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VOL. XXXI. NO. 3G3.
Richmond, Ind., Thursday Evening, March 21, 1907.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
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COIIIIERSVILLE HARD
AFTER A MINISTER
Pastor Is Accused of Furnish
ing His House From a
Mail Order Concern.
MOVE WAS UNPOPULAR ONE
PAYETTE COLNTY PUBLICATION
TAKES THE DIVINE TO TASK
AN INCIDENT OF MUCH LOCAL
INTEREST.
They say that a pastor of a certain
church in Connersville recently fur
nished his house by buying his goods
of a big Chicago mail order house,"
Bay3 the Connersville Examiner. "The
Kxaminer does not know to a certain
ty whether or not this is true, nor
does it know whether the size of the
bill of goods amounted to little or
much, but we would like to know how
much the mail order houses give each
year toward this preacher's salary
how much they give to build new
churches in Connersville and sustain
them.
"The last man on earth to patronize
B mail order house is a preacher who
depends on local men and concerns
for his bread and butter. It is the
greatest ingratitude that a minister
should accept and expect cut rates on
many things he does buy of local con
cerns, and then go out of town to
buy a considerable bill of household
furnishings."
MUCH BUSINESS TONIGHT.
Elks Will Have An Important Session
With Degree Work.
At the Elks lodge meeting this even
ing the following class of candidates
-will be given degree work: Lewis C.
King., P. Birck. P. S. Twigg, and R. G.
Leeds. Two other candidates will be
voted on. The home committee will
make its final report, which will be of
interest to every lodge member as It
is exDected the report will show that
the Elks' campaign for a new home
has been a great success.
WORK IS WELL UN PER. WAY.
Despite Sickness of Deputy Assessor,
Hagerstown Tax List Will
Be in on Time.
Hagerstown, Ind., March 21 The
work of assessing the value of the
real estate of this township is well
Tinder way. Assessor Petro is work
ing every day and hopes to complete
the big job well within the time lim
it. Deputy Fox has been sick a part
of the time and this has tended to
delay the work, but satisfactory pro
press has been made and the work
will be completed on time.
Funeral of Thos. Knox.
Cambridge City, March 21. The fu
neral of Thomas Knox, was held at
the M. E. church in this city yester
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
Jefferson Smith of Connersville con
ducted the funeral services, assisted
by Rev. Henry Patton. Burial was
iit Capital Hill cemetery. Those who
attended from a distance were: Mr.
nnd Mrs. Thomas Knox, Jr., of Chi
cago, Mrs. Mary Blakemore of An
derson, Mrs. Ida Davis of Indianapolis,
Mr. and Mrs. John -Douglas of Ander
pon, Mrs. Minnie "Williams and daugh
ter Ada of Chicago and Mr. Alonzo
Douglas of Anderson.
BIDS MOTHER FAREWELL
Mrs. John Locke Goes to Join
Her Husband.
IS NOW IN SOUTHWEST.
Hagerstown, Ind., March 21. -Mrs.
Milton Locke, mother of John Locke,
was in Richmond Wednesday to visit
John's wife and children and give
them farewell before their departure
to join him in the southwest. Both
these women, mother and wife have
leen devoted to John Locke through
out all his troubles. They have never
wavered in their support and their
love and attachment have excited
comment on all sides. It now looks
as if John Ixcke would be allowed
to depart in peace and imrsue what
ever lawful occupation he desires at
any place. . He has been forced to
leave profitable and honorable posi
tions by the officers of the law, who
traced him all over the country. In
the prosecutions which followed the
officers were unable to secure his con
viction, which gave rise to the belief
that he was being used to carry the
blame of the wrong doing of others.
A grand jury indictment hangs over
John Locke in this county, charging
him with stealing hogs from John
Macy. Fear of prosecution and possi
ble further pursuit will probably serve
to keep him from returning to his old
home here for some time. His wife
and two children will join him in his
new location at once and assist him
'to make a home. He lias a handsome
wife and two very bright children, a
boy and a girl, aged five and seven
jears.
