Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 213, 10 June 1911 — Page 1

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MEET AIID DECIDE Oil THECAMPAIGIi Committeemen at Westcott Last Evening Express Confidence in Abality to Raise $10,000 Locally.

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EARLHAM IS FIRST SAYS Y. M. C. A. MAN

Rather Have Earlham Assisted Than Support the Y. M. C. A. at the Expense of Earlham, Says S. E. Jones. EARLHAM DEBT. Previously Acknowledged . . New Pledges $33,903 646 Today's Total $34,849 "I would bang my head In shame if we could not raise this $10,000 for Earlham next week. I am greatly Interested In the Y. M. C. A. and know that It stands In need of financial assistance. Still, I would rather have Earlham receive Its full quota In this enterprise than for the Y. M. C. A. to be supported at Earlham's expense."' This statement by Sharon E. Jones, made at a meeting to organize for Earlham's campaign In Richmond, at the Westcott hotel last evening, stirred those who attended to enthusiastic applause and was the first of several subsequent statements by Richmond men who warmly commend the Earlham campaign and promised their active support In the canvass of Richmond, which begins next Monday. The meeting last night followed a supper given by the Earlham -campaign committee to the committees appointed by. the Commercial club and the Young Men's Business club and a few , other business men, and It was for the purpose of outlining the campaign In Richmond and telling the committeemen just what was hoped from them. Jones Enthuses Others. When the general plan had been decided, Mr. Jones was asked for' an expression. What he had to say so en thused the others that before President Kelly realized If the meeting had been transformed, temporarily, Into an expression of Richmond's approIcatlon for Earlham and a pledge that the . men present would give their time and their energy to a canvass of the city. When the last man had given his pledge and the routine of business had again, been established. It was announced that headquarters would be opened next Monday morning In the ground floor room of the Leeds building, on Main street, between Eighth and Ninth streets. ' President Kelly, who will direct the Richmond campaign, and Chairman Pearson who will oversee the campaign In Wayne county will have desks there 'and will spend most of their time behind them. Pledge cards will be supplied at headquarters and it Is hoped that many' who are Interested in Earlham will stop In and sign these cards without solicitation. , To Post Bulletins. The entire campaign In state, county and city will be directed from this room until the close of the canvass, Wednesday, June 21. Bulletins will be posted In the windows at headquarters ss fast as Information is received from any district, so that those who are " passing headquarters may have the very latest news. At least twenty-five men will be actively engaged in the canvass of Richmond. It Is the plan to have these men In groups of two or three, and to furnish them names of Richmond men and women upon whom they are to call. In this way duplications will be i avoided and no one will be bothered 1 by being solicited twice. Mr. Jones, concluding his remarks ' at last night's meeting, said he couia I be counted on to give his, time and energy, as well as a subscription. "I regard Earlham college as our (leading Institution.- he said. "And ' I expected Earlham to come here at the end of the general campaign ask- - lng for at least $520,000. Instead of that, only $10,000 Is asked. I believe i our people will give It promptly. The j Y. M. C. A. has been standing back la order to give Earlham a clear track and you can count on Sharon j Jones to help you with your work and . also with a subscription." Marion County's Share. .Morton C. Pearson spoke of what has been accomplished In Marion county where about $5,000 has been subscribed. nire is couui7 iu miles away mat thinks enough of Earlham to raise $8,000, ho said. "We expect to get $1,000 more there. That will make $9,000. We have set $10,000 as Rich(Continued on Page Eight) THE WEATHER TATE AND LOCAL Fair and tinned warm.

