Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 117, 11 June 1908 — Page 1

E RICHMOND XABIUM AND SUIM-TELEGIAIVl. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 117. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, Jl'XE 11. 10OS. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. DREAMS Or YEARS ARE NOW ABOUT SERIOUSLY IHJUREDiSPECIAL TRAINS SENIOR SENATOR GOES TO CHICAGO TODAY to Pimm imcTo WILL BE WM: H. TAFT Seven People Hurt When a IU LHunl flUOlO Cleveland Car Was Blown nr nrnnm mum TO BE REALIZED From the Tracks. H H K .ANN I I kl h 1 W I I I I

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EVENTS TRANSPIRING TODAY IN CHICAGO LEAD ALL TO BELIEVE IT WILL BE THE BIG WAR SECRETARY ON THE FIRST BALLOT IN THE CONVENTION NEXT WEEK.

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TAFT NOW HAS THE REQUIRED NUMBER TO NOMINATE AND IT IS SAID HE WILL SECURE GREATER PORTION OF THOSE MEN WHO ARE PLEDGED TO NO CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD.

ALLIES ARE BECOMING

Stated That They Realize That Further Opposition Is Useless, But It Is Declared They Will Make One More Stand to Defeat the Popular Ohioan, at the Last Moment.

Chicago, June 11. Sec-rotary of War William II. -Taft was today conceded enough instructed delegates to nominate him by the allied candidates, hut these men more effort ually entrenched their Anti-Taft organization preparatory to meeting Taft. on the floor of the convention and in the credentials committee where they expect to start such a muss that Taft's confidentially expected nomination by acclamation will be shattered. When the national committee convened today, it was admitted by the "allies" that Taft needed but four more votes to givp him the required 491 for nomination, even by the prev-J Jons figures of the "allies." It, was tilso admitted that the committee would flatten out enough more delepates to cover Taft's nomination pie. This concession has been looked for. ltecause the action ' of the national committee plainly 'indicated which vtay the wind blew. Will Put up Scrap. The committee has been apparently Vnder the close eye of President Itoosevelt by long distance telephone and will be today. In view of this and the domination of Frank II. Hitchcock, Taft's manager who is on the ground, little may be expected for the "nllies." "I know the committee has beaten lis flat," said one of the albes today. "They put tis down and out in short order but that does'nt mean that we are there to stay. Lots of people think we have been fanned into a deep Pleep and declare when the nominations are on we will awaken and climb into the band wagon. There will be nothing like that for ns. We will carry the fight to the credentials committee and if that has adopted the methods of the national comnittee, we will go before the eonvent5n and put up a scrap. We have'nt laid down and will not." Representative J. Francis Flurke and others expressed themselves as deep Jn the blue shadow today. "Good Lord is the national commit"tee working outside or inside," was Burke's comment today. He characterized the work of the committee, as savoring of work of a steamroller, it being the first use of this term by any of the politicians. Taftites Joyful. There was a feeling of joy in the Taft camp today which was reflected !n the reports that the "allies" had practically abandoned the fight and were preparing to climb into the band wagon. The report said that on the first ballot they would cast their ballots for their favorite sons nnd then nominate Taft by acclamation. There are a couple of highly interesting contests to still go before the national committee. The fight in Texas is warm on federal patronage. It 1b a case of Taft and Anti-Taft and National Committeeman C. A. Lyon is ithe leader of the Taftites. Although it is a real contest, the "allies" believe it will be futile on their part to push the matter. Who For Second Place. The Taft people bad time to take a deep breath and look over the vice presidential proposition today. Probably the two men most prominently mentioned are Secretary of the Treasury George R Cortelyou and Representative James H. Sherman of NewYork. William L. Ward of Xew York, has been informed that New York should j have second place and the tip has pone around that any man he men- j tions might be the man. j Assistant Treasurer Coolige is toj canvass the Cortelyou boom. The Sherman boom is in the hands of for mer Congressman Ut tatter of Clover-; ville. The friends of former Governor Murphy, of New Jersey and Governor Guild are working hard for them. John Hays Hammond, self annovnced

