Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 138, 21 April 1913 — Page 1

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ON' LATE S OBJECT TO NEW RATE Car Men Say That Crews on the Early Runs, Nearly All Old Employes, Get Benefit From Increase. LIVING WAGES THE DEMAND OF CARMEN A Threat to Quit Work Unless a Fair Increase in Wages Is Made By the Street Car Corporation. Although the threatened street car strike has been averted a number of car men gave out statements today that they are not satisfied with the wage increase granted by the company. They say they asked for a three cent raise and received only a cent increase,, which they claim is not enough. They also say the early run men have been benefited the most by the raise, to the detriment of the men on the evening runs. The raise given the car men provides for the following scale: 18 cents the first -year,- .19- cents the second year, 20 cents the third year, 21 cents the fourth year and 22 cents on and after the fifth year. , According to a number of car empioyes, Superintendent Gordon gave them anything but a fair deal on their demands for a raise.. They claim he called in the older men, the men who have the early and longer runs, and announced a schedule which really meant an Increase of two cents per hour for, and which satisfied, the Email number of early run men. The late run men, who do not work as long as the other men, allege they receive' under the new rates an increase which amounts to only one cent per hour in almost -every case, and- it is pointed out that Mr. Gordon by arranging, for his conference with the early run men, broke up the threatened strike by satisfying a part of the car crews. ' They claim Gordon promised to take the matter up with all of them, but" failed to do so and a number of the late run ' men assert that they must be given satisfactory treatment. - The majority of the runs in the city, with the exception of the belt car run, . averages nine hours. This enables the early run men who come under the 5 year rate, who work from 5:30 to 2:30, to make slightly over $2 per day, or $14 a week of seven days. A first year man makes but $1.62 a day or $11.34 a veek of seven days, averaging the runs at nine hours. The late run men, who average less than nine hours a day, receive on the average, by the scale, about 19 cents per hour or $1.71 per day or $11.97 per week of seven days. They point out that this sum is very small compared . to the wages paid to men in other employments. The car men are compelled to buy their own uniforms, but extra clothes for all kinds of weather, work seven days a week, and all for an average wage . of approximately $12 per week. Many of the men have families and they claim they cannot support them on such a wage scale. The men point out that it Is necesGordon is very much mistaken if he believes the car men are .satisfied with the wages they are to receive after the first of May on the new wage scale. The men state they did not threaten to strike, but all had agreed to resign and hunt work elsewhere if an increase was not granted, and they say that many of them may yet do so If a further increase is not provided. The men point ou that it is necessary for them to work for five years before they can earn twenty-two cents per hour, wages ordinarily paid to unskilled laborers in almost any branch of employment. It is highly probable that another delegation of car men will call on the traction officials in the Dear future, and demand that more consideration be given to the men on the late hour runs. MINIMMGE LAW Introduced in the Illinois Legislature This Week. (National Nws Association) CHICAGO, April 21. A woman's minimum wage law will be introduced in the Illinois state legislature this week at the instance of the senate White slave committee. It will provide for a permanent commission which shall have power to fix a scale of minimum wages for different parts of the state. The bill which is being prepared by Lieut. Gov. CHara and Senator Joul was nearly complete today. The principal features of the measure already drafted are: The establishing of a state commisBlon members to determine wages of women in various cities and localities; the commission to consist of two employers, two wage earners and one sociological expert;, one member of the commission to be a woman; employers may appeal from the decision of the commission to the supreme court of Illinois.

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Poor Girl, She Wants tobe A Newspaper Reporter

