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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
INDIANS MAY HEAR
WATSON AND FELT
Great Sachem Wants Them to
Speak at District Meetings.

Greenfield, Ind, April 15.-Dr. c. A.
Robinson of this city, great sachem
of Indiana Red Men, has invited James
E. Watson, the republican nominee
for governor. and Judge E W. Felt,
the democratic nominee for appellate
judge. TO make addresses on Red
at the district meetings 10
be held at Connersville, April p and
at New Castle, April -.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
TWO MORE BODIES
DRAGGED FROM RUINS
Nothing to Identify Chelsea
Fire Victims.

Boston. Mass. April 15.-Search of
the ruins of the fire on Sunday at
Chelsea today disclosed three more
bodies, making a total of six known
dead, One was that of man and the
other two We're OF women. There was
nothing that would lead to their iden-
tiflcatiOn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
Says That the Company Can
Not Be Forced Into Conduit
System Owing to an Old
Agreement With the City.
BOARD OF WORKS TAKES
A DIFFERENT VIEW.
Thinks the Terms of the 0rdi-
nance Requiring Removal
Of Wires, Makes Agree
ment Null and Void.

f. z. Witherby. general manager of
the Susquehanna Railway Light and
Power company, which corporation
controls the Richmond Light, Heat 4,
Power company, appeared before the
2Oard of public works today and enter
ed protest against the local company
being compelled TO comply with the
$rms of the Main street pole Ordi-
nance.
Mr.. Witherby stated that the local
company had d joint pole agreement
with the city and that it would insist
that the company be allowed to place
its Main street wires over head on 9th
CT streets. which action the city is TAX
ing. Mr.. Witherby emphatically in
formed the board that in no event
would his company build a Main street
conduit system.
NuIlified Agreement.
Members of the board informed Mi
Nitherby that the Main street pole or
dinance was special legislation and
mat it nullified the joint pole agree.
ment between the city and the Light
Heat X Power company. They also
Informed Mr.. Witherby that City At
tOrney 7. J. Study had advised them
that the city would not have to place
its Main street wires underground as
required by the ordinance. because the
city could not legislate against itself.
Mr.. Witherby stated that he had
some doubts as to the joint pole
agreement being rendered null and
void by the enactment of the Main
street pole ordinance and that he
would continue to entertain this doubt
until the question had been definitely
settled in the courts. Mr. Witherby
the case to the courts, but that if the
city attempted to force the Light, Heat
& Power company to 90 underground
this action would be taken.
After hearing this statement from
Mr.. Witherby the board stated that il
had no desire to take a hasty action
IN the matter and that it would hole
another conference with him next Mon
day. at which time it will probably be
decided whether or not the Light, Heat
Il Power company will fight the city
in the courts.
If such action is taken it will prOba
bly, be two or three years before the
question is definitely settled. as the
Light. Heat & Power company woulC
fight the case to the bitter end.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
CHARGE KILLED MAN.
HeyI Expired Suddenly When Con
fronted.

Philadelphia, April 15.-Herbert L.
Heyl, treasurer of the Franklin Insti-
tute. dropped dead today when he
was confronted with the charge of en-
bezzlement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
Refutes Charges.

The contractors have given each
and every man employment who have
made application. old or young. so long
class of work and will continue to do
SO during the execution of the
work. We find by the time expired
since the first opening Of the work.
that it will be necessary for us to Sc
cure additional labor in order to COM
plete the work in the proper time. AS
TO the question of price paid for labor
We will state that we are paying as
much as the majority or all of the diff
ferent companies who are employing
this class of labor. that is as far as we
have been able to learn Our rates
are from $50 to $500 per day. We
will also state that we did not figure
Oil paying $500 per day. because the
conditions would not permit us to do
so.
we wish to emphatically state that
We are not taking advantage of the
present condition of affairs and of
fering to labOrers wages which are be-
low standard. Contractors came here
from various parts of the country and
It is an absolute fact that the work
had TO be re-advertised several times
We were the only people that had
nerve enough to take the contract at
the city engineers estimates and put
Up bond Of $4,000. We are now en-
gagged on the job and will complete it.
We also intend to be perfectly fair to
all unemployed laborers and compen-
safe them honestly and according TO
their ability"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
Contractor Hipskind Gives
This as His Reason Why
There Are Not More Men
Applying for Work There.
FOREIGNERS HAVE TO BE
IMPORTED TO FINISH JOB.
There Seems to Be No Other
Alternative if the Work Is
Completed at the Time
Specified in Contract.

