Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 32, 12 December 1911 — Page 1

LAJD)HI AND SlJN-TliILJLQRAM. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 32. RICHMOND, IND TUESDAY EVENING, DECE3II5KR 12, 1911 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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MANY HOMES WERE BUILT DURING THE YEAR NOW CLOSING

Building Record for 1911 Excellent One, but the Total Building Cost Does Not Eqesl Last Year. 252 PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED HERE Several Factory Buildings Were Constructed During Past Year Good Houses Are Erected. More homes have been erected during 1911 than tfor several years, according to the records in the office of K. G. McMahan, city controller. However, a comparatively small number of factory buildings were constructed, and the result is that the total number of the building permits issued by the controller is not as large as in previous years. During 1311. $371,260 has so far been expended for building purposes in this city, according to the permit records, which are very conservative. The preceeding year more than one-half a million dollars' was spent in building. The reduction Is accounted for by" the fact that several factory buildings, and the Second National Bank building, were erected In 1910. The factory building constructed by the American Seeding Machine company last year cost $!t0,000, while the bank building cost $100,000. Other factory buildings erected last year shot the total building amount above the $500,000 mark. A Good Showing. It ia believed that the majority of residences built this year were erected by individuals, and not by companies who erect houses with the idea of disposing of them. Most of the houses were erected at an average cost of from $2,C00 to $5,000. During the year the fronts of a number of business houses were remodeled, and additions made to business houses and private homes, for which building permits were issued. Among .'the factory buildings constructed during the year was the building of the Gaar, Scott and company, on Washington avenue, costing $15,000; the new Dille-McGuire Co., building, at Thirteenth and North F streets, costing $12,000; the addition to the P. & N. Lawn Mower plant on "Washington avenue, costing $5,000; and the Haynes Track Appliance company's building on North Third street, constructed at a cost of $4,000. The apartment building, erected by Jonas Gaar at Fifteenth and North A streets, cost $20,000. The detention hospital erected at the county jail yard cost $5,160. In all two hundred and fifty-two building permits have been Issued by the controller so far this year. ELEVATORS BURNED; $2,000,000 IS LOSS (National News AssrclatJin TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 12. Over 12,000, 000 loss was caused by fire that Bwept through two immense grain elevators of the Canadian Pacific Ry. at Owen Sound, 91 miles northwest of here last night and early today. The buildings contained 1,250 000 bushels of grain which was being held for transportation from Owen Sound, which Is a port on Georgian bay. The flames threatened for a time- to destroy all shipping In the harbor and ten vessels left port to escape destruction. The Are started late last night and was still burning today. Dec. 12 Only 10 More Shopping Days Before Xmas. Shop Early and In the Morning. Palladium drcalation for the week ending Dec 8, 7,318

JUROR EXCUSED FOR A PECULIAR: REASON Packers' Dislike for Prisons Causes Dismissal of Ex-jailer.

