Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 110, 26 February 1909 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALIjAIIU3I AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1909.

CLAIMED THAT A ' GAMBLING JOKER IS IITTHE BILL lawyers State That One Section of the Measure Will Make It Possible to Run Games of Chance. WOULD BE BENEFIT TO FRENCH LICK SPRINGS

Whether the Contention Will Hold Good Will Be a Ques- - tion That the Courts Will Have to Decide. r jr, Palladium Bureau. Indianapolis," Ind., Feb. 26. LTba 8undajr ' baseball triumphed ver its enemies, yesterday afternoon, when the house 'concurred in the Amendments which were made in the fbiii;hy the senate. This action by the (bouse puts the bil up tb the governor for-his signature. But it' is the general ' belief that Governor Marshall veto the bill, when he 'gets a chance at it. He has not said so, but jthere are many who believe that be Swill use the ax on the hill, f" Many of the lawyers of the house Ifend senate believe the bill is unconstitutional because it is class legislation, and because is proposes to leWalls during certain hours an act that is a. crime under the law. This, the lawyers say. is illegal. This, they : believe will be one of the grounds on which the governor, will veto the bill. (Another ground, it was pointed out yesterday, is that under the wording of the bill it (3 believed not only baseball and football but any kind of (a game may be played between one and six o'clock on Sunday afternoons. They say it will even permit poker, chraps, faro, roulette or any of the other games that are usually found on the green table emporiums. The part of the bill which, it Is claimed, will allow the kind of gambling, reads as follows: The "Gambling" Section. I "It shall be unlawful' for any person or persons to engage in playing any, game of baseball, football or other game where any fee is charged, or where any reward or prise or profit or - article of value i3 depending on the result of auch game on the first day of the weeK commonly called Sunday, between the hours of 5 a. m. and 1 p. m. . ' No statute of this state shall be construed to present such game or games on Sunday between the hours of 1 o'clock and 6 o'clock in the afternoon ". " The lawyers point out that this will permit the playing of any kind of a game during those hours, and they even go so far as to say that since the. bill only prohibits such games between the hours of 5 a. m. and 1 p. m. on Sunday they, may be played at any other time during the week. -They point out that under this bill gambling may be renewed at French Lick and the rest of the resorts in 'the state. ' 'Whether this contention wil hold good is a question that only the courts will be able to determine. Hits Messenger Boy. The senate took a fall out of the yellow back novel and the wild-eyed printed on the fronts of the incendiary novels and' books that are sold to the youths of the state, Inciting them to robery, burglary, Indian killing and the other dangerous pastimes. When the senate was considering the house bill to prohibit the display of fire arms in show windows, it adopted an amendment , eliminating fire arms from the bill but making it a crime to display billies, knucks, sling shots and the like and also these bad novels ..and books. ' '- i VIADUCT HEEDED AT TWELFTH 1ST. MAY MAKE DEMAND (Continued From Page One.) coming from the opposite direction, iyassing each other at the crossing. Favor a Viaduct. Several of the present councllmen have expressed themselves as favoring the construction of an overhead crossing. It Is doubted ; by many (whether any would oppose the construction of such a crossing. Although the cost would be many thousands of dollars, it would prove to be a source of protection, . it . is said, worth the cost. It it stated that the Pennsylvania company should have to stand two-thirds of the expense of erecting the crossing. It would remove a large amount of liability from this company and would permit the company to use greater freedom in Its switching of car. Prepared. "-A highland mlntotsr wbo was rather pompom gentiecaaa ease to a shepherd's bow to baptise a eftlM. "Ars yo prepared!" he asked the t OSd pafSSt. "0, js, Bwnsistsr; I have got grand ban lor tea. "I mean sph-ttuaUy prepared, ttaon- .. dared the cleric , ,. . . . . "Jt coons 1 ea: pas. I sot twa

