Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 134, 28 June 1908 — Page 1

ABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 134. RICII3IOND, IND., SUNDAY 3IORXING, JUNE 28, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS. WILLIAM JENHIHGS BRYAN IS WHOLE PARTY OHIO ITSELF MRS. CLEVELAND TO GET SPECIAL PENSION STATE COMMITTEE MEETS THIS WEEK TO LAY ITS PLANS COURT WILL DECIDE FAMOUS ROAD CASE CONFERENCE ENDS WITH NO CHAIRMAN BEING CHOSEII DECLARES AN AMNESTY AND ORDERS ELECTION She Will Probably Get $5,000 Yearly. May Sustain Commissioners In His Decision.

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;HIS CHOICE IS CHOSEN AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN Theodore A. Bell of California, Named, Notwithstand i n g Threatened Revolt of the Committee. Denver, Col., June 27. William JenInlngs Bryan is the democratic party lot the United States, j. That is the official decree of the .sub-committee on arrangements that I met this afternoon to prepare for the (coming convention. The committee 'selected without protest Bryan's man j for temporary chairman, Theodore A. iBell, of California, the selection was I made not because the committee , wanted Bell, but because Mayor Dahli man of Omaha, Bryan's intimate i friend, brought word that Bryan wantjed him. While six of the nine votes I In the subcommittee were pledged . against Bell, the members decided afiter a private caucus to give Bryan jwhat he wants. I Dahlman also brought word that 1 Congressman Henry Clayton, of AlaI bama, is Bryan's Choice for permanj ent chairman, therefore it is a safe gamble that Clayton will be selected. ,Urey Woodson of Kentucky, was selected for general secretary; John 1. '.Martin, of Missouri, for sergeant-at-jarms; J. C. Fenn, of Indiana, assistjant sergeant-at-arms; N. D. Crutcht field, of Kentucky, parliamentarian; Eugene W Sullivan, of Illinois, chief .'doorkeeper and C. D. Caples of Orej gon, official historian. Reading clerks and the like are to ;be named by Secretary Woodson, and j assistants sergeants-at-arms, messenigers, etc., by Chairman Taggart. All Were Surprised. There were no more surprised people in Denver than the members of the ! subcommittee themselves at the selecItion of Bell to deliver the keynote ad dress for the fall campaign. They did not know except by newspaper report )that Bryan wanted him until today and they did not believe that the Ne'braskan, with his strong ideas for .temperance and his anti-saloon principles, could have chosen a Californian, I who is the official head of the Order lof Eagles, a so-called saloon order, f Within a half hour after Dahlman arrived, however, the Sullivan-Tag-jgart combination not only knew that j Bryan asked for Bell's appointment, but demanded it. Thev even heard officially that the Nebraskan had promised Bell the place and had conferred with Bell on the details of the speech that is to be made. When they got that information the (combination went into a little caucus and after talking the matter over decided to give Bryan everything he wants and put the responsibility for everything upon him. J Dahlman was expected to bring the Lincoln, Nebraska, platform with him to Denver, as well as to name the temporary chairman. It is understood Ithat the platform will be sent on by Mayor Brown, of Lincoln, who is the Nebraska member of the committee Ion resolutions. Virtually the platform iBryan wants will be the Nebraska platform with some additions. Dahlrman said, "one Important matter will be the anti-injunction plank. That jwill be about what labor people are asking, I think." NO NEWTHEATRE Keith Will Not Enter Richmond Next Winter as Announced. AN AGREEMENT REACHED. .That the Keith vaudeville people will not build a theater in Richmond Is now an established fact, according to Manager O. G. Murray, of the New XJhillips. An agreement has been reached between Keith and Murray & Sun, whereby the Keith firm gets a share In the booking proceeds of the Murray & Sun circuit. The Keith people do most of the booking for the vaudeville stage and when they failed to -come to terms with the local vaudeville manager, thev threatened to invade Richmond with a new theater and compete for the patronage. Since that time. settlement has been reached and Keith will get a certain percentage from the booking receipts for the Murray & Sua houses-

Washington, D. C, June 27. A resolution granting Mrs. Grover Cleveland a five thousand dollar pension annually will be passed at the next session of congress, it is reported here today. Mrs. Clevelaand will be one of two presldtnt's widows enjoying a special bounty from the American people. Mrs.' Garfield has received a pension of five thousand every year since 1882.

WOMEN SHOULD PLAY IMPORTANT PART IN FIGHT They Should Insist That They Get Pure Milk If the Present Campaign Is Successful. INSPECTOR OWENS POINTS OUT THE GOOD RESULTS. Says Terre Haute Has Been Revolutionized Along Food Line Since Women Began To Make Demands. John Owens, state inspector of foods and drugs, now operating in this city to the great confusion of numerous dairymen who have been selling impure milk to the residents of this city states that a great deal depends on the women of Richmond as to whether the efforts of the state to give the people of this city pure milk Is suc cessful. Mr. Owens states that the greater part of the milk daily sold in this city is to the householders and that in nearly every case milk used for pri vate consumption is purchased by women. "If the women of Richmond insist upon pure milk being sold in Richmond then the people of Richmond will drink pure milk. I do not think that the Richmond women have real ized the. deplorable condition existing in the majority of the dairies in this county. Now that this fact has been forcibly, brought to their attention I look for them to take some action. The department that I represent stands willing to assist to the fullest extent any effort made by the Richmond women in behalf of pure milk," stated Mr. Owens. Women's Clubs Assist, Mr. Owens says that at the last meeting of the Federation of Women's clubs held at Terre Haute, which is his headquarters, considerable time was devoted to the discussion of the pure food laws of this state. A committee was then appointed to assist in furthering the pure food movement in this state. Since that time. Mr. Owens stated, women's clubs in various parts of thfc state have taken up the pure food, agitation with most beneficial results. Mr. Owens states that his department is constantly receiving applications from women's clubs for information on the state laws covering sanitation in dairies, groceries, drug stores, confectionaries, etc. Should Demand Pure Food. Mr. Owens suggests that the women of this city follow the example established by the various women's clubs in Terre Haute. He says that they decided to Insist on pure food being sold in that city. A mass meeting of members of all women's clubs in that city was called and a resolution was adopted to the effect that the Federation of Women's clubs of Terre Haute stand sponser for the white list certificate, to be issued to all places found to be operating in conformity with the state pure food laws. This plan received the hearty indorsement of the Terre Haute press and public and the city inspectors now make inspections of all business establishments and file their reports with the state food and drug inspector. If these reports show the various stores to be in a clean and healthy condition the state inspector under his seal issues white list certificates. This plan has been of the utmost benefit to the public health in Terre Haute and the business men have fallen In line with the movement and heartily favor it. When It was first started hundreds of business men made applications for inspection so that they could secure white list certificates, which are of the greatest importance to them, as the women of Terre Haute have signed an agreement not to patronize any establishment which cannot show a white list certificate. Last week about 72 per cent of the business men of Terre Haute had white list certificates and in a short time it is expected that this percentage will be raised to 90 per cent.

Republicans High in Party Councils Will Attend Sessions in Indianapolis During The Coming Week.

