Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 107, 24 February 1911 — Page 1

Tfoo Palladium Mao a Larger Circulation Than All the Other Papers In Richmond Combined

t: big B PAIXAD AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 107. RICH3IOXD, IXD.t FRIDAf EVENING, FEBRUARY 84, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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DEMOCRATS "DIG" DEEP IIITO PURSE OF MISS INDIANA

When Thursday Session Ended Senators Realized that "Oodles" of Coin Had Been Appropriated. FEW SALARIES ARE RAISED BY SENATE But Some Institutions that Need Liberal Allowances Were Given the Go-by by the Senators. (Palladium Hpectal) Indianapolis, Feb. 24. Senators pinched themselves, rubbed their eyes and looked around at 5 p. ra. Thurs day and then appointed Senator liar lan to break the news to themselves that they had just awakened from a trance known as a "committee of the whole" and while, under the spell had spent "oodles" of the state's money in approving the biennial appropriations bill. They bad no trouble In convlnc Ing themselves It was not all a dream, and a few of the watch dogs of the treasury, who never sleep even vent so far as to say the state board of finance might some day regard this ns a "committee of tho hole." For the holes made In the public funds were cavernous and gloomy, and yet, there was the ever ready reason back of ev ery one. Why Charles K. Greathouse, state superintendent of public Instruction should have been made the exception may be considered odd, but the fact Is his chief want and that of Dr. A. J. Aley before him, was Riven scant consideration and then denied entirely. Senator Curtis moved the office should be given $2,400 yearly for a slate Inspector of high schools, with $700 for traveling expenses. Senator Hanna declared when the benevolent Institutions of the state need assistance which cannot bo given them,, it would not be fair, to grant money to this purpose, the need of which was not clearly apparent to the senators, j Senator Shlvely, who Is not a stingy man personally but, out of wholesome Democratic policy, a regular tight wad with public funds, added his word and the educational air castle came crashing down about the ears of Superintendent Greathouse while the solons thundered "No." Senator Grube, who has been one of the economy preachers, was Instrumental In handing the state board of accounts a $3,000 raise In office expenses, making a total of $5,000 with $500 tacked on the $2,000 Balary attached to the chief clerkship. Grube Loses His "Rep." "And I thought you were the real, genuine anti-salary grabber," remarked Senator Durre. "Yes, I have been on most things, but I believe this is Justiled." replied Senator Grube. "I suggest it would be to the interest of actual economy to cut out this whole section of accounting allowances," suggested Senator Klmroel. The Increase was carried 19 to 16. Senator Fleming measured his act with the golden rule when he lent his personal Influence to obtaining an Increase of $3,000 for the state library commission, making a total of $10,000 despite the fact that the state com mission lobbied violently against his bill .which creates a state library school. The addition will enable the commission to extend the traveling libraries and the rural work. 8tate Veterinarian Drf W. E. Coover will get $3,000 above the first granted appropriation for the office, for the purpose of fighting sheep scab. A letter from A. D. Melvln. chief of the bureau of animal Industry, United States department of agriculture, which threatened a state quarantine on sheep unless conditions are remedied, was effective in gaining the increase. Even Senator Shlvely was for It "I think we ought to do It," said Senator Fleming, head of the finance committee. "Like as not it's the only time we'll ever get Shlvely to vote to spend any money." At the Reformatory. In the face of dire intimations of Immorality existing in the Indiana boys' school at Plalnflcld, the senate Democrats voted against granting the school $25,000 to erect two new cottages. The school is overcrowded,. Senator llanna explained, and tho (Continued on rage Eight) Pdlcdlsin's Total Dally Average Grcclatlon (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary lists, tor Week Ending Feb. IS, 1911. St 75 City Grcelstlon bowing set paid, news stands and regular complimentary list does not Include sample copies. 5,7 Q 5

