Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 321, 26 September 1909 — Page 1

MOM) FA AJSTD SUN-TELEGRAM. CL-lOLXIV. NO. 321. RICIKIOND. IND-, SUNDAY MORXEXG, SEPTE3IBER 26, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS.

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ARMV OF EDITORS WILL BE GOESTS OF IBFJESTIVm Replies to Invitations to Banquet for Editors Have Been Pouring in for Several Days Past.

MORRIS M. WHITE

PETTIS I REID MAKES PROMISES III OPEII LETTER Democratic Mayoralty Candidate Accepts Honor Bestowed Upon Him and Announces His Platform. GIVES ENDORSEMENT f TO ADMINISTRATION

Members of Dr. Cook's Family Going to Greet Him GIVES SURPRISE TO M COLLEGE

KEYS OF CITY WILL BE GIVEN TO SCRIBES Out of Town Newspaper Men Have Generously Assisted In Making the Festival a Success Now Anticipated.

Replies have been received from a number of editors of newspapers in various towns and cities of the surrounding country in regard to the invitation which was extended them to attend the press banquet which will - be held on the second day of the festival, on the evening of Thursday, Oct "7, in the coliseum. The replies, without exception, were of a very flattering nature and practically all ot those received thus far have stated that the recipients would be pleased to accept the invitation. The executive committee of the fall festival greatly appreciates the free press notices of the festival, which have been printed from time to time Jn the various newspapers of Indiana and Ohio. The editors of these publications have all teen very generous in giving the affair publicity and are largely instrumental for the great crowds which present Indications show are certain to attend the festival. City's Key to Editors. Arrangements are being made for the lavish entertainment of the visiting editors while in this city during the event. The keys of the city will be practically turned over to them and everything possible towards adding to the pleasure of the newspaper representatives while in Richmond, will be done by the committee who will have charge of the arrangements. The editors are unanimous in their desire to help the festival and in their letters state that if there Is anything they can do to boost the affair along not to hesitate to command them. The committee is very grateful for this friendly "feeling and spirit of good fellowship shown by these newspaper men. .-.' . Yesterday Managing Editor Kennedy of the Indianapolis Sun was in the city, praised Richmond's enterprise and stated that he intended to ;be present at the banquet. The. following communications from Veditors have been received: Eaton Register. 'Dear Sir: The kind invitation of the Richmond Fall Festival Association to the editors to he their guests on October 7th has been received by us. If no unforseen conditions arise we shall be pleased to be with you on that date. Respectfully yours, E. J. Albright Rushvllle American. JDear Sir: Your kind invitation of the 9th inst .lias been received, and In reply will isay I shall be glad to avail myself of " the opportunity to be with you Thursday, October 7th. it it is possible to do so. Knowing Richmond and her people, as I do. I am sure your coming Fall Festival will be all that the "big bills" claim for it. Anything I can do to help the movement is at your disposal for the asking. Will give the Festival, of course, favorable mention in the American and trust the notices will help to swell i the crowds. Richmond is all right, Wayne county is also all right and , all contained therein. ' 'i Thanking you for your Invitation and trusting your highest hopes may be fully realized, I am. Fraternally yours, W. E. Newby. Dayton Journal. Dear Sir: I am in receiot of your communication of the 11th inst. I trust you will send us a lot of dope about your Fall Festival and we will be very glad to boost it to the best ot our ability. I assure you that it will give me very great pleasure to accept your invitation to be present provided I am able to get away at that time. Yours truly, The Dayton Journal, G. A. McClellan. Editor and Publisher. Indianapolis News. Dear Sir: Mr. Delavan Smith writes me asking that I acknowledge receipt of your very kind invitation to him to attend the Richmond Fal! Festival, October 6 to 8 inclusive. As he will be unable to accept he has asked me to say that the undersigned, or someone else from the paper, if acceptable to you, will endeavor to attend. It not too late for your arrangements committee, kindly . advise us on or about the 1st 'of Octo- ': her, by which - time we expect Mr. Charles R. Williams, the editor of the i Continued From Pace Five.).

