Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 141, 24 April 1913 — Page 1

ABUDTMD AND SUN-TELEGRAM r VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 141 RICHMOND, IND, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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BULL MOOSE TARIFF PLAN IS OUTLINED

Progressives Submit Their Report to Congress Which in the Main, Criticises Underwood Measure. WANTS SCIENTIFIC TARIFF REVISION Some Features of the Underwood Bill Are Denounced Income . Tax Principle Gets Indorsement. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 24. Indorsing the Income tax In principle and promising to support reductions in the tariff where the rates are "indefensible" but in the main criticising the Underwood tariff bill as badly prepar- . ed and dangerous to American industry, Rep. Victor Murdock, of Kansas, filed in the house today a minority report on the tariff bill in behalf of the Progressives. Mr. Murdock'a report declares no tariff revisidb should be undertaken until congress can get a report on the various schedules from a non-partisan scientific tariff commission. "AH the provisions of the bill," said Mr. Murdock, "in the matter of tariff, in greater or less degree enter into the delicately inter-related adjustment of the nation's industrial life. Consequences Disregarded. "Yet this task of revision, admitted difficult always, has been undertaken again with the old disregard of consequences and in defiance of a universal popular demand that the tariff shall be revised scientifically, a schedule at a time, upon data that is not ex parte, with full right of debate and amendment, and without secrecy in caucus or committee, and without cloture in congress. "The Democratic party has prepared a tariff which will be injurious to many industries and may be destructive to some , Under the guise of reducing the cost of Hving it may destroy the very basis of our industrial ".-prosperity.. Proposing and promising to cheapen the cost of food and clothing of the working man it may take from him the very thing by which he can earn his livelihood. Proclaiming in one statement that it is cheapening the articles used by the farmer in the next statement it opens the American markets to foreign agriculture and dairy products. "The Progressive party believes in a protective tariff which shall equalize conditions of competition between the United States and foreign countries, both for the farmer and the manufacturer and which shall maintain for labor an adequate standard for living. This would be a true competetlve tariff and the Progressive party maintains that in the framing of such a tariff consideration of all factors affecting the competetive strength of an industry here and In foreign lands is prerequisite." REAPPOINTMENT OF SMELSER IS URGED Term of Board of Medical Registration and Examination Expired. Friends of Dr. S. G. Smelser of this city are urging his reappointment on the board of state medical registration and examination. The appointments to this board are made by Governor Ralston. Dr. Smelser's term has recently expired as has that of Dr. J. F. Spanhurst of Indianapolis. Many physicians throughout the state are recommending other persons for the places though no decision has been made, as yet, by the governor. One of the candidates suggested for the position, by Joseph E. Bell, candidate 'tor mayor of Indianapolis on the Democratic ticket, is Dr. August L. Marshall, superintendent of the Deaconess hospital at Indianapolis. BIG LOSSJU FIRE Two Buildings and Stock Burned Yesterday. (Palladium Special) NEW MADISON, O., April 24. The tobacco sheds and barn on the farm of Simon Swinger, three miles east of Ibis place, in Butler, township .were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. A spark ignited the roof of the tobacco shed and the winds "carried the fire to the barn. Farming implements hay and other feed,-together with a crop of tobacco was burned, in adition to two horses, three calves and several hogs.' Mr. Swinger was badly burned about the arms while attempting to take the stock from the burning barn.

ENGLISH PLEASED WITH JWEIJEGBO Gameness of Tiny Kingdom in Defying Powers May Give Her Scutari.