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PLAY FESTIVAL IS A GRMJOCCESS Dances Given by the High School Girls Were the Features on Friday. ELIZABETH R. THOMAS. A most unique entertainment was furnished the local public Friday afternoon when the first annual Play Festival ever given In this city was held In the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at three-thirty o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Roy J. Horton, physical director. The affair was given by the Physical department of the" high school. To say that the event was a success is putting . It mildly. The "gym" was filled to its capacity by the parents and friends of the girls who participated. The first number on the program was a group of Danish dances presented by Class Four. The nrsi, -me Dance or Greeting," was very pretty as well as the "Ace of Diamonds." However the most charmlng of the entire set was the "Shoemaker's Dance." The grace of the, dancers in giving this performance was really unusual in amateurs and was well received by the guests. Class Six presented the dumb-bell drill. The single stick exercise by class 8even was also very good. The guests seemed to be delighted with the demonstration of the class hour which Class Three presented. The last dance on the program was especially pretty. It was a Swedish Folk dance known as "Reap the Flax," and was given by classes One and Two. All the dances were given in costume, this adding to the charm of the pro. gram. Last evening the boys gave their demonstration. The program last evening was as follows: Dumb-bell drill, Classes One and Two; Indian Club Drill, Classes Six and Seven; Pyramid Building. Class Four; Apparatus Work, Squads from' all classes; Dance of the Dixie Rubes, Classes One and Four; Athletic Page, ant. Classes Six and Seven; Maze Running, all classes. - This afternoon the festival was brought to a close with an out-door program given near the pavilion - at Glen Miller park. Last evening and yesterday afternoon refreshments consisting of ice cream and lemonade were served. The committee of management was composed of Roy J. Horton, physical director, Miss Clara Cornstock, assistant physical director; A. R. T. Wlnjum, assistant physical director; Guy D. Miller, treasurer and advertising manager; Miss Edith T aslant, costumes; Mr. George McClellen, property; Miss Martha Whitacre, ushers and refreshments; Paul H. Miller, decorations; and Miss Luclle Nusbauni, music. SCHOOL MEETING The Garfield SA class will hold a reception in Garfield school next Wednesday night. The parents of the pupils, and the teachers of the Garfield and high shools will be present. The purpose of the meeting is for the pupils to discuss with high school teachers their courses lor next falL

A WOMAN BETRAYS ANARCHISTS PLOT Attempt to Dynamite Cuban President's Home During a Wedding. (National News Association) - Havana, une . 10. It became; known today that a secret raid conducted by government detectives had 'averted a dynamite outrage on the night of June 3 that would have shocked the world. A body of anarchists had plotted to dynamite the presidential palace during the marriage of Lieut. Col. Coello to the daughter of President "Gomez while the entire diplomatic corps was in attendance. The conspiracy was betrayed by , a woman just in time to prevent its being carried out. The bombs which the conspirators had planned to use had already been placed in position. Several anarchists said to have come

from southern Europe were arrested ana re .being held incommunicate. They are said to have confessed and have given the names of all the con spirators. A Jap Baseball Manager Calls Captain , Hobson. (National News Association) -Indianapolis, June 10 Lambasting the yellow press of this country for stirring up feeling against orientals, Frank Takasugo, profesor of literat ure in Waseda university, Toklo, Japan, who is here with the Waseda baseball team, declared today there never would be a war between the United States and Japan. He characterized the war agitators of both countries as "boneheads" and Captain Richmond P. Hobson of Alabama, was given the application of a "double bonehead." MOTORCYCLE RUNS INTO AN ELECTRIC Edward Lawson of. near Centerville, riding a motorcycle, collided with an electric automobile, driven by Jonas Gaar, at Eleventh and Main streets yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Lawson was thrown from his motorcycle and bruised and scratched. The machine was considerably damaged. A fender on the automobile was de molished. ALTHOUGH DYING HE SHOOTS ASSAILANT (National News Association) Columbus. O.. June 10. Patrolman Frank Ward was shot and almost in stantly killed at midnight by Charles Glass, a carpenter, but returned the fire, probably wounding Glass. . Ward was attempting to protect the family of Glass whom the latter was abusing.