NEW YORK. April 21. Before sailing for France with Mrs. George Harvey, Miss Genevieve Clark, the pretty end popular daughter of Speaker Champ Clark of the House of Representatives, declared that one of her most cherished aims In life was to become a good newspaper reporter. Miss Clark is going to Rome to join her chum, Miss Dorothy Harvey, who Is attending school there. She declared that It was her opinion every girl should have a fixed aim and should not waste all of their valuable time In butterfly pastimes. LOVE FOR A GIRL IS Fourteen-Year-Old Boy Kills Woman and Her Two Children. (National News Association) ELGIN, 111., April 21. Love for an eleven-year-old girl today was believed to have been the motive for the murder of Mrs. Maud Sleep and her two children by Herman Coppes, the 14-year-old confessed slayer. The girl is Ida Sleep, daughter of the murdered woman. "" "Mrs. Sleep saw me kissing Ida, and she told me she would whip me," said the boy in his cell in the Elgin Jail today. "I didn't like Mrs. Sleep, but I did like Ida awfully much." . he- said. The boy slept late this morning, then he was questioned by the police and he answered them with an air of bravado to inquire if he could have his breakfast. He ate heartily and tnen recited the details of his life to a large crowd in the jail office. Afterwards Coppes stood on his hands and walked about the stone floor of the jail, to the great amusement of his audience. TWEHTU0HVEBS10)S At First Baptist Church Yesterday. . . A crowd that taxed the seating capacity of the First Baptist church heard Evangelist Williams speak last night. He took as his text the twentyeighth verse of the fifth chapter of St. John. More than twenty people presented themselves to" the church during the services of the day, asking for church membership and professing conversion. The meeting tonight will begin at 7:30. The subject will be, "A Voice From the Dead." COMPLETE VICTORY FOR PROGRESSIVES New Party Wins Recognition on Primary Election Board. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, APRIL 21 The Progressive-Republican fight for recognition on the primary election board was won by the Progressives today when Judge Remster ordered City Clerk Rameay to appoint Elias D. Salsbury as a member of the board of election commissioners, and to cancel the appointment of S. A. Haas, Republican. Ramsay was in court when the order was made and he immediately complied, swearing in Mr. Salsbury for the office. The order la a complete victory for the Progressiva party in Indianapolis. The case hinged on the definition of the clause, "last preceding general election" in the primary law which reads that the two parties having the largest vote in such elections are entitled to representation. Ramsay considered the clause referred to the last preceding; city election and acted accordingly, but the court revered his interpretation. The court order carries the specification that Salsbury shall recover the cost of the suit.

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VEtlERABLE'POPEilCONVALESCENT HOW Announcement to This Effect Was Made By Two of Vatican Physicians. (National News Association) ROME, April 21. Pope Pius is now convalescent. This announcement was made today at the Vatican by Dr. Marchiafava and Dr. Amici, the two physicians who pulled the pontiff through his long and dangerous Illness. At the same time they announce that because of the steady improvement of the pope's condition no further bulletins would be issued.' The last bulletin issued at 4:30 this morning said: ""The pope is sleeping lightly but naturally. His breathing is less difficult and less audible. He says that his brother's visit has been a rest for both soul and body. A statement has been made at 4 o'clock as follows: "The pope insists on having a window open, complaining of feeling too warm. His pulse is increasing and he is talking excitedly sitting up, in bed. He said he could not breathe while lying down." At 2:30 a. m. His Holiness had been reported "Wakeful but quiet." He then showed a good deal of weakness. He complained of a sinking feeling. The cough which bothered, the pope is diminishing and the prelate has been without fever since last Wednesday. He is still very weak and the condition of his stomach is giving some anxiety to the physicians. Being of a nervous disposition the pontiff finds it difficult in remaining passive in bed and the chief occupants of the sick room attendants is to keep the patient quiet. Angelo Sarto, the aged brother of the pope was again admitted to the sick room today and conversed briefly with his brother in Venetian. The pope told Angelo that he felt sure that he would soon be able to resume his church duties and lamented the fact 1 that he was unable to give audiences to the Roman Catholic pilgrims who came from long distances for the papal blessing. PETITIOyHRiTED Government to. File Brief in Cases. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 21. The United States Supreme Court granted the government's petition for leave to file its brief in the state railroad cases. This means the indefinite postponement of a decision In the cases.

