Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 109, 12 March 1912 — Page 1

71 AND SUN-TELEQRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 109. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1912. SINGLE COPY CENTS.

CAR COMPANY IS REVOKABLE

City Attorney Gardner Rules That This Can Be Done by a Two-thirds Vote of the City Council. COUNCIL AT ORK ON QUESTION NOW Ordinance Providing for Revoking of Franchise Being Prepared. Violations Are Being Recorded. "If the streetcar company violates -any of the provisions of Its franchise, the council of the city of Richmond, can revoke the franchise by a twothirds vote." stated City Attorney Gardner this morning to a Palladium representative, settling a much mooted question. The statement has been made many times that the prosecutor, representing the state, is the only one who can revoke a franchise to the company to operate a street car system and the city gives a franchise to the company to use its streets in operating a street car system, therefore the council can revoke the franchise, authorizing the use of the city's streets. He says that in such event the authority given the company by the atate to operate a street car system is not revoked, but this authority is useless for the city can forbid the use of the streets, If it so desires. The question of revoking the franchise of the T. H., I. & E. company lias stirred up the citizens of Richmond to a great degree. The city council Bow baa a committee working on an ordinance to revoke the franchise. This committee, under its chairman, Alphons . Weishaupt will soon meet with City Attorney Gardner to arrange a plan of action, and to get his opinion on several points in reference to the drawing up of the ordinance. Make Investigation. ' Mr. Weishaupt stated today, that the committee had been making a searching investigation into the real condition of the local street car system. He characterized it plainly as "rotten." He complimented the Palladium on Us stand in reference to the street cars, and said that the articles appearing in the Palladium had V been substantiated by the committee an Its 'investigations. The report of the committee will Iibt be presented to council at the next meeting of that body, but will probably be Mulshed and ready for the meeting beldthe first Monday In April.' "I Mv no doubt but that we will find plenty of violations of the franchise," stated Weishaupt, and added that the committee was hard at work, going over the entire system, riding the cars, getting descriptions of each one, and finding out the violations of the franchise which the company is practicing. LEGAL SKIRMISHES IK OWE CASE Accused Men Are Arraigned This Morning in the Federal Court. (National Nw Association) INDIANAPOLIS. March 12 Keeping their plans of defense in the dark until federal court actually convened at 10 o'clock this morning. 46 indicted labor leaders charged with conspiracy In Illegal transportation or dynamite, lined up for arraignment, presenting a scene unparalelled In the history of the courts of the I', s. or England. The court room was comfortably lied. Judge Anderson supplying sufficient batiffs to prevent the admission of more spectators than could be properly accommodated. Immediately on opening of the case Attorney Gollne, acting on behalf of the six Chicago -labor leaders, launched Into an extended argument in an rfort to have all indictments against bis clients, except three, quashed. Judge Anderson overruled the motion, and counsel for the other defendants at once proceeded with arguments on the demurrers against the indictments. Attorney llobey or Indianapolis argued on this point. The motion of Attorney Hobey was also overruled by Judge Anderson. The court adjourned at noon, with Walter X Ball at Muncle presenting an argument oa the demurrer to Indictments against Hiram CHne of Muncie and Bpurgeon Meadows of Indianapolis, members of tha Carpenters Union. Mr. Ball argued that tha Indictments were faulty because they failed to charge tha defendants with conspiracy to

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INDIANAPOLIS. March 12. Fifty-nine labor leaders were arraigned here today before Judge Albert B. Anderson, rn the United States District Court, all of whom answered to the indictment filed against them charging them with being implicated in a nation-wide dynamite conspiracy, the proceedings being an aftermath of the McNamara confessions at Los Angeles. Among the prominent indicted labor leaders who appeared before the bar today were: Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers, Herbert S. Hockln, secretary and treasurer, and John T. Butler, the first vice-president. Above, in the center is Judge Albert B. Anderson, of the Federal Court, before whom the defendants werearraigned. On his left is G. Newton Hardy, chief counsel, for the indicted union men, and on the right is Charles W. Miller, United States District Attorney, who is prosecuting the Government's case. Below are the three chief defendants, left to right, J. T. Butler, of Buffalo, Frank M. Ryan, president of the union, and Herbert S. Hockin of Detroit.

