Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 135, 11 April 1912 — Page 1

THE RICHMOND PA.IX.AJMUM

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VOL. XXXVII. NO. 135.

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TO BE ARBOR DAY VISITOR -Former Vice President and Dean Coulter of Purdue To Witness Planting of 2,500 Trees Here. SCHOOL BOARD HAS ARRANGED PROGRAM tlrees, Which Are the Gift of Lee B. Nusbaum, Will Be Planted Over City by the School Children. The gift of 2,500 elm trees by Iee B. Nusbaum to the city, to be planted on Arbor Day has resulted in Richmond being selected by the Indiana Forestry association as the best place to center its efforts for a new movement to promote interest in forestry. ( Charles V. Fairbanks, former vice president of the United States, and president of the State Forestry association, with Dean Stanley Coulter, of Purdue university, will spend all of April 26, Arbor Day, in this city. A regular program for celebrating the day has been arranged by the school board and a committee of the Commercial club. In the morning between 11 and 12 o'clock at the high school and Garfield school, Mr. Fairbanks and Dean Coulter will address the students for an hour on the subject of trees and their relation to the general appearance of a city. In the afternoon the different schools of the city will be visited, each school to have half an hour mass meeting, to be addressed by the two prominent visitors. Iu the evening a big mass meeting is to be held at the high school auditorium, where both Dr. Coulter and Mr. Fairbanks will speak on the subject of trees. All citizens interested in perpetuating the shade trees of the city are invited to attend the meeting. The high school orchestra, under Mr. Eearhart's direction, will furnish music for the evening. E. M. Haas, Wilfred Jessup and Fred R. Lemon of the Commercial club have been appointed a committee to assist the school officials in making arrangements for the day and night meetings. The schedule for the different schools of the city has not been arranged. The state forestry association has determined to start a movement in the cities of the state, to try to arouse public interest in streets and their - shading by suitable shade trees. Learning that L. B. Nusbaum had donated 2,500 elm trees to this city, the association at once determined to launch its crusade here. IGRQOMDARK HORSES I! Mention Names of Cummins and Hughes. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 11. While the Taft forces profess entire confidence in their ability to pick the renomination plum for President Taft, Khere developed today a strong belief that only the selection of some other .candidate will promise success to the (Republicans natipnal ticket this fall. ITbe grooming of dark horses has already begun. The most prominently I mentioned are Senator Cummins of Iowa and Justice Hughes of the United (States Supreme court. There is no exfpectation that the convention can be stampeded to either of these men, but those who believe that the party would be helplessly split if either Taft or Roosevelt were nominated hope that in. onmnromise can be reached. It is hllteved that the selection of a dark thorse who will be favorable to both Wings of the party can be reached only in the event that President Taft voluntarily retires in the interest of harmony and pressure will be brought upon the president before the national convention to take this action. With the Republicans split into three divisions, one favoring President Taft, another favoring Senator La Follette, and the third clinging to the Roosevelt bandwagon, the prospect of any one of these men winning, even , after a long, hard fight, is becoming more and more remote, according to (the national leaders. Those who favor ;a compromise are seeking a candidate who blends the principles of progressives with those of conservatism in a degree which will appease voters of iRll factions. There are a number of leajders. however, who fear that this is jthe next to impossible. REPORTS OF DEATH OF POPE BASELESS (National News Association) PARIS, April 11 The rumor that Pope Pius had died suddenly at the 'Vatican this morning spread through jthe capitals of Europe. It was sev eral hours before denial of the report vas made at Rome. 5

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Second Officer Thompson and part of crew fighting flames on the S. S. Ontario, which caught fire off Montauk Point, L. I., where the big vessel was beached. With the holds in the forward part of the boat little less than seething furnaces Captain Bond and one of his seamen lashed themselves to the wheel in their efforts to control the vessel, which was being tossed about in an unusually heavy sea, and succeeded in running the vessel aground four hundred feet from the most deserted spot on long island. Through the heroism of wireless operator Ingalls who stuck to his post in a tiny room under which the flames were roaring and his frantic distress signals were finally answered by two revenue cutters on which the 35 passengers were taken while the crew stuck to the ship and fought the flames for over twenty four hours.

