Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 57, 11 January 1912 — Page 1

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RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1913. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 57.

COUHTRY III POWER OF A MONEY TRUST WARNS JEFF DAVIS Arkansas Statesman Makes a Violent Attack on Stock Exchange on Floor of the Senate Today.

CRISIS OF WEALTH HAS ALREADY COME fl"ime for the Republic to Tremble, Says the Statesman Cotton Exchange Men Mere Gamblers. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The New York stock exchange was denounced Upon tbe floor of the United States genate this afternoon by Senator Jeff - Davis of Arkansas as a -gigantic gambJlPg Institution. The attack was one of ; the most scathing against that or any ether exchange. The senator also made a bitter attack on the rich men of the United States, charging that tbty are a menace to peace and prosperity. He railed off the names of the fifty-one richest men in the nation, l-.eading the list with J. D. Rockefeller, whose aggregate fortune he estimated at six hundred million dollars. "Those men with four thousand other American millionaires own and control 8714 per cent of the entire wealth of the country, and virtually hold the destinies of the United States in their bands." He Scores Protection. Shifting his assault the Arkansas eta teaman scored the policy of tariff j protectlon, charging that revision had been made to enrich the already wealthy men of the country, especially the Chicago group of meat packers. tilting a prophesy made by Abraham Lincoln Sen. Davis declared that the crisis of wealth has already come and that it was time to tremble for the republic itself. "The New York Cotton Exchange is a gambling institution pure and simple. Ninety per cent of the dealings on this exchange are gambling transactions. They sold last season 121,000 000 bales of cotton against a 13,000,- . 000 crop. fll-war, never ..intended by these, - twmblera and speculators that a bale of cotton bought or sold should be delivered. They never grew a stalk of cotton, never gathered a ball of cotton, they don't really know what cotton Is. This 121,000,000 bales existed only in their fevered and gambling imagination, but they are today controlling the cotton and grain markets of the world. Just a little crowd of gamblers, and 1 think it Is about time to suppress tnem.w HOOKWORM PREVALENT IN KENTUCKY (National News Association) FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 11. Cancer and hookworm today seriously menace the lives of the people of Kentucky, according to statistics gathered by the state board of health. Hookworm has made its appear ance In 22 counties and has Invaded the homes of leading citizens and it is shown that 840 Kentuckians died of cancer last year. It is estimated that one out of every 12 women and one out of every 17 men In the state who live to be 35 years old will die of cancer ELECTED TRUSTEES George F. Doty, Leone' W. Warren and Harry R. Manlove have been elected trustees of the Christian church of Milton, serving terms of one year each. Sensation By JUDQI HKNRY tKHN

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SIDEWALK MATTER CONSIDERED TODAY Residents of National Avenue Appear Before the Board Today. After bearing opinions of property owners, residing on National avenue the board of public works took under advisement the improvement resolution calling for the construction of cement sidewalks on the south side of the avenue from Second street to the Earlham college campus and on the north side of the street from Third to Eleventh streiet.