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The Cook family with Mrs. A. Cook, returning from Europe. NEW YORK ABLAZE LIST NIGHT WITH PAGEANT LIGHTS Fireworks Pierced the Heavens, the Streets Were Light As Day and Searchlights Lighted Harbor. POLICE FOUGHT WITH CROWDS ENTIRE DAY Great International Warship Fleet in the North River Was a Spectacle of Most Impressive Kind. ' (American News Service) New York, Sept. 25. A feature of the Hudson-Pulton celebration today was the patriotic addresses, the most notable being that made by Governor Hughes at the reviewing stand off HOth street, formally turning the boats Half Moon and Clermont, over to the Hudson Commission. The pageant tonight was on a more gorgeous scale, with fireworks sputtering from both the Manhattan and Jersey snores. A magnificent boquet of 5,000 rockets heralded the end of the parade, s A continuous glow of redlight illuminated the pageant and the warships were fully lighted from stem to stern. Japanese bombs and rockets flared at intervals of every second. Flags symbolizing peace, flew from various buildings through the entire day. The world flag of peace fluttered from the top of the terminal building. The League of Peace and the Daughters of the 'American Revolution displayed displayed their flags of universal harmony above the buildings. An Impressive Array. . Never has New York sen a more impressive array than seen in the harbor. The miles of battleships and erasers represented sufficient power to raise the city seventy warships in line, fifty-three American, four English, four German, three French, two Italian, one Dutch, one Argentine, one Mexican and one Cuban enough potential destructive power in a row to stagger the imagination. The parade was a triumphant one. Along the splendid Riverside Drive with its background of magnificent homes , stretched a solid phalanx of people. The grand stands were masses of humanity. The trees even were filled with people. Every bluff, pro jection and housetop "was crowded. Flags and bunting set off the background in a mass of brilliant coloring. Everywhere were policemen, policemen afoot and on horse, shouting. charging, advising handling the throngs with masterly skill. By the arrangements of Police Commissioner Baker many people were saved from serious injury in the jostling crowds which fought to get the vantage points. Police lines, established last night gave pedestrians a chance to make their way through, Btreets which, otherwise would have been u impassable.' ' The vast crowds were behaved well, but it took every reserve in Greater New

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Austin Sullivan, a friend, on board a tugboat proceeding to the Danish steam ship "Oscar II" to greet Dr. Frederick From left to right: Ruth Cook, William Cook, Mrs. P. A. Cook, Theodore A. Cook and Mrs. Sullivan.

BOTH MAKE DENIAL Mrs. Hipsh's Sister and Shonts Talk About Alienation Case. WOMAN ASKS FOR DIVORCE (American News Service) New York, Sept. 25. Coupled with the denial, of Delancey Nicoll, the attorney representing Theodore P. Shonts, the head of the Interborough Railroad, that his client had alienated the affections of Mrs. Anna Lovell Hipsh, whose husband, Frederick, has instituted suit against the railroad man for $200,000, came the emphatic declaration today of Mrs. John J. McDermott of 628 West 138th street, a sister of Mrs. Hipsh, that she had never heard of Mr. Shonts. "Who is Mr. Shonts?' she asked. "I never heard of the man. My sister may have met him as she may have met other men. She is suing her husband for absolute divorce. - None of the family ever wanted her to marry that man and when he says that she was his stenographer, he says what is not true. She was never a stenographer. At present she is In Ottawa, Canada, on a visit to her people and! later she will go to the California coast. There is no word of truth in these statements -of her husband." Mr. Nicoll declares it is a case of mistaken identity and will be able to prove this. IS SERIOUSLY HURT William H. Hanning, a carpenter, living at 416 South Ninth street, was seriously Injured by a temporary scaffolding over the boiler room of the heating plant at the ' Garfield school building breaking, and throwing him headlong to the cement floor below, a distance of fifteen feet. He was rendered unconscious and the exact nature of the injury sustained to his skull has not been determined. It is probable, however, that it was fractured. . He also suffered several cuts and bruises about the fact and neck. He and a companion were standing on a temporary scaffolding over the boiler room, when one of the planks gave way In the middle. Both were thrown to the floor below, but Hanning's companion was fortunate than he. SAILS FOR EUROPE (American News Service) New York, Sept." 25. Mrs. Grover Cleveland sailed today on the steamer Berlin for 1 Europe to remain abroad for an indefinite period. She has arranged to send her four children to school near Lausanne, Switzerland, where she will spend a great deal of time. ' AN ANNOUNCEMENT The Palladium has secured Carl W. Ackerman to represent the paper at Earlham college this season. Mr. Ackerman will also represent the Indianapolis Star. He is a well known newspaper man and patrons of the paper interested in the affairs at the college are assured that they will be kept well Informed by the Palladium..

