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VOL. XXXI. NO 363.
Richmond, Ind., Saturday Evening, March 23, 1907.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
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DEADLOCK RESULTS
III REFERENCE TO
ROUTE FOR FREIGHT
General Manager Reynolds
Of the Traction Company,
Refuses to Consider North
Twenty-third Street.
WHAT WILL McGOWAN
DO, IS THE QUESTION.
Meeting Held Friday Night
Was Very Unsatisfactory
Resolutions Are Presented
By the Shippers.
The Indiana, Columbus & Eastern
traction company has turned down the
demand made by the city that the
proposed freight route in the north
end run on North Twenty-third street.
At a meeting held Friday evening be
tween General Manager Reynolds of
the traction company, the board of
public works and other city officials,
Mr. Reynolds was informed that on
Thursday evening at a public meeting
the Twenty-third street route had
been decided on by a unanimous vote
on the part of those who attended and
that the board had bean instructed
to demand of the company that its
proposed freight route run down thi3
street. Mr. Reynolds promptly refus
ed to consider this route. He was
asked what street in the east end the
rnmnanv would desire to place its
freight line but he made no statement.
The result of this meeting with Mr.
Reynolds was most unsatisfactory to
the city officials as it means that the
prospective adjustment of all traction
troubles has gone glimmering and that
all the ground covered at the recent
conference held with President McGo-
wan will have to be fought over again
No Special Council Meeting.
There was to have' been a special
meeting of council next Monday even
ing to act on the franchise ordinance
which was to have been presented by
the special council committee, but as
the citizens insist that the Twenty-
third street route shall be the one
named in the franchise and as the
traction company refuses to accept
this rotite, no franchise ordinance for
the time being will be prepared by
the special committee and the special
council meeting has been called off.
What Will McGowan Do?
At the meeting Friday evening Mr.
Tieynolds expressed surprise that the
"board should insist on the Twenty
third street route, calling attention to
the fact at the meeting held with Pres
ident McGowan the city officials had
insisted on the Twenty-second street
route. It was pointed out to Mr. Rey
nolds that it was the will of the prop
erty owners and shippers that the
Twenty-third street route be the one
adopted and that as representatives of
the people the board, had no other al
ternative than
to demand that the
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TWO OFFICERS ARE
UMEDBT BOARD
One Vacancy Filled and One
Addition Is Made to List
Of Patrolmen.
NOT UP TO THE LIMIT.
EDWARD STEIN, REPUBLICAN,
AND OSCAR BROWN, DEMOCRAT
ARE THE LUCKY MEN TO WEAR
UNIFORMS.
The board of police eommisMoners
fciet this noon and appointed two new
officers to the force, Edward Stein, a
republican, and Oscar Brown, a demo
crat. Stein Is to succeed Harry Ileb
ble, who recently resigned. Brown
was added to the force because the
commissioners thought it best to in
crease the force. These new officers
will begin their duties the first of
April.
Not Yet to the Limit.
With the addition of two more offi
cers, the force will consist of fifteen
policemen, one patrol driver, two ser
geants and the chief. The state law
provides one officer for each one thou
sand inhabitants, so that the commis
sioners can. if they so desire, add four
more policemen to the force, as the
11XX census shows Richmond to have i
over 1S, population. With the ad
dition of the new officers it is proba
ble that one of the older officers will
roundsman.
Edward Stein U a tinner and has
ben In the employ of Sehulu Jt Lau
uing. Brown has for some time past
been a conductor on the street car line,
lioth are well known and will make ex
cellent officers.
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DELPHIN M. DELMAS, DEFENDER OF HARRY K. THAW.
Throughout the trial Delmas has made a brilliant fight for Thaw and
now he is in the midst of trying to defeat the latest move by Jerome a
lunacy commission, which might declare the prisoner insane and send him
to an asylum to spend the remainder
that he has made a case which will set
is exerting his best efforts to prevent
DEPEND MUCH ON
THAW'S WRITINGS
Defense Hopes to Prevent Lu
nacy Inquest by Show
ing Him Rational.
