Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 72, 27 April 1908 — Page 1

n .jLjLABIUM (I 1 oja.iy.iL AISJD SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. VI. IMCIIMOXD, IND., 31 ON DA V EVEXIXd, A IK 1 1. l'MKS. MXGLi: COPY, 2 CENTS.

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GREAT STORM

DONE iyp COUNTY tVIND, HAIL AND RAIN HELD ALL SECTIONS IN GRIP THAT WAS DEATH DEALING TO CROPS AND DISASTROUS TO FARM BUILDINGS, SCATTERING THEM BROAD-' CAST AND DOING MUCH OTHER DAMAGE.

NORTH PART OF COUNTY SUFFERED TO GREATER EXTENT iMear Economy the Crops Were Beaten Into the Ground by The Millions of Hail Stones Which Fell. ELEMENTS FREAKISH IN THEIR ACTIONS. Storm Raged Harder in Some Communities Than Others, But General Damage Done Heavier Than First Thought WINDOWS WERE CRUSHED. NEAR HAGERSTOWN IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE A SCOOP SHOVEL TO GET LARGE SIZED HAIL STONES FROM HOUSES. TREES AND FENCES RAZED. Wind Blew as It Has Seldom Blown In Recent Years and Everything Was Carried Before It Some Towns Escaped. Not in recent, years has Wayne county suffered such steal storm damage it did yesterday afternoon and early ilast evening. The most harm was idone along the northern boundary of tine county and especially in the north"west section. The hail stripped fruit trees of their bloom and riddled the wheat, driving it into the ground and rattslng a total loss. Farm buildings nnd out houses were blown down, illoiises and barns were unroofed. Fences were laid low or scattered about fields. Trees were uprooted or the tops cut out. Limbs were carried in some instances a distance of a ipiarter nf a mile. Little damage resulted from lightning. Richmond escaped the full strcnglh of the wind. Showers were intermittent. The wind blew a number of dead Ijmbs from trees, but other than this its strength was wasted. Loose shingles were torn from the roofs of houses and barns, but at no time was the fierceness of the wind equal to that in the northern section of the county. The rainfall began at about o'clock. It was unusually heavy and Accompanied by vivid flashes of lightTilng and constant rumbling' of thunder. After the first downpour the sun Appeared again and shone brightly for nbout. half an hour. Following this there came another shower, which continued at frequent intervals until r.hout 7 o'clock, when the precipitation was tremendous in its force. The flood gates of the skies seemed to lie opened and a veritable cloudburst enFued. Hail Did Damage. Hail accompanied the first downpour of the afternoon, and it was this that did the greatest damage. It did not continue very long, however, and it is not believed the fruit in and about the city suffered to any considerable extent. The hail did the greatest daninge In other parts of the county. Storm Eccentric. Reports from the west end of the rf.mtT indicate the severity of the f-Torm was expended to the north of the National road. The storm king was eccentric and did not confine his visit within any prescribed area. Sections only two or three miles apart were treated to different kinds of weather. In a number of instances ponth of the National road and in a few cases north of this highway, it did not hail. At other places the hail broke numerous windows. Ferry Jefferson. Greene and -the northern part of Clay townships, came in for the brunt of the disaster. About Economy the storm approached the degree of a ton-ado and carried wreckage rn.l destruction in its path. WIND TERRIFIC. Barns Were Completely ished. DemolEcnnnmy, Ind.. April 27. Nowhere 3rt the county did the storm of yesterday afternoon approach the severity exhibited in Terry township and across

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the line in Randolph county. The wind was terrific and accompanied by a deluge of rain and wind driven hail j that penetrated roofs and weather- i boarding. Outhouses were twisted ; about on their foundations, or blown j to the ground. Barns were complete- , ly demolished and the boards strewn j about the fields. Nearly every rail j fence in the outlying districts is flat on the ground or scattered about in j all directions. Damage that can not; bo calculated in figures at present was j inflicted on the farmers, who will suf-j for the loss of many of their crops. V. K. 'Oler. a prominent, farmer re- . siding between (ireensfork and this place probably is the heaviest Individual loser. Seventy acres of wheat ! were ruined entirely. The roof was torn from his barn. The roof on the ; residence property was damaged. I tie windmill was blown to the ground. Fences were laid flat. The wood house was twisted about on its founnauou huh u i turned. Mr Uier estimates ins uniu- , age at $2.nOO. j The barn of Jesse Stanley wa.s treated hv the wind ns if it had been j built of cards. It collapsed under the force and vent down with a groat, crash that could be heard above the roar of the tornado. Flying boards and debris filled the air. The contents were damaged, but none of the livestock was killed. The structure was literally blown to pieces. Hundreds of chickens were killed by the hail. The little town of Modoc across the county line in Randolph county, was treated with severtiy. Windows in nearly every house were blown in or cracked. The hail knocked shingles from the roofs and gave entrance places for the downpouring water. The residents of the village feared for a time that absolute destruction would be meted out to their homes and business houses, but the wind shifted, and no further damage was done. The loss will amount to several hundreds of dollars. In many lunges bed clothing was displayed in front of windows today. The glass had been blown ojit or broken and the cold winds sought entrance. llagerstown, Ind.. April -7. One of the most severe rain, hail and wind storms that, has visited this section of the country for many years, passed up the Martindalo Creek Valley. Sunday afternoon at :?:H0 o '.clock scattering destruction on the farm of M. T. Fox. three and one-half mils east of llagerstown. The wind blew the roof off of a new double corn crib which had just been completed Lu ,3.. L.,..v .... .-; f,- il -a rtn -.i vfo r rt" a ! mile or near the home of Frank Whit-j sell It also blew nearlv all the fruit ! trees down, tore down all the rail 1 fences on th' farm. The hail coming down in torrents and as large as walnuts broke nut all the window panes ion the side of the farm house, facing ! t'ne south. j

At the Wlutsell farm, ptst north. I iterances in congress on political the hail demolished twenty-one win-, to jrs donUK.ic dow nanes. also pouring in the house so as to rerpiire a scoop shovel to;larty. charging it wit:, many sins of clean them up. damaging curtains and ! omission and commission. One tiling all furniture coming in contact. Thej,n i,0 saj,j 0f an his speeches is that storm came s suddenly and unexpect-! (ht,v h,ayp nf (,( has ,h(, ed that the many voting chickens of i . ,, . , . ,, Mrs. Whitsell were killed before she nf hrinS "ble to pitch into the

,.,,1.) c.,t thom nut m. it ia -,i kn fear, ed that the fruit is damaged to a great; extent also the growing wheat is beaten down to the ground. f C'enterville, Ind.. April 27. The storm did no particular damage in this section. The hail stones were not large enough to break windows. Three miles nortji of here the hail was not noticed. Cambridge City, Ind., April 27. Windows were broken by the hail of yesterday afternoon ami the water flooded the streets. It was not as severe here as a few miles nor ii of town. No hail accompanied the rain storm which swept New Carden township yesterday afternoon and evening. Reports from farmers to the north and west indicate serious damage to crops. A number of fences and on' buildings was blown down. I (ireensfork. Ind.. dow s were blown ou ped of their brancht by the storm. The April 27. Winatid trees strip- ; in this vicinity greatest damage was done to the farmers report fences. I'M'th of here. Many -erious damage to Walnut Level. Ind.. April 27. Trees were blown down and fences razed in t:its locality by the s;orm. A number of outhouses were unroofed. K'- ( Continued on Page Seven. 1 THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Colder in east and south portions Monday night: Tuesday fair: brisk to high west to north - west winds. OHIO Thunder showers and cooler Monday night, with brisk to high shifting winds becoming northwest: Tuesday fair; except possibly rain or snow fiurnes in northwest portion.

COURT TAKES A VACATiONJHIS WEEK Fox Is Just Laying Off for a Few Days.

