Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 163, 14 May 1912 — Page 1

VJatch for Way Festival Boosters Wednesday When They Matte an Auto Tour of Wayne County

nn S BICHMONB PAIXAM'UM H AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 163. RICII3IOXD, IXD., TUESDAY. .EVENING, MAY 14, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

CALIFORNIA IS CASTING

HEAVY VOTE rWomen Flocked to the Polls, Voting Early, Are the Re; ports From All Sections of the State. (MALE VOTERS SHOW KEENEST INTEREST Managers of All the Candidates, Except Wilson, Issue Statements Claiming Victory in State. (National News Association) LOS ANGELES, Cal.. May 14. A fheavy vote was cast today in the presidential preference primary in Los Anceles county. Women flocked to the jpolls, voting early. Reports from all over the state Bhow that unusual interest was shown fcby the men voters. With the addition Kf the votes of the women it is believed the vote in the state will be (twice as great as ever before known" a primary. THE FIRST PRIMARY. SAN FRANCISCO. May 14. Presidential primaries were held in California today. It is the first general election in which the recently enfranchised women in the state have voted. After months of the most active kind of campaigning the Clark, Wilson. Taft, Roosevelt and La Follette boomers strove today to get the voters . (to the polls. '.Few i campaigns in this state have (been attended by such keen interest. "Women have taken an active part and they will increase the size of the vote. The election is the first in California in which voters have the rightrto express their, preference for nominating a president, Hot Democratic Fight The fight between Champ Clark and "Woodrow Wilson has been spectacular. Disinterested ' forecasters today predicted that Clark would carry the etate in spite of Wilson's carefully perfected organization. Interest, oh the Republican side . Johnson from Senator l Follette to -3ol. Roosevelt. The fight between the Taft and "Roosevelt forces has been bitter during the entire campaign and spice was ndded to it through the attacks by La Follette on Gov. Johnson and the Roosevelt followers. Despite the fight made against the Colonel, figures from unbiased sources indicate that Roosevelt will win the California delegation on the - Re publican ticket. Here are the forecasts coming from the various headquarters: "Roosevelt will carry the state by a plurality of not less than 75,000. and ny a majority of not less than 25,000." John W. Stetson, president of the Roosevelt league. "President Taft will carry California "by a very handsome majority." Col. Chas. Mifflin Hammond, manager of the Taft campaign. "Late advices coming from all sections confirm our prediction, that Champ Clark will carry every county in the state." R. H. Dewitt, chairroan Democratic State Central committee. "I feel confident that Senator La Toilette will be the choice of the free voters of this state. Roosevelt and Taft have both failed to solve our problems."-Rudolph Spreckels. No statement came from Woodrow Wilson's managers. RELEASE CANTWELL ON A $1,000 BOND Bond to the amount of $1,000 has been furnished by Frank Cantwell. manager of Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis fighter, who was arrested May 7 on the charges tt grand larceny and assault and battery with intent to commit robbery. Cantwell was released yesterday afternoon. Samuel Farb furnished one of the $500 bonds and Thomas D. O'Brien furnished the other. Henry Wyles and John Willis, the other two men arrested with Cantwell on the jday which Ringling circus visited Richmond and who have two . charges against them, are still confined to the. county jail. THE WEATHER STATE -Fair and slightly warmer! LOCAL- Fair and warmer, light to variable winds. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Showers tonight; fair Wednesday. Maximum temperature 60 at 5 p. m. Monday. Minimum temperature 48 at 6 am. Tuesday. Temperature at 11:30 today 58. Barometer 29.1. Direction ,and velocity of wind, M. W., 1 mile an pxour. - .

"Black Cossacks" on Duty in Minersville, Pa.

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Twenty members of the Pennsylvania State Mounted Constabulary Pa., where they are instructed to preserve order in spite of the threatening miners. Four strikers have already been killed in battles with the police.

