Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 240, 13 August 1912 — Page 1

MOM) PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM vol. xxxvii. no. 240. RICHMOND, IND.; TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 13, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

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President Taft and Secretary Knox Discuss the Advisability of Interfering in Nicaragua. iA BOMBARDMENT OF MANAGUA STILL ON .And Shells of the Rebel Batteries Threaten to Destroy Foreign Property. A Grave Crisis. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Angered at the Insolent attitude of the Nicaraguan rebels and their persistent warnings sent to them by the United States government. President Taft and Secretary Knox today discussed a policy of Intervention in Nicaragua. Secretary Knox brought to the White house messages from Minister Weitzel, telling of the bombardment of the capital by the rebels and the danger to foreigners and their property in Managua. Both the president and Secretary Knoz agreed it would be entirely compatible -with the present foreign policy of this country to take entire charge of the government of Nicaragua and maintain supervision over it until peace is restored. Whether this will be done depends on later messages from Minister Weitzel. According to dispatches already received no foreign property in Managua has been damaged seriously, but there is great danger from flying shots. Generals Mena and Zeledon persist in ignoring the protests of the resident diplomats and have announced they will continue the bombardment of the city until President Diaz recognizes the new government. Three hundred and Ifty marines, who left Panama Sunday, were expected to arrive at Managua tonight, but may be delayed on account of uncertain railway communication. They will assist , the 100 bluejackets from the gunboat Annapolis, in maintaining order and protecting property in Managua, and may be used at the discretion of Minister Weitzel to attack the rebels if the latter fire on the foreign section. The cruiser Denver, with 300 bluejackets Bhould reach Corinto tomorrow night, and in addition the navy department is holding 400 marines in readiness at Panama for instant movement. ONE PERSON KILLED. SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, Aug. 13. One person was killed, several women and children were wounded and a dozen or more buildings were riddled by shells in the bombardment of the capital city of Managua by rebel artillery Sunday, according to a dispatch received here today. It was stated, however, that no foreign property had been damaged. The rebel artillerymen apparently took pains to prevent firing into the consulate buildings. When the message was sent the rebel batteries of General Luis Mena and General Zeledon were still planted before the city, while the defending batteries were kept shotted on Loma Hill for a renewal of hostilities. The casualties were caused by the bursting of shrapnel shells. During the firing the United States bluejackets from the gunboat Annapolis were kept near the United States consulate out of the path of the shells. MOOSE MOVEMENT SPREADING FAST NEW CASTLE, Ind., Aug. 13. Following the action of B. R. Inman of the Middletown News, in going over to the Progressives come other surprises from Middletown. Republican County Chairman Risk has received the resignations of Zell C. Swain and Ed Collier. Swain is vice chairman of the Republican county committee and Collier Is a precinct committeeman. They have affiliated with the Progressive party. The Republican committee Is demanding that every candidate on the ticket swear allegiance to Taft and renounce Roosevelt There Is some concern In the ranks of the Progressives of Henry county owing to the decision of the state committee to place a county ticket in the field in each county ct the state. In this county the plan seems to be opposed by a majority, and Wilson has Issued a call for the committee to meet Saturday and decide the matter. George G. Morris, county recorder, one of the leading Progressives, Is unalterably opposed to the plan. Morris declares he and others of the new party participated in the Republican primaries in the spring and that they are In honor bound to support the nominees selected at that time. He is using every effort to prevent a county ticket being nominated.

