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RICHMOMB P AIX ABITTM VOL. XXXI. NO. 175. Richmond, Indiana, Saturday Morning, July 21, 1906. Single Copies, One Cent. Z CALLS Oil HOTELS THE WEATHER PROPHET. IlliE BALL STARS In Game Yesterday City Offi cials Were Beaten so Badly That They Quit. INDIANA Fair Saturday; warmer in south portion; Sunday fair; varia ble winds. OHIO Showers in East; fair, warmer By NEWSPAPERS TO OBSERVE LAW in west portion Saturday; Sunday fair; warmer in east portion; light Educator Who is to be Star at Local Chautauqua Sev erely Arraigned. State Auditor Sends Scorching to fresh variable winds. Letter to French Lick and West Baden Hotels. HP HEWSPAPER ME BL OAT PUT UP A LAME EXCUSE POLICEMEN LEAVE DIAMOND IN SIXTH INNING, SAYING THEY HAD TO GET READY FOR THEIR WORK (?) Under the pretext that they had to 4ult playing and go home to prepare for work, (a thing they were never caught doing before) the members of the cjty official team left the diamond In the sixth Inning yesterday, In their game with the newspaper men, and could not be prevailed on to finish the contest. The score at that time was 10 to 8 in favor of the journalists. The newsies protested that it was not right to quit the contest at this point, as It might be possible for their opponents to tie the score and possi bly forgo ahead. They were not speaking their own minds, however, when they said this, for they realized that the longer the contest continued the farther ahead they would get. The city officials realized the same thing and they de cided they would wait and fight anoth er day with a stronger team. Newsies Playtd Well. The game was a good one on the part of the newspaper men, especially the lnflelders, who worked liked ma chinery. The officials had made ev ery effort to win the game through the assistance of the umpires. Ground rules especially favorable to them had been framed up. The newspaper ' men filed a mild protest" to this, but seeing that It would do no good they retired to their benches and gave the spectators an example of obediently obeying the decisions of the umpire. This show of good feeling and gentle manliness was a matter of common comment among the onlookers. But for the game In detail: The city officials had one man who was a star, not only at playing the game, but managing the umpire. Harry Hebble Is the player referred to. He caught and such catching was never Been outside of the league. Only the fleet footedness of the newspaper run ners enabled them to get from base to baso. But Hebble lacked support. Scott Winters threw him down bad at third. SJcott didn't catch a ball. He explained the matter by saying that he was out of his position there. Harry Fee was the next worse, but he wouldn't have been if the officials had not so arranged It that Capt. John Taggart was burled In center field, where he didn't have much to do. Not much can be said for "Tate" Whelan, aside from his suit. A suit of jeans set off Tate's stately form in a nice manner in the left field garden. Roy Edwards, the hero of the once famed Riverside Reds, started In to pitch for the officials, but the newsies fell to his delivery in great style, and he was asked by Capt. Taggart to trade places with Jack, Coyle at short. Jack had a nice out shoot which the batter could not possibly hit by standing in the regu lar box, but which Hebble pulled over the plate each time and persuaded the umpire to call a strike. That was Hebble8 forte, but he was also strong at standing all over the running line bo that the newsies could not get un der, over, or around and were com pelled to be called "out." Oscar Wil liams looked like a star as long as he didn't have anything to do. but when It came to running bases Williams persisted In napping, once so badly that First Baseman Leeds of the lournallsts worked the old trick of "TO" on him. bringing the ball from ander his arm and tagging him out. (Continued on Page Two.) CEMENT WALK CONTRACT BOARD OF WORKS BUSY Frank Cronin and Henry Nolte Award ed Contracts Yesterday Several Other Improvement Resolutions i.. Also Confirmed. At yesterdays session of the Board of Public Works John F. Cronin was awarded the contracts for the improve ment of South 11th street by cement sidewalks on both sides from Main to South A streets and on the west side from South A street to South B 6treet at the price of 71 cents per line al fOOt.N Henry Nolte was awarded the con tract for the Improvement of North West 3rd street by the construction of cement sidewalks on the west side from Klnsey to Chestnut streets at the price of G6 cents per lineal foot. Resolutions were confirmed for the following Improvements: North 0th street, by the construction of cement sidewalks on both sides from Main street to North A Btreet; Main street by the construction of cement side walks on on the south side from 22nd to 23rd street to the width of 9 feet: the construction of a cement roadway In the first alley south of