Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 162, 18 April 1910 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXV. NO. 163. BIOH3IOND. IND.. MONDAY, EVENING, .APRIL" 18, 1910. SINGLE COPY, 9 CSKTS. G0I0R STUBBS All ENTHUSIASTIC inSURGEIIT CHIEF WILL GIVE BMIQOET GRAND JURY WILL AFTER A DESERTER REVALEE SHIELDS Mark Twain Has "Tobacco Heart" FACE FROM ViEU OF COURT CROWD MAKE INSPECTION OF INSTITUTIONS Visiting Clergy at Catholic Ju Local Police Asked by Army bilee Will Be the Honored Guests. Officers- to Apprehend J. C. Kienly.

And When He Speaks at the Commercial Club Banquet - He Is Likely to Jump onto a Live Wire.

HAS PERMISSION TO CHOOSE HIS SUBJECT He Has Been Insurging So Fiercely in Kansas That the "Regulars" Are on War path After Him. Doubtless when the members of the Richmond Commercial club and their Invited guests, seated at the banquet tables on the evening pf May 3, hear the toastmaster Introduce Governor fitubbs of Kansas as the "next speak r," they will calmly prepare them selves to receive a discourse on a com' parison between crop conditions in Kansas and Indiana, and Governor Stubbs could talk learnedly on this subject, as he was born on a Wayne coun ty farm and is a student of agricultural affairs in his adopted state. But those who knew the virile, Roosevelt Ian characteristics of the Sun flower State executive will not be, the least bit surprised if he should scorn such a "tame" subject, and take a bop-sklp-and-a-jump right into the middle of the most live-wire subject now disturbing the minds of Ameri cans from Main to California "Insurgency." . 'A Grade "A" Insurgent. Governor Stubbs Is a grade "A" in : urgent, lie will insurge on the lightest I provocation. The word "Cannonlsm" whispered 1b his ear, his friend! say, to enough to make him 11 Van sh tiimn anAAitW tMi ' f times around the state of Kansas. What makes those who know Btubbs best, of the opinion that lie will go to' the mat with Cannonlsm at the Commercial Club banquet, is the information that the Kansas executive' recently wired ad officer of the club, asking If there would be any restrictions placed on what he would chose to say at the banquet. This officer wired back the laconic reply, " "No." . In last week's issue of the Saturday Evening Post, Samuel O. Blythe, the gifted political writer, has' the following to say of Governor Stubbs:' What Governor Stubbs 8ay. "Stubbs surely Is a man of the people. He sheds his coat when he talks and talks with' his arms, his legs, his hair and his eyebrows, to say nothing of his big, booming voice. He Is a alap-you-on-the-back come-on-boya sort of a politician, and he has his Ideas about prevailing conditions that are Just as emphatic as his gestures In denouncing them. "They say I am a democrat," he said to me, "but that doesn't hurt me any. I am no Democrat. I'm a blamed sight better republican than the men who do not want to see me nominated again. : I wish they would give me a chance to run against some representative of the' old liners. I have tried to get them to put up a man against me, but they have not made a movement yet. I suppose they will cut me, but I can say to them that for every old line, regular republican vote I lost 1 will get two democratic votes, and they know that Is so. All Are Privates. "They talk about the Stubbs machine and the Insurgent machine. I tell you there lent any machine. This is a -movement without any generals or majors or captains. Everybody is a high private, and we are all fighting, boulder to shoulder for what we think la right. We are opposed to Cannonlsm. The personality of Cannon means nothing, but It is what he represents that we protest against. We conceive It to be true that Cannon and Aldrlch represent and work for all that is obnoxious In legislation as regards the interests, and we are opposed to them and opposed to sending men to congress who will do as they are told by Aldrlch and Cannon. We do not think that a Kansas Representative who Is sent to Washington by 150,000 or 200,000 Kansans should be required to get the consent of Cannon to have a hearing If he wants it We do not think our freemen should be compelled to wait on the nod of anybody, whether he is speaker or not, end ' we Intend to send men to congress who shall not be subservient to Cannon or any other man. - Are Sorry for Taft. "So far as Mr. Taft Is concerned, we are sorry. Nobody , in Kansas peaks bitterly of the president. We regret his course In signing the tariff bill and defending it, for we know that the pledges of the republican party, to which we subscribed and In furthersince of which we elected Mr. Taft, were for .a genuine downward revision of the tariff. We regret, his apparent combination with Aldrlch, and Cannon. IWe observe that, Instead of , doing business with them, he Is letting them do feuslness with him. We know that If (Continued on Page FlveJt

