Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 74, 31 January 1912 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVII. WO.' 74. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY ETEXIXG, JANUARY 31, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. LIUUS MEREDITH IS CHOSEN CHAIRMAN OE THE DISTRICT CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $50,000 FOR Y. M.C. ft. IN WEEK CROWNED WITH COMPLETE SUCCESS Y. M. C. A. Campaign Heroes

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luWUIIUM IUUHI AT CAMBRIDGE WAS QUlTEHARMOHiQUS Candidacy of President Taft for Renomination Ignored, but His Administration Is Praised. DEMOCRACY RAPPED; WASTE IS CHARGED 'Our Jim" Watson Chosen Permanent Chairman and Ed Warfel Secretary of the Convention. The following resolutions were adopted by tbe Sixth District Republican convention today: "The delegates In convention asaembled in the Sixth congressional district hereby endorse tbe administration of William Howard Taft, as wise, able, conscientious and patriotic, and In which he has at all times had the best Interests of the country at heart, and In which be has made an honest effort to enforce tbe Sherman anti-trust law as against corporations employing unlawful methods In their operation. His policy has been to tiarry out tbe principles adopted at the national convention in 19G8 without fear or favor. "We deplore tbe extravagant policy of the present state Democratic administration, requiring a large expenditure of the people's money, and which has resulted In no material good. We denounce the effort of making a new constitution In one Bight,' as an act in which the people's authority rights, powers and will, have been IgrTKS'nr ritstrcated, neglected and abused. ' V, "We favor a revision of I he tariff in accordance with the fin'linyi of the present tariff commission as the only scientific way of handling the question. . . t .. . "We believe the t!ne has come when both tbo state and the district should be reclaimed from Democratic misrule hud put back In the Republican columu. We feel tbaton Issues, beyond, these It shculd be the sense of the district that we await the platforms of state and national conventions." BY DEMAS S. COE. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Jan. SLUMS P. Meredith, of Richmond, was

tils afternoon elected a member of tho ; hy the jury. The verdict presented Endlann Renuhliran mmmitiM r.Jby William L. Thornburg. foreman,

. . .. Y vw VVU1CHIVUII mail il l was bo opposition to tbe former Ways county sheriff and his election Uras by tho unanimous vote of the dzh locates from the eight-counties compos sag the district. Considering tbe fact that politics In ,tk Sixth district baa been In a chuckle state for the last two years, with factional feeling in evidence in all of Ithe counties, it was considered re markable that the district should get 'down to a harmony basis at tbe very joatset of the- campaign and select a leader without a struggle. ' Meredith was practically an unjknowa quantity In district politics un?tfl a short time ago. He bad displayed ability as an organizer in Wayne county and because of his great popularity among the voters of his homo county, tbe largest In the district, ho was immediately "warmed up 'to"-.. whan leaders. in other districts ' learned that he considered getting into broader fields of political activity. It might be said that Meredith won tho district chairmanship without an organisation, even In his home county. He did his own campaigning in each of tho eight counties, made no promises, excepting that he - would make the attempt to bring together the two factions of the party in the district and, he came out a w inner with absolutely no entangling alliances that- ean serve to embarrass him during the progress ot the campaign. aasott In Chair. , " Whan the convention opened this afternoon at the opera house. Elmer SB. Baasett, ot Shelbyvllle. tho retiring district chairman. . presided. In a short address ha' stated that ho was certain the next electorial rote ot In diana would be cast for the Republican presidential candidate, . whether he bo Taft. Roosevelt or any one else. James E. Watson, ot Rushvtlle, forsner congressman from the Sixth dlstrtcL wad then , elected . permanent ' chairman and Edward Warfel of Richmond was elected permanent secretary. ; ; . . ' following this Will Hough ot Greenfield, chairman of tho resolutions com aalttee, presented his report, which i was nnanlmously adopted. Elmer Egpnu eyer ot Richmond then nominated .us P. Meredith of Richmond for

