Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 91, 20 February 1912 — Page 1

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T 7? MIC AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 91. RICHMOND, IND.t TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY SO, 1918. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. ROOSEVELT ANSWER TO THE GOVERNOR COMESOUTMOIIDAY Former President in Brief Letter Will Say He Is Not Candidate, but Would Ac cept Nomination. PERMAHEI1T STREET PnESIDEUT A Photograph of the First Woman Jury in San Francisco POLICY THE BOARD BEGAI1 STEPPED 0(1 . COMISATIOII FOR RAILVVAYEMPLOYES Bends a Special Message to Congress Praising Bill Protecting Railroad Men Who Are Injured. Council Last Night, by a Ma jority of One, Refuses to Order the Paving of West Main Street.

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Compensation Cannot Be Obtained Only When Wilful Act Is Done, or When a Man Is Drunk.. (National Nwa Association) WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. President Taft today advocated, in a special message to congress, the passage of a bill drawn up by the Employers' Liability and Workmen's Compensation Commission, providing an exclusive remedy and compensation for accidental Injuries to employes of common carriers, engaged in Interstate commerce. This measuro works out in detail a compensation on the theory of insuring each employe against Injury received in the course of his employment without reference to his contributory negligence, and without any of the rules obtaining in the common Jaw, limiting the liability of the employer. The only case, according to the message, 1n which no compensation la to be allowed under the new measure is When the injury or death of the employe is caused by the employe's wilful Intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or others, or if the Injury results from his Intoxication 'while on duty. In discussing the merits of the bill the president says in part: "It is unnecessary to go into the details of this bill. They are, however, most admirably worked out. They provide for a medical and hospital service for the Injured man, of the notice of the Injury to be given the employer, where such notice is not obviously given by the accident itself, or the fixing of the recovery by agreement; if not by agreement by an afllcial adjnstor, to be confirmed by the court, and if de manded to be passed on by m Jury. t4. "The amount of recovery Is regulated In proportion to the wages received, and the more or lets serious character of the Injury, where death does Jot ensue, specific provision being made for particular injuries Insofar as they can be specified. "The compensation is to be made in the form of annual compensation for a number, of yean or for life. The fees to bo paid to attorneys are specifically limited by the act. The remedies offerm are exclusive of any other remedies. . The speciflcal Investigation seems to show that under the act the cost to the railroad would be perhaps zS per cent less than the cost now Incurred.": WASHINGTON DAY AT THE LOCAL Y. M. C. A. An athletic carnival with EvansTille will bo the leading feature of the observance of Washington's birthday at the local Y. M. C. A. The local as sociation basketball team, which has . not been beaten thla year by a Y. M C. A. squad, will meet the Evansvllle crowd In the evening, and a volley ball team composed .of business men. wtui - meet a similar aggregation from Ev ansvllle. .. Interest ft the association 1 keen over theyprospecta for Richmond's ' first lnter-clty bowling contest, which occurs ( Saturday evening, when the Dtytod Y. M. C. A. bowling team comet her. ' The local squad, composed of O. A. Hughbanks, Dr. F, ;l Harold. Bernhard $noUenberBv-. Roy Qoejpton. Charles mils; Hr Miles, . la rolling In good forni and Is expected to, secure, the ylctdix . ' COfniisSION ORDERS A RATE REDUCTION - - (National News Association) (WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The interstate commerce commission decided against the Wabash Railway in the case charging discrimination in grant log a nine-cent rate on salt from De troit to , St Louis. It also ordered a reduction from 85 to SO cents on lum ber from Cadillac, Michigan, to Pacific polntsy THE WEATHER TATE -Raln'or anew tonight or Wed- ,. aesday. Probably colder Wednee- ; day. , . . 4 lACAL Rain or anew tonight or Wed . j nosday. Not much change In ternf perature. HIGH SCHOOL OMERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and viclnltv: : Cloudy and cooler tonlaht and Wednesdsy. - Maximum temperature in last 24 hours 41 at I p. m. Monday. Minimum temperature la last 24 koura at 7 a. ra. Tuesday. . Temperature at 11: SO p. m. today ts. Barometer (normal SO Inches) S0.1. Direction and velocity of .wind N. E. ft mllea per hour. .Precipitation la mat SI hours .10

Photograph of the first panel of women jurors of San Francisco who decided a case brought before them involving the fit of a corset They decided for the plaintiff who demanded her money back from the shopkeeper. Reading from left to right on the back row are, Miss Cora Otis.. Miss Louise Sloss Ackerman, Miss Fredericka Otis; in the front row from left to right are, Mrs. Blanche Sanborn, Dr. Amy Florence Temple and Mrs. Maria Whitney.

