Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 108, 24 February 1909 — Page 1

MIC. ORB FA VOI. XXXIV. NO. 108. BICHMOND, INI)., WEDNESDAY J2VENIXG, FEBRUARY 34, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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0SB0RI1 A VICTIM OF CAR ACCIDENT AT COLUMBUS, 0. Former Richmond Young Man

FIVE VATERLQOS SUFFERED BY WET ARMY YESTERDAY Remarkable Picture Showing Wright's Aeroplane flight GAS MEASURE WAS KILLED III HOUSE AFTER BIG FIGHT CAN IT BE BE A TEN? Balmy and cloudy 7:30 A.M. Bright sunshine S :0OA.M. Wind. 40-mile rate S:IiA.M. Rain and hail S:20A.M. Colder and no rain 9:00 A. M. Snow 9:20 A.M.

Meets Horrible.Death While Makina a Test of a New

Steel Freight Car. BODY SO MUTILATED AS TO BE UNRECOGNIZABLE JMrs. Martha Osborn, Mother Of 'the Young: Man, Receives News of His Death and BsrntBuming Same- Day. ,' HftBryOsbora who was aecidently icQledl at Columbus, Ohio Tuesday, -was furled thl afternoon at . Dayton, (irbefltte and 'his wife resided. . He twdnttiWlx . ofMrs. Martha Osborn, 4brother oft Frank Osborn, south tnedity. No word has been reby. local friends from Mrs. rfSeraeor'TFMnk Osborn,- who were sfeon-to attend thelfunere details of -the accithat hit body -was so ,tcd aa to.be untecognizVtupcf Osborn and his motnpr , Martha. ; Osborn were notified Inettexdar afternoon regarding the vtrnlng of" the "barn on their farm Early yesterdaymorning. Diea Under a Car. 1 A! Columbus, Ohio, dispatch in E peaking of the death of Harry Osorn says: In an unknown manner Harry Ostorn, aged 34, foreman of the truck Department of the Ralston Steel Car Company, was killed' under the wheels tot a car shortly-' before noon . yesteri Superintendent J. Pf. Barclay says at est of new draft gears was being tnade in the yards by allowing a car o run into two others at a distance pf 150 feet. The testvhad been made twice. All the men present in . the yards were instructed by Superintendent Barclay to stay-away, from the liars. After the car had been started on the third test some one shouted that there was a man under the car, and fcfter the impact the body of Osborn was found with the top of his skull feevered. SuperlntenTVnt Barclay believes Osborn warn either. crossing. under the Ear or making an examination when e was killed. The body was viewed by Coroner fianes and will be shipped to Dayton today by PletcherBrown, undertakers. Ob born left 'a f anally in Dayton. . Loss Is Not Known. The exact amount of loss sustained tne.fire that destroyed' the barn s not known by a friends of -Frank Osandhis mother. It Is. thought it III, be quite large. The horses burnd tncluMed "Dick S." owned by Mr. torn, which was one of the fastest orses in 'this section of the country. 'bis horseHiad a record of 2:17. A rse and colt belonging to Bob Davis f this 'City, who is now visiting in wa, was i also killed. They were val id animals. STUCK FAST III MUD Big German Steamer Runs Aground in the Lower Bay Of New York. ASKS HELP BY WIRELESS New York, Feb. 24. A wireless report from the North German Lloyd liner, Kaiser Wilhelm II, says she is Stuck fast .in the mud In Gadney's thannel in the lower bay. The vessel Is not In a dangerous position. A keavy fog prevails. She has a thous and passengers on board including ftnany prominent persons, among them Urs, Henry W. Taft, Tugs have been fcent to the Kaiser's rescue. BULLETIN. t New York, Feb. 24. With the aid of tiJgh. tide tugs the latter pulled the Kaiser Wilhelm II Into deep water, where she anchored and will stay until the fog lifts. SHE SPENT HALF her time hunting servants, and that, with ber housthold cares, left her no opportunity for social activities. Then suddenly ehe became one of the most active members of her set. She told the secret to her husband. "You Bee," she said, 'T never have any trouble now about ser vants. I use the small want ads." Call 1121 on the Heme

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This photograph shows Wilbur Wright making his flight of over two hours' duration at Le Mans, France.

