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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
He Told City Council He Should
Be Punished for His Actions
In Council Chamber While
Under Influence of Liquor.
APOLOGY WAS ACCEPTED
AND GLAD HAND EXTENDED
Taggart Is Popular With Coun-
Gil Members and They Did
Not Take Action on Matter
-ApoIogized to Jessup.

City Clerk John F. Taggart apologize
eu to council Monday evening, for ap
pearing at the previous meeting in an
intoxicated condition. Council ar
cepted the apology and the incident Is
now closed. Last week the grand jury
in it's report, heard evidence on Tag
CARTS actions at the council meeting
held two weeks ago, but refused to re-
turn an Indictment against him, be-
lieving it to be the duty Of council to
discipline Taggart.
In his remarks. which were made at
the close of the business session. Mr..
Taggart said that he realized he had
made "a great mistake IN attempting to
perform his duties at the council
meeting while under the influence CT
liquor He said he deserved to be
punished for this offense and that he
was ready to receive any punishment
the council desired to inflict. The
city clerk concluded his remarks by
making a most humble apology. and by
stating that he would never again COM
NIT a similar offense.
Taggart is popular with the members
of the city council and all of them will
lingly voted to accept the apology.
Councilmen Bartel and Deuker made a
few remarks in which they stated that
council bore the city clerk no i'll will
because he had strayed from the
straight and narrow path. The hand
of friendship was extended to Taggart
by Councilmen Deuker and Bartel, and
he was applauded for his determina-
ton to brace up and look his trou-
bles squarely in the face.
President Merrill. on behalf of the
board of works. said Taggart had the
good will of the board and that they
had no disposition to hold against him
his short comings. Merrill also stat
ed that Taggart had always proven
himself a most efficient public officer,
and as clerk of the board Of public
works. he never neglected The duties
imposed upon him or showed dispo-
sition to avoid extra work. Taggart
was overcome by the expressions of
good Will extended him. A short time
ago he apologized to Mayor Schilling-
er for his actions at council and he al
so apologized to Prosecutor Jessup
for his insulting actions while Mr.. Jes-
oSarocGfnO council
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
BIC, STRONG MEN
FORCED TO ACCEPT
OTHERS CHARITY
There Are Many Families in
Richmond Who Have Moth
ing in Their Homes, to Eat,
Said Mrs. Elizabeth Gambler
MORE CALL FOR CHARITY
FROM POOR THAN EVER.
The Situation Is Critical and
The Associated Charities Is
Doing All in Its Power to Al;
Ieviate Much of Distress.

There are many families in this
city who have not bite to eat, fuel to
keep themselves warm. nor money
with which to pay house rent"
The above is the remarkable state
ment made by Mrs. Elizabeth Gambler
city missionary, this morning. There
have been many calls for assistance
received by Mrs. Gambler at the head
quarters of the Associated Charities,
South Fifth street, and she has done
all in her power to relieve the suffer-
ing, which is greater in Richmond this
winter than for many years past.
means to relieve this distress and 1t
will be necessary for those citizens
who can financially afford to do so, to
extend aid to the poor and needy.
The most distressing part of this
general suffering is the fact that the
majority of the cases reported as in
need of assistance are worthy cases
strong, able e-bodied men, at the head of
large families, men VINO scorn charity.
but are forced to accept it because
they can obtain no employment. Those
who are in a position to extend aid
must do SO and as soon as possible -
said a we'll known charitable worker
today.
Last winter there was considerable
suffering among the poorer class Of
people in this city. but at that time
there was plenty of employment for
those willing to work. SO those who
appealed to charity for assistance were
unworthy people or some unable to
work because of sickness or disability.
This year there is a general change in
the class of people who are in need of
assistance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
City Attorney Study Asked by
Council to Frame an Ordi-
nance Through Which Dis
abIed Fighters Will Benefit.
RILEY'S BRAVERY NOTED
AND ACTION TAKEN.
As a Result City Will Pay the
Physicians Bill of the
PIucky Fireman Who Was
Injured.