Main street from South 8th street to the first alley east of South 6th street. Fish With One Eye. Cambridge City, July 20. (Spl.) Wm. Thomas, a local fisherman, made an extraordinary catch Fri day morning when he landed a bass weighing about two pounds, and having only one eye. The head of the fish was dissected and the missing eye was found to ba a natural formation, and not an acci dent as was supposed. The fish was of the small black variety, which abound in the east branch of the White River, which flows through the eastern part of town. TWO ASSOCIATIONS EFFECTJ MERGER Scripps McRae Gets Control of the Publishers' Press News Association. IS NOW A GREAT SYSTEM NEW COMBINE HAS 521 ASSOCI ATE NEWSPAPERS JOHN VAN DERCOOK OF THE CINCINNATI POST IS MADE MANAGER. New York. July 20. At a special meeting of the directors of the Pub lishers Press Association held at the general offices of the association yes terday afternoon It was announced that E. W. Scripps and M. A. McRae had purchased a controlling Interest In the association. J. B. Shale, presi dent of the Publishers' Press an nounced that he and T. J. Keenan, secretary of the association, had dis posed of all their stock which jointly gave a control. Messrs. Shale and Keenan thereupon tendered their res ignations as officers and directors. M. A. McRae, J. C. Harper, and John Vandercook were elected dirtctors to fill vacancies in the board and the board then unanimously elected M. A. McRae president and John Vander cook secretary and general manager, Andrew McLean was retained as vice president and treasurer. Mr. McRae explained the relations, practically amounting to a partner ship, hitherto existing between the Publishers' Press Aossociatiom and the Scripps-McRae Press Association under which the latter had contribut ed largely to the upbuilding of the Publishers' Press. Since the original contract was made between the two associations however, both Mr. Shale and Mr. Keenan had sold their news paper properties and now hpd other very important outside interests. On the other hand the Scripps-McRae concern was more largely engaged than ever in publishing newspapers and it was solely to secure the best possible news report for themselves and all papers associated with them that they had now extended their press association Interests. He con cluded by stating that the Publishers' Press would continue to be conducted along the lines which had already been successful with such improve ments as could, from time to time, be made. They are now operated as separate concerns, but under tjhe same control the Publishers' Press Association with 307 clients, the Scripps-McRae Press Association with 154 clients and the Scripps News of the Pacific Coast with 60 clients, in all 521 asso ciated newspapers, comprising, out side of the Associated Press, the only great press association in the United States. John Vandercook. the new general manager, was originally news mana ger of the Publisher' Press New York office and then for six years manager of the European service of the two associations. Later he was as sistant manager of the Publishers' Press and is now editor of the Cin cinnati Post. He will make New York his residence." "Land of Clover" Shot. Publishers' Pressl Manchester, Mass.. July 20. Land of Clover, owned by Robert C. Hooper the famous steeplechaser, one of the fastest ever produced in this country, was run into an automobile todar and so badly injured that he as shot. Land of Clover won the Duke's Cup at the Brooklyn Country Club races for two years. He also won at Morris Park. He has won over $25,000 in prizes. To Reform School. Frank Townsend, a young man of this city, will be sent to the reform school at Plalmfleld. owing to his vari ous misdemeanors. The young man ie not particularly bad, but has not me character to wuostand temstalioihJJonsed cheers. . HE DENIES CHARGES MADE ASSERTS THAT REPORTS OF HIS ADDRESS WERE GARBLED UN IVERSITY PROFESSORS DEFEND HIM IN HIS POSITION. Dr. Charles Zeublin, who is to be the star attraction of the Wayne Oounty Teachers' Association's pro gram at the coming Chautauqua, is receiving the most caustic criticisms from press and pulpit in Chicago as a result of his alleged utterances in his address last Tuesday night Dr. Zeublin numbers many close friends in Richmond and as a rule they are slow to believe that he has been rightly quoted in his address The Chicago papers yesterday conta ined editorials comment on the ad dress by Dr. Zeublin and the trend of all such articles was the same con demning the speaker for his "advanc ed" thoughts. The Chicago Tribune published interviews from various members of the faculty of the Uni versity which sought to defend Dr. Zeublin against the attacks made up on him, asserting that the reports of the address had been badly garbled and that the wrong interpretation had been placed upon most of his utter ances, especially those which bore re latlon to matrimony. The Tribune's Comment. In