Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 289, 9 October 1912 — Page 1

HE RIOHMQNB FA ABIUM i ii a AND SUN-TELEGRAM SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 289. KICH3IOXD, IXD., WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 9, 1912.

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Former Senator and the Railroad Magnate Say that Harriman Raised $250,000 for G. O. P. in 1904. RAISED MONEY FOR CAMPAIGN IN N. Y. Lovett Said Harriman Was Afraid to Donate in 1908 Because of the Publicity He Would Get. BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. Charles P. Taft, brother of President Taft, on the stand before the senate investigating committee thi3 afternoon testified that he contributed $238,000 to the Republican campaign fund In 1908 when his brother was the nominee for president. Of this amount $150,000 was subsequently returned to him, leaving his actual contribution $88,000. Mr. Taft also admitted he had contributed over $200,000 to the pre-con-vention campaign last spring to aid his brother to secure the Republican nomination. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Oct 9 Former senator Scott of We9t Virginia admitted today before the senate committee investigating campaign funds that he had asked his representative to appeal to the Standard Oil company for money In the 1904 campaign, but his man, Mr. Flynn, demurred, saying that the Standard Oil company had already contributed $100,000. Mr. Scott also testified that he had a telephone . conversation with the white house from national headquarters in New York, supposedly with Col. Roosevelt at the other end of the line. ;XheWhite House had asked for Mr. Bliss, but in the latter's absence Mr. Scott was asked to talk with the white ' house, he said. The white house party informed Mr. Scott, he said, that Mr. Harriman was coming down to Washington and would be asked to raise funds to help the Higgins campaign in New York. Scott said that Mr. Bliss had told him three weeks before the election that the president had said that no contribution was wanted from the Standard Oil. Gave Biiss Big Poo!. Judge Robert Lovett. chairman of the executive committee of the Union Pacific Railroad testified that he delivered a bunch of checks and some currency to Mr. Bliss from Mr. Harriman, aggregating $250,000. Lovett said that he didn't know what names were signed to the checks except that Harrlman's check for $50,000 and one from W. K. Vanderbilt were among them. Lovett understood that this fund was the one Roosevelt had asked Harriman to raise. Lovett declared that he was very close to Mr. Harriman and that the latter had often told him that the fund of $250,000 was for use in New York state and that It was raised because Roosevelt was very anxious that Higgins be elected in that state. Mr. Lovett was also a member of the executive board of the Southern Pacific and during the late years of Harriman's life was general counsel for the Union Paciflc. For a year prior to the railroad king's death he was Harriman's personal attorney. Mr. Lovett said he was offered a receipt for the checks and cash which he transferred from Harriman to Bliss, but ho declined It, suggesting that Bliss send receipts direct to the contributors. In regard to contributions in 1908 Mr. Lovett said that Harriman intended to make a contribution that year but because it would have been made public he withheld it. Judge Lovett denied any knowledge of any 1904 contributions except the Harriman fund, arid had no knowledge whatever of contributions to the 1912 pre convention campaign. VERDICT IS FILED Coroner Holds that John Fetta Committed Suicide. Verdict on tho death of John Fetta was filed in tho county clerk's office this morning by Dr. R07 D. Morrow, deputy county coroner. Death due to drowning with suicidal intent, is the cause assigned by the coroner. Fetta's body was found in the Glen Miller lake shortly before noon on the morning of October 2. The body was In about three feet of water, four feet from the east bank of the lake. The body was face downward. Mrs. Belle Fetta testified that her husband had been suffering from a severe headache for some time and that on the morning of the suicide he said he was going to ths south part of the city. She said she did not notice which direction he (cok when he left their home.

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Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt and Aviator George W, Beatty, photographed after they had made a flight, to an altitude of 5,000 feet. This was the first ascension of the multi-millionairs militiaman, and as soon as he reached the ground he cautioned those around him not to "let Mrs. Vanderbilt know."

