Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 181, 9 May 1911 — Page 1

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t: RIG. B FA .ABOTM BUSIHESS OFFICE PIIOIIE 256G EDITQIAL CZPAUTflEHT PCOHE 1121 AND SUN-TEIJ3GRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 1 HI, RICHMOND, IXD.t TUESDAY EVEXIXG. MAY 9, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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Is Prominent in Washington IliSAIIE HOSPITAL SHOULD BE BUILT SAYS JUDGE FOX ANNUAL SESSION OF INDIANA K. OF C. WAS OPENED ON MONDAY STATE 'EMPOWERED TO PLACE "STREET WALKERS" III HOME

WASHINGTON GETS word of mou DEATHS BY REBELS Taft Outwardly Promises to Intervene Only When Congress Authorizes, But Cabinet Met on Tuesday.

MEXICAN BULLETS RAINED IN EL PASO

Several Americans Killed and Wounded by Random Fire From Both Sides in Battle of Juarez on Monday. (American News Sorvlca) Washington, May 9. President Taft la firm against Intervention unless Con arena authorizes. He held a long cabinet conference this morning. Several congressmen contemplate resolutions to congress demand ing the President to take steps to drive both federals and Insurrectos way from the United State border to guard against the further casualties on United States soil. Major General Duncan wires "Have aent formal protest to Navarro and Madero. Just returned from 8antafe bridge from which the federals can be seen lying In the streets of Juares. Firing Is by Insurrectos against the federals, the former using the river bank as protection. The Insurrectos have captured the Mexican customs house and guardhouses at both Santa fe and Stanton street bridges. Have ordered Into El aPso additional troops to keep back the north aa the postofflce In the center of the city." Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City notified the State eDpartment that the Federal government was pushing preparations to send reinforcements Into Northenr Mexico. Dias shows no Intention to resign.Reports from Consular agents at various parts of Mexico show practical every part of the Mexico rebellion In fuli awing. Col. Steever, commanding ata El Paso, telegraphed the War department that the Insurrectos were bringing cannon against Juares. Apparently the wholo Maderos army la surrounding the city at close range Madero hastened to express regret at the killing and wounding of the Americans. He has taken measures to prevent repetition. MARCH ON CAPITAL 01vestonu May 9. Mexican rebel Junta received word that Gen Fuegero with eight thousand men is marching on Mexico Cty, now about twenty-five miles away. Federala Maneuver. El aPso, May 9. At ten o'clock an lnaurrecto officer In Juares telegraphed to Gen. Maderos camp that the Federals had begun retreat and the Insurrectos had captured the town of Juarez. Heavy firing which continued during the forenoon had 1 died down to a great extent. The opinion prevails here that the federal cavalry was manouverlng to flank the rapid Influx of the Insurrectos into the city. EVERAL WOUNDED TODAY El aPso, May 9. Vincent Pasedcs, n Mexican non-combatant was shot thrdough the heart and Instantly killed while standing In the doorway of the International Rooming-house, Corner Ftth and El Paso streets this morning by a stray bullet. John Buquer waa wounded by a bullet while standing at the Union station. Two young sons of Mrs. Garcia were wounded by stray bullets and one of them Is believed to be dying. A late report says that General Villa la making forced marches with six hundred Insurrectos from Ojinaga and that he will arrive before Juares during the day. Gen. Navarro has been advised that one thousand federal troops under Gen. Rabajo are marching to his aid. Madero also learned of the advance of Rabajo and led a strong ferce to Intercept him and give htm battle. BATTLE OF JUAREZ El Paso, aMy 9. The battle of Juares was resumed at daylight after Gonscales, Gerxa, Alberto, Fuentos and other insurrecto junta leaders had crossed Rio Grande under flag of truce to discuss the termination of hastUltles with Navarro. They soon returned, evidently falling In their mission. "The Insurrectos had a number of "wounded at Mexican and Santa Fe bridges whom the United States troopa refused to allow brought Into 1 Paso. A United States soldier off duty swam acros the Rio Grande and brought two wounded rebels back with him. They were taken to the bospltal here. One of the wounded men said the Insurrectos had abun dant ammunition for machine guns, Navarro had twelve guns stationed about the city. The federal gunners bad orders not to train them In any manner .which would cause the shells to' fall upon United 8taiea soil. El Paso, May 9 Fire persona have been killed and thirteen wounded on American soil by bullets from MeximuI mm Pit RUc)

