Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 1, 11 November 1912 — Page 1

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tMrs. Edna Morris Asks Louis Knopf and Others for $15,000 for Giving Liquor to Husband.

ALLEGES THAT KNOPF VIOLATED THE LAW jShe Says She Is Permanently Disabled by Wound Inflicted by Husband Who Ended His Life. Blaming a saloon keeper for her serious plight, Edna Morris today filed suit for damages in the Wayne circuit court, versus Louis A. Knopf and others. Damages to the amount of $15,000 are demanded in the complaint. The suit is the outcome of a shooting which took place Tuesday, August ,6, in which Charles Morris shot his wife, the plaintiff in the suit, and then turned the revolver upon himself, shot and killed himself. Morris called on his wife at her rooms on South A street in the attempt to get his wife to live with him, as they had been separated for some time. She refused and the tragedy occurred. The bullet ploughed its way through Mrs. Morris left jaw, fracturing the bone, then taking a downward course into the neck where it still remains. Crazed With Liquor. The suit is filed by the state of Indiana on relation of Edna Morris, against Louis A. Knopf, Levi M. Bennett and Richard Smelser. The last two defendants named are sureties for Knopf's bond of $3;500 given at the time the board of county commissioners granted him his license. The relatrix in the suit alleges that Knopf sold Morris . Intoxicating liquor at a time when the latter was drunk. The liquor made Morris crazed and' frenzied, the complaint avers, and Morris went to the relatrix's home where he started the argument, resulting in the double shooting. The complaint alleges that the left side of Mrs. Morris tongue has become paralyzed so that she is unable to speak distinctly and that she eats with difficulty, her left cheek being shrunken so that when she eats, her teeth fall upon her cheek, and that sight in the left eye is impaired. The bullet, the complaint states, is still lodged in the body on account of the nervous condition of the plaintiff the bullet cannot be removed. She Spurned Overtures. At the time the deed was committed the police believe that Morris had. contemplated the act. The night before the tragedy Morris called at hia wife's rooms and asked her to live with him again. She refused and he left in a rage. It was believed that Morris drank heavily on the morning of the tragedy and brooded over his troubles, until his rage reached the point when it entirely controlled him. Morris came to this city i;ha. Middle of June. He secured employment at -the Ridgeway restaurant at night and was known as an efficent workman. He worked there until about July 25, when he obtained employment at the Belmont restaurant about the middle of July. Before Mrs.' Morris obtained work at the restaurant in the day time, she was in the habit of staying at the restaurant with Morris all night, helping him and when tired she slept beneath the counter. When she "obtainod employment in the daytime he wished her to continue sleeping under the counter at nights while he worked in order that he could watch her. She did as he desired until she was unable to stand the strain any longer. Mrs. Morris' father, Mr. Moles resides at 181S East Main street, Muccle, Ind. N LIBRARY LAW Does Not Meet Approval of the Local Authorities. William K. Bradbury and William D. Foulke, representing the MorrissonReeves library will attend the meeting of the Indiana Library Trustees' association to be held at Indianapolis tomorrow and Wednesday. The association is furthering a bill to install a uniform system of library government in Indiana. The bill will be presented to the 1913 legislature. The present draft of the bill does not meet the approval of the library authorities in Richmond, and they will ask for several changes. Mr. Foulke is on the program to participate In the discussion of the proposed law. WERE TOO LATE The wrecking crew of the P., C, C. & St. L. railroad was called to Anderson yesterday to help place an engine on the track. The local crew did not get there In time to be of assistjtince. -

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This photograph shows Crown Prince Constantine, of Greece, eldest son of King George, reviewing his army on the plains outside the Turkish stronghold at Salonika. The Crown Prince has displayed himself as a brave soldte.r and shrewd strategist in all of the successful attacks made by the Greeks on Turkish armies they have defeated. (Copyrighted by International News Service.)

