Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 296, 17 October 1912 — Page 1

ABIUM' AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 296. RICH3IOXD, IND., THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 17, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS-

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WAR DOGS IN

THE BALKANS LOOSE TODAY Long Expected Outbreak in Southeastern Europe Has Occurred and Fighting Has Now Started. GREEK WAR SHIPS ATTACK TURK FORT Silence Its Batteries and Invade Harbor of Preveza. -Bulgaria and Servia to Be Invaded. BULLETIN . BELGRADE, Oct. 17. Turkish forces attacked Servian troops on the frontier today. They were repulsed by artillery with a loss of 200 killed. BULLETIN . ATHENS, Oct. 17. The first naval engagement of the Balkan war was fought today at Preveza, Turkey, in the Gulf of Arta, between two Greek gunboats and the Turkish fortress. iThe gunboats silenced the fort and ran the straits it guarded. BULLETIN . CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 17. The .war ministry today ordered Turkish 'troops to invade Bulgaria and Servia. iThe movement began this afternoon. 'Passports were handed to the Servian and Bulgarian ministers and they left within three hours. (National News Association) ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 17. Diplomatic returns between Greece and Turkey were broken off today. This is tantamount to a declaration of war. The Greek fleet has sailed under sealed orders. It is believed they are preparing to attack Turkish islands in the Aegean Sea. A general advance of the Greek army upon the frontier is expected within 48 hours. News of the diplomatic rupture caused great excitement throughout this city. Volunteers are J)&8T?gliig 1 the military depots clamoring to go to the front. MARKET IS AFFECTED. LONDON, Oct. 17. As a result of the market situation throughout Europe arising from the Balkan crisis the minimum discount of the Bank of England was advanced 1 per cent toiday frbm 4 per cent to 5 per cent. TURKEY AGGRESSIVE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct.. 17. ; Turkey has taken the aggressive in the Balkan peninsula and her armies are moving upon Servia and Bulgaria as well as upon Montenegro, according to an announcement from the war office here today. When this announcement was made there had been no formal announcement of a declaration of war against 'Servia and Bulgaria. A condition of ,war between Turkey and the Balkan 'kingdoms now virtually exists. A dispatch from a Turkish newspaper correspondent in Scutari states that the Montenegrin siege of that city has been raised. A battle was fought outside the city between a I i urusu ami) ttuu & uivisiuu ui me Montenegrin forces which resulted in the Montenegrins being driven back with the loss of 600 men. The Turks captured a battery of three guns. Turkish reinforcements are strengthening the Scutari garrison and little ifear is felt here now that the city will WAR IS SURE NOW. LONDON, Oct. 17. The war scare Jin the Balkans became an actuality I today. War between Turkey and the Balkan kingdoms of Bulgaria and i Servia now exists as well as between Turkey and Montenegro, according to dispatches from Constantinople, Salonika and other points. A telegram from Athens states that .diplomatic relations between the country and Turkey have been broken off. The Greek war fleet has sailed under sealed orders. A general advance of the Greek army into Turkey is now expected. The news of general war in Southeastern Europe did not come as a sur prise. It was expected after Turkey rejected the note of the continental powers demanding guarantees of Balkan reforms. In London as well as in the other : European capitals there were cabinet ;and diplomatic meetings today to conisider the problems which will arise ifrom war. WEALTHY CHICAGO MAN AUTO VICTIM (National News Association) CHICAGO. Oct. 17. P. W. Pryor, a wealthy publisher, was instantly killed and his wife seriously injured when the automobile he was driving plunged Into a ditch at the roadside near Hinsdale, a suburb, this forenoon. Mrs. T. E. Walker and a child of the Pryors and a child of Mrs. Walker also were injured. The machine was running at a lively clip oown a hill when it struck a rut. skidded ar.d turned over. Mr. Pryor was editor of jghe Chicago Commercial Chronicle.

