Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 20, 3 December 1912 — Page 1

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BIG MONB PAIXAJDICFM Only 18 Mere Shop ping Days Till Xma. Don't Wait Until the and Wonry for Your Si self and the Clerk Last Minute. AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXtfVIII. NO. 20. RICHMOND, 1XD.. TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 3. 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTSMiss Elkins May be a Queen RULING MAY SAVE THE SHERMAN LAW Those Who Feared It Too Weak May Change Minds Over U. P. Decision. TO THEY BOUGHT A BATCH OF THE CAMERON GIRL Wedding Will Be Performed Tonight Quietly by a Negro Minister. OF ARCHBQLD WILL DIRECT THE MEETING

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PRESIDENT SENDS A MESSAGE TODAY Jt Treats Only on Foreign Relations of This Country, Being a Departure from Routine Style. The message of the. president on foreign relations -will be found on another page of this issue. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. A message prom President Taft on the foreign re lations of the United States was read i Jn both houses of Congress today. Following his established departure from the usual all embracing and cumbersome messages of, former occupants of the White House this communication was comparatively short and was .limited tq the discussion of one subject. ' ' j The President stated that the relations of the United States with all foreign powers were at present maintaind on a basis of "peace, harmony and friendship." He pleaded, however, for an extension of the diplomatic system, stating "that Congress should fully realize the conditions which obtain in the world as we stand on the threshold of our middle age as a nation." j Many important suggestions were raade to Congress in the President's message. Chief among them was his 'espousal of a more elastic tariff roeastire for use in dealing with foreign countries showing discrimination against theproducts of American man ufacturers. "Two New Senator. ! 1 Two Unified States senators were jeworn In at the opening of congress rtoday. They are Kirkland I. Perky, a pemocrat of Idaho, appointed by Gov. 'ernor Hawley, to succeed the late Senator Heyiburn, and W. P.. Jacksen. ReIpubllcan, of Maryland, appointed by 'Governor Goldsboro to succeed the late Senator Isador Rayner. Their credentials were presented by Senators Borah and Smith respectively. Perky's term in the senate wilhbe short lived, jas the Idaho legislature -meets in January and will elect a Republican. Jack)son will hold office until a year from jjanuary, when the Maryland le.slajture will elect a Democrat. The creidentials of Robert Broussard were prejeented today. Although elected by the jLouislana legislature May 21, 1912 he .will not take office until March 4, 1915. He is a member of the present house of representatives. Archbold Trial On. j At 12:30 the house managers prosecuting the impeachment of Judge Archbold appeared In the senate and Ithat body resolved itself into a high court of impeachment to try the case. - The trial of Judge Archbold, who Jfaces impeachment for alleged misdemeanors in office, began at 12:30 today. Promptly at that hour the house managers, led by Chairman Clayton of the judiciary committee, entered the senate chamber. They were followed by Judge Archbold and his counsel, A. S. Worthlngton and Alexander Simpson. " The house managers are Chairman Clayton and Rep. Webb of North Carolina. Rep. Floyd of Arkansas, Rep. Sterling of Illinois, Rep. Norris of Nebraska and Rep. Howland of Ohio. An order was entered by unanimous consent that hereafter the senate will eit daily as a court of impeachment for the Archbold trial. It was also ordered that the opening statement of the house managers should be made by one person, to be followed immediately by a statement of one of the counsel of the respondent. At Rep. Clayton request formal announcement of the "appearance of the managers on the part of the house i will not be made in the senate Mr. Worthington made a similar request for the defendant. A recess of the .court was then taken until 2 o'clock. VERDICT FOR SNEAD Found Not Guilty of Boyce Murder. (National Xews Association) FORT WORTH. Texas.. Dec. 3. After staying out all night the jury in the trial of J. B. Snead, for the murder of Captain A. G. Boyce returned a verdict of acquittal at 9:30 this morning. Snead and Boyce's friends s nd attorneys were in the court room. Snead jras embraced by his children and friends, who threw their hats in the arr and shouted, despite the efforts ,10 stop the demonstration. Snead will jbe tried in February at Vernon for the tpurder of Al Boyce, Jr.

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MISS ELKINS, DUKE ABRUZZI, KING AND QUEEN OF GREECE. It is reported that the royal house of Greece, if Albania is to become an independent-kingdom, would , favor Duke Abruzzi of Italy as its ruler, and that the latter, in'such an event, would offer to share his throne with Miss Ratherine Elkins, an American girl, with' whom he is desperately in love.

CAR TRACKS TO BE MOVED! ROAD Commissioners Give Traction Company Right to Move to Middle of Road. After thorough consideration the county commissioners in a meeting, which lasted until late, yesterday af(ot the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company and resi- ' dents on the National Road east, to i move the street car tracks from the : south side of the road, to the middle, ! from Twenty-third street to the old fair grounds j The work of removing the tracks j probably will not be attempted until i late in the spring. At any rate this mat- ; ter will be up to the officials of the traction company and not to the coun- ! ty as the present franchise which the j company holds gives the company the ; power to determine Just when such : matters are to be taken care of. j However, the company will not ofI fer any obstacles to this work. Possi- ) ble future objection was forestalled by residents on the road by first placing the matter before the company's officials and then petitioning the county commissioners. The petitioners believe that Richmond will soon annex the suburb to the east and that the tracks will be moved, sooner or later, to the middle of the road. Residents on the south side of the road object to the cars being operated directly in front of their lawns. TRUSTEES WILL MEET ON THURSDAY The trustees of the fifteen townships in Wayne county will hold a meeting at the office of the county superintendent, at the court house, Thursday. The principal address will be delivered by Trustee Charles Bond, on the subject, "Why Pupils Quit High School." This address was to have been given at the last meeting, but Mr. Bond was unable to be present.

A CITY OFFICIAL INVESTIGATES GAS Kennepohl Says the Quality Given Dayton Patrons Is an Excellent One.

President B. A. Kennepohl, of the board of works returned last night from Dayton, Ohio, where he investigated the quality of natural gas being used in that city. The source of the natural gas being used in Dayton is the same as that which will be used by the company endeavoring to have it installed in this city. He found the gas to be of excellent quality and in many cases it was used for heating purposes'. His report is very encouraging to the city officials and citizens who are interested in having the gas installed. President Kennepohl said it would not be advisable for the city to give the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company the right to control the natural gas as it already has the artificial gas monopolized until April, 1915, when the franchise expires. The agent who talked of bringing the gas here refused to tell who was backing his scheme and wished his name kept secret. ARE TO JEST WATER Scarlet Fever Germs Believed to Be in School Well.

In response to a request of the teacher at district school No. 13. James Howarth, township trustee, visited the school and secured a sample of, the drinking water used by pupils Inthe school. The water will be sent to Indianapolis where it will be analyzed by state chemists for the purpose of determining whether the water Is pure. Some pupils in the school have contracted scarlet fever. The water has not been used since that time, as it is feared it contains germs of the disease. . , i

