Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 194, 23 June 1913 — Page 1

MOM) LABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 194 RICHMOND, IND, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS j EXERCISES HOW Oil III FULL SWII AT ' EARLHAM COLLEGE Farwig Triplets and Mother Will be Removed to Reid Hospital Tomorrow LUCAS IS ADJUDGED INSANE; TO BE SENT A DIGEST OF THE CURRENCY REFORM ACT M PUBLIC Rep. Carter Glass Explains Measure Introduced in the House Today. FUSION TICKET OF : BOTH OLD PARTIES , IS MEREDITH PLftH' G. O. P. District Chairmani Makes Suggestion to City Chairman Iliff. Constant Stream of Visitors to See the Interesting Little Babies Causