Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 77, 2 May 1908 — Page 1

n HMOND PAIXABI (i L7. AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IXD.f SATURDAY EVENING, 3IAY liHKS. SINC.EE COPY, . CENTS. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 17.

COMPETITOR OF THE

CITY TO ITS LICIT PLANT E. E. Witherby Says That $60,000 Will Be Expended By His Company in Making Local Plant Better. STATEMENT OF BOARD OF WORKS LAUGHED AT. he Says That Local Concern Is in the Field to Stay and Will Mot Withdraw as Has Been Hinted At. K. E. Witherby, general manager of the Richmond Light. Heat & Tower company, was in the city today for the purpose of letting contracts for the general improvement of the plant. Mr. "Witherby was not. prepared to state at present what the nature of these improvements will be but he said that ffiO.OOO would he Invested in the work. Mr. Witherby resents the statement lhat has been made to the effect that the board of public works is of the opinion that his present agitation to work up public sentiment favoring the disposal of the municipal plant to the J,!ght, Heat & Power Co., is hi3 ' swan song" and if he fails 1n this effort the Light, Heat & Power company will then be ready to run up the white flag and sell out. "Does my action of today in letting ron tracts for $60,000 in improvements at the Light, Heat & Power company plant look like the plant was on its last legs and that we were preparing to withdraw and leave the entire field to our competitor, the municipal light plant?" asked Mr. Witherby this morning. "I will state now that the Light, ;Heat & Power company is positively in the fight to stay. We will be in atj the finish and then some if neces-1 pary," continued Mr. Witherby. "I 'wish you would also state that we are going to deal with the people fair and square and above board, and that, we are not hiding behind any subterfuge. Mr. Witherby further stated that the Vioard of public works evidently labored under the opinion that its action 'in everything was infallible. He said that it had eloquently informed the public that the municipal plant was a paying investment and that a heinlous crime would be committed in case it was sold to its competitor. Mr. Witherby stated again that he charged the municipal plant was mismanaged and that public money which should now lie reposing in the city treasury had been sunk in this institution. "As one of the heaviest tax payers in the city, the Light, Heat & Power company asks the public not to take the statements of the board in regards to the municipal nlant. to be unquestionably correct, and the Light, Heat & Power company further asks that the public heed its charges and insist upon a fair and impartial investigation of the municipal plant for the purpose of learning what the existing conditions really are. The company is positive that if such an investigation at the hands of experts is conducted the charges the company has made against the management of the municipal plant will be substantiated."' Mated Mr. Witherbv. WIFE IF SIOHE DESERTS FAMILY President of Purdue University Heart Broken at Mrs. Stone's Actions. PURSUES YOGA PHILOSOPHY IS NOW ON HER WAY TO SOUTH SEA ISLANDS PRESIDENT RESIGNS BUT RESIGNATION IS NOT ACCEPTED. Lafayette. Ind.. May 2. President ptone. of Purdue, today confirms- the report that his wife has withdrawn from the world and has separated here!f from her family and is pursuing the mystic teaching of the so-called YoKa philosophy. He and his two sons nre heartbroken. The last heard from Mrs. Stone was in Germany whre she was presumably enroute to

the Kabakon South Sea Islands. Stone cake wiU .l)e served at the G. A. R . laid the matter before the trustees of,hii. The nno.k will he ,1...,! to

Purdue with his resignation, but the hoad voted to retain Stone. Yoga philosophy involves a withdrawal of concert from their friends arid ki?

