Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 13, 28 February 1908 — Page 1

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AINJD SUN-TELEGRAM. KIC1I3IOM1, IM)., Fi:iIAY EVKMXCl. FKHKl A1!V S. l'.MKS. YOJ. xxxi i r. no. 1:1. '-tE SINGI.i; COPY, l CENTS.

ATTEMPT TO FORCE TRUSTEES TO. DEED HOSPITAL TO CITY Under Threat of Withdrawing Municipal Support, It Is Asserted That This Action May Be Taken.

COUNCIL BEGINNING TO CHANGE ITS VIEWS. Claimed That Several Members of That Body Do Not Take Kindly to Large Appropriations Muncie Cited. City Controller Webster Parry, will "bring to the attention of council the fart, that the pa: t e;.r tin: city of "Muncie contrihut (1 ii ilit! Muncie hospital, a private inst it u i ion. the mud of SS.-:. Last year tin.' city of Kich motid contributed to the jp ft of the Reid Menu 'a! hospital, a private inKt.it tit ion. i ; 1 siitn of .S7..o. Xext lali Ihe trustees of the Held ,M morial hospital will again ask the city to appropriate .$7. 5n for the .Maintenance of the inst itui ion in l'.M .. Already the city administration is planning to make a hard fight against this appropriation. In the past, council lias always made the appropriation, notwithstanding the opposition of the administration, on the. assurance of the hospital trustees that the institution is a municipal one. , The administration still contend:? that the Keid Memorial hospital is a private institution and several members of the city council arc beginning; if) look at the matter in this light. It is known that there is an organized effort afoot to force the trustees of the hospital to deed the institution over to the city on the penalty of having municipal support withdrawn. City Controller Parry slates that the Reid .Memorial hospital is no more a municipal institution than the Muncie hospital Js, and he points to the fact tnat the city of Muncie only pays the actual rosts of all city cases cared total the hospital and at the same time derives as much benefit from that institution as the city of Richmond derives from the Heid Memorial hospital. Many of the best informed attorncs in Ihe city support the stand taken bv Mayor Schilling'!- that the city has no legal right to appropriate money for ihe support of the hospital until that Institution actually becomes a municipal hospital. DELEGATES TO BE These Men Will Represent Wayne in Nominating Convention. APPORTIONMENT CHANGED. Webster and green townships WILL HOLD A JOINT MEETING CALL IS TO BE ISSUED TOMORROW. Last niht the members of the executive committee of tin- Wayne county republican central committee, held a mcetitiji and decided to have ward and township meetings on March H. These nutiiiRs vill be held for th purpose of electing rielccate.s to the con Kress ional convention and the legislative convention . both of which will be held at Sheihyviile on April !t. At. the latter convention. A. M. GardTier of this city will he nominated a, joint representative from Wayne and Fayette counties. The committee made a slight diange in the apiortionivieiit. Webster township will hold a joint meeting with Green township, instead of with New Garden township. This change was made because New Garden has a Parser republican vote than Green ha-. Tomorrow the commitie will issue a call for the waul and township meetings. In this cail the places of meeting will be announced. At the mi etinj? held by the executive conuiiii tc; lat night the Hew .1. o. Campbell was in attendance- and he stated that he was well sati.-fied to have the conjrresslonal convention held at Shelbyville on April TREASURE SHIP. San Francisco, Feb. 2$ The greatest shipment of pesos for tipPhilippines that has ever b, en made will be on the transport Thomas, which will sail on March R. The shipment will amount to nearly 5,;.oui.iiti( and win der it. strong nrilitarv gu.iu :o un-

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MARCH 1

Will Don the Oriental Garb to Please Her Chinese Husband

MRS. YUNG KWAI. American women have married diplomats of ne -.rly all the continental nations, but, Mrs. Ynnff Kwal, wlios jiiettin- is here shown, is the first American woman to marry a Chinese statesman. She was a Massachusetts woman of refinement and culture, and her husband is First Secretary of the Chinese Legation. She declares her intention of adopting oriental garb on her return to her husband's country.

