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VOL. XXXII. NO. 107.
Richmond. Ind.f Sunday Morning, May 5, 1907.
Single Copies, 3 Cents.
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A
BOTCHERS CONSULT
WITH DR. C.S.BOND
ABOUT INSPECTION
Are All in Accord With the
Proposition to Improve Con
ditions at Slaughtering
Places.
30IN IN REQUEST FOR
GOVERNMT INSPECTORS.
No Changes Will Be Made Un
til It Is Thoroughly Under
stood Just What Will Be Re
quired. At the instigation of Dr. Charles S.
fcond, city health officer, the butchers
of the city met Saturday afternoon at
the butchering establishments on Lib
erty avenue, that he might ascertain
Just how the butchers feel in regard
to government inspection, promised
Richmond if the butchers asked it,
and the city took proper steps to se
cure it, and just what the meat deal
ers would do to their butchering es
tablishments to secure the inspection
promised. The meeting was not as
largely attended as expected, there be
ing no more than ten butchers pre
sent, but those present seemed to be
in -iiearty accord with the movement,
with the exception of various small
points which really do not amount to
a great deal.
Houses to be Changed.
The slaughtering houses of Anton
Stolle, Maher and Mitchell and Henry
Jlolzapfel are the plants which will
have to be made-to comply with gov
ernment regulations before inspection
Is granted. The plant of Mr. Stolle
is one of the finest in the city, and
no changes will have to be made, that
are of any great importance, although
the other plants will have to undergo
numerous repairs before government
inspection will be granted them.
Since the inspection agitation, Mr.
3Iaher and Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Hol
zapfel have been waiting on Dr. Pond,
to see just what would have to be
done, to their plants, before going to
work remeding conditions, or the
work would have been performed
long ago. They felt that an ordin
ance would be passed asking tor gov
ernment inspection, and they wanted
to know just what would have to be
clone to their plants before making
any changes.
Do Not Want to Move.
In consultation with Dr. Bond, the
butchers stated that they did not want
to move their plants from the present
sites, as it would mean a loss of their
present properties. Messrs Holzapfel,
Maher and Mitchell, stated that, they
would make their present plants con
form to government regulations in
all respects, even to rebuilding, but
did not want to move them closer to
the Abattoir than they are at present.
(.Continued on Page Two.)
FOUR PROPERTIES SOLD
Good Crowd at Auction and
Bidding Lively.
PART OF OTTER ESTATE.
Four local properties belonging to
the estate of the late Elvira J. Otter
of Eaton were sold at public auction
yesterday afternoon by Theodore
Woodhurst. The properties, their pur
chasers and prices follow: 1G North
Twentieth, $1.S50, to Harry Hess; 206
North Twentieth street, $1,425, to
Mrs. Ona Bowles, Chicago; 219 North
Twentieth street, $1,S50, to Mr.
Young; Eighth and North G streets,
$1,6S5 to Henry Schell. The prices
received were considered quite good.
There was a large crowd present and j
. . . : -. rvx. i :
uiauui liiv execuioi s ol
the estate are Jos. W. Acton and Ed
S. Dye.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Fair and warmer Sunday;
Monday, rain.
OHIO Sunday, fair and warmer.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
SATURDAY
(May 4)
Total Circulation .........
Net Circulation
7,076
6,844
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.'
CIRCU- l
!
j
LARGEST RURAL
LATION.
ROUTE
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
PERFECT AVALANCHE OFVOTES
WAS POURED IN YESTERDAY
Well Founded Suspicion, However, That
Many Votes Are Being Reserved.
Saturday was the greatest day for
voting since the contest started. From
morning until night a perfect ava
lanche of votes poured . in and the
standing of nearly all the candidates
has been considerably raised. Over
000 vote were turned in altogether. A
great many of the contestants, howev
er, are turning in each day only the
vote coupons clipped from the Palla
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Sands, Starr schooJ 58,128
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville School 49,751
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville school 17,937
Miss Lucile Mayr, Hibberd school.... 9,200
Miss Daisy Petty, East Germantown school .. ... 2,619
Mis3 Mary Lemon, Whitewater school "... 1,706
MAN TEACHER.
