Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 7, 14 November 1909 — Page 1

THE' RICHMOND- PAIXABIUM

AND 3UN-TET7EGR AM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 7. RICHMOND, im, SUNDAY 3IORNING, NOVE3IBi:R 14, 1909. SINGLE COPV, It CENTS.

DES MOINES PLAN WAS DEVISED TO MEETJLO EVILS Berryhill, Author of the New Municipal Government, Sets Forth Its Contrast With the Ancient Methods.

Glaring defects of old system exposed Municipal Expert of the Iowa Capital Continues His Arguments Which Convinced the Des Moines People. (By Carl Bernhardt.) ARTICLE 7. "It must be remembered," said Mr. Berryhill, in speaking of the Des Moines Plan, "that our city government is not like our national and state government. The nation and the state both have constitutions. The city is the creature of the state. I have already pointed out the evils of the apelng of the state and national government in what should be simply a business corporation In which the citizens ere the stockholders." "Those evils are, for the most part, simply the fault of a bad system. You could not run the Union Pacific rail road with an organization like that It would go Into bankruptcy at once as do most cities in actual effect. Ths evils of the old plan are glaring." Contrast of Des Moines Plan. "To meet these evils the Des Moines Plan of Government was devised. The framers of the measure recognized the fact that our government, national, state and municipal, was based upon democratic principles, and unlike the Texas plan, the new system was made optional with our cities, and before its adoption must be approved by a majority of the voters, declaring therefor at a special election called for that purpose, .v.-... .-,... -....- .. , .... "The method of electing the council is practically a new one. It involves the selection of double the number of candidates, for the places to be filled, at a formal primary to be conducted tinder the Australian ballot system. The ticket thus nominated must run the gauntlet of a regular election, and the successful candidates must of necessity receive a majority of the votes cast at the election. All party terms which enable the voter to distinguish the party relations of candidates, are kept from the ballot, and the personalities of candidates are t'.ie sole factors submitted to the voter for his judgment. Party machines are practically prohibited by law, enforced by criminal sanctions. The candidates for the council are prohibited from compensating or promising to compensate voters for political support with any emolument whatever, and are especially prohibited from promising appointments to office. Responsibility is concentrated upon the five councilmen, the mayor is mayor in name only, since he is clothed with all of the powers of a councilman, and is in fact a councilman rather than mayor, although he is placed at the head of the Department of Public Safety, and is at ell times within reach of the public as the representatives of the city, and for which extra service he receives an additional salary. Duties of Commissioners. "The various functions of the city fire divided up into five departments, each councilman being placed at the head of one department by a majority vote of the entire council. The duties devolving upon- any one councilman way be decreased or increased or transferred from one department to another. The object to be attained is to at all times hold the majority of the council responsible. If a councilman proves unworthy or Incapable, the responsibility rests with the entire council to so supervise his work as to secure results .and in the event of their failure to bo supervise such department they are held accountable to public opinion. In order to make them representatives of the entire city they lire elected at large and every voter in the city feels that he has a personal Interest in every department of the city and In the work of each Individual councilman. Blow at Corporation Graft. "To remove one of the most flagrant sources of corruption, all public franchises, except those of a minor character, must be submitted to the popular vote for ratification before thev become effective, whereby It would be unprofitable for franchise seekers to corrupt the council in the matter of securing franchises, in view of th fact that the franchise, when secured from the council, might not be ratified .by the people. Safe guards are thrown round the action of the council to prevent abuses of power. "Thus, in Section 12. 'Every ordinance or resolution appropriating money or ordering any street improvement or sewer, or making or authorizing the making of any contract, or granting any franchise or right to occupy or use the streets, highway?, bridges or public places In the city for any purpose, shall be complete In the form in which it is finally passed,

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Another Examination Wanted On Oct. 28, 190S, Mr. Clarence Austin, representative of the Association of American Advertisers examined the circulation of the two Richmond newspapers for the period from Oct. 1, 1907, to Sept. 30, 1908. The Palladium at that time published the result of the investigation of its circulation. The other Richmond newspaper has at no time since that examination published the result of the investigation of its circulation. Mr. Austin found the Palladium's circulation to average 5,453 gross for the year.

The circulation of the Palladium if examined today would show a net paid circulation of over 5,400 and a gross circulation of over 5,600 daily. The Palladium is particularly pleased with this increase in circulation as it has been obtained without the use of premiums and only on the merits of the paper.

