Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 123, 28 March 1912 — Page 1

MOOTD FAULABI AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 123. RICH3IOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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DISCOVERY OF PLOT TO DLQW UP MAYOR LEADS TO ARRESTS sDynamite Reported to Have Been Sent to Rock Island To Be Used by the Rioters at that Place.

fcMAYOR DECLARES HE WILL KILL LOONEY Providing the Editor Makes Any Further Newspaper Attacks on Him Looney's Condition Serious. (National New Asvtclation) - ROCK ISLAND, 111., March 28. The MIscovery of an alleged plot to blow up 'Mayor Sen river and the office of the 'News led to a number of arrests here today while soldiers, detectives and 'deputy sheriffs searched the railroad yards for a cache of dynamite supi posed to have been planted by men (from Chicago. According to the report that reached the police and militia of ficers dynamite was sent from Chi' cago to be used by the rioters. The shipment was made over the Rock Is(land railroad. The officials learned of kbe fact and Pinkerton detectives were on the train on which the explo-

. slve was carried. The men bringing It discovered this fact and secreted

the explosive somewhere in the rail troad yards, the police say. A man who gave the name of Harry 'Lewis, under arrest, was given the , 'third degree today. He is alleged by the police , to know the details of the plot. Lewis asserts he Is innocent.

Mayor Schrlver, who for forty-eight (hours, was a virtual prisoner in the . City Hall, went to his home early to-

. day. Sitting in a barricaded office with m, squad of soldiers on each side guard ilng him from bomb throwers. Mayor (Harry M. Schrlver, of Rock Island, to- ' .day declared In a sensational inter

' kvlew that he would kill John Looney,

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nospnai, ir tne editor attacked mm rur-

"I propose to put an end to attacks vV. by Looney on myself and other repuE' ble citlsens of this town," said the ayor. "If Looney ever leaves the ispltal and mentions my name in any

(discreditable way- either by word' or n his paper. I will kill him." i - Soldier on Quard. On hundred soldiers are guarding tb city hall where Brigadier General Klttleson 1 making his headquarters. All persons wishing to enter the hall are stopped and questioned. There are lover 150 case to be heard against per sons arrested for resisting the military patrol. ' -When I tell you that I shall kill ULooney, I do not want the public to understand that I am murderously iniclined. but I have given this matter

..thorough consideration," the mayor , continued. "I thought about it over . night and again today. The situation A is this: Looney had been .for years' as v the tool of the one set and the leader of another responsible for most of the ' rascality, blackmailing and disorder In this town. The paper he publishes is unfit to go through the mails as everyone knows. This fact has been called to the attention of Postmaster General for several years without effect. "So I have (bid Looney, and I think

fee understand It that If he so much a bats an eye when he gets out of the hospital I intend to kill him. I think he understands that I mean it, And let us hope he will have sense enough to subside." Raymond Swingle, shot during the ffussllade Tuesday night is declared iby the St. Anthony hospital staff to be (at the point of death, TEACHERS MEETING (National Nsws Association) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. March 28. fProm all sections of the southern part ot thia state teachers have arrived tiers' in large numbers to attend the (Convention of the Southern Indiana Teachers' association, which will be ;Jn session during the rest of the week. Henry Lester Smith, of Bloomington. will preside and the list of speakers .-contains the names of many noted ;men, among them, former United .States Senator. Albert J. Beveridge. United SUtes Senator, Robert M. La Toilette, President W. O. Thompson of th Ohio State university and many pthers. THE WEATHER JIT ATt Plain tonight. -Warwer In the north and central portions. Friday fair and slightly cooler. aVOCAL Rain tonight Friday fair and ' slightly cooler. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. " Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Jlaln tonight and Friday; Warmer to- . flight and Friday. Maximum temperatare, 4t at noon Thursday. Minimum Temperature. 35 at a. m. Thursday. Temperature at 11:30, 48. Barometer 29.85. Rainfall since yesterday, .04 (Inch. Direction and velocity of wind. p. EL, a miles an hour,

Allen Gang

This photograph shows Sidna Allen, who up to the time of his capture was considered one of the most dangerous of the Allen gang of outlaws who shot up the Hillesville, Va., courtroom, recently, entering the jail at Roanoke, where he will be confined until the beginning of his trial in Hillesville as a participant in the murderous raid that resulted in six death. CHINESE SOLDIERS Also Loot and Burn Part of City and Threaten the Foreigners. (National Newa Association) SHANGHAI. China. March 28. Five hundred soldiers in the barracks at Fuchow, capital of Fokien province, mutined today, killed a number of townsmen, looted . and burned 'part of the city and then made a threatening dem onstration against he foreigners. The European and foreign colony at Fuchow is a large one. Messages received . here from the scene state that they had applied the torch to buildings perilously near the foreign compounds. Many shops and private residences have been pillaged. Fu-chow is an important treaty port on the Mln river, 38 miles from its mouth.. The city is walled and has a population of 750,000. It is an extensive suburbs and is noted for its many beautiful buildings. Boxer sentiment there is strong. SENSATIONAL IS THEJESTIMOIIV In Slander Suit at Chicago Against DeahTalbot of Chicago University. (National News Association CHICAGO. 111., March 28. Witnesses introduced by the defense In the slander suit brought by Ester Mercy against Dean Marion Talbot of the University of Chicago, attempted today to prove that the girl's reputation for veracity was not good. Miss Mercy sat defiantly through the ordeal until C. E. Zimmerman took the stand. Then springing from her chair the girl with the $250 hat stepped directly in front of the witness. Standing with arms extended pointing at his face she said, "I never saw that man before." The first question of Francis Walker Dean Talbott's attorney indicated that Zimmerman was to be used in an attack upon Miss Mercy's veracity. "Look at me," the girl exclaimed, "Look me in the eye." Zimmerman averted his head and did not look at her. "You had better be right before you speak. Remember it is a question of a woman's name. Now go on I defy you." Miss Mercy continued. Everett Jennings, her attorney pushed her back into her chair and her fiancee Warren Reynolds quieted her while the case proceeded. A furniture dealer was the first witness. He testified that he would not believe Miss Mercy if she swore on a stack of Bibles. Further questioning brought out the fact that he had. had business dealings with the girl and that his opinion was based on this experience. Attorney Jennings moved that the testimony be thrown out as It was not founded on general notoriety. Ruling was taken under advisement

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Sudden Outbreak of Strike Violence Causes Wild Excitement. National News Association) LOWELL, Mass., March 2S A sudden outbreak of strike violence in this city today caused wild excitement and severe trouble. A body of a thousand strikers who had been attempting to induce the employes of the Lawrence Mill, the only one running today, to walk out, paraded through the streets, hurling stones through the windows of two mills and made a hostile demonstration in front of Adjutant General Pearson's headquarters. The mob was dispersed after a clash with the police at this point. One of the leaders was arrested, but no attempt was made to take other members of the mob into custody. ADDISON C. HARRIS TALKS TO STUDENTS Believing that disarmament to be the dream of the philosopher and futile when it comes to practical affairs, Mr. Addison C. Harris, a former citizen of Wayne County and a member of the bar in Indianapolis told the students of Earlham College this morning that the peace of the future could be maintained only by an international court and an international police force to carry out the decrees. Mr. Harris pointed to the development of the sentiment for peace since the time of Gratiua, the founder of the theory of International Law, and stated that peace by law as a solution could come into effect only after many years more of agitation. CONFIDENCE MAN JUMPS FROM TRAIN (National News Association) RENO, Nev., March , 28. W. D. Downing, who is wanted in Denver on a charge of obtaining money on a confidence game, made hts escape from two deputies appointed to take him from San Francisco to the Colorado capital. After leaving Hazen, the train gained considerable .headway and the two deputies left Downing alone for a few moments. Downing opened a window end jumped out. His escape was discovered a few minutes later and the deputies went back over the ground but the prisoner could not be found. Downing released . himself from the handcuffs and retained to HazeL He was bareheaded and stopped in a k cai store long enough to buy a hat Then he disappeared. Y. M. C. A. WORKERS MEET HERE IN MAY The recent invitation of Earlham college, the Commercial Club, the Richmond Ministerial association, and the Y. M. C. A., to the national Y. M. C A. workers' conference, has been accepted.; It will be held here during the first week of May. International Secretary Merle McMilllan, of New York, is here today making arrangements for the conference which will bring over 500 workers of the Y. M. C. A. A meeting of the' joint 'committee of the Y. ,M. C A the Commercial club, the Ministerial association and Earlham college will meet tomorrow to make final arrangements for the conference. ,

