Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 72, 20 January 1911 — Page 1

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I0RTH D STREETIMPROVEMENT IS ALMOSTCERTAIN Regarded as Highly Probable Council Will Order Improvement at Special Session, Monday.

A Snapshot of Governor Wilson SUBMIT REPORTS FiNLY GRAY GAVE DANVILLE WAITS THE VERDICT OF. WE ARE ANXIOUS FOR THE REPEAL DEMOCRATS A JOLT LAST TO KNOW" CHANTS E T THE GRAND JURY

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PAVING OF STREET CANNOT BE DELAYED

Longer, Is the Opinion of Most of City Officials Inspection Is to Be Made Saturday.

' ' Regardless of the overwhelming Bumber of resident property holders sflghtlng the paving of North D street, from Ft. Wayne avenuo to tho Doran bridge, council, at a special session, on Monday night is expected' to approve a resolution for permanent Improvement, or to order the City KnglBeer to draw up a new resolution, which, besides calling for pavement, wilt provide for widening the street by six feet. J Saturday afternoon tbe councllmen d several city officials will make a personal inspection of the condition of North D street, when Engineer Charles will point out the advantages of paving and widening the street Tho Inspection Is to be made by order or the mayor, who heartily favors the proposed Improvement, for he believes, as do many citizens, that North D street i badly In need of brick paving. ' Is Heavily Traveled. ' Persons favoring the Improvement claim North D street. . between the points Included In the pavement resolution, is tbe most heavily traveled treet In Richmond. Without exaggeration it may be said, according to railroad officials, thousands of tons of freight are moved over North D street every day, as the Pennsylvania freight depot Is located on this street. Beside tbe Pennsylvania station, at North Fifth and D streets, the C. and O. freight station. Is located on North Third and C. so that much C and O. freight Is hauled over D street. City officials point out that the' expense of the Improvement will not fall so heav-ly on property owners, as Was at first expected by these persons. Inasmuch as there is a car line 'Of the T. II. I. & E. traction company on the street, the cost of paving between the tracks and IS Inches on each eide would have to be paid by that company. Then- a large portion of the north side of the street would be paid for by the Pennsylvania railroad while a certain share of the Improvement must be paid for by the city. Thus it la seen tho property owners would not be put to a great expense. North D street traverses a residence section where many of tho property owners are of moderate means and It Is for this reason the Improvement has been fought with such vigor. They claim that the pavement will not greatly Increase tho valuation of their properties, which somo councllmen believe , Is true. It would really bo a hardship in many cases. An amusing episode illustrates the way iomo North D street property Owncsa regard tho proposed improvement: Seeing Harry Ml nek, who conducts m saloon at North D and Sixth streets, tin fttln street yesterday a friend said: . Wants Ferry Boat. "Why, hollo. ,llarry, haven't seen you up town for a long time. What's . , the matter?" "Today's the first time D street has been frozen over so I could get " out of my place. Guess I'll petition , council for a ferry service, or buy a row boat next spring when the ice breaks up." Minck replied. . Mayor Zimmerman said this morning there is no reason why D street should not be paved. He said he was mire It would go through council Monday night. President Hammond, expressed the opinion that council would decldo to Improve the street. The chief question is whether the street m- shall bo w idened. Criticism Is heard among city officials of the law applying to Jhe paving of streets. It Is claimed that where an Improvement Is a public necessity, as Is regarded the case on North D street, the resident property holders hould have no opportunity to prevent .such Improvements and that tbe Improvement should be made at public expense.

FAVOR NEW ORLEANS , FOR AN EXPOSITION (American News Service) Washington. Jan. 20. The Panama Exposition will be held at New Orleans the house committee on expositions Toting nine to six in favor of the Southern city today. San Francisco was the defeated city. A million dollars appropriation. Is recommended. THE WEATHER STATE Rain tonight or Saturday: warmer In couth portion' tonight. LOCAL -Rain tonight and Saturday; not much change In temperature.

