Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 39, 26 December 1912 — Page 1

n AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXWIII. NO. 39. RICII3IOXD. IXD.. THURSDAY KVEXISG, DECE3IIJER SO, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS IN ATTEMPT OPEN WAR AGAINST THE CEREAL TRUST United States Files Suits Against Alleged Combine in Michigan. CONTRACT IS ASSAILED BY ALFRED BAVIS France Now Has Big Naval Airs hp XMAS CHEER PERVADED THE LE CUT. TUFT'S LIFE

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Following His Trip Down a Panama Street There Was

a Dynamite Explosion Christmas Night. on MANY ARRESTS ARE RFINO MAFJF TODAY Police Think that PoSSiblv!1 No Effort Was Made to . Kill the U. S. Executive Feeling Is Bitter. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. "All well. Very merry Christmas here. Hope you j had the same." i This wireless message was received at the white house today from Major Rhodes, military aide to the president, n Panama Vr. tncntiiin -araa TnnHo in any message received from the party of the explosion in Panama City shortly after the passage of the President through, that city last night. j j PANAMA, Dec. 26. A number of

arrests were made here today as a re- $50 fine for the privilege of continusult of a dynamite explosion occurring ; ing to buy toasted corn flakes from in Central Avenue last night shortly ; the company. after President Taft had passed j In furtherance of the scheme the pe- . through the street on his way to the ; tition alleges the company took out Christmas ball given by President Por- patents merely as a device to avoid ras of Panama at the National theater. 1 the provisions of the Sherman law. 1 It was first believed that an attempt j It is further charged that agreehad been made to assassinate Presi-; ments exacted from the jobbers re-

i lnt Taft hut after several hours of

investigation the authorities began to vent competition, which affects the present, I believe. I have sufficient evlean toward the theory that the explo-; cost of the commodity to the retailer j idence that a lower rate than what the sion was accidental. Within fifteen and the consumer and produces a mo- j city administration considers fair, can minutes after the explosion occurred, nopoly of interstate commerce. be procured for water in this city. The

however, arrests besan and are still

going on today. ! corporation fram requiring jobbers to One man who was injured by the ex- end this agreement and to make the plosion which wrecked a kiosk in the injunction permanent upon final hearBtreet is in the hospital seriously in- ing.

jured. He was standing just outside the kiosk when the explosion occurred anu was nunea more man nny ieei i by its force. The sound of the explosion caused wild excitement at the National thea- l ter and members of the managing com j mittee hurried to the scene under or- j ders from President Porras to make! H full investigation. Three of the mem-; bers rema4ned with the Panama chief; of police throughout the night. President Was Calm President Taft showed no trace of : agitation when he learned of the explosion, which if it had occurred fif teen minutes earlier might have en

dangered his own life as well as that trouble beiore and this is his tirst apof his wife. Mrs. Taft was not told of i pearance in police court. the explosion at once. Hahn's parents died when he was a There have been numerous threats . small boy and he was taken to the made against Americans ever since home of Rich, who is a distant relathe canal strip was taken from Pana- tive. Rich says he supported the boy mas and extraordinary precaution until he was of age and provided for were taken by the republic's officials him during his youth although no reto guard Taft from the time he left j compense was given for his trouble American territory. j and expense. The streets were lined with police At the age of 21, Hahn married a and several anti-American agitators 1 young woman and left Rich to reside hre were taken into custody as soon with his father-in-law, in Arlington, as it was definitely known that Mr. Ohio. For the last year, he has been Taft would come to Panama. The canvassing for a nursery firm and represident remained at the ball until ceiving a commission for his work. In early this morning. He talked some September, W. A. Rich endorsed a time with President Porras and ap-: draft on the company for $72.40 for peared to be enjoying himself im- Hahn. Since then Hahn is said to mensely. He occupied the presidential have been drinking heavily and has box at the theater with Mrs. Taft and spent most of his time in this city. President and Mrs. Porras. Four j Ou December 2, Hahn came to the guards were stationed outside the box ; livery stable of Rich and, after telling and none was allowed to approach. j Rich that he had $138 in the First NaY tional bans of Brookville, Ohio, asked FIRE CHECKED AT ' nim to identIf y a check issued to himrrnnvPTUv rr tttj self for 10- Wisning to heIp the LUUIN Ixvx LLjU x : young man, Rich readily complied, on-

But for the prompt action of the fire department a serious conflagration might have resulted when the roof of the Richmond Country Club house caught fire Tuesday evening. A large j

hole was burned in the roof. The ithe patience of the men was exhausted shingles were burning in several j and after giving Hahn two weeks in places when the chemical wagon ar- j which to pay the check, Rich decided rived. The flames could be seen plain- j to prosecute him. ly from Earlham college. The damage j The case was postponed until moris over $50. (row.

