Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 76, 24 January 1911 — Page 1

MOOT) FA ,ABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. XO. TO. RICII3IOND. IXD., TUESDAY EVEXIXti, .1AXUARY 24, 1911. SINGLE COr 8 CENTS. NEW YORK DEADLOCK IS STILL UNBROKEN RAILROAD HOLDS STREET OPEIilllG LlllCIPAL PLAI1T REPORT FOR LAST YEAR TO COUNCIL Americans Presented at Court 26 VIOLATORS OF TRAFFIC LAW ARE HAULED TO COORT L

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WORTH 0 STREET . TO BEJMPROVED Passes Resolution Authorizing Board of Works to Draft Ordinance for Council's Approval.

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After Reading of Work of

the Plant All the City Officials Declared It to Be a ; "Gold Mine." INCREASED PROFITS SHOWN DURING YEAR Had City "Paid Its Bill" Total Receipts Would Have Been $101,555 Disburse ments $60,660. The total receipts of the Municipal Lighting and Power plant for 1910, under tho su pert n tendency of Nlmrod II. Johnson were $101,555.38, including $20,243.30 unpaid, due from tho city for light in tho public buildings and street arc lights. .The actual receipts are $81,312.08. $7,176.87 under those of 1909, when the city paid for the street and public lighting. Disbursements of 1910 were $60,660.48, or $7,199.30 qver those of 1909 Superintendent Johnson explains the Increased disbursements by the fact that the sum of $660 every month is paid Into a sinking fund to pay for tho debt of the plant. Big Improvements Made. Also some big improvements have been made. Including a steam hoist. reflnishlng tbe plant inside, and build lng a new coal bin. City officials say that the plant Is a "gold mine" under the superintend ency of Mr. Johnson, who has been praised greatly for tbe efficient and economical way . be conducted the plant during the first year In office. : In tbe excess of receipts over operating expenses, Johnson's report shows a gain over the report of Charles Rogers, former superintendent in 1909. In 1910 the excess was $52,908.02, while that of 1909 were $4&,52U1. a dtfferenco of $7.384 51. Tbe report was accepted and placed on file by council, where It was Introduced last night. Report of Plant. Tho complete report Is as follows: "To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Public Works: I beg leave to submit the following report of tho Municipal Light and Tower Plant for .the past twelve months, beginning January 1, 1910 and ending .January 1. 1911. RECEIPTS. January $ 8.086.03 February 8.695.26 March 7.233.42 April 6.679.15 May .' 5,870.11 June '. 5,189.54 July 4.795.24 August 4.537.69 September 4,793.69 October ........ 6.499.35 November 6.684.95 Total receipts . and power , from light $77.34'l.O0 ........... Received from water used in rooms abovo office.... $ Received from coal used at crematory ..... . Received from supplies ... Received from rebate on Inferior oil Received from labor, moving wires, etc Received from Interest on money In bank Received from empty oil barrels returned Received from scrap Iron etc Received from city lighting streets one month Am'nt turned over to plant 9.00 285.96 6.07 17.59 3S.3: 2G3.06 36.1! 333.36 1.931.25 1.050.29 Jan. 1. 1910 Total receipts $81,312.08 DISBURSEMENTS. Operating Expenses Pay roll $17,196.94 Coal 19.597.79 701.56 1.613.87 5,769,70 2.407.32 826.56 535.62 Oil Repairs ...... Interior Miscellaneous ' Office expenses Insuranco Total operating expenses $48,649.6 Building and equipment Wire $1,837.62 Meter C.927.54 Transformers .. . 560.16 Sundry equipment 2.365.78 Total building- and equip ment $10,691.10 (Continued on Pago Eight.) THE WEATHER STATE Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer in South pertion tonight. LOCAL Fair tonight and Wednesday; net fitueli change in temperature.

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One of the most brilliant functions witnessed recently at the imperial court of Berlin was tho presentation of a number of Americans by Ambassador David Jayne Hill and Mrs. IUU. who was assisted by, her daughter. Miss Catherine, the latter two of whom are shown In the photograph above. For many of the Americans it was their first appearance before royalty. Mrs. Hill and her daughter are favorites in German court circles and are rated among the most popular of the official representatives of the United States in. foreign society.