it BY BIG MAJORITY SUNDAY BALL BILL WAS PASSED TODAY Measure Has Now Passed Both Branches of Legislature and Is Up to Governor For Signature. KIRKMAN OPPOSED THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL Gave as His Reasons the Fact That He Did Not Know How His Constituents Stood on The Question. Palladium 'Bureau, Indianapolis, Feb. 24. By the vote of 30 to 18, the senate today passed the Sunday base ball bill. Kirkman, of Wayne and Union voted with the minority. The measure is now up to the governor for his signature or veto. There is a divided sentiment as to his probable action, but friends of the measure are hopeful since his assertion that he does not make the laws and if the legislature cares to assume the - re sponsibility for any measure, it may do so. Time Set for Play. The base ball bill was known as a measure permitting Sunday amusements. It provides, that base ball may be played on Sunday between the hours of 2 and 6 o'clock p. m. and that no park or diamond shall be laid out within 1,000 feet of any church or edifice: used for the purpose of public worship. Kirkman Gives Reasons. Senator Kirkman has explained his stand on the measure by saying he represents two counties. He knows there are many persons in each who are in favor of Sunday base ball and many who are opposed. He claims he has no way to know the opinion of the majority and for this reason has been guided by his own opinion. He claims he does not contest the measure as against the sport but because of the principles of Sunday desecration. FELL THROUGH TRAP Mrs. John Vogelsong Makes a Mis-step and Suffers a Fractured Nose. SUFFERS OTHER INJURIES Mrs. John Vogelsong, residing one mile south of the city on the Boston pike, fell through a trap door at her residence Monday morning and sustained severe injuries. She was preparing the noon day lunch for her husband to take to the factory with him and not noticing that her daughter had left the trap door in the pantry open, she stepped through it She was rendered unconscious and also sustained a broken nose and many bodily bruises. She was resting eas-

"4. r M ? 4-r 4" 1 IT WALTER YERGENS WHS SLIGHTLY HURT Injured by Spreading of Trestle Work. Walter Ycrgens, a plasterer, while working at his trade, at Mrs. GaarY, ; residence, North Tenth street, yester day morning, fell several feet and suffered several bodily bruises. He was removed to his residence, !XS South Sixt street and today it was reported that he was resting easier. Yergens was standing-on a platform when the trestles spread and allowed him to fall j down the stairway, from the second floor. INCREASE STOCK OFJRIVIHG CLUB Action Taken to Secure a Desirable Site. It was decided at the meeting of the Wayne County Driving Club to increase the capital stock of the association from $25,000 to $30,000. This was done as the association directors believe more can be accomplished in the way of purchasing the most desira-1 nit? me mi Lilt; i.ii:k huh 111 I in i n I IV 111 z i it. It is probable that a deal for a site will be closed within a few weeks. ' MASTER'S DEGREE GIVEN CANDIDATES Richmond Lodge MaSOnS Hold j mm . j A IVl6cllny. , i Kicnmona i.oage or Aiasons at its . stated meeting last evening conferred the Master Mason's degree on William Doty and Roy Roberts. Following the lodge session an enjoyable time was had and refreshments served. JUDGE ILL: N0C0URT HELD Has Been Sick Throughout the . Week. Owing to ill health Judge Fox was unable to preside on the bench today and there waa.no session of the circuit court. The judge has been in poor health all week.

Whitewater Cow Was Found Hanging By Rope In Well

"Was it an attempt at suicide, or just an accident?" Whitewater is feverishly debating this question. The subject of this choice theme of conversation is the placid-faced cow belonging to Sam Addleman, a prominent farmer in Franklin township. Monday while Betsy that's the name of Mr. Addleman's : cow was grazing in the old mill lot her wandering feet carried her to an open welL When Mr. Addleman went to get her, Betsy was found missing, v However her tether rope was visible and It

DRY LEADER SAYS BOYCOTT WOH'T AFFECT RICHMOND H0W6Ver, He TllinkS It WOUld Be a Good Thing If It Did Injure Some of the Local Merchants. -3?' TAKES LARGE FALL OUT

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Says That Their Actions Were "Shameful and Unprincipled" Gives Praise to Grant and Howard. "I don't think these boycott resolutions being drawn up by the Ladies' Aid societies over the county will . . . . . , i amount to anything, if they are al- i lowed to run their course. But I believe that it would be a good thing v,.. . , . .-. e .Urt. tju i ' A ! i I to be boycotted after their shameful j I actions at the polls in this city, Febru-1 ary 3. The result cf yesterday's elections in Howard and Grant counties should make the local merchants feel ashamed of themselves and make Wayne county's record look rather black." The above was the statement of a Prominent Main street merchant who took an active part with the "drys" in the recent county local option election in this county. But the merchant tn protect . himself stated he did not care to be quoted before he made the statement. ' - Won't Affect Business. This man stated he believed the resolutions would have little effect on the business of the Richmond merchants, providing the matter was not kept stirred up. He believes that all soreness of the drys of the county towns toward the Richmond "wets" will be forgotten within a short time and the relations between the two be as friendly as they have been in the past. He declared that thert ha.d been no evidence of the boycott doing any damage to the merchants as yet. Calls It Shameful. The business men from whom the optionists expected assistance, but whi quietly supported the "wets" are be(Continued on Page Two.) until it disappeared into the well opening. - Peering Into the well Mr. Addleman found his prize milk producer hanging by the neck, her hind feet just above the surface of five feet of water. A rescue party was organized and the almost choked bovine was hauled out of her precarious position. Mr. Addleman says that Betsy has a nice home and had never ottered a complaint, therefore he scouts the suicide theory. However there are others hint that the scarcity of the grass supply in the old mill lot may have led the cow in an attempt to

War Waged on the Bill by Local Company Causes Committee to Reconsider It and Then Slaughter It.

