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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
FOR MAY FESTIVAL
Two Choruses Selected by
Committee.

The May Musical Festival commit
tee, held an important meeting last
evening at the Commercial club. Tho
report of the program committee se-
lecting THE Legend OF Bregenz," by
Wilfred Bondall. as the number for
the children's chorus, and the RE
QUEEN Mass" by Verdi, the number
for the adults chorus was adopted.
It was decided that there shall be two
evening and one afternoon concerts
Of the festival, which is to be held at
the Coliseum during the last Of May.
The orchestra rehearsals have been In
progress for some time and the Choir
us work will start after the holidays.
It will be necessary to import several
orchestra players, for the bassoOn
and obo. as there is an insufficient
number in Richmond to meet the re-
quirements of symphony orchestra.
The executive committee Is made
up as follows: e. NJ Haas. chair
man; Nettleton Neff, vice chairman;
Charles Jordan. secretary: II. A. Dill.
Henry Gennett, John n. Nicholson.
George Eggemeyer, George Seidel, II.
C. Hasemeier and Will Earhart.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
FOUR ARE BLAMED
FOR P R, R. Wreck
Two Members of Each of the
Train Crews in Green's
fork Wreck Caused 1t.

Responsibility for the Pennsylvania
freight wreck, at Greensboro, Novem-
Der 26, is placed on Conductor A. o.
Harper. and Fiagman Charles Sci
heigh, of the local freight, and Engi-
neer Ed. Manford and Conductor Har-
ry Rogers, of the through freight, as a
result of the division superintendent s
investigation of the affair.
Harper and Seiheigh are blamed for
not tagging the through freight, it
being claimed in the report of the in
vestigating committee that the rear of
the local was poorly protected. The
through freight is alleged to have been
run at an excessive speed through
the green block, which, it is claimed,
was thrown at Olive Hill. When a
green block is hung. trains shall run
under it slowly, as it is to show the
track ahead is not cleared.
1t was reported rs result of the in
vestigation =. o. Harper and Charles
Seihheigh. We're dismissed from the
service and that Harry Rogers is sus-
pended for two weeks. However,
Charles Green, chief clerk, to the SUI
perintendent refuses to say whether
or not this is true. Mr.. Green said
he did not care to make any statement
regarding that point of the investiga-
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
A FUGITIVE ARRESTED
Strike Sympathizer Is Held
for Assault.

After remaining at large almost a
month, John Knierim, 1912 Butler
street was captured by the police to-
day. Knierim is wanted for assault
and battery on Edward Decker and
William Hoos, in connection with the
union strike troubles at Robinson &
Company.
The man was taken by Patrolman
William Lawler at Twelfth and North
F streets this morning. Lawler not
iced the man acting suspiciously and
on investigating, found it was Knier-
i'm. The latter made an attempt to
run but was easily taken.
Knierim stated that he had been in
FIT. Wayne and believing the trouble
here had blown over returned to
Richmond. The trouble in which he
became involved occurred near the
Oakland Wine company on Main
street. A number of union men, with
whom Knierim sympathized, followed
Decker and Hoos up Main street and
near Sixth and Main streets, assault
ed them 1t is claimed that Knierim,
who is said to have had a grudge
against Hoos, lead the attack against
the men. ......
1t is probable the case will come up
tomorrow for trial. There have been
several other moulders and non-union
men fined for insult and assault, and
there are still two cases ON the docket
for trial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
RAILWAY HEARING
TO-DAY VITAL ONE
Expected to Fix the Status OF
Hundreds of Tap Lines
in the Country.
(American News Service)