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THE R FESTIVAL TOUR OF THE COUNTY Visit Webster 9:00 Visit Williamsburg 9:30 Visit Economy 10:15 Visit Greensfork 11:15 Visit Hagerstown 1:00 Visit Dublin 2:00 Visit Cambridge City... 2:30 Visit E. Germantown ...3:00 Visit Centerville 3:30 Reach Richmond .4:00 a. m. a. m. a. m. a. ni. p. m. m. m. m. m., m.; ' BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE. The Richmond May Festival for 1912! . . , ' - . ' - . v . . Much has been said recently in the Palladium with reference to this ev ent. Much more will be said. - But too much emphasis cannot be placed, on the fact nor reiteration of its importance. i Important because, as stated in Monday's issue, of its significance. ; - When publications like "The Musician," and "The Saturday Evening Post," take extended note of the existence of the Richmond Symphony orchestra, when noted writers on musical topics travel to this city to hear its performances, when this city is becoming widely known through the fact of this orchestra's organization, and, above all. when it is becoming an incomparable agent for musical culture for this section, then it should not be without honor in its own country. Its history is briefly this: The Richmond May Musical Festival is the outcome of the public Bpirlt of the. citizens .of the town. Presented, first, about eight years OR, GEO, FERLING But Active Work of Meat In- ' spectiori Will Be Done By His Son. Dr. George E. Ferling was yesterday appointed city meat inspector to superintend the 'inspection of meat prepared for the market at the Holzapfel or city butchering plant. Te position is merely a nominal one, the active work to be done by Clarence Ferling. The salary of young Ferling is to be $75 per month. Dr. George Ferling is to be called in to make the post mortem examinations and to condemn any and all meats suspected of contagion by his assistant, . Clarence Ferling. The appointment of Clarence Feruing as inspector was-first considered by the mayor. However, young Ferling is not a veterinarian, and the department of agriculture rules, which the city ordinance was modeled from, expressly stipulates that a . licensed veterinarian must be in charge of all houses where animals are slaughtered. This made the appointment of a veterinarian necessary, so Dr. George Ferling was appointed. He in turn appointed his Bon to be his assistant. Young Ferling cannot condemn meat, but his father is called in to settle all cases where a doubt exists as to the existence of infection in animals to be slaughtered. This arrangement is thought to be satisfactory. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS (National News Association) BAY CITY, Mich.. May 14. Many delegates have put in an appearance for the Democratic state convention, which will meet here tomorrow to select the delegates-at-large to the national convention at Baltimore. The Wilson forces will make every effort to have the delegates instructed for the New Jersey governor, while the Harmon and Clark followers will fight for an uninstructed delegation.

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1) MUSIC ago, at the instance of a numbe of music lovers who organized themselves into a Board of Directors in order to promote the celebration of such an event annually, three festivals were given under the auspices of this organization.. The first in 1904, -with the Chicago Symphony orchestra and foreign soloists. The second and third with the Thomas orchestra and out of town soloists. After a lapse of a few years it was revived by the Commercial Club under whose management it has been successfully given during 1910 and 1911 with the 1912 event promising to surpass all bthers. Its significance lies in its localism. For in 191& began a new era with the Richmond Symphony orchestra as a basis and with local soloists,aswelI as foreign. Lady Gregory, the famous writer and sponsor for the celebrated band of actors known as "The Irish' Play-L ers, said to the writer when in Richmond last winter "My passion Is parochialism. Do not write about the Italian Renaissance but what you can see from your own door. In this way you will attain universality." "The Irish Players'" are a famous instance of this parochialism. Beginning in Dublin as a local band of amateurs they are now world celebrated for their exquisite art. So will it be with the Richmond Symphony orchestra and its attendant May Festival. Here we have a chorus, an orchestra and soloists all under the tutelage of and rehearsed by one Director with the immense advantage of constant ability to practice with each other. FINE A PAWNBROKER For Not Reporting Ring Recently Pawned. The practice of some pawnbrokers in this city in not reporting articles pawned at their places of business must undergo a quick and lasting change. J. M. Lacey, pawnbroker, was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $6, this .morning for failure to report the pawning of a gold band ring, left at his place of business by J. Irrsman, April 26. He pleaded ignorance of the provisions of a city ordinance saying that Irrsman was a "regular customer," and that as he had reported the pawning of the ring once before he thought that ended his responsibility. City police officers state pawnbrokers report enough of the articles pawned at -their stores "to satisfy the police" but not all the articles pawned. The buying of articles from boys will be stopped, the police state. THIRTEEN MEN ARE. KILLED BY CAVEIN IRONWOOD, Mich., May 14. Thirteen men were killed here today when a cavein occurred on the 2,000 foot level of the Norien mine, operated by the United States Steel corporation. The cavein caught thirteen out of a crew offorty, working in the part of the mine where the accident occurred. Two bodies have been recovered. It is believed that most of the others will be taken out by late tonight. BIG SALE OF LOTS (National News Association) EDMONTON. Alta.. May 14. -The biggest sale of city property ever held in Western Canada commenced here today, when the Hudson Bay company placed upon the market about fifty per cent of the lots in their, reserve in the heart of the city of Edmonton. Nearly 4,000 lots are to be -disposed of. The sale has attracted a large number of home-seekers and investors from all parts of Canada and the United States. "

