Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 84, 17 February 1913 — Page 1

PA ABIUM AND 3UN-TELEGRAM SINGLE COrY 2 CENT3 RICHMOND, IND., ; MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1913. VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 84.

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CIO. TRACKS Coroner Believes It a Case of Suicide Letter Addressed to John Barker Found on His Person. HEAD WAS SEVERED; SKULL WAS CRUSHED Believed to Live at Connersville Coroner Pierce Does : Not Believe Man Was Murdered. "I do not believe that the man was murdered. It is my opinion that he committed suicide." Coroner R. J. Pierce. The body of a man believed to be that of John Barker of Conneraville, was found on the C. & O. railroad tracks, one mile southeast of the Wernle Orphans' Home this morning. The coroner believes the man committed suicide. The skull of the man was lying at the place where the fatality is believed Ito have occurred, when found by the coroner, although the rest of the body was lying thirty feet from the sc?ne, where it had been dragged by the train. ' It is not known who found the body and reported the matter to the coroner, although the informant is believed to have been one of the employes of the C. & O. railroad. Coroner Pierce was notified of the fatality at seven o'clock this morning and immediately investigated. The body was reported to be in the neighborhood of Boston and it took more than an hour to find the place where Barker was killed. Blood on Tracks. The blood on the tracks proved to be fresh and it is believed the victim was killed at a comparatively early hour this morning. The theory of suicide on the part of the coroner is due tn the fact that the fciaalp JCoat and hat were lying on the ground several feet from where the body was found. The head, which had been severed, was lying to the north of the body which would Indicate that the train which killed him was outh-bound. It Is possible that the man was murdered. According to the coroner the man must have thrown himself on the tracks in front of a southbound , train. The back of his skull was caved in. - . Letter Was Found. The sum of $3.35 was found on his person. A notice that his taxes were delinquent was the only paper found in his clothes. The notice was sent to him from the office of the county treasurer of Fayette county and was addressed to "John Barker, 1016 Central avenue, Conneraville, Ind." If the letter does not belong to the dead man, it is not known how his identity can be traced. Coroner Pierce attempted to telephone to relatives of Barker in Connersville, although be was unable to locate them up to a late hour this aft ernoon. A tramp resembling the description of Barker was seen to board the fast southbound C. & O. freight train this morning when it left this city at 5:21. The man was riding "blind baggage" according to the person who saw him get on the train. If the train slackened speed before It left the city .Barker may have jumped off. Another theory is that the man was injured by falling off the train near where he was killed. SCHOOPJSRELEASED Man Is Given Freedom Today By Judge Fox. Charles Schoop recently sentenced to the county jail for assault and battery to serve a sentence of six months was given hia freedom by Judge Fox today. Schoop was charged with having been guilty of assault and battery on Eldora Clark, said to be of feeble mind whom he is alleged to have criminally assaulted. He has been suffering from an incurable disease which has greatiy weakened his physical condition and impaired his mind. .The confinement in the jail has so impaired his health that it was eared he would lose his mind. DESPERATE FIGHT WITH HIGHWAYMEN . (National Ntws Aasodaftiom) CHICAGO. Feb. 17. In a desperate struggle with two armed highwaymen in the heart of the fashionable North Bide district early today, William A. Hannah, wealthy attorney, was beat en into insensibility. Hia wallet, con taining $250, was stolen. The attorney laid in the street for half an hour before he recovered con sciousness. Suffering from numer ous wounds about his head and face he staggered into the Chicago Avenue police station and reported the robbery. " Hannah was attacked two doors frem his home.