DATES. OF ilUSICAL FESTIVAL ARE SET Event Will Be Held This Year, May 25-26 -Committee Has Meeting. j The May Musical Festival this year will be held Thursday and Friday, May 25 and 26. These .dates were de cided upon at a meeting last evening of the festival executive committee of the Commercial club, composed of E. M. Haas Nettleton Neff. John Nicholson, 'George Eggemeyer, H. C. Hasemeler. George Seidel, Henry Gennett, Howard Dill and Prof.. Will Earhart; The dates chosen are the same on which the festival has been held dur ing the past several years. Several reasons entered into the de cision of the committee. Principal was the fact that the dates come after the close of the opera and theatrical season.. Also because most of the public schools, excepting those of the city, will be closed at that time, and because it will be a fitting event be tween the state G. A." It. encampment and Decoration Day. Success Is Assured. Chairmen of the sub-commit tees are engaged in the detail .work and,: ac cording to tho statements of the com mitteemen last evening, there is every indication that the event this year will be the most successful of any ever held. Rehearsals of the orchestra are be ing held every Sunday afternoon in the high school, and of the chorus ev ery Tuesday evening. The attendance at both has been exceedingly large. The personnel of the chorus has been particularly commented on, practic ally all of the best singers of the city being included. Rapid progress is being made in the work, and Director Will Earhart Is highly pleased with the increased effi ciency noted at each rehearsal. He states that the members are manifesting a large amount of interest in the undertaking. The orchestra numbers so far chosen and in rehearsal are: Rienzt Oven urc. Wagner; First Symphony. Bflat major.; Schumann: Etsmont Overture, -Beethoven; Marche Slave, Tschalkowsky; Dcr Freischutx Overture. Weber. To these will be added a suite, probably Grieg's Siguret Gorsaefar. TARIFF BOARD BILL IS REPORTED TODAY American News Service) Washington. Jan. 24. The' administration permanent tariff board bill was unanimously reported to the house from the ways and means committee today. It provides for fire members not 'more than three of one political faith, each to serve six years. The chairman's salary Is $7,5 00. It probably will pas the house tomorrow.,

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HONEST OFFICIAL Jefferson Township Voters Favor Paying Louis Bowman a Large Sum. i (Palladium Special) Hagerstown, Ind., Jan. 24. A petition asking that the Indiana legislature authorize the trustee and advisory board of Jefferson township to pay to Lewis S. Bowman, county auditor-elect the sum of $1,939.48, is being circulated among the voters and taxpayers of the township. The amount above asked is the amount of the net loss sustained by Mr. Bowman as township trustee on account of the failure of the Commercial bank on July 3. 1905, . in which bank there was deposited township funds to the amount of $3,729.76. The defunct institution finally paid fortyeight cents on tbe dollar, leaving a net loss of $1,939.48. This amount Mr. Bowman personally paid to the-township at that time and in asking to be reimbursed, ho docs not demand any interest on the above amount. Had to Borrow Money. At the time Mr. Bowman made good the loss to the towuship, ho was compelled to borrow money to do so. Y During the four years that he served as trustee, he drew about $1,400 as salary. He therefore figures he lost his time and salary and about five hundred dollars besides, to say nothing of the interest on the money. As the voters' and taxpayers of the township consider this case especially meritorious is evidenced by the fact that. fully ninety-six per cent, of the persons 'asked to sign the petition have done so. Had Mr. Bowman heeded the wishes of his friends he would have taken np this matter long before this. PRESIDENT NOT TO VISIT CULVER, IND. (Ancri?an News Service) ' '. Washington, Jan. 21. President Taft will norbe aMe'to visit Cu'.ver. Indiana on his return trip from Springfield and Decatur, Illinois, where he has engagements on February .1 and 12. The President told Senator Beveridge that he had so many speeches to prepare that he did not care' to undertake the additional speech. V . A FAMOUS SAILOR, DIES IN ENGLAND (American New Service) London. Jan. 24. Captain Charles Barr. -the famous skipper of yachts Reliance and Columbia successful defenders of the America's ,-Cnp,. died suddenly of heart failure 'at Southami ton today.

