Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 281, 17 August 1911 — Page 1

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7i AND SUN-TEIiEGRAM. TOkXXZVI.NO.281. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17 1911. SINGLE COPY CENTS IS TO BE TOUR MEN EXPIRE FROM EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL FAMOUS ACTRESS TO ATWOOD CHEERED Oil SAILING AWAY FOR CLEVELAND, 0. RAILWAY WORKERS SPURNED ATTEMPT MADE BY MONARCH AN "AD" CAMPAIGN APPEAR IN GOTHAM FOR PORTO RICO BIG MANUFACTURING CENTER

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Drink Made of Wood Alcohol and Its Mixer, Frank James, Whitestown, Is Now Blind and Near Death.

STORIES OF JAMES VERY CONFLICTING Three of Victims Drank the Beverage While Attending the Wake Held Over the First Victim. v (National News Association) - WHITESTOWN. Ind., Aug 17. When Ira Noose, 43, died this morning, from the effects of wood alcohol concoction, prepared by Frank James, an alleged bootlegger, the total number of deaths from the same jug reached four. Frank James, who mixed the drink, is completely blind and is reported to be dying. The dead are: Robert R. Hoop, Julius Dobson, William R. Hoop, Ira Noose. The drink was composed mostly of wood alcohol. ' James says he bought It at a drug tore on South Illinois street, Indiana- ' polls, last Friday; that he asked for grain alcohol but that instead, wood alc6hol was given him. He bought the liquor here and made it into drinks for the men who are dead. All the men were habitual ' users of alcohol. The most peculiar feature is that all the victims went blind before they died. Robert Hoop was a hopeless consumptive. He died first, last Tuesday evening, but it was not known until yesterday what caused his death. Drank at a Wake. Tuesday night a wake was held over his body and Frank James served liquor to those in the room. William Hoop, father of the consumptive, died yesterday morning and Dobson died In the afternoon. An investigation was begun this morning and it was that ail tV men had drank free; & 't& 'WoodY alcohol preparation! Profflt and Harve Sorter drank , 'm quantity of . the liquor and they became sick, bat soon rallied and re .now, oaf of .danger,. There was says be bought in Indianapolis, but as he Is known to have been a bootlegger it is .supposed the. label was taken off to shield the kind of liquor the bottle contained. James told several stories about the liquor which will be Investigated by the coroner. Boone 'county, in which Whitestown Is situated, is dry, but has been no torious for a long time for Its drunks. All the victims were regarded as topers and it was suspected James was furnishing the liquor for them, although he said In one of his statements that the money to buy the alcohol was given him by those who drank it In another talk he said he bought It with his own money. He had. he said been in the habit of buying. alcohol at Indianapolis drug stores, and . that this was the first time any seri ous affects had followed its use. Frank James had often boasted that he was a cousin of Jesse James, the famous desperado and his reputation here has not been good. One story is that James knowingly bought wood alcohol and mixed it .with 'grain alcohol for people to drink, but this is denied by James. UIICLE. SANLAIIXIOUS Oyer the Serious Situation in Mexico. v (National News Association) SAN FRANCISCO. Aug., 17. The grave anxiety of the American gov ernment over the Mexican situation was revealed today when it became known that orders had been received to rush all available war vessels on the Pacific c6ast to Sandlego to await further orders. , . The cruisers California, South Dakota and Maryland and the . gunboat jYorktown, now at the Mare Island navy yard., are under orders to make ready to leave for Lower California as soon as possible. The Yorktown will probably leave on September 6 and be followed a week later by the cruisers. American troops have already been sent to the border, to prevent violation of neutrality laws in the conflict between the Magonlsts and the government. CHICAGO BANDITS (National New Association) CHICAGO. Aug. 17. Three masked bandits held up . the Fifty-second aveaut station of the Oak Park elevated raCroad early today and beating the asiat into unconsciousness, escaped WlCa $130. The agent, William H. Scott, probably is fatally Injured. THE WEATHER STATE Continued fair and cooler.

