Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 173, 29 May 1913 — Page 1

PAJXABIUM H N U U AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 173 RICHMOND, IND, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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IN THE CASE Young Newspaper Reporter Tells Jury That His Distinguished Cousin Is Not a Booze-Fighter. ADMITS ROOSEVELT HAS WINE CELLAR Other Character Witnesses Testify They Never Saw Ex-President Under Influence of Liquor. (National News Association) MARQUETTE, Mich., May 29. Philip James Roosevelt, son of a cousin of the former president, was a witness today in Colonel Roosevelt's $10,000 libel Buit against Editor Newett of the Ishpemlng Iron Ore. Mr. Roosevelt said he was 21 years old and a newspaper man, a resident of New York in the winter and Oyster Bay in the summer. He said his father's house is within 250 yards of the colonel's residence. He also said that he had been much in the company with the colonel. Young Roosevelt testified that the colonel used to drink a little wine and occasionally a little champagne. He said once on a trip the former president drank a glass of milk with a teaspoonful of brandy in it, which was given him by the negro steward. On cross-examination the young man said the colonel had a regular "gentleman's cellar." Questioned about Scotch whisky, he said he never saw any, but supposed it was in the cellar. He returned the same answer about red wine, sherry, rye and bourbon whisky, Maderia, Russian wine and creme de menthe. The witness said his pay is going on while he is in Marquette, and that he Is "covering" the trial here for the New York Evening Post. . . Edwin Emerson, Charles Thompson and Andrew Abele were also called aB character witnesses for the colonel. ' Emerson was secretary to the coloJiel during the Cuban campaign. All these witnesses said they had never Been the , colonel under the influence of liquor. Newett to Take Stand. George W. Newett is prepared to take the witness tand in his own defense. It was expected that the Michgan editor would given his version of the story sometime during the day. The testimony of the editor will deal largely with the sources of the information on which he based his charges that the former president "got drunk, and that not infrequently," and that he used profane language. A trip made by Newett to Florida, during which he met a number of prominent persons who are alleged to have spoken of Roosevelt's alleged overindulgence in liquor 'and similar statements made by him to persons in Michigan, will form the basis of his testimony. Newett also will tell of various articles which he saw in newspapers and magazines which influenced him to write the editorial now in question. The Ishpeming editor has been In ill health for some months, and as soon as the present case is ended he Will go to a hospital for an operation. AFTER MONOPLY ON STEAMSHIP TRAFFIC Charles W. Morse, Has Purchased Four Lake Steamers. (National News Association) NEW YORK, May 29. Charles W. Morse, who was convicted of bankwrecking after the 1907 panic and was afterwards pardoned by President Taft on the ground that he was dying, is not only attempting to secure a monopoly on Hudson river steamship traffic, but is reaching out along the Atlantic coast. This became known today when it was learned that Morsa has bought four lake steamers for coastwise trade between New York and southern ports and will attempt to become the dominant figure in steamship traffic on the Atlantic coast he was planning to become when the financial earthquake of 1907 upset his schemes. The ships are so big they cannot be brought through the canal connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario, consequently they will have to be reduced in size. They will be enlarged after they reach this port. Morse will extend his operations to the Pacific when the Panama canal is completed. EDITOR IS KILLED (National News , Association) s -NEW ORLEANS, May 29. Luther Scott, formerly an Indianapolis newspaper man, was knocked down and filled by a street car here today. He fcras manager of the Daily Panhandle, f Amerillo, Texas.

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MR. AND MRS. HENRY LANE WILSON WASHINGTON, May 29 .Members of the State Department denied that there was any . truth in the rumor that Henry Lane Wilson, U. S. Ambassador to Mexico, was harrying preparations for his wife's depart ure to the States because of knowledge that conditions in Mexico s will soon be worse than ever by a new attempt to overthrow" the Huerta government. It was said that Mrs. Wilson is planning to leave Mexico City at a date that had been decided upon several months ago.