CITY MUST FIRST SET EXAMPLE BY OBEYING ORDINANCE Public Service Corporations Will Pay No Heed to the Ruling Until Municipality Gets Busy Also. CITY OFFICIALS SEEM TO THINK DIFFERENT. Seems as Though They Labor Under the Impression That The City Can Place Its Wires in Special Ducts. "The Lie'n. Heat & Power company will comply with the terms of the Main street pole ordinance providing that the city sets the example." stated Manager bane this morning in response to an inquiry as to whether that, company intended to have its Main street wires underground by June l.ilie time limit provided by the ordinance. Mr. Lane stated that if the city desired the companies affected by the ordinance to comply with it, the city i must, tirst place conduits to snow ! these companies that ihe city itself ' intended to comply with the ordinance. He said thai the Light. Heat ' and Pow er eompatn would willinirly hold a joint meeting with the city to j discuss some plan for placing a joint, conduit system in Main street, but J that the company would ignore the 'ordinance until such a nueiine had ! been called. j It is evident that the city official? I have been laboring under the impression that after the companies affect ed by the ordinance had placed their : conduits, all the I do would be to city would have to lace its wires in j specially reserved d'-ets in these con-d-iits. The "afteet. d" companies cjmnot see by a cartful perusal of the ordinance how the city is not as much affected by it as ihemseives. When the city takes the first stjp in placing conduits in Main street the Central Union telephone company sud the two telegraph companies will no doubt get together and arrange to place a conduit large enough to accommodate the wnes of ail these JOlUpdUiCS.

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LIQUOR DEALER 10 MEET OPPOSITION Cambridge City People Remonstrate Against License. Tomorrow a remonstrance will be filed aaainst the issuance of a liquor license to Oscar Williams, a well known saloon keeper of Cambridge City. Prosecutor Jessup states that Williams is unqualified to sell liquor. What the specific charges are against him is unknown. Louis Mnth of this city lias also filed application for a liquor license. Math was recently fined in the city court for selling: liquor on a public holiday. It is probable that he will j;et a license as there has been no remonstrance filed against him. SHAH IN DANGER Attempt Was Made to Assassinate Him While Driving in AutomobiTe. HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. Teheran. Feb. :V-An attempt on his life was made while the Shah of i'crsia was driving through the streets in an automobile today. Three outriders were killed and a number of persons injured. The perpetrator escaped. There is no cine. Shah Not Killed. Washington. I). C. Feb. 2s The state department received information that the bomb thrown ar the Shah of Persia did not injure him. IT M IJUIC I IHLIHU0 li DEADLY BATTLE One Dead and Another Fatally Injured. - Steubenviile. O., Feb. L"v In an Ita!i;.ti riot last night. Tony Ai'.ena was f-tally stabbey Tony Vesta. Glovaml Vespa backed onto th street car track and was run down by a car and Kiikd. Sowral arrests h.ne been i njaUe, .

SPECIAL APPEAL IRESUMPTION OF m miiTrn ptitto;

U UlllltU IHILO! New Chinese Minister ries It. CarSan Francisco. Feb. It is understood that W'u Tin-; Fan? the newly appointed Chinese minister to Washington, who will arrive here from the Orient today, is the hearer of a personal appeal from his eovrrninent to President Roosevelt, to use his friend ly offices in protest against Japanese aggrandisement in Manchuria. It is rid the iovernment contemplates sending a formal note of protest to the powers in behalf id' China. AGED CASE WAS It Had Slept Quietly 'Since 1904. One of the oldest cases on the civil docket of the Wayne circuit court was dismissed this morning: for want, of prosecution. This case was that of Clara A. Wcllstead against Elmer F. Hadley and Ida M. Hadley for damages on a breach of warranty. This case was filed in l!ol and has slept' quietly ever since. OPERATORS WHO ARE NOT FIT ARE T Railroad Officials Begin to Ad mit There Are Operators Enough But Many of Them Are Not Competent. HEARING BEFORE COM MISSION PROCEEDING. Swarms of Railroad Presidents, General Managers And Attorneys Are in Washington Now in Conference. Washington, D. C. Feb. 2S. Railway representatives who are gathered in Washington for the purpose of entering a, last idea with the interstate commerce commission to extend. aK to certain cases, the time in which the telegraphers' nine hour law shall take effect, are beginning to admit there are sufficient unemployed telegraphers in the country to enable them to man their offices. They art? dubious, however, as to the competency of all men they will be forced to employ and they are more dubious as to the ability of the roads to handle the enlarged pay rolls which the increase of employes will produce. The interstate commerce commission listened to a long run of hard luck tales yesterday from railroad vice presidents, general managers, and attorneys. Two-thirds of the railroads which have filed petitions for an extension of time as to certain of their stations in complying with the new law, which takes effect March 4, were given personal hearings by the commission. The rest of ihe petitioning roads will be heard today. Telegraphers on Guard. The new court room of the commission was filled to overflowing by the railroad representatives and by mem bers of the telegraphers' union, the latter doing their utmost to preven an extension of time in any ease. The telegraphers were represented by President of the Order of Railway Telegraphers H. H. Perham, who was given an opportunity by the chairman of the commission to ask questions and make replies as he saw fit. Protest Heavier Expense. The railroad representatives, as a rule, descanted long and earnestly up-j on the financial hardship that would' j, be placed upon them in filling all of; their offices with nine hour men. All ': ' of them dwelt upon the difficulty j "-re encountering in getting they j good ! and competent telegraphers to enter! 'heir eruplow The representative of! the Frisco system made the latter foa-i

