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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
List of Dead


HOMER SMITH, boy, Ionia.
ALBERT TRAUTWEIN, whose body
was cut in two, Ionia.
JOHN TOTAL.
CHARLES HESS.
HERMAN HESS.
DANIEL HESS.
WILLIAM CORNELL.
DAN ROGERS.
DICK JONES.
MRS. ABRAM EDDY.
EDWARD GALLAGHER.
FRANK SOUSE.
L. K. MERRILL.
HENRY REYNOLDS.
CHARLES McCAULEY, SR.
A. F. HERBERT.
EDWARD DURLONG.
CHARLES BROAD.
JAMES WIZARD.
WILLIAM STAGER-
WILLIAM GOETT.
MRS. AUGUST RICHTER.
FRED FITZGERALD, all of Ionia.
BRAKEMAN ED CORWAN.
FIREMAN KNOWLES.
WILLIAM EVANS, 20, Ionia.
FRANK LATHAM, IS, Ionia.
BENJAMIN DURLING, As, Ionia.
CHARLES FENTON, Grand Lodge.
HARRY WILLIAMS, II. Ionia.
E. ]. PIXLEY, conductor passenger
train.
Herman and Daniel Hess, aged Ii
and 18 years respectively, were the
sons of Charles Hess. widow ano
six other children are left by Hess.
The passenger train of eleven cars
carrying the Pere Marquette shop en-
ployes of Ionia and their families tc
the Michigan metropolis for their an
nual excursion was running at a raplc
speed probably fifty miles an hour
down steep grade.
1t struck the lighter locomotive o.
the freight train with such terrible
force as to turn the freight engin'
completely around.
The wrecked locomotives this after
noon lay side by side, ,hboth headed east
ward.
Only a few of the freight trains car
were smashed and 1t took only few
hours work to remove all traces o
them from the scene.
Six Coaches Wrecked
But behind the two wrecked locomo'
tives six cars of the passenger train lay
piled in a hopeless wreck.
Four of the passenger coaches re-
mained on the track undamaged ano
were used to convey the dead and in
iured to Ionia; one coach was undam-
aged with only it's forward trucks of
the rails.
These were the rear five cars.
The two coaches next ahead of these
were telescoped.
The next car forward stood almost
on end after the wreck, its forward emo
resting on the roadbed.
Fireman Knowles died on the relief
train en- route to Detroit, bringing the
list of dead to thirty, with possibility
that more bodies might be found in the
wreckage and that several of the in
jured may die.
Crew Responsible
Responsibility is put squarely upon
the crew of the freight train by Of
ficials of the road.
Those who arrived at the scene OF
the wreck soon after the accident Sc
cured from the crew of the freight the
orders under which it was running and
which clearly showed the position OF
the passenger excursion train and the
freight had encroached upon the othel
trains running time.
The special train was due at Salem
at 9:10 a. M, and at Plymouth at $3.50
a. m.
1t passed Salem on time.
The time card of the special was tele-
graphed to the freight crew in the form
of a train order and this order Will
CONTINUED on Page Twe.l
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
TRAIN STRIKES AND
KILLS AGED MAN
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2O-Peter Sher-
,idan, an aged man who lived at 126 Cherry
street, was struck by a train at Bernal
street near College Hill this morning and
was killed
The engineer sounded the bell but Sher-
idan did not heed it and was struck be-
fore the train could be brought to stop.
Sheridan was 65 years old and was
formerly employed as tender of the Fourth
street bridge.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
ITO sPoILs ATTEMPT
TO MURDER CABINET

SEOUL, July 2O.-At 10 o'clock last night
an alleged plot was reported tc Marquis
Ito.
He was informed that the imperial
guard has been clandestinely ordered by
lCoatinued on PAGE Two1
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Discover AsphaItum

SHOsHONE, Wyo., July 2O.-The dis
covery of thick beds of asphaltum in
the Shoshone oil fields at the eastern
base of Copper mountain is reported.
Many large samples of an excellent
quality of this material have been
brought into town within the last few
days from these oil fields.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
JAPAN WANTS TO BUY
ISLAND FROM HOLLAND
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, July 2O.-A dispatch to the
Globe from Brussels brings a report that
negotiations are in progress between the
Netherlands and Japan looking to the
purchase by the latter of an island in
the Dutch East Indies for a coaling
station.
The island is said to be close to the
Philippines.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
81 KILLED
IN WRECK
SEvENT'. INJURED AND SOME
MAY DIE OF WOUNDS
EXCURSION PASSENGER TRAIN
HEADS INTO FREIGHT
Crew of Freight Blamed for Accident
for Having Forgotten Train
orders-Six Coaches Are
Demolished