There will be a woek of vacation in tne Wayne circuit court next week. The announcement was made by .Judge Fox from the bench this morning. The court said he is "just' going to take a lay off." He may spend a portion of the time out of the city. It is probable that he will be back on the bench by Sat unlay, as that date. a case is set for trial on PROBATE MATTERS ARE NOTNUMEROUS But Little Done in This Branch Of Court. Probate matters in the Wayne cir-; cult court, have not been very nmner- ; ! our for several days. The final re- j ; port of Wilfred .Tessup. as executor of the will of Oliver BnimfieUi in the ' i matter of the sale of real estate, has ! been examined and approved. The will of Susan Hollingsworth. de-! 'ceased, a forni'T resident of Dublin,1 has ,Hmi admitted to probat. and rec- j ord. The estate is divided equally I anions; five children. Loans made to three of them previous in tin death of. ! Mrc llnlliiu'unvrli :irr to bo deducted Irom their apportionments. iiornci J5o d is named as executor of the will SPEECH WILL CLOSE watson's ram He Will Deliver His Most Notable Effort Against the Democrats Soon. ADVISABILITY QUESTIONED. SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIVES THINK SINCE HE IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR HE SHOULD NOT TALK. Washington. April "7. Representa tive James K. Watson intend to make a rousing political speech in congress before the end of the present session. Thor is every reason to blievo it will be a notable effort. There is no

"'her man in cons-os.; who can malejth(k names nf all those who subscribed a better "w.ioop 'em up" political j to the building fund and a copy of the

sppech than the Indiana congressI man. and wi-.enevc is known in adspeak, standing vance he is going room is at a premium. In his coming speech, as in his past 1 democratic party in the liveliest sort democratic party of fashion without offending th in dividual members of that time honored organization and. although the pen pictures he draws of the democratic j donkey shows it to be an animal with-j out the least semblance of pulchritude; his speeches are delivered with such ' an artistic effect that none of the ' donkey's worshipers feels hurt. i It has become known around the 1 cloak rooms that Mr. Watson is to do-j liver a speech on politics and some of his I riends have suggested to him that, being a candidate for governor, he ought, not to twist the democratic donkey's tail too vigorously. He scoffs ar the necessity of such caution ' and shows he has no intention of ; abandoning his attitude as a party, man. even though he is running fori office. Anyhow, he believes the In- j diana democrats w 10 are thinking of j voting for hini are tor hini on personal 'reasons and will nor go back on him i if he takes a few flings at their party. The lower house of congress is ex- i peeling a notable effort when Mr. Watson takes the floor and it is probable some of the biggest guns on the democratic sitle of Hie chamber will j reply to him. ! Busy Year for Orators. A straw showing that this wi'l be a busy v: I for orators in Indiana is the fact that Representative Watson, candidate for governor, has promised to deliver three Decoration day addresses. It must not be inferred from this, however, that ail of "them will be delivered simultaneously. He will speak ar Bethel May 2!. at Pert - dloton May :'.n and at Klwood May 31. Mr. Watson will attend a many of the j republican coun ' sible. conventions as posRepresentative Watson is the Santa Ciaus of the house employes. He has just introduced a resolution providing s that the deputy sergeant-at-arms in ! charge of pairs, the clerk in charge of. pairs and the special chief page of the house shall be paid, a purse of 400 wb.

