Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 216, 18 September 1908 — Page 1

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10 THE INDIANA STATE LEGISLATURE SOUNDS KEYNOTE OF THE SESSION

URGES PROMPT ACTION TO PREVENT SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS TO STATE INSTITUTIONS, FROM REVERTING TO GENERAL FUND-DEVOTES GREAT PART OF MESSAGE TO COUNTY LOCAL OPTION PLAN CHECK AGAINST NIGHT RIDERS NEEDED ASKS ACTION IN VINCENNES UNIVERSITY MATTER.

STANDS FOR QUICK EFFECTIVE ACTION Does Not Believe It Necessary That Session Convene Long. ADDRESS IS REMARKABLE. PAINTS GLOWING PICTURE OF FORCESTHAT STAND FOR AND AGAINST OPTION SHOWING ADVANTAGE OF COUNTY UNIT. Indianapolis, Sept. 18. The house and senate of the Indiana general assembly met in joint session in the house at 10:45 this morning to bear Governor Hanly's message. A separate brief and formal sessions were held preceding the joint meeting. It had been agreed by the republicans that the hearing of the message should be the sole, business of the day and that adjournment should follow immediately upon its conclusion. ' The governor opened by expressing his belief that a short session -would suffice to accomplish all the purposes of the special session. After citing the specific appropriations and approximate unexpended balances, pointed out the necessity for prompt action to keep the appropriations from reverting to the general fund. He also csked for legislative action empowering him appoint Becret officers to hunt down the night riders in the tobacco districts and appropriations to carry out the same. The Vlncennes university claim was called to the attention of the legislature as unconstitutional. Lastly he devoted fully one-fourth of his message to county option and made ptaln his recommendation that it be dealt with decisively at this special session. Gov. Hanly's speech follows: ' Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives : You are convened in extraordinary session because the welfare of the state requires it. The matters I submit to you are important, but they will not, I hope, necessitate more than a brief session. Unity of action and singleness of purpose to meet the re quirements of the public welfare, will enable you speedily to return to your homes. The constitution Imposeupon the executive the duty of giving you "Information touching the condition of the state" and of recommending for your consideration "such measures as he shall judge to be expedient" Specific Appropriations. The following specific appropriations were made at the late regular session of the general assembly for the state institutions named, to-wit: Purdue University, agricultural' experiment station building, $100,000. The Indiana Girls' School, one cottage. $25,000. The Indiana Village for Epileptics, for buildings and equipment, 914,000. The Indiana State Normal StfhooL library, $99,970. The Indiana School for the ' Deaf, dormitories, equipment, etc., $367,22. The Indiana Southeastern Hospital for the Insane, eighteen buildings, equipment, etc., $559,377.82. Total, $1,226,619.82. Of this aggregate sum, $410,645.03 have been expended, leaving unexpended balances aggregating $815,974.79. There was also appropriated at the late regular session the sum of $53,000 for the following purposes, to-wit: A statue of Gen. Lew Wallace for the National capital. $5,000. A monument in honor of the Indiana soldiers who died at Andersonvllle, Ga., during the civil war, $10,000. Monuments marking the position of the different Indiana military organizations at Vicksburg, Miss., $38,000. Substantially all of these several sums are unexpended, making an aggregate unexpended balance of approximately $809,000. Contracts for the construction of the buildings, structures and monuments named have been let. and the work of construction Is well under way, but no one of them is now completed or can be completed by the 30th Inst. The agricultural experiment station building is under roof, but is otherwise Incomplete. Of this appropriation, $21,480 Is unexpended, and under the law will lapse and cease to be available on the 30th inst .The new cottage In the Girls school is under roof; but Is incomplete; $17,-

