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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26

William Saunders Johnson, 81, AIS
South Twelfth street, and Mrs. Harri-
ct Wyman. 80, $50 Richmond avenue,
wife of Roy E. Wyman, committed sui
eide together last evening at the Wy
man home by drinking carbolic acid.
The victims of the suicide pact died
before the Mortified eyes of Mrs. John
son and Mr.. Wyman. They drank the
acid about $50, Johnson dying at ten
O'Clock and Mrs. Wyman dying a little
later. Neither spoke after they took
the acid. but it is believed the princi-
pals in the tragedy were in love with
each other and chose death in prefer
ence to living apart.
Last evening at Sis johnson met
Wyman on Main street. Johnson told
Wyman he was going to kill himself
Wyman tried to persuade him not tc
but Johnson seemed determined
I Johnson then went to the WymaI
home Wyman, alarmed, called at the
Johnson home and told Mrs. johnson
of her husbands threat, and Mrs
Johnson accompanied Mr.. Wyman ts
his home
| There they found Mr.. Johnson ant
Mrs. Wyman in the living room talk
ing. The two families sat there TO
some time talking on various subjects
in light-hearted manner and Mrs
Johnson supposed her husband hat
given up his determination to destro.
himself
About $50 Johnson arose stating h,
desired to get a drink. Mrs. Wymal
said she also wanted a drink and tn
two went to the kitchen.
Five minutes later they returned t.
the room where Wyman and Mrs
Johnson sat talking Neither said
word. Johnson going to the parlor an,
lying down on a couch. Mrs. Wymal
reclined on couch in the livins room
Soon Wyman noticed that johnson
was breathing heavy but at first pai
no particular attention to this fact
However, about ten minutes later b
suspected something was wrong an
went to his friends side and foun
him unconscious.
Alarmed over Johnson's conditio
Wyman. went to where his wife wa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
ORGANIZATION OF
MASTER PAINTERS
Urged by Ten Master Paint.
ers at a Meeting Held
Last Evening.

Ten master painters of Richmond
attended the meeting called last ev-
ening to perfect an organization of
the painters. of the city under union
auspices.
Fred Saylor, of Indianapolis, who
had charge of the meeting last even
ing. said today that the presence of
ten master painters to assist in the
work of organizing a union was un-
precedented. 1T shows" said Mr..
Saylor, that the bosses in Richmond
certainly have a warm spot in their
hearts for the working men,
w Shay. of Louisville. national
organizer. arrived here last evening
and came to the meeting after the pre-
liminary formation of the union had
been perfected. He will remain here
week to help the painters put their
organization on a firm basis.
A melting of the painters has been
called for next Wednesday evening
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
OBTAINING MONEY
FALSELY, CHARGED

William Patterson drew a fine of
$40 and costs and 10 days from Mayor
Zimmerman. in police court this
morning on the charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Patter-
SON was arraigned yesterday morning
but entered plea of not guilty. his
hearing being set for Saturday morn
ing. However. one night, in the city
Jail was enough for Patterson to
change his mind and this morning
asked to be permitted to enter a plea
of guilty.
Patterson was charged with having
sold Preston Bradshaw, a teamster.
some sand checks, with which the
former declared sand could be OBJ
tanned Patterson made the checks
and sold them for $1.30. When Brad
shaw presented the checks in pay
ment of sand he was informed that
the checks were of no value.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
WILLIAM JOHNSON AND MRS.
WYMAN IN DOUBLE SUICIDE
Two Prominent Young Married People Drink Carbolic
Acid and Die Before the Horrified Eyes of Mrs.
Johnson and Mr. Wyman.-Tragedy at the
Wyman Home "Wednesday Evening.

