Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 61, 21 January 1913 — Page 1

BIG. ONB PA ,ABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 61. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1913.

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COUNCIL NOT FRIENDLY TO HOUSE RATE

Von Peln Says Minimum Rate as Proposed in Water Bid Brings Storm of Indignation from Laborers. $70,000 IS ASKED FOR LIGHT PLANT Taylor Charge Is Unfounded Bill Presented to Have Lights Placed in Alleys. ,Two Yearly Reports. Declaring that be would not vote on the water works bid unless the minimum rate for dwelling houses is changed and that this rate is calling forth a storm of indignation from the workingmen of the city, councilman-at-large Mathew Von Pein opened discussion on the water works matter in the city council meeting last evening. Mr. Von Pein expressed his dissatisfaction of the bid of the Richmond City Water Works and particularly of the minimum rate on dwelling houses In strong terms, saying that it is "dead wrong" and would be an outrage to allow such a rate to stand. He said that if the water company must hare such rates it should take the money away from others than the workingman. "If a man uses only $2 or $3 worth of water a year and must pay the full minimum rate, there Is a premium for wasting ' water.. When a person . must pay for the water he does not need, he will not attempt to have it," said Mr. Von Peln. Councilman Evans brought before the council, a receipt given a house renter by the Water company showing that the. company had charged $5.00 for turning on the water when the man moved Into the house. Surprise was expressed by the mayor and council, who declared they had never heard of , uch a, cahrge. Mr. Evans stated that many workingroen were called dishonest because they were unable to pay their debts. "It is no wonder," said Mr. Evans, "that such accusations are brought against the worklngmen. These people are held responsible for paying to have the water turned on. If this charge was transferred to the property owner, he In turn would make it up on the rent. Public Utilities Bill. Water consumers of Richmond who are consumers of water will know more about the rates here for the next twentyflve years after the discussion on the Public Utilities bill has taken place tonight, at Indianapolis. . Thls bill is of more interest to the people of this city than any other bill before the legislature with the possible exception of the penal farm bill. It provides that a commission be appointed to Investigate all public service corporations and regulate the prices of the product furnished by the corporation to the satisfaction of the people and with fairness to the corporation. If the rates, in the opinion of the members of the commission are too high they will be lowered. The bill also provides that the commission take up the Railroad Commission work. A manufacturer who believes a railroad company would be only doing him justice by placing a siding up to his factory can appeal to the commission to compel the railroad to do so. A committee from this city will attend the meeting of the senate committee of the state legislature tonight and will discuss the matter. The committee is composed of City Attorney Gardner, H.. U. Johnson, Wilfred Jessup, and Charles Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club. Wants $70,000. Nimrod Johnson, superintendent of the Municipal Light Plant apoeared before the council to ask for an appropriation of $70,000 for the improvements on the city light plant, and to present jthe light plant report for 1912. He stated that the light plant is running full 'force and has been turning away prospective, patrcns for some time. With the proposed improvemets, he said, the Municipal light plant will be able to furnish the entire city with elec(Continued on Page Ten.)

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This photograph of the War Lord and his six lordlings has been sent broadcast through the German Empire. This, undoubtedly, at the Kaiser's inspiration. The picture of the Emperor and his sons, walking shoulder to shoulder is designed to refute the whispered rumors that the Emperor's severity has estranged his sons from him; that there have been bitter quarrels between him and them which ended only when the Emperor exclaimed fiercely: "Not only am I your father; I am your Sovereign. Obey me, or ' But this picture seems to say: "Here are your Kaiser and the men of his flesh and blood. United as every German family should be; they form the Fatherland's first line of defense." His sons are ranged next to the father in the order of their birth. Next to the Kaiser is Crown Prince William, whom his father banished, in effect, from Berlin for too plainly demonstrating his political opinion. The Crown Prince is thirty-one years old; next in order are: Prince Elte Frederick, SO years of age; Prince Adelbert, twenty-nine; Prince August William, 26; Prince Oscar, 25; and Prince Joachim, 22.

