Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 95, 11 February 1909 — Page 1

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AHD SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. NO 95. -IS RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1909. SINGLE COPY. CENTS.

LOCAL Y. M. C. A. SELF SUSTAINING REPORTS SHOW Directors of the Institution Pleased With the Information They Received at Monthly Meeting.

HORSE THIEVES CAUSE TROUBLE Are Now Very Active in Fayette County. THUDSOD BILL President Leaves on His Last Trip A s Chief Executive of the Nation STILL HAS RUCKS STBEUII III PATH

CALIFORNIA HAS ACCEDED TO THE FEDERAL DEMAND The Legislature of That State Decides Not to Disturb Relations Between Japan and United States.

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SECY GOODWIN URGED THE SCHOOL FEATURE

Announcement Made That There Are Now 688 Members of Association Will Enlarge the Popular Spa. At the meeting of the directors of the Y. M. C. A. last evening the re ports of Secretary Goodwin. Physical Director R. J. Horton and Boy's Secre tary Orville Brunson, were read and discussed. The reports were very in terestlng, especially so because they crave the directors an idea as to what to expect in the future. The first month demonstrated that the association will be practically self sustaining. Besides the reports, the board con sidered other routine items. Goodwin's Report. In his report, Secretary Goodwin Called the attention of the board to the social features of the association, mentioning- in this connection, the "spa," the bowling alleys, the pool nd billiards, swimming pool etc. The "pa" has proven so satisfactory that the board will enlarge its capacity by enclosing the adjoining . room to the east by screens and place tables within where the business men and members may obtain their lunches at noon. ; During . the first month there has been a large number each noon who could not be seated upon arrival. During the month, the bowling alleys cleared about $2.35 per day. This Is ..Regarded as a very good record, considering the cheap rates. Fool and billiards are also popular Mr. Good' win stated. i Urges School Feature. It was urged that the board assist In the selection of the education committee, t if such work was to be done this year. The directors were urged . to boom the reading department, which, Mr. Goodwin declared, was not , being appreciated as it should be. In the home department, it was shown that a dividend of approximately $100 had been declared during the month. In this department there are 31 of the dormitory rooms out of the 49 rented. "'' 'Are 688 Members. The membership of the association Is at present 688 members, divided Into 320 into the boy's department and 68 In the men's department. Physical director Horton reported that hia department had spent the month in organization. He also announced the following committees JAcquatlcs, Earl Henley, chairman; C. J. Kauffman, Coach Vail, of Earlham college and R, F. Foster; gymnastics, !W. H. Romey, chairman; RuBh Bownan, Sam Fred, J. A. Donahue. E. F. Watt; athletics, Carl Meyers, chairman; Ralph Cain and Roy Compton; health. A. L.' Bramkamp, chairman and . Isaac Wilson. In the classes, there are at present 400 members en- ' roiled, divided as follows; junior preparatory. 47; Juniors, 114 Intermediates, 114; seniors, 104; employed boys class, 40 and business men's class, 28. Mr. Horton has given 62 physical examinations. During the month, there were 3,022 baths taken, estimated from the number of towels sent to the laundry. Report of Brunson, Secretary Brunson of the Boy's department dwelt ; on the organization of the Bible classes during the month. His report showed that there were 12 such classes organized with, a large membership. The Instructors In the different departments of the Bible class work are as follows; In the high school section. Dr. S. R. Lyons, Orville Brunson, Prof. George Hamilton, lister Haworth of Earlham and Paul Brown, of Earlham; in the Garfield division, Perley Denman and Mr. Hall of Earlham. Prof. Conrad and Clifford Plummer; junior division, Mr. Wright of Earlham. The other two classes are in charge of members of the high chool , class. Mr. Brunson also ' reported that a camera class had been organised and a room on the third floor given to it for use whenever the members desired. An orchestra is also being organized. The board : considered the trouble with the contractors and announced that nothing could be done until Feb. St. Kenworthy's Subjects. Prof. M. S. Ken worthy of Earlham college has announced the subjects of the ten special lectures to be given br him at the Y. M. C. A. on the life of Paul. These lectures wilt be given free.. The subjects to be given once a week, commencing next Tuesday evening, are: "Early Years, "Saul the Persecutor, . "Saul's a Conversion.! "Paul's Gospel.- "The First Missionary Journey,' "The Council at Jerusalem," "The Second Missionary Journey," "Pauls Journey to Jerusalem" sad concluding with "The years in

