Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 130, 11 April 1913 — Page 1

RICHMOOT) PAIXABIUM H H LiU U AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 130 RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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FREE SUGAR PLEAS MADE AT CAPITAL

Beet and Cane Sugar Representatives, However, Admit They Did Not Make Much, of an Impression. REPUBLICANS PLAN TARIFF POSITION Will Give Passive Opposition and Urge Adoption of Plan For a Scientific Tariff Commission. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 11. A Republican caucus with doors thrown wide open and the general public Invited In to hear party questions discussed was the inovation promised official Washington today. A banquet will be held tonight at which it is expected a resolution to this effect will be adopted. The meeting tonight has been call ed primarily to decide what attitude the Republican party should adopt on le Underwood tariff bill and it is aserted that the Republicans will adopt s policy of passive resistance and will Eake an effort to talk on an amendent to the Underwood bill which ill provide for jl scientific tariff oard. The Republican forces propose to but the Democratic party in the attitude of removing all protection to American industries and substituting therefor a practically free trade emas)ire. , Representatives of the beet sugar fc.nd cane sugar manufacturers called Kt the white house today and protested against the president's demands for free sugar. Governor Adams of Colorado informed the chief executive that his .state produces an immense amount of beet sugar and the placing of this commodity on the free list Would hit his state hard. He also intimated that the Demo-; crats would lose a great many votes in Colorado If this provision were read Into the tariff. With a plea for the cane sugar men Df Louisiana Col. R. M. E wing. Democratic national committeeman from that state, asked the president to reconsider his stand and at 'least to make free sugar discretionary with the president at the end of three years. Both' callers afterwards admitted that they did not get much satisfaction from the president. . The senate's attitude toward President Wilson and the new tariff bill became fairly well denned after another meeting of the Democratic members pf the finance committee. Briefly the Senate committee will agree to accept jthe view of the President and the House as to free wool and 1-cent sugar fwlth the free-in-three-years attachtawr.t, but it will exercise its right to amend other schedules and provisions pf thetariff bill as it thinks best, i The conference with the President jalso brought a working agreement, unJder which both the executive and the Senate leaders . have yielded certain points. The Senate Democrats do not ?ropose to make any general increase n the rates of the tariff bill or to make the Senate liable to the charge of having impeded the efforts of the President and the House toward tariff reform. SUGAR TARIFF OR FREEDOM. HONOLULU, April 11. The Star Bulletin says that a petition is being prepared declaring that "whereas, Hawaii is commercially unable to exist under free sugar, it be allowed to withdraw from the Union and resume !its previous status of independence if a free sugar provision be enacted by Congress." The Star Bulletin says the petition lis being earnestly supported by leading business men. STATE CONVENTION OF SUNDAYSCHOOLS Meeting to Be Held at Evansville, June 17, 18 and 19. All Sunday schools in this city will Send representatives to the state Sunday school convention to be held in June at Evansville. The convention this year will be one of the most successful ever held in this state according to the members of the executive committee of Evansville. Judge Boggs, president of the Sunday school association of this city, will give instructions as to the elections of delegates within a short time. A large delegation from this city may attend as an attempt may be made to bring the convention to this city next year. The dates of the-1913 convenUon are June 17, 18 and 19. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL -Rain this afternoon or tonight. Saturday fair.

PRES. WILSON READING HIS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS, BREAKING

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President Woodrow Wilson breaking a custom more than one hundred and thirty years old by personally reading his message to Congress before a Joint session of Uie House of Representatives and the Senate. It is believed that the President intends to personally read all of his messages to Congress. Vice-President Marshall and Speaker Champ Clark are shown behind the President on the rostrum.

