Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 81, 28 January 1909 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 81. - RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1909. SINGLE COPY, CENTS. FAVORS THE CITY REIMBURSING THE LIQUOR DEALERS PLACE BOLT OVER ' C, C. k L TRACK "JUST FOR FUN" RECEIVES DAMAGES Jury in Lyman Case Awards The Plaintiff the Sum of Fifty Dollars. OVER GERMAN CANVASES WHICH WON PRIZES IN NEW YORK EXHIBIT

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ESTABLISHMENT OF THEREPUBLIC Cuba for a Second Time Is Today Celebrating the Birth Of Independent Government Happy Crowds.

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Timothy Nicholson in Introducing Senator Seaborn Wright Sympathized With Saloonists of Richmond. MEETING HELD LAST EVENING LARGE ONE Prominent Southern Temperance Advocate Denounces National Government as Associate of Whiskey Ring.

Hon." Seaborn Wright, ex-United States senator from Georgia, spoke to a large audience at the coliseum last evening, severely , arraigning the liquor business and the government for being a party to the trust. He was brought here under the auspices 'of the county, optionists and the advocates of these measures feel confident that there was direct benefit for their cause as a result of his discourse. Kven the most ardent 'supporter and advocate of the well regulated saloon, euch as was admitted operated in this county, who were in attendance were ttnterested and entertained by the speaker; interested because he had a good story to tell; entertained because of the speaker' mannerisms. .' i .. Large Crowd Attends. , ' The coliseum was well filled with a representative audience. There were many shop hands who came with (their pails and their, faces hardly clean,, Bhowing that they .had stopped on their " way home from work. Besides those who are strong advocates cf the speaker's cause, there were maav la. attendance who are on the wet" side of the auest.on. - The stage was 'placed to the west 'and of the hall and was decorated with ferns, palms and a few other vaCietie s of pot plants. On ; the table stood a larj vase of cut flowers. Vice presidents for the. meeting numbered at least twenty and included the most prominent workers in the temperance' movement. Among these were the majority of the preachers of the city. Drinking Record Broken. Timothy Nicholson, who has always been Identified with any movement tofward ousting the saloon from the confines of the county presided at the meeting. He first introduced Rev S. R. Lyons of the United Presbyterian church, who lead in prayer, in which lie asked the blessing of the Almighty for the sucoess of the cause. In his Introductory ; remarks Mr. Nicholson stated" that In this city during last December and so far in this month there had been more arrests made for drunkenness than in any two similar periods , as far back as December, 1908. He asked whether this liquor had been procured from blind tigers. The authority for "his statement was Chief of Police Bailey, who investigat-J ed the records.'" ." He also stated that the elections of Tuesday satisfied the optionists that the county unit law would not be repealed. He stated that these elections snored the falsity of the proposition advanced by the "wets after the eleCtion of Oovernor Marshall.! who favored a ward and township unit law, that the sentiment of the people, ras for the repeal. Two of the counties which Tuesday, voted to abolish the saloon gave Marshall- large majorities. Mr. Nicholson said he believed the - saloon keepers of Richmond were honorable men and he felt sorry for them that they would have to retire from their business. He adivaneed a proposition for the city council to reimoufse these men to the smount the tax list shows they have Invested in their business. Wright Tells of Fight. Mr. Wright's Introductory remarks ere on the work he had been doing for the past year in the North assisting in the fight against the saloon. His mannerisms, peculiar to him alone, attracted interest from the Start. All Georgians who have spoken in this city have displayed mannerIsms peculiarly their own, Sam Jones and Captain Hobson, of the Merrimac. and kissing fame, in particular. Part of the time .Wright sat down. This was not due to physical condition, it telng his style of talking. When standing he emphasised his more Important remarks by a stamp of the foot. His discourse was interspersed throughout by "Hear me, gentleemn" or "listen, now listen." , The senator declared that the people of the country were gradually coming to prohibition and mentioned tho action of the Tennessee legislature inpasslng such a law over Gov. Patterson's head. He was roundly applauded for praising their action. It was pointed out that at present 24,600,000 citizens of the south out of a possible 26,000,000 were living under a ''dry." regime. The question is , no longer an experiment, said the speak--He-ukedwJup wa-i Ahe fioutital

