Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 61, 16 April 1908 — Page 1

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Daughter of Mrs. Smith Says He Kissed Both Her Mother And Herself Although She Did Not Like It. SHE OBJECTED TO HIM AND ANGERED MOTHER. Claims That' Her Mother and , Herself Had Differences Over Defendant's AttentionsShowers His Kisses. Features were lacking from the F-mith-Vaughan breach of promise case In its developments of today. Miss Hazel Phelps, daughter of the plaintiff, rnd the prime mover in the objections bestowed on her mother by the defendant, occupied t lie stand throughout the morning. Miss Phelps' direct examination required about an hour. Her cross-examination required all the remaining time of the morning session. The crowd continues to be large and teats can not be found for all. The bright weather brought out a great i-utpouring of women this afternoon. Miss Phelps was the first witness to "lake the stand this morning. Miss Phelps is a beautiful young woman of twenty-four years. She is at present employed as a teacher at the Muncie high school. Miss Phelps wore a figured light blue silk dress, merry w idow pailor, adorned with beautiful red roses. She wore blue gloves of the nunc shade as her dress. Knew of Defendant. Miss Phelps said she knew of John X. Vaughan before she came 1o Richmond, but. did not meet him until she came to her mother's home from llloomingtcn to visit. The first day the witness was home, Mr. Vaughan came to call. The witness remained home two nights and a day on that occasion. Miss Phelps told how. on the visit of Mr. Vaughan the first evening, she was home, he put his arms pbout her and kissed her. Miss Thelps' voice trembled slightly in reJating this circumstance. She told how Mr. Vaughan came into the room with his arm about her mother. She laid Claude Keever was sitting beside her when Mr. Vaughan, much to her surprise, kissed her. She said she was very indignant. Miss Phelps said the Text time she came home was to spend the summer. She said Mr. Vaughan Vas at her home every day during that rummer, sometimes more than once a day. She told of the frequent, times Mr. Vaughan kissed her mother. This the said was so frequent she did not remember any stated time. The witress related the conversation that occurred at the home one evening in repar d to her going to college. Mis Phelps said Mr. Vaughan wanted to 'help decide the matter, but she toil h'm only her mother could do thrt. 2Mr. Vaughan was alleged to have said nftcr Mrs. Smith and he were married, T.tiss Phelps could go to Karlham. She reviewed the testimony of her mother in regard to the afternoon when Mr. Vaughan called and found them in negligee costume. He chased the two j bout the rooms and into those of the jieighbors across the hall. Sent Her Cakes. She spoke of the letter Mr. Vaughan rote her mother in which he took exceptions to the treatment accorded him by the family. Miss Phelps told cf receiving an angel food and fruit cake during the time she was at school. It was sent her by Mr. Vaughan, she taid. Again she told of seeing Mr. Vaughan kiss her mother and being in the room with his arms about her. Mr. Study cross-examined Miss Phelps in his usual vigorous style. Cross Words Exchanged. She told of cross words exchanged fietween her and her mother because Mr. Vaughan did not take her mother out. although he called so often. In i regard to the noted letter in which ' Vaughan charged he had been wilfully ! misjudged, the witness said her mother ; showed the letter to her saving: "Now j look here what ou have done." ! Mr. Study told the witness he was; r.ot repeating question to her for the purpose of annoying her. Miss Phelps ' was called upon to explain the dates ' of expiration of the terms at Indiana' vntversity, in the effort to fix the ' dates at which she was at home. Sev-; cral times she told of raising objeclions to Mr. Vaughan not taking her: mother out. on the grounds he owed UK much respect to her as to his dead wife. She also told of the claims Vaughan made that his family would i object to him going out with Mrs. I Fmith. Miss Phelps told of an es-j trangement of feeling between herself rnd her mother and her assertion to her mother she would not speak to her j cf Mr. Vaughan any more. Mrs. ! Smith defended Mr. Vaughan against j the attacks made by her daughter. As i t Christmas present in i;hC, Mr. ! Vaughan gave the mother of the wit-j Jiess a copy of Riley's poems, the wit-! T.ess said. Miss PheTps related the circumstances in connection with her jisit home in the summer of p.;. it (Continued on Fag Ten.)