(National News Association) CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Because Edward Morris, millionaire packer, always did dislike prisons or anything connected with them, William J. Thomas, a grocery clerk of Ottawa, 111., will in all probability not be a member of the jury vhich will try ten millionaire beef barons, who are charged with criminal violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Thomas was accepted by attorneys for the packers as a tentative member of the jury which may send the millionaire packers to prison for a year, ibut when Morris, who was absent from the courtroom at the time, heard the life history of Thomas, he promptly urged his personal counsel i to have Thomas removed, even though it was necessary to use a pre1 mptory challenge. Thomas was forj merly city jailer of Ottawa. Nearly an ui iiitf iweuiy-iiiiie v.ima.gu men summoned as new veniremen in Judge G. A. Carpenter's court, where the packers are on trial, appeared i in court before the opening hour today. They had been served with j subpoenas by Deputy Marshals dur- ; Ing the night, after it appeared that j the trial would be halted for lack I of veniremen from which to comj plete a jury of twelve. Few of the i thirty-one men living outside the city, to whom summons were mailed, have appeared. BOTH SIDES SCORE IN LIQUOR SCRAP Probable the Trial of Jackson Twp. Case Will Begin Tuesday. Blood was drawn by each side in the Jackson township "wet" and "dry" fight at the conference, between the counsel and county commissioners Monday. After an all day session I it was decided that the litigants and I the commissioners should meet again j Saturday and complete the issues in the case, and then set a date for trial, which will likely be next Tuesday. Demurrer by the temperance faction to Fraunberg's challenge of the legal ity of the signatures of fifty-five vot ers, on the ground that fraud had been exercised in the case of forty eight; that one was induced to sign (hrough bribery; another through intimidation, and that five had signed twice, was overruled by the board. The council for the "drys" contended in the demurrer that in each instance Fraunberg could not be benefited, even though his charges of fraud were substantiated, because he was not the person against whom the fraud was practised. The proposition of the "drys" to settle some of the challenges of Fraunberg by agreement in order to expedite the trial was turned down by the "wets." The "drys" scored when the "wets" conceded that four signers who had been contested were remonstrators and withdrew their names from the petition to have the remonstrance annulled. These four were Julius P. Knlpe, Joshua S. and Linton L. Torrence, and W. F. Medsker. As the case now stands the "wets" attack the legality of the signatures of the other six hundred and thirtyeight voters on the ground that the power of attorney in fact was improperly transferred by the voters to Michael Gehring, Julius Knlpe and Thaddeus Frazier. The "wets" do not waive charges of fraud, intimidation, bribery and duplicate signatures which are made in other paragraphs of the complaint. ANGRY TEAMSTER CHASED ANOTHER Becoming angered at Adolph Floyd, a farmer youth. William ;Wade a negro, is alleged to have uu IUIS "oi5 as me latter was driving a team of horses in an alley between North Ninth and Tenth streets. The youth became frightened, he said, at the neero's actions and he drove his team south on North Ninth street at a lively pace with the negro following close - ly. Floyd said he ran the horses for several blocks before he felt safe. Floyd stopped at South Seventh

and B streets for a few minutes but diVidUally notify the two Indiana senawhen he saw the form of Wade loom tors they favored the ratification of i up again he drove as fast as he the treaties with England and France, j could to police headquarters where j now awaiting the action of the senate.

lie related his story to the police, Wade was arrested, charged with assault and battery. Owing to the j Illness of the mayor the case was I postponed until tomorrow morning ! ' J will V t - V 1 In police court.

PROGRESS MADE BY THE CLUB IS TOLD IN REPORTS GIVEN Interesting Details of the Activities of Local Commercial Organization Heard by Members.