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5 Maine and Kansas held to prohibition if what the - enemies of prohibition said was true. Praises Prohibition. ' ' . He also questioned. aajQ why county after county in the South for the past ten years had followed the example of the first county to go dry, if it was shown, as the wet advocates contend, that prohibition is a failure. He said if one was talking to a Memphis liquor dealer he would probably be told the result "was1 simply 'terrible." .... ; He declared that in not a single instance in the south had the taxes been raised because of prohibition. He argued against the high license because, it would do nothing but make the "price of liquor higher. He said, "you people will have to pay the price just the same." Government Scored. The National government was scored by the "speaker, declaring it to be in league with the liquor trust. He stated that ' the government and' the Jdealer secured 95 per cent of the pro fit of the Jmmiiness while t3 people realized but 5 per cent in respect to license money paid. Hev called the average politician a rank coward when it came to - dealing -with the liquor business because he was' alleged to be allied with it. However, he said", if the bit trust raised the price a fraction of a cent it was made the cause for a common yell on the politicians' part. - The proportion paid the Standard Oil company in profits to that of the liquor dealers was declared to be greatly in favor of the liquor "trust." If liquor legislation is to be obtained it must be through the "common people," stated the speaker. He declared the saloon license to be a sort of graft. "The saloon would not stay in this county ten days if it were not for the graft that was being derived from, it," said the speaker. "It is only the money that the dealers are paying that is holding them here." Kokomo Police Asks Arrest of Frank Miller and Harry v Aiken. RESULT CABOOSE FIGHT Warrants for the arrest of; Harry Aiken and Fred Miller having been received from the Kokomo police, the two were placed under arrest in this city today. They were to be returned to Kokomo for trial or held under bond. They engaged in a fight in Kokomo in a caboose Tuesday aft enoon. Aiken said today the trouble originally started in a saloon following an argument after shaking dice for; drinks. It was renewed again in the caboose and only ended when Miller laid Aiken out by beating his head with a poker. Aiken says he struck the first blow. PREPARING REPORT. The annual report of city treasurer Johnson is in course of preparation. It will not-be ready for presentation toucouacil for some time. ,

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NAVY NABOBS ARE GIVEN RUDE JOLT President Appoints Commit tee to Consider Reorganization Methods. ACTION TAKEN SURPRISE EVEN SECRETARY NEWBERRY ' STATES HE WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE MOVE WANTS THE SERVICE EFFICIENT. Washington, D. C, Jan,' 28. T&e president yesterday again stirred the legislative world here by . announcing the , appointment of aS commission whose announced duty it shall be to "consider certain needs of the navy." and to report on a plan or reorganization. . . i - The president's - action proved- a great surprise in view of the fact that the members of the commission, appointed yesterday, met two weeks ago at Washington and indorsed Secretary Newberry's " plan of reorganization, and in view, also of the authorization by the senate of an inquiry into naval expenditures, the conduct of business and. the need, if any. of legislation to improve the administration of the navy department. ; , Announcement of the president's action wa3 entirely unexpected at the navy department. Secretary Newberry, who had issued an order carrying out his proposed-plan, with particular reference to the navy yards, appeared to be; the most surprised of all. He declared that, he .was not. aware that the president had taken such ajction; had not seen ' the letter of ,: appointment addressed to the various members of the commission, and did not know the purport of the letter addressed to him.- His first information on the subject had come to him from the press.The president has sent identical letters to each of the eight members of the " commission, which is 'headed by Paul Morton, a former secretary of the navy, the others being Justice Moody, also a former secretary of the navy; Judge A. G. Dayton, formerly Chairman of the house naval affairs committee and , Rear . Admirals S. B. Luce, A. T. Mahan, William M. Folger, Robley D. Evans and William S. Cowles, all of whom are on the retired Mat. ' He sets out certain subjects for the commission to consider under two general heads,, first, as 1 to the fundamental principles of an organization that will insure an efficient preparation for war in time of peace, and secondly, specific recommendations as to the changes in the d resent organization that will accomplish this result. ' ... THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Warmer. Friday;

