Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 28, 12 December 1912 — Page 1

MGHMONB PAIXAJDIIJM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 28. RICIOION'D, 1XD., THURSDAY EVENING, DECE3IBER 12, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. BLOOD FLOWS II A BATTLE IN N. JERSEY GRAY CANVASSING ' CITYjOR DATA Congressman Wants to Know Whom the City Wants for Next Postmaster. SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE MATTER DISCUSSED View of the Nearly Completed Panama Canall MILLION IS PALTRY SUM Commercial Club Opposes Selection of Site Until Money Is in Sight.

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Pitched Battle Between Railroad Strikers and Detectives Last Night and a Skirmish Today.

TROOPS ASKED FOR BY THE OFFICIALS Two Killed and Twenty Were Wounded Last Night, but No One Was Injured in the Later Battle. (National News Association) HACKENSACK. N. J., Dec. 12. Following a battle early today between 200 striking laborers on the coal piers of the Erie and New York and Susquehanna railroads, and railroad detectives, in which fifty shots were fired, railroad officials announced that they 'would appeal to the acting governor of New Jersey for state troops to put down the disorders. This fight followed the fatal clash between Italian laborers and railroad detectives in the New Jersey palisades late yesterday in -which two detectives were killed and twenty other men "were wounded. The skirmish early today occurred in the Erie railroad yards at Shadyeide, N. J., strikers armed with shot guns made an attack upon detectives who were guarding strike breakers brought In yesterday but after firing Several volleys retired. The detectives returned the, fire but no one was injured. Two of the strike breakers, fearful for their lives, left their armed camp la the railroad yards today under a flag of truce. Have Armed Camp. Earlier they had tried to break through the lines of the armed strikers and were driven back. The strikers have established a camp on' the hills above the railroad yards and have established military regulations. Sentries are posted about the camp to prevent it from being rushed by police and railroad detectives. Officials of the Erie railroad claim that the strike leaders have threatened to blow up the tunnel near Shadyside and have placed guards at both ends. They appealed to under-sheriff II. H. Heatheridgc for protection of their property, after surveying the situation the under-sheriff thought that the job was too big for him to tackle alone, so he called General Gaddler of the New Jersey national guard into conference on the advisability of calling out the militia at once. In spite of their narrow escapes yesterday when both were shot at a dozen times, A. J. Stone, general manager of the Erie, and M. E. Johns, general manager of the New York and Susquehanna, said they would remain at the scene of the strike all day. The strike has been in effect a week and strikers, while apparently passive, have been secreting guns and ammunition for use when the companies be; gdn to Import strike breakers. POOR JED COAL Consignments of 500 Pounds Given Them by Trustee. The cold weather has caused numerous poor families to appeal to the township trustee's office for coal, clothing and provisions. Yesterday and today a large number of orders for coal were issued by the trustee's office, in response to appeals No order is given for more than 500 pounds of coal at one time. Some people, however, are given as- many as four or live orders at various times during the winter months. The Bullerdick coal company has been awarded the contract for filling orders issued by the township trustee. This company's bid was the lowest of all submitted at $4.75 per ton.

A Great Big List of Christmas Presents

We couldn't begin to number them or tell you about them here, but if you clipped the advertising pages of THE PALLADIUM every day until Christmas and then had them bound, you would have a wonderful "Book of Gifts." ' Millions of dollars' worth of the brightest, newest, most dependable, and most encbanting Christmas merchandise has been unpacked, distributed throughout the stores and. made ready for choosing. Counters and tables are overflowing Extra salespeople have been engaged. Extra delivery facilities have been provided. After months of preparation these stores are ready to give you the best service possible and to make this the merriest, happiest, and most notable Christmas on record. Read the advertisements in THE PALLADIUM closely and constantly every day. In this way you will keep posted on the newest and most important Christmas news. You will know where to buy the choicest Christmas presents and just what to give to your frlends and every member of the family. Make out your gift list with the aid of THE PALLADIUM.