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Score N. Y. Bos. by Innings. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 R.H.E. 1 08 11 4 1 06 11 1 (National News Association) BOSTON, Oct. 9. In a thrilling, hard hitting but loosely played game, New York and Boston fought a draw battle, 6 to 6, lasting eleven innings. It was finally called on "account of darkness. Boston got away with a lead of three runs off the mighty Mathewson, but in the next inning the Giants got to Collins. New York scored again by hard hitting In the fourth. In the fifth Boston counted once more on a single by Hooper and Yerkes triple. It looked like the Giants were to taste the dregs of defeat again but in the eighth they made a game rally netting three runs and taking the lead from Boston, 5 to 4. The three runs were made on an error, a single by Doyle and doubles by Murray and Herzog. These blows drove Collins out-of the box and he went to the bench weeping like a baby. Hall took his place. Boston tied the count in the eighth with a double by Lewis and a single by Gardner. Although Hall walked three Giants in the ninth after two outs, his team mates prevented a ly. In the tenth a triple by Merkle and a sacrifice fly by McCormick, bat - ting for Fletcher, gave New York one run and the lead, but Boston came back gamely in its half and tied the score on Speaker's triple and an error. In the eleventh Bedient took Hall's place, but te game was called at the end of the inning because of darkness. It will be played o ffat Boston tomorrow. FIRST INNING. NEW YORK Snodgrass doubled; Doyle fanned; Becker out, Yerkes to Stahl, Snodgrass, Murry out, Collins to Stahl. No runs. One hit. No errors. BOSTON Hooper singled and stole second. Yerkes was safe on Fletcher's fumble; Speaker bunted safely; Lewis hit to Herzog who forced Hooper out at the plate; Gardner was out at first, Yerkes scoring; Stahl singled to left, scoring Speaker and Lewis. Wagner went out to Doyle. Three runs. Three hits. One error. SECOND INNING. NEW YORK Merkle struck out; Herzog tripled to right and Meyers singld. scoring Herzog; Fletcher flied out to Hooper and Matthewson forced Meyers, Yerkes to Wagner. One run. Two hits. No errors. BOSTON Carrigan out. Herzog to Merltie; Collins out, Doyle to Merkle; Hooper doubled to right; Yerkes out, Fletcher to Merkle. No runs. One hit. No errors. THIRD INNING. NEW YORK Snodgrass out to Hooper; Doyle fouled out to Gardner; Becker out, Wagner to Stahl. No runs. No hits. No errors. BOSTON Speaker out to Merkle; Lewis flied tq Murray; Gardner out, Doyie to Merkle. No runs. No hits. No errors. FOURTH INNING. NEW YORK Murray tripled to center; Merkle fouled to Gardner; Herzog flied to Speaker, Murray scoring; Meyers singled; Fletcher out to Hooper. One run. Two hits. No error. BOSTON Stahl fanned; Wagner flied to Murray; Carrigan went out, Fletcher to Merkle. No runs. No hits. No errors. FIFTH INNING. NEW YORK Mathewson 'struck out; Snodgrass fanned; Doyle flied to Lewis. No runs. No hits. No errors. . BOSTON Collin fanned; Hooper

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iu, Bcunug nuoper; jspea&er uueu out to Fletcher and Yerkes was doubld up. One run. Two hits. No errors. SIXTH INNING. NEW YORK Becker out, Yerges to Stahl; Murray singled to right; Merkle filed to Speaker; Murray out stealing. No runs. One hit. No errors. -- BOSTON Fletcher fumbled Lewis drive and Lewis was safe; Gardner out, Mathewson to Merkle, Lewis advancing to second; Stahl out, Mathewson to Merkle, Lewis going to third; Wagner out to Merkle unassisted. No runs. No hits. One error. SEVENTH INNING. NEW YORK Herzog singled to right, Meyers flied out to Yerkes; Herzog stole second; Fletcher flied out to Stahl and Matthewson fannd. No runs. One hit. No errors. BOSTON Carrigan out, Herzog to Merkle; Collins fanned; Hooper out, Doyle to Merkle.. No runs. No hits. No errors. EIGHTH INNING. NEW YORK Snodgrass flied to Lewis who dropped the ball; Doyle singled; Becker forced Doyle at second, Yerkes to Wagner; Murray doui bled, scoring Snodgrass; Hall then I began pitching for Boston; Merkle