BY Associated Press.
SALEM, Mich, July 20.-Thirty-one peo-
pie were killed and more than seventy
injured, many of them seriously, be-
tween this village and Plymouth today
when Pere Marquette excursion train,
bound from Ionia to Detroit, crashed
into a westbound freight in a cut
located at sharp curve of the Pere
Marquette railroad about mile east of
Salem.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
ANNA GOULD DECLARES
SHE is NOT ENGAGED

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 20.-A dispatch from
Paris quotes Madame Anna Gould as de-
nying recently published reports that she
was engaged and would be married again.
At am not engaged or likely to be-"
said She 1.-THE story is entirely untrue"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Baked Beans Explode
ST ecial to The Herald.

ST ecial TO The Herald
BRowNwooD, Texas, July 2O.-A pot
Of beans which Mrs. F. A. Park was
cooking exploded Mrs Park was seri-
ously injured
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
lndorses New PoIIey

Rev William Horace Day, pastor of the
First Congregational church. who had
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21

Jesse o. Smith. hey.
B. Desenberg. r. f.. Leary.
N. j. McGary. e. ]. Louis.
A. N. Parsons. Robert Marsh.
Councilman Henry Ly-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
TABLE OF TEMPERATURES

For Southern CaIIfOrnia--Fnir
Sunday; light west wind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21

MONG the citizens who have called
"a at The Herald office or sent their
= \ congratulations and good wishes
for the new Herald of new day are
some of the most prominent and infiu-
entail in Los Angeles.
Following is a partial list of those who
have expressed approval of the new man
agement and ownership and promised
support of the paper with a straightfor-
word, honest and fearless policy:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
FORECAST

Q 5000 m~~~ w~wM~~~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
REUNITED AFTER
TWENTY-S|X YEARS
Finds His Sister After Separa-
ton of More Than a
Quarter of a Century.
DUE TO A NEWSPAPER.
J. C.. SCISSLER OF PITTSBURG
SAW MENTION OF HIS SISTERS
NAME AND CAME TO LYNN TO
FIND HER,

After Il separation of more than
twenty-six years from her Immediate
relatives. who reside in Pittsburg, Pa,
Mrs. John Hudson of Lynn, was
Tuesday found by her brother. ]. c.
Scissler of the smoky City" and the
usual happy meeting took place.
Mrs Hudson is the wife of Lynn
blacksmith. and when but child
drifted away from her relatives at
hcme and came west with another
family. She grew to be young wo-
man and was then married to her
present husband. After leaving home
no trace could be found of her by the
anxious relatives, and as year after
year rolled by they gave up all hopes
of locating her.
A few weeks ago her brother pick
ed up a copy of a newspaper and his
eye chanced upon an article in which
her maiden name was given. He inn
mediately set out on his journey from
Pittsburg to meet his sister. and the
latter was more than overcome by the
surprise he created. as he walked in
to her home and made himself known.
The brother was equally affected and
will spend several days, the guest of
his sister in the little town TO Rich
mond's north.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
NINE CANDIDATES
FOR PAGE RANK
Coeur de Lion Lodge Reaches
400 Mark.
SURPRISE is IN STORE.

Nine candidates were given the page
rank in Coeur de Lion lodge, Knights
of Pythias, Tuesday night, and the
lodge now numbers more than four
hundred, a goal for which the members
have been working for several months.
The candidates initiated Tuesday
night were w. r. Poundstone, Howard
j. Thomas, H. c. Waggoner, Judge
Henry c. Fox, Jacob Rosenbloom,
Richard n. Johnson, Arthur l.. Ma
rine. Oral s. Beck and H. B. Messick
1t was announced that the surprise
committee will on the night of May
21, get in its work, but the nature of
the surprise was not announced other
than the fact that all members of the
lodge were requested to bring their Ia
dy friends on that night. The event
will be for the members of Occur de
Lion lodge and their families.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
HARD TO GET FUNDS
FOR NEW EQUIPMENT
lnterurban Railways Face Diff
ficuIty of This Kind.
LOCAL LINE Is affected.

