Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 195, 23 May 1911 — Page 1

BICT WED FAIXAB BUSINESS OFFICE PDOIIE 2566 tIPAIIiilZiil AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. VOL. SSXVL KO. 195. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 23, 1911.

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A SAL00I1 KEEPER IS AGAltl UP FOR SALES TO MINORS

Lew Parker, Once Convicted, Fears Second Conviction Might Prevent Him Renewing His License. HIS ATTORNEY ASKS PROBATION FOR HIM Mayor Says He Will Defer Ruling Until He Consults With Fathers of Boys Who Got the Booze. On the grounds that he would have to know the opinion of parents who re anxious for the protection of their sons, Mayor Zimmerman in police court this morning deferred action on the plea of counsel for Lew Parker, proprietor of the Windsor bar. that the second charge against the saloonkeeper of giving liquor to minors be continued indefinitely, hearing not to be given unless any time In the future, Parker Is not conducting his place according to the law. In answer to the attorney's plea Mayor Zimmerman declared that he did not believe he would be justified in passing upon it until he had consulted with the fathers of the youths to whom Parker Is charged with having given and sold liquor, and learning how they felt regarding such a disposition of the case. "For my part," declared the mayor, "if anybody gave or sold liquor to a boy of mine before he was of age I would feel that he ought to be given the limit of the law." Might Affect License. It was to avoid the possibility of any ruling whereby Parker would be unable to again take out a liquor license after the one he now holds expires, that his attorney pleaded for the case to be continued Indefinitely. According to an act passed by the last legislature no saloonkeeper who. has been convicted twice of violation of the liquor laws can renew his license. Parker has been convicted on one charge of selling liquor to a minor, and a similar one and a charge of allowing minors to loiter in his place of business, are now held against him. All three charges resulted from sell ing to three youths at one time, and his attorney declared that although technically there were three violations tt la the general custom of the court to have one conviction suffice for all. In asking that the case be continued Parker's attorney declared that the charges could be always hejd against the saloonkeeper as a club over his head to make him comply strictly with the laws, and that, perhaps, better results could be attained in that way than by convicting Parker, and allowing some one else to run the saloon who might even lower the standard Parker has maintained. II REVOLT EXPECTED Oswallcte In PArfiirtol Art Ra. ported Active. (National New Service) Paris, May 23. Dispatch' received glare today confirms the vague rumors In circulation for some time that a royalist revoluUon is Imminent in Portugal. It Is said that the plan of the conspirators Is to otter the crown to Dom Miguel de Braganza the pretender. Vast sums are said to have -been collected by the royal intriguers to carry n their campaign but the government 'has secured complete evidence of the anil im tiH nrH tun, tn fervent Its consummation. The plot was aimed to be carried out tiurlng the coming elections. The cruiser Administrator, was sent to the northern coast The republic never baa been popularly received. The real seat of the Intrigue, however, has been Oporto and several arrests of leading royalists have been made there as well .a In Lisbon. SLTO WOMEN RECEIVE MEDALS FOR DEEDS (National News Service) London. May 23. Two women were among the nine civilians who were decorated with medals for civil heroIsm by King George at Buckingham palace today. THE WEATHER 9TAT AND LOCAL Showers to- ; night cooler Wednesday. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Highest temperature Monday, 82 de grees at 10:54 a. m. Lowest tempera tor Tuesday, 3 degrees at 4 a. m Tesperatare at 11:30 a. m. Tuesday tft degreea and rising. Barometer Is tttl7 ia&lc&UfiS clear weather.

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NEW FACTORY FOR ' THE GAAWMPAIIY Ground Broken for Building Where 100 More Men. Will Be Employed. Ground was broken at the Gaar, Scott and company factory' site this morning for a new addition to be used In' the manufacture of gasoline engines. The new buildings will be of brick construction, S00 feet in length and 100 feet wide and one story high. Its completion will necebsitate an addition to the force of employee of about ' 100. Local contractors are in charge of the work and it Is expected the new structure will be finished by early fall. A gas engine test house ' will also be erected In close promixity to the new building. It will be 40 feet by 50 feet and also of brick construction. The building in which the engines will be constructed will face on Washington avenue while the engine test house will be on North P street. Since Gaar, Scott and company have entered into the manufacture of gasoline traction engines it has always had the engine parts manufactured out-of town and shipped here for assembling. This was necessary because of lack. of facilities, but with the new addition to the factory this work will all be done at the local plant, giving em ployment to an additional large force of workmen. TO BE LOIIG SESSION Congress Will Not Adjourn Until September. (National News Service) Washington, May 23. Congress will not adjourn until close to September 1. This is the opinion expressed to day by Vice President Sherman. Rep resentative Underwood, the majority leader, and Speaker Champ Clark. Underwood said the house is determined to put tt up to the senate to vote on the farmers' free list bill if consresa has to stay in session until next De cember, when the regular session be gins. Sherman declared today that he sees no prospect of the adjournment before the end of the summer. Clark took an equally pessimistic view of the situation. SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE ON SUNDAY Special Memorial services will be held at the Second Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at which members of the Sol Meredith post G. A. R., Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R- and Ladies Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans will attend in a body. The address will be delivered by the pastor of the church, the Rev. Thomas C. McNary. ESTATE REPORTS Inventories in three estates were filed by administrators in the Wayne probate court on Tuesday. The value of the personal property of the estates as shown by the inventories is as follows: James S. Morrow estate, $263; Cornelius E. Wiley estate. S3.754.97; and Mary J. Booth estate,