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SWEEPING CHARGES OF GRMTJNO VICE Against Wm. Barnes, Jr., Chairman of N. Y. Republican Committee. (National News Association) ALBANY, N. Y., March 28. Recommending that William Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Republican state committee, and publisher of the Albany Evening Journal be prosecuted by the attorney general for illegal exaction of $15,000 from -the state, and declaring him to be the most conspicuous beneficiary of graft, public extravagance and raiding of the municipal treasury, the Bayne senate committee today submitted its report on graft and vice in Albany to the legislature. In addition to the sweeping charges against Chairman Barnes, the report recommends the removal from office of Mayor McEwan, public service commissioner, Zan Cantine and the chief of police, and urges that an extraor dinary term of the supreme court ! with a special grand jury be called by the Governor to be presided over by a justice who does not reside in the Third Judicial district and to inquire into and punish the crimes and misdemeanors set forth in this report. The court, the report states, should inquire particularly into transactions of any political leader In connection with the printing contracts obtained from the officials and of the city and county, and also the transactions of the Lincoln league. COLONEL WILL HOT BOLT J TICKET In Event He Is Not Nominati, ed. The Idea Is Preposterous. (National News Association) ST. LOUIS. Mo., March 28. "I have no idea of bolting the Republican ticket if I am not nominated. Any such statement is preposterous." This was Colonel Roosevelt's decisive reply today to an impression that had got out that he intended leading a third party movement if defeated at Chicago. The Colonel's utterances at Ft. Wayne and Chicago in speaking of the primary tactics in Indiana formed the basis of - the persistent ' report. Roosevelt had said in his speech that he would have a good deal to say if cheated out of the nomination. Br anch tactics as these practiced in the New York and Indiana prlmariea. "I meant no such thing," exclaimed .the Colonel when told this had been construed to mean that be would bolt "There was no hint of it I am fighting against crooked primary methods and that is all. 1 am a party man." The Colonel will wind up with a speech tonight at the CoHeeum. He registered at the Planter's Hotel as the guest of the Million . Population Club.

COAL STRIKERS 111

LOIIDOII THREATEN WAVE OF VIOLEIICE r Maddened by Sight of Wives and Children Suffering From Hunger, Miners Assume Menacing Attitude. TROOPS ARE RUSHED INTO MINING FIELD Every Effort Being Made to Prevent Outbreak Which May Sweep the Whole United Kingdom. (National News Association) LONDON, March 28. Troops took the field today for the first time in the British coal strike, while 10,000 others were held under marching orders at Aldershot. Becoming restive under the delay in settling the strike and maddened by the sight of their wives and children suffering from hunger the strikers in many districts have as sumed a menacing attitude, threatening to precipitate a wave of violence which may sweep the United 'Kingdom. Four hundred soldiers were scattered about the collieries near Chirk, Benbigh county, North Wales, where rioting was precipitated by several hundred miners returning to work. Five hundred other troop's were rushed into the Staffordshire mining field where there was fierce fighting between strikers and police at the Littleton colliery yesterday and last night. Nearly half a hundred rioting strikers had been battered by police clubs and their comrades were in no mood to make a hostile demonstration upon the arrival of the soldiers. The soldiers on strike duty were armed and were placed on duty about the mines in the districts into which they were transported. In spite of the fact that the end of the struggles seems to be in sight, the suffering will be prolonged into next month by reason of the fact that the returns of the referendum on the mini mum wage ballot are not returnable until April 1. Anticipating at least one week more of idleness throughout the local coal fields of the British Isles, railroads and manufacturing plants are taking steps to. meet conditions even more serious than they are at present. Suspend Traffic. The railroad managers have decided to suspend all freight traffic except perishable goods from April 3 to April 9. . A serious split has occurred among the officials of the miners federated union. Some leaders want the miners to return to work at once, but others are standing out against this. . The minimum wage bill, having passed second reading fn the House of Lords, should reach the committee stage in that body today. There was every probability that it would pass j third reading this evening and receive royal assent from King George tomorrow. Liberal members of Commons, representing mining constitution constituencies, were invited to assemble today for an important statement from Premier Asquith on the attitude of the government. SPECIAL COMMITTEE UPHOLDS LORIMER (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 28. Senator William Lofimer, of Illinois, was today upheld by the special committee of the United States Senate which has been investigating charges that he secured his seat in the Senate through bribery. The committee vote was reported as 5 to 3 in favor of Lorimer. The decision centered around the argument of Attorney Hanezy that Mr. Lorimer having been -investigated once, and acquitted, could not again be placed under the probe and the majority of the committee accepted this view of the case. BITUMINOUS MINERS RESUME CONFERENCE (National News Association) CLEVELAND, O., March 28. With but three more days remaining before the wage scale expired the sub committee on wage scale representing the bituminous miners, and operators of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois resumed their conference today with the operators' proposal to settle grievances with local boards under consideration. The operators testified in their counter proposal that no settlement would be ratified by which the cost of production la increased. The operators used every argument to have the men continue work under the scale with the promise that the grievance in various districts would be smoothed over by local joint conferences. BURNED HIS HAND Walter Davis, son. of G.-W. Davis, was painfully burned on the - hand while performing an experiment in the chemistry labratory at the high school yesterday. Davis was using phosphorus in the experiment when it in some way became ignited, burning

