Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 9, 18 November 1910 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVI. NO.9.' BICnXXOXD. 1XD.. FRIDAY EVENING, XOVE3IBER 18. 1910. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. A SIGHAL IIQIIOR TURF LEADERS MAY KNOW SOMETHING AFTER 8 YEARS A BODY OF A mi VICTIM IS FOOIID MARSHALL FOUND GUILTY BY JURY III POLICE COURT Children of Accused Poisoner NICHOLSON SAYS - f . THERE Ml TOO MANY ATTORNEYS IS 111 GRASP OF 110(1. CHAMP CLARK

If Elected Speaker of Next

House He Will Be Second Man West of Mississippi to Hold Office. LATE MR. HENDERSON ELECTED TO OFFICE That Iowa Statesman First Westerner to Be Chosen Speaker Four" Czars of House from Kentucky. (American Nwa Service) Washington. D. C. Not. 18. It Champ Clark la elected apeaker of the next House of Representatives be will be tbe thirty-fifth man chosen aa the regular presiding officer of the lower branch of congress and the first ever , selected from the State of Missouri. Representative Clark would also be the second speaker to hall from west of the Mississippi river. Iowa has the distinction of being the only State west of the Mississippi that has been honored with the speakership up to the present time. The late Bavid B. Henderson of Iowa, served as speaker nf til. PlfK.il.lli mwA tlrtv....iill congresses. Massachusetts. Virginia and Ken tucky are the States which bave been moat highly favored in regards to the speakership. Each has had four of its representatives, chosen to preside over the House. . The four speakers from Massachusetts were Theodore' Sedgwick, of the Sixth congress. Joseph B. Varnum, of the Tenth and Elelventh congresses; Robert C. Wlnthrop, of the Thirtieth congress, and Nathaniel P. Banks, of the Thirty-fourth. When Mr. Wlnthrop was elected speaker of the Thirtieth congress it waa by a majority of one vote, wlbch is the closest COntaat known. - Tha Vlrnlnla Snaaksra. 1 - The. Virginia speakers . were Philip Barbour, who presided over the Seventeenth , congress and afterwards served in the senate; Andrew Stevenson, who served from 1827 to 1854; John W. Jones, who waa apeaker of the Thirty-eighth congress and died after completing his service, and R. M. T. Hunter, who waa speaker of the Twenty-sixth congress, and afterward served aa Secretary of State of the Confederate Government Tbe four Kentucky speakers were Henry Clay, who presided over five of the early congresses; John 'White, of the Twenty-seventh . congress; Linn Boyd, of the Thirty-second and Thirtythird congresses, and the late John O. Carlisle, who occupied the speaker's chair In the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth and Fiftieth sessions. In Henry Clay, the State of , Ken tucky holds the record for long service In the apeaker'a ' chair. Mr. Clayerved nine and a half years as speaker, though "bis service waa not continuous. The next longest record Is that of Mr. Cannon, who will have served eight years when be yields up the gavel to hla successor next March. Pennsylvania ard. Indiana bave each bad three speakers of the House. Pennsylvania contributed the speaker of the first ' congress, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, who was one of three brothers who Immigrated from Germany before the Revolution and all of whom rendered distinguished services to the country of their adoption. The other speakers from the keystone 8tate were of later date. Oalusba A. Crow, who occupied the chair at the beginning of the civil war. and Samuel J. Randall, who presided over the House from 1876 to 1881. : "Honest John" Davis. , John W. Davis, known as "Honest jonn, was toe first speaKer rrom in dlana. He presided over the Twentyninth congress and waa afterward gov ernor of Oregon Territory. Schuyler Colfax of India was chosen speaket in 1863 and served until 18G9. when he became- Vice-President. The third speaker from Indiana was Michael C. Kerr, who was elected In 1875 and died early In the following year. Maine, Georgia. New Jersey, South Carolina and Tenneasee have each bad two speakers. From Maine came James G. Blaine and tbe equally famous Thomas B. Reed; from Georgia, Howell Cobb and Charles F. Crisp; from 8outh Carolina. Langdon Cbeyes and James L Orr; and from Tennessee, John Bell and Jamea K. Polk. The two speakers, from New Jersey were Jonathan Dayton," of the Fourth and (Continued on Page Six) Avenge Grecian (Except Saturday) ' Including Complimentary Lists, for , Week Ending Nov. 12th. 1S10. St SGGp showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary list doea , not Include sample copies.