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HEARIIIGJII HOUSE Impossible to Prosecute the "Higher Ups" Govern- ,' ment Atty. Testified. ...... . (National News Association) ' Washington,. June 10. Investiga tion of the New York customs house sugar ' fraud and compromise settlement made by Attorney General Wlckersham with .the American Sugar Re fining company, began today before the : special house committee ! investigating the, methods of the department of Justice. Representative Beall, of Texas, is chairman of the committee. District Attorney Wise, of New York City, told the committee that it had been impossible to get any of the men "higher up," because of the. sugar frauds. ' "We were after Arbuckle and Jamleson of . the Arbuckle Refining company," said the witness, "but unfortunately the evidence was such that we didn't seem able to get them." "Has anybody in the American Refining company higher up than Heike been prosecuted?" asked Beall. "The man , above Helke is beyond prosecution," replied Wise. "He was Henry Havemeyer and he died a few months after the , frauds were discovered in .1907." "How about ' the other officers of the American Sugar Refining company?" asked Beall. Havemeyer-the Company. "Havemeyer was the company. The others were all manikins in Havemeyer' s hands,", replied Wise. , Chairman Beall then, asked Wise why the government could not Insist on penalties instead of making a compromise settlement with both American and the Arbuckle companies. "I had nothing to do with the settlement," said . Wise. "District Attorney Stimston handled that during his regime. As for me, I believe In a pound of flesh and blood for all those who violate the customs law and I attempt to "enforce the penalties, forfeit the goods and collect the duties as provided by law." Wise admitted . that if the full penalties had been assessed against the two companies the settlement might have resulted in a forfeiture of a hundred million of dollars worth of sugar. He declared, however, that he did not propose to criticize the settlement with which he had nothing to do. "Was the penalty insisted upon at all?" asked Beall."I think not," said Wise. I had no control of the matter. It was under my predecessor, but so far as I know no demand was made "under the penalty clause. A STUDENT SHOOTS DICE WITH DEATH (Xational Xcws Association) v Indianapolis. June 16. Guy Murphy, twenty, a deaf and dumb student at the Barber College, shot himself dead in a boarding house room today. On. the table was a pair of dies, the seven spots an. - Els home is at Wa&dkv Iod. !

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port Overlooked the Fact of Its Purchase of Mains of Defunct Gas Company. ABINGTON FARMERS POUR IN PROTESTS A Busy Assessor Breaks Pre cedent by Decided Boosts in Real Estate Values in that Township. Without taking into account the in crease in the valuation of their prop erty by reason of the purchase of the pipe lines in the city of the defunct Richmond Natural Gas company, .the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company this year reported to the board of review of Wayne county that its property was of the same value this year as last, which was $86,430. But the board of review thought otherwise and increased the assess ment to $104,940. Though the com- j pany may be dissatisfied its . only j chance of redress now is to appeal to the state board of tax examiners. The valuation of the pipe lines acquired from the defunct gas company was obtained by ascertaining that the state board of tax examiners had fixed the 1910 valuation of the natural gas company's pipe lines in this city at $29,000. Making liberal allowance for depreciation during the year the board concluded that it was just to raise the 1911 assessment of the R. L. H. &' P. company approximately $18,000 over that of the, year before. Farmers Protesting. The board is having to contend with complaints from almost i the entire farming population of Ablngton township. The assessor, -Addison Roby, believed the real estate assessments of four years ago was unusually low for the market value of the land and on instructions of the state board, he made liberal increases in the quadrennial assessment of real estate taken this spring. The land as now appraised averages in taxing value from $25 to $32 an acre. This is an increase of from $2 to $10 an acre. The market value is said to be no' less than $65 an acre. Because of the un usual discrepancy, between the estimated market value and the known appraised value, the attitude of ' the board members has been to allow the assessments on Ablngton township real estate to stand. ; There have been few complaints from the other township real estate owners and the few complaints made by property owners in Richmond have with few exceptions, been made by the chronic kickers. On Friday at Indianapolis, the state board of tax commissioners considered the taxing value of traction lines in the state. The board's decision as effecting Wayne county is the valuation of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern, $235,234, and the Ohio Electric $17,333. Latest Assessments. The corporation assessments as fixed by the county board of review on Friday, afternoon and Saturday morning are as follows: 1910 : Light, Heat and Power Co $ 86,430 Mlnck Brewing Co . . 45,000 Richmond Safety Gate company .?., 7.700 Richmond Chair Co . . 6,500 Richm'd Country culb 300 Richmond Ath. assn.. 10.5S0 Ricmond Abattoir Co 12,900 Richmond Furn. Co.. 3,130 Richmond Candy. Co. 16,280 Rich City Waterwks Richmond ...... . . 93,600 Rich. City Waterwks Wayne Twp ......108,730 Richmond Piano Co !. 60 Richmond Casket Co. 36.420 Richmond Handle Co. 3,500 Remington Piano Co. 60 Robinson & Co ...... 75,650 1911 $104,940 48,350 7.130 6,500 300 10.180 """ 19,060 95,560 109,480 60 38,940 3.780 60 75,650 FAIRBANKS ASKED TO BE A SPEAKER Former , Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indianapolis has been tendered an invitation to be one cf the speakers on the program of the annual picnic of the' old- settlers of Wayne county to be held at Centerville the third Saturday in August. For the first time since the old settlers began their annual meetings it will not be held in King's Grove owing to the fact that several buildings are now in the course of erection there. The town board has granted permission to close several of the streets from the traffic during the day of the picnic : - SPECIAL SESSION There will be a special session of council on Monday night to consider

