Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 201, 27 June 1912 — Page 1

RICHMONB PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 201. RICH3IOND, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 27, 1912. SINGLE COPT 2 CENTS. PROPHETS UP i Prominent Figures Before Convention and Convention Hall HULL AGAIN ELECTED TO HIGH OFFICE IN AIR OVER THE OUTLOOK SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK. GOV. WOODROW WILSOX. FIGHT IS "TOBE LONG ONE

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Highest Candidate in Democratic Derby Today 271 . . -.Votes Short of the Covet- " "ed Nomination.

SESSION TONIGHT WILL BE LENGTHY frhere Are Only 184 Uninstructed Votes and These Delegates Ho-d Many Conflicting Views. (National News Association) BALTIMORE, June 27 It became known today that the Indiana delegation bad intended to secure the support of William Jennings Bryan for Governor T. R. Marshall as a compromise candidate. Thomas Taggart boosted the Marshall idea, lie suggested that Senator Kern go to Bryan and sound him upon the proposition of throwing his strength to the Hoosler governor. Kern demurred and said that Bryan was not just then in a mood to be approached by such a proposition. It was then suggested that a committee be appointed to wait on Bryan. Various members of the delegation were suggested, but all of them found excuses. Finally the whole plan was temporarily dropped. BALTIMORE, Md., June 27. With I the high man in the Democratic race I for president 271 votes Bhort of enough ito nominate and but 184 uninstructed t votes from which to draw, the Demo'era tic national convention today hove in sight of the hour when the next leatier of the party will be nominated. (And when it is considered that of' the (1S4 of the uninstructed votes there are jiuany conflicting views so that the bal jiiiice of the powermay not be hurled ten bloc, the chance of an early nomination tonight may be as readily esti"'fciated in California as In Baltimore. Further pursuing the path of fact that one may" come fr.ora some idea of the timewhen the Anal heat will h run, let It be understood that nine iiuen may fftce the political starter, for i seven of ywhom there are instructed votes. For each three there must come the carefully prepared nomination !reech that, has been on the ice for lis these many days. Likewise, to the linerment of the oratorical wealth of ube nation, there must come sundry addresses seconding the naming of the I several men. y Count In Demonstrations. And, still continuing the pins quantity in the matter of time, there is to jte a, demonstration for each of the i nominees, just as long as the lusty (lunged followers of each respective banner can make it. Experience has shofrn that these demonstrations take time and block :! progress almost as much as the actual 'leaking of the speeches. The route by which the nominating iiitage will be reached was sign-posted ;ty the committee on rules, which placed that momentous period just after the report of the committee on credentials.,,- . The latter; report, running in two sections and-carrying the danger flag cn each, was headed conventionward . today. . ' Theodore H. Bell of California acting as conductor for the first section of the credentials special, reported that his section had busted a hawser end was drifting in two sub sections, ;the first containing the Illinois, South 'Dakota and few minor contest sectiot.6. , , : - '" Senator Luke Lee, the youthful senatorial product of Tennessee, followed with his signal flag of impending trouble and gave notice that a minority " report, conducted by himself, had been ililaced across the track in front of the delayed and halting majority report. (He added that this minority report J would bring on more talk. More Than One Ballot. The most enthusiastic boomer in Baltimore does not anticipate a nomination on the first ballot. For a basis vt this statement take to witness several totals under the general polling of the delegates. Aside from Bryan hsnd William 'Gaynor, who have no instructed vote, the total lineup runs rti:us: Clark 449; Wilson, 261; Harjmcn. 67; Underwood, 774; Marshall, 31; Baldwin, 14; and Burk, 10. j It Is perfectly apparent that any candidate to get the nomination must I ret strength from his neighbors. Lookling about the neighborhood for possibilities first comes the Bryan vote. His voting strength in the convention has Tanged on two critical tests from 510 ,Ho 6654 votes. These votes were on Ithe question of party principle in each (case. THE WEATHER fSTATE Generally fair tonight; slightly cooler. tl.OCAL Fair tonight and Friday; slightly cooler tonight.

