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RICHMOND PALLADIUM
18 PAGES
TODAY
AND SUN-TELEGRAM.
VOL. XXXIV. NO. 33.
, RICHMOND, IND., SUNDAY, JIOKXIXO, DECEJUJEIt 18. 1908.
SINGLE COPV, 3 CENTS.
REACTIONARIES
EATING OUT
OP TAFT'S
Prediction That President
Elect Would Have Friction-
less Administration May Be
Fulfilled.
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM
OF NEEDED LEGISLATION
Will Recommend Amendment
To Law Permitting Rail-
roads to Agree on Tariff
Schedules.
By Sheldon S. CMne.
Washington. D. C, Dec. 12. The
prediction made immediately after
election that President-elect Taft would
have the most frictionless administra
tion of any chief executive In recent
history, gives early promise of ful
fillment. Two weeks ago it seemed
absolutely impossible that he could
avoid conflict with the "reactionary"
forces of the house of representatives,
but today the "reactionaries" are eat
ing out of the hand of the man who
will be president after March 4. Just
. how it was brought about no man can
quite say, but Taft has received assur
ances that an honest effort will be
made to give the country what it
wants in the way of tariff legislation,
tnd he Is satisfied the assurances are
given in good faith.
Always Gets Own Way.
It has been thus with every knotty
problem Taft has ever tackled. In
the Philippines, in Cuba and at Pana
ma, apparently irreconcilable differ
ences have been immediately . recon
ciled, and the adjustments always have
been along the lines Taft proposed. No
other man in American history has so
conspicuously had this trait of getting
his own way, and getting It without
havinc to fight for it.
If Speaker Cannon and the other re
publican leaders in the house live up
to the understanding they reached
with the president-elect, and it will
have to be assumed they intend to do
"... the next four years ought to se a
in the way of legislative achieve-
. -A. President Taft ought to ac
complish more, in fact, than President
Roosevelt has been .able " to do, for
Roosevelt has had to fight for every
thing he has gotten at the hand3 of
congress.
Taft's Legislative Program.
Mr. Taft has a very comprehensive
program of legislation which he will
advocate, and it is understood that
Speaker Cannon has agreed to this
program In principle, though reserving
the right to disagree in the matter of
details.
One of the things Mr. Taft has indi
cated he will recommend to congress.
Js an amendment to the present law
permitting railroads to agree on tariff
schedules. This recommendation has
been made by President Roosevelt, but
there 1b little chance of its being fa
vxorably considered before the end of
the Roosevelt administration.
Congress Favors Change.
There is practical unanimity among
republican members of Congress in be
lieving that this change in the law
should be made, and there is no good
reason why such a bill should not be
put through between now and the
Christmas holidays. The only reason
it will not be put through at this ses
sion is because Theodore Roosevelt
has recommended it. The statement
of the fact thus baldly may be subject
ed to criticism, but it is the plain
truth. The republican leaders in con
press do not propose.it they can help
it, that Mr. Roosevelt shall have credit
for any more remedial legislation.
It is intended that only revision of
the tariff shall be considered at the ex
tra session to be called by President
Taft immediately after March 4, so
that this matter as well as other kin
dred legislative proposals will have to
go over until the regular session to be
convened in December of next year. If
Ir. Taft advocates such legislation in
his annual message next December, it
will be enacted almost without ques
tion. It Is very plainly a case where
the present king is dying, and all the
courtiers are wsing to curry favor
'. Aerial" Navigation.
HAND
If the several pluns now under con
sideration arc successfully worked out,
and congress gives assent and provides
v. the necessary funds, next year the
army and cavy will co-operate In try
Sing to deiiJs& a, practical flying ma
Vhtne. f , UnCer the present system
fcith each b.-anch of the service going
ItaJone, there is waste of money, time
antf ..talent ' There is general agree
ment that th time has come when the
prtVlMn of atrial navigation should
ccujpy the Vrlohtt attention of the gov
ern) taent. and the only Question is as
to tij best way to proceed.
- Sentiment Charge.
fen is a strikfeg difference in sen-
tlmeftit today , from the days when the
xp4rlxnnt cf tie late Pref. Lanelev
sc2
to be a landing jokeNln con-
(ConVw&4n Page Tea.)
