Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 22, 30 November 1911 — Page 1

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RICHMOND PAIXAMXTM Am) SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 22. RICHMOND, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

OPIUM TRAFFIC IS SUBJECT OF WORLD MEETING AT HAGUE

Conference Called by England and United States Opens Friday at the Capital of Netherlands. HOPE TO REGULATE TRAFFIC IN DRUG The American Delegation Is Headed by Bishop Brent of Philippines England Surprises. (National News Association) THIS HAGUE. Holland. Nov. 30. Representatives trom practically every civilized country are here today preparing for the opening tomorrow of the International Conference on Opium that was called by David Lloyd-George Chancellor of the British Exchequer, and Philander C. Knox, Secretary of State of the United States. Among the countries whose delegates will participate in the conference are France, ' Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Russia and 61am. The American delegation is composed of Bishop Charles Brent of the Philippines (chairman), Dr. Hamilton Wright, of Maine, and Henry J. Finger of California, delegates, and Frederick It. Huidekopcr, District of Columbia and Wallace J. Young, of Illinois, secretaries. Object of Meeting. The avowed object of the conference Is the devising of ways and means for the regulation of the traffic in opium. It is also hoped that, through the conference, the leading nations of the world will cooperate to place not only the opium traffic, but that In cocaine, iornaf lnnl law The meeting s the outcome of the preliminary conference held at Shanghai, China, in 1909. The delegates will assemble in the historic "Knights' Hall'V-the , BInnenhof , where the Peace Conference of "19D7 wairtteid, and in which Queen Wilhelmina formally opens the sessions of the StatesGeneral. The great building is elaborately decorated in honor of the worldImportant meeting. The delegates have full authority from their government to enter into agreements relative to the drug traffic. It is understood that the American delegates have some Important propositions to advance in connection with the framing of the proposed regulations, but they would not disclose the nature of these proposals today. The American delegates are said to strongly support Great Britain in the effort to have restrictions applied to traffic In morphine and cocaine, although the original project contemplated merely the control of the opium trade. The effort to include the other habit-forming drugs is alater development, but one with which the American representatives are said to be in hearty accord. Has Been Handicap. Since the early days of Christian missionary work In the Orient, the workers have felt the handicap and menace of the opium evil and have cast about for a means of relief. Latterly, the ruin wrought by the habitforming drugs has spread extensively to other countries, and tha peril in the Situation has been brought home to Americans by an enormous increase in the consumption of such drugs in the United States, according to the statement of one of the American delegates today. He declared that there is now an annual consumption of cocaine in the United States alone of upward of 200,000 ounces, being forty times the quantity justified by legitimate medical requirements. The fact that England took the initiative in helping the United States bring about the conference is significant. British interests would sustain a loss, in England and colonies, aggregating over $100,000,000 a year in event of the opium traffic being suppressed. France and Slam also would sustain a heavy financial loss. WINTER RACE MEET AT JUAREZ OPENED (National News Association) JUAREZ, Mexico. Nov. 30. With Several hundred horses already here and others enroute, the annual midwinter race meeting of the Juarez Jockey club opened today under ausipiclous conditions. The meeting will continue for 100 days and possibly longer . The program calls for six or more races each day, with no purse less than 1300 added money. GOLF TOURNEY IS ON AT MEMPHIS, TENN. (National News Association) MEMPHIS. Tenn., Nov. 30. With tnany prominent players present from the North as well as the South the open tournament of ' the Memphis country club began on the club's links this morning. The event is a preliminary to the open championship tournament of the Southern Golf assoclatloo, which is to be played over the local Una tomorrow and Saturday,

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created a social sensation. On her arrival the young Lady Decies showed a decided English manner, and spoke with a real English inflection to her voice. The couple were here to attend the wedding of Miss Mildred Sherman ami Lord Camoys, the latter having been an usher at Lord Decies wedding.