Affairs of the Sporting World

Cleveland was disappointed in one trade during" the meeting;-and that was losing "Wid" Conroy. There was a chance for the clever utility infielder of the Yankees going to the Forest City, but the Washington club outbid Somers with $5,000, and he joins the Washington club at once. It is not Mike Donlin himself, but Mrs. Mabel Hlte Donlin. who is holding up the New York club for more salary., Mike doesn't care much, but Mabel insists upon her hubby getting all he possible can while he is in the zenith of his fame as a diamond hero. Walter Manning, another pitcher, and Jack Knight have also signed contracts with New York. Knight is being freely touted to make good at short. The Yankees cut loose a large bunch of "Iron men" for Knight, and those who saw him work with the Baltimore club last season say that he wil be the regular shortstop for the Yankees. It looks as if the team wil be well supplied with shortstops. Cy Young commenced his major league career, in Cleveland, and it is fitting that be should finish his remarkable term of service In that city. 0. S. STEEL WAGES ABE llOnO BE CM However E. H. Gary Admits That "Bonuses" Will Probably Be Reduced. HE SAYS UNIONS ARE WEAK STEEL KING IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE BASIC CONDITIONS OP THE COUNTRY WILL SAVE SITUATION. t New York, Feb. , 26. E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, gave the first authentic interview yesterday since his statement last Friday evening. In which he announced an open market on steel. "The basic, intrinsic condiaions In this country," he said, "never were better," and he expressed himself as being confident of relief for the steel trade as a result of this condition. He said that between the United States Steel corporation and its competitors there existed no agreement whatever looking toward the maintenance of prices on any commodity or indeed on any other subject. He denied that there was an understanding between railmakers to keep up the prices on rails. "Of course," he said, "there are only a few concerns making rails, but the price of rails today is low and any one 'cutting them would, I think, make a great mistake," Wage Reduction Not Considered. " Wage reduction, he said, has not been considered. If it ever should be taken up he intimated the present wage agreements, which are based- on the sliding scale principle, would be onfy a negligible factor. These agreements he said, had been signed with only n, small proportion of the workmen. Neither would the unions enter largely into the deliberations, as these, organisations, Mr. Gary said, are not strong among the employes of the company. Mr. Gary explained 'at some length the bonus system as it applies to workmen. Every year he said the company lays aside a certain amount of the earnings for distribution by supervisory officers among the most efficient of its employes, who are regarded in proportion to their ability.' 1 "Like a Carnegie medal," suggested some one, "the bonus goes to the most conspicuous." . , "Comparisons are odious," said Mr. Gary. "I'm not comparing it to anything." Incomes Already Indirectly Cut. When the earnings are reduced, he explained, the bonusses are reduced so that it may be inferred that the pres ent condition of the steel trade" already had an indirect effect on the in comes of the workmen even if , their wages would not he touched directly. Mr. Gary did not seem to apprehend any trouble with the workmen if the company should decide to reduce wag es. ' ' In addition to the weakness of the unions the men are held to the com pany not only by the bonus system and old age pensions, but by their in vestments in the company's securities on which the increment is vastly great. er than that accruing .to the general investing public, an advantage that would cease as soon as the holders left the company's employ. BEVER1DGE GAVE KEYNOTE SPEECH BEFORE EDITORS (Continued from Page One) the party's campaign and nominate the men to elect whom the party's campaign is being waged." His Tariff Stand. In speaking of the tariff he reiterated hi declaration for a high and low protetcive tariff, and then touched on , the trust legislation and the modification of the injunction law. Nxt we propose to modify the power of federal carts la iaculnr iayuncttoas," continued the senator, "so