AUSTRIA VERY ANGRY And Demands Punishment of Her Neighbor, But Other Powers Disagree. (National News Association) LONDON, April 24. Admiration for the boldness of the tiny monarch Montenegro which defied all the great powers and captured the Turkish city of Scutari may yet save the "littllest kingdom" from invasion or other form of punishment. ' It was learned today from a high diplomatic source that the triple entente, composed of England, Russia and France have refused to disembark troops on Montenegrin soil, nor will these powers encourage Austria to invade Montenegro. The other two powers in the triple alliance namely Germany and Italy, are not evincing a burning desire to disembark troops from their warships in the Adriatic. In fact Montenegros courageous behavior and defense of powers immeasurably greater than herself has turned the tide of opinion in some quarters. Austria insists that Scutari remain an Albanian city, but the Montenegrins will not consent to give it up. It has been the national ambition of Montenegro for over four centuries to own Scutari. A telegram from Berlin states that the German press, both official and unofficial, holds that the capture of Scutari by King Nicholas' Montenegrin army will not affect the decree of the powers that the city shall remain Albanian territory. A situation causing the gravest anxiety has arisen as a result of the fall of the city. From Cettlnje comes the word that the Montenegrin people are determined that Scutari shall become a Mon tenegrin city and the little country apparently has the moral support of Servia in this connection. DISCUSS TURK DEBT. ' PARIS, April 24. An international commission appointed to adjust the national debt of Turkey and settle other financial questions relating to the Balkan war, was today summoned to meet in this-city on May 15 The French representatives on the committee will advance a proposition for a division of the Ottoman debt between the Turkish government and the states in the Balkan league. The Balkan states have already expressed willingness to shoulder a portion of the Turkish national debt in consideration for the territory which they will acquire. The allies demands for $300,000,000 war indemnity will also be settled atf the meetings of the committee. A RIOT IH LOHOOH Caused By a Demonstration By the Militants. (National News Association) LONDON, April 24. Mrs. Despard, president of the Mildly militant wornens freedom league, who with two other suffragets was arrested in Trafalgar Square last night for creating a disturbance, was arraigned with her rnmnaninna in Bnw ntrpft nnltae court today. Mrs. Despard was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or serve two weeks in jail. Miss Boyle received a fine of $15 or ten days and Mrs. Wood drew $10 or seven days. Several members of the league mounted the plinth of the Nelson column at Trafalgar Square and began ringing bells and screaming "Votes for women!" The wromen refused to stop their harangues and soon a hostile crowd gathered. "Duck them in the fountain" shouted someone in the crowd and a concerted rush was made for the suffragets. Policemen interfered and' rescued the women. They were locked up on a charge of creating a public disturbance. On the way to the police station an angry mob followed and threatened to take the prisoners away from the policemen and punish them. EXECUTE A GENERAL Zapatista Rebels Also Slay Federal Chiefs Staff. (National News Association) MEXICO City, April 24. General Higinic Aguilar, a federal commander and his entire staff have been executed by Zapatista rebels in the state Morelos, it was reported in an official telegram to the government today. Gen. Aguilar's 12 year old son was slain before his parent's eyes. Aguilar, who fought againstf President Madero in Vera Crux, afterwards swore allegiance to the Huerta government and was leading; an expedition against the Zapatistas in Morelos. The presidential election has been indefinitely postponed by congress over the protest of the Diax followers and further political dissention of a serious nature are imminent.

DIPLOMATIC CORPS HEARSJEACE PLAN Secretary of State Bryan Proposes Agreements Between All the Nations.

NO COMMENT HEARD It Provides to Delay Wars Until Controversy Has Been Investigated. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 24. To an audience composed of diplomatic representatives of the nations of the earth, Secretary of State Bryan with the approval of President Wilson today submitted his proposal for international agreements to delay war. The proposal embodies the principal points of an agreement which the president of the United States is willing to enter Into, with the consent of the senate, with all other nations. It does not attempt to go into details but is only intended to set forth the main propositions, namely, that the president desires to enter into an agreement with each nation, severally, for the investigation of all questions whatsoever. An international commission is proposed and the parties to the agreement are not to declare war or begin hostilities until the report of such a commission has been submitted. The agreement is intended to suppliment any arbitration treaty now in existence or any made hereafter. The proposal further states that arbitration treaties always except some question from arbitration and the proposal of the president is intended to close the gap and leave no dispute that can become a cause of war. The form in which the report by the commission is to be made is left to be agreed upon later and it may be that the time will differ in different cases, but any time, however short, the proposal states, would -furnish an opportunity to investigate and deliberate in the hope that such an investigation could be sufficient to secure a settlement without resort to war. Each party to the agreement is to retain the right to act Independently after the report is submitted. Mr. Bryan's diplomatic audience was greatly interested in his proposal but made no comment on it. They will submit the proposal to their various governments. .. ODD FELLOW LODGES MAY CONSOLIDATE ?ichmond Lodge Makes Pro position to Whitewater Lodge. Vhe Richmond Lodge of Odd Fellows Has made a proposition to the Whitewater lodge where the two orders may consolidate. The members of the Richmond lodge believe better work can be done if a union were perfected. The Whitewater lodge members will hold a meeting Friday, May 2, at which time the proposal will be discussed. The new lodge, if this is done will be known as the Whitewater lodge as it is merely a proposal that the members of the Richmond lodge join the Whitewater lodge. There are four lodges of Odd Fellows at this time in Richmond. It is probable that the proposition submitted to the Whitewater lodge will be accepted. Celebrate Saturday. A celebration of the ninety-fourth anniversary of the entire organization will be held Saturday evening, April 26, at the I. O. O. F. hall. A program of music and speeches will take up the early part of the evening and the remainder will be devoted to a social hour. The affiliated organizations taking part in the entertainment will be the two Rebekah lodges and one Encampment, all of this city. EXECUTION WAS AN AWFULSPECTACLE Rope Too Long and Negro Murderer Strangled to Death for 18 Minutes. (National News Association) UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 24. The most grewsome execution that ever took place in Pennsylvania occurred in the county jail here this morning when John Paris, colored, was hanged for the murder of Thomas Jones. Tile rope was three feet too long and when the trap was sprung Paris' knees struck the floor. The condemned man attempted to rise and run but the sheriff and his deputies hastily pulled his legs np so as to clear the floor. For 18 minutes the negro struggled and twisted until he finally strangled to death. Spectators were compelled to turn their heads, sickened by the torture of the condemned man.