Elz.i Stevenson, Economy school 26,913
Joseph M. Richter, St. Andrew's school ...20,716
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 20117
W. O. Wisnler, Garfield school..... ' 18,631
Orville Brunson, Garfield.. . ....15,983
Walter S. Davis.- High school 15,665
A. T. Elliott, Boston school . -. 3,157
L. B. Campbell, Business College... 3,120
Joe Burgess, Whitewater 2,589
Lawrence Smelser, Abington school... ... 1,538
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 699
Jos. H. Blose, Jacksonburg. . . ... ... 538
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers ..50,603
Miss Nellie Williams, Singer Sewing Machine office 21,596
Miss Emma Johnson, milliner at Nolder's .11,170
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. Store 1,203
MAN CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clathier ...46,105
Howard Smith, Mode! Dept. Store ...10.842
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company . .. 3,314
Joe W'essel, La hr man's ..2,798
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .. .. 1,210
Ben Hiser, postoffice .... 1,031
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Marie Hodskin, Barters Overall factory, Cambridge. ..... .43,176
Miss Goodie Danner, Seidel Buggy C 41,780
Miss Zssle Ellis, Adam Bartel factory 5,179
Miss Bessie Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket Factory.. .. ...... 812
MAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
William Russell, Hoosier Drill.......... .....23,856
George Matthews, Gaar Scott .. ..17,583
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano 16,812
Fred Reynolds, St3rr Piano 6,763
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co 2,766
Abraham Schissler, Wayne Works 614
BIG RUSH OF TAX
PAYERS JIT THE LAST
Saturday Was a Busy Day
With County Treasurer.
RECEIPTS NOT YET KNOWN.
Saturday and Saturday evening were
busy times for County Treasurer B. B
Myrick, Jr., and his assistants. Monday
is the last day for the payment of the
spring installment of taxes and as
usual hundreds of people postponed the
payment of their taxes until' the ee
venth hour. From the time the office
opened Saturday morning until 9
o'clock at night there was a large
crowd entering and leaving. Thousands
of dollars were received.
The office will be open a short time
Monday evening for the benefit of
those who wait until the very last mo
ment to pay their taxes. After Monday
all those who have neglected to meet
their tax assessments will be charged
the usual H per cent extra delinquent
tax.
Mr. Myrick has no idea of how much
money has been paid into his office the
past week but he states that the pay
ment of taxes this spring has been
unusually good and the delinquent list
will probably be greatly reduced. Tues
day or Wednesday of next week Mr.
Myrick will turn his books over to
County Auditor II. J. Ilanes but it ill
be some time before the work of audit
ing these books has been completed.
DR. 0. E. TAYLOR IS
HEARD BY LARGE CROWD.
Dr. O. E. Taylor, scientific temper
ance lecturer spoke before a large audi
ence at the United Presbyterian
church again Saturday night and he
endeavored to explain just what tem
perance meant.
The program for. today is as fol
lows: at 3 o'clock "Citizenship in the
Light of Christ and Paul." Rev. H. R.
! Smith will preside and the sDeaker will
be introduced by Prosecutor Wilfred
- Ie5S"P - At P- m- "God's Message
in Science to Thinking Men." Dr. S.
K. Lyons will preside and the speaker
iwill be introduced--by Prof. Pennis.
dium and Sun-Telegram, and it is from
these that the greatest surprises may
be expected. They are, without a doubt
retaining all their big votes until the
last trusting that those in the lead at
present will have exhausted their sup
ply at the last. All in all this is a pret
ty canny move and one that will leave
all knowledge of the outcome of the
contest to the very last.
(Continued on Page Two.)
EASTHAVEN PATIENTS
GOINHO CIRCUS
Several Will Attend Barnum &
Bailey.
NO NEW EXPERIENCE.