HOW IH THE FOLD

GREATLY DISCOURAGED vice presidential candidate will arrive here tomorrow. Woman to Work. Miss Zoe Akins, daughter of the national committeeman from Missouri will be in Chicago to appeal to the delegates to incorporate a plank in the platform favoring the opening of land in the Philippines to American negroes. President Gompeis of the American Federation of Labor left Washington today for Chicago to fight for anti-injunction plank in the republican platlorm. Platform Approved. The administration draft of the republican party's platform upon which Secretary of War Taft wishes to stand for his run for president, was brought into Chicago today by Wade Ellis from Washington. This draft of the proposed platform has been tinder many searching conferences at. the white house and it is said to contain many of Roosevelt s ideas with a few of Taft's sprinkled here and there. It is expected there will be little fighting over tlie platform. The "allied" candidates looked it over and none of them found fault with it. It is probable that little will be done about the platform until it is taken before the -convention. There is no telling what the delegates will do with it on the floor of the convention. Some silver tongues are liable to arise and throw the planks right, and left in an attempt to splinter everything in sight. The most important part of the platform and where the fight is most likely to center is about the anti-injunction plank which the administration intends to nail into it. President Gompers of the Federation of Labor is to be here to head the fight for this plank. There are others who would have it chopped into kindling wood. Governor Hughes got another supporter today when General Charles McAlpine reached Chicago from New York. Robert Taft, son of the secretary, will be in Chicago soon, and Henry W. Taft another rich brother of the secretary will also reach Chicago soon. Gets Four More. Secretary Wm. H. Taft was today handed two more contested delegations from South Carolina and bis total of pledged votes reached 491, the exact number necessary for nomination. The "allies'1 conceded there was no means now. of stopping the Taft nomination unless an unexpected stampede for Roosevelt should be started. Taft had an even 4S7 votes when today's session began. Before noon he had been given four more by the national committee. Those added delegates came from the two districts, each having two represenatives. The new delegates seated in Taft ranks are. First district. C. M. English. P. T. Richardson: Fifth district, W. E. Roykin and Thomas Hester. There remains 92 seats where there are contests. Of these Taft will receive the greater number of Texas, Virginia. Tennessee will probably be given to him in entirity. Hitchcock Optimistic. Out of the 189 unpledged delegates, it is estimated that the number voting for Taft will probably be greater than 100. This statement was made today by Frank H. Hitchcock, manager of the Taft forces and it was immediately indorsed by the republican leaders who are not intimately connected with the camp of the "allies." In fact, most of them thought Hitchcock too conservative and said they believed practically all unpledged delegates would be aboard the Taft band wagon in the first roll call At no time has there been any indication that any of the uninstructed delegates would join issue with the forces of the "allies" and since the hearing of the contests by the national (Continued on Page SevenU

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ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE. The eyes of the hip; moguls ff the Republican party in this state are directed toward Mr. Hovcridse liecatise of his apparent apathy towards the candidacy of Charles Warren Fairbanks for the presidency. Although stating that he would go to Chicago and work for Fairbanks if called to do so. he has received no call. He went to Chicago this afternoon but it is not thought he will overly exert himself in behalf of the man who has been his bitterest, political rival for many years. Beveridge is looked upon as a staunch Roosevelt supporter and therefore favors Secretary Taft. for the presidency.

HIS LIFE MAY . PAY FOR VICTORY Senator Foelker of New York Casts Vote Making AntiGambling Bill a Law. WILD SCE..i IN THE SENATE NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE HAS THERE BEEN A LIKE OUTBURST RACE TRACK LOBBYISTS CRESTFALLEN. Albans. June 11. -The New York state senate today passed the anti-race track gambling bill by a vote of 2 to :;.". Senator Foelker, of Staatsburg. with two doctors, was in attendance as he came to Albany in a wheel chair yet in a serious condition from operation for appendicitis. Tottering he i stood casting the deciding vote and sank exhausted into bis seat. Then ! followed the wildest scene ever witi nossed in the senate chamber. ! The bill makes it a felony to conj duct bookmaking, punishable ts' im prisonment without option of fine. Race track lobbyists are crestfallen in their defeat- Foelker's condition is serious and he may die. A Window in Chicago Jewelry House Broken and Valuables Taken. ROBBERS MADE ESCAPE. Chicago, 111., June 11. Two unmasked men broke a window in Hs--man Berges Company's jewelry store ; at State and Washington streets, at j an early hour this morning and swept : $5,000 worth of jewelry into a bag j and escaped by running up the enj trance of the elevated railroad where the night watchman lost trace of them in the confusion of stairways and platforms. CASE CONTINUED. Thompson to Be Given Hearing Monday, on Another continuance has been granted in the case of the State vs. Thompson, charged with selling liquor to minors. Thompson's attorney, W. H. Kelles-, asked for t postponement until Mondas' and his request was granted. PROPHET. ; THE WEATHER INDIANA Fair Thursday night; warmer in north portion; Friday fair, warmer; light northeast winds shifting to southeast. OHIO Fair Thursday night; Friday partly cloudy and warmer; light northeast to tail wind

