Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 82, 29 January 1909 — Page 1

MOM) PAIXAJMTJM AJSlD sun-telegram. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 83. RICHMOND, -IND., FRIDAY EV15XIXG, ' JANUARY :. 1009. SINGLE COPY. S CENTS. FAIR CANVASSERS ENCOUNTER MANY HEW EXPERIENCES SUNDAY BASERALL HOT FAVORED RY LOCAL-MINISTERS Father of the Baseball Bill SURFACE TO GET ANOTHER TRIAL JUDGE FOX RULES Republic Survivors on the Baltic Returning to New York r-

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Women Working for County Local Option Greeted With s Praise by Some and Curses By Other Citizens.

SALOONIST'S WIFE WAS QUITE CORDIAL One Woman Cursed and Reviled Female Electioneer And Threw Literature Into Her Face With Vigor.

Many were the experiences and of Various kinds that the women, who taade the local option poll of the city yesterday encountered. At some residences they were snubbed most unmercifully, reviled and even cursed. At others they were treated with the utmost respect and consideration. The poll proved surprising in the number of persons that refused to commit themselves on their position. In a dumber of instances men refused to answer the questions asked and said they did so upon the request of their employers. It , was claimed the employers had not attempted to coerce t'10 employes, but had asked that they refrain from telling their stand, as it might prove injurious to the business fnterests. Woman Was Surprised. I One of the canvassers met with the most courteous treatment accorded her at the home of a saloon keeper. . ' She was not only treated cordially, but the questions answered without tiny hesitation and in a highly respectable manner. At another home, It was found a bartender resided. His wife was equally as kind as the wife of the saloonist. For the most part consideration was shown the poll takers and their questions were answered without evasion. " All voters who"re fused to be committed were classed as "doubtful." "At one' place about as warm a reception as could be imagined was accorded the , canvasser. She was upraided, cursed, called "hussy" and many more vile epithets by the woman of the house. The poll taker was too shocked and mortified to reply. The literature that was given the woman was thrown back at the giver and she was told of a use she could tnake of it. Four Refused to Talk. Four voters reside at one home visited. None of the- !s a drinker of int"xtcants, but all refused to declare i. eir position,1 as they had been asked not to by their employer and they were afraid they might jeopardize - their position by doing so. At another home, the informant was a woman. , "My husband will vote dry,"she said, "and I wish he had a hundred votes to vote that way. You fee that house right across the street theref Now the man and woman who live' there have been fighting anB brawling about for three days. They (have been drinking all the time and things around this neighborhood are not such as they ought to be. Everybody about here is tired of it" At some homes, the poll takers were refused the names of the voters. One canvasser tells of a woman who came to the door, and surmised the object of the visit She twisted her face into contortions and Immediately drew the curtain and turned the key. Despite their unpleasant experiences, the canvassers managed to accomplish their purpose. Their poll is Incomplete to a certain extent but they succeeded in leaving the literature at each house visited.

INJUNCTION IS k FLAYEDBY ROBY In Handing Down Decision Against Coal Company He Airs His Views. MINERS ARE THE VICTORS VANDALIA CONCERN NOT SUS ' TAtNED IN PETITION TO HAVE VARIOUS DAMAGE SUITS CONSOLIDATED. Indianapolis, Jan. 29. Judge Roby of the appellate court today decided against the Vandalia Coal company in their appeal for an Injunction against the plaintiffs and the consolidation of eighteen suits for damages - brought against the company by miners. The company endeavored to have the plain tiffs enjoined from suing separately. In his decision Roby flayed the whole .system of government -by injunction.

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ivirt. d. g: reid was in with s. c, love rut escaped Former Richmond Man Was a Friend of Bankrupt Plunger But Fortunately Had the Longer Bank Roll. ON WRONG SIDE MARKETS FOR JUST THREE MONTHS W. H. Moore Has Come to the Rescue of the Young Stock Broker and Will Meet His Obligations. Chicago, Jan. 29.- The sudden clos ing up of the business of Sidney C. Love & Co. turns out to be, according to reports due to speculation on the wrong side of the stock and grain market. It is said the young plunger lost in the last two or three years over 500,000. When the firm went out of bu'"!ess Monday morning it was reported Mr. Love's previous winnings in stocks, together with his capital, were practically gone. He had, how ever, a warm friend and staunch sup porter in W. H. Moore, who guaran teed all accounts and turned them ov er to Hollister & Babcock, a firm long friendly to Mr. Moore. No losses were sustained by any creditors who had market or bank accounts. Mr. Love began business in -1900 with a rich clientele the center of which was the Moore group. He made money fast and within a relatively short time was able to repay the loans made to him by W. H. and J. H. Moore to start him in business. As his business prospered he moved to New York and became a leader among the fashionable set at Newport and was not outdone by any in liberal expenditures. Lives Expensively in East. It cost money to travel with the crowd In which Mr. Love found himself, and in addition to the large returns from Bis commission house business he undertook to make money in the markets on his own account. He was a bear on both jthe general stock list and on wheat. The present bull movement which began last June found him short of a number of stocks though his : trading was general. He was short, it Is reported, Southern Pacific around 108. He is said to have been still short the stock at the present price, which is around 120. (Continued on Page Two.)