ORDER WARSHIP TO VERA CRUZ, MEXICO State Department Learns the Situation There Is Very Serious. "" (National News Association) - WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Secretary of State Knox today decided o send at least one American warship to Vera Cruz, Mexico, to protect Americans and their property there. It is expected the navy department will detail one of the largest vessels of the fleet now at Guantanamo, Cuba,, for this duty. The decision to send a warship to Vera Cruz was reached as the result of dispatches from Ambassador Wilson today relative to Increased rebel activities near Vera Cruz. The situation in Vera Cruz itself appears to be growing more serious because of the influx of terror stricken country people and the likelihood of an outbreak by striking railroad employes there. Many small towns in the state of Vera Cruz are being attacked and federal garrisons destroyed. The railroad service between Mexico City and Toluca is interrupted. Numerous trains have been attacked and a large amount of railway property destroyed. AGED COUPLE ARE REFUSED DIVORCE The suit of Myra Christnian suing John Henry Christman for a divorce case today was dismissed by Judge Fox after hearing some of the arguments on both sides. The charges made by the plaintiff were cruel and inhuman treatment. The court in dismissing the case said it was six cases the fault of the defendant against a half a dozen cases where the plaintiff was at fault. "I will leave the case where the court found it, and let you scrap it out" Christman has been married three times and was seventy-seven years of ' age when "married the last time. His wife is seventy-one years old. They have been living at Dublin, Ind. One of the charges preferred by the plaintiff was that her arms were twisted while in bed on one occasion by the defendant and at another time she was made to sign papers at the point of a gun.

VOLCANO ERUPTION

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MEXICO

Mt. Colima Throws Boulders and Lava Over a Wide Strip of Territory. (National News Association) MEXICO CITY, Janl 21 The volcano Mt. Colima In the state of Jalisco Is again in violent eruption. Word received from Guadalajara today stated that the volcano suddenly began to erupt yesterday, killing hundreds of cattle and horses grazing at the foot of the mountain. The safety of inhabitants of villages in that vicinity is causing anxiety. Relief trains sent to the scene were halted by masses of boulders and lava hurled on the track. Ashes are falling over Guadalajara, which is over 100 miles distant from the volcano. Poisonous fumes accompany the eruption and the gases can be smelled for many miles. Relief parties which were sent on foot fro"m the trains were driven back by the gases and a number of the rescuers became exhausted and had to be carried from the danger zone. In one village twenty houses were burned by the lava. The aggregate loss was estimated today to have reached about $1,000,000 as all crops for ten miles around were ruined. S, S, I, A, MAY TAKE OP BRIDG1 MATTER Regular Meeting of South End Organization to Be Held Tonight. Serious objections to the action of the county council are expected to be voiced tonight as the result bf the resolution passed by the council at the Saturday meeting, postponing the selection of the proposed site for the bridge known as the South Side bridge until the fund will more nearly cover the cost of the bridge. According to the figures of Engineer Mueller there is at this, time, enough money in the fund or will be by the time the bridge would be completed to build it over L street. If the council had any intentions of building it at L 6treet they could have selected the site there at this time and not wait two years more as they intend to do. some members of the South Side Improvement association believe. One member of the association said that while many of the Beallview people did not realize it, when the council passed that resolution they placed a tombstone on the chances of the new bridge being located at South L street. What action the South Side association will take this evening is not known. It is not known whether the association will refuse or accept the present Main street bridge, in case the county council decides to erect a new bridge at that place. At the last meeting of the association the members present were unanimous in the opinion expressed by Adolph Blickwedel, president of the organization, in that the association should demand a new bridge and that the bridge should be erected at South L street.