PRESS IS PRAISED FOR AID RENDERED Prof. Russell, Following the Business Session, Speaks in Favor of Arbitration Mayor Blocks Code. Reports of standing committees, showing that the projects of the club are making excellent progress, featured the general meeting of the members of the Richmond Commercial club last evening, in the Masonic Temple. Peace and arbitration, the subject for consideration after the business session, drew forth many frank statements that the recent world tour of the United States navy as a factor in, promoting armament. A resolution was also adopted, favoring the confirmation of the two arbitration treaties now pending in the senate, as being the best way to secure disarmament and international peace. A great improvement in local telephone service during the past three months, was reported by the committee on public service corporations. This committee, headed by its chairman, Henry Gennett, on December fourth, according to the report accepted an invitation of the local telephone company to visit the main exchange building, and were shown through the, establishment by officers of the concern. The officers explained the workings of the machinery controlling the telephone service, at the same time told of the difficulties they had met in maintaining the service at times. The public service committee, consequently, reported to the club that the general service had been improved, and that if Improvement continued at the same rate maintained for the past three months, the city will soon have no cause for complaint. Traction Committee. The committee named to secure a spur of the T. H., I. & E. Traction line from Milton to Connersville, told the club that it was ready to present a petition with over five hundred signatures of business men, to the traction officials, but would wait until after the holidays, as they could then secure better attention. A resolution stating that a great share of the success of the recent "boosters" trips was due to the support they had received from the local press, and that the club appreciated the attitude taken by the papers in favoring all the Commercial club projects, was passed on recommendation of the committee on press and printing. The report of the committee on securing a new building code was called for by William Dudley Foulke, chairman of " the meeting. W. K. Bradbury stated that the proposed code had been laid before the city council, but that owing to the hostile attitude of Mayor Zimmerman no progress could be accomplished. He said it was the mayor's duty to call a special session of council to consider the code. The club instructed the committee to push the matter and try to change the attitude of Mayor Zimmerman, who now flatly refuses to call an extra meeting of the council for this purpose. Active Member Lost. The resignation of Nettleton N'eff, who has been one of the most prominent workers in the club, from the board of directors, was read, and a committee named to acknowledge bis services to the city. The May Festival committee, through a message from Howard A. Dill, chairman, recommended that the club indorse the proposition of holding the event next spring, and give it the usual financial backing. Other committees handed in reports announcing progress in all departments of civic improvement. Prof. Elbert Russell, of Earlham college, gave a talk on universal Deace ana ine "l ""; I ,ow!ng ine Tepo"8 r it. ; ne gpeaker told h8 audience of tn ;harm done by the recent globe-cttsl-j ing tTip Qf our navy which he said was the direct cause of a large ex penditure of money throughout the f world for additional armament. He also stated that 70c of every dollar ; P in t18 here wa8 SDent for the iarmy and navy- a sum 7hich ould advantageously be applied to buildinff nwn waierwari Mil i uuier seeoea internal improvements.'. Prof. Rubi sell urged members of the club to inj j ONE CANDIDATE I j Webb lodge of Masons will meet In the Masonic Temple tomorrow f ....... f .k i. I ter mason on a single candidate.

CHARLES PRICE IS PLACED ON TRIAL Preble County Man to Allege Killing A. Avery in Self Defense.

(Palladium Special) EATON, O. Dec. 12 The court room was crowded with eager listners.when the case of the State of Ohio against Charles E. Price, charged with murder in the second degree, was begun Tuesday morning, although seven State witnesses were examined late Monday afternoon after the principal part of that day had been spent in filling the jury. Price is charged with having slain Andrew F. Avery. From the regular venire but eight jurors were selected, the other ten being disqualified for various reasons. The fact that many of the ten had formed opinions that could not be swayed by any evidence the defense might produce was the chief reason for disqualification. A drawing of a special venire was necessitated and from this the remaining five jurors were secured. Nearly all the jurors are farmers, as is the accused. The personnel is as follows: John Button, Gasper township; George Morningstar, Washington; John Voge, Twin; John Maddox, Israel; W. II. Miller. Lanier; C. P. Jones, Jefferson; W. H. Ulrich, Lanier; Ed. Bunger. Monroe; Wash. Marker, Washington; L. M. French, Dixon; Marks Deem, Eaton; John Toney, Dixon. The witnesses called Monday afternoon gave no evidence of particular importance, though all testified that the aze handle produced in the court room was the one with which Price had struck the blow that proved fatal to Andrew F. Avery, a farmer who lived in the Muttonville neighborhood, southeast of Eaton. The handle had been purchased by Price in a store at Richmond, where he had spent several hours of the afternoon on the day of his crime. When he returned from that city he was in an intoxicated condition. Going east on Main street after alighting from an Ohio Electric car at Barron street, he met Avery at the corner of Cherry street, where the tragedy was enacted. It is said that Price struck without provocation, though his attorney, John Risinger, stated to the jury Monday that the defense would show that Avery had made an attempt to strike Price. The outcome of the case has been watched with considerable interest, and until the statement of Attorney Risinger to the jury the defense of Price was not known. It is now probable, however, that a great fight will be made to establish a plea of selfdefense. Price, who is out under a bond of $5,000, came alone from his home, 8 miles north of town, Monday. He remained with his attorneys in the court house while the jury was escorted to the scene of the crime. He entered the covr room today with the usual expression on his face, though from his eyes bad a worried look. Price is married and is the father of a 3-year-old daughter, and lives with his mother, Rebecca Price. CHARGES TEACHER WITHJRUTALITy Preble County Woman Alleges Her Child Punished for Giggling. (Palladium Special) EATON, O., Dec. 12. Seeking an investigation of conditions in subdistrict No. 7 of Somers township, Mrs. Marvin Lindsay has lodged charges of cruelty and unnatural conduct against the school teacher, Miss Grace Reeves, and appealed to the Somers township board of education and County Prosecutor Hugh R. Gilmore for rejief. According to Mrs. Lindsay, her little 10-year-old daughter Phrona on November 20 was subjected to inhuman punishment because of the j child's infraction of a school rule ! against "giggling." It is alleged that j the teacher, by way of reprimand, compelled the child to go outs"de the building without wraps, and j stand there for considerable length ! of time in the flurries of snow and I lowering temperature. In conse quence of the act, says Mrs. Lindsay, the child was taken ill and has continued to be indisposed even to the present time, being possessed of a severe cold and probable incipient pneumonia. WRESTLING CLUB The organization of an amateur wrestling club to revive this sport in Richmond will take place tomorrow evening at the T. M. C. A. L jK. Bronson, of the local high school faculty, has undertaken the management of a class in studying the art. and hopes to have a large number of association members enroll. The object of the club will Be to promote wrestling as sport and as a means of self-defense.

