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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
HOW THINGS DO CHANGE
Railroads Seek President to
Make Statement.
PLEADING FOR LENIENCY.

Washington. March aS.-Much pres
sure is brought TO bear on President
Roosevelt in order To get him to make
a statement of his exact position as to
the railroads of the country. Numer-
Gus conferences have been held at the
white house and at all of them the
president has been urged TO make a
public statement so everybody may
know where they are at. A year ago
if anybody had suggested the thought
that the railroad presidents and inter
ests of the country would be pleading
with the president for leniency or for
any kind of a statement. these same
railroad presidents would have scoffed
at the idea.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Board of Education Meets.

The State Board of Education met
Wednesday at indianapolis to consid-
er the new Normal School and teach
ers' wage scale laws with a view to
formulating an Interpretation of them
for distribution among the schools.
Much of the time yesterday afternoon
was spent in discussing a uniform
course of study for the noncommis-
stoned high schools as provided for
in the new uniform high school text
book law. No action was taken.
however.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Mrs. Mary Majors and Mrs.
Frank Waters Administer
Severe Punishment to a
W0uId-be MaSher.
ELDER WOMAN PROVED
HANDY WITH A BIG BOARD.
Fellow at First Begged for
Mercy and Then Took to
His HeeIS-Women Were
Not Afraid, They Say.

Mrs. Frank Waters and her mother.
Mrs. Mary Majors. who reside in the
McConaha flats on South Fourth
street, opposite the court house, ad-
ministered such beating to a jack
the hugger Tuesday night that he
probably will bear the marks OF their
punishment for some time TO come.
The case was not reported to the po-
lice by the two plucky women as they
feared undesirable notoriety When
they were asked to give an account
of the beating the masher received
at their hands, both women were re-
luctant to make statement. How
ever they finally told the story. which
suggests good tactics to be pursued by
all women in this city who are in the
future subjected to the insults OF
mashers.
Tuesday night Mrs. Waters and
Mrs. Majors had been in the south
end of town calling on friends. They
returned to their home about $50
o'clock and when they reached the
corner of South Fifth and A streets
both women noticed a young white
man, who they state wore a light hat.
black clothes End had small black
moustache. He was of medium
heighth.
Used Board Effectively.
Mrs. Waters and her mother turned
north on South Fifth street and the
man followed them. The first alley
south of Main street on the west side
of South Fifth street is blind alley
and leads to the rear OF the McConaha
flats. Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Majors
frequently use this alley in entering
the building. When they turned in
the alley the unknown man followed
then and when the two women had
nearly reached the rear door of the
McConaha building the man said.
Wait a minute, ! want to speak to
you" He hurried up TO them but met
with an unexpected reception. Mrs
Majors. who is about 60 years of age.
grabbed stout board and went after
the masher in most vigorous man.
ner hitting him over the head and
body repeatedly. Don't hit me" beg.
ged the astonished masher and then
as fast as his legs could carry him.
While Mrs Majors was beating the
assailant with a board Mrs. Waters
searched the alley for stones to throw
at the masher but before she could
find any the man had fled
Women Showed Real Pluck.
Neither one of us was afraid said
Mrs. Majors with laugh, and
don't think that man will bother us or
any other women much in the future"
Mr.. Waters is travelling man and
was not at home Tuesday evening
Mrs. Waters states that about two
weeks ago man answering the same
description as the one who insultef
her and her mother grabbed a young
woman in front of the McConaha
building one evening about 7.3O
O'Clock. The young woman succeeded
in escaping from him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
HAS DREADED DISEASE
King Alfonso Is Sick With Tu-
berculoSiS.
COURT Is APPREHENSIVE

Rome. March 2S.-Private informa-
ton received at the quirinal intimates
that King Alfonso, who has been in ill
health for some time is suffering from
tuberculosis, which has worked such
havoc in the Bourbon family. 1t is
said that the Spanish court is extreme
ly apprehensive- as to the result of his
condition
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
STEAMER WITH CREW
MAY Be LOST At SEA
Reported That the Greenland
Has Gone Down.
WERE 1873 MEN ABOARD.

st. Johns. N. B.. March 2S.-Reports
received here state that the steamer
Greenland. with 1S3 men aboard, has
been lost off the coast of New Found
land The Greenland has been en-
gagged in the seal fisheries and broke
her main shaft during a heavy storm
last Saturday. She was driven sea-
ward by a blizzard on Sunday and has
not been seen by other vessels of the
fleet since.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
co TO ASSIST BON|LLA
Several Americans Said to Be
In the Party.
A FILIBUSTERING OUTFIT.

