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VOL. XXXIV. NO.- 3:5.
RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, DECE3IHEK 11, 1908.
SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.
HALL WILL BE
DEPRIVED OF HIS
POWER IN SENATE
A STATE
JUST 92 YEARS
FRANCISCO GET 110 NEW TRIAL ROOSEVELT
REWARD OFFERED
FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
Men Who Held Up Train Are
Traced to Spokane.
AX WIELDED BY
SUE EDITORS FOR -
ROOSEVELT MAY
FALLOHCE MORE
Conviction of Pennsylvania
Capitol Grafters Must
Flags
Float From Public
Buildings.
iL LIBEL
Stand, Says Court.
MIC
SAIi
MAY
CRIMINfi
Republican Lawmakers De
cide That Committee Ap
pointments Shall Be Made
By Senate Itself.
COUNTY LOCAL OPTION
LAW IN LITTLE DANGER
General Sentiment of Upper
House Is Against Repeal of
Measure, Meeting of Thurs
day Discloses.
(By Special State Correspondent.)
Indianapolis, Dec. 11. At the meet
ing of the republican members of the
Senate yesterday and last night, plana
svere laid for the line of action to be
followed during the coming session of
the legislature.
As stated in
these dispatches
a day or two
ago, the meet
ing arranged to
handle every
thing that is
likely to come
before the sen
ate.
It was decid
ed at the meet
ing to not allow
the democratic
Vtett
Ellis Searles,
ernor to make
lieutenant gov
coramittee appoint-
ments. The senate Itself will make
up the committees, and this means
that a majority ' of the members of
each committee will be republicans
and that the chairmen will all be re
publicans. This is not art unusual procedure.
Lieutenant Governor Miller, who at
tended the meeting, said that the
mere fact that the presiding officer
happens to be a democrat does not
make It necessary to allow him to
make all the committee assignments
and appointments' to jobs when the
senate itself is republican. He says
the senate has a right to say just how
Its committees, shall be made up and
to decide -for Itself just how its busi
ness shall be Conducted. And this
view , was , taken by the rest of the
senators present to such an extent
that the meeting . reached a decision
to follow that course.
. Wood President Pro Tern. .
Although the strictest secrecy was
maintained in regard to the proceed
ings of the meeting, it is known that
this decision was reached, and it is
also said that Senator Will R. Wood
of Lafayette, was elected president
pro tem of the senate. Wood is the
senator who near the close of the ses
sion two years ago made such a fer
ocious attack on Governor Hanly in
a speech in which he urged the sen
ate to pass a bill over the Governor's
veto. Ha Is one of the liberal mind
ed members of the senate and a man
of power and tact, and will make an
Ideal leader."
A committee was appointed to make
tip a list of the senate committees to
be reported at the republican caucus,
which will be held just before the ses
sion opens. The list prepared by this
committee will, no doubt, be adopted
hy the caucus.
Fight Against Contests.
Another subject considered at the
meeting was the probable contests by
defeated democratic candidates for
etate offices. A number of the sen
ators had conferences also with the
republicans who were elected to state
offices, and plans were made to fight
the democratic contests to a finish.
State Auditor Billheimer says the re
counts that have been made in many
of the counties of the state have
shown favorable results for the repub
licans. He says he himself gained 67
votes on the recount made thus far,
find the republican candidates do not
seem to fear the contests at all. There
lias been some talk that Fremont
Goodwine, defeated for lieutenant gov
ernor, and Lwrence McTurnan, de
feated for state superintendent of pub
lic Instruction, would contest for their
places but it was announced today that
they will not do this unless the situa
tion changes materially.
Finally Agree on Date.
The democratic legislators have fin
ally agreed on their date tor a meet
ing. It will be held on December 15.
Representative Weils, of Allen coun
ty, won out on the date question. He
wanted the meeting held on the fif
teenth and Representative Zearing of
Marion county sent out notices for the
seventeenth. But Wells had a talk
with Zearing and Tom Taggart last
plght and then announced that the
rneetJng will be held on the fifteenth
at the Denison hotel, which is owned
py Taggart. Zearing sent out letters
(Continued on Page Seven.)
