Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 322, 27 September 1909 — Page 1
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MERCHM1TS TAKE GREAT ItlTEREST 111 THEFESTIVAL Nearly Every Business Man in The City Will Be Represented by Float in Industrial Parade. (FINANCE COMMITTEE ' TO CLOSE CAMPAIGN
t.loney to Finance the Big Event Is Badly NeededAviator Bumbaugh Will Ar rive Here on Sunday. HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED. The Fall Festival association, to make the second annual event a complete success, must have enough money to finance the affair. Only $4,100 has been raised up to date, and $8,000 is necessary. Active canvassing for subscriptions will close after Wednesday. The chairman of the finance committee, Nirarod Johnson, asks for the generous support of the local public and h? requests that any citizen' who has not yet been seen by the committee send a check for bis contribution to himself or to Secretary E. H. Harris, or Vice President P. J. Freeman. Merchants are devoting much of their attention to the preparation of their floats for the Industrial parade of the Fall Festival, which takes place, the afternoon of October 7. Few of the merchants will confide as to the kind of the float which they Intend to display. . Each merchant Is, preparing a float which will, be representative of his business. This idea was carried out last .yeaM but i this year, ... the floats promise to be even ' more elaborate. The merchants will spare no expense, chiefly because the most attractive and appropriate float calls for the most at- ' tentlon and comment.. Also, the merchants are out for the prize, which means a distinctive honor, v; Expect 500 Displays.' It is estimated by the committee la charge of soliciting the merchants, that there will be close to 500 displays In the parade. The parade promlsea to be twice as long as last year and. accordingly, vill contain the same percentage of increase in the displays ex hibited. The automobile parade on the even !ng of October 6, will contain about eighty machines. Up to- date, tlw , committee announces that it has re-1 ceived forty entries and has not yet been able to communicate with onethird of the owners of machines. This week, the lodges of the city will have formed their plans for the fantastic parade In which nearly every order, with the exception of Masons, will , take part The fantastic parade will be held on Mardt Oras night, October 8, and will surpass that of last year beyond comprehension. Good Ticket Sale. ; The sale of tickets for the press banquet and the dance, the latter given under the auspices of the Entre Nous club for the benefit of the festival, is reported to be excellent. The preas banquet tickets are $1 and the dance ticVets 50 cents, a sum which is so small that nearly every public-spirited citizen can afford. . The press banquet will have as its honor guests, Governor Thomas R. Marshall of Indianapolis and Con grcssman W. O. Barnard of New Castle. Governor Marshall will respond to a toast, as will a number of others. Congressman Barnard will also be invited to respond. The subjects on which these two noted public official! will speak, will, in all probability, be of their own choice. The banquet will be given Thursday evening, October 7 at the coliseum, while the public dance - will be on Friday evening, or Mardi Gras night. This week will be the busiest of the whole time, spent in preparation for ' the event This evening the amusement and decorations committees . will meet Tomorrow evening the executive committee will hold an Important session as may also several other com mtttees. To Consider Program. The amusement committee this evening, will consider the program In wneral and make arrangements tor several other displays to be Included. Among these will be the fire depart mcnt exhibition on North A street The decorations committee, in charge of Manager Perkins, of the Light Heat and Power company, will consider several matters. Mr. Perkins stated to- ' day that he 'had received several flaming are lights, to be placed on top of the Iron poles on Main street He promises that the effect of a string of these lights will be very beeuUfuL He has received a portion of the shipment
Two sections of the Pennsylvania tunnels that start in Weehawken, New Jersey, pass under the Hudson river, under Manhattan Island, under the East river and reappear at the surface in Long Island City. Long Island, and which are regarded as one of the greatest modern feats of engineering. They cost about $75,000,000 and will be In operation about January 1 next. Thereafter it will be possible for any traveler from the West to travel across New York City underground to any part of Long Island. The pictures show the tunnels before cement was laid over the inner surface. Tracks are now being laid In the tunnels,tend the electric Installation work will be done next
