Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 320, 24 September 1911 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TETiEGR A M . VOL. XXXVI. NO. 329. BIOHMONU, IXD., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1911. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS.

LOCAL MARKETMEN HAVE COMBINATION TO KEEPUP PRICES Qohn Lancaster Is the Lord 4 High Dictator, and He Bewails Admission of Peddlers to This City.

STANTON STATUE AT STEUBENVILLE, OHIO WAR 0(1 F CHARGE OF MURDER WILL BE PREFERRED Mme. Simone and Canine Friend

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MAYOR HANDED OUT HIS EDICT TO THE TRACTIOII COMPAIIY; .7. ; ; -I Must Make , the Repairs on Main 4 Street Bridge Ordered by the City or Get Qf 4 of the Structure.

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(MARKETMASTER ALSO I HELPS THE DEALERS

ICity Official in Charge of the Market Instructs Market -Men on Prices for the GarWen Produce. Denouncing the action of the city Council, In modifying the ordinance governing the peddling of farm produce, John D. Lancaster, recognized for years as one of the leading local marketmen, declared Saturday that this action will eventually ruin the market His statement in this respect Is concurred in by the majority of the marketmen at the South Sixth street market. From their statements the natural conclusion is that the marketmen cannot pay the annual fee for Inarkct stalls to the city and compete with the other farmers who peddle , their produce from house to house. Other reports are of an entirely different nature, In regard to the coun- ' cilmanic action on this subject. It is said that farmers are peddling their fruit and vegetables at a much lower price and that the average housekeeper believes that in the end the high cost of living will be reduced considerably. Up to the present, however, the modification of the peddling ordinance has not affected markethouse prices, as the marketmen are maintaining the Bame prices as before. Now that council .has taken this step it is likely that it will be reBuested to take a step further and reluce the license fee on the market Italls. , '(. r rfTh. prices which - the city nanda for the market stalls are exorbitant," declared Mr. Lanacster. "The city council acts like a class of Ichool boys. Some one says let's do this thing and another says let's do that, and away they go like so many Iheep. The market will eventually be ruined. The thing to do now Is to let every produce man back - his wagon up around the market house for a nominal fee," continued Mr. Lancaster. "The best stalls could be more costly, say f 10 or 18 a year, and let the other stalls- which are now considered as the best locations sell for $3 or $4 anuually. The way it Is now, a inarketman is obliged to pay $2" for In still, which Is by far too much." Conrad Zwlssler, another prominent market man. believes that council took 'a step in the wrong direction when it flowered the so-called bars to all farmers, allowing them to peddle at any time during the day. Mr. Zwissler states that there Bhould be no ped 'dllng at all. He made the statement that he would rather take a whipping than peddle. Referring to the matter of the high . -cost of market stalls, Mr. Zwissler eald that produce men and gardeners could sell their fruits and vegetables at a much lower price if the stall fee was not so high. He said that as the arrangements were at present, very few produce men could afford to pay 25 annually for a market stall. Rumors to the effect that a combination is In existence between the mar'ketmen at the South Sixth street market have been , substantiated, despite ithe fact that marketmen stoutly deny jit. The man who dictates the prices 1b John D. Lancaster, who denounces Icouncllmen as school boys for their taction last Monday night. John Taylor, market master, aids the marketmen la fixing prices. Tay-j lof tells each marketman what prices I are being asked for various commodities by other marketmen and a uniform price is established Neach day by ' this method. Taylor's assistant, Instructed by the market master, also

, " 'acts "as Informant. ; ( Aa a rule Lancaster is at the market ". place first in the . morning. The' next jnarketman to arrive asks Lancaster lor his prices and the third gets his . prices'", from Lancaster and so on. s ": Those who do not get an opportunity to ask Lancaster his prices are InformY ed by the market master or his asatstant. . ; It is explained that this Is one of the reasons for the high price of produce which is maintained at the market house. An interesting Incident is related by .a consumer, in connection with this matter. The consumer asked the -, price of a bushel of tomatoes of a marketman, stationed at the South f, , Sixth ., street market, and ho was informed, that he (the marketman) would have to ask Mr. Iancaster. At ,ter a conference" the gardener return-

, ed and Informed the consumer of the price. The consumer visited a , grocery store and found that tonia- , toes were selling twenty cents lower ton the bushel there than at the market, after the grocer had purchased them at wholesale and nla'de hta l-ro-tut