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Four of the leading racing men of America who are at present in Europe. It is believed that they could have given soce Interesting testi monv before the New York state leg islative comittee regarding .the brib ing of atate legislators to oppose race track legislation. The committse which is again In session before they adjourned .last month, .unearthed what Is believed to be one of the greatest bribery scandals ever exposed In state legislative circles. Tbe sum of 1500,000 is said to bo tbe amount that was contributed by big racing Interests to.be used in an ef fort to defeat the passage of the Ag new-Hart anti-racing bill at 'Albany, N. Y. U. S. TREATY WITH American Society ,of "Equity Today. Declares Treaty Affects the Farmers. i Indianapolis, Nov, 18. -Alleging the proposed reciprocity treaty between Canada and the United States to be of benefit only to corporations and to be a detriment to farmers, the American Society of Equity today unanimously condemned the treaty A protest is to be sent to. state meetings and to members of congress. Tbe con vention today ; also passed ; a model plan for co-operative selling and buying of products. . The "society will probably be reincorporated under -the New . Jersey laws.' This will allow the establishment of headquarters any where, 'it' is understood however, the headquarters will remain in Indianapoils. This action was taken because of the laws of the state of Indiana which requires all : corporations, not founded for pecuniary profit to hojd their conventions within the state and to maintain headquarters in the capital city. - What Model Plan Is. The model plan adopted was the in corporation' of local companies under the supervision of members of the society for the purpose of establishing co-operative exchanges, 1 warehouses, cold storage plants and elevators. The basis of operation' for these plants, aa adopted. Includes the paying of prevailing local prices . for all goods bought or sold, declaring of dividends. according to the patronage, after a fixed rate of interest has been paid on all the capital stock. In the absence of Incorporated companiea tbe ' appointment of local and state business agenta waa recommended. - ' - - It waa announced by tbe president today that all business would be rushed through in time to hold an election Friday evening. SUFFRAGETTES ARE BEATEN BY POLICE (American News Service) London, Nov. 18. An 'army of three hundred and Ifty suffragettes tried to storm parliament today. They charged with great fury against the police but were repulsed. Six women were arrested.

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Remains Discovered in Hermetically Sealed Trunk, - Left by a Boarder -Who Failed to Meet Rent.

POLICE SET DRAGNET TO CATCH MURDERER An Autopsy Reveals the Fact . that Victim Was Asphyxiated and Then Placed into the Trunk. (American "Newi Service) New. York. Nov. 18. The startling discovery made today that the human remains found sealed in a trunk at 430 West Fifty-fourth street were those of a man who had been thrust into - the trunk - alive, and who ' had been asphxylated. then locked and hermetically sealed in ' a Blaster of parts. trunk. It was first opened last night by Philip Meagher, in whose custody It has been for eight years. County, physician MeHane and Prof. John McAllister performed an autopsy upon ' the remains today when they made the sensatlonay discovery that the. man had been placed living Into the trunk. ,. The left lung showed traces of a bemorrage, which the doctors declared had been caused from asphxyatlon. The police dragnet was thrown out today in an attempt to find a waiter known as W. Lewis. Eight years ago Lewis boarded in the Meagher home. At that time the Meaghers resided in another part of the city Lewis left his room owing rent so the Meagher family seized the trunk. They did not open the trunk thinking Lewis would return for it. In the course of time it was forgotten. The name of Lewis Is painted In white letters upon the ' outside ' of the trunk. The police learned, today : that Lewis was very friendly with a 'woman named Win ton and she disappeared about the same time Lewis dropped out of sight. HARMONY BETWEEN MERCHAI1TS URGED Muncie Business Man deliv ers Address to Local Merchants Last Night. Criticising the trading, stamp busi ness as. an inducement for trade;, deploring the action of merchants in being so antagonistic to the competitors that they will not even speak to them; Jumping on the mail order business method as a leech , to tradesmen . and advising organization as . the best method for commercial success. Fred Fromoutb, president of the Muncie Business Men's association, addressed the merchant's section of the ' Commercial club on Thursday evening -in an interesting and most -r instructive manner. His subject was '"The Benefits of Organization. .He believes It is a great thing both from social and busi ness standpoints. He sand that where a - feeling of antagonism prevailed among the merchants they were sure to find less pleasure and often times less profit in . their business. . Compe tition is not so ' keen or bitter when merchants in the. same business are friendly and the cutting of prices, when, the unfriendly' spirit Is manifested between merchants, is only-an injury to both the price cuter and his competitor, as It destroys probable business for the latter and does not give the former a fair profit on his wares. Trading stamps are too - often . pur chased to bold trade which a merch ant has. He could not see that' trading stamps were ever responsible for a gain in business by a merchant who handles them. ' He believes It is tbe duty of citizens of a city to patronize home ' Industries ' and not the mail order houses. Pulling together is what the' merchants of any "city need to do;. they Improve business and they better civic conditions by such action, he believes. ' '''. " ' ' Following his address. 1 A. Bogue, secretary of the Indiana" Merchants association, with bis headquarters at Indianapolis, spoke, on .the. subject .of "Parcels Post and Credit, a question in which business , men all over the state are deeply Interested in. BIG FUND RAISED -About $55 was subscribed on Thursday , by Richmond . , merchants and manufacturers to the Colored People's Industrial school at Indianapolis. A committee representing the institution made the subscriptions. THE WEATHER STATE Generally fair Saturday. tonight - and I LOCAL Fair and continued cool to " night and Saturday.

