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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-14
Athletic Committee of 7. NJ. c.
A. Decides to Create In
terest in That Way.
NO ASSOCIATION TEAM
GREATEST GOOD FOR GREATEST
NUMBER OBJECT OF THOSE
WHO ARE PROMOTING LEAGUE
PROPOSITION.

A Y. NJ. c. A. basketball league is to
be formed. This will be welcome news
to the followers of the sport and will
be encouragement to certain members.
who have complained that there has
not been enough of the spirit of COM
petition about the athletics. 1t is be-
lieved that a first-class league will be
organized. 1t was decided by the ath-
letic committee at a meeting last even
tag th9k Al association league would
prove more advisable than to attempt
to perfect An association team.
1t was pointed out that if the at
tempt was made to organize a team
only, the list of candidates would be
necessarily small and that less good
would be accomplished than by a
league. 1t is late in the basketball
season and all the other Y. M. c. A.
teams in this section have been in
practice for months, and are in a con.
dition it would not be possible for a
local team to attain in the remaining
time. 1t is the object of the committee
to provide for the greatest good to the
greatest number and it was this rea-
son that prompted the suggestion of a
league.
Candidates Eligibility.
All sustaining. senior and interme-
diate members of the association will
be eligible to the league. The COM
mittee will hold another meeting next
Saturday. at which time definite ar
rangement will be made. All candi-
dates for teams are expected to hand
their names. to Ralph Cain, secretary
of the committee, before Saturday. A
league of as many teams as the num-
Der of players permits will be formed
1t is expected that upwards of thirty
players will announce their candida
cies. 1t is the intention to form a
league in which all teams will be as
nearly evenly balanced as possible. 1t
may be that Y. M. c. A. pennant or
some emblem will be awarded as the
trophy for the championship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-14
City Statistics
Births.

Births.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Hummer, IL
South West Second street, girl, first
child.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
RAILROADS CRIPPLED,
WIRES DOWN In STORM
Gale Blows Down Telegraph and Telephone Poles.
Took "Pennsy" Train Twelve Hours TO Come
From Washington and B. 6 O. Train
Ten Hours.

Tolegraphlc and telephone communica-
ton with southern points has been cut
Off and the movement OF trains over the
r., b. and W. Railroad and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad during the Inaugural
ton rush has been seriously crippled by
the gale that swooped down upon this
section OF the country hast night. Della
ware seems to have been more fortunate
than southern points IN that the damage
In this section so Gar reported has been
slight but the violence OF the storm that
at times had the fury OF a hurricane Is
best indicated by the manner In which Il
has knocked out railroad systems Poles
along the r.. b. and W. and tho p. and
o. railroads from points in Maryland.
clear down 10 Washington were lcveled,
wires we're stripped and torn loose. com
munlcation has been severed. and move
ments OF trains arc being made with tho
utmost caution from block TO block to
avoid a collision at the time when the ex-
odus from Washington will begin.
While the wind attained high velocity In
Wilmington last night. and was accom-
panied during the morning hours by rain,
sleet and snow. the storm ragged south OF
Wilmington. and Baltimore and Washing
ton seemed to be tho center OF Il. Last
wire reports from Washington at midnight
last night. which We're borne out by state
ments OF passengers on helatcd trains ar
rivlng IN Wilmington al 10 o'clock this
morning, were that Washington was In
the grip OF a raging blizzard. This state
ment was later verified by a special dis
patch to THE EVENING JOURNAL from
Washington by the United Press, sent by
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
new YORK In
GRIP OF BLIZZARD
Heavy Gale Has Been RaVag-
in9 the Coast Damage
to Shipping

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. March 4-Fonr lives lost
and havoc wreacked upon the lesser ship
ping OF New York Harbor Is the toll az
the heavy gale and BLIZZARD that has been
ravaging this coast since iast night
Captain William Ferguson and mis- wife.
were drowned when their coal burge, lnc
George II. Bates. owned b. the Tracy
Coal and Towing Company. was SUNK of
Newbrighton. six other coal parscs were
sunk. with the loss OF two hras the
bodies being washed ashore. The dead
have not been identified. Al vessels In
the bay used extra anchors 70 keep from
being driven ashore, includias the bat
tleships Rhode Island and Kansas. The
most Office mail boat was 1ashel against
the side OF the liner Majestic, from which
she was taking mail on Quarantine and
so badly injured that she was barely able
to steam 10 her pier.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
SWEDISH CONSUL
.ASKSABOUT ESTATE