Y.M.C.A. CORNER STONE LAYING IS TO BE BIG EVENT

Will Occur Either on May 10th Or 17th, the Exact Date Not Having Been Determined Upon. PROMINENT SPEAKERS I HERE FOR OCCASION. Vfirv Pmhahln That Onn nf j - j These Will Be L. Wilbur Messer, Secretary of Alii Chicago Associations. The board of directors of the Richmond Y. M. C. A. has decided that the corner stone of the new Y. M. C. A. building on North Fight h street, will be laid either on Sunday. May 1. or Sunday. May 17. This will be made a. notable event and appropriate cere-i monies are being arranged. The arrangements decided upon call i for two monster public meetings and at each meeting a speaker of national j ! prominence will make an address, i i ! There will also he addresses bv well known local people at each meeting. lust prior to the coiner stone laying ceremony, there will be an indoor meeting, which will probably be held at. the Coliseum because of its largo seat ing capacity. At the conclusion of; this meeting another one will be held' at the. Y. M. C. A. building. At this1 meeting ii is probable that L. Wilbur i Messer. secretary of all the Chica ts- ! sociations, who is one of the most prominent Y. M. ('. A. workers in thn I'nitcd States, will speak. He is a splendid speaker and the committee is highly pleased over the prospect of securing him for the occasion. The. ; speaker who will deliver the address at : the indoor meeting has not rt been! decided upon. At each mooting music 1 will be rendered hv a largo orchestra, i 1 ; j The corner stone of the big building ( is now here and is being: pioin rly en- ' snivel. On the side of the stone ! which will face North Kighth street.; I there will be engraven the emblem of t ho Young Men's Christian association. I On the side fronting North A st root I will be "P-ioV The stone will be .eighteen inches wide and twenty-sev-en Inches long Within the corner stone there will probably he a complete history of the local association, a. list of the adult, and juvenile members, a list containing souvenir pamphlet, issued for tho-occa-sion. which includes various exterior and interior drawings of the building, the complete set of plans and specifications ami the names of all the rooms in the building. REVENGE MOTIVE Or FIENDISH CRIME Man FntprPn tahlp of Iriell 1 I ' I It I I WlllVI V " WfcUIW nsvirknn snH Triprl tn P.nt Horse's Leg Off. WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL WHEN HORSE WAS FOUND NEXT MORNING IT WAS GREATLY WEAKENED NO CLUE TO THE PERPETRATOR OF DEED. Fountain City, Ind.. April 27. One of the most friep.dishly hihuman act . ver committed in this vicinity, whs that against a horse belonging to Irie Davidson, a farmer who resides two mi! -s north of Wir.c.iesier. The un known person entered Mr. Davidson barn a few nights ago and attemptei to cut off one of tie forelegs horse. T'ne flesh was cut. throiian 1iovv the knee joint but the instrument would not sever the hone and to t'.ris fact ahuie is attributed the' failure in the intention. Theiorse was weakened by the loss of blood ! when tho injury was discovered the next morning. Application of remedies . was made and it is probable the , horse's life will be saved although if probably will be lamed permanently, 1 Mr. Davidson has no idea as to ' whom could have been guilty of euch ; a cruel act. He says ther must be j some one who holds a grudge atrttinst hint and this was the method selected for obtaining revenge. It is believed the evil minded person was itrnoranf of anatomy and for this reason missed the joint in making the incision land so was prevented from amp-rat-ing the leg below the knee. The ati- ! thorities have nut been informed of j the case and it is no: probable any j effort w ill he made to find the gniilty portoa as Uiere is no ciue.

THREE ARE DROWNED

Cruise of Boating Party Comes To a Disastrous Finish. ONLY ONE ESCAPED DEATH. ! Muskegon, w ore (i p w n.'i Midi.. April JT. Thr and t he Mnrt li narrow escaped pari;, at boa; . early touay when a boating tempted to ( hange st in a l'i'.e drownci; are William ' Stone I Wan! Mrs. William Mone a Ui ceeue Ft he! id Flovd i in getStewart. !. After Ward his sweetheart. I tin back into the boat. 1 and floundered in tin bodies of Stone and et been rci ov ered. e was exhausted havy set. The ,is wife have not Kthel Stewart w a u ucoiiscious w hen i he ue. boat drifted DEFENSE SURE 10 SEEK HEW TRIAL Motion for New Smith-Vaugh-an Hearing to Be Made in Next Two Days. ALLEGED HE COURT ERRED SAID THAT HIS RULINGS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT INSTANCES WERE INCORRECT ALLEGATIONS MADE ARE LENGTHY. At trial will cniiicnt on the motion for a new in i he Smith vs. Yaughan case be hoard in the Wayne circuit l court tomorrow or Wednesday. Tiioni-i i as .1. stuny win present: inc motion for the defendant. Mr. Study has prepared his motion ami placed it in the hands ot 1 lie court repoitet 10 ue copied. It asks for a new trial on a iarp(, number of allegations. In -ach instance the court is charged with error in ruling. One assertion is that the court, erred in refusing to adopt all the instructions to the jury offered by the defendant's counsel. Another charge is that the court erred in permitting the plaintiffs counsel to demand of Mr. Yaugiian a statement as to the value of his real estate and to introduce witnesses to show the value placed on at least one piece of property by a prospective purchaser is higher than that stipulated by John 1). Yaughan. the owner. The allegations in which the defendant's counsel explain their assertions charging error on the part of the court, are so numerous that about six pages of foolscap paper are required to contain them. In each instance the defendant's counsel selects some point in which objections were taken during the course of the trial last wp-k or the week before. Throughout the trial Mr. Study was constant in his object ions "and w hen the court overruled an objection to any point involving the interpretation of the law. Mr. Study rook exceptions to the ruling and had his cause of exc pt ion ord. set down in the court recmiMD I irCMQCQ LigUol! LIULII0L0 TO BE CONSIDERED County Commissioners Meet Next Monday. The county commissionet s will ; meet next Monday for the first session of the April term. Liquor license ap- j plications and other business will) cotiie up for consideration. Saturdi. May '.i. the commissioners will meet j to award contracts for the construe-I tion of one new bridge and repairs for others. None of these struc'ure.s is! large nor of any great importance. j WERNLE HOME HAS NO SUPERINTENDENT Wa Splpfitiotl HaS 35? YP.t RpPfl Made. At a meeting of the board of control of the Wernle Orphans' home to be held May the selection of a superin tendent will be made. The position has been proffered a number of persons, bur none has accepted. Pro - posed improvements to the home build - ii:gs will be discussed at this meeting

