Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 162, 26 July 1908 — Page 1

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H AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SINGLE COPY, 3 CKNTS. tfOL. XXXIII. NO. 1G2. RICHMOND, IND., SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1908. NORMAM E. MACK WILL DIRECT THE DEMOCRATS FIGHT BOOSTS TELEPHONE AUTOISTS HAVE NO LIGHT SHFO OH HITCHCOCK MEETS WITH LEADERS OF THE MIDDLE WEST ALL IS READY FOR CONVENTION POLICEMAN AIDED IN GIRL'S MURDER 4 RATES ON COUNTY REGARD FOR LIMIT mi c iHQPcrTifm I i UUflLL IIIUILUIIUII Central Union Files Notice National Road Now Apparent- AM I I 111- IPt 1 II T Hearst May Preside Over Independence Gathering. Suspicion Fastens Itself Upon Him. nnu MIL IUL I1IUUI 11111 lSUIIIIIIIOOiUII(,l O. I 1J A UU(,,U1IUJ,

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Urges All State Chairmen Not To Delay Matters, But Begin to . Work Immediately For Cause. CHAIRMAN TEACHES POINTS IN POLITICS.

HITCHCOCK, HOWEVER, GOT A FEW SUGGESTIONS HIMSELF DURING CONFERENCE WHICH WAS HELD IN CHICAGO. Chicago, July 25. While W. J. fJryan was picking out a campaign bianager today at the Annex hotel, Frank H. Hitchcock, manager of the Taft side of the argument, had the State chairmen of eight states coralled In another part of the same building to tell them how to wipe Bryan off jthe political map. Hitchcock's conference was for the middle west states, with the exception of Arthur I. Vorys of Ohio national committeemen, state chairmen and state secretaries were Invited, but only two national committeemen appeared E, E. Hart of Iowa and A. R. Burnham of Kentucky. ' What the Taft manager tried to im press upon his lieutenants was the Im portance of an early organization. He found two states in a fair condition Illinois and Indiana, but the others were shown to be in need of his guiding hand. The gentlemen who are considered real leaders in their own states, were put through a course of training that showed that they were in the novice class, from the national chairman's point of view, They were given to understand in a pleasant and perfectly polite, but none the less firm way that they were ex pected to go home and start in on some real work right away if they accomplished anything. Hitchcock interviewed his lieutenants In a bunch at first. It was when he had them all together that he laid down the general law of political or ganization as he understands it. Must Organize, The state leaders were told they ' are not to wait until September nor until it Is known what faction wins out at the primaries or state conven tlons, but to begin their organizing. "Organize now and do it thoroughly," was the Hitchcock dictum. Have ev ery precinct canvassed and poll books ready by the time headquarters are opened if possible. Get the clubs working and all that sort of a thing, but most of all, to do it now. The national chairman got one or two new Ideas on organization him self. One that especially pleased him came from Nebraska. It was propos ed by Chairman Hayward of the state committee and is to be accepted genrally, especially outside the big cities. The system is the card index applied to politics, and the claim for It is that It will make politics as much a science and as certain as any . business can be. The scheme is to give every voter in a township or county, a card in the general index showing his residence, his politics, his business his nationality and his re liglon possibly. If the voter changes any of his affiliations It can be noted on the card and the general information about him will show how he may be the most easily influenced. Once established particularly In rural com munities where the population is fix ed, it can easily be maintained and Is therefore a perpetual poll book Because it Is practical and definite Mr. Hitchcock favors it and if he has his way it will be adopted for the benefit of the G. O. P. In every state in the h union In which the G. O. P. has hopes. IMPROVEMENT OF IL SERVICE Larger Cars to Be Used on the G. R. & I. Beginning the first of net month a change-will be made In the mall scrv. Ice on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad that will brimr about an improvement. A great increase In the business of the road has resulted from the exodus to the north of the summer removal of the stamped envelope con tract from the Hartford, Conn., firm to one at Dayton, Ohio. Great quantlties of supplies are now sent north i rum uayiou na are carnea by tnls I roaa. insieaa 01 navme their Quar ters restricted to a combination mial. express and baggage car the postal clerks will befurnished with an entire car. A number of clerks will receive promotlon In order to provide for the Increased accommodations. Those to be benefited are: J. V. Smith, M. H. Bradley, S. H. Bond and David

Brooks.

