Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 20, 6 March 1908 — Page 1
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
AND SUN-TELEGRAM, XOJj. XXXIII. NO. . KICII3IOND, IND., FRIDAY EVEXIXfJ, 3IAKC1I Ci. 1MS. jsixgIjK copy, :j ckxts. "TOMMYROT," DA! OF FUNERALS IN THE GRIEF GLACIA CALLA'S . LATEST PICTURE. CAMPBELL WILL NOT APPOINT HIS OWN DELEGATES JUDGE PETER GROSSCUP FREED FROM THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
CITY WILL FIRST COMPLY WITH THE POLE ORDINANCE Decision Has Been Arrived at By President Staubach and W. P. O'Neal of the Board Of Works.
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Weeping Mothers and Many Sorrowing Fathers Follow Little Caskets to the Cemeteries.
ONE-THIRD OF SCHOOL POPULATION IS DEAD. Remaining Children Gathered About Remains of Schoolmates in Churches Where Services Were Held. CHILDREN ESCAPE FROM BURNING BUILDING. Now York. March ',.--Fire broke out on the top floor of the school building on Amsterdam. Avenue at eleven o'clock today. One thousand children were formed in line and inarched to the street. The fire was confined to the top floor, which was used as an assembly ball. Cleveland. O.. March ;. This is a lay of funerals in North Collinwood. sorrowing parents are following one (hircl of the school children living in the village, to cemeteries, where the dlsfiRiirod bodies are beiiiK laid to 1heir last rest. The little coffins were taken in Ihe churches.. The children attended and. were grouped about. Services are beiiif; held in every church and a great crowd joined the funeral orl('Kes to the cemeteries. Polls cre tolled in Cleveland, and signs of mourning were displayed and in many other ways the grief of ihe whole Ftate was evidiuici d. The number of Ihe dead this morning is found to be one hundred and sixty-seven. Twentyfive bodies are unidentified. A bits general memorial service for the unidentified dead has been set. for Monday ntorninig. Services will be. held in all protest ant churches. Saturday morning high nu:s will be held at St. .Joseph's church for six of the dead. The investigation to locate the cause and carried on by state officials, indicate that the fire was caused from over heated steam pipes in the basement. It has been established that, the doors opened outward. It is not known whether they were locked. The investigation is to be thorough. Investigating Cause. Tn an effort to fix the cause and responsibility for the holocaust, various Investigations were set under way yesterday. Coroner Hurke issued subpoenas for the seven surviving teachers and the Lake View school. The Inquest was begun when a number of witnesses were examined, without, "however, developing any testimony beyond mere opinion. Doors Closed and Fastened. An -investigation conducted by the Collin wood school board, at which a number of survivors of the horror told their stories, brought, forth these facts: That one of the inner doors at the west entrance of the school was closed and fastened, while children were piling up against if in the passage; wing partitions in the vestibule narrowed the exit "by at least three feet: the flames came first from a closet below the stairway at the east, entrance: the closet contained lime and sawdust; three little girls had been found hiding in play in the closet earlier in the morning: there was but one fire escape and its use was never taught as a part of the fire drill. Survivors among the teachers estimate that only two or three minutes passed between the time of the alarm until all escape was cut off. The building was a fair sample of the kind of school construction in use in small towns. The halls and stairways were enclosed between interior brick walls, forming a huge Hue through which the flames shot up with great rapidity. Doors Opened Outward. On the question, much discussed, whether the doors opened inward or tmtward. Fire Marshals Brocket and IVigenbaum examined ih- doorway and staled later that they were convinced that they opened outward. Whether they were locked They have not been able to determine. They have testimony on both sides. Janitor Herter still in.Mstr, that the doors were open and stoutly maintains that there was no waste or rubbish under the stairway. The officials are doubling their efforts to ascerrain the names of the three girls who are reported to have been in the basement at the time the Are started, and who are said by the janitor to have first notified him of the fire which later developed into such a death-dealing instrument. It is considered entirely possible by certain members of the Collin wood school board that they may have, through carelessness, siurU'd the blaze that caused the lives of so many children. L. It. Gardner, a member of the school board, is positive in his assertion that the fire was of incendiary IContinued on Fate Seven J