LONDON MARKET CALM

Decision of Supreme Court, in Face, Boosted Railroad Stocks. fVailon; Nowa Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. The direct effect of the United States supreme court ordering a dissolution of the Harriraan merger of the Southern and Union Pacific railroads was today declared so sweeping that the advocates of a change in the Sherman anti-trust law probably would curb their activities and not press at the present time any campaign for an amendment to the measure. The decision was of such strength that those who have feared that the law was too weak after the Tobacco and Oil trust decisions are now wavering. Lawyers who practice before the su preme court say that the decision will be far reaching in its general effect upon the railroad situation. It foreshadows the decree of the court in the anthracite case in which the .government alleges that the Reading Railroad unlawfully acquired control of the Central of New Jersey and that the Erie violated the Sherman law by acquiring control of a competing coal road running from New York harbor to the anthracite fields. It may even extend to some of the New York, New Haven & Hartford acquisitions. Among the members of congress the decision is of great interest particularly to those who have been trying to amend further the anti-trust laws. They infer from it ' that each case of alleged illegal combination will be held to stand on its own bottom and the facta in each subject shall decide whether it is a restraint of competition. TAKE IT CALMLY. LONDON, Dec. 3. The London stock market today took calmly the decision of the U. S. Supreme court ordering the dissolution of the Union and Southern Pacific merger and Union Pacific common advanced 718 and preferred 1-4, while Southern Pacific gained -iUi.-'g'he -lin4mn mi closea Derore tne aecision was an nounced Monday. THIRTY CENTS A DAYjOR BOARD Mrs. Mary Hill Looked After a Crippled Boy for This Very Small Amount. For the sum of thirty cents per day Mrs. Mary Hill, of North Fourth street has been caring for a crippled boy for the past few months. The thirty cents per day has been paid by the county. Mrs. Hill washed, ironed, boarded, fed and otherwise cared for the boy, who is paralyzed in both arms and is unable to move out of the house. At the meeting of the county commissioners yesterday Mrs. Elizabeth Candler, city missionary urged the board to grant the woman more money. The board decided to give her f4 per week. Mrs. Canaier stated that White's Institute refused to accept the youth, the officers saying that he could not live there for more than a week. GO TO JFHE SENATE Long List of Vacation Appointments. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 More than 150 recess appointments were sent to the senate today by President Taft. The list included a number of important diplomatic assignments, among them being the appointment of Lars Anderson, ambassador to Japan; Theodore Marburg, minister to Belbium; Fred Carpenter of California, minister to Siam; William Laughlin, of Pennsylvania, secretary to the London embassy; Hugh Grant Smith; Pennsylvania, secretary to the V'enna embassy; Joseph Crew, Massachusetts, secretary to the Berlin embassy, and Hubert Baugh, California, consul at Saigon, Cochin-China. The nomination of C. A. Thompson of Ohio, as treasurer of the United States and Christian Pearce of Tennessee, to be assistant treasurer were included. Other appointments were U. S. district judge Richard E. Sloane, for the district of Arizona. John M. Cheney for the southern district of Florida. C. W. Howard for the western district of Washington. FORTY-HOUR DEVOTION The Rev. -Father P. V. Stevens, of Cincinnati, and the Rev. Father John C. Ragen, of Napoleon. Ind are assisting in the forty-hour devotional services of the St. Andrew's church. Rev. Stevens will give several termons. There will be special services this evening.

Goes to the Front to Attempt to Conclude a Satisfactory Armistice with Turkish Envoys.

GREECE HOLDS OUT UPON PEACE TERMS In the Meantime Austria Is Massing a Large Force on the Servian Frontier for an Invasion. (National News Association) SOFIA, Dec. 3. Official announce ment was made here this afternoon that Kins Ferdinand has gone to ChatalJ'a to conduct the armistice negotlatkns for Bulgaria and to attempt personally to remove the Greek government's objections to the terms thus far proposed. It is now stated that the armistice will be signed some time this week. PESTILENCE STARTS. BELGRADE, Dec. 3 Pestilence has broken out in Albania and fears are felt that ft will spread to Durazzo and other Albanian towns where large bodies of Servian troops are stationed. Hundreds of Albanians are falling victims to smallpox, which disease is being fostered by severe winter weather. Few of the stricken receive any medical attention. TURKEY WANTS MORE. BERLIN, Dec. 3. Turkey is rushing the completion of armaments for a continuation of war against Greece, according to a Constantiuople telegram received here this afternoon.. It says there are indications in the . Ottoman capital that Bulgaria may on behalf of herself and the Balkan states proper conclude peace to the exclusion of Greece. llfCTBIl DDTD1 a

