Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 102, 17 February 1910 — Page 1

MONB PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 102. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, FEHKUARY IT, liHO. SINGLE COPY, CENTS.

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KNEE DEEP IN Worst Storm in Years Has Been Registered by the United States Weather Bureau at the Capital. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SWEPT BY BLIZZARD Reports from Northwest Say All Railroads Have Ceased Operations Because of the Great Drifts. SLEET AT JEFFERSONVILLE FOLLOWS CLOSELY IN THE WAKE OF A FIERCE SNOW FLURRY ALL OF KENTUCKY IS UNDER A SNOW COVER. (American News Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 17 This city and vicinity is covered with fourteen Inches of snow, all jf 'which fell within the past twenty-four hours, estabWhing the biggest snowfall record in the history of the local weather bureau. Extremely low temperature 13 predicted by Friday morning, with the prob ability of more snow. The public Hc hools were closed today and the titrcet car service was baphazzard, schedules being abandoned. Many the ater goers were unable to reach home until two o'clock this morning, and practically everybody walked down town this morning. Steam trains from the west are four hours or more late. The snow was general throughout the state, except in the extreme northern section. COLONELS SHIVERING. Louisville, Feb. 17 All northern Kentucky and Southern Indiana experienced the heaviest snowstorm in years, reaching the deoth of eighteen inches in many Indiana points, with drifts of six feet in many places. Mary mail carriers were forced to abandon trips because of the impdisable roads. BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL. EvansvMe, Feb. 17. Business is at to standstill here. All trains are late. SNOW STILL FALLING. Columbus. Ind., Feb. 17. Twelve inches of snow Is now on the ground land Is still falling. BILZZARD IS RAGING. Ix)gan sport, Feb. 17. A terrific blizzard has been raging in this city for several hours. BOTH SNOW AND SLEET. Jetfersonville, Feb. 17. Five inches tf snow fell here, followed by an. all day sleet storm. IS WORST IN YEARS. Springfield, O., Feb. 17. The worst isnow storm in years is raging here. It required seven en fines to take out a Big Four freight train today. STORM A GENERAL ONE. Indianapolis, Feb. 17. Reports show the snow storm Is general, extending from St. Louis to Pittsburg. Temperatures are ranging thirty bolow zero in the Northwest to thirty above at Prownsville, Texas. This marks the day as the coldest of the w inter. The cold wave is moving east. RAILROADS ARE CRIPPLED. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 17. The Northwest from the Great Lakes to the Pacific is blizzard swept. Thousinids of miles of railroads are crippled, trains arriving here twelve Iiours late. Snowdrifts twenty-five feet deep are reported at some jxdnts. STORM MAKES LAKES (American News Service) Angauleme, France, Feb. 17. The low-lying portious of the department of Charente have been' turned into lakes by the great storm. The Charente and Vienne rivers have burst their banks and dykes at many points. Fields and towns are unundated. and thousands of persons have been driven from their homes. There is a steady exodus from the most seriously affected parts to the hills in the northeast The damage to vineyards is heavy, and the manufacturers of paper are little better off. Bridges have been swept away, and at eeveral points houses have been carried into the current. Several of the streams that run underground, of which there are many in the department, are spreading over the land, the subterranean courses being inadequate to carry the extra volume of water.

