Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 305, 28 October 1912 — Page 1

RICHMOM) PA ABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 305. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY. EVENING. OCTOBER 28, 1912. SINGLE COIY 2 CENTS.

JIM

WATSON

TOLD ABOUT Former Congressman Spoke Saturday Night at the Coliseum and a Large Crowd Heard Speech. TAFT NOMINATION HELD LEGITIMATE Local Newspapers Charged With Printing Incorrect Version of the Convention Teddy Cheered. . James E. Watson, former Sixth district representative and whip of the "house under the Cannon regime, speaking under Republican auspices at the Coliseum . Saturday evening, .gave his version of the Chicago convention, defended Taft's administration,' and explained the difference between . his party and the Democrats .on the' tariff issue. In his explanation of the manner In which the national committee settled disputed seats in the Chicago convention, Watson incidentally assailed the local newspapers. "The Richmond papers in speaking of the Chicago convention," said he, "cry steal, fraud, robbery, crooks and porch climbers. They have not given you a fair account of the proceedings of jthat convention and they never will. 1 1 have for two months challenged any !man to deny the account of the conivention I am proposing to give you." Watson then told how the national committee meets before the national ; convention to settle contests and showed that delegates had a right to appeal to the credentials committee and , ultimately to the convention itself.; The Indiana Dispute. "When the committee heard the In diana dispute regarding the four delegates at large, it asked 'where is the

evidence of fraud?' We were selected ; of a desperate struggle in the room by a majority of 180 at the state con- j where the bodies were found, vention. Less than 100 delegates in 4. . . . .. . . As soon as the murders became . meeting held in the corner of thei. room, without call selected four men iknown the authorities began asearch to take our places. The national com- i for Alvin Inehr, a son-in-law of the mittee held they were not entitled to otts- The trlPle murder was discovseats, and that we who were regularly :ered whn ott falled to aPPar at nis selected were the Indiana delegates." ' place of busin8B at his usual time The speaker then reviewed the ' this moving, trouble In the Fifteenth ward in India-! An employe was sent to search for napblis, the seating of the Texas dele-' hlm- The door of the ou nome was gation and Governor's Hadley's con- ifound open and the bodies were lieing duct in the convention. ! on tn f ,oor- Tne interior of the house He alleged that the International ! was a wreck- Furniture had been overHarvester company and the Steel turnd and broken, and the floor of trust, against whom President Taft j tne room was splattered with blood, had brought suits, were the powers I Ju8t when tne shooting occurred is that wanted his defeat. I not dennitely known but it is believed

In the introduction of his speech, tnat tDe vlctIms fiad been dead for Watson said, he believed the citizens 801116 nours when they were foundof Wayne county were an enlightened ! pl-vclutQ a small town fifteen people who wanted the truth. "Inas- j mlles west of shoboygan. much as you are not able to read the The bodjr of Alvin Loehr was found truth in the Richmond newspapers" Bevral hours later' swinging from a he continued. "I am glad to speak on !tree in tne woods near here' where ne Republican principles, traditions. andibad nanSd himself, the future that lies before the party. I Mrs- Loehr accuses ner husband of I am not here to seek personal ven- the crim. although the only witness

geance." "Teddy, Teddy 1" After a presentation of the prosperous condition of the country, Watson in a rhetorical flight asked. "How can the Bull Moose party make it better? What do you propose?" A hundred voices answered, "Teddy, Teddy!" "Teddy is a name, not a policy, not a principle," rejoined Watson. "He is not a robber," came back the reply of the crowd. "Explain the Irrigation steal," cried a lone voice in the rear of the hall. "Do me the respect to hear me," continued - Watson. "I have nothing but regard for him, and if I do strike. it wilt not be behind his back. I will not write an article and publish it afiter the man has left your city." "You Bull Moosers propose the initiative, referendum, recall and equal suffrage. They are not the ends of government, but the means. Would you change the monetary system, the tariffs the trust legislation, the form 'ot government? You say, no. If then you have the end what use have you for the means? "Ninety days ago we all stood on the same platform. Roosevelt and .Beveridge believed as we did. We I agreed on tariff, money and trusts. (Roosevelt said he believed in the Shersman anti-trust law. Now he says he (believes that the enforcement of the Sherman law is not the solution, but jthat a national incorporation law to (license trusts is the proper method. "The president is to appoint this commission. Roosevelt, has never advocated a law that will curtail the power of the executive, but he has advocated measures that will weaken the power of congress and limit judicial authority. " 'Pass prosperity around, cries Mr. Beveridge. How? How can we pass jit around more than it has been pass,ed. We cannot make people equal .physically. Intellectually, or morally ;by statute, because God has willed otherwise. We can only give them equal opportunities to develop their .own characters. "Mr. Beveridge in a speech at .Washington, Ind., promised to despoil (Continued on Page Six) '