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OFF FOR HODGENVILLE, KY. Washington, Feb. 11. President Roosevelt today started on his last United States. He left this city for Hodgenville, Ky., where, tomorrof , he Abraham Lincoln. The president was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Wright, Private Secretary Loeb and Surgeon General Rixey of the navy. Hodgenville about noon tomorrow. After the exercises there the party will arriving here sometime Saturday afternoon. "

HOUSE FIGURES TO SHIFT LOAD Oil THE SENATE Will Probably Pass All Three Liquor Bills, Then It Will Be Up to Those Dignified Senators. HOUSE MEMBERS TIRE OF BEING THE GOATS Governor Marshall Today Signed the Vincennes University Claim After Waiting To Be Enjoined. Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, Feb. 11. The democrats and republicans In the house of representatives have grown tired of the liquor question and at present there is reported to be a plan on foot which will relieve the strain. The scheme is to pass all three of the liquor bills, the Tomlinson, Kleckner and MadJgan bills. These all go in on passage in , the House this afternoon. The Madigan bill in its present form adds ward and township to county local option. By passing these three measures the house puts the responsibility of; solving the liquor question on the senate. Bills Passed by House. The following bills were passed by the house: Stahl, to require mutual insurance companies to have a million dollars insurance before they axe allowed to Incorporate; Stephens, requiring publicity In Insanity Inquests to prevent railroading of persons to asylums; Sunkels, to give 25 cents of each dollar for hunter's license to the county clerk; Seidens ticker, making it a crime to make a .false financial statement to obtain - credit; the county clerlV fee bill was made a special order in the senate for next Thursday. The house voted $260 to the family of Representative Sarber of Marshall county, who died. The election of his successor occurs there today. Sarber would have earned this sum in salary if he had lived until now. Marshall Has Signed. Gov. Marshall today signed the Vincennes university claim bonds amounting to 1128,548. He waied thirty days after taking office for some to enjoin, but no action has been taken. The claim was allowed by the legislature two years ago, but Hanly vetoed it. The bill was passed over his veto. Hanly still refused to sign the bonds. Marshall : declared :f that the governor had no right to refuse his signature after the bill was passed over his veto. Gov.' Marshall wrote a letter to a friend , which was made public today saying that he will not attempt' to control legislation. He says if the legislature falls to redeem the party platform pledges, the fault will hot be with the governor. ' This is his first utterance concerning legislation since

BOWER OF BEAUTY IS THEJOLISEUM Hundreds of American Flags -AntF Other Decorations f Have Been Put Up.

HON. W. D. F0ULKE SPEAKS ON THE IMMENSE STAGE IS A MINIATURE SOLDIERS' CAMP WHICH WILL BE A POPULAR FEATURE OF PROGRAM. RUMORS ARE UNFOUNDED. Reports were current on the streets' today, that Wm. Dudley Foulke will not deliver the address at the Lincoln exercises this evening and that all seats will be reserved, so that the general public cannot ,be accommodated. The reports are absolutely false. Mr. Foulke will speak and there will be plenty of seats. The coliseum is dressed up in expectancy of a large crowd to attend the Lincoln centennial anniversary exercises tonight. The work of the Cincinnati firm ' which' decorated the hall, is the highest perfection of the art. Hundreds of .Flags. Flags by the hundreds have been hung from different places, some being draped in the form of a' butterfly. Nearly all are United States flags but emblems of other countries are also used. The stage at the west end of the coliseum is very large and on it will be located a soldier's camp. At one side will be a regular army wagon. A real grove will also be located on the stage. In the midst of the trees and stumps, the soldiers, or rather, the members of the Apollo club dressed in uniforms will be stationed. Each member of the L organization has a "pup" tent To one side will be stacked the guns.. In the back ground there will be an officer's tent. At the rear of the stage there will be a rail fence. During the numbers of the Apollo club the hall will be in. darkness except ' for , the " red incandescent lights displayed in front of each tent. The stage curtains will be American flags which will be drawn aside after the commencement of the program. 0L0 GLORY FLOATS OVER THE SCHOOLS Children Will Observe Lincoln ' Day Fittingly. The Lincoln t Centennial "Anniversary will be celebrated in the public schools of the city tomorrow with appropriate -. exercises. On all of the buildings the American Has; will be raised. The schools will adjourn at the afternoon recess. No set program has been adopted but each room will observe the annlveiBaxjr isf A

