Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 50, 5 April 1908 — Page 1

PALLADIUM AFsJD SUN-TELEGRAM, VOL. XXXIII. XO. .jO. inCJIMOM), IXD., SL'NDAV 3IOIINI NO. A I'K 1 L .". 1!I0S. sixiiLi: copy, :? cents RATLIFP RESENTS ATTACK MADE ON COUNCIL MAI HOT ABIDE BY PROMISE TO BOARD OF WORKS PENNSY HOPES TO BRING ABOUT Indiana's Two Prominent Candidates For Governor of State. A BY BLODGETT BENEFICIAL CHANGE

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Thought That on Monday Night Body Will Act Against The Improvement of North E Street.

SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL LAST NIGHT. Generally Believed That If Improvement Would Embarrass Property Owners, It Should Not Be Made. Members of the city council met last evening at the cily building with the board of public works for the purpose of discussing the North K street pavins proposition. The result of this conference was that all of the -ouiii-il-men were not in favor oi the citv pav - injr the entire cos. of the proposed improvement. as petitioned by the iNort h K street property owners and reeoni - mended by the Commercial club direclors. Some of the coutn ilmen aiRtied that it would be unwise to macadamize the street as the improvement would pot be permanent, but expressed the 1er Ihe paving of the street against 1he wishes of the property owners.; Other councilmen look the stand 1hat i the permanent improvement of North E street was necessary and that the' prupei'ly owners along the street' should lie shown no more considera- , 1ion than property owners in other pails of the city. li is a mailer of doubt what action the council will take when Ihe North K street question is brought before the body Monday night, for final act ion. Councilman Honker staled that before the board adopted a resolution for ; the improvement of the street, it held an informal conference wiib the mem bers of the cily council and that ai this meeting he understood that, the board agreed to ho'd a confei eriese w ith the affected property owners before it took any action in the matter. Mr. Henker expressed surprise that this conference was not held until after the improvement resolution had been adopted. He Haled dial if this courtesy had been extended to the properly owners an agreement could, have been reached. 'Mr. lytftwiek slated that it was not. customary when a public improvement, was contemplated for the board to consult with the affected property owners, ss to whether or not the proposed improvement would be accepiable. He then asked Mr. Deuker if he thought 1hat the manufacturing interests on North K stiieet should be given any more consideration than property owners elsewhere. Mr. Deuker replied that he did iOt think so. Mr. Ieftwich then stated that if the proposed Improvement on North E street would financiaNy embarrass the property owners, lie would lidvise that the improvement plans be dropped, but that if any improvement was to be made it should be a permanent one. City Clerk C. V. Merrill, who at the time the improvement, was first contemplated was president of the board of public works, stated that at the first conference the boatul held with the councilmen. tbe latter agreed to support the board in the event resolution for the North K street improvement was successfully remonstrated against. This remonstrance has been filed and at the council meeting Monday night the board will expert the eouncilmeu to abide by their agreement. MAY GET LEGISLATION AGMNSnMRCHISTS President May Recommend It In Message. Washington. April 4. Attorney-Gen-rral Bonaparte has furnished the President with recommendations lookine: toward the enactment of more drastic legislation dealing with Anarchists and anarchistic publications. When the President digests the briefs submitted by the Attorney-General and talks tvith several officials interested in the matter he will probably send a message to Congress urging the legislation wanted. PARENTS SUFFER FOR KIDS' DEEDS Played Hookey and Older Ones Are Arrested. Chicago. April 4. Five fathers and one mother spent twelve hours in ja". because their children "played hookey" from school. At the end of the twelve hotfj in meditation in solitary cells each parent was fined $3. Warrants are out for twenty-five more parents of truant, children, and they will be sent to jail as fast as arrestee.

Farmers Along Richmond Division Are Being Asked to Cut Timbers and Shrubbery Along Right of Way.