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THE COLONEL FOLLOWS HAT

THE HI In Fine Fighting Form, ExPresident Jumps Into the Ohio Political Arena and Fur Is Flying. IN CLOSE PURSUIT OF TAFT'S SPECIAL President Taft Still Continues His Vigorous Denunciation of Roosevelt Interest Intense. (National News Association) BELLAIRE, O., May 14 In his invasion of Ohio today Col. Roosevelt scored President Taft for his recent attack upon him. Th ex-president rebuked the president for having been mislead for the influences around him. Col. Roosevelt told a wildly cheering crowd here that the president has shown that he cannot be trusted to handle the affairs of the people. "Its the bosses that are in control," he shouted. Col. Roosevelt was in Ine fighting condition. He found as his train entered Ohio this morning that his Ohio committee of which Walter F. Brown chairman of the state Republican central committee is the head had carved out a vigorous campaign for him. During the seven days the Colonel is in the state he will deliver 73 speeches. He will appear in 35 big towns and cities, besides more than a score of smaller towns. In his trip he will cover 1749 miles. In this long trip the Colonel will devote mpst of his time to the southwestern and central northern sections of the state. The ex-president's principal speech' will be at Canton, where he talks tonjght. The Colonel's train reached fhere-at 7: SO this morning and was left. on a siding nnUl 8:30 while the expresident breakfasted. The Colonel was escorted to the public square and there , talked to 2,500 people. The crowd was as large and as enthusiastic as that which greeted President Taft on his appearance here last night. CoL Roosevelt told the crowd that this , is the greatest fight since the days of Lincoln. "Mr. Taft has expressed nis distrust of the people's ability to rule themselves," he said. "I believe thay can do it. We trust them and the president does not. WTe have fought the bosses in the other states and we are fighting them all along. We want your approval. The other side opposed preferential primary legislation. We urged it." Roosevelt named the Roosevelt delegates and said it was important to remember who they are. "That is the way to express your presidential preference and vote against boss tyranny," he cried, and the crowd cheered. PRESIDENT VERY BUSY. STEUBEN VILLE, O., May 14 President Taft today left a string of accusations through the state for Col. Roosevelt, who followed in his wake to answer. This was the big day on the political circuit in Ohio. The former president reached the state this morning apd the battle was on. The first point where the Taft Bpecial crossed the Roosevelt battle line was at Steubenvllle. Mr. Taft got on the ground here last night and in the midst of a circle of red fire, sajd his piece and left at 7:30 this morning, 2 hours and 40 minutes before the Colonel was scheduled to arrive. At East Liverpool Mr. Taft was 3 hours ahead of the former president.' At Alliance he was nearly six hours ahead and was scheduled to reach Canton at noon, while Col. Roosevelt will make that city his night stop. Late today the tables will be turned. The Taft special will follow Roosevelt into Warren at 6:35 p. m. three hours after the Colonel has spoken there and the same difference of time will exist at Niles, which Mr. Taft reaches at 6:55 . At Youngstown, where Mr. Taft will have his night meeting, Mr. Roosevelt had a 2 o'clock engagement. A VEILED THREAT? STEUBEN VILLE, O.. May 14. After an enthusiastic greeting by mill workers and residents at Bellaire and Bridgeport today Col. Roosevelt declared that he certainly would be nominated to succeed President Taft. ThjB ex-president made a veiled threat to bolt if cheated out of the nomination. "If they trick us at the convention I'll have a great deal to say," he declared. WELLSVTLLE, O, May 14. President Taft had to divide honors with a circus here today but took the situation good natnredly and laughed heartily when told why there was such a small crowd at the station. The president mingled praise of bis own administration with an attack upon Roosevelt, and declared that if Roosevelt is returned to the White Honse for anothr four T?arB the treses will be (Continued on Page Etght)