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From top to bottom: "General" Rosalie Jones Mrs. John E. Boldt, Miss

PhoeL& hvxi, ua. iiaiy Baird, and Miss Minerva Crowell, are shown in the above photograph. They are members of the gallant army of suffragettes

who are marching from New York to SUFFRAGE ARMY IS II1SULTEHY MOBS Philadelphia Crowds Show They Do Not Approve "Votes For Women." HAD POLICE GUARD Rowdies Hurl Peanuts At Pilgrims, But They Smiled At Tormenters. (National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17. Philadelphia does not like suffragettes. Whatever may be its claim to the title of "City of Brotherly Love" this Quaker town showed no sisterly 'af fection for the pilgrims. When the hikers left today to con - .1 V. TtTVl 4.1. farewell accorded them consisted largely of jeers, insults sarcastic ad vice and billingsgate. ' Cheers there were but these were rare. The mob that . jammed and fought in front of the hotel Walton, and the mob that filled the windows of homes and lined the streets through which the little army passed seemed in a mood only to eaase men tal sufferings to women already suffering physically. SceneB bordering on riots marked their departure. . Big squads of police seemed almost powerless to keep back the surging mob aa "General' Rosalie Gardner Jones, carrying' the suffragette banner, called "Forward march" and swung the little army into line. Here and there rowdies tossed peanuts at the pUgrtiaa. "Here, nutties, here are some ' nuts " for you," they, called out. At every block more rowdies and women,' too, - hurtod - insults. But the pilgrims paid no apparent heed. They smnled grimly, plodding patiently along on foot. Four mounted police, a big delegation of suffragettes and the Newsboys' band escorted the pilgrims to the city's outskirts. Three new recruits' joined the march here, making the total in line twelve. 2 ALARMS OF FIRE WITHIN 30 MINUTES Two alarms of fire were sent in within thirty minutes this afternoon. The first alarm was turned in about 12:05 o'clock. This fir was at the home of Fred Renk. 307 South Ninth street The roof was burned, causing a damage of about $16. The next alarm was sent from the home, of John Schneider, 324 South Eighth street. No damage was done. The blase was caused by a dateotlve flue.

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AN ULTIMATUM TO PRESIDENT MADERO Washington Informs Mexican Executive. That Disorders Must End) HEAR FROM WILSON Says It Is Dangerous to Send , Men From Embassy to Se -cure Information. (National Nwa Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. "Your paramount duty is the prompt relief of the situation." This ultimatum was sent to President Madero today by President" Taft. in reply to Madero's appeal for nonintervention. At the same time, the ote assures the Mexican executive I that - tma ' rm? crr m or 'a nttlitjlA a I ' e.'"". aiutuut, ""O not changed and that the naval and other measures thus far taken " are merely measures of "natural precaution." In conclusion the message says, In reciprocating the anxiety shown by your excellency's measure I feel it my duty to add sincerely and without reserve that the course of events during the past two years culminating in the present most dangerous situation has created in this country extreme pessimism and . the convietion that your paramount duty ,1s the prompt relief of the situation." - - REPORT FROM WILSON. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Ambassador Wilson today informed the state department that heavy fighting continues In Mexico City but that it was Impossible to obtain details without sending men outside the confines of the embassy, and this was too dangerous. President Madero assured the state department . that communication between the American embassy and the white . house will - be kept open and would; not be subject to censorship, but that a strict censorship would be exercised over all press dispatches and that nothing would be permitted to go through which might "militate against the good of Mexico or her government." The state department announced that it will be the policy of the administration to co-operate with the Mexican government in not allowing to be published any information which might be of material benefit to the enemies of Madero's government. THE WEAT1 STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Warmer tonight. . -

200 FIREMEN READY FOR A STRIKE ORDER

Telegram Received By Local Brotherhood Saturday Saying Negotiations Probably Will Fail. OFFICIALS IN CITY WAITING ANXIOUSLY A Raise of Fifteen Per Cent in Wages Is . Asked By Firemen Fear That Traffic Here May Be Tied Up. "Mediation of Wages and Rules has failed. Mediation of arbitration under the Erdman act will probably fall. If the date is fixed for strike a telegram will be sent to Richmond at once. Communicate to all members immediately. (Signed) W. S. CARTER. President, Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The above message was telegraphed by the local order of the B. of L. F. & E. Saturday night and the order which will result in a strike, of 34,000 firemen east of Chicago will probably be ordered soon. Expect Order Soon. The local officials of the brotherhood believe the strike will not be delayed more than a few days and possibly may be ordered tonight. The strike will take effect twenty-four hours after the order is received. The strike will be the result of the inability on the part of the mediation committee of the brotherhood to com-

. .. , . ! have to send the examination to In roads east of Chicago for the same ,. . .. , . . . . wages as those nald firemen on roads ' d,anaP118 and il might not be corwest of Chicago with the official, of ted ,or a ,k- " tbf P11 62 railroads. The compromise was dis. , ould have to glye ano her

cussed between the railroads and the railroad brotherhood joint mediation committee in New York city. 15 Per Cent Raise. A raise of fifteen per cent in the wages of the firemen is asked. It is I further asked that two men be placed on the large engines as it is almost beyond human endurance for one man to do all the work. The employes are only asking of the officials in the east what was granted the employes of the lines west of Chicago, according to the local trainmen. There are over 200 firemen on the C. and O. and the P. C. C. and St. L. railroads who make Richmond their home or headquarters. It is said by the trainmen that the strike will tie up traffic to a great extent. BILL IS ENDORSED BY ORGANIZATION Local Men Sav Anti-Ferret Hunting Bill Is y Needed. y r ( The members of the Wayne County Fish and Game Protective association are pleased with the action of the state legislature in acting favorably toward the bill prohibiting hunting with ferrets. ' According to members of the local organization -Wayne county has its I tul1 share of men who use ferrets to hunt rabbits and other game. )This practice is branded as cowardly In that it often leads to ruthless slaughter of rabbits. According to the county clerk most of the applicants for hunting licenses who have inquired as to the law prohibiting ferrets have been boys. The number of hunting licenses issued in Wayne county as well as other coun ties has grown smaller as the result of the action of some hunters in slaughtering more than they could pos sibly UBe. Many of the laws indorsed by the Indiana Game and Forest lea gue were not received favorably by the state legislature. 'The bill ' provides that any person found guilty of violating the regulations of the anti-ferret bill shall be fined not less than f 10 nor more than 15. HE FAVORS KILLING OF INSANE PERSONS (National Naws Association) CHICAGO, Feb. 17. "The Insane ought to be killed. If nothing Is done to find oat the cause of insanity and its cure, I would ask that my own son. who Is hopelessly insane by kill ed." This statement was made by Dr. Baird Holmes to members of the Modern Health League in a plea for the state study of the insane. The society adopted resolutions asking that ten per cent of the annual outlay for maintenance of , the Kankakee Institution be spent on resarch work in aa effort to discover a cure. ."Insanity is a disease. Outside of three specific kinds we know nothing of its cause, and hence nothing as to its cure," said Dr. Hoinea, "

TEACHERS SUPPORT IS GIVEN 2 BILLS Association Passed Resolutions on Pending Legislation At Meeting.

CENSOR ALSO GIVEN Because, Instructors Say, Articles in Magazine Were Wrong. v The Wayne county teachers' association at its meeting Saturday, passed a resolution requesting the state legislature from this county to support the bills now pending In the legislature j session for the pensioning of teacn-, ers in cities of 20,000 inhabitants or over and the one providing that all examination papers for teachers' license shall be graded by the state superintendent, thus freeing the county , superintendent from the routine of his omce ana allowing an or nis time lor professional work. These two bills are the most import-1 ant bills which are now pending be-'

rore the session relative to school jt WOuld have been much better had work. Though Supt. Williams Is in fa- WHsoii omitted mention of Roosevelt, vor of the bill providing a pension for j The most discussed phase of the the teachers who have taught for wilwn declaration was his comment specified length of time, he does not'on e money trust, believe the bill which would compel n a ridiculous to assert." said Rethe examination papers of teachers to I presentative J. Hompton Moore, of be corrected by the state superintend- Philadelphia, -that just because some ent a good one. man or group of men are unable to "The proposed law would cause de- finance a particular project that all lay in school work and might work a the money is in control of a -money hardship on teachers and pupils," said ' trust. It is patent that the ownerSuperintendent Williams. "If there is ' ghip f an the money in the world by a vacancy left in any of the local a Bingle individual or a number of Inschools as a result of the death of a dividuals is impossible. Of course, teacher or from other causes, accord- jjf improper methods have been used