Ill FEAR OF LIFE DIVORCE IS ASKED Jeannette Winters Alleges Her Husband Treated Her Like a Brute. In the complaint for divorce filed today in the Wayne circuit court by Jeannette Winters versus Grover C. Winters, a pitiful story of broken matrimonial promises is unfolded. Cruel and inhuman treatment is alleged. Threats to kill her were made by her husband, it is alleged in the complaint She also charges that the defendant cursed her, calling ber every vile epithet of which he could possibly think, struck her, knocked her down -kicked her until her body was ter ribly bruised and that he threw knives, plates and other dishes at her when in a lit of anger. The plaintiff alleges that upon one occasion .when she ' was walking with the defendant he became angry at her and threw her into the canal at Cambridge City, threatening to drown her. She declares that as a result of this act. ber health was seriously endangered and she was confined to her bed for some time and that while in this condition her husband again made threats against her life. Alleging that she was afraid she would be murdered she separated from him September 10, last year. They were married January 25. 1910. The plaintiff alleges that all respect and admtraUon which she held for her husband prior to these acts has departed and that she Is unable to live with him. A DARING BANDIT ROBSJASSEIIGERS At Pistol ' Poin t i Passengers Hand Over Money and Jewelry. (National "XWrrr Asaoclattsn) - v KEYSER. W. - Vs.. Feb. 20. With $133 in-money, four watches and two revolvers in his possession a man giving too name of "F. A. Becker" was arrested by Baltimore and Ohio detectives at water station No. 87, a short distance east of the place where the westbound' New York. St. Louis 'express was held-up late last night by a lone bandit who . "made collections" from passengers with a pistol as a persuading argument The robber's haul Was estimated to aggregate " $1500 in money and jewelry. He fired several shots to intimidate passengers. Becker told conflicting stories and the explanation of his presence on the railroad right-of-way was unsatisfactory to the police. He said the money and jewelry in his possession were handed to htm by a stranger a few hours before. He was formerly a ' freight 'brakeman on the B. & O. When arrested Becker had just jumped off a freight train which had stopped for water. The bandit wore a bandana to conceal his features but the police are confident they have the right man. WAR UPON CANINES WAS STARTED TODAY A war of extermination started this afternoon when all the day police officers, armed to the teeth with bludgeons, knives, revolvers, rifles and shotguns started out to line up the un mussled doga in the city. Each carried one pound of beef bait Chief of Police Gonnon states that the people have had sufficient warning and that all dogs found without mussles will bo shot, and the owners, it Identified, win be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the. law. . ,

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HOSPITAL REPORT IS SATISFACTORY Excellent Financial Showing Made by the Institution Last Year. The report of the Reid Memorial hospital which was read in council last night, is considered one of the most encouraging ever given out by the hospital. On the request of Councilman Williams of the councilmanic hospital Investigation committee, the report will be turned over to that committee for investigation: The superintendent, Mary B. Sollers, reports: Gentlemen I herewith present statistics of the work of the hospital for the year ending Dec. 31, 1911. Number of patients in hospital Jan. 1, 1911, 21; number admitted daring the year of 1911, 500; number of births during the year of 1911, 25;. total 552. Number of patients discharged, 483; number of deaths, 47; number of patients in hospital. Dec. 31, 1911, 22; total 552. Number of operations 222 ; number of charity patients treated, 229; number of days treatment of private room pay patients, 3,141; number of days treatment of ward patients, 3,895; number of days treatment of charity patients, 2,978; total days treatment 10,014. Average number of patients per day. 31. Endowment Fund. The following is the detailed report of the Reid Memorial Endowment fund: Richmond City Water Works bonds, $10,000; Margaret E. Armentrout mortgage loan, $5000; Thomas Mertx and wife, mortgage loan, $500; Ida E. Krone, mortgage loan, $1,800; Gus Weyl, mortgage loan, $2,000; John Oeti, mortgage loan, $4,500; Levi Meyers, mortgage loan, $3,000; Thomas H. and Minnie Dean, mortgage loan, $800; Lulu B. Davis, mortgage loan, $1,000; Dickinson Trust company Stock. $500. Total. $29,100. Child's cot fund. $1,475.73. Treasurer Adam H. Barters report for the year of 1911 follows: Balance cash on hand. Jan. 1, 1911. $5,085.85; fees and nursing private room patients, $8,108.80; ward pay, $4,785.80; total $12,869.10. ' Donations, city of Richmond, $2,500; other sources $420. Total $2,920. Interest and rent, $2,011.96; dispensary. $1T; sundries, $30.08; car receipts, $1,504.30; from endowment fund for new building, $2,285.08; total f 21,615.72. ..'. , v. Grand total receipts and balance on hand, $26,701.57. ' Disbursements. Salaries and wages, $6,451.45; fuel and light, $1,738.33; food. ' $3,799.51 ; dispensary. $1,917.05; repairs and improvements, new building, ,$5,016.97; miscellaneous repairs, $291.40; total repairs. $5,308.37. Sundries including bill for laundry of $2423.85 and of 22 other items of miscellaneous expense, total, $4,774.29. Expense of car $2,446.85. 'Total disbursements were $26,435.85." ' - ' ' " Balance on hand. Jan. 1, 1912, $265.77. DIRECTORS ARE TO RECEIVE 2 REPORTS A decision to report on street cars and the light franchise, to the club directors, was reached at the meeting of the Commercial Club's committee on public service corporations last evening. ' W. D. FoulKe, W. K. Bradbury and Chris Hasemeier. the committee member present at the meeting, discussed the subject of a new franchise for the Light. Heat and Power -company, end also considered "our abominable city street cars." They voted to frame report on the two matters, which they win present to the director's meeting on March fourth. The questions will doubtless be referred by the directors to the club members for -final action, , . .. . , . - -