Havana. March 2S-Filibustering G
expeditions is said to have left here for
Honduras to assist President Bonilla in
his war against Nicaragua Several
Americans are said TO be in the party.
For several weeks n Honduras agent.
has been at work III Cuba. but he fail
ed 10 secure many recruits. :. A small
sailing vessels accompanies the filibus-
tering party which is reported 10
have sailed from the vicinity of San
uago de Cuba.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Calls on the Shippers.

r. M. jerks, travelling freight agent
for the Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad. with headquarters in
Cincinnati is in the city on business
He called on local shippers, soliciting
business for his road.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Classes Did Not ReCite.

On account of the absence of Prof
Jones, there were no recitations in the
shorthand and typewriting classes at
high school today. Prof. Jones is at
tending the teachers association meet
ing at Indianapolis. Several of the
teachers will go to the teachers asso-
citation tomorrow. while Others will
visit schools outside of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
REPORT BAD HAIL STORM,
Grand Rapids e. Indiana Conductors
Say Hail Was of Unusual Size.

Conductorscoming into Richmond
over the G.. r. & |. railroad report
heavy hail storms along the line,
about seventy miles north of Rich
mond. They say that the hail was of
unusual size, some being almost an
inch in diameter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
M. Ludlow Is Off Duty.

NJ. Ludlow, passenger conductor on
the Little Miami division of the Penn
sylvania. running between Richmond
and Springfield. is off duty. J. ].
Gest is taking his place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Passenger Conductor I'll.

VIM. Vaudeville. passenger conduc-
tor on trains number Is and 10. on the
Pennsylvania. between Cincinnati and
14ogansport. is i'll at his home with
the grippe. In his absence E. Castor
is assuming the duties of the runs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Annual Election Tonight.

The annual election of officers for
the local lodge of Elks will be held
tonight at the lodge hall in the Co
lonial building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
Story of the Crime.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 2S-John
(Pegleg) Murphy killed Frank Carr
during a fight in a yeggmens resort
in Allegheny on March g. Carr at
tackled Murphy with knife but was
in turn stabbed to death. After the
murder Murphy escaped. Had he sur
rendered he would have doubtless
been released on a self defense plea
During a big flood, Sadie Smith, claim
ing to be Carr's wife, Killed herself in
the same house. Her body was found
guarded by a dog.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
STRANGER IS HELD
ON SUSPICION OF
BEING A MURDERER
Man Giving the Name of Rob-
ert Mcknight May Be John
Murphy, Who Is Wanted at
Allegheny.
DESCRIPTIONS TALLY
ALMOST COMPLETELY.
Mcknight Enters Strong De-
niaI of Any Connection with
The Crime But Says He
Knows John Murphy.

