Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 51, 29 December 1908 — Page 1

ONB PAIXAJDITO AND STJN'-TETiEGRAM. RICHMOND, IND.t TUESDAY EVENING, DECE3II5EK 39, 1908. VOL.. XXXIV. NO. 51. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS, . 7

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Seventy five Thousand Lives Are Reported Lost

TERROR ADDED )Y ACTIVITIES OF MOUNT ETNA Hundreds People Who Escaped Terrible Italian Catastrophe Will Die from Hunger and Exposure. KING VICTOR LEAVES FOR SCENE OF HORROR Governent Doing Everything in lit's Power to Relieve Suffering American Consul Reported Killed. ftome, Dec 29. Basing statistics on the very latest reports from the devastated districts of Southern Italy as the result of earthquakes, tidal waves and fires. It Is predicted this afternoon the casualties will reach seventyfive thousand. Hundreds of men, women and children, were burned alive or caught la debris and carried to suffocation and Instant death. Mount Etna Active. An added terror today was the spouting of lava and fumes from Mount Etna. Dispatches from Palmero, declared that hundreds more people will perish from exposure and lack of food. Trlbuna this morning estimates the death list at seventy-five thousand, and official compilations seem to confirm this. King Victor Emanuel departed for the devastated districts in : Sicily, today, Uiter ordering all government departments In Rome to do all possible to alleviate the 'sufferings. It Is feared the American con- ' buI at Messina has perished. American Consul Missing. Washington, Dec, ; 29. Dr. Arthur Cheney, of Connecticut, is American consul at Messina. The state department thus far has been unable to get information regarding his fate. CATA8TR0PHE AWFUL. Earthquake One of Worst in World's History. Rome, Dec. 29. According to late advices last night the city of Messina, In Sicily, was terribly damaged by the first shock at 5 o'clock, and later three-fourths of the town practically was swept from the earth by a vast wave from the sea. Few living things escaped from this inundation. Among those lost was Commander Passlno of the Italian navy and a body of men whom he had led ashore as a reseue party from his ship, the Barber, after the first shock. Four Cities Wholly Lost. Calabrlan towns, Palmi, Reggio, Scllla and Bagnara are destroyed completely, being now merely masses of , rnlna. Many hundreds of persons were killed or Injured in each place. It Is reported that Reggio met the same fate as Messina. Mount Etna seems to have been the center of the disturbance and that portion of Sicily within a radius of forty miles seems to have been laid waste. The region devastated yesterday is subject to earthquakes and probably 150,000 persons have been killed by these phenomena In Sicily and Calabria in the last three centuries. Pope Wants to Go. The pope was greatly distressed at bearing of the scourge that had afflicted the loyal population in the south. He could hardly credit the truth of the dispatches describing the devastation and fatalities as ten times greater than in 1903. After kneeling fervently in prayer, Ills holiness arose and said, as he said three years ago, that he felt his place was amidst his suffering children. It was his firm Intention to order that Instructions be given " for beginning , the journey, but his physicians and those in attendance upon him insisted that it would be impossible for hi'l to undertake such a fatiguing expedition In the present condition of his health. In this latest visitation shocks began at 5 o'clock in the morning and lasted at the outer radius of the disturbance for about thirty-two seconds. The range of the disaster from the point of view of serious damage was about 200 miles id diameter. The western . end of the island escaped with slight shocks. The disturbance extended through the toe of Italy for about 150 miles toward Naples. The tidal wave following the earthquake hadly daroaged shipping in almost all Sicilian ports. u Palermo Most Fortunate. s Palermo, - near the western end of the island, suffered scarcely at all. It Is by. means of the cables from there to Naples that the most meager news fs received, although some wireless Communication with the warship Baror has been established. ' .Upon the king's command the gov

ernment has telegraphed to Sardinia ordering the battleships Regina Elena, Vittorlo Emanuel and Napoll to hasten to Messina and render whatever aid is possible and establish wireless communication. Three thousand laborers are being sent to Messina at the government's expense to clear the ruins. Merchant vesels are being sent to various ports. Whole regiments are going south by train to help the work of relief. They are taking military ovns, field hospitals, tents and medicines. Sig. Bertolinl, minister of public worrks, has started for Calabria. Larger Area Than in 1905. All reports show that the present catastrophe embraces a larger area than the earthquake in 1905. The steamers Washington and Montebello, which were in the harbor of Messina last night proceeded to Catania, loaded with injured who were so stupefied by terror that they seemed unable to realize what had happened, simply saying that it looked as though the end of the world had come. Five steamers left Catania for Messina to assist in removing the thousands of Injured. Western Side Safe. The cruiser Pledmonte reached Catania last evening,, bringing 500 injured from Messina. They describe the rise of the sea as a gigantic wall of water. It lifted the ships from the harbor and dropped them far inshore as It fell roaring upon the city. When the wave retreated the survivors saw the Marine palace, a number of commercial buildings and smaller houses piled in chaotic ruin. The quays were wrecked.