MENACE TO TRAVELERS IS THUS REMOVED. In Return for the Loss of Time To Farmers in Cutting Timbers, Railroad Will Cut Up Lumber for Them. In order to biin about a beneficial' change aloiin tbe riniil. of way of the. Richmond division of the Panhandle, an effort is being made by the ofiiciais ; 0r (jvisir,i to induce fanners and I ,and ()Wn(V;, ,() m.,.s ., : ; , ; hvubhs. It is the desire to nave the, i trees cut and trimmed so as to give j jthe engine men a ci'-nr view of l it- i j , ra(. ;ih(,;i(1 ,)f ,t',eiu. a.-, thev si.eed ! ! al()U1, ,hej IS A, ,.,.,,,,, u. j ' L A(1;inis s )(,,.v isi)1. ,,. (; j. j ', visio ilas ,he wrk jn .iatge. He. is , iaKitl- an H(.livi, illnl ,),,,, , ;im. i pats n anions tiie owners oi propertvi j adjacent to the rinht of way and man. . ... have been convimed of 1 h justice of; j his request, and liave given conscm ' u j i have trees removed as lie directs. ' The stretch of coitnlry between Hagersiovvu anil (Jrccnsfork is receiving jatt.er.tion .just at present. The Pan- j i handle track makes a number of; curves within a distance of a few i i miles between these two points and there is a great deal of wood land' along the tracks. In some places this is remarkably dense and the i rees on both sides arrow so close to the tracks 1h:J, ,:,.,,,. ,,., m( , .,.,.,. In a number of piacrs the woods oiistrucl the view of ihe trainmen and consequent ly hazard the life of tue trarHng public. To a certain extent the railroad company is making a campaign of education. It is explairc'd to the owners of the woods that tbe company's only motive is to provide li"l;ir protection for the traveling public. whVh enirusis its safety to the company. It is shown that it often would be possible to nrevent a collision if the trainmen were j able to see far down the 1 racks or around a curve. Tbe trees obstruct the vision and so long as they remain ! I the element of danger that always ix-j lists about the operation of a railway! 1 service is increased. The owners are , i told that the move is humanitarian in j ; its motive and without so if aggrand-1 i izement as its fmrpose. ! The timber owners are not asked to remove the trees at their own expense. In exchange for their permission the ' railroad company agrees to en lite j timber and make it into logs, boards ! or fence posts as mav be desired l,y ! the owners. The plan is to be extended by ihe company to th-3 full length of the right of wa. The removal of ! danger from fire is one of the prim ii pal arguments advanced bv the compa ny as a reason why the woods should be cut back from the tracks. HAS HAD 3.000 SPREES. Chicago. April 4. Joint '1'. Reddington is the champion longdistance, twohanded booze tighter of Chicago. In her plea for divorce Mrs. Keddington swore that, he has been drunk "bo times a year for ten ears. total :l,tnin. Are Both

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jAAlJKS E. WATSON. I ud ia na pol is Ne s. Counes of lb LITTLEHELD GOMPERS CLASH Was in the Opening Hearing Of Civic Federation Bill. CHARGES ARE MADE.! ASSERTED LITTLEFIELD RESIGN ED FROM CONGRESS BECAUSE HE FEARED ATTITUDE OF LABOR DURING CAMPAIGN. Washington. 1 . C A pi 11 I .-- - Kcpresenialive Charie- K. l.nllelield of Maine and Samael Compers. president of the American federation of 1-ahor clash' d today in the opening hea'ing of the civic fed. 'ration bill, amending 1 .1 Shot man ami-trust act. It devel oped (dearly that lanlefield is 1 to all seciious of the bill .gran tin ist ile concessions to labor dorsemeni of tin.' while C.omper's iumeasitre was qualiii"d. f: va: and Compet si. ice Compi long --1 : : ' i i i j he firo time ia'l t lefield had come face to lace ' in continuation of the landing liul,! of organized labor. si K. 'preset,! Ki e 1 ,i 1 1 lei iei. that Mr. Littlet'i -id had a "yellow '.. down his i.;ek." Mr. l.ittloa.is -resigned as a member of counts action, it is charged by leaders, was due io his fear to labor organizations in tight for ,sirea j field i gi'e.-s labor ; meet i i' tec; ton. Mr. Un !e! :e!d was none too cordial in hN treatment t labor leaders and bis einkisiiis of the civic federation bid wore fiauk and caustic. ABRUZZI TO SEE THE KING. Turin. April 4. has sent a te tor ! aiamam; 1. I' he Puke of Abruzzi tel'."-:ratn to King Yic1. 1 1 is believed here lira view the matter of a' oi the duke to Miss ins. w ill be set tied. that in an he rai:xor' Kaiherine Kl

