Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 176, 3 May 1909 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 176. riciiiiond. mix, Monday evening, 3iay 3, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CCNT8.

SLOW V0TII1G WAS AO EARLY FEATURE OF PRIMARY TODAY ' " SmsnnBSBaBSB tit Was Estimated That Up to fioon Today, Only 1,357 Out of a Possible 3,945 Had Gone to Polls. LITTLE EVIDENCE OF CROOKED WORK SEEN

(Jn Some Places Whiskey Was On Tap in Neighboring Barns, But Hardly Any honey Was in Evidence. iSALOONISTS WERE BUSY rIN THE NORTH HALF OF THE FIFTH WARD AND ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE THEY WERE WORKING BU8ILY. Remarkably slow voting characterSeed the republican primary today, tetania were received from each voting, place at noon and only 1,357 votes !ad been cast out of an estimated ftotal vote of 3,945. The estimated itotal will probably fall far behind, (however, if the last primary be accepted as a precedent. The slow voting during the morning hours may mean two things. It anay Indicate a great rush from four o'clock to closing time, and it may mean voters did not select to exercise their prAdlege of franchise. Party leaders looked at the small vote with dismay. - The campaign has been one of the hardest ever fought in the city. The ; rivalry has - been intense but there are . certain questions at stake that never have entered a previous omlnatlon, , ... ........... , - - uttfr Crooked Work." 'Little evidence of any crooked work as to be found. Each candidate had bis men at the polls to pass out cards and influence voters with talk. Whiskey was being used near the . voting place in the north half of the fifth ward. A barn across the street; was used as the meeting place and bottles irere being tipped Jo alleys nearby. A down town club room was suspected by the . police oj1 being a place where Influence was beingdeveloped by means of whlske Wndupt. Stau1ach : said he felt as lfhe might be called, upon to make an investigation. .There were rumors about dollar bills being used effectively in one precinct. There was evidence that money was being used in comparatively rare instances. Rule Net' Enforced. The rule forbidding poll workers to be within fifty feet of the voting place mrma .nfnnt akI In tt elwii nranil The sheriff at this poll kept all men passing cards a full half square away from the rones leadinR to the booths. The same - organization of saloon owners that worked, so effectively In the local option election, was devoting Its entire time almost exclusively to one candidate. - Ed and Albert Morel, Louis Knopf, Dan Fanning, Ed Muey and several other saloonists were on luty at the court house during the day. Henry and Matthew Schell were busy Jn the north half of the Fifth ward. Little attention was paid to the fifty foot rules at the city hall, where the Second ward voters cast their ballots. Sixth Ward Leading. At noon the Sixth ward was leading In the percentage of votes cast. Out of approximately 400 votes, a little snore than half had been cast. In the First ward, the vote stood 166 out of fjrtO. In the Second, 12S out of '450; in the Third ward,' 143 out of 010; in the Fourth (north half). 113 out of 300; (south half , 92 out of 250: Fifth ward, (north half), 70 out cf 225: south half.) 23T out of 500; Sixth ward. 203- out of 400; In the Seventh, 1V out of 480, and in the Eighth. Ort out of 221. Interest centered wholly in the mayor's race, Harris, Zimmerman and Gordon supporters were loyal to tfie last, each claiming their man Is bound to win. AH of the, candidates were in a jubilant mood and expressed selfconfidence. The polls were visited and cheering words given to the men passing out cards. It was plainly to be told by the remarks of the voters, however, that the vast majority of then ; went to the polls with their minds made up in advance. Hundreds of cards were wasted by being forced on men, who did not look at them. CHILDREN PERISH. Ogdensburg. N. Y, May 3. Four children in the family of Stephen Arkle perished today. In a fire which destroyed the home at Dominion, M. y. FILES HIS BRIEF. Washington, May 3. Attorney General Wlckersham today filed his brief In support of the constftutlonalitT of the federal employe liability act of

