Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 126, 15 March 1911 — Page 1

Tho Palladium Mao 1,OQO Ml ore Circulation Than ill the Other Papers In Richmond Combined

B RICHMOOTP PAIXAMUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. ISO. RICHMOND, IXD., WEDNESDAY EVeSiXG, MARCH 1.1, 1911. SINGLE COPY ti CENTS.

RICHMOND WATER WORKS PROPOSAL READY FOR CITY

Superintendent Dill Says Franchise Draft Will Be Submitted When the City Board Is Ready. MEMBERS OF BOARD UNAWARE OF THIS Whether Proposal Will Be Considered at a Public or Closed Session Has Not Been Revealed. 11. A. Dil'., nupciintendent of the Water Work company, Maid thin mornins thnt whenever the city Is ready to receive its franchise proposal, which the company has drawn up, it will bo presented. Thin morning, Mayor Zimmerman ftald "nothing doing," to u question of AVhat B new in the Water Works cane?" President llaniiuoiid of the board of works, said. "We're waiting lor the company. Nothing doing at present." Councilman Frank Wuldele, chairinn ii of the ordinance committer said be knew nothing of the franchise, or when It wan to lie presented. Councilman Kngelhcit, iibo of that committee, said that tho ordinance committee hfd not been not tried regarding tho Water Work (juration. It was icjKirtcd the proamnion has Already Immmi presented to the board, but thin U denied by all the city official, who claim to know nothing about the situation. A Secret Session? Whether It will lie presented In public or In secret l doubt fill, but rrom what can be picked up around the city hali, a eccret vcssloit is expect ed. "lioeH the Water Work company want a secret session?" was aaked of Mr. Mil. llo replied. "Why, we don't care. We've nothing to bide. Our propoMition Is open to public Inspection in every way, that Is, what the Hoard sees fit to ulvo out It's up to the Mayor when the proposition Is pre. srnted to the board. We are just waiting for him." It has been suggested that in Inspecting tho proposal the board be sided by a representative committee from the Young Men's Business club, Commercial club. South Side and West Side Improvement associations. In this way. it Is argued, the proposition could be thrashed out in private 'and fctlll be sanctioned by the public generally. Councilman Harry Weasel said that secret sessions are absolutely wrong, lie would have the proposition presentcd in a public meeting of the Hoard, when It would be merely read over. Atter that he thinks that private meetings by the board with the company officials and attorneys, to agree on some working basis, would be advisable. Do you know whether the Water Works company has a franchise proposal?" Mayor Zimmerman was asked. Ycs. and that's all I do know about It. said the Mayor. I don't know when the board will be ready to receive It. I haven't heard Mr. Dill say thnt he Is ready as soon as I am. There's absolutely nothing doing at present." On hearing that Mr. Dill said he was ready to submit the franchise. President Hammond stated the board could get ready soon to recetve It. Hammond Is of the opinion the matter will be Introduced in a private conference between the board, water works officials and attorneys. A GHASTLY MURDER While Man Is Held His Head Is Severed. (American News Service) Mt. Vernon. N. Y.. March l.".. Decause he refused to allow several of his laborers to work today en account of the muddy condition of the streets, Angelo Mastmncclo, a wralthy Italian contractor, was murdered at his home. Two laborers followed the contractor to his residence after be had laid them off for the day and while one of them held the victim the other almost severed his head witha razor. Tho twelve year-old sen of the murdered man witnessed the crime. Tho murderers escaK'd. Palladium's Total Daily Average Circulation (Except Saturday) tncludtec Complimentary IJts. for .Week Knding March 11. 1911. 6,797 City Circulation bowing net paid. new stands and regular complimentary list does not Include sample copies. 5,G8