New Orleans, La. Dec. S.-What is
hoped will be a final hearing in the
so-called tap line question was begun
before representatives of the Inter-
state Commerce commission in this
city today. The decision that will re-
suit from the hearing will, it is ex-
pected, fix the status Of the hundreds
of tap lines, or short railroads con-
Meeting with interstate common car
riers in all parts of the country.
The important problem of what con-
stitutes a rebate and what constitutes
a common carrier is involved in the
question of the relations of the tap
lines to the regularly recognized COM
mon carriers and as a consequence
the Anal decision in the controversy
Is awaited with keen interest by both
railroads and shippers.
The tap roads operate within a
state. but participate in the interstate
traffic with the large roads. The
trunk lines and regular railways gen.
orally have had divisions of freight
rates In force with these small enter
prises. The Interstate Commerce
commission condemned the division
arrangement on the ground that the
tap roads were not interstate COM
mon carriers but merely commercial
enterprises, allowance to which en-.
abled the maintenance of rebates.
Many of the big roads cancelled these
divisions, but on petition these can
cellations were ordered to be investi-
gated to determine whether the tap
lines are common carriers.
The special case now up for hear
ing. involving the whole matter of
tap line allowances and divisions. is
that of the Starr Grain and Lumber
company against the Atchison. Tope-
ka and Santa Fe and other railroads.
According to estimate there are
nearly eight hundred of the so-called
tap lines in the United States. A ma
jority OF them are lumber lines which
tap the regular common carriers in
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Texas and other parts of the south.
In addition to these there are many
industrial tap lines in the Central
Freight associations territory
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
next SUNDAY IS
TEMPERANCE DAY
And Prominent Anti-saloon
League Members Speak
in Local. Churches.

Officers Of the Indiana Anti-Saloon
league will hold forth in the pulpits of
the Protestant churches of the city
on next Sunday and plead for the
cause of temperance. Appointments
of the officers to the different pulpits
were announced on Thursday. In the
afternoon a mass meeting will be held
at the Grace NJ. E. church, at which
the Rev. Madison Swadner, formerly
a minister of the First M. E. church of
this city, and the Rev. +. s. Shumaker,
State Superintendent, will deliver ad-
dresses.
The appointments for the morning
services are as follows:
First Presbyterian, Madison Swad-
ner. d. d.
First Baptist. N. o. Shirey.
Grace NJ. E.. R. c. Minton.
United Presbyterian, E. S. Shumak-
er.
South Eighth Street Friends e. A.
Miles.
Fifth Street NJ. E., s. P. Mcknight.
First English Lutheran, f. NJ. Bar
ney.
The College Church Of Friends .
r. II. Moore, d. ID.
The following appointments are for
the evening services.
Second Presbyterian, E. NJ. Barney.
First NJ E., Madison Swadner, ID. d.
First Christian, s. p. Mcknight.
East Main Street Friends N. c.
Shirey.
st. Paui's Lutheran. A. f. Miles.
United Brethren, E. S. Shumaker.
Third NJ. E.. r. c. Minton.
A. NJ. Z. Union service at 2:30 D. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
AIDED BY SENATOR
Was Marine Private, Cast
Into Prison.
american News Seryice)

Washington, Dec. S.-Don M. George
of Fort Wayne, an enlisted marine.
tried by the court martial at League
Island navy yard. December 2, on
charges of absence from station with
out leave and conduct prejudicial to
discipline" ETC., and sentenced to a
dishonorable discharge and year i'm
prisonment, has had his sentence COM
muted to eight months by assistant
secretary Winthrop of the Navy De-
partment on the personal request OF
Senator Beveridge. Good conduct
will further reduce the time to be
served to five months.
George was popular in Fort Wayne.
Undoubtedly he did not realize the
grave offense he committed But for
Senator Beveridge's intercession he
would have been tried on charges of
desertion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
Secretary of Treasury in His
Report Today Says as Long
as Present System Is Used,
Panics Sure.
SCORES STATEMENT
THAT ALDRICH MADE
Senator's Views that $780,
100000 Could Be Saved
Annually, Not a Fact-As
to Budget System.
(Americaa News Seryice)

