Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 112, 6 June 1908 — Page 1

ADI -4 AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 112. RICHMOND, IXD., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS. OFFICIALS SIGN 11 NEW FRANCHISE PREPARED BY CITY ONLY EMBEZZLED MILLION DOLLARS TEN ARE KILLED IN SERIES OF TORNADOES Reports Meager as Wires Are Down. JOHN F. ROBBINS ALLIES IH THE SHONTS RETURNS FROM FRANCE WITH EXPLANATION ESCAPES PRESIDENTIAL RACE CHAGRINED For Act, However, Two Men Get Ten Years Each. E DEATH

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Secretary E. M. Haas Took a Copy of New Agreement Which Solves the Traction Question.

FRANCHISE SIGNED BY CITY OFFICIALS. The City's Interests Are Protected in It and at the Same Time the Traction Company Has Some Liberties. Secretary E. M. Haas of the Richmond Commercial club left this morning for Indianapolis w'icre he will present to the officials of the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern traction company, a franchise signed by the board of public works and accepted over the long distance telephone by the traction officials. Mr. Haas expects that the traction company will sign this franchise agreement as in discussing its terms over the telephone the general counsel of the company, Mr. Winters, assured him that its terms were perfectly satisfactory. The franchise Mr. Haas took with him, does not provide that the traction company shall have the exclusive use of Main street and other streets In the city, except North A street, North Tenth street and the streets now occupied by car lines of the company, but the section covering this point reads that the city ll respect the rights the company now holds by virtue of the Lontz and Freeman franchise. L. and F. Franchise. The Lontz and Freeman franchise gives the traction company the first right to the use of every street in tl( city, except streets occupied by car lines at the time the franchise was granted and North A street and North Tenth street. Under the erms of the Lontz and Freeman franchise should any traction line, other than the T. 11. I. & E. desire to enter this city over Btreets not occupied by the T. II. I & K. it would be necessary, before a franchise could be granted this company, for the city to ask the T. II. I. & K. if it desired the use of the streets in question. In the event the T. H. I. & E. did not desire to place tracks on these streets the city could then grant the new company a franchise to operate over them. The Lontz and Freeman franchise also provides that in the event a traction company desires to operate over the tracks of the T. H. I. & E. it shall obtain this right only by dealing directly with the T. H. I. & E. In the event the two roads cannot reach a satisfactory agreement, then the city is empower to appoint a representative to assist in effecting a satisfactory agreement. If can be seen by this explanation of the Ixuitz and Freeman franchise that the T. H. I. & E. has first option on the rtreets of this city but that it does not have exclusive right on them, nor does it have the power to prevent other traction companies from entering the city. Members of the T. F. A. and the Commercial club committees, appointed to assist in bringing about a settlement of the traction difficulties, are displeased over certain published reports that Councilman Henry Y. Den ver, who rendered the committees most valuable service, acted in an un der-handed manner. These two committees Ijeld a meeting today and prepared a statement expressing their appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. Deuker and Secretary Haas of th Commercial club. Services Commended. A tribute to Deuker and Haas is paid as follows: There have been statements published to. the effect that councilman Henry V. Deuker has not acted in good faith with the Commercial club and T. P. A. committees who have been endeavoring to assist the board of works, the city attorney and the city council in effecting a settlement of the traction difficulties. These committees desire to say that there is no foundation for these charges. Mr. Deuker was urged by members of these committees to assist in opening up negotiations with the traction officials because of his connection with the work a year ago and of his position as chairman of the franchise and ordinance committee of council. His special opportunity for information in regard to all that had passed between the city and the traction company made his services very valuable to the committees and to him and Mr. Haas, secretary of the commercial club, our committees are greatly indebted for the results obtained thus far. If each move made by these committees in this matter has not been published it was because we felt that no good purpose could be served by so doing. Mr. Study, however, and the board of public works have been shown just what was being done and we desire to say that we have recognized an honest effort on the part of these gen tlemen to bring about a settlement in Continued oa Page wr4

Pittsburg. Pa., June 6 John Young, auditor, and Henry Reiber, paying teller of the Farmers' National Bank, pleaded guilty to embezzlemen of one million dollars and were sentenced today to ten years each in the penitentiary.