COUNTY

COUNCIL

TO APPROPRIATE FOR THE INSANE Will Meet Soon and Set Aside $10,000 for the Purpose of Constructing Ward for the Insane. SITE OF BUILDING NOT YET SELECTED Public Sentiment Favors It Being Located at the Infirmary All Plans Have Been Prepared. The board of county commissioners was In special session Wednesday for the express purpose of considering plans for Wayno county caring for its insane, who can not be admitted to the asylum promptly upon being declared of unsound mind, necessitating their confinement in the county jail pending admission to East haven. A special session of tho Wayne county council will be held on March 2 1th and 25th. at which time an appropriation of not less than S10.OOO will bV? made for the purpose of constructing an insane ward. Two locations have been suggested one on South Second and A streets, and the other at the county infirmary. By the public generally, the Infirmary is considered as tho more appropriate place for the county insane Institution. The question of the county taking this action was up a year ago, but then It seemed probable that the state would make provisions for insane now housed in county Jails. The legislature refused the necessary appropriations, and by so doing at least forced Wayne county to take action on its own accord. Number of Insane. At the present time there are three Insane persons confined in the jail, including William Harper, Den Spinner (colored), and Ralph Lantz. Harper has been In the jail since January 1. He will be the next admitted to the hospital. Since' January 1, tbree'persons have been sent to the state institution, including Carl Ledbetter, a religious maniac, Jesse M. Williams and George Harvey. Of these three Ledbetter was the only one conKned at the Jail. Ordinarily a person of unsound mind stays in the jail three to six months before he can be admitted to East haven, and there are cases on record where insane persons have been In the jail for two years or more. According to the plans prepared a year ago and which have been approved by the state as well county authorities, the proposed hospital for count v Insane will include sixteen wards, eight for women and a similar number for men. The apartments for men and women will be separate, making it impossible for the Insane of both sexes to Intermingle. In addition to the wards for the insane, apartments will also be constructed in the building for the guardians of the inmates. Besides the expense the county will Incur in the construction of the building, the Institution will be a source of continual expenditures, as it will necessitate the employment of a man and woman guardian for the insane. It Is estimated that this expense will be at least a thousand dollars a year. Other incidental expenses In operating such an Institution will cost the county several hundred a year, It Is believed, but despite the expense, all who have investigated the conditions declare that the county cannot afford to longer confine Its insane at the county jail. One of the duties which the grand jury of the April term of the circuit court will have, will be a complete investigation of the county's care of its insane. It will condemn the jail as the place of confining the insane during the time they are waiting admittance to the state Institution, and probably recommend plans already adopted by the county commissioners. FRIEND OF BLAINE ANSWERS THE CALL (American New Service) Dellefontaine. O., March 15. Judge W. H. West, aged 87 years. Ohio's "blind man eloquent." is deRd. Judge West, who nominated James O. Blaine for the presidency in 1S84, was born within six miles of Blaine's Pennsylvania. February , 1824. He is credited by many with having given Blaine the title of the "Plumed Knight." Judge West would have been attorney general of the United States had Blaine been elected. Judge West became totally blind while sitting on the Ohio supreme bench. FINAL REPORT ON THE BROWN ESTATE William A. Lewis, administrator of the estate of the late Hannah Brown, has filed final report showing that the total value of the estate ws 1332.73. and hat a balance of $262.50 after all debts had been paid was turned over to Pearl Baldwin, an heir, six other heirs surrendering their shares in tic estate in her favor.

500.00 GnOLDIITERfil FOREIGN ADVERTISER'S LETTER March 10. 1911.. The Palladium, Richmond, Ind. We are handing you herewith letter received from M. C. Watson the New York representative of the Richmond Item. There are some very broad claims in this letter and we would like to have your side of the story, returning to us the enclosed communication. Yours very truly,

ITEM REPRESENTATIVE'S LETTER Gentlemen: You are running your advertising in Richmond, Indiana, but not in the Item. The publishers of the Item are aware of the claims made by the other paper but they offer $500 in gold to anyone demonstrating that the Palladium has within 2,000 gross of what they claim. Five of the biggest druggists in Richmond recommend only the Item to their patrons and with the exception of one the Quigley Store they use the item exclusively for their advertising. They know thqt the other paper has less than 4,500, and they also know that it makes a free distribution to pull up its circulation for the foreign advertiser, and this does not count. The Item has a rate of fifteen cents per inch gross and gives you a bona fide circulation and you know exactly what you are buying. We should get your business and I believe you will admit it. Yours very truly, M. C. Watson.

