Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 153, 11 April 1911 — Page 1

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NUSBAUM SPEAKER Oil THE MERCHANT AS AJITY ASSET Well Known Business Man Reads an Interesting Paper Before Members of . the Commercial Club.

OILING OF STREETS APPROVED BY CLUB Reports on House Building and Traction Projects Received Building Code Is Now Revised. A very interesting paper by Lee B. Nusbaum. on "The Morrhant as a Community Asset," which whs followI'd by m discussion led by Sharon K. Jones, reports from various committees, and ii resolution commending the notion of I he city ofllcials In determlnining ujton a test of oil treatment of streets to eliminate the dust nuisance featured the meeting of tho Commercial club last evening. Tho litiortance of a merc hant being public spirited and taking an Interest In enterprise for tho welfare of the community us well hb In his own private business, was the general theme of the address by Mr. Nushuum. It Is in this way ho mild that the merchant heroines tho greatest asset to the community. "It is true that every citizen should be public spirited and display an In telligent Interest In public affairs," dr dared Mr. Nusbaum. "but there Is a special reason for the merchant's in t crest. Not that he seeks or expects KIH'cial favors for his business, but because the prosperity of his trade will depend upon the encouragement and promotion of those movements that muke for the betterment of (he entire community. He must share In the common prosperity of the city. Bigger Than Business. "Hut again let It be said that the man Is bigger than his business.' "On the face of a marble slab in n foreign country these words are Mid to be Inscribed concerning a character whose bones we may believe rcBt In peace beneath M 'Horn a man, died a grocer.' "It Is feared that his life has been emulated by loo many modern 'merchants. The appeal of trade wit It the enticements of Its profits, the compulsion of Increasing business and the burden of Its cares have too often narrowed the range of life from the broader manhood to the confines of a mere tradesman life and outlook. The st ult Ideation of the man seems sometimes to progress conveTsely with the development of the merchant, until the man Is utterly lost. The higher manhood should not succumb in the struggle for existence, for financial success. The man owes the community a debt because of what the community has dono for him as man. Certain conditions which make merchandising profitable to him and consequently enrich him. enlarging his capacity for public service have in them elements of peril to the public also. The concentration of population In our cities presents the city problem and the city peril. Recent census returns show that urban population has Increased almost three times as fast as the rural population In the last decade. In other words, 73 per cent of the total increase in population has been In cities of twenty-five thousand or .more." Remarks By Jones. In leading the discussion which followed tho reading of tho paper Sharon 12. Jones in addition to emphasizing the points brought out by Mr. Nusbaum told of a few things which he believed the community owed the merchant. Chief among these was that the home trade should be given to the local merchants. He said that the modern tendency of ordering through mall order houses was bad for the buyerTn that the price was very often higher than what the article could be bought for from the local merchant. nd was often of inferior quality. Also it was bad for the merchant he said, in that It reduced his patronage and took money outside the city Instead of keeping In within circulation. Among those who joined In the discussion were Charles Shiveley, rr. Bond, Folger Wilson. Prof. I. K. Neff. Herbert S. Weed and It. n. Johnson. A matter of Imiortance also, was tho appointment of a committee com(Continued on Page Eight.) THE WEATHER HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Illgest tenicperature yesterday, r.ti degrees at 4: SO p. m. Iiwrst temperature today, 40 degrees at :H a. m. Temperature at ll:Srt today. f,o degrees and rising. Barometer is high andhas been falling slowly since Mon ton aj noon, win prooaoiy ootid up and more than likely rain. High barometric pressure Indicates fair weath er but cooler; low barometric press ure indicates warm weather but rain. STATE AND LOCAL Showers tonight and Wednesday. Warmer Wednesday.

