Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 288, 28 November 1907 — Page 1
MCHMOOT) PALLADIUM
AND SUN-TELEGRAM, VOL. XXXII. NO. 288. RICIOIOXD, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING, NOVE3IKEH 28, 1907. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. WILL THY TD REACH BASIS UPON WHICH ALL MAY ASSIST BRADLEY CHILD IS CRITICALLY ILL; CRIES FOR MAMMA CONDITION OF BANKS MUSTBE REPORTED Billheimer Will Issue a Circular at Once. WILL RE-OPEII THE SMYRNA SCHOOL; PUPILS UREASE MEN OF AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND
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"Harmony Conference" of Elements Working for Prohibition in Indianapolis, to Be Held There, Tuesday. POLITICAL PHASE SAID TO HANG ON OUTCOME.
Prohibition Party, Anti-Saloon League and the W. C. T. U. Interested in the WorkMany Noted Speakers. Indianapolis, Nov. 2S. A "harmony Conference" between parties, organizations and individuals who are fighting for prohibition in Indiana is to ba held in this city in the Hoard of Trade building next Tuesday and important political results ae said to attach to the meeting. The foreword that has gone out in regard to it is that ways and means will be discussed to elect a legislature next year that will favor the passage of a prohibition law for Indiana. The original promoters of the meetlug, who it developes. were members of the W. C. T. IT., had in mind the ereHting of a more cordial feeling between tthe prohibition party and the Antiflaloon league of Indiana, which have beeu endeavoring to reach the same nd by different methods. The slogan of the Anti-Saloon league is "prohibition In. Indiana by ltUl'," and it hopes to bring this about by the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution of the state. The prohibiion party on the other hand has been contending for ft quicker method that of passing a prohibitive law at the next session of the legislature. One thing that has kept the prohibition and the anti-saloon league from pulling int he same traces is the fact that the anti-saloon league has thrown its influence to democrats and republicans with temperance tendencies, quite a often as it has to prohibitionists. The league has endeavored to influence votes for the man and riot for the party. A good many prohibitionists in the state would like to see the anti-saloon league support the prohibition party nominees. Basis of Union. The basis of next Tuesday's meeting will be the one proposition on which prohibitionists and anti-saloon league workers unite that of opposition to licensing saloons. For that reason the meeting is t be officially known as an "anti-license conference." There are men in both organizations who advocate that they work together on the paramount proposition that cf unti-license and dispense with all quibbling as to the best method to bring this about. On the program Tuesday will be anti-saloon league workers, prohibition party leaders, women connected with the W. C. T. U. and at least one well Ivnowu republican Judge Samuel K. Artman of Ijobanon. Judge Annum v ill speak on "Saloon License Law Unconstitutional.'' Other speakers and their subjects are: D. Leigh Colvin. Is'ew York. "Work of the College Young Men"; Dr. M. M. Parkhurst, Chicago, "Saloon License"; Mrs. Culla J. Vayhinger, Hartsville, Ind.. president of the state W. C. T. U., "The W, C. T. U. and License"'; Sumner W. llaynes, Portland. "History of Saloon License"; Enuis M. Barnej-, district superintendent of the anti-saloon leagu?, "Indiana a Dry State in 1S12"; C. W. Trickett, Kansas City. Kas., "The Enforcement of Prohibition in Kansas and it Results"; Mrs. Lillian M. X. Stevens, Portland. M. national president of the W. C. T. V.. "The Best Law to Abolish the Saloon." v.. . 1 1 n hi u jo ur- Mdiu ujMrict attorney who drove the saloons out of Kansas City. Kas.. several months ago and made that city "dry." leaders of the Prohibition party in Indiana, including the members of the state committee, are to meet in Indlanapolis next Wednesday, but their meeting is connected in no way with the 'anti-license" conference on Tuescay. MAYOR GUTHRE IS SICK He Has Been Taken to a Michigan Sanitorium. Muncie, Ind., Xov. 2. Mayor Lon rintViflrt wn taVfn tn !t estrmtrtptum nattlA Creek. Mich., where it is honed his headlth may be restored. He is suffering from nervous prostration that was caused by the lire department troubles which resulted in a popular demanu for his impeachment. He was Accompanied by Mrs. Guthrie. Physiemus gave il s uinr upmiuu uiai u would be many weeks i.etore Mayor Guthrie would be in condition to re - Mime the responsibilities of his of - fice. In the meantim John McPiiereoa, controller, is acting as mayor.
