Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 45, 23 December 1908 — Page 1

RICHMQNB PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TETEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 45. RICII3IOXD, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEM11EK 23, 1908. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. FEDERATION LABOR LEADERS ARE SENTENCED TO PRISON DAIRYMEN ARE VIGOROUS WILL JURORS IN HA INS CASE OUT FOR LITTLE AIRING NDIGHAIIT OVER MILK ORDINANCE BE THE C0UTES1 OF DEMOCRATS

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Ruling Made by the Supreme Court of District of Columbia Today Received as a Sensation. VICTIMS SAY RULING IS AN UNJUST ONE 'Have Appealed Ruling to the United States Supreme ; Court and Given Bond Resuit of Boycott Case. Washington, D. C, Dec. 'Jo. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment; First Vice President John Mitchell to nine months imprisonment and Secretary Morrison to six months' imprisonment, in a. decision made today by the supreme court of the District of Columbia. The court ruled the three labor leaders were guilty of contempt of court in the case growing out of the boycott on the Buck Stove and Range company by tire American Federation of Labor. For years this company lias been published in the "We Do Not Patronize List", of the American Federationist. . The District of Columbia Supreme Court ordered the publication to discontinue placing the Buck company in its "unfair list." - This action was not taken and the court hold the three highest officers of the federation to be guilty of contempt of its order. The defendants have appealed tho case to the United States supreme court and were furnished bail as follows: Gompers, $5,000; Mitchell, $4,000; Morrison, $3,000. - Justice Wright in making the decision severely scored the action of the defendants in prosecuting the boycott in the first instance and was especially severe in denunciation of the editorials supporting the boycott and the speeches of Gompers and Mitchell. He said Gompers was the prime mover, but Mitchell as president of the Mine Workers Union was guilty in allowing further reference to the boycott In the Mine Workers Journal, and by his epeeches was almost as equally guilty as Gompers. Great stress was laid on the sending out of ten thousand copies of the Federationist containing reference to the boycott after the injunction against It had been issued. Justice Wright summed up by declaring the defendants had set themselves up ns a tribunal, higher than the lawful courts of the land and said the laboring men were victims of misguided leaders, as in this case. The defendants were asked if they had anything to say. Gompers denied that the Federation of Labor had attempted to be higher than the courts, and that it was a struggle of the working people against agents of tyranny. "If men have to suffer for fighting battles of their fellow men, I am willing to suffer," said Gompers. Mitchell end Morrison endorsed the sentiment. SUNDAY SCHOOL Mills Greensfork School Gives Program Tonight. Greensfork, - Ind Dec. 23. The Liberal U. B. Sunday School of Sugar Grove will give a Christmas entertainment and tree this evening at 7:15, The program consists of declamations, songs, dialogues and a tableau. Everybody is cordially Invited. PENNYS ENTERTAIN. Mr. and Mrs. Harry ' Penny entertained a number of their friends from Cambridge City at their home in this city last night. Their guests were: B. f Miller, W. B. Harris. John Fair. Roy papctant! ami Alexander Steele.

L Rev. Guild of Wabash, Brother of Local Divine, Accused. CHARGE OF GRAFT IS MADE Rev. D. II. Guild, pastor of the Fir3t M. E. church of Wabash, Ind., and a brother to Rev. T. M. Guild of this city, is named as one of the defendants in a sensational suit filed in Kosciusko circuit court at Warsaw. Other defendants are prominent and known to many Richmond people. They include Bishop W. F. McDowell, Rev. II. Warren Bennett, William. Alleman, Judge L. W. Royse and Bishop McCabe, who was succeeded by Bishop McDowell. It is claimed that "in September, 1907, Biohop McCabe induced Elijah Hays, of Warsaw to give to him in the interest of the missionary board of the M. E. church and the Nicholas Low Theological institute, located at Mercedes, Argentine Republic, deeds to three properties valued at $176,000. There are other charges in the complaint purporting to show that Hays was approached with undue influence on the part of the defendants. Relatives of Hays are bringing the action. MEET TONIGHT TO PLAN SHOW Are Interested in Centerville Exhibit and School. This evening J. S. Helms, south of the city will meet as committee of citizens of Centerville to arraugeHTor the corn show to be held in conjunction with the Corn School the first week in February. This committee includes Mark Stevens, Francis McMinn, Thomas Clevenger, Daniel Medearis, Thomas Jackson, Robert Beeson, and O. E. Fulghum. The corn show will be held at the town hall. The quarters for the display of livestock have not as yet been provided. TAKEN TO HER HOME. After having been confined at the Reid Memorial hospital for several weeks, Mrs. Harry Bymaster, has been taken to her home. Her recovery in the past few days has been rapid. Palladium's

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Say Many Features of the Measure Are So Radical That Adoption Means Their Ruin.