Snapshot of Woodrow Wilson, former president of Princeton unlversfty, taken at the ceremonies which were recently, held in Trenton, N. J.. Incident to his Inauguration as Governor of New Jersey, lr. Wilson Is looked upon as excellent material to bead the national Democratic ticket In 1912. In his inaugural address. Governor Wilson urged sonc sweeping reforms in legislation, particularly the law dealing with corporations. He believed additional legislation should be enacted restricting the issuance of charters to corporations. In view of the fact that the Standard Oil Co., and many other largo trusts have their holdings companies under the New Jersey charters, this paragraph is considered especially significant.. Governor Wilson also urged the enactment of an employers liability bill providing for compensation to injured and-disabled workmen? tbe perfection and extension of tbe direct primary law to elective offices and party nomination, and revision of the existing method of taxation. J

DENTISTS INSPECT TEETHJF PUPILS At Request of Greensfork Superintendent, First Test in County Made 1

School authorities are becoming greatly interested In various plans' for improving the minds of backward pupils by Improving the condition of their bodies. , Now they have become Imbued ( with .the idea that clean mouths mean healthy bodies, an'd the examination of the teeth of school children is the latest thing under consideration. On the Invitation of Superintendent Studebaker of the Greensfork school, a committee of four appointed by the Wayne county dental association visited the school on Thursday and made a thorough inspection of the mouths of all the pupils with the following results: - Result of Inspection. Number of pupils examined 144 Number permanent teeth decayed. 456 Number temporary teeth decayed. 311 Number cavities in teeth 763 Number teeth missing 46 Number teeth that should be extracted 128 Number irregular' arches 37 Number abcessed teeth .......... 19 Percent, pupils using tooth brush. 25 Out of the 144 mouths examined only 7 or m per cent were found free from decayed teeth, showing that more than 98 per cent of pupils had defective teeth. The matter of inspection of the teeth of school children is becoming the order of the day, but the unusual feature of this inspection was the earnest invitation of Superintendent II. A. Studebaker, supported by the Trustee. Dr. F. W. Kienzle. and the corp3 of teachers, extended to the Wayne county dental association. The teachers' Institute of Wayne county has pursued studies tending to the betterment of. the pupils in the public schools, and Superintendent Studebaker was quick to hs that clean mouths mean heal try bodies and active minds, and was' the first one in the county to bring the matter to a practical Issue. . ESCAPING GAS MADE FAMILY QUITE ILL - (Palladium Sp:tal) Milton. Ind.. Jan.. 20. -Adam Snyder and family of this'plaie were almost asphyxiated early Wednesday morning when the Natural Gas 'company turned off the gas then, a little later turned it on again without an warning being given to consumers.. Upon retiring, they had left the gu burning in the stove. Mrs. Snyder awakened during the night with nausea, detecting the fumes and was able to . arouse the other members of thefamily and turn off the gas. None of ' the family was made seriously UL

DEATH OF MORTON VEBYJYSTEBIOUS

What His Mission Was in the Hotel Where He Died Can't Be Discovered. (American News Service) New York, Jan. '20. The mystery ! regarding the exact circumstances of the last few hours of Paul Morton, president of the Equitable Life Insurance company, who died suddenly last evening on the upper floor of the hotel Seymour in West Forty-fifth street, was further complicated today when Mrs. Paul I. Kiernan stated over the telephone that neither she nor her husband were acquainted with Morton. Kiernan, who is a well known lawyer, departed for Chicago on the Twentieth Century Limited at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon according to his wife. It was near the suite vacated by the Kiernan's a few hours previously that Morton was discovered unconscious and the conclusion of the hotel management and Morton's friends was that Morton was on his way to fill an appointment with Kier nan when death overtook him. SEES BILLY GOATS Strange Case at the County Jail. Suffering with "snakes" for seven days, county officials are becoming alarmed over the condition of Steven Wilson, colored, who is confined in the county jail,and have advised with Judge Pox as to what should be done to relieve the man. Medical treatment has been given constantly but he has gained little relief. Sitting at the table or in hi3 cell bunk, ho constantly runs his fingers along the wall or table and says, "Do you see them? Look! there they go. See that billy goat?" . lie suffers from all kinds oThalluclnations. At the time of his arrest he kept appealing to the officers to put out the fire, lie keeps the prisoners awake and is In a pitiful condition. He was sent to jail for eleven days, his time being up next Tuesday. BOARD FAVORABLE TO POLICE SYSTEM The flashlight police call system, which Superintendent Gormen of the police department has been wanting for some time, has been given favorable consideration by the Board of Works. This morning. President Hammond, of the board, said that the system would have been of great advantage In Fairvlew when the trouble with Frank Wade, the ex-convict, arose. . ,

