Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 115, 19 March 1912 — Page 1

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.VOL. NO. IIS. RICHMOND, IXD., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1913. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. HiOSPITAL PROBERS APPOKEIIT PLAIJ , HAS QEEII IGNORED Mammoth Leg Recently Found 1(1 HEW HAMPSHIRE BIG CROWDS GREET PRES. TAFT TODAY CONGRESS WORRIED OVER PROSPECT OF BIG COAL STRIKE ROOSEVELT U1D NEWS NUGGETS (National News Association) v, PARIS, March 19. Two hundred students of the Paris high school of commerce have been suspended because of one of their number protesting to the faculty when he found a worm in an artichoke serv ed at luncheon. . . BOSTON. March 19, Mary Irene Harter, 11 years old, of this city, received President Taft's first cam paign kiss. "My face got awfully red when the president kissed me," she said. '.'His moustache tickled my face, too.". BEING HEARD OVER COUIITY THIS WEEK tity Council Favors Naming Chief Executive Cordially Welcomed in the "Enemy's Country' He Delivers Speeches on Progress. House Committee Considers an Arbitration Law Which Would Extend to Men and Employers. Supporters of the Colonel Say They Will Be on Hand at Ward and Township Meetings, Friday, . wic rnysician iruaiccs ui That Institution in Alphabetical Order.

CHAIRMAN A. BAVIS ENTERS A PROTEST

He States That by This Method Incompetent Men Would Serve From Time to Time on the Board. A. Bavls, chairman of the commitfee appointed by council to investigate conditions at the Held Memorial hospital, In a signed statement enters a vigorous protest against the appointment of physicians on the hospital board of trustees in alphabetical order, as council, by unanimous vote, decided was the most desirable way. Mr. Bavts states in -bis communication that his committee did not recommend such method of appointment, alleging that if it was adopted the board of trustees, from time to time would have as members physicians not qualified for the office. He also, states that he would prefer council to reject the committee's report absolutely in preference to the decision council has taken regarding the appointment of physicians as members of the hospital board. Amended by Council. The provision In the committee's report covering the appointment of physicians on the hospital board was mended by council last night to read that physicians who shall serve as trustees shall be appointed, by and from the licensed practicing -physicians In alphabetical order." Each physician appointed to the board, by council's plan, would serve for one year. Mayor Zimmerman stated he would refuse to serve on the board. His refusal was probably unnecessary as he ia the last on a long, alphabetically arranged list of physicians. Councilman VVelshaupt stated he had been approached by a local physician, not a member of the Wayne County Medical society, who had Informed him that unless council make proper provision only doctors who were members of the society would serve as trustees. Councilman Burdsail stated thatbe believed doctors hould be appointed to the board in alphabetical order. He said that he believed this was the intention of the Investigating committee. Dr. Gentle Protests. Dr. Gentle objected to a plan proposed .by Councilman Welshaupt of having one member from the medical society, and one 'doctor representing the physicians who are not medical octet members appointed to the board. Dr. Gentle said that this plan was unfair aa a medical society has 54 nomhari Md thar are not more than fifteen physicians who are not members of the society. -Mayor Zimmerman explained his Ylews, saying he had told a committee of. physicians who called on him a .short time ago, that he was not in favor of having doetora on the board, but since this policy waa favored he sugtreated selecting them alphabetically. Ht stated he told the Investigating committee that he had no trouble with the lnperlntendent of the hospital, his wnnnia hibk omiinHU iu lu uui mwim. who would not give his medicine to his patients as he had prescribed. The nurses objected tohts method of treatment, which he explained is medicine In water. He voiced hia preference for treating patients at home rather than at the hospital, except in emergency cases. No Factional Fight. Dr. Weller explained that It was not a facUonal fight to secure members on the board only from the medical association, but a fight to secure representation on the board. He said representatives In or out of the assoelation would be acceptable to the .medical fraternity aa long as the men i selected were efficient men. Alfred Bavis, chairman of the hospital probe committee took the floor at this juncture, and stated his view on the subject. He outlined the many suggestions presented for selecting two doctors to serve on the board. He said the committee had thoroughly Inquired into the value of each, and had thought best to leave the matter to the physicians, so the phrase "by and from the licensed practicing physicians of the county" In the report, was ucorporated. He stated further. "The root of trouble at the hospital Is that the superior (tendent of the hospital has subordl(Hated the hoard of trustees Instead of (the board subordinating the superintendent as should be the case. , Mr. Balls' statement, sent to the . Palladium, will be found elsewhere la thia Issue. DB. MARY E. WALKER IS CRITICALLY ILL . Hat 1 New A ocUUon) NSW YORK. March 19. Dr. Mary A Walher, the aged exponent of worn tan's rights who Is critically in .with bronchitis at the Presbyterian hoapltsaid at the hospital today that ahe .-vea much weaker after passing a rest-

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Photograph of an actual leg of a mammoth, which roamed about Siberia ages ago when the now frozen country in the extreme north had a tropical climate. It will be seen that even the skin and hair of the monster has been preserved by the ice. The remains are now in the St. Petersburg museum. The standing figure hows the height of the mammoth.

NEBRASKA TROOPS PROTECT SHERIFF Who Led the Posse Which Ran Down and Killed Fugitive Convicts. (National News Assoc lation) OMAHA, Neb.. March 19. Charles Morley, sole survivor of the convict band, which slew the warden of the Nebraska penitentiary was back within the walls of prison today find told his story, after the running battle in which his two companions and a hostage were slain. Sheriff Myers who led the posse in the final battle was at the home of friends here guarded by militia frim friends of the slain men who were bent on lynching. The innocent man slain was Roy Blunt, a bridegroom, living on a farm near Gretna. "We ate and talked with the Blount boys. Roy and Lloyd, and made them give us a team. We knew th posse was then only about an hour behind us, so we took Roy Blount as a hostage and left a note to the posse telling them of this. "From there on north for ten miles we kept out of sight of the posse," said Morley. "About 14 miles north of the tracks the leading buggy of the sheriff's posse, which was strung out back of us for two miles, came within shooting distance of us. We fired first, but they promptly returned the fire and the boy, Blount and Taylor were killed early in the fight. FIVE MEN KILLED NEAR BLOOMINGTON (National News Association) BLOOMINGTON. Ind., March 19. While returning to their work as glass blowers at Spencer five employes of the Spencer glass factory were killed shortly after one o'clock this morning at EUettsville, eight miles north of this city when they were ht by the Monon fast express. The men had been to this city to spend the evening, the plant having shut down yesterday on account of a disabled engine. They had reached what is known aa the "Owens Crossing' one mile from Ellettsvllle. when the heavy train, coming down grade, bore down upon them. The men were riding in a surrey and were singing which caused them to not hear the train. All were instantly killed. The train was stopped and the bodies were picked up and taken to EUettsville. One of the horses had a broken leg but the other was not Injured. The dead: Martin Borden, 22, a single man of "New Albany; Jesse Rogers, 35, a married man, near Marion; AJ Brown S3, a married man of Spencer; Arthur Farmer, 29. a married man of Summltsviiie; Edward Williams, single, of Noodaaha. Kansas - -

DEHORITY SPEAKS TO THEJTUDEIITS

State Accountant Outlines the Work of Useful State Department. State Examiner, William A. Dehority, who is in this city for a short time, at the request of Pres. Kelly of Earlham college, a one time class mate of Dehority's, made an address before the student body this morning on general topics, but particularly in reference to the work of the state board of accounts. The effect the board has on officeholders, both morally and in a business way, was taken into consideration. In his speech the chief accountant, who has made himself a terror of corrupt public officials, told of the work of the examiners. He told of the temptations of officeholders to steal and graft. Then in a simple manner he outlined the work of. the board as it is now being conducted. The examiners are now going about the state, he explained, examining the different methods of bookkeeping employed. The best of each they select. These are embodied. in the complete forms which the board hopes to complete soon and offer to public officials for use. The reports cover exhaustively all details of receipts and expenditure. No way is left in which money taken In can be released without a proper entry being made. The state board of accounts has been in existence but a short time, explained Dehority, but it has had a great moral effect on the officeholders, for now the assurity that the board will make an Investigation of all books from time to time, prevents corruption. THE WEATHER STATE Showers in south; rain er enow in north tonight; colder; Wednesday cold. Generally fair Wednesday; cold wave in north and central portions. LOCAL Rain or snow -and colder tonight; Wednesday, much colder; cold wave. SPECIAL Temperature will fall 2 degrees by Wednesday. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Rain tonight, Wednesday, rain or snow, colder. Maximum temperature In last 24 hours, 64 at noon Tuesday. Minimum temperature in last 24 hours. 39 at 12 .p. m, Monday. Temperature at 12:30 p. m. today. 64. Barometer; 30. Direction and velocity of wind, S. W 10 miles per hour. Precipitation in last 24 hours, j02.

ROOSEVELT CAUSED THE NEW MOVEMENT

President Gives Former Executive Credit for Great Work Boston Welcome Pleased JVlr. Taft. (National Kew Association) MANCHESTER, N. H., March 19. President Taft was cheered by 40,000 persons upon his arrival in this city today. A salute of 21 guns was fired by a militia battery and 10.000 children sang the national hymn in greeting to the nation's chief executive. He spoke to 15.000 people in Mechanic's hall, defining Progressive principals and was cheered by the audience. For the first time in his political speeches he mentioned the name of Roosevelt. This brought mingled laughter and cheers. In referring to Col. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft said: "After we had abolished slavery our country began upon a . nervous strain the strain of getting money. We gave corporations and others too much. We gave away privileges that were too wide and valuable franchises. By and by it came time to make a change. The people demanded it. I will say that under the missionary work of Theodore Roosevelt the change was begun." President Taft smiled as he continued, "the Progressive is not the one who. when he had a chance to progress simply plumed himself as a Progressive and accomplished little or nothing. When I was a boy there was a saying "handsome is who handsome does.1' I would transpose this so it would read today, 'Progressive is as Progressive does."' 8PEAK8 AT NASSAU, NASSAU. N. H.. March. 19 Presi dent Taft, after a strenuous day and night in Boston, was whirled into New Hampshire today, right into the heart of the "enemy's .country." Along the route of the. Boston and Maine railroad.tbere were .crowds at all the sta tions. The President arrived here at 9:50. He, was escorted to the spot where the new Y. M. C. A. building is to be erected. He placed the cornerstone in a brief ceremony. The presi dent then went to the Colonial theater where he spoke briefly. A strong stand against recall of Judicial decis ions at the whim of the people was the keynote of the President's speech. The President then left by special train for Manchester. DEPARTS FROM BOSTON. BOSTON. March 19. President Taft arose at 6:45 o'clock. thiB morning. took one look out of the window of his apartments at the Hotel Somerset and with the famous Taft smile exclaimed: "Glorious morning! Glorious morning!" Then the President again took up the trail of Col. Roosevelt and started for New Hampshire, pausing only for some bacon and eggs at the hotel. The President is delighted with his Boston reception. The cheers of the legislators and the enthusiasm last night. Secresary Hilles said, convinced him that the Massachusetts Republicans are with the Republican administration. PROTEST IN VERSE OVER CAR SERVICE Missouri's famous "Houn Dawg" song has been adapted by a subscriber, signing the initials. "G. F. K." to his contribution, protesting against the alleged street cars operated on the .streets of this city. It follows: Every time I go up town I see 'em runnin junky cars aroun. Theyre an insult to our town They've gotta quit runnin' such cars around. The wheels are flat won't go aroun' The brakes were in a scrap-heap found So stuffy and dirty hain't lit for a houn They've gotta quit runnin' such cars aroun, I know these cars are quite renown Terry Hut, Indinaplis, been all aroun' In Richmond a anal roosting place found They've gotta quit runnin such cars aroun. Trav'ling men smile when they strike this town And see the belt cars comin aroun They say if this is a real.' live town They oaghta quit runnin' such cars aroun. Notice how our visitors frown 'When at Eighth and Main the cars gather ronn They wouldnt claim Richmond for their home town , They've gotta quit runnin such cars aroun. Let all protest, all folks in town "I walk" fa the slogan, pass It aroun Refuse to be treated like a houn Make 'em quit runnin' sack ears v aroun'. O. V. K.

