Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 97, 27 February 1912 — Page 1

FA AND 8UN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 07. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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0(1 CiEETKlG TODAY DEPEIIDS OUESTIOII OF A COAL STRIKE

Conference of Miners and Operators in New York Is of Vital Importance to the Entire Nation. PEACE HAS LASTED NEARLY TEN YEARS Great English Coal Strike May Be Averted Although Thousands of Miners Quit Work Tuesday. MINERS DEMANDS. Recognition of the United Mine Workers of America. That the new agreement shall be for a period of one year Instead of three. That eight hours shall constitute a working day, with no wage reduction. That coal shall be mined and paid for at the rate of 2,240 pounds to the ton. A better method of settling grievances than the conciliation board procedure. A minimum wage rate of $3.50 a day for miners on consideration work and $2.50 a day for laborers. (National News Association) NKW YORK, Feb. 27 Whether the 18(,000 mine workers employed in the Lard coal region will lay down their picks and walk out on strike on the last day of next month, and by their action inaugurating one of the greatcat industrial struggles the United etates has ever known, depends in a gT at measure upon ihe results of the conference between the miners and operators began today at the offices of tiic New Jersey Central Railroad in this city. George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia Reading Coal Company, -appeared at the conference as the chief representative of the operators. The committee to present the derounds of the miners consisted of John D. White, president of the United Mine Workers and several of the other aatonal officers and district presidents. , There has been peace In the anthracite coal field for nine years. The present agreement, which has been in force since the 8trike Commission, appointed by President Roosevelt in 1002, made Its report, will expire at midnight on March 31 next. The miners have formulated demands and declare they will strike unless the demands are granted. As the operators say with equal positiveness they will grunt the miners no concessions, the cut look certainly points to a general .rike on -April 1. Unique Temptations. There are unique temptations to the ' trouble at the present time. In the first place, an unusual situation prevails in that the wage agreements in both the mo ft and hard coal fields expire at the same time then, too, It is a presidential year. This gives the mine workers ' urbanisation a strong weapon, because t by simultaneous action in several mining regions the leaders could create a condition approaching a fuel famine. The anthracite miners demand a vage increase averaging 20 per cent., an eight-hour day, recognition of the union and Incidentally collection by the coal companies of the union dues from the mine workers, abolition of the conciliation board, payment for mined coal by weight instead of by the carload, a one-year agreement and m'nor concessions. The operators have not given any ofc!al notice of their intentions, but it ta well known that they have no intention of granting these demands. "While the mine workers argue that the lucreased cost of living has made necessary a wage increase, the operators bold that the "sliding scale" created by the 8trlke Commission in 1902 has given the miners advantage of every advance la the price of coal, and that no flat advance in wages is possible Wider present conditions, .The operators admit that there has been, an. Increase in the cost of living-, but point ami that the mine workers are making lunch better wages now because work la , more steady. They declare that el nee the present agreement was first i laade nine years ago there heettcen bo change la mining conditions; that-the djemaads, with the exception - of the M for an Increase In wages, are the dune as those which the Strike Commission considered - and, settled; ; and K (Continued oa Page Eight) THE VTHATTlbR TATt Fair tonight; unsettled north portion Wednesday. In LOCAL Fair tonight and Wednesday; rising temperature. , HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY . Forecast tor Richmond and vicinity: Fair toalght and Wednesday; not sech change la temperature, Maxlmub temperature la last 24 hours, 49 at nooa, Monday. Minimum temperature la last 24 hours, it at 7 a. nw Tuesday. Temperature at 12:30 p. m. today. 22. Barometer. 30. stationary. Direction and velocity of wind, west. To svlet per hour.

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Photograph of Winifred Ankers, the hospital attendant employed by the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Nursery and Infants' Hospital, taken in the police court where she was arraigned, charged with the murder of eight babies. The Ankers woman in her confession to the police said that she placed some oxalic acid in the feeding bottles of the infants in order to revenge herself for some fancied wrongs. The police are inclined to believe that the woman is insane.

