Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 171, 4 August 1908 — Page 1

VOL. XXXIII. NO. 171.

WILD RUSH 10 GET ON THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE 'When Traction Squabble Came UP in COUnCII, City Fathers ni.. J tl.i tu.m mj r rltdU Midi I ley ndU Deen Misinformed. FIGHT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY BOARD'S ACT. naa a unance to Make a " tffe m m m Change in Franchise But Did Not Take Advantage of It, Precipitating Rumpus. It was like the child who didn't mean to and felt sorry and promised never to do it again the action taken by the city council last evening in regard to the proposed interurban freight route through Glen Miller ipark. Everybody plead ignorance or misinformation and the astounding fact was made known by several mem- , bers they voted for the franchise per mitting tracks in the park along North Twenty-Third street In th he. lief an Injunction would be procured and the company would have to place its tracks elsewhere. That the inJunction would be instituted, that the courts would sustain It and that the i street would not be used, all was takJen for granted. fcdgar M. Haas, secretary of the commercial club, was the man designated by Councilman-at-large Von Fein and others, as the person who had given out the information In regard to the injunction proceedings, Mr. Haas said today he did tell that Injunction proceedings would be brought and that he had been eiven wnat he thought to be authentic informauon tnat such action would be tak- : en. He said he believed all the time , the legal proceedings would be in the nature of an injunction suit. The franchise provides that in case the company be enjoined from going tnrougn the park it could make use of Twenty-second street. "I was not the i only one who told councilman nn in

junction would be brought" said Mr Upon the part of the councilmen folHaas. "All of us, however, acted in I?,ng thP Plantation of seven pegood faith. We had been led to ex- t,tions signed by about 600 property

Beet such nroceedintra Th. o who had the matter in charge decided afterward to insUtute auo warrant J proceedings and the court held against him. He says he does not hnvcase of injunction can be made and other attorneys have expressed simllar opinions." There was a big scramble to get right with the people last evening The lobby was of unusual size and the ro. porters wer nrpspnt: n h -nrii their pencils to the limit. There was no hesitancy on the part of several councllmen to tell ... v

misled, misinformed or "misimpress- ity Which may and had be"r be used." Not one member claimed tn fd and Iurther for the reason that the

have made any personal investigation iracKs 83 PrPosed, crossing the main of the subject before voting all had entrance drlve to the Glen, if continuheen Impressed. By their own admis- W cut off Practlcay the only sions they acted upon indirect infor- entrance whlch can he used by citltoatton and without positive author- Zef8 w,thout crossing a track of the Ity. What chance injunction , proceed- company. We do not propose to ing would have had in the courts "recommend ay particular street but they did not know. would suggest that some street where Board Did Not Act ? are aIready tracks of said company

tw . : nJ a d f Public works and ... I.":'. . -w, vguouiuung formed" Btntw " 118 mi8ra' "....r."1""0 cnange. en making the matter n,7hiTl T forming council o7a Buch li : Itv 111 " "y 8Uf OfPortunw . uS ouuui a revision, which woma ao away with a throne's ttya niAn tracks At a time whn the .. the use of Twentv-thTr r;r." beginning develop, the bd iuia mere might.be a chance to Upon another agreement On Saturoay. July is, this matter was placed " "ra, ana it was told that fir. i oaa. representing the Terre Haute. Indianapolis & Eastern Trae-

lion company had stated he would Pein- An answer that evaded the quesliave no objecUon to an alteration of tlon was given. Td rather not give

TV ..JOO inR1ng out the clause m.8 v "ty-tbird street and 1 W. t should he placed stated he it ? 8trCet- Mr' Todd fle wouW send over such a francms for consideration. quaoole Unnecessary. The board was told of this but refused to wait until such a franchise sreemem could arrive. At a "meet-ws-on-me-quiet held at the home of C W. MerlU. city clerk, the evening of Sunday, July 14, the board city attorney and mayor met for consultatlon. They announced later they had decided to stand by the old franchise although the city attorney had stated he favored Twenty-second street and B. R JohnVn of the board had declar uo .uum noi do nard to persuade. n . -w-om,,, uj, proposed new franchise, which would have done away with the excavation of Twenty-third Btreet and the subsequent continuous quabble never would have followed Petitions Filed The scramble to tell how they had r- miainiormed was percipitated