The interurban railways of the state
are having a hard time in securing
funds to renew their equipment. the
prices of electrical machinery having
scared in recent months. Practically
all of the interurban lines are suffer
ing for the lack of proper equipment
and the Indianapolis and Eastern
branch of the Terre Haute. Indianap-
oils and Eastern. is no exception TO the
case. The rolling stock of this road
is being improved rapidly, but it is un-
derstood that practically all of the re-
ceipts of the road are turned back to
pay the operating expenses and inl-
prove the line
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
Cincinnati Enquirer Gives Con-
siderable Space to Local
Music Event for May.
PRINTS WHOLE PROGRAM.
SIZE THAT HAS GIVEN SUP
PORT TO SUCH PRETENTIOUS
PERFORMANCE.

The musical editor of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, whose field of observation
in musical matters has been extensive
and who has for many years assisted
in the preparation of the program fo-
the Cincinnati May festivals, has ac-
corded the Richmond Festival associ-
alton deserved recognition in his de-
partment of the paper.
In addition to publishing the detailed
program for the entire series of con-
certs which will be given in Richmond
on May % and %, the Enquirer says
in part: Richmond, Indiana, which
has gained the distinction of being the
only city of 25,000 population in this
country which has for period OF
years given support to May Music
festival, expects to achieve even great
er honors this year when on May IS
and % a series of concerts will be CIV
en- at which the famous Theodore
Thomas orchestra, with Frederick
Stock, conductor, will play and the So
loists will be Mrs. Kelsey, Miss Spen-
Ger. Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Wither-
spoon
The Enquirer also states that numer-
Gus Cincinnati people as we'll as those
from other cities. will be among the
many visitors to the Richmond festi-
val.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
CLAIM BY
SERGEANT N MANUS
County Commissioners Will
Not Pay Cost of Returning
Lipscombe to Richmond.
POINT AN IMPORTANT ONE.
coMMIss ssioNERs ALSO THINK 1T
is TIME FOR THE CITY TO PAY
ITS CRUSHED STONE BILL.
POINT AN IMPORTANT ONE.

The County commissioners have
refused to allow a claim presented by
Sergeant McManus of the Richmond
police force for his expenses in re-
turning George Lipscombe, prisoner
who was arrested at Columbus, O.
The commissioners state that they did
not authorize the expenditure of
money for the return of Lipscombe
and say Sheriff Meredith had no au-
thority to 20. K" McManus claim.
The refusal of the commissioners to
authorize the expenditure of the coun-
tvs money for the return of fugitive
criminals to this county and the state
ment made by the police that they
have no fund to draw from for return
ing fugitives TO the city, brings up an
interesting question and an important
one
If both the city and the county re-
fuse to appropriate money to meet
the expenses of returning criminals
captured outside the county all that
remains for a clever crook to do is to
violate the law then make a rapid
exit beyond the boundary lines of the
county, as the sheriff and police Off
GERS cannot be expected to pay the
expenses of returning criminals out
of their own pockets.
The commissioners also think that
it is high time for the city to pay its
cracked stone bill. Last spring the
Zimmerman board of public works en-
tered into a contract with the county
whereby the city agreed to pay %
cents for each wagon load of stone
cracked by prisoners at the county
Jail, the city supplying the stone.
Since that time there have been many
wagon loads used by the city for re-
pairing and making streets but the
county has not yet received a cent.
The commissioners state that Ex-
Street Commissioner Gem and EX-
Sheriff Smith did not keep COM
plete record of the amount of stone
used by the city while they were in
office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
NO BIDS RECEIVED
ON SEWER SYSTEM
Delay Encountered in West
Side Improvement by the
Board of Works.
TO READVERTISE FOR BIDS.
THAT CONTRACT
DID NOT APPEAL TO BIDDERS
BECAUSE. MONEY WOULD BE
TIED UP.
TO READVERTISE FOR BIDS.