These two letters tell a story that needs very little explaining. The Item's foreign advertising solicitor, headquarters in New York, in order to get foreign advertising business for his paper must needs run down the Palladium. Hence the above letter which he sent to one of the Palladium's foreign advertisers. Now don't think for one instant the Palladium is peeved about Mr. Watson's letter. On the contrary we are delighted with it, especially for the statement in the first paragraph "that the publishers of the Item offer $500.00 in gold to any one demonstrating that the Palladium has within 2,000 gross of what they claim." Since "anyone" can enter the lists for that $500.00 the Palladium hastens to be the first in the field with the announcement that it will welcome the manager of the Item any day he wishes to come over and investigate the Palladium's circulation. Circulation books, receipts for all white paper received, all money receipts and advertising space carried, so that there can be no juggling of receipts, in fact, any information the Item's manager requires, will be cheerfully given by the Palladium. In return the Palladium asks that the manager of the Item bring with him that $500.00 because such an investigation will convince him not only "that the Palladium has within 2,000 gross of what they claim'.' but that the Palladium has exactly the circulation it claims, and in that case the $500.00 would belong to the Palladium and will be distributed to some worthy charitable institution or the Y. M. C. A., or the hospital

And now, without asking why the Item has not made public in Richmond its $500.00 gold offer relative to the .Palladium's circulation,, the Palladium will add a little spice to the newspaper life of the community by an offer of its own: IF THE ITEM WILL AGREE TO A FULL AND SEARCHING CIRCULATION IN' STIGATION OF THE PALLADIUM AND THE ITEM BY A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF LOCAL MERCHANTS AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH NEWSPAPER, THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION TO BE PUBLISHED IN BOTH PAPERS, AND THE PALLADIUM DOES NOT HAVE 2,000 MORE NET PAID CIRCULATION THAN THE ITEM, THE PALLADIUM WILL AGREE TO DONATE $500.00 IN GOLD TO ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION, THE HOSPITAL OR THE Y. M. C. A., THE MEMBERS OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE DESIGNATES.

It is now up to the Item to show how sincerely it desires a circulation investigation in Richmond. The Palladium welcomes such an investigation because it is sure of its own circulation figures more, it believes the Item will be shown to have even less than 4,500. '

APPLICANTS MUST SHOW DOCUMENTS w As to Whether the Building Used for Saloon Is Owned or Leased. Following the example set by the commissioners of Marion county, the board of Wayne county commissioners probably will demand of applicants for liquor licenses hereafter that they produce documents to the board lo show whether they hold a lease to the room which they occupy or own the building in which their place of business is located. This wlil be done for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the applicant, for license only represents himself, or whether the owner of the building has an indirect interest in the business, by reason of being able to demand a higt.cr rent for his business room, because of its occupancy by a saloon. Many of the saloonists of the city own the buildings in which their business is located while others prossess long term leases. This custom has not been followed in Wayne county, but since the law permits it. its good features were quickly recognized by the commissioners. At theIarch session when four licenses were issued, the commissioners were not made familiar with this secUou. and accordingly did not demand to see either title to the property or lease to the room, occupied by the applicants' saloons. REV. L. L. PICKETT " TO LECTURE FRIDAY The Rev. L. L. Pickett, of Kentucky, a minister of the Methodist church, who is delivering lectures under the auspices of the "Three Million Voters League," will talk at Economy, Friday evening. March 17. at the M. E. church. He will present a plan for unifying the prohibition forces.