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SUES TOWNSHIP 10 OBTAIN LAUD Sold Real Estate to School Corporation Several Years Ago. NOW WANTS IT BACK. DEED PROVIDED FOR ITS RETURN IF SCHOOL PURPOSES EVER WERE ABANDONED, AS IS THE CASE NOW. Stephen Thomas, a resident, of New Garden township, has entered suit against Ij. O. Anderson as trustee of j the township and the township school ; corporation, to recover real estate and quiet title. Thomas is SeeKinfT Q obtain a tract of land that was sold to William A. Clements, township trustee, July 18. 1SS0. It is alleged that one clause in the deed read as follows: "Said above described real estate to be used for school purposes by said Xew Garden township and if at any time hereafter said township shall cease to use said land for school purposes the same shall revert, to said Stephen Thomas." It is alleged that in accord with the deed and contract a school building was erected. School was maintained until the end of the school 3-ear of 1906 and 1907 at which time the building was abandoned and the school abolished. It was abandoned by Trustee Anderson in accord with the state law providing for the discontinuance of all township schools with an average daily attendance of less than twelve puipls. The plaintiff is seeking to obtain the school property tinder the stipulations of the original deed. The point advanced is one that will be of interest throughout the state, when tlie court rules. There is believed to be a number of similar conveyance of property in the state for school purposes and in case of abandonment the original owner or his estate may peek to secure control of the land again. DAY IM RETIRE Said He Will No Longer Act as Chancellor of Syracuse University. IS TO TAKE A VACATION. New York, June 1. The early retirement of Chancellor Day of Syracuse University, is predicted. The board of trustees has announced it had been authorized to grant Day a vacation of eight months and pay all his expenses on a trip. Day is not anxious to take a vacation which masprecipitate dissensions in the board of trustees, caused bs the attention attracted to Day by his public criticism of Roosevelt's policies and because he defended the trusts, particitijgjig Rockefeller.

Actual Work on New West Second Street Viaduct Be-

gins With the Driving of j Piles on the Spot. COST OF IMPROVEMENT WILL REACH $65,000. Board of Arbitration Will Settle All Disputes Which May Arise-1- Terms of Agreement. Actual work in preparation for the construction of the subway crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad tracks and West. Second street has been begun. Immense piles arc being driven along the tracks. They will be made use of as temporary supports for the tracks when the excavating process is in progress. An immense amount of dirt and gravel will have to be removed. It is not probable the two viaducts can be const rut ted and the st reet completed before next winter. The viaduct will be in two sections -one sustaining the tracks of the Indianapolis division of the P. C. C. V St. L. railway and the other the tracks of the Richmond division and the Grand Rapids and Indianapolis lines. The first will lie a short distance north of Chestnut street and the second will abutt on State street. The estimated cost of the entire improvement, including the street, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, sewer, sub and super structures, approximate $t;.Vxn. The city agrees to pay -l per cent of the cost of constructing the snb and suier structures and to bear the entire cost of street and sewer improvenients. The estimated city's share of the viaduct cost is -jn.;7: that or