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Today is being celebrated all over
the state as "flag day," and in many of
the schools special exercises are being
held in commemoration. In Rich
mond, however, flags are floating from
the masts of the public schools and
other public buildings, but no special
exercises are being held. It was just
92 years ago today that Indiana was
admitted into the Union as a state in
1S1C.
RE-VEiTiiio
OF LEGISLATORS
Would Slap Roosevelt on Wrist
For Making Secret Ser
vice Charges.
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
HOUSE TAKES FIRST ACTION ON
OBJECTIONABLE PART OF PRES
IDENT'S MESSAGE IN SESSION
TODAY.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 11. The
house today unanimously passed a
resolution to investigate that portion
of the president's message, relating to
the appropriations and secret service
men. It then took up the legislative,
judicial executive appropriation bill.
There is. to be a special committee
appointed in the house to consider the
secret service item in the message
and perhaps make a report as to the
unkind, and inconsiderate way in
which it is considered the president
sometimes speaks.
In the sanate there are advanced
many little schemes to make the presi
dent regret his ways to slap him on
the rist or kick him on the ankle, as it
were. Up to the present, however, the
injured souls there are up in the air.
It is yet being debated in private con
ferences whether the severest thing
to do Is to pass a resolution of censure
or to expunge the undesirable part of
the message from the records entirely.
If some of the leaders in the senate
get a bit angrier they may attempt to
do both.
The fact that the president spoke
the truth In his treatment of the sec
ret service Item is giving them shaky
feelings, however, and they are al
ready wondering what the folks back
in their districts will do to them for
joining the revolt They realize that
If there happen to be any friends of
the president on the floor when the
rebuking machinery commences to
move and there are evidences of
several the whole kettle of fish is
going to be upset by fierce debate and
it will be necessary for all hands to
take sides and be counted.
KILLS THREE HID
WOUNDS OTHERS
Memphis, Tenn., Man Enters
Pool Room and Shoots
At Negroes.
OFFERS NO EXPLANATION.
LEISURELY WALKS OUT OF THE
BUILDING AND TOSSES GUN IN
ASH HEAP POLICE FIND NO
CAUSE FOR THE DEED.
Memphis, Tenn Dec. 11. Without
uttering a word of explanation. Wil
liam Latta, a white man, of this city,
walked into a saloon where a large
group of negroes were lounging around
a pool "table early this morning, and
calmly drew an automatic revolver
from his hip pocket and fired seven
shots in rapid succession, killing three
negroes and wounding Tour others, one
of the latter being a woman.
Passing leisurely out, Latta tossed
the empty weapon into an ash heap
and walked over to a neighboring sa
loon where he offered no resistance
to arrest.
He later admitted to doing the shoot
ing, but declined to discuss the affair
further. ,. The police Investigation thus
far reveals nothing.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Partly cloudy, with cooler
Friday night; Saturday fair, with
cooler In eastern portion; fresh
west winds.
OHIO Showers Friday night; Satur
day fair and cooler; fresh south
winds, shift i no, to west.
GRAFTER MOST
PAY THE PENALTY
Ex-boss of Frisco Town Found
Guilty of Offering a Bribe
And He Is Doomed to Pris
on Cell.
HENEY RETURNS AMIDST
CHEERS OF GREAT CROWD
Scene In Court Room Dramat
ic One Cries of "Order"
Did Not Stop People When
Prosecutor Appeared.
San Francisco, Dec. 11. Ab Ruef,
dethroned political boss, was found
guilty Thursday afternoon of offering
a bribe. The jury came into court
shortly after -I o'clock, after being out
since 3:.'!o p. m., Wednesday. No dem
onstration took place in the court when
the vxerdict was announced.
Crowds gathered in the vicinity of
Carpenter's Tall, where Judge Lawlor
has held court. There was a large
squad of police on hand under Captain
Gleason to hold the eager throngs in
check.
Ruef was brought in from the coun
ty jail in a closed conveyan-', guard
ed by two deputy sheriffs. When the
vehicle bearing the prisoner arrived in
front of the courthouse the sidewalks
were cleared by the xylite, and Ruef
hurriedly entered to avoid newspaper
photographers from getting snapshots
of him.