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MADERO ALARMED - OVER SITUATION Starts Work to Force Rebel Chiefs to- Observe the . Peace Agreement. (National News Service) El Paso, May 23. Francisco I. Madero. Is seriously alarmed over the action of rebel chieftons continuing the fighting despite his acceptance of peace terms and today took energetic measures to show that his is the real authority of the revolution. - He recognizes that the real .test of . his leadership has been reached:. : His first notice of the armistice. having failed to end the conflicts he is now sending telegrams to every accessible commander, firmly ordering a cessation of hostilities. He stated, however, that news of battles in Isolated regious . would not surprise him because of the lack of communication. He May Use Force "The regularly organized . bands of TnsurrectoB who refuse to cease fight ing now are enemies to the nation and shall be suppressed," he said today, thus indicating his purpose to have his troops aid the federals in preserv ing order. He has conferred with his army leaders md they have Indorse? his plans. , "As to whether fighting shall be resumed in the future depend upon the good faith shown by the, government," he added. ."But at present our honor is at stake and I . am going to' take steps to prevent further activities." It is believed that Madero will have further trouble in parts of Durango and certain sections of Siniloa and the state of Vera Cruz. The rebels have been looting stores, mining commissaries and other places and have been making a very profitable business of the war and are opposed to retiring at present It is said that some of them will raise the doctrine of Socialism. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW YEARS MAKE On May 23. 1SS3. Richmond and Wayne county was covered with between three and four inches of snow. Today the temperature was 85 at 10:40 j o'clock.

SAY SAUIIDERS IS

"PLAYING POSSUM II White Lad Assaulted by Colored Boy, Believed Feigning Unconsciousness. Either a very clever actor or in a most peculiar condition is Day lard Saunders, the eleven-year-old Economy lad, who on Monday, was hit on the head with a rock by Willie Smith, a twelve year old colored lad, also of that place, as a result of a quarrel as to whether or. not the negro could play ball with the white children. On the statement of physicians that the Saunders boy is not seriously in jured, the county authorities on Tuesday released Smith, he being taken to his home by - his motherlands step father, Jacob Williams. . Saunders, so the authorities heard, is still in stupor as a result of the blow on the head, but the ordinary attending symptoms of unconsciousness, such as an inactive pulse and unnatural condi tion of the pupils of - the- eyes, were not manifested in his case. , It was because of these natural phy sical symptoms that the authorities determined his condition was not seri ous, and stated their belief that the Saunders boy was "playing possum.' "Economy residents seemed to be widely excited over the assault Monday and spread the 6tory . that after young Smith had committed the as sault, he had taken to the woods, but when the authorities went to, the Smith home and demanded "the sur render of a man who had beaten up a white boy," as the sheriff had been Informed, the step-father of the lad pointed to the twelve-year-old boy as the - object of their ' search. He was lying on the floor with all bnt his bead covered by an overcoat. Up until this Ume Sheriff Steen. Prosecuting Attorney, Charles Ladd and Patrolman Henry Vogelsong. all armed to the teeth, had kept both hands mighty close to ' handy weapons. When the boy at their command stretched himself to his full height of four feet the officers burst out laughing. He was brought here in an'1 automobile and spent the night in a cell at the jaU - He was released today. "

