Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 109, 24 February 1910 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 109. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY -M, 1910. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

STATE POLICE ASSEMBLED TO STOP RIOTING

Four Companies of Pennsylvania's Daredevil Constabulary Troopers Mixed It Up With Car Men. MINISTERS PETITION PRESIDENT KRUGER Ask Him to Entertain Propositions for Arbitration of Troubles by a Board of Leading Citizens. ANOTHER VICTIM CLAIMED STRIKE BREAKING MOTORMAN HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A BRICK TODAY AND HIS INJURIES SAID TO BE FATAL. Here are the losses as tabulated today: Loss by damage to companies property, $100,000. Loss in fares, $400,000. Loss to men in wages, $90,000. ' Loss to general trade (estimated) $500,000. Total, $1,090,000. (American News Service) Philadelphia, Feb. 24. Despite the arrival of the four crack companies of mounted State Constabulary and all of Philadelphia's regular and special policemen, the rioting continued today In several parts of the city. The iiompany announced that over a thou sand cars would be running by night fall and continue throughout the night which may precipitate a crisis. A strike breaker motorman was fatally injured by being hit with, a brick, on Woodlawn avenue, this morning, being rescued just in time to save his one chance of life. Harry Swain, 26, confessed after his arrest today that he, with twenty other sympathizers, had attempted to blow up a car yesterday. Bags of explosives were removed from the tracks. In several skirmishes today troopers fired volleys of shots but none were seriously wounded. The leading clergymen of the city have petitioned President Kruger of the Transit company to entertain propositions of arbitration by a selected board of representative citizens. Whirled Into the City. Companies A, B, C, and D of the state police, from Punxautawney, Greenberg, Pottsville and WHkesbarre, were whirled into the city in special trains two hours before the time set for the starting of the first car. Fighters everyone, no body of men in the land has had such experience In handling mobs as these state policemen. The Canadian mounted police, the Texas rangers and the standing armies of America and Europe are represented in this tody of veterans of civil strife. They came armed with vicious looking carbines, revolvers and deadly riot mace a club longer than the policeman's night stick and twice as effective. All Are on Strike Duty. The state constabulary, on their arrival, were housed in the armories of the Second Regiment, at Broad street and Susquehannah avenue, and the first city troop at Twenty-third and Miarket streets and there they are kept till the time for active service. Besides them every available policeman, regular and special, was detailed to strike duty. But it was on the constabulary that the authorities had determined to rely principally today; the police, tried in five days of disorder, had proved the best they could do to be futile. The state constabulary was organ izedve years ago under an act of the leg- ' islature. It has four companies, each commanded by a captain, seconded by a lieutenant and five sergeants. The nomal complement of the companies is 00 men each ;all are now below that figure. LEFT SMALL ESTATE Alice A. Dennis who died February 12, left an estate valued at $400, which goes to her husband, George Dennis, and her son by her first marriage, John T. Scott. The petition for probate of the court has been approved by the court. HIS BOIIO IS GIVEN Andrew M. Smith, upon giving bond of $1,200, has been appointed administrator of the estate of Martha J. Kauftman. who died February S. The value of the estate was placed at $600.

FLOODS BRING RUIN Many Sparfish Villages Have Been Inundated, Reports Announce.