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ESCAPE House Filled With Gas, Son Aroused Just in Time To Save Parents. Stoppage in the air chamber of a ; base burner was responsible for T. A. Urcenstreet'a house at 104 Randolph street, becoming filled with gas early yesterday morning. Ills family was narrowly saved from asphyxiation only by tbe prompt efforts of Greenstreet and his neighbor, Albert Jenkin in getting the fumes out of the house, and reviving Mrs. Greens treet and her son. About three o'clock yesterday mornlug the young son wa3 awakened, feeling very 111, and getting up, called his father, who Is the local freight agent of the C. & O. Greenstreet stumbled over to bis boy, and at once realized that In some way gas fumes bad filled the entire house. Mrs. Greenstreet was aroused by the faltering efforts 'of he' husband and son, but she had I hardly arisen before she fell over unconscious. Greenstreet, who was the least overcome of tbe three, was able to (open the front door of his home, and ! drag his wife and child out on to tbe porch. Albert Jenkins, living in the adjacent house, heard the commotion, and after sumouing a physician, helpJed the nearly suffocated family into I his home. . i Members of the family were in bad condition when the physician arrived, but the man and boy are now recovered, and Mrs. Greenstreet will prob- ! ably be fully recovered in a day or two. An examination of the home showed that the leak was in a base burner. The air chambers had been allowed to (collect dirt, bo that they were entirefly stopped up, and the gaseous fumes ! had no outlet but through the house. no DAMAGES GIVEN Hi THE ROAD CASE Jury Returns Verdict That Proposed Highway Is a Public Utility: Fifteen minutes after It had received Its instructions from Judge Fox ; the jury in tho road case which has required seven days for trial, in the Wayne circuit court, returned a verdict yesterday afternoon finding that the proposed highway would be of public utility. No damages were awarded was as follows: "We, the Jury, find that the proposed public highway described in tho petition, when established, will be of public utility and that ncne of the remonstrators will be damaged by its location." The case was au appeal from the commissioners court to the circuit court. The proposed highway under discussion would run east and west through Harrison township, the west end of the proposed road running oi the boundary line of Harrison and Jefferson township. It will be necessary to construct a mile and a bait of road. The main petitioner Fred Worl, was represented in court by attorneys Henry U. Johnson and B. F. Mason, who were assisted by John Robbins, county attorney. The remonstrators, Kllas and Alonxo Worl and Philip Miller were represented by Shiveley and Shtveley. The case opened Tuesday morning ot last week, immediately after the jury had returned a verdict In the Adam Howard road case. The closing arguments of the attorneys were made yesterday. The most important question upon which the jury was to decide whether the proposed highway would be of public utility. The attorneys for the rcmonstrators contended tbat the road would only benefit Fred Worl and Mrs. Ammcrman, whose homos are along the route of the proposed road. They declared that, the construction of the road would cost from $10,000 to $15,000 owing to the numerous fills and excavations which, they alleged, would be necessary. Two boards of viewers were appointed by the board of county commissioners to estimate the damage to the property owners along the route of the- improvement. SmaU amounts of damages were awarded but the jury In the appear case believed that no one would be damaged by the construction of the road. TWO INJURED IN INTERURBAN WRECK (National Nwa Association) NEW CASTLE. Jan. 31. Conductor Oawdy and Motorman Berry were severely Injured tula morning when two freight on the "Honey Bee" trolley line crashed together, delaying traffic lire hours. Heavy loss of merchandise was sustained.

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8. E. S WAYNE SQUARE DEAL CLUB PLANNED FOR CITY N v Chapter of National Organization to Be Organized Here, Feb. 7th. A Richmond chapter of the Square Deal club will be organized at tbe Odd Fellows' hall, I. O. O. F., on February 7th, 1312. The hall, which is at 8th and Main streets, will be the scene of two meetings, one in the afternoon and one iu the evening of the day named. J. A. Karch, of this city, assistant station master of the Pennsylvalia railroad is the local organizer for the Square Deal club, a national organization whose growth is spreading rapidly through the industries. C. B. Bartlet, of Cleveland, will deliver addresses on industrial square dealing at both meetings. Mr. Bartlett travels extensively in the interest of the industrial mediation. He is also on the editorial staff of The Mediator, a magazine of industrial economy, published In Cleveland. The Square Deal club is something unique in the industrial . histcry ot the country. Its object is to bring workmen and their employers into more harmonious relations and to promote a better understanding oi each other's problems and views. ..Meetings of this club will be .held regularly after its organization in Richmond, and the square deal will be dlscusaed from all angles. Work men in all branches of Industries are j invited by Mr. Karch to attend this meeting. Railroad men in particular are urged to be present. A KILLS SELF Over Failure to Locate Gold Mine After Forty Years' Search. 'National Ntv.vs Association) VIRGINIA CITY, Mont., Jan. 31. Discouraged after fcrty years of fruit-