TO THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND: Friday, April 14th, has been set asi.le for Raising fuuds for the G. A. R. State Kncampmcnt which is to be held in Richmond. May 17th. 18th and 1th. All the money is to be raised on that day and under no condition will a second call be made for funds. As this is the last G. A. R. Encampment that will be held in Richmond the committee is planning to make it. surpass anything ever held here: but to do this it will tak about $.",000.00. all of which must be raised by popular subscription. Tho business sections of the city have been divided and committees assigned to the various sub-divisions, committees have also been appointed for the shops that will permit contributions to be taken, but there arc a large number of the people of Richmond that the committee cannot reach. It is the desire of tho committee that every citizen of Richmond be given an opiortunity to contribute to this cause, no matter how small the contribution may be. Headquarters will be opened at the office of Western Union Telegraph Company at ih and Main Streets, where all reports of committees are to be received and where any contribution may be made on Friday between the hours of 12 noon and '. p. rn. Wc would respectfully urge that you co-operate with the committees in charge and lighten as much as pouslhle the work of raising the amount required. We would urge that you give the matter your earnest consideration and if the committee does not reach you. cither tolephonc in to headquarters or send your contribution direct. The G. V R. 1!U Encampment should go down in history as the greatest of them all. I't Richmond show her sister cities in the State that we are not lacking in hospitality and patriotism. To do this your co-operation is needed. FRIDAY, APRIL 14TII -between 12:00 noon and 6 p. m. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WIPE DESERTION CASEJAS HEARD Penny Case Probably Will .End Today Ex-sheriff Lawyers' Victim. Indications were late Tuesday afternoon that the petit jury of the Wayne circuit court would receive the case of the state against Chalmers Penny, a local young man, charged by his wife, Achsah Penny, with desertion. Tho attorneys for the state, including Prosecuting Attorney Charles Ladd Ieputy Prosecuting Attorney R. K. Shiveley closed the state's evidence at 1 o'clock and Wilfred Jessup. attorney for the defendant, called the latter on the Hand. Penny's testimony covered the entire criod of their married life and he entered denial to not providing his wife with clothing and other necessities and to deserting her. He said they were married at Dublin on July 23, fllOt!, and the wife alleged he deserted her In December, 1S8. He is now employed at the Richmond Casket company. Penny was arrested In January. Kx-Sherlff Linus Meredith was called to the stand to testify to mere matters of detail, in themselves not imIHirtant, and the attorneys took a few minutes off to enjoy a "kidding match" with the former official, who likes nothing better. After leading him on, the attorneys asked Mr. Meredith whether he had not made the best sheriff the county ever had. Ho blushed, something rare for the former official, now a leading contractor of the city. He was then asked whether he did not. swear to the fact he had made the best sheriff the county ever had. Again, another blush, but this time the ex-sheriff's lips moved, and the generally accepted version of his unspoken remark was "go to grass." He then asked to be excused. SCHOOL CHILDREN ASKED TO ASSIST To Form Living Design, "G. A. R." During the Parade of the Veterans. Assistance of the school children in the lower grades of the public schools has been asked by the executive committee of the G. A. R. encampment. It having been planned by a sub-committee, including Captain Paul Cornstock, chairman. Dr. F. S. Anderson and Iafayette Larsh. to have the children occupy a mammoth stand on Tenth and North A streets, which will be the concluding point of the veteran's parade at the state encampment of the G. A. R., which is to be held here in May. The children who occupy the stand will be dressed in red. white and blue. There will bo several hundred and if tho plans can iossibly be carried out the larger number will be dressed in blue making a field of this collor. In the center will be two rows of girls dressed in white caps and capes, arranged so as t form the letters. G. A. R. The border will be two rows of girls dressed in red. 'From the stand and extending to Eleventh street along North A will be seated several hundred more children on low stands. They will also be dressed in patriotic colors. It can well be imagined what a pleasing effect this will be. Superintendent T. A Mott of the public schools has been sounded on the project and he will place the matter before the school board at Its next meeting. Compliance with the committee's request undoubtedly will be given. Heretofore the living flag, composed entirely of children, has been the display feature of the parades of the state encampment, and if the plans for this feature are carried out this year, the change would be distinctly pleasing and equally appropriate, since the symbolic effect would be Juat as patriotic as, though the children were arranged in a living flag.

