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AFJ1D SUN-TELEGRAM.
Richmond. Ind., Tuesday Evening, May 7, 1907.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
VOL. XXXII. NO. 108.
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IS THERE A COAL
COMBINATION HOW
ON lyiCHMOIID
Matter Comes Before the City
Council and an Investigat
ing Committee Was Named
By the Mayor.
MANY BELIEVE AN
AGREEMENT EXISTS.
Numerous Complaints Have
Been Made on the Prices
Charged as Compared With
Those Charged Elsewhere.
Have the coal dealers of this city
icmbined against the citizens for the
purpose or keeping the rates on all
grades of coal at sky-high figures?
Councilman Englebert thinks that
Such a combination has been effected
nd he introduced a resolution at
Council meeting Monday evening for
the purpose of having this matter In
vestigated by a committee so that
feme light can be thrown on the sub
ject. Mr. Knglebert's resolution was
adopted by a unanimous vote for It
seems to be the opinion of the council
men that not only the citizens, but al
to the city, has been gouge ) by the lo
cal coal dealers. Mr. Engleberfs res
olution reads as follows:
Believe in Agreement.
-The opinion is frequently express
ed by a great many of the citizens of
this city that an agreement exists.
Thereby the cost of coal is regulated.
As this is a matter in which every citi
zen is vitally Interested, it is my op
inion that a thorough investigation
fchould bo made, and if such a condi
tion is found to ' exist, that proper
tteps be taken for its discontinuance.
With this object In view I therefore
hiove you that the president appoint
three members of this council for the
purpose of making such investigation,
find that this committee make a re-
)ort to this council at its earliest con- j
Venience."
' Committee is Named.
After the resolution had been adopt
ed Mayor Schillinger named the fol
lowing investigating .committee:
Messrs. Englebert, Wettig and Bartel.
Just what steps council can take to
regulate the price of coal is a mystery
that remains for council to unravel. If
council discovers an octupus working
lti this city and succeeds in extermin
nting It this action will meet with the
approval of the entire community.
Many Complaints Made.
Councilman Englebert after intro-
flncing hie resolution stated that num
erous citizens had made complaints
to him regarding the alleged exces
sive coal rates and had complained
that the price of coal in this city was
higher than in Cambridge City, Ha
perstown. Fountain City and other
neighboring towns. Councilman Den
ver stated that he thought the city
rnight have been held up for the coal
Jt bays from the local dealer and
suggested that in case .reasonable
rates could not be obtained from
dealers in, this city, that dealers out
ride the city be asked to bid for the
municipal coal supply.
, A Previous Experience.
About five years ago local dealers
made an alleged attempt to hold the
city up on coal and council immed
iately awarded a contract to a Cincin
nati dealer. This proved a wise move
end a beneficial one to the general
public as shortly after council took
lhis action local dealers dropped their
yrices on coal 50 cents a ton and a
Jittle later dropped the price 25 cents
More on each ton. The report of the
Snvestlgating committee will be await
ed with the greatest interest.
HOLD 'FIHSTREHEABSAL
John Knox Entertainment Gets
A Good Start.
The first rehearsal for the John
Jvnox entertainment was held Monday
night, and although the full cast was
not present, the rehearsal moved
ttlong as smoothly as could be expected
for the first attempt. The rehearsals
will continue each night from this time
tintil the play is staged.
DR. LYONSJVILL SPEAK
Horticultural Society to Meet
Next Saturday.
The Wayne County Horticultural so
ciety will meet next Saturday at the
court house in regular, session, and a
largo attendance is looked for. The
3:ev. Dr. S. II. Lyons, pastor of fin
Vnited Presbyterian thureh. will de
liver the address. Jt is very probable
that a number of bound volumes from
the Tarious government departments
Ul Washington will be distributed.
FRIENDS OF THE CONTESTANTS
WORKING FOR THEIR FAVORITES
Tuesday proved- to be another good
votingr day for the contestants and the
standing of several has been affected.
Realizing that the close of the contest
is only a matter of a couple of weeks
the friends of many of the contestants
are applying in person at the Pallad
ium and Sun-Telegram office for vote
books, and the results of their work
will be shown before long in the vot
ing column. Tuesday morning no less
than six people applied for books to
help along their favorites, and all of
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Sands, Starr school ...58,460-
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville school "..52,312
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville schsol .17,937
Miss Lucile Mayr, Hibberd school .10,213
Miss Daisy Petty, East Germantown school .. 2,619
Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater school... , 1,750
MAN TEACHER.