CALL UP THE MAYOR . IF YOU CARE

Unless the citizens of Richmond intervene before or during the meeting of the board of works tomorrow morning there will be a boulder arch costing something like $1,000 erected at the entrance to the Glen with bids let Thursday morning. The Commercial club took action last night opposing the structure on the ground of the postive injury which this m ill do to the beauty of the park. The money with which this is to be paid for comes from the fund which the Chautauqua has paid into the city treasury. It was the desire of many people connected with this fund that the money should be expended in employing a landscape architect of national repute to lay out a perma nent plan for the use of the park board and the city authorities for the further beautification of the Glen by developing it along the natural lines that make the Glen unique among parks. The Glen is remarkable for its natural woodland and its preservation of the forms of nature. As such is surpasses those artificial makeshifts which other cities have to put up with depending on stone arches and the like. We do not believe that the majority of citizens understand the situation. The bid does not have to be let tomorrow. We believe that the city authorities are perfectly willing to let the people know exactly what this question is and that many of the councilmen who voted for the measure are willing to consider the proposal to spend the money more wisely by getting expert advice on tbe proper development of the Glen rather than by spending it on a gim crack boulder affair which even its architect can harlly be satisfied to call merer than a makeshift. Our criticism of the arch does not depend on the propriety of having an arch, nor on the design, nor on the material, but upon the greater good which can be done to Gleu Miller by permanent plans for Its future beauty. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CALL UP THE MAYOR TONIGHT. HE HAS ALREADY SHOWN AN INTEREST IN REMOVING THE STREET CAR TRACKS FROM THE GLEN. PERHAPS HE IS WILLING TO LISTEN. CALIFORNIA SAW TITilCVBOCKETS But Leyland Liner Made No Effort to Go to Rescue of Doomed Ship. 'National News Association) LONDON. May 14. The British government's inquiry into the Titanic disaster produced sensational develop ments today when testimony was in troduced to show that the Leyland line steamship Californian was within easy reach of the great White Star liner when she plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic off the Newfoundland coast on the morning of April 15. The master of the Californian, under oath, testified that he plainly saw lights, which are believed to have been those of the doomed ship, from the time she struck the berg until she settled beneath the waves. It was estimated that the Californian was from 5 to 15 miles away from the Titanic when the lat ter sunk, within easy range to have picked up practically every one on the doomed ship. The Californian is thus identified in the minds of many as tbe "phantom ship whose lights the sailors saw from the lifeboats. Stanley Lord, master of the Califor nian. told a story of the events of the night of the disaster, part of which was characterized by Lord Mersey, presiding , judge of ahe inquisitorial court as very important. Lord was a witness before tbe United States Sena torial committee which investigated the disaster in America. Damaging testimony of inactivity on the Californian while rockets, the common signal of distress at sea. were blazing nearby, was given by James Gibson, an apprentice on the Leyland liner. Gibson swore that second officer Stone told him at 12:55 on tbe night of tbe disaster that an unknown ship had fired five rockets. Gibson re ported this to the captain who told him to signal the vessel with a Morse lamp. The second officer said at tbe time that ship was not firing rockets for nothing. I thought the ahip was in trouble," the witness went on. "The second officer and I discussed the ship and wondered whether it was the Titanic. He thought not. Second officer Herbert Stone was next called and created a sensation by saying that in his opinion the Caiifornnian was not over five miles from the ahip sending np rockets. UTAH DEMOCRATS CXatlonal Newa Association) SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, May 14. Democrats of Utah assembled here in state convention today to select the delegate to the national convention at Baltimore.

