Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 62, 22 January 1913 — Page 1

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Resignation to Become Effective February 7 Board of Education Will Accept It at Tonight's Meeting.

WILL ACT AS STATE AGENT FOR COMPANY South Bend, Indiana. He Came to Richmond from No Successor Chosen by Board, up to the Present. Having received a very flattering offer from the D. Appieton company to Act as state agent for its line of text books in Indiana, Principal Isaac E. Nsff of the Richmond high school has tendered his resignation to the city 'board of education which -will be accepted to take effect February 7. Mr. Neff went to New York city Janjwary 7 to confer with the corporation which he will represent and at that time signed a contract with the comjlany. He has had the offer open to tfilm for some time but until that date fhad made no definite decision to accept It. fee is one of the best known educators- in the state having been principal of high schools at Crawfordsville, Ind., Portland, Ind., Kankakee, Hi., and South Bend, Ind. Before coming to Richmond. Mr. Neff was principal of the South Bend high school for kllve years. ) No "Successor Chosen. No successor to the office has been made by the school board which meets tonight to accept the resignation and discuss the matter of filling the vacancy. It is probable that some member f the present faculty will be accepted to fill the position. ( Mr. Neff came - to this city from South Bend after he had been offered ' the principalship by the school board on the recommendation of Supt. T. A. Mott and S. S. Strattan at that time a member 6f the boardMr: Strattan and Mr. Neff attended De Pauw -at the same time and belonged to the same honorary fraternity known as the Kappa Phi Omicron Kappa. Mr. Neff was also a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at De Pauw. Wilson Was Instructor. After he graduated from De Pauw r. Neff attended John Hopkins Uniadministrative law under Presidentelect Woodrow Wilson, who at that time was the instructor of the administrative law departments Since he has been principal of the Richmond High school rapid strides have been made toward advancement and several .new branches of work have been instituted. The enrollment has increased fifty per cent and the faculty has increased from eighteen to thirty-one teachers. There were 420 students enrolled when . Mr. Neff became principal and the number will reach 650 after the Garfield graduates enter February 7. Organized Night School. The advantages of a night school to members of the working classes of the city were outlined to the board of education by Mr. Neff who Is the father of the movement. "I am very sorry to leave Richmond." said Mr. Neff today. "While here I have done my best to make the Richmond high school the best of its kind in the state and I believe I have succeeded." NINE PERSONS ARE INJURED IN WRECK (National News Association) BUFFALO, Jan. 22. Nine persons were seriously injured here today in a collision between a Wabash passenger train and a Michigan Central freight at the Perry street crossing. Among the injured were seven women from Loa Angeles and San Francisco. Their injuries consisted of severe cuts and bruises, scalp wounds and nervous shocks.

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Twelve Indictments Were Against Charles Howren, Charged with Selling Liquor without License.

CHARGES AGAINST LOCAL SALOONISTS Names Have Not Been Made Public Sentence Not Imposed on Henry Warman, Street Car Conductor. Satisfcation with the work of the grand jury was expressed by Judge Fox today when he remarked that the probe of that body was one of the most complete of any grand jury reports. "It was the best grand jury we have had for five years," said the judge. Thirty-one indictments were returned against persons in the county of which twelve were against Charles Howren, now under bond of $300 charged with selling liquor without a license. It is alleged that he sold liquor to minors said to be not more than twelve years of age. Other persons indicted are Charles Schoop for criminal assault. Cecil Baldwin and Henry Warman fdr alleged embezzlement, Fred Hiers for receiving stolen goods, Frank Townsend for felonious assault and Archie Bell of Dublin, Ind., for giving liquor to minors. The other indictments will not be made public until the arrests are made. Charge Against Bell. The charge against Bell was brought by Dr. C. E. McKee because he gave liquor to Paul McKee thirteen years of age. Young McKee was rendered unconscious and was in a state of coma for three hours. For a time it was believed that he would die. Indictments charging liquor dealers in this city with selling liquor to minors will result in several arrests to-morrow-morning. v One of t lv--Blftim I men who has been indicted is located on North Eighth street, it is said. Woman In Ccurt. The presence of two babies, one in the arms of Henry Warman and the other in the arms of his wife is probably responsible for the action o( Judge Fox In withholding the pronouncing of a sentence on Warman, who was indicted by the grand jury on the charge of having defrauded the T. H., I. and E. Traction company. He was arraigned on a charge of petit larceny. Warman, who was a conductor on the city lines was not satisfied with the money he was making and tried to pass tickets to Fred Hiers who sold them at a low figure. The company for the past two years has been aware of thefts being committed, judging from the checking up of the conductors though no evidence was obtained against any of the men until Detective Owens apprehended Hiers, Warman and Cecil Baldwin and implicated them in the thefts. Baldwin when he heard the grand jury was probing the case ran away and has not been heard from since. He tried to persuade Warman to go with him, it is said, but was unsuccessful. Warman gave a $300 bond for his appearance. The bond was not returned by the authorities and It may be that when Baldwin is caught both will be sentenced. Baldwin a Fugitive. Sheriff Bayer went to Baldwin's home, hoping to see the wife of the fugitive, whom he believes has knowledge of his whereabouts. She has not been in the house for several days he reported and in all probability has joined her husband. The authorities of the T. H., I. and E company at first had no intentions of prosecuting the defendants in the case EDUCATOR DIES (National News Association) ARCADIA, Fla., Jan. 22. Col. Harland Davidson, head of the military school at Highland Park, 111., died of heart failure at his winter home here yesterday.

