Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 363, 13 February 1908 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAIXAMUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM Vol. xxxii. n o. sou. 11ICII3IOND, INI., Til 1 USD A V EVEMMi, FKIJUl WHY l.i. 11H)S. SINGLE (OrV, ' CENTS. FOLLY FOR OLD PEOPLE TO MARRY SAYS JUDGE FOX HOUSEHOLD "BUTTED T THE AGAIN KQBSQN SCORES DANCING AND CARD PLAYING SECRET SERVICE MEN AFTERANARCHISTS Desire to Capture Men Who Assassinated King. DISTRICT INTEREST NOW CENTERS ON RACE FOR CONGRESS PLUMS OUT OF SEASON. ;" CAUSED TROUBLE Shelbyville. Ind.. Feb. 13 Last fall Mrs. Mahala Apple broke a small limb from a plum tree in her yard. She carried it into the bouse, where she placed the broken end into the earth in a flower pot. Now the limb has a number of small plums growing on it. AGREE OH For This Reason Charles Emory Was Dismissed. CLERK

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In Granting Ruth Ann Ratliff a Divorce From Joseph Ratliff, the Court Speaks His Views on Marriage.

MRS. RATLIFF TOOK THE WITNESS STAND. She Said That Her Husband Was Not a Prominent Figure in the Hicksite Church, But a Mere "Figure-head." "Your case only emphasizes the folly of people your ages marrying. I will grant, you a divorce from Mr. llatliff. It is plainly evident that you two can never live together again and you should never have attempted to." With the:se words, Judge Henry C. Fox dissolved the union between Jopeph C. llatliff and Ruth Ann Hunt llatliff. two of the oldest and host known Friends in 1 he city. "When Judge Fox had finished speaking, Mrs. Jtatliff walked up to him and grasped him by the hand. "Thank you. Judge," she said, cnlnily. but emphatically. On the witness stand Mrs. Kat 1 if T, unemotionally told all the domestic 1 roubles between herself anil her husband. The first quarrel came just a few weeks after their marriage.. As 'whs the case in most, of their differences, it originated over a most trivial matter, the digging up of a rose bush. She stated Mr. Ratliff lost, his temper and told her that she had a liieHii disposition. Notwithstanding the testimony of the other witnesses who appeared for her, Mrs. Ratliff did not testify that Mr. Ratliff ever used the name of Ood in vain when he became angered at her. She said that he had addressed her as a "damned old hypocrite" and other similar expletives. At one time lie desired ;i certain limb removed from a tree in the yard of their new home on North Seventeenth street. Mrs. Ratliff sawed off the offending limb, but Mr. Ratliff did not know that she had done so. When he crossly asked her to have it removed stie told him that she had done so and said Hi at if he did not believe her. to go into theard and see for himself. This fingered him. Mrs. Ratliff stated, and lie hit her three limes in the back with his fist. Attorney W. H. Kclley. who represented M; Ratliff. asked Mrs. Ratliff If it was not a fact that her husband's fits of anger were not the result of the general crabiduess of old age. She did not think this to be the case. In her opinion he was just naturally mean. Due time, the witness said, she fell down stairs and Mr. Ratliff never offered to assist her. "Was this not. because he was too infirm to render assistance V" asked Mr. Kclley. Mrs. Katliff said that it was not. and to illustrate the fact that he was not infirm, she stated that one lime ho became angered at some men who were carrying a stove into the house. He dismissed them and carried the stove, unassisted, into the kitchen. Mrs. Katliff was asked it' it was not a fact that her husband was a very prominent member of the Hicksite Friends meeting. With a contemptuous curl of her lip she replied: "He is only a figure-head." Today in the cm-nit. court exparte proceedings for change of name were filed in the circut court by Mrs. Ratliff. In her petition she asks the court to permit. ur to change her name to Ruth Ann Hunt. WOMAN'S HERO IS SEVEREDJROM BODY Third Mysterious Murder of Kind Recently. Janesville, Wis., Feb. :. With her SieHd almost severed from her body with a razor. Mrs. Martha Anderson was found dead at her homo today. She is the third woman mysteriously murdered recently. The police are at Pea. TEDDY TAKES A HANDJN STRIKE Will Send Federal Troops to Fairbanks, Alaska. "Washington. 1. C, Feb. IS. It is reported that the president has decided to send federal troops to Fairbanks, kAlaska, to check the disorders incidenpi to the miners" strike there.