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ers went out, Wagner to Stahl. Three runs. Three hits. One error. BOSTON Yerkes flied to Murray; Speaker out, Mathewson to Merkle; Lewis doubled into the right field bleachers; Gardner singled and Lewis scored, tying the score, Gardner going to second on the throw home; Stahl hit to Doyle, who fumbled, and the runner was safe, Gardner going to third; Stahl stole second then Wagner fanned. One run. Two hits. One error. NINTH INNING. NEW YORK Fletcher out, Wagner to Stahl; Matthewson popped out to Stahl. Snodgrass walked; Doyle walked; Becker walked, then Murray

forced Becker at second. Wagner to Yerkes. No runs. No hits. No errors. BOSTON Carrigan out, Matthewson to Merkle; Hall fouled out to Herzog; Hooper flied out to Doyle. No runs. No hits. No errors. TENTH INNING. NEW YORK Merkle tripled to center; Hc-rzog out, Wagner to Stahl. Meyers walked and Shafer ran for Meyers; McCormick batted for Fletcher and flied out to Lewis, scoring Merkle; Matthewson flied out to Yerkes. One run. One hit. No errors. BOSTON Shaffer went to short for New York and Wilson succeeded Meyers behind the bat. Yerkes out, Wilson to Merkle. Speaker .tripled and scored on Shaffer's muff on the relay to home; NLewis doubled to right center; Gardner out, Doyle to Merkle; Stahl out, Herzog to Merkle. One run. Two hits. One error. ELEVENTH INNING. Bedient began pitching for Boston. Snodgrass was hit by pitcher and walked. Doyle fanned and Snodgrass was out stealing; Becker walked. Becker was out stealing. No runs. No hits. No errors. BOSTON Wagner out, Herzog to Merkle: Carrigan out. Shaffer to Merkle; Bedient out. Matthewson to Merkle. No runs. The game will be played over in Boston tomorrow. The game today was called on account of darkness. : A . s