The Palladium would like its circulation by the A. A. A. merchants. TOOK PHOTOGRAPH OF CAIRO RIOTERS Will Be Relied Upon by Authorities to Discover the Leaders. SNAPPED BY FLASHLIGHT SOLDIERS ARE STILL ON GUARD IN THE CITY AND THE SALOONS REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE TIME BEING. (American News Service) Cairo, Ills., Nov. 13. Photographs of the mob that lynched Will James, the negro murderer of Miss Annie Pelley, and Henry Salzner, the White wife-murderer, will be the main reliance of the authorities in the discovery of the mob leaders according to the state's attorney and Mayor Parsons today. Pictures were taken by flashlight when the excitement was at its height, they say, and several prominent men of the town were recognized when the plates vcere . developed. The city is still patrolled by soldiers and they will be kept here, though Arthur Alexander, James' accomplice, is in jail at Kankakee, whither he was taken under military guard. The saloons are also closed. TERRIFIC STORM SWEPT SCOTLAND It Battered the Ports and Bowled Over Piers and The Docks. TOWN OF NAIRN FLOODED MANY VESSELS WERE SUNK AND A BIG CONCRETE PIER WAS DASHED DOWN BY THE BATTERING OF THE SEAS. (American News Service) Edinburgh, Nov. 13. North Scotland today and last night was swept by a terrific storm which did widespread damage. Tidal waves battered the ports, destroyed piers and dykes and creating havoc. The country about Nairn and the town itself is flooded as the result of the breaking of the dyke near there by a monster wave, and the country in the vicinity of Dingwall is also under water. The big concrete pier at Nairn, protecting the harbor, was also smashed by the huge seas, which had the town at their mercy. From other points also, reports of heavy damage were received today. Many vessels were damaged by the storm. (10 QUAKE RECORDED II I II U. S. Weather Bureau Knows Nothing of West India Disturbance. FRUIT CROP DESTROYED (American News Service) Washington, Nov. 13. The United States Weather bureau has no record of the reported earthquake in Hayti. The only recent seismic disturbance recorred by the instruments at the bureau was the slight earthquake in Illinois a few days ago. The fruit crops on Jamaica and Hayti were ruined. It is estimated that 500,000 stems of bananas were destroyed, and the result will be a serious shortage. The railroads on the islands also suffered heavily, the lines being washed away and disrupted by tremblers.

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ENTERS PROTEST ON DIME NOVELS Reformatory Superintendent Complains to the Post Office Department. A PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE RESULT OF THE NEW ALBANY BANK MURDER AN OFFICIAL POINTS OUT THESE NOVELS INFLAMED MURDERER'S MIND. (American News Service) Louisville, Ky., Nov. 13. Superintendent Peyton of the Indiana reformatory has directed attention of Postmaster-General Hitchcock to the pernicious influence of dime novels as shown by the New Albany bank murder with a suggestion that they be excluded from the mails. President John K. Woodard of the Merchants' Bank at New Albany, who was shot Thursday by Thomas K. Hall, a youth believed to be demented by dime novels is , makings a - brave fight for his life. Today it was announced that there was hope for him. James R, Tucker, the negro chauffeur, whom the boy impressed for his dash from Louisville and then shot, was worse today. A L Charles Williams, an Englishman, Is Known as the Boldest Crook. KNOWN AS "OLD TIMER." (American News Service) London, Nov. 13. Charles Williams described as the most daring criminal of the time, has been once more convicted of felony this time receiving stolen goods. As his criminal career began in 1867, Williams is perhaps getting past his heyday of burglary, etc. Of this master-criminal it has been said by Dr. Albert Wilson, the brain specialist, that his mental faculties are superior to those of the average Cabinet Minister. He is so clevor and Intelligent according to the doctor that he might well have risen to be Prime Minister if he had chosen politics instead of crime as a profession. A more expert cracksman never lived. "He would don evening dress to perpetrate his crimes, and passing himself off as a peer would mix in the best society. So daring and desperate a criminal was he that the Home Office gave orders that he was never to be dealt with single-handed; two policemen, heavily armed being always commissioned for the purpose." WAS SUICIDE PACT2 New York Police Think Dead Man and Woman Planned To Die Together. ONE VICTIM WAS MARRIED (American News Service) Hartford, Conn., Nov. 13. The police today declared that they were confident that the woman found dead from poison, taken in a suicide pact, wa3 Blanche Ferguson, of Langley, Va. They declared also that her companion, who was found dying at her side, is F. J. Reid, of Woshington. D. C. The manager of the Long Brothers hotel, where the couple were found, could throw little light on them today. It was learned, however, that Reid, who represented a Cleveland iron company, at Washington, has been missing a week. A search for Blanche Ferguson has been going on for an equal length of time. The couple spent some days together at a Washington hote. Held has a wife in Cleveland. His condition today was regarded as hopeless.