HEEDS FUNDS BADLY Associated Charities Is Operating Now on Borrowed Money. DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED The Associated Charities, although nothaving as much charitable work, to do this winter, is in great need of funds to assist 'the poor of Richmond during the remaining winter months. The" organization at present finds it necessary to work on borrowed money, the board being bankrupt.' Could Use Clothing. Mrs, Elizabeth Candler, who has charge of the charitable work done in this city by the body, stated this morning that donations of clothing and food were much needed and any response along this line would be greatly appreciated. There is a great need of underclothing, many poor people of Richmond in almost destitute circumstances being forced, to wear nothing more than their outer apparel, because they have no funds with which to purchase good, warm underwear. The response of Richmond people in giving to the poor is not as great this year as last, even though there are many families who are badly in need of charity. ' . VAUGHN MAY ATTEND Priest-Playwright May Witness His Production Here Tomorrow Night. TO BE A CATHOLIC EVENT. Father Vaughan, the lecturer, priest and playwright, who is well known here, having lectured at the Chautau qua and at the Gennett theatre on sev eral occasions, will probably be a vis itor to this city tomorrow and witness the production of the "Woman from the West," one of his plays, at the Gennett. If he comes, Tie will be the guest of one of the local Catholic priests, In all probability. Father Roell and his assistant. Father Wetland, of St. Andrew's church, also Father Mattlngly and his assistant. Father Hoffman, of St. Mary's church will be in attendance at the play. The Knights of Columbus, a local Catholic order, will likewise attend the play in a body. PETITION WAS GRANTED. Official notice of the granting of the petition of patrons of rural route No. 3, east of the city for better delivery service, has been received by Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier. The change is effective January 2. It will be necessary to make an addition of about two miles to the route carried by W. L. Morgan. AHL TO BE DEPUTY. Albert Albertson, county treasurerelect, has named Thomas Ahl as his deputy. . Mr. Albertson is spending much of his time About the county treasurer's office at the present time, becoming acquainted with the business transacted tter-

INSTITUTE IS HOT PLACE OF DISPLAY,

SAYS PRES. KELLY Urges Teachers to Make Institution a Point of Interest Instead of Exhibition Arena For Champions. GAIN IF INSTRUCTORS REDUCED BY ONE-HALF Head of Earlham College Says Such a Change Would Eliminate the Unwholesome Competitive Element. Indianapolis. Ind.,, Dec. 29. Great crowds of teachers throng the city to attend the fifty-fifth annual meeting of the Indiana Teacher's association now in progress. The program was begun today. The various sections and departments listened to addresses by men and women especially adapted to talk upon the subjects assigned. A session of the executive committee was held last night. Important matters were considered. A long list of committee appointments is to be made. The teachers will endeavor to induce the legislators of the state at the com ing session to do less to destroy the good effect of the present laws than to make new ones. Any attempt to repeal the compulsory education law will be opposed just as strenuously as the united effort of the teachers can. Kelly's Address. One of the principal addresses of today was that of President Robert L. Kelly of Earlham college, to the institute Instructors' section. President Kelly said: The question of the methods of instruction in the Institute should e considered in the light of the purpose of the institute. If the purpose is chiefly inspirational, there are many things. to fnT"I"a"v' in "lir prAiwiit procedure. Our institute is modeled after the Lyceum .Lecture course. With the single exception of music the subjects are presented by the lecture method, many of the speakers are employed through the bureaus and nearly f:ll of them deliver set lectures of a more or less popular type. They must keep awake, amuse, interest, inspire, a heterogeneous company of teachers. Institute of Lyceum Type. The rediness with which some institutes have been merged into chautauquas, illustrates how near the institute is to the lyceum type. Now, the purpose of this type of Institution, broadly speaking, is inspirational at its best level, which Is rarely maintained, even educational. The atmosphere of such an organization however, cannot be called professional, much less scholarly. The tendency, moreover, 4s inevitably toward deterioration. . To illustrate: An instructor once told me of the opening session of an institute at which he and two other Instructors worked. One of the three, a woman, was an unknown quantity to the other two who were well known men. The woman spoke first. She proved to be an attractive speaker with an interesting message, and she sat down amidst a storm of applause. My informant 6poke next. A high standard had been set. He wason his mettle. He did his best -and succeeded in captivating his audience and closed in a halo of glory. As he took his seat he whispered to the third instructor, "You can't possibly beat it." And the third speaker of course accepted the challenge and probably beat it. The story reminded me of Webster's outburst in reply to . Hayne "Matches and Overmatches! The gentlemen seems to forget what and where we are,, This is a senate a senate of equals I offer myself, Sir, as a match for no man. I throw the challenge of debate at no man's feet, etc." Of course Webster proceeded to demonstrate that he was more than a match for any man. but he rightly deprecated the spirit of personal rivalry. - This , spirit pertains properly, perhaps, to the lyceum. If it does not pertain to the atmosphere of the senate, it certainly does not pertain to the atmosphere of the schooL It places the center of gravity in the wrong place. The members of the institute constitute not a senate, but they dp constitute a company of men and women who are aspiring to build up a learned profession which shall command respect alongside with the profession of law and of medicine. Let the institute be an inspiration point, but let it not be an arena for the display of champions. Instruction Not Sufficient. But my topic compels me to speak not on the side of inspiration, but on the side of instruction. If the teachears need instruction as is assumed in the wording of this topic, and if the purpose of the institute is to impart instruction economically and well, there is much in our present method to condemn. Measured by such a standard the institute is a very lame .affair. There is better method in the college or -university for there the lecture method is accompanied and supplemented by, the laboratory method or (CovUmmMni Fax