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ARMY HYDROPLANE . FELL INTO WATER I,, But Two Lieutenants in the Airship Escaped Without Any Injuries. (National News Association) PLYMOUTH, Mass., Aug. 13. The new army hydroplane, in which Lieutenants Arnold and Kirkland were flying, from Marblehead to Stratford, Conn., to take part in the mimic war maneuvers came to grief in this harbor today. While flying near the water the airship suddenly descended, striking the water with such force as to smash the pontoon and the propellor. The two aviators were thrown out but escaped serious injuries. They wore life jackets, which prevented them from sinking before aid reached them. The machine is too badly wrecked to- toe- used for-' several -days and was towed ashore by a motorboat. AEROPLANE ACCIDENT. STRATFORD, Conn., Aug. 13. An accident that smashed the army aeroplane and endangered the lives of scores of women and children today halted the most spectacular flight ever made by army aviators. The mishap occurred when Private Havens, at an altitude of 1,000 feet found the engine of his monoplane acting badly and volplaned to the crowded parade ground. The aviator swept upon the unsuspecting spectators at sixty miles an hour and at an angle that made his death seem certain. A troop of cavalrymen, realizing the danger, drove the crowd back just in time to avert a serious disaster. Havens righted his machine just before it struck the earth, coasted down the field and crashed into the biplane of Lieut Foulois, disabling both machines. FIREWORKS PROVE DEADLY FOR FIVE They Explode Prematurely and Kill, Man, Woman and Three Children. (National News Association) AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 13. Five persons were killed, four instantly, in an explosion of fireworks and high explosives in the home of Raphael Cheche at 19 Coon street early today. The victims were Cosimo Carmelengo, a maker of fireworks, whose home is 1n New Jersey; Mrs. Mary Cheche and three children, Emma, aged 11; Armando, aged 9; and Carmela, aged 7. The fireworks were being prepared by Carmelengo for a big celebration to be given by the St. Francis D'Assis church in observance of the feast of the Assumption on August 15. Carmelengo came here last night. He brought four boxes of a high explosive to be used in making the fireworks. Although it was said this was gunpowder the police and fire departments, both of which worked on the case, believe that it was dynamite. The Cheche bouse, a two-story frame structure, was completely annihilated. After the explosion it was a mass of splintered wood and stone. The bodies were horribly mangled. Several of them were blown to pieces. The youngest child suffered a fractured skull and died at the city hospital to which she had been rushed with all possible speed. The explosion took place between 6:30 and 7 o'clock this morning. There was a series of detonations one succeeding the other in rapid order. They were heard for a mile around. Houses within a radius of a mile or more were damaged by the flying timbers and stones and by the force of tf ex-

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BRIG. GENERAL DUNCAN. FIFTY GALLONS OF GASOLJKOES OP Escapes from Tank and Some One Threw a Lighted Match Into It. North E street, from the Pennsylvania freight depot to Menke's saloon was a seething mass of flames late yesterday afternoon, when about fifty gallons of gasoline, which escaped from one of the Standard Oil wagons went up in smoke. In some manner the stop cock on the tank was opened and gasoline poured out. It flowed into the gutter and down the sewer. Then someone threw a lighted match into the stream and there was a flash and a roar. The fire traveled the length of the square and down a sewer where there was another explosion and the top of the manhole was blown off. The fire lasted for over an hour in the sewer, but no damage was done to property. .. Enough, gasoline was -burned ujip. a very few minutes to run all the automobiles in the city ten or fifteen miles. It is stated several motor enthusiasts stood by, with tears pouring from their eyes as the eighteen cents a gallon fluid was being consumed. COLONEL REFOSES A WONDERFUL Tells Admiring Gunsmith He Could Not Accept Such a Handsome Gift. (National News Association) OYSTER BAY, Aug. 13. An ardent Bull Moose advocate, Frederick Adolphs, came from Genoa, N. Y., today, to offer Colonel Roosevelt a $750 gun. Adolphs went to Sagamore Hill unannounced and caught the former president as he was starting on a day's outing with his family. With apologies the gunmaker stopped the colonel and started to draw out the weapon from a leather case. Roosevelt caught sight of the Circassian walnut handle, magnificantly carved and inlaid in silver. "My dear man," exclaimed the colonel, "I don't understand this." "I am offering it to you," replied the gunmaker, as he drew out the single barrel and put the gun together. Roosevelt scrutinized it and . saw it was a combination gun and rifle, with the smaller bore-barrel beneath the other. The colonel sighted it and pronounced it a marvel, but said he could not accept such a costly gift. The colonel requested Mr. Adolphs to take the gun home and leave it in his shop window for one year, with a sign reading that he intended to present this gun to Colonel Roosevelt.. "If at the end of the year you feel that you still want me to have it I will take it," said the colonel. POSTAL EMPLOYES WERE VICTORIOUS (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. The provision of the post office bill dealing with the rights of postal employes to organize and petition congress was the storm center in the senate today. An amendment offered by Senator Jones of Washington that any organization of the employes must not be affiliated with any outside labor organization was rejected by a vote of thirty to twenty. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers to night and Tuesday, probably fol . lowed by fair, moderate tempera-

