Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 146, 30 April 1913 — Page 1

MOOT) PA ABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 146 RICHMOND, IND-, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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l rvi s- a i i hi i i-vi i i I vi SVS & "V J M. . KICKS OVER TRACE Senator Wright Says New Bill, to Be Passed Tomorrow, Is As Offensive As the Former One. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 30 So far Sis the white house Is concerned the i Japanese-California situation is closed and Secretary Bryan will be recalled in a few days. President Wilson today said he would take no further action with regard to tne alien land bill in California unless Japan brings great pressure to bear in Washington. In as much as the bill which will pass the California legislature tomorrow is reported by Secretary Bryan to be in accord with all existing treaties with Japan it is not seen here how the Tokio government can consistently object to the enactment of this measure. Should there be any protest, however," this . government will refer " it through the regular channels of the state department and if damages are awarded by a court of claims It will pay them as it did in the case of the Italian murdere in New Orleans several years ago. SENATOR WRIGHT IN MUTINY SACRAMENTO, April 30. "It does not require much courage to pick a quarrel when some one else will have the burden of maintaining the controversy." This statement was made today by State , Senator Wright, a Republican find .member of the administration majority Jn the California legislature. Senator Wright today declared himself opposed to the antl-allen land bill pending ''before the legislature and against the action of his party in backing the bill. He declares the administration has openly Insulted President Wilson by refusing to heed his advice given the legislature by Secretary Bryan. "The new bill adopted as a substitute by the senate which the administration Intends to pass, is in my opinion, more objectionable than all the former anti-alien land measures introduced in the legislature. While it omits the words 'ineligible to citizenship', it employs other words that bave identically the same meaning. fThe object, therefore, of the California administration measure is to reach the Japanese and Chinese. It Is an Insult to their intelligence to believe that such a law would be less objectionable than if California had enacted law that no Japanese should own Jand In California," Senator Wright frtated. , GREETIIIGJO BRYAN Extended By Frisco Visits Exposition Grounds. (National News Association) SAN FRANCISCO. April 30. Secretary of State William J. Bryan arrived liere at 11 o'clock. He was escorted to the Exposition buildings where he met President Moore and other exposition officials. At 1:30 o'clock the directors tendered him a luncheon after which, the party motored to Golden Gate and thence to the Presidio. They will be met by a troop of cavalry and escorted to the old review grounds in the Presidio. All the troops at the post will turn out in honor of the cabinet ofcer. When the review is over Secretary 3ryan will be escorted through the exposition site to that portion of the , grounds set aside for the palace of agriculture. Dedication ceremonies are to be held on this site. There will be - ebort addresses and ground will be broken for an immense building. Thursday morning Secretary Bryan will return to Sacramento. fcHEPPARDS return FKOM HONEYMOON (National News Association) NEW YORK. April 30. Among the jpassengers arriving today on the steamship Berlin were Mr. and Mrs. F. ; J. Sheppard, the latter formerly Miss Helen Gould. The arrival of the Sheppards ended a honeymoon trip 7,000 miles long and covering eight weeks, during which they visited England, the conUnent and Egypt Shortly after arriving in New York Mr. Sheppard went to the office of the, Missouri-Pacific railway, where he assumed charge of his duties as manager. Mrs.' Sheppard went to the Fifth .Avenue home, but announced she would go later to her country residence at Tarry-town.

CLEANING UP" DAY

Tomorrow, May 1, is the day set aside by civic organizations and city officials as cleaning day. A general observance of the day is expected by the members of the Aftermath society, who are at the head of the movement. Cleaning day has been officially indorsed by the mayor, council, police and health authorities. Not only is it expected that the front lawns be cleaned but it is desired that all back yards, alleys, stables, sheds and other buildings be given a thorough overhauling and all combustible rubbish be burned. A number of school children have signified their intention of taking part in the observance of the day, but don't expect the girls and boys to do all the work. The importance of this annual municipal house-cleaning is now fully realized by Richmond people and by nightfall tomorrow it is expected Richmond will be the brightest, cleanest city in Indiana.

PORTUGUESE PLOT IS NIPPED TODAY Effort of Royalists to Seize the Navy Foiled After a Night Battle. (National News Association) MADRID, April 30 A conspiracy in the Portuguese navy, similar to that which resulted in the overthrow of King Manuel and the setting up of a republic in Portugal was discovered today, according to a telegram from Lisbon. Seven sailors on board the Portuguese cruiser San Gabriel in the Tegus harbor were arrested while trying to signal friends on shore and later one of them confessed that a plot existed to turn the navy into the hands of the Royalists. A government message said that order had been restored following three days of intermittent rioting but admitted that t the situation is still critical. Shortly after midnight a number of ; small boats filled with armed civilians surrounded the cruiser Republica and , attempted to rescue the military and I political prisoners on board. Sentries ! on the ship fired upon the would-be rescuers and drove them away in dis-j order. DRIVE OFF STRIKERS Who Sought to Keep Mill Workers From the Plant. (National News Association) AUBURN, N. Y., April SO Six strikers, three women and three men were arrested today in riots near the International Harvester Company twine mill when employes who abandoned the strike and returned to work were met by 150 strike pickets. One of the men under arrest is Gaeteno Termini, the Italian leader who refused to move on when ordered by the police and denounced the police and Chief Bell. Stones were thrown mostly by the women but the rioting was kept up down the railroad tracks approaching the mill. The militia today with fixed bayonets drove the strikers away from all immediate approaches to the mill. In spite of the effort to stem the tide of returning workers 185 went to work today. ARREST TWO EDITORS (National News Association) CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 30. Charged with publishing an article inciting insurrection, Fred H. Merrick and John L. Ramsay, alleged to be the editors of the Labor Argus, were arrested and thrown Into jail here today. NOTED KENTUCKIAN PNEUMONIA VICTIM (National News Association) LEXINGTON, Ky., April 30. Christie Churchill, the last member of the noted Kentucky family from which Churchill Downs received its name, died here today. He suffered an attack of pneumonia during the private race meeting given by Mrs. Clarence Lebus in Lexington last week. EIGHTY PER CENT ON DRUNK CHARGE Arrests on This Charge Show Increase During Month of April. All former records were broken this month when it was found at police headquarters that almost 80 per cent of the 65 arrests made during the month were for public intoxication. The number arrested on this charge is 46. During March, 39 arrests were made for public intoxication out of a total of 71 arrests, constituting 16 charges. Arrests on but 10 charges were made during April. The arre6ts are as follows: Public inttoxication, 46; assault and battery, 5; breaking the Sabbath, 4; safekeeping, 3; vagrancy, 2; obtaining money under false pretense, 1; trespass, 1; held for superintendent, 1; detention, 1 ; failing to report contagious disease, 1; total, 65.

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VALUATION BOARD ANNOUNCED TODAY Prominent Engineers Will Make Physical Estimates of the Railroads. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 30 The per sonnel of the board of engineers appointed by the inter-state commerce commission to assist in formulating plans for the physical valuation of railroads was announced today. It is composed of R. A. Thompson, now with the California railroad commission; Prof. W. D. Pence, state engineer of the Wisconsin Railroad and tax commission, J. S. Worley of Kansas City, Mo., a consulting engineer in private practice; Howard M. Jones of Nashville, Tenn., consulting engineer in private practice, and E. F. Wendt of Pittsburg, Pa., president of the American Society of civil engineers and now in charge of the engineering work of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad. Efforts are being made through the war department to have an army engineer designated for service with the board. The board will have charge of carrying out the actual work of valuing railroad properties and at the same time make such recommendation to the commission as it deems necessary in expediting the work. UNIVERSITY GETS LARGE ENDOWMENT (National News Association) CHICAGO, April 30. The Northwestern University endowment fund will be enriched by a $2,000,000 fund of anonymous gifts. This secret leaked out today. It was expetced to make the formal announcement of the quiet campaign which has resulted in the large gift at the June commencement. It was reported that James A. Patten, wealthy grain operator, was one of the heaviest donors. This addition will bring the total endowment of the Methodist school up to $11,000,000. MEMBERS OF BOARD INSPECUCCOUNTS Records of School Superintendents in County to Be Gone Over. J. D. Smith and R. C. James, members of the state board of accounts, are now engaged in inspecting the records of the school superintendents in the incorporated towns of the county. This inspection is being made in accordance with the statutes enacted by the state legislature of 1909. The work has been done in many other counties, though it has never been done in Wayne before. Appraisement of all school buildings together with the furniture in the buildings will be made and the reports will be compared with other data. The object is to make an annual examination of records of all officials in each corporation who have any connection with the school work. The report being made will constitute a complete list of the expenditures of the school officials from August 1, 1908 up to the present. The records of the Richmond schools were made by the officials last year. The Cambridge City school records were tabulated today by the officials. BATTLE WITH FLOOD But Great River Covers Thousands of Acres. (National News Association) NATCHEZ, Miss., April 30. The flood situation throughout this section was very grave today. United States engineers with a force of 800 i men at daybreak attempted the labori ions task of blocking up the breaks in the dyke which is now 8,000 feet wide and through which the overflow waters are flooding hundreds of miles of territory. A dispatch from Remy, La., stated that despite the efforts of over 2,000 workmen to bolster up the levees the weaker banks were crumbling under the strain and it was expected they would collapse before nightfalL

E HOUSE GOES STEADILY ON Every Attempt Made By Republicans Today to Alter the Tariff Measure Were Turned Down Flat. TWO DEMOCRATS IN A LIVELY EXCHANGE Leader Underwood Resents Charge of Rep. Stanley That Convicts Work in Alabama Ore Fields. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 30 Attempts today to alter the Underwood tariff bill were without success. Rep. Moore, Republican, of Pennsylvania, offered an amendment which was defeated, to increase the duty on stained glass windows from 30 to 40 per cent. Rep. Butler, Republican, of Pennsylvania, offered an amendment to make the duty ferro manganese $2.50 a ton but it was defeated. Rep. Miller, Republican, Minnesota, Offered an amendent to put duty on iron ore but this amendment also met defeat. The house then defeated on a viva voce vote an amendment by Rep. Austin, Republican, Tennessee, to place a duty of $2.50 a ton on pigiron. The rate in the Underwood bill, which was approved, is 8 per cent ad valorem. The brief debate on pigiron was marked by conflicting views of two Democrats, Rep. Underwood and Stanley of Kentucky. The latter charged that convict labor is worked in the Binning ham ore district. Underwood, who represents that district, sharply contradicted Stanley. "I beg to disagree with my friend, but his statement constitutes a slander on the constituency which I represent," Underwood said. He also doubted Stanley's charge that the steel trust employs practically no American labor and that its labor is compoued EXPECTS LONG GRIND. WASHINGTON, April 30. The house resumed the tariff grind today with the expectation of sitting until 11 o'clock tonight.' Majority leader Underwood is confident the bill can be passed by Thursday a week and he is determined to keep the legislative wheels in motion until the Marathon orators capitulate. Underwood has expressed satisfaction with the progress already made. Democratic members are taking only i a perfunctory interest in the proceedi ings and most of the debate comes from the Republican side of the house. The majority leader remains fixed in his purpose not to resort to a gag rule unless that action is necessary. The ways and means committee has agreed to an amendment to the Underwood bill, the effect of which will be to increase the duties on telescopic instruments from 25 to 30 per cent. It was predicted today that when the agricultural schedule is reached the committee will accept an amendment putting cattle on the free list. Meats were made free and there is much agitation for free cattle. The committee has heretofore kept a duty on cattle by the narrow margin of one vote and it was reported several of the committeemen had expressed a change of heart. 1 FROM NINETEETH STORY WAGNER FELL (National News Association) CHICAGO, April 30. Workmen on the Conway building, a skyscraper being erected in the loop district, were horrified today when John Wagner, aged 45, a riveter, lost his balance and fell from the nineteenth story. His mangled body was found on the girders of the fourth floor. During his descent his body shot through the center of a group of ironworkers setting a girder on the eleventh floor. FORGED $2,000 NOTE (National News Association) WABASH, Ind", April 30. EsUi Cook, postmaster at Ijamsville, tbia county, today confessed to forging the names 'of four wealthy citizens to si note for $2,000 and attempting to raise money thereon. A post office inspector found that Cook's accounts were Etraight and Cook could not explain his action. Cook is apparently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and in view of his previous good reputation prosecutions may be dropped. YOUTHFUL SLAYER SORRY FOR CRIME (National News Association) GENEVA, I1L, April 30. Attorneys for Herman Coppes, the 14-year-old confessed slayer of Mrs. Maud Sleep and her two children today planned to fight' the indictment returned by the grand jury in special session at Elgin yesterday. Motions to quash the Indictments were prepared today. Before being sent back to the county jail without ball, Coppes said that he was sorry he committed the crime.

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(National News Association) CHICAGO. April 30 When Max Beaver, of Davenport, la., umbrella mender, was fished out of the water he told policemen that he came all the way from his Iowa home to commit suicide in Lake Michigan. CHICAGO. April 30. Turning out to avoid running down a cat, George Junkel wrecked his motorcycle. Mary Shannon, aged 19, a telephone operator, who was riding on the back seat of the machine, was badly hurt. The cat was uninjured. CHICAGO. April 30 Roland Jacobs, who died just before his college career began, disposed of $1,200 he had saved in an eighteen word will, leaving the money to his father, brother and sister. HEADQUARTERS OF MILITANTS RAIDED Two of the Leaders Were Placed Under Arrest Police Very Active. (National News Association) LONDON, April 30. Renewed act ivity was shown today by the police in their campaign against militant suffragets. For the second time the headquarters of the women's social and political union In Kings Way were raided. The raid was a spectacular one, taking place at nooon when the streets were crowded with pedestrians. The police entered the building and drove out the occupants. They then formed a cordon about the entrance and allowed none to enter. In the meantime detectives arrived and ' made a systematic search of the of fices of the union. The organization letter flies and the desks were searched and for the time being telephone communication was cut off. Later, five of the leading members of the union, the Misses Carr, Lecox, Barrett and Lake, and Mrs. Saunders were arrested on a charge of malicious destruction of property. They were taken to the Bow street police station. The police captured a large amount of documentary evidence, part of which is said to relate to the threatened reprisals of the militants if Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, president of the Women's social and political onion. Is returned to JalL After the offices had been ransacked the detectives retired and the police stationed a - guard 'around the building. Israel Zwangwill, the famous Jewish author, has come out as a champion of the "cause" and in a bitter atack on the government called premier Asquith's methods barbarous. Miss Penny and Mrs. Drummond were just entering the offices of the union when warrents charging them with conspiracy and malicious destruction of property were served on them. Two hundred police were on ! duty throughout the district In addi tion to the guard around the headquarters building. CHINA ACCEPTS, LOAN Agrees to the Plans For the $125,000,000 Loan. (National News Association) PEKIN, April 30. The Chinese minister of foreign affairs today handed to the representatives of the foreign powers interested in the quintuple loan of $125,000,000 to China, a note accepting complete responsibility for the loan on behalf of the present and future governments of the republic. Following so closely upon reports that President Yuan Shi Kal had decided to resign because of the public hostility against the term of the loan contract, this was regarded as a clever political coup to enable Yuan to retain his political prestige. Since the senate rejected the loan contract yesterday, China has been plunged into a precarious political situation and the foreign diplomats were agreed that decisive and immediate acUon by the government was necessary to retain its prestige. MANY PHYSICIANS TESTIFY IN CASE Testimony in the case of Earl Savage against Dr. Richard Schillinger and Dr.. Charles Marvel for alleged mistreatment of a broken limb will have been submitted by tomorrow morning and it is probable that the arguments will be made by attorneys tomorrow afternoon. Savage demands $5,000 alleging that his leg is crooked and he Is permanently crippled as a result of the. defendants failure to keep it in a state of Immobilization. Dr. A. L. Br am camp was the first physician to testify in the case today. He testified that the fracture was properly treated according to the best of fcis knowledge and belief. The other physicians who testified are Dr. Roy Morrow, Dr. Huff of Fountain City and Dr. Charles Marvel, defendant. Dr. E. R. Churchill of this city also testified. No new developments in the case were brought out yesterday by the defense. Dr. S. C Markley of this city. Dr. J. N. Study of Cambridge City testified as to the proper treatment of the fracture sustained by the plaintiff. Dr. L. G. Bowers, of Dayton. Ohio, testified. He is well known here.