PRESIDENT UNEASY REGARDING STRIKE

States Today That He Has Asked John Mitchell for an Interview Parliament Is Active Now. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 19 In the hope of averting the strike of the coal miners, the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce today voted to appoint a sub-committee to consider the bill introduced by Rep. Robert E. Lee of Pennsylvania which would extend the Erdman arbitration law to coal miners and operators. Chairman Wilson of the house labor committee who is also a member of the United Mine Workers' organization said today that his committee would take no action in the coal situation until April 1. "The public seems to have entirely lost sight of the fact that the bituminous coal miners, who number at least 450.000, have failed to sign agreements. If the anthracite men who number about 160,000 fail to agree the strike is certain to involve all the bituminous workers, with the possible exception of a few non-union men in the South," said Wilson. CAUSES TAFT WORRY. MANCHESTER, N. H., March 19. The threatened strike of anthracite and bituminous coal minerB is causing President Taft deep concern. He admitted this today and stated to a representative of the National News Association that he had asked John Mitchell, former leader of the National Mine Workers of America, to meet him in Washington in the immediate future. They will discuss questions relating to the threatened coal strike. "I have asked Mr. Mitchell to meet me in Washington to go over the situation in the coal fields," said President Taft. "But in no sense do I anticipate intervention to avert the strike said to be pending." DENIAL BY MITCHELL. CHICAGO. March 19. The report that President Taft had called John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers, to Washington for a conference over the impending coal strike situation, was flatly denied, by the labor leader here today. "I knoSr nothing of the story, nor do I know how it originated," said Mitchell. "My view of the situation is that the miners are entitled to an increase. However, I am no longer an officer of the union. I am simply a member. I am speaking only as a member." PARLIAMENT TO ACT. LONDON, March 19. The minimum wage bill, designed to end the national coal strike was introduced in parliament by Premier Asquitb. today. The bill provides for the demands of the Federated Miners' union upon the operators when they went on strike a fortnight ago. The minimum wage scale throughout the bill has the supnort of the government, the Liberals and Nationals, and it is possible it may be enacted and regularly signed as a law next week. The bill does not provide a scale of prices. They are to be left to arbitration as different conditions prevailing in the various fields will produce a sliding scale. This is the first time in the history of Ensland that the government has adopted a course so radical to end a great labor struggle. H. K. WASSON FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, March 19. Hiram K. Wasson. president of the H. P. Wasson company, director of the Indianapolis traction terminal company, a man of large affairs, aged 30 years. was found dead in his room early today. The body was discovered by his mother, who entered the apartments on failing to receive an answer to her call. Physicians pronounced the cause of his death to be heart failure. Mr. Wasson was a Yale graduate and un married. STREET CLEANING ' HAS BEEN STARTED Street cleaning has begun. Street cleaners of the city gangs have started on Main street, and from Eleventh to Fourth street all the accumulation of the winter season has been removed, and Main street shows forth now in resplendent glory. - The other streets of the city win come next as soon as the weather moderates to the extent that this work wilf be practical. All Intersections la the business section of the city hare been cleaned and hundreds of loads of dirt hauled away by the teams of the street cleaning' de-

HARTFORD, Connj. March 19. The Rev. Vm. H. Bartlett. pastor of the fashionable Farmington Congregational church has sent his congregation into two warring factions by refusing "to accept a salary increase to $5,000.

