Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 158, 12 May 1913 — Page 1

PA AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL, XXXVIII. NO. 158 RICHMOND, IND, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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MAYOR GIVES

AN EDICT TO 'TRACTION CO.

Must Consent to Arbitrate the Cincinnati Trouble orj the Citv Will Ask rran-1 chise Annuled. A GENERAL STRIKE THE PROSPECT NOW Eight Thousand Allied Building Trades Union Men Are Out and Building Work Is At Standstill. BULLETIN. CINCINNATI, May 12 Vience broke out this afternoon when the Cincinnati Traction company attempted to operate street cars with imported strike breakers. One car was burned and the crew was stoned and driven from five other cars, which were wrecked in th streets of the down-town business section. On the Avondale line a car passing Hunt and Broadway streets burst' into flames as a wagon load of alleged strikers drove alongside, poured gasoline over the car and set Are to it. The crew of ten men deserted the car to escape 'the flames and were pursued by a crowd. (National News Association) CINCINNATI, O., May 12 Com-! pletely crippled and paralized by the etrike of motormen and conductors, ; no attempt was made today by the Cincinnati Traction company to operate any cars. The company is preparing to break the strike with import-, ed men and already has 500 strike-: breakers assembled at its barns in this city. " ' j There is a prospect that the state j militia may be called out to aid the local authorities. j Mayor Hunt today refused the traction company's request to place police-1 men on cars to be manned by strike j breakers. He said the police would

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would do nothing to help break the; strike. ! Mayor Hunt also declared that if he does not receive an answer to bis letter to the president of the traction company demanding that the company arbitrate the differences with their men by 6 o'clock tonight court proceedings will be instituted to annul their franchise. Practically all building construction was tried up today when 8,000 men of the Allied Buildings trades were locked out by the employers association as a result the refusal of 700 men now on strike to return. to work this morning. It is believed this strike will complicate the already serious street car situation and sympathetic strikes of all trades in the city are feared. STRIKE BREAKERS HERE. Five Patrolmen Were Stationed at Depot. A Special train of 500 strike breakbound from Chicago to Cincinnati to relieve the street car employes strike there, passed through the city Saturday night. The police were warned that the men would 'stop here for an hour and five patrolmen were detailed to the Pennsylvania depot. The men tried the usual tactics of "rushing" the lunch counter at the depot restaurant.. The patrolmen prevented them from stealing anything as was done on a previous occasion. O'HARA THE WINNER Charges Made Against Not Sustained. Him fXatlonal News Association) CHICAGO, May 12. Deuials that Lieutenant Governor O'Hara was a member of a party of four at the Hotel Sherman for three days in January were made to the senate sub-comml-tee investigating ohareres of immoral ity against the lieutenant' governor today. Employes of the hotel told of serving drinks and food to a party of three, two women and one man in a suite there. Members of the Chicago Fress club testified that they saw Mr. O'Hara at the club on the night of January 17 and the two subsequent nights. Kdward Donnelly, business manager vi iue j luiri oiit-i mail, Hieillllieu Hie hotel registration for two couples on January 17 for the suite of rooms occupied by the party. John Zacharias, captain of the room servants, read from the hotel records that breakfast was served to three persons in that suite on January 18 and 19. Zacharias testified that there were two women and one man, the latter a good looking man of light complexion, and of smooth face. TO ATTEND INSTITUTE Herbert Pettijohn, boys' secretary of the Y. .M. C. A., has gone to Culver, Ind., to attend a boys' national institute. The affair is in the nature of ft VCiifiiBX school . .

"MRS. WILSON MINDS HER OWN BUSINESS' MRS. WOODROW WILSON (Photographed in Washington) WASHINGTON, May 12 "Mrs. Wilson minds her own business and never interferes in the doings of the administration." The foregoing statement was issued from the White House regarding a rumor that Mrs. Wilson had been given the privilege of . appointing Park Bowie, a schoolday ; chum, to the postmastership of Rome, Ga., where she was born. It was fur ther stated that all Mrs. Wilson did was to refute attacks that had been trees will yield so heavily that it is character. DRASTIC METHODS WILL RE. PURSUED ' -y:"" """ "----. Unfair Methods to Influence Congress Will Bring About Prosecutions. j j PLAN IS OUTLINED j - vy A r vUtS in Wages AS Protest On New Tariff Will Start a Lot of Trouble. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 12 The criminal clause of the Sherman anti-trust law and the prosecuting powers' of the department of justice will be used in defense of the reduction in duty prescribed by the Underwood tariff bill. If combinations are found among employ-:

