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A FID SUN-TELEGRAM,
Richmond. Ind., Thursday Evening, April 18, 1907.
VOL. XXXII. NO. 92.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
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BIGGEST DAY SINCE POPULAR JAMESTOWN
EXPOSITION VOTING CONTEST WAS
OPENED
VOTES COMING III
FAST AND RACES
BECOME EXCITING
Prof. W. 0. Wissler Comes
Dangerously Near Crowding
Prof. Davis Out of First
Place by Quick Spurt.
TEACHERS' FIGHT IS BY
FAR THE BEST OF ALL. I
Shop Men's Event Takes on
Added Interest Because of
The Splendid Two Day
Fight by Geo. Matthews.
This Is the biggest day yet in thej
Palladium and Sun Telegram James-i
town Exposition contest. By the big-j
gest day is meant that more votes werei
recorded than in, any one day since the
affair opened. The votes which were
coming in by the hundreds are now
coming by the thousands. Not only
Ho the mails bring a veritable flood of
clipped ballots, but candidates are be
ginning the work of securing votes by
subscription, and as the contest draws
to the end of the second week, it gath
ers momentum ' w-hich promises to
make it the most successful event of
the kind ever attempted in Richmond.
The teachers race far overshadows
any other feature of the contest just
now. In the men's class, Prof. W. O.
Wissler showed sigiui -of - jumping. into,
the lead, but Prof. Davis added a few
more thousands and retained his posi
tion. Profs. Richter, Brunson and
Iluntziker continue to poll heavily.
Miss Silver Makes Spurt.
Among the women teachers, the
event of the "day-.was the advance made
by Miss Fannie Silver, of Centerville,
who came from last place to fourth in
standing. What yesterday looked- to
be a trio event has developed into a
quartet with Miss Sands still first.
In the shop men's class George Mat
thews, who has only been in the race
two days, passed Fred Reynolds of the
Starr Piano factory and is now in sec
ond place. Mr. Knight still has a good
lead.
The women shop employe's event has
narrowed down to a fight between
Richmond and Cambridge with Cain
bridge in the front. . - -
Harry Buntin and Miss Elizabeth
Hershey continue to head their classes
with ease. . -
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DATE SET JFOR MAY 23
Lynn's New Pythian Temple
Will Be Dedicated.
SUPREME HEAD COMING.
At the last meeting or the Lynn
lodge. Knights of Pythias. No. 110, the
executive committee in charge of the
Installation ceremonies for the beau
tiful new lodge : building announced
that Supreme Chancellor of the World.
Barnes of Illinois, and all the grand
lodge officers of the state would par
ticipate in the ceremonies, which will
be held on May 20. On that i date
Lynn will be the mecca for all knights
In this part of the state and the little
town will be fillefl with visiting Pyth
Jans. It is expected that there will
be a large delegation attend from this
city, making the trip on a special train.
FOUR AREJOUHD OVER
Members of Gihman Family
Held to the Grand Jury.
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Elizabeth Sands, Starr school 6,333
Lucile Mayr, Hibberd school 6,077
Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville school 5,381
Fannie Silver, Centerville school 2,512
Mary Lemon, Whitewater school 278
Daisy Petty, East Germantown school 52
Blanche Coffman. Hagerstowi?. . : 41
May Lamb, Greensfork school 35
Rosa P. Shank, Culbertson school 31
Daisy Leavell, Dalton Township school .. .. 31
Zona Grave, Franklin Township school 29
Ethel Thomas, Centerville schools .13
Ruth Schooley, Sevastopol scnool 19
Blanch- Kerr, Greensfork school 13
Dora Wallace, Cambridge City &
MAN TEACHER.