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GOT. JCDBON HARMON. MA TOR WILLIAM 4. GATMOR. A FARMERS POSSE CAPTURED tlBff Hold Suspected Horse Thief at Bay in a Field Until Sheriff Arrives. Surrounded last night by a posBe of angry farmers, armed with rifles, shotguns and revolvers, and held at bay in a rail fence corner on the W. Williamson farm, near Economy, Jim Miller, aged 44, 'hailing fron Hartford City, was finally taken in custody by Chief of Police Gormon and Sheriff Steen. Miller had gazed into the m tizzies of various firearms from 11 p. m. until about 2 a. m. The man was alleged to have chased horses around the field, trying to catch one of them, and was suspected of horse thieving. Tall, deeply ' tanned " from exposure, powerfully built, Miller presents a splendid appearance. He. says re has a small sum in the bank, the location of which he will not Teveal, and he also alleges' he owns" a' 4 acre farm in Arkansas, which he ..purchased some time ago. He seems to know many people at Hartford City, and the police have communicated- with the authorities there in an effort to learn something of his character. He says he works as a farm hand during the summer and roams over the country in the winter. He carried two large wheat sacks filled to the brim with odds and ends of clothing and personal effects. Miller spent yesterday in Economy, where he ; said he ' was looking for work. People were curious about him. Last night it was reported he was chasing horses about the field on the farm of Will Williamson.. The alarm was given that a horse thief .was ''on the job" and farmers, to the number of a dozen, hastily armed themselves, traced the man to a fence corner and threatening to "blow his head off," kept him cornered over two hours. He will be held until information concerning him can be secured. He explains last night's occurrence by Baying he was trying to sleep in a pasture and had walked around a. good deal, hunting a place where he could rest peacefully. He disclaims any knowledge of horse thieving. He says he is a globe trotter. FIFTY-SIXTH SUIT OF DIVORCE FAILED The fifty-sixth divorce suit to be filed in the Wayne Circuit court this year is that of Rosa Mulholland versus John Mulholland, which was placed upon the entry docket in the county clerk's office this morning. The plaintiff charges the defendant with being a habitual drunkard. The plaintiff also asks the custody of their four children: Charles, aged eighteen, James, aged twelve, Harriett aged nine, and Howard, aged five. The complainant states that they were married August 23, 1889 and separated last Monday.

A SECOND CHAPTER 'IlilOOfARrCASE Bookhart Beats His Wife After She Had Trailed Himto Home of Woman.

Chapter No. 2 in the Bookhart troubles was written last evening, and will be read in police court soon. What chapter No. 3 will be is not known. -Last evening, Harry Bookhart came home and gave his wife a good, sound threshing for following him to the home of' Miss Beatrice Virginia Pierce, west' of the city Saturday afternoon. This latter episode culminated In Miss Pierce being arrested, charged with pointing a dangerous weapon at Mrs." Bookhart. Officer Hirschfield was called to the Bookhart home, 2218 North D street, at 11 o'clock last night and arrested Bookhart on the charge of assault and battery. He is still In jail, and his case' will' probably be called in the morning.. The reason for Prosecutor Ladd asking a heavy bOUd for Miss Pierce was explained when it developed that Bookhart drew his money out of the bank yesterday, and when arrested last evening he had $342.15 on his person. It was feared by the prosecutor that. the man, in his apparently mad infatuation for the Pierce woman, would pay her pond, and elope with her. IS TO LOCATE HERE Miami Valley Securities Company Is Organized. . Franklin T. Betts, F. F. McGinnis end others connected with the Gem City Life Insurance company of Dayton, have organized the Miami Valley Securities company with a capital stock of $500,000, chartered under the laws of New Jersey and 'licensed under-the ' laws of Indiana, and the principal office of the company will be in Richmond. The company is chartered to buy and sell life, fire and casualty company and, it is stated, the consolidatioa of small companies will be one of Its objects. H. W". Webb of Dayton becomes the Ekles manager of the company and will reside in this city. The ofllcers of the company are the following: Franklin T. Betts, president: Rufus T. Betts, vice president ana agency manager; F. F. McGinnis, secretary and general counsel; John J. Schwartz, treasurer; C R. Betts, general sales manager. The company will maintain a branch office at Dayton. Officers of "the company will entertain a number of local business men at dinner at the Westcort hotel this evening.