OTHER PLANS COMPLETED

At the meeting of the committees in charge of the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the state association of Federated Catholic societies, last evening, several additional arrange ments, to those already announced, were completed. A banquet will be tendered the visiting clergy on Sun day, May 15, In one of the public halls of the city. It was also announced that several acceptances to invitations sent to societies, had been received in which it is promised that the entire membership will attend. Three socie ties in Cincinnati, and two. at Ft. Wayne have promised to send large delegations while it is expected that 300 or more members from the Dayton society will attend in uniform and give the military drill which will be one of the features of the parade. SHOW STORM HITS THE STATE TODAYSOME CROPS HURT Reports from Many Sections of Indiana State That Fruits Have Been Destroyed by Cold Weather. SNOW FOLLOWS RAIN ' IN RICHMOND TODAY Snow That Fell Over the State Today Varied From Traces to Eight Inches; Farmers Very Gloomy. Richmond and vicinity was visited by the first snowfall of the spring to day The fall of ."the beautiful" began about one o'clock . and ' the big flakes fell thick and fast for some time. It reminded one of the severe winter just past and was quite a contract to the delightful,' balmy weather of last week. The snow was general throughout the state. . The flakes melted as soon as they touched the ground, however, as the rain of yesterday and this morning made a poor foundation. There is considerable apprehension among the farmers today for fear that the snow is an . Indication of an approaching severe cold wave and. in event the temperature takes a drop the fruit trees and other crops will suffer to a considerable extent. (American News Service) WILL DAMAGE CROPS. Indianapolis, April 18. Heavy snow fell throughout central and' northern Indiana accompanied by strong winds and in some localities low freezing temperatures. Damage to fruits and other crops will undoubtedly be heavy. EIGHT INCHES FELL. La Porte, April 18. Eight inches of snow fell throughout La Porte county. Temperature 32. It is feared the fruit crop is ruined. FRUIT CROP LOST? Frankfort, April 18. There was a severe snow storm today with mercury at the freezing point. The fruit crop is badly damaged if not wholly losL - ! " BROKE FRUIT TREES. . Wabash, April IS. Snow today is so heavy that it broke loaded fruit trees. RAIN, THEN SNOW. Washington, Ind., April 18 After raining forty-eight hours, snow fell to day. The fruit crop Is probably entirely killed. THREE INCHES FALL. South Bend, April IS. Three Inches of snow covers the ground here. U. S. WINS A SUIT Amorlcan New S4-vlc Washington, April IS. The government today won Its case in the supreme court against Captain Oberlin M. Varter, formerly of the United States army, and v others. In which nearly four hundred thousand dollars was Involved. The original suit was brought In the United States District court, northern district of Illinois. . THE WEATHER. STATE AND LOCAL Rain- or snow tonight. Partly cloudy and eontinued cooler, Tuesday.

Body Will Call at the County ' Jail, Home for Friendless and the Infirmary to See Conditions,

