Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 146, 4 April 1911 — Page 1

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THE RICHMONB PA ANI SUN-TEUEG11AM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 140. RICHMOND, IND.," TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1011. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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TEST COATING OF ASPHALT OIL FOR STREET OF CITY Council Last Evening Ordcrcd the Board of Works to Purchase 0,000 Gallons for Experimenting.

,WHO SHALL PAY THE COST, BEING ASKED State Law Not Clear on the Proposition First Test May Be Made by the City on North A Street. Petroleum asphalt will bo tested a3 a Htreet preservative and substitute, for water sprinkling by the elty. The council last night ordered Lie botinl to order t,iM)' gallons of the road oil for the tent, after J. .1. Young, re prerenting the Standard Oil company had explained the use and value of petroleum asphalt. The cost of the road oil will be light tho property owner will pay on the average of $l.5; the oil will lengthen the life of streets, besides changing their color from a glaring white, to dark brown; properly placed, the road oil has no odor, nor will it track Into houses; on a brick street It forms h similar surface to that ol asphalt; Iron wheels and Iron shoes of horses make no noise. Question of the Cost. Whether the cost of tho oil will bo assessed on property owners, or whether the city will pay the entire cost of tho test this year, has not been teterniliH'd,. but councllmen think that; citizens will be willing to pay for the oil this year ly subscription. As there Is no state statute regulating the use of oil as n pavement, If it may be called such, there can be no regular assessment of property owners, as Is done for regular street improvements. However, next year, if the test provse successful, there will be a tax levy to cover the cost of oiling all the rtrectB of the city. At Iebanon. Ind., it was stated, a tax levy to oil 20 miles of street was only 1-10 of a cent on the hundred. In Richmond there are &." miles of Improved streets, and nearly 10 miles of streets unimproved. It is thought the tax levy for oiling. here would not run more than a half u cent at the' most. Cost Is Very Small. The oil Is, delivered in fi.noo. 12,000 or 18,000 gallon car lots, and will cost the city three cents per gallon. Hy oiling tho streets through contractors, Mr. Young says, It would cost the property owners at least twice as much as If placed by the city government. The petroleum asphalt Is put on the streets with regular sprinkling wagons, to which a Bpeclal attachment is fixed. Young says the cost of placing the oil Is not more than '4 a cent per gallon. A 6,000 gallon car contains enough to cover 12.000 square yards of surface, making the total cost practically 2 cents per gallon. Among the cities of the state which are now successfully using the oil are Connersvllle, Ilushville, Indianapolis, Cambridge City. New Castle, Noblesville, Knlghtstown, Oreencastle and Shelby vllle. Roth paved and macadam streets are being oiled. Only 1-6 of a gallon per square yard fs used on paved streets. Not only are city governments tak- ' Ing up the oiling of streets but in a number1 of counties the commissioners are using oil on the county roads. Madison county will toon place petroleum asphalt on Its roads. The test In Richmond will probably be made on North A street, this being one of the most traveled thoroughfares In the 'city. The suggestion was to 011 the street from Seventh street to Sixteenth street. It is nald that North A street proierty owners will get out a petition to have their street oiled nnd that they are willing to pay for the oil. Is in General Demand. llesides North A street, other streets may be oiled if the property owners desire. Already property owners on South Klghteeuth street. North Ninth. West Main, from the river to West Fifth street. North Tenth (Continued on Pa:e Eight.) THE WEATHER ST ATE Rain tonight; colder in south portion Wednesday; rain or snow Wednesday; colder. LOCAL Rain tonight and Wednesday. Rain or snow tonight and colder. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Highest temperature nt 11:30 today 54 degrees. Lowest temperature 31 degrees at midnight. Temperature at ll:3o. 54 drives and rising, llaroineter has Ik-t. falling since Monday noon but will probably not fall much farther. I'nseitied conditions will probably continue for another 24 hours. High barometric pressure Indicates rn!r weather but cooler; low taromctrle pressure indicates warm weather, but ruin..

