Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 331, 5 October 1911 — Page 1

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.5 .;- " 3if THE BICHMOKB PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TEIJ5GR A M . VOL. XXXVI. NO. 331. RICH3IOXD, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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A STRIKE-BREAKER STRIKE CONFRONTS ILL CENTRAL ROAD

Many of the Men, Arriving at New Orleans from McComb City, Charge Railroad with Abduction. RAILROAD IN FEAR OF SHOP'S SAFETY apprehensive that $2,000,000 McComb City Plant Will Be Destroyed City Is an Armed Camp Now. (National News Association) NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5. Treated like dogs by the Illinois Central railway, they declared, more than 100 Strike breakers who arrived in this city from McComb City, Miss., applied to the mayor today for transportation to their homes. A majority of the men live In New York and Chicago. They Aid they had been duped into taking jobs as strike breakers along the southern line of the Illinois Central. According to their stories they had been recruited as machinists and carpenters, to work within 100 miles of their homes. After being taken aboard trains, they charged, the doors were locked and they were held prisoners all the way to Mississippi and Louisiana. The Men were desperate by the time they reached points in Mississippi and many of them leaped from the window of the train and looted stores in small towns to get food. Eighteen hundred strike breakers have been forced to leave McComb City under guard of soldiers following 24 hours of almost constant fighting, in which guns and big explosives were used. In fear of their lives the strike breakers in McComb City asked for transportation back to the points where they were recruited. The railroad refused, so the men declare, but furnished trains for them to come to New Orleans. The strike breakers say they were offered , $3 and $3.60 a day, but the real nature of their work and their destination jwere kept secret. . , -DYNAMITING 18 FEARED. ; JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 5. Fearing that the 1300 strikers at McComb City Will carry out a threat to blow up the Illinois Central's $2,000,000 shop there. Gov. Noel was prepared today to concentrate every one of the state's militia companies in the little railway town. All guns will be loaded with cartridges, and the troops will have orders to shoot to kill if there is any how of "violence. Eleven companies of militia are already at McComb City and six others will be under way there .toy tonight. The railroad company stated today that if dynamite 1b used the hops will be permanently abandoned, which would mean the commercial destruction of McComb City. A special train bearing President Markham and Vice President Parks of the Illinois Central was due to pass through McComb last night, but fearing it would be dynamited the officials . changed their route and went down the Mississippi Valley railroad to New JDrleans. A dispatch from McComb City today frays two hundred armed men from the Country are there and are fraternizing With the strikers. More are arriving hourly and all are in fighting mood, and extremely hostile to the state troops. Further bloodshed Is expected tonight. GOVERNMENT PROBE. CHICAGO, Oct. 5. Federal officials today began an Investigation to ascer- " tain whether railroad strikers or the federation of Illinois Central employes have violated the Sherman anti-trust law, 8TRIKER SHOT. JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 6. An Illinois Central Striker was fatally shot toy United States Deputy Marshal Albert today while in the act of uncoupling cars in the railroad yards. SEEK ARBITRATION. i; NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5. The Southern Exchpnge committee today tendered its services as an arbitration board to the railroad and strikers in the Illinois Central strike, which they declared has already cost six lives, hundreds of wounded and a million dollars a day monetary loss. AN INVITATION TO COMMERCIAL CLUB Announcement was received this tnorning at the Richmond Commercial Club of the nineteenth annual National Irrigation Congress, which is to toe held in Chicago on the fifth to ninth days ot December. Together with the announcement was a special request that this city send a large number of representatives. The conegress Is sure to be an interesting affair, and it is hoped that many local business men will take advantage of the invitation. The congress comes at the same time as, the United Land and 'Irrigation Show and the International -Live Stock Show. These two added features are expected to attract many people to the windy city.

Three Naval Leaders in Italian

Turkish-Italian conflict. The three leaders in the naval affairs of Turkey and Italy, now engaged in war. From left to right are the Duke of Abbruzzi in command of the Italian Naval division; Ransford Bucknam, the American chief of the Turkish navy and Odmiral Aubrey of the Italian navy.