an editorial the Tribune, how ever, appears to take the ground that Dr. Zueblin really did say what he was quoted as saying, and in part the ed itorial follows: "The silly season is more than a joke. There comes a time near the middle of the summer when the- crea tive mind wanders into fantastic fields The heat causes quivering currents in the atmosphere, and objects seen through hot air seem different from what they really are. This is the sea son when school teachers like to get together in conventions or Chautau quas or summer schools and listen to people who say startling things, un like the sober truths they have been teaching the rest of the year. "This seems to be the explanation of the strange outbreak of a univer sity professor the other day. A stu dent of sociology, that science which Includes things In general and which allows its teachers to ramble over philosophy, ethics, religion, political economy, anthropology, hygiene, and anything else having any relation to human life, was lecturing to an au dience made up largely of women, and almost entirely of school teachers. He took the opportunity to charge that a third of the people in an American hotel are living in martial relations independent of marriage, and to attack (Continued to Page Two.) BERTRAM WILL IS PILED HUSBAND GIVEN ESTATE Mrs. Alice Hill, Daughter of Mrs. Ber tram, is Entirely Ignored in the Will Bertram Must Care for His Mother-in-Law. The will of Mrs. Mary Bertram was filed for probate yesterday afternoon by which her husband. Otto Bertram, is made the recipient of her entire es tate and personal property, which is valued at $1,500. Mrs. Bertram's daughter, Mrs. Alice Hill, was wholly neglected in the will. The only pro vision which goes with the estate is that Mr. Bertram takes 'care and pro vides for Mrs. Bertram's aged mother. Benj. Peelle will be appointed executor this morning. DON'T WANT IMPROVEMENT People Living on South Ninth Street . File a Protest Gutter and Sidewalk Work. The property owners of South Ninth street interested in the proposed im provement of gutters and sidewalks along the first few squares appeared at the meeting of the Board of Public Works yesterday morning and regis tered a remonstrance against it. The Board withheld its action in the mat ter until an Investigation of the exist ing conditions of the street are made. The property owners claim that the street N is in fairly good condition at present and that the improvement, al though good, is not absolutely need ed. People Support Douma. Publishers' Pressl Moscow, July 21. A meeting of 5,000 people was held here Friday night at which the Douma's Agrarian declarations were discussed amidst great enthusiasm. Speeches endors ing the action of the peoples repre sentatives were greeted with, nro- OPEN CARNIVAL A Eagles and Other Orders Will March to Carnival Grounds 'Monday Night. HOW LODGES WILL FORM IT WILL BE FRATERNAL NIGHT AT THE BIG SHOW, ALL THE LODGE MEN BEING GUESTS OF THE EAGLES. Initiating the carnival Monday even ing the Eagles, accompanied In line of march by other orders of the city will march to the carnival grounds at 7:10 o'clock under the marshalling of Ed ward Cavanaugh. The formation will be as follows: Eagles will form in front of their hall with their right wing resting on North 7th street;; the Red Men will form in front of their hall with their right wing resting on North 8th street; the Druids will form "in front of their hall with their right wing resting on 4th street. All members of other lodges will fall in back of the Red Men. The line of parade will be the first two or ders marching to 4th street and rear facing, the Druids falling in and the column forward marching to the car nival grounds, where all will be admit ted free by the invitation of the Ea gles. It is expected that this will be the largest formation of march that has ever graced .such an occasion and the members of the various lodges will make merry that evening riding the camels and water wheel" instead of the "Goat." Court Martial Ordered. Publishers' Press Washington, July 20. The Presi dent today ordered the convening of a general court martial in the Philip pines for the trial of Captain Louis M. Koehler, fourth cavalry, on charges of insubordination, the speci fication being that he used intemper ate and profane-language in referring to Major General Leonard Wood, commanding general of the division of the PhiliDnines. THE DALBEY SOUVENIR First Pages Come From the Press and Show in Some Degree What ,i i i . 