PROHiBtTlQ PUMPING DAS INTO THIS COUNTY Bill Introduced Today Would Eliminate the Saloon by Declaring It Public Nuisance The Grist. Palladium Bitreaii Irtdianapdiit, Fb. 24. After onee having been" reported up on favorably, the committee iO Which it was referred and being recalled again, the house this morning killed the bill against the pumping of natural ges out of the county In which the wells are located. The action was taken on the report of the committee. This measure affects the citizens of Richmond and the Natural Gas company of that city vitally. K. G. Hibberd and M. C. Henley, of the gas company, Were here ta work against It. Ccaiirari its Author. The bill w3 introduced into the house by Representative Coahran of J.ladJson county. The measure not only prohibited pumping gas outside of the county in which the wells are located, but forbade the use of artificial means of any kind for increasing the flow. The Richmond company secures its gas in Henry county and pumps are necessary to force it through the mains to Richmond. If the bill had become a law it would have shut off the company's supplr and left the city without natural gas for any purpose. One of the factors that rained an impression ou the minds of the legislators was the " declaration t that ; If ; the bill became a law, a new heating system would hve to be installed at the stitution Is supplied with gas and to build a plant of its own would demand an expenditure of about $."iO,00O. New Liquor Measure. A new bill that was introduced today provides for a law regarding a saloon as a public nuisance and permitting their abolition on that ground. This idea is in accord with the recent decision of Judge Artman. Another temperance measure has been a bill to provide for a state commission to make a study of the subJect of drunkenness. The object would be to better conditions resulting from , , , , , , iS ,T the sale and use of intoxicatin; The house bi!l governing loan sharks was passed by the tcnate. This mea3nrp rrnhlhita ;i , nian trnni mn'Mnv a onntrirt h-- which hp bIptip aav hia ?n,fcCt b; h3e Jj?ned .af . JS C;aim on ms miure uts unless me nf ihf .ifo, h -.tipohii 0 . To Ccmpsl Interchange. A nev bill to attract attention provides for an interchange cf business such as messages by the telegraph companies. It 's claimed t'uat it is im - possible to reach some points by tel - egrapn. Decause tne companies wm not interchange. It is desired by some legislators that the state create its own insprance fund and insure the state house and other state possessions. The object is to h&ve the state do its own insurance business. WILL SEE BALLOONS iMany Gas Bags in Indian apolis Race Will Float Over Richmond. INTEREST IS BEING TAKEN Richmond people, especially those with a hankering to own a balloon or at least take a trip in one. are taking much interest in the balloon race to be held in Indianapolis during June. Carl Fisher who is well - known in this city is back of the movementIt is probable that Richmond fcrill be able to see the balloons making trial trips before the race is held, Mr. Fisher has told several local friends that the trial trips would probably be begun within a few weeks. The race will be held for the purpose of testing the endurance of the balloon as a mode of travel and an effort will be made to go as far as Nova Scotia. The balloon "Conquer piloted by Mr. Forbes, which blew up in Berlin, will be in'the race. DEMURRER OVERRULED. The demurrer in the case ofiHont vs. Kean has been overruled by Judge Fox of the Wayne circuit court. The plaintiff has been ruled to reply to .a

WAIIT A LOCAL SITE New Madison Stogie Factory Directors Are to Make An Investigation.