Professional Auto Chaser Collie Dog Forsakes the Quiet of His Rural Home to Follow the Sport that Captivated Him. .

A dog with the motor craze is that owned by Walter Bulla, a farmer, living several miles south of the city, but which makes his abode in this city, on Main street between Eighth and Eleventh streets. There is never a machine .which passes between these three squares but that is not attacked by the dog and he keeps up his running fight of barks and yelps for the entire distance. Mr. Bulla in speaking about the dog stated that until he brought him to the city one day last summer the dog had never been anything but a faithful farm collie and one of the smartest he had - ever owned: While on the farm he never knew' of the dog being off the: place. - However, his infatuation for running automobiles was developed in this first Visit - to Richmond and he deserted master and home. . The lure

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VOTE INJAHDOLPH Local Option Election Is Being Held in That County Today. INTEREST IS SHOWN HERE The vote in Randolph county on the local option measure today was expected to be smaller than it would have been under other conditions, because of the weather. Randolph county is the "nearest home" any of these elections have been held. Coming just one week before the election in Wayne county, it is expected some influence will be felt here as the result of the vote. The drys are confident of victory. The county is dry now under the township remonstrance unit. MANY APPLICATIONS Richmond Young Men Anxious For Establishment of the -Night School. PROBABLE COURSES STUDY Members of the Y. M. C. A. who are desirous to take courses of study in the night school should hand in their names immediately. Although the arrangements have not been perfected as yet, it is hoped the work will commence early next month. Up to date petitions to the officers that evening classes be established are as follows: Bookkeeping, 3; shorthand, 4; commercial English, 3; commercial law, 1; penmanship, 2; mathematics, 4; grammar, 1; mechanical drawing, 9; freehand drawing, 2; water color work, 2. WARREN AND GRACE WIlUjE MARRIED Both Were Divorced Last Year. ' Warren W. Lee and Grace Flack, both of this city, have been granted a license to marry. Each was divorced from a former mate last year. Each is twenty-six years old. of the city could not be resisted. All efforts on the part of Mr. Bulla to induce him to return home have been unavailing. The owner has been in the city many times since th "desertion" and while he is recognized and greeted by his former faithful companion the dog refuses to abandon the fascinating sport of motor chasing. -Automobilists all know the dog and hate him. They have tried to run over him, because he is a nuisance. Only once was ever an autoist able to catch him and that time one of his hind legs were run over but fortunately, for the dog, not broken. For several weeks the dog ran automobiles on -three , legs. , All attempts to run over him since his first accident have proven vain ones, for the dog's one experience seems to have taught him how to avoid his naturally sworn en-

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POST CRITICISES ACTION OF STATE G. A. RJFFICERS Delay in Order to Observe the Centennial of the Birth of Lincoln Cause of the Displeasure. LOCAL VETERANS DID NOT WAIT ON ACTION Without Waiting for Instructions From State Department, Commander Entered Into Arrangements. Members of Sol Meredith Post G. A. R. are somewhat hate and quite displeased by dilatory action on the part of the headquarters of the Indiana department of G. A. R. Members of the local organization criticize the management of affairs at Indianapolis and assert the methods followed are very crude, lack system and encourage delays that are very annoying. The cause of the present complaint is due to.the apathy with which department headquarters has acted in regard to the observance of the Lincoln centenary. Orders in regard to Lincoln's birthday were issued at national headquarters November 12 of last year. The department headquarters did not send out orders applying in Indiana until yesterday. Post Did Not Wait. Sol Meredith Post, however, had not waited upon the department instructions and has gone aliead and arranged to observe the event in connection with the general celebration conducted by the Young Men's Busi-! ness club. It will be necessary to pay some respect to the department instructions, so a committee has been appointed to confer with a similar committee of the Women's Relief Corps. The department sent an outline program for the exercises and this will be followed. This meeting will be held the evening of Friday, Feb. 12 at the Post rooms. WAS CARNATION DAY Only Few Richmond People Seen Wearing McKinley's Favorite" Flower. POSTMEN ARE DECORATED The observation of carnation day was not In the least general in this city. The favorite flower of the late president, William McKinley, was not sold In any considerable quantities for the day. The members of the local postal department were presented with beautiful specimens of the scarlet carnation by Postmaster Spekenhier. So far as observation revealed, the general public paid little attention to the custom. The wearing of a carnation on January 29 was originated by a little group of citizens of Canton, O. January 29 is the anniversary of the birthday of the martyred 'president and the practice of wearing the . flower has spread throughout ' the United States. In many of the large cities McKinley clubs were organized several years ago. On this date each has come way of taking "recognition of the day and observing it appropriately-, There Is no organization of the. kind in Rich-

State that the Proposed Repeal of Anti-Sunday Baseball Bill Is for Benefit of Club Owners.