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less search for a rich gold mino Wil-: removing pracucany an tne iurnisn- .8tatements taken in the grand jury Ham- Kaiser, an old time prospector of i iaB ot the ,ower floor intact, the fire J room convinced the jurors indictMadison county, placed his head on a j and water not damaging these. The j ments were returnable against Dar-

stick of dynamite, lighted a fuse from his pipe and was blown to eternity. The man's head wa3 complete ob-. literated, and fellow miners who dis-! v,r,i ho crewso B,.ioiiA to.iav. also found Kaiser's wrecked. cabin entirely ACCOSEG OF MURDER ' Eight-year-old Boy Kills Half Brother with a Shot Gun. (National News Association) SALEM, N. J., Jan. 31. The youngest prisoner ever accused of murder in this state is Richard Simpson, who is held In the coanty jail here charged with shooting his half brother, Clarence G. Wright, 8 years old, to death with a shotgun a Woodstown, Sunday afternoon. According to the authorities Simpson confessed tbat he killed his little half brother because of mischief which they had been in to and which Simpson was alone punished. The prisoner Is calm and apparently does not realize the enormity of his offense. DECAPITATE MONKS TO SECURE REVENGE National News Association) : SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan, 31. A Turkish mob using battering rams forced an entrance to the Bulgarian Monastery hear Uskaba, today and decapitated nine monks, who were engaged in prayer. The outrage was in revenge for the blowing up of the Turkish mosque a month ago. EIGHT FOREIGNERS ARE BADLY HURT (National Niws Association) -DANVILLE. I1L, Jan. 31. A cage containing eight miners dropped two hundred feet to the bottom of the shaft at the Electric 'Mine, near here today. Ail suffered broken limbs and crushed bodies. Four men may die.' The injur

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G. H. KNOLLEN BERG HABERKERN HOUSE DAMAGEU! BY FIRE Takes Firemen an Hour to Check Blaze Started by Overheated Furnace. Fire, started in the basement of the William Haberkern home, 124 South Ninth street,this morning about eleven o'clock, from a defective or overheated furnace, causing a damage to the houBe of about $500 and a smaller loss to tbe household goods. The fire department did not leave the house until after twelve o'clock, owing to the difficult work in reaching the Are which had communicated to the interior of the wp.lls. N The house is badly wrecked by the fire and water, and the heating system being destroyed will render it uninhabitable for some time. Most of the household goods, and valuable bric-a-brac were saved. Several hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry belonging to Mr3. Haberkern were also saved by the firemen. Practically every article of wearing apparel owned by Mr. and Mrs. Haberkern was burned in the fire. As their wardrobes, were large, the loss will be quite heavy. r-v'Thu8ht it Checked. ' Mrs. Haberkern while preparing din ner noticed flames coming from the radiator in the parlor. She poured water ' down the opening, and the flames subsided. She then called her husband at his office and informed him of the fire but stated that she had extinguished it. Turning to pursue her work, she noticed smoke pouring from the floor, and called the fire departments. The fire which at first seemed to be only in the basement about the furnace. While the' firemen were working there, the fire, eating its way along the hot air pipes of the heating system, broke out in the stairway and while the firemen, divided in two sections, were fighting the two fires, a third blaze broke out in the attic, proving the most stubborn or all to conquer. Neighbors and friends succeeded in removing practically all the furnish- : furnishings or the second and third , 110018 were Daa,y aamagea Dy nre ana wsterMrs- Haberkern, after notifying the flre department of the fire, was almost i prostrated. Insurance of $2,500 was carried on the house and a large sum on the furnishings. All losses will be fully protected by the insurance. Fire Chief Miller after an examination stated that the cause of the fire was probably an overheated furnace, but Mrs. Haberkern stated that she just succeeded incstarting the furnace when the fire occurred, and that the house had been very cold prior to the fire. TWO CHARGED WITH MUROERirVOMAIl Held WithouBail Places Partial Quietus to the Rioting. . . .. (National News Association) LAWRENCE, Mass.. Jan. 31. The arraignment of Joseph Ettor, leader of textile strikers, and Arturo Giovanniti, editor of a Socialist paper of New ; York, charged, with accessory to mur der of Annie Lapise. woman striker who Was killed in a riot, served as partial " quietus on ' the rioting ""today. Tbe prisoners were held without bail until February 9. SKATING IS OVER AT THE GLEN LAKE Skating at the Glen is over tor the 1 time being, the thaw ot Monday and tne snow of last night combining to make a rough surface over which skates cannot be induced to glide with any degree of accuracy or safety. A small crowd numbering about twentyflTe, a strong contrast to ; tho . two thousand on the Glen lake Sunday, attended the Glen last night for the purpose of skating, but aoos left la dis