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ers to restrain trade and intimidate j same place. When asked what differcongress by cutting wages and clos-1 ence it would make ii they lived in

ing factory doors, criminal suits will be instituted. This was the frank intimation today of Senator John Sharp Williams of the senate finance committee. "The protected interests are coming to us with the same old plea that they are threatened with ruin," said Senator Williams. "They threaten to cut wuges or assert mat it win oe neces- i sary to cut them. This is plainly intended to intimidate congress. If it should be ' discovered that the interests are combining for this purpose, the Sherman anti-trust law is sufficiently broad to cover such acts, and we may land some of the gentlemen behind the bars: "Injunction and criminal actions have been brought against those who combine to strike. The same instrument may be used against those who combine to restrain trade by lowering waes and closing factories. It is a poor rule that does not work both ways. " " " PUN A REFERE j Alien Land Bill Will Go tO the People. (National News Association) SACRAMENTO,' Cal., May 12. Referendum of the anti-alien land bill to the people of California has been determined on by the Democratic leaders of the state. This was learned today following the receipt of a telegram from President Wilson to Governor Johnson asking him to veto the measure. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers tonight or Tuesday; warmer tonight in south portion.

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APPOINTMENT

Of H. President Kelly of Earlham, Thinks Candidate For Local Superintendency Not Man For Place. GIVES OBJECTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE He Thinks Lebanon Man Places Too Much Value on the Benefits of Vocational Education. A vigorous protest has been filed by President R. W. Kelly of Earlham col-J lege with the Richmond board of edu-1 cation against the appointment of H. G. Brown of Lebanon as superinten- ! dent of the Richmond schools. Mr. Brown is superintendent of schools at Lebanon, Ind., one of the best known educators in the state and was recently appointed as the Progressive member of the state board of education by his fellow townsman, Governor Ralston. It is understood that Mr. Brown was one of the four or five applicants for the superintendency of the local schools the school board was seriously j considering offering the appointment to. Mr. Brown's activity in the inter- j ests of the promotion of vocational trainmg appears to be the reason for Kpllv.- nrotBt ir- lvei,y 8 ProieBi. wnen air. tveiiy. was quesuonea mis morning regarding his reported objections to the appointment of Mr. Brown as head of the local school system he at first declined to make any state- j ment on the ground that he had no j desire to become involved in any controversy, but later he consented to make a statement in the presence of j one of the members of the school board so hi company with a newspa- j per man, he called upon Charles W. Jordan, -iunior .iiMsnexjJL-the hoaxd, and then declared that the appointment of the Lebanon man was objec-j tionable to him because of Mr. i Brown's intense advocacy of the voca-; tional educational system. Would Cause Racket. President Kelly after outlining his objections to Mr. Brown heatedly exclaimed, "I tell you, if you appoint that man you will stir up an awful racket." . j In substance Mr. Kelly stated that Governor Ralston was a strong advocate of vocational education and that j the appointments of Mr. Brown and Pettis A. Reid of this city as mem- j bers of the state board of education, j of which Mr. Kelly is also a member, , rere for the reason that he knew both j men to be in thorough sympathy with ; this new educational movement. j "I object to having vocational train-1 ing made the dominant feature of edu-' cational work," the Earlham executive j then added. Mr. Kelly also stated that he did not think both of the leading advocates of vocational training on the state board of education should be from the the same city, or each man came from a riiffront sooHnn of th Ktato he replied that he based his objection on i the fact that if both Mr. Reid and Mr. ; Brown resided in Richmond they would concentrate their vocation work in this city, which Mr. Kelly intimated would be objectionable to Earlham college. There is pending in congress a bill 'appropriating several million dollars for the establishing of vocational edu- , cational institutes in various states, and from the statements made by Mr. Kelly the impression was gained that his "fear that Mr. Reid and Mr. Brown might concentrate their vocational educational work in this city," meant that in the event of the passage of the bill referred to they might use their influence to have one of the four institutions proposed for Indiana established in Richmond, which might have an undesirable effect on Earlham college, which merely offers classical and engineering courses. Not Enemy of Plan. After his meeting with Mr. Jordan, Mr. Kelly stated that he did not wish to be shown in the light of an enemy of vocational education, but that he is not in favor of making it the dominant feature ot educational work. I am in favor of vocational training but not to the exclusion of all other branches of educational work. I think my position, on this question is suf- ! ficiently well understood," he said. The Earlham executive then stated that his objection to the appointment of Mr. Brown as superintendent of the iocai schools was for the reason that i Mr. Brown laid entirely too much ! stress on vocational work. What effect President Kelly's protest against the appointment of Mr. Brown will have Is not known, but it is stated that no one has yet been decided on for the office, and, as far as known. Mr. Brown's ndidacy for the office Is still under consideration, but the virtual threat of the Earlham executive that the college will sever friendly relations with the local school authorities in the event of his ajDDoint-

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HAD BLOODY FIGHT ON NEWMAN'S HILL Seab Carroll Badly Cut By Razor Welded By Chas. Lanning.