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IS TO BE The Schools and Postal Employes to Pay Tribute to George Washington. Special exercises and a half holiday will feature the celebration of Washington's birthday in the schools of the city, according to the announcement made this morning by Superintendent T. A. Mott. - At the high school, Gustav Hoelscher will give a patriotic talk on the great American. Lester Turner, one of the senior students, will also speak on Washington. A special program of patriotic airs will be rendered by the school orchestra at the chapel exercises Thursday morning. In the grade schools, teachers,, and In some c4es,' visitors, will ' tell the scholars utiut Washington, The morning will off given over largely to a patriotic observance of the occasion, and the pupihffwill be given - a vacation during thejafternoon. Even the mall will have to hesitate to pay tribute to-Washington Thursday, for Uncle Sam's employes will be given a partial rest on the twenty-second, according to the announcement made by Postmaster E. M. Haas today. City carriers will make one delivery through the city in the morning, and all the windows at the post office will be open until ten o'clock, but rural carriers will not be on duty that day. L. A. Handley,' superintendent of carriers, asserts that as there is no rush of mail at present the postal authorities see no objection to giving the employes a rest to observe Washington's natal day. EXPLAINS RESOLUTION Ryan Says It Referred to JHrecrac onaitwai recrackers. (National ' Association) INDIANAPOLIS,. Feb. 20. President Ryan and etary Hockin of the Ironworkers Ui today explained the introduction at the Rochester convention of the resolution against "bomb throwing or explosions' while the Grftsntion was in session., declaring it referred to such things as firecrackers and torpedoes frequently used at conventions in playing jokes on v delegates which - Interfered with convention -proceedings. The existence .of the Resolution . was .'admitted, but was not seriously considered.COUNCIL RECEIVES, A DOG ORDINANCE The ordinance on v dogs and their care, was reported -back into council io. ni.h. w . tmm u nrH. ilu kv each and every dog in this city, males to be taxes 60 cents, and females one dollar each. The object of the ordinance Is not to decreaiee the number of ddgs by excessive taxation but to assist the police In locating obstreperous dogs. A city pound where unchecked dogs are imprisoned and tneJly kfD ed. if not called for, is also provided. The city dads believe thto otdlnanee will be acceptable to the' peoples Barking," yelping. ' howling, vicious, - mad and unattended dogs are an provided for by the state laws, and the committee reports that if these 'lawn are enforced as they should be, no trouble with the dogs will be experienced. Conncilnuua Bvrdsall of the Eighth ward. Falrview, rwmplstntid that there was only about one pes' cent of Falrtews canine poDoJatkm totJaat Efe preservers in the shape of and Sept. Gormosj. of pofioe stated that the entire poBeo -would be on duty in Fairriew in hopes of alterinf; thfav

