Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 128, 9 April 1913 — Page 1

RIG MB AND SUN-TELEGRAM Vol. xxxviii. no. 128 RICHMOND, IND WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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teovernment .Gauge At Memphis Is Submerged and Levee About City Breaks Shutting Off Gas. RESCUE WORK GOES ON WITHOUT DELAY (Refugees Near Evansville Spent a Night of Terror As Result of Heavy Rain and Wind Storm. (National News Association) MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 9. The leVee protecting the Memphis gas plant broke early today letting the water cover a large section of the city. The gas supply will be cut off indefinitely. Hundreds of families fled to the higher parts of the city. Hard rains have caused great suffering among the 4,000 homeless here. Fully 1,000 persons are still marooned on the high mounds cf the Arkansas side but the work of rescuing . them . in boats was steadily progressing today. The Mississippi river passed the 46 foot stage, breaking ell previous records. The government gauge has been overtopped and no further records can be made. A NIGHT OF TERR6R. EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 9. A night of terror was spent by thousands of refugees along the flooded Ohio river district as the result of cold rains and high winds. The waves have washed many more houses from their foundations. The farmers in the lowlands in Vanderburgh county above and below Evansville have decided to ask the Red Cross society for a loan of $50,000 to rebuild their homes. The people of Shawneetown have entered jsl complaint ' over the destruction wrought in their town by steamboat pilots who steam by at high speed, wrecking buildings by the huge waves they cause. :? r ' REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN ASSASSINATED Details Lacking on Report of Death of General Li Hung. (National News Association) PEKIN, April 9. Li Yuan Hung, Vice president of China and one of the founders of the Chinese republis, is .reported to have been assassinated today at Wu Chang. General Li was considered the 'political rival of President Yuan Shai Kl. Details and official confirmation of the repart are lacking. TROOPS ARE FIRED OPOH JHTRIKERS Dynamite Was Placed Between Switch Frogs Two Riot Calls. . (National News Association) BUFFALO, April 9. State troops fcent here to preserve order In the Street car strike were fired upon by Strikers. Sergeant Ward, commanding a special corps of mounted scouts, narrowly escaped "being ' shot. Two riot calls were sent' to' police headquarters from the car barns at noon. Dynamite was placed between switchfrogs in Forest avenue, .and Is cars had run over the explosive loss of rife probably would have resulted. President Caraett of the International railway, said that no cars would be run after 7 o'clock tonight Mayor Fuhtman today declared that the calling out of the Btate troops was unwarranted and the city and state authorities sfo controversy over the matter. METHEANY FUNERAL TO BE HELD FRIDAY (Former Secretary of G, R & I. Was Well Known in Richmond. (Palladium Special)' GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 9. The funeral of the late R. R. Metheany, former secretary and auditor of the Grand Rapids, and Indiana railroad company, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The late Mr. Metheanyrwas well, known in all cities through which the G. R. and I. road operated. He was especially -well known In Richmond, Indiana,

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(National News Association) - ROME, Italy, April 9. The Pope today asked perjnission of his physician to confess himself. His heart was more feeble and his temperature 100.4 this afternoon. The symptoms of nephritis were more pronounced. Asthma also has developed and His Holiness is having great difficulty in breathing. All doubt that the Pope is suffering from Bright's disease was removed this afternoon by pronounced symptoms of that malady. All the Roman cardinals and papal ambassadors were summoned to the sick room today. This action caused renewed rumors that the Pope was dying. His Holiness showed only temporary slight improvement during the forenoon. Hundreds of pilgrims knelt in the plaza praying for the preservation of the Pope's life, while a rain, hail and thunder storm raged during the forenoon. News of the serious condition of the Pope spread quickly throughout Italy and caused an intense sensation in this city.