1 1 it tne volume win dc. u ii!" The first pages of Dalbey's souvenir of Richmond have come from the press . and show in some degree what a beautiful pictorial volume Is to re sult from the months of long labor that will have been put in before it is complete. There will be nearly 300 pages and the photogravures are of the highest type of artistic accom plishment in this direction. Not only are scores of business houses, factor ies and residents shown, but there will be photographs of some of the' most beautiful places in and about the city. Every photograph In the volume will be new and the souvenir will be one of great value. It likely will be the middle of September be fore the books are ready for distribu tion and sale. There is already a large number of advance sjibscrLo' t)nn tm THOSE SUMMER WARNINGS. LABOR UNION OFFICERS AN ELECTION LAST NIGHT Ed Stein Is Chosen as Head of the Central Labor Union Plans Were Discussed for the Coming Labor Day Celebration. At a meeting of the Central Labor Union last evening the following offi cers were elected: Ed Stein President. O. A. Louck Vice President Ferd Stadelmann Cor. Secretary. Financial Sec. John White. Sergeant-at-arms Miss Niemeyer. Trustees J. M. Gyer, Frank Bahl man and O. A. Louck. A committee of th:ee was appoint ed to make arrangements for the La bor Day celebration. The members are: Messrs. Ferd Stadelmann, Fred Heltbrink and John White. Although there was nothing defi nite decided on for the celebration on Labor Day, many suggestions were offered. The most popular seemed to be of limiting the celebration to a parade, picnic and speeches or that the Association affiliate for the day, with the South Side Improvement As sociation. The celebration committee will hold a meeting the latter part of next week at which the matter will be decided. "Blue Buttons" Entertained. Cambridge, City, July. 20. (Spl.) The "Blue Button" division of the Presbyterian Sunday school, were en tertained by the "Red Button" division Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Doney on West Church street. The "Blue Buttons" were given the treat as a result of a contest which has been going on for the past six months, in which the class haying the largest attendance and the most new scholars at the end of this time were to be given a treat at the expense of the other class. A large number of the scholars were present and spent a very enjoyable evening with Miss Helen Doney as hostess. Ice cream, cake and lemonade were served as re freshments. To Have New Pool Ropjn. Cambridge City, July 20. (Spl.) Fred Clarke, the sandwich man, who has a restaurant on South Foote street, is remodeling the rooms at the corner of Center street and Main, re cently occupied by the Interurban Res taurant, and will install a modern pool and billiard room, which will be known as the "Star Temperance Pool Room." The room will be opened to the public next week. Donlin Heavily Fined. John Donlin was fined ten dollars and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail in the city court yesterday on the charge of public Indecency. The charges were preferred by Mrs. Mary Loftus of North 4th street. Was in Bad Condition. Officer Bundy found Henry Myers in an alley south of Main street be tween 5th and 6th streets In a deplora ble condition. Myers had been on a lengthy spree, covering a period of several days. He was fined $1 and costs iiv.tbkjaolicecojirXzesterda7., Ocf 00 EARLHAM JUNIOR SEEKS FOOTLIGHTS In Gaudy Attire He Tries His Turn at New Phillips, But Gets "Ague." " AUDIENCE LAUGHED LONG SAW WOULD-BE ACTOR'S DISCOM FORT AND MADE HIM FEEL ALL THE WORSE FARCE ON UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. An Earlham Junior was the man! Simple Simon was the character! Longing for the glare of the foot lights and the fame of William Faver sham, Griff Williams or Ed Hayes, a timid young man by the name of Klng(?) and who, by the way, is a member of the Junior class at Earl ham College, decided to make his de but into the theatrical world last night at the New Phillips, and incidentally gain all the fame that he had so long wished for. As the time for his "turn" approach ed, Klng(?) was seized with what the old timers would call "ague." This however did not daze him for with knocking knees, grease besmeared face and loud sailor blouse, he peeped around the corner to see If any one in the audience was looking, and anx iously awaiting his appearance. As several in the large audience were be coming restless he decided that it was time for him to move, if they would proclaim him the "second Joe Jeffer son." As he made his appearance be fore the footlights the people "roar ed," not because of his timidity, but be cause he acted the part of "Simple Simon" like a veteran, with some small talk, which was clearly audible In the first three rows of the house. His acrobatic work was well received, but when he started on that plaintive little song, "Molly, My Irish Molly," he stopped as he had suffered that ter rible disease which is so common among beginners, the lapse of memo ry. It was not until then that the young hopeful decided to take to the tall timbers; this he did along with the wild cheering of the audience. This was not his last turn, however, as he acted the part of the dog In an am ateur farce on Uncle Tom's Cabin, which followed his turn. The Uncle Tom's Cabin turn was given in a high ly creditable manner by