L IPENEDIfESTERDAY Number of Students Limited to Twenty. Conducted at Earlham College. The eleventh course of the Summer School for Librarians, conducted by the Public Library Commission of Indiana, opened yesterday at Earlham college. The class is limited to twenty regular students. Not only is it full, but several people who applied were not admitted because of lack of accommodations. The Summer School is not a school to make librarians; it accepts only those who are already in positions and endeavors to give them as much training as possible in the six weeks devoted to the work. Most of the members of the class come from small libraries. All are Indiana people. The course includes nearly one hundred lecture and recitation periods. The longest course is that of cataloging, to which 20 hours are devoted. Classification takes 12 hours, work with children, Reference, Book Selection, and Administration, tea hours each, and the minor and miscellaneous subjects about 25 hours. ' In addition to the regular instructors, fourteen special lecturers have been secured, some of whom are among the well known librarians of the U. S. The list includes Mr. Chalmers Hadley, librarian, Denver public library; Mr. Charles E. Rush, librarian. St. Joseph, Mo., public library; Demarchus C. Brown, Indiana State librarian; Miss E. G. Browning, librarian, Indianapolis public library; Mr. W. M. Hepburn, librarian, Purdue university; Mr. J. P. Dunn, president public library commission; Miss Ethel McCollough, Evansville, and several others. A new feature of the work this year is a special advanced course on library work with children, to be given by one of the best children's librarians in the country, Miss Gertrude Elisabeth. Andrus, superintendent of the children's department of the public library at Seattle, Washington. This course will consist of ten lectures, which will he given from July i 8 to 13. For this special course there win oe a luiLiou jee oi a.uv, ur eu cents a lecture. The instructors of the Summer School for Librarians are Miss Carrie E. Scott and Miss Ora Williams, of the Public Library Commission, and Mr. Hepburn, librarian at Purdue. Carl H. Milam, Secretary of the Public Library Commission, is Director. APPLICATIONS FOR POST MEMBERSHIP . John A. Markley, adjutant of the Sol Meredith Post, G. A. R-, has received twelve applications for membership into the local post. The post now has a membership of 14S and In case the recent applications are acted upon favorably the membership will be boosted to the 160 mark.

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MONEY BEING SEHT 4 TO AID HEW CAUSE Many of Letters of Encouragement to T. R. Contain Checks for War Fund. (National News Association) OYSTER BAY, June 27. Col. Theodore Roosevelt announced today that eirxe he threw down the gauntlet to the national Republican organization in Chicago he is being deluged with ktters and telegrams from persons in all parts of the United States pledging Eupport to the new progressive party. Many of the letters also contain money. One western progressive who wrote that he is heart and soul In the fight for the progressive movement inclosed a check for 51,500. Others contained one and five dollar bills. Col. Roosevelt expressed gratification at the widespread Interest shown In the third party movement. The colonel and hie son Kermit, went horse back riding through Oyster Bay yesterday, this befog the colonel's first appearance since his return home. He was accorded a hearty ovation by his neighbors. Later Colonel Roosevelt said "We are going to make a fight. We have to do it. They have put It up to us." Although the colonel seemed willing enough to talk with his neighbors he refused to discuss the third party for publication. When asked whether the progressives who have deserted the Republican party, would amalgamate with Democrats who are dissatisfied with their party, the former president said that It was too early to discuss the question. Because it must be seen first what the Democrats do at Baltimore. COMMISSIONER IS GIVEN A CALLING Street Commissioner Genn was hauled over the coals this morning by city officials for not preventing the oil men now working on the streets from raising so much dust. ' Complaints have been many, because Davis, an oil contractor uses a large brush to sweep the streets, and does not sprinkle the street first. The consequent clouds of dust are said to be so thick that rocks could not be thrown through them. The contractors are also alleged to neglect hauling away the dirt which they pile up along the edges of the gutters after oiling, leaving the dirt to be washed down the sewers and to clog up the Inlets. Genn promised he would see that the nuisance was abated, and that he would give the oil men their orders. A GUARDIAN ASKED Averting that the defendant is in- ! capable of managing his estate and business affairs because of old age. and of being physically and mentally weak. John Davis today filed a petition In the circuit court versus Charles Davis, asking that the court aj)Doint i a guardian for him.

