Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 206, 3 June 1911 — Page 1

t: EICHMONB "PAIXABIIIM BUSINESS OFFICE PHONE 2566 AND SUN-TELiEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 200. RICHMOND, IXD., SATURDAY EVENING. JUNE 3, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. POLITICAL POT IS TO START BOILING FIRST OF AUTUMN Sure, Old King Solomon Was a Wise One A PETITION FILED TO HOLD ELECTION

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MARSHALL CHOICE OF THE DEMOCRAT EDITORS FOR 1912 III THE Tl

H. SQMMERS GIVES UP LEASE Oil THE GEIillETTJHEATER Play House Has Been Operated at a Loss the Past Season and He Declines to Renew Lease.

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Big Fields Will Enter the Races for Prosecuting Attorney and for Treasurer , of the County.

NO CANDIDATES FOR RECORDER OUT YET Republican Primary Will Be Held Early in February and It Promises to Be Hard Fought One. Tbe political cauldron will begin to sizzle again In this country next fail when the various Republican candidates seeking the nominations for county treasurer, prosecuting attorney and county recorder commence their campaigns. The race for treasurer apparently will be the most hotly contested one for this office In recent years, while the race for prosecuting attorney Is expected to also be a sensational one. Those who Intend to enter the recorder's race have not announced themselves. So far the 'activity of the reported ' or avowed candidates for the treasurer and prosecutor nominations has extended no further than looking after their "fences" and discussing conditions with their most intimate friends. $t is expected the campaign will not begin until November and gradually warm up until about January 1. From then on until primary day, which will be some Tuesday In February, there wl.l be a mighty hot fight. In Treasurer's Race. For county treasurer to succeed Albert Albertson, there are now five avowed candidates: Trof. F. L. Torrence, bead of the mathematical department of the high school; Thomas Ahl, deputy treasurer; Nlmrod Johnson, former city treasurer and now superintendent of the municipal light plant; Frank Jenklnson, who four years ago made the race and ran a close second and Jerome Shurley, who also made the race for tbe office once before. It is understood one or two others are longing to get Into the fray but are withholding their announcements. During the last two primarles the race for the office of prosecuting attorney, now held by Charles L. Ladd. has not had a big field of contestants, but in February, 1912, the voters will have to pick from WW W. Reller, Oath Freeman, Ralph Husson, Gustav Hoelscher and possibly Denver Carl Harlan. All are young attorneys who have not been engaged in tbe practice here more than a few years. Both the offices of the treasurer and prosecutor are for two year terms. Two terms are always given successful candidates for both offices. A RUNAWAY HORSE MAKES WILD DASH Excitement was caused on Main street late yesterday by a runaway horse and rig. Tho buggy was struck by an interurban car at Eleventh and Main streets and the horse becoming frightened started on a wild dash east on Main street. It turned north on Fourteenth street and was caught after it had broken away from the buggy which was badly damaged. A surrey was badly smashed In a collision with a street car at Eighth and North C streeU yesterday afternoon. SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO HOLD MEETING HERE The annual convention of Lutheran .Sunday schools of the Second Indiana and Ohio Synod will be held in this city, June 21 and 22. About two hundred delegates will be present and a large number of visitors are expected to attend. Among the Ohio cities that will be represented are Dayton, Eaton, West Alexander, Pi qua. Farmersvllle and Franklin. The sessions will be held in the Trinity Lutheran church. HOW ABOUT THE "FOURTH?" Again the agitation is en for a "Sane Fourth.- This means that many of the dangerous noise-pro-tfueers, dear to the heart of the mall boy, will be eliminated. What Is to be substituted to make him have a good time on the holiday?. It's up to the people of Rich, mend. Why not have some kind of a celebration which will make Young America forget his beloved "dynamite cracker?" Send In your suggestions to the Palladium, addressed car of the City Editor. Already ana man has suggested a parade of decorated automobiles and motorcycles, each giving a fireworks display. The Commercial 3lub la figuring on an aeroplane meet. That Is a splendid idea. So la the auto parade.

