Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 75, 23 January 1911 — Page 1

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INSURGENTS FORM AN ORGANIZATION ; BOURNE PRESIDENT JUDGE BOUGH AND WOODYARD TO GIVES EDICT TO LOCAL CITIZENS IIISM1 PROOE

MARIS LAUDED III H0I1DDRAS BY YANKEE WARSHIP British Gunboat Also Sends JForce Ashore and English 'and U. S. Consulates Now Fortified.

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(Judge of Opinion that If the State Neglects the Insane Question, Wayne County Will Have to Act.

GRAND JURY MAYBE CONVENED BY COURT And Asked to Recommend Appropriation for Providing Quarters for County's Insane Wards. "Something will hare to be done, and that Immediately, for the county cannot expect to give proper care to its Insane patients In the Jail and Home for Friendless while they are waiting admittance to Eastern Indiana hospital for the Insane. It. indeed. Is unfortunate the state fails to ee the urgency and necessity for it to face the Insane problem squarely," laid Judge Henry C. Fox of the clrcult court on Monday In 'regard to the question of whether he advised Im mediate action by the county. If he deems it necessary a grand jury will bo called and instructed to Investigate the question of the county caring for Its insane. If the Jury is called, it will be asked to recommend an appropriation sufficient to meet tho expense of constructing adequate insane wards at the county infirmary. Perceived by Court. For several years Judge Fox has foreseen that the state would neglect this problem and has been drumming Into grand juries and county commissioners the urgency of Wayne county taking some step In its own behalf. He has obtained views of the business men and other representative citlsens and finds that after they understand the proposition they all agree the county should assume responsibility If the stats .refuses to. TJudge Fox said that Superintendent D. K. Smith of tho hospital, who had toped the state would make an ap proprlatlon which would permit Increasing the facilities of the institution, had come to him and thrown up his hands, thereby acknowledging defeat. He said that Dr. 8mlth had told him the county would have to take the needed action, declaring the state would not. Wayne county has several more patients at Eastern Indiana hospital than It is entitled to, according to the population. In the last few months, the state institution has been able to receive all patients but now is again becoming overcrowded. Four Under Care. The result Is that there are now four male insane, two of whom are confined at the Jail, who are awaiting admittance to the institution. There Is no probability that any or these four will be admitted soon. Sheriff Steen Joins with Judge Fox la recommending something be done at once. The county board of charities and corrections is anxious for the county to take up the burden of treatlas, or at least confining Its Insane, suitably, while they are In care of the county. Na less than $10,000 would be needed Omeet thia expenditure, it la figured. ? However, aa tho county is in excellent financial condition. It could without embarrassment or raising the county tax make the appropriation. HOW HOBBLE SKIRT VERSUS STREET CAR (American News Service) . Providence, R. L, Jan. 23. In an effort to harmonite the hobble skirt and accommodations provided patrons of the local street railway company, 354 of tho most influential women of this city and state, members of the Rhode Island Women's club have petitioned the City Council to Institute a crusade for more and shorter steps on trolley cars. The substitution of two steps Instead of the single high one attached to the platforms of most of tie electric cars in service here is requested. COLD WAVE SWEEPS TO ATLANTIC COAST (American 7Cws Service) Washington. Jan. S3. A cold ware Is sweeping eastward and probably will reach the Atlantic seaboard states Utiy, according to tho weather bursau. . (Smept Caturday) Complimentary Lists, for TTssi Esllxj Jan. Si. HiL cons tst rati. news stands and eoslaeaury list doss t: j isis satiple copies.

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Captain H. Van. Schiack. of the ill-fated steamer General S locum who it Is understood, is soon to be paroled from Sing Sing, and his wife, to whom he was married shortly after he began his prison sentence. The Slocum burned to the water's edge and sank in June 1904, with the loss of more than 1,000 lives. Captain Van Schiack was convicted of Inattention to 'duty and criminal neglect and sentenced to imprisonment for ten years. Since that time his wife has been active in his behalf and now haa a petition asking for his release signed by 300.000 persons. , The petition, it is said, will be acted on favorably by the pardon board. The Captain is now seventy-fire yesrs-of age.;' ' V ": '-".';--7:7 "T't.v