CAMPFIELD DENIES HE IS NOT BIDDER Says That He Will Submit a Proposal for the Water Works Franchise. E. M. Campfield this morning stated flatly that the statement purported to have been issued by him saying that he would not again bid for the water works contract, and franchise, was untrue. He said he was making preparations to bid and would bid, if the. conditions of the city's contract proposal was acceptable to his financial backers. He stated that it would be necessary to secure a twenty-five year franchise to enable him, in event he secured the contract, to obtain the backing of about one million dollars which would be necessary. Campfield said the city attorneys in their contract proposal should insert a clause specifically stating that the term of the franchise and contract would not exceed twenty-live years, and thus eliminate any possible dispute as to the length of the franchise term. The Richmond City Water Works company now claims a perpetual franchise. "If conditions named by the city are such that I can secure my financial backing, I will bid so low that 1 will get the franchise," stated Campfield. "However, I don't mean to say that 1 will bid as low this time as I did the other, but I think I can get the contract and franchise if the conditions imposed on the bidders by the city are reasonable. I have to get reasonable conditions in order to get financial backing. "I don't care when the city buys the plant. It can do so as soon as it wants to, even a year after this deal is closed. I am willing for the city to buy it at any time if I get the franchise. All I ask is fair terms in the clause providing for buying the plant." SERENE CONVENTION Is Held by the New Democrats. York (National News Association) NEW YORK, April 11. All was harmony when the New York state Democratic state convention convened here today to elect ninety delegates to the National convention in Baltimore and adopt a platform. There were no factional disputes or threatened contests to mar the serenity of the gathering and it was confidently predicted that all the business would be cleaned up before late tonight. As a result of the opposition of leader Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall to the instruction of delegates to vote for any one man at Baltimore the belief was general that the ninety would go to Baltimore untramelled by cut and dried order. There was a strong feeling in favor of casting New York's first vote in favor of Mayor Wm. J. Gaynor, of Nev York City, and many of the delegates appeared at the convention hall in Terrace Garden wearing buttons inscribed "Gaynor for President." The convention adjourned at noon untn i o'ttlock. Announcement was made that the fight on the convention floor which Henry P. Keith of the'first congressional district, had threatened to launch because of an attempt to unseat him on the state committee had been smoothed over at a meeting of the state committee. It was decided to make the tariff the leading plank in the platform and the two most important resolutions for the consideration of the committee and delegates call for tariff reduction and enforcement of the anti-trust laws.

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Flames on the Steamer Ontario

LEAGUE ADOPTED A CONSTITUTION Local Franchise Organization Completes Its Work of Formation. The Woman's Franchise League met yesterday afternoon at half past four o'clock in the Commercial club rooms to complete its organization. The committee made up of the presi-! dent, secretary and Miss Harriet Thompson to draft a constitution, submitted one which was adopted. Miss Edith Tallant was appointed vice president. The league will meet hefPatHW on the second and fourth Fridays in each month from October until May at four in the afternoon, the next date being on April 26th. It was stated that the program committee of the Chautauqua had written Miss Virginia Brooks, the young woman who cleaned up West Hammond and routed the grafters of that town in an election recently held and whose consequent conspicuity has given her a national reputation, inviting her to appear on the program of the coming Chautauqua. This was done because of the proaounced suffrage sentiment in this city, and because of Miss Brooks's fine platform accomplishment in Indianapolis last week. Reports from the convention were made, with the reading of the resolutions setting forth the purposes of the league and the announcement that the League will work for the calling of a convention to formulate a new constitution which will include a provision for women's enfranchisement rather than for an amendment to the present constitution. It was decided to bring Frances Squire Potter, of Chicago, to this city during the month if arrangements could be made, and to find out whether or not the Woman's Journal, national suffrage organ, was in the reading room of the Morrisson-Reeves Library, and, if not, to have it so placed. The membership is constantly increasing and the League expects to be one of the largest in the state. STABBING AFFRAY PUZZLING COLONY (National News Association) AIKEN. S. C, April 11. Upon what information Special Agent Baughn based his charge that Frederick O. Beach, the millionaire New York clubman attempted to stab his beautiful wife to death in a fit of jealous rage is a question that is puzzling wealthy members of the winter colony here today. As Pearl Hampton, the colored woman, who saw Mrs. Beach's assailant, refuses to give information to the auihorities it is not known how Baughn was able to attempt this Tivid description of what took place on the night of the attack. Baughn said today that state - ments made by Beach and his wife will play an important part in the prosecution. He alleges that the husband and wife told conflicting stories. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Increasing cloudiness, probably followed by rain late tonight and Friday HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Rain tonight and Friday warmer. Maximum temperature, 72 at noon today. Minimum temperature, 43 at 6 a. m. today. Temperature at 11:30. 72. Barometer, 30.00.

