Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 156, 13 April 1909 — Page 1

MO ira AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. : NO. 136. BICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1909. SINGLE COPT, 3 CENTS.

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PLUS OF WOMEN Oil TARIFF DILL HFJ0J1 SENATE Finance Committee Cuts the Tariff Rates on Hosiery, Gloves and Many Other Female Necessities. "

REAL REDUCTIONS ARE FOUND IN MEASURE Changes Made in the House Measure Bring It Near to The Wants of the President And People. Washington, D. C, April 13. For once, at least, the women of the county owe a debt of gratitude to the United States senate. Mindful of their protests and as a reTbuKe to the original attitude of Representative Boutell and the subsequent unexpected objection of Representative Mann, the senate has knocked out the objectionable rates fixed by the house on . hosiery and gloves and has done several other things which will be particularly grateful to the women themselves. . Moreover, the thing has been done in such a way that it is not likely the bouse will insist upon its original increases, because the attitude of tha senate absolutely prevents the house rates being taken as party action. Furthermore, the senate has made a . . number of other reductions, and the bill as the finance committee has reported it is so vastly superior in every respect to that which came out from the ways and means committee that one wonders that the members of - the house themselves should have been contented at any time with any such measure. . . Genuine Downward Revision. Several things are left unsettled in the bill as reported from the senate A finance, cpmitee,but the pendency is genuine revision downward, which was completely ignored by the house. On the whole, if the senate bill as reported yesterday,' were to be passed today, it would be substantially a redemption of the pledge in the republican platform,' whereas the house bill was notoriously an effort to evade that pledge. ' ::-v:.": . It is compartively easy to summarize the senate bill. Lumber Is made to pay a duty of $1 per , thousand, the came as in the house bill. Iron ores has been taken from the free list, and made dutiable at 25 cents per ton, a redaction of 15 cents from the Dingley rate. . Common earthenware remains the same as in the existing law, the senate- having refused to join with -tin souse in an underhand advance in the class of ware which goes on the poor tnan's table. Gloves, hosiery : and the entire woolen' schedule go back to the Dingley rates.' There are several changes in the cotton schedules which concent chiefly the scientific valuation of cotton cloth. ' The senate has decided ,:o put cocoa, like tea and . coffee, spices and petroleum, on the free list."' The effort of the house to prevent the importation of Turkish tobacco which is used largely in cigarettes, was thrown down by the senate without hesitation. Cut on Farm Products. The effort of the house to cut tariff rates on agricultural products has no: met the approval of the senate committee: and the Dingley rates have been " everywhere restored. Refined sugar continues to be treated with a prohibitive duty, the same as was voted by the house committee on ways and means. Coal, hides and wood pulp ' are to be given separate treatment later on, and an entirely new, but rational maximum and minimum section will be added to the bill after all the rates are fixed. For the purpose of securing a needed revenue which was almost wholly neglected by the house committee, the senate committee resorted to the schedule: which covers imported spirits, wines and other beverages. On the theory that the luxuries anu not the necessities of life should be taxed, there is a general advance in the rates on all spiritous beverages.' For Instance, brandy is advanced from $2.25 to $2.60 per proof gallon. The Increase on cordials is the same. Champagne and other sparkling wines are assessed $0.60 per dozen quarts instead of $& Still wines, containing less than 14 per cent of alcohol, are to pay 45 Instead of, 40 cents per gallon, and other grades of both still and sparkling wines are taxed in proportion. Ale, porter, and beer advance from 40 to 45 cents, malt extract in bottles being given the same Increase, and the lower grades of cherry juice and fruit spirits advance in the same proportion. -Glove Increase Meant Loss. That this' section will produce, a large Increase in the revenue Is well known, and - it is strange the house should not have resorted to this schedule to secure the money" the treasury needs so sorely. The reduction on the prohibitive prices proposed to be fixed by the, house on gloves and hosiery, also will save a positive loss of revenue