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PLIGHT OF VICTIMS OF FLOODJRITICAL River Is Falling, but the Cold Wave Has Made the Suffering Severe. A LEVY WAS BROKEN At Shawneetown, 111., to Permit Flood to Pass Along Many Homeless. (National News Association) LOUISVILLE, Jan. 21. The Ohio river is falling slowly but the plight of the people in the flooded districts, embracing thousands of square miles, has improved very little. In many instances the actual suffering has been intensified by the cold wave. Along many Kentucky streams the situation is worse than along the Ohio. Lieutenant Thornton of the adjutant general's I department has returned from a trip i . . . . . ... to AsnDury ana reports tnat tne town is surrounded by from two to five miles of water. A thousand refugees and their stocks are quartered on the hill besides the 1,200 townspeople. At Owensboro search is being made for,, three young men who left Monday in a skiff for a three mile trip and have not since been heard from. THE LEVY IS CUT. MOROANF1ELD, Ky., Jan. 21 To alleviate the threatened danger of an overflow the levy at Shawneetown, 111., was cut today. The water was near, to the overflow mark and it was thought safer to give the flood a vent than to risk a rush over the top. which would result in a tragedy. Hundreds of families have fled from Shawneetown and Union town. Boy scouts arose - to the emergency and are acting as relief patrols along the levies. The. Shawneetown" levy broke several years ago with a loss of thirty-five lives." ' ENCOURAJ REPORT Made on Financial Condition of Church. At the annual meeting of tho congregation of the St. Andrew's Catholic church Sunday, the report of Joseph Walterman, financial secretary of the church, shows that S36.000 of the $71.000 debt incurred on the church by the building of a new school was paid last year. This leaves a balance of $35.000 which the church expects to pay off In seven years. The report shows that $7,000 has been pledged in the past year toward the debt. The fair which the church gave during the year netted about $5,00u. It was decided at the meeting to abolish the system by which the parents pay a tuition of $5 per year to send their children to the parochial school and give free tuition. The new system will probably go into effect next September when the new school year starts. The church now has a membership of 2,000.

DIVORCE MILL NOW

GRINDING

MERRLY

3 Plaintiffs Aver that Seas of Matrimony Are Becoming Rough. Freda Bob well filed suit for divorce today against Daniel Boswell, on the charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. The plaintiff also asks alimony and the custody of their nine-months-old child. Edwin Marksbury has filed suit for divorce against June Marksbury and asks custody of their two children, Albertha and Louise, aged 11 and 8 respectively. The defendant Is guilty f cruel and inhuman treatment according to the plaintiff. Elsie Dawes has filed suit for legal separation from John Dawes on the grounds of desertion. After living together for twenty-four years, the defendant deserted the plaintiff the complaint states. THOMAS WAS TICKLED By Armstrong Who Fined $5 and Was "Armstrong persisted in tickling me under the chin until I was provoked," said Walter Thomas in police court this morning at the hearing of Leonard Armstrong, charged with assault and battery on Thomas.Thomas said that he accidentally burned Armstrong on the arm with a hot pan which put a stop to the torment he was receiving from Armstrong. Both work at the Richmond Baking company. At the noon hour, when Thomas was sweeping out. he. claims that Armstrong kicked him twice after which Thomas struck him with a broom. A scuffle ensued in which Thomas came out with a badly damaged face, Armstrong being the vIctor.iThe latter was fined (5 and costs. TURKEY TROT NOT " WILSON'S REASON (National News Association) TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 21. President-elect Wilson today denied that I the reason he had requested to ha ve jthe inaugural ball cancelled was that he feared the turkey trot and other ob jectionable dances would be Indulged in. He declared that that theory wan utter nonsense. He said that Mrs-Wll-son and her daughters will attend the public reception but that Chairman Eustis of the inaugural committee had been requested to relieve them of the handshaking ordeal which might prove exhausting. 18TH ANNUAL SESSION OF INSURANCE CO. The eighteenth annual meeting of the German Baptist Fire Insurance company, comprising the counties of Wayne. Fayette and Union, will be held Thursday all-day in the Horticultural rooms at the Court House. A number of important matters will be discussed at this time. The public is Invited to attend