Popular Indianapolis Sunday School Worker Once More Will Be at Head of State Organization.

FOUR CITIES WANT THE NEXT MEETING Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer Show Past Year Most Successful in History of Association. A capacity house marked the open ing of the second day's session of the state convention of the Indiana Sun day School association this morning In the East Main Street Friends church, the most important official action for the day being the report of the nominating committee by its chair man. E. T. Albertson. the following officers being elected: President W. C. Hall, Indianapolis. Vice President Thomas L. Scott, Indianapolis. Recording Secretary E. G. Holmes, Indianapolis. Treasurer C. S. Dearborn. For vacancies caused by expirations and resignations on the Board of Directors the following names were placed in nomination and ratifiedl by the convention,(directors serving for three years) : J. A. Branson, Sheridan; E. J. Humpe, Kokomo; W. C. Morro, Irvlngton; E. M. Woodward, Rockville; Rev. Paul Pfyfer. of Evansville, to fill the place of Rev. William N. Dresel. of the same city, who resigned; and C. W. Graves, of Logansport. to take the vacancy caused by the resignation of E. T. Albertson. A Spirited Contest. There promises to be a spirited contest for the honor of entertaining the next convention. The Board of directors will hold a meeting at 4:45 this afternoon and the various delegations, which are boosting the claims of their respective towns, will appear at that time and present them. Evansville, Logansport, South Bend and Muncle are contesting for the honor of entertaining the convention In 1913 with the odds somewhat In favor of Evansville. The address of the morning was that of Dr. McKinney, of New York, on "The Big Girl Problem,- Dr. McKinney stating in the beginning: "The big girl problem is not so acute at' the present time as the big boy problem. And there are good reasons for this. In the first place we expect more of a girl than we do of a boy. "This is all wrong. "We ought to expect as much of a boy as we do of a girl. "But from Infancy the girl Is under the direct Influence of her mother and, in a Christian home, that is tremendous," the speaker going on to say that the traditions and conventions which followed the education of the girl caused her to be held to more strict accountability than the boy. But herein, stated the speaker In effect, society was at fault. Both should have to conform to an equal standard. "If the fathers," said Dr. McKinney, "had done for the boys what the mothers have done for the girls, (he boy problem would be almost entirely eliminated. "Tie on to your boy if you're a father." said Dr. McKinney, "and there will not be such a large problem for conventions and organizations to solve." Praise For Suffrage. That the big girl problem, however, was constantly assuming 'large proportions was asserted by the speaker. "If our suffragette friends get their way as I hope they will," said Dr. McKinney, "women's greater civic freedom will result in more intimate contact with the world and the big girl problem will then take on a different aspect." "The problem of the Sunday School" continued the speaker, "is to get her to see the right and want to do it." Dr. McKinney's address was taken up largely with an exposition of feminine psychology at the period when the child was evolving into a woman and he made an appeal for a more tender and intelligent treatment from the standpoint of a comprehension of her peculiar physical, mental and spiritual condition at this period with particular attention to the relation she bore toward her Sunday school teacher. making the statement that the Ideal state would be reached wnen women acted as teachers for the girls, men for the boys. "Then the problem will not be so acute," said Dr. McKinney. Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, of Chicago, International superintendent of the Elementary division, an entertaining and convincing speaker of impressive platform presence addressed the convention upon "The Spiritual Alms and Results of Graded Instruction," which set forth in detail the evolution, preparation and purpose of the International system of uniform and graded lessons and explained their adaptlveness every changing period of the pupil and student. Mrs. Bryner stated that the first (Continued on Page . Ten.).

