Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 318, 22 September 1911 — Page 1

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V&wJESXVI. ITO. 318. UK HI II OND. INII, FRIDAY EVEXIXt. SEPTE3IBER 22, 1911. t CLXGLE COPT 8 CENTS III STOCK MARKET : IS AGAIN PLUNGED ( III A HEAR PAIIIC PROPOSED CHANGES AT MEETING HOUSE TO BE CONSIDERED Victorious and Vanquished Canadian Leaders RECIPROCITY PACT KILLED; WHEAT PRICES TAKE JUMP

ffleavy Selling of U. S. Steel 'Preferred and Common Stock Today, Swamped the Army of Brokers. ,

NORTHERN RAILWAYS k ARE ALSO AFFECTED Slumped Off Four Points Be.cause of Reciprocity Dei feat, but Big Interests Rallied to Support. (National News Association) , NEW YORK, Sept. 22. Amid 1 scenes of tremendous excitement U. S. i Steel shares were again hammered down in the stock market today, the l common and preferred slumping off 'to quotations which represent a loss (of more than $164,000,000 over the prices prevailing two weeks ago. Of this amount the preferred stock loss ;was $39,600,000. and the common, $124,- ; 50,000. The heavy selling today was a continuation of the break yesterday when steel sold off in a wave of demoralization. ' Fearing an immediate dissolution of the steel trust, holders of stock all over the country poured in their holdings until traders were swamped by ' the deluge of selling orders. At times brokers had a difficult time in finding a market for the big blocks of stock which they held for disposal. ' Railroads Affected. Another element of strong influence was the defeat of reciprocity in Canada, which resulted in heavy selling of hares of northern railroads. This movement showed a decline as low as 4 points. Later big interests rallied to the support of the market and checked the dumn. On ita downward movement steel common touched 63V4, ltd lowest figure since the 1907 panic, The -first block of steel that came out wav 45;000 Shares, at CA and 65 In quick succession small blocks and large were tumbled upon the market. Wlinin twenty minutes ouu.uuu snares had been traded in andnot since 1907 has the trading been accompanied by such excitement. I After the early morning turmoil the market quieted-down and following the rally there was a period "of , fluctualion, nisiory wan iiiauu iui bicci tuiumon during the forenoon session by the extent of which it was traded. Europe was a heavy Beller in both common and preferred shares. A FL0WER EXHIBIT By School Children Held on x Saturday. The members of the . Aftermath society have arranged with the school ! officials to hold the fifth annual exhibition of flowers grown by the 1 school children of Richmond, to whom 'seeds were furnished last spring by the society. The exhibit will be at ithe high school hall on Saturday, the 'display being open from 2 to 5 o'clock 'In the afternoon, and from 7 to 10 ko'clock that evening. Cash prizes, aggregating $75 will be awarded for the best exhibits. The exhibit will be open to the public and the society hopes the public will attend, v Though the exhibition will be held (under the auspices of the Aftermath society. It has the co-operation of the I West Side Improvement association, (South Side Improvement association. school board, Whitewater Women's League, and others. Each organization has contributed towards the prizes. During the evening a short (program will be rendered. The high school orchestra will render several musical selections. i Awards will be made by a commitWee Including Mrs. Clara Graves, Miss Sarah Hill, and Prof. J. F. Thompson, (head of the botanical department of J the high school. Children who will 'have displays are requested to bring (them to school between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning. Each variety should be tied together and in cutting them tear should be exercised to collect tally those with the longest and strong est stems. BOYS AND GIRLS! JHE PALLADIUM has made arrangements to secure the "SPKEDKING" and HORNET" Pushmobile. which will be given away ABSOLUTELY FREE. The announcement will be made In The Palladium tomorrow night, giving all details of the contest

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Indiana Yearly Meeting Delegates Will Decide as to Remodeling Old Structure Saturday Morning.