LAST SESSION OF YEARLY MEETING WAS HELD TODAY Recommendations of Ministry And Oversight Committee Were Read But Action on Them Postponed. RADICAL CHANGES IN REPOKSUBMITTED Before Final Adjournment Del egates, and Alternates to Various Conveniens Were Decidld On. The eighty-ninth session of the Indiana Yearly M eeting of ' Friends adjourned at the East Main Street Friend!1 Meeting House at noon today. The seventy-one delegates; and the three hundred visiting ministers and laymen, returned to their respective i Meetings where they wilt await tho' nintieth session of the Indiana Yearly Meeting to be held September 21-27, 1910. V . The report of the committee on min istry and oversight recommended some radical changes in the Meetings of the Yearly Meeting was read and action postponed until the next Indiana Yearly Meeting. The report of the com mittee it In part as follows: Recommendations Made. 1. Tnefc committee on ministry and oversight shall have general care and oversight of , the work in the Yearly Meeting. , . 2. The local Meetings shall inform the General Superintendent of the needs or difficulties ; attending the work of the congregation. 3. When the Meeting believes that the service of a pastor is coming to a close, it shall notify the pastor and the superintendent of the Yearly Meeting, giving not less than three months time for the accomplishment of the change. No change shall be made without the united judgment , of the Meeting and the Yearly Meeting. 4. When the pastor feels that the time of service in the Meeting should terminate, he shall so notify the Meet ing and the Yearly Meeting superin tendent, giving not ? less than three months' notice of the same. 6. When a Meeting feels the need of a pastor they . shall consult the Yearly Meeting committee as to the available and suitable persons for the place, the judgment of the committee shall be considered before engaging anyone. No Meeting shall engage the service of a pastor against the advice of the Yearly Meeting committee. & When a Meeting feels that the service of a pastor is not meeting the needs of the congregation it should tenderly advise with him and suggest methods of improvement. The most cordial and friendly relation should exist between the pastor and the congregation. We also recommend that the Meetings plan to retain their pastors for a period of years and that the question of their stay and support be not reviewed annually. ANCIL E. RATUFF, Clerk. On White's Institute. The report of White's Institute occupied the attention of the Yearly Meeting this morning. Talks were made by John H. Johnson, s member of the board of trustees, Albert Copeland and others. The Yearly Meeting
THOUSANDS WATCH FOR THE FLIGHTS OF THE BIRD MEN
This Morning the Breeze Was Strong in New York and the Aeroplanists Did Not Ven ture Forth. GLENN CURTISS WILL WOT COMPETE TODAY his Macnme win Not tse in mm a mm mmmm mm a mm Readiness Until Tomorrow Wilbur Wright Ready to "Make His Test. New York, Sept. 27. Fourteen mil Hon eyes were turned upward today at intervals in the hope that Wilbur Wright could be seen at the time fly ing above the great skyscrapers of the metropolis. The wind was strong in tne morning, however, and Mr. Wright did not leave his nest at Governor's Is land. This afternoon he will begin a series of the most spectacular flights ever before attempted, provided the weather is favorable. The .start will be made from Governor's Island, and during his flights he will soar over bay and rivers, over the city sky-scrapers and set a record that will make the HudsonFulton celebration as memorable In navigation of the air as Fulton made water navigation 100 years ago. Wright Is Favorite. Glenn Curtiss, Wright's ablest rival, will not fly today. He will not have his machine together until this evening, and Capt. Dorey, In charge of the flights for the government, and W. J. Hammer, secretary of the aeronautical committee of the Hudson-Fulton com mission, do not expect him to start be fore tomorrow. Wright is the favor ite in the betting. ' ' Wright's contemplated flight today is not to be "official." He merely ly wants to test oat bis motor in preparation for the feats- he has agreed with the commission to perform be tween now and October 9. "He will circle around the statue of Liberty, probably and scout about the bay," said Mr. , Hammer today, "but you can never tell what he will take in his head to do. Very Easy, You Know, ' "He may take a notion to sail around the Singer building. He said that the flight was not difficult to perform. It will not be until Wednesday, however, that the official flight will begin, and the exact course of. these will not Le announced in advance. "Wright Is the type of man who usu ally does what he sets out to do, but he doesn't like to advertise a flight that weather conditions might make Impossible, and thus disappoint the public Wright is evidently ready for bis things. He baa taken infinite pains in setting up his aeroplane. He has a larger gasoline tank than he ever had before. It will hold from twelve to fifteen gallons, enough for a thirtymile trip. Curtiss has a tank that holds only four, gallons, capable of (Continued on Page Seven.) THE WEATHER. ; INDIANA Fair, wth ifeht frost to night In ' north and central