Man Who Wounded Roosevelt

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PROGRESSIVES ARE TO INVADE COUNTY Next Week Will Be a Busy One for Third Party Landis to Speak. r?Neit week there wiU'be an invasion of Progressive speakers In Wayne county, the speakers being assigned to address meetings in various parts of the county. The climax to the week of activity on the part of the Progressives will come Friday night when a big rally will be held in Richmond and Fred Landis, candidate for lieutenant governor and one of the most brilliant orators in the .country, will speak at the Coliseum. The Richmond City band and drum corps have been secured for this event by County Chairman, Will Robbins. On Tuesday night, October 22, the Rev. S. R. Lyons, pastor of the Reid Memorial church of this city, will deliver an address at Williamsburg. This meeting will start at 7 : 30. On the following night C. F. Jackman, of Indianapolis, Progressive candidate for attorney general, will deliver an address at Cambridge City, and the Progressives of Western Wayne county are preparing a big rally. On Thursday night, October 24, Dr. David W.. Dennis of Earlham college, one of the most prominent educators in the Middle West, and an eloquent speaker, will address a meeting at Economy. The same meeting will also be addressed by his son, W. C. Dennis, formerly connected with the state department at Washington and who has represented the United States in international . cases before the Hague arbitration tribunal. This meeting will undoubtedly attract hundreds of voters from all over the northern part of the county. Week after next there will be some Progressive meetings in this county, but the dates and places have not been announced yet. CITY RECEIVED $542 Treasury Is Enriched This Amount from Fines. The amount of $542 was paid into the city treasury for fines in city cases and docket fees during the last quarter. The settlement with the state id made semi-annually and the amount due the state will be settled in Jan. nary. For the past three months the state will receive $44Sfrom fines imposed for violations of the state laws. The amount . paid to the city this time is unusually large, the last two payments being only $11 and $190, respectively. A mistake was made when the accounts for the last three months was figured and a fine of $3 which was regarded as belonging to the city rightfully belonged to the state. A transfer of $5 from the city fund will be necessary. SOCIALIST MEETING J. H. Hollingsworth, of Terre Haute, will address a Socialist meeting at the corner of Sixth and Main street next Saturday evening. Mr. Hollingsworth was formerly a minister in the Methodist church, but a few years ago laid aside the ministry to advocate the tenets of Socialism.

PLEADS FOR UNITY OF ALL CHURCHES Friends Are Told They Are Pioneers in Education by Pres. R. L. Kelly.

(Palladium Special) INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 17. "Friends' Contribution to the Life and Worth of the Church" was the subject upon which Dr. Henry T. Hodgin, of England, formerly a missionary in Western China, and now general secretary of the foreign board of London, addressed the Five Year Meeting of Friends' at the First Friends' church here last evening. Dr. Hodgin asserted that Friends should oppose the rash, tyranny, the impatience and the dissatisfaction with modern life. Dr. Hodgin said the Friends have something in common with other churches and he asked why differences separate the churches in their work. He said problems must be faced as one body with one idea a union which sheds distinctive views. Mills Is Chairman. Joseph John Mills, of Seattle, Wash., formerly president of Earlham college was elected chairman of the assembly at yesterday's session and ex-officio member of the finance committee. In accepting the chair Mr. Mills counseled a. spirit of prayer and of hearty co-operation. Rufus W. Jones, of New England, chairman of the business committee,' reported briefly. All foreign missionaries present were given the floor. The report of the educational committee occupied the remainder of the morning session. It was presented by Robert L. Kelly, president of Earlham college and presiding clerk of the Indiana Yearly Meeting, which is held at Richmond. The report held higher education a new field for Friends, and showed educational work a promotion of church unity. The following committee on devotions will have charge of the directing of devotional activities during the meeting; M. C. Pearson, Robert L. Kelly, George H. Moore, Daisy Barr and Lydia T. Painter. Board of Education. The report of the board of education was presented by David Edwards, president of Penn college, Iowa. Three speeches were delivered on the report by Robert L. Kelly, the Rev. Robert E. Prctlow and Rufus M. Jones. President Kelly, of Earlham college, is discussing the report of the board of education and advised that its edu cational efforts not be allowed to lag on account of the fact that other agencies have proved efficient in education. Levi T. Pennington, formerly pastor of the South Eighth Street Friends' church at Richmond, now president of the Pacific college, also spoke on this subject. U. S. CONSUL SUICIDES (National Xews Association) TENERIFFE, Canary Isles, Oct. 17. W. W. Kitchen, of Buffalo, N. Y.. United States consul here, committed suicide today. He had been a sufferer from chronic heart disease. THE WEATHER jSTATH AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Friday; warmer Frida .

