Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 91, 16 May 1908 — Page 1

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 91. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 10. 1D0S. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

CORNERSTONE OF IEWT.il. C.H. TO BE LAID SUNDAY

The Event Will Be One of The Most Notable in the History of the Association In This City. t. WILBUR MESSER SPEAKER OF OCCASION. Exercises Will Be Attended by Several Out of Town Association Workers Program Is One of Interest. Everything is now ready for the laying of the Y. M. C. A. cornerstone tomorrow afternoon. Great preparations have been marie for thin event end it is expected that the ceremonies will be witnessed by a big crowd. The first part of the program, which will fce a short one will be held at the GenJiett theatre. At the conclusion of this part of the program there will be appropriate ceremonies on the site of the new building. then the cornerstone will be swung in place. Beautiful programs have been prepared for the event find invitations liave been sent to every association secretary iit the state. It is expected that a number of them wiil be present. State Secretary K. E. Stacey will be present, representing the Brotherhood of Young Men's Christian associations of North America. Charles F. Brown, who conducted the campaign of raising the building fund, will also be in attendance. Mr. Brown is: now engaged in the work of raising a fund to erect a Y. M. C. A. building at Michigan City. The Hon. L. Wilbur Messer, of Chicago, one of the be:;t Known Y. M. C. A. workers in America, will arrive in the city tomorrow morning and bo will deliver the principal address of the occasion. The corner stone will be placed at the northeast corner of the building. On one side of it has been engraved the national emblem. On the other side the inscription "lOos- is carved. Within the corner stone various articles of interest will be placed. The following is the program for the corner stone laying ceremonies: Part I at the Gennett Theatre. Sharon E. .Tones, president, presiding officer. Music Richmond High School orchestra. Hymn "All Hail the Power." Invocation Rev. S. R. lyons. Responsive reading led by our pastors. Male Chorus-Led by L. B. Nusfcaum. ' Hymn "Rock of Ages." Prayer Rev. Conrad Hnber. Scripture Reading Mr. Charles Brown. I Solo "The Earth Is the Lord's" Thurman Overman. Greetings from the Brotherhood of Young Men's Christian Association of North America - E. E. Stacey, of Indianapolis, state secretary. Address Ij. Wilbur Messer. Hymn "America." Benediction Rev. R. J. Wade. Part II Procession to New Building. Hymn "How Firm a Foundation." Laying of the corner stone, Adam H. Bartel. chairman of tlie board. Prayer Song to the music of "Old Hundred." Benediction -Rev. Alfred Ware. FOUND OEAD August Scherer Succumbs to Paralysis of the Heart. WIFE MAKES DISCOVERY. August Scherer, aged 62 years and a well known resident of this city, was found dead in bed at his home. 215 S. Seventh street, yesterday evening ftbout 5:45 o'clock. Mr. Scherer went tip town about five o'clock and returned homo shortly afterward in rompany with John Bcckman. Scherer left Beckman when he reached his lome and that was the last seen of Mm alive. When Mrs. Scherer returned home she was horrified to find the body of her husband on his bed. Acting Coroner J. M. Wampler was summoned and he declared that Sherr had met his death as a result of paralysis of the heart. Mr. Scherer -as a collarmaker by trade and until recently was employed at the Wayne Works. Formerly he was in the saloon business. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. WIRE STOLEN. The report of the theft of a quantity Of copper wire belonging to the Home Telephone company has been made to the police department. A group of boys who are employed in "collecting junk about the-city are suspected of t1' theft.

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THIEVES MAKE A RAID AT COLLEGE CORNER