GENERAL SENTIMEN1 APP.R0VES THE REPEAL Rev. Conrad Huber States That No Man Has Right to Interfere With God's Word Other Sentiments. The majority of Richmond people are heartily in favor of the repeal of the anti-Sunday basa ball law. However the ministers are opposed to this liberal movement. In some instances . local ministers will attempt to create sentiment against the proposed repeal by denouncing it from their pulpits. Yesterday the Palladium interviewed several divines, also a few laymen, on the subject, with the following result: Rev. Father J. F. Mattingly. St. Mary's Church "I am heartily in favor of Sunday afternoon base ball. When well regulated there is no violation of the reverence we should all have for the Lord's day." Rev. S. R. Lyons, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church "I am not in favor of the repeal of the law against Sunday base ball. This is part of a great question, viz., shall the Sabbath be preserved as a day of rest. The clamor for an open Sunday is in reality a demand for the right to do business on Sunday. The repeal of this law is being pushed by the men who own base ball clubs. They would make more money if they could have Sunday base ball games. Their plea that it gives the workingman pleasure is in their mouths utter hypocrisy. Sunday business is already a serious menace to the workingman's rest day, and he is the last man who should wish to see the opening of the floodgates that would sweep away his Sunday. I love base ball and I want to see it kept clean. I love the Sabbath and I want to see it kept clean. " I love my fellow men. I want them protected from the greed of business. Interferes With God. Rev. Conrad Huber pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church "I am against the repeal. My stand is simply this, that nobody has a right to interfere with God's word. There is no question but what Sunday base ball interferes with the teachings of the Lord, 'Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.' " Rev. Joseph Beck, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church "I don't approve of it. I don't object on the ground of its being good recreation but that I have found the people neglected their" church services both morning and evening and attend the Sunday afternoon games instead. I expect the law will be repealed." Howard Against It. Rev. E. G. Howard pastor of the First English Lutheran Church "I oppose the repeal. It promotes Unnecessary Sunday business and leads to the breaking down of present Sunday laws." Rev. W. M. Nelson, pastor of the Grace M. E. Church "Well I think that the stand of any Christian man on the question should be plain. God's law is higher than any other. I stand for a Christian Sabbath. I am in favor of the present law." Rev. S. W. Traum, pastor of the First Christian Church "Any argument that would convince me Sunday base ball is alright would convince me that the Sunday theater is alright. My sentiments are expressed exactly in an editorial in last night's Indianapolis News." The editorial is as follows: Professional Sunday base ball would, in our opinion, be unwise and illogical for the laboring man in whose name chiefly it is urged. Union labor stands for six days of work and one, at least, of rest. Sunday base ball means work for the professional players seven days in the week. Labor has long urged a half holiday one day in the week, and it is coming. If Sunday base ball is authorized it will not work to the advantage of a half holiday. Base ball for amusement and not for profit, is not forbidden by law. Professional games on Sunday are wanted by managers because of the possible profit. In the long run we believe this is a mistaken policy, even from the money getting side of the business. . Spekenhier Favors It. Postmaster J. A. Spekenhler "I see no harm in Sunday base ball and favor the repeal. This sort of recreation is all right as long as it is not played during church hours. I have not been to a game in years but I take my recreation in riding through the country In my automobile. In postal circles about the only rest period is during Sunday afternoon." Many other prominent citizens spoke on the question, favoring the repeal. They believe that -Sunday base ball is a correct form of Sunday recreation so long as every . thing is kept orderly. -. - . . -