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A RICHMOND MEN NAMED AS DELEGATES Drs. Bond and Grant to Go to Tuberculosis Congress. Indianapolis, Aug. 4. Governor and Dr. G. H. Grant of Richmond as "cicsaiea iu ine international tuoer I 1.. 1 ...... a l i i ; . i t culosis congress to be held at Wash Ington, D. C, September 21 to Octo ber 12. T DIES SODDENLY Martin H. Rice Expires in Tip ton After Being Stricken On Interurban. ONCE TREASURER OF STATE FOR YEARS HE ACTED AS EDITOR OF THE MASONIC ADVOCATE AND WAS WIDELY KNOWN IN INDIANA. Indianapolis, Aug. 4. Martin H. Rice, ot !609 East Tenth street, once treas urfir " state and probably the best known Freemason in Indiana, died of heart disease in Tipton yesterday afternoon. J Rice was on his way from IndianaPons to Maxinkuckee with a party of ""lends, traveling In an interurban car- Just after leaving Noblesville he nad a severe attack of heart trouble. When the car reached Tipton he was carried to the Commercial hotel and medlcal aid summoned, but he did not rally and died soon afterward Rlce ws a Thirty-third Desree Mason- Halr a century ago he was con nectea Wltn the Indianapolis Sentinel ,n an editorial capacity. For more than a tn,rd of a century he had edited Rncl Published the Masonic Advocate He came to Indiana from his birth PIace. Townshend, Vt, when quite a youns manowners and reading as follows: e unders,ened citizens of Richmon? respectfully petition your honoraDle DOdv to effect, if possible, some erauon ln tne contract and franheretofore entered into between Ci-y Ct Richmond and the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern TractlOQ comDanv' whereby said company Was giVen the right to pasa through a ?artl of G,en Miller park with its tracks and especially its freight line I bel,eved bv the undersigned that USQ f tbe park is unnecessary wltn there being other streets of ih UB U8tja Ior ine Purpose desired." No sooner had ne copy of the pe uwa reaa tnan councilmen be parK- Mr- von Pein was very-Insist cou- t itself righT int, matter and after two unsuccessful at ""re6S1DS e sense of the "T" V PPSed t0 the use of the park and instructing the board nt board puuuc worKS to use LU . every effort nrevent snrh ainn LMessrs - Von PeiQ. Bartel, Deuker fngel0ert - Burdse ad Ogborn took ' "S1CLStudy Dodges The city attorney was asked the believe an could be tl iutfis"on: uo you Injunction , proceedine brought with success." bv Mr. Von opinion on that" the city attorney sald - "The attorney who brought the 1uo warranto proceedings says no R B- Johnson sald the board has no more right to repudiate a contract than council has. Mr. Study called attention to the fact "that much talk d f Commercial club never objected &t Cr6t" Even the Twenty-second ienows are now protesting 6inst U6inS Glen. The board is PP01 to represent the people and the pePle themselves by petition and publlc meeUns objected to placing the tracks any Place but through the Glen and now have turned around and PPse tbis also. As a fitting climax the enUre matter of the Petitions was referred to Ine Doartt or Pub"c works. Burial will be private. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA AND OHIO Generally fair. continued warm Tuesday night and Wednesday; light south wind. with probable showers.

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DAY NOW ASSURED Great Rivalry Among Sunday Schools of County Which Will Attend. PLANS PROGRESS RAPIDLY. IN ORDER THAT FURTHER ENTHUSIASM MAY BE AROUSED, TOWNSHIP CONVENTIONS WILL BE HELD OVER COUNTY. The success of the proposed Sunday school rally that is to be held by the Wayne county Sunday schools in con rection wjth the Richmond Chautauqua August 22, is becoming more evi dent as the time for the celebration approaches. The reports that come in each day to Secretary Humpe from the different schools in the city and county tell of the elaborate preparations. Most of the schools have com menced making banners which they will use in the parade. As yet it is hard to tell definitely how many will take part in this feature of the day's exercises, but it is estimated that there will be at least 8,0K) people in line representing all parts of the county ah tne schools will come in a body and take the places that have already been assigned. The committe on invitation has in. vited all the Sunday schools who do not affiliate with the association to take part in the parade. The schools of St. Andrew's, St. Matthew, the Episcopal, the Trinity and St. John's Lutheran, and the Christian Sunday schools have all been invited to attend in bodies. It is expected that they will participate. The most cordial invitation extended to the republican drum corps has been accepted. The police force, the mayor and the common council have also been invited to participate. In order to arouse more enthusiasm the committee will hold township conventions at the M. E. church in Boston township, where President Robert L. Kelly of Earlham, will give an address. In Centerville township at the Centerville church, Rev. Traum of the Christian church of Richmond will speak. Clay township at Greensfork A. - D. Craig will make the address Franklin township at Whitewater will hear Rev. H. R. Keats of the Eighth Street Friends church of Rich mond, speak. Harrison township will meet at Jacksonburg and will hear the Rev. H. L..Bunyan. The Jackson township meeting will be at Cam bridge City in the Presbyterian church and George Goodwin of the Richmond M. C. A. will speak. New Garden township will meet at Friends' church in Fountain City where Dr. S. R. Lyons of the Reid Memorial church will speak. Perry township will meet at Economy; Dr. Parker of the First Baptist church will be the sneaker. Webster township will meet at Webster where the Rev. J. C. Graham will speak. The meeting for Wayne township outside of Richmond, will be Chester, the Rev. Mr. Dunaway speaking. There is quite a friendly rivalry being manifested by the different Sun day schools in the approaching event in regard to the floats and the gaily decorated vehicles which they expect to have in the parade. Edward J. Humpe said this morning that the Wayne county Sunday school rally and parade and basket supper will be one of the greatest events that the Sunday schools in this part of the state have ever held. This is the first time that any Sunday school proposition of such mammoth proportions has been undertaken. PRIEST EXPELLED EROM VATICAN GROUNDS Sabigny Sought Redress for Imaginary Wrongs. Rome. Aug. 4. Felix Sabigny, aged thirty-three, a priest from a diocese in Asiatic Turkey, was forcibly ejected from the Vatican grounds by gendarmes. He had repeatedly insisted on seeing the pope to obtain a redress for imaginary wrongs done him. He was denied admission and he was discovered laying in wait for the pope. M'GREGOR MAKES County Commissioner Fights For Freedom. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 4. County Commissioner John McGregor on trial for bribery, continued his testimony today denying everything that Haggins, the accusing witness, had related and explained the bank deposit of $800. The testimony coincided with that of the former defense witnep and made a good lmpxaMloa.

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RICH3IOXD, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1908.

