Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 215, 17 September 1908 — Page 1

CHMONB P AIX AB1UM N AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIII. NO. 215. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING. SEPTE3II5ER 17, 190S. SINGLE COPV, 2 CENTS. COMPLETE PLANS FOR DROPS DEAD IN SUPERIOR COURT William Irvin .Was Questioning Witness. LEEDS WILL IS FILED JFOH PROBATE Provisions Same as Previously Announced. WRIGHT BROTHERS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN AERONAUTICS WOMEN HAVE NARROW ESCAPE WIFE IS OYING; , CROWNING RELEASED v Prisoner Bursts Into Tears When He Hears News. EYES ELECTIONS HELD TODAY Thrown Out When a Runaway Horse Collides With Wagon.

Republicans and Democratic Legislators Alike Prepare For Fray Which Begins Tomorrow. DEMOCRATS TO WORK FOR COUNTY OPTION. Declaration Hooted at by Many Leaders, But Republicans Feel Sure of Much Of Minority Support. ADDRESS A "SIZZLER. GOVERNOR HANLY'S SPEECH WILL TEND TO KEEP THINGS LIVELY DURING FIRST DAY OF SESSION. REPEAL OF POLICE LAW. Democrats Will Have the Support of Several Republican Legislators In an Effort to Do Away With the Measure. Indianapolis, Sept 17. Its easy to tell that the legislature is on. The law-makers have come to town. The lobbies of the hotels are Crowded with them today and the special session which opens at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, is the one thing talked about. Conferences innumerable have been under way all day, leading up-to the ' Important meetings of tonight, when both republicans and democrats will gather their full strength together to talk It over. The gatherings are billed as conferences. They will end In caucuses, it is expected, though there Is some opposition among the leaders of each party to the plan of caucusing. Those opposing are fearful of the result of attempting to bind their ' party members on the question of county local option which, of course. Is the real object of the proposed caucuses. One or two or three men refusing to be bound, they say, would do Incalculable harm to the party program. However, as matters stand today, there Is little doubt that tonight's meetings will determine definitely how much of each party's strength can be counted upon in the party's plans. For the republicans, the leaders are declaring there are enough republican votes assured to put the county local option bill through in Btaort order. The partly-revealed fig ures of the Anti-Saloon league do not bear out this assurance, but the lead ers stand by their declaration. On the other hand the democratic state committee's workers claim an almost solid line-up of democrats against county lo cal option saying, in fact that even Sicks and Hottel can be counted in with the opposition. County Option Friday. How well the party managers are Justified In their claims will be revealed quickly, once the general assembly begins business. It is now the inten tion of the republicans to have the county local option bill introduced the very first day,, tomorrow. With the governor's address heard and the very Email amount of preliminary work dis posed of, the bill will be started on Its course. The governor's address, by the way, is- expected to be one of the efforts of his life. It will sizzle, so folks of the state house confidently predict and the house and senate, meeting jointly to hear it will not find their first session dull by reason of It ' R. C, Minton, legislative superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, has not completed the drafting of the bill yet, though all the essentials have been decided. There yet remain cer tain puzzling details of the election machinery to be provided under the proposed law's operation. The names of the "authors" of the bill are not announced. It will be Introduced simultaneously in the house and senate and It is hinted that the house father will be a democrat. Democrats today Hooted at this suggestion. With the bill introduced tomorrow, It will be referred at once, of course, to the committee on public morals in each branch. The house committee contains four democrats of the "temperance stripe Hottel, Green, Piereon and White. Their appointment was made two years ago with the blind tiger and $1,000 license bills in view and they are eminently satis factory to the leaders of the majority party. Representative Morton of Howard county, chairman, is a strong temperance advocate. In the senate committee, of which Mock is chalr(Contlnued on Pag Two.)

Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 17. William Irvin, aged 68, an attorney well known throughout the state and judge of the criminal court from 1882 to 1886, fell dead while questioning a witness in the Superior court this morning. His death was probably due to apoplexy, but an autopsy will be necessary to determine the exact cause.

