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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
CAMBRIDGE SALOON|ST
IS A PROH|B|T|ON|ST
Frank Langdon Lays Claim to
Distinction.
HIS CASE TO GRAND JURY

Frank Langdon, the Cambridge City
saloonist who was arrested Tuesday
by Sheriff Meredith for violation OF
the liquor laws, is. SO his friends
claim, prohibitionist and has always
voted the prohibition ticket.
Langdon is very indignant over his
arrest, protesting innocence of the
charge made against him, and he
states that he will fight the case to
the bitter end. 1t is charged that
day and allowed James Phillips, one
of the men who have been posted" In
Cambridge City to enter.
Langdon states that he lives back
of his saloon and that the only way
he has of entering his living apart
ments is through the saloon. He says
that last Sunday while he was in his
saloon, Marshall Drischell entered
and arrested him. Langdon denies
that Phillips was in the saloon. He
says that he talked with Phillips out
side the saloon entrance but he did
not permit the man to follow him in
to the saloon. Phillips, who was ar
rested Monday for giving liquor to
George Reigle, another one of the
posted men, bears Langdon out in
this statement
There will be a session of the grand
jury the first week in April and Lang
don's case will be thoroughly investi-
gated by that body. Langdon is now
out on bond. If he is indicted by the
grand jury the trial in the circuit will
be one of unusual interest as it is ex-
pected to reveal a state of affairs al
legged to be existing in Cambridge City
that has not yet been made public
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
THE LOST IS FOUND
JOY FOR A MOTHER
She viii Soon be Reunited With Son
Who Ran Away Thirteen Years Ago
Him Up.

Boston, March 13.-Through a letter
received by the police department the
whereabouts of Arthur K. Adams, who
disappeared from Melrose thirteen
years ago, has been cleared up, and a
speedy reunion with his mather is
looked for.
Afraid of the threats that he would
be locked up by a policeman, If he
wasn't good boy, Adams ran away
from home when he was eight years
old, leaving hi smother, a widow, all
alone.
Every effort was made by the police
to locate the boy without result and
eventually the case was filed in the
list of unsolved mysteries.
The letter received yesterday ad-
dressed to Osman Brown, a veteran
patrolman, came from Concord, y. H.,
from young Adams, inquirinS as to
the whereabout of his mother, whom
he had not seen or heard of for thir-
teen years.
The mother has been located at
Magnolia Springs, Ala. During all
these years she has never ceased her
search for her boy and it is said that
about year ago she thought she had
located him in this city.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
JEROME DEPENDS
ON ABE HUMMEL
District Attorney Hopes to
Tear Evelyn ThaW's Story
Into Bits.
LAYS PLANS CAREFULLY
SPEAKS FOR MORE THAN AN
HOUR IN CONTENTION OF FACT
THAT HUMMEL'S TESTIMONY is
VITAL TO CASE.

New York, March 13.-There was a
short session today of the court trying
Harry K. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White, adjournment being
taken shortly after noon until 10:3
o'clock tomorrow morning. This ac-
tion was taken partly to give Mr.. Del
thorities and prepare an argument in
reply an an impassioned appeal by
District Attorney Jerome for the ad-
mission of Testimony by Abraham
Hummel, in contradiction of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's evidence, characteriz-
ed by Mr.. Jerome as the central sup
port of the defense, and partly on the
statement of Mr. Jerome that if he
were allowed the afternoon in which
to complete the hypothetical question
to be put to his experts he thought
the state could close its case in rebut-
tai tomorrow night.
HummePs Testimony Vital.
l.
Delmas that his cross-examination of
the alienists would not be long. The
matter of Hummel's testifying was un-
decided. Mr.. Jerome spoke for more
than an hour today in contending that
Hummel's testimony is the most vital
in the case.
James Clinch Smith, Stanford
Whites brother-in-law, was called
again as a witness this morning. Mr.
Smith was tardy in arriving and Mr.
Jerome summoned Abraham H. Hum
mel to the stand. Hummel had
scarcely taken his seat when Smith
came in. Thereupon Hummel was
temporarily excused Mr.. Smith was
questioned by Mr.. Delmas for the de-
fense as to the cablegram from Mr..
a witness.
Mr. Smith said he did not have
either the original of the cablegram
or a copy.
"As l remember the message" said
Mr.. Smith, lit read: Your evidence
most important Your attendance
de esired.'' He had first communicated
this evidence to his lawyers.
Mr.. Smith said he returned to this
country on February II, last, and COM
with the district attorneys
office on the 10Th. He had reduced
to writing his conversation with Thaw
on the Madison Square roof garden
and had showed the memoranda to
his counsel and assistant attorney
Garvan. Mr.. Delmas had no further
questions and Smith was excused.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
LIGHTS WERE OFF DUTY
Parts of City Were in Darkness on
Account of Trouble at the Light
Plant