MISSION ARIES

ARE ALL SAFE SAYSR.S.TICE Telegrams Received By Foreign Missionary Committee of Five Years Meeting This Morning. REPORTS ARE READ ON MISSION WORK Committee Takes Up Plans . For Raising Funds to Carry on Work in Various Foreign Countries. Telegrams were received by the Foreign Missionary committee of the Five Years' Meeting in session at the South Eighth Street Friends' church today from Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico, signed by R. S. Tice stating that the missionaries were all safe and requesting the members of the committee to notify friends and relatives. The telegram was dated April 24, and it is probable that revolutionists are caus ing trouble in that locality. No dispatches have been received stating what the trouble might be. Mr. Tlce is one of the Friend missionaries from Russiaville, Ind. The missionaries who are reported to be with Mr. Tice are his wife, Miss Emma Reeder, Miss Nancy Lee, Miss Mary Pickett and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Roberts. Most of these are Indiana people. Work in Mexico. Yesterday afternoon reports were made on the work of missionaries in Mexico and Africa. In Africa fifteen missionaries are maintained and a similar number in Mexico. The conditions are exceedingly good at this time in both countries as far as having the work properly organized. In Mexico considerable work has been done by missionaries. The natives have been appealed to, to ignore calls of instigators of plots against the government. Mrs. Trueblood of this city reported as to the conditions In Mexico. The missionaries of Mexico have made reports to her relaUve to the work of the missionaries in Mexico who have been considerably handicapped In their work by revoluUons. "-in-Africa- the missionaries are con sistently working with the natives to help them in their attempts to culti vate fields the reports read. Plagues are being fought and health conditions are being improved. The evangelistic work is progressing rapidly, it is re ported. To Raise Funds. Plans for raising funds were taken up by the committee. Money is need ed for the work of the missionaries. It was decided that the Friends would co-operate with the churches interest ed in the United Missionary campaign. The plans of raising money have not been made public, as yet. Wm. Taber Her. The African work was reyeiwed by Wm. C. Taber of New York city. He has been closely allied with the African missionaries and is the representative of the African branch to the Five Years meeting. James Carey Reports. " The work of the missionaries in Cuba was reported on by James E. Carey of Baltimore. Reports on educational work being done there was especially Interesting to the members of the committee. In places where at one .time a small coin was given to children and natives to induce them to attend the evangelistic meetings, men are being turned away for want of room. The Friends missionaries, who number fifteen, are mostly stationed in eastern part of Cuba. Harry Keats of Des Moines, la., chairman of the Evangelistic and Church extension committee made arrangements to extend aid to the workers in the church extension department in the western part of the country. In Washington the work of the conventions and yearly meeting will be encouraged. Several parts of the west will be visited by Mr. Keats personally. He will make a further report as to conditions there at the October session of the executive committee of the Five Years meeting. Kenworth at Newcastle. Rev. Truman Kenwerthy of this city, went to Newcastle today to attend the meeting of the Church Extension and Evangelistic committee of the Yearly Meeting of Indiana Friends. TEMPERANCE LECTURE A temperance lecture meeting was given at the high school auditorium last night. The principle address of the evening being delivered by F. W. Lough of Indianapolis. Attempts at organizing a local prohibition society were made at the meeting last night, but nothing definite was decided upon. Rules of the temperance league require that fifteen cahrter members sign before a club prohibiting the sale of liquor can be organized. Organizers of prohibition unions in other cities will unite with the local promoters in another attempt at organization. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers and thunderstorms tonight or Friday cooler.