BRYAN AS UNSAFE AS EVER SAYS A MANUFACTURER. Indianapolis Man Says If Nebraskan Is Placed in White House He Will Carry Out Pet Hobbies. Special Correspondent. Indianapolis, June 27. It now seems likely that the republican state committee will get together about the middle of next week Thursday or perhaps as late as Friday to consider the active work of the campaign. The call for the meeting will be issued not later than Monday it is said. At this meeting the entire work of the campaign will be gone over, and assignments will be made to numerous sub-committees. It is stated that the party organization will be stimulated in every possible way, as it is agreed that the democrats will make stupendous efforts to carry Indiana, especially if John W. Kern should be nominated for the vice-presidency. Congressional nominees, district chairman and even workers in the respective counties will be welcome at tb.e meeting, and there will be a thorough canvass of conditions and prospects. The as signment of spellbinders will be a mat ter of importance and they will be let loose wherever there appears to be weak spots. All Not For Bryan While it has been the opinion of many that most of those who refused to support Bryan eight years ago are in line for him now, it is interesting to read what an implement manufacturer of Indianapolis said to your correspon dent on this matter. This is it: "I am a democrat. I have consistently voted against Bryan and will do so again. And my reasons are the same as those that prompted my ac tion in other presidential elections Ro6sevelt has done many good, un popular things, but he has been right Taft is his choice, and will carry out his policies, no matter what may be said of alliances with corporations and trusts. If Bryan was unsafe before he is unsafe now. Once in the white house he will attempt to foist on the country his pet theories and will delay perhaps for years, a revival of business. His election, in short, would be a disquieting influence that no amount of faith in him could overcome, and I prefer to move along the line that is least antagonistic to my own inter ests, which are, I think, identical with the interests of thousands of others in business life. I think you will find that many of those who have kept aloof from Bryan democrats, I mean will again refuse to accept him and will stay on the republican side of the fence." Hanly Takes No Action. Gov. Hanly has not yet taken anv action in regard to the exodus of gam biers from Louisville to the north bank of the Ohio in Floyd county, where a gambling camp has been es tablished. He is making a thorough investigation, however, and may act at any moment. He will make use of the state's militia if the Floyd county officials do not do their duty, and do it promptly and the gamblers will be run out of Indiana in a hurry when the move begins. Why they were ever permitted to invade Indiana is a mystery to the state officials as they feel sure that the camp could not be established without the knowledge of the Floyd county sheriff. City Awaits Taft. Indianapolis is awaiting the word from William H. Taft. and there will be keen disappointment if he is not obtained as an exhibit for the corner sione laying ot tne new Y. M. C. A. building now in process of construction. The invitation to attend has been in the hands of Mr. Taft for two or three days and his answer is being anxiously awaited. The date for the ceremonies has been left to his convenience, and it is likely that the time will be set for some day in the third week of July. It is intended that the visit of the nominee shall be made purely non-partisan, although he will naturally fall into the hands of the poitical organizations here for an informal reception should the time spent here permit any side attractions of the kind. Mr. Taft has always interested himself in Y. M. C. A. affair3 and has the highest opinion of the organization as being one of practical worth to the young men of the country, and as the date is left open to meet his own wishes, there is a strong hope that he will accept. Should he consent to come, the ceremonies will be made use of for a state rally of the organization.THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Showers and cooler Sunday or Sunday night; winds beoming south and freah

It is probable Judge Fox of the

Wayne circuit court will render his opinion in the Washington township road case next week. The judge has had the matter under advisement for some time. Any protracted delay on his part will interrupt any- work being done on the road this season, if he decides in favor of the petitioners of the road. .The question was placed before the court upon appeal from the county commissioners court. It is anticipated the judge will sustain the action of the commissioners in dealing with the road matter. ES BE GIVEN A TRIAL IN WAYNE Although County Commissioners Have Not Committed Themselves, It Is Thought They Favor Test. MANY ADVANTAGES ARE POINTED OUT. All Forms of Election Corruption Are Prevented by the Most Modern Method of Voting. Although they did not care to take precipitate action upon the voting machine proposition yesterday, it is telieved the county commissioners favor giving them a test. Of the large number of voters '. .ro visited the courthouse yesterday and gave the machines a trial, only a few found any objections. When their exceptions were stated and the operator given an opportunity to explain, even these were removed. In order to receive a further expression of sentiment from the voters, the machine company Las agreed to leave a machine at the court house for the next two weeks. Dur ing this time the voters will have ample opportunity to make tests and express their views. Voters Can Scratch. The new style machines afford the voter opportunity to scratch a Mcket as many times as he desires and there is absolutely no possibility of his making a mistake. By pulling a small lever he scratches the name of one candidate and it becomes impossible for him to vote for any other candidate for the same office. He can vote for one man for every office on every ticket and he is without a chance of spoiling his ballot. He can not vote until he has thrown his party lever. Machines Stop Bribery. Many advantages are claimed for the machines by the makers. The machine makes voting absolutely secret. He is compelled to vote a secret ballot. It stops bribery. The vote buyer does not give money in the absence of tangible evidence hat the voter will not '"deliver the goods." It makes it Impossible to vote more than once. It prevents identification of the vote. The paper ballot admits of many ways for the voter to mark it for the purpose of sale and many ways to be marked by the election clerk for the purpose of "keeping tab." The blank vote is eliminated. Absolutely accurate returns -are given. Every vote is recorded infallibly without the intervention of human agency. Returns are unalterable. Election contests are stopped. Buffalo, N. Y., has used the machines nine years without a single contest. Ira mediate returns are given. There are no tedious delays waiting for the counting of the ballot. Independent voting is encouraged. Machines do not need repairing. The metals are protected and are non-corrosive. The consolidation of election precincts and the saving of expense is permitted. It saves forty to sixty per cent of election v expenses. The voters are pleased by the results. It won't cheat and can't be beat. It is in extensive use having been adopted by the legislature of twenty states and being in use In 773 cities and towns. Over a million voters use it every election. Press Favors Machine. Expressions of the press wherever the machines have been used were favorable. The following clippings are from the news columns: Buffalo, N. Y. News. "Every movement for ballot reform that does not include machine voting as its goal is time and effort at-d money wasted." Syracuse, N. Y., Post-Standard. "The voting machine is here to stay until something is found as much better than the voting machine as the voting machine is better than the Australian ballot. Troy. X. Y., Record "The voting (Continued on Page Four.) -

