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VOL. XXXII. NO. 115.
Richmond, Ind.. Wednesday Evening, May 15, 1907.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
EICHMOMB
PA
GEORGE W. MAYER
MEETS A HORRIBLE
END UNDER TRAIN
truck While Making an Ef
fort to Cross the Pennsyl
vania Tracks at Eighth
Street.
CODY MUTILATED
IN SHOCKING MANNER.
Mayer Was Here From Kan
sas City on a Visit He
' Formerly Resided in This
City.
George W. Mayer, well known la
dliehmond as plain 'Billy" Mayer, m?t
jan instant and horrible death shortly
efter six o'clock Tuesday evening at
the Pennsylvania crossing on North
Eighth street, being hurled under a
swiftly moving and heavily loaded
eravel train, where he was mangled
beyond almost all possibility of recog
nition. No one who was close to the scene of
the accident could exactly state juat
how it occurred, although there are
numerous theories in regard to the
matter. Mr. Mayer had spent the aft
ernoon at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Henry Beckschulte, of South Sixth
street, and had started to the home of
his brother-in-law, Henry Leonard,
who resides in the north part of the
city. He approached the Eighth
street crossing just as the gates were
lowered to allow trains to pass. May
er stepped under the gates and onto
the track. Seeing an east bound
loaded gravel train coming very rap
idly, he dodged in front of it in order
to get completely across the numerous
tracks and not have to wait till the
train had passed. When he had clear
ed the first track he then noticed a
west-bound freight which was close
upon him, and running on tho track
adjoining the one he had just crossed.
Caught by Both Trains.
"Whether he became confused when
Tie knew he would have to stand be
'tween the two tracks to let both
trains by: whether he attempted to
dodge in front of the west bound train
as he had done the east bound train, or
whether he attempted to stand between
the two and his clothing caught on
one and threw him tinder the other,
no one knows, but nevertheless he was
struck in some manner by the west
bound train, and then hurled under
the east bound train and dragged for
a distance of about two hundred yards,
to the Pennsylvania station train
sheds. His legs were mangled from
the hips to his feet Both arms were
also masses of crushed flesh, while the
entire back portion of his head was
severed from his body, leaving only
the face intact. . This was cut and
bruised almost beyond recognition.
Pieces of his body were strewn along
the track to the point where his re
mains were picked up after the coro
ner arrived about an hour after the
accident happened. Some portion?,
however, were not found until this
morning.
Here on a Vacation.
Mayer had but last week returned
from Kansas City, where he was em
ployed in a packing establishment for
the past two years, and was at the
time of his death on a vacation. Be
fore moving to Kansas City he wa3
proprietor of the Moorman saloon oa ;
Main street and was well known
throughout the city. He is survived
by two brothers, three sisters and a
brother-in-law, all of whom are resi
dents of Richmond. They are Albert:
Mayer, Thomas P. Mayer, Mrs. Frank
Macke, Mrs. Henry Beckschulte. Mrs.
Joseph Sauer and Henry Leonard.
The funeral of Mr. Mayer will be
from St. Andrew's church Thursday
morning at nine o'clock. Burial will
be in Earlham cemetery.
RODSEVELT STILL
IDOL OF COUNTRY
No Attention Paid to His Re
peated Declarations Not
To Run Again.
REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN
SAYS, "PEOPLE WANT PRESI
DENT ROOSEVELT FOR ANOTH
ER TERM," MAY BE SIGNIFI
CANT, COMING FROM SHERMAN.
Washington, May 1Z "The people
want President Roosevelt for anoth
er term" said Representative Sherman
chairman of the republican campaign
congressional committee, "and be
cause of this he will be the next president,"
MORE CONTESTANTS ARE HAV-
NG RURAL ROUTES CANVASSED
The voting still continues to be
heavy and contestants are in no wise
backward about making the best
showing possible. Practically all the
contestants are managing their cam
paign for votes on very business like
principles. It will be remembered
that the contest editor about a week
ago called attention to the fact that
one of the contestants had placed a
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Sands, Starr school ..91.753
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centervillo school ...82,912
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville " school ...25,465
Miss Luc'le Mayr, Hibberd school ...10,213
Miss Daisy Petty, East Germantcwn school 2,619
Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater school 1,799
- MAN TEACHER.