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ASSASSIN KILLED FAMILYJF THREE Brutal Crime Shocks Plymouth, Wis., Today Nebraska Crime. (National News Association) PLYMOUTH, Wis., Oct. 28. Fred jOtt, Mrs. Ott and Fred Hunt, father !of Mrs. Ott, were found murdered in i the Ott home here today. They had Den shot to death. There was evidence "ao x iuui J tzclx uiu sJll, 1 ur liXU. said he saw his father with a shotgun fire on the Otts and Mr. Hunt. Loehr and his wife, a daughter of the Otts, separated about three years ago. The woman says she was in constant fear of her husband. Sunday night he appeared at the Ott home and she fled to an upstairs room and concealed herself. She heard angry voices and finally the noise of a shotgun repeatedly fired. A few minutes later the little boy knocked at the door, exclaiming, "grandpa is dead, so is grandma and so is old grandpa. Papa did it. I saw him shoot." Mrs. Loehr took the lad into the room and locked the door again. She was afraid to go downstairs and for some hours waited in the room. Then she went below, finding the three dead bodies. Her parents and her grandfather had been riddled with charges from a shotgun and her husband had left. SHOT THE WRONG MAN. GENOA, Neb., Oct. 28 Harry Erb, a farmer, seated in his buggy and unconscious from two bullet wounds In his forehead, was brought into Genoa today by his unguided team of horses. When revived at a hospital he said that two men had attacked him while he was driving toward town. After they fired two shots one of them exclarmedJ'Oh, h 1, we've shot the wrong man." Erb is expected to die. A posse is seeking his assailants. SECOND LONG WALK TAKEN BY COLONEL (National News Association OYSTER BAY, Oct. 28. Col. Roosevelt went out walking again today for the second time eince he received his bullet wound. He argued with Dr. Lambert when the physician came down from New York and finally got his permission to ramble about Sagamore Hill for an hour. The physician had hardly gone from the hill before the ex-president, accompanied by 'an escort, walked to the stables and looked longingly upon his favorite steed. The horse neighed his recogJnltlon of the colonel's pattings.

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ORPHAN BOY IS SHOT BY HORNING Bullet Passes Through Hawk and Is Embedded in Hand of Orphan Lad. Walter Kuhlman, an, inmate of the Wernle Orphans' home, was the victim of an accidental shooting Sunday morning that may result in the permanent impairment of his right hand. The orphan in company with other boys of the home was on his way to attend services at St. John's church. While passing along Beallview park, he suddenly gave a cry of pain. His companions saw him holding up his hand, and upon investigation saw that it was bleeding. ' One of the boys remembered that he had just heard the report of a rifle. Investigation showed a piece of flattened lead in the hand. The boys tried to remove the bullet, but were unsuccessful. The lad returned to the home, and two physicians, after splitting open the hand, finally succeeded in extricating the bullet. Sunday evening Howard Horning, a resident of the south side, called at the orphanage and said that he had fired the bullet. He explained that he had wounded a hawk and that he fired a second shot at the bird flopping on the ground. The bullet was deflected and struck the lad. The Wernle authorities will not press a charge against Horning, as they believe there was no malice in the act. The attention of the police was called to the shooting by south side residents. Young Kuhlman came to the home recently from Greenville, Ohio. CITIZENS RESPOND TO SENTIMENT OP DAY Patronize the Sale of White Carnations, Bull Moose Pins and Souvenirs. The members of the Women's Progressive league celebrated "Founder's Day" Saturday afternoon by a sale of carnations and Progressive souvenirs, in the entrances of the Murrette and the Arcade heatres, the money collected going to the campaign fund. Although the league had not made as extended preparations for tnis celebration as it otherwise would have done if there had been more time, it nonetheless was successful in adding a substantial sum to the amounts hitherto collected through the various mediums the organization has inaugurated. Three hundred and fifty white carnations, to be worn on Sunday. Roosevelt's birthday, as an exhibition of gratitude for his escape from the assassin's bullet, were sold, and a number of stamp books, membership certificates and Progressive booklets were disposed of. The members of the league found a preponderance of Progressive sentiment to exist among those with whom they talked, especially among the coun try people. A large number of both men and women from the country visited the booths and stated that, in their various localities. Progressive sentiment predominated. But whatev er other Progressive candidates they were or were not for, they were all forj tievenage lor governor.