EFFECTED DEALERS WILL SOON HOLD A MEETING Dairymen Contend That Present Regulations Cause Only Meagre Profits and Paint Dark Outlook. That many of the provisions in the proposed milk inspection ordinance, submitted to city council by Dr. Charles S. Bond, health officer, will force the mirk men doing business in Richmond, to increase the price of milk from seven to ten, and probably, twelve cents per quart, was the general verdict of the dairymen, after they had read the provisions of the ordinance in the newspapers. From all indications there will be a revolt on the part of the dairymen and a meeting for consultation will be called soon. At that time the milk retailers of Richmond may decide definitely to increase the price of milk, which action they declare will take it out of the hands of hundreds of poor people, and milk will then become a luxury instead of a commodity. Dairy men also say that they see behind the ordinance, a well concealed plot to drive the smaller dealers completely out of business, in favor of a larger dairy company. They allege that the health officer at one time stated that there should be but one dealer in Richmond and that the present smaller dairymen should turn their milk over to him for distribution, instead of doing their own distributing. These charges are not considered seriously by many people, but at the same time it cannot be doubted but that they will a'ssTst" materially in bringing about the decision of the dairymen to increase milk prices. It is not entirely through a spirit of revenge that the increase will be made, it is declared by the milk dealers, but a move for self preservation. They say that with the present high prices of feed, the expense in meeting the vtate dairy department's regulations in conducting their dairies, and increased cost of delivery, are already responsible for but a meagre profit in the business, and, with the expense which would be added if the city health officer's law was adopted, would make seven cent milk an impossibility. If (.Continued on Page Two.) Circulation

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CONSPIRATORS WERE TRAPPED BY NEW DICTATOR Discovery of Plot to Kill Juan Vicente Gomez Leads to The Downfall of the Revolutionists. : GOMEZ MAKES ARREST OF ONE OF HIS ENEMIES New Regime Is Quickly Founded and Dispute With Netherlands Brought to an Abrupt End. Caracas. Venezuela, Hocember, 3. An accusation filed at the high federal court by a prominent lawyer charging President Castro, who is now in Berlin, with complicity in a plot on Saturday to assassinate Juan Vicente Gomez, acting president, has brought about unanimous opposition to the former dictator on the part of the people of Venezuela. The plot to kill Gomez and Castro's knowledge of it was discovered from secret cables from Berlin intended for his ageuts here falling into the hands of his enemies. It showed Gomez the necessity "fonimmedu j actlpn and the cabinet was forced to resign. The change in the ministry was not made known until after l.f4K soldiers who are loyal to Gomez, had been brought into the city from the interior. Gomez now holds the whip hand and he will probably succeed Castro as president. He is arming and coui centrating troops in the belief that soli diers in the interior who are still loyal ' to Castro, will fight. There have been ! no further outbreaks, but events are ' rapidly approaching a crisis that will I eliminate Castro forever, i The bank of Venezuela has cabled its correspondents at Berlin and Paris canceling the unlimited letter of credit given to President Castro when he left Venezuela for Europe. Story of the Plot.' j There was a meeting Friday night of j.the plotters at the residence in Ca- ! racas of Garbiras Guzman, sccretarygeneral in the last Castro cabinet, and i who was placed in chrge of President Castro's personal business In Venezuela when the president left for Germany. The conspirators decided upon a coup d'etat. They determined to assassinate Acting President Gomez. Jose Do Jesus Paul, the foreign minister; Gen eral Leopoldo Baptista, and other ! prominent men: seize the administra- ! tion of the country and with the army terrorize and over-awe the population. Torres-Cardenas, who was at one time minister of the interior tinder President Castro, and later his personal secretary, was the cctive leader j of the conspiracy. He was entrusted j with the carrying out of the plot. He had as lieutenants the commanders of three battalions. In spite of the precautions taken in intimation of what was on foot reached the ears of Acting President Gomez. As soon as he had satisfied himself of the truth of the reports he took immediate steps to frustrate the attempt. Early Saturday morning he went on foot alone to the barracks in Caracas, where a mutinous regiment, under the command of President Castro's brother, was quartered. With cool courage he entered the building, and placed the brother of the president under arrest. Vice President Gomez made it possible for him to carry out this dangerous maneuver successfully. Caught Red-Handed. Gomez then went to the Yellow House, the executive mansion, where (Confinii9d on Page Two.) THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Probably fair Thursday.