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HAS NOT SIGHED HEW OPTION BILL Report on Ward and Township Measure Was Not Reported Today Because of the Unexpected Delay. THE HOLD-OUT HAILS FROM PUTNAM COUNTY In the House the Brolley SundaT'BasebattOW "Advanced To Engrossing Other Legislative Action. Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, Jan. 28. The report' ori the ward 'and township local option bill is not yet ready as Representative Hostetter of Putnam county is not ready to sign the report. . It seems probable that the bill will not be reported from the com mittee for some days. Even Hostet ter's leaning on the option bill is not known. In the house today the committees reported favorably, and recommended for passage the following bills: The Wells bill to prohibit the rebating of insurance agents; to allow property owners to work out their own road tflY In frnnt nt tholr rmst 1 aetata The Brolley Sunday base ball bill was ordered to be engrossed without a dissenting vote. It is hardly possible that the bill will be killed as there has been no indication of this up to this time. Another bill which was killed today was the Murphy bill to prevent tip ping In the hotels of the state. Excess Fare Bill Approved. ' Other bills which were , approved of is the committee and recommended for passage were: To prohibit the refilling of second hand bottles and a bill to permit railroad companies to charge ten cents, -excess for fares paid on the train. ' " v - - The - Hammond superior court bill was reported favorably by the com mittee. . The senate passed Kling's bill increasing the' mortgage exemption to twelve, hundred, also a bill exempting' bonds of . cities, towns, counties and municipal. corporations. . .Pass Over. Hanly's Veto. The senate passed over Hanly's ve to, a bill providing for permission to practice medicine pending the hearing of physicians whose licenses are re voked by the state. The vote was 46 to,0. The bill3 for a circuit court for Clay county .and a separate , circuit for Putnam county and a joint circuit for. Morgan and Owen, counties were adopted, 29 to 19. DOHEY SUIT. IS GIVEII HEARING Plaintiff Wants to Collect from Father's Estate. The case of George A. Doney vs. the Dickinson Trust company, as adminis trator of the estate of William Doney deceased, which has on the docket of the Wayne circuit court for several months was brought to trial before the petit jury this morning. Some time was required to select the jury. The plaintiff, seeks to collect claim of S3.192.50 against the estate for serv ices alleged to have been rendered the deceased1, who was his father, under contract. The Doneys reside at Cam bridge City and a large number of witnesses from that place and specta-! attended UMrial.-

Obstante Laid Across the Rails Near Boston Just a Short Time Before South Bound Passenger Was Due.

