Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 23, 1 December 1908 — Page 1

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THE RICHMOND) VOI. XXXIV. NO. 23. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS, IS LI HUNT IS DEAD PLAT PART INDIANA SLOWLY BECOMES "DRY" UtfDER HEW LAW: KING OF THE OIL TRUST MA Y BE PLACED ON STAND AGAIN BY KELLOGG OPEN THE FIELD FOR Well Known Real Estate Dealer Expires Suddenly This Morning. Plead With Strikers Who Returned and Perth Amboy Strike Is On Again.

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Senatorial Aspirants Will Soon Invade All Parts of Indiana in Search for Coveted Votes.

m CANDIDATE SEEMS TO HAVE A SURE THING. Entrance of Conn Into Field May "Start Something" Slack Considered Sixth District Favorite. By Ellis Searles. Indiana polls, Ind., Dec. 1. The senmtorshlp race has about reached that point now, where the candidates will aoon be getting into each other's hair. While there has been no written notices signed, sealed and delivered to them, each, candidate takes it as a matter of course that all the other candidates must, and will keep out of Ixls territory and leave him alone with the Totes of his district But the fact Is that none of the candidates are observing that rule and if there is a "gentlemen's understanding" between them that each man is to be the master of his own district the understanding does not seem to be very deep rooted. When the various democratic candidates finally get out openly and seek to get votes from all the districts, regardless of whether the district have candidates of their own, then it is that the fur wilj fly. The rule laid down by John W. Kern early in the senatorial campaign for his guidance In such cases, was that he believed each candidate should be entitled to the vote of his own county and that the other candidates should stay out. He said he believed common courtesy demanded this much. But some of the other candidates took exceptions to Kern's attitude. They charged that he was seeking to create the Impression that he was going to treat everybody else with absolute fairness when at the same time he was looking for a big advantage. They said he would, of course, be perfectly willing to enter such an agreement with theother candidates, because his county, Marion, is a Congressional district of itself, with more democratic Vntf(t In the, lpiHclntiiro ttian arv -tVi. r candidate. If the "cclmty unit" j "were adopted as the exclusive possession of each cantfate, it was pointed out, he would haVe more votes than liny other candidate to start with. Is an Open Field. This did not sound good to the other fellows, so they gave it out that they

vould not stay out of Marion county j been instituted. Biggy made a simitmless Kern would agree to stay out i lar criticism against Captain of Poof their congressional districts. This I lice Duke and much ill feeling existed

Kern has not agreed to do and there j nre none who believe that he will ever fcgree to such an arrangement. Tnererore, it looks like an open t field In the race for senator, with every candidate tearing around and lin ing np as many votes as tie can get and j $rherever he may be able to find them, j The First, Fourth, Fifth. Seventh, ! Twelfth and Fourteenth districts have candidates for senator. There is no candidate In either the Second, Third, Sixth, Eighth, Eleventh or Thirteenth. fThe latter districts, of course, are open to attack by all the candidates without question, but the first list names the districts that are either to be fceld exclusively by their own candidates or to be opened up to a struggle tor votes that will finally become spectacular. ' Home Backs Hoffman. As the matter now stands there is no Certainty that any candidate will be BDie to noia me solid vote of his dis-1 trict, unless it be Edward G. Hoffman, Of Ft. Wayne. It is said he will be able to go Into the democratic caucus jwhen the legislature meets, backed by the solid support of the democrats of fcla district. Major G. V. Menzies, of ML Vernon, may, or may not, get all the democratic votes of the First district. He probably will, but it is still H question. L. Ert Slack, of FrankJin, is almost sure to lose some votes In the Fourth district, because Kern has some friends down there who will etay with him, it is believed. And Kern will get some votes in the Fifth Bo will Slack. John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute will get the rest of the district. The Sixth district has no candidate Sow, and will not have, unless T. H. Kuhn gets in the race, which is considered here as unlikely. Marion county alone comprises the Seventh district, the home of Kern. There Is a strong suspicion that two or possibly three of the Marlon county members will not be for Kern. It Is Jinown that Slack has strength in this county, and that B. F. Shlveley, of pouth Bend, also is well thought of here. It ts believed, however, that the Marion county members will be for Kern, at least until they see that he 5 cannot be elected, if that time ever comes. The Twelfth will be for Hoffman, and he already has another vote (Continued a Page Five.)

HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE.