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Tlflis, June 27. Fighting between the Shah's forces and the revolutionary, faction has been gojng on for several days near the Russian frontier. It it quiet in Teheran. The Shah has declared an amnesty and new elections to the parliament have been ordered for three months hence.

Teheran. June 27. The Persian minister of finance and family have taken refuge in the Italian legation.- Some of the deputies have sought protection at the French legation and the number of refugees at the British legation is increasing. The demolishing of parliament buildings has been stopped.

AT WILLIAMSBURG c, C. & L. Freight Train Leaves the Rails There Saturday. TRAFFIC IS TIED UP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT THAT THE ROAD WASN CLEARED DAMAGE IS HEAVY. Wrilliamsburg, Ind.. June. 27. By the breaking of a flange on a westbound freight train passing through here at C:.8 o'clock this morning, a disastrous wreck followed. Train serCincinnati & Louisville railroad was delayed. The track for a distance of ('.." feet was torn up. Rails were twisted about like hairpins and ties were chopped into splinters as the wheels passed over them. Five box cars were thrown oft the track and smashed into kindling wood. It was necessary to transfer passengers and it was not until 8 o'clock this evening that regular traffic was resumed. The wreck did not result in injury to any member of the train crew. The train was whirling around the long curve just east of town at a rapid speed when the cars left the rails. The engineer did not notice the lurch of the cars at once and it was some time before he shut off steam and stopped the train. The cars following the one with the broken wheel bumped about in a strange manner, leaping into the air and zigzagging back and forth across the tracks. Rails were torn from the ties and bent into the bottoms of the cars. Others were thrust into the air and twisted into all sorts of shapes. Four of the cars were empty and the fifth was a double capacity gondola loaded with gravel. It was overturned. Following the wreck word was sent and in a short time a force of men was put to work repairing the track. It was necessary to tear up the entire section of damaged track. New ties had to be Inserted as many of the ties were ground into pieces no larger than splinters. Seldom have wrecks occurred which destroyed the ties in a more complete manner. The fifty men that were put to work had to restore the grade before new ties could be laid and prepared for the rails. As an odd coincident the gravel car overturned right where the destruction of the road bed was most thorough. The gravel dumped on the ground was used In restoring the grade. There was no other gravel at hand and without that from the car -repairs would have been seriously hampered.

