Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 89, 5 February 1909 — Page 1

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t: EICHMOND F AI3L "ABIUM JSJ SIIN-!rEIiEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. NO. 89. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, FERRUARV'5, 1909. SINGLE COPr. 2 CENTS.

GREAT QUESTION DECIDED AT THE POLLS THIS DAY At an Early Hour This Evening It Will Be Definitely Decided Whether Saloons Shall Remain.

CONIIERSVILLE WILL HOLD MAY FESTIVAL ABANDON EFFORT SUPERINTENDENTS HOLD J MEETING Discuss Various Features of School Work. HATED JAPANESE OOSTED FRQMTHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MAKE CHICAGO DRY COMMUNITY Little City to Have Big Musi cal Event.

ANIMATED SCENES AT . THE VOTING PLACES

Women Allies of the Drys Begin Their Work Early and Remain on Duty Until Polls Closed. TUP RPCIII T IQ WATPUCn lib llUWWb IW liniWIIbl TEMPERANCE PEOPLE AND LIQUOR FORCES THROUGHOUT THE STATE WATCHING RESULT OF LOCAL ELECTION. THE WETS USED MANY RIGS This Method Also Employed by Dry Faction to Get Out the VoteThought the Total Vote Will Reach 10,000. . Shall the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage be prohibited? Yes. , " No. .Y ' v". The question is being decided at the ,jpolls today. If the answer, "yes" be returned it will mean the abolition of the saloons from Wayne county for two years. If "no" be the verdict of the majority of the voters the sale will be unrestricted. Each faction is optimistic. " The-" campaign has been the bitterest waged in Wayr.e county in a life time. The organization of the saloon and brewery interests,' . which ii&s proved its power before, never exerted Itself as it aid yesterday afternoon, last night and today: The temperance element' as represented by the drys was equally as hard at work, but their effort did not exhibit the concenHow They Lined Up. i Fighting the battle of the wets were the saloon proprietors, bartenders, porters, brewery owners, agents and employes, the alleged paid workers and the first class citizens, who believe in personal liberty to the extent of permission to own or patronise a place where intoxicants are sold as a beverage, and who think that licensed saloons are preferable over probable fclind tigers. Contending against these were the MwnVtktrlnn tDro tha Mti I n la arc nmmi. bent church workers, the total abstainers, women temperance advocates and others. , Many Rig Used. The scenes of greatest activity were the polling places. Saloon keepers and their allies made constant use of a large cumber of rigs. ' Voters were taken from their work to the polls and "back, so that thsy lost but little time. Knroute all were impressed with the rneoesskr of voting "no." The temperance force used several conveyances for the same purpose, but were far out numbered. The services of the men and womqn conducting this line of campaigning for the drys were do nated '. . the erection in the city of Richmond were the women workers at the polls. As early as 4 o'clock this morning these women convinced of their position on the problem arose and prepared hasty breakfasts. When the polls were opened to the first voter at 6 o'clock, the women were on hand. They had been generously supplied with small cards reading: "Please rvote dry for the sake of home, mother. (Continued on Page Two.)

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THREE-FOURTHS OF VOTE OUT IN LrilLR Estimated That Threatening Weather Prevented Polling a Full Vote. WETS WILL BE BENEFITED FARMERS ATTENDING CORN SCHOOL VOTED EARLY AND STATE GOOD VOTE IN THE RURl AL DISTRICTS. Centerville, Feb. 5. Up until about noon, the vote cast on the County Local Option question was considered heavy and beyond expectations, but owing to the weather conditions, rain being threatened, it was believed that the total vote cast would lack considerable of being the average. It was forecasted that if it rained, it would work to the advantage of the "wets," preventing farmers from voting. It is from this source that the "drys" seem to feel they will derive their greatest strength in this place. Center township is divided into three precincts, every one being inside the Centerville corporation limits. The township precincts are about evenly divided In respect to number of voters. Approximately 175 voters are residents of each precinct. Big Vote in Forenoon. At 11 o'clock it was estimated by those in charge at each precinct that one-third of the vote was in. As it is predicted that not more than 75 per cent of the entire vote will be cast, this means that about half of the expected vote was cast early. Students to the corn school from different sections of the community voted early. It was stated v by them hat a heavy vote was being cast in their respective districts. EARLHAM'S NEW SONGS. ; Earlham spent the chapel hour this morning in singing the new songs, "Earlham, Hail," by Marguerite Hill of the junior class, and "Alma Mater," by Mrs. Coffin, the wife of Prof. Coffin. The, new songs are appropriate and have found favor with the students. They are the official songs of the college and will be sung on all state occasions, i - and are quality of the circulation.