JUDGE AWAITS ATTORNEY'S ACTION

Brief Must Be Filed in SmithVaughan Case. Thomas J. .Study asked time in which to prepare and file a brief in thei proceedings of the Smith-Vaughan trial ; and pending the filinp of the brief and j its examination. . fudge Fox of the' Wayne circuit court, .will make no nil- j in? on the motion for a new trial. The ; judge stated this morninig h" doe.-!1 not Know when Mr. Study will submit ' his brief. Mr. Study was chief conn- ' sel for John f. Vaughan, the defendant, during the trial. FAIRBANKS FIRST; THEN OLD TICKET Indiana's National Delegates Decide Action in Chicago Convention. WERE NOT DISCOURAGED. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPORTED THREE STATES WERE FOR TAFT, MEN SET ABOUT LAYING PLANS FOR INDIANA MAN. Indianapolis. Ind., May 2. "(Jive us the old ticket or give us Fairbanks." A majority of the members of the Indiana delegation to the republican national convention will go to Chicago with that, slogan on their lips. The tried and true followers of Senator Keveridge, however, will bit Chi cago with the plea of "Give us Taft" if! the vice president cannot, be. nominal-I ed. It is suspected that some of the' Beveridge radicals on the delegation would not. worry themselves to death if; they found on reaching Chicago, that the majority in favor of the war sccre-: tary was so heavy that no other names ' would be presented. I The much talked of delegates of Indiana who are opposed to be nailed 4 down and riveted to Vice President Fairbanks, held their first, reunion here Friday. After reading in the morning! paper that Colorado. Arkansas ami j North Carolina had given Taft a ma-, jority of their votes, they were not vibrating with enthusiasm when they; assembled to make arrangements to : whoop "'em up" for their own candi-! dates. It should he said, however, that! in the midst of the pall, nothing' was! done to show a degree of disloyalty to i the vice president or to boost Taft be- j cause he has some of the earmarks of a real winner. On the contrary, the delegates showed a disposition in the meeting to do whatever they could to boost, the vice president. The talk in favor of the renoniination of President Roosevelt, and Vice President. Fairbanks was general, and the indications are that a majority of the party leaders will go to Chicago determined to nominate the old ticket if the vice president should be shown to be clear down and out of the running for president. Cut Down to $100. There was a division of opinion on the amount a delegate should pay toward defraying the expenses in Chicago. Charles S. Hernly. an alternate delegate, who was formerly state chairman, moved that each delegate contribute $'', but he was voted down. Governor Hanly then proposed that each delegate should contribute .SI-"', but that figure was too high, it was finally ":f,J:a:ll7guU li uniir -To" aim coii tiur: iittn -r' . Requests for Tickets. National Chairman Xew made a short address to the delegates on the matter of distribution of .tickets. Some of the delegates wanted, him to promise to give the various Indiana districts a certain number of tickets to be distributed through them, but he wouldn't make any promises. He said Hat he will do the best he can for Indiana, but it will have to stand its chances alone with other states. It was said that Xew has had only ;u.eo. written requests for tickets. STATE TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL AT ROCKVILLE Commission Came to a Decision Today. Indianapolis. Ind.. May 2. The state commission has decided to locate the Indiana tuberculosis hospital at Rockville. Ind. ICE CREAM SUPPER. ! the local season Ot ice Cieam SUPpers will open tonight under the anspices of the ladies' aid society of the Sons of Veterans. Ice crenm Mint .... - -' - I .... v v.v.... w v ... the cemetery fund. An effort will be made to raise enough money to make needed improvements to the soldiers' 'lot at Earlharu Cemetery.