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ND IS BIG MAGAZINE CENTER More Publications Mailed Here Than Other City of the Same Size. The count of all mail that passed through the Richmond postofflce during th month of May, made under the direction of the departmental officials at Washington, showed that a total of 828,238 pieces were handled during the thirty-one days. This amount was divided Into 479,842 incoming mail and 348,396 outgoing mail. Perhaps an explanation for some of Richmond's boasted learning and culture is found in the fact that the total number of magazines received during the month was 31.085, said by the post office officials to be the largest number received by any city the sine of Richmond in the United States. The figures for the Marion postofflce show but 21,638 magazines received there. A count was made of the pieces of all classes. It was also Bhown by the count that the carriers delivered during the month 374,494 pieces and collected 134,695 pieces. According to the local postofflce authorities the month of May was one of the lightest In some time. The canceling machine registered, it is said, about 100,000 less than in previous spring months. A count of all mail in every postoffice In the country during the past month was ordered by the departmental officials in ordere to secure data which would enable them to determine exactly the cost of handling the malls. MUST BEjJMION MEN Scab Actors to Have Very Hard Pickings. (National Nwi Association) Chicago, June 3. After June 15 all vaudeville theaters which do not employ union actors will be boycotted according to an order issued today by Harry Mountford. international secretary of the White Rats. The order was accompanied by a plea to all nonunion actors to join'the union at once. Mountford declared that the union had the power to call out practically every actor between Chicago and San Francisco. Chicago theaters employ both union and nonunion actors and until the order was issued, they had been working in perfect harmony. After June 15 the union actors will refuse to work with the nonunion men. v

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E LOST SPIRITED DEBATE Richmond High School Team Received Unanimous Decision of Judges. With a decisive victory over the Shortridge High school debating team, of Indianapolis, last night, Richmond high school takes a first place among high school debating teams of the West, for Shortridge has long had a reputation of being a school which develops debators. Eleanora Shute, Francis O'Brien, and Fred Girty make up the Richmond team. Shortridge was represented by W. A. Edwards, H. L. Jones and N. J. Springer. Richmond took the negative of the question, "Resolved' that the commission plan of government is desirable as a form of government for cities of the United States." The decision was unanimous. School Superintendent O. R. Baker, of Winchester, Prof. E. P. Trueblood, of Earlham college, and the Rev. Arthur Cates, of Grace M. E. church, were the judges. The audience was an enthusiastic one. The Richmond team was constantly interrupted by applause when especially well developed points were made. The delivery of Miss Shute and Miss O'Brien was snappy. Mr. Girty, while .using a forceful argument, seemed to be weak, both in ma terial and in address. The victory is Richmond's second, recently having defeated Marion. Prof. A. L. Murray, who has coached the " Red and White" team, is being praised considerably for the showing his team made last night. Shortridge came with a record and with confidence, but Murray's pupils were easy victors. Following the debate a reception was given in honor of the Shortridge team in the high school gymnasium. Tbe debate was held in the high school auditorium. HARRY ROSS ACTS AS A LIFE SAVER (Palladium Special) Boston. June 3. Returning from Paddock's Island, Boston Harbor, where they had spent the day indulging horse play and Tough housing." digging clams and ball playing, members of the senior class of Harvard College were thrown Into excitement, when one of their number, fully clad, leaped over the railing of the steamer King Phillip, and into the waters of Massachusetts Bay. Harry Casard Ross, of Richmond. Ind., who was on board, and several other students rescued their colleague. The steamer was stopped after much difficulty and the man was brought to the ship. It is thought the rash Harvard man who made his friends risk their lives for him had panakea top freely.-