CARE OF THE INSANE WILL BE CONSIDERED In the Circuit Court This Morning Judge Fox Issued Pertinent Orders Pertaining to the Work. Although it was not the intention of the officials of the Wayne circuit court, to have the county institutions, such as the jail, the Home for Friendless and the county infirmary Inspected at this time of the year by the grand jury, the necessity of calling that body together to investigate two murder cases, also caused the officials to change their plans, relative to oth er matters which come within 1 the province of the grand jury. In instructing the grand jury this morning, "relative to the investigation of the murder of Mrs. Frank Allison by Charles Aljoe Revalee, the court concluded, his charges with instruc tions that the county institutions be investigated before the jury adjourn? ed. The most important matter to be. considered in connection with the inspection of the county institutions, will be the proposed Improvements to the county infirmary.. The county commissioners anticipate making changes there which will provide for better quarters for the care of the county's insane who can not be admitted to state institutions upon being declared persons of unsound mind. What Court Advises. Walter Commons. foreman of the Jury, -Is -very m subject of , county care of Its insane residents. He has been on different investigation committees, which visit ed the infirmary. w ' The Instructions of Judge Fox are in part as follows: It is the duty of the state to 'care for the insane and to provide asylums and facilities for so doing. But the asylums that have' been provided are -wholly inadequate and the result has been , that proper ; applications have been refused and many insane persons denied admission. It is evident that these unfortunate persons must be cared for by somebody and some where, for the reason that they are unable to care : for themselves. In some cases their friends, on account of their poverty, are unable to pro vide and care for them. If they are dangerously insane, they must necessarily be restrained and this cannot effectually be done in the home. The truth is, an insane person who Is not under restraint, is never safe, and as a rule may be classed as dangerous, for they, on account of their mental condition, are Incapable of judging be tween right and wrong in a rational manner, and may at any time yield to Insane impulses and do desperate deeds for which they would be wholly unaccountable. V The state having fail ed to .provide requisite asylums for many persons who have been adjudg ed insane, the result fs the duty of properly caring for such persons is of necessity cast upon the respective counties. This duty has not been per formed in this county, for In the past persons who have been adjudged in sane while waiting admission into a state institution have been confined in the common jail with, criminals, or, in the Home of the Friendless under conditions that were outrageous. This barbarous state of affairs should , be speedily remdied, in the interest of humanity. That the board of com missioners have power to provide adequate quarters for the purpose of ac commodating persons who have been adjudged insane while awaiting trans mission to the state asylum there can be no question. They have no power to build, and maintain independent asylums, as such, for the insane. No body has urged or asked that such an asylum should be built. County jails are primarily Intended for the con finement of persons charged .with crime. County Infirmaries are intended for caring for and maintaining the pauper poor. Insane persons be long to neither of these classes and are not entitled to admission into these Institutions as such. Their right to admission depends upon an order for admission from the clerk of the circuit court by virtue of a statute of tne state which provides as follows: "If, according to - the result of the inquest aforesaid the patient shall be entitled to admission Into the hospital, the clerk shall direct how he shall be taken care of until he can be admitted; and. If necessary, may direct his confinement in the county jail; and If. all things needful for his ' comfort and proper care be not otherwise suppiled,' he shall furnish them, and the same shall be paid out of the county treasury on certificate of the clerk and order of the county auditor. This statute is the. clerk's warrant .(Continued on Past EL

TAKES LEAVE IN TEXAS

The police have been notified to look for Joseph C Kienly, of this city, who is alleged. to have deserted from the army and for whose apprehenyn a reward of ?50 is offered. Kienly enlisted in Company C, Ninth infantry on April 22, 1908. It is alleged that he deserted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on March 9. At the time of his enlistment he gave his residence at 802 South Eighth street, Richmond, Ind. The police have received a description card of the young man and an accompanying photograph. Kienly is discribed as being 22 years of age, about five feet five inches In height and weighing 127 pounds. He has blue eyes and dark brown hair. There is a prominent scar on the left side of his neck and a scar also on his upper lip. It is believed that' he returned to this locality and may be in hiding- near Richmond or Logansport, where he has relatives. All OLD LANDMARK IS TO DISAPPEAR. BY A LARGE DEAL Merging of Hoosier Store and Deuker Store Means the Passing of Old Theaterthe New Phillips. A LARGE DEPARTMENT . STORE IN ITS PLACE Business Deal Announced To day Gives Richmond One of Largest Stores in This Part of State. , A deal tween the pahy and was completed to8ay be- - Hoosier Mercantile comthe George W. ? Deuker Queensware company, whereby the two stores will be merged Into one large department store. George W. Ieuker, Charles Ackerman and A. W. Gregg will be. the principal stockholders in the company but the officers have not yet been elected. It is the intention to make the new store one of the finest of its kind in the state. The capital stock will be increased and every- department will be expanded. From a small beginning the Hoosier store, located at the corner of Sixth and Main streets, has ex perienced a rapid : and deserving growth which has ; Increased recently to such proportions as to make the addition of new store rooms an urgent necessity. Two new departments will be added by the Hoosier .store, chinaware and house s furnishings. The whole New Phillips theater block will be occupied by the enlarged concern. Old Theater to Go. The stairway of the New Philips the ater will be torn away and the audito rium of the theater proper will be re modeled and be made into two floors. The work on the reconstruction of the building -will be commenced im mediately. There will be three entrances on Main street and also three entrances on Sixth street. The Deuker Queensware company, which now has a store on either, side of the theater entrance, will, by the elimination of the stairway, be converted into one large room. , Attractive fronts will be constructed and 'the entire building overhauled , and remodeled. Every department will be materially Increas ed and the new store will be a credit to this city, ranking well with metro politan stores of similar kind in the large cities. TITLE TO TRUSTEE Notice was filed with the county recorder today, In. which the heirs of Henry E. Robinson signify their desire to turn the titles to all properties of the decedent over to William P. Robinson and Henry Rayburn Robinson as trustees. The heirs joined in the agreement In January, 1900, but It was not filed for public record until today. CASE IS DISMISSED The case of Charles J. Ayres against William W. Drinkwater and others, for damages to establish a lien on real estate, in which the plaintiff alleged there were fraud proceedings, was dismissed this morning, at the plaintiffs cost. The plaintiff withdrew the plaint without prejudice.

