Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 173, 30 April 1909 — Page 1

UNITE PAHTY :raaV' PARTY 7J AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXIV. y Q.173. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 30, 1909. SINGLE COPT, 3 CENTS. i FATAL MISTAKE MADE BY GORDOtl, ; GEIIERAL OPIIIIOII PLEAIT HOT GOILTY STORM KING WAS DEALER III HAVOC THROUGH COUNTY WEDDING IN SWELL NEW YORK SOCIETY ; BEHIIETT GORDON OUT OF RUUHIUG

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Publication of the FoulkeWade Letters Stampeded : The Gordon Men to Harris And Zimmerman. , x HARRIS'S STRENGTH IS ., : GREATLY INCREASED Harris. Is Now Thought, to Be - In the Lead in the Exciting Mayoralty Race-Maordon a Goner.

Politic! sizzled all over town today, !n every place In - which men congre gate comment turned to the boomer

ang; ' handed out by Gordon in the " form of the Foulke-Wade ' letters. It .-was the. opinion of everyone that Gordon bad made a bad mistake In scattering his chances in this way. Even Gordon men said there was a bolt loose some place and they are stampeding to ; Harris and Zimmerman, "with most ' of them going to Harris. ' Harris and Zimmerman men are loud

In their praise of Gordon's shortsight edness, and brand it another of don's "off hand, quick decisioi They say it shows poor management on the part of Gordon and hisAdvisers. -: Foulke himself admitted lay to a publlca-

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tion of the letters nilga re been ill advised. But those lei wrltr ten toi publication don'i u forget. : Chagrin Shoi Surprise and chagrinMas expressed 1)7 many- friends of tt Rev. Wade, that he has listened o Gordon's appeal for his aid. And surprise and consternation was shown by 'the, followers of Gordon that be has disclos- ' ed his weakness in this way.;5 f A prominent real estate man,: who was formerly for Gordon.' said today, "Bennett Is either trying to play double or ; he lias gone over to the Foulke-Wade tamp," ; .'..!. . ' .. .. : The connection of Foulke with the letters was not so unexpected. ) He is a large stockholder in the Item, and lias been Gordon's partner in business for a number of years. ; An old line republican who works at the Hoosier JDrill Co. said today, "local republicans will not be dictated to by Foulke, who fcas himself jumped the party's national candidate and then jumped back and tries to dabble in local affairs. (Foulke has been training in this way tf gaining publicity for a long time." Phone Their .Assurances. .Thin office has had hundreds of telephone calls today, saying the move Of Wade and Foulke was the best thing Eossible for Harris. . Dozens of letters ave been received through the mails and by messenger. . . ' A merchant said today, "How can Foulke and Wade expect the voters to Jvote for i Gordon, when even in their Indorsement they point out hi unfitties for the office of mayor.! .;: ; , Foulke says Gordon has Indulged In personalities against , reputable citiens wholly unwarranted. That's the truth. And now, If Gordon did that In private life as a newspaper editor, what would he do as mayor to promote tils Interests? Think of the dangers lurking In a man in whom his business partner finds such objections . And V yet Gordon -has. persuaded Foulke and Wade to tell the voters he Is the man. ' -Won't Stand Dictation. Word was received today from the Harris workers in the shops that the chop men were not going to be dictated to by Foulke and Wade and that many of them were coming over for Harris and some for Zimmerman. Thus adding' to the large following Harris already has in the shops. The sole result of the Wade-Foulke letters has been to make voters desert Gordon, as rats from a scuttled- ship. Harris men are overjoyed at the trend of events and are working harder than ever. They know Gordon is now "down and out" from a place among the leaders. , GOVERNOR - IS SAFE Spared Trip to South Bend to ; Testify About Prize Fights. PRESENCE NOT NECESSARY Indianapolis, Ind., April 30. Governor Marshall received a letter from Judge Funk of South Bend, today tellIng him, he and his secretary need not rome to South Bend to testify before the grand jury regarding: prize fights. The judge says he conferred with pros lector Pattee and they decided the governor's presence not necessary.

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i Mike Coleman and Jude Milton, two colored young men, plead not guilty to the charge of assault and battery with intent to commit robbery in circuit court, this morning. Jacob Sego i-s amed as the prosecuting witness. The two said they are without funds to employ an attorney and the pauperattoney was instructed to defend them. He asked for a week's time to nrepare for

the case, and the trial wArset for May 14. . The prosecuting witness is Jacob Se go. He claims that he was returning to his home in the north end the night of March 20, when he was set upon by the two negroes. They sought to rob him and he claims to have thrown away his purse to keep them from getting it.- . GIRL DEFEIIDAIIT HELD FOR Mil Young Woman She Killed Roy Ram to Save Hei WITNESS RELATES CRIME NEIGHBOR TESTIFIES THAT MISS DAVID80N THREATENED THE MAN WHO HAD. CALLED HER VICIOUS NAMES. -Neosho, Mo., April 50. "Johnny" Davidson, a wealthy young woman, who killed Roy Ramsour here on June 6, 1906, following a quarrel at the Davidson home, in which it is allege! Ramsour applied an epithet to the girl, is on trial here. Miss Davidson's plea is self defense, i .Ramsour was a suitor for the hand of Miss Grace Davidson, the . defendant's sister,. A few days' before the murder the two had quarreled. . ! Ramsour used improper language toward Miss "Johnny" Davidson, and when he refused to retract she secured a revolver and confronted him. C. L. Williams, a neighbor of the Davidson's and who claims he saw the killing, was the. first witness. I "I saw the girl going toward Ramsour," said Williams. v I " 'Take it back,' she said, 'or I'll kill you. I "'Well, kill me, then,' he replied, f "With that she shot him as he stood with his arms lying back on top of the palings of the fence. Roy fell forward, catching 'Johnny4 and throwing her to the. sidewalk beneath him. They lay on the ground for a moment and then she pushed the body over the walk.?--.-. v; '-A '-" - 1 Further, examination compelled Williams to admit that his statement at the preliminary examination that Miss Davidson and Ramsour had not struggled while they were falling was not true. ' He contended today that they were struggling as they fell. The Davidsons ! are. wealthy. The two girls some time ago were left a fortune by an uncle in the east WILHELMIHA HOW A PROUD MOTHER Queen of Holland Today Gave Birth to a Child, Pleasing Her Subjects. WAS A TOUCH OF GLOOM HOLLANDERS WANTED A BOYBIRTH PLAYS IMPORTANT PART IN THE FUTURE OF THE TLE NATION.. LITThe Hague. April 30. A girl baby was born to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland today. The day was given over to national rejoicing although a touch of gloom was added because the child was not a boy. The' royal physician states that both the queen and the infant are well. This is the first royal birth in the Netherlands- since Queen Wilhelmina was born. Ever since the marriage of the queen the hopes of not only, Holland but the chancellories of Europe as well have been that the house of Orange-Nassau shall he continued. 1 All Holland was enfete today over the event which plays so Importantly upon its destinies. The nursery for the royal infant occupies a part of the second story of the ; palace. The queen herself supervised the furnishings of the apartment.

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Thirteen Killed and Hundred And Fifty People Injured in The Southwest by Fierce Tornadoes.

