Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 48, 26 December 1908 — Page 1

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EVERY ARRANGEMENT MADE FOR THE DEDICA TION OF LOCAL Y. M. C.A BUILDING

PROGRAM FOR GREAT EVENT . IS Dedication Services Will Be Held in New Edifice Tomorrow Afternoon A Large Crowd Expected. o INSTITUTION A MODEL IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Dedicatory Address Will Be Delivered by Dr. Coulter o! ?urdue Exercises: to Be Held Throughout Week. Richmond's Young Men's Christian association building which has bee:. In til progress of construction for a tittle overta year, when, the preparathe properties on the present location Is taken Into consideration, will be J ...kit. Jioon. about 4 o'clock, or immediately After the dedication services. It is neuevea mat tne ionaest nopes oi tne men who are to be benefited by the association, will be realized., The program for tomorrow is a most excellent one ana -is as ionows: Dedication Program. 0:30 a. m. Young Men's Day in the , cnurcnes. 2:30 p. m. Dedicatory program in the building, the services to be held on I th. trat tlnnr in fin lii Tier ihn rvmni. i i j 1 i.i EIuslc by High School orchestra. . Invocation by Rev. T. M. Guild, presiding elder of the Richmond Methodist conference district. Hymn "Come Tnou Almighty King," . by congregation. Kipling'a Recessional, by Appollo club. Soprano Obllgato, by Mrs. F. W. Krueger. Scripture reading, by Rev. E. G. Howard, of the First English Lutheran church. Phillippians first chapter, verses 3 to 11; also 27th, second chapter, fifteenth to sixteenth . verses. Prayer of dedication, by Rev. T. J. Graham, of the First Presbyterian church. Hymn of dedication by the audience. Address, by Dr. Stanley Coulter, of Purdue University. Introduction by President R. I Kelly of Earlham college. 'Song of Pilgrims," by the Appollo club. Greetings by Young Men's Christian association of the state by the state secretary, E. E. Stacy, of Indianapolis. Announcements. Doxology. benediction, by Rev. H. Robert Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church. Building thrown open for inspection. For Public Inspection. The entire lower tfloor .will be thrown open to those who desire to attend the dedication. In doing this it li believed that sufficient room will be made to accommodate all who desire to attend. The rooms which will be Included are the gymnasium, reading room, pool and billiard section, waiting and social rooms and the-large corridor. It is probable that temporary benches will have to be placed to accommodate those in attendance. It has not been decided where to place the speakers in order that all may be heard, but it is probable that " these will be in the corridor between the gymnasium and the offices. One of the most interesting features of the program will be the reading of the scripture lesson by Rev. Howard. The testament from which he will read the scripture was one given Mr. A. D. Craig of this city, by Sir George Williams, the Englishman, ' who was the founder of the Young Men's Christian association. Mr. Craig was the Indiana delegate to the International convention meeting in London several years ago. Sir George marked in blue pencil the sections of the scripture which are to be read tomorrow and announced that they were to belong to Indiana boys. - The program is the best that could be arranged and Secretary George LGoodwin, who had entire charge, has been commended for his excellent selections. One of the features of the day's program not Included in the j dedicatory exercise is the morning; services in the churches. Such ser-J vices will be observed In all the evan-1 gelical churches. Tomorrow marks the opening of a Week of festivities connected with the j dedication. The last exercise will be held on Friday evening of next week. On other evenings of the week there

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Y. M. C. A. Building Which Is To Be Dedicated Sunday

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RICHMOND PROUD OF THIS EDIFICE. A splendid program has been arranged for the dedication of ths Y. M. C. A. building tomorrow afternoon. Richmond people are exceedingly proud of the new' building for it is, without doubt, one of the handsomest, best arranged and equipped institutions of its kind in the United States.