The case of Charles Emory, co'.ored

charged with assault and battery on '. his wife, was dismissed at the re- j qust of the prosecutor, who informed the court, that th cause of trouble in the Kniory household was the interference of other relatives in their domestic affairs. "You leae your relatives alone and make them leave you alone," the court informed the couple. A One Compiled by the Polk Company for Richmond, Being Distributed. COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY. Distribution of the new directory of Richmond, as prepared by R. L. Polk ; & Co., of Indianapolis, was begun to-1 day. lletween "no and 100 copies will! bo put out and the work of distribu-j tiou will go forward as rapidly as possible. In addition to the usual list of j the residents of Richmond, with their j street and teleplume numbers and: their occupation, as far as such in-1 formation is available, there is much I other information as to the list, of county and township officials, school trustees, justices of the peace and thu like. Apparently the work that has been done in compiling a directory of the villages and towns in Wayne county has been unusually careful and each is jiven due prominence. There is also a list of residents of rural routes and villages, which includes the names of all land owners, giving the number of acres they own and the assessed valuation. There is a liberal amount of advertising matter in the volume. WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO GRAND LARCENY So Thinks Jessup in Regard To Two Centerville Boys. STOLE CATALPA SEED. AFTER TAKING IT FROM E. Y. TEAS THEY PLANNED TO RETURN IT TO HIM AND OFFER IT FOR SALE. Rolla Savage and Claude A merman, two Centerville boys who have charges of grand larceny against them, probably will plead guilty, according to the statement of Prosecutor Jessup, who has been making an investigation of the case. Savage and Amerman are charged with the theft of catalpa seed, valued at about. .?7r, from E. Y. Teas, a Centerville florist, and according to the story, they had planned to take the seed and sell it back to Mr. Teas. The theft was discovered and the arrest of the boys followed. It is expected the court will give them indeterminate sentences to the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville. These boys have never had charges preferred against them before, but the prosecutor states that they have been in trouble before and that the circumstances will hardly permit the court to do otherwise than send them to the reformatory. Both boys are members of well known families at Centerville. MILLIONAIRE OLIVER REGAINING STRENGTH Famous Plow Manufacturer Was Given Up to Die. South Bend, Ind.. Feb. 1:5 Four times given up to die. James Oliver, South Benu's millionaire plow manufacturer and philanthropist, is regaining his strength and his family and friends will not be surprised to again see him at the factory. Although nearly SO years old, his vitality is wonderful. THREE AUTOS TURN BACKJT HUDSON International Tourists Encountered Bad Roads. New York. Feb. 1.". Three of the six autos in the New York-Paris tour turned back at, Hudson today on account of had road.

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DIRECTORY

Met in Called Session Last Night But Did Nothing But Hold Star Chamber Meeting And Then Adjourned.

SCHILLINGER HOLDS AX OVER COUNCIL'S HEAD. Asserted He Will Remove All Republican Appointees If Council Does Not Accept Merrill as Clerkt The city council met last evening in special session at the call of five members of the body, Councilnicn McMahan. Williams. Deuker, YonPein and Panel. The meeting was to have been held for the purpose of taking some definite action on the matter of filling the vacancy in the office of the city clerk. A star chamber session was first held, then the councilmen met in the council chamber. Councilman Deuker, as soon as the last city father had taken his seat, arose and made a motion to adjourn. This motion was seconded arid unanimously adopted. F!y the aboe statement it can be seen that the gallant efforts of the city council to unravel the clerkship question met with a dismal failure and tho momentous- question "Who is city clerk and who aint?" is still unsolved. When the councilmen met. in star chamber session, the question that came tip for discussion was whether council should or should not confirm the appointment of C. W. Merrill as successor to John F. Taggart. It is understood that the councilmen who called the meeting favored the confirmation of Merrill's appointment but that the other councumen refused to take this action. After it was seen that the councilmen were tied up in a hopeless deadlock it was decided to call the regular special session then immediately adjourn to meet again next Monday evening at 7 o'clock, at which time council will again try to take some definite action on the city clerkship matter. It. was reported today that City Clerk Taggart was putting forth every effort to have council reconsider his resignation and refuse to accept it. This report is denied by several members of council and by Mr. Taggart himself. It. is understood that in the event council refuses to confirm the appointment of Mr. Merrill. Mayor Schillinger will wield the ax on all of the republicans holding office by his appointment, with the exception of "VV. P. O'Neal, republican member of the board of public, works. Mr. O'Neal would only be saved from the ax for the reason that the law permits only two democrats on the board. PROMINENT YOUNG PEOPLE TO WED William Dorgon and Mabel E. Shafer to Marry Feb. 20. Milton, Feb. 13. The wedding of William Dorgon of West Milton, and Misa Mabel Elizabeth Shafer of east of town will take place at St. Elizabeth's Catholic church in Cambridge City, at 9 o'clock, a. m.. Thursday, Feb. 20. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. .Terry Dorgon and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Shafer. Both are prominent and respected young people in this community. The Rev. Father Coulter of St. Elizabeth's will officiate. LITTLE BABY CH0KJD TO DEATH Cenierville Parents Horrified To Find Child Dead. When Mrs. Alpheus Walters of Centerville, awoke from her slumbers yesterday morning about 1:30 o'clock to see if her seven weeks' babe, nestled at her side, was sleeping peacefully, she was horrified to find that the child was dead, having had a vomiting spell and then choked to death with its little face buried in the pillow. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Rain in north portion Thursday night; colder: Friday cloudy. OHIO Rain Thursday night: Friday, partly cloudy and colder with nw alng th lake.

