Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 166, 30 July 1908 — Page 1

3MONB FA DIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, VOL. XXXIII. NO. 166. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. RUNAWAY DASHES OVER FORTY FOOT 110 MORE MISTAKES INSTANTLY KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Alfred T. Lauterbach Meets a Horrible Death. DEMOCRATS LABOR TO GO TO SERIOUSLY ILL Tfl PAiiec TDnilDI c WILL BE MADE IN STANDARD OIL CASE ALL CHARGES MADE AGIST HIS ACTS IU UHU0L IUUUULL Friends Alarmed and Fear a General Breakdown. Will Protect American Interests There.

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LI DEMUTH

DENIES

GOVERNOR HARRIS

EMBANKMENT

COLORED RANKS

flig Contained Mrs. George Davis and Mrs. Frederick Hicks Who Escaped With Slight Injuries.

WILD DASH OF THE HORSE CHILLED SPECTATORS. Men Ran to the Assistance of The Women, Expecting to Find Them DeadDanger Is Pointed Out. Blood chilled In the veins or Leslie Knight and George Hosier yesterday afternoon, when they saw a madly running horse, attached to a phaeton in which were Mrs. George Davis and Mrs. Frederick Hicks, dash down the High Point road at the Glen, make the sharp turn at the car tracks and then, without slacking speed, dash across the grass plot, where the car platform formerly was, and then fall over the bluff, the crest of which at this point Is over forty feet above the lakeside roadway. Mrs. Davis was hurled out of the phaeton, which turned over and over, as did the horse, in its wild progress down the bluff. Mrs. Hicks was car Tied along with the rig, being pinion d under it when the wild dash of the phaeton was finally stopped by a email roadway, cut into the side of the bluff near its base. This roadway is used by gravel wagons. After Knight and Hosier had recov ered from the horror they experienced in seeing the horse, phaeton and its occupants dash over the bluff, they rushed to the rescue of the two worn en, fully expecting to find them killed or desperately Injured. As they made their way down the bluff they saw Mrs. Davis painfully rise and walk to where her companion lay helpless under the rig. Notwithstanding the fact that Mrs. Davis had suffered a fractured rib and was badly cut and bruised she gamely pushed the phaeton off Mrs. Hicks. Hosier and Knight, aided by A. J. Spekenhier and Dr. Bramkamp, who had arrived on the scene in the former's machine, placed the two women in the car. They were immediately carried to. their homes. Strange as it may seem Mrs. Hicks was not as badly injured as her "companion suffering only from painful bruises and cuts. The rig and harness were rendered useless but the horse escaped with only a few cuts about the legs. Mrs. Davis is the wife of George W. Davis of the Davis Carriage company. Mrs. Hicks is the wife of Prof. Frederick Hicks. Both are well known women. This accident was one of the most peculiar and, at the same time, most fortunate that has ever occurred at Glen Miller park. The horse started to bolt shortly after entering the Twenty-second street entrance to the park. What caused it to do so is not known, but it is probable a broken piece of harness or a horse fly were to blame. The roadw'ay which leads along the top of the lakeside bluff had for a long time been regarded as a danger ous one and the accident which occur red yesterday will probably result in the erection of a guard rail along the east side of the road. WOULD COT OFF AMERICANS' HEADS Candidate for Mayor of Manila Makes Statement. Manila, July SO. Senor Simeos Villa, a Filipino major during the insur rection and now a candidate for the Manila municipal board, in a speech j-esterday skid that if there was anoth er insurrection he would cut off the heads of all Spaniards and Americans This caused the Spanish community to send a protest to their consul. Am ericans also held a mass meeting this evening and resolved to run an Ameri can candidate. s Senor Villa was convicted of tortur Jng a Spanish officer during the in Burrectlon. He is said to have compelled another Spaniard to cut a piece of flesh from the officer and to have forced the officer to eat his own flesh. Villa was saved by the president's amnesty proclamation. He is likely to win at the election. GOVERNOR THREATENED BY THE BLACK HAND Society Asks Fort for Ten Thousand Dollars. - wv , Seagirt, N. J., July 3a Governor tFort has received a letter from the fblack hand" society, demanding $10,DOO aad threatening dire consequences.

