Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 90, 6 February 1909 — Page 1

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AHDSUN-TELEGRAM-vol. xxx IV. no. ?m. RICHMOND, LD., SATURDAY EVEXIXG, FEBRUARY 6, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

OLD WAYNE COUNTY YESTERDAY BY LANDSLIDE OF BALLOTS VOTED " TO RETAIN THE SIXTY SALOONS NOW OPERATING IN ITS PRECINCTS

LIBERAL VICTORY IN THE QUAKER COMMUNITY OF THE MIDDLE WEST RECEIVED WITH THE GREATEST ASTONISHMENT BY PEOPLE OF INDIANA AND WESTERN OHIO WHO WATCHED THE RESULT WITH THE KEENEST INTEREST, CONFIDENTLY EXPECTING THE DRYS WOULD BY AT LEAST FIFTEEN HUNDRED OR TWO THOUSAND MAJORITY.

WETS CLAIM EFFECTUAL CHECK IS GIVEN TEMPERANCE WAVE SINCE THE TEMPERANCE WAR HAS BEEN RAGING IN INDIANA, OHIO AND KENTUCKY, THE WETS HAVE HAD SEVERAL VICTORIES, BUT NEVER, IN EITHER OF THE THREE STATES, HAVE THE LIBERALS WON SUCH A DECISIVE VICTORY AS THAT IN WAYNE COUNTY YESTERDAYMAY MEAN REPEAL OF THE COUNTY LOCAL OPTION LAW, IT IS STATED. ,

MAJORITY OF THE WETS 751 BY THE OFFICIAL COUNT City of Richmond Went Overwhelmingly for the Liberal Cause, Returning Majority Of Over 1,800. OUT TOWNSHIPS ONLY DISAPPOINTED DRYS Precincts Outside of Richmond Only Returned Little Over 1,000 Majority- Election Was Clean. The Wayne county local option elec tion yesterday was a remarkable victory for the wets perhaps the most remarkable victory ever won by the liberals in the past two years of temperance warfare waged in the three sister states of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, Liberal victories in this great war have been few and far between, ' 'but none of them have been so decisive as that won yesterday in Wayne countythe Quaker community of the west. The official count gives the wet maflorlty of 751. The State Witched. The eyes of the entire state were turned upon old Wayne yesterday. There were two reasons for this. In the first place Indiana people were anxious for a test of the county local option law in a county which contained one of the largest cities of the state. In the second place this election attracted interest and attention because it was the general opinion that the reenlt would decide the fate of the county unit law. It is generally known that the (ate of this law rests in the hands of Representative Walter Ratliff of Wayne county. RatliK has been holding otr awaiting the result of the election and it is the general Impression throughout the state that: should his home county vote wet he would vote Sot the repeal of the option law. Last evening he stated that he would take this action. The liberal faction in this etate is confident that should the" bouse repeal the law in question the senate .will act similarly. Result a Surprise. To say that the action of the voters of this county in Sustaining licensed saloons was & surprise is placing it mildly, , The fact that this victory almost equalled a landslide was received throughout the state as an almost in- , credible report. The city of Richmond declared itself strongly in favor of licensed saloons. The city went wet between l.Sx and 1,000. In other words the city went wet atmost two to one. Every ward in the city, even the seventh ward where Earl ham college Is located, was carried, by the victors. The drys expected to lose the city by a small majority, but not for a minute .did the option committee concede any posibility of losing the fifth, sixth and seventh wards. County for Dry. The townships outside of Wayne returned a majority of but little over 3,000 for the drys, a great surprise and disappointment to the option; commit-