Opinions of property owners as to what the . board should do in regard to the construction of the sidewalks, vary. Some believe that the sidewalk should be adjacent to the curbing and others believe it should not be, be cause it would destroy trees. Others believe that there should be no side walk, while still others say that the walk should be at least six feet in width In com nan v with Prof. Joan . tiiv fnrostpr. the hoard of . ' lnBnct th llne of the Dr0. posed improvement and will decide Just what shall be dpne with the matter Saturday morning. Modify Resolution. The resolution calling for an extension of the Fairview sewer system was modified upon the motion of Mayor Zimmerman. The sewer exten8km will be laid in tbe first alley south of School street. Final entry was made today by the board in regard to the closing of the Washington avenue railroad crossing. The crossing has been closed and the private driveway formerly used by the Pennsylvania railroad company thrown open to the public. Washing ton avenue has been repaired and the ground at the intersections of Washington avenue and North Eighth street has been turned over to the city for park purposes. In a letter received by the city attorney from the Citizen's Banking company, of Lynn. Ind., is was stated that John Clements, the captain of the No. 3 hose company, has always been prompt in dealings with the bank and had paid all interest on his note which the bank holds, and upon which complaint was made by relatives of Clements. The letter further stated that the bank had never had trouble of any sort with Clements. The board decided to take out $250 i&auranca-oa-the old NaUiose house at South Sixth and E street and 21,000 Insurance on the road roller. FARMERS IN FAVOR OF COL JOOSEVELT Straw Vote Taken at Gleaners' Convention Is Very Significant One. (National News Association) SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 11. If the result of the straw vote taken at the convention of the Ancient Order of Gleaners, which embraces five states, Is significant, the farmers of the country would prefer to see Roosevelt president of the United States, rather than any other person, Democrat or Republican, so far mentioned for the presidency. Over 200 delegates expressed their preference. Roosevelt led with 83 votes. La Follette and Wilson tied for second place with 21 votes each. Gov. Osborn and William Jennings Bryan were tied for third place with 14 votes each. Taft was fourth with 11 votes. Governor Harmon. 10 votes, Beveridge 8 votes. Champ Clark 6 votes, Joseph W. Folk 5 votes, and Governor Marshall 3 votes. Virginia Judge Charges Trafficking in Votes .Against Fourth of Population of Two Counties. (National News Association) BRISTOL. Va.. Jan. 16. More than one-fourth of the voters of the two mountainous' countries of southwest Virginia are about to be forever disfranchised as a result of disclosures made by Circuit Judge Henry A. W. Skeen, who has brought before the Grand Jury evidence showing the wholesale trafficking of votes for many years. The disclosures have put the party leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties, in a panic, and it is said that many indictments will be handed down involving prominent men. Many of those involved are fleeing the State. Judge Skeen is uncompromising in his attitude towards prosecuting of the alleged "vote-sellers,' and says tbat he will employ every effort to bring those Indicted to trial without delay. , The case promises to rival in Interest a similar one in Adams county, Ohio, when Judge Blair caused the prosecution of an army of "vote-sellers," disfranchising a good portion of the mate population of that county

Principal of Freeport, N. Y. School Dismissed,

LAOOR LEADERS TO BE GIVEMHEAR!N Three To Be Arraigned Los Angeles Court Friday Morning. (National News Association) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 11. Another chapter in the government in vestigation of the labor dynamiting case, will begin tomorrow when Olaf A. Tvietmoe, Anton Johannsen and J. E. Munsey, the three labor leaders who were arrested three weeks ago, will be brought before Judge Olin Wellborn in the United States District court to answer to the charges of conspiring to transport dynamite on passenger trains in violation of the Federal laws. Job Harriman, the defeated socialist candidate for mayor, chief counsel for the defense, has announced that the accused men will enter a plea of not guilty. He has expressed confidence that the federal authorities and District Attorney Fredericks have absoup the charges preferred against the labor men. All the Western labor leaders unite in declaring themselves to be of the same opinion, saying that the confessions of the McNamarps ended the dynamite case, and an nouncing their readiness to give all the financial aid necessary to defend the accused men and fight the case to the bitter end. To Be Finish Fight. When told the Federal officials expected the dynamite conspiracy case to end in the same manner as the McNamara trial, Job Harriman said: "There are no confessions to be made this time, for the simple reason that the men have not been connected with any crime. This will be a fight to the finish and I want all the working men to know it. These men are absolutely innocent, and will be freed." Labor men all over the country are extremely interested in the case as the accused trio are among the most prominent men connected with the American- Federation of Labor, Tvietmoe being secretary and treasurer of the California State Building Trades Council and head of the Asiatic Exclusion league; Anton Johannsen or ganizer of the State Building Trades Council, and Munsey, head of the Salt Lake City Local Union and Structural Iron Workers. Two of the specific charges made against the leaders in the indictments which they will answer tomorrow are that they were instrumental in transporting a case of explosives containing ten quarts of nitro-glycerine from Riverside to Los Angeles, on the Salt Lake-Los Angeles limited, on December 15, 1910; and also aided Ortie McManigal to ship a case of explosives to hie wife in Chicago, December 24, of the same year. Besides the three men who will be brought to trial tomorrow, six others were included in the indictment. They are: E. A. Clancy, former business agent of the Structural Iron Workers' Union in "San Francisco, Ortie McManigal confessed accomplice of the McNamara brothers and chief aid of the Federal grand jury in gathering evidence; the McNamara brothers and David Kaplan and M. A. Schmidt, alleged confederates of James B. McNamara in the blowing up of the Los Angeles Times building for whom the police of the entire world are now searching. A DISSOLUTION OF GAAR, SCOTT & CO. NoUce of dissolution of Gaar, Scott and company has been filed with the secretary of state and county recorder Will Robbins. The purport of the cissolution is that the M. Rumely company, with which, the local concern was merged, is now in entire control of the local business, thereby putlng the management of the local factory wholly under the R. Rumely companxGaar. Scott and company, shortly after the merger, reduced the capitalisation to $10,000. but with the dissolution the company passes entirely out of existence.