WORK ON NEW PARK IS ORDERED BEGUN Directors at Meeting Direct Ground Cleared for the Big Lake. The first actual work on the making of a new park for the city of Richmond will commence at once as a result of the meeting of the directors of the Richmond Lake and Park company, held yesterday evening in the rooms of the Commercial Club. Rich ard Sedgwick was instructed by the directors to proceed at once to have the ground cleared where the artificial lake is to be located. He stated he would put a force of men to work at once. Mr. Sedgwick hopes to get this job finished as soon as possible, so that the company can start the erection of the monster dam when the ground thaws out next spring. President H. R. Robinson was authorized by the directors to sign up the papers transferring the land from ! the Hawkins estate, which now holds it, to the lake and park company John Miller, of New Castle, will submit a set of plans for the dam within a short time, and several engineers are expected to enter the competition for the contract. When the many sets of plans are in the hands of the company officials, c;ty engineer Charles will be called in to a conference with the directors, and they will then determine what plan to follow in constructing the dam. GOVERNORS TO EAT TURKEY AT DETROIT (National News Association) DETROIT, Nov. 30. The Western States' governors who are touring the country ate their Thanksgiving dinner in Detroit today and were entertained by Mayor Thompson and the board of commerce. This afternoon the governors left for Toledo. AFTER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE RETIRES (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. After more than 42 years' service Col. Edward Brown, of the field artillery, was retired today on his own application. Col Brown comes from Maine and was graduated at West Point in 1873. Recently he has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas.

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Mis Vivien GouTd, VhosVmaTrtfjj&eAGED AND WEALTHY DIES OF FALL G. H. Smith Meets the Same Fate as His Brother-in-Law, I. Jenkinson. George H. Smith, a wealthy farmer south of the city, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David Esteb, Wednesday evening, following injuries received in a fall at the home, last Friday. Mr. Smith, who was 92 years of age, lived only a short time after his fall, and failed rapidly all this week. ir. Smith, who was an invalid, was walking around the house as customary last Friday, when members of the family heard him fall hard on the floor. They ran to him and found him in a serous condition with a hrrlrn hin jThe exact manner of fall could not j be learned. Efforts of a physician were futile and the aged man died late last night. Mr. Smith had fallen on a few other occasions in the same unaecoantaible way. but Lever before had it re sulted seriously. His accident came at a pitiful sequel to the similar fate of his brother-in-law, Isaac Jenkinson who died a few weeks ao as a result of a fall down the basement steps at his home in this city Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Wayne county just south of the city at Smithville where he was well known as one of the most successful and wealthy farmers in the district. He ib survived by his wife, daughter, and two grandsons. Friends may call at the daughter's home tomorrow afternoon or evening. The funeral will be from the residence Saturday at 10:00 a, m. and interment will be at Karlham cemetery. DEDICATE GARY Y. M. C. A. THURSDAY (National News Association) GARY, Ind., Nov. 30. The magnificent new Y. M. C. A., building here, a gift to the municipality from EL H. Gary, head of the United States Steel corporation, was formally dedicated today with interesting exercises. TO HOLD BANQUET Arrangements have been completed for the annual banquet of the Richmond Motorcycle Club, which will be held at its club rooms in the Colonial building. Friday evening. Toasts will be given by prominent members of -the club, and all are looking forward to the event with great anticipation. A smoker will follow the banquet. The club expects to make this an annual affair.

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NEED NATION'S HELP TO RECLAIM LANDS Lack of Co-operation Has Resulted In Reclamation Projects..