CONGRESS PROUD OF

ITS "SINGING PAGE" QJoo Merrick, tho twelve year old pago of the Houso of Representatives who niiiiniit tho wrrv hours of the Mann filibuster ogainst tho war claim J bill by singing soios at ior uuw Sunday morning while perched on the shoulders of four members. The young soloist ia gifted with a wonderful voice and hid Binglng from the floor of the House was a unique Incident in Capitol history. Several years ago President Taft he.ird him sing In a church in Columbus, Ohio, and. it is said, suggested to Congressman Taylor of that district that the boy should be appointed a House page, a position paying $j a month. Andrew Carnegie and other celebrities have heard htm sing. HEW JAPAN TREATY HAS SMALL CHANCE Possibility ot It Being Ratified This Session Is a Slight One. (American News Service) Washington. Feb. 24. The new Japan treaty has small chance of being ratified nt this session. Senators who are reported to have agreed to It have received such a volume of vigor ous protests" from the Pacific coast that they cannot agree to its ratification without drawing down on their heads a storm of disapproval which will endanger their futures. Other senators charge that President Tnft and Secretary Knox, with Senator Ixdgo bf the pilot, attempted to jam the treaty through the senate with such unseemly speed that neither the senate nor the country have had time to thoroughly understand its provisions. Many senators are not In favor of changing any gentlemen's agreement with Japan in respect to the restrictions of Japanese Immigration on the Pacific coast. They want it In the treaty in black and white and some have already hinted-at the possibility of war with Japan later on over this one unsettled question. Others are not willing to accept President Taft's mere word that United States Immigration regulations will be sufficient to keep out a yellow horde from tho Pacific coast. For these reasons the treaty will have hard sledding In the senate late this afternoon. TWO AMERICAN BOYS HELD BY MEXICANS (American Nw Service) Pittsburg. Feb. 24. Peter Blatt, a retired wagon manufacturer, tele graphed Secretary of State Knox late last night asking that the government Intercede with the Mexican govern ment on behalf of his son Edwin M. Blatt, aged 21, a sympathizer with Mexican insurrcctos, who was captured In a skirmish Wednesday and Is being held In the military prison at Juarez. In the same skirmish the government captured Lawrence F. Converse, the son of an attorney of Glendora. Cal. In his last letter to his parents young Blatt, or "Tad," as he Is called by many, said he was leaving El Paso, Tex., to Join the Insurrcctos. partly because he sympathized with them and also as a news scout for news paper correspondents. That was two months ago. ASSESSORS ARE TO RECEIVE SUPPLIES Township assessors will call at the office of county auditor Demas Coe on next Wednesday and receive supplies, preparatory to making the annual assessment of personal property and the quadrennial assessment of real estate. The assessment begins on March 1 and continues until May 15. On account of the additional work in assessing real estate, there will be a larger corps of assistants employed this spring by each township assessor.

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HEW INDUSTRIES

WILL MEAN MORE WORKERS III CITY New Concerns Now Erecting Plants Here or Who Will Soon Do So, Means Employment for Many. NEW COFFIN PLANT WILL LOCATE HERE W. D. Williams of New Castle Plans to Build Factory on West Side A List of New Concerns. NEW FACTORIES FOR PANIC PROOF CITY Williams Coffin factory. West First street and the railroad, 50 men. Myers and Park, South Sixth street, 10 men. Standard Veneer and Door comany. South N street, 25 men. Hayes Track Appliance North Third street, 25 men. Branch factory Western comOhlo Creamery company, North E and Eleventh streets, 25 men. Flosh Underwear company. North Tenth street, 50 men and girls. Miller-Kemper company, West Second and railroad, 25 men. Dllle & McGulre new factory. North Thirteenth street, 50 men. Elliott & Reid Fence company, addition, West Third street, 50 men. The above new industries and additions to local concerns which will open up in Richmond during the ensuing year, bringing an estimated number of 260 employes from other places and increasing the city's population 800 or 900, have created the greatest industrial boom this city has ever experienced. Richmond manufacturers and Industrial leaders believe there never was a time In the city's history when the Industrial situation was as favorable as it Is now. For the past several months there, has been an unprecedented Influx of new concerns and factories into the oity, with practically no inducements other than the natural advantages the city affords. This has beeu accompanied also by increases both in force and factory space of concerns which have been operating in Richmond for years. In general, industrial prosperity is at flood tide. The latest company reported as going to locate in Richmond is a coffin factory under the management of W. D. Williams, formerly connected with the Richmond Casket company and now engaged In manufacturing coffins on an extensive scale at New Castle. Williams Js the owner of a factory site on West First street, south of the Pennsylvania railroad, and it has been reported that he will soon commence the erection of a building upon It preparatory to engaging in the coffin industry. The concern, it is said, would bring approximately SO new men to the city. Adolph Bliekwedel, president of the South Side Improvement association who announced some time ago that if South N street was opened, .a concern to operate under the name of the Standard Veneer and Door company would locate there, declared today, following the verdict of the jury in the circuit court granting the petition for the opening of the street, that steps would at once be taken towards the erection of the factory building. Edmund F. Iserman. who has been connected with the Starr Piano company for a number of years, is said to be the principal man interested In the project. With him, it is said are associated two other looal men and two capitalists of Dayton, Ohio. It Is believed the concern would bring about 23 men to the city. Myers and Parke, carriage repairers, have vacated their shop on Fort Wayne avenue and have secured the old Schneider Carriage factory on South Sixth street which they will equip and enter into the work on a larger scale than before. Their force will probably be increased by about ten men, who will no doubt 'have to be brought from out of the city. A branch factory of the Western Ohio Creamery company will soon be located at the corner of 'Eleventh and North E streets, bringing to the city about twenty-five employes. The Flesh Underwear factory on North Tenth street Is about completed. Operations will commence within a short time. Mr. Flesh expects to bring about 50 men and girls from Piqua. O., where he also has a factory, to furnish part of the force here. The Hayes Track Appliance company and The Miller-Kemper company will draw upon other cities it is believed for about 23 men each to provide part of their forces. The additions being made to the Dille and McGuire Lawn Mower company and The Elliott and Reid Fence company will necessitate increased forces and as labor seems scarce here it is believed each concern will have to secure 50 men from out of the city.