WOMEN ARE ACTIVE IN TEXTILE STRIKE Attempts Made to Keep the Strikebreakers from Going to Work. (National News Assootatioa) LAWRENCE. Mass., Feb. 27. Rioting in the textile strike was resumed today. A party of operatives on their wty to work along Chandler street was fired upon but none was struck. The police thought that the Bhots had been purposely fired high and were intended only to frighten the strikebreakers. Women paraded through the streets attempting to keep operatives from leturning to work. The strikebreakers were hissed and pickets attempted to Llock their passage. Five of the women were arrested. Charltan Akebehak was arrested by Policeman Charles Wadlin, in a desperate hand to hand fight in a dark passageway after Akebehak had assaulted Harry Friadman and thrown perper in his face. Acting City Marshal John J. Sullivan had asked Atty Oen Swift for an opinion on the legality of the police action in preventing children from being taken from Lawrence. An answer from the attorney-general is expected today. No attempt was made to take chllc ren away today but the strike leaders announce a detachment will be taken away tomorrow. Companies A B C & D, of the first corns of cadets In command of Lieut. Cokmander Joy will go to Lawrence today to replace troops which are leaving. No cut in the force of militia in the city will be made, however, according to Col. Sweetzer until he is astured that the situation has settled down. Leader Thompson of Lawrence goes to New Bedford today to conduct the weavers strike in that city. A RUN III RANK Baxteretnpts to-biquithfte 1" , (National News Association XJOLUMBtfS; O.. Feb 27 -Followlag a steady, withdrawal of deposits since the first part of December, F. E. Baxter, state superintendent of banks and banking, today took charge of the Columbus Seringa and Trust company and its affairs will be liquidated by the state department of banks and banking. The high rate of interest paid on deposits, which it was found impossible to change, is held largely responsible for the suspension. It is stated by the state superintendent and by officials of the closed institution, that j white a good proportion of the stock may he absorbed in the process of liquidation, depositors and other creditors of the institution will be paid in full. A ' At the date of the last statement, December S of last year, the Columbus Savings and Trust company had total deposits amounting to $2,075,535.54. of which $254,000 were . demand deposits and $1,439,000 savings deposits. After the failure of the Union National hank a run was started oa the. savings Jastitadosw

COMES TO DEFENSE OF EX-PRESIDENT Senator Bourne, of Oregon, Says Colonel Has Won Confidence.

" ' - (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. As a result of attacks made on Col. Roosevelt because of his announcement that he is a candidate for a third term. Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of Oregon, a leader among the progressives, today issued the following defense of the ex-president: "The American people must note with satisfaction the development and evolution of Col. Roosevelt. He had a perfect right to declare in 1904 that he would not be a candidate again, but he had absolutely no right to say he would not accept another nomination. By so doing he was placing his own personal wishes ahead of those of his party's or country's possible demand self ahead of duty. In 1907 his selfishness, on egotism, still controlled him, and although the demand was pronounced for his renominatlon yet he still held self ahead of duty, his reiterated declaration thus depriving the nation of the enjoyment of its then greatest personal asset namely, the confidence he had won from the American people. Had he announced that he would not attempt to designate his successor, such a statement would have been far more commendable." KNOX IIOWAT COLON Secretary and Party Greeted Cordially. (National News Association) COLON, Feb. 27. The U. S. cruiser Washington with Secretary Knox and bis official party on board, arrived here today, this being the first stopping place since leaving Key West Jor days ago. . Secretary Knox was cordially- greeted Dy ; representattr ofActlnifmsfdert CG3r"Tr7 proceeded to Paiiama where.. tk :pf. rejsry'waa' acnedvned $q. deliver nj rtrst set speecn. BIG OCEAN LINER IS BADLY DAMAGED . i i - (National News Association) BELFAST. Ireland. Feb. 27. For the second time within six months the Giant'White Star liner Olympic, the biggest ship afloat has been so badly damaged that she must go into drydock, according to a wireless message received here today. The Olympic which sailed from New York Feb. 21st, ran into a wreck in midocean and lost a propeller. The line is already overdue, being one of the 5-day ocean greyhounds, and wfl not arrive here until Friday. After leaving New York the ship ran into gales which have been prevailing over the North Atlantic for two weeks;The Olympic was rammed by the British protected cruiser Hawke. la the Solent; in September, and

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JAUREZ WAS TAKEN BY A REBEL FORCE HOT AJHOT FIRED Federal Garrison and Citizens of the Mexican Bord