Official Vote of Wayne County

COUNTY Yes No Abington . . . Boston Center No. 1 Center No. 2 Center No. 3 Clay No. 1 . . Clay No. 2 .. Dal ton ...... Franklin No. 108 107 63 85 45 68 98 28 37 27 27 50 37 39 29 34 48 101 125 98 65 58 70 78 94 96 75 94 96 1 72 99 103 67 67 97 146 108 133 64 92 115 78 63 Franklin No. 2 Green No. 1 Green No. 2 Harrison Jackson No. 1 Jackson No. 2 ... , Jackson No. 3 Jackson No. .4 .... Jackson No. 5 .... . Jackson No. 6 Jefferson No. 1 . . . Jefferson No. 2 . . . Jefferson No. 3 Perry New Garden No. 1 New Garden No. 2 Washington No. 1 Washington No. 2 Washington No. 3 Webster 93 168 138 106 79 21 65 47 53 49 91 46 23 74 120 46 73 88 Wayne No. ..... Wayne No. 2 Wayne No. 3 Wayne No. 4 . Wayne No. 5 109 60 49 51 76 RICHMOND Yes No First Ward First Ward First Ward First Ward 36 53 31 20 31 57 20 49 84 49 51 74 48 88 192 211 177 171 127 106 Second Ward 10 Second Ward 11 Second Wrard 12 Second Ward 13 95 109 Third Ward 14 88 104 138 107 70 89 142 167 217 84 119 193 115 157 97 104 152 90 98 133 124 131 Third Ward 15 Third Ward 16 Third Ward 17 Fourth Ward 18 Fourth Ward 19 Fourth Wrard 20 . . Fourth Ward, 21 . . . . . . Fourth Ward 22 .; i Fifth Ward 23 . . Fifth Ward 24 Fifth Ward 25 Fifth' Ward 26 Fifth Ward 27 Sixth Ward 28 Sixth Ward 2 Sixth Wrard 30,.. Seventh Ward 41 . . Seventh Ward 32 Seventh Ward 33 Eighth Ward 34 33 73 45 63 98 84 131 121 88 127 64 99 110, 95 63 153 Eighth Ward 35 Total Vote Total "wet" 5,123 5.874 majority 751. tee, which confidently expected the county vote would be so large that it would completely smother what majority the city might give the wets. Several causes, are assigned to the falling off of the dry vote in the county. It is contended that many farmers were of the opinion that the elimination of the saloon would a considerable Increase in taxes. The weather also proved a strong ally of the wets, the steady downpour throughout the day keeping many fanners away from the polls., Uniooked for Fight. In some of the out townships the wets gave the drys an unexpected fight, lu Boston township the drys won out by the narrow margin of twenty-two ; votes. In Washington township (Milton) the drys secured a majority of only thirty-three votes, In Jackson township (Cambridge Cits Dublin and East Germantoatm) . the drys nosed out a victory by about 160 majority. in jetrerson totsaahip (Hagerstown) where the drys ea to make a splendid showing they receive only 37 majority. ClaywiownJ

ship (Greensfork) came up to the expectations of the drys, giving them a majority of 104. What Cause Was. What won for the wets is an interesting topic of conversation today and the general opinion advanced is the fact that the voters in this city, who made the wet victory possible, were satisfied with the way saloons have been conducted in recent years and

did not feel warranted in driving them out and facing the possibility of a blind tiger regime. The saloon men also had a splendid campaign organization. ' The majority of the local business men voted the wet ticket, it is stated, believing that their respective businesses might be injured by the elimination of the saloons. On surface indications it appears that the voters of Richmond, from both a moral and business standpoint, thought the existing conditions were preferable to a dry community which they apparently looked upon somewhat in the light of an unknown quantity. The campaign was a remarkably clean one, but fought by both sides clear to the last ditch. Owing to the fact that the dry committee advertised extensively and imported numerous speakers into the county, it is probable its campaign expense exceeded that of the wets, but not very much so, as the wets drew heavily on their war fund. The election passed off yesterday without much trouble. Women worked industriously at the polls for the drys, but apparently did not have much' influence on the vote. They were treated with consideration by the voters and the wet poll workers. Many amusing and' pathetic incidents occurred. In one Fairview voting district aa enthusiastic, dry, worker sang loud and long a stirring hymn, while on the opposite corner a corpulent wet worker bawled lustily, "wet, wet, wet." The uproar could be heard some distance. One excited poll sheriff telephoned Sheriff Meredith that at his voting place there was a drunken man creat or ; ine a disturbance. An investigation os i revealed the fact that the "disturber" was not intoxicated but merely arguing with prospective voters to vote for "his side." SIX-SEVENTHS OF VOTE IS POLLED New Garden Goes Drys. for the Fountain City, Feb. 6. The election passed off verj quietly in New Garden township, everything going dry by a good majority. The vote was 1SS dry and 2S, wet in precinct No. 1; 106 dry and 21 wet in precinct No. 2. Total being 244 dry and 49 wet. The result of the county vote was a a very great shock to the people of this community, as nearly all were sure the county would vote dry. ' The W. C. T. U. served a free lunch to all voters yesterday and took a gTeat interest in the election, handing out cards, etc., to the voters. The complete vote was 293, which wis about six-sevenths of the vote at the presidential election and is considered a good vote. BROUGHT WOMAN HERE. Mrs. Flora Stamm of Rush county, who has been declared insane, was brought to this city today and taken to the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. She was in the custody of Sheriff King. COUNTIES VOTED "WET." Wayne. COUNTIES NOW VOTED "Driv Randolph, Putnam, Noble, Decatur, Hamilton, P,ike, Tipton, Wabash, Lawrence, Huntington, Switzerland, Parke. "DRY" BY REMONSTRANCE. Boone, Johnson, Scott, Brown, Kosciusko, - Sullivan, Clay, Lagrange, Steuben, Clinton, Monroe, Union, Crawford, Morgan. Warren, Dekalb, Orange, Wells, Fulton, Owen. White, Henry, Pulaski, Washington. OPTION ELECTIONS ORDERED. Date. County. City. Feb. 9 Clinton, Frankfort. Feb. 23 Howard, Kokomo. .Feb. 23 Daviess, Washington. Feb. 23 Adams, Decatur. Feb. 23 Grant, Maw on. Feb. 24 Morgan, Martinsville. v Feb. 25. Fountain, Covington. Feb. 25 Gibson, Princeton. Feb. 25 Hendricks, Danville. Feb. 26 qarroll, Delphi. J lasrtt 4 Marshall, Plymouth. expecT-IKMSH 5 Whitley. Columbia City. b A