ENUMERATION SHOWSiVALE STUDENTS RUN

LOSS OVER COUNTY Two Townships Have Not Reported Yet, But Loss Is A Certainty. REASON IS NOT KNOWN. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES AT LOSS! TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE DE- j CREASE IN ATTENDANCE. When complete returns of the en-j itineration of the persons of school age! is received from ail the townships a proportionate decrease to that in the city of Richmond will be shown. The county superintendent and township tnisiees are unable to offer explanation of the cause in the loss of school children. All townships but two have reported and the loss appears to be general. If .New Garden and Dalton, the townships failing to report, show neither a loss nor gain th total loss will be more than l."u in the entire count y. The small towns of the county show up bettor in the reports than Richmond does. Dublin and Centerville were the only corporations which show a decrease beside this city. Milton comes to the- front and shows a larger pain than any other town. Washington township in which Milton is located, however, shows a decrease of :!:! children. The town corporation gained in. Centerville and Dublin ran an e en race but Centerville was one to the w orse. showing a decrease of five children and Dublin lost, but four. Abington and Boston townships, neighbors to me south, showed a wide variance in the returns. Abington lost seven and Host on gained nineteen. .Jefferson township, showed a gain of fifteen and Hagerstown repotted an increase of sixteen. Wa no township made a gain of ten children. This is not as large as had been expected. It was believed that owing to the many removals from this city and the transfer of pupils, the township :'hools woujd be big gainers. The entire township must have suffered from the moving habit, as well as the city. The following is the report of the townships for last year and this with the exception of New Garden and. Dalton for this year: I !u7 Abington l.'J Boton ITT Center :;in Clay '.'us Dalton Ml Franklin I Greene L' 1 7 1 larrison 117 leUS I 1.". ion ;;i: 2 1 7 l 1 1 1 Jackson -J7!' "72 .left'erson 20:: IMS Xew Garden "u Perry 1 T" Washington 2.V1 Wayne siu Webster i::i Cambridge City :;Vi Centerville 1 75 Dublin Ka; Hagerstown lis Milton 1P,1 Spring Grove 1 " Richmond ."he's Total 071. i 1 - o .,. i 1 20 1 4 17n 1.-.2 101 171 17 4M2 TWO ARE SLAIN BY AN ENRAGED MAN ' i ! . ,, , ,. . j Wife s Father and Mother In i fluencecl Her to Divorce Action. DRIVEN INTO SNOWSTORM. BOTH WIFE AND CHILDREN AFTER CRIME WAS COMMITTED. FORCED TO LEAVE SHELTER FOR WILD OUTDOORS. Battle Creek. Mich.. May 2..-Because his wife had filed divorce proceedings against him. Joseph R. Blunt, a well known employe of a local wholesale liquor store, entered the bedroom of his wife's parents and without, warning shot and killed both of tlurn. and then drove his wife and two infant children out of doors into a blinding snowstorm. The neighbors sheltered them. Blunt has surrendered and is locked up. The parents are blamed for being the instigators of the domestic trouble. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the board j and election of officers for the Margari et Smith Home will be held Wednesday. May 6th. at 3:00 p. m. at the I home Caroline M Rwvps nmi. dent of the present board aud Mrs. .1. , m. Y'aryan is secretary. i ! TUP IVPATHPR PRODUCT I u II L.n I I I MU IIImI. ! ! INDIANA AND i dav: fresh OHIO Warmer Sunwest to jiorthwest Mrirdt