MANY PRANKS PLAYED : BY FIENDISH GALES Storm Ranged From North Dakota tor Norf York and Heavy FJJsof Snow Are Generally Reported. Chicago, April 30. Death to four persons, injuries to scores and widespread damage to property, is today's aftermath of the severe thunder and rain storm which passed over Chicago during the night. , . . Chicago was just a way station of the storm, Its area ranging from New York to North Dakota and extending as far south as the mouth of the Ohio river. Scores are believed ' to' have met death and injury at various points at which the storm raged. Fears were entertained for the safety of the steamer, Samuel J. Tilden, with! two vessels in tow, which sailed from Marinette, Wis., Wednesday morning and should have made port of Manitowoc the same night. No news of the vessels had been received this morning. -The list of dead in Chicago follows: Charles Berg, dropped dead during the storm. Heart disease, superinduced by the storm. - ..-L.Joseph Zebar, laborer, killed at the Grand Crossing Tack Co.'s plant Two unidentified men, killed at 79th street and Ellis avenue, by the collapse of a cottage.""" "" " " , Pranks of Storm. - From other points in the wide area of the storm," these incidents are reported;,-.- - - ..- ' t.-- v One man blown into the lake and drowned at Milwaukee. Thirteen! killed and 150 injured by cyclones in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. Thousands of dollars of property was destroyed, buildings being unroofed or blown down. k : Lake Michigan beating over its banks with the force of tidal waves, and grave fears entertained for lake crafts. : Walls of Indiana state prison blown down and militia called out to prevent jail delivery. Boy drowned in Mississippi river ax St. Louis by sailboat overturning. Thirty families in Lake, Wis., forced to flee from homes by flood. Water is rapidly rising: vMany buildings . were wrecked In Rockford, Ills. Rain was heaviest in years. Snow Widespread. Snow was widespread. V Casper, Wyo., Denver, Yellowstone Park,. Bismarck, Duluth, all reported the flaky substance. Winnipeg reports snow general in Southern Manitoba. At Brandon twenty-six inches has fallen since Wednesday. ...Telegraphic 'communication outside of Chicago, was greatly interfered with and all trains were delayed. They reported wires and poles on the track. Outgoing trains, although started on time, ran into difficulty before they reached the city limits. Fifteen fire alarms were turned in within ten minutes of the time of the bursting of the storm at a few minutes after 6 o'clock, most of the fires being caused by lightning. From that hour until eight o'clock the fire 'and police officials of the city and suburbs had all they could do to cope with the situation. ' '.vs ' - The storm "played the most astonishing pranks around Chicago. . . TAKES PROMPT ACTION. ' Indianapolis. April 30. Six hundred feet of the prison wall at Michigan City was blown down late last night. Communication by telegraph and telephone with prison city are cut off. Warden Reid has asked for aid from the state troops, but the only word that could be received on the wires came In a meager message to Governor Marshall to dispatch ytroops. Reid asked for the South Baa company of militia, and every effort was made to get -word to the officers of the guard there to go to Michigan City to handle the situation. . -1 - An appeal for aid came to Governor Marshall from Warden Reid shortly before midnight, asking,' for troops. The 4 governor 5-Immediately : ordered Adjt. Gen. Oran Perrv to the scene. : Warden Reid asked the governor to send the South Bend company and he wired 1 him that he could not get In touch with the officers of the militia there. The governor,: therefore gave the orders to the warden -with Instructions, to relay them to South Bend. He said he believed there would be no difficulty ' In J the company obeying.' although they did not ' come directly from the chief executive. - Brief Message Received. The message which the governor re(Continues: on Page Two.)