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TURKISH TROOPS START RIOTING SeriourTf outJTes of" Revolutionary Nature Have Been Inaugurated. - POPULACE IS IN A PANIC VIENNA HEARS THAT THE WAR MINISTER, AGAINST WHOM SOLDIERS ARE BITTER, HAS FLED FROM CAPITAL. Constantinople, April 13. Serious disturbances of a revolutionary nature have broken out here. The situation is regarded as grave. Mutinous troops are demonstrating against the , parliament building. 5 A panic has seized the people and the city shops are being hurriedly closed. It is ' understood that the revolting troops demand the dismissal of the Grand Vizier Hilmi ' Pasha and the minister of war. All Riza Pasha. WAR MINISTER FLEES. Vienna," April 13. Dispatches , from Constantinople say that thousands of mutinous . troops participated in the recent' outbreak, surrounding the governmentbuildings . and throwing the city into a turmoil. The minister of war has fled for safety and the insurgents are now occupying the war department 'headquarters and defying the government troops. The- government is making .a - strong effort to prevent the, insurrection from spreading. The loss of life is not mentioned in any of the dispatches. SECOND RANK WORK. " Four candidates for the second rank work will be initiated "at the' meeting of Coeur de Lion lodge, 'Knights of Pythias, this evening. KNOLLENBERG BETTER. George . H. Knollenberg, . who has been confined at, his residence, South Fourth street, for a week, suffering from the grippe, is reported as better. A YOUNG BRIDE. A marriage license was issued by the county clerk yesterday to Jesse Thomas and . Inez Jordan. The young woman is but sixteen years old and the groom twenty-two. J. W. Jordan, the father, gave his consent to the marriage. HOW MANY canvassers do you employ? was the question his friend 'asked him when they were talking about his - - new business. "I don't know exactly," he said, "but along toward 5,600. Then he smiled. "You see, he explained, "I use the small want ad, and every paper delivered represents a canvasser working for me. Call Pnone 1121.

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Andrew Hoover"UnderCOO Bond as Result of Paternity Proceedings. MARRIED AND HAS FAMILY ATTEMPT TO REACH FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT MADE RECENTLY WITHOUT SUCCESS, THEN THE PROSECUTOR ACTS. Andrew Hoover, a prominent farmer residing north of the city about one mile is heldunder a $600 bond as the result of a paternity proceeding entered against him by Ida Gleeson, a woman said to , be about ; forjy-eight years old. Hoover is married and a man of family.. An attempt to reach a settlement in a justice's court failed and an apneal to the circuit court is expected. ; The t proceedings , against Hoover were entered 'by the prosecutor upon behalf of the woman. Hoover can not marry her "and efforts to reach a financial agreement have not been successful.,. The woman has given it to be understood she Is willing to settle for a money consideration.- The two were given time to make an agreement, when in the office of the squire but failed to do so and the prosecutor thereupon asked that Hoover be placed under a bond of $600. MOTION TO DISMISS Attorney Johnson Takes Action Today in.TharpMiles Case. HAS BEEN VERY LENIENT A motion to dismiss the case of Tharp vs'. Miles was made in circuit court today by Henry U. Johnson, counsel for the defense, because of failure to file bond to cover costs as required by the statutes. T. J. Study for the plaintiffs said he went -to Cambridge City Saturday to confer with John Dodson, associate counsel and told him the bond will have to be provided and Mr. Dodson promised to attend to it. Mr. Johnson has been very lenient. Several times he has called the attention of the court to the case and the fact no bond has been filed. He stated today he will not press his motion to dismiss for a few days, but if at the end of that time nothing has been done he will argue for 'Its enforcement The petition of Bertha Jenkins to probate the will of the late Sarah Thornburg has been approved in probate court. ' - - - -