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7 MADE 1911 REPORT Assembly Profit Was $1,500 Plans for Next Year Now Under Way. The final closing of all affairs pertaining to the 1911 Chautauqua was made last, night when the board of directors of the Chautauqua met in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. The tins' ov the ' meeting was "cbnsumed with preparing a summary of the event last summer, and quite a . few plans in which to Improve the Chautauqua next year were discussed. The last Chautauqua, which was the ninth in Richmond, showed a net profit of $1,500, even though the expenses were considerably higher this year owing to the fact that special features in the program cost much. Of this net ' profit, $U00 was turned over to the city, and a like sum to the Y. M. C. A., while the remainder was reserved to pay expenses that may arise during the winter. A record attendance of 5,230 was registered on one day this year. The directors found that the program committee had made such a brilliant success of its task, that the same committee was asked to serve in 1912. The gate receipts this year showed a gain of $1,200 over last. An examination of the records disclosed the fact that 1501 season tickets were sold In addition to the 280 distributed among the teachers of the county. The largest attendance came on the day that William J. Bryan spoke at which time over 5,200 persons passed through the gates. This number was almost equalled on the closing day, when 4,700 tickets were taken in. The average daily attendance was estimated at 2,900. With regard to plans for next year, the directors say that several requests have been received from prominent local people who want certain features of the affair this year repeated next year. The performers who are most , asked for seem to be n. V..Klng. W. J. Bryan, Rabbi Levy, George Stewart, and the Bland orchestra. The directors will consider the advisability of engaging these again. It Is probable that no jubilee singers will be on the program-in J912, but this, materUl be left with the 'conv4 jmiuec.x Tue nnanciai outiooa ior.tne next Chautauqua is1' not-- especially promising, as only 430 tickets have been subscribed for so far. , The following Is given as the financial report of the 1911 Chautauqua: -. -.', '. : Receipts.'. Bala nee' -from 1910 Season Tickets Gate Receipts .f, ",, ':. . ''. Miscellaneous Receipts '. . 2.134.50 3.612.25 1.557.65 $7,310.35 Disbursements. Talent $2,932.65 Other Expenses 2,866.46 City of Richmond 600.00 Y. M. C. A 600.00 Balance on hand 311.24 $7,310.35 BEATS BOARD BILL James Green was arrested late yesjterday afternoon on the charge of de- ! frauding a boarding house keeper. John II. Corson filed the affidavit tn September 2, but the police had not been able to locate Green until today. It is believed that Green left the city Immediately upon learning that steps would be taken to bring about nia arrest. "

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BOARD

Joins with Western Yearly ' Meeting in Condemnation of Firearms Sale, as Conducive to Crime.

SHOTGUN AND RIFLE NOT ON BLACKLIST But the Pistol Is Regarded as a Menace Report of Earlham College Is Made by the President. The Permanent Board of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends, yesterday decided to assist Western Yearly Meeting in trying to stop the use of such fire arms as pistols and revolvers, which the Friends condemn on account of their connection with suicide and murder, but the Board re fused to assist Western Yearly Meeting in fighting to uphold the law which makes it an offense o use the name Friend, Quaker, William Penn and similar names in advertising merchandise. The Permanent Board is really the executive committee of the Friends Yearly Meeting, and its action in the matter will determine the attitude of the Friends here in these two important matters. In regard to forbidding the use of firearms the Permanent Board instructed its legislative committee to cooperate with Western Yearly Meeting in drafting a bill to present to the next legislature, and then to appear before the proper committee and urge its adoption. The Friends do not desire to stop the. making and use of such firearms as the shotgun and the rifle, but their efforts are directed against the weapons with which crimes are commonly committed, and with which people cannaLtaketbei.r own lives. According;, to the Friends, murder and suicide ; are on the increase in this state at an alarming rate. The law forbidding the use of the Friends' name In advertising is being fought in the courts by certain interests, but Indiana Yearly Meeting will let Western Yearly Meeting' furnish the money to employ lawyers in upholding its constitutionality, as the law originated with that Yearly meeting. The members of the Permanent: Board regard the use of the name rather as a compliment than otherwise; they say that Its connection with an article of merchandise in intended to convey the idea of honest ralue and purity. - Report of Pres. Kelly. President Kelly of Earlham College submitted a report on the college, which. In part, is as follows: Earlham Attendance. The total enrollment for the year ending with the Spring term of 1911, was 642. The attendance was distributed throughout the year as follows: Summer term, 1910, 170; Fall term, 1910, 431; Winter term, 1911, 419; Spring term, 1911, 375. Fourteen young men and seventy-two young women took a twelve-weeks course in education; twelve young men and 136 young women enrolled In music only; and seven young men and thirty-two young women entered the teachers' college courses. Of the 426 students enrolled in the regulur college courses leading to degrees, 190 were men and 236 young women. The number of professors and instructors was thirty, and the number of student assistants in laboratories, library and museum was six. The total number of Friends In at tendance was 204, of whom over 59 per,cent. (121), were members of Indiana Yearly Meeting. The attendance from other Yearly Meetings was Western, 66; New York, 10; Baltimore, 4; "aid one 'each -from Kansas, . New England. and, Ipw'Of the other religious'' denominations represented among the students,, the Methodists were still in the 'lead with ninety, thePresbyterians again fifty-nine, and the Lutherans fourth with twenty-nine. The Roman Catholics came in ahead of the Episcopalians, however, there being thirteen of the former and six of the latter. There were eight United Brethren, six Baptists, four each of Congregationalisms, Mennonites and Reformed, three . Evangelical, two Church of Christ, and one each of New Light, ' Christian Scientist, Universalist and African Methodist Episcopal. One hundred and thirty-nve belonged to no church, or made no report. . The geographical distribution of students is indicated by the following data: Indiana, 548; Ohio. 51: Illinois, 16; New York, 11; Maryland, 3; Pennsylvania.' 2; and one each from-Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey. Oklahoma. South Dakota. .Virginia. District of Columbia and Wisconsin. Fifty-three students received , degrees in course at the annual commencement in June: thirty-five receiving the degree of A. seventeen the degree of B. S.r and one the degree of A. M. The honorary degree of M. S. was conferred upon James MannaContinued on, Eage Pour). -