Liza Stevenson, Economy school 26,945
Joseph M. Richter,, St. Andrews' school ..21,223
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 20,712
W. O. Wissler, Garfield school 18,863
Orville Brunson, Garfield.. 16,025
Walter S. Davi$, High school .'15.683
A. T. Elliott, Boston school 3,217
L. B. Crmpbell, Business College...... 3,126
Joe Burgess, Whitewater 2,589
Lawrence Smelser, Abington school i 1,544
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 699
Jos. H. Blosc, Jacksonburg. ... ... ... ...... ... 538
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers. 53,349
Miss Nellie Williams, Singer Sewing Machine office ..21,617
Miss Emma Johnson, milliner at Nolder's 11,170
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. Store 1,203
( MAN CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier '... 59,278
Howard Smith, Model Dept. Store 10.842
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company 3,314
Joe Wessel, Lahrman's ... ....... S38
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch-s .. .. 1,210
Ben Hiser, postoffice - .... 1,031
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Marie Hodskin, Bart el's Overall factory, Cambridge. . ,
Miss Goidie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co.... ... ... ... , ..
Miss Essie Ellis, Adam Bartel factory
Miss Bessie Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket factory
MAN SHOP
William Russell, Hoosier Drill...... ..24,476
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano ...18,371
George Matthews, Gaar Scott .. .... .. ..18,234
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano............ j. 6,763
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co 6.266
Abraham Schissler, Wayne Works 614
PETITION , FOR WAGE
IIICREASETOCOOIICIL
Firemen Ask the Municipal
Body to Put Them on a
Footing With Police.
PRESENTED BY DEUKER.
ORDINANCE WAS REFERRED TO
THE ORDINANCE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEES AND WILL BE RE
PORTED ON LATER.
True to the prediction made in the
Palladium, after the board of public
works had turned down the petition of
the members of the Richmond fire de
partment for an increase in wages, the
fire fighters have carried their petition
to council. At the council meeting
Monday evening Councilman Deuker
introduced an ordinance increasing the
wages of members of the fire depart
ment as follows: :
Fire chief ?10O per month.
Assistant chief $80 per month.
Captains, drivers, laddermen. pipe
men STO per month.
The ordinance provides that this in
crease in wages shall become effective
June 1. After the ordinance had been
read it was referred to the ordinance
committee and the finance commit
tee. It is regarded as almost certain
the ordinance will be favorably acted
upon, and it is probable it will be r
ported to council at its next meeting.
Ever since the board refused to act
favorably on the petition the firemen
have been lobbying among the coun
cilmen. and it seems to be the opinion
of the councilmen that the salaries of
the members of the fire department are
too small for this day and age of good
wages.
City Controller Parry states that the
appropriation for fire department for
this year has been exhausted and Mon
day evening, at his suggestion, coun
cil appropriated an additional $70O for
the miscellaneous account.
CONSIDERED LODGE BUSINESS.
Richmond lodge of Odd Fellows met
in reular session Monday nigkl and
considered lodse business
them announced their determination to
get out and hustle. The contestants
are to be congratulated upon having
friends of this kind who are willing
to get out and work for them, for while
the individual work of each contestant
counts most still the more friends one
has helping enables a larger amount of
territory to be covered. One contest
ant, so the contest editor has been
informed, has provided a friend with
a horse and buggy with which, he is
canvassing the rural routes for votes.
(Continued on Page Two.)
. .43,426
,.43,026
, . 5,179
.. 817
EMPLOYE.
DIVISIOII OF WARD
IS FORMALLY DP
Petitions From the West Side
Have a Total of Two
Thousand Signatures.
SENTIMENT IS GENERAL.
IF FAIRVIEW IS SEPARATED FROM
WEST RICHMOND, THE FORMER
PROBABLY WILL BE KNOWN AS
THE EIGHTH WARD.
Numerous petitions signed by over
2,000 residents of Fairview, asking for
a division of the Seventh ward, which
includes all of the city west of the riv
er, were presented to council Monday
evening and then referred to the ordi
nance committee and the city engi
neer. The petition asks that that part
of the city located north of the tracks
of the Indianapolis division of the P.
C. C. & St. L. railroad, commonly
known as Fairview, be made into a
seperate ward.
There is no doubt but that the senti
ment for a division of the Seventh
ward is general. The number of
names attached to the petitions pre
sented to council is a proof of this
and it is very probable that at the
next meeting of the city council, in
two weeks, an ordinance will be pre
sented providing for an additional
ward to the city.
May be Eighth Ward.
That part of the Seventh ward lo
cated north of the Indianapolis divis
ion tracks probably will be known
as the Eighth ward. West Side peo
ple, state that the city west of the
river is entirely to large for one coun
cilman to represent and they point to
the fact that the west side is growing
in population more rapidly than any
other part of town.