f, HITCHCOCK MAY QUIT THE CABINET AFTER HIS DEFEAT

His Candidate Elected Republican Chairman, but Harry New Will Be Boss of Arrangements. HITCHCOCK FEARED BY TAFT HENCHMAN His Loyalty to the President Is Questioned, Hence New's Victory Hillis Is Boss of Taft Now. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Ex-Governor John F. Hill, of Maine, was unanimously elected chairman of the Republincan national committee to succeed Frank Hitchcock, resigned, and Chicago was chosen the convention city, June eighteenth, being the date set. Harry S. New, of Indiana, heads the committee on arrangements. There is a story that Hitchcock, full of disgust, may resign from the cabinet. The trouble between NeV and Hitchcock dates back to the Republican national convention at Chicago in 1908. New was acting chairman of the Republican committee. Hitchcock was then assistant secretary of the committee. He was so officious in directing the affairs of the committee that he got on Acting Chairman New's nerves and that official removed him. Hitchcock Demurred. New was asked several days ago by members of the national committee and by President Taft to make arrangements for the next convention as chairman of the sub committee. He agreed to do so. Hitchcock demur red. He said that this duty in the past had devolved on the national chairman. He said that New had had the position four years ago beacuse .he was acting chairman of the nation al committee, and because thereby ex officio on the sub committee on ar rangements. Hitchcock wanted his man Hill, of Maine, who is now the chairman, to make the arrangements Taft waivered because of the precedent cited by Hitchcock. . Then Harry New rebelled and his friends on the committee, led by Senators Murray Crane, Bois and Penrose, joined him. Hitchcock has boasted repeatedly that be had a majority of the national committee against Taft, but a Count of noses showed he was short. New's friends served notice on Hitchock about midnight that he could yield and let New make the arrangements, or the committee would oust Acting Chairman Hill and elect New nation al chairman. Hitchock finally threw up the sponge. The Taft people fear Hitchcock. His managerial wings were clipped some time ago by Taft. Hill is secretary to the president, is his mortal enemy. Hillis practically deposed Hitchcock as the administra tion boss. Since then Hitchcock has been suspected with flirting with the Roosevelt boom. The reactionaries on the national committee never liked him, and wel comed the opportunity to depose him Of course the Progressive Republi cans never stood for him. Taft's friends fear a Roosevelt stampede. The seating arrangement in the con vention hall and the control of the convention speech is important. Taft's friends believe these "perks" were safer in the hands of New for distri bution than in Hitchcock's bands. LEE REBELLIOUS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Edwin M. Lee, chairman of the Indiana Republican state committee was on the point of issuing a statement last night to reflect the attitude of hostility of Indiana Republicans oward President Taft's renomination. The rumor can not be verified but the Indiana Republicans friendly to Taft were busy trying first to suppress it and later to forestall it. The Taft managers were much exercised over it, and took immediate steps to kill it. Big Chief Kealing was hunted up and induced to give out an interview, declaring the Indiana Republicans were for Taft and that Taft would have a solid Indiana delegation. Chairman Lee was noncommittal. He said he was taking no part in political affairs. THE WEATHER STATE Snow or rain tonight or Wednesday. LOCAL Cloudy with probably rain or snow tonight or Wednesday. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY Forecast for Richmond and vicinity. continued rain tonight turning to snow Wednesday, with falling temper ature. Highest temperature In last 24 hours, 5S at 1 p. nL, Monday. Lowest temperature in last 24 hours. 40 at 12:30 Tuesday. Temperature at 12-30 p. m. today. 40 and falling. Barometer low and falling. Precipitaftion in last 24 hours, .12 inch. Direc