Elza Stevenson, Economy school ...37,356
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 27,173
W. O. Wisr,Ser, Garfield school - ..26.453
Joseph M. Richter, St Andrews school ...25,323
Orville Brunson, Garfield 16,154
Walter S. Davis, High school , 15,694
Joe Burgess, Whitewater 5,093
A. T. Elliott, Boston school ' 3,274
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 3,228
L. B. Campbell, Business College , 3,250
Jos. H. Blose, Jacksonburg 3,038
Lawrence Smelser, Abington school 1,544
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers 61,791
Miss Neilie Williams, Singer Sewing machine office .. 24,788
Miss Emma Johnson, millirter at No!derfs ...12,351
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Mode! Dept. Store , 1.208
MAN CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier 67,212
Howard Smith, Model Dept. Store 10.842
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company 3,314
Joe Wessel, Lahrman's 2,798
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .. .. 1,210
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Marie Hodskin, BartePs Overall factory, Cambridge 82,555
Miss Goldie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co ..60,885
Miss Zssie Ellis, Adam Bartel factory 6,296
Miss Bessie Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket factory 817
. MAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
.William Russell, Hoosier Drill M 30,285
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano 19,476
George Matthews, Gaar Scott .. 19,410
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co 8,833
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano 6,763
Abraham Schissler, Wayne Works 614
FINDINGS OF COM-
SSION PUBLISHED
Extracts Made Public for the
First Time by the New
York Telegram.
HARRIMAN METHODS RAKED
DECLARED TO HAVE CHOKED
ALL COMPETITION IN AN AREA
ONE THIRD THE SIZE OF THb
UNITED STATES.
New York, May 15. The Evening
Telegram today publishes extracts of
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion's findings in the recent examin
ation into Harriman's roads and
methods. The Telegram says it is
the most sensational report ever giv
en. It states that railroad competi
tion has been choked off entirely in
an area covering one third of the
United States, and that in this area
Harriman is absolutely master; that
Harriman's contracts with the Santa
Fe, Rock Island, Southern Pacific and
San Pedro lines are in violation of the
law.
MILITIA GUARDING JAIL
Protection Is Given a Georgia
Negro.
Brunswick. Ga., May 15 The mili
tia has taken charge of the jail here
to protect a negro. Lee Holmes, who
is charged with killing A. A. Sands, at
Darien Junction, Saturday night.
Sands was a prominent white man.
A crowd of armed men is reported to
be coming here from Darien and Glen
ville. W. J. Hiatt Is Recovering.
William J. Hiatt. who was injured
in the street car accident on North E
street, Monday afternoon, ia recover
ing. Vice-President Goes Through.
Vice-president Fairbanks passed
through Richmond this afternoon on
Pennsylvania train No. LV, on his way
'Philadelphia
solicitor on the rural routes. Since
then several more contestants have al
so arranged for canvassing the rural
routes and the great number of votes
they are thus receiving shows it to
be a very good move. Time is nearly
up and the contestants are getting
ready for the stiff race they will have
to run on the home stretch.
(Continued on Page Two.)
HENRY CLAY PIERCE
IS OP FOR PERJURY
Wealthy Standard Oil Mag
nate Must Return to Tex
as and Stand Trial.
REFUSED HABEAS CORPUS.
SENTENCE TO BE CARRIED OUT
THIS AFTERNOON PIERCE DE
CLARES HE WILL APPEAL TO
THE SUPREME COURT.
St. Louis, May 15. II. Clay Pierce,
president of the Waters, Pierce Oil
companj', must return to Texas and
be tried for perjury. Federal Judge
Adams refused a writ of habeas cor
pus today and ordered the prisoner
into the custody of the police. He
deferred carrying out the sentence,
however, until this afternoon at
which time Pierce said he would ap
peal to the United States supreme
court.
ASSETS AT
LIABILITIES AT $85,
This Is Now Indicated in the
Mill Works Case.
NO FURTHER OPERATION.
"Receiver Henry Burns, for the Rich
mond City Mill Works, is still employ
ed in adjusting the affairs of the con
cern, and from all that is known now,
the assets will be about $tf3,t and the
liabilities about $iv. X.
Owners of the factory abandoned
any idea of again operating the plant,
and it will be sold by the receiver.