one-legged shoe string peddler,
giving his name as Robert Mcknight,
was arrested Wednesday by Officer
Vogelsong. Mcknight tallies almost
perfectly with the description of John
Murphy, alias Horse" Murphy. alias
"Pegleg'' Murphy, who is badly want
ed by the authorities of Allegheny, Pa.
to answer to a charge of murder, al
legged to have been committed on
March g.
Murphy. the alleged murderer, is So
years old, smooth faced, light sandy
hair, blue eyes, scar on his cheek,
right leg off and sometimes wears a
cork leg but at other times abandons
his cork leg and uses crutches The
description card states that Murphy's
home is at Bethem. Pa, but that he
is .'yeggman" and goes from place
to place, selling either shoe strings or
collar buttons.
Descriptions Tally Well
Mcknight answers perfectly this de-
scription except the small scar in the
face. When Chief Bailey wired to
Cn1oI JOnn GIonn, OF the Allegheny
police, that he was holding a man sus-
pected of being Murphy, he asked
whether the reported scar in Murphy's
face was permanent one or recent
1y healed cut. In reply to Chief Bal
ley's telegram the Allegheny chief of
police wired at noon that Murphy had
scar on his jaw from an abcess and
requested that a picture be sent to
Allegheny. Mcknight had on him
some photographs of himself and after
Chief Glenn's telegram had been re-
ceived these photographs were care
fully inspected and they distinctly
show a sore on the jaw. This discov-
cry almost convinces the local police
that in Mcknight they have landed
the badly wanted "Pegleg" Murphy
Mcknight Stoutly Denies.
Mcknight stoutly denies that he is
Murphy but states that he knows him.
Mcknight also stated that when he
was in Wheeling, w. Va, he heard
that Murphy had murdered his room
mate in Allegheny but he says that is
all the knowledge of the crime he has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28
THE WEATHER PROPHET.

fNDIANA-Showers Thursday niqht
and Friday warmer in north
portion.
oHio-PartIy cloudy and perhaps
cooler.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-28

CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
-WEDNESDAY-
Total Circulation 1914
Net Circulation ..--....--.6,8 ,848
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRcU-
LATION.
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
BY CARRIER.
Seven Papers for Seven Cents.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17
AIDS AT WHITE HOUSE
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT

Z T his own request, It is said. Lieut.
Philip II. Sheridan has been re-
lieved as military aid at the white
house and returned to active service
In his regiment, rs he is DESTROYS of
working out his future in the army
as q soldier in the field rather than
enjoying the life OF comparative idle
ness at Washington.
Lieut., Sheridan was one Of the
most popular aids at the white house
during the last two seasons. and Il
was understood among his many
friends that he would be enabled TO
retain the choice social position
throughout the coming season. Re.
Gently. however. It developed that
pressure was being brought by friends
OF other young officers TO land the
White House detail for them, and IL
is thought possible that the president
may have decided upon a change in
order to give others an opportunity
to shine at the executive mansion. In
this connection IL is now rumored that
a number of other officers will be re-
iieyed Of the White House detail and
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17

returned to their regular stations ana
on warships in foreign waters.
OF the ten White House aids OF last
season II Is now understood In mill.
tary and naval circles that II is doubt
full II more than four will be retained
The rilief Of Sheridan. following
that OF Lieut.. U. s. Grant III last sea,
son. breaks up the trio combination
Of the three sons Of noted civil war
generals who surrounded the president
at his social functions. Lee being tho
only one now retained. The White
House aids last season. In addition to
Col. Bromwell. Capts. Mccoy and Lee
and Lieut.. Sheridan, were: Capt. Ar,
thur e. Harding. United States ma
rine corps; Chauncey Shaekford.
United States navy; Lieut. Douglas
Macarthur, United States army engt-
neer corps. son OF Lieut.. Gen. Arthur
Macarthur; Lieut.. c. r. Train. United
States navy. son OF the late Rear Adj
niral Train; Ensign Sumner Read.
United States navy; Lieut.. Roscoe @.
Bulmer. United States navy. and
Lieut. c. Il. Miller. United statea
navy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17
A MOVE FOR PUBLIC
BATHS AND LAUNDRIES
w ARLINGTON. - Preparatory to

