Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 150, 29 April 1912 — Page 1

MICHMOKB' F AIX ABIUM 'A AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOI XXXVII. NO. ISO. . KIOHMOXD, IND., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1912. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS.

AFT PEOPLE

OWE PERKINS JUST $15,000 fNew York Financier Hands This Jolt in Reply to Scurrilous Attacks Made1 Upon Roosevelt. Imade loan before left morgan & co. Scathing Letter Sent to Cong. McKinley, Managing Taft Campaign. Tells Why He Is for T. R. (Xatlonal Newt Association) CHICAGO, April 29. The Chicago ( Tribune today publishes the following I special dispatch from New York: Resenting the action of William B. McKinley, director of President Taffs campaign for renomlnation, in making public International Harvester company correspondence in what he claims was an effort to show Col. Roosevelt took an active interest in its affairs, George W Perkins, formerly ! of J. P. Morgan and Co., sent a stingjlng reply to the Illinois congressman In the form of a letter. Mr. Perkins says while a partner of I J. P. Morgan and Co., he loaned $15,1 000 to President Taft's campaign comfmlttee, and never has been repaid. George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the committee, expressed his Inability to raise the amount to pay certain bills, i says Mr. Perkins, and asked for the i loan. "All of the above activities on my j part," says Mr. Perkins, "covered a period when I was not only connected with the Steel corporation and the International Harvester company, as I am now, but when I also was a mem;ber of the firm of J. P. Morgan and I Co., a director in the National City 'bank and other prominent Wall street financial institutions, from " which I have elnCe retired, and it it is a ielnous crime for a . great political cause to accept , support from me now, it j; must have been far more heinous to f accept it In this instance." , " Regarding President Taft's policy in dealing with" corporations, Mr. PerIklns says that "because of the farcial results of the 'trust busting program of the Taft administration. Wall street knows that it has nothing to fear from (Washington." Mr. Perkins defends his course In I- supporting Col. Roosevelt for the presidential nomination and . denies that J. P. Morgan is secretly behind him in the fight in behalf of Col. Roosevelt. M) as&B mac ine correspondence wachanged within the last twelve months between the White House and officials of the International Harvester company, of which Mr. Perkins is a director, , be made public. Replies to McKinley at Length. . Following Is Mr. Perkins' letter, in I part, to Mr. McKinley: . "You and your associates have repeatedly tried to place me, as a citizen, before my fellow citizens, in the light of being a man actuated only by sordid, improper motives in what I say and. do. In every possible way attempts have been made to convince the people that I am against your candidate and for Mr. Roosevelt because of my connection with the Steel corIporatlon and the Harvester company. "Cannot you see that it is impossible for me to be opposing Mr. Taft because of the filing of the steel suit or the threatened suit against the Harvester company? For if I were actuated by the base motives that you impugn to me, I would be with you, heart, and soul, in your efforts to renomi nate Mr. Taft; for what more could a sordid, selfish corporation man want jthan to have his corporation dissolved, on paper, in such a way as to (being Increased profits to inside stockholders and increased to outside consumers, as in the case of the Standard Oil and Tobacco companies? "Because of the farcial results of the trust busting program of the Taft administration Wall street knows that It has nothing further to fear from Washington. It is laughing in its I sleeve at what has been going on. It lis behind Mr. Taft almost to a man, and no one knows this better than tyou. Senator Crane and Mr. Taffs othJer prominent supporters. Defends Roosevelt Support. "You have persistently connected my name with the Harvester company in particular in giving out information (to the effect that I was contributing money to the Roosevelt cause, and have done this in such a way as to itry to convey the impression that it was a very improper and wicked thing Ito be going on a thing moat abhorrent to you and your associates, and 'which should be so regarded by every -decent American citizen, and that the (Roosevelt committee ought to be jashamed to have me or my money connected with Its cause. J -V , "The latest attempts in this direction have been to call attention to the (contribution I made to the New York campaign prior to the recent so-called '.primaries, and also the publication of the Harvester correspondence. There (Continued on Page Eight)

Fifth Officer Lowe of Titanic

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Fifth Officer Lowe of the Titanic, who, in testifying before the Senatorial investigation committee in Washington,-told how he. ordered J. Bruce Ismay from a lifeboat. .