extended trrp as dBTef executive of "the will do honor to the memory of Ethel Roosevelt, Secretary of War The presidential party will arrive at return imemdiately to Washington,

IN FOUR MINUTES JURY DECIDED III FAVOR DEFENDANT Jurymen Smash All Court Records in Reaching Decision That Tangeman Was Not a Wife Deserter. WALKED IN AND TURNED AROUND, THEN CAME OUT The Case Was First Tried in Wayne County, Making It a Penal Offense for Man to Shake His Better Half. In the shortest time on record, -the jury that heard the case of the State vs. Charles Tangeman, charged with wife desertion returned its verdict this morning. It was just four minutes after the jury passed to its room that it returned and informed the court it had found the defendant not guilty. But one ballot was taken. The time consumed by the jurors in debating the subject was a nonenity, as all appeared to have made up their minds during the reading of the instructions by the court Court Was Surprised. Judge Fox said he believed the time required to agree upon the verdict was the shortest he ever had heard of in the local court. He said he felt certain it was the quickest in his experience as a judge or attorney. The jurors simply walked into their room, turned round and walked right out again. The charge against Tangeman was preferred by hia wife Alice. She charged him . with going away and leaving her without . any means of support. She claimed he had cursed her. The defendant claimed his wife had threatened to kill him a number of times, that she swore at and reviled him in the presence of others. Witnesses were introduced to prove the woman of violent temper and that when angry she did not always choose the best of language. Before marrying the couple went together for ten years. Tangeman testified that before their marriage they had had quar-rels-but believed all , would be better if they took up life's course together. Court's Instructions. .Touching upon the meaning of wife desertion, the court In instructing the jury said: .. "', " "The word 'desert as used in the statute means wilfull cessation of the marital relations' of the husband and his wife, without justifiable cause, leaving her without reasonable means of support. By the term of the statute the causes that will justify such desertion are adultery or other vicious (Continued on Page Seven.) THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA AND OHIO Partly clotxfy

RECONSIDER SCHOOL BILL AND DEFEAT IT

President Is Rebuked for His Dictatorial Ways and the Rights of States Are Set Forth Very Plainly Sacramento, Cal.. Feb. 11. Yielding to the pressi e brought to bear by President Roosevelt and Governor Gillett, the California - Assembly retired from its previous position on the anti-Japanese matters yesterday by reconsidering the former vote on the segregation of Japanese students In the public schools, and finally rejecting the measure by a vote of 41 to 37. An effort by the supporters of the bill further to reconsider was lost by a tie vote, and the Assembly is now clean of any anti-Japanese measure objected to by the National Administration. The fight for the suppression of the bill was won only after many hours of heated debate on the floor. The struggle started at 10:30 o'clock in the morning on the presentation of a resolution by Assemblyman J. P. Transue, of Los Angeles, affirming the right of the state to govern its schools but withdrawing the Japanese segregation measure because of the President's objection to it, and it lasted until 4 o'clock -in the afternoon,, when Grove I, Johnson's motion further to reconsider was defeated on a tie vote, 38 to 38. The school bill is still to be considered in the .'mate, having been presented there by Senator A. C. Minnette, but there is little chance that the measure will be approved when brought up. Governor Is Pleased. "I am highly pleased with the action of the Assembly," said Governor Gillett. "The East has been deeply concerned in the measure pending here, and I feared that if the antiJapanese legislation was rased at this time it would have a tstrous effect." The anti-Japanes; forces in the Assembly were .led -by Grove I. Johnson, author of the segregation bill on which the fight hinged, and Louis W. Juilliard. Democratic floor leader, while the opposition was directed by Transue and Richard Melrose. Transue's resolution opened the debate, and the fight was really made on this measure, the reconsideration motion not being put until there had been a lengthy argument. Mr. Johnson repeated his defiance of the President and called upon the Assembly to ."stand by its guns." He was answered by Ts nsue and Melrose, every phase of the question being reviewed. . Transue suddenly withdrew his resolution and the fight centered" on the reconsideration motion, presented by Walter" Leeds, of Los Angeles. This was finally forced to a vote and was carried, 43 to 34. The roll call on the bill itself immed(Continued on Page Two.)