GLEII CURTISS TO QUIT FLYIHG GAME , , Takes Out Insurance Policy, and Agrees to Stay on Mother Earth. (American News Service) New York, Jan. 23. Glenn 11. Curtlss," winner of the international cup at Rhclms In 1909,' and one of the beat known aviators In the world," has just taken out a j 10,000 policy with the New York Life Insurance company In which he 'agrees to abandon aeroplane flights for. the remainder of his life.. If Curtlss makes another flight he wUI forfeit the $10000 policy, therefore he has. practically . retired for good from operating a flying machine according to officials of the New York Life Insurance company. ; When Curtlss applied for the policy some. time ago he was told that the company declined absolutely to accept aviators as risks. '"Will any good company accept me?" Curtlss asked. .. Not Held as Risks. . ' "Not unless you 'promise not' to go up in sn airship after the-policy has been issued," was the reply. "Aviators sre considered very poor risks In fact,, we won't have . anything to do with them." Several days " after ' this interview Curtlss called at the offices of the company, underwent a physical examination and signed , a statement to the effect that he would not fly again and that if he did, his policy would lapse. The . policy was . then given him.' . ' , ' Curtlss,' so his friends say, will devote the rest of hia career to building aeroplanes 'and trying to further perfect themThey add that his wife was largely responsible for his agreeing to cease. flying.' ' Curtlss is now S3 years old, having been Qorn-at'Ilammondsport. N. Y, In 1878. He, baa. been interested in mechanics all his life. ' and when a young man made a reputation by his building of gasoline motors. HUGE LUMBERJACK TERRIBLE FIGHTER f American News Service Ashland. Wis.. Jan. 23. Martin Miller, a huge lumber jack, killed two men with a club at Mellan. near. here, and today Is In jail at Ashland for safe keeping. Friends of the dead ' men, who are John Adams and John Gordon, hare threatened to mob the jail aa lynch Miller. ; - . Miller was asleep- in a saloon when word was taken to him that his chum. John White was being beaten by. men from a rival logging camp, lie rushed oat and with two blows from a club killed the men. The others scatter, ed In flight.

ELEVEN VICTIMS 111 m WRECK Seven of 42 Injured Passengers Will Die Passenger Hits Freight. (American News Service) Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 23. Eleven persons were killed and 42 others injured, seven of them fatally, when a passenger train crashed into the rear end of a freight train near Pontypridd today. The freight train was standing still on the track when the passenger train, going ai a terrific rate of speed, dash ed Into the rear cars. The dead were crushed to death. Several of the passenger cars were demolished and the debris was scattered for several hundred feet. Some of the wreckage caught fire from live coals In the boiler of the locomotive and those who- were pinned beneath were badly burned. A special train was hastily made up here and rushed -to Pontypridd, about 2? miles away by rail, carrying medical supplies, doctors and nurses. The ' residences near the scene of the disaster were .temporarily . turned into hospitals for the care of the wounded. Wrecking crews were rushed to the scene and the work of rescue was under way -within a short time after, the collision. . , ... The railroad officials immediately commenced an investigation. It is believed that carelessness' in obeying orders was the cause of the disaster. Pontypridd, which' is, near the heart of the Welsh coal mining fields, is an important railroad center. LA FOLLETTE WILL BE ELECTED AGAIN (American News -Service) Madison, Wis., Jan. 23. Sen? tor Lafollctto probably , will receive the entlro Republican vote when -the two houses of the Wisconsin legislature ballot tomorrow for United States senator. On the following" day he 'will be elected on joint ballot. The Democrats will give a complimentary vote to Congressman C. 1L Weisse of Sheboygan Falls, and the. vote of the twenty-one Socialist members will be thrown to their candidate, Gaylord.

REPORTED SINKING . OF STEAMER FALSE (American News Service) Seattle, Jan. 23. Wireless communication was re-established with the fishing steamer Chicago oft "Vancouver today, disabled with forty men aboard. .Distress signals from her had been beard during the night but communication was lost later, leading to the report that she had probably gone down. Repairs are being mide now, the steamer reports. , - i ;-

