Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 191, 24 August 1908 — Page 1

MOM) PAIXABXUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 191. RICIOIOND, IND., 3IONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 190S. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS, EOF BRICKER IS FREED HASE WIFE 10 THE RESCUE ROOSEVELT NEVER STOLE BRYAN'S IDEAS SAYS MEYER Has Been Accepted as Ruler Over Morrocco After Long Fight IS f WITH BURGLAR HIS HOWIE Not Held Responsible for the Death of Long Who Was Killed by Auto. Hagerstown Woman Faints When She Finds Blind Husband Unconscious.

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Governor Folk Says That Never Was There Such a General Movement Toward Reform as Today.

GREAT CHANGE MADE IN PAST SIX YEARS. Where Certain Evils Were Tolerated a Few Years Ago, They Now Fall Under the Ban, Says Missourian. CORPORATIONS ARE SCORED CLAIMED THAT THE PROPER METHODS OF PUNISHING THEM , IS BY PUTTING THEIR PROMOTERS IN STRIPES. I LAW SHOULD BE ENFORCED Ought Not Be Disregarded Because They Are Bad Golden Age Now Dawns Before the American People. If Missouri's chief executive thought that he would be greeted by only a fcmall audience in the old republican stronghold of Wayne county, he was mistaken. A mighty pudienee of five thousand, filling every ceat and crowding every aisle, and around the platform and the outer edges of the tent was present to hear him. It was thunderous storms of applause that those ten thousands created when Governor Folk stepped upon tho platform at 7:o o'clock last evening. The governor was late in arriving in the city because of an engagement in Missouri, but he showed no effects from his fctrenuous day. As he surveyed tho audience he said to Superintendent Shaw, "I believe that there are ten thousand people here." Governor Folk delivered his great fcpeech, "The Era of Conscience." He does not look like a man from Missouri.' He has clean, classical features, a massive jaw that swerves not, truly a wonderful personality. For an hour and twenty minutes he held Jiis audience to the closest attention. He said in part: "We have witnessed, the birth of a new epoch, the epoch of conscience. In our history there have been temporary spasms of ' government reform, but never a general movement like we have today. The awakening is universal. It is a revolution of the consciences of men. Out of the darkness of the world the light is breaking. "Things are not now tolerated that were common six years ago. At that time a member of the Missouri house of delegates who was on trial for bribery said that the man who sold, his "vote was not dishonest, but the man who refused to divide square was. "On another occasion a man sold his ivote for $2.",tKK). Another man offered him $r0,HH to vote the other way. He sent back the $2.",H with a note that he could not honestly earn the money. Afterwards he turned states evidence, and in answering the lawyer who asked him why he did not keep both sums, he said, indignantly: "Sir. I am too honest to take money from both sides." "A few years ago insurance officials did not know it was wrong to use trust funds. Corporations did not know it was wrong to accept rebutcs. They do know today." Corporation Defined. The governor defined a corporation fts a number of individuals exercising a charter power from the government. He took a "fall out" with Judge Landls of Standard Oil fame, by declaring that a corporation could not be pun ished by a fine. The way to reach a corporation is to put the individuals in Btripes. That will stop lawlessness. "The people are partners in every public service corporation," continued the governor, "and arc entitled to a lair rate. A few years ago only the poor paid railroad fare. All legisla tors accepted passes. Hut today not a single legislator can be found in all the land who will confess to accepting passes. "Take the subject of political bosses, A few years ago every city the size of Richmond had its bosses. But today the boss in all except the largest city baa been overthrown and the vote of the honest man counts." Gov. Folk reviewed the gambling evil, declaring that it, too, is vanishing. Race track bets are no longer tolerated. When the movement first began men satd that it would discour age the breeding of good horses. "But, eald the governor, "all the blooded horses in the world are not worth the loss of one young man." "Take the liquor traffic. A few years ago If a man wanted to enter city politics the first thing he did was XContinued on Page Two.

