Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 163, 17 May 1913 — Page 1

MOM) PALLADIUM Id AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVin. NO. 163. RICHMOND, IND, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS PIERCE SAYS HOUCK COMMITTED SUICIDE Verdict of Coroner on Death of Centerville Man Filed Today.. DISCUSS BY-LAWS FDR ORGANIZATION County Progressive Club Holding Meeting This Afternoon. Where Suffragettes May Be Sent T THRONGED BY H. S. PUPILS FLIES TODAY

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Estimated At Least 1,000 Athletes and Rooters From All Sections of State Are Here Today.

STATE MEET BEING HELD AT EARLHAM Manual Training and Short ridge High Schools of Indi anapolis, Are Well Repre sented. All railroad trains and lnterurbans Into this city last evening and this morning brought athletes and rooters from all sections of the state, in anticipation of the state high school track and field meet which opened at 1 o'clock this afternoon on Reid Field, Earlham. This morning the principal streets of the city were thronged -with high school boys, all of whom wore colors of their respective schools. It is estimated that between 1,000 and 1,100 students, representing forty of the high schools in the state are here and enthusiasm in the meet today surpassed that shown at all previous meets. There are more schools ntered and more athletes from each school than heretofore and it is expected that when the sun sets upon Reid Field tonight many of the state records will have fallen by the wayBide. The Manual Training high school of V Indianapolis' has a larger delegation iof rooters than any other school in Indiana. This morning 400 students from that school came here on three special lnterurbans, arriving at Eighth and Main streets at 10:30 oclock. A parade from the center of the city to the Westcott hotel was held this morning by the Manual Training boys, headed by a band of their own of twenty-four pieces. The Shortridge high school has a delegation of more than 100 students, who arrived here this morning on a special car on the Pennsylvania. A number of students from other schools in the state came in automc biles and on motorcycles. Enthusiasm Here. v Enthusiasm in the local high school during the last week was rife. A band of seventeen pieces was organized and ; participated , in parades held in the .principal streets of the city this morn'ing. This afternoon the local school's band marched to Earlham at the head iof a number of students. Jnst what the Richmond school will

3o in the meet has been a problem of much speculation. The number of Richmond athletes entered is twentyfive. Ray Meyers is expected to show up well for the Richmond school. ' However, despite the fact V that the local school has. turned out a good all-round team, no phenoms have 'been discovered in trial practice. MillIholland, in the 880-yard run is the best bet of Manual. Lame Boy Entered. Bennett Cordier, of South Bend, is expected to come out in the lead in the quarter mile and shorter dashes. Cordier is lame and limps so badly that his defect is noticeable even when he walks. In his freshman year he went out to make the track team and although jeered by schoolmates he steadily improved and is now regarded as the best quarter mile in the northern part of the state.

The best chances for Shortridge lie in the sprints and the quarter. Bieler, Goldman, Hare, Troemel, Newlln, (Continued on Page Eight) Where the Children Come In. There seems to be as much style in children's clothes now as there is in grown-ups. And the children know it, too. The other day a little girl came home from school and astonished her mother by saying: "I don't want to wear this dress any more. I want a Russian blouse like all the other girls have." Now the mother knew that there were such things as Russian blouse dresses, but that children were wearing them had escaped her notice. Being a wise woman she hastily sought counsel with the advertisements of Tin Palladium, and there she discovered just what "all the girls were wearing," and where she could buy most advantageously for her little daughter. Many a mother has found that in order to know what to get for her children she must keep herself Informed of changes of style through reading the advertisements of the shops in a reliable papef. They tell her not only what the other children have, but where each article may be bought. Circulation More Than 7,800