The defendant was in a happy frame
of mind. He felt that there were men
on the jury who would not convict
him on the testimony of Gallagher,
i
basing his judgment on the actions of
some of the jurors the previous night,
when they asked for instructions and
requested the court to have read to
them various portions of the testimony
touching on the offer to bribe Furey.
Ovation for Heney.
At about 3 o'clock word passed
through the courtroom that Francis J
Heney was going to vist the scene of
the memorable shooting. At 3:15 the
cheering of the people outside the
courthouse was the signal that the
famous prosecutor had reached the
hall. As he slowly descended from his
automobile he was surrounded by his
body guard, James Foley, who had
watched the attorney ever since the
graft prosecution in this city began;
William J. Burns, jack McCarthy, a
"special agent," and many policemen1
Many people attempted to grasp He
ney's hand, but only those who were
known were allowed to approach.
Heney entered the court room, and
despite the cries of "Order" from the
bailiffs and policemen on duty the big
crowd gave vent to their joy at once
more seeing the Assistant District At
torney ready for duty. The cheering
and applauding that greeted Heney
was heard by the jurors who were de
liberating above the courtroom.
Heney's entrance was a dramatic
one, and was a startling feature of the
day. Not even the verdict created so
much comment as did the dramatic en
trance of the prosecutor and his
guards.
Ruef refused to make any comment,
but not so his counsel, Thomas B. Da-
zier, who bitterly said:
"Do you call tilat justice?"
After quiet was restored and the Ju
rors had taken their seats Judge Law
lor went through the usual formalities.
The foremau. James A. McNamara,
read the findings of that body in the
following language:
"We the jury, find Abraham Ruef,
the defendant in the above entitled
cause, guilty as charged in the indict
ment herein."
Rtief's face grew pale and he gripped
his hands together.
By previous agreement -of counsel
that the bill of exceptions should be
settled later the court set Saturday as
the day for pronouncing Judgment
Ruef s conviction renders him liable to
a maximum penalty of fourteen years
i in the penitentiary.
MOTT SPEAKS TO
TEACHERSJN CINCIltAT!
"Children's Ideals" Topic of
Address.
Supt. T. A. Mott will address the
Hamilton County teachers association
that is to meet tomorrow at the Y. M,
C. A. auditorium in Cincinnati. The.
subject for Mr. Mott" lecture will be-l
"Children's Ideals." W. P. Burris
dean of the college for teachers of the
University of Cincinnati, a former In
dies educator, wttl aleo speak
OTHER CASES PENDING.
Harrisburg. Dec. 11. Judge Kunkel.
in the Dauphin county court. this
morning overruled the motion for a
new trial for Sanderson, Snyder. Math
eus and Schumacker. who were con
victed in the famous capitol conspira
cy case in which the alleged graft ag
gregated more than a million. The
case will undoubtedly be carried to a
higher court on technicalities.
Several untried cases are still pend
ing against a number of other officials
on similar charges.
INACCURACY FOE
OF
Bill to Be Introduced in Legis
lature for Systematic
Accounting.
PRESENT SYSTEM IS BAD
RICHMOND COMMERCIAL CLUB
MAY AID OTHER COMMERCIAL
BODIES OF STATE IN FIGHT
FOR BIL'S PASSAGE.
The Richmond Commercial club has
been appealed to by the combined com
mittee of state, civic and commercial
organizations, to assist in the move
ment to influence the legislature to
pass a law providing that affairs of
counties ani municipalities shall be
managed with a uniform system of ac
counting ani with systematic care
and accuracy. The committee has
approved of the platform adopted by
the Indianapolis Merchants' 4 associa
tion, which provides for many county
and municipal reforms and which has
been published by this paper. This
platform was also indoreed by the In
diana Federated Commercial clubs at
its organization meeting in this city
last month.
Secretary E. M. Haas has received
the following communication from the
committee.