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MORE RECRUITS T E Kosciusko and Starke Coun ties Were Swept by the Drys Yesterday. GALE CARRIES Wl RETURNS FROM STARKE COUNTY SLOW IN COMING : IN BECAUSE OF THE FIERCE STORM WHICH BROUGHT HAVOC. Indianapolis, April 3u. While it is known that Kosciusko county is safely in the "dry"; list by 1,800 o 2.000, and a "dry" majority of several hundred is indicated In' Starke county, the elements combined Inst night to check receipt of full returns from either county and definite figures are lacking. Severe electrical storms, accompanied py heavy wind and railfalU are reported in the northern section of Indiana, felling telegraph and telephone lines everywhere.' ' V' " .':-' The returns from Kosciusko county were early, and were of such purport to indicate a' majority 'for the option cause such as hereinbefore mentioned, but Starke county reports " were slower, and many ' . precincts were missing in the "last bulletins received. However, telephone' uyessages prior to the wires' going' down indicated the option t forces would have a majority ranging between 500 and 800.' Later reports may change the result in the matter of the figures.' but it is believed safe to make it that the county has accepted the option side of the argument at the polls. ' i - " ; Tippecanoe Fight on Today. ' ; Today,, four, counties, -will vote on the temperance issues and the results are eagerly awaited by the option and saloon forces over the 'state. Martin county Is In a very doujbtfal condition and the county will not give a majority of much more than 100 either way. Washington county is certain to vote "dry" and Jefferson county presents a good battle field, but the "drys are very confident of a ? victory.' ' It is in Tippecanoe county; with Lafayette the county seat and West Lafayette with ' its Purdue university that the great battle of the day will be fought In this county business men and . taxpayers have "made a stroos fight to retain the licensed saloon and In this organization -the liquor interests have had no part. The predictions range all the way from 1.000 to 2.&00 each way. It is believed certain that Lafayette will vote "wet" and may overcome ihe "dry -vote of West Lafayette and the outside coun- .. ...

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A E Fairview People Appeared Be fore Board of. Public Works Today. WANT BUILDING DELAYED - Remonstrators against the proposed sewer in Fairview appeared before the board ' of public work a today. , They were represented By Attorney . Will Kelley. - He asked that the board take everything Into consideration r before taking the final step toward requiring he iniprpVement. He stated manv of the, owners of property in this part of the city have encumbracesvjn their possessions and some Chinese are due to public "improvements, such as walks, streets and alleys. The owners of the property say they recognize the need of the sewer but they would prefer that its build ing be delayed for a few years. They say they think a detay would be warranted by existing conditions and circumstances. ;. ; The board was confronted by, remonstrators against the - proposed cement sidewalks on South , Eighth street. The declaration, was made by some that the present walks are good enough. FORGOT SIGNATURES Young Married Couple in Their Excitement Overlooked -A Point. AFFIDAVIT WAS . They're married it, bat what then? - Just this: tached to the appli affidavits atblanks of Hyran Crane and Bessie Longstreth were not signed. It was an oversight-. at the county clerk's office, but the li cense -was issued and the couple Is happily married. " The law requires that the facts set forth on the application blanks be certified to by a person who t?P oath to their correctness. : Crane return ed his blanks signed by himself and Hiss Longstreth, but the affidavit was not filled out- , The clerk, will be on tsvjookont for the young bridegroom now. ..As the : affidavits .were . not made out, there might be some question about the legality of the marriage but all will be arranged satisfactorily when, the omission la attended to.

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reception was neio. miw. rnippa . " ' CHOOSE L. BOYD FOR HIGH OFFICE Elected President of New In dianapolis Waterworks Company. HE IS FORMER LOCAL MAN MR. BOYD USED TO BE CONNECTEO WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA, ; BUT QUIT THIS WORK FOR OIL BUSINESS. - ; - Indianapolis, April 30. At the an nnal meeting of the Indianapolis Water Company yesterday, L. C. Boyd was elected president, to succeed F. A. W. Davis, who died recently. Mr. Boyd has been vice president of the company and Mr. Landon, the son In-law of the late Mr. Davis, was th secretary of the company. These men will guide the company as far as its practical management is concerned both having had long and practical ex perience with such - properties. Mr. Landon has been, with the company for fifteen years and Jfir. Boyd ha been there for five yeasBuring their service they have bee fir closely assocl ated with each other and with the late Mr. Davis In the management of the company. v L. C Boyd, the new president of the Indianapolis Water company, is still a young man. He was ' born nesxJ Richmond, Ind., and worked as a lad on his '. father's farm. . Beginning when quite young, he taught school for three or four years, walking six miles a day to and from school. He then took employment In the claim department' of the Pennsylvania - railroad company and worked for this company for several years. He became Interested himself in the oil business. , It was In this and in the oil business that he made his fortune. : -, For many years Mr. Boyd was an; extensive oil producer, heading large producing companies. While he was still in the gas and oil business, operating in Virginia. Ohio and Indiana, he, became interested in banks' at Richmond. Marlon and other cities, and before he came to Indiana to assist with the management of the Indianapolis Water company, he was known as a banker at Richmond. He is fnterIndlanapolis. Mr. Boyd became associated with Mr. Landon and others interested ia the Indianapolis Water company first in his connection with the Manufacturers' Gas company, of which he was at one time the president ' Mr. Landon was prominently .connected with this gas' company - for a number of years. Both Mr. Boyd and Mr. Landon are men of large Interests. -