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GLACIA CALL A. This is the latest, picture of the woman who accuses her husband, ! Roy, of killing her brother, George A. ! Carkins. SCHOOL FUND IS LOWEST IN THE HISTORY OF COUNTY More Than $215,000 Has Been Loaned Out of the Fund and But a Few Thousand Dollars Remain. REASONS GIVEN FOR THE GREAT DEMAND. Claimed That General rates of Interest Are High and Six Per Cent Seems Small to The Borrowers. The school fnud of Wayne county is at the present time the lowest, with one exception, in the history cif the county. On March 1. only $7,7i;:.o:j remained in the fund and since that time about $:.-. ."! has been applied for. The total amount that has been loaned out of the fund amounts to about .S-1.i.ooO. Once, during the financial panic, of lV.t:!. the entire fund was loaned out. It is thought that before the end of this month, the fund remaining in which has not yet. been applied for will be loaned out. The majority of the loans made are secured by farm property. Cause of Demand. The practically unprecedented demand for loans from the county school fund is caused by the high rate of interest charged for loans by the various financial institutions. These rates jumped several points above the prevailing rate of per cent when the financial flurry came last fall. The rate of interest on loans from the county school fund is per cent. As soon as the financial institutions drop their rates to the normal per cent, loans from the school fund will be paid in. An Advantage. It is to the advantage of the county to loan out is school fund. It is necessary for the county to pay interest on its school fund to the fund, so the lower the fund is. the less interest ihe county is required to pay the state. The per cent interest the county draws from its school fund loans, also nets a handsome income. One Property Seized. So far the county has only had in seize one piece of property to secure delinquent interest on a school fund mortgage. This properly is a sixtseven acre farm in Jefferson township, and some time this month it will be sold at public sale. NO ACTION TAKEN HjCHOOL CASE Hagerstown School Board and Trustee in Conference. At the meeting held yesterday by the members of (lie Hagerstown school boani and the trustee- Jeff.-rsoa township, no action was taken in iegards to turning ihe Hagerstown school over to the township with the end in view of reducing the high school tax rate. The matter was thoroughly discussed and in a short time some definite action will be taken.
Only Asks That at the Precinct Meetings That Delegates Be Pledged to Support Him in Convention. .
BELIEVES THAT MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY ARE LOYAL For This Reason He Does Not Think It Necessary to Name The Men Who Are to Stand By Him. The llev. J. O. Campbell.choice of the republicans of Wayne county as a suc cessor to Congressman James E. Watson, has decided that the members of his party in this county are loyal enough to him as to not make it necessary for him to select his own delegates to the district congressional convention. Therefore the Rev. Mr. Campbell only asks that when the various precinct meetings are held for the purpose of electing delegates to this convention, that these delegates be pledged to give him their loyal and whole-hearted support. "I have so many good friends in this county that I would not. know who to appoint as delegates to the congressional convention, so I have left this action to the republican voters who attend the precinct meetings," states the Rev. Mr. Campbell. Vie has issued the following statement: Campbell's Statement. To the Republicans of Wayne county: I have been honored by you in having been selected by popular vote at our recent nominating election, as the candidate of Wayne county, before the district, convention for the nomination of a republican candidate for congress for the Sixth district. Under the rules adopted by our county central committee, it is provided that the candidate receiving the highest, vote, shall receive the support of this county in the district, convention, and shall have a voice in the selection of delegates to that, convention. Upon consideration. I prefer not to make any nominations of delegates to the precinct meetings in the county. Asks for Loyalty. All I ask of republicans at these meetings is, that good men be selected, who will be loyal to me as Wayne county's candidate and who will faithfully carry out the rules of our count y central committee. Aside from this consideration, I am entirely willing that the republicans of the county, when assembled in their respective meetings, shall select the delegates to represent them without any suggestion from me as to the personnel of the delegation. Grateful as I am for the favor and honor shown me. in my selection as your candidate, I feel I may with assurance rely upon all delegates of your selection, being perfectly loyal to me as your candidate, and beyond this I have no feeling or wish to influence tneir action. I would be glad if the various precinct meetings would take such action as will bind the delegates selected to give me that loyal support, which is indicated by the resolutions of our central committee. Very truly yours, J. O. CAMPBELL. STATE TO RELIEF Ohio House and Senate Passes Relief Measure for Col!inwood Sufferers. THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT. Columbus, ()., March L'nder the suspension of rules and by a unanimous vote, both branches of the legislature passed a bill KKiay for the relief of Collin wood sufferers. It pro vides for the appointment of a. commission of three under whose direction S25.001 is to be distributed at the ra'e of one hundred doHars for each losi c!-,ili. to jirt.v the f.;nera! expenses. The governor sicn.-d the bill and appointed ;i commission composed of Mayor .lohnsoi:. of Cleveland. Patrick Westioff, mayor and E. G. Skinner president of the board of trade of Collinwood. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Rran Friday night; Saturday, fair, much colder in south portion. OHIO Rain, warmer Friday night; Saturday, clearina and colder.
St. Louis, March 6. Chief of Police Creecy received a note embellished with the "black hand," warning him that he would be the next victim. "Tommyrot," observed Creecy.
