Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 129, 4 April 1912 — Page 1

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ESuffragettes in Convention at Indianapolis Condemn "i the . So-called Marshall Ition.

m ignores women RESOLUTION READS iRepresentatiorT by Ballot for "One-half of the Persons Resident in Indiana" One of the Demands. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, April 4. Indiana's !new proposed constitution -was flatly ! sat on by the suffrage forces of the i state in the convention of the Wornlen's Franchise League, which held its closing session today. "We emphatically condemn the boi called Marshall constitution," the resolution reads, "on the grounds that it is ' revolutionary in character and also because it ignores the women of the State." Further the resolution urges upon political parties to insert in their platforms planks which will demand a convention in the near future to frame and put before the voters a new constitution that -shall correct defects in the present instrument. "Especially," the resolution said, "the unjust and antiquated provision which excludes from representation from ballot one-half of the persons resident in Indiana." However, the resolution expresses " confidence in the "good intentions and wisdom of the men of Indiana." "But, we beseech them not to wait until a majority of the states as well - as the most backward of the nations of the earth have enfranchised women but that they take measures at once to secure the co-operation of the women In . the administration of public af'fairs." . VAnother paragraph of the resolution .ty: "While we regard the cause of Women's enfranchisement as a funda-

7 $isnfal underlying all the reforms for r 4virhlch tjhe good people are today working, such as peace, temperance, social purity, better bousing conditions, child labor legislation and so forth, yet we do not think this great cause is to tie furthered by violent methods, or by resorting to the tactics of the demagogues and the machine politician."

SPIRITUALIST FUNK CALLED BY DEATH (National News Association) MONTCLAIR, N. J., April 4. Dr. i Isaac K. Funk, prominent author and publisher, died at his home here today of heart failure. He was 73 years old. Dr. Funk interested himself .greatly in psychic research and many times insisted that he had been in 'communication with the spirit world land had been face to face and spoken 'with the spirit of the famous preacher Dr. Henry Ward Beecher. His writings upon spiritualism were numerous. News Nuggets (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 4. President George Neville of the N. Y. Cotton Exchange, addressing the cotton manufacturers association, said that business is getting worse every year as the styles compel women's dresses to get tighter and shorter. BELLEVILLE, 111., April 4. Crist Denison, of Belleville, is advertising his "divorce" from "John Barleycorn" in the local papers. GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4. Mma Bela Czaho, widow of a for-" mer Hungarlon cabinet officer, has just died leaving her pet lapdog absolute heir of her million-dollar estate. BOSTON, April 4. James l&Sulllvan told his friends today thase will wear a pair of shoes purchased for $2 in 'London fifty three years ago in the Easter parade Sunday. Mr. O'Sullivan has worn the shoes off and on since 1859. NEW YORK, April 4. When Dominlek Pasquale, an Italian, applied, for bis citizenship papers he Jold the judge that "Roosevelt is -president, governor of New York, mayor of Brooklyn and the constitution." He got the papers. HARTFORD Conn.. April 4. While Nathan Spiegel, a shoe merchant, went to the polls to vote, exUnited States Senator Morgan J. Bulkeley, president of the Aetna Life Insurance company, acted as salesman for him. HARTFORD, Conn., April 4 In a quarrel over a game of marbles Frank Ursone. aged 11.-shot and killed Louis Cirillo, aged six.