Washington, D. C. July 30. The gunboat Marietta has been directed to return to Ceiba, Honduras, with all possible speed and remain there until further orders and act under instructions from Drew Linard, American

Consul, for the protection, not only of the American Consul and American citizens, but also for such other for eigners as may need help. That action was taken to show President Davillo that this government can see no justification for the revocation of the exequateurs of Consul Linard and his colleagues. PUBLIC WHIPPING NARROWLY AVERTED Crowd Threatens Man Who Started to Take Boy ' To Police. A RIOT SCENE ON MAIN. ONLY ARRIVAL OF POLICEMAN SAVED JULIUS YOUNGBLOOD FROM THE HANDS OF ANGRY MEN LAST NIGHT. . What promised for a time to precipitate a small riot at Eighth and Main streets last evening, about 8 o'clock, was interrupted by the arrival of Ta trolman Hebble. "O, mister, don't let him take me. Help! Help! Ouch, O " It was the frantic screaming of a boy who was being pushed along the street that attracted the attention of the crowd. A rush was made and several men attempted to release the youngster, unaware of his identity. It was a case of a mis taken impression, however. The boy was Charles Loftus, one of the city's youthful law breakers. The man who held him was Julius Youngblood. Loftus had just struck Youngblood, who is a sufferer from sciatica rheu matism, in the back with his hand in a spirit of fun and torment. He had been caught in the act and Young blood intended to take the youth to the city building. The well, meaning, but ignorant crowd not only procured the release of Loftus, but threatened to horsewhip Youngblood and Officer Hebble escorted the latter to police headquarters for safe keeping. What, arrest Charlie Loftus twice in the same day?" asked Supt. Bailey when asked if the boy would be taken into custody. Loftus is one of the members of the notorious court house gang and had been at police headquarters in the morning, pending the charges against the crowd in connec tion with the insult to Mrs. A. C. Kean.a white woman, who was called "nigger." Loftus is noted among the police for the ease with which he cries. He can look as innocent as a cherub and the tears roll from his eyes as the bubbling of a spring, but tears do not mean repentance in his case. He knows their value for the promotion of sympathy. They stood him ia good stead last evening and turned the vengeanco of the crowd against Youngblood. Youngblood is one of the men of the city, whom rude boys delight in cajling names and torment ing in every way. Loftus and other members of the gang followed the aged man on the street calling names and taunting him in the effort to make him give chare. When near Eighth street, Loftus became bolder and ran up and struck the old man on the shoulder, which is most afflicted. By a dexterous move ment Youngblood caught Loftus. He did not treat him in the gentlest manner and began to drag and push him westward. Loftus set up his screams that attracted the attention of the passersby and they rushed to his relief, believing he was being abused by some irate .parent or other person without cause. The crowd managed to attract the attention of Youngblood so that Loftus escaped. Several of the more enraged persons in the crowd suggested securing whips from the Shurley livery barn near by, and pub licly whipping Youngblood. Affairs were right at the climax when the po liceman arrived. CHAMBERLAIN IN GRAVE CONDITION English Statesman's Eyesight Affected. London, July SO. Joseph Cham berlaln, who returned from the'eonti nent on Tuesday, and is remaining in London for a few days on his way to Birmingham, Is reported to be in grave condition. His eyesight has become seriously affected. Even if Mr. Chamberlain has sufficient strength to travel to Birmingham, it is believed to be extremely doubtful if he will ever leave England a gala