SACRIFICES SELF TO SAVE A LIFE Miss Mildred Doney Knocked Beneath Train After Rescuing Child. HER BRAVERY WAS NOBLE. WHILE LEAVING L. E. & W. TRAIN MISS DONEY WITH MILDRED LOCKE WALK IN FRONT OF A PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN. Cambridge City, Ind., Sept 17. Miss Mildred Doney yesterday evening proved herself to be a heroine of the noblest type. At the risk of her own life this young woman seized her little niece, Mildred Locke, as a railroad engine bore down upon them and by a herculanian effort, hurled the child out of the path of danger. After accomplishing this courageous act Miss Dnoey did not have time to save herself and the pilot of the en gine struck fler a glancing blow, knocking her down with her left foot on the rail. One of the front wheels of the engine passed over her foot, crushing it to a pulp. Miss Doney is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Doney and is eighteen years jof age. She has been for some time 4n poor health and of late has been taking treatments in Connersville for a spinal trouble. Yesterday Miss Doney took her lit tle niece .with her to Connersville. They arrived in Cambridge City last evening about 6:30 o'clock. As they alighted from the L. E. & W. train, Miss Doney seized her little compan ion by the hand and started across the tracks. Neither saw Pennsylvania train No. 8 approaching and Miss Doney was not aware of her danger until the steel monster was almost upon her and little Miss Locke. It was than that determined to sacrifice her own life if necessary to save the life of the child. The Pennsylvania train was not running fast and after the accident the engineer stopped the engine be fore it had gone its own length. When the unfortunate young woman was pulled from 'under the wheels she was conscious and faintly smiled at those who were assisting her. While she was waiting to be removed to the office of a physician, the heroic little woman talked of the accident and said that no one was to blame for it A short time after the accident Miss Doney's mutliated foot was amputated. She is expected to recover, although the shock of the operation and the numerous bruises she sustain ed are of a serious nature. 1 GARFIELD IS A L Excites the Attention of ucators All Over the Country. EdBROWN PAYS A VISIT. ARTICLE FOR EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL TO BE BASED ON A SYSTEM OF GRADE UNION USED HERE. George A. Brown of Bloomington, 111., formerly of this city, and the son of Prof, and Mrs. George P. Brown, a former superintendent of the Richmond public schools and also associate with the Hiram Hadley academy, was In the city yesterday visiting and inspecting the work and the method of instruction used in the Garfield school in preparation for an article in the School and Home Educational Magazine of which he is publisher. Mr. Brown was much pleased with the plan that had been worked out in Richmond by the centralizing in one building of the seventh and eighth grades to be taught in departmental method and special teacher for each subject There are only three or four of these kind of schools in the Unit4 States that have worked out

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Mineola, L. I., Sept. 17. The will of William B. Leeds, who died in Paris recently, leaving an estate valued at more than $30,000,000, was admitted to probate here Wednesday by Surrogate Jackson. By the terms of the will, as previously announced, the son by Mr. Leeds's first wife, Rudolph Gaar Leeds, gets $1,000,000, and practically the residue of the estate, except for a few bequests, is left to the second wife, Nannie Stewart Leeds.

CAPTURED Until EXCITING CHASE Earl Monroe, Board Bill Beater, Flees From Officer Of Law. WORKS A CLEVER RUSE. DISAPPEARS AND OFFICER RETURNS TO CITY FARMER RESPONSIBLE FOR CAPTURE IS NOW IN JAIL. After an exciting chase beginning at Fourth and Main street, this city and ending near Centerville, Earl Monroe, a fugitive board bill beater, was ar rested last evening and is now being held pending an investigation of the charges preferred against him. Yesterday Monroe gave Mrs. Mary Lewis, South Third and A streets, a worthless order on a local factory for his room rent, then threw his clothes out of the window and proceeded to make his getaway. Monroe had also carelessly neglected to pay his board till. When the boarding house keeper and Mrs. Lewis complained to police headquarters, it was learned that Mon roe had been waiting for a west bound car at Fourth and Main street. When Officer Cully arrived there he found that Monroe had disappeared Cully then went to the car barns where he was informed that Monroe had left there on foot just a few minutes before. Cully Boon caught sight of his quarry and laid chase. Pursued and pursuer sped across Earlham campus and thence into the rural districts. Monroe finally succeeded in outdistancing Cully and the latter reurned to town. Last evening a farmer on the national road near Centerville telephoned to the police, stating that a suspicious character had Just passed his farm. Officers Vogelsong and Lit tle went to make an Investigation and much to their pleasure, succeeded in apprehending Monroe. The young man says he escaped from Cully by a ruse. He said that south of Earlham he jumped over a fence and snuggled up closely to it. When Cully reached the fence, Monroe states, he looked over it across the fields, but not seeing the fugitive gave up the chase and returned to town. Cully states this story is an exaggeration. this plan, Richmond being the oldest the work in Garfield school having been conducted during the past thirteen years. There are several other cities planning the erection of buildings for the centralizing of the seventh and eighth grades that are to be conducted on same plan as the Garfield school here. Mr. Brown stated that the work as conducted in the Richmond Garfield school was very succesful for so many years and that it is exciting much attention on the part of school men all over the country. He said his main object in visiting Richmond school was because it is known as the best in the country for the kind of work offered to the- pupils of the seventh and eighth grades. CHOLERA ON BOARD TRANSPORT SHERDIAN Ship Is Detained in Harbor. Manila Manila, Sept 17. A second case of cholera was discovered on the U. S. transport, Sheridan, today. The ship's departure has been delayed. Four new cases and eight deaths in Manila were reported today. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair Thursday night, and probably Friday; light to fresh south winds. OHIO Fair Thursday night and Fri day; fresh to light winds, mostly couth and southeast. 1