SUMMARY Of THE Y, M, C, 1 CAMPAIGN

Grand total collected in Y. M. C. A. j navon-dav oamnaira to raise $50,000 $52,950. Total number of subscriptions in campaign 1209. Best team in cam - ' paign Company 1, George H. Knollen - berg, captain. $3,166. Division No. l, Howard A. Dill, captain, $2500. Total reported last evening in final gathering of workers $5,829. Standing of the teams as reported at the workers' dinner last evening, showing the results of yesterday's work, and the final position of each team: Citizens' Committee. E. M. Haas, general. Captain Sub. Amt. Total John S. Harris 9 $ 88 $ 643 Charles H. Moore. 4 62 414 Sharon E. Jones.. 1 m 504 2004 A. M. Gardner 6 52Vi 552 A. L. Smith 5 65 1140 Clarence Kramer.. 11 150 615 D. W. Stevenson. 27 57 793 Walter J. Doan. . . 1 406 3166 G. H. Knollenberg 13 4 06 3166 Lee B. Nusbaum.. 4 200 581 Totals 87 $1594 10465 M'HAMARA DEFENSE CORPSJTO TESTIFY Against Darrow, When He Faces the Charge of Bribery. (National News Association) , t LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31. Burt H. Franklin, former chief or detectives for the McNamara defense is one of the many attaches of the defense corps who will act as witness against Attorney Clarence Darrow, when he is brought to trail in a bribery indictment, according to statements made today by assistant district attorney Joseph Ford. Every man or woman who was employed in the offices of the defense attorneys will perform an important Dart in the Darrow trial. A new, and it is believed, an entirely original procedure in securing indictments was disclosed by Ford today. A dictophone was installed in Ford's private office. For the last two weeks Ford has been questioning former McNamara defense employes in this office. What they said was transmitted by the dictophone to another office where a stenographer took down all the conversations. The evidence thus secured was shown the grand jurors, and, it is said, these, as much as the row. By his scheme Ford thus retains much of his evidence which otherwise would have to be given to the defense in the transcript testimony. VISIT AT COL Closed Today. Taft Sure of Solid Ohio Delegation. (National News Association) COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 31. -An address before the Ohio constitutional convention this morning and another before the Republican editors of the state brought the Taft vfsit to a close today. He, left shortly after noon for Akron where he will speak before the chamber of commerce tonight. After that he will return direct to Washington. No specific advice Was given by the president before the convention today as to constitution making. He said he hoped the delegates would take the vonntitution cf the United States, as ia mouei ana woura give vmio an orjganic act that would fit conditions fori j another four years. Considerable advtee was given to the republican edj iters, however. He said the iteration : and reiteration of party principles