The Stepfather of Elizabeth Young, Fraudulently Married by Apkins, Will Bring Charge Against Him.

STATE'S ATTORNEY GAVE THIS ADVICE J: M. Baxter, Girl's Stepfath.er, Alleges that Apkins Poisoned Her Prisoner r Held at Lexington, Ky, (Palladium Special) LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 23. J. M. Baxter, stepfather of Elizabeth Young, the young woman who married Peter Paul Apkins, the alleged bigamist and forger here in May, and who died here several weeks ago as a result, it is alleged, of injuries received at the hands of Apkins, announced here today he would bring a charge of murder against Apkins, who is now in jail here, indicted on a bigamy charge. Baxter today saw the commonwealth's attorney, John R. Allen, and Allen, who is noted for his knowledge of the law, advised him he could bring a charge of murder against Apkins. The accusation, will be made at Nicholasville, Ky., near here, the former home of Miss Young. Baxter says the girl was poisoned in a Cincinnati hotel by Apkins; that when she went away with Apkins she weighed 160. pounds, but after being brought back "here sick, after being assaulted and deserted by Apkins, she had wasted away more than eighty pounds, and that her stopiach was burned out. Baxter will employ a special attorney to assist the state's attorney in preparing the case. Apkins, in jail here, says he has not secured a lawyer. He is apparently not worried over the charges against him. Baxter is wealthy and he and the family are prepared tr make a bitter fight to convict Apkins Apkjns, ,was rresJt4VrHn4f Ind.7 several weeks ago on the charge of bigamy and forgery; but was returned to Kentucky for trial at the Urgent request of the Kentucky authorities. Apkins' first wife is a resident of Richmond. SOWING OF WHEAT ABOUT COMPLETED The Conditions This Fall in Wayne County Have Been Almost. Ideal. Wayne county farmers are now busi ly engaged in the work of sowing wheat, and it was stated by. prominent farmers last evening that almost onehalf of the wheat has been sown. The fact that the ground is in good condition and that the warmth and recent rains have placed the fields in excellent shape for the completion of tbe plowing, make the outlook for an exceptionally fine crop of wheat for 1912 very bright. , There have been com paratively few weeds, the farmers say, in the corn fields to give any material interference with the progress of the drills in the conditioning of the soil. It is believed that more wheat will be sown this year than in past seasons. In some parts of the county the excessive rains caused the heavily eared corn to sway and lean, making necessary the work of extra men to walk ahead of the drills and swing the supine stalks aside. Commercial fertilijer is being used by a number of farmers. Joe Helms, living west of the city on the National Road, declared that Aery little f wheat was being sown now thout fertilizer. The Indications a: that 4the whole crop will b tGZjr time and un der .very favorable' sqU conditions, which is the first and a highly important step toward excellent yields.; The present weather is ..the best which could be asked for the corn crop, farmers in this locality say, and little trouble is anticipated in the gathering of the corn. MURDERER OF MAGISTRATE UP FOR LIFE (National News Association) " SOMMERSET. Ky Sept. ?3.- Fount Helton was today sentenced to the penitentiary for life for complicity in the murder of Magistrate Beatty and Constable Heath in the former's court room at Burnside, Ky.' James, Ellis was sentenced to death recently for the same crime. ... SASSED" A COP ' "Sassing a patrolman caused O. D. Pollock's arrest last nightJ Pollock was filled to the brim with cheap whiskey, and he was Mated on the charge of public " Intoxication. Patrolman Menke made the arrest. Pollock will be given a chance to explain to ,Uha masy .Monday ranqilna

