Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 127, 16 March 1911 — Page 1
The Palladium Mao 7,0 Wore Circulation Than All the Other Papers In Richmond Combined
t: EICHMOND PAIXAMIJM NEWS Sn'TA.Nij. AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL, XXXVI. NO. 127. RICIIJIOXD, IXD., THURSDAY EVEMXG, MARCH 16, 11111. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.
A LAKE TUG BOAT SINKS AIID SEVEN LIVES WERE LOST ----- iTug Silver Spray After Terrible Battle in Fierce Gale Sinks Off the Cleveland Harbor.
Warlike Scenes Along the Texas-Mexico Border A SAVAGE HORSE IS JACK LONDON IN MEXICO REVOLUTION ? A BLOODY BATTLE TRIES TO DEVOUR COW IN A STALL ALONG BORDER IS NOW ANTICIPATED
FATES OF SEVERAL IBOATS IS UNKNOWN
New York Now Experiencing One of the Coldest Spells of the Winter Suffering Is Great. (American News Service) Cleveland, March 15. Seven liven Were lout early today when the. fishing tug Sliver Spray fun n do red In a violent galo on Luke Krie, just outside the Cleveland breakwater. The vietlniH are: Cant. James I'urdy, Cleveland; Engineer Robert Watts, Krle; Kdward Holmes, Cleveland: Charles KrasHo, Cleveland; Henry Anderson, Cleveland, n eabin boy, name unknown, Cleveland. The Silver Spray left Cleveland for Kile yesterday. After encountering a terrific gale for several hours an attempt was made tu return to port but the crew were unable to navigate the ImmeiiMe waves. The boat be came helpless and finally went to the bottom. None of the bodies -were recovered although two were sighted by other tugs. The fate of the raig Sisro, which left hero at the same 'time as the. Sliver Spray, was unknown, up to noon today. The Slseo had six men ubonnl. Charles Krlpps of Cleveland, was swept overboard from the tug Kffie II. and drowned. Two other tugs, the Lloyd May and I he Swan are also misting. The -storm was the fiercest of the scnsrui. Erie Tugs Lost. Krle. Pa., March 1. In addition to the Silver Spray, that went down off Cleveland In Iake Krle, this morning, four tugs from Krie are missing and it Is the opinion of lake men, that they have met the same fate as Capt. Purdy's silver Spray. The missing tugs lire: The Lloyd May, the Monarch, the Jerold P. and the Swan. The Lloyd May Is commanded by Capt. Charles I'urdy. the father of Capt. James I'urdy who was lost on the Silver Spray. The Monarch is owned by Murphy Brothers, of this city, and the Jarold H. commanded by Capt. Charles Brycc. The throe above named boats left Mrl Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the Swan leaving Wednes day morning, bound for I,oraln, Ohio. NEW YORK SHIVERS New York, March 16. A drop of 38 degrees In temperature over night found the greater city today In the throes of one of the coldest speels recorded for tbo present winter season. When 'the thermometer in the local weather bureau registered 16 degrees above lero at 8 o'clock it was only seven degrees above the coldest day recorded this winter. From midnight on the thermometer began dropping with regularity. The extreme cold was intensified by a strong northwest wind, which at daybreak was blowing In the neighborhood of 45 miles an hour. Suffering throughout the city was extreme and practically all the poor were entirely unprepared for the frigid weather. TO CONTINUE COLD. Washington. March 16. A cold wave struck Washington last night with heavy winds from the northwest sweeping over the city. The mercury fell more than 20 degrees over night and Is now hovering around 15 above tero. The weather bureau predicts a continuance of low temperature for the next 24 hours. 10,000 MINERS TO STRIKE ON MONDAY (American Now 8rvl) Indianapolis. March 16. Ten thousand miners In Ohio and Western Pennsylvania will be on strike Monday as a result of an order sent out from headquarters of the 1'nlted Mineworkers here. The men who will strike are employed in the Tuscarawas district. The operators are charged with having violated their agreement With the unions on the wage scale. Pdlcdiura's Total Daily Average Circulation (Except Saturday) focludtBt Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending March 11, 1911. Sf797 City Circulation showing net paid, nsws stands and regular complimentary list does sot Include sample copies. 5, GOG
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Scenes of the arrival of troops on the Mexican border. The photograph shows the result of a few hours work of the Louisiana regiments at Fort Crockett, Galveston. The upper panel shows soldiers in front of new barracks. The bottom picture shows them unloading supplies.