JUDGE FOX FAVORS STATE JURY LAWS Marion County Is the Only One that Has Outgrown Them, He States. In speaking of changes which' are being advocated by judges of circuit courts, regarding jury laws of this state, especially In the method of selecting jurors, Judge Fox, of the Wayne circuit court, stated today that while he believed the changes were almost a necessity in the Marion county court's jurisdiction, he has no fault to find with the jury laws in their application to the Wayne circuit court. The present Jury laws have been effective since 1881. "I am entirely satisfied with the jury laws as they apply to the Wayne circuit court," said Judge Fox. "But I believe that conditions in the Marion circuit court, where it is hard to obtain information, warrant a change in the jury system. Before Indianapolis grew to be such a large city the Jury laws were satisfying for Marion county." The Wayne county jury commissioners, upon whom falls the work of selecting names for the list from which juries are made up, are Frank Davenport, of this city, and Jerry Daniels, of Cambridge City. Judge Fox has continued these commissioners in office for the past three or four years because their work has been satisfactory in every respect. Some persons believe that the term of office of jury commissioners should be permanent but on this subject Judge Fox differs, saying that the system which he follows Is the better, inasmuch as he can retain the same commissioners in the event that their work is all right, otherwise he can discharge them. Business men of this city are adverse to leaving their business which earns them many times the small amount they receive for jury service. Some business men believe that changes should be made, they looking oa jury service as' a disaster which should be avoided by all means. The changes which they advocate are anything to give them a chance to get off the lists or to prevent their names from being drawn. In selecting the names of business men the jury commissioners haveexere i Bed care in ascertaining the occupation of the man and the effect jury service would have on his business. A number of business men find themselves summoned some time during the year but most of them are refused, i the commissioners endeavoring to select only the names of those men who, in their opinion, could leave their business with the least loss to themselves or Inconvenience to the business. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair and colder tonight and Wednesday. v HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Colder tonight; Wednesday clear and colder. Maximum temperature in last 24 hours, 36 at noon today. Minimum temperature la last 24 hours, 28 at noon. Monday. Temperature at 12:30 I p. m. today, 36, Barometer (normal

AMUNDSEN LAUDS HIS COMPANIONS In Further Description of His Dash to the South Pole, Just Issued.

(National News Association) LONDON, March 12 Further details of Capt. Roald Amundsen's suc cessful dash, for the South. Pole. were. printed bare- today and the narra tive of the Norwegian explorer again made specific mention of the Japanese expedition indicating that in his opinion this would be the next antarctic exploration party to reach civilization. Amundsen paid glorious tribute to his companions on the final dash from the winter camp to the pole and said that without the stout loyalty shown by both men and dogs, the trip would probably not have succeeded. The explorer said that he left his winter camp at Fraheim intact so that it could be used by another party which passed that way. In addition to the huts and doghouses, the Amundsen expedition left the heating apparatus and a number of tools such as are generally found necessary by navigators beyond the edge of civilization. Capt. Amundsen is said to have in his possession a number of photos made at the pole, showing scenes from the level ice plateau which plateau which he has ! uamea -tving rtaaaon vii naieau in ; honor of his sovereign In Norway. These photos will be of immense scientific value and will doubtless be reprinted in the book which Amundsen will write. The expected controversy over the naming of the polar plateau has not been allayed by a declaration from the Norwegian that Sir Ernest Sbackleton must be wrong in supposing that the same plateau , which he named King Edward is the one which Amundsen christened King Haakon plateau. TRAINS mC0LLKI0H No One Injured Although Traffic Delayed. (National Newa Association) BRANTFORD, Conn., March 12. Main train No. 34 from New York .to Boston via the Shore line, made up entirely of express and mail cars and carrying no passengers, ran " into freight train Philadelphia-Harlem No. 1 just east of the station here at 4:10 this morning, damaging the interlocking plant and delaying traffic two hours. No one was hurt. Tha freight was taking a cross over and had gotten almost out of the way, but the speed of the express prevented a quick stop. A FIREMAN INJURED Unable 'to control two horses at once, Herbert. Ray, driver of the chemical wagon at tha No. 2 boss house, was thrown from a fire horse he was riding at the market house this morning and his right wrist sprained. The horse he was riding pulled away from the horse be was leading and then began to buck. Ray was pulled from his seat and dragged into the curbing, injuring his arm. . The horses returned to the hose house, and Ray was attended to by Mayor Zimmerman who was present. Ray will not be able to drive for some time.

