Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 164, 21 April 1909 — Page 1

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RICHMOKB P AIIL AM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. RICHMOND, INI., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS, VOL. XXXIV. XO. 164. E CASE ' OWENS TALKS Oil CUMMINS ENTERS HIS INCOME TAX BILL III SENATE LARCENY CHARGE AGAINST A NEGRO Was Arrested as He Was Leaving the City.

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KIIIG KilRtllVAL ABDICATES FOR HER JEEIISHIP Monarch of Fun This Evening Will Allow His Consort to Preside Over the Faithful Subjects.

NEITHER OR ENEMY Barouess Rosen A Maid-of-Honor ARGUMENTS HEARD THE NECESSITY OF PUREJOOD LAWS Plea of Plaintiff for Settlement Refused. OE RAILROADERS

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JUnder the Provisions of the Amendment All Incomes Under $5,000 Are Exempt . From Taxation;

Faxes range from two to six per cent Senator Aldrich Is Practicing His Wiles to Lure the Statesmen Away From the Cummins Army. Washington, April 21. Senator Cummins introduced an income tax Amendment to the tariff bill today. All incomes under five thousand dollars lire exempt. Taxes on others range from two per cent up to six per cent, the latter on incomes over a hundred thousand dollars. Aldrich la Foxy. Content with his expressions of opEltion to the levy of an income tax a means of raising revenue for the eases of the government, Senator kldrich of Rhode Island, has begun to uerelae his blandishments upon cer tain republican colleagues who have been counted upon by the western rad ical contingent to support such, an intendment to the tariff bill. , There Is usually nothing sentimental In the game as Aldrich plays It- and naturally his method of alienating retralts front the Income taxers is to g out to them material disad vanwhich 'might follow their relag in - the r ranks of -the -In surr ." " Bait for Senators. Quite a number of the senators hose support has been counted upn for the income tax, are interested particular schedules in the tariff ill, and some of them were given to nderstand that these schedules would be protected if they stood by Aldrich and his organization. . On the contrary, it was plainly intimated there might be radical changes jn these schedules if they left the Alflrich reservation. This plan of reprisal may have the effect of checkng the growth of the income tax sentinent among republicans, but as yet, it a too early to say to what extent it vill repress that sentiment. Most of the republicans who hare declared in favor of an income tax did to as a matter of principle; the others, ho were willing to vote for it, but have not yet committed themselves, are disposed to, favor it primarily as a pieans of raising revenue. Cummins Modifies Plan. Senatpr Cummins, of Iowa, has modfled his amendment so as to meet lome of the objections raised by his epublican colleagues, with whom he lonferred on Sunday. In deference to their wishes he has ixempted incomes below $3,000; his original proposition was to tax all internes of $2,000 and over. This is the chedule as revised: From $3,000 to 10,000, 2 per cent: $10,000 to $20,000, per cent; 20,000 to $40,000, 3 per ent; $40,000 to $60,000, 3 per cent; 100,000 to $80,000, 4 per cent; $90,000 0 $100,000, 5 per cent; over $100,000, 1 per cent. Cummins estimates that such a tax fcvould produce between $40,000,000 d $45,000,000 a year. He now pes that about a score of republicans hill vote for an amendment such as he nt reduced today, and he includes oa he tentative list Beveridge, of Indiana; Burton and Dick, of Ohio; Bradey of Kentucky; Dupont, of Delaware; lorah. Bourne, Brown, Burkett, Bri3ow, Clapp, Crawford. Dixon, Gamble, uggenheim, Johnson, LaFollette, ones, Nelson and Piles, from the western and Northwestern- states. Of bourse, Cummins is not at all certain Ml these men will support the income ax provision, and it is quite likely Several of them will not do so, especially if Senator Aldrich can convince Ihem that his computations as to the kevenue-producing qualities - of the bending bill are approximately correct It is not certain, either, whether Cummins has reason to expect some of the senators named to vote for him fender any circumstances, but what ver errors there may be in his list sill be disclosed shortly. One of the " provisions of , the Cummins amend bent requires corporations to furnish Rsts of their stockholders to the trea&ry department so that the govern kient would be in possession of inforEation which would facilitate the colctlon of an assessment against Incomes. The corporations are requirkd also to report their undivided proIts and the proportion to which each Stockholder is entitled. CAUSE OF HER DEATH. The report of Coroner Bramkamp te to the cause of the death of Jane purling, who was almost 10 yean tld, at the homo of Robert Miosis oa lie. New Parts pike, attribute death Isvzanic heart disease ,

Arthur Garner has been locked up at the city jail pending an investigation of a charge of larceny placed against him by Roy Crittenden. Both men are colored. Crittenden rushed up to patrolman Westenberg at the Pennsylvania station at about 10 o'clock this morning and asked him to arrest Garner, claiming the latter had stolen $1.25 from him. Garner had purchased a ticket and was about to take a train to Cincinnati, Crittenden told the police Garner had taken the money from a room at their lodging house. As soon as he missed the money, he suspected Garner and ran all the way to the station to prevent Garner's departure. After he recovered the money, Crittenden said he did not care to have Garner prosecuted. The police do not intend to let the case drop in that way, however.

ANCIENT CUSTOM TO BE SHATTERED Earlham Senior Class Ignores Rule, of Secrecy Regarding Its Play. AN OPEN AIR PRODUCTION 8ENIORS ANNOUNCE THAT ING GRADUATION WEEK DURTHEY WILL GIVE "AS YOU LIKEJT" ON THE CAMPUS. - Breaking a", custom -of secrecy -which has prevailed ever since Senior Class Days have been a part of the graduation week exercises, the Earlham class of 1900, has announced the play which they will present: as their crowning effort of undergraduate days. . They will present the famous comedy from Shakespeare, "As You Like It." Not only have they departed from the cus tom in announcing the play to be given, but they will present the great Shakesperian play surrounded by the natural scenery of the campus'. The place selected is the slope south and west of Lindley Hall, which provides a natural incline on which to place the seats. The date of presentation will be June 14, which will be the Monday night of commencement week. The exercises, which will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Earlham College, will come the following day, so that It will be possible for the many alumni and old students, who return for that occasion, to witness the Senior play by arriving the night before. Have Worked Hard. The seniors have been working hard on their production for the last three months and, it is understood, they are obtaining results. However' they are not ready to give out the cast. The old customs of secrecy came about from the tradition that the Junior class should do their best to break up the program of their rival class by kidnaping . the main character or publishing ridiculous accounts of the play to be given. This custom has been retired to the museum, where it is considered one of the greatest relics in captivity. Last year the presentation of "Midsummer Night's Dream" proved such a success that many asked the repetition of play, saying that they would have attended had they known that such a high class production was to be presented.

To the Citizens of Richmond Mr. Gordon has through his newspaper stated that I have posed as & dry man and that I am wilfully misleading the voters. The fact is that I have been particularly careful not to give out any statement which would be misinterpreted In any way. I voted wet, as did many other men for conscientious reasons, and whether those reasons are right or wrong does not concern the present campaign. The idea that I am trying to carry water on both shoulders Is the one thing which Is dspicable in a man and therefore I have been careful that any statement I made might not lead to any such Impression. Another statement which Mr, Gordon makes is that I have canvassed in the saloons for rotes which Is a deliberate lie. The on- - ly times that I have, entered a, saloon was on business In connection with the Young Men's Business Club; once at the Westcott with Mr. Harbottle of the Indianapolis Knitting Mills Co., and the other at Blickwedel's to see Mr. Blickwedel In regard to a location for a factory in Beallview. At neither of these places did X canvass for votes. At Blickwedels I shook hands with a friend of mine who was a friend before my candidacy. This Is the truth of the statement that I have made a canvass of the saloons. I call your attention to this as much to be straightforward about by position, as to block a campaign accusation. , I merely offer the statement for what it is, as the whole truth, and give the foundations for things which have been misrepresented. ' EDWARD H. HARRIS