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TT Ottoman Forces Slowly, but Surely Being Encircled by Armies of the United Balkan States. TURKISH LEGATION CLAIMING VICTORY But Accounts from the Front Do Not Bear Out the Claims. Scutari Is Reported in Flames. BULLETIN. VIENNA, Oct. 28 The third division of the Servian army today captured the Turkish town of Mltrovitza. the northern terminus of the Salonika branch of the Orient railway. The ! Turkish garrison fled, leaving behind 15 cannon and a great quantity of small arms. The Servians also took a number of prisoners. BULLETIN. HEADQUARTERS OF BULGARIAN ARMY, STAR A B AGORA. Oct. 28. After a long bombardment of the Turkish fort at Kirkill, five miles from Adrianople, in which 2,000 Turkish troops were killed, the Bulgarians stormed the works today and raised the Bulgarian flag. The railroad depot at Kirkill was burned. This places the Bulgarians in possession of another important point on the Orient railway south of Adrianople. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. The Turkish embassy here today gave out an official message from Constantinople announcing the defeat of the Bulgarian army in front of Adrianople. The message states the Bulgarian losses were. heavy. The Turkish ambassador announced that he was authorized to deny emphatically the report that the Turkish city is in danger of capture, by the Bulgarians. RAIN STOPS BATTLE. VIENNA, Oct. 28. A heavy and prolonged rain storm accompanied by cold weather put a check on the Bulgarian campaign around Adrianople today. Despatches from the front received here stated that the advance of the campaign had been halted temporarily by the inclement weather. These same messages stated, however, that desultory fighting was in progress at a number of points and that Bulgarian artillery continued to shell the city of Adrianople. It was also reported that fires in the southwestern part of the city which had been started by the Bulgarian shells and which had waged for over sixty hours had been extinguished by the rain. Gen. Abdullah Pascha's Turkish forces are suffering much more acutely than the Bulgarians from the weather conditions. Coming from a northern mountainous country the Bulgars are inured to the cold, wet autumn of the Balkans but the Turkish soldiers, save those who have been staUoned for a long period in European Turkey are suffering acutely. The Bulgarian aviation corps at Havades, which was taken from the Turks Saturday, assembled an aeroplane today and made a flight southward through the Tunja river valley, flying almost direcUy over the Turkish forts at Kavaiik, and on the eastern bank of the river. The Turks tried to train a cannon on .the aeroplane but did not succeed in injuring it. The fall of Arautkoef group of forts is next expected after which the Bulgarians will be in a position to attack the Turks at Katalza which is a strong position. All of the valleys around the forts have been seized by the Bulgarians. Gen. Dimetrieffs soldiers at BabaEski captured many prisoners and considerable ammunition. SCUTARI IN FLAMES. RIEKA, MONTENEGRO. Oct. 28. Scutari is in flames, having been fired by shells from Montenegro artillery which is bombarding the city. The bombardment was resumed at dawn today. WILL MEET GREEKS. ATHENS. Greece. Oct. 28. A Servian army of 50,000 men under King Peter of Servia today began moving upon Salonika from Uskub, which was taken by the allies Saturday. At the same time a Greek army un der King George of Greece is marching northeastward from Elassona toward Salonika. The Greeks and Servians will co-operate in an attack no on Salonika from two sides. Although the Servians have the longer distance to travel they are enabled to use a branch of the Orient (Continued on Page Six) THE WEATHER STATE Rain tonight or Tuesday; warmer in north portion. LOCAL Rain tonight and Tuesday; warmer tonight.