No contract for the building of the
big sewer system in West Richmond
south of Main street was let by the
board of public works for the reason
that no bids were received, the pro-
ject evidently not looking good to
local and out of town contractors
City Attorney Study states that the
sewer system will be built and that
the board viii again advertise for
bids The news that contractors ne
elected to bid on the sewer will be
most disappointing to residents in the
part of town where <the big system
is to be put in as it was confident
" expected that work on this sewer
would be started early this summer.
As things stand now it is proba BILE
that it will be some time before the
residents of the south part of West
Richmond will have a sewer system.
1t is understood that the work did
not appeal to the contractors owing
to the fact that the money involved
would be tied up for a considerable
length of time. as the successful bid
der would. naturally. not receive pay
ment for the work until it had been
completed and accepted.
City Engineer Fred Charles has
completed most elaborate plans for
the new sewer system which will be
a modei when completed. According
TO the estimates prepared by Mr..
Charles the system viii cost in the
neighborhood of s4S,000 The plans
call for a filtering plant. to be located
where the trunk sewer empties into
Clear Creek
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
PARDON GRAN TED
VIM. JANUARY BY
THE PRESIDENT
Action Was Taken on the Rec
ommendation Made by At
torney General Bonaparte
After Much Delay.
DECREE is EFFECTIVE
I'M JULY THIS YEAR.
Criticism of Bonaparte Has
Driven Him to Make State
ment-President Said to
Have Called Him Down.

Washington May 8.-The president
today pardoned VIM. January to take
effect July. 1907, on the following
recommendation from Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte. II think the petition
er ought to serve some appreciable
time in prison to show clearly that as
matter strict right still belongs there
but / also think the period should ap-
propriately be n short one"
1t is understood today that the
president felt resentment yesterday
when Mr.. Bonaparte told him he
had not time to go over the papers
in the January case. Without a dis
senting voice from everybody connect
ed with the case. January had been
promised pardon but the attorney gen.
eraI did not act. Bonapartes atten-
tion to private business at Baltimore
has not permitted him TO give twenty
working hours since his appointment.
No trust prosecutions have been TAX
en- up In this connection it is re-
called today that the senate hesitat-
ed to confirm Bonaparte's nomination
last fall because he said the trusts
are not bad thing after all. Bona
parte is the only cabinet member who
does not live in Washington.
Bonaparte Makes Statement.
Stories in eastern newspapers at
lacking the methods and laXity in his
department finally drove Bonaparte to
make written statement today, in
part as follows:
Il assume full responsibility for
the condition of the department be-
ing languid and ineffective. l do not
consider it any part of the DEPART
ment's duty to furnish liberal daily
supply of headlines for newspapers
and the department is not administer
ed with that laudable end in view.
But for this opinion no one is respon-
sible but my unworthy SELF
Gossips are saying Roosevelt call
ed down" Bonaparte in the cabinet
meeting yesterday and for this reason
Bonaparte stayed here to work at his
Office today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL
CHILDREN DECREASED.

New Castle. Ind, May S-The end
meration of children of school age in
Henry county shows a loss during the
year Of over thirty. The number in
New Castle is in excess of loo.
Knightstown has 4os. MiddIetown 32J,
Lewisyille "a Sulphur Springs. 50,
Dunreith % and other towns smaller
numbers The total in the county is
6.1S4. Although New Castle has
gained in population during the year.
many OF those coming here to work
have not yet brought their families.
hence the school enumeration was not
increased
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
BRINGS A FORECLOSURE
SUIT AGAINST ARNOLD
Philip H. WorraII Asks for
$500.
ON NOTES AND MORTGAGE.

Phillip II. Worrall has brought suit
in the circuit court against Samuel G..
Arnold on notes and to foreclose mort
gage His demand is for $500. In
the complaint Worrall sets forth that
on February %, 1902 Arnold executed
eight promissory notes, amounting to
81. 400 in favor of Hannah H. Swift.
He also executed a chattel mortgage on
the furniture, fixtures, goods and chat
tells at the Arnold hotel. formerly own
ed by Arnold and Worrall Worrall
states in his complaint that later Han
nah Swift assigned these notes and
the mortgage to Worrall and that
there is now due him, counting inter
est. $500
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
IN THE COLISEUM
No Chances Will Be Taken on
The Weather.
WILL ASK PUBLIC AID.

OF the Cons of Veterans met Tuesday
night in the office of County Superin-
tendent Jordan at the court house and
affairs pertaining to the celebration of
Memorial day were thoroughly gone
over. Differing from the custom in
past years. the finance committee will
this year ask for donations to defrsy
the expenses of the exercises The
celebration will be held in the coliseum
in order to prepare against the rain
which frequently falls on decoration
day. The committee appointed TO pre-
pare a program for the exercises met
at the court house this afternoon and
all the minor details of the event prob
ably were arranged for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
# present VOTING KEEPS ON
WEEK WILL BREAK RECORD

Wednesdays voting further carri-
ed out the promise that this week
would be a record breaker for the
total number OF votes cast since the
contest began. Two of the contes-
tants have passed the 10000 mark.
Mss Elizabeth Lashley has again as
sumed the lead in the woman teach
C,'s class with less than 1000 lead
over her nearest competitor, Miss
Elizabeth Sands, fact that bears out
the contest editors prediction that
this week would be one of even run
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
MUNC|E MILITARY
BAND IS SECURED
1t Will Play for the U. R.
Memorial.
AN INVITATION ACCEPTED.