Register Of Wills Walker continues to
receive inquiries regarding the Springer
estate. Among the letters received to-day
was the following from the Swedish Con-
sui at New York;
To the Public Administrator Wilmington
Del.
Dear Sir:-This consulate has received
several letters from Sweden asking for in
formation concerning a great estate after
a certain Baron Christopher Springer.
who was an immigrant to this country
from Sweden and died here in the latter
part Of the 18th century.
As / suppose that you may be I'm posi-
tion to give me the Information desired
I'm this matter I herewith take the liberty
TO ask you for such.
Asking you 10 excuse the trouble l am
causing you, l am Sir.
Yours respectfully,
u. V. Undin, Consul.
Communications were also received from
Ellen X. Springer Wright Natick, Mass. T;
Mrs. Hannah Springer Power. Natick.
Mass. Hallett, santer and Henkei, law
yers. Chicago.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
PLAYS In EVERY
PARADE SINCE Y

Theodore A. Breedy. clarinet player
in the First Delaware infantry Band.
who went TO Washington with that or
ganization yesterday afternoon. is
proud Of the distinction of having
taken part as a musician in every IN
augural parade in Washington since
1872
While Mr.. Breedys home is in Read
ing, Pa, he is on the muster roll Of the
First Delaware Infantry Band an0
played in the band when it went 70
Roosevelts Inauguration four years
ago. Mr.. Breedy is "a years old and
has been a band musician since 1863.
The first inaugural parade in which he
played was that incident TO the in
auguration of President Grant in 1872.
He has played in every inaugural
parade since then and is proud of IL.
The First Infantry Band took an
excellent organization TO Washington
TO uphold Delaware's part in the
parade. along with Governor Pennewill
and his staff and the Organized Mill
tia.
While in the act Of boarding a train
for Washington at the Delaware ave-
nue. station Of the Baltimore and OhiA
Railroad last evening. state Senator
William II. Miller, of Henry Clay, fell
on the platform. badly injuring his
knee cap. He was taken TO his home
where DR.. Meredith I. Samuels gave
him medical attention.
IL will be several weeks before the
injured man will be able to be abouI.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
LOCKED UP UNTIL
HESPEAKSENGLISH
Italian Couldn't Answer to
Cruelty Charge and is
Held

Toney Dennifrio, an Italian. charged
with cruelty to horse. tried thlsmorn-
ing to make city Court Judge think he
couldn't understand English. As Dem
nitric speaks English well and seemed
10 understand everything that did not
pertain 10 his case. Judge Cochran had
him locked up until tomorrow. with the
hope that Tony might understand Eng
glish a little better by that time.
The Italian was arrested by Humane
Agent Stout on Monday Mr.. Stout
this morning told the Judge that he
found Dennifro's horse at Delaware
avenue and Washington street after
IL had fallen down. The horse could
hardly walk. he said. and a big blanket
had been laid over II TO hide it's bones.
which almost came through the skin
The horse also suffered Of a disease
Dennifrlo called as witness In his
behalf John Capira Capira could not
speak English. but that didn't bother
Dennifrio a bit, and he started a rapid
fire interrogation In Italian. Dennifrio
seemed rather surprised that Judge
Cochran couldn't understand Italian.
and as he could not or would not under
stand what Judge Cochran wanted him
to do. he was deemed hopeless.
Lock him up until tomorrow" Judge
Cochran directed. "He understands
English until he's asked something
about his own case. I'll teach him bet
ter. I'm not going 60 act as this mans
attorney"
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
DEATH FOLLOWS
GUN SHOT WOUND
Mamie Brown Victim Of BuI.
LET Said to Have Been
Fired by Lover