HAS NOT GIVEN A THOUGHT TO MATTER Congressman Gray Will Not Appoint a Postmaster Until Later. (Palladium Special.) COXNERSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 11. Finly Gray, Sixth District congressman, today issued a statement in which he declared that he had not considered the appointment of a postmaster at Richmond. Mr. Gray said: "Relative to the appointment of a postmaster at Richmond, I want to say that I will not give the question consideration until after the close of the session of congress. I do not know who the prospective candidatestQiLt!.thft-J?oaitipn are. Owing to my illness I am not In a position to give the appointment of a postmaster at Richmond the consideration which it deserves. I have decided positively to postpone consideration of the matter until later." A SCORE ARE THE VICT OF A WRECK (National News Association) NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 11. At least 18 people were killed and 48 injured in the wreck of an excursion train on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad near Montz, La., early today, when a freight train telescoped the excursion train, which was returni ing home with pleasure seekers, who had spent Sunday in New Orleans. Twenty of the injured are dying. Thirteen bodies, none of which has yet been identified, are in the morgue here. Some of them are so badly mangled that sex or color cannot be determined. Three coaches were overturned and caught fire. They were entirely consumed. The bodies of those taken out were burned beyond identification. It is believed that a number of bodies are still buried under the wrecked cars. The injured were brought here on a special train and the physicians who made the first examination say that many of them cannot survive. The wrecked train which was running from New Orleans to Woodville, Miss., took the siding at midnight to permit a southbound train to pass. A northbound freight running at full speed, crashed into the excursion train just as it had come to a stop. The heavy freight plowed its way through the rear car and sent three of the coaches over, into a splintered heap. The shock splintered the forward cars and passengers on them were severely hurt, but most of the deaths occurred in the rear coaches. The cars were wooden affairs and the train was crowded. The flagman of i the excursion train asserts that he j went back the usual distance to set i torpedoes and that he signaled the on-' i coming freight with his red lantern, but the train flashed by without heed ing the warning. Railroad officials asserted that all the dead were negroes and that not more than thirteen were killed outright. Various estimates from the scene of .the .wreck .placed tho number of dead as high as thirty. THE WEATHER STATE Fair in the south, local rains in the north portion tonight or Tuesday; colder in north portion, Tuesday.

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ED fULLE WANTS STREET IMPROVED

Will Present Petition to Brick So. Fifth and Liberty Pike to L St. A petition to brick Fifth street from Main to South H street and Liberty avenue from H to L street will be presented soon, according to Ed Fulle, who reported the bad condition of the thoroughfare to the board of works. He believed that the county ought to pay part of the expenses of repairing the street, as it was torn up by the traffic of the heavy gravel wagons on their way to the Liberty pike City Attorney Gardner, that there was no law which compelled the county to aid in the payment, of the repairs. Threats of damage suits and complaints against the Richmond City Water Works were made by an enraged citizen named Burk, 103 Kinsey street, who said that a tree in front of his home had been killed by stones which the company had set against it. Burk threatened to sue the city if the matter was not adjusted properly. President Kennepohl referred him to the company which had injured the tree. The report of the superintendent of the creamery for October showed 576 yards of wet garbage and 119 "yards of dry garbage had been consumed. Twenty four animals were cremated. The report of Superintendent Hollarn of the public parks was accepted by the board. The sum of $323.70 was expended for labor, $149.37 for miscellaneous expenses. He reported ; that he made an examination of all j parks on November 4, and they were ! in good condition. Inspector's Report. j Sanitary Inspector Scherb reported 25 cases of scarlet fever, two cases of diphtheria and one case of measles in October. He reported that there are now eleven cases of scarlet fever. The final assessment role for North Seventy street was read and approved. The primary assessment role for pa il ving Ft. Wayne avenue with brick and ; making a cement curb and gutter was ; Iread and approved. The total assessment amounts to $5,985.19, $3,115.96 of which is paid by the city. C.itv Attnmov flarflnpr nntlflort tho

a6U1., ncaV . xuci vuiuyaiijr w bottle of whisky in his hand. He askpair the walk on South West Seventh ' d Mrs, Rofia to have - drink and fihe

street. He said if the company would place cinders where the ground had fallen in it would be sufficient. Superintendent Ed Hollarn is trying to trade the big elk at the Glen for a bear. Hollarn says he nearly traded with a circus at Muncie but

jthey wanted $10 as bonus. critical condition and should be taken I The board of works will make a tour j to the ho8pital. Patrolman Vogelsong ,of the city tonight for the purpose of went to the home of the 8lck woman j investigating the many applications I and found tnat she waa dylng old for arc lights. The party will makeiae. At thla tim. Mrtl Ros. ma(1 the

