Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 95, 1 March 1913 — Page 1

RICHMOND PA ABIUM A. AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOI.. XXXVIII. NO. o. RICIOIOXD, ID., SATURDAY EVENING, 3IARCII 1, 1913. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS NO TRACE OF Strength of U. S. and Mexciom OP FATHER IS SHRAPNEL VOLLEY FIRED INTO DAVIS Health Officer's Exoneration By Dr. Hurry Does Not Appease W. R. I. A. TWO WOMEN TODAY ASK FOR DIVORCE Mrs. Margaret Felty Charges Cruel Treatment Mrs. Sweet Deserted. CITY TERROR STRICKEN BY 0. S. TROOPS GRANTED BY JUDGE Court Rescinds Order and Wyman Girl Returns to Her Home. YET LOCATED

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HOTEL'S REGISTER WAS FOUND TODAY Many Bodies Are Still in the Frozen Debris of the Ruined Structure Death List Unknown. (National News Association) OMAHA, Neb., March 1. Frozen in the center of a mass of ice and debris weighing thousands . of tons from twenty to fifty bodies of the victims of the hotel Dewey fire are being sought today. Ever since the fire was placed under control relays of men "Vith axes and picks have been hacking at the frozen debris that filled the basements of the former hostelry. Only one additional body, that of a woman, had been recovered up to noon today. The register of the hotel, at first reported burned, was in reality saved. This was positively learned today. The book was carried to a drug store across the street but later disappeared. The register showed 133 guests registered and only thirty of these have been thus far accounted for. While it is likely that many of the others escaped it is confidently believed that a large number of bodies will be found. HOBO TRADES GERMS FOR NEW CLOTHING (National News Association) EVANSTON, 111., March 1. There is sorrow in the home of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Its members seized with a desire to be philanthropic dragged in a stray tramp who. cam begging to the back door, treated him to aTBath in. a nice bath tub, rigged him out in clothing whole and cleanly, and sent him on his way. That was several days ago. Now a number of the members of the fraternity are suffering with scarlet fever and a red card on the door warns away the unwary. The "fratres" believe the tramp traded germs for the bath. CREW OF ITALIAN WARSHIP MUTINIED (National News Association TARRANTO, Italy, March 1. The crew of Italian dreadnought AmalS, which is anchored in this harbor, mutinied today and destroyed a large quantity of the warship's fittings as well as supplies. Marines from the naval station on shore were called on board by wireless and arrested a number of the mutinous gunners. All the compasses on board were destroyed and a number of projectiles were dumped overboard. TO SPEAK FRIDAY Mrs. Johnson, a returned missionary from Korea will address a meeting, Friday evening, March the 7th in the First Baptist church. The public is invited to attend. The affair -will begin at seven thirty o'clock. Mrs. Johnson will be costumed as a Korea bride. WHY YOU SHOULD READ THESE TALKS EVERY DAY BY JOHN P. FALLON J They were started four months ago in one newspaper which is purchased by 132,000 people every day. Now they appear simultaneously in nearly four hundred and fifty daily newspapers which are read by more than twenty million people every day. J The purpose of these talks is to show you the importance, the value, and the economy of reading advertisements. They will convince you of the superiority of advertised goods and the reliability of merchants and manufacturers who advertise continuously and persistently. J It will be to your interest to read each of these daily talks every day this month and profit by the information and suggestions they will contain. Read the advertisements In THE PALLADIUM tonight and every night for the latest merchandise news and for the money-saving opportunities they feature. ' The Palladium's Circulation for Feb. 28 Was 7,648

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Type of United States Army regular above at right, 15,000 of whom are being massed by the War Department on the Mexican border line. At the left is shown a typical Mexican warrior of the northern region of that troublesome country and accurately describes the kind of men against whom the boys in blue would be compelled to fight if the order for intervention were issued. The picture in the lower left hand corner shows one of the five gunboats that comprise the entire Mexican Navy, the whole of which could nrohnhiv h nut