City Attorney T. J. Study was or
dered by council Monday evening 20
draw up an ordinance appropriating
$50 to Philip Riley, the gallant mem
Der of No. l hose company, who sus-
tained serious injuries April 20. while
risking his life to stop a runaway team
of horses on North Eighth street
The devotion to duty shown by Riley,
has reacted in favor of all his brother
firemen, as council also ordered Mr.
Study to prepare an ordinance provid,
ing for pension fund from which fire
laddies will receive benefits after re
firing from the fire department ser
vice.
At council meeting two weeks ago
the case of Philip Riley, who for five
months has been unable to perform his
duties and in consequence has drawn
no pay, came to that body's attention
The matter was referred to the board
of public works, which Monday even
ing submitted a report. In this re
port the fact was cited that Riley hac
received full pay for three months aft
er receiving his injuries, but after thai
time he had been dropped from the pay
roll in accordance with the rules gov
erning the fire DEPARTMENT The
board said that Riley's place was still
held open for him and that whenever
he was able to resume his duties, the
board would gladly reinstate him or
the pay roll. The report also set forth
the fact that Riley had never presented
claim for the amount of his physi
clans bill
After the reading of the report
Councilman Deuker said that he hat
recently talked with Riley and that Ri
ley had informed him that he did no
intend to present a claim for ths
amount of his physicians bill, which
is S152. Mr.. Deuker stated that Rile,
had been nose efficient member o.
the fire department and that ht
thought the city should appreciate his
sZvices and the brave act he per
formed last August by meeting hal
the expenses Riley had incurred sine.
being dropped from the pay roll. Coun
ell then ordered the city attorney Il
draw up an ordinance providing S1J
for the pluclsy fire fighter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
WILL OPPOSE GRAIN BILL
FATHERED BY WATSON
Indiana Grain Dealers Meet in
Indianapolis.
OPPOSE GOVT INSPECTION.

Representatives of the grain inter-
ests of the country met at the Clay
pool Hotel in indianapolis yesterday
and adopted resolutions against the
bill now pending in Congress provid-
ing for federal inspection of grain.
The boards of trade and the grain
exchanges of the large cities are op-
posing the bill, which is known as the
McCumberWatson measure. Senator
McCumber of Minnesota and Con-
gressman James E. Watson of Indiana
are fathering the bill. The board of
trade men oppose it vigorously. They
do not believe the Government should
have hand in the matter of grain in
spection, although many of them de-
clare they are in favor of a uniform in
spectiOn system.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
The Plea Is That City Fathers
Should Give Moral Support
And Certificate of Charac-
ter to Board Members.
TO DESTROY CONFIDENCE.
AFTER ONCE THE PLANT is PUT
UNDER PROBE, THE PUBLIC
GENERALLY WILL NATURALLY
BECOME SHAkY OF ITS FUTURE

A knockout blow was landed on the
Nichmond Light Heat and Power COM
pany Monday evening by the city
council and the board of public works.
ture of the emphatic endorsement of
council, of report submitted by the
Gil committee on contracts and fran
chises in which the citizens of Rich
mond are informed that it would be
suicide TO sell the municipal light
plant to the Light, Heat & Power
company.
The public is assured. in this re-
port, that it would also be most un-
wise to accept the proposition of the
would-be purchaser to have an investi-
cation of the municipal plant made
ut the expense of the Light, Heat e
Power company. Such an investiga-
tion is described as "a undertaking
crusade, the result of which would be
TO supply the Light, Heat & Power
company with inside information con-
cerning the municipal plant.
The report also states that this pro
position implies an insinuation that
the board of public works iS shielding
and covering up the real condition
OF the municipal plant. The commit
tee insists that the mechanical con
dition and business affairs of the
plant are all that could be desired.
Stn Of
forts of the Light. Heat & Power com
pany. to have the condition of the
municipal plant investigated by eX-
perts with the object in view of pur-
chasing the plant is for the purpose
of undermining the popular conf
dence in the city plant. In this eff
fort to destroy the public confide nee,
the report says that the Light. Heat
& Power company is aided and abet-
ted by an ''over-friendly" press. The
committee on bended knees and with
tears streaming down its face urges
the city council to stand by it in this
dark hour and give the committee
moral support and a certificate of
character by. joining with it in fight
ing such Campaign of mSrepresen.
tation."
The Light, Heat & Power company
Is informed that the records of the
Municipal plant are %ublic property
and that the company. as a tax payer
can at any time have access to these
records. The report concludes in 4
shower of boouets tossed by the com
mittee at themselves, the plant and
the general public.
After the reading of the peport Z
motion was made to concur in il anC
the motion was unanimously adopte d
It is seldom that council overlooks ar
opportunity TO turn OH the hot all
valve but il did so in this case There
was absolutely no discussion of the
report. The only councilman to speal
on the subject was Mr.. Deuker, who
remarked that he thought council
should order no investi cation of the
municipal plant. until such an inves
tigation was petitioned for by the citi
zens of Richmond. The report made
by the contracts and franchise com
mittee and the board of public works
reads as follows:
To the Mayor and Common Council ;
the City of Richmond,
SAntlamen.--The undersigned mem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
After Execution Took Place,
Notes Were Found Entirely
indicating One of the Men
Whose Life Was Taken.
CHARGED WITH COM
MITTING MURDER.
Although PenitentIary Officials
Are Not Certain a Mistake
Was Made, They Feel One
Was Dealt With UnjustIy.