IS Two Men Were Shot This Morning in Chester, Pennsylvania. THE CITY IS HELPLESS. Chester, Pa.. April 16. W. B. Grismier. the claim agent for the traction company and S. W. Borgnian. a motonnan, were shot early this morning by the sympathizers of the striking street car employes. Stipt. Itiggs has wired the governor for the militia. The mayor admits he can't control the situation. Neither of the wounded men are in a serious condition. The rioting, continued throughout the night and broke out worse than ever this morning when forty strike breakers appeared at the car barns. The strike breakers were driven, bruised and bleeding, into the car barns. Grismier was shot during the rioting at. the learns. The police are in charge of the barns, where the strikebreakers are barricaded. City officials are in conference as the situation is threatening. CONGRESS GRINS AT PRESIDENT With Pure Delight It Refused To Heed His Request for Four Battleships. TAWNEY HUNTS DANGER. SAYS TREASURY DEPARTMENT IS PLACED IN PRECARIOUS CONDITION BY IMMENSE INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS. Washington, D. C, April 16. Ry an overwhelming majority the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon rejected the President's recommendation, made on several occasions dur ing the session for an appropriation for four battle ships. Its action was inevitably foreshadowed by the unfriendly reception accorded the special message he transmitted to Congress, and the House seemed to take keen delight in sustaining the Committee on Naval Affairs, which had recommended the construction of but two battle ships. When this provision of the hill was reached the hero of the Merrimac, Richard Pearson Hobson. of Alabama, wno was the custodian of the President's interests, offered his amendment doubling the number of this type of fighting vessels. On a rising vole the Chair counted 79 in favor of the amendment and 190 opposed to it, and cheers greeted his announcement of the vote. Hobson then demanded that, the vote be taken by tellers, and the majority was even greater, for only S:l sustained him. while 1t!t .stood out against the President's program. Another demonstration followed the second count. Numerically more Republicans than Democrats voted against the President, although the percentage on each side was about the same. Everyone of the Republican leaders and John Sharp Williams, the minority leader, and his chief lieutenants, joined in the merry and jubilant throng which repudiated Hnbson's amendment. Chairman Tawney, of the Committee on Appropriations, pointed out the danger in which the Treasury is being placed by the immense increase in appropriations authorized in the several supply measures. Mr. Tavrjv's remarks were made particularly applicable to the demand for four battleships instead of two. He compared the appropriations in various countries in preparation for war and on account of wars, and said the startling fact was developed that the United States was spending more money than any other nation in the world. Pleads for Economy. Maintaining that navies are built for national defense. Mr. Tawney said that they were not intended and could not be justified upon the ground that they are necessary to satisfy an ambition, either individual or national, to compete with other nations in time of peace in size and number of fighting machines. He argued That in the I'nited States the prestige and power of the nation did not depend upon the size of the army and navy, but upon "the resources, the patriotism aud the loyalty of the people, who at all times are known to be ready and willing to sacrifice their property and even their lives in the defense of their Government and its beneficient institutions." PAPERS FILED. Men Objecting to Road Wanted Matter Taken to Court. The appeal papers in the case of Theodore Crist vs. Fred L. Davis et a.l. have been filed in the Wayne circuit court. This is the case wherein Crist and a number of other Washington township property owners object to the construction of a township road at the expense of the township. The commissioners' court granted the petition for an anDear from its inrUrti. 1 j wuu 10 me uiuer tour"-