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rlNALLT LUUAItU Brother, Who Lives Here, Gets Letter From Her Employer. AN EARLHAM STUDENT Newcastle Girl Was Believed to Have Met With Foul Play. Through a letter received from E. C. Thornley, manager of the United 5 and 10 cents stores in Philadelphia. Frank H. Weissgerber, 903 North D street, succeeded in locating his sifter. Miss Stella Weissgerber, 19. who left home In Newcastle early in March and from whom no communication has been received, as yet. According to the letter. Miss Weissgerber is In the employ of the United stores company as a music buyer and inspector of all music departments in the stores from Newport News, Va., to Flitchburg. Mass. The letter states that while she is in Philadelphia, she lives with a family of respectable people and that as her work requires almost all her time, she has few companions. It was believed that she had met with foul Play. Attended Earl ham College. Miss Weissgerber formerly attended Earlham college here and is well known In musical circles, being a musician of some ability. Although her home is in Newcastle, she spent most of her time at the home of her brother in this city. The following letter was received by Frank Weissgerber: Mr. F. H. Weissgerber. 903 North D St, Richmond, Ind. Dear Sir Your inquiry regarding your sister, Miss Weissgerber, is at hand and contents carefully noted. Would state that Miss Weissgerber has been in the employ of the above firm since March 28, 1913. Was first employed by the manager of our Camden, N. J., store as piano player, and having shown unusual business ability, was promoted by Gen. Manager Roller to position of music buyer. In this capacity she not only buys the music for all United stores, but inspects the departments, from. .New? port News, Va., to Flitchburg, Mass., as well. Earns a salary of $25 weekly with all traveling expenses paid. , Her services are much appreciated by our firm and the management was greatly surprised to s learn that she had left her home without informing you of her destination. ' Following your instructions, we have questioned her very closely. In-, vestlgated her home life and companions, etc. Find her living in Philadelphia with private family, good, respectable parties and apparently such as only a girl of right living would choose. , Has no companions, as her work consumes almost every minute of her time. States that she does not intend to return home, as she now occupies such a position as she has always desired, but has promised to correspond with you at once. Personally, would say that you need have no fear for Miss Weissgerbefs future. The writer thinks her a very determined business woman and well able to take care of herself. The fact that she could rise to such an important position with this syndicate is ample evidence. ' Yours truly, UNITED 5 & 10 CENT STORES, ' E. C. Thornley, Mgr. Mr. WTeisgerber stated today that be had not the slightest idea why his sister left her home. The young woman's action and her unexplained silence following her disappearance, has caused her family the keenest anguish. TRIAL WAS STARTED Four Police Officers Facing Serious Charges. (National News Association) NEW YORK, April 30. Before the trial of former police inspectors Dennis Sweeney, James Hussey, John Murtha and James F. Thompson, charged with the obstruction of justice were resumed today the four men, handcuffed together like common crim inals, were taken to the appellate dlv-i ision of the supreme court fcr argu-i ments on the habeas corpus writ. I They were denied bail and the trial! began at once. ALBERTA MAY GIVE BALLOT TO WOMEN -. . . . .i (XationsJ News Assorlatioc) CALGARY, Alta, April 30. Alberta ' may be the first province in Canada to give women the ballot. The wo-. man's suffrage question has become 1 a live issue in Calgary through the fsct that one of the candidates forj tne legislature is appealing to the peo- i pie largely on the. platform of votes j for women. This Is George H. Ross, who is also aa alderman of the city! end a lawyer with advanced ideas. In i every speech Ross advocates the giv-j ing of the vote to the - weaker sex. Whether or not his campaign will , make a big bit with the men remains j to be seen,