IS ACCOSEO OF STEALING HAND SHEARS

Fireman Baetz Accuses Captain Miller of Co. No. 4, of Stealing a Pair of Snips; from Al Erbs. MILLER SUSPENDED PENDING TRIAL Board of Works Hears Complaints Regarding Sewer on North A Street, and Minor Matters. Jeremiah Miller, captain of hose company No. 4, was summoned before the board of public works today to answer to a complaint of Joseph L. Baetz, also a fireman, that Miller had stolen a pair of snips from the home J of Al Erbs on South Ninth street and hidden them in the basement of No. 4 hese house. Miller denied the- allegation and was i represented by an attorney. The board held that it was not a criminal court and had no Jurisdiction. The matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney for investigation, and pending the outcome of the trial Miller was suspended from the fire department. The absence of witnesses prevent-1 ed the board from hearing the charg es against John Underhill that he had neglected his duties as collector of garbage on the West Side. The hearing of the case was postponed until next Thursday. The board ratified the action of Mayor Zimmerman and 8. A. Kennepohl, president of the board of works, in purchasing a span of mules for the municipal light plant at an expense of $250. Object to Assessment. Remonstrating against the assessment of the sewer on North A street between Fifth and Sixth streets, William"" J. TolHver""and the" trustees of Rhoda Temple W. C. T. U. appeared before the board of public works this morning. Tolliver asserted that the sewer did not come as close to his property as he wished it to come and also that the assessment was too high for the amount of work done. The trustees of Rhoda Temple said the sewer was too close to their j property and that the assessment was loo nign. rne installation oi me sewer was the result of a request of the trustees for it, as the only sewage outlet was in form of a cess pool which was in an unsanitary condition. The assessment of the Temple is $65.85, while that of Tolliver is $119.73. The board explained that the job had been completed and was a good one and further that the remonstrators had had the opportunity to appear be - fore the board and complain before the contract was given and that it was too late now. Mrs. Dr. Hopkins spoke in behalf of ' the W. C. T. U., saying that the cost was more than it had been represented to her. "I left a written notice that I did not want the sewer so close to j the property and they continued to j dig it there. Later they changed it. but now they are compelling us to pay for some one's mistake." The change referred to was done at the cost of $1.50. Too Much Dust. Several residents of National avenue

complained to the board that the sand j nai aske(i Bliss whether he had receivplaced by the contractors on the ave- j ej any money from the Standard Oil nue was too thick. The dust will put J company and his reply was that that the road in a bad condition as soon as j corporation had given nothing, it rains and it should be be taken off j -j afterwards repeated Mr. Bliss' before winter sets in said the com- j response to President Roosevelt," deplainants. President Kennepohl ex- ciared Mr. Cortelyou. plained that as soon as possible the ; The letters to which Cortelyou rematter would be attended to and add- j ferred are the famous queries of Mr.

ed that it was up to the county com' missioners to make the contractor repair the road before they accept it. The sand is placed on the road to pro tect the pavement, but according to reports from the residents, it does more harm than good. The board inspected the street today. William Hendrix urged the board to take action on the petition which was made for a sewer on North G street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth to the river. The petition was made last April, but was not acted upon, because in the opinion of City Engineer Charles, the sewer would overlap the value of some of the lots which would be assessed. It will be reconsidered by the board as soon as a more careful inspection has been made. SULLIVAN DRAWS FINE FOR DRUNK James Sullivan was fined $3 and costs in police court this morning. Sullivan is a resident of New Madison and when arrested had in his posses-j slon an overcoat which did not belong to him The authorities of New

Madison were notified and the owner piece of sheet iron dropped upon his of the coat found. The latter said he hand, severely cutting his thumb and did cot want to prosecute Sullivan be- causing a painful, but not serious cause he believed that he might have wound. Kemp is employed at a Un taken it by mistake whUp under the shop cn Main street, and will be unainfluence of liquor. .iie to work or ew