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MORE PRECAUTION AT UNION DEPOT IS A NECCESSITY

Nine Trains Arrive Within Twenty-five Minutes, But People Allowed to Roam About Train Shed. SAFETY GATES WOULD IMPROVE CONDITIONS As It Is Now Station Agent Is Kept Busy Warning People Of the Constant Danger Exposed to them. With nine trains within twenty-five minutes, including one limited train, whizzing through the city like unrestrained bronchos, the apparent need of safety gates at the Pennsylvania depot is readily noticed by frequent visitors. Every day there are narrow escapes from injury and possible fatalities, because of the lack of such protection to the public. The occurrence is so frequent that it no longer excites interest, but railroaders predict that some day there will be an accident which will convince the officials that better protection is required. One of the company employes at the station says that it is necessary for station master Mayhew to go up to many passengers every time a train arrives, warning them of possible danger. This employe said, "Just watch Mr. Mayhew some day and count the number of persons he warns. Some one, some day will rightfully nominate him for a Carnegie medal." Could be Avoided. With safety gates all this danger would be avoided. The average passenger when the train pulls in seems Limbued .wltfuthft ide that it.iaJLheic's and go rushing onto the platform, regardless of personal danger. The time mentioned when nine 'rains pass through the city is between 9:35 and 10 o'clock in the morning. These trains bring in and receive hundreds ot passengers. Trains No. 31 and No. 30, two of the new twenty-four hour trains be tween St. I Oti is and New York have not been stopping here. They whiz through the depot, No. 31 on track No. 3, at 9:55 o'clock fn the morning, and No. 30 at 1:25 o'clock in the morning, without even bidding "us" good morning. These fast trains will be required to stop here, hereafter, how ever, as in tossing out the mail for the local office it has been distributed all over the depot, making lots of work for the depot agent and. also making it possible that one of the mail sacks will get under the car wheels and derail the coach. Trains No. 19, No. 40 and No. 45, which arrive here at 5 p. m.. 3:03 p m. and 6:25 a. m. respectively, are alSo new ones, with fast schedules, but they have been in the "habit" of stopping here. HELP THEIR CAUSE Suffragettes Yesterday Whipped Winston Churchill at A Station. HIS WIFE WITNESSED IT (American News Service) Bristol, Eng.,. Nov. 10. Winston Churchill, member of the cabinet, was horsewhipped here this afternoon by suffragettes. As he stepped from a train, accompanied by his wife, a party of suffragettes, bursting through the lines, attacked him. One wielded a whip. As she attacked him, Churchill closed In with her and after a struggle, wrested the whip away Then he banded it to his wife. One of the blows of the whip landed on Mr. Churchill's head, but his hat broke the force of the blow. The suffragette with the whip refused to give her name to the police. Mrs. Churchill was in danger, being threatened by the women also. The suffragettes accuse her of influencing her husband against their cause. The police restored order with difficulty, after arresting the suffragette leader. BRITISHER IS MAD (American News Service) Washington, Not. 13. The department of justice today receit a complaint from Edward L. McKenzie, a business man of Plainfield, N. J., protesting agst the police order requiring him to remove a British flag which he flew over his home in honor of King Edward's birthday last Tues-

