Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 85, 13 February 1912 — Page 1

F AJMDEJM i AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 85. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1912. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS.

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A WHOLESALE RAID WEDIIESOAY Oil THE DIG DYflAMITE CASE

Chicago Reports Warrants , Were Secretly Issued Today for the Arrest of Frank M. Ryan. DTWENTY-SEVEN ARE TO FALL INTO NET Two of This Number Will Be Taken in Custody in Indianapolis No Resistance Is Probable. BULLETIN. (National News Association) ROCHESTER. N. Y., Feb. 13. Charles E. Doud, business agent of the Machinists' Union, was arrested this afternoon by United States Marshal Vlehmann on an indictment found by the federal grand jury at Indlanapoliu charging illegul transportation of dynamite. This is the first actual arrest In the big case. (National News Association) CHICAGO, Feb. 13. Warrants were secretly issued today to agents of the department of Justice for the arrest of Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Bridge Structural Iron workers Association and R. H. Houlihan, financial secretary of the Chicago local, based on Indictments of the federal grand jury at Indianapolis United States Commissioner Fule issued the warrants. Warrants for several other were also obtained according to authoritative sources. A WHOLESALE RAID. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 13. Following confirmation of a report from Chicago that ten warrants were outstanding for Chicago labor union men It was officially stated here today that prepa rations are complete for a . wholesale raid some time weunesaay, prooaoiy before noon. It is understood twenty even persons will be arrested, at least two of them in Indianapolis. One of these has already made arrangements to furnish bond. According to reports all the indicted men now under surveillance will submit to arrest without the least attempt at escape. After the first arrest Is accomplished the substance of indictments will be officially given out. The work in Indianapolis was completed on schedule time and the indictments and caplses put into the mails at the time planned. However, It la re Dotted that the malls in some Instances were delayed and that in others the federal authorities were not ready to send out their officers. It is generally believed here that the arrests will be made by noon tomorrow. Federal officers here refused to comment on the fact that Henry W. Jjelgloitner, of Denver, former member of the executive board of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers said that he expected one of the Indictments would bear his name.- Leigleitner was present In the board rooms here when John J. McNamara. former secretary treasurer, was arrested. TO CONSIDER PLANS FOR FALL FESTIVAL Members of the Youag Men's Business club will meet at the club rooms In the Colonial Building this evening to determine finally whether Richmond shall have a fall festival next September. Merchants and business men of the city have promised to support the venture, and the club directors have formally approved it. as they claim the festival to be a good advertisement for Richmond. Owing to thla prevalent sentiment. It Is expected" the Y. M. B. C members will vote to hold the affair, and instruct President Will Reller to name an executive committee. Some general plans concerning the nature of the featival will be considered, 'and the members will also decide what features should be made meet conspicuous. Prof. John F. Thompson, city forester, who has given much atatention to plans for saving the local fruit and shade trees now so rapidly disappearing, will read a paper on "Wood as a Necessary Commodity." SEVENTY LOTS WERE SOLD AT TAX SALE 8eventy lota In various parts of Wayne county were sold yesterday Decease of the delinquent tax due on them. There waa thirty-eight lota outside of the city of Richmond sold for S4MJ0 and thirty-two lots In the Richmond sold for $583.22, making a total amount received from the sale of the Iota, $1,012.02. No bids were offered on 109 other lota, which were also offered for sale. Etxty-four of these lota were outsldo . of the city and forty-lve were In Richmond. The total amount of taxes due on the lots sold Is $500.59 and the total mount of taxes due on the lots unsold fm to.owi