resting and found her breathing heav-
lily, The husband then detected the
odor of carbolic acid and the awful
truth dawned in his mind. Frantic
with grief he took his dying wife in
his arms and carried her into the
street, his shouts for help mingling
with the screams of Mrs. Johnson al
her dying husbands side. Mrs. Wyman
died at 1890 without regaining con
sciousness.
The coroner was called. He found
Mrs. Wyman's lips and mouth badly
burned but Johnson's mouth did not
show acid burns. His throat was bad
ly burned, however In the kitchen {
two ounce bottle, which had contained
carbolic acid, was found by the coro
ner II was empty.
Mrs. Wyman was apparently happ.
and care free in the evening shortl,
preceding her suicide. as at any tim
I in her life. Shortly before dark sh
had stopped and spoke in a jocula
manner with some neighbor womel
as she returned from the grocery.
| Johnson had threatened to commi
suicide on several occasions. but neve
gave any reasons why he desired to d
SO. He was in the best of health. we
established in business, being ASST
ciated with his father, Walter Johr
son, in the Peter Johnson hardwar
company, and besides his wife ha
three small children. Roy. aged nint
Robert, aged four, and Walter, age
two.
| Mrs Wyman leaves one child, Lo
raine, aged IL. Mr.. Wyman 10 an al
sembler employed at the Westcott ca
riage and auto factory.
The Johnson and Wyman familie
had been close friends for years. an
had visited back and forth. 1t was nt
unusual for the Wyman's to visit tn
Johnson's or for the Johnson's to Wis
the wymans several times weel
Neither Mrs. Johnson or Mr.. Wyma
suspected any attachment between tn
two that would lead to a suicide pac
The funeral of Mr.. Johnson will B
private and will be held from h'
fathers home.
1 Arrangements for the wyman 4
neral will be announced later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
SAUNDERS MURDER
STILL A MYSTERY
Doubtful if Grand Jury Will
Shed Any Light on the :,
Death of Negro. -

1t is highly probable that nothing
further will be ascertained or uncov-
cred in the murder of Arthur Saun-
ders, which occurred in the alley back
of the Oakland Wine company on the
night of September 6, than that the
victim in the words of the coroner,
died as the result of an excessive
hemorrhaee, caused by cuts inflicted
by knife or a razor by an unknown
assailant." The coroner fled his YER
dict in the county clerks Office late
yesterday afternoon He said that
from his investigation he had not
learned any clues to the assailant.
The coroner received the testimony
of the following witnesses: Clara Saun
ders, sister of the victim, and Green
Parks, both of whom We're with
Saunders at the time he was assault
ed William H. Haberkern, owner of
the Oakland Wine company, Charles
and Lawrence Feasel, employees of
the Oakland Wine company; David Ba-
ker, porter; Lilburn Spinner, an ac-
quaintance of Saunders who was at
the bar when Saunders came in after
he had been cut; George Mccoy, night
cook at the Belmont restaurant and
DR., F. w. Kreuger, police surgeon.
The testimony of Saunders sister
whileagreeing that Saunders was cut
by a white man with whom he had a
controversy, is at variance as to a
number of details with the testimony
of Green Parks" the verdict reads.
Mccoy testified that for an hour and
half before Saunders was killed.,he
had heard swearing and %wrangffng in
the alley. Mccoy said that he heard
some man say. "I'll kill you." and then
an instant later he heard a woman
scream "My God, you have killed my
brother"
DR.. Kruger, police surgeon, testi.
fed that Saunders bled excessively
when taken to the city building.
Clara Saunders Story.
Clara Saunders testified that she
with Parks, met Saunders on Sixth
street about $50 on the fatal evening
and her brother said he wanted to pro
cure some liquor. The three walked
west in the alley and Saunders start
ed in the rear door of the wine room
AS he started to enter, three white
men came out, she said, and one cried
angrily Look out who you are push
ing" to which Saunders said Excuse
me- An argument started and an old
er man said did You hit my SON." Ac
cordihg to the girl, Saunders then SAID
Il noy only hit your son but I'll hi
you.' Parks, in his testimony, declar
ed Saunders made this statement.
The girl said her brother then tool
off his coat and raised his right aru
as If to strike the man when the mer
attacked Saunders, cutting his jugulal
vein and veins in his left wrist. The
older man then hit Parks, knocking
him down and also hit the girl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
UNION WOMEN ARE
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
So Says DIR. Hannah Graham
of the Equal Suffrage
.- Association.