A RE LEADING BASEBALL

President Taft and Vice President Sherman have taken their place

Picture is from a snapshot taken at first official visit of a game played FIRST SESSION OF TFRMJELO TODAY Commissioners Issued Three Liquor Licenses. The first session of the county commissioners' court for the May term was held today. -' The usual claini3 were up for approval and were allowed, Licenses to retail intoxicating liquors were Issued Fred Brokamp, George H. Pllle and John H. Schell. Next Monday the commissioners will take up the matter T of contracts for bridges. 'About a dozen contracts are to be let None is for a very large structure and some are for repair jobs. 1 BID WRECK TODAY Pennsylvania, Flyer Strikes a Carriage Near Cleveland, Ohio. TWO KILLED, FOUR HURT Cleveland, May X. Two women were killed, one boy was fatally injured and three persons were hurt when a Pennsylvania flyer collided with a carriage at Bedford, twelve miles south of Cleveland today 1 The dead: Mrs. Fred ; Meyers; West Detroit. Mich.: Mrs. Charles Wolfe, West Detroit. Mich. The injured are: Carl Wolfe. West Detroit, nine years old; suffered internal injuries; will die. Earnest Wolfe. West Detroit, nine years old. legs injured. Miss Emma Brocker, Cleveland, slightly injured. ; A. H. Stohlman. Bedford, skull fractured.' " The women killed and the children had been visiting at the Stohlman home. The two women sitting in the rear seat were thrown more than 100 feet. CLEMENCY SHOWN LEWIS CAMPBELL Promises to Leave City to Avoid Temptation. Lewis Campbell was let down easy in city court this afternoon upon his promise to remove from the city with his family. He was fined $10 and costs for public intoxication. " Four previous ' convictions ? were charged against him. . - Campbell a year ago was regarded as a first rate citizen. He took to drink and his decline since his first arrest has been rapid. It is believed if he removes from the city and forme new association, he can fight oft his liquor mania. . AUTO HONK-HONK : VERY DISTURBING Professors Build Fences to Bar Machines. 'Ithica. N. fcay S. The honkhonk of automobijes and motorcycles has so disturbed tjhe pleasant quiet of the executive officers of, Cornell university In the last twomonths that the board of trusteWhas ordered that portion of the avenue which crosses the Quadrangle from the library to Sibley college closed and two ugly looking fences made ' of common boarfia are being built,, .-r . ,

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by the Washington American team. HEAR THE RETURNS There Will Be Many Places Where News of Election Can Be Heard. PLANS OF PHONE COMPANY Official returns of the republican primary , will be received by the city committee at - the city building this evening. Besides, several cigar store proprietors have arranged to get the returns at their places of ; business. The Home Telephone company has arranged so that its patrons may get the returns by telephoning 1400. Ten parties may call up this number at one time. However . the request is made that the patrons do not push the button. The local lodge of Owls will receive the returns at their lodge rooms .also. So much Interest, has been taken in the race thif. it is probable all of the places wherein returns are received will be crowded. IS PLAYING HORSE WITH THE PUBLIC Pennsylvania Making No Effort to Reach Interchange Rates. INVESTIGATION PROBABLE IT IS REPORTED THAT STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION WILL TAKE ACTION TO SPUR THE COMPANY TO WORK. "Simply playing horse with the Richmond public,'? is the way Secretary E. M. Haas of 'the Commercial club characterizes the 'getting together" of the Pennsylvania! Railroad company and the C, C. & I company to arrange a tariff rate for the local interchange of freigbv " - The witch has been completed to months, and no effort has been mrf4& Ay the Pennsylvanla company to meet the C, C. & I company, according to reliable information received' by Mr. Haas, The C Pennsylvania company has fought the1 construction of the switch from the first. It delayed its construction for more than a year; by legal process, and it seems, now that , the company will delay the actual interchange as long as possible. r May Investigate. The state railroad commission haa been informed of the facts in the case and has ordered an investigation. It will no doubt be necessary for the commission to take some action, forcing the Pennsylvania company to confer with the C.,' C & L. officials and arrange the tariff schedule. . Even though such action would be taken immediately by the state commission, it would be thirty days or more before the interchange wonld be started. After arranging the schedule of Interchange rates, these have to be posted with the interstate commission for thirty days, providing It goes through the regular coarse of proceedure - .' ' . MISS ENSFIELD DEAD. ..Word was received in this city that Miss Clarabell Ensfield, sister of Frank Ensfield, of this city, died at her home in Logan sport Saturday afternoon. , Mr. Ensfield was called to Logansport Saturday morning. ; - SNOW IN -NEW YORK. Batavia. N. Y. May . 3. There are 1 inches of snow on the ground here today, A atom raced all day yeater-