Company Says if South N

Street Is Ordered Opened, It Will Abandon Improvements for City. THIS ACTION WOULD INJURE ITS YARDS Company Announces Proposal of Making Richmond Headquarters of Freight Division The Plans. The future of Richmond as a leading traffic point on the C. and O. railroad between Cincinnati and Peru rests with the decision of Judge H. C. Fox in the petition of the South Side Improvement association for the opening of South N street, which has 'been set for hearing February 8. If the decision is unfavorable to the C. and O., it will abandon its plans for local improvements, it is announced. , , C. and O. officials have given their ultimatum In the matter, declaring that If the street is opened cutting through the main yards and rendering them useless, all efforts to make Rich mond the principal point on the Cin cinnati-Peru division will be abandoned. On the other hand they say that if the petition is refused and the yards left Intact, Richmond will be made the freight division headquarters and an engine-repair shop will be established here, bringing at the stat at least sixty families to the city, v The demand for the opening of the street, made by the South Side Improvement association, is to provide the National Tool works an entrance from Eighth street.,: Engine-Repair Shop. -t - According to-C.aad O. ' officiate plans for the erection of the engine repair" shop have already been drawn and all that remains to clinch the project is a decision against the opening of South N street. If the street is opened it will 'mean that freight division headquarters will - not he established here as the Increased traffic could not be handled with the yards with a reduced yard area,. and without the traffic there would be no demand for the engine repair shop. It will be erected wherever freight headquarters are established. ... The officials of the road have made known their position - that Richmond may have a chance to secure the freight headquarters. They seem content to let the matter rest, and act In accordance with the decision of the court on the petition. From the very start the C. and O. has fought the proposition because of its plans, which were not made public until today. The South Side Improvement association, which brought the Automatic Tool Works to Richmond, Is the plaintiff in the petition and' has been as equally aggressive in fighting for the opening of South N street. - - ' The first action in the matter was taken about a year ago when the South Side improvement association petitioned, the county, commissioners for the opening ' of" the street on the ground that it was necessary for the factory to have an entrance from Eighth street for.' accommodaUon of its employes and the public and to provide for its supplies and - products being taken to and from the city. This is the position still maintained by the association. The C. and O. appealed to the circuit court and an error was found in the proceedings which caused its dismissal. . The association again petitioned the commissioners and the C. and O. again appealed. It is this appeal which will be given a hearing February 8. " What Advantage Is. By the establishment of division freight headquarters and an engine-repair shop here, Richmond's importance as a railroad center will be greatly increased. C. and O. officials-contend. The C. and O. officials state that it will bring at least the families of sixty men, comprising machinists, repairmen, engine hostlers, firemen, engineers, etc.. to the city. It will mean, that all freight crews operating on the Pern-Cincinnati division wiU have their headquarters here. As the bust ness of the road increases." indications for which sem exceedingly good, the number of men located here will increase as will the value of the headquarters to , this city, is pointed out by the railroad. officials. 4 . ; In connection with their statements regarding the plans for tne establishment of the headquarters here, the C and O. officials declare the road between Pern and Cincinnati will be double-tracked within the next two years. - -. . : : . ' - p : r, r j THE WEATHER J - - -. ., - - -. -1 1 STATE Fair tonight. .Warmer In central portion tonif ht. , Tyesday fair and ma 1 mai. LOCAL Fair and warmer - toniaht. Tatfay fair. ,

REBEL FORCES WILL ATTACK CEIBA SOON

Anglo-Saxon Fighters Are Ready to Defend the Town Fierce Rioting in a Chi nese Port. (American Xen-8 Service) Puerto Barrios,' Guatemala. Jan. 23 American and British marines have been landed at Ceiba, Honduras, and the consulates of both nations are being fortified, according to advices received here today. This action was taken to protect the citizens of Great Britain and the United States from injury when , the revolutionary forces under ex-President Bonilla attack the town. The marines were landed from the British gunboat Brilliant and the American cruiser Tacoma. There were nearly 100 of them and they were supported by machine guns. Today they were busily engaged in throwing up barricades in the rear of the town to guard against a surprise attack from the rebels. Roper in Command. Lieutenant Walter O. Roper is in command of the land detachment from the Tacoma, his landing force being immediately followed by 30 men from the Brilliant. The British sailors marched to the offices of the English consulate. The crew of the Tacoma is somewhat ahorthanded .-by - reason of the placing of a force on board the revolutionary allbuster : Hornet, to restrain this vessel from attacking American property 7 . or interests. " Temporarily the rebels are without a "navy.". , . ' - RIOTING IS ENDED. . Hankow,. Jan.. 23.- Chinese soldiers patrolled this city today after a series of bloody riots : among the : native "rickshaw" coolies In which nearly 50 were killed or wounded. Foreign marines, landed from the British gunboat Thistle and the- German gunboat : Jaguar, re-boarded their ships today following the arrival : of soldiers from Wuchang, who - immediately took charge of the situation. The foreign forces used a Maxim gun with deadly effect while the coolies were mainly armed with antique weapons. The viceroy Issued an official proclamation today that no foreigner had been injured in. the fighting and that all the foreign legations were safe. . VACCIIIATIOII FOR WORKMEN ORDERED Smallpox Victim Exposes Many at Factory Friday, and Also at Theater. Many Richmond people were exposed to smallpox, Friday and Saturday. Warning is issued by the health department that vaccination precautions should be taken by local people. Jeffery Lafure. the son of J. M. Lafuie, 228 North Twenty-first street, was quarantined Sunday night, together with the entire Lafuze family, consisting of J. M. Lafuze and wife.- a small child, and Miss Bessie .Huston, a sister of Mrs. Lafuze. ' Lafuze became ill week ago and suffered from a slight breaking out on the face. The physician ' pronounced it Lagrippe. Friday night being slightly better, he worked at the American Seeding Machine company, where he is employed in the paint room. Attends a Theater. Saturday night Lafuze attended a local theater, 'where fully 800 persons were in attendance. During the, day Lafuze was in public places several times. After returning home from the theater lafuze became very ill, and Sunday night .the physician ' quarantined the bouse. ; The theater, which. Lafuze attended, was thoroughly fumigated today,- and the health officer says there is now no danger to be experienced in attending the play house. ... Dr. Davis has recommended vaccination for about 100 men exposed while Lafuze was working in the paint room at the Hoosier Drill, and practically all these persons have already heeded the warning. . ' Just how Lafuze became exposed to the disease is a matter: or conjecture. It is supposed, however, that he took the disease Indirectly from a stranger boarding on North Seventeenth street, who escaped to Anderson Just .before he -was quarantined." Two weeks ago a local Physician pronounced this' Anderson man 111 with smallpox and ordered the city health officer to quarantine the house. When tho official arrived the mas, vas cone.