TAFT LAUGHED AT His Wife Smiles as Speaks Into a Phonograph. He MISSOURI TO THE FRONT. Hot Springs, Va., Rug. 4. Candidate Taft has consented to make several short speeches into talking machines for reproduction. Yesterday he found jjirs. I an laugning at r.im as he was doing a bit of rehearsing for the re cords. e- i . a oeverai experimental talks were made and reproduced with varying de grees of success. The speeches which a single record will hold, average about three hundred words in length. The topics to be discussed for repeti tion In this way have not as yet been decided on. Missouri has come to the front with a rush in the Taft baby naming contest. W. F. Heavner of Lebanon, Mo., announces himself the proud father of twins. As a good republican he has undertaken to perpetuate the whole national ticket and the state ticket by naming one boy Howard Taft Heavner, in honor of Judge Taft, and the other Hadley Sherman Heavner, to honor the second place on the tick ei, as wen as iviaaiey, Missouri s re publican candidate for governor. The twins were born the second day after the Taft nomination. PARENTS COME TO RESCUE OF BOYS Pay for Automobile Wrecked Near New Hope. Satisfactory adjustment has been made of the loss incurred by the destruction of the automobile owned by the Auto Inn, when it collided with a pole at New Hope. The occupants of the machine were Roy Cale.and Wilbur Evans. The parents of the young men have made a settlement with the owners of the machine. Evans was so badly scared by the comprehension of the loss that he left the city as soon as he had walked home from the scene of the accident. KESSLER MAY BE "WILD MAN'S" NAME Marker in Shirt Bears This Name. Sheriff Meredith has ooen unable to Identify C. B. Kessler, the man arrest ed near Boston Sunday evening. The name "Kessler" appears on a marker in the back of the man's shirt and this fact has led the sheriff to believe probably he escaped from some institution. The man wore only an under shirt and trousers when arrested. He had been begging food at farm houses and acting peculiarly. The sheriff says he acts in the manner of an epileptic, Pictures of him were taken this morn ing and will.be distributed about this section In an effort to gain some in formation concerning him. STEALS CHEAP RINGPUNISHMENT SEVERE Elmer Smith Must Serve Time In Jail. For the theft of a plated finger- ring of a value of about 23 cents, Elmer Smith, colored, was sent to jail to serve a sentence of twenty-one days in city court this morning. Smith was fined $1 and costs and ten days penalty added. He is a laborer and has been employed on the West Side sewer. He went into the second hand store operated by Charles Nichols on South Sixth street and purchased a hat for 5 cents. He was not pleased with the bargain and returned and in picking up the hat from the case upon which he had thrown it removed the ring. FIREMEN DN BOAT BURIED UNDER WALL Fire Boat Illinois Chicago. Sunk in Chicago, Aug. 4. The fire boat "Illinois" was sunk in the Illinois river and three men were perhaps fatally injured this morning by the follapse of the south wall of the Armour elevator. The wall fell upon the boat while firemen were throwing streams of water on the ruins of -days zoniioa 4ollar Ore,

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ANANIAS CLUB Roosevelt Says Wright Loeb Told Untruths West Point Case. and in WRIGHT STICKS TO GROUND LOEB AS IS CUSTOMARY, HAS NO REPLY TO MAKE TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT SENSATION IS PROMISED. New York, Aug. 4. President Roosevelt has issued an official statement at Oyster Bay, which flatly contradicts public statements, hitherto made by Secretary of War Wright and Secretary Loeb, as to the case of the eight West Point cadets who were recently dismissed for hazing. Loeb. who has meekly shouldered the blame for many things in the past, had nothing to say, but General Wright in Washington last night 6tuck to his ground In a manner which seemed to promise to add to the sen sation. The new war secretary repeated his original remarks, upon learning that his "Chief" had denied their accuracy. Apparently he put the issue right up to President Roosevelt again. With a double-edged stroke of his pen. the president practically accused both Wright and Loeb of giving out information that was untrue. He de nied Loeb's statement that the cadets had been dismissed only to be rein stated by act of Congress. He denied Wright's statement, made later, that the cadets had been reinstated and that (the president) signed the dis missal order only to scare them. When shown the president's state ment, in Washington, Secretary V right replied as follows: "The fact is that the president approved the findings at West Point and transmit ted the approval here. But accom panying the approval was a letter to me, in which he said that it was not final and that he would like to see me and talk the matter over with me I went to Oyster Bay and talked the case over with the president and the cadets have been reinstated. I thought it best that If there were to be any punishment it ought to be inside the academy and not outside." as tne matter rests now. Wright says the cadets are to return to the academy; the president says it is not settled whether they are to return or not It was noticeable that the presi dent's official statement was not Kiven before by Secretary Loeb. It was handed the newspapers by Assistant Secretary Foster. MEEK'S SUCCESSOR WILL BE CHOSEN 4 Senatorial Convention at Eat on, 0., Tomorrow. Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 4. The sena torial convention for the nomination of a successor to -Senator William H Meek will take place at Eaton, Wed nesday afternoon. The district con sists of Montgomery and Preble Counties, the local delegation being vastly ln the majority. In consequence the Bieser element will predominate, and It is said Meek will be nominated despite the rumors afloat some time ago tnat he was scheduled for decapita tion. The Montgomery County dele gates to the convention were selected last February at a convention controlled and dominated completely by Bieser and his followers. T STARTS ON BIG AERIAL TRIP Zeppelin's Airship Making a Pretty Flight Constance, Germany, Aug. 4. Count Zeppelin's great airship started its aerial trip from Friedrichshafen this morning, it rising 400 feet. Five hours later it was sighted over Str assburg going at about forty miles an hour. The count will endeavor to keep the ship in the air continuously for twenty-four hours. COMPLAIN ABOUT CUTOFFS. New System of L, H. Not Liked. & P. Co. Is The charge was made before coun cil last evening, the Light, Heat & Power Company has dispensed with the cutoffs at the curbs for gas connections. It was reported the cutoffs now are being placed in the cellars or at the meters. Councilman Deuker said a number of complaints has been made to him and he thinks tfare snouia do cutons at' toe euro.