Washington, D. c., Dec. S.-National
economy and Federal reform consti-
tute the keynote of the annual report
of Secretary of Treasury. Franklin
MacVeagh, submitted to congress to-
day.
The secretary guarantees a sure cure
for panics, deplores the presence of
politics and financial institutions in
the United States government, scores
the statement advanced by Senator
Aldrich that $300,O0O,0 900 annually
could be saved in operating the gov
ernment and discusses and recon-
mends freely upon every phase, fea-
ture and issue in the treasury depart
ment and its allied branches
President Taft's urgent demand for
ship subsidy and the immediate
steps for the upbuilding of an Ameri-
can marine are reiterated and the Sec
retary hits out from the shoulder at
the old system of red tape by which
certain payments have been made to
the government with certain kinds Of
currency.
His Views on Panics.
There are many striking utterances
in the report but one of the most forci-
BILE relates to panics.
|. We will have panics as long as
we continue our present monetary sys-
tem-panics that will! hit Democrats
and Republicans alike" said he. ours
is panic breeding financial system.
But we can stop them without expend-
ing a penny by adopting a wise policy
of monetary reform.
Secretary MacVeagh recommends
that the budget system be introduced
in this country and that congress take
steps to lump the appropriation bills
instead of taking each one up separ-
ately and wrangling over it.
The subjects of smuggling and un-
der valuation get a good share of at
tention and the secretary demands
that the use of the secret service be
placed to some extent in the hands of
the treasury department for the de-
lection, revealed that the special agent
service of the treasury department al.
ready has been placed under the chief
of the secret service bureau.
Taking up Senator Aldrich's state
ment that $3OO,O0O,OOO could be saved
this country annually by a business
like administration the secretary de-
clared that wrong impression had
been given and that those who were
looking for such a radical reduction
Immediately would be disappointed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
TULGHUM ELIGIBLE
AS THE ASSESSOR

j. C. Fulghum. who has been serv.
ing as county assessor by virtue of
an appointment and because Of which
fact county oficials and attorneys dis.
pnted az to whether or not he or VIII.
liam Mathews OF Centervillc. who Is
county assessor-elect, was now eligi-
Bile to Office. is entitled to remain in
the office until January 1. This in.
depreciation Of the law has been
made by Attorney General James
Bingham on the request of Wayne
county officials. County Auditor
pemas 8. Coe. who has been withhold
ing Mr., Fulghum's salary since No
vember IS. in order that he would not
make mistake for which he might
be held liable later, viii now make
the payment and also accept assess
ments for taxation from him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
WARNING is GIVEN
AS TO DIPHTHERIA

Election of officers and a discussion
of diphtheria took place at the meet
ing of the Wayne County Medical So
ciety yesterday afternoon. in the Y.
NJ. c. A. building. About forty physi-
clans attended. DR.. l.. NJ. Gentle was
elected president: DIR. d. w Steven
son, secretary, and DIR. F. w. Kreuger,
treasurer. Drs. s. c. Markley and ].
E. Meek read papers on the health
conditions of the county Extreme
care to prevent dirhtheria was urged.
The physicians warn the public to
have examinations made of every
case of sore throat by physician
Early use OF anti-toxin was urged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
They Want Complete List of
Probable Selections to the
Supreme Court and Com
merce Court.
HUGHES, LAMAR AND
HOOK ARE FAVORED
If President Taft Nominates
These Three to Supreme
Court, No Opposition Is to
Be Expected.
tAmerican News Service1

Washington. Dec. S.-President
Taft has practically decided on the
principal = judicial appointments,
There are indications that the selec-
tons will be Charles f. Hughes for
chief justice, William c. Hook of
Leavenworth, Kan, for associate JUS
tice and Judge Joseph r. Lamar of
Georgia, Democrat, for the third
vacancy on the supreme court bench.
w. d. McHugh of Omaha, Neb., as an
alternative choice.
Lamar. backed by Senator Bacon
and other Georgians and indorsed in
a score of letters and kilograms from
many sections of the south, probably
would receive the backing of all the
| Democrats in the. senate, removing
though he participated in the decision
against the Standard Oil company is
regarded as eligible by the president,
it is said. and would be very accepta-
BILE to the insurgents of the senate.
Associate Justice Hughes will not be
opposed either by the regulars or in
surgents for the chief justiceship.
400 Seek Two Jobs.
While it is understood that Presi-
dent Taft has not finally made up his
| mind with regard to either Hook or
Lamar, it is known that these two
than 400 members of the bench and
bar, from all sections of the country
have been considered by Taft for su.
preme court vacancies. The insurg
ents have expressed desire to have
a full list of appointments to the su.
preme court and the new commerce
court before finally announcing their
approval and giving assurances that
they will offer no objections when the
| nominations are sent to the senate for
confirmation
Reports that Franklin K Lane and
Judge Prouty two of the most pro-
gressive members of the interstate
commerce commission would be TAX.
en- away from that tribunal and placed
on the new commerce court have Gre
ated considerable concern among the
insurgents. They say that the re-
moyal of Lane and Prouty just at this
| time when the railroad rate cases are
being considered would imperil the in
terests of shippers.
Among those who are discussed at
the present time in connection with
the new commerce court appoint
ments and the ones that may be made
to the interstate commerce commits.
sion are the following: Former Sena-
tor George Wood, Washington, Fred.
| erick n. Judson of st. Louis, John H
Atwood of Kansas City, Wade Ellis OF
Ohio, c. c. McCord of Kentucky, and
Martin S. Decker of New York.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
HE is CANDIDATE
FOR SCHOLARSHIP