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Typographical Union Head Drags Them into Recent Newspaper Strike. (National News Association) CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 13 Discussion of the Chicago newspaper strike had a prominent place in the annual report of President James W. Lynch, of the Typographical Union at its convention here. The report, although not naming the Socialists, referred to them by unmistakable inference criticizing them sharply. Regarding the Chicago strike President Lynch said: "I have no intention of criticizing any member's political belief or attempting to influence his political opinions; these are sacred and they are for the individual to form. "But where the questionable phase of politics is injected into trade disiputes, "where in - pactr4oiitlcauJ sponsible for tnose trade disputes, where industrial disturbance is fomented and propagated in order to advance or disastrously affect the political fortunes of some particular party or individual, then those members of the trade union movement who allow themselves to be used for sinister purposes are open to criticism, if not contempt. "If the Chicago situation, to which I refer exhaustively in this report, was not caused in the first instance by un-der-the-surface political effort, then the slimy hand of the professional politician and the vandal labor leader was in evidence before the incident had progressed very far. Opportunity was presented for the wreaking of malicious revenge against one publisher who is prominent in national politics. "I care not the party which stoops to avail itself of the tactics I outline; that party or the members of it who are responsible should be promptly condemned. The International Typographical Union is the tail of no political kite." One of the Chicago delegates asked that L.'P. Straubs, of the Chicago Stereotypers Union be given the privilege of addressing the convention on the pressmen's strike. President Lynch ruled that L. P. Straubs was not a member in good standing of any trades union. A TENDERLOIN RAID Made in Philadelphia 150 Women Are Arrested. (National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13. The most spectacular tenderloin raid ever made in this city resulted in the closing of thirty bouses and the arrest of 1 50 women today. A vice squad under Henry Jacobs of the department of public safety began its work at daylight and continued' until after 1G o'clock. Many- patrol wagons filled with womeri were driven to the police station while thousands of spectators cheered the police at their work. The raid was the first move in a big campaign t6 clean up the city. WHIPPED HIS WIFE IN TENTH ST. PARK In the city police court this morning Ed Vanzselt, George Goodwin and Frank . Seeders were up for drunk. Vanzselt was given a fine of $1 and costs. Goodwin was given a fine of $10 and costs as it was shown by the prosecuting attorney that Goodwin went to the Home of the Friendless yesterday and took his wife from the Institution and brought her to the Tenth street park where he proceeded to beat her. Besides the fine of $10 he was given a ten days' jail sentence. Frank Seeders pled guilty. He had only been released from jail yesterday morning, and immediately proceeded to take one bottle of beer. The mayor gave him his choice of 140 days in th county .Jail or to leave town imme-

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AS THE L TO SACRIFICE New Castle Man This Afternoon Nominated for Congress by the Sixth District Republicans. HUFF DELIVERED A VERY LONG TIRADE And the Convention Hall Was Only Half Filled. George Barnard Was the Temporary Chairman. (Palladium Special) CONNERSVILLE. Ind., Aug. 13. W. L. Risk, of New Castle, chairman of the Henry county Republican central committee, this afternoon was unanimously nominated for congressman at the Republican district convention in this city. Many who had been mentioned for the place sidestepped it in a lively fashion and Risk's name was the only one presented. Will Hough, of Greenfield, presided at the afternoon session as permanent chairman. He delivered a long address brimful of abuse for hc Progressive party. The opera house where the convention was held was only half full and no one sat on the stse except officers. SHORN OF ITS GLORY. CONNERSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 13. Shorn of all the old-time fril's ard thrills which for years had combined to make a Sixth district Republican convention a thing of joy to all who participated therein, the remnant of the "old guard" of "Jim" Watson. Henry C. Starr and others of the inner circle, met In convention here this afternoon to name a candidate for congress. "Jim" Watson, looking as dapper and smiling as when he acted as first assistant swiper on the Taft road. roller at the Chicago convention last June, came over from Rushvllle last night,. andJueld sway In the McFarlan hotel, cavorting around with' accustomed vigor and endeavoring to show his hangers-on that there were a dozen and one ways to prove that the Bull Moose movement had no real status and that Republican success next November can be brought about if only the faithful shall keep in line. Nobody took "Jim" seriously, however, for his well-known aversion to anything like a truthful prognostication of events political, has been generally known ever since his famous declaration that "Joe" Cannon would be the nominee at Chicago in 1908. Old Days Have Gone. Time was when "Jim" was grooming himself for this very Congressional convention and laying wires that would result in his being the candidate, but that was not today. Far be it from "Jim" to keep anybody else out of the honor. Indeed, he was in the position of a political martyr, willing to sacrifice his own ambition to return to marble halls in order that somebody else might take the chance. "And. Oh. what a chance," as one delegate from Shelby county, expressed it this morning. Affable Charles Hernly, of New Castle opined some weeks ago that this was the year for the Republican ticket, and the line of conversation indulged In around the hotel considers this morning indicated that Hernly had the correct dope. Mayor George Barnard, of New Castle, son of former Congressman Barnard, headed the Henry county Republicans today, and was scheduled to act as both ' temporary and permanent chairman of this afternoon's convention which wa6 set for 1:45 o'clock. Mayor Barnard was also tuned up to deliver the keynote speech In which he was expected to show what a fine, fat chance Taft has to swing the glorious old Sixth, to say nothing of Durbln and the nominee for congress, whoever he may be. Some of the knowing ones today declared that Barnard himself was likely to be struck by lightning and named as the concessional candidate. Other men In the race as Indicated this morning were C. W. Stivers, of Liberty, editor of the Liberty Herald, and Attorney Boosert, of Liberty. Toward noon there was a story floating around that Judge Mark E. Forkner of New Castle, would make a desirable candidate and that all things considered he would make the most desirable. The chief difficulty, it was said, was to get the consent of Judge Forkner himself to be laid on the altar of defeat this year when a decade or so ago he would have been glad indeed, to have had the opportunity of leading the party when it had things cinched In the district. Small Attendance. The attendance today was smaller than was ever recorded at a Congressional convention of the Republicans in th Sixth district. Every county, however, had Its delegations on hand but it was Impossible to say at noon whether all were complete or not. Wayne county it was said, was short on the first count though recruits were expected to fill all vacancies by the time the convention got under