Majority and Minority Re

ports Sent to Senate, but House Only Receives Report of Majority. MINORITY'S REPORT GIVEN A TURN DOWN Senator Wood in Speech Bit terly Denounces Democratic Majority ano! Governor of State. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 20 The com mittee on public morals in the house today submitted a majority report recommending the ' passage "of the Proctor-Keeney amendment to the county local option law, substituting town and township option. The three minority members of the house committee did not enter a report. In the senate the majority report on the bill repealing the county local option law was submitted favoring the passage of the bill. Senator Jenkins, a Republican member of the committee, submitted a minority report recommending an indefinite postponement of action on. the amendment of the county option law. Senator Wood, Republican minority leader, indorsed the Jenkins report and in a speech bitterly attacked the Democratic majority and the governor for the proposed repeal of the law. A vote was taken on the minority report submitted by Senator Jenkins, twenty-eight opposing it and eighteen voting for it. Five senators did not vote. They were Gavit, Hibberd, Higgins, Kimmel, all Republicans, and Royse, Democrat. They were present In the senate chamber when the vote was taken. Senators McCarty and Tilden, both Democrats, voted in favor of the minority report, while Senator Durre, Republican of Evansville, voted against It. ABE TO CONSIDER "CLUSTER" LIGHTS Board of Public Works Will Hold a Special Session "Saturday Morning. The Board of Works and Superintendent Nimrod Johnson, of the municipal light plant, will hold a special session Saturday morning, and probably decide definitely regarding the number of cluster lights to be used in each square on Main street,' and what system will be carried out regarding their installation, in case the merchants favor the scheme. . It is planned to place four lights at each street intersection and three on each side of the street between the corners. Lights are planned between Fourth and Eleventh streets. According to one official, each mercnant would probably be asked to pay the "sum of $50 to maintain the proposed illuminating system. President Hammond of the board Is greatly in favor of the cluster light system and states that it would be desirable - for the residence sections of Richmond as well as the business districts. Quotations on poste for the lights have been submitted to the board. These quotations are for iron and concrete posts. The concrete posts afe favored by- the board because they are cheeaper. MAYOR HAWKINS IN PRAISE OF "PLANT Thomas Hawkins, mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, made an inspection of the municipal lighting system used In Richmond, while In the city yesterday. He stated that Shelbyville is having a great deal of trouble with its municipal light plant. Hawkins thinks the Richmond plant is being conducted with great efficiency. FINAL REPORT IN HAGAMAN ESTATE Horace B. Boyd, administrator of the estate of the late John A. Hagaman, has filed final report, in the probate court, showing that the total charges' were $5,704.63 and credits of $703.57, leaving a balance of 15,001.08 which was inherited by the widow, !Mrs. Mary M. Hagaman. The decedIent was well known in the western part cl the county. .... , ,-

To Prove His Insurgency Is Not a Sham He Refused to Vote for Champ Clark at Present Time.

CONSIDERATION OF INSURGENTS ASKED By Him in a Resolution, which His Dumbfounded Brethren Promptly Used Road Roller on. When Congressman-elect Flnly Gray of Connersville announced in an article published in the Palladium last December that he was an "insurgent Democrat,' stand-pat members of his .party and stand-pat Republicans all aver the state smiled. In other words they believed the new congressman from the Sixth district was merely "talking." These smiles were erased today when it became known that Gray at the Democratic caucus at Washington last night was the only one attending who refused to vote for an indorsement of Champ Clark as the next speaker, and that he entered a reso lution demanding recognition of in surgent Republicans as an independ ent party. Louis Ludlow in the In-J diana polls Star this morning' says: Gray Refuses to Vote. Finly H. Gray, representative-elect from the Sixth Indiana district did not vote for Champ Clark for speaker. He remained in his seat while the standing vote was taken. Therefore while it was heralded abroad that Mr. Clark was chosen by acclamation, that state ment is not strictly true. Mr. Gray had maintained the atti tude that he would not go Into a caucus at this time for the selection of a speaker. It was his opinion that there would be ample time to choose the next Democratic speaker when the new congress organized eleven months hence. He wanted to learn his bearings before he was called on to vote. He made it known that he was in favor of a progressive for speaker, but he was not prepared to state whether or not Mr. Clark filled the bill. Mr. Gray offered a resolution looking to the protection of the rights of the insurgent Republicans in the distribution of committee places. His resolution was voted down. ' It was as follows: Resolved, That the majority be given representation on all committee and allowed to select Its own members on such committee, and that for the purpose of organizing the committees that the insurgent representatives be recognized as an independent and separate political organization and be given the right to select their proportionate number of members on committee from their own number." THREATENED SUICIDE Unless He Was Released From Jail. Aroused by his confinement in the county jail for safe keeping, Carl Ledbetter, a religious maniac, who lived with his wife at 213 Randolph street, announced both In his prayers and to his father-in-law that unless he was released before night he would sacrifice himself to his Ma"ker. Ledbetter since his confinement on Wednesday has spent his time on his knees exhorting the Lord for divine strength. On a visit from his father-in-law on Friday he talked with him freely and w-as rational on all subjects except that he constanUy drifted towards ' some religious topic. He believes his wife stands between him and God. He attempted to assault her wfth a hatchet. The family then decided to place him in jail for safe keeping, awaiting admittance to Eastern Indiana hospital. That he will not have an opportunity to carry out his suicidal threat is evinced- by the close surveillance that is maintained over him by Frank Demaree, the guardian of the insane, and the other prisoners. An inquest will be held on him as quickly as possible and it i3 probable he will be admitted to the state institution at once for treatment of the insane.