Mayor Zimmerman Fined

Him $1 and Costs for Making Assault on Ed. Decker, Strike Breaker. twoasSault cases DELAYED TO MONDAY In Trial ; Yesterday Decker Alleged that He Was Set Upon by Union Men While He Was in Saloon. The assault and battery cases against George Mason and Joe Metz, which resulted from union moulders' strike troubles, have been postponed until next Monday because the prosecutor and his assistant had an important case in the circuit court. It is al leged that these men assaulted Eftward Decker in Hensley's saloon, November 10. The circumstances in the case will be similar to those in the case or the State or Indiana versus Everett MarshalL Last, evening the jury in the Mar? shall case returned a verdict and the mayor tned him $1 and costs. Decker was on the stand yesterday afternoon and gave his testimony. Decker and a companion moulder Hoss, left the foundry at Robinson and Company late in the evening of the 10th. At Third and Main they were accosted by several union picketa, according to testimony. These men were Everett Marshall, Joseph Metz and John Kenerium. ?...' Pickets Entered Saloon. When Decker and his companion came to Hensley's saloon they decided to go in. and bave a drink. The drinks had just . been ordered and served when the pickets marched into the saloon and . made insulting remarks, saying: ' . LckTem What do-4fcey look like?" Some immaterial remarks were made by the non-union men and then to avoid trouble, they startetd .to leave the saloon. . When they were near the screen In the front of the saloon, they were stopped ' by the moulders. Several attempts were, made to strike Decker and 5 finally they succeeded in blacking his eye, he testified. 'The fighting continued until Decker and Hoss came to the door, and then Decker was assaulted by another moulder, George Mason. It' is alleged that he had a big rock. Mason was, however, pushed out of the way rand the strike breakers went east on Main street. Mason, Kenerium, Metz and Marshall followed them, Decker said, and Mason hurled a rock at Decker. They were stopped at the McConaha company when Marshall kicked - Decker severely. Decker was kicked by another of the union men in the stomach and badly hurt. Decker said. Finally Decker and Marshall started a fight, when the police. were dalled and arrested the union men. HAIIDLEY LOST OUT ... . - s Defeated for State Warden i of I. O. O. F. Although he made a good ight, Lawrence Handley was defeated for the position of grand warden of the Indiana I. O. O. F. at the Thursday session of the grand lodge, by H. W. Carpenter of Petersburg. There were twelve., candidates for the office. He stayed in the race until the third ballot. . when he . saw that it would be useless to remain longer and withdrew.": He ran third on. the first and second ballots, being a close, competitor of W.. M.; Kauer of Vernon, who was second. . There .were about a hundred and fifty Odd Fellows from the city and county who . boosted - - Mr. Handley; They were greatly disappointed at the result. His chance for the office at tbe next election will be excellent and it rs felt be will then attain bis ambition.. T . .- . . FUNERAL OF CALVIN ' WISSLER ON FRIDAY " Calvin Wissler of Cambridge City, who died while on a visit to Portland, Ore., was buried on Friday afternoon in Riverside cemeteryear Cambridge City. The funeral services and burial were in charge of the Masonic order of which he was a past grand master, . . He, in company with Ora Wheeler and Ross Freeman,- left - Cambridge City in the fall, going west on a prospective tour. The trip was a most disastrous one for " the three. Ora Wheeler was called home on account of the death of a relative." about a week after they arrived in " Portland. Toung Wissler was then taken ill with diphtheria and died there. Ross Freeman accompanied the body , to Cam bridge City.