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L0CAL1M. C. A. This Advice Given at Dedicatory Meeting, Last Night by E. L. Shuey, Prori6lJDayton Man. CRITICISES BUILDING AS BEING TOO SMALL. Speaker Says Day Will Soon Come When This Is Realized Urges Practical Training Courses. The second of the dedicatory ceremonies at the Young Men's Christian Association was laeld last evening. The value of the association to the young men of any city, particularly Richmond, was shown in an excellent address by E. L. Shuey of Dayton, O. one of the leading business men and workers in the Dayton association. Before and after the services, which were particularly for the shop men and secret societies of the city, the building passed the critical inspection of many hundreds of this class of citizens. Although not as fluent a speaker as Dr. Stanley Coulter of Purdue university, who delivered the Sunday address, Mr. Shuey is a very able speaker and impressed his audience with his , earnestness. His audience was included almost entirely of men, employed in the shops of the city. The minority included a few business men, members of fraternal organizations and a number of women. Altogether the speaker perhaps entertained and instructed 300 people. Spoke From Experience. As Mr. Shuey was speaking from actual experience, having been one of the leaders of the Dayton association for 1JL years and being one of the active participants in the campaign for the new building which that city but recently dedicated, he knew the value of the association to the Dayton men and illustrated his points from personal experiences. He no doubt lias done much to interest the shop men of Dayton in the educational and the practical value of the Y. M. C. A. Jones Conducts M.eting. ' j Sylvester H. Jones, superintendent of the Hoosier Drill works, one of the largest factories of the city, who has been a hard worker for the success of the association, conducted the meeting. In introducing the speaker he stated in part, "It is with a happy feeling that we have reached the consumation of hopes and prayers in the completion of this fine building. It will be a stimulus to the public schools, a help to the churches and an uplift to the city In general. We are now entering into the dedicatory services and we are desirous of having the citizens attend all the services. Tonight's meeting was arranged purposely for the shop men and fraternal organization members. We have with?; us a man from Dayton and he brings with him a message to be of interest to all of us. I will now introduce Mr. E. L. Shuey, of Dayton, O." Shuey Congratulates. Mr. Shuey made a brief introduction in which he declared that the association was to be congratulated on its very practical building but in the same statement: said that the association would find its home was too small within the course of four or five years. Mr. Shuey reminded the association directors, officers and members that they were now, so to speak, in the heat of passion over the successes achieved but that there would come a time when this interest would fag. "When you have to accomplish great things and you become discouraged, don't give up," admonished the speaker. "Taking the liberty of advising the directors, I urge that if yon get tired stay by it. There will come bard times and hard problems to serve but stay by them." Keep Ministers Out. Advise was given to keep the ministers out of the management of the association. Business men are the ones to have the management; not theorizing ministers, according to the speaker. He said that in Dayton there was an unwritten law, "Ministers need not apply for a position as managers." , "The principal of the association could be pat very briefly. It is for all men and its purpose is to show men that the religion of Jesus Christ is as much Interested In themselves now as when they die. The association touches all sides of the man, from a social side, a physical side, a religious side and the educational Bide," Mr. Shuey said. "I trust that this association will be the best club in the city. The so cial life of the association is essential The physical side is just as essential. The religious side is all essential. One side not so much in evidence here as It will be Jn a few years, is the educational side. In Dayton we have the best equipment to be procured, even better than that in many schools and on Page Firaa?-.-