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Clemens Is In very poor health and Tasaid to be suffering from a "tobae- " co heart " He is now at TUs home in R"edding dorin.'," where he Is, under

the care of a physician. : ;j a;..? . : HYDE TRIAL HOW Oil State's Attorney. Says He Can Prove Man Is .Skilful Murderer: r PLOTTED - TO GET - MONEY? - , .-'. . (American News Service) ' Kansas, City, April iaThe rtrial of Dr.-.., B. - Clarke, Hyde, . accused I of the murder of Millionaire Swope, waft-begun in earnest this morning. . - The states attorney read "the opening address and declared the would prove that Hyde . is . a skilled : and cunning murderer and had planned to wipe out the entire '. Swope . family . to . get - the Swope millions. BOYS SifRECK x ;- '. i-'-'-j: i ". . '; Discovered Overturned "Locomotive and Four- Men Scalded to Death. TRAGEDY NOT WITNESSED (American New -Service) Parker, Pa., April 18. Boys, walking along Foxburg and Kane Narrow Guage division - of the Baltimore and Ohio late yesterday discovered a locomotive wrecked, in a field near the tracks at Shlppenviile and further investigation revealed four dead ' bodies, mangled, burned and scalded. - The locomotive had jumped., the track and leaped down a thirty foot embankment.The entire crew perished: and no one saw the accident It is believed to be a case of joy riders on a locomotive. MISTAKE CRUEL ODE Albert Lyons called at police headquarters Saturday night and asked If he might he permitted to sleep in the basement. The man was very much intoxicated and was lodged in jalL He expostulated with the officer, declaring that a mltsake had been made and that he distinctly remembered sayins; "basement" and not "JaiL" However the man's entreaties to get oat of the trap he had deliberately walk ed in fen on deaf ears. Lyons released ha the city court this ins upon .his promise to leave the city

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,1 -. Clemens . (Mark Twain)... the taken as he was balrj carried from fNew Trlf ifibrmud" 'TfrT . ESCAPE; r - . .1 BY COr.lfUG HERE New Castle - Usn, Drunk, Did - Not Want to Qe: Sent Up I : for 'Six Months.; FAVORS' LOCAL JUSTICE AFTER FILLING UP ')N ' . CITY,' HE . " BOARDS FLOWER TRAIN, REACHES RICHMOND, . GET 8 PINCHED, ONLY FINED $1. New Castle drunks .have discovered a new way .to. get around the recent order of Mayor Prank E. Forkner, of that city, to the effect that hereafter every person arrested for intoxication in the Flower City would i ,be given, a six months sentence In- jail At least George Duncan ' of 3 New Castle, has found a way and while the; idea Is thought to be original' with him. It Is presumed that his plan will be adopted by the inebriates of. that city in the future. ' ' , , . M ' Duncan's unique, method of evading the six months sentence, is very simple. When " he became saturated to the brim with the; flowing amber at New Castle r Saturday, night, he very quietly, and without attracting the attention of the ever watchful cops," wended his weary way to the Pennsylvania depot, purchased a ticket to Richmond and boarded the train for this city. Of course Duncan was arrested when he landed here, but he expected that, and besides he didn't mind a little thing like i a V fine of $1 and costs in the city court this morning. He gladly paid the- amount while the recollection, of what the : sentence might have been this morning had he remained in "dry New Castle, caused a beaming smile to spread over the features of the man. U. TDIUD VERY ILL ' Redding. Conou. April 18. Mark Twain had a snddea relapse early today, but rallied later la the day. Physicians were noncommittal as to the chance of his recorery. . MYERS FAfa SOLD. ' ',', John P. lepers and wife have disposed of a 145 aere txrm in Ceatsr township to George Toschlog, according to a deed fOed with the county recorder today. The ronrilerstten t3