GOES TO EASTHAVEN. John Hon- has been admitted to the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. Horr has been an inmate of the county jail for some time. He is not in as bad condition as some of the other insane men at the jail and neither has he been there as long. LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY GOES TO THE STATE Treasurer Will Pay to Indiana Sum of $66,029.23 From Semi-annual Collection of Taxes. MANY MEN HAVE NOT PAID THEIR POLL TAX. This Is Shown by the Small Amount Collected That Portion Which Will Go to the County's Use. Wayne county's semi-annual settlement with the treasurer of state, will enrich the coffers of the commonwealth to the extent of $M5,2!.).23. County Auditor Coe has completed the settlement sheet and County Treasurer Myrick will attend to the payment within a few days. As the result of the May installment of taxes the county treasurer had $ou,077.7S to distribute. This has been divided among the various funds. The poll tax collected was only $fi,005.75. The poll tax in this county is $l.r.. but to divide the total by the amount of poll will not give the number as some legal voters between the ' required ages, paid their poll tax in full and others paid but one half on the May installment. The poll tax that will be paid for the vear will be found to be far short of what would be ; turned into the treasury in case all who are required by law to pay poll tax, did so. The sums paid to the state and the funds to which the money Is devoted are as follows: state revenue, $L'l,.V..o!: benevolent. $.V-m.J5: on account of school tax. $24,35;.21: state educational institutions, ?4, 702.52; school fund interest., yr..544.1!; account of permanent endowment fund interest. $:;;.o7; docket fees, ir.2. Total. iu;.o2!.2.. The net total of the amount that will be distributed for the use of the county, excludes the amount deducted for erroneous taxes collected the previous year and refunded, the pay of special judges, the mileage for the state settlement, the road tax wonted out and fees paid tax ferret. There is added the net collections from delinquencies paid since the last settlement. The distribution is as follows: State tax 21.500 00 Benevolent institutions S.540 15 State school tax 24.35t 21 Educational Inst, fund . . . County tax Bond sinking fund Bond interest Free turnpike repair fund. Township assessor tax ... Road tax Library tax Township tax Township poor tax Special school tax Tuition tax Corporation tax School house bond Bridge sinking fund 4.702 52 50.55 1 50 15.20,7 51 5.100 70 5,HS S2 3.505 SO lt,705 40 2.97 SO S.920 SO 5.030 30 4.572 70 43.077 07 0n.(".74 S.20O 50 3.541 02 Total 5307,077 7S RECEIVES BIDS. The board of public works is receiving bids for the band concerts which are to be given at Glen Miller park this summer. It is probable the concerts will begin about July 4 and be held on the Sunday afternoons following. It Is not likely there will be any midweek concerts. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Generally fair Saturday night and Sunday; light to fresh sutheast winds. OHIO Fair Saturday night and SunJay; light to fresh winds.

Lincoln. Neb., June 0. The latest reports of the series of tornadoes last night give the number of, fatalities as ten, distribvited between Franklin. Carleton, Geneva and Spickley. Wires are still prostrated.

ADMITTED TO THE BAR. Gath P. Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Freeman was admitted as a member of the Wayne county bar this morning. The motion was made by his father and the oath administered by county clerk Penny. SAILORSW UP THEIR LIVES ON TENNESSEE Four Men Killed and Twelve Injured When Steam Pipe in Starboard Engine Room Explodes. SHOWERED WITH SCALDING STEAM AND ASHES. Two Men Were Killed Outright And Others Were Dragged Out, But Died Sebree Has Narrow Escape. San Pedro, Cal., June 6. Four men were killed and twelve injured yesterday on board the armored cruiser Tennessee, flagship of Rear Admiral Sebree of the second division of the Pacific coast fleet, when a steam pipe in the starboard engine room burst under L'3." pounds pressure, while the vessel was steaming at nineteen knots an. hour on a speed trial, off Point Puenene. Capt. F. B. Howard commands the Tennessee. Admiral Sebree, who was making an investigation of the ship, was saved from death or serious injury by less than a minute's time. He left the engine room just fifty seconds before the explosion occurred. While there he had registered the steam pressure The vessel had ust completed a series of evolutions under his orders. The explosion, the cause of which is unknown, occurred only a few minutes after Admiral Sebree, Capt. Howard and Chief Engineer Robertson had left the enSine room on a tour of inspec-1 tion. .Four of the men were Killed instantly and two more died at San Pedro upon the arrival there of the Tennessee. The dead: GEORGE WOOD, water tender. Scranton, Pa. E. C. BOGGS, second-class fireman, Woodlawn, Ala. A. RE1XH0LD, machinist's mate, second class. Germany. GEORGE W. MEEK, first-class fireman. Skidmore, Kas. The seriously injured: S. S. Temmattis, first class fireman, Norfolk, Va. F. S. Maxfield, second class fireman, Toughkena, Chester county, Pa. E. J. Burns, coal passer, New York. Walter S. Burns, coal passer, Brooklyn, N. Y. J. P. A. Carroll, second-class fireman, Hartford, Conn. The slightly injured: R. W. Watson, second-class fireman. East St. Louis, 111. R. E. Rutledge, coal passes, Athens, Pa. G. M. Cornes, second-class fireman, Ironton, O. A. Hayes, water tender, Booklyn, N. Y. H. Fitzpatrick.-first class fireman, Brooklyn. There were fourteen men in the fireroom when the tube, which is fourteen inches in diameter and inclosed with water inside the boiler, blew out, driving a torrent of scalding steam, coal dust, cinders and hot ashes through the ash pit and showered the half naked men. A blast of white steam from the venthators told those on deck of the ac-