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NO OPPOSITION TO INJUNCTION Traction Co. Will Not Oppose Remonstrance Against Use of 23rd Street. DEEP CUT IS NECESSARY. TRACKS THROUGH GLEN MILLER PARK NOT WANTED DEAL FOR "DEPOT SITE PROGRESSES D. & W. WANTS FRANCHISE. To induce the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction company to use some street other than North Twenty-third Btreet for the purpose of its freight line a petition is being signed by residents of the eastern portion of the city. The company intends to start work on the Twentythird street extension tomorrow. The residents will attempt to enjoin the company in this case. It is understood that the railroad company will not contest any injunction proceedings, and if such be undertaken the freight line will be laid on North Twenty-second street. The North Twentieth street .proposition has been abandoned upon the strength of a petition circulated by Will Campbell and others. A few of the down town merchants have refused to sign the remonstrance against the use of North Twentythird street stating that their signatures might tend to harm their business interests. Promoters of the remonstrance assert these same merchants did not hesitate to express their views when it was proposed to pe?mit the use of Main street -for freight service. Deep Cut Is Necessary. In order to make Twenty-third street of practical use for trackage service it will be necessary to make a cut of six or seven feet through the southwestern section of Glen Miller park. Such despoliation of the city's park is not favored by the general public and there is no doubt that if the reraonstrators called upon others than the residents of the East End to sign the remonstrance they would find many willing to do so. For years the city council has refused to permit the street car company to place a line into the park for passenger " service alone, although there are many advocates of such a move. It is claimed that such action would be incomparable to permitting the company to make the proposed cut, thus" practically removing one section from the park. Twenty-third street intersects the portion of the park made use of for camping purposes at the Chautauqua. To run a traction line through this section would deprive the chau-

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Matters Concerning Depart-

ment of War Take Part of Taft and Roosevelt's Time Saturday. LOEB OFFERED PLACE BUT HE DECLINES. Says at End of Roosevelt's Term He Will Retire and Therefore Will Not Accept Chairmanship. New York. June 27. At a conference at Oyster Ray today between President Roosevelt, William H. Taft and National Committeemen Kellogg and Ward, the position of chairman of the republican national committee , was offered to the president's secretary, William Loeb, Jr. When Loeb was offered the position he replied: "Thank you very much, but I cannot accept the chairmanship. My decision is irreversable." Secretary Taft then offered to Loeb if elected, any , position within his gift. To this Ixcb replied that he had definitely decided to retire to private life at the expiration of Roosevelt's term and it would be impossible for him to accept any public office. Taft expressed deep regret. The conference then resumed, but according to one man present absolutely no decision was reached by Taft as to the chairman he will ask the committee to name. General Wright, who will succeed Taft as secretary was present but took no part In the chairmanship discussion. He had a talk with the president and Taft upon matters concerning the department, however. Affairs in Panama which have been handled so skilfully by Secretary Taft, may bother the new war secretary for a short time. It has been planned to place 1,200 marines on the Isthmus. Matters in the Philippines and Cuba were also sad to have been discussed in detail at the conference. Secretary Taft unfolded his own plans which he had, solving difficult questions and Mr. Wright listened atten-. tively to all the counsel thus given him. After finishing the conference. Taft and Ward were taken in one of the government automobiles to Long Is-, land City, where they started for Washington. Taft said to the reporter: "Had a fine luncheon at the president's and General Wright and I talked over department matters. I ran't say a word about the chairmanship ' now. A meeting of the sub-committee wiH be held In Washington on July 8. Committeeman Ward evaded all questions. Kellogg remained with the' president for about an hour after the other guests had left. As he departed ' for New York he said he could not discuss C chairmanship of the national committee as nothing had been determined. SEVERAL ELKS GO TO NATIONAL MEETING Will Leave for Dallas in the, flear FutureSoon after the Fourth, the Richmond delegation to the National Convention of the B. P. O. E. will leave ' for Dallas, Texas, there to hob nob with the an tiered brethren from far and near. Those who will go from here are Charles Land. Frank Crutt'p, J. H. Broomhall and the Exalted Rule. of the local lodge, Arthur A. Burr. The big gathering commences on July 12, and extends through the week. Many of the visitors will take their wives and Texas Is getting ready to return ' to the days and ways of Sam Houston and Kit Carson while the herd of Elks . is loitering near. VERNLE WILL NOT BE BOILT THIS YEAR Decided to Delay New Building On Account of Funds. Nothing Is to be done toward the buildlnj of the new Wernle Home until next spring, although solicitors sre out among the members of the Lutheran church raising the funds required for the structure. It Is estimated that $35,000 will be necessary to raze the old building and erect the new one and as it will take several months.'the board of managers hay decided 'to commence in the sorlnc