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Mme. Simone LeBargy, the famous French actress who will appear in an engagement in New York during the coming Fall. Mme. LeBargy, whose present, new name is Mme. Casimir Perier, Is said to be more pleased with her new husband than either when single or as Mme. LeBargy, as he takes such an Interest in her work. WILSON KNEW FACTS IN DR. RUSBY CASE Wiley Says Secretary Was Kept Informed Famous Letter Missing. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Dr. Harvey Wilson -continued his defense toJdakfceroBkeJ Jn: veStlgating the department of agriculture and the Wiley-McCabe controversy. He reiterated that the work of the i bureau . of chemistry had been hampered by the food and drug inspection board, which abandoned prosecution in a number of cases prepared by Wiley. - "Can you furnish us a list of these cases?" asked Representative Floan. "I certainly will," said Dr. .Wiley. "The board stopped prosecutions in many cases similar to those in which convictions were obtained." Dr. Wiley testified that Secretary Wilson had' known all about the employment of Dr. H. H. Rushy, about which the present controversy arose, and that the secretary knew every detail of the arrangement. Dr. Wiley brought in a schedule of all his correspondence with Dr. Rusby. It did not include the famous letter of Jan uary 23, 1911, the one which it is now said was never mailed to him, but used by the porsonnel board as the basis of its charges against Wiley and Rusby. Questioned about food law ad ministration, Viley said that he per sonally carried the fact about the Rusby contract to Secretary Wilson, and stated the case fully. The secretary, he made clear, was entirely informed about the proposed method of obtaining Rusby. "Then who has the responsibility for his appointment?' Representative Floan asked. -- "I assume it all." ' If there , is any thing irregular or secret about it I take the responsibility. I asked Dr.. Bigelow to negotiate with Dr. Rusby and get the - best terms pos sible." ..,. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS Have Been Recorded by the Instruments. f (National News Association) NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Examination "of 1 the- seimograph at Fordham college today showed that three earthquake shocks were recorded yesterday afternoon. Beginning at 3:31 there were a series of disturbances lasting fifteen' miautes. Then came another series of 11 minutes after which came the heaviest of the shocks lasting." 24 minutes. The estimated distance , of v the disturbances was more than 4,000 miles and the university beads said they were probably the shocks reported from Portugal. CABINET TAKES UP TAFT WOOL VETO (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. President Taft called a special session of the cabinet this forenoon to go over, his veto on the wool . bilL The cabinet was In session more, than two hours considering the- message.

Left Toledo at 10:35 O'clock, Picking His Course Across Lake Erie and Along Lake Shore R. R.

WEATHER TODAY WAS IDEAL FOR THE TRIP First Stop Was at Sandusky, Just Before Noon Thinks Aviation Promoters Are Hurting Game. BULLETIN. SANDUSKY. O., Aug. 18. Atwood departed for Cleveland at 2 o'clock. (National News Association) TOLEDO, Aug. 17. Taking the air gracefully as a bird, Harry Atwood, the aviator, began the fourth wing of the St. Louis-Boston flight at 10:35 o'clock this morning. Cheers of fifty thousand spectators greeted him upon the successful ascent. He started across the corner of Lake Erie and will pick up the Lake Shore railroad track and follow it to Sandusky, where he expected to-make a stop. He is expected to spend the night at Cleveland where he intended to arrive late this afternoon. The weather conditions were ideal, there being a slight breeze but not enough to hamper progress. Atwood didn't get $500 promis ed him at Toledo because of an error of his agent advising him to stop at the wrong park. Atwood alighted at 11:27 o'clock this morning not far from Sandusky. 50,000 See the Start. Atwood's start was the signal for another huge ovation.- Fifty thousand persons had assembled in the field to see him off and he was cheered at every turn. Although he is making-history, the young aviator takes his honors modestly and apparently tries to avoid laudations. . - ' ..Dawp saw him up and at -work tuft ing up his. machine. The. guy Tods and bolts were loosened after; his long flight of yesterday and before 7 o'clock everything : was in shipshape for the fourth wing of the trip. Ideal weather conditions made it certain Atwood would reach Cleveland by tonight. He is several days ahead of schedule and declared this morning that he felt confident, barring ac cidents that he will finish within the ten day limit. . Stands Trip Well "I am feeling fine, although somewhat tired," he said. "My engine is working pperfectly and the wind currents seem to be favorable." Atwood delivered a knock at the International aviation meet in Chicago: "As soon as they take aviation out of the hands of promoters, the better p. will be," he declared. "Promote fi demand flights under unfavorable and unsafe conditions. The responsibility for the deaths of Badger and John stone rests on the heads of the promoters of the meeting." NOTHING HIDDEN BY THE- COLONEL Mr. Roosevelt in Editorial in Outlook Talks on the Steel Deal. (National News Association) NEW YORK, Aug. 17. "Nobody need either feel concern or hope as to whether anything done by my administration will be 'discovered, for the excellent reason that there was nothing that was hidden." This was the keynote of an editorial by Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt in the current number of the "Outlook" under the head "The Steel Corporation and the Panic of 1907." Colonel Roosevelt defended his course, declaring that it was not'his business to seek a motive actuating the steel corporation, in the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company. In part the Colonel says: "My concern was that the acUon be taken and the situation saved in the interest of the people The question was of saving the plain people Not a .single bank or trust company. The socalled Morgan interests were the only interests which retained a full hold on the confidence of the people of New York. Mr. Morgan and his associates were of course fighting hard to prevent the loss of confidence and the public distrust from increasing to snch an extent as to bring any other big financial institutions down." Colonel Roosevelt's , editorial includes the statement he prepared and presented to the Stanley congressional committee which has been investigat