THIEVES ENTER
COMMONS' PLACE; SAFE IS LOOTED Sum of $132 Was Taken and Certificates of Deposit Amounting to $1,000 Were Also Seized. ROBBERS HAD A VERY - EASY ACCESS TO SAFE When Office Was Closed, Big Vault Was Not Locked Crooks Enter Through Transom. Thieves entered the office of the Commons Dairy company on South Fifth street last night about 11 o'clock and secured $132 from the safe. A. number of private papers belonging to Walter Commons and certificates of deposits for the sum of $1,000 on an out of town bank were also taken. These however will be useless to the thieves as they cannot be cashed. The safe was not locked when the proprietors left earlier in the evening and by merely turning the knob on the door the contents of the big vault were thrown open to the culprits benefit. Entrance probably was gained to the establishment by climbing through a transom in the rear door, as there were numerous" evidences of finger marks in the dust above the door. The robbery was discovered by Patrolman Longman shortly after it occurred. The officer was walking on his beat on South Fifth street when he ' saw a man run down the alley across the street from that company's office. Man Makes Escape. Suspecting something was wrong Longman started in pursuit but the man eluded his would-he captor and the officer returned to make an investigation. -It is the supposition that while Longman was on his fruitless chase another man In the office tapped the safe and made his successful getaway before the policeman returned, -r Longman entered the office and discovered the safe door standing wide open. A piece of paper with the combination of the safe written on It was also found lying; on the floor in front of the safe. It Is suggested that the thieves perhaps left this piece of paper; there just to show that they could have gained access to the safe even if It had been locked and were evidently ' greatly surprised to find their work' could be accomplished so easily. . . Mr. Commons stated that it was the custom to frequently leave the safe unlocked over night in consideration of the fact that the office was so close to police headquarters. He stated that the company's receipts for Saturday and Sunday had not been placed in the safe and that had the thieves wait ed, their toot might have been increased to the extent of several hundred dollars more. Mr. Commons Is of the opinion that the work was accomplished by local persons who were thoroughly acquainted with, their surroundings. Kept Combination Secret. He declare that the combination of the safe Is constantly kept in a secret place and conU only have - been, located by some one who was entirely familiar with the plant and customs
REAL EARTHQUAKE
EARLY TODAY WAS QUITE SEIISATI0I1
Richmond WaS in Path Of thelth on,T republican senator from this I
..... . . Disturbance, WhlCh Reports Show Was General Over the Central West. A LOW RUMBLING WAS - COMPANION OF QUAKE BedS ROCked Like StOrm Tossed Sea for Period Several Seconds Felt Over This State. Of All (American News ServlcO Indianapolis, Sept. ,.27. Many per-1 sons in Indianapolis and other Indian towns were awKenek.at three-nrty o clock this morning j earthquake shocks. In this city beda were rocked and window rattled. BvansylUe reports the large hulldingajwayed. residences shook, electric lights swung and many people were aakened. In Bajftistown. a snbtfrb of Evansvllle, populated by negroes, the greatest excitement prevailed- Many negroesjbelleved the worljf was coming to antend and prayed or salvation. Bedford exoerlenced three diBtinct Enochs. The entire population of Sullivan was arous AtcPrinceton twoPdistinct shocks. lasting ten seconds each, awakened people, wniie the SSy was magnificent ly illutoinated. The vincenjfes sheriff thought the jail was DetBg dynamited and at Flora, HI., .the town clock stopped. Mattoon, Madison and ' other southern towns also felt the shocks. Also Ken tucky and Tennessee' towns felt the disturbance. , FELT AT ST. LOUIS. (American News Service) St Louis, Sept 27. Scores of citizens were awakened in this vicinity by two earthquake shocks this morn ing. Many downtown buildings rock ed. At the union station travelers rushed into the street WAS SEVERE SHOCK. (American News Service) Springfield,' I1L, Sept 27. The most severe earthquake shock since 1867 rocked Springfield at three-fifty this morning1. Dishes end glassware were jolted from the shelves and some foundations of buildings were slightly damaged. Trembling of the earth was accompanied by low rumblings. - Telephone reports tell of similar experiences throughout Illinois and Mis souri and Iowa. SHOCK FELT HERE. After Disturbance a Distinct Rumbs Una Was Heard. Seismic distnrbaaces are alleged by a number of local persons, to have occur red In this vicinity between three and four, o'clock this morning. Reports were made at this office by a nnmber of local persons, saying- they were awakened and greatly frightened by their beds rocking and the other queer performances of furniture in their bed rooms. At Fsrlham College no instrument Is kept to record earthquakes so none can be authoritatively report ed. At neither the Postal or the West ern Union telegraph offices were there