CRISIS Iff STRIKE -TO COME TUESDAY If Belgian Parliament Supports Government Violence Is Anticipated. (National News Association) BRUSSELS, April 21. The turning point in the national manhood suffrage strike is expected to come tomorrow when the chamber of deputies will take up the motion of Deputy M. Masson, which provides for the appointment of a commission to draft electoral reforms. Botu sides . are awaiting tomorrow's meeting of the chamber with anxiety. It is feared that' if the chamber supports the government's attitude the socialist strikers will lay aside their clamness and begin a campaign of sabotake. Liberal members of the chamber insist that the Masson motion shall go to a vote in the chamber, whereas the clericals who control the machinery of government evidently fear to follow this course. M. Vandervelde, one of the chief socialist leaders, assumes a conciliatory attitude. He believes the government will have to give way to the j

demands of the workmen but insists that the strikers demands shall not be excessive. A number of printers and stereotypers have gone back to work, thus allowing the publication of at least a portion of the Brussels press. These workers show their sympathy with the. strike by donating one-half of their salary to the strike fund. . Hundreds of gasworkers will join the strike tomorrow. The walkout of these men will greatly inconvenience the city, tying up the artificial gas industry. " A union of diamond cutters at Antwerp joined the strikers today. Business at Antwerp is stagnant. The strike leaders claim that over 400.000 men are still Idle and maintain the beginning of the second week of the strike sees the chance3 of the men improved. GREAT INDEMNITY ASKED OF TURKEY (National News Association) , SOFIA. April 21. The states in the Balkan league will insist upon Turkey paying an Indemnity approximating $300,000,000. It was announced announced an answer of the allies to the powers proposals would be handed in today. If the powers do not accept the indemnity clause of the Balkan league peace propositions, the war with Turkey probably . will continue. A Constantinople report stated that the war was practically at an end, an armistice having been signed by representatives of Turkey, Servia and Greece. -

ASK BID Oil SPRINKLING AND OILING

Plan of Officials to Oil Streets Running North and South Between Fourth and Twentieth Streets. CLUB COMMITTEE IS MEETING ON MATTER New Law Gives City Right to Appropriate for Purpose of Allaying Dust on Streets of City. A resolution inviting all contractors in the city to furnish bids for oiling and sprinkling the streets was passed at the meeting of the board of works this morning. The members of the board. City Attorney Bond, Attorney Wilfred Jessup and Charles W. Jordan secretary of the Commercial club discussed the question of allaying dust. The plan which the board is now considering is to order North and South A streets oiled at once. All streets running north and south between Fourth street and Twentieth street will be oiled but the property owners will be given an opportunity to' have the work done under private contract. Unless this is done, the board of works will order the streets oiled and assess the property for the amount as in cases of public improvements. Urge Imbmediate Action. Immediate action will be taken as dust on the streets is becoming a nuisance and a menace to public health, according to members of the board. It is believed that, unless the oiling is done under private contract, it will be June 15 before work can be done under contract with the city. Recent amendments to the law for the cleaning, oiling, sprinkling or treatment of the streets, are believed to afford more direct action than was formerly allowed. A copy of the revised law will be obtained by City Attorney Bond as soon as possible in" order to determine whether or not it Is necessary to go through the usual forms of letting contracts. Mayor Zimmerman and City Engineer Fred Charles do not favor sprinkling macadam or gravel streets, claiming that, as in the case of rains, the water thrown on the streets would be the meanB of the destruction of the roadways. They also believe that the proposition would be too expensive. Estimate On Sprinkling. According to City Engineer Charles, to sprinkle fifty miles of streets for twenty weeks during the summer, it would cost not less than $14,000. In making this estimate teams are placed at $4 per day. Each team is given two miles of streets to keep properly sprinkled for the season. Taking 25 teams at $28 per week for twenty weeks, it would cost a total of $14,000 for one season, he says. The board of works will ask that all property owners order the streets j treated in some manner at once in j order that the work will be finished ! soon. Several kinds of oils have been recommended. Gluton is especially recommended but as this costs almost three times the cost of ordinary street oil, it is believed that very little of It will be used. According to Street Commissioner Genn and city officials, very few of the Richmond streets have been properly oiled. WTien the work is begun this year, it was suggested at the meeting of the board that some one be ap pointed to inspect the work of the contractors and see that the oiling is properly done. It is believed that with proper oiling, the treatment should last more than one season. Should Have Inspector. "The people complain when the contractors brush off the dust. but this is necessary. A man should be hired by the city to inspect all streets which have been cleaned for oiling and determine if all the dust has been taken off," said street Commissioner Genn. At a meeting of the public health committee of the Richmond Commercial club a resolution was passed that the city officials be advised to take advantage of the recent law passed by the legislature relative to the oiling or sprinkling of city streets. The meeting of the committee was held this afternoon in the Commercial club rooms. Chairman Will Quigg believes action should be taken by the authorities at this time before the season becomes too far advanced. The law according to the Commercial club officials allows the board of works to ask an appropriation for the purpose of sprinkling all streets in the city, the money then to be taken from the general, fund, or an assessment prepared by the city clerk. The law authorizes the city officials to order .an streets of the city to be sprinkled or oiled while in former years this was optional with the property owners. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Probably fair tonight and Tuesday; rising temperature. . ,, - -

FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS AJJSY TIME Blaze at A. J. Nicholson's Home Caused Big Damage.

STARTED FROM FLUE Companies Answered Three Other Calls Damage Was Small. An attempt to extinguish a roof fire with a garden hose yesterday morning almost cost Albert J. Nicholson, 125 South Tenth street, his house. A telephone call by a neighbor who noticed the smoke from the house brought the fire companies and the blaze was extinguished after it had gained rapid headway. The loss was $325. The fire started in the rear of the house from a defective flue and spread to the roof. A neighbor, seeing it call ed Mr. Nicholson and the two attempt ed to extinguish it with a garden hose. When one part of the root had been extinguished it was found that the fire had spread so rapidly to other parts that the stream of water from the small hose had no effect on the flames. Seeing that the men had not called the fire department Dr. Anderson sent in a telephone call to the department. Very little trouble was experienced by the firemen in putting out the fire. A small fire starting in a trash box was extinguished by the fire companies in the barn belonging to Henry Helmich, 601 South Eleventh street. The fire was discovered at about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The loss wag $25. A small roof fire at the home of Frank Comer. 612 North Twelfth street, was extinguished Saturday afternoon by the fire companies before any damage was done. Sparks from a chimney Ignited the roof at the home of Franiee Owens, colored, 704 South 13th street. The fire was not noticed until it had consumed part of the roof when the fire companies were called. The loss was $250. GREAT CROWD SEES THREE EXECUTIONS Notorious French Auto Bandits Guillotined in Paris Early Today. (National News Association) PARIS, April 21. Callemlne, Soudy and Monier,' three of the notorious French automobile bandits, who were sentenced to death on February 27 for their crimes, were guillotined today in front of Lasalle prison. Callemine and Soudy died calmly with no word of repentence on their lips, but Monier shrank from death and as he was being led to the death instrument struggled violently in an attempt to break away from his guard. With his face ashen and his body twitching nervously Monier was halfled and half-dragged to the guillotine. The bandit whose courage had oozed completely away, shrieked and sobbed with fear as he saw the guillotine, its decapitating knife sUH wet with the blood of his two companions. The executions began Just after dawn. A great crowd had gathered about the platform on which the guil lotine was erected and when Calle- i mine was led forth a shout went up. , Among the spectators were many worn en. Callemine, even in the presence of i death, seemed to glory ic the notoriety j which attended his death. "See the ; foul murderer" cried one woman, hold--10 'Paq Jaq SAoqv Pioqa erH Suf lemine smiled and waved his hand to the child. "I am ready to go if everything is ready," declared the bandit to the executioner. The authorities had decided at midnight that the sentence of the three bandits should be carried out today instead of tomorrow, the date originally decided on. The sentence of Diedennone, the fourth bandit, who was sentenced to death, has been commuted to life imprisonment by President Poincaire. The sudden change in the date of the executions is believed to have been made to prevent any demonstration on the part of friends of the anarchists. Never since the death of Ravashot, the anarchist, who threw a bomb Into the chamber of deputies several years ago were such extraordinary precautions taken. Armed gendarmes and private detectives thronged the boulevard and around the prison. That quarter of Paris was under arms this morning for several hours before the executions took place. The prison ground was carefully sanded so that the mounted guard could get a foothold if there was any attempt to break through. - SERVICE SUNDAY (Palladium Special) FOUNTAIN CITY. Ind, April 21. The high school baecalaureate aei t l;e at the M. EL church Sunday evening was attended by an audience which taxed the capacity of the church. Elbert Russeii of Earlhanu delivered the sermon. The high school commencement exercises takes place Wednes