VIOLENT SQUAD OF MILITANTS ACTIVE Destroy Pavilion on Cricket Grounds Women Annoying Royal Family. (National News Association) LONDON, April 11. Tho violent squad of the militant suffragettes Invaded Turnbrldge Wells today and destroyed the pavilion of the Neville cricket grounds. The building was set afire and explosives were planted in order to insure its complete destruction. Near the ruins a photograph of Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst was found. Upon the back was written, "militancy will not cease until women get the vote." It was announced at Holloway jail today that Mrs. Pankhurst is rapidly growing weaker from her self imposed starvation but that her condition is not critical. The militant leader is surprising the jail officials by her remarkable vitality. Miss Velie Emmerson, the Jackson, Mich., suffragette recently released from jail because of illness brought on by a hunger strike has developed appendicitis. Her physician said that an operation probably-will be performed. Some of the suffragettes have found ways to annoy King George. The private royal telephone calls have been disclosed by some servant in the royal household and women are daily calling up the palace and shouting, "votes for women." The Countess of Shaftsbury. one of Queen Mary's da-dies-in waiting has resigned because of her sympathy with the cause. $80,000 BOND ISSUE In Shelby County for pairing Roads. Re(Natlon.iV News Association) SHELBYVTLLE, Ind., April 11. The County Council yesterday authorized a bond issue of $30,000 at 4 per cent to cover in part the expense of putting the roads and bridges in condition again since the flood. The first of the bonds Is .redeemable in 1918 and the last matures in twenty years. A total appropriation of $105,000 was made because of the damage. FIND ANOTHER BODY Nfnth Flood Victim in Indianapolis in Deep Pool. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, April 11. The body of Chester Arnold. 19, the ninth known victim of drowning during the recent flood, was recovered today from a deep pool of water near the belt railroad in West Indianapolis. Arnold was last seen while attempting to swim through a swift current in White river near the Big Four bridge on March 26. CHAS. RIFE DIES AT WOOSTER, OHIO Word has been received here of the death of Charles Rife, aged 49 years, at Wooster, Ohio. Mr. Rife died in a hospital at that place. He is survived by his wife Lizzie Purnell Rife. They have many friends here.

POPE MUCH BETTER PHYSICIANS STATE Secures Several Hours of Refreshing Sleep and Takes Part in a Mass.

(National News Association) ROME, Italy, April 11. Continued improvement was shown today in the condition of the Pope. At noon the windows of the sick room were opened for the first time in four days. However, in spite of the reassuring reports anxiety continues because of the advanced age of the prelate. The Pope secured several hours refreshing sleep during the night and was allowed to sit up fo ra brief period this afternoon, but he complained of j pains in his back. His Holiness expressed a desire to see what the news papers had been saying about his relapse. At 1:30 p. m. the physicians an - nounced that tbe Pope's temperature had risen to 99. He was unable to receive the delegation of pilgrims who were to have called on him today, but the physician announced that during the two hours visit of the Pope's sisters a mass was said, the pontiff re peating a prayer while sitting up in J bed. BURN SMODGEPOTS In Kansas Orchards to Prevent Freezing of Buds. (National News Association) TOPEKA, Kan., April 11. In an effort to protect friut buds which were threatened by freezing weather hundreds of smudge pots were burned in Kansas orchards during the night. In orchards where this precaution was not taken heavy damage was reported" today. TEACHERSJRE PAID Monthly Pay Roll in City Amounts to $9,200. The monthly pay roll for teachers of the city was made out today, the total disbursements amounting to $9,200 for March. This sum does not include the salary paid the janitors or superintendent. There are at present 118 teachers in the city which makes the average monthly salary of the teachers of this city $82.23. A better class of teachers Is maintained as a result of the salaries paid, the members of the board of education believe. "CORPSE" CAUSED GREAT SENSATION (National News Association) NEW ORLEANS, April 11. Sitting up in his coffin C L HclL an expert lumberman of Kansas City, today caused a panic among the employes of an undertaking establishment here. Hall shouted that he wanted to know where he was and what he was doing there. A tree fell on Hull at Bayou Sara and his apparently lifeless body was brought to New Orleans. Physicians say he wffl reooTes.