DR.. Hannah Graham, president of
the Indiana Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton, who is in attendance upon the
sessions of the Indiana State Fedora
ton of Labor, states that she is here
in the interests of organized labor as
we'll as of equal suffrage.
That she is for the strenuous propa-
ganda of the benefits of organized la
Dor, is the statement made by Dr. Gra-
ham this morning to Palladium rep
resentative.
Much misconception exists" said
DR.. Graham, with reference to the
purposes of organized labor. Its OBJ
jects are not dissension, the creation
of ill-feeling. of class lines, strikes or
any other form of unpleasantness,
nor for the accentuation Of the divis-
ion between capital and labor, nor
for the encouragement of the arrayaI
of the producer against the owner of
the product
But for the general advancement
of society at large.
Not only for the protection of the
rights and privileges of the employe
but for the protection of the employer
as wells
For, if the purposes of organized
labor. were thoroughly understood and
comprehended it would be found that
they acted on both classes in the in
dustrial world with Ike intent-for
Itksie protection and their economic ad-
lyancement.
Whatever may be the views of the
fews women delegates to this conven-
ton. and while all union labor is non
partisan, it is true that the majority
of women who are members of labor
unions are for equal suffrage
In Indianapolis alone the Equal
Suffrage Association has local
branch that has 100 garment workers
| in its membership and woman's sun.
rage has been indorsed by the Interna.
tional Garment Workers. Association
The Indiana Federation of Labor is
already committed to woman's suff.
rage in a resolution adopted in their
convention two years ago. So any ac.
| ton of similar character this year
would be merely repetition of for.
mer action
81 am unalterably for universal sun
rage" said DR.. Graham, but would
rather not state my individual politi
cal preferences at this time since the
Equal Suffrage Association and the In
diana Federation of Labor are both
bipartisan
| why am |, professional woman
| a member of labor union! Oh, I'm
an honorary member" said DR. Ora
ham with charming and inclusive
smile
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
THIS CITY IS NOT
LIKE WICHITA, KAN
Mrs. Mary Sibbits, Kansas
- Speaks Before the w. G.
T. u. Convention.

Before the enthusiastic and deter
mined workers of the Women's Tenn
perance Union of Wayne County at
their convention last night, Mrs. Mary
S.bbits, the heralded kansas Cy-
clone" from Wichita, gave an inspiring
talk upon women's rights and temper
ance. In her speech statistical re-
ports of expenditures of the state and
city taxes of Indiana and Richmond
were compared with those of Kansas
and Wichita, she said:
I'VE are standing in the afterglow
of fifty years after the Civil war. AS
our fathers could not fully realize full
ly what the meaning of the loss of
their lives would be, SO little do we
know what inspirations may spring
from our deeds nor what golden fabric
may be woven by the loom of coming
days out of the threads of our lives.
"The Declaration of. independence
was the first prohibition law adopted
by this nation; the Emancipation
Proclamation issued by President Lin
coin. the second; and National PSchi-
DItiOh vi LIQCOl VIII DO lAOx<88x4 v
greatest, Sand most glorious. as
"Your city has $4,000 ihhabitants
while Wichita, where I came from,
has $1,000, nearly three times as MANY
In your city you have fifty-three sa-
looms, which is i've more than the law
allows. while in Wichita there are
none. In Richmond during the past
year there were S25 arrests, while in
Wichita there were but 1877. Three hun.
dred and-Seventy-two of the arrests
in Richmond were for drunk and SO
of those of Wichita were for violation
OF the prohibition laws. There are 25
police officials in this city, while Wich
ita there are but IA including the po
lice. Ipatron. The salaries and sundry
expenses of the department in Rich.
mond during the past year amounted
to $19,086.65 while in the other city
of three times this size the expenses
were but s11, 1868 CO.. Now dear sisters
does the saloon pay?
Memorial services for six departed
members and eEtion of officers tc
serve for the enshfm8 IF occQpied
Ithe greater part of the session 0f&th<
Wayne County W. C. T. q. convention
yesterday afternoon.
The services were conducted BY
Miss Lavina Baily of this city. Mrs
Judge Boggs sang several selections
Mrs. Traum was reelpcted president
and her work as head of the associa
ton was happily commended by the
! members: Miss Hanna Taylor of Econ
omy was elected vice president, Mrs
Rowena Randle, recording secretary
Mrs. Nell Barnard, treasurer, and Mrs
Mae James corresponding secretary
Another feature of the afternoons
program was talk on Woman's Suff
rage by Mrs NJ. F. Johnston
| Taken as whole the convention
was the most satisfactory one eyel
held by the association The reports
| OF all the superintendents were yer,
encouraging and great anticipation
are being made regarding the pro
gress which the association hopes t.
make along their lines of work for the
coming year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
BURIED AT GOSHEN
palladium Special,