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982.75 of the sum appropriated for it is unexpended and will lapse and cease to be available on the 30th inst. The new buildings at the village for epileptics are inclosed and under roof. One of them, however, is otherwise incomplete. Of this appropriation, $17,084.13 is unexpended, and under th8 law will lapse and cease to be available on the 30th inst The new library at the State Normal school is not yet under roof. Only a small portion of the appropriation made for it has been expended, leaving an unexpended balance of $87,096.29. This unexpended balance will lapse and cease to be available on the 30th inst. The. new dormitories at the School for the Deaf are being placed under roof, but are otherwise incomplete. Of the sum appropriated for them, $171,395.25 is unexpended, and will lapse and cease to be available on the 30th inst. The eighteen buildings at the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane are but partially constructed. Some of the buildings covered by the general appropriation of 1905 are under roof, but the buildings' covered by the appropriation made at the regular session of the present assembly are in a condition that requires continuous effort and prompt prosecution of the work to save them from damage and deterioration during the coming winter. Some are ready for roofine: the walls of others are nearly completed. None can be gotten under roof during the present-month; $500,936.37 of the sum appropriated for their construction will lapse and cease to be available on the 30th inst. If these buildings are left in their present condition, the damage to all of them will be great and to some of them irreparable. The need of this hospital Is imperative. All the existing hospitals for the insane are crowded to their limit. The appropriations for these buildings were not made available until October' 1, 1907. last year. Section 5, of the act of 1907, defining the fiscal year and providing for the covering of unexpended appropriations into the general fund of the treasury, makes it the duty of the treasurer of state, "biennially, at the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding each regular session of the general assembly, to cover and transfer into the general fund of the treasury the unexpended balances of all specific appropriations except such as shall have been made available beyond said time by the act appropriating the same." None of the appropriations to which I have called your attention is made available beyond the end of the present fiscal year, the 30th Instant by the act authorizing them. Therefore, all will lapse and cease to -he available at that time. Provision for the continuace of each of these appropriations should be made. Failure to do so will have the effect to suspend the work of construction. Unless payment to the contractors having their construction in

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charge is authorized by a continuance of the appropriations heretofore made, the buildings will be left in an incomplete and unfinished condition until the building season opens next year. The new cottage at the Girls' school can not be constructed, equipped and made ready for occupancy for the sum appropriated, $25,000. Scores Campfield. The contract for the construction of the buildings at the Southeastern hospital for the Insane was originally let to E. M. Campfield for the sum of $1,171,798. Mr. Campfield entered upon the work of construction immediately after the execution of his contract, but his work was so unsatisfactory, so deficient in quality of workmanship and of material he sought to use, and was prosecuted with such Indifference, de lay and lack of good faith, -that the commission was compelled, in order to protect the interests of the state. to forfeit his contract in March of the present year. The commission took possession, for the benefit of the state, of all materials on the ground, as provided for by the statute and the terms of the contract with Mr. Camp field. Every effort was made to in duce the Burety on Mr. Campfield's bond to take up the work and com plete it, but without avail. Then the commissfon advertised for the reletting of the contract by full advertise ment, as provided by law. Six bids were received, and on May 1, 1908, the work was reawarded and relet to Messrs. Pulse & Porter, the lowest bidders, for the sum of $853,909.35 This sum, taking into account the work done by Mr. Campfield and the sum paid him therefore, is $151,738.11 in excess of Mr. Campfield's contract. Mr. Campfield's bid was $73,193 be low his nearest competitor's, and his contract one that could not be performed without loss. The commission made a contract with Messrs. Pulse and Porter to the extent of present appropriations, and entered into a provisional contract for the completion of the buildings named therein, subject to the ratification thereof by the General Assembly and the appropriation of a sum sufficient to complete the same. The work at the Institution was delayed, because of Mr. Campfield's failure and the con sequent forfeiture of his contract the readvertisement and the reletting of the same, for a period of two months The sum of $151,738.11 should be appropriated in addition to the anm-o priations heretofore made, and should be immediately available, for the com p'etion of the buildings named in such contract, ana snouid continue availa ble until the end of the fiscal year 1910. I can not urge these institutional needs too earnestly. Failure will mean substantial loss to the State, embarrassment' to contractors, and may lead to many legal complications. Appropriations for Maintenance. By recent legislation the Girls' School and the Women's Prison were separated, the school removed to a site near Clermont and the Women's Prison remodeled and a portion of the building converted into a workhouse for women. The actual separation of the institutions was effected in July, 1907. The cost of administration in the separate institutions has necessarily been greater than the adminlstra(Continued on Page Seven.) v 3 V.i.

