Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 182, 5 June 1912 — Page 1

AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 182. RICH3IOXD, IXD., WEINESDAV EVENING. JUNE 5, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. U.S. MARINES ARE SENT TO MEET REBELS Medals of Honor For Veteran Firemen PHONE RATES ARE RAISED B! COMPANY BITTER DEFI TO COLONEL PROGRESS If! THE CONTRACT

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bver Four Hundred Sea Soldiers Sent Into the Interior to Protect Menaced U. S. Interests.

government ready to dispatch army V (Transports Held in Readiness to Carry a Force of 10,000 Soldiers to Restore Order in Isle. (National New Association) .. -WASHINGTON, June 5. As a re- . Bult of the grsfvity in the Cuban situation it was decided this afternoon to frush four battleships from Key West to Guartanamo. This action was takpn at a conference between President fcTaft and Secretary Knox today. Aftler the conference Secretary Knox said fcbat if further protection to American Property should be needed the marines aboard these ships would be landed. WASHINGTON, June 5. Pour nunfared and fifty American marines were pent in to the interior of Cuba today. fThis action was taken by Commander (Kline in charge of the naval station t Guantanamo on the representation f a committee of Americans that they had demanded and failed to receive adequate protection against the Cuban trebels. At the same time that this news reached the navy department today a message was received from the E' ;unboat Paducah at Santiago, sayfng bat the situation there was most (grave and it was probable marines (would have to be landed before night. ! Strong pressure, is being brought fto bear on the government here to intervene Immediately in Cuban affairs. ... Minister Revere . of.. Cuba, who was Icloseted with Major General Leonard 'Wood, for inore than two hours today fdiscussing he best method for landing Sloops. Telegrams were sent to Norfolk warning the commanders of the live army transports at that port . to be ready for instant movement. .The expeditionary force of 10,000 men, iwhich is being held ready for movejment, also was warned to be prepared (to start for Norfolk and Tampa immediately. These steps were taken following a conference between Gen. Wood and M. H. LewiB, representing a (committee of American interests in ICuba. Lewis told the general that only American intervention, could save (United States interests in the island. ; The landing of marines is believed lLo presage a third military occupation pt Cuba by American troops. State department officials admitted today that their reports from Cuba were of such a nature that American interference has become a necessity if American interests and lives on the isgand are to be protected. TH DAKOTA WON BY COL. ROOSEVELT Carries State Delegation Sol- ' idly.-Woodrow Wilson Defeats Clark. (Xational News Association) t SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 5. rWoodrow Wilson defeated Champ (Clark in the presidential preference (primary here by a vote of two to one. Kvilson according to virtually complete (returns today captured the entire delegation of ten. Col. Roosevelt's plurality is 12.000 or more over President Taft and he will have the solid delegation of ten to the Chicago convention. (FIELD SECRETARY VISITS RICHMOND Mr. R. II. Murray, Field Secretary jot the American Humane Association, which is a federation of all organizations of this character in this country, :was in town today in the interests of the school which the Association in tends to found for the education of ;thoe who will engage in its active work. Mr. Murray is making special visits rto colleges to interest the students in (this phase of the organization's activities and spoke at Earlham College this jpiornlng. When you take your vacation let the Palladium follow you. Telephone your vacation address to No. 2566.

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Council Monday night voted totaward gold medals to Firemen James Parsons, David Miller, George Wilson and Rufus Newman, who saw more than thirty years of service in the department. They are now retired.

A HOT DISCUSSION OVER UQUOR CASE Causes the County Commissioners to Postpone Hearing the Arguments. Some rather hot words passed between Attorney Boland of Indianapolis, and Attorney Johnson, of this city, at the meeting of the Wayne County board of commissioners this morning, during the discussion of the liquor remonstrances of Jackson and Jefferson townships. As is usually the case the - discussion between the attorneys turned into personalities and the commissioners settled the argument by postponing the hearing of the argu-j ments of the "wet", and "dry" forces until Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Boland representing the wet element desired to have the remonstrance in Jackson township considered by the commissioners this morning. Johnson declared that inasmuch as the drys had not had enough time in which to investigate the signatures on the remonstrances, that the commissioners should postpone the matter indefinitely. "I have other matters to attend to, and cannot fool around this way with this case," Boland interposed. "Well I'm glad my friend Boland has other business besides this," Johnson replied caustically. For fear that the argument, which was becoming rather heated, would grow too acriminious, the commissioners decided to postpone action on the remonstrances until Saturday. During the course of his preliminary arguments Boland alleged that the signatures of three dead men were attached to the remonstrance in Jackson township. He also made the statement that ten voters in that township had signed the remonstrance twice. "Further than that," continued Boland, "We can prove that a large number of the signers of the remonstrance were not bona fide voters at the time they signed it." Up to the present it is believed the wets have good ground to believe they will win out in the Jackson township fight. They assert that they have enough withdrawal cards to counteract the majority on the remonstrance. In all probability Jefferson township will remain dry. It has been dry for the past four years. THINK QUARANTINE WONT BE LONG ONE Dr. King in an interview this morning, stated that the aid 'the residents of the county have given in the stamping out of the rabies epidemic would lead to the lifting of the present quarantine as soon as possible. Dr. King stated that some people were not fair in their attitude on this question. The muzzling order was made only after J. P. Simonds of the state labratories, who analyzed all the dog heads sent from this city, had written many letters to Dr. King, stating a quarantine should be enforced here. Jf the residents of the county would help in enforcing stringently the order to muzzle, Dr. King states, the epidemic would soon die out, for any dogs infected with rabies would die with their muzzles on, unable to bite any other dogs or people. As soon as the danger is over, Dr. King states he will raise the quarantine. Dr. Davis has given the police department orders to report the names of and file against any and all dog owners whose dogs are found running at large on the highways -without muzzles. No affidavits will be filed against owners whose dogs are kept in homes and on their owner's premises.

COX IS NOMINATED BY THE DEMOCRATS Dayton Man Will Head Ohio Ticket for Governor. Harmony Meeting. (National News Association) TOLEDO, O., June 5. Congressman James M. Cox of Dayton, was chosen the nominee for governor by the Democratic state convention by acclamation this afternoon andHugh S. Nichols of Montgomery county, was renominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation. The Democratic state convention was called to order by Chairman Long at 10:15 this morning. Tht first committee to report was that on credentials, that in Miami county, and a majority of the committee had decided to seat each : delegation, allowing, each delegate a half vote. This action was carried by , the convention, gaining Harmon five votes. The resolutions adopted give Governor Harmon's presidential candidacy a rousing indorsement; eulogizes his administration as governor and directs the convention to select 12 dele-gates-at-large from Ohio to the national convention with one-half vote each. It also instructs the delegates to the Baltimore convention to give their loyal support in the effort to make Harmon the nominee for the presidency, and they are further instructed to vote for him as a body as long as he permits his name to remain before the convention, or as long as the majority vote of the Ohio delegation shall desire.

GOVERNMENT SUES STEAMSHIP LINES Charges Three Companies With Operating in Restraint of Trade. (National News Association) NEW YORK, June 5. Another important anti-trust action was instituted by the department of justice today when District Attorney Weihe filed suit in the federal court for the Southern district of New York against the Hamburg-American line, Lamport & Holt line and the Prince line. The petition alleges these steamship . lines formed a pool in 1908 to monopolize, and restrain trade and commerce In the carriage of freight and passengers between the ports of the United States on the Atlantic coast and Mexican Gulf and the ports of Brazil. FREDERICKS MADE SERIOUS CHARGE (National News Association) LOS ANGELES, Cal June 5. That the money used in the alleged bribery of George Lock wood in the McNamara case was directly from an official of the American Federation of Labor was the statement made by District Attorney Fredericks today In arguing a point in the trial of Clarence Darrow charged with bribery. IN ARMY CIRCLES (National News Association) NEW YORK, June 5. Army officers in full dress uniform, with their wives and daughters, filled the church of St. Cornelius the Centurion, on Governors Island today at the wedding of Miss Stella L. Dunn, daughter of Lieut Col. Beverly W. Dunn. V. S. A., retired, and Lieut. Allen Kimberley. of the U. S. Coast Artillery Corps. Lieut. Kiniberly will take his bride to Fort Monroe, Vs., where he is now stationed.