EVERY RAILROAD

OBEYS Each Road Reports to Board, Restoration of the Old Freight Rates. (American News Service) Washington. March 13. All the rail roads in the official classification territory which were prevented from increasing their freight rates, have complied with the interstate commerce commission decision that no advance would be permitted. From examination today of the 15,000 rate cancellations filed with the commission, it was found that every railroad has restored the old rates. The office force with the commission worked until late last night making comparisons of rate schedules, for it was announced by the commission should any railroad refcuse to comply with the ruling the increases on that road would be suspended for two years. It is now among railroad experts here that the road3 will either seek to raise their capitalization, or increase their freight rates individually, so as to attain the end desired, which was denied by the commission's ruling. MANY WERE KILLED BY A TIDAL W AVE (American Xewj Service) Rome, March 15. Scores of persons are reported to have been killed in the destruction of a large section of the town of Vareggio in Tuscany by a storm and tidal wave. According to reports reaching here today a cyclone struck tbe town, demolishing many buildings. During the height of the tempest a tidal ware rolled in from tbe sea devastating practically the entire harbor front. Nine bodies have been recovered at latest accounts. The seaport of Viareggio is 13 miles west of Lucca and has a population of approximately 15,000.

DECISION

COUNTY HAS FILL OFJAXJERRETS And It Is Improbable that H. L. Gienn Will Receive Contract Here.

While no proposition has been made to the county commissioners by any tax ferret seeking a contract to discover sequestered property held by residents of the county, the members of the board are at this time not much inclined to favor giving a contract, according to Chairman Beeson of the board. The county almost had its fill of tax ferrets when it contracted with W. E. Lowe to discover sequestered property and place it upon the tax duplicates. The demand that the contract with Lowe be revoked became so insistent, from all parts of the county, that the commissioners did so several days before it would have expired. Lowe has since transferred his unfinished business under his old contract to H. L. Glenn of Indianapolis, who, It is understood, would like to get a contract from the county. Mr. Glenn's recommendations include one from Senator John W. Kern. Chairman Beeson of the board of commissioners stated Wednesday he believed the county was getting all of Its tax in, although tax ferrets ' claim not, and as the county finances are in the best shape since the court house was built, the commissioner does not believe there Is any necessity for contracting with a ferret, just at this time. Tax ferrets work on the basis of 30 per cent commission on all ! paid in tax on sequestered property which they discover, the remaining 70 per cent being distributed among the different funds. A PARTITION SUIT Albert R. Griffis has filed suit in tbe circuit court against Anna F. Powers and others to partition real- estate in this city,

BERNARDO REYES IS THE RIVAL OF DIAZ

General Bernardo Reyes, whose popularity caused his banishment from Mexico, and who, should President Diaz die. would probably bethe next President of the Southern "Republic. Reyes was formely governor of the Nuevo Leon Province, in Mexico and War Minister in Diaz's cabinet. His popularity with the citizens of the Re public, and great influence over the army, however, was thought to endanger the peare of the Diaz regime and he was given a cimmission in Europe, ostensibly to study the military organizations of the Powers, with a view of reorganizing Mexico's army, but really to get him out of the way. General Reyes is. believed to be the only Mexican who could avert the political disintegration of Mexico, in the event of President Diaz's death. MAFIA NOW AT WAR Two Killed in Chicago's Italian Strife. (American News Service) Chicago, March 15. As a result of an internal war in the ranks of the Chicago Mafia, known as the "Black Hand." Antonio Dugo and Philippl Maniscalsco are dead today and the police are confronted with one of the most puzzling mysteries In many months. Dugo and Maniscalsco were shot and killed at "Death Corner" Milton Ave., and West Oak streets, shortly before midnight. A shotgun was used ne charge killing Dugo and the other his companion. Early today two men were arrested, out of whom the police say confessed that he knows the murderer and that the murders were the result of internal strife in the Mafia. Tony Stradina, one of the men arrested, was found to have a number of freshly loaded shotgun shells and a gun in his room. The two victims, it is declared, were members of the Mafia and quarreled with their companions over the division , of spoils which they had wrested from their terror-stricken countrymen. They were shot while they stood in front of a street stairway 1 which led to a basement store and the murderer escaped through an underground passage. In the last year five men have been slain at the same spot on ' Death Corner" and none of the murderers have ever been apprehended. TO HEAR PACIFIC RATE CASES SOON (American New Service! Washington, I). C, March 15. Such phases of the o-called Pacific Coast cases a3 were not finally disposed of by the Interstate Commerce Commission in its decision of last summer will come up for hearing before the commission in this city next Monday. The various cases involved in the proceeding will be those instituted by tbe. city of Spokane, the Nevada State Railroad Commission, the Portland Chamber of Commerce, the transportation bureau of the Seattle chamber of commerce, the Maricopa County Commercial club and the Traffic Bureau of the Salt Lake City Commercial club. As all of the cases involve interpretation and construction of the long and short haul provision of the existing law, the thirteen applications made to the commission for relief from the operation of that provision in behalf of the transcontinental lines will be heard at the same time. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAI Fair and much colder tonight. Cold wave expected tonight... Thursday fair. The temperature is predicted to drop to sixteen degrees below zero before morning.

