Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 69, 16 January 1909 — Page 1

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SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 69. RICHMOND, INDM SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1909.

"FATAL" FLAW IS F0UI1D BY ENEMIES OF TflEJPRESIDENT In Course of Their "Investigation" Congressmen Discover "Serious" Offenses by Roosevelt.

SPY ON COLORED BARBER AND MRS. R'S MESSENGER These Flunkies Paid Out of Government Fundsandle Shocking Discovery Will Shock the Entire Country. Washington, Jan. ,16. Members of congress who have a rod in pickle for president Roosevelt fairly danced with glee last night. They, -discovered what appear to be two petty instances of violation of the law by the presi. dent and it ,made them glad. Chairman Tawney of the appropriations committee was reported io.t De especially happy. These iegislativej critics ' who would like to fasten something on the president announced with great solemnity today that President Roosevelt's barber, William B. Dulany, is carried on the government rolls as an accountant in the office of the auditor for the navy department and that Mrs. Roosevelt's private messenger, a man named Jackson, is carried on the 'rolls of the bureau of engraving and printing. Plot Now Thickens. The plot thickened when it was given out that yesterday a member of Congress desirous of obtaining infor mation on the Jackson case called up the treasury department and was informed that Jackson was assigned to the bureau of engraving and printing, but that it is supposed he is "still at the white house." .... .,,,- Members of the house are now turnm ' 1 . . . l - . l . , i . it .. .president for; what they term his "open - and flagrant violations of the law and the civil service regulations,' while sharply taking-to task members of congress for matters not in violation of law, and which sentiment in the capital has it are trifles by com parison. It is reported further that a "quiet" Inquiry is in progress in the Dulany and Jackson cases. Something may develop along this line before long. William B. Dulany is a colored man from Alexandria, Va. Until last March lie was carried on the rolls of the white house as a messenger with a salary of $900 a year. In that month the president had him promoted to a clerkship under the auditor of the navy at a salary of $b00 a year. ' Auditor Not Surprised. Now his ca; is attracting attention again on account of the recommendations forwarded to congress by the auditor for the navy department that more clerks be provided for his office. His force, the auditor says, is insufficient. When asked about the Dulany case Auditor. Tyler, who is also a colored man, said there was nothing strange ""about it. He knew of a number of cases of government employes assigned to special duty outside the offices on whose rolls they were carried. Asked if Dulany ever came to his office the auditor was noncommittal. He added, however, that if Dulany was doing special duty he would not have to come here not even to draw his pay. He could do that through the disbursing officer of the treasury. "We expect to have him here permanently in a little while, though," said the auditor. He evidently meant that Dulany would be in his midst on or about March 4 next. SUMMER SCHOOL PLANS ARE MADE ReguTar Course at Earlham Sumer School. The trustees of Earlham college were In conference yesterday discussing the contemplated change in the summer school. It was decided to make the change and to have regular courses of work. Heretofore the work done at the summer school has been left entirely to the volition of the student but commencing .next summer regular courses will be given. The trustees meeting today include Mrs. Mary A Bruner, Greenfield; Amos K. Hollowell, Indianapolis; Timothy Nicholson of this city and President R. I Kelley of Earlham, chairman of the board. FUND COMMITTEE. The subscription committee of the Y. M. C. A. will hold a meeting this evening to consider a plan whereby the remainder of the $15,000 deficit mm t raised.

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COMMERCIAL CLUB TORUS IN ALARM TO THE MEMBERS Monday Evening P. D. McGregor of Chicago, Will Lecture Before Organization on Old Line Insurance. MEETING ATTRACTING VERY WIDE ATTENTION Notice Given of It in a Chicago Paper and Several Indianapolis Insurance Men Will Be in Attendance. The second chapter on fire insur ance will be written and read at the Commercial club rooms next Monday evening. The club officials promise this chapter will prove more interesting than the first and that the thread of romance which won such popular favor in the first installment will be unwound further. P. D. McGregor, of Chicago, will make ,the address. Secretary Haas has received word , from Indianapolis that some of the leading insurance men of that city will be here to attend the meeting.' It is probable they will be called upon to express their views. Prominent Insurance Man. Mr. McGregor is western manager of the Queen Fire Insurance company and is delegated by the publicity" de partment of the stock companies to present the advantages of stock companies over mutual insurance companies. It is promised that the lecture will be both instructive and entertaining. A general discussion will follow. At a recent meeting the Commercial club members were addressed by a representative of the mutual companies. He undertook to explain the ad vantages offered by the mutual com' panies and talked upon the great de mand of fire insurance in general. He was secured for an address to promote the interests of his line of companies with the local business men. who just now are contemplating some decisive action in the way of Insurance, hav ing become dissatisfied with the treatment accorded by the old line companies. "Fire, Fire, Fire." In regard to the meeting next Monday, the call to the club members says: It's all on account of fire; so bring your friend and enjoy our fire. We will fire a cigar and talk fire and cross-fire till we get afire with fire insurance for fire protection and fire prevention. Then fire the companies that are short at fires till your fireside is safe against any fires. See? W. F. HIBBERD DEAD. Local friends and relatives have received word that William F. Hibberd of Louisville, Ky., formerly of this city died at his home January 11. He was born in this city. Particulars regarding the cause of Iris death are not known." ; THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Snow or rain Sundwv