Popular Priest Leaves City

mm sr. REV. FATHER POLICE ARE BUSY SLAYIGCANIMES Three and Four Calls for Help Received at Headquarters Daily. With a total of 112 dogs killed in this city in the last two months, the rabid dog scare seemingly has not abated, and every day reports are received telling of mad dogs. City health officer Davis states that he will not order another quarantine because the people insist in putting leather "halters" on their dogs in place - of wire muzsles. Dr. King is In favor of another quarantine, but states that he will not order on unless similar action is taken by Dr. Davis. The police are kept on the go nYTWOrnlng until night, chasing af ter supposedly infected dogs, reports of such dogs being received at the rate of three and four every day. A mad dog in the home of Forest Brown, 21 North Seventh street, yesterday afternoon drove the family from the house. It was in the dining room when the members of the family noticing Us strange actions tried to force It out of the room. The dog rushed at the people, and they fled hurriedly from the house, and called for a policeman. Officer Wenger entered the house with Officer Westenberg, and the animal, which from its actions was in the last stages of hydrophobia, rushed savagely at them. It was finally killed. This morning a dog at the home of Frank Williams, on South Eleventh street, was shot by Officer Westenberg. It waa bitten by a stray collie dog three weeks ago, and started to act strangely three days ago. The officer warned the owners to muzzle the dog or lock him up, and they locked him in the shed. This morning, evidently in the last stages' of rabies, it was killed by the officer. The dog bit another dog last week, but it not known to have bitten any persons. An effort will be made to ascertain whose dog was bitten by the animal last week, and if found it will also be killed. LAST HOPEJAIIISHED Richeson Is Refused Clemency by Governor Foss. (National News Association) BOSTON, Feb. .13. The last hope of the Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson under sentence of death for the murder of Avis Linnell has been destroyed by a statement from Governor Foss that .will countenance no effort to save the life of the self confessed poisoner. Governor Foss in conversation with W. A. Morse, jr., counsel for Richeson. said that he would not submit to the executive council any petition favoring Richeson. SUIT TO PARTITION Levin E. Swallow has filed suit for partition of real estate against Walter F. Swiggett, et al, in the Wayne circuit court. The plaintiff alleges that In lots No. 9, 10, 11 and 12, block No. 4, west of the river aud south of the National road in Cambridge City he la entiUed to one-fifteenth part. The complaint alleges that the value of the property is between $6,000 and $7,000. COMMISSION MEETS (National News Association) ST. PAUL, Min.. Feb. 13. The joint committee of the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures, appointed to settle boundary differences between the two states, held a meeting at the capitol here today. . The principal matters, for the consideration of the joint' committee are the state boundary lines on the St. Louis River, and in Lake Pepla on the Mississippi,

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MATTIN3LY SPEYER ARRESTED BEFORE SHIP LEFT Charged with Embezzlement of $50,000 Tricked by Ruse. (National News Association) NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Shortly before the. steamship Kron Prinz Wilheld sailed today for her dock in Hoboken detectives placed under arrest a man whom they claim to be Ed Speyer, wanted in Lexington, Ky., for the embezzlement of $50,000 from the firm of Speyer & Son, wool merchants, but on being taken to the Hokoben police headquarters and placed in a cell be confessed his identity, according to the police. LEXINGTON. Ky Feb. 13 Jacob Speyer, member of the Arm of Speyer ic Son. wealthy, hide merchants, is on his way to New York today with a warrant for Sigmund, his cousin, charging grand larceny. Sigmund Speyer went to New York a few days ago and had announced his Intention of sailing today. Jacob's trip followed the discovery that his cousin had abused the firm's confidence for eight years, and that there were discrepancies of - from $30,000 to $50,000 in his accounts. Jacob Speyer talked to Sigmund yesterday over a phone and urged him to delay his departure. He obtained a warrant Immediately and hastened to New York. The affair has caused a sensation in Hebrew church and social circles. REPORT JSJCCEPTED On New Chemical Schedule Will Increase Revenue. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The House ways and means committee today accepted the report of the subcommittee which is revising the chemical schedule which increases duties on articles of luxuries such as perfumes., and toilet waters but reduces medical preparations, house , paints, etc. The net result of thev revision of the chemical schedule will increase the revenue over $4,000,000 annually. 3 SONS INDICTED; MURDERED FATHER (National News Association) VINCENNES. Ind., Feb. 1$. The grand jurr today indicted Slater, Edward and Ray Stibbins for the murder of their father, George Stibbins, in November. TRIAL POSTPONED (National News Association) New York. Feb. 131 The trial of Foulke K. Brandt, in attempt to gain freedom after serving five years of a thirty-year sentence imposed for bur glarixing the home of . a .millionaire, Mortimer L. Schiffe was mysteriously Interrupted today by a telephone call which resulted in counsel requesting postponement of the case pending a settlement out of court. Brandt was a valet to Schiff. It waa hinted that Brandt in an -effort to gain freedom would reveal sensational things distasteful to New York's 400. and his counsel argued the stoppage of the proceedings. ARGUMENTS BEGUN (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Arguments were begun in the Commerce court today by Samuel Untermeyer. counsel for Kansas City Southern asking for an injunction against the order of the interstate commerce commission relative to classifications of expenditures for additions and betterments. - ...-':'.:

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HEARD LAST IIIGHT BY CLUB MEMBERS Officers of Local Commer cial Organization Show that 1911 Was Profitable for This City. CITY STREET CARS CALLED DISGRACES And Members Vote to Secure National Bible Meeting Nearly All Old Board Was Re-elected. After nearly all the members of the former board of directors had been reelected, President S. E. Swayne submitted a report before the annual meeting of the Commercial club, last evening, Bhowing that the past year's activities by the club had been engaged in by a great number of citi zens, and many improvements for Richmond had been accomplished A resolution was passed by the club giving support to a big national Bible Study conference to be held here In May, under the joint management of the Y. M. C. A., Earlham college, Com mercial club, and Ministerial asBocia tion. The conference will bring a noted body of 200 religious leaders here. The discussion and committee reports was centered mostly on street car problems, while at the end of the business session, talks were given by Principal Isaac E. Neef and B. W. Kelly, on school matters. , Re-Elect Old Board. Seven of the eight retiring directors of the club were chosen for another term in the election. Will H. Romey was selected to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Nettleton Neff. The seven re-elected members were S. E. Swanye, S. E. Jones, H. A. Dill, E. M. Haas. G. H. Knollenberg, John F. McCarthy. E. G. Hill. As the men chosen had big pluralities over their opponents, the election was rather uneventful, but. 5 votesjroni Jmem bership of 250 being cast,. President R. L. Kelly,of Earlham college, in a brief talk before the annual meeting, outlined the plan for a national Y. M. C. A. Bible study convention which Neal McMillan, general secretary of the international Y. M. C. A., has just announced. As. the international association hopes to hold this meeting near the center of population, President Kelly stated that Richmond could secure the meeting with little difficulty. It will mean that approximately 200 delegates, headed by the noted John R. Mott, will come to this city on the second and third of May to discuss problems concerning boyhood in the community, emphasizing particularly the religious phases. The conference is to be distinctly national in character, for the delegates will be only the leaders In Y. M. C. A. work from all sections of the United States. The Commercial Club members, accordingly passed a resolution giving support to the project and authorizing the president to appoint two men to assist the joint committee. Secretary Charles W. Jordan opened the traction agitation of the evening with a protest on "flat wheeled interurbans and the worn out boxes known as city cars." In commenting on the reports which traveling men carry around concerning local city cars Mr. Jordan asserted, "Our city cars are just a joke; they are a disgrace to a Itown of any size. They are not sani tary, they are not comfortable, they are not large, and they are not handsome!" Mr. Jordan believed that if the T. H. I. & E. people provided some real street cars, and at the same time substituted e, round wheel for the annoying flat wheel on one of the Ohio Electric intcrurbans, the bulk of local traction troubles, would be solved. By consent of the club. President Swayne referred the matter to a special traction committee, headed by John M. Lontz, admitting that the sentiments voiced br the secretary were approved by the members. Other traction reports were more encouraging. The T. H. I. & E. has virtually promised to build an extension from Milton to Coanersville, thus opening up a new field for Richmond products. The steam railroad committee submitted an annual report stating that ita biggest success had been in keeping the minimum freight charges at 25c. in spite of the contemplated tea cent raise. On Street Oiling. Following a speeds by Jesse Bailey In which he outlined ! the benefits of street oiling in the hot months, the Commercial Club passed a resolution asking the city to oil the street this summer, rather than forcing private individuals to bear the expense aa in 191L ' ...... After George Seldel bad announced that work on the coming May festival waa well under way. and that the big chorus of nearly 300 voices waa rehearsing; President Swayne made aa appeal to the members to support the event in every way, for he maintained that it wan a good adverUessssat for the city. ! , . - '. :'. . The committee en leglslsrhm asked the crab to support Edward J. Hancock, who la attempting to organise a tocaj forery. association with a hope of protecting shaCe aad trait