PROPOSE PLAN FOR Board Favors System of Establishing Municipal Garbage Receptacles. Orders will soon be issued by the mayor to the citizens of Richmond, ordering them to comply with the pro visions of "one of the many ,4df ad or dinances, which requires that all garbage and ash cans shall be placed on the premises of the residents. No ash cans or barrels will be tolerated on the sidewalks or alleys. Places for the accommodation of the receptacles must be placed in a shed or entry in the rear wall or yard of the occupant's premises. This is but a preliminary step to a general cleaning up of the city and the probable installation of a new system for-handling garbage and ashes. The new system, which was proposed at the meeting of the board of works this morning, is for the city, to erect large cement containers, t two to be placed in each alley for each square. These containers will have two receptacles', '"one for ashes and dry garbage, and the other for wet garbage. The residents would carry the refuse to these receptacles from Yheir homes. This would not necessitate the individual property . owners erecting sheds or entries for their garbage containers. The city-would be able to reLduce the number (6f. men employed to haul the refuse under this system as it would only take half the time now required to do this work. The sanitary benefits of this system is also an argument in favor of this system. The reeking, filthy alleys, caused by garbage being overturned ,in the alleys, would be a thing of the past. Threaten Prosecutions. Prosecutions will follow the refusal or neglect of any one to obey the order iBsued by the board this morning in regard to the provisions of the old ordinance. Several large cement manure boxes will have to be removed by the owners to comply with the ordinance. The police force, as usual, will be asked to help the garbage and ash men in finding out the violators of the ordinance relating to alleys. Police Chief Gormon wants the board to force the merchants to take down all signs on the streets. The awnings are also too low. The police chief states. He wound . up saying, that he "did not believe the city of Richmond was so hard up it had to cell licenses to gypsies to allow them to rob the residents and visitors of the city." This was called forth by the occurrence of last Saturday when a man was robbed of five dollars while having his fortune told by gypsies. HARVESTER CO. SUED Government Will File Case in St. Paul. Its (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 29. The government suit to compel the dissolution of the International Harvester company will be filed tomorrow at St. Paul, Minn. This announcement was made by the Department of Justice today.

HANDLING

GARBAGE

LAW IS EXPLAINED

TO THE INSPECTORS Methods of Registration of Voters in This County Told in Detail. In a talk to the inspectors of the Wayne county board of registration at a called meeting Saturday afternoon at the court bouse, Republican County Chairman' Robbing, r-urged x tfc jm to make every effort; to get every Republican voter in their respective precincts to register May 9. Chairman Robbing declared that it is necessary to get every Republican to register in order that he may vote at the November election. L. S. Bowman, county auditor, also talked to the inspectors explaining the registration law and the duties of the inspectors, as well as other matters pertaining to this subject. He also read letters which he had received from the attorney general in regard to the registration and corrupt practices act. Paul Comstock and Will Bond explained the "registration law from the legal standpoint and enswered all questions put to them by the inspectors. The inspectors were informed that unless a petition is presented to them by at least five voters, asking that the session be continued to two days, only a one-day session will be held. loathe event that another petition Is presented, a three-day session of the registration board this will be held. INTEREST IN BIBLE Shown by Youngsters at the Local Y. M. C. A. A larger number of the members of the boys" Bible classes at the Young Men's Christian association last week took the examination, prepared by the International Bible Class committee, than in any previous year. The total number of youths taking the examination was 127, which was 68 more than in 1911. Herbert Pettfjohn, boys secretary at the local association, stated today that he expects ninety or more of the examination papers sent in from the Richmond association to be passed upon favorably. He believes that Richmond, from present indications, will secure first place in the highest grades in the examination. Last year Richmond was among the ten highest in the grades on the examination papers. The questions were prepared by the International committee in New York City. The diplomas will not be sent until about the first of June. Secretary Pettijohn declares that during the past year and so far this year the attendance in the boys Bible classes has far surpassed that of any previous year. MILK STANDARDS (National News Association) LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 29. Uniformity of methods and standards in the production of certified milk throughout the country is the object sought by the American Association of Medical Milk Commissioners which will meet in this city tomorrow for a two day's session. The work of this organization is regarded as of great Importance, bearing as it does directly on the conservation of child life. The meeting will be attended by medi-J cal men and health authorities from many of the leading cities of the Unl ted States.