"Mutt and Jeff The Palladium's New Feature " DID YOU EVER MEET MUTT AND JEFF? IF YOU HAVEN'T YOU HAVE MISSED A REAL TREAT. THEIR COMICAL ADVENTURES HAVE MADE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LAUGH AND THE PALLADIUM WANTS ITS SEVENTY-FWE HUNDRED SUBSCRIBERS TO JOIN .THE MERRIMENT OVER THE ABSURDITIES OF THESE TWK) QUATNT-CREATIONS OF "BUDFISHER. SO AS A NEW YEAR'S GIFT TO ITS READERS THE PALLADIUM DESIRES TO ANNOUNCE IT HAS CONTRACTED FOR THIS FAMOUS SERIES 0F COMICS AND DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR AND ALL OF NEXT YEAR A MUTT AND JEFF PICTURE WILL APPEAR DAILY IN THE PALLADIUM. THE MUTT AND JEFF PICTURES ARE THE HIGHEST PRICED NEWSPAPER FEATURE NOW OFFERED AND THERE ARE VERY FEW NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN A CITY THE SIZE OF RICHMOND WHICH ARE OFFERING THEIR READERS SUCH A REAL TREAT. MUTT AND JEFF HUMOR IS OF THE GENUINE BRAND KEEN, WITTY AND WHOLESOME AND YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON MUTT AND JEFF PLAYING AN ACTIVE, BUT LUDICROUS PART IN ANY EVENT OF GENERAL INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE. THE FIRST MUTT AND JEFF PICTURE WILL APPEAR ON THE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING PAGE OF THE PALLADIUM TOMORROW. DON'T MISS IT.

IT KEEPS UP PRICES

By Selling Only to the Jobbers, Who Are Penalized for Reducing Price. 'National News Association) ment opened war on the "Breakfast Food Trust" here today when Clyde - Webster, United States attorney for i me eastern uisinci 01 iviicniKan, meu suit against the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes company of Battle Creek, i Mich., and V. K. Kellogg, Wilfred C. Kellogg and Andrew Ross, officers of the company. The suit is brought inder section trwiT rP thn C! Y arm r o n t i nict la ur anrl 1 seeks to Prevent unlawful restraints j and mononolies. in the nroduct. The bm which wag filed at the in stance of the department of justice, al leges that the defendant corporation actinS through the officers and indi-; viuuais sen u jouuers cases toniam-, ing 6b cartoons lined witn toasted , 4v.. .-j. i n them direct to the consumer or the re-) tail trade. The uniform price is $2.50 per case. The jobber is required to j observe the selling price fixed by the ! Kellogg company on penalty of hav- j ing his supply cut off or of paying a strain interstate commerce and Dre-; iie court is asseu to eujom niu i GIVES HIS REASONS Rjcn Tells Why He Is PreSS . , . , ing Charge Against Hahn. w- A- Rich, a local liveryman W. A. Rich, a local liveryman, who is pressing a charge against William Hahn.'of Arlington, Ohio, for passing a fraudulent check, stated today that he had done everything in his power to help the young man, who is only 28 years old. Hahn has never been in ly to find that Hahn had no account in the bank. As Hahn has not been providing support for his family since last summer and has refused to straighten up, according to his father-in-law and Rich,

Asserts that There Is $200,000 Worth of Watered Stock in City Water Works Company.

BAVIS WILL TAKE MATTER TO COURT I Will Fight the City in Courts with Restraining Order If Contract Is Awarded to the Company. Should the contract for furnishing the city with water be given to the Richmond City water company which will present a bid on the city's pro posal on January 16, and the sum of $700,000 be accepted as the capitalization ot tne company, a remonstrance U niCQ in IDe VVdJIie circuit court to restrain the granting of the contract. Alfred Bavis, prospective candidate for mayor on the proposed Citizen's Independent ticket, intends to lead Itbis movement, as he believes the city will not get the right kind of proposition through the present bid. "Of the $700,000 stock of the company, $200,000 is watered, "said Mr. Bavis, "and I intend to lead the movement to have the franchise held up. "The franchise proposed by the city is 1,000 percent better than the fran chise now held by the company but we ran pet much hetter rates than the present rate is not a fair one. In Springfield, Ohio, the water works is owned by the Municipality and has a system which is excellent. The maximum water rate there is ten cents per thousand gallons and the mini mum is six cents per thousand. In j 1911 on the capitalization" of $1,080,000, without making allowances for de-1 preciation of the plant, a profit of six j percent was made. If Springfield can make six per cent on this rate, why is ; it necessary for Richmond to charge twenty-five cents per thousand, which j Mayor Zimmerman believes is a fair rate. Springfield's water is as good as Richmond's. Favors Commission. "I am not in favor of raising the two per cent limitation for bonding i the city, but I do believe it would be j wise if the state legislature would enact a law which would permit us to j buy a self-supporting utility whereby j th3 profits therefrom could be absorb- j ed in a reduction of the cost of the i products supplied. j "I am not prompted by any feeling ! of acrimony toward the present administration but I do believe Mayor Zimmerman yields to impulses of generosity and such impulses are too often in the interests of the parties so exercising that the influence is to j the detriment of the people's interest, he is supposed to conserve." Springfield Plant. According to information which Mr. Bavis has, the municipal water works plant of Springfield, Ohio, was installed in 1882 on a bond issue of $400,000. This included twenty-nine miles of main from 4 inch to 24 inch in diame ter all npppssapv hnildinpti mimnln ! machinery, capacity A million gallons, boilers and accessories for a complete plant, also sixty-three acres of land having water bearing gravel beneath. The average rate to consumer is, domestic service $4; bath $2.50; water closet $2.50; washstand, no charge; sprinkling lawn and street, 50 foot lot, $5.00. Where meters are in use the rate on the sliding scale is from 6 to 10 cents. The plant has never been appraised. The actual cost of the plant to December 31, 1910, and upon which these figures are based was $1,080,000. The actual investment up to 1911 was $1,175,844.23. This includes all the cost up to that time and includes the cost of all equipment that has been discarded up to that time. A fair estimate of that amount would be $100,- ! 000.00. I The depreciation of the buildings and machinery up to that time is estimated at 3 per cent; the depreciation of pipe lines at 1 per cent. Last year's business paid 4.45 per cent on an investment of $1,080,000.00, and the net profit was $48,104.41. Deducting depreciation of $15,900.00, the net profit, allowing for free use of water, was six S per cent on the total investment. PROMINENT UNION LEADER MURDERED fNational News Association) CHICAGO, Dee. 26. James Conway, a member of the Steamfitters' Union, well known in labor circles, was shot land killed today by Thomas Freer, secretary of the same union. The shooting occurred in the Mortimer building during a quarrel between the two men over the use of aa automobile owned by the union. Freer was arrested. He said Conway attempted to draw a pistol and that he shot him in self defense.

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Daily, under the direction of Captain Faton, Director of National Aviation, hydroaeroplane manoeuvera are practiced in the harbor of Villifrance, in France. The photograph shows a hydroaeroplane at the side of a cruiser. The "Hanger" appears above, on the warship's deck.

ON TO WASHINGTON IS SLOGAN RAISED Suffragettes Will 'March on the Capital from New York City, Soon. (National News Association) HUDSON, X. Y Dec. 26. A national parade of suffragettes culminat- J ing in a dash upon the capitol at j Washington will follow the little band j of disciples of the cause now hiking j from New York to Albany-With their

