Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 176, 9 August 1908 — Page 1

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GOOD ROADS DAY WAS GREAT SUCCESS

Both Merchants and Visitors Well Pleased With the Event. MERCHANTS APPRECIATIVE. BUSINESS WAS INCREASED IN SOME INSTANCES BUSINESS MEN WERE MORE IMPRESSED WITH SPIRIT OF OCCASION. That the good roads day proved a good thing for business was the sentiment expressed by nearly every merchant in the city last evening. Said one of the most prominent: "I don't Relieve our trade was increased to any extent but the people came to the city Und saw what we have. The best thing about it all is that it was made evident that whenever this city tries to do anything there is enough push and energy left to put it before the people right. All it takes is the right kind of men behind it and the Young Men's Business Club has demonstrated Its ability in this line." Other business men claimed their sales showed up better yesterday than they did the same day one year ago. All Were Satisfied, t General satisfaction was spoken by the visitors. The rural districts supplied the greatest number of persons, as they are more deeply interested in the conditions of the roads. The town nd city residents know the corporation will keep the streets in good condition, but to the farmer the road Is Ills sole means of communication oth er than the telephone. His mail service is dependent upon the roads the carrier is forced to traVel. "Never saw this old town look so pretty," said one prominent farmer, and he expressed the sentiment of hundreds of others. It was the first time in years that any organized effort had been made to induce the business men to decorate In honor of their guests. . Such generous response even proved surprising to the committees that had the work In charge. .The wave of color seemed to spread s fire. At 8 o'clock yesterday only a few stores gave indication of decoration or Interest on the part of the proprietor In the occasion. Shortly afterward one or two men were seen to carry bunting about on the streets and then a rush to the supply houses began. "When the noon hour arrived there was scarcely a business house In the entire city that was not beautified In some way. Bunting and flags predominated. It is the belief of the members of the Young Men's Business club, most active in bringing success to the undertaking, it will prove a financial success. Rather than ask for donations upon subscription, the club sold pennants to raise funds. The pennants "were not of expensive material, but merchants were given something In exchange for their money and it was not like depending upon- charity." A number of the visitors remained for the evening band concert on the court house lawn. This concert was given under the auspices of the We6t Main Street Business Men's club and .was attended by the usual large :rowd. Merchant Pleased. Charles Feltman, chairman of the finance club, and a leading shoe dealer, said he was more than pleased by the success of the day. His business showed an Increase, He said if he had not sold one dollar's worth more Etock than customary he would regard the day as a success from every viewpoint. Fred Krone, of Krone & Kennedy, clothiers, expressed his satisfaction with the results. He spoke f the enthusiasm with which the proposition was received. He believes the city will benefit by the result. George Mashmeyer, a prominent Main street merchant. Is Quoted as saying he had not "put much stock" In the preliminary plans but results have been conclusive and hereafter whenever this organization puts forth anything he is in for it. H. C. Hasemeier was another who strongly commended the work of the Young Men's Business club and poke highly of the day's - results. WAITER, HEIR TO ESTATE OF MILLIONS He and His Sister Get Fortune Through an Ad. New York, Aug. 8. Word has been received by Godfried Probst, a waiter in a bakery owned by William Draude, at No. 13 Smith street, Brooklyn, that he and his sister Anna, of Reichenberg. Bavaria, are joint heirs to an estate of nealy $16,000,000, left by their uncle, who died intestate In Bombay, India, twelve years ago. Afrimonths ago Anna Probst Raw advertisement regarding her and GoMed and answered it. She easily proved her relationship to the dead man, and was Informed that the estate wouli b turned over to her rna hex broti.r..