There is little use of talking about of Young's - career, however. He has

come back year after year with the saem old sneed. the same old control and the same old cunning, and there is no reason to believe that he will diminish as a baseball star during the next half dozen years. Tom Daly, the Brooklyn scout, had a few things to say about Joe Ward the other day. "I think ne will make a great clean-up man for the Yankees. He is a hard-hitter and will be breaking the fences. He is also a pretty fielder. We hope Mr. Daly is right. Frank Farrell has no objection to any of his players breaking fences with safe bits. In Boston there Is a rumor that Jack Chesbro has decided to retire from the ball field, as his lumber business is better than ever. This is only a rumor. Chesbro loves the game, and takes it as play most of the time, and, as Willie Keeler says, they will have to tear the uniform from Jack before he leaves the game. It may be that Chesbro means business, but his friends 3eem to think that he wil be there with the rest of the boys when the bell tinkles in April. that no. citizen beneath the flag can feel that courts have been oppressive, and yet that the property of no citizen shall be in danger. Every man must have his day in court and must be heard speedily. This government exists for all the people, and not for classes of people; and those who say that there should be no limit on injunctions, as well as those who say that injynctlon should be destroyed, are equally wrong. We cannot make laws for the exclusive benefit of any class, state, or section we must make them for the good of all. "Soon the Sherman law must be recast. In its preesnt form it nol onger fits conditions. Purely economic laws like the Sherman law must change as economic conditions change. That law is nearly a quarter of a century old in years and more than a century old in spirit. It was enacted when the country's commerce was small compared with that of today; when methods of producing and distributing the necessities of scores of millions of people bad not developed as they have now." PLAY COHHERSVILLE R. H. S. Team Will Meet Fty ette County Opponents At Y. M. C. A. Gym. A FAST CONTEST ASSURED One of the fastest games of basket ball that is to be played In Richmond this season will be this evening when the fast five representing the Richmond high school, will play the representatives of the Connersville high school. The Richmond basket bailers have been practicing hard for this contest and they are in the "pink" of condition. Although the team will be weakened somewhat by the absence of Allison, it is expected that Ackerman will be able to fill his position at guard to a remarkable degree. Hiatt will be the other Quaker guard. Marlatt will probably officiate at center and Thornburg and Spangler will serve as forwards. With this lineup there should be something doing for Richmond. The Connersville five comes with a good reputation and it is very probable that there will be something doing. The game will be played at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. There will be a delegation of rooters from Connersville to support their team. SEEKERS Will TWO FROM THE HAROLDS Three Close Games in Y. C. A. League. M. Standing of League A. Won. Lost. Pet ...9 6 3 .667 ...9 5 4 .555 ,.9 4 5 .444 .9 3 C .333 Seekers ,. Harolds .. ., Kings , Markleys .. After losing the first game to the Markleys by a close score, the Seekers pulled together In the next two games and defeated their opponents in easy style. The result of last evening's contest did not change the league's standing. Team scores made last evening are: 1st 2nd. 3rd. Seekers .. 763 718 S00 Markleys .. .. ....777 702 695 BASKET BULL TEAM GETS ROASTING Camden Rubs It in on Centerville Five. The Treble County News, published at Camden, does not speak very favorably of the Centerville basket ball team. It appears Centerville was to play Camden last 'week and not only failed to But la Its aDaear&nea. but AA not even- notify the Camden manager that it was not eomlng. The opinion U expressed that CeatervUle- crawfished because of atas bright.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS TOOK A SLAP AT SENATE THURSDAY