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King George's tEf forts to Effect a Settlement of Strike Declared Today without Any Success. STRIKE AFFECTS A t HALF MILLION MEN

Warships Are, Sent, to Liverpool to Protect Property Along the Harbor Front From the Strikers.; (National News Association) . ' LONDON, Aug. 17. The great railway war is on. A, strike of between 125,000 and 150,000 railway employes, Involving a total of 500,000 workers, was ordered this afternoon. v King George attempted to intervene in the railroad strike situation and bring about a settlement through a royal commission, but his efforts were turned down. A conference in which Premier Asquith, Home Secretary Churchill, President Duxton of the board of railroads, and representatives of the railway unions, participated in the meeting called by the king in which a compromise was submitted. Without ' hesitation the union leaders spurned it and the general labor outlook at once became darker than at any time yet. RIOTS AT LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 17. Three Brit ish warships were rushed to Liverpool today to protect property of the shipping federation along the harbor front from incendiaries. -! The first to. arrive was a cruiser. She anchored in the Mersey river, just on Princes Landing stage. Her searchlight was swung landward so that it can sweep the harbor front after nightfall. The admiralty ordered two other warships to proceed to Liverpool under full steam and take up their stations in the harbor. In a case of necessity armed marines will be landed , to patrol .the ' Streets along the quays. . . .. wiv") . . Riots Still Continue. The sabre and the bayonet were batons- of . authority here "today. Riot-. ing continued with unabated fierceness after an early morning calm. Leaders of the striking . dockmen made the demand today that all workingmen and women in Liverpool go out The dockers made bold assaults upon dock, property along the wharves and fought fiercely for the police and soldiers attempted to' disperse them with clubs. In the faces scores were wounded and some of the strikers were beaten Insensible hy the police. Women and children again took part in the violence and one girl, not more than 19 years old, waved a club above her head and led a charge asuaat iub toruu 01 muumtiu puie off. Much dock property w"as - damaged, before the military force succeeded in getting the upper hand of the situation. ? . Living conditions are becoming in-ti tolerable. Famine is approaching. No. . , . . , - provisions are arriving and none are being shipped from l the slender store on hand to relieve the situation in adjacent communities. Provisions were distributed from'

cold storage warehouses today under-. . e-cted to'meet 0ce a year strong military escort. Every time ajaf VUhZ Jl. W:ifd8t5i: A salaried field secretary; working un-

troopers around it, a battle was precipitated. The strikers tried time and again to capture wagons. NEW BOMBJUTRAGE Causes a Great Panic in New York. -'V (National News Association) NEW YORK, Aug. IS. One of the largest bombs that ever set - New York's Italian colony into a frenzy of terror, exploded with terrific violence early today just outside the doer of the bedroom on the second floor of 183 Fir6t avenue, in which were sleeping Antonio Colamsso, his wife Jennie. IS years old. and thir one-day-old infant. V" The force of the explosion catapulted Mrs. Colamsso over her husband to the floor several feet from the bed. Had not Mrs. Colaruso's illness'made it necessary to move the bed out from the wall s that her ittendants could walk freely around it, the young woman would have been killed. Colamsso told the police that he had never received ! any threatening letters but that his father got many such letters seven years age BANKRUPTCY CASE Frank Conner, a local attorney, was in fndlanapolis yesterday in the interest of the case of bankruptcy of Sarah A. Snediker which was dismissed in (the District Court of Indiana.