OVER LITTLE GIRL

She Died Before Hospital Was Reached. w Haven. May 2. Sophia Sugar- , aged thirteen, was run over and j 1 by an automobile containing si; man kille Vale bind The ton was fore as bond students. Mio stopped from liea trolley car in front of the aulo. machine was owned by HuntingSmith, of St. Louis. The child placed in the auto but died belt reached the hospital. Smith arreted but released on a $L""0 SPIRIT OF DAY IMPRESSED ALL Even Though Yards Could Noth Be Cleaned There Were Good Results. MANY PEOPLE WORKED. YESTERDAY MORNING MANY YARDS WERE CLEANED WHILE j IN THE AFTERNOON SOME WORKED BEFORE DOWNPOUR. Yard cleaning day in Richmond was not the success that had been expoetThe weather alone was to blame. The committees on arrangements did their share and everyone who had been asked to cooperate did his part loyally, but the weather man frowned and sent torrents of rain about A o'clock. This put a literal damper on operalions. Lawnmowers and rakes bad to be dropped and refuge sought beneath shrlt (Ming roofs. The moral effect of the movement, however, is believed to have repaid amply all time and enorgy expended by the promoters. The residents of the city were mov- i ed to consider the appearance of their premises. The business houses ami (factories that closed between the j hours of ", and t o'clock gave their j employes a part holiday. Although ! those benefited may not have found opportunity to devote the time to cleaning tip their yards, tliev had mipressed upon them the spirit of iho movement and recognized that if their omploers had seen fit to close their business places for such a purpose, it must tie a worthy cause and one that doserws support I he elements mar-I red the day but the offset of the move-! i me t will survive. It is probable that made this fall to tUI cl 1 1 I' til U Will in. i revive t lie project . Many residents found time in the early morning to cut their grass or to do other work and there was not a small number, who spent the time previous to the downpour of rain in improving the appearance of their premises. The storm was severe and the driving wind and hail was not to' be with siood. There was a great! number of workers w ho finished mow- j ine- or raking the lawns after the rain j had quit. The citizens are expected; to continue their work. The women i of the Aftermath, which society inau-1 g ura ted the scheme feel well repaid! for their efforts. The group of men. who gathered at the Main street bridge to remove t he i rubbish from the ite of the proposed i i Riverside Park worked fast and sev-j ! eral piles wore in place before theI rain storm. Ml the waste material w as burned. I work is not to be allowed to stop with the one effort as indicated by the following cards which was ,st.nr to members of the West Richmond Improvement association today: West Richmond Improvement Association, Richmond. Ind . May 2, l!us. To Our Members : It w-;n never do to give up the work of cleaning Riverside Park until enough has been done to make a showing. A good start has been made and we propose to continue operations Wednesday. May rK meeting at Main street bridge at p. in. We de pend on you to interest your neighbors in the project and have tiiein come out. Bring axes, hatchets, saws, hoes, rakes, spades, pitchfork.;, etc.. and "join the gang." Do not forget the day: Very truly. r.Aeciee opnillttee. We Conn' On You! BAIL SECURED FDR CLARENCE TATE Is Accused of Blackmailing Scheme. Clarence Tate, colored, who has been confined in jail awaiting trial on the charge of blackmail, was released on $500 bail in the circuit court today. Tate's mother and sister appeared as surety. The State claims to have a strong case against Tate. The cas probably will be heard within the next Mr

EVANS TO TAKE

COMMAND

Next Tuesday Most Idolized Man in American Navy Will Join Fleet. NAVAL DISPLAY ARRANGED. ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR EVENTS IN HISTORY WHEN FLEET STEAMS THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE. IVlmoiitc. Cal.. May -Th" Atlantic ! battle ship fleet which arrived in Monterey Hay yesterday remained here until litis itiorninig, when the first squad ron went to Santa Cruz to remain until the afternoon of May 5. when Kc;r Admiral Evans will go aboard the Connecticut, and the last leg of the iournev Francisco wm be. begun. The ships ot the second squadron win re main here until May I. when they will proceed to Santa Cruz to unite the fleet. A varied program of field sports, boxing bouts, base, ball games and danfdng has been arranged for the enlisted men, while the officers are to be lavishly entertained socially. Governor Gillette and bis staff are here and will be guests at a dinner tendered by yiaxor .lacks to the officers of the fleet. A committee from the Indies Civic Society wont out in a yacht, to meet the fleet, and scattered bouquets of flowers over the water as a feature of the welcome. Rear Admiral Thomas today received a message from Admiral Dayton, commanding the. Pacific, fleet, stating that 1be armored cruisers of the Pacific: fleet would join the American battleship fleet, outside of San Francisco on Wednesday and would steam into the harbor with the batlleships. The torpedo boat flotilla has been ordered to arrive there on the morning of May 4. The flotilla is now at San Pedro. Mighty Naval Show. Xew- orders were, issued today covering the entry of the fleet through the Golden Gate into San Francisco Ray on Wednesdav next. The revised plans i provide for the most formidable and picturesque naval display in the history of the nation. Tt Is now- ordered that all of the Vessels of the racific fleet shall join the Atlantic battle ships outside the Golden Gat and steam w ith them through the harbor entrance ; to the anchorage in the bay where the i review of the navy is to be held. Pracitically the entire fighting force of the ! navy, with the exception or a few new- ; ly commissioned ships in the Fast and i a few gnu boats in Philippine waters. will he in the great column of white and buff vessels that thread their way between the headlands of the gateway - Point Bonlta on the north and Point Lolios on the south. Forty-six vessels will be in line and the long column will stretch as far out to sr-a a the eve can . . . i see. I ne variety or lighting cralt i will range from the mns; ive IS.cun'Mon I Connecticut, down to the little dcritroyi er Fox of only 1."I tons displacement. PASSENGER TRAIN BLOWN FROM RAILS Dynamite Used With Telling Effect on Northern Pacific Railroad. ONE WAS KILLED OUTRIGHT. THOUGHT THAT THE DASTARDLY DEED WAS COMMITTED BY TRAMPS WHO WERE PUT OFF FREIGHT TRAIN. But'e. Mont.. May 'J. -A Burlington special east, bound, on the Northern Pacific railroad, was blown from the tracks by dynamite just wist of here last night. Engineer Hussey was killed and Fireman Khle was seriously injured. The pa.-t-engers were badly shaken up. but none was seriously injured, ft is believed that the deed was the work of tramps who sought reverge on the railroad for being put off freight, trains. There i r.o clue to the perpetrators of the deed. CLAIM FOR SERVICES. James H. Helms has en'ered suit vs. the estate of Susan Helms in claim, demand $1.341. 10. It is alleged that the nbiintiff took care of the decedednt i,n wa bis sister for a long neriod sister of time, that during a portion ef this ; time she was ill and required a great j deal of attention. The sum named represents principally a claim for personal services rendered decedent before death.