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SEEKS RACE WITH

SPEEDER HARROW! a Tetzlaff, Lozier Car Driver, Wagers $5,000 He Can Win the Contest. (National News Association) Los Angeles, June 3. "I place this check for $5,000 in the care of the Los Angeles Examiner as a side bet to be covered by Ray Harroun that Teddy Tetzlaff and his Lozier car can defeat Ray Harroun in a 500-mile match race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 4," were the startling words of W. D. Newerf, president of the W. D. Newerf Rubber Co., and part owner of the Lozier which Teddy Tetzlaff drove unsusccesfully in the recent Indianapolis event, when he handed his check to the Examiner. The check for $5,000 is now in the hands of the Los Angeles Examiner and the details of the challenge by the local sportsman have been wired to the Marmon factory, Ray Harroun, Carl G. Fischer, manager of the Indianapolis Speedway and the American Automobile association. It was intimated along automobile row yesterday that in case Harroun covered the $5,000 wager, that another $5,000 would raised in a day. Manager Hutcbins of the Hutchins Rubber company, stated that he was willing to place a check for $500 immediately. In the challenge issued it was stipulated that an American automobile sanction must be secured and that the contest should be over the Indianapolis Speedway. Mr. Newerf stipulated that Harroun's check must be placed with a representative of one of the Eastern Hearst papers. DIES OUIPOPLEXY Second Stroke Fatal to Mrs. Culbertson. Mrs. Eliza Culbertson, widow of Dr. J. W. Culbertson, and mother of Miss Meb Culbertson, the well known Richmond artist, died this morning in her home on North Sixth street, from apoplexy. . Mrs. Culbertson's death was not unexpected as she had been stricken two weeks ago, this being a second stroke, having suffered the first in

Florida, where she had accompanied late, the chauffeur put on full speed Miss Culbertson in February and from fas the car waa swerving from Southwhere they returned early in the era Boulevard into Freeman avenue, spring. Mrs. Culbertson was born inland a quick turn was made to avoid a this country. Miss Culbertson being1 cross-town trolley and the automobile her only surviving child. The funeral j sideswiped a , pillar of the elevated arrangement will be announced la-i tracks. 'All the wounded were taken

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Quite Probable That the Ter

ritory Outside of the City of Richmond Will Be Declared "Dry." A CAREFUL CANVASS TO GET SIGNATURES Improbable the Local Saloon Organization Will Attempt to Defeat the Efforts of the "Drys." A preliminary .step to prevent the establishment of a road house or a liquor dispensary of any sort in Wayne township, outside of the city of Richmond, was taken Saturday when a petition signed by fifty voters residing in that territory, asking tha't an option election be held on Tuesday, June 27, was filed with County Auditor Demas Coe, to be presented to the county commissioners on Mon day for the board's indorsement. More than likely there will be no contest over the granting of the peti tion and furthermore it is improbable the saloon organization will endeavo'r to defeat the efforts of the "drys." It has been known for several months, or in fact since the passage of the new regulation act, that the "drys" both in the city and township would endeavor to declare the township, exclusive of Richmond "dry" territory. They have proceeded slowly, but for the sole purpose of defeating any attempt of an applicant for license applying for permission to operate a road house. Though no application for such a license has been filed it was the understanding of the "drys" that such an application was under consideration. , , . The Method Employed. The territory outside .of the city was divided into five districts in circulating petitions. The territory covered, and the first signature to each petition follows: Petition No. 1, sign ed by S. Ellis Iredell and ten other,' residents on the New Paris pike and . " v T signed by Leander Woodard; petition No. 3, signed by Oliver Test and ten others living on rural routes Nos. 1 and 8; petition No. 4, signed by Alpheus Trueblood and fourteen others living on rural route 8, and petition No. 5, signed by L. T. Gist and eleven others living in the vicinity of Chester. The estimated number of voters in the township outside of Richmond is 133 and in order to hold an election it was necessary that the circulators of the petitions secure a total of thirty-three signatures, or approximately one-fifth of the entire number of voters of the territory. In order to be on the safe side and because there was small difficulty in securing signatures, the circulators did not 6top until they had secured fifty signatures. They say it would have been just as easy to have secured fifty more and are confident the outcome of the election will be favorable to their prayer in the petition. The voting precincts will be announced by the commissioners. The way which the law specifes the number of voters of a district be determined is that the total vote cast for mayor at the general election be subtracted from the total number of votes cast in the township for the office of secretary of state. In the last municipal contest there were 5,243 votes polled for the mayoralty candidates while the five candidates for secretary of state received a total of 5,408 votes in Wayne township. RIG AUTO WRECKED Two Fatally Hurt, Five Are Slightly Injured. (National News Association) New York, June 3. Two men were fatally hurt and five others seriously injured early today when an automobile crashed into an 'L" road pillar in Freeman avenue, the Bronx. The dying are Frank Nengeboien, a salesman, fractured scull; Samuel Bunzen, a 'salesman, fractured skull, and internal injuries. The injured are Erwin Rubel, contusions; Harry Smith, bruised and cut; Charles Lewis, cut about the face and hands; Charles Lackman, shock; Maurice Levine, owner and driver of the car. cut and bruised. Levine rented out the machine at so much an hour driving it himself. The car had broken down enroute to New Rocheile and as the hour was