Contractor Hipskind. who has the
difficulty of putting in the Northwest
Second street sewer system. states that
owing 10 the fact that the work he now
has on hand is so disagreeable. it is
absolutely impossible for him t0 Sc
cure enough American laborers and
that it will be necessary for him to Sc
cure foreign labOrerS. who will do the
work required.
american labOrers will not work
IL water-filled bitches and other dirty
work of this character. That is the
reason why | have had such a hard
time securing local laborers. | have
now obtained che consent of the board
of public works to import foreign la
bOrers. There is a great demand for
this class of labor, and | will have to
ray my foreign labOrers as much per
day as I would an American laborer.' .''
stated Mr.. Hipskind. Citizens will now
speculate as to whether there will be a
repetition of the trouble in the north
west part of the city when the Rich
hlohu MdHuIdtIulluS company import
ed Italian laborers.
Mr.. Hipskind states that under the
contract he has with the city it is nee.
essary for him to complete the work
on the sewer by February next year
To do this he must secure foreign
workmen. Today he could have Civ.
en- one hundred men employment, but
there were not quite thirty at work.
He makes the following explanation to
some charges that have been made
against the firm:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA-Rain Wednesday nioht;
cooler in north and central por-
tions: Thursday fair; colder in
sucth portion.

OHiO-Showers Wednesday night:
cooler in northwest portion;
Thursday fair and colder; south
west to northwest wfnda
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15
Detective in Case.

Il suffered graet modification. NV
feelings were indignant. of course. es-
lecially when l heard he had put a de
tective on my track 10 attack my rep
utation and that Of my daughter" The
answer was stricken out The jury
heard il nevertheless and il revealed
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AT first l respected Mr., Vaughan. -
replied the witness. and later l grew
to love him dearly" Mr.. Study mov-
ed TO have the answer stricken out,
but the objection was overruled. Il
loved Mr.. Vaughan dearly while living
at Williamsport." the witness stated
She said also she suffered great dis,
tress of mind.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
APPEAL WILL Go TO
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS
Merchants Executive Commit
tee to Harmonic Interest in
Freight Rate Protest

The campaign against the proposed
increase in freight rates will be given
new impetus today at a meeting to be
held by the executive committee of Is
appointed at Saturdays mass meeting
The committee will hold it's first ses-
sion this morning in the rooms of the
California traffic association.
Although no plans have been out
lined in advance, it is expected that
the committee will act upon the spirit
Of the resolutions adopted at Satur-
days gathering and request the CO.
operation of both the California traffic
association and the traffic bureau of
the merchants exchange. In this way
all clements will be harmonized and
the protest Will be given the official
backing Of the entire mercantile com
munity.
The arguments presented against the
suggested schedule were regarded as so
convincing by those who attended the
mass meeting that it is predicted that
the transportation companies will VOL
unfairly recede to some extent from the
position they have taken.
One of the steps to be taken at the
meeting of the committee will be an
appeal to President Hartman of the
Southern Pacific and President Ripley
of the Santa Fe. kilograms will be
sent to the executives of the two sys-
TENS asking that they cancel the pro
posed tariffs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
ABBOTT SUMMONED AS
WITNESS AGAINST BROWN
United Railroads Counsel to Be
Quizzed Regarding Attempt
to Bribe Burns Man

William NJ. Abbott of counsel for the
United Railroads, and already under in
dictment with Calhoun, Mutually and
Ford, was summoned to appear before
the grand jury yesterday to tell what
he knew about the attempt of Luther
Brown. head of the Calhoun detective
force to bribe John Lawlor, one of
Burns men.
Abbott was not called into the grand
jury room yesterday. but was dismissed
with the information that he would be
sent for later. The Calhoun attorney
professed not to know on what subject
he was to be interro gated.
John Lawlor, the. Burns man whom
Luther Brown sought to corrupt, gave
his testimony to the grand jury last
week. He told how, under instructions
from Burns, he had pretended to well
come Browns overtures and had ac-
cepted $3.50 in bills which he marked
and turned over to Burns for evidence.
Abbott will be examined in an effort
to trace the Brown attempt higher up.
Jack Crawford, one OF Luther Browns s
men, was subpenaed yesterday, but was
not examined.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
INFLUENCE MAY COST
E. DON JACKS HIS JOB
Investigation Shows Small Need
of Customs Officer at Port
of San Luis ObisDO

AS a result of too much influence on
the part of the civic bodies of San Luis
Obispo, a SUPPORT of the state, the Gus
toms department may 1op off the head
of Don R. Jacks who has held the posi-
tion of customs officer at the port for
many years.
Recently the head of the department
at Washington. d. c., ordered Collector
Stratton to discontinue the practice of
allowing Jacks to clear vessels and
change masters at his port The order
was put into execution by Stratton and
Immediately the representative citizens
of the Bodega bay of the south coast
called on the collector
The committee insisted that Jacks be
allowed to condect the Office in the old
way. With a spirit of fairness. Col
lector Stratton decided to send a spe-
cial man down to the port and make an
investigation of existing conditions
relative to the shipping. Special Agent
West made the trip south. His report
shows an occasional vessel, perhaps
one a month, clearing from the port,
and the department is now debating
the advisability of removing Jacks en-
tirely
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
INJURIES OF WEALTHY
WIDOW PROVE Fatal.
Coroner to Investigate Death of
Mrs. Jennie Friedlander, Who
Was Hurt in Accident

Almost a month after she had been
knocked down by buggy at Van Ness
avenue and Sutter street Mrs. Jennie
Friedlander, a wealthy widow who
lived at the Carlisle apartments. died
yesterday afternoon. Her brother. Sam
uel Loverich. owner of the Princess
theater, believes her death was caused
by the after effects of the accident. The
coroner was notified and an autopsy
viii be held to determine the cause of
her death.
Mrs. Friedlander. who was SO years
old, was a sister in law of David Be
lasco, the noted theatrical manager.
and leaves three sons, Herbert, Abe
and Sigmond. The sons conduct a
wholesale business in this city under
the firm name of E. Friedlander & Sons.
The deceased leaves an estate estimated
at 100000
The accident occurred on November
10. The buggy belonged to the firm of
Schwabacher. Frye & Co, wholesale
statfoners lat AZ Sutter street Several
days ago she was taken Ill with an at
tack of apoplexy ascribed by the doc
tors to shock caused by the after effects
of the accident.
Through the courtesy of Coroner Lee
land the body was allowed to remain at
the Carlisle apartments.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
COUNT MAKES LAST
SPREE GALA Event
Raymond Delavour, French
NobIeman, Ends Life After
Soiree With Pretty Maid
Ibsen Tragedy Enacted in Real
Life When Former Army Of
ficer Commits Suicide