present goal almost in sight the "on!Fonlk(l Wflg . mpmhp-

to Washington" cry was sounded to- j day by stout hearted suffragettes j when they started from here on the 1 last lap of their 14 mile walk to the ! state capital to ask Governor Sulzer ! to insert a suffrage plank in his inau gural address. The little party started out tramping through slush up to their ankles. ! "General" Rosalie Jones, leader of the ' pilgrimmage, voiced the slogan and it was taken up with a vim by the three other "votes for women" advocates, who alone remain of the original band of 28, which left New York seven days ago. According to the plan outlined by Miss Jones a party of pilgrims will lrtm-rt Vrttt, Vly ll Inttnii nr..- Af February and walk to Washington where a personal appeal will be made to President-elect Wilson to advocate suffrage in his Inaugural address. Band3 of pilgrims are to be formed in Philadelphia Baltimore and other cities along the line and join the parade as it passes through. LEWIS TRIAL Trial of Actor Before Special Judge J. L. Rupe. The Jack Lewis case which was to have opened this morning in circuit court was postponed until tomorrow. Judge Fox is ill and will be unable to try the case. John L. Rupe has been appointed special judge to head it. A special venire of eighteen men from which to draw twelve names has been ordered. The first twelve men whose names were drawn were told to report this morning, but when it was learned that Mr. Rupe was unable to open the case this morning they were informed to appear tomorrow. It is likely that the work of selecting a jury will consume at least the first day. The jury in the first trial of Lewis, who was indicted by the April term grand jury, was unable to reach an agreement and was dismissed. WINFIELD DURBIN NOW RECOVERING fNational News Association) ANDERSON, Ind.. Dec. 26. Reports in circulation that former governor W. T. Durbin was in a critical condition were' not confirmed by his physician today. The latter stated that Mr. Durbin has been suffering from a se - vere cold and has a fever, and for a time pneumonia threatened to develop, but the former governor is believed to have passed the danger point, and unless unexpected complications arise rapid recovery is looked for. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Friday; colder Friday with moderate north west winds.

AGAIN

BUSINESS FORM OF GOVERNMENT ASKED Alfred Bavis Circulating a Petition Asking for the Passage of Bill.

Alfred Bavis, this city, is circulating a petition asking that the General Assembly pass a law which will give the cities of Indiana a business form of government. The new system is the result of an investigation and study of ?"'ul "2 xt-ntT . ' Some of the main features of the proposed system are non-partisan, rule ! t f V. i li:. m ' of tne People, public economy. busiuesa eiiiciency, administration oy exDerr8 aoomion ot waru system, long tenure of office, the initiative referendum and recall. Mr. Bavis believes there is a less chance for dishonesty in the business system than the commission form of s government. "It is either to corrupt five men, as the commission form proposes, than seventeen as the business i form calls for," said Mr. Bavis. IN THE SAME SQUARE j 1 tl . YV7 r- YV7U tt i Three Women Die Who Had Been Near Neighbors. (Palladium Special) MILTON, Ind.. Dec. 26. Mrs. Sarah Ohmit, aged 80, who died Tuesdayevening at the home of her daughter, is the third woman to die within three weeks, all of whom lived on South street and in the same square. Mrs. Ohmit died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elwood Hussey, who resided two miles west of Milton. Mrs. Ohmit was removed recently from her home here because of critical illness and taken to her daughter's home. She is survived by four sons, William, John, Frank, and Carson, all of Cam bridge City, and one daughter, She was the widow Ohmit. The funeral will be held at the M. E truuicu i -Miuwu, oi uu.u Bue vtts a member, inursaay arternoon. CONGRESSMAN SICK Grav Confined to His House in Connersville. (Palladium Special) CONNERSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 26. Congressman Finly Gray is at his home in this city and is somewhat indisposed. Although Mr. Gray is not confined to his bed, he has not left his home for a few days. However, he expects to be in Washington January 1 or 2. In reference to the post mastership squabble at Richmond Mr. Gray, when ' interviewed today, merely stated that he would settle the matter before he left for Washington. The postoffice situation here remains the same. New development in the matter were expected today. He had informed several Democrats that he would hold another conference in this city the first of this week. Charles B. Beck, who was district chairman, and whom Congressman Gray had announced he would recommend for the postmastership. stated today that he had heard nothing further from the representative.

ELMER GORMOIi IS DYING AT DETROIT Son of Local Chief of Police Sick with Pneumonia, in Hospital.

(National News DETROIT. Mich., Association) Dec. 26. Elmer (A. Gormon, of the United States secret service, sou of the chief of police at with Richmond, Ind., was stricken j pneumonia, yesterday and is in a local hospital. There Is little hope for his recovery. Elmer Gormon is rated one of the i shrewdest operatives in the secret j service specializing on the detection of counterfeiters. He has run down some of the boldest counterfeiters in the country, and recently secured evidence that convicted a gang which had given the treasury department much trouble. He is well known in Richmond. BOND IS STAYED Lewis E. Hazlitt was arrested last nisrht on a warrant chareinr him with 1

wife desertion issued five months ago.!'n Pwnti sent by relatirei. In the

Hazlitt is alleged to have deserted his wife. Mrs. Nora B. Hazlitt. leaving this city for Dayton, Ohio, where he obtained employment. He returned to this city to spend Christmas with friends. His bond was fixed at $5(1 which was stayed by W. B. Bond. The case will be tried tomorrow morning. ARE TO CHECK EVIL Township Trustee Will Not Honor Their Requests. No coal or grocery orders will be Issued to Children from the township trustee's office. This decision has i been reached by Trustee James Howarth. Trustee Howarth declares that per- ! i. ... V. MA;t 1 1-- - 1 : : j vjiio i u van ir&uiaii a l ui9 unlets for ai(J uaye faj,en into the nabit of I sending their children. The children. t. V .v . . , in most cases, the trustee says, are be-