jthe trip in Mayor Zimmerman's automobile. TO INSPECT WORK OF HIGH SCHOOLS President Robert L. Kelly of Earlham college, member of the state board of education,! and Charles O. Williams; county superintendent of public instruction will go to Whitewater, Williamsburg and Fountain City tomorrow to inspect, the work in the high schools and ascertain whether the. schools should be commissioned or recommissioned. , The Whitewater high school Is now a certified school and application has been made to have the school commissioned. The Fountain City and Williamsburg high schools are commissioned high schools but it is nec - essary that new commissions be granted. . . -

SOCIALIST EDITOR COMMITS SUICIDE J. A. Weyland, Owner of Appeal to Reason, Blows Out His Brains, Sunday.

(National News Association) GIRARD, Kan., Nov. 11. Investigation into the death of J. A. Weyland, owner of the "Appeal to Reason," a Socialist newspaper, who shot and killed himself, was begun by the coroner today. Weyland, according to Fred Warren, editor of the paper, had been discouraged for some time and was worried over a federal grand jury into charges that he and Warren had sent improper matter through the mails. The suicide occurred in Weyland 's home, here late last evening, A note was"found today inside a book on the desk of Mr. Weyland which read "The struggle under the competitive system is not worth while. Let it pass." One year ago Mrs. Weyland was killed in an automobile accident and Weyland had been downcast and melancholy since then. Weyland was born at Versailles, Ind., in 1854. He formerly conducted newspapers at Greensburg, Ind., and Pueblo, Colorado. HARRY KELLY HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE Grand Jury to Investigate the Charges Made by Mrs. Emma Ross. Harry Kelly, a well known police character, was arrested Saturday afternoon on the charge of criminal assault. The charges were made by Mrs. Emma Ross, 309 South Fifth street, who had been acting as nurse to Mrs. Katherine Huckemeyer, 301 South Fifth street, Kelly's grandmother. Mrs. Ross alleged that she was attending Mrs. Huckemeyer November 4 and at 10 o'clock at night Kelly asked her to remain with his grandmother until he returned. -4 Mrs. Ross agreed to this. Kelly re turned two hours later. He was in a r jj .... . . arunKen condition ana naa a quart refused. He then attempted to force her to drink from the bottle. She fought him off. Before she could leave the room, it is alleged, he locked the door and attempted to assault her. Mrs. Ross notified the police Satordav that Mrs. Huckemever was in a j accUsation to the police about Kelly's actions in his presence. He did not deny any of the charges and was taken to the county jaiL When asked the reason for postponing the charges Mrs. Ross said she did not want to cause her patient too much worry. The case will be investigated by the grand jury. THREE SMALL FIRES The fire department was called out to extinguish two roof fires this morning. One call came from. 526. South Twelfth street and the other from 712 North Thirteenth "street. The damage in both cases was slight. A fire broke out in a woodshed of the residence of Milton Atkinson. 122 Randolph street yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. The fire started from a pile j of burning leaves and burned the wood jsned.. to the ground. . " -. ;

POLICE RAID DIVE TO SECURE BOOZE William Wilson, Colored, Fined for Selling Liquor Without License.

