Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 52, 30 December 1909 — Page 1

CHMOND PALLADIUM 4lND 3UN-TELEGR A M. VOL. XXXV. NO. 53. RICHMOND, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING, IECEMBER 30, 1909. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. EFFORT TO AGREE

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EVERYONE IS TO ITS FUNNY WHAT Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Baby GET EMPLOYMENT: CAMPAIGN IS Otl DIFFERENCE FEW WEEKSJAII MAKE NOT PROGRESSING AT RAPID STRIDE ! 41 41 'I1 $ 4 4 'I' 'I"!1

EflTIRE COUMTRY IS RULED TODAY BY KING WHITER Buffalo Reports the Coldest Weather of the Season While Four Died of Exposure in Windy City.

INTENSE SUFFERING REPORTED BY GOTHAM

Even the Sunny South Is Struck by the Cold Blasts And Dixie Is Hugging the Fire Place Closely. . OH YOU MEDICINE HAT! Indianapolis, Dec. 30. Indianapolis was the coldest place in the United States east of the Mississippi river with a few exceptions. At seven o'clock the mercury registered eight below zero and at noon bad risen only three degrees. Rome, N. Y., reported twenty below. Cincinnati and Louisville reorted zero weather. At the latter place the Ohio river was frozen from shore to shore almost strong enough for teams to cross. Chicago reported four below this morning and much suffering. Kokonio had mercury at fourteen below zero during the night. Nashville reported that the Cumberland river was covered with ice for the first time since 1893. Springfield, 111., had seven below early today, but at St. Louis and west of there temperatures were rising steadily. Evansville says it is the coldest weather in thirty years. Ice gorges are becoming more serious and increasing in number. (American News Service) Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 30. At six o'clock this morning the official thermometer registered two" degrees above zero, the lowest mark for this winter. "This temperature will continue low all day," said Forecaster Cuthbertson. ! More than a hundred persons ap plied at the county lodging house for shelter. MADE STEADY DROP. Pittsburg, Dec. 30. The thermometer dropped steadily throughout the night and at 7 o'clock this morning zero was recorded with, the official forecast predicting a day or more of continued cold weather. The prison ers and refugees from the cold in the station houses are being used by the authorities to clean snow in public places. CHICAGO 13 CHILLY. Chicago, Dec. 30. Below zero weather settled down on Chicago to day, to continue for 24 hours, accord ing to the forecaster. Fbur lives were the toll taken by one winter day. There were many cases of intense Buffering. . The cold was- the direct cause of two deaths and the indirect cause of two others. WENT BELOW ZERO. Binghampton. N. Y Dec. 30. The temperature in the Chenango and Susquehanna Valleys dropped to zero last night at 11 o'clock and hovered around that point until six this morning when it went up to 4 above. OLD OHIO FREEZING. Columbus, O., Dec. 30. While the official thermometer registered four degrees below zero at 7 o'clock this morning, thermometers in suburbs and outlying districts showed much colder. Much suffering and inconvenience is being occasioned by the low pressure of natural gas in certain sections of the city. NEW YORK IS STRUCK. New York, Dec. 30. Sweeping on from the northwest a terrific cold wave today gripped the entire east and the south. In New York city this morning, the temperature dropped to 7 above zero, and was still sinking. Suffering was intense. ' Many persons were overcome, and the charitable dormitories, police stations and the municipal lodging house were crowded. At midnight the temperature was 14 above zero and the mercury worked its way down the tube steadily. In the municipal lodging house alone, three hundred, sixteen women, five boys and a baby found refuge. It was the coldest day of the winter, which has been already marked by severities. A biting wind swept the city at a velocity of from 20 to 30 miles an hour. The south felt the snap too. Reports show that at many points the situation was critical. ALL RECORDS BROKEN. Augusta. Ga., Dec. 30. All December records were broken here this morning when at 7 o'clock the ther-