WILL WAGE ACTIVE WAR ON MALADY

Wayne County Tuberculosis Society Will Be Revived and Will Strive to Assist Victims. STATE ORGANIZER IS IN RICHMOND School Physician Finds Children with First Symptoms of Tuberculosis. Relief Offered. Help us stamp out the terrible malady of tuberculosis in Wayne county," is the plea with which the Wayne County Tuberculosis Society will soon come before the people. Complete plans for the campaign to raise funds for the ; purpose will be made at a meeting to be held at the Commercial club rooms next Friday evening. The public is invited to attend. Dr. Henry Moore, corresponding see retary and state organizer of the so- j ciety was in Richmond today, to stim-! ulate interest among the citizens and ; revive interest in the local society. I Wayne county has a very large number of persons afflicted with the disease, school children in Richmond have been discovered with preliminary symptoms, victims in an advanced stage of the malady have been denied entrance into Reid Memorial hospital, are some of the statements Mr. Moore , made today. He said that there are seventy-three counties in the state ; who have organisations that ar doing "Wayne -county is not Included in this number" said he. "More people die in Wayne county from tuberculosis in proportion to the number of inhabitants than in any other county in Indiana, with one exception. I believe this is due largely to the large colored population, as negroes are very susceptible to ine disease ;and when once they are afflicted with it, they are practicably incurable. At the state tuberculosis hospital last year there were seven patients from Wayne county and all of them have been cured and sent home. I will visit them all before I leave the city and see how they are getting along. Needs Money. "The local society is now In bad financial circumstances. It has about $150 which is just enough to be tantalizing, but not enough to do anything for the patients in the county. If it could have raised $250 instead of ! $150 a nurse could have been hired to advise and help the patients. There are a number of victims in the city who have no money and will die from neglect unless we take some action. "We wanted to place a camp at the Reid Memorial hospital grounds, but the board of directors of the hospital were not very enthusiastic about it because of our lack o funds "A young man recently called on the society for aid. He was thrown out of his boarding house because the other boarders refused to remain if he were not put out. He could not be accepted at the state institution because he had the disease in an advanced stage. He died in Dublin with a distant relative. Another case which came under my observation was that of a nurse whose ear became infected and tuberculosis set in. She was not accepted at the local institution. She died a short time later with a relative. These is no place in this county for these Infected people and they are considered a menace to the community." Children Afflicted. "I know from reports received from the physicians who examined the school children that there are manay children in Richmond who need imme diate relief, although the examining physician did not state that there were positive cases, he did say there were some very suspicious ones. These are the ones we must take to the institution. I will confer with the Associated Charities, the public school authorities, the church workers and the doctors of the county to accomplish our end." Mott Approves Step. Supt T. A. Mott is highly in favor of the ' work that can be done along this line. "I will do all I can to assist in the work," stated Mr. Mott. "Phe disease is easier to prevent than to cure and though the children in the grade schools are examined by a phy sician every three months, no exami nation is made of the high school students. As soon as we are able we will have this done as I believe it is as necessary there as any other place." Dr. S. Edgar Bond, secretary and treasurer of the Wayne County AntiTuberculosis society, said today that all money made on the sale of stamps, excepting the twenty-five per cent which goes for the support of the national association and the state organizers, remains here. There are no salaried officers, as all the worWdone is voluntarily. $ ' At the meeting Friday night plana will be formulated and the work of the society will be outlined for the year. Some arracgeinenta will be made to raise funds for the construction of a permanent building or a Jcxnp In Wayne county.

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DECLARE WAR Servia and Bulgaria Officially announce that State of War with Turkev Is Now Existing. MONTENEGRO LOSES ITS FIRST BATTLE Turks Annihilate a Large Detachment of Invaders Russia Is Mobilizing a Big Army Now. (National News Association) LONDON, Oct. 9. The Servian and Bulgarian legations announced this af1 ternoon that a state of war exists be tween their countries and Turkey. This is tatamount to a declaration of war and it is possible that no further declaration will be made before the opening of hostilities. TURKE ARE VICTORS. VIENNA. Oct. 9. In a battle lasting more than 36 hours the third detachment of the Montenegrin army which crossed the frontier near Berena has been decisively defeated by a Turkihs force. The Montenegrin forces was practically annihilated by the Turkish soldiers. Desptaches received today from various points in the Balkans and from Salonika state that fighting between states of the Balkan league and Turkey is becoming general despite the fact that Montenegro was the only one of the Balkan kingdoms that had formally declared war upon the Ottoman empire up to this morning. Greek Open Fight. Fighting between Greek soldiers and Turks is going on on the Greece-Turko frontier. It is reported that many soldiers have been killed and wounded on both sides in clashes between patrol forces. A Montenegrin force Is reported to be marching on the Albanian city of Sentarl on the Southern shores of Seutari Lake. There is a big Turkish garrison at Seutari which has been strengthened since the Balkan situation became critical. Servian troops have crossed the frontier and have been fighting with Ottoman soldiers since noon yesterday. At Vavir a severe fight took place The Servians retreated after losing a few men. Despite Turkey's concessions to the Malissori tribesmen, the native Christians in Albania, the tribesmen are still up in arms. Two thousand Malis sori tribesmen have concentrated south of Scutari where they have a Turkish blockhouse under siege. Gen. Essed Pacha, one of the Ottoman commanders in Albania, is cooped up with the Turkish soldiers in the beleaguered fort. It is reported that a number of Turks have been massacred near Tortukai in Bulgaria by fanatic Bulgarians during an anti-Turkish demonstration. King To Lead Army. King Nicholas of Montenegro and his second son. Prince Kirko, a general in the Montenegrin army, arrived today at Podgoriza the military headquarters. King Nicholas will probably take the field at the bead of his army. Berlin dispatches report that Serglus Sasonoff, the Russian foreign minister who has been in London and Paris during the Balkan situation with the forign secretares has become convinced that a general war in southwestern Europe cannot be prevented. Russia will use her endeavor now, it was said, to localize the war. RUSSIA IS ACTIVE. BERLIN, Oct. 9. A despatch from Warsaw states that Russia has ordered the moblization of ten army corps on the western frontier to be completed in ten days and martial law will then be proclaimed in Russian Poland. This news caused tremendous excitement in the German capital today, some diplomats declaring that Russia is preparing for a war that will involve the great powers of Europe, particularly Germany, Austria and Russia. BULGARIA IN ARMS. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 9. The Porte was notified today by the Turkish representative at Sofia that Bulgaria would declare war before night. This government has already taken the aggressive. Four thousand Albanians acting under orders from the government have Invaded Montenegrin territory. The Tilayet of Adrianople In European Turkey was declared under martial law today. Turkey has decided to make that section the center of her war operations. THE WEATHER STATE Rain tonight in tho south and north portions; Thursday, rafn; probably colder. LOCAL Rain and colder tonight and. Thursday.