CONCERN VERY LARGE ONE The New Madiaon stogie .factory, which promised to coE to Richi'Ujnd in the event the county frat wet, will tend a committee of its director to the city within the next week or tio to inspect buildings wherein the factory may be located. The Young Men's Busfneas club baa the proposition before it. The factory is one of the largest In the country according to Its representations to the club and einptoys about soo persons. TEACHERS COULD HOT WRITE WORDS OF S0I1G AMERICA Question Put to Wayne County Teachers at an Examination But Proved a Stumbling Block to All. ONE INSTRUCTOR GOT THROUGH ffNE STANZA This Is Believed to Be Reas on Why So Many Children Do Not Know the Words of The National Song. How well known is "America." the national song of the United States? Nearly every citizen blushes when you ask him, and declares the question is I absurd. "Why, everybody knows it," is most likely to be his response. Ask him if he can repeat the words, and will he do' it? He will not have time or there will be some reason that prevents him from acceding to jour request. It Is mcF.t likely he will not know whether to start out with the words "My country" or "Our country." But just the plain, every day citizen is not tee worst oiienaer. i nere IS .h. ,hnnl lMch?r. All those who I took the last examination In this coun- . ... . j ty were put 10 me ie3i. iney aia noi have to answer the question as others pere presented as an opticn. This ract clone, Faved many from chagrin, Because many could not have done it. ,tl5ey CEOse to answer one of the other ; quest!ons. . Teachers Were Stumped. "Write the words of "America," was the question. Did they do it? No. not many. But it is these same M-hool teachers that are supposed to instruct their nr.Dils in the words of the national sons It is sung in the school room frequently, but the teachers do not know it. Cf course, some there are, who will say, why. of course, it must be a very poor teacher who i doesn't know that song. Eut go to the office of the county you, look over some of those examination papers. You will find all kinds of childlike attempts. One teacher managed to struggle through the first stanza and then quit. Supt. .Jordan has not graded the papers, so was unprepared to state how many of those who had attempted, succeeded In writing the song. It might be presumed the pedagogues would have accepted the challenge to write the song as a sinecure and easy way of gaining the percentage, but they didn't, and quite a number passed It up entirely. WILL ELECT CLUB OFFICERS MONDAY Commercial Club to Hold a Meeting Then. The organization of the Commer cial club for the ensuing year will be effected at a meeting of the board next Monday evening. Officers will be elected and other business' consid ered. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Clearing in south, snow In north portion Wednesday; fair

Dry Forces Win Sweeping Victories in Howard, Grant, Daviess, Newton and Ad ams Option Elections,

WAYNE COUNTY STILL v STANDS ALONE Greatest Interest Was Shown In Richmond as to These Elections Grant Vote Was A Big Surprise. -3 Solitary nd defiant. .Wayne count? still continues to remalnln the camp of the -wets." She confidently- expected two sister counties. Grant and' Howard. r to Join with her yesterday., but. alas'ithe wet iorces in inese two- counties were routed, horse, foot and artillery. In two bloody Waterloos of ballots, so, aathas been stated. Wayne county like the ancient Horatlus. who guarded the bridge of Rome continues to stand solitary and alone. Hard Fight in Newton. Grant and Howard counties-were not the only ones to be swept by the dry forces yesterday.' Three other counties lined up for t he cause of temperance. They were Newton. Adams and Daviess. In the former he-dry were given their hardest flght.-winnlng out by a majority estimated atiSSO. , Great interest was taken locally la the five elections held yesterday and last evening the Palladium nisht'force was kept - busy answering telephone calls. As a result of these elections, a total of 14o saloons will go out of business. Election Held Today. ' Today-an option election Is being held in Morgan county, the county seat of which is Martinsville. There are no saloons in the county and the drys will have an easy victory. Tomorrow option elections will be held in Fountain. Hendricks and Fayette counties. Up to date the following counties la this state have been voted dry: How ard. Grant. Daviess. Adams, Noble. Newton, Randolph, Hamilton, Tipton Lawrence. Switzerland. Putnam. Decatur, Pike. Wabash. Huntington. Parke and Clinton. The counties which are already dry by remonstrance are the following: Boone. Brown. Clay. Crawford. Dekalb, Fulton. Henry. Johnson. Kosciusko, Lagrange, Monroe, Morgan. Or ange. Owen. Pulaski. Scott. Sullivan. Steuben. Union, Warren. Well. Whlta, Washington. , Total counties dry, 41. - , GRANT "DRY" BY 2,400. Marion. -Ind., Feb. 24. -Fifty-three) saloons, thirty-seven of which are la the city of Marion, will be ousted from Grant county as the result of yesterday's local option, election. The complete unofficial returns Indicate that the county has gone dry by ful(Continued on Page Five) A YOOIiG BURGLAR PROVES HIS CRIME When Story Is Doubted He Climbs Through a Window , To Substantiate It. y SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL IN JUVENILE COURT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON DELMO DOTY RECOUNTS HIS VARIOUS CRIMES TO JUDGE FOX. After Delmo Doty, the young-colored burglar, had said he. bad climbed through a broken transom Into the Moore grocery on North Third street, his story was disbelieved by Mr. Moore. The boy refused to change his story as told in bis original confession, however, so be was taken to the grocery store by Sergt. McManus and the officer' told the boy be was from Missouri. The youngster only sm'Ied, and as soon as released, jumped up, and with a footing on the doorknob, caught hold of the transom sllL He scaled up and through the opening with the agility of an eel. Before Judge Fox in juvenile court yesterday afternoon. Doty recounted bis various crimes. The court waa not long in determining the oal&plaeo of safety for the boy is t he - reform school .and ordered bim sent there. The sheriff and the box made theftttta

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