There are several parties after the
building and its contents and a fancy
figure will undoubtedly be realized off
this alone, swelling the assets consid
erably. One manufacturing concern
wishes to secure the building and move
its plant to this city for future ope ra
tions. The owners or the mill works
are unwilling at the present time to
make known the prospective pur
chasers, -
$65
JURY IN HAYWOOD
CASE IS
However There Is a Possi
bility That Six of Ten Se
lected May Be Premptor
ily Challenged.
MANY WITNESSES MAY .
REFUSE TO ATTEND
Said That Those in Other
States Will Decline to Come
To Boise Talesmen Rigid
ly Questioned.
Boise, Idaho, May in. Six men on
the present panel of jurors in the trial
of William IX Haywood, who have
been provisionally accepted by both
sides, are to be peremptorily challeng
ed by one side or the other before the
panel is finally accepted. This was
stated today on the convening of court
When the court convened, but two men
remained to be examined for the
cause. Ten had been passed by
both sides. It is ceclared that fifty
per cent, of the witnesses invited to
come from Colorado and Wyoming to
tell their stories, have declined to
come.
Counsel for the state still adhere to
the belief that the jury will be com
pleted by Saturday.
Wide Range in Examination.
Clarence Darrow and Edgar Wilson
for the defense, divided the work of
examining talesmen, Tuesday and their
questions took the same wide range
outlined by their associate, Mr. Rich
ardson, and freely sanctioned by Judge
Fremont Wood, Mr. Wilson added to
the long train of connections, readings
influences and associations that might
tend to disqualify a juror, that of
membership in the Idaho militia
which at various times has been called
upon to quell the strike disorders. The
examination failed, however, to dis
close any military men among the tal
esmen.
Mr. Darrow devoted much attention
to the subject of prospective jurors
and his attitude and inquiry was earn
est to the point of solemnity. He
gravely invited each standing tales
man who passed through his hands to
place himself mentally in the serious
position of the prisoner and then to
honestly ask himself if he would care
to be tried by twelve men of minds
framed like his own.
ENGINEER EAGEN IS
STRUCKJNJHE FACE
Uauqnt by UDstruction on a
Freight Train.
INJURY IS NOT SERIOUS.
W. A. Eagen, passenger engineer on
No. 1, the Chicago express, due ia
Richmond at eleven o'clock, Tuesday
night, was struck in the face by an
obstruction protruding from a freight
train, as the express pulled by the for
mer on a siding at Eaton. His face
j was cut severely, although he is not
suffering any great pain from the ac-
j cident. The freight was standing on
la sidingabout three hundred yards
from tbC passenger station, when the
express passed at a good rate of speed.
Eagen had his head out the window
looking for obstructions, as his engine
glided alongside the freight, and it
was at this time the accident occur
red. Just how or what struck Mr.
Eagen he does not know.
He was relieved from duty by the
freight engineer, who pulled the traiu
on into Richmond, and where Eagen's
wound was attended to.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Generally fair Wednesday
night and Thursday except proba
bly threatening in north portion;
slightly colder tonight; warmer
Thursday.
OHIO Thursday fair.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
TUESDAY
(May 14)
Total Circulation
7,075
6,864
.Net Circulation
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
; LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION.
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
EARING
RE0U1RED
BLOODSHED MARKS
ELECTION IN AUSTRIA
First Held Under the Extended
Suffrage.
IS MARKED IMPROVEMENT.
Vienna, Austria, May 15 Rioting
and bloodshed in several of the pro
vinces marked the first elections held
throughout Austria under the extend
ed suffrage, for members of the Lower
House of Parliament. But the day was
not as disorderly as had been feared
in view of the bitter contests. Es
pecially was this true in the larger
cities, where the regulations of the
new suffrage law worked admirably
and prevented conflicts. On the whole
the new system was a great improve
ment over the old.
THE CONDITIONS IMPROVE
Farm Work Is Being Rushed
In Canada.
Winnipeg, May 15. Seeding condi
tions have wonderfully Improved the
last few days. The weather has
turned warm and work is being rush
ed. INDEPENDENT COM
PANIES HEAR PLAN
The Bell Interests Present in
Detail Plan to Consoli
date Companies.
IT MAY BE ACCEPTED.
BELL INTERESTS WOULD HAVE
TO ABANDON THE EXCHANGES
THAT ARE LOSING MONEY IN
DEPENDENTS TO BUY OTHERS.