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cret troop movements Austria has massed 100,000 soldiers around Serablin, Hungary, which is across the Danube river. This practically completes Austria's preparations for war with Servia. - All the troops are equipped for active service. Troop trains which are moving southward from Austrian military depots contain heavy ordnance. For the first time today it was intimated that European diplomacy may have been exerted through hidden channels to start dissension among the Balkan allies and weaken their strength and prestige. A Cause For Dispute. This, it was pointed out, may have been responsible for the dispute between Greece and Bulgaria over armistic terms. The press of Vienna contained a great amount of comment today on the speech of Herr von BethmannHellweg, the German chancellor in the relchstag yesterday when he declared that Germany will draw her sword if any of her allies are attacked. This, was agreed in a number of quarters as an attempt to sooth Austria with strong words rather than a declaration from the official spokesman of the triple alliance as to the attitude of that group. While the matter of concluding a general armistice between Turkey and the allies was, hanging fire on account of Greece's protests indications rose to the surface that Roumania, the only neutral Balkan state, may prove a big factor in the final peace terms. Roumania has declared that she will secure some of the spoils of the Balkan war as the price of her neutrality "if she has to take up arms to get them." TO OPPOSE REDDEST Kennepohl Thinks It Will Financially Aid Company v The request of Superintendent DiH of the Richmond City Water Works that the water furnished in case of fire through the automatic flushers in business blocks be passed through a meter and paid for, will not be granted according to President Kennepohl of the board of works. Mr. Dill made the request on the grounds that the seal on the flushers could be easily broken and water stolen from the flushers. The flushers are installed In nearly all the business blocks of the city. They are sealed with soft solder which is so soft that it can be melted by the heat of a match and water thrown about the building where the flushers are installed. According to the president of the board this will aid the water works company financially as it win lessen the amount of water used by the department and will stop the advancement of fire. THE WEATHER

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Negro Pugilist Must Face Trial for Alleged White Slave Acts. (National News Association) CHICAGO. Dec. 3 Lucile Cameron, the 19-year-old Minneapolis girl, is to be the bride tonight of Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight champing pugilist. This was the announcement made today by the prizefighter. Johnson has been accused of enticing the girl from her home to this city. Exposures that followed resulted in Johnson being indicted by the United States grand jury under the Mann act. ! The impending marriage will not affect his case before the federal court. Johnson declared that he talked to the Cameron girl over the 'phone and that she was willing to marry him. "We went over the matter," said Johnson, " in a long talk we bad." "I explained to her how we had got mixed up together in the public prints, how I had been blamed as if I had ill treated or deceived her. and how, to my mind, there was no reason why we should not be married, legally and properly. "We have decided that the wedding shall not be secret, though only a few intimate friends and relatives will be Invited. I have arranged with Rev. Dr. H. A. Roberts, of St. Marks African Methodist Episcopal church, to perform the ceremony at my home, 3344 Wabash avenue. "After the ceremony we shall go to a quiet place for our honeymoon, but we shall not to out of the state." A LONG DISTANCE HIKER STROLLS III HoTjfnTgirffbm San Francisco to Win $8,000 for His Father. Harry Danes, Wisconsin's pride and joy, is right here with us. He blew in this morning from New Paris, and with him came a military outfit that, is nifty. Khaki suit, cavalry hat, a savage looking revolver and canvass leggings. Harry looks his part. He isn't a soldier of fortune. Not this chap. He will leave Richmond tomorrow for Indianapolis on his way from New York to San Francisco to win a $8,000 wager for his dad who lives in the big city. If he succeeds In negotiating the distance in record time, $2000 of the pile, he says, will be bis. Here's hoping. Harry! Behind somewhere in Pennsylvania is Walter Standow, ertswhile companion of the continental pedestrian. Danes says Standow is "chickenhearted." Standow got cold feet east of Pittsburg, and decided that the flesh pots of New York were more alluring than prairie dogs in the great American desert. Back in New Jersey lies a dog that started out with the outfit. "That do did not have the nerve for the trip," is Danes' verdict on the canine. "He laid down and died for no reason." So, unattended and alone. Danes is hoofing it westward. He says he'll get there in record time. "See the gun." said he pointing to a vicious looking revolver. George R. Beecher, a Columbus merchant, gave me that popgun for smashing the world's record in walking fifty miles in ten hours." Has a Register. Like countless other long distance hikers. Danes has a register with him. Noteworthy mortals are permitted to inscribe their names in it. Two reporters got their John Hancock's in the book today. They felt honored, and Danes liked their penmanship. But to come back to Harry. Danes says he worked on the farm. How he got from a Wisconsin dairy farm to New York matters not. neither does it boot a farthing how he got the idea of taking the jaunt. If dad gets the $8,000, and Harry eays he surely will, papa's boy is getting the youngest son's share if he only makes $2000 for impressing himself on all the weary miles between New York and San Francisco. But he has the consolation of seeing some mighty interesting scenery, especially in level Kansas and in dust and alkali covered Arizona and New Mexico. Harry looked fresh this morning and was far from jaded when he strolled into the Palladium office. He is inspired with the promise of two pack mules that are awaiting him on a western ranch. "Mr. Beecher i a good sport. He gave me the gan and a cane, and those two jacks will have to carry the grub and water when we hit the desert." Harry was on the streets today. Every kid in town envied the smart looking chap. Some mothers had their hands full to dissuade youngsters from following the indubitable Harry from Egypt to the Promised Land. WelL Harry still has the wilderness ahead of him. here's a pleasant journey, old chappie! .. .