CLEVELAND TODAY

EXPublic Buildings Draped and Flags Are Flying at Half-mast. American News Servb-e) Cleveland. O.. April 11. All Cleve land is in mourning today for Tom L. Johnson, lour times mayor and form cr congressman from this district, who died last night at S:4o o'clock after a lingering illness. Public buildings are draped in black and flags are flying at half mast in honor of the man who had fought so hard for his three-cent street car fare principle here. Many telegrams and cablegrams of condolence were received from England, for while he was on his tour of England, Mr.. Johnson created a favorable impression by his speeches and made many warm friends. A memorial service will be held in this city which will be attended by admirers of the late statesman from many sections of the United States as well as from tho state of . Ohio. The "body will then lie In state before it is taken to Brooklyn for burial At the Johnson home in the Whitehall ii part men ts today there was a constant procession of prominent residents of Cleveland who left expressions of sympathy for the widow. It was only the Iron will of the former mayor which kept him alive during the last five days of his life while he was battling valiantly against death from cirrhosis of the liver. His friends declare that he literally sacrificed his life for a principle. His long, tireless fight for the Scent fare on street cars in Cleveland against the tremendous odds placed in his way by opiwnents of the scheme undermined his health and he never completely recovered from this drain on his vitality. ASK FORFRANCHISE For Richmond in the Northern Indiana League. Considerable mystery surrounds the application of baseball promoters who declare they represent local interests in asking the Northern Indiana Baseball league for a franchise for Richmond. At a meeting of the league at Wabash Sunday, which was attended by representatives from Huntington, Lafayette, Marion, Bluffton and Logansport. petitions were presented by parties representing Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo and Richmond asking for berths. Two of them will be included, selections to be made during the week. At a meeting in Wabash next week the schedule for the league will be adopted. Who the parties are who are asking a franchise for. this city is not known for they are keeping their identity well concealed. The Starr baseball team, which has the lease to Athletic park, will play independent ball, according to those interested in this team. Vlarence Jessup, who has been at the head of a number of baseball projects here declares he is not after the franchise and has not been consulted by any one in the matter. There is a bare possibility that some outside parties are asking the franchise and expect to either lease for the sea son the Beallview park diamond, or the Fairview diamond. The Beallview park will be leased to the highest bidders at a meeting of the directors of the South Side Improvement association this week. MANUFACTURING OF COTTON DISCUSSED (American News Service) Boston, Mass.. April 11. Many questions relating to cotton manufacture will be discussed at the annual meeting of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, which will begin a two days session in this city tomorrow. Many of the southern members of the association arrived in Boston today in anticipation of the meeting.

