Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 176, 29 May 1912 — Page 1

B P11LABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM 1. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 176. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, 3IAY 29, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. EMERSON SAYS Army of Local People to See Speedway Race ROOSEVELT WINS NEW JERSEY; TAFT DEALT CRUSHING BLOW

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"GREAT ENGINEER'S SPEECH A FEATURE OF U BANQUET Commercial Club Members Told That Lost Vessel Violated Half of the Laws of Efficiency.

1RETIRED DIPLOMAT SPEAKS OF RUSSIA Dr. Crawford Appeals to Richmond Interests Not to Lose Great Russian Market. Other Talks. . At the Commercial club banquet last evening at the Y. M. C. A. building !365 members and invited guests wero i entertained by a brilliant array of t speakers, notably Harrington EmerBon of New York, internationally known as the "creator of the science of business management." ' Besides -Mr. Emerson excellent addresses 'were delivered by General Keifer of Springfield, O., former speaker of the I house of representatives and the last Federal major general who saw service in the Civil war; Dr.. J. M. Craw'ford of Cincinnati,, former U. S. consul general to St. Petersburg, Russia, President R. L. Kelly of Earlham college, the Rev. S. R. Lyons and Gus jHoelscher. The banquet was "exceptionally well served by the women's organization of the Y. M. C. A. The banquet guests were held spellbound by the statements made by Mr. Emerson, one of the world's greatest engineers. He took as his subject "The Sinking of the Titanic" and spoke from the view point of an engineering expert.-; ' Titanic Tragedy Forseen. "I would rather be on a Cunarder .with no life boats than on the Titanic with its upper deck piled high with them," said Mr. Emerson. "The Titanic went down from caus--jes known and pointed out before the ; accident. The Titanic was " mentionled by name and the disaster predicted six months before By an eminent American naval engineer. "It has been said that the terrible 'loss of life occurred because the Titanic did not have enough life boats. 'It had twenty-two. Two of them were never launched. "The Titanic may have been built built under conditions of mechanical efficiency but its owners violated their moral obligations. Ideals, common sense, adequate counsel, the fair deal and discipline were all violated and these are half of efficiency. "Safety is the ideal of the sea. ,' "Safety was ignored. "The captain was notified at Jl o'clock that he was in danger. At 11:40, when the accident happened he was running at 25 knots a n hour. He violated common sense." This was the climax of interest at the banquet. Harrington Emerson drove home his philosophy of work "with this illustration. He was the man who furnished the data to Louis ; Brandies, "the attorney for the peo,ple," proving the railroads wasted a million dollars a day while petitioning for an increase in freight rates before the Interstate Commerce commission. He spoke in Dr. Rumely's place last evening. ke his work Emerson is precise. frgj&.i chapters of his works were suiiarixed by epigrams, though some of his hearers knew that those chapters were summaries of the most '. careful- Investigations. His speech last night put into practice his own ideals. The Problem of Today. The problem today is the direction of energy. The amount of energy that a man can produce can be bought for ,20. We have been treating men as .work units as creators of energy. We can buy energy cheaper, what we need is intelligence and it should be : rewarded. Too many businesses lose ;by economizing on the wages paid the men because those in charge do not (Continued on Pag Eight) THE WEATHER IBTATE Fair tonight Thursday lightly warmer. 14.0CAL Fair tonight and Thursday, ' : slowly rising temperature. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. . Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: (fair tonight and Thursday. Maximum temperature 71 at noon "Wednesday. Minimum temperature 62 at 6 a. m. "Wednesday. Temperature at 11:30, 71. Barometer. 29.75. Rainfall since yesterday ,11 Inch. : Direction and velocity of wind, N. 5V. S miles per hoar.