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ARRIVE Oil MONDAY Prof. Christie and Prof. Crotchell of Purdue Will Take Active Charge. HELMS IS GETTING READY SCHOOL! WILL BE SO LARGE THAT six ASSiSTAm-JtJtidE WltL "-n- - - - -. -AJf. - BE NECESSARY INVITE JOHNSON COUNTY MEN. Joseph Helms, corn expert, has re turned home from Purdue university where he has been attending the corn school and conferring with Prof. Christie and Prof. Crotchell in regard to the coming corn and stock judging school to be held at Centerville the first week in February. These two members of the Purdue faculty will come to the city Monday and take charge of the two departments, Prof. Christie of the corn display, and Prof. Crotchell of the hog and cattle department. The corn display will be bo large, it is expected, that it will be necessary to have at least six judges to assist Prof. Christie. However he will lecture on the subject. . The selection of these assistant judges has not been made, but it is probable that three of the number will be Johnson county farmers. Those farmers from this county who won first " prizes at the recent Omaha corn show will be especially invited to act as judges. L. B. Clore, state ' legislator - from of the prize winning corn at Omaha, will be in atendance at. one of the evex ning meetings and lecture upon corn. OF THE FUNDS County Treasurer to Distribute January 25. The annual distribution of funds will be made by the county treasurer to the trustees, school corpoorations and other organizations drawing upon the county for support, January 25. On that date warrants will be issued for about $100,000. TAHGEMAN CASE TRIAL MONDAY Defendant Is Charged Wife Desertion. With The case of the state vs. Charles A. Tangeman has been set for trial in the Wayne circuit court "Wednesday, February 10. Tangeman is charged with wife desertion. He has retained conn-

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FIFTY KILLED HI COLORADO WRECK LATE LAST T Terrible Accident Occurred on Denver and JJio Grande Railrpad Near Little Town" Of Dotzro, Col. . HEAD ON COLLISION OF PASSENGER AND FREIGHT List of Injured So Far Report ed Numbers Thirty-five and Reside in Every Section of Country. Glenwood Springs, Col., -Jan. 16. Fifty persons are believed killed and thirty injured in a Denver and Rio Grande wreck near Dotzro last night. A relief train with doctors and nurses was badly delayed in reaching the scene of the wreck and definite de tails are still lacking. j Estimate 25 Killed. Denver, Jan. 16. At the Denver and Rio Grande headquarters it is admit ted that twenty-five were killed and thirty-five injured. The coroner has refused to admit the removal of the bodies from Dotzro pending an inves tigation and on account of the mutilated condition of the corpses which renders any identification impossible. Dispatches from .the survivors' place tbe list of dead at seventy . but it is believed here that the railroad com panies figures are nearer correct. No list of the dead is available up to noon except - Engineer Gus Olsen of the passenger train. List of the Injured. ; Those injured came from a wide section of country and included W. A. Dair of Ravenna, Ohio; Hugh Gregg and family of Harrisburg, 111.,' and John Rosso of Cleveland. Many are seriously injured and others probably will die. The two eines crashed into each other and formed one mass of machinery, the whole of, which tel escoped the chair car which contained some sixty passengers. Only one thus far known escaped injury, shd is a woman who appears to be insane from fright and unable to tell her name. The wreck was due to the failure of a freight train to get on to a blind siding in time to clear the track so that the passenger train coulg have a clear track. GOES TO CAPITAL TO HELP FRIEND Meredith Interested in Case of Sheriff Box. Sheriff Meredith was at Indianapolis yesterday In the interest of T. W. Box, sheriff of Lawrence county, who Is held on a charge of manslaughter. Meredith is a bondsman for Box and says he believes Box has a good chance. The grand jury- is lnvestiat-