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CONTRACT IS LET Hipskind & Son Will Construct the Liberty Pike Macadam Roadway. If present plans materialize, Richmond will be accessible from all" directions by good macadam roadways, running into the city from the Wayne township boundary lines, and which will be improved by oement curbing and gutters. The improvement of the National road west to the township line is being pushed rapidly as possible; this morning the contract for the Improvement ot the Liberty Pike, from South I street to the Wayne and Boston township line was awarded by the county commissioners; and petitions for the improvement of North Tenth street and the National road east will soon be presented to the board of county commissioners. The contract for the improvement of the Liberty road was awarded to Philip Hipskind and Son. The Hipskind bid was $42,800, being the lowest bid on the improvement, which is to be made upon the plans and specifications of the county surveyor, approved by the commissioners at a previous meeting. All of the bids on this improvement were between $42,800 and $44,000. The Ohio construction company's bid was next to the Hipskind bid, the former company asking. $43,024. It is expected that with this improvement, the improvement of Easthaven avenue and others the tax rate will be raised from three to five cents, at least. The total taxable property in Wayne township is between $17,000,000 and $18,000,000. On the improvement ordered today by the commissioners, the Pennsylvania railroad company will be obliged to pay a larger amount than any other individual or corporation in the township, this company being the largest taxpayers in the township, although the improvements will benefit the company but little if any. WOMEN REQUESTED TO BE PRESENT The women of the city are invited to attend a meeting to be held in the lecture-rocm of the Morrisson-Reeves library Thursday afternoon at half '. past two o'clock in the interests of the election, of Miss Sarah Hill to membership on the school board. All heads and officials, as well tts mem bers of women s organizations of any nature are urged to be present. TWO RICHMOND MEN DRUID OFFICIALS (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, June 5. Charles Graham of Richmond, was elected grand marshal and J. H. Airing, also of Richmond, was elected representative to the supreme grove by the United Ancient Order of Druids at the ! annual election of the state grove to-day. PRESBYTERIANS MEET ("National News Association) EDMONTON. Alta June 5. The thirty-ninth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada begins its sessions here this evening, with the retiring Moderator. Rev. P. R. McKay. Toronto, In the chair. Nearly all the ministerial commissioners are in the city, and the arrivals tomorrow are expected to make up the complement. The representation of elders Is also large. While the important questions to come before the assembly this year are not so numerous as in some previous years, there is much business to be transacted and a busy session Is anticipated.

Home Telephone Company Announces $3 a Year Advance in All .Classes of Its

Telephones. OFFICERS SAY THIS MOVE WAS REQUIRED President Lontz Says Company Operated at a Loss. Makes Advance as Provided in the Contract. The announcement was made this morning by Manager William Bailey of the Richmond Home Telephone company that In accordance with the terms of its franchise the company would raise its rates three dollars a year on each class of telephones from June 1st. "For some time we have had over 2500 telephones in Bervice. We might have raised the rates some time ago when we reached 3000 subscribers, but we have put it off as long as possible. The principle is well recognized in the telephone business that the greater the number of extensions the greater the cost of maintenance; so that if this company desires to improve its service and continue to extend its lines it must increase its rates," said Manager Bailey this morning. Statement By Lontz. "I wish to make the statement," said President Lontz, "that this com pany has been running at a loss if the cost of replacement and insurance are taken into account. I am certain that it is only human nature for citizens to resent any increase in rates and to forget that they were very anx ious and eager to get the franchise in the present form. Up to this time the rates have been very much lower than the former Bell rates about half. They are now about a third. Consider ing the number of persons who can now be reached by our telephone system and comparing it with, the policy of thej Bell company, , which .called this company into existence, I can not but remind the public that we are doing no more than we announced in our franchise itself that we would do and what we are fairly entitled to. "We have incurred heavy expenses on account of storms. It was no more than our duty to replace the damage and to do it as promptly as possibly, but it is evident that unless there is sufficient revenue to put this into effect immediately that the public will suffer. "In the matter of putting our sys tem underground we have expended hundreds of thousands of dollars which is a guarantee of our good faith. I can conscientiously 6ay that we shall con tinue our policy of extending our lines and of keeping down our rates. Every cent of the increase will go for better ment of service. I repeat again that only the necessity for paying our fix ed insurance and replacement charges, which represent a loss, makes us take this step at this time we have put it off as long as possible. How Contract Reads. The Home Telephone company has made its increase in rates under the section 7 of its contract with the city, which reads as follows: "Any such company shall furnish to the city service twelve phones In its public offices free of charge. "And further providing that any such telephone company after it should construct, re-equip or substan tially reimprove its telephone system it should be allowed to charge its pat rons for Jhe service at the following rates, to-wit "For party line phones in residence, not to exceed four parties on the line, not more than $15.00 per annum. Foi; individual lines lines in residence, not to exceed $18.00 per annum. Party line phones in business places or public offices, not to exceed four parties on a line, not more than 30,000 per annum. For Individual lines in business places or public offices, not to exceed $36.00 per annum. The above rates to be based on 2000 phones or lees and for such additional 500 phones over 2000 phones, no such company shall be allowed to charge to exceed 12c per phone per month additional to the above rates." HUNTING QUARTERS " FOR THE DELEGATES Homes for 650 of the expected 2,000 guests of this city at the state Sunday school convention to be held June 26, 27. 2S, Lave been provided according to a report of Chairman Ed H. Hasemeier of the entertainment 'committee. Mr.' Hasemeier states that the committee has adopted the card plan to reach the homes of church people of this city and is finding it very effective. Cards are given church people to sign for a certain number of guests for the number 'of days in which they can be accommodated. Tt is expected that about 1.000 will either find quarters at the hotels and boarding houses or will leave every evening for their own homes. The committee is well satisfied with the progress made.