GALORE WAS USED TO TTAFT J. O. Murfin, Detroit Taft Leader, Tells of the Debauching of the Primaries in that City, SAYS OPPOSITION ALSO USED MONEY G. B. Cortelyou Tells Senate Committee that He Knew Nothing of Any Standard Oil Donation. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. The senatorial committee investigating campaign expenses today received from President Cannon of the Fourth Na- j tional bank of New York City, a copy. of the account kept at the bank by Cornelius Bliss, the national Republican ! committee treasurer in 1904. The , amount shows that on Oct. 27, 1904, ! f 35,000 was deposited. On the following day $100,000 and on October 31, tf- 1 . AAA J 3 luo'uw as ueposuea. These three items totaled $240,000, the amount of the alleged Harriman fund. James O. Murfin, attorney of Detroit, Michigan, describing the wholesale purchase of aid for President Taft in the Wayne county convention fight in his state. Murfin said that the men against whom he was testify ing were his personal friends and were on the same side of the fence politically, and added, "I don't enjoy being here." The witness declared "It is a matter of general knowledge that primaries in Detroit to elect delegates to the state convention, which In turn elected delegates to the national convention were the most rotten and corrupt that Michigan has ever seen. One side was as bad as the other. Our men happened to be more skilful and we got the delegates. Money was the only thing that counted in the primaries. . . Had Big Pork Barrel. Murfin said that he and Capt Pred Alger together raised a fund of $1,500 and offered It to John McKay, an attorney who was in charge of the Taft forces. McKay said he did not need the money as C. D. Warren was supplying the Taft forces with plenty of money. He said that McKay added ! tnat some Qf the men selected to run as deiegates were holding him up for j 00 apiece. -. ... , ... ... i uo you minx mere were some me- : gitimate practices on both sides?" asked Senator Pomerene. "Some does not begin to describe it," replied the witness. "What they did was to barter for delegates like so many sheep. They would go to a delegate and say, 'you vote for so-and-so and we will give you so much. Some j of the delegates accepted money from ; both sides." i j George B. Cortelyou, chairman of the Republican national committee of 1 1904, was asked concerning the $100,- ; 000 contribution alleged to heve been given by the Standard Oil company to j the Roosevelt campaign through John j v. Archbond. Cortelyou said that the J matter was brought to his attention by two letters and two telegrams from Col. Roosevelt. Bliss Denied Donation. "The first letter and the first telegram were received in New York and the letter was shown to Mr. Bliss as President Roosevelt in a note at the bottom asked that that be done," said Cortelyou. He also testified that he Roosevelt following the charges of fudge Alton B. Parker that tne comj nei ""Was receiving aid from the corporations. In them Col. Roosevelt demanded a denial from Bliss of the charges made against the administration Mr. Cortelyou testified that he never heard Archbold's name mentioned during the campaign of 1904, but he had a clear recollection of having heard from Bliss, after that campaign that H. II. Rogers had contributed. Mr. Cortelyou was asked about the so-called Harriman fund of $240,000. Stating that what he might say about that matter was based entirely on hearsay Mr. Cortelyou declared that he had heard of the Harriman fund late in the fall after the campaign had closed. He understood that the fund was raised solely for the New York state committee, and that it passed through the hands of NaUonal Treasurer, Bliss, merely as a convenience to the contributor. CUTS HIS THUMB Charles Kemp narrowly escaped the j loss of his thumb yesterday when a

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RAISES OWN HAT

(Palladium Special) MILTON. Ind., OcL 17. Miss Clemmie Market, who lives on a farm south of here with her parents, has a hat whose novelty has appealed to all her friends and made several of them exceedingly jealous. Last winter a pet peafowl of Miss Market died from exposure to cold. She cured the feathers of the fowl and succeeded in preserving the plumage and head of the fowl. Recently she had the plumage worked into a beautiful hat. CANDIDATES REMISS IN OBEYING ACT Only Five Candidates Obey the Text of the Corrupt Practices Act. But five candidates for county offices have filed their statements with the county clerk designating who their political agent is in the present campaign. According to section 2 of the corrupt practises act passed by the 1911 general assembly it is obligatory for each candidate for county office to file such a statement with the clerk of the circuit court before election. Each of the five candidates, who has filed his statement, has named himself as his own political agent. The section of the corrupt practices act dealing with this matter is as follows: "The term 'political agenf shall include all persons appointed by any candidate before any election, or primary election, to assist him in his candidacy. No person shall act as any such treasurer or political agent unless, after his appointment, and before the primary or election for which he is appointed, a writing, signed by the political committee or candidate appointing him and designating him as such treasurer or political agent, shall be filed with the secretary of state, except that in case the duties of such treasurer or political agent shall relate to any district, county, township, cltly, city ward or town election exclusively, or to any primary election preliminary thereto, such writing shall

court of the county within which such were three soft boiled eggs, some buttreasurer or political agent resides, in- j tered toast, a few strips of bacon and stead of with the secretary-of state. . a cup of tea,-The colonel ate every Nothing In this act shall prevent the; morsel allowed him.

treasurer or political agent of any other candidate, and any. candidate for public office may designate himself as his own political agent." Those who have filed statements are Nimrod Johnson, Republican can - ' didate for county treasurer; Edwin T. j Bertsch, Democratic candidate for commissioner from the western disitrlrtr Karl Crawford. TWmrfrnti fan. u,uaie Ior Jmi representative irom Fayette and Wayne counties; Joshua Allen, Democratic candidate for prosecuting attorney, and Harold Buckley, Socialist candidate for county representative. BRYAN CONTINUES STUMPING INDIANA (National News Association) LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 17. Wil liam Jennings Bryan talked nearly an hour today from a stand on the court , ' ... . I house lawn to an audience estimated at 5,000 persons. Beginning his ad dress, Mr. Bryan said he was sorry for the unfortunate shooting of Colonel Roosevelt, but that the fight against i the issues of the Progressive party must go on. j Mr. Bryan said that Taft was al standpatter and that a standpatter is j a man who stood still while the peo- J pie were progressing. Mr. Bryan also had a large audience at Frankfort . during the forenoon while at Lebanon earlier In the day where he was in- i troduced by Mr. Ralston the size of the crowd was a disappointment. JUVENILE COURT An order making Bula Griffin. Clifford Motto and Marie Decker, neg-

lected or dependent children wards;; getli'Dg her d!ftlB(rauhed of the county and placing them n ,guest wk tQ fer hoJpiuI feU

board of children's guardians has been made by Judge Fox In the Wayne Juvenile court. The board has been Instructed to procure suitable homes for three children If possible.