CROPS SUFFER HEAVILY (American News Service) Madrid, Feb. 24. Floods are spreading ruin over Northwestern Spain. Many villages have been inundated and whole provinces devastated. -Bridges and houses are being swept away and all the streams in the affected district are rising, according to reports received today. At Astorga a railroad bridge was swept away and an Express train was brought to a stop on the brink of the river. Crops have already suffered heavily, and thousands of, peasants have been thrown into idleness. In the towns conditions are worse, and everywhere supplies are short. Troops today were dispatched by King Alfonso's order to the worst points to maintain order and direct the work of relief. In Valladolid province the rivers have burst their banks, flooding wide reaches of country. A HATCHET FIGHT . ENDED WITH GUN Negroes Fighting in Restaurant Chased by Clerk With Revolver. WAS A VERY LIVELY MIXUP GEORGE GREEN GETS HIS SKULL NICKED BY IRATE BILL LUKE OVER DISPUTE AS TO WHICH WAS THE BOSS. "I had to protect the trade, so I grabbed a revolver out of the drawer and went after them. I left my trade mark, all right. I shot a hole in the floor, and that ended the fight. Luke and Green both traveled then." Thus young Earl Kuhlman explained the termination of a fight, which occurred at an early hour this morning at Charles M. Proffitt's restaurant, 14 South Eighth street, between two colored men, William Luke and George Green. Luke was employed as a cook and Green as a porter. Kuhlman is a clerk. This morning Luke and Green got into a dispute, according to Kuhlman, as to which one had the authority to "boss" the other. Words led to blows and then Luke ducked to the kitchen, grabbed a hatchet and returned to the lunch room to renew hostilities with Green. The latter made a Marathon for the front door, but it stuck and, as haste was a requirement, he dodged under the glistening blade of the hatchet and sprinted for the kitchen door, Luke in hot pursuit. Arm Protects His Head. Before Green could make his exit, Luke was on him and directing savage blows at the fugitive's head. Green warded off these blows with his arm, to the best of his ability, but at that the sharp point of the hatchet occasionally went home, inflicting slight cuts in the face and the scalp of the victim. It was while this hatchet play was in operation that Kuhlman grabbed a revolver and went on the warpath "alter the two fighting negroes. Arriving on the scene of battle Kuhlman pulled the trigger, the bullet sped through the floor and the negroes vanished with the smoke through the rear door. Later Green and Luke were arrested, the former on the charge of provoke, the latter on the charge of assault and battery, in the city court this morning Green was dismissed and Luke was fined $5 and costs. IS SHOT BY ROBBER (American News Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 24. During a rapid exchange of revolver shots, Louis Smith, a resturant keeper, was probably fatally shot by a holdup man at three o'clock this morning near his home on South Meridian street. This will be the second fatal shooting by holdup men within a week. Both offenders escaped. BIG BLAZE AT GIRT (American News Service) Gary, Ind., Feb. 24. Gary was visited by a fire early today, which for a time threatened to get beyond control of the firemen and resulted in the destruction of one of the finest buildings in the business section and heavy ioes of adjoining structures. Aid was summoned from Chicago and firemen with apparatus responded. They were brought here by special train. The loss is placed at f ToAMX

MORE COORTS ARE HOT FAVORED BY THOMAS MARSHALL Governor Is Seeking to Fortify Himself With Facts and Figures for Arguments Against Plan.