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FOR CHAUTAUQUA Guarantors Last Evening Elected Board to Have Charge of Big Event. Re-electing Richard Sedgwick as president of the Richmond Chautauqua for 1912. guarantors of the big fall show organized for the year last evening at the Y. M. C. A. Nine directors for the Chautauqua were chosen by the guarantors, as. follows: Richard Sedgwick. Frank Davenport, Clarence Kramer, Frank Ward, Homer Hammond, E. G. McMahan, Fillmore Riggs, John Hasemeier, Charles W. Jordan. Later the directors chose the officers as follows. Richard Sedgwick, preeidentr Prank Ward, vice president; Fillmore Rlggs, secrtary; Clarence Kramer, treasurer. In accordance with a request personally presented by Charles O.-Williams, county superintendent - of schools, the guarantors voted to have the county teachers institute again held In conjunction with the Chautau qua, from the twenty-third of August to the first of Semtember. After a consideration of the objections raised concerning the alleged misuse of teachers' tickets, the guarantors determined to waive these objections and dispense tickets to the local educators just as formerly. Reports showed the directors that many people in no way connected with the schools bad used teachers' tickets, but the Chautauqua heads believed the instructors had a right to transfer the tickets if they wanted to. Reports on the finances for the past year showed that the 1911 Chautauqua had realized $1500, $1200 of which had been divided between the city and the Y. M. C. A., and the remainder saved to pay the Initial expense of this year's show. With this fund to start with, the guarantors were of the opinion that the chautauqua this year will be suc cessful financially. II, Y, FLYER COLLIDES With Freight Train Fireman Hurt. (National Kews Association) - HARRISBURG. Penn., Feb. 20. Passengers on Pennsylvania Special, 18hour eastbound Chicago-New York, suffered from a bad 'Shaking, up and fright' near Middletown," early today when the flyer crashed Into a string of freight cars, crushing Foreman F, E. Lands, his leg necessitating; immediate amputation. ' Fireman Funston ' sustained internal injuries. A waiter and a porter were also hurt. One enK,ne and one car were wrecked. A HEAVY SENTENCE FOR KNIFE THEFT OMBHasMsMpasssMMMa i r (National News, Association) LEBANON, Feb: 20. George Kasfener. aged 50,' of Kokomo, was, today sentenced to from one to eight years in the penitentiary for stealing a pock et knife. MAY NOT SURVIVE HUSBAND LONG Mrs. WUUam Pickett, the widow of William Pickett, the aged farmer who was drowned Saturday while attempts ins to rescue a horse front the WfcSeriver near the Pickett fee of the city, is seriuaatj fit at prostrated by the tragedy which she witnessed. . Mir recovery the shock, added to in

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It Will Be a Defense of Popular Government, Answering President's Doubts on Popular Rule. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Unless present plans change Col. Roosevelt's letter to the eight Republican gover nors who invited him to become a can didate for the Republican nomination for President, will be made public in Monday morning's newspapers. The letter has been written and some of the progressive leaders have read and approved it. The document contains not over one hundred words. It will state briefly that Col. Roosevelt is not now and has not been a candidate, and personally he does not desire to be President again: that he will not lift a hand to secure the nomination but If nominated he will accept. The speech of Col. Roosevelt at Columbus Wednesday will constitute his broad, general platform. It will be addressed to a convention of con Btltutlon builders, and will deal with fundamental principles of government. The speech will not disappoint the progressives. Some of the leaders in congress, like Senator Clapp, hare read the speech and they are pleased with it. It is a defense of popular government against the aggressions of modern political and business tendon cies. It is an answer to President Taf t's declaration in a speech before the New York bar asociation, that pop ular rule was a failure In many cases and that he was not afraid to say so, Against Tart's expressed want of confidence in the people Roosevelt will quote the utterances of the first Re publican president, Abraham Lincoln, The Roosevelt utterance will defend popnar institutions and reaffirm the rights of the people to control their government in every branch. He will defend the initiative and referendum under certain circumstances which he will 'make 'clear, and will avow himself In favor of . some effective methods of ridding the country of federal judges who prove recreant to their trust. The Columbus speech Is expected to bring a response from the whole country. TD SAVEJHESTIIOTS Delegates of Eastern States Hold a Meeting. (National Mews Association) HARRISBURG. Pa Feb. 2oW-In response to the call Issued last month by Governor Tener. representatives of a dozen of the New England and Middle Atlantic states assembled here today for a two days conference to consider ways and means to be pursued in the possible control of the chestnut blight, : which already has caused a loss of millions of dollars and now Is threatening 'a total destruction of the chesnut forests throughout the country. Participating in the conference are forestry experts of a number of states and of the United States department of agriculture. The chestnut blight was unknown In the United States until some seven or eight years ago. It was first noticed among the chestnut trees In Central Park in New York city. A short time later the disease was noticeable in New Jersey, In parts of western Connecticut and even as far south as Pennsylvania and Maryland. " By 1908 the United states department of agriculture began Issuing bulletins on the subject to apprise the public of the spread, and to enable he owners of chestnut trees to recognise the disease if it appeared. , Incidentally the scientific staff tried to discover a remedy. Foresters, mycologists and plant pathologists all took a hand but nothing: has availed. By 1909 the disease had done not less than $12,000,000 - damage in the three states of New Von, New Jersey, sad Pennsylvania, according: to the estimate then made -by the Penasyv vanla Forestry commission, and this they reported as a very conservative figure. In 1911, only two years later, the disease was reported by the department of agriculture as , having spread out until western Pennsylvania. Virginia and West Virginia were included on the south, while norther ly it had poshed up the Hudson river valley, and eastward into Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Now the experts declare that, unless a remedy Is foend. it is but a .question of a short thaw untn the disease has wiped out aS of the chestnut trees in the states named and prebahly to -Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware. North CaroUna. South Carolina. Georgia. ' alabsms,