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Photograph of striking high school pupils parading the streets of Freeport, Long Island, and below, the cause of the strike. Professor Roy L. Smith. Prof. Smith had been dismissed by the Freeport board of educa tion, because he refused to accept the post of superintendent of schools. The pupils refused to attend sessions until their beloved principal will be reinstated. To show their displeasure of the board's ruling, both the boy and girl pupils left the ' class rooms and paraded the town's main streets, carrying placards announcing their position. 110 FAMINE ON ICE DOUG HOT SEASON! If Cold Continues There Will Be Enough Ice for Two Summers. There will be no ice famine during the hot months of 1912. This is already assured. A reporter entered the office of B. B. Johnson today, and asked the ice magnate whether there was a possibility of a shortage of ice again next summer. "No," replied Mr. Johnson, "we have already harvested enough ice to j give assurance that there will be no famine this year, even if the weather is excessively hot, and if the weather continues cold as predicted for the next four or five days, we will have enough ice on hand to last us through two summers." Mr. Johnson says that his men are working at both the Twelfth street and Thistlethwaite's ponds, and had already stowed away about 2,000 tons of frozen aqua. A large amount additional is marked out ready to be cut and harvested, and Mr. Johnson states that his gang can double the present stock in a few days. With this four thousand tons, together vith the supply of artificial ice, according to Mr. Johnson, there can be no possibility of a famine. ENTERS RESIGNATION A. R. T.?Wunjum Retires from Local Y. M. C. A. A. R. T. Winjum, assistant physical instructor presented his resignation to tbe board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association this morn ing which was accepted and will take effect at once. At a recent meeting of the directors, Mr. Winjum presented his own case following which - the ' board gave careful and due considera tion of the case, tbe result being that they decided to stand by their original decision. Mr. Winjum was paid his salary to February 1st and- released at once from his duties in order that he might have sufficient time to arrange for his future work. IN A QUANDARY (National News Association) ST. LOUIS. Mo, Jan. 11. With two aspirants for the presidential nomination. Speaker Champ Clark and ExGovernor Joseph W. Folk, the Missouri Democratic convention soon to be held is certain to develop into a bitter contest unless one or the other of the candidates withdraws. The situation will be discussed tomorrow when the state committee meets to select the place for the state convention.

CAMPAIGN OF WEEK FOR THEY. M, C. A. To Raise a Fund to Wipe Out Debts and Claim the D. G. Reid Gift.