MOURNS

MAYOR

DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS TONIGHT TO DRAFT PLANS

If Advice of Ways and Means Committee Is Accepted, Canadian Reciprocity Will Pass First. VOTES OF FARMERS TO BE ANGLED FOR Bill to Be Offered Lowering Duties on Agricultural Implements and Other Farmers' Supplies. (American News Service) Washington. April 11. The house Democrats will caucus tonight in the hall of the house to decide on their legislative program for the session. If the caucus decides to accept the recommendations made by the majority of the Ways and Means committee the Canadian reciprocity agreement will be submitted to the house and passed in advance of any other legislation. Then will come tariff legislation. The day after the reciprocity bill is reported to the house, the majority of the Ways and Means committee, according to the plan to be submitted to the caucus tonight, will offer a bill lowering duties on agricultural implements and on supplies which the farmer Is obliged to buy. There will Vie about a hundred articles in this bill, nearly all of the reductions designed chiefly for the benefit of the farmer. List of the Items. The items will be taken from a number of schedules, and will include boots, shoes, reapers, plows, harness, and sadlery, harvesters, twine, bag ging, and many other articles that draw upon the farmer's pocketbook in the course of the year. 9 It was originally planned to attempt a revision of the woolen schedule, but on second thought the Democratic leaders have decided to recommend the introduction of a sort of-companion-piece to the Canadian reciprocity, bill. It has been the cry of the Insurgents and many regulars in the senate to say that" they cannot vote for the reciprocity bill because it draw-s upon the farmer and gives him nothing in return. The bill which the Democrats will introduce immediately after the reciprocity bill is designed to cut ground from under these objections.- It will be u measure to compensate the farmer for the concessions he is supposed to make in the proposed reciprocity agreement. HAS WIFE TROUBLES G. Burroughs Can't Get One to Live with Him. (American News Service) San Antonio, Tex., April ll.-r-George Burroughs, registering from Lamar, Missouri, is in San Antonio on a wife hunt. Nothing out of the ordinary in such cases marks Mr. Burroughs' experience, except the fact that he is now looking for the second woman who had deserted his home in the past seven years. To use his own language he has been wrecked twice on the sea of matrimony. He got his first wife in Evansville, Ind. She was a milliner with some means and a decided Inclination for fancy hats, according to Burroughs' story. He remonstrated with her relative to the loudness of her headgear. This started something and shortly aftsr that Mrs. Burroughs No.l started. She came directly to San Antonio. Burroughs followed her here, found her, but failed to patch up the case. Later, he secured a divorce of the Indiana variety at Evansville. Two years later, he married a Miss Mamie Sweet at Sedalia, Mo. According to Burroughs' story, she was not as sweet as her name indicated. About a month ago she disappeared from home. Following the example of wife number one. she came directly to San Antonio. Finding that his recreant spouse was in this city Burroughs came here, not however for the purpose of inducing wife number two to return to him, but in an effort to get in possession of $1,200 that he declared she carried away in an inside pocket or securely done up in her hair. G. A. R. VETERANS AT FRESNO, CALF. (American News Service) Fresno. Cal., April 11. Fresno is profusely decorated in the national colors in honor of the Grand Army veterans of California and Nevada, whose annual department encampment opened here today for a session of three days. Nearly 2.000 visitors are in the city, including many members of the Woman's Relief Corps,. Sons of Veterans and other organizations affiliated with the G. A. R The spectacular feature of the program will be the big street parade tomorrow.

FIFTY YEARS AGO SATURDAY A DATE LONG REMEMBERED

Crowds Thronged Main St. to Hear President Lincoln's Call to Arms to Save the Union. ENLISTMENTS WERE STARTED NEXT DAY William P. Benton, First to: i Enlist, Was Mustered Out! at the Close of War with Rank of General. Fiftieth anniversaries of various historic events at the outbreak of the Civil war. particularly those events which were the immediate cause for President Lincoln's proclamation, calling for troops and summoning congress to convene on July 4, 1861, follow one after another this week. To the older pioneer residents of Richmond these anniversaries bring back memories of the stirring days in Wayne county, following the historic incidents at thcstart of the great conflict. Fifty years ago Monday, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, appointed by the confederate government to reduce Fort Sumter began his campaign and was instructed to demand the surrender of the federal fortification from Anderson. The anniversary of Anderson's refusal is today. Fifty years ago tomorrow morning at daylight will be the anniversary of the first shot fired upon Fort Sumter. This fire was kept up until April 14, when Anderson had to surrender. News of Surrender. With the news of the surrender, President Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers and summoning congress into special session for July 4. Though every part of the North was stirred by these first events, it was on the occasion of the receipt of the President's proclamation that 'the greatest excitement was displayed here. The fiftieth anniversary of this local event is Saturday.- . For the purpose of learning the lat- j est news Richmond residents and many from other parts of the coun- ! ty crowded Main street on April 15, 1861. A bon fire was started and patriotic speeches were delivered. Patriotism ran rife and it was late before the citizens returned to their homes. On the following day, the fiftieth anniversary of which will be Sunday, Governor Morton sent to Richmond a recruiting officer, who opened his office over Main and Marion streets, now Main and Sixth streets, near where the meeting of the evening before was held. First One to Enlist. The first to enlist was William Plummer Benton, an attorney who had achieved considerable renown in his profession, and who was a' veteran of the Mexican war, having served in Company K, commanded by Captain S. S. Tucker, in the U. S. Regiment of Mounted Riflemen which company was the first to enter Mexico City upon its fall. On the following day Benton went to Indianapolis and was the first Wayne county man to receive a commission, which was dated April 17, 1861. He enlisted to serve three months. Benton was the most active of all the first recruits who responded in Wayne county to President Lincoln's call to arms. This, combined with his knowledge of warfare gained in the Mexican campaigns, led the other members of the company, on the day following Benton's enlistment, to elevate him from private to the rank ! of captain, his selection being unani mous. Captain Benton's company was hastened to the South and he was soon promoted to. Colonel of the Eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers and commanded it at Rich Mountain. After three months, at the expiration of his enlistment, he was authorized