WI ASHINGToN. - Preparatory to
w submitting their annual reports
and estimates to congress at the com.
ing session, the commissioners are
considering the advlsability OF pro.
viding public baths in the District.
They strongly favor the establishment
of public baths. and last year recon-
mended that an appropriation be made
sufficient to build two. but congress
turned II down. This year, II Ia stated.
the commissioners will ask for an ap-
preparation with which TO establish
public baths for the accommodation Of
pupils Of the public schools. and the
establishment Of public laundries In
connection with the public baths.
All of the commissioners are anx-
ious to provide some kind of bathing
or swimming scheme for the school
children. 1t is their aim to make the
scheme Of such nature as to have
swimming lessons as part OF the
course OF studies at the schools. They
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17

sntion. But my power 10 greater.
thousand. yes, q million times greater
tAan thelrs. Jim, they say that have
made moro money than any man in
the world. They say that have ave
hundred millions OF dollars. but the
fools don't keep track Of my move
ments. They only know that I have
pulled ave hundred millions from my
open whirls. the ones they have had
an opportunity to keep tab on. But !
tell you that have made even more
in my secret deals than the amount
they have seen me take. have had
my agents with my capital In every
deal. every steal the System has
rugged up. Tho world has been throw
Ing up its hands IN horror because
Carnegie. the blacksmith OF Pittsburg.
pulled OF three hundred millions OF
swag IN the Steel hold.up--yes. swag.
Jim. Don't scowl az though you want.
ed 10 read me lecture on the coarse
ness Of my language. have learned
to call this game Of ours by Its right
name. II is not business enterprise
with earned profits a. results, but
pulled-off tricks with bags Of loot
blackjack Bwag--for their end.
Il got away with three hundred mil.
lions when Steel slumped from los to
so and from 80 to s. and no one knew
I'd made n dollar. You and the
Street read every morning last year
che 'guesses' as TO who could be
rounding up hundreds Of millions on
the slump. The papers and the mar
ket letters one morning said II was
Standard Oil: the next. that II waS
Morgan: then II was Frick. Schwab
Gates, and 80 on down through the
list or course, none OF them denied;
II is capital to all these knights OF the
road 10 DO making millions In the
minds Of the world. even though they
never get any OF the money. Dicl
TurpIn and Jonathan Wild never
were fonder Of having the daring
hold.ups that other highwaymen per
petrated laid 10 their doors, than are
these modern bandits of being credit
ed with ruthless deeds. that they die
not commit. But Jim. twas who
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17
Kllllna Froat ln oEafkN.

sprinsfleld--Killing frost. the nrst
this fan fell over the Ozark regIon.
Late vegetables being ruined. The
corn. however, Is matared well past
the danger point. Warm weather has
prevailed In this section up 20 this
week and the fail has been late one
Has elss Tor Ea0ampment Grounds:
Columblk The Colombia Commcr.
clal club. assisted by Capt. Joserh
Fraaier. commandment Of cadets at
Missouri university. Is making an az.
fort 10 have the permanent eneamp,
ment for the state militia broughs
here. A letter was received by ]. A.
Hudson. president OF the club. from
Gen. J. A. neArmond asking that the
club allow Capt. Frazior 70 recon-
mend slte, me latter chose tract
Of ioFty acres two miles south Of co
lunhih ca the Missouri. KAnsza 4
Texas taiiwsy.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17

think every child. boy or girl. should
learn the art Of swimming.
In connection with the effort Of tho
commissioners to secure these public
baths IL is also likely they will en-.
deavor to establish one OF two public
laundries In the District. This idea
Is something new and novel In this
part OF the country. although such
places are common throughout EU
rope.
II is the belief that a public laundry
should be connected with every public
bathhouse erected In the District ane
to have each laundry supplied with noe
less than 30 stationary wash tubs.
where the women of the poorer class
es can take their clothing 10 be wash
ed. requiring only a tritiing sum fol
soap and other incidentals. Connected
with each laundry It Is the idea to
have "drying-roOm," where the WON.
en- can take clothes after the washing
to be dried. either by hot air or steam.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17