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Peculiar Feature of Testimony Given 111 Health Was Cause. The verdict of Coroner Pierce was filed this morning in the death of Col. Isaac Houck, 66, of Centerville, stating that the man died from a gun shot Belf-inflicted with suicidal intent on May 2. Testimony was taken from the widow, Mrs. Adelaide Houck, Richard Houck, an adopted son, Mrs. JosephUiai 11U VUttO, l.Uillt , -W.MJ - Wright and Larkin L. Lemmons. Though it was rumored that Houck's suicide was the result of domestic troubles, according to the testimony of those examined, Houck ended his life because of ill health and financial trouble. Mrs. Houck testified that her husband had been in ill health for more than a year and had grown des pondent, had insomnia and had often threatened to end his life. Mrs. Houck quoted her husband as saying, "O, if I could only go to sleep and never awaken." All her attempts to cheer him were of no avail, she testified. On the morning of May 2, Mr. Houck went to his home. At 10 o'clock he said he would have to go to a business establishment as he had forgotten something. Mrs. Houck said she persuaded him not to leave the house as he was ill and she said she would get a messenger. He consented and she left the house to get a boy and on returning to the house went to his room. She found her husband's body lying on the floor. She saw blood stains on the floor and the gun lying against the body and Immediately ran . from the house calling neighbors. "I told you this would happen" cried Mrs. Houck. She asked that the body not be touch ed until examined by the coroner. When Coroner Pierce and Prosecu tor Reller arrived the body was found in about the same position as when discovered. The muzzle of a doublebarrel shot gun had been placed in his irsuth and the right barrel discharged. Biood stains where the shot emerged and a cut on the nose and cheek caused by falling were the only external signs of injury. The bones of the lower jaw, the skull, face, frontal and perietal bones were broken. A peculiar feature of the suicide is that none of the persons who submitted testimony testified that they heard the report of the gun. The gun was brought from Houck's farm April 25, by Houck who obtained it from his tenant, Larkin Lemmons. He said he wanted to shoot cats which were bothering his chickens. No chickens were cwned by him at that time. On the day Houck obtained the gun Lemmons testified that he appeared to be weak physically and mentally. He seemed unduly agitated and worried over damage done tot the farm by the recent flood. Richard Houck said he knew of no domestic trouble which would have led his father to commit suicide. His testimony substantiated that of Mrs. Houck relative to his father's ill health and mental condition. Charles Randle was working near the Houck home when attracted by the cries of Mrs. Houck after Bhe had discovered her husband's body. Randle was one of the first to examine the bedy. He testified that Houck's right hand was on the trigger of the shot gun and that one trigger of the gun was sprung and the other in an upright position and ready to be discharged. SEEK REMOVAL DF PR0F.SAPPEKF1ELD Colored People Indignant Over Action of the Evans ville Official. (National News Association) EVANS VILLE, Ind., May 17. Attempts to impeach Prosecuting Attorney Sappenfield as the result of the sentence to, the state reformatory of Allen Von Behren are threatened by prominent colored people of this city. jThe Rev. W. W. Townsend, a colored j minister, today wrote a letter to Govjernor Ralston asking for the removal ' of the prosecutor. Townsend declares that 500 signatures included those of jmany white persons already are ap- . pended to the petition to the governor.

Townsend said that a protest will be ; made by the colored ministerial association, the Law and Order League ; and the Colored Business Men's assoi elation. i The charges against the prosecutor , are that he failed to enforce the law ; (that he countenanced secret trial and that he did not insist on a trial after a formal indictment had been returned. S Von Behren, who is the son of a j wealthy manufacturer, shot and killed three negroes working in his father's factory last January. He was under indictment for first degree murder but the prosecutor permitted him to enter a plea of guilty to a charge of man- ! slaughter. He was sentenced to a term jot from 2 to 21 years..

TO ELECT DIRECTORS

Who Will Form An Advisory Board to the Other Officers. The new Wayne County Progressive Club met late this afternoon and discussed the constitutions and by-laws which were presented for approval by the committee. The club elected officers at a recent meeting and secured permanent head quarters in the First National Bank building. The attendance this afternoon was over one hundred, although many members from the country were unable to be present. The election of five directors of the organization was taken up. Tbse directors will act as an advisory board to the president and other officers, and will take up any matter regarding the expenditure of funds or any other matters of interest to the club, and will also act as auditors of the books. The initiation fee was fixed at $1. Dues will be fifty cents per quarter. Ten per cent of the amount collected will be sent to R. B. Inman, who is in charge of the state Progressive headquarters at Indianapolis. This money is to be used by the state publicity bureau. The support of the club is expected largely through voluntary subscriptions. Dues are compulsory, and members become inactive upon failure to pay the amount stipulated. Acy man over the age of 18 years is eligible to membership. The officers elected at the preliminary meeting of the club in March are E. S. Martindale, of Greensfork, president; Clifford Price, Richmond, secretary, and R. L. Moore, Richmond, treasurer. The committee on constitution and by-laws consists of Will Bond, chairman ; N. C. Heironimus and Frank C. Roberts. The officers and directors are elected for six months, the semi-annual election occurring in January and July. The regular meeting will be held the first Saturday in each month. Fifteen members at a meeting constitute a quorum. . . The preamble to the constitution which embraces ten articles, is as follows: Being desirous of promoting such principles of government as will conduce to the general welfare of all people, instead of that of the privileged, few, and believing that those principles will be best promoted through the Progressive party, we do hereby associate ourselves In an unin corporated political and social club." The leading members of the club state that open rooms will be kept at all times and it is expected that the members will make the rooms a general meeting place for social as well as political affairs. Means of keeping up the interest in the club will be discussed at a later meeting. SUM APPROPRIATED BY COUNTY COUNCIL Prof. Christie Notified That Amount Is Raised For Expert. Prof. G. I. Christie of Purdue University was notified over long distance telephone this noon that the Wayne county commissioners had appropriated $1,500 to secure an agricultural expert in this county and that the $500 subscribed had been made by farmers in the country. This action was taken today in order that this county would be among the first thirty counties to employ, an expert. The state will appropriate $1,000 and the total sum at the dis- , . . . posal of the expert will pay his salary and defray the cost of expriments. Prof. Christie will come to this city either next week or the week followIng and hold a public meeting for far - mers and others interested in the matter. If the farmers desire a man who is particularly well versed in the science of raising stock that kind of an expert will be furnished.