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IH GREAT DELAWARE COUHTMLECTIDN Lewis G. Cowing Chosen to Represent County in House By a Close Majority of 272 Votes. IN OTHER ELECTIONS LIGHT VOTE CAST. Business in Muncie at Stand still While Voting Is On Brewers Stand for Candidate Williamson. Indianapolis, Sept 18. In the closest contest of yesterday's elections to fill the vacancies in the state legislature, which assembled today, Lewis G. Cowing, republican was chosen to represent Delaware county in the house. His victory over Otto Williamson, democrat, was by a majority of 272, according to the official count. Cowing will succeed Oliver Carmichael, republican, who resigned. Another interesting contest, in which the democrats won by a small margin, was that in Newton, Jasper, White and Starke counties, where A. J. Law, democrat was elected joint senator over Abraham Halleck. The democrats claim victory by a majority ol but 26 votes. Law will succeed Richarc McCain, republican of Kentland. In other elections light votes were cast, for in some instances there war no opposition to the nominees. The vacancy in the senate caused by the death of John Benz, democrat from Crawford, Perry and Dubois counties will be filled by Samuel Beu&, uon of the late senator. . L. D. Boyd, republican, was elected to succeed the late Senator aFrber from Clinton and Carroll counties. He had no opposition. In Lauort county John B. Faulkner, democrat was elected to succeed himself in the house without opposition. Henry Demberger, democrat was chosen to succeed Frank N. Wade, resigned, as representative from Posey county. EWING THE WINNER. Democrats Defeated In Delaware County Elections by 272. Muncie, Ind., Sept. 18. In a contest in which party lines were badly broken, Delaware county Thursday voted at a special election to name a state representative, the struggle being practically between the liquor forces on one side and the temperance men on the other. Louis O. Cowing, the candidate on the Republican ticket, who had the support of the anti-saloon people is accredited with receiving an official majority of 272 votes over Otto Williams, the Democratic candidate. In Center Township, in which Muncie is situated, Williamson received a total of 3,358 votes, while Cowing received 2,620, a majority for Williamson of 728. In the townships outside of Muncie, Cowing received a heavy vote, with a total of 2,400 against 1,390 for Williamson, a majority of 1,010 for Cowing. No such election was ever held in Delaware county. Hundreds of Republicans voted for Williamson, while a lesser number of Democrats arrayed themselves against the liquor forces. The anti-saloon forces say they are gratified over the showing, as it was known Muncie has a large number of liberal voters. The notorious precinct of the city, notably the red light district, went heavily for Williamson. Here the vote was 319 for Williamson against 130 for Cowing. vBusiness in Muncie was practically at a standstill. Every available automobile and other conveyance in the city was engaged. In every precinct where the saloons prevail, Williamson's vote showed up strongest. FLIES ABE CAUSE ' OF DISEASE EPIDEMIC Wernle Home Battles Against Typhoid. Flies are stated to be the cause of the epidemic of typhoid fever at the Wernle Orphans Home. The water that is furnished to the home from a well is also blamed, but the majority of the officials of the home believe flies to be responsible to a greater ex tent Precautions have been taken In the hope that the disease may be checked. Water for the home is now being hauled from the city water mains, as the wells on the farm are so low the water Is considered unfit for general

WRIGHT AEfCPLAHE COLLAPSES KILLING UEUUELFBIDCE Orville Badly Injured When Bird-like Craft Turns Over And Falls 75 Feet to the Ground. PROPELLER BLADE SNAPS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