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OUT JJ STRIKE For a Short Time and Attack Was Made on a Photographer Today. (American News Service) Viterbo, Italy, March 16. A brief strike of the jurymen who are to decide the fate of the Neapolitan Camorra slayers and thugs and an attack on a photographer by Alfano, the Camorra leader enlivened the trial today. As soon as court opened the foreman of the jury presented a protest from Its members against serving for small pay in view of the prospect of a long trial. The jurors are to receive only ninety cents a day. Judge Bianchi promised to send the protest to the office of the ministetr of justice and the trial then proceeded. The attack on the photographer came while the prisoners were on their way to court. Alfano recognized among tho corps of newspaper camera men a representee of a Naples newspaper which had attacked the prisoners. The prisoner tried to break away from his guards but was subdued after a short struggle. Shrieking and cursing, the Camorra leader was - thrust Into his cage after he had spat in .the face of the photographer. The actual work of the trial today began when the chancellor read the act of accusation. This filled thirty full pages and was expected to occupy five hours. 12 BODIESJLOCATED In Nashville Ruins- One Is Missing. (American; News Sorvioo) Nashville. . Tenn., March 16. With twelve bodies already recovered from the ruins of the Fall Hardware company's building, the walls of which collapsed yesterday, burying thirty persons, searchers today worked in the debris in an effort to find the thirteenth body, that of a negro. Of the dead, the only w hite man was Ralph McCallum and only one white maa was among the seventeen injur-Mr.r-n.im w sim-Hn f nn.iir, r . tnl. MrCallum was snnerintendin a
salvage corps and was kil.ed by a I on tne Slar train shortly after midpiece of the wall. Inisht. The buildinc was burned about tern Thc Mature of Col.. Roosevelt's stay
days ago and the negroes were clearing out the debris. A coroner's jury found that high winds caused the walls to collapse. CLAIM IS ALLOWED AFTER NINE YEARS The case of WUhelmlna Tate : against the estate of William Tate, deceased, on claim, demand $1.C27, which has been pending nine years, was dismissed on Thursday morning from the 'circuit court docket, the claim being allowed. THE WEATHER STATE Fair tonight and probably Friday; rising temperature, j LOCAL Fair tonight and Friday. .
FORMULATE PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT West Side Association Will Discuss Streets and the New Park.
The West Richmond Improvement association at its meeiing on Friday evening will take up the discussion of street improvements to be made in West Richmond this season and bow best to utilize the new park. West Main street, from Fifth to the corporation line, has been ordered widened and straightened by the board of works and the association will perhaps formulate plans for doing this At Fifth and Main streets tlicre is a "jog" in the street,' which makes it about ten feet narrower than the improved section, from the bridge to Fifth street. The action of the association probably w ill . have much in fluence with the board of works and! also in regard to the proposed improvement to that portion of the street outside of the city, from the corporation line to Asylum avenue. South West First, street may be opened to the south corporation line from the National road, thereby opening up many building lots in this immediate neighborhood, which are not now desirable because of the roundabout way-In reaching them. The ground on West Third street, purchased for park purposes by the city, lias long been sought by the association. How to improve it and plans for beautifying it will be considered. All members of the association arc requested to attend tho meeting. SPEEDS T0ARIZ0HA Roosevelt and Family to See Grand Canvon. (American News Service) Albeouerque. N. M., March 16. Theodore ' Roosevelt, accompanying Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel, today I , . ... , ... . ., J is speeding in bis special car toward l.i y .; i t i I,ie u,ann ianun oi Anoua nere he wiU takc a briei rest before soins to Phoenix Saturday. The party left ; lu caium. i ue pari i nerc- waa hi attack on William Lor imer, whom he declined to be "unfit to sit in the seat of a United States senator." . At Phoenix Colonel Roosevelt and his wife and daughter will motor 73 miles across country to the Roosevelt dam to be present at the opening of that irrigation project. BRYAN WILL APPEAR AT CHAUTAUQUA The contract with William Jennings Bryan for his appearance at the Chautauqua, the afternoon of August 29, was closed Wednesday. The Chautauqua program committee has its work well completed, only a few open dates remaining at this time. At four o'clock Saturday afternoon, the , com mittee wm cold a, meeting,