BOTH MEN ARE FINED Threats to Kill Were Made By Participants, It Is Said. In a fight Saturday night on Newman's Hill, between Charles Lanning and Seab Carroll, a molder at the American Seeding Machine company. Carroll was badly cut with a razor weilded by Lanning, who, in a fit of drunken rage over Carroll's interference with his family troubles threatened to kill Carroll. Both the men were fined $5 and costs in police court tnis morning. Lanning was arrested on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill while Carroll was charged with assault and battery. Both the men were intoxicated. Carroll is badly cut about the head and body, stitches having been required to close several of his wounds. Lanning received several scalp wounds from a board with which Carroll struck him. Wanted Full Keg. The trouble started when Mrs. Lanning asked her husband not to go to a saloon where Lanning and Carroll had started to buy a keg of beer. Lanning who was riding in a wagon with Calroll refused to heed his wife's pleas and when she reminded him of the fact that there had been no food in the house that day and that the rent had not been paid, Lanning jumped from the wagon, threatening her. Lanning started to the house, 924 Sherwood street, Newman's hill and Carroll interfered, holding the gate so that he could not enter the yard, Lanning finally forced an entrance. running after his wife who stood in the door, it is said. Mrs. Lanning testified that he did not strike her but that the noise which led Carroll to believe Lanning was beating his wife, was caused by Lanning falling over a BjniOLkobby-hor6eyLte ed Mrs. La suing,- tearing the slef ra of her dress. Carroll claims that this is what-lead to the" attack which he made on Lanning. Carroll knocked Lanning down twice, kicking him and finally sitting on him and striking him with his fist, j it is alleged. Neighbors separated i them. Mrs. Lanning fled to Carroll's j house for protection, further enraging Lanning who threatened to kill her. she said. Threats to Kill. Mrs. Lanning testified that Carroll said, "If you will only say that you don't love that man. I'll get my shot gun and shoot him down like a dog." He also made the threat to Carroll, she said. He hunted for the gun but could not find it. Lanning then ran into his house and secured a razor. When the police arrived they found Carroll and Lanning in a struggle. The cutting was not witnessed but both men were covered with blood. Carroll's clothing served to bear out the man's story of the cutting. The crown of a hat which he wore was completely severed by the first slash which Lanning made. His clothing was slashed and bloody. Mayor Zimmerman stated that both i the men were to De Diamed lor tne fight. He made the fine light as Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. Lanning both have i smait emmren w nicn tney wouia not ; De aDIe to support unassisted Dy tneir husbands. The mayor stated that Carroll could have avoided the fight eas - ily and that as he was not as badly intoxicated as Lanning, he should not have tried to take him to a saloon to secure more liquor. It developed that Carroll took Lanning's money from him. He returned this at the order of the court. Carroll paid his fine but Lanning was sent to the county jail for fifteen days. TRIAL WAS DELAYED Miss Underwood Ready Defend Her Action. to (National News Association) MUXCIE, Ind., May 12. The trial of Miss Doris Underwood the young Hartford City school teacher, charged with shooting Otis Fisher, a young j Muncie drug clerk, with intent to kill was delayed today by the illness of Judge Frank Ellis, the presiding circuit court judge. Attorneys for both sides agreed on Judge Charles Sturgis of the Wells circuit court and he promised to come here from Bluff ton and start the trial. All witnesses and prospective jurors were on hand and the defendant was tn the city but did not appear In the court room this forenoon. She was accompanied to Muncie from her home by her father, lawyers and a large party of friend? Miss Ada 'Underwood, the 18 year old sister of the accused young w oman over whose alleged betrayal by Fisher the shooting took place, also was in the city. Fisher is under a rtatutory charge made by Ada Underwood, but