WRIGHT SUCCESSFUL

Dayton Inventor Astonishes French With His Aeroplane Flight. IS MASTER OF MACHINE. Lemans, France, Aug. 8. Wilbur Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, made a spectacular flight of three and one-half kilometers (2.17 miles) in his aeroplane here this afternoon. From the time Wright left the ground he was in perfect control of the machine and without any mishap made the distance in three minutes and five seconds. Several thousand spectators were present when Wright made the flight. No attempt was made to create a new record the only object of flight being to test the aeroplane. Wright proved beyond doubt he is master of the birdlike machine, completing two circles and rising and descending at will. CAR COMPANY TO REPAVE STREET Bricks Between Tracks on Main Street to Be Replaced. WORK BEGINS ON MONDAY. AT THIS TIME THE LOCAL COMPANY WILL ALSO BEGIN TO REMOVE TROLLEY POLES FROM PRINCIPAL STREET. It has been announced by Supt. Gordon of the local street car lines, which are controlled by the T. H. I. & E. that work will begin tomorrow on repairing and repavlm" the Main street line between Fourth and Thirteenth street, in accordance with the provisions of the new franchise, the company has to make these repairs within this year and improve the remainder of the tracks in the same way during next year. The company will repave the street for a distance of eighteen inches beyond the rails with the best kind of brick available for such use. Employment will be given to a large number of men. The company intends to use American labor exclusively if it can get enough men to do the work without the use of foreigners. At present the condition of the pavement along the rails is deplorable. Bricks project in every direction and at as many different elevations. The new rails at the Eighth and Fifth street crossings are higher than the level of the pavement and this condition will not remain after the changes are made. The company intends to relay new ties upon a concrete foundation and prepare a ballast of the same material. The street car company will also begin the erection of iron poles on Main street, from which Will be suspended the trolley wires. This action is taken In order that the company may meet the terms of the Main street pole ordinance which requires the removal of the present wood poles from the streets. VAST STEEL ORDERS START PITTSBURG MILLS Large Number of Men to Be Placed to Work. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 8. Calling for 24,000 tons of steel plates an order is soon to be placed with Pittsburg steel mills, forcing idle machinery into action and summoning more men back to work. With Pittsburg steel plate manufacturers figuring on orders for upwards of 70,000 tons of plates for steel cars for railroad requirements there comes another contract that is to be awarded in a brief period. New York City has awarded the contract to the T. A. Gillespie company for the construction of the Amityville Pipe line, a new water supply main of steel. The tonnage is estimated at from 24.000 to 27.000 tons, or in round figures a value amounting to $1,000,000. BOOTH'S EYESIGHT IS NOW THREATENED Southampton, Aug. 8. General Wil liam FJth. head of the Salvation Army, with his staff, sailed for South Africa today to complete the work of establishing army posts in that country. The cataracts which have been forming over the aged general's eyes for some time, cause him great incon venience and it is feared they may result in total blindness.

ATLANTIC FLEET RESTS AT ANCHOR

Arrives at 'Auckland, Saturday, Where Great Welcome Is Accorded. TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT. SIR JOSEPH G. WARD SAYS HIS NAME IS CHERISHED, HONORED AND REVERED IN NEW ZEALAND. Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 8. The Atlantic battleship fleet has just arrived here and the city is gayly decorated with flags and flowers out of respect. A rousing welcome was accorded Uncle Sam's seamen as the big fighting machines came to anchor. A long and varied progarm has been arranged for their reception. The fleet had been in communication with the land by wireless telegraphy all during yesterday. In one of the messages received Admiral Sperry, commander-in-chief of the fleet, requested that pilots join the four flag ships of the fleet on their arrival at the harbor entrance. This request was made to facilitate the disposition of the fleet at their anchorage. Welcome Cordial. A souvenir book has been printed in Auckland for presentation to the officers of the American fleet and the following greeting written by the prime minister, Sir Joseph G. Ward, prefaces the publication: "No visit of warship was ever so welcome as is jours today. In receiving the fleet, a sense of kinship stirs our hearts, for we feel that the greatest nation of the west has come to visit us, this fleet being the visible embodiment of its might, majesty and dominion President Roosevelt in act and word of his life work, reflects the voices of our national ethics and aspirations. The name of Roosevelt in New Zealand stands for national righteousness and is cherished, honored and revered. The fleet stands for peace, justice and freedom?- The&e air the-thoughts and feelings that are stirring our hearts today." A diplomatic tangle has occurred since the arrival of the fleet, caused by the arrangement of a rifle match between the teams of the American ministry can not allow an armed par ty to land from the American war ships. The premier was petitioned to modify the restrictions, but replied that the imperial law prohibits the landing of an armed party. It will therefore be impossible to hold the match. IN READINESS Whiteriver Section of United Brethren Church Convenes Here. R0BBINS FIRST SPEAKER. WILL DELIVER ADDRESS AT TUESDAY NK5HT SESSION CON FERENCE PROPER BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. Practically everything is in readiness for the White River Conference of the United Brethren church, which. will be held in this city this week The services will be opened this eve ning in a tent, which has been erected on West Main street. The Rev. J Walter Gibson, a well known evange list will conduct the meetings. Re sponse to calls for accommodations of visitors has been generous. The series of conference meetings will open Tuesday evening with a sermon by H. W. Robbins, Gwynnville, Ind. The address will follow a song service. The formal opening of the conference by Bishop G. M. Mat thews, D. D. will be Wednesday morning. The conference will not close until next Sunday evening. Special sermons by the leaders of the church will feature the meetings of each day and evening. TAFT GLEE CLUB MAY BE ORGANIZED Will Take Part in the Campaign. Long At the next meeting of the Young Men's Republican club, the question of forming a Richmond" Taft Glee club will be discussed. Glee clubs have been organized in other places not as large as Richmond and it is believed that an excellent organization could b effected bar.

