Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 94, 11 February 1911 — Page 1

BIG MONXD PAIXADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 94. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1911. SINGLE COPY CENTS. REFERENDUM BILL PASSED BY GOOD VOTE III SENATE Mrs. Elkins Asks Dower Rights

STATE OFFICIAL PRAISES DAIRIES INSPECTED HERE Alfred W. Brunner Writes to Health Officer Davis Saying that Conditions Are Above Standard.

RESISTED ATTACK OF GANG OF BOYS WITH A REVOLVER MILLIONAIRE WORKS FOR $9 PER WEEK PRESIDENT TAFT STRIKES MIGHTY BLOW FOR TREATY

Despite One-sided Majority For Measure Its Opponents Put Up Fight Lasting All the Day.

FRANCHISES GO TO PUBLIC FOR ACTION pleasure 'Provides Against ( the City. Councils Letting Franchises Not Desirable to the Voters. (P.lll.l.lluni Sprrlal) Indianapolis, Feb. 11. The following slato senators Friday voted against giving the people of a city the right to reject u corrupt or unwise franchise allowed by city councils and against giving the people of a city tho right to force a city council to grant a franchise that is fair in order to relieve tho city of intolerable conditions: rtrady, Durrc, Furrell, lliggins, Hunt, Jenkens, Kane, Klstler, Parks, PowerB, Raits, Roysc, Stotsenbcrg, "Wood total 14. The following vofed for the proposition under the name of the Grube referendum bill: Aiken. Heal, Carlcton, Clark. Commons, Crumiiacker, Curtis, Farlow, Fleming, davit, Gers, Grube, Greenwell, llalleck, lianna. Harlan, 1Mbberd. Jackson, Lambert, limont, long, McCarty, Moore, Nettcrvllle, Proctor, Sexon, Shlvely. Strange, Sullivan, Trautniann, Traylor, While and Yarllng total S3. Not voting I lauck, Tllden, Kimmel. An All Day Fight. The vote came nt the c,nd of an all day fight Upon the proposition, a more stubborn fight than the one-sirird vote would Indicate, as under the leadership of Senator Wood and whatever assistance his chief lieutenant. Senator Kane, could give," the enemies of the referendum put up a shrewd battle, not overlooking any point. They were handicapped by the loss of Senator Gavlt, who was against tho bill until today. Hut after It had been amended so that It was fair, the Lake county senator deserted the clone corporation of senators who expressed treat fear of the pcoplo and put In some very effective work In behalf of the measure, not tho least of which was the blocking of a joker which Senator Wood tried to slip Into the bill, which would have utterly destroyed tho effectiveness of the bill which Wood claimed he was trying to remedy In good faith. Wood's Joker was a little Joker, as most jokers are. It consisted of but two words "amended or," and their effect would have been to make it impossible to hold referendum elections. With these two words In the bill it would have been possible for council to let an undeslrablo franchise, ono that was obnoxious to the limit, and then In event the people started to call a referendum election upon It, council could sidestep and block the election by "amending" th' franchise even though the "amendment" toqk out nothing objectionable, or even though it made the franchise worse. And this game of stopping referendum elections could have been played Indefinitely under the Wood amendment. Yet Senator Wood resents the Imputation that he Is not legislating in the interest of the people, and picked a quarrel with a newspaper man at the close of the session because lie said he had been grossly misrepresented by being charged with being overcealous In behalf of corporate Interests. Gavit to ths Rtscue. It was during a lull that the amendment was introduced and the senate was a bit drowsy. Senator Gavlt came to the rescue of the bill, while Senator Grube was Indulging In conversation with another member. He pointed out the dangerous character of the amendment. Senator Wood assured him It was for the Interest of the pcoplo because It would permit councils to meet the will of the people without causing the expense of elections. Lieutenant Senator Kane was on his feet in a trice and pointing his overworked finger at the senate assured the members that the game would be a lot more interesting if the jokers were played wild In the deck. Senator Long followed Gavlt in calling the attention of the senate to the danger of the joker, and this served to turn another flood of argument loose from the Republican floor leader who showed how nobly ho was saving the people from the terrible strain of holding an expensive election just when such a small matter of saving a great deal more money in a franchise was at stake. Kane again "orated" about the noble nature of the amendment, but it was lost 19 to 11. Senator Gavlt introduced an amendment which attaches an emergency clause to the bill, explaining he did this to prevent councils being flooded with franchise requests before the bill goes into effect. Kane made a few ICoaUoucd ou race eight