Trenton. \. j.. Dec. lin a double
execution at the state prison today
probably one innocent man was put
TO death. His innocence was not es-
tablished until after the execution.
Charles Gibson and Stephen Dorsey,
colored. were executed for the murder
of Mrs. Frances Horner and Mrs. Wit
onio Hatah. Notes found in the
mems cells told the story. Gibson
left note. saying that he was guilty
while Dorsey was innocent. A note
laft hy Dorsey told the aama sIocY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
PROSECUTOR BRINGS
SUIT TO COLLECT TAX
Princeton Man First in State
To Take Action.
WATCHED WITH INTEREST.

Princeton, Ind, Dec. 17.-County
Treasurer Forman f. Knowles has
turned over to the prosecuting attor-
ney the names of twent J-five resi-
dents of the county who have ignored
the warning made public a few weeks
ago relative to settling their taxes.
Prosecutor Clyde McGary has been
instructed to bring suit at once with
view of collecting the delinquency. If
the delinquents have property of any
kind it will be sold. if the officers can
lay hands upon it. and the proceeds
will be used in lifting the taxes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17

Over 1000 men are laying track on
the Southern Nigeria railway,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
FRANCES WILLARD MEET
Rev. S. w. Traum Will Deliver
Address.

The Frances E. Willard Temper
ance Union will hold an open meetin,
on Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clocl
in the First NJ. E. church The prin
ciple address will be given by Rev
s. w. Traum. His subject being -
Fathers Responsibility"
All members of the Mary r. Thorn
as Union and the public in genera
are cordially invited to attend thi.
meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
DUNCAN HEARING SOON
Greenfield Murderer viii Bf
Tried for Life.

Greenfield. Ind. Dec. 17.-Francif
N. Duncan, who is charged with the
murder OF James La Toilette on thu
night of Nov. IL In this city. will nave
a hearing on Jan. %, the case having
been set for trial on that date. Char
les Tindall, prosecuting attorney, hai
petitioned the court for addftiona
counsel to aid in prosecuting the case
The petition was granted.
There is no change IN Duncan's gen
eral demeanor and he is confiden
that he will be cleared Of first degre,
murder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17

Toilet waters for abe dusky bellies
of the African west coast. bitters for
their sweethearts and patent medicines
all form a part of the cargo on the
bark Freeman. which will sail this
week from Boston for Sierra Leone
Boston Herald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17

The National Druggist SCOTS at DR..
Wiley's proposed investigation of soda
fountain drinks 1t does not believe as
he does that any of the beverages con
tain chloral hydrate, opium or cocaine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-17
new WORKERS ARE
NOW WALKING
Today Cabmen of Metropolis
Struck for More Wages.
THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED OUT.

