powers as a boy won for him the coni fidence of his fellow workers in the ; political field, and when the name of i Powers was suggested for the renubli-

! can state ticket; it seemed the most:all these positions pay salaries of 1,

inatural thing in the world that there l anl upward, the highest being that should be no objection to him. i of the assistant chemist, who will reJ Walker says that he still thinks an jceTe from $1,200 to Sl.S4rf. The age j unruly and spiteful mountaineer was ! limit throughout Is twenty years or (responsible for the death of Governor ' over on the date of examination, j Goebel. He says he does not think j The position of naturalization exami Powers was in any way connected iner carries with it the greatest numwith a scheme to kill the governor, j ber of requirements. This examlnaj and the act was not premeditated. Uion will be on spelling, arithmetic, ! Walker is takinz sreat interest In ! nenmanshiD. renort writinsr nrmiMi

i the trial of his old school mate and i hopes to see him freed. He thinks too that this will be the inevitable result. MEN'S CLOB ORGANIZED organized Sunday with quite a large membership. The club is for socfal purposes and will meet once a month, i Judon R. Rupe wa elecUd- nreiidsat.'

GREEN IS OS TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT

Fate of the Seventeen-Year Old Colored .Boy Will Soon Be Known. MANY WITNESSES ATTEND. ROBBINS IS PROSECUTING AND JOHNSON IS DEFENDINGDEFENSE WILLING TO ADMIT ASSAULT AND BATTERY. The case of Verna. Green the seven-irr"-,"'-um .u.fcCu having committed assault and battery -w . i s-. r m ,'l rxr r, n w rt s A ti I t V with intent to commit rape on the person of Hazel Harris, a three-year-old white child, was called today in the circuit court. Owing to the fact that the eastbound T. II. I. & E traction cars were tied up by an accident, Pros ecutor Jessup did not arrive in the city j until nearly noon, so the work of securing a jury did not start until afternoon. There, have been a large number of witnesses summoned in this case and they waited about the court room all morning. The little victim of Green was present and she played about the room unmindful of the fact that the case centered about her. Owing to her tender years it will be impossible for the state to place her on thh witness stand to testify against Green, but it is probable that the mother, to whom the child went Immediately after the outrage, and told all its revolting features, will be. used as a witness. Robbing Will Prosecute. John F. Robbins will prosecute Green, the court having appointed him to do so at the request of Prosecutor Jessup, who will assist Mr. Robbins iu the case. It was Mr. Robbins who presented evidence to the grand jury which resulted in the Indictment being returned against Green. Henry U. Johnson is the attorney for the defendant. Mr. Johnson admits that Green was guilty of assault and battery but denies that Green had any intent to commit a criminal assault on little Hazel. Mr. Johnson will devote all his eivdrgice to shewing the Jury that Green's offense was liot so aggravated as to warrant a penitentiary sentence. The state .will insist on Green being given a term in the state prison. 1 PLACES OPEN III CIVIL SERVICE December Will Be a Busy Month With the Examining Boards. DATES HAVE BEEN SET. SALARIES OFFERED RANGE FROM $600 TO $1,300 PER YEAR GREATEST REQUIREMENT FOR NATURALIZATION EXAMINER. December will Le a busy month for the united btates civil service exam-1 i iners. The Civil Service commission j at Washington, D. C, up to the pre?-! eut lime, has announced five exami-1 nations for the first fifteen days of the month, and one more for the last week of November. The positions for which the examinations are to be held and the dates for holding them are as follows: Nautical expert, Dec. 11; assistant chemist, department of agriculture. Dec. 11 and 12; computer United States naval observatory, Dec. 4 and 5; master, quartermaster's department at large, Dec. 4; dairyman, Indian service, Dec. 4: naturalization examiner (male) Nov. . i . With the exception of the position of dairyman, which pays ?0Ot per year, questions on naturalization law and regulations and training and experience, the latter being rated on the application. All applicants must be able to speak at least one of the following languages: Bohemian. Croatian. Danish. French. German. Greek, Hungarian, Italian. Lithuanian. Norwegian. Polish, Roumanian, Russian. Ruthenlan, Slovak, Swedish, Syrian or Yiddish. THE WEATHER PROPHET INDIANA Tuesday fair, fresh north west winds, becoming variable. OHIO Tuesday fair; fresh west to n.rthvw.tt winds.