BRIDGES BLOWN UP BY REJETROOPS This Action Makes It Impossible for Gen. Navarro To Enter Juarez. (American News Service) El Paso, Feb. 11. A detachment of lusurrecto soldiers under Captain Nogalas, of Gen. Orozco's command, blew up bridges on the Northwestern railroad near San Jose early today, tearing up fifteen miles of railroad tracks and makiug it impossible for Gen. Navwro with his 1,000 soldiers to reach Juarez today. Navarro was 67 miles south of Juarez this morning, his troop train stalled between a burned out bridge in front and dynamited trackago in the rear. Uy courier, who managed to pass through tho ranks of the rebels by posing as an insurrecto he had apprised Col. Kabage at Juarez that he would arrive in Juarez this afternoou. He Is not expected to reachthc border city before next week The country through which Navarro's men must proceed is hostile, with bunds of guerillas who have taken advautage of conditions to create a reigu if anarchy and terror. Federal leaders In Juarez declared today that could Navarro and his 1.000

troops arrive at Juarez before Monday home state, the w idow is entitled to night it would put an end to all possi-1 one-third. Under the Senator's will billty of Orozco's capturing the city, jtho entire estate was left in trust for Juarez was cut off from the balance j five years. At the expiration of that of Mexico so far as Its rail communl-j time it w as to be divided equally cation was concerned today. Lasti among the seven children. Mrs. Elknight the rebels blew up six bridges j Ins was given the Washington home, on the Northwestern and Mexican Cen- j tho Summer home and $23,000 a year, tral and destroyed about 100 miles ofRy claiming her thirds, she cuts the' trackase. Many trains are stalled and j share of the two children by the first

I he roads are ordering new handcars because the rebels have seized all the old ones. Tlie insurrectos are contesting every Stey of Navarro's northward progress. However the weather is proving a stern factor, for the twelve hour rain of yesterday has been followed by a cold wave. The rebels, although hardy, are suffering keenly. The army surgeons on both sides had their hands full today with the sick. CHDRCH MORTGAGE GIVENJO FLAMES Ceremonies Marked Paying Off of the Debt of Grace M. E. Church. It was a happy moment for members of the Grace M. E. church when Clarence Kramer touched a match to a note for $3,000 which had eonstitut-j ed the debt of the church for a period of about ten years,' at the congregational meeting last - evening. The church is uow In an entirely unencumbered condition, and In the best financial status in its history.

The occasion had been looked for- j wlH bo required to flle aQ itemized ward to for some time and an extens- statement of their campaign expenses Ive jubilee program In celebration of j within ten days after election. Furthe lifting of the debt from the church j thermore campaign committees are had been arranged. 'A supper was j required to file twenty days before first given, and then the exercises at-, election a statement showing the tending the burning of the note be- j amount of money the expect to spend gan. The Rev. Arthur Cates, pastor of and the names of persons authorized tho church, presided. Short addresses to receive and expend campaign conwere made by T. A. Mott. chairman j tributions.

of the board of trustees of the church. ' I the Rev. T. M. Guild, district super intendent, and the financial statement was presented by F. F. Riggs, church treasurer. About two hundred members of the ; congregation attended. THE WEATHER STATE Rain or snow tonight Sunday; warmer tonight. or LOCAL Fair tonight warmer toninht. and Sunday;

