Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 178, 6 May 1911 — Page 1
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COURT SETTLEMENT IS NOW PROBABLE Officials Ask to Occupy Eight Feet of the National ; Road, but County Is Not So Liberal. Ultimately, no doubt, the Terre Haute. Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company will be notlled by the county commissioners to place their tracks on the National Road, west from the corporation limit to the township boundary outside of the south curb line. This fact became apparent yesterday after the investigation of the situation by Commissioners Robert Beeson, Barney Llnderman and Homer Farlow, Attorneys Henry U. Johnson and .Thomas Study, representing the ccraty and President Todd of the traction company. Oeneral Superintendent Jeffries, Attorney Ferdinand Winters and Vice President John AppeL, As a result of looking over the ground .the commissioners have instructed City Engineer Charles to make a survey and submit an estimate of the expense to which the traction line would be put by being forced to place their tracks beyond the south curb. Robert, Beesonpresldent of the board of commissioners, stated today that in case Mr. Charles' estimate does not show that the expense will be exorbitant there is little doubt but that the commissioners will notify the company to so lay its tracks. During their investigation of the sit,KU? yesterday the officials of the traction company again, tookr occssloa to raftfratV their statements that they didn't believe they could be forced to remove their tracks beyond the curb. Attorneys Henry U. Johnson and Thomas Btttwho retained by the er atssloners to look after the county" ,aterests declared It was their opinio that the law allowed the commissioners to compel the company to take such action. Take Arbitrary Stand. , TTtlle the traction officials were telling of the great expense which would be encountered by the company in removing ' the tracks . Commissioner Beeson asked President Todd if such were the case; why It Ihouid not be worth something to the company to be granted the privilege of placing its tracks In the center of the road to East haven avenue and then along the south side of the road but within the curb to the township boundary .line. President Todd persisted in his stand that it would not. and still refused to consent to the company paying any part of the cost of the Improvement it such privilege was granted it. It was this stand by President Todd and the other officials that Mr. Beeson branded today as arbitrary, declaring that it seemed Inconsistent for the company to demand to be spared the expense connected with removing its tracks and then be unwilling to stand a portion of the cost or the improvefnent if It waa not compelled to do so. Nothing will be done in the matter How until Engineer Charles makes his survey and. presents his estimate to the commissioners. Mr.' Beeson said that when it was received the commissioners would no doubt make a final decision in the matter and, notify the officials of the company accordingly. , , . , DIETZ; POIIIT iWitness Admits ; Harp. Was ' Killed by Posse: 4 . ' , (American News 8rvlce . Wayward. Wis.. May 6. With the resumption. of the trial of John Diets, bis wife end his son. Leslie. on a charge of murdering Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp today. It. was announced that the case likely would go to the Jury early next week. The trial is progressing rapidly. ' Diets has proved himself to be a capable lawyer In his cross- examination. He baa succeeded in complicating the testimony of several witnesses and gained a point when ne witness admitted that Harp might have . been killed by a deflected bullet from one of bis own poe. ' DELEGATES ARRIVE Delegates assembled at the First Christian church this morning to attend the Sixth district Christ 'an En deavor convention which will be In session for thrcp day. The important work of the convention will take place fBuadajr and Monday. .
City Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde of New York, photographed in court pleading "not guilty" to the indictment charging him with bribery, on one count, and. in a second count, with accepting a gratuity as a public official. Below is Samuel Untermyer, the noted lawyer, who is Hyde's counsel. The Indictment of Hyde, an appointee of Mayor Gaynor, is the result of a special grand jury investigation into tho affairs of the defunct Carnegie Trust Company, of New York. Hyde has tendered his resignation to Mayor Gaynor, but-it has not yet been accepted.
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ACCUSE POOLE WITH I OTHER MURDERS Former Farm . Hand - Also Tells That His Life Was Attempted with Knife. . (American News Service) . Fowler," Ind.,' May 6. William' Roberts of Attica, Ind., appeared in Fowler, today to testify in the inquest of Joseph Kemper, who was slain by John Poole, on the latter'a farm, and hla body dismembered and buried. Roberts, who two years 'ago, worked as a farm band for Poole, declares that he narrowly escaped being killed: by the prisoner. " . " According ' to Sheriff Shackleton, Roberta was lured to a lonely wood by Poole, who tried to kill him with an ugly . knife. Roberts picked up a heavy club and frightened Poole off. "Roberts will testify that earlier in the day he had seen Poole sharpening the knife and that Poole was preparing to attack him when he picked up the club to defend himself," the sheriff said. Evidence that, two other persons were slain on' the farm of John Poole, confessed slayer of Joseph Kemper, a farmhand, was unearthed In a' secret midnight investigation made by officials of Benton county, according to an announcementtoday. The nature of the evidence Is being kept secret for fear ol mob . violence. Poole, it was said, likely w ill be smuggled out of town and taken to Lafayette for safe keeping. Poole, according to thd officers, confessed to them that when he cut the body of Kemper up," be did not intend to bury it on his farm. He said be intended to place it In a trunk and send it out of the city either to Chicago or New York. ' The prisoner broke down tor the first time today when told that newer developments had developed a second murder. "I know they . are all ' against, me here," he sobbed, "but they cannot prove anything like that. I didn't kill anyone else." ; THE WEATHER . STATE AND bCAFaVr tonight and ftwndsy. -Not much change In temperature; ' .