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A GREAT RECEPTION Was Tendered to Congressman Watson and Frank J. Hail. BIG CROWDS ATTENDED. nu.-5ivil!o. Ind.. April A.great reception that was 1 1 w a s a tendered .lames K. Watson am Frank .1. Hall. candidates for governor am lieutennut governor on the Republican and Democratic tickets, respectively, here tonight. Great crowds assembled and at Hi" Ihtee hails when- the candidates extended the right, hand and welcomed all visitors there was a constant throng. Speeches were made by both candidates and a number of the loading politicians of the district. Several congressional candidates, who aspire to succeed Mr. Watson, were present. A big parade was held and thousands participated. The entire affair was absolutely non partisan. DEMAND RANSOM FOR KIDNAPPED $5,000 Demanded of York Parents. New New York. April !. D' iu.-iniing a ransom of S-VOOO, kidnappers who last Thursday afternoon stole Hnrtholo (iuiffro. Jr.. ". vears old. son of a fruit dealer, of No. ll'l Uridge street, Krooklyn, today, sent a K-uter to the fa i her warning him not to have anything lo do with the police. The letter was as follows: "Yours will be found. Don't worry and don't give any clue to the police. We understand each other with fewwords. Think quick and prepare .?.". OUO if you wan! peace, and look for persons wi'ii good r.ews. J'ay no attention to the police." by Their Prospects yriXyK J.

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HIUMAS R MARSHALL, Of Columbia City.

IG DAY FOB THE fORTH CONFERENCE Thousands of People Are Expected in Anderson to Attend Sessions. MANY SERVICES TO BE HELD DAY'S PROGRAM WILL BE OPENED WITH CONFERENCE LOVE FEAST FOLLOWED BY ORDINATION OF DEACONS. And. is til'1 confen rson. Ind.. April 1. Tomorrowbig day at the North Indiana Mice of the Methodist Episcopal churches of the state. Crowds are coming to the city on all trains and it is estima.ed that the crowd will be the largest that ever attended a meeting of this conference. A large delegation from Richmond and Wayne county has arrived. The day's program will open with the conference love feast in charm the conference evangelists. This i of , to be followed by the ordination of eons. Tlie sermon will be deliv hy vic ishop Harry. The memorial ertomorrow afternoon will be one of the largest attended sessions of the day. The Kpworth league will hold its anniversary ai night. Chesteen Smith, of Peru will officiate as president. The anniversary exercises of the Foreign Missicnnry and the rne'ting of the church brotherhoods will be held Sunday evening. (ireen fit-id has been selected as the piace of the conference for next year, lilui'fton was defeated as a coniendor on the first ballot and then withdrew and made the vote unanimous. Polilics were played in the effort to elect the third ministerial delegate to the national conference which will be held at Hall iniore. "he ministers opposed the presiding elders, but wa n out and the Rev. T. Rie.unond was selected. the latter M. Guild of it Seems. OF R'CSHVXLI'g.

t4. ABSENTEEISM ONE OF THE PERILS OF NATIONAL CONGRESS Speaker Cannon and Other Leaders of the House Are Worried Over Disposition of Members to Dodge. MODERNISM CHARGED BY ONE OF LEADERS. Adopting All Methods Which Encourage the Epidemic Now Raging, and He Grows Sarcastic Over Situation. Washington. April 1.-Speaker Cannon and other leaders in the house are concerned over the growing practice of representatives in running away from the chamber during the consideration of important business. It always has been difficult to keep members present during the daily sessions, but absenteeism has become a positive evil this year. This is due to the fact that the house now owns a larfce office building, put up at a cost, of several million dollais. and containing line i quarters for every member. In the seclusion of ihe offi e build ing the member who is not burdened: will) any reponsibiPty orlnu- than to j ast his vole when he gets the signal i to do sii, spends his time sending out i seeds, writing to the folks back home, and in other ways planning for renomination and re-election. The of- ! fiee building is a fair distance from the Capitol, and members are disinclined to take the walk except in urgent cir- ( umstances. Tawney Discovers a Plot. If the present plans are carried out. another excuse for members who are not disposed to attend the daily proceedings will be provided What Representative Tawney. of Minnesota, (alls a "plot" to retard the business of the house i in process of being hau lied. hen the office building was completed, members made complaint that they were so far removed from the chamber thai they had no way if findinir on' what was going on except by means of the telephone. This was unsatisfactory. It was then suggested that a ticker Fuch as is used in transmit? mg stock quotations should be plated in every room of ihe office building. By this means members could be promptly advised of the nature of the business under consideration, the speakers who held the floor, and. in fact, be inform- ! ed at a!! times concerning the proceedings without leaving their rooms. ; Bat tbe ticker scheme was discarded for some reason or other. Then the I house officials discovered a that is believed to fill the bill. device If put ' into use this device will communicate over wires to the rooms in the office building ever sound and syllable uttered on the houi-e floor. Altogether Too Modern. "We are getting altogether too modern." said a house leader. "We seem to be adopting every facility with a (Continued on Page Three.) THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Sunday, probably showers, with warmer in east portion. iOHiO Fair aand warmer Sunday