Magnates Obstacle
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QFROM STENEOCRAPH COPVRIOHT EM2P
J UNDERWOOO & UNDERWOOD.
'THE ROOSEVELT SMILE AS THE CHILDREN SEE IT.
President Roosevelt loves children'. He has six of his own. No old fash
ioned photographer is required to request him to "please look pleasant, now,'
when children are around. The young hopeful who has never seen the presi
dent's special smile for the little folks has missed one of the chief joys of childhood.
SHAW IH CITY TO
TALK CHAUTAUQUA
Plans Call for the Best Thing
In This Line Richmond
Has Yet Had.
FINE TALENT IS COMING.
IT INCLUDES SOME OF-THE BEST
KNOWN MEN IN THE COUN
TRYSECRETARY WILL BE
CHOSEN.
Col. James Shaw arrived in the city
this afternoon and will meet with the
program committee and directors of
the Chautauqua tonight, in the Com
mercial club rooms in the Masonic tem
ple. The arrangements for one of the
best Chautauqua programs in the his
tory of Richmond will be partially
completed, and this can be said with
out fear of contradiction, as a large
number of the best speakers on the
American platform are now under con
sideration "and many of them have ex
pressed their willingness to come to
this city, providing ihe proper dates
can be arranged.
The program committee feels that
matters can be arranged so that none
of the most desired talent will be de
prived of a place on the program. The
local committee has been engaged in
corresponding with the speakers who
will be secured, while Mr. Shaw will
make recommendations for other tal
ent, such as readers, and. musicians.
His recommendations wilt be followed
closely, as in the past years Richmond
has received a rare treat along these
lines. Mr. Shaw. being thoroughly ac
quainted with the best concert compa
nies and quartets in the country. It
is understood that none of the talent
secured last year will reappear this
year. . . .
Secretary to Be Chosen.
The board of directors will make ar
rangements for a secretary 'for the as
sociation this year. It is understood
that there are several applications, but
none will be. acted upon until tonight.
Other business matters pertaining to
the management of this year's assem
bly will occupy attention.
It is also understood that the direc
tors will make arrangements for a still
larger 'White City" than was, staked
off last year. Tents were at a pre
mium last season, although a larger
plat was staked off than on any previ
ous year. There has been one notice
able feature. in the past two. years at
the chautauqua, and that has been the
demand for tents from out-of-town peo
ple It is expected that the demand
for tents from the surrounding towns
will be larger than ever and it is prob
able that large party tents will be rent
ed, if there is enough call upon the
chautauqua management for them.
MUST DISPROVE CHARGE.
Governor Crawford of South Dakota,
Will Lose Land Unless He Es
tablishes Good Claim.
Washington, March 21 Commis
sioner Ballinger of the general land
office, has given Governor Crawford,
of South Pakota sixty days in which
to disprove charges recently made
public by representative Mann, of Illi
nois, that Crawford's lands had been
procured through fraud. If a satis
factory answer is not made, patents
held by the Governor will be cancelled.
In Cheerful Mood.
JURY DRAGGED
CASE IS
Unusual Turn Taken in the Ac
tion Brought Against
John Hagener.
TWO MEN FRIENDS AGAIN.
HAGENER AND WETTIG COME TO
UNDERSTANDING AND THERE
WAS NO DESIRE TO CARRY ON
PROSECUTION. .
Three policemen hustled about town
this morning to secure a jury to hear
an assault and battery case in the city
court. Business men were dragged in
protesting but hardly had the first
twelve secured taken their seats in the
jurors' chairs than Prosecutor Jessup
moved that the case Tie dismissed and
the court sustained the motion. The
jurors left the court room with beam
ing faces.
Police Officers Scramble.