the building code ordinance. Every filiation of W.T Vernon, a negro, as citizen who Is interested in the code I superintendent of the fire Civilized is invited to attend the Toeetlas, iTribes of Indians. "

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Representative Oscar W. Under wood, chairman of the House committee on ways and means, who is proving a staunch champion of President Taft's Canadian reciprocity measure. Representative Underwood also is doing yeoman duty in lining up the Democratic cohorts in favor of the many progressive measures that have been advanced. CARRIE IIATIOII IS REMEMBERED HERE Amusmg and Pathetic Incidents of Her Last Tour Through Richmond. It' was . nearly six years ago, when Carrie Nation, . the fighting temper ance worker of Kansas, who died Fri day, made her last visit to Richmond She was In ,a Jovial mood.. .The .two or three times she was in, Richmond, she never wielded her notorious hatch et or exhibited a flash of her fanati cal temperment. , r On her last visit here, at the Strand saloon, little Gene j McMahan, "the Cinclnnaty mornin' psper," man, who recently almost started to Mexico to suppress the insurrecto movement, with "wet Enquirers," as he said, hove Into view. "Hey there!" cried Carrie Nation. "Vat Iss?" 'Gene halted. "It's the terrible Carrie," whispered someone in his ear. "Welcome, to our fair city," cried McMahan and he and Mrs. Nation clasped hands vigorously. Then, it Is said, Mrs. Nation made an arrai gnment of saloon s such as was never heard here before, even during the strenuous days of the wet and dry campaign. Then the cyclone temperance woman from Topeka, moved east on Main street, stopping again in front of the Grand saloon. Here she met Superintendent Gormon of the police department. "You're a pretty police chief," yelled' Mrs. Nation disdainfully, although she did not lose her temper. Then she rushed up to a man passing quietly on the street and grabbed his cigar, throwing It on the sidewalk. "The idea of you smoking before a lady, she cried. The man made no retort, but,' amazed, stared at her in wideeyed astonishment Turning again to Mr. Gormon, she said: "Look at em in ,, there ; drinking. Why don't you stop it? Aren't you a temperance man ?" ". - ' ' "A ' peculiarity, of the woman," " observed Mr. Gormon this morning, as he read IhV account of Mrs. Nation's death,"was the good natured, way, she

