Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 151, 15 July 1908 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOlt XXXIII. NO. 151. , RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

BREWERS CORNERED Cannot Sell Tonica as a Temperance Drink in Dry ' Territory. IT IS A MALT LIQUOR.

JOHN W. KERN SIX MEN ARE KILLED CLEVER FORGER Man in Whose Honor Great Nonpartisan Reception is Planned E ESCAPES FROM POLICE DRAGNET Explosion in Coal Shaft This Afternoon Entombs Six Others. THIS EVENING

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110 OCCASION FOR CONTEST OF THE W. B. LEEDS WILL flis Son, Rudolph G. Leeds, on Return From New York, States He Is Satisfied With Arrangement. NEWSPAPER TALK WITHOUT GROUND.

But Few Are Acquainted With The Provisions of the Famous Millionaire's Will, the Son Being One. Rudolph G. Leeds returned today from New York where he attended the funeral of his father, William B. Ieds the multi-millionaire who recently died in Paris. France. "The will of my father has been read and I am perfectly familiar with Its contents." stated Mr. Leeds this morning. "The provisions ot this will are entirely satisfactory to mo and there is no cause for contesting it. My father divided his estate In the fairest possible manner. "All newspaper talk regarding the division of, my father's estate havo been purely fiction as but few a'e fa miliar with the contents ot the will end certainly not the newspaoais. 'the New York dispatch sent out last evening, parts of which were rermiiated by Mr. Leeds reads as fol lows: "The will of William B. Leeds, who Hied In Paris on June 23, will be offer ed for probate n-ixt month according to ir'ormation received from abroad by friends of Mr. Leeds. The will is In the possession or "ewis Cass Leiyard, Mr. Leeds' attorney, who is still in Europe and wi:i b brought ovr by Jr. Ledyard early In August. It would surprise none of Mr. Leeds' friends if the proceedings for probate were followed by a spirited contest. The Information received by Mr. Leeds' friend 8 Is that the will cuts out absolutely the first wife of the testator, Jeanette Irene Gaar Leeds, who Is now living In Richmond, Ind., the linme of both Mr. Leeds and His first !Wlte. The first Mrs. Leeds, who assisted Mr. Leeds materially in his early business career, got a divorce from her husband after they had been married seventeen years. This was In 1900, and it was reported widely that she received at the time $1,000,000 in lieu of alimony. This report, it was declared today, was erroneous, though the first Mrs. Leeds never took the pains to deny it. Not only, it was declared, did she not receive $1,000,000, but has never benefited in the slightest degree from her husband's estate. tone was extremely anxious to get a divorce and made no fight for a money settlement. ' Though the will makes no provision for the first wife, to Mr. Leeds' son by that wife is bequeathed $1,000,000, either outright or in trust. This son, . Rudolph Leeds, is 22 years old, is mar ried and lives in Richmond. Ind. An unsuccessful contest by his mother could not jeopardize his inheritance, while a successful contest would large ly Increase it. The will Is understood to bequeath an estate valued at between $8,000,000 and $10,000,000. The only other spec! f 1c bequest of importance apart from that to Rudolph Leeds is one of the second wife, who at the time of her marriage was Mrs. Nannie May Stew art Worthington. To her Mr. Leeds leaves all his real property. The most valuable pieces are bouse at 987 Fifth avenue, this city, for which Mr. Leeds paid $250,000 and Rough Point, the Newport villa, which Mr. Leeds bougnt from Frederick Van derbilt for $500,000. In Mr. Leeds' lifetime the second wife received valuable presents of jewelry and, It Is thought, large blocks of securities. The residuary estate, worth probab ly $7,000,000, Is left to an infant, by the second wife. This bequest. It is understood, is made in trust until the child attams his majority. The Unit ed States Trust company and George F. Baker, president of the First National bank, are named in the will as ex ecutors. GOVERNMENT WINS CASE AGAINST MONON Injunction Granted Restrain ing Railroad From Issuing Passes. Chicago, 111., July 13. Judge Kohlsaat today granted the Injunction sought by the government restraining the Monon railroad from issuing passes In return for advertising. This Includes transportation to the newspapers.