As many as 400 signatures were on ! ria, with smoke pouring from her funthe petition to the county commis-! nels, was racing in his wake vainly fcioners for the expert though only two j trying to overtake him.

were necessary according to the law. j The money was appropriated by coun ity council at this morning's session. Other appropriations of the council were SSoO for Harry Penny, former

oj uc vuu 111. iiui, in duu uut lees : : - ... . . and former Sheriff Linus Meredith, i Moro castle that Havana Bay and the j replaced with cement , Contractors alS'JoO for office expenses of the countr I housetops of the Cuban capital were lege that they othe. bricks if they surveyor. 1.00 for repairing the court Mack with people awaiting for the j take them up white P0 i nrm ! first Elimpse of the daring aviator. ers assert that the brick should be

Wayne county clerk, in and put fees hooks and expenses of petit, and grand jurors. DEHORITY HERE. W. A. Dehority, state examiner and head of the state board of accounts, visited the county officials today and made the acquaintance of the officials recently elected. Mr. Dehority is in this city to attend the field meet at Earlham college. He attended Earlham college at one time.

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Another Aviator Threatened to Kill Himself If He Were Not Permitted to Make the Attempt. (National News Association) KEY WEST, Fla., May 17.r The first successful aeroplane flight over the Gulf of Mexico to Cuba was made to day by Domingo Rosilli, a young Cu ban aviator, who won a prize of ten thousand dollars offered by the munici pal council of Havana for accomplish ing the feat. Leaving the terminal of the East Coast railroad in a gale of wind at 5:35 o'clock in a Moissant machine, Rosillo skimmed across the Intervening stretch of turbulent water without any mishap. A wireless telegram from Havana stated that Rosillo was flying over Havana at 7:11 o'clock. A Dramatic Incident. A sensational and dramatic inci dent, which almost cost a human life, attended the start of the flight. Augustine Parla, another aviator, who was to race across the gulf with Rosillo, attempted to have the daring little Cuban abandon the flight for today because of the high wind and roughness of the water. When Parla saw that Rosillo was determined to start he began to overhaul his Curtiss bi-plane. Friends intervened, saying: "It would be sure death to start in this gale, and if you should fall Into the water, the waves are 60 high you would be drowned." Parla persister, and finally friends had to restrain him forcibly. Parla, in his desperation payed a pistol from his pocket, and placing the weapon against his forehead, , threatened to kill himself unless he waa allowed to start. Friends took the weapon from him. Foiled In Attempt. The aviator then entered his machine, which had been equipped with pontoons, and which rested on the surface of the water. The wind was so high, however, that the aeroplane would not rise, and the wires holding the pontoons snapped. Waves then began splashing over the machine, and all hopes of starting the flight were lost. Meanwhile, Rosillo, who had got a flying start, had disappeared in a southwesterly direction, bucking a stiff wind that threatened to send his aeroplane crashing upon the water. A great crowd gathered to see the aviator start, but on account of the wind and the choppy sea it was believed neither man would attempt the flight. At 5 o'clock Rosillo sent a radio telegram to Moro castle, asking the conditio of the water off the Cuban coast. The reply came back that flying conditions there were ideal. "That settles it," exclaimed Rosillo. "I will start, for I promised to make the flight before Sunday, and I'm going to do it or die trying." For a time the Cuban tinkered with his machine, testing stays and seeing that all was durable for the wind test it as soon to go through. When he clambered into the machine and gave the word to his mechanician that he was ready to start, a great cheer went up from the crowd. Makes Graceful Ascent. The machine arose through the air at the height of about one hundred feet, and then with the grace of a I swallow darted southward. Rosillo waved his hand, then gave his full attention to the aeroplane, above, the sky was gray with storm clouds: below him the sea tossed ana tumoiea. Rey MgM fla8Qed WQrd at 5;45 j o'docfc that Rosillo had just passed ! their flying high and swiftly. Sand j Key light is seven miles from this ! city. At 6:55 o'clock the wireless flashed the word that Rosillo was thirty-five miles off Havana and that he was dashing through the air at terrific speed, while the Cuban gunboat PatAt that time tne Patna reported by i wireless that Rosillo had risen to a I height or nearly one thousand feet, i evidently to avoid the low wind cur- . rents. it 7 n'Hoek another wireless from flvir.e over the city. He landed at 8:15 o'clock, and was was mobbed by the populace. In addition to the ten thousand dollar prize offered by the Havana council, RosIUo will receive a personal trophy from President Gobes, of Cuba. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers tonight, or Sunday; cooler Sunday.