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PROMISE OF COUNTY BOARD TO CHAIRMAN BOBBINS NOT KEPT

SMALLPOX REPORTED One Case Found on Newman's Hill. The first case of smallpox reported in Richmond for many mohs was brought to the notice of the health authorities today. The seven-year-old child of Ray Alexander, living on New man's hill, is the victim. The house' has been quarantined The advent of smallpox here came as no surprise to the health authorities. Many Indiana cities have been visited by the plague recently, and at Winchester the city schools were closed during an epidemic recently. The health board believes that by proper precautions taken at the very outset the single case can be isolated so successfully that the disease will not spread. A number of persons have had their children vaccinated recently. UNCONSCIOUS LAD FOUND 111 YARDS Smith Hoover, Age 9, Struck by a Train, Is Discovered by Engineer. Little Smith Hoover, aged 9. in an effort to assist his poor parents, who live on the corner of North Twentysecond and F streetes, by replenishing the coal supply, almost lost his life in the east end yards of the Pennsylva nia railroad Tuesday afternoon. Today he is lying in the Reid Me morial hospital and the attending phy sician is hoping that the skin which was peeled off the left leg from the knee down will heal and preclude the necessity of amputation. The lad does not know what struck him and inflicted the wound. He knows that be was picking vypleces of oa! along the right of way"and that suddenly he was hurled through the air landing in the ditch. For more than half an hour ho cried for help, but passing train crews did not hear the appeal. The engineer of an incoming passenger train from Cincinnati saw the lad. He stopped the train and the lad unconscious by that time, bleeding profusely from the gash that had ripped the skin of his leg, battered and bruised over his body, was carried to a coach. One of the passengers tore a shirt Into bandages and an effort was made to give first aid. The lad was taken to the city and removed to the hospital. Railroaders advance the theory that a switch train struck the youth. PLANNED CAMPAIGN Earlham Endowment Committee Met. Fund Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock the Earlham college endowment committee met at the college to plan an active campaign for the fifteen months remaining in which to raise the balance of $325,000. The Rockefeller fund of the general education board offers $75,000 providing the college raises the balance of the $400,000j f contribution of $25,000, the gift of Mordecla M. White, of CinclnnaU, O., has already been paid while several At s j vi i i i a i inou&auu uouars uare ueea receivea m i otner miscellaneous contriDuons.i .'7. ... ..... I The members of the endowment committee are Robt. L. Kelly, chair man; Timothy Nicholson, of Richmond; Benjamin Johnson, of Richmond; Joseph A. Goddard, of Muncie; Amos K. Hollowell, of Indianapolis ; and Morris E. Cox. of Westfield. all members of the board of trustees of the college. Mr. E. Gurney Hill, of Richmond, is an honorary member of the endowment committee. Mr. Morton C. Pearson, of Indianapol lis, endowment secretary, was present at the meeting.