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Dreadnaughts. IMPENDENCE FOR ISLANDSOPPOSED President Taft in a Statement Says Filipinos Not Ready por Change? ' STRONG ARGUMENTS Advanced to Influence Next Administration to Retain Present Policy. (National News Association) NEW YORK, March 1. An appeal to his successor to carry out the present policy . toward the Philippine Islands is the conclusion of a lengthy article by President Taft on the Philippine situation published in a New York newspaper today. The president began his article by saying that he was taking advantage of his present position which made him free from being considered a biased partisan, and yet gave to his address the weight of coming from the white house, to make one more appeal for the "little brown brothers" in the Philippines. . While admitting his desire for the ultimate attainment of self government by the Filipinos the president asserted that granting independence prematurely to them would mean their enslavement. "It is no more possible to contemplate the independence of the Philippines now or at any specific future date without suspicion that a selfish desire to escape responsibility constitutes a large part of the impelling motive than It is to contemplate the conduct of a father who imposes like responsibility on an immature son without equal distrust," declares Mr. Taft. TURKEY IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE PEACE (National News Association) PARIS, March 1 That Turkey is anxious to conclude peace with the Balkan allies without further delay was impressed upon the French foreign office today by Rifaat Pacha, Turkish ambassador to this country. Rifaat Pacha expressed hope that the European powers would open up the way to a renewal of peace negotiations within the next few days. Turkey has recognized the futility of carrying the war on further," Rifaat Pacha is quoted as saying. "We wish to conclude peace on the best terms possible and realize that larger demands will be made by the allies titan were made at the London parley. SOCIALISTS MAKE UNITED PROTESTS (National News Association) PARIS, March 1. German and French socialists are uniting in protests against the proposed increase of army and navy strength. A manifesto was issued joinUy today, signed by 110 social democratic members of the Reichstag, 72 members of the French Chamber of deputies and a number of ministers who are not officeholders.

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im-&mt w , 4 A i m WEBB LIQUOR BILL NOW BECOMES LAW Both the House and Senate Pass It Over the Veto of ' the President. CHEER GREETS VOTE Galleries of Lower House Packed Today Senate Voted Friday. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 1. The house today by a large margin passed the Webb interstate liquor bill over the president's veto. The action of the house makes the bill a law, as the senate has already passed the measure over the president's veto. The vote was 244 to 95, and when the result was announced by Speaker Clark, the house burst forth in a great volume of applause in which the crowded galleries joined. PASSES THE SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 1. The Webb liquor bill, prohibiting the shipment of liquor into "dry" states, was repassed in the Senate Friday, over President Talt's veto, within two hours from the time the President's message of disapproval had been laid before that body. A short debate, in which the advocates of the bill voted down a motion to postpone action and in which they reaffirmed their belief that the measure is constitutional, ended with the re-passage of the bill by the large majority of 63 to 21. The Webb bill passed both Houses of Congress and went to the President ten days ago. His veto message reached the Senate about 3 o'clock, accompanied by an opinion from Attorney General Wickershara. Basing his decision upon the attorney general's findings, the President expressed the belief that the measure was clearly unconstitutional because it gave the states the right to interfere with interstate commerce. Kern Seeks Delay. The Senate took up the bill at once. Attorney General Wickersham's opinion was not read and Senator Kern asked that a final vote overriding the veto be delayed until today so senators might have the opportunity to examine the attorney general's arguments. A motion made by Mr. Kern to postpone the vote until 12 o'clock today was defeated, 71 to 9. Senator McCumber declared both the President and the attorney general had misconstrued the grounds upon which Congress had . passed . the. prohibition law. He said it had not attempted to give the state the right to interfere with commerce, but had simply declared liquor an "outlaw" and had then prescribed conditions under which it might enter Interstate commerce. Senator Kenyon also briefly urged repassage of the bill; while Senators Paynter and Perch advocated support of Presideat Taft's veto.