Inspired by the tragic gaiety of an
other Hedda Gabbler, Raymond Della
YOUR, d count of the republic OF France
and at one time a second lieutenant In
the army of his country, died yester-
together with Eilert Lovperg, self
slain, with vine leaves in his hair LII
was the strange enactment in real life
of the weird events born of the fan
tastic imagination of Henrik lbsen
Like the character he emulated, Del
avour declared that he would die glori-
ously. circumstances had tossed him
from city to city from his native
France to San Francisco, into the tur-
bulent eddies on the edge OF the llde-
The gallant army officer had taken en-
ployment in a saloon, the count had
become the companion of the f1otsam
of the community. But he resolved that
the end should be glorious.
With a pretty dancing girl as
companion he sailed forth on Sunday
night where the lights blaze through
eternal day on the Barbary coast
There We're wine and song and laugh
ter without end. The hours OF the
night melted into morning and the
revelry continued unchecked. Pinning
to his breast badge of honor won In
former days in France, the young lieu
tenant confided to his companion that
this was the climax of his career
tor tonight ] die, he SAID Like
lbsen's Hedda, the woman begged that
he make it a gala occasion.
Just at daybreak Delavour sang his
way up Geary street. At Larkin he
met a stableman whom he knew and
after a few words of conversation
drew pistol. pointed it at his own
head and broke forth in peals of laugh
ter.
The stableman lefts The laughter
grew louder and more hilarious. Sud
denly the crack of a pistol was heard
and the laughter ceased. Delavours
body was found in the gutter with a
bullet in his brain
The remains were identified by j.
Savignac, for whom Delavour worked
at Polk and Jackson streets. A dia-
mond ring was missing and the police
at first believed he had been robbed.
Later it developed that the ring had
been his parting gift to the dancing
girl.
In Delavour's apartments at 1853
Jackson street was found note ad-
dressed to his mother With it was
memorandum stating that he had $50
In the French bank to be used for his
burial expenses
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
CAPITALISTS CHILDREN
TO DIVIDE 5000. 900
First Distribution of Robert r.
Thompson's Estate Is
Ordered by Court

Stocks and bonds worth $500, 600 are
to be distributed among the chill
dren of Captain Robert r. Thompson.
capitalist, who died last March
under an order issued yesterday by
tate appraised at S3.334000 His
widow, Harriet Thompson was the
sole aegatee and devisee under the
entire estate now goes to the children
Those who viii participate in the first
distribution ordered by Judge Graham
are Eliza F. King, Sarah Ann Pollock
Thompson, Walter s. Thompson, Lille
Lynch. Frank Thompson and Hattie
Bell Borden.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
TYPHOID PATIENT
TAKES FATA! jump
John Doherty Slashes Throat
With Broken Glass and
Plunges to Pavement
Wire Worker Confined in the
Hafnemann Hospital Ends
Life in Absence of Nurse

During the absence of the nurse from
his room yesterday morning, John
Doherty, patient confined in the
Hahnemann hospital California street
and Maple, suffering from typhoid fe-
yer, broke a drinking glass which was
on a small table by the side of his
cot. and, after slashing his throat with
the ragged edge of the glass, jumped to
ms death from the window of his
room, which was on the second floor of
the building
He was found lying on the pavement
IN Maple street shortly after by Joseph
Lucky and George Reinhardt. members
of the crew of a car of the California
street line, who noticed the form on
the sidewalk and stopped their car to
lnvesugate. The attendants in the hos
plIal We're Immediately notified and
they rushed to where the man lay, but
on arriving at the point found that
life was extinct. The coroner was
notified and the remains were removed
to the morgue.
Doherty entered the hospital Decem-
Der 4 and had been confined to his bed
ever since. About o'clock yesterday
morning the nurse in attendance, Miss
G. Peab9dy, left the room and went
to another part of the hospital to at
tend to some other patients.
On investigation. the nurse found the
telltale piece of glass lying on the
floor of the room and also the window
was found wide open. In the room
with Doherty at the time he ended his
life was another patient, but, being
deaf, he was unaware of what had
taken place. Doherty was 3S years old
and had resided with the family of his
brother in law, Policeman Samuel Orr
at 1915 McAllister street. He was
wire worker by occupation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
LECTURER EXPLAINS
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Frank H. Leonard Addresses
Large Gathering on Creed Pro-
muIgated by Mrs. Eddy