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AT THE MEETING Muncie Men Talk About Nor mal School Project at Commercial Club. ASK HELP OF LOCAL CLUB MAGIC CITY HAS BIG VACANT SCHOOL BUILDING IN HEART OF TOWN WHICH IT WANTS STATE TO TAKE. A few members of the Commercial club were interested last everting in a discussion of the proposed Muncie state normal school. All members of the organization had been asked to attend but only seven or eight bestowed their presence on the event. Senator Kimbrough and Joseph Goddard, two of the leading citizens of Muncie explained the proposition of the Muncie Commercial club and ,asked help from the Richmond club. The matter will be brought before the latter body at its meeting Monday evening. What is Proposed. Muncie has a large building that at one time was used for college purposes. The denomination that conducted the institution proved unable to cope with the undertaking and the building reverted to the Muncie Commercial club. It is now sought to induce the state to locate a normal school there. At the present time the only state normal is at Terre Haute. It is unable to meet the demands and seeks . enlargement by state appropriation. Muncie believes, if the western limit of the state be supplied with a normal, the eastern ought to be, also, and especially as a building is offered free. The demand for a normal training could be filled by the new school, it is claimed. STODENTHT POLLS President Kelly of Earlham Calls on His Charges to Help Out Drys. CHANCE TO STUDY POLITICS One of the features of the day's campaign of poll watching was the call by President Kelly for a dozen temperance workers from among his students to assist the forces of the an ti-saloon workers. AH those who did not. have classes were ssked to come over to Richmond and do duty at the polls. ) The Earlham contingent were anxious to have an opportunity to do a little work in practical politics. It is denied that a course of this sort has been established as a new -venture in Earlham but since the campaign of last lau ana tne . oratorical training that the students have received such a : course would be . well received among some of the students. THE WEATHER PROPHET, INDIANA Saturday colder and gen--rally fair.

Connersvllle plans for a music fes

tival in May. It will be along the same lines as the festivals that formerly were held in this city. Cowen's cantata, 'The Rose Maiden" will be rendered by a chorus of 100 pupils of the high school and an additional 100 adult voices. It is planned to have a special concert in which the music will be supplied by a chorus of 300 children's voices. The commercial club and every club and lodge in the town have been asked to participate and lend their aid and influence. ELECTION WORK IS PLEASING TO SOME WOMENJVORKERS "I Almost Feel as If I Was Voting" Said One Fair En thusiast With Woman Suf frage Tendencies. WET DAY PLEASED THE "WET" POLL WORKERS Reid Memorial Church Chimes Rang Out "Nearer My God To Thee" This Forenoon How Frank Voted. "It's a wet day, anyway." said the valiant assistant bar keep who was do ing sentinel duty at one of the poll ing places. He grinned and said, "Wayne county will be wet today it's a good sign." But this did not-dismay the ardent workers of the drys who stood scrutin izing the voters as they came up. "You'll vote dry, won't you?" asked a worker in one precinct as she stood at the head of the roped lane and handed out her card. The man walked by without making any reply and the temperance worker's face fell. Did She Lose Him? "I'm afraid," she murmured to her companion, "that we didn't get that vote." "How do you like poll work?" the reporter asked a woman who came qut to ask him if he had voted yet. "O, it's great," she said, "I feel almost as if I were voting." There was some question as to how effective this campaigning was. One business man who had pronounced dry leanings a few days ago said as he walked away from the polls that he did not like the women doing that sort of thing at all. The contrariness of human nature had been aroused. Won't Be Any Trouble. "Will there be any trouble in your opinion, Secretary Goodwin?" the reporter asked. There has been no trouble so far and I don't think that there will be any." he replied. This statement was confirmed by the wets. As far as could be discerned there was little to indicate what the voters were doing. How Did Frank Vote? One poll worker said to a man going up the chute, "Vote No, will you Frank?" "Yes." replied the voter. When the man returned, he said to the poll worker, "I voted Yes. How did you vote?" Church Bells Chime. About eleven o'clock the bells on the Reid Memorial church commenced to chime "Nearer My God to Thee" and other hymns which were calculated .o have a psychological effect on the voters. Perhaps they did for one man went up to the polls whistling the airbut sad to relate the same man came out still whistling, but a piece of rag time from a comic opera. STREETS IN BAD CONDITION NOW Thaw Has Made Them Merely Quagmires. The streets of the city were in bad condition as the result of the thaw and melting snow, but North D between Fort Wayne avenue and the C, C. & I crossing wins the medaL This street was put in good condition by the commissioner, but the traction company tore it up to put down new tracks and now It is in a horrible ondtlfn with. MdUciBSBas-4M

Optionists Started Out to Get

100,000 Petitioners, But Only Succeeded in Getting About 50,000. WORKERS CONCEDE THE "WET" FOR ONE YEAR State Failure Due to Fact That Not Enough Ministers Have Made Effort to Help The Movement. Chicago, Feb. 5. Chicago will be a wet town for another year at least. The movement by the drj s to have the people vote at the April election on the question of excluding the saloons from the city under the local option law has fallen down. They started out to obtain the neeesary 100,000 petitioners. to place the question on the ballot, but got less than 30,000. The failure of the movement was reported at a meeting of the no license committee in the First Methodist church which was attended by thirty five persons. Today is the last day for filing local option petitions and it had been planned to gather in the peti tions at the meeting and prepare them for presentation to the election com mission. The workers brought in the petitions but it was apparent that they were far short of the required number of sign ers. Chairman John H. Hill declined to make any estimate of the total. . Will Try It Again Next Year. In the midst of a general feeling of discouragement the members of the committee decided to make another effort next year. They authorized the organization of a committee of, 100 each member of which should pledge himself to subscribe $2Q and obtain 1,000 signatures to the petition. Twen ey-four of those present volunteered to serve on this committee. Chairman Hill said the failure re suited from too much confidence. Each worker, he said, thought so many others were engaged in the circulation of petitions that he would not have to exert himself unduly. The result was that the movement had suffered from the falling out between the prohlbl tion and anti-saloon organizations. "The trouble is that we have not had a majority of the Christian min isters of this city with us In this work," asserted Frank Conner, who obtained "'more than 1,000 petitioners. "Why, there are ministers of the gos pel' who actually are opposed to the prohibition movement. I have in mind a certain south side pastor who is the head of a law enforcement organization which has prosecuted a number of saloon keepers. This minister wa3 quoted In a newspaper as opposing the prohibition movement, and one of the saloon keepers he had prosecuted promptly posted the clipping on the front door of his saloon in Thirty-second street." Quotes from Brewers Journal. . This utterance reminded Secretary Leo F. Jeanmene of something, for he jumped to his feet and pulling a paper out of his pocket, said: "I have in my hand a copy of the Brewers' Journal, which contains this item: 'The Rev. Morton Culver Hartsell, pastor of the South Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal church is among those sensible members of the clergy who have joined the ranks of those opposed to prohibition. " Edward E. Blake condemned the reform organizations as "absolutely useless" in promoting no license movements under the local option law. He said it was necessary to rely on individual effort entirely in circulating petitions. Censures Some Church Members. "No you can't depend on these ororganizations of the churches, either, in this fight," said Attorey H. M. Taylor, who said he used to be a drinking man down in Kentucky, but had reformed. "It i3 foolish to expect help from the churches. There are worse men in the churches than there are outside." SPECIAL ELECTION III HENRY COUNTY Local Optionists There Plan a Crusade. Announcement is made that Henry county will hold a special election under the local option law. This win be sad news to some Henry county citizens, who had been hoping for the return of the saloons, which-now are bajredUhy township rejacaistraace.

The superintendents of public Instruction in Wayne. Henry, Randolph and Delaware counties met at Muncie yesterday. They compared plans for the different kinds of work such as examinations, grading, teachers, percentages on examinations, etc. The same group of men will meet in this city March 18. At that time they will be the guests of Superintendent Jordan, who attended yesterday's meeting. Matters of mutual benefit to the schools of the counties form the reason for meeting.

HORN SCHOOL All AID TO ELECTION AND BIGGER VOTE Farmers, Had Other Reason Than to Vote for Leaving Home and Driving Through Bad Weather. PRACTICAL WORK TO CONCLUDE TOMORROW Students Endorse Resolutions Expressing Appreciation of Work of Instructors During The Course. Centerville, Feb. 5. The county local option question did not dampen the ardor of the students of the Sixth District Farmers' Short Course today and the classes this morning and afternoon were- attended by the usual large number. It Is even probable that the course was responsible for many. votes being cast by farmers who would uuierwise not nave aone so Dut re mained at home. In the corn depatrement Prof. Christie continued h? "cusslon and demonstration of t c of judging and scoring corn. T-j students have found many small details of the subject that never occurred to them as being important before. Prof. Cochel lectured on the judging of breeding cattle at the pavilion. vHe used as an example a Polled Durham bull and showed just what was desirable about the sires of cattle of the beef type, by pointing out how the animal shown might have been better and what his good points were. Practical Work Ends. This Is the last day for practical work. Tomorrow will be devoted al most entirely to a general summing up of the work, in the two departments and also the judging of draft horses and mules. At the M. E. church this morning during the lecture hour, from 10:30 until 11:30. Prof. Cochel spoke on the subject "Profitable Product Ion of Horses and Mules.'" His audience was a large one and showed much interest in the work. "Alfalfa Culture." "Alfalfa Culture" was the subject of the lecture this afternoon at the church by Prof. Christie. Farmers in attendance at the course have display ed considerable interest in this crop and whenever the opportunity has presented itself, questions Save been asked about it. Alfalfa has been raised with a little success in this community some farmers, however, have fallen flat on the experiment. Wherever possible Prof. Christie advised this crop be included in the farmers stock in trade because of its feeding value and fertilizing power. Resolutions Adopted. ' At this session resolutions - were adopted expressing the students' appreciation of the success of the work, thanking the professors In charge and also expressing gratitude for the other influences which tended toward making the school a successr These resolutions were drawn up by the following committee: Frank Clevenger, chairman; Bert Terry. Arthur Bertsch and Mrs. C. E. Langley.