Local Police Asked to Help Capture Them. The establishment at College Corner operated by Bake & Son was burglarized by three robbers last evening. The local police department has been notified and asked to assist in the pursuit of the thieves. Three men did the work. The stolen property consisted of about $3o worth of old coins made more valuable because of their age and a quantity of " shin planter" paper money in denominations of 25 cents, 10 cents and 5 cents. After completing their work, the thieves stole a horse and buggy and drove out of the place. The horse returned without a driver this morning from the east. IN THE GUNNESS CASE AT LAPORTE Defense of Ray Lamphere Will Force the State to Make Absolute Identification of Bodies That Are Found. EXPERT CRIMINAL LAWYER IS ENGAGED. Money Is Being Furnished From an Unknown Source Jennie Olson Did Go to California Convent. Laporte, Ind.. May 16. A complete denial of all the identification of bodies found in the Gunnesb house, throwing on to the state the burden of proving their identity and a;i absolute denial of every incriminating act charged against lamphere amf the introduction of important evidence on behalf of tin? prisoner is t.ie latest sensation sprung by the defense. Ellsworth Weir, the famous criminal lawyer will become counsel for Ijumphere and money is being fminshed for the defense from an unknown source. The defense will attempt to prove the body of Helgelein as identified by expert Harvey of Michigan City penitentiary, was in such an advanced state of decomposition and mutilated tiiat no certain identification was possible. The startling feature of the days developments is the correspondence between Attorney Worden and Mother Superior of Convert California, which indicates Mrs. Gunness actually did send Jennie Olson to the convent. A farmer near Springville locked a woman book agent, in his barn for three hours Thursday night, believing he had the arch murderess. He refused to release the frightened woman until the sheriff arrived. Dr. It. T. Norton, Mrs. Ginness's dentist has identified a jawbone found in the ruins as that of the woman. He recognized it by several of the teeth, which were filled with a special kind of cement. None of the gold or porcelain teeth has yet been found. The formation of Mrs. Gunness's jaw bone, was peculiar, the dentist declared, several of the back teeth having been removed. The cavities were filled in the jawbone by Dr. Norton, who says he also found parts of the cement, he used at the time. A diseased condition of the jawbone also aided the dentist in making the identification. The Laporte prosecutors of Lamphere were overjoyed at the statement of Dr. Norton and pressure is being brought on Coroner Mack to prevent an open verdict. Lamphere was on the verge of a con fession early today when State's Attorney Smith visited him in his cell. '"Say, Smith," he said, "you come back here in twenty minutes. I've got rtomething to tell you." "All right." the prosecutor said. "I'll be back at-" "Oh. never mind." broke in Lamrhere. "I've changed my mind. I thought I'd confess I set fire to the Gunness home." "Why don't, you." Smith asked. "Well. I just happened to think' that my mother would feel awful bad if I told such a lie as that." The case against Kay Lamphere probably will be brought before the Grand jury Monday, according to the first revision of the schedule in this regard. The time of his trial is less certain. Until Sheriff Smutzer has exhausted the possibilities of the farmhouse it is scarcely likely that the case will be docketed for trial. According to the present rate of progress this will mean a delay of months. May Delay Trial. The prosecution is in fact almost ready to switch over from its former attitude. Discussion of the baffling aspects of the affair haf- been general and the prevalence of opinion hostile to the state's side so unexpectedly ..Continued oa Fag Seven.)