E JOLT GIVEN THE SPRING HAT BY CHURCH BOARD Deacons of the First M. E. Church Met Last Evening And Officially Blacklist the Overgrown Lid. BREAD-EARNERS ARE HAPPY OVER ACTION Anxious to Discourage Use of Millinery Root Gardens Which Put' Awful Crimp in Papa's Treasury. A rude jolt has been handed the nev spring hat of milady. The jolt has been administered by the unfeeling, cold-blooded deacons of the First M. E. church. They have fuled that' the big hats shall be eliminated from the church during the services. Local bread-earners are secretly rejoicing over this action. They are expressing the hope, not out loud, however, that it will serve to discourage their "women folks" from indulging in the millinery roof garden habit. They contend, not out loud, however, they have two objections to the expansive lids one, because they blockade the streets; the other, because they put a crimp in papa's treasury. The reason advanced by the board of the First M. E. church in placing the overgrown spring hat on the black list, is that, when they are worn in the church, the audience cannot see the pastor and the pastor imagines he Is addressing a flower garden instead of a collection of human beings. Must Be Uncovered. The board decided that as long as the present style prevailed the women will have to remain uncovered during services. Of course the board does not care, whether the expansive hats are worn to church, but they must nobe displayed during the services The ttendance"t Che -First MBrstTdlf the regular services, is very large, and on some occasions it is almost impos sible to accommodate the persons at tending, without using the Sunday school room. Last Sunday the women had to be revested to remove their hats. This action was done in several other churches. Realizing that some action on the subject was imperative, the ministeis discussed the matter Monday morning at their meeting in the Y. M. C. A chapel. It was the concensus of opinion that the spring hat was a little too large to be displayed during the church services and that some consideration was due the person seated behind the hats as well as for the minister who colilS not see the faces of his congregation. It is very probably that the different pastors will urge fheir boards to take similar action t.6 that .of the board of the First M . K. church. , Much interest was displayed by the ministers in the action of the First Methodist board and several requests for Information were made this morning to the Palladium. . - . TO LARGER PLANT Standard Pattern & Manufacturing Company Increases Capacity. TO EMPLOY HUNDRED MEN NEW HOME FOR GROWING INDUSTRY IS THE BUILDING FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY RICHMOND MACHINE COMPANY. The Standard Pattern & Manufacturing company is removing from its location at Eleventh and North E streets to the building formerly occupied by the Richmond Machine company, north of the Panhandle passenger station. The pattern concern will increase its capacity and add to the number of employes. When running full force, almost 10O men will be- required. The plant has made a rapid growth and is becoming one of the important factories of the city. Machinery - has been purchased at Hagerstown and is being installed at the new home. - The company f will take up the manufacture of gasoline engines and compressors, and the output will be large., ; The accommodations offered by the new location wilt far surpass any that could be obtained st the present place. BOARD WILL MEET. Official Board of Grace M. E. church will meet this evening at seven-thirty retook la the church parlors.

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THAT DEAR RAIN WAS WELCOME QUE Streets Were in a Very Bad Condition.

Never was a ' rain more welcome than that which began this morning. The streets of- the city were in a very bad condition because of the dust and the rain was a genuine relief. In some . places the dust had been two inches deep. m The hgh winds whirled clouds 1 about, making walking or rid ing a great inconvenience unless one wore a pair of goggles and carried a clothes brush. HOBO CAMPS ARE RAIDED BY COPS Unsuspecting Weary Willies Surprised and Hauled Off to Jail. MADE ALL OF THEM HAPPY GANG WAS BROUGHT BEFORE COURT, THEN CANNED OUT OF THE COUNTY CITIZENS -ENTERED A PROTEST. The crusade of the police depart ment against tramps culminated in the raid of three camps of the hoboes yes terday afternoon. Eight Weary Wil lies were arrested and hauled to the city in the patrol wagon. They had built fires along the right of way of the C, C. & L. rails-ay back of the Rat liff homestead, near the Thistlethwaite pond. The men are James M inter John Sullivan, W. P. Conley, Edward Mahoney, Robert Mather, Daniel Lo renzo, Charles Cooney and Albert Mull The entire lot was arraigned in city court this afternoon. Upon the recommendation ' of the ' prosecullns: " ai-" torney snd chief of police, the outfit was ordered to clear out of the county under penalty of arrest and jail sentence. The court did not feel as if a jail sentence at this time would be ad vlsable. Burden to County. To send the aggregation to jail would make only a burden on the county. The men would not accept it as pun ishment, and as a matter of fact would even prefer three good meals, a good bed and easy time under a roof to hit ing through the country begging grub and cooking bits of pilfered meat at camp fires. When officers Winter and Vogelsong reached the scene they made a detour and came upon three camps of the bums. The men did not attempt to es cape nor offer any resistance to arrest They were perfectly willing to take the long ride to the city building in the pa trol wagon, and seemed to enjoy It as a treat. Residents of Fairview and the farmers north of the city, along the C., C & L,., bave been loud in their complaints, against tramps. They have been pests in Fairview, often as many as three or four calling at a house In one day, The police say this class of men only become dangerous when in groups the size of that taken in yesterday. En couraged by their number they do not hesitate to steal poultry or probably holdup a passerby and take his money SHE WAS GRANTED DIVORCE PETITION MRS. E. H. EVERST. Mrs. Everat is the daughter of the late Gustarus Swift, the Chicago pack