SUBSIDY FEATURE WILL BE DROPPED To Be No Reduction On Rates of Imports Shipped in American Bottoms. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 29 The clause in the Underwood tariff' bill providing a five per cent discount - on Imports brought into the United States by American owned or controlled vessels will be dropped from the bill, according to a statement made by Senator Simmons after a conference with the president today. Conferences between members of the senate finance committee and members of the lower house who were in charge of various sections of the Underwood tariff bill will be the rule until the bill reaches the floor of the senate. The sub committee continued working on the bill today in secret session calling in members of the house ways and means committee to discuss debatable points. , If agreements can be reached between the tariff experts of the two houses the chances of long delay in conference will be avoided. This Is the purpose of the new scheme of mutual legislation. CHARGES OF FRAUDS In Imports Against John .Wanamaker (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 29. Attorney General McReynolds today announced that the charges of undervaluation of imports against John Wanamaker of Philadelphia will be laid before the federal grand jury. The attorney- general conferred with President " Wilson today after receiving full reports from his agents - in Philadelphia, which, he said, fully justified the proposed action of the department. NEW RECORD MADE BY A FRENCHMAN (National News Association) ST. PETERSBURG, May 29. A new European cross-country record for automobiling was established here today -by M. Christians, the French avi ator, who arrived from Brusels in a motor car. Christians traveled by way of Berlin, doing the 1,800 miles in thirty-seven hours. This is within a fraction of an average speed of fifty milea an hour.

TWO MEN SAY THEIR WIVES LEFT THEM

Sylvester N. Bowers and Bert C. Rogers Ask Divorces. . Two men filed divorce-complaints at the offices of the couaty, clerk in which they allege that their wives are guilty of violating their marriage vows. .' Sylvester N. Bowers alleges that his wife, Elizabeth J. Bowers, has been untrue to her marriage vows in that she has been intimate with one Pete Goodwin, a resident ,of. this city. Bowers alleges that Goodwin went to New Paris with the defendant Bert C. Rodgers filed suit against Iva Rogers who says . she deserted him and went to Windsor, Canada, where she is now living with Ward Eckhart, formerly of this icty. FLOWERS THIS YEAR IN BIGGER DEMAND Thousands of Flowers Will Be Strewn on Graves Tomorrow. Local florists , declare that flowers are in a. greater demand this year than heretofore and that by tomorrow night there will be but a small quantity of flowers on hand. However, the supply this year is far short of what it has been. More flowers have been plucked for Decoration Day than for any other day, so far this year. Thousands of flowers will be strewn upon the graves in Wayne county tomorrow. ' "We have been compelled to resort to artificial beat to' get Blossoms," said a Richmond florist today. "Sunshine, plenty of it and hot sunshine is needed to bring the blossoms out. There has not been sufficient hot sunshine the last week to make the flowers bloom anything like they should to meet the demands for tomorrow. Roses, bleeding hearts and in fact all blooming plants and shrubs which put forth blossoms at this season of the year are slow in doing so -this year for want of hot sunshine.' There have been some reports of flower stealing and police have doubled the watch for flower thieves. All persons detected stealing flowers will be arrested and prosecuted. Last year many beautiful flower beds were stripped of their blossoms the. night before Decoration Day,