EIGHT APPLICANTS

Gray Proposes to Get Opinion of Persons of All Political Parties. Finly Gray, Sixth district representative, was in Richmond today gathering data on the eight applicants for the postmastership of the city. He canvassed the downtown stores asking proprietors what they thought of the merits and qualifications of the applicants for the job. He also conferred with Democratic leaders and saw a number of professional men. His action is apropos of the statement he made here several weeks ago, that he would exercise care in selecting a postmaster and that he would confer with persons of all political affiliations before he made his choice. At that time he also said that he believed that the sentiment of the whole community should be ascertained, as the postmaster held an office in which he came into contact with the whole public. It was impossible to learn how merchants had expressed themselves on the candidates for the position. AN INTERCHANGE OF STUDENTS PLANNED Pres. Kelly on Committee to Select Students for Woodbrooke College. An exchange of students in the Frends colleges of America and England is imminent. The Mrst step in the realization of the proposal was made today when President R. L. Kelly of Earlham college was notified of his appointment on the American Scholarship committee which is to select students from American Friends' colleges to Woodbrooke college in England. 4 For the present American students ill attend the English college but it is expected that plans will be perfected soon whereby English students will be sent to American colleges. ? Members of both sexes will be eligible to the Woodbrooke scholarships. The committee will make its selections each year, and the fortunate students will be enabled to prosecute their studies in the English college that fall.y Woodbrooke college is an English institution that has made wonderful strides in recent years and some of its educational innovations have caused much uiscussion in England. The scholarship will do much, it is said, to intensify the solidarity of the Friends church and to bring into contact the representatives of the denomination here and abroad. BEVIER WILL SPEAK Wants National Road Chosen as Ocean to Ocean Highway. R. L. Bevier, representative of the National Old Trails' association, will speak at the high school auditorium this evening to urge citizens to co-operate in securing the selection of the old National road as the highway which the government is expected to make an ocean to ocean thoroughfare. Three lines are advocated. One is the northern route, . and is mapped along the lakes and the northern part of Indiana and Ohio. The National road is called the middle road, and is said to be the best because of the historical association, and because it is open the greater part of the year. The southern route follows the Ohio river.

VIEW THE THREE SITES

West Siders Want Bridge at South E, Others Favor South H or L. In a heated session in the count7 commissioners' room today representatives of various organizations told the county council and commissioners what they believed should be done on the south side bridge project. Charles Y. Jordon, secretary of the Commercial club, argued that the council and commissioners should postpone even the selection of the site of the structure until there was enough money in the special bridge fund to pay for the building of the bridge. He was adverse to the issuance of bonds, and said that the Commercial club, whose exponent he was, held this opinion. Dr. E. B. Grosvenor, appearing for the West Side Improvement association, presented a petition signed by 1,600 persons who asked that the bridge be located at South E street. He said that the purchase of a school site on the west side near E was a strong reason ' - placing the bridge where the wt "e association wanted it. The South Side 'provement association was represented by Cash Beall, who maintained that the South L street location was the logical place for the bridge, as it would open new territory. He held that the Main street bridge offered access for persons living on the west side and near that structure. He also pleaded with the council and commissioners to select the Bite at once. After the hearing the council, commissioners and representatives went to the various sites in automobiles to inspect their merits. Action on the question was deferred until the inspection had been completed. COUNTY SEAT WAR: BATTLE EXPECTED Two Rival Oklahoma Towns at Swords' Points Over Question Today. (National News Association) GROVE, Okla., Dec. 12. With a mob in control of affairs at Jay known as old Jay and declaring they will fight rather than permit removal of the county records to Newray, held by the courts to be the county seat of Delaware county, the situation there today Is critical. Sheriff Bud Thomason, sworn in yesterday when sheriff Hogan, resigned, was refused troops when he asked for them of Gov. Cruce has taken matters into his own hands. He has an armed posse ready to advance on Old Jay probably today, according to the latest reports from the two towns, and has asserted that he will disperse the mob. As a precaution ary measure women and children have been warned out of the town and many j of them have already left. The state of affairs is so serious that Judge Pitchford ast night appealed to Governor Cruce to send the troops that had been asked. The governor refused to send them when asked by Sheriff Thomason, but on the court's request, assembled a number of companies and held them in readiness to forward to Delaware county. It is believed that he will honor the request of the judge for protection and that troops will be sent to Jay. The mob endeavoring to prevent making New Jay the county seat is headed by Sam Boney, a Cherokee Indian. He has about 150 men under his command and they are all armed, most of them with rifles. The sheriff has a posse of 200 men, all well armed. Direct communication is not possible, the telephone wires, purposely cut, not having as yet been repaired, shortly after 3 o'clock this morning messages said the two factions were preparing for a' fight. PARENTS ATTENDED Warner School Pupils Entertain Patrons Yesterday. The annual meeting of the patrons . of Warner school w as held last night in the school building and entertainments of various kinds were enjoyed by the parents of the scholars. Dr. j I Charles Bond gave an address on the i subject of "Health as the Basis "of j Life." Assistant Postmaster Deuker spoke on tne value of the postal savings bank. A number of picture slides exhibited by Professor John Thompson, of the . high school showed the proper use of the public playgrounds. About fifty parents attended the meeting. The work of the pupils was i shown. Other schools of the city will j hold similar meetings. . " i