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WIFE'S AWFUL VOW AT HER HUSBAND'S BIER

Mrs. Martella in Blood Pledges To Avenge His Murder. Newark, N. J.. Aug. 8. Mrs. Michael Martella, whose husband was shot and killed in a family tragedy shrouded In mystery, knelt by his bier today and as a priest chanted the litany for the dead during the funeral service, she pricked her wrist with a sham blade and with her blood made a cross on the coffin and took an awful vow to avenge his slayer. "I will give my life, Michael, my Michael, to avenge those who killed you. l swear it with my life." Her son, Antonio, knelt beside her and repeated the oath. Mrs. Amore, the neighbor who is charged.with plotting to kill Martella, was on the verge of collapse in jail today when she heard that six of her love letters had been found. The police now believe that Mrs. Amore, in order to stve herself conspired with her husband to kill Martella and that Amore fired the fatal shot. Mrs. Amore claimed she killed Martella while he was attempting to enter her window. EIGHT MEET DEATH ON BURNING SHIP Passengers on Steamer Pre mier, Burned to Death In Berths. TWO OF THE CREW DIE. ONLY MEANS OF ESCAPE FOR THOSE PASSENGERS WHO BECAME AWARE OF DANGER, WAS BY LEAPING INTO WATER. Winnipeg, Aug. 8. Six passengers and two of the crew of the steamer Premier lost their lives when that ves sel burned to the water's edge at War ren's Landing at the northern end of Lake Winnipeg Thursday. News of the disaster reached here by a boat from the head of the lake. The dead are: Mrs. A. Coutert, of Selkirk; Mr: Oben of Gimli; Miss Povah of Winnipeg; Emer Jones , Oscar Overton and L. Fryer, Gus Well, cook, and Norman Fisher his assistant, also lost their lives. The fire started In the engine room of the steamer during th night and spread so rapidly that n.any of the thirty-eight passengers aboard had but a moment to escape. Those who did so leaped overboard. The victims were smothered or burned to death in their berths. Fire from the burning vessel soon ignited the piers and buildings of the landing at the trading post, and though the traders and theis men fought hard, most of the post Is in ruins. SULTAN SINCERE IN HIS ACTIONS Evidenced by Refusal to Withdraw Representatives Of Powers. IDENTITY OF CABINET. TURKISH MINISTER IN WASHINGTOfJ.SAYS NEW OFFICERS WILL doSall THEY CAN TO CARRY OUT WORK OF REFORM. Washington, Aug. S. Dispatches received by Mehmed Ali Bey, the Turkish minister, give additional details of the membership of the new cabinet. The present foreign, minister Tefwik Pasha will retain that portfolio. The minister in discussing the personnel of the new cabinet today said that they a re all men of enlightenment and ability who could be depended with the assistance of the parliament to carry out the work of reform as contemplated. Other advices received by the minister indicate that the sultan has not acceded to the de mand of the Young Turks party, that representatives of powers in Macedonia should be withdrawn. The failure of the sultan to discharge these men is pointed out as an indication of his sincerity in carrying out all his obligations while endeavoring to secure a reform for his own people.

THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair Sunday; warmer in south and central portions, Sunday. OHIO Fair Sunday, sightly-warmer