WOMAN'S AFFIDAVIT . BEFORE J SENATE Charges Western Senator With Insulting Woman Marshall's Position. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 9. Copies of the affidavit of the woman who charged that she was insulted by a western senator were sent today to every member of the senate. With the affidavit is a demand from the woman's husband that the charges be investigated officially by the senate. This action followed the refusal of Vice President Marshall to act in the case and his return of the papers to the complaintant. Discussion of the charges continues at the capitol and there were rumors today that at least one senator is considering placing . the matter officially before the senate, which would force an investigation by the committee on privileges and elections. DECLARE BRIDGE AT STREET SAFE In spite of rumors that the Main street bridge is unsafe from the dam. age caused by the recent floods. Engineer Howard Gluys of the City Light Plant and J. B. Wharton of the Light, Heat and Power company, both of whom have made an examination of the bridge and abutments stated today that in their opinion the bridge is perfactly safe. Fred Gennett of the Starr Piano company also stated that he did not believe that the bridge Is unsafe. The hign waters washed out a large amount of earth from beneath one of the four abutments at the west end of the bridge. It is reported that the first abutment on the west side may have been partially destroyed. A more thorough Investigation of the matter will be made later. BISHOP WILL NOT SEER RE-ELECTION Truant Officer Makes Announcement At Trustees' Meeting. NEW LAW IS COMPLEX Salary of Official Is But $2 Per Day Williams Speaks. County Truant Officer George Bishop will not be a candidate for another term's work. Mr. Bishop appeared befor the trustees of the county in their regular meeting this morning and informed them of this fact. Mr. Bishop's time expires August 1. Mr. Bishop has held the position as j truant officer of Wayne county conjtinuously for the past ten years and 'has rendered very efficient service in that capacity. His assertion that he will not again be a candidate was received with regret upon the part of the trustees. Mr. Bishop's action in not aspiring for the placeSgain has likely been brought about by the new truancy law passed at the last legislature. This law provides that all children must attend school until they are sixteen years of age with the provision that after the age of fourteen they may be exempt from attending upon certificate issued by the city superintendent, if In a city, or by the township trustee if in a township. Such certificate win be issued where a child has passed, the age of fourteen and taken employment of soma remunerative nature. The law is very complex and "covers thirteen pages in lFs original form and it is . anticipated that , considerable trouble will be had in enforcing it. . The position of truant officer pays but $2 per day and It is though there may be some trouble In finding a man at the salary who will properly fill the duties of the offioe. County Superintendent Williams addressed the Trustees at their meeting on "The Qualifications of A Good Teacher." Many excellent points were broucfet out.

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REVISED PLANS ON THE PROPOSED DAM Efforts to Secure Competent Engineer Are Being Made. At a meeting at the Commercial club rooms in which the city council, Light, Heat and Power company, the Starr Piano company and the Lake and Park association were represented, it was deolded to employ an expert engineer on dams, to examine the new plans j submitted for the proposed dam at ; Seventeenth street across the White water river. It was the general opinion of those present at the meeting that the plans for the dam appeared to be excellent and that the dam would be safe when completed, but as a guard against possible flood damage, efforts to secure an expert engineer wijl be made. The plans for the dam as submitted at the -meeting are an improvement over the original plans. It is believed that another flood similar to the one this spring would have broken down a dam such as would hare been erected according to the first plans, and the . rush of water would have been sufficient to destroy everything In the river bottom. The dam, according to the new plans, will be 400 feet long and back the water up to a point due north of the pavilion at Glen Miller park, making a lake 4,000 feet long. At the deepest point the lake will be 19 feet deep and the greatest width will be 1,000 feet. The spillway of the dam will be , 133 feet long. At this point it will be : 14 feet high and ten feet above the I spillway will be a concrete bridge, 133 jfeet Jong and from twelve to fifteen ; feet wide. The height of the dam where the roadway will be construct ed will be 24 feet. Fred Gennett, of the Starr Piano company, has gone to Chicago, where he will endeavor to secure the services of a competent dam engineer. Mayor Zimmerman is communicating with officials at Dayton in an effort to obtain the services of an army engineer. It is doubtful, however, if any engineer can be secured for a month or more. The engineer will be selectr ed on the mutual agreement of all parties concerned. IS CITY AUTOMOBILE LICENSE NECESSARY? Owners of Machines Are Puzzled Over City and State Laws. Automobile owners as well as city officials are puzzled as to whether or not a city license fee must be paid on automobiles. But twenty-two licenses have been taken out since the first of the year. The recent session of the legislature passed a bill stating positively that no city shall enact a tax from automobile owners for their machines. The new law does not go into effect until July 1 though the licenses are now due. If they are taken out at this time the owners will be compelled to pay a year's license. The state statute, it is believed, cancels all other laws now in force. KILLING OF 3 ARMY MEN WAS ACCIDENT Announce That War Department Will Take No Steps in Reprisal. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April WW 'department officials anaouneed 'today that no steps will be taken in reprisal for the killing of one and the wounding of two other cavalrymen at Naco, Mexico, yesterday. From what has been learned the shot were fired by the Mexican troops during an attack on a band of. Indiana and the firing on the Americana ws irraT