New York, Dec. 17.-Thirty five
hundred cabmen went out Oh d strike
this morning tieing up all hotels, sta
bles and cab stands. The cab men
demand fifteen dollars week for sew
en- days work. The present scale is
fourteen dollars. Employers refused
to grant the asked increase
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12
COUNCIL PUTS PRICE
ON PESTHOUSE

The city council, in committee OF
the whole Saturday night, resolved
to accept $500 for the isolation
hospital building and site, or $1O..
900 for the site and throw in the
heating plant, which is worth
$4,000. If the land out northwest
of the city can be purchased fol-
5000, as was suggested by the
board of public works, then TIE
council will appropriate an add
tional $4,000 for buildings and
other improvements.
The committee also agreed tt
recommend the passage of an or
dinance providing that money spent
and which is afterward collected
from individuals revert back to the
fund from which department it was
appropriated instead of going into
the general fund.
No action was taken on the rec
ommendation from the library com
mission that favorable action be
taken on an appropriation for new
books.
Commissioner ONO stated that Il
the councils recommendation thai
the refund ordinance is passed he
could stand for a reduction of SO,
600 in the estimates for the street
and bridge estimates.
The committee decided to appro
pirate $4,100 for an elevator in the
city hall.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12
RlNcLlNcS' PARADE

Ringing Brothers circus, for
which Spokane has particular
liking, will exhibit at the show
grounds next Saturday. The
strange colony of people, handsome
horses, rare wild animals and gild-
ed caravans are scheduled to ar
rive from Colfax in the early hours
of Saturday morning.
Circus day will begin with a
parade promised to leave the show
grounds at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning. When an effort was made
by circus owners to cut out free
street parades Ringing Brothers
refused to enter into such an agree
ment and thereby earned the good
wishes of every boy and girl in the
land. 1t is said this firm has fully
100000 tied up in chariots, tableuu
floats, musical vehicles, fanciful
and historic costumes and other
odd and expensive things of dis
tinctive parade use.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12
Special Correspondence to The Press

special Correspondence to The Press
LONDON, Aug. 12.-Mad infatua-
ton for Iris Hoey, an actress, led
Shirley Falcke, 10 years of age,
son of a wealthy stock broker, to
attempt suicide by shooting himself
while riding in a hanson cab with
the girl, from whom he was about
to be separated-almost an exact
duplication of the tragedy when
Caesar Young killed himself while
riding in a hansome cab with Nan
Patterson, a New York actress. He
is now in a hospital and may die.
Falcke was employed in the An
glo-Egyptian bank and neglected
his business, giving all his time to
the company of Miss Hoey.
He followed her about England
and his parents tried desperately to
break the attachment.
One one occasion his father wrote
to the actress, Are you the woman
who has taken my baby boy away ?
l will have you kicked out of every
theater in London"
Finally Falcke's father decided to
send him to Canada to force him
away from Miss Hoey. 1t was this
resolve that led to the shooting.
He called on the actress and had
tea with her, so melancholy that he
could hardly talk.
"He had asked me to spend his
last evening in London with him"
said Miss Hoey, land after supper
he told that he intended to commit
Snicido
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12
DEATH OR $4,000
0peeial 0oxrssponasAce te mo Hresa

special 0orresDonds1co % me Yreso
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Tre-
mendous efforts are being made by
the district attorney and the police
to run down the Armenian black
mailers operating in this country.
They have been at work for years
but escaped attention from the au-
thorities. Armenians who received
threatening letters were afraid to
complain to tne police except in a
few instances.
The usual procedure was to send
a rich man asking for a large con-
tribution to the patriot" Armenian
cause, and reminding him of some
one of his countrymen who had
been murdered for refusing to pay.
A day or two later an offlcer of one
of the Armenian societies would
call with polite request for a con.
tribution. He would give the victim
to understand that his visit was in
accordance with the demand made
by letter, but never by direct refer
ence to It or in any manner that
would subject him to arrest.
Since the murder Of Tavshanjian,
the millionaire Armenian, who was
shot down in the streets, the rich
merchants Of that race are In
state of terror. Ten of them have
been ordered to give $4,000 each.
They have refused to do so and are
In fear that at any moment they
may be called upon to pay the
penalty.
Rev. Levont Martoogesslan, an
Armenian priest, was one of many
members of that race to be called
to the district attorneys Office. fie
was for a time treasurer OF the
Hunchakist society of Armenians,
but says his total collections did
not exceed $4,000 or $4,000. He
also asserts that he withdrew from
the society some time ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12
EsW'ELL never BOW TO JAPAN"
WRITES KOREAN PRINCE IN u. S.

