8 PAGES TP ABIUM 8 PAGES TODAY TODAY A FID SVFI-TELEGRAM. 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- I J " 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.