IRONY OF FATE Buchanan. Mich., April 4. Shortly before the death of Hodson Burton, five years ago, he talked Into the horn of a phonograph and had the record preserved. It was placed In the hands of his lawyer, with the request that it be concealed in his safe. When Burton died, in his will was found with other information the statement that he had buried a large sum of gold, and that its exact location was recorded on a phonograph record, which was not to be read until after he had been dead five years. His wish was complied with, and not until Monday did the heirs gather at the home of his son. Luke Burton, to hear what the phonograph had to say. When they had all seated themselves In the parlor, the arrival of the lawyer with the record was art nounced. He entered the house and unwrappd the precious article in the kitchen. Each one in the parlor craned his neck, held his breath and gazed at mental pictures of motor cars, mansions and aeroplanes. The Blow That Hurt. Just as the lawyer stepped through the door into the room where they were, he tripped over a footstool, fell and broke the record into many pieces, rendering it useless. The heirs, to express it mildly, are indignant.

PORTLAND READY To Take Col. Roosevelt in Its Strong Embrace. (American News Service) Portland, Ore., April 4. The local reception committee has every detail of arrangements completed for the reception and entertainment of ex-Presi-dent Roosevelt, who is to visit this city tomorrow. Colonel Rosevelt will address the students of the University of Oregon at Eugent In the morning and is scheduled to arrive in Portland about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He will remain hero until midnight, when he will leave for Taeoma. During his brief stay in the city he is expected to address the school children and attend a reception at the Press club. Under the auspices of the Portland Commercial club a public meeting will beheld at which Colonel Roosevelt is expected to deliver an address. BRYAN, CLARK, WILSON. Burlington. N. J.. April 4. William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. Speaker Champ Clark of the house of representatives, and Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey are scheduled to speak In the Burlington Auditorium tomorrow night, following a dinner of the Burlington County Democratic club. The meeting will be the biggest Democratic event that has taken place in South Jersey in many years and will be attended by a host of prominent leaders of the party in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. JOHN ELLIOTT OEAD He Was a Pioneer and Former Township-Trustee. John Elliott. S7 years old, pioneer hotel keeper and former township trustee, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 102 Lincoln street. The deceased had been in failing health for some months. Fifty years ago Mr. Elliott was a hotel keeper at Greensfork, Indiana, where he was born. He came to Richmond about 30 years ago, becoming proprietor of the old Tremont house, which was in the Vaughan building, at Eighth and Main streets. The Tremont house was formerly the Star house, built by Cahrles Starr, deceased which was In operation morethan 70 years ago. This old hostelrywas Lie headquarters for teamsters, who worked on the freight wagons, plying between Indianapolis, Richmond and, Cincinnati, long before the days of railroads. He was a trustee of this township 20 years ago, and a prominent man in public affairs of the county. ARTHUR BELL DIES; A WELL KNOWN MAN Arthur F. Bell. 76 years old, for many years a traveling salesman, died this morning at the home, ?,?,0 South Twelfth street. Mrs. Douglas Kuth and Mrs. William Gartside, daughters, and the wife. Sarah J. Bell, survive. The deceased was a member of the Winchester I. O. O. F. lodge. Mr. Bell was prominent among traveling salesmen until his retirement several years ago. He had been in poor health for some time. KING MANUEL NOW HAVING GOOD TIME ParK April 4. Ex-king Manuel", the exiled boy monarch of Portugal, is in Paris incognito, paying court to the beantiful danger. Mile. Deslys; Despite the fact that he Is an exile from his native land, the ex-king is apparently joyous nt being again with the dancer. Mile. Deslys is preparing to appear shortly iu a review..