SAM

WHALER

IS ARRESTED IN KENTUCKY He Is Accused of Murdering Arthur Saunders, a Negro, in an Alley on the Night; of September 9th. j NO REQUISITION PAPERS NECESSARY Supt. Gormon Traced the Man from This City to Falmouth Where He Was Arrested, Saturday. Through the untiring efforts of Isaac A. Gormon, superintendent of the local police, Samuel Whalen, who It was stated Friday, in the Palladium, had been arrested at Falmouth, Ky.. will soon be held in the county jail, awaiting a hearing on the charge of murder in the first degree. Whalen. it is alleged was the man who stabbed Arthur Saunders, a negro, as the latter was about to enter the rear door of the Oakland Wine company's rooms, 511-513 Main street on the night of September 9. Superintendent Gormon will arrive in this city some time this evening with Whalen. It is not known if the chief of police has secured a confession from Whalen. Superintendent Gormon left for Falmouth last night, after having been wired of the arrest of Whalen. Although requisition papers were issued for the man's arrest, Whalen declared he would return to Richmond without the papers. Shortly after the murder Whalen, who had been living at 810 North G street with his family, was suspected. He left the city before the police could arrest him. He had formerly lived at Falmouth and Superintendent Gormon traced him to that place. Story of Arrtst, Last Tuesday the police superintendent went to the Kentucky village, where he believed Whalen to be hiding, and although he was unable to arrest him, he learned'that Whalen had been seen on the streets of the town and from those whom he questioned he ascertained that the man was living in the mountains some distance from the village. Gormon also learned that his wife was with him. Leaving instructions with Marshal Diltz, of Falmouth, to arrest Whalen, should he return to Falmouth, Gormon went to Indianapolis where he secured requisition papers. The superintendent stated that he believed it best to secure the papers before the arrest was made, in order that there would be no legal difficulties after Whalen was placed in the Falmouth jail. "Ever since the Taylor-Goebel affair, it has been exceedingly hard for Indiana authorities to bring prisoners back to Indiana, when they have fled to Kentucky," said Superintendent Gormon in referring to the fact that he secured the requisition papers prior to the arrest. "Feeling has ran high between authorities of both states in the matter of returning criminals. Ev ery governor of Indiana sine Goebel j was shot and Taylor sought refuge in Indianapolis, has refused to honor Ken. i tucky requisition papers. Consequently Kentucky authorities have often refused to allow the return' of accused men to Indiana." Made No Trouble. It is said that Marshal Diltx had little trouble in securing Whalen's arrest. While in Richmond Wbalen was employed as a babbitter In one of the factories. He has two sons who are now living in Richmond, it Is understood. It is believed that one of his sons was with him on the night of the murder. Clara Saunders, a sister of the murdered man, and Green Parks were with Saunders when he was fatally stabbed. The three had walked west in the alley south of Main to the rear door of the wine rooms. Saunders said he wanted to procure some liquor for Sunday. As he opened the door three white men came out of the saloon. One of the men accused Saunders of pushing him. Saunders denied touching the man. An argument started and an older man. it is said, stabbed the negro. The three white men then ran east in the alley to Sixth street and turned south on Sixth street. Saunders staggered into the saloon and fell on the floor. He was taken to the city building where the police surgeon was call ed and attended his wounds. He died a few minutes later. INDIANA CRUDE OIL OVER DOLLAR MARK (National News Association) HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 28. Indiana crude oil passed the dollar mark today for the first time In eight rears. Today the price advanced three cents, making the quotation $1.02. North Lima oil advanced 5 cents a barrel, selling at $1.07. while i

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FALL CAUSES DEATH Mrs. Mary Scharff Dead as the Result of Fall.

Weak from the effects of an attack of paralysis suffered some time ago, Mrs. Mary Scharff. aged 66. early Friday morning fell down the steps of her home. 216 South Second street. She died Saturday from a blood clot that had formed in the brain as a result of the fall. Mrs. Scharff did not regain consciousness after the fall. The funeral will be conducted from St- Andrew's church Wednesday at 9 o'clock. Friends may call at any time. She is survived by her husband, Frederick Scharff. one son. Frederick Scharff, Jr. STATE AGENT BUYS LAND JOB COLONY 300 Acres Bought in Center Township and 500 Acres Under Option. Three hundred acres of land have been purchased and options secured on 500 acres more in Center township for the proposed insane colony of the Eastern Indiana hspital for the insane. The old Billy Cutlet tron farm U in the center of the tract, which is about three miles northwest of the hospital. Five hundred acres of 'ana in ell .ill be devoted to the agricultural experiment. It is the plan of Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of tho instinition, to place patients who are not dangerous on the farm. It is his theory that out of door work wiU benefit thein. The experiment here Is the first of U.i kind in the Middle West. Massachusetts has tried the plan with success. An appropriation for this purpose made by the last legislature becume available several weeks ago. and steps were taken at once to secure land near enough to the hospital to answer the requirements. 200 BIBLES FOR LOCALfTEL ROOMS Ministerial Association Will Raise $80 to Supply the Hotels jwith Bibles. Two hundred- Bibles for the 200 rooms in the three hotels of the city, is the slogan of a movement which the Ministerial association started today when it appointed a committee headed by the Rev. A. Cates, pastor of the Grace M. E. church, to collect the $80 necessary to secure the books. The movement is the outgrowth ot the Gideon agitation which has bee successful in placing Bibles in many hotel rooms in the ciUes of the United States. Believing themselves unable to finance the project of bringing Billy Sunday to this city at an expense of $7,500. the ministers will hold evangelistic meetings in their churches on Sundays and week days in January. The services will be opened with a revival mission. On the last Sunday in the mouth, speakers of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league will speak here. WHAT MAY BE Hi SURPRISEJACKAGE? Both the City Water Works Company and Campfield Mum Regarding Bids. It is not dennitely known what action the Richmond City Water Works company and the E. M. Campfield company will take regarding the advertisement of the city for bids on the water works contract. Representatives of both companies refused today to state whether they would present bids or would reject the proposal of the city. It Is known, however, that representatives of the two companies will be present at the meeting of the board of works next Wednesday when bids will be received for the contract. E. M. Campbell returned Saturday from New York where he conferred with the parties that are backing him. Mr. Campfield aald today that he woijld not represent the company which had submitted the former bid. but that he had negotiated with a new company that has more capital. -I certainly believe," said Mr. Campfield. "that both the city officials and the Richmond City Water Works com pany will be surprised at the proposition which I will present to the board of works next Wednesday." When asked if his company would have a hid ready Wednesday, H. A. DHL superintendent of the city wster works company, said: "It would not be fair to the board for me to answer that question. When the board opens our communication, it will know what coarse we will pursue."-'"'' "