Lincoln Centenary Program at

Coliseum

" Master of Ceremonies Rev. S. R. Lyons . Guest of - Honor Isaac Jenkinson 1. Overture, -"Poet and Peasant" Suppe Richmond City Band 2. Assembly Bugle Calls Robert C. Wilson 3. Invocation ...I Rev. S. R. Lyons. 4. ''Oh. Hail Us Ye Free" Verdi ' Apollo Club , 5. Presentation of Lincoln Tablet to the City of Richmond............ - E. H. Harris. Sec'y Y. M. B. C. representing Rudolph Gaar Leeds 6. Acceptance on behalf of the Citizen of Richmond ................ Rev., S. R. Lyons 7. LINCOLX Hon. William Dudley Foulke 8. "Kipling's Recessional ........ . ................... De Koven Apollo Club. Soprano Obligato, Mrs. F. W. Krneger 9. "Sounds from the Sunny South"...... Isenman Richmond City Band , 10. "America , Entire audience, accompanied by Richmond, City Band Benediction. ,' . Members of Apollo Club Mr. Lee B. Nusbaum, Director. George H. Eggemeyer . Frederick C. Knollenberg Harry Stillinger . . : , . Joseph F. Weasel WU1Um a Kienker Oliver P. Nusbaum A. B. Price Edward H. Hasemeier :Wslter H. Luring - . Rutherford B. Jones -- Joseph H. Chamness Alton T. Hale . Dr. L. S. Cheaowetb Charles Cox James L. Carver The program begins promptly at 7:45. During the seating , of the. audience, the Richmond City Band will render an improsapta program. ,

Horse thieves are getting In their work in Fayette county. Farmers in the vicinity of Glen wood have lost a number of valuable animals recently. The police of the surrounding cities have been sent -notification, but none of the hor&es have been recovered. It is believed the animals have been taken to Cincinnati, where a ready sale Is provided for stolen horses.

WOULD DEPRIVE CITY OF SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS Bill Favorably Reported to House Providing Against Pumping of Gas From One County to Another. EMERGENCY CLAUSE WOULD BE DAMAGING Prompt Passage of Act Would Mean Many Richmond Cit izens Denied Fuel Before Close of Winter. .Away out In the cold would be left hundreds of local citizens if a bill in troduced in the house this week be comes a law. Larger supplies of coal would have to be stored away. In some residences the lighting system would have to be changed at additional expense and inconvenience. Every natural gas fire or light in the city would be extinguished and all because a representative of Madison county has an idea that natural gas should not be pumped out of the county In which the flow is secured. The business of the natural gas company of this city would be ruined practically and Its property holdings would have to be sacrificed at a large financial loss. Because the Richmond supply of natural gas comes from the Henry county field and is pumped here. Bill Reported Favorably. The bill has been reported favor ably in the house and is expected to be reported for passage within a few days. It carries an emergency clause and if passed by both branches and signed by the governor would become effective with the proclamation. Hundreds of consumers of natural gas in this city would be derived of their fuel before the winter season is over, All communities In the state would be deprived of the use of natural gas unless they would be supplied by the natural flow. That would be practi cally impossible In this city. The distance from the Henry county field is considerable and it Is not probable the natural pressifre of the gas would be sufficient to force It through the pipes to this city. Have Good Gas Supply. Within the last few years the lo cal company has drilled new wells. and added to its pumping and piping equipment so extensively that local consumers enjoy a good flow of gas. It is but very seldom that trouble with a lack of supply is encountered. (Continued on Psge Two.) Tonight A