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ADA UNDERWOOD IS PLACED OH STAND Unbears Her Life Story to Defend Sister Women Hiss Fisher Today. (National News Association) MUNCIE, Ind., May 17 Struggling against personal pride and physical unfitness and with tears trickling down her cheeks. Miss Ada Underwood, on whose account her elder sister, Doris, shot Otis Fisher today detailed the history of the motherly protection thrown about her by the defendant, how the latter had taken - her mother's place when she herself was but thirteen and 'bravely fought the family's battles. The women in the court room today were more visibly affected than at any time during the trial. Ada told of meeting Fisher through flirtation at a picnic; how the acquaintance had progressed and how Fisher's attractive ways, oily words and promises of marriage had spun a fascination that was irresistible. The judge overruled all objections made to as to certain details of her testimony but did not permit some of her experiences to be related. When Fisher took the stand to enter denial of charges made by Doris Underwood that he had wronged her sister he was loudly hissed by the women spectators. When the judge jumped to his feet, rapped for order and reprimanded the offenders for the grave breach of court etiquet the women merely laughed. However, threats to eject them restored quiet. Y. M. C, A, OFFICIAL HERE NEXT MONDAY George Sherwood Eddy to Talk At Local Association Building. George Sherwood Eddy, one of the best known Y. M. C. A. officials in the world will be the guest of the local association Monday. He wiU speak before a delegation of business men during the noon hour zt the association building. Sherwood is an alumnus of Yale, Union Theologian Seminary-- and Princeton. He has been affiliated with Y." M. C. A. work for several years. Within the past year he has completed a remarkable tour through the cities of China, Russia. Korea, Turkey and the Balkan states. Since 1911 he has been Y. M. C. A. secretary for Asia. He was . at one time national students' secretary for Asia. CONTRACTORS MUST GIVE DAY'S NOTICE More trouble between contractors and property owners has arisen this ! year than ever before as to the ownerI ship of bricks which are taken up and i fast as the contractor loosens them fiim the ground. City Attorney Bond has been asked to decide the matter, and he states that if the contractor gives twentyfour hours notice that the bricks will be removed, they belong to him unless the property owner has them re moved oefore the contractor gets them. Herecfter, contractors replac - ing brick sidewalks with cement will be required to give twenty-four hours' notice before removing the brick.