Government Profits by Past

Errors and Will Push Prosecution of Gigantic Trust All Along Line. ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. No Time Will Be Lost in Bring ing Standard Company to Time Attorney - General Makes Statement. Lenox, Mass., July 30. Admitting that glaring mistakes had been made in the former trial, but determined to rectify them in actions to be brought immediately, the Chicago members of the conference called by AttorneyGeneral Bonaparte have left here for home with instructions to begin a fight all along the line against the Standard Oil Trust. ' "It will now be a fight to the fin ish," said United States Attorney Ed ward M. Sims, of Chicago. "We made mistakes, glaring ones, in the other trial. But now we are at work in earnest. Nothing will go wrong this time. You may be sure of that. I cannot tell what our first action will be. It is for Mr. Bonaparte to make that public." After a conference of the leading government prosecuting officers and Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, the "trust buster," who is one of the spec ial counsel for the government, it was announced by Attorney-General Bona parte that every effort would be made to secure a revision of the recent decision and opinion of the United States circuit court of appeals in the case of the Standard Oil company of Indiana and that an application for a reargument of the case and a motion for a modification of the opinion would be submitted to that court. "At Earliest Possible Moment." Although no time is fixed, this ac tion by the government will be tak en at the earliest possible " moment while the pending prosecution against the Standard Oil company and all oth er prosecutions in which the giving or receiving of rebates is charged will be pressed to trial. The decision to take this action was unanimous on the part of the five men who participated in the conference. The conference held yesterday end ed with the giving out of a statement by Attorney-General Bonaparte as fol lows: "The government will make every effort in its power to secure a revision of the recent decision and opinion of the circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit in the case of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, either by the court of appeals itself or, if necessary, by the supreme court of the United States. "Imperatively Demanded." "The gentlemen who have been in consultation with me all unite in my opinion that, in the interest of the impartial and effective administration of our laws, such action on the part of the government is imperatively de manded by the circumstances of the case and the possible consequences if this opinion should stand as an author ity without question by the govern ment. "To this end an application for a reargument of the case and a motion for a modification of the opinion will be submitted to the circuit court of ap peals on behalf of the United States at the earliest possible moment. Oth er appropriate steps will be taken afterward, their character to be deter mined by the court's action upon this application. "The pending prosecutions against the Standard Oil company and all oth er prosecutions, in which the giving or receiving of rebates or offenses of like character are charged, will be pressed to trial and judgment by the government with all possible energy and as promptly as may be practi cable. "In the view of the government's legal advisers the reversals of the judgment in the case recently decid ed in no wise affects the merits of that controversy of the necessity and duty of bringing to punishment if possible in this or any other cases any individual or corporation shown to have evaded or defied the laws." NO PROSECUTION. Court House Gang Not Proceeded Against. No steps have been taken toward the prosecution of the members of the courthouse gang, who are accused of insulting Mrs. Kean. City Attor ney Study has the matter tinder ad visement and has told the police to secure evidence. All the boys arrest ed claim they did not call the names THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair Thursday night and Friday, cooler Thursday night and Friday; brisk south, shifting to west winds. OHIO Fair Thursday night, and Fri day; frarh east to south wind

New York. July 30 Alfred T. Lauterbach, son of Edward Lauterbach, the famous lawyer, was instantly killed early this morniing when his auto