Elmer S. White Who Is Prosecuting Hains

This is a sketch made In court of M. Elmer S. White, Who has been employed by District Attorney Darrin, of Queens county, to assist in the prosecution of T. Jenkins Hains, for complicity in the murder of Wir liam E. Annis. Mr. White has had wide experience in criminal prosecution.

LEEDS ESTATE REPORT FILED IN NEW YORK Figures Submitted by State Tax Appraisers Show Estate Amounted to About Ten Millions. RUDOLPH GAAR LEEDS RECEIVED ONE MILLION Mrs. Nannie Stewart Leeds' Share of Estate Amounts to Seven Millions Young Son Gets Over Million. New York, Dec. 29. Today the state tax appraisers' report filed at Minola, Long Islond. .hows that Mrs. Nannie Stewart Leeds, widow of William B. Leeds, the multimillionaire, and his second wife, received from his estate proper, $5,593,533. She also received the beautiful villa at Newport, R. I. and other holdings. Altogether the total value of Mrs. Leeds' share of the estate is estimated at $7,000,000. William B. Leeds, Jr.. the son of k 11 V. DYVUU " 11V 1.VL1 1-J U 13 llig MM., W of the estate proper the sum of i $1,611,059. Rudolph Gaar Leeds, son of "the first wife and a resident of Richmond, Ind., where he is engaged in the newspaper business, receives from the estate, $ J ,000,000. William B. Leeds died In Paris last June. He was a native of Richmond, Ind. The report of the tax appraisers today shows that in round numbers Mr. Leeds' estate amounted to about $10,000,000. UNUSUAL INCIDENT One Man Stops Another on the Street, Gives Him a $5.00 Bill. CARRIER WAS A LUCKY MAN John Donlin, city carrier - No. 3, whose hand was burned Christmas morning, remains off duty and probably will not be able to resume his duties for two or three weeks. His left hand is in a very bad condition. Frank Qulgley, substitute clerk, No. 1, is carrying the route in his place. A rather unusual incident happened to Mr. Donlin the other day. One of his patrons, a manager of a local factory, met him on the street and inquired about his hand. Mr. Donlin showed it to him and his patron said "here is a plaster that will help it, and handed him a $5 bill. Mr. Donlin Is one of the most faithful carriers on any route. He is also the o!dst from the point of service. - LET RUSH BE ON. City . officials -are asking that all bills against the city be forwarded to ihem on or before December 31, as they desire to start the new year with a clean sheet. THE WEATHER PROPHET. . rNUiANA Prvbatly rata-Wednesday.

CONGRESS- NOT TO RAISE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT

This Session to Be "Noteworthy for Its Economy," Says Chairman Tawney, of Appropriations Committee. EXPENSES OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE ARE HIGH Feature of Taft Inaugural Ceremonies Will Be Military Display and Presence of Many Governors. By Sheldon S. Clin. Washington, Dec. 29. There is little likelihood that Senator Bourne's bill to Increase the salary of the President of the United States to $100,000 a year will be passed at this session of con gress, and if it Is not passed before President-elect Taft takes the oath of office it cannot be passed to become operative during his tenure. The con stitution provides that the salary of the president shall neither be increased nor diminished during his term of office. j.mmj Congress Economical. Failure to pass the bill this winter. if it does fall, will not be because of lack of earnestness on the part of the Oregon senator, nor does the bill meet with the disapproval of the President himself. It might be explained that the Bourne measure, though admit tedly meritorious, has been Introduced at an Inopportune time, because, to quote Chairman Tawney of the house committee on appropriations, "this is to - be a congress noteworthy for its economy." Then, too, there is a fat rivers and harbors appropriation in prospect, the demands of the water ways people for a fifty million dollar appropriation have become so insistent they can hardly be ignored, and congress feels the need of appropriating for public, buildings in various sections of the country, all of which will take a considerable slice-of the federal funds. In the face of this demand of the already overburdened treasury. It would seem that the friends of the Bourne 'bill .could take 'little or no cheer. - Chief Executive Underpaid. There are few among those having knowledge of k the drains to which the executive purse is subjected, however, who will not admit that he is underpaid. While President Roosevelt has not openly advocated the passage of Senator Bourne's bill, he recently said to a caller at the White House that sev en years' experience in running the ex ecutive establishment had taught him a valuable lesson in economy. In short, he has learned that it takes mighty good management for a man with a family to run the place and keep up appearances without over stepping his salary allowance. President Roose velt is no sense a "lavish spender," yet it has always been his desire to main tain the traditional brilliancy of White House entertainments. In doing so he has been called upon more than one im call on his private purse. . Entertaining Cast Large. Everyone knows that the president's salary Is $50,000 a year, which is less in some instances than is paid the aOmrOani -on .-Pi nvejr