CROSS WALKS ARE ALMOSTCONCEALED Mud Makes Their Use Almost Impossible.

The condition of the cross walks throughout the city is fearful. They are covered with mud and dirt so deep that it is next to impossible to find the bricks. The street commissioner has turned his attention to the Main street pavement occasionally, but the cross walks in other sections might never have been laid, when the amount of good they do not do is considered. E JOIN III SEARCH FOR BLIND TIGER With Whoops and Hurrahs They Dash Upon Three Places But Find Creature Had Taken Sneaky OWNER GAVE PERMISSION TO SMASH DOWN DOORS Of Restaurant in Which It Was Believed Liquor Was Being Disposed Of Empty Bot tles Found. .iEconomy, Ind., Feb. 6. With whoops and hurrahs, the women of Economy swooped down on three alleged blind tigers here yesterday, but nothing but ; the picked bones were found. The; beasts had left their lairs and it isi presumed they had received warning i in some way. The womenof Economy I fought stubbornly in behalf of local option and went down in defeat, a sad but hopeful host. They did everything that was within their power and the magnificent majority returned here indicates how effectually they worked. But the greatest excitement was afforded by the purported Wind tigers and attempts to run them to cover. The women stood out in the rain to influence the voters, served luncheon and in other ways tried to bring about the result they had hoped for. Three Separate Raids. Their efforts did not go for naught, and when it was reported to them that blind tigers were in opertaion they were not daunted. They did not want want to make a scene, and they did not want to give up their work at the polls, but while they worked they planned and last night everything that could be thought of as the probable resort of three illegal liquor salesmen was ferreted out. Three separate and distinct raids were made by the committee of women and a few men who co-operated wi,th them. One tiger was aleged to have taken up its abode in the Osborne building. Entrance could not be secured and the owner of the building gave' permission to break down the doors. The alleged tiger was in a restaurant and after the women had been denied permission to enter they secured a search warant. With yells and whoops that would have done credit to a band of Comanches onhe warpath the fair residents of Perry township bore down on the restaurant. They believed mayba the keeper of the alleged tiger would be sleeping or at least napping. But he wasn't. When the women displayed their warant they were permitted to enter. They found evidence that the tiger had been there but had left. Empty beer bottles and empty "pigs" were found scattered about, but such "evidence did not warant an arrest be ing made. The tiger bad gained its second eye sight. Only Found Carcasses. The second raid proved a repetition of the first, so far as results were concerned. The supposed den was located in a . barn. After the women made their descent and gained entrance to the structure they found sev eral cases of empty beer bottle These were confiscated, but still there was not enough evideifte for. an arrest to be wararntgd, and the women passed further into the wilds for their prey. The third place did not produce the eyeless creature sought for. While the women were still debating as to the next place to search, the returns from Richmond began to come in. It was not - long before it vtf realized that the county was going wet so hope rwas lost. The search was a ban-

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HAD SHORT LIBERTY Died Few Hours After His Arrival Home.