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(National News Association) CHICAGO. Aug. 13. Because he pinched the cheek of a woman sitting ahead of him in a street car "just for a joke" William Keating was fined $100. PAN BERNARDINO. Cal., Aug. 13. Prof. Louis Klein in the dissertation on raising babies says that they should not be clothed. He Is rearing his own children entirely nude. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 13. "Spooning not allowed" is the inscription on notices hung upon pleasure boats on the Potomac river. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 13. James Lymbores was fined in police court here for robbing his landlord in order to get money to pay his rent. SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. Aug. 13. Edna James, aged 10 years, has been arrested here as a firebug. She is suspected of starting 38 fires within the past si xweeks. PITTSFIELD, Mass.. Aug. 13. Senator Murray Crane directed the work of rescuing a laborer who was caught in a cave-in of gravel at Dalton nearby while the senator was passing. ROCHELLE, N. Y Aug. IS. Mrs. M. McCoy, mother of BesBie McCoy, the actress who recently married Richard Harding Davis, claims the snake killing record. She has slaughtered thirty reptiles this year near her home. CHICAGO, Aug. 13. Homicidal insanity caused by reading the tragedy "MacBeth" is held by the police to be responsible for a double murder at the hands of J. B. Lantzenheiser, a barber. The murderer ccimltted suicide. DAVENPORT. la.. Aug. 13. This city claims the youngest mother. An eleven year old girl, whose name Is withheld, has given birth to a baby in a local hospital. GOTHAM IN DANGER OF CAPTURE TODAY Invading Army in Big War Game Is Advancing on the Metropolis. (National News AssoclaSSon) LONG HILL, Conn.. Aug. 13. The army defending New York from the Red army of Invasion was steadily pushed back by the foe in the maneuvers today and Indications were that the metropolis was doomed unless the Blues could rally their forces and check the enemy's persistent advance. A general retreat of the Blue army marked the renewal of hostilities and both Blue brigades defending New York City against the invaders took up positions several miles west of their camp. The second brigade composed of New York regiments, after having been driven from their position at Milford, encamped near the mouth of the Housatonic river. The Irst brigade containing the New Jersey regiments withdrew from the neighborhood of the Housatonic river and took up a position between Walnut Tree hill and Huntington. The Blues destroyed the Zoar bridge but even this did not serve to stop the onrushing Reds, and a number of the outposts have retreated to the Main camp. The left flank of the Blue army was exposed and the Reds were, within striking distance. A number of troops of Red cavalry crossed the Zoar bridge before its destruction and captured a company of regular cavalry (colored) under command of Captain Mayo. The main body of cavalry retreated from Stevenson, near the bridge to Bobford, seven miles south. The Red cavalry also crossed the river at Bennett's bridge and headed toward Danbury, the Blue base of supplies. The northern outposts of the Blues withdrew to the halfway river, four miles east of Bobford. Other outposts have been established at Lower White hills, Booth hill and Cold Spring. Several troops of the Tenth cavalry have been sent out to White hills, and Shelton, where they will be able to guard the Birmingham bridge. VISIT ST0CK FARMS Commercial Club Members Guests of Geo. Dougan. Over twenty members of the Richmond Commercial club visited the Reidston stock farms west of the city this morning as the guests of George Dougan. An opportunity was given the visitors to see just what a big proposition the Reidston stock farms are. The fine stock was first displayed, then the colts from a few days old to several years. Several colts with 2:03 to 2:14 time were exhibited. The manner of taking care of the i stock and all the equipments used, jwere of great interest. Mr. Dougan ' explained the method of training colts i for the track and how fast horses are

