Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 192, 20 May 1911 — Page 1

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Last Fighting Before the Rebel Army Captured Juarez MEXICAN DOVE OF PEACE AGAIN HAS CAUSE FOR PANIC T T WEST GOVERNMENT MADE ITS LUMBER QUIZ

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DLAME IS PASSED AR0UI1D Oli LOCAL ALLEUOIIOITIOHS Councilmen Blame Board, the Board Blames Street Commissioner, Who Hands It to the Police.

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POLICE RETURN IT IN LIBERAL DOSES

One Being Administered to Street Commissioner and One to Council City Hall Is "Wrought Up." The Ire of Superintendent Gormon of the police department has been aroused by the statement of D. C. Genu, street commissioner, that the police department should look after obstructed alleys. Gormon said that If Oenn would attend to his duties he believed he could attend to those of the police department. He stated the department members do not have time to go through the alleys and act as trash men. Upon hearing that Street Commissioner Genn alleged the police were at fault on the alley cleaning and obatructlng question. President Hammond of the board of works made a statement in which he said, that while the alleys are not In nearly so bad a condition as the councilmen alleged last Mondsy night, Genn had full pow er to keep the alleys in condition; that it was part of his duties and that he should go ahead with his work with out running to the board with every little question raised. What Hammond Says. Hammond said that It was all "rot about the street commissioner having bo authority," as it was claimed by the councilmen Monday night.' "Of course' said Mr. Hammond, "he is not supposed to go ahead with any new improve ment without first getting the consent of the board of works, but as to em ploying enough men to run his de partment, that's up to him. "It is not the duty of the police to go around inspecting alleys, but of course It they aee any serious obstruction of alleys, they should report it, or notify the property owners to clean up the alley. Much trouble is occa stoned by the property owner's carelessness, In placing trash, garbage and ashes in alleys without ' receptacles. One trouble also Is that. Richmond people are used to better streets and al leys than the residents of any other clUes. Of course theycan't be blamed, and the board wants to uphold the city's reputation." Chief Gormon says if the street commissioner doesn't want to attend to his duties, "let him quit," and not place the blame on the police. This for Council. "The councilmen are often sorry they say things," also declared Superintendent Gormon. "because what they say gets Into print and then somebody kicks. Let 'em do their duty and not shirk." The statements of Councilmen Engelbert and Wehhaupt at the meeting last Monday night seems to have stirred up a big "row" at the city hall, for all departments are seeking to put the blame for the alleged bad alleys onto some other department. Councilmen blamed the board; the board blamed Genn; Genn blamed the police ' and now Superintendent Gormon "takes a fall out of the councilmen and ths street commissioner. Mayor Zimmerman refuses to get In the contention, claiming he knows nothing about the matter. One of the city officials stated that the alleys are not In a very unsanitary condition, although It is admitted some are dirty. This season, especially, it is said, usually finds the alleys In dirty and unsanitary condition. ARRAIGNMENT WAS POSTPONED TODAY Louis Eckels, charged with assault and battery on emmltte Alrranaco. an Italian connected with the Young Buf falo Wild West show, which was here a week aco, Thursday, was brought Into the Wayne circuit court on Sat urday morning, but his arraignment was postponed until next week, inas much as the condition of the Italian Is still serious. The attending physi cian, however, does not believe the blow on his head will prove fatal, de spite the fact that Alfransco's talk is Incoherent and might Indicate that his mind was affected. Eckels declares he was provoked In making the attack. having been cursed and nagged on by the alleged offending tentman. THE WEATHER T ATI bowers tonight and Sunday. LOCAL Thunder showers and cooler tentsht and Sunday.