LOCAL YOUTH

T IN LEG AFTER DANCE While Crowd of Richmond Merrymakers Waited Car in Centerville, Harry Johnson Opens Fire. CROWD DISORDERLY SAYS GUN FIGHTER Boys and Girls, Who Had Built Fire in Street, Dis turbed Johnson's Rest. Arrest to Follow. Because a party of Richmond young people were: annoying him by their singing, Harry Johnson, a grocery keeper at Centerville, Sunday morning at,. 12: 30 o'clock, walked from his house to where the young men and women were seated around a fire in the street, drew a revolver and deliberate ly fired into the crowd. The bullet went between Harry Penland's leg as he sat with his feet crossed, and struck Walter Williams In the right ankle. ' ' "Say;' you shot m," .'.cried Williams, as he felt the sting of the bullet, and walked over toward Johnson pointing his finger accusingly at the man. "I don't give a damn If I nlid, and I'm liable to shoot some more of you if you don't go away and quit making so much noise," Johnson is alleged to have said as he calmly walked back Into Ihe house. 1 Marshal Witness. Marshal Joe Darnell was a witness to the entire scene. "Why don't you arrest that man?" one of the members of the crowd said to the marshal: "Oh, he won't get away, witnesses allege.' . . There were about fifty sitting around the fire, the fuel for which was supplied by empty boxes.' Of this number nearly twenty were girls. Johnson deliberated ahot, into the Williams was hurried to a doctor living nearby, but he refused, it is alleged to treat the young man's wounds saying he "did not have the tools." Then he went back to bed. Williams was brought back to this city and Dr. Zimmerman attended his wound. The bullet entered the right leg just above the shoe top, carrying into the flesh a portion of the. hosiery. , The wound is .pot believed to be dangerous, although the bullet which was deeply imbedded in the bone, caused a slight fracture. ' Williams will be out in a few days it is thought. Saturday night about sixty people from. Richmond attended a dance at Jackson's park. The las car was late and they walked downtb Centerville. There they grew tired of standing around and several members of the party gathered old "boxes and pieces of kindling from, the aHyp and started a big bonfire"" The young people gathered around the fire while a few members of the crowd gave a somewhat discordant series of grand opera renditions. The music annoyed the residents, so they state, and finally when ihe hour grew late and the musite did not abate, Johnson ran' from his home near Main and Twelfth street, where the fire, was and shot into the crowd. ThV marshal, according to the statement of several members of the crowd, had ordered the boys who had been singin to "cut out" some of the noise. They did, it is alleged, and then Johnson- started the shooting. The members of the crowd aver they did no more than any other crowd i of healthy young people would, in singing and laughing, even though the hour was late. Residents of Centerville state the entire affair was "scandalous." They say the town was In an uproar after the advent of the Richmond merrymakers. They state they could not sleep because of the noise and incline to justify Johnson's action. Several Centerville people charge that some of the disturbers were drunk and used improper language. Sheriff Steen and Prosecutor Ladd made a trip to Centerville yesterday, but Johnson was not arrested. He will be arrested this afternoon and put under heavy bond. It is probable a charge of shooting with intent to kill will be placed against him. The crowd of young people from this city returned on the last car with Williams, and about twenty men went to the police station where they entered their names as witnesses to' the affair and asked that they be called when the case Is heard in circuit court, if such action is taken. Williams who is nineteen years old lives at 224 South Fourteenth street. YOUTH ON TRLAL (National Nwa Association) WALKER VILLE, Cal, April 29. f John Nelson, one of the four youths charged with the murder of Peter Roberts in the Mad river country near here last February, was arraigned in court today 'for trial., The three other members , of the quartet, ranging in age from IS to 20 years, already have been tried and convicted. '