SHE WILL SIT WITH HER DEVOTED COURT

A Police Force Has Been Organized, With a Patrol Wagon, to Carry Out All Her Royal Commands. Wit, humor and buffoonery will con spire for an era of jollity at the Colise um tonight. King Karnival has been forced to abdicate and in his stead the ( Queen will dictate the government of her subjects. The affair will be under the auspices of the Young Men's Business Club. A large crowd is expected and preparations have been made for a night of extreme pleasure. The interior of the Coliseum has been made a place of beauty under the ski!full hands of a decorator from Indianapolis, and his assistants. The queen will hold court, dancing and other forms of amusement and entertainment have been provided. It will be a masque event to all persons on the lower floor. Persons masqued or not will be admitted to the balco(Continued on Page Two.) DELEGATES CHEER INSURGENT CHIEF Mrs. Story, Anti-administration Candidate, Given a Rousing Reception. REPORTS SHOW PROGRESS SECOND DAY OF THE SESSION OF THE D. A. R. AT WASHINGTON DEVOTED TO CONSIDERATION , OF ROUTINE MATTERS. Washington, April 21. When President-General Mrs. McLean, called the Daughters of the American Revolution to order at 11 o'clock today reports of standing committees were begun. At the 3 o'clock session the special business will be the report of the memorial hall committee. Fur is expected to fly when the matter of Mrs. McLean's acceptance of a large portrait of herself, -' td be hung in the hall, comes up for consideration. Members are divided in opinion as to propriety of her acceptance without . action by the standing committee in the matter. Enter Real Work. Having concluded the preliminaries of their eighteenth congress, the Daughters of the American Revolution yesterday entered upon the real work of their meeting. Almost the entire day was taken up with the reading of the reports of the standing committees. . As on Monday, the attendance was (Continued on Page Two.)

Argument in the case of the Standard Accident Insurance Company vs. Edwin M. Campfleld was heard in the Wayne circuit court today. The evidence in the case was presented yesterday, Ray Shiveleyv for the plaintiff proposed a method of settlement this morning and asked the approval of John Ruper who represented the

defendant Mr. Rupe said he was there to try the case and not to set tle it. With that understanding, Mr. Shiveley continued his argument. The case has been on the docket for some time and developed from an employ ers' liability insurance policy. RECEIVE CONTRACT FOR HIGH SCHOOL English & Brothers Agree to Do Work. "" The contract for the construction of the new high school - building, Ninth and North B streets, has been receiv ed, signed by the contractors, English and Brothers of Champaign, 111., and only a few details remain to be work ed out 'before the contractors can , be gin work. The bond of the contract ors has been fixed at $40,000. LADD RECOGNIZES BLIND TIGER LAW AVVEAK -MEASURE Old Charge Against George Gay Will Be Quashed by the Court on Petition of the Prosecutor. MISDEMEANOR CHARGE IS NOW TO BE FILED Proprietor of the Westcott Hotel Will Be Charged With Selling Liquor Without Any License. George Gay, proprietor of the Wesv cott Hotel, is to escape further prose cution on the charge , of violating the liquor laws under the "blind tiger1 section of the statute. He will be prosecuted upon the charge of selling liquor to be drunk upon the premises without a license. The law regards this offense as a misdemeanor and makes the first offense punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $100. The old affl davit charging Gay under the "blind tiger" section will be quashed upon a motion of the prosecuting attorney. Blind Tiger Law Scored. Negotiations have been on between the prosecutor and the counsel for Gay for some time looking toward this end. The prosecuting attorney recognizes the futility of prosecutions on th "blind tiger charge and doubts If it would be possible to secure a convio tion by nJWhyne county Jury. Three attempts to do so have resulted in disagreements by the juries. For pro fessional reasons, the prosecutor said he did not care to discuss the case. He did not divulge the nature of the new affidavit, but admitted that he and the counsel for Gay have been in f erences upon the matter. Gay's was set for trial in circuit court today, but was not called. Will Plead Guilty. It Is expected that Gay will eater plea of guilty to the charge. His at torneys offered to enter such a plea to the first count of the former affidavit but Wilfred Jessup, prosecutor at that time, refused to accept it. This count was the same as that In the new affidavit, but another count was under the section, which made a Jail sentence mandatory In case of conviction. It was upon this count, that the jury balked in the previous trial and refus ed to return- a verdict of conviction, al though a majority of the jurors be lieved In Gay's guilt, or so ported as saying after the triaL Gay's arrest followed a raid on the hotel on a Sunday afternoon last sum mer. , A. large quantity of liquor was confiscated and loaded Into the patrol wagon. It was found in a bathroom on the second floor. Two men were found in the room when the police broke In, after an attempt had made to lock the door. Gay was in hall leading to the room, when he sa