WRECK WAS PREVENTED BY RAILROAD EMPLOYES Boys, Oldest of Whom Is Twelve Years, Have Been Arrested and Referred to The Juvenile Court. "Just for fun," is the only explanation offered by Oro Davis. Karl and Frank Kilgos and Lloyd Wade as the eason why they placed a large bolt across a rail on the C. C. & L. railroad yesterday afternoon. The bolt was placed on the rail just a short distance north of Boston and only a Ehort time before a southbound passenger train was due. A section employe happened to find the bolt after it had ben placed on the rail and removed it. Patrolman Bundy succeeded in learning the identity of the boys and notified Davis and the Kilgos bothers to appear at headquarters this morning. Wade, who is a colored boy, did not return to Richmond with his companions. He proceeded southward and told the others he intended to go to Little Rock, Arkansas. Will Overlook It. The three youngsters are so young that the police will not deal with them. Davis and Frank Kilgos are eleven years old and Karl Kilgos is but twelve. After talking to the boys Superintendent Bailey permitted them to return to their homes. Their cases will be referred to the juvenile court for action. It is the opinion of railroad men expressed to Superintendent Bailey that a serious accident would have resulted if the bolt had not been removed from the rail. It Is claimed that a bolt or spike on the rail is very ' dangerous and if a train be running at high speed it is likely to be derailed. The police say the boys threw away a number of railroad spikes that .had -been used in putting in new ties and did other damage to the railroad property. ' COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKED JO ASSIST Prominent , Alaskan Appeals For Support in Effort to , Get Good Roads. NEED THE HELP OF WATSON THOUGHT THAT THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION MIGHT INFLUENCE THE CONGRESSMAN TO LEND HIS SUPPORT. The Commercial club is 'In receipt of a letter from Dan S. Kain, chairman of the Alaska road committee. Mr. Kain points out the value of Alaska to the United States and says that at thepresent time the territory needs roads more han anything else. A movement is on foot to induce congress to provide for trunk roads and the assistance of the local congressman is wanted. To influence him the letter asks that the Commercial club write or telegraph him. The Alaska road committee is composed of representatives of ' the - chambers of commerce at Nome, Fairbanks, Hot Springs, Valdez, Seward, Skagway and other Alaska towns. It is pointed out that Alaska is without a vote in congress, so the only hope must come from congressmen in the the states. The resources of the country are recited and the statement made they can be augmented greatly if means of transportation are provided.. Because of lack of roads great expense is encountered. Horse feed .: costs from $50O to $700 per ton and it costs as high as $1,0 to get food stuffa to some of the mines. OFFICIATED AT L Rev. Hecht Prays for the Murder Victim. Rev. M. C. Hecht of the German Evangelical Lutheran church of Dayton, who ia well known to the Genua Lutherans of this city, officiated at the funeral services of- Mary Forscaaer. the Dayton girl who was ravished aad murdered last week. The funeral jiofransjield

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The jury hearing the case of Fred erick Lyman vs. the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction com pany returned a verdict In favor of the plaintiff and assessed his damages at $.. He bad sued for $:. f A bill of exceptions has been filed by the defense, so as to be prepared for an appeal in case one is taken. Lyman claimed he suffered great mortification as the result of being removed from a car of the defendant company at Main and Eighth streets. The conductor on the car claimed he was drunk. Lyman said he was afflicted with locomotor ataxia and that caused him to i fall on the platform of the car. NIGHT SCHOOL TO REESTABLISHED BY Y. M. C. A. Demand for This Feature of The Association Work Has Been So Heavy That It Will Be Heeded. SHOP MEN NUMBERED AMONG APPLICANTS Practical Business Men Will Be Appointed to4 the Committee in Charge of This Important Work. Arrangements r.re being made by the Y. M. C A. officials to inaugurate the educational feature of the association next month. There has been a big demand for- prospective. ; pupils for ' opportunities to study at night. Such studies as mechanical drawing. arithmetic, algebra, English, grammar. bookkeeping and stenography and sev eral others are included in the list for which applications have been made. The matter of selecting a commit tee to have charge of this department Is now occupying the attention of the officials. Practical business men. ac quainted with conditions In the shop and in the stores of the city, are the ones desired for this committee. Ed ucators and professional men who are unfamiliar with the direct needs of these young men are not desired. Shop Men Applicants. Secretary Goodwin stated this morning that there had been many applications for courses In mechanical drawing, also algebra, trigonometry and the like from the shop men. It Is almost certain that classes will be formed on this subject. The applicants seem to have the' practical knowledge of the subject but want the theoretical side of the question. . In othe associations the educational feature is one of the most prominent. The methods in vogue in the best Institutions 'will be adopted In all probability by the- local association. Classes will be held two or three times a week. The class periods will last from one to two hours. The local association 'will -be pressed for room In all probability if several classes are formed. In this, event rooms in the dormitory section will be pressed into use. DIED Oil BIRTHDAY Elias Spencer, Aged SeventyTwo Years, Drops Dead At the Hospital. HEART TROUBLE THE CAUSE Ellas Spencer, who was 72 years of age yesterday, died suddenly last evening at Reid Memorial . Hospital from heart trouble. Mr. Spencer had been a patient at the institution since last November and it was believed that he was recovering from a complication of diseases. After eating supper last evening he went to the bath room and. It la believed, slipped and fell, the shock causing: his death; Upon hearing him fall the nurse went to his assistance but found him dead. He lived in West Richmond with a daughter. He is well known to SouthLern Wayne county where for many years he was a successful farmer. The funeral arrangements will be anaoune-