LOCAL THEATRICAL PUBLIC WAS "COLD"

Did Not Appreciate Splendid Attractions Offered Miss Affie McVicker Is to Leave the City. The departure from the city today of Miss Affie McVicker, resident manager of the Gennett theater, the past season, marked the abandonment orthat playhouse by Harry G. Sommers, of New York, who has been the lessee for the past three years. Mr. Sommers had an option to renew his lease which expired with the close of this season, but notified Clarence Gennett, owner of the theater yesterday that he would drop out of the local theatrical field; Poor business was assigned as the reason. Miss McVicker stated today that the house was run at a loss last season. It was currently reported today that Omar G. Murray, owner and proprietor of the Murray theater and for some time a prominent figure in the local theatrical field, was to lease the Gennett in the interests of the Shubert brothers, rivals of the theatrical trust of which the Sommers chain of theaters is a component part. Neither Mr. Murray nor Mr. Gennett could be located today to confirm the report. Miss McVicker Popular. Mr. Sommers secured a lease on the theater three years ago, superceding Ira Swisher in its management. Mrs. Swisher acted as resident manager the first year of the Sommers regime, Ora Parks of Marion, the second, while Miss Affie McVicker, who was assistant manager under Mrs. Swisher and Mr. Parks, had charge. of the playhouse the last season. She was one of the most popular and efficient man. or Avon rnnnotiul wfttt tho rlon tt j w j j nett and her departure tioiu me v;.y is deeply regretted by her host, of friends. She will spend the summer with her parents at Seabright, New Jersey, and will manage one of Sommers's theaters in another city not at present known to her next year. To Mr. Sommers. is given the credit for bringing a large number of high class attractions to Richmond and with furnishing Richmond audiences with several of the best plays of the year. The last season was particularly notable for this. It was featured by such stars and productions as Javlowa and Mordkin, J. E. Dodson in "The House Next Door," Mrs. Fiske in "Beckey Sharp;" Rose Stahl in "The Chorus Lady;" Francis Starr in "The Easiest Way;" Richard Carle in "Jumping Jupiter;" "Madame Sherry," Kyle Belle w in "Raffles;" "The Spendthrift," Henry Woodruff in "The Genius;" James K. -Hackett in "A King's Game;" Blanche Walsh in "The Oother Woman;" the Russian Symphony Orchestra, "The Sweetest Girl in Paris," "Ben Hur," and "Miss Nobody From Starland." A better lot of stars or attractions could hardly be asked for, and no complaint can be made on that score. . j , Mr. Sommers, who was in the city yesterday, declared that the attendance at the plays was not large enough to justify bringing them to the city. He said that in the beginning he hoped to make the Gennett a link in his chain of theaters, but that liter dvelopments had showed that it was a money-losing proposition. The work of Mr. Sommers in the Richmond theatrical field is appreciated. BIG LAKE STEAMER WAS BADLY BURNED (National Newa Association) Buffalo, June 3. The steamer, Northwest, which with the sister ship, the Northland, !s the largest passenger steamer plying the Great Lakes, was damaged to the extent of $500,000 as the result of an explosion in the oil room at 6 o'clock this morning. The Northwest is lying at Tifft farm within the Buffalo harbor and was being made ready for her initial trip next week. The Northland and Northwest ply between Buffalo and Chicago. At, 9 o'clock this morning the Northwest had settled into the harbor and will perhaps be a total loss. The Northland was removed safely away from her berth alongside the Northwest . A NEW ENGINE The new engine at the municipal electric light plant will "be delivered within a week, and its installation will take place as soon as the big concrete base, which is being made now. is "set sufficiently -: to , hold the great weight of the engine. Setting up the xengine will require two week. -