Machine Is a Total WreckFather Attending Sugar Grove Conference Will Hasten to Bedside of Son. Washington, Sept. 18. The blades of one of the two propellers on the Wright aeroplane broke during a flight Thursday afternoon at Ft. Myer, with Orville Wright and Lieutenant Thomas F. Selfridge, of the Signal Corps, U. S. A., in the machine, which fell a distance of 75 feet. Lieutenant Selfridge is dead from a fractured skull and Mr. Wright lies In the Ft. Myer hospital with left leg fractured at the thigh and three ribs broken. He will recover unless there are serious internal Injuries not de veloped. The aeroplane is a total wreck, nothing remaining intact save the planes that gave it buoyancy. While the machine was encircling the drill grounds a propeller blade snapped off, and, hitting some other part of the intricate mechanism, caused it to overturn in the air , and fall to the ground, enveloping the two occupants in the debris. Soldiers and spectators ran across the field to where the aeroplane had fallen and assisted in lifting Mr. Wright and Lieutenant Selfridge from under the tangled mass of machinery, rods, wires and shreds of muslin. Mr. Wright was conscious at that time and said: "Oh, hurry and lift the motor." Lieutenant Selfridge was unconscious and had apparently struck the ground with great force. His head was covered with blood and he was choking when the soldiers extricated him from under the machine. Doctors to The Rescue. Dr. Watters, a New York physician. was one of the first to reach the spot, and rendered first aid to the injured men. When their wounds had been bandaged Mr. Wright and Lieutenant Selfridge were taken to, the Ft Myer hospital. After a hurried surgical examin ation it was announced that Mr. Wright was not dangerously injured. Both men sustained deep cuts about the head. Mr. Wright regained consciousness at the hospital and dictated a cablegram to his brother at Lemans, France and requested that the same message be sent to his sister and father at Dayton, Ohio, assuring them that he was all right. Selfridge Was Delighted. Mr. Wright announced several days ago that he would take Lieutenant Selfridge, who is secretary of the Aerial Experiment Association and an aeroplanlst himself, in his next flight. The young officer was delighted to have an opportunity to fly in the aeroplane. He was to leave Saturday for St Joseph, Mo., where he was to assist Lieutenant Foulers in operating the Baldwin airship at the coming army meneuvers. FATHER IN TEARS. Newt of Accident Received Last Night Leaves for Washington. Out on peaceful Sugar Grove road, which winds north from Greensfork through a beautiful, rolling farm country, Bishop Milton Wright father of the now world famous Wright brothers, stood yesterday afternoon on the steps of the little white United Brethren meeting house, which nestles In a grove of sugar trees clad in varied colored autumnal dress. Out in the west across the harvest fields the sun was slowly sinking, casting a golden haze over the country. Could this venerable, white-haired, grey-eyed man, standing in the imdst of such a peaceful scene be the father of two men who now occupy the center of the world's arena, hearing the plaudits of all nations? On first thought It did not seem possible, but when he revealed his true simplicity his retiring, unpretentious nature, this quiet rural setting appealed to one as his proper environment Gazing across Sugar Grove road to the east a far-away look in his clear eyes. Bishop Wright remarked, "Orville Is now just about ready to make a flight in his aeroplane. I would like to be there and see him. Will I go to Ft Myer? No, not unless he is injured." Little did the venerable Bishop know that about the time he was speaking his son and his companion were lying under the wreck of the great man-bird; Orville suffering with a broken thigh and three fractured ribs, which his companion,' Lieutenant Selfridge of the Signal C&rps, was writhing in his death struggles. Little did the Bishop think that twelve

DONATE THE" LIGHTS Light, Heat and Power Com

pany to Aid in Fall Festival. DECORATING CONTRACT LET The committee on decorations of the fall festival met last evening and voted to let a contract to the American Tent and Awning Company of Indianapolis to decorate the city, providing that satisfactory terms could be agreed upon. The company has secured an Immense searchlight but has not yet decided where it will be located. The Richmond Light. Heat and Power company has mad ea splendid donation to the festival. The company will furnish free of cost all the power for the incandescent globes to be placed - In the various arches, booths and exhibition tents. The mu nicipal plant has also made a most liberal donation in the shape of furnishing light for the extra arc lights to be placed at various places. The city will also erect these lamps. Great Interest Taken. Loftus Jones, Lawrence Whitesell and B. F. Parsons, who have been touring all this section of the county In the fall festival advertising automobile, report that the entire western and southern part of this county has been visited and that posters and circulars have been distributed broadcast They state that everybody in the county is taking the greatest interest in the fes tival. INJURED BUT IS HOT DEAD Mystery Surrounding Disap pearance of Fennimore At Last Cleared Up. SILENCE CONSIDERED BEST THOUGHT PARENTS WOULD WOR RY IF THEY KNEW HE WAS HURT IS NOW IN BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM. The mystery surrounding the where abouts of C. C. Fennimore of Economy, peared from the face of the earth af ter notifying his parents In a letter from Sparks,- Nev., that he would leave for his home, has been cleared up by the information received last night that the young man is in a sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich., where he is recovering from injuries received five weeks ago in a railroad wreck. Fen nimore. unmindful that his silence would cause great distress among his kinsfolks, thought it best to not notify ! them of his ill luck, and it was only through the means of a business let ter written by him to his banker at Muncie that he was located. The young man has been in the far west for a number of years and had started home early in August. In southern Michigan he was in a railroad wreck and his injuries were of such a nature that hospital attention was necessary. He was taken to Battle Creek and fearful that his parents might be badly frightened to receive word of his ac cident did not notify them. Word from Battle Creek received last night by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 1 Fennimore,. of Economy, was to the effect that their son would soon be able to return home. They had feared that he had been murdered on his homeward Journey from the west and tneir Joy upon learning of his where abouts and being assured that he is on the road to recovery knows no bounds. hours later he would be hurrying east ward to the side of his injured son. The first thing Orville Wright did after recovering consciousness In the Ft Myer hospital was to telegraph his aged father that he had been injured but was "alright" and "not to worry." Last evening when Bishop Wright received this telegram at little farm house north of Greensfork, his face blanched and ters roll ed down his face. When he had mastered his emotions this Spartan fath er of two Indomitable young men who for ten years have constantly risked their lives in the Interest of science, stated that be would leave for Ft Myer on the first train In the morn ing. He said he would meet his daugh ter. Miss Katherine, at Dayton. FLYNN TO SPEAK. An open meeting of all laboring men in the city will be held tonight at the trade council hall. National Organiz er T. H. Flycn will be the speaker of the evening. It is probable that large crowd will be in attendance. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Increasing cloutfl showers Friday night or Saturday, OHIO Partly cloudy Friday night arid Saturday; lioht to fresh variable