THEIR EVIDENCE FILED.
MUCH FROM THE ALIENISTS
ALONG WITH A STATEMENT
FROM DELMAS THAW'S LET
TER IN THE TOMBS.
New York, March Harry Thaw's
lawyers today completed their prepa
ration of evidence on which they be
lieve Justice Fitzgerald will decline to
appoint a lunacy commission. It con
sisted of affidavits hy the defense's
alienists and certain documents in de
fendants' handwriting. Thaw's law
yers expressed the greatest confidence
today in the outcome. -
The letter, which was written by
Thaw the day after the defense opened
at the pending trial. Is introduced to
show to the court that Thaw has a
perfect grasp of his affairs, fully un
derstands his position, is capable of
conferring rationally with his counsel
regarding his case.- ....
The circumstances-under which the
letter was written makes its' force as
testimony still more binding. It will
be recalled that the opening' day for
the defense was something of a fiasco.
The distressing breakdown of Dr. Wi
ley's testimony and the failure to get
before the jury the testimony of the
man who told of the threat of Stanford
White to kill Thaw enoangered the
whole case of the defense. A quarrel
ensued among counsel. Delmas, feel
ing that his reputation was endanger
ed, frankly told his client that if the
then status of counsel for Thaw was
maintained he would not be responsi
ble for the outcome of the trial. Then
it was that Thaw, in Tiis cell in the
Tombs, wrote the letter to Delmas,
putting him in sole control of the case.
Accompanying it was an affidavit of
Delmas in which he declares his belief
that his client is perfectly able to ad
vise with counsel and that in point of 1
fact he has been conferring with cdun
sel every day since the trial began. The
other attorneys for Thaw submitted
similar affidavits.
In addition, all of the experts who
were called by the defense during the
trial submitted affidavits declaring it
to be their belief that Thaw is perfect
ly able to consult with his counsel.
One of these experts has made an ex
amination of Thaw since last Wednes-
daj- and he will relate the result of that
examination. This was Dr. George F.
Schiel. who has not yet been put on
the stand, although he has been con-
nected with the defense since the trial
began.
Has Boom for Governor.
Covington. Ind.. March 2:.. Fremont
Goodwine is being boomed by his
friends as the next republican nominee
for Governor. His record in the In
diana senate and his long service, to
the party are the arguments advanced
in bis behalf
Lunacy Commission.
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of his days. Delmas is confident
Thaw free and for this reason he
an inquest.
JUMPED THE TRACK
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Big Four Passenger Train
Wrecked at Avon, Near
Indianapolis.
ENGINEER KILLED; 13 HURT
JOHN GREGORY, OLD AND RELIA
BLE ENGINEER, MET DEATH AT
HIS POST ESCAPES WERE MIR
ACULOUS.
Indianapolis, March 23. One man
was killed and thirteen others injured
near Avon, eighteen miles west of this
city, yesterday afternoon, when pas
senger train No. 11, on the St. Louis
division of the Big Four railroad, west
bound from Indianapolis to St. Louis,
jumped the track and ploughed down
a tweny-fcot embankment. The two
rear cars left the track, but did not go
over tbe embankment.
It is not clear what-caused the acci
dent, i but it is thought a new switch
frog, which had been lately put in
place, was the indirect cause of the de
railment. The injured were brought
to Indianapolis.
The Dead.
ENGINEER JOHN GREGORY of
Brightwood, Ind., a suburb of Indian
apolis, killed.
The injured:
J. C. Phiffin, New York, brakeman
George Ash, Austin, Texas, traveling
man.
R. E. L. Winter, St. Louis, traveling
man. ,
John Hauss, St." Louis,' chef.
: E. P. Yates, Rush, Texas.
John Schulenburg, Indianapolis
brakeman. . ..... -
C. A. Dall.-New York, barber.
J. E. Reidell, Mattoon, 111., fireman.
Mrs. William B. Strang. New York.
W. H. Stephenson, Chicago, mechan
ical engineer.
Miss, E..L.. Kennedy, New York.
E. Baer, New York.
Escapes Seem Miraculous.
The train was occupied by sixty pas
sengers, many of whom were making
a through trip from New York to St.
Louis. .With the exception- of a few
all were in the buffet and dining cars
at the time of the derailment. Many
had just "left the observation car, the
ast of the train which held to the rails.
for luncheon when the wreck occurred.
They went to the forward cars. and.
according to statements of the train
crew, the entire number of passengers
were forward in the train and in posi
tions which make the many escapes
seem miraculous.
Engineman John Gregory, one of
the oldest and most reliable in the Big
Four service, met death with his hand
on the reverse lever of his engine.
His body, up to a late hour tonight,
crushed and mangled, had not been re
moved from its position between the
wreckage of the engine and tender.
Sunk Into Soft Earth.
What seems to have been an inter
vention of Providence was in the most
part responsible for the fact that the
list of dead and injured was not trip
led. The grade over which the train
went was new. Tons of soft earth
had just been thrown over it and had
not yet been hardened by the weather.
The Pullmans leaving the rails sank
deep into the grade and their velocity
was checked. .
DOWN MRA M
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Generally fair except local
thunderstorms; warmer Sunday
iOHIO Sunday, fair.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
FRIDAY
Total Circulation
Net Circulation
7,147
6,921
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU-
LATION.
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
BY CARRIER.
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REV. H. C, RANDOLPH
IN DIVORCE ACTION
His Name Connected With
Case of Cook vs. Cook.
SEPARATION IS GRANTED.
In the circuit court Prosecutor Jes-
sup. during the hearing of a divorce
case, Joseph Cook, colored, against
Mahala Cook, stated that he had in
vestigated the case as state attorney,
and had found that the Rev. H. C.
Randolph, former pastor of the Mount
Moriah Baptist church. South Ninth
and B streets, was primarily responsi
ble for the breaking up of the Cook
home.
In the case Joseph Cook charged his
wife with misconduct and cruel and
inhuman treatment. The co-respond
ent in the case was a young col
ored man, consequently Prosecutor
Jessup's charge thai the Rev. Randolph
was the cause of the domestic woes of
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, came in the nature
of a surprise.
Judge Fox. after hearing the testi
mony .of the prosecutor, promptly
granted' a divorce. The Rev. Ran
dolph resigned his pastorate at Mount
Moriah church last year and at the
present time it is not known where he
is located. It is rumored that his im
plication in the Cook case had some
thing to do with his leaving the city.
START EASTEB SUNDAY
Christian Church Revival
Be Inaugurated Then.
to
ONE WEEK OF PRAYER.
The Rev. S. Wr. Traum of the First
Christian church has received a letter
from Rev. Allen. Wilson, the evange
list who is now in New Castle, bold
ing a successful series of meetings
stating that he in company with his
singer, Mr. Lintt would arrive in the
city next Saturday, and begin their
series of meetings at the Christian
church Easter Sunday. During the
coming week the official board and
members of the church will make full
arrangements for the starting of the
meeting on that date.
The coming week will be a week of
prayer and services will be held each
evening at the church.
TO DRILL DEEP WELL
IN FOUNTAIN COUNTY.
R. R. Brant, of Hagerstown, to Search
For Oil or Gas Is Going
Down Two Thousand Feet.
Hagerstown, Ind., March 23 R. R
Brant, who operates a number of rigs
in the oil fields, has contracted to drill
a well in Fountain county that will be
two thousand feet deep. This well is
in a new field and is purely for ex
perimental purposes.
The promoters desire to ascertain
what is beneath the surface in their
county and have raised a large sum of
money to be used in drilling wells to
a great depth. Whether oil or gas
or neither will be found is mere specu
lation, but the promoters have faith
that something valuable will be discov
ered.