CHESTER, Ind, Sept 26.-The fu-
neral of Mrs Carolyn Kerlin was held
yesterday afternoon from the NJ. E.
church of this place The pail bearers
were VIII Jefferes. Will Morrow. Char
les Williams. Charles Townsend. John
Macaldowney and Everett Hunt Bur
ial was in Goshen cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LocAL-Fair tonight
and Friday. Colder tonight with
frost
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
COLD WAVE GRIPS
THE MIDDLE WEST

CHICAGO. Sept 26.-A cold wave
has gripped the middle west today.
The mercury is 25 to 80 degrees lower
than It was yesterday morning In
Duluth snow fell and throughout Min
nesota and the Dakotas there were
light SHOWS reported. AT Fargo. the
snow was SO heavy that uncut flax
and corn were laid fiat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
PROGRESSIVE MEETING.

There will be a meeting of the
Richmond Women's Progressive
League in the Morrisson-Reeves
Library Friday afternoon at four
o'clock. All women OF the city
and county interested in this move
pent are cordially invited to be
present.
Mrs. William Dudley Foulke.
Chairman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26

Continued on Page Ten.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-26
A COMPLAINT MADE
ON LOCAL COMPANY

The State Federation accepted the
resolution of the Richmond TradeS
Council advising that the state fac
tory inspector be informed that the
Richmond Casket company lock its
factory doors after the work day has
begun This is contrary to the state
law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-20
Initiative and Referendum Measure
Must Wait Two Years.

The voters of Florida will not have the opportunity
to pass the proposed Initiative and Referendum
amendment to the constitution this year. the supreme
sustaining Governor Gchrsts contention that the
amendment had not been properly submitted
It will consequently be necessary for the legislature
of spring to again submit the amendment and the
vote will be taken at the general election years from
now.
The Journal, well no doubt the vast majority of
the Democrats of Florida would have preferred that the
amendment be adopted this year but perhaps the delay
is just as we'll after all.
The amendment not the best that could be sub
tted and while it would have been better than nothing
the fact remains that would probably have required
additional amendment to put perfect working order.
The vote of the supreme court three justices taking
Governor Gchr1sts view and two accepting Attorney
General Trammels view, demonstrates that the attorney
general had strong ground for his stand favor of sub
hitting the amendment this year The decision ljust
rendered all hinged after all the opinion of Judge
and that judge happened to take view that puts the
amendment out of business for two years
Next time the Initiative and Referendum amendment
will be submitted all the requirements of
the courts Popular reform nearly always slow,
but it always in the end.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-20
Good Cheer is
Lies Lubricant.

Good cheer is a great lubricant. It
oils all of life's machinery.
Good cheer is 8 great producer. It
adds wonderfully to ones active ability
and increases mental and physical
power. 1t makes hosts of friends and
helps us to be interesting and agree
able.
Good cheer viii attract more GUS
toners, sell more goods, do more busi-
ness with less wear and tear than
almost any other quality.
Optimism is the greatest business
getter, biggest trader. truest achiever
In the world.
Pessimism has never done anything
but tear down and destroy what OPP
timism has built up.
In the business Office, in society, in
politics. in workshops, everywhere. the
favorite is always the cheerful fellow
with the bright smile and bright
thoughts.
Good-natured. cheerful ones do not
~ezte their vital energies as rapidly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-20

there was a combination of circum-
stances which brought about the re-
suit
Bingham furnishes novel incident
of an alleged Progressive criticizing
a leader of the Progressive Democracy
for electing to the senate of the United
States A PROGRESS
Bingham, however, is either ignor-
ant, or he falsi1es when says he says
that Claude L'Engle published Mr..
Blounts previous letter Of withdrawal
with date lines omitted in order to de-
ceive the electors.
was in charge of Mr.. Blounts
headquarters, and when this letter waS
published, 1 decided to make an In
vestigation.
1 did investigate, and / foupd that
Mr.. L'Engle had sold several thousand
copies Of Dixie to Senator Bryan's
campaign manager, and that the let
ter complained Of was an advertise
ment sent in and paid for by said
manager, and it was a display adver-
tisement" 1 found that Mr.. L'Engle
accepted 1t as he does all commercial
advertisements IN his paper and he
never reads advertisements until they
are published.
Mr. Mayes OF The Journal, nor Mr..
F'elkel of the News, do not read ad-
vertisements furnished their papers.
Like Mr.. L'Engle, they doubtless lay
down the rule that all advertisements
must be clean and sanitary and must
come from reliable men. Mr.. L'Engle
has repeatedly explained this matter
In the press and Mr.. Bingham doubt
less is a careless reader or careless
expounder for the Bull Moose"
Regardless of how many people may
differ with Claude LEngle in the Wig
orousness in which he espouses the
principles which he subscribes to, no
man can truthfully charge that he
fights under cover, or strikes below the
belt. His style OF fighting has always
been in the open--it has been fearless
and he has spent thousands of dollars
in combats to uphold the principles
which he believes so dear to the peo-
pie.
Mr. Bingham's utterance is ar in
suit to the intelligence of Escambia
county voters. He hopes to prejudice
few Of Mr.. Blount's personal friends
and to have them violate their primary
pledge, by misrepresenting the case.
Escambia Democrats are loyal Demo-
Gratis, and they know their duty to
the party and appreciate their obliga-
tions as participants in a party pri-
mary. They need no advice from a
Bull Moose who Is copying the insin-
certify of his leader.
Very respectfully,
CHAS. E. JONES
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-20
Mr.. GENTRY DISCUSSES
EVILS OF UNDERWORLD