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a-ft vrTXXxymojrjrjt jrrmr sxxrscs . CLEANUP DAY 7iiS MOST SUCCESSFUL Fifth Ward Residents Win -Award of $25 Given by v Commercial. Club. ' V A count of the coupons secured by school children containing the pledges of residents that ., they would'; clean their yards yesterday, made by the superintendents, of the wards in charge of the movement, showed that a total of 5.101 residents of . Richmond had placed their " signatures to such a pledge, and presumably carried it out Of this number 1.38S were in the fifth ward, and this being the largest number secured in any ward,. the. prize of $25 offered by the - Commercial club goes to residents of that section of the city. ' . " -.- , Officers of the Aftermath club which is responsible .for the inception of the cleaning movement,' are highly elated over, the outcome, of the 'campaign. They believe that yesterday's cleaning up was the most successful in the four years in which the plan has been tried. - It is their opinion that greater results were attained. - , ' The teachers, who kept a record of the children's work in securing coupons will submit reports Monday morning and at 5, o'clock in the afternoon, the committee ; which- will - distribute flowers among the children who secured the largest numbers, will make its awards. To the work of the school children is attributed in a large measure the unprecedented success of the movement. : . - The record of coupons secured in the various wards, follows. t. 1st Ward 600 2nd Ward ..i.:. ....... . 390 Srd Ward S93 4th Ward .615 5th Ward 1389 6th Ward ..".Cr... ' 764 7th Ward v..-. ....... ......... 696 Sth Ward 255 GUARDIAN ASKED Petition for the appointment of a guardian for ' Charles ;C.Pietson7 now confined in the county Jail for safe keeping, was . on Friday filed In the circuit court by Ella M. Ptersoq. The defendant was a ' merchant at' Foun-
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V I WRITER AND COP Come Together in Front of - the Westcott PolicemafflteVifern . -. fi Booth Tarkington and Patrolman Vogelsong, the sleuth of the police de partment, came together yesterday af ternoon, in ' front of the - Westcott hotel. They didn't have a fist battle, but Just a few words were, passed. Tarking ton," with a crowd of ' 12 men, passed. through the city,-on his way to at tend .the. Prince ton Cl.ub banquet. In Cincinnati. - They were in three ' automobiles. i Jy : , .- ' Being., unfamiliar, wfth the local right and left ordinance, Tarklngton's chauffeur,- drew up to the hotel on the wrong , side of the street. "Here there." ' yelled 'Vogelsong, ' who happened to be near. "Get on the right side of the street." . '- "Vas". 1st?" . said . Tarkington,' as; he looked out from under . his big cap. "Did I hear a patrolman. Ah no. It 13 only you,' dear," he said sweetly,, to Vogelsong. 7 ; : "What's that?" angrily yelled Vogeisong.; . ! : . ;" " ! . "Oh" you country village,.- who', are you, the marshal?" ' : This m was too 'much for . "Vogel.. , In disgust he turned his back on - the party and ' marched ' off up the street swinging his club. . HUNTINGTON NOW V : WARD OF INDIANA Earl Huntington," who earned; the reputation ef being the most, arrested man in Wayne county, will be "unable for a least a year and no doubt longer to live up to his reputation, as he waa removed ' yesterday" to 'the' Michigan Clty',state penitentiary to serve a term of from one to fourteen years, for conviction, of the .charge, of petit larceny. Huntington's record for many years is chiefly a record of imprisonment It was. written, on his .committment papers that he had been convicted and served time .on ' 29 . separate charges. On account of this fact it is believed by the local authorities that be -will be conTined at' the state "prison longer than the. minimum time. Huntington was taken to Michigan City yesterday by. Deputy Sheriff. Clarence Mote es-" sisted by Ed Morel. .He had. nothingto say on the eve of his departure. ' AFRICAN DODGER IN POLICE COURT "Hobo," an African dodger at the Eagles' carnival, created some merriment in police ' court this morning, when he testified that Jerry Rhodes, a bartender arrested at the carnival grounds Thursday night," was not undef the influence of liquor. Rhodes is alleged to have incnlted a woman who conducts a ball throwing stand. He pleaded not guilty and hired the legal services of H. TJ. Johnson, attorney. The case was continued until next Wednesday - after the . prosecution bad, - submitted testimony this morning; The African made some re-
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mings, Most Important Witnesses Not in Contempt to Commission. ANIMOSITY BETWEEN COURT AND LAWYERS Impossible to Determine if Helm Committee Was investigating Present or Former Legislators. (American News Service) Chicago, May 6. Judge Petit today discharged Edward Tilden, George Benedict and William C. Cummings on habeas corpus proceedings. This relieves them from having to appear before the state senate committee to answer questions and produce documents in connection with the alleged Lorimer corruption fund. This prac tically chokes off further investigation into the alleged bribery. The decision was a result of habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Tilden's attorneys when he was arrested for contempt in refusing to produce the documents demanded by the com mittee. In announcing his decision which was contained in a lengthy opinion Judge Petit declared that it was impossible to tell whether the Helm committee was investigating present or former members of the legislature in the Lorimer scandal. His ruling is expected to have the effect of choking off all further investigation of the bribery charges made by the committee. - One peculiar feature of the case was the animosity shown between the court and the attorneys for the state senate, who practically charged Judge 'Petit with