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HAVU DIG TIME Visiting Members Will Be Here Friday Evening. At Friday night's meeting of Whitswater lodge of Odd Fellows, two candi dates will receive the first degree. To make the affair more Interesting there will be a large number of visiting Odd Fellows from surrounding towns. Ow ing to the fact that Whitewater lodge is the only one in the county that 1 conferring this degree under the re quirements of the new ritual there has been a general desire on the part of Odd Fellows to witness the work o: this team. In addition to Wayne coun ty members of the order who will be present Friday night. Odd Fellows from Baton and New Paris also are ex pected. WHITEWATER IS ASKEDTO DUBLHI Degree Team Desired to Pre pare Candidates. Secretary Laurence Handley of Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows has received an Invitation from the Dub lin order, asking the degree team of the Whitewater lodge to confer the first, second and third degrees on a class of candidates in the near future. Whatever date is acceptable to the local order will meet with the appro val of the Dublin lodge. Action will be taken Friday evening at the meet ing of the local lodge. FIRE THREATENS ROCHESTER, II. Y. Blaze Originated in a Dry - Goods Store and Then MILITIA IS CALLED OUT AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON . THE FIRE AREA COVERED SIX BLOCKS AND THE LOSS TOTAL LED TWO MILLIONS. Rochester. N. Y., April 13. Fire originating in the store of Hunting St Co., drygoods merchants. East Main street, a mile from the center of the city was swept onward by high winds until at one o'clock the state militia was called out to help protect the property as the firemen semed power less to check the flames. Outside help has been summoned. The loss al ready amounts to two million dollars, snd in some sections of the city the residents are in a panic At one-thirty, this afternoon the fire area bad covered six blocks. Among the buildings destroyed are the Jewisn Temple, st. peters cnurcn, one school house and a row of three story apsrtment houses. FAILURE CAUSES WHEAT MAKE JUMP May Wheat Opened at $1.27 " This Morning, and Then Soared to $1.20. NEW YORK HOUSES CLOSE ENNIS . 8TOPPANI GO INTO THE HANDS OF RECEIVER WITH LIABILITIES OF OVER A MILLIONONE BROKER MISSING. 2 Chicago. April 13. May wheaL opened at $1.27 and quickly sold up to $1.28 this morning. This was the combined effect of Patten's wheat corner snd the closing out of large trades for a New York house, which failed this morning, being on the short side of the market. s WHEAT CAUSED FAILURE. New York. April 13. It developed today that the failure of John Dickinson and company last week was largely due to the carrying of a large loan on wheat, on the .short side. 'The whereabouts of Dickinson are now unknown, even by his attorney. Petition in In voluntary bankruptcy, alleging - liabilities at a' million and a half, was today filed agsinst Ennis and Stoppani. stock exchange and Chicago Board of Trade members. A receiver was appointed. It is understood they have been abort on wheat.