TO LET CONTRACT

TO IMPROVE Improvement on National Road East to Be Discussed Tomorrow. OBJECTION IS RAISED By Commercial Club on Proposed Cement Curbing and Gutters. The letting of the contract for the improvement of the National road east of the city will be taken up by the county commissioners tomorrow morning. This matter is one of the most im - i Prtant to come before the officials ; for the ?st year- The estimated cost;

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01 me improvement win De $oo,uuu. me neaaquarters 01 me organization The read will be built under the three- j in the First National Bank building, mile-road law and is two and ninety-1 There was but little discussion on seven hundredths miles long extend-! the question as to whether a primary ing beyond the fair grounds. The in- or a convention should be held to seterurban tracks will be placed in the : lect a city ticket. With the except middle of the road east as far as the of one vote the motion to hold a prlfair grounds. j mary was unanimously passed. It was A remonstrance may be filed by the also decided to invite other parties to

Commercial club against further improvements of this kind providing it is proposed by the county officials to construct a oement curb and gutter along the proposed highway. There will be 9,680 feet of cement curb and gutters in case the improvement is made. As the road is being built under the

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three-mile-road law the tax payers of this city are compelled to help pay for the improvement. The Commercial club proposes to take up the matter of lowering the taxes inthis county. All sequestered property will be unearthed, if possible. Tho members of the club believe it is fair to improve roadways under this law and assess the citizens of this city but object to the curb and gutter being made at expense of the tax payers.

IS MADE TO HOLD PRIMARY Progressive City Committee to Invite Other Parties to loin. ! The decision to hold a primary for j the selection of a municipal ticket; j and to hold regular meetings every ! other Thursday nights characterized the meeting of the city committee of the Progressives last evening, held in joLa with the Progressives in the holding of the primary. At the next meeting two weeks from last evening the executive committee will report on the rules which It will draft on the holding of a primary. The meeting was well attended there being twenty-seven out of the thirty precinct chairmen preseat i

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DEFENDANT WINS III WHITE SLAVE CASE (National News Association) NOBLtSVTLLE, Ind., April 11 The jury in the white slave case of Mis Dollie Gaw against Mrs. Mollle Out. returned a verdict for the defendant today. The Gaw girl sued Mrs. Gant for $10,000 damages, alleging that ebm was practically kept a prisoner in the defendant's alleged disorderly resort in Fourth street, Indianapolis, tor thre years. .. - James; H. Hooper, who owned the building1 occupied by Mrs. Gant wi also made a defendant. The plain List failed to produce sufficient evidence against him to warrant a judgment tor damages and the court sustained a notion to withdraw his name aa a party defendant. The case was brought here on a change of venue from Marion county and has attracted considerable atten tion because of its unusual features. TELLS OF A PLOT (Nations! .News Association) MEXICO CITY, April 11. Rev. Jose Rubra Bomlnguev, a Catholic priest of St. Louis, Mo., arrived here today to notify President Huerta of a plot to assassinate him which was hatched is St Louis. Rev. Bomlnguev alleges that the Mexican counsel at St. Louis was In volved in the conspiracy. The priest further charges that he was robbed and arrested by the counsel waen he refused to join tbem. To Cell