REPORTS SHOW THAT CHURCH IS GROWING Nation-wide Prohibition Declared to Be the Only Remedy for the Liquor Traffic in This Country. Addresses by several prominent missionaries of the Friends' church were features at the session of the Indiana Yearly Meeting this afternoon at the East Main Street meeting house. Representatives from missions located in Mexico, Alaska, and India were on hand to discuss the work being done in the foreign missionary field, and their many interesting statements were much appreciated by the dele gates. Parts of the report of the meeting's committee to supervise the foreign work were read and comment ed upon. , .. The committee to investigate the ad visability of remodeling the present meeting house on East Main street fur nished the most important of all the many reports heard this morning. No action was taken to approve or reject the plan suggested by the committee, but from opinions expressed it ap pears that when the matter comes up for consideration again tomorrow morning, the plans will be approved. The changes In the structure costing about $6,000, were outlined by J. II. Johnson. The general public is urg ed to attend the meeting tomorrow. Reports from the treasurer, trus tees, and statistical secretary of the meeting , were read, and all showed that the work of the church was steadi ly growing. Memorials to some promi nent Friends, who have died during the past year were given, and new visitors were welcomed. . " Committee Selections.' " ' After Amos Ken worthy had open ed the session at ten o'clock this morn ing with a prayer, the report of the committee to fill vacancies in the executive, boards of Southland college and White's Institute was offered for approval. The committee proposed to make Charles Jenkins, Mary A. J. Ballard, and Julia Newby members of the Southland Board. J. P. Hunt and John II. Johnson were selected as trustees for White's Institute, and the committee recommended that the changes in the articles of association of the latter school, which were requested yesterday by the trustees, be approved by the meeting. The following were suggested to fill the office of correspondent member of the missionary board of Southland College from the various quarterly meetings: Dublin; Wilson Gilbert; Eastern, Alvin E. Wildman; New Garden, Mary E. Woodward; Traverse City, Arthur Zimmerman; Vandalia; Mary Bonine; Van Wert, W.- G. Hire; Wabash, A. J. Rldgway; West Branch, H. O. Miles; Westfield, L. E. Stubbs; Winchester, Mary McVicker; Puget Sound, Dorothy Lee; Portland, S. A. Watson. All the ' suggestions . of the committee were approved by the meeting. Effle Minehart, of Columbus, O., Emery Rees, a missionary and Walter Brown, of Pleasant Valley, O., were all extended tho visitors' welcome by the clerk, The reading of the minutes of the last session caused a little dispute among certain members. Prof. Elbert Russell raised the point that the minutes were being swelled to an unnecessary volume by inserting small comments of the' clerk, which are appended to the committee reports. Clerk Nicholson agreed with this view, but the general expression of opinion showed that the comments were both interesting and valuable, and that the best way to reduce the size pf the minutes was to condense the reports of the committees. The state of the church was presented by hearing the reports of three of the quarterly meetings. The reading clerk. In the beginning, said that almost all the quarterly reports were identical, and that time would be saved by hearing only three, which number was thought sufficient to get an idea of the church work. The meeting heard from were Eastern, Fairmount. and Vadalia. The reports contained much the same general news, most of which indicated tbat there had been a great growth in the spiritual life In every direction, which fact was brought out by the rapidly increasing attendance at all meetings and the increasing interest being manifested in home worship; that many new members had been received into church membership; and that the ministry was "helpful and Instructive." vanda lia quarterly meeting was the only one that gave out no hopeful note. It reported a good attendance at the pub lic gatherings but a sad lack of Inter est among the members with regard to family worship. Out of the Ave monthly meetings under the jurisdiction of the Vanadlia meeting, only one is ab.(Continued on Page Six.