SPEED! TIME REELED Off

IN Practically All the Cars Entered in the 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis Qualified For the Event. DRIVERS DISCOVER TRACK DANGEROUS But De Palma and Knipper Run Of f a Lap At An Eighty Mile An Hour Clip During This Forenoon. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, May 29. In a shower that made running exceedingly dangerous Ralph De Palma in a Mercer car, qualified for the 500 mile race which starts at 10 o'clock tomorrow - morning. His time for the 1V miles was 1:57.95, which is a rate of 76 miles an hour. Knipper in a Henderson car, made the lap in 1:52.87. The two Issota cars will make the elimination trials this afternoon. READY FOR STRUGGLE. INDIANAPOLIS, May 29. Twentythree of the racing creations entered in tomorrow's struggle for $50,000 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have answered the call of the starter and made good. Two cars ' already have been withdrawn, leaving five to make their qualifying trial today. The withdrawals announced are the Deltal which Joe Dawson was to pilot, and the Steams-Knight, entered by R. Pennebaker. The Deltal smashed a crank case during a workout while Pennebaker found it impossible to put his machine into condition. Jack Tower, in his little red Mason, set. the dopesters to guessing when he made a bell drive of his lap, taking the turns , without shutting off. qualification round m l miles an hour, " Although '. what are supposed to be the fastest cars manufactured in this country or Europe have made the required time in the qualifying test 2 minutes for the 2 miles stretch it still is doubtful whether or not they will be able to stand the gruelling 500 mile dash. Cars Are Not Ready? According to men who have followed the racing game, since Barney Oldfield pilotted the original "Bullet" or even farther back than that, the machines at the track are not ready for such a test as the coming evenL Many of the foreign cars have experienced trouble ever since landing in this country, while several of the home machines have been kept in garages, where mechanics have worked night and day'to prepare them. Whether or not they have succeeded will be discovered tomorrow. At the drivers' meeting last night rules were discussed but nothing materially different in the code was noticeable. Following the meeting pilots drew for their positions in the race. The cars will be lined up in seven rows for the blanket start, with four machines in each row. In the first file will be Caleb Bragg's Mercer at the pole. Sunbeam will be No. 2, Billy Leisaw's Anel No. 3 and the Deusenberg special of Bob Evans in No. 4. Herr's Stutz, Grant's Isotta, Goux's Peugot and Teazloff's Isotta will be in the second rank. Bob Burman will have the pole in the third rank. Other cars in the file will be Endicott'B Case, Nikrent's Case and Mulford'sMercedes. In the fourth files will be Harry Endicott's Nyberg, the Henderson, De Palma's Mercer and Pilette'8 Mercedes-Knight. Anderson's Stutz, Haup's Deusenberg, Mertz's Stutz and the Schacht will have the fifth rank. Trucco's Isotta, Wishart's Mercer, the Fox special and Disbrow's Case will have the sixth rank. The rear guard will be composed of Tower's Deusenberg, Evans' Deusenberg and the Tulse. LABOR WILL MAKE A DEMONSTRATION At Funeral of Workman Murdered By a Wealthy Terre Haute Manufacturer. (National News Association) TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 29. ganized labor i3 to make a demonstration here Sunday at the funeral of Edward Wade, who was shprt and killed here Tuesday night by Emil Ehrmann, a rich overall manufacturer. The funeral was postponed until Sonday at the request of labor leaders. It is expected that ten thousand men will follow the funeral cortege to the cemetery. The grand jury is investigating the case ; today, and the prosecutor says he expects Ehrmann to be indicted. !

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FEDERMAH WANTS TO PLACE ST0RE HERE Prominent Dry Goods Merchant Negotiates For Building.