The last day of the fighting at their lives through a cross fire from COUNTY BOARD TO HAVE JJCH WORK Two Important Questions to Be Up at the Meeting on Monday. When tho county commissioners meet on Monday two questions of importance to the people of the county will likely, come up and action Is some form taken. One is the decision as to what course to pursue in the controversy with the Terre Haute, India napolis and Eastern Traction company regarding the company "occupying the improved section of the National road j within the township when it is completed, and the other is consideration of the Insane question. With the report of special engineer for the county, Fred Charles, as to the cost of the traction company removing its tracks to the south side of the highway from the corporation line .to the Wayne-Center township line filed, the commissioners have all data before them, even the company's proposition. It was represented to the county that If the tracks were removed from their present location and placed south of the . curb line, it .would cost .the company $25,000 for grades, fills, re taining walls, etc. Special engineer Charles declares the. work can be done for at least half the company's . estimate. It has been the impression from statements of the commissioners that in case Mr. Charles's estimate was much less than that of the company. then the county could see, no reason for changing the original specifica tions for the Improvement of the high way and at the time of their adoption by the commissioners, accepted by the company as suitable to its interests. Drawings for the erection of several wards at the pail for the confinement of insane, held by the county for Bafe keeping, while waiting admittance to the state institution,' probably will be ready to be submitted to, the commissioners at this meeting and pave the way for the board drawing up an ordinance for the appropriation of the funds required, not more than $6,000. The county council must pass on this ordinance and no doubt will do so favorably, as there has been a great change of opinion manifested among the council members within the past two or three months as to the need of such. a ward. At a meeting in Febru ary the council denied ' money for a purpose of this character, although in that case, the county infirmary waa the site determined upon as -the place for the proposed location of the custodial wards for county insane. The express purpose of the meeting of the commissioners on Monday will be to consider some bridge matters of minor importance, but its is more than probable that these pending and more important questions will be brought up by Chairman Beeson. NOT TO SET ASIDE JELSAYSKY CASE Effort to have the complaint in the damage suit of Louis A. Jelsavsky against the Richmond, Ind., Manufacturing company set aside on demurrer was overruled by special judge W. A. Bond in the circuit court on Saturday morning. The complainant was about fourteen years old at the time of accident when one of his hands caught In the machine which he was operating and severely mashed and bis fingers cut off. He is asking $5,000 damages for the injuries. The court ruled that the plaintiff may have been negligent but did not bold he was guilty of contributory negligence.

Juarez rebels firing on the church the bull ring.

EARLHAM HEARING GOAL DAY BY DAY ' ; . ' When All Returns for Today Are in It Is Expected to Have $16,000. EARLHAM CAMPAIGN FUND. Previously acknowledged . ... $H,420 Today's pledges . 1,101 Total Today $15,521 Earlham is today 41.101 nearer to the goal , of $50,000 which is to be reached on or 'before Commencement Day June 21. Pledges in this amount have been received at the headquar ters of the campaign committee since yesterday afternoon. "We are very much pleased,' saUl Morton C. Pearson, chairman of -the campaign committee today,' "and we expect to make a big showing every day from npw on. It has taken some time to get perfectly organized, but all of our men and women are at work now. With what we are likely to receive in the late mails today, our to tal should be close to $16,000 as the week closes. I regard that as completely satisfactory. We should not miss a day next week and I am confident that by next Saturday night we will be able to announce a total that will surprise you." There were thirty-three pledges in the total of $1,101 as reported today, , making an average of about $33 to each subscription. In fact they ranged from $1. to $100, $100 being the largest amount pledged by an individual. ' There were, however, seven $100 pledges, made by D. W. Edwards, of Indianapolis, M. I Johnson, W. A. Macey. A. C. Johnson and O. A. Stubbs, of Lewisviile; ; S. C. ReesTbfl Kokomo, and Amos Carter, of Plainfield. To Canvass Wayne. , Wayne county, outside of Richmond, will , receive attention next week. Beginning Monday, friends ' of Earlham and members of the Friends' church will be visited by teams of solicitors who will have had the benefit of an entire week's coaching and preparation. It had been intended to launch the campaign of this territory early this week, but because of the press of business among those who are to conduct the canvass, it was found impossible to do so. ' Instead, a preliminary campaign of education was inaugurated and this, it Is believed,' will make next week's canvass more than ordi narily productive. Chairman Pearson feels that the people of Wayne county are proud of Earlham college and that they will support the institution in this appeal. "Earlham has a big future and a big opportunity if only it can throw off this debt of $50',000," said Chairman Pearson. "And we are going to throw it off. That's all there is to it. This campaign is going to win. Let no one doubt that. Pledges are coming in at a rate that assures success and I know the people of Wayne county will not be missing when the pledge cards are counted." DECIDE ON SITE FOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL At the hearing by County Superintendent C. O. Williams to determine the site for district school house in Jefferson township, he decided for the petitioners, numbering twenty-six. against nine remenstrators. The new building will be located at Five Points, a mile. west of Hagerstown, on land to be purchased from A. N. Stout. The old building in this district was 'condemned by the county health officer. Dr. J. E. Kinfc, f -