SENSATION SPRUNG

TAFT-FAIRBANKS THE SLATE THAT

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Thought That This Will Compose the Strongest Compromise That Can Be Presented to National Convention. SEEMS THAT FAIRBANKS MEN ARE NOT WILLING. All Arrangements for Presentation of the Indiana Man's Name to the Convention Are Being Completed. Washington, May 16. Taft and Fairban ks. It has become known that influential politicians, prominent senators and representatives have undertaken to nominate toe above ticket. Great, pressure is being brought to bear upon the vice president and the vice president's friends to induce them to adopt this program. Nearly all of the vice president's most influential friends have been approached on the subject. Senator Murray Crane, who has been one of the most active workers in the "field" against Secretary Taft, is now an energetic promoter of this so-called "harmony" program. In fact, he is regarded as the go-between who is trying to bring about an amicable understanding all around. Senator Crane approached several friends of the vice president, on the proposition of a Tuft-Fairbanks ticket as the best solution of the presidential problem in sight. Fairbanks Does Not Accept. It. is not. understood lhat any of the vice president's friends are showing the least disposition to yield, although the pressure is becoming strong. Arrangements for the presentation of Mr. Fairbanks' name for the presi dency are proceeding without inter ruption and Joseph B. Kealing has started from Washington to Chicago to open Fairbanks headquarters at the Auditorium Annex. The fact that Mr. Kealing is taking this step after a two days' conference with Mr. Fairhanks and the latter's friends in Washington is taken as an indication that the efforts to bring about a compromise and to renominate Mr. Fairbanks for vice president have not made much of an impression so far on the persons sought to be influenced. Today is the last day for the election of delegates to the republican national convention and with the closing of the lists Secretary Taft's friends lay claim to ninety-five more votes than are necessary to nominate their candidate. This evening at six o'clock Frank H. Hitchcock will issue a statement in which he will claim Mr. Taft's nomination and set forth in tabulated form the delegates the secretary of war is expected to receive from all the states. SAYS ITS TAFT FIRST BALLOT. Nathan Frank Says West Talks Fort for Second Place. of New York, May 16. Ex-Congressman Nathan Frank of St. Louis, who for many years was a member of the republican national committee, said here today: "Taft will he nominated on the first, ballot at Chicago. His nomination will be made unanimous before the roll call is finished. There will he no attempt to stampede the convention. "It is now just a question of the man for second place on the ticket, and out. West we hear that Governor Fort of New Jersey is to be the man. "Out at Denver the democrats will have things just about as easy. It will he Bryan on the first ballot and Lieutenant Governor Chanler for second rlace." FORAKER GETS DISTRICT. Seventeenth Ohio Indorses Senator for Presidential Nomination. Coshocton, O.. May 16. By a vote of 22 to 23 Senator Foraker was indorsed for the presidency over Secretary Taft Friday by the Seventeenth congressional district convention. Coshocton asd Licking counties voted solidly for the Foraker resolution. GETS A CANE. County Recorder Mosbaugh has been presented with a gold headed ebony cane, by members of the Carey family of this city. The cane formerly was the possession of the father of the donors. Mr. Mosbaugh prizes the cane highly, because of the association with the donors. WANTS A DIVORCE. Gabriel Anderson has entered suit in the Wayne circuit court for divorce from Julia Anderson. The complaint has been withdrawn. Abandonment is said to be the allegation. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA . OHIO Fair frtsh west wind Sunday;

ASSAULTS A YOUNG BOY

Convicted in the City Court This Morning. Because John Kidwell, a oy, asserted he was the man to whom the boyhad sold a quantity of copper wire, Sam Jaffie, a North D street junker. assaulted Kidwell about 5 o'clock this morning. Kidwell was accompanied to Jaffie's sleeping quarters by Patrol men Vogelsong and Bundy and when the boy was assaulted they placed Jaffie under arrest. He was arraigned in city court and convicted of the charge. His fine was $1 and costs. There may lie further developments from the case. FORTUNE TELLER PREDICTED MURDER OF HIS Fi William Sheppard, His Wife, Baby and Hired Girl Found In New Jersey Home This Morning, Dead. THEIR BODIES LITERALLY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. Thought That the Crime Was Committed by an Insane Hungarian Formerly, in the Employ of the Family. Matteawan, N. J., May 16. A bloody horror was discovered this morning near the village of Wickatuuk. Wil liam Sheppnrd a wealthy poultry breeder, his wife and year old baby and Jennie Bondy, their servant were found dead their bodies being riddled with bullets. A discharged farm hand is being searched for by the constable with blood hounds. He was a Hun garian and was recently seen hanging around the premises. The present hired man sl.M't in the barn and has been arrested, but he is not suspected. The motive for the mysterious crime is not known as a large roll of money was in the bureau and was untouched. The tragedy was discovered by a neighbor boy eight years of age, who called about breakfast time. The servant girl's body was near the kitchen stove. Mienpard s remains were . i , ' '' Wi1 dI!'V ' i wife in (ho bed room Tb h:iliv ;iv in its cradle in oools of blood " The weapon used was a repeating rifle belonging to Sheppard. A fortune tel ler told Sheppard a week ago that his entire family would be wiped out by a maniac murderer, lie scoffed at the assertion. Sheppard did an immense business in chickens and squabs for the New York market and amassed a fortune. PERU MAN SLASHES HIS WIFE'S THROAT Cuts His Own That Might Die. Both Peru. Ind., May 16. Jas. S. Clear, aged sixty-five cut his wife's throat with a razor then cut his own at a hoarding house in this city early this morning. Until recently they have been separated. Clear got $400 back pension and induced his wife to re - Turn to him from Indianapolis He ad - mits that he wanted both to die toether. His wife is dying. Clear may recover. NEW CASTLE TO GO INT0DRY COLUMN Ruling of Rushville Judge Is Responsible. j New Castle, Ind.. May 16. Judge j Sparks of the Rush circuit court over- ; ruled the motion to declare the "Fri day" signatures to the remonstrance against issuing licenses-, permitting the sale of intoxicating liquor at New Castle. This means that this town will become dry with the expiration ! of the licenses' now held. The decis - lion governs Henry township and by ! January 1 of next year all licenses will expire. The Protestant, Catholic and Jewish denominations of Oakland, Cab. have organized under one constitution a society of the pastors to help along tte ofeurch work of tiie cit