Taft Campaign Manager Dares Roosevelt to Come to Chicago and Reads Him Out of the Party.

DIXON ISSUES HOT PUBLIC STATEMENT Charges Taft Faction with Theft in Ohio and Says Roosevelt Has a Majority of Delegates. (Na'tional News Association) CHICAGO, June 5. Senator Dixon issued a statement this afternoon claiming 617 delegates for Roosevelt He asserted the Roosevelt forces could absolutely count on this number for the first ballot. Congressman McKinley did not is sue any statement this afternoon. He said that he would give out his figures tonight. ' (National News Association) CHICAGO, June 5. War without compromise and with no quarter was declared today by the leaders of the Taft and Roosevelt forces gathered for the national convention. Congressman McKinley in a peppery statement asserted that Taft's renomination was already a certainty and virtually de fied Roosevelt to visit the convention in person. Senator Dixon, head of the Roosevelt forces, who arrived during the morning and went to the Roose velt headquarters in the Congress ho tel issued a statement equally fiery. He asserted that the talk of a Roosevelt bolt, which has been assiduously spread by the Taft faction was false. Both men" agreed that there would be no surrender, no compromise only fight McKinley's challenge to Room-velt-to come to Chicago, say that his presence here would only help the cause of Taft, created a sensation among the politicians. That the Roosevelt men expect the Colonel within a week after the hearing begins, provided the contests are against him, is an open secret Mr. McKinley's statement is is believed at Roosevelt headquarters will spur the Colonel to make the trip to Chicago in any event. Congressman McKinley gave out his statement after a long conference with Senator Murray Crane, Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, whose machine was smashed by Roosevelt and Senator Charles Dick of Ohio. At the conference it was decided that no concessions would be made to the Roosevelt men and this decision was received, gleefully by Harry S. New, chairman of the arrangements committee and Victor Rosewater, acting chairman of the national committee. The Taft leaders apparently had one objective only to defeat Roosevelt at any cost The bitterness of the Taft faction against Roosevelt is reflected in McKinley's statement, which virtually reads Roosevelt out of the party. Senator Joseph M. Dixon, the Roosevelt manager, gave out the following formal statement today: "The Taft people deliberately stole the six delegates-at-large from Ohio. This was a cold blooded theft and involved political methods such as the Roosevelt following would not stoop to adopt The Ohio situation is a fine contrast between the tactics of the Roosevelt and the Taft factions. In Massachusetts, where Taft carried the state, Roosevelt took no technical advantage and disclaimed the six delegates-at-large who declared for him. The talk of a Roosevelt bolt A pure junk. We have a majority of the delegates by a good wide margin." McKINLEY MILITANT. CHICAGO, June 5. Director W. B. McKinley of the Taft forces after his arrival here today gave out the following statement: "President Taft will be the nominee of the Chicago convention. He will have approximately 600 votes on the first ballot The principles for which he stands in this contest the preservation of constitutional government enforcement of the laws and progressive evolution as opposed to revolution will be written Into the Republican national platform. The sober second thought not only of the Republican party, but of the people, will be fur.er reflected at the polls by President Taft's re-election for his second term. "The campaign of bluff, bulldoze and bluster, which Mr. Roosevelt has conducted for the renomination. is drawing to a close. The Republican party, to which, as such he has made only incidental appeal in this contest, will pass final Judgment on the third term candidacy of Mr. Roosevelt who- up to this time has spoken neither for his party. Its principles. Its president or its leaders but only for himself. No terrorixation or intimidation on the part of Mr. Roosevelt or his managers can change the result His personal presence In the convention would only make the outcome more certain."