William Wilson, colored, was ar rested Sunday morning for selling liquor without a license and was fined $50 and costs in police court this morning by Mayor Zimmerman. Three cases of beer and three quarts of whiskey were con 11 seated by the police. Wilson's blind tiger is located at the corner of North Fourteenth and H streets and according to the police, has been the biggest source of trouble In that part of the city Complaints of fighting la this building have been reported to the police. Three weeks ago Patrolman Will Lawler forced an entrance into the building and fifty . men, all colored, jumped out windows and escaped. They had Been drinking and shooting crap. Lawler said Wilson was warned that he would have to stop selling liquor or be arrested. He had an addition built to the house which could be entered only by a secret door and was not noticed by Patrolman Lawler and Vogelsong until they investigated a crack in the wall and found the door. The liquor was found in this room in a bureau drawer wrapped up in Wilson's clothes. There are several other similar dives about the city and two are said to be within a short distance of Wilson's . place. . The police suspect these places as being blind tigers and are seeking evidence. When first arraigned Wilson pleaded not guilty but after being confined in the jail a few hours changed his plea. His sentence was the minimum sentence for the offiense. M.RUMELY OFFICIALS SPEAK JEFORE CLUB Dr. E. A. Rumely Not Coming, but Sends Three Officials in His Place. Dr. E. A. Rumely, general manager of the M. Rumely company will not address the Commercial club this even ing, but will be represented by A. J. Rumely, president of the. M. Rumely company, L. W. Lewis, head of the publicity department and John E. Winn, member of the official family of the concern. The three officials arrived In the city today with their wives. The party and Mrs. E. A. Rumely and Miss Settllov, .national secretary of the Ladles Campfire, will be entertained this evening with a 6 o'clock dinner at the home of S. E. Swayne, president of the Commercial club. . The , officials of . the . company will speak this evening "before the club. The meeting will serve as a medium to introduce the new members gained in the recent membership campaign. Refreshments will be served after the addresses. - , Dr. ; E." A. . Rumely wired Secretary Jordan,-of the. Commercial club Sunday evening " that he ' had been ' called to New York on urgent business. 1 . NO MORE ROMANCE A romance started inf Hungary a few years ago has resulted ia the issuing of a marriage license to Perec Krasockl and Catherine -; Hernyak. Krusocki is a moulder employed at one of the local foundries and Miss Hornyak gave her occupation as seamstress.: Both were born In Hungary.

Less Than One-fourth of Persons in United States Are Members of Church, Says Rev. Howard.

UNION SERVICE TO BE HELD TONIGHT Obligation of Country to Ne groes and Indians and Peoples of Our Islands Is Pointed Out. The first sermons on the Home Mission topics, a consideration of which is to occupy the attention of the churches of the city this week, were preached yesterday to large congregations in the denominational churches of Richmond. "Our Country's Debt to Christ." and "Units In Making Our Country God's Country," were the general themes that served as vehicles for the discourses. A resume of Christian life in the United States, the problems before the church, and the means with which the church is solving present problems were some of the topics on which the pastors dwelt. The first of the union meeUngs of the week will be held this evening at the First M. E. church. Fourteenth and Main streets, the Rev. E. G. Howard, pastor of the First English Lutheran church delivering the address. Tonight's subject will be "The American Indians. Africans and Asiatics." Members of all the city churches and the general public are invited to hear this address. Great results are expected from the united efforts of church workers during the Home Mission week. The addresses, as outlined in the program for the week, deal with the methods of better humanity and of strengthening the missions which are assisted by local churches. - Indebted to Christianity.' . In speaking on the country's debt to Christ, yesterday morning at the First- English Lutheran church, the Rev. Mr. Howard asserted that this country is indebted to Christianity for the character of the first settlers those who laid the foundation of the government "We are also indebted to Christ for the Christian spirit of our national institutions," said the Rev. Mr. Howard. "We are indebted to Christ, furthermore, for the present ideals, for the principles which were held up before us in the recent political campaign. Our attention has been called to the demand for Justice and In the recent campaign the endeavor to car ry out the golden rule politically, was visible." That the country Is under obligation to the negro and the Indian was the statement upon which the Rev. Mr. Howard 'laid emphasis and stress in his evening address. The minister also mentioned the inhabitants of the United States, insular possessions in connection with this ma'tter. "The great masses of non-Christians must be reached. We are under obligations to the negro, because we brought him to our shores. To the Indians we owe a great debt. We came here and secured the possession of his territory. We owe him a Christian civilization. Home mission work must be advanced in our island possessions. The Unchurched Masses. "Less than one-fourth of the people of this country are members of churches. Consequently our country could not be called God's country. However, sixty per cent of the people of the country are favorable to Christianity. This compares favorably with the number of Christians a century ago. In 1800 the proportion of members of churches to non-Christians was one to fourteen and one-half. In 1900 the proportion was one to four and onefourth. "The units used to make the country God's country probably are Included in the church. The various organizations inside the church are the Sunday school, which has a total membership of 15,500,000 in the country; the woman's mission movement; the men's movement; .young people's movement; the T. M. C. A.; Y W. C. A.; the SalvaUon Army; W. C. T. U.; education; Christian colleges; the home, which is probably the most important factor; and the individual, who must do a large part of the work that is to be accomplished." Danger of Paganism. Agreeably to the general topic, the Rev. S. W. Traum. pastor of toe First Christian church, placed in ' contrast the nations where Christ is unherald ed with our own country, and affirm ed that the institutions of ours which are of greatest pride to as are those in which we have politically express ed the spirit of Christ. The highest . tribunal before which the wrongs of men and of nations may be tried Is that of Christ. There is no higher Justification that men seek for their public utterances than the sanction of the man of Galilee. Of the dangers . that . were pointed out - there was ; the impact of pagan-