(Prince Thong Ouiki, prince
and head of the Korean delegation
that was refused admission to The
Hague peace conference, having
come to this country to arouse
American sympathy for his trou-
bled country. makes the subjoined
statement regarding his mission. }
BY TONG OUikl
Japan promised that we should
retain our independence, but did
not keep its word.
The reason put forth for the at
tempted seizure of Korea is the
sending of delegation of Koreans
to The Hague.
That is mere pretense.
They had plans for the usurpa-
tion long prepared. Their action
did not surprise me.
While they will try to control the
country, we shall not permit it. We
have no arms, it is true, but we
shall never yield.
Our people will resist to the last
man and the last drop of blood.
Our hope is that we may regain
our freedom without making this
sacrifice. If the great nations are
just, they should make Korea free,
not only for the protection of com
merce, but to keep the peace of the
world.
While this great injustice con-
tinues there cannot be peace.
Japan feels especially envious
and bitter toward the United States
and England, and, had it the wealth
and strength, would close the door
OF the east to their trade.
Even as matters stand it is dis
eliminating against their products.
Japanese cotton goods are admit
ted to Korea and Manchuria free of
duty. Your exporters encounter 80
times more obstacles than they did
under old conditions in getting their
goods into those countries.
In the interest of civilization, as
well as commerce, the strong ma.
tions should not allow Japan to
close the east against them.
We have come here to inform the
American people of the wrongs thai
are being perpetrated and to en-
deavor to arouse their sympathy
and assistance. We have an espe
cial trust in the United States. be
cause we realize the unselfishness
of this great country and the fac
that 1t was the first to take a friend
1y interest In us.
Japan's avowed mission was tt
uplift our country. Their deeds
have been marked by injustice ant
brutality. They steal our property
they treat us worse than dogs. They
are running the country.
The situation in Korea Is worse
than before the Japanese came
They seem determined to crush ouI
people. but they will never succeed
Our population is 100000, and
they cannot murder all. Failing in
that. they will not rule us, for the
spirit Of resistance will never die
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12

SEATTLE. Aug. 12.-War-time
hustle is on at Uncle Sans Puget
Sound navy yard at Bremerton.
Whether it's peace or war with
Japan the most unusual activity is
visible everywhere.
Every available mechanic that
can be secured for the various de-
partments at the yard is being util-
lied. and the mammoth structures,
of which there are IA, are veritable
beehives of industry and rush.
Three of Uncle Sans most pow
erful fighting machines, viz, the
Oregon, the newly completed Ne
braska and the Wisconsin, are now
undergoing repairs there, while the
cruisers Albany, Chicago and Bos-
ton are hing overhauled.
The Buffalo has arrived with
crews and supplies for the Nebras-
ka and Albany.
The question of coal for the war
ships has recently undergone a
marked change Heretofore Car
diff, of Welsh coal, and that from
Comox, B. c.. has been used almost
exclusively. but the department is
experimenting with semi-bitumi-
nous coal from Lambert. w. Va.
10000 tons of this product having
been purchased. A German steam
er is expected here with 5000 tons
July %, The bunkers at the yards
have a capacity of $4,000 tons. At
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-12

present the supply is down to 5000
tons. There is a well founded ru'
NOR that the department has de-
termined to purchase and store in
the open $4,000 tons in addition to
the bunker capacity.
While the higher officials at the
yard refuse to admit that there Is
likelihood of trouble with Japan,
still among the best informed sub
ordinates there is belief that
trouble is likely to occur within a
short time. The grounds for this
belief are that orders were recently
issued to lay off 80 men at work
on the Wisconsin, as the appropria.
ton was exhausted. Within few
days, 60 additional mechanics were
secured and the repairs are to re
rushed with all possible speed.
This, in connection with the re.
ported mammoth purchase of coal
is taken to mean trouble of some
kind.
A splendid new structure, the
steam engineering and boiler shop
is about completed, at cost OF
nearly 100000.
The plans for the greatest dry
dock in the world have been &C
copied and bids for its construc.
ton opened. This great dock will
be Of stone and will cost 81, 100000
1t is believed that the work cannot
be done for any where near this
figure