Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 89, 6 February 1911 — Page 1

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WAIT 0(1 RAILWAY TO AUIIOUIICE ITS PLAHSF0R CITY Board of Works Will Not Order North 3rd Street Widened if C.&0. Intends to Change Its Entrance.

INVENTORY OF THE LIGHT PLANT MADE Supt. Johnson Submits Complete Report to the Board Today "Hoboes" Have Raised Question. rending Information as to whether the C. & O. railroad will change its entry Into Richmond, coming through West Richmond as has been rumored nothing will be done by the board of works regarding tho widening of North Third street from the north end of the C. & O. Btallon to D street. This morning City Engineer Charles was ordered to communicate with railway officials to ascer)ain what would be done about changing tho route in this city. In case the road remains ns at. present. Third street will bo widened considerably, for tho corner at North I) and Third street Is considered dangerous. A request was made by II. A. Kennepohl of North Third whoso property would be most effected by the widening of the street, that the roadway of North Third street bo widened to make It safe. Now It Is claimed there Is scarcely space east of the track lino of tho railroad for vehicles to pass. Several times, Kennepohl stated, pedestrians have narrowly escaped death by leaping onto his lot as a train went through nt high speed. Tho board considers the 1) street crossing one of the worst in tho city. There is also n lino of the local street railway crossing the C. & O. at this point. Light Plant Inventory. At tho meeting of the board this morning Superintendent Nlmrod Johnson of the municipal lighting plant submitted his 1910 Inventory, the totals of which follow: Office furniture and fixtures $ 1.032.75 Building and machinery .. 103.046.26 Copper wire 37.977.19 roles, etc 13.822.S5 Transformers 17.948.66 Meters 39,794.23 Commercial arc lights .... G.490.OO Street are lights 6,336.00 Instruments 266.G0 Tools and supplies at tho plant 2.4P.0.84 Tools and supplies at offlco 1,093.30 Meter and lamp supplies .. 278.89 Total $230,419.47 This report was accepted and placed on file by the board. Mr. Johnson was commended for the completeness of his report. The board will hold a meeting with the police commissioners soon, for the purpose of determining some disposition to make of the regular nightly list of "bums" who come to the elty hall for lodging. Many of them are so dirty that the police do not want to keep them In jail fearing contagion. GIVEN AJEHEARIIIG Abe Ruef Gets Another Chance for Liberty. ' (American News Service) San Francisco, Cal.. Feb. 6. The case of Abraham Iluef, the former political boss of San Francisco, who was sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary for bribery of a supervisor, came up for rehearing today in the 8tate supreme court. Ruef was convicted two years ago after a trial that lasted nearly four months and which was made sensational by the attempt to assassinate Francis J. Honey, the special prosecutor in tho case. Since his conviction every twist and turn known to the law has been employed to save the former political boss from prison. Recently he has been enjoying his liberty under ISoO.OOO bail The main contention in support of the present request for a new trial is that the receiver of a bribe Is an accomplice and equally guilty with the giver of bribe money, and that thus far his testimony is inadmissible. Should this contention be upheld by the supreme court, in opposition to the opinion expressed by the appellate court, many of the principal witnesses against Ruef would be disqualified from testifying. THE WEATHER LOCAL Snow, followed by clearing lata tonight; colder and fair Tuesday. STATE Snow and cloudy late tonight. Fair and colder Tuesday. Colder In extreme south portion.