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THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE BY GAINSBOROUGH. The above is a reproduction of one of the many famous paintings in the great collection valued at $60,000,000 which was left by the late J. Pierpont Morgan In the charge of his son, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr. This wonderful work of the master, Gainsborough, is valued at no less than $150,000. The painting was once stolen from a famous art gallery in London by a notorious yeggman, who inteded to use it as a club by making Its owners furnish bond for an imprisoned pal. The latter was released on a technicality before the painting plan could be put under way and was later sold by the thief for $25,000.

BOARD ADOPTS ITS ROLES OH PRIMARY Progressive Committee Will Meet Tonight to Ratify Action. A meeting of the executive board of the city Progressive committee was held last night and rules for the primary election were adopted. All the members of the board are In favor of a late primary but no date 'has been set as yet. The rules for ' the qualifications of the voters in the primary are slightly different from the regular primary election rules. The rule which was adopted as to the qualifications of the voter is as follows: All Progressives are entitled to participate in the primary election and in such event that there shall be any question as to the qualifications of the voter, his declaration in writing may be required before the election board, that he is a Progressive, shall entitle him to vote." The executive committee is in favor of inviting first voters to participate in the primary election. A meeting of the entire city committee will be held tonight and the primary election rules will be ratified. TEACHERS PAY ROLL HAS BEEN LOWERED Report Shows That Smaller Salary Is Paid New Teachers. . The pay roll of teachers in Wayne township schools during the last year amounted to $10,083.20 which Is about $300 less than was paid out during the preceeding year, according to the report of Trustee James Howarth. The reason for the decrease is that a smaller salary is being paid to teachers who took places of those who retired the preceeding year. Relief teachers received less than the regular teachers. There are at present 18 township schools and eighteen teachers. In addition to the regular teaching corps a music teacher is employed. The salary paid the average teacher was approximately $560 for the seven months. A uniform system is being carried out in Wayne township so that the expenses of maintaining the schools can be ascertained at any time. Officials who graded the papers of the students who took the examinations last Saturday (or diplomas of the seventh and eighth' grades differ in opinion as to the ability of the scholars. Many of the teachers graded the pupils too high it is said, for an average for the term. Some pupils who secured an average. of 95 throughout the term fell as low as 60 in their average on the examinations. DECAPITATED BY TRAIN (XationaJ Xewi Association) STEUBENVILIJS. April. 24. A. O. Gilson, 35, of Dennison, fireman ou a Pennsylvania train running west cf this city, was decapitated today when he Etuck his head out of the cab window and was struck by an eastbound passenger train.