mobile struck a wooden guard rail at the approach of a bridge. A long, heavy beam crashed against Lauterbach and he was killed instantly. He was well known as . an automobile speeder, having been arrested several times for the same cause. He had been out with two companions and was hurrying home at the time of the accident. A big beam mashed Lauterbach's ribs and side against the seat n a crushed mass. Others had a nar row escape. HOSPITAL MATRON RESIGNS HER PLACE Friction at Reid Memorial Pur ported Cause of Miss Ashby's Action. HYSICIANS COMPLAINED. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS FEEL ING BETWEEN THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SEVERAL DOCTORS HAS NOT BEEN THE BEST. As a result of friction between some members of the Reid Memorial hos pital medical staff and herself, Miss Alice Ashby, superintendent of the hospital and head of the nurses' train ing school, has tendered her resignation to the board of trustees. Her resignation has been accepted and it will take effect the first of August. For several months Miss Ashby and some of the members of the medical staff have been at swords points. The latter charged that Miss Ashby was contentious and domineering, trying constantly to usurp the entire control of the hospital and meddling in the affairs of the physicians who had pa tients at the hospital. These mem bers of the medical staff also charged that the board of trustees was dominated by Miss Ashby and that they supported her in everything. As a result of Miss Ashby's alleged domineering actions, civil strife broke out among the members of the medical staff Into which the board of trustees was dragged. Charges and counter charges were made until at length, it is alleged the trustees in an effort to suppress the mutiny, two well known physicians were dropped from the medical staff. The effect of this action was to cause several of the rebellious physicians to surrender to the trustees. ' However, it was learned today, four physicians flatly refused to have any connections with the hospital as long as Miss Ashby was affiliated with it. John L. Rupe, president of the board of trustees, stated today that Miss Ashby had tendered her resignation for "personal" reasons. He said that she had always been a most efficient official and that under her management the institution had grown to be one of the best in this part of the country. He said that the nurses under her charge were trained to the highest point of efficiency and that she maintained perfect discipline. Mr. Rupe greatly regreted the fact that Miss Ashby had seen fit to tender her resignation. There are a number of physicians who have held aloof from the troubles that have raged for the past two years at the hospital. They agree with Mr. Rupe that Miss Ashby has at all times been-a most efficient superintendent and they regret that she is to sever her connection with the institution. Miss Ashby was appointed superintendent of the hospital two years ago. Her home is In Indianapolis but she came here from Bowling Green, Ky. Miss Ashby will enjoy a vacation for some time. Mr. Rupe states that the trustees have not yet considered a suc-1 cessor to Miss Ashby. THREE Y. M. C. A. " BOYS GOTO GENEVA Will Represent the Local Association. Thre Boys left last evening for Lake Geneva where they will repre sent the Richmond Y. M. C A. at the conference that is to be held there dur ing the next seven days. The boys while there will be under the direction of Roy J. Horton, the new physical di rector of the Richmond organization. Those who went are Harold Meyers, Royden Parke and Charles Smith, and they will be the representatives from

Shows That He Acted in Full Faith With Independent Interests at All Times in Telephone Matters.

NEW LIGHT SHED ON TELEPHONE SITUATION. Conditions Surrounding Re cent Telephone Merger Explained by Him in Defense Of His Position. , Direct denial of all allegations and assertions that he has in any way re pudiated his former efforts in the interest'of independent telephone com panies in Indiana or has been a traitor to the cause as was charged by the i Central Union Telephone company through its publications, is made by Arthur C. Lindemuth former president of the Richmond Home Telephone company. In a statement to the Palladium Mr. Lindemuth says he has acted in good faith in all his dealings as president of the local company and president of the International Independent Telephone company. It is claimed the Richmond Home Telephone company made its working agreement with the Bell, or Central Union company, without the consent of knowledge of Mr. Lindemuth. Upon his learning of the condition and the charge that he was representing the International Association of Independents and at the same time the company of which he .was president was making an agreement with the competition, Mr. Lindemuth resigned as president of the International and soon afterward submitted his resignation as president of the local company. Not only has he presented his resignation as president of the company, but also as a director. He will devote his time to securing evidence against the alleged misconduct of the Bell company to the federal courts under the Sherman anti-trust law. His ii li in i special line will include the prosecu tion of cases of alleged illegal merger. Mr. Lindemuth has been quoted throughout the country as saying: "More than a year ago at a conference of telephone men held, here, it was announced that sooner or later the Central Union would abandon local fields in several cities and an agreement would be reached whereby the independents would be able to provide for their patrons the long distance service of the Central Union." Issues Explanation. To refute this statement Mr. Lindemuth has written: "I want to say that the, statement attributed to me is absolutely untrue. At the time the statement is alleged to have been made I was president of the Indiana . Independent Telephone association and it is not at all likely that I would have made such a state ment as that at a public telephone meeting. Besides I did not believe the fact or prediction contained in the statement at that time nor do I believe it now. - I have been informed and believe that the Central Union company was ready and willing to abandon the local exchange field in Indiana to the Independents upon an equitable basis. This fact, however, was generally known to every Independent telephone man In the state of Indiana; was mentioned in the executive committee meetings, at district meetings and on the floor of the state convention. In fact, a proposition along these lines was presented in writing by representatives of the Central Union company to the joint meeting of the first, second and third districts of Indiana and carried up and presented by the executive committee at the state convention, but being unsigned by the official heads of the Central Union and the A. T. & T. Co., the committee refused to consider the proposi tion. This matter was fully discuss ed on the floor of the convention, and a resolution presented by the executive comimttee, of which I was chair man, covering the entire history of the matter, was adopted by the state convention and published in the Indi ana bulletin at the time. "The positive statement contained in the circular that sooner or later the (Continued on Page Two.) Aged Lamp Tender Centerville, Ind., July 30. It Is but a short distance from lamp to lamp that Washington Milgraw has been required to walk as lamp tender for the Pennsylvania railroad at Jackson Hill, but he has been walking the distance for thirty years. It is estimated that in all this time the total mileage covered while about his work has been 30,000. Milgraw is seventy-three Tears old and because of his age -and