ACCOMMODATION

OF DELEGATES TO BE BIG UNDERTAKING Not Enough Hotels to Provide for G. A. R. and Associated Societies Members at State Meeting. WILL ASK CITIZENS TO HARBOR GUESTS Fund of $6,000 Will Be Required and Plans for Raising Amount Are Now Being Discussed. Reports indicating that good progress is being made in the arrangements for the G. A. R., Sons of Veterans and allied women's organizations meetings here in May were submitted at a meeting of the executive conimit.tee held in the Commercial Club rooms yesterday afternoon. It was shown that all work which can be accom plished at this time is being done as rapidly as possible while tho features which necessarily cannot be arranged until the near approach of the encampment are being thoroughly studied so that only a minimum amount of time will be required to carry thera through. The question of accommodations promises to be the most difficult with which the committee will have to deal. J. A. Spekenhier, chairman of the com mittee on accommodations and hotels, reported at the meeting that a large number of hotel reservations had been made so far, but that only a small portion of the delegates and visitors could be accommodated in this manner. This necessitates, he said, that the residents of the city throw open the doors of their homes to those attending the encampments. A thorough canvass of the city will soon be undertaken by M.r. Spekenhier and ' other members of the committee, to secure a list of citizens who will provide accommodations - the visitors at reasonable rates. Lodging and breakfast will be all that is desired. To Solicit Churches. The church societies of the city also will be solicited to furnish meals, dinner and supper, in the church edifices during the three days of the encampments. The matter of finances as reported by Edward H. Harris, chairman of the committee having in charge this feat ure, will not be acted upon for some time. It is planned to district tlje city into blocks, assigning two mon to each block and complete the canvass for funds in one day. Anout $6,000, it is estimated, will have to be raised. J. F. Davenport, chairman of the committee on halls, submitted a report showing that the Coliseum had been secured for the G. A. R. meetings, the high school auditorium for the Ladies of the G. A. R., the court rooms for the Sons of Veteran? and the Women's Auxiliary of the S. of V. No quarters have been secured for the Women's Relief Corps. A display of souvenir badges was submitted by Will W. Reller, who has this feature in charge, for the committee's consideration. There was some discussion as to whose picture should be placed upon the badges, the names of Oliver P. Morton, Benjamin Starr, who was one of the best known and most popular G. A. R. men in the state, and General Tom Bennett being mentioned. The badges will be disUributed among the delegates free of i charge, while others of an unofficial i nature will be sold to the visitors at a nominal price as souvenirs. Want Culver Cadets. A proposition was made to secure the Black Horse troop of " the Culver military academy for a series of exhibition drills and for the parade. The matter will be looked into further. The troop was secured for the G. A. R. meeting held in Richmond fourteen years ago, and proved a very popular feature. There was also, a discussion of the proposal to bring the Tenth regiment from Fort Benjamin Harrison to the city during the encampment. Nothing definite has been accomplished in this regard, and no report was submitted by the committee having it in charge. Efforts probably will be made to secure Governor Marshall for the principal address at the mass meeting formally opening the encampment to be held in the Coliseum on the evening of the first day, May. 17. It is hoped to secure several other prominent men as speakers for this occasion. PROBING ALLEGED GRAFT IN ILLINOIS (American News Service) Springfield. 111.. Feb. 24. The Helm committee of the Illinois general as sembly, appointed to invetsigate the scandals of the last legislative session began its hearings today. Among the first witnesses summoned to testify are States Attorneys Burke of Springfield and Wayman of' Chicago, who were instrumental in securing indictments against some of the alleged grafters. - ' -.