FLOOD AT END OF THE MISSISSIPP

Water Registered Over Fifty Feet at Vicksburg, Miss., This Forenoon. (National News Association) NEW ORLEANS, April 11. The Southern Mississippi is still rising. At Vicksburg today it registered 51.1 feet. and at new Orleans 18.5 feet. The rise at Vicksburg in the last 24 hours was six inches. A TOWN UNDER WATER. BATON, Rouge, La., April 11. A large part of the Atchafalaya valley is under water today, the parishes of Avoyelles and St. Landry being inun- ! dated. The levees on the Atchafayala river went out, according to reports here, allowing the flood to sweep through the low lands. The town of Krotz springs is under water. CAIRO FEELS SAFE. CAIRO, 111., April 11. A proclamation issued by Mayor Parsons asserting that the danger of flood is practically over, and allowing business men to reopen their storeB is expected to mark the general resumption of business here within the next day or two. The proclamation rescinded one recently issued which asked storekeepers to close their establishments and help with the work on the levee. Although the river still stands at 53.8 and railroads have not been able to resume traffic to Cairo, it is believed that it is only a matter of a few days until the river recedes and conditions will be normal. The watch on the levee is still maintained. WORK NEARING END Steel Committee Closing Inv vestigation. ( National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 11 The Staihley investigating committee today began to wind up the investigation of the steel trnst. w hich has extended over a period of ten months. The hearing will close after the testimony of three ore experts. The committee today heard the testimony of M. Bacon, who said the Minnesota Ore company, when it was acquired by the steel corporation in 1910, controlled 247,000,000 tons of ore in the Mesba range. DISCUSS DEMANDS OF MINE WORKERS (National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, April 11. The sub-committee of eieht. four reoresent- ; ing the United Mine workers and four the operators, met this afternoon to discuss the miners demands for a !t ion recognition and a shorter working" day. While no definite prediction was made by either side the concensus of opinion seemed to prevail that before the day was over a peaceful agreement would result, and that within a few days the anthracite coal situation would be settled in the same manner as that in the bituminous field. A member of the union committee said today "We will not be satisfied with an Increase in wages unless the union is recognized. Things look blue to me. but we would welcome peace. We don't want any interference from the anthracite strike commission, a proposed by Mr. Baer. We now seek what the commission refused in 1902 union recognition."

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SHORTAGE OF Cashier of New Berlin, N. Y. Bank, Who Lived Like a Prince, Is Alleged to Have Taken Money. ANGRY DEPOSITORS SURROUNDING BANK Cashier Frank Arnold, Was Victim of a Blackmailer, and He Is Now Critically 111 at Home. (National News Association) NEW BERLIN. N. Y., April 11 The First National bank of this, place, one of the oldest banking institutions in the state, is closed today following the discovery of a shortage in the accounts of its cashier, amounting to $250,000. Th cashier, Frank Arnold, is critically ill. Recently an attempt was made to blackmail him by Charles Holland of New York. Holland was arrested and is now being held on bail on a charge of attempted blackmail. Arnold resigned Monday when Holland was arrested. Arnold's successor refused to take office until the books had been examined. Auditors found $57,000 in forged notes by Arnold and other discrepancies that will bring the shortage up to a quarter of a million. Arnold has lived like a prince. He has three automobiles, English coaching horses, coaches and a retinue of servants. The federal bank examiner has been sent for. Crowds of angry depositors surrounded the bank this morning. The alleged blackmailer, Holland, was arrested Monday after detectives from the W. J. Burns detective agency had been called in to protect Arnold. Holland claimed to have damaging evidence against Arnold, for which he demanded $10,000. The attempt to blackmail Arnold was made about April 1. Holland approached the cashier and declared that he had letters that Arnold had written to New York parties which it would be dangerous to Arnold if printed. Holland at first did not ask for money outright, but insisted that Arnold buy a large quantity of worthless stock. Arnold bought the stock. Saturday he received a telegram from Holland demanding an appointment in Albany. Arnold did not keep the appointment but called in the detectives. A trap was laid for Holland and detectives were present when he demanded $10,000 for the incriminating letters. Holland's arrest followed. Arnold resigned Monday but L. D. Headly, his successor, rfused to accept the position until the books were audited. MEREDITH ATTENDS PARTY JMERENCE District Chairman Thinks State Convention Will Be Held in July. Linus Meredith, Sixth District Republican chairman, went to Indianapolis today to attend the meeting of the Republican state central committee tonight at the headquarters in the Claypool hotel. The question of the date for the coming state convention will be discussed. In addition to this matter the state committee will discuss the registration law and the work of registering the Republican voters of the state on May 9, at the first registration period. The meeting will be opened at 7:30 o'clock. How to proceed with the registering of the votes in order to get every Republican voter to register properly promises to be a serious question. "We want to make as big a showing as we possibly can." Baid Chairman Meredith today. "We have about four weeks ahead of us in which to impress on the voters the importance of registering May 9 but the party organization is ready for the work." Poll books have been received by County Chairman Robbins as well as the chairman of the other counties in the state and the preliminaries have been provided for in a general way. It is said that at tonight's session of the state committee plans will be made for the elaborating of the organization work and for taking care of the divers problems offered by the new registration law. The meeting of the state committee it is said, will be followed by a state-wide activity among Republicans preparatory to the making of a proper showing at the May registration. Meredith believes that the date for the state convention will be set for July 4 or 5. Others believe that some members of the state committee will want the convention set the latter part of July or the first of August, basing their opinion on the fact that harvest time occurs between June 20 and the middle of July and therefore, it would be best to postpone the convention un til a later date. The state convention will be held for the purpose of nominating a state ticket and adopting a state platform.