tween the ages of five and eight. lto the thousand or more men employhen children call hereafter for jed ,n offlce8 ,n ,Wg cUy and ,

ft! "T"'"8 l" ior fathers to call," said the trustee to!da- "Mdifal aid " be of course, ai ine request ot cniiaren. Few requests for aid have been received by the trustee in the last few ; days.

.fs Not Too Late To Purchase Gifts "Better late than never." If you have forgotten some one, or received a Christmas present from an unexpected source and would like to reciprocate, you still have time to "Make good." While Christmas stocks are practically depleted, you are sure to find worth while and valuable gifts in Richmond's leading stores. One strong point in favor of belated gift purchasers is the reduced prices. Christmas novelties and all merchandise, especially designed for Chri.-tmas gifts, must now be closed out quickly or stored away for another season. ' - - Read the after-Christmas advertisements In THE PALLADIUM tonight. They will direct you to the stores that have Christmas presents to offer at a reduction. They will tell you about the most important stock reducing sales, the greatest opportunities of the season to save money. It pays to read THE PALLADIUM'S advertisements closely and constantly every day. .

Charity Organizations and Lodges Distribute Gifts to Hundreds of Poor Families in Richmond.

CHURCHES HOLD BIG SERVICES Factories Remember Their Employes with Substantial Gifts. Ideal Weather for Festival. The true Christmas spirit was in evidence everywhere yesterday. Men. women and children were seen carry ing packages; mall wagons and express wanons wVre busy delivering Christ ma gifts seat by frinds and relatives from many cities in th country. Ideal winter weather with s tinge of snow, accentuated the spirit of the day. As usual yesterday was made too day for general philanthrophy on th part of lodges, citizens, and charitable institutions. Every poor family, ia the city was given a basket of provisions and clothing. All poor children, were supplied with toys. The local branch of the Salvation army and the Elks lodge co-operated in distributing baskets and toys, expressive of "peace on earth, good will to men." Thirty automobiles were used by the Elks in distributing Christmas cheer. In all between 125 and 150 baskets were distributed by the lodge and the array. Christmas entertainments were glr on in various places. The Eaglet lodge had a Christmas tree In its hall yesterday afternoon. More than 100 children were present and received (rifts. Between 200 and 300 children received presents from the tree in the Salvation Army hall on North A street last evening. A program had been arranged for the latter affair but on account of the lareer number of children Dresent it I was liminated and the time spent in distributing presents. ' Wernle Celebrates. The Wernle Orphans Home, south of the city, had two large Christmas trees yesterday. The seventy children were provided with toys of al! kinds, given by various Lutheran congregations. A program consisting of songs and recitations was held. On Tuesday night a program was also given at the Home. The exercises held at the orphans U . I 11 ft... A . W , uuuie y3irniy win uv irprnru i iu St. John's Lutheran church this eTening and at Trinity Lutheran chnrch Sunday evening. Through the Palladium Christmas Cheer department numerous poor families and children received provisions and gifts. At Easthavcn, the Inmates were fl evening a uance was neia ana moving pictures were shown. To all widows the Womans Relief Corps gave canned fruits and jellies and to a number of chickens were given. Churches Observe. Every church in the city held appropriate Christmas exercises yesterday. All meetings were largely attended. At early matin held at the St. John's Lutheran church at 5 o'clock yesterday 1,200 persons were preaent. Other Protestant churches and the Catholic churches had laree meetings. Postoffice employes were never busier than during the Christmas season this year. The rush started later than last year, but the msi waa heavier. Extra wagons were used in distributing packages and the office force was increased. Distribute Cheer. The M. Rumely Company of this city brought Christmas cheer Into the homes of 5.000 workmen in this city, Laporte, Ind-, and Battle Creek. Mich , distributing $15,000 to its operatives. rT . Vki 7 v, -7, . i In addition to this valuable ajifts were . ... , . a 'branch houses, scattered throughout the United States. Other factories gave presents to their employes. Among those who distribute presents either In money or other gifts were the Indianapolis Glove factory and the American Seeding Machine company. .