Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 111, 26 February 1910 — Page 1

THE EICHMONB PAIXABIUJM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 111. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING. FKIIlt U All Y 3G, 1910. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

PIMM WAS VERY BITTER ON THE STAND

Former Chief Forester as Witness Before Probe Committee Today Makes an Attack on Ballinger. SAYS LOUIS 6LAVIS WAS GOOD OFFICIAL And that His Discharge from the Service was Very Unjust Corporations Now Have an Easy Task. BARR WAS ALSO WITNESS Testimony did Not Show Glavis Had Committed an Impropriety in Being Employed by that Witness. (American News Service) Washington, Feb. 26. Gifford Pinchot, ousted Chief Forrester, was called as a witness in the congressional investigation, in the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy today and read a long statement which he prepared in advance and which proved to be a most bitter attack. He endeavored to prove (hat Ballinger had entered the office determined to thwart Roosevelt's policies against the monopolistic control of water power; that Louis R. Glavis had been a faithful public official and unjustly "fired." and that on account of unfaithful public servants it Is now more difficult to protect public property than to despoil it. and betrayal into monopolistic control is made easy. Barr on the Stand. W. W. Barr, a timber merchant of Seattle, who has engaged the services of L. R. Glavis, since the latter was dismissed from the government's employ, was again placed on the witness stand when the Ballinger-Pinchot committeemen met this morning. A big crowd was in attendance. The cross examination this morning did not show that Glavis bad committed any impropriety in accepting the employment which Barr offiNgd. Barr said he and Glavis had an agreement that if the land, could be acquired they would share alike. Andrew Kennedy, the former coal expert of the general land office was then called to the witness stand. Kennedy read a letter of instructions which Glavis had written him in directing the field examination of the coal claims in Alaska. It requested much work in harmony with Gabriel Wingate, the coal expert, in the forest service. It was shown yesterday that Wingate reported that there was no coal on the claims to counteract the impression that Chairman Nelson had created, that Glavis had directed Kennedy to co-operate with Wingate In his find ings. If he had done so he would have been obliged to report "No coal." What Kennedy Said. Kennedy said he had received no such Instructions from Glavis who had given him no directions, but merely requested that he should work in harmony with Wingate. Mr. Vertrees read a letter and Mr. Kennedy identified it as the one he had written to Glavis from Alaska showing that he and Wingate had not agreed as to the coal bearing charact er of the lands under investigation. The witness was impressed with the fact that there was much coal while Wingate. representing the forest ser vice which wanted the land granted 1o the forest reserves reported that there was little coal. Kennedy estimated that there were 20,000.000 tons in the Cunningham group. The wit ness said the Alaska coal fields were very rich and unless proper precautions are taken much of it may be destroyed by fire. "There are three kinds of coal in Alaska," he said. "Lignite, bitumin ous and pure anthracite, although it is not as good as the Pennsylvania anthracite." Gifford Plnchot has prepared a long statement which he will make on the stand In effort to substantiate his charges against Ballinger. TALK COAL STRIKE (American N'ews Pervice) Swansea, Wales, Feb. is. South Wales is threatened with a coal strike that 'Will tie up all work, throwing thousands of men into idleness. An official statement issued by the anthra cite miners association ttday showed that there is little possibility of a set tlement.

Says Americans Do Not Appreciate Their Women

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MISS E WELL KiWU HEBE Friends Greatly Shocked at Charge Made Against Her at Milwaukee. LEFT HERE ONE YEAR AGO SHE AND TWO OF HER BROTH ERS WENT TO WISCONSIN CITY MOTHER AND ELDER BROTHER IN CALIFORNIA. Miss Francis Eichhorn, who has been indicted jointly with George J. Hurst, for the alleged murder of an infant, was well known in this city, having resided here until a year ago, when she went to Milwaukee. Miss Eichhorn, with her three brothers, Oswin, Edward and Gus. came to this city several years ago with their mother, Mrs. Dora Eichhorn. The mother placed the children at Wernle Orphan's home, where they were raised until the boys were old enough to support themselves and the family. Miss Eichhorn also attended St. John's Parochial school and the Richmond business college. About a year ago, Oswin, Edward, Miss Eichhorn and the mother moved to Milwaukee, where the boys took positions in a piano factory and Miss Eichhorn took a position as a stenographer. Gus Eichhorn remained in this city, being in partnership with his brother-in-law in the grocery business. However, he was taken ill and threatened with tuberculosis and, in company with his mother, went to California for the benefit of his health. He will be joined by his wife in a few days. Nothing has been heard by local friends or relatives as to Miss Eichhorn's predicament, other than that carried in press dispatches. No new developments were thrown on the case today. All ODD ACCIDENT Edward Loftus, aged 13 years, son of Michael Loftus, is lying at the point of death at the Reid Memorial hospital suffering from blood poisoning. Some time ago while playing in front of his home on North Fourth street. Ethel Cunningham, a colored companion, accidentally poked the steel rod of an umbrella in young Loftus' skull, directly over the left eye. Blood poisoning set in and death is momentarily expected. The lad is in a semi-comatose condition.