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One of the prettlest'and most popular belies In Washington society. Miss Dorothy Williams, sister of Mrs. Joseph Lelter, who has secured a promise from Glenn Curtlss that he will take her with him on one of his aeroplane flights during the meet at Washington on May. 7th. Miss Williams has already had one experience at flying in a Curtiss machine, and she Is enthusiastic about it Miss Williams made her debut last year at a large ball given by her sister and Mrs.- Levi :z: Letter in the Lelter "man - sion on Dnpont Circle., She Is a protege of Mrs. Levi Z. Letter, who having married her own daughters to prominent foreigners, now has taken 4 the 'young sister of her daughter-in-law under her chaperonagei

CO, COUNCIL MAKES $600 APPROPRIATION To Meet County's Expense in Threatened . Litigation With T. H I. & E. The Wayne county council on Tuesday morning at a special session appropriated the sum of $600 to be used by the county commissioners in meeting expenses of threatened litigation resulting from the controversy between the county and the T. H. I. & E. traction company concerning the improvement of the National road west of Richmond. The opinion ot the members of the council was that the county had taken the proper course in not consenting to changes in the plans for the improvement as proposed by the traction company. There was no opposition to the voting of funds to meet the first expenses in any litigation that, may result, every member of the council voting aye when his name was called. City engineer Charles who has charge or the National road work appeared before the commissioners during the morning and said that he was at work on the proposed route of the traction line and would be ready within a few days to submit an estimate of the probable cost the traction company would be put to If it reconstructs its line as the plans call for. When this is complete and the commissioners have had time to go over it in detail, the decision will be reached as to the course that will be pursued. There is no question, it is said, that the commissioners will "stand pat" and demand that the traction company comply with the original order and remove its tracks from their present position to a point without the part of the roadway that is to be improved. Money for "Crow Evil.", The county council took official recognition of the "crow evil" by appropriating the sum of $25 to be paid out in bounties for crow heads that may be brought to the county auditor In "blocks- of ten. Two members of the council voted against the appropriation. They were John Judklns, of Cambridge City and W. H. Cook, of Richmond. The farmer members of the council said that crows should be exterminated as they do a real damage to the fruits and field crops. The council made other appropriations as follows: for expense of Wayne county Inmates in State penal and benevolent Institutions, $900. for the Henley bridge, north of Richmond., $600; for the Frailer bridge, north of Williamsburg. $625; for cement floor on Canal brige near Hacerstown. $250.

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' . ' A it. ' j ' mm GIVE H. S, PULPIT Graduating Class Places Order Class Play. This year's graduating class have planned-to give to the school a pulpit for the chapel which will be of mahogany, having a brass plate bearing the inscription "From the class of 1911." The class at a recent meeting appointed a . committee to take this matter in charge and they have placed the order with a local firm. It will be completed June 1. The class has also decided upon a class play which will be presented graduation week in the high school auditorium. The play is entitled "A Scrap of Paper." The members of the cast are Harold Taggart, Robert Land, Charles Twlgg, Brandon Griffis, Stanley Lindstrora, Elsie Hawekotte, Lucy Smyser, Elenora Shute, Pearl Earnest and Marguerite Ferguson. Mrs. Bailey is coaching the cast and rehearsals are held each afternoon. GOMPERS HAS HURT LABOR, BURNS SAYS New York, May 9. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, "will not only be proved a liar, but an ass," by the evidence produced at the trial of the McNamaras. said Milliam J. Burns Monday. "I repeat that Gompers did And out in Indianapolis what the real situation was, and be knows I have evidence to convict all these men. I don't want to try my case in the newspapers. I prefer to leave it to the judge and jury. The only reason I say what I do now about Gompers is that he has attacked my reputation ' "Gompers assertion that this whole case is a frame-up is so ridiculous on the face of it that no person of common sense will pay any attention to it. Gompers' stand is the most harmful thing that has ever happened to union labor." . THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers tonight and Wednesday;; not much change in temperature. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Highest temperature Monday, 79 degrees at 5:30 p. m. Lowest temperature Tuesday; 56 degrees at 7 a. m. Tempereature at 11:30 Tupesday, 73 and rising. Barometer fell rapidly from noon until - midnight Monday; probably showers. Is now stationary but will probably fall soon, indicating; continued rain. Rain fall within the last twenty-four hours, .OS inches. High barometric pressure indicates fair weather, but cooler; low barometric pressure indicates warm weather, but rain.