MUCH STOCK WAS
KILLEDJY DOGS Township Report on Expenditures Resulting from Raids by Dogs. In Wayne, Boston and Clay townships, dogs were unusually active in 1910, killing many sheep, cattle and poultry, according to the financial dog reports, which were filed by the trustees of townships with county auditor Demas Coe. Dalton township was the only one in the county wherein dogs did not kill any stock during the year. The' receipts for -meeting these expenditures in the different townships were raised b a dog tax, $1 for male and $3 for female dogs. Whatever balances the trustees had over a hundred dollars in their dog funds at the
end' of .the year, were turned over tojbroke into the cattle Pasture, ehas-
county treasurer Albert Albertson and i credited to the county school fund The total amount which will be distributed to the different township and corporation school funds is not as yet known, inasmuch as the report from Jefferson township has not "been filed. The money will be' distributed to the school systems in proportion to the number of ; persons ' of school age in these districts. The Method Pursued. In order that the township trustees will always have money in the treasury which may be expended in settling up stock killings promptly upon repojts being made, the township official Is permitted to retain $100 from the last year's collections. The residue of the fund is turned over to the county treasurer. In case the dog taxes are. iastifficierit; to meet "the'expendituresfor live stock killed, the of ficiar 1 draws the required amount from the treasurer, as was the case"! In Bostop and Clay townships, the Clay township trustee having a deflcit of $166.50 and the Boston township trustee deficit of $165.D0. .The following table shows the amounts colleeiea m oog tax. tne amount paid out for live stock killed and the balance . ... on hand, if afcy at the end of the year: Coll. Pd Out Ball Abington ... Boston .... Centre ..... Clay Dalton Fran Klin .. Greene Harrison . . , Jackson New- Garden Perry Washington .$ 191.00 . . 169.50 .. 321.00 .. 134.10 .. 129.30 ., 277.00 .. 213.00 , ..171.00 . . 392.00 . . 23S.00 . . 97.00 . 302.00 no.oo 11.00 169.50 2$ 3.00 3S.00 134.00 129.30 19.00 258.00 30.00 1&2.00 Cut 1 m l ) Wayne .... .. .1913.57 Webster 137.50 S1.30 56.00 CLUB HOUSE STOCK SELLING VERY FAST At the Jefferson club meeting on Wednesday evening reports on the progress of the sale of $70,000 worth of stock in the Democratic club house at Indianapolis, were made. The stock has been subscribed, much of it here in Richmond, and the contract for the building will be let soon. The j state headquarters will be very fine.
Animal Owned by A. R.
Young, a Farmer, Develops Cannibalistic Trait and a Battle Ensues. HORSE WAS ROUTED BY THE STABLEMEN Unfortunate Cow Tried to Burst Through Stanchion and Was Chopped Out After Her Rescue. Eeef consumption heretofore has been confined to the human race and carnivorous animals, but A. R. Young, a farmer, living about four miles west of the city, possesses a horse which delights on this delicacy, only the animal prefers it in the raw state. When the craving for beef possesses the beast it is necessary for him to be chained to his stall. Leather hitch straps and ropes are mere playthings when the horse is having one of his demonical fits. I Before daybreak, Thursday morning, I Mr. Young was awakened by a disturbance in the barn, and hastening there found, instead of horse thieves as he anticipated, and for whom he had gone prepared, that the horse had broken loose in the night find gotten into the cattle compartment. One of the dairy herd, of course the best of the lot, wa3 making every effort to break through the stanchion, and had already gotten its shoulders through, but could go no further as the thicker portion of its body could not be forced through the narrow space. The horse was busily engaged tearing strips of flesh from the back of the unfortunate bovine. Cow Is Chopped Out. At each stroke of the horse's hoofs, cr snap of its teeth into the cow's flesh, the animal, bellowing all the time, would renew its efforts to push through the stanchion. With a pitchfork the horse was driven back to its own stall and boarded in. Farm hand3 had by this time come to the assistance of Mr. Young, and securing axes, chopped the cow free of the stanchion, as the body -was so securely wedged in it that they could not move the catch. The wounds on either side of the cow's back, bared open to the J ribs in some places, were dressed as well as possible. The animal may live. The horse has never before been so cannibalistic in its attacks on beef cattle, although it has been known by Young for some time that the animal would attack and bite the cattle whenever it took the notion. At one time when the horse was in the barn lot, it ing one of the herd about the field and inflicted severe wounds in