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and her baby daughter, Juliana, born last April who will become Queen some day should her mother die without having given birth to a son. The little princess was named after Countess Juliana of Nassau, wife of Prince Frederick Henry and mother of the two branches of the house of OrangeNassau. This picture was just sent to America by a state official of the Netherlands. moraeter registered sixteen degrees above. The lowest point reached last winter was 18, in January. - --.-' IS COLD IN ATLANTA. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 20. The coldest weather in Atlanta in several years prevailed this morning. The thermometer registered 12 degrees above. EVEN IN VIRGINIA. Richmond,- Va., Dec. 30. At 8 o'clock this moraine the local United States weather 'bureau thermometer j i registered 11 degrees above zero, the record is ten degrees. IS ( Palladium Special) Indianapolis, . Ind., December 30. The year 1909 has been a record breaker in the matter of the amount of taxes and fees collected by the insurance department in the office of the auditor of state. A report just issued shows that the amount collected during the year is $443,289.34,. and this is $26,495.84 in excess of what was collected last year. During the year there were 19,820 agents' licenses issued, as against 17,570 during the previous year. MRS. GEORGE KEPPEL FRIEND OF THE KING Mrs. George KeppeL a friend of King Edward, who has arranged to have a large mansion built in Grosvenor Square, London. It is her ambition to become one of the great hostesses of London and her present home in Putnam Square she considers too incommodious for her purposes.

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QUINSY THE CAUSE 1 f vW. Mrs. May Helms, Wife of Dr. Helms, Died 'at Williamsburg This Morning. VERY WELL KNOWN WOMAN (Palladium Special) Fountain City, Ind., Dec. 30. Mrs. May Helms, aged 60 years, wife of Dr. W. M. Helms of Williamsburg, died this morning at 9 o'clock at her home. Death was due tor quinsy. The deceased had been ill only two weeks. Besides her 'husband, Mrs. Helms is survived by two daughters, Maud, a teacher at Williamsburg, and and one son Claude, who is engaged in Effie, a teacher at Rochester, Ind., the grain business at Cleveland, O. Mrs. Helms was a. very well known woman and held the respect of the community in which she resided all her life. She was a prominent worker in the M. E. church and always took a great interest "in affairs pertaining to religion. Her death is the occasion of deep regret among a large circle of friends. The funeral arrangements have not been made. MARRIED 25 YEARS ' (Palladium Special) 1 Hageratown, Ind., Dec-29. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp celebrated , their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at their home, east of Hagerstow-n. An elegant dinner was served at twelve o'clock. Many fcandsome presents of China and silver were presented to the couple. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strick'.er, Mr. and Mrs. Enos Thorn burg, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Strickler and family of Sugar Grove; Mrs. Fred Cain and daughter. Agnes and Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Sharp and son of Richmond: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shook of Lynn: Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Davis and daughter of Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Turner of New Paris, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Betj. Rogers of Clarks Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Vinston Wilson and family. CASE IS POSTPONED After arriving in court this morning both parties in the case of the Dickinson Trust company, receiver of the Wayne Oil Company, versus Florence Bowmaster and others, found that they were not ready for trial and the case was postponed until January 5. The receiver is seeking to compel the defendants to meet payments on unpaid stock subscriptions.

