Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 185, 18 August 1908 — Page 1

D PiOABJlJM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 18.. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, A U(iUST ,18, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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GIVEN A REBUKE BY W. P. O'NEAL Says Persons Petitioning for Resignation of Board of Works Make Art and Na- , ture Their God. CITY ATTORNEY FORCED COUNCIL INTO SQUABBLE. With Withering Sarcasm, .He Ridiculed the Body and Said It ' Is Addicted to the Crawfish Habit. ' COUNCIL ON RESOLUTIONS. expressed approval, but afterward members regretted the clash that ensued with the board. iJOHNSON WAS ENRAGED. Placed the Blame on Council for the 1 Difficulties That Have Arisen and Made the Charge That Broken Repeatedly. Faith Is City Attorney T. J. Study with with ering sarcasm paid his compliments last evening at council meeting to those citizens who have petitioned to have the North Twenty-third street Interurban freight route changed. He took particular pleasure in informing these petitioners, and there was a large number of them In attendance, that they are a set of impractical i Idealists. Mr. Study also paid his com pliments to the -city council, telling that body It is prepared to "crawfish" on the traction question the same as It had on nearly every other important question considered during the Scbillinger administration. W. P O'Neal and B. B. Johnson of the board also severely scored council and the petitioners. Mr. O'Neal told tbts petitioners that they are a class of "naJture and art worshipers" and that they j knew ho other God. Mr. Johnson told ! council that the board had lost all confidence in it. j At the opening of the council meetling Clerk Merrill read the resolutions i adopted at the mass meeting held recently, which resolutions have beet published. At the conclusion of the treading Mr. Von Pein made a motion, teeconded by Mr. Englebrt, that it was ithe sense of council that it coincide 'with these resolutions. This resolution was unaniomusly adopted. Then ,Mr. Deuker stated that he believed a i mistake had been made in providing ifor a freight route through Glen Mii- ' ler park. Council, the board and the mayor, he said, were not above making mistakes and he believed when one was made it should be rectified. Therefore he moved that council and Vm board get together on the TwentytMr'l street matter and endeavor to teach some common understanding. t was this resolution that aroused the Ire of the administration forces. It was debated fiercely but council unanimously carried it before the Meeting adjourned. The board, however, will refuse to meet with council as it intends to stand pat on the Twenty-third street route. Tjeat it Business-like. After Mr. Deuker had introduced his resolution Mr. Study stated, that the Twenty-third street route question should be treated in a business-like manner. He said the matter is now closed and should remain closed. The recent mass meeting, was described by Mr. Study as a farce. He said that no one favoring the Glen route was expected to attend this meeting and Instead of it being attended by 1,000 people, as reported, there were by actual count S50 and of this number ver 100 were women. Discussion is Sickening. Mr. Study stated that the discussion .of the traction matter had become sickening and the most enthusiastic persons at the mass meeting were oaeg who had signed between three and four petitions for the route to be placed through the Glen. Mr, Study stated that the citizens who attended the mass meeting: should be ignored as too many conservative, far-seeing and sensible business men had Indorsed the stand taken by the board In regards to placing j the route through the Glen. .Council Turned Tail. Mr. Johnson followed Mii, Study and lie stated that the bop rd $ad lost all Its confidence in counciH. He said that council had "turned Jail' on the toard In the traction matter the same as that body did when the North E street paving matter came. up. He said he was opposed to the Reopening of the traction case. , Von Pein is Sorry. ! , Mr. Von Pein stated he w&s sorry

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MISS MARGUERITE DREXEL. Miss Drexel, the beautiful daughter of Mrs. Anthony Drexel, who Is an American, Is creating a sensation in London society. There are many suitors for her hand, but rumor has not yet been able to pick the winner. VENGEANCE WAS CAUSE OF E Rrigo Bullied Lapaylia Beyond Endurance, So He Struck. . HE SHOWS NO REMORSE. RRIGO'S BROTHER VISITED LAPAYLIA IN JAIL AND IN OWN LANGUAGE HEAPED MALEDICTIONS UPON HIM. Joe Rrigo, the Italian knifed Saturday night by his fellow countryman and workman, I Frank Iapaylia, not Polo as has been published, appears to be on the road to recovery, according to City Physician Krueger. He had a gaping wound, eight inches in length in his abdomen when taken to the hospital for treatment. That the man can live with such a wound is regarded as remarkable. In the city jail Lapaylia is confined. Should Rrigo die he will probably be charged with murder in the first degree, although no one witnessed the assault he made upon his enemy. In the event Rrigo recovers his assailant will probably be chargedwith assault and battery with intent to commit murder. - Lapaylia is only about five feet in height but stockily built. He has no remorse for his crime, rather he appears to be well satisfied with the