M. J. Federman. one of the most prominent dry goods merchants in this county, is contemplating establishing a store in Richmond. Mr. Federman was here yesterday and conferred with several business men relatives to locating in Richmond. He is a resident of New York city, and owns a number of stores in various places in the United States. It is probable that Mr. Federman will erect a three-story building He is trying to secure the Aldine Block, now occupied by Allen & Co., which firm intends to move to the new building to be erected at the corner of Tenth and Main. MAN INJURED WHEN CAR TURNS TURTLE Driver Lost Control of Machine Plunged Down Embankment. ZELLNER IN HOSPITAL Other Members of Party Uninjured Machine Slightly Damaged. Dashing down a steep hill immediately west of Stephen Kuth's farm on the National road, East, an automolle driven by Carl Zellner, of Portsmouth, O., and carrying four other men, about 10:45 o'clock this morning, skidded and plunged 6idewise down the embank ment. The machine turned completely over once and landed right side , up at the foot o" the embankment. One man jumped before the machine bad left the road, and the other four were thrown ous as the machine ' turned over, landing in a tangle of briars and broken glass from the windshield, all miraculously escaping serious injury. ana a was nrsnea. to j.ne cny in an automobile and taken to Reid Memorial Hospital. The men were on their way to the speedway races at Indianapolis. According to witness, they passed the Kuth farm at a high rate of speed. On the hill west of the Kath place the machine skidded and control of it was lost. The machine darted diagonally down the embankment at that place and then turned toward the road. The rear wheels, however, went into a sunken culvert, and the machine hurtling over backward and side wise, crashed through the thick bushes and landed right side up. Kuth and other farmers of the neighborhood as well as passing automobllists hurried to the rescue of the men. Zellner was lying on the ground in a dazed condition. His four companions were somewhat dazed, but aside from a few scratches they were uninjured. Zellner was placed in an automobile and brought to the hospital. He was attended there by Dr. King who, after examining him directed that he remain there twenty-four hours until it would be possible to determine whether or not internal Injuries had been sustained. Aside from this possibility Zellner's chief injury appears to be a badly sprained back. The machine was hauled onto the road by a team 'and towed to this city by another automobile. Despite the rough tumble it had sustained, but slight damage was done the machine. A broken windshield, dented fenders, a smashed lamp and a bent rear axle was the total of the damage to the car. DAMAGES OF SI Suit Was Filed Today By the Water Company Against Underhill. Suit was filed today by the Richmond City Water Works company against Alfred and Ruth Underhill demanding 11.000 damages as a result of the blasting of the twenty-inch water main, April 3. Richmond was without water for nineteen hours. . The. company .accuses, .tfce defendants of gross carelessness, and estimates the loss to the company to be $1,000. Underhill at the time the main was dynamited was not near the premises though the dynamiting was being done at his orders, it is said. A charge was filed against him charging him with criminal negligence. The land where the main was blown op is owned jointly by Alfred and Ruth UnderhilL Underhill alleged that be was having some stomps blown op at the time and did not know the location of the main. The charge was dismissed because of the lack of Incriminating evidence. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers night or Friday. to-

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CAN SETH LUCAS THROW ANY LIGHT ON THE PARKER CASE?

LOCUS' CODTIOH IS IMPROVED TODAY Wife Murderer Spends Time in Playing Checkers At Jail. If Seth Lucas is mentally deranged, as it is believed by some of the officials at the Wayne county jail, it has not affected his ability as ft checker player. Yesterday afternoon Lucas demonstrated his ability at the game and defeated all the "sharks" in the Institution. Lucas is in better condition at this time than he has been since his confinement in the county jail. His mental condition is improving dally and it is believed that he will be in condition to stand, trial without being judged insane. AN AMERICAN SHIP IS BADLY DAMAGED (National News Association) LIVERPOOL, May 29. The American liner Haverford. bound from Liverpool to Philadelphia with a big passenger list, went aground on Daunt's Rocks in a dense fog today while making the port of Queenstown. A wireless call for help was sent out and tugs were rushed to the assistance of the ship. Later all the 1,400 passengers were taken off. The vessel has a big hole in her bow. CITY IS T BY AUTOMOBILISTS Hotels Were Filled Last Night and Parking Places Crowded. MANY WILL ATTEND aMny Local People Will Also Attend Dillon-Klaus Battle. J Hotels and garages have been doing a rushing business within the past few days as a result of the large number of motorists passing through the city en route to the auto races at Indianapolis. It is estimated that before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning more than one thousand automobiles will have passed through Richmond, carrying probably 3,000 persons from cities to the east. More than one hundred autos were housed in local garages last night, and the hotels were tiled with guests. Special trains are being ran to Indianapolis from Pittsburg and other eastern points. Many persons are stopping here to wait until the last train, in order that they will not have to be so long in Indianapolis A special train from Pittsburg will pass through here this evening at 5 o'clock. The train is a solid Pullman, and filed when it left Pittsburg. The special makes stops only for coal and water. Richmond is the logical point for Indianapolis bound travelers to stop as it is the nearest city where accommodations can be secured. Automobile parties which arrived here sooner than they expected, are staying here for the day, and about five hundred autos will leave here after midnight in order to arrive at Indianapolis early tomorrow morning. It is estimated that about one hundred Richmond automobiles well leave here for the capital city. About seven or eight hundred Richmond people will be at tne speedway tomorrow, and probably half that number will leave in time to witness the Dillon-Klaus fight tonight The hotels will probably be forced to close their registers before tomorrow morning, as many persons have reserved rooms for Friday night. Accommodations for travelers have been exhausted at Indianapolis, and many speedway visitors will leave as soon as the races are over. IDENTIFICATION MADE Of Murderer By a Wounded Girl Today. (National News Association) TOLEDO. O, May 29. Identified by the , sweetheart of bis alleged victim while she lay on a hospital cot with a bullet wound in her breast Leon Ploon is in Jail here today on the charge of murdering George Steele. Steele and the girl were attacked on a country road at midnight Sunday. The girl is positive in her Identification. Ploon is known to the police here as Roman Adamskl and Is said to bare posed as a Polish priest.