Approval of the plans for a $25,000 campaign was given by the Y. M. C. A. directors at a special meeting. The big fight to secure funds for the association will be commenced under the direction of M. C. Williams, a professional manager within the next two weeks. Manager Williams arrived in Rich raond today to assume official charge of the campaign. He will spend prob ably ten days looking over the Held, und organizing sub-committees to vork under him. Then, when the plans are fully completed the men in back of the movement will make a final effort to raise the necessary $25,000 in a single week. The purpose of the coming camrnign is to secure $25,000 in order to secure the gift of a like sum, recently offered by Daniel G. Reid, as an en dowment for the local Y. M. C. A. The money raised through the week's canviss of the city will be used in wiping out .the debts of the association, and whatever remains added to Mr. Reid's tentative contribution, will be applied toward an endowment fund. In closing the work of his committee, Mr. Haas compliments the city on being able to get the services of M. C. Williams to conduct the campaign, as 1 e has made a wonderful record throughout the country in securing subscriptions of much larger sum, and s almost certain to be successful in the present venture. A PROOF "ADS" PAY Can Be Secured from the Commercial Club. That Richmond has recently receiv ed some free advertising from which it may secure more business for local concerns and possibly the addition of some new manufactories, is stated today by Charles Jordan, secretary of the Richmond Commercial club, in commenting on an article written in the Chicago "Record-Herald" by J. C. Evans, following a visit here during the holidays. The newspaper story gave an outline of the founding and growth of Wayne county, closing with a summary of business and political condi tions here at present. Mr. Jordan states that he has received communications from city officials of many large towns scattered through tbe Middle West, asking "how people in the Panic Proof City do things," and inviting the Commercial club to send local men to confer with officials in the various towns and cities concerning many needed public improvements. Some private business interests have also had their attention brought to Richmond, and it is possible that some of these may locate here. . Mr. Jordan has responded to the communications by sending literature telling about Richmond, and with personal letters. FATE IRONICALLY PLAYS MAN'S HAND (National News Association) LOUISVILLE. Ky, Jan. 11. Fate dealt ironically with John M. McCord who was crushed to death Wednesday evening in a street railway car barn. McCord attracted attention a month ago when he appeared before the city court and asked for a' permit to kill his family and commit suicide. He said he was out of work and that his family was in distress but that he did not want to violate the laws in extermination of them. Investigation revealed the distress, so the city court officers provided for the family and secured McCord -a position with the railway company at good wages. Wednesday afternoon he was caught be-

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DOWII WOOD CHUTE GOLD IS BEING SENT Fifty Million More Recovered from Equitable Building Today. (National News Association) NEW "YORK, Jan. 11. In a wooden chute extending from Pine street up to the windows, fifty million dollars more of gold, silver and securities were shot down from the second story vaults of the ice covered ruins of the Equitable Life building. Over $36.000,000 in value were rescued from the American Exchange bank vaults. Metal boxes containing these valua bles inside of vaults were found to be unharmed and led to the belief that the entire billion of treasure would eventually be recovered. The body of lire Chief Walsh was not recovered up to one o'clock. DEMONSTRATION IS "MttSHUSTER Ex-American Treasurer Gen eral of Persia Returns to United States. (National News Association) TEHERAN, Jan. 11. "Escorted by a troop of Russian Cossacks, W. Mor gan shuster, ex-American treasurer general of Persia, accompanied by his wife and family left here today for home. Mr. Shuster will return to the U. S. by the way of Constantinople, Paris and London. The trip from Teheran was made by caravan and all attaches of the party were heavily armed for fear of an at tack by Persian brigands. Mr. Shuster's departure from the Persian capital brought about a striking demonstration of friendship on the part of the populace. GREAT BRITAIN ACTIVE. Calcutta, Jan. 11. There was great activity in military circles here today and preparations were made to Fend a fully equipped brigade of In dian troops into Persia to reinforce the British force recently landed at Bushlre from the British cruiser Fox It is reported that the Indian soldiers will be dispatched immediately into Southern Persia ostensibly for the protection of trade routes under the po lice system of Great Britain. DUPED JS VICTIM Avis Linnell Thought She Was Mrs. Richeson. i National News Association) BOSTON. Jan. 11. Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson bought a wedding ring in December 1909 at the little jewelry shop of Mrs. Josie Guyer at Hyannis (and gave it to Avis Linnell on her eighteenth birthday in .that month, It was learned today. Miss Linnell wore the ring for nearly ;two years, supposing the government officials aver, that she was the wife of the young clergyman who has been sentenced to die in the eleetric chair for her nrurder. , According to - the prosecution, Mr. Richeson either performed a fakn ceremony himself -or -doped the little choir singer Into the belief that she was his legal wife without the customary formalities demanded by the church and civil law. The introduction of Mrs. Guyer as a witness to the selling of, a wedding ring to the former pasjr to the little white meeting bouse at Hyannis was to have been one of the trump cards

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HAVING FIIIE TIME Oil WITNESS STAND Scored by Gardner for Evasion of Question, Wily Scot Looks Terrorized and Says "Oh, Spare Me."