Matthew Barnes, the young man who was pardoned from Michigan City prison by Governor Marshall enjoyed his freedom but a short tim He arrived at his home at Knightstown Tuesday night and appeared bright and glad to get home. He w3 afflicted fatally with consumption, however, and shortly after going to bed called his sister to him and after a few words life passed out following a hemorrhage. RESULT .11 WAYNE BEING ARGUED AT THE STATE HOUSE Rep. Merriman Fears for Retention of the Local Option Law After This County's Verdict. T0MLINS0N IS HAPPY BECAUSE OF OUTCOME Says It Indicates the Law Will Not Stand Test in Larger Counties Where Voters Are ,, Independent. . Indianapolis, Feb. 6. The result of the local option in Wayne county was one of the chief topics of comvrsa tion among the members of the legislature here today. Nearly all ex pressed surprise. Richmond had been looked upon as a Quaker settlement and it was believed certain that in a city which prides itself on the number and magnificence of its churches and its activity in things spiritual, a majority would be returned against the saloons. Even the members of the legislature who have been loudest in their declamations that the county local option law will not stand the test in the larger counties were overawed when the returns were in and it was learned how heavily the county had gone wet. It is expected that the result of Wayne county's vote will have a marked effect on the legislature. It was the first county to vote in which there is a large number of saloons. , It was the first county to vote In which there is a large city. Also, it was the first county to vote in which the drys had not had the support of the press. It is believed here that if the optionists could have been supported in their fight by the Richmond newspapers they would have won out easily. In an interview today, Represents tlve Merriman, of Wells county, one of the chief supporters of the local option law and most ardent in his demands that it remain on the statutes through this session of the legislature, said that he is afraid the vote of Wayne county will have a disastrous result. He said he is afraid his colleagues will be liable to accept Wayne county as a better barometer of the sentiment of the people than has been the vote in other counties, all of which have gone dry. He stated also that he fears the measure to repeal the option law can exfpect to meet with greater favoritism than has been shown for it heretofore. One of the greatest rejoicers about the state bouift today was Representative Tomlinson of Shelby county. He is a leader for the repeal of the local option law and has proposed a measure which he wants " substituted. He claims that Wayne county has shown more conclusively than ' any other county the real sentiment of the voters. He claims Wayne has shown her independence of spirit and that her voters wil not be cotent to hearken to the advice of others, but prefer to exhibit their own sentiment. ' He Is very optimistic for the success of his measure and believes that the fate of the local option act now is settled and before long it will be stricken from the statutes. - It is believed likely that if any step finally be taken by the legislature, the repealing section .will declare thatt the elections held under the now existing statute shall govern the respective counties for at least the term of two years.. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA AND OHIO Sunday partly cloudy; brisk winds"

A LARGE CROWD

AT COBH SCHOOL ALL DAY FRIDAY Miserable Weather and the Election Did Not Prevent Usual Number of Farmers From Attending. INSTRUCTORS AMAZED AT THE GREAT SUCCESS Lectures Yesterday Were of Especial Interest to Students, Being on Horses and Alfalfa Hay. Centerville, Ind.. Feb. 6. The fifth day of the Sixth District Farmers Short Course, despite the election and the fact that the weather was very bad. was as largely attended as any heretofore. Work before the different sections, one the animal .husbandry and the other the corn department, was a general review of the-work carried on during the week and also some advance work. Besides the practical instruction, three lectures of much in terest were given during the day. The value of the work done this week is apparent to every farmer who attended. The success of the school for next year is also already assured. They Were Surprised. That the instructors, includingProf, G. I. ChrisUe and Prof. W. A. Cochel of Purdue and G. L. Kerlln'of Frank lin; L. M. Vogler ot Hope; C. A Brown of Franklin and T. C. Palin of Mallott were agreeably surprised with the Sixth District Farmers Short Course is shown by statements made by them. To say that they were sur prised at the size of the classes and enthusiasm shown is putting it mildWhat Cochel Said. TTje enthusiasm and attendance shown at the farmers short course was beyond my expectations in every particular," stated Prof. Cochel. Continuing he said, "I feel it is going to yield results in the betterment of livestock and methods of feeding effectively in the Sixth District. The success of the school in this respect will be evident for years to come. I personally feel indebted to the business men and farmers who have made this school successful, for their close attention and courtesies extended toward myself and work this week. It shows me that there has been an Immense amtrunt Of work done 'oh the part of many individual farmers and business men. Otherwise the school could not have been made a success. Held a Discussion. At the Odd Fellows building where the instructors had their headquarters the assistants of Prof. Christie assembled yesterday afternoon and discussed the status of affairs. These men, all of whom are corn raisers of national reputation, were surprised at the corn they found exhibited for show purposes in the town hall. They knew that Wayne county raised good corn but did not -know that it was of such excellence as they found it to be It demonstrated to these men, according to their statements that Wayne county farmers were going to be their future competitors for national honors. Prof. Christie, who had charge of the corn department, did much to successfully manage the school during its period of organization had the follow ing to say: What Christie Said. "I believe the school has been the most successful short course school held in Indiana. Interest has been unequalled in any part of the state where I have been associated with work of this nature. It has been mo6t gratifying to the instructors and everyone connected with the scaool. We feel that the good accomplished through a school of this kind will be very marked. The interest will continue for many years to come. It will not stop with corn and stock but will go on and on till every phase of the farm life Is bettered. "The university hopes that it may be able to assist in conducting many such schools in all parts of the state as the one just closed. It feels that the opportunity offered should be taken advantage of by the farmers of the state. "The treatment received at Centerville is all and more than could be expected. The people in charge have done all in their power to provide equipment and care for the crowds that have attended the school. Especially has this been noticeable in the ' rooms where the work has been conducted." Last.Ni0hts Meeting. Last evening at the M. E. church Prof. C X. Arnett of Purdue, department of animal husbandry, delivered an Illustrated-lecture on conditions in Esuope-as viewed. by himself last summer. Prof. Arnett proved to be an entertaining lecturer. Besides his di-.