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"HE LOVES ME SO," SANG THE SWEET LITTLE DYING GIRL

Little Cora Graham Looked Out Into the Gray Storm Swept Clouds as Her Soul Flitted to Its Maker. CHILD HAD PREPARED FOR EARTHLY END. Wrote Out All She Wanted Done at Her Funeral When She Was Unmindful That She Would Die. Sweetly singing "He Loves Me So." her eyes staring out of the window into the gray, storm-swept clouds, little Cora Graham passed from her sufferings late yesterday afternoon. Twenty-four boms of the most cruel torture did this hapless little victim of tee d-;.dly gasoline stove suffer, but never ( nee did her heroic spirit falter. Froi i i he time Cora was removed from the watering trough, in- which she had jumped to extinguish her burning clothing, and at which time she remarked to her little sister Hazel, "My life is over," up to the very minute of ii-r death, she realized that she had no hope of recovery, and she quietly, and with the most remarkable bravery, prepared to meet her end. Yesterday afternoon, a few minut?-; Itfore the soul of the child departed from its little cruelly burned body, her mother. Mrs. David Graham, asked her who she wanted to preach her funer; ! sermon and what hymns she desired to buve sung. "Everything I. want, done you will find written on a paper whic is in the letter box down stairs," said Cora, as she smiled sweetly at h.M heart-broken mother. The little girl then summoned all the members of the family to her side am! told them to kneel by the bed and pray '.or her and themselves. As they dm so the child raised up in her bed and m a sweet clear voice sang that eve beautiful hymn. "He Loves Me So." Almost us soon as she had finished singles? the hymn. Cora Graham peacefully passed away. 3 As directed by her daughter, Mrs. Graham sought for Ihe paper which ! he said" was in the letter box. On finding it. the mother saw that it wivi list, of pall bearers the child desired to have officiate at her funeral and .1 ft.tenient to the effect that she wante I the Rev. John Stanton of the Norm Fourteenth street mission church to preach her funeral sermon, and that she wanted the hymn, "He Loves Me So" sung. From her daughter Hazel Mrs. Graham learned that Cora had written this statement last Thursday, several days before the fatal accident. Mrs. Graham is heart-broken because she imagines that people have the impression that it was her fault that Cora met her death. "I did not. leave the children alone in the house with the intention of being gone all afternoon," sobbed the agonized little mother. "I left the house on an errand with tiie intention of returning home a.s quicklv as possible. Before I had gone only a short distance. I met the doctor, but T did not know he was going to our house. It appears that some neighbor across the river who witnessed the accident, telephoned to the doctor. A few minutes after I met the doctor on the road I learned of the accident and J at once hurried home." The funeral of Cora Graham will he Saturday afternoon at 2:V, o'clock nt the North Fourteenth street Mission church. The Rev. John Stanton w!!i officiate. Burial at Earlham cemeterv. TWO OEAD AS RESULT OF WRECK Panhandle Trains Met Side-swipe. on i Pittsburg. Pa., April 16. As the result of an east bound Panhandle freight being side-swiped by a west ' bound train at Collier today, two were 1 killed. The dead are John Maxwell, I brakeman, and Charles Utterback, firej man, both of Denison. O. The Union Memorial Committee will hold a regular meeting at the Druids' Hall on Friday evening at 7:30 sharp. All members are expected to be present at which time the final arrangements and all sub-committees will be appointed. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Cooler in extreme south portion Thursday night; Fridayfair and diminishing northeast to southeast winds. fOHIO Cooler in extreme south por tion; brisk to high north winds Thursday night; Friday fair, waraw.

A WOMAN IS SUED!