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people. After greeting the republican editors tne president receivea a aeie - argation of Ohio postmasters who came to JoiumDus to renew uneir pieages cf support. While here Mr. Taft has become convinced that he will have the solid Ohio delegation back of him when the Chicago convention meets. SHOOTS WIFE ; THEN ; ATTEMPTS SUICIDE (National News Associative) CHICAGO, Jan. 3L John W. Carlin, wealthy proprietor of an employment agency, tbjs morning shot his wife twice, fatally wounding her, then tied a bullet into his own head. Carlin will recover. Carfin said "too much mother-in-law caused the trouble." The tragedy occurred in, the Caoibridg-ballding

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Amt. Total $361 $25000 361 76S 564 2034 431 1961 101 1534 U66 1590 207 1494 183 1438 275 1775 150 1000 2S44 16094

' A DU1 :jse Bailey 39 ; John Hasemeier ..12 iKicnara seagwica is W. H. Homey 6 G. O. Balllnger ...37 A. L. Brakmamp. . 16 Adam H. Bartol . .10 E. P. Trueblood.. .12 A. L. Jenkins 12 Totals 169 Young Men's Division J. E. Perry, general Captain Sub. Carl Cutter ll Ben Deuker 15 Ralph Hasemeier ........62 Holand Nusbaum 11 G. . MeClellan 12 Raymond Myrick ...16 Amt. $151.00 143.50 328.00 86.00 79.50 112.50 Totals 132 $900.50 Ladies' Auxiliary $350.00 Boys' Deparement 141.55 "Dormitory Boys" 307.25 Previously reported: Daniel a Reid $25.00 GRAND TOTAL $52,900 Y.W.C.A. MOVEMENT IS LAUNCHED HERE President Swayne of Commercial Club Shows Need of Institution. "A Y. W. C. A. for Richmond" is the latest slogan of a band of public spirit' ed local citizens. Agitation of this matter was opened at the closing dinner of the Y. M. C. A. financial campaign last evening and the opinion Is being expressed by many prominent residents that Richmond's first need now is an institution tor young women, and that-such a place will; without doubt be secured within a' vetrf few"f earsJ" S. E. Swayne, president of the Commercial Club and -chairman of the executive committee in charge of the big campaign that gave $50,000 to the Y. M. C. A., while speaking of the success of tbat campaign, at last night's dinner said, "Men, your work is not done. You have put the Young Men's Christian association on a good financial basis, so that it can continue its good work unhindered, but It won't be long until we have a Young Women's Christian association." Although no further comments were made on the subject at the dinner, there were many other men present who heartily favored the establishment of a Y. W. C. A. and asserted that they are ready to take up the project any time. The need for a Y. W. C. A. here, say the supporters of the project, is selfevident, for the large number of women and girls employed in factories here have no place where they can meet socially. Advocates of thee Y. W. C. A. maintain that there are hundreds ot girls here who, either- homeless or located in uncongenial surroundings, who need such a place to spend their idle hours under gbod moral influences. Quiet agitation of the subject of a Y. W. C. A. will be carried on continuously now, but no attempt will be made to start the institution here until the subscriptions in tbe past Y. M. C. A. campaign have been collected. All AHIIUjyiEETIIIG Of Y. M. C. A. Members Will Be Held on Friday. The annual meeting of members of the Y. M. C. A. will be held at the association Friday , of this week, according to announcement made by Secretary H. S. Weed today. Five directors to succeed H. A. DilL A. L. Smith. E. K. Sbera, A. L. Brarokamp, and Guy.U, Miller, win oe cnosen at tftig tijM and two trustees will be selected because of the expiration of th terms of Henry Gennett and Adam jj parteL No directors will be reelected, but It is probable the two trus- ' Urm in their present offices. j ReDorts of the success of the past I ear will be given by the president ; ani executive officers, i Secretary Weed announces today j that Miles Calkins, of Pontlac. nL, will come to Richmond the middle of February to become assistant physical director of the Y. M. C and director ot Garfield .school, in the place recently vacated by A. R. T. Winjum. Mr. Calkins haa made an advanced study of physical training, and will come here with quite a reputation as a gymnast li instructor. . ACCEPTED POSITION Mr. George Williams has accepted a position with the Emmons' Tailoring company and will take up his work im-