LAURIER. WILL MAKE EFFORT TO SEEJAFT FLY Movement on Foot at St. Louis to Entice President Into Aeroplane. (Palladium Special) " ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22. A reenforced aeroplane and an expert aviator, probj ably Walter Brookins, will be at the service of President Taft during his St. Louis visit next Saturday. Albert Bond Lambert, president of the Aero club of St. Louis, has admitted his intention to remind President Taft of the successful trip made in an aeroplane at St. Louis last October by former President Roosevelt and to try to induce the present chief -executive to take a little spin into the air. It is possible that Mr. Lambert, a young St. Louis millionaire, who several days ago won an aeroplane pilot's license from the Aero club of America will offer to accompany the president into the air as pilot. But whether the President will accept the invitation to make an air trip is very uncertain. Such a trip of course is' not on the official program, any more than was Colonel Roosevelt's trip. Merely an Impulse. Men of great responsibilities make air trips on the impulse of the moment, rather than after due deliberation. Colonel Roosevelt, notwithstanding his well known courage, probably had no intention of going up until he saw several birdmen flying gracefully and with apparent safety. At that same meet L. D. Dozier, known as the 'flightless aeronaut," whom Mr. Lambert succeeded as president of the Aero club was lured into an aeroplane on the pretext of being wanted there to pose for a picture, and then was hurried up before he could protest. His friends took the precaution to provide, him with an experienced aviator,, who brought him safely back. Although, after waving to the crowd as the biplane containing horn passed over the grandstand, Mr. Dozier alighted unscratched and bragging about the superiority of aeroplaning over automobiling as : a means of recreation, he has not yet taken his second trip, - nor has he attempted any more posing in a real aeroplane. -..- , y Cyrus F. Blanke, president of the Million Population club, the organization by whose , invitation President Tafe comes to St. Louis, and chairman of the General Committee of Arrangements, believes that tne Coliseum, notwithstanding its great capacity, will prove insufficiently large to accommodate all who would hear the President speak. : -.' LAFAYETTE CONWELL ASKS FOR DIVORCE Lafayette Con well, familiarly known in this city as "Bum" Conwell, has filed suit In the superior court, at Indianapolis, for divorce from Sue M. Conwell. Mr. and Mrs. Conwell, and their daughter, Nancy,, are :well. known here. Mrs. Conwell and Miss Conwell, have often visited in this city. The allegations in the complaint state that his wife caused him to suffer from neurasthenia and was instrumental in causing him to be sent .to the Central Indiana hospital for the insane in September, 1910. He says that he remained in the institution until August of this year and he also alleges that his wife induced him to deed all of' his property, worth about $15,000, to her and says that she then began laying schemes to get rid of him, " ".-;-''-'-, .Another charge in the complaint is rather sensational. The plaintiff avers that the defendant gave him bromidla, causing him to become unconscious and while he was under the Influence of this drag he says she intimated that he. had attempted, suicide.

FACTORY MEN HERE ARE DISAPPOINTED Manufacturers in This City Wanted the Canadian Market Opened.

Richmond manufacturers stated today that they were greatly disappointed over the defeat of the Liberal government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier, by the Canadian electorate at the polls yesterday, which spoke decisively, in rejecting a closer trade relationship with the United States. The reciprocity treaty, for which local manufacturers had worked and which they wished to see accepted, was dealt its death blow and the result of yesterday's polling was a surprise to them. " It rs believed by "Richmond, manufacturers , that unless the conservative government, headed by Robert L. Borden, Sir Wilfrid's chief opponent, will raise the duties that there will be no loss of business, but the anticipated increase in Canadian business has received a' death blow. "It is impossible to tell just what will be 'done by the conservatives," said S. S. Strattan, Jr., secretary of the Gaar, Scott and Company, one of the leading concerns manufacturing threshing outfits in the world.. "The reciprocity pact would have reduced the duty on a portion of our product five per cent, but it will remain the same now since the defeat of the Liberal government, yesterday. Our company is greatly disappointed over the results of the Canadian election. Fear Raise in Duty. "The conservatives will have a large majority now in parliament and it is not possible to tell just what will be done," continued Mr. Strattan. "They may raise the duty." Prior to the inauguration of the reciprocity movement the Gaar-Scott company contemplated the establishment of a branch factory at Winnipeg to supply the Canadian trade. It is not known now whether this project 'will again be considered. The defeat of reciprocity will affect the Robinson and company indirectly. H.R. Robinson, vice president of the company mate the statement that the company's trade In Canada was not very extensive. Speaking of the reciprocity treaty Willard Z. Cayr, an official of the American Seedh3f achine company,- asserted that closer trade relations between Canada and the United States would have been, a great advantage to the company because it has an extensive Canadjan trade. ' "Of course since the defeat of reciprocity we believe that It will not have a tremendous" effect on bur. company because we have-been able to remain in the field bo far," Mr. Carr said. "If the conservatives raise the duties it will then effect us considerably." LARGE CRANE SEEN IN NORTHERN WAYNE . (Palladium Special) ' " ECONOMY, Ind Sept 22. During the past few weeks a crane has been seen in the northern part of this county and all efforts which have been made to capture it have failed. Irvin Hunt and Lester Wine of . Economy are the latest to report of having seen the bird. Hunt and "Wine give good descriptions of it When they saw the crane it was feeding in Martlndale's creek on the William Charles farm. It was four or five feet high when standing and was very beautiful. It is the first crane seen in this section of the country for a number of years. EXPLOSION IN POWDER MILL KILLS 6 ROME. Italy, Sept 22. Six persona were killed ; and 16 others injured, some of them fatally, in an explosion in a powder factory at Montecbiaro in JLombarujr todax,:

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EARLHAM COLLEGE OPENS JTJUESDAY Institution Is Debt Free and an Excellent Year Is Predicted. Next Tuesday marks the opening of the fifty-third year of Earlham college, at which time the work of the school year 1911-1912 -will commence with the enrollment 'of students. The Quaker institution will start the term this fall in the best financial condition in its history. The debt of $50,000 which was hanging over the college last spring has been entirely wiped out by the fund raised. in the campaign re cently held, and in addition the treas ury shows a surplus of something over $8,000. As there has been an unusually large enrollment at the college this year, several changes in the management of the school have been planned by the officers. The most important altera tion will be the recently adopted requirements for graduation. Under the new system, a student will have to carry two "major" studies and three "minor" ones in order to qualify for his sheepskin on commencement day, The alteration in the requirements mean that a pupil will get a good gen eral education during his four years In the school, as well as a special train ing in one or two subjects. It is announced that before long the college will be without the services of a superintendent and matron, as William and Deborah Furnas, the two occupying these offices at present, will coon retire. Their duties will be divided among several of the heads of the institution, Chief Engineer Marmaduke Gluys becoming superintendent of buildings and grounds. Miss Catherine Snepp, dean of the women, taking charge of Earlham Hall, and Edgar Fisher, bookkeeper, assuming the office of purchasing agent ARE TO DISTRIBUTE BASS OVER COUNTY Arrangements have been made by the Wayne County Fish and Game association to remove the little mouth black bass minnows from the brooding . pond . about three , miles west of the city on next Sunday morning and to distribute them in streams in different parts of the county. The water will be let out of the pond early in the morning and about I" o'clock the spawn including that of this year and minnows' from last year's hatching, will be removed. The small fish will be placed in tanks and taken in automobiles to. points of destination in the Whitewater river below Richmond, near Whitewater, and in the stream below Milton. The Association is figuring on building brooding ponds above the present small , lake, In which the small fish will be placed hereafter aa they are hatched. FOUNTAIN CITY MAN WAS NOT INDICTED Alonzo Roebuck, the station agent at Fountain City, and against whom the grand , jury heard hard evidence, alleging he had severely whipped bis wife on the evening of September 2, did not return an indictment according to Information which has just been given out The witnesses before the jury did not see the actual assault if there was any, and consequently the jury did not act In a statement Thursday, Mrs. Roebuck denied that her husband had whipped her. She claimed she : was visiting her father. Edward McKinley near Canton, Ohio, and returned with him on the day of September 2. She declared upon her return that night she had an attack of an ailment of which she ia a sufferer and during: the

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HEW ERA OF TARIFF .

PROTECTION FACED BY THE CANADIANS Tory Victory on Reciprocity Produces Condition which Made So Many MultiAmerican Millionaires. CONSERVATIVES ARE IN CONTROL An American to Be in Bord en Cabinet Friendly Business Relations of U. S. and Canada May Cease. (National News Association) OTTAWA, Ont Sept. 22. Canada faces a new era of tariff protection today such as the huge fortunes of most of the American multi-millionaires were founded upon as the result of the political revolution which swept over the Dominion yesterday and wiped out the hard work that went to pave the way for reciprocal trade relations with the U. S. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of the Dominion, who with President Taft shared the honors of championing reciprocity and his henchmen died game. The majority of the anti-reciprocity conservative forces was too overwhelming for a contest, being estimated today as being all the way from 40 to 52. t.:; 'vt v i;:;--v .CI Robert L. Borden, leader of the opposition, who was returned from Halifax i. with : a majority of 200 will soon assume the reigns of government in the rope of prime minister for Sir .Wllfridt unable 'to bear the . stigma, has promised to lender his resignation within a fortnight. Corrected returns today indicate that the new government would have a working majority of 44 in the Twelfb parliament This was Just two more votes than the - Laurier regime had when the old parliament was dissolved on July 29, a conservative gain of 86 votes. "Big Stick's" Coercion. The returns were received with manifestations of jubilation from Vancouver to St. John., Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto. Quebec, Winnipeg and other cities of the Dominion, where manufacturing Interests had wielded the "big stick" over the heads of the voters, forcing them to vote the conservative Ucket upon penalty of losing their jobs demonstrations were kept up all night. The radicals among the tories had so instilled the masses with fear that the United States meant to annex Canada and "Americanize' her, that trepidation in many centers gave way to a feeling of actual hostility. . - Fear that it is "parting of the ways" for friendly business relations between the two great countries prevails in many quarters today. The old anti-American feeling in Canada which has lain dormant now for a few years has sprung into vigorous life. The business arguments in behalf of reciprocity were ignored and were still ignored today in the rejoicing over the Tory victory. Hissed President. While returns were being flashed upon bulletin .boards in cities, pictures of President Taft were displayed occasionally. The likeness of the United States national executive was received with groans, hisses and Jeers. That Sir Wilfrid would resign was the universal belief the few exceptions on the part of his friends being considered more as expressions of friendly loyalty than prophecies. It is hardly believed possible that Sir Wilfrid will maintain the seat to which he was returned from Quebec. The census Just completed will make the redistribution bill a law creating 27 new seats in western Canada, thus making the west where liberal ; politics are received with favor, a big factor to be reckoned with in the future. New Dominion Cabinet. The revolution may make it necessary for Gov. .Gen. Earl Grey to, postpone his departure from Canada.' He was scheduled to sail for England on Oct 6. Slate makers were busy today on .the new Borden cabinet It is a foregone conclusion that George H. Perley, Conservative, "whip" will sueceed 'Minister of Finance William S. Fielding who was one o tbe Canadian drafters of the reciprocity pact Perley is a native of New Hampshire and a graduate of Harvard although he has spent nearly all his .life in Canada! He is one of the richest men In Ottawa where he is heavily interested in the lumber industry. HE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Clear and warmer, tonight.. ' Saturday, in