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ALLEGED SLAYERS TESTIFIED TODAY Greatest Interest in Cammorist Trial Centered in ' Their Testimony. V , (American News Service) Viterbo, May 20. Gaetna Amedio, who according to Giacomo Ascrittore aided Tomaso De Angelis in the actual murders of Gennaro Cuoccolo and Maria Cuoccolo, held the center.of the stage at the Camorra trial today.' , Amedio , was interrogated, as to Ascrittore's story. He admitted that he had led the life of a professional thief and has served time in prisons, but denied that he had a hand in the killing of . Cuoccolo and his wife, "the beautiful Sorrentina.". Amedio has had the reputation of being one of the cleverest rogues in Naples and has a long criminal record. , In his denials Amedio referred . to the Cuoccolo murders as an "Aristocratic crime." - "I never' had to do with such," said he humbly. ' "I am a man in a lowly station of life and it was never my good fortune to associate with persons of high standing in any respect whatever nay even to be their murderer." Amedio denounced Ascrittore. Ho declared that Ascrittore with master ly cunning had arranged a conspiracy to send him (Amedio) and De Angelis to prison for life in order to save En rico Alfano and the other Comorrists accused. fy Amedio and "De Angelis were first brought into the net of the carabineers in March of 1910, when they were denounced in Naples by a mysterious woman, who declared that she ' had knowledge of their connection "with the Cuoccolo murders. 1 Father Ciro Vittozzi, the "Camorrist. priest, came forward and said-that the two men bad confessed the crime, to him. As crittore then admitted to the . police that De Angelis and Amedio had also confessed to him. , . " SALE QUESTION UP Whitewater Lodge I. O. O. F. Reports on Sale of Block.. ' It was reported at the meeting -of the Whitewater Lodge' of Odd Fellows last eVening that the option agreement on the stock of the lodge in the company owning the I. O. O: F. building was in the hands of the attorneys representing the probable purchaser and the lodge. This is taken, to mean that a sale of the stock will be made within a short time.' The identity of the intending purchaser has not been divulged. - It is the desire of the Whitewater Lodge, which owns about 60 per cent. of the stock, the other lodges forming the company that on ws the building in the proposed sale. A committee was appointed at the meeting last evening to visit the other lodges and lay the matter before them, explaining all details, with a view to having them agree to dispose of their stock to the same purchaser. The committee is composed of Will Reller, George Bishop and Lawrence A. Handley. In the event of the sale of the stock, disposing of the building, it is "the intention, of the Odd Fellows to erect a new lodge building outside of the business section in which all the L O. O. F. lodges may have quarters. . "

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SHIVELY FIGHTING HONDURAS TREATY Indiana Senator Fears Repetition of Santo Domingo Customs Scandal. (American News Service) Washington, May 20. Senator Shively is having a run-in with "dollar diplomacy." As a member of the for eign relations committee he has been one of the senators who have stood out against the proposed Honduras treaty and has refused to be dragooned into Supporting it by the state department. The plan of readjusting the Honduras debt is to have a committee of Amer ican bankers, administer the customs of that republic and apply a percent age towards the payment of the Hon duran public debt. The debt, by the same plan, is to be refunded by Morgan concern, Kuhn, Loeb & Co The new debt is said to amount to about ten million dollars, which the Morgan concern will assume on the basis of good interest and commissions and control over, customs to insure payment of bonds and interest. An interesting feature of the Honduras loan is that one million dollars of it is unaccounted for, that is, the use to which it is to be applied cannot be learned. The state department refuses to say and the Honduras government will not say. It is assumed that it is to be paid in commissions for negotiating the Honduras loan in the lilted States. The method by which the

united ' Mates administered tne cus- onward march early today from Puentoms of Santo Domingo is now being ta Ixtla and at the same time Gen. Za-