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PUNS FOR COUNTY LOCiLjPTIONISTS Believed That He Will Take a Stand Against Such Measure Although He Maintains Silence. - SJBBBBMSS WHOLE PROPOSITION ' MAY BE CHANGED. Measure to Go Before Legis lature May Be Made to Incorporate Both County and Township Idea, i Indianapolis. Sept 18-Th neflef that Walter Ratllff has promised to vote against county local option, has disarranged the plans of the managers of the county local option fight Ratllff has been counted among those 1 who would rote "regular." The tem perance people now admit that they can not count upon his vote, and It is known that they are rather at sea for this reason. It is admitted by some of them, that the vote was expected to be so close that Ratlifrs vote against them would probably defeat the bill. Ratllff refuses to say what he will do, although he was under considerable pressure from party men and temperance workers last night and this morning. He said he had made up his mind some time ago as to how he would vote and has not changed his mind. "I do not think my friends would like for me to say at this time, how will vote," he said today. Plans Changed. Because of Rat 11 IT s expected defec tion and the knowledge that last night's meeting of the democrats was in fact a hard and fast caucus tn which it was agreed to vote for adjournment after the appropriations have been disposed of, the county lo cal option people are changing their plans. They fear to trust the ques tion to .a vote In its present form and may change it to embody the "Dual county and township option," in the hope of holding those democrats that have been expected to vote with them. At the democratic caucus, no effort to bind the members of the party on the liquor question was made, but the recalcitrants agreed readily to help along the program of obtaining ad journment without a vote on the ques tion. At least a half dozen republicans are considered sure of Joining Chem. NO LINES DRAWN. Temperance Issue Little Discussed In Caucuses. Indianapolis, Sept 18. The caucuses or as the members preferred to call them conferences of the republican senators and representatives last night did not result in the drawing of the lines on the temperance Issue in the manner anticipated. The members ot each branch met talked amiably over the situation, discussing principally the program for the first day. It was agreed that no business should be transacted after hearing the message of the governor, and following it adjournment should be taken until Saturday morning. A committee (US' patched to the senate with a message to this effect from the house, was able to report on its return that the senate had concurred. It was then agreed that a committee of five be appointed to confer with a like committee from the senate with regard to the program for the session-what bills should be given consideration. The senate took the same action. - The members of the house on the committee are Kllng, Olive, Simison. Benson and Edwards. The appointments were made by Elliott of Fayette county, caucus chairman. It was agreed then the senate and house should meet In joint session tonight and take up the report of their joint committee. Here it Is expected will occur the fight that was expected to take place last night It is possible, however, that the opponents of county local option will merely waive the point at this time and confine their opposition to voting against it Option Bills Saturday. Tomorrow win see the introduction of county local option bills in the house and senate and the opening of the real battle between the temperance and brewery forces. The btils are probably as drastic in their purport as any county local option laws In force in any state. It is provided that a special election to decide whether a county is to be "wet" or "dry" may.be called on the petition of ten per cent of the voting county commissioners. The commissioners at their next regular meeting must order the election held. It Is not required that the signatures to ths petition be subject to proof. The commissioners must set the date of the election within not less than twenty or more than thirty days of the jtime of their meeting and at this election so other question may be voted on.

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