RAILWAY

COMPANY

IS THE LOSER IN HOT LEGAL FIGHT After 27 Hours Deliberation, Jury Finds for S.' S. I. A. in the South N St. Crossing Case. JURY'S VERDICT IS TO BE A FINAL ONE Counsel for Railroad Com pany Announces No Ap peal Will Be Made Beall view Now Rejoices. With bull dog tenacity, the special jury of the Wayne circuit court, stuck to its deliberations on the merits of the opening of South N street and after twenty-seven hours' deliberation agreed that the street crossing would be a public utility, and at 9 o'clock Thursday evening, Special Judge F. S. Caldwell of Winchester received the following verdict: "We, the jury, find for the plaintiff (South Side Improvement Associa tion) that the proposed highway will be a public utility. "We further find that if the said highway is made and used as a public highway, it will not interfere with, the use of the defendant's , tracks, yards and railroad purposes at the proposed place of crossing, described in the petition, to the extent that such use for railroad purposes will thereby be rendered impracticable. Oliver Beeson, Foreman of the jury." Such was the ending, and a sensational ending it was too, of perhaps the most important case, which affected business interests of Richmond tried in the Wayne circuit court in year3. Its effect will be the opening up of a large strip of territory in Beallview addition, for factory sites, and residences, which is located west of the railroad and between South L and O streets. That the street opening has been finally and definitely settled i3 known as counsel for the C. and O. Railway of Indiana have announced that the case positively will, not be appealed. What Result Will Be. Whether the verdict will have an injurious affect is yet to be demonstrated. The railroad company remonstrated against the improvement because it did not wish to have the crossing cut into its freight yards. It had threatened to establish the yards elsewhere than Richmond if the crossing was ordered constructed. Together with the improvements in the yards, the company expected to increase its local facilities by construction of a small repair shop, engine house and the like in South Richmond. Whether or not some other point along the road, will not get the yards and other improvements contemplated here, remains to be demonstrated. No one in position to know was in the city on Friday, al though it is generally believed that if Richmond is the logical point on the road for the yards, the company will not select some other point because a crossing of public utility is constructed through them. Just how soon the work on construction of the crossing will be started has not been definitely determined. As soon as Special Judge Caldwell prepares the order for the company to construct the crossing and the township to construct the approaches to the crossing, it will be obligatory upon the corporation and township to begin the work. Jury Knew Its Duty. When the jury retired about 8:15 o'clock on Wednesday evening there seemed to be an implied understanding among the members that they would agree on a verdict or "die." After naming Oliver Beeson, of Milton, foreman, the first ballot was taken, and although no authentic information is had as to how the jury stood at any time except on the last ballot, it is understood the vote was slightly in favor of the remonstrators. For the next twenty hours, it is said, the jury was about evenly divided on each ballot, the change coming in the last seven, hours and being gradual, those holding out for the petitioners gaining a vote at a time. Shortly before 9 o'clock on Thursday evening, the jury announced it had reached a verdict. Counsel for both sides were summoned and Judge Caldwell received the verdict in favor of the petitioners. At no time had any member of the jury suggested disagreement- All seemed to understand that it was important to all interests concerned that a verdict should be reached, and the jury deliberated with, this understanding. Petitioners for the crossing held a jollification after , receiving the verdict. The meetiEg was held at the headquarters of the South Side Im provement association.

STOCK GAMBLERS s

HAD HEAR PANIC IN GOTHAM TODAY A Ruling Against Railroad Rate Increase by Commerce Commission Makes R. R. Stocks Break. RULING ALSO SHOOK THE LONDON MARKET Panic on New York Stock Exchange Only Averted by the Money Trust Rushing to the Rescue. (American News Servlce New York, Feb. 24. A big slump in the stock market today resulted from the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission against the in creased freight rates. The greatest aggregation of selling orders ever put up over night, more than 000,000 shares, were dumped on the market by railroad capitalists, demoralizing the market during the first hour. United States steel broke four points, Union Pacific six points, and Read ing seven points. The London stock market also experienced an avalanche of sales, the average losses being four points in leading American shares. A panic of the New York Stock ex change was averted only by the Immense financial interests coming to the rescue, with supporting orders. Later in the forenoon strength developed and prices made substantial recoveries. SHIPPERS WINNERS. Washington, Feb. 24. The shippers won their fight against the railroads in both the so-called "eastern" and "western" rate cases when the interstate commerce commission decided Thursday that no advance in freight rates would be permitted. The commission ruled adversely on the proposed advances in class freight rates in official classification territory aggregating among all the railways affected $27,000,000 a year. The proposed increases in commodity rates by the roads in the western trunk line territory were also disapproved. In both cases the carriers are required to cancel on or before March 10 their advanced tariffs and restore their former rates, which are those now in effect. If this requirement is not complied with the commission will issue a formal order suspending the proposed advances and putting into effect the existing rates for at least two years. Santa Fe Wins and Loses. In the case of the railroad commission of Texas against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway and other carriers known popularly as the "Southwestern" rate case, the commission declined to disturb the commodity rates or the first class rates complained of. The defendants are ordered, however, to reduce to $1.25 the second class rates which were increased from $1.21 to $1.29. On the remaining classes the defendants are required to restore the rates in effect before the increased rates were published. NO CURTAILMENTS. Chicago, Feb. 24. Railroad- officials in Chicago today made no effort to hide their disappointment at the ruling of the interstate commerce commission, which denies them the right to increase their freight rates. It was announced, however, that there will be no contractions nor curtailment on improvements as a result o the order. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL IS ACCEPTED (American News Service) Washington, Feb. 24. The house today agreed to the rivers and harbors appropriation bill as amended by the senate and adopted the conference report. The senate added $1,950,481, making a total of $23,855,342. TURKISH STEAMER DESTROYED AT SEA (American News Service) Constantinople, Feb. 24. The Turkish steamer "Hurrlet" with 250 Moslem pilgrims aboard is reported to have burned at sea. AH aboard are said to have perished. Confirmation is lacking. POPE PLACES BAN ON HAREM SKIRTS (American News Service) ' Rome, Feb. 24. The Pope today placed an official ban .on the harem skirt. "Women who wear them will be excluded from all Catholic churches. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature.