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MUALI STREET IS NOW DANGEROUS Board of Works to Investi gate After Being Apprised Of thfi ConditionsHIGHWAY IS OBSTRUCTED. STREET CARS, VEHICLES AND PE DESTRIANS IN CONSTANT DANGER TRACTION COMPANY USES CITY WATER ON REPAIRS. Main street east of Ninth is declar ed dangerous but President Staubach of the board of public works did not know anything about it. At present Main street is in a fearful condition as the result of the reconstruction work of the street railway company. The attention of the president of the; board was called to it this morning and he said he did not. realize it is so bad and will have some remedy attempted at once. W. P. O'Neal is the member of the board, who has supervision over the street department and he had not reported Main street as being dangerous nor called the attention of the board to existing conditions. For two days there has been no way for vehicles to cross Main street between Ninth and Thirteenth. The street railway company has removed its tracks and is making excavation preparatory to relaying them in a concrete bed. At Tenth street and in front of the Westcott hotel the excavation is three feet deep. Crushed stone and sand that was used for the road bed formerly has been removed and now is piled high along the south side of the street. Yesterday it was absolutely impossible to cross Main street at this point without climbing a pile of sand and stone. The company's workmen did not even shovel the impediment out of the way so as to admit a walking place on the brick pavement Women found it extremely difficult and very inconvenient to cross the street for any purpose. The Inconvenience was not comparable to the danger that would result from an alarm of -fire. To answer an alarm from the box located at Eleventh and Main streets would , be fraught with danger to the departments and public. All conveyances are crowded Into the portion of the street north of the north tracks. When a car passes it is barely possible for" two rigs to pass at the same point. When a rig Is stopped at the curbing and the rear wheels extend at an angle into the street, all vehicles have to stop, when a car goes by. At any of the busy hours of the day it would be absolutely Impossible for the fire wagons to pass along the street without colliding with lighter vehicles or forcing them onto the north sidewalk or into the deep ditch, which marks the former site of the tracks. There is additional cause for dang.(Continued oa Page Two.),

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MULU HARD -NOW A SULTAN Defeats His Brother's Troops And Is Declared Ruler Of Morocco. ABD-EL-AZIZ BETRAYED. AFTER TAMPERING WITH FORMER SULTAN'S GUNS THEY LEFT OLD LEADER AT THE MERCY OF HIS KIN. Tangier, Aug. 24. The defeat of Sultan Abd-El-Aziz by the forces of his brother, Mulai Hafid, has been confirmed. The sultan of record was surprised on the night of August 19 and most of his troops deserted to the side of the usurping Sultan after the firing of a ftfw shots. Reports indicate that, the defeat of Abd-El-Aziz was due largely to the betrayal of his own tribesmen. Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed Sultan of Morocco at Tangier and announcement of the proclamation has been telegraphed to all parts of the country. All the officials who previously have been under the rule of Abd-El-Aziz here declare that they have accepted Mulai Hafid as their leader, thereby making him supreme in all the large cities of Morocco. Details of the battle show that Abd-El-Aziz had an army numbering the superior of the enemy, but that his artillery either failed to work or was deliberately tampered with. Some of the guns exploded, throwing the tribesmen into a panic. The vast majority of these seized the opportunity to flee during the engagement and general pillage broke out, many of the tribes seeking to carry off as much booty as possible. Abd-El-Aziz and his escorts retreated in an orderly manner to Settat, his army being pursued by the victorious troops of Mulai Hafid. Abd-El-Aziz was accompanied in his fight by the Grand Vizier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the French Military Mission and two British officers. A Tangier newspaper states that the British officers and several French officers are missing. It is said that the former Sultan will proceed to Casablanca and that he intends to go to Damascus. Algeciras Conference Likely. Paris, Aug. 24. News of the proclamation as Sultan of Mulai Hafid is taken here to mark the complete triumph of the usurping Sultan the downfall of Abd-El-Aziz, the Sultan of record who, recording the latest reports, has definitely given up the struggle and announced his intention of retiring to Damascus, where he will await the turn in the tide of fortune before he raises his standard again. Newspapers here even suggest the possibility of a new conference of the powers over the situation that has been created. General d'Amade, com'.Continued on Page TwaJ