The Rev. Milton Wright, Their

Father, Tells of Boyhood Inventions of Great Inventors. INSPIRATION CAME FROM FLYING TOY. Experiments Following Led to Invention of Present Aeroplane Have Always Been Good Mechanics. Greensfork, Ind., Sept. 17. One of the most Interesting men attending the meeting of Whitewater conference now in session at Sugar Grove, three miles north of here, is the Rev. Milton Wright, of Dayton, O., formerly a bishop of the U. B. church. The Rev. Wright is the father of the famous Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville, the inventors of the most successful aeroplane in the world. Bishop Wright is well advanced in years, but he is hale and hearty. He is very proud of the achievements of his boys, and talks most interesting ly of their successful efforts to un ravel the knotty problem of aerial navigation without the aid of gas bags. He states that the two boys at an early age showed remarkable mechanical ability, and that they were never so happy as when working upon some kind of a mechanical device. About the first successful machine the lads perfected was a lathe. A grindstone was used for a fly wheel. Orville managed'the lathe, while Wilbur furnished the power with his sturdy arms. This machine was made while the Wright family resided in Richmond. It was in that city also, that the two broth ers first became Interested in aerial navigation and where they made their first efforts at flight. Toy an Inspiration. Bishop Wright states that one day he returned home with a toy which was a crude imitation of an aeroplane. He showed it to the boys and with wondering eyes they watched the toy float about the room until it finally struck the celling and remained there until removed. This toy absorbed the entire attention of the two brothers and caused them to begin a series of experiments which eventually culminated in the wonderful flights made by Orville at Washington and Wilbur in France. Bishop Wright states that after the boys had their flying toy.they carefully constructed a very crude airship which they succeeded in making fly a distance of about three hundred feet. It is an odd fact, this first aeroplane made by the Wright brothers was started from the ground by the same system the Wrights now employ a small track. The track for their first airship was made of pine boarding turned on edge. On these edges hoop iron was nailed making the track durable. Bishop Wright states that Wilbur was born near Millville, Henry county, forty years ago. Orville was born in Dayton thirty-six years ago. He says they have received patents on their aeroplane from the following countries: United States, Russia, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and England. PRIZE IS OFFERED. Wilbur Wright to Participate in French Contests. LeMans, Sept. 17. Wilbur Wright will compete on Friday for the $1,000 prize offered by the Aero club of France for the longest flight of an aeroplane over an enclosed ground. He will also compete for the Mitchell $4,000 cup for the greatest distance covered by a heavier than air machine in 190S. Minister of Marine Thompson will arrive in Le Mans In a few days. He comes for the express purpose of witnessing Mr. Wright's flights. OFFICIAL TRIAL NEXT. Speed Test To Be Made by Orville at Ft. Myer. Washington, Sept 17. The high wind from the north prevailing on Wednesday did not subside in time to permit a flight by Orville Wright In his aeroplane at Ft Myer. He expects, however, to make his official speed trial this week. The course will be five miles to the south of Ft Myer to Shooters Hill, near Alexandria, Va., and return. "Well, m have to look out now or he'll be breaking my record." was 0Tvllle's comment when he heard the news of his brother's flight at Le Mans Wednesday. "I am very pleas U mt th news," he added.