"We enclose an amplified copy of the
Merchants' platform, a brief outline of
which has been previously sent you
The movement inaugurated by the
Merchants' association has been en
dorsed by the commercial and civic
organizations of Indianapolis, and by
many throughout the state, also by
the state federation of labor and the
State Traveling Men's association. K
Effort Nonpartisan.
"This effort is entirely non partisan
and has as its object the affairs of
counties and municipalities shall be
managed with uniform system of ac
counting and with the systematic care
and accuracy which characterizes ev
ery well organized business. It is
most desirable to eliminate loose meth
ods and secure greater efficiency and
economy in administration, in which
every taxpayer and good citizen has
vital interest.
"No law at present on the statute
books adequately covers any point' of
the platform.
"To secure the results desired, we
need your help and the help of every
similar organization in the state. We
beg respectfully to-request that you
call a meeting of your organization at
once and secure consideration of this
platform ani its Indorsement, subject
to such modifications as may be
deemed advisable by those charged by
the combined committee with the prep
aration of the measures to be present
ed to the coming legislature.
"It is desired that your body name a
committee -of five as members of the
combined committee, of the meetings
of which the members will be duly no
tified. Kindly send in the names of
those appointed on this committee at
your earliest convenience, as prompt
action is urgent."
UNDERGO TORTURE
Seven Teams Still Going
Six Day Bicycle Race
Jn New York.
in
AN AUSTRALIAN SUFFERS.
New York, Dec. 11. With physical
and mental torture showing on their
drawn faoes, seven teams were still
grinding away at the six day bicycle
race at noon. The score shows the
leaders, Rett and Stol. still five miles
behind the record lead. Palmer, of the
Australian team, is a pitiable sight, his
body and limbs being frightfully chaf
ed and covered with sores which bleed
with every tread of the pedals. He is
ftteU wtor, -
BUS NESS
MEN
if
Men Who Have Cried
"Graft" in Panama Canal
Deals Can Be Reached, Ex
ecutive Will Bring Action
UNIQUE SPECTACLE
IF HE MAKES MOVE
Americans Have Cause to Be
Ashamed of Those Men
Who Have Dared Utter
False Charges, He Says.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 11. Presi
dent Roosevelt is so deeply stirred ov
er the allegations of scandal in con
nection with the purphase of the Pan
ama Canal by this government that he
is thinking of appealing to the courts
to establish their accuracy or falsity.
In addressing the Waterways con
vention yesterday afternoon the presi
dent announced that he wa-j contem
plating the institution of libel suits
against the alleged offenders.
Earlier in the day he had a talk
with C. P. Farnham, an associate of
William Nelson Cromwell, the New
York lawyer, who negotiated the sale
of the canal property to the United
States. Farnham had a great deal of
information on the subject which the
president thought he ought to be put
in possession of.
Cromwell in Defense.
Last night Attorney Cromwell him
self gave out a long defense of his
course during the Panama negotia
tions in New York, and it 3 under
stood a copy of this was given to tho
president by Farnham.
How far the president intends to go
in invoking the aid of the law he has
not made clear yet, neither has he in
dicated against whom any action
may Institute will be directed.
he
It would be a unique spectacle for
the president of the United State3 to
instigate proceedings of this charact
er.
"I have felt, as the governor has so
well put It," said President Roosevelt!
at the convention, "that no more im
portant service could be rendered to
this country than the building of the
canal between the Atlantic and the
Pacific, and one thing I am proud of
in connection with the building of that
canal is that there has not been legiti
mate cause for the breath of scandal
connected with any feature of the
proceeding.
"We have cause to be ashamed of
only one set of Americans In connec
tion with the building of the canal,
and that iaof those Americans who
have been guilty of infamous false
hoods concerning the acquisition of
the property and the construction, of
thn canal itself.
President's Threats.
"If they can be reached for crimin
al libel, I shall try to have them reach
ed. If not. at any rate all the facts
we know or ever have known are at
the disposal of each and every one of
you here and of any one in congress
or of all congress if they wish to see
them.