(Palladium Special) CHICAGO, Nov. 30 "The need for national co-operation in the great work of reclaiming our 79,000,000 acres of swamp and overflow lands, is vividly pointed out by the bulletin just issued on the subject by the department of agriculture," said Edmund T. Perkins, of the Chicago board of control of the Irrigation congress, commenting upon the news dispatches from Washington. ' Secretary Wilson," continued Mr. Perkins, "makes the statement that a great deal of money has been expended for reclaiming marsh lands without getting permanent effective results, because of lack of co-operation and the insufficient size or poor construction and maintenance of leveeS, sluices and ditches. He makes the further statement that unreclaimed low lands, worth from ?1 to 20 per acre, will be worth from $20 to $100 per acre when drained; and that besides producing a financial benefit the drainage would destroy the breeding places for mosquitoes and reduce the unhealthful conditions that cause malaria, chills, and fevers. "The members of the National Irrigation congress have long recognized the need of drainage and the necessity of national co-operation. The congress which meets at the Auditorium theater and Orchestra Hall Dec. 5 9, undoubtedly will take some steps to push the reclamation of swamp lands by the aid of the Federal government, under a policy corresponding with the reclamation of arid lands in the west. "Irrigation of arid lands is an established economic necessity now and the work is progressing with encouraging rapidity. For this reason the Irrigation congress, at its sessions at Pueblo last year, thought it could take gome time from the irrigation propa ganda and give it to the reclamation of swamp land movement. "The great results obtained from a united effort on behalf of irrigation can be duplicated- in the reclamation of wet lands. Four years ago the United States burea uof statistics esti.tpgged the number of acres under irrigation The" number 'today is probably 12,000,000. 'Those 20, 000,000 acres are worth at least $10 an acre or more than a billion dollars. Without irrigation they were worth only a few dollars an acre for grazing lands, and some of them wouldn't j grow a dozen blades of grass to the j acre. There are probably 35,000,000 more arid acres in the United States which can be irrigated. "So the constructive work of the irrigationists has been so well ground ed that there is no doubt the mem-j bers of the Irrigation congress will help bring about a national movement I for the reclamation of the 79,000,000 acres of wet lands, of which about 14,000,000 are quite near to Chicago, in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. "Secretary Wilson's bulletin urging the necessity of co-operation will be a good thing for the movement." TEXAS EDUCATORS MEET AT HOUSTON (National News Association) HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 30. Noted educators from sixteen states, among them numerous university heads and state superintendents, were on hand today at the opening of the annual convention of the' Southern Educational association. Following the exchange of graftings which marked the opening of file genera lsessions the association listened to addresses by Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston, President H. H. Cherry of the Western State Normal school of Kentucky, President H. L. Whitfiejdpf the Mississippi Industrial InstitujpTand Dr. John W. Abercromtrtertbrmer president of the University of Alabama. LOCATE BIG CONSIGNMENT OF AMMUNITION SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 30 Wild excitement among secret service men of the federal government was caused by the discovery here of a carload of rifles and ammunition 510 rifles and about 110,000 rounds of ammunition, said to be consigned to a party in Laredo. The car was switched to a aiding and messages sent to Laredo to find and watch the party to whom the shipment was consigned. But it looks as though the joke was on the government. It has been learned that the cargo was billed to a firm in Monterey, and a member of that firm is said to be a nepi.ew of the Maderos. lasted of being intended to further a revolution in Mexico, the shipment is for the government. As soon as the mistake of the secret service men was discovered, the car was forwarded to its destination. ANNUAL CONVENTION -OF PHI DELTA THETA (National News Associativa) ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 3. The Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the largest Greek letter society in America, began a three days district convention in Atlanta today with delegates present from all of the Southern chapters.

Announcement

It is with deep regret the management of the Palladium announces that it will hereafter discontinue publishing the Sund y edition of the Palladium. Ever since the paper uncle- its present management has been in the evening fiel i in Richmond it has had an edition on Sunday. Ri ghtly or wrongly it was felt there was need for a local paper on that day. After four years of trial, howeve", the management admits a mistake in judgment in sjpposing a Sunday edition would be supported by the advertisers. It has not been and that is the reason it will no longer be published. For the lack of a Sunday paper, however, the Palladium will try to make up during the week by getting out a much better daily issue. More emphasis will be laid on six days of quality rather than seven days of quantity. For those of our subscribers who have taken no other paper on Sunday and feel the need of a Sunday newspaper, we will gladly arrange for them to receive by carrier the Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Sun. That paper averages from thirty-four to forty pages each Sunday, and is filled with the latest news and good features. By itself the Sun's Sunday edition is delivered by carrier for two cents and any of our subscribers by calling up the Palladium office may be sure they will receive the Sun next Sunday at that price.