result. To a friend who visited him at the jail yesterday afternoon he frankly admitted that he had assaulted Rrigo. To this friend he stated that ever since he had joined the working gang employed on the C. C. & L. north of this city he had been mistreated by Rrigo. The latter is a much bigger man than Lapaylia and, according to Lapaylia, a bully. He stated that Rrigo had frequently struck him, choked him and hit him with rocks but he stood for these insults as long , as he possibly could. Saturday morning, he stated. Rrigo choked him severely and he then decided to get revenge. Accordingly he waylaid Rrigo that night and, Latin fashion, sank his knife into the body of his enemy. Lapaylia says that the blood of his enemy has wiped out the insults that were heaped upon htm. An "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is Lapaylia's religion, so he is satisfied with himself and ready to suffer the consequences for his crime. Shortly after Lapaylia was ' placed in the jail the brother of his victim, who appears to be the head of the Italians in fhe camp north of the city. went to see him. In. rich Italian the elder Rrigo reviled his brother's assailant but, safe behind the iron bars, Lapaylia indifferently listened to the maledictions of the chieftain. Snarling with anger the elder Rrigo cursed Lapaylia long and. vilely. He spoke only In Italian. "Ingrate that you are, I would kill you gladly if I could lay my hands upon you. This is the way you repay me, who brought you to America, by killing my brother," blaz et tne elder Rrigo while his black eyes snapped with rage. He ended his tirade by calling down upon La paylia all the curses of Heaven. ' TO TOUR EUROPE. Jonas Gaar and Son to Spend Weeks Abroad. Six Mr. Jonas Gaar and son Americas, left last evening for NewJYork where they will visit friends for the next several days. From there they will sail to London and other European points where they expect to spend the next five or six weeks. Mr. Gaar stated last evening it will be purely a pleasure trip. , .

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Clear, Cool Day Added to the Joy of Occasion Tendered Him by His Fellow Townsmen. WHERE IS GOV. HUGHES DURING CEREMONIES? Reported That He Received No Invitation The Exercises Took Place at Candidate's Home at Utica. Utica, N. Y., Aug. 18. Vice Presidential notification day for James S. Sherman, opened clear, delightfully cool, and the full program of the committee on arrangements was carried out amidst a mad riot of enthusiasm. Many notables were present, but one singular exception being the absence of Governor Hughes, who is said not to have received an invitation for some unknown reason. The notification was made the occasion of a general holiday, and the residents of the city, irrespective of party took part in the tribute to a fellow townsmen. The outdoor attractions planned in connection with the official ceremonies had been widely heralded throughout the middle and western sections of the state, and there were many thousands of visitors in the city. The notification took place in front of the Sherman home, in Genesee street. Heavy showers yesterday took much of the crispness out of the elaborate decorations in evidence. The work of completing the stfleet decorations and the draping of the big buildings with flags and Taunting went ahead despite the rain. Several members of the notification committee appointed at the convention arrived yesterday. Mr. Sherman received the committeemen during the afternoon. Today he entertained them at his home at luncheon, and in the evening he will again be their host at dinner at the Yahnundasis Golf club. The day began with a vice presidential salute of 19 guns, fired at 7 a. m. Then followed a parade of the city police and fire departments and at 11 o'clock the members of the notification committee were escorted to the Sherman residence. A combined band of 110 pieces, gathered from neigh boring cities, was at the head of the column of automobiles. Secretary Root, who arrived today was one of the distinguished guests at the notification ceremonies and made a brief address. In addition to the addresses of Senator Julius C. Burrows, chairman of the notification committee, and of Mr. Sherman there were remarks by President M. W. Stryker, of Hamilton college, from which the vice presidential candidate graduated; by Mayor Thomas Wheeler and by Chas. S. Symonds, chairman of the local reception committee. The afternoon was given over to field sports, races, base ball, etc., at Utica park, and in the evening there will be band concerts downtown and an electrical illumination of the principal streets. The speech of acceptance as delivered by Mr. Sherman was filled with matters of more than common interest. It was concise, pointed and without undue elaboration. It will be found in full on page three of this issue. PAID THE PENALTY WITH OWN LIFE Holka Hanged for Murder of Police Captain. Franklin, Pa., Aug. 18. Mike Holka was legally hanged at 10 o'clock this morning for the murder of Police Captain Edward Meehan last November. Holka mounted the scaffold without a tremor between two priests whom he told he was ready to die. His neck was broken. It was the first execution in this county since 1SGS. IS ON VACATION. John I Lott, junior mailing clerk at the postoffice Is taking his Tacation. Clarence Foreman is acting as mailing clerk. THE WEATHER PROPHET. i j FOR INDIANA Wednesday fair; light northwtst winds becoming variable.