THISTLETHWAITE IS GATHERING THE DATA He Is Requesting the County Clerks to Inform Him on the Amount of Work That the Judges Must Do. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Feb. 24. Evidently, Governor Marshall is seeking to fortify himself with facts and figures that he may use as arguments against the establishments of any more new courts in Indiana by the legislature next winter. Although the governor is in Arizona and will not return until about March 5, during his absence the work of gathering the information for his use is going on with great care. Col. Thistlethwaite, his private secretary, acting under orders of the governor is sending requests to the clerks of the various counties, asking them for definite information as to just how much work is done by the judges of the different courts. What He is Seeking. The governor wants to know just how many days in the year the judge works; how many days he holds court; how many cases are filed in the year; how many cases are disposed of; how much it costs to run the courts, and everything else that he can get in the way of information that will throw light on the work of the courts. No statement has been made at the Governor's office as to the purpose in seeking this information, but it is believed that the governor will use it for the purpose mentioned above. It will bo remembered that he went on record last winter in the most emphatic manner against the creation of any new courts at the expense of the state, and that .he vetoed every court bill that came to him. His position was that the additional courts were not needed, and that if the present courts would work a little harder they could take care of all of the business. Were Numerous Bills. Numerous bills were presented to the legislature last winter for the creation of new courts. The most notable of these were the Gary superior court bill and the Linton superior court bill. These two bills called forth more animosity and caused bigger fights and more hard feeling than any other bills that came before the legislature at that session. The Linton bill passed and the governor vetoed it. The Gary bill passed and the governor also put a quietus on it, thus earning for himself the undying enmity of the boosters for the bills. In the case of Linton the bill was opposed by Bloomfield, the county seat of Greene county, where the circuit court is located. The Bloomfield people feared that if a new court were established at Linton, in the same county, all of the court business from the west part of the county would be taken to Linton and this would keep many people and much business away from Bloomfield. They came to the legislature with figures showing that the Greene circuit court was crowded with business, but they insisted that the best way to remedy the trouble would be to separate Greene county from Sullivan county and give each a circuit court instead of creating a superior court that would sit a part of the time at Linton and a part of the time at Sullivan. And Linton Won Out. The result was that Linton won out, thanks to the effective work of Senator Bland, and the Linton bill passed, but the governor vetoed it. Not only that, but a scandal was created which resulted in an investigation being held at the office of the governor hut which did not bring forth any fruit. Then there was the case of Gary. Gary wanted a superior court and sent a lobby down here which for size and energy has seldom been equaled in the legislative history of Indiana. Hammond also sent a delegation, but not to favor the bill. Hammond did not want a new court established at Gary, because there is a circuit court at Crown Point and a superior court at Hammond, in Lake county. Therefore, It was pointed out by Hammond there should not be a multiplicity of courts scattered all over the county, but it was insisted that there ought to be another superior judge at Hammond to relieve the congestion of the Hammond superior court. The Gary bill passed, but the governor vetoed it. Would Increase Expense. An effort was made to separate several other circuits and give several counties indpendent courts. One bill sought to divide Decatur and Shelby counties, giving each county a court. This would have meant the appointment of a new judge and the expense of maintaining another court, and the idea did not take hold worth a cenL (Continued ou Tage Seven.)

A WEATHER RELIEF After Today Touch of Warmth Is Promised by the Weather Men.

NO PROTESTS BEING MADE (American News Service) Chicago, Feb. 24. After today then warm weather comes once more. That's the special forecast given out. By Friday a warm wave which will shoot the mercury up from eighteen to twenty-five degrees is expected. The cold wave brought death and suffering with it. An unidentified man of about fiftyfive years was found dead in a box car in the Chicago Junction railroad yards. Mrs. Louise Schlanofer, suffering from cold and starvation, was taken to the county hospital, as were Mrs. Patia Cakalatria and a day old baby. The charities organization received numerous complaints. BIG THIBET MOGUL HAS HIS TROUBLES Fugitive Delai Lama Is Now in Hiding from Enemies in Calcutta. HE SEEKS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA AND LORD MINTO HAS TAKEN THIS REQUEST UN DER ADVISEMENT. (American News Service) Calcutta, Feb. 24. The Delai Laniu. of Thibet is in hiding in this city and today he sent a messenger to Lord Miuto, the viceroy asking for an inter view. Lord Minto took the request under consideration, but it is prob-' able that the opportunity will not be given to the Thibetan leader to air his ! grievances against tne cninese lor ! their invasion of the Sacred City of L'Haasa. The messenger informed Lord Minto that the Delai Lama was in disguise in a remote corner of the city and that he wished to beg a place of refuge and protection from the British government. The latter, however, does not wish to destroy the entente cordial existing with China by officially recognizing the Thibetan fugitive. Had Narrow Escape. The Delai Lama had a narrow escape from capture when the Chinese troops captured the sacred city. He had anticipated victory for his own troops and it was not until the emporors soldiers were almost at the confines of the palace that the danger of the situation was realized. Fleeing into his servants quarters, the high priest of Thibet donned clothing belonging to one of the cooks. In that way he evaded discovery and made his way to the outskirts of the city where he remained in hiding until several of his advisors joined him with funds and accompanied him hither. WAS PLOT OF FIEND New York, Feb. 24. Six persons were badly hurt and as many more less seriously when eighty were trapped with all escape cut off in a burning house 616 Warick street early today. The fire was set by an incendiary. Police and firemen carried the tenants from roofs and windows. The incendiary laid the fire in such a way that the stairs and all other means of escape save by fire ladders was cut off as soon as the blaze gained a little headway. LARGE ELKS CLASS At the meeting of the Elks lodge this- evening, several applications for membership will be considered and a number of others will be initiated into the order. A. A. Woodard, the district inspector, will be a guest this evening. During the evening, a local orchestra will furnish music. KILLED III A WRECK (American News Service) Chicago, Feb. 24. James Lawler, a conductor, was instantly killed, John Corcoran fatally injured and fifteen other passengers hurt, whn a Kezdie street car was struck by the Chicago, Milwaukee and SL Paul train at the Bloomingdale crossing today. THE WEATHER. STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Friday. Rising temperature Friday.