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Mayor, Despite Statement He

Would,Only Lecture First Violators, Fines Each Man "$1 and" MAYOR CRITICISED BY IRATE DRIVERS Loud Wails Arise from Those Scooped in by Police Net City Court Was a Busy Place. Today. ' Notwithstanding the fact that Mayor Zimmerman announced to council last night that he would" only warn those persons arrested for violating the right and left ordinance, when they were arraigned in police court Tuesday morning the mayor inflicted fines of $1 and costs, amounting to $6 against twenty-six drivers of Rich mond. The fines, totaling $210 will all be paid. The ordinance became effective Monday. Drivers against whom the penalty was inflicted are, Paul Kepler, Chester Harris, Fred McKinney, ElgieWyatt. Louis Feltman. O. B. Fulghum, John Nolte, Louis Green, Frank Williams, George Harvey, Robert Kepler, Som Goodlin. William Brannon, Lacy Kutter, Mort Phcnis, Virgil Phcnis, D. L. Mather. Oran Schepman, J. W. Weist, J. F. Brumley,' Everett McCoy, Harmon Pardick, Roy Schneider, William Ilartman and George Brown. These men are drivers of vehicles ranging from private rigs to, milk, beer, express and grocery wagons. Drivers Are Aroused. Drivers all over the city are aroused by the action of the mayor, and peevish toward council for enacting "such an outrageous - law," as it was com monly termed in the city court today. It is admitted that other cities have such ordinances, and that all are larger than Richmond. A number of the councilmen are quite indignant because the mayor assessod -fines . this morning", ' as they state he was understood to mean that only warnings would be given to first violators. . Monday morning the order was issued by-Superintendent Gormon that drivers must keep to the right or be arrested. Monday night in council meeting Councilman Weishaupt criticized the mayor and police department for nonenforcement of ordinances passed by council. Mr. Weishaupt said he was getting tired of seeing laws enacted that would be enforced for about a week after passage and then become a "dead letter" as he termed itPrevious to assessing the' fines Monday morning, Mayor. Zimmerman Baid he had been criticized by council for being lenient but it would end now. He warned those fined that if they ever came up again -it would mean the extreme penalty. Police authorities say that this morning saw the biggest police court in the history of Richmond. Besides the right and left ordinance cases, H. E. Cluxton was lined $1 and costs for driving through a funeral procession, and four negroes were arraigned on various charges. This case continued throughout the day. Jesse Keene, negro, was fined $1 and costs for beating a board bill at the Brunswick hotel. BILL AUTHORIZES V BOOST IN SALARY American News Sorvlre) Washington, Jan. 24. Legislative, fTriiMv anil inrifrlal hill vaa wnnrt. .. . - - , . ed In t!ie senate today. It promises to -Increase I he salary of Robert J. Tracewell. comptroller of the treasury from $3,S0O to ICOOO a year. JAP ANARCHISTS EXECUTED TODAY (Amerlcan News Service) Tokio, Jan. 24. Menijiro Kotoku and wife and ten other anarchists convicted of .plottins agaiust the life of tbe Mikado were executed today. Twelve others convicted were commuted to Jife imprisonment. KETCHELL SLAYERS SENTENCED TODAY American News Service) MarshAelcIv Mo, Jan. 24. Walter Dipley and Goldie Smith today were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to lifejtaprisonment for the killing of Stanleetchell, champion prize fighter.-? t . m FORTUNE IN JEWELS STOLEN FROM THAWS f American New Service) . Pittsburg. Jan. 24". The residence of William Thaw. Jr., was robbed of thirty thousand dollars worth of jewels while the entire family was at din-

iner last evening. There is no cine to the robbers. v "