CASE REVEALS PLOT

DAMAGING EVIDENCE IN. Witness Says T. J. Hains Told Of Being Prepared to Defend Brother. Flushing, X. Y., Dec. 23 Testimony designed to corroborate stories of the killing of William E. Annis told in the trial of Thornton J. Hains was developed yesterday from several of the prosecution's witnesses. District Attorney Darrin told Justice Crane when court adjourned that the" state would probably take a week to complete its case. William Knapp, a Bayside Yacht Club member, was given a rigorous cross-examination after testifying that while sailing toward the dock after the impromptu boat race he heard shooting and saw Mrs. Annis . run down the runway. "I saw her move across the float," continued Knapp, "then she was stopped and went up the runway again. Some one took..,ljer by the arm. I could not see who stopped her because she was hidden by the jib of Annis's boat." Mrs. Helene E. Annis testified yes terday that Thornton Hains turned her back with a revolver when she ran across toward her wounded husband. Testimony Causes Sensation. John C. Stephens, another fellow club member of Annis, caused a sensation when he testified that he heard the defendant say after the shooting: "I came to protect my brother and would have shot anybody who interfered." Morrill L. Downs, of Flushing, a Bayside Yacht Club member, was the first witness. He was on the clubhouse piazza when the shooting took place. Immediately after he went to the float. Downs testified: ''The defendant had a revolver In his hand and it was cocked. Capt. Hains stepped forward. I put my hands on the defendant's shoulder, but he said: 'Xo, this is a matter for the police. I then said to him: 'Who are you?' and he said 'I am Capt. Hains. son of Gen. Hains of the Regular Arm.v.' "Then the real Capt. Hains broke in and said: 'I am Capt. Hains and he is my brother.' "I then said this was a gentleman's club and we could not allow strangers to be armed. The defendant asked his brother if he should give the pistol up." John C. Stephens of Flushing, a Bayside Yacht Club member, and eyewitness of the shooting testified. He was seated in his boat when the shooting commenced. He said there was one shot, an interval of eight or ten seconds, then several more shot. The witness said when the defendant later handed over, his revolver, Capt. Hains said: "We "have finished our business. There will be no mere shooting." GIFTS FOR II An Attractive Program at the Second ' Presbyterian Church. SOCIAL THURSDAY EVENING "Gifts for the King" is the tiUe of the attractive Christmas exercises to be given at the Second Presbyterian church, North Xineteervr street, by the Sunday school, Thursday evening. The music is bright and stirring and together with the special recitations and clas3 songs from the different departments will furnish an entertainment superior to any given heretofore. Besides these features some present will be giventa every student of the school. All are cordially invited to attend. Special programs have been prepared and will be passed around among those in attendance. The programs also include the musical numbers to be rendered by the choir aad the classes.

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OF Supreme Court of That State Today Dealt Severe Blow To the Great Rockefeller Corporation. REPUBLIC OIL COMPANY GIVEN FINE OF $50,000 Waters-Pierce Company Is Fined Similar Amount and Court Gives It Conditional Order to Dissolve. Jefferson City, Mo., Dec, 23. The supreme court of Missouri today rend ered a decision barring the Standard Oil company from doing business in Missouri. This follows the prosecu tion by Attorney General Hadley. The Republic Oil company also is ousted and fined $50,000. The WatersPierce Oil company is ordered dissolv ed and fined $30,000. The Standard company also is fined $50,000. The order dissolving the WatersPierce company's charter is conditional, it is a domestic corporation and if it file3 satisfactory proof before January 15 that It has severed all connection with the Standard the dissolution order will be held in abeyance but it must pay the fine imposed. The opinion was by Judge Woodson and concurred in as to result by the other six judges. One judge, however, held that the Standard should be fined $1,000,000. The Republic company did not make any returns. to the secretary of state this year, the assumption being that it nad ceased to do business in Missouri. The Standard is an Indiana corporation and has nearly a million dollars worth of property in Missouri. Every important contention of attorney Hadley is sustained. Today's decision is the result of proceedings instituted by Hadley three years ago, alleging that the Standard controlled the other two companies, and were operating in violation of the anti-trust law of Missouri. REPUBLICANS MEET Representatives Hold Caucus At Indianapolis This Afternoon. ALL. FAVOR LOCAL OPTION. ' Indianapolis, . Dec. 23. Republican representatives met at one o'clock today at the state house to consider county local option, metropolitan police law, appropriation bill for state institutions, the Wickey and 8immons contest in Lake county and the floor leadership. Elliott of St. Joe County seems in the lead for leader. Nearly all oppose the repeal of the county option law, but are divided on the metropolitan police law. CONFERENCE MEETS. The quarterly conference of the Grace M. E. church will meet this evening at 7:30 at the church. Dr. Guild will preside. RED CROSS STAMPS. Christmas stamps are on sale at the Palladium office, price one cent each. Any quantity from one up. Buy your supply now while they last. ,