Albert H. Hunt, one of the best known residents of this city, died suddenly this morning at 2:30 o'clock at his home, 40 South Eighteenth street. The cause of his death was heart failure. Two days prior to his death he, had been complaining of not feeling in the best of health, but his condition was not regarded critical by members of his family. Mr. Hunt recently had been engaged In the real estate business but for several years he traveled for a large implement manufacturing company. At one time he was engaged in the implement business in this city, where he lived nearly all of his life. Albert H. Hunt was born December 15, 1851 and on October 12, 1876 he was married to Miss Emily Holmes. He was the son of Alonzo and Eliza Hunt. Mr. Hunt is survived by his wife and by his daughter, Mrs. Harry Jay. His many friends were shocked this morning when the report of his sudden death was spread about the city. CHIEF BiGGY JUMP INTO BAY? Body of San Francisco Chief Of Police Has Not Been Recovered. BUT RECENTLY CRITICIZED HIS NEGLECT IN PUSHING INVESTIGATIONS OF HAAS SUICIDE, CAUSE COMPANION PLACED UNDER ARREST. San Francisco, Dec. 1. The body of Chief of Police Biggy has not been recovered from the bay, he having fallen overboard from the police patrol boat about midnight. There is considerable mystery connected with the case and Engineer William Murphy, the only other occupant of the boat, has been taken into custody. Murphy had taken Biggy to Belvidere in the launch, to confer with one of his commissionrs. lai8 h,e t missed Biggy from the boat during the return trip, when half way across the bay. Biggy had been prominently Identified with the graft cases. He had been criticised because Morris Haas had been able to procure a revolver and commit suicide while in prison, and because investigations had not in police circles. One rumor this morning was that Chief Biggy had suicided. $24,647.08 IS T City's Share of November Tax Receipts Turned Over. The county auditor this morning made out the warrants for the paymen of the city's share of the November tax receipts. The city will draw the munificent sum of S24.747.OS for the November payments. Ten per cent is deducted temporarily by the I county treasurer to protect his office against the possibility of error The receipts due the city for the past month are unusually large. On two days of November the semi-annual Installment was being paid and this swelled the proceeds of the office. The city's funds are helped materially by the addition.

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HELP PROBLEM SOLVED. This advertisement appeared in the Palladium's Want Ads Recently: WANTED.

WANTED Young girl to assist with house work in small family. 200 S. 15th St. 2-2t

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TROUBLE IS NOW FEARED.

Perth Amboy. N. J.. Dec. 1. Hearing that a regiment of strike breakers would arrive today. about half the btrikers at the National Fire Proofing company's plant, returned to work and when the whistle blew this morning at the company's terms of $1.4 per day. They had struck for $1.50. Later the wives and daughters of the strikers entered the works and pleaded with the returned men, who yielded, and thestrike is again on In full swing. The strike breakers imported, will be usel and trouble is now feared. RQBBINS WORSE. Friends Alarmed at Attorney's Condition. The condition of John F. Robbins, the well known attorney who 1b ill with typhoid fever, is not as favorable today. Members of his family are worried considerable by the change. The patient does not have any appetite and his fever is high. CITY WAIVES POINT III TRACTION CASE Early Adjustment of Dayton And Western Troubles Now Expected. FRANCHISE WILL BE SIGNED EXPECTED DAYTON & WESTERN OFFICIALS WILL WILLINGLY AGREE TO CONTENTS OF NEW DOCUMENT. After the board of public works had carefully considered the refusal of President Schoepf of the Ohio Electrie Railway system, which controls the Dayton & Western, to sign any franchise agreement which provides that any D. & W. passenger cars operated over the north end freight line, must operate as freight cars, it was decided to waive this and strike it from the agreement. This was the only point of difference between the board and the traction company and there Is now no reason why the franchise should not be promptly signed by the company officials and the board and have it ready to submit to council next Monday night for ratification. By striking this provision from the agreement the local status of the Dayton & Western Traction company is as follows: It has the right to operate its passenger cars over Main as local cars, but is not required to give or receive transfers, nor is it required to accept city car line tickets. Local business cannot be done west of Eighth street. The company also has the right to operate its freight cars over the new north end freight route. By the action just taken by the board, on the insistance of the company, the company cannot operate its passenger cars over the north end route unless in an emergency case, such as the blocking of the Main street line, and in that event they shall not be required to operate as local cars and to give and receive transfers, or to accept city tickets for fares. H-f-n It is the general opinion that the understanding finally reached by the traction company and the city is satisfactory, being as fair to one party as to the other. The only points yielded by the city are the demands for the acceptance of fares and the giving and acceptance of transfers; also operation of passenger cars, in em(Continued on Page Two.)