Corn School Prograni - r- " ; FRIDAY 9:00 to 10:30 Judging corn; judging draft horres. 10:30 to 11:30 "Profitable Production of Horse i and Males,"....'. ..Prof. W. A. Cochel 1:00 to 2:30 Judging breeding cattle; judging corn. , v: ; -2:30 to 3:30 "Alfalfa Culture, Prof. G. L Christie SATURDAY , " " ' V . 9: CO to 10:30 Judging corn; judging draft horses. - ; :-J 10:30 to 11:30 Judging corn; judging draft horses. ! t Adjournment. ' v..- ....-..'' , -..Y".; -.-.

California Assembly After Defeating the Anti-Alien Bill, Springs Surprise With the School Measure.

ROOSEVELT PROTESTS TO GOVERNOR GILLETT President Wires California Executive Urging Him to Veto Measure, Described As Offensive. Sacramento, CaU Feb. 5. With the defeat in the lower house yesterday of two of the anti-Japanese measures followed by the unexpected passage of a third bill segregating Japanese school children in separate schools along with Chinese. Koreans and oth-' er Asiatics, regarded as the most ..offensive measure of all. President Roosevelt again has taken a hand in the anti-Japanese legislation that, for the last week, has drawn international attention to California. Hardly had the bill been passed by the assembly before Governor Gillett received the following message from', the president: , "Washington. Feb. 4, 1909. "I. X. Gillett, governor of California: Your kind letter just received. What is the rumor that the California legislature has passed a bill excluding the Japanese children from the public' schools? ' "This is the most offensive bill of all, and. In my judgment. Is clearly unconstitutional., and we should at once have to test It in the courts. ' "Can it be stopped In the legislature or by veto? THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Governor Gillett Silent. The governor at once sent a reply, the nature of which he declines at this time to make public, and he requested . from the president an immediate ' answer. , . Pending the receipt of another tele- , gram from President Roosevelt. Gov-; ernor Gillett declined last night to discuss the action of the assembly. The bill passed, which was one of three anti-Japanese measures Introduced by Assemblyman Grove I Johnson, places the Japanese In the same -classification with other Asiatics, and Inserts the word "Japanese In the present state statute providing for the segregation In separate schools of Mongolian children. By this action the lower house of the California legislature has taken . tbe step which the board of education ' of San Francisco intended to take two years ago. but which was abandoned , after the board and former Mayor Eugene E. Schmitx were called to ' Washington and had several conferences with President Roosevelt. At that time it was contended by ' the Japanese that they were not Mongolians and they resented the efforts to place them in the same class with the Chinese. Koreans and other Astatic races." The question also was raised whether or not under the law tbe segregation of Japanese school child- , ren could be enforced in the absence' of specific mention of the word "Japanese. Upon the return of the delegation from Washington the San Francisco board of education contented Itself with tbe adoption of a rule limiting the age of pupils that would be permitted to attend the lower grades of the public schools, one of the principal objections to tbe Japanese being that adults were attending the primary grades and In daily association wit white children of tender years. Came as Great Surprise. Unexpected was the passage of the' Japanese school segregation bill yesterday. After the defeat of : DreWs anti-alien land bill, which was generally believed to foreshadow the rejection of ail of the measures aimed at tbe Japanese, the defeat yesterday of two more anti-Japanese bills added to the surprise occasioned by the TOt on the school segregation bill. Immediately upon learning of the assembly's action. Governor Gillett -called into conference 8oeaker Stanton and the republican leaders of both bouses. The latter expressed the hope of still being able to defeat the meas- ( Continued on Page Two.)