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in the front rank as base ball fans PRINTERS CLEARED QUITEJUIDY SUM First Annual Dance a Finan cial Success. The treasury of the local typo leal unionwasswelled to the $07.55 by the7 receipts fronvfhe recent dance. The expensesof the affair were heavier tbaa,Bual. The typos feel very grateful for the excellent pat ronage accorded their first undertaking of the kind. They promise to make the dance an annual event. MIXED UP WEATHER Weather Man Mixed in Summer, Spring and Winter ; Last Week. FRUIT. IS NOT INJURED Despite the fact that nearly every one suffered from thecold Saturday and predictions were made that fruit would be killed, the thermometer only registered 35 degrees for the minimum and 49 degrees for the maxi mum. Wednesday was even a colder day as the minimum temperature was 29 degrees, as observed by meteorolo gical observer Walter Vosler. located at the pumping station east of the city. The other days of the week were more like real spring weather and on Thursday the thermometer registered as high as SI. The amount of rainfall during the week was rather heavy, one and eigh teen hundredths inches being report ed With the exception of Monday and : Wednesday, rainfall was experi enced. On Saturday there was snow, but it was too slight to record the amount. The heaviest rains were on Thursday and Friday, when fortythree hundredths inches and fortytwo hundredths inches respectively were recorded. Monday holds the distinction of being the only clear day of the week. The rest, with the exception of Saturday, which was cloudy, were classi fied as partly cloudy. The temper ature, both minimum , and maximum for each day of the week is as fol lows: High Low Sunday.. .. .. .. ..74 41 Monday,.. ... . .. .. ..5 3 Tuesday;. .. ... .. .. ...90 . 46 Wednesday. . . . . . ...... 62 29 Thursday .. 81 46 Friday..- 73 46 Saturday ...... .... ..49 35 TRAINS ARE LATE. ; Rochester. N. T.. May a Trains on the Delaware, Lackawanna' & Western railroad . are running late because of flood conditions caused by the Genesee river in Livingstone county. x KILLS FOURTH LION. Nairobi, May 3---Theodore Roosevelt killed his fourth lion on Sunday. AUTOMOBILE CLUB GETS IUVITATI0I1 - To Go to Beth Memorial "Day. : The Wayne county automobile duo has accepted the invitation to make another of Its annual runs to Bethel oa the occasion of the Memorial Day celebration. The little town has begun already to plan for Its big day" cf the year. .William Taylor, the noted state politician and Indianapolis atlaraax, jrfU daUitttae addrcav - .