ASK THE OPENING OF NORTH FOURTH TO HELP CONCERN

! Continuing This Street from A to Main, Commercial Club Directors Believe Is a Wise Move. IMPETUS GIVEN TO TRACTION PROJECT Articles- of Incorporation Completed, Line to Be Pushed Will Aid Home Building Company. In order to eliminate the North A street hill between Fourth and Fifth streets for heavy hauling, it was determined by the board of directors of the Richmond Commercial club at the regular meeting last evening to attempt to secure the opening of North Fourth street from A street to Main street. A committee composed of H. R. .Robinson, E. G. Hill, James A. Carr, Henry Gennett. Howard Dill, Richard Sedgwick, Dr. T. Henry Davis, and E. M. Haas, was appointed to investigate the situation and report at the next meeting on the possibility of securing the street's opening. It was at the instigation of the Iouck and Hill company, 'lumber dealers on North Fourth street, that the directors took the matter under consideration. The fact that it was almost im possible for the company's wagons, and those of other concerns as well, to climb the steep hill on A street from Third street to Fort Wayne avenue when they were heavily loaded, necessitating long, round-about hauls, was pointed out. The directors recognized the consistency of such an argument, and from the belief that wagon traffic would be greatly benefited and much desirable building property opened up by the cutting through of the street, It decided to investigate the matter. Would Open Up. Lots. It was stated that the street could be opened up without serious damage to the buildings on the property affected. There are a number of vacant lots which would face the street after it had been cut through and be suitable for residence purposes. As it ,is now they are of little value. A report was submitted at the meeting showing that the articles of incorporation for the proposed company to finance the construction of a tracftion line from Union City through Richmond to Cincinnati had been completed, and the secretary was instructed to send a copy of these, together with a copy of the drawings prepared by City Engineer Charles of the route selected, to the Commercial clubs in the towns along the proposed line. The clubs will be asked to take official action en the matter. Subscription blanks for stock will be closed and in the event these clubs act in favor of the proposition, which it is believed they will do, they will be expected to subscribe their share in the stock of the company. The articles of incorporation place the capital at $30,000, but this will be added to as demands for more funds arise. Approves of Project. The Richmsnd club has already given approval to the project through its committee. The opinion was expressed at the directors meeting that the Union City, Liberty, Brookville and Harrison clubs would fall in line with the proposition and that the company would become a reality, thus giving positive assurance that the long wished for line will be established. City Engineer Charles, who has been in charge of the survey of the proposed route, spoke briefly on the matter at the meeting, declaring that he had found no serious obstrustions to the economical and quick construction of the line and that he believed it should prove eminently successful. The report of the committee to investigate the "home problem'' with the committee from the Young Men's Business club that it be given the authority to organize a company to engage in the building of houses was granted. Steps will at once be taken by the committee, of which John M. Ixmtz is chairman, to incorporate a company, which, with its capital and the money to be loaned by the two building and loan associations of the city, will construct at first a block of either ten or twenty houses adapted to the needs of persons of moderate means.- The houses will be built for the purpose of ultimate sale to the tenant, according to plans outlined by the committee and given publicity a short time ago. Completed This Spring. An effort will be made, to have the houses in condition for rental by late spring if possible. Several sites are being considered, but nothing definite has been done in this regard. A short time before council passed a resolution last evening, instructins the board of works to buy a car load of oil for sprinkling the streets, the directors had this same question under discussion. The Standard Oil comiCoatinued ca rage Eight.)

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Two prominent members of Washington society. On the left, Mrs. Henry D. Clayton, wife of Representative Clayton from Alabama, and Mrs. Thomas Gore, wife of the senator from Oklahoma.

F. k N. COMPANY TO HAVE NEWJACTORY New Building Will Be Erected Opposite the Plant Now Occupied. The F. & N. Lawn Mower company will soon enlarge its plant by the addition of a building to cost from $15,000 to f23,000, according to information received from a reliable source this morning. The building will be constructed in the most modern style or factory architecture, of concrete and steel, and will be located opposite the present plant, on Washington avenue. It will be two or three stories in height, and in dimension about 50 by 150 feet. At present the working force of the lawn mower company is about 150 to 175 men, and the output between 500 and 600 machines daily. A material increase in both output and working force is expected by officials of the company. The plans of the building will not be drawn up for several weeks, nor is there a definite plan of construction. John M. Lontz, president of the F. & N. will go east tomorrow for a six weeks business trip, in which he will probably inspect a number of lawn mower buildings. Dille and Mt-Guire have already contracted for the construction of abuilding to cost approximately $25,000 which will mean an increase of their output and factory force. The building will be similar to that planned by the F. & N. company. Richmond's lawn mower output will be nearly doubled, it is anticipated. Already the city is one of the greatest lawn mower manufacturing centers in the world. AVOID EACH OTHER No Meeting Between Bryan and Harmon. (America,, News Service) Washington, April 4. Though William Jennings Bryan and Gov. Judson Harmon, of Ohio, have been here two days staying in the same hotel, they have not met. In fact the governor and the thrice-candidate for the Presidency seem to have studiously avoided each other. The fact that both are ere and that they ave not sought the company of each other even for the exchange of common plain courtesies is the subject of much comment. Mr. Bryan, it is known, disapproves of the Presidential candidacy of Gov. Harmon, and since his arrival here it has become known definitely that he favors the Presidential ambitions of Champ Clark. . REPORT ON. FILTER OF SEWAGE ENTERED Delbert Davis of the city engineer's department, has filed his report of the sewage disposed of by the filter, which is located near Eariham college. Through this titer 5,557,800 gallons of sewage passed during the month, or 130 gallons per minute. The filter purifies all sewage west of the river and south of Main " street between First and Ninth street. It was built at a considerable cost by the city, because of a state statute by which the. contents of a 6ewer could not be placed in streams.