Mamie Stats, colored. who is alleged
to have been shot on the night OF
February 9, by Harvey Brown. also
colored. because. II is said. she refused
20 enter into suicide pact with him.
died in the Homeopathic Hospital yes
terday. Brown viii thus have TO face
a charge Of murder instead of assault
His hearing was continued in city
Court yesterday for two weeks. He Is
held without bail.
II is said the couple we're lovers.
The man is said TO have gone TO the
girls home, No. 502 Mechanic street.
and proposed suicide together. She re-
fused. and he then. according 60 the
woman's statement. besought her %
Kill him. When she again refused,
she said. Brown fired a bullet into her
shoulder from the back This caused
paralysis and other complications.
After shooting the woman. Brown
is said TO have thrown the revolver
into a yard. and went 20 the hospit Il
with her. He was there taken into
custody by the ambulance crew after
he had admitted TO doing the shooting.
He declared that the shooting was ac-
cidental The police obtained deposit
tion from the woman which incriminat-
cd Brown.
Coroner's Physician j. WI Bastian
held an autopsy last night on the body
Of Mamie staats and he found that IN,
bullet which caused the woman's death
had lodged In the spinal column. This
he said, was the cause of death
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
DISSATISFIED
WORK
ThOrOuehfare a Crooked Av-
enue and Some Property
Owners are Disguised

Property owners on the north side
of Front street, where the street is be-
ing widened. are disgusted with the
appearance of that thoroughfare, and
are wondering what it will look like
when the fronts of more properties are
cut off in the work of widening the
thoroughfare. The street no doubt will
be a crooked avenue.
When the proposed number OF feet is
taken off the buildings IN Front street
below Market il will be possible TO
stand inside McCormick's Hotel at ths
northwest corner of Front and Mar
ket streets and have an unobstructed
view along Front street, the view end
ing at the rear wall of the Merritt
House at Front and French streets
which sticks out beyond the new build
ing line.
At Front and Market streets on the
south side. one corner is a number OF
feet outside the building line of tho
other corner. The buildings zig-zag
and altogether the street is not expect
ed to be the improvement some people
expect il TO be.
TIL thoroughfare below King street
toward French. has been widened T.
the Merritt House and that building
still sticks out. The Street and Sewer
Commissioners say they have not suf.
ficent funds TO have the required num-
Der of feet cut off the structure at thi.
time. and some Of the property owners
in that locality are OF the opinion thai
these needed funds will not be forth.
coming for a long time.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04

The signal for the first real cheering
Of the day was sounded from a ten
inch gun in the navy yard mile away
in response TO a message from the dome
of the capitol conveying the informa-
tion the President had been sworn in.
The shrieking Of whistles, and the zip,
zip. zip of thousands of spectators,
created a pandemonium, while car
splitting was at least outward evidence
that the Taft administration was well
come TO all.
The day was the worst in the mem
ory of the aldest inhabitants The
storm, which began in rain, had chang
ed to sleet and then to snow during
the night. and when day dawned the
snow that filled the streets was being
wEirled hither by a 20 mile an hour
wind that carried away decorations
blew down hasty constructed reviewing
stands. blocked trains, and surface rail-
ways and generally tore things up.
Fifteen hundred visitors had spent
the night in the Union station, and
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04

welcoming the twenty-seventh President
in a fitting manner.
Despite the slush and snow that COW
cred the streets and the high wind that
ragged all morning, tho spectacular in
augural parade was held incident TO the
inauguration. It was deprived. however.
OF many features that had been planned
but which were curtailed at the last
moment.
Thousand and thousand OF visitors
braved pneumonia, the grip and other
ailments and lined up along Pennsyi-
vania and other avenues to see the
pageant. storm-smitten hut withal pre-
tentious.
Cheer Teddy, Too.
The crowds in the streets, took their
turns for cheering the incoming and
outgoing presidents.
What's the matter with Taft, he's
all right" doomed out again and again
inteFspersed with "Hurrah for Teddy,
he's all right and women and chill
dren Joined in the vocal tribute to the
chief actors.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
500 FINE ON MAN
FORONLY "FOOLIN''
Poker and Fist Play Prove
Expensive to COIOred
Man

Charges with assault and battery upon
Mary Barrett, his sister-in-law, John
Barrett colored, was fined 500 end costs
by City Court Judge Cochran this morn
ing
Mary says Barrett became angry be-
casue she persisted in opening a shutter
in her home at Thirteenth and Wilson
streets. John hit her in the face, she
alleged, she hit him back. and then he
knocked her down and beat her.
'Ah was just a-foolin' with her.
Judge explained John Il just tapped
her We always fool like that" She
was mad at me about something. and
she hit me with poker"
John smiled expansively when he was
permitted to cali Bessie Archer as a
witness Bessie wore a merry widow
hat and was what a fashion pape,
would can "chic." Bessie also came
with dialect. but it was not OF the
Ethiopian sort, and everybody cooked
an ear when she began to talk.
''Dey was only funnin'," she said "D'rs
always a-playin' that way. Bessie wa.
mad at John. but he didn't know it. an
she went and banged i'm wit a poker
Den he put 'er down on d floor and
patter her, dats ALL"
Philip Archer told how he had seer
Barrett in the very act OF being hit viii
a poker. Philip said ne wasn't inter
ested in things OF the sort. and had lef
without witnessing further proceedings.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
.L0NIVDON'S GOOD
WORD FOR TAFT
Commercial Bodies Pass Res
OIutiOnS of COngrat-
uIatiOn