WREATHES PLACED ON WRECK OF THE MAINE

n..ij..i r -wi ricaiucm uuinci lanes UIB Oath of Office at High Noon Today Amid Delighted Cheers of People. ' Havana, jib. rresiaent uomes was inaugurated at 12 o'clock today. ' The oath of office was administered by the chief justice of the supreme court in the palace in the presence of Gov. Magoon. diplomatists. Cuban official and others. . . Last night the streets were filled with happy, shouting, cheering people. All principal streets and narks m-fre hrilliantlv llliimlnntAt Dmii v j . . . . u. ...u. ... m I UV iuq Fifth avenue of Havana, was a blaze of light. Flower beds have been ar-. ranged in the center or this beautiful n rnm.n a A a a n V ... k a of Cuba and varicolored stars. Laurel irees aiong us length were studded with thousands of electric lights. A magnificent triumphal arch has mounting which is the figure of a woman of heroic size in the act of breaking Vhains from her wrists, emblematic of Cuba. - - , City a Veritable Fairyland. The illuminations are probably the most elaborate ever seen here. The money provided for the purpose was subscribed unstintedly and the parka and the principal thoroughfares of the city are transformed Into a veritable fairyland. ' Today the streets are crowded with a holiday throng, among; whlea are hundreds of American tourists. Crowds around the triumphal arch for which thousands of dollars have been spent,- sre so large that they soi lously Interfere with the workmen. The Cubans seem just awakening to the fact that their second period of Independence Is at hand.' and for the first time are showing popular Interest In the trend of affairs. Gov. Magoon last night gave a dinner in honor of tne special envoys sent here "from the various Latin-American conutries and from Washington to attend the inauguration. - Farewell Ball Biggest Event. - - The biggest event of the evening, however, was the farewell ball given ty the municipality to the outgoing American officials. - It was held In the ball room In. Center fle Depeadlentes, a tremendous hulldlna owned hv an organization of 30,000 clerks. it was the most brilliant affair seen her for years. Got. Magoon. diplomat ists, army and navy bflcera, and many prominent ; Cabana 'attended. Two bands furnished the music.. At a late hour bombs and other, forma of fire works were sent up from all the public parks and from the' roofs of the police stations. The first event this morning was the placing of a wreath upon the tablet marking the birthplace of MartL the annatte nt fhihan lihrtv ttta infilnr. sary of whose birth It wOl be. ' At 4 " 1 A. M W u ciuck i ill uiernuu a icaai wiu am given the prisoners la the city JaiL There wffl be five military parades, and at 730 there will be- fireworks, etc. The Inaugural festivities will last until Sunday night. On Monday night the regular winter carnival : season opens. . , Flowers For the Sunken Maine. A notable ceremony of yesterday was the decorating of the old battleship Maine with elaborate wreathe of garlands and hoisting at half mast on the protruding military top a new American flagi This Idea originated among the crew of the new battleship Maine, which now Is In the harbor, who subscribed f 150 for the flowers and the greens. .. Gov. Magoon sailed for home at 1 o'clock today Immediately following the tuning oyer of the government to President Gomez. He goes on a warship to Knights Key, the' transport McClellan following. There are still several thousand American soldiers here, most of whom will leave In February. - There, is a feeling: of optimism everywhere and for the. time being politicians are putting aside their differences in the general rejoicing at having their own government again. The newspapers joyfully predict success for the new regime, and most of them thank the American officials for what they have done for the island. ; Magoon ' Issues Last Decrees. ; Gov. Magoon issued a ds?ree during Ing the-day declaring all his various acts, decrees, and orders shall continue In force until otherwise ordered by the regularly constituted government. This was done for . fear something might be considered Ineffective with the end of the provisional government. Another decree dissolving the advisory commission of fifty members was