KY. DEMOCRATS III CONVENTION TODAY Clark and Wilson Supporters Are Making a Desperate Campaign. (National News Association) LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 29. Kentucky's twenty-six delegates to the Democratic national- convention will be selected in this city today. The state convention, which will name the four delegates-at-large, preceeded earlier in the day by the conventions of the eleven congressional districts, the delegates to which wfll serve later as the 1224 delegates to the state convention. Kentucky has no favorite son in the field for the presidential nomination, but the sentiments expressed by the party leaders now assembled in the

city indicates that the undoubted preference is for Champ Clark, who is a native of the Blue Grass state. For a time Woodrow Wilson appeared to have the call in Kentucky, but the controversy between the New Jersey governor and Henry Watterson changed the situation materially. As Wilson stock has declined, Clark stock has risen. Governor Harmon is not regarded as a factor in the contest, while Congressman Underwood, who, like Mr. Clark, is a native of Kentucky, has not solicited the support of the Democrats in this state. The Clark supporters are preparing to fight hard to have today's conventions intsruct for the speaker. But in spite of these aggressive efforts, it appears possible that the wish of some of the prominent leaders that Kentucky's delegation go uninstructed to Baltimore may be realized. It is expected that the big fight in the convention will be, not over the selection of delegates to Baltimore or or on the question of instructing the delegation, but over the control of the state organization. The fight is between Henry Watterson .and Senatorelect Ollie James on one hand and former Governor Beckham and Gen.. Percy Haly on the other. ONLY THIRTY-FIVE DOG CHECKS ISSUED The effect of the quarantine on the dog population of the city is evidently severe. Only about thirty-five dog checks have been taken out, although the last day for securing the little brass checks is May 31. Securing these dog checks is made compulsory by a city ordinance recently passed, and failure to comply with the ordinance subjects the violator to a heavy line. Prompt action will be taken against all who own dogs and do not secure checks before the first day of June, next Saturday. HON TO BE AT THUME0M Program for High School Event, June 13, Made Public Today. u Some very distinguished speakers have been secured, for the commencement exercises of the Richmond high school, to be held in the Coliseum, Thursday night, June 13. Dr. Chas. H. Keyes of New York, will deliver the address of the evening. Dr. Keys is noted all over the United States as one of the foremost educators of the day. - Another distinguished educators, in the person of Hon. Chas. A. Greathouse, the state superintendent of education, will be here to award the diplomas. Mr. Greathouse is a very forcible speaker. The music for the occasion will be furnished by the high school orchestra under the direction of Prof. Will Earhart. Miss Ruth Hadley, one of Richmond's talented musicians and a member of the class, will give a piano solo, j The program for commencement week is as follows: Tuesday Night, June 11 Class Play "Esmeralda," to be given in the school auditorium. Wednesday The - Senior Picnic at Jackson's Park. Thursday Night The commencement at the Coliseum, the program for which follows: Overture Calif of Bagdad. .Boieldieu Orchestra Invocation I Rev. Conrad Huber Kamenol Ostrow Rubenstein Arranged by Ross Jungnickel Orchestra Address Dr. Chas. H. Keys Fourth Mazurka Godard Ruth Hadley. Serenade Nicoise VolpatU Orchestra Class Presentation J. s. Neff Presentation of Diplomas Hon. Chas. A. Greathouse Benediction ....... Rev. S. R. Lyonns Valedictorian Wanda Johnson Salutatoryjj. .. Herbert Adams

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THE ABOVE CUT SHOWS SOME OF THE NOTABLE DRIVERS IN THE 500-MILE RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS TOMORROW. . It is probable that between 200 and 300 Richmond people will be spectators of the 500-mile automobile race at the Speedway, Indianapolis tomorrow. This event has grown to be Indiana's annual sporting classic and the race tomorrow will attract thousands from all over the sjate and neighboring states. Probably half of the local delegation to the Speedway event will go in automobiles. Most of the cars will leave the city before 'daylight and will join the great caravan of cars from Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and other states, which will pass through Richmond. The National Road will be congested with machines from early morning until noon and the same condition will exist on the famous highway immediately after the race is finished, for nearly every autoist will make a wild dash to get out of Indianapolis and return home as boo n as possible. Many tourists from points east of Richmond have secured reservations , at the local hotels for tonight and tomorrow night. From a financial standpoint the annual Speedway 500-mile race . is, proportionately, as much an asset for Richmond as it is for Indianapolis. Last year the tourists who spent the night prior to the race and the following night in this city left hundreds of dollars with the local hotels, garages, restau rants, saloons, confectioners and other places of business.