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I Illinois Vice Commission Wants Federal Government to Assist in Reforming the State Capital. RIOTOUS MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT Crowd Disturbs Committee's Investigation and Police Had to Clear the Room of Disturbers. (National Nwa Association) SPRINGFIELD, Hi, April 50. Aid of the United States government to correct conditions existing in Springfield was asked today by Lieutenant Governor O'Hara. chairman of the Illi nois senate white slave committee, following a night session here at which police were engaged to eject disturbers. The lieutenant governor today sent a telegram to Congressman Robert Hill, of Marion, asking him to lay before President Wilson a transcript of the testimony taken at the Springfield hearings of the committee. The committee has obtained evidence that girls of IS or .16 received $3.60 or S for 55 or 60 hours work at the Springfield plant of the International Shoe company, a S25.000.OOO St. Louis cor po ration. The climax of last night's hearing came when "Bill" Alexander, a foreman over fourteen young girls in the shoe factory, was called to the stand. Several of the girls had testified as to his cursing them and driving them to work harder. Part of the crowd kept np a continual handclapping. stamping of feet and whisUing and Lleut-Gov. O'Hara called a detail of police who ejected the noise-makers. Organized opposition to the committee has been manifested in Springfield and it was understood that two of the leading attorneys of the city had been retained to begin legal steps to obstruct the investigations by tying up the $10,000 legislative appropriation for the committee's expenses. PROBE JOHNSON CASE. CHICAGO. April SO. A new Investigation of Mann white slave act violations charged against Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, was under way today. The federal grand jury which was believed to have additional evi-. dence against Johnson, heard "Yank" Kenney, a former trainer of the pugilist, who, it was reported furnished evidence in addition to that already in the possession of the district attorney. -. Johnson's trial on the white slave ' charge was scheduled to begin before federal Judge Carpenter. A call for a venire of fifty men from whom to select a jury was sent out today. ONE MORE CHARGE. CHICAGO, April 30. An adltlonalindictment contained the name of the same woman who was named In the previous bills against the pugllstl. Belle Schrelber. The Indictment) charges she ' was brought to Chicago from Pittsburg In ' 1910 for Immoral purposes. The trial will come , p Monday. . . AUSTRIA TO ADOPT COERCIVE MEASURE' War With Montenegro Will Follow if the Latter Continues Its Policy. (National News Association) VIENNA. April 30. The Austrian foreign office announced today that the Austrian government would immediately adopt coercive ' measures against the Montenegrin government unless there is a change of attitude at Cettlnje. A PREMATURE REPORT. LONDON. April 30. A telegram from Cettinje states that the report that Baron Giesel on Gleslingevn." Austrian minister to Montenegro, had been recalled, is premature. It was learned here from a semi-official source that Count von Berchtholdt. the Austrian foreign minister has informed the powers that Austria will make no overt move against Montenegro until after the meeting of the ambassadors here tomorrow. A dispatch to the Neu Freie Presse stated that the civilian population of the towns of Cattaro and Buda on the Hungarian-Montenegrin frontier are abandoning. their homes in fear of a conflict between ALriaa and Montenegrin troops. The same newspaper announced that Italy had agreed to support Austria In any action the. latter might take again. st Montenegro. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight

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