III SOUTH OAKOTA

Republicans Make it the Paramount Issue in Coming Campaign. PEACE AFTER A BATTLE PLATFORM ADOPTED SAYS THAT THE IRREGULARITIES IN THE TARIFF LAW SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY PARTY. Huron, S. D., Feb. 26. After a battle of four hours peace has settled over the conference of the progressive wing of the republican party of South Dakota, and R. O. Richards of Huron was made chairman of the campaign committee for the coming primary in June. Anti-Cannonism is made the chief issue in the campaign. Gov. Vessey will be the republican party leader on a platform which is the embodiment of the ideas of the lead ers of both the Richards faction and the faction led by E. L. Senn. The platform savs: "We commend President Taft for his reiterated declaration of loyalty to the Roosevelt principles of progressive republicanism, 'and pledge his administration the support of the progressive republicans of South Dakota in its efforts to obtain the enactment of legislation embodying these principles. Cannonism Chief Issue. "The dominating issue in the coming campaign is the wresting of control of national legislation from special interests intrenched behind Speaker Cannon of the house and Ieader Aldrich of the senate, and their suplorters. It is not sufficient that Speaker Cannon be retired. It is essential that a successor be elected who is committed to and is a supporter of progressive principles, lne progressive republicans of South Dakota will not support a candidate at the primary who does not stand unequivocally on this platform. "We believe the Payne tariff law was a decided step in fulfillment of the party pledge, but that inequalities yet exist which should be remedied when demonstrated to be such by the investigations of the tariff commission. Hit Campaign Fund Methods. "We denounce the practice of collecting moneys for political campaign purposes from jiersons who hold or are aspiring to appointive government positions, and favor the prohibition thereof by amendment of the corrupt practice act. "We favor the elimination of the 'personal spoils systems by amendments to the primary law to provide how party nominations to all appoin-

Mr. and Mrs. Henri de Sincay, who were married on Feb. 23, in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's cathedral in New York city. Mrs. Sincay before her marriage was Miss Marie Louise Logan, granddaughter of the late John A. Logan. In an interview before the marriage at which Miss Marjorie Gould was one of the bridesmaids, Mrs. de Sincay explained the great number of marriages of American girls with foreign men by saying that American men do not appreciate their women kind, and are too much engrossed in business and money making to win or bold the affections of American girls. The bridegroom father is the owner of the largest zinc mines in the world.

tive government positions shall be determined. "We favor the nomination of postmasters for presidential post oince oy popular party elections who are resi - dent patrons of the office. "e tavor an amendment to me present corrupt practice act so as 10 eliminate therefrom the legality of 'paying for men and teams to haul voters to the polls.' " TWO GIANT WARDOGS (Americaf News Service) Washington, Feb. 26. Two giant battleships of not less than 28,000 tons each, one repair ship, with sufficient speed to keep pace with battleships when cruising, two colliers and five submarines is the administration naval building program submitted to the naval affairs committee of (he house today by Secretary of the Xavy Meyer. The first consideration of the administration is the two battleships. If the request for the repair ship, colliers and submarines interfers with the getting of two battleships, Secretary Meyer told the committee to ignore the request for the smaller vessels. TAKING NO CHANCES (American News Service; Irwin, Fa., Feb. 2t. "We are not running a mine kindergarten and don't care to take chances on explosions" explained officials of the Edna No. 2 mine when they leet out more than 100 immigrants brought to the colliery recently by a New York labor agent. The foreigners were discovered going into places marked "dangerous" and most of them did not know how to open and light a miner's lamp. The company is out several hundred dollars for fares and other expenses advanced. VICTIM IS BETTER The condition of Kalph aMrkley, the 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Markley, who accidentally shot himself at his home on the Middleboro pike Wednesday afternoon while examining a revolver, shows considerable improvement today. Hojes are now entertained for the lad's complete re covery.