CORONER RENDERS VERDICT

In the verdict on the death of Thomas J. Long, who was killed by an automobile driven by C. W. Bricker, Coroner A. L. Bramkamp holds the automobile free from any responsibility lor the death of Long. In his report Dr. Bramkamp states, "Death of Thomas J. Long Death due to accidental crush of chest under the automobile of S. W. Bricker. The accident was due to the confusion on the part of the deceased which lead him to step back in front of the machine from a position of safety.- The evidence frees S. W. Bricker from responsibility for the accident. TTO AID IN BUILDING Stands Ready to Send Experts And Overseers Here to Assist in the Unique Undertaking. COUNTY MUST BEAR ALL OTHER EXPENSE. City Will Furnish All Machinery Needed, Says Mayor Schillinger Prisoners May Be Worked. The federal government Is willing to do its share in building a sample road in this count-, but it cannot furnish the materials, machinery or pay the cost of construction. However, Uncle Sam has informed the Wayne county commissioners that if they wi!f make an appropriation to build ona mile of road, the government will fur nish a construction engineer, super visors and overseers without cost to the county. Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier suggested today that the county authorities could build such a road with but little expense by utilizing the prison ers at the county jail as laborers. He said that Mayor Schillinger had offered the use of the city's steam roller and other road construction machinery and tools to assist in the construction of such a road. About the only cost to the county, Mr. Spekenhier states, would be the material. He says that If the commissioners object to making an appropriation to build an entire mile of roadway, an arrangement might be made with the Preble county, Ohio, commissioners whereby one-half mile of road be built in that county and onehalf mile in Wayne county. Postmaster Spekenhier has received the following letter from M. O. Eldridge, the government's good roads expert, who spoke here on Good Roads day: "I received the newspapers which you so kindly sent me and I am very much obliged to you. I hope that our little meeting there will be of some benefit to your splendid little city and to the fine country surrounding it. "One of the papers stated that the application for assistance in building a piece of sample road was turned down. You will remember that I did not turn down the request but simply told the people that we could not furnish machinery as we formerly did. but that we would furnish experts and engineers to direct the construction of a piece of road, provided local authorities would furnish material, common labor, teams and machinery. I did not state definitely that this would be done, but said that I would forward the application to Washington, which I afterwards did. I suppose you have heard from Washington by this time." GERMAN AMBASSADOR HIES 1NJEIDELBERG Baron Speck Von Sternburg Succumbs to Cancer. Heidelberg, Aug. 21. Baron Speck Von Sternburg, Germany's ambassador to the United States, died today following an operation for cancer. His wife was Lillian Langham, a famous Kentucky beauty.

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John F. Robbins Does Battle In the Dark With Stranger On Stairway, But Intruder Escapes.