Editor Pensacola Journal.
There has been going on through
the press, pulpit, city council and
other interested bodies a many-sided
discussion of the evils of the under
world, So called, that infests our cities.
Many have said why they exist.
Some claim they are a necessary evil,
saying those found there choose that
life. believe the habitues of all these
disorderly houses are the creatures of
circumstances. A majority of them
have once been the pride and hope of
some bright hope, and good parents
where they were loved and f1attered,
and wooed and courted by some liber-
tine, who only sought their destruc-
ton and in an unguarded moment
yielded to his solicitations, believing
his promises, later to be thrown down
or discarded, and right here want to
say of all the Goddess creatures that
inhabit this earth the two-legged hog
that will entwine himself into the af-
fections of a sweet girl, then take ad-
vantage of her innocence.
If a man in business goes to the
wall or gets down and out, about the
first question is, who was the woman
in the case. Not so if e. woman goes
to the bad. 1t is a kick from every
one, even the brute that brought about
her ruin.
The crusade now going on in At
1anta, Chicago and other cities to clean
them out and rid them of this element
has proven they are there because
they are patronized by men in high
positions-business men and city off,
Gals. When they have set their drag
nets to get these poor unfortunate
creatures they have invariably caught
in the drag some men who parade the
streets and their homes as gentlemen.
Now just as long as married men
and men of influence uphold such it
is going to be hard to abolish 1t. It
is an acknowledged fact that the bar
room and the, red light district are
twin sisters and 1 believe il you clean
UP a town they will have to go to-
gether. 1 believe If a committee of
good Christian mothers would take up
the work, visit these places and talk
to the inmates in a Christian spirit
many of them could be returned to
their homes and g. reconciliation
could be effected in many cases by
the intercession of such committee.
Men will never accomplish this;
neither will policemen or courts.
Courts may fine them and police drag
them around, but when turned loose
they go back to the same old den. It
will eventually be woman's work, If
accomplished.
Think about il.
G. NJ. GENTRY.
Bluff Springs, Fla, Oct 16.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-20
The New York
Delegation and Mr.. Bryan.

The Ocala Banner, whose editor was
a delegate to Baltimore, says:
Judge Parker says that the reason
the New York delegation at the Balti-
more convention did not reply to Mr..
Bryan was because the members COM
posing the delegation did not want to
see the Democratic party split in
twain. They forebore counter on
slaughts purely for party harmony
There is such thing as being too
meek and submissive. and to preserve
ones dignity and manhood a stiff fight
is required. It would have been bet
\ ter for the traditions Of the party If
the New York delegation had shown
fight. fighter is always a hero.
Somehow. If our memory serves US
correctly, gentleman named Stanch-
field, member of the New York dele
cation and former Democratic can
didate for governor of New York, did
attempt to answer Mr.. Bryan.
Then some other ambitious and out
ragged gentlemen from other delega-
tons also came to New FORKS de-
Tense. Others, also, wanted to, but
were afraid. At least that is what
Samuel G. Blythe, an anti Bryan man,
writing for the Saturday Evening
Post, said about them.
The truth of the matter is, few peo-
pie cared to answer Mr.. Bryan, first,
because they were afraid to; and, sec
ond, because they couldn't. That is
about all there was to the case.