National Republican Progressive League Was Given Birth on Saturday Night, It Is Stated.

NATIONAL LEADERS . ELECTED OFFICERS Nine Senators, 6 Governors, 13 Congressmen and Others Have Signed Constitution of League. (American News Service) Washington, Jan. 23.- The Nation al Republican Progressive league, composed of progressive movement agitators of the Republican party, was srystalllzed into a party with a delnite declaration of principles, for the establishment of popular government and officers were elected Saturday night. This became known today. The constitution Is signed by nine Republican senators, six governors, thirteen congressmen and others Senator John Bourne of Oregon was elected president. Other officers elected are: First vice president. Representative George W. Norrls, Nebraska; second vice president,. Governor Charles ; Osborn, Michigan: treasurer, Charles R. Crane, Chicago. Executive committee Senator Moses B. Clapp, Minnesota; , Senator Joseph L. Brlstow, Kansas; Representative E. H. Hubbard, Iowa; Representative Irvine E. Lenroot, Wisconsin; Representative-elect William Kent, California; " Gifford Pinchot, Pennsyl vania; George L. Record, New Jersey, and the president, vice presidents and treasurer are members ex-offlcio. The declaration of principles in part follows: Platform of. League. "We, the undersigned, associate our selves , together as the National Pro gressive Republican league.. "The object of the league is .the promotion of popular government and progressive legislation. "Popular government in America has been thwarted and progressive legislation strangled by special inter ests which control caucuses, delegates party organizations and through the control of the machinery of government dictate nominations and platforms, elect administrations, legisla tures, representatives in congress and United States senators and ' control cabinet officers. "Under existing conditions legislation in public interest has been baffled and defeated. "The Progressive Republican league believes that popular government is fundamental to all others. To this end it advocates: What Is Advocated. 1 Election of United States sena tors by direct vote. 2 Direct primaries for nomination of all elective officials. - 3 Direct election of delegates to na tional conventions with the opportuni ty for the voter to express his choice for president and vice president. 4 Amendment to . state constitu tions providing for initiative, referen dum and recall. 5 A thorough-going corrupt-prac tice act. Among those who signed the articles were: J, United States Senators Bourne, Beveridge. Brlstow, Brown, Cummins, Clapp, Dixon, Gronna, Lafollette. Senator Bourne, president of the league today made the . following statement: . "There is no purpose to make it a political organization in the sense of promoting political fortunes of any man or men. Enactment of legisla tion carrying out a program is its sole aim- and purpose and it stands ready, whenever acceptable, to aid and ' assist Democratic as well as Republican legislators ,t o secure such legislation. "The league will ai once enter upon a campaign of e xpansion, .State leagues will be organized and upon request furnished with ' bills, literature and speakers. Permanent headquarters will be maintained for carrying out the work. A HEROIC MOTHER SAVES HER BABES (American News Service) Albert Lea. Minn., Jan. 23 Nl C Jensen and three of his children were burned to death' in - a fire which destroyed their home at Richland,' elevf en miles from here, but owing to the t amIsth jr X.f'mm TAVieAfi ' m a aA tt a other three children escaped. ; The ' fire was discovered after midnight, Sunday, and 'Mrs. Jensen carried toe three children one by one. She was.nnable to get back into the house after the third trip, and the oth-, ers perished in bed. The husband was found in the ruins, of the fire later. , With the mercury down to ten below zero, Mrs. Jensen, clad only in her nlghtrobe. carried her children a mile for refuzo. , ' ' -