RESOLUTION ORDERS STREETS WIDENING

Authority Given Board to Adopt Resolution for the Paving of North Third, at the Meeting. North D street will be improved with a pavement, probably of brick; cement curbs, gutters and six-foot cement sidewalks on both sides of the street and the street will be widened six feet. This Improvement will be made from Fort Wayne avenue to the Doran bridge. Land will be condemn ed on the south corner of Fort Wayne avenue and D street, in order to cut off a short corner. At a meeting of the council last night, the city fathers passed a resolution .which provides for the adoption of an ordinance to the above effect, which wILl be immediately drafted by the board of works. The resolution for the improvement will be drawn up and advertised at once, and a remonstrance is expected, but it will be use.esa as council will pass the ordinance. For North Third Street. , Besides the improvement of North D street, council gave the Board authority to adopt a resolution to pave North Third street from D street to the south end of the C. and O. railway. When these two improve are completed, excellent pavements and sidewalks will exist between the C. and O. and Pennsylvania freight stations, a condition toward which the city has been striving for several years. The council was. to a man, in favor of the North D street improvement: All of them spoke .on. ftiid juany.an ticlpated great increase in the use of this street for business purposes. The first motion was proposed by Councilman Kauffman, ordering tbe board to make the improvement, but this motion was withdrawn after Engelbert protested that it looked like the council was dictating to the board. He wanted the resolution to originate in the board meeting. The paving of North D street was also discussed, a resolution for this improvement having been passed by the board of works If. however.it is II on. IP found that both the D and E street Improvements cannot be made this year, the latter will be dropped until next year. HORRIES TO SIDE OF COLLEGE Senator-Beveridge Shocked by Shooting of Novelist Phillips. (American News Service) - . New York, Jan, 24. David Graham Phillips, the famous American author who was shot yesterday afternoon by Fitzhngh Coyle Goldsborough. Socialistic graduate of Harvard university, is expected to recover. He is resting comfortably at Belleview hospital toIflav and the sttteiidinir nhvsicians nro - I . ... .. ... .... . . . , raca mnrii pnpp mat hp will no n a in - - - pull through. Dr. I W.-Hotchkiss, of the visiting staff of the hospital, gave out this statement: ' "Mr. Phillips has a. good chance to recover. The only danger lies in the iwssibility that the lung was punctured by the bullet that struck him in the chest. Pneumonia is certain to fol low such a wound. Bullets Were Small. "One saving factor is that the bullets are very small. Tliey are of steel and of high velocity, proof of which is had from the fact that they went in through the front of his body and came out at the back. Fortunately tlie bullet fired into his abdomen swept a lens close to the skin and did not puncture the Intestines, otherwise! the outlook would be iractlcauy hopeless." ... " While the body of Goldsborough lay at an undertaking shop in West Thirty-eighth - street awaiting the arrival of his father, Dr, Edmund K. Goldsborough, of Washington. Senator Beve ridge of Indiana, arrived from tbe capital una . Eicrnjns ana namea 10 the bedside of h?s former classmate . . .a.. . z . T a m. at DePJuw. Mr. Beveridge was overe . triage was over - bedside of Phillips and was' permitted to stay only a short time. . BOND IS APPROVED At a meeting of city council - last night, the bond of Rastus Stover, as a police commissioner." was approved. The bond is 5,00.

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.v2. r. CANDIDATE SHEEHAN Albany, N. Y, Jan. 24. The senatorial deadlock is still unbroken. Sheohan is still . thirteen votes shy. A rumor that Shephard would withdraw was authoritatively . denied today. Governor Dix, received two votes today. He is a new candidate. . Dix got one vote. . , SHERIFF BALKED; GIVEflACALLIIIG Vermillion County Executive Refused to Serve. Subpoenas of Jury. - (Palladium Special) . Danville, 111., Jan. , 24. tSub poenas issued by the . grand jury Monday were not served by the sheriff's office. Foreman Woodyard, mad . clear through' Tuesday morning, asked Judge Kimbjouafe.ta meet hi MWH" jfng of the subpoenas. The actions of the grand jury bailiff also were complained of. " ' When Foreman Woodyard found his subpoenas had not been served he went to Sheriff Sbepard, throwing the list before him and said, "Why weren't these things served last' night?" "I was too busy," answered Sbepard. . "Well." said Woodvard. turning on h,g hee, T1, 8ee why you didn't do It." "Go the limit and see if I care," answered Shepard Then Woodyard went to Judge Klmbrough and complained. "Bring the sheriff to court," thundered the judge. Shepard came, visibly anxious. "The foreman of the grand jury complains that his subpoenas haven't been served. What have you to say about it?" scowled the court. Shepard Gets a Scare. Shepard explained volubly how busy he had been. "Well, you do as the grand jury tells you,", said the court, "and an other thing, too, this "Doc" Fcntrick, the bailiff, is complained of, too. Mr Woodyard says he won't send in the witnesses he is told to." "I will speak to bim right away,' said Shepard, good and scared. "Well, just remember," said the court, "that the grand jury runs the bailiff; the bailiff doesn't 'run the grand jury, and you do as you are !M' i - i ourpiiu m cuv . at .uuuc . w rvuLiiiA. an(j DOth seemed scared enough to be ou i , . rr . i good. , Foreman t Woodyard will . probably ask for a new state's attorney. Tbe report that E. X. LeSure. eon in-larw""of ' Joe Cannon, and " ' Mayor Louis Piatt have left town on account of the vote traffic .investigation is false. It is true city attorney Jones did not appear at the murder trial Tuesday morning in which he is at torney. Whether he la in town or not is unknown.. ' - - " : . PRESIDEIIP ALARMED Over Action "of the Rrogres- , sives. - (American News Service) Washington, Jan. 24. That the president is seriously concerned over the organization of the S.Tat?enal Pro- ; greggj Rrpublican teajry rud fenrs th.t . in retrTt in firtt mrf h j nrMiiMti.i nnTmnaHm. rr-rt war ; 14,,nt,Jl was declared today. A number of today's callers at the White r House talked the matter over with the president. They said that ' very frankly they warned him there - was strength in the powerful sentiment behind the movement of the progressive leaders and that this would certainly have to be : reckoned with in the nest campaign. '. . ; .. , - v.