Harmon Maier, the Earlham stu
dent. who took the examination for
the Rhodes scholarship. passed with
an excellent grade according to in
formation which President r. L. Kel
ly of the college has received from
the Oxford university head. Claude
Whitney of Indiana university. also
passed in his examination. The selec
tion of an Indiana student to attend
the university next year will be made
within short time. it is thought. In
addition to Mr. Maier and Mr. Whit
ney, there are four other Indiana stu
dents who are eligible, they having
taken the examination previously.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
Committee Reports that Its
Publicity Threat Stimulat-
ed the Paying of Long De-
linquent Taxes.
WORK OF COMMITTEE
NOT YET COMPLETED
1t Will Prepare Personal
Property Delinquent List
of the 1909 Assessment
Dairy Conditions.

dread of being exposed as delin-
quent in the payment of tax assess
ments on personal property caused a
large number of citizens. who were In
arrears. to pay their back taxes is the
inference committee Of the Munich
pal Research bureau draws In it's re-
port Wednesday at the meeting OF
the members of the bureau. The
bureau had an authentic list Of de-
linquents on personal tax assessments
for 1908, which the bureau threatened
to make public.
Prof. n. c. Heironimus. chairman OF
the investigating committee of tho
bureau made his report which in part
is as follows:
Your committee finds that since
its work in this line and the result.
ing publicity Of the state OF affairs be-
gan year ago. something more than
$500 of delinquent taxes have been
paid. practically all of which may
be credited to our work"
At present the committee is investi-
eating the delinquency on personal
property for the 1909 assessment and
the list Of those who are delinquent
| may be published by the bureau. The
bureaus object is to make the raising
| OF county revenue more, equitable.
Many citizens who do not own real es.
tate but who are assessed for personal
property, never make settlement with
| the county.
Was First Attempt.
Never before has any attempt been
made to collect the tax on this kind
of property by selling the property, as
the county treasurer has right to
do. The delinquents have never even
been exposed by publication as ID the
case with those who go delinquent on
real estate
These conditions have been incen-
| tives for nonpayment Of taxes on per-
sonal possessions.
Another tax matter likely to receive
attention will be concerning the as
sessment of real estate and personal
property. The investigating COM
mittee has reported that too often the
possessor Of small amount OF proper
ty pays more in proportion than the
man who is known to have large hold
| ings. Assessors are too apt to take
the. statements of the taxpayers as
true without making any examination.
The milk situation was discussed.
Richmond residents get this product
| from twenty to twenty-five cents
cheaper than those Of many other In
diana cities. The prices paid In sew
eral cities were given out for COM
parison with the, price generally paid
here.
Muncie milk is sold at fourteen
quarts for a dollar. or seven cents .
quart. Madison milk comes at eight
cents; Bloomington at eight; South
Bend at from six to seven: Crawfords-
Vile at eight and one-third.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
GOLD WAS SPURNtD
BY Both of the Political
Parties.