REIMBURSED FOR LOSS WHILE IN JAIL Eaton. O., Jan. 20.-Claiming the loss of a pair of shoes and overalls, which were misplaced by local police authorities while he was serving a sentence In the Dayton workhouse, David Boner has been granted a claim of $3.50. Marshal C. A. Bunting has been directed by tbe city council to replace these articles at a cost not to exceed that amount. . - 4

In Palm of Jury Foreman's Hand Rests Answer, "Will Vermillion County, 111., Be Purified?" '

CIRCUIT JUDGE TO GET INVESTIGATION He Calls Grand Jury and the Foreman Now Says He Will Probe into the Election of His Honor. . -. (Palladium Special) Danville, III., Jan. 20. Judge E. R. E. Kimbrough, who instructed the Vermillion county grand jury to Inves tigate vote selling in the county "opened his mouth and put his foot in it," by so doing, for Isaac Woodyard, fore man of the jury, says he will investigate the, Judge's election along with the others. When Kimbrough was compelled, by public sentiment, to order the investigation he instructed the jury to investigate only "election brib eries," Which investigation may only go back eighteen months. The judge was elected three years ago. Foreman Woodyard .looked into the matter and found he could go back three years or to the time of Kimbrough's election under the "city election law" which provides a penalty for election ' con spiracy. And he says he will do It. Not "only will this involve Judge Kim' brough, but also John H. Lewnian, state's attorney; John T. Shepard, sheriff, and Louis Piatt, mayor 'of Danville, together with othej1 city and county officials. They Are Very Frank. Judge Kimbrough does not deny his election cost him much money. Piatt, the mayor, is Joe Cannon's right bow er In Vermillion county politics. AI so he is business partner of Judge Kimbrough. He admits that the last election cost him $8,000 cash. I spent about $8,000 in the election, said he on Saturday, "and I know it went for vote buying, but just how I cannot say. I got rid of it through ward heelers. For instance a man came to me and said he wanted $1,500 to spend in the third ward. I gave it to him and that Is all I know about it." Commercial-" izing elections is an art, at which Vermillion county public and private citizens are past masters. The system is wholesale and re talk To go back a step or two and see how all this rumpus was stirred up. Over at West Union, Ohio, a vote-selling scandal was uncovered which stirred the entire country. Citizens of Vermillion county, Illinois, read the dispatches from Ohio, and said ; "My, my; why that's just like it is here, only it's lots worse here than it is over there. We've known it ever so long but what's the use of saying anything; it doesn't do any good." Murmur Grows Louder. Then came more dispatches and the talk increased. Editorial comment; comparing conditions in Ohio and Vermillion county, appeared in the local press. The murmur grew louder." Public officials began to fidget. They didn't want any investigation. The people continued to talk, but, without much thought of obtaining an investigation. Unconsciously they were scaring the public servants, who, common talk has it, all were elected by votes at one dollar and up, just like a room at a hotel or a pair pf boots, or a sack of flour. Without warning Judge E. R. E. Kimbrough, of the circuit court, Instructed the grand Jury to investigate alleged vote-selling in Vermillion county. Then he said he would do nothing further, as lie was "out from tinder" having given the instructions. ;; Now comes State's attorney, John F. Lewmansand; says he will not do anything unless evidence Is placed in'bia hands concerning the vote-selling. Thus it is that in the palm of the grand jury foreman's hands rests the answer. And he is a conservative man. saying little, doing much. No action is looked for from him before next Monday, but it Is expected he will make good his promise to clean up the county politics. Pdtedinra's Total Daily Aversge Cireu'atioa (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary Lists.' for Week Ending Jan. 13, 191L 6, S9S , City Clrccteiioa showing set paid, news stands and regular complimentary list does not Include sample copies. 5,(5 (SI