"Next only in importance, from the
physical standpoint, to the Panama
Canal comes the question of the de
velopment of our waterways. This
must be done by the policy of irriga
tion in the arid regions and where
you come from, gentlemen, it is to be
done by making our sea coast lake a
big loop in from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Great Lakes, and we will see
that that work is done just as honest
ly, just as efficiently as the Panama
Canal work has been done, and no
work could have been done from be
ginning to end more honestly or more
effeciently.V
JOHNSOM RETURNS.
B. B. Johnson, who has been attend
ing the meeting of the Indiana Ship
pers' association at Indianapolis, has
returned to his home in this city. Mr.
Johnson is the only local man who attended.
Richmond People Are Helpless
Apparently They Must Tolerate Miserable Service and Cars
of the Local Street Car Company
"Anorner new' street car has been
placed on the city lines," is the an
nouncement made at the offices of the
street car company.
This announcement will be hailed by
the long suffering public as more or
less principally "more of a joke.
Since 18f It is an absolute certainty
that not one "new" street car has been
operated over the tracks In this city,
and from a reliable source, it is learn
ed that a new street car has not been
operated in Richmond for a quarter of
a century.
Among the traveling fraternity, the
cars operated by the Richmond "street
Spokane. Wash., Dec. 11. A reward
of $6,000, in which the Great North
ern company ami the Viiited States
government share equally, is offered
for the arrest of the three bandit
who held up a Great Northern passen
ger train, near Blllyard last night.
The men have been traced back to
Spokane by the sheriffs officers. The
bandits robbed only the registered
mail sacks from Seattle. It is said
that $16,000 was secured, but the post
office authorities will not verify the
report.
WILL IS BROKEN
Jury Decides in Favor of Plain
tiffs in the Martin-
Chitwood Case.
TWO BALLOTS NECESSARY.
CHARGED THAT UNDUE INFLU
ENCE WAS USED IN GETTING
MUTE TO WILL HIS SISTERS
ALL HIS PROPERTY.
It required but two ballots for the
jury to decide in favor of the plaintiffs
in the Martin-Chitwood case, which
has been on trial in the Wayne circuit
court for almost two weeks. By its
decision the jury breaks the will of the
late George Frybarger, of Fayette
county. It was claimed by the plain
tiffs that Frybarger was insane at the
time he made his will, bequeathing his
entire estate to the defendants. It is
very probable the defense will ask for
an appeal. . '..
The jury took one ballot before ad
journing for supper last evening. The
arguments were not concluded until
dark. On the first ballot the vote
stood eleven for the plaintiffs and one
for the defense. On the second ballot
thedefense lost its only advocate. A
member of the jury stated there was
no prolonged discussion. The minds
of the jurors seemed to be made up aft
er they had heard the conclusion of
the argument and the instructions of
the court One juryman said in hi
opinion the attorneys for the plaintiffs
successfully controverted all the as
sertions of the attorneys for the de
fense.
Arrayed on each side was some of
the strongest legal talent of three
counties. The plaintiffs were repre
sented by T. J. Study of this city
Judge Forkner of New Castle, and R.
N. Elliott of ConnersviKe. The de
fense was in the hands of Henry U.
Johnson o fthis city, Reuben Vonner
and the firm of McKee and Little of
Connersville. The counsel took ex
treme care to avoid the chance'for er
ror. Whenever exceptions were ta
ken to the rulings of the court, they
were raade a part- of the record so as
to' appear in case a retrial should be
asked for.
George Frybarrer was a mute. He
was placed under guardianship as
person of unsound mind, when twenty
one years oid. By his will he be
queathed all of his property to two
sisters. It was charged by the plain
tiffs undue influence was brought to
bear to induce him to make such
will.
REVIEW OF FINANCES.
Young Men's Business Club to Hea
Reports.
The directors of the Young Men's
Business Club will meet Tuesday eve
ning of next week to bear reports of
the financial condition of the organiza
tion. The meeting will be held in the
city council chamber. The financial
report will take into consideration the
fall festival receipts and disburse
ments.
car company, which is controlled "by
the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & East
era traction company, is in disfavor.
Richmond people, with a feeling of
shame, have for years heard strangers
on the streets laugh at the ridiculous
antiquated wrecks which are used in
this city for transportation purposes.