1NTERCHANGEF0UGHT

Pennsylvania Railroad Has Taken Appeal From Superior Court. CONSULTATION HELD TODAY Charles E. Shiveley went to Indianapolis today for the purpose of consulting with the Indiana Railroad commission, in regards to the action just taken by the Pennsylvania Railroad company in appealing the decision of the Marion superior court, in the case of the Pennsylvania Railroad company against the Indiana Railroad commission, to the supreme court. Mr. Shiveley was special counsel for the commission in this case, which was decided in favor of the commission. The case in question was the result of the action of the commission in ordering the Pennsylvania company to have freight interchange with the C, C. & L. railroad in Richmond. ST. ANDREW MISSION Be Held Next Week and The Rev. John Hillebrand Will Preside. INTEREST IN THE EVENT. A mission will be given to the young people of St. Andrew's church next week. The exercises begin on Thursday evening and continue for three days. Rev. John H. Hillebrand, of Evansville, who has had a long experience in work of this kind and is a forceful and; eloquent speaker, has been secured to conduct the meetings, and will preach two sermons each day. Interest in the coming event is thor oughly aroused and tho young men and young women of the parish are looking forward to tho mission as the religious event of the year. CLUB LEADS Many Other Cities Desire Information on Freight Interchange Case. YORK, PA., IS THE LATEST. Richmond's effort to bring about freight interchange between the Pennsylvania and the C. C. & L. railroads, has attracted wide attention and many inquiries have been received by the secretary of the Commercial club in reference to the situation. Similar efforts have been undertaken at Marion, Muncie and other points since and York, Pa., has a similar fight on hand. Pennsylvania has a state railroad commission, created by the last legislature, and it will be asked to act in the York case. The letter from York asks that data in reference to the Richmond case be supplied so that it may serve as an aid to the fight now on hand. ELABORATE DISPLAY OF PRETTY VALENTINES Is Probably Best jn History of The City. Perhaps never before in the history of the city has there been such an elaborate display of valentines as at the present time. The shops have a bountiful display and a lively business is being done. The purchasing is not all among the youngsters, either. SOCIALISTS ACTIVE IN WASHINGTON TP. Met in Convention and Nominated Ticket. Milton, lud.. Feb. n. The socialists of Milton met in convention and nominated the following ticket for Washington township: Trustee, Wilbur I Doddridge: assessor. Charles I,. Wolf pang: justice of the peace. William I.. Parkins, constable, Waiter S. CruiL.

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Evangelist Propounds the Startling Question, "What Would You Think of Jesus If He Played Seven Up."