Chicago, July 23. All is In readiness for the first convention of the independence party which will open to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and make a declaration of the party's principles in a platform for the people. More than forty leaders are in Chicago today and others will continue to arrive almost up to the hour the convention will be called to order by William Randolph

Hearst, who, undoubtedly will be the temporary chairman. WILLIAM H. TAFT PROVES A HERO ReSCUCS Tiny Tot FrOITI Beneath Wheels of Engine In Cincinnati. OWN LIFE ENDANGERED. WHEN MATTER WAS MENTIONED TO CANDIDATE, LATER, HE SAID THAT HE HAD DONE NOTHING MORE THAN HIS DUTY. Cincinnati, July 2o. William H-. Taft, the republican nominee for pres Ident saved life the first thing upon his arrival in Cincinnati today, and he risked his own life doiLg so. But for his quick eye and ready response a two-year-old . flaxen haired tot would have been ground to death be neath the wheels of an engine. Taft had just climbed down from a Big Pour train at the Grand Central long train shed arm in arm with his editor brother when he snatched the tot from 4n front of a-B. & O. engine on an adjoining track. A woman and her baby were hur riedly climbing aboard a Pullman car attached to another train as Taft got abreast of the vestibule. The little one turned to see the big candidate and the mother was looking in that direction too, and so was the Pullman porter at the steps. The tot lost her balance and rolled to the cement floor of the train shed and upon the tracks Jn front of the B. & O. train that was Just pulling out. Taft saw it, leaped upon the track and grabbed the child. He held her close to him for a second and as the tiny mouth puckered at finding herself in strange arms he handed her over to the astonished toother. He said nothing, but as the mother clasped the little one to her breast and hurried into the train for New York, there was a look of thankfulness in her eyes which could not be expressed in words. Her name was not learned. Taft Is Modest. Taft made no reference too the in cident, but when it was brought to his mind at the Taft home afterwards he waved his interrogator with a smile. "It was. nothing more than a man's duty toward a helpless fellow being and I would rather you would not say anything about It," he said. "In so far as I can comprehend, there was no particular call for bravery and I do not think my life was in very great danger." HESITATES IN GIVING Judge Sees Understanding Be tween Parties Concerned. It was not until after he had taken the case under advisement and de liberated uron its merits for some tlme tnat Judse Fox ranted a wii orce iu n.va nazeiune irom itarry Hazeltine in circuit yesterday. There was evidence of an understanding be tween the two persons in regard to the matter. Failure to provide was the allegation. The divorce suit of Emma vs. Henry Taager was dismissed at tne cost of I the plaintiff. This suit promised sensational testimony owing to the na ture of the allegations. Adultery was TWO ARP Kll I Pfl Automobile Dashes Into the Erie Rochester, N. Y July 23. Two were killed and one miraculously rescued when an automobile dashed Into j the Erie canal at Broadway street today. The dead are Miss Grace TurnI bilty. daughter of a wealthy Rochester j family and E. S. Bartlett, president of J the Trebert Gas Engine company of

this city.

New York, July 25. Brooklyn officials who are investigating the killing of pretty Barbara Rieg, in the Shelter house of Irving Square park, declared today that if they did not succeed In fastening the murder on David Shellard the policeman in custody they would shift the charge against him to manslaughter. This is the technical offense for aiding and abetting a suicide. Upon conviction Shellard could be sentenced to twenty years and detectives on the