prejuding the case. On the day the men were arrested a temporary writ of habeas corpus was granted to them by Judge Petit It was alleged, that the writ was applied foranaVobtained before the men even were arrested. The Investigating 60mmlttee will hold ' another session in Springfield on Monday. Attorney J. Healy.K representing' the committee would not say whether the ruling would cause the committee to cease its operations. It. was said at the court building however, that after the habeas corpus . proceedings - bad been sustained the committee would be practically helpless, with the circuit court ready to discharge any witness the committee might wish to testify. TO RETURN INDICTMENTS. Columbus, O.. May 6. "Higher-ups" in the bribery scandal rn the state legislature are being sought today in an effort to indict them along with legislators and state senators and according to an announcement from the prosecutor, several true bills ' will be returned against them next week. Among these "higher-ups' are, several lobbyists. -j Lobbyists have fled precipitately from the city and are being watched by detectives of the Burns agency. Indictments or perjury are likely as a result of the grand jury investigation. . ' . PAINT RECEPTACLES , FOR EXPLOSIVES RED "Well, of all the peculiar: laws I ever heard of, that one has them all beaten," said Mrs. George Murray on Saturday to a Main street grocer when he explained to her why he could not sell her gasoline because the. tin receptacle which she brought along was not painted red. . This was Mrs. Murray's first acquaintance with the workings of laws passed . by the Indiana legislature and. she now is not a warm admirer of that recent ' lamented organization. , . . Being in a hurry, Mrs.: Murray was not averse to breaking the law, until she learned that by so doing she would only , make it possible for the state to impose punishment of a fine of from five to fifty dollars and imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed ninety days or both,, on herself and the grocer. All receptacles, the capacity of which is less than fifty gallons, must be painted - red before gasoline, bensine or naptba can be placed in the container. "Not only, must the color be a brilliant Vermillion, but the . can must be labeled distinctly with the words, gasoline, benzine ' or ' naptha, plainly printed in red.. In case a bottle is the receptacle, the label alone is sufficient GIVES ESTATE r EDUCATE RELATIVES - A sum of $S0 was bequeathed by the late Bernadina Juerling In her will to the Rev. Frank A. RoelL pastor of the St Andrews church for which he is to read 23 masses for the repose of her soul and the souls of deceased members of the Juerling family, and 25 masses for both living and deceased members. The rest of the estate goes to her brother. Vincent Juerling, for the. education' of bis children. r : .
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London. April 27. On May 27. which is the official birthday of George V, the king will announce a full list of ennoblings, whereby the ranks of knighthood and baronetage will be swelled considerably. The king's birthday is practically the eve of the great coronation revels, and it is certain that his majesty, under the sway of the liberal government will be generous in the matter of birthday honors. There are whispers that at the suggestion of Queen Mary, Miss Ellen Terry will be created a "Lady in her own right." Should this prediction be realized, the famous actress will be known as "The Lady Terry," but there would be no heritage of her rank. The creation of ''Lady In her own right" is equivalent to knighthood and is a form of recognition which is not in "general use. ' ' ' ' Incidental to the wholesale increase in creations, this : epigram has made England chuckle: "It is more noble to be a commoner' and most common to beTi Tnobte."-'"'1' v' r - t - -? PROPOSE CHANGES III AfJTI TRUST LAW Kenyon to Introduce Amendment Providing Severe Punishment.. fc ... ' , i . (American News Service) Washington, May 6. Important changes in the anti-trust law are proposed in a bill to be introduced next Monday by Senator W. S. Kenyon, of Iowa. The measure is designed to strengthen the law in the light of his experience as the "trust buster" of the Taft administration, a post which he . vacated to enter the senate. ' The Kenyon bill . will provide for jail sentences for individuals found guilty of violating ,or evading the law are subject to fine or imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court The amendment proposed by Senator Kenyon will make a jail sentence mandatory. Another important provision of the measure will be one bearing on patents controlled by big. industrial combinations. This will provide for the . forfeiture of patents or -patented devices that are used incident to the upbuilding of a combination that amounts to a monopoly. - TEMPORARY PASTOR AT FRIENDS CHURCH The South Eighth Street Friends church will probably secure Edgar H. Stranahan. ' of " Friends .University, Wichita, Kan., as a ' pastor for the summer, to ill -the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. Levi Pennington, who will leave for Pacific college, in Oregon, next month. A permanent pastor bas not yet -been - secured, but the committee, having" this work in charge, of which" ProL -Allen D. Hole, of Earlham college,, is chairman, have several persons in view, it is understood. PROBATE WILL OF NANCY SULLIVAN The will of the late Sancy Sullivan, whose estate is to be administered by Charles H. Deitemeyer, executor, was filed in the probate court today. The estate is given at $2,250 and is divided among her relatives. , -. INITIATED TOUR '.- Four candidates were given the adoption and warrior's degree at the regular meeting of the Hokendauqua Tribe of Red Men .last evening. The work - was performed by the Hokendauqua degree team. Following the work an elaborate bana.uet .waa served.