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Fund Are Completed Contestants Will Fight to the Bitter End. DISTRICT CHAIRMEN ARE TO SOLICIT THE MONEY Reported That Beveridge Will Select Charles W. Miller to Succeed Kealing as U. S. District Attorney. Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, Dec. 23. Indianapolis. Dec. 2X After all. it looks like the democrats propose to make a vigorous contest for the state offices which they claim they were horns woggled out of by the republicans at the November election. The fact that Burt New. candidate for reporter of the supreme court, who got cold feet on the contest proposition a few days ago. has returned to the fold makes the contest assume a really formidable aspect. Then the further fact that the demoiratic state committee has taken up the fight and thus receives the candidates themselves of the excuse of the .contest makes It certain that the democrats will go as far as they can in the matter. Nine members of the state committee attended the meeting at which it was decided to push the contest Th district chairmen , who attended this meeting were Alvln Padgett, Second district: Mark Storen. third; Georg Pleasants. Fourth; Peter Foley, Fifth; Bernard Korbly, Seventh; John Osborne. Sixth: Iw Kllingbam. Eighth; Edward G. Hofraan. .Twelfth; S. N. Stevens. Thirteenth. The First.Tenth and Eleventh districts were not represented. J. Klrby Risk, of Lafayette, chairman of the Tenth, was out of the state. Plan Raise Funds. It was decided at this meeting to have each district chairman raise money , in his district for use In conducting the contest and they all said they would see to Jt that thefr districts came through with the necessary. Fremont Good wine, who was in the city last night, took occasion ta tell what he believed to be the cause of his defeat for lieutenant governor, and his story involves some carelessness on the part of the republican slate headquarters during the campaign. Goodwine. It will be remembered, was the special target of the old soldiers of the Mate, who opposed him beuuse they said that at the session of the legislature two years ago Goodwine killed the bill to appropriate nionev for the preservation of the old battle flags of the Indiana regiments. Theso tattered emWems of the war are now In the State Museum at the state house and a bill was introduced at the last session to appropriate money for the installation of glass cases In which to piace the flags and from which they should never be removed. The old soldiers believed that this bill would have passed but for the opposition of Goodwine, who was a senator. Goodwine denied the blame in the matter but the old soldiers made it an issue in the campaign against him. Record Explained. Goodwine says he had some circulars printed shortly before the election setting fortJ hia position in the flag matter and explaining his record. These circulars, he said, he left at the republican state headouarters with Instructions to have them mailed out over the state. He left the fity, and when he returned a day or two before the election he found the circulars had not been mailed. "If those circulars had been sent out," he said. "I believe I would have been elected But they were not, and I do not know mho Is to blame for It." It is said to be a fact that the old soldiers did soak Goodwine hard throughout the state. Plum for Miller. Charles W. Miller, of Goshen, former attorney general of Indiana and candidate against H. A. Barnbart, of Rochester, for congress from the Thirteenth district, at the last election is being talked of as likely to be picked by Senator Beveridge for the position of United States district attorney to succeed Joseph B. Kealing. This office will be vacant in 1909 and Senator Beveridge will have the naming of the man who is to get it. It is known that Beveridge thinks as much of Miller as of any man alive and that he has great faith in his ability as a lawyer. During the campaign when Beveridge made his special train trip over the state the week before tho elction he lost no opportunity while speaking in the Thirteenth district to say nice things about Miller. He urged the people to elect him. and they didn't lack much of doing it. There is a belief here that Miller mill get the job. But nobody seems to know anything about mho m-ill succeed Harry Pettit (Continued on Page Two.) -