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White-Man-Runs-Him Has the Stage Fright at a White House Audience. FORGETS TO GIVE SHIRT Washington, Feb. 17. The official porrtp and ceremony of the White House conquered Bah-TzjIt-CooRoos (White Man Runs Him), a Crow scout who fought with Custer, and therefore President Taft did not receive a beautiful buckskin Crow war shirt that the squaws of the Crow reservation in Montana had worked overtime to fashion. White Man Runs Him and a dozen other Indians from the Montana reservation called to pay their respects to the great white father. In the party were Curley, another Custer scout; Hold-the-Enemy and Sees-With-His-Ears. The braves had been in Washington a week protesting to the committee on Indian affairs against the opening of the reservation and they desired to say 'how" to President Taft before returning to Montana. In i id".ion they wanted to show their esteem for the great white father by presenting him with a Crow war shirt, t.h.is Making him a chief of their tribe. White Man Runs Him, as the leader of the delegation, was- intrusted with the buckskin garment and given minute instructions as to presenting it. In the anteroom at the White House however. White Man Runs Him misplaced his native courage and when the Indians entered the President's sanctum. White Man Runs Him was appalled at the greatness of the great white father. He hastily concealed the war shirt beneath his coat an'l fled in a panic of fear. The rest of the delegation proceeded to upbraid White Man Runs Him, and after much discussion it was decided that the shirt should be sent to the President when the Indians reached a safe distance from the terrors of official etiquette. MANY CREDITORS GET SMAALL SHARE Estate of the Late Dr. George H. Grant Is Shown to Be Insolvent. ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS THOSE CREDITORS WHO DID NOT HOLD PREFERRED CLAIMS WILL RECEIVE ONLY 13 CENTS ON A DOLLAR. Owing to the insolvency of the estate of George H. Grant, a prominent physician who committed suicide in September 1908, there are a number of creditors, who did not hold preferred claims against the estate, who will receive but 13 cents on the dollar, according to the final report of the Dickinson Trust Company, administrator of the estate. The administration was handicapped greatly by the fact that a number of bills due Mr. Grant for medical treatment have not been paid, either by reason of the insolvency of the persons against whom the bills are held, or by Inability of collectors to find the parties. The administrator represents that had it been able to collect these bills, all claims would have been met or approximately so. Claims Were Divided. The claims against the estate were divided into preferred claims and non-preferred claims. It is on the non-preferred claims that only thir teen cents on the dollar will be paid. The preferred claims have been paid in full. The total amount of the non-preferred claims is $2,5:16.08, while the administrator has but $329.66 to meet them. The total amount coming Into the administrator's hands was $1,2S4.36 and the administrator claims credits of $954.70 in meeting the preferred claims. Of the preferred claims, the largest was that of Mrs. Grant, who was allowed the regular statutory widow's allowance of $500. There is an exhibit marked "B" which gives a list of creditors to the late physi cian and contains about two hundred names. TO AVERT A STRIKE (American News Service) New York, Feb. 17. The leaders of the Building Trades Unions of NewYork today began a campaign to avert the threatened great sympathetic strike of 12r,'M men, on which the unions are voting. The men who have voted so far. demand a general walkout in sympathy with the steam fitters. This is a strong sentiment among the leaders, however, for less drastic steps, and they hope to settle the matter by arbitration. Roswell D. Tompkins, secretary of the Building Trades Council, declared today that there would be no strike unless the council ordered one.

PRESIDENT TAFT IS LOOKING FOB TRUST DECISIONS

Announced Today the Executive Expects Simultaneous Decisions on Tobacco and Oil Combines. THESE LITIGATIONS QUITE VITAL ONES Rulings for Government Would Aid Both Administration and Public A Corporation Tax Ruling. (American News Service) Washington, Feb. 17. President Taft believes that the supreme court Avill hand down decisions in the Tobacco Trust and the Standard Oil cases at the same time. It was learned today that the administration expects these decisions by the end of May, though they may go over till October. The president, though having no definite information, believes the government will win. The general opinion in legal circles is that the supreme court will uphold the government in the Standard Oil suit, but in the tobacco case the bench j will be fairly evenly divided. Of Vital Importance. Not for a long time have two cases of such vital importance to the nation at large and to an administration been. before the supreme court at the same time, aTid it is because of this that the expectation is for speedy decisions. The cases have a powerful bearing on the powers and attitude of the administration and the legislation that it seeks. They are of unusual interest to the general public also, because of the crisis which has been reached in the matter of controlling corporations, and the effect of combination on the cost of food and other necessaries. The Roosevelt policies, to a large extent, are at stake-now before, the supreme court. The whole attitude of the former president toward the trust problem is embodied in the suits, whose success, should the decisions be for the government, will rank rather as an accomplishment of the last administration than of the present, which inherited them. An Important Ruling. Commissioned of Internal Revenue Cabell today issued a statement concerning the returns of corporations required under the corporation excize law. He states that "As congress has made no appropriation available for use in the District of Columbia, the returns cannot he onenerl to insnection here, and until congress does i make such appropriations the returns j are to be handled under the existing revenue statutes. "Any person other than a tax payer making the returns or his duly appointed agent, or attorney wishing to examine the returns, must make application to the secretary of the treasury." This curtails publicity. ALL BOYS INVITED Orville Brunson, secretary of boys' department of the Y. M. C. has addressed all the boys over the A., ten years of age in the graded sections of the city schools, inviting them to be present next Saturday and enjoy the pleasures of the Y. M. C. A. The occasion for open house at the association is to interest the younger boys in the work ,and if possible, to enroll them as members for the ensuing year. Mr. Brunson anticipates that :KK or more boys will be present Saturday. The hours arc from ; o'clock in the morning until I o'clock in the evening. On Wednesday, February "P.. the boys' department will enjoy an entertainment to be given by Robert O. Bowman, a character actor and impersonator. HE WANTS EVIDENCE James Bingham, attorney general, I has mailed several inquiries to E. M. 1 Haas, secretary of the Commercial club with the request that they be mailed to the Richmond business men. These inquiries relate to the suit pending In the Indiana courts against the insurance companies, charging them with illegal combination of rates. A CLASS ELECTION The Junior class of Earlham college held its mid-year election yesterday and the following officers were chosen: President, Everett Dougherty; vice president, Sharon Mote; secretary, Miss Edith Wildman; treasurer. Carl Ackerman; marshal. Paul Eumace; vice marshal, Fred Fossett: athletic manager, Philip limner; yell leader, Paul Furnace.