STEALS MONEY TO WINE CHORUS GIRLS

Chicago Bank Messenger Takes $1,300 of His Invalid Mother, EMBEZZLED FROM BANK. $4,600 DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM COMPANY, THAT HE MIGHT ELOPE WITH PRETTY CHICAGO SALES GIRL. Chicago, Aug. 8. After stealing, it is alleged $1.S")0 from an Invalid mother, spending it on wine suppers and automobiles for chorus girls, Lee Haseman, a messenger in t he First Trust and Savings bank, was arrested by Pinkerton detectives today charged with embezzling $4.i0 from his employers. Haseman was arrested while riding In an automobile in Michigan avenue, and taken to the Harrison street police station where he is declared to have confessed to the embezzlement and told detectives where they could find money taken from the bank. The funds were found intact in a rooming house at 1826 Michigan avenue. It is charged by detectives that Haseman, who is 10 years old, embezzled the money that he might elope with Bertha Rosendahl, a pretty salesgirl in a down town department store. Miss Rosendahl is only 17 years old. It is said that Haseman intended to flee with the girl to New York. Haseman is declared to have been living high on ?t.3O0 which he stole from his mother. He rented automobiles every night, wined and dined numerous chorus girls. The young man's mother, who is an invalid, gave him the money to deposit in the bank. It is charged that he failed to do so. "I know when my mother reads about this it will break her heart," he said between sobs. Haseman will 0FFICIALLYN0TIFIED. Bond and Grant, Delegates to Washington. Dr. Charles S. Bond and Dr. George H. Grant -received official notice last evening of their appointment as delegates to the Tuberculosis conference that Is to be held at Washington, D. C, Sept. 21 to October 10. DIES AT 105 YEARS. Cumberland, Md., Aug. 8. Mrs Maryann Perry, aged 105 years, widow of Dr. George C. Perry, died here yes terday. She leavese no relatives in this city. The Perrys at one time were among the most wealthy and in fluential families of this county. SIS COMPLETES HIS HEWPET1TI0H Will Ask Supreme Court to Overrule Late Standard Oil Decisionn. RETICENT ABOUT TALKING. DOCUMENT WILL FIRST GET OF FICIAL SANCTION OF ATTOR NEY GENERAL . BEFORE CON TENTS BECOME KNOWN. Chicago, Aug. 8. United States District Attorney Sims today completed the petition for the rehearing of the $2!.140,Ch Standard Oil case. The petition will be filed on or about Aug. 21, and it is declared that the supreme court of the United States will be asked to sustain Judge Land is original decision in the case. "We can not make public the petition until it has gone to Attorney General Bonaparte. said Mr, Sims. "He will go over it and return it some time before August 21. We have until that time to file it." Distrct Attorney Sims declared that everything looked exceedingly hopeful and that he believed the oil combine would be punished in just proportion to its offenses. WIS GREAT SUCCESS Rev. J. 0. Campbell of This City the Speaker. The reunion picnic of the Abington school was held Friday at Abington, and was attended by some four hundred people and was one of the most successful reunions that the old residents of this section have ever held. The Rev. J. O. Campbell of this city gave a very interesting talk. An excellent country dinner was served. Games and races and various other methods of amusement were indulged in..

LINCOLN IS BROKE

It Seems So For Town Will Spend But $500 on Bryan Day. HASKELL MAKES REPORT. thaT; -beAsH5nt b7 the iocai committee August 1-. when . J. Bryan is formally notified of his nomination. Mayor Brown, as chairman of the committee, has raised that amount and the expenses will be kept within that limit. The parade on August 12 will consist of two bands, a platoon of police and a company of mounted democrats as escort for W. J. Bryan, J. W. Kern and the notification com mittee. There will te no marching clubs in the parade. Governor Haskell announces that $19,000 has been subscribed to the democratic campaign fund. Of this amount $1.."WX has been given by the Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial Appeal, which is controlled by Secretary of War Wright. DESPERATE EFFORT TO SLAY MURDERER Uncle, of Chicago Boy Chop ped to Pieces, Attempts Vengeance. EVIDENCE WAS SECURED. SUSPECT RECOGNIZED AS ONE BEARING BUNDLE TOWARD POINT WHERE BODY WAS FOUND BY WATCHMAN. Chicago, Aug. 8. A desperate ef fort to kill Hassin Nemmer, the suspected 6layer of thirteen year old Tuff a Shashem. was made by Alex ander Shashem, uncle of the boy this afternoon. Shouting- that he would kill him and lifting a club that he carried, the uncle rushed at the prisoner who was standing at the bars in his cell. Inspector Dorman and others leaped upon the frenzied uncle and overpower him. The prisoner cowered in his cell and begged the police to save him. Shrieking that he would yet kill Nemmer, the uncle was carried from the cell room. Nemmer Identified. Nemmer was positively identified as the man who was seen carrying a heavy bundle along West Harrison street Sunday night. This important evidence against the Turk was furnished by Martin Coggins, a private watch man. Coggins went into the cell room of the Maxwell street police station and without any difficulty picked out the suspected murderer from a group of prisoners. He said he was positive Nemmer was the one he had sen carrying the bundle. Watchman Coggins was on his beat at Harrison and Halstead streets at ten o'clock on the night in ouestion when his attention was attracted to a man carrying an unusual parcel on his shoulders. The bundle was tied with a rope and apparently weighed about sixty pounds. The watchman said the man boarded a Blue island avenue car which would take him to the scene where the dismembered parts of the boy's body were found. Inspector Dorman sent for the conductor of the Blue Island avenue street car, who told the detectives that three foreign ers, one carrying a heavy satchel and the other two carrying bundles board ed his car at West Taylor street and Blue Island avenue about 11:30 o'clock and rode out to the end of the line at Forty-eighth avenue, not far from the spot where the head of the mur dered Shashem boy was found. CITIZENS JE FIRM Board of Works Must Recon sider Traction Matter They Say. MASS MEETING TUESDAY. Although the board of public works has decided to remain firm in its po sition and not ask to reopen the trac tion franchise squabble with the ofS cials of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction company, the committee directing public sentiment Is not deterred. This is evidenced by the call for a mass meeting Tuesday evening at East Main street Frineds' church. The committee leaders hold the opinion there is a probability they can arouse the sentiment of the entire city and bring enough pressure to bear on the board to show Its members the error of their ways and lead them to reopen negotiations, although it may be against their wilL