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Beautiful English Countess Will Speak for Socialists

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Members of the Socialist party are congratulating themselves that they have been able to secure the services of the famous woman. She will teach the doctrines which she has taught in her home country, England. for the past several years, and which have created a furor there. The countess and Mrs. Alice Longworth will he pitted against one another in a congressional fight this campaign in one of the close Ohio districts.

NEW PRIMARY LAW NOT A SUCCESS Proven That This Is a Fact by Marion County Primaries Of Yesterday. THE LAW IS CUMBERSOME. OLD TIME POLITICAL BOSSES HELD THE WHIP IN HAND AS THEY DID BEFORE THE MEASURE BECAME EFFECTIVE. Indianapolis, Ind., May 16th. --The people were given a long-clamored-for opportunity yesterday to dictate the nominations of both the old parties for congressional, legislative, county and judicial offices, and they turned it down. Less than 50 per cent of the voters availed themselves of the chance to go to the polls under the new pri - c ' mar lawIt was admitted late last night byseveral prominent reformers that the new system is not a howling success and that the old time party bosses controlled the situation just as easily as they would have in a convention. The party leaders declared that the new method is too cumbersome to be practical, and the reformers assert that it is likely that the result may not be as representative of the will of the people as it would have been in a delegate convention. There were over 1V names on the ticket. Both parties voted at the same time and place. Both were represent ed on the election boards, and there was little or no trouble anywhere. The , vote was so light as to cause much comment, as the reformers had hoped j that fully ! per cent of the voters I would take part in the primaries. It will not be possible to give the of-' ficial returns for three or four days,1 and it is not likely that it will be known, before tonight who has been nominated. j There were many spirited fights in !ho,h parties. The indications are that j a majority of the candidates indorsee ; by the Ci-ir League have bfen nomi nated. There were "personal liberty" legislative slates in both parties, made up of candfdates who are opposed to further prohibition of the liquor traffic. The brewers were especially active in supporting a slate on the democratic side that was to be pledged to oppose county local option. GETS A DIVORCE. Minor Coleman was granted a divorce from Charity Coleman today. The parties are negroes. The defendant presented a cross complaint but the court held in favor of the plaintiff on the original proceedings. Coleman was granted the custody of a minor child. The tales told in court dealt with the lower element of Darktown j society and policemen, drunken esca 1 pades. fights, brawls and revolvers ng j ured in the testimony. j TTfl f f iise leiepacne is a your Classified Ads to the

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1 WARWICKi BIG BOND ISSUE PLEASE EMPLOYES C, C. & L. Railroad Will Now Be in Position to Do Something. $1,000,000 DECIDED UPON. DECISION WAS REACHED AT CONFERENCE OF RECEIVER GOODRICH AND HOLDERS OF FIRST AND SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS Iocal C. C S: L. men were pleased to learn today that the receiver for the road. J. V. Goodrich, and the first, and second bondholders had agreed to issue receivers' eert if k-ates to the amount of $l,.ooo This decision was reached yesterday at Indianapo lis at, a conference held by attorneys 1 representing the receiver and the holders of ,he nrst and mortgage bonds, receivers' It was first proposed to issue certificates to the amount

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of ?l.:a.0.nm. but it was decided that j roimty t ghfW a inCT(, a,. nt the present time only .i."n ," in though they do not expect to overcertificates would he sufficient. The j come the older parties. An Increase .Ill l. J I M , . .