Mme. Simone, the famous French emotional actress, who has arriveds in New York, and the dog which she calls a "priceless friend." Mme. Simone is accompanied by her husband, M. Casimir-Perier, son of the former President of France. She bears a striking resemblance to Sarah Bernhardt when the latter was a much younger woman, and the diva was one of the first to note and comment on this resemblance. The customs officers were the fir6t in this country to encounter the ,. wit of Mme, Simone, who held her small dog , In her arms while her lag-" s gagewas.hein, examined . w .w.i- tv;.fz1 Vhat value do you place on your dog?" Mme. Simone ' wg . asked. She drew back in surprise and put" a protecting hand on 'the' head of "Chochette." 1 "I do not. value her as a dog," she said. "I value her as a friend. As a dog, she is twelve years old and without value. As a friend she ia beyond price. I leave it to you, gentlemen, to settle the question." , "Chochette" came in as a friend and duty free. - , f

W, S0YDAM0IV0RCE Plumber's Son, Soul Mate of Wife, Corespondent.(National News ' Association) ' NEW YORK, , Sept. 23. Complaint papers in a suit for absolute divorce naming Mrs. Louise Lawrence White Suydam as defendant and Walter Lispenard ' Suydam, her millionaire husband as plaintiff were prepared and sworn to in Patchogue, L. I., today. Statutory grounds are given as the basis for the suit. Process servers were started out. to serve Mrs. Suydam in the Regina apartments where she is living with her "soul mate" young Fred Noble, the son of a Brooklyn plumber with whom the young wife eloped nearly a fortnight ago, is named as co-respondent in the suit. Suydam has contended all along that he would not divorce his wife unless she would consent to marry her boyish companion. It is tak en for granted that she has consented to this arrangement. Mrs. Suydam declares that she welcomes a divorce. She is rich in her own right and has made no contention for a financial settlement. . CARNEGIE SAFECO. IN HANDS OF STATE (National News Association) NEW YORK Sept. 23, The Carnegie Safe Deposit company whose fortunes were closely interwoven with those of the failed Carnegie Trust company was taken over today by Supt. George C. Van Tuyl Jr., of the state banking department ; who appointed Geo. W. Egbert as special deputy superintendent of banks to have charge of the , liquidation of its affairs. The safe deposit company whose vaults were in the basement of 115 Broadway where the Carnegie Trust company was formerly located, has been doing business for some time at a loss and there was no apparent prospect of a change . although the company's plant ip one of the finest in the city, the great vaults being armor proof and having .every facility for the transaction of its business. . AUTO SIDESWIPED BRIDGE; ONE DEAD (National New Association) BUFFALO. N. Y., Sept. 23 Frank A: Harris, a bar tender of Buffalo, was killed and six other men injured when an automobile in which they were riding sideswiped a bridge near Lockport. They- were going forty miles an hour J when the accidesVluipnaed,,