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ture his sole idea for desiring an ex-1 ler!loo:l ,!1-' ,,"u Passed. fiitension of three months' time in m,t.iom 'u'hii- M"ml" prohibifitting 25 per cent of the offie-s and : noa hiVl- hy a vo:e ot 73 to 14" This six months timp in ...itfittino- .... measure has caused considerable xra-

.-. 1.1 1 V- ' main-'ng T5 per cent. C. H. Gray, second vice president the system said there were plenty of ! of ' (Continued on Page Seven.) THE WEATHER Friday night; INDIANA Warmer Saturday snow or rain.

! Senator Rives tried to get the c-oun-OHIO Friday night snow flurries inur unit local option bill tin in the sc-n-

northeast porticn: Saturday, increasing cloudiness and warrter: snow or rain by nght.

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UU0II1L00 ll ILL UL FEATURE OF MARCH Local Financial Man Says That Conditions Are Generally Taking on a Cheerful Air Throughout the City. FARMERS ARE PROSPER OUS SAY IMPLEMENT MEN. They Expect One of the Big gest Businesses in Their History- Merchants Also Feel Confident. March is expected to brins a decid ed industrial resumption on a large scale in Richmond, according to ob servers. Many things in the last few' days have given basis for renewed ; confidence. A well Known financial man. talking of the spring outlook for business. said that so far as fully informed business men can see at this time. March is to be a month of renewed strength and re-enforced confidence. The spring trade has opened stronplv. "We westerners," he said, "surprised New York tremendously a short time ago by pouring our buyers into the market with the usual large orders for goods, supplies and materials. Wo gave the east a good lesson in optimism. They believed they were sick and that we were sick likewise. AVe taught them that we not only were in good health, but that we were robust and 'sassy.' "Everybody is prepared to act on good news, and the good news is coming from day to day. That is the situation locally, and I think the same thing is to be found in the general (situation. This mean:? marked activity in manufacturing in Richmond this spring. Resumptions elsewhere are encouraging to those who plan resumption here." Farmers Prosperous. An agent for a farming implement concern, talking of the prospects for spring sales, declared that while the farmers have more money than ever before; while the; average farmer is richer than at any former time, it is difficult to gtt cash for products, and this condition has had a tendency to paralyze the agriculturists buying power temporarily. "It is confidently expected." he saW, "that with looser financial conditions, such as we now have, the farmers" buying capacity ! will expand and make March a very 'busy month for those who have farm- ; ing machinery for sale. We look for a big spring business in our line, and ! we hear from others that the outlook . is good for a large expansion of trade j and manufacture. This means more men at work and better markets for : everybody Business Increasing. i.,oeai retail merciiants report in creasing business, esjwcially durintr the last two weeks. In spite of the bad weather, business has continued strong and growing steadily. In wholesale lines prices hold steady to strong, indicating the usual demand. Fntil the weather improves building will not be pushed, and prices for building materials will not advance. Hut contrary to prophets of a few months ago. building materials continue at the prices which held six weeks ago, with no signs of weakening. Wise ones looked for a drop in the wholesale prices of canned goods, and a consequent slump in retail figures. But the demand has been such that the expected slump did not "hapuen." This is taken by observers to indicate that the consumer, the ordinary man, is still eating heartily and well; that he is in good financial condition, and still improving as times goes on. "UNIT BILL PASSED Big Victory Won by the Temperance Forces in Kentucky Legislature. ALL COUNTIES AFFECTED. Frankfort. Ky.. Feb. ;. Thai Kentucky is also in line with the temperance forces was proven yesterday aftroversy. inasmuch as it was e'aimed that it wo. ild be used ;.s a v.-V'.- to break th deadlock in tl- ace for exited .States senator bet w -.ri J. C. V. B.vkham and William firud'ey. itu. rpublicans charged ii.ai ih Lieekhata democrats used this bill as a legislaPROPHET. tive football. The provisions of the j measure xteEd the county unit local option prohibition law udiforuilv to ! all comities of the state ate as he said it was cru;ree1 that. ' bo;h candidates for I". S. senator were u&lns it a a club.