:TTSrThe .Palladium tomorrow will ana Mam streets. - j?.-"-.'-PITIFUL IS STORY GIRL-WIFE TELLS Pearl Alexander Granted Divorce From Her Heartless Husband Today. . The story of a husband's insincerity and his desertion when his wife was about to become a mother, was unfolded to Judge Fox this morning by Pearl Alexander in her action for divorce from Frank J. Alexander. After hearing the plaintiff's story Judge Fox said that he had heard " enough and granted the decree. The plaintiff testifies that she was married in this city and shortly afterward they moved to Kentucky. WJthin a few months they, found themselves in dire circumstances, her husband out of work, and with but little money. They decided to return to Richmond walking five miles to the nearest rail way station. The defendantf she alleged, helped her into the car, kissed her goodbye, saying that he had just enough mon?y to pay her carfare to Richmond, and that he would come to this city, ."blind-baggage." ,-- When she arrived here, she said, her husband had not come. She waited a short time, then wrote bkn and asked him why he did not do as he had said he would. She received an answer, saying that he did not care to live with her and -had taken that, method of getting rid of her. The plaintiff testified that following the birth of the child, she again wrote him, saying that she believed it his duty to help her in caring for the child. ' She received no answer to her letter. It was with extreme difficulty, that the girl-wife forced back the tears which welled to her eyes as she informed the court that the child had died. The judge was asked if he wished to read certain letters, which would prove mors clearly that the plaintiff was entitled to a divorce decree, but the court answered' that he had heard enough and granted the divorce. MONTANA TO AVOID ITS INDORSEMENT (National News Association) 1 BUTTE, Mont, May 29. Democrats of Montana assembled in State convention here today to name eight delegates and an equal numbe of alternates to the national convention. Owing to a marked division of sentiment in regard to the choice for the presidential nomination. It is thought likely an uninstructed delegation will be seat to Baltimore, , -

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poet bulletins on the progress and- result ; ? PROHI PLATFORM E E New Features Are Incorporated in the Structure Erected Today. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, May 29. A platform which for progressive policies probably outshines any other adopted by the party was set forth by the prohibition hosts of this state in today's session of the state convention at Tomlinson hall. Besides taking a stand for women's suffrage in their platform the prohibitionists put a foot forward' in a general indorsement of "the flhprovement of men and women as the highest national conservation." This is taken as an advance action and the prohibitionists are perhaps the first party advocating the new science of eugenics, or the scientific production of human thoroughbreds. The introduction of such a plank caused surprise in the convention. It was brought in merely as the final clause of a section which favors the scientific conservation of minerals, ores and other resources of the country. The platform also decries the social evil and the white slave traffic. Another plank declares for the initiative and referendum, another for the arbitration of all difficulties between capital and labor. The prohibition of child labor under any conditions detrimental to health is favored. TAFT ABANDONS A CAMPAIGN JUNKET Decides Today That He Will Not Take Part in South Dakota Fight. - (National Newt Association) WASHINGTON, May 29. President Taft will not go to South Dakota to conduct the campaign 'for the primary election in that state, which will be held June 4. This decision was reached today after a conference between the president. Campaign Director McKinley and Senator Murray Crane, in which It was decided that as Col. Roosevelt will not campaign that state it is hardly worth while for the chief executive to take the long journey. Accordingly the president will rest for the next few days before going to Norfolk Sunday night to meet the Ger-