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INDICATIONS THAT LARGE THE LATEST THING IN SANITARY LINE An Antiseptic Barber Shop to Be Opened in Murray Theater Soon. FINEST IN MIDDLE WEST OLD SHAVING MUGS TO BE DISCARDED AND GERMS BANISHED FROM RAZORS A TURKISH BATH A FEATURE. Equipped with every modern convenience, strictly sanitary and thoroughly up-to-date in every respect, is the Antiseptic Barber Shop, which will open its quarters in the corner room of the Murray theater, within the next ten days or two weeks, under the proprietorship of John Shoemaker, formerly employed in the Westcott barber shop. It will be one of the finest establishments of its kind in the middle west, and will be a union shop. The new shop will be finished entirely in white. There will be white tiling on the floor with a small dark green border, and the wood work will all be furnished in white enamel. In ! the center of the room will be a large white marble wash stand, while the east and west walls will be completely covered with fine mirrors. The cases will be white enameled, and the room will be brilliantly lighted! with electricity. Farewell Shaving Mugs. For the purpose of insuring sanitation. Mr. Shoemaker has arranged for a local physician to make a careful inspection of the shop before it i! thrown open to the public. The brushes and razors will be left standing in an antiseptic solution when not in use and a powder soap will be used, doing away with the necessity of the shaving Tnugs." The shop will be equipped with electrical massage machines and an electric hot air hair drying apparatus. There will be four chairs in charge of expert barbers. He has secured Joseph Maibach. formerly employed at the Westcott barber shop, to have charge of one of the chairs but has not vet decided who the others will be. Turkish Bath Also. The basement will be fitted np with a Turkish bath and showers. Arrangements are being made to secure, if possible, the services of Russell Moon, of Sprceland. Ind-, as professional masseur. The Turkish bathes will be under the supervision of Frank Crump, formerly employed in the City bowling alleys. Mr. Shoemaker has just return-

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NOISES WILL BE HEARD WHEN ed from Chicago and Cincinnati where he has been ordering the furniture for the new shop. It is thought that it will arrive in about ten days. EPIDEMIC SCARE NOW ABOUT OVER No New Cases of Diphtheria Have Developed at Earlham College. PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN AND A RIG'D QUARANTINE IS BEING MAINTAINED ON ABOUT SIXTEEN YOUNG WOMEN WHO WERE EXPOSED. No new cases of diphtheria have developed among the students of Earlham college and according to a statement made by Dr. J. E. King, county health officer this afternoon, there is little fear of an epidemic. The greatest precautions are still being taken however, to prevent a further spread of the contagion and a rigid quarantine is being maintained on about 16 girls who were exposed to the disease. They will not be permitted to leave their rooms or see anyone for several days at least, it is said. Boys Are Released. The boys were released from quarantine this morning by Dr. King. No new symptoms have developed and the fear and excitement among the students Is rapidly subsiding. Miss Belle Hancock was added to the list of the girls quarantined this morning, it being discovered that she had been openly exposed to the disease. Several of the students complain of slightly irritated throats, but they have been examined by the physician. who declared that there was no occasion for alarm. The victims are doing nicely, it is said. Miss Katherine Thompson, who was the most seriously afflicted, is considerably Improved and Miss Pearl Thornburg's condition today also shows improvement. Prof. Hole stated that the chapel exercises would not be abandoned unless new developments resulted. It is not known what steps will be taken In regaI to the holding of the faculty reception Saturday night. MRS. HERD DEAD. Mrs. Scott Herd, of Cottage Grove, died yesterday after a lingering illness. THE WEATHER. INDIANA Fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight.