If council provides for an addition
al ward it is probable that a special
election will be held in Fairview im
mediately following such action for
the purpose of electing a representa
tive to the common council.. The peti
tioners ask that if a division of the
Seventh ward is made, the new ward
shall remain a residence portion of !
the city, thus barring all saloons.
RICHARD STANTON
DIES AT RIPE AGE
He Had Reached 95 Years and
Was One of Oldest Resi- .
dents of Wayne County.
HIS WIFE SURVIVES AT 89.
MR. STANTON WAS BORN IN IRE
LAND IN 1812AND CAME TO THE
UNITED STATES WHEN QUITE A
YOUNG MAN.
Richard Stanton, aged 95 years, one
of the oldest citizens of Wayne coun
ty died at his home, 616 South A
street Monday night, of senility. He
was the step-father of Mrs. J. II. Sho
fer, of 4S South Seventh street. His
widow, who is 89 years of age, sur
vives. The funeral will take place
from St. Mary's Catholic church, of
which the deceased was a member,
Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Inter
ment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
The remains were removed to the resi
dence of Mr. J. II. Shofer, where
friends may call at any time. Please
omit flowers.
Mr. Stanton was born in Westport,
County Mayo, Ireland, in March 1812,
and came to this country when a young
man and settled in New York, where
he worked on the Erie Canal and other
public works of that early day. Later
on he moved to Pennsylvania, then to
Sandusky and Kelley's Island, O., and
for the past 23 years has been a resi
dent of this city. He was married to
Mrs. Catherine May, mother of Mrs.
J. II. Shofer about fifty years ago. He
was a remarkable man for his years,
having unusual health for a man of
his advanced years. He never used
glasses to read with, and up to the
time of his affliction could tell the
time of day by looking at St. Andrew's
clock with the naked eye" from his
residence on South A street.
ROUTINE MATTERS
BEFORE COUNCIL
Market House Improvements
Are Considered and a New
Walk Suggested.
INVITATION IS ACCEPTED.
CITY FATHERS WILL ATTEND A
NIGHT, SESSION OF THE GAR
FIELD SCHOOL MR. BUSSEN'S
CLAIM WAS ALLOWED.
Councilman Englebert Monday even
ing at council stated that he was
greatly pleased with the improve
ments that have been made at the
market place on South Sixth street
and then made a motion to have the
board of public works consider the
advisability of putting cement walks
on South Sixth street from Main to
A. Ths, Mr. Englebert stated, would
make the market all the more attrac
tive. A communication from the Starr
Piano company calling attention to
the condition of the walks on South
A street from Second to Third was
presented. About one-third of the em
ployes of the company use this street
going and coming from work and the
walks are said to be in very bad con
dition. Council accepted an invitation to at
tend an evening session of school at
the Garfield school next Thursday ev
ening. Several councilmen attended
the evening session held last year.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the claim of Annie Bussen
for $136.S0 for seven months and fif
teen days, unexpired term on the city
liquor license of her husband, the late
Benjamin Bussen, reported favoring
the allowance of the claim. Council
allowed it.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Partly cloudy Tuesday
night and Wednesday; slightly
colder.
OHIO Showers probably Wednesday;
variable winds.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
MONDAY
(May 6)
Total Circulation ........
Net Circulation
:7,095
6,864
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION. LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE CITY
Controller Parry Submits a Re
port to Council.
GENERAL FUND BALANCE.
City Controller Webster Tarry Mon
day evening made the following report
to council on the financial condition of
the city up to May 1:
General Fund.
Cash on hand April 1 $11,838.52
Total received since then 37,135.92
Total.... $49,294.44
Disbursements.. 22,702.61
Balance on hand May 1 .. . .$26,591.82
Sinkink Fund.
Balance May 1 $6,S42.94
Special Fund.
Balance May 1 $12,897.16
Ca?,h Improvement Fund.
Balance May 1 $.100.23
STAR WITNESS MAY
HOT BE WORM MUCH
State Realizes That It Will Be
Hard to Convince Jury That
Evidence Is Creditable.
WILL CALL HARRY ORCHARD
JUDGE FREMONT WOOD WILL
RENDER HIS DECISION AS TO
A BILL OF PARTICULARS ON
WEDNESDAY.'
Boise, Idaho, May 7. Realizing that
its star witness is an acknowledged
self-confessed perjurer and murderer,
and that it will be a difficult task to
convince the jury that his evidence is
worthy of confidence, attorneys for the
state will call Harry Orchard as their
first witness in the Haywood trial. Or
dinarily, in most trials, he would be
held as a trump play,,attthe close.