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NEW REVOLUTION

IN MEXICO SOON General Uprising Expected on Dec. 15. U. S. Troops Alert. (National News Association) EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 12. United States troops along the Mexican border, under special orders from Washington, became more aiert today when word was received that friends of former President Diai would start a new revolution in Mexico on Dec. 15. The general up rising is expected to be centered against every port of entry in Mexi co and the revolutionists will make determined attempts to capture all the Mexican government customs houses. . The fight for the Juarez customs house just across the river promises to be desperate, as Madero has stationed a large force of soldiers in the town, where be made one of the most spectacular and successful fights of the revolution, by which he raised himself into the president's chair. General Orozco, who led Maderis forces in the fight against the Diaz troops at Jarez in the former revolution, is preparing now again to attack the city as commander of the new rebel army. Gen. Reyce will be at the head of the entire revolution. Furnishing money for the revolt are former President Diaz, former vice-president Corral and former Minister of Finance Limanteur. DIED EARLY TODAY Mrs. T. A. Mott, Heart Disease Victim. Mrs. T. A. Mott, wife of Prof. T. A. Mott, superintendent of the Richmond public schools, and for over half a century a resident of Richmond, died suddenly this morning at her home, US North Eleventh street, following an attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Mott suffered with a heart disease for three or four years, according to a statement made today by her physician. About three o'clock this morning she was 'suddenly attacked by pains In her heart, and awakened her husband. Prof. Mott summoned a doctor at once, but Mrs. Mott died before a physician could reach the residence, after an illness of only a few minutes. Mrs. Mott was born in Pennsylvania sixty-two years ago, her maiden name being Eliza Iliff. She came to Richmond when three years old. Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Walter Woodworth and by three sisters, all of whom live in Richmond. The teachers of the city, as a body, will send a floral tribute. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. ASKS HER PROPERTY Suspicious Husband Sued by Wife. William A. Abshire, who returned from Macon, Ga., to Greensfork last Friday, then had his wife, Eva J., ar rested and placed in the Home for the Friendless because he found another man in the house with her, succeeded in getting himself in hot water, figuratively speaking, without accomplishing more than his wife's humiliation, so far as she is concerned. His wife's move came Tuesday when she made her husband defendant in a law suit instituted in the circuit court, in which she avers her husband is in possession of her personal property of the value of $280. She asks that the property be replevined. Warned by friends, so he alleged, Abshire, who is a carpenter and well known in this city, was prompted to return from Georgia last week. Upon arrival at his home in Greensfork he went to his home and says that there he heard his wife and a stranger talking. Securing deputy sheriff Rice Miller and two others, an entrance to the house was effected, but the man, whose name Abshire stated was Lamb, escaped. After wresting a revolver from his wife, two cartridges of which had been indented, Abshire hustled her into a buggy and with deputy Miller drove to this city, where she was placed in the woman's jail. The state had no evidence on which to prosecute the woman and Abshire only had his suspicions. She was released before she had been confined long enough to have Instituted a suit for damages from the county for illegal detention. A TRAIN HELD UP; $10,000 SECURED (National Mew Association) HARDEYlLLE, S. C, Dec. 12. Bandits held up the Atlantic Coast line passenger. No. 80, at daybreak this morning, getting away with all the registered maiL Engineer and mail clerks were brought to submission at the point of a revolver. The was 118-000.