Many Richmond people attending
the great circus performances of Bar
num and Bailey in this city next Sat
urday afternoon, will have the oppor
tunity of rubbing elbows with about
thirty patients from Easthaven, in that
at least that many, under the guidance
of attendants, will "take in" the great
performance. It is highly probable
that those sitting near the patients,
in the specially reserved section
which will be secured by the East
haven authorities, will not know that
there are any such people in the large
circus tent, in that only those whose
minds are only slightly affected will
be taken to the show.
The venture will not be a new one
to the authorities at Easthaven. as al-
liiust etf circus inai nas com; to
Richmond has been visited by a party
of patients from the Eastern Indiana
hospital. Richmond people did not
know them and will not know them
next Saturday.
W. S. RATLIFF SUFFERS
FROM BLOOD POISON.
Walter S. Ratliff is suffering from
blood poison on the right arm, caused
by barbed wire. Mr. Ratliff is under
the care of a physician, and, although
nothing serious is feared, the injury
is very painful.
Wants Name Changed.
Through her attorney, William B.
Kelley, Mary E. Heinbaugh has asked
the court to change her name to Mary
E. Moore.
Robt. Charles in City.
Robert Charles, now engineer of
maintenance of way of the G. R. & I.
with headquarters at Salem. 111. is
the guest of local relatives and
friends. Mrs. Charles
her husband here.
accompanied
EARLKAM ELOPED
WITH DUAL MEET
T
Contest Was Close Until After
The Tenth Event, When the
Buckeye Lads Lost Their
Grip.
MARKLEY OF MIAMI
WAS PARTICULAR STAR.
Made the 100-Yard Dash in
The Remarkable Time of
10 2-5 Seconds on a
Heavy Track. Summary.
Earlham 66; Miami 43.
A crowd of about two hundred brav-
ed pneumonia microbes baturaay arter-COunt Gf her splendid thoroughfares
noon and shivered through the annual j ani many engineers from other cities
dual meet held by Earlham College and come here to learn the methods pur
Miami University on Reid Field. The sued in making them. The Portland
Quakers, as is -their annual custom, j official was especially pleased with the
took the athletes from classic Oxford j concrete alleys. Ha declared that he
in tow in an exciting contest which
was a see-saw Affair until after the
tenth event had been pulled off, then
the Quakers eloped with the meet. The
athletes in their abbreviated track and
field suits were blue in the face from
the raw, damp weather and looked
about as" much out of place as ice
cream in Greenland. The greater ma
jority of the innocent onlookers were
students, the fair coeds being very con
spicuous. Markley Was a Star.
The bright light of the meet was lit
tle Markley of Miami, known as the hu
man greyhound because of his sprint
iug and jumping ability. Markley took
first honors in four events, the one
hundred yard dash, the high jump, the
220 yard dash and the broad jump.
Markley's long suit is t 1X' yar
dash. On a track as heavy as a wet
griddle cake Markley went the distance
in. the remarkable time of 10.2-5 sec
onds. Last year unheralded he went
to the Western Conference meet at
Chicago and against the crack sprin
ters of the west won the sixty yard
dash in C 1-5 seconds and took second
place in th&..tOO yard daah, being beat
en out by a step by Archie Hahn, the
crack sprinter of the University of
Michigan. Shortly after the confer
ence meet Markley captured the 100
yard dash at the big field and track
meet held in Cincinnati in the mar
velous time of 9 4-5 seconds, almost
equalling tne worm s record oi it o-o
seconds held by Duffy and Kelley, the
Oregon wonder.
Earlham First in Nine.
Of the tourteen events nan nam won
first place in nine and second" place
in six. Miami won five first, four be
ing captured by Markley, and six sec
onds. In two events Miami and Earl
(Continued on Page Two.)
CASE WILL
BE FULL PROBED
Chemical Analysis Will Show
The Nature of Contents of
Child's Stomach.
THE FATHER IS VERY CALM.
CLAIMED THAT THE BODY HAD
NOT LAIN MORE THAN THREE
DAYS IN THE PLACE WHERE IT
WAS FOUND.