While drinking at a watering trough

at Twenty-third and Main streets, a horse driven by Mrs. Harry Aring, ho had Miss Pearl Judy as a com panion, became frightened at a T. H., I. & E. traction car and dashed west on Main street. When oposite the East Main Street Friends' church the horse collided with a wagon, throwing both women onto the street Neither of them was injured. The rig was somewhat damaged. James Martin Determined to Find One Whose Auto Scared His Horse. FIRST COMPLAINT AMENDED NAMES OF P. W. AND ERMAN SMITH ADDED TO SUIT FltED SOME TIME AGO FOR $1,000 DAMAGES. James Martin a farmer living in the northern part of the county, is apparently determined to find out and seek to exact justice from the Smith that dashed down the Webster road in his automobile, thereby causing it is alleged, Mr. Martin's horse to wreck not only itself, but the rig and its driver, if he has to bring suit for damages against every Smith in the county who happens to own an automobile. About two weeks ago Mr. Martin filed suit for $1,000 damages against Isaac E. Smith, the well known local bridge contractor. When Isaac Smith of the untold woes he was alleged to have brough down upon the head of Mr. Martin, he was vastly surprised, because Mr. Smith, by most vigorously searching his memory could not recollect the time when he had caused a horse to jump into a ditch. "Martin must be mistaken in the Smith," he mused, but to be on the safe side Mr. Smith employed a lawyer to represent him in the case. Today in the circuit court Mr. Mar tin's attorneys amended Lis suit for damages by adding two more Smiths to the defendant's side of the case These two were Peter W. Smith, a prominent resident of this city, and his son Erman Smith, one of the proprietors of the Arcade theater. Isaac Smith will probably be dismissed as a defendant to the suit. Apparently Mr. Martin Is not certain what kind of a car it was that threw a panic Into old Dobbin and caused that ordinarily sedate and well behaved animal to do a Brodle into a ditch. The car operated by Mr. Isaac Smith is a one seated Ford runabout The car owned by P. W. Smith and Erman Smith is a two seated Buick touring car. It is reported that other Smiths in the county who own and operate automobiles are on the anx ious seat and that spirit voices con stantly whisper in their ears, "Better be careful or Mr. Martin will get you if you don't watch out." (Apologies to James Whltcomb Riley.) TAFT MARCHING CLOBJEtNIZED Jackson Township Republicans Meet at Cambridge, City. KITTERMAN IS PRESIDENT. NEW ORGANIZATION HAS CLUB ROOMS AND GREAT INTEREST IS BEING TAKEN DRUM CORPS PROBABLE. Cambridge City, Ind., SepL 17 One of the most successful meetings that has ever been held here was that of last evening, when the republicans met and perfected an organization that is to be recognized as the Taft Marching Club, of Jackson township. The meeting was largely attended and much enthusiasm was shown on the part of the members. It was decided that a drum and bugle corps should be organized and be in readiness to turn out when the various republican speakers come to this place. Claude Kitterman was elected president of the organization, Charles-Kel-' ler was chosen vice president, Thaddeus Frazer, secretary and O. E. White was elected treasurer. Rooms have been secured in the Kessler block just above the gas of-

ALL SMITHS HOW ON ANXIOUS SEAT

Osro Chowning was released from the county jail this morning on the payment of his fine of $20. Mrs. Chowning, who lives at Connersville. is reported to be dying and she was