Six hundred persons who crowded
New Club hall. Twenty first and How
ard streets. last night. listened to a
powerful argument in favor Of Chris
uan Science, delivered by Frank H.
Leonard. member Of the board of lee
tureship Of the First Church of Christ
Scientist. Boston. Leonsrd's address
was, in the main. repetition of what
he had said on the previous evening at
Dreamland rink.
With the same distinct enunciation
and clear reasoning which he had
shown on the previous evening,
Leonard made a deep impression on
his hearers.
Christ came TO do the will of God"
said Leonard, and he came without
drugs II il had been Gods intention
that we should use drugs. to heal dis
ease would not Christ, who came to
do his viii, have employed drugs in
healing2"
Leonard then went on to argue
against the existence Of hell, He con-
tended that if hell is a reality it must
have been conceived by God, who is
omniscient; maintained by the power
Of God, who is omnipotent, and must
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omnipresent.
If all this is true. said Leonard,
then hell is not place to be feared
or Stunned, for it must then be as good
as the Almighty Father himself
AT the present time he'll is shaken
in the face of men TO scare some of
them into heaven.
The real hell is within continued
Leonard. '-As man thinketh in his
heart so is he"
Leonard told of wonderful cures
wrought by Christian Science, and as
cribed them TO an inflow of the love
OF Cod
Gods word is eficacious in the heal
ing Of disease, and Christian Science
is proving it." said Leonard.
Sin, disease and death are ungodly.
unholy and unrighteous. They are
therefore, unreal
wherever God is. there is life
eternal and God is omnipresent"
Toward the end of his address
Leonard said:
1t mas been said of Christian Scien-
fists that they worship Mrs. Eddy, the
founder of the religion. This is false
We do not worship Mrs. Eddy, but
we do love her.
In closing, as on the previous even
ing. Leonard urged his hearers to in
vestigate, not Christian Scientists, but
Christian Science.
He speaks in Alameda today and will
then return to southern California
whence he came to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
BODY NEAR EUREKA
|. IS THOUGHT BIGGY'S
Corpse of Heavily Built Man in
Check Suit Washed Ashore
at Table Bluff

EUREKA. Dec. THE dead body oe
man. with the lower limbs gone. was
washed ashore this morning at Table
bluff. II miles south Of this city. The
body was dressed In dark chec suit
and the rumor is prevalent that it may
be that of Chief of Police Biggy of San
Francisco. The coroner has gone to the
scene to make an investigation
The body is difficult of Identification.
as not only the lower limbs but the
halr and nose are missing It is that
or a heavily built man. probably feet
inches tall, though no accurate meas
urement can be taken on account OF
the loss Of the legs The check suit is
of dark material and the shirt is also
dark. The finger nails have a well
cared for appearance for man.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
is FATAL
TO MRS. MARY j. LOUD
Funeral of Wife of the Former
Congressman Is to Take
Place Today

Mrs. Mary J. Loud. wife of Califor-
MAS former Congressman, Eugene f.
Loud, died Sunday morning in Belmont
from a stroke of apoplexy. She had
been i'll for some time and the recent
death of one of her daughters. the wife
of James O'Connell, is believed to have
hastened the end of what had been a
happy life. Mrs. Loud, who was the
daughter of II. A. Mattox, was So years
of age, and is survived by a daughter
Mrs j. J. Callundan, wife of the man
ager of Morse's patrol. She was widely
known in California. where she had
resided for nearly half century The
funeral services will be held this morn
ing at the home of her daughter. In
Post street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-08
COMIC OPERA TO
: AID UNFORTUNATES
San Jose Elks Will Give Christ
mas Empty Stocking
Fund Show
Especial Dispatch to The Call

SAN JOSE. Dec. THE local EIks
viii pack Victory theater to the doors
Thursday night when they will give
their annual Christmas empty stock
ing fund show, which will consist of
production of George Ade's comic
opera The Sultan of Sulu." This
play was secured through the gener-
osity of the author and Henry w.
Savage. who controls the productions
of all the Ade plays. A strong vocal
feature of the production will be the
appearance of Miss Ida Scott. Cali
fornia girl, who has returned from the
study of vocal music in Paris under
the tuition of Jean de Reszke. Miss
Scott is a brilliant soprano, and she
will make her first California appear
ance since returning from Europe.
Miss Scott has been singing in Paris,
Berlin, Vienna and London.