case say he has already told enough to convict himself. NT IH SYMPATHY Lewis and Mitchell Say Mine Workers of Country Will Act Independently. POLITICS IS NOW QUIET. BUT LITTLE DOING NOW OTHER THAN LAYING PLANS FOR THE STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN LATER IN THE YEAR. Indianapolis, July 25. President Thomas Lewis, of the United Mine Workers, has clasped hands with John Mitchell, former president of the great organization. In blocking any scheme by which it is sought to influence the members of the organization politically. He has practically served notice on Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, that he must leave the miners alone so far as using 'his position as a labor leader to make votes for Bryan is concerned. Mr. Lewis has nothing against Bryan, he asserts, but he declares that the miners are amply able to decide for themselves on all political matters. Lewis has corroborated an interview given by him at Denver, a few days ago, in which he said: "The coal miners of the country will act on their own initiative next November. The United Mine Workers, as an organization, is not committed to any political party. Its conventions have declared in favor of supporting laboring men for legislative positions, but that is as far as they have gone. The constitution of the mine workers gives authority to its members to aspire to legislative positions under any party name, without any particular political affiliation, and the spirit of these conventions has always been in favor of independent political action by members of the organization." Gompers will never succeed should he attempt to line the miners up for Bryan, as the United Mine Workers have re'"tly passed through an edu cational . cess that has lifted them far above the possibility of being led politically and every effort to drag the organization into politics or vote its members as a unit will fail, as it has always failed before. No direct appeal has yet been made to the min ers, but Gompers is expected to issue one at any time, and it will have the backing of the American Federation officers in Indiana, but the miners will pay no attention to it, according to the national officers. , Politics are Dull. Politically, the past week has been dull. This means much when it re fers to Indianapolis, for the capital city of the Hoosier state can usually boast of a political eruDtlon of some sort, the year in and year out any day and any time. The fact of the matter is that both campaign commit tees are quietly laying plans, arrang lng for the speaking campaign and otherwise rounding things up for the real battle, which begins in Septem ber. The republican campaign committee will give to Indiana, freely and with out co9t, the best speakers of the country, beginning with Taft The committee promises that all will be heard in the Hoosier state. Vice Pres ment tairnks among the rest. The latter has notified the committee that he is ready to fill any number of speak ing engagements within reason. He is prepared to fight for the ticket and will give his best efforts to its sue cess. There is scarcely a republican leader of note who will not be heard in Indiana during September or Oc tober, if the present plans do not go wrong, and the state will be riddled with political oratory right down to the eve of the election. BATTLED WITH BURGLAR in woman's Fignt Her Baby Is In jured. Chicago, July 25. Mrs. Mae Jergen sen, a widow living at 42 North California avenue, in a desperate battle with a burglar at dawn today, shot her own eon. Earl, an infant 3 years old. The baby will probably die. The robber entered the house by a rear window and was looting the place when he awakened, tae sleeping woman.

W TH SAM

GOMPERS

New Yorker Chosen by Bryan And Sub-commitee After the Peerless One Had Been Rebuffed Repeatedly.