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ARE SOLD
Meyer and Kiser Company of
Indianapolis, Gives
$50 Premium.
3.65 PER CENT INTEREST.
The ?25H bond Issue authorized by
the city council to meet this year's
deficiency, was disposed of yesterday
to the Meyer & Kiser company of In
dianapolis. This firm took the entire
issue and paid premium. The is
sue is divided into fifth for redemp
tion. Of the entire sum, $3,000 is
payable in two years and the same
amount in each succeeding year up
to the sixth. The bonds bear $3.05
per cent interest.
Two other Indianapolis banking con
cerna entered bids. J. F. Wild &
company offered $11 premium, and the
Harris Trust and Saving company of
fered $02.50. This company made its
bid upon 4 per cent interest. The in
terest Is larger than that specified,
however, and for this reason the bid
could not be accepted. City Controll
er Parry stated last night he believed
it probable the company made a mis
take in its bid, intending to provide a
$3.03 per cent instead or 4 per cent in
terest.
HOPES TO REMEDY
GRAVEL ROAD LAW
Representative Ratliff Would
Change Unpopular
Measure.
MANY COUNTIES SUFFER
EXPENSE ON TOWNSHIPS GREAT
AND COMPLAINT HAS BEEN
UNIVERSAL WAYNE COUNTY
NOT GREATLY HURT.
One of the measures that will be
placed before the next session of the
Indiana legislature by Walter Ratliff,
member from Wayne county, will pro
vide for the curtailment of the three
mile gravel road law. It is recog
nized throughout the state that a
change in this law is needed and for
this reason, Representative Ratliff
says he will prepare such a bill. The
present law was enacted at the re
quest of a certain favored few and has
not proved satisfactory in the state at
large.
The present law provides that upon
petition to the county commissioners
by the required number of resident tax
payers, the commissioners shall order
the construction of a free gravel turn
pike of less than three miles in length
and charge the costs of the same
against the entire township in which
the road is located. The costs for the
improvement are to be covered by an
issue of bonds and these bonds are to
be paid by taxation. The commission
ers have no alternative. All that is
necessary to secure the construction of
such a road is a petition signed by the
required number of property owners.
The same law applies if the road lies
partly within a corporation. In .his
way a street that is on the corporation
limit, or extends into the corporation,
may be built and the costs defrayed by
taxing the entire township.
At the present time but tvo roads
have been construced in Wayne, coun
ty under this law. One of these is lo
cated in Washington township, and
the other, upon completion will be
come South L street of this city. The
Washington township petition was re
monstrated against, but no t within
the specified time and the case was ap
pealed to the circuit court. The rul
ing of the commissioners' court was
sustained.
No remonstrance was presented
against the improvement of South I4
street. The work now is in progress
and prospects are for its completion
before spring. Steam shovels have
been used by the contractor and the
work pushed as rapidly as possible.
This will be a gravel street similar to
those in other sections of the city. It
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BONDS
Gives $10,000 to Rev. Hadley
Aged Woman of Newark, N. J., Rewards Her Pastor Who
Was Very Attentive By Leaving Him Large Sum.
The Rev. Henry Hadley. formerly
rctor of St. Paul's Episcopal church
of this city., and now rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church of Newark, X.
J., has fallen heir to $10,000, left to
him by one of the members of his con
gregation. This information has just
been received by several of the Rev.
Mr. Hadley's local friends.
This legacy was left to the Rr Mr.
Hadley by Anna A. Burnett, an aged
and wealthy member of his church.
During her last illness Mr. Hadley was
very attentive to her, and for his kind
ness and many services she rewarded
bim by leaving him $lo.O0O, and his
church $3,000. Mrs. Burnett died the
will y. M. C. X
DEMAND FORFEIT
Time Allowed Contractors to
Complete Building Ex
pired December 1.
OFFICERS SAY NOTHING.
PROBABLE ACTION OF BOARD OF
DIRECTORS YET UNKNOWN AL
THOUGH THE SECRETARY SAYS
THERE WILL BE NO TROUBLE.
Officers of the Richmond Y. M. C.
A. refuse to state what action they
will take in regards to the failure of
the contracting firm which construct
ed the building, to complete its work
by time specified in the contract, Dec.