Attorney W. H. Kelley representing
John Hagener who is charged with as
sault and battery on Howard Wettig,
when the case was called, entered a
plea of not guilty for the defendant
and then asked that the case be heard
before a jury. Immediately there was
much scrambling on the part of police
officers for jurors. It was the first
time in the city court that a jury trial
had been asked for since the celebrat
ed Hazzard case, in which the late Abe
Moss, confidential agent for the form
er board of police commissioners, was
prosecuting witness.
Two Men Made Up.
Hagener and Wettig met in the pri
vate office of the superintendent while
the search for jurors was in progress.
There the' two men made up their dif
ferences and Wettig stated that he
would not prosecute the case. It
seems that Wettig came by his "black
eye from accident rather than malic
ious intent on the part of Hagener. In
a playful scuffle Hagener accidentally
stuck his finger in Wet'tig's eye. which
immediately caused that member to
assume abnormal proportions.
MILLION DOLLARS LOSS
Stubborn Fire at Philadelphia
Makes Hard Fight.
MANY BADLY INJURED.
Philadelphia, Ta.." March J1. With
explosions hurling burning oil on em
ployes and firemen and so badly injur
ing them that they are in hospitals in
a critical condition, practically the
whole city fire department fought a
stubborn blaze which destroj-ed a mil
lion dollars' worth of property in the
Atlantic Refining works at Point
Breeze, today. ,
MISSING WITNESS COMING.
New York, March 21 Craig Wads
worth, second secretary of the Ameri
can Embassy at London, arrived to
day on the steamer Oceanic. Wads
worth's name was connected with Mrs.
Holman during the Thaw trial. . It is
believed he is the "miss!ng" witness
so often' mentioned by Jerome. To
day, however, Jerome said that it was
apparent he wouldn't need him.
DISMISSED
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Generally fair Friday.
OHIO Friday, Cloudy and Warmer.
Y. M. C. A. $2,500 FUND.
No. 1 M. C. Henley.
No. 2 Name Not Given.
No. 3 .. George H. Knollenberg.
No. 4 ?
No. 5 ?
No. 6 ,. ?
No. 7 .. ?
No. 8 ....?
No. 9 ..
No. 10 1
DUG UP A BURIED ARM
Hamilton Lad Couldn't
Till It Was Done.
Rest
SAID THE MEMBER ITCHED.
Hamilton, O., March 21. Wishing
to relieve the mental sufferings of
Carl Anteman, aged 15 years, whose
are was cut off last week while he
was stealing a ride on a C. H. and D.
freight, the physicians today dug up
the dismembered arm. Young Ante
man, though getting along nicely at
Mercy hospital, continually complain
ed to the Sisters that his "arm" itched
and that the fingers on his right arm
(the one amputated) were clinched.
When the arm was dug up this after
noon the fingers were found just as
the lad had described them to the Sis
ters, and when he was informed that
they had been straightened out he
appeared greatly relieved.
KUHDRIDS ftRE KILLED
Battle Between Nicaraguan
And Honduran Armies.
ZELAYA WAS IN COMMAND.
Managua, Nicaragua, March 21. Ac
cording to advices here the Honduran
army was the aggressor at Namasique,
in which between seven hundred and
eight hundred were killed or Wounded
The battle occurred March 17th.
President Zelaya was in personal
command of the Nicaraguan troops.
The repeated '"assaults by"' Hondoran
troops were easily repulsed, owing to
the strong defense of Zelaya's com
mand.
GREAT REVIVAL MAY
STIR ENTIRE CITY
Plans Are Being Prepared for
Crusade at the First
Christian Church.
OPENING ON MARCH 31.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING WILL
BE RESORTED TO AND NOON
DAY FACTORY MEETINGS WILL
BE HELD.
Members of the Christian church of
this city are making preparations for
one of the greatest series of evan
gelistic meetings ever held here. Ow
ing to the fact" that Evangelists Wil
son and Lint, are now at the highest
point of interest in their meetings at
New Castle, it is hardly probable the
famous team will come to Richmond
before Sunday, March 31. They are
meeting with the greatest success
there and it is probable the number
of accessions will go over the two
hundred mark before next Sunday,
1(U have already taken a stand for the
right.