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President of Children's Board of Guardians Favored Step. Lorraine Wyman was returned to her home this morning after Judge Fox was informed by witnesses in Juvenile court that her Father, Roy Wyman, was of good moral character. The child was taken from her home last Wednesday and placed in the Home for Friendless Women. The authorities believed that her step-mother Mrs. Gertrude Johnson Wyman, was an unfit person to care for the child. Mrs. Johnson's former husband and Mr. Wyman's wife committed suicide last fall. Edgar Iliff, president of the board of children's guardians made the following statement to the Palladium: "The other day Judge Fox put me on the Board of Children's Guardians and this board elected me president in my absence. When I heard of the arrest and imprisonment of the little Wyman girl I felt a deep sense of outrage. I visited the Wyman family and upon investigation found there was no sort of reason for such procedure. Mr. Wyman is an industrious, sober man, of good character, and fully capable of caring for his child. His mother, the child's grandmother, is a very worthy woman. The present Mrs. Wyman, formerly Mrs. Johnson, is a victim of cruel circumstances and a terrible tragedy. Anything to the contrary is hearsay and talk. Law is based upon facts and not upon imagination. "Judge Fox is a tender-hearted man and of a broad, just mind. When the results of this investigation were laid before him he at once sent for the child and gave it back to its father. "I refer to no one personally, in saying that there are charity-mongers in this world of ours who seem to think that the poor and unfortunate have no love for their children and that children and parents can be sep arated with as much indifference as you separate a cow and her calf. Chil-' dren should not be taken from parents unless the environment is most deplorable and aggravating. I am always for the under-dog in life's fight. He should have a fair show. Sometimes we commit crimes in the name of "charity." The Board of Children's Guardians should be the protector of children in every sense of the word and should conduct itself upon humane lines. Thepoor have a perfect horror of "boards" and I guess that no one ever held 'poor boards' and 'charity boards' up to ridicule, satire or detestation like Dickens in his touching story of Oliver Twist." HOLLOWELL LANDS THIRD IH COHTEST Took Subject of "Corporation And International Justice." Fred T. Hollowell, Earlham's representative at the annual Indiana State i Oratorical contest captured third place last evening on an oration delivered in Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis on the subject, "Co-Operation and International Justice." First place was awarded to Jesse Bogue of DePauw. second to R. T. Carrlthers representing Wabash college. Earlham college was represented arid a fair sized representative body of Earlham students and alumnae cheered the Quaker orator. The customary spirit and enthusiasm was not shown as in former years. Hollowell pleased the audience with i a sane and well presented address in which he condemned the dogs of war and praised the dove of peace. His oratory was conceded by the judges fb be of rare type. He appeared to be perfectly at ease, his voice and gestures being excellent and pleasing to the spectators. Excellence of delivery was responsible for the victory of the DePauw speaker. .Bogue is 23 years old and a junior at the Greencastle school. "Conservation of Human Life," was the subject and he expounded it in a blear and concise manner. Bogue mentioned the need of many reforms and hinted that the church should do more practical work. R T. Carrithers. of Wabash college, captured second place with an oration on "A Scholar's Opportupnity. He was given first place on manuscript. Other speakers were Milroy, of Notre Dame; Sellars, of Hanover, and Armstrong, of Butler. THAW PERSISTENT (National Nws Association) NEW YORK, March 1. Another attempt was made today by Harry K. Thaw to secure his release from the Matteawan asylum. A writ of habaes corpus was issued by Supreme Court Justice Dye and a detective left this