A birdseye view of the Panama Canal, showing the topography and hydrography of the Canal rone, supplies something of a curious study to the men who put away his geography when he was fifteen years of age and went into the world to make a living. Of primary interest in the birdseye map is the amount of water that is shown to be scattered throughout the zone to help the nation in its big task of uniting the two oceans. It is only from Gamboa at the mouth of the Chagres River, over to the Pacific, that there is any continuous ditch digging. Coming in on the Atlantic side, once past the G&tun locks, the Gatun Lake affords a natural waterway over to the mouth of the Chagres.

NMATE INJURES HIMSELF IN WARD Insane Annex at County Jail Has No Padded Cell for Affected Ones. The fallacy in the plans of construction of the insane ward at the county jail is becoming more apparent each day. The ward, which was built adjacent to the jail proper has no padded cell, there are no bars across the windows and the ventilation and sanitary conditions are poor. Yesterday Will Boren, an epileptic who was placed in the ward recently, having been brought here from Fountain City to await admission to the Epileptic Village north of New Castle, Injured himself severely. Boren suffered an attack of epilepsy and fell, striking his head against the brick wall and cutting a deep gash in his head, from which he bled profusely. The caretaker rushed into the cell, in which Boren was confined and picked him up, placing him on his cot. He dressed his wound. Later Boren arose and fell again striking his shoulder. When the plans for the ward were made there was no provision for a padded celL where one violently insane or one subject to attacks of epilepsy could be placed. This was not done, it is said, because of suggestions made to those in charge by a man well posted on the care of insane. Consequently there is nothing to keep an insane man from butting his brains out against the hard walls. TEN DAYSJS ALL Xmas Vacation of Schools Was Not Extended by the Board. The city school board refused the petition of patrons asking that the Christmas vacation of the city schools be extended to include two weeks. The board held that no justifiable rea sons had been shown why the action of f Bt year's board should be rescindedV The board argued that for the last six years the Christmas vacation has never been more than ten days. It was pointed out that inasmuch as Christmas comes in the middle of the week this year, which happens about once in six years, the vacation period includes a Sunday and hence appears shorter than in other years. The board held that if It granted the request of the petitioners, pupils who graduated from the high school next June would not have time to take the professional work if they want to teach school.') IS fFather of Pons Takes Body to Cincinnati for Burial. Upon the receipt of photographs of Joseph Pons, the young soldier who was crushed to death beneath the wheels - of an interurban on - South Eighth street Saturday night, sent by Commander George Dodd, of the Columbus, Ohio barracks, the father, Henry Pons came to this, city today from Cincinnati and informed .the undertaker, who had charge of the body that he would take it back with him. The father, accompanied by a son ; and a Cincinnati undertaker came here Sunday evening but after' viewing the j body, said that he was not snre that it was that of his son Joseph, who he had mourned as a victim of the Ironno1j fir in Chiraeo Fpveral vears ! ago. The father immediately wired Commander Dodd for photographs of the Joseph Pons who had been sta tioned there. After receiving the j photograph the father concluded that the man killed was his son. Funeral services and burial will take place at J JCincinnati. ' 4

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EXECUTIVE MEMBER PUT ON GRIDDLE Iron Workers Official Admits Lack of Knowledge on Union Finances.