Darkness brooded over the central
part of the city for about ten minutes
between the hours of and 9 o'clock
last night. all of the street lights, and
those in the show windows of the
various stores going off watch simil-
taneously. At the Wescott hotel, and
in many of the establishments that
were still open for business gas was
put in commission. The sudden dis
appearance of the lights was due to
some trouble with the machinery at
the electric lighting plant which was
very quickly remedied.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
To Use Artificial Gas.

Greenfield, Ind, March 13--The
Greenfield Gas, Oil and Water com
Dany, organized several years ago to
furnish natural gas TO the stockhold-
ers, will put in an artificial gas plant
in this city. The company owns lea
ses for gas wells in the county, but
the drilling OF recent years has proved
to be discouraging. and work has been
abandoned. 1t is proposed 10 manu-
facture fuel gas and use the mains
already placed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
VIEWS OF THE COMMONER
Mr.. Bryan Discusses Efforts Of Rail.
road Magnates to get Audience
With President.

Buffalo, y. Y, March 13.-William
Jennings Bryan in an interview here
today on the subject of the visits OF
railroad presidents TO Washington
and their endeavor TO get an audience
with the presidents said, that in his
opinion some republicans had conclud-
ed that the government could control
the Philippines but few thought the
government could control the rail-
roads. He wants Roosevelt to play
the game alone and bring the rail
roads to time, he says.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
FAIRvIEW RESIDENTS SUFFERED
City Street Cars Could Not Run Un-
der Panhandle Viaduct

fhe exceedingly heavy rains caused
the patrons of the Fairview street car
line to suffer an unpleasant inconven-
ience yesterday afternoon and even
ing. The water had backed up un-
derneath the railroad viaduct on Sher-
idan street in such quantity as to pro-
hibit the passing of street cars and
passengers were compelled to climb
over the railroad tracks and through
the fields to point where the street
was in a condition to permit the run
ming of the cars. A contested sewer
was the cause of the flooded condition
of the street
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
DATE NOT YET FIXED
No Announcement Of Time When
Banks Shall Return to Treasury
Additional Deposits.

Washington. March 15.-Secretary
Cortelyou made the following state
ment late this afternoon:
The secretary of the treasury an
nounced this afternoon, that it is not
his intention to fix at present a date
upon which the thirty millions addi-
tional deposits placed with existing
depository banks, secured by state,
municipal and railroad bonds, under
the terms Of the press announcement
of September 81, shall be returned to
tne treasury.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
PRESIDENT DOESN'T
HEED PANIC CRIES
Prediction of Railroad Mag
mates Fall on Deaf Ears at
White House.
MEETING WILL BE HELD
ROOSEVELT MAY PROMISE TO
SPEAK A WORD OF CAUTION TO
LEGiSLATURES- PRESENT
SITUATION SIGNIFICANT.