Refuse Senate's Proposal for Appointment of a bi-partisan Board to Consider Accounting Bill. MAY RESULT IN DEATH OF TOMLINSON BILL Democrats in Senate Who Like County Unit Law May Support It in Revenge on House Democrats. Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. The house, yesterday afternoon, voted to refuse j appoint a conference committee to meet the senate committee for consideration of the public ac counting bill. Already the senate had voted to not concur in the amendments made by the house and had appointed its conference committee. The republicans of the senate announced also that they were perfectly willing for their conference committee to agree that the public accounting board should consist of four members, appointed by the governor, two to be from each party, thus making it a bipartisan board in the fullest sense of the word. But the democrats of the house refused to listen to any such arrangement, and they have now placed the democratic party of the state in the attitude of refusing a bi-partisan board, and insisting on a partisan poard consisting of two democrats and one republican. This is the very thin? that the public does not want, so the democrats are in a deep hole on the thing. Now Out of Its Hands. No further action can be taken by the bouse, as the matter is now entirely out of its hands. The senate, therefore, must do one of two things come to the terms of the house or let the bill rest in its 1 grave. There are some republicans who favor the bill even as the democrats wish it passed. There are also some democrats in the senate who hope to be able to kill the Tomlinson bill. Now, the proposition is for these;, democrats to vote to kill the Tomlinson bill iij ; return for which some of the republicans will vote with them to resuscitate the public accounting bill and pass it as the house sent it over. This kind of a deal is being worked on the quiet and there is a possibility that it may amount to something before the Tomlinson bill comes out for passage. Last night several senators were in confer ence on it. Fleming Is Opposed. But In this plan the schemers have the deadly opposition of Senator Steve Fleming, one of the acknowledged leaders of the county option repeal fight Fleming is moving heaven an J earth to repeal the county option law and pass the Tomlinson bill. And ho does not care a rap for the public accounting bill. He would as soon see it buried as hot Fleming is a power in the senate, and it is hard to tell just what he will be able to accomplish against this plan of trading off votes. As the matter now stands, there rsems to be about an equal chance for the Tomlinson. bill and the public accounting bill. One or the other may pass, but which one, is doubtful. It is almost a certainty that both cannot get through. WRECK IS CLEARED; TRAFFICRESUMED Passengers on Ill-fated C, C. & L. Train Held Up Till Nightfall. MERRILL MAY RECOVER INJURED MAN CONNECTED WITH THE LOCAL POSTOFFICE HE IS SUFFERING FROM INTERNAL HURTS. The wreck at Economy yesterday was cleared "away by nightfall and traffic resumed. It was late in the afternoon before the passengers on the trin were able to leave Economy. The Richmond polo team did not leave this place until after 6 o'clock and arrived in Marion at 10:30. Merrill Will Recover. .M- C. Merrill, the mail messenger on the C. C. fe I railroad who was injured yesterday in the , wreck at Economy is an employe of-the Richmond postoffice in one sense. He receives - his pay every three months

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POLICE LAW WAS REPEALED TODAY BY UPPER HOUSE Swan Song of the Statute Was Sung Today When the Senate Sent It to Governor For Signature.

APPOINTIVE POWER IS NOW WITH MAYOR Quite Probable That Under The New Statute the Local Police Board Will Be Democratic One. Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, Feb. 26. The roetroplitan repeal bill passed the senate today and now is in the hands of the governor. It places the appointive power for the members of the police board in the hands of the mayor. Its repeal was a platform measure of the democrats and it is expected the governor will not refuse bis signature. EFFECT LOCALLY. Democratic Pdlice Board Named. May Be At the present time the mayor of Richmond is a democrat. If the metropolitan law be repealed and the mayor chooses, he may reorganize the board of police commissioners by placing two democrats on it instead of one as now. The present members of the board are Edgar Hiatt, republican, president; Eddy Shera, republican, and Harry Watt, democrat. The repeal of the law would make It possible to organize a police force not controlled by a non partisan rule. Under the metropolitan rules, the police force is equally divided between the democrats and republicans. When the governor of the state is a republican he appoints a police board with two republican members. The third is a democrat and the superintendent chosen is a republican. Under the rules of the local department. when the superintendent is a republi can, the first sergeant is a democrat and the second sergeant a republican. Beginning with the appointment of the first member of the force a democrat, each succeeding appointment alternates as to party. The local department is composed of twenty men and there are ten republicans and ten democrats. If the reoeal become effective and Mayor Schillinger select a democrawc board, a aemocrauc supennieuaem will be named. That means a change throughout the department. If the next mayor be a republican it means a republican board and supenntenaent. That means two shifts in the department. from finance clerk Sprong. Merrill is Buffering from Internal injuries but it Is believed that he will recover. He was removed last evening to his home in Chicago. A beautiful triple rainbow has been 6een at Smolensk, Russia, the air at the time being filled with very fine and powdery snow. NEURALGIA BACKACHE "I Im Mai Dr. LfaflM' Aati-Pal no tar yam m ted ear iter waa oac laiRf thai i mainly ft a tat acectlrt Mn.1 P. BriaMO. ) THE MM r RHEUMATISM mi SCIATICA! 25, Ooaea: 25 Cents JTw Dwmm Milt Dr.'MiHs: AwvPuaPflH ad a w MOortMdj nan rftc snet at otflnr. eacUw laahrt m bate M Scarf W

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