MAN

STATUE OF WALLACE

FOR HALL OF FAME Commission Opens Correspondence With Artist. IT WILL BE OF BRONZE. Tiie Wallace monument commission has opened corrcspondem-1 with American -sculptors lhing in Paris with a view to making a contract for a design t'T a statue of Ctn. Lew Wallace, lo h;placed in the national capitol at Washington. i The Indianapolis members of the i coMtuision recently returned from Washington, when; a meeting was held with Capt. J. P. Megrew, the Washingion member. wiis agreed by the commission that a sclIiptor of international tame should be selected to design the s-tatuc. Members of the commission .say it would not be wise at this time to announce the names of the artists they have in mind until one has been selected and consulted. 'the statue will be oi bronze. SECURES A LOCAL RECRUIT. Pearl Hyatt Sent to Marine Barracks At Washington. Lieut. McCauley, recruiting officer for tho district of Indiana, visited the local office Saturday and enlisted Pearl Hyatt, who was sent to Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C. HEIRESS FOUND If! Mrs. Fred Lehman Will Participate in a Large Estate In Switzerland. LONG SEARCH HAS ENDED. FRIENDS LOCATE FORMER BLUFFTON WOMAN, WHOSE LIFE IS SHADED BY PATHOS AND TRAGEDY YEARS OF HARDSHIP. Bluffion, Ind., Nov. 11 After a long search, Mrs. Fred Lehman, a former resident of this city, whose husband died iu a Toledo hospital, and who now has a fortune awaiting her and her sons in Switzerland, has been located. Friends and relatives have learned that she is an inmate f the asylum at Richmond and that she has recovered sufficiently to allow her being removed from tho institution. With her three children, two of whom are in the orphaus' home in this city, and one of whom is in the Julia Work school at Plymouth, she will be sent back to Switzerland, where a comfortable estate awaits them, after ' years of hardship and suffering. The story of the family's troubles is i a pathetic one. j Several years ago. Fred 'Lehman and family moved here. Mr. Lehman ' was a common workman. The family ; had a great deal of trouble and became notorious-. The husband and j father finally strayed away from home ; and died in Toledo. Then the mother j mysteriously disappeared and nothing ; was heard of her until last week. The estate which the family falls heir to j was that of Mr. Lehman's father. ARCHBISHOP FARLEY WILL NOT- OFFICIATE Under No Circumstances Will He Perform Ceremony. REBUFF FOR VANDERBILTS. New York, Nov. 11. Arch Bishop Farley has decided that under no circumstances will he perform the marriage ceremonj ui tuuai tzio azecuenyi and Oladvs Vanderbilt on Decernber 10. It may be no Catholic will be allowed to perform the ceremony. MISS GOLDEN ON DUTY Returns to Postoffice After Several Days' Illness. Miss Anna a. uo;aen, cierK ai xne general delivery window at the local postoffice, has returned to work, after , . . . . having been confined to her home for some time suffering with poisoning. Miss Golden can account for her ill-1 ness In no other way, than that she was poisoned by constant handling of. mail. Although one letter might have had poisonous substance upon it, she I does not think this is the way she con-j tracted Ler illness.

RICHMOND

ASYLUM

MIMTING SEASCK IS

ON IN HOOSIER SIATE Opened on the Tenth, But That Was Sunday. QUAIL SAID TO BE PLENTY. Indiana hunters will now have their day, for with the rit-ing sun this morning and the permission to hunt quail ruffed grouse, prairie ctickeu, pinnat ed grouse and rabbits. The wooks and j thiokfts will resound with the pep of j the many guns leveled at the birds by m n who can brij;g down what j they aim at. Although the season op-J ens on Nov. JO, it did not start until ' Nov. H this jear, a.-? hunting is not j permitted on Sunday. j state hunters have planned tor many days tor tne season that is now at hand. Ouail will be tho chief prey, and. as the reports show that the birds aro numerous, great sport is an ticipated. Large coveys arc report ! j to be hovering over Southern Indiana. while the section of the state nbout lot) miles north of Indianapolis i literally alive with them. There was a big rush on the r:ame warden's office during the past week and more licenses thrn ever were given out. This plainly shows that the birds that escape the slaughter wi'l be few and far between. HELM'S BOOUREMATED Ashes Are Now Being Brought Back By His Wife. The body of Verling Helm, formerly! in charge of college Y. M. C. A. work in Indiana, who died while in charge of Y. M. C. A. work at Kobe, Japan. has been cremated and the ashes will reucii pan r runcisco uec. i -t. i lie interment will be at North Manchester. Mrs. Helm and children arc accompanying the remains home. Mr. Helm was one of the best known Y. M. C. A. men and lecturers Indiana has ever known. PRACTICING FOR A CONCERT Garfield Orchestra Will Play on the West Side. to be given by Garfield school pupils the latter part of the month. The exact date has not been set. The Gar - field orchestra has been Invited to play at the next meeting of the West Kichmond Improvement association, and will accept the invitation. ByTnnj.cn. Next State Convention Will Be Entertained by the Chapter at Earlham. ENROLLMENT REACHED 250. SESSION JUST CLOSED AT GREENCASTLE WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION IN THIS STATE. Oreencastle, Ind., Vov. 11. At a meeting of the executive committee it