THAW STRIKES AT HIS WIFE EVELYN It Is She Who Will Suffer By Bankruptcy Proceedings.

IMMENSE INCOME SHUT OFF HER DEMANDS UPON HER HUS BAND HAVE REACHED AS HIGH AS $1.C00 PER MONTH R EC El V. ER CHARGES ROBBERY. Fittsburg, Aug. a That bankrupt cy proceedings instituted here by Harry K. Thaw will, among other things, result In Evelyn Thaw being cut off from her great income, said to be $l,0do per month furnished her by Thaw, and that the desire of Thaw to cut her off was one of his principal reasons for going Into bankruptcy court was claimed' here today. Former Governor William A. Stone, Thaw's counsel here, today gave out an Interview in effect that Evelyn had lost and intimated that Thaw might have considered suicide before he went into bankruptcy. Gov. Stone said: 'This petition of Harry's will, without doubt, be a great blow to Evelyn. From all I can learn she has been drawing heavily upon his resources. Yes, I have heard that her extravagant demands have reached $1,0 a month for spending money. No man. of course, could stand such a thing as that and situated as Harry Thaw is. it left him but one choice between two coursesbankruptcy or suicide. Fortunately he has chosen the sane course and by the simple business transaction of yesterday has effectually shut off her demands. It will undoubtedly be a great blow to Evelyn." O'Meara Speaks Mind. Detective Roger O'Meara. the newly appointed receiver in bankruptcy forHarry K. Thaw today had a long consultation with ex-Governor Stone, after which he made a most sensational attack on the creditors of Harry Thaw. In part O'Meara said and for publication: "I don't know much about the receivership business, but I find it won't be very much dlffereeit from what I always did. The lob now Is to get after a lot of thieves annd bunco men and I used to be pretty good in that line. Harry K. thaw filed his petition in bankruptcy so every man who has a legitimate claim against him can be paid. There are lots of grafters and petty thieves who have been robbing Thaw who are trying to gouge more money out of him, but they will have to show me. Hat Already Spent $500,000. Some sidelights on financial affairs of Thaw and the manner In which he has been treated by his family were also given by O'Meara. "Harry Thaw but a lot of New York thieves are trying to steal thousands of dollars from him by false pretences. I know every move made since the night Harry Thaw shot Stanford White and I know who delivered goods and who handed out the gold bricks. Since Thaw was arrested he has spent halt a million dollars. It looks as though every man who could butt Into the Thaw case did so for the sole purpose of making a fortune out of one Job. Some of these lawyers have already received more money from. Thaw than they have made in their entire professional career. I told Harry several times that he was being robbed, but he insisted on paying money out as fast as it came in. He didn't want anybody to say that he won Id not set tle for everything that was done for him. ,FI SAY THE WOMEN Chicago Professor's Comment Arouses Much Comment. New York. Aug. 8. If Robert Herrick. the professor of English in the Chicago University, expected feminine comments on bis criticisms of American women, be has gratified his wish; if however, he expected a dignified silence he must be sorry he erer started the controversy. These are some . of the names he is called: "Foolish, nervy, conceited, narrow, know-nothing, disgusting, by a number of woraeen interviewed, today. DANCING WILL BE PERMITTED THIS YEAR The plat for the campers of this year's Chautauqua was thrown open to everybody yesterday. Nearly a hundred people visiteed Secretary Shera and secured lots. Indications point to an unusually large "White City." Several restrictions have been removed so that the younger peopl will be able to have a good time. It is stated that the President of the Association this year will permit the younger people to dance of evenings I after the program. This is one of the privileges that the young camper -bare Ions looked for. '