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(National News Association) PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. April 11 Sherwood MaUee, star left fielder of the Phillies, today received a niarkfd copy of a Fort Smith. Ark., newspaper containing his picture and underneath these words: "President Yuan Shi Kai of China." CINCINNATI. O.. April 11. John Breen. who wagered he would eat a dozen bananas and drink ten glasses of beer every night for thirty days, has completed the water topping off at the end of the wager with five dozen hard boiled csga and two dozen raw oyster. NEW YORK. April 11. Jacob Weess. of 126 East Eighty Seventh street, has brought suit ag?inst Dr. Hermann Fischer, alleging that, after an operation the doctor had left two sponges sewed up in his abdomen. NEW YORK. April 11 Borough president Steers of Brooklyn received a letter from a Hampstead man inclosing a cent and asking for a fishing permit in Hempstead reservoir. CINCINNATI. O. April 11 The Womans Christian Temperance union has decided to appeal to the city to establish a curfew for men. PITTSBURG. April 11 Superintendent of Police McQuaide announces that lovers may spoon as much as they please in public parks this summer without fear of police interference. CADALIA, Ga. April 11 Attorney W. Sparks, of this county, began a campaign tour for the legislature by offering to plow any field that lies In his district. YOUTH BADLY HURT FALLING FROM CAR Little Ralph Stewart Jumps on Street Car that Had No Conductor. His little body drawn into a misshapen mass, his right shoulder in a plaster cast, his head cut and bruised and the tendons of his legs drawn up and wrenched so severely that at present he is unable to walk, Ralph Stewart, aged nine, living on the "National Road west of the city, lies at his home, the victim of a street car accident. He fell off a street car Tuesday afternoon sustaining injuries which may cause him to be a cripple for life. There was no conductor on the car to prevent the child jumping on it. Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock, Ralph, with a number of other scholars of the school, at National Road and Easthaven avenue, were standing on the corner after school had been dismissed. A car came along. The conductor changed cars returning to the city on an eastbound car, while the other car. No. 305, in charge of Motorman Harris, went to the northern end of the line. "Come on. let's steal a ride," said young Stewart to his little playmates. He swung on the car and rode for a short distance, when the swinging car caused him to lone ljis balance and he fell to the road. His right shoulder was badly broken, his back and legs wrenched and 6trained, and his head and scalp cut in two deep places. He was able to get up, and walked a short distance down the road toward home, his clothing in rags. A woman in a buggy saw the unfortunate lad's plight and took him home. The lad is unable to walk at present, owing to the strained tendons , and swollen back and sides. The father. Will Stewart, says he will engage the services of an attorney and make an attempt to secure damages from the street car company for the injuries his son sustained. Motorman Harris is not blamed by the parents of the unfortunate lad. He knew nothing of the accident until an hour later, when, on his return trip, some one told him of the mishap. WOMAN VOCATIONAL CONFERENCE IS ON (National News Association) MADISON, Wis., April 11. A woman's vocational conference, the first one of its kind in this country, is being held here today. Katherine Lenroot, daughter of Rep. Lenroot, has taken a prominent part in the ga thering. "We want to show that woman has a field in professional and business work, that there are other things she can do as well as teach school," said Miss Lenroot. Richard Lloyd Jones spoke on opportunities for women in journalism at the opening session. A DELEGATION FOR T. R. IS ELECTED (National News Association) ST. LOUIS. April 11. St. Louis county today elected a solid delegation of thirty-four Roosevelt men to the ! state convention to be held in St. Louis, April 25. This practically clinches the state for Roosevelt over Taft.