mg to tne present system, we can nil i the vacancy by giving an applicant for the position an examination and correcting it the same day. If the applicant passes an examination successfully, the vacancy can be filled in one day. If the bill passes we would be without a teacher an indefinite length . of time. It would give me more time to devote to the other duties of my office but it is not satisfactory in some respects." The articles which have been published in the Ladies' -Home Journal under the title "The Common School" were severely censored by the members of the association. The articles published were condemned as being unfair in that they thoroughly misrepresented the spirit of the present school system as to create a wrong impression of its work and Inculcates a disrespect in the public mind for the system. Resolutions indorsing the administration of County Superintendent Williams and extending a vote of thanks to the Richmond school board for the courtesy extended the teachers .by granting them the privileges of enjoy ing from time to time the splendid exhibit of pictures in the art gallery. A vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Charles P. Emerson for his able and scholarly addresses given Saturday be fore the association. It was esteemed a privilege by the members of the as sociation to listen to the lectures given by the speaker. The high school orchestra was also thanked and com mended for the delightful entertainment afforded during their session Sat urday. OLD MAII ATTACKED SHELBYVILLE GIRL Police Sergeant Prevented Mob From Carrying Out Dire Threat. (Palladium Spocial) SHELBYVILLE, Ind Feb. 17. Jacob Neeb, 70 years old, narrowly missed being mobbed here Sunday evening because of his alleged brutal treatment of Montie Pope, 12 years old, daughter of Chris Pope, and is now in Jail on a charge of attacking the girl, after being rescued from an angry mob bf Police Sergeant Tolen. Neeb dragged the girl into his home it is said, which Is little more than a hut as she was passing along the street. She screamed and protested and her actions caused a man who knew her to call her father. The lat ter confronted the man before the girl had been allowed to leave the house and then hastened to notify the po lice. Before the sergeant arrived a crowd had collected and was threatening to hang Neeb to a telephone pole. The girl's story Is that he had mistreated her on three occasions and that he had told her he would kill her if she in formed her parents. . AN ODD ACCIDENT (National Now Association) CHICAGO. Feb. 17. Tho horse on which Attorney J. L. Latch was riding in Lincoln Park ran away and crashed into the automobile of Sidney J. Reynolds. Latch was thrown through the glass windshield into Reynold's lap. Reynold's wife and sister, who were riding in the rear seat, were thrown to the floor of the car and bruised. Latch was badly cut by broken, glass.

HEW WILSOH BOOK A POPULAR TOPIC Generally Discussed By the Members of Congress At Washington Today.

CAUTION IS SHOWN Bv Most Democrats in Dis cussing Book Some Criticism Is Heard. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. President elect Wilson's new book which is en titled "The New Freedom and which made its appearance today, excited mnrh interest amour representatives and senators. " Democrats generally, who were ask ed for an expression of opinion declar ed In carefully qualified phrases, they believed the president-elect had taken Xactly the right stand on most of the political questions of the day. Some of the Progressives questioned tha nroTtrietv of Wilson's utterances regarding Theodore Roosevelt, saying in manipulation of the machinery of credit, a government method could be resorted to with good effect. I think Mr. Wilson should be careful to avoid the errors that many other persons have made in talking about this subect." Agree! With Wilson. "When Mr. Wilson says there is a monopoly of credit in this country," said Representative Stevens of Nebraska, "he is stating a fact that has been well demonstrated in the recent investigation. If I were given un limited credit I would soon own the world. I take It the new president will see the evils of the concentration of wealth that has been going on and avert a serious danger to the country." Representative Lafferty of Oregon declared Wilson's remarks relative to Roosevelt savored of the campaign personalities and he did not think Wilson should put In book form declarations that might not receive am ple consideration outside of a time when political activity was at fever heat. "However." said Mr. Lafferty. "Wil son s criticisms or Kooseveit will not be taken seriously. The statement that the colonel Is In favor of legal ized monopoly and all that is so ab surd that nobody ought to be deceived by It. To say that Roosevelt subordi nates the worklngmen of the country to monopoly is absolutely ridiculous. The people whose cause tho colonel has been championing know better than that." STIFF SENTENCES ABE Ml TODAY National Cash Register Officials Sentenced to Terms in the Jail. (National News Association) CINCINNATI. Feb. 17. John H. Patterson, president of the National Cash register company and 28 other officers and former officers, convicted of violation of the Sherman law, were today given jail sentences and ordered to pay fines. The sentences today are the first that include imprisonment under the Sherman law. The sentence Imposed upon Patterson was one year in jail and a fine of $5,(K0. John Thomas and Attorney Hayward, New York lawyers, were given sentences of nine months. The other officers of the concern were giv en terms of one year each. Patterson's private secretary, Mr. Edgerton, who was tried as one of the conspirators, was released.