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Protest a llffle Practice

S. E. Nicholson, editor of the American Friend, published in this city, today stated that it was quite probable that all yearly meetings of the Friends church would this spring, summer and fall protest against that feature of the Panama canal law which provides free tolls for American vessels. Mr. Nicholson, as chairman of the legislative and temperance board of the Five Years meeting, is of the opinion that this discrimination is a violation of a treaty between the United States and Great Britain, and he is also cf the opinion that the Friends church f America will advocate that the free tolls feature of the law be repealed or) that the United States government ; TO GET OPINION ON NEW MEASURES LAW City Attorney and Market Master Interpret Law Differently. At the meeting of the Mayor's cabinet this morning, Marketmaster John I Taylor reported that preparations for ! the coming market season were being made. He said that the market house on South Sixth street would be paint ed. Mr. Taylor is making arrangements for the sale of the stalls at the market as provided in a recent ordinance by council. A report of the convention of market masters and weights and measures inspectors, held recently at Indianapolis, was made. Mr. Taylor called attention to the law regarding the sale of commodities by weight and standard measure. A letter he received from the attorney general of the state, gives the opinion of state attorneys that nothing could be 6old by the box or bag unless the exact amount is attached. City Attorney Bond did not interpret the law this way and was instructed to communicate with the attorney, general on the matter.. r- Taylor stated that measures with open bottoms would no longer be tolerated and that these would be elim inated from all the groceries in the He has no-! city within a few weeks. 4ifiw 1i a Haalnrc rt lan d snlUrf In 11 "

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and - this 'will be . completed.' within a few days. e , t;t waA. . . . v . , submitted a report of the work done during April. The damage caused by the flood greatly increased the expenaitures wnicn lomiea ji.uo.oj. mei parks were inspected May 1 and found in an excellent condition. Street Commissioner Genn made complaint to the mayor's cabinet this morning regarding a carload of crushed stone received from the Greenville Stone company of Ohio. Mr. Genn stated that the stone is of no- use to

the street department and cannot be ; county Supt. Williams. The plan is to used in making street repairs. He j present the proposition to the Jackasked the board to reject the contract township farmers as it has been

for stone with the Greenville company

and secure a contract with another COunty. It is believed they are in symcompany. pathy with the movement and will co-

William E. Whitacre, superintendent of the crematory submitted his report to the mayor this morning. WAR WILL END SOON Turkey and Allies Are Ready For Peace.' . (National News Association) ATHENS, May 12. The end df the war between Turkey and the states of !the Balkan confederation is at band. The only thing which remains to be done now is the formulation of a treaty of peace. The reply of the Balkan allies to the recent representations of the powers was handed in today, and it contafns a definite promise on the part of the Balkan states and Greece to cease all hostilities until a peace treaty can be J drawn up. Notification was sent to the powers from Sofia, Belgrade, Cettinje and Athens that peace plenipotentiaries will be dispatched immediately to London. It is expected the peace negotiations will be renewed in London within a fortnight. WEED WILL ATTEND Y, M. C. ft, MEETING International Convention to Be Held At Cincinnati. H. S. Weed, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. will go to Cincinnati tomorrow where he will attend the international convention of the Y. M. C. A. The convention proper begins Thursday May 15 and continues until May 18. Mr. Weed -will attend two preliminary meetings before the convention sessions begin. Roy J. Horton. physical director at the local Y. M. C. A. will go to Cincinnati Wednesday to attend the Physical Directors conference held in connection with the conven-

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consent to have th question arbitrated before The Hague peace tribunal. The legislative and temperance