COUNTY IS STILL 00ITE NOTORIOUS FOR MARITAL WOE

During Past Twelve Months There Were Eighty-five Suits for Divorce Filed in The Court. f REPRESENTS 26 PCT. OF ALL LITIGATION Besides Divorce Suits There Were Other Cases Arising From Marital DifferencesSome Figures. The divorce evil in this county is plainly emphasized by the yearly report of cases filed "with County Clerk Harry E. Penny, compiled today, as the report shows litigation was practically double that of cases filed under any other single classification, and is twenty-six per cent of the entire number of cases filed during the year. The claim is made that practically every divorce case filed in the court, which has come up for trial, and most of them have, was successfully prosecuted. There are but a few exceptions the number being so small that it is practically . insignificant when com pared with the number of divorces granted. Number Not Known. The exact number of divorces granted during the year is not known, information, for the foregoing statement being gained from county offi cials. In respect to number of divorce cas es filed the report shows that there were 83 out of 221 cases, all told. In respect to cases filed under the other classifications the report is less interesting.. The damage suits filed, in which the plaintiffs desire recom pense for personal injuries, include two or three cases in which large damages are demanded. The cases of Thomas Daggett of East Germantown against the Terre Haute. Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company is the larg est filed during the year. He asks $20,000 damages. In addition to the divorce cases there was one case filed to annul marriage and four cases in which the plaintiffs, all of whom were women, charged their husbands with fraudulent marriage. None of these cases have been tried. The Classification. Other actions arising from marital discords include twenty demanding custody of children; five demanding al imony; three bastardy proceedings, which finally resulted in the marriage of those concerned and one case for damages for false marriage, which the jury allowed. In this latter case, the plaintiff in the action was also given a divorce after successfully prosecnt ing her claims for damages. There are thirty-nine classifications of cases filed in the court during the year, the report showing the following: List of the Cases. Divorce, S5; claim on mortgage and note, 9; on account, 29; partition, 15; foreclosure, 24; inquest. 14; custody, 20; damages for personal injuries, 11; at tachment, 2; for specific performance, 1; slander, 1; mandamus, 1; quiet title. (Continued on Page Seven.)

During the Latter Part of Jan

uary Unemployed of United States Plans to Hold Big Convention. MORE THAN MILLION HAVE NO OCCUPATION In This Country, Right in the Dead of Winter, and in the Midst of "Good Times" Unique Meeting. (American News Service) Chicago, Dec. ). Plans to secure legislation for the employment of every person in the United States, will be made at the big convention of unemployed to be held here Jan. 24 to 31. "More than a million persons in the country are oat of work, during thus supposedly good times," said Mrs. Cora D. Harvey today, national secretary of the organization. "I can not tell jou the exact number for I have not the figures, but on a conservative estimate there are more than r.O.000 out of work in Chicago and more than 100,000 in New York. Representatives from all nations have been invited to come to Chicago; iu uikc part in me convention. Among those asked are Lloyd George, the English chancellor, Winston Churchill, the English novelist, and Ambassador James Bryce. Several prominent English suffragettes also have been asked to attend the convention. Prominent German and Swedish so cialists are also included among the invited guests. King of the Hoboes. J. Eades Howe, known as the "King of the j Hoboes" will preside at the meeting. . t' . , Chxrtty- organixona were', several y scored by Mrs. Hafrey; while she was speaking on the forthcoming meeting. "They are supposed to aid those suf fering," she said. "They do nothing of the kind. The officials know little of the real work to be done. "It is not charity that is wanted. It is work. Give those men work. They all want It. I "Many will tell you that most of j these men do not want work. I tell ... 1L.1 Al .11 J mmmm 1 juu uiw iney hji oo, every one. j ney

want it under the right conditions o'clock this morning the mercury rewhich we have not got now. corded six degrees below and stuck at "I admit that many of these men now that point for three hours. All du.-ng out of a job are incompetent, but they the day the liquid lingered around in have been made so by the system. If zero mark and the fact that It was th they had had chances from the time coldest day of the winter was not In they were children, they would not be j the least disputed. in such a condition. j of course there were those who en"But most of them can work if given j joy nothing more than exaggerating a chance. We propose to see that the conditions, some clcJming that their state provides idle men with work. I thermometers registered as low as IS Those who have gone past the stage J and 2 degrees below tero early this where they can do efficient labor morning. But when the snow crackles should be given a pension. We hope and groans beneath the wheels of the to secure such a law. j heavy wagons: when you make a noie