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MEETING IN BODYj Money Is Appropriated by the! City Fathers for the Purt chase of an Automobiltl Fire Truck. The policy of the city adminlstrathnil in making permanent street tmpiove-1 ments received a black eye atthel meeting of council hist nlght'whasiibyi' a majority of one, the project ef serv ing West Main street waa voted down-j Bach member of council made a short! speech explaining his vote. Amsnretot; started when one west side cttisen. started Interrupting; the mayor in one of his speeches, and Sergeant McNally was ordered to put the disturber out on his next break, but this wan not necessary. Attorneys Johnson and Freeman ' were present and. made short speeches for the remonstrators. It was represented by the attorneys that the Improvement was ordered by the board In opposition .to a majority of the property owners who would have to pay for it Many of the remonstrators' homes, the attorneys said, were mortgaged. The attorneys said the street' had never been properly cared for. Could See No Economy. The alleged economic side of the problem was not considered by the remonstrators, ignoring the point made by the board that If the street was paved no more expenditures would be required to keep It in repair. : The contention made by the mayor, that the brick street would -save Its cost In a few years by reason of the , tew repairs made, was overbalanced hfo 4heir minds pr of the preUnuaary street. The that although went Main is on a car line, and is constantly being- tern up, the street could be kept fa good , repair at small coat If it was ever pro perly macadamised, Charles Bell, a resident of the went side, said the city had been unfair Is its treatment of the residents of the) west side, giving as Instances, the ; macadamizing .of North and South Tenth streets and South A street, nt the expense of the city. HO also said the city would have the same trouble with brick aa with iPindent la the ; matter of the street slnkltts and leaving chuck holes afer it wan das up for laying and repairing pipe lines, sew. era, etc.' " , - ' -. The councllmen then started debate on the question and Bell interrupted several times. He grew angry, and Mayor Zimmerman finally ordered Cor geant McNally to put out the gnrrnSoen west stder if he persisted in. Interneting the councllmen. The vote resulted -' aa -follows: Ayes Bartet - Encolbort, Evans, Thatcher, Von Pein, Wets- , haupt. Nays BurdsalUCaufman. Elsx Waidele and Williams. To Buy Auto Truck. The appropriation for the ante truck : was up for second reading last nlsht. v On the recommendattm of Fire Chief' Miller, who stated the money was needed now so that bids could be promptly received, the ordinance was put through by a unanimous vote. It ' also includes the appropriation for the softener at the city light plant The ordinance provides that the f 2,000 appropriated for the new hose wagon be transferred to the account of the aew auto truck; that f 1,000 be transferred . from the feed account of the Are department to the account of the auto . truck, and that from the general fond of the city treasury. f3,00e more be appropriated for the truck. The water softener appropriation provides that -$2,500 from the municipal electric Cght . fund be transferred to the account of the water softener fund. ' LOCAL EDUCATOR 5 yf -The Indian Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers wilt meet on March 1st and 2nd, in the bxxh school buiktinsj in Anderson, Franklin 8. Lamar and B. W. Kelly, of '-the high school faculty, of this city; will -appear on the program and take a , prominent - part in , the proceedings, and Professor Kdwfn Morrison, of Eariham oJlege, will read a paper. AUTOISTS VAIXNED

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