Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 222, 24 September 1908 — Page 1

NB PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, VOI. XXXIII. NO. 222. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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MOVE TO POSTPONE HOUSE ACTION ON OPTION BEATEN

MINORITY REPORT RECOMMENDING INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT TURNED DOWN BY CLOSE VOTE OF FORTY-NINE TO FIFTY-ONE FOUR REPUBLICAN MEMBERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF POSTPONEMENT OF CON-JlDERATION.

VOTE TAKEN AMIDST

GALLERIES AND AISLES WERE PACKED WITH PEOPLECONGRESSMEN ON SCENE WORKING AGAINST THE MINORITY REPORT SPEECHES TABOOED AT CRITICAL STAGE OF PROCEEDINGS WHITE REFUSES TO VOTE EITHER WAY.

LARGE SUMS QF MONEY

Enemies of Local Option Bill, It Is Declared, Offer Two Members of House $15,000 to Oppose Measure State Chairman Goodrich Says He Has Pretty Positive Evidence of the Deal and Effort Will Be Made to Secure Affidavits.

Indianapolis, Sept. 24. By the very closest vote possible, the county local option bill was saved from death In the house this morning. The vote was 49 to 51 on a Question of indefinitely postponing the measure. One man by changing his'vote could have made It a tie. Two democrats by voting against the program of their party saved the bill, for four republicans voted against It. The four republicans were Schreeder and Gelss, of Vanderburg, Condo of Grant and Johneon of Vermillion and -Vigo.- - Great Excitement. f - The vote was taken amid tremendous excitement though it had not been preceded by the usual speech making, due to the republican plan of tabooing oratory at this stage of the proceedings. The galleries and aisles were packed ' with men and women, many of them part of the white ribbon army. Almost every republican of state prominence was on iand headed by Congressman Watson. The latter spent thirty minutes in an effort to persuade D. C. Johnson of Vigo, that he should vote with his party, but failed. Downey, of Shelby county, made the only speech preceeding the roll call. He Is probably the most forceful speaker on the minority side of the house ,and was listened to attentively as he declared that there is no occasion for the measure being brought up at this time. Not another remark was heard until the roll call was almost concluded, when White arose to epeak. He Is a democratic member of the committee on public morals, but had been expected to vote for the bill. He had refused to sign a minority report for postponement and likewise refused to sign the majority report lor the passage of the bill. . It was reported about the lobbies of the hotels this noon following the adjournment of the house of representatives that Representatives Meeker and Keller had been won over by the enemies of the county local option bill and tomorrow when the bill comes "up for second reading and amendments an amendment will be offered to strike out the enacting clause. According to the current rumor Meeker and Keller have agreed to vote for such an amendment. If this is true and the present lineup of the house members is not otherwise changed, the amendment will be carried, which means the death of the bill. The county local option bill comes up for passage Saturday morning. ... .... , It is TrnhM tbat' tlso-Rnerial KPssinn of the legislature will come to a close Saturday night. The republican members plan to rush the session to a close with a minimum of oratory. Saturday the Night Riders bill, the lncennes University bill and the appropriation bill will be disposed of. - Republicans Confident, Republicans fighting for the bill had all confidence early today that it would not be postponed. The situation from their stand point had never looked so satisfactory since the special session. Billingsly, Bowlus and Keller of Indianapolis, had been brought into the fold and only Gelss, Schreeder, Condo and possibly JohnonAof Vigo, remained outside. The bringing over of the recalcitrant had taken place In the last twodays. Not until yesterday afternoon was It assured that they were right, at last. The one thing regarded as most effective In bringing about the change vrus the shrewd move of the state organisation in patting an Anti-Hanly znan in charge of the bill in the house John Edwards. The three men named a being brought over are "antls" in a f"' " ""aggressive way. They fcart men like Edwards and