In Both the State Republican
And Democratic Camps Activity Is Already Being Shown, 'Tis Said. BEVERIDGE TAKING AN IMPORTANT PART Senior Senator's Arrival at Indianapolis Was Keenly Waited Reorganization Is Now in Progress. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Sept. 27. Organlsation matters are coming to the front in both the repumican ana ine cratlc state camps and it Is expected I lim'uu,"s V v f fh t.n committer and the conduct ,of the next year's campaign will be largely worked out. Interest is added to this situation by the arrival home a few days ago or Senator Beveridge, who had been awaited by the other leaders in order that they might confer with him on the subject of the reorganization of the republl-
can state committee. The prospectus of the assooatri. A long time ago Senator Beveridge which has ijust been Issued, Is C d let it be known that he was not going with valuable Information conceris to try to run the whole party or to the association. Several hundred Dpdictate everything; in connection with ies have been mailed to the mesrers the party management It was realix of the association and officials p be ed after the last election, when eleven pleased to send the pros pectus lib all democratic congressmen were elected others who request a copy Ct the In Indiana, that 'Senator Beveridge, same, little useless readlnc tiatter is
state, would be in a position to exert i a wide influence on the make up of Soose to do the state committee u he snouia i - I
Could Build Machine. at the Y. M. CE?52T the night school It was pointed out that he had the for laborers will probably prove to opportunity to build up a formidable be the most popu'ar. Courses are machine for himself or to take a neu- offered in many different subjects, tral ground and agree to any plan of which will- be In charge of competent reorganisation ' that would look' the instructors. Already , a nnmber of best for the party and its chances of members have enrolled for the pursuccess next year. It was said that pose of completing their education, while the senator intended to look out The night school classes will be or-
for n,mself ,n u tbmgs he had no Intentlon or trying to Duiia a macnine at the expense of anyone else or at the expense of the chances of the party. It is the general understanding that Senator Beveridge is not going to seek to eliminate any element in the reorganization of the state committee, but rather that he will use his lnflnence to bring about a reorganization 0n lines that will give representation I to every element in the party. It is along these 'lines that many of the party leaders throughout the state will
come to town during the next few I members $; non-members $9; teachweeks and talk things over and 17 ler, Joseph P. HIatt
preliminary plans for working out the reorganization of the state committee at a later date. It looks like the comIng few weeks might be very busy ones in political circles in this state. New Net Opposed. TTn tn Mil. MmA nn nnnnslthm has r appeared to Harry S. New for chairman of the republican state committee. and it Is not believed that there will be any opposition unless it comes from Mr. New himself. He Is said to be entirely satisfactory to all elemenu In the party, and it la believed here that he Is the one man in the
state who can do this. He is an ableUf the officials to make the tnstito politician in addition to having the (tion self snstalnlnc, a condition which
quality that will bring the party to-
getber. Of course, w. t. Durbin. is .uke all other associations and one of the best politicians In the state clubs, the privileges of the assodatioa and understands the game from start will be for members only. Last seato finish, and he has been mentioned gon. the association was practically in connection with the chairmanship, open, a condition which had Its benebut it is not believed he will make any flu, M many acquired .the habit of fight for it It would not be surprising taking advantage of many of the prlvV however, to find Durbin In the race leges, which probably would not have for the nomination for governor when come about but for the open, tease the times comes to make the an- rule. nouncement Beginning with this evening; an ofHarry New Is said to be entirely fldal will be placed at the foot of the satisfactory to Senator Beveridge for basement stairs. Only members and state chairman, and that all other fac- viaitors with psBnss wfll be permitted tions in the party are thoroughly satis- to uto the basement fled that he would be the proper man The membership In the assodatioa for chair-nan. This unanimity of sen- totals more tbi 800. there having' timent 'a his favor may have much a noticeable increase in the last
jo do with causing him to make up his mind to accept the place, and if he glves bis consent he will surely be elected. In First District. One of the changes that Is likely to be made in the reorganisation of the state committee is in the first district.