County Council at Session, Tuesday Visit Jail and See for Themselves Great Need of Insane Ward.,

CONDITIONS NOW ACCENTUATE NEED If Council A'gain Refuses, Steps to Compel Humane Provision Will Be Instituted by Court. The conditions surrounding Charles Pierson, of Fountain City, recently adjudged insane at the county jail, have served to accentuate the need of an insane ward at the jail where persons of unsound mind can be properly cared for, and on Tuesday Judge Fox announced his determination to induce the. county council to make an appropriation for the erection ot such a ward which it refused to do some time ago. Judge Fox stated that if the county council refused again to make an appropriation, that steps to compel them to do so would probably follow and that this might mean the filing a suit for a writ of mandate. "It is a shame and outrage," declared Judge Fox in discussing the confinement of Pierson at the county jail, where it is impossible to care for him properly. Several times he has divest ed himself of all his clothing and gone about entirely nude, and on Monday he made a determined effort to escape from his cell when food was being brought to him. It required four men to subdue him There are approximately seventyflv'e applications for admission to Easthaven ahead of the one for Pierson. Judge Fox summed up his opinion of the case when be said, "Something ought to be done." He declared that he was going to take the matter up with the county councilmen again in an effort to secure an appropriation for an insane ward. All morning the members of the county council,which held its regular meeting Tuesday morning were urged that there was immediate necessity for such action on their part. He did not bring the matter up at the regular sesion of the council, hewever. ' Judge Fox declared that such a condition as. that produced by the confinement of Pierson at the county, jail would be made impossible and an insane ward would now be built, had it not been for Timothy Nicholson and Amos Butler, secretary of the state board of charities, who appeared before the council, advised against the erection of an insane ward upon the county jail grounds, and insisted that it ' be constructed on the county infirmary site. If Timothy Nicholson and Mr. Butler had not raised such opposition, the council would have provided for an insane ward at the county jail, whereas they balked at the opposition and refused to make the appropriation. According to Judge Fox, Mr. Nicholson and Secretary Butler's idea that the insane ward should be erected at the county infirmary is absolutely impractical as be says that it is his interpretation of the law that no person of unsound mind could be sent to the county farm unless he was a pauper. This means that an ' Insane ward at that place would be practically useless. Judge' Fox was supported in this opinion by one of the most prominent members of the Wayne county bar. To the Citixens of Richmond: For three- days, beginning Wednesday, May 17, .Richmond will be host to the thousands of civil war veterans who are. members of the Indiana Department. Grand Army of the Republic. In addiUon the four auxiliary-bodies of the Grand Army will also be entertained by Richmond. Plans for the adequate entertainment of the various organizations have been under way for many weeks and there is every indication of success. Richmond's hospitality Is wellknown and it has never in the past failed to accord a most enthusiastic welcome to the organizations that have come here to hold annual conventions. The same spirit will prevail during next week's encampment and as an outward evidence of this the executive committee asks that the citizens generally decorate their homes and places of business with the NaUonal colors. The encampment committee will attend to the decorations of the streets; the city and county authorities will decorate the various public buildings, and if the business and residential sections of the city are given the same attention they have been during past festival occasions, tho thousands of visitors who will be here ' next week can not mistake the cordial, welcome that will be theirs. The Executive Committee.

Reception and Smoker Tendered Visiting Knights by Richmond Council at the Local Club Rooms.