board of the Five Years meeting is also preparing to make a fight on a bill now pending in congress appropriating $100,000 to promote rifle practice among school boys of the country. "This bill is objectionable to the Friends church, which stands for universal peace." said Mr. Nicholson. "Rifle practice by school boys would encourage a warlike spirit, which would be deplorable. I do not know if the bill will be considered at the extra session of congress, but it it is. the board will bring pressure to bear to hare it defeated without further loss of time." TRUSTEE OPPOSES PLAN FOR EXPERT Mason, of Jackson Township, Refuses to Solicit Subscriptions. At the meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education held this morn ing in the office of County Supt. Williams it was learned that Trustee Mason of Jackson township had noi even presented the proposition of securing an agricultural expert for Wayne coun ty to the farmers of his township, where it is the duty of Mr. Mason to collect or solicit subscriptions for the fund. Every township in the county has raised the money necessary to bring the expert hare with the exception of Jackson township and Wayne township. There is approximately $50 short in Wayne township and this sum will be raised, the officials in charge of the proposition declare. In Jackson township no effort has been made on the part of Mr. Mason to secure the $55 which shall be Jackson township's share of the $."00 which must be subscribed by farmers in this county. Providing the $500 is raised an additional $1,000 will be appropriated by the state and $1,500 by the county commissioners The expert will not only be the scieatlf'c adviser of the farmers and stock raisers of the county, but will also have charge of the agricultural departments of the I SCnOOIS. I - . . 1 . 1 nwflt 7 t6"rrd makftrgr the'Taftns of the conn tty more efficient. The money could be raised from business men in this city if necessary, it ib said. Two dusiJ faJ prom,8ed o ;ur fund if u tmM not j otht;rwise. , The authorities were Tery much surprised at Trustee Masons views and cannot understand his opposition to the project. It will probably be necessary to appoint a committee to make the campaign of the farmers of Jackson township. The committee will be composed of members of the Commercial club and pre8entea to other farmers in the I ; operate. MAY PUT UP A NEW TREMOJUUILDING Reported That Negotiations Are on For 99-Year Lease. . .t.r According to information from authentic sources, one of the most important real estate deals consummated In this city for several years will be made within the next week or so. It is reported that the Tremont : Block, commonly Vaughan building. known as the 1 Eighth and Main streets, will be leased by the heirs of i the Vaughan estate to a real estate agency ot Dayton and that the present i building win be torn down ana a new building constructed It is understood that negotiations ; are now on for the leasing of the i building and that an attempt is being made to obtain a ninety-nine year lease. The rent per annum it is said. in the event the deal is closed, will be j S,000 per annum A modern structure will be erected with storerooms on Main and Eighth streets and office rooms above DURBIN HOME BURNS Fire At Economy Causes $1,200 Damage. (Palladium Spc!al ECONOMY, Ind., May 12. A fire believed to have resulted from a de fective flue, almost destroyed the residence of Thomas Durbln yesterday morning at 11:30. The fire gained considerable headway. The loss la estimated at $1,200. Insurance on the building amounts to $700. As the house is situated some distance from town, it was some time before men could be summoned to aslV in cxttnsuislUBg the. flames,

V0TE1T0 ASK

THAT MEETING BE HELD SOON Representatives of Progres sive Forces of Republican Party. Want Call For National Convention. TRAUTMAN ISSUED FORMAL STATEMENT, Says Change Should Be Made on Basis of Representation So That Party's Will May Be Determined.; (National Xewa AaocUt!on CHICAGO. May 12 Representatives of the progressive forces of ths Republican." party meeting In Chicago today, voted to ask "the Hepubllraa national committee to call a national convention at as early a date as prae -ticable to consider matters of party re-organl ration. The resolution was voted through following Its advocacy by Governor Herbert S. Hadley, o! Missouri; Senator Cummin, of Iowa. i and other progressive leaders. Sen- , ator William Borah, of Idaho, opposed the resolution. After the resolution was passed a formal statement was Issued by Stats , Senator Trautman, of Kansas, a member of the program committee. The statement follows: "At an Informal conference of Republicans from eleven states held In Chicago. May 12, 1913. It was voted that it be submitted to the Republican . national committee as the opinion of those present that a national eonvenion should be held this year at an early date for the purpose of consid ering the expediency of changing the basis of representation in future conventions so that delegates shall proportionately represent Republican voters and not the general population, to the end that the will of the members" of the party may be more accurately determined; also for the purpose of changing the rules relating to delegates and members of the national committee so that the primary election isws . of the ; various states shall be recognized and have full force; and also for the purpose of making such' other changes in the method of conducting national conventions and campaigns as shall conduce to giving the utmost possible effect to the principles and policy of the party. "It was further the opinion that such a convention might usefully and properly take any other action desirable to re-unite the party and give .assurance that it stands for conservative and progressive activities in the affairs of government to the end that the common welfare mj to advanced." . TO REPORT OH FIRES The Trustee Receives Notice From Marshal. State Fire Marshal W. E. Longley notified Trustee Howarth today to notify immediately the state office of all fires the origin of which are unknown. The township official is urged to acquaint himself with the law regarding this work and to be fully qualified to discharge his duties as representative in Wayne county of the state department. Only one fire occurred last year which appeared to have been of .Incendiary origin outside of the city and one In the city. e . i i i - ... MAY DAYS OF j PREPARATION It doesn't much matter what your plans for June, July or August are, but you must agree that your comfort during those months will be greater If In the pleasant month of May you take advantage of all of the opportunities offered for preparation. Last-minute shopping is distressing and unsatisfactory. The weather is warm, the streets and shops are crowded, and the stocks are not nearly as fresh and attractive as they are now. Therefore., be forehanded and let your bead hafi yoor heels." Plan your iurTBr ootflt now, no matter boV nail or how extensive it mV be; and not only plan it but feet it. You will have a lot more fun later on if yoi have provided yourself with what you need in apparel and sporting goods before the season is in full swing. If you have any doubt about what you want look at the advertise menu in The Palladium and other good newspapers and you will find plenty of suggestions. , t Circulation Over 7,700 v