AN INVESTIGATION ASKED OF COUNCIL Hospital Trustees Write to . City Clerk Courting a Thorough Probe. City Clerk Bescher received a letter from the board cf trustees of the Reid Memorial hospital this morning saying jthat the hoBpital board would w.icome an investigation of the accounts and the management of the institution. Following the report on hospitals, comparing the local Institutions with those of other cities, submitted to council at its last meeting by Councilman Waidele, a called meeting was held by the board; NovemberS, and the -report 4 was duly presented. John H. Johnson, ' i secretary of the board of trustees, was instructed to ask council to ap- j point an investigating committee to look over the books and other matters pertaining to the nospital. Secretary Johnson suggests the councilman from the Seventh ward, Frank L. Waidele, as chairman of this committee. "There is nothing in our accounts or concerning me management oi me hospital in any way that the board of trustees is not entirely willing your body or any citizen should know," the letter to the clerk reads. The letter will be presented to council at its next regular session, Monday night, and it is likely that a committee will be appointed at that time. Some city officials believe that inasmuch as most of the councilmen are too busy to act upon such a committee that an expert accountant should be employed to look into the

books of the institution, to ascertain j to bring into consideration by the jury if the charges of mismanagement are j that Mrs. King had received damages true. 1 from the Pennsylvania railroad comCouncilman Waidele's report caused : pany for an injury which she sustainconsiderable friction in council at the ! ed. No court was held Thanksgiving.

time of its presentation. Mr. Waidele said that he presented the report in good faith and had spent some time in collecting the facts contained in it. The report states that other hospitals are operated on a paying basis and that the Reid hospital is not a self-supporting institution. The report explained how the hospital could be placed on a self-sustaining and paying basis. A PRAISE MEETING HELD THIS EVENING Jehovah is a God of love, mercy and justice, Rev. H. D. Kennedy stated in an interesting discourse before a large audience at the revival meeting in the First M. E. church last evening. Hia tpxt was taken from the sixth

chapter of the epistle to the Romans: j Richmond Commercial Club Monday "The wages of sin are death, and the j evening. The lake and park commitgift of God is eternal light." The tee, which is in charge of construct-

evangelist issued a warning to selfwilled people that no matter how good they might be, they must use care in overcoming this evil, for persons of that temperament easily become "conscience-dead," and resist all good influences. This evening a special service of praise will supplant the regular revival meeting and Rev. Kennedy and Rev. Radcliffe will occupy the pulpit, jointly. Revs. S. W. Traum and J. F. Radcliffe, accompanied by J. E. Perry, attended the men and religion forward movement convention at Dayton yesterday, as the representatives from this city. They were much pleased with the progress being made in furthering this campaign, and will submit a report at the next meeting of the ministerial association. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair Thursday and Friday; rising temperature Thursday; brisk westerly winds.

To Subscribers

FOR STIFF FINGER $2000 BALM ASKED Woman Alleged Her Digit Did Not Mend Sues Dr. Harold. Tilts between the attorneys in case of Mrs. Lota King against the Dr. Frank Harold for $2,000 damages, alleging he uiiskillfully set her broken finger, featured the Wednesday afternoon session and at times brought laughs from the jurors. Attorney T. J. Study, who every once in a while would interpose an objection to a question by Attorney Jessup when he was crc .a examining the plaintiff, was accused ot' gallery Play at one time. The attorney re sponded in his characteristic manner. and several humorous situations arose. Mrs. King in her testimony, declar ed she sustained a double fracture of the fourth finger on the left hand in March, 1909, and that Dr. Harold, who was her physician, wrapped it in tape instead of placing it in splints or a plaster cast. She said that the finger became stiff and was doubled in towards the palm of the hand, exhibiting the finger to the jury as she explained. In March, 1911, a day or two after visiting the physician and ask-'' ing for a settlement, suit was instituted for heavy damages. The woman said she was heart sick because of the malformed digit. In addition to the heart sickneBS, Mrs. King said that the malformity of the finger prevented her from doing her work as skillfully as if it were in proper shape. The defense sought i ne case win De resumed r naay. ! Dr. 1 ment Harold denies that the treatof the finger was other than that ordinarily employed by physicians. Mrs. King said he advised her to visit another physician who advocated the amputation of the finger. WILL READ REPORTS On Two Commercial Projects. Club Hearing reports on the progress bei ing made in two important projects j wni consume most of the time at the next meeting of the directors of the ing a municipal playground on the site of the old Hawkins property has just completed the work of signing the papers of transfer, and everything is now ready fo the start of construction. For this reason, its report to the directors will be, important, as the approval of the club officials will be needed to allow them to proceed. The othei project, the proposed north and south traction line, will have a report equal"? as important at the directors meeting. All the preliminary work on this project has been finished and the survey! of the line has been commenced. It is thought that the engineers will fcave completed their work north of the city by" this time, and if so, it is probable that the directors svjH determine the problem of securingiMEit' from Richmond. The prCT" the December gen eral club fcpii, to be held one week from Moni", 3 be arranged by the directors at fir-meeting and other minor busings 31 be transacted,