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CITV ELECTION ON IN CHICAGO TODAY Contest for Mayoralty Has Been One of Most Exciting Ever Held. (American News Service) Chicago, April 4.. Election day hero was the quietest ever known in Chicago. The weather was inclement. There were a few isolated cases of attempted fraud or illegal voting. . One small riot in the twenty-first ward required blue coats to suppress it, after several persons were slightly hurt. Chicago, April 4. The polls opened at 6 o'clock this morning for what was looked upon as one of the most important municipal elections in the history of Chicago. Keen interest was displayed not only in the mayoralty fight but also in the aldermanic contests in many of the thirty-five ward3 eah of which elects a member of the new city council. The contest for the mayoralty has been one of the most exciting ever witnessed in this city, beginning with the primary election at which nearly a dozen aspirants contended for the Democratic and Republican nominations. rt The candidates chosen were Charles E. Merriam, Republican, and Carter H. Harrison, Democrat. Mr. Merriam is a member of the city council and for a number, of years he has held a professorship of political economy at the university of Chicago. He is generally regarded as the "reform" candidate for mayor and has the support of the various good government organizations. Carter H. Harrison, the Democratic nominee, is a veteran politician who has served three terms as mayor of Chicago. He is a son of the Carter Harrison, who was assassinated in 1893 while serving his fourth term as mayor of the city. In his present candidacy Mr. Harrison has met with bitter opposition on the part of an influential faction of the local Democratic party headed by Roger Sullivan, the Illinois representative on the Democratic national committee. On the other hand, he has received valuable support from William B. Hearst, who is seeking to even up an old score with Roger Sullivan by elecing Harrison mayor. j ' . . The election of aldermen is attracting unusual attention -because -the next council probably will have to de-. cide upon several great municipal undertakings. Among these are regulationof the price of gas and telephone service and construction of a 'passenger subway. The alleged protection of vice and the movement to wipe out several tenderloin districts in the city have also figured in the election campaign. Early this morning the indications were that nearly'90 per cent of the registered vote of 423.589 would be cast before . polls closed late, this afternoon. - , . A RECALL ELECTION. Tacoma, Wash., April r 4. A recall election Is being held in Tacoma "today, this being the third large city in this section to exercise the new privilege within the past two months. The voters are to decide upon the recall of Mayor A. V. Fa wcett, whose policy has not met with approval of a certain element of the citizens. Mayor Fa wcett is a candidate for re-election. His opponents for the office are EL A. Lynn, a former president of the city counciL and W.'AV. Seymour, who is president of the park board and a millionaire. , ...