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SERIOUSLY ILL NOW J AM KM WUITCOMU UILEV. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 6. That James Whjtcomb Riley the Indiana poet, has been ill since last summer the public is aware, but the real seriousness of his illness has not been known except to his close friends in Indianapolis. John Wilson Townsend, the Kentucky historical writer, who was in Indianapolis the other day to deliver an address before the annual meeting of the American Historical association, saw Riley at his home on Little Lockerbie street, and spent an hour with him. With two friends of Mr. Riley's, one of them a schoolmate of the poet in Greenfield, the other the daughter of a famous Indiana jurist, Mr. Townsend called at the Lockerbie street home some time in the afternoon of December 29. Friends Unknown at First. The little party was shown into tho parlor. On a sofa, with his eyes staring out into vacancy, the veins of his face flushed, and his hair almost gone, lay the greatest poet Indiana can claim. The older of the two women told tho poet her name and asked him If he remembered her. "Alice? Alice? Alice?" be said, and then, finally: "Oh, yes, of course I do. Sit down. On being introduced, Mr. Townsend told Riley he was the friend of the poet's old friends, Madison Caweln, the Kentucky poet, and James Lane Allen, the novelist. "Yes, yes," Riley said, "It's been a long time since I saw Caweln. He's a mighty good fellow." For the next half hour Riley and "Alice" talked or the old Greenfield days. "Only once," Mr. Townsend said, "did Riley's mind flash up. This was when he asked. 'Well, anybody dead or married out In Greenfield? Then he fell back into his short questions and answers." Pleased With Sargent Portrait. Mr. Townsend desired to discuss many things with the poet, but Riley's condition forbade It. He did, however ask him about the much discussed portrait that, John Singer Sargent painted of him in 1903. and that hangs today In the Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. "What do you think of Sargent's portrait?" was Mr. Townsend's question. "Well, all right but I was much younger then than now." "Do you care for the sketch that John Cecil Clay made of you some years ago for the Reader Magazine?" "Clay's sketch? I never saw It; I should like to see it." Lying on his couch, his right side toward his visitors and his right arm hanging at his side, Riley reached over with his left hand to say goodbye. FOR TRIPLE MURDER North Carolina Man Will Be Tried. (American News Service) Durham. N. C, Feb. 6. The term of the Granville county court which convened at Oxford today will be made notable by the trial of the negro, Nathan Montague, for the murder of three members of the Sanders family at Hester last December. The alleged victims of the negro were J. I Sanders, his 22-year-old daughter. Mary, and his infant granddaugbcr. The negro is believed to have killed Mr. Sanders and his granddaughter' and then to have attacked and finally cut the throat of Miss Mary Sanders, leaving all three bodies In a pool of blood in the house to which he is thought to have set fire. Immediately after his arrest Montague was rushed to the State prison in Raleigh for safe keeping until his trial. USHERS REFORMER TO TENDERLOIN (American Xw Service) Chicago, Feb. 6. To show here that the dives in West Hammond. . 111., were being closed Chief of Police Johnson of that place escorted Miss Virginia Rrooks through the tenderloin district and let her "see for herself." Miss Brooks sprung Into prominence as a reformer at the recent elections when she made a vigorous If unsuccessful campaign against the grafters in Hammond. '

RED CROSS CORPS HOT FIRED Oil BY MEXICAHJDERALS American Surgeon in Command of Detachment Indignantly Denied Report as Untruthful.

A WOMAN IS FOUND AMONG WOUNDED She Says a Woman Companion Was Killed by Rebels Jaurez Flying All Kinds of Flags Today. (American News Service) El Paso, Texas, Feb. 6. During the night parties of rebels secured the territory lying between the lines near Juarez for wounded soldiers. Dr. J. J. Bush of this city, in charge of the Red Cross corps, believed that there were at least half a dozen dead and dying men scattered over the ground between the two firing lines. He indignantly denied today that federals had fired upon the Red Cross flag upon three separate occasions when attempts were made to get the wounded for treatment The number of dead were placed today at 10, although it was not definitely known how many the rebels had lost. Among the wounded was a woman who had been brought into Juarez. She is the wife of a federal soldier. She declared that she and another woman had been fired on by the rebels and her companion had been shot to death. Look Like a Fair. The city of Juarez looked like an international fair .today with flags of every nation flying from tho roof tops. Every foreign resident has a flag above his home as evidence of neutrality. The ancient Roman Catholic church has been converted Into a fortress with loopholes cut through the facades. ' . Chas. A. Moore, a Texas ranger, was arrested while on his way to get a view; of the fighting. Another American was arrested for taking a picture of the sandbag barracks which had been thrown up on the outskirts of the city. The American consul at Juarez has issued instructions to Americans either to keep out of the city or keep indoors while there. He declared he could do nothing to secure tho release of Americans who had been arrested for loitering in the streets. General Orozco and his insurgent army aye enroute westward from Juarez. The attempt to bombard the city is apparently abandoned. LORIMER REFUSES TO GIVEJJP TOGA Makes Statement Today Burton Attacks Him in the Senate Today. (American Xews Service) Washington, Feb. 6. Senator Lorimer of Ilinois will stick' to his seat in the senate and compel his colleagues to decide whether he 1b entitled to it. "My resignation would be a confession of guilt and I will not resign under any circumstances" he declared today. Basing his claims on a careful study of the legal aspects of the case Senator Burton of Ohio in a speech in the senate today declared that Senator Lorimer of Illinois was not legally entitled to his seat. He assailed the report made by the committee which investigated the case and declared that bribery had been shown in such a manner as to disbar the junior senator from Illinois. Lorimer may not be permitted to resign even If he decided so to do. He is being urged to quit and save the majority of the privileges . and election committee from a turned down by the senate. The majority of that committee who voted to exonerate him, are predicting that a vote would never be polled on the question because Lorimer would resign, but Lorimer is obstinate and refuses to resign. "Even if he resigns." said an antiLorimer senator today, "the senate will act on the case. "We do not intend Lorimer shall go back to Illinois and appeal to the people on the ground that the majority of the committee on privileges and' elections, both Democrats and Republicans, vindicated him." NO OPTION ELECTION FOR WINDY CITY (American News Servt?) Chicago. Feb. 6. Chiearo will not vote on local option at the spring elections. Petition shovers have failed to gather In the necessary 75,000 signa tures to force the proposition in the ballots. It was nnnimrwl tnHiT that J the drys have been singularly unsuccessful, obtaining only 30,000 names (after a long and arduous canvass. - '

