Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 16, 24 November 1908 — Page 1

MOM) F AIX ABIWM AXD STTIST-TFTRm? AM. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 16. RICHMOND, "IND., TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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HUSBAND KILLS TAFT PLURALITY TRIES TO MURDER JURY III JONES CASE DELIBERATES TWENTY-ONEHOURS RUNNING GOVERNMENTS PROBABLE HEW STATE LAWS TWO BOARDERS ENURE FAMILY x IS SPECIALTY IS Men Sought to Protect Wife Father Kills Daughter and Native of Poland Seeks En TEH THOUSAND From Unfortunate Man. Mortally Wounds Son. trance Into White House.

CENTRAL UNION INJUNCTION IS FELTlOCALLY local Branch of Bell Interests Announces It Will Observe the Ruling of Ohio Federal Court. '

DIANA

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CANNOT CONFLICT WITH UNITED STATES COMPANY Direct Service Over Bell Lines Without Home Phone Connection Required Where Conflicts Occur.

- "Owing to a restraining order having been issued by the United States court at Toledo, Ohio, at the motion f the United States Telephone company, the Central Union Telephone company is unable to furnish service to subscribers of the Home Telephone company of Richmond to pointn reached by lines of the United States Telephone company. Service, however, can be furnished subscribers to points not reached' by lines of the United States Telephone companyCincinnati. Indianapolis, etc. Sub scribers or the Home Telephone company desiring service over the Central Union Telephone company to points -eached by the lines of the United States company can be served from the exchange of the Central Union Union Telephone company. "We sincerely regret the necessity , of this action, but it is beyond our control." The above statement is contained in en advertisement of the Central Union Telephone company, found elsewhere In this issue. The United States Telephone com pany, which secured the restraining order against the Bell people, honey combs Ohio. The Home Telephone company of this city' has a contract with the United States company and whatever ; point that company enters, local people cannot use Bell long 11stance communication with a Home phone connection. , Wherever there is euch a convict it is necessary for the local public to talk directly over the Bell wires from the Bell exchange. The United States company only has one line operating through . Indiana and Richmond Is on this line. The Home company is one of the very few on the line which has merged with the Bell interests, hence it is restrained from co-operating with the Bell peo ple to any points entered by the United States company. If a Richmond business man desired to talk to Bvansville, Ind., over the Bell line with a Home phone connec tion he could do so, as the United States company does -not enter that city, but if ,he wanted to talk to Butler, Ind., he would be informed by the op- ; erator that he would have to go to the Bell exchange and talk directly to that point. The reason for this is, the United States company enters Butler and has a contract with the independ ent company of that town. Since the merger of the local Bell and Home Interests the long distance service has been the beet in the his tory of the city, but the general public has never been In favor of the merger, because tt has destroyed local compe tition, and it is feared, in the future telephone rates might soar. BRICK PAVING QUITE LIKELY Board Plans Improvement of North and South gjnhtlr Streets NORTH E STREET UP AGAIN. 1T IS SAID THAT IN THE SPRING THE BOARD WILL ONCE MORE CONSIDER THE PAVING OF THAT THOROUGHFARE. It Is Quite probable that North Eighth street from Main to North A street and South Eighth street from Main to South A street will be paved with brick next spring. The major ity of property owners on the sections of the two streets In question .favor the Improvement. Realizing the sentiment in favor of paving the board of public works has decided not to macadamize the two equares this winter but will patch up the holes with gravel. Paving Is re garded as absolutely necessary. The two streets are subjected to constant wear and tear by heavy hauling and when either street is macadamized it remains in good condition only a short time. Councilman Englebert Is taking an active part in the movement to have auctions of the two streets pared and

Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 24. While

trying to rescue Mrs. Andrew Bagatos from her infuriated husband. John Hanse and Chas. Bagatos, a brother-in-law, boarders, were shot and killed by the woman's husband this morning. The latter escaped. GRIEVES OVER LATE ARRIVAL Rockefeller For Once in Life Delays "Business Engagement." UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION OIL MAGNATE IN REFEREE FER RIS' COURT ADMITS HE OWNS 9,500 SHARES OF STOCK IN BIG RAILROAD COMPANIES. New York, Nov. 24. On what prob ably will be his last day on the witness stand in the government's "trust busting" proceedings against the Standard Oil company, John D. Rocke feller appeared in the court room of Referee Ferris five minutes late to day. Mr. Rockefeller was very much crestfallen over the fact that he was late. "I believe I can truthfully say that it is the first time in my life that I have been late in keeping business engagements. It grieves me more than I say." Mr. ' Rockefeller did not offer a reason for being late. It is thought that his automobile was tied up by fog. The richest man In the world wore an overcoat that was old and frayed around the collar when he put in an appearance. As usual, he took it off, placed it under the referee's desk smiled at the reporters and then mounted the witness stand. The cross examination by Frank B. Kel logg, then proceeded. Rockefeller, on cross examination was compelled to give a list of railroads of which he owned stock. His counsel vigorously objected, but Rock efeller finally yielded. They include the Delaware & Lackawanna, Western Maryland, Missouri Pacific, Texas Pacifier-Erie and the Colorado Southern, approximately ninety-five hundred shares in the aggregate. Denies He Fathered Trust. Mr. Rockefeller, yesterday, denied that he had started the Standard Oil trust That credit belonged to others. He had not at that time gained wisdom sufficient for such an accomplishment. It was the work of his associates, Henry M. Flagler and S. C. T. Dodd. Mr. Dodd has always liad the credit for the" legal creature and long ago he issued a pamphlet explaining why he had been obliged to frame the trust. Mr. Rockefeller told, also under the persistent if not relentless questioning of Mr. Kellogg, how railroad men had come into the Standard Oil company. It was after the formation of the more or less abortive South Improvement company. Mr. Rockefeller at first, when Mr. Kellogg asked if most of the South Improvement directors had not become Standard stockholders, "thought not." Mr. Kellogg did not tell him to "guess again," although later in the day Mr. Rockefeller made the equivalent of this form of retort courteous to Mr. Kellogg. Mr. Kellogg proceeded to show that all but three of these men had come into the Standard when the South Improvement (which Mr. Rockefeller had really never believed would "go," as he had testified on his direct examination) was given up. he states that he is positive this improvement will be made next spring. He -will petition the board to take such action and the board will then, as required by law, take steps to make the resired improvement. Many citizens think that North Eighth street from Main street to North E street should be paved with brick. They state that the hauling from North A street to North E street is as heavy as from Main street to North A street and that it will never be possible to keep the street in good condition until this improvement is made. It is regarded as probable that the board next spring will again take steps to have North E street from Tenth street to Fifteenth street paved. This improvement would have been made this year had not council yielded to the opposition of the manufacturers who would have been effected by it. It is also probable that North D street from Ft. Wayne avenue to the Doran bridge will be paved. It is impossible to keep this street in repair owing to the heavy drayage to and from the two railroad freight stations. This hauling will be still. heavier next year on the completion of the traction freight station, which is to be located near the corner of Ft. Wayne avenue and North D street.

Official Result Compiled Gives President-elect a Lead of 10,731 Over William J. Bryan.