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STRIKERS TO DEFY INJUNCTION SUITS Leaders Say to Ignore the Suits Is the Best Way to Fight Them. (National Kewa Association) LAWRENCE, Mass., March 12.Strike leaders declared today that Ttney would defy Wtnractic ftted Boston to restrain the I. W. W. from using the funds it has deposited with the Lawrence Trust Co., and the sub sequent assessments placed -in the hands of Wm. E. Trautman, Wm. D. Haywood, and William Yates. "They can put one thousand of us in jail if they want to," said Trautman, "The way to fight injunctions is not to recognize them. In the brewery workers' fight in 1904 this very same step was tried. They put a large num ber of men in jail, but they had to liberate them just the same. They are simply dragging out an old law. We will whistle at their injunction. I have a full financial statement ready and an account will be given at the proper time." The feeling of the Italian strikers gnch h,t liniA-, th min m-v. ceptable concessions there is liable to be an outbreak. The feeling is intense among them over the incarceration of Jos. J. Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti. Today thousands of pickets paraded Essex street and nearly every Italian pinned to his coat a picture or postcard picture of Ettor and Giovannitti. The militia were again absent today allowing the local and Metropolitan park police to handle the situation. Only one arrest was made and that was for intimidation of a man going to work. About 7:45 o'clock forty policemen drove the strikers from Essex street into the commons. They remained there Beveral minutes "booing" at the police, "f.. The police dispersed the crowd and drove them to their headquarters. A troop of mounted police, beaded off the crowd at the corner of. Lawrence and Common and turned 4em away from Essex street. , YOUNG MAN FLNfct) FOR BEATING BILL Alleging he received a pension of $25 monthly from the government, when in reality he received only 16, cost W. N. Phillips a fine of $10 and costs in police court this morning when he was arraigned on the charge of defrauding Joe Ridgeway out ot $29 board bill. He plead guilty. He told Ridgeway he received a pension of $25 per month from the government, when he drew but $6, and under this pretense secured board and lodging from Ridgeway. Recently Ridgeway obtained Information showing' tha young man was not ; working as ha claimed to be doing. and securing Phillip's clothes, told him he would have to pay the board bill or do without the clothes. The young man left the city, going to Muncle, where be secured work, but returned shortly alter, saying ha could not make enough money there. K He was arrested and arraigned on the charge of defrauding Ridgeway as soon as he returned to this city. He has been fined preriousjjy on a similar

BRYAN ADVOCATES RECALL OF JUDGES III SPEECH TODAY

Ohio's State House Filled With Persons Who Heard the Address of the Famous Nebraskan. SAYS REFERENDUM HAS COME TO STAY Colonel Also Discusses Cor- , porations, Taxation, and Labor Before Constitutional Convention. (National Newa Association) COLUMBUS. O., March 11. William Jennings Bryan advocated both the initiative, referendum and the recall in a speech before the constitutional convention here today. The hall of the state house was a mass of humanity. Col. Bryan was given a splendid reception. Not since the speech of Col. Roosevelt, three weeks ago, has there been such a crowd in the state house. Col. Bryan was in splerdid voice and was interrupted several times by wild applause. Speaking of the recall Mr. Bryan said: "The only difference between the recall as now proposed and impeachment as it has been employed is that In impeachment the trial is before a body of officials, while the recall places the decision in the hands of the people." Among other subjects Mr Bryan discussed corporation, taxation, election and labor. "There is no darker page in our industrial life," be said in urging laws for the protection of women and children and for the regulation of hours of employment, "than that which records indifference of the welfare of citizens, the coinage of dividends out of childhood, the darkening of the prospects of a rising generation, and the impoverishment of posterity." Mr. Bryan slipped up on his knowledge of recent Ohio history, advocating reforms already covered even more fully than he suggested in the public commission and employers liability laws. Referring to the initiative and referendum he said. . -tafttotivw-is the most useful governmental . innovation which ' the people of the various states have had in recent years. Initiative and the referendum do not overthrow representative government. They have not come to destroy but to fulfill." While this was "Bryan day" before the constitutional convention, and principal interest centered in his coming, there was much discussion about the hotel lobbies today as to the next steps to be taken by the convention and the date that it would be able to finally adjourn and lay its work before the voters. Now that it has been decided upon to submit its work separately rather than as an "amended constitution," delegates were practically unanimous in the belief that the very outside, six weeks will see the windup of their labors. The adoption of the Winn resolution also mafl it certain that both the liquor license ad woman's suffrage questions would be submitted separately, and this seemed to be satisfactory to every delegate. SPECIAL MESSAGES SEIIT TOJSSEMBLY Asks for Primaries, Corrupt Practices Act and Initiative and Recall. (National News Association) LANSING, Mich., March 12. A state-wide primary for all elections, a corrupt practices act, an amendment providing for initiative and recall and the stamping out of brewery saloons has been asked by Gov. Osbom in messages sent to the special session ot the legislature. The brewery fight caused the greatest excitement as Osborn and the brewery interests are op en political enemies. The work mapped out for the special session caused considerable surprise because it was believed little would be asked of the legislators after the presidential preference primary bill was disposed of. It is predicted here today that it wfll be at least two months before the matters asked by the governor can be disposed of. ARC FOR ROOSEVELT. CHICAGO. March 12. North Dakota and Minnesota with a combined strength of 34 delegates la the national convenUon, are strong for Roosevelt, according to Frank Knox, vice chairman of the national Roosevelt committee. Knox has Just returned from a trip through these states. According to bis statement today Taft sentiment is negligible while the Progressives practically control the state. The Progressives in both states favor Roosevelt and he is especially strong in North Dakota where he lived for six years and where he is regarded practically aa a "satire soa,"