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MURDER IS SCEHTEDlSTRICT ECONOMY

Thought Annie Duffy Met Death at Assassin's Hands. BROTHER IS DETAINED. Nf on w York, April 'T. The cxamtna i of the body of Annie U:ft. aged i ho died at Williamsburg h'-.-pral. !" inu found unconscious on the t, reeaN-d a mass of bruises . bonk, in which was r.ti red .l.m Sim in tash.. was found in her :ing. A jar.itrtss saw an unrec bar.: and h.i op 111 of 14 ,t ouple carrying i he buiden out i ii street, white the woman' Fi i i ved. The p, i j e are iu Bernard Duffy, broth r. and sister, aie being detained a W it liesses. st igat mi: i married : material GREAT EXHIBIT This Year's Art Event Will Be The Finest Ever Held In Richmond. NOTED ARTISTS TO SHOW. ANNUAL SALE OF PICTURES IN CITY IS LARGE EACH YEAR AN INDUCEMENT TO THEM TO SUBMIT THEIR CREATIONS. Arrangements for the twelfth annual art exhibition in this city, under the ausnices of the Richmond Art assoi iation. are being made as rapidly its poss) me. j no exhibition will be held from June ! to .June at the Carfield 'school building. Committees have been appointed and the effort will be ! made to have a bftter. if not larger exhibition than ever before shown in this j city. A number of the local artists are i preparing pii tures to lie sent to the ex- ! hibition at Muucie. which will he held I previous to lhat in this city. These j pictures will be returned for local disi play. The Muncie exhibit is not as j large as that held in this city. Thcr will be the usual prizes offered this year. The Daniel ;. Keid purchase fund of S."hn is given for the purchase of a picture exhibited in the annual exhibition, the picture 1o be selected by a committee appointed by the board of directors of the art association, and kept as a part of its permanent collection. The Mary T. K. Foulke annual prize oi .v.o. is awarded lor tne most men - torious painting ny a resiuept mniana! artist, shown in the annual exhibition, to be selected by a jury of three artists appointed by the board of directors. i ne same amsi may not receive mis prize two years in sin cesbjon. nor more than twice. j Mrs. Foulke also gives SlC.oo. to be' known as the "Richmond Prize." and to be awarded for the best painting by a Richmond artist. The president of the Art association. Mrs. M. K. .Johnston, has received entrance blanks

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from a number of noted artists and she , total amount of disbursements for tha is assured of the c haracter of the dis- ! present year up to a total of $:!2S,220.play from the favorable returns. One;:;'.. of the strong points offered to artists j Iist year the city's receipts amountto show their pictures in this city is j ed to $27i.:::;o. u and included tho the number of annual sales. The pub- amount of $::2.2;.iA, omitted taxes, lie schools have shown remarkable in- collected by Charters, the tax adjusterest in the ownership of fine art pro-1 tor. This year Chat ters has no conducts and almost every building has a , tract with the- city so it is presumed picture purchase fund from which it j that, no oni'tted taxes will lie collected