PHILADELPHIA, March 19. Hahnnemann hospital has been turned into a beauty parlor as a result of advertising for a hundred persons with warts on their faces to undergo experimental treatment. Two thousand thus afflicted responded. CHICAGO, March 19 On the theory that business and matrimony do not go together, the continental and commercial bank has pa 8 Bed a rule requiring the resignation of all women employes when they marry. BOSTON, March 19. When is a cook not a cook? is the question which the Boston Cooks' Union has put up to President Taft. The Cooks are seeking public licenses and have asked the president to decide exactly what is a cook. ALLEN BANDITS DEFY EFFORTS OF POSSES Outlaws Still Roam at Large in the Mountains of Virginia. (National News Association) HILLS VILLE, Va., March 19 Fighting between a' posse and the members of the Alien gang, who shot up the Carroll county court - last Thursday, killing three of Its members and wounding others, Is' reported to have started at dawn today at Squirrel's Spur on the edge of Patrick county. Va., and just 11 miles from Mount Airy. N. C. A telephone message from ML Airy stated that a courier had arrived there travel stained and -weary after a laborious trip through the mountains asking that reinforcements be sent. Reinforcements have left from Hillsville bearing both ammunition and provisions for the besiegers. Detective Telts wbo returned to Hillsville with a part of his posse yesterday doubted the accuracy of the report that a battle had begun. "I traveled with my men for nearly 30 miles through the mountains and we skirted Squirrels and Devil's Den and every natural hiding place without getting a trace of the men we mant," said Felts. The action of Governor Mann in increasing the rewards to $4,000 for Sldna Allen. Claude Allen, Wesley Edwards and Frlel Allen has had the result of arousing the cupidity of the mountaineers and today there were many recruits fro mtbe countryside who asked permission to join in the hunt. Some of them were sworn In as deputy sheriffs. 8idna Allen Leader. Although wounded Sldna. Allen Is said to be the leading spirit of the gang. Adjutant General Hale of the state troops is said to be opposed to sending militia or machine guns Into, the mountains because of the almost Inaccessible nature of the country which would have to be traversed. Tbe adjutant general thinks the men would be able to make very little progress through the rocky and densedly grown brush and that they would be at the mercy of the sharp shooting mountaineers ambushed behind trees and fallen logs on llfty precipices. Governor Mann has asked the governors of North Carolina and Tennessee to have the sheriffs of all the border counties watch closely for fear that members of the gang will try to make their way into the last named state where they have friends or relatives. It is not known when the entire gang concentrated at Squirrel Spur or whether that was merely a detachment of the main band. Preparations for the 'trial of the Allen gang late this morning have already been commenced. Two troops of state militia will guard the courthouse while the trial is going on. The Rev. Garland Allen, a relative of Lloyd Allen the central figure In the case, prays daily In his cell In the Hillsville jail. Despite the solemn mien of the ministerial prisoner a close guard is kept over bis celL "The Rev. Garland Allen, is a "hard shell Baptist," but his parishoners declare he can handle a rifle with the best hunters on the mountains. SCIENTISTS CHURCH WILL OPEN SUNDAY The first services in the new Christian Science temple will be held Sunday. The new temple has been : built this winter, costing in the neighborhood of $6,000. Frescoe workers have finished their painting on the building, and It has been accepted by the church. H. R- Marlatt will be tfc Arst render Sunday.