Yesterday's Victory tor the

Liquor Forces May Still Be Turned into a Victory fcr.1 The "Drys." J STEVE FLEMING POWER IN THE LOWER HOUSE " " " " ' " All Doubt as to Vhcre RatKft Stood Was Dispelled Yesterday Paper MakeA Sensational Charge. ' Palladium Bureau. Indianapolis, Fob. 11. The big light of the session ot the legislature thus fsr has been the li quor fight In the house, yesterday, and while It resulted In a victory for the liquor forces it does not by any manner of means indicate that the Tomlla son bill will pass the house when It comes up for passage. Yesterday's fight was only a skirmish, or a pre liminary, as you might term it. That real fight is yet to come. Fleming a Factor. But there Is one thing about yesterday's contest, and that Is that It proved that Senator Steve Fleming; baa mora power in the legislature than most people give him credit with having. The Tomlinson bill was a mended y eater day just to suit the Fleming idea. The Tomlinson bill is the bill that was framed up as a compromise between the extreme brewery Idea and the temperance idea, and It was the hope of the framers of the bill that it would) afford a ground on which they could get together and repeal the county option law. But 'It contained one pro vision that did not suit Flemtns.- It proposed to limit saloons to cities aad incorporated towns and to shut them out of the country districts. This, it was learned, would put out of business) a good many saloons around the edjes of Fort Wayne which sell beer manufactured by Fleming's brewery, and of course Fleming war opposed to this feature of the bill. : It was . figured that under the local option law Allen county would never go dry and that therefore Fleming's suburban saloons would continue In business. But on-, der this proposed Isw they could not -So Fleming was safe In opposing this feature of the Tomlinson MIL Suggested an Amendment, It became known that Fleming; was suggesting an amendment to the bill that would provide that saloons might be licensed anywhere within the police limits of the city. Now the police limits extend four miles beyond the city limits of a city, and It was pointed owt that this would take In about all of Um suburban and country saloons aronns) Fort Wayne. But It was said that ho would not be able to get the amendment through, because there would be increased opposition from the temperance people. But the result shows that Fleming knows a thins or two about getting things don. Wham the Tomlinson bill came up for. amendment st the afternoon session gchresder of Evansvllle. a republican, who announced long ago that he would vote for the repeal of the county option: Isw, proposed an amendment to permit saloons anywhere within the police limits provided a majority of the voters of thst territory Petitions the county commissioners to grant the licenses. ' - This was right in ' line with tbs Fleming idea.' The amendment was adopted with only a few votes against it. The "ayes' yelled out their vote, but the "noes' made only a- faint sound. Made Gallant Fight. The temperance democrats made s gallant fight yesterday, against the ' liquorites. Msish of Frankfort, one of the leaders in the ranks of the temperance democrats, made a sizzling speech In which he took his party to task for undertaking to repeal the county option law, a law which, he said, the people want to give s fair trial. He pointed to the results of county option elections as proof of the popularity of the law throughout the estate. Clore. Merriman and Chrisney made speeches ' against the Tomlinson MIL Ho tetter, who had been counted the leader of the antfrepealers, made a motion to strike7 out section 13 of the Tomlinson bill, which is the section that repeals the county option law. but his motion failed, the vote being 45 ayes and 51 noes. KHver of Lake county, and Haggard of Tippecanoe did not vote on this motion. However, both voted earlier hi the day with the wets to send, the bill to eav grosment. - Republicans MsSjanV; ', Of course the repuUU-wns, or nearly sH of them, lutped the temperance democrats snd pushed along their Czt against the major or their but the real work of the fht by the anti-repealer lemoerats selves. It. was fun for the iwpnblSeECi. to sit there and watch eleven srV

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