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T BEING HEARD Jury Is Selected to Try Casej Against O. G. Murray For Opening Picture Theater on Sunday. WITNESSES TESTIFY HE CHANGED CQINi Mayor Overrules Objections j of Prosecuting, Attorney Reller Charges Violation of State Law. At the trial of Osier (Lt Murray in city court, charred wfth viola tlngflhs Sunday sin im at Is t3e state .to day, apparently attempted to brtac out Am tmA that tbs) pei fiwn e n'sjtiea at um MurretU theater awt'stasaday for the uOns to charity. Ing wedge for the operation of Ctetaaotloa pic tore tlseataie tn Rl nlarty on nBisisjM, Tn mLMtmKHm lb nniat Reller asked Mr. ttsmy n,lt araatket a fact that tn a ecKrrersatkss lIarcaF; and Reller had engaged In aft a reetaoraat at noon today -that ttMforsmer. had said he womM not.oare Jf '-eratr-tbJbag was open Ucao&4Bi4aa&! days.- The antmtm mmi oflotaonto this Questloa. out ttte mayor ruled 0aat Mr. Murray coald anawer It and tae witness then stated that he had made a remark to that effect. In stating the case to the jury. Prosecuting Attorney Raller explained that the Ifurrette theater had keen operated on Sanday by CX G. ICorrar and his employes tn direct violation of the state law . after bavins; been warned previously not to open the theater for the purpose of showing motion pic ires. The-state lawn ware read and explained to the Jury. The action of Mr. Murray tn reopening the theater after his manager and operator had been arrested was termed as being In defiance of the state laws and of the poliee of theity. . . In the testimony this morning. Patrolmen George Stssshscm acd Henry WeatenberK statedMbat they had seam money placed la a.Jardenler near the door and that; Mr. Murray had given change to persona who had larger coins than waa usually charged for admission. ' Two yoamr women toatlmed that they attendee the performance and.: thinking that the ad ml ton waa ton! cents, one of" them left two dkaes n the table to pay tor both, of them. Mr. Murray returned one at thsxdimaa. saying, "It is only flvecento," la the testimony sjiisa thast noon by O. G. llunaw. ahtwnersmdj operator of the Muirettefneatssr, the expenses for grrlng the did not exceed tS. asoradlag ooat OR opera Oag marlitoea. j tsgada, . s Its ing and signs whJen were plaeed tn front of the theater. The exsmmrea who worked 8unda7atlarnooBv did "so! with the naderstandtagtthat-they to reeolve no par. "Did you grpe anyrotheri charity. Mr Mnrrayr ting Attorney ReUer. Roeotas ohsetodHotha the grouads that -ft had-ao deoiding.the.aeae. . "Mr. Murray, yootdocrt ave to aa( swer any nf tssss .ijiiisTIi !. i etiased the mayor. At -no-time laiilssl thewtzV al did the of the attorneys for 'the In the examiaatto not ost fthe jurors, the man was. asked if Tte'Imd any opinion on the matter wMh oould be changed by the evldeaoe.la the case. He reptte that he had.t that he mlght chaoffe'his nvmd. "It isnt a question of might -tafte your mind," amid the mayor, "bat will yon -"linuc your mind? The final selection of the jury waa as follows: Thomas McManus. A. W. GrecK. H. W. Gilbert, T. W. Had ley. L IL Johnson. I. P. Chenoweth. Charles H. Haner. S. W. Brlcker, A. M. Roberts, Frank W. Drultt, W. J. Chenoweth. Frank M. Clark. In referring to a conversation between Mr. Murray and Mr. BeUeroceurrinx since Sunday lnthe City Retaurant, the prosecuting attorney asked the defendant, "Mr. Murray, did you not say to me that you were in favor of every thine in Richmond being kept open on Sunday f Mr. Murray refused to admit entirely that he made the remark but stated that he might have said that. He asked the court's permission to state the entire conversation which took place between heand Mr. Reller. During the selection of the Jury. Mayor Zimmerman, 'acting' as judge, refused to dismiss six of the jurors whom Prosecuting Attorney Reller asked to be dismissed on the grounds that they were not competent to act as jurors because of the fact that their minds were influenced previous to the trial and their opinions could not be changed. The mayor failed to find grounds, he stated at the tlm4. for -the dismissal of jurors who adiritted that they were prejudiced in f r for of the defendant or that they tfxmgM that the state law on the cast, was aa unjust one. A druggist wss Questlo ted by Reller as to his competence o serve as

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