will be some special exercises at the building. The public cannot help but be well pleased with the building's interior style and arrangement, which will be inspected by the public tomorrow afternoon for the first time. An endeavor to make everything home like was the effort of the committee in charge of the construction and equipment. Will Take Front Rank. The building will take front rauk as one of the city's most beautiful buildings, not because of spiral effects for it has none, but because of its symmetry. The building will face on North Eighth street. The North A street Bide extends for more than 100 feet to the property of St. Mary's school. The west end is somewhat narrower than the front because of an "li" effect. The south side is indented in this manner. The building is four stories high and has a flat roof. The North and East sides of the building are constructed out of a grayish white brick, very hard and serviceable. The west and south sides are the common red brick. The building is trimmed in white stone. On the Eighth street and A street sides a wide cemtnt walk is laid. Interior Arrangement. The front entrance is midway on the Eighth street side and is constructed of stone. Over it and projecting out over the side walk is a steel and glass constructed canopy. After passing through two massive oak doors into the outer corridor, which is trimmed in marble four feet high, one again . passes through two swinging oak doors into the corridors. Attention is first attracted to the ceiling arrangement. This section, including the large corridor, the billiard and pool section, the social and waiting section and the business offices, is entirely open. The only manner by which it may be detected that the rooms are divided into sections' is the arrangement of the furniture, the columns and the different style of floors. The floors of the corridor proper are tile, arranged in special design. Those of the other rooms of this open space are hard pine. Another effect which shows that the space is divided is the tinting of the walls and ceiling. That in the corridor is a light yellow. In the billiard and pool and social and waiting room sections the walls are decorated in imitation of tan leather. The ceiling is sectional, broken in regular blocks and mission in style. It Is hand decorated. The color of the ceiling is uniform throughout. Unique Chandeliers. There are several chandeliers hung in this space. The style of these chandeliers it Dutch. They are suspended from the celling by brass chains. There are a different number of arms to the chandeliers varying from three to six arms. The hall is well lighted by windows of large dimensions ou the north and east. In the northeast corner of this space Is an enclosed place known as the "Spa," where Dutch lunches will be served. The Dutch effect is carried throughout. The walls are especially beautiful with their quaint scenes. In this room will be placed four round tables, each accommodating four persons. Lunches will be served three times a day. Just back of the spa is the kitchen. It contains a small gas range and several cup boards. The connection between the kitchen and the lunch room is a large window. There is a dumb waiter '

from the kitchen on the second floor to the kitchen. The s: a and kitchen are enclosed with frosted glass panels of mission style. To the south of the main entrance is the stair leading to the upper floor It is six feet wide and is of dark cu) mission style. Between each floor there is a landing. There is a banister on both sides of the stairs. Attractive Reading Room. In the southeast corner of the lower floor is the reading room, equipped with mission furniture. The fire place on the south side makes the effect very home like. It is very large and is in imitation to an bid fashioned lc fire. Gas will be used as fuel. The center table will support two large tr. ble lamps. Office Arrangement. Leading from the business office i a hallway into the office of Secretary George L. Goodwin and also to that ot physical director R. J. Horton. Their offices are especially attractive, containing the latest style furniture of the mission ype and having also beautifully decorated walls. Directly opposite the entrance is the hallway between the corridor and the gymnasium, entrance to which is gaiued bby passing through two large swinging doors. The gymnasium is equipped with all of the latest apparatus. The lower section will be used for all class exercises. Above It is the running track. The dimensions of the room are 50 by 70. The room is trimmed with brick, similar to the exterior. Basement Well Arranged. Entrance to the basement is gained either from a public entrance below the stair, or from the gymnasium. The basement will be as attractive a place for the members as the gymnasium. It includes three BrunswickCollender bowling alleys, a swiimming pool of the A. A. regulation size, and equipment; shower bath apartments, for the sustaining and regular members. Lockers for both classes of members are placed in separate rooms conveniently located near the swimming pool. From the public hall in the basement there leads a hall to the room under the sidewalk, used for manual training and storage purposes. Under the Eighth street sidewalk the heating plant is located. There is also another room, which, for the present, will be used for storage purposes. The Boys' Department. The second floor will be used for the boys' department. On the east side there are three rooms, which are separated from each other by folding doors. These will be for classes or thrown open and used as an auditorium, the only available place in the building. On the north is a room in which will be placed a shuffle board and other games. The office of secretary Brunson of this department, is located so that he may see what is going on. The Ladies' Auxiliary have a room, to be used by them for a meeting place or as a rest room. It will be equipped later. Back of these, several rooms is the running track of the gymnasium. Location of Dormitories. On the third and fourth floors are the dormitories. There have already been about twenty-five rooms rented. The rooms lie on either side of a large corridor. The prices for rooms vary from $1.25 to $4.UO. Each room is equipped with a single iron bed, a chiffonier, a straight back chair and a rocking chair, rugs, etc. In a few of