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BRICK FAVORED FOR WEST HMD STREET Majority of Property Owners Prefer Brick to Macadam Thoroughfare.

Richmond may get one more brick street this year. Residents of West Main street from Fifth to Eighth street appeared before the board and when asked their opinion in regard to the paving of the Btreet, whether brick or macadam was desired, twelve were in favor of brick and two for macadam. The original resolution adopted by the board pro vided for a widening of the street which would make the roadway forty two feet wide, but the property owners sat on this step with much emphasis. desiring the width to be kept at thirtysix feet, the present width of the street. In view of the majority which the owners had against the widening of the street the board rescinded the order calling for the widening of the street and a brick paving was decided upon. City Engineer Charles presented fig ures which showed the difference bet tween macadam and brick to he but $1.65 per lineal foot. The cost will be $5.45 per lineal foot for brick, includ ing six foot cement sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. The city will pay for putting in a storm sewer, and other parts of the improvement will make the cost of the city's share of the Improvement about $4,300. The real joy of the situation was lost however, for Mayor Zimmerman who has fought bo hard for brick streets, to be beaten in several instances, was ill and unable to attend the meeting this morning when the brick street went through practically without opposition, Working overtime and full force as they have been for some time, the Out put of the M. Rumely threshing ma chine and tractor company has taxed the warehouses of the plant, and W, Campbell of the company appeared before the board of works this mora ing and asked for the privilege of plac ing a row of machines on North Eighth street north, of the railroad, next to the curb where they would not Inter fere with travel. He stated that the capacity of the warehouses and other available places for storing their opt put had been taxed to the limit, and that if more space could not be secured in which to store the machines until the spring orders came In, the factory would have to shut down for awhile. The board granted permission to use the street temporarily. Improvement at Glen. Improvements at the Glen occupied quite a little time of the discussion held by the board this morning. The new arch which is Id be put over the Main street entrance came up for considerable talk. .The 'cost 'of the arch will be estimated, as soon as a suitable means of lettering the sign that it may be visible day and night is arrived at, and the work let by contract. Then as soon as the cost is arrived at, councH will be asked for the appropriation for the funds necessary. Plans for bpuldering and cementing the ravine between the two southern bridges at the entrance to the park on the east side are also being drawn up. The ravine then can be covered with plants and flowers, much improving this spot A -brick pavement for Ft Wayne avenus from the railroad tracks north to North F street may be taken up next by the board of works. This street is subject to much heavy hauling and is in bad condition. An addition to the city, of a small plot of ground west of the city from Seventh to Fifth street, west of Pearl will come up later. A letter from the Furnas Pneumatic Sweeper company was read. The com pany states it manufactures a machine operated by a 6 by 6 four cylinder gasoline engine which cleans, on the prin ciple of the vacuum cleaner, from live to six miles per day. The macnine costs $3,500. It is in demonstration at Indianapolis. BATTLE IS EXPECTED Position of Federalists Strong. Is (National News Association) JIMINEZ, Mex., March 28. Gen. Trucy Aubert, with 1,500 federal troops cut off from retreat by a rebel column has taken up a position at Rancho San Pedro and has threatened an attack on Jlminez. Gen. Orozco with the main rebel army Is defending the city. General Aubert has two cannon and five machine guns. A few shots were fired at the City shortly after he took up bis position. His appearance was a complete surprise as be was reported in full flight following the battle with the rebels that raged from Hacinda to Dolores to Coralites. According to reports Gen. Aubert found a column of federal soldiers stationed in the mountains and commanding the trial he attempted to follow. His position now is a strong one. A general fight was expected. ASK POLICE TO AID IN SEARCH The local police department has been notified to look for Stella . Tnrney, aged fourteen, who ran away from her home at Columbus. Ohio, March 2, supposedly in company with Robert W. Kepler, aged 29, a cook, but who often poses as an evangellstical worker. , - - , z She is described in the circular as being about 5 feet 5 inches in height weight -about 109 pounds, light curly hair,, blue gray eyes, and- a slight scar over the right eye. She is the daughter of Mr. andJM Lee .Turner. ,