Mrs. Hallie D. Elkins, widow of the United States Senator, Stephen B. Elkins who has renounced the provision made for her In the Senator's will and will claim dower rights in his $20,000,000 estate, and below, Miss Katherlne Elkins. her daughter, who will benefit by her mother's claim. Mrs. Elkins is believed to have taken this action for the sake of her five children so that they may ultimately receive more than the two children of the first Mrs. Elkins. Under tho laws of West Virginia, the Elkins wife. Her five children will each receive one-seventh of the remaining two-thirds, but when Mrs. Elkins dies she can divide anions them the $6,000,000 to $7,000,000 which her third will amount to. EXIT ALL TREATING Campaign Cigars and Drinks Now Doomed. (Palladium special) Indianapolis, Feb. ll.-Exit the campaign cigar from Indiana. Also the campaign drink and everything else falling within the general term "treat." This Is the edict of the house of representatives which Friday passed Representative Keeney's bill requiring the publication of campaign expenses. The anti-treating feature is a Republican joker slipped in by Representatives Grieger and Brown when the measuere was up for amendment. but ,the Democrats swallow ed it without a grimace. Only four members voted against the passage of the bill, one of them being Representative Berry, a Republican. The others were Representatives Faulkner, B. Johnson and Branaman. If the measure passes muster in the senate all candidates for nnhlic nffien RESPECT PAID TO FORMER OFFICIAL County Commissioners Homer Farlow, Robert N. Beeson and Barney Lindermann, accompanied by several ex-commissioners, among whom were John Dynes of Centerville, and C. E. Wiley of this city, went in a body on Saturday afternoon to pay their respects to the family of the late Peter Beeler. Mr. Beeler was commissioner for several years and served with much distinction - "

HELD AS REPLY TO UNJUST CRITICISM

Fifteen Establishments Visited and All Were Found to Be Complying with the State Law. General satisfactory dairy conditions in the county is mentioned in the report of A. W. Brunner, state food and drug inspector, who examined Richmond dairy farms, Wednesday at a special request of Health Officer Davis and Dairy Inspector Charles Flook, who believed that injustice was being done the dairies serving Richmond by certain people. Brunner inspected fifteen dairies, scoring all of them above standard. He gives the local milkmen great credit and also the health department and Inspector Flook. Both Davis and Flook are pleased by the report, and say they hope it will end the unjust criticism of dairies. The report of Brunner in full follows: Report of Brunner. "I have just completed the Inspection and scoring of fifteen dairies in and about your city. These were places inspected during the holidays and found below standard. "A careful investigation shows all these places have complied with orders issued looking to the betterment of their condition, and they are now well above the minimum standard. Two of them have made" such extensive improvements that they will be, when completed, among the very best in your section "Since the holiday report one dairy has. gone, out of, .business andtbrec others will close before the ed of the month. "The dairymen are showing a splcn did spirit in your community and with ! proper encouragement, and a little instruction, the milk situation will soon be quite satisfactory from a sanitary standpoint. I do not mean by this that conditions are ideal, by any mean3, but that the milk supply is safe and wholesome and that condi tions are all the time improving. In deed, since my first visit to Richmond in August of last year, the improvement has been marked, and I find the dairymen ready and anxious to do anything in reasn to produce a cleaner and more wholesome milk supply. And for this admirable spirit they should have a large measure of credit. "While the dairymen are entitled to praise for the interest they are taking in their business the local health authorities In your good city should not be forgotten, for the good work they have done in bringing about the desirable conditions. I want particularly to congratulate you on having secured by diplomacy and tact, without law or ordinance to back you up, the testing of 225 head of dairy cows for tuberculosis last year an accomplishment not equalled by any other city health officer in Indiana." CHICAGO PASTORS ARE APPEALED TO Asked to Urge from Pulpits, Sunday Closing of Post.Oices. (American News ServiceV Chicago, Feb. 11. Letters requesting clergymen to iuclude in their sermons tomorrow an appeal to members of congregations to refrain from calling for their mall on Sundays have been sent out by the Chicago Christian Endeavor Union to ministers of all denominations. The letters read: ' You probably will observe on Sunday the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In what more practical way could we app'y the principles tuat governed t'ae life of this hero than to strive to relieve the mail clerks and carriers from Sunday labor by urging people to refrain from calling for their mail on the Lord's Day. If you are in a position to influence commercial, labor or civic bodies to take action, please do all you can." CAPITAL AND LABOR Chicago, Feb. 11. The solution of the capital-labor problem lies in Coequal and Co-existent rights." said Judge Francis E. Baker of the United States court of Appeals in an address before the members of the Chicago Bar Association. A sympathetic strike is a foul blow. Blacklisting is an attack from the rear. Both should be prohibited. One set of rules should govern both capital and labor.

Pelted with Bricks, Frank Taylor of N. 8th St., Fires Three Shots at His Assailants, Missing Them.