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MYSTERY OF RELATIVES 10 iimu pi rinrn tin

id nun iLtancu uri Sister of Woman Burned to Death Arrives at Laportc. i L.rporte. Ind . May The msiet surrounding the rela'nes of Mrs Gun -j nos. who with her children wit ' burned to death, w a f)t are.l un b I he a.mal of he, sNr, r. Mrs. John l..u son. of Minneapolis, 'odav. mm-.c'i : i is being made in the r.iins for missing aiuatM's consisting iuiiu'i) ct jewels Vr. Larson may contest the will , which i!,te- to the Norwegian ' homo of t hlc-ago I ..i m there the n..m ' aecm-ed of (.el'tug tire tt the 4 ill lines. I holue is i'Iiim'h guarded. DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR TR.IN ROBBERS Have Made Little Progress in Finding Men Who Held Up Pennsylvania.Train. AMOUNT TAKEN UNKNOWN. MEN CONNECTED WITH EXPRESS COMPANY WHICH WAS ROBBED. TELL DIFFERENT STORIES OF AMOUNT TAKEN BY BANDITS. PitU-burg, Pa.. May 2. -Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, and the Adams Fxpress company declare that they have but little more accurate information concerning the robbery of the express car of the Blew York-Si. Ixmis express at Walker's Mills, just beyond the city limits of Pittsburg, than was given them in the first reort telegraphed when the train reached Steubenville, Ohio. Pinkerton detectives arc in charge of the case and with the secret service forces of the road and city and county detectives have been at work but report little progress. Express Messenger Noah Kosmen was in conference with the officials and dc tectives, part of the time under the "sweating orocess. Officials state there is no charge against him. am that he is not even under sur eillancc Sought Nothing But Cash. Il is now declared by the express company that the robbers did not get over iSCiOo, of which S441.T1 was in currency in three packages. The balance was in several small packages of merchandise, presumably jewelry. The robbers cast aside a numler of valuable packages that were bulky. Evidently they were after nothing but cash M. B. Slater, agent for the Adams Express company at the 1'nion depot, said that the amount taken was not nearly Si.coo as early lrported. eleven half that sum. although he stated that there was no way of telling exactly how much money was taken. DATE OF DEDICATION IS JUNE 1 L. Wilbur Messer Comes Speak for Y. M. C. A. to L. Wilbur Messer will noi be able t deliver an address appropriate? to the laying of the Y. M. C. A. corner stone. May 10. so the date has been postponed until Sunday, May 17. Mr. Messer general secretary of the Chicago as sociation and is an efficient speaker As the local authorities desired to se j cure him for this occasion it was j d eined advisable by the committee ?. (postpone the date for the laying of the ! corner stone-. HIT WITH BOTTLE AT GAME. LAD Ml Bottle Hurled From Blcacherc At Baseball Game. Grand Kapiris. Mich.. May ". Willie. Haverkamp. aged thirteen, died today as the result of being hit on the hea.. jwith a pop bottle thrown from the bleachers at yesterday's opening ba'i j game. Edward Parks, a stereioj n-r ' ha h(n arreted on suspicion. i In the last eight years the three iron countries have produc.' Kreat ;;iiMAt tons of pig iron, of whie; over half has come out of the Unite.htates.