THINKS UNCLE SAM SHOULD TAKE HANtf And Regulate Price of Commodities to Protect Con-' sumer This Is the Corporation Age, He Says. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Andrew; Carnegie apparently enjoys reciting the details of his absorbing; life history to the Stanley Steel investigating committee, and during his testimony to day his face was wreathed in smiles. Many times he would swing around in his chair and talk directly to the large crowd present. In response to questions Mr, Caruegie declared that there had been continual progress in the steel indus try from 1860 up to 1900. When ask ed if there had been the same de grees of progress since 1900 Mr. Car negie said that while he had no flguses he believed there had, been no such important advances during the last de cade as were found in the preceeding decade, when the Bessemer process ' and tbe open hearth were discovered. He declared, however, that he thought there had been some progress made. As to Corporations. Speaking of corporations in their relation to development Mr. Carnegie said that he did not believe that corporations can manage a business like pardners can. "When we were pardners," declared Mr. Carnegie, "I felt ? . that we could ran around any corporation, and that a corporation was not in it with pardners managing ' their 7 own business." There was a decided stir when Rep. Gardner of Massachusetts' scored Mr. Carnegie for his apparent unwilling ness to give - testimony before '.the . committee.. ' In a concise statement Mr. Gardner accused Mr. Carnegie of having failed to answer tbe really Important questions which have been put to him. Mr. Carnegie sat back in his chair with an lmperturable smile, confronting the representative, and In tones of mock terror, he begged the congressman to have mercy. Rep. Gard ner hammered at Mr. Carnegie concerning what he believed to be a fair price for steel rails, and finally asked him the question what his Ideas were on the subject. Carnegie re plied that he did not Intend to sit In judgment on his successors, and call-, ed attention to the' fact that he had ; been out of business for twelve years.' "All Profit Is Fair. Rep. Gardner amended his question by asking Carnegie whether he be-' lieved 28 a. ton for rails wonld have been a fair price when he was in busl ness. "I don't believe Any 'profit Is unfair. Fifty dollars a ton for my rails would have been fair If the pur-, chaser wanted them at that price. Don't you think so?" said Carnegie.; Gardner said that he did not. Carne-; gle replied, laughingly, "you are not, answering my question," "I am not in your position,' said , Gardner sharply. "I , am examining you and you are on the witness stand."! Mr. Carnegie spread out his hands in mock humility. "Yes sir. and I wish the position was reversed. Have mercy on me." j. Carnegie declared that he believed in competition, but that the age of . competition has passed, and the hourhas arrived when tbe federal government must, of necessity, to save' the -consumer, take a hand In the regulation of prices. He asserted this as his belief because he knows that, manufacturers have been able to sit -down and agree on prices and keep' their agreement. ' : Do you believe that it is necessary fo the national government to l step in and fix the maximum prices for necessities?" v "I think the hour has arrived when this is necessary and I point to the Interstate Commerce' Commission, which brought order out of the worst chaos tbat I have ever known" Mr. Carnegie - declared his belief : that the consumers are now absolute ly at the mercy of the corporations and that the government alone is the only force that can meet and vanquish the corporations. THE WEATHER HIGH SCHOOL OB8ERVATORV. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: . Snow and colder tonight and Friday; cold wave coming. - Highest temperature In last 24 hoars ; Lowest temperature in last 24 hoars . 3 st 2 a. in. ThursdayTemperature at 12:30 today 11. ,,. - Barometer 30.2, high and falling.'' Direction and velocity of winoV X. EL, genlte breese. ' 1 .

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