aired before the house committee on expenditures for the state department which is conducting the' investigation. . In Santo. Domingo. t Dr. , Jacob - H. Hollander has been found to have taken a fee from .the United States of. $40,000 and. one also from Santo Domingo of $100,000- for services he rendered as an adjuster of debt's of the .Dominican' republic.-, In addition the law firm with which Francis Lynde-Stetson,' J; P. Morgan's personal attorney)" is connected, .were at the suggestion .of , Holllander and .former asistant Secretary-of State Bacon, named as ' attorneys in 'the. United Ctates-. for Santo -Domingo and drew one -allowance' of, about $150,000 for "incidentals." In addition Uhe 'Morton Trust company . was made, depository for the Dominican' public monies, and Kuhn, Loeb & Co., 'were made' fiscal agents at Dr. Hollander's, suggestion. What. was left' of '..Dominican, monies after Dr. Hollander and ' his banker friends were paid, .went to pay such creditors as 1 Hollander, recommended. v The whole matter has been reeking with scandal in the state department for two years or more. Shively and some other members of tbe .' foreign relations committee believe that a repetition of the Santo Domingo scandal should be avoided. 1 . k ' ' REV. MUSSON WILL , PREACH ON SUNDAY The Rev.' George Musson, of Morocso. Indiana, defeated candidate for the position of department commander of the Indiana G. A. R., will preach on Sunday morning at the First Christian church. He will be unable to deliver either of his well known lectures entitled "The Funny Side of Soldiering" or "Andersonville Prison Life," but the church officials will extend a pressing invitation for, him to . return .to the city later and deliver one of the two, which have proven very popular wherever delivered. Since the Civil war his vocation has been that of a minister of the gospel, bat has found much time to devote to G. A. R. work and while a resident of Ohio was elected chaplain of tbe Ohio division, G. A. R. He is a close , friend , of the Rev. S. W. Traum, pastor of tbe chvjch, f.,

Madero and Diaz's Envoy, Judge Carbajal, Have a Lively. Row and the Lie Direct Was Passed.

MADERO REFUSES TO ENTER MEXICO CITY Insurrecto Army, Rejoices Over This Decision as They Fear He Would Fall Victim to Treachery. (American News Service) Juarez, Mex., May 20. A pretty row has . developed between Provisional President Madero and Judge Carbajal, the federal peace envoy, and what the next twenty-four hours will bring forth no one con predict safely. Though Madero on Thursday an nounced that President Diaz through Carbajal had invited him to Mexico City to act as adviser to Francisco de La Barra, when he becomes president, the federal envoy now denies this, giv ing the lie direct to the insurrecto leader. Madero's determination to stay away from Mexico City until Diaz is actually out of office, announced after reports of plans to assassinate him had reached here, was hailed with joy by the soldiers today. " There has been a strong undercurrent of feeling throughout the army that it would be injudicious to say the least, for the leader of the insurrection to leave Juarez until the man against whose presidency the whole movement has been aimed was out of office and beyond all possibility of recall. ' ' General Madero called a meeting of bis cabinet today to proceed with the work of organizing a cabinet that will Berve the provisional government at Mexico City. . The position that Gen. Bernardo Reyes will take is causing considerable anxiety to the insurrecto chieftain. Madero learned this morning that Reyes had been baited at Havana on his homeward trip' by an order from the Mexican government. Madero refused to comment on this. CUAUTLA CAPTURED. Mexico City, May 20. The city of Cuautla has been captured by the insurrectos under General Zapata and Gen. Fiegueroa has began his march to capture the national capital. Cuautla was taken after a desperate battle which raged about the town for several days. During the fighting; the rebels lost 364 men, killed and wounded, and the federal loss is believed to have been exceedingly heavy, although the government commander sent in an official report that only 108 men had been killed. Gen. Giegueroa began bis pata set out from Puebla with his forces to join Fiegueroa for a general attack upon Cuernavaca. The federals who defended Cuautla have fallen back upon Cuernavaca to reinforce tbe garrison there. Tbe main attempt upon Cuernavaca may begin before night as it is less than twenty miles from Cuautla. CHICAGO HAS REAL APPETITE FOR BEER (American News Service) Chicago, May 20. Three million gallons of beer, it is said, have disappeared down the throats of Chicagoans during the excessive heat of the last three days. This is nearly one-half gallon daily for every man, woman and child In tbe city. . . - No other- city in the world not even Berlin can boast of such a beer drinking record. About one-half of the population does hot drink beer eo it remained for tbe other half to swallow four quarts a day. HOT SUN CHECKED SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC Eleven cases of smallpox under quarantine were released by Health Officer Davis, this morning. ' There are 14 cases in the1 city at present, six being at the detention hospital. All danger of a serious epidemic is said to be over now. Smallpox is a cold weather disease ' and it is said the warm weather is the cause of the mildness of the malady of those affected. Probably the hot weather came as a salvation to' many patients. ; SELLING TO MINORS; , DRAWS STIFF FINE Lewis Parker, a saloon keeper, was found guilty of violating the liquor laws this morning in police court, and fined $30 and costs. It is alleged that the saloonist sold liquod to minors. Another affidavit was read to him, charging the same offense, and it is understood still another will be filed bjr Prosecutor C . Ladd. -