FIGURES BASED ON VOTE FOR FIRST ELECTORS. Total Vote "Cast for President 721,126 Prohibitionists Cast Third Highest Vote in The State. Official Voiefor President in State Taft Bryan Eugene W. Chafin (Pro.).. Thos. E. Watson (Peoples). Eugene V. Debs (Soc.) Martin R. Preston (Soc. La. Thomas L. Hisgen (Ind.).. Total vote for president... Taft's plurality over Bryan, .348,993 .338,262 . 18,045 ,. 1,193 . 13,476 ) 643 514 .721,126 .. 10,731 Indianapolis, Nov. 24. The official plurality for Taft in Indiana, comput ed on the vote for the first elector, William T. Durbin, as against Adam Heimberger, the demoqratlc elector who headed the ticket will be 10,731. according to information given out by Secretary of State Fred A. Sims Monday. The vote for the first elector on the ticket is usually computed as the popular vote of the state. a3 many voters do not realize the necessity of marking the ticket for the other elec tors as well. The official vote for the other electors will not be tabulated until some time today. The official result for the first or top electors on the ticket, gives William T. Durbin 348,993 votes and Adam Heimberger 338,262. Between this vote and the vote for the second men on the elec toral list there is a difference in favor uf Durbin over Ms fe'Vj republican elector of 4,795. and be ween Heimbergtir and J. W. Spenc-r. the second uanied democratic elc tu? a differ ence of 3.579 votes. Fred C. Gardner the second remiblican electoi. polled a vote of 344.198. Spencer, the sec ond democratic electo., polled 3:J4,63 votes. The difference between the first elector and the electors following him on the ballot is always about 1 per cent of the total vote. Many voters by the Australian ballot system do not appreciate the necessity of marking each succeeding elector on the ballot, as well as the first. This is the reason given for the difference. There is always, too, some little scratching among the electors, which may make a slight difference between the second elector and the electors succeding him on the ballot. Just what this differ ence will be In Indiana for the last election will be determined some time today, though it is of little interest except to the electors themselves. Thirteen Marshals Attend. According to law the vote of the presidential electors must be canvass ed on the fourth Monday of November in which the election is held. The canvassing board Is composed of thir teen election marshals, appointed by the governor, and the secretary of state and governor. The law reads that the vote shall be canvassed by the secretary of state, and the thir teen election marshals representing the thirteen congressional districts of the state, in the presence of the gover nor, vthn fa thA nffiHal bart nf the board The election marshals come to the session of the board with the official returns from the district election boards, and this official return U checked with the returns forwarded to thesecretary of state. Sometimes th result is affected a few votes one way or the other by corrections which the official district boards may have to make, The vote for the electors at large on the subsidiary tickets" are as follows Prohibition, Mercer Brown, 18.045; T. W Williams, 17.597. People's party, B. F. Wheeler, 1,193; Flavius J. Van Vorls, 1,14a Socialist, Robert Jack man, 13.476; Walter Baker, 13.136. So cialist Labor party, James S. Duke, 643; Grover Mudy. 606. Independ ence party, Albert W. Neal, 514; W. B, Gill, 492. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Rain Tuesday night; cold

er in north and central portions; Wednesday fair, colder in south portion; strong southwest to northwest winds. OHIO Rain Tuesday night; colder in north portion; Wednesday rain or snow and colder, except fair In southwest portion; strong southwest winds, shifting to northwest v Tuesday night.