GREAT EXCITEMENT

NOW CHANGING HANDS Condo and Woodfill of Decatur, to ex press their opposition for them. With the coming over of Edwards from passive support of the bill to active leadership, of course came Web Wood fill, as his lieutenant. The two were busy every minute of the day yester day and their "antl" friends were kept thinking, Edwards and Woodfill, nat urally knew of Influences that would effect these men. that the adminis tration republicans did not, and they saw to It that these influences were brought to bear. "There is only, one man ln..Jndiana that could persuade me to vote for county local option," Billingsley Is quoted with having said in an unusually loquacious moment yesterday, That very afternoon the one man referred to called on Billingsley. His identity had been correctly guessed It was reported that as a result Bil lingsly had been won over to vote against indefinite postponement and probably for the bill. No change had been effected in the attitude of Schreeder ,and Geiss the pocket town men. Senator Hemenway had not brought them into line. Rumor circulated last night that Schreeder had said that he would vote for the bill if called into caucus on if, but that he would then immediately wire his resignation as a candidate for re-election to the county organization. This rumor was counterbalanced by the knowledge that Schreeder had declared positively to friends that he would remain in a caucus long enough to explain his position, and would then walk out, refusing to be bound. Money Changes Hands? A story which gained considerable freedom in the legislature today was that twov members of the lower house were offered $15,000 by enemies of the county local option bill. So the story goes one received $10,000, while the other received $5,000. This money is to be paid the legislators in question on the defeat of the bill. Report has it that the two men were taken, one at a time, to the fair grounds In a large automobile and that the deal "Si'th them was closed while driving iiHund the race track. Republican State Chairman James B. Goodrich today admitted that he had pretty positive evidence of the transaction and that an effort would be made to secure affidavits in the alleged bribery case. ROOSEVELT ALMOST SURE TO TAKE STUMP Plans of Republicans Out in Chicago. Leak Chicago, Sept 24. There is a strong possibility that President Roosevelt will make a trip through the country speaking for Taft before the campaign is concluded. This intelligence has leaked out at republican national headquarters in advance of the arrival of the candidate in the city. National Chairman Hitchcock, Senator Dixon and other members of the national committee have had the proposition under the most serious consideration for the last three days, and it Is known that It was submitted to Senator Crane while in Chicago A definite decision in the matter may not be nia.de for a week or more. National Chairman Hitchcock admitted it hat the plan was being considered, -but declined to discuss it further It Is likely that It will be discussed by the "advisory committee In New York where Mr. Hitchcock will go tomorrow- ,

Countess of Yarmouth to Be Known In the Future Mrs. Copeley Thaw

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COUNTESS OF YARMOUTH. London, Sept. 24. The Countess of Yarmouth, sister of Harry K. Thaw, who recently was granted a decree, nullifying her marriage, has announced formally through her lawyers that she had decided to drop her title and henceforth be known as Mrs. Copeley Thaw.

STRICKEN IN MIDST OF A. W. Hempleman Suffers a Paralytic Stroke at Masonic Social Session. ILLNESS IS NOT SERIOUS. THOUGHT HE WILL RECOVER IN COURSE OF A FEW DAYS ONE OF BEST KNOWN MASONS IN COUNTRY. A. W. Hempleman, a prominent resident of this city, and one of the oldest and most prominent Masons in the middle west, suffered a slight partlytic stroke on his left side last evening, while attending a meeting of the Webb Lodge, of Masons. The members of the lodge at the time were enjoying a social session and Mr. Hempleman was playing an active part in the good time when he was suddenly stricken. The unfortunate occurrence immediately cast a gloom over th merrymakers. Mr. Hempleman was taken to his home, 1215 Main street, as soon as possible. Mr. Hempleman is 73 years of age and one of the best known men in the city. For years he has been an active Mason and was for some time master of Webb lodge. This morning.it was announced that the stroke experienced by Mr. Hempleman was not of a serious nature and that it was expected he would be able to be up and about within few days. Last Tuesday the Masons at Connersvllle conducted the ceremonies Incidental to the laying of the cornerstone of the Connersville Carnegie library. Mr. Hempleman was Invited to participate in this event and despite the extremely warm weather he participated in the Masons parade and the cornerstone laying. This activity exhausted him and, it Is thought, was responsible for the paralytic stroke he experienced last evening. Mr. Hempleman formerly was a member of the Richmond school board and has for years been prominent in local business circles. "He is probably one of the best posted Masons In the United States," remarked Lawrence Handley, a former master of Webb lodge, this morning. AGED WOMAN E Being So Old She Was Unable To Save Self. Brookvllle, Ind., Sept. 24. Mrs. Dora Thrine, aged SO, was burned to death late Wednesday afternoon near Hamburg. The old woman lived alone In a small house on her farm. Neighbors saw the house wrapped In flames and rushed to the rescue, but the roof fell in before their arrival Mrs. Thrine had been feeble and senile for years and the fire is supposed to have been the result of an accident. The money loss oa the property la t""iH