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BIG WHEAT CORIIER IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TREATY DEFEAT

Armour, Lichstern and Wall Street Operators Can Now Dictate Price for Wheat in United States. WHEAT PRICE JUMPS IN THE NORTHWEST Rep. Underwood States that' the Defeat of Reciprocity Means Immediate Reduction in the U. S. Tariff. (National News Association) WHEAT PRICES JUMP. CHICAGO, Sept 22. The defeat of the reciprocity treaty caused a jump of two cents in wheat prices here today. : PRICES IN MINNESOTA. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept 22. -The re-' ported advance for wheat was five' cents a bushel. Duluth reports the wheat price is six cents higher. A CORNER IN WHEAT. CHICAGO, Sept 22. The defeat of" the : reciprocity movement in Canada will put millions of dollars into the pockets of J. Ogden Armour, Al J. Lichstern' and a coterie of Wall street operators who until today faced enormous losses as a result of their deal in May wheat i ) The Canadian election has : turned what seemg to be a rout for these .operators into a victory. Today they are - in the saddle. They control thecjsn, wheat "situation in the United States. They are in position to demand any prices they may want When Armour, Lichtstein and the Wall street men were compelled to taint nn thaii Mit mntncti in muw. mous quantity of wheat they did so because there, was nothing else to do. Had Plant af ManM. Millions of bushels of wheat were delivered to them on their contracts. Tbe millions of money at their command made it possible for them to take in every bushel of this wheat and pay for it. There was no market for tho grain then. Armour and : Lichtstein filed every elevator In Chicago : with their grain. Then they bought steel barges from Duluth and in these barges in the Chicago river are hundreds of thousands of bushels of the golden grain. In all it is conservatively estimated that these operators control 30,000,000 and perhaps 40,000,000 bushels of wheat in the United States. Men with less capital at their command would have been compelled to throw over the deal. These men hung on with " bulldog tenacity while the reciprocity movement was : pending. There was practically no movement for wheat Millers were holding off thinking that if Canada spoke for reciprocal relations there would be an enormous quantity of Canadian wheat brought into this country free of duty. UNDERWOOD'S VIEWS. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept 22. "The defeat of reciprocity in Canada will make the demand for a downward revision of the tariff in . this country more imperative than ever before and will have the affect of strengthening the Democratic cause ' rather than weakening it" said Oscar Underwood, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of representatives today. "Reciprocity would have V aftnrAoA mnwnt rllf tn th a hMn him. dened consumer and its defeat will make the demand for a downward revise stronger than ever. American people are calling for a lower tariff and I believe are disappointed over the 'defeat of reciprocity - ' It Is practically assured that Underwood will have the Alabama delegation instructed for him for the Presidency at the Democratic national convention. TO BAR L Even Hotel Proprietors Can Not Join I. O. O. F. (National News Association) v :.- INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22, The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows yes terday adopted a constitutional amendment placing hotel owners and leasees ''who held liquor licenses in the same class with the saloon keepers as regards their eligibility ' to membership, i An amendment to establish "a national Rebekah assembly was de feate ;.-...-. - -

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