At a call meeting of the Uniform
Rank. Knights of Pythias, Tuesday
night at the Pythian temple. the Mum
Gle military band was engaged to play
for the memorial day exercises to be
held Sunday, June Is. at Glen Miller
park The Uniform Rank also accept
ed an invitation to attend the memo
rial day exercises of Silver Shield
company of Muncie, which will be held
Sunday. June >. The c.. c. x L. rail
road has made rate to the rank of
81 20 for the round trip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
ONE BANDIT WAS TAKEN
Hounds Traced Him Success
fully for Officers.

Butte. Mont. May S.-After blood
hounds had trailed him TO Woodville.
one of the masked men who held up
the northeast limited train on the
Northern Pacific railway. near Welch
Spur. a siding eighteen miles east Of
Butte, was captured Tuesday after
noon
The prisoner gave his name as Viii
liam Powers. He said he meant TO
board a train at Woodville and beat
his way out of the country. He de-
MED all knowledge of the murder and
holdup. but was sent to Butte by the
sheriff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
WILL ACT AS HOST
Cleveland Visitors to Be Well
Cared For.
TRIP ABOUT THE CITY.

Next Monday afternoon the mem
bers of the Commercial club of Cleve-
lend. O.. that will be here will be
entertained by the Automobile club of
Wayne County. 1t is their intention
TO show the members a fine time and
give them a good opinion of the town.
Almost eighteen machines will be
needed to take the visitors to the
different factories and to the places
of interest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08

ming with more or less see-sawing be
tween the contestants for position.
The large vote cast today shows
the result in many cases OF the
friends who have taken out vote
books for their favorite contestants
during the past week. Noteworthy,
too. of the interest the contest Is
arousing is the fact that several mail
have been received with
requests that the votes thereon be
cast for certain contestants.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
Politician Is Sued.

Indianapolis. May shaking the
formal charge that her husband had
been guilty of cruel and inhuman
treatment toward her. Mrs Carrie Ell
lott has filed suit for divorce against
Charles \. Elliott. former city clerk of
Indianapolis and a well known repub-
lican politician
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
WORK OF Y. M. C.. A. AS
SOCIATIONS AT EARLHAM

At the meeting of the Earlham col
iese \. ". c. A. on May -. the topic
viii be a Vision of Service" led by
Mrs. r. l.. Saekett The Y. NJ C. a.
meets today with Loren c. Petry as
leader. On May Is there will be a
joint meeting with the topic of For
siyeness. and perward Eaton to lead
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
w. r. Yeo in the City.

". r. Yeo. travelling passenger agent
for the Pennsylvania railroad with
headquarters in Denver, Col, Is in the
city circulating among local railroad
men, He is returning westward after
having spent his vacation in CoIum>
bus, 0.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
COMMITTEE is NAMED
1t Will Arrange for the H. S.
Commencement.

Elizabeth Sudhoff, Virginia Graves,
Ruth Thistlethwaite, Donald Grave,
Tom Campbell, Mark Penneil and
Walker Land will comprise the com
mencement committee this year at
high school, They will hold meet
ing Friday noon TO decide on a suit
able program.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
DEATH RATE DECREASED
IN CERTAIN DISEASES.

The typhoid fever death rate has de-
creased 80 per cent in this state in the
last seven years: scarlet fever death
rate has decreased ID per cent. in the
last seven years and the diphtheria
death rate has decreased 90 per cent
in the last seven years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-08
HUNDRED PERISH
IN STEAMER WRECK
French Transport Met With a
Disaster Off the Coast
Of Uruguay.
OUT FROM MARSEILLES.
IN THE LIST OF THOSE WHO
PERISHED ARE BOTH PASSEN-
GERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
CREW.

Buenos Ayres, May S-The French
transport steamer Poitou has been
wrecked off the coast of Uruguay. One
hundred passengers and members of
the crew perished. The steamer sailed
from Marseilles for this part, April
sixth.