New York, Nov. 24. Carl Loos shot

and killed his sixteen-year-old daughter, Meta, and mortally shot his twenty-four year old son Fred at their home this morning. The father had been drinking and abusing his family and the son, who is. a minister of a church in South Dakota, came here to induce the old man to reform, and fa'ling in this, tho son was preparing to take h!a mother, sisters and brother out to Dakota with him, when the old man attempted to murder the entire family. When arrested the father admitted to the shooting. CANNON WILL AID L REVISION OF TARIFF LAWS MaTces It Plain in Speech Delivered in Chicago He Will Work to Fulfill Pledges of Party. NEW CONDITIONS SHOULD COME SOON AS POSSIBLE Not Definitely Known Whether Taft Will Work to Wrest Control of House From Speaker Cannon. Chicago, 111., Nov. 24. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon has made it as plain as possible without a direct statement of his purpose, that he, if re-elected speaker of the national house of representatives, would work in harmony with the republican administration. It has been reported anddroiedthat Mr. Taft in Virginia Hot Springs, while having no intention of throwing any administrative influence into any contest which might be made over the house organization, was not wholly convinced that an organization wita Mr. Cannon at its head would be en tirely friendly to white house, policies Mr. Cannon came up from Danville in the mo.'ning and was one of the guests at the luncheon at the Union League club given by Alexander Re veil and other Chicago business men to the visiting rear admirals here for the naval banquet "of the western alumni of the naval academy last night at the Auditorium Annex. Says He Followed Roosevelt. He made a short talk at this gather ing, declaring himself in favor of Im mediate tariff revision, and then went on east to Washington. In the brief portion of his talk which he gave to his statement on tariff revision he said that his "stand pat" attitude in the last three years an attitude, the cause of which was attributed to his own personal convictionwas the result of the stand taken by President Roosevelt. Mr. Cannon said that he had followed the lead of the president to whom he attributed the policy of not revising the tariff until after the general election. "Any change in the revenue laws of the country of necessity is followed by a depression of business," Mr. Cannon said. "Three years ago I followed the lead of 'Theodore Roosevelt, who declared that there should be no revision of the revenue laws which means the tariff until after the next general election. His policy was not to change existing conditions before then. "The republican platform on which the national contest has been won says: 'Revise the tariff. That revision should be with due regard to the protection of American industries and to the penalizing of discriminatory nations. Uncle Joe Wants Prompt Action. 1 "As a member of the next house of representatives a co-ordinate branch of the government and equal to the executive and the Judicial branches and I will be in the next house if I live I am going to see to it so far as my vote is concerned, that the policy of the republican party on this question is written in the national laws as promptly as- possible!. "This should be done as soon as possible, so that business can adjust itself to changed conditions. The change of necessity will bring disturbance and it will fall chiefly on those of you who are business men. Taft Determined on Law. Washington, D. C, Nov. . 24. That President-elect Taft Is determined to secure the passage of a tariff revision bill conforming to the platform pledges of the republican, party was made clear here by Representative Theodore E. Burton. Mr. Burton had just come from Hot Sprfngs, where he had a full opportunity to discuss the subject with Mr. Taft. He was willing to talk about the tariff, although he declined to say anything about the

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No Agreement Was Reached

As to Guilt or Innocence And Court Discharged Body This Morning. STANDS AS BLOW TO "BLIND TIGER" LAW Thought It Will Have Influence In County Local Option Fight- Conviction Seems Impossible. After having worried with the case of the State vs. Jones since 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and petitioning the court to be relieved, alleging they could not agree, the jurors upon a poll at 10 o'clock this morning declared they could not agree and the court dis charged them. Dr. Arthur Jones of Whitewater was accused of violating the liquor laws under the "blind tig er" section of the statute. The Jury took twenty-two ballots and the vote fluctuated from eight to four for con vlction to the same standing for ec quittal. The majority of the votes were for acquittal, the total vote being 138 to 135. - Prosecutor Jessup announced that he will try Jones again on the same charge. The court has fixed the date for jthe retrial as Friday, December 11. The failure to convict Jones is regarded as a blow at the "blind tiger" law and probably will be of influence in the combat against county local option. It has proved impossible in this county to convict a man charged with operating a "blind tiger." In most instances the jurors have balked at the proposition of sending the defendant to jail. In most cases no matter what has been the nature of the evidence, it has been found that a jury-oreven the court, refused to convict under the statute, because there Is no alternative but Sffad to Jail. In an important casa tried recently in the Wayne circuit court, involving the "blind tiger" statute, the attorneys for the defendant proposed to the prosecutor that a plea of guilty be entered to the charge of selling liquor on Sunday, or any other clause of the law excepting only that known as the "blind tiger". The prosecutor refused, holding he. believed the man guilty and should take his punishment as provided for by the law. The case went to trial, was heard and after laboring for many hours upon the matter, the jury announced it could not agree. It was sent back to reconsider the matter and again announced no agreement could be reached. Thereup on the court ordered it discharged. Arguments Presented. It now is being, held that these failures of juries to agree In cases involving the "blind tiger" statute will have their influence in this county, if the proposition ever comes to a vote for wet or dry under the .local option law. Opponents of the option proposition have maintained it world be better to have licensed saloons than "blind tigers" running in the corner groceries. drug stores and doctors' offices pro miscuously about the county. The Inability to convict a person charged with violating the blind tiger law is pointed to as providing a safeguard that would be taken advantage of by the illegal operators. The agitators in favor of county local option had strong hopes that the jury would return a verdict of convic tion. The fact that the jury failed because of the out and out refusal of some members to believe In the guilt of Jones, is pointed to as damaging to the prospects of the option agitation in this county. The prosecuting attorney made an able effort to bring about the convic tion of Jones but nearly all the court room attaches expressed the opinion that a disagreement would be the re suit. Previous experiences showed that a jury would not be likely to convict and it was commented repeatedly In the court room that no agreement would be likely. Friends of the prosecutor have sug gested that he let the "blind tiger' cases now pending drop, because of the past failures, but he asserts he will not. He recognizes the obstacles. but maintains he did not make the laws and if a jury adheres to the law and evidence it will convict in each case. v NEW STATE LAWS IN EFFECT NOV. 20. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. , 24. Governor Hanly last night issued a proclamation declaring all the laws enacted .by the last special session of the Legislature in force on and after the hour of 10:45 a. m. on November 20, 1908. The county local option law Is now in force, and the anti-saloon forces will make arrangements at once to hold elections.