William Rost Desires Separation From His Wife. SAYS SHE MISTREATED HIM Various are the allegations made rgainst the conduct of his wife, Mary H.. by William F. Rost. who has entered suit for divorce. He charges his wife caused his arrest at one lime on the charge of horse stealing and also asserts she has been guilty of cruel Mid inhuman treatment of him. This is the second tiuie Host has brough; suit against his wite. The former time he requested the dismissal of tin case, but did not pay the costs. M.s. Rost has entered the divorce court:--, ; lso. but she too. was moved with compassion and brought about the dismiss- ! :1 of the case. The plaintiff asserts that he married tue defendant when she was a widow with seven children. As the result of Gieir marriage one son was born and 'he foster brother and his broihei.; ; nd sisters did not find home life ver" congenial. Ever since they were married, the plaintiff protests the defendant has been guilty of nagging him and las treated him in a cruel and inhuman manner. Rost claims his wiii has called him vile names and charged him with crimes and offenses of whin 1 j he has not been guilty. In April of I this year, it is alleged the defendant ; locked plaintiff out of the house and he ! was compelled to sleep in ihe barn ! throughout the night. In various other ways it is complained the defendart has shown her hostility to the plaintiff. LAW! HAVE RACKS UP Members of Congress Continue Their Dilatory, DoNothing Actions. FACE THE PRESIDENT. WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THEY SAY PASS MEASURES WHICH THE COUNTRY NOW NEEDS VERY MUCH. Washington. D. C. April !'.- So far as the present session is concerned the president has had his Jast hard tussle with congress. The "big stick" has been laid away, and an analysis of the work already done by the lawmakers and of the legislative program for the remainder of the session shows that. i. has not proved to be a very effective weapon, in forcing the president's will upon the co-ordinate branch of the government. It was brandished perhaps for Ihe k-st time this spring, when a special message was transmitted urging th; t provision be made for the construction of four new first-class battle ships, but j.k pointed out elsewhere, the representatives of the "peepul" exhibited no t tepidity and did as they had dete--i.v.ned when they resolved to appropriate for only two such vessels. Now the leaders of congress have diawn their blue pencils through other recommendations made by the president, and sent their list to the white kouse. Representative "Jim" Wion, who expects to he the next governor of Indiana, served as their envoy, making two trips. The "big guns" on Capitol Hill had boeii counseling with one another, and Watson went to the executive office; with what virtually was an ultimatum. There were certain things which they were willing to put through this session, and Watson enumerated them: there were others which would have twait until next winter or longer, and these also were specified. Like the cat driven into a corner by a buil t'"--riir. they had their backs up. and the Indiana man conveyed their sentiment , '.-Mh fidelity and accuracy. A recapitulation shows that when t;e session etuis Congress will have failed to enact many of t lie most important recommendations of the president. To Put on High Speed. Henceforth the leaders of congress will put on high speed and bustle through the approbation bills and do the best they can with the latter list of measures. They had figured on adjourning on May !'. but in deference to the president's wishes will hold congress here till his conference with the governors of States who have been summoned to attend the national resources convention. The president suggested this to Representative Watson and the disposition of the men in control of legislation is to make that concession to him. SON MISTREATED. At Least Jim Gutherie Is Charged With Action. Jim Gutherie, who called upon Chief j Bailey a few days ago and thanked j him fervently for issuing the "anti- , tickling" edict, was arrested yesteri day afternoon for the alleged mistreat- ; ment of his son. The case will probj ably be givea a hearing tomorrow