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REPRESENTATIVE BROLLEY. PITIFUL CASE IS DISCLOSED IN All INVESTIGATION Today an Aged Woman Residing in New York Tenement Was Found in Destitute Condition. UNFORTUNATE WOMAN HAD BEEN ABANDONED Has Two Sons Earning Good Salaries Who Refused to Support Her. and One of Them Is Sent to Jail. New York,' Jan, .20. Jn a bare hall room on the top floor of a tenement at 3G8 East 123rd street, a. reporter today found Mrs. Margaret A. Field, desti tute and crippled with rheumatism, whom her two lusty sons had abandoned in her old age. One of them she has been forced to send to jail until he agrees to pay her $.'5 a week. Mrs. Field is an educated and refined woman, a trained nurse and, according to her own statement related to the family of Marshall Field of Chi cago. She said it grieved her to have to force her son to help support her, but that she would starve to death if he did not help her, as she was no longer able to earn a living as she had done for the better part of thirty years. She is now eighty-eight. Son's Salary $1,200. Mrs. Field appealed to the charities department. for help .and. this resulted in the disclosure that one of her two sons, George. Fields, is a Jetter carrier receiving a salary of I,2uo a year. He is married .and has five children. He was arrested and sent to ftie Tombs by Judge Mulqueet in the court pf. general sessions until he makes up his mind to pay his mother $3 a week. Judge Mulqueen said he was a disgrace to civilization and ought to commit suicide. "God knows that it distresses me to know that I was the cause of my son's humiliation in a . court." said , Mrs. Field today. "But the time has come (Continued on Page Two.) IS GIVEN TURN DOWN Cooley Appointed Assistant , Attorney General in Place Of W. C. Dennis. FRIENDS DISAPPOINTED VICTOR IN THE MARATHON FOR THE DESIRABLE JOB IS STAR PERFORMER IN THE TENNIS CABINET. . Washington. Jan. 29. The appoint ment yesterday of Alfred ,W. Cooley of New York as assistant attorney gen era! Is disappointing to the friends of W. C. Dennis of Richmond, Ind., who had been indorsed for the position by Secretary Root. Senator Beveridge and others. Cooley formerly held the asi sistant attorney generalship, but ' re -signed last summer-to go-to Ft. Sua

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The City, "Did Young New Hope Boy Get Railroaded To Prison?" FATHER OF ACCUSED CAME TO THE RESCUE In First Hearing Surface Had No Counsel, the Pauper Attorney Knowing Nothing of His Case. Was William Surface of New Hope, O.. railroaded to the penitentiary? There are those who believe he as. P.ut he hasn't gone. This morning Judge Fox of the Wpyue circuit rourt granted the motion for a new trial in Surface's case aud issued a May of judgment. Wednesday afternoon Surface entered a plea of guilty to the rrime of grand larceny and was sentenced to the reformatory for from one to fourteen years. Today Surface told the court "some one at the city building" told him to enter a plea of guilty and it would be easier for him. He did and received no clemency from the court. Surface was arrested Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning he admitted the theft of a horse and buggy belonging to Daniel Harris of Greensfork. from a hitching rack. He said he was drunk and after driving the horse to Westville turned It loose. The property was recovered. Wednesday afternoon ' he was taken to the circuit court. He was arraigned, plead guilty and was sentenced to the reformatory fined $5 and costs and disfranchised for two years. Awakswlng Came. Yesterday came the awakening. Friends of Surface had learned of the dispatch with which his case, had been . handled. . The father, of i the . young man came to this city and consulted the authorities. He was referred to the pauper attorney and. the motion, for a new trial entered this morning was the result.'. The pauper attorney , had not had opportunity to consult, with Surface before sentence was passed upon him and the young man knewnothing of the existence of such an official retained and paid by the county to defend men in just such predicaments as his. The motion for a new trial was entered on the affidavit of Jacob W. Surface, father of the prisoner. The affidavit stated that Surface has beeu I afflicted .with epilepsy, for. a number jof years and had been accustomed to wander away from home 'at frequent i intervals. It was represented that, i Surface is industrious and hardwork ing and his only fault is the habit of drink. It was alleged be has been arrested only once before and that be took the horse when drunk and so badly under the influence of liquor he ' did not realize the seriousness of the offense. It was stated the prisoner had no intention to commit a theft and simply took the outfit as a means of getting &home. It is claimed he did not intend to steal as was shown by the fact the outfit was abandoned by Surface ' at' Westville, five', milt this side of New Hope., ? . Lad Was Ignorant. The affidavit declares further that Surface was wholly unacquainted with the method of court procedure. That he was told at" the city building the thing for him to do when taken before the judge was to plead guilty and he might get off easy! The motion stated that Surface bad promised to reform If a new trial was granted him and that he would abstain from the use of la-" toxicating liquors. . Judge Fox asked Surface If any mU torney had consulted with htm before or after he went to the court house to be arraigned. Surface said none bad. but he had "talked with them at the city building and had been told the easiest way out of the serious affair would be to plead guilty In the hope of a light punishment: Surface claims he had not been led to. believe be would be sentenced to prison If he did, plead guilty. . I - In granting the motion for a new trial Judge Fox not only withdrew bis former judgment, but permitted Surface to enter a plea of not guilty. Bond was fixed at 1500. The date for the rerlal has not been set. ton. New Mexico, for restoration of his health. He was threatened with, tuberculosis.' The vacancy remained unfilled for several months and was then offered to two persons, each refusing. The president then received word of Mr. Cooler's rapid return to health and be did not fill the position until today when be sent Mr.-CooJey's name to the senate. He is one of the star performers of ' the president's tennis cabinet THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Very cold Saturday; prob-' -abls snow., ..v; "