question or issuing of issuing the additional srvooooo in certificates vi ill be submitted to the eastern bondholders and a final decision will be reached as to the issuance of this lesser amount at a ! meeting to be held at Indianapolis May "That is what the officers of the company have been looking for and it is a wise move," remarked Louis Shell-! er, chief assistant to T. H. Gurney, general passenger agent of the com-j pany, who was in the city this morn-j ing. "With the amount raised by the issu- j

ance of these certificates, many need- j mond. ed improvements will be made and the ! Commissioners Henry Posthe-, road will then be in a position to com-j eastern district; A Sell, middle di pete for business. New sidings can!trict; Charoes Wolfort, western disbe made, the main line improved, a i trlct. new station can be erected at Ham-1

mond. a telegraph line between Hammond and Chicago can be constructed and new passenger coaches and tafe combination cars can be put on. "If the C, C. L. had been properly equipped to accommodate its passenger business, the road would have made thousands of dollars. Iack of proper equipment was on of the principal causes of the failure vl the road." SENATE AUTHORIZES 8IG INVESTIGATION Looks Toward Revision Tariff. of Washington, D. C. May 1 The Senate today adopted a resolution authorizing an investigation of the tariff schedules on imports, with the view to revision. p... . S wining servant to Bring Palladium office with the

ENGLISH COUNTESS SPEAKS IN CITY FOR SOCIALISTS Countess of Warwick Who Is Touring the United States For Party's Behalf Comes Here in September.

PARTY WILL WAGE EARNEST CAMPAIGN. Will Brinq Numerous Other Speakers of National Fame In Hopes of Accomplishing The Desired End. Socialists of the Sixth conjTional district will enter into politics during the coming campaign with more vigor than ever shown by that party before. Some of the most noted speakers of the party will be in Richmond and deliver addresses during summer months. Chief among them will be the Countess of Warwick, the most noted woman socialist, Mrs. Gertrude B. Hunt. who has ppoken here previously will return some tirn In .Tune and deliver a scries of addresses. The Countess of Warwick is a leader of the socialists in England and has come to America to help out th memliers of the party In the campaign. She will make a tour of th country and incidentally will becom Involved in a dual campaigning contest with Mrs. Nicholas lingworth, daughter of President Hoosevelt. The two will make a tour of the same district in Ohio. The republicans have placed in the field a personal friendi of the LoiiKWorths and his strongest opponent is a member of the socialist party. The socialists regard this aa thfir best chance to break into the National house of representatives and will bend all their energies toward electinfi their candidate. They feel that if one seat be Rained by a socialist a start will be secured that will grow. The countess will sp-ak here at an all day picnic. September t. Mrs. Hunt has spoken in Richmond a number of times. She is a pleasing and entertaining speaker and always attracts a large number of hearers all of whom are not adherents to the principles she advocates but nevertheless willing to hear thetn recited. The campaign of speech making will open this evening, when the Rev. Frederick Guy Strickland, of Anderson will deliver an open air address at the corner of Main and Sixth streets. As was announced yesterday A. J. Hart, a blacksmith of this city baa been nominated as the Socialistic candidate for congress from this district. The party has placed a full county ticket in the field and It will be offer- ' ed to the voters of the county at the ! ame time the other parties present ! choice of candidate.. The koi Cialists extieef tbe nartv vnl. In lha " 111 'e, as an inaicauon iraugnt with nope for the future. The following is the county ticket: Representative A. Leonidas Ellis, Richmond. Joint representative W. L. Parkins, Milton. Circuit judge R. Foster Van Vorhis, Richmond. Prosecuting attorney Charles- A. Fryar, Richmond. Sheriff Harry E. Fye. Richmond. Recorder John Shixsler, Richmond. Treasurer Emory Hobbn, Milton. Coroner Dr. W. C. Gentle, Milton. Surveyor William Hoffman. RichTHAW IS STUBBORN Won't Pay Indebtedness Until He Is Released From Custody. EVELYN MAY GO ON STAND. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. May 10. Thaw declares he won't pay his Indebtedness aggregating $3u until he is declared sane. The examination of witnesses continued, including the asylum keepers and physicians, to prove that Thaw is sane and rational. Thaw may take the stand. Jerome may pt I Evelyn on the stand. CAMPBELL IS BUSY. The Rev. Mr. J. O. Campbell, Wayn county's well known preacher-politi cian, is now busily engaged delivering i aduatlnK addrea8 and lmare. oi ', May 31 h wiun deJiir a memorial ad1 dress at Goshen. On June 7 he wiU speak at Boston, Ind., and on June 14. he will deliver an I. O. O. F. i&emorlal Address at Greenefork.-