Palladium Secret Straw Ballot

Roosevelt and Beveridge are still in the lead in the secret straw ballot which the Palladium is conducting in Richmond and Wayne county. The Pennsylvania freight depot and three rooms of the " Hoosier Drill works added substantial gains to the vote for the Progressive candidates. Wilson and Ralston have been unable to overcome the lead of the Progressives. The results of yesterday are appended:

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NAME REPUBLICANS TO BE INSPECTORS FOR THE ELECTION

Had Promised This Right to Progressives Because They Have No Other Election Officers. ACTION TODAY IS A LAW VIOLATION Statutes Require Appointments Just Made Be Made in September. Ward Heelers Can Rule Now. The county commissioners this morning went back on their promise to Progressive County Chairman. Will Robbins and announced they would appoint Republican election inspectors. This leaves the Progressives without means to safeguard their ballots in Wayne county and opens the way for a coalition of Republican and Democratic gangsters in the various election precincts to count the ballots unobserved by members of the on party they both fear. On September 4th, Mr. Robbins appeared before the commissioners, Barney Liudernian, Robert Bee son and Homer Farlow, and told them that under the state law it was Impossible for the Progressives to have representatives at the polling places unless they would appoint Progressives as Inspectors. He pointed out the fairness of doing this as the Democrats and Re..LII , V. - J J , puoucaui wuuiu uuve juugc iuu clerk each in all polling places, and. together with the Socialist and Prohibition parties, watchers at the can vass of the vote. i Farlow . Kept SlUnt. At that time-Linderman and -Beeson, a majority, agreed to grand -tne request of the Progressives and said they would appoint Progressivees ay election insnectors. Farlow refused to take a definite stand and remained neutral by keeping silent, presumably because he is a candidate in this election to succeed himself as commissioner on the Republican county ticket The state law requires that these appointments be made during the month of September by the commissioners. This was not done and afforded the Progressives their first intimation that there was a hitch in the performance of the commissioners' promise. InvestigaUon showed that Republican County Chairman. Paul Cornstock, with an automobile load of Republican leaders had called on the commissioners at their homes. It is presumed they brought pressure to bear sufficient to keep the commissioners from keeping their word to the Progressives about the inspectors and delayed the appointments that should have been made in September. Arguments Are Heard. Today was set by the commissioners for another hearing on the matter. At the meeting this morning Chairman Com stock, John Russell, George Thornburg, Perry J. Freeman, Sanford Henning and Ray Shiveley appeared for the Republican organization. Chairman Robbins, Ed. Warfel, Ed. Harris and Frank Roberts appeared for the Progressives. Mr. Comstock told the commissioners that it was their duty to appoint Republicans as Inspectors at the election in order to "conserve' the Republican party and organization. Mr. Shiveley argued that the Proeresslves were not entitled to the tnI nwinn hM-n th hinnrd ta an indefinite and irresponsible party, and that, therefore. Republicans should be appointed as inspectors. Mr. Robbins, who spoke for the Progressives, said the Progressives in asking for the election inspectors were not doing so to further their organization by the emulents of the offices but solely In the interests of securing an honest election. Had Secret Session. Then, despite Farlow's and Beeeon's (Continued on Page Six) STATE a - o 3 2. 3 Q. 3 77 3 8 S 1 0 441 33 88- 45 0 O 0 8-" " -4M 103 - 89 11