Grand Jury Fails to Indict Mrs. Dayton as an Accessary to the Murder of Her Husband.

POLICE HAVE CLUE TO JOSEPH SNYDER Chief of Police Gorman Has Been Working on Rumor for Some Time. Expects to Capture Murderer. Though the verdict of Coroner Pierce was in the hands of the grand jury during its session in which he recommended that Mrs. Clara Dayton be arrested as an accessary to the marder of her husband, William Henry Dayton, who was killed September 5, 1910 and whose body was found buried in quick lime December 17, 1912, in the cellar of the Dayton home, no indictment was returned by the grand jury against Mrs. Dayton. Coroner Pierce filed his verdict this afternoon in the office of the county clerk. In no way does the decision of the jury, in not implicating Mrs. Dayton in the murder, change the decision of the coroner who still believes that she possessed guilty knowledge of the crime at the time it was committed and possibly was guilty of assisting in the crime. Coroner's Opinion. Coroner Pierce formed his opinion from the testimony of witnesses who were in the home at the time the murder was committed and from the neighbors' testimony. In the verdict the coroner stated that in an interview with Mrs. Anderson, now living on North Fifteenth street, he learned that Mrs. Dayton's youngest child told her that there was lime In the home and that during the same conversation Mrs. Dayton told her that there was a cellar under the house. - The-, grand,,, jury "itfl not to return an indictment unless there was a probable chance of conviction. This is the reason that an indictment was not brought against her as she appeared before that body five times and the authorities were unable, in questioning her to force her to deviate from her original story. There is insufficient evidence to convict her on the charge, some members of the grand jury believe. Reller Satisfied. Prosecuting Attorney Reller said he was thoroughly satisfied with the work of the grand jury and believed they did the right thing in not indicting the woman on the evidence at hand. An indictment may be returned at a later date as the jury has not adjourned and is subject to the call of the foreman, B. F. Wissler. It is probable that no indictment will be returned unless more incriminating evidence is brought before that body. An Indictment charging Joseph Snyder, the confessed murderer and fugitive from justice, with the crime, was returned, as was anticipated. Mrs. Dayton helped the authorities in every way possible it is said and expressed the hope that he be captured. She testified before the grand jury against Snyder. Police Have Clew. Though it was thought for a time that he had completely eluded the clutches of the law and had buried all clues of his whereabouts behind him, the police now have clues on which they hope to bring him to justice. Chief Gormon has been working on the case continuously and has made every possible effort to locate the fugitive. The authorities believe they will apprehend the man. WEST SIDE CHURCH WILL BE ERECTED Allen Jay Memorial Association Awaiting Decision of Committee. The Allen Jay Memorial association is awaiting the decision of the executive committee of the Five Years' meeting before completing plans for the Friends' church that they intend to erect as a memorial to Allen Jay In the near future.) Prof. Elbert Russell of the West Richmond Friends church announced today that if the executive committee would agree to hold the Five Years' meetings In the church that they intend to build, a large building would be erected to accommodate the number that usually attend these meetings, but If the committee decided the other way that the West Side Friends would erect a building suitable for their present needs. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair and warmer tonight, Thursday increasing cloudiness and wajprnort