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Water Works Proposal Are Considered with Only a Few Changes. EXTENSION PLAN A CHANGE FOR BETTER Under the Proposal It Will' Be Easier to Secure Extension of Mains. Tapping of the Mains. The board of works sitting in a spe cial session yesterday afternoon to pass upon the specifications for a water works franchise and contract, pre pared by the attorneys for the city, made good headway and ratified the first twelve sections. Several import ant questions arising in connection with the sections considered were decided. The franchise will be for a period of twenty-five years. The board decided this would be fair to the company and -city likewise. It is stated the company must bare a guarantee of a Ions time contract and franchise to enable it to secure money with which to make the Improvements necessitated .by .the city's demands. The city attorneys advised for a long term franchise for two reasons. They stated this will be a desirable feature from the standpoint of the bidder, who will be Induced to make lower rates by having a guarantee of a long time contract with the city. It will also,' If accepted, invalidate the claim of a "perpetual" franchise for the use of the streets, made by the' Richmond City Water Works company. The present contract does not put a limit on the time the company can use the streets.' Section 9, a very important section, was considered and tentatively adopted. This section governs the very troublesome question of extensions. Under the provisions of this new section, an extension ot five hundred feet may be secured when an "average" of two consumers for each one hundred feet of extension can be guaranteed. The city agrees to pay the rental cost of a fire hydrant for each 600 foot extension. If the city orders a fire hydrant as a guarantee of revenue to the company and does not order the hydrant placed, the city pays for the hydrant only as long as the toll from the private consumers fails to reach the minimum rate for each five hundred feet of extension. The city pays the difference between this specified rate and the consumer's water rental. Whenever consumers' total fees reach the sum necessary for a five hundred foot extension, the city ceases to pay rental for the hydrant, unless the hydrant is used. The city has made a practice of ordering hydrants and not placing them to enable some citizens to secure water supply. Thus the city has been compelled to pay for the unplaced hydrant even after the line was producing enough, revenue to pay for itself. Fire Chief Miller asked for more intermediate hydrants, the city to pay for the installing, but to pay no rental thereon. By Section ten. any citizen may tap a water main. He pays the cost of tapping. At the present time the water works company assumes title to the tap (their property being enhanced in value several thousand of dollars by this means in the Maury 'report). This tap Is from the main to the curb line. The citizen has had to pay from f 10 to $zS each for such taps, which at once reverted to the water works company. Now this section Is amended to make it possible for the city to make a tap if the company fails or refuses to do so after being properly petition ed. A citizen under the direction of the city engineer may make the tap also. It was the concensus of opinion that the company should pay for this IS they claimed ownership as soon as a tap was installed, but the board stipulates that if a property owner pay for the tap from the main to the curb line, the company Is not to be paid again for the taps. It was stated that if the company was made to pay for these taps, the increase in rates would be unfair, since citizens who bad already paid for their taps, by reason of the Increased rates, would have to help pay for the taps of future consumers. Section 11, fixing the pressure at 79 lbs. per square Inch at Eighth and Main streets was adopted, tt being stated by the fire chief that this was perfectly satisfactory. Section 12. making the main of the standard guage and size required by the American Water Works association was adopted, this being practically the same as the stipulation of the old franchise on this subject The troublesome question of water rates, reached In section 13, was (Continued on Pag lght) THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Unsettled; probably local shower tonight and Thursday; not much change In temperature.