And Now They Must Go to

Logamsport to Show Why They Should Not Pay for Purchased Stock. THE GOLDBRICK WAS A COSTLY ONEj United States Amusement Company Caught Many Unsophisticated Investors! in Richmond. Several of the forty-two residents ofj Richmond and Wayne county, involved j in the case, or their attorneys, will go' to Logans port Friday morning where j they will be heard on motion for sepJ arating the causea of action in the case of James H. McKernan. receiver, versus George Moriarity, et al. . This case is the culmination of a! farce played upon a number of Wayna county people and othera in the state. The suit was filed about one year ago in the Cass circuit court by the receiver of the United States Amusement' company. The receiver of the company is attempting to collect money alleged to be due on subscriptions of stock taken by local people. It ia alleged that people in Wayne county who subscribed to stock owe from $1 to $100 each on their stock. Some time ago agenta of the United States Amusement company literally, covered Wayne county in aelllng' stock. The shares sold for $10 each. The plan, aa outlined by the agents,! was to sell shares throughout the state and to erect moving picture ( theaters in the larger towns of the state. The stockholders were then 1 to share in the dividends. Geldbrlck Scheme. No, it wasn't really a "goldbrick" scheme but some of the "stock" hold-, ers, locally, at least, believe that it; could be classified under such a head. -JLtJfcaa, re prompted that option on e: lot at Tenth and Main and on a building at Sixth and Main had been secur-1 ed. Aa soon as the stock waa cubscribed a nice, new "Nickelodeon" was to be erected, and each of the stockholders was to be permitted to Tiait the show aa often as he desired. No, they wouldn't have to pay admission. The fact la one or two picture shows were opened in as many cities in the state, but local stockholders realized nothing. Consequently they, refused to pay all of the stock for which they had subscribed. The "officials" of the U. S. A. com-, pany "skipped" out It ia said. "It waaj something like the old game of snipe huntin. said one stockholder today,! "You see we were left out in the! cold, hold in' the bag. We never caught' any snipe, however." Following the unceremonious de-. parture of the officials a receiver was appointed and he has filed auit against the stockholders to collect on stock subscribed. GOVERNORSJEETIII& Was Opened Today at Virginia Capital. National News Association) RICHMOND. Va., Dec. 3. A doxen state executives among the esrly arrivals for the governors conference were entertained by Governor Mann at the J executive mansion today. At 10:39 o'clock the conference was called to order. Twenty executives were present. Governor Harmon, of Ohio, was made chairman. Governor Mann welcomed the visitors and in the course of his remarka referred to questions, he said should engage the earnest attention of the governors marriage, divorce and the employment of convicts. He favored more rigid and uniform lawa on divorce. Mayor Ainslie also welcomed the visitors, speaking for the ladies of Richmond, whom, he declared, were the real governors. Governor Norris, of Montana, responded for the visitors. Tomorrow the executives will go to Norfolk to attend the meeting of the National Guard association and aa oyster roast at Cape Henry. PROGRESSIVES TO HOLD CONFERENCE Xat!onal - News Association) CHICAGO, Dec 3. With the announcement that CoL Roosevelt would be preaent, plans were completed today for the conference of Progressiva leaders here next week. The executive committee is to meet Monday, the national committee is to meet Tuesday and the general conference la to meet Wednesday, the final day. Several thousand Progressives from other cities are expected to attend the confer-" ence. Michigan Is to send more than 200 delegates. Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, GIfford Plnchot. James R. Garfield. Senator. Joseph M. Dixon and Progressive editors of prominency

(have promised to attend.