ENGLISH OUTLOOK GREATLY IMPROVED

Coal Strike in England Nears Settlement German Miners Violent. (National News Association) LONDON, March 12. A marked step toward peace in the British coal strike which has already caused a national losa estimated at more than $100,000,000, was taken today when the coal mine owners adopted Premier Asquith's plan for a conference between the operators, representatives of the government and the mines executive leaders. Tne operators reached their decision at a long conference which was marked by heated debate COAL PRICE ADVANCE. PITTSBURG, March 12. Coal for Ohio delivery has reached an advance of fifty cents a ton over a week ago, showing that the large eastern demand has already greatly affected the trade west of Pittsburg district. In this district prices are 15 and 25 per cent in advance of fifty cents a ton over a week ago, showing that the large east era demand has already greatly affected the trade west of Pittsburg district. In this district prices are 15 and 25 per cent in advance of a week ago. All coal operators agree that the present week will see a steady price increase in both the western and eastern fields. The demand for the coal if the pres ent outlook is fulfilled promises to be unprecedented. STRIKE IN GERMANY. BERLIN. March 12. With the miners strike less than 24 hours old, violence has broken out in the German coal fields and today the government redoubled its efforts to preserve order. Additional mounted police, armed with carbines and ball cartridges were ordered into the Westphalian and Rhe nish districts as a consequence ot clashes between rival organisations of the miners union while several real ments of foot soldiers were held under arms in their barracks. At the army posts in the neighbor hood of the affected districts accou trements for field service were dealt out. which emphasizes the serious view which the government is taking of the situation. It Is reported that the em peror personally is directing the bulk of military preparations under way to meet an emergency. The number of idle workers today was established at from . 200,000 to 275,000 while the ranks of the strikers gained almost hourly. The first violence was reported from Ease A where strikers clashed with the police as a . result of attempts which were being made to compel nonstrikers to lay down their tools. Ten men were injured, one of them probably will die. The mortally wounded man .was a non-striker who was captured and maimed. Both his eyes were gouged out by the strikers. The growing dissension among the miners bears out the original conclusion" that the struggle may result in a conflict between socialist and non-socialist organisations In tbe federated miners union rather than, a f ght against the operators for more pay. Deputy Sachs, who represents the strlkerrs in the Reichstag is issuing daily exhortations to the men to win their struggle by peaceful means. COLONEL CHALLENGED (National News Association) MINEOLA, L. I., March 12. Col. Theodore Roosevelt was challenged when called as a juror in the supreme court of Nassau county today in a damage suit against the N. Y. C. railroad. The challenge was made for cause by the attorney for the plaintiff. No explanation was offered in court for the challenge. Just before the case was called. Attorney Stoddard, representing the railroad, the defendant in the snit, stated that he was perfectly willing to have the colonel serve. The challenge came from At torney Graham for tbe plaintiff, immediately after the colonel's nsme bad been drawn and he had taken his seat in the jury box. A report was circulated about the courthouse that some of the colonel's fellow talesmen were prejudiced against him for political reasons and the challenge was resorted to in order to prevent any possible friction in the jury room. In view of today's experience it is likely that this will be the colonel's Isst day as a talesman. - MAY LOCATE GARAGE Dr. Buck, veterinary, of Eaton, O., is making arrangements to start an automobile agency and garage in this city, having made overtures to Mayor Zimmerman for tbe use of the mayor's barn for this purpose. The deal has not been closed yet.