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Fierce Scrutiny When He Attends the Impaneling cf the Grand Jury. HUSBAND AND SOfo .OF VICTIM ATTEND -? ' ' wssssssaassMss. - Thought Jury Will Return In dictment Tomorrow and Will Then Investigate Death of E. White. When Charles - Aljoe Revalee, the eighteen year old murderer of Mrs. Frank Allison, was ushered Into the circuit court room this morning, ac companied by his father and 8hertft Meredith, a stillness settled over the hall which -was only broken by the examination and swearing in of the members of the grand jury, which convened to Investigate two murder cases and several other cases ef less serious nature. ,. ;( Thomas Revalee, the devoted parent entered the court room first. His son followed and Sheriff Meredith brought up the rear. Seats were taken at the east table by the three. Except that " young Revalee displayed the same remarkable composure, as he has demonstrated since his arrest, nothing unusual was noted ; about him a he crossed the hall. However, upon taking his seat In the court room, the lad hungi his head, half closed his eyesj -and protected his face from the stsht of probably two hundred persona assembled In the court room. Allisons Also Present. . Across the room, possibly thirty foot, riiatant Vnnk llHwrn 4'ril son. Merrill,: were seated tn ylattx slew oi she eXstioyer et t "wtjtzXmother. They, too, hunt their heads and silently gave vent to the . grist which will always be theirs. Never a glance did Revalee or hi father cast in the direction of the sufferers. - - For those who had opportunity to study the youthful murderer, he appeared, as he, sat in the court room. to be III. His color was good and he was not nervous, yet there was uo thing about his expression which gave one the - impression 7 of suffsriss. However, when he arose at the dlreeuon or tne snenii to leave tne room, he walked with his head erect. When he reached the ' door, he stopped a moment and placed hia cap upon hta head in such a way that his eyes stpre protected from the public gu. i m, -Revalee'a counsel, county Pttr Attorney Will Reller, was . not preent when the jury was sworn in and the court 4 gave the accused's , father tne privilege of challenging any member of the jury. It was explained that the defense might ask the removal of any member of the Jury, If any were thought to be unduly prejudiced, and for other reasons. . " The father merely shook his head, signifying his wish' not to ehallesss any member of the jury. The jury was then sworn. It includes. Walter 8. Commons, Wayne township, foreman; Jacob B. Sbeffer, ? Boston township; Frank E5. Blose, Franklin township; Arva C. Study; Green ; townsttp; Charles H. Davis, New Garden 'township and Eldo A. . Cain. . Perry township. William Gates a resident of Abington township, was excused from the jury and Mr. Commons appotntsd. Aaron Martin was . appointed BaUiff and Arthur Curiae selected as stenographer. . ' Judge Reads Che roes. . ' Judge Fox. in reading his charge to the jury, spoke of the necessity of eeerecy. He explained the different degrees of murder on - which r a person may be indicted. He did not touch lwtn InaanUv - - - ' . . - ul" iuuh; mum m )MMUW "llT'3iiJj cause in Revalee'a ease. It has been alleged that the defense would advance an insanity defense, The stats will be represented by three attorneys. Prosecuting Attorney Charles Ladd will be r 1ttd by his regular deputy, R. K. Chiveley, and also Wilfred Jessup, who has been engaged by outside parties. W. W. Seller, so far. Is the only attorney to represent the defendant. . A large number of witnesses have been summoned. Many of these were present in the court room today and the state expected to examine most ef them today. It Is very probable that the grand jury will complete its investigation of the Allison murder by tomorrow evening and return the indictments. Te Probe White Case. . imbed its work, with the return ef an Indictment against ' - Revalee. . The death of Eddie K. White of Whitewater, due -to the alleged adndnletration of arsenic poison by psties jr-v known, will be investigated Cati ' session of the jury. It weeU I snrprlslns; if this taTestlgatkm 1 consume more time than any other s liberation of the-Jury. What faiaro tfcm the. cosorty aathorltaxs Lxve ea this subject, they are keeplaj to tlx Mtlnm. After the White ease is O frj of the jury srX3 farerrrt

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