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, EVERYTHING READY FOR THEJIG RACE A Record Breaking Crowd Will See Memorial Day Speedway Event. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS. May 29 Practice for the second annual 500-mile International Sweepstakes race, to be run on the Indianapolis Motor Speedwag tomorrow, is ended and the drivers and their assistants are today putting their racing cars in, final condition for the great test of speed and endurance. There is every prospect of exceeding fast time in the race as the practice during the past few days has shown that the course is fast, some of the drivers having driven laps at close to 100 miles an hour. On account of the number of prominent automobile concerns which have withdrawn from racing, the field tomorrow will not be as large as last year. But the objection ' last season was that too many cars, forty-two were allowed to start, and the management claimed the large field was, to a great extent, responsible for the accidents. This year's event was limited to thirty starters and the entry list closed with twenty-seven nominations Nearly every American pilot of national reputation will; be included among the contestants. Among them are Ralph Mulford, winner of last year's Vanderbilt cup race; Teddy Tetzlaff, winner of the Santa Monica race; Howard Wilcox, holder of the mile straightaway stock car record; "Wild Bob" Burman, the speed king; Len Zengel, winner of the national stock chassis road race at Elgin last year; Ralph DePalma, the mile-track champion, and Caleb Bragg, the millionaire driver who finished second at Santa Monica last year. Indianapolis is wildly enthusiastic over the bis race. . Public buildings and business houses are gayly decorated with flags and colors of the automobile clubs and associations. Within the past twenty-four hours the city has become the Mecca for the automobilltsts of the country, and every hour brings more in machines and on trains. 'During, the several hours between daybreak and the sound of the starter's bell that will send the daredevil drivers shooting over the track at . 10 o'clock tomorrow morning nearly a score of 'special trains are due to arrive in the city with delegaUons of automobile enthusiasts from Chicago, New York, Atlanta. St. Louis, Denver. Cincinnati. Detroit and other cities. A conservative estimate is that at least 100,000 spectators win . view the-peat contest. - - -

CROP CONDITIONS ARE SATISFACTORY Wheat About the Only Poor Crop in the County at Present Time.

Farmers are anxiously awaiting a heavy rain to break up the soil, and give the imprisoned corn a chance to break through the heavy crust which is now on the surface. Early planted corn is doing well, but the late corn has not had a chance to grow through the crusty surface of the fields. Other crops are average. Wheat is far below the usual condition, the severe winter and the ice-covered fields killing off most of the wheat. In fields where the ground was too high for the ice to collect the crop is fair. Rye is unusually good, but grass crops are only fair and in some places the grass is nearly all dead, failing to break through the crusty surface caused by the recent dry spell. Plum, pear and cherry trees - are well laden with bloom and green fruit and these sources of the farming prof its seem to Indicate a comfortable margin for the farmer. Apples, how ever, will not be as good as last year. The trees are not as heavily covered with the green fruit. This crop will be fair. Strawberries will be unusually plentiful this year although there is but a small acreage planted. The plants are well covered with blooms and yesterday's and today's rain, coupled with the warm sunshine will make this a banner year for the little red berry. Raspberry and blackberry vines are covered with blooms and this crop promises to be a very heavy one this year. ENGLAND CRIPPLED BY GREAi; STRIKE Walkout of Transport and Dock Workers Spreads All Over Kingdom (National News Association) LONDON. May 29. The dock and transport strike today spread to the majority of the important seaports of the United Kingdom. In response to orders from the Central quarters of the dock and transport workers freight handlers went out in Liverpool, Southhampton, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and other coast cities. With the spread of the strike into a national movement the situation reached its mo6t serious stage as It showed the determination of the leaders to put into execution their threat to "tie up the kingdom." This makes more imminent the danger of a famine. In addiUon to the crippled condiUon of maritime traffic, the port electri cians are threatening to go out and the carmen, who are all out in London, are threatening to make their walkout national. Unloading of ships bearing foodstuffs and the transportation of the cargoes under police escort continued today. Nearly 2,000 police were engaged in protecting the docks and the wagons whick bore the foodstuffs to warehouse and market. Taxicabs are already crippled from a shortage of petrel, caused by tne lightermen's strike. Unless the strike is soon settled it is likely that taxicab service In London will have to be suspended entirely. Sir Marcus Samuel, chairman of the Shell petrel company declared today that the petrel famine resulting from the official rule that all petrel must be stored at Thames haven, which is accessible only by the Thames River. This is done to insure safety. There is plenty of the fuel at Thames Haven, but it cannot be reached. It is semi-officially learned that the government has decided to interfere if the national strike assumes serious character. The government hqf hesitated In the belief that dock and transport workers in ojther ports would refuse to obey the order to quit. AUSTRALIA IS TO HAVE NEW RAILWAY (Rational News Association) LONDON. May 29. The first practical step towards the construction of Australia's proposed 125,000,000 railway was taken today when bids for 135.000 tons of steel rails were re ceived at the High Commissioner's office in this city. The railway is to be the biggest enterprise of its kind ever undertaken in Australia. The line will be known as the Federal Transcontinental Railway and will extend from Port Augusta in Sooth Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The route is more than 1.000 miles In length and a considerable portion of It extends across a desert. The government proposes to do the entire work itself without the intervention of & contractor. -