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SULTAN YIELDS TO DEMAHDSFOR PEACE Turkish Crown Prince Only One of Royal Household Who Wanted War. GREEK ARMY IS ACTIVE Conducting Active Campaign in Epirus. Turks Worsted in Sea Battle. (National Kewa Association) CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 22. At a council of the members of the reigning Turkish family today Sultan Mohammedjjormally declared himself in favor'' btakinpeace with the Balkan allies and Greece without further delay. It la understood that the crown prince is the only member of the family who insisted on hostilities being resumed. The belief grows here that Turkey has decided to give in to the allies and will give up Adrlanople although the question of suzerainty oyer the Turkish islands in the Aegean Sea will be left to the ambassadors. It was reported on excellent authority that an official announcement would be made by the government within 48 hours. It was intimated this morning at the Ministerial council that the porte might submit its reply some time during the day to the collective note of the powers. In this answer it was reported Turkey would accept all the recommendations of the powers. Considering the circumstances diplomats here made the prediction that a treaty of peace would be signed In London within two weeks. GREEK ARMY BU8Y. ATHENS, Jan. 22. A vigorous campaign has been begun by the Greeks in Epirus. War office dispatches received from the front today said that the Greeks had occupied the towns of Parga and Paramythia. The former has 500 population and lies 35 miles northwest of Art and the latter has a population of 7,000 and lies 30 miles south of Janina. The Turkish garrison .was driven out and the Greeks fortified the town. A NAVAL BATTLE. SMYRNA, Asia Minor, Jan. 22. Wireless messages received today from the Turkish fleet show that the naval battle between Turkish and Greek squadrons off the Island of Tenedos Saturday was more serious than at first reported. One of the Turkish ships was struck below the water line and badly , damaged and four Turkish officers and S6 sailors were killed. One hundred and sixty-four Turks were wounded. HEARING III PUBLIC Of Trust Cases Are Mandatory. Now CVKIonal News Association) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Special assitant attorney general Hagan today announced that the civil suit for dissolution under the Sherman law of the United Shoe Machinery company of Boston will be renewed by the department of justice within the next two weeks. Prosecution of the company was temporarily halted when the district court In Boston refused to entertain the government's motion to have the taking of testimony in public. The United States senate has passed a bill amending the revised statutes making mandatory a public hearing of cases of this character. The house Judiciary committee advised the department of justice today that a favorable 'report on the measure had been agreed to and

KAUFFMAN SAYS CITY SHOULDJSE STEAM Should Be Piped to Public Buildings, Councilman Believes.

Councilman Harry Kauffman proposes to give the proposition of using the escaping steam at the municipal light plant to heat several public buildings a thorough investigation. A contractor who presented the matter to the board of works asking for a franchise of this kind should be refused, Kauffman believes, and the city should take up the matter. "We are now going to make an appropriation of 170,000 for a new unit at the light plant," said Kauffman. With the present facilities of the plant enough steam goes to waste to heat both the court house and the city building. When the new unit is Installed there will be a great deal more steam. At present all the steam goes to waste. Little of the steam which goes through the engines of the light plant is used now. But about one-fifth is used and the rest is wasted. I see no reason why the city officials should not investigate the matter and pipe the steam to many of the public buildings. We could heat many buildings in the city for the cost of less than a mile of pipe. The merchants would be glad to get a system installed in their buildings of this nature because It would not only save the expense of men to keep up their fires, but would also lower their Insurance rates as it would not necessitate fires in their buildings." LOCAL COMMITTEE ATTENDS MEETING Held for Discussion of Provisions in the Public Utilities Measure. At a gathering of prominent men tfrom all parts of the state, the public utility bill introduced by Senator Bernard B. Shively was discussed In the senate chamber of the state house last night. What the . composition of the bill will be when presented to the state legislature none of the Richmond citizens who attended the meeting are able to say. 1 Though none of the officials of the various monied interests openly expressed themselves ,as directly opposed to it, several clauses of the bill were deemed unfair by the corporation representatives. r Traction officials especially believed the clauses regulating the operation of their lines were unfair. They argued that the rates of the various companies were already regulated by the state laws. . Public service corporation officials whose interests are involved In the bill -objected to the clauses which give a city the right to purchase plants which serve the municipalities. This they do not believe fair. According to another section of the bill any company operating under the provisions of the bill win not be deprived of its franchise at the expiration of any contracts According to this if the Richmond City Water Works is granted the franchise to furnish water for Richmond, which is now being considered by the city officials, its franchise will be permanent so long as it operates under the provisions of the law. Whatever hostility might have been felt toward the bill was carefully suppressed and every speaker went on record as being in favor of It, though several speakers objected to certain clauses of the bill. The local committee who attended the committee hearing was composed of Chas. W. Jordan, City Attorney Gardner, Henry IT. Johnson and Wil-