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WIRELESS COMPANY

OFFERS A DEFENSE Officers of Corporation Take Stand in the Senate Investigation. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. April 29. The Mar coni Wireless Telegraph company at taches took the witness stand in the senate Investigation of the Titanic disaster today in an effort to clear the company and its employes of responsi bility in ignoring the request for news and charges that information was held up that operators might tell their stories for private gain. Mr. Marconi, himself, inventor of the wireless telegraph, read several messages sent from shore stations to the operator on the Carpathla urging him to give information. He admitted that, while the operators had a precedent for telling their stories for personal gain, the practise should be discour aged. However, he denied any responsibility for sending the messages to the Carpathla operator Instructing them to keep silence upon the news of the wreck. i" The morning's session was featured by a sharp question from Senator Smith as to why the operator should have been too busy handling private messages from passengers to answer queries sent from shore when It was shown that very few messages ot any kind were sent from the ship. Manager Sammls of the Marconi company declared that hundreds of messages were sent. Mr. C Marconl was dismissed from the stand after he had promised to submit in evidence all the messages. SEEDING COMPANY BUYS CITY BLOCK lA deal will shortly be closed by which the American Seeding Machine company of this city will secure an entire city block between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, north of F street. This ground, according to a statement by the officials of the company, will be used for a lumber yardi The price paid is not given out. but is understood to be a large sum. (The company negotiated the deal with W. N. Gartside.j ISSUES CLEAR CUT SAYS THE COLOHEL People Have Same Problem to Handle Now as They Did in, 1861. (National News Association) SALEM, Mass., April 29. Colonel Roosevelt was greeted by 4,000 or 5,000 people here today. He declared the contest between himself and President Taft is the cleanest cut lineup that was ever drawn between the interests and the plain people. "Against us are arrayed all of the interests controlled by the moneyed power," said the Colonel, "and all of the newspapers that can be subsidized. We have nobody but the people. I ask you to vote tomorrow, remembering not only your own interests but the interests of the people throughout the country." The Colonel spied a Grand Army man in the crowd and, indicating the veteran, said: "The same principal for which you fought fifty years ago you vote for tomorrow at the polls." STRIKER FATALLY WOUNDED IN RIOT (National News Association) BALTIMORE. Md., April 29. One striker was fatally shot and several others received injuries in a battle with pistols this morning ' near the North German Lloyd piers," Locust Point, between striking longshoremen and strikebreakers. A crowd of negro strikebreakers were returning from work when a crowd of white strikers started an argument with the negroes and one of the blacks was knocked down. A general fight then started. Afi HISTORIC EVEIIT On May 7 Old Winter Cars Go to Junk Pile. May 7 will go down in history as a great day for Richmond. The circus will be here of course, but a far greater event is to take place then. The poor old motheaten battle-scarred apologies for street cars, which have for years been used here regardless of the comfort and safety of the passengers, will be seen for the last time. On that day the summer cars resplendent In new paint and varnish will leave the shops and appear for service and the old winter cars will leave for the junk pile. That is what the traction people say. They say the "new" cars from Indianapolis will be Indianapolis factory rebuilt cars. The several changes proposed la the schedule will probably be mad on this date, but Supt- Gordon this morning stated be could not state what the extent of the changes would be - or when they would be made. He did say, however, that the schedule as mapped out for the summer season will be a great improvement over the one now used-

INVENTOR MARCONI

A SENATE WITNESS O. Marconi, the inventor of wireless, who ma bead . of , the' Marconi Wireless company testified before the Senatorial , Investigation into the Titanic disaster. During the testimony of the Inventor Senator Smith disclosed the fact that wireless messages had been sent to the operators of the Carpathla and Titanic ordering them to keep their mouths shot until they were paid to tell their stories. One of the messages cautioning silence made an appointment for the two young op erators io meet Marconi on their ar rival on the Carpathla and was signed by the inventor himself." THREE ARE KILLED III AUTO ACCIDEHT Two Fatally Injured Car Struck by I. C. Train Near Chicago. (National News Association) CHIAGO, April 29. Three persons were Instantly killed and two others probably fatally Injured today when an automobile and an Illinois Central train, both traveling at top speed coir llded at North Riverside. The dead are Robert Puffer, Mrs. Robert Puffer, tts fwre-;TMrsVC- M-fcteeUo-vTheiJn-Jured are H. E. Puffer, son of Robert Puffer, and W. Z. Logan. The dead and Injured are all Chicago people. They were rushing to the city from the Puffer country home near Downer's Grove. Logan and Puffer were salesmen for the Studabaker corporation" and were in the front seat, Mr. Logan driving the car. Both were thrown out of the car. Robert E. Puffer, his wife," Mrs. Streibe and H. E. Puffer were in the tonneau and were terribly crushed. Mrs. Streibe had been .ivtng with her husband at the Lexington hotel. He is in Detroit. The automobile was running parallel to the railroad tracks. The driver turned to cross the track without noticing the train traveling in the same direction. The train caught the auto across the toneau. throwing the occupants high in the air. Dr. S. K. Snyder, a passenger on the train, gave first aid to the injured. The Injured and dead were brought to Chicago on the train that collided with the auto. COUIITY EDUCATION BOARDWILL MEET To Receive Enumeration Report and Elect Truant Officer for Year. Filing of enumeration reports and the election of a truant officer for the en suing year will feature the meeting of the Wayne county board of education, to be held Wednesday at the offices of Charles O.' Williams, county superintendent of public Instruction. The meeting will be called at 10 o'clock. .The township trustees in the coun ty and presidents of the school boards of all cities and towns are members of the county board of education. .The trustees are expected to com plete their enumeration reports by Wednesday. . They started tb work of taking the school enumeration. April 1. and were allowed twenty days in which to finish this work. The term' Of George Bishop as truant officer of Wayne county will expire Wednesday." It Is likely that Mr. Bishop will be reelected. The election of a truant officer Is held every year. - STATE CENTENNIAL ' (National New Association) NEW ORLEANS. La, April 29. New Orleans Is en fete for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the state of Louisiana to the union. The centennial festivities will be conducted under the auspices of the Louisiana Historical society and will continue through. the entire week. The program provides for historical exercises, banquets,' parades and pageants commemorating early and biter history of Louisiana, which has been more picturesque than that of most of the American common-