Dover Del., May 4. An autopsy will
be held on the body of little Horace
Harvin, which was found on his fath
ers farm this afternoon, to determine
the contents of the stomach. The j
father remembers what the little ;
chap ate on the day of his disappear- j
ance and chemical analysis will show
if anything had been eaten since. If
such should prove to be the case it
would undoubtedly show that the child
had been kidnapped and murdered re
cently by the kidnappers, who feared
detection, with the best Eastern de
tectives on their trail aided by Presi
dent Roosevelt's orders to postoffice
inspectors to run down the abductors
letters. The fact that Mr. Marvin re
ceived, letters from the kidnappers de
manding that money be given them or
they would murder the baby bears out
the theory of foul play.
The fact has been established that
the Marvin child's body laid not more
than three days where it was found.
The father is wonderfully calm. He
will permit no one to touch the body
until the coroner and attorney gener
al arrive to ascertain the cause of
death.
Sioux City Excited.
Sioux City, la.. May 4. Excitement
prevails here on account, of the dis
covery bf the Marvin boy's body, the
family lived- here and was prominent
and respected for 29 years. Th fact
that the mother recently died adds
aLhos to the affair.
MARVIN
DENVER BROWN CAMP
Spanish-American Veterans to
Furnish Firing Squad.
Denver Brown Camp, No. s of
Spanish-American war veterans, will
meet Monday night and it is desired
that all members be present. Action
will be taken in reference to memorial
dav. Denver Brown camo is to furnish
, .,, ,v, c. ,
l nt: aijuciu auu niii aiu iuc twuo
of Veterans, who will have charge, in
other ways. E. S. Laymou is adju
tant of Denver Brown camp.
COME TO SEE STREETS
Richmond Visited by Many
City Engineers.
Within the past week City Engineer
Charles has entertained city engineers
from Portland, Ind., and Celina, O.
The engineers came here to inspect
Richmond's streets. Richmond has
gained an enviable reputation on ac-
would . recommend no other kind for
Portland hereafter.
POST C, T. P. A.
ARRANGES A TRIP
Good Sized Delegation Will Go
To the State Meeting This
Month at Anderson.
GAINS IN MEMBERSHIP.
THIS STATE HAS THE BEST OF
MISSOURI IN THE RACE FOR
NEW MEMBERS OTHER T. P. A
NEWS.
Another interesting meeting of Post
C, T. P. A., was held Saturday even
ing. Arrangements were perfected
for the trip to Anderson on May 17,
for the annual state convention.
Members are urged to secure their
railroad tickets early. They can be
had at T. P. A. headquarters at any
time. The delegation will leave here
on the 5 o'clock p. m. train Friday,
the 17th. A big crowd is expected and
every T. P. A. is urged to ailange to
go along and enjoy a good time and
meet the boys from all over the state
a special program has been prepar
ed by the Anderson post.
Gaining in Members.
New members are being added to
Post C every week. All eligible citi
zens of Richmond are invited to con
sider becoming members.
A Ladies' Night. .
The directors at their last meeting
decided to have a ladies' night once a
month. This feature has been very
successful in the past and will be en
joyed by the members and their fam
ilies.
New Board Satisfactory..
The new board of directors is
handling the post affairs to the entire
satisfaction of all and the post can be
congratulated in its selection of the
following members in that capacity:
E. D. Finley, chairman; C. W. Mor
gan, J. M. Lewis, John Minnich, Chas.
Pierson and S. N. Jenkins.
Relief Committee Active.
The sick and relief committee is
active this year and with Leroy E.
Brown as chairman and J. B. Hegger
as his faithful assistant the office will
become of the most important and
most appreciated of any.
J. W. Moore Improved.
The members are glad to learn that
J. W. Moore, an old time member and
former president of the post, who has
been quite sick is improving. He has
the best wishes of the post for his
speedy recovery.
Missouri Is "Shown."
Indiana division won the $500 con
test, beating Missouri 40 members and
it is understood that Indiana division
now heads the list for largest mem
bership. Right Man for It.
Chas. Tooker, the genial librarian,
is very popular with all the boys and
is the right man in the right place.
