Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 118, 6 March 1909 — Page 1

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AND SUNTKTiFXrR AM. VOL. XXXIV. . NO. 118. RICHMOND, IND.t SATURDAY EVENING, '.MARCH 61909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. SIXTEEN DROVli . Ill HflFFEnDAM Tragedy Today at English SEIIATE USES THE INJURED MAIi IS PRESIDENT TAFT BAIL IS REFUSED TO THIS NEW YORK BANK WRECKER RECOVERING FAST M. C. Merrill Is Now Out of v Danger. PARING KNIFE OIL APPROPRIATIONS HAS A STRENUOUS TIME YESTERDAY Ship Yards.

SENATE FAILS TO HEED MESSAGE TO THE LEGISLATURE Notwithstanding Governor's Rebuke to House for Ex- ; travagance, Senate Tacks On $225,000 More. WHEREVER HOUSE CUT THE SENATE ADDS ON

IVayne County Officers Will Not Get Increase in Salaries, Amended Bill Leaving Them in Cold. Palladium Bureau. Indianapolis, March 6. 'The senate didn't do a thing to the appropriations bill, yesterday afternoon and last night. No, not a thing. ' It only added about $225,000 to the bill as it came over from the house. That'3 When the house passed the appropriations bill carrying appropriations mounting to more than $8,400,000 for the next two years there was a howl Around the state house, and Governor Marshall proceeded at' once to give the legislature a calling. He told that body In plain words that such a bill was an outrage and that it would probably mean an extra session of the legislature. By this, evidently, he in- : tended to convey to the legislature the fact that if the appropriations bill carried more money than' the state will liave In the next two years, he, would veto it ; That was what everybody understood it to mean. But in the face of all that the senate added more than $225,0CO to the bill, putting it back, to where It was before the house undertook to prune. - : Senate Versus House. Wherever the tcuse cut out an appropriation the senate put it back in the bill and 'it also inserted a few new ""ones" that" the house never had in. Itsbill. It gave the Indiana University about all it asked for; It gave .Purdue everything it asked for; it gave the State Normal school everything it asked for. It even put back in the bill $135,000 for the State Normal that the house cut out. It put back $46,000 that the house cut out of the Girls' school. All this and more, was done after , the governor, had warned the legislature that t'-bill-was extravagant and that It," E!rr probably mean an extra ses;v; it is tip to Governor Mart crake good. He has made good eUc' In every cause thus farwhat will he do now? He told the legislature that the appropriations were $700,000 too high. He said the state would lack that much of having enough money in th next two years to pay the appropriations carried !n the bill. And yet they added $225,000 to it. If Gover nor Marshall is game he will refuse-to sign the bill, just as he said he would. and this will necessitate the calling of ap extra session of the legislature at a coat of $30,000 to $5,0C0. The governor says if this becomes necessary the blame will bo on the legislature for not heeding the. fact that the state is bank rupt. Not Much Party Strife. There does not seem : to be .much party politics In this appropriation dis grace, for both parties are to : blame, The democrats of .the house had no business to pass a bill appropriating more money than the state will have in the next two years.- and the senate republicans should have taken advan tage of the situation and trimmed the appropriations - down to fit the reve nues instead of adding on to them. So they are both to blame and neither aide .is in a position to throw any (ticks at the other for what it had done. If a special session is called the two parties can blame themselves sep arately or Jointly for It. ; One of the Interesting features of the aenate session, a yesterday afternoon Vhen the appropriations bill was under consideration was the attitude ta ken by; Senator Bland against Governor Marshall. Bland never loses a chance to take a poke at the governor aver since he vetoed the Linton court bill in which Bland had his heart set. The appropriations bill contained a provision for a legal clerk in the governor's office at $3,600 a year. This is a brand new place, that Is to be filled by Burt New, of North Vernon, who was on the ticket last fall for reporter of the supreme court. Some of the republican senators wanted to strike out that provision and Mattlngly made a motion to that effect A Gem of Sarcasm. Bland arose and made a speech that was a real gem of sarcasm. He said be believed that , Governor Marshall needed a legal clerk. He needs legal advice, be said. Otherwise be would not do some of the things that he does. Therefore, Bland -said, he was- in favor of giving the great governor of Indiana everything be asks for. And the governor got bis clerk. Before the senate took up the appropriations bill it passed several other bills. Among them was one to fix the salaries of county . officers in . these counties: Allen, Blackford. Boone, Cass, Continued on Page Jive.) '

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CHARLES W. MORSE. . a precedent was established in the case of Charles W. Morse, the banker, who was convicted of the violation of the federation f banking laws. Bail was refused.. Pending the appeal, the U. S. court' has issued an order granting him '. liberty in . the custody "of a court officer during the day. He will have to sleep in the Tombs." Picture is a- snapshot taken as Mr. Morse was leaving the .Tombs. - : v.. ;