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The two children of Mrs. Laura W. Va., i who is under arrest charged a millionaire pork packer of that city,

drinking water. Mrs. Schenck Is being held in a 'cell luxuriously furnished with articles from home, to await the outcome of her husband's illness. The alleged prison plot was discovered when the little girl, Virginia, drank some of the water used, in her father's sick room and became deathly sick.' John, the little boy. and the attendant nurse told the visiting physician of the child'sr illness and his suspicions was aroused and he made an investigation, with the result that Mrs. Schenck wai placed under arrest.- She, however, denies the charge empmatically, saying,'"! am innocent. I love my children and no mother would take the life cf the father of her little ones." ' '

MANY ALLEGATIONS MADE III HER SUIT Numerous Charges Made in Complaint for Divorce ' by Mrs. Dessie Boyer. Nearly every allegation known in a divorce complaint is averred in the complaint which Dessie Boyer of near EaBt Germantown has filed in tbe circuit court against Daniel Boyer. Besides relief from Boyer's cruelty, the wife asks that she be given custody of the two children, claiming that the father is so lazy and lacking in sufficient .energy, uses - Intoxicants to such an excessive extent that he Is neither capable or fit to have the care of them. y....,: Boyer in a few days will be paid about a hundred ' dollars by ' Uriah Bertsch, administrator of the estate of the-late-John Boyer, and the complainant desires the court make an order compelling-her-husband-to-pay a sufficient amount into the court that she may meet her ' court costs. She believes that it is only fair her husband should pay. for' tbe privilege of being divorced. ; V r ' . " : They were married in 'Muncie on March 28, 1898, and have - lived together ever since, the complaint not showing that they are now separated. The charges averred are : failure to provide, either for herself ? or their children in a proper manner; cruel and inhuman treatment and ' the excessive use by the . defendant of strong liquor. The defendant is one of the children of the' late John Boyer who were unwilling to pay their step mother the proper amount for her life estate in her deceased husband's property and also objected to the erection of a marker over his grave. This matter was straightened out before' Judge Fox about ten days ago, tbe administrator being instructed to hold a -certain amount from each of the heir's inheritance for a marker and also instructing that the widow be ' pair about 400 for her life estate. TOWNSHIP WILL1 PAY -FOB SLAIN POULTRY Appraisments of thirty-one chickens and a turkey, which were killed by two doge on the night of November 16, were filed with 'Wayne township trustee, James Howarth, , on Friday. William Miene, a farmer living southeast .. of the city, lost twenty-one chickens which -are - of- the probable value of $16.25, while Mrs. - Caroline Reeves, South Sixteenth street, had ten chickens and a turkey killed. - No value was placed on these. . The appraisers were Henry Steins and Geo. W. Harvey. - ' AID FOR INJURED - The first aid to the Injured class at the T. M. C. A. will be opened in a few days, with Dr. A. J. Bramkamp aa J director. There will be about ten in the class, -