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ENT08BBED TRAGIC WIDOW IS FOUND GUILTLESS BY THE JURYMEN After Two Hours of Deliber ation the Jury Entered the Court and Dramatically Gives Its Verdict. MME. STEINHEIL IS OVERCOME WITH JOY Verdict Was Reached at an Early Hour This Morning and Court Room Was Filled With Curious People. (American News Service) Paris, Nov. 14. Mme. Margherita Steinheil. the tragic widow, was acquitted at an early hour this (Sunday morning, by a jury, of the charge of murdering her husband, Adolph Steinheil, the painter, and her stepmother. Mme. Japy. The jury brought in its verdict shortly before 1 o'clock, after a deliberation of over two hours. The jury ceased their deliberations three times to get explanations of the case from the president of the court and this was taken as an indication that on the first ballot the majority probably was for conviction. The rendering of the verdict was fraught with dramatic features. Every one in the court room was keyed up to a high state ot nervous tension, because of the delay. As the jury filed into the court room the expression of relief on the faces of several of its members conveyed the instant impression that the verdict was acquittal. A Dramatic Moment. In intense silence the judges and attorneys entered the court room and took their places. Only Mme. Stein heil remained to make the picture complete and every eye was turned toward the door from whence the prisoner was to enter like the star in some great drama. But the door remained closed. With a grave face, M. Devalles. president of the court, addressed the jury. "Have you reached a verdict,' 'he asked. The foreman stood up and said slowly and distinctly: "On our conscience we answer no to every question." The questions to which he referred were: "Is Mme. Steinheil guilty of the voluntary homicide of her motherV" "Is Mme. Steinheil guilty of the voluntary homicide of her husband?" "Were these homicides premeditated?" "Did the second homicide precede, accompany or follow the first?" Much cheering greeted the verdict, and Mme. Steinheil, when told the news was overcome with joy. WAITING EOR DUMA (American News Service) St. Petersburg, Nov. 13. Laborers throughout Russia are looking forward with considerable interest to the autumn session of the Duma, when a plan for the relief of the employes of Russian railways, who are disabled by accidents, will be presented to that body for Its approval. The project which has been formulated by the Ministry of Ways and Communication, provides that any workman will be entitled to remuneration, even if the accident is the result of his own carelessness. The amount of relief will equal the workman's earnings for the whole time of his disablement. In case of death, the widow will be entitled to a pension of three-eighths of his earnings, his child to one-sixth and an orphan to onefourth, the total pension not to exceed three fourths of the victim's earnings. TEDDY HEARD FROM (American News Service) Mombasa. British East Africa, Nov. 13. A direct message from Theodore Roosevelt was received here today, in which it is stated that all members of the hunting party are welL To stop runaway horses, a Michigan man has patented a brake, consisting of a pointed rod, to be hung under a vehicle and attached to the reins In such a manner that ' unusual pressure upon them will force the rod into the road. THE WEATHER. INDIANA Probably rain; colder Sunday-

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M BURNING Late This Afternoon in a Mine Terrible Explosion Which Fire and it is Feared Late Three Hundred and Eighty Ten Bodies Have Already HIGH SCHOOL IS STATE CHAMPION: Crack Bunch of Local Youngsters Defeat Rivals for Indiana Honors by Playing a Whirlwind Contest. CAPTAIN ALLISON IN SPECTACULAR FEATS Runs His Team Like a Machine, Defends Like a Lion And Runs Entire Length of Field for a Score. (Palladium Special) Muncie, Nov. 13. Richmond High school ended one of the most successful football seasons of their career today, when they defeated the fast Muncie bunch by a score of 'Jr2 to 10. The Richmond boys played circles around their opponents. Too much praise could not be given them. Each man on the Richmond team played a flna game on both defensive and offensive. This victory puts Richmond in a place to claim the state championship, Richmond has not been defeated this season, having scored 135 points to their opponents !. The Muncie team outweighed the local lads but this was overcome by fast playing. Allison Star Feature. Captain Allison, as usual, played a fine game. Repeatedly he would break through the Muncie.. line for gains of 25 to -k yards. ' He demonstrated that he was equal to any man in the state when he received the kick off on his own two yard line and ran through the entire Muncie team, shak ing off tackle after tackle for a touch down. On the defensive. Allison played line half and he would re peatedly break up the tandem plunges by the Muncie backs. . Allison also handled his team well and was master of the situation at all times. Haas played a strong game, making several line plunges for gains of JO and 15 yards. He also played a strong defensive game, breaking up many of the formations. Hiatt made some beautiful end runs for good gains. White played left half, made a number of good gains and did his share in blocking Mnncie's p'ays. Ttie Muncie line cannot be compared with the Richmond line. Metzger. Ferling, Miller, Graves and Hale would break through and down . a Muncie back for a loss. Magaw and Hiatt at ends played a strong game and very few end runs were attempted by Muncie. All of the Richmond touchdowns came as the result of good playing. The first touchdown was made by Spurgeon of the Muncie team, after they had lost the ball twici within their own five yard line. Spurgeon missed the goal. Score 5 to f. Allison's Great Run. Muncie chose to kick and the ball sailed to Allison, who caught it on his two yard line and ran the length of the field for a tucbdown. Allison kicked goal. Score. to 5. Munci again kicked to Richmond. The ball then seesawed up and down the field, each team attempting forward passes and end runs, but with no result. The half ended with Muncie in possession of the ball in the middle of the field. The second half started by Richmond kicking to Spurgeon on his lO yard line. Muncie then attempted a forward pass but Metzger received It. After plunges by Haas and Hiatt, Haas went over for a touchdown. Haas missed the goal. Score, Richmond 11. Muncie 5. Muncie kicked to Allison, who returned it 25 yards before being downed. Richmond soon lost the ball, but recovered it on their 40 yard line. The ball was advanced by line plunges to the 15 yard line, where Haas tried a place kick, but failed. The ball was put in scrimmage on the 25 yard line. After several attempts at the line Muncie tried a forward pass, which fell into Metzger's arms. It was Richmond's ball on their 20 yard line, and by some fierce line plunges Klatt was sent over for the fourth touchdown. Hiatt missed goaL Score. R. H. S 16: M. H. S.. 5. Muncie kicked, to Allison, who returned it 25 yards. After advancing several yards and being on-