Believes in Advertising.
According to the arrangements be
ing made here and the plans which
will be carried out, the newspapers
will carry large" display advertise
ments in order that the people may
know the subjects of the sermons each
evening and the progress of the work.
The Rev. Wilson is a great believer
in printers' ink and says that the ad
vertising of religious meetings is nec
essary in this advanced age and that
there is no reason why churches
should not advertise their meetings,
as merchants advertise their wares.
To Hold Noonday Meetings.
Large signs will be placed on the
street cars and floating banners along
Main street. Everywhere posters ad
vertising the meeting will occupy con
spicuous places. All the factories of
the city will be visited and permis
sion secured of the proprietors to
hold noonday revival meetings. Such,
meetings have always proven highly
successful everywhere the evangel
ists have been, and are not expected
to be less so. in this city.
Final Report Approved.
Judge Fox approved the final, report
made by J. A. Spekenhier, receiver for
the defunct Commercial Bank of Hagerstown,
Palladium's New Story.
Next Sunday morning the Palladium will begin the publication
of "The Plum Tree," the great novel by Indiana's foremost writ
er of fiction, David Graham Phillips. A quartet of novels stand
forth in recent fiction as being more popular than any others.
These are "The Cost" by Phillips, "The House of a Thousand
Candles' by Meredith Nicholson, "Friday the 13" by Thos. W.
Lawson, and "The Plum Tree." Critics give "The Plum Tree"
the first place in this quartet and it has been secured in serial
form only at a great cost. The Palladium takes great pleasure in
presenting the story to its readers. It is undoubtedly the best up-to-date
serial that has ever been published in Richmond. It is a
story that deals with the present. A young lawyer's entrance into
politics and his fight against corruption is (pictured in a manner
that serves both to entertain and to instruct the reader in the
methods of political bosses. A dear, kind mother figures largely
In the story and it is in showing maternal love that Phillips
achieves his greatest success in "The Plum Tree." The- story
combines features which make it popular with every member of
the household, hence its unprecedented sale.
The story begins Sunday morning with a liberal Installment.
Be sure to get the first chapters.
DEMAND THE USE OF
TWENTY-THIRD ST.
East End Residents Favor
This as Route for Trac
tion Freight, Line.
ACTION BEING RESENTED.
SENTIMENT IS THAT COUNCIL
SHOULD HAVE STOOD BY THE
CITY ATTORNEY AND BOARD OF
WORKS.
Residents in the east end of the city
are practically unanimous In the de
mand that the interurban freight car
route be run down North Twenty-third
street, which is the street that di
vides the old east end cemetery from
Glen Miller park." East end property
owners state t-iat the line can be built
down this road as conveniently as- it
could be built on Twentieth, Twenty
first or Twenty-second streets, and
they argue that by placing the line on
Twenty-third street?, on which there
are no residences located, there would
be no damage to property.
At the public meeting tonight in the
council chamber, east end people will
be represented in large numbers and
their presence will be felt. It is
thought that the city officials will fa
vor changing the propsed route from
Twenty-second street to Twenty-third
street, but it is probable the traction
company will balk on the plan.
Action Is Resented.
Council's interference with the board
of public works and the city attorney
in their efforts to make a satisfactory
adjustment with, the traction company
is resented by nearly all the residents
of the city and at the public meeting
some of the citizens probably will tell
the city fathers a few things that will
make them sit up and take notice.
At the meeting it is probable that a
remonstrance will be presented by a
few business men and residents or 1 1
Wayne avenue, against running of the
freight route over that street. This
remonstrance is being circulated by a
prominent'retailer on Ft. Wayne ave
nue who claims that if a traction line
is run on the avenue his business will
be injured by the loss of his country
trade.
LODGES VIEW REMAINS.
Knights and Odd Fellows at the Ken-
ley Home Wednesday.