MERRYMAKING

PHYSICIANS FIGHT FOR COUNTY OFFICE

Their Haste in Matter Is Condemned by Other Members of Profession. NO APPOINTMENT IS MADE. OUT OF RESPECT TO THE LATE DR. GRANT, COMMISSIONERS ADJOURN CENSURE FALLS FROM LIPS OF MANY. Indignation is expressed by a number of the members of the medical profession of the city because of the precipitate action of other physicians In applying for appointment as county health officer to succeed the late Dr. Geordge H. Grant. The charge is made that the haste shown is undue and altogether Improper under the circumstances. Chagrin and mortification is expressed at the attitude of those physicians making such hasty application. The county commissioners have received written applications for the appointment from Dr. Charles Marvel, Dr. J. E. King, Dr. S. O. Markley, all of this city, and Dr. Fred Kienzle, of Greensfork. One of the physicians named telephoned to the office of the county auditor about one hour after the death of Dr. Grant. He asked the proper method to follow, stated his intention to apply and was told to send in a written application. The Greensfork application was not received until this morning. It had been announced the county commissioners would meet today to select a successor. They met and adjourned out of respect for the deceased physician, whose funeral was at the hour appointed for the meeting. "The health conditions of the county are good and the position could remain unfilled - for ten days without any danger," said the physician quoted above. "The action seems very unprofessional. It is also disgraceful. There are many reputable physicians who feel about this matter just as I do," he added. The office of county health officer pays a salary of $450 per year. There are no fees In connection with the salary. The officer has jurisdiction throughout the county except in incorporated cities and towns. All city and health officers must report to the county physician, however. GIVEN FIRM WARNING. Menzies Goes to Jail, so He Come Back to City. Won't ' William Menzies Is a stranger in the city, who wants to go to Dayton. He will have to spend eleven days in the county jail, however, to remind him not to come back to Richmond. The man claims his home is at Terre Haute, but yesterday he became under the Influence of Intoxicants and was arrested. His plea for clemency and promise to leave the city were futile in the ears of the court THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA AND OHIO Friday fair; NoM variable winds.

AFT DEFENDS HIS STAND OF! LABOR

Addresses Monster Meeting Held in Chicago Last Night. ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING. ONE BY ONE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE TELLS OF HIS DECISIONSTHE PLATFORMS ARE COMPARED. Chicago, Sept. 24. William Howard Taft started his march through the West last night with a speech to or ganized labor at Orchestra Hall in which he discussed in detail his atti tude on injunctions. In an address that is considered one of the weightiest and most important of the campaign on account of the tre mendous fight the democrats are mak ing to capture the labor vote, he replied to William Jennings Bryan and Samuel Gompers, foremost of the crlt ics who have sought to assail his rec crd as a judge in settling labor dis putes. One by one he took up the cases he had decided on the bench, working his audience up to a high pitch of enthusi asm as he explained that the decisions he had handed down have since served as precedents in the settlement of labor controversies and have been approved by conservative leaders of labor. He compared the records of both parties in the Interests of labor, and, contrasting the anti-injunction planks in the two national platforms, brought a demonstration from his listeners by declaring that the platform promises of the democrats are "either meaningless or deceitful." Big Labor Representation. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Independent Railway Men's Taft club, representing every branch of the transportation service. The audience was composed of the labor element, which the democrats have made particular efforts to land by using the railroad strike decisions of Judge Taft as campaign ammunition. On the platform Bat more than 200 active railroaders, conductors, engineers, firemen, brakemen, switchmen and foremen from all parts of the western states, while in the auditorium sat more than 2,000 members of labor organizations, both railroad and otherwise. INCREASE OH S I H fi fl L TJtt Probable Such Action Will Be Taken by the School Board Tonight. ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. TO BE USED TO DEFRAY EXPENSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING OPPO SITION IS PREDICTED. i ' Unofficial announcement was made today that at its meeting tonight the city school board will advance the rate of taxation for the support of the public schools. This rate is now 63 cents and the figures suggested are 65 or 60 ! cents. The board is expected to deem the raise advisable, because of the need to raise funds to provide for the ex- : pense of erecting a new high school building. The county auditor is ready to take up the work of tax adjustment and the school board has been requested to meet as soon as possible. The time of the meeting has been considered for several days and announcement was ; made today that it will be held this evening. It Is not expected there will be much opposition to the rroposed advance. The need of the additional room for high school pupils has been urgent for several years. HUSBAND MADE THREATS ON HER LIFE Mrs. Stephens Seeks a ; vorce. DiCharging her husband with brutal treatment and threats upon her life, Reba L Stephens had entered suit for divorce from Harry Stephens In circuit court. The plaintiff asks the custody of a minor child. Mrs. Stephens says on September 12 her husband struck her with his fists about the head and face and that night tore up her clothing to prevent her leaving home. It Is charged that last December the defendant threatened the life of the plaintiff with a razor after he had choked and cruelly beaten, her. He K accused of drinking to excess.