No mistake was made in selecting
him for this important but much
abused office.
For the Ladies.
The ladies will be royally entertain
ed at the state convention. Members
are urged to take their wives and
daughters with them as there will be
much for them to enjoy.
Every member should attend the
regular meetings of the post.
Franklin Township Marriage.
A marriage license was rssued to?i
Harry Jordan and Edith Menk. welljt'd to the thirteen winners. He proba-
known people of Franklin township,! bly will areept th position rf interne
Saturdavv ; t the Indianapli City hosokaL
TWO WIVES DISSATISFIED
File Suits for Divorce in
Circuit Court.
the
Two suits for divorce were filed by
dissatisfied wies in the circuit court
j Saturday. Elizabeth M. Puckett asked
for a divorce from illlain . Puck
ett, alleging desertion and failure to
provide. Alimony in the sum of $250
i is asked for.
I The other suit was filed by
Mary
Belle Maupin vs. Wm. Maupiu. The
plaintiff asks for the custody of two
children. Abandonment is given as the
grounds for the action.
PHILLIPS jjTILL AWAY
Local Experiments Are Being
Delayed.
Prof. W. J. Phillips, who is con
nected with the Bureau of Entomology
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, is still in Hooker, Okla.,
where he is engaged in the study of
the "green bug" and other insects
working on the wheat, which will re
quire his remaining in that locality
for at least two weeks. This will in
terfere with the experiments on the
Ratliff farm, which have been under
his charge for the last two years. Up
on his return, however, the insects
working on other cereal crops will be
studied as the time will permit.
TWO MEN DBOPPEO
UNDER LOCOMOTIVE
1
Engine Passed Over Their
Bodies and Neither Was
Seriously Injured.
MOST MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
H. J. HANES AND THOS. McCAR
"THY WITNESSED THE UNUSUAL
INCIDENT ON A VISIT TO IN
DIANAPOLIS. II. J. Hanes, county auditor and Tom
McCarthy, a clerk in his office saw two
workmen on the Panhandle railroad
miraculously escape death the past
week in a manner which has perhaps
never before occurred. The two men
were run over by a switch engine and
aside from one man receiving a few
bruises they were not hurt. The acci
dent occurred about one hundred feet
east of the union station in Indianapo
lis. Messrs. Hanes and McCarthy were
on a Panhandle train going Into Indi
anapolis at the time.
Of a sudden a great cry went up in
the coach in which they were sitting.
Some one called out that two men were
being ground .to death. There was a
rush for the side of the car out of
which a number of people were already
looking. A switch engine was passing
by and under It had just disappeared
two men. All expected to see a mass of
mangled human forms after the en
gine had passed but instead they saw
the two men arise and look about in
a stupefied manner. The excitement
on the train was so great that three
women fainted.
The incident had come about in a
most remarkable way. The two men
were busy working on the track when
they looked up to see the engine al
most upon them. W 1th unusual 7ire
ence of mind they both dropped just
where they stood and the engine pass
ed over them. The only one hurt re
ceived a few slight bruises on the
breast from a hose attachment on the
locomotive.
Messrs. Hanes and McCarthy talked
to some railroad men about the inci
dent and they declared it was the most
miraculous escape they had ever heard!
of.
HART'S GOOD RECORD
III MEDICAL SCHOOL
Richmond Boy's Fine Showing
At Indianapolis.
BECOMES AN INTERNE.
Robert S. Hart, formerly of this city
and a member of the class of 1908, at
the Richmond high school, was
the winner of the first place In the com
petitive contests held last week at the
Indiana Medical College at Indianapo
lis, where he has been a student for
the last three years, previous to which
he spent a year at Jefferson Medical
College, in Philadelphia. Hart's aver
age in the examinations was 94.7, his
lowest grade being 90 per cent.
As winner of the first place, Hart
has the choice of Interne at, any one
several nospiuus, wcicn were oiter-jges
CLAIM OLESOII IS
GUILTY OF TRYING
TO BURHJHE SHOP
Former Employe of Murray
Hill Is Held While Police
Investigate what May Prove
A Serious Case.