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President-elect Intimates that' He Plans to Convene Extra Session on the Tariff Matter.

CONGRESS LEADERS SUPPORT THE PLAN Progressives and Reactionar-t ies of Democratic Party im the Senate Prepare for aj Battle. fXatlonal Xewt Association) PRINCETON. Nov. 11. That he has finally decided to call an extra sea-' sion of congress to take up the promise of tariff revision after be takes his of--fice on March 4. was Indicated by President-elect Wilson today. However, the governor proposes to' continue the attitude of a listener for a few days more though it will not be surprising if the governor announces his determination to call an extra session before leaving for his vacation Saturday. When the question of an extra session was put up to the governor today he remarked, "the concensus of opinion in favor of an extra session is very interesting indeed. I have been much impressed by it. I heard very little in opposition to the extra session. The demand for an extra session appears to be nation-wide. I had fully Intended not to announce what I would do regarding an extra session until I got back from my vacation, but I may have to do so earlier. However, I want to hear more expression on the subject" LEADERS FAVOR IT. . WASHINGTON. Nov. ll.A poll of Democratic members of the new house of representatives shows a decided maloritv In funr nf .llnr . - sion of congress to revise the tariff. Leaders of the pary now in Washing ton declared today that this undoubt edly would have great weight , with President-elect Wilson, who has stated that he is la A .."listening" attitude. The call for tariff revision, they say. will go forth as soon as Mr. Wilson as sumes office. So sure are they of this that a defi nite program has been mapped out: 1 Revision downward of the PayneAldrich tariff bill which was one of the great Issues In the pre-election campaign. 2 The continuance of Champ Clark as speaker of the bouse. 3 The continuation of Oscar W. Underwood as majority leader of the house. Following the assurance that the Democrats will control the senate for the purpose of legislation and the prosecution of ordinary partlslan organization, lines are already being laid for control within, the' party. This fore shadows a sharp struggle between the so-caiiea rrogressive element of tne party for the control of the committee machinery of the upper house. Rumors of the impending clash bas ed upon the sentiments privately ex pressed by the progressive Democrats were supported by the arrival In Wash ington of Wm. Jennings Bryan and the announcement that Col. Bryan would remain here probably a week. Col Bryan' inspired and directed the organization of the Democratic Progressive senators at the beginning of the present congress into a combination for the election of Senator Martin of Virginia, as minority leader. BREAK THE SABBATH ' i 0 Offenders Hauled into Police Court to Explain. Richmond's Sabbath was featured by arrests for fighting and public in toxication. The police court this morn ing was the scene in which the details of the fistic encounters and the sprees were explained. r Eugene Ashcraft. Albert Ashcraft and James Harrison were arrested at 12:30 Sunday morning in front of a Main street jci gar" "store and were charged in police court today with assault and battery, on Leonard Allison. Harrison pleaded guilty today and was fined 91 and costs. The two Ashcraft brothers pleaded not guilty. The evidence showed that 'the fight started when - Allison struck - Albert Ashcraft, and Allison. was then knocked down and beaten by the three men charged with the assault Mayor Zimmerman fined the two Ashcraft brothers $5 and costs. After the fight in the cigar store the men started a battle royal on Main street and were arrested there by the police. " Harry Sitlow pleaded not guilty to assault and-battery and his case was put off until Wednesday morning. He was arrested at the corner of Fifth and Main street Sunday,- while In a fight with Sylvester Murray, i William' Jackson, colored. William Houser. John Buckley and Fred Gee were arraigned . in police court this morning charged with public intoxication. The men were fined SI and I tftflKf ' ' '