BANKER SUICIDED BY SHOOTING SELF Elmer T. Hance Was Tired of Life. Detroit, Mich., March C Elmer T. I lance, vice-president, of the Union Trust Company, a prominent business man, committed suicide during the night by shooting himself in the mouth. He was tired of life. MAGOON IS PRAISED Secretary Taft Says Reports Of Cuban Dissatisfaction Are False. CONFERENCE A BENEFIT. Washington, March 6. Secretary Taft. after he had said good bye to Governor Magoon, who has returned to Cuba, had this to say in commendation of the Cuban administration: "The visit of Governor Magoou has been a. source of the greatest satisfaction to tho president, Secretary Root and myself. A number of questions with respect to the concessions which have been hanging along and which have given great concern because it seemed difficult to decide, except with the presence of all parties, have been brought to a conclusion and put in the way of a definite settlement, which will inure to the benefit both of Cuba and this country. "Occasionally reports have gone out by uninformed correspondents that dissatisfatcion was felt with the policy and conduct of Governor Magoon in managing the affairs of Cuba. Nothing could be further from the truth." TWENTY PEOPLE HURT IN TROLLEY ACCIDENT Nine of the Injured Are in Hospitals. Dunkirk, X. Y., March 6 Twentywere injured in a trolley car collision this morning. Nine of the injured are in a hospital. KUHN WILL SPEAK TO WAYNE DEMOCRATS Convention Will Be Held Tomorrow Night. The Wayne township democratic convention will be held Saturday evening at the city building. At this meeting delegates to the state and district conventions will be elected. The convention will be addressed by the Rev. T. H. Kuhn. of this city, who is the Sixth district candidate for the democratic nomination for governor. CHANGE OE VENUE IS GRANTED BY FOX Case Will Go to Henry County Court. In the circuit court this morning. Judge Fox granted a change of venue ' to the Henry circuit couri in the case ! of Shafer et al against the Marshal, Rost, Rartel company. The case of the Lynchburg Hosiery Mills against the Marshal. Rost, Uartel eoinpanv was lismisseit. the claim having been settled by the defendant in full. Canada's government revenue from all sources this year will be more than Xl4fc.i.MN. In the first seven mon'M '"" -it'tonis receipts increased ooo.
PETER GROSSCUP. Judge Peter Grosscup, of Chicago, was with four other directors of the Mattoou City Railway Co., charged with manslaughter because of the wreck in which IS persons were killed. The indictment has just been quashed.
SHE STOLE TO KEEP UP HER HIGH POSITION Society Leader in New York Arrested. New York, March 0.- Mrs, Jeannette Neuman, who moves in exclusive society circles, was arrested today, charged with stealing jewelry valued at $2.OoO from a wealthy woman whose guest she had been. She admitted the charge in part and said she stole to keep up her position. WM. DUDLEY FOULKE WILLADDRESSTEACHERS Wayne Township Institute to Be Tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon William Dudley Foulkc will address the Wayne township institute, which meeting will be held in the circuit court room. The .subject of Mr. Foulke's address will be "The Recent Movement Toward Civic Betterment." The public is invited to attend this meeting as Mr. Foulke's address will be very interesting. SAMUEL JOHNSON DIED LAST NIGHT Was Well Known Farmer Washington Township. of Milton. Ind., March . Samuel Johnson died last night at eleven o'clock of pneumonia, at. his home four miles south of Milton. The deceased was eighty-three years of age and was a very prominent farmer of Washington township. Mr. Johnson was born in Pennsylvania, but came to Wayne county when a young man. A widow, four sons, William. Amos. Charles and three daughters. Mrs. Emftry Man love, Mrs. Elmer Lovingwell, and Mrs. Louis Lovingwell. survive. The funeral will take place Sunday morninig at ten o'clock. Burial will be at ValleyGrove cemetery. Friends may call any time Saturday. AN EARTHQUAKE. Washington. D. C, March 6 The I". S. Weather Seismograph shows that there was an earthquake some place on the night of March 4t,h.