CHM

CHOSE

was decided to accept the invi'ation ! to take next year's convention of the' The annual celebration of the IndlIndiana Young Women's Christian an- ana Lincoln leaeu. to take- place Fib. sociation to Richmond, where the 1 aud IS. will be- held at Wabash. At Earlham college chapter will enter- a meeting of the executive committee tain. The Greencastle convention this of tbe league it was decided to accep. year, from-every standpoint, was the the Invitation of Wabash republican most successful in the history of tho to hold the convention in that city, state organization, the attendance ex- Early In the meeting it wag decided ceedlns 250, making the twenty-sec- to eliminate from the list of applicant ond annual convention the greatest in those cities that have heretofore been the history of the association. The favored with league conventions. ThU enrollment today went 23 per cent put Terre Haute, Anderson and Richahead of any meeting In the past. The mond out of the running. Ft. Wayne. Greencastle convention has surpassed South Bend. Kokomo and WabasTi others in several respects as the dele- were then left to select from, gates have conceded it the best in By a vote of eight to three Wabash their existence from every standpoint was selected. The meeting then ratlAn important meeting was that held sd the selection of Vice President

when student volunteer work was con sidered. Miss Bessie Harris of De- , troit, who Is a traveling secretary, discussed the work in her paper "What Wc Owe the State." After she had finished $1,200 was raised in the convention for carrying on the student volunteer movement in Indiana during j the next year. The services Sunday brought the convention to a close. BROTHERHOOD PLANS LECTURE. The Brotherhood of the Second Presbyterian church has secured the Rev. L. O. Richmond of Shelby ville, Ind., to deliver his illustrated lecture on "Scotland, the Land of the Talstie," on Wednesday evening. Decernber 4Uu Mr RicQnfond rece'Ujr 8peot 'a year in Scotland. KENTUCKY MULES SOLD. ' Twenty head of Kentucky moles were sold at Taube Bros, eale barns Saturday. Prices were fair, ranging about f 12a per head.

CONDUCTOR WELSH STRUCK Bl BULLET Oil A STREET CAR

Resistance of the Glass and a Heavy Overcoat Prevented The Infliction of Serious or Fatal Injuries. WELSH BADLY SHOCKED BY THE OCCURRENCE. Believed th e Aff ai rA rose From , The Careless or Accidental Discharge by Some Ambitious Hunter. Klmo WcLh. a conductor on he city street c ar lint a residing at 402 Randolph Mreet, was struck between the shouidt r blades this morning by a 22 calibre rifle ball while standing iu theainleway of a street car which had stopped to take on passengers at West Fifth and Main streets. The bullet had evidently traveled a long dlstanco as Its force was almost spent when It crashed through a car window and struck Welsh in the back. Ills clothing was not penetrated, thanks to a heavy overcoat he was wearing, and the only injury he sustained wai a big blood blister. Welsh was severely shocked by th j unexpected blow dealt him by the rifle ball but It did not knock blra down, . Tho few Je who OQ h caJ. were greatly excited by the Incident. Welsh found the bullet on ne flood of the car and at once took It to police headquarters where he gave an account of his wonderful escapo from death. The bullet by its contact with, tho window and Welsh's clothing was so flattened that it was almost Impossible to recognize It as a bullet. Mystery Surrounds it. Who fired the rifle ball the police eye kn' The ba" ca"JO frora the j west "nd wa Probably fired at some I V,"T thu,ndred uor fonr hdred J-ds, i dl8tant from the Btreet can A l,aB Who, was 8tanfS f,atf"r of th ,ca etatd that " heard the report of the rifle but Wl,h oa.-u (.urn n ma noi near ine report. This Is the first accident of th hunting season, which opened Sunday. The police think the ball wan fired by some excited hunter Just west of the west corporation line. The police do not think the ball was fired with the intention of assassinating Welsh and Welsh is sure the bullet was discharged either by accident or carelessness. Three or four years ago while Welsh was acting as conductor on one of the city cars h was attacked and badly beaten with a pair of nippers. IS OVER THEJJAKER CITY Lincoln League of the State Will Meet There. SPEAKERS WERE SELECTED Fairbanks. Senator A. J. Beverldge. and senator tames A HnmnT mm. orators for the convention. R. WALSH TO FACE SERIOUS CHARGE Alleged That He Wrecked Chicago Bank. TWO INDICTMENTS PENDING Chicago, Nov. 11. Jno. R. Walsh, once political and financial pioneer in Chicago, will tomorrow be arraigned on an indictment for wrecking th Chicago National bank two years ago by misapplying three million dollars or the funds deposited. Two indict-

WABASH

CHOSEN

Jqaents are pending.