its back by striking it with his hoofs and snapping with its teeth. Wednesday night Young neglected to chain the horse and it broke its leather halter early Thursday morning, going to the cowstables, where several animals in addition to the one attacked, were securely fastened for the night in wooden stanchions.. A And Millionaire Students Had to Flee. (American News Service) Cambridge,' Mass., March 16. Randolph Hall, on Mount Auburn street, Cambridge, the swell dormitory which i : j . Uk.. i arIU ww.p.ncuwiiij uuru u fire early today with a loss of $100,000. Two of the students, Ralph B. Romaine and Tommy Buell, both of New York, T T i II ,3 A 3 1 . f " J " " " ' . At the time the fire was discovered the entire building was ablaze. A "scene of tremendous excitement' ensued as the students made a mad rush I for their lives. The fire fighters were hampered in reaching the seat of the i blaze, as the inside of the building jwas a roaring furnace. The corridors ! were choked .with terrified and scanti ly clad young men, running hither and
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ac -n c- - J thither to escape from the flames lOS.aO 2S3.d0j ... . . . ... 49 00 189 00 w ere running through the buildt ,'n.J ing. The occupants of the upper floor -aa io aa 'rooms were unable to leave the build- . ,n , -,' ing by the staircase and were obliged
til ladders were raised. Students from the other dormitories, awakened by the clatter and noise of the apparatus, and heedless of danger, hurried to the scene and assisted the firemen. ' FILES A CLAIM Claiming that she is entitled to $176 for nursing and otherwise caring for the late Rachel Robbins. Rosetta La Motte filed claim for this amount in the probate court on Thorsd;
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NOVELIST JACK LONDON OUTLINE A ROUTE FOR JUJEW ROAD Committee Will Report to Traction Line Promot ers on Friday. When a committee of promoters of the north and south traction project made an investigating trip Wednesday, going about thirty miles south of Richmond, a definite route was selected, which will be explained at an executive committee meeting, to be held Friday afternoon at the Commercial club. This committee, composed of Fred R. Charles, C. W. Jordan and Attwood Jenkins, came to the conclusion that Cliff ton ' a route touching Abington, and Yankeetown between here an Liberty, is the best. A line over the proposed route would not be an expensive one to build. - " Af- tha mtinr VriAav Ifwtll hf He-
cided whether or not the project shall mf 1 f tjf !a hance of be pushed. Traction promoters frora bis losing the battle. -Liberty, Union City, Brownsville, ( Tw hundred more insurrcctos Brookville and Harrison, besides the from the province of Chihuahua have
Richmond members of the committee will be at the meeting. The Richmond men are Adam II. Bartel, B. U. Johnson, Paul Comstock, Fred Charles, Will Romey and Dr. Burcham. BROKER JS GUILTY Wireless Promoter Got Three Years Sentence. (American News Service) New York, March 16. George 11. Munroe, a stock broker was found guilty in tne ieuerai court touay ol a fh.rffa rf i, airier tho trkaila in Hffrfl!lH He was sentenced to three years in the federal prison at Atlanta. Munroe is alleged to have obtained half a million dollars from wireless telegraphy stock which he failed to deliver and which he advertised extensively. His victims are all over the country. EFFORT TO SETTLE THE WAGE DISPUTE (American News Service) Chicago, March 16 An effort to settle the wage dispute between 500 union express drivers and the Chicago Transfer and Express company, is being made today at a conference between union leaders and employers. Should the employers refuse to grant an increase of $1 a week in the pay of the drivers, the latter declare they will strike at once. They voted to walk out several days ago, but gave the employers until today to make up their minds whether they would increase the pay or not. Union men receive only fifteen dollars' a wefl and 'they claim this i3 not enouglrio support their families. HUBBARD PLEASED LARGE AUDIENCE 'Kin" Hubbard, the Indiana humorist, who has gained fame by his creation of the Hoosjpr philosopher, Abe Martin, delighted a large crowd at the Elk-'s, fair at the eolesjuin , Wednesday evening, with bis lecture on Brown county folks, and crayon caricatures of them. He told the histories of Abe Martin, Pash, Newt, Plum, Fawn Lippincutt and the other distinguished Brown county residents. ' The fair is proving unusually successful financially to the order and much merriment is being found by the 'patrons, many of whom have at tended the fair each night. There will be a farmer's matinee Saturday afternoon. GUARDIAN ASKED Fred "Hackery has fled suit against Elizabeth Eikels, In the circuit court, petitioning that a guardian be appointed for the defendant, alleging thai she is insane.