MUCH MONEY EXPENDED ON POOR RELIEF

Township Trustees Report on Amount Spent By Them During the First Quarter of Present Year. WAYNE AND CENTER HAVE BEST RECORD Farmers Lowered Amount in Harrison Township By Personally Assisting the Poor Families. Despite the favorable weather conditions of the first quarter of the present year, in nearly every township in Wayne county a large sum was expended by the township trustee this year for the maintenance of poor families than was expended last year though the weather during the first quarter of last year was more severe than it has been in Indiana for many years. The conditions now existing in the county are more favorable than have been for sometime, the trustees reported. The township trustees re ported the funds expended in all the countries today with the exception of the trustee of Dalton Township. In Wayne and Center. Wayne township and Center town ship were among those which spent less money during the first three months of this year than the corresponding months of last year. In Wayne township Trustee James Howarth reported an expenditure of $1,283 this year while 51,704.85 was expended in 1912. In Center township an expenditure of $104.88 was spent this year which is $55.80 less than the sum spent last year for the support of destitute families. In Wayne township fuel was the most costly item last year as the early months were exceedingly cold. The undertakers' bills this term was exceedingly ', large in this township as it was necessary to bury nine persons at the expense of the township. The commissioners were surprised at the reports as compared with the former record though conditions in the county are reported to be excellent by the trustees. Though no claim was presented by W. B. Porterfleld, it. is known that families in Boston have been receiving money for support from the trustee. The trustee from Dalton township has not reported as yet. Farmers Assisted. In Harrison Township, one of the richest though smallest townships in the county, much charity work was done by the farmers so that only an expenditure of $2 was reported by Trustee L. H. Hosier. In Jackson township Trustee W. E. Mason reported the sum -of $456 spent this year, an increase of $37.10 over the preceding year. In Jackson township Dr. C. I. Stotelmeyer reported the expenses of the poor fund to be $108.48. In New Garden the sum of $58.08 was spent this year, which is nearly double the amount spent last year during the same length of time. Truetee Chas. H. Bond reported the expenses of Clay township to be $59.63, which is $6.18 more than last year. In Washington township the sum of $ 182.01 was spent which exceeds the sum spent last year by $19.21. In Abington S. S. Clevenger reported an expense of $20 from the poor fund. Enos T. Veal, of Perry township, reported the expense to be $3. In Greene township, $37.85 was spent. INCREASE OF STOCK OF INSULLCOMPAIIY Understood to Be First Move Toward Big Consolidations. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, April 9. Notice of an increase of stock from $3,000,000 to $8,000,000 has been filed by ' the Interstate Public Service company, the holding company of the Insull interests in Indiana. This is understood to be the first move toward the consolidation of all the Insull interests of the state under one head and Is in line with the plan announced when the deals were completed for a number of pubHc utilities in this state. The Insull interests are identified with gas and electric plants at New Albany, Evansville, Columbus and other points and their holdings also include the Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern traction company. CHILD ADOPTED Elsie May Whitacre, aged 9. was adopted by Samuel and Alice Miller in Juvenile court yesterday afternoon. The child did not have the proper cere under its former guardians It was alleged. Arrangements for the adoption were made by Mrs. BHabsth CaasUsr, probation o5ets

NORTH 10TH STREET IN NEEDJF REPAIR Matter Taken Up With City Officials Today By Hospital Trustee.