LAHRMAIi EIGHTS

PETITION FILED FOR A RECEIVER He Denies Every Material Al legation Brought by the Junior Partner of Firm, J. Will Cunningham. ACTION BY COURT IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY Defendant in Answer Avers In debtedness is $6,000, while Stock Value is $12,000, Accounts $800. Stating that there is no reason in law or equity, for tho appointment 01 a receiver for the shoe firm of Cunningham and Lahrman, 718 Main street, as petitioned for by J. Will Cunningham, the junior partner, yes terday, Fred C. Lahrman, the defendant, filed answer to the petition in the circuit court this morning, oppos ing the apiointment of a receiver. Tudge Fox of the circuit court has not acted on either the petition or the answer, and it is probable that no action will be taken until Monday. The answer of Mr. Lahrman is fil ed in two paragraphs. In the first, he denies every material allegation made in the plaintiff's petition, while in the second paragraph, he outlines, in detail, the method of management of the firm. Avers Debt is Protected. Mr. Lahrman holds that the indebtr edness of the firm is about $G,000, which amount is held by a local bank Inasmuch as the stock on hand is valu ed at $12,000 and the firm has a book account amounting to approximately $800, the defendant says that there is no just reason for the appointment of such an official to take charge of the store and settle accounts with the firm members and creditors. Instead, the defendant desires that the matter be settled on March 5. at which time, he believes, he can purchase the interests of Mr. Cunningham. An arrangement, whereby one of the partners was to buy out the other, was made on January 4. 1910 at which time Mr. Cunningham noti fied the defendant that he desired the partnership to cease. The agreement was to the effect that the partnership would cease upon a sale of stock, at reduced prices. Mr. Cun- ; riinghams proposal was that one or ; the other or take $3,163.25 for ijg interest in the firm and that the , one wno assumed control should as1 sume the debt of $6,180 Mr. Lahrman says that the financial matters of the firm were entirely in j the hands of the plaintiff. He also says that he was notified by the plaintiff that he no longer would receive remuneration. The defendant concludes his answer to the petition for receiver by praying the court for judgment for costs and dismissal of the action. INSURE THE PLANT Policies Amounting to $54,000 Taken Out on Municipal Plant. ALL AGENTS GIVEN SHARE Insurance, amounting to 154,000, was taken out by the city today on tbe municipal light plant and equipment The insurance was issued in S3 different policies and divided among IS different companies in the city. The present policies expire in March and the new policies will go into effect at that time, expiring one year from that date. The present insurance taken out, however, does not include the insurance of $20,000 on the boiler, that policy not having expired as yet. New forms are being printed for the insurance companies and will be ready Monday. Homar Hammond, president of the board of works, was busy all day yesterday dividing the insurance among the different companies in the city and it was a difficult matter to arrange it, so that all would receive an eanal share. LAND BIG CONTRACT fAmerlcnn News Srvlce Melbourne, Victoria, Feb. 2C. The Lorain, Ohio, Steel company, an American corporation, today secured a $500,000 contract to supply fishplates and rails for tbe Victorian government railroads. This is a triumfh for American steel over British.

IS HOT YET SETTLED Location of Proposed Building for Insane Still Under . Dispute.