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NOW UNDER GUARD Federal Jurist Defied Black Hand by Ordering Woman's Conviction. (American News Service) Chicago, April 4. An unusual guard was placed in the federal building.especially about the courtroom occupied by Judge Landis, as a result of his action in ordering a jury to convict Mrs. Santina Pizza, in defiance of a death threat made by the Chicago Mafia. The woman was charged with bringing Caterina Bresci, 17 years old, to the United States for immoral purposes. The black hand warned Judge Landis that he had better not allow the woman to be convicted. Not intimidated by the ' threats, which also had been communicated to the jury, the judge charged them to bring in a verdict of guilty. Scores of secret service detectives are in the city today searching for the men who sent the threats to the federal building. A crisis is feared in the second trial of Gianni .Along, on a charge of sending a black hand letter to a wealthy Italian, which will take plate before Judge Landis tomorrow. To prevent jury tampering a special guard will be placed about the venire as soon as the names are drawn. A SOCIALIST MAYOR Butte, Mont., Follows Example of Milwaukee, Wis. (American Xcws Service) Butte. Mont., April 4. Butte today is the second city in the United States to elect a Socialist mayor. Beside that at the elections yesterday the voters elected Socialist city clerk, police judge and five out of nine aldermen. The new Mayor is the. Rev. L. J. Duncan, a Unitarian minister, and he carried every ward save one. He won from J. J. Quinn, Democrat, . by a plurality of 1,843, the largest ever given in a mayoralty election. In Helena, one Socialist alderman was elected and in the Butte suburb of Walkersville, two Socialist councilmen w ere elected. The election of the socialist's is considered a rebuke to the Democrats who .two years ago elected every, city officer. DIVORCE SUIT OF LANTZ DISMISSED Ralph Iantz, the Milton young man, ' recently . declared of unsound mind, j who is at the county jail awaiting admission to the Eastern Indiana Insane i hospital,- is no .longer seeking a divorce . from ; Mamie Lantz of Grand Rapids. The divorce petition, which was filed in 'the circuit court a "week ago, has been dismissed at Lantz's cost. Steps to release the young'nian on habeas ..corpus proceedings have not materialized. ' In the reading of the civil docket on the circuit court on Tuesday, issues in a number of cases were made up. The divoree proceedings of Ida L. Morton against Howard Morton were dismissed at the plaintiff's costs. F. I Burr and V." S. 'Garner, contractors who recently instituted suit In the circuit court against A- H. Brown, owner of the Westcott hotel, to collect about $"500, has been dismissed at the plaintiffs .cost.-- The complainants were in charge of improvements to the hoteL

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OF CONGRESS Great Demonstration in the Lower House When Harmon and Bryan Met, Smiled and Shook Hands. DEMONSTRATION TO CLARK AND CANNON Senator Kern Takes Oath of Office and Was Center of Keen Interest Senate Scene Calm One. GALLERIES ARE FILLED Swearing in ol New Members in Both Houses Was the Only Business that Was Attempted Today. FACTS ABOUT EXTRA SESSION. Extraordinary session of the Sixty-second congress, which will not meet in regular session until next December. ... . .. .. ; Principal, purpose, to pass the McCall bill, carrying into effect the reciprocity agreement recently concluded with Canada. Session made necessary by the actions of a small minority in the senate composed , In about equal parts of regular and insurgent Republicanswho prevented .action on thye bill at the concluding session of the Sixty-first congress, which ended March 4. Reciprocity bill will certainly be passed, as the Democratic party is committed to the measure and in the vote on the bill in the last house, contributed nearly twice as many "ayes" as Mr. Tail's own party. ' President Taft also will favor the passage of an' act providing for -a --permanent- tariff commission, which wi'd be received with favor by a majority of the Democrats. " Democrats have a large majority in the new house, with Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, as Speaker, w hilo the Republican majority in the. senate is reduced to eight. . Special session is not limited in scope, and either house may attempt legislation not mentioned in the President's recommendations, and in time the session Is limited only by the opening of the regular session in December. . - t Without the approval of the President, and with the probability of his veto, the Democrats will probably undertake a revision of the woolen, cotton, textile and steel schedules of . the . Payne-Aldrich act. Democratic majority in house will also pass the constitutional amendment providing for the election of senators by direct vote of the people. " ' ' ' . House will ., pass . bill admitting Arizona and New Mexico as Btates arid will present it to the senate for action." ; President Taft .may. be asked for further official .explanation of his action in mobolzing troops along the Mexican border. (American News Service) : Washington, April 4. Spectacular scenes iriarked the assemblying of the extraordinary session 'of both houses of the new national legislature at noon today. The joyof political conquest pervaded the air. Champ Clark new speaker, received a great ovation, and "Uncle Joe" Cannon, retiring speaker, was wildly cheered, but the greatest demonstration of all came when William Jennings Bryan and Governor Judson Harmon met and heartily clasped, hands on the floor of the house. All suspicions of icicles having formed between the two great Democratic leaders melted before the tumultuous cheering, members joining with visitors, and all decorum was thrown to the winds. The floors and galleries resounded with applause con(Continued on Page Six) Palladium's Total Daily Average. Circulation (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary LIts. for Week Ending April , 1911. . 6,G0! City Circnlalioa showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary list does not" include sample copies. 5,659