Columbus. O.. July . The state-1 ment is made on the authority of a

prominent state official that Governor Harris is in a serious condition at his home in Eaton, but the official says that all such rumors are laughed at by the governor. He is on his farm and admits himself that he is not feeling in the best of condition. He may not be able to take an active part in the coming campaign, as he expect ed. No specific cause of the governor's illness is given, but some of his friends here are alarmed and fear a general breakdown. CLUBS PLAH FOR BIG CELEBRATION AugUSt 8, GOOd RoadS Day, Will Be a Notable Occasion. GREAT INTEREST SHOWN. FARMERS WILL BE INDUCED TO COME TO RICHMOND FROM ' MANY COUNTIES BY MANY AT TRACTIONS OFFERED. Such a day as never was known be fore In this vicinity, will be August 8. The occasion will be the all day cele bration in the effort to arouse interest in the movement tq Improve the roads in the county. Out of county delega tions are expected from Rush, Fayette, Hancock, Henry, Randolph and Union counties in Indiana, and Preble coun ty, Ohio. The farmer and rural resi dent will be the one especial guest of the city. He will be provided with a free band concert and automobile rides. The merchants will offer bar gains at their places of business. The interurban railways probably will offer reduced rate, and every Inducement will be projected to bring the farmers to town. In the afternoon, Maurice O. Eldridge, the government expert, will deliver a public address on the subject of "Good Roads." The meeting will be held in the court room or on the lawn, if weather conditions permit. It is the first effort of the kind that has been made in this city and every one who has been asked to lend his as si stance has responded promptly. Civ ic organizations will take prominent parts and the West End Business

wen s ciud ana me young wen s bus- anti-Taft negro disturbance. There iness club will be chief In the way of has not been the slightest distntegrapromotion. The latter organization tion of the negro vote in Indiana, and will act as a booster's club for the idav nobody knows this better than the and nothing will be left undone that n democratic leaders who are attemptany way may contribute to the success ng to make something out of nothing, of the venture. The West End Busi- As for the negroes on that special ness Men's club will provide for a band train, the large body of colored reconcert in the morning and evening, publican voters In Indianapolis was All visitors will be received as special entitled to representation at the Taft guests. notification ceremonies, and this was It is believed that many improve- given, as it would have been on any ments can be made to the roads of the other political occasion of even much, county and Mr. Eldridge is the man less importance. Not one colored leadbest fitted to tell of them. He is a er in this city has openly or otherwise speaker sent out by the government expressed himself as opposed, to Taft, and has delivered a large number of and the colored preachers of the city lectures for a similar purpose at other have flatly refused to voice the sentlplaces. It is believed sufficient in- ment against the republican nominee terest will be aroused to insure him a that has for its background such collarge audience. The Main street ore politicians as Gurley Brewer, stores will be decorated in various The attempt to stir up trouble for the ways. The conference is In the in- republicans in this direction has fallterest of every tax payer and concerted ed 118 It should." effort is desired. Sahm Conducts Fight. The general committee of the Young County Auditor Sahm. who has been Men's Business club will meet tonight conducting a fight against the present in the"city clerk's office to make fur- method of apportioning the state