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vi. ids. 1 I'MfSjU iff? h FOR TORCH TODAY Residence At Cambridge, Eng., Burned Down By Militant Arson Squad. (National News Association LONDON. May 17. Following their orgy of bomb planting yesterday, when fifteen infernal machines, some deadly and some harmless, were scattered throughout England by militant suffragettes, the arson squade took up the torch again today. A new residence at Cambridge, just built and was as yet untenanted, was burned by women, the loss being estimated at ten thousand dollars. . Suffrage literature was scattered all about the- ruimv An " envelope addressed to "The Dishonorable Premier Asquith and the people of England," said: "It is the duty of militant -suffragettes to warn the people that outrages more serious than those that have gone before are in store for the public officials unless justice of our demand for the ballot Is recognized." " King Commands Action. King George Is reported to have called Premier Asquith, Home Secre tary McKenna and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill into a conference and "commanded" that steps be taken, no matter how drastic, to end the reign of terror which pervades England. The king has strong feelings on the suffrage question, and he deplores the wave of violence which his swept the country at intervals for the past two years. The foreign office is said to have sent a formal detailed demand to the French foreign office in Paris for the extradition of Christobel Pankhurst. Miss Pankhurst has been In France since she fled England to avoid Arrest on a conspiracy charge. Her home in Paris has been the rendezvous of suffragette fugitives from justice, and at Intervals officials of the women's social and political union visited here there, as ChriBtobel has proved a valu- J able band at tmnaing up new iorms of violence. DEMOCRATS FACING BIG TARIFF SPLIT Western Senators Will Line Up Against Free Sugar and Free Wool. . (National News Association) WASHINGTON. May. 17. Changes in the free sugar and wool schedules of the Underwood tariff bill were regarded as certain today as a result of the attitude of western senators during debate of the . Penrose-La Follette public tariff hearing . motion. Senator Newlands of Nevada was outspoken in his warning to his colleagues. "I shall follow my own judgment," he said, "if I find my confidence in the finance committee misplaced." " i Senator. Walsh of Montana gave the impression that free sugar and wool would make him oppose the bilL ADDRESSES ARE TO : BE RECORDED ALSO Addresses and names of all persons owning personal property and real estate in Wayne township will be recorded with the county treasurer this year by Township Assessor Potter. Formerly only the names mere registered, and mnch confusion often arou cwhen two persons of the same name paid their tax. The work of recording addresses is now going on, and it will delay, the report .of the aasessor,

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Handle It. NUMBER OF RIOTS TOOK PLACE TODAY Cars Were Wrecked and Sev eral Strikebreakers Weren Beaten and Kicked By thd Infuriated Mobs. Bulletin COLUMBUS, O.. May 17. Governor Cox today refused the request of Mayor Hunt of Cin-' cinnati to order national guardsmen there because of the street! car strike. The governor is' keeping an eye on the situation and if the rioting reaches a more serious aspect the request forj troops will be granted. . Bulletin CINCINNATI, May 17. The traction company this afternoon abandoned all efforts to run cars) owing to the increasing rioting.: (National Niwi Aasoclatlon) CINCINNATI, O., May 17. Mayor Hunt today telegraphed Governor Cox asking that state! troops be sent to control the street car strike situation. Continued rioting today proved the inability of the local police au thorities to cope with the situation. Troops probably wU reach Cincinnati Sunday if the govern-, or honors the demand of the mayor. Riots started early today and continued with increasing severity. Many persons were injured and several cars demolished. The rioting began when an attempt was made to start cars from Brighton barns. Two cars had just left the barn when a big mob surrounded them, pulled the crew from their positions and beat and kicked them. Bricks, stones, clubs and other misBiles were hurled through the car windows. One strikebreaker was badly injured. A second outbreak took place at the corner of Fourth and Vine streets, where men working on the new building of the Central Union Life Insurance company threw pieces of Iron, bags of cement and other materials from the upper floors on a passing car. The roof of the car waa wrecked, the crew driven from It and many persons were struck by the flying mi siles. At Fifth and Central avenue anotV er car on the Elberon line waa dem ished. The lives of the motorman a conductor were only saved by th quick work of the police, who beat the mob back and rescued the strikebreakers. Two victims were hurried to a hospital in a serious condition. The attacks caused a break in the ranks of the strikebreakers, one hundred of whom, housed at the Avondale barns, declared that they would not operate cars and would leave the city if provided with an armed escort to the depot. BISHOP JOAIIE DEAD Was a Leader of High Episcopal Church. (National News Association) NEW YORK. May 17. Following an attack of Illness of more than 24 hours duration. Bishop William Croswell Doane of the Episcopal diocese of Albany, N. Y and - one of the great leaders in the high Episcopal church in this country, died early today in his apartments at the Hotel Manhattan of heart disease. He was 81 years old. Members of the family who had been summoned to the bedside last night, said the body would be taken to Albany this afternoon for burial. Bishop Doane came here Wednesday to attend a meeting of the board of missions of the Episcopal church. On the following day he was taken HI and rapidly grew weak. Bishop Doane died at 12:30 o'clock. At the bedside were his four grand daughters, the Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Gardner, Miss Mary Frailer and Mrs. Roy Piere. Bishop Doane was born in Boston and was consecrated bishop of Albanv in 186. . :