ROADWAY CAVED IN Difficulty Encountered By Vehicles Improvement Not Permanent. John L. Rupe, representing the Reid Memorial Hospital, took up the mat ter of repairing North Tenth street with the city officials today. The road yesterday caved in and there is a hole in the roadway thirty feet deep according to viewers who reported the condition to the county commissioners believing it the duty of these officials to make the repairs. The ambulance will not be able to make a trip to the hospital from this city should another portion of the j roadway be washed away as was threatened today. At present should a fire occur at the hospital or north of Tenth street bridge fire companies would encounter great difficulties In getting to that section. It is not known what action the city officials will take on the matter though they have been urged to take the proposition up at once. Some time ago the city officials were asked to make the necessary repairs at the bridge. Temporary improvements were made though conditions there are as bad now aa they were. The road was made passable at that time though the improvement was not permanent. The total cost of repairing North Twelfth street from the bridge to Fleece Dale Road on the New Paris Pike was $554.60. The road was damaged by floods. The sum of $209 was expended for gravel, $180 for teams and $165 for labor. John Nicholson, trustee of the Reid Memorial hospital urged the city and county officials In a joint meeting this afternoon to come to an agreement relative to repairing the North Tenth street roadway In the vicinity of the bridge leading to the hospital. Mr. Nicholson urged that the improvement be made at once. Acting County Attorney Jessup stated that it was not within the authority of the county commissioners to ask an appropriation of the county council for a road repair within the city limits. "It would not be proper for the county to make the repair any more than it would be for the county to repair any other street in Richmond," Jxe said. The county officials have agreed to place cement abutments for the bridge making the cost of the fill much less. City Attorney Bond contends that as long as the improvement is being made under the supervision of the county under the three mile road law it is up to the county to pay its share of the Improvement. No decision in the matter waa reached up to a. late hour this afternoon. The matter was being considered and arguments for and against the proposed improvement were presented. The commissioners do not believe it is for them to make the necessary improvement though they said they would do so if this were the case. FURNISHES ANTITYPHOID VACCINE Letter to City Health Officer Explains Method of Use. Dr. T. Henry Davis today received a letter from Dr. Wm. Shmer, superintendent of the division of bacteriology and pathology of the state laboratory of hygiene, stating that anti-typhiod vaccine is being furnished free of charge to the city and county health officers in large quantities, through the state and that the division will furnish single doses to private physicians upon request. Where the vaccine is to be used for inmates of institutions, attendants and nurses, ten or more doses in a single vial will be furnished by the state. The letter declares that the material injected is a vaccine and not a serum. It has no curative effect and it is not to be given to a patient who Is actually suffering from typhoid fever in any stage of the disease. The object of the injection is to stimulate the body to the production of antibodies which will protect the patient against possible infections in the future. CATCH ARMED CRANK OKational News Assootatien) WASHINGTON. April 9. The first armed white house crank to arrive here since the inauguration of President Wilson was James Matheson, a 23 year old Nora Sootian. who today is at the Washington Insane hospital under observation. Matheson carried a big dirk which be displayed at the Washington navy yard where he went to enlist. Questioned as to his cause for carrying the weapon be asserted he Intended to kill President Wilson for failing to declare war oa Great Britain,

MAYOR DISMISSES UHDjRHILL CASE Prosecutor Made Motion in Police Court Following Investigation.

NOT TO CEASE WORK Reller States That He Will Endeavor to Find Additional Evidence. The charge of criminal carelessness against Alfred C. Underhill was dismissed in police court this morning on the recommendation of Prosecuting Attorney Reller. on whose affidavit the defendant was arrested, as a result of the dynamiting ot the water main of the Richmond City Water Works on April S, cutting off the water supply and the fire protection from the city for more than nineteen hours. "The state has weighed all the evi dence in the case carefully," stated Prosecutor Reller to Mayor Zimmer man in police court, "and all the wit nesses have been closely examined In the testimony of the witnesses so far examined in the case, nothing can be found which would show criminal intent in the act of blowing up the water main. I recommend that this charge be dismissed until the state is able to find sufficient evidence upon which to prosecute the case." Mayor Zimmerman replied that the charze would be dismissed noon the recommendation of the elate but that j in his belief, Alfred C. Underhill was guilty of the charge preferred against him. "I went to the scene of the dynamiting as soon as the report 'of it come to me," said the mayor, "and I could find no evidences of dynamiting at any other place except where the mam waa destroyed. All the other trees which Underhill claims to have dynamited, appeared to me to . have been sawed or chopped down. I believe that the only tree which Underbill dynamited or had any intention of dynamiting, was the one near the water main." Prosecuting Attorney Reller stated that at the time he had made the af fidavit against Underhill. numerous re ports of the offense had come to him which made it appear that the defendant was guilty of malicious and criminal carelessness, but that since s thorough' investigation of the rumors, information incriminating Underhill could not be found. Many or the re ports came from the factories where the men were very much incensed over the action and threatened to mob Underhill. The prosecutor stated that he will not cease work on the matter but will endeavor to find additional evidence upon which the man can be prosecuted. TO MAKE ANOTHER VISITTOCAPITAL President Wilson Will Occu py His Room There Today to Discuss Measures. IS TO BE PRACTICE No Interference With Rights of States Is Policy of the Administration. (National Krws Association? WASHINGTON. April President o'clock this afternoon to confer with the majority members of the senate committee on finance in the Presidents room. This will be the first time that a president has made use of the furnished room across from the senate chamber, except for the signing of bills at the end of a congressional session. The chief executive believes that his presence at the capitol to personally discuss the tariff bill and the currency reform bill will greatly aid those measures. This afternoon's conference is only one of a series to be held between the president snd the finance committee. The president's visit to the chief executive being accompanied only by Secretary Tumulty and a secret service man. FOR STATE'S RIGHTS. WASHINGTON. April 9. The federal government under the present administration win not interfere with state's right in any manner nor will It dictate to any . state what law should or should not be made. Folf owing an extended conference' with Secretary of State Bryan the president made this position very clear to RepBaker of California today. The congressman called at the white house to confer over the anti-Japanese laws pending in the California legislature which the government of Japan has entered a strong protest against. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Rain tonight and Thsrsday. Net samcIi change In