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BOSTON, Mass., April 4. According to Mrs.Clio Bracken, the famous woman sculptor, the feminine figure is more beautiful without corsets only theoretically, and that as a matter of fact the average woman wears her gowns with much more grace than if there were no stays beneath them. When Mrs. Bracken was approached with the argument that Venus de Milo did not wear corsets, she answered: "But neither did she wear clothes." Corsets are absolutely necessary to the average woman of mature figure, and she has learned to fit and wear them so well that her clothes are as graceful as if they followed the lines of the ideal the uncorseted figure. (Photograph shows Mrs. Bracken in street attire.) WAS ISSUED BY DOCTORS When the board of trustees of the Reid Memorial hospital adopt the system of management of the institution as recommended by the councilmanic hospital investigating committee in its report, the Wayne County Medical society will support the hospital in every manner and form tq the last ditch. If the board does not see fit to accept the suggestions and place them in operation support will be withheld by the physicians. This was decided at the meeting of the Wayne county Medical society yesterday afternoon at St. Paul's parish house, when a resolution to this effect was presented and passed unanimously. No discussion of the resolution or of the recent actions of the council regarding the hospital was permitted, the resolution going through by unanimous vote immediately after it had been read. The thirty-five members of the society evidently acted on a prearranged schedule. The society, while not by direct ac$ tion or statement showing antagonism to the board of trustees, by the resolution passed 'yesterday, made' it plain to the trustees that that body must comply with the provisions of the report submitted , to the city council by the hospital probe committee. The resolution extends thanks to the committee, composed of-private citizens and councilmen, who took up the arduous task of compiling evidence on hospital-conditions. - - - Who suggested the resolution is not known. Secrecy surrounds this step. When the members of the society arrived at' the St. Paul's parish house, where the meeting 'was held, the resolution in a neat, typewritten form, was found on the table. It was read. Then put on motion for passage, seconded and passed unanimously without a word being uttered either for or against it. By the wording of the resolution, the society puts the question of support or non-support of the hospital by 'the physicians up to the board of trustees. CLEAN NORTH FIFTH A large force of city employes were hjsy on North Fifth street this mornins, working the road scraper, taking away mud and accumulated filth of the winter from the surface of the street. The street was then brushed and put ; into good shape. A few small chuck iholes were filled. ASKS SUGGESTIONS ! For the purpose of securing data ! for his biennial report Charles A. ; Greathouse, state superintendent of I public instruction, is writing the coun- . ty superintendents asking for sugges tions on industrial education.

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Give the North End Better Protection. Business of small importance was transacted by the board of works this morning. The mayor was absent. The city agreed to pay for one water main on an extension of a main from Tenth and North I streets to Eighth and North I streets. This will close up a "dead end' existing on the North Eighth street line, and will, by reason of the better water service given, lower the insurance rates on the Rumely Co. plant about fifteen per cent. The water works company, represented by Howard Dill, then agreed t'o close up a short gap in the water mains from Tenth and North J to Eleventh and North J. This will make complete circulation of the water in the mains in the north section of the city and stop all "dead ends." In addition, the new water plug to be taken by the city will give added protection to the Watt and Keeler factory and lower the insurance rates on that plantonsiderably. The plant is now protected by only one water plug. Ditches, bumps, holes, and trenches also came up for consideration. The board of works agreed, representing the city, to pick up and repair Richmond avenue and North Third street, damaged by the water company's trench holes, for the sum of $175. This will release the company from all further obligation in the upkeep or these two streets, except when more trenches are dug. The gas company will now be approached and asked to repair the holes they have left in the city streets. A sewer on Main between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, which Is partly stopped by roots, will be cleaned out and a man hole inserted before tne sidewalks are cemented. Signs at the Glen were also discussed. A Dayton company offered to place a large sign on the arch at the Main street entrance at the Glen, to contain the illuminated letters, "Glen Miller Park," in the center over the main driveway, and over one footpath the word "Richmond," and over the other "Indiana." The letters are to be of large size, and will be illuminated by 200 electric lights. Exclusive of a transformer and the lights, the sign will cost $235, but with the centrals sign to contain the words "The Glen," the cost of the sign would be only $195. The matter was taken under advisement. City attorney Gardner was instructed to draw up a lease for five years for the light plant office. The rental is $55 per month. Supt. Johnson was given power to have a walk constructed at the back of the office leading to the alley. - The inside of the office will be papered and painted soon. ELECTION PROBLEM

CONFRONTS BOWMAN eeP tney win obliged to go. I A landscape committee was authorThere being some controversy as ; ized and appointed, the members of to the number of hours which shall J the committee being E. G. Hill and constitute a day for the members of . George E. Seidel. A committee to

the registration board, Louis Bowman, county . auditor, recently wrote to Thomas M. Homnan, attorney-general for an opinion. In a letter received yesterday afternoon by Auditor Bowman, the attorney-general says that the registration law does not state the , number of hours which constitutes a day's work for members of the board. The letter is as follows: "Your letter of the second inst. at hand. The registration law does not state what number of hours shall constitute a day. Neither does the election law state what number of hours shall constitute a day. Our supreme court has decided in the case of the pay of jurors that 24 hours constitutes a day's work., The registration law states that registration officers shall be paid at the rate of $4 per day for the time necessarily engaged la the discharge of their duties."