Farnsworth Schcnck, of Wheeling, with attempting to kill her husband

by putting arsenic In his food and AN ARMEO ITALIAN : STARTED TROUBLE With Brandished Razor He Caused Reign of Terror in the North Sidel Armed with a long, vicious looking razor, August Taquerio, an - Italian, terrorized the Italian quarter of Riverview last evening. The man was partly intoxicated. - He threatened to kill several people, and chased others with the drawn razor. This morning he was fined $1 and costs for drank and $5 and costs for carrying concealed weapons, totaling $25, which he paid.. "'Trouble' had been brewing all yesterday afternoon, persons in the quarter say. Taquerio, while considered a good man when sober is generally known as a "terror" when drunk. About 4o'clock the Italian took a stand on a vacant lot at the corner of North Twelfth and G streets and dared any one to come onto it. He waved his razor high above his head and made dire threats-to anyone who dared to bother him. , . The big Italian kept watch over the lot until about f ve o'clock, when one of his fellow countrymen, Joseph Concelllo, chanced to pass over it. .. .With , a loud i cry Taquerio , dashed after his intended victim, slashing the air with bis razor and making it "blue" with his curses. Concellio by a rapid run escaped from his assailant and, notified tbe police. When ; Patrolman Vogelsong made the, arrest be had a hard time subduing the man,. but, be finally conquered him and brought him to headquarters. - Riots and small disturbances In the Italian quarter, according to tbe police are rather numerous and have ended in several dangerous cutting scrapes. MEMORIAL SERVICE BY THE ELKS LODGE Arrangements for the memorial service of the Elks lodge are being made by the committee in charge, of which Milo Ferrell is chairman. A meeting was held on Thursday evening at which it was -arranged to bold the annual service in the Gennett theater on Sunday afternoon, December 30. A local member of the order and someone from out of tbe city will deliver the address and eulogy. The regular ritualistic services win be held as usual. During the present year there have been four members of the order who passed away. They were Harry .Simmons,Walter Wilson,',: Judge Armer and. Charles Kolp. Since the institution of the local lodge there hare been a total of sixteen death. -Music for the occasion will -be one of the features.' Lee R Nusbanm has dedicated, an ode to the lodge and the committee is undecided whether this should be rendered by a male quartet or by a mixed cbonis of : sixteen Toices.

In Last Legislature, So It Was

Impossible to Secure Desired Remedies in Indiana Divorce Laws. NOTED REFORMER : SPEAKS AT Y.M.C. A.! Making Wife Desertion a ; Felony Instead of a Mis-! demeanor Has BeerTBeheficial in His Opinion. A talk on marriage and divorce laws and the statutes relating to the deser tion of wlve3 and children, was made by Timothy Nicholson, at the meeting of the Council of Charities in the V. M. C. A. building yesterday afternoon. Mr. Nicholson's chief purpose was to explain the law, which was done after he had read the statutes. He explained the effort to got the marriage and divorce laws altered la the last legislature but said that there -were bo many lawyers in the legislature that it could not be done. "They Want Business. "They want the business," Mr. Nicholson declared. - "Two years ago," he said, "there was a considerable Improvement In the desertion laws. Previous to then a desertion of family was merely a misedmeanor, but it has now been changed to a felony. For - a misde meanor the guilty person cannot be arrested if he leaves the state, but for a felony he may be returned. The good " results of this law 'have' been noticed in Wayne county.. . . "There must be an improvement in our divorce, laws." concluded. Mr. Nicholson. j ' v At the next! meMing DrT.M. De, vl will make an address on" VTubtfculosis Among the Poor an Ifow Sest Help ThemJT, K -. - 1 J0R01 ELECTED VICE-PRESIOEOT ' 1 Of Indiana Commercial Club League Favor Commission Government Charles W. Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club was elected a ricepresident of the Federated Commer cial clubs of Indiana at the closing ses sion on Thursday . afternoon. N. 8. Norton of Gary, was elected presi dent and WaVJace B. Campbell of Anderson, again chosen secretary-treasurer. Perhaps the most' important question ' of all which was discussed and approved generally at tbe sessloa was the commission form of government. The club adopted a resolution favoring the, enactment of a law by the legislature, , which would permit any city in the state, which desires to do so, to establish commission gov ernment The , resolution is as , follows; "Resolved, -That we rlew with sat isfaction the movement to Improve tbe city governments In Indiana and recommend to the legislature the enactment of a law permitting cities of t!ie state to adopts the so-called commission plan or form of city gov ernment if the qualified voters so de cide at a special referendum election to be held in such cities. A TRADE CONGRESS Now. Being Held at San Antonio, Texas. . ' . (American News Service) ' A . San Antonio, Tex., Nor. 18. AH arrangements are 'practically completed for tbe meeting of 'the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress, which is expected to attract hundreds of visitors to San Antonio next week. The local committee' is in receipt of advices indicating; that' the aUendance will be larger and of-a more representative character than, at any ot the previous meetings of the organization. ' Public ', men ' arid ' Industrial leaders from many States win - address the congress during .the three days' session. Included among the scheduled speakers are William J. Bryan of Nebraska; Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester of the United States: Join M. Parker of New Orleans, president of tlf? Southern Commercial Congress; United 1 States Senator Stone, of Missouri and United States Senator Bailey, of Texas. The governors of Colorado, 1 Nebraska, OklahoaM aad several other States hav alao tt' fled their inteotloa to tUxni t-f C-tj erlng,