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DELAYED ON THIRD Not Thought That Measure Making That Section of City Dry Will Be Considered Seriously Soon. TEMPERANCE WORKERS INTERESTED IN FIGHT. Petitioners for "Dry' Territory Have Been Assisted by Others While "Wets" Are Fighting Strenuously. It is probable that pt the regular council meeting .Monday night the ordinance committee will report to council the ordinance which provides that the north half of the third ward shall be a residence portion of the city. It is doubtful, however, if council considers the ordinance carefully at this meeting. It is though', that it will only be given its first reading Monday night. It is the general opinion that no definite action will ho taken until the Itst council mot-ting in May, at. which time the ordinance is scheduled to come up for its third reading. No action on ihe matter under suspension of the rules is looked for. The petitioners for the passage of this ordinance have been assisted in their campaign to drive out of the north half of the third ward the only two saloons now operating in the city north of the Pennsylvania tracks, by I temperance workers in ;il parts of the! city. j The two threatened saloonists, i Henry Kohell. and Henry Lennard. j have not been allowing the grass to ; grow under them w hile the "dry" ele-' ment has been conducting thi.i "am-1 paign. Assisted by liquor people all j over the city they have gathered und-i er the "wet" banner, a host which i greatly outnumbers those who have petitioned to make the north section of the third ward dry. It is understood that every influence will be brought to bear on council members to defeat the ordinance. FOUGHT HARD FOR PLACE BUT LOST McCarren and His Political Followers Were Unhorsed. A WARNING IS GIVEN. OLD LEADER SAID THAT IF HE WAS PUT OUT OF PARTY LINES, DEMOCRATS WOULD NEVER SEE ANOTHER MAYOR FROM THEIR RANKS. New York. April 16. State Senator Patrick H. McCarren. leader of Kings county democracy, was unseated last night as a delegate to the party's state convention in Carnegie hall to select representatives to the Denver national convention after a two days' bitter contest before the committee on credentials. He was alternately greeted with cheers and derisive cries when he finally addressed the convention :;nd once was insulted by a man on the platform near him. The senator told this man he would lalk to him outside the hall. Amid scenes tense and dramatic in the extreme he first appoah-d 10 the convention to refuse to sanction the majority report of the committee and followed this up with deliberate defiance of those, lie said, who were excluding him from the place in the party councils to which he had been chosen by his democratic constituents. He threatened 'he Tammany delegates with the statement that if the plans to put him outside the party lines were carried out. no one in the convention hall would live lone enough to see the election of another democratic mayor of New York City. When the vote was announced, McCarren with his followers rose and left the hall, while their friends in the galleries gave them a parting cheer. Another cheer greeted Bird S. Coler, as he and his delegates entered to replace the McCarren men. Senator McCarren said that he would carry his fight to the Denver convention. After the settlement of the McCarren and other contests the convention proceeded with its task and named delegates and electors and adopted a platform. m hi Telephone is a

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Union Traction Car Left the Rails. Turning Over Near Indianapolis. PROMINENT MEN IN WRECK. Imiianapol's. hid. April It!. Five people were fiiou.-l v injured when au Indiana Fnion Traction Co. car jumped the track and turned completely omt in the north suburb this morning. The brakes refused to work, notwithstanding the efforts of the inoiorn:an. Sid Conger, state oil inspetcor. of Shelby illo. Mid. was bauly hurt, as was Win. Basset t and T. Goodrich, also of Shelbyville. Tiuodore Kck of ii eensliuig and an unknown man are among the injured BELL COMPANY WILL Thought That Work of Placing Conduit System Will Be Done by July. WORK NOW UNDER WAY. PRELIMINARIES WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK CLINE DID NOT TALK OF THE NEW EXCHANGE. Robert Cline. superintendent of construction for the Central Fnion Telephone company, stated today that he expected the work of digging the conduit ditch on Main street, from Twenty-first street to Second street, placing the conduits and installing the cables, would be completed by the middle of May. This work, however, he stated, was the easiest, part of the tasK and that after it had been completed it would take four or five weeks to connect the wires. The work on the new underground rystem started jesterday. All the preliminary work on this task will be completed by the end of this week. Mr. Clinc stated that, beginning with next Monday, he expected that the work would progress at the rate of one block per day. If this fast work can be kept p. tiie conduits should be placed and the. cables installed in twenty days. Allowing the liberal margin of six weeks to make the various wire connections, the entire work connected with placing the underground system, s hould lie completed by the first of July. I'niler Ihe amended Main street I ole ordinance, the company would have until the first of September to complete this work. It is the general opinion that the wo'-k of pulling the big cables through the ducts of the conduits will be a gigantic task. Mr. Cline states that a pulling machine operated by gasoline, will be brought here to be used in the work of stretching the cables. This pulling machine makes the work extremely easy. Mr. Cline made no statement, concerning the probability of the company erecting a new exchange building on itc North Tenth Street lot. but it U p-actically an assured fact that this improvement will be made and that the work on erecting the building will start very shortly, as it is desired to have it completed about the same time that the work of placing the conduit jyrtem has been finished. ONE YEAR FOB PRETTYJVIARION GREY She Conducted a "Matrimonial Agency." Chicago. April 1'..