WAS KILLED IN FREIGHT WRECK Disaster at Liberty Resulted In Death of Hamilton, Ohio, Man. ENGINES DEMOLISHED. SEVERAL CARS WERE TORN OPEN AND SMASHED INTO SMALL , PIECES PROPERTY LOSS WILL BE QUITE HEAVY. Liberty, Ind., Aug. 18. In a wreck on the C. H. & D railroad this morning. Dennis Coakley, of Hamilton, O.. engineer of the local freight was killed and Charles Ra?or, fireman of Connersville was severely injured. The wreck was the result of a collision between the local and through freight trains. The enginemen on the through train jumped and saved their lives. The two locomotives were demolished and a number of box cars knocked into splinters. A large quantity of merchandise that had been in the cars was scattered about the right-of-way and ruined. The property los will be heavy. STUDY OPPOSES SALE OF STRIP Of Land Bordering Railroad Tracks in Glen Miller Park. , THE CITY'S PART IS DONE. ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SALE MADE BUT RAILROAD COMPANY HAS NOT TAKEN COURT ACTION NOR PAID' MONEY. "Agreement with the Pennsylvania railroad or no agreement I serve notice on council right now that I intend to test in the courts the right of a railroad company to condemn land of a public park, like Glen Miller, to be incorporated into the right of way of the railroad," stated City Attorney T. J. Study last evening. His statement was brought forth by a discussion of the city's action in selling a strip of the park, fifty feet wide and two hundred feet in length, bordering the right of way of the Pennsylvania railroad. Councilman Bartel opened the discussion by questioning whether this action had injured the park, as alleged at a mass meeting of citizens recently held. B. B. Johnson of the board stated that when the company offered to buy the strip in question, with a veiled threat of condemnation proceedings in the event the city refused to do so. aa agreement was entered into with the company that the strip would be 'sold for $."k.n providing no part of it was used for tracks, but only for embankment purposes. This agreement protected the city from tracks being placed close to the driveway in the event the company had secured the strip through condemnation proceedings. Mr. Johnson stated the statement made that since the compa ny had secured the land it would place tracks within six feet or the driveway is ridiculous. He said that the nearest track would continue to be ninety feet from the driveway. After making this statement Mr Study stated that he did not believe the company had the authority to condemn land in a public park and that he intended to test the question although the deal with the railroad company has not been consummated on the part of the company, as the court action has not been taken nor the purchase price paid. A1IS TOLD GUILT Before Dying Admitted He Had Wronged Caotain Hains. EVIDENCE AT INQUEST. New York, Aug. 18. That Wm. E. Annis' dying words were an admission to Dr. Henry Houghton that he was paring the price of a wrong he had done Capt- Peter Hains, was the sen sational statement made today, and 6uch testimony will be given at the coroner's Inquest tomorrow. Hough ton would not go Into details now but admitted that Annis acknowledged having turned an old friend Into an enemv and slayer. The ease contin ues the sole subject under discussion In army and professional circles. Mrs Hains visited Mrs. Annis and had a

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AT SOLDIERS AT SPRINGFIELD Considerable Activity Among Militia Caused Today by Attempts to Assassinate Several Sentries. GOVERNOR WILL REWARD EVIDENCE AGAINST MOBS. Offers of $200 in Each Case Two Prisoners Who Were Spirited Away to Return Today. Springfield, 111.. Aug. IS. Firing on soldiers from ambush caused considerable activity amongst the militia early this morning. Three attempts were made to assassinate sentries, but in each case the assailant escaped by flieht and all shots went wild. The city continues under . strict military control. Many wild rumors prove to be unfounded. One sensational explosion story was found to be merely the explosion of a can of molasses, frightening several negroes half unto death. Two hundred dollars reward for evidence leading to conviction in each of the cases of violent death during the rioting in this city is offered by Governor Deneen. The governor, who is determined to punish all proven to have participated in the deeds of violence, issued six proclamations, one covering each of the cases of death resulting from the race outbreak. The same reward is offered in each instance and it is hoped to secure the evidence necessary to convict the leaders responsible for the crimes. Test for Troops Today Backed by practically the entire strength of the Illinois National Guard the state of Illinois will demonstrate its ability to maintain law and' order. While it Is not announced officially. there