Indianapolis, May 15." The Indepen
dent telephone interests today heard
in detail the plan of the Bell interests
to consolidate them. At the meeting
of the Independent telephone associa
tion the exact offer was made public
for the firs time. The offer is that
the Bell company abandon its ex
changes where they are losing money
and connect them with the Indepen
dent lines for long distance business;
that it sell its exchanges where it is
making money at the value of all such
local plants as investments and retain
the long distance connection. It does
not contemplate these companies
quiting connections with the Indepen
dent long distance companies. It is
believed that the proposition will be
accepted. If it is not, the local com
panies may carry out deals with the
Bell interests only at the risk of be
ing ousted from tho independent
movement.
I.
SOUGHT HORSE TRADER;
DEAL UNSATISFACTORY
Charles Ladshaw Was Glad to
Make Second Trade.
Cambridge City, Ind., May 15. Geo.
Crook and Marshal Daniel Driscbel
went to Connersville on Tuesday in
search of a professional horse trader
named Charles Ladshaw, whose home
is said to be at New Castle. Crook
and Ladshaw took part in a horse
trade and it was claimed that Ladshaw
sold Crook a horse that was afflicted
with the heaves and had been doped.
Crook gave him another horse and $3.
to boot. Ladshaw and his wife were
found" camping about two miles north
of Lyons station and the former was
quite willing to make the matter right,
claiming' he did not know the horse be
had sold Crook had the heaves. He
gave back the horse and the money
and took the .horse he had traded.
AT
Horse Slid Forty Feet on the
Cement.
Cambridge City, Ind., May 15 A
horse belonging to H. C. Elwell, and
which was standing in front of Hud
dleston Brothers plumbing shop on
Mala street, slipped its bridle this af
ternoon and ran away. At Main and
Foote streets it fell and slid for forty
feet on the pavement. The animal
broke loose from the vehicle and then
ran to Milton where it was captured.
RUNAWAY
CAMBRIDGE
MILLERS IN SESSION
AT STATE CAPITAL
May Test One of the Recent
Legislature's Acts.
AN ANALYSIS OF FOOD.
Indianapolis, May 15. The Indiana
State Association of Millers, . which
convened at the Claypool hotel yes
terday afternoon, discussed a law en
acted by the last legislature which
requires manufacturers of food for
live stock to have the product analyz
ed before it is put on the market
The manufacturers are required to
pay one cent for every 100 pounds of
feed stuff analyzed. The analysis is
to be made by chemists employed by
the state.
Said one of the millers: "This tax
will be paid largely by the eountry
millers the kind that belongs to this
association.. The big miller will ship
the most of his stuff outside of the
state to the larger cities and conse
quently he does not have to stand this
tax."
Today the millers will decide wheth
er or not they will resist the law. It
is probable they will arrange for a
test case to be decided in tho courts.
Some of the millers declare the law
is unconstitutional.
PRESENTATION WAS
A SUCCESSFUL UIIE
Story of the Scotch Reforma
tion Produced Before a
Large Audience.
CAST VERY LARGE ONE.
BELIEVED THAT A LIBERAL SUM
WILL BE REALIZED FOR BENE
FIT OF THE ASSOCIATED CHAR
ITIES.
A large audience greeted the first
presentation of "The Story of the Re
formation" or "John Knox vs. Mary
Queen of Scots," as it was given at
the Gennett, Tuesday evening, under
the auspices of the Ministerial asso
ciation. , The affair Is being given for
the benefit of the Associated Charities
and It is thought a large sum of raon
ey will be cleared for that purpose.
The cast includes two hundred local
people and is under the direction of
Mrs. H. E. Monroe. Every part In
7 r-' ,v.'V-v4s.:'44r
DR. S. R. LYONS,
Who Appears in the Role of John
Knox.
Tuesday evening's production was
well taken and all the marches and
drills were given with surprising ac
curacy and presisiort, considering the
short time in which the production
was arranged for.