Of the CO.OOO out of work in Chicago according to Mrs. Harvey, lO.ono of the number are women Many Women Jobless. There certainly are more than lO.OOQ women and girls out of employment In Chicago, she said. " They would like to get work, but can not because of the system. "Babies are going without first class nourishment for this reason. "Scores are starving. Yes, actually starving, right here in Chicago and more than double that number in New York. "It isn't the individual that Is responsible. There are few men, who if they saw any one suffering the pangs of hunger, but that would reach in their pocket for money. "It is the 8ysten. We are so eager to grab the dollar we do not watch, we do not know, and teemingly we do not care what our neighbor is doing. They starve to death , and next door to us, and we know nothing of it. "It is time we woke up. We want a new system. A system by which men can work and earn their bread. It isn't charity we ant for these men and women. It is simply a chance to earn their living, to provide for their wives and children by the sweat of their brow. hey have not even the chance at present. Pass a Resolution. The convention will pass a resolution according to Mrs. Harvey, demanding that congress pass a law to provide work on streets, roads or anywhere for any man out of work who asks it. Only regularly appointed delegates from the various cities of the country and invited guests will have the privilege of the floor et the convention, but the doors will be thrown open to all. It is expected that thousands of unemployed in Chicago will be present. Mrs. Sophie Loabenger, of New York is scheduled as one of the chief speakers. Mr. How, St- Louis. Nicholias Kloin, Cincinnati and Prof. Will of Washington, will be among the speakers. Some of the themes to be discussed are "How to get away from Destitution." Charity Doing Nothing." -How to get Work," "What to do with those who have become incompetent through the present system."

Now on August 9, This Year,

The Thermometer Registered 91 in the Shade and Winter Was Prayed For. TODAY THE MERCURY FLIRTED WITH ZERO At Three O'clock This Morn ing the Liquid Dropped Down the Tube and Em braced the 10 Below Mark. Can you believe this, taken from the files of August 0, 100? Perhaps It will warm you up a trifle: "The heat today is terrific, the official thermometer at the water works pumping station registering 01 degrees. Some of the thermometers over the city registered as high as JW and even lOt) degrees and Old Sol shown down on sweltering humanity with a fury that was intense. There were several heat prostrations reported. It seems incredible now, when the mercury is flirting with the xero mark to think that this same suffering humanity, several short months ago. walked about the city in shirt sleeves and straw hat, wiping away the beads of perspiration which rolled like water from their hot, feverish brows; or picture yourself seated on one of the benches in Glen Miller park, with your coat off. sleeves rolled up and a palm leaf fan in either hand, seeking relief among the eool, fresh breezes which now and then were wafted In your direction. And you, who were hoping and praying that winter would soon arrive, are you satisfied now? Coldest Day of Winter. Not since lOQl. when the thermomeWw registered 1 degrees below xero. has it been so .cold in December. The official thermometer at the water works pumping station registered 10 degrees below zero at 3 o'clock this morning. At ! o'clock last evening the mercury in the little glass tube in dicated f degrees above xero. And then the silver linnid horan Each hour showed one or tvn H,u colder until the minimum was reached at 3 o'clock. The run up the tube then - - Degan but not very rapidly, for at H like a pair of new squeaky shoes as you walk, and when you can see your breath in a steam heated flat (although the latter argument is not so convincing on second consideration) why the ! need of a thermometer you know its cold. Not only that, but you know its very cold, with decided emphasis on the adjective. Ice Is Very Thick. Ice of an unusual thickness is being formed on the streams and ponds in this vicinity, and is being cut and stored away in large quantities for use next summer. There have been two Decembers in the past twenty-five years, it is said, when the thermometer registered as cold as it did early this morning. In December, 1S. 16 degrees below was reported, while in December, 101. 15 below xero was recorded. On several i occasions within the past few years the mercury has dropped to 15 and It degrees below xero in January and February, but it is an unusual occurrence to experience such cold weather in December. In January and February of the year 1004 the official thermometer at the pumping station registered as low as 3t and 27 degrees below zero respectively, while in January of the present year 12 degrees below was registered. There is intense suffering among the poor of the city during this extreme cold spell. The Associated Charities are constantly besieged with appeals for fuel, food and clothing and every effort is being made to supply the wants of those who are in destitute circumstances. Several tons of coal were donated today at the office of Trustee Howarth and many orders were also given on groceries. No particularly pathetic cases have come to light recently, but there are many poor people in the city in urgent need of help and money contributions and in fact anything in the way of donations by those who are able to give will be greatly appreciated. THE WEATHER. STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Friday, with rising temperature.