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Dr. Davis Asked Why He Does Not Observe the Rules of State Board. State Health Officer Hurty's exoneration of Dr. T. Henry Davis, Richmond health officer, of the charges of neglect of duty in the scarlet fever epidemic, is not acceptable to the West Richmond Improvement association, which today addressed another open letter to the health officer, which follows : Dr. T. Henry Davis. Dear Sir: One week ago this committee of the West Richmond Improvement Association addressed to you a public letter regarding the scarlet fever situation in Richmond. As yet you have not seen fit to answer the queries we put you in this letter, unless you consider the communication you received from Dr. Hurty as a reply. We are. however, by no means satisfied and therefore again address you through the public press. If, as set forth by Dr. Hurty. "The health officer must establish quarantine in such manner and for such length of time as, in his judgment, is necessary to prevent the spread of infection." then we take it that the rules of the state board of health are to be considered merely advice. We are by no means able to reconcile this interpretation with the plain reading of the rules and statutes. But if such is your view of the matter, then permit us to ask you a few further questions. In view of the continued prevalence and increase of scarlet fever for the past year do you feel justified in disregarding the advice given in the rules ? We notice that the rules advise (require?) a quarantine of not less than twenty-one days. Does the increase in number of cases support your opinion that a shorter period is sufficient? The state board advises (requires?) that other children in a home in which there is a case of scarlet fever shall be excluded from school, after disinfection and isolation, for ten days. Do you think it unnecessary to exclude them, or even disinfect them The state board advises (orders?) that no milk tickets be taken from quarantine premises till quarantine is raised. On what medical authority do you base your disregard of this precaution? The state board advises (rules?) that domestic animals be excluded from quarantined premises. Do you consider this advice too puerile for notice? To sum up, the public is not concerned in any discussion of the theories of the control of infection. We do not claim to be up to date in such matters, but we do believe the public has a right to demand that the health department protect our children from preventable disease. If it is beyond your power as health officer to control the scarlet fever situation, come out and frankly say so. If two hundred and fifty cases of this disease within a year -is the best we may expect, tell us so. If a 6teady increase in the number of scarlet fever cases through a period of ten months shows effective work by the health department, proclaim it. Granting that in our previous letter we were mistaken in speaking of preslent conditions as an epidemic, do you j suppose this softens the bitterness of ! loss in the six homes from which chlldren have been taken? Does the quibble over terms make good the impared faculties and weakened bodies of the fever's victims? We await your reply. N. C. Helronimus, Richard Sedgwick, Frank L. Waidele, Harlow Lindley. Public Service Committee, West Richmond Improvement Association. SUFFRAGISTS OF CHICAGO DEPART (National News Association) CHICAGO, March 1. After abandoning a proposed parade through the streets of Chicago suffragists who will participate in the big suffrage demonstation in Washington, March 3, today left for the national capital. They occupied special cars attached to a Baltimore & Ohio train. For several days the marchers have been going through a series of drills and before the start today every member -was said to be proficient in them. At the stations where long enough stops are made the marchers planned to go through the drills. Speakers who accompanied the party planned to make a rear platform campaign as the train rushed eastward. At every stop the campaigners will plead the cause of votea for women. The suffragist party carried no men. NEW POSTAL ORDER (National Xe Association WASHINGTON, March 1. Postmaster General Hitchcock today directed that all mail wagons, mail boxes and all out door equipment of the mail service throughout the country be paint-

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Court Believes Husband May Have Something to Say in Case. Wayne county's long list of abused women is getting larger and two women filed complaints for divorces today. Margaret Felty seeks to be separated from William R. Felty on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. It is alleged by Mrs. Felty that he has mistreated his children. The plaintiff asks for a leRal separation, alimony and the custody of their three children. Felty was fined $30 and costs in police court this week for abusing his children. Thelma. the two-year-old daughter was thrown up to the ceiling and allowed to drop to the floor by their father the complaint says. The other children are Martha Lucile, 4 months old, and Sylvia 4 years old. The defendant receives $160 per month and the plaintiff is without resources to provide for the children, she says. Lulu Sweet filed suit for a divorce alleging that her husband, George Sweet, former proprietor of a bicycle shop in this city was guilty of intimate relations with other women and that he deserted her. To Hear Other Side. Marie Wade told Judge Fox this morning how her husband, Benjamin Wade, abused her and the court believed there was another side to the story. Mrs. Wade asks a divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Her husband is alleged to have beaten her on various occasions. The plaintiff is but twenty years of age and this is the second time she has figured In the divorce court. Judge Fox ordered her husband to appear in court to answer the charges made by the plaintiff. The plaintiff admitted that there was a 'frameup' between her husband and herself and that she was to procure a divorce and he was to stand the expense. The mother of the plaintiff appeared on the witness stand and told the court that she had not known of any instances of cruel and inhuman treatment accorded the girl wife. 27 Marriages in Month. February was a record breaking month for the number of divorces filed at the court house. A total of twentyseven marriage licenses were issued during the past month and sixteen divorces filed. T. MARSHALL STILL PLAYSGRAI1DSTAI1D Much Afraid Some Will Think He Is Not Democratic in His Habits. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 1. Vice-president-elect Marshall today paid his respects to President Taft, calling at the White House for a short visit. As the Indiana statesman expressed it, he "changed his vest and put on a high hat to make the call." So far as he is concerned the high hat is going to be the approved "lid" for state ceremonies. "A Democrat is not to be judged by the hat he wears," said the little vicepresident, "but by what he does. A man can be a Democrat under a high hit as easily as under assort one. Personally I always have had a weakness for high hats." Governor Marshall, who is a Presbyterian, will not attend the church selected by President-elect Wilson as a place of worship. "I will wait," he said, "until Wilson picks out his church and then I will go elsewhere. I don't want the impression to prevail that we are trying to boost one particular church." Fifteen minutes after two detectives bad guarded him today Mr. Marshall fired them both. He explained that they made him nervous. "I feel like I was in danger when I am guarded." he said, "and nobody is going to shoot at me." DIES FR0MA FALL After a Scuffle in Ft. Wayne Cigar Store. .(National News Association) FT. WAYNE. Ind March 1. Charles W. Porter, a prominent young attorney and candidate for prosecutor on the progressive ticket at the recent election, died early today as the result of a fractured skull sustained in a fall to the floor of a cigar store during an altercation with Floyd Young, a painter. Young was arrested. Porter Is said to have become angered because of a practical joke by Young, and the scuffle followed which resulted In Porter's death.