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BURDEN TO COUNTY During First Quarter Relief of the Poor Cost the Townships $2,675.51 During the first quarter of this year suffering among the poorer classes in Wayne county has been greater than for many years, judging from the re-j ports of township trustees which have just been presented to the county auditor, after having been approved by the board of county commissioners. There was $2,675.51 spent by trustees in the various townships of the county during January, February and March of this year to relieve the suffering of the poor. The amount of charity work done by James Howarth, trustee of Wayne township, exceeded that of all of the other trustees. Wayne township spent $1,704.85 toward aiding poor people during the past three winter months. This is explained by the unusual rigorous weather and the fact that work, in some instances, was rather hard to obtain. The charity work carried on by the township trustees consisted of giving groceries, fuel, shoes and books, paying physicians and undertakers and in some cases paying room rent and giving transportation from one place to another over the railroad and interurban Jines. Township Trustee Howarth said this morning that from now on no more coal would be given out. He said that most of the people made application at his office for fuel and provisions during the first quarter have now obtained work. During the quarter he issued orders for coal to the amount of $704.' It has been the custom of the trustees to visit families when aid was asked in order to ascertain their condition and to see if they were really deserving persons. The trustees state that as a rule the persons requesting aid are worthy people. Fallowing is the amount expended in each township for the first quarter: Wayne township. $1,7004.85; Perry, $21.16; Center, $160.69; Washington, $162.73; Jackson, $419.16; Green, $20.69; Harrison, $2; Dalton, $7, New Garden',' $29.30; Abington, $26; Clay, $43.50; Franklin, $41.39; and Webster, $19.60. MEETING IS HELD BY PARK COMPANY Engineers assisting in the work of the Lake and Park company reported, at the meeting of the directors of the company last evening that they are making plans to utilize he water power at the dam on the grounds purchased by the company. The engineers declare that the dam will produce 200 horsepower. Reports made at the quarterly meeting of the company held at the Commercial Club rooms are very encouraging to the directors. The lake basin is being ,cfcjrflRind the site for the dam has been staked off. The, engineers are ready to proceed with their i work as soon as it is ascertained how raise funds for financing the building ! of the dam was authorized and will be appointed within the immediate Tuture. FESTIVAL WORKERS MET LAST NIGHT The May Festival executive committee held a meeting last evening. Reports were made by chairmen of sub-committees to the effect that arrangements for the event are being completed rapidly. The Festival is to be held May 23 and 24. The Coliseum has been secured for the affair. Indications are extremely bright for the festival being a complete success n every particular. The rehearsals of the chorus and orchestra show decided improvement, and there is little doubt but that the event this year will burpass all other.

Mississippi Three Feet Higher Today Than Any Time: in Its History and Near Fatal 44 Foot Mark.

PESTILENCE IS AN ADDED HORROR NOW phis Blown Out and the! Drinking Water Polluted Manv Lives Lost. (National News Associition) MEMPHIS, Tenn.. April 4. Reports of the loss of lives continued to reach here this afternoon as the flood situation hourly grows more desperate. The river today is three feet higher than ever before known here, and by Friday night or Saturday morning the 44 foot stage, which the government says is the highest mark the dykes will stand, is expected. A special warning was sent to the people on the Arkansas side today to leave their homes as soon as possible, as it is believed the first break will come on that side of the river. The danger of pestilence was added to the other flood terrors today, when the manholes of the sewers were blown out in all parts of the city and the flood carried the sewage through the streets'. Part of the city's drinking water has already been polluted. Health officers held a hurried consultation this afternoon and drastic action will be taken to prevent a typhoid epidemic. George Smith and Miner Seay, living near Clarksville, Tenn., were drowned when their skiff overturned when they attempted to cross the Cumberland river. At Marianna, Ark., today William Lynn, a farmer, shot and killed three negroes who refused to go into the flood to rescue his cattle. PRESIDENT HAS ACTED. AS HINGTON, April 4. President Taft today ordered the quartermaster's department to ship army rations to the flood sufferers in the Mississippi valley. This action was taken following a visit to the White House of Sen. James of Kentucky. The President also indicated to his visitor that he would urge an appropriation of $250,000 by congress to buy food for the desperate flood sufferers of the affected states. TWO LEVEE BREAKS. CAIRO, 111., April 4. Two breaks in the levees occurred here shortly before dawn -today and the flood waters of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers have swept through the drainage district and left the city practically isolated and in imminent danger of partial destruction. The flood water is 14 feet higher than the streets of the city. Four hundred men working to save the Big Four levee were marooned when the break occurred. They were left standing on the top of the embankment, part of which had already been torn away by the flood. A steamer was sent from here to rescue them and began a battle with the current which is swift and treacherous to reach the embankment without creating counter currants and eddies that will cause the levee to crumble into the water before the helpless laborers can be taken off. First Levee Break. The first break occurred when the Baltimore & Ohio railroad levee protecting the northwest end of the drainage district gave way. The drainage district, which is north of the city proper and is protected on all sides by levees, forming an added protection to Cairo in case of flood, is given over largely to market gardening. There are a number of houses in the district and these already have been washed loose from their foundations and are floating in the flood, threatening to hammer away at the levees protecting the city as they are tossed about Jn the currant. A number of factories are also located in the drainage, district and these have been inundated and put out of commission. The break in the drainage district has allowed the weight of the floods from both the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to attack the north wall of the levees that protect the city proper. The current is racing through the district and the north wall has become a new danger point. Railroad communication has already been cut off and the situation is serious. The loss from tbe flood to date was estimated at $3,000,000. , Nearly every able-bodied man in Cairo and 1,500 imported laborers straggled along the seven miles of levees that protect the city in a last desperate effort to check the flood to day. Tbe water is still rising rapidly and it was feared this morning that the walls would give way soon. A special fight is being made to strengthen the north wall which feels the full weight of the flood for the first time following the break today. It is .(Continued on Page Twelve)