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Roosevelt Swept the Entire! State and Is Assured th! Solid Delegation of 28 -to" Convention. WILSON'S VICTORY NOT SO EMPHATIC Probable the New Jersey Governor Lost Two Districts. T. R. Celebrates With Horseback Ride. (National News Association) TRENTON. N. J, May 25. Returns" from New Jersey's first, presidential preference primary showed today that Theodore Roosevelt hsd overwhelm-. Ingly defeated President Taft in their battle for the state delegation to the Republican National convention. Col. ' Roosevelt's victory was one of the most crushing blows he has dealt the president during the campaign. . As the count continues today the returns indicate that Roosevelt has won the entire state delegation consisting. - of four delegates-at-large and twenty-

four district delegates. -Earlier in too day it had looked as though President Taft had saved four delegates. Roosevelt's plurality over President Taft and Senator La Follette. estimated . from the returns at hand at 9 a. m. today will be between 8.000 and 10,000 when the count is complete. Wilson Is a Victor. On the Democratic aide Governor Wilson was an easy victor, winning 24 of the 28 delegates. He has apparently,,.. -lost two districts in Essex county where be was bitterly fought by exstate chairman Nugent, who wanted frha fit a t a HaIovs t Irtn nnlnctmMl Ra .

turns from Democratic balloting Indicated that Wilson would have a ma-' jority of at least 20,000. . The result of the Republican vote was the greatest surprise old line political leaders have ever received in New Jersey. Confident prediction was made by U. S. Senator Briggs, Republican state leader, that Taft would sweep the state, after a careful can-

The labor vote was the greatest as- -set of the ex-president in his victory. The first returns after the polls closed were from the silk stocking districts, where the voting had been completed early. These were favorable to Taft, but when returns came from districts where factory hands and other workers had voted after their day'e toil, 'it was apparent that Roosevelt would make a big sweep. President Taft was expected to poll heavily In. southern Jersey, but Roosevelt captured the first district by a large majority. The second, containing Atlantic

City, also went to the Colonel. The bal lots In the third were slowly counted, especially in Middlesex county, the pivitol section, but Roosevelt was apparently a winner there also. The fourth containing Trenton and Mercer counties went strongly for Roosevelt he taking both city and counties. The labor vote was especially strong In th eighth; ninth and tenth, and It was for Roosevelt for he swept all three districts. In Essex county, where Taft was expected to win, Roosevelt was a' victor two to one. Hudson county, containing the eleventh and twelfth' districts, stood three to one for Roosevelt on returns thus fsr counted. At Princeton, the home of Governor Wilson, the Taft vote was 202 and Roosevelt 196. Wilson had a lead of 318. . "T. R. NOT EXCITEO. , OYSTER BAT, May 29 "The New, Jersey result speaks for itself. I do not, think I ought to make any commnL I, have already said in my speeches, what I thitfk of the general situation and how I regarded New Jersey In particular and I stand by those state-' ments today." r This declaration wss made by CoL Roosevelt when today's returns from the latest battlefield in his fighti against Taft and La Follette wss shown him. "My experience as a ban ter has taught me not to divide the bear's hide until he Is dead." said thJ Colonel. Mr. Roosevelt celebrated blsi New Jersey victory by taking a longj horseback ride. He was In a Jubilant! mood, and it was evident that be re-j garded the New Jersey result as) clinch his nomination. K. OF P. MEETING (National Kws Association) PARIS, Ky, May 29. Paris Is Isv gala attire in honor of the Kentucky Knights Templar,: whose sixty-fifth an-i nual conclave opened here today with the prospect of being one of the most notable gatherings ever held by the fraternity in the Blue Grass State, i Commander! e are here from Louis-; Tille, Lexington, Padocah, Henderson j and numerous other cities. The eoarl cIsto will continue over tomorrow". 1 1