MEAtlEST THIEF LIVES AT EATOH Steals Woman's Chickens While Her Husband Lay a Corpse in the House. : ADVERTISES HER TROUBLE CARD IN NEWSPAPER TELLING THIEF IF HE NEEDS FOWLS WORSE THAN SHE TO 'COME AND GET THEM ALL. . ' ; Eaton, O., March 6. The following is from an Eaton newspaper printed this week: r WHO STOLE THE CHICKENS? If the party who robbed me and my little ones' of three chickens, while my husband lay a : corpse, thinks he needs , the money worse than we do, he had better come and I will give him the rest. ;. I do hope those chickens will light and guide them to Eternity. Mrs. Charles Randall. Citizens who were not aware of . the fact are Indignant to think that Mrs. Randall's chicken coop was robbed of almost all. ',- By 4 some it is believed that if the .thlef were a local person, be did . not know of , the death of - Mr. Randall and the circumstances surrounding the family. The police have been notified of the theft and are making an effort to apprehend the thief, but with-few. chaces for. success MANY TAXPAYERS BESIEGE OFFICE County Treasurer Having a Busy Time. The line of tax payers to the county treasurer's office increases as each day arrives. : The semi-annual installment will" be delinquent early in May and, many property owners are making pay-Sj ment at this time. - The May Installment always Is larger than that in November,as a large number of persons prefer to pay for the entire year at this time. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Cloudy and probably era Sunday.

WITH " v.. OF WIFE Wabash Greatly Excited over Arrest of Dr. George Snearly. , A.,- .... B. i. ; . EVIDENCES OF POISONING AFTER ACCUSED -HAD DEMANDED BODY . EXHUMED, EXAMINA TION RESULTS IN SENSATIONILL TREATMENT CLAIMED. Wabash,; Ind., March -6. This entire county , is filled '. with excitement as the result of the arrest of Dr. George Snearly, of Roann, . charged with the murder of his . wife. Following tbe burial , of his wife, the doctor demanded that the body be exhumed and an examination made. , A number of rumors had been current in Wabash county to the effect everything , had not been as it should have been in the treatment of his wife by the physician during her illness. After ' the body bad been taken from the grave a number of physicians and the coroner made a . careful . examination. . They found evidence of strychnine poisoning in the woman's stomach. It was testified by a nurse that hypodermic injections were given Mrs.' Snearly by her husband at what she believed too frequent intervals and following them the woman acted as if under tbe influence of strychnine. -. WALTERS-TO REMAIN 7 f . Fighting Cambridge City Divine Won't Have to Quit Under Fire. HAD EXPECTED TO LEAVE Instead of transferring Rev. Walters, pastor of the Cambridge City Methodist church, who figured in a street brawl with - Attorney A. M. Feemster, during the early part of tbe week, to another charge. It- is entirely probable that he will be returned to his present charge by the 'Northern Indiana conference. Rev. Walters had expected to ; leave Cambridge City this year but now that the trouble occurred between 'himself ond one of bis members, it is believed by local ministers that be will be asked to remain another , rear at Cambridge. -Hia congregation, at its Quarterly conference, is also expected take aottea. MUagtbe oonfereace

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teen men met their death and a half dozen others had a narrow , escape from drowning today when a cofferdam at Birkenhead was flooded. The dam was being constructed at the battleship dock. OFFICE HOLDERS' RE-ELECTIOII ACTPUT OH 'STATUTES Fight Was Made to Kill the Bill But There Was Such a Strong Lobby of Poiticians That It Failed. SENATOR FLEMING WAS ADVOCATE OF MEASURE Representative Wasmuth in Speaking on Sheriff's Ins and Outs Fees Repeal Strik es at Democrats. Palladium Bureau, Indianapolis, March 6. One of the important pieces of legis lation enacted thus far is the bill which provides that city officers shall be eligible to Succeed themselves. A fight was made against this .provision, but. there was such a strong lobbv here representing the city officers of the state, that nothing could . prevent the bill from being passed. The opposi tion pointed out that under the present law ajnayoc. cannot serve niore, than one term of four years in any eight years, and thus he is not able to build up a machine to perpetuate himself in office. But under the bill which was passed a mayor will be able to make his appointments so as 'to build for himself a strong machine that will be able to control the politics of his city and thus keep himself fn office as long as he can maintain his machine. : It Is the same with councilmen. They will now be eligible to re-election, the same as the rest of the city officers. ,': Fleming a Supporter. : Senator Fleming was one of the principal supporters of the scheme to have city officers succeed themselves 'Representative Wasmith, of Hunt ington county, made a little speech. yesterday, that went straight home and left an impression with those who heard it. The house had under consideration.the bill to repeal the in and out fees that were voted to the sher iff s a short time ago. Wasmuth is a member of the fees and salaries com mittee that had the bill in hand. "I am sure I am not opposed to this repeal measure," he sa'.d. "but the fees and salaries Committee has had in its hands during almost this entire session a bill designed to correct the evils of the fee system in the county offices. That bill would settle once and for all the in and out fee question. I refer to the merchants' bill tojflx the compensation for county officers. I was one of the minority members , of that committee who fought to have the bill see the light of day, but we failed. I said then I would never sign a report for the passage of this bill, until the merchants', bill was reported out, and I am going to vote against this bill." Indictments of Democrats. "" Wasmuth's speech is regarded as an indictment of the democrats for refusing to allow the merchants' bill to get before the house. The bill provided that all county officers should be paid straight salaries and that all fees collected should go into the county treasury, thus eliminating all ; chance for graft and fee grabbing. The democrats placed themselves on record as opposed to this reform, and Wasmuth showed them up. - APPROVE 00110 OF Is Commissioner in West River Ditch Case. The bond of R. A. Howard, county surveyor, as a commissioner in the West River ditch matter has been examined and approved in the Wayne circuit court. This West River proposition has been in tbe court for several months, it originated from a petition to the county commissioners asking that tbe stream be dredged. It was claimed it overflowed and damaged property. 1 There was a remonstrance to the petition and after tbe cnmmlastoaers bad granted tbe petition the ease was annealed to tbe dn