TRAVEL VERY HEAVY ON GREAT HOLIDAY There Were f'.-ndreds Who Left and Hundreds Who Came to the City. ALL LINES PARTICIPATE. PENNSYLVANIA, C, C. &. L. AND TRACTION COMPANY REPORT LIBERAL PATRONAGE INTERURBANS MADE SPECIAL RATE. Wednesday was a busy day on all of the lines of travel entering Rich mond. The Pennsylvania station was tho scene of much activity through-1 ... , J vh.il uic ua ui ij tv if v lu'iii . i inn. hundreds of people left the city to J spend Thanksgiving with relatives and friends in other towns and cities, j an equal or even greater proportion j of aliens enjoyed the festivities of the I day with local people. Each train entering the city Wednesday was crowded with passengers either destined for this city or else c.J w I. o .fl,. point. It was stated by the local of- j ficials that the business of the company has been equal to if not greater than that of last year and that so far, the patronage has been as good as previous to the two-cent rate law, whn sneHAl rates wer thA ciiRtom. It was stated at the C. C. & L., that that company has enjoved a liberal share of the passenger traffic and that tho tniTol Wpdnwdav was orve. i ially gratifying to the officials. This road did considerable long hauling Wednesday, there being many through nPnPr. from Chicago and other , " a . versa ; whlie the business done by the locai traction lines was large Wednesday it wag not to be compared with the traction travel todav. When tho first car left Richmond this morning the intrrhan stati noil fin. ed with awaiting nassengers and throughout the earlier hours of the forenoon both the cars leavinc for the East and those for the West were tax - ed to their capacity, many Richmond people going to points along the line to spend the dav with "country cous ins" where it is known ihut ru-ntv t of creamed gravy and basted turkey! abounds. j , The intemrban roads made a snecial ! rate and the inducements was such as to appeal to their patrons. . NEED MEN TO GATHER CORN r idle Facto w Hinh Farmer Ar Look.nq to Employes Wages A Nw Castle, Ind.. Nov. 25. Farmers have difficulty in getting help to gather the corn. Owing to the corn maturing late some farmers will hardiy finish before the first of February or the middle of March. Cribbing has been late owing to the green condition of the corn. Where factories in 'the cities have laid off men these are sought. Wages are high. Little new 'corn is being; markete!. .
JOHN A. HASECOSTER. Architect.
TIME NOT RIPE FOR THE PARCELS POST Speaker Cannon Intimates No Action Will Be Taken At Coming Session. POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. THEY ARE ALSO VIEWED WITH DISPLEASURE BY THE SPEAKER POSTMASTER GENERAL'S PETS IN DISFAVOR. In reference to the parcels post, a livf topic in Richmond just now, Washington dispatch savs:
Speaker Cannon has broadly inti-!the . . . . . ...
matcu lu x jrLiua Ltr i -ucuf 1 til .ue't."i that he does not think the time is ripe j for the establishment of an unlimited parcels post system or the establishrnent of postal savings banks, The parcels post extension, the speaker has told Mr. Meyer, will not receive the consideration of congress during the coming session, nor will the Pstal savings bank proposition, acf01inK to the information imparted : to Mr. Meyer by the speaker. 1110 bpeaiver sas mat wun taiK 01 tariff revision prevalent and with ,the uimnu'11 conaiuoii 01 me country in ; not TO. sastactory a condition he uuco lul,m 1L VVUU!U w v1??0 Ior '""s'"' " lnMiime lunovanons ! which might rPSult in extraordinary : eJe- especially a the postal sern.. iwn. Thg extens5on of the parcels post ... uiuol u.ni uiipuoiiiuu from the small town nir iC.aritsi who have be?n besieging the speaker with ;a " ' J, V , , T , a"J !tep ?h,.ch WOu!d fate tne extension ot the mail order business in the rural districts. SOME REPORT EXPECTED ON THE JONES CASE jbranQ JUrV LOOKS mtO Wniteit i water Muddle. MANY WITNESSES CALLED. i Tne Va'ne county grand jury, it is .said will either vindicate or indict Dr. 1 Jones of Whitewater of the charges VXZtl him howe( ne?liSence in handling two cases of diptkeria in his own family. Xearly moned to appear as witnesses in the case. AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE. An illustrated lecture will be given Saturday night at Boston on "The Blble." by Rev. Croslev. of Indianapolis. at the Universalis! church. It promises to be one of the most interesting lectures beard in Boatoa recently.