In order to drill to so great a depth
Mr. Brant had to procure a special
equipment and built his derrick heav
ier and stronger than when used in
wells of the usual depth.
Fountain county is not believed to
be in the" oil belt, but should a new
deiosit be found it will be all the more
valuable.
HAMMERSTEIN HAS PROFIT.
He Makes This Announcement Fol
lowing That of Herr Conreid That
He Has Lost on Opera Season.
New York, March 23. Following
the" announcement that Ilerr Conreid
lost $lo0,0 on this year's opera, sea
son, comes the announcement of Os
car Hammerstein. who is running an
opposition house, that he has profited
$10,000 so far and expects to net $10,
t'Oi) more before the season closes.
MARCH RECORD FOR
HIGH TEMPERATURE
Even the Old Resident Has to
Acknowledge That He
Is Put to the Bad.
SUMMER CLOTHES NEEDED.
CONTRAST WITH LAST MARCH
STRIKING AS THERE IS DIFFER
ENCE OF 26 DEGREES IN THE
MINIMUM.
According to the record kept by Wal
ter Vossler at the pumping station,
Friday was the warmest March day
since he has been keeping the records
at that place, which dates back to INN-I.
At two o'clock in the afternoon the
thermometer registered S-t, probably
the highest ever known here, on that
date. The oldest residents of the city
state that they do not remember such
warm weather at this time of the year.
Shirt waists and negligee attire have
been decidedly the vogue among the
women for the past two days and it
has been no uncommon sight to see
women on the streets wearing neither
hat. jacket nor coat. More than one
has remarked as to the early appear
ance of the summer girl.
Dig Up Summer Suits.
The men have also caught the fever
andJKummer suits have been dug out
from wardrobes and trunks, and the
moth balls relegated. The array of
light summer suits has been large,
while one man, had the temerity to ap
pear on the streets wearing a straw
hat. And. the strangest part of it all
was the people did not look twice at
him as such warm weatbr makes all
mankind of one mind.
Many men had postponed buying
their Easter suits, fearing there would
still be considerable cold weather be
fore then and since the appearance of
the beautiful spring days, tailors are
rushed with orders and clothing mer
chants are doing a landoffice business.
Today the little glass tube registered
7o degrees at noon, and SO at about 4
o'clock. The cool breeze which was
blowing, tended to offset any unpleas
antness. Difference of 26 Degrees.
Uptodate. there has been a difference
of 2t degrees in the minimum temper
ature between the record of last March
and of this. The lowest temperature
last year was 7 below zero; the lowest
uptodate this year being 19 above. The'
maximum temperature last March was
twenty-six degrees for the two months.
Voluntary Observer Vossler states
that he expects the highest mean tem
perature for the month of March ever
recorded in the history of the state.
From present appearances there is ev
ery chance for such to be the case.
The mean temperature for the first
twenty days of last March was 29 de
grees while for this month the first
twenty-two days' mean temperature
has been 43.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
WILL MEET ON APRIL 13.
Number of Volumes of Reports,
Sent by Congressman Watson,
Will Be Distributed.
The Wayne County Horticultural
society will hold its regular meeting
at the court house Saturday, April 13.
A large number of volumes will be
distributed to the society which were
furnished by Congressman James E.
Watson. Among those to be given to
the members of the association are
"The Domestic Relations of Differ
ent Nations"; report of the treasury,
gold and silver, report of the United
States civil service commission, offi
cial directory of the 59th congress and
pamphlets relating to the Mexian
cotton boll weevil. Some of the books
are bound in cloth.
The annual seed distributing falls
due on that day, but it is thought the
seeds probably will be distributed be
fore the date of the meeting.
IS $35.50 PER CAPITA
Bulletin on Indebtedness
This Country.
in
CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES.
Washington. March 2-'3. The census
bureau today issued a bulletin an
nouncing per capita of public indebt
edness in the L'nited States as $35.50.