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Ohio Attorney General Announces Ruling on Preble County Saloons. TEN SALOONS AFFECTED. Eldorado, O., Dec. 26. County Auditor R. J. Plummer has received a communication from the attorney general of the state conveying the Information that the saloons of Preble county will have to close their doors Wednesday, January 13, to comply with the Rose county option law under which the county was voted "dry" December 14. Ten saloons will have to discontinue business. FEW OFFENDERS. Christmas in Richmond is always quiet so far as the. number of arrests are concerned and yesterday was no exception, there being but few law violators arrested. SEEKS AID FOR resident Calls White House Conference to Consider Dependents. !0ME IS BEST ASYLUM. n HIS RESPONSE TO CHARITY WORKERS' APPEAL, ROOSEVELT ISSUES VERY INTERESTING AND POINTED LETTER. Washington, D. C. Dec. 26. "The l est way to care for dependent children is in the family home," says President .Roosevelt in a letter just made public calling a conference to be held in this city on Jan. 2o next for the discussion of the problem. With approximately 15O.000 youngsters coming within the classification of dependents in the United States the .ucstion has awakened prominent increKt throughout the country. The conference was suggested in a ktter submitted to the president by Secretary Homer Folke of the Kew York Slate Charities Aid association; Supt. Hastings H. Hart of the llinois Children's Aid society, who is also chairman of the "study of child placing Russell Sage foundation"; Judge Julian W. Mack of the United States circuit court at Chicago and many others. The president sent this letter to about 100 prominent men. The establishment of a "bureau to gather Information as to dependent children and other subjects" will be considered. Letter of the President. The president in his letter sayp: "I am confident that you will be impressed with the great importance of the subject touched on in this letter, and the desirability that there should be the fullest discussion of the propositions, a memorandum of which I inclose. Surely nothing ought to interest our people more than the care of the children who are destitute and neglected, but not delinquent. ' Personally, I earnestly believe that the best way in which to care for dependent children Is in the family home. In Massachusetts many orphan asylums have been discontlnuel, and thousands of the children who formerly have gone to the orphan asylums are now kept, in private homes, either on board with payment from the public or private treasuries, or in adopted homes provided by the generosity of foster parents. "I am, accordingly, inviting a number of men and women, a list of whom I will announce to a conference to be held in Washington Jan. 25 and 26. The conference will open by my receiving the members at the White House Jan. 25, at 2:30 p. m." What Charity Workers Write. The letter of the charity workers suggesting the conference says: "The state has dealt generously with her troublesome children, but what is she doing for those who make no trouble, but are simply unfortunate? Destitute children certainly deserve as much consideration and help as those who, by reason of some alleged delinquency, enforce the attention of the state and become objects of its care, but only a few states have defined responsibility for this class of children. "Their care and protection is left in many localities to the fidelity of voluntary agencies without requiring proper standards of method or efficiency and without definite responsibilities to the state or the community. 'There were in orphan asylums and kindred Institutions on Dec. 31, 1!4, not less than S9.901 children. . In addition to these there were probably wme 5t.(XO dependent children in family homN, under supervision."