DRINK LEADS YOUNG MAN INTO TROUBLE
Oliver Dillon Took a Pair of Boots While Under Influence of Liquor. WAS LET OFF VERY EASY. FINE OF $10 ASSESSED AND FIVE DAYb IN jail. Auutu, bui i m t ( JAIL SENTENCE PENDED. WAS SUSOliver Dillon, a young man from a:ew tans,, u., came 10 mtimiomi no,i-; l. , . , , , , , -. . , - , I nesday. began drinking and later in afcernoon, while under the influ-; I - fu .io .(fviMn,i 1 bunting boots from the stand in front of the Neff and Nusbaum shoe store, corner of Seventh and Main streets. He was seen by one of the clerks who j called Patrolman Vogel6ong and IM1Ion was arrested in his buggy while at- j tempting to put on the shoes. Heap-! peared in police court this, morning and as it was his first offense of any , character, he was let off with a fine; of $10 and five days in jail. Prosecutor Jessup. alter considering. the case, recommended to Judge Con - verse a light sentence. The young man has a good standing in his home. neignoornood ana lias an invalid; motlier to sunuort. t-ne is livinc: a one and under the young man's care. Owi ing to this fact the jail sentence was i . dismissed ana a nno or iu assessed, This the young man arranged to pay. in case ne causes iurtiier trouoie to iocal authorities the jail sentence will! be revived. uulon sam "e woum Slve no cause for further bother and that he intended to do what was right and proper in the future. ROADS ARE BAD Wayne Farmers Lament Poor Condition of Highways. Hagerstown, Ind., Xov. 25. Farmers in this county are complaining becaus? the county commissioners have practically stopped all road work in certain sections of the county. Xotably in Jefferson township there has been J less than a third as much work done; on all roads during the past two years as was done before in a single season. ' The road supervisors do not know why' this is, and they say they are in no! sense to blame, as they get orders from the board of commissioners. GUARDIAN FILES SUIT ON NOTE j Tne Dickinson Trust comnanv" guardian for the minor heirs of Fred:rick Hovelmeir. has filed suit against i the estate of the deceased on note for ,$150. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair; fresh wind;.
COUNTY
Woman Accused of the Murder of Ex-Senator Brown Is Spending a Very Unhappy Thanksgiving Day.
DOES NOT KNOW HOW SERIOUS THE CASE IS.
Many Witnesses Testify That tor ma' demancl reports from any des 1 ignated depositories in the state whenThey Believe MrS. Bradley lever he thinks it necessary. The law ... h T" Chflai,I'''es,to tne nat'OIia' banks as well WaS bane at tne lime one.a!, tne banks under state supervision.
Killed Brown. Washington, Nov. Brown, youngest son 28. "Cooties" of Mrs. Annie Bradley, and former Senator Brown, is! . -
thougnt to De aying. i am neariy "" i...v..m.. ..... .. ,, , , . .,, ,Ki, quired to furnish copies of their recrazy," declared Mrs. Bradley this 1 , norts to the auditors office on even
morning. tier inougius eie uui -i the court room, but of her child. A ! . . i e 1 block away, her little four-year-old j boy lies, with framing cheeks, tossing j upon a bed in a furnished rooming house. "I want mamma," he cries. "Why don't mamma come." The child is struggling with all his babystrength against a severe attack of tnembranus croup. Physicians give little hope of recovery', but. Mrs. Bradley does not know how seriously he is affected. This is a sad Thanksgiv-; ing for the little woman in black. MRS. BRADLEY'S SANITY Many Wltficsees Testify to Their lief in Thi. Washington, Nov. 28. The late tes timony offered in the trial of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged with hav- j ing shot ond killed former Senator Brown of Utah in this city last December, has been most damaging to the l defendant. There were many wie- ' nesses who had seen her shortly after the shooting, and others who had attended her while she was in jail here, ; but none of them at any time doubted i her sanity. These witnesses bad been called by the government in rebuttal. They included practically every one who had come in contact with Mrs. Bradley after the shooting of 8enator I Brown. Attendants at the hotel where ' i the shooting occurred, officials at the police station, and at the house of detention in which she was at first confine(jj newspaper men, doctors and attendants at the jail declared their belief that she was rational in manner
and coherent in language when they manent improvements, bringing -the tosaw and talked to her. Several other . taj Up 0 $1,773,763.0H. Witnesses who had talked with her in j The state Prison at Michigan City Salt Lake ("Mtv and elsewhere nrior to ,.,-,o iiic otu c-i oarni?n and the
, - the shooting, gave evidence to the same efrect. A dramatic feature was the description by Soren S. Christensen of Salt Lake City, of an encounter v. t n .1 7 . -j f ri
between Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Brown otfcer sources in all the institutions at a hotel in Pocatello, Idaho, in the amounted to $19,425.44. Deducting summer of 1906. On that occasion, tnege tnreP sums from the total exMrs. Brown discovered Mrs. Bradley penditures for maintenance and conin the hotel with Senator Brown and structj0n, the net cost to the state is attacking her, attempted to choke her ound to be $1,577,545.72. and asked to be allowed to kill her. ; n-,;i ! The Cost in ueT3ii. Cries of Mrs. Bradley brought the . nnr tn hnr vac.o and than th n. ' Going back to the rtgular mainten-
tire party, including the witness, had nn all-night discussion of the difficulty during which Brown, turning fiercely upon his wife, denied that he was the father of her son. Max Brown, and at tho taTT10 iTna amit w a ' fhf fatW of t-.n nf RwrtieV children. An outburst cf denunciation by Mrs. Brown of her husband and Mrs. Bradley followed, after which : th onntm- on,i th n to another hotel, where thsy called for drinks. A new phase of the testiraony wag tfce admission by Archibald j Livingston, the senator's sTenograi pner, mat ne n&u orten told raise hoods to Mrs.' Bradley in uiun v quiet her and to avoid trouble for either the senator or himself. Justice Stafford rebuked a couple of spectators, a man and a woman, who brought with them a girl about eleven years of age. When the justice saw the child he stopped the proceedings and ordered an attendant to escort the couple and the child from the courtroom. The testimony, as on every day since the trial began, included many allusions unfit for the ear of a child. It waa expected that all the testimony would be in yesterday, but at the last moment the district attorney subpoenaed three additional witnesses in rebuttal. Another witneaa is now on his way here from Utah to testify for the government. It is now almvt a certainty that the testimony will ba concluded on Friday. SKATING RINK IS OPENED ' jThCre WaS SL Fair Attendance vveanesaay iMigni. Wednesday night the skating season was inaugurated at the coliseum, and a crowd of good size waa present to enjoy the sport. Today the patronage was quite liberal, many taking advantage of the holiday season. Indications are that skating is to be decidedly popular this feasoa.
PUBLIC DEPOSITORY LAW.
State Auditor John C. Billheimer preparing to demand of the national banks in the state copies of their last j official reports to the controller of the currency, so that the bank department of the auditor's office may satisfy it-j self of the condition of those national j banks which desire to become public depositories under the new public depository law. which goes into effect Dec. 1. The new law provides that the audiI? - B0gl!!b?-hirf.rriin! ba.nU that nearly every national bank in the state will desire to become a public deAuditor Billheimer's circular, to be issued at once, will notify the national ; i i... u i,f. v, in i, call of thp coutroner of the treasury. STATE INSTITUTIONS COSTLARGEAMOUNT More Than a Million and Half Was Spent in Eleven Months. COST IS GIVEN IN DETAIL. PER CAPITA AT THE EASTERN INDIANA HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE WAS $161.91 THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ENDED. Tor the eleven months ending Sept. 30, 1907, the last day of the new fiscal year, the maintenance of the thirteen state charitable and correctional institutions cost the public $1,540,084.53. This sum covers all the regular operating expenses, under five heads ad ministration, subsistence, clothing, of tw domestic find outdoor denartments and ordinary repairs. An add! tional sum, amounting to $232,778.53, ; was spent for new buildings and per 1 r in fuy.i t.'.w 1 1 r v ... . . . . - r-, ... ...... .... Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville reports $109,S12.2K received from the Bale of g00(ls manufactured in the trnde schools. The receipts from all ance expenses, it will be found that the salaries and wages of officers and employes amounted to $565,112.68, or j ! 37 per cent of the whole amount spent. , i Food supplies cost 419.i93. K, or -1 . nt rf tho total expenditures: H-mWlc and outdoor d - nart - men's cost $410 422.4S, or 27 per cent; clothing. $:..! C0.33. or 4 per cent and 'ordinary repairs. 9iQ 4J5.20. or per; I cent. The state sr.er.i : j ! $;7.27(5.40 in givine hospital care ; i to te insane; $214.25.40. for the sol-; diers. their widows and orphans; $119, 7So.il. for the feeble minded; Jl05.5in.92. for the dear ar.M ruinu. '- ii n-? for t m stride orison hi u reformatory: $137,344.31 for the scnooi ior gins ana ob aim me man's prison. The average amount each inmate of these different Institutions cost uie ; state for the eleven months was $157.-: 82, the amount varying as the inmate required asylum care or special training or treatment. The different institutions, with the per capita cost of each, are given as follows; Central Hospital for Insane $170.24 Northern Hospital for Insane.. H'0.95 Eastern Hospital for Insane 161.91 Southern Hospital for Insane.. 1CG.1S Soldiers' Home. I.afayette 155.36 Soldier' and Sailors Orphans' Home School for Fseble-Minded Youth 117.52 School for the leaf School for the PUnd 2S5.55 it-- I l iruu j State Reformatory 142.00 Indiana Girls' School snd Women's Prison 131. R2i Indiana Boys' Snnl Mil. -