DILEMMA OF NEBRASKAN WAS REALLY PITIFUL. None t)f the Leaders Cared to Saddle Onto Themselves The Hopeless Task of Electing Bryan. Chicago, July 25. After suffering the rejection of the national chair manship by at least a half dozen party leaders, William J. Bryan this evening picked these campaign leaders: Chairman national committee, Norman E. Mack, of New York. Vice-chairman. Dr. T. L. Hall, of Nebraska. Secretary, Urey WToodson. of Ken tucky. Treasurer, Vhas. H. Haskell of Ok lahoma. Sargeant at arms. John I. Martin, of Missouri. Mack's selection as the head of the national committee came at the elev enth hour' when Bryan, disheartened by the refusal of William L. Douglass, of Massachusetts, Ollie James, of Ken tucky, John E. Lamb of Indiana, ames E. Campbell and Tom L. John son of Ohio and M. J. Wade of Iowa. he was compelled to choose between foe of Murphy and Conners and Timothy E. Ryan of Wisconsin. He was assured that the new York boss and his subaltrena that the Erie man would not he opposed. The democratic presidential candidate drove his entire slate throughout the sub committee named by him to select the officers, then issued a eugolistic statement regarding each. Caused Surprise. The choice of Mack was a complete surprise not only to the recipient, but to practically every one. On reaching here today from Lin coln. Bryan having had his proffers declined by Douglas, James and the rest, he confessed he was utterly at sea as to who would be the commit tee chief. Early in the morning he went to the apartments of former Chairman Tom Taggart at the Audi torium annex in company with VicePresidential Candidate John W. Kern and summoned" the other members of the committee of nine. He frankly explained his dilemma. Mack and Timothy E. Ryan of Wis consin appeared to be about the only ones who expressed a willingness to help him out. Mack who had been much grieved at the constant rebuffs administered hi3 candidate by the democrats to whom he had offered the chairmanship along toward noon sideled up to Bryan and said: If it will relieve the situation I will take the place and do my best for you." Ryan followed suit Bryan Touched. Bryan was touched by the loyalty of these two men and expressed his gratitude and disappeared into an adjourning room to talk it over with Taggart and Kern. Pretty soon the three returned. Bryan's face wore a very anxious expression. Turning to Mack he exclaimed, "Norman, I wonder how Murphy and Connors will take this." This was a poser for Mack. He hesitated for a moment, then he answered, "I can find out." Some communication was apparent ly established with both Conners and Murphy late this afternoon for Mack after his election this evening said: "Before agreeing to stand as chairman I satisfied myself that my selec tion would be agreeable to New York leaders." "Did you connect with Murphy and Conners?" he was asked. "I connected with the New York leaders and have concluded to accept the national chairmanship," was the rather evasive response. So after. So after nearly four hours of telephon ing a third of the way across the con tinent was Mack declared by Bryan, Kern and the committee the unani mous choice for national chairman, The selection of the other officers was comparatively easy. IRELAND SUCCESSFUL Parliament Passes the Irish Universi ty Bill. London, Eng.. July 23. The House of Commons passed the Irish univer sity bill today by 207 votes to 19 amidst loud cheering and a big dem onstration. parliament was in ses sion today, an unusual procedure. This was done in order to dispose of im portant business on hand. By the passage of the Irish university bill two new universities will be founded la Ireland.

Noah Hutton, local manager of the

Central Union Telephone company I has notified the countv commissioners! they must pay for the phones in the I court house at the rate of $1.75 per month after August 1 or they will be removed. The commissioners do not I believe theycounty cares to stand for the raise and so will bid the phones farewell. All offices are supplied with phones of the Home company. APOSILE OF G000 ROADS COMES HERE Government Speaker to Address Officials of Several Counties. MEETING ON AUGUST 8TH. MAURICE O. ELDRIDGE WILL TELL HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN ROADS INTEREST SHOWN IN EVENT. The good roads meeting to be held in this city on Saturday, August 8th, L v . p.uuiioco 10 uc uut! vi iub must important meetings held in this city for sometime. It is to be held under the auspices of the United States govern ment and Postmaster A. J. Spekenhler has been instructed to invite the road officials of Wayne, Randolph, Henry, Union and Fayette counties In this state and Preble county, Ohio, to at siaie ana rreDie county, unio, 10 attend the meeting. These invitations are now being issued. The government has detailed Maur ice O. Eldridge, chief of records of the public roads bureau, agricultural department, to attend this meeting and to address the road officials on the subject, "How to Build and Maintain Good Roads." Mr. Eldridge is regarded as an authority on the sub ject and his address will be of the ut most importance. It is quite probable that there will be a large representa tion of officials from all the counties asked to be represented at this meeting. There are about eighty road of ficials in Wayne county. The other counties, which are smaller than this county, have between thirty and such officers. Works for Good Roads. The United States government is now engaged ln an active campaign for good roads. To stimulate this movemeni uncie sam nas mreaienea to withdraw rural mall service where the roads on the various routes are in had condition. Through this policy, the government has awakened the rural public to the necessity of having eond roads and a campaign to educate the public how to build and maintain such roads is being waged, The eovernment hopes to have the roads of this country within the next few years compare favorably with the Rnlendid public roads of Europe. Postmaster Spekenhler anticipates that there will be over one hundred and fifty out of town road officials In the city on the date of the meeting. GREAT TROY MURDER MYSEERY NEAR END Authorities in Drew Case Are More Confident. New York, July 25.-The great Troy murder mystery is declared to be nearer a solution than at any time since the body of pretty Hazel Drew was round in leais pona. mvesuga - tors have brought to light the fact that a New York ralroad man, temporarily staying in Troy, suddenly re turned to that city from an unknown point at a time corresponding with the day in which the young woman was slain The man in Question, who Is marri ed, once worked near Teals pond. He declares he did not know the murdered girl but he has been questioned at length and has failed to satisfy his inquisitors that he has told the truth. nnita hi nrotesstntlona that he not. . tjt i v , .Arw VI illtTI. IlOfcCl, UM OKF UU able to account for his movements on the day of the traeedy. The name of this man has been elven to the authorities of Rensselaer county and sensational developments art. expected at any moment. William Taylor, uncle of the girl nnd Frank Smith, the farm hand, are acain to be questioned by District At