INDIANA SENATORS URGED TO SUPPORT 2 PEACE TREATIES

Whitewater Monthly Meet ing Points Out to Hoosier Statesmen the Advantages to This Nation. PERSONAL PLEA BY FRANCES ROBINSON War, She Says in Her Letter, Robs the Republic of Its Best Men, Placing Inferiors in Control. Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends has adopted a resolution urging the United States senate to ratify the United States arbitration treaties with Great Britain and with France. These resolutions, with a personal letter written by Frances M. Robinson, one of the most prominent women in the Indiana Friends' church, have been sent to Senators B. F.Shlveley and J. W. Kern. Miss Robinson's letter, and the Whitewater resolutions follow : Hon. Benj. F. Shiveley, South Bend, Ind. Hon. John W. Kern, Indianapolis, Ind. Gentlemen: As one of the unrepresented one-half of the population of the United States, I wish to urge upon you the sacred duty, as It seems to' me, of ratifying the treaties now pending between the United States and Great Britain and France. Doubtless you are familiar with the host of arguments brought in support )f this action, any one of whioh is of sufficient importance to demand their ratification to any unprejudiced mind, but I wish to specially emuhasize one which affects every man, woman and child in the country. War demands the enlistment of the best manhood of the country, with the almost positive assurance that for the greater number it means sacrifice unto death, taking & larger and larger proportion as the deadly weapons . of war become more perfect and effective. After the sacrifice is made, the questions at Issue tare always set ' tied, by arbitration.. -j What Vheltesult Is. What is the result to "both nations, engaged in the conflict? The number of able-bodied, able-minded, fine-spirited men is greatly decreased, and the government of the country must devolve upon a body of men ever deteriorating in efficiency. Where there remain good men to be elected to office and positions of trust, they must be chosen by a body of men very infer ior, because their ranks have been' rob- -bed of the best and most efficient. - From this stand-point alone, war te too costly. The country cannot afford to have such a waste of manhood, resuiting In poorer fathers, poorer bus bands, poorer sons, business men,, officers of the law, and government officials. . And certainly when the alternative only requires that nations shall agree to bring their disputes as a last re- , sort to a court composed of the wisest, , safest, sanest men of all countries. Instead of the chances of war, it should . only need to be brought to one's attention, to insure the adoption of the better way. Would Make Differenca. It nations pitted their lame and halt and blind and criminals and idiots against each other, there might seem some justification for the continuance of so barbarous and uncivilized a custom, (since all would be Interested in bringing this class up to Its highest efficiency), but as it now stands, there is surely no excuse for so foolish a procedure. In the name of women and children, let me urge yon to dp your utmost to secure the ratification of the treaties now pending which will bare so powerful an influence in establishing "peace upon earth and good-will among men." Very sincerely, Frances M. Robinson. 316 N. Eleventh street. Copy of Resolutions. Whitewater Monthly Meeting has adopted the following resolutions: The resolution sent out from the Peace Commission of the Federal Council of churches in the Unitea States, also a communication of similar import from Indiana Yearly Meeting, another from the Peace Superintendent of Friends' General Conference, and also one from the "Citizens' National Committee, (of which Joseph H. Choate is chairman, and William J. Bryan, Charles W. Fairbanks, Levi P. Morton, Alton B. Parker, and Adlai E. Stevenson, vice-chairman,) in support of the ratification of the General Arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France have again brought to our attention the importance of giving urgent expression ' to our sentiment that it would be not only extremely poor statesmanship, but a positive crime against God and humanity lor the government of the United States : to fall to ratify the treaties recently formulated between the United States and Great Britain and the United States and France, providing,, for unlimited arbitration. These treaties are the ceatlon of i some of the ablest, most far-seeing , CContinued on Page Six)

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