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SUCCEED BARNES May Be Chosen Chancellor of K. of P. Boston. Mass., Aug. 4. Ten thous and Knights of Pythias took part ln the parade, today's big feature, Chancellor Barnes reported the mem bership of the order at 721.000. Hen ry P. Brown, of Texas, is slated for election to succeed Barnes. The ord er is in flourishing condition IS All OPTIMIST Says Worst of Financial Depression Has Passed and .Money Is Plentiful. AGAINST HEPBURN BILL. WIZARD IS AGAINST ANY RAIL ROAD LEGISLATION UNLESS IT CARRIES ALONG WITH IT PUB LICITY PROVISIONS. Chicago. Aug. 4. E. H. Harriman tne railroad wizard, found time enough to give out an interview which is a trumpet note of economic and financial optimism and a solemn caution and warning to the American peo ple. Incidentally Mr. Harriman took rap at the Hepburn bill. This is the first time Mr. Harriman has discussed the supervision of rail roads by the federal government and poiniea out us aeiects as 6een through the eyes of a man who con trols 23,000 miles of railroads in America. He emphasized the statemert that he was against the Hepburn or any railroad legislation unless it carried along with the provisions for publicity and regulation protection for the railroads of this country. Mr, Harriman particularly called attention to the fact that he had told his objee tlons to one-sided railroad legislation to President Roosevelt when he con ferred with him in 1906, and that the same year he had expressed these same views in writing to William H. Taft. the Secretary of War. "The Hepburn act ln itself would not be harmful." said Mr. Harriman. peaking slowly and deliberately, as hough he intended that every word should carry weight. "I said when I talked to Mr. Roose velt," continued Mr. Harriman, "I favored regulation and publicity if cou pled with protection, so as to permit the movement of traffic along lines of least resistance and at least cost. This can only be accomplished by co-opera' tlon between the government and the transportation lines. Unless they are willing to grant the one they should not enforce the other. "The principle of the regulation is proper and tbe method should have the most careful consideration by those qualified to do so as I told the president" "Were you in favor of the Hepburn bill introduced in the last congress?' "I was with the provislolns for protection, as I just outlined." In speaking of the recent financial distress, Mr. Harriman declared that the worst has been passed and that money is becoming more plentiful. FIRE CHIEF TO GO TO NATIONAL MEETING City Will Pay Miller's Expenses. . Ed Millar, chief of the tire depart ment will attend the convention of the National Fire Chiefs' association at Columbus. O.. August 25-28 and the city will pay his expenses. A motion providing for the defrayment of his expenses was Introduced at the meeting of council last evening and prevailed. Mr. Denker, who engineer ed the motion, said he believed the chief could benefit by attendance at the convention. IS NOW IN KENTUCKY Mrs. Schilling Tries to Escape Her Cruet Husband. Word has been received here to the effect Mrs. Robert Schilling: of near Camden, now is in Kentucky. It is claimed the woman left her home because of mistreatment by her husband ana not through any tnental dis order as the husband alleged, noon Jhia visit to this cita