SHERIFF'S RIGHTS QUESTIONED TODAY Attorneys Contend Official Cannot Question a Man Under Duress. When Attorney Robert Study on Thursday morning raised the question as to the right of sheriff Albert Steen to examine "Wimsey" Anderson, adopted son of William Jennings, both colored and charged with hog stealing, without the consent or within the hearing of an attorney, he precipitated a lot of heated conversation which only stopped when Judge Fox was appealed to. Anderson, who has been in the county jail since Saturday, was released on his own recognizance on Thursday morning by Judge Fox. The sheriff took Anderson Into the judge's private office ancLasked fcim several questions about affairs in the neighborhood, south of the city, where . he lives. While in the office attorney Study rushed in and protested to the extent, it is said, that he was finally told by the sheriff that if he did not shut up he would be put out. The court was then asked by the attorney to interfere and as Judge Fox appeared in the corridor he was met by the sheriff who also explained the situation and asked the privilege to examine the boy, which was granted. But "Wimsey" had in the interim been told by his other attorney, Byram Robbins, not to answer any questions which might in anywise compromise him. The negro was then excused. A Mooted Question. Whether the sheriff has the right to question a man, who is under arrest and in the custody of the sheriff, after the man has obtained an attorney, was a much mooted point of discussion, in which several attorneys joined including H. IT. Johnson, who declared that he felt the sheriff's action had been unjust in some respects to his client, Earl Dubois, who went on trial Thursday for burglary. The attorneys determined that when the occasion presents itself they will present the matter to the court to set a ruling from him as to the rights of the sheriff to question men under duress. Personally each and every one held that the sheriff should not devote any of his time to seeking information for the state in criminal matters after the accused had been placed under arrest. The different attorneys take the position that the arresting officers, whether sheriff or police or marshals, violate the third degree statute, passed by the last legislature, when they quiz a man under duress. The attorneys say that the arresting officers have done their duty when they make the arrest, but that to gather information for the state in criminal matters after an arTest is made, is beyond their jurisdiction. The sheriff said that if he was violating the law, it was because he was ignorant of the fact he was not allowed to question an accused person about matters which persons responsible for the arrest had complained about. INTERESTING BOOK OF LOCAL Y. M. C. A. An interesting and instructive pamphlet has just been issued by the Richmond Y. M. C. A. for the benefit of members of the association known as the "Handy Book of the Y. M. C. A." The most interesting part of the booklet is the series of health bints that have been compiled by Physical Director R. J. Horton, and Assistant Director A. R. T. Winjum. In these members of the association are advisj ed to sleep S hours a day, eat sparing1 ly and pay attention to chewing slow ly, and drinking water between meals. The remainder of the pamphlet gives advice on conduct in the Y. M. C. A. building and. includes the schedule for gymnasium, swimming, and bowling classes for this winter.

REMARKABLE MAN TO LECTURE HERE Isidor Wulfson, Weights and Measures Expert, Secured .. by the Y. M. B. C. "The Effect of Dishonest Competition," will be the subject discussed by Isidor Wulfson inspector of weights and measures of Indianapolis, before the Young Men's Business club, next Tuesday evening. The address is expected to prove exceedingly interesting and the public is invited to hear

Mr. Wulfson. The meeting will mark i the opening of the club's new rooms in the Colonial building. Mr. Wulfson has accomplished great things at Indianapolis in unearthing scandals perpetrated by peddlers and others. Unearths Scandal. George A. Martin, on the staff of the Indianapolis Sun, writing in the August number of the American Magazine, says of Mr. Wulfson, in part: Without money or friends, a family depending on him and he in a hospital, Isidor Wulfson was befriended by "Prince Charley" Bookwalter, who made him inspector of weights and measures. The motto of the office was "Draw your salary and keep your mouth shut; don't work." None of that for Wulfson! He began at once unearthing scandals. Being original in thought, word and deed, Wulfson's methods were (and are) most unique. When whispers of the hay market scandal reached him, he disguised himself as a German farmer, mingled with the crowds at the market, gathered his evidence and sent four men to prison. Two jealous detectives jokingly asked the loan of Isidor's disguise. The courteous sleuth tapped his forehead and replied: "It isn't the disguise, gentlemen; it's in here," and turned away. Wulfson slips around any old corner, any old time to "nab" iceman, coalman or milkman. These surprises have terrorized the petty thieves. Once Wulfson sat before a strange suburban he-'-th for nine hours, in slippers and house jacket, awaiting the oil-man he got him. When the company manager came to jail to bail out his subordinate, Wulfson arrested the manager and convicted him. Gets Potato -Peddler. It is not an uncommon sight to see Wulfson plodding along toward police headquarters at 1, 2 or 3 a. m. towing a peddler and a half a dozen double buttoned measures. He trailed a potato peddler for two days and two nights, caught his "with the goods' at 5 a. m. the second morning and convicted him. Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, considers Wulfson's knowledge valuable enough to confer with him occasionally. The Standards Department, Board of Trade, Westminister, S. W., His Majesty's Service, London, England, employs methods outlined for it by Wulfson. A couple of years ago this versatile Jew went to New York, and showed that city where it was losing $10,000,000 annually by neglecting the department of weights and measures and New York acted on his advice. Wulfson's latest original move was made February 24, of the present year, when he organized "The Housewives' Protective Association" in Indianapolis. Each member of this association weighs and measures all purchases, reporting discrepancies to Wulfson. Wulfson's statistics show that honest weights and measures would lop ten per cent from the cost of living. But one never would suspect these things to see him at his battered rolltop desk, in his dingy, clattered offices.