TELLS WHY HE OPPOSES THESE SO CALLtD EVILS. Discipline of the Church Prohibits Them as They Are Long Established Evils. Another large audience heard the Rev. Tilman Hobson at the revival meetings at Grace M. E. church last evening, and was pleased with the able manner in which he pointed out the duties of the church member. If there has been any one thing that Rev. Hobson has stood for more than any other, it is consistency among church members. Again last evening the speaker did not hesitate to arraign all church members who do not live up to the demands of the church. The speaker said every man will pay his own bill at the judgment irrespective of church membership. To join church is not necessarily religious. The Lord has not promised to lake the church record at par in the day of judgment. Every man, whether church member or non -church, member, will be tried on his own merits. If church membership is the only requirement for admittance to heaven, most of us would have been there long ago. If its only church members that are needed in Richmond, it would not take long to double the church roll. If membership is all that is needed, why not give a euchre party in the parlors of the church and to the young lady that wins the booby prize, give her transportation to the foreign field: and to the man winning first prize, make him a member of the official board. If this is the kind of a church some of our critics want, then give me transportation as quick as possible, for I don't want to stay iu such u community. The time has come for judgment in the church and the sooner we ciean up our church records, the sooner we will gain in respect and influence iu the world. In opposing dancing and cardplaying I am simply adhering to the discipline of the Methodist church and what we as Methodists are to observe, if we live up to our obligations. This discipline does not apply to other denominations and they don't, have to entertain the same views as Methodists. I am preaching the doctrines of the Methodist church and every conscientious church member of this denomination should be honorable and manly enough to stand out boldly in support of the doctrine to which he has ascribed. Say, church member, if you can't ride in a Methodist wagon without letting your feet drag, you better change your mode of conveyance it makes it too hard to pull and causes a delay in the procession. A church member is a hoodoo at a card party and twenty-three in a hall room. What would you think of Jesus playing seven up? Yet that is what some of the mud dobbers would have you believe. But what more could you expect from a member that denies the divinity of Jesus Christ. Professional gamblers in the cities tell us that (" per cent of the new recruits come from the parlor card table. Likewise keepers of houses of prostitution will tell you that 75 out of every 10 fallen wo men have gone by the way of the halfroom. The speaker then recounted a number of statements that had been given him by people of prominence throughout the country as substantiation of his position. Rev. Hobson cited many passages of scripture that were offered as proofs against these so called evils. The speaker then declared that no man had a right to trim the bible so as to make it read to suit his particular views. Its a dangerous thing to tear leaves from the bible. Above ail things don't be a trimmer." Vicitinp r-nmmitteef; have been fnrm. ed in the church and a canvass of thej city is being made. Home prayer meetings are also being held at stated times in different parts of the city. Much good is expected to be accomplished in this way. There were five conversions at last night's meeting.

LOST ANYTHING? Hardly a day goes by but somebody loses something. In fact it seems to be one of the characteristics of the human race to be forever losing things. A hundred years ago when our ancestors lost any article they valued, they generally failed to get it back. But today, thanks to the newspapers with their wide circulations, a lost article can generally be obtained for its owrer within less thaJi two days' time. All one lias to do in Richmond when an article in lost is to put a LOST advertisement in the Palladium. What you havo lost someone else has found and the first thing anyone doe who finds an article Is to lock at the LOST advertisements in the Palladium's Classified columns. Just remember this the next time you lose anything and act accordingly put a LOST advertisement in the Palladium and it is a sure shot you will recover it. Turn to page seven of this issue of the Palladium and glance over the Classified Advertisements Maybe you have found wme lost article and in this case you may find the owner of It advertising his loss in these columns.