SOLID DELEGATION FOR T. R. DEMANDED

Flagrant Theft of Party Machinery at Indianapolis Last Week Stirs Republicans to Action. The Roosevelt men are bestirring 1 ' themselves as the time approaches for the ward meetinf , next Friday night ' Men who at first merely against Taft and passively for Theodore Roosevelt haVA AAlMIMUSkljkMtjul l4k a w . M velt committee that they wilt be on - hand to vote for the progressive dele iiIm Between the efforts of the Roosevelt : progressives. Identified with tbe organisation, and the greater organisation of progressives which Is effective bat un-named. In the shops and throughout -the rural districts, there promises to ' be a full attendance at the ward meetings. mat tnese men win insist on their ' delegates being pledged to Theodore Roosevelt for president becomes more likely every day. The reason for this Is the flagrant theft of ttlA nartv miohlnm K iSa Kealing, New, Shank. English forces in Indianapolis just a week preceding their selection of delegates. Becoming Open Issue. It Is fast becoming an open Issue all over the state as to whether the f w vx-a asasaaaaasfCtS J VI STTfM WV1 W : party Is to be handed over body and ana the drivers of men who are known ti twa In f hlei Mmnnlam vmamaI r ft. w w mmm -mw aSS WMTOBWJ HI SWref hold of the party machinery for their own uses. The simple truth of the matter is that If the Keallngs and . News are successful in this attempt that the nartv marhliMrr trill h tljul up tor tne next iour years. Those who control ' the party ma- -chlnery are in a position to defeat ,' any progressive candidate, and more uj pivsmuTf monnwai. is more than a Roosevelt 'flahttt Is mora than the .feeling 'against Taft, It Is & straightaway fight for the control of the party machinery. For the real issue Is the next legislature and the next ticket of state officials from governor down. The fight InrliMtaa th fwtaalhlfft n mthll nHl. ities commission and has much to do. with the personnel of the state board -of tax commissioners which are most vital things to every bank and every public utility. By these two channels9 many shippers and 'small merchants mrm pnmiwlUil tn'fill lnn fliw Fight en Roosevelt All these capital places of vantage are In the possession of the reaction ' ary wing of the party the Taft wing. Every prominent attorney doing a punnc utility business is out proclaiming Roosevelt danaeroua and Taft ner- k essarv in nraanerif v. Added to this faction Is the orgaalzauoH m sraaii poiunanr. iiw wu. dom of the administration In fostering the hones and fears of th owners of. . many small newspapers all over tbe state appears when the particular brands of misinformation : from the i Taft press bureau appear constantly all over the state. However. In this day and generation all these things do not make a victory. utj uico iu iw lacuirm ni . uii uiv farms are considerably Interested In tneir party organisation and are Dent on making It progressive. They are' anxious to see both parties progressive that is to say, free from the control of banks, public service; corporations and federal office holders. -" In fact these things are the weak--s ness of the Taft movement and Its strength. There is no place In Indiana where this domination is resented more than In Richmond and Wayne county. .To hand over the political msehin ery of the Republican party to these Influences would mean simply that tn ten years fight for a free party and free government which has just won out, would be surrendered, Wayne county Republicans believe 4 ' ine question m rTogressive vs. Reactionary Is .the issue that will be fought out next Friday night at the places designated for' the holding of , the ward meetings. To accomplish the holding of theprogressive citadel will mean that for years to come till 116 the reactionaries will suffer a disadvantageand a moral defeat When Barnard was re tired there was a negative assertion. pledging of the Roosevelt delegates) WIU arms SB s: lWV aynssajan avs), we,v . msfvr .7".. sgenta of Joe Kealing. A large attendaiice at the ward meetings is expected. The Roosevelt namltinii fa eafnfnsr In atMrncfk . fmn the reasons already - aiven and the committee holds that victory ts ; combx all along the Ha. . " PETITION FPU SALS ; tldimMttm Tm., Wnrnml AitmtnlMrHr Cna'. the estate of Samuel Jabes Let Tsats, - m . m.l. . a . as.' !- A . '--,.- :-,:t"-': usts peunoneo ine nat w an ussv personal property of the deceased, cock slating of a stock of groceries xzl . ... .. .. . . , ;