DOG'S LEG IS NOW YOUNG BOY'S ARM.

Oaktown. Ind . Feb. tl-i.o.. Wolfe, a lad of 14 years, underwent a stranire operation here. The bone of bis forearm has been afflicted by a strar.ge disease for some time, and it was removed and the bone from the leg of a large St. Bernard dog was substitute!. The dog was killed with chloroform in a nxuii adjoining the room where tl;e bone was taken from the arm ot the lad and the dog's bone was substituted before it had become cold, the operation is said to have been ery successful, and the attendim; physicians believe the boy will have perftct use of the men. tier w Ik n the wound heals. RAILROADS MOST SHOW THEIR HAND This Is Word Given Out by the President. Washington. I). C, Feb. 2v An authoritative statement was issued from the white house as to the administra tion's purposes regarding railways and ; wages was issued today. It says its) purposes are misunderstood. The) president and his advisors have not in mind the prevention of wage reductions in cases where there is good rea- j son for them, but the government in-j sists that it must be shown some good reasons. ALL WELL AND GOOD WHILE IT LASTS Barnard, Report Says, Greatly Encouraged. Is New Castle. Ind Feb. L's. William (). ltarnard. of this city, has been encouraged in his race for the Sixth dis trict congressional nomination at She- j byville by receipt of letters from various counties in the district, pledging support at the convention. DOESTHETRACTION LINE ANTICIPATE E Thought That It Does and Will Soon Begin the Construction of a Freight Line Through North End. SHIPPERS COMPLAINING OF THE CITY'S ACTION. Asserted That Trade With! Small Outlying Towns Has! Dwindled to Almost Nothing, Owing to Traction Squabble It is the general opinion that as soon as the weather is favorable the Ttrre Haute. Indianapolis & Eastern traction company will begin oik on j building a freight route through the ; north end of this city. It is regarded , as a foregone conclusion that the federal court will rub,- that tin company! has no ripht to operate freight cars on Main street east of Fiftb street. j It is also probable that if the city council sees that the traction company means to act in good faith in regards to b i'ld' ig the north end fre' t line, the company w-l! be ;ern.i'ed tn -- erase i's f:i e, .s on Ma! a - : ' pfMd'n-' tLe comj letion of the i.e. : i end line. Co mcil will take this action, it is stated, on the insistance of the local shippers, who have beer, without traetion freight service for nearly a year, i These shippers, especially the job-1 hers, have suffered keenly from th effects of the action taken by council in prohibiting the operation of freight j cars through the city. The trade local jobbers enjoyed with small towns t-im-ti( cteil to Richmond by the tract ion , lines has during the past year almost J dwindled to nothing. j In the improbable event tha. the federal court hands down a ruling fa-' vorab'e ir all oi.-.ts t the fiction ' ?oni;a.i . : is h;ntej r.: ; i1,.- -:iip-pers r.f ;!:!:- citv v -1! eoni'.i::" ar'' in-' ie. that ; ii :- oti'i'-uu- i:-ir: no fnr:iir a;t'!o;r (o Ci-.rry on t';- w...ir bus tH-ei- w.-'IriC jii'-iins the tioi in'et -f; a aio.f thine tor he city to aet all ,") couC'.ksl'T.- it caa from the T. II. I. & E., bat if the efforts of the city prove fruitless let the. city bow to the decision of t hefederal court so that the manufactnr- j ing and jobbing interests of the city can once mor enjoy the business theyj had prior to beginning of "no-tint? .. ' ;ar-d a prominent b'iiries- man totiay. '