- Turkish War

OFFICE WITHOUT SALARY CREATED That of City Forester, and John F. Thompson Asked to Fill It. Another city office was created by the board today, but it carries no salary. John F. Thompson was appointed to the office of city forester. Mayor Zimmerman made the appointment and immediately afterwards asked Attorney Jessup if it would relieve the board of public works from any responsibility and upon being answered in the negative the city's executive declared that there was nothing accomplished in creating the office. He said he made the appointment to "gratify" the council. , Providing Mr. -Thompson, who is head of the Department of Botany at the local high school, accepts the appointment it will be his duty to inspect the trees of the city and to issue permits for the trimming of them. Mayor Zimmerman made the appointment on the suggestion of Councilman Waidele. A Grave Question. The question as to where tramps, who apply at the city building for lodging, should be allowed to sleep, was discussed by the board. The mayor said that he believes they should be allowed to sleep in the jail instead of in the basement of the city building, as has been the precedent for the past years. Attorney Jessup believes that they should be placed in what is now the women's ward at the city jail and that all women prisoners should be placed at the Home for Friendless Women. The attorney's suggestion probably will be adopted. William Bailey ami Fred Krone, composing a committee appointed by the Young Men's Business club appeared before the board and submit-, ted a proposition in regard to the proposed installation of cluster lights on Main street a Fourth to Eleventh streets. The proposed agreement drawn up by the Y. M. B. C. committee is that the merchants and citizens owning property on Main street pay for the installation of the system, and that the city furnish the electricity. Supt. Johnson stated today that the original proposal was that the city furnish the same amount of electricity now used in the arc lights between the streets and that if the cluster lights require more electricity than the arc lights that the merchants pay for the dofference. The matter was taken under advisement by the board. City Engineer Charles was instructed to draw up plans and specifications for the improvement of North C street from Fort Wayne avenue to Sixteenth streets by the construction of cement sidewalks, curbing and gutters on both sides of the street. "WORKHOUSES' IS JORDAN'S SUBJECT The state conference on charities and corrections, which is to occur in Indianapolis on the last four days of this month, will prove of much interest to local people because of the active part that some Richmond men are taking in the work of the organization. Charles W. Jordan, of this city, is on the program to give an address on the morning of the closing day of 1 the conference. His subject will be "Workhouses." Many Richmond people are expected to be present at the meeting.. . Among the local men who are connected with the work are Dr. S. E. Smith, who is chairman of the executive committee, William Dudley Foolke, a member of the committee on ; social welfare, Timothy Nicholson and j Walter Commons, members of the!