AIITI TAFTS" TO MEET

Republican Non Supporters . Plan Convention. (National News-Association) WASHINGTON, Sept. .'23. A na tion wide conference of antl-Taft Re publicans will be held in Chicago, Oct. 16th, to consider plans for conducting and developing the movement to nom inate some other man than the presl dent as head cf the national ticket in the 1912 campaign. Announcement of the gathering was made by the officers of the Progress ive Republican campaign from their headquarters in the Evans building in . this city. The fact that , the invitations had been issued, became known today and in answer to inquiries. Walter L. Houser, chairman of the or ganization made a statement as to the plans. It had not been - intended to make formal announcement for a day or two. A COMPROMISE VERDICT WAS RETURNED (National News Association) , NEWCASTLE, Pa., Sept. 24. After being out 16 hours the jury in the libel case against Chas. McKeever, Chas. McCarthy, Frank Hartman and William White, publishers of social ist papers, today returned a verdict of not guilty but , assessed, the costs against the defendant. It was the second trial of the case. The charge was brought for articles published during the big tin strike here in 1909 inciting the workers to riot. MAYOR KNOTTS ASKS A CHANGE OF VENUE (National News Association) CROWNPOINT, Sept. , 23. Affi davits for a change of venue were filed before Judge Vanfleet today on behalf of Mayor Knotts, City Engineer Williston and former Commissioner, Nichoff in connection with alleged bribery- Other officials involved , filed affidavits against a change of venue. - -. . - . REBELLIOUS COUNCIL TO BE OUSTED - (National News Association) TOPEKA, Sept. 23. A petition requesting ouster of fonr counciimen of Hunnewell was filed in the Supreme Court today by the attorney general. The action is the outcome of council's refusal to co-operate with Mayoress EIWilaon.

AN INSPECTION IS MADE ON SATURDAY

The Traction Company "Got Wise" to Plans of City Officials and Puts Gang at Work on the Bridge. The mayor, board of works and tha county ;i commissioners together with county bridge engineer Jack Mueller, made an examination - of the Main Street bridge yesterday afternoon for the purpose of determining the dam age done the bridge by the T. H. L E Traction Company, and to see it the' After the examination Mayor Zlmf merman stated that if the company did not live up to the recommenda tions of the city and county engineer the, company could take ita tracks off the bridge. Engineer Mueller had three voltme ters with : him and on examination found that the current was scattered through' the bridge so that it was a!4 most impossible to get a reading on any of the voltmeters, bat the current is very noticeable to anyone working on the bridge in damp weather. The condition oi ine oriage was louno. as; represented In the report of engineer - Mueller to the board of county commie' sipners two weeks ago. After this re-j - port the matter was called to the at tention of the city and as a result the examination was made Saturday af ' ternoon. ; Drainage Causes Trouble, "r It was found that the drainage una der- the tracks of, the , Traction cosil Lany,was bsusin xnoat ,o tlse- troJ , ble. . it was discovered that the tconw ' pany has not provided sufficient draln age and the wa'er seeps through and) . runs down on the Iron work, causing much damage, hfs:J The feed wire of the traction come pany were also found to be in danger ous condition and the company will b -ordered to remove them entirely from the bridge and provide its own poles for conveying the wires. ; The question was raised as to who would be responsible for any accident s caused by the wires being on the bridge and it was found that since the city had entered Into an agreement with the county to maintain tb bridge the city would be liable for any damages." The traction company had evidently heard of the inspection of the bridge to "be made by the city officials, as It bad a gang of men working on the bridge when the city and county onV dais arrived. It .was necessary for Mueller to se-j v cure additional wire to make the test for electrolysis and while this ( was' being done someone made new connec-j tions on part of the rails on the' . bridge. This caused the return currentj to pass through the rails Instead of' through the bridge, as has been the I case, and hampeied Mueller In making' his tests. I, The county engineer will make ' full report to the county commission: era next Saturday as to what changes' the traction company should make to, stop the damage now being done the bridge. The city administration will also get a copy of the report and have! promised their support to any action j the county commissioners take in for-, cing the traction company to terms. WIRES STOP RODGERS Fowler Attempts to No Avail to Fly Over Mountains. (National News Association) COLFAX, Calif., Sept. 23 Aviator Fowler started from here, this morn-; ing in an attempt to fly over Sierra Nevada mountains on a coast' to coast: flight for a $50,000 prize, but after fly--ing a distance of thirty-eight miles and reaching an altitude of over 6,000 feet he was forced to return here because his engine wouldn't climb high' enough. Fowler is discouraged and' may abandon the trip. RODGERS DELAYED. " ELMIRA. X, Y Sept. 23. Aviator Rodgers collided with a bunch of telegraph wires on the Bluffs near here, ' slightly disabling his aeroplane. The ; flight was postponed for repairs. BACIj-ON DUTY Scott Winters, 'night police sergeant, ; returned last evening from Spieeland r where he has been receiving treatment for rheumatism in the s an Mar- : imn at that place. Sergeant Winters has been off duty for the past two or i three nights. Patrolman Little has j been acting as sight sergeant. J