COOIITY TAXABLES GAIN GREATLY BY 1911 ASSESSMENT

Corporations and Townships Make Report, Exclusive of Corporation Holdings, to Auditor Coe. REAL ESTATE HERE SHOWN AS BOOMING Value of Some Lots in This City Increased 100 Per Cent Review Board to Consider Protests. A net gain of $736,400 in the value of taxables in Richmond this year over a year ago as compiled by Township assessor, Charles Potter, and the addi tional gain anticipated following the meeting of the county board of re view, indicates the prosperity the city is enjoying. According to the as sessor's report which has been filed with County Auditor, Demas Coe, the total valuation of real estate in the city this year is $11,682,190, exclusive of real estate owned by corporations; personal property, exclusive of corpo rations, $3,024,670, making the grand total valuation of city taxables $14,' 706,860, exclusive of holdings by cor porations, which are estimated at no less than two million dollars. , This gain, as noted by the assessor. is largely due to the increased value of real estate. The quadrennial assess ment was made this year and the general percentage of increase was - be tween five and ten per cent. Land, such as lots, gained in value accord ing to tne assessment, as mucn as twenty to even a hundred per cent.. in some cases. Improved Real Estate. ; But improved real estate was, as a general thing, not increased in assess ment valuation more than from five to ten per, cent.- The scheme of .the assessor was to equalize the assessment values of real estate with their market value. These values, unless changed by the board of review, to which body dissatisfied property owners may make appeals, will stand for the next four years. Reports of the other fourteen town ship assessors in the county as to the value of personal ? property and real estate, also have been filed with the county auditor. There reports, also, do not cover the valuation of corporation holdings in any of the townships. The following table shows the total net value of taxables according to the 1911 assessment, and exclusive of cor poration holdings: Townships. Abington 700,440 756,619 1,254,230 660,320 400,110 968,820 Boston Center Clay Dalton Franklin Green 940,560. Harrison ..4 Jackson A . . . . , J.,UT,VV 951,550 696.800 1,369.500 Jefferson New Garden .. Washington Wayne 278,300 471,820 525,530 25,440 795,120 268,645 249.210 108,660 198,280 411,580 217,220 Webster Perry Corporations. Boston Cambridge City Centerville Dublin East ' Germantown ...... Fountain City Hagerstown Milton Mount Auburn 34,550 Richmond 14,706,860 Spring Grove 164,410 Whitewater 23,480 GAVE GIRL LIQUOR; DRAWS HEAVY FINE Van Botts, a Middletown, youth, was given, a limit sentence of $100 and costs by Mayor Zimmerman in police court this morning when he pleaded guilty to an affidavit charging him with giving, liquor to Mrs. Grace Springer and Mary Springer, mother and 16-year-old daughter, respectively. Van Botts was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Westenberg in a box car near the south end C. it O. station in company with the two women. He had bought two bottles of beer and the trio had gone to the box car to pratake of the refreshment. Although pleading guilty to the charge Botts declared that he had given the beer to Mrs. Springer and that she had given it to her daughter. TRACTION COMPANY WORKS ON N. E. ST. The Traction company has begun the track work on North E street and will put it in the same permanent shape as was done on Eighth street. It will be imbedded in concrete and the rails will be very heavy- with the 1 high T shape. The work was begun at Fifteenth street and will be rushed , to completion, then North D street will jbe made. The cement contract was J awarded to Mather Brothers Co.'

REPORT DIAZ DYING TODAY

BULLETIN, v Mexico City. May 23. It was per sistently rumored today that President Diaz is dying. Oxygen Is being admin istered, it is said, but confirmation is impossible. Admission to the palace is denied. . , NAVARRO TRIES SUICIDE. El Paso, May 23. Upon the receipt of an official notification from tne Mexican government that he would be court-martialed for inefficiency and cowardice. General Navarro, the Federal commander who surrendered Juarez, attempted suicide with a revolver today. His adjutant. Major Pulido. wrested the weapon away before he could fire It JOHIIIIY BOLL AIID COLOIK CONFER Fifth Imperial Conference Was Held in London Today with the King. (National News Service) London, May 23. The fifth imperial conference, the most important political event affecting the individual links of the mighty British empire since King George ascended to the throne opened here today with all of the col onial possessions of Great Britain rep resented. The place chosen for hold ing this conference for deliberations of the vital affairs of the world-girdling empire is strikingly coincidental, com ing as it does upon the very eve of the coronation of King George. Al though the primal motive for the calling of this imperial congress was to come to a common understanding upon questions agitating the countries of the empire and to establish a closer brotherhood, British statemen have become alarmed at the independence manifested by Canada in opening ne gotiations with, the United; -States to establish a beneficial trade treaty, and the guardians of the empire hope to check the spread of this sentiment. . The first sitting of the conference was held In the foreign office. The address of welcome in behalf of the government was delivered to the dele gates by Premier Asquith. . Some Who Attended Among those participating in the deliberations of tho conference are Premier Asquith, colonial minister Lewis Harcourt; Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Canada; Sir Joseph G. Ward, premier of New Zealand; the Earl of Dud ley, governor-general of Australia; Lord Gladstone, governor-general of South Africa; Premier Botha, of South Africa. The official routine will be varied with brilliant social : functions. The conference is really a part of the coronation functions and those who will participate will remain after the ses sions are over to attend the corona tion of the king next month. More than 500 were invited to par- . tlcipate in the deliberations of the con ferees. On account of the great nam ber which will attend some of the most important ' meetings, joint sessions will -probably be held in the colonial office. Tomorrow night a great banquet will be given by the royal colonial insti tute when the Duke of Connaugbt .will preside and King George will be pres ent All of the conferees have been in vited to attend. Tomorrow has been designated as Empire Day and London wU be ablaze with British colors and the insignias of the various countries of the empire. Suits of rooms have been set aside at the Hotel Cecil for the colonial pre miers. A STEERJAII AMUCK In Lafayette and Several Are Badly Injured. (National News Service) Lafayette, Ind., May 23. A wild steer broke from the stock yards at noon today and created a panic for an hour on the main streets of the town. A dozen persons were injured, includ ing Mrs. Louis Wade and baby, serious ly; M. Regan, seriously; Henry Deardorf, seriously; and George Rush. baggagemaster, slightly. Mrs. Wade was wheeling her baby in a cart. The steer was finally roped by a - stock yards man after the entire stock yards gang and a dozen policemen sur rounded the bull at the court house. POSTPONE CASE OF A BICYCLE TE EF On a plea of not guilty the case of Harry Baum, claiming as his home. Birmingham, Alabama, .was continued in police court this morning until Sat: urday. , Baum is charged with having stolen a bicycle belonging to John D. Marshall. 120 South Thirteenth street. He was arrested by Patrolmen Westenberg and Vogelsong while riding the wheel on the National road, east, yesJterday afternoon,?