Roosevelt Hot Shot

ON HASKELL. Gov. Haskell's utter unfitness for any public position of trust or for association with any man anxious to make an appeal on a moral issue to the American people has been abund antly shown. As an American citizen who prizes his Americanism and citizenship far above any question of partisanship. I regard it as a scandal and disgrace that Gov. Haskell should be connected with the management of a national campaign. I have shown you fairly and honorably that Gov. Haskell is a man who on every account I have named Is unworthy of any position in our publio life. TO BRYAN. In my judgment the measure you advocate would be wholly Ineffective In curing an evil, and so far as they had any effect at all would merely throw the entire business of the coun try into hopeless and utter confusion. I put Mr. Taft's deeds against your words. I ask that Mr. Taft be judged by all his deeds for he wishes none of them forgotten. I ask that you be judged both by the words you wish remembered and by the words that seemlncly you and your party now desire to have forgotten. I hold it entirely natural for any great law defying corporation to wish to see you placed in the presidency rather than Mr. Taft. Your plans to put a stop to the abuses of these cor poratlons are wholly chimerical. ON TAFT. I hope and believe that all far sight ed citizens who wish to see this coun try prosperous in material things will support Mr. Taft, but above all I ask for support for him because he stands for the moral uplift of the nation, be cause his deeds have made good his words, and because the policies to which he is committed are of immeasurable consequence alike to the honor and interest of the whole American people. TENTH REGIMENT WILL MAKE TRIP Rain Prevents Carrying Out o War Department's Orders Not to March. BIG FEATURE OF FESTIVAL SHOULD DEPARTMENT ISSUE AN OTHER ORDER, PROBABLE THE REGIMENT WILL BE BROUGHT TO CITY ON SPECIAL TRAIN. Tuesday Uncle Sam plunged the er ecutive committee of the fall festival into the deepest pit of despair. The following day the much maligned Weather Man extracted the committee from this hopeless position and ele vated it into' the seventh heaven of bliss. Tuesday morning the papers published a Washington dispatch In which it was set forth that the war department the marching orders of all regular army regiments unless there was rainfall before the first of next month. This meant that unless the Weather Man got busy with the celes tial sprinkling can before October a severe crimp would be put in the plans for the Richmond fall festival as the order effected the Tenth In fantry, which is to be the main attrac tion at the festival on the last day. On Wednesday morning, the com' mittee members were lifted from the depths of despair by the cheering word received from the Weather Man that it was raining in Indianapolis and vicinity. "Why that Weather Man isn't half as bad fellow as a lot of people have been trying to make him out to me," remarked one of the members of the executive committee this morning. Weather predictions are that It will rain in this locality before the end of the week, which will make It doubly certain that the regiment will march to Richmond. The orders of the war department were Issued because It was not deemed advisable to send the regiments on a long hike if the roads continue to be ankle deep In dust and the streams almost dry. Had the rain not come at the opportune time the executive committee planned to ask the war department to have the Tenth Infantry sent to Richmond on a special train, all expenses to be paid by the Young Men's Business club. Indications dally point to the fact that the horse show to be held in connection with the festival will be the biggest event of its kind ever held In this part of the country. Stall room for 110 horses baa already been secured and the horse show committee believes more room will be necessary. TO EXAMINE WELLS. Reported Several on Fort Wayne Ave. Are Bad. Certain wells on Gort Wayne avenue have been reported la bad condition. The attention of the police department has been called to the mat ter and the sanitary Inspector asked j to make an Investigation. The wells re dug. The Inspection win be made.