(Xatlonal News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12. The district attorney's scathing fire of cross questions upon John H. Barry of St. Louis at the dynamite conspiracy trial this morning brought the admission that he had paid scant attention to the International Ironworkers funds, although he was vice president of the union and a member of the auditing committee. "The only time I ' have given the financial affairs of the union any particular attention," said Barry, "was after the trial began." Judge Anderson interrupted: "You paid no attention to these affairs during the six months between your indictment and the beginning of this trial?" T can't say that I did." "Did you ever know," asked the district attorney, "that almost $10,000 was paid out of the funds of your organization by the board of which you were a member for dynamite, nitroglycerine and explosives?" Barry said he did not know it. It was shown that three weeks after Barry visited Steubenville, O., to look into some non union iron work there were five explosions on non union work in that city. W. Burt Brown of Kansas City, ironworkers business agent, was the next defendant to take the stand in his own defense. The government has introduced some of Brown's correspondence with J. J. McNamara concerning non union work which was dynamited in Kansas City. TO SETTLE SQUABBLE County Assessor Will Inspect Yards at Boston. For the purpose of assessing the hotel owned by Fitzgerald and company, of Richmond, Va., located at the C. & 6. railroad yards near Boston, and of determining whether the C. & O. company should be assessed for six tracks in the yards, William Mathews, county assessor, will go to Boston tomorrow. The question as to whether the six tracks were laid on March 1 of this year was discussed by Harry Starr, general counsel for the C. & O. of Indiana and Will Porterfield, trustee of Boston township, at a meeting at the county assessor's office last week, at which Daniel Link and E. H. Wolcott, state tax commissioners were present. Starr held that the tracks had not been laid, with the exception of 1,400 feetv for which the company was already assessed. Porterfield contended that the tracks had been laid on March 1. The tax commissioners instructed the county assessor to go to the yards personally, and secure information and to definitely settle the matter. CHRISTIANS SLAIN BY TURK SOLDIERS (National New Association) ATHENS, Dec. 12. Turkish troops have massacred 300 men, women and children and burned the town of Kessani. Terrible tortures were inflicted upon the victims before they were put to death, according -to advices which reached the Greek government today. The Greek troops during the night occupied positions commanding all approaches to Janina, and a general attack upon that important Turkish post is expected Saturday. KNIPE SELECTED Junius B. Knipe, of Dublin, was chosen member of the county council to succeed John Judklns, of Cambridge City, .who was elected to .the state legislature by the Progressives in the last election. Knipe is well known in westerns-Wayne county.

GROCER AT EATON SHOOTS HIMSELF Despondent Over Business Affairs He Fires a Bullet Through Temple. (Palladium Sppcial EATON, O., Dec. 12. Worry over the condition of his business, it is believed, prompted Z. W. McCabe, aged 52, a grocer living on North Barron street to commit suicide early this morning by shooting himself. The bullet from the 32-callbre revolver entered the right temple. McCabe's taking of his own life was a complete surprise to everyone who knew him. Friends declare that they had never heard him hint at suicide, although they assert that he had discussed the condition of bis business with them. McCabe arose shortly before 5 o'clock this morning to build fires in his home and to do other household chores. The members of the family shortly afterward heard the report of a revolver and rushing down stairs they found him lying on the floor. Two physicians were hastily summoned but their efforts to save the man's life were useless. McCabe died about twenty minutes after the shooting. McCabe was prominent here. Ho entered the grocery business about seven or eight years ago but' during the last few months McCabe had been rather despondent over business affairs. He -w as a member of the Knights of Pythias and the O. M. A. He was also financial secretary of the Indepen-

I dent Order of Foresters and was : prominent in the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. He is survived by the wife and two children, Hazel Maria and Frank W. The latter is connected with the American Seeding Machine company at Richmond. NO RABBIT IN EITHER OF THEM Minor Coleman and Wesley Rickman, both colored, were in police court this morning as the result of Rickman's charges of assault and battery against Coleman. It was proved by witnesses that Coleman struck Richman after the latter provoked him. An argument started when Richman told Coleman that j Springfield was dry. Coleman did not J agree with him and in return was call- ! ed an ignorant nigger. Coleman threat- ! ened Richman and told him not to an noy him further. Rickman replied, "There ain't no rabbit in me," and was knocked down. Mayor Zimmerman fined Coleman : $1 and costs and also fined Rickman a similar amount for provoke. A New Revolution in Santo Domingo On. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. With every hour, bringing alarming information . concerning a new revolution in Santo Domingo navy department officials, today began active mobilization of marines to be sent to the island. Orders were issued to all navy yards along. the Atlantic coast to held their men ready, to proceed, to Dominican waters on short . notice. Thetransport Prairie at Philadelphia, which returned from Santo Domingo only Ave days ago was notified" that she ' might be needed in a7hurry to carry marines southward again. The battleship New Hampshire carrying a landing party of sixty marines and 250 sailors left Hampton Roads hurriedly last - night for Santo Domingo. y General Arias, defeated candidate for the presidency, is reported to be fostering the revolt. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAI Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer,