anxious to see him so by special arrangement the man was released. When he was Informed of his wife's condition Chowning burst into tears. He was sent up for associating with Josie Bond, a notorious woman. STRUCK OH TRAIN INSTANTLY KILLED Edgar Coulter Run Down by Pennsy Train While Driving Near Westville. HORRIBLY MUTILATED. HIS REMAINS ALMOST UNRECOG NIZABLE HAD BEEN DEAD SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE HIS BODY WAS FOUND. About 12 o'clock last night Edgar Coulter of Westville, O., and formerly a resident of Wayne township, this county, was struck and instantly killed near his home town by a north bound Pennsylvania train. The horse he was driving was also killed. The ter ribly mangled body of the young man was not discovered until about 4:30 o'clock this morning when the engi neer of a south bound passenger train was horrified to see the mutilated corpse lying within two feet of the spot where the accident occurred. For some unknown reason the crew of this train left the body lying on the road, but on arriving at Eaton the conductor sent a wire to Richmond telling of the fatal accident. The next south bound train picked the body up and took It to Eaton where the young man's father, Edgar Coulter, resides, For some time young Coulter had been employed on the farm of Shet man Pryfogle, which Is located be tween Westville and Campbellstown, O. Last evening he went out driving and was returning home when he met his death. The details of the accident will never be known because it was not witnessed by anyone. Judging from the marks on the roadway the horse became frightened at the train and bolted directly in front of the en gine. ' The rig was completely smashed and the horse was thrown some dis tance, alighting under a fence. Coulter's body was found nearly ol. the tracks. It was so badly mutilated as to be almost unrecognizable. The ac cident occurred opposite the Reddish farm, which is about two miles south west of Westville. It Is an unexplained mystery how a train could plunge into a rig killing both horse and driver, without the engineer or the fireman having any knowledge of the accident It is probable that the case will be investigat ed. Edgar Coulter formerly lived with his father on the old Hawkins place on the New Paris pike. flee. They have been furnished. All the latest republican literature is supplied and prospects indicate a success for the new club. Meetings will be held every Wednesday evening. BOYS BRIGADE GETS SPRINGFIELD RIFLES Furnished by Unknown East ern Man. Tne nrv. David C. Huntington, rec tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, last evening imparted the pleasing infor matlon to the boys in the Boys' Bri gade company, that a wealthy man liv ing in the east had promised to equip the company with Springfield rifles and ammunition when the company went Into camp next Sunday. Mr, Huntington did not state who this man was. He said that the donor ad vocated the teaching of all boys how to shoot straight, remarking that a good marksman was always a good stndent and one who had confidence in himself. TO SENDDELEGATES. The Francis Wlllard, Woman's Christian temperance union will meet tomorrow afternoon at Rhoda temple to elect delegates to the state conven tion. A full attendance Is desired,

Results Will Have a Vita! Ef

fect Upon the Present Political Campaign in This State. HOTTEST FIGHT BEING WAGED IN DELAWARE. Brewers Seem Confident of Victory Elections in Eleven Other Counties of tha State Today. Indianapolis, Sept 17. On the ev of the convening of the extra session of the legislature the eyes of the politicians are turned towards Muncle, where the first real test' of strength between the brewery alliance and the anti-saloon forces is being fought. It was conceded at the republican headquarters that defeat there will mean a severe set-back in their campaign, while It was claimed that victory, even by a majority reduced several hun dred, will put their forces in good fighting trim throughout the entire state. From reports received here today the elections are arousing the people of Muncle to the highest pitch as brewery men and radicals are watch ing the other's actions with the clos est attention. One of the big factors in the brew ery alliance made the following state ment: "Watch the outcome of the special election. I think we have a chance to win." The brewer refused to permit the public use of his name. Interest in all other political' issues is at a low ebb through Indiana. Reports from every section Indicate that the people are wrought up to a fever heat over the fight for and against county local option. In spite of the claims of the rival leaders no one knows what the outcome will be. Although the eyes of the state are on Muncle, elections are being held in eleven other counties today to choose representatives and senators for the seats which will be vacant In special session of the state legislature. In Clinton and Carroll counties a successor to the late Senator Farber Is being chosen. Jasper, Newton, White and Starke counties are at work electing a state senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. McCain. Crawford, Dubois and Perry are electing a successor to Senator Benz. Representatives are being chosen Jn Laportc, Delaware and Posey counties to succeed Representative Faulkner. Carmichael and Wade respectively. L.D. Boyd, republican of Delphi, has no opposition for joint senator from Clinton and Carroll counties to succeed the late Senator Farber. A similar case exists in Laporte county, where there is no opposltoin to John B. Faulkner, democrat, who seeks the same seat in the house of representatives whfch he resigned. Abraham Halleck, republican, leads In the contest to succeed Richard C. McCain of Kentland as senator from Jasper, Newton. White and Starke counties. Mr. McCain resigned. Samuel Benz. son of the late Senator Benz, from Crawford, Dubois and Perry counties is a candidate to succeed his father. The three counties are usually democratic by large pluralities and it is conceded that Bees will be electedIS KILLED Edward Quick Connected With Penitentiary Shot by Burglar. SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED. Michigan City, Ind., Sept 17--Ea ward Quick, an officer at the Indiana state prison, was killed at 3 o'clock this morning by a burglar whom he caught robbing his house. Mrs. Quick was awakened by a noise, and aroused her husband. The burglar commanded them to lie still, but Quick raised in bed and the burglar fired, dropped his revolver and escaped through the kitchen of the Quick home. Mrs. Quick's screams brougnt the next door neighbors to the assistance, who summoned the police. Several sub pe eta hare been arrested, bat owing to the darkness in the Quick home, no description of the murderer is available. It is possible the burglar escaped on a work train whkt left the dty at that hour. Quick wai forty jeers of age.