Judge Fremont Wood will on Wed
nesday decide if on the eve of his trial
for the murder of former Governor
Steunenberg, William Haywood is enti
tled to receive a bill of particulars
specifying the overt acts charged
against him. The motion of the de
fense for this disclosure of the case of
the state was argued at length and at
the conclusion of the discussion the
court announced that it would make a
decision at the time stated.
. The prisoner, under guard of sheriff
Hodgin and two deputies, was brought
into court for the argument and of his
counsel, both Frank Richardson of
Denver, and Clarence Darrow, of Chi
cago, pleaded in his behalf. Senator
Borah alone spoke In behalf of the
state, although James H. Hawley, his
associate, was in the court room when
the proceedings began. Tne discus
sion always earnest was characterized
at times by deep feeling and dramatic
intensity.
In answer to Judge Wood Mr. Dar
row said that the defense was not
ready to go to trial, but Mr. Richard
son interrupted him to make the quali
fication that the defense was as ready
as it ever could be under circumstanc
es, where the state was withheld from
it. He said that in all other respects
the defense was ready.
FOUR ARE KILLED
IN BO.. WRECK
New York and Chicago Ex
press in Accident.
IT WAS DUE TO A FOG.
Wheeling, , W. Va.T May 7. Four
were killed and eight injured in a
wreck on the New York and Chicago
express on the B. and O. at Roseby
rock this morning. It was due to a
heavy fog. All those killed were
trainmen.
A FEW TAKEJDVANTAGE
Patronage on Homeseekers'
Day Is Quite Light.
Today was homeseekers day on the
local Pennsylvania lines, and nly a
few took advantage of the rates offer
ed to the various sections of the west
ern part of the United States an!
Canada. The small number of tick
ets sold is attributed to the coming of
spring, when the fanners and others
have their work to attend to, and have
not the time to leave the city or
Wayne county. The last homeseek
ers excursion rates to be offered by
the local lines will be May 2Kh or the
third Tuesday in this month, and the
rates will not be renewed until next
fall or winter.
SHOWN
FAMINE RELIEF WORK
HEARING COMPLETION
Fund in Wayne County May
Approximate $1,000.
DISTRICTS NOT YET IN.
The China famine relief work ia
Richmond is almost completed and
will be entirely so within the next few
days. The various county townships
are yet to be heard from, and the re
turns from these will not be completed
for at least two weeks or more. The
committee in charge of the work hopes
to bring the canvass to a close soon.
The amount raised up to date ranges
between $oOO and $St, but it is ex
pected that this will be materially in
creased when the reports from the out
lying districts are heard.
ONE CANDIDATE NEXT WEEK.
The Knights Templar met Monday
night In stated meeting. There will
be one candidate next Monday night.
GROUND LEASED TO
HOME TELEPHONE CO
Sub-station Will Be Located at
Intersection of Ft. Wayne
Avenue and Eighth St.
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL
GROUND IS OF NO USE TO THE
CITY AND THE TELEPHONE
COMPANY AGREES TO SEE THAT
IT IS SUITABLY BEAUTIFIED.
A contract entered. into between the
city and the Home Telephone compa
ny of this city, leasing for a term tf
ten years a plot of ground at the inter
section of Ft. Wayne avenue and
North Eighth street, just west of the
Akron hotel building, was ratified
Monday evening by the city council.
The ground was obtained by the city
some years ago from the P., C. C. &
St. L. railroad. The railroad company
in making this concession etirmlated in
the deed that the ground should be
used by the city only for park pur
poses. The Home telephone company
desired the land for the location of a
sub-telephone station and negotiated a
lease for the property with the city on
the consent of the railroad company.
When the matter was first brought
up in council Monday evening, Coun
cilman Bartel opposed immediate rat
ification because he thought council
should first make an investigation.
Just before adjournment Mr. Bartel
stated that he had no objections to the
immediate ratification and councU
immediately acted to this effect.
Handsome Sub-Station.
The property is triangular in shape,
and is only a small strip of land. For
years it has been an eye sore. It has
been used for a dumping ground and
no effort has been made by the city to
make it into a park. In consideration
for securing a lease on this plot of land
the Home telephone company agrees to
erect a handsome sub-station, made of
brick and cement, sow the ground
with grass seed, erect a wire fence on
the east side, plant trees, vines and
other shrubbery and to allow the prop
erty to be used as a public park.
There probably will be some protect
because the city has turned over a
piece of public property to a corpora
tion without receiving any compensa
tion, but the city officials feel that
they have acted wisely in the matter.