1. Under the terms of the contract
the contractors agree to pay a forfeit
of $15 per day for every day after
that date it takes them to comr.'ete
the work. The construction worl is
finished but all the work ou the build
ing has not been completed. Caldwell
and Drake of Columbus, Ind., are the
contractors.
"I don't care to discuss that mat
ter," said Secretary George L. Good
win of the Y. M. C. A. when asked
last evening what action the directors
of the association would take. "The
contract calls for a forfeit of $15 per
day after December 1 and you know
the building is not yet completed.
However the directors will safely
guard the interests of the association
and at the right time a complete re
port will be made public.
No Trouble Anticipated.
"Is it true that the contractors have
threatened to bring suit to enjoin,
should the directors of the association
make an effort to collect the forfeit
money?" Mr. Goodwin was asked.
"We have not heard that the con
tractors have contemplated such ac
tion. There will be no trouble be
tween the directors and the contrac
tors, I am certain," he replied.
It is an absolute certainty that the
new building will be dedicated on
Sunday, December 27. Mr. Goodwin
states that he has iot yet-secured a
speaker to deliver the dedicatory ad
dress but that he thinks he will be
able to secure quite a prominent man
for this purpose. He states that he
hopes to be able to announce who the
speaker will be by the middle of this
week. He also states that at that time
he will probably be able to announce
who the speakers at the other enter
tainments held during dedicatory
week will be.
SHOOTS KiS WIFE
THEN KILLS HIMSELF
Chicago Man Principal in
Tragedy Before Children.
Chicago, Dec. 12. John Schapinski,
32 years old, of 218 Barry Ave., shot
and fatally wounded his wife in their
home this afternoon and. then com
mitted suicide in the yard at the rear
of their place. Schapinski and his
wife were quarreling during the day
and at 3 o'clock their words grew loud.
Finally shots were fired. The man
was then seen to run from the rear
door with a revolver in his hand. He
stopped at the bottom of the steps
and hesitated, but then placed the
weapon to his temple and pulled the
trigger. The children witnessed the
tragedy and their screams were piti
ful. FIFTY DROWNED
WHEN SHIP GROUNDS
St. Petersburg, Dec. 12. A telegram
received here from Sebastopol reports
that a Turkish steamship bound from
Constantinople for Sebastopol ground
ed in a storm on the Black Sea. De
tails are lacking but 5t Is believed that
the crew and fifty passengers were
drowned.
first of this month and Mr. Hadley did
not learn of his good fortune until the
will had been probated.
The Rev. Mr. Hadley was one of the
most p opular rectors the local Epis
copalian church ever had. He occu
pied the pulpit of that church for about
three years, when he was called to the
pulpit of St. Paul's Episcopal church
of Newark. He has met with great
success in that city and his congrega
tion is one, of the largest there. Mr.
Hadley is a young man and a tireless
church worker. He was succeeded
here by the present rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church, the Rev. Da
vid C. Huntlngta.
SCENES FROM LITTLE ISLAND OF
HAITI WHICH IS TORN BY REBELLION
Port au Prince, Dec. 12. Although
rumors are heard of rebellious upris
ings in various parts of Haiti, these
are not as numerous as before the
overthrow of Nord Alexis, president of
the island, and the subsequent taking
over of the reigns of government by
General Simons, the rebel leader. Gen
eral Simons is handling the affairs of
the island in a loose manner and al
ready grumbling is being heard from
many of the better class of citizens.
The upper picture shows Nord
Alexis, the aged ex-president, who was
forced to seek refuge aboard a French
man-of-war for protection. Below,
to the left is Cape Haitien, a typical
port of the island, and to theright is a
body of native police of Port au Prince,
who proved treacherous to Nord Alexis
when he steadfastly refused to make
concessions to the revolutionists.
FEDERAL COURT
BILLJS PASSED
State of Indiana Divided Into
Six Federal Judicial Sub
districts. WAS CHANEY'S HOBBY.