The part of John Knox as taken
by the Rev. S. R. Lyons was excep
tionally good and created much favor
able comment from the audience. The
other principal character of Mary
Queen of Scots as taken by MiBS Anna
Fetta was equally as good, the part
being a difficult one. Of the scenes
the one showing the interview be
tween John Knox and Queen Mary
Stuart was no doubt the best, the
court costumes and scenery being es
pecially beautiful. In this scene, the
solos, "Annie Laurie"' by Mr. Ray
mond Wehrley. "My Ain Country," by
Miss Ulanch Cunningham. "We Shall
Know by Miss Clara Myrick and
"Scots Wae Hae" by Mr. R. II. Jones
were all creditably rendered.
In connection with the different
scenes were stereopticon pictures,
whose beauty and clearness aided the
audience to a marked degree, to ob
tain an insight into the life and his
tory of Mary Stuart and her times.
The talk accompanying the pictures,
by Mrs. D-i;a K. Mayers, was well
given in a clear and concise manner.
The entertainment will be given again
tonight and it is thought that another
large audience will be present. Fol-
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V
(Continued oa page four.j
SPLENDID GAMES
III PROSPECT WITH
PORTLAND'S TEAM
The First of These Will Be
Played on Thursday and the
Second on Friday After
noon. NEW PITCHER SIGNED
FOR QUAKER SQUAD.
He Is Wentz of Wapokeneta,
Ohio Reeves Is Released
Shilohs Will Be Here on
Memorial Day.
How the Teams Line Up
For Thursday's. Game.,
PORTLAND.
Parker Second base.
Bambrough Third base.
Betz Left field.
Bambrough Short stop. '
Payne Center field.
Carmony First base.
Cahill Right field.
Harmes Catcher.
Wagner Pitcher.
RICHMOND.
Rltter Center field.
Cameron First base.
Plummer Right field.
Durham Left field.
Meredith Short stop.
Justice Second base. "
Cunningham Third base.
Jessup Catcher.
Rodenbach Pitcher.
If the weather is favorable them
will be a large crowd out at Athletic
park Thursday afternoon to see tho
first of a series of two games between
the Quakers and the fast Portland In
dependent team. This outfit took tho
locals into camp the first game of the
season at Portland and Manager Jes
sup and his braves are determined to
wipe out the stain on the team's fair
name. Rodenbach, the big Purdue
university pitcher, will be In the box
for the locals and he will be opposed
by Wagner, the twiner who handed
the lemon to the Quakers on their
first appearance at Portland. Tho
two teams will again lock horns on
Friday. Gray will be on the iiring
line for the Jay county visitors on
this date. Horn will probably offici
ate for the locals.
New Pitcher Signed.
Manager Jessup announced toflay'
that he had signed a young right hand--ed
pitcher by the name of Wentz.
Jessup states that Wentz Is a comer.
Last year Wentz pitched on the Mar
ion team, of which Jessup was tho
manager. This year the j'oung fel
low, who hails from Wapakoneta. O.,
went to Texas to play with one of tho
Texas league teams but the climate
did not agree with him and he had to
return north. Manager Jessup re
ceived a letter from Wentz Tuesday
asking for a position on ' the local
team and the little manager at onco
found a berth for him. The signing
of Wentz does not mean that either
Horn or Rodenbach will be released.
Both of these men have pitched good
ball so far this season and the littlo
manager ttates that he will carry
three pitchers.
Reeves is Released.
Shirley Reeves, the Knighistown
man who was tried out at short ptoj
In the game last Sunday, has drawn
the little blue envelope. He has been
told that his services will no longer
be required. Manager Jessup has
two men under consideration to fill
this gap in the Infield and It is prob
able that a youngster by the name
of Meredith, a brother of Sheriff Lin
us Meredith, probably will be given
a tryout at short In the game Thun
day. Shilohs Here Memorial Day.
The fast Dayton Shiloh team will
be the attraction here on Memorial
day, May 20. The first game will be
played in the morning and the second
game will be played in the afternoon.
This team was the one that regularly
gave the fast Richmond Giants their
trimmings last season.
DISTRICT SYNOD HELD
SESSIDMAT MUI1CIE
Three Pastors Were in At
tendance From Richmond.
Revs. Conrad Huber, E. G. Howard
and Allen leader, pastors of the Luth
eran churches in this city, hare re
turned from Muncie, where they at-.
tended the session of ministers of the
northern section of the Olive Branch
Synod. No biiKinesH of any nature
was transacted, as the meeting was
purely for .spiritual purposes, and the
consideration of topics of value to lo
cal congregations. The meetiing was
successful.