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RULING

WOMAN CLAIMSTHE ROAD WILLFULLY KILLED HUSBAND

Mrs. Florence John Has Filed Suit Against the C, C. C. & St. L. Railroad for Sum of $10,000. SENSATIONAL ARE THE CHARGES REGISTERED. According to Complaint, Train Crew Virtually Committed Premeditated Murder Accident Two Years Ago. Averring that the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and St. I.ouis Railroad company wilfully killed her husband. Mrs. Florence John of Milton, hr.s filed suit for Mitrtxt damages against that railroad. The plaintiff brings the action as administratrix of the estate of her husband. Horace John. Tn the complaint it is averred that in June ;, F.m ;, Horace John, who the plaintiff states was an able bodied man. '.!' years of age and capable of earning il..V per day. was walking along the track of the C. C. C. & L. near the outskirts of Milton. This track, the complaint sets forth runs in a straight line for several milci and it is possible for an engineer 1o s e an object on ihe track a mile distant. Without making any effort o stop, ihe train nishtrt dov u upon John, ii.htantly killing him. In Conclusion the complaint sets forth that the agents or servants of the railroad company operating the train which killed John. '"jHirposelv and wilfully"' ran the locomotive and cars against him "with the purpose and design of then and there killing him." It Is not set forth In the complaint what puiK)se the crew of the engine would have in killing the aged man. This suit is one of the most sensational damage complaints ever filed in the Wayne circuit court. N'otw ith-vjar.d-it.g the fact that the plaintiff litcrally chaj'ges the crew of the engine which killed her husband with premeditated murder, no action against tlu-ni was ever taken by the authorities of thU county. JESSUP IS AFTER DRISCHEL'S SCALP Has Presented Complaint The Town Clerk of Cambridge City. to INVESTIGATION FOLLOWS. TOWN BOARD WILL PROBABLY APPOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THE CASEGRAFT IS CHARGED. Prosecutor .letsup has presented to the town clerk of Cam bride City, charges of malfeasance of office on the part of Marshal Dan Dri.'chel. When the town board me-u? Tuesday evening next week, the clerk will pre. pent to the board for its consideration the charges preferred by the prfwwntor. Frank Mosbaugh, a mmbr rf the town board, states that it is probable that t:;e board will appoint a comrrii-tc to investigate the charges. I :s certain that no action will ! it en ag.ut.st Dr.scbel until hid re- ; -oiied net-ens have been given a tnorMjgh investigation and ho has had an opiKjrf unity to speak for himself," eaiJ Mr. Mosbaugh. Several days ago, it will W rra"inlerei, Drisehel attempted to arrest William Armstrong, a driver for tho Starr piano company, because he had run into and damaged a rig at Kast (iermantown belonging to George Shaffer. Tile prosecutor contends that the bill for repairing this rig amounted to 'j and states that Drischel avered the cost of repairs amounted to f? anil that he attempted to force Armstrong to pay this amount and 2 additional as a fee which Drischel in-t-;.'i'-d 'o anpropria'- for hfmfelf. I:i il cLarire- th prosecutor pr-'fe; red a-'Hln.-t Ijrisc'j -J. bi states that. ar.not be pi i,-c;TeJ fey ft :.: ti-caii?-e he was not guilty of any ctiii.ia;.! h(-.. "I.JrUCjbei could not COllee a bill or fee in his official capacity in the Armstrong ca-e. It is also a fact that he could not le prosecute! for obtaining money under false pretenses as Armstrong did not pay the fee," stated the prosecmor today. In Iiis el-arge the prosecutor picture-I;!i.-c),el in the liht of a "f?raft-?r" and insists that he is not qualified to iioid "wlit oifict; hi. now nils.