The total indebtedness, covering na
tional, state, county, township and
school district debt is s7KN,K.r2r..
However, for every .2-"5 public debt
there is one hundred dollars national
wealth.
GROUND IS BEING BROKEN.
it
Is Hoped to Complete the Wayne
Works Building by the First of
July at the 'Furthest.
Contractors have begun breaking
ground for the new four-story ware-j
house of the Wayne works, which it is
hoped to have completed by Julyl.
The building will be used strictly for
warehouse purposes and no depart
ments of the factory will be changed
from its present location. The build
ing will give the Wayne works 15,000
additional feet of floor space .
THE EARTH QUAKES AGAIN
Several Walls Damaged at
Kingston Jamaica.
CANNON HAD JUST SAILED.
Kingston, Jam., Marcn A se
vere earthquake shock occurred at
midnight and a number of walls were
damaged but nobody hurt. Speaker
Cannon and party just missed the ex
citement as their ship sailed a few
hours before.
EVEN TOOK NICKEL
FROM GABY'S BANK
Lon Montgomery Is Shown Up
In a Very Undesirable
Light by His Wife.
CLAIMS HE WAS ABUSED.
JUDGE CONVERSE ASSESSED THE
MAXIMUM AND MONTGOMERY
WILL SPEND 110 DAYS IN THE
COUNTY JAIL. . " ' "
Under the existing law conccrmn
wife desertion a minimum penalty of
$10 and a maximum of $100 is provid
ed. This morning in the city court
Lon Montgomery got the maximum,
which means that he will be an in
mate of the county jail for the next
110 days
Mrs. Montgomery, rocking her few
weeks old baby .n her arms, sat In
the witness chair this morning and
testified that Lon had left her and
the sick baby on March 12 for no other
cause than a little domestic quarrel
two days previous. She stated that he
left her with no money and nothing to
eat but a few potatoes. She also
stated that he had drawn money due
him at the Starr Piano company which
with the entire contents of his baby's
bank, one nickle, he had taken with
him on his journeys.
Montgomery's Side of It.
Montgomery testified that he left
k fi ,f , bby hecans of the
treatment his wife accorded him. He
said that after his day's work if he
happened to take a drink or two of
beer Mrs. Montgomery would curse
him and make things generally un
pleasant. He also testified that she
had struck him one evening so hard
that for a time he thought he wa3
seriously injured. Mrs. Montgomery,
who is a bright faced, honest looking
young woman, frankly admitted curs
ing her husband and she stated tfiat
she had struck him because he accus
ed her of unfaithfulness.
Deserverl the Maximum.
Judge Converse in finding Montgom
ery guilty stated that his was among
the most aggravated cases brought
to his attention and tfcat he thought a
man who - would deliberately desert
his wife and month-old baby without
money or food, deserved the stiffest
penalty accorded by the law. Mrs.
Montgomery stated after court that if
her husband would come back to her
like a man and promise to support
her and the child she would live with
him again. This is the ultimatum of
the little woman and when Lon's term
has expired he must either accept it
or hunt a new home.
BAD FIRE AT CINCINNATI
Guests at the St. Nicholas Get
Severe Scare.
PRINTING PLANT LOSES.
Cincinnati. March 23.-A dangerous
fire broke out in Baker's alley, in the ' preliminary organization whose pur
rear of the St. Nicholas hotel today, ? pose it was to devise and propose
and the entire fire department was plans to the next legislature for the
called out to prevent the spread of the celebration of the one hundredth an-
flames. Two men were injured, one
of them fatally. The fire was in the
Ohio Valley Printing company's plant,
and was caused by an explosion of
benzine. At the St. Nicholas hotel
the guests were badly frightened. The
loss was confined to the printing plant.
LODGE HAD MUCH WORK.
Red
Men at Hagerstown
Equipped
With New Regalia.
Hagerstown, Ind., March 23 The
Imp. O. R. M. conferred the adoption
degree upon two candidates last night
and the Chiefs degree. This Lodge
has had work in some of the decrees
at every regular meeting this winter.
The Degree Team has new regalia and
equipment, and under the captaincy
of C. of R. Exum Copeland is exempli
fying beautiful work.
Will Elect in May.
Madisou. Wis., March 1?,. There
will be no election of a United States
senator to succeed John C. Spooner un
til May 14. according to an agreement
reached anions legislative leaders.
THREATENING FIRE
OUICKLY SUBDUED
Close Call for a Destructive
Blaze Occurred at Early
Hour This Morning.
HALL HARDWARE STORE.
FLAMES ORIGINATED IN THE
BASEMENT BUT TEN FEET
AWAY FROM A LARGE AMOUNT
OF HIGH COMBUSTIBLES.
A fire this morning about 5 o'clock
in the basement of the Hall hardwara
store, locateti in the Zeller block oo
Main street, between Ninth and Tenth
was tho most threatening blaze the
fire department has been called upon
to extinguish In a considerable lima
The fire laddies had to fight like d
mons to save not only the Zeller block
but also adjoining buildings from
Ninth to Tenth street.
Spontaneous Combustion.
The blazo originated in a barrel of
waste, most of which was soaked with
oil and benzine, and was caused bj
spontaneous combustion. Tho dan
gerous feature of the fire was th
fact that the burning waste barrel wai
only a few feet distance from several
linseed oil, benzine and varnish recej
tacles. There was also a quantity oj
paint stored In the basement Ha!
the tongues of flames reached thes
gallons of combustibles it would hav
been next to impossible to save the
buildings in the vicinity of tho fire.
Prompt and efficient work on the pari
of the firemen prevented tho blaze
from reaching these combustibles but
a large amount of rope and othci
things stored in the basement was de
troyed.
Loss Placed at $1,500.
Manager Tt. W. Hall stated todaj
that he estimated his loss at about
$1,500. He said that most of the dam
age was done by smoke which enter
ed the sale room on the first floor and
ruined many articles displayed there,
Varnish was eaten off articles of furnl
ture and nickle plated oods not in
the show cases were rusted. Mr. Hali
states that his loss Is covered by in
sixrance. He said that he !h verj
thankful he had no high explosives
stored near the place where the fir
originated.
A number of people reside In th
Zeller and adjoining blocks and the
dense smoke caused by the blaze
created a general alarm and by 1he
time the department arrived people
were pouring out of the building panic
stricken.
CENTENNIAL PLANS
KNOCKED III HEAD
Hasty Adjournment of Legis
lature Is Responsible
. For the Condition.
MUST GO FOR TWO YEARS.
IT WAS THE INTENTION TO HAVE
A COMMISSION NAMED TO
MEET ON APRIL 1 AND OUTLINE
PLANS.
On account of the unusual tsaste
In adjourning the legislature no steps
can be taken toward arranging lor
Indiana's centennial celebration until
the next meeting of the general as
sembly. During the session' recently closed
Senator Kistler of Cass county intro-
Gucea 3 resolution providing lor a
niversary of the admission of Indiana
to the union.
The resolution provided that th or
ganization should consist of member
of the legislature, state officers, the
vice president of the United Slates
and the Indiana members of the Unit
ed States senate.
The members of this commission
were to meet on April 1 in the city of
Indianapolis and begin the work of
arranging for this centennial celebra
tion. The members of tbe commis
sion were to serve without pay. The
resolution passed the senate and was
passed by the house on the last day
of the session under a suspension of
the rules.
In the excitement of adjournment
the resolution failed to return to the
senate in time to be enrolled, signed
and delivered to the governor. Hence
it died with the close of the legisla
ture, with a number of other resolu
tions, joint and concurrent.
The legislature, however, clearly In
dicated its purpose to commit Indiana
to the work of a great celebration
of her birth year In 191G. As there will
be several yessions of the legislature
(Coatiauea on Page Two.)
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