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TO BE A MUSICAL MECCA May Festival and the Earlham Messiah Will Be the Features. LATTER HELD AT THEATER COLLEGE EVENT WILL BE SO LARGE THAT NONE OF THE LOCAL CHURCHES ARE SUITABLE GREAT ARTISTS. The spring of 1910 promises to be remarkable for Its musical performances. The plans of the May Festival have already been made public and now comes the announcement of the final arrangements for the performance on April 27th of the Messiah by the Earlham Oratorio society. A quartet of magnificent soloists has been secured from out of the city to render the beautiful solos for which the Messiah is noted. The chorus la undoubtedly the best trained chorus that has ever represented Earlham, Mid it will be remembered that in the past several oratorios have been most successfully produced by them. Perhaps the most striking feature of the announcement is the plan for a double, performance afternoon and evening, in the new Murray theater. None of the churches is large enough to secure the necessary money for financing so important a proposition and the management concluded that no finer auditorium for their purpose was to be had than the compact. j beautiful little theater. Adler an Attraction. The afternoon program will be performed by Clarence Adler, one of the , very first of living American pianists. ! He bas toured Europe more than once ! and was a member of the famous i Hekking trio while abroad. His com ing will be eagerly anticipated by music lovers In the city. Hi9 concert last week before an audience of 3.000 in Columbus. Ohio, was a tremendous success. Together with Miss Francisco, the brilliant director of music at Earlham. he will accompany the chorus In the evening concert. 1 Pains have been taken to give the Messiah a full month before the festival performance of the Elijah, so that there will be no possible conflict. The members and officers of the May Festival association are showing a spirit of the most friendly cooperation with the other organization, which Is conducted by Mr. C. K. Chase. Judging from the call for seats and Iioxes so far, there will be a large turning out for the concerts.

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Snow Began to Fall at Six O'clock Yesterday Morning and Did Not Cease Until an Early Hour Today. THIS AFTERNOON THE FALL AGAIN STARTED Weather Predictions Say That It Will Be Clear Tonight and That Zero Weather Is a Probability. RECORD OF YEARS BROKEN MORE SNOW COVERS WAYNE COUNTY TERRITORY TODAY THAN HAS BEEN RECORDED IN TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS. With a snow fall of fifteen Inches in nineteen hours, yesterday, Richmond and community is now in the throes of one of the severest blizzards experienced in the past twenty-five years. It is anticipated that the coldest weather of the winter is yet to be experienced, although as yet this particular feature of the blizzard has not been realized here. Transportation companies and all lines of business have been seriously handicapped and have suffered considerable losses as a result of the heavy snow fall. Upon the poor people of the city, the most misery has fallen and there are constant demands for coal at the charitable Institutions today. Schedules Knocked Out. Both Ihe Pennsylvania and the C, C & L trains were verv Jate last night and today. Interurban schedules were thrown entirely out and the aeromniodfction afforded by the cify cars was poor, but the best wh!n eould be gln und?r condition. On the Pennsylvania lines, all through trains were from two to six hours late, and conditions were as bad on the C, C & L. line. Interurban service between here and Indianapolis was practically vnluWs. Rejiorta came from different towns throughout the county . bat p. ppenger waited mors tiian three h-u- for the arrival of cars. Regular hills of snow were piled np along Main street by the merchants in clearing the snow off the sidewalks. In the more congested parts of the Mreet. especl?.'ly Elgth and Main 5:rc-j'.F, Commission ?r Genn had a large force of men anl teams employed tVaiing up and hauIiJA away the bulw. Another forne went about th city and cleared away sections of the gutters, near inlets, to the sewer systoles. The snow h9 been by far ihe most sArensive of th? winter. Balks Rural Carriers. At the post office. It was reported that all of the rural carriers were stalled car!y In the day. Some completed a good portion of their routes, but the nujciSiy gave up the work early. The city carriers bad all they could do, even with their light loads. Much of today's mall was not delivered, owing to the delayed arrival of mail trains. Similar conditions were reported to exist at all other distributing post offices of the county. The snow drifted badly last evening and on some of the roads in the county, it is reiortd to be from four to eight feet deep. The roads haTe not been broken as even horses ran not wade through many of the drifts. Extra Horses Used. Merchants in the city were handicapped in the delivery of merchandise Several draymen engaged extra horses ' or teams and the sight of seeing three i and four horses hitched to a wagon was not an uncommon one. Those who depended on teams to do the usual work had to carry light loads and even then were forced to rest their horses frequenly. Walking ceased to be a pleasure and became a labor. The snow plows cleared many paths, but the snow drifted badly. Even the snow plows left about two Inches on the walks, and as the snow did not pack. It was very arduous and slow work to get about the city on foot Perhaps the only merchants who really, from a business standpoint, enjoyed the weather were the restaurant and hotel keepers. Customers simply had to stand around and wait for places at the tables or counters and some of the proprietors were confronted with the? possibility ot the food supply running out. Poor Demand Coal. Township Trustee James Howarth stated today that the poor people were not making many requests for food. However, the demand on him for coal was very heavy. He said that similar conditions existed at the other char-

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