National Nwi Association) HILLESV1LLE. Va.. April 4 Stdna Allen and Wesley Edwards of the notorious Allen gang, which shot up the court house several weeks ago. killing the judge, prosecutor and one juror, were killed today in a battle with detectives, according to a report brought here-at noon by a courier. Two of the detectives were perhaps fatally shot, according to the report, which has not yet been confirmed.

The- battle in which the two gang leaders, were killed occurred near Volunteer Gap in the Blue Ridge mountains. The report is based on tbe story of a rural mail carrier who arrived at Mt. Airy. N. C, today. He said that negroes had told him of the fight. The news was received here by long distance telephone. According to the report men have started from Mt. Airy to investigate the story. NICHOLS NOW SAYS HIS TALE IS FAKE Self Confessed Assassin Dr. Knabe Calls Story a Booze Dream. of (National News Association) PORTSMOUTH, N. H, April 4. Instead of keeping his promise to furnish the police authorities with additional startling facts concerning the murder of Dr. Helene Knabe at Indianapolis last October, Seth Nichols, the booze-fighting ex-sailor, acknowledged he was aboard the warship Dixie when the murder was committed "and that his confession was a fake pure and simple. Nichols declared that he had read much in the newspapers regarding the murder and that constant drinking of liquor kept the crime uppermost in his mind. The sickness and loss of his wife together with the constant drinking had brought him to such , a state of mind that he believed he had com mitted the crime. After two . nights good rest he declared that he saw things differently. JO CONTINUE PROBE. INDIANAPOLIS, April 4. Despite the latest story from Portsmouth Supt. Hyland decided today to send Lieut. Kinney to look over and interrogate Nichols. - . . . RAIDS LOCAL STORE Aged Peddler H&ps Himself to Goods Displayed.. , James Dudley, aged 67, vagrant, who makes his living by peddling nick packs about the country was arrested yesterday afternoon for stealing some shoestrings and tie sets from a local five and ten cent store, and in police court this morning received a fine of $10 and costs and ten days in jail. When placed on trial, his whole body shook as if with palsy, bis hands gripped his hat, and tears poured down his cheeks when he replied to the prosecutor's query, "I don't know what to plead." His effects, two bundles of shoestrings, a number of packages of needles, several diaries, and the tie sets, were placed on the table and the manager of the store placed the small er bundle of shoestrings and tie sets aside, saying those had been stolen. The old man said he did not know how they happened to be in his clothes but said that he supposed he had stol en them. He was sent down to the county jail last December for begging. Then he gave the name of James Wilson His jail term will be thirty days. It was explained in police court by an em ploye of the store where the articles were stolen that he filled bis pockets with articles, went out, wrapped the articles up in paper, came back and helped himself to more until he was finally noticed and caught at his thiev ing. John B. Morrison, ill at his home 307 North Fourteenth street, received word through the local police department, this morning, that a brother liv ing at Endsley, Alabama, was serious ly ill, and asking that he come there as soon as possible. The condition of Mr. Morrison is such that he cannot make the trip. The telegram came to chief of police Gormon, asking that he locate John B. Morrison and re quest tbe latter to communicate with J. F. McNolty. THE WEATOER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Friday. j HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and warmer tonight and Friday. Maximum temperature 61 at 5 a. m. Thursdaq. Minimum temperature 33 at noon today.- - - - "rv l Temperature at 11:30, 33. Barometer 30.3. - Direction and velocity of wind, N.