no 81 too, ana with these was 10 units
that mother hog Of them all. stand
ard OF" Itself. The trust was 10 be
an enormous company, the like Of
which had until then not even been
dreamed Of by the most daring stock
manlpulators. The Systems" banlIA
90 we'll ~ trust and insurance com
panies throughout the country, had
for long time been getting into
shape by concentrating the money Of
the country for this monster trust
II was newspaper and news bureau
gossip that ReInhart and hia crowd
had bought Millions of shares Of tho
different stocks involved in the DEAL,
and II was common knowledge that
upon its successful completion Rein.
hart's fortune would be in the neigh
borhood Of a billion. On October LIST
the certificate OF the Anti.People'a
Trust. $4,000. OOO.o 900 capital. 10000.
900 shares. were listed upon the New
York, London, and Boston Stock Ex-
changes, and tbs German and French
Bourses, and trading In them started
on fast and furious at log. The claim
that one billion Of the twelve billions
capital had been set aside TO be used
in protecting and manipulating the
stock in tho market, had been so wide
ly advertised that even the most dar.
Ing plunger did not think Of selling IL
short.
1t was evident to all in the stock.
gambling world that this was to be
the systems" grand coup. that at
lts completion the masses would be
rudely awakened to q realization that
their savings were invested in the
combined American Industries at vast
ly inflated values. that the few had
all the real money. and that any at
tempt upon the peoples part to regu'
late and control the new system OF
robbery. would be fraught with un
paralleled disaster-not TO the "SyB
tenn" but to the people.
Since Bob's return from Europe
had seen him but n few times. Ur
to October LIST he had not been near
the Stock Exchange or "the Street. =
Shortly after the listing OF the "Peo
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17
Water Motor cause, con,s.,.

Joplin--one OF the Jasper county
circuit judges is to be called upon to
determine whether or not the First
Christian church Of this city shall be
forced to pay the Joplin Water Co.
Tor water used In the operation Of the
motor for the new pipe organ. A city
ordinance provides that the water
company shall supply water free to
churches. city buildings. etc. The
manager OF the water company claims
that when the ordinance was drafted
there were no such things as water
motors In Joplin and that he believes
test OF the case will show that the
church will be forced to pay for the
water thus used.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17

sold Pennsylvania every morning for
a year, while the selling was explain
ed by the press as 'Cassatt cutting
down Gould's telegraph poles. Gould
and old man Rockefeller selling Perm
Bylvania TO get even Jim Rand, iph,
I have to-day billion dollars, not the
Rockefeller or Carnegie kind. but a
real billion. II had no other power
but the power to cali tomorrow for
that biilson IN cash. Il would be SUM-
Client to lay in waste the financial
world before tomorrow night You
are welcome. Jim. to any part of that
billion, and the more you take the
happier you win make me. cut when
I strike 10 again. don't attempt q. stay
me. for IL win do no good"
Shortly after this talk Bob left for
Europe with BeWlah. A great Ger.
man expert on brain disorders had
held out hope that six naonth'a treat.
ment at his sanitarium IN Berlin
might aid in restoring her mind. They
returned the following August. The
trip had been fruitless.
When he left for Europe "the
Street" breathed more freely, and a.
time went by and there was no sign
OF his onfdenee-disturbin influence
In the market. the System" began
to bring out lts deferred dosls. Times
were ripe for setting up the most
wildly Inflated stock Mountaineering
trnnn IL had heen edrarl kod through,
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-10-17

A MOTHER matter which Is to be
"a urged upon the attention OF con-
gress is the liquor question. Every
year now for several years the Little.
field.Dolllver bill for the regulation Of
the traffic has made its appearance.
but the National Association of Brew
ers. the National Liquor Dealers asso-
citation and various other organiZa.
lions have always been on the look
out for II, and have always succeeded
in blocking its passage.
This year II begins to look as though
the liquor traffic which has been get
ting so many hard knocks from the
states lately is to get q national shak-
Ing up as we'll
At the coming session the Anti.sa.
loon League OF the United States,
which has become a powerful organi.
zation, will make a strenuous effort
to get legislation through. The league
believes the time Is ripe for the long
delayed federal legislation. With the
fight against the liquor power raging
successfully In more than half the
states In the union. the league officers
feel encouraged to believe that con.
gress win no longer refuse to enact
the desired legislation.
The states are doing handsomely
say men who are preparing to lead
the temperance fight before congress
at the coming session. but what has
the federal government been doing