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We've been telling you that for .some time and our constantly increasing number of FOR Sale ads. in the Classified columns on pag seven show that we are making good our assertion. Ju.-.t by way of extra proof we give the following example. Tuesday, March 3, the following FOR SALE ad was inserted in the Palladium: FOR SAL.H Peninsular cook stove Ujr wood or coal, in good condition, 14th The man who inserted the ad. dropped in o ir office yesterday and ordered it to be discontinued, stating that he had sold the stove the day following the first insertion of the FOR SALE ad and that people were still coming to see about baying it. He stated that he had had in all eight buyers for his stove. Now that's the way Palladium Classified Ada. bring results immediately. If you have anything FOR SAI.K, FOR RENT. WANTED, LOST, FOUND. Ktc, put a Classified Ad. in the Palladium to that eftVct and you will get the right kind of results. The Telephone Is a Willing servant to bring your Classified Ads to the Palladium office with the least bother to you. Either Phor,c-! 121 Automatic,
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PRIZES 'AS STRONG STIMULUS TO THE E County Clerk Penny Thinks This Might Induce Young Wayne County People to Play the Game of Hearts. LEAP YEAR SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT. Fewer Licenses Were Issued In February and Not a Sin gle License Has Been Is sued Up to Date This Month "I don't think that the man who makes the calendar should ever again provide for a leap year. The girls in Wayno county don't appreciate it They either don't want to get married or they haven't enough nerve to pro pose to their best beaux. I have reached the conclusion that if the young men of Wayne county postpone matrimony this year until their sweethearts 'pop the question' to them, race suicide in this section of the state will be iminent," thus spoke County Clerk Harry E. Penny today. Penny Disheartened. During the month of February last year twenty-nine marriage licenses were issued by Mr. Penny. This last February only eighteen licenses were issued. So far this month Dan Cupid has not claimed a victim in Wayne county and his agent. Clerk Penny, is, consequently disheartened. Prizes Suggested. "I have been thinking whether it would not be a good plan to issue prizes to induce the young people of this county and the old people too as far as that is concerned to join in holy J wedlock. How would this scheme do? ! Each month give to every couple who applied for a marriage license a ticket on which a number would be stamped. At the end of t.ne month the couple holding the number which came nearest to the total number of licenses issued that month would receive a complete bed room furniture set." i-aid Mr. Penny. mi g Results.
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CITY ENGINEER WILL PREPARE THE PLANS.
Whole System Will Be Devised By Him Nothing Has Been Heard From Other Public Service Companies. President (Jcorgo Staubach and W. P. O'Neal of the board of public works today stated that the city would tak. the initiative in complying with tho terms of the Main street pole ordinance, recenly passed. Now that tin city officials have come to the conclusion that the city if. as much affected by the ordinance as the public service corporations it is thought that lucre will lie but little difficulty experienced in placing all wires on Main s'reet nude rground. To Prepare Plans. ' Members of the board stated today that City Knglin-er Fred Charles had been instructed to prepare- plans for a Main street conduit sistcm. As soon as these plans are completed the lnard will call a meet ins of the various public Hcrvice etyporations and an effort will be mad to reach rdiiw agreement in regards to placing Maiu street wires underground. Mr. Charles will probably preparu plans to have all wires placed in two conduits, both of which will be placed in ono t tench and separate by a thick cement partition. All the high tention wires could be placed in ono conduit and all low tention wires In another. It Is the plan to have tho city iind the Richmond Light, Heat Ac Power company jointly build the conduit where the high tension wires would be located. Th expenses of placing the other conduit for low tension wires would be met by tho Central I'nion Tolophoue company, Tho Western I'nion Telegraph company and the Postal Telegraph company. Traction to Comply. Today Superintendent Cordon of the local branch of the T. H. I. & K. traction company was asked what action that company would take in regards to complying with the terms of tho Main street iole ordinance, which requires that the trolley wires shall bo attached to iron poles. Mr. Gordon stated that if the Central Union Telephone company went underground and removed its wood poles from Main street it would be neeeBsary for the traction company to place Iron poles. At the present time the traction company has Its trolley wires on Main street attached to the Central Union poles. Have Said Nothing. The board of public works has heard nothing trom the Central Union Telephone company and the two telngraph companies in regards to what action they will take in cornpljinsr with the terms of the ordinance, but it is thought that these cororatioiiH will fall into line at the proper time. MANY STREETS ARE TOjtf IMPROVED Ten or Twelve May Be Macadamized. The board of public works contemplates the remacadamiring of several streets this year. Iaft spring, summer and fall ten or twelve streets were remacadamized and it is probable that about the same number will be improved this year. There is also some talk on th part of the board members passint? a resolution calling for the placing of cement sidewalks on. the south sid of Main sr-t. TUBERCULOSIS AGAIN SUBJECT FOR MEETING An Interesting Session to Be Held Tonight. An' interesting meeting of the Wayn County Anti-Tuberculosis society wiH be held this evening at the Commercial c lub rooms and the public In invited to arteud. T.w nb-c-t of the in-' spuvii.ii of milk, sold in Richmond, will otH-tr more be ilif topic of disousfeion. Dr. T. H-nry Davis, a member of the state board of fceaUu. will gire an address and County Health Officer ihr. G. H. Grantwill read a report sub mitted to him by. the utate dairy in iprior, who recently mnde an intion of the dairies is this county.