Washington, March 13-Secretary
Loeb said today that the railroad pres
idents who are TO see the president
have not yet fixed a day for the meet
ing. No word has come from the
group of railroad magnates since the
hurried visit here of J. Pierpont Nor
authoritatively that the president is
not at all worried over the representa-
tions of these heads of railroads that
a financial panic is likely to result I'M
less the administration gives some as
surances that it is not to crowd the
railroads further. A senator who
saw the president today evidently rep
resented the administration view
when he said that the attitude of the
person who had squeezed all the juice
out of the lemon and was attempting
to sell the rind to the public.
The railroad managers have sud-
denly discovered" said this senator,
that the public is on to the character
of the goods they have for sale and is
not inclined to purchase. Having
brought this condition upon them
selves, we now have the spectacle of
them coming to the president begging
for relief
Will Not Back-Track.
While it seems to be an assured
fact that the president will not back
track on his general policy of federal
regulation, he probably will promise
the railroad managers to use his NOR
al influence to hold in check state leg
islation. 1t has been understood for
some time that the president would, in
letter to the interstate commerce
commission, discourage SO much state
regulation of railroads.
1t is said to be his idea that the
federal policy may be seriously handi-
capped if States bear down too hard
on the Transportation companies.
No intffnation is given at the White
House as to whether the president is
likely to revise his program to have
the interstate commerce commission
ascertain the actual value of the rail-
road property in the United States.
This is the one thing the railroads
want let alone at this time. Such an
investigation would reveal the amount
of water in the railroad stock and rail-
road men who are here say this would
play havoc with the market.
Public men who remain in Washing
ton look upon the forthcoming confer
ence with the heads of the railroads
as of great significance. It will, they
imagine, determine whether the pres
ident shall continue to fight the rail
roads during the last two years of his
term or shall agree to work in har-
mony with them.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Considerable Damage Done by
Lightning While the River
Rose Rapidly.
EXCITEMENT AT MATHER'S
SHINGLES TORN FROM ROOF AND
A HORSE KNOCKED TO THE
GROUND OF STORM IN
OTHER CITIES.

The violent storm yesterday after
noon about 3 o'clock did considerable
damage to property. A ball of lightn-
ing glanced off the corner of the city
building then paraded down the alley
north of the building blowing out the
fuses of the fire alarm system in No.
hose house and putting all the tele-
phones in the building and in the inn
mediate neighborhood out of commits
sion for the time being.
Lightning struck the old Friends
meeting house on North Tenth street
and displaced several bricks on the
west wall of the building then flash
ed off in the direction of the Mather
Brothers company plant, knocking
several shingles off the roof of the
Office building, terrorizing the occu-
pants of the building and knocking
down a horse which was standing in
front of the Office. The animal was
dazed by the lightning stroke but not
injured
Telephones all over the city were
made useless for some time by the
pranks of the lightning but both COM
panies placed gangs of men at work
repairing the damages and by six
O'Clock nearly all the phones had been
placed in commission again. Consid-
n hc ~
wires and the wires of the two tele-
graph companies.
Lightning struck buildings in var
ious parts of town during the electri-
cal storm but so far as known no ser
ious damage was done. Yesterdays
storm was a most unusual one as cleo
trical storms are not of usual occur
renee in March.
Whitewater a Torrent
The heavy rainfall that lasted dur
ing Tuesday night and all day We'd
nesday transformed the usual peace
full Whitewater into raging torrent.
Last evening the river had reached
the highest point of the year and was
threatening to inundate Happy Hol-
low" The water was tapping the
property of the Nixon paper mills on
the east branch and was nearly up
to the barns of the residents on the
west branch. The Inhabitants have
become so used to this state of af-
fairs and there have been so many
false alarms that they paid but little
attention TO these conditions. From
o'clock Tuesday evening until 6
o'clock yesterday evening there was
2K inches of rainfall
Much trouble was occasioned with
the light and power of the electric
light plants yesterday by the electri-
cal storm Fuses were burned out
and the lights were very unreliable.
sometimes being almost out and at
others burning so brilliantly as to ap-
pear white.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
RIOTING AT LOUISVILLE
The Police of the Falls City Have
Trouble with the Striking Street
Railway Employees.

Louisville, Ky. March 13-Serious
rioting occurred in the heart of the
city this afternoon William Wehler,
teamSter. blocked two cars at
Fourth and Jefferson streets. The po-
lice arrested him. A crowd of five
hundred gathered and released him
at once, but the officers caught him
again. The crowd followed to the
doors of the station, trying to get the
man away. Police reserves were
rushed out and arrested six of the
crowd
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
DIES FROM APOPLExY
Sudden Death of Well Known Woman
Of Montpelier From This
Disease.

Portland, Ind, March 13.-Mrs. Jno.
Rhine, of Montpelier, suddenly died OF
apoplexy. She had been in usual
health during the day Mrs. Rhine
was fifty-eight years old. For several
years the family resided in Pennyille.
Besides the husband five children sur
vive, Charles Rhine, Montpelier: Will
liam Rhine, Los Angeles, Cal; Mrs.
Edna Hironomous, Richmond: Mrs.
Ella Davis. Montpelier and Mrs.
Maude Smith, whose husband is post
master of Montpelier
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Standard Oil Case.