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TAFT CHIEFS E TO USE RDAD ROLLER Michigan State Convention Methods the Same as Have Been Employed by Taft Men Everywhere. CHAIRMAN KNOX IS DEPRIVED OF SEAT And Only Delegates With Credentials Signed by Secretary King Are Admitted to Convention. (National Nvi Association) BAY CITY. Mich, April 11. Violent scenes marked the preliminary proceedings of the Republican state convention today. Roosevelt and Taft forces were lined up at the doors of the armory, and in every conceivable place where they might gain admission, while members of the Michigan national guard, under command of Captain Beckwith, preserved order in compliance ith an official request from Governor Osborn. There was Incessant rapping and pounding on doors and windows by impatient delegates on both sides as the work of checking off the floor progressed. The Roosevelt people were successful in at last getting Senator Beveridge of Indiana into the hall, soon af ter the state central committee, presided over by Secretary King took up the matter of arrangements. Beveridge took his seat to await the result as to whether he was to speak. Grant Fellows of Hudson, a Taft man. who supplanted Truman Newberry, a Roosevelt man. on the Central committee, entered the hall with the committee and Newberry came in a short time afterwards, carrying in his pocket a letter saying he had been deposed from his seat on the committee. King took matters in charge and the appointment of Robert Shields, of Hancock, as acting chairman, to succeed State Chairman W. Frank Knox, a Roosevelt man, was put through over the protest of Knox, who proclaimed the proceedings illegal. At 12:30 o'clock the full Taft delegation had gained seats and the Roosevelt delegates were still outside. State Central Committeeman Baird made a motion at noon that no delegates 'be admitted to the floor of the convention unless provided with a ticket signed by the secretary of the central committee. The motion was carried. One door of the hall was opened at 12:30 and the sergeant at arms began to admit one by one delegates bearing credentials signed by Secretary King, and refusing admission to delegates bearing credentials signed by Chairman Knox. DECIDE NOT TO BOLT. LOUISVILLE. Ky April 11. Th Republican state convention was slow in getting down to business today, as it was waiting on a conference which was held by the Roosevelt leaders. At this conference it was determined that there would not be any bolt from the state convention, but that a contest of the entire state will be carried to Chicago on the grounds of fraud In the county conventions. ROOSEVELT CONFIDENT. PHILADELPHIA. April 11. CoL Roosevelt started out on his third day of campaigning in Pennsylvania today, leaving here at 6:30 this morning. II took a special train on the Reading railroad. Ills scheduled stops wera Conhocton, Morristown. Royers Ford. Phoenixvllle. Pottstown, Birdsboro. Reading. Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. The ex-president goes on to New York from Easton, leaving' thera at 4:30. He will spend tonight at Oyster Bay. "It looks as though we will repeat in Pennsylvania what we did In Illinois. The Keystone state seems to b ready to smash the boss machine. I am pleased by the spirit shown by tho people here," said the Colonel today. SAYS TAFT CANNOT WIN ON ONE BALLOT (National News Association) NEW YORK, April 11. That the Roosevelt Tictory in Illinois means that Taft cannot win on the first ballot at the Chicago convention and that this gives an opportunity for Senator La Follette to win eventually, is the view expressed by the Senator himself. "It means Taft cannot be nominated on the first ballot. It will help my candidacy. If I had campaigned in Illinois I believe I would have carried tho state." This was La Follette's statement. CORONER TO START AN INVESTIGATION (National News Association WINONA, Minn.. April 11. The coroner and sheriff today are investigating the death of Charles Weidman. found in the basement of his home with sixteen holes in his head. It is believed be was murdered and arrests axe expected soon.

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