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IN THE ROLE OF PACIFIER Attorney Says He Asked for Private Discussion of the Water Question for Strategic Purposes. FEARED COMPANIES .WOULD GET PLANS If the Contract Proposal Was Discussed in Public. Citizens Present .Withdrew at Once. II. U. Johnson. A. M. Gardner and Wilfred Jessup. attorneys for the city, met with the city council and board of public works at the latter's office last night for the purpose of discussing the specifications that have been prepared by the attorneys for the city, preparatory to advertising for bids for water works contract. It was given out before the meeting that it would be a secret session and none except members of the city council and the board of public works would be admitted to the meeting. Several citizens, appearing as taxpayers and representatives of the press were present at the opening of the session, but after the explanation made by Mr. Johnson why the meeting should be private everyone, except the members of the two bodies, retired from the room and allowel the meeting to proceed. At the opening of the session Mr. Johnson explained the purpose of the con?erenc and gave his reasons for the calll jg of tho meeting. He said that he. as an attorney, has always been In the habit of discussing matters pertaining to a case In private with his client. That as the members of council and the board of works had all been du'y elected representatives of the people, he as their attorney, had a perfect right to discuss the case with the officials without taking the public into his confidence. He assured everyone that the meeting had been called at "Ms request and that there were a number of points regarding the case which he was not at liberty to discuss In publls for fear the Information might reaA the other side. He said that as far as be was concerned the council and board could do as they liked, but It was his advice that the matter bo kept in confidence until the proper time to divulge the plans and make the whole matter public. He said that he considered all the members of the two bodies reliable and honest men and he would therefore feel free to tell them of the plans of the attorneys and outline to them the exact course open to the city to pursue in securing a new contract. Knocks the Newspaper. Following Mr. Johnson's remarks Mayor Zimmerman took another occasion to knock the newspapers, say ing they never did get anything right and that he had been misquoted. After Mr. Johnson had conc'uded his remarks and Mayor Zimmerman had delivered his customary tirade the citizens present said that Mr. Johnson's explanation hsd put a different light on the matter and they would therefore withdraw from the meeting and allow the attorneys for the city to advise their clients privately. Council and the board deliberated with the attorneys until 10:30 on the proposal contract, reviewing each section of the ordinance closely, but without any changes except one regarding free water for hospitals. On Attorney Jessup's suggestion, it was decided to Insert a clause, that hospitals to which the city paid annually a sum of $1,000 or more to assist in supporting, should receive free water. No other changes were made, except that In several places where the word "should" appeared, the word "shall was Inserted. It was decided to hold the next meeting Thursday night at 7:30 at the same place with the same representatives present. Mayor Zimmerman stated last evening after the meeting that the citizens might expect a "big surprise" when the bids on this proposal contract were submitted and opened, for he said, there are a good many points in that proposal, which will cause a big raise In rates." He gave It as his opinion that that question will not be settled for a long time and that the chances are for more than one proposal contract being drawn up. VESSEL HITS BERG; '" SMALL DAMAGE DONE (National Nw Association) MONTREAL, Aug. 3 That the damage done to the liner Corsican in its collision with sn iceberg was slight was made certain today by a wireless message direct from Captain Cook, aa follows: "While 1 proceeding slowly through the fog the berg was sighted dead ahead. Engines were reversed. No danger." This message calms the fears of persons with friends cn th

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