BUSINESS WAS CONSIDERED ON TUESDAY Rev. Cronin, State Chaplin, Addressed Delegates at St. Andrew's Church Meeting Well Attended. With a smoker and reception, the Richmond council No. 580, Knights of Columbus, opened the entertainment of the tenth annual convention of the Knights of Columbus at the jKnights of Columbus hall, near Fifth and Main streets on Monday night. The opening session was chiefly for the purpose of allowing visiting and local members to become acquainted. The business meetings took place on Tuesday. There are about 100 visiting Knights. The chief feature of the reception were the readings and impersonations of Will A. Taylor, a member of the Knights of Columbus, from Lawrenceburg, Ind. His repertoire included the chariot race from "Ben Hur," the "Fireman's Prayer," R. H. Connell, "Pro and Con," of Leland Powers, and several impersonations in the German negro and Irish dialect. Mr. Taylor's work was received with great enthusiasm by the audience, and he will probably be on the program at several other meetings of the order. Besides the readings and impersonations, several prominent members of the Knights of Columbus, both visitors and local members, made short talks, most of which were of a humorous nature. Those who spoke were the Rev. J. W. Cronin, of Rush vi lie, state chaplain; State Deputy. Charles R. Duffin. the Rev. F. A Roejyof the St. An drews' Catholic "chufchTof Richmond; the Rev. Father Wilkin of Ft. Wayne; the Rev. Father Stanton, John R. Zwissler and William H. Kelley. On Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock the delegates assembled at the Knights of Columbus hall, after which the entire company went to . the . St. Andrew's Catholic' church for high mass. The Rev. Cronin made an address. The election of officers will take place late this afternoon. The race for the office of state deputy prom ises to be a hot one. The present deputy , Mr. Duffin, is a strong candi date, although Will Fox, a prominent Knight of Indianapolis, is said to be popular with many of -the members of the order. It is generally conceded around the convention hall, that Charles Dun, of Richmond, will ,be elected a national delegate. The nom inations will be made from the floor and not by ticket. The appointment of committees re sulted as follows: Committee on auditing William T, Henly, of Logansport, William Lennart, of Ft. Wayne, George Benekart, Bloomington, James A. Kibble, of Indianapolis, and C. F. Hessions, Lafayette. Committee on mileage William J. Recenver, rfew Albany, William H. Shea. Elkhart. John Zwissler, of Richmond, and J. W. McCarthy, of Washington. Committee on credentials J. J. Kasper, .Madison, J. W. O'Brien, Hammond, William J. Vogt, Lafayette, . B. Weissman, Elwood, J. M. Dalton, Bedford. J. J. Hillenbrant, Batesville, and William Blent, Alexandria. Committee on resolutions J. B. Bertley, South Bend, J. M. Jerome, Evansville, J. G. Reidenback, Winamack, and R. T. Caurton, and Hugh Wickens. K. OF C. AT WACO. . . . American News Service) Waco. Tex., May 9. Waco gave a hearty greeting today to the delegates assembled from many cities and towns of Texas to take part in the annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus. After attending high mass at the Church of the Assumption the delegates marched in procession to "Knights of Columbus -hall, where the gathering was formally opened at 1 o'clock this morning. Features of the initial session were an address of welcome by Mayor. Mistrotl and a response by State Deputy, E. C. Orrick, of Fort Worth, and addresses by Alfred Du Perrier, of Beaumont, and several other prominent member; of the order. The delegates held an executive session this afternoon, while the visiting ladies were entertained with an automobile ride about the city. The business of the convention will conclude tomorrow afternoon with the election of officers for the ensuing year. WISCONSIN KNIGHTS. La Crosse, Wis-, Mar 9 At large and representative attendance marked the opening in this city today of the tenth annual convention of the Knights of Corambos of Wisconsin. (Prior to beginning their business ses sion this morning the delegates attended 'the celebration of high mass.

W. A. Regan, Connersville, warden of Indiana Knights of Columbus, The proceedings of the convention will last two days. . In addition to the annual reports and other routine business the program provides for addresses by James Flaherty, supreme knicht of the order, and State Deputy T. L. Harrington of Milwaukee. Sev eral features of social entertainment have been arranged in honor of visit ing ladies. ST. FOR TREIGHT LINE Commercial Club Asks Coun cil to Make No Such Concession to T. H., I. & E. Members of the Richmond Commercial club went on record at the meeting on Monday evening as opposing the use of Main street by interurban freight cars. A resolution was unanimously passed declaring that to allow the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction company such a privilege would be a serious mistake, and asking the city council not to make such a concession to the traction company. Should council be, influenced by .the resolution passed and act accordingly, it will be a direct blow at Mayor Zimmerman. Tbe mayor has .had City Attorney A. M. Gardner draw up a franchise agreement whereby the traction company will , be allowed to use the Main street tracks for freight in the event that they immediately remove tbe tracks from Glen Miller park. The agreement is now in the hands of the traction officials for their signatures. In case it is signed by them it will be presented at council for approval and enactment. . The action of the Commercial club members resulted from the belief that traffic on, Main street would be made exceedingly dangerous by the passing of freight cars on that thoroughfare and also from the opinion that unsightly conditions would be produced. It was pointed out that in other cities of the state where traction lines have been permitted the use of the main street, long trains of freight Interurbans have been held up on the street for long periods of time and have thus congested traffic and given these cities an unsightly appearance. It was pointed out that 'stock is now r being handled by interurban companies and that if such privilege were given the T. H. I. and E. line, Main street might some day. be the scene of passing 6tock cars. A number of prominent merchants who were present at the meeting emphasized the fact that Main street is congested to considerable extent at various times now and that if freight cars were given the use of the street it would make matters far worse. New Traction Line. A report was submitted by the committee in charge of the proposed building of a traction line from Union City to Cincinnati by way 'of Richmond, showing that sufficient stock had been subscribed by prominent Richmond citizens to organize the Eastern Indiana Traction company which shall finance the deal. It was stated that articles of incorporation would be filed within a few days, and an expert will then be secured to go over the route and locate the line. When this is done an effort, will be made to place the rest of the stock of the company with residents in the towns along the proposed route.. The securing of subsidies from the corporaUons through which the line will pass will be the next step. Bonds will then be issued for the remaining amount necessary to construct the line. , v . The committee which assisted the Aftermath club in, the cleaning day movement, reported through its chairman, John E. McCarthy, that a meeting .would be held with a committee representing the citizens of the Fifth ward to determine what shall be done with the award of $25 secured by the ward as apprize for having the largest number ot citizens sign pledges to clean their lawns. "The action of the city In advertising on - Monday for bids for a water franchise was discussed and the committees on insurance and public service corporaUons, - headed " by Sharon E. Jones and William Dudley Foulke respectively, were instructed to keep in touch with the situation. Several other matters of minor importance were touched upon.