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STORM KING HITS UNEXPECTED BLOW Severe Blizzards in Various Parts of the Country Reported Monday. (American News Service) South Bnd. Ind., Feb, 6. The blizzard continued unabated today. There is eight inches of snow. Transportation is blocked. IN PITTSBURG Pittsburg, Feb. C. There is five inches of snow In this vicinity today. IN CHICAGO Chicago, Feb. 6. Snow drifts are waist deep in the side streets of Chicago today. HAVE A CYCLONE Seimar. Tenn... Feb. 6. A cyclone today killed the two-year-old child of Mrs. Ellis Iluerst and the mother was seriously injured. - James Dees and his three children were blown a hundred, yards into a field and sustained broken limbs. Dozens of farm houses were blown down. BLIZZARD RAGING Omaha, Feb. 6. A blizzard is raging over Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas today. IN MICHIGAN Detroit. Feb. 6. Blizzards impeded transportation throughout Michigan today. DIES IN BLIZZARD Laporte, Feb. 6. Jacob Lowe, sixtyfive, was found dead on an interurban line today. Ho started down the track in a blizzard late last night. HITS WAYNE COUNTY Severe Blizzard Struck Here Early Sunday Evening. A severe north-easterner blizzard struck Wayne county about 7 o'clock Sunday night and raged throughout the night. Sleet, accompanied by a high wind and snow quickly covered the ground and later in the night when it turned warmer rain fell in certain parts of the county, which froze as Quickly as it" touched the ground and formed a glacial surface. In the western part of the county snow fell to the depth of three and four inches. No great amount of damaeg was done, although the telephone and wire companies experienced considerable wire trouble. A "thaw began early Monday,, turning the roads into quagmires. '- COURT MADE RULING IN RICHARDSON CASE By sustaining a demurrer to the second paragraph of the complaint in the case of Mertie Richardson against Benjamin Miles and wife to eject from property and recover possession ' of the property, which consists of a large and valuable farm in western Wayne county. Judge Fox of the circuit court on Monday changed the position of the complainant from the offensive to the defensive. The Richardson woman is a daughter of. the defendants. The defen dants were given a life estate in the property by Mrs. Miles' father and upon their death the property was toj go to the complainant. This provis-S Ion of the will seemed so conclusive to the court that be decided in favor of the Miles. Miles and his wife do not live together it is understood and it is also declared that the relations between father and daughter are not the most Intimate. Counsel for the complainant may amend the complaint and keep the case In court. It Is probable this will be done. He filed exceptions to the ruliug of Judge Fox. BIDS FOR BOATS Washington. D. C Feb. 6. Bids were opened at the Navy Department today for the construction of the four ( submarine torpedo boats that were authorized at the last session of ConlreM. . -V'-V"