The land is of no value to the city and
by leasing it to the Home Telephone
company it will be changed from an
eye sore to a small, but attractive
park.
FUTURE OF COLISEUM
IS NOTJfET SETTLED
Certain That It Will Get Some
thing Interesting.
POLO IS NOT LIKELY.
The Richmond Amusement associa
tion met Monday night at the coliseum
but owing to the fact that there were
not enough stockholders present to
form a quorum, no business was trans
acted. It is said there are several
important propositions now pending
before the coliseum owners, as to what
use the" building will be turned next
winter, but as yet no announcement's
have been made. Rumor has had it
for several weeks that polo wouli
again be played next year, since the
skating craze seems to have some
what abated, but according to the
statements of one of the directors,
such will not be the case, as polo is
dead In the west, for the present at
least, and the exhibition games played
between the four Indiana, gas belt cit
ies recently determined, that fact be
yond all possible hope of denial. , Jt
Is said, however, that something new
and fascinating will be dished out by
the coliseum management Lo-thsc- txro
p!c of Richmond next year.
IIORTHERII PACIFIC
FLYER IS HELD UP;
ENGINEER IS KILLED
The Crime Was Committed at
Welsch Spur, About Fifteen
Miles East of Butte, Mont.,
A Wild Place. "
EXTENT OF THE HAUL
IS NOT YET KNOWN.
Red Light Was Placed in the
Center of the Track and the
Engineer Did Not Dare to
Ignore It.
Butte, Mont., May 7: The Northern
Pacific crack flyer, the North Coast
Limited was held up at Welsch Spur,
fifteen miles east of Butte, shortly be
fore daylight and the engineer was
killed. ,
. It is presumed the robbers sought
the contents of the express car which
was carrying assignments of money
from western" banks to eastern cities.
A heavy armed posse headed by the
sheriff, left here for the scene at
once. First reports from the scene,
gave no details as to whether the
robbers were successful. The scene
of the holdup Is near a wild and rough
bit of country. Today's attempt
makes the fourth In the - last .three
years on this train. There were fivn
in the party. ' They placed a danger
lantern In the center of the track and
the engineer did not dare to ignore
the warning. Two men with rifleH
dashed at the engineer and fireman
and three others started for the safe,
which contained 1100.000.
The engineer's name is Frank Claw,
of Butte. Railroad officials assert
that no money was secured, but that
the bandits ran when they found the
engineer was killed.
TIRE OF THE CIRCUS
ARE OFF FOR HOME
Peru and Logansport Boys Do
Not Find Show Life Quite
. To Their Liking.
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE.
LADS CLAIM THEY WERE PROM
ISED $2 A WEEK BUT THAT
THEY RECEIVED NO PAY DUR
ING THEIR ENTIRE SERVICE.
Tired of circus life, which In a boy's
mind is all ,that Is attractive but
which in reality is a life of hardship,
Clarence Hockett of Logansport and
Earl Herfcog of Peru, each about fcv
enteen years of age, have returned to
their homes after spending Monday
night in the city Jail.
Both boys are bright, broke and
tired. They were also very hungry
when they arrived in the city Monday
evening from Dayton. They were
picked up at the C. C. & 1J. station
where they were waiting to board the
bumpers of the first north bound
train.
Fill of Circus Life.
Young Herzog stated that he and
his companion bad had their fill of cir
cus life. Both boys were with the
Wallace show and were employed a
week at the winter quarters of the
circus at Peru. A week ago when the
show took the road they went along
with It In the capacity of care takers
for the ponies. .Monday when the
show arrived at Dayton one of the
pony carts was broken and Herzog
and Hockett were blamed for the ac
cident. Tired of receiving only ill
treatment, no pay and bean soup and
vile coffee the lads decided to desert
the outfit. They came from Dayton to
this city on a Panhandle freight train,
disembarking at the east yarda. When
arrested they were nearly famished,
having had no food for twenty-lour
hours.
Received no Pay.
Transportation for the boys Iron.
thi3 city to Peru was secured by the
lolice from the township trustee.
Herzog and Hockett ufate that wh"n
they arrive home they will be the
happiest lads in their respective ham
lets. T would rather go to jail than
be with ri circus. said Herzog.. T
would be sure to get something to eat
In jail. We were promised Z a week,
our board and $83 if we stayed with
the circus until the floee of the sea
son. We never got one cent's pay all
the time we were with the show.
RINGLING CIRCUS TRAIN
PASSED THROUGH CITY.
RIngling Bros. circus train passed
through Richmond over the Pennsylva
nia. The train was run in Ihree sec
tions and fctarted from Anderson, ami
was bound for Piqtia. The circiiK train
attracted considerable attention, here.