E , (American News Service) New York, Sept. 25. Harry Whitney, the man who holds Dr. Frederick A. Cook's proof of the discovery of the North Pole, is hurrying to New York, according to advices received today. Whitney sent wireless messages from Indian Harbor, where he arrived on the Peary relief ship Jennie. He had with him the owner, Captain and crew of the Dundee whaler, the Snowdrop, who were shipwrecked a year ago. From the time of that disaster till they were picked up by Whitney they were forced to live almost without cessation in the- manner of the Eskimos. Early today Harry Benedict of New Haven, received from Mr. Whitney this dispatch: , "Indian Harbor, by Wireless, Via Cape Ray. Rushing home, see yu soon. Hard winter; wonderful shooting; have skins for you. Picked up shipwrecked crew; terrible suffering. Notify Frank and George. (Signed) Harry Whitney." ' TAKEN BY PIRATES? (American News Servlcef Manila, Sept 25. United States gunboats were today sent to the Morb where according to dispatches, the revenue cutter Sora was captured by Filipino pirates and the crew murdered. The information contained in the dispatches was very meager. They stated that the pirates crepttoa board during the night, over-powered , the men on watch, murdered them and then killed the other members of the crew. . . , , The Sora was sent to Moro to run down the pirates. Its crew consisted of about twelve men. LIST OF THE DEAD (American - News Service) New Orleans, Sept. 25. (Via . Hattiesburg. Miss.) The unofficial count of the dead from - Monday's tropical storm brings the total number up to 356, most of whom have been identified. At Houma, La., and along the Terrebonne coast and the bayous adjacent thereto, 100 bodies have been recovered. . . Thirty-two bodies have been picked up along the coast and connecting waterways in the vicinity of Morgan City, La., and eight between Ruddock and Frenier, TO USE TELEPHONES ' (American News Service): New York, Sept. 25. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway has recently installed the telephone for train dispatching, .between Chicago and Newton, - Kansas, a distance - of 659 miles. v . .. U. is the intention of the railway company to extend this service over its entire system. At present there are eighteen different divisions npon which the trains are dispatched by telephone. In this way 380 stations are reached, in a total distance of 1,925. miles. : . THE WEATHER. INDIANA Generally fair , today. -

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PUCES SALVE Oil PHOT'S IVOUIIOS Correspodence Made Public Yesterday Shows Taft Is Anxious for Chief Forester To Retain Job. CONSERVATION CHIEF IN DIGNIFIED POSE Letter to Executive Ignores Ballinger Squabble and Hints He Will Continue His Old Policies. (American News Service) (By William Hoster.) Salt Lake City, Sept 25. Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot will stick to his job. He has the qualified approval of President Taft under whose administration the interesting experiment is to be tried, of having "Lion" Ballinger and "Lamb" Pinchot or the other way about, if you prefer, labor beside each other in the work of national conservation. , " These facts became known this afternoon when the correspondence, between the president and the chief forester, was made public. In a letter which may be described as salve for the wound to Pinchot caused by Ballinger's recent vindication, the president says that inasmuch as it has been made to appear that the decision in the Ballinger-Pinchot case was a reflection, upon the. administration of the latter, he desires to express his appreciation of Pinchot's services and his great desire that the chief forester shall remain in hia position. He Pays Compliment. He pays high compliment to Pinchot while still expressing his confidence in Ballinger and strongly Insists that the Roosevelt conservation policy shall be carried out. In his reply Mr. Pinchot adopts the dignified attitude of denying that he had taken offense at the president's decision or that he had any Intention of resigning his position. He thanks the president for his kindly attitude and says that he will be glad to retain his position and attitude on conservation along . the lines to which he Is devoted, the same lines which have marked his administration in the past. Reading this concluding paragraph between the lines, one sees a determined and resolute intention on the part of the chief forester to go right along with his work along the old line without regard to what has happened, except where there is a flat decision of the attorney general or the courts to prevent him. Indeed it can be said certainly that this is the policy that the chief forester win pursue. ' Salt Lake Just Cordial. The president and Mr. Pinchot had a long and apparently friendly conversation on the special train enroute to Saltair this morning. Secretary Ballinger did not go. - a Pinchot and Ballinger, while meeting on several occasions since yes terday afternoon have not spoken to each other and friends despair now of being able to get them together. Tour XContinued on. Fact Two.