Walter S. Davis, High school 10,031
W. O. Wissler, Garfield school 7251
Joseph M. Richter, St. Andrew's school 3.578
OrviUe Brunson, Garfield - 2,975
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 678
Lawrence Smelser, Abington tchoc 215
A. T. Elliott, Boston school 19
Elza Stevenson, Economy school 183
N. C. Helronimus, Garfield school 161
L. B. Campbell, Business College 135
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 121
W. S. Hiser, Garfield school J 120
A. M. Tschean, Williamsburg school SO
Alonzo Daugherty, Hagerstown school 78
C. C. Hyde, East Germantown school 75
Everett Hunt, Franklin school 51
Lee Reynolds, Greensfork school 48
Joseph H. Blose, Jacksonburg school 38
J. C. Burgess, Whitewater school : 31
Forest Kempton, Centerville school 19
Elmer Oldaker, Centerville school 18
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers'. 7,702
Miss Anna Saxton, Nixon's 413
Miss Nellie Hiatt. dentist's clerk .... 90
Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. store 83
Miss Anna Kenley, clerk Bee Hive.. 63
Miss Emma Johnson, milliner : 31
MAN CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier - 14,419
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company , 1,420
Ray Lichtenfels, Loehr &. Klute 150
Ben Hiser, postoff ice : .. .. .. .
Harry Williams, Westcott Hotel....... .
Rudolph Hill, Gaar, Scott 4. Co...... ..
Joe Wessel, Lahrman's ...
Edwin Wilson, Panhandle railroad office: i. .. . ....
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .... , , .. .... .
Walter Runge, Meyers Cigar store ... .,
Herbert Taylor, Cambridge City .
Fred Torbeck, Price's -. .,
Chas. Greenhoff, Bartel's grocery . ..
Thos. Fryar
Chas. Holton, Gaar Scott & Co
125
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WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Marie Hodskin, Bartel's Overall Factory, Cambridge. 9,654
Miss Goldie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co. 2.412
MAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano 7,122
George Matthews, Gaar Scott 3,619
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano 4 2,631
William Russell, Hoosier Drill .. 610
Everett Lichtenfels, Starr Piano . 138
William Threewits, Starr Piano factory 114
Dean Jacques, Starr Piano... 112
Franklin Moore, Wayne Works 106
Frank Newland, Seidel Buggy Co 74
Charles King, Richmond Baking Company., 54
Morton Harrison, Gaar, Scott &. Co 49
Richard Allen, F. &. N '. 29
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co 25
Chas. Fryar, Robinson's 18
S. A. Lott, cabinet maker.. 14
Karl Pierson, Starr Piano Factory 13
Howard Harrison 13
Charles Marlatt, Gaar Scott &. Co 10
Louis Suffrins, Starr Piano factory.... 5
William J. Toliver 5
Ralph Spencer, Seidel Buggy Co -j
Wm. Tomlinson, Gaar's 1
MAY PROVHISASTROUS
France Places Maximum Duty
On Porto Rican Coffee.
"Washington, April IS. Serious re
sults to Porto Rican trade, are feared
owing to the decree Issued by the
French government placing a maxi
mum duty on coffee imported from the
island. France is the only country
which uses Porto Rican coffee to any
considerable degree.
CAR RAN OVER HIS FOOT.
Jesse Mustin of Cambridge Met With
Serious Accident.
WAS MURDERED IN BED
Brutal Crime Was Committed
At Chicago.
Chicago. April IS. With her head
nearly severed from her bods, which
had been hacked almostto pieces with
an axe, Mrs. Otis Johnson was found
in bed in her home this morning. A
few hours later her husband was ar
rested and will be held pending an in
vestigation. The woman was mur
dered during the night, a butcher knife
and axe being used.
Some Things That Hinder the Work..
PROMISES COURTTO
MAKE HARD FIGHT
Michael Sullivan Is Shown
Leniency on Condition that
He Work a Reform.
LONG SENTENCE AHEAD.
IN CASE
MAKE
SULLIVAN DOES
NOT
IT
HIS WORD GOOD
MEANS 140 DAYS IN THE COUN
TY JAIL.
Michael Sullivan, after serving c
ten days' sentence in the county jail,
will begin a fight against the whis
key habit. Sullivan has given his
word of honor to Prosecutor Jessup
and Judce Converse that he will
try his hardest" to conquer King
Booze and it is thought he will suc
ceed. If he does not the stiffest pen
alty provided by law will be meted
out to him.
Sullivan appeared in police court
and entered a plea of guilty to intoxi
cation and previous convictions on
similar charges. "Can't you stay
away from booze?" asked the prose
cutor. "It don't look that way," sa:d
Sullivan. "I have tried but never
very hard lately. Once I did not touch
a drop for three years."
t Gives Court a Promise.
Judge Converse then asked Sullivan
if he would let him off with the light
est fine possible for his offense, if he
would turn over a new leaf and make
a man of himself.. "I'll try my hard
est," said Sullivan.
Prosecutor Jessup then told Sulli
van that the law provides that any
person convicted for a third time on
the charge of intoxication can be fin
ed not more than $100 and costs and
thirty days in jail. "I will recommend
to the court that this time you be let
off with a fine of $1 and costs but with
the understanding that in case you are
ever again arrested for drunk you
shall be given the limit, which means
140 days in jail." Sullivan then gave
his word to make the fight against his
craving for liquor and received a fine
of $1 and costs.
NECKLACE CDMES HIGH
Duty Required of W. B. Leeds
Amounted to $113,000.
VALUED AT A BIG SUM.
New York, April 18. W. B. Leeds,
formerly of Richmond, Ind., was mulct
ed to the extent of $113,000 yesterday,
when his agents paid the custom offi
cers that much additional duty on a
quarter of a million dollar pearl neck
lace he bought for his wife abroad.
EDDY DEFENDANTS
III GENERAL DENIAL
BOX OE TOBACCO IS
CAUSEOF FIRE ALARM
Department Called to the En
glebert Cigar Store on
North Eighth Street.
DAMAGE WAS QUITE SMALL
IT WAS CONFINED ENTIRELY TO
THE TOBACCO BOX ORIGIN OF
THE FIRE -ONLY MATTER OF
SPECULATION.
The Suit Was Not Brought
In Good Faith.
Broker Commits Suicide.
FIGHT TO CONTROL ESTATE.
THE PLAINTIFF'S INTERESTS
ARE DECLARED TO BE HOSTILE
TO THOSE OF MARY BAKER G.
EDDY.
Concord, N. II. , April IS. The
charge that the suit for an accounting
of the property of Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy, filed March 1, was not
brought in good faith by the so-called
"next friends" named in the suit, is
contained in the answer of the defend
ant's action.
The defendants charge that these
"next friends" have been induced to
lend their names for use in the suit
"at the instigation and at the expense
of certain evil minded persons, not re
lated in any way to said Mary Baker
G. Eddy, or having any interest In her
or her estate."
The answer of the defendants is a
general denial of all the allegations
made by the complaintants in thenrig
inal action, who sue as Mrs. Eddy's
"next friends."
Dayton, O.. April IS. Waiving pre
liminary hearing in Squire Holder-j
man's court this morning, four mem-i
bera of the Gilman family, accused of j
being connected with the killing of'
Dona Gilman, last November, were
bound over to tho grand jury. All were
admitted to bail.
Cambridge City, April IS. Jesse
Mustin met with a severe accident
Wednesday afternoon at his father's
saw mill "in this city. While "spik
Ing' a large log on the log truck, Vie
car was started and ran over his
right foot, crusing it badly. It will
probably be several days before he
will have use of the member.
C. J. KLINE. WELL KNOWN
HERE, DIES AT BLUFFTON.
Jeff Meyers ha been apprised of the
death of hl3 uncle. C. J. Kline of Bluff
ton. Ind. Mr. Kline had a number of
Bcquaintances in Richmond. He died! At the regular meeting of Webb
from heart trouble. Mrs. Meyers and Hodge of Masons, Wednesday night in
fjo Karl left Wednesday- night for j the Masonic temple, three candidates
fluff ton to attend the funeral. 'iwere shea the am entice device. '
BLACK HAND OUTRAGE;
RESIDENCE BLOWN UP.
Hazelton. Pa., April IS. A "Black
Hand" outrage was perpetrated here
today when the residence of the Rev.
Yankola of the Catholic church, was
blown up by dynamite. None of the
Inmates was hurt.
CLEANING JE STREETS
Both the Sweeper and Force
Of Men Are at Work.
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j niLctgu. ayin io.' a mail siiiu lu ue
iJohn Ailing, a wealthy broker, com-;
i mitted suicide this morning by in- i
i haling gas and hastening his demise
by cutting the arteries in his wrists.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
In the drying room of the Engle
bert cigar store, which, room is lo
cated over Long Chong's laundry.
Christian Scientists Chargft North Eighth street, a fire broke out
this morning about 11 o clock, in a
large box of leaf tobacco. Smoke b
gan pouring out of the alley windows
of the room like it was issuing from
the cater of a volcano. A passerby
noticed the smoke and dashed wildly
for the alarm box "at Eighth ant.
Main streets. He painfully cut his
hand In breaking-the glass. In the
meantime there was great confusion
in the cigar store but the Chinese
laundrymen continued to stolidly Jron
collars and wash ehirts.
By the time the department arrive.!
it looked as If the entire "Vaughan
block would go up in smoke. Firemen
charged into the room where the burn
ing tobacco nearly choked them. The
more chemicals turned on the burning
box the denser was the smoke an3
Chief Miller's men took turns ru3hing
to' the windows to get relief from the
strong tobacco smoke. The burning
box was finally carried down the
stairs and its contents dumped In the
alley where the innocent bystanders
trampled It under foot or helped them
selves to large mouthsful. No damage
was done to the laundry as the floor
of the drying room is of brick. Coun-
I cilman Englebert's sole loss is his box
cf tobacco. How the fire started fs
unknown but it is rumored the blaze
originated through the careless mixing
of union and non-union tobacco.
The department was called out this
morning to extinguish a small blaze
on the roof of the home of Frank .Mc
Seventeenth street.
MANAGER F. K. LANE
EIITERSJ DENIAL
Says Light, Heat & Power
Company Is Not Spying on
The Municipal Plant.
AFTER GAS CONNECTIONS.
HE THINKS CIRCULATION OF
SUCH A STORY BY ANY CITY OF
FICIAL WAS IN NATURE OF A
BABYISH ACT.
Manager F. K. Lane of the Rich
mond Light, Heat and Power com
pany denies the charge that has Ihci
made that his employes have gain-1
admittance to residences in this city
where municipal lighting is used for
the purpose of examining meters,
counting incandescent light bulbs, tak
ing notes on the wiring and niher
things of interest to the city plant's
rival.
Mr. Lane states that his men were
instructed recently to make a canvass
of the city for the purpose of com
piling data on the number of houses
in the city in which there were artt
ficial gas connections. This canv?$f,
said Mr. Lane, was taken in the n
terest of the company and of the co.n-'
munity and not for the purpose of
spying oa the electric lighting con
nections of the municipal plant. "We
now know the houses and places of
business which use our lighting njid
power. By the same token we know
that the remaining houses and place
of business which use lighting and
lKwer must be supplied by the Muni
cipal plant."
Record Was Necessary.
Mr. Lane stated that thero are
large number of houses in the nUy
of which his company had no record
of artificial gas connections. He stat
ed that it was necessary to make n
complete record as people renting or
buying houses always made Inquiries
at the Light, Heat and Power com
pany office whether or not the various
houses were connected for artificial
gas. Mr. Lane stated that if any of
the city officials were responsible for
circulating the story that the L. II. &
P. company was making an inspection
of the houses In various parts of town
for the purpose of taking an inventory
of the business and equipment of the
Municipal plant, he could only regard
it In the light of a babyish act.
HOPPER S REPUTATION
IS BETTER THAN EVER
Local Theater Goers Liked
His "Happyland."
REFINED AND COMICAL.
TRANSFERRED CONDUCT
OR TO TICKET OFFICE.
De Wolf Hopper still has a snlendld"
reputation among theater goers, in
fact at the close of "Happyland" Wed
nesday night at the Genuett he stood
higher In the estimation of local peo
ple than ever before. Hopper himself,
is always good, but when he augments
his own entertaining qualities with a
strong company, high class line;?,
tuneful music and gorgeous costumes,
the whole is emphatically great.
There is something about "Happy
land" that places it far above the aver
age comic opera. It is built on clas
sic opera lines and into it Hi rfrrown
enough comedy to keep it from being
tiresome. There are comedians who
make Hopper work to retain his posi
tion as the star and yet as funny as
these comedians were, no one question
ed Hopper's superiority.
. The leading female role was taken
by the delicate Marguerite Clark, on
of the most charming little maids ever
seen on the Gennett stage.
Hopper, at the close of the first act,
made one of his characteristic cur
tain talks. The audience was large
and appreciative.
Street Commissioner Dye is about
the busiest man In Richmond at pres
ent, as all the streets are being given
a thorough cleaning under his super
vision and direction. In addition to
using the regular street sweeper, it
has been found that a number of men
would also have to be used if the
streets were cleaned in time and they
jare at work now. The using of the
j sweeper on macadam streets had
proven eminently satisfactory.
Rev. Manley Coming Home.
The Rev. Wm. F. Manley who has
been in California for the past three
2 cars is on his way home.
INDIANA Partly cloudy with show
ers in south and central portions.
OHIO Rain or snow Thursday night
and Friday; fresh variable winds.
J. D. Borton. who had for several
months acted as conductor on the
Eighth street car lines, has been trans-! Coy, 319 North
f erred to the local interurban station j The los3 will probably amount to J1H
ticket office. He began his duties The fire originated from a chimney
today. flue.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
WEDNESDAY
(April 16)
Total Circulation "7 04T
6,813
Net Circulation
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION. LARGEST PAIO CIRCULATION,
BIRDS WERE FOOLED
BY WARM WEATHER
Dr. J. J. Rife, of Boston, Has An Unusual
Experience With a Family
of Martins.
Dr. J. J. Rife, of Boston, Ind, i3 a
great admirers of birds and for some
years he has provided a bird house in
one of the trees on his lawn for a fam
ily of martins, which boards with him
throughout the warm season. On
March 2Z, during the extremely warm
weather, these little feathered boarders
returned from their winter's sojourn
in the Sunny South, thinking summer
had come to stay in this north coun-i
try. When the bitter cold came several
days ago, Dr. Rife missed his little
friends. Wednesday he inspected their
tree home and found the entire family,
five In number, frozen to death. Dr.
Rife states that this Is the first time
he has heard of such an Incident, as
the Instinct of the birds, who require
a warm climate, generally keeps them)
is tne faoutn until they are assured)
that the backbone of winter has beenj
broken in the north.
HERE FROM HAGERSTOWN
TO SEE DEWOLF HOPPER.
Among thof-e from Hagerstown who
were in attendance at the comic ope
ra "Happyland" at the Gennett thea
ter at Richmond, Wednesday night,
were Mr. and Mrs. Franky Addington,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Te'etor, Mr. and Mrs.
Ebert Wycoff. Mr. and Mrs. Char)c3
Teetor, Mrs. Wm. Mathews. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Teetor, Mrs. John Teetor.
Richard McSherly and the Misses lia
ble Teetor, Irene Addington. and
Maude Mathews and Ralph Teetor.
BOTH WOMEN DENY
THEY WERE DRINKING.
Mrs. Mary Minnix and her sister,
Rosetta Lutz, who were recently in th
city court and sentenced to the Home
for Friendless jail for 15 days, were
released Tuesday. Both women deny
that they were drinking on the day
they were arrested, or that they drink.
Mrs. Minnix was formerly a crusader.
Keffer's Barn Burned.
Monroe Keffer living at Cottars
Grove lost a 'barn by fire this week.
The blaze originated from the C, C.
& It. pump hou.se. Tho loss was
?1J9. "