"What Is There Back of Fail?; lire of State Board of Ac; counts to Make Report onj Its Work." ;

REPLYING SILENCE QUITE OPPRESSIVE Neither Does There Come an Answer to Query: "Whyj Was Resolution for Report' Delayed Until Today?. ' -tf. -J (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Friday fore--noon the, house unexpectedly voted on tbe Paris resolution calling for submission of the report of the state board of accounts, v- The report1 was pasted but? majority leaders made no efTort to explain why the resolution previously had been so vigorously opposed. Rep- ' resentative Cravens caused many smiles by saying that when he moved to adjourn Thursday he had forgotten that the resolution was to have been called up ; for consideration. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. What is there back of the failure of the state board . of accounts to make a report of its -' tions and the receipts and :'; expendlt-" fi I a a nf Ha )anAitmAntt Why should not tbe one department of Indiana which Is organized for the purpose of making every official In the state, whether he be state, county, township or municipal, show a straight set of books and maintain an accounting system that will enable him to know where he is at the close of every day's business, be able to do the very thing it is paid to teach others? :'" ' " . -Why should the " Democratic party organization be dragooned into saving1 the ' face of this department 7 1 v , What Cause for Fear? Why was the Democratic party afraid to permit a resolution calling, upon Debority for an accounting of. bis office pass the house or even come up for consideration? And where is John Bolts, one of the! deputy-examiners, and why r Is net where he is? Also, as a side Issue, why is the In dianapolis News, which is the orgaci of tbe state board of accounts, threat ening to "publish" members of the! legislature Vho are making a demand for : publlcty of the accounts of thej state board of accounts unless' they stop their agitation? These are questions being freely asked on every hand about the legisla4 tive balls and hotel lobbies today anty wnicn will be asked all over Indlanci by tomorrow. . , There was a disposition unon the nart.'

of many to regard the demand of Rep-i ' resentative Wells for an Itemized aci count of Mr. Debority as more or less; the result of a personal plqueVK though those nearest to him know dlf-. ' fervently, until Thursday afternoon, when Representative Cravens, floor! ; leader of tho Democratic majority inthe house, and very close to Governor Marshall, deliberately blocked a reso- j lution demanding that Dehority, an apT polntee of the governor, give to the' ( legislature an itemized account of his ' department since he assumed charge!" ; of it April, 1909. U Was Offered Fairly. S The resolution was presented by 'f Representative Paris In a regular man-'.' ner and in a fair spirit, but It was U blocked in a jiffy by Representative) ' -Cravens, As a result there will be' blood on tbe moon Friday morning, when the house convenes. ' J . There has been justifiable complaint from all parts of the state for. a Ions; time over the manner In which the state board of accounts finder Mr. De-' : bority Is being operated. It has been distinctly partisan, notoriously unfair ' and has needlessly libeled and smirch-- ' ed the reputation of many officials ,1 through the columns of its organ, the ' , Indianapolis News. -! When the legislative committee started upon its inspection of the var- -j ious state institutions, offices and boards Governor Marshall sent a let- ' ter to each one of the offices and Insti- 1 tntions to be visited asking them to be ready with a report of their offices. V In the report of the legislative commltJL

tee wnicn was flled Thursday with the , i&uuai.ure ii in siai.eu ioai owing 10 the very meager report made to it by the state board of accounts the committee Is unable to make an intelligent recommendation to the legislature regarding the state board of accounts.

It also states that the committee en- 1 demands tbe state board of accounts'' -will make a "full and complete state- -ment of the receipts and expenditure j of the department for the information of the legislature." This report was written before the first of the year and, Debority made this - promise to the V" committee even prior to that time, yet the report is not yet made. " t Was Called Too Hasty, V, When Representative wells Intro- ' duced his.reaolution January 9. calling ' for an itemised account from Dehority, : Representative Cravens asked that the resolution be not passed because It i

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