the various actors who are showing at the New Phillips this week. WAS ELECTED CHAPLAIN Rev. A. J. Feeger Named as one of the Officers of the Western Lutheran Synod. Hamilton, O., July 20. (Spl.) The sity-sixth annual convention of the Western synod of the Lutheran church embracing Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, elected officers as follows: President Rev. M. C.Hecht, Dayton; vice presi rent dent. Rev. R. C. H. Lenskl. Anna secretary. Rev. p. G. Hein, Columbus; treasurer. Rev. J. E. Schacht, Shep ard; chaulain, Rev. A. J. Feeger, Rich mond, Ind. The Rev, Feeeer retires aa president, GUILTY OF LAW VIOLATION TAGGART'S COMPANIES AR& CHARGED WITH WANTON AND WILFUL VIOLATION OF - THE CRIMINAL CODE. Indianapolis, July 20. (Spl.) War ren Bigler. Auditor of State has writ ten to the French Lick Springs Com pany and the West Baden Springs Company that as the result of the in vestigation that he instituted there last week, he finds that the two hotel companies have been engaged la "wanton and willing . violation of the criminal laws" of the State, and de mands that both companies cease their "unlawful practices." This is the official finding, following the ex amination that was made of the pa pers, records and documents of each company last week. The following letter was sent to the French Lick Springs Hotel Company and one like it went to the West Baden Hotel Company. Official Finding. To the French Lick Spring Company. I, Warren Bigler, Auditor of State, for the State of Indiana, do hereby notify the French Lick Springs Hotel Company that I have made a thor ough examination and a careful In vestigation of said company and Its business methods, and I find that the French Lick Springs Hotel Company has been engaged sines its organiza tion, in the year 1901. in wanton and' wilful violations of the criminal laws of the State of Indiana, in this to wit: FIRST -It has violated Section 2 of th ftnftral Aiwmhly rf th fttat tf Indiana, entitled: "An act defining the delinquency in children and pro viding for the punishment of. any per son responsible for or in any way con tributing to the delinquency or other offenses of any child," approved March 9, 1905, in that It has encour aged and allowed children to gamble and visit a gambling-house, and per mitted such children to associate with gamblers, game keepers and Immoral characters in a gambling-house. SECOND It has violated Section 557 of an Aact of the General Assem bly of the State of Indiana, entitled: "An act concerning public offenses," approved March 10, 1905, In that it has keot and knowingly permitted to be kept a house occupied and used for gaming and gambling. THIRD It has violated Section 558 of an act concerning nubile of fenses, approved March 10, 1905, in that It has leased and rented part of its premises to a person for carrying on games of chance with dice and cards, and wheels and balls for the purpose of wagering money upon the results of such games of chance. " FOURTH It has violated Section 563 of an act concerning public of fenses, in that It knowingly permits a building of which it is the owner, to be occupied and used as a place wherein apparatus and books for the ' purpose of registering and recording wagers and selling pools upon the results of trials and contests of skill and speed of men and beasts are kept. ..I further find that, with the excep tion of a few months from about the first day of December, 1905, until about the firsf day of April, 1906, said above set forth, were performed above set forth, were perfromed, aided and abetted and encouraged permitted and connived at by the French Lick Springs Hotel Company, its officers and agents, under the claim of corporate power and right, and the franchises and privileges granted by and derived from the State of Indiana under and by virtue of its charter of incorporation; and f do hereby notify the French Lick Springs Hotel Company to cease its unlawful and illegal practices as herein before set forth at once, and that your company must cease doing such unauthorized business and at once cease violating the laws of the State of Indiana. I do hereby request your company to acknowledge this notice Immedi ately, and that you inform me in writ ing that your company will at once cease doing -such unauthorized busi ness, and that you will in the future faithfully observe the laws of the State cf Indiana. WARREN BIGLER, Auditor of State for the State of Indiana. TO CLOSE HAWKINS ROAD Pennsylvania Railroad Company Buys Strip of Ground From the Hawkins' Heirs. A deed was filed at the Recorder's office yesterday In which David and Sarah Hawkins and others known as the Hawkins heirs transfered for the consideration of $1300. a tract of land 4 acres In extent to the Pennsylva nia railroad company. The land pur chased is adjoining the company's right of way east of North 19th street and the road which runs from 19th, to 24th streets is agreed by the gran tors to bfLiegailx closed t 1