IS HOT PLEASED BY THE SENTENCE GIVEMJO PIPER Lontz Thinks the Embezzler Should Have Been Charged v With Burglary When Arraigned in Circuit Court.

JUDGE TO RECOMMEND THE EXTREME LIMIT Will Advise Prison Officials to Hold Piper for 14 Years, After Having Reviewed List of Crimes. John M. Lontz. president of the F. and N. Lawn Mower company, staled this morning that he was very much dissatisfied with the sentence of from two to fourtee years for embezzlement imposed on George M. Piper by the court yesterday afjternoon. He de clared that Judge Fox rcfusc-d to per mit the man to be prosecuted on the charge of burglary, and overruled the motion of Prosecutor Ladd that the embezzlement charge be dismissed About the same time Mr. Lontz so em phatically declared himself. Judge Fox announced that he had made a careful study of the history of Piper's c ase and would, upon the embezzler's commitment to the penitentiary, recommend to the prison authorities that the man serve the limit of the sentence, fourteen years. Action Court Will Take. He stated that he would acquaint the authorities at Michigan City with Piper's past history in making the rec mnnienaation tnat tne criminal serve his entire time. After this decision of Judge Fox, .Mr Lontz was communicated with by telephone and notified of the recommendation of the court. He was asked if this action would in any way effect the statement he made to the reporters for publication before he (Mr. Lontzi bad become acquainted with the court's Inf est decision in the matter. He re plied that it would not. Mr. Ionu stated, however, that the recoinmeu- ! dation of Judge Fox was the wisest de cision he had made. When interview eel this morning, before the recommendation of the court had been an nounced, Mr. Lontz made the following statement in regard to the sentence of George M. Piper, of from two to four teen years in the penitentiary, for em bezzlemcnt: Statement by Lontz. The officials of the F. and N. Lawn Mower company are thoroughly dissat -fisfied with the disposition of the case against the swindler, George M. Piper We feel that there is small encourage ment to assist in bringing criminals to justice when we have spent hundreds of dollars in the employment of detectives and gone half way across the continent with officers, at our own ex pense. and brought back to this juris diction the greatest swindler of the age. to see him get a sentence such as would be meted out to the starving man who steals a sack of flour. So far as we are concerned, we might have allowed the scoundrel to have contin ued his work, as his recent operations have Deen among his schoolboy friends and own relatives. Still, we are conscious of having done our duty in bringing about his apprehension. Have Tried to Be Fair. "Up to this time, we have tried to be fair in ever consideration of this case and have endeavored to spare the feel ings of those who must suffer for the wrongscr another. After our treat ment of yesterday, however, we shall no longer be moved by sentimental con siderations. The court sentenced the prisoner on a plea of guilty to embez zlement and refused to hear the far more serious charge of burglary. We were not given the opportunity to be present and show the court the vast ex tent of this swindler's wrongdoings. I do not want to seem as criticizing ihe court, for we must patiently accept Ms decision. I have long known Judge Fox from my boyhood, and have long esteemed hira for his probity and learning. I think he was misled by some one who had an ulterior purpose to serve. The morning we returned from Hartford. Conn., with the prison er, he asked me if I would kindly ar range, through his family that he could see an attorney at once. It was the first act I did on leaving the train. He was treated with all possible kindness. He ate the same food that we did and we even had a drawing room on the sleeper to avoid the curious attention of passengers. Now, I am repaid for these gentle acts by being tricked. Well, I want it understood that th? plan won't work. To Be Arrested Again. TndT the law, this criminal will te returned to this county after serving his present sentence, when I propose to see that be is arrested on a charga of burglary. And I think, instead of his being tried in Wayne county, we will let the National Bankers' association take the affair in charge, as its officii s have been wanting to do, and .pass the offender along to some one of the dozen other states where indictments have (Continued on rage Eight)