torney O'Brien. He has sent several! the street watching her and making Secretary Loeb said today thta reofficers to Sand Lake to take the men indecent remarks. Such things as Instatement of the men could only be

to Troy. THE WtAlntn rnUrntT. j INDIANA AND OHIO Showers Sun - ! day; clearing Sunday..

Centerville, Ind.. July 23. Center-

vine will have to supply a successor . to Uan Uriscnel m the person of a marshal wJ1ucan stop automobllists who eipppii the ktippiI limit Drisrhel brought fame ln hls baHwick of Caro. bridge City and since his resignation it appears the motorists take pleasure in dashing through the small towns along the National Road in Wayne county. There is constant violation of the limit here and a great deal of com plaint has been registered. COMPROMISE AGREED ON DESPITE COURT Long Squabble Over No. 9 School Land Is at Last . Settled. FIGHT LONG DRAWN OUT. MRS. MARMON, OWNER OF LAND DESIRED BY TOWNSHIPS, RE FUSED TO SELL. DELAYING MATTERS. Even after the court had disputed the nature of the report of the appraisL. in y e., m1..kv.- an - ble and held that it was not altogether .v. ..i. ... land was adopted in the compromise afternoon. The township will pay $1,150 for the land and will also ob - tain possession of the buildings. Y . 1 . 1 1 . J A 1 , 1 lowed lor tne settlement or tbe matter, unless new proceedings were instl - tuted. It is due to this fact more than any other that different action was not taken by the court. - - The ruling is believed to have set - tied the dispute that originated last spring, when first It became known that a new school house was to be built The township trustees wanted to locate the new building directly east and across the road from the pres ent structure on the Charles road. The trustee wished to purchase an acre of land from Mrs. Marmon for the location. She did not wish to sell and every expedient has been resorted to I since to 6ettle the matter. Mrs. Marmon was offered 1200 for the single , . JIJI , J ttcre UUL reiU8eu- Bne Q,a not WMl me Dunamg located mere ana offered to give a site of land adjacent to the national road In exchange for the old grounds. The trustee and county superintendent did not wish to place a school house adjacent to the national road because of danger to the children from traetion cars. Mrs. Marmon desired several other considerations, if Kh nartori with the, acre desired, amonsr them helnir th privilege of malntalnfnir and renalHn? a pipe line that crosses the land There was also a stipulation in regard to a eat Finally thA rrt. n.n. tioned the court for the appointment

of appraisers. Melville Price. Walter1 ' ZT , " Punas- IIe

S. Ratliff and Theodore Martin were named. They suaeested the payment of 1.1S for th land and TWrmitt!nr MrR Marmon to retain th hnllrilnr. Because of the fact that the annrala. - ---pt .7,rti r7Tt , tMl The matter was argued out in court yesterday and the court heldj the api Drainers naa gone Devon a am astie and held for demanding a new re port ot appraisement. Th final solui wuu was agreea upon m a compromise and to expedite matters. It is now almost a certainty the school house can - 1 not be erected ln time for the beginning of the regular school term next September. ARRESTED FOR WEARING DIRECT0IRE GOWN. Muncie,- Ind., July 25. Complaining mat me airecioire gown worn on tne streets nere todav hv Mlsa I&a - I " " Turner, a pretty young actress appearing at the Majestic theater afforded too liberal display of her low r limbs. Joseph McCloskey. a well known elderly resident went before Justice Walter Pierce and filed a chage of public Indecency against the audacious actress. There were - 1 hundred men and boys down there on those, you know, tend to moral ruin," said McCloskey to Justice Pierce. Miss TnrnM- van intr imwtni at tf thiv ater. She was highly indignant and declared her Intention or not only 1 fighting the charge but taking action against her accuser.