-Marion Grey, the young woman who was recently conictci of using the mails to promote a i':aud in the conduct of a "matrimonial arrency ' at Eluin. 111., was sentenced by Judge Landis to one year in the house of correction. UNION SERVICES. Three Local Pastors to Speak Tomorrow. Good Friday Services. A union meeting will be held in Grace M. E. church at 10:15 on Friday morning at which Revs. Huntington, Graham and Lyons will speak.. It is expected that there will be a large attendance. A general invitation is extended to the public. Willing servant to bring

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QUIT RATHER THAN WORK WITH "DAGOS" When Seventy-five Dusky Skinned Men Made Their Appearance on Sewer Job, Americans Left TrenchesMADE NO EFFORT TO CAUSE ANY TROUBLE. Left Work Peacefully, But It Was Said Other Americans Would Quit When Saturday Came. Today Contractor HipsVind r'cf scventy five Macedonian laboi-era t work on the Northwest Second Ftrnt ?ower system. When the foreigners arrived there were about thirty Amerirr.n IaK)rers. all natives of this ctty. working in the ditches, but as soon as they saw the swarthy Macedonians, about half of the Americans crawled cut of the water filled ditches and "threw up their jobs." No self respecting Yankee, they said, would work s.de by side with a Macedonian or any ther kind of a "Dago." The local men who threw down their ipades and picks this morning, stat ;hat the American laborers who ren:'ined "on the job" will quit work Saturday. They -tat that thes met only remain at work so that thej can (raw a full week's- pay. Loafed on Jobs. Some of the job bosses state that th men who quit work this mornlnK wers lho.se who have been "loafing" on their work and that the contractors are jclad to be relieved of their services. The i,en who refused to work with the foreigners, state that they had three ex. client reasons for refusing to continue at work: firut. because they were worked like galley slaves; second, because the average daily rate of $l.5 per day was too small wages for the class of vork required and the third reason v.;u. !ecause they considered that they would lower themselves hy ' working with syndicate controlled foreign laborers. No Trouble Caused. No effort to cause any trouble has been made hy the American workmen who quit work this morn in a;, and it is dmost certain that these men will not i ttempt to molest tho Macedonians who have surplanted them. What attitude the residents In the section of town where the sewer is being built, v 111 take in regards to the presence of he much despised foreign laborers remains to be seen. About two years ago the police had trouble in protecting; some Italian vork men who were quartered in the Feet ion of tow n where the aewer is being built. These Italians were brought to the city by the Richmond Manufacturing company. Fairview people finally arose in their wrath and stoned the foreigners from the neighborhood. The Itallanr were finally deported. WIFE USED A POKER So Says Minor Coleman In His Suit for Divorce From His Wife. . MANY OTHER TROUBLES. Experience gained by former trials may have stood Charity Coleman in good stead, after her union with Minor Coleman. At any rate Minor has entered suit for divorce and recites a tale of the hen pecked husband good enoueh to be depicted In the comic supplement of tiie color press. Minor represents that Charity had been married twice before she took up her abode as his mate. He had had one such experience. There were children by the former marriages and indications are that they did not enjor the union any too well. The plaintiff says his wife has been very abusive in ber treatment of him and has struck him frequently with a Move poker. He says further she has been very unladylike in the selection of titles she saw fit to bestow upon him, so called him vile names. Charity liked Minor so well, that on one occasion she had a police officer come to their domicile and arrest fcer husband. She accused him of being guilty of assault and battery upon her. Later she refused to file an affidavit against him and the case was dismissed. MONTHLY MEETING. Routine Business of Friends' Church Attended To. The monthly meeting of the East Main Street Friends' church was held this mornin?. Only the usual routine fensine&3 mas transacted.