BEHYMER MAKES AH EFFORT TO BE SENSATIONALIST

Representative From Madison . County Say Republican Will Introduce Township and Ward Option Bill. INFORMATION PROBABLY NOTHING BUT HOT AIR Provision in Constitution Rea son Why Legislature Will Meet Four Days Before the Inauguration of Marshall. Palladium Bureau. Indianapolis, Dec 2S Representative Andrew Jackson Behymer, of Madison county, one of the several democratic candidates for speaker of the house, was in town esterday, buying a typewriter. He declared while here that he Is. going to start right in today and do nothing but write bills which he will intro duce in the house during the coming session of the legislature. Behymer has ditch bills, cities and towns bills,; metropolitan police bills. local option bills and all other kinds of bills enouirh to keen th hnau busy a month. " " " Behymer Sensational. Incidentally walls h was nera Eehymer said he bad Information that & township and city ward local option bill will be Introduced in the senat by. a republican senator. Ho said it will not be aecessarr for th dtunn. crats to start the movement for the repeal of the county option law and that the republicans ai going to do that themselves. But It is hallevad that Behymer Is talktaar fhrouafc M hat on that proposition. It is known that a good many of the democrat! o members believe that wonld be thV wise thing for the republicans to do and that it would relieve the democrats of the blame for bringing about the repeal, but no republican has yet said, as far as can be learned, that he will introduce a repeal bill. So Behv. mer Is probably wrong la supposing that a township and ward Mil will be offered by a republican senator. - Crumpacker Placed. Talk of the assignment of renubltcan senators to the various commit tees for the session still continues. It is said now that Senator Crumpacker will probably be the chairman of th committee on counties and township business. This will be one of the Im portant Committees. Last semi. An ' Crnm packer was chairman of the com mittee on railroads which put through tne two oent fare law. Senator Bowser, of Lake and Porter counties. Is talked of for the chairmanship of the committee on rivers and harbors, because both of his counties border on Lake Michigan and are more deeply interested In harbors than any other ecu n ties in the state. Committee Distributions. Senator Forkner, of Naw Castle, is touted for chairman af the commlrr on. military affairs, sad Senator William Gonnerman of Posey county, a prominent manufacturer, will probab ly be envfrman of the committee on manufactures. ' 8enator Ralph Kane, of Noblesrille, will probably get a place on tb Judiciary committee, and Senator HI win. of Clinton is expected to land a berth on tne committee on mines and mining. He is a retired mine onerator. Senator C. W. Klmmell. of Krnrfalivllle, is slated for a place on the committee on insurance. Until recently he was an insurance agent. To Organize House. A good many persons have been) wondering how it happens that the inauguration of Governor-elect Marshall does not take place until Monday. January 7. It has been pointed out that the fact that the legislature will have four days the start of Marshall might mean that the republicans would undertake to organize the house as well as the senate, elect speaker, appoint committees and do everything else. The fact Is that Lieutenant Governor Miller will preside over the senate during those four days but he win not do anything except preside. lie will not make any committee appointments. It is understood that no bills of any kind will be introduced In either branch of the legislature before Governor-elect Marshall takes his seat. Some of the democrats looked on the difference In the dates as a republican trick and an innovation. But the time when the legislature shall meet and when the governor and lieutenant governor shall be Inaugurated Is fixed by the constitution. , , ' . Constitution Provision. The constitution provides that thm legislature shall convene on the first Thursday after the first Monday in January and that the terms of the ' governor and tha lieutenant governor shall contione for four years from the second Monday in January. Four (Continued on Page Four4