REEF IS JGOIMG OP New Schedule of Prices Was Announced by the Trust Today.

FROM TWO TO SIX CENTS (American News Service) New York. Feb. 24. The Beef Trust announced today a new schedule of prices for all meats ranging from two to six cents per pound higher than a week ago. A delegation of retail dealers called on Swift and company to protest, claiming the customers would not fetand for the advanced prices. They were told the order for advanced prices came from Chicago and must prevail. SPRAINED AN ANKLE. Bruce Springer, a colored employe of the Arlington hotel slipped on. the icy pavement in front of the Morris-son-Reeves library early this morning and sustained a badly sprained ankle. He was removed to his home. 50H South D street in the city ambulance. MRS. ANNA STARR DIED LAST NIGHT Well Known Woman and the Mother of Henry C. Starr of Chicago. GRIPPE INDIRECT. CAUSE SHE WAS A NATIVE OF THIS CITY AND HER HUSBAND WAS A WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURER OF BUGGIES. Mrs. Anna 1. Starr, aged 75 years, mother of Henry C. Starr, of Chicago, formerly of this city, died last evening at her home. 303 North Tenth t-trc-Pt. after an illness of less than a week's duration. Death was due to grippe and a complication of diseases. Mrs. Starr was an active worker In the Whitewater Friends church up until a short time prior to her death. She was well known and was held in high esteem by her large circle of friends who will long cherish the beautiful memory of her kind and lovable disiiosition. The deceased was liorn in Richmond. December 1", 1S34. She was the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Jones. At the age of 22 years she married Charles Starr, deceased, who was at that time engaged in the carriage manufacturing business, with Clayton Hunt ou South Sixth streetLived With Her Son. After the death of her husband, about 13 years ago, Mrs. Starr moved from her residence in Spring Grove, north of the city, into Richmond, where she made her home with her son, on North Tenth street. Several months ago inasmuch as Mr. Starr's business required his presence in Chicago most of the time, he moved to that city, still keeping his residence here, however, while Mrs. Starr took up her abode with Mrs. Florence Lodwick, on North Tenth street, where she continued to make her home until the time of her death. During the past 24 hours of her illness, Mrs. Starr had been unconscious and for the past few daya practically all hope for her recovery had been abandoned. She was taken ill Saturday evening and from the first, because of her advanced ago. her condition had been critical. Besides her son, Henry C. Starr, the deceased is survived by a brother, Oliver Jones, and two sisters, Mrs. George Worley and Mrs. Mary E. Winchester, all of this city. The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of Mr. Starr, 20S North Tenth street. The burial will be in Karlham cemetery. RE WAS SLEEPY MAN (American News Service) Washington, February 24. President Taft arrived here early this morning and for two hours remained asleep in his private car during which time no tooting of whistles or ringing of bells was permitted. The president needed a rest after his strenuous day in New York. WITNESS HOW GOIIE The j-tit larceny cast against Jc Jon- waa coutiuurd indefinitely. The police are unable to locate the prosecuting witness Tine Wlnnegar. from whom Jones is alleged to have stolen a pint bottle of whiskey, several das ago. Jones is now languishing in the county jail, serving a sentence of $1 and costs for intoxication. When the man is released he will be p'-oecuted on the charge of petit larwiy in event Wiantgar can be located by that time.