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I t ,.- U 1 . t'j. BCC1UIV&IJ' ul U C1CUICUI, 1UI BUB UU very littie culture. She might upset a beer glass - occasionaly, or grab a cigar or cigaret from a man's' mouth, but never here did she break anything or attetapt any destruction.' She certainly was big and strong enough though." During Mrs. Nation's "farewell tour" of Richmond, she also visited the now extinct "red . light" , district, followed by an escort of police, newspaper men and -"night, owls." .I!' In all of the dives she spoke earnestly . to the inmates. Some -were moved to tears by her homely, motherly advice, but the more brazen jeered at her. ... r ' Mrs. Nation enjoyed being with the men who usually frequent bars. On another occasion at the Pennsylvania station, during a short, stop-over here, she created excitement by relieving . several men of their cigars. It was the custom, in Richmond, on visits of Mrs. Nation to have several police officers near her at all times, to stop any insulting remarks, or nip any fights in the bud. NEGRO NOMINATION TO BE WITHDRAWN (XatJonal Kevi Association ) Washington, June 10. President iTaft today assured an "Oklahoma con : gressman he would withdraw the nom

Plans for National Road Im

provement, Under Which Contractor Is Working, Acceptable Once. . CAN NEW CONTRACT BE GIVEN CRONINrf Question Arises if It Would Not Be Necessary to Advertise for Bidders on Any; New Contract. ' Though up until press time no final action had been taken by the board of county commissioners in relation to Its tentative proposition to the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company for a compromise settle ment as to the location of the company's tracks on the National road, from West Fifth street to the WayneCenter township line, it was evident today that the board members would be highly plessed if the company refuses to accept the proposition. " The . only consideration given the subject in the morning session wss to hear attorney Wilfred Jessup, representing the Ive. hundred 'petitioners for the improvement. The county's attorneys were' tied up in other business matters and could not be present until the afternoon meeting. " For the Petitioners. ; Speaking in the interests of the petitioners and to revive the commissioners memories. Attorney Jessup reviewed the early history of. the proposition for the improvement. He told the board that General Manager Todd of the traction company, had been inlike to make to the reviewers and engineer for the improvement, who were appointed to report on the utility of such an improvement, as to what, recommendations the - company would like to make to the reveiewers and engineer, before these officials reported to the commissioners. . He said that Mr. Todd's word was accepted by the officials and no written agreement was made. Mr. Todd rejected the road officials' :- proposition i that the company use the center of the highway as far west as Easthaven avenue, and from that point west, the south of curb line. Mr. Todd, he said, gave these officials to understand (hat the company would much prefer to place their tracks outside of the improvement . ; because y, it would eliminate curves, and lessen danger to the general travel. Now Mr. Todd has said that he made no such representations to the road officials. Asktd No Damages. Attention of the commissioners also was called to the fact that the company made no demand for damages when advertisements of benefits and damages were published.' This the company bad a right to do as a taxpayer of the county and one which would be effected by, the improvement. The board also was asked to recall to mind that the specifications for the Improvement fully outlined where the tracks were to be located, and that the contract was , inspected by the company's representatives and atterneys before the contract was let. No objection was made by the company at that time to the specifications drawn up. Perhaps no specifications for any improvement ever made within the county were i ever y more thoroughly inspected than i were the specifications and contract for the National road improvement, Mr. Jessup said. Ten attorneys at - Indianapolis, also counsel representing the Second National bank of this city, which .took over the $55,000 bond issue, and county attorney J. F. Robbins and attorney T. J. Study, representative of .contractor Cronin, went over this con tract. A : few minor details were amended by the county, attorney and all the legal talent stamped the specifications and contract as satisfactory. Questions have arisen,' which attorneys interpret differently, as to whether the commissioners can amend CronIn's contract to call for a forty foot improvement when the existing , con tract is for a forty-six foot improvement, : without putting the amended contract up for - public bid. There is also a question 'whether the commissioners can have a forty foot highway built when a . forty-six roadway was petitioned for, without involving the county in much litigation. LODGES TO DISCUSS ..' n ivn s?ra TlTTt nm1 Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows at its meeting last evening instructed its secretary, Lawrence A. Handler, to notify the other lodges that the terms of its option on the stock in the company owning the I. O. O. F. building would come up for consideration at the meeting next Friday evening and to invite the members of the other lodges to attend. Two candidates were given the first degree by the degree team of East Gennantown at the meeting last evening. Following this s strawberry baniuet was served. L A. Hollywood, of " ""'', rt rrand master of the Odd Fellows of Indiana, was caest at