Cuts Big Gobs Off the Meas

ure and at the Noon Adjournment, Bill Had Shrunk Considerably. - THINK GOVERNOR WILL GET MEASURE ON TIME Stated He Would Not Accept It After Six O'clock Tonight But It Is Thought He Will Break 'Rule. Indianapolis, March 6. Palladium Bureau, When the senate adjourned at noon today it still had tbe appropriations bill under consideration and had made sweeping reductions in it. It had the total In the bill $21,507.4i below what was when the bill came from the house. The 'senate cut out $113,XM) for new buildings at the state normal; $40,K for an amusement hall at the Central Insane hospital; $-10,000 for Tubercu losis hospital; $45,000 for a new build Ing at Indiana University; $3.D34.4 from Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Hornet $17,500 from the Boys' School at Plainfield and $10,000 for a coal shed at the Central Insane hospital. The senate renewed the cutting process this afternoon and it is said will trim far below the democrat's appropriations. The governor is waiting patiently for tbe bill and if it is too high he will veto it. This is known to be the fact. Although he said he would not receive a bill after six tonight, it is thought he will receive the appropriations - bill whenever it Is passed, and that he will also receive the other bills- tomorrow and Monday, but he will only pick out bills he is willing to receive. The house , passed a . bill requiring x-r tkAiiBOiifl Manilla Tvnar Vioarillcfot. ou Jecomotives, but,cut out the phrase ! Hmiiiii? th selection, to electric. .The Ranke senate bill fixing compensation passed the house and goes to the governor. ' ' Action of House. The house passed the senate bills legalizing the incorporation of the towns of Andrews, Cedar Grove, Munster, Pennville, New Chicago and Bainbridge. It also passed a bill authorizing cities between six thousand and fifteen population to levy, a tax for a hospital. The senate resumed the consideration of the appropriations bill. The governor vetoed the bill limiting to three years as the time in which to Institute disbarment proceedings against lawyers. He says crooked lawyers should not have any protection in law. - EFFORT SECURE RECRUITS FAIL Navy Officer Had Another Fruitless Day. Yesterday another fruitless , visit was made to this city by the navy rei cruiting officer. Louis Raper, coxswain, with headquarters at Indianapnlin was it tho nnstnfflno 1nKtoa1 ft month Indiana led the field from standpoint of enlistments. the INGERMAN SUIT. , Suit was entered in the Wayne circuit court' today in behalf of John Ingerman vs. the estate of Katie .Wolfram on claim, demand $772.05.