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MORGUE SHIP WAS DELAYED

MAKING PORT

Halifax, a City of Gloom, In formed by Wireless Today. Mackay-Bennett Will Arrive Tuesday. MORE BODIES FOUND BY STEAMER MINI A Family of W. T. Stead, Noted Journalist, Send Instruc-; tions to Bury His Body ia the Atlantic. (National Now Association) - ' HALIFAX. N. S., April 29. The cable ship Mlnia reported by wireless today that she had recovered 14 more bodies of Titanic victims. The dispatch stated that all steamers passing said no bodies were seen. The Mlnia ; win continue to search south and east ! of the Titanic position but gave no. hope of finding any more bodies. Icebergs, were reported moving south. -- Creeping through a mist the cable , ship Mackay-Bennett, the - floating , morgue of the sea, with ISO bodies of Titanic victims on board, slowly made : her. way toward Halifax today. More than one hundred and fifty sorrow-. lng friends or relatives of victims wait- -ed with mournful eagerness the arrival of the ship that they might claim their dead and look for the last time . on earth on the faces of their loved y ones. , The following dispatoh was received here from Capt. Lardner of the Mackay-Bennett at 10 a. m.: "Delayed by bad weather. Will not enter port till I l m. Tuesday," Flags st Half-Mae. Rain fell during the morning and the sky was dark with gray rata ' clouds which hung low as though the elements were la sympathy. with their' grief of the city. All flags were at half ' mast and napped dismally ia the downpour. Early In the day a detachment ot the Canadian militia was thrown be fore the government docks where the . White' Star planned .to- biave lb Macr kay-Bennett dock. Polio were also oa ' duty there, not only to handle the crowds, but to aid If there were any hysterical demonstration. Marines from the cruiser Niobe, mllitamen and police lined the thorough fare In front of Mayflower curling rink, where the work of identifying the bodies will be carried on. Medical . examiner Fill was In charge of this work. He had blank death certificate prepared to be signed Immediately no on identification or bodies so that . there would be no delay. Ia all of the 1 certificates the cause of death was given as "drowning."' There Is an air of sadness very- . where. Orders have been given by all the churches to toll the bells whea the death ship arrives at her quay. Private Car For Bedls. Three private oars are waiting oa : railroad sidings to bear away bodle ; that were supposed to be oa the Mse-kay-Bennett. One oar was brought by George B. Widener of Philadelphia: ' another was here for the bodies of C. M. Hays, president of the . Grand mb . . m m w a v w - m ft lTUna une. ana ot joage r . i. uviarp3arofMontreal; and the third ear was 'brought by Vincent Astor for thm ' remains of his father. Col. John Jacob Asor.' Among the' late arrivals was Mrs. H. R. Rood, of Seattle, Washington, who was led to believe by a wireless description that the body of her husband is on the ' Mackay-Bennett. Mr. Rood was s passenger oa the Titanic. A wireless description of jewel- . ry upon the body Indicated the body . was that of Mr. Rood. . .. A grim detachment of thirty undertakers has arrived her to take care of the remains on the Mackay-Bennett which were not embalmed ' on shipboard. They reported to the undertaking establishment of John Snow.jrho has long been at the bead of the undertakers association of the Canadian maritime provinces. John Snow, Jr.. . was one of the embalmers taken oa board the Mackay-Bennett. Changes in figures reported by the Mackay-Bennett as to the number of recovered bodies and the number of . victims identified Is believed here to . mean that those on board the floating ship of death were compelled to eonsign again to the sea some of the bodies picked up. The body of W. T. Stead, the famous journalist, will not be brought to Halifax, if found. The Stead family la London sent word to have the remains buried In the Atlantic, if recovered. This order was flashed by wireless to the captains of the Mackay-Bennett and the Mlnia. - THE WEATHER 8T ATE AND LOCAL Rain and cooler tonight; Tuesday fair. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Rain tonight and Tuesday. Maximum temperature. 70 at noon. Monday. Minimum temperature, 44 at 7 a. m, Monday. Temperature at 11:30, 70. Barometer, 29 6- Direction and velocity of wind. S. W 6 miles an hour. Rainfall alace yesterday, .7i Inch. t"