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SHIPPERS SECURE TEMPORARY RELIEF Body Last Night Suspended Main Street Freight Ordinance Which Has Caused Loss to Shippers. CITY ATTORNEY STUDY OBJECTS STRENUOUSLY. Can See Nothing But Dire Calamity and His Visions ofi Oppression Because Action Was Taken. . " With far more expedition than ually accompanies such matters, the city council last evening passed, an ordinance under suspension of th rules suspending an ordinance prohibiting the operation of interurban freight cars on Main street for a period of ninety days, or until November 2. Mayor Schillinger did not sigh tha ordinance and indications are that he will not. If this be the case, a fourteen day delay will have to ensue before it will be possible for council to meet again and pass the ordinance over a veto. Neglect to sign has th same effect as a veto. There was practlcaljy no "demonstration" by councilmen when it was reported by the board of public works the proposed franchise agreement with the Dayton &. Western Traction company had not been signed. Th talk-feat was brief, as there was an evident understanding among the councilmen as to the action that would be taken. When the ordinance providing for the suspension of the original ordinance was presented, only a brief debate ensued. What was said was interesting but the subject had bn hashed and minced so often that it had become distastefuL Play Irksome. Expressions of sentiment were at! to the effect the business men of the city have suffered long enough and 1 the delay has grown irksome, as well as consumatlng a financial loss. Members stated they believe some relief ought to be offered. Back Into their teeth were hurled the insinuations of councilmen that the board of public works has not been acting la good faith, by City Attorney Study. Air. btudy asked bow long the suiuenslon of the ordinance business will continue. He sees In it a danzmu precedent that will result in nothing but trouble to the city unless some assurance Is secured from th rail. road company that a freight line will be built off Main street The very mention of traction com pany or Interurban charged the air with electricity. Councilmen were un able to confine their remarks to the subject of suspending the ordinance and were persistently transgressing on the Twenty-third street phase. Councilman Von Pein wanted to know If granting permission to use Main street would result in any assurance the; tracks will not be placed in the Glen. He attempted to introduce a motion explaining the opinion of council inregard to this route. It was ln answer to the Question rt Councilman Wettig that the city attorney became Involved in the controversy. Mr. Wettig asked tbe city attorney If the city has the right to suspend an ordinance and re-en forc it afterward. The city's lezal tative replied it has the right, but such action would be ill timed. Cotm. cil did not agree with him. however. A Riaht to fake Step. "Why of course you have the rirhf he said "but in my mind I don't think it the proper thing to do. I believe it questionable if a good many persons, who signed the petition that is to be presented tonight, did so for convenience Just to oblige the person who presented it. I'm not kickine on this suspension business, but If ther once get back on the street how will you get them off again? It would not be within common courtesy to your officers and I believe will be a cause for regret. How long will it last If tm set the ordinance aside now? When November 2 comes, the railroad com pany will say: 'it's bad weather now. we can't go ahead and build another line, let us stay until next spring. Then yon may have to let them star again. When will you get them off? Next spring they will find another ex(Continued on Page Two.) ' STRONG ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT CHARGE Earlham Heights Case Is Giv en an Airing. Melza Strong was acquitted of the charge of assault and battery upon Grant Gilbert In city court this mornMng. Gilbert claimed he was remov ing from his home in Earlham Heights west, of the city yesterday morning, when Gilbert Intercepted him. and ordered John Lee. driver of the wagon, to stop. Gilbert remonstrated, profanity followed and GUbast, --nrJc Strong with his fist.

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