Roosevelt's Message to the People

ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE, speaking in Louisville last night, said he carried a message from Roosevelt. "He called me to Chicago and at his bedside he asked me to say for him thess words to all the people: "it matters little about me, but it matters all about the cause we fight for. If one soldier who happens to carry the flag is stricken another will take it from his hands and carry it on. One after another, the standard bearers may be laid low, but the standard itself can never fall. You know that personally I did not want ever t be a candidate for office again. And you know that only the call that came to the men of the sixties made me answer it in our day as they did more nobly in their day. And now, as then, it is not important whether one leader lives or dies, it is Important only that the cause shall live and win. Tell the people not to worry about me; for if I go down another will take my place. For always the army is true. Always the cause is there, and it is the cause for which the people care. For it is the people's cause." "We stand between two mighty greeds, the greed of these who have and the greed of those who have not. We found a party to which all just men and women, rich and poor, who want only Justice, can belong." . -

THE COLONEL MUCH DETTER DOCTORS SAY

Continues to Improve in a Most Satisfactory Manner and Will Have Mooss Meat Tonight. HE SLEPT LIGHTLY BUT AWOKE HUNGRY Mrs. Roosevelt Is Proving 2l Good Nurse and Holds Her Impetuous Husband in Close Check. OFFICIAL BULLETIN. CHICAGO. Oct. 17. The following official bulletin was issued at 9:30 concerning the condition of Col. Roosevelt: "Pulse 72, temperature 98.3. respiration 18 all night. Wound dressed, looks well, some ooxing. Examination by Ir. Lambert shows lungs in good condition. General condition splendid. Th case is progress ng so favorably that unless some complications occur the bullet will not be removed at present." "Dra. Murphy. Bezan.- Lambert and Terrell." (National New Association) CHICAGO. Oct. 17. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, after a night of almost uninterrupted slumber called his' nurse at 6 o'clock this morning and asked for breakfast. The colonel, who is recovering from the effects of a bullet fired Into bis chest by John Schrank. a would-be assassin, had been awake since 4 o'clock. "I have not slf pt since 4 o'clock." be told night nurse Miss Margaret Fitxgerald as she entered the room. "I feel all right, however. Im hungTy., The colonel was given an . alcohol bath and breakfast ordered. The tray came in about 7 o'clock and the wounded man fell to with a relish.-T-v, , . I , Colonel Is Pleased. The colonel himself was delighted with his condition this morning. He had a night of almost uninterrupted ' eIeeP- nl'' once was he wke "n then on,y for a Bnort t,m- In H ho siept aDove nours a total mat is close to his usual average. "I feel bully this morning." be told the nurse. "At this rate of improvement it won't be long before I am out of here. I had a most refreshing sleep." At 6 o'clock . when he called Mlsi Fitzgerald the colonel's temperature was 98.4 degrees, his pulse 72 and his respiration 18." ' , All these mark are virtually normal. . . , , The colonel's night as shown on the nurse's record pleased his physicians today. The patient went to sleep shortly before 10 o'clock. It was 2:10 o'clock this morning before he awoke. When he did the thermometer showed no in dication of fever. At that hour his tem- . r.o -j . ,. i perature was 38.4. pulse 4 and bis ros j jr t, . When he awoke. his temperature was 98.2, his pulse 74 and bis respiration 18. hour and ulked witn hcr hugband for a few minutes. Agk, wife to Smile, -Let's see you smile, mother we're out of the woods." . This was Col. Roosevelt's demand upon Mrs. Roosevelt when she tiptoed to his bedside from her own apartment next door today at 4 a. m. .in a . iini i rii n m ki l Mrs. Roosevelt touched the ex-president's brow lightly, found no trace of temperature, smiled as she had been bidden and leaning over, kissed ber husband before retiring. "Everything' is as it should be. nurse. Mrs. Roosevelt wnlspered to chilly In the early morning hours. Early today Mr. Roosevelt demanded to know whether he would be permitted to assume the airs of a convalesl Continued on Page Seven)