Washington, Dec. S-A statement
under oath by the respective political
campaign committees that managed
the last congressional campaign. made
TO congress today. shows no contribu
tions TO either political party from In
diana Representative Nixon drew mo
ney to reimburse himself for expenses,
a nominal sum. from the Democratic
committee. and Ex-Representative
Watson. of Rrshville drew s444O for
his expenses in travelling over the
western states making speeches.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
EAGLES ELECTION
HELD LAST NIGHT

At the meeting of Wayne Aerie of
Eagles. No. 666 on Wednesday even
ing officers for the ensuing year were
elected, including William Bloom,
worthy president; Adam Elstro,
worthy vice president; William vfetze
chaplain; William Sneller, inside
William Wilson, Henry Brokamp and
Ulysses Parshall, trustees; Joe Geier,
secretary; Henry Schroeder, treasur-
er; Frank Moore, corresponding Sec
retary and DR. Mora BulIa, lodge ply
sician.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
AWAITING HIS FATE
On Fraud Charge Is James
N. Huston.
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Washington, Dec. S.-James n Hus.
ton OF Connersville, Indiana, former
United States treasurer under Presi.
dent Harrison, will know tomorrow
whether he is to be adjudged guilty of
the charges Of using the mails to de-
fraud. Owing to the failure of the
governments attorneys to introduce
evidence to prove that the letters
dropped into letter boxes had been de-
livered to the city postoffice is alleged
in the indictment charging Huston.
Harvey Lewis and Everett Dufour
with using the mails to defraud. JUS
tice wright stated that he would give
the government one day to introduce
evidence to supply the commission II
possible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
BASKETBALL GAME

High school has been practicing
hard for the Anderson basketball
game which will be held Saturday
night at the 7. NJ c. a. The Ander-
son basketball team is an old rival of
the Quakers and on its last appear
ance here three years ago lost in a
fierce game 1914. 1t Is out for the
state championship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
BOARD ATTENDING
ROADS CONGRESS

The board of works, including May
or Zimmerman, President Hammond.
City Engineer Charles and Clerk
Baltz Bescher went to Indianapolis
today to attend the Good Roads con-
gress. They will stay until the end
of the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-08
THE WEATHER

STATE AND lrcAl-Fair tonight
and Friday: continued cold to.
night Slowly rising temperature.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-22
CHOKES LEOPARD TO DEATH
Hunter Is Compelled to Bear Sick
enins Sensation of Having His
Arm Eaten Away.

London, Eng.-G. M. Wyncoop, a
prominent American sportsman, who
has just returned to England from a
hunting expedition in East Africa,
brings a story of fight for life with
leopard by Carl Akely of the Field
museum.
He shot the leopard in the left leg
while hunting near the Tana river.
The infuriated beast sprang at him
and hurled him to ground. A terrific
struggle followed. Mr.. Akely was un-
able to shake himself free Of the ami
NAL which seized his left arm and
began to chew it.
The hunter, unable to move, was
compelled to bear the sickening SEN
sation of having him limb slowly eat
en-, until the leopard's neck came VIVA
ing reach of his disengaged arm. Then
with despairing effort Akely clutched
the animals throat and strangled it..
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-22
PERCY DENOUNCES MEN
WHO CLAIM CORRUPTION
OFFERS TO SUBMIT NAME TO
STATE PRIMARIES.
v. s. Senator From Mississippi As
serts His Intention to Resign IL
Election Is Tainted.

Jackson, Miss.-Before a joint ses-
sion of the two houses Of the legisla-
ture, United States Senator Leroy
Percy arraigned the persons who
have insinuated his election to the
seat of McLaurin was won by fraud
Senator Percy asserted he would re-
sign rather than hold commission
that might appear to have been OBJ
tanned by fraud and corruption +, ..i
Johnston, strong supporter Of SEN
ator Percy, introduced resolution Of
fering to subject the validity of SEN
ator Percy's election to special state
primary to be held next November.
Senator Percy did not mince words
in dealing with his critics. When he
asserted the state of Mississippi could
not have a greater disaster befall it
than the election of James X. Varda-
man to the United States senate, a
wave of applause swept over the hall.
Sheriff Harding and Chief of Police
Allie nsent details of officers to the
state house to prevent renewal of
hostilities between DR.. Dunbar Row.
land, director of the department of
archives and history, and Capt. Frank
Burkitt, a member of the lower house
from Chickasaw county.