LEGISLATURE IS REGARDED

BIG FAILURE With Only, One Week of Ses sion Remaining, Legislative Jam So Dense That It Can't Be Broken. PLATFORM PLEDGES ARE NOT OBSERVED Caucus Held Thursday Night and Another to Be Held Friday Night to Decide on Some Action. DISCUSS CONSTITUTION Caucus Thursday Night Only Made One Change in Proposed Amendments Drafted by the Governor. Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Feb. 24. The big noise which was to shake the state house and bring fear and trembling to Governor Marshall did not materialize at the Democratic caucus . of both house, and senate Thursday night. In fact, it looked for a time as though the caucus itself would not materialize but a working majority of the ninety Democrats who sit In the legislature finally showed up and remained long enough to enable the caucus to come to order and declare a quorum. Then a number began to leave, until at the close of the deliberation there was not more than one-third of the total Democratic membership of the legislature present. - The caucus wTas alleged to have been called for the purpose of finding fault with the "Tom Marshall Constitution" and its revamping before it is submitted for passage to the legislature as a party measure. What the caucus did was to find fault with the legislature composed of itself, bewail the fact that It had done nothing, lambast Itself because of its Inactivities and appoint No. 56 of the 57 varieties of steering committees that have been appointed since November of last year, "to get the platform measures in shape." The poor things have been gotten in shape so often that they have utterly lost their original figures. Sixty Oays Too Short. Taking its own record as a criterion the caucus decided sixty days was not Llong enough to do nothing and the only Important change It made in th proposed new constitution was to strike out Marshall's plan of a dual session and substitute a continuous session of 100 days. After accomplishing this, the caucus was exhausted and adjourned to meet again Friday evening, to talk some more about what it intends to do, and probably appoint another steering committee. President Tafi ; has nothing over Governor Marshall when It comes to being the dispirited possessor of a legislative log jam. The one at the state house looks like nothing could break it. Only one week left and not a single platform measure has passed the legislature and been presented to the governor for his signature. , Owing to the fluke in the first repeal bill passed, the county local option law re-. mains so that even the paramount issue of city and township option Is not yet enacted. It has not passed the house. Not a labor bill has passed the legislature and the pressure of corporations against them increases every day. All of the enthusiasm about the interests of labor which was displayed by Democratic orators last fall seems to have petered out, or none of the orators reached the legislature. The Child Labor Bill. ' The child labor bill is held up In the senate and Democratic politicians from many parts of the state are urging it be amended so that it will have to go back to the house where they affirm its enemies will forever bury it. railway employes representatives the first week of the session remains hung up in the house. The miners shot-flr-ers bill was killed in the senate. The promise to organize a department of labor has reached the stage of being" introduced, but It gives labor nothing except the name, as it provides for the dismissal of labor men who now head departments to be consolidated In this department. A score of other labor bills have been killed or are expiring at this very moment by suffocation in the committees. Instead of curbing the corporations by passing such bills as senate bill No. 105, the legislature ; Is overran with corporation lobbyists and eats out of their hands. ' No registration bill has yet passed or even been agreed upon, although it was promised In the platform. A line of good roads legislation has hum rtasnori tin mrfnc It fh nniuwl. (.Continued on Page Six)