cident. Reinhold and Meek wereno rnnM bo ejected Tho nhrdpns

stricken dead at their posts ana Boggs and Wood crawled or were dragged into the adjoining fire room and died almost immedately. The surviving seamen, all of whom received some injuries, acted with the greatest heroism in aiding their unfortunate mates. Admiral Sebree stood in the engine room adjoining the fire room with Chief Engineer Robertson and Capt. Howard. His first Intimation of the accident was when he mounted the ladder and a half naked fireman leaped past him suffering from scalds. When the smoke came from the fireroom the fire call was sounded and tie crew went to their stations In perfect j order. In a few seconds fifteen to j twenty lines of boss were re4r to turaji oa tiio tif.

Struck by G. R. & I. Train at Winchester Yesterday Just Before Starting for His Home.

THOUGHT OF BUSINESS IN TIME OF SUFFERING. Insisted That He Be Brought Here to Attend to Legal Business He Will er from Injuries. RecovStruck by the engine of a passenger train in front of the G. R. & I. station at Winchester yesterday afternoon and rendered unconscious, John F. Robbins, one of the most prominent local attorneys, demanded upon regaining consciousness that he be placed aboard the train and brought to this city. "I have to be at my office at 4 o'clock to take a deposition; I must go on this train," remarked Mr. Robbins. Although his right arm was fractured at the elbow, a deep flesh wound inflicted in his right hip and the right side of his head badly batter ed by contact with a gravel walk and he bled profusely, the attorney insist ed and was placed aboard the train He would not remain at. Winchester long enough to obtain medical and sur gical' treatment, but on arriving in this city, it was found necessary to remove him to his home on North Tenth street at once. Mr. Robbins suffered incalculable pain on his trip to this city. Mr. Robbins, Arthur Curme, court reporter and W. A. Bond of this city went to Winchester yesterday morning to take an examination before trial in the case of Sarah Burris vs. Elihu Cecil. The legal examination was completed some time before tho train bound for this city was due to arrive at Winchester. Mr. Bond had returned to the city and Mr. Robbins and Mr. Curme had not gone to the station together but met there a few minutes before the time for the train to arrive. The two had walked about the station and met Miss Hazel Phelps of Muncie, who was at Winchester in the intention of returning to Fountain City on the southbound train. Struck by Engine. Miss Phelps and Mr. Robbins had walked north from the station for a short distance when the train was heard to whistle in the distance. Miss Phelps left the attorney and hurried to the station to secure her grips. Mr Robbins was walking south returning to the station alongside the tracks I ne was not aware of his proximity to the car tracks and when the engine whizzed by the wooden beam across j the pilot of the engine struck him across the hip and arm and Mr. Robbins was knocked from his feet and hurled into the air. The glancing blow tended to turn him sidewise in the air and he struck the gravel walk on his side. The side of his face hit the gravel with great compact. Was Unconscious. Mr. Curme saw the accident from the doorway of the station and hastened to Mr. Robbins' side. The latter was unconscious and Mr. Curme- call ed for help. The prostrate man was carried into the station. A physician who happened to be at the station made a hasty examination and ascertained the skull was not fractured. The right arm was fractured at the elbow. The wound in the hip was deep but not necessarily serious. The wounds on the face and hip bled freely. I Winchester is a dry town and the fact that a stimulant could not be procured promptly worked to the disadvantage of Mr. Robbins. His condition was such that whisky was recommended by the physician. The station agent and conductor of the train hurried about but were unable to locate any whisky in the vicinity of the station. It was not until after he had insisted that he be placed aboard the train that it was possible to secure the stimulant. A passenger on the train had a flask in a suit case. Suffered Great Agony. He suffered great agony during his ride to this city and it was necessary to administer the whisky frequently in order to keep the injured man from collapsing. Mr. Robbins was confined to the bed today but rested as easily 1 . have no fear of internal injuries. ! Mr. Curme stated today that the train was running at thirty miles an hour when it struck Mr. Robbins. It was within a few feet of the station but the train is short and light and it was stopped at the usual place. Winchester spectators assert the train was traveling at the usual speed at which it approaches the station. Causes Court Delay. The injury to Mr. Robbins will of ; necessity cause he delay in the trial of a number of cases in the circuit court. The most important of these flro tho natpa of the Srato vs Tlr T M BuIla and A. p Unly charged with a crlminai operation and the State vs. 3wtUaued on Page Seyea4