Indianapolis, Ind., July 15. In a test suit" brought by the state, Special Judge Moore at Frankfort, holds that Tonica, a so called temperance drink put out by the brewers for those communities where saloons are wiped out, is a malt liquor and cannot be sold without a license. The case is to be appealed.

KNEW THAT DEATH ANGEL WAS HEAR After Suffering Many Weeks A. G. Compton Expired Last Night. WAS A PROMINENT CITIZEN. HE WAS HONORED AND RESPECTED BY ALL AND THIS RESPECT WAS REFLECTED IN OFFICES OF TRUST TENDERED HIM. It was only fifteen minutes after the time he had prophesied death would come to him, A. G. Compton died at his home 348 Randolph street last evening at 6:55. At 2:40 o'clock Mr. Compton told his wife and members of the family gathered at his bedside he would be with them but four hours more. Death brought relief after five month3 of severest suffering and came as the result of a complication of diseases. The deceased was 62 years of age. He is survived by the widow, Mary P.; daughters, Mrs. George Coleman, of Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. George Ross, of Chicago and Miss Blanche; sons: Roy H. and Edwin Lawrence; a brother. Charles Compton of Columbus, Ind., and a sls-i ter, Mrs. Ann Stubbs, of Wabash, Ind. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the home. It will be in charge of Richmond Lodge & A. M. of which deceased was a member. The burial will be at Earlham cemetery. All the arrangements have not been completed and more definite announcement will be made tomorrow. Friends may call it. the home this evening from 7 to 0 o'clock and Thursday at any time. Mr. Compton was assessor of Wayne county for ten years. At the time of his death he was secretary of Richmond Lodge of Masons, which office he had held eleven years consecutively. He was a member of Sol Meredith Post G. A. R. and a former comman der and adjutant. Authority on Tax Laws. "I expect that A. G. Compton was one of the highest authorities on the tax laws of this state to be found in Indiana," stated Prosecutor Jessup this morning after expressing his deep sorrow over the death of Mr. Comp ton. Several other attorneys agreed with the statement made by Mr. Jessup. Mr. Compton during his service as county assessor was recognized as one of the most efficient in the state. Of ten he was called before the state Doara or tax commissioners for con sultation upon important matters of taxation. He prepared a bill raising, the salaries of the county assessors and providing them with special powers. This bill was passed by the leg islature. Mr. Compton placed upon the tax duplicates of this county hundreds of thousands of dollars of omitted taxable property. In special research work of this nature, he added to the duplicates more than all the other assessors of Wayne county. Mr. Compton held every comrade In the closest esteem and his patriotism and fidelity was of an unusual nature. He was born at Clarksville. Clinton county, Ohio, January 10. 1846. With his parents he removed to Centerville in 1852. In 1853 he moved with his family to Dublin, this county. In 1SS4 Mr. Compton moved to Nebraska and later to Kansas. In 1893 he came to Richmond which was his home up to the time of his death. Civil War Veteran. On October 23. 1863 Mr. Compton left home at Dublin ostensibly to at tend school, but in reality to go to Indianapolis to enlist in the army. He was enrolled in M company, Twentyfirst regiment of Indiana Heavy Artil lery. In November he with his com pany, left Indianapolis for the front xsine aays later ne was nrea upon while the river steamer on which his command was Quartered was passing down the Mississippi river, close to the junction of the Red river. After (Continued on Page Two.) THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair in north, showers in south portions Wednesday night; Thursday fair; light to fresh north winds becoming variable. OHIO Fair Wednesday night and Thursday; light to fresh north winds.

He Will Be Given One of the Greatest Receptions Ever Tendered an Indiana Candidate.

APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS UNJUST. Discovery Made in Marion County Which Again Brings To Light Alleged Bad System of Taxation. Indianapolis,' July 15 The demon stration that Is to figure in the wel come home to John W. Kern has tak en on such proportions that It promises to be one of the greatest non-parti san affairs the city has ever known An estimate now made is that fully 25,000 citizens, republicans and democrats all fellow-townsmen of the vicepresidential nominee will meet him when he arrives home tonight at 6:10 o'clock. As the plans now stand, Mayor Bookwalter is to make the first address after the parade has carried the nominee to a platform built in the north side of the court house grounds. The mayor will introduce Vice President Fairbanks, who will make the speech of welcome and then will come a few words from Mr. Kern, if he can find words to utter. Those who know him best say that he will be so completely overcome by the demonstra tion in his honor that he will be unable to respond, for be It known that John W. Kern has a most tender heart. As going to show the thoroughly non-partisan nature of the welcome, it is pnly necessary to say that 10,000 buttons have been Issued and that they will be placed on sale at the Marion and Columbia clubs, both stanch republican organizations. The lnterurban lines have advertised excursion rates for the affair and thousands are expected from out of town. Law is Unjust. The recent apportionment of school funds to the different counties of the state has brought out the peculiar fact that Marion county is paying more Into the school fund that she receives. In other words, some of the school tax paid by Marion county finds its way pro rata into the treasuries of the other counties of the stte. Albert Sahm, auditor of Marion county, has made this somewhat startling discovery, and he has aired his views in the matter He asserts that the present method of apportionment is unjust and it Is probable that a bill will go before the next legislature for the purpose of en abling counties to have the full benefit of the exact sums of money they collect for school purposes. Marion county, in actual figures, paid $46,000 more Into the state school fund than she has received by the apportion ment. This amount was divided among the other counties of the state, all profiting to an extent. Auditor Sahm thinks it Is unjust to tax the people of Marlon county for more than the amount which the county requires to manage its institutions and he believes that any law which calls for such unjust taxation can be over thrown. If he succeeds in his effort there will be a complete change in the present method of collecting and ap portioning school taxes. Change in Pharmacy Law. The state pharmacy board, now In session intends to seriously consider the advisability of a change In the pre sent pharmacy law. The workings of the law as it relates to the prepratory work of students for licenses are un satisfactory. At present the applicant for license must have had two years In a recognized school of pharmacy and must have had at least two years' experience in a drug stre. The mem bers of the board believe that it would be better to require the student to take four years in a school of phar macy anl omit the practical work The proposed change will be further discussed at a conference of the deans of pharmaceutical schools, which will be held soon. One Step Taken. The first important step bs been taken in the long-threatened move on behalf of the citizens generally, to prevent the carrying out of the pending deal between the city and the two telephone companies, the avowed ob ject of which Is to bring about a consolidation and do away with the pres ent double telephone system. Prose cutor Hooton. acting for patrons and commercial bodies generally, has begun suit asking a restraining order to pre vent the city from granting to the In dependent company the franchise which has passed the hands of the

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Pottsville, Pa., July 15. Six men were instantly killed this afternoon by an explosion of gas,in a shaft of No. 1, of the Susquehanna Coal Company. Six more are entombed alive without hope of rescue. Eight men were rescued. Three of them were perhaps fatally burned. HELPS TIE POOREHOOBTIES Part of School Tax Collected Goes to Aid Those Which Have Less Amount. CHECK HAS BEEN RECEIVED ONLY $20,782.18 RETURNED TO COUNTY AUDITOR COE AL THOUGH OVER $30,000 WA8 COLLECTED FROM CITIZENS. Today County Auditor Demas Coe received from the state auditor a check for $20,782.18, which is Wayne county's share of the school tax collected in this county this year. The total amount of school tax collected In the county this year was $30,900.40, so It can be seen that Wayne county received only about two-thirds of the school tax collected here. At that the county received a little more than it did last year. This year the rate of apportionment for each school child was $2.12. Last year the rate was 1.72. The school tax in each county is levled according to the total valuation of property. As Wayne county is one of the richest counties In the state its school tax Is always large. The school tax is always apportioned back to the counties according to the number of school children. As Wayne county is richer In property than In school children it always receives less school tax from the state than Is collected in the county. In some counties where the property valuation is low, but the number of school children is high, more school tai is received from the state than is collected. In other words the wealthy counties of the state pay materially the cost of educating children in their poorer sister counties. A HEW DELIVERY armers Will Be Able to Secure Mail From Local Postoffice on Sunday. WILL BE A BIG BENEFIT. The rural mall patrons out of Rich mond will be able to secure their mall cn Sunday hereafter. A new move ment will be inaugurated Sunday by which the people living on the rural routes will be able to secure their mail at the postoffice from the general de livery window from 9 to 10 o'clock in the morning tho same as the people of the city. There la no doubt In the minds of the postal authorities that this will prove very popular as they have asked for this service. In this way the people will be able to get the papers on Sunday Instead of having to wait until Monday. The people who will be benefited mostly by this new ordor are the people that live on the east side of Twenty-third street. Asylum avenue and on the street car lines out of the city. There will be only one carrier in charge next Sunday, and if the busi ness is large enough there will be two men detailed, or enough to prevent the work from becoming burdensome. With the mail business beginning to pick up, room is lacking ct the local postoffice. When the new order goes Into effect Sunday the building will be more crowded than it hs been here tofore. It Is very probable that if the business keeps on Increasing as It has during the past several years the postal authorities will have to build additional room to the building. TRIM SHADE TREES. Chief of Police Baile today stated that he would rigorously enforce the ordinance requiring tho proper trimming of shado trees. IIo said that there had been complaints from all over the city, principally West Richmond regarding the neglect of shade trees. The city ordinance requires all trees to be trimmed so that branches and limbs would be at least eight feet abT sidewalk