Governor Was Indorsed Today, Also the Work of the Last Legislature and New Constitution.

EDITORS HAVING A MIGHTY GOOD TIME When Business Interferes With Pleasure They Do the Logical Thing of Cutting Out Business. Gov. Marshall's address on proposed new state constitution will be found elsewhere. (National News Association) Laporte, Ind., June 3. The Indiana Democratic Editorial association today unanimously and enthusiastically indorsed Marshall for President, also the work of the last legislature, "the Marshall Constitution," and Canadian reciprocity. ' This was the only bit of official business the summer meeting of the asscv elation has done or will do. It had to do even that between banquets while the committee that, wrote the resolutions had to miss an auto ride in order to get time to draft them. So strenuous ha3 been the reception and entertainment end of this trip that the editors held a meeting Friday night and decided if they were ever to get home they must begin to cut copy. Laporte alone had enough entertainments mapped out to have made a good busy week and then Michigan City had a program framed up of a boat ride-on the lake, trips in autos and banquets at various places enough for two days. When the editorial bosses got to figuring it up they foind they 4id not have enough space to get stuff in and they proceeded to slash, with the usual trouble. Every fellow insisted that his contribution must be given attention. : But orders were orders and the program was seconded in order that the party ' may leave Michigan City Saturday evening. Following the rule to cut out business whenever it interferred with pleasure the first thing out was the business scheduled at ten o'clock this morning. This was done in order that the party might visit the famous Rumley plant at Laporte. . A Sincere Indorsement. There is no doubt in the editor' sincerity in supporting Marshall for the Presidential nomination. When Harry Darling, chairman of the meeting heid in the opera house yesterday for the purpose of hearing Marshall explain his new constitution, referred to Marshall as Indiana's favorite son in the coming national fight, there was a wave of applause and cheers that was genuine. It did not come from the state offocials on the stage, but from the audience of editors and citizens of Laporte county, who packed the hall. Again at the : banquet last night Marshall was cheered as the cho'.ce of the ' Indiana Democrats for the next Presidential nominee. And if it is not Marshall it some progressive that the editors of the Democratic press in Indiana want as their standard bearer. - - They will have none of Harmon. They look with favor upon Wilson, but tey are tittle skeptical of his location. They can not rid themselves of the fear of any man who hails from what Bryan once termed "the enemy's country," which lies east of the Alleghanies. Much will depend upon tbe attitude of Bryan, .who is still a potent force with Indiana editors. Another significant thing is determined by the talk upon this trip. Every editor here is in close touch with the farmers of his community. With one exception they all say there is no opposition to Canadian reciprocity among the farmers. Democracy in Indiana, if it is represented by the editors of the press of the party, is united and is entering the campaign of 1912 firm in the belief of it3 success. FINISH DAM ABOUT BATTLESHIP MAINE 1 - (National New Association) Havana, ; June 3. Experimental pumping Inside the cofferdam , built about the sunken United States battleship Maine, was begun today, the dam having been completed yesterday. The work of pumping out the water which will leave the wreck exposed to be raised, will ; be started Monday. CapL Ferguson." in charge of the work, said he would devote today and tomorrow to experiments testing the strength of the walls of the dam. THE WEATHER STATE Showers tonight and Sunday ' except in the extreme south portion. LOCAL Showers tonight and Sunday. Not much change in temperature.