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VIGOROUS DEFENSE

OF PANAMA POLICY BY COL. ROOSEVELT In the "Outlook" Today, ExPresident Declares Acquisition of Canal Was Free of Scandal. BENEFIT OF DOUBT GIVEN THE PUBLIC He Did Not Timidly Refuse to Act Unless He Found Some Law that Made Some Action Imperative(National News Association) NEW YORK. Oct. 5. Ex-President Roosevelt in today's issue" of the Outlook vigorously defends the most bitterly criticised act of his administration, under the caption. "How the United States Acquired the Right to Dig the Panama Canal." Col. Roosevelt compares his act in that relation with the action of President Lincoln during the great crises of the civil war, saying, "I gave the- benefit of the doubt to the people of the United States and not to any group of bandits, foreign or domestic, whose interest happened to be adverse to the people of the United States." The article is Col Roosevelt's personal defense of . his activity in acquiring the Panama Canal rights, and aiding in the establishment of the republic of Panama on territory drafted from Columbuia, and it is intended to answer all criticism, especially that criticism which resulted in libel suits against New York and Indianapolis newspapers a couple of years ago. The most emphatic portion of the article is given in the following ex cerpts: Pride of Americans. "It must be a matter of pride to every honest American proud of the good name of his country, that the ac quisition of the canal in all its details was as free from scandal as the act of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Of course there was at the time, and has been since, much repetition of statements thai I acted in an unconstitutional manner, that I usurped authority that was hot mine. There were statements made again and again in reference to most all I did as President that was most beneficial and most important to the people of the country, to whom I was responsible and of whose interests I was steward." The colonel broadened his defense to the point where it covers everything he did as President. "The simple fact was, as I have elsewhere said, that when the interests of the American people, imperatively demands that a certain act should be done, and I had the power to do it, I did it, unless I was specially prohibited by law, instead of timidly refusing to do it, unless I could find some provision of the law which rendered it imperative that I should do it, unless I could find some provision of the law which rendered it imperative that I should do it. In other words I gave the benefit of the doubt to the "people of the United States, and not to any group of bandits, foreign or domestic, Whose interests happened to be adverse to the people of the United States." Col. Roosevelt then rehearsed the negotiations with the foreign powers over the building of thecanal. He declared that in these negotiations and in the dealings with the French company, which had previously started to build the canal, every action was proper and in accordance with the highest, finest and nicest" standard of public and governmental ethics. STEPHENSON GETS HARD JLOW TODAY Hepburn Rules He Will Be Held Guilty Unless Innocence Is Proved. (National News Association) MILWAUKEE, Oct. 5 That the United States senate would presume Senator Stephenson guilty unless he was proved innocent was the startling ruling by Chairman Hepburn of the senate investigating committee today, while Campaign Fund Manager Edmonds was on the stand Senator Hepburn called attention to the fact that it had already been admitted a large sum of money had been spent for Sfephenson's election and it was incumbent upon the Wisconsin senator to prove it had been used legally. Otherwise, under the senate rulings. Stephenson would be considered guilty. SENDS FOR SPARKLER William D. Davis, the negro arrested a few weeks ago on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, and who secured $20 from Mayor Zimmermau on a diamond stud, with which to pay his fine and go to Indianapolis; has sent for his stone, which was valued

CREDITORS ASKING WHEREABOUTS OF A MISSING STRANGER

Amos Messier, Who Mrs. S. Stewart Says, Talked Himself into the Management of Her Restaurant, Gone. POLICE ARE ASKED TO LOCATE MESSLER Mrs. Stewart Says the Man Owes Her for Rent, and His Other Bills Are Unpaid and $150 Is Missing. By the exercise of subtle influence, Amos Messier, supposedly from Indianapolis, ten days ago worked himself into possession of the Stewart restau rant, between Fourth and Fifth streets on Main, and last Tuesday, it is alleged, he skipped the city, leaving behind several creditors, including Mrs. S. Stewart, who disposed of the restau rant to him. The matter has been re-! ported to the police by some of those who allege they have been defrauded. After obtaining a lease to the restaurant about ten days ago and promising to pay the rent on the installment plan, Messier, Mrs. Stewart says, sold meal tickets way below the prevailing figure, and rented furnished rooms the money for which, it is said he pocketed instead of paying on his lease or settling up with the grocers, butchers and other supply establishments. Mrs. Stewart says she has a long list of bills which he contracted and are still owing. The restaurant has reverted to the possession of Mrs. Stewart, and is now being operated by her. However, as she did not possess the restaurant at the time of the alleged fraudulent deals, she is not responsible for the debts incurred. The total amount which it is believed Messier, got away with is in the neighborhood of $150. of which about $40 is owing to Mrs. Stewart. It is also believed by Clyde Stewart that a very handsome razor set, which he kept in the restaurant, was appropriated by Messier, as the set is now miss ing. Its value was about $10. Messier first came to this city about six or eight weeks ago and made his headquarters at the restaurant. He appeared to be a responsible man, being of gentle manner and neat appearance, He sold fire extinguishers about the country and so far as known none of his dealings in this regard were queS' tioned. About ten days ago he accept d a proposition by Mrs. Stewart to purchase the restaurant. He represented he was desirous of getting into a business of his own. The deal was put through and he was to pay so much on the installment plan. Nothing on the lease was paid, it being represented by Messier that he could not at the time the deal was made make the payment, as a check coming to him was not at hand. He showed a letter representing that he had a check coming, which smoothed over any doubt Mrs. Stewart had as to his financial ability to make the purchase. Sometime Tuesday night the man disappeared and nothing since has been heard from him. No note was found either and some of the creditors, believing they are "holding the sack" have communicated with the police. The description furnished of Messier is: Age 45 years, dark complexioned, hair streaked with gray, right thumb off at the first joint, and little finger on left hand missing, and heavy set. He wore a dark blue suit and possessed an I. O. O. F. pin. FUNERAL OF SCHLEY Hero of Santiago Laid Rest Today. to (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, hero of the naval battle at Santiago, that destroyed the last vestige of Spanish power in the western hemisphere was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery today. Behind, the black draped casket marched more than 2,000 men. ranging from grizzled old comrades of the fa mous sea fighter to young middies of the naval academy. Details from the navy, the army, members of the Loyal Legion, and the Spanish war veterans, hundreds of personal friends and Scottish Rite Masons followed the funeral cortege to the grave, where a seaman bugler sounded "taps" and a farewell volley was fired over the remains. Masonic rites were carried out at the grave after the religious services. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL -Rain tonight and Friday. Slightly warmer Friday. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Highest temperature in last 24 i hours, 74 degrees at 2 p. m., WednesJay. Lowest temperature in last .24 hours, 47 at 6:30 a. m. Thursday Temperature at 11:30 o'clock, 59. and rising. Barometer is highland stajtionary.