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Parents. Who Allow Daughters to Become Delinquent, Guilty of Criminal Neglect, Gardner Declares.

MAYOR DEFENDS THE POSITION OF GIRLS Says It Is Wrong to Brand a Girl Immoral - Simply Because She Walks StreetMan Is Responsible. -- A DAILY EPISODE "Say, Jim, there's a swell looker. observed a street corner loafer to his "pal." "Your right. She's a 'beaaer look at that jane with 'sr. Let's go get 'em. It's a cinch As the girls pass one of the fel-' lows whistles softly. There is a turn of the pretty " head, an experienced wink, unbecoming to sweet sixteen. "Well meet you at Glen MlHer." one girls says. About eleven o'clock that night on returning home, any one of the girls will reply to a question from mother, who has just returned from a card party: "Oh I've been over to Helen's. The "girl question" Is bothering the ministers, the police, and the thinking parents of Richmond, for the number of young girls who seem to almost live on the streets, at the ' picture 6hows, skating rink, vaudeville, etc., is becoming a serious problem. The ranks of girls walking the streets are reinforced day by day. . , . There is a parade of young girls every morning, afternoon and especially every night. The police say there is not a city in the United States where a girl can walk with more safety than Richmond, but Superintendent Gormon is not slow ia condemn ing the parents of these "wandering ' , girls," for permitting their children to roam the public thoroughfares of the city. Mayor Zimmerman has a good word for the girls of the streets, "It seems wrong," declared the mayor on Tuesday morning that the sons of the family can go down town, shoot their billiard balls and smoke cfgarets, but the girls have to stay at ' home. They want to be down town the same as the fellows." Why is it." he continued, "if a girl walks the streets should be branded immoral.;' It's the man or boy who brands her who is wrong. Let us not speak 1 hard of the street girl, and question her purity, but Instead let us feel that she is pure. Don't doubt It. Treat her as you would treat a girl in her own home. Then they will be pure. When you go, to see a girl, take her to the theater, send her flowers. -Don't hold her arm or her hand. Don't put your arm around her. "Don't kiss her. Men for the most part are evil, minded." The mayor railed at the hypocritical reformer, -who preaches, "Do as I. say ; but not as I do." He said the reason ' the reform movements usually failed was because the reformers : were immoral and impure themselves. ' , A In conclusion. Mayor Zimmerman , said the pretty little girls who walk the street are naturally pare, and will be so as long as men or boys permit them to be so. But he said he favored the movement to keep them off the street for "there Is no use to subject' any girls to temptations offered by ' unscrupulous men." " " .'' The mayor declares that the children of any parents can be taken' away from them, no matter whether , they are wealthy or not. He says the ; neglect could be shown by permitting the girls to roam the streets,' when their parents were at card parties, theaters, or entertaining company nt home. ; He admitted, however, .It Is mostly the tioorer class of girls that, are on the streets. He mentioned the lure of good clothes and money and their results. - City attorney Gardner says he believes that the girls of the parents . who neglect tbem can be taken from tbe parents by the state and placed in -a home.' "It is certainly criminal neglect," he said. MAYOR DEFENDS HIS THEORY OF ECONOMY Mayor Zimmerman said on Tuesday morning that tbe city, official who claimed he did not persuade council to pass the ordinance which abolished the office of city judge, does not know what he is talking about. The mayor said be asked council to do this and they approved his suggestion. "I wanted, to be police judge for' I enjoy the work,". said the mayor. , ; Regarding the - statement that he' was not responsible for saving money to the city by being a member of the board of works, the mayor said that the statement was untrue. "Right now.", he said, "if I wanted council to pass an ordinance changing -the boards fworks I could do it." . Mayor SSerman was nomiasttL. for mayor in ;y. ; The Schillingr council passed the : CTiinance abolishins the office of city xe In AnrlL - :

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