OVERSTREET, AVOWED ENEMY
OF MEASURE, WAS ABSENT
FROM CHAMBER WHEN BILL
WAS PASSED BY HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 12. The House of
Representatives this afternoon passed
Representative Chaney's bill reorganiz
ing the federal court, district of Indi
ana. Those members of the house
from the state who are opposed to the
legislation were taken unawares. On
the call of committees Mr. Chaney,
when the judiciary committee was
reached, called up the court reorgani
zation bill. No one objected to it and
it was passed uncontested.
Representative Overstreet, , who has
all along been very much opposed to
the legislation, was out of the cham
ber at the time. As soo'n as he heard
of the action he hurried to the floor
and called Mr. Cannon's attention to
the fact that the Speaker had agreed
to let him know when the bill was
called up. He also reminded Chair
man Jenkins, of the judiciary commit
tee, that he had made the same prom
ise. Both the speaker and Mr. Jen
kins had overlooked the promise.
Provisions of the Bill.
Mr. Overstreet at once began seeking
a way to have the house action re
scinded, but it is not at all certain that
he can succeed with such a program.
The bill had been pending since early
last sessiou. It divides the state into
six federal judicial subdistricts and
provides that the. United States district
judge shall not hold court at Indianap
olis. Hammond, New Albany, Evans
ville, Terre Haute and Ft. Wayne.
The bill does not provide for anoth
er district judge, but does provide for a
separate grand jury and a separate
trial jury, for each of the six subdi
visions. The supporters of the bill
will now attempt to get it through
the senate. Mr. Chaney says he did
not attempt to take advantage of Mr.
Overstreet. and that he was not aware
the speaker a?;d Mr. Jenkins had made
any promise to the Indianapolis mem
ber, he says. ...
LITTLE; DAMAGE DONE
Fire Department Extinguishes Small
: ' .-' Blaze. '
The fire department was called last
evening to extinguish fire located in
a bouse on South1 Fifth street. No
damage was 'clone and the members
of the fire department' took so little
heed as to fail to note the name of
the occupant of the house.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Sunday, partly cloudy,
with cooler in north portions.
OHIO Probably cloudy Sunday, with
rain or snow near the lakes; ris
ing temperature, Sunday.
ttIL 5s A3 II 11 1 a I
NO ENTERTAINMENT
Young Men's Business Club
Will Raise No Funds
This Winter.
OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED.
At the meeting to be held Tuesday
night by the Young Men's Business
club the committee appointed at the
last meeting to decide on some plan of
entertainment to raise funds for the
club, will report, it is understood, ad
vising that the club make no effort to
hold any entertainment until next
spring, because the local lodge of Elks
have already arranged to give an en
tertainment this winter, probably
next month, and it would not be ad
visable for the club to conflict with
this.
Officers for the ensuing year will al
so be elected by the club' Tuesday
night. Nominating committees will
be appointed to select two tickets for
the various offices. It is quite proba
ble that R. G. Leeds will be re-elected
president without opposition and it is
also quite probable that Edward K.
Harris will be re-elected . secretary
without opposition, although Mr. Har
ris states he has no desire to fill the
office again.
A complete financial report of the
fall festival will be presented to" the
club by Treasurer Nimrod Johnson.
This report will show that the event
was a most successful one from a fi
nancial standpoint and that the club
was able to meet all bills from the
funds secured by popular subscription.
The club will probably decide at its
meeting Tuesday to hold 'informal
meetings once every two weeks, and
at these meetings discuss plans for the
improvements of the business inter
ests of the city. Club members are
heartily in favor of holding such meetings.
IF YOU ONLY KNEW
Many's - the man who wants just the thing you are'
anxious to sell or trade. Do you know who he Is? No.
The solution is simple. Place a want ad. in the Palladium
and your predicament will be solved. It means cash in
your pocket with which to buy Christmas presents. Get
rid of that surplus stove,' table, coat, or in fact anything can
be sold in this way. Use and read Palladium Want Ads. It
pays. Turn to our Classified Ads now. Page 7, Section Two
WAR COURTED
BY JE TURKS
Ready -to Wage a Conflict
Against Austria, Come as
Soon as It May.