MAN BADLY BRUISED BY YOUNG ROWDIES Taylor and Two Alleged As sailants, Sidney Armstrong and Claude Mercer, Arc Under Arrest. Rained with a shower of brick bat 3 from a gang of rowdies, Frank Taylor, Eighth and North G street, drew a revolver and sent three bullets after his assailants. The affair occurred last night about eight o'clock. Taylor was badly bruised with bricks, but none of the bullets took effect. When I found by the police Taylor w as calmly j cleaning his revolver. He said he did not shoot for fun. . Taylor is under arrest slated with shooting with intent to kill, although it is not certain whether he will be prosecuted on this charge. He claims he shot in self defense. Sidney Armstrong, 19 years old, Claude Mercer. 18 years old. are under arrest charged with the alleged attack, while the police are looking for several other boys, who it is said are also guilty. While sitting in an automobile near the scene of the trouble, one of Taylor's bullets whizzed past the ear of Ed Morel of the firm of Morel and Bricker. He immediately drove to po lice headquarters and secured Superintendent Gormon, who arrested Tay lor and bis assailants. The attack on Taylor is said to havo been the result of his cursing a friend of the Armstrong boy. A fight started and the bricks were thrown by Armstrong and Mercer, Taylor alleges. Taylor escaped and started for home but on being attacked the second time he fired. f Taylor received a deep cut over one 7Trewirr - rtfeep scalp- wound. Ho is not seriously mjurea. no was released on bond -last night. The case has been set for hearing Tuesday morning. Taylor holds the United States contract for carrying mail between the postoflicc and railroad stations. . CARNEGIE STANDS FORJECIPROCITY Steel King Congratulates 3everidge McCall Bill Reported to House. (American Xcws Service) "Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Beveridge has received a congratulatory letter from Andrew Carnegie approving the senator's stand in favor of Canadian reciprocity. "There is no possibility of injury to our own people from free trade with Canada. Conditions are very much the same in both lands and the cost of transportation of any commodity in competition with our neighbor gives sufficient tariff," says Carnegie. After predicting that a defeat of President Taft's Canadian reciprocity plan would bring upon the Republican party popular disapproval Carnegie said "I talked with President McKinley on his way to make his great speech in Buffalo, which the president has quoted and I rejoiced that he recognized that con ditions have changed; that we have no more infant industries needing protection. I except beet sugar from this because it is not yet determined whether we can produce a home supply cheaper than we can import or not. I see great results certain to grow from this friendly agreement between ourselves and our fellow Americans, north of the line." BILL IS REPORTED. Washington, Feb. 11. The house ways and means committee today voted to report favorably the McCall bill embodying the Canadian reciprocity agreement with a recommendation for modification of print paper and wood pulp suCject. Five Republicans and six Democrats voted for, and five Republicans and one Democrat voted against its. Its passage by the house Monday is almost certain. The report contains statistical data showing the value and amount of products exported from the United States to Canada, thus emphasizing the contention of the president that Canada does not gain the better of the United States and that much good will accrue to consumers In the United States. COUNTY BOARD WAS IN SESSION TODAY The county coirluissioners were in session on Saturday, it being the regular day for road reports by the dif ferent supervisors and others. Al lowances were made for work which

jhad been done during the past month.

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Anthony J. DrexcT, Jr., husband of the former Marjorie Gould, and many times a millionaire in his own right, on his way to a $9.00 a week job in a New York broker's office. The exemplary business , spirit shown by this young millionaire would not allow him to take more than half a day off to attend his sis ter-in-law's wedding to Lord Decies he said he did not want to be "docked." Young Drexcl, though representative of two of the richest families in America, is the most 'Dem ocratic -of "Money Kings." He rides to work via the New York subway in stead of occupying one of his half doz en autos. He chases loans on the street, runs to' the bank to get checks certified and, - ha 3 ewat fcaewu to patronize Applo Mary and grub the "makings" from some more fortunate "runner." Mr. Drexel's. course . in practical brokerage will, of course, not permit him to tarry long in the humble position of "runner" but it is certain that he is filling that place in the street with notable success, and has gained the good will of his fellows. A ROTHSCHILD DIES Head of Great Austrian Branch of Family'. (American News Service) Vienna, Feb. 11. Baron Albert Rothschild, a member of the famous family of bankers and one of the richest men in Austria, died here today. He had been in poor health ever since the suicide of his son, Baron Oskar Rothschild. Oskar Rothschild fell in love with Miss Olga Menn. daughter of a Chicago physician and in 1909 his father was informed that the youth intended marrying her. The message came to him by cable and it also stated that Miss Menn vas an actress. The old baron forbade the match. Oskar went back to his father's palace in Vienna and shot himself. The blow was one from which Baron Albert never recovered. CUMMINS TO SPEAK Will Give Views on Canadian Reciprocity. (American News Service) - Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Cummins, the first progressive Republican senator to speak openly in opposition to President Taft's Canadian trade agreement, will be beard before the Union League in New York tonight. The senator from Iowa it is understood, will avow himself tho long time friend of Canadian recip rocity, but he will declare that Taft's rrogram is one-sided. Cummins will avow- himself ready and willing to assist in the co-operative plan of Canadian reciprocity. Palladium's Total Daily Average Circulation (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending Feb. 4. 1911. 6,695 Cily Circulation showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary listdoes cot include sample copies. 3,746.