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George R. Colton, militant governor of Porto Rico, who has sailed to return to his island domain after a visit of several weeks in New. York on one of the most peculiar missions ever essayed by an officer of any government. Governor Colton's visit was to arrange ' for opening an "advertising headquarters" of Porto Rico in the United States, to be maintained by the Porto Rican government which would place advertising fo.r any Porto Rican firm that had money to pay for it. Governor Colton's idea Is that this will prove a great good to the island. START CAMPAIGN : FOR MEKBERSIIIP Steady Decrise tin Friends' Church Causes. Church to Take Action. The steady decrease in the number of members of the Friends', church-in the middle west is just now coming to the attention of the Quakers In this di8trict Some Qf tQe agtern jwhQ haVe come bere to attend tne . Fr,endg. SummeP. schoo, , guggeBtd that tni8 8ituation wa8 a reamy.- and tne JocaI people at once started to plan amnaisrn rlTliTlir w membe To t8 end a committee has been selected which represents the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Richmond was honored by ommitt Misi Edith' winder, being . . .- . .. . . whWmi.iri. , , . . . . tfll B. 1UA . xwtrrci, Ul VCUICI vine. ,ndia MiS8 ".FToreWe Clark, of kiBrld o.; Miss. .Erie Fox. of a Qriffith E. Cole, of West t-.w. t, .'a - VaL -v,. ,, der the direction: Of. this committee will1 assist them in, looking after the needs of the church. The " reports show that, "although rthe" Friends are decreasing in numbers here, the interest in. the work of the -church is still enthusiastically maintained ' by , those who continue as "members of the church, and it is hoped that the church membership will reach a normal figure after this committee has had a chance to do a little "work. ? Henry W. Wilbur gave a very "Interesting and instructive talk yesterday, evening 'on the subject "Some Experiences in England."' A large crowd attended the lecture, which was featured by the pictures that Mr. Wilbur used to illustrate his' address. TOODLESJ JnO BOY Raids Gook Tent, Drinks 50 Gallons of Soup. . Eighteen loaves of bread and nearly all the soup In a fifty-gallon tank In the cook's tent at the carnival at Beallview park on Wednesday evening comprised the diet ; of "T oodles", the baby elephant, which weighs two tons. The- animal pulled up the stake by which it was picketed and carrying the stake and chain attached to one of its feet, scurried in the direction of .the cook's tent where the layout was at hand The animal Is now tied to one of the hardy hickories in the park. Four bales of hay and a considerable quantity of rwater is the regular diet,' s -

Census Report, Including the Year 1909, Just Issued by the Census Bureau at Washington Shows that Since 1904, Richmond's Manufacturing Plants Have Increased and the Business Has Thrived.

REPORTS TO DATE SUBMITTED BY JORDAN

Richmond Number of establishments Capital Cost qj Materials used .. Salaries and wages .... Miscellaneous expenses . Value of products -. . . . . .

Value added by manufacture (products less cost of materials) $ 5,256,000 Employes: r Number of salaried officials and clerks 732 Average number of wage earners employed during the year .... 3,622

COMPARISON OF INDIANA CITIES NO. ESTABLISHMENTS. 1904. Richmond 98 New Albany 93 Peru 43 Liogansport ............. 61 Marion ... .". ............ 96 Anderson .......... . . . . 104 Ft. Wayne 193 Kokomo 61 Lafayette ... w ........... 80 Muncie 97 , CAPITAL INVESTED. 1909. 107 95 31 68 89 116 230 72 69 102 1904. 1909. 813,139,000 3,566,000 1,654,000 - 1.339,000 3,934,000 10.728,000 20.346,000 3.921.000 - 3,914.000 6.627,000 Richmond . . 9,508.000 New Albany .. Peru S . . . .. Logansport r . . . Marlon Anderson ,. f Ft.' Wayne ... Iokomo . . . . Lafayette '.. 2.491,000 1.344,000 1,008,000 3.466,000 : ; 6,782.000 -12:363.000 3.384.000 3,617.000 Muncie . . . . . - 4,400,000 SALARIES AND WAGES 1904 ,1909 2,520,000 890,000 315,000 1,399,000 1,453,000 2.701,000 6,818.000 1,369,000 1,199,000 Richmond ... .$ New Albany .; 1,858,000 1,123,000 426.000 1,008,00 1.332,000 1,870,000 4372,000 1,123,000 Peru Logansport Marion Anderson . . Ft. Wayne Kokomo ' Lafayette ' .... Muncie . . . VALUE ; ''. Richmond . , . - 1,098,000 . 1,570,000 2,476,000 OF PRODUCTS 1904 ; : 1909 $10,374,000 3,493,000 1,097,000 4,201,000 4,442,000 13.765,000 " 23,687,000 5,451,000 5,542,000 9,684,000 S 6.732,000 3,835,000 1,343,000 2,956,000 ; 4,034,000 8,315,000 14.011.000 3,651,000 New Albany .. Peru ......... Logansport ... Marion "... Anderson .... Ft. Wayne .... Kokomo Lafayette Muncie ....... 4,631,000 5,891,000 AVER. NO, WAGE EARNERS.