Madrid, agents of many are Lisbon, to

Feb. 1".. Secret service England. Spain and Cornow working secretly in g.-t at the iHMtom of the plor which resulted in the death of; Kins Cailos and the Crown Prince Other nations are expected to join in , the movement in the effort to capture I the anarchists who were responsible, j No arrests will k made at the pres-1 .r 1 1 1 n.tn.i ..0 til.-. Iitiilt.r 1 i 11 ! be allowed to escape. A E Fountain City Has Selected Delegates to Traction Meeting Here. MUCH INTEREST IN PROJECT The first place to respond to th invitation to name a committee t consider the iiroieeterl traction line from Decatur to Richmond, is Foun tain City, which has forwarded the names of M. M. Lacey, O. C. Thomas, J. H. Cehnoweth, George 1'. Harris and Claude S. Keever as its representatives to the meeting, that is to be held in Richmond. As soon as all the places interested have named committees, it is the intention to hold a conference in this city and many are hopeful that the traction project to the north will be found such a good proposition that it will be taken hold of in earnest. There is no doubt but that it would open up a splendid territory for Richmond business houses, for a considerable distance to the north. JUVENILES FACED JUDGE FOX TODAY Of the Three Before Him, Only One Was Administered Punishment. GIRLS WERE IN COURT. RENA LIVELSBERGER, IT IS ALLEGED, TOOK RING AND MABEL WEBSTER SECURED MEAT UNDER FALSE PRETENSES. Three juvenile cases were before Judge Henry C. Fox today, but only one of them was disposed of. Chester Lamb, aged 11 years, was up for incor rigibility and truancy and the court ordered him taken to the reform school for boys at Plainfield. Young Iamb has been the source of trouble for a considerable time and on one or more occasions has run away. Little could be done, it appears, toward managing him successfully. Rena Livelsberger. aged 1. was allowed to go on promise of good behavior. It is alleged that while employed about the JackEon home on North Eleventh street, she took a $20 ring belonging to Clara Jackson. The girl had not been In trouble before and it is thought she yielded to temptation without any real intention of wrong doing, and hence she will be given another opportunity to conduct herself properly. Mabel Webster, aged 13. was before the court on the charge of securing meat from the Lichtenfels meat market by false pretenses. It is not the first tinio .-be has been in trouble, but owing to xhf fact that the circumstances surrounding th- case had not been fully investigated by the prosecutor, the case was continued. NEW CASES FILED. The (.ase of John Beckrnan against Hackmeier to obtain possession of real estate and for $10O damages, has been filed in the circuit court. The case of William WiUon against Emma Wilson for divorce has been filed in the circuit court.

CONFERENC

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Politicians Looking Forward To the Time of the Congressional Convention, When a Selection Will Be Made.

TWO CITIES ARE AFTER THE BIG GATHERING. Both Rushville and Shelbyville Would Like to Entertain the Convention Formal Call to Be Issued Soon. Political interest just now !s rente! ed in the congressional convention to be held in the Sixth district, at which a nominee for successor to James E. Watson will In cbonen. There are two cities that would like to entertain this convention. They are Rushvill an,j ably Shelbyville and both are favorconsidered because both are in .(neutral ground, neither Rush nor Shel by county having a candidate for congress. However, . Rushville i morn centrally located and perhaps this will influence a decision In her faror. Some day next we?k the district committer, of which Edgar M. Ila of this city. Is chairman, will probablr meet at Cambridge City to decide on a time and place for the congressional convention and to issue the formal call. Delegates to ibis convention will be in the same proportion as to th other conventions that have been, held. Following tho Wayne county primary, the race for congress has Just now really begun and the candidate will find their chief trouble will be to turn the trick In the congressional convention. Just now it is too early to forecast the result, but each of tho six candidates will put in his best licks from this time until the convention is over. As the field now stands it Includes .1. O. Campbell. Richmond; K. K. Moore, Connersville; O. Barnard. New Castle; Charles W. Stivers, Lilierty; Thomas Davidson, Greensburg. and William Hough. Greenfield, not more than one in any one county. This leaves Shelby, Rush and Franklin without candidate so that their delegations will be much sought after. ALDRICH BILL IS WALL STREET MEASURE So Says Alfred Crozier, Financial Expert. Washington, D. C, Feb. I?.. Addressing the senate this afternoon, in support of his amendment to the Aidrich bill, limiting the retirement of circulation to nine million a month. Senator Tillman presented a petition from Alfred Crozier. student of finance, which assails the Aldrich bill a Wall street measure and that th recent panic was made by the Wall street financiers. MEN CHARGED WITH SMITH MURDER Peach Carried Blood Stained Knife. Bellaire, O., Feb. 13. Manuel and Wm. Peach were arrested todaycharged with the murder of Sutlass Smith, whose dead body was discovered yesterday. The three mr-n bal been .-seen drinking together. Manuel carried a knife covered with blood. Smith was stabbed in the side. CHINK'S AMBASSADOR SAILS JOB AMERICA Will Represent Celestials at Washington. Yokohama. Japan Feb. 13. Wa Tin Far.g. the new Chinese ambahador io Washington, sailed for America today. MRS. VANDERBiLT WILL NOT MARRY HADIK Issues Formal Denial This Morning. Xew York. Feb. 13. An authoratir denial was issued by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt today, that she is engaged u marry Count liadik.