Before Members of Illinois

Legislature Today He Explains Its Advantage to the Country. BOTH COUNTRIES TO RECEIVE BENEFITS Thirty Thousand Greet the Presidential Train at Urbana, III., and Give Taft an Ovation. f American News Service) ' Springfield. 111., Feb. 11 President Taft struck another sledge hammer blow for reciprocity here today in a speech before the members of the legislature. It is estimated thirty thousand people gave him a greeting at Urbana enroute here early this . morning. The students at the Uni-' versity of Illinois and a large crowd of citizens met the train. President Taft in his address here today said in part: President's Address. "I thank you for thi3 opportunity to address you. I am honored by your invitation and I hope I shall not viol ate the proprieties of the occasion If I ask your attention to explain a mat. ter now pending in the congress of th United States, which I regard of nation wide and most critical importance. I refer to the so-called Canadian reciprocity agreement. "The Payne tariff law contained what is known as the maximum and minimum tariff clause by which tho president was authorized and directed to investigate into tariff duties aud trade restrictions imposed by each country with which the United States had dealings, in order to determine these tariff duties or trado restric. tions were discriminating against the United States and her Imports and trade, as compared with the trade restrictions imposed against other countries. This led me, through thp state department and with the assistance of Secretary Knox and experts whom The; sunmmoned, to an"lfiVestlgafloTrof '- the tariff duties of Canada and tho negotiations thus brought about woro carried to a successful conclusion by the assurance on our part that we would be glad to take up further no-' gotiations looking to further reductions of duties on both sides iu the form of a reciprocity treaty. " Is a Protectionist. "I am a protectionist. That is, I be- -lieve that there are certain Industries in thia country that need tho encouraging effect of a tariff upon imports from foreign countries to enable them to pay good wages and furnlsh a reasonable profit to those who engage in them. . "There was a time when leading Republicans thought there was no danger of having a tariff higher than necessary to protect any industry. But the temptation to combine by which the price could be controlled and thus the excessive tariff taken advantage of, led to a modification of the protection theory and to a declaration that the protection of any Industry ought , not to exceed in the tariff imposed more than the difference between the cost of production abroad, the cost of production here and enough to give a fair profit to the domestic producer or manufacturer. "This" limitation of the protection theory necessarily took away any grounds for a tariff between this coun- -try and any country in which the conditions of productions were substantially the same. "Tbe conditions of production and of manufacture in the United States and in Canada are substantially the same. Wages may differ in one part of, Canada from another part, just as wages differ in different states in this country; but taken by and large, the character of the laborers, their intelligeuce and their skill and the prices paid them per unit of work, are not substantially less in Canada than they are in this country. Is Platform Piank. "In other words, the plank in the platform of the last Republican convention carried to its logical conclu- '. sion would lead to substantial free trade with Canada. "A reciprocity agreement Is give and take and ray impression is that when you examine closely this agree ment you will congratulate yourselves that - we " were ble to make one that

covered so wide a range of subjects. "The criticism that it is a manufacturers" agreement was called out by the suggestion that we are prompted by manufacturers to avoid reduction on any of their goods and is , wholly unfounded. - The criticism in so far" as it points to a limited scope of the agreement with reference to reductions on manufactured goods is due to the ' fact already stated that Canada has herself a better system of protection, that, she fears the : competition of our larger and better organized industries and that she could not hope to secure a confirmation of the agreement by the parliament if the reduction in duties on manufactured goods was made any wider. "The truth is, as between Canada and ourselves a reciprocity agreement (Continued on Page Six.)