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JOHN W. KERN. Kern was recently nominated for vice-president on the Democratic ticket and on his arrival in Indianapolis, which city is his home, tonight, republicans and democrats alike will join together in making his homecoming one of triumph. Mayor Charles Bookwalter and Vice-president Charles Warren Fairbanks will be the chief speakers of the evening, and, although their political affiliations are with the opposition, they will pay a high tribute to one of Indiana's most illustrious sons.

BUTTLE IH SIXTH TO BE SPECTACULAR Barnard and Kuhn Both Laying Fences for Hot Political Skirmish. BOTH WILL TAKE STUMP. LOCAL MAN WILL BEGIN HIS CAMPAIGN IN AUGUST AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WILL START IN SEPTEMBER. Thomas H. Kuhn, democratic nominee for representative from the Sixth congressional district, will commence campaigning about the last of August or the first of Septombor. Mr. Kuhn lias been a busy man for the past sev eral months, making commencement and special addresses. He has dellv ered over fifty commencement addresses. He will wind up his lecture work with flvo to be given in Stark and Rush counties the last of this month. Richmond's original preacher-poli tician will then begin to make preparations for opening his campaign. He then expects to mako a whirlwind tour of the district, speaking in all the towns and cities. Judge Barnard, the republics nominee, of New Castle, hrvs already started his campaign, and the battle between the two rivals, it is said will be one of the most spcctaculrr ever fought in any Indiana district. Tlie judge expects to go through the district and hopes to take Wayne county by one of those old fashioned republi can majorities. Mr. Barnard states that he does not expect to open up his active campaign until about the first of September, when his flow of oratory will begin from the rear end of trains in the small hamlets and with stump speeches in the larger places. Mr. Kuhn expects to make a clean showing and will soon complete his itinerary for political speeches. BOY ASSAULTED. The police have been notified of an assault made yesterday by Ross Robinson on Forrest L;velsbcrger, a D07 at the Gaar, Scott is. Company shops. Robinson. Chief 'Bailey states, will probably be arrested. It Is stated t'aat Livelsberger had been tormenting Robinson, who Jin ally threw a block of wood at the boy badly cutting his head,

BOMB OUTBAGE in HEW YORK

Dynamite Exploded in Areaway of a Fashionable Apartment House. HURLED FROM THEIR BEDS FORTY-TWO FAMILIES THROWN IN A PANIC MILK WAGON PRO BABLY PREVENTS IDENTIFICA TION OF THE GUILTY. New York, July 15. A dynamite bomb was exploded this morning In are away of a fashionable apartment bouse on 140th street, which hurled scores of people from their bels. It shattered many window and threw forty-two families occupying the build Ing Into a panic. Mvtery surrounds the outrace as r.or- of the families residing in the building had received threatening let tera. A boy across the 3rt sw three men enter the court but a milk wagon obstructed his view, preventing him from obtaining a good description. This is the first bomb outrage li rected toward wealthy reeldents, but none were seriously h art. FEEGER TO ASK FOR APPROPRIATION $5,000 From General Synod Is Needed. At the meeting of the general synod of Lutheran churches, to be held at Appleton. Wis.. August 22 to 26. the Rev. A. J. Feeger, as delegate repre sentlng St John's Lutheran church of this city, will ask the synod to appro priate $5,000 to be added to the $30 000 raised for .the construction of new dormitory at the Wernle Orphans' Home. The old building will be nsed this coming fall and winter but next spring it is hoped that everything will be In readiness for the construction of the new building. The Rev. Feeger will also make a general report to the rynod on tb condition of the Wernle Home.