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ES ASSAULT ON M. FALLIERES During the Fight, French President Breaks His Cane On His Assailant and Makes Stout Defense. ATTACK WAS MADE ON A PUBLIC STREET Executive, With Assistance Of His Secretary and Military Attache, Effect Capture of Crank. Paris, Dec. 26. A sensational attack on President Fallieres by Jean Mattis, an alleged royalist, threw the city into wild excitement yesterday. Although the president escaped without any other injury than a scratch on the ear in the scuffle with his assailant, many wild rumors concerning the affair were set afloat, all of them magnifying the seriousness of the injury. The attack was made near the Rue de l'Etoile while the president was taking an early morning stroll, accompanied by M. Ramondou, his secretary and Colonel Lasson, one of the military attaches at the Elysee. Mattis, who apparently had been awaiting the appearance of the president, sprang upon him suddenly from behind, throwing his arms about his neck and trying to throw him to the ground. The president grappled with his assailant and broke his cane in the struggle. v Finally Overpowered. Colonel Lasson and M. Ramondou dragged the man away and turned him over to two government detectives who had been following the party In order to guard the president from any possible attack just such as occurred The man while being handcuffed exclaimed: "I simply wanted to pull the president's beard. I am not armed This was found to be true when he was searched. Mattis gave his age as 24, occupation waiter. Medals :id stamps bear ing the imprint of the head of the Duke d'Orleans were found in his pockets, and also a cord of membership in the Royalist order, the.Patrie Francaise. A search of Mattis' rooms revealed a large amount of Royalsit literature, showing that he was in close touch with several of the Royalist leaders, but so far nothing has been discovered to show that the attack was the result of a prearranged plot. The man talked in a rambling way about "havin'g done his duty in behalf of France." Of late the Royalist organs have been charging the government with responsibility for all sorts of crimes, using the Stelnheil and the FallieresAustresse affairs as illustrations. It is thought that the reading of some of these inflammatory articles may have induced Mattis to make his attack on M. Fallieres. Hated by Anarchists. . An anarchist of the name of Civillo was arrested in Marseilles on August 21, 1906, on the charge of plotting to assassinaV M. Fallieres. At that time a number )f bombs and other explosives were discovered in Civillo's home. In September of the following year threatening letters were received by him as he was leaving for Marseilles to unveil a statute, but the activity of the police prevented any attempt to carry out the threats. All along the route through which President Fallieres rode In the streets of Marseilles houses sheltered detectives and gendarmes and the plans of the Anarchists were foiled. Six men were arrested on suspicion of having plotted his death. Since that time no public mention of any plots against his life has been made. Mr. White, the American ambassador, and other members of the diplomatic corps and of the cabinet and a number of high officials called at the Elysee Palace today to express their Indignation at the insult offered President Fallieres. SPRECKLES IS DEAD Pneumonia Claims the Millionaire Sugar King This Morning. SON RACES WITH DEATH. San Francisco. Dec. 2C Claus Ppreckles, sugar magnate and millionaire, aged eighty years, died at five o'clock this morning of pneumonia. He had been sick since Tuesday. His two sons and two granddaughters were presenL Rudolph Spreckles reached his father's bedside a few hours before j iue cuu "Lamer, in i-rct-vuijc w t r message, which -Intercepted him on i ' steamship bound for Honolulu.

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CRANK ATTACKS PRES. FALLIERES

mj'iiiilii'iitu.'tuiuiinitnuiuMttit'iiriimrrrji PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. WILL RATLIFF VOTE TO REPEAL . OPTION LAW? Stated That Wayne's Representative Will Lineup With Democrats if Such Effort Is Undertaken. HIS ATTITUDE BEING WATCHED BY VOTERS Joint Representative Gardner Favors the County Optioi Measure and Will Endeavo. To Have It Retained. Wayne county's representative in tht Indiana legislature, which convenes h. Indianapolis January 7, will probably both stand out against any attemptec repeal of the county local option law. although there is some doubt, so far at Walter S. Ratliff is concerned. A. M Gardner, joint representative front. Wayne and Fayette counties, thk. morning, stated that he stood for the retention of the statute and would op pose any repeal. Rati iff Stand Questioned. Ratliff, on the other hand, seems It be an uncertain member and there U much speculation as to whether or no he will attempt to bolt the instruc Hons of his party leaders, it being wel known that it was party pressure am not that of the civic league, deceased the ministerial association or any other set of reformers in Vayne county which was responsible for hit suddei flop when the bill was up for passage in the special session. Ratliff dt clared stoutly that he would never voti for the county local option bill, anc it was not thought that he would since he bad always been termed i liberal, so far as temperance legislatloi was concerned. But strange to say, Ratliff did change and it has beet, openly asserted that his acrobat k btunt of flopping was the direct resul. of a little caucus in which State Chairman Goodrich and a number of party workers were the prosecutors and Ratliff the defendant. At any rate "the law" was laid down lo Ratliff, and -the newspapers weri once more given good copy. Rati it. having made another one of his flopt at the critical stage of the game. "Will this pressure again rule Rat lifrs action In the coming session o.' legislative solons?" This is the ques tion that is being considered pro anc con more than either of the probabU measures that will be submitted b; Wayne county's legislators. To Vote Against Repeal. Some of thoee who claim to be "or ihe Inside" of everything eay that Rat liff will surely vote against any re peal, but there are others who Bay tha Ratliff will take a stand with th democrats, casting his vote for ; change in the present' statute if th democratic caucus decides to chant the present law. Both Representative Ratliff an Representative Gardner will leave nex week for Indianapolis. Mr. Gardne: goes Wednesday night and his head quarters will probably be at the Hcte English. It is probable that Mrs. Uat liff will accompany her husband. Both Mr. Gardner and Mr. RatUf have several bills In mind which the; will draw up and submit daring tht t coming tension. THE WEATHER PROPHET INDIANA AND OHIO Fair and cold cr tonight; -Sunday cloudy." .