C. & O. in South N Street

Case Will Make This Argument When the Petition Gets a Hearing. ALLEGE THE PUBLIC IS NOT BENEFITED South Side Improvement Association Committee to Hold Meeting to Frame Replv to C. & O. The contention to be made by the C. and O. railroad, defendant In the petition of the South Side Improvement association for the opening' of South N street, at the bearing of the case. February 8. will be that the opening would be merely for the benefit of tho National Automatic Tool works and not for tho general public and for that reason can not be made according to the provisions of the Indiana law. Tho officials of the road declare there : are no residences in that section abut -

ting ou the proposed cut of N street, nor are any likely to bo erected very soon, and that the street, if made, would not be of any great value as a public thoroughfare. It is maintained by the railroad of. flcials that the factory has a very good entrance from Eighth street by " ; way of the O street crossing and Sev- , enth street, and that there is no necessity for another street to be opened for its benefit alone. Richmond Is accredited by the officials with being tnev most advantage

ous point in tne road between Clucin- 1

natl and Pern for division headquar- 1

ters, but that if the yards are cut . j through here, the next most advantage

ous point will be chosen, which, they : 4

say would probably be toeantsvljle.

Te Hold Meeting. ' rtfm-fWufll Side Improve'""""

ment association had arranged a meeting for this aiternoon, when art an. ' swer to the statements of the C. and O. officials, as published In last even ing's issue of the Palladium will bo prepared, for publication tomorrow. An expose of tbe railroad company in its efforts to prevent the opening of the street is promised. According to statements of the rail road officials the Improvements of the yard being planned for in the event that the street la not opened ate ex tensive. In Contemplation of the improvement being made, it ' is said, the Richmond City Water Works has al ready undertaken the laying of a line ror a water tank. Other Improvements being considered by the company are an automatic coal elevator, a large crane and derrick, a round house for the storage of engines and a repair shop, and tbe construction of 7.000 feet of additional track for switching purposes. ' It is claimed by the company that the establishment of division - freight headquarters here would be of great value to Richmond manufacturers fend wholesalers, as trains could be made up in the city, whereas at present all : freight must wait for trains from Peru or Cincinnati. A POLICE lyiEASUllE Is Considered by, the Coun- . ' cil. The flash light police' call system Is now practically assured for Richmond. Last night, at council meeting, ; AU phonse Weishaupt, councilman from the First ward, made a motion that ; the ordinance committee Investigate the feasibility of the Installation of such a system in Richmond and to Introduce an ordinance appropriating money to cover the cost of tbe patrol system. The matter has been under invest!-' gation by tho police department andv the boiid of works' for some time Mayor Zimmerman stated that as soon ns the investigation was complete' the board would introduce an ordinance to council. Chief Gormon Is greatly :n favor of the system and says that -nothing will Increase tbe efficiency of the department more than the installation of the system. Paiiadtan' Tolil Daily Avera? Circnlatta . iv.clat-'ix C'--tr!'V,r-e3Usy !J.t. for Wee!; Kr.d!r.c Jin. 21, 1311. SeSSS showing net-paid, news stands and regular complimentary - list oe cot include sample copies. ' . - - 3,GOO