Five of the winter cars are those
wonderful freaks of car construction
which, ten or twelve years ago, were
built at the old car shops on North E
street, near Glen Miller. On each
of these dilapidated relics appears
sign above tbe door. "Mtde at the Rich
IIISAflE
MAI
Feared He Will Continue WorTc
Of Taking "Patronage" Out
Of the Hands of National
Congress.
iWSMmsssbb
ARMY OFFICERS QUAKE
OVER THE PROSPECTS
Thought Many Will Be Retired
In Favor of "Younger
Blood" The President May
Use "Hot Shot."
(By Sheldon S. Cline.t'
Washington. Dec. 11. A lot of peo
ple grow uneasy when they contem
plate the things it is possible for The
odore Roosevelt to do during the less
than three months that remain of his
administration. Already a consider
able number of congressmen are in
the slough of despondency because of
the executive order placing 13,000
fourth-class postmasters under the
protection of the civil ' service laws,
and there Is every reason to believe
the order will be extended to cover the
remaining 23,000 fourth-class office.
And there is a disquieting report from
the white house that the president has
in mind the placing of some 20.000
other offices under the civil service.
including deputy marshals, deputy
surveyors, deputy collectors, assistant
district attorneys, etc.
Lose Their Patronage.
Already, for all practical purposes.
consular appointments have been re
moved from the class of congression
al patronage, and should the president
carry out the program he is reported
to have under consideration, senators
and representatives will have left to
them no more patronage than has the
resident commissioner from Porto
Rico, who has no say in the distribu
tion of offices beyond the appoint
ment of his personal secretary.
Seven out of ten members of con
gress then will be ready to get up and
declare that "a foul outrage has been
perpetrated." The other three in ten
possess unbounded satisfaction ' at
the prospect. That's because there Is
a difference of opinion. Tbe seven
who feel outraged hold to the belief
that the patronage a member has to
distribute makes him more friends
than it does enemies and enables him
to hold on to his seat in congress.
The other three believe a man makes
more enemies than friends through
the distribution of patronage, and
don't, want to be bothered with office
seekers, anyhow. Mostly, such as
these belong to the "high brow" class
of statesmen, who .don't like even to
send out garden seeds.
Army Officers Fearful.
Army and navy officers of long sev
ice constitute another class who are
ill at ease. The rumor is persistent
in circles of the service that the presi
dent proposes wholesale retirements
some time between now and March 4.
Mr. Roosevelt has repeatedly gone on
record as favoring younger men in
the higher ranks of tie army , and
navy, and as. the law provides that
the president may, "in his d I scr ca
tion." retire an officer who has reach
ed tbe age of 62 years or been 45
years in service under a commission,
it is only natural to expect that while
power yet remains in his hands ho
will do something to put his theories
into practice.
In the army two major generals,
four brigadier generals and more than
30 colonels and lieutenant colonels
have passed or are very close to the
age of 62. AH of tbem are subject to
retirement by order of the commander-in-chief.
Their retirement would
furnish an opportunity for the promo
tion of meritorious young officers,
which must appeal powerfully to the
president Nor is there any certainty
that these promotions would be made
according to seniority. There is no
law compelling the president to ob
serve the time-honored rule of senior
ity and be has ignored It in a number
of very notable Instances. Tbe cases
of Gen. Wood, now commanding the
department of the east, and Gen. Cro
zler, chief of the ordinance bureau,
are illustrations.
The navy does not afford so many
opportunities for retirements. but
there are Quite a number of officers
eligible to involuntary relief from ac
tive duty who are not ready to quit,
and they jump at every unusual noise.
Prospective retirements, however, are
not needed to keep the navy in hot
water. The reorganization of that
branch of the service which the presi
dent already has under way is suffi
cient to engage all tbe spare attention
of naval officers.
Interesting Exchanges Expected.
That dnrincT tbe present session of
congress there are going to be a num
ber of interesting; exchanges between
the white house and the capitol goes
without saying, Theodore Roosevelt
has personal and very pronounced
views regarding congress and con
gress is not wftbojft its specific and
(Continued on Pace Two.)