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COUIICIL FIGHTS

NEARLY AS WARM AS MAYOR'S RACE Englebert and Weishaupt Have the Only Cinches as No One Is Giving Them Any Opposition. " COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE SCRAP WAGES FIERCE There Are Seven in the Field, Four to Be Nominated, and All of Them Are Running Good. ' . . ' The fight of the candidates for council, while not talked about like the mayor's combat, is nevertheless a warm one and in nearly every In stance will be a close. Only two men are conceded to be certain of their berths, Henry Englebert, in the third ward, and Alphonse Weishaupt in the first ward. There is no fight being made on either of these two. The contest between Oscar Wil liams, C. T. Peck, George J. Knollen g, H. B. Highley, Harry Wessel, J A. Thatcher, and Mat Von Pein for councilmen-at-large is, next to the mayor's race, the most importanL Friends of each candidate are freely predicting his nomination. Oscar Williams and Mat Von Pein, as a re sult of their records In council, are conceded to be two of the four nomi nated, as councilmen-at-large. In the second ward, the fight is between Jesse J. Evans and John White and, from reports it is said to be a close one. , While .William Bartel and Joseph R. Milliken," candidates in the fourth ward, have been earnestly at work, the fight is looked upon as the most uninteresting of any in the dif ferent wards. . Fight in Fifth. E. . E. King. who. was the first man to come out in the Fifth ward, has a worthy opponent iq Franklin Moore and a close vote Is expected. King is a shop man and a leading member of the Second Presbyterian church, while Moore is also a shop man and a prominent fraternal man. Like the fight in the fifth ward, that in the sixth between ' Harvey Brown and Harry Kauffman will be close. Dr. S. Edgar Bond in the seventh ward has the backing of the members of the West Richmond Improvement, but Frank L. Waldele is also running strong. Probably the biggest fight of all Is being made in the eighth ward In this district the fight for council is almost as important as the mayor's race. John . T. Burdsall, councilman from that ward. Is having a hard row to hoe to be renominated, owing to the strength shown by B. C. Hill and Harry Winkle. T PROSECUTE FRAUK ROBERTS Selling a Diseased Horse Charge Withdrawn. Frank Roberts will not be prosecut ed on the charge of selling a diseased horse to John Underbill. A motion to nolle the affidavit . against him pre sented by Prosecutor Ladd in circuit court has been sustained. The com plaint to the officials was made by Underhlll after he had bought a horse from Roberts. He- claimed It was att flicted with the heaves and other dis orders, while . it was represented as sound to him. by Roberts before the purchase was made. , ; SUIT IS FILED. M. E. Wild, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of H. A. Kepner, deceased, haa brought suit in the Yayne circuit court against Owen and Elisabeth McShea to foreclose a mortgage. ADOPT A BABY. In re-adoption of Edward Whltacre, proceedings have ; been Instituted In the Wayne circuit court by Robert A. and Ellen Shaffer. The court has granted the petition. The child adopt ed is a babe in DIRECTORS TO MEET. ' The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Commercial Club will be held this evening to consider routine business. The meeting win probably be a abort one. dentists' Excunsiorj. Local dentists are planning to at tend the dentists' convention at Marlon this week. Several have made known their Jytentlon to go to the Grant county city. Dr. A. B. Price, of this city. Is oa the program for a pa-

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Results of Former Republican Primaries

Vote Cast in 1901. Nusb'm. Zimn. NeaL

148 4". 25 125 52S 11 254 :tM 13 252 S4 1 ;7 sit 44 45 2n 3 275 1ST. 22 08 . 97 12 167 200 0 ,741 2.536 157

Second Ward .... Third Ward .... Fourth Ward .... Fifth Ward (1).. Fifth Ward (-) Sixth Ward Seventh Ward (1) Seventh Ward - Totals . . , Total vote cast; 4,434. Vote Cast In 1905.

Ogborn. Zim'n. First Ward 131 350 Second Ward 124 307 Third Ward 2i5 272 Fourth Ward 228 423 Fifth Ward (1) 26 25rt Fifth Ward (2) ! Sixth Ward 231 177 Seventh Ward 185 278 Totals ...1.414 2.241

Total vote cast, 3.655. SUPREME COURT STRIKES A BLOW AT COAL ROADS Court Today Causes Conster nation by Upholding Consti tutionality of the Commodi ties Clause. . ; GREAT EXCITEMENT l" CAUSED ON WALL ST. Ruling Made That Roads Cant Produce or Sell Goods They Haul as Common Carriers -The Effect "". " Washington, May 3.The supreme court today decided In favor of the constitutionality of the commodities clause of the Hepburn rate law. This clause prohibits railroads from engag ing in the production or sale of goods which it transports as common car riers. The decision strikes particul arly at coal carrying roads, which own mines. While speculative interest In the decision . has largely centered In the Reading railroad, because of its pre eminence among coal roads, con troll Ing, It has been roughly estimated, two-thirds of the known anthracite supply in this country. Its Influence will be keenly felt . by many other railroads, a heavy share of whose to tal annual haulage is made up of coal from their own properties. The decis ion has been expected for two months. The lower court in decision, rend ered by Judge Gray oiPelaware held the clause to be unconstitutional on several grounds. Cites Its Authority. The government contended that the clause was constitutional and enacted under the 'authority of congress to control Interstate commerce. The lower court laldx great stress on the "unreasonableness" of the clause. It was claimed that 'the enforcement of the clause would revolutionize the fi nances and control of coal carrying roads, and that great damage would be inflicted if the clause were enforc ed. Must Observe Law. The government, however, held that the letter of the law must be observed regardless of what the damage waa In flicted. While the decision upholds the constitutionality of the commodi ties clause, it also contains a number of points that are considered favorabl to the railroad companies affected by the suit. ; ' ' : : STOCK UP, THEN DOWN. , New York, May 3. So confusing wai the United States supreme court's ml ing on the commodities clause, that conflicting reports as to Its meaning were received In Wall street and they caused wild excitement on the stock market. One of the ticker compa nies announced that the constitutionality of the clause was upheld, while another made a statement that the clause had been declared unconstitutional. When the report that the law had been upheld was received, Reading stock dropped from 146 to U3W It later ran up to 147. CUPID LOAFED OH HIS JOB 10 11 Only Twenty-one Llarriags Licenses Were Issued. Cupid loafed on bis Job In April and only twenty-one applications for marriage licenses were filed with the eoaajty clerk. For the last two years, i April has been relegated to the rear. (Its misbehavior la the weather aess may have some effect on cllaed toward rutrisasyfc