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4 h 110 CHARGE WAS MADE OU W. KERH An Arraignemnt of Those Who "Double-crossed"' :Him Not Forthcoming. , WILL DELAY TWO WEEKS IT IS REPORTED DEFEATED CAN FROM BRYAN .THAT HE SHOULD "GO SLOW." Indianapolis, Jan. . 16. John W. Kern- did not make his statement today as he promised regarding being double crossed in the democratic sen atorial caucus. He says he will not have it ready for two weeks. Some members of the legislature think that Kern has gotten cold feet and say he is welching. Members of the Marion county delegation declare they re mained loyal to Kern throughout Kern says that the statement may not mention the names of the "doublecrossers" but it will be of interest to the democratic "party in "Indiana. It is reported Kern received a. telegram from W. J. Bryan to go slow on his charges against the democratic mem bers. " r ' . CASES AT ISSUE READYJOB TRIAL Unusual Condition of Affairs in The Circuit Court. Judge Fox announced in the Wayne circuit court he will call the civil docket through Monday morning. The docket was , not called this morning. All cases that have been placed at is sue have been set for trial. This is the first time for several terms that this condition has existed.The judse.has urged the attorneys to pay attention to the trial docket and if possible be ready for trial on the day the cases are assigned. The court intends to make the procedure more methodical this term, if possible. An endeavor to prevent needless de lays is made. i ' ZORA DIVORCED FROM THOMAS She Charged He Treated Her Cruelly. 'i Zora Thomas was granted a divorce from Frank Thomas In the Wayne cir cuit court this morning. She told story of cruel and Inhuman treatment. She alleged, that her husband was an habitual user of intoxicating liquors. She said he would arise from his bed at night to take a drink of whisky. and then berate and abuse her. She claimed . he had charged her with inconstancy. The wilto . was : given the acustodj of -a minor child.

OEFEAT OF KERH

MAY SPELL DEFEAT OF OPTION REPEAL Split-up in Ranks of Demo crats Is Threatened and Kern's Backers May Support Present County Law. SHIVELY SUPPORTED BY LEADING BREWERY MEN Kern Followers Are Sore at Them for "Butting In" and It Is Reported, a Neat Re-1 venge Is Planned. I Palladium Bureau. Indianapolis, Jan. 16. There is talk here to the effect that the defeat of John W. Kern for Un ited States senator will defeat the attempt to repeal the county local option law. It has been understood right from the start that the brewers of the state ere backing Benjamin F. Shlvely, the South Bend man who was chosen senator by the democratic caucus, and that Kern was not receiving any brewery support. Now, it . is I claimed, many of the Kern men are J sore over his defeat, and to get even! with the brewers for butting in and helping to defeat him, they will vote! against the repeal of the county option law. If any considerable number of them take this stand the law can not be repealed, for it is admitted that at best the vote on the proposition of repealing it will be very close. Brewers Fought Him. Tt in t i-ma tVint 1frn niimHrri Umone hi. Snnortr om of the liberal element, but they were not brew - ers. In the fixht against him were two of the largest brewers in the state, Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute, and Senator Steve Fleming of Fort iMnwnnwHnH, m sui posed to be for John B. Lamb of .Terre Haute, but later changed his position and came out for Shively. And after the caucus had made its nomination, the Shively boomers returned to the uemson notei at . o ciock m me morn - ing they found Crawford Fairbanks and Maurice Donnelly, his Indianapolis manager there ready to receive them. Fairbanks and Donnelly hugged the Shively fellows and thanked them for giving their support to Shively and there was a general love feast. Fleming Hates Kern. Fleming's fight against . Kern of course was based on other grounds than of the brewery. Fleming hates Kern because several years ago Kern defeated him for chairman of the democratic state committee and that defeat has stung ever since. So Fleming went Into the senatorial fight not as a brewer, but for the sole purpose of defeating Kern and, incidentally, to nominate Hoffman if he could. But the fact remains that Fleming is a brewer and that he was against Kern. Now that the lines have been drawn so clearly as to leave no question of doubt as to the fact that Kern was defeated by the activity of the brewing interests Kern's followers are saying things. And Kern himself has promts - ed that he will issue a statement that will scorch somebody.' ' He charges that he was double crossed In the choice of a senator and ' that those whom he regarded as his friends threw him down. Whether this will Involve Tom Taggart or not Is not yet known. but Taggart has always been close to the brewery crowd and has in fact. been one of tbe leaders. Repeal Law Threatened. This situation puts the repeal of the county option law in danger, and there in & mm) rimnn fnr th. effort to fail. There Is no question that Kern has many friends In the legislature. This was shown plainly by the fact that he received 35 votes on the last ballot, while Shively received 42. a bare majority. If a dozen or more of Kern's supporters take a notion to get revenge mr ma unwi uu the repeal of the county option law the brewers may find that they iave made an expensive bargain. INVITATION TO TARIFF MEETING Richmond Commercial Club Will Be Represented. Invitation has been received by the Commercial Club to send delegates to the National Tariff Commission Convention to be held at Indianapolis, February 16. li ana is. TCls is a matter of much Importance to . the members of the club who are in most instance importers or exporters of manufactured produce. The club will act on the invitation at the public meeting next Monday evening. It is probable that a committee of from eignt to len wiu oe selected to r laexxt Rlcbinocd. - , -'