WORK DESPERATELY TO RESCUE OTHER ENTOMBED MINERS

Recovery of Five Men and Probability of Rescue of Three Others Adds Incentive to Efforts. CHEER AND SORROW MARK DAY'S EVENTS 32 Dead Bodies Have Been Recovered Funerals Held as the Deceased Comrades Are Rescued. BULLETIN. (National Nsws Association) BRICEVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 12. Dis- -tinct tappings neard in various parts of the mine today spurred rescuers to ' desperate efforts in the hope of rescuing alive twenty or thirty more entombed miners. Two miners, who had been with the nartv rescued last nlarht w-. tHkn - j mad today, dashing wildly about the -dark recesses of the mine, eluding capture. Rescuers chased them for : hours while they screamed hysterical ly. (National News Association) ' BRYCEVILLE, Dec. 12. Rescue of three more men believed to be still .11... 1 Al .. .. nuve in im i ross-Aiountam mine disaster was the aim of desperate work by government inspectors and miners today, they being cheered on to risk their lives anew in the black damp pocket by the, cries of workmen's wives and by the recovery of Ave men believed dead for sixty hours. The five men who were miraculously carried up from death told of the three men remaining alive. The five men saved had been pris oners in the workings since Saturday morning, wnen an explosion entomb. ed more than 130 men. Hope for them l a a s a . uau oeen aoanaoneo wnen tney were found behind a brattice the had or. ected to protect themselves from noxious gases. Fight Fire Damp. W.tSW 1MU UVB OTUU I IM 1 lives time after time today were as often driven back by the deadly firedamp. Finally, however, they forced their way into the cross drifts and there took up the search for living comrades of the five men who were rescued last night President Stephenson today reiterated his belief that many more of the miners are still alive. "We are going to save many more," be said. Thus far 32 bodies have been taken from the mine and today the first funerals were held in the little mining town, where mourning for the dead mingled with rejoicing for the men who had been brought back from death. Theodore Irish, son of the gang boss who was killed, was the only member of the rescued party injured. Henderson a Hero. William Henderson's presence of mind and generalship no doubt saved the entire party. He directed the bracing of the timber that saved the party's lives. He said today: "Under my direction we bratticed up the entrance to the mine room. With out coats we fought back the afterdamp that came through the cracks In the braMJce, and then stuck our coats and other articles of wear ing apparel in the hole of the brattice. We had lights, cur pails and each of us had from a half to three quarters of a gallon of coffee and water in our dinner pails. We remained in the room quietly for several hours, burning one light and taking turns at eating. Late Saturday evening two of the party left the room and attempted to make their way back and reach the entrance of the mine through overpass. That was the last we saw of them. The next morning we made our way, the air having been pur ted by the fan, into the entry and passed over into number 18, endeavoring to find the way out. "We ran into gas and were forced to go back to room No. 19, where the air was pure. We remained there until discovered. We ate the last of our food about the middle of Sunday afternoon, but still had some water left and plenty of light. We were endeavoring to reach the main entrance again when we were discovered br the mine rescue men." COMMISSION FIGHT AT ASTORIA, OREGON (National News Association) ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 12. Following a campaign that has been conducted with much spirit on both sides, a special election will be held here tomorrow to decide whether Astoria shall adopt the commission form of government in place of the existing plan. CRITICALLY ILL Anna Nicholson, daughter of Thomas Nicholson, Is In a . critical ! condition at her borne aa a result of grave doubts aa to her recovery are being entertained, according to a re

port given. out todajr. from the