Claims He Does Not Stand for Liquor Men and Explains His Votes in Last Legislature on Temperance.

LIQUOR MEN WILL BACK HIM SAYS CORRESPONDENT Claims That National Liquor Interests Will See That Ratliff Gets Into Legislative Halls. Waiter S Rathff. represeutaiive of Wayne county in the state legislature, resents with fervor the alleRaiions made by William Hlodgett. naff correspondent in the Indianapolis News last evening, lllodeit delivers more than a column to show that the brewery intertsts of the state will bo among the most active during the present campaign and will hesitate at nothing to elect men friendly to them. Ratliff is said bv Ulodgett to b one of the legislators, who are being boosted by the liquor forces for flection. Thr statement U made thai th democrats can carry this coynty by selecting the right man. In an Interview with the Palladium last night. Mr. Ratliff reaffirmed former statement made by him in support of the stand he took on temperance questions during the sestsion of the last legislature. He does not like the insinuations directed against him by Hlodgett and stated hl3 position In a positive manner. BdodgPtt aaert the anil-saloon forces are le8 snr of fiifnda among the candidates for the legislature than the liquor interests and the casa of Ratliff is mentioned as an inula nee wherein the liquor force is playing the game at both end and trying to ennare legislators both going and coming. Ratliff Exolains. In his own behalf. Mr. Ratliff said: "I voted for the only remonstrance bill that came before tile house. It pertained to strengthening the former r monstrance laws whereby the towi -ship and ward was made a unit for remonstrance against the sale of intoxicating lbjuors. 1 was against the $l,nuO license law, because Friends do not believe in legalizing the luptor traffic and that is what this bill wished to do although it raised the license fee. 1 am a member of the Fr'ends church and flt if my duty to oppose that measure for that reason. "I have ben criticised for my position on the blind kx bill. I voted against it because I did not believe in it. It was so MiinRent in its nature that I did not Udieve it adviseable. Many of the solutions used at the government inseetory contain alcohol and I am engaged in that line of work and study. This bill made it impossible to buv alcobol eveu of a denatured kind and today it can't U bought with any degree of satisfaction. I myself am unable to buy it and an audit of the government niut do it for uie. I didn't know at the time that droif stores wtfie selling whisky illegally. I never had bought any whisky or beer for iir-e as a beveras? and no one had informed me as to condition. The authoi of the bill would not submit to any amendment and stated he would kill it himself before he would permit it to le mutilated. Many of the n;embra who voted for the hill stated thw did tn necause of pressure that had been brought to bear on them by ministerial associations etc.. at tome and not because of their own individual favor. I did not believe the bill wa right, so voted against it." In his discussion of the nrttter whereby lie asserts if the liquor forces can not elect democrat favorab'e to them they will elect republicans. Bloderett says: Take Wayne county, for ins'anc. Once in a while a democrat is eU-eted ! in ,hat oounfy but not often. In th lapt house Walter Ratliff. of Rich mond, was a persistent opponent to the temperance measures. Maybe Ratliffs Opponent Assisted. The saloon and brewery interest assisted in his renominatioa and will spend considerable of the "education fund ' appropriated at t.ie Chicago meeting of the brewers to bring about the re-election of Ratliff. The antiI saloon people of Wayne county can d J feat Ratliff if they go about it .1ght because there is in that county a strong anti-saloon sentiment and the sentiment is growing sfronger every day. But they mill have to watch tbe candidate the democrats put up or they will defeat Mr. Ratliff with a man who.-e ideas of temperance and reform are the same ideas held by Mr. Ratliff. So it can be said without fear of successful contradition that the beer and liquor interests are playing the polificaJ game both ways from tbe jackThey do not care for a man's party label if he will be Tight" for them in the general assembly. And that is one of the most difficult problems the antl saloon people will have to solve.