Washington. D. C. Nov. 24. Bol-

star Bonkovski, recently from Poland, endeavored to secure an entrance to the white house this morning, sayii.g that President Roosevelt had sent for him by long distance telephone to come and help him run the government. He was placed in a house of detention. No weapon was found on him. FIFTY KILLED BYT Storm Rages Late . Monday Afternoon From Gulf Coast to Ozarks. HEAVY RAINS ARE GENERAL SEVERE DROUGHT BROKEN BUT LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY WILL BE GREAT DETAILS YET MEAGRE. Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 24. Reports today from yesterday's storms say the death list will reach fifty. Great devastation was wrought by two torna does coming together near Ozark, after sweeping a strip eighty miles long. Details of .the devastation are yet meagre. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 24. The unprecedented long drouth in this section of the country, came to a violent end late Monday afternoon, when wind accompanying the heavy rain, wrought havoc from Louisiana's gulf coast through Arkansas to the Ozark mountains in Missouri. Wind and lightning also destroyed considerable property in Southwestern Missouri. Twenty lives are reported lost. Fifty persons are injured. Telephone messages from points near Ozark, in Franklin county, Ark., and Rogers, Benton county, Arkansas, state that a tornado swept over those sections of Arkansas at 6 o'clock last night, doing great damage to property The Methodist church and six dwell ings in Berryville were destroyed, and several persons were killed. The storm did the greatest damage In Franklin county, Arkansas, where many dwellings were wrecked. Mulberry and Ozark, Ark., two of the largest towns in Franklin county. were the greatest sufferers. Tele graph and telephone wires are down. and It is impossible to reach points af fected. The Ozark fruit region of Southwest Missouri, was visited by a terrific etorm, the vivid lightning flashes sur passing all April records. Nearly an Inch of water fell there. Lightning killed Thomas Crow, school teacher. this afternoon, when he was on his way home north of Carthage, Mo. The horse he was riding was also killed. A heavy rain Monday afternoon and last night throughout Southern Illinois ended a five months' drought in that section. The water fall was unprecedented. A terrific rain fell north of Terre Haute, in the Wabash valley. A rain and wind storm, originating on Louisiana's gulf coast, put the Kansas City Southern railroad out of business, washed cars off the tracks at Eldorado, Ark., and paralyzed the Rock Island line and all telegraph and telephone systems. The gulf semi-hurricane traveled from Louisiana coast through Shreveport, La., and Port Arthur, Texas. Wires are down and details are meagre. STEEL BAGGAGE . CAR IS USED Four Others to Be Run as a Part of No. 20. A solid steel baggage car passed through the city yesterday on No. 20 of the Pennsylvania lines, being one of five mail cars of this class to be run on this train from now on. The car is of a very substantial pattern and to arranged that if It caught In a wreck but little damage could be done to the car. or its contents. FROZEN TO DEATH. Juneau. Alaska, Nor. 24. First Class Private Wm. A. Bonney, of tho signal corps was frozen to death while out hunting. NO PROCLAMATION. Mayor Richard Schillinger asked this morning if he intends to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation. -No, I think not," replied the mayor.