er Town Welcomed the Invading Army. U. S, REGIMENT IS RESTING ON ARMS Lined Up at the Internation al Bridge Ready to Protect El Paso Rebels Besiege a Ranch. (National News Association) EL PASO. Tex., Feb. 27. The Mexi can City of Jaurez, across the Rio Grande river, from this city, is in the hands of the Mexican insurrectos to day for the third time within a year. The city surrendered to a rebel army of seven hundred men under Col. Campa, shortly before noon today without a drop of blood being shed. The rebels advanced slowly upon the city, firing as they marched, although their entry was not opposed. There was not a casualty in the ranks of either the rebels or federals, bo far as could be learned here. The garrison refused to fight, despite the I leading of the mayor. The mayor refused to surrender the city but the rebels were received by the citizens by acclamation. The few federal soldiers in the garrison fraternized with the rebels and the insurrecto standard was hoisted above the barracks. From the sound of the firing, caused by the useless volleys of the rebels as they advanced upon the city from the south, it was thought in this city that an engagement was raging. So positive was this belief that Col. Steever, commanding the United States forces, massed his troops along the American &;de of the river about the northern end of the international bridge. Information received from Jaurez, nbout noon today, stated that Col. Campa had proclaimed himself com mander of the garrison and that the eretwhlle federals were enrolling themselves under the insurgent ban ner. Campa issued a proclamation of wanting against any opposition to, his occupation of thetown, ahdhls (fttie army was split up so that the southern outposts could be guarded against any surprise attack by Gen. Villa's federal forces. Which is known to be somewhere between Chihuahua and Jaurez, moving northward. TROUBLE EXPECTED. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 Col. Steever wired the war department this afternoon that Jaurez had surrendered .o the Mexican rebels and that the insurrectos were in full possession. The federal garrison made no resistance, but, instead, fired a salute of honor on the approach of the invading army. Col. Steever says that the American troops are prepared to demand order if the rebels begin firing into El Paso. Col. Steevers says that trouble may break out at any moment. SHOOTING UP TOWN. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27. A message received at the Postal Telegraph office Lore says that the Mexican insurgents are shooting up the towa of Eagle Pass. AMERICANS KILLED. SAN ANTONIO, Tcx Feb. 27. It is reported here that four Americans have been killed trying to relieve employe besieged on the Morris ranch, opposite Sierra Blanca, by the Mexican rebels. TO RELIEVE jBESIEGED, CHICAGO. Feb. Edward Morris was today informed that an attack had been made on the Morris ranch by insurrectors in Mexico and at once planned to send a relief expedition to the ranch. He communicated by telegraph with several border towns and ecid he expected to be able to throw an emergency force Into Mexico to take care of the ranch Jt conditions make it necessary. r Love for a Girl Said to Be Responsible for Murl Rowe's Accounts. (National Kews Association) WINCHESTER, lad, Feb. 27. Frank M. Rowe, postmaster st Harrisvffie, five miles east of here, has been found short by Post Office Inspector Fletcher to the extent of $6172. Murl Rowe, 21, son, of the postmaster and deputy postmaster. Is said to he the cause of the shortage. It is understood that he haa not seat any report on the money order bnsiaess since last August. After four hours sweating today .he confessed to taking the money. Love for a girl is said to be the cause for It. He was to hare been married last Saturday night to a wealthy girl residing near Harrisville. No

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COLONEL IS ANGRY OVER A STATEMENT 111 MORNING PRESS

Emphatically Denies He Said President Taft Had Lost People's Confidence, as Was Announced. ANANIAS CLUB HAS FEW MORE MEMBERS In His Statement Today He Tells of the Need of Prosperity for All Classes of the People. (National Kaws Association) BOSTON. Feb. 27. Col. Theodore Roosevelt today made absolute denial of a report published in morning newspapers to the effect that he had declared President Taft had lost the confidence of the people, and that a strong hand was needed at the helm of the ship of state. This was the first time Colonel Roosevelt has mentioned President Taft directly since he became a candidate for nomination. The former president showed deep anger as he made his denial to a group of newspaper men. "That's a deliberate falsehood. I never said that President Taft had lost the confidence of the people. I never said that President Taft had grown reactionary. I never said that President Taft had turned more and more from the people. I never said anything of a strong man at the helm, or a man who grows progressive in office and not reactionary, with the inference and the only inference that could be drawn, that I was the man for the place, and that President Taft is not. "Deliberate Falsehood." "That story is an unqualified and seemingly, deliberate falsehood. I never mentioned President Taft's name yesterday. I'll talk for myself, and I'll talk in the first, person, and I'll talk directly to you. I'll know then what I'm talking about, and you will know too." The Colonel then dictated: the-fol-1 lowing statement: "I eonld no more definitely state my position on the great issue of the day than I stated them in my Columbus speech, and again yesterday before the Massachusetts legislature on the subject of popular government. I also called particular attention to what I said at Columbus on the business situation and the proper attitude of the government toward the business world and all our people. phasis upon the two great subjects of immediate moment to our people. The need of having a real and not merely nominal popular rule, and the need of prosperity for the business man, the wage earner and the farmer, alike. As I then said I most emphatically believe that it is necessary to have an equitable division of prosperity, but that it behooves us to keep in mind that we cannot divide the prosperity until the prosperity is there to divide, and to secure the well-being of the business world is emphatically in the interest of every citizen of the United j States. I cannot express myself more clearly than I do here." PATENT SUIT WON BY FETTA COMPANY In a decision rendered last week, the Fetta Water Softener company of this city was the victor in a suit instituted by the Scafe Water Softener company of Pittsburg, charging infringement of patents. The part of the machine, which the local company was charged with using In violation of the patents held by the Scafe company, is the filtering arrangement. The local company was strongly vindicated by the decision given. The largest companies seem determined to wreck the local company because of the low prices quoted by the Fetta people, the suit being brought while the local company was installing a plant at Vincennes, Ind., the work on that plant being stopped for a long time, while the suit was settled. Join the Roosevelt Club! Fill out the coupon and mail it to ROOSEVELT CLUB, care Palladium office, end become a member. I hereby agree to become a member of the Roosevelt club to attend meetings and do everything in my power to secure the election of delegates to the convention to be held in Connersville. March 28, who will elect delegates to the National Convention in Chicago, June - 25, which Chicago delegates shall vote for the nomination of Tfcjodore Roosevelt, as the Republican candidate for president of the United States.; Signed: Name Address ...