is every reason to believe that the two negro prisoners who were spir ited away in the Loper automobile Friday afternoon, furnishing the pre text for the iscenes of riot which followed, will be returned here thi3 afternoon. It is known that arrangements have been made by the military authorities to offer the protection which is deemed necessary and four days after they were hurried away from the borders of Sangamon county to a place of safe keeping in Bloomington the two ac cused negroes again will be in custody in Springfield and protected by the full majesty of the law. - Return to Face Charges. The return of the two prisoners has only been whispered. While there is general knowledge of the calling of the special grand jury, it had been the popular supposition that its prob ing would be confined to the cases of rioting, murder and assault in con nection with the Friday and Saturday night affairs. The news .that the cases of the two negro prisoners are to be considered, and at the very start of the investigation, will be a distinct surprise to the citizens at large. Serious trouble is not apprehended Governor Deneen is now confident that the trouble is over. In this view he is joined by his military chiefs General Scott, General Young, Gener al Foster and General Wells were in conference with the governor, and af ter a night of more or less trouble the decision was reached that no more serious rioting may be expected. Victim of Riot Dies. One more name has ben added to the list of victims of the mob's work Friday night. He is G. W. Scott, the old man who was found at the corner of Seventh and Washington streets at 10 o'clock Friday night, shot through the left luns. Scott was a feeble old man living alone at Second and Adams streets and it is believed that he was only an onlooker during the attack upon the Loper restaurant. t William H. Bowe, chief clerk in the office of the county treasurer, who was attacked by negroes early Saturday morning while he was on his way home, is very low and not expected to survive. Officials from the office of the state's attorney secured an ante-mortem statement from him at the hospital just before he lapsed Into unconsciousness. SCHOOL BOARD MEETS. Successor to Miss Mering Chosen. Must Be The Richmond school board will hold its regular business meeting at the Garfield school Wednesday evening providing Lee B. Nusbaum. treasurer of the beard returns from Petoskey. At this meeting the board will select a successor to Miss C Augusta Mering. who resigned several weeks ago as head of the high school English department, to accept a position in the English- department of the Indianapolis Manual training high school. The question of assigning the different teachers to the ward schools will be definitely decided at this meeting

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r c . -t5t " '1 til JESSE LEWISOHN. Lewisohn. the well known banker and racing man, is critically HI. He has been suffering for the past two years. FIRST FREIGHTER ARRIVED TODAY Traction Company Again Runs Cars Over the Main Street Line. ORDINANCE WAS PASSED. FREIGHT PRIVILEGES RESTORED TO T. H I. & E. COMPANY FOR NINETY DAYS D. & W. DOES NOT ACCEPT OPPORTUNITY. This forenoon the first traction freight car which has been seen In this city east of the car barns for over year and a half majestically sailed up Main street "from out of the west" and cast anchor, at the South Eighth Street Interurban station. Local shippers are happy in consequence, but they were not able to drink the cup of joy to the dregs, because the Dayton Western traction company has unoffi cially stated that it will not take ad vantage of the suspension of the Main street freight ordinance. This action has been taken by the company with the idea that it will influence the board of public works to sign the D. & W. franchise, now in the hands of the board for consideration. The board members state this action will not in fluence them to sign the franchise un til a section Is incorporated in it pro viding that all D. & W. cars doing a local business shall accept for fares city car line tickets. The company has flatly refused to agree to this. Last evening at the council meeting the ordinance passed by council two weeks ago suspending for ninety day the enforcement of the Main street freight tar ordinance was returned un signed by the mayor. Councilman Bartel called for a prompt consldera tlon of the ordinance and as a result it was passed over the head of the mayor. Tms ordinance became er fective immediately after Its passage so it was possible for the T. H. I. & E tarction company to begin the opera tion of freight cars Into the city this morning. ISS0UGHT FOR Believed Pretty Faith Davis Was Victim of Murder. Palmer, JHass., 'Aug. 18. Investigation resulted today In the statement i that Miss Fairh DaTis. sixteen, whose body was found la the old mill pond near her beautiful home did not meet death by drowning. The body was In an upright position In five feet of water. There was no water in the lungs. The stomach will be analyzed. Search Is being made for the young man last seen in her company AUDIT OF BOOKS. Earlham Trustees Examine Those of Treasurer Today. The board of Trustees of Earlham College heM a meeting today for the purpose of auditing the treasurer's books for the fiscal year of 1908. The committee is composed of A. J. Hall of Indianapolis, Morris Cox of Westfield, Benjamin Johnson, Allen Jay and President Kelly of Richmond. They report that Earlham College has had one cf the most prosperous years that it ta3 made tn Us hlstorj