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REREL FORCE

AGAIN OPENS A E Rebels Reply Vigorously and Blood Fliows for the Ninth Day in Mexico City Battle. FOREIGNERS LEAVE THE BLOODY CITY Rebels Supply of Provisions Is Running Low and They Are Butchering Dead Horses Now. (National News Association) MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17. With th opposing forces holding their respee -Uve positions the ninth day of the bat tie of Mexico City began today with a - brisk bombardment of the two strongholds. ' Shortly before 7 o'clock Diat's rebel artillery opened fire on the national palace and soon the guns of Madero's batteries were booming in reply. Machine guns and small arms added their rattle to the steady thunder of the cannon. Shell-scarred, blood-stained Mexico City was given no promise of peace with the beginning of the new week. On the contrary Indications were that fighting would continue several days longer if the rebels were not driven out by starvation or Madero's troops went back on him. Get Range On Palace. By 7:30 the cannonade had become general and shells and missies mere dropping about the national palace and bullets were falling like hail every where. Rebel gunners apparently had. the exact range of the palace and shells were exploding in the court yard and above the roof. Hundreds of foreigners including many Americans had taken advantage of the short truce Sunday and fled from the city, but many others are still in . jeopardy. If the - truce had gone its limit few, if any of the foreigners would have been exposed to . Special prayers were offered la nearly all the churches while clouds of battle smoke were rolling up from the plaza where the gunners were working their artillery. The federals worked their guns vigorously while the fire of the rebels seemed slower. . The casualties up to date were placed as high ss 8,000 killed snd wounded while more conservative estimates placed the tgure at 800. Both Madero and Dlas were living up to their agreement today to try to keep from killing foreigners. The American embassy was out of the line of fire ss the federal cannon had been removed from proximity to the British legation. A party of rebels left the arsenal this forenoon and dragged several carcasses of dead horses Into an improvised abbatlon, where they wer' quartered an dthe meat distributed to the soldiers. This confirms Madero'sdeclaration that the rebels provision'' supply was very low.--Many of tho, carcasses had been exposed to the hotf sunshine for several days. APPEALS FOR HLP. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. In re-j sponse to urgent appeals for help from Consul Kirk at Manzanlllo. Mexico. Secretary of Navy Meyer today ordered the cruiser Cblorado to hurry; from Mazatlan to Manzandllo. Kirk indicated that theneed for an Ameri, can warship was pressing and imme-j diate. MADERO EXPLAINS. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 17. President Madero today published an official) bulletin explaining the sudden term!-! nation of Sunday's truce. , It says that" the rebels took advantage of the true! to place artillery at the corner of Vic-' toria and Balderas streets and opened fire on the federals as soon as the, guns were in position, thus violating; the laws of warfare. The federals-! were compelled to reply to this fire and the battle was resumed with all, its fury. f "The batUe will continue," said Ma-; dero," with all possible vigor with the object of reducing the rebels to sub-i mission." .

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