wfiere Phelps Darby will probably be ed to the officials win be sabmtttea succeeded by some other man. Darby to the proper committee for consldis one ol thi most popular young- re- eratlon. This committee will famO-
pnblicans in the state and is a valuable member of the state committee, but it is believed that he will be a candidate for a nomination next year.
and if he is he win probably not belnwat coarse, the prospects eays: returned as a member ' of the state I This course of six entertainments In
committee. His name has been orom - lnently mentioned for the nomination
for congress In the first district, to In our gymnasium ran against - Congressman Boehne, November Iff. 1 Italian Boys, democrat Derby has the republican Concert Company. organization in the first district solid . January t. 1910 The Ftoyds. 12abehind him if he wants the nomln- gldans. atJoo, and It la believed by many that February lilfr Ceo. P. Early, he Is the strongest man In the district Humorous Lecture. -to run against Boehne. Darby's name Bare IS, lflO Freisrki T7ar4. Is also mentioned as a candidate for Enrdnent Trasedlam. .
the nomination for attorney general.
Popular Institution WEI De
Placed on Business Basis And It Will Soon Be SelfSupporting. NIGHT SCHOOL WILL t BE A GOOD FEATURE Employment Bureau Will Also Be Established This Season Membership Is Growing Very Fast. The opening of the fall and winters WOTk at the Y. M. C. A.jm today, Preparations for the bpdS&f Vf the
nemo-Marge,, number of members ana ad-
Tanced work in theJkssoelatlon been completed and.1t is expected t real interest in the asset:. tion. among the 0a and boys of I city will result from this seasdTa work. The apociation. opening a the middle of fle season as It did t: 3t year, was noUhs yopular or as yt, matlcally organised as would hOs been posslbki had It opened 5 months earlr. & contained; In the prospectur the deparunenc. oeins; more rrangiy oescribed by Illustrations. jT Seme New FeSres. Among- the new fures instituted ganUed October 13. and work will start a week later. However, au wno desire to enter the classes should hand in their names to officials of the association immediately. There are six courses offered, three of the courses consisting: of more than, on subject The following table gives a complete Idea as to the work to be carried on this year: Course A. English. arithmetle. I writing, spelling; members J; members $5; teacher Judge I Course B. Mechanical drawing. I Course C Business. I shorthand, members $4: nc $7; teacher. Prof. Gay D. Miller. Course D. Public speakln Ibers $4; non-members 7; iProf. E. P. Trueblood. I Course E. First aid tO I i - mm. a L wmwunum . - BmkamD;i Coarse P. Automobile, inrabes non-members ilft; teacher. C. R. St John. On Business Basts. I The association will be run an a business basis. It Is the Intentions ht practically Is at the present time. two WMka. Before the first of the UrMT t fa exnected that the meaberD orer a thousand. I vA doubt the association will nrove J very beneficial to many men and boy this winter. This win be as a result of the employment bureau opened toI day- AH applications for work naadlarue itself with labor conditions oc the dty and wfll endeavor to CD an applications. I Concerning- tae pepeiar esnenaist1 given under the auspices OC tM i Women's Am-GIary. They wQ be hell I March 23. uieU0BcssM Etscacu.
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