Artilleryman in Texas City Attacks a Woman And Then 300 Others Raid the 'Tenderloin."

NO MEXICANS SHOT BY U. S. WARSHIPS Admiral Fletcher Sends a Vigorous Denial to a Sensational Report Printed At Vera Cruz. (National News Association) GALVESTON, Tex March 1. Between 300 and 400 members of the Fourth Artillery of the fourth brigad started a disturbance at Texas City early today. The trouble started when a soldier tried to force a woman to receive his embraces. She managed a hotel and the soldier had awakened her, demanding food. One of the troopers tried to hold her in his arms and when she fled to a room and locked the door trouble started. The troopers smashed the plateglasa windows in front of several stores and many revolver shots were fired Into the air. More men joined them and after an hour of marching and firing through the streets they went Into number of resorts, chased the women out and broke up the furniture. Afterward they broke Into two small saloons, helping themselves to liquor and doing much damage. A strong provost I guard will be thrown out tonight, but the officers declined to make any statements relative to the affair. DENIES SCARE STORY. WASHINGTON. March 1. Rear Admiral Frank Fletcher, commanding the battleship squadron of the Atlantic fleet at Vera Cruz. Mex., officially denied in a wireless to the nary department today the report that shots from the United States warships Vermont. Nebraska and Georgia, fired while at target practice, had killed one Mexican and wounded three others. His dispatch reads: "A sensational article in the Vera Cruz evening paper states that a shell exploded at Ia Piedra. 15 miles south of Vera Cruz, killing one man and injuring three others and connects this incident with the sub-calibre exercises of the Georgia and Nebraska, adding that fishing boats were in danger. There is no foundation whatever for this. The practice of ships took place at sea, out of sight of land, more than 25 miles from La Piedra, where the shell was said to have exploded, and the greatest care was exercised to see that no boats were in line of our subcalibre fire or anywhere near. The Inference conveyed by the article can be emphatically denied." Admiral Fletcher's report was In reply to an urgent wireless from Assistant Secretary of the Navy WInthrop requesting an immediate statement of the occurrence. The secretary of the navy has wirelessed' the commander to cease target practice in the vicinity of Vera Crux until further orders. MEXICO CITV, March 1. The Liberal Democratic club, composed of influential, public spirited men, met this afternoon for the purpose of indorsing Felix Diaz as president of Mexico and De La Barra for vice president. On account of the strength of this organization its indorsement is looked upon as equivalent of nomination. A BATTLE IMPENDING. DOUGLAS. Ariz.. March 1. Provisional President Huerta of Mexico and Gen. Felix Disz are condemned to death In a manifesto issued by the Mederists forces encamped at Cenizaa Springs, Mexico, twenty miles south of this city. The manifesto declares that Huerta and Diaz shall be executed when apprehended. Five hundred government troops are marching from Agua Prieta. and a fight is expected when they reach there, as the insurgents have been concentrating their forces. IS ACQUITTED OF KILLING HUSBAND (National News Association) CHICAGO. March 1. Mrs. Peter Musso, acquitted of the murder of her husband, today rested quietly at the home of her brother, recovering from the terrible ordeal through which she has passed. Five times while the trial was under way the woman collapsed. The last time followed the announcement by the foreman of the jury that she bad been freed. She swooned three times while she was in the witness stand telling the story of ber husband's death. Mrs. Musso was accused of shooUnc her husband to death and setting ire to the house to destroy his body. She pleaded self-defense. " ... THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair Weatheexcept snow flurries in extreme north probably late tonight orv " Sunday. Colder.