.......... ..... ... - JOHN 0. ROCKEFELLER. ' . ' " " New York, Dec. 1. Tt Is now considered probable that Frank Kellogg, official "trust buster" for the United States government, who is now prosecuting the' Standard Oil company in New York courts, will ask that John D. Rockefeller, the head of the giant octupus, be placed on the stand again. It 4s thought that Kellogg has a plan by which he hopes to further strengthen the government's case, but the nature of this plan he has disclosed to no one, neither has he admitted that he has carefully constructed a net in which he hopes to trap the oil magnate. Rockefeller's original testimony on the stand was of a very interesting character as the workings for the Standard Oil corporation were laid bare, from the time of its birth to the present date. It is understood that Rockefeller would make no attempt to dodge an appearance on the stand the second time. The picture shows Rockefeller as he appeared in the witness chair a few days ago.

TAFT HUNTS FDR THE WISEST Trouble Encountered by President-Elect in Selecting Secretary of State. NAMES ARE CANVASSED ROOT MIGHT HAVE ACCEPTED PLACE AGAIN HAD HIS WAY TO THE SENATE NOT BEEN CLEARED FOR HIM. Hot Springs, Va Dec. 1. Wanted a man with the Qualifications for the office of secretary of state. That is, not a man who thinks he posseses the qualifications, but does not, but a man who, according to the ideas of Judge Taft, is fitted to sit at the head of his cabinet table. The president-elect is engaged just now in canvassing the names of several men having attainmen'j essential to the proper fulfillment of the duties of the premier of the next adminis tration. Judging from , what he said last ev ening they do not quite come up to the standard he has fixed in his mind and for that reason he will reach no conclusion in the immediate future up on the successor to Elihu Root, who. is' designed to succeed Thomas C. Piatt in the United States senate on the fourth of next March. As is generally known, Mr. Taft would appoint Mr. Root to his present position and the latter doubtless would accept provided his way had not been - cleared to a seat In the upper branch of congTess. Mr. Root's record at the head of the state department Is the kind which appeals to the president elect, and, for this reason it is difficult for him to pick the man, who, in his judgment, who could do equally well. Needs a Smart One. On account of his thorough familiarity with international affairs and the relations which the United States has with loreign countries, together with many delicate and Intricate questions that are now in process of adjustment, Mr. Taft realizes the great need of a strong man of Mr. Root's type in the state department. Conse-

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PREPARESFOB HUSH Postmaster Spekenhier Expects Great Christmas Business. PROMPT DELIVERY AIM. Postmaster Spekenhier, during the past several weeks, has been consid ering the number of c:erks he will ask the department at Washington for, and has decided that with one clerk ana two extra carriers, he will be able to handle the Christmas rush. As a general rule the various large first class offices over the country are swamped during the holiday season, by the enormous amounts of mail received for delivery, and the lack of help to meet and cope with the business of this season. This is not all that Postmaster Spekenhier will secure. He will have the small windows that form a partition between the money order room and the stamp room, torn out and a bank netting with three windows installed in its place, one for stamps, another for money order and the third for the registry window, although all three will be used for the registration of mall during the busy time. It will be In this way that the local postoffice will be fully able to handle all the mail that will come into the local office. The work of putting in the banking screen will start m a few days so that all will be ready for use not later than Dec. 15th. Special success was met with last year by the local post office officials in the handling of the holiday mail and it is hoped that the same will be true this year, notwithstanding the fact that the Christmas trade is expected to increase to about one-third more than last year. Postmaster (Continued on Page Two.)

THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair, much colder Tueeday night, cold wave In north and central portions with strong northwest winds; Wednesday fair and cold. OHIO Fair in south, rain or inow In north portion Tuesday night, much colder; Wednesday fair and cold, except aiiow flurries in northeast portion; southwest-to , rtrtttwesg,ls. .

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PAID ASSESSMENT Schneider Heirs to Get Money For South First Street Improvement. PIANO COMPANY TO SETTLE ASSESSMENT ON SEWER CON STRUCTION WILL NOT BE PAID UNLESS THE SUPREME COURT RULES IT SHALL BE. Clarence Gennett, treasurer of the Starr Piano company, today announc ed that notwithstanding the act that his company will carry the South First street improvement case to the supreme court to decide whether or not it is required to pay the entire amount of the assessment made against it by the board of public works, it is not the intention of the company to deny the estate of John Schneider, the contractor who made the Improvements, the entire amount jue the estate, minus the assessment for the storm sewer which is the bone of contention between the com pany and the city. "Today or tomorrow w e will pay ov er to the Schneider estate the entire amount due it for the work on the street improvements, amounting approximately to 14,000. However the company will not pay any assessment on the storm sewer unless the su preme court so rules," stated Mr. Gennett. The company was assessed a little over $1,100 for Its share of the cost of constructing the storm sewer. The company protested against this as sessment, pointing out that it was being discriminated against as the city always erected storm sewers at It3 own expense. The board flatly re fused to compromise the matter and the company then decided to , carry the case to the supreme court. It will probably be a year or two before this case is ruled upon by that body and had the Starr Piano com pany, through a sense of justice, paid the Schneider estate the major por tion of the amount due to it, this money would have been deprived the