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IN RICHMOND PRAISE BILL

Four Leading Manufacturers Are of the Opinion That Less Protection Will Bene-: fit the Nation. RAW MATERIALS TO BE MUCH CHEAPERJ High Protection Has Been at Prop to Special InteresT-l H. Campbell Fears Forj American Farmer. Four of Richmond's leasing manufacturers were interviewed today oa the Underwood bill now pending before the house of representatives, which provides sweeping reductions In. tariff schedules and which places many of the necessities of life and numesous raw materials used for manufacturing purposes on the free list. Three efi the local manufacturers agreed that the tearing down of the high protest-. lve tariff law would be beneficial to! the business Interests of the countryJ The fourth, Howard Campbell, former president of the Gear. Scott company, said that lower tariff rates would benefit the manufacturing Interests, but was of the opinion thst such a policy would be injurious to the farmers and would ruin the wool business. The fol-j lowing are the Interviews: Praises New Measure. PETTI 8 A. REID. president of thej Elliott-Reld Fence company: "I am' heartily in favor of the policy ot a sweeping reduction in tariff rates. I am not a free trader but I only believe In moderate tariff protection. The high protective tariff we have had has been a poor prop for our business Interests to lean on. It is a paternalistic 1 proposition, which Is wrong, and has' bred carelessness. Getting tbe tariff! down to a normal basis will do away with waste in the manufacturing hulnsss. stimulate our inventive ability: and make our business men more self reliant. .They will receive ample pro- i tectlon from our patent and trademark' laws." Will Help Business. GEORGE SEIDEL. of the Seidell Buggy, company , and the Pilot Motor Car company Tbe passage of the nw tariff t!TI will timiwnpnt okwVl business in certain quarters until our business Interests hare bad an oppor tunity of accustoming themselves to the change, but ultimately I beXeve the removal of high protection will be beneficial. Our manufacturers can compete with the world even If the tariff prop they have been leaning on is taken away tor they have tbe aeil-J lty and Ingenuity to pit themselves again the cheap labor of Europe. In fact I believe we will be a greater porting nation than we are now." 1 Means Cheaper Materials. CHARLES A. M OIHRE. Wee presM dent of the DiUe-McGuire Lawnnaoverj company "Lowering the tariff as proposed In tbe new measure will be ben eficial to our line of business. Compe tition with us has been so great they we have not been able to raise oar prices In comparison with the Increase in the cost of the raw materials we use. Nearly all the raw materials we use are highly protected and the new tariff bill will either greatly reduce the rates on these products or place them on the free list, consequently we can build our machines at less expense. I think tariff reduction will also be -bene Ada to nearly every other line of business." Msy Injure Farmer. HOWARD CAMPBELL former .president of Gaar. Scott and company "The new tariff measure win benefit the American manufacturer, I believe, but I think It will work a great hardhip on the farmer. I also believe it win ruin the wool Industry. The manufacturer will be benefited by the placing of raw materials at much lower rates or on the free list. lie will now be able to compete with the English manufacturer, for instance, in the export trade. The English manufacturer pays no duty on his raw materials and has an advantage over us. Lowering the tariff or removing it entirely on raw products means cheaper labor, as a natural consequence, but I do not be lieve this will hurt the working mani for his dollar win go further than it now does. .. j A FRACTURED SKULL, Sustained By Traction Man Hit Trolley Pole. OUUeeal News AssoctaOo) INDIANAPOLIS. April Conductor John O'Leary sustained a fractured skull while throwing a bundle of newspapers off a Tenth street ear early today. His head collided with a trolley pole between the tracks.. Passengers later discovered him unconscieus, hanging over the rear board. Re was rushed to the hospital for an operation but it was stated there that he bad Bttle -chance ef ,