Federal and Revolutionary Troops Are Facing Each Other .at Nigger Head Mountain Thursday.
U.S. TROOPS WILL WITNESS STRUGGLE Troops at San Antonio Take Up Routing Camp Life and Prepare for Maneuvers. in Brigades. (American News Service Douglas, Ariz., March 16. Six hundred Mexican federals under command of Col. Ojeda marched from Agua Prleta early today to attack the insurrecios under General Blanco near Nigger Head, a rugged peak In the mountains nine miles east of here. Americau cavalry under command of Capt. Johnson were immediately ordered out on the border to prevent violation of th neutrality laws, it being expected that tho two forces would be engaged in desperate battle w ithin a few hours. Hundreds of Americans left here to watch from the border the opera tions in Mexico. The last, battle near Agua Prieta was plainly visible from the American side and the news of another battle impending brought out all the curiosity seekers who . could leave their homes. The forces under Col. Ojeda Include cavalry, infantry, rurales and a pack train. The small army began its march before dawn and the line of marching, troops could be seen only vaguely in the darkness. Shortly after the federal troops left a report reached here that Blanco had nearl of ,ae attack planned and had nea ianner into me mountains. Blanco is said to be acting under direct orders of General Madero, tb provisional president, that under no circumstances must he fight , or atjoined Blanco's forces. DOWN TO ROUTINE. San Antonio, Tex.. March ,16. At tho "maneuver" camp near Ft. Sam Houston camp life has settled down to routine. Today was given up to formal drills and other simple maneu- ! vers. Preparations are being made for brigade hikes to Leon Springs which will begin the latter part of the week. A HOBBLED LASSIE A FLEET SPRINTER . Crash of GlaSS and Breaking of a Sign Makes Her Take to Her Heels. While the wind was blowing a genuine gale Wednesday afternoon, the big canvas sign over Druitt Brothers, furniture dealers, near Seventh and Main streets, was ripped in twain by a sharp gust. One of the timbers holding a part of the sign jabbed itself through a window on the second floor, sending the glass showering to the pavement below, with the boards and canvas. The howling wind and the almost blinding snow storm and the snapping and. cracking of boards, ripping and flapping of the cloth,' together with thc crash of the glass on the pavement, actually terrified the few people .who were braving the storm. One well dressed young woman who was making her way west arrived under the sign as the blizzard tore It from its place. She took one . look, saw what appeared to be an avalanche of cloth, boards and glass, and then w ith a terrified scream Hed, unconventionally and fleetly. It is said she didn't even look around, arter sbe.had pulled her hobble skirt up over a neatly booted pair of feet and sprinted down Main street. The heavy sign over the Swain Sign company, was Mowed over by tho gale last evening, but it did not fall to the street. Tlie electric wiring of the sign was ruined, making a considerable loss. CROSS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN ENTERED Cross complaint has been Hied In the probate matter of P. J. Freeman, administrator of the estate of the late W. C, Converse, a prominent attorney, by the Richmond Home and Savings association, petitioning for en orderto sell real estate to make the assets . of the estate pay debts. ; The cross complainant alleges that on a mortgage, originally for $1,200 which it holds, there Is now, due $843.42. The mortgage Is on two lots in the city. The savings association - claims that its mortgage has priority over other claims against the estate.