GENNETT HOME IS ALSO ENTERED BY BURGLARS. Nothing of Value Was Taken In Either Home Police Think Part of Work Was by An Amateur. A left handed drive behind a wouldbe burglar's ear, sent him to his knees and a forceful kick administered in the small of his back sprawled him on the floor, but did not prevent his escape at the North Tenth street home of John F. Robbins, the attorney, last evening. The blow on the head and the kick were delivered by Mr. Robbins, after he had been surprised in the act of lighting a gas lamp in the hallway, by the burglar blowing out the match and making a rush for the stairway. The gum - shoe artist bungled at his work and this morning the family had been unable to discover any missing property. Mr. Robbins and his son Philip returned home from an automobile rido about 0:30 o'clock. Philip proceeded with the machine to the Auto Inn and Mr. Robbins went into the house. He was met at the door by a fox terrier dog, which acted so peculiarly as to attract the attention of Mr. Robbins. The dog ran to the screen door and flashed about the house barking in a frenzy. Then it ran out onto the veranda and into the yard, sniffed at Mr. Robbins' hands and then back into the house. Mr. Robbins was unable to understand the dog's antics. He noticed the dining room was lighted up, although it had been left in darkness. He went into thia room and it was evident the place had been visited by a stranger. Hastily looking about him, Mr. Robbins did not miss any article of value and proceeded up stairs. Ho stopped in the hallway and struck a match. He was in the act of lifting the burning match to the top of the chimney over the burner, when a face was thrust over his shoulder and the match was blown out. Mr. Robbins turned and so did the stranger. The latter started downstairs on the run and Mr. Robbins followed. In the semi-darkness (the only light coming from down stairs) Mr. Robbins struck the stranger behind the ear with his Heft fist. The stranger was knocked to his knees on the landing. He grabbed a hall clock and attempted to rise, but Mr. Robbins pounced upon his back and grabbed him by the coat collar. The burglar was too strong. however, and shook Mr. Robbins loose and renewed his flight down the stair way. Mr. Kobblns Is snort or reach. and has one crppled aim as the result of the recent accident at Winchester, so had more faith in his leg and foot. He delivered a well aimed kicked in the small of the hurrying robber's back and again the visitor went to his knees, this time at the bottom of the stairway. He arose hastily, and with Mr. Robbins following, rushed to the rear portion of the house, through the dining room, knocking over chairs and into the kitchen. Before proceeding upstairs, the visitor had unlocked the rear kitchen door and left it open. He rushed through the doorway and ran into the wire screening surrounding the porch, was thrown onto his back, but arose hastily and went out through the screen door and made his escape. Neighbors of Mr. Robbins state the little dog had been acting peculiarly for some time previous to the arrival of its master. It had gone to the Lodwlck home next door and barked about the house, running from room to room in a distracted manner and evidently trying to attract attention, but his mute efforts were not understood. GENNETT HOME VISITED. Burglar Stole Pair of Trousers and Number of Keys. Mrs. Frederick Gennett awakened Sunday morninig at about 4 o'clock to see the form of a man at the foot of her bed. She called to her husband and the sound of her voice frightened the strange visitor, so that he fled, carrying with him a pair of Mr. Gennett's trousers, which contained an empty purse and a ring of keys. The (Continued on Page Two.) THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Partly cloudy; possibly local showers in southern portions; Tuesday generally fair; light to fresh northerly winds, becoming variable. OHIO Partly cloudy Monday night; probably local showers in southern portions. Tuesday generally fair; light to fresh northerly winds becoming variable.

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Hacerstown, Ind., Aug. 24. Timothy Pierce, who is totally Mind, fell head long down the cellar stairs at his home on North Perry street wh'le he was attempting to find the front door of the house. While Mrs. Pierce was trying to carry her unconscious husband from the cellar she fainted and some time later the unconscious man and woman were found by neighbors at ie foot of the basement stairs in a precarious condition. Mr. Pierce sustained a severe gash on his forehead but he will, it is thought, suffer no ill effects from his experience. Mrs. Pierce suffered a severe nervous shock as she thought her husband had been killed by his fall. She is still in a highly nervous state, but will probably rapidly recover. UNCLE SAM NOT BALKED BY GREAT TASK IN PANAMA Report of Commission to President Shows Wonders Worked in Disease Ridden Counts ROOSEVELT PLEASED. WITH REPORT MADE. Health Conditions Are Good And Rapid Strides Have Been Made Toward Completion of Canal. Oyster Bay, Aug. 24. President Roosevelt has made public a report made to him on August 6 by a special commission of James Reynolds, Samuel B. Donnelly and Henry Beech Needham, regarding conditions in Panama. The commission was appointed on April 25 last "to investigate conditions, especially as regards labor and accommodation on the isthmus." That the president is pleased with the report is shown in a letter which he sent to each member of the commission. He expresses particular pleasure over the fact that the commission upholds the administration of Colonel George W. Goethals, chairman of the Isthmian canal commission, and the president has had a copy of the report mailed to Colonel GoethsVa, requesting that the recommendations made by the commission be put into effect immediately, so far as possible The president will subnet the report to congress with appropriate recom mendations. The commission reports that it In spected the entire line of the canal excavation from Iji Boca, the south ern or Pacific terminus, to Cristobal the northern or Caribbean terminus, and traveled through the excavation several times, interviewing the men at work. In prefacing its report the commis sion says: "Work on the construction of the Isthmian Canal has passed through two stages, those of planning and of preparation. It is now in the third and final stage, the stage of construc tion. Both the earlier stages required the presence of a large working force, necessarily quartered in a temporary and makeshift accommodations. "Because of these conditions, inevitable at the outset, early critics of the canal enterprise mistook the initial and temporary outfit for the perman ent equipment. "The terrible scourge of yellow fev er, against which the French struggl ed in vain; the filthy and pest-breed ing state of the principal Panamanian towns, the rough labor camps and other pioneer hardships of the two first years have been eliminated through the brilliant and persistent activity of the department of sanita tion and municipal engineering. Today we have the fever driven from the zone and a high average of health established. "Although the government's immediate object on the isthmus is to dig the canal and to provide living quarters for a temporary enterprise, it has in fact created comfortable homes and well-organized social communities for Its working force. Excavations Large. Of the progress of the work the report says: "This year over two and a third million cubic yards were excavated in each of the winter months the dry season In Panama, a million yards being approximately equal to a square mile one foot deep. To prepare this immense mass for removal 405 tons of .(Continued on Page Eight.