Earlham's Benefactor First

Says He Will Contribute $5,000, Hears Jay, Then He Gives $10,000. INSTITUTION'S DEBT IS MUCH, DECREASED Yesterday Atfernoonl Total Of $15,47 for Colje Was Raised af the IndianaWearly Meetfig. 3 1 - i Two veryflmportant matters were considered It the session of tKe Indiana YearlyMeetlngs of Ftiendip at the East Malnf Street Meeting Hottse yesterday afwrnoon. The first was ths debt of EdTham College whico was decreased T.-K;7 by contributions from the members of the Yearly Meeting and secondly, ihe report of the finance committe suggesting a committee to consider Ihe advisability of either changing he East Main Street Friends Meeting House to meet the needs of the meeting, or erecting a new one. to report at the next annuaf Yearly Meeting. d Sarah P. liorrison, fie oldest living member of the Indiana University alumni, was the fijit person to con- . . . ... - trmute to aecrfwe tne aeDt 01 Earlham college, which is placed at $0G.929. After the reading of the report of President Robert I Kelly of Earlham Mrs. Morrison arose and amid the bowed heads of Friends announced in distinct tones that she would contribute $6. To, Stimulate Interest. The second gift of the afternoon was from Morris M. White of Cincinnati, who gave $10,000. Mr. White had announced earlier in the day that he would contribute $5,000 toward the paying of the debt of Earlham College, but after the strong plea of Allen Jay for financial assistance, Mr. White doubled this amount. In a short speech he said that "in order to stint' ulate interest in this matter, he would give that amount. . Mr. White is a retired banker of Cincinnati and is the greatest benefactor of Earlham. The others to contribute toward liquidating the debt of Earlham are the following: Dr. David W. Dennis and wife, $600; Joseph A. Goddard, $500, and in memory of Mary A. Goddard, $S00; Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Henley, $500; Mr. and Mrs. William P. Henley. $500; Benj. Johnson, $500; Eunice F. Phelps, $250; President Robert L. Kelly and H. A. White. $300 each; Samuel Dickinson. SlflO: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, .Rose I . . Dougan. Timothy Nicholson. E. P. Trueblood. Mr. and Mrs. George Bird, $100 : each; A. M. Charles, Mr. and Mrs. FInley Newlin and Professor and Mrs. William X. Trueblood. $50 each; Professor and Mrs. Edwin Morrison, F. W. Smith. Hannah Gray, E. F. . JHlatt. . William Wildman, M. A. Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gardner, H. D. Francisco, in cash, $25 each; Dorothy Luther, $1C; To the memory of Ezra Davis. H. Bal ley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wlnslow, Naomi Jay. Charles A. Tebbetts, Ella Winslow and J. E. Eaves, $10 each: Martha Kendal, A. Jones, D. W. Coffin. W. S. HIser, Edward Gardner. William S. Elliott, M. Lindley, Deborah Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Mills. Edward Dor mer, R. W. Elder. C. P. Cox, E. C. Graves. E. J. Hunt, Hettie Hunt and Amos Farmer. $5 each. . .The contribution baskets were also passed and a considerable amount collected. President Kelly's Report. In the report of President Kelly, the building debt was placed at $43.-9.2S and the administration debt at $23. 480.72. making' a total of $00,920. At the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends recently held at Plalnfield. Ind., $2,800 was raised which, together with 'the amount raised yesterday at the Indiana Yearly Meeting, reduced the indebted ness of Earlham College to $4802. The finance committee recommended the 'appointment of the following Friends, John - H- Johnson, Joseph A. Goddard. Fred Tolmohlen, Abel Gil bert, William A. Henley. Alfred Halsley. Allen Jay, M. M. White, Rebecca T. Davis and Emma Hedges to report to the next Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends the advisability of "either changing this house to meet the needs of the meeting or erecting a new one." The Yearly Meeting agreed to the recommendation and with these men will rest the matter of the proposed new church on the Earlham campus. The older members seem opposed to the construction of a new meeting house, while the younger members appear dissatisfied with the present building. The reports of Spice land and Fairmount academies presented to the Friends the progress of their educational work in their academies. The report of Spiceland Academy may oe summed up in the words of Edward Taylor, superintendent of the public schools of Bowling Green,- Ky. Mr. Taylor stated that he had not visited Spiceland since he waa an instructor 42 years ago.' When he visited the academy this week, be found It "doing magnificent work, and the teaching