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Chicago, Following Suit Against the Lumber Trust, Filed in New York. . CONSPIRACY CHARGE MADE IN COMPLAINT Defendants Are Alleged to Have Plotted to Restrain Trade and Commerce All Over Country. (American News Service) Chicago, May 20. Announcement of the filing of a suit in New York by the government against the' alleged lumber trust, today revealed in Chicago, the fact that for many weeks, investigators of the department of. justice have been conducting an investigation of lumber concerns throughout the West. . These Investigators have been examining books, investigating records ' and taking statements from dealers. According to a report today here are some of the companies Investigated: Northwestern Retail Lumber Dealers' association, Minneapolis; Western Retail Lumbermen's association, Spokane; Southwestern Lumbermen's association, Kansas City; Retail Lumber Dealers' association, of Colorado and Wyoming, Colorado Springs; Mich-, igan Retail Lumber Dealers', association, Grand Rapids; Lumbermen's association of Texas, Houston; and Retail Lumbermen's association, of Illinois, at Chicago. Like New York Question. Local government officials are not certain whether the inquiry is completed -and declare they do not know what action is contemplated here.. The question involved, however, is similar to the one in the New York suit the right of a customer to deal with whom he chooses. :. , Eighteen members of the Northwestern Lumbermen's association in Minneapolis, were indicted on charges of conspiracy several years ago, but , the charges were dismissed on technical grounds. FILED IN NEW YORK. TCew York, May 20. Interstate commerce, unreasonably restrained, and competition, unreasonably prevented, we are the two most prominent bases of the suit which the government filed Friday against a number of associations and individuals engaged in tbe traffic - of lumber and known as ' the lumber trust. Ten trade organiza-' tions and upwards of 150 Individuals are named in the action. It Is charged that by a system of blacklisting,-private persons and corporations have been kept from having direct relations with the wholesalers and that, by unlawful agreement, competition .has been placed in the hands of the defendants to the exclusion of contractors, builders, manufacturers of finished lumber and tbe consumer. Under the head of "conspiracy" the complaint sets forth ' that "the defendants for some time have been and are now engaged in an unlawful con spiracy in restraint of trade and commerce among' and between the several states and territories of the United States in lumber and .lumber products.' -Defendants in the Suit. The principal defendants in the suit " are: :fi:r-A. r-iv-V' The Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' association, a New York corporation, the central body of the nine other defendant organizations, and its directors. . . ' . The New York Lumber Trade association, its 'officers; ' and thirty-two trustees. Tbe Building. Material Men's association of Westchester County ' (N..Y.) E.-M. Yerkes of Yonkers, its officer; and six directors. The Lumber Dealers association of Connecticut, its officers; and twelve directors. , ... .. . . ,. The Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers' association, its officers; and eight directors. . The Retail Lumbermen's association of Baltimore, its officers; and seven directors. , . - . J Tfce officers of the New Jersey Lumberman's Protective association, a voluntary, association; and twenty-two members. , ' i The Retail Lumberman's association (Continued on Page Six) Psllsdica's Tela. Daily Averse Clrcclcllca (Except Saturday) - Including Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending May 13, 1911, S2 Ctty CireelsSsa showing set paid, news stands and regular complimentary list does not Include sample copies.

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