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on C. C. & I train No. 2, , who was injured in a wreck at Economy last week is recovering rapidly at his home and his injuries are not as serious as first believed. ANNIVEBSARY OF CENTENNIAL WILL BE CELEBRATED Plan Launched Last Night by Methodists to Observe the Founding of the Church in Wayne County. MAY PURCHASE FIRST LOCAL CHURCH BUILT This Building Now Located on South Tenth Street and Used as Residence Plans Not Completed. - The celebration of the centennial an niversary of the advent of Methodism in this county will be held this sum mer, according to plans proposed at the banauet of the First M. E. Brother hood last evening, held at tbe church. Following a toast by Rev. O. S. Harri son on "Methodism's Past History in Wayne county." the Rev. Wade moved that the Brotherhood Initiate a move ment to hold a centennial celebration nil th. nmnmlilnn "ws Instantly If. Pted by the lare number presenL It is nrobable that the meeting win oe held on a farm about two miles north east of Fairview, which was settled by Jacob Smith and family, and where, in 1809, a circuit rider stopped and held services. To Be County Affair. The work will be left to committees and all Methodists in the county will be asked to co-operate with the First M. E. Brotherhood in making the af fair a success. Rev. T. M. Guild, presiding elder of the Richmond district. , -win propose the matter to the other churches in tbe county and It is belleved that all Methodists will take an act ive part in tbe affair. , It would not be surprising If the movement would advance to such point as to start a centennial fund with which to purchase tbe oldest rel ic of Methodism in this county that of the first church builaing,- which is now located on South Tenth street just South of the first alley on the west side of the street. - It is now double frame dwelling and is in a very bad condition. This house was built in 1823. Gives Local History. .Rev. O. S. Harrison in his toast told f the local history of Methodism from 1809 to the present time. . He stated that when Jacob Smith and family were about the only pioneers between here and Fountain City a circuit rider came to their house and stopped for a fear days. He then opened services and they, were attended by large crowds. An organization of Metho dists were effected at once. The meet ings were held in tbe open at first. The next step was the erection of log cabin to be used for a meeting bouse. It was located in what is now known as "King's Grave Yard," about two miles northeast "of Fairview. It (Continued on Page Two.) (0 man wnica one would expect a new been Invented and designed by Bogbar u a cress between, a locomotive and two steam operated plows, driven by

New Executive Senas Mes

sage, Meets 4,500 People, Takes a Walk and Reviews New York Regiment. SECRETARY KNOX WAS ' . FIRST CALLER OF DAY Taft Receives Invitation to Celebration of Tercentenary of Discovery of Lake Champlain Accepts. : Washington. D. C. March 6. Presi dent Taft s first day in the white house certainly was a busy one. Tbe new president arose early, took break fast at 8 -o'clock, talked a while with his family, and went to the executive offices at 9:30 o'clock. Then the rush began. His first caller was Mr. Knox, the new secretary of state. Af- -ter Knox came the deluge. Scores and scores of pqople made their way into the president's office in the next hour or so and hundreds shook hands . with him in, the east room of the white house after he had reviewed tbe Seventh regiment of New York, which. delayed by the storm and unable to participate in the parade, consequently showed themselves on Pennsylvania avenue yesterday morning. Finally, worn out by the bard day. President Taft ran away from it all and went out walking witb bis broth ers. Henry W. and Charles P. They left the front entrance of the white , house X. 4 o'clock and walked out the west entrance, making their way to the rear of the executive mansion and its grounds. Two secret service men followed closely behind, , . showing President Taft fntends to keep ap the custom of using this "branch of tho service for his personal protection. ' The president' walked briskly and chatted witb bis brothers. The walk was filled with sightseers, who recog- -nized the distinguished person In the overcoat and derby and tbey respectfully stepped aside, most of them lifting their hats. Mr. Taft did likewise. Shakes Hands With 4,500. ' Those who stood In line with Taft as he received his visitors la the east room and who also were In tbe execu- . tlve offices throughout tbe day esti mated that he must have grasped tbe hands of between 4.000 and 4.500 persons. It was mighty strenuous work, but the president's grip and smile . seemed to be working Just as well last -evening as it did early In the moraing. " First Message to Congress. . . Shortly before noon the presided sent his message to tbe caprtol with ' his cabinet nominations as well as a few others. This was tbe most lmper tant piece of official business traaa .- , acted during the day. One of the. president's most important conferences yesterday moraing ; was wittf ''the republican members of tbe ways and means committee of the , house, who came to talk about tariff V and the special session of congress. , Mr. Taft spoke on the subject earnestly, telling his Ideas as towhat tbe tar-. Iff should be. He also hoped for an inheritance tax. but said-the special : session would be called for consideration of the tariff, bill only. The president received and accepted his first invitation, agreeing to axtend for 'a couple of days tbe tercentenary celebration of the discovery of . ' Lake Champlain by Samuel Champlain. Senator Dick of Ohio was among ' the callers in the morning: It was bis ' first visit at the white house In a Ions time. " " SPEAKS 00DOYCOTTS Rev. S. R. Lyons Will Tomorrow Air His Views ca .. This Subject 1 TO REFEfl TO TRUECLOOD Rev. S. R. Lyons, pastor of tbe fieCJ Memorial church will preach tomorrow on the' "Persecution of the. Nation's Prophets." In bis sermon be will . touch upon the intolerance- of tbe boy eott; the persecution for opinion's sake and the treatment of our presidents. He will no doabt toseb opoa the boycott esUt-j)ed by small . eCxatry towns aghast- Richmond, beeaase tbe city west "wet," sad wX3 also rretaUy speak concerning tbe aeisefaUaa of Prof. W. X. TraeMood of Cartbaas college, because he held aa ornlon wlCk did not coincide with thai of

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