j re-enlist and reorganize the regiment ers of the property. The Thalia was jand did so, reporting to General Fre- erected in 1826 and was christened !mont, September 14. 1861. His regi-!the Old Bowery Theater. The struc'ment was placed in the van-guard ofjture was practically destroyed by fire Fremont's army and served in the) four times and each time it was rebuilt ; memorable campaign in Missouri and jand opened within ninety days. It was ! Arkansas. the first theater in the world to be ' Promoted to General. ' lighted by gas. The house w as the He commanded a brigade at Pea 1 scene of Edwin Forrest's first appearI Ridge, and was promoted to Brigadier- ance as a tragedian, in 1826; of Mali1 General for gallantry. He was in the -bran's last appearance in America, in battles of Port Gibson, Champion 1827; of Charlotte Cushman's debut as Hills. Black River Bridge, the siege of Lady Macbeth, in 1836, and of the first j Vicksburg, Jackson and Mobile. At j production of "London Assurance," in

Jackson he was wounded. At the jj 842. In 1879 the building was acclose of the war he returned to Rich-(quired by William Kremer, owner of moud and resigned his commission, i the Atlantic Gardens, next door, and

He resumed the practice of law. JUSTICE HUGHES IS CONGRATULATED (American News Service) Washington, April 11. Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes received the congratulations of- his colleagues on the United States supreme court j today, this being the forty-ninth annii versary of his birth. Justice Hughes is the youngest member of the su preme court and will have to serve twenty years more before be will be eligible to retire on full pay.

PROCLAMATION

Richmond. Indiana. April 10, 1911. To the People of the City of Richmond, Indiana: The coming State Encampment. G. A. R. of Indiana, is to be held in the City of Richmond, May 17, 18, 19, 1911, and every citizen desires to assist in making this meeting a memorable one. Our city is complimented in being chosen. To do our part we must raise certain necessary funds. The committee In charge asks the city administration to designate a day for collection of such money. Therefore. Friday, April 14th, 1911, from 12 o'clock noon, until midnight is selected for such campaign, and Cvery person is requested to assist with contributions in any amount he can give. W. W. ZIMMERMAN, B. A.BESCHER, Mayor. City Clerk. OR, HYDE GRANTED HEW JRIAL TODAY The Missouri Supreme Court Gives Convicted Murderer of Swope, Verdict. (American News Service). Jefferson City, Mo.. April 11 Dr. B. Clark Hyde, the pathologist, who was convicted of the murder o Col. Thos. H. Swope, millionaire philanthropist of Kansas City, was today granted a new trial by the supreme court. Two main points involved were the contentions of his lawyers that the indictment was faulty and the testimony regarding the deaths of three other heirs of the immense estate under similar circumstances, was incompetent and prejudicial. The allegations- made by the state against Dr. Hyde involved the attempted tnurder of the whole Swope family, all heirs of the Swope estate, to get control, for himself and wife, of the Swope millions. APPREHEND A NEGRO On Suspicion He May Have "" Robbed a Store. Eugene Duval 1, a negro youth of about 18 years, who was recently paroled from the Indiana reformatory, is confined in the city jail charged with the burglary of a small amount of cash from the drug store of Michael Quigley, corner of Main and Fourth streets at an early hour Monday morning. He was apprehended on a C. & O. train at , Losantville yesterday evening by Patrolman Henry Vogelsong. He had gone to Losantville on a freight in the afternoon, and had jumped onto the passenger train when it Arrived there later, in an effort to ride "blind baggage" to Muncie. Duvall denies absolutely the enter- ! ing of the Quigley drug store and ap propriating the money which had been left in the cash drawer. The youth was very reticent on the subject when taken into the superintendent's office this morning, and all that was obtained from him by Superintendent I. A. Gormon was a stubborn denial of any complicity in the act and a profession of entire ignorance in the matter. However, Chief Gormon declares he believes he has the right man without a doubt and says that the evidence in his hands is enough for conviction. The evidence which he refers to is believed to come from the same source from which emanated the report of Duvall's hurried departure from the city yesterday afternoon. END OF A FAMOUS GOTHAM PLAYHOUSE (American News Service) New York, April 11. The old Thalia Theater on the Bowery, the oldest and at one time the most famous playhouse in New York, was put up for sale at public auction today to wind toiuo ne William Kremer estate, ownmade into a German theater. Of late years the house has been given over exclusively to Yiddish drama. KNIGHTS OF HONOR HOLDING A MEETING (American News Serviced Louisville, Ky April 11. Louisville which was the birthplace of the order in 1ST?, is entertaining this week the annual meeting of the Kentucky grand lodge of the Knights of Honor. Grand Director Edward Dreier of this city is presiding over the sessions, which will continue for several days.