The National Chairman SaysThere Are Three Distinct Elements and Two Must Form an Alliance.

WILSON IS VICTOR IN CONTEST FIGHT Scrap in the Convention this Afternoon Over Seating of a Wilson Delegate from South Dakota. (National Nwi Association) BALTIMORE. June 27. Norman E." Mz.ck today declared that there must come a combination of diverging Interests before the convention to nominate and settle the fight. He thoroughly anallzed the rase. As the convention now stands there ire three conflicting elements. The first is the Wilson-Bryan element, known as the radical progressives. The second Is the Clark element, containing both progrtsslves and conservatives. The third is the Harmon and Underwood interests, which make up a conservative element. Two of these elements will have to unite but there is no means of telling how or when this can be) brought about at the session tonight when the balloting for a presidential nominee begins. There was a report current today that Charles Murphy, of Tammany and Roger Sullivan had split. This report came from the Bryan headquarters. When Sullivan was asked about It he said "Mr. Murphy and myself do not always agree. We have different opinions on some matters." He refused to make any other statement. MRS. TAFT SPECTATOR. CONVENTION HALL, June 17. Actual work on the formation of the Democratic naUonal platform was began at 11:45 o'clock this morning. William Jennings Bryan and Senator. J.-imes O'Gorman of the sub-committee of eleven, of the resolutions committee conducted the work. Mr. Bryan and O'Gorman were in the convention hall alone. Senator John Kern a member of the resolutions committee snd also a member of the sub-cimmlttee did not sppear. He was. HI but sent a mespage saying that he would come later. The plan of action adopted by the subcommittee of eleven was to htfve Mr., Bryan and Mr. O'Gorman act alone in making the first draft of the platform. They called in s uch men as they needed for suggestion. At four o'clock this afternoon the sub-committee will meet and receive tbe report from Bryan and the New York senator. The Democratic convention was watched today by the flrst lady of the !nd, Mrs. Taft, wife of the president.; Tbe seats of her party were In the; front row of the guests gallery. She was with Mrs. Norman E. Mack. Mr.' and Mrs. Hugh Wallace and Mrs. Francis of Washington and Mrs. Aubrey,, secretary to Mrs. Taft. Bryan on The Tariff. 1 The most important . feature of the! liatfonn will be the planks on tariff; and money. Mr. Bryan wrote both of! these planks. The tariff plank declares i for an Immediate downward revision j of the present high protective tariff.; Especially upon tbe necessities of life. and tbe removal of duty upon these! commodities which are controlled by! the trusts and cheaper abroad than ati heme. It also declares that the Federal government has no right to impose tar-' iff duties except for the purpose of rev-1 etiue and that the collection should be limited to tbe necessities of the gov-; ernment when honestly and economically administered. In this same connection President Taft a administration and the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill; will be severely. arraigned. The plank referring to the financial i banking system, is to contain an ar-i ralgnment of Wall Street manipulation j end of the present national bank rego-! lation. Here Bryan wrote his test ideas i for the adoption of legislation which i will insure protection for from eighteen to twenty million bank depositors. It will oppose tbe establishment of a, Federal bank but will provide for rei virion of banking laws which will not allow any small group of financiers or corporations to control the banks ; or tbe money of the country. Is Called to Order. The convention was called to order at 12:48. - It has been agreed that the Illinois contests will not be taken to the floor of the convention. Mayor Carter Harrtfcon agreed to this. Chairman Parker Introduced Chapkin Adolph Guttmacher who delivered the invocation. Delegate R. S. Morris, of Pennsylvania, started the day's proceedings with the minority report of the credentials committee. The maJoritvs report predated at last evening's session held (Continued on Page Six) .