Iola lodge, Knights of Pythias and
Woodward lodge I. O. O. F. went to
the late home of Henry Kenley, on
Wednesday night, where appropriate
services were held. No regular ses
sion was held by Woodward lodge. On
the evening of March 28, Woodward
lodge degree team will go to New Par
is, where it will give work for the New
Paris lodge on a large number of can
didates. NEW BDXESARE TESTED
Fire Department Was Called
To the West Side.
MADE IT IN QUICK TIME.
The fire department was called out
by the board of public works on' a
test run, the board wishing to see
how the new alarm box recently in
stalled at West Seventh and Main
streets worked. The companies were
on the scene in less than five minutes
time.
Late Wednesday afternoon the de
partment was; called out .by a small
blaze, in a. bedroom at the home of
Thomas Smith on Sheridan, street.
The loss was trifling.
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THE BATTLE IS Dll
OVER JS SANITY
Thaw's Lawyers Fight to
Keep Their Client Out of
The Insane Hospital..
PRISONER'S STATEMENT.
DECLARES THAT HIS FRIENDS
ALL KNOW HIM TO HAVE RIGHT
MIND HIS WIFE GREATLY
PERTURBED.
New York, March 21. With Jerome
fighting to have Thaw declared in
sane, and the lawyers for the detense
busy preparing affidavits to prove the
prisoner has his right mind and gener
ally speaking has had, the greatest
battle in the trial is impending.
All further proceedings in Thaw's
trial wait now ' upon the action of
Justice Fitzgerald, the general opinion
is that a commission will be appoint
ed. Jerome will bring in support of
his contention the affidavit of every
expert on the side of the state that
Thaw is suffering from an incurable
form of insanity. And he will supple
ment this with a transcript from the
record of Dr. Hamilton's sworn decla
ration. The defense is opposing the commis
sion, but against such an array of
facts it is not believed that they will
be able to stay the threatened blow.
Aftre that all is In doubt. The com
mission may declare Thaw sane. In
that event his acquittal is as certain
as the appointment of the commis
sion now seems to be. No jury will
convict after the insanity of a defen
dant has been so strongly called In
question by the prosecuting attorney
himself.
May be the Finish.
If he be declared insane the end of
the Thaw-White tragedy will have
been reached. Matteawan will claim
the young millionaire and "finis" will
he written upon the record of the
most remarkable criminal trial that
has occupied the attention of our
courts for a generation.
Thaw makes a statement in which
he welcomed the appointment of a
commission.
"I am perfectly sane," said lie "and
everybody who knows me knows that
I am sane. In fact, on second con
sideration of tb matter, I am rather
glad on the whole, that the case has
taken this turn, because I am satis
fied the commission in lunacy i3 go
ing to declare that I am sane at pre
sent, and after that you can guess for
yourself what will happen."
Though measurably excited at the
sudden turn the case had'talcen and
paling before the prospect of being
sent to a madhouse, the defendant
carrie'. himself well throughout the
ordeal, and was much less perturbed
than his young wife.
MARVIN IN NEW YORK
Distracted Father Is Search
ing for His Boy.
MAY SEE THE PRESIDENT.
Dover, Del., March 21. Horace Mar
vin is believed to be in New York to
day searching for the kidnapper of his
boy. He left Dover yesterdav, saying
he was going to Washington to consult j
with the president, but later it was
practically admitted that he had gone
to New York. Two United Staes .se
cret service men arrived in Dover dur
ing the night.
Will Sell Real Estate.
Judge Fox has appointed M. Burns
as commissioner to sell real estate in
the case of Monima Wright and Alice
Patridge against Calvin H. .Wright
and others, on partition.
RAILROAD KING III
REPLY TOJIL KING
Harriman Tells Rockefeller
Taint So About Railroad
Overcapitalization.
SITUATION IS INTERESTING.
JOHN D. APPEARS SOMEWHAT SO
CIALISTIC IN HIS VIEWS AND
THE WIZARD OF THE RAIL
COMES BACK HARD.