Rejects Gen. MaderoV Demand, Despite Fact It Was Backed by Petition from Business Interests.
DEFIANCE EXCITED RIOTS FRIDAY NIGHT Taft May Determine to Intervene and Was Advised that Troops Were in Readiness to Proceed. (American New Service) Washington, May 6. The president summoned Secretary of , War , Dickinson, Major Gen. Wood, chief of the army staff, and Representative Hay of . the house military affairs committee, for a conference at the White House. It is reliably reported that active steps looking toward intervention in Mexico were taken. Wood informed the president 9,000 additional troops are in readiness for an order to move to Texas. Mobilization of the national guard is -also contemplated. The president ra iterated he would not take a decisive step unless absolutely necessary and under no circumstances ' without the authority of congress. The reported revolt in the Mexican capital is caus- ' ing the greatest alarm. Ambassador Wilson wired that State department demonstrations in Mexico. city continued today and business ' houses were closed. Diaz has isolated himself at Chapultepre , Castle. Wilton believes the resignation of Diaz cannot long be deferred. Many of Wilson's dispatches have been kept secret It was rumored,that revolutionists were approaching the . city. Terror prevailed. Mexico City, May 6 After a night of unrest and alarm this city awoke today to hear that President Diss had rejected the demand of 40ea.,'Madero for his immediate resignation... Tha . official reply of the president was sent to the neace nosrntlntnra nt Iiuro, vuiub- v otbd mi wnraeu aiier neavy. pressure had been brought to bear on Diaz to yield and insure peace with at least a portion or the insurrectos.: V The wildest excitement was caused when the first rumors were spread that Diaz had defied his' enemies ana ' decided to cling to the office" be has , held for twenty-live years. At 10 o'clock last night fully 1,000. persons started a riot In the Plaza, 1 marching back and forth before the presidential palace and shouting "Vive Madero." Their leaders were students whose anti-American outbreaks have caused anxiety for several months. .-. Three hundred police were rushed to the Plaza and charged the crowd. ' finally dispersing them after a bard struggle and driving them to their, 1 homes. ' s By midnight the city was again normal, but the police petroled the streets 1 and prevented the crowds from congregating. Shortly after the alarm over the riot bad subsided a report spread through the city that the rebel " army under Gen. Miranda had begun its march upon the capital from AdJubco and that fighting was In progress at Tacubaya on the outskirts of the city. Rebels Very Active. That the rebels are striking sledge hammer blows in many sections of the country Is Indicated by advices received here during the night The most' important news was that Torreon, a ' thriving city or 30.000 inhabitants and the seventh in size in Mexico had been ' . captured by the insurrectos under Gen. Lojoro. ' This city is In the rich Laguaya district of Coabuila. There is -a large colony of Americans there. - Late advices are to the effect that Saltillo. which has an American colony: of between 4 00 and 500 is besieged ' by. a mixed force of rebels and bandits and Is in emminent peril of capture. Was Gloomy Holiday. The reply from President Diaz to , Madero was sent after the most gloomy holiday that the Mexican capital has ever seen. The parade beht to commemorate the victory over the French at ' Puebla, was called off and ing which always marks this occasion. From noon on news of the federal : disasters began to trickle into the capi-. -tal over the wires that bad been pat - (Continued , on Page Six.) Avcrc Or (tfinMpt tatnrday) ' ' Including Complimentary lists, for Week Ending Aprfl 2f. 1911, , chowlcg net rU, nws ctr tsJ regular .cotapJiaientarr goes not lachtds sacle ec;!x ' , . . ft
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