JUDGMENT AGAINST

mMDAir Mrs. Mary Beverly to Get $4,500 From Richmond otreet RrtllWay U0. INJURED IN THIS CITY. HER COMPLAINT AVERRED THAT IT WAS THROUGH NEGLIGENCE OF MOTORMAN AND CONDUCTOR SHE RECEIVEDINJURIES. The appellate court has sustained th en!iet of the I lain oi ix eucuil court, in the c.t-e iv Reerl. v. The Richmond Street A Inieiurban Uailwa company. Thomas J. Study of this i in ;i couis-e! for Mrs. Beverly. 'Hie damages awarded in the Hancock circuit court, amounted to $4,.""rf. The case was appealed by the defendant. Mrs. Meeiiy i a resident of Henry county. She came to this city and. according to her complaint, was a passenger on a car of the defendant companj. She had signaled for the ear to stop in front of the panhandle depot, and was t arried past her de.t inai ion. Sh had risen and started to the rear of the car preparatory to leaving il. when the conductor gave an emergency sisrral. ami the nx'torman brought the car to a stop by a jerk, which threw h coniplaintant onto the brick pavement of the roadway. She alleged she nuffeif d permanent injuries by the fall. The stiit was filed in Henry county, then taken to Hancock county on a change of venue proceeding. In the ruling of the court, whic h was prepared by Judge Rabb. it was held: tit In an action for negligently throwing a pasenser from an oten street car by n too sudden "emergency " stop after she had been carried past her destination by reason of a car stripping with a jerk just as she stood up and stepped to the edge of the car after hearing the conductor's signal, where the negligence relied on was that of the i-onductor signaling for an "emergency" stop, an answer to an interrogatory finding that it was not rcasoably probable at the time and place .and under the circumstances, that plaintiff would arise from her seat after the signal was given and taken a position which would be rendered jx-rilous by stopping tho ear in the manner in which it was stopped, did not overcome general verdict find in gall the facts necessary to make plaintiff's case. C'i Answers to Interi ogatxiries must stale only primary fads, not conclusions .ami will not verthrow a verdict with which they etc n be rec-onciled. BIGGEST EVENT OF Million People Saw Catholics Parade Today. New York. May 2. The ldgee?t emonstrai ion of its kind in the hisry ef Cotham was the layman' pa rade on Fifth Hve-nue. concluding the ceremonies surrounding the centennial catholic celehration. A million people witnessed the procesiem. Three thou sand prelates and women were in the randstand. JUST DISCOURAGED. Indianapolis, Ind., May 2. Di scour, aged becau.-e he was unemployed, Frank M'Cormi( k fr-d a bullet in'o his temple while lying in bed at six o'clock this morning. He leaves a wfdow and twu chihlreii. SEVEN KILLED E Maptha Tank in Chicago Reduction Company's Plant Lets Go. EIGHT ARE STILL MISSING. S FIRE ATE THE CLOTHING FROM THEIR BODIES, MEN JUMPED INTO CREEK TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES. Chicago. 111.. May 2.-Seven men vere !:il!-d. five are serieaitly injured nd eight are missing as the result of n explosion ef a naptha tank in the .,!ant of the Chiage reduction eompa,y. The roof soared skyward, freight ars were blown from the tracks and he plant was sjod in a blazing' mass f nilrrs. The bodif-s are burned beond ail reeofrnition. There were .-,any thrillir.z rescues. Vieims of he fire dropp-ei into a creek nearby to .xtinguish the flame?, eating away heir cloihicg. The redueti'in enrnpav bardie the city's garbage. Many f the injured limped away without giving their names

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