HARRY MEEK SUCCESSOR TO

F. Former Wayne Township Assessor Will Be Appointed Superintendent at the In firmary by the Board. OFFICIAL STATEMENT NOT YET GIVEN OUT Charge of Nepotism Probably Cause of Resignation That' Present Superintendent Is to Present. MEEK IS WELL KNOWN MAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL FARMER AND HIS FRIENDS THINK HE WILL BE EQUAL SUCCESS IN HIS NEW OFFICE. Harry t Meek, former township as. scssor and a resident of Wane town, ship, will succeed Francis W. Townsend as suiHTintendent of the rouuty infirmary. March 1 or 1, the eat time to be decided at Saturday's session of the couuty commissioners. Mr. Townsend has not bauded in his resignation to the commissioners as yet, but has announced his intention of doing so, and yesterday afternoon the commissioners went into private consultation with Mr. Meek, at which time, it is said, arrangements were made for the change in the management. The appointment has not been offidally made. The commissioners bad exjoct-d to attend to this on Saturday. They gave no intimation that u change in the management of the count)' infirmary was contemplated. The order of things, so it is under stood, was for Mr. Townsend to resign Saturday and the t omnilasicnors to appoint Mr. Meek. Townsend Is Silent. Mr. Townsend was communicated with by long distance telephone this morning. lie was asked to give his reasons for resigning but remained ron-committal. His answer to tho question as to whether the investigition by the probe committee, appoint l by the county commissioners had anything to do with bis decision n give up the suierintendency was "not particularly." He said that he would Issue a public statement in a day or two. in which his reasons for resigning would be st forth. Homer Farlow, one of the commissioners, was questioned about the appointment, and while confirming it in part, gave no additional light on th matter. He said that Mr. Meek' salary would be a year as at present. Complaint Were Made. There has been considerable complaint about Mr. Townsend's management of the institution, since Septemler, when he succeeded the Rev. Napier. The probe committee exonerated Mr. Townsend from all blame, and. in fact, found nearly everything managed in a satisfactory manner. However, the fact that Mr." Townsend is a brother-in-law of Robert N. Beeson. chairman of the board of commissioners, resulted in a charge of nepotism, which id said to have had its weight in causing Mr. Townsend to take the action which will probably be made public either tomorrow or Saturday. It was rumored today that Mr. Meek would have a deputy, but his son said this was incorrect. Mr. Meek will have entire charge of the institution. The probe committee will recommend. In ,a personal communication to the county commissioners, in the near future, that the county infirmary be farmed by a competent man, other than the superintendent, or the place be rented. All the superintendent will have to do, if this suggestion is followed, would be to look after the interests of the Inmates and act as general manager. Meek Well Known Man. Mr. Meek fa well known in this city and the eastern part of the county. He served as township assessor and made a competent official. As a farmer, he has been successful, and his . friends are certain that he will be an efficient overseer and prove to be qualified in other respects as a superintendent. Mr. Townsend will leave the county farm and locate on Ms farm, three miles from Creensfork. Mr. Meek farm, south of the city, will be managed by bis brother. J-ne M-k. What t hacK will 1 made among th minor employes of I be form, has not been determined. HAS RETURNED HOME. W. ML. Albright, employed at the King and Andrew foundry at Chicao Heights, 111., who has been t initios friends in the city for the past fday?, returned home last etenlas.

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