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Theodore Shonts, the New York traction magnate, and his daughter, Marguerite, photographed on their arrival from Europe, whence they were summoned recently by the death of Mr. Shonts" son-in-law, the Due de Chaulnes, who died suddenly in Paris while on his honeymoon. Miss Shonts is the central figure of the three women. Mr. Shonts says the Due de Chaulnes died while at prayer. He feared for a time his daughter's mind would give way under the strain of her affliction.

ANOTHER HARVEST OF LIVES REAPED Eight People Give Lives on Altar of Careless Railway Operation. ON ELECTRIC RAILWAY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER EIGHT O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND ORDERS CONFUSED. Annapolis, Md., June 6. In a headon collision between two special cars of the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway company, shortly before 8 o'clock last night, eight persons were killed outright and a score of others were seriously injured, some of them perhaps fatally. The collision was due to a confusion of orders, as the line has been running several extra cars each way in connection with the commencement fes tivities at the naval academy. The dead are: Richard Norton, 23 years old, Baltimore. A. H. Schultz, 40 years old, Baltimore. Police Patrolman Shriber. 40 years old, employed by the railway company at Academy Junction. An unidentified white woman, apparently about 25 years old. said to be from Baltimore, and dressed in ball costume. Seach O'Neal, 23 years old. New York, motortnan of one of the wrecked car?. Ruth Slaughter, 6 years old, daughter of General Traffic Manager Wm. E. Slaughter, of the road. J. W. McDaniel. Baltimore. George White, Baltimore. The catastrophe occurred just beyond Camp Parole, which is the first station after leaving this city. Both the wrecked cars were specials, one of them bound from Baltimore for Annapolis, the other running from here for Washington. The latter carried few passengers, while the other was well filled. The impact was terrific and both cars were wrecked, that bound for this city being thrown from the rails. As quickly as possible aid was 6ent from here and the dead and wounded were brought to this city. Of the injured. General Traffic Manager Wm. E. Slaughter, of the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis, was in the worst condition, and his death at any moment is expected.

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V 4TWELVE INJURED Prestolite Plant in Indianapo lis Scene of Serious Accident. PANIC IN A HOSPITAL PATIENTS AT ST. VINCENT'S NOT WITHSTANDING THE PLEAS OF NURSES CLAMBERED FROM BEDS AND FLED. Indianapolis, Ind., June 6. Twelve persons were badly injured in an explosion of acetylene at the Prestolite company's plant this morning which partly wrecked the building and blew the roof off an adjoining fire engine house, and badly damaged the roof of the Sisters' dormitory of St. Vincent's hospital and shattered every window in the hospital proper. The injured are: Lieutenant Foullois, fireman; William Steinhaus. fireman; Otto Hoffmeister, employe; John Vandergarden, employe; William Hutchinson; Al Brinkhurst, patient in hospital; Nellie Conner, Lizzie Ryan, Lena Dawler and Jacob Demmerly, employes of hospital; Sister Cephas of Hospital staff and a man named Linrock. It is thought all will recover. The last named had both legs broken and many were badly burned about the face and arms. There were twentyfive persons in the prestolite plant when the small tank of acetylene exploded and struck a large compressor which also exploded. The force of the latter explosion was bo great it shook many buildings all over the city. The explosion threw the hospital patients into a panic and they left their v.oHs and fled despite the efforts of the 1 hospital employes. The comparative coolness of the sisters in charge i3 believed to be the only factor in preventing fatalities among the patients. The fire which followed the explosion was quickly extinguished. The total property loss is not great. This is the third explosion at the prestolite plant within Beveral months and it is reported the mayor will call a special meeting of the city council to demand a repeal of the ordinance under which the prestolite company operates.