ROOSEVELT SHARPLY

ANSWERS THE BRYAfI LETTER OH HASKELL Bitterly Arraigns Oklahoma Governor and Pays His Respects to Democratic Candidate for President. LACES TAFT'S DEEDS AGAINST BRYAN'S WORDS Statement Issued After a Pro longed Conference With Members of the Cabinet at White House, r Washington, . SepL 24. President Roosevelt last night, following upon a prolonged conference with members of the cabinet at the White house, pre pared and gave out his reply to Wil liam J. Bryan, the democratic candi date, relative to W. R. Hearst's charges that Governor Haskell, treas urer of the democratic campaign committee had represented Standard Oil interests both In Ohio and Oklahoma. Mr. Bryan had demanded proof of the charges, promising that In the event of their substantiation Governor Haskell would be eliminated from the campaign. After contrasting Mr. Bryan's de fense of Governor Haskell as against Judge Taft's repudiation of Foraker, in connection with the Hearst charges against the Ohio senator, the president proceeds to declare that Governor Haskell'B "utter" unfitness for association with any man anxious to appeal to the American people on a moral Is sue" has been abundantly shown by other acts of his as governor of Oklahoma. The president spent almost, the en tire day in getting the letter In shape. Deeming the reply too long to be sent by wire, the method of communication Mr. Bryan had employed in his challenge to the president, it was forwarded by mall to the democratic candidate at Lincoln, Neb. ' ' President Roosevelt. In his reply to W. J. Bryan, says: Roosevelt's Reply to Bryan. President Roosevelt, In his reply to Mr. Bryan, ssys: "The White House. "Washington. SepL 23, 1908. "Dear Sir In your telegram you speak of so much of the charge against Governor Haskell as dealt with his relations, while In Ohio, with the Standard Oil compsny. Ton omit the charge as to his relations with the Standard Oil company Interests, as shown by his action while governor of Oklahoma this very slimmer, this action being In part taken while he was at Denver, where, as you state, he was by your wish made chairman of the committee which drafted the platform upon which you are standing. "In my statement I purposely made no specific allusion to the Ohio mat. ter and shall at this time make none. In spite of Its' significance and In spite of the further fact that Governor Haskell's close - relations with the Standard Oil Interests while he was in Ohio was a matter of common notoriety. "In Oklahoma it is a matter of court record. By this court record it appears that the attorney general of the state, elected by the people, obtained an injunction to prevent the Prairie Oil and Gas company from building a pipe line, and that Governor Haskell i found this out while he was at Den ver, as appears by the representations made In his name in behalf of the state before a court of superior jurisdiction to that which issued the Injunction. Governor Claims Sole Authority. "In this the governor states that the acting governor, In his absence, had asked that the bearing be postponed until he (the governor) might return and have an opportunity to investigate the controversy. "The governor set forth In his petition that he Is the sole authority to . determine such matters and that the attorney general and the judge of the lower court had no right in the case and that the action of the judge of the lower court represented 'an encroachment by the Judiciary.' "The attorney general opposed the dissolution by the Injunction, stating that the Prairie Oil and Gas company was a foreign corporation which had not accepted the provisions of the constitution applicable to such corporations, and that without authority of law It was employing a great force of men and teams to dig up across and Into various highways of the state for the purpose of laying its pipe lines. "The governor prevailed, the Injunction was suspended and the pipe line was permitted to continue its work to use the words of the attorney general, without any color of law "I call your attention to the fact that fhe cnestion is not whether or not the judge erred or whether the Injunction was proper. The point Is that the governor was alert to take out of the hands' of the attorney general what the attorney general felt was his sworn duty to prevent an alleged Instance- of the breaking of the' (Continued on Page Five.)