,. ,' .. ... ' komo. risked his own life and that of 1 nder the terms of the agreement be-1 tween the railroad company and the j a eompanion, whose name is unknown, city, the contracts for the construe-I and completely wrecked a beautiful tion of the sub and super structures j sixty-horse power Thomas Flyer, costwere awarded by the former and the j jnp: s.-,,oiio. The accident occurred city attended to the street and sewer early yesterday morning while Mr. construction work. The sewer is in ; Beck was driving his car at a rapid process of construction and nearing j Bpeed through East Germantown in an

completion. As soon as possible the construction of the street will be undertaken. Each party to the contract is empowered to make a bill against the otlver for the payment of its share of the costs. Board of Arbitration. This is the first, public, improvement contract entered into by the city which provides for a board of arbitration to settle all disputes that may arise. It is provided b' the agreement that each party to the contract shall name one "l'-'l. I m riinii 1 v t. a third. In case either contracting par ty can not decide upon its representa-

tive within fifu-on riavs after notice of i rHiMl ,n' la"n niai-uine smasneu contest has been given, the judge of , lnto a Uec- violent was the conthe Wayne circuit court shall name the tart ,hal th(x tree wa ,,aflI' splintered a.r0i The n, ,-,.-o,.oH,,vA shnii nro. i"nd the entire car was smashed into

vail, if the two representatives can not decide amicably mum the third. The decision of the board of arbitration j shall be final. Marks an Epoch. To a certain extent the beginning of construction work on the subway marks an epoch in the public improvement history of the city. Residents of West Richmond and Fairview made the primary demand for the construction of some kind of crossing that would provide a means of approach between the two sections of the West Side. At present there is no intervening street between Sheridan street on the east, which is located close to the river bank and West Fifth street, which marks the western limit of the city's territors. History of Agitation. The agitation has been current for about ten years. It has been prominent in politics and became an issue in the last mayoralty- contest. It was charged by West Siders that the administration of Dr. W. W. Zimmerman had broken faith and failed to carry out its promise to have the crossing put in. The Seventh ward repudiated the physician mayor and his opponent was elected. The assessment had been levied and paid. Damages had been awarded and paid, but nothing had been done toward bringing about the realization of West Siders" dreams. Complaint was general. The city had acquired a laree fund by the payment of the assessment and in the years that have passed it has been diverted to other channels as there ha been no demand to expend it for the original .... purpose. To meet tne city s payment now. it will become necessary to provide another shift in the appropriations. The terms of the agreement provide that the crossing shall offer a clear- ( Continued on Page Two.)

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CieveLnui. V). June 11. A traction car on the Euclid Heights lino struck a stick of dynamite early today, ana it was blown up and seven persons seriously injured. The Rev. Father Michael Gil. lay. of Moline. Ills., and Justice of Peace John Murphy. of Cleveland Heights ate among the injured. Two sticks of dynamite were found on the opposite tracks, alongside. The strike has r. vr been officially declared off and the police suspect these depredations have a possible connection therewith. AUTOIST RISKS LIFE AND WRECKS MACHINE FOR CHILD Rather Than Run Down East Germantown Youngster, Mr. Beck of Kokomo Drives Car Into a Tree. ACT OF BRAVERY WAS NOTEWORTHY. Boy Named Gehring Ran Into The Street and Became Confused, Which Nearly Cost Him His Life. To save the life or a five year old boy, the son of Nicholas Gehring of Kast Germantown. a Mr. Beck of Ko effort to reach Richmond in time for an early breakfast. Just after entering Hast Germantown, Beck saw the Gehring child run out of a store and directly in front of a traction engine. When the child saw his danger he became confused and stepped directly in the path of the fast approaching automobile. Reck sounded his horn and Immediately did everything in his power to stop the car. but his efforts were ufcIcss. Heck then had the alternative of running his car against a tree or striking the little. Ixn. Naturally he chose the former course and with a 1 -. 1. 2 i . i a pile of junk. As the car turned toward the tree in an effort to avoid the Gehring child, the little fellow, hopelessly confused, ran in the direction of the car. The wheel lender caught him just before the car collided with the tree and the lad was tossed into the air but he scrambled to his feet and ran as fast as his little legs would carry him. A few hours after the wreck, the ruined car was towed to Cambridge Citj-, from where it was shipped to the factory for repairs. It is understood that Mr. Beck bought the car last Saturdaj-. WORK PROGRESSING Thought Y. M. C. A. Will Be Done by September 1, But Not Before. WILL KNOW NEXT MONTH. Notwithstanding the rapid progress in the erection of the Y. M. C. A. building, it is not thought that the building will be completed before the time specified in the contract for the erection of the buildintr, September 1. The first storv- of the building is now tip and the work of building up the walls i of the sf,'on'3 6tor' ls bt'inS rapid!;i rmtV. c-A Secretary Godwin, of the Y. M. C. A., stated this morning thav'it was not anticipated that it would be possible to have the formal opening of the building before September 1, but that this would be better known by the middle of next month.