FIGHT Oil OPTION

MEASURE STARTS Temperance Forces Believe That They Will Be Able to Prevent Repeal of County. Option Law. TOMLINSON BILL WltL BE FIRST CONSIDERED Repealers Think That They Will Be Able to Unite All Factions of Majority on This Measure. Palladium Bureatf, Indianapolis, Feb. e. The democratic leaders of the legislature have about completed the draft of a compromise liquor bill that will be presented in the next day or two. As stated in this correspondence yesterday powerful Influeitre have been placed behind the effort to remove, the liquor influences from politics, both parties being anxious to bring about this result, and it was known that an effort to frame up a bill tha would be satisfactory to all part1" was well under way, but it was known that it had made as much pfV gress as it showed yesterday. Tlr" fact is that the bill is about rest" now and probably will be offered, f the house Monday morning. Hold a Conference. f s Speaker Honac and Representative Faulknor. Garrard, Tomlinson uni Kleckner and Senators Fleming. Proctor, McCuVough and KIstler, had a conference yesterday at which the provisions of the compromise bill were discussed, and it is understood that . practically everything was agreed, on. Certain features of the , Kleckner i bill, which provides for the repeal of the county local option law and the enactment of the ward and township option was so objectionable to many r -of the legislators that It was soon found that it could not be passed. Then came along the bill known as the Proctor bill. It was first proposedv by Senator Proctor. of Elkhart, but he did not introduce it in the senate. Instead he gave it to Representative Tomlinson, of Shelby county for introduction in the house. It was introduced in the house on Wednesday. But it had its objections, though it came nearer to being what they could all stand on than any other. The German Alliance bill, which was introduced by Gause, was entirely, too liberal as a whole, but it contained some good provisions. Build u.n a Bill. So the democratic leaders, whets they found, that neither of these bills could be passed, decided to frame up a bill out of all of them that could. And they went to work. They got op a bill including parts of each of the others, and they say now that It will go tbroug'j the legislature a sailing. It was said this morning that they will be able to line up nearly every demo- . cratic vote in the house for the new bill and that there are at least six republicans who will vote for It. This, of course would carry it through. It is now the plan to have the Tomlinson bill in the house amended so that it will be . the compromise bill and it ' will then be reported out of committee with a . recommendation that It b passed. This report is expected OA . Monday. . , Will be Restrictive. The compromise bill will be the most restrictive measure for the regulation of saloons that has ever been enacted in the state outside of the county local option law, which makes practical prohibition. It provides that no saloon shall exist outside of incorporated towns and cities. There shall not be any In tae country. If thirty percent of the voters of any city ward sign a petition for a local option election such election shall be held to determine whether saloons shall be permitted in that ward. If thirty percent of the voters of an Incorporated town file such a petition an election will be held at which all the voters of the town will vote. If a ward or town votes dry it will stay dry at least two years. There will be no necessity for local option elections In townships because the only saloons will be In the towns and cities. &ame Kind Licenses. Licenses would be granted In tns same manner as they are granted now, through the county commissioners, and the state license fee would be the same. But the license fee for a town would be not more than 300 and in cities not more than $500. ' The bill provides for the granting of licenses to sell liquor in restaurants. The license fee for restaurants shall be one half of the fee charged for saloons. A restaurant, under this bilL is a place where at least forty persons may be seated at tables and served with food at one time. Tables shall at all times be covered with table cloths and there shall he a sufficient amber of chairs at the tables to seat forty persons. No bar shall be per

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