Oar Street Cars The other morning an East Main street householder : dashed wildly from bis domicile, shouting, "Help! Police! The Mexican insurrectos are attacking us In force! . However, ha immediately recognixed his mistake. The racket that had caused his spine to do the turkey trot was not a battle. It wss tha 'flat wheel Ohio Electric traction car passing the flat-wheel city gondola. The householder sheepishly retired to his home. ir every other part of the street cars of this city were as dilapidated as the seats, the cars could not run. . Unfortunately the other parts are not that bad. Aa It is, there are but few cars which are now la opera-' tioa with tha seats In a satisfactory sanitary condition. 8everal of tbe care. In which, at one time, fn the dark ages, the seats were decently covered, now have patched seats which are held on by strips i of unvarnished wood along the edges. The coverings are ragged and dirty.

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NEW BANKING SYSTEW1PLAN CALLED IDEAL

Robert L. McCabe Tells the Commercial Club that National Citizens' League System Is Safe. CREDIT GUARANTEE ITS BEST FEATURE It Eliminates Danger of Any Financial Group Controling Credit System Panics Can Be Avoided. Robert L. McCabe, of Columbus, O, representing the National Cltisens' League, which has for its main purpose the establishment by federal law of a sound banking system for America, addressed the members of tbe Richmond Commercial Club .last night relative to the proposed banking reform. Seldom has there been a subject discussed before the club that has bad more Interest for its members and seldom indeed has a subject of any sort been as Interestingly presented or as intelligently discussed. The National Citisen's League baa in a general way outlined a plan for , the re-establish-ment of the banking system of .the' country, and. according to Mr, Mo cabe, there has been no guess work -to enter into the matter. Its promoters feel that there can be an absolute guarantee that under the proposed new system there will be full protection of the credit system of the country from the domination ot any group of inancial or political Interests; that there will be certain independence of individual banks, national and state, snd uniform treatment in discounts and rates to all such Institutions, whether they be large or small. Guard Against Panics. Mr. McCabe promised also that with the new system In vogue the so-called "financial panics' in times when money, is plenty, and tbe consequent utter demorallaaUon of banks and all commercial Interests, will 'sot occur, Itt part Mr. McCabe spoke as follows: - - - fTfoTly ' to7 aaytbat ta taproW' ed, modern and scientific methods of other commercial countries cannot be adopted here without: also creatine the monopolistic central bank. , "The National Reserve association Is simply an organisation for tha co-ordination and co-operation of all the banks and trust companies of the ' United States for definite, specific purposes. It will be limited and restricted to the performance of essential duties which neither toe government nor our isolated banks severally can now perform. It win not be a gigantic bank of unlimited and farreaching powers, as are the central banks of Europe. The Reserve association is the natural outgrowth of American business life. It is the evolution and amplification on a national scale of that peculiar American institution known In sll our cities as the clearing house association.. It will be the National co-operative association of the banks and trust ' companies as even now the clearing houses are tbe co-operative associations of the banks of New York, , Chicago, , St. Louis, San Francisco and : all other large - cities. -The American clearing bouse rather than the European central bank is .the model for the creation of the National Reserve association. "There are no political objections to the American v clearing bouses; like- ; wise there can be no valid political objections to the National Reserve association. Simon Pure American. "The organization Is simon-pure American. (There is nothing like it In the world. It is purely a Republican representation system of federal banks, as our government is a federation of states. AH our banking institutions will continue as they are at present. No revolutionary changes In their character or functions are contemplated. They will continue to do business as separate units .but they wilt not be isolated as heretofore. They will continue to be Independent but not hostile as often they have been. "By the creation of tbe National Reserve association our present disjoint ed and invertlbrste system would be transformed too an articulate body having an intelligent bead to think and (Continued on Fag fight) taken out. leaving a hard.