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Contest of Delegates Has Up

To Date Turned Out in Favor of the Big Secretary of War. OPPOSITION GETS TOGETHER IN CAUCUS. Meeting Held Last Night, at Which Time the Sentiment Was Voiced Against Hitchcock and Assistants. Chicago. June 6. Without roll calls the republican national committee decided the contests from Alabama and Arkansas, involving twenty-four seats In the republican convention, in favor of the delegates instructed for Secre tary TafL The victory for the Taft forces was sweeping, not even a division being required to determine the will of the committee. Contests from Florida, Georgia and Kentucky were heard today, the total number of seats affected bel ; thirtyfour. The proceedings yesterday would have been devoid of interest had it not been for un effort to prevent Frank H. Hitchciek. the Taft manager, and Arthur F. Statter, former assistant secretary of the treasury and Charles G. Thelpa of Washington, both assistants to Mr. Hitchcock, from sitting in judgment on the contests. These men held proxys from members of the national commltteee from New Mexico, Alaska and North Dakota respectively. Their entrance into the executive session of the national committee provoked Joseph B. Kealing, United States District attorney for the district of Indiana, manager of Vice President Fairbanks, and Representative James F. Burke, of Pennsylvania, who acts in a similar capacity for Senator Knox, to make vehement protests from the outside. Protest In Writing. After a hurried conference between representatives of all the antl-Taft forces It was decided to reduce the protests to writing and have them presented to the committee before tho contests were taken up. When this had been done the protests were sent to former Congressman Aldrlch, of Alabama, one of the contesting dele-gates-at-large from the Scott-Davidson anti-TaTt delegation from that state. It recited the fact that Mr. Hitchcock is directly Interested in the management of one of the candidates directly Involved in the case, and "therefore disqualified to sit in Judgment" upon It. It also declared that Mr. Hitchcock did not reside, and is not a Qualified voter in the territory he claims to represent, and waa not a regularly or properly chosen national committeeman from the territory. The same representations were made in regard to Messrs. Statter and Phelps, except that they were termed "employes" instead of a "manager for one of the candidates." Protest From Aldricn. Mr. Aldrlch presented the protest to the committee and in that connection stated that he did not regard It proper that, they should be compelled to present their arguments to members who had an "interest" In the outcome, and he called attention to the preamble of the protest which was as follows: "We formally protest against being compelled to submit the merits of our contest to the republican national committee as at present constituted la tills meeting.' Then followed the arguments against Messrs. Hitchcock, Statter and Phelps being permitted to retain seats in the committee. "All I care to say la reply. said.O. D. Street, United States attorney for the northern district of Alabama, and the chief local counsel for the Thompson faction, instructed for Taft, "Is that Charles H. Scott, tie member of the committee from Alabama, la sitting as a judge In this case, and It appears to me that he is Interested la the outcome." Mr. Scott is one of the delegates-at-laree elected by the Scott-Davidson faction, which was supposed to be aa-tl-Taft. Debate Cut Off. Debate on the question was shut off by A. M. Stevenson, the member from Colorado, who promptly moved to lay the protest on the table. The motion carried, Mr. Scott of Alabama, being the only member who opposed it on the viva voco cote, which was taken. The Alabama contests affecting the four delegates at large and the two delegates from each of the congressional districts, twenty-two In ail, were taken up. All except members of the national committee were excluded from the room at 4:15 p. m., and a few minutes later it was known that the Taft delegates had been seated. There was no demand for a roll call, and on the viva voce expression it is said that only Mr.

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