n ounnor tu" occt it mm 'ment a receiver for the Grand HoT0 CHUUob Int Dtbl MAN. tel company before Judge J. M. Leath1 ers demonstrates that the company Ii However, Kirkman Does Not Say Who perfectly solvent. In order to prevent He is. j tne company becoming involved In lit
(Indianaiolis Star.) Senator Roscoe E. Kirkman of Rich
mond was in the city yesterday telling' his friends that the Eixth district re-' FILES A SUIT ON NOTE. publicans would nominate the "best man" for congress to take the place j Abraham Hebble. through bis atof Congressman James E. Watson, torneys, has filed suit in the circuit The senator came to attend the ban- conrt against the estate of Stella Ilebiuet ot the Phi Kappa Psi fraternilr ble, on note for 1 1,000.'
Peculiar Condition Has Arisen Under Provision of New Law in Reference to School Centralization.
SCHOOL ONCE CLOSED TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED. The Number of Pupils in the District Now Makes This NecessaryGood for Other Crowded Schools. Wayne county seems to be the first in the state to suffer any Inconvnleme V,CC.. in V? PHSSC.a Dy ine legislature, vi men requires ceil tralization of schools. The system has worked satisfactorily until the past two weeks, and now the Smyrna school four miles northeast of Richmond, one of those closed because it had fewer than fourteen pupils, has to be reopened according to the statement of County Superintendent Jordan. This is inevitable, it seems, as since the opening of the school year, several families have moved into the neighborhood, making the total number of chil dren in the district, more than enough to warrant the re-opening of tho school. A rather puzzling contlngency has arisen since Trustee Potter and County Superintendent Jordan have decided to open the school again, us the state law on the question does not provide for re-opening of closed schools. Mr. Jordan has, however, secured the advice of Stato Superintendent Cotton on the subject and he has been given assurance that it will be perfectly right to re-open the school if conditions so demand. Means a New Teacher. At the prrt;en time, pupils formerly" attending the Smyrna school ar attending the Middleboro and No. 14 schools, and as these are overcrowded, it seems th best policy to alleviate this condition. The opening of the school will necessitate an addition to the teaching force of the county. Supt. Jordan has not yet decided who he will place in charge of the school. The residents cf the Smyrna-MIstrict are pleased that the p!an Is being given serious consideration. Tho syste mof hauling the children to other schools has not proved exactly popular in that district, as it entails more la bor, for parents generally have a greater care placed upon them in getting their children off to school each day. The holder of the present contract for transportation to and from the school stands ready to cancel his contract, as he says the work is not as pleasant as it might be. The system as a whole, saves ih county much money, and a better course of instruction, generally apeak ing. can be arranged for, but notwith atandicg all of this the scheme is not proving as satisfactory as it might and parents are not at all loud in thoir praises of the system. NEW CASTLE WORKERS FEEL VERY CONFIDENT l - Work on the Remonstrance About Completed. RECORDS WILL BE OPENED. ; v.. r.lii1iek Tn? vv 9 o iv.a eve of the final dav nf the whirlwind f.rusade against the thirteen saloonB ,n New Castle and Henry township the temoerance workers are confident , of vjCIOry It is expected to complete the work by tonight and file the remonstrance with the county commissioners Friday the limit of time in which it must be filed in order to defeat the licuor license application of William Pipher. which comes before the county commissioners next Monday. After the remonstrance is filed FrU day afternoon the records will le open to inspection for the representatives of the saloon men and they will have an opportunity to see what names are affixed to it. HOTEL COMPANY SOLVENT. , Makes Shoeing That Concern is In Good Condition. . x. : 1 -The showing made on the hearing for the appolntigation, the owners asked that a re ceiver be appointed.