INSURGENTS WERE ' GIVEN FAT PLUMS BY LEADER MAtlll

Progressive Wing of the Party Placated Today by Good Assignments on House Committees. UNCLE JOE CANNON GETS HIS OLD JOB Ex-speaker Will Serve on Appropriations Committee Two Radicals to Committee on the Rules. (American News Service) Washington, April 11. Minority Leader Mann placated the Insurgent wing of the party today by giving practically all of them better berths than they had during the last session, when they were punished by Speaker Cannon by being relegated to minor committees. Crumpacker. the only Indiana Republican congressman, was assigned to the census committee. Mann himself took no committee assignments. He is designated simply as "chairman of conferences." Uncle Joe Cannon goes back to his old place on the appropriations committee. Seven surviving Republicans of the ways and means committee retain their places. Dwight, the eighth survivor, goes on appropriations. Berger," the Socialist, is given a place on the District of Columbia committee. Meaning of the Plan. The full meaning of the plan of the minority leader and other Republican regulars to placate insurgents of the party was revealed today when soon after the house convened Mann presented minority assignments to various standing committees. A number of house, insurgents are ranking minority members of various' committees. Haugen of Iowa stands first among the Republicans on the committee of agriculture. Cooper of Wisconsin, is ranking minority man ou elections, number three; Prouty of Minnesota, on elections number one; Lindberg of Minnesota, on claims; Morse of Wisconsin, on war claims; Gardner of Massachusetts, ou immigration; and Hubbard of . Iowa, on the committee- on expenditures in the department of justice. Insurgents secured representation on . every committee of importance excepting Ways and Means, where the old Republican members hold ever. Among the choice assignments banded out to the insurgents, who claimed they were discriminated against under the Cannon regime, are the following: Norris of Nebraska, judiciary committee; Cooper of Wisconsin, and Kendall of Iowa, foreign affairs; Expert, Volstead and Pickett , of Iowa, public lands; Victor Murdock, post offices and post roads; Kent, the new California insurgent, civil service and industrial arts and expositions. Radicals en Rules. The important rules committee will have two of the radical insurgents. Madison of Kansas and Lenroot of Wisconsin. Regulars on the rnles committee are Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Wilson of Illinois. Woods, an Iowa insurgent, finds a plaoe on the claims committee and industrial arts and expositions. Good, of the same state goes to the big committee on aipropriaUons. Akin, of 25th New York district, who ran as a Democrat but who has turned "independent," has been taken into the "minority fold, his assignments being to the committee on education and that on enrolled bills. ENGLEY LIBRARY IS DISPOSED OF TODAY (American News Service) Boston. Mass., April 11. Book "collectors and dealers from various parts of the country were on hand today for the opening of the sale of the private library of the late Eugene Engley of Colorado. The sale is one of the most notable that has taken place in Boston in several years, Mr. Engley, who was at one time attorney general of Colorado, devoted many years of his life to the collection of a valuable library that included many editions de luxe and Americana and genealogy. Among the lots are rare Boston tewspapers of the early colonial period, and work3 on Indian history including the rare Cherokee laws. Palladium's Total Daily Average Circulation (Except Saturday) lBcI?:d!ns Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending April 8, 1911. 6,686 City Circnlalion showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary list does not include sample copies. 3&5S