Already Anti-saloon League

And Brewers' Association Are at Loggerheads Over Clean Up Work. HOWE AND SHUMAKER HAVE WARM MEETING Former, Head of Brewery Vigilance Bureau, Is Not Believed Sincere by Ar.iiS&i loon High Magnate. (Palladium SprUl) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 30. The nti Saloon League and the Association of Indiana Brewers are at loggerheads already over the proposition for co-ojeraUon between the two rganizations in the effort to clean up the saloon business in Indiana. A short time ago the brewers announced that their vigilance bureau would try to clean up the businesa and it said also that it would ask the Anti-Saloon League or anyone elsa that cared to do so to join with theiu in the work. The bureau said It wanted to cooperate with anyone that had any information which it could u in bringing law violating saloon keepers . to justice, and that it would gladly accept any information or' evident c and that it would alio furnish men to help any organization to gather evidence. The brewers said also that ' they would furnish all the money nc- -essary to carry on the work if any organization wished to assist In gathering the evidence. The Anti-Saloon League doubted th sincerity of the brewers in this off-r and E. S. Shumaker. state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon Leaaiie, went back at the brewers In a hit fashion to show that he did not believe they meant what they said. - Calls on Shumaker. " A couple of weeks ago, L. E. Howe, who is at the head of the brerers' vigilance bureau, called on Mr. Shumaker for the purpose of dlscutsraz the question of cooperation. Howe told Shumaker that his bureau eiood ready to work with the Anti-Saloon League in law enforcement, and that it would furnish him with men to gather evidence, the men to work under his direction. He also offered to pay the expenses of such work. It is paid that the conference bet eon Howe and Shumaker was not of the most cordial kind, and that when they parted there was not much of an understanding between them as to whether anything would be done. Shumaker told Howe that the tmloons in Indianapolis were so rotten and that they violated the Iav o continually and so flagrantly that thM brewers would find plenty to do to keep them busy for a year right hero in this city, if they wished to ahow that they were in earnest in their talk of cleaning up. It is understood t but Shumaker told Howe that this was th place to begin work, and Intimated that they would not bother to coop crate until the brewers did something in Indianapolis. Brought on Climax. , Well, this brought on the climax. Howe later asked R. C. Minton. hturney for the Anti-Saloon League, to furnish him with the names of the saloons in Indianapolis that have been violating the laws, or against which the league had evidence. Now Mintoi comes back at Howe and says that he will not furnish him with the names of the saloons unless be maka proposition In writing as to what ba proposes to do in the way of co-operation in the cleaning up business. Just what Minton wants with a written proposal is not known, unless it be to put himself In a position to pull the paper on Howe some day. In case the brewers fail to carry out their program, and say "I told you so." It is now up to Howe to either furnish the written proposal or do without the names of the saloons. He is not In the city today and it is not known what he will do. Has Secret ServiceIt is known that the vigilance bureau of the brewers has secret service men working in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne. South Bend and Evansville. and that they are gathering evidence against the saloons that violate the laws. Just how they are doing this Is not known, but the report is that they are piling up evidence In grand style. They are finding out about the saloons that permit gambling; that permit women to loef In their places; that sell to drunken men; that keep open during forbidden hours and on Sundays; that sell to minors; that run resorts in connection with their saloons and that do any of the other things that have put the saloon business in such bad repute In this state. According to the plan first announced the brewers may use this information in several different ways. They said - that they would not prosecute the saloon men except as a last re(Con tinned on Page Four.)