CONTRIBUTIONS Oil FINAL DAY POURED III LIKE A FLOOD

After It Was Found That There Was an Excess to the Desired Sum, D. G. Reid Was Sent a Wire. PUTS INTSJITUTION ON SOLID FOOTING George H. Knollenberg Re ceived Great Praise for the Excellent Work He Did for the Y. M.C. A. The gigantic task of raising in one week $25,000 for the Richmond Y. M. C. A. among the citizens of Richmond, was completed last night on scheduled time, with "nearly $3,000 in excess of that sum pledged. This money, comhlnori with the S2S. AAA I). ft. R11. nf New York, promised on condition that Richmond people donated a like sum. will be used for the purpose of pay ing off all the debts of the institution and providing it with an endowment fund. The total of $52,950 is now at the disposal of the institution Reports showing $,829 for the last day's work, caused great excitement when announced at the dinner. Most of the teams turned In big subscrip-: tions, and the total came within a few hundred dollars of the brilliant first day's record. 'By coming out ahead in the closing conflict yesterday, Chaa. Jordan's army of business men gained -their seventh consecutive Tictory over the rival side, captained by &V M. Haas. John Hasemeier's team, Dl. vision 3. made tho heat record' for the day, hayjM 5H. to 1U ; rZZ unuiuii WOMUOTI. Many unusual donations featured the' ; final reports. Charles Weegtunan, a'' former resident, who has lived in Chicago for 18 years, telegraphed Mr. -Hasemeier "hopes for : sucess and ( subscription of $500." Father , Roell. ' Hasemeier "hopes " for " success . and a . small subscription, at the same time ;

expressing enthusiasm and good will toward the association. . The overwhelming infltflt of eleventh hour subscriptions was described by Sharon EL , Jones, who, when reporting gifts of $100 each from tbe United Presbyterian Sunday school and the .Light,. Heat and Power company, said tbat. "when we get near Jthe goal, everybody wants to come in." A donation ot $350 from the women's ' auxiliary of tbe association waa greeted with prolonged cheers when It waa -found tbat tbe - women . had ' taken every cent in their treasury to keep the campaign from failing at the crltl- V cal moment.' Among the corporations which sub- - a. JSA. AL WW - a-'-'

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B. railway, which gave $150, and the Westcott hotel, which, through ita manager, William Baynera, - oonatec the expense of board and room for the campaign manager during his stay, here. " v'- ;. ' ;' Many young men and boys of tho associatlon added a sum of over a thouschool and Garfield school also contributed, v -Knollenberg Praised. George H. Knollenberg, whose team led all its opponents with a grand tout of $3,166, waa unanimously named the prime factor in the success ot the ;, venture. . In addition to its own - re ed of Captain O; H.' Knollenberg, Dr. Charles Bond, Edwin Cates, and Walter J. Hutton, waa largely responsible for many big subscriptions credited to other teams. George O. Balllnger, although hopelessly outdistanced in funds, by "Dill's Pickles," bad the distinction of, (Continued on Page Eight) - THE WEATIiEIX 'j STATE Fair tonight and Thursday, -Not much change in temperaturo. LOCAL Fair tonlaht and Thursday. Slightly, wanner tonight. high school Observatory ' Forecast for Richmond and vintetty: Fair and warmer tonight and Thursday. - - " Maximum temperature In last 24 hours, 24 at noon Wednesday' "' Minimum temperature to last -' 24 hours, 15 at t a. m. Wednesday. ' Temperature at 12:30 p. m. today; Zi:- -! ' i - T. Barometer-29apd stationary. - Directlott amt velocity of wind -West, 8 miles per hoar. ' J r Note: The warm wave will not he likely T be of pennaaest character. Above t&esZzx temperature may be expected daring the day with nt temperature below freexieg for. two or three days." followed by colder weather again. " ' : i

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