Indiana Delegation Will Leave Indianapolis, Monday, With Capital City's Mayor at the Head.

HANLY PREPARING HIS NOMINATING SPEECH. He Will Place the Name of Charles Warren Fairbanks Before the ConventionOther State News. (Special Correspondence. Indianapolis, June 11. The program for the great round up of Hoosiers at the Chicago convention has been completed in the rough, and the FairtapJs boosters will be transported to the city by the lake on special trains. An effort is to be made to crowd onto on train, but if tho demand becomes too great, there will be more than one, the two running in sections. Mayor Rookwalter is to bo the chief booster, and the "imposing demonstration" will go at once to the Auditorium Annex. whi'P the headquarters will be. As the Fairbanks headquarters are at the same hotel, there will lo a surplus of Indianlans at this hostelry that shoubJ make the welkin ring. The Marion club, which is to have a look-in at th. convention, will go 500 strong, most of the members in marching uniform. They will b headed by a. drum and bugle corps of twenty-four and a band of nearly thirty pieces. It is also likely that the McKinley club, a younger republican organization of Im!lannpv lis, will send a delegation in marching outfit. As it has been promised that all those In marching uniform will have admission to the floor of the convention, for a short tlm at least, there is a rush to join the "imposing demonstration." Many hundreds who are aware that there is no chance of petting inside the coliseum will no along just to witness the side, shows, such as street parades and noise-making scenes. That the Fairbanks crowd will furnish plenty of the latter goes without raying, but they all admit that there wttl be nothing more to it than mere noise. It is given out from state republican headquarters that, on Wednesday there will be a big parade of all the marching clubs drawn to C licago by the convention, and the parade is to go right through the coliseum from the Wabash avenue to the Michigan avenue entrance. While this enlivening scene is on. the delegates are supposed to be in their seats and also to furnish much of the noise and hurrah. All this being out of the way, the convention will proceed to business and nominate Taft. And it is quite interesting to note the placidity with which the Fairbanks cohorts are accepting the unqucst ioned proposition that the war secretary will win as he wishes. Once named, the Indiana delegation will tear out its lungs, so to speak, and the grand round un for Taft will be as enthusiastic as though opposition to him had never been heard of. Want-Riding Space. Numerous requests have been rreived from over the state for ridipg space on the ronveution sprrial or specials that are to leave here Monday, tinles-? the time of departure should be changed to Sunday, which is poHKible. The disposition ls to accommodate everybody who desires to go, but those In charge of this feature of the fireworV. desire to have it understood that applications must close in time to make a definite estimate of the number going. Several Richmondits who prefer to go with the crowd have made inquiries and it looks a through the specials from Indianapolis would be the real and only "oricial" boom-carriers from within the bordr of Indiana. Hanly Busy on Speech. Gov Hanlv- has been busy on his speech which is to be delivered at the Chicago convention nominating Fairbanks. It i3 to be hi greatest effort, according to those who know something of what the speech contains, and the. thousand delegates who hear Indiana ? governor, many for the first time, will take notice of hi3 oratorical powers and not soon forget. The speech will extol the conservatism of the vice-president and. upon this ground, urge him as the safest and most logical candidate for the troublous political times jn which we ar living. There will also be a stron? reference to the fact that the Indiana man fs a candidate witho.tt factions, and that the party can unite on him without endangering friction from any quarter. The speech, it is understood, contains about 3,000 words. Adair Fears Nothing. The renomination of Congressman John A. M. Adair, of Portland, by the democrats of the Eighth district. In convention at Union City, was of course, by acclamation. But the speech of Mr. Adair was the feature. He promised when he went to congress that he would not be guided bypartisanship, and tis record Bb.ow