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' HOTEL Government Officers Call Upon Barricaded Kentuckians To Surrender, But Rifle Volley Was Their Answer. DEFENDERS ARE FINALLY FORCED TO TAKE FLIGHT Leave Burning Building .Under Heavy Fire, Carrying Wounded on Their Backs Two Known to Be Dead. The Dead. John Mullins, United States marshal. Richmond, Ky. Richard Ross, miner. The Wounded. Marshal Tate, Somerset, Ky. Marshal Ryan, Somerset, Ky. Several miners, whose names wert not given, were also wounded in th melee. Stearns, Ky., Dec. 20. Christmat day in this little mining town was a day of fire and bloodshed, markel by a ter rific battle between local miners and Deputy United States Marshals, la which one of the latter was Instantly killed and some of the former were ' wounded and possibly several of them, cremated in the ruins of the McFarran Hotel here. , After the battle and the burning of the hotel by the deputy marshals, the niners. who had been besieged In fh lotel, escaped, and are now st large la he wild country about -here, and the ist heard from them was a threat irom the leader. Berry Simpson, to re.urn here, distribute whiskey to the X or more miners and burn the town. The few inhabitants not in sympathy with the npirit of today's tragic .cones are terrorized, and pray, as the ight advances, that help will come to irevent the threat of Simpson being .-arried ouL Outgrowth of a Strike. The trouble la the outgrowth of & ttlke in the mines of the Stearns Coal nd Lumber company, which tonstljtes one of the largest industries of .Vhitley county. It is asserted that, following the orignal strike, some of the men returned o work, and with these and Imported nen, the mines were operated. The miners, it is said, are members jf the United Mine Workersof Amer.ca and soon, J. O. Tunstall, an organ.zer from, that organization, appeared :o induce those not already out, to .trike. The company then, through J. N. :harp and E. L. Stephenson, of Wiliamsburg, appealed to the United lates courts, and Judge Coshran, at laysville, Ky., issued an injunction estraining the striking miners and heir sympathizers from interfering vith the men at work In the mines or he property of the company. It Is said that this injunction was dis egarded In that Tunstall and his associates were interfering with the operaion of the mines at Stearns. Barthell .nd Worley and 12 miles of railroad onnecting these points, all in Whitley .ounty. . . Berry Simpson, who also was pro--irietor of the McFarran hotel, is credted with being the leader of the strike ng miners. Leaders of the Disturbers. i It is said that he and Tunstall worked together, having as their active anlstants Jesse Simpson and Harvey jimpson, sons of Berry Simpson; Eli ha Slavin, Oliver Slavin, George Staney and Reuben WesL The allegation was made that the nterference of these men was of saffllent force to reduce the output of the nines from ! to 300 tons of coal a iay. As no attention was paid to the inunction. Judge Cochran ordered the irrest of the seven men. and directed Jnlted States Marshal Sharp, at Covngton, to havrj the men brought before lint. Deputy United States Marshal MasIngal. of Somerset, was ordered to nake the arret?!, and Deputy Marshal Julllns, of Richmond, was detailed to .ssist him. Determined to Fight. 1 The coming of the officers was cown to them, and they had decided j resist arrest. The officers went to the hotel, and. i they approached, were halted 'just itside the two-story frame structure, ad told they must not attempt to arast the men. The officers were told he men were in the hotel and would ot give up without a fighL They had closed and barricaded the loors and shutters, and had made porttoles in the latter through which to Ire on the officer. When the officers were apprised of Lis state of affairs they sent a premptory order to the men to surrenler. as it was their intention to arre&t 'lie miners at all hazards. ' The demand was no sooner com mu elated to the besieged than the muzzle (Continued en Page ElghtJ

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