(buys paintings or prints. The nnm -

her of pictures secured thus, is large ; making an estimate of the receipts of and the local schools excel all others the city this year, this .'',262. ifi in the number and c harac ter of pic- j deducted, leaving the total pro-p'-e-ttires owned.at the various buildings. ! five leceipis $2:57. 17. 4:!. Deducting: The hanging committee for this vear ! ,hil sum from the prospective dls-

is composed of Frank .1. Girardin. Mis Anna Newman. Mrs. Elmer Eggemeyer. Mrs. James Morrisson. Miss Carrie Le;-h. Miss Alice (J. Locke. Miss K it lira h Parsons. Mr. Herbert McDivi't. FARLEY MAY GET CATHOLIC RED HAT Papal Delegate to New York Bears One, 'Tis Said. New York. April 27. Catholic- have begun the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary New York dio-eae. Kaleonio. the papal delegate, arrived, bearing a special message. It is b lieved he brings a red ha' for Af h Bishop Farley. LITTLE BOY DIES. Hagerstown. Ind.. April 27. The little son. Herschel. of Mr. and Mrs. Ol iver Coon, living east of Ilae-rstown. ; died Sunday night after a short illnes: of whooping cough and pneumonia, , Funeral services w ill probably he held ! at the residence Tuesday.

MUST BE WATCH WORD OF CITY

Estimated That Excess Expenses Over Receipts This Year Will Be More Than Ninety Thousand Dollars. HEAVY IMPROVEMENTS CAUSE OF SITUATION. Big Sewer Systems and Other Improvements Appealed for. Will Play Havoc With Richmond's Treasury. COMPLAINT IS CERTAIN. CLAIMED THAT TO MEET THE HEAVY COST OF IMPROVEMENT IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO RAISE THE CITY TAX LEVY. IN PECULIAR STRAIGHTS. City Has Already Borrowed Within The $80,000 of Its Capacity, According to Law Which Complicates Matters. If is estimated taat if all the improvements the city has now under way, contemplated or petitioned for this ear are completed, the excess of the city's expenses over its income will at the end of the car amount to $:ni.7.-.Vi:!. This estimate is based Ion the city's receipts and disbursements for the past year. This year two big sewer p stems are to lie constructed, of whien tho 'city's share of the cost will be about $1Vhm. The Northwest Second street I viaduct, is to be built, of which th ;city will pay about 2200 of the ! cost. The Ktreut work will cot about i $:o.ooo and if the recommendations I of Chief Miller of the fire department are complied with, it is estimated that the city treasury will be drawn upon ; for about $ 1 r.'M to meet this expene. The minor public improvements will ; figure up to about $.".iuhi at a conser- ; vative estimate. The past ear Hie disbursements of I the city amounted to $277,746.67. I These disbursements included the Charters claim, the Lincoln judgment, the improvement of the Dontn bridge, the improvement of the marj ko, hoUM. nnrt xbp IiEhf l)ant ,.xPn sum. All or these expenses totaled! up to the amount of f 30.r2O.:!l. Iti making an estimate of the rceipts and disbursements of this vear. using the receipts and disbursements for the past year as a basis, this $ri!.r.2.;tl is deducted from the disbursement column, but in Ihe place of this sum. there is added to ihe prospective disbursements of this vear. the sum of $!in.iiii( lor the principal impiovements under way, contemplated or petitioned for. T!iis would brine tho land placed in the dry treasury. In bursements. $::2.2l'f;.P.6. it would Iav an exe-Ks of disbursements over receipts amounting to $ 1 1 .1. ;) oh. These figures show that the financial condition of the city at the prpeat time i- extremely joor and mat it is necessary tor tb city government to practice the mo?o rizid economy. At tlif present time the cifvtax late is $.!. Thi.y tax ra' is too low to meet the expense of the city and n.anv of the eitv officials think that it wiil be ti'-eessary to raise this rate to The eiry has now- torrowed within $m.,cm.. of the amount permitted by law. RATLIPf'S STAND A MATTER COMMENT None of Principals in the Case Will Talk. The attitude of Walter S. Ratliff, state representative, in regard to his s'and on the county local option plank of the republican platform is a matter of (oaiiii'tt. None of the principals in the episode of last week therein Mr. Ratliff was approached and asked to sign a paper stipulating his position in the natter will discuss it. Mr. Ratliff seated he refused to sign, although he did ro? read the contents of the paer. li was read to him.