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BURGLARS ACTIVE E Two Burglaries Saturday Night and One Burglary on Friday Night. (Palladium Special) Cambridge-City, Ind., Feb. 6. Two burglaries and an attempted robbery on Saturday night, and one burglary on Friday night have served to great ly arouse the residents of this place. The amount of, loot was small in each instance. The work appears to be that of an organized gang of second story men. Marshal Dan Drischel is very reticent on the matter and will make no statements regarding the probability of the detection of the criminals. William Bragg's grocery store, the F. M. Jones grocery and hardware store, were entered Saturday night. Ivan Lowry's pool room was robbed Friday night. Entrance was, gained into the Bragg gracery store , through a second story window on the side of the building which was reached by the robbers climbing onto an adjoining one story shed. A small amount of meat was secured and about 35 cents taken from the cash drawer. The burglars gained entrance in the F. M. Jones, store by climbing onto the awning in front of the building and then forcing their way through a window. Thirteen v dollars, two watches, and several pocket knives were secured. Change amounting to about $6 was taken from the cash" drawer in the Lowry pool room Friday . nifht after the robbers had broken in through a window. The L F. Lontz dry goods store also was entered through a second story window. The robers took a number of umbrellas. Mr. Lontz has told Marshal Drischel that an effort was made to gain entrance into the store about two weeks ago. He said he did not make public his discovery for the reason that he believed no good would come of it. Residents of this city are beginning to complain of the continued depredations. .It is declared that the authorities seem very indifferent regarding the crimes and are making little effort to apprehend the criminals. WITHDRAWS BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS ATTACK " American News Service) Louisville, Ky., Feb. 6. Charging that be is being attacked because he is a member of the Roman Catholic church. Congressman Ben Johnson, representing the Fourth district, has withdrawn from the race for governor of Kentucky. He issued a long statement in making the announcement. HIPSKIND BOND IS REFUNDED BY BOARD The board of works Monday morning refunded a $100 bond forfeited . by Philip Hipskind tc Co.. contractors of Wabash. Last ysar Hipskind bid for a sewer on the West Side, but - In a mistake of figures he bid $1,000 too low. . He refused to continue work and forfeited the bond. The board believes that Hipskind should not be held responsible for the mistake.

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BUSINESS CLUB IS TO HOLOjmiOUET An Excellent Program, Also Menu, Arranged for the Annual Event. The first annual banquet of the Young Men's Business club will be held on Friday evening, February 17, at 6:00 o'clock in the banquet hall of the Masonic temple, according to an announcement made Monday by Ray mond Mather, chairman of tho ban quet committee. The program with one exception, has been arranged and is to include toasts b'y several of the more prominent after dinner speakers of the city. The principle toast of the evening will be by Charles B. Morrell of the Sheldon School of Business at Chica go. His subject will be "The Science of Salesmanship and Business , Build ing." ..He , is a ''live wire" on business affairs and recognized as such by all commercial interests in the' United States. The school with which he is affiliated Is perhaps the most noted of its kind in the world. George P. Early, formerly a resident of this city but now connected with the United States Steel company, with headquarters in Pittsburg, will be another speaker. His subject "Staniatology" is puzzling to all with the possible exception of himself, but the committee knows it will be humerous. because he is famous as a witty after dinner speaker. He admits little of the seriousness in his addresses, or never hps in those which he has delivered in Richmond. The banquet committee including Mr. Mather, Willard Rupe and William Rindt have selected Wilianx Dudley Foulke as toast master for the ocasion. His qualifications are well known. Those from this city who will respond include R. G. Leeds, the first president of the Young Men's Business Club, Wilfred Jessup and a representative of the Commercial Club, whose name has not been given out, and perhaps will not be made known until Wednesday, he having been unable to accept the invitation as yet because business interests may demand his presence elsewhere on on that date. , During the evening a quartet including -Howard, Kamp, Myron Maisby, Edward Wiison and Walter Craighead will render several selections. The Ladies bf the Eastern Star have been engaged to prepare and serve the .meal. The banquet hall will be fittingly decorated and it is expected that the banquet will be attended by ' an exceptionally large gathering of lo cal business men. WANT THE CITY TO BE SOLE DEFENDANT A plea in abatement in the case of Albertus Hawkins against the" city and several others for $5,000 damages for personal injuries was filed in the circuit court on Monday by counsel for Benjamin' and Allen Trippeer,' who were named codefendants in the case. The Trippeers seek to be relieved of any liability. They were contractors in improvement of . a West Richmond street and by reason of? which improvements Hawkins alleges the accident occurred In which bis wife and child were injured, and his horse and buggy damaged. ENGLISH R. R. MEN THREATEN STRIKE (American Xcws Service) Hull, Eng.. Feb. 6. A strike of 2,000 employes of the Northeastern railway has today paralyzed local traffic and threatens to involve the entire syfr tem within a few hours. ACTION IN HAYTI; REBELS GET 3 TOWNS (American News Service) ' Port An Prince, HaytL Feb. 6. The Haytian revolutionists have captured three towns. The. Haytian secretary of war has left on a gun boat with troops for Gonives and the secretary of the interior is enroute to Capotoae.