BOTH DIXON

AND M

ARE CERTAIN National Chairmen of the' Progressive and Democrat-' ic Parties Issue Statements' Todav. ROOSEVELT GAINS, DIXON ANNOUNCES "Nothing to It but Wilson'" According to McCombs, Who Says the Country Is Demanding Him. (National News Association) CHICAGO. Oct. 28 Senator Joseph1 M. Dixon In a statement today asserts that Col. Roosevelt Is rapidly gaining in political strength. Taft Is getting weaker. Wilson is getting weaker, while Roosevelt is getting stronger," he said. "Roosevelt will carry New York. Indiana. Illinois and in California he will have 300.000 votes while Wilson will not have mors than 223.000." Senator Dixon expects within a few days to issue a formal statement forecasting the result in the various states. ' DEMOCRATIC VIEWPOINT.. CHICAGO. Oct. 28. In a statement simultaneously issued in Chicago and New York today Chirman McCombs of the Democratic national committee) declared Wilson would sweep the country in the election. Mr. McCombs predicted Roosevelt will run second and President Taft will be third in the presidential race. Thousands of Republicans. McCombs says, will vole for Wilson. "What in reason could be anticipated from a Roosevelt adratnistrntira except turmoil and strife?" the statement reads. In another place It refers to Wilson as "all that is best, mowt rational and attainable." The statement also says: "It becomes my duty as chairman of the democratic national committee at the beginning of the last week of the campaign to convey two messages to the millions of citizens m ho are striving to uphold the principles of constitutional and popular government by electing Wood row Wilson president of the United States. Sets a Great Victory. "The first Is of good cheer. A painstaking, unprejudiced examination of reports from all sources fully Justifies the expectation of a sweeping victory in November. The party wbich polled six million votes four years ago Is united absolutely. The opposition Is broken about evenly in twain and hundreds of thousands of patriotic citizens who have never cast a democratic ballot will vote for Woodrow Wilson. Defeat under such circumstances is virtually inconceivable. My second message is not one of apprehension but of warning. We must expect the desperate situation la which our antagonists now find themselves will excite them to extreme measures as they approach the end of their resources. There should be no relaxation of effort in these last few days at any point in the line. LOSES EYESIGHT Otho Williams, of Hagerstown. mail clerk on the Pennsylvania railroad between Cincinnati and Chicago, who is well known in this city, has gone totally blind at Hot Springs, Ark. where be went following m. nervous breakdown. His nerve trouble setUed over his eyes, paralyzing the opUc nerve. WILL TRVSOMERS Prosecutor Will Try Him on a Charge of Forgery. After investigating the record of Harry Somers. held at the county jail for passing fraudulent checks Prosecuting Attorney Allen has ccncluded to prosecute him on n harre of forgery. Somers is held here pending the outcome of his indorsement cf checks on an automobile association la Buffalo, N. Y. He sold several arices to local consumers and wh?u tny were not delivered the ri'.pauy r&s notified. The reply from the company showed that Somers war an imposter and the' police were notified. He had cashed the checks and indorsed the company's name, fie claimed he could make all the checks good, bnt failed. Prosecuting Attorney Allen said he did not expect to prosecute Somers, but upon investigating his rccrd discovered that he had fraudulently given a chattel mortgage os his mother-in-law's property in. Indianapolis.