IUD0REDS 17ILL . BE EXECUTED 07 THE VOUIIG TURKS SHBBasSB

Thirteen Hangings Today 173 Be Followed in Rcpld Suscession by Other Mutiny Ringleaders. ' SBSSBBBBSfSBkSa MANY SUSPECTS WILL get lo:;g SENTENCES The Tewfik Ministry Has Re signed and New Grand Vizier to Be Appointed Smallpox Raging. Constantinople, May 3. The thlrtc executions today were foreruaaere of one hundred public hangings' watch will take place within the next twentyeight hours. .Many of the suspected ringleaders In the reactionary movement whose part la the uprising was of minor Importance, will be sentenced to hard labor. ' The Tewflk ministry has resigned. Grand Vitler, Hilmi -. Pasha, recently deposed by the mutineers, will be reinstated. - SMALLPOX RAGINO. Washington, May 3. 1 Lelahman today notified the state de partment that amallpox bad broken out In the territory affected by the Ar menian massacres, where ' many bodies still remain unbailed. THIRTEEN WERE MUNO. ; Constantinople. May Tbirteea political offenders, tried and ed to death by courtmartlal. hanged la the city today. Tha moat consptcaoas points were chosen and thousands of people gathered to look upon the bodies swaying from taa Improvised gibbets. : The slatht waa a moat tfckanms ana. - - . - . .vL. ...i. watted to their fata with great courage. The crowd that about the ghastly work of tba men cheered as tba bodies swans oCL An through the dar the bodies ed In the sunlight, their features torted Into ghastly grtna by tba nooses.' Mutiny Lsseam. The men executed today doubtedly the leaders of tba against the Young Turks. It Is believed that soma of them were tba leaders of tba latest revolt, who were sought yesterday and last night. . The victims include tba of Maxim Pasha and those moted tba uprising of tba aasrtasa la the racksyare situated tmmedUtaty bstSad the housed la It belonged to tba oU disaffected .The bodies of were allowed to bang la tbatr nabSo positions for many hoars. Tbis was designed ss a Baboo warning aad to show an plotters that nanlabsaaat would be meted oat to them If annaC Courtmartlala are being bald eaaCbanously and exeoatlons will go on dally. n con is 1 GC2B oio In th Hafcis Kaizr THd TbV day 03 Kurw i llclpa . f BAKES GOOD tiftZZZti ? w HAINS ACTED WITH ANNI9 AttO WHAT THE EFFECT ON TH3 PRISONER WAS. - . Flushing. Lv L. Uay 3.-Vbr tba of furnishing the jury with fitSarmatkm as to tba causes of tba aSsnl Insanity of Captain slayer of William C Anate. tba today was permitted to place oa witness stand, KIsa Cmmn LasaUa, tba colored morse employed ta tba Catas family. Sba aald Aacti tad tai the Hates bona aortas tba at aw f tba captain ptd bad cans taCaas tbara a 'loag ttasa; aad ones cm down' jataira carry Lli Mrs. Halns fan bla ttSu Cba aaa satd that once ttry v-rit stayed away also told tow Caa acted vta tzZl of these tli Irv3 woman were ixtzzzt Ca tie cocrt: today. . . - 8L John's K. Slay 3.-4aa at C3 larcest seal catches, of the sssssa vu broaxbt ia here yesterday by ta steamer Vereaova. Ce tzl ZZZZl

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