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Railway Conductors His Name Does Not Appear in Either List, v GARDNER AND RATLIFF ARE LISTED LIKEWISE W. T. Brown, Author of the Book, Does Not Wince Words in Referring to Rec ords of State Solons. (Special Correspondent.) Indianapolis. April 21. The "blue book" of the order of Railway Conductors on the last session of the legisla ture has just been issued by W. T, Brown, who represented the order before the two houses of that body, and the comment which it contains on the records of. the various members is of interest. Brown does not mince words in .pointing out the friends and the enemies of organized labor, as he found them during the session. The book says the following were the' en emies of the Order of Railway Con ductors: List of Enemies. Senators Halleck of Rennselaer; Orndorf of Churubusco: Hawkins of Portland. Representatives Brown of . Salem; Eschbach of Warsaw; Faris of Mitchell; Gifford of Laurel; Miller of North Judson; Roggen of Ft. Wayne; Talbott of Orleans; Swltzer'of Otterbe In; Williams of Boonville; Durham of Sullivan; Coble of Dubois; Cowing of Muncie; Connelly of Upland; Banta of Plainville; Plummer of Roanoke; Schaefer of South . Bend; Sicks . of Lebanon; Stewart of Kokomo: Men denhall of Sheridan; Maddox of Hart ford City; McKennan of Garrett. Friends of the Order. The following are given as the friends of the order: Senators Fleming of Fort Wayne; Clark of Indianapolis; Cox of Indianapolis; Harlan of Indianapolis: Mattingly of Washington; Higgins of Clinton; Kistler of Losansport; Beat of Terre Haute; Crumpacker of Westville; Moore of Connersville; Tarling of Shelby ville; Wood of Lafayette: Durre of Evans ville; Stotsenburg of New Albany. Representatives Beaver of Indianapolis; Furnas of Winchester; King of Wabash; Kleckner of Logans port; Hay of Terre Haute; Elliott of South Bend; Wlckey of East Chicago; Staph ens of Anderson; Brolley of North Vernon; Behymer of El wood; Schreeder of Evansvllle; Davis of Kokomo; Bassett of Indianapolis; Thornton of New Albany; Murphy of Crawford svllle. Brown Makea Comment. Brown makes this comment on the manner in which the representatives of organized labor worked together during the session: "It affords me pleasure to mention the agreeable manner in which I wo ed with the other representatives of organized labor, but there were times when I could not see my way clear to support measures that were advocated by them and conserve the interests of the conductors and it is but natural that we should, differ along lines that were detrimental to the Interests that we represented, it is my opinion gathered from observation -and experience as your representative that the rank and file of the members of organized labor should only select men who are members of their respective organiza tions and who are actually employed in the industry they represent, as rep resentatives, and not members . who are out of that service and in other walks of life, for the reason that if man steps out of his chosen profession for the short time of one year, he is not qualified to correctly regardless of how honest he might be, to pi judgment or recommend legislation that win oon serve the interests of those he represents, and it gives him the opportunity to play politics for selfish interest of which human nature is prone to take advantage.' This last little dab is taken to refer to Fred L. Feick, of Garrett, the representative of the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen, who was at the session in the interest of that organization. It is known that the best of feeling did not exist between Feick and some of the other labor representatives. Feick has not been actively engaged in raflroadlng for two or three years, hut has been engaged la legislative work.HE KEPT COOL when .the cook left. "It's all very well for yon who do not have to meet the situation,' said his wife. TO meet it," was his response And he did with a small, want ad.

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News has just come from St. Peters burg that Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, daughter of the Russian Ambassador to the U. S., haa been made Maid of Honor to their Majesties, the Em preses. Picture shows Baroness Ros en. TO READVEHTISE FOB BRIDGE DIDS New Date Is Fixed for Receiv ing Proposals for EleviU en Structures. : - ERROR MADE IN ORIGINAL FIR8T ADVERTISEMENTS FAILED TO SPECIFY THE HOUJt WHEN THE BIDS WOULD BE RECEIVED BY BOARD. At today's meeting of the Board of Wayne county commissioners it was decided to re-advertise for bids for the reception of sealed bids and proposals for building of eleven bridges. The original advertisement called for bids on Saturday morning, April 24, hut through error the hour up to which time bids would be received, was omit ted. Fearing that some technical ob jection might be entered because of this omission, the board today directed that the advertisement be again made. fixing Monday. May 10, at 11 o'clock. as the time limit for receiving bids. A dozen or more bridge companies and Independent contractors have been inspecting plans and it is hoped by the board that there will be spirited com petition. : GOES TO CINCINNATI. Mrs. L. H. Bunyan went to Cincin nati this morning to attend a meeting of the' National Executive Committee of . the Woman's Home Missionary so ciety which will be in session the balsnce of the week. FIODillG PQOVEO ft DIG SOTISE Two Combatants Were R - leased in Police Court The finding of not guilty in the cases of Frank Skinner and Alexander Morrow, who were charges) CS csv sanlt - and battery, proved a surprise In city . court yesterday afternoon. Both men admlSUw taey engaged in a fight at Main and Fourth streets, sf onday afternoon. They said Am trouble had been long standing Judge Cosv verse is guardian for a minor heir of Morrow'. FAIICY CATTLE AIIE SOLD TO SUUOLEY One of the Finest in Wayna County. Cyrus Engle of Fonatasa Ctty sold his registered herd of snort cattle to Gaar and Char ley of this etfea. This is regarded as the herd Jn the county. The