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rYieinOOS 01 WaiteriTian fTOVen Farcical and It Is Claimed Ice Trust Encourages Dishonesty. EVIDENCE AGAINST IN SPECTOR CONVINCING. After Scales on Wagon "Had Been Looked at, Business Man Found Them to Give Short Weights. Is Henry Walterman, city Inspec tor of weights and scales, inspecting the scales on the wagons of the Ice trust with one eye closed and his fin gers crossed? Judging from a somewhat startling statement made last evening by E. L Schwegman, proprietor of a confec tionary store at Sixteenth and Mala streets, he has adopted this method of inspecting the ice wagon scales. Mr. Schwegman also furnishes some evidence on the alleged methods of the ice combine in compelling its employes to give short weights to the consumers. The testimony given by Mr. Schweg man Is believed' to be damaging enough to warrant the removal of Mr. Walterman from office. In brief he are,8 hat ne h.as " believe Mr- Walterman Inspected and sealed the scales on an ice wagon driven bv a man nam Kinnov .nii w ,n.u. ,... . .v. ftre a,leSed to have been sealed, were found t r h. iwntv mt. k n Schweiman also states that Kinney informed him the lce company countenanced dlshonep(v . ... , . , IfJ'riJLf'ilZ" to3r r"" quiring the icemen to account for ev-P ery pound of Ice placed In the waglotis for distribution. MJ- SchwePlln n that several "go. the J w" drWen bT i ",uurJ oiuyimi me entrance of the Georee Msrtln nr wM., 1 is just across the street from the confectlonary store and Just at that time V a"erman "me along, looked the I Scales Over and f hen wont nwav Mr schwegman says that when the Ic men came to his establishment he ked Kinney how the scales were. He says Kinney told him the scales were alright Scales "tfurtfl Down." Mr. Schwegman says that he thea told Kinney he was going to look the scales over. Hedid so and found, as h tates they "hung down- twenty pounas. ne says tnat nere was a seal on the scales but he cannot posltivlr V.. t! h w.it. . . " . r eta,ft 0181 "Ifernian had just rew minutes previous placed this DC'" " nowever, jvir. scnlegman added to the reporter "ihe -"n iniormea me tast a paper Beal wuld. not remain on scales flfteen minutes. It being impossible to Prevent it rrom being washed off. I opeaRing on the subject of the meinoa oi giving snort weights Mr. Schwegman held that prior to the I Dove related roT-lal scale Inspection "ciaeni, ne naa neen navln constant lTOUDie wun tne icemen about receivtng Bnort we!Sht- One day, Mr. Bcnweeman "tales he ordered 400 wunas 01 w aen they brought cakeS lD he offered to tha' lue ,WB1W insisted tnat it was IuU . welht- . Mr. Schwegman then Welglied the ,ce an und It only pounds, mailing a Snort.TSiSJriS Jf'! ' ?' ...bucu was turn mat i ne ice comthZ X,J rece,Ted pavroGnt from the con.u'mers for the entire amount carried In tfcelr I wagons they had to make up the difference oat of their wages. ROOSEVELT APPROVES OF DISMISSAL OE CADETS West Pointers Punished for Hazing. - l rew lors, juiy jj.-ririiurav I ... . . , wjoseven nas approTea me oiwrnsea irom tne Lnitea btates military acaa- - ensy at v est roim oi eignt caacts no found guilty of hazing ondr classmen. I tn n report or tne ooara wnica tnea tne caaeis ana tnat oi tne supera intendent of the academy were approved by the president. accomplished by congressional action. j Catching one Hundred blade ants, I mnflniner them in the caD of the catcher, then counting them and placing j them In 'a locker, was the novel form of hazing invented by the classmen iwLich resulted la tteir dismissal.