Postmaster General Makes a Stinging Reply to Statements of Commoner ins Past Years.

CUBA READY FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT.. Governor Magoon, One of Taft's Sunday Callers, Tells Of Good Conditions Existing On Island. Hot Springs, Va,, Aug. 2 1. Judge Taft had as vistors Sunday Governor Magoon of Cuba, and Postmaster-Gen eral Meyer. The former gave the presidential candidate some interesting information about Cuba, and the postmaster-general talked over the cam paign with Judge Taft and Incidentally gave his views on the postal savings banks, as advocated in the Chicago platform. Governor Magoon, it is said; advised Mr. Taft that the United States army would probably evacuate Cuba this winter. Postmaster-General Meyer expressed himself on the democratic proposition of guaranteeing national bank deposits declaring the latter to be "one step further toward socialism." Mr. Meyer believes the greatest dan-' ger the party confronts in the East is the prevailing sentiment that tho election of the republican ticket is a foregone conclusion. In this connection he remarked that It might be the best thing for the party If the usual major ity in Vermont should bo materially reduced. This, ho said. In view of tho September election in that state, would arouse the republicans to a realization that a campaign was on. About Bryan's Policies. "Mix Bryan haa been endeavoring to give the impression that the president has stolen some of his policies. The democratic candidate Is identified with free silver, the dishonest dollar, a policy of repudiation of national and private debts and obligations, anti-imperialism and government ownership. Mr. Roosevelt has never been a free silver man, has always believed in the honest dollar. No one would ever accuse him of anti-imperialism, and he has been most emphatlcal'y against government ownership, but haa contended for government supervision wherever necessary. "The progressive reforms and practical policies which Mr. Roosevelt and the republican party havo put in force would be gladly claimed by Mr. Bryan as his own. "In the present campaign the democratic candidate is bringing forward a short cut and plausible panacea against panics, the guaranteeing of deposits in national banks. At first sight this would appear to be a sort of insurance. Insurance, however, is a contract whereby one party voluntarily pays another party a fixed sum for indemnity against loss and not to exceed an amount agreed upon. Tho guaranteeing proposition compels by law the banks to pay unknown sums for future losses, and to an unknown amount and subject to unknown risks over which they have no control. "The democratic platform pledges the party to compulsory guaranteeing' of deposits for all national banks with its provisions liable for all state financial institutions desiring to use them. Would Favor Wild Cats. "This guaranteeing of deposits by all national banks would mean nothing less than that the conservative and honestly managed banks would have to pay the debts of banks which have been badly and dishonestly managed. Under this system there would be nothing to prevent a not over-scrupulous banking officer In the competition of obtaining deposits from going to parties and offering them J per cent for their deposits, claiming that they had no risk as deposits are guaranteed. The bank, in turn, would have to make investments which would Involve great risks in order to make any money. "As Mr. Taft has saii in his speech of acceptance, "The Republican party prefers the postal savings bank as a method tried, safe and known to be effective, and as reaching many more people now without banking facilities than the new system proposed- In the postal savings bank the depositors are guaranteed by the Government, because the Government has received the deposits and made Itself responsible. They are led back into the channels of trade by depositing them in the national banks In the districts where they have been brought to the postoffice. "The system of guaranteeing deposits in national banks, as proposed by the Democratic party, is one step fur ther toward Socialism." Cubans Qualified. Charles E. Magoon, Provisional Governor of Cuba, accompanied by his mil Itary aid. Captain Rogers, spent the XContinued oa Page Eight- '