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
LONDON, March 4.-Resolutions
congratulating William H. Taft upon
his assumption OF the Presidency and
expressing the good viii Of sh~ organ
ization to him and the American people
were passed today by the London
Chamber OF Commerce. Similar action
was taken by a number Of CONNER
cial bodies throughout England, as ex-
pressed in press comment and by the
public. is that America is entering upon
a progressive era under Taft's leader
ship. 1t IS believed that in the main,
tho Roosevelt policies viii be con-
tinued but with less antagonism be-
tween various elements OF the Amer
lean people due to the recognized diplo-
macy of the new President.
The press does not forget the out
going in its lauding OF It's successor.
The Westminster Gazette says that
Roosevelt certainly contrived to give
his countrymen good shaking up
and adds:
I'VE Of this country are able TO look
back on Mr. Roosevelt's presidency as
time OF increasingly good relations
between ourselves and the United
fNidltrs we dlt tplll'lil " ifdNt 10 Ills
own people the verdict upon his do
mestic achievements. lie certainly
win receive a hearty welcome when he
pays his promised visit 10 England
I'VE are too near Mr.. Roosevelt tc
Judge him in the proper portions" say
the Evening Standard. "rime alone
can give the proper perspective TO tn,
man. Looking back at the list OF
American presidents. we can discover
but two American statesmen who stir
red their countrymen minds as Mr.
Roosevelt has stirred them. These two
are Washington and Lincoln
The Standard says that no such crit.
ical conditions arose in Roosevelt's ad.
ministration as beset Washington an,
Lincoln but that the questions he had e
solve were hardly less significant
The STANDARD says II would have beer
/ impossible for such an administration
to have escaped violent criticism an,
asks.
where is there a worthy leader re.
naming invulnerable? Even Achine
had his vulnerable heel Mr. Tart
reign opens under happy auspices. III
has received the best education. enab
4 ling him to place his feet in the mark
made by the giants"
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
ATTORNEY DREW
THE POLICE BILL
William G. Jones, Jr., Says
He Framed the Measure to
Better Existing Conditions

The author OF the park police bill, pro-
vidng that park guards be placed under
the direction of the Police Department,
passed by the House in Dover several days
ago. made himself known yesterday. lie
is William c. Jones. Jr., attorney, VINO
admitted yesterday afternoon that he had
drawn the bill and that he did so as
result of an investigation made following
the Surrick case, a young man convicted
in the January term of court for an al
legged attempt to assault a girl Mr.. Jones
said he thought the park should be better
poiced He pointed out an instance Of
how poorly the park is patrolled by the
fact that the dead body of a man lay in
the park on one occasion gor nine days
without being discovered by the park
guards
Concerning the reports that Chief OF
Police George Black was behind the bill
and had been in Dover advocating It's pas
sage, Mr.. Jones said that the chief had
not consulted with him In his official ca
pacity. concerning the bill Mr. Jones also
corrected the impression that the bill was
railroaded through the House.
In reply to the complaint made by the
delegation Of women residing in the vi
cinity of the park who appeared before
the Police Commission on Tuesday. viii
liam P. Bancroft. president Of the Park
Commission. said that he and the other
park commissioners sympathized with the
mothers and he hoped that conditions
would better themselves. This can be done
he said. il the Park Commission has the
assistance of the general police.
At present the city police do not enter
the park, there being no reporting boxes
~ithin its limits.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
NOT HOLDING
UP PAYROLL