BANKING SYSTEM CHARGE PRQVIDEL III A HOUSE BILL

Representative Grube . Introduces Measure Providing For Separate Banking Department of the State. GUARANTEE OF BANK DEPOSITS IS PROVIDED Representative Sicks Introduces Measure Which Eliminates Boot-Legging Gossip of the Legislature. Palladium Bureau, ' Indianapolis, Jan. 11. One of the important bills presented in the senate, yesterday, was that by Senator Grube of Kosciusko and Mar- -shall counties, by which be proposes ; to create a separate banking departnient . of the state. At present the banking department is a part of the office of the auditor of state and the auditor has charge of the supervision " Qf an state and private banks and ' trust companies." He maintains a cornpiete organization in that department , and has several bank examiners in thft nla Mmlnfnir hanli. Grube 8,11 Would Change. T urube bill would change an this. It provides for the creation of a Etate banking commission, composed Qf the governor tbe treasurer of state and one commissioner to be appointed by the governor. .This commissioner ' WOU, CDare OI tn Apartment and would appoint such depuues as i might be needed and also the bank I examiners. All the duties of the auditor under the present banking law. (would be performed by the banking I qmiwii i. iwyi h.imiiuij I to take charge of tha-npenlsl vt I banks, inspect all banks, declare InsolI vent those that are found in a bad condition and to wind np their affairs. " Bank Deposit Guarantee. 1 rn.i,. k rk. k..v. Ing bill Is that it provides for the guarantee of bank deposits by the assessment of a tax of one half of one percent of the average daily deposits in all banks for a certain year. This assessment would create a fund for the guarantee of deposits, and when ever the guarantee fund is below the required amount a special assessment would be made on all banks In pro portion to their capital stock. Another bank deposit guarantee bin has been introduced, but the Grube bnl Jb the onl one that PV" to separate the banking department from ine Bla,e autmor "lceI Government Mansion Bill. Another important bill Is the one latroduced by Senator Cox, of Marion j county, to appropriate $150,000 for the 1 erection of a governor's residence and 1 executive mansion for Indiana. Tbe I house will be erected at some suitable place in this city if the bill passes. Just what attitude will be taken on I this bill by tbe democrats is not 1 known, but it Is believed they will not I consent to the appropriation. During; the campaign Governor Marshall said in his speeches that he would not ao--I cept any money from the state for I bouse rent, in case be was elected governor, but that be would take nis salary of $8,000 a year and no more. ' It will be remembered that much criti cism of Governor Hanly was made be cause he accepted $1,800 a year ap propriated by the legislature for bouse I rent for the governor, and Governor Marshall has intimated that he win I brine a suit aeainst Han Iv to collect back the money, on the ground that tne legislature had no right to make ch an appropriation because It Is la the nature of an addition to the salary of the governor, which the law says, shall not be done, No Site Selected. as tar as is known now no site nas been considered for the proposed new house, even if the appropriation is made. There is a general feeling here, however, that Indiana ought to have an executive mansion and that the governor should not be obliged To hunt around for a rented house to live in. Several other states have then. To Step Boot-Legaing. The practice of boot-legging- is to be stopped in Indiana, if a bill now betes prepared by Representative Henry P Sicks, of Lebanon, gets on 'the statute books, and It will be as hard to set a pint of whisky In this state as It would be to get "a gallon of water oa tbe Sahara desert. Sicks says that since the saloons have been driven out of some of tbe cities and towns of the state and not oat of others men la the dry towns go to wet towns and get their supplies. He says It Is not unusual to see a man from a dry town take a trolley car on Saturday evenicg. go to a neighboring wet town, get hlg hcoie and start . for home , te his Sunday supply, and he ,s Jn a position to make himself popor on that particular' Sunday - 1 , Contl&nedV on Pise ZXsir,