GRNADOES

Senatorial Race Dies Down in

Interest and Legislators Begin to Think of Measures. - UTILITIES COMMISSION V BACKED BY SHIPPERS. Question of Establishment of Such Body Causes Worry Liberals and Brewers May Have Split. By Ellis Searles, Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 24. There has been a let-down in the senatorial race during the last few days nd it looks like there will not be much doing in that line until some time next month, when the various candidates will open their headquarters In this city and begin rounding up the votes. L. Ert Slack, of Franklin, who has up to this time been the most active can didate In the bunch, says he will be at Columbus all week trying a law suit. and that this will keep him out of the game at least for that length of time. John W. Kern has been sick for several days and scarcely able to be at hU office at all. Therefore, his candidacy has had to drift along on the uncertain waters of the campaign. B. F. Shlvely has not been In town for two weeks and nobody seems to know whether he will ever get back. John E. Lamb drops over from Terre Haute once In a while long enough to deny that he is out of the race, then he goes right straight back home, ajor G. V. Mensies, of ML Vernon, went home severaldays ago after remarking that he Is well pleased with his prospect, but he is coming back In a short time and open headquarters, and then he says the fur will fly. Graft Seems Doomed. But while the fight for the senatorial toga has simmered down to a quiet affair, there are a good many things that are agitating the minds of the members of the coming legislature. One of these is legislation to eliminate graft in public offices. Senator , Salem D. Clark of Marlon county, has in preparation a bill which he believes will do much toward bringing about this end. He says bis bill will provide that prosecutins for embezzlement may be begun at any time after the embezzlement Is discovered. Under the present law. he says the prosecution must be started within two years. He says it Is easy enough for a crooked official to have a man elected to succeed him who will cover up the crookedness and keep it covered any length of time, thus preventing the embezzler from being prosecuted. His bill will cure this, he says. The question of establishing a public utilities commission in this state, is also troubling the members of the legislature. The plan is backed by the Indiana Manufacturers' and Shippers' association, representing 200 of the leading shippers and manufacturers in the various cities of the state, and It is expected that It will wield a great power In the legislature. Two years ago this association forced the passage of what is knon as the Shippers Bill, giving shippers some rights that even railroads are bound to respect, and it believes that It can go farther this time and gee the public utilities bill through. A meeting of the association has been called for December 9 and 10, at the Claypool hotel in this city, when, the public utilities bill will be discussed and plans laid to bring It before the General Assembly. Liberals Against Brewers. It is said that there is about to be a break between the brewers and the Liberal league, which was organized some weeks before the election all over the state. The Liberal league has hundreds of members1 among the liberal minded people of the state, the people who believe that Governor Hanly forced a bitter dose down the throats of the people when he compelled them to accept the county local option law. Officers of the Liberal league declare that the brewers are not in any manner connected with their organization, except that some of them are members Individually, and that they have nothing to do with the control or conduct of the organization. They say they are organized to protect the personal liberty of the people from any and all persons or organizations, and they believe that the people need protection against the brewers the same as against any other injurious Influence. It is given out that the Liberal league does not care whether the county local option law Is repealed or not. It does, however. Insist that the legislature shall enact new laws that will further control the saloon business. It favors the plan of limiting the number of saloons to one for each 50O Intamtams ana a law iui wm sen a i saloon keeper to Jail for the first vio

lation, and revoke his license for the second violation of the saloon law.' But it goes farther, and says that It - IContinued on Page Five.)