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IN THIS CITY First Event . of Kind Ever in Richmond Promises to Be Successful Despite the Weather. ALFALFA DISCUSSED BY PROF. CHRISTIE Registration for First Day Was Not Heavy, but Good Considering the Condition of the Weather. WELCOMED BY JORDAN Secretary of the Commercial Club Tenders Keys of the City to Farmers Events of First Day. The Sixth District Farmers' Short Course and Domestic , Science course opened' in Richmond today. The registration of students began early in tho morning and continued throughout tho day. Charles W. Jordan, president or the course, delivered the address of welcome at the Coliseum about one o'clock before a large audience. Prof. G. I. Christie, head of the corps of teachers from Purdue university, who will be in charge of the instruction. , responded briefly and then launched into a discusslou on "Alfalfa," which constituted the first lecture and opening feature of the 6chool. Two other lectures by Prof. D. O. Thompson and , Otis Crane completed the program of the' afternoon. A large amount of in-, terest and enthusiasm Was manifest-' ed. The registration for the first day . was considered very good by the officials of the school. While tho some what inclement weather proved a drawback the expectations of the of-. ficails were realized and they " feel highly elated with the prospects. . With a continuation of the weather of today minus the rain, it is declared there can be no doubt but that the school will attain the utmost success. Tlie reason assigned for desiring slightly disagreeable weather is the . fact that it prevents the farmers from working and in that case they will attend the school. ; Outlines the Results. In his address of welcome President Jordan outlined the good results the school should bring the community through a more scientific production of crops and stock by the farmers. He said he welcomed the Purdue Instruc tors for this which, he declared, would be the ultimate and greatest result of the school. The carload of exhibits from the Purdue experiment station arrived In this city today. ' It consists of the fat stock to be used in the demonstrations On scoring and judging, grains and other products to be used In the horticulture demonstrations, and appliances to be used in the poultry, dairy and corn courses. The breeding stock and exhibits of corn 'were furnished by the farmers in this vicinity. The program of evening lectures has been announced as follows: Tuesday evening, "Agricultural Education" by Prof. O. I. Christie, and "Another View of the Poultry Business" by Otis Crane; Wednesday evening "How I Raised the Prize Winning Corn" by L. B. Clore; Thursday evening "Agriculture in Indiana Schools" by Prof. G. I Roberts, and "Boys' Corn Clubs" an illustrated lecture by Prof. Christie; Friday evening, lecture by Dr. Stone, president of Purdue university, and "Decoration of Home Grounds," by M. W. Richards. Tomorrow the work of " the school will begin in full force. In addition to the lectures the demonstrations in . the various departments . will begin . and also the Instruction of the judging and scoring of live stock. Lecture of Christie. The lecture of Prof. Christie on "Alfalfa" follows In part: ' Alfalfa furnishes a very large quantity of food high In nitrogen which, when combined with corn, gives a balanced ration' for all kinds of live stock. Experiments conducted in In(Continued on Page Eight.) Psllsdlca's Tefal Daily Averse Cireafetbn , (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary IJtVfor Week Ending Feb. 4, 1911. SfSSS City CIresUaaa showing net paid, new stands and regular complimentary list does cot include sample copies. 3,7.-0(3