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Foulke Camp Cost Him What Chance He Ever Had For the Nomination. HARRIS TO FIGHT IT - OUT WITH ZIUKERUAM Rumor Started That Harris Men Fought Publication of Wade-Foulke Letters Is Branded as Untrue. "Gordon's out of the running now, Is the "gossip on Main street and In all parts of the city. Harris made a par-, tial tour of Main street this morning' and everywhere the people who had ' been on the fence, offered him thel. . support to the end of the battle against . Zimmerman. It was the general opinion that the Gordon flip-flop had pu , him out of the running and that It is ( now a Question of Harris or Zimmerman, with Harris a little the beat of It. FalseRumor Out. . Many iiimifffl iris nwil ihmin them, one to the effect that Harris men had endeavored to keep the WadeFoulke letters from being published. The facts are, that yesterday word was -received from Mr. Foulke to the effect that he and the Rev. Wade were going ; to endorse Gordon for mayor, and to the effect that he and the Rev. Wade would like to talk to some of the Har ris men before doing so. In a conference with the Rev. Wade and , Mr. Foulke, they were told that If they wanted to endorse J. Bennett Gordon for mayor, that It was their affair but. It was pointed oat to them, such a pol-, Icy of dictating was too high handed, and that the Harris men reseated it. as -would the other citizens. AH the Harris men asked, was to be let alone. They were told that the Interference of two private citizens in an attempt to stampede the people into the Gordon camp was an insult to the Intelligence of the people, and that such a flop and dictation would not be tolerated. . Mr. Foulke and the Rev. Wade were told that this attempt to dictate to the voters who they should rote fo. for mayor, would undoubtedly mean the nomination of Harris or Zimmerman. And from the , indications today this prediction hss proven correct, and it now looks as If Harris had gained the most of the stampeded Gordon following. MIRE FORCE 00 oiiiy Fan ens Night Force 'of Patrcir.cn Placed cn Duty GuorJ-: ' ing Crcwdo. .- - ..i. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS RICHMOND DEPARTMENT DOES i NOT WANT A REPETITION OP THE SHOOTING SCRAPE AT LO GAN8PORT, IND. ' The entire police force was on doty today but no disorder bad been report ed up to aooa. . It was the streets three Hagerstown been touched by pickpockets, but the rumor was not confirmed by the police. : Extra precautions have been taken, since the trouble the Logansport police encountered with holdup irai following the circus. ' As a general thing the nubile is on its guard. -Ruse of a Sharper. A sharper got away with a neat rusa and about $15 at the corner of Mala and Ninth streets this morning. Ha represented himself as the agent for a new style razor and shaving' soap. On the deposit of small sums of money be passed cakes of soap around his audience for Inspection. 1 When they returned the soap they got their money bade -Following this ruse he passed out the razors for examination to those unwise ones, who would deposit a dollar to guarantee they would not depart with the Instrument. After ha had placed about fifteen of the raaora he closed his camp with the remark. "Tba show's over and made his t&r away through the crowd. sad AFFUCTicrj. : : many friea of Mr. and Knv t7s3er Cpeaeer. now of Houston. Tex as. mm be sorry te lean of the death of : ltrt!3. Ilxabeth. their tenant dasctav which occurred last Aura-' day afSemoou. v Burial was at German