Morgan Collection

TWO YOUNG GIRLS BITTEH BY DOGS May Be Sent to Indianapolis to Receive Pasteur Treatment. The young daughter of Charles R. Stoddard, South Seventh and O. streets, was bitten yesterday by a large bull dog believed to have been Infected with rabies. The dog was killed by Chief of Police Gormon after it had bitten the girl and had bitten several dogs. The child may be aent to Indianapolis to receive the Pastuer treatment if symptoms of rabies develope. Late this afternoon Maxine Henley, the young daughter of Jesse Henley, 1032 North G street, waa bitten by a dog. Chief of Police Gormon stated that when he arrived on the scene where the animal was frightening the entire neighborhood, the dog was covered with froth which was streaming from its mouth. Prosecutions may follow an investigation which is being made by the police of a report that the owner of the animal had been ordered tt keep it confined and had been warned some time ago that . it was infected with rabies. It Is said that residents of South Seventh street have been kept in terror by the animal. Every dog showing signs of having rabies will be shot. A PISTOL BATTLE HOPEDALE, Mass., April 24. One man was killed in a pistol batUe today. The dead man was supposed to be a Hopedale mill operative stopped by strikers on his way to work. Strike leaders, however, declared the victim was a striker and was Bhot by a policeman. TRAINED WARRIORS TO FIGHT0II EVIL Will Be the . Products of School of Social Welfare, Just Organized." (National News Association) WASHINGTON," April 24. To train men and women to fight the white .'slave evil In a systematic manner and to assist in bringing about the regeneration of fallen women, the school of social welfare had Its inception here at a meeting held in the Foundry Methodist Episcopal church. The school which will be the first of its kind -anywhere - wm. proposed in a lecture by Stanley M. -Finch; department of justice special commissioner for the suppression of the white slave traffic- . Women of the church acted at once on the suggestion and it was stated that the" school will be formally organized the last week In May. Mr. Finch gave the assurance that the school would have the support of the government. He 'declared that in the eight years the department had secured the conviction of more than 600 white slavers. He said that there are at present 25.000 men and women in the United States who are making a business of dealing in girls and women. He also said that there are in this country more than 250,000 women j and girls who are inmates of resorts.

WAS COMPANY

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE Bi DEATH TOL Investigation Made of Charge That Suppression of News Hindered Rescue Work At the Mine. TOTAL DEATHS MAY RUN OVER HUNDRED Company Received Word of Disaster Early in After noen But U. S. Rescuers Not Summoned Then. . (National News Association) ' FINLEYVILLE, Fa., Apri That the company's efforts to minimize the extent of the -disaster here, which resulted in the loss i of at least one hundred lives as a result of the explosion in the Cincinnati mine of the Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke company, probably caused the death toll to have been heavier than it otherwise would have been was the report being investigated today by Coroner Huff ran. v i . According to this report the company was aware of the disaster about 1 o'clock yesterday. Officials of the bureau of mines at Pittsburg offered their services at 3 o'clock and declared they could have gotten a mine rescue car on the scene an hoar later. The company officials, however, declared they had;nj details of the explosion and refused the proffered aid on the ground that they had a first aid crew whicKcould handle the situation. ' Federal aid was not summoned until late in the afternoon ansi government experts believed;-2 they had been called earlier; some of the men might h&3 been gotten out alive. At noon today E. M. Johnston, attorney for the Monongahela company, issued a statement that thirtyfive bodies had been recovered, and eighty-five men were stiUin the mine. - This brought the probable death list up to 120. -' Thirteen of the recovered bod ies have been identified, seven of them Americans. z"zz Refuses List of Dead. The company refused to give out a full list of the known dead, flygja of the bodies were badly nJutfXk!2 while others showed that death cauje from afterdamp following the expiCXion. The authorities refused to alWW the relatives to. view the bodies uatU after they had been prepare1 fcr burial. . . , T" At 1 o'clock ten additional bodf had been definitely located. Worksd All the Night. Rescuers worked frantically. all night endeavoring to break tbroufpt the walls of debria so that the bodte could be reached. Outside at th various entrances stood hundreds " of relatives and friends of the entombd miners, waiting patiently for sotua word regarding their lorad ones Tar side. The people seemed to be overawed by wbat bad occurred. A few women were weeping but there waa an absence ".of the usual display 6Z giW attendant upon such disasters. According to mine foremen. 178 mm were in the mine at the time of tha explosion. ' Only seventy-eight, many of whom were badly burned and injured, made their way to safety. TbA whereabouts of the remainder are unknown but old miners here who aided in the rescue work declared that they believed it would have been rm possible for the imprisoned men to ttZB long following the explosion owing; to the firedamp and other gases which seemed to Invade the entire workings. An Uncomflrmed Report. An unconfirmed report early tod&jr declared that several members of a government rescue crew had been overcome by the fatal gases and that one was dead. According to the -report the men entered the mine equipped with oxygen helmets, but after going some distance something went wrong with their apparatus and they fell unconscious. One waa not as badly overcome as the others and ha managed to communicate with those at tb mine entrance by means of." portable telephone which the party carried. 1 Early last night two box cart wer placed on a siding near the Courtney (Continued on .Pag TwoJ

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