BUSINESS

THE CONDUCT OF THE CITY Pleaded for by T. F. Thieme of Ft. Wayne in an Address Before the Local Commercial Club. CLUB FAVORS CITY PAYING FOR LIGHTS And Club Members Go on Record as Opposed to the Erection of Proposed Arch at Glen Miller. The unanimous passage of a resolution denouncing the system now employed by the city government In not paying for the lighting of the streets; the address of T. E. Thieme. of Ft. Wayne on "The Business Form of City Government;" the unanimous expression against tbe erection of an arch at the Twenty-fourth street en trance of Glen Miller park, and re ports of committees arranging for the Boosters trip tomorrow to advertise he Richmond May Musical Festival. featured the regular monthly meeting of the Commercial Club last evening. In introducing the speaker of the evening P. A. Reid declared that the city is now In an era of prosperity and that questions were arising each day which the club is forced to meet and to overcome. He said that the question of conducting a city along business lines is being studied throughout the country and that there was no better man in the state to discuss this question than T. F. Thieme. of Ft. Wayne. president of the Commercial Club of that city and author of the proposed bill to be presented before the 1913 . legislature asking for a change in the form of city government In Indiana. Need Common Sens. "Common sense should be applied to city government," said Mr. Thieme. in opening his remarks. "By the plan . which I propose, the city shall elect its officials about the same way as practiced by German cities. A board of counselors shall be elected by the people, who in turn elect an adminis trative body and mayor. The mayor and the administrative body have the power to tlx tbe levy. The people can recall the counselors, and the counselors may recall the mayor. Fifty years ago the city govern ment was ninety-five per cent politics and 5 per cent business, and now It Is getting to be vice versa. At that time we had no fire or police departments. no paving, sewers or lighting systems. There was comparatively little manu facturing. "The city government now. we might' say. Is divided into four divisions, first, functions; second, organisation; third, finances and fourth, public policy. The public policy means the will of the majority of the people; finances, the taxes, licenses, fees, etc.; organization, the charter or system of government and functions, the communication, transportation. lighting, water works, etc. Of them all functions is the most Important. To administer to the functions of a city It takes a thorough business man. Tbe Important offices of a rlty have never been recognised as trades or profes sions but they should be. They have been awarded by accident, favor, or by political tricks. We should exercise greater judgment in selecting onr officers. City Self Government"By the bill which will be presented to the next General Assembly, If passed, the city will be given the. right to install the counselors plan of which I Fpeak or to remain under the present plan of. government. As it is now the city is crippled by laws which set out what it can do and what It cannot do. It ought to have more privileges. "I would suggest that tbe Commercial Club of Richmond discuss the charter. We would have a cleaner and better city if we could institute the counselors plan." Wm. D. Foulke declared, following the address of Mr. Thieme, that the plan merits tbe highest approbation of all public spirited citizens. He asserted that the subject of freedom of action to any city is of the utmost Importance. Mr. Foulke mentioned the city of Frankfort, Germany, which has this system and declared that tbe municipality owned all public utilities and made them all pay. He said that the city should even have more rights than the states and that under the present laws of Indiana a city Is crippled. Discus Street Lighting. P. A. Reid opened the discussion on the question of the city not - paying for the lighting of the streets and asked for expression from member of the club regarding this matter. Mr. Reid declared that It is most unfair for the patrons of the Municipal Light plant to maintain the street are lights, while non-patrons of the city plant paid nothing whatever toward the Ugh ting of the street. "The city should pay for the fighting of the streets out of the general (Continued on Pag 23gkt)