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ience Hears the State Feed Inspector Tell the fiecia cf The Public "VSBBBSBBBBBBn TUBERCULIN TEST OF. DAIRY COWS IS URGED He Also States That Retail Dealers Should De . ticrt Careful in the Displaying of Food Products. An appeal for the support of the citlsens in order that the efficiency of the state health department might be greatly increased; commendation for the clubs and Individuals who have taken so active a part in the campaign for a general cleaning up day in this city, and , a recommendation that a petition be sent to the state health department, asking the dairy cows of this community be submitted - to tuberculin test, were points made by John Owens, state food and drug inspector, laat evening, la his address. "The Pure Food Laws; Their Real, Purpose and End." at the Commercial club rooms. , - The meeting was open to the citi zens of the city, and the. women especially had . been invited, as it was thought they would be greatly inter ested in the domestic science feature of the talk. The members of the Do mestic Science club had been invited as special guests of the club. Although the attendance was not as large as expected, - those who . were present were much interested la Mr. Owens talk. - V " 1 Raid on Germs- v The meeting was nreslded-over hv Pettis A. Reld one of the vicMTMl. dents of the club. In his talk be re ferred to the interest people were taking in "germs." and the lmnortanc which they were placing in them, eith er for good or for bad. In his peroration Mr. Owens refer. red to the elemnlns nn' Amr wfiu.it ta to be held May 1. Hfs attention bad been calle dto it br Mrs.' F. W. Stenn. ens. Mr. Owens declared' that what. ever was done In this dtr as well as any other in the ' cleaning up Tone would increase the' sanitary conditions of the city. The cleaner the city, the smaller will be the mortality ratio, he declared. However, he said, while it was a commendable stand taken bv the citlsens to have a cleaning up day. yet it was also lmoortant that thev Inelude In their mmpg a "clean up of the inside as well as the outside. Food sources, such aa bakeries, gro ceries, meat shops, dairies and the like, should be given .most riald in spection. Mr. Owens .says that the state health department is conserving good business by Its attitude. In speaking of the necessttv for the present health laws and sanitary blue taws, ne said It was because ts nor cent of the people .were dependent on manufactured food . He admitted that when the country wan new, their was no such need of. these. Jaws, because the producer was the. consumer. 'The manufacturer In, order, to get. hnslnoas. before the sanitary and health laws were made, reduced the quality of the product in favor of the quantity. This fact aa well as that, that the manufacturers often handled their product under unsanitary conditioas lead to the sanitary and pare food laws. ! Tried to Observe Mr. Owens said that thera earnest effort being made now w manufacturers to meet the provisions of these laws. He declared that the law was meant to be reasonable wfth both consumer and producer aad ne Interspersed his discourse ' several times to question. Is not the law reasonable, practicable and In the interest of good hnsiness." He stated that the Isws now rannired a MtnmAarS tor manufactured product and that ho wno manufactured a hlsa duct would have mweedene manufacturer of the low grade nrodttct. In the long rt. . - A discussion on the sanitation law which was passed br the last legislature followed, la which S2r. Owen stated that the law comoells places, where food Is manafaetared. to bo ventilated and cleanliness niatatained. Wants Bread Wrappss. Mr. Owens spoke favoriag wrapped bread, and declared that In many parts of the state the bakers were taking up with the idea. He declared that at the bakers convention - in Terre Haute, the bakers devoted aneh time to favorable consideration of this point. He declared that cheese, bet tar, crackers, and numerous other foods purchased fa tuxeiles were not efficiently protected from outside contamination. Wke asaking no special by the person who groomed the bores and that it was transported over the T

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