JESSUP GIVES AN OPINION Farther from a settlement than ever before the county commissioners still have the matter of establishing the location of the building for the county insane, who cannot be admitted to the state institution, under consideration and are likely to continue in such a state of mind for some time. The legal phase of the question is what is causing the most trouble. County Attorney John F. Kobbins has given the commissioners the opinion that the building can be located at the poor farm and no oiher place. Wilfred Jessup attended the meet ing of the commissioners with Mr. Robbins this morning and stated that personally he believed the wiser -oursi' to pursue would be to build a new jail and have quarters in this institution for the care cf the dangerously insane men, and that quarters be provided at the county farm for the insane women. SIGHTING A RAIL WHEN All ENGINE STRUCK HIS HEAD Terrible Death Met by John Henderson, Boss Carpenter on Construction Gang, Died Last Evening. CAMBRIDGE CITY WAS SCENE OF FATALITY Relatives of Unfortunate Man, Whole' Home was Thought to be Philadelphia, Cannot be Located. Never having regained consciousness from lite terrible accident which befell him on the Pennsylvania rail'jroad at Cambridge City, yesterday af ternoon, .lohu Henderson, a member of the construction gang working near ;am ornige died last evening anoiii 1 o'clock, at the Reid Memorial hospital. Henderson, whose home is said to be in Philadelphia, has been working on the construction gang for several months. He was employed as the boss carpenter. The accident which resulted in the man's death, occurred the affair are meager and no one seems to have a clear idea as to just exactly the manner in which the man met his death. However, the most consistent story, and the version held by the majority who are acquainted with the particulars, is to the effect that Henderson was sighting along the rail to see if it were straight when he was struck in the back of the head by a freight train and thrown under the wheels of the engine. He Was Badly Mangled. His left leg was severed just above the knee and a terrible gash was cut in the back of the man's head. His leg was ground into a palp beneath the wheels, and the man bled profusely as the result of his injuries. He was rendered unconscious and with all possible haste was placed aboard a special train and hurried to this city where he waa at once removed to the Reid Memorial hospital. No hopes were entertained at any time for Henderson's recovery and, in fact, he lived much longer than the attend ing physicians had anticipated. The deceased was about 50 years of ace and was unmarried, it is said. An effort is being made to ascertain if the man has any relatives to take charge of the body, but thus far the attempts in this direction have been futile. The body will be shipped to Cambridge City this afternoon. BAG A GIANT ELAND (American News Service) Gondokor, Soudan, Feb. 26. CoL Roosevelt and Kermit have bagged three specimens ot the rare giant eland on their supplementary river hunting trip up the Bar-el-JebeL The elands were shot near Regaf, on the west bank of tbe river. jsotn tne ixuonei ana his son are delighted with this latest expedition. The work of packing up the specimens of their previous bunts, under taken here by other members of the party, has progressed rapidly and ev erything is shipshape for the journey borne. 1r,ii THE WEATHER. INDIANA Ra:n and snow tonight; probably colder Sunday. -

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BETHLEHEM

TODAY SCENE OF FIGHTING State Police, Fresh from Philadelphia. Stoned by Steel Workers and Troopers Charged Them. SITUATION IS VERY . SERIOUS RIGHT NOW And is Growing More so Hour by Hour In Fight This Morning Mob Leader Fatally Injured. SCHWAB ON THE GROUND Coming to Direct Efforts ot Authorities to Put Down the Trouble Uncle Sam May Interfere. (American New Service) South Ltethlehem. Pa.. Feb. 26. A fierce battle between the state constabulary and riot ions strikers of the ltethlehem Steel company took placo shortly liefore noon today at Third and Linden streets, resulting in the injury of fully a dozen persons. Whea I he mounted constabulary, which arrived from Philadelphia, where ther had successfully subdued the belligerent w rkinnmon. thin morning ami rode by the Majestic hotel a crowd lelted them with bottles and stones. The troopers charged on the mob, riding them down. The ring leader. Frank Janbo, was fatal'y shot and fully a dozen other.-wr- wounded . by the rain of bullet from the troojters guns. The situation grows more serious hourly. All saloons in the neighliorhood has been ordered closed. There were slight clashes early in the day but a general battle was averted. Schwab on the Ground. Chalks M. Schwab is on the ground himself, having come to direct the efforts of the authorities, regular and, siecial in giving protection to the men who refused to join in the strike. plate is affected it is iiossible the government authorities will take a lending hand in giving the company protection. The steel company has had delivered to its plant carloads of food, and it is believed that If the strike is not brought to a head within a very short time, the importation of men here will take place, and the food now being stored in for them. MEETIIIGP0STP0IIE0 Program Committee of Municipal League Could Not Assemble Today. WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK City Clerk Baltz Bescher, secretary of the Indiana Municipal league, received a letter from Mayor Darrow of Laporte, Indiana, chairman of the program committee, this morning to the effect that the committee would be unable to meet in Richmond as bad been the Intention, to confer with the committees from the various local organizations in regard to the preparing of a tentative for the convention of the league to be held In Richmond in June, owing to the Inability of Mayor George Durgan of Lafayette to attend. Mr. Durgan is a member of tbe iitai program committee and at present i m occupied with matters of busings that it will be impossible for him to get away until next week. The meeting, therefore will be deferred to suit Mayor Durgan's convenience. All INDIAN CENSUS (American Xtm Srrlc) Calcutta. Feb. 20. An Indian census necessarily the biggest undertaking of its kind on record is to be takn In March. Iftll. Three hundred millions of people of varying rare and rreeds will ! enumerated and tbe rewilts tabulateda task which imiI4 auso IU hesitate. But tu Indian civil K-rrie ban already prove! itseif equal to tbe task. It holds the world's record not only for the scale of census operations, but for speed with which the results are issued. At the last census India'a :, ."! had bn counted by midnight on census day and th rsull were published fifteen dajs later. ,