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SiO.OOC.CCO Is Average Sum Loaned for Transacting1 Business in Wall Street, a Witness States.

MORGAN NOT ALWAYS ACTIVE IN MARKETl But the Stock Gamblers AI-I ways Go to Him When in Dire Need High Finance Is Unfolded Today. 'National News Association) WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. That ten million dollars is the average loaned daily for the transaction of business on the New York stock exchange vai testified to before the Jujo committee today. Some times the amount has run as high as 35.OU0,Oo0. The witness who gave this testimony was J. H. Griesfl, who has been a member of the stock exchange for 29 years. In his testimony Griesol spoke carelessly of vast sums as though he was discussing dollars and cents instead of millions. The biggest lenders, the witness said, are the Chase National bank, the City Bank, the National Bank of Com merce, the First National Bank. Spey-i er & Company. Kuhn. Loeb & Com pany, and J. P. Morgan & Company. The witness described himself as a member of the "loan crowd" on th New York stock exchange and saldj that the lending usually began about 11 o'clock, an hour after the market opened in the morning. When the witness began to use tech nical terms. Attorney Untenneyer, cousel for the committee, asked the meaning of the phrase, "renewal rate.: Griesel had mentioned several times. I This, said the witness, known to be' available each morning for exchange purposes. The witness qualified as anj authority on the subject when be said! he represented a number of big banking houses on the exchange. ! "Kuhn, Loeb & Company and J. P. Morgan and company do a big busl-l ness but do not stay in the market all! the time," said the witness. "Some-4 times they are out of the market a! month at a time. Nobody goes to Mor-j gan and company unless they need! help badly. I "The City bank did not loan as much money as Kuhn, Loeb A. com pany. Sometimes Kuhn. Loeb and company, when they get a lot of money from a bond issue lend out $15.000.000 a day. This is true of the other big lenders also." Just Loaned 120.000.000. Untenneyer asked the witness if be had a record of his business on Nov-j ember 29, when call money was at per cent. Griesel thought be loaned. f20.000.000 that day. He said the rec-: ord of the loans at the money stand on! the exchange did not cover any loand made after 12 o'clock. On November! 29 more than S5.000.000 was loaned; before noon. On that day the witness loaned $10,000,000 between 2 and 2:80 Because the delegation of brokers! from the New York exchange protest J ed to outsiders against the manner in which they have been detained in this city to testify before the money; probers Chairman Jujo Issued thl statement today. "There are five gentlemen now present representing the governors of the exchange, only two of whom hare been asked to attend. Two of the others were examined last June and their, presence is not needed by the eom-J mittee. "As soon as yesterday's disturbed' financial condition in New York was known the stock exchange governor) here were offered the option of returning home and coming back for Monday's session. Every possible courtesy; consistent with the work of the coin-' mittee has been extended to every5 one." Mr. Untenneyer said he bad personal assurance from Mr. Milburn. count sel for the exchange, that he and the other witnesses who are here bave not been Inconvenienced. Curiosity, he said, more than any thing else prompted the brokers to come to Washington, to attend the committee hearings, and the very men from whom It Is reported the objections to the committee's methods issue are not here under summons and are prompted to remain in this city only through their personal interest in the Inquiry. TO CONTROL THE SALE OF LIQUOR fraliadium gpciaj CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind Dec 12. At a special session of the town trustees and about fifty business men and residents, plans for the control of the liquor business In this place were discussed. The general expression favored law enforcement. A committee was appointed to draft rules which the saloonkeepers of the place axe to obey. The committee consists of W. A. Creitz. Charles Wheeler. W. B. Barefoot. Harry Morris, and Harry B. I3Uer. .