TAFT FORCES

DEFEATED in BTH DISTRICT Roosevelt Leaders Victorious . in Connersville Convention Today, After a Very:. Tame Fight. . . . PORTER AND BRYSON ; CHOSEN DELEGATES Convention Was a Clean Out! Roosevelt Victory TaftMen Accepted Their De-: feat Gracefully. (Staff Correspondent) CONNERSVILLE, Ind., March 2$.At the close of the Sixth District Con. vention this afternoon, which was advertised to be a howling rough, boos but which proved rather tame, Roose velt men are jubilant because their two candidates for delegates to the NaUonal convention, Enos Porter of Shelby county, and T. C Bryson, of Fayette county, were elected by aye ' and nay vqte, but the Taft men are not , sulking in thir tents. They claim that inasmuch as the majority report of the resolution committee, which Indorsed ? the Taft platform of the State- Con vention, was adopted the two National ' delegates were pledged to Taft. The ' minority resolutions report which in- - dorsed Roosevelt was withdrawn at the suggestion of Charles Campbell , for the sake of harmony, as he put It Roosevelt men, however, scout the argument some of the Taft men are making following the adjournment oCthe convention and say that the two ; National delegates are thorough Roosevelt men and are in no, way , pledged to Taft-This la the generally accepted opinion. " Judge Jackson, temporary chairman, proved a fair executive and no disor -der resulted from his decisions.",' , -' The convention was a clean cut Roosevelt victory, the Colonel at alf times controlling the necessary majority. 64 votes. The Taft men seeing w they were beaten this morning and y that political theft would not be toler ' ated accepted their ' defeat, gracefully. ? Minority Report For T. n. Elmer Bassett presented the major-' ity report of the resolutions commit-; tee, which simply indorsed the , plat form adopted at the State Convention Tuesday. The minority report Indors ed the candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt and censured the methods ens ployed by the minority In preventing" the rule of the ma jority at the State ' Convention. , - . X Charles Campbell of 8helby county. -chairman of the district Roosevelt for ces advised the withdrawal of the minority report. This caused a rumpus, but a plea for harmony finally resulted, in its withdrawal on an aye and nay. vote. - The majority report of the credentials committee, drawn up and present ed by Taft men, favored the Beating of six contested Taft delegates of Henry township, Henry county and one and, one-half Taft votes from, two Shelby e county townships. The minority re- - (Continued on Pace Sis) News Nuggets (National News Association) PITTSBURG, March 28 James I. Buchanan, millionaire pnssident of the Pittsburg Trust 'company, has become a student In the Cornell school of farming. He admitted that business affairs sometimes compel him to play "hookey. 1 : COLUMBIA, Mo., March 22. Mia souri chief Josephine II has become the record of a cow df this state by producing 7,033 pounds of rich milk in a year. The average cow yield is 6,701 lbs. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March It. An 'epidemic of diphtheria has broken out at Hartford. Moat of those attacked are prominent in athletics. BOSTON; Mass., March 28. The Rev. Mabel R Whitman, pastor of the church, of Immortalism, is advocating that "all pastors and others empowered to perform marriages refuse to do so unless the contracting parties can produce certificates showing both to be in perfect : health, the prospective bride to be a skilled cook and the groom to be in well-to-do circumstances. . - PHILADELPHIA, March 2S. Rev. Thomas A. Davis, a Methodist minister, ' delivered an address at 3m laying of the corner stone of the Olympic, a new f 100,000 prize ght club. : ' ' PHILADELPHIA, March 2S. Sybilla Slhnats. a paralytic, today celebrated her 69th year hefplaoa in bed. She is 79 year old and. been bed-ridden 21,000 dayav , ' BOSTON. ' Marc 2S. Thomas ' Lee, of North Andover, who la aerv- ; Sag a life term in prison for murder, has been offered a pardon if, Jt - will become an exile. - " ' 'i