Chicago, March 13.-Much time was
consumed in the trial of the Standard
Oil company here today by legal ar
gument regarding the proper manner
in which railroad tariff sheets should
be published. From all indications
the trial will drag along through sew
eral days of uninteresting testimony
and argument.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
HIGGINS WROTE STORY
ANTICIPATING CRIME
As a Result Thereof Was Sent
to Prison.
RELEASED AFTER 10 YEARS

Detroit, Mich, March 13.-John M.
son whose conviction of murder was
secured largely through a story which
he wrote and which was used before
the jury as a confession of guilt, is
to be pardoned after ten years,
through the same story.
Undisputed evidence proved to
show that the story was written four
years before the crime was commit
ed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
AN EDITOR PASSES AWAY
James Hedgcock of The Frankfort
Crescent and Prominent
Mason Dies.

Frankfort, Ind, March 13.-Jas. A.
Hedgcock, editor and manager Of the
Daily Crescent of this city and one
of the best known citizens of the
county, died this afternoon of pneu-
monia, after an illness of but one
week.
Mr. Hedgcock was past commander
knights Templars, a member of the
Indiana Consistory and a noble of the
Mystic Shrine, Murat Temple, India
napoliS
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Gone to Bloomington.

H. Milton Elrode has gone to Bloom
ington where he has taken employ
ment with the Gentrys. but not in the
dog and pony show. He had been con-
Quoting a real estate business in the
Maxim building and formerly lived at
Castle Courier.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
WAR TO A FINISH
Indications that there Will be Lively
Fight Between Standard and
Pure Oil Company.

Marietta, O., March 13.-The Stand
ard Oil company today accepted the
challenge of the Pure Oil company, its
largest competitor, and withdrew its
distinction in the various grades of
PENNSYLVANIA crude OIL 1t looks like
a war to the finish and local producers
expect to see 81 oil in the near future.
The market has advanced twenty
cents in the last six weeks.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
THUNDER AND SNOW
Electrical Display at Roanoke in Con-
nection with Very Heavy
Fall of the Beautiful"

Roanoke, Va, March 13.-For the
second time during the past few days,
there has been a heavy snow fall,
ranging from one to four inches with
freezing weather tonight, there was
again repetition OF the thunder
storm. The peals of thunder were
lound and long and the flashes of
lightning most vivid. The phenom-
ena has never been witnessed here be-
fore. excepting during the past few
days.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Tough on the Druggists.

Augusta, Me-, March 13.-Legisla-
ton of the utmost Importance to the
Maine liquor prohibition law and it's
enforcement has been presented to
the legislature. The bill gives the
temperance commission the right to
go over the head of all county Off
cials. The enactment of the law
would result in closing blind tigers"
and quiet druggists, who in some To-
calities, because of local sentiment
are violating the prohibition law.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Finds for Defendants.

Greensboro, \. c., March 13.-The
trial of Edward A. Smith and Sumner
Sergent. Charlotte mill men, charged
with the violation of the emigration
law, has been ended by Judge Boyd.
who informed the jury to find in favor
of the defendants. The action was
taken on a motion of the counsel of
the government.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Linas Will 'ShoW" Them.

When the commissioners meet Sat
urday of this week Sheriff Meredith
will act as guide TO them in a per-
sonally conducted tour of the county
Jail. During the winter the sheriff S
head has been exposed to the show
eTs and SHOWS. owing to the seive-like
condition of the jail roof and he wants
the commissioners to see the battere d
condition of the roof so that they will
be impressed sufficiently 10 order re-
pairs made.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
FELL IN THE BATTLE
Bank Clerk Caught in the Stock Mar.
ket Collapse is Short in Excess
of SAC, 900.

Worchester, Mass, March 13.-In
financial ruin as result of unsuccess-
full battle with the bulls and bears of
the stock market, Lieutenant Col
Harry p. Fairbanks of the Second
Massachusetts regiment and treasur-
ers clerk in the Peoples Savings
bank, has gone and with him, it IS
sand dollars
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Wants G. A r. Meeinu.