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Only One County in the State Where Every Township Retains Its Saloons, Shumaker Shows.

EIGHTEEN COUNTIES 60 "DRY" IN ONE-YEAR.'' Fifteen Cities and Twenty-one County Seats Drive Saloons From Them Blanket Remonstrance Effective. . Indianapolis. Dec. 1. That Indiana was going "dry" rapidly under the Moore remonstrance act and without county local option law was appar ent in a statement made by Superintendent Schumaker, of the Anti-Saloon league, who said that 7S8 saloons have been driven out of business la the state during the last 12 months. Vanderburg, with the city of Evansville. is now the only county In Indiana in which every township is "wet." In all of the counties with large cities. like Indianapolis, Terre Haute, South Bend. Ft. Wayne, Muncie, Anderson, Lafayette and Logansport, over two thirds of the townships are without saloons. Three fourths of the counties now held in the "wet" column have but one township each in which liquor Is sold at regularly licensed sa loons. During the past year 15 cities. 18 counties and 21 county -seat towns were made "dry' by the blanket remonstrance plan. Over 304,000 more people are now living in "dry" terrttory than a year ago. Superintendent Schumaker said that tire total number of people resldlng in "dry" localities is 1.640.000. The total In the "wet" territory is 11.000,000. , Majority of Townships "Dry. There are now 839 "dry" townships out of a total of 1,016 townships la the state. The anti-saloon crusade has been more vigorous and-more successful In Indiana than In any preced-. ing year. Superintendent Schumaker predicted that unless the county local option law is repealed by the legislature a large majority of the counties will be added to the "dry" column nexfyear. There are now 27 counties "dry; as follows: Steuben, Lagrange. DeKalb, Kosciusko, Fulton, Pulaski, Boone,

Henry. Sullivan, Morgan, Union, Washington, Monroe, Crawford, Warren. White, Wells, Blackford. Clinton, Tipton, Clay, . Owen, Johnson, SfcotL Brown, Orange and Pike. The "dry" county seats, In addition to those Included In theabove list of counties follow: Albion, Rennsselaer, Kentland, Valparaiso, Fowler,Branstown, Princeton, Shoals, Corydon, Bloomfleld. Rockville, Newport, Danville, Portland, Winchester, Knox and Greenfield. The counties having only one-Vef township follow: Jasper," Jefferson, Knox,. Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Parke, Porter, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Ohio, Tippecanoe, Delaware, Cass. Switzerland, Vermillion, Beaton Carroll, Hendricks, Greene, HaHcook, Harrison, Daviess and Howard. - The counties with two "wet" town ships follow: Huntington, Jackson, Wabash, Jennings, Marshall, Montgomery, Newton. Shelby, Warrick, Wayne and Whiteley. The counties wflh three "wet" town Bhlps are Starke, Noble, Jay and Pa Many Towns "Wet." Most of .Lake County, including tas cities of Hammond, Whiting. East Chicago, Crownpoint, Indiana Harbor and . Gary, is "wet." Garry is the, only "dry" town in Lake county. Grant county, with the city of Marlon and Madison county, with the cities of An derson; El wood, Alexandria, Summit ville, Pendleton and Frankton, have many saloons. South Bend has large number of saloons, but ths league Is preparing to hold a county local option election there. Adams county has E&loons at Decatur, but has driven them out elsewhere. Vigo county, with Terre Haute and several mining camps, and Allen county, with Ft.- Wayne as the central point, have a large number of saloons and a liberalminded population, but the Antl-Sa-loon league is preparing to bold local option elections there unless the law is repealed. r . A local option election will be held next month - In Whitley county, the home of Governor-elect Marshall. Superintendent Schumaker said that Marshall will have an opportunity to show his colors on the local option question before he takes office. The league Is perfecting an organization in Wabash. Lawrence and other counties preparatory to holding elee ' tions nevt month. Superintendent Schumaker declared that the local option law will not be repealed unless the republican state organization takoa ahand against it. . . . , -