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BLUNT CHARGES OF FOUL PLAY HURLED AT WIFE MURDERER

Parkers Former Wife, Mrs.Burleson, and His Step-J father, D. Dullhagon, State They Accused Him. r WINFIELD PARKER MISSING 5, YEARS Left Home One Night and1 Has Never Been Heard of Since Two Motives For. Suspecting Lucas. , Can Seth Lucas, self-con-fessed murderer of his wife and suspected "fence" for horse thieves and counterfeiter, shed any light on the disappearance of Winfield Parker, the Center township farmer, who has been missing since June 23, 1908 ? Mrs. Ralph Burleson of Centerville, Parker's former wife,' his mother, Mrs. D. Dullhagon of Center township, v and - his stepfather, Mr. Dullhagon, be lieve Lucas can. In fact Mrs, Burleson and Mr. Dullhagon op-' enly charge that they suspect Lucas of having murdered Park- ; er. The former states her be-, lief that Lucas was employed by.' an enemy of Parker's to do away with him as a result of a controversy, and she even went so far as to name the man she believes was the instigator of the alleged crime. On the other hand Dullhagon bluntly states his belief that Lucas "got away with Parker because the latter "knew, too much about him." What this knowledge might have been,j Dullhagon volunteered no state-' ment when he was seen at his farm today. Mrs. Dullhagon stated her belief that her son is still alive, but added that' she believed Lucas knows of bis where abouts. - Broken-hearted Woman." "l am a broken-hearted iwonun," ex-j claimed Mrs. Dullhagon. I am sure I If I could talk with Sjeth i Lucas be' would tell me something. Just think.1 we have never beard a thing of my, boy since the night be disappeared.' The disappearance of Winfield Parker, a prosperous young farmer residing two and one-half miles northwest' of Centerrille. Is still the topic of' conversation In the countryside about! Centerrille and Greensfork. and Seth Lucas, a native of that part of thai county, has for 'years borne an nn-' savory reputation among bis neigh-; bors, who hare long suspected him of, dealing unlawfully in horses, and with: (ConUnued on Page Two) Keeping On Being Successful. Would So and So keep os ' advertising his bats or Such and Such bis shoes if what they have to sell wasn't backed by the right kind of quality? .' Merchants and manufacturers ' who come out and tell you all about their product wouldn't keep on being successful unless they supported their advertising 'with their reputation. This is why you are nearly always safe in patronizing a business that advertises. Now and then some roracious Individual or firm tries to put one over" on the public, but the success of such a house is usually shorta lived. If you see a manufacturer or a retailer advertising steadily and consistently in the best papers you may be sure his business is successful. If his business Is successful his product must be good. Therefore watch the advertisements and buy accordingly. ' Circulation Mere Than 7,900 4

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