A CAPACITY FORCE

AT LOCALFACTORY Gaar, Scott Company Em ploys 750 Men, Fifty More Than Ever Before. Skeptics who have been predicting that the recent sale of the Gaar,- Scott & . company plant to the M. Rumely company of La Porte meant the ulti mate abandonment of the big local shop have been silenced by the announcement that the Gaar, Scott factory is now employing more men than at any time in its history. At the present time there are 750 men working in the local factory. This is fifty more than ever employed at the plant at any one time. The working force is now so large that the capacity o fthe plant has almost been reached. One of the main reasons for conditions now existing at the Gaar, Scott factory is the enormous demand for oil-pull tractors, manufactured at La Porte, which, in turn, has greatly stimulated the demand for separators, and a shop order recently placed, it was learned today, called for, a greater number of these machines than were ever made at one time in the local shops. Conditions here are duplicated at the three other factories of the M. Rumely company, at La Porte, Battle Creek and Toronto, all of which are running to capacity. The Gaar, Scott plant is the only factory o fthe M. Rumely company manufacturing saw mills, supplying the demand of all four factories. This is another reason why the local plant is now one of the busiest factories in Indiana. It is probably true that more factory workers have been given employment in Richmond this winter than any other city its size in the country. Gaar, Scott and company is one of the few manufacturing concerns in the state now operating with a capacity force, consequently the prediction that its sale to the Rumely company would be an Injury to the city is no longer being made. "FIRE-BUGS" $3,000 LOSS "Fire bugs" started a blaze in the warehouse of the J. H. Runge flour and feed company this noon which resulted in the loss of flour, feed, hay and straw to the value of about $3,000, with insurance at about $1,000 on the building and contents. The building was heavily damaged also. The fire started about 12:30 and was first noticed by an employe as he went to secure a sack of feed from the warehouse, which is situated west of the Runge store on North Seventh street. Smoke was pouring from the windows and doors on the lower floor, which was filled with baled hay and straw. The fire had been started by a blaze of some kind thrown through a window on the south side, which had been broken out. ' The upper floor, filled with feed of all kinds, three tons of expensive oil meal, and 410 barrels of flour next caught fire. The fire department arrived promptly and- after an hour's hard work extinguished the fire. The flour, of the value of nearly $2,500. is thought to be a total loss, from fire and water. Mr. Runge stated that fire was never kept in the building at any time, and that the wiring had been worked over last summer, and made completely fire proof. He stated positively that the fire had been started by some one from the outside. The ire started below a broken window, bearing out this ! assertion. Street car and interurban service was stopped for a long time by the lines of hose across the street at Seventh and Main streets. "COIIFESSIOII" FALSE Negro Lied for Redman, Saying He Murdered Woman (National News Association) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.. Feb. 13. Following an investigation by Warden Fogarty of the state prison, of a confession made by Robert Collier, a colored convict, that he had murdered Eva Blecckelia, a white woman, at Evans ville. and for which crime Christina Redman is serving a long time sentence, the negro's statements have been found to' be fabrications. Redman's confessions have .dearly established bis guilt. The- woman was murdered at Evansville by betas; hurled through a bridge into the Ohio river. CALLS lXGISLATUCIS . (National Stews' AaaoeiatloB) LANSING, Mesw Feb. .13 Governor Osborne has issm d a calf for a special session of he legislature to take action oa the question of the presidential prlinary. r-r-;

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WITHOUT AiOUNCEHT, FATHER MATTIIIGLY DEPARTS

PORTLAND MEETING WI11TSJ0DSEIELT At Small Jay County Meeting Plans Laid for Getting Delegates. (National Ntws Association) PORTLAND, Ind., Feb. 13. It was a small but enthusiastic meeting that assembled at the court house here last night and perfected plans to organize Jay county toward securing delegates to the state convention to vote for national convention delegates pledged to vote for Roosevelt. About forty persons attended the meeting. S. H. Snyder, who presided, appointed a committee of ten to issue a call for a general county meeting, to be held in Portland. March 2. In view of the strong Taft sentiment in Portland proper,, the bulk of the organisation work will be done in the. country, where it is considered more pledges can be obtained. TAFT INDORSED. GUTHRIE, Okla., Feb. 13. Oklahoma Republicans will meet in state convention to indorse a member of the national committee and nominate five presidential electors. The date was fixed by the state committee which indorsed President Taft for renomination. Led by Edward Perry of Col gate, a representative of the national Roosevelt committee, the Roosevelt faction of the state attempted to force a Roosevelt indorsement. Perry attended the committee meeting on a proxy, and was a member of the resolutions committee. He refused - to sign a report indorsing Taft. SOLID FOR CLARK. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13. Only four counties in the state will have uninstructed delegates in the state convention, which meets at Joplin Feb. 20. The balance of the delegates are solidly instructed for Champ Clark for the Democratic nomination for President, and the 'speaker will be recommended in ringing indorsements. This waeindluaeud today urban reporta had been received from all the counties in the state from the primaries held yesterday to select delegates to the convention Every ward in this city elected Champ Clark delegates, 216 Clark delegates being sent from here. A, R. T, VINJUM SUED Furniture Dealer Wants Money from Young Man. The second chapter of the A. R. T. Winjum case was made public property this morning when John E. Hanson, filed a complaint on notes and suit to foreclose chattel mortgage, in the Wayne circuit court. The first chapter was when the Y. M. C. A. directors demanded the resignation of Winjum, who was assistant physical director of the Young Men's Christian association. The demand made in the complaint is for $300. Winjum, according to the complaint is now in Chicago. The household furniture which Winjum purchased of Hanson, and which he is alleged not to have paid for, is said to be stored at 43 South Eleventh street. According to the complaint, Winjum gave Hanson as security a chattel mortgage for furniture purchased, November 13, 1911. By the agreement, it is said Winjum was to pay $15 upon the first of each month. He made the first payment and gave Hanson nineteen promissory notes. It is alleged that Winjum absolutely refused to make the fourth payment. It is understood that the directors of the Y. M. C. A., asked Wlnjum's resignation because he had failed to pay his debts. ANNA MARMON WILL FILED FOR PROBATE Report in final settlement In the matter of the estate of Anna H. Marmoo has been filed with the county clerk by the executors, Howard C. and Walter C. Marmon. showing that an estate valued at 410,172.53 was left by the decedent, who died January 18, 1911. By item of the will Margaret Davis, who resided with the decedent prior to her death, is left the residence property on North Thirteenth street near the school house building, all shares of bank stock in the FIrat National bank, and in addition the sum of $4,000. The residue of the property, both real and personal, is left to two neph ews and a niece, Walter Howard and Caroline Marmon, all of Indianapolis. : : By one item in the wilt $1,000 haa beam est aside by the executors for the purpose of keeping fresh- flowers on the grave of the conmrs suicids - CKatl ml H NEW YOEX," Feb. U. Washington Sellgmaa, a relative of the Seligmaa Brothers, a famous banking firm, suicided at the Hotel Gerlard yesterday.