ITALIAN

BATTLESHIP LOST TODAY 'Cavour" Destroyed by a Turkish Mine While She Was Entering Tripoli Harbor and Crew Killed. ITALIAN SOLDIERS REPORTED REPULSED Landing at Prevesa Defeated by Turkish Garrison Occupation of Tripoli Accomplished. (National News Association) ROME, Oct. 5 The Italian battleship Cavour was blown up by a mine whU& entering the harbor at Tripoli. Tho crew and troops perished. The Turk ish fleet sustained severe losses in an engagement with Italian ship in Ae gean Sea. it is reported today. TO BOMBARD TODAY. MALTA. Italy, Oct. 6. The Italia fleet is blockading the cities of Benghasi and Derna, Tripoli. It will bom bard these cities this afternoon. ITALIANS REPULSED. MILAN, Oct. 5. Italian marine landed at Prevesa suffered reverses In an attack by Turkish troops. Several were killed. TRIPOLI OCCUPIED. ROME. Oct. 5. Official confirm tion of the occupation of Tripoli by Italian forces was received here today. The bodies of three Turkish artillery men, killed during the bombardment were found by the officers of the land ing expedition, who reported that the Hamidia garrison deserted and the guns were crippled and walla were la ruins. - ,V A- mate - of conflicting - reports co tinue to poor in hero today but none ot them authoritatively denied yesterday's advices to the effect that Bessim Bey, acting Turkish governor-general of the province, had ordered the surrender of the city, after the Italian guns had made it untenable for hia ' troops. One report today stated that after having decided to land ad expeditionary force of 4,000 men formally to take possession of the surrounded city. Admiral Aubrey and his officers in council decided to defer landing troops unUl reinforcements arrived from Italy to safeguard against the possibility that the Turkish garrison and hordes of Arabs who surround the city on the landward side might attack the city in defiance of the warships guns, overwhelm the comparatively small number of men the war ships then could land and drive them back to their boats. The moral effect of this the Italian officers held would ' tend to offset all the advanage gained by the reduction of the Turkish fortifications while no real advantage was to be gained by throwing troops Into the city immediately. Explanation was made of the conflicting reports of the city's surrender. According to these, the Italians were purposely firing at long intervals In the belief that the signal of surrender would be run up between volleys. Through this belief, white flags were run up in several different quarters. Orders were given to cease firing and a report reached Admiral Aubrey that the Turkish commander had ordered the city to surrender but within a short time the white flags were lowered and the few guns left in the Turkish batteries resumed a desultory, and ineffective fire. It was stated that the white flags had been raised by panic stricken Turkish soldiers without the knowW -edge .of the Turkish commandant. -When Bessim Bey learned of the treachery of some of his soldiers. It is reported that he ordered their arrest and declared he would have them shot. Advices received from Admiral Au brey on board the battleship Guiseppl ' Garibaldi were not made public by the ' marine ministers. One report had It that they related to a parley for the surrender of Tripoli. - CORONER WAITING CHEMISTS REPORT Coroner R. J. Pierce Is awaiting a report: from the pathological expert of Indiana university at Bloomington as to the results of his investigation-of organs of Ernest Weber, sent to be determined whether the coroner's theory that alcoholic poisoning was responsible for Weber's mysterious deaths on -Monday la correcL The coroner will then file his verdict. It is alleged that young Weber was' given whiskey by Frank Burns, William Casey and Char les Codiington, who are held in - the county jail on a charge of involuntary - manslaughter. The verdict of the cor-, oner will largely govern Judge Fox is the calling of the grand jury to inves-5 jtigate this case. zT-'

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