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FLOOD GATES

OF LANGUAGE ARE TO OPEN Eight Davs of Debate on the Tariff Bill Be Started in the Lower House During the Week. A WILSON MESSAGE ON OPIUM TREATY. Congress to Act on Case of a Banker Who Whipped a Congressman Baseball Trust to Be Probed. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. April 21. Ths flood gates of tariff oratory will . be opened. wide in the house this week when general debate on the Underwood tariff bill will begin to continue for eight consecutive days. At a Democratic caucus tonight a resolution will be adopted to bind members to vot for a motion limiting debate to eight days. Leaders said today they hoped to send the. bill to the senate about May 15. The senate may pass it by August 1. but it is generally believed that the. date of final passage will be late in that month. The report of the majority members of the ways and means committee which framed the Underwood bill will be presented to the house tomorrow. The minority Republican report was presented today. Rep. Victor Murdock. the Progressive member, of the committee, also expects to present a report on the part of the Progressives. Protests continue to be received against the Underwood bllL A large delegation of printing pressmen and allied trades arrived from New York today to file a protest against the measure. Other delegations are scheduled to arrive during the tourse of tb week. GLOVER CASE 18 UP.' ' WASHINGTON. April 21. Formal demand was made on the house today to punish Charles Glover, the millionaire banker, for an assault, on Rep. Sims of Tennessee la Farragut park last week. Rep. Garrett of Tennessee, offered a resolution urging that a select committee of five members be appointed to determine the course of procedure to be adopted. The resolution empowers the committee to subpoena witnesses, examine them under oath and call for necessary books and papers. The resolution was passed unanimously and the speaker appointed Reps. Davis of West Virginia. Rucker of Missouri. Crist of Georgia, Croudy of Iowa and Nelson of Wisconsin as the committee to investigate the matter. Progressive leader Murdock asked Garrett why Glover was not brought before the house immediately. He said there was no dispute about the facta of the assault and no need of a preliminary invetigatlon. Garrett replied that officially the house knows nothing of the assault.' A BASEBALL TRUST. WASHINGTON. April 21. Rep. Hardwick of Georgia, is planning to make a national issue of the case of Tyrus Cobb who has been holding out for. a $15,000 salary from the Detroit baseball club. Hardwick will offer a resolution providing for "an Investigation of the baseball trust, which. It is charged, violates the Sherman law. Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia has sent for a copy of the contract, which, it is alleged, prevents Cobb from receiving the salary he demands. The senator says he 'will study it before determining whether it is illegal. DEMOCRATS NOW HAPPY. WASHINGTON. April 21.cratic senators breathed easier today when they learned that their Republican colleagues had modified their plan for warfare on Democratic nominations by limiting their oppositions to those nominations of Democrats who are to supplant Republican office holders whose terms have not expired. Some Republican senators wanted to hold up all the president's Dominations In retaliation for the blocking of President Taft's nomination last winter. A committee of the Republican caucus to which the question was referred reported against wholesale obstruction. A SPECIAL MESSAGE. WASHINGTON. April 21 In a saeoial message to congress today President Wilson urged the immediate adoption by the United States of the international opium exchange la which practically all the nations of the world have concurred. The message transmits a report from the secretary of state asking for J20.0OO to continue the anti-opium crusade. WEALTHY MAN WORKS WITH A ROAD GANG (National Kews Association) MOBILE. Ala, April 21. Jacob J. Hauser. who owns property valued at $75,000 today began serving a sentence of three months at hard labor with a county raid gang composing of vagabonds aad thieves. Haufer was conTided of violating the state prohij bition laws, and the supreme court of I Alabama refused him a new trisX