Kokonlo, Ind, March 13.-The G. A.
R. of this city is making an effort to
secure for Kokomo the state encamp-
ment fthe Grand Army in 1908. The
meets this year at Ft.
Wayne.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Called to Montpelier.

Prof y c. Heironirnus and family
went to Montpelier. Ind, yesterday aft
ernoon in response TO a sudden call
a"nouncing the death of the mother of
Mrs. HehonimuS
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
"The Early Bird" etc.

Bloomington, Ind, March 13.~R. L.
Morgan OF this city has announced
his candidacy for the nomination TO
congress on the democratic ticket. He
enters the arena early,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Makes a Big Bonfire.

Boston, March 13.-Fire destroyed
the huge New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad coal dockets near
the Dover street bridge. south Boston
this afternoon. Thirty five thousand
tons of coal are burning. The fire
men can do nothing to stay the
flames.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Struck by Lightning.

Anderson, Ind, March 13.-The
barn at the plant of the Indiana Brick
company was struck by lightning last
night and consumed and one horse,
valued at 5000 was cremated. Ed
ward Dunn, watchman, was severely
burned while rescuing the live stock.
Thomas and Horace Stilwell own the
plant, the damages to which is placed
at $500.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
THE ELUSIVE HAZARD
Henry County Authorities Who Want
Him Learn that He is in State
of Washington.

Knightstown, Ind, March 13.-
George Hazard, who recently pub
lished a history of Henry county and
which publication caused several law
suits, and who is wanted on a charge
of forgery, is reported TO have been To-
Gated in the state of Washington. A
number of judgments have been re-
corded against him because Of non-ap-
pearance to defend suits
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Supt. FurnaS to Resign.

Superintendent Furnas win resign
his place at Earlham college at the
end of the school year and return 10
his farm. a number of applicants
have asked for the position
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Hathaway Honored.

Fred r. Hathaway, of the class of
'S4 at Earlham has been appointed by
Pres. Kelly. and the faculty to repre-
sent the college at the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the founding of the Michigan
agricultural college on May 2Sth
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Joseph Cook Dead.

Cambridge City, March 13.-Joseph
Crook, age % years. s months, 9 days,
died at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Crook in East Cam
bridge at a. m. today. Death was
due to tuberculosis. Funeral will take
place at the home Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Interment at Riverside
cemetery
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
MAIL ROUTES ABANDONED

Brownsville. Ind, March 13.--The
heavy rains OF the last twenty-four
hours have done considerable damage
to the highways and mail routes have
lContinueo on Page Two.)
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
Walker Was Named.

Indianapolis. March 13-Governor
HanIv tcdav annointed Merle Walker
probate judge Of Marion county.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-14
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
NDlANA-FaIIing temperature, pos
sibe snow flurries or rain. Friday
clear.

OHIO-PartIy cloudy and colder.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-22
James Gilbert, Murray Youth
WriteslLctter to His Brother
and Then Kills Himself on
Account iii Health
WELL KNOWN MURRAY FAMILY,

Fulton. KY, April 22. Especially
After writing letter to his brother
Noah Gilbert. and addressing 1t TO
his home at Murray, James Gilbert,
10 years old, son of William Gilbert
the well known tobacco dealer OF
Murray, swallowed a half ounce OF
Bromidia at Memphis yesterday at
ternoon. Then. in the delirium pro-
duced by the drug, he climbed on a
blind baggage of the Fulton train.
He was supposed to be drunk, and
the crew, discovering him, put him
in coach, where he broke win
dows and behaved so wildly he was
put off at Fulton, dying here at 1:15
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. His
brother, Noah Gilbert, who had been
Informed of the suicide by the letter,
which directed him to go to Mem
phis for the body, of the writer, came
to Fulton and took the body to
Murray last night. Young Gilbert
had been in i'll health a long time,
and had been more or less despond-
emit since the death OF his mother at
Denver. Col, last fall He was in
Huntington, Tenn, and his father
was sending him to Denver for his
health. 1t was evident he intended
dying In Memphis. when he wrote
the letter. The Gilbert family is one
of the best known in Galloway coun-
ty, where the. youth had many
friends.