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Home of Engineer of a Non-' Union Mine Was Wrecked and Attempt Is Also Made to Wreck Train.

IS FIRST VIOLENT ACTION OF STRIKE British Coal Miners by af Large Majority Vote Today to Reject the Minimum Wage Act of Govt. (National News Association) LONDON, April 4. Tbe total vote of miners of the United Kingdom ou the question of acceptance of the minimum wage scale bill was officially an nounced today at 201,000 for th cceptance and 244,000 against. The min ers federation officials announced that they would advise all miners' to re sume work. , FIRST VIOLENT DEED. SHAMOKIN. Pa, April 4. The first violence in tbe anthracite region, at tributed to Idle coal miners, occurred today near" here when the home of Al exander Williams, an engineerrr. at Kathryn colliery, which is attempting to operate with non union men, was dynamited. The occupants or. lh houBe had narrow escapes. About the same time an attempt was made, to blow up a portion of the Reading rail road tracks and wreck a train carrying non strikers to work. .... PEACE OR WAR. WILKESBARRE, , Pa., April 4Peace or waj In the anthracite region, hinges upon whatever action tbe oper ators take in Philadelphia next Wed nesday "when the representatives of the .miners made formal demand for recognition of their union. Wage demands have been subordinated to rec ognition of the union. Positive assurances to this . effect were given by district leaders today who declared that the national leaders will inform the operators when" rher meet in conference in Philadelphia, that, unless recognition of the union is guaranteed they will recommend to the miners to turn down any other proposition and tie up the entire anthracite field in a general strike. The district leaders are going ahead with their plans for a national conten tion instead of submitting any offer the mine owners might make to a ref erendum vote. Each local organiza tion union will elect delegates to the convention. They will be permitted to send their representatives either with or without instructions.' Tbe date of the convention will probably be April 22 and the notices for the election of delegates will be mailed about April 13 If the Philadelphia joint conference is over by that time. President John P. White of the United Mine workers of America probably will preside at the convention, according to present plans. It has not jet been determined whether the meeting shall be held in this city or Scranton. Some of the coal company officials are said to be in favor of recognition of the union in a modified form.-Conservatives among the miners leader are also In favor of a modified from of recognition if that Is the best that can be secured this year. AH the mines are under picket , guards who interrogate every man going to work.In cases where the picke's are satisfied that the workmen are doing ' repair duty tbey are allowed to proceed; otherwise they are turned back with instructions to remain idlo until they are instructed by the union to resume their duties. The tie-up Is complete and the collieries are compelled to use their own store supply for keeping fires in the boilers of tb engines that work the pump and fans. PERRY TWP. PUPILS . ARE TO GRADUATE The program for tbe annual commencement of the Perry township schools which will be held tomorrow evening at the Methodist Episcopal " church at Economy was announced today by County Superintendent C. O. Williams. ' The Invocation will be pronounced by the Rev. George Martin. Charles W. Jordan secretary of tbe Richmond Commercial Club will deliver the class address. Mr. Jordan was formerly county superintendent of public . In- 3 structioik. C. O. Williams, presct county superintendent, will present the diplomas to the graduates. Masle for tbe occasion is to be furnished by the Fleming orchestra. Graduates from the high school are Mary BallengT, Avis Val, Elsie Veal, and Clara Hill. The graduates from tbe common school are Blanche BealL Harold Fenimore, Rena Cox. Haxel Fletcher, Hazel MendenhalL Clyde : Franklin, Ruby Morrison and Eldridge Sacndersj . C. Roy Williams is principal of tbe high school and VIrgie Mendenhall assistant-prindpaL The " teachers re Love Lindsey. Bessie C. Taylor and El- i fie M. Wilson. v .