TRACTIOll PEOPLE SPORD. THE TERMS OF WAYIIE COOIITY

Arrangements Now Made by County Commissioners to Force Tracks Off the National Highway. OFFERED SIX FEET ON NATIONAL ROAD Providing Company Would Meet Entire Expense of Improvements to That Section of the Roadway. Unwillingness on the part of offi cials of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction ' company to stand more than their proportionate share as taxpayers of Wayne township in the construction of the improve- . ment to the National Road from west Fifth street to the Wayne-Center township line, led the county commission ers, late Monday afternoon, to cast aside all compromise propositions and to decide to force the fight to compel the company to get off the highway. County Attorney John F. Robblns. and special county counsel, H. U. Johnson and T. J. Study,' were instruct ed by the commissioners to Institute ' the proper legal proceedings immediately. County Attorney Robblns on " Tuesday stated the mandamus petition, already . prepared, would be filed this afternoon or on Wednesday. The prayer of the petition. will be to demand of the Traction company reason why : It should not comply with the orders of the county commissioners and place their tracks south of the ,- south curb line of the Improvement. . Offered Compromise. ' ' v Merely as a means of coming to some understanding Chairman R. N. Beeson of the board, asked the traction officials If they would compromise by agreeing to occupy six instead of eight 'feet of the' highway, as the com pany had demanded. At the board ; meeting Monday the board members told the traction offi cials if such an agreement was entered into the board would expect the com; pany to meet the entire cost of the lav, provement of that part of the road ita tracks would occupy. But the representative of the com pany declared that this . proposition seemed unreasonable and they refused to consider such a compromise. The . reasons assigned were that the improvement would not benefit the com pany any; that in . removing their v track and poles, regradlng and refilling as well as establishing new grades ' and fills in certain places, the work would cost them in the neighborhood : of $19,000. - In case the company, la - forced to go outside the highway, general Superintendent 'Jeffries on Monday declared that by a re-estlmation the expense for the three mile change in the company's line would be in the neighborhood of $30,000. Special engineer Fred Charles estimated this expense at $12,000. Had the company accepted the prop-' osition of the commissioners, the high way from the city corporation to the township line would have been but forty feet wide. The original specifi cations called for a forty-six foot high way, but now that the company has shown no disposition to compromise -on a proposition which seems reason able to the board, a forty-six foot road will be the demand of the commission ers in the litigation against the corn pany which will soon be pending. WHOLESALEJROCERS Holding a National Meeting at Indianapolis. (National News 8rvlce ' Indianapolis, May 23. With four hundred delegates present and two thousand grocer? and representatives of allied food concerns in town or enroute, the National .Wholesale Grocers association opened a three days convention today. Uniform food laws, misbranding and misweighing of foodstuffs, one cent postage and co-operative insurance are subjects for discussion. President Drake of Pennsylvania is presiding. The executive! committee stated today the association is "not a price maintaining organization." Pdkiia Tcfc! OcIIy Averzz ClrcrfrSsa (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary Lista. for Week Ending May 20, 1911. 6,2)117 CGyCirtUs3' showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary llstr does not includa sample copies.