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VACANT LOT PLAN IS STARTED HERE Plan to Cultivate Them to Aid Poor and Beautify City Proposed. In conjunction with other lines of philanthropical work in this city a movement is being started which, it is thought, will beautify the city and give a large number of poor families work and aid them to become self' sustaining. The cultivation of vacant lots in the city is the idea which is being advanced. It is believed by the persons who are back of the movement that it will be most extensive and that it will meet with the approval of a large number of people. Captain H. H. Deuter, of the local branch of the Salvation Army Is enthusiastic over the idea. He is sure it will be successful. He says that he has helped In such movements in other cities and that they have always been carried to a satisfactory culmination.

It is the plan to interest the city officials, the city health board and the park superintendent in the movement and with their co-operation it is believed the economic and hygienic interests of the city would be greatly improved. The board of public works and the health department probably will be requested to attend to the work of having vacant lots cleared. Persons who are backing the movement will obtain the consent from the owners of vacant lots, which are not used or cultivated now, to allow the charitable organizations to place such lots in cultivation. In speaking of this matter today one person declared that he knew of nothing which offers such return on the investment as the cultivation of vacant lots. He declared that the. city could be beautified in this manner and that if the plan is carried out as it is in other cities the lots will be void of rubbish, which makes aWty look un cleanly. There has been a great deal of talk about this matter at meetings of vari ous organizations and it is likely that a joint meeting will be called within a short time when plans may be per fected for a city-wide movement of this character. QUARANTINE ORDER IS WELL OBSERVED Owners of Unmuzzled Dogs Will Be Prosecuted, Authorities Announce. A general observance of the new sixty-day dog quarantine was reported by members of the county health de partment this morning, after noting the first effects of the edict that went iatoffect at midnight last night. Not much activity was evidenced by the county officials in punishing violators of the first general quarantine in the county, but Dr. J. E. King, health commissioner, made a tour and secured evidence against several vio lators. Sheriff Steen and his deputies sta tloned in other parts of the county are ready to enforce the new order. The law punishing a dog owner for violat ing the quarantine by a fine of from $5 to $50 will be taken advantage of by the officials. Local authorities are agreed that a rigid enforcement of this order is the only way in which the present rabies epidemic can be eliminated. At the end of sixty days all the animals now infected will have died. Most of the dog owners accept the order favorably, and but little oppo sition has developed. It is thought that only a few unmuzzled canines will remain for the sheriff to shoot. In aserting that ne Heartily ap proved of the action taken by the county department, even though it over-rode his authority, city health of ficer. T. H. Davis, said today: "I want to get rid of this mad dog business. because eventually some little child will be bitten, and I believe a single child is worth more than all the dogs in the county." IIIDIAIIA CITIES ARE BEIIIG THREATENED By Rising WatersConditions .Alarming Levy Breaks at Sullivan. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27. In spite of the cold weather which was expected to check the rapid rise of Indiana streams ' conditions today coatinaed to grow worse. The government gauges at Logansport, Attica, Bluffton. Terre Haute, and Mount GarmeL shewed rapidly increasing stages, while Anderson aioce reported receding waters. White river at Indianapolis was stationary today, at its highest point for the year. Two thousand acres of land are under vrater near 8ulliran as the result of the breaking of the levy. .Country roads are: Impassable. The Wabash river at Meront fa assnminar threatstv