New York, March 21. K. IT. Harrl
man says "T'alnt so" following John
D. Rockefeller's sensational interview
of yesterday in which the oil king de
clared that our railroads over capi
talized etc., the little railroad King
is to the front with an equally sensa
tional statement today. Harriman
denies that our railroads are over capi
talized, say's there is enough federal
control now, that English financiers
are pikers, and that there is no dang
er of a panic or violent reaction, re
sulting from our present prosperity,
which Rockefeller fears is unhealthy
growth.
Of overcapitalization, Mr. Rockefcl-'
ler said: "I think that properties
should be capitalized at only their le
gitimate value, and if that were dona
there would be such a feeling of se
curity in them among the general
public that we would find men with,
a little money holding highly profi
table stocks, instead of allowing It ta
remain at small interest in savlnsa
banks."
Would Not Suggest Remedy.
Mr. Rockefeller, however, was tin
able to suggest a remedy for existing
cases of overcapitalization. He said,
In his judgement, it would be next to
Impossible to reduce such capitaliza
tion now without causing chaos, but
for future corporations he would Pug--gest
conservatism.
Asked if he thought the conference
between the railroad men and the gov
ernment would be beneficial, Mr.
Rockefeller said: "I can not say. It
is my idea that federal control would
be a better thing for the roads. Vhey
would then understand the laws they
must observe and would be able to
plan ahead Intelligently without ono
state's suddenly demanding one thing:,
and another state being equally insis
tent on something entirely "different.
The interstate situation and the differ
entiation in the state laws is, I think
one of the greatest problems railroad
men have to deal with."
Ominous Undercurrent.
Speaking of the general financial
condition of the country, Mr. Rocke
feller said: "On its surface it Is good.
Business is booming and every ono
seems to be satisfied. Hut there in
an undercurrent that does not look so
good. I have not quite made up my
mind if the increased production of
gold Is responsible or not. It Is Im
possible to see how such a situation
will work out. Personally, I do not
like the, outlook.
"I do not think our people are Far
ing the money they should save. The
nation at the present time Is unusual- .
ly prosperous, but financial reports
do not show that saving has increased
in ratio with our prosperity. We aro
making more money, and, unfortunate
ly spending more."
Concerning Stocks.
Concerning stocks, Mr. Rockefeller
said: "Regarding the stocks which,
seem so alluring to the public, I havo
but a single observation to make. If
a man goes into the street and finds ,
a certain stock that is declining con
stantly, although it is paying 6 per
cent dividend. It seems strange that
he does not stop to consider that if the
stock Is such a good proposition the
men back of it, with plenty of money
at their command, did not fieep It ia
their control. Is it reasonable to
suppose that if In a good, legitimate
way the stock is actually earning 6
per cent, and will continue to do bo.
it would be allowed to go out of the
hands of controlling interests?
Asked what his financial policy for
a big railroad company would be, Mr.
Rockefeller had thi3 to say:
"I am not a railroad man, so I can
not say, but generally speaking, I
would like to see the class of citizens
who have their money In savings
banks holding the stocks and bonds.
I presume any socialist would shake
hands with me on that point. Without
public confidence in our corporations,
of course, that situation can be only
a dream. .
Comments on, the English Plan.
"In England the shareholders have
something to say about how their cor
porations shall be run. Any man own
ing a few shares can always get a
bearing. He simply has to notify the
management that he desires to ad
dress It, and he can be sure that he
Swill have an opportunity to say what
is on his mind. Sad to relate, a man
in th.e "relative position in this
"It would not be a good thing for as
to adopt the English plan as a whole.
I think. It goes rather too far and
prevents men from rising. Something
after their method which would give
broader opportunities for the builders
and creators and planners would be
more to our American liking, for, af
ter all, the country owes a groat
thing to these very men whom we are
so prone to criticise. Americians
want great opportunities and they
should be limited only by what is
right, just and sound."