GERMANY MAKES REQUEST
HAS URGED AN EARLY SETTLE
MENT BUT IT IS HARDLY PROB
ABLE THIS WILL RESULT IN
ANY GREAT GOOD.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 12. Germany's
urgent requests on the Austrian For
eign office to reopen negotiations
with Turkey for a settlement of the
indemnity dispute was due to her dis
covery that Turkey has practically
completed preparations for a declara
tion of war against Austria, according
to information that reached the Rus
sian Foreign office today. This in
formation says that Turkey has aban
doned all hope for peace, and that the
outbreak of hostilities is a "question
of days." ?
The-foreigu office believes that
Chancellor Von Buelow's request upon
Austrian Foreign Minister von Aren
thal will have an oppoite effect from
that desired. It has placed Austria
on the defensive, and has stiffened
(.Turkey's . indemnity . demands until it
is considered improbable that Austria
will yield. Turkey also refuses to
pledge the ending of the boycott
against Austria, which "Austria de
mands as a condition precedent to the
conclusion of an indemnity agree
ment. Baron von Arenthal was violently
opposed to following out Von Buelow's
suggestion, but pressure was brought
to bear on him by Emperor Franz Jo
sef. He prophesied the attitude that
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LABOR TAKES HAND
IN SENATE FIGHT
Aspiring Democrat's Record
Will Be Probed by Organizations.
THE RANKS ARE DIVIDED.
YOUNGER UNION MEN FAVOR
SLACK OR HOFFMANLEADERS
SAY THEY HAVE NO FEAR OF
INVESTIGATION.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 12. Some of
the Indiana labor leaders, who pro
pose to take a hand In the United
States senuiorship contest, are to get
together and go over the 'labor" rec
ords of the arious Democratic leaders
who now aspire to succeed James A.
Hemenway, the knocked-out republi
can incumbent.
It is stated that the labor organiza
tion men will make public their flna
ings. If ihey discover that this or
that candidate has been unfair or uu
friendly towards labor and labor leg
islation which the organizations regard
as reasonable, the union chiefs will say
so publicly before the democratic leg
islative caucus goes to a vote. Until
the records have been scanned and the
labor leaders have had their say, it
will not be known who is the favored
man among the toilers.
At this time the union leaders are
divided, just as other citizens are di
vided, in the matter of personal pref
erence. Some of the younger union
men are working for Slack or Hoff
man. Others, among the older labor
leaders, are in favor of the eleetkm of
Kern, Lamb, and Shively, Menziesnd
Herlng and Sims and others have
their friends in the labor unions h
well as in other lines of business. It
is said that Lamb will be opposed by
a strong element among the laborers,
on account of former connections as
attorney with corporations that prov
ed unfriendly to unions.
Kern and Slack, who are looked on
as the strongest of the senatorituip
aspirants, say they are. not afraid of
any scrutiny the labor men may tuake
of their records.
A GREAT INAUGURAL
President Roosevelt Plans the
Occasion for Next
March.
TROOPS TO BE PRESENT
Wash i ngton , Dec. 1 2. frei den t
Roosevelt has drawn up plans for giv
ing President-elect Taft the bigget
military display ever attendant upon a
presidential inauguration.
These plans, which are now belns
developed by the army and navy, in
clude the presence in Washington for
purposes of parade and review of sev
eral thousand soldiers fresh from the
evacuation of Cuba, and almost an
equal number of bluejackets from
their triumphant trip around the
world.
The army will be headed by Major
General Barry, commanding the Cu
ban at my of pacification, and his en
tire staff, the navy section of the pa
rade will be beaded by Rear-Admiral
Sperry and all the admirals and cap
tains of his fl-et.
WIFE OF OUTING
EDITOR J3ETS DITOBCE
Sum of 5300 a Month Alimony
Given Mrs. Whitney.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 12. Mrs. Cor
Whitney, wife of Casper Whitney, of
New York, editor of the Outing Maga
zine, and one of the best known
sporting writers in the country, was
granted a divorce with $300 per
month alimony in Judge Estell's Di
vision District court here this after
noon. Charges of cruelty and non
support were registered. .
CAREFUL WATCH
KEPTON BUGGIES
Many Petty. Thefts Reported
Recently.
The police department was In
structed last evening to keep careful
watch on the buggies. A large crowd
of country folks was in the city. Many
of them left their rigs attached to the
public racks. A number of thefts of
articles from buggies has been re
ported lately, so the coppers were no
tified to be on the alert.
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