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roposed to Devote Entire Week to Celebration of Season and Visit of Soldiers to The City. DAYS SET APART FOR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. City to Be Decorated and Pa rades of Various Kinds SuggestedAgricultural Exhibit and Horse Show. Richmond will have a fall festival which will be held in connection of the visit of the Knh infantry of the IT. S. A. of Fort Benjamin Harrison. Indianapolis, October 3 and 4. This was decided at the meeting of the Young Men's business club held last evening at the Westcott hotel. Although not definitely decided, the club will endea vor to open the festival on Monday, September iS and continue until October 4, making a six days continuous event that Is expected to attract persons from all over this section of the state and western Ohio. Although nothing definite in the way of plans was accomplished tha committees were named to promota the Interests of the club In making the fall festival one of the greatest trade events the city has ever had. It Is proposed that on one evening there be a fantastic parade in which everybody In the city will be Invited to take part. This is an annual event at several cit ies and Is one of the great occurrences of the season. On another evening an industrial and mercantile parade Is proposed which would undoubtedly be an elaborate affair with many gaily decorated floats. An automobile pa rade would be a goo a feature. Each person :would be able to dn-orate his machine to make a fine appearance. There are about !." machines in Richmond and with this number an excellent parade could be formed. This is one of the annual attractions at Los Angeles. In all of these premiums will be offered for the best to Insure more enthusiasm. One day, Satuday. October ."5. Is to be set apart as "soldiers" day. The loth Infantry will go through lta regu lar drills and maneuvers. It is hoped that a sham battle can be arranged. If a battle could be held It Is probable that it would be the biggest drawing card of the festival. A horce show is proposed as an attratlon for one day. . One day will be set asid for an agricultural exhibit and this is also expected to be one of the chief attractions of the festival. . Many other amusements have been planned. One of the features will be the decoration of Main street with thousands of incandescent lights arranged in an artistic manner. There wCI be a meeting of the executive committee Thursday evening, and definite arrangements will be made. Instructions will be Issued to the sub-committees, which will begin work Immediately. The meeting last evening was one of the best attended the club has held this year and enthusiasm waa shewn In many ways. The club was addressed by J. Bennett Gordon. Fred Krone. Dr. A. O. Martin, John Zwlesler. Nlmrod Johnson nd Paul Cornstock. The committees appointed last evening are: Executive committee P. J. Freeman, chairman: E. H. Harris, secretary; Fred Krone, treasurer: A. D. Gayle, Wilfred J&anip. W. P. O'Neal. J. B. Gordon. $?iaron E. Jones. Paul Cornstock. J. A. Spekenhier. C. C. Commons. V. M. Bailey. C. W. Merrill. H. Johnson and Byram Robbins. This committee was divided Info five seclions, as follows: Arrangements J. A. Spekenbler, chairman; Paul Comstock. J. B. Gordon. C. C. Commons, Charles Morgan. Albert Gregg. F. S. Anderson. Wilfred Jessup. Charles Kolp. D. II Kutn and J. M. Lontz. Finance XI rr rod Johnson, chairman; Charles Feltman. Fred Krone, John ZwlsRler, William H. Romey. Jacob Rosenbloom. John C Bayer, Will Eartel. C A. Harrison. Sharon Jones and Fred Lahrman. In addition three men will be appointed to every business block. Advertising C. S. McCoole. chairman; C. S. Neal. R. W. Stimson. Guy Gotschall. Loftus Jones and Elmer MeConaha. Decoration W. M. Bailey, chairman; Elmer Eggemeyer, O. E. Dickinson, Ray K. Shlveley. S. C Markley. E. S. Curtis. B. Game, George R. Martin, D. S. Coe, Wallace Simmons, A. S. Street. C. C. Allen, W. 1L Loenr, George Gay. R B. Jones. Edgar Ilawekotte and W. R, Wigmore. Reception and Information S. C. Karkley, chairman: W.'L. Morgan. G. B. Swain Charles Kolp. Dr. A. O.' Mar. tin and Harry Buntin. -