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COAL 'RUNE

at Cherry, III. There was a Was Immediately Followed by This Evening That All of the - five Workers Have Perished Been Recovered. RESCUERS STATE THEY HAVE SEEII SEVERAL BODIES Owing to the Choking of the Passages Penetration of the Leads and Shafts is Quite Difficult. JUST BEFORE BLOWUP 205 MEN LEFT MINE Practically the Entire Male Population of the Little Town Worked Where the Tragedy Occurred. BULLETIN. (American New Service) Bloomington, Ills.. Nov. 13. The Cherry, 111., mine explosion was caused by a torch carried by Alexander Rosejack. the eager on duty at the bottom of the new St. Paul mine, ten miles southwest of La Salle, this afternoon. It precipitated one of the most frightful mining disasters In the history of Illinois. It is almost cerI lL. k CA I uuu mm T-Tn guc m lar w uiiurrs imprisoned met a horrible death by suffocation. A rescuing party of tea heroes who attempted to ssre th Imprisoned men were quickly, asphyxiated by the poisonous gases generated and at 4 o'clock were hauled o the surface, dead, after they had been engaged for an hour carrying the miners up the shaft to safety. ( American Newa Service) Lasalle, HI.. Nov. 13. An explosion late this afternoon in the bituminous coal mine at Cherry. III., eleven miles southwest of this city imprisoned IWO men. Fire followed the blast and It is feared that most of the entombed! miners never will be taken out alive. Ten bodies have been brought ' up from one of the higher levels by rescuing parties, which reported that many more corpses could be seen. Owing to the choking of the passages, however, penetration of the shafts and leads is extremely difficult and tedious. Were 2C5 Lucky Men. When the whistle blew this morning 5K5 men went down into the mine, which is on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. These toilers represented practically the entire male population of the town of working age. That all these men were not caught In the cave-Ins. which followed the explosion, is due to the fact that 205 of them came out a few minutes before the accident. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by fire damp or gases, although the management had always boasted that it had taken every possible scientific precaution for the safety of its hundreds of employes. Story Not Yet Told. No man has yet come to the surface with the story of just what occurred in the tunnels of death. The explosion occurred sjortly before sundown when the men were ceasing work for the day. The buckets were busy conveying the workers to the tops of the shafts, when suddenly the earth was shaken by a mighty detonation that was heard miles. The cables attached to the elevators were snapped like threads and the miners who happened to be ascending in the cages at the time were plunged to the bottom of the dark holes. Immediately smoke began pouring from the shafts. SHIPS ARE MISSIlie (American News Servtcs) SL Johns. N. F.. Nov. 13. Many sels are missing today as the result of the terrific storm which, holding Newfoundland In its grip for three days and night." did widespread damage. , Forty . men and women , who wens wept to the sea on three vessels were m J M i, .. -l. . &. I . . iwBu wiu ihvusui acre uj luc linirr Portia, sent out by the government. Today the search for other vessels

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