- 1904 1909 Richmond ......... ...2970 3622 New Albany ....... W, 2240 1910 Peru .......I 912 619 Logansport .. ...... . . 1720 2169 Marion . : : . . ........ v 2219 2269 Anderson J.V.J J.:...... 3117 4393 Ft. Wayne .......... . 7729 10298 Kokomo . .. .... ..... 1917 2051 LaMyette . . . . 1786 ; 1660 Muncie 2855' 4034

CHARGESOF FRAUD Made by U. S. Against Western Coal Men. National News Association) PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 17. With the arrest here of John H. Bullock, a coal magnate and the arrest in Seattle of Charles E. Houston, the government has begun the final chapter in an investigation which started more than a year ago. The men are charged with fraud In connection with furnishing "coat to army posts in Alaska. Both men were released on $2,500 bonds. - Indictments were returned against the men Saturday. It is charged, that the companies headed hy the two men three years ago conspired to force a high price for coal on the government. ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. John Hugo and family have been called to Indianapolis on account of the death of Mr. Hugo's nephew. Frank Bioemer who was ! killed while working on the Block building.

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; . 1904 Pet . ' Increasef ' ' '' 9s"w ' 9 , 19.508.000 38 . $3,001,000 71 $1,858,000 36 $ 875.000 23 $6,732,000 54 $3,731,000 41 T. "'T 2,970 23

107 $13,139,000 I 5.11S.000 $ 2.520.000 1.072.000 $10,374,000 (Palladium Special) "' WASHINGTON, Aug 17. A preliminary statement of the generatVesults of the Thirteenth United States census ' of - Manufactures of the city of Richmond. Ind., was Issued today by Census Director Durand. , It contains i - a summary comparing the figures for 1904 and 1909, by city totals, prepared , under the direcUon of William M. Steuart, - chief statisUcian for manufactures, bureau of the census. The figures are subject to such revision as may be necessary after a further ex amination of the original reports. The summary shows percentages of increase as follows: ' 71 per cent la the cost of materials used; 63 per cent in the number of salaried officials and clerks; 54 per cent in the value of products; 41 per cent in the value added' by manufacture; 38 per cent i the capkal invested; .18 per cent la ; the salaries and wages'- per ceat la -the miscellaneous expenses ; 22 per cent in the average number of wsge, earners, and -9 per cent in the num ber of establishments. ' ' There were 107 establishments In 1909, as compared with 98 in 1904, an increase of 9, or 9 per cenL . - ' The value of products in 1909, was $10,374,000, and $6,732,000 in 1904. aa increase of $3,642,000 or 54 per cenL The average per establishment was approximately $97,000 la 1909, aad about $69,000 la 1904. The value of products represent their selling value or price at the plants as actually turned out by the facorles during the census year, aad does not necessarily have any rela tion to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head alse include the amount received for work done on materials furnished by ota : ers. . RECENT STATISTICS More recent staUstics : concerning . the manufacturing Industries of the city are contained In the book entitled "Richmond," which will make Us appearance soon, and which was com--piled in the interests of the Commercial club by Secretary" C. W. Jordan. The information. reported is similar . to that made public, today by census . director Durand and la brought nearer to date, the great bulk of the statistical information being given to the Commercial club in January. In brief the club reports the total number of manufacturing industries to be 125; annual output $30,000,000; 5,500 factory hands employed and the annual pay roll $4,000,000. 5 Since this information was secured, too late for publication in, the booklet there have been several new factories opened and increases of considerable proportions made in the established concerns. There are about 225 mea employed in these new concerns and ; the annual output it is estimated will , be in the neighborhood of $450,000. which added to the total annual output as reported to the Commercial -club makes the grand total for Richmond $30,509,000. The new factories opened since the first of the year Include D. S. Brown, collar manufacturer, Hayes Track Appliance company; . Richmond underwear company, W. N. Johnson Co., oil cups. Pilot Motor Car company. Reddish Knitting company and Miller; Kemper company. Established concerns to whichadditions -have been made or soon are to be, are: American Seeding Machine com-. pany, Dille and McGuire, Gaar. Scott and " company, Starr Piano company, Westcott Motor Car company, George W." Davis company and the Wayne Works. TALKS ON PERSIA - Dr. A. Ychhanon, professor of languages at Columbia University, 'aad formerly of Persia, will address the First M. E- Sunday school next Sunday on the subject, "Child life in Persia." ' V

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