"D. E. Stone" One of the Best

Known Crooks in Country Attempts to Defraud Local Business Firms. POLICE ON DUTY LET MAN ESCAPE. He Was Pointed Out to Offi cers, But Latter Took No Immediate Steps to Capture HimMan Makes Escape. The local police dragnet wa3 stretched yesterday for "D. E. Stone." a badly wanted forger who is known to the police throughout the east and the middle west, but he succeeded in evading it and hi3 whereabouts are unknown. Stone, as he styles himself everywhere he works .tried to defmud the Reed hardware company and the Luken drug company out of a large sum of money by the forged check method, but at each establishment he aroused suspicion by bis actions end vas unable to pass his check, which called for $300. From the conflicting descriptions of the man furnished tho pollco It was hard to identify him but the police at length decided that the man they were looking for wts one who had left a grip at the Muth saloon. Fifth and Main street. It was thought that the crook would call for his grip so at S o'clock yesterday morning two officers were stationed to watch the Muth place In the hope of securing Stone. After the pollco had watched for tome time Mr. Muth saw Stone pass along the street and he told one of the police officers, "There's your men." Howev er no effort w&s made to Arrest him. At 10 o'clock in the morning police surveillance of the Muth saloon was withdrawn, but Muth remained at the saloon. Stone evidently was aware of the fact that the police were watching and that Muth( was assisting them, because after the police blockade had been withdrawn Stone remained In the clear" until Muth had gone off duty early in the afternoon. Stone then en tered the saloon, picked up his grip and departed for parts unknown. Before going off duty Muth Instructed his wife and employes to keep their eyes open for Stone and If he called for his grip to Immediately notify pv lice headquarters. Had an Accomplice. When Stone entered the bar to get his grip he told the bartender what he had called for. Mrs. Muth went to the telephone to notify headquarters but found a stranger using IL She asked him to allow her the uso of the phone, but he told her to wait r. few moments. When Mrs. Muth finally succeeded la getting Into communication with headquarters Stone and th otter stranger had disappeared. It is thought that the stranger was an accomplice of Stone. Monday morning Store entered the A. G. Duken drug store Seventh, and Main streets. After ordering STO worth of paint he stated that he had just purchased a big farm seven miles north of German town and that he was building quarters for hit three married daughters. He asked for a bill and after securing It he said that he would return In the afternoon aad make pay. ment. After leaving the Lcken store he walked across the street to t'ao Irvia Reed hardware store w'icto he ordered 150 worth of wire fencing. After terming his bill he told the srtao story that he bad told at tho Lukcn store, promising to make payment la iha afternoon. Offered His Check. Early Monday afternoon Stone reap peared at the Luken store and offered a check on the United States bank of Pittsburg, calling for $300. Mr. Luken refused to cash this check and asked Frank Taylor of the First National bank for advice. He told Mr. Luken that he did not think the check was good and advfeed Mr. Lukcn to telegraph the Pittsburg bank for information. Instead of doing tills Mr. Lukes refused to cash the check. Stone then walked across to the Reed store, but as the cerk who had sold him the fencing was not on duty he was refused the fencing, and Stone made no effort to pass his cieck. The merchants whom Stone trtsd to defraud did not notify the police of the affair until about 10 o'clock Monday evening. An effort was then made to locate him bat without success. Tuesday at an early hour the police were informed thr.t a stranger bed left a grip at the Muth saloon. The description of this stranger somewhat an1 swered the description cf Stone, so the I dragnet was cast, but the clever crook succeeded is evading it meshes.