REPLY OF AMERICA TO GREAT BRITAIN

Will Object to Arbitration of Panama Canal Rates by Hague Tribunal. STRONG HINT GIVEN That Arbitration by Representatives of Two Countries Only Acceptable. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The text of the reply of the United States to Great Britain's protest against free passage of .American coastwise ships through the panama canal will be made public simultaneously in Washington and London next Saturday. The reply amplifies the reasons of the United States for insisting on free tolls for American vessels without presenting any additional grounds for the administration's position In this matter. Toward the end of the communication will appehr a unmistakable hint to England that while this country is willing to submit to arbitration by a mixed board composed of representatives of the two countries concerned it will not consider any appeal to The Hague tribunal. No specific reasons will be given for this, but Great Britain is supposed to know that the United States does not care to take up the matter before a court composed for the most part of representatives of commercial interests opposed to the United States. The reply calls attention to the fact that the term "coastwise" refers to American vessels and that free passage is desired because the canal was built by this country. This puts the next move up to Great Britain. FAILED TO PAY TAX During Past Year 4,169 . . sons Were Delinquent-; In Wayne county as well as In every other county In Indiana, the great bulk of delinquent taxes is on "personal property and taken the state over the delinquencies in the city are greater proportionately than those in the rural districts.' ' This is shown by the fact that in Wayne county . the total delinquency standing on the tax duplicates as this time is $37,437.49. of which Richmond tax payers owe $23,539.46. Of this total delinquency a large part is on personal and poll tax. The report of the delinquent taxes of.1911 showed that $30,507.10 was due the county, most of which it will be impossible to collect, making approximately $7,000 more In 1912 than in the previous year. ; During the past year there were 4,169 .persons who failed to. pay their poll tax while In 1911 the number wt 3,578. HEW WATER COMPAHY At Cambridge City Is Incorporated. Articles or incorporation were filed with the secretary of state by repre sentatives of the Cambridge City Water Works company. The company proposes to supply the -town with water and has, been incorporated at $5,000. Those interested in the Incorporation and who instituted the incorporation proceedings are J. W. Judkjnvv,waddell and XJiL Gaar.

It Seeks to "Doctor" the Public Utilities Bill Entered in the Senate by Senator Shively.

FRIENDS OF BILL RALLY TO SUPPORT Senate Chamber Was Crowded with Interested Persons During the Hearing of the Measure. (raUadium Special) INDIANA 10 LIS. Ind.. .Jan. 22. The tack on which public service corporations will fight the public utilities bill introduced by Senator Shively is believed to have been made plain by John T. Beasley. counsel for the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction interests of Terre Haute, mho argued that no attempt to regulate securities of the corporation should be made by the state but that any bill passed should confine the activities of the commission proposed to making rates and requiring service. The physical valuation requirements of the bill also came in for attack not only by Beasley, but by J. V. Zartman. secretary of the Manufacturers and Shippers' association, who declared the clause should be changed to read that the commission may within its own discretion order a physical valuation instead of "shall" order a physical valuation. He declared the large number of public utilities corporations make it impossible for the state fo carry out the requirements of the clause. Senator Stotsenburg, chairman of the committee, raised some objections to clause -94 which -provides that mbere- -the corporations voluntarily surrender their franchises and come In under the commission, they may be given Indeterminate franchise or. permit. Stotsnburg argued that it would be poor tactics to grant to any corporation, a permanent franchise. Prof. Rawlss Replies. Prof. William A. Rawles. of the Indiana university, replied to the objection by staUng it was merely a method of playing fair with the well intentioned corporations and would serve to Insure the investor and make him safer. He desired that public service of all kinds is naturally a monopoly and that there is no good reason to oppose a perpetual franchise under safe regulations. A feature of the hearing was the argument presented by Jesse -C. Moore, of the Columbia Book. Supply company, who told of his experiences in the fight- against the Indianapolis Light and Heat company to obtain a fair rate for electric lights In northwestern Indianapolis.. He gave statistics and showed documentary evidence of alleged Irregularities in rate making and in service, and alleged that under the proper commission, the company would not be able to do anything but the fair thing to all its clients. He declared the proposed commission Is a necessity as the civil service procedure now provided the citizen as redress against the abuses of public

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some and entirely Inadequate. Charles L. Henry, of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction company pointed out that the utilities bill under consideration does not mention railroads. He urged that the present railroad laws be permitted to stand as they are and that whatever laws be enacted, not apply to them, except Insofar as they may have city plants. Chamber Was Crowded. The senate chamber was crowded for the hearing by practically every prominent corporation attorney and persons directly interested In their . management, and many of less prom-, inence. Henry Marshall of paving fame, L. C. Boyd, director of the Indianapolis Water company. Carl Graf, manager of the Indianapolis Gas Co J. J. Appel of the traction and terminal interests, were among those in the gathering. No one spoke against the principle of the public utilities commission, but the corporation men were unanimously of the opinion that more time and study should be given and that too much regulation will be bad. TURKISH COUNCIL VOTED FOR PEACE (National Ntwa Association) CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 22. The grand council of the empire decided at a secret session today to accept the proIK)als put forward by the powers jfor tn mirpose of concluding peace between Turkey and the Allies. Eighty notables representing all the Moslem districts of the Turkish empire were present but the chiefs of the non-Moslem districts were not invited. It is expected the peace negotiations will soon be removed in London when AdriJnpDje.rJU be ceded tg BalKnag -