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Points to Fact That D crats Have ) Shown TJieir Ability Through the Regime Of Dr. ScMllinger. Pettis A. Raid has gracefully accepted the democratic mayoralty nomination. He did so yesterday afternoon when he made public his letter of "acceptance, addressed to the notlfica&oa committee composed of Mayor Rlcfcard SchlllingefV Charles B. Becknd it, C Benham. Mr. Re'ld tells the piblle that If elicted tie will conduct an nonest and business administration. He takes occasion to throw a bouajpet at tbe present democratic administration. His lettein full, follows: Gentlemen: I have the honflr to acknowledge: your formal notio of my nomination as the democratic candidate for the office of mayor of the city of Richmond by thf democratic mass convention September 22nd. As stated toaiJnrson. I accept this high honor and will use my best efforts to secure the election to this high position by the people in an honorable and straightforward manner, and it elected. I will try to administer the duties of the office in an impartial, legal manner, to the best of my ability, aided by those whom I may call into my official family, selected solely for their ability and p repressiveness. Stands on Platform. I stand squarely upon the platform adopted by your convention and I endorse most of the work of the present democratic administration. It his made some blunders in my estimation as stated . in the platform, but they have been few, and I believe time will show some . apparent mistakes may be other wise. If elected I only hope to leave a record as good. If I am elected, I will continue to administer affairs in the same careful, scrutinising manner, giving every detail my closest, personal attention, and I will here state that I propose to hare regular office or duty hours from 0:30 a. m., to 40 p. m., for the transaction of public duties. The remainder of the time I shall claim to myself, and my evenings to my family and social duties. My time is valuable to me and in accepting this nomination and possible election, I am making a sacrifice, but I feel that -duty calls me to make this race in the lnt-est of my adopted city. , Likes Light . Plant. f t I am a friend of tbe Municipal Light plant, as well as a patron of it, and having had some experience In its operation, I feel that I know somewhat how to handle it, both at the operating and financial ends. I believe it can be bandied profitably, scientifically and successfully and I promise politics shall have no say so while I shall have its care entrusted to me. I would say the same of any other utility the 'city may own or acquire during my administration. I am in favor of the city owning all such public utilities as light plants, water works and others where but few people are required to operate them. From both the operating and financial ends they are easily operate! because the (very closest supervision can be maintained, their entire operation being confined within the corporate limits of the city. Such cost of administration being a mere dot aa compared to that of a large manufacturing plant ransacking the face of the earth to make sales and then covering it again to make the collections. ' It Is probably the case that the city can not acquire the waterworks plant now or for a number of years by the usual method of purchase, so in that case I would be la favor of developing the plan introduced by Mr. Rudolph G. Leeds, by which the city might ultimately come Into abaolnta ownership of the plant.' Falling In this; I would favor a franchise to terminate so sooa as the city is able to make a legal purchase of the plant. If it should become my duty to look after the city's Interests by either of these methods, I would be disposed to funy protect the rights and interests of the citizens and do "Justice to the present owueis of the plant. . Advocates Tax Redaction. . I wish to call attention to the report of Controller Parry to the city council at its meeting September 20th. wherein he advocates the reduction of'tho tax rate to $1.05 per $100; and also a reduction in the charge of street light. I heartily concur In this recoauseadstion and if elected. I sall sea to if thai every department of the city government shall be economically administered to this basis. It would bo ay mhm to reach the 90-eoat rate aa prophesied, bat not to chock ta fsneral present advance in toproraatau

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