ORGANIZATION FOR ROOSEVELT TO BE FORMED IN COUNTY

At a Preliminary Meeting Last Night Progressive Republicans Arrange for a Mass Meeting. DISTRICT MEETING IS HELD TOMORROW Mass Meeting in this, City for Wayne County Republicans at the Pythian Temple Friday Evening. ROOSEVELT IN WAYNE COUNTY Temporary organization formed last night to call Roosevelt Mass Meeting, Temporary committee meets this afternoon, Roosevelt conference at Cambridge City. 1:30 Wednesday afternoon for Sixth district. Mass meeting called Friday, 7:M p. m., at Pythian Temple to form permanent organization. To the voters of the county: You are hereby notified and invited to attend a mass meeting, to be held Friday evening, March 1, 112, at 7:30 o'clock p. m. in the Pythian Temple. South 8th street, for the purpose of organising the sentiment In Wayne county favorable to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt, for president of the United States. It shall be the purpose of this meet ing to elect a chairman, secretary - and treasurer, and members of the executive committee from the" precincts, wards and townships of , the county, sod for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. ' , , Your support and co-operation Is. earnestly solicited. Signed: ' ;v -' " Richard Sedgwick. Chairman. Edward F. Warfel, Secretary , for temporary committee on ' arrangements. Roosevelt's announcement thai he ' would accept the nomination .has brought things to , a head in Wayne county. No sooner, had the Col., given out his statement for the Monday papers than things began to happen all over the country. , Wayne county got on the job :, immediately and the scouts are "going over the border with pent up energy all the more potent for its three years of abeyance. f ' It commenced last night with, a' meeting of Roosevelt progressives In -the office of W. H. Bradbury. The bet results of that meeting are: a tern ' porary committee and chairman to call, into being a Roosevelt mass meeting' on Friday night at 7:30 p. m. at, the Pythian Temple.. The temporary com-, mlttee. Will Bond, Jesse Bailey, B. H. . Harris, Richard Sedgwick, Edward Warfel are meeting this afternoon to complete arrangements for tiM mass meeting. To this meeting will be s Invited every man who is Interested in seeing Roosevelt secure the nomination on. the Republican ticket A special Invitation is tendered to farmers and shop-, men. . " ' , At the same time, plans and i arrangements were made for the meeting to be held for the Sixth district Roosevelt meeting, Wednesday afternoon at Cambridge City. ' The following men were elected to assist in forming the district organ! tation at Cambridge City tomorrow: . Edgar Norris, E. H. Harris. Roy. Fry, . Jesse Bailey, C. B. Hunt, Dr.C-8. Bond. W. A. Bond, E. B. Qrosvenor, Richard Sedgwick, E. F. Warfel, Ralph , Husson, Demss 8. Coe, W. D. Foolke and Lee B. Nusbaum. The county , delegates are: John Fender and W. A. Hunt, Abtngton; Frank Jenkinson and Richard Davenport, Boston; - Francis McMinn, MarceUns Beitxell and O. K. Dunbar. Center; E. D. Martindale. At Nicholson, Merrltt Nicholson , ;and John Gllmore, Clay; Nelson Wsscver ' and Frank Sherry. Dalton; ' Nathan Grave and R. S. Anderson, FraaUin; Ol. Scanhm and - James Clements, Oreen; Prank Wort and Robert Bee-j : son, Harrison; Frank Jacobs, Will ; Floyd, Park Gipe and a number from Cambridge City,, whose names are not ' reported, Jackson; Eliaa Hoover and Frank .WhiteseU, Jefferson; ; Arthur Denny and Atonso Cainr Perry; Theo.P. Crist and Fremont Karlatt. Washington; DeWitt C Jay and Arthur Pa mer, Webster; Claude S. Keever, ! rj. Hampton and 'Albert Swam. New Carden; WIU Morrow and J. C- HorrelL Wayne. , ' -' .; -. .- , ' - '" TO QUIETATITLC Naming twenty-Ove their unknown heirs as def firsts. Amy A- Estep filet a oafrt;fo. Wayne circuit court this nmrCij to " quiet title to real . estate. rfrfTftssi ' were made. , in garmerv leads ;t the property, aceordia to tae eezr iat and the plalnttSh :rta e .

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