HEAVY DAMAGES

nSCIIEPLWI BYP.CI1ST.L Compromise Effected Yester day in the Henry County Court Whereby Plaintiff Receives $8,000. BBWBisSasiSS RECEIVES THE MONEY FOR LOSS 0Ff HIS LEG. Case Had a Protracted Ca reer, From Circuit Court Thronnh Anneltate Pnnrt tn - .rvwNw VVW I W Supreme Court When the esse of George Schepman vs. the P., C, C. & St. L railway com-" pany was settled by compromise In tha Henry circuit court yesterday, the defendant company agreed to pay the largest damages It ever did for the loss of a leg. The compromise agree ment Is said to have been S8.000L Schepman Is a merchant tailor of this city. When the case was heard la the Henry circuit court, the jury returned a verdict In favor of the nlalntiff and assessed the' damages at fl2X(K. Scbepman's case has had a protract ed career. It was filed first In the Wsyne circuit court and upon a change or venue asked for by the defense, wassent to the Henry circuit court. At the start the railroad's counsel sought to have the case thrown out upon a technicality relating to the validity of the complalnL Held Complaint Good. Judge Fox held the complaint good and the first trial began at New Cas tle, in September. 1006. It was alleg f ed that while returning to Richmond from Indianapolis on the night of February 97. 1003, Schepman fell from a train that was advertised to be mada up of vsstl baled coaches entirely. The complaint averred that unknown 6 Schepman. one of the coaches was not TesUbvlsd. and while the plaintiff was tan one coach to another lie , tirowa ff tie tSana kr a larch of the train, and one let; was severed. Damages to the extent of SGO.000 was asked In the original complalnL. -..When . the Jury, awarded Schepman SlS0O. it broke all records. The In-' diana statutes place the- value of a man's life at $10,000 and It seemed surprising that a Jury should regard the loss of a limb as more serious than death. Many attorneys declared the verdict would not hold, as It would be set aside on the grounds of excessive damages. ' To Appellate Court. The railroad company took the case to the Appellste court and the finding of the lower court was approved. Again the railroad appealed and In the circuit court. Judge Hadley In writing the opinion, maae a nnainjr on a tecnaicaiity that reversed the decisions of the lower courts. He ordered the case back to the circuit court for a re-trial. It was the retrial that opened at New castle yesterday and closed after the Jury had been 1 impanelled, upon ' the courTs instruction, because of the compromise. - - Shlveley Shlveley. represented, Schepman in the transaction. :" In speaking of the case today, itay K. Shlveley said he believes the amount the defendant agrees to pay is the largest ever psld by the Pennsylvania company for such an injury. He declared he does not believe the company agreed to pay this sum simply as representing the value of the limb, but to avoid other points that were involved In the pro ceedings. Shlveley believes the pany did not want to have a ruling of the courts as to vestibuled trains established as a' precedent. 1 -. Dedoed the Issue. . He claims the company did not want the courts to pass on the- question of whether or not a train with one an vestibuled coach could be held to be a "vestibuled . train and advertised a such, snd agents solicit patronage upon . thst representation. "A ruling against the company In Indiana would be a great influence toward similar rulings by the courts of other states. Schepman. was retnrnlns to ttSM dty on what was then known as tisJa No. 2. and advertised as a thoroaf&ly vestibuled train.'- As he passed fross otw coach to another he was thrown off and the wheels passed over his leg. Suffering excruciating pain, he crawled across fields covered with snow and ies to a farm house, where he obtained as sistance. His fortitude was ble. When he arrived he pletely exhausted and it was with difficulty that he was aroused after swooning. He left a trail of blood the entire distance, plainly marked on the snow. He was taken to Irvtagtoa later, and as soon as able to recover, brought home. - He now walks with as artificial limb. : ; LECTURES 03 PAUL "Paul's Jonrney to Jerusalem.'' wf3 be the subject of the lecture of Prof. Elbert TtesseU of Rarlham Collect, before the short term EAler stady class of the Y. HV C. A. this eventss This will be the next to the las leetore by Prof. Russell on the ssbject of rasTs is. r 7.-7-: : r