The monthly payroll OF the Water De-
partment which was held up by City Audi
tor Rice on Monday, has not yet been ad-
justed. In the meantime the employees OF
the department paid by the month. are
stil without their pay for February.
City Auditor Rice informed a reporter
for THE EVENING JOURNAL to-day
that he was not holding up the mems
pay He said that he would approve tho
payroll providing the name Of Engineer
james ]. Ferribee, engineer on the hnal
filtration plant. was stricken from the
list The auditors contention is that Mr.
Ferribee should receive his pay from tho
special fund. but there is no special fund
at present. and the Water Commissioners
put him on the current fund payroll
City Solicitor Townsend has been ap-
pealed to. 70 decide whether the auditor
can hold up the payroll but he has not
yet given an opinion. He sent a letter 10
the Water Board to-day, however, ask
ing for more Information concerning the
Mr. Ferrihee's duties and suggested lhot
the board pass the payroll with Ferri-
bees name on the list FOR the time being,
until the matter can be adjusted.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04

BY United Press Special Wire by way
Of Cincinnati and New York.
WASHINGTON ID. c., March AL
though Washington is in the grip of a
blizzard that for awhile dampened the
enthusiasm Of the 25O.OOO visitors. this
did not rob the inauguration Of William
H. Trft as President of the United States
of It's ceremony today.
President VIM. H. Taft. Of Ohio and
ce-President James S. Sherman. OF
New York. formally assumed the reins
of government Of the United States at
noon. The new administration was born
amidst scenes OF turmoil. as far as the
elements are concerned, that have never
been equalled in the history Of the Re-
public.
But it was launched with an enthusi-
asm. so far as the people themselves are
concerned. that eclipsed any demonstra-
tion that has in the past marked a
fourth Of March. and snow, sleet. rain,
and high wind were dehed by thousands
upon thousands Of patriots who cared
little about pneumonia or anything else
so long as they could have a part in
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
LIQUOR BARRED
FROM INTERSECTIONS

WASHINGTON. d. C.. March i-Prohi-
bition legislation that got through pos
sibly as much by reason OF the fact that
liquor men who sell direct to the con-
sumer and do not ship wanted It, as It did
on moral grounds. was enacted when both
Houses OF Congress adopted the confer
ence report on the penal code bin. there
by enacting that measure
In fact liquor men who wholesale di-
rectly over the counter and who we're
banded tosether in the work Of lobbying
along dis particular portion Of the code
are 3ubiant that the enacted measure
contains a provision that will bar the ship.
ment, hereafter. OF liquor into local op.
ton territory. The provision Is that
known as the Knox amendment. and Is
intended TO cover the shipment into dry
territory OF unorderod liquor. upon the
assumption that It's presence In the OK
press or railroad freight house would
tempt the rcputed conslgnee into lifting A.
thus virtually making express and rail-
road companies agents In the sale within
prohibited territory, Of liquor so shipped
The anti-saloon, local option and pro-
hibition organizations have been highly
anxious 10 secure legislation which would
stop this as Il tended 20 defeat the pur.
pose Of local option.
The advantages which the liquor mer
who iobbied for the Knox idea saw ir
il. was the suppression OF mail order com
petition in their business. This mode Of
cinnati and Louisville and in many locali
ties took away a large portion Of The
business that local houses otherwise woul,
have obtained. Philadelphia wholesalers
for example. lost much OF the business
that local option in Delaware would have
brought them.
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
SCHOONER GOES
DOWN OFF EASTPORT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
EASTPORT, l.. T.. March 4-Ihe
schooner Merry. which is on tho sands
off this port. is In danger Of breaking
up at any moment. There are 80 mca
on board comprising the crew. and em-
ployes Of the Merritt and Chapman
Wrecking Company, and it is feared
they may be lost. The life saving
crew from this station IS standing by
and will try to reach the wreck witr
a lifeline
Evening journal., 1909-03-04
TWO PERISH IN
TENEMENT FIRE
Man in Whose Place the
Flames Started is Ar
rested

NEW YORK. March A woman
and son burned TO death, a man fatally
hurt and dozen badly scorched IN q
FIRE that destroyed a tenement house
on Seventh avenue BROOKLYN today
The fire broke out In the shoe store
OF Joseph Fanelli and owing 90 the
heavy snow that filled the streets. the
hremen were greatly delayed IN reach
ing the house.
The dead are Agnes Rosenwitz, and
her son Henry, while Mason Rosenwitz
the husband and father is In the hos
pital. dying. The other injured will
recover. The monetary loss VIII be
comparatively small. Joseph Fanelli,
in whose place the fire originated was
injured. and was arrested by the fire
marshal and will be held until the ori-
gin OF the fire Is determined.