RECOMMEND A NEW

CHAIR AT EARLHAM Another Department to Be 'Established if $30,000 Fund Is Raised. college has adopted a resolution to establish a new chair in the college. The department will be on philanthropy temperance and social ethics, provid lng that an endowment fund of $30,000 or more can be established. 1 The temperance committee of the Indiana Yearly Friends' meeting and the Western Friends' meeting met at Indianapolis Friday and recommended that this new department teach the following subjects: Scientific and medical temperance on labor, accident, insanity, crime, poverty and other diseases and also to the economic development of the country; approved methods of philan thropic work la all phases, with the view of reducing the dependency and delinquency of the depressed and defective classes; work of the charities through the township, county, city and state, including the city and state departments of the Humane societies; general attitude and responsibility of the students and citizens towards the work of good citizenship and the progress of the moral movements and re form 8. SECRETARY NAGEL STARTED HOT ROW (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Secretary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor started a red hot political controversy at the opening meeting of the National Chamber of Commerce today when he assailed congressional laxity in handling naUonal issues. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and Rep. Clayton of Alabama criticised Mr. Nagel in subsequent speeches. The latter declared that the cabinet minister's remark Reminded him of the lamentations of Jeremiah. TWO GIVEN RELEASE M'Cain and Brown Out of Prison. (National !( Association) LEAVENWORTH. Kan, Jan. 21. W. J. McCain and W. Burt Brown of Kansas City, and William. E. Reddin of Milwaukee, convicted at Indianapolis in the dynamite conspiracy case, were released from tho penitentiary this afternoon on bond pending the appeal of their cases. ONE BOND REFUSED. CHICAGO. Jan. 21. Judge Baker of the circuit court of appeals rejected the bonds submitted for Eugene Clancy of San Francisco, one of the convicted dynamiters. The court's decision was on the ground that the bondsmen who went "urety for him stipulated limited liabilities. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair and warmer tftnight. Wednesday increasing cloudiness and warmer.

PROGRESSIVE MEMBERS OF

HOUSE MEET Liberal Democrats and Bull Moose Member, J. W. Judkins, Will Hold a Conference Tonight. SENATOR RATTS IS ENEMY OF RODENTS! Would Have Slauehtcrinri Day in State Annually. -I The Public Utilities Bill Isl Making Progress. (National Nws Association) INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 21. What isi looked upon as a significant political, development was the calling of a quied conference of some progressive Demc-j crat representaUves and the Bull Moose member of the house, John W4 Judkins. for tonight, when it is ex4 pected they will consider the matteH of standing together for advanced leg4 islation. The house election committee today, decided to add an amendment to the corrupt practices act to permit candidates for judgeship to make voluntary contributions to campaign funds. The original act expressly prohibited this. Senator Shlvely, of Grand county, author of a bill for a public utilities commission announced today that he would accept the amendment proposed by Rep. Spencer, which will Increase the railway commission from three to five members and change it name to the public utilities commission. Senator Shively reached- this decision after a conference with Rep Spencer. Senator Ratts announced today that he would strike from his anti-rat bill the provision for a bounty on dead rats. and. instead, would depend upon the patriotic citizenship of the state to come forth on rat killing day to be fixed and give their services gratis to help the extermination of rodents la th Hoosier state, A Bill on Franchise. The referendum on public utility franchises again came forward in the senate today when Senator Grube presented his bill providing no franchise will be effective for thirty days after its passage in the council, and that during that time a petition of 15 per cent of the voters may cause an election to be held to decide the accept ance or rejection of the franchise. Along with the referendum is an Int tiative which provides in case tho council refuses to take action on any franchise desired by a public service corporation a petition of 15 per cent of the voters may Initiate the franchise by calling an election and allow. ing the voters to decide whether th council shall accept the franchise. Senator Grube declared he would Insist on the 15 per cent clause. Senator Umont introduced a bill to exempt all housegoods up to the valuation of $75. A Of Railroads and Big Corporations. '. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l". That the, present commodities clause of the interstate commerce law is a sham was the statement of Congressman Stanley, of Kentucky, appearing before the house interstate commerce committer today in advocacy of his bill whkh would prevent directors of industrial corporations from being directors of railroads. "The law says that ' railroads shall not give rebates to shippers but it doet not cover the covert and clandestine rebates which railroads may gir in the form of special concessions to large interests which have control of their stock." said Stanley. The Stanley bill is aimed to prevent large industrial corporations like the steol trust from exercising undue influence over railroad corporation!. A SALOON KEEPER MAY BE INDICTED

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The grand Jury after inspecting the ' county jail and the Home for Friendless Women is expected to make several recommendations to the county commissioners regarding changes which should be made. The conditions which make the Jail unsanitary were reported by B. F. Wissler, foreman of the grand jury while making reports on another institution lat month. The county Infirmary will be visited. Cases of alleged bootWgging are said to have been Investigated by the grand jury today. More witnesses were examined in the Scboop case against whom an ind'etment of criminal assault has been returned. It was reported that a iocs! saloon keeper woa'd probably b indicted on the charge cf selling liquor to minors. - y , " ,

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