Arc Only Two Vermillion

County Men Favoring an Expose of the Vote Trafficking Scandal. CRISIS IS REACHED IN THE CASE TODAY May Be Balk in Grand Jury, . in Which Case It Will Be Necessary to Call a Spec. ial Jury , (American News Service) Danville, 111., Jan. 23. Judge E. R. E. Klmbrough and foreman Isaao Woodyard of the grand jury, are tho only two Vermillion county men still '. favoring an expose of vote trarackinsj . in the county. The "organisation' has bolstered its forces and will stand' pat on "the long . silence.", Monday's and Tuesday's developments trill . mark the crisis in the ; light for and against the exposure. , The Jones evidence will go beforo the grand jury Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. However,- there may be a . balk in that august body. In that case Woodyard will be powerless and it will , be up to Judge Klmbrough to call a special grand jury.: A newly discovered system of voto buying came to light Monday morn ing. This plan hss a Democratic and Republican watcher at the ballot box. Each man's vote Is looked at as he hands It in. - If he Is a Republican one linger is raised to tho outside man and the voter is paid by the Republican cashier as he walks out If the vote Is Democratic two .fingers are raised and the Democratic cashier pays. : Democrats and Republicans a alike are standing pat on the alienee.: The disgruntled state faction of tho Republican party, of, which Judge Klmbrough Is a member! Is the hone ' of the agitators. : . V VOTE-BUYING CLUBS. Danville, III., Jan. 23. Charles M. Crayton, assistant state's attorney tf Vermillion county, admits he has obtained state charters for clubs organ- ' ised to collect vote money from candidates for office. Mr. Crayton did not specify which particular clubs be obtained charters for, but told laughingly of ' getting ' charters for such organisations. The statement was made in the presence of witnesses. "I see," said he, "they are stirring it up now for the' vote-selling tlubs. They exist all right. I know, because I got a' couple of them state charters." .' : There are perhaps six or eight such , clubs In the county. Their membership is made up of voters who believe ' in selling their votes systematically. " They organise,' usually with a membership of about 100 voters. Officers are elected, but that is as far as the legitimate club business goes. A committee of one or two members -is appointed to call on the candidates the club has decided on. They go to the candidate and. say: "We represent the Podunk Political club. Our organisation is composed of seventy-four members. ' We want recognition." "What sort of recognition?" aski the candidate. "Cash?? "Yes, cash," replies the representative. . "How will you deliver these votes," says the candidate, "march 'em down to the polls in a body?" "Oh, no, we can't dp that." "Well, you show me how; yon can deliver the votes and I'll give you $300 ... for the outnL" Is Given Receipt. The deal is agreed on and the vote buyer gets a receipt for his purchase In regular form. "I have lived In Danville all my life and I never registered nor cast a vote in all that time. What's the use?" Thus spake a 40-year-old- physician, Sunday afternoon, speaking, of the vote-buying muddle. "I say go ahead and give these big - -bugs the immunity bath; then disfranchise as many voters as they show ; up. - Then change '.the law to read' against the vote-buyers instead of the vote-sellers apd we'll nave clean poll-, tics in the county." ' For the first time since the vote-traf , ' He scandal broke loose in Vermillion . county the community is aroused over, it. Politicians are jumping sideways not knowing what to' expect,. There are thousands of wild rumors afloat, ., but no one seems to know Just what f is going to happen. The situation still rests ' with the stocky little man from Ridge Farm, Isaac Woodyard, foreman of the grand jury. Evidence Is ready to be present- ' ed to the Jury to the Jones ease at airy rate and there are said to be others willing to go before the jury wlbrra 1 names have been published la tli newspapers previous to this time. It is not true that politicians are ' running away from Dan vl lie and Vermitlkm county as has beam' reports JL ' They are "sticking erouad" tie a rri of glue, awaiting tfevctrrrcia, , Zt'J;-

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