MAY FORWARD ENTIRE ARMY

TO FRONTIER Reports of Spread of Insurrection into New Districts May Cause U. S. to Take This Action. GEN. CARTER WILL STRENGTHEN GUARD Five Thousand Troops Will Do Patrol Duty Along the Border 2,740 Militia Officers Going. WAR MAPS IN DEMAND Activity Shown in Securing Information on Mexico Leads Troops to Expect Invasion Soon. (American News Service Washington, March 15. Tho whole United States standing army may bo mobilized on the Mexican frontier. This report became current today upon the receipt of news from tho Southern Republic that the revolution had spread to many.' sections hitherto unaffected. Information relative to tho outbreak of insurrection violence in new districts is said to have been received by Major General Carter i n command uf the troops concentrated in the department of Texas. Five thousand lnwps will be shifted for patrol duty-along the border within the next few days. Pres. Taft'o Program. The war department Is receiving confidential messages relative to internal affairs in Mexico, The wortt fears are entertained for the city of Chihuahua, where 2,400 federal troops are practically beleaguered by insurrectos. The rebel force is encamped about the city and numbers nearly 5,000 men. Two Americans seized near the border, Converse and Blatt, are still being held by Mexican federals pending diplomatic negotiations which are now going forward. It 13 reported, but unofficially, that Mexico ha3 made a strong protect against; the stand taken by the United States government in the arrest and detention of two Americans. The administrations position in regard to the Mexican situation was clearly outlined here today. From persons in President Taft's confidence the program of government has been revealed, and it is almost the sole topic of conversation in government and diplomatic circles. American and other outside Interests are still in jeopardy in Mexico. The president means to protect these interests. He will do it first from the American side of the line. He will cut off all revolutionists" resources and in doing that will give Diaz one more opportunity to handle the situation. If the Mexican government fails, the necessity for an invasion will have arisen. This is exactly what the president set out to do when he gave tho order for the mobilization of 20,000 troops. The maneuver idea was incidental then, just as it is incidental now. The object of the assembling of troops is to maintain neutrality and if that is not effective in stopping. tbe revolution, then American troops will cross the border. This authoritative information comes from circles close to President Taft. MILITIA OFFICERS. Washington, March 15. The war department announced today that 2470 National Guard officers have requested permission to attend tbe Texas maneuvers. Kentucky has not yet been heard from. SEEK MILITARY MAPS. San Antonio, Tex., March 15. A levy made upon the war department today for technical military maps of Northern Mexico added a new element of affirmation to the report that the soldiers of the division encamped in the department or Texas will invade the southern republic. This is the most significant move made since the soldiers camped at Ft. Sam Houston for maneuvers on the border. . Officers In the command, of Maj. Gen. William H. Carter speaking unofficially declared that it likely meant that intervention in Mexico Is not only contemplated by the United States government, but is an assured fact. The mimic attack on Galveston, which was to have been the principal feature of the war game, has been abandoned, at least for the time being. Tbe only .maneuvers now contemplated consist of a march which will take tbe troopers nearer the Rio Grande. To Test Aeroplane. It baa been explained that the air maneuvers were contemplated to show the efficiency of the' aeroplane in act-

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