ther arrangements for the occasion. G0LD1NG FINED FOR ASSAULT ON BOY .a . . . . . uiven $o ana costs in tne city p . COUrt. Upon conviction of the charge of as - sauit ana Dattery upon Raymond Mar - kle, Thomas Goldlng was fined $5 and costs in city court this morning, Uoldlng claims the mother of the boy says the latter was at fault and she! did not wish prosecution to be continued, but the state's attorney refused to dismiss the case. Walks

30,000 Miles in Thirty Years

health has resigned his position. Strictly speaking Milgraw was mar ried to his job. He was as regular about his duties as It was possible for a man to be and for a period of fifteen years he has been custodian of the! lamps. His work was Important owin to the lone: steeo hill and the. tia - ..- ll 1. ts-v.-J , lJ MS""?" " t2Sr-nd i at erriSle fea.N- sMau uiiu su w aj m Am U I i of danger to be found.

Hope to Get Indiana Negroe

To Declare Themselves Against Taft But AH Efforts Have Failed. MINORITY INAUGURATES MUDSLINGING CAMPAIGN. Claims That Negroes Who Went on Special Train to Cincinnati Were Sent to Make an Impression. . Special Correspondence. Inlininnll .Tiilv 5ft Th fm. cratlc managers of the state have found, in the Taft special train feature of the notification at Cincinnati, an opening for the initial political mudslinging of the campaign. They are asserting that the large turnout of negroes was a cut-and-drled affair to offset the supposed antagonism that exists among the colored people against Taft. It is further being charged that the state committee paid the railroad fare of every colored man in the delegation that went to Cincinnati, and that other expenses such as meals were liquidated from the same source. In short, it is being charged that it did not cost the colored members of the delegation a cent to take the trip to Cincinnati and see and hear Taft. These charges are firmly denied at republican headquarters, where it is asserted that every man who took the trip to Cincinnati was on precisely the same footing as every other person on the train so far as the expenses of the journey were concerned. The state committee did see to it that the party had certain comforts in the way of first class train accommoda tions, and stood for every reasonable expense on this score, but the 'com mittee did not go further than this. As to favoring the colored members of thJ partyf ,t ,a declared tnat was no need of favoring anybody, as .the accommodations were the best that could be had from the tender to the rear platform on the last car of the special, and everybody was entitled to accept and make use of these accommodations. As one of tbe republican workers put it. 'There has been a studied effort to stir up dissension among the colored republicans all over the country, and especially here in Indianapolis, as from this city has come two or three of the men who are at the head of the school fund, and who favors the distri bution among counties of such amount as each particular county pays Into the general fund, has a new argument In the action of the local board of school commissioners, which has just announced that the levy will remain the same for the coming year as it was last year. Under the present system Marion conntr naM nmthna i - - llk wo ore into- the school fund '"i jer man was apportioned to the I county by the state. In other words. other counties profited to that amount 1 by reason of Marion county's heavr 1 population and higher tax valuations, The city of Indianapolis Is badly In need of more school room, but the board thought It unwise to make further loans for that purpose, being at present loaded up with interest-bear-ing bonds issued on that account. Now, Mr. Sahm argues, if the county received back all that It pays Into the school fund, without seeing its surplus above the amount of the apportionment given to other counties, it could afford to build new school houses and do other necessary things. He still insisu that the question is one that should be taken before the legislature and he will prepare a bill embodying his views, which he will ask the Marion county legislators to support In that body. Cat Rabies Latest. The health authorities of the state sre becoming alarmed over the freLnM , A Antr . " ! " " " "Dt ln I " i Lite iiiidfii.. li i fif i r a-nnfAV. n n reports from this city of a case of cat - The family PossessmTthe t

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