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rmir.iiurui rmr.M TO ASSUME DUTIES' III A JEW PARISH Left for West Baden, Ind.,

This Afternoon Without Giving Any Information to Congregation. - . U-'" TROUBLE IN CHURCH IS BELIEVED CAUSE

Erection of New ChurcIT Properties Caused Breach Between Priest and a Certain Faction. The Rev. J. F. Mattingly, for the past ten years rector of the St Mary's Catholic church, has resigned. The Rev. Mattingly left this city thai afternoon at 1:15 o'clock for West Baden where he will take charge of a' chapel. ' But three persons connected :t with the local parish were notified of his departure. Reasons for his resignation were not given out, but it Is believed trou bles resulting in the construction of the parish house, at Eighth and North " A streets and the new church on North A street, were in a great degree, responsible for his action. In a statement to a Palladium reporter today, by an influential member of the parish it waa announced ' that the Rev. Mattingly had tendered his resignation "for his own peace of ; mind, and the spiritual and temporal welfare of his parish." Ill health, resulting from his work in the construction of one of the most beautiful churches , In Richmond. Is : said to have forced him to take a , much needed rest, , : A af TrattMfvv ,: It iw-understoea tat some of

wealthier members of 8V Mary's faivish absolutely refused to give the am-: " ount of money which they were asses sed by the Rev. Mattingly for the ' construction of the new church and parish house. Thla is said to have caused a breach getween the priest , . and a certain faction. The total cost of improvements , made by Father Mattingly aggregates $115,000, and of this amount it ia said, ; $55,000 has been raised from the boot-

to tne ordinary revenues from the congregation. There la yet an outstanding debt of $59,000 on the construction of the near church. , , -i The Rer Father Manning, who haa been assistant rector of the 8t, Mary's parish for some time, la now in charge' of the parish. Father Cobb of the West Baden chapel will come to thla! city. However, up to the present so-. permanent appointments 4 have ? been made. It is not known whether the ; Kev. Mattingly win remain at Want! Baden permanently or whether the . potntment ia temporary. ; The resignation of Father Mattiasiy Lwill undoubtedly cause a great deal of surprise among members of his parish as nothing haa been said to -them by him or by the assistant ran- " tor in regard to his resignation. Thla afternoon he went to the Pennsylvania , station accompanied only by, the assiatant rector. . 4 Desired Na Farewells. According to the statement of the Rev. Manning, Father Mattingly did' not care to hare any one know of his V resignation until he had actually laftj the local church. According to the Ret. Manning, the priest did not de-" sire farewell receptiona, which, ' he said, would undoubtedly follow la case the announcement of his resignation 1 was made two or three days before his departure. ' ' f '' . Father Mattingly communicated with Bishop Chartrand of Indianapolis the latter part of last week la regard to his resignation, saying that ha believed for his own good as well as for the good of others it would be better if his resignation was accepted. Bishop Chartrand accepted the resignation y and appointed Father Mattingly to the I West Baden chapeL Father Mattingly came to' the St.' ' Mary's Catholic church la September 1901- Since that time he haa been actively engaged in the work of improvteg the properties of the church. To prepare for thla work Father Mattiag- . ly removed sir old buildings on prop(Continued on Page Six) wamaasmmmammmmemmummmammmmmmBmmmmmmmmmmmam THE TTEATIim . TATE AMD LOCAL Unsettled weather. Light anew tonifM or Wednesday. Warmer tonight.

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