INDICATIONS OF AN
ATTEMPT AT ARSON.
In the Meantime a Charge
Of Carrying Obscene Lit
erature Is Sufficient to De
tain Oleson.
Walter Oleson Is being held by the
police on a charge of carrying obscene
literature. It Is probable that a more
serious charge, that of arson, will be
placed against the young man as he is
suspected of attempting to burn the
Murray Hill dyeing and cleaning:
house, corner of Tenth and Main
streets. All the evidence indicates that
Oleson is guilty of arson and If posi
tive proof can be obtained by the po
lice his case will be submitted to tha
grand jury for Investigation.
Mr, Hill is very indignant over Ole
sn's alleged attempt to burn the shop
but he is loath to file an affidavit
against the young man charging hiiu
with arson. "Oleson has a wife and an
eleven-months old baby. For their sake
I would not like to charge him with ar.
son," said Mr. Hill Saturday evening..
Circumstances of Case.
In speaking of Oleson's alleged at
tempt to burn the shop Mr. Hill state-
that Oleson Saturday afterroon entered
the shop for the purpose of borrowing
some dye for another dyeing and clean
ing shop where he was temporarily em
ployed. Hill told Oleson to go into the
rear room of the shop where the dye
and about 125 gallons or gasoline are
stored. Hill states that Oleson enter-,
ed tl.-s room and left the establishment
by the rear door. About twenty min
utes after Oleson entered the shop Mr.
Hill went Into the back room to get
some supplies and noticed that the eat
wall was badly smoked. Startled at thl
discovery he made an investigation
and learned that an attempt to fire tho
shop had been apparently made. .The
fire was entirely out when Mr. Hill
entered the room but he discovered
that the wood work was charred, thnt
some paper which had been stuffed in
a hole In the wall had been burned and
that coal oil had been poured on a
wood partition. On the floor there was
a quantity of ashes. Immediately ha
suspected Oleson of making the at
tempt to burn the shop and Mr. Hill at
once notified the ikIIcc. About 3
o'clock Oleson was taken into custody.
He stoutly denied that he had attempt
ed to burn the Hill shop. The police
found obscene literature on the youn;?
man and decided to hold him on tbi
charge for the time being.
Had Made Threats.
Mr. Hill states that Oleson was In hi
employ for some time but that he dis
charged him about five weeks ago be
cause his work was unsatisfactory.
This greatly angered Oleson and Mr.
Hill states, he twice threatened to burn
Mr. Hill out, but Hill regarded Oleson's
statements as only Idle threats.
In the back room of the Hill shop a
quart bottle, which bad contained coal
oil was found and is now held by the
police. Mr. Hill is positive that Oleso-i
brought this with him as coal oil is net
kept In the shop. The coal oil used to
start the blaze was not sufficient and
this Is the only thing that prevented
a fire which would probably have
swept the entire block, owing to the
large amount of gasoline stored In tha
room. "Had that blaze got a good start
it would have Immediately spread to
the gasoline, which was only about
three feet distant and when the gaso
line exploded I suppose I would havo
been blown through the Westcott Ho
tel." remarked Mr. Hill.
It is thought that Oleson tried t3
burn the shop Saturday morning. At
that time be entered the shop and ask
ed for the loan of some dye. He was
closely watched by Roy Martin, an em
ploye of Mr. Hill, and got no opportu
nity to accomplish his alleged purpose.
Oleson has not lived here very long.
He came here from Dayton, O-, and it
is stated, his wife and baby reside in
Kentucky.
Back to Carlos City.
Economy, Ind., May 4 Mr. Wig
more, of Tennessee, has sold his stock
of goods and is going to remove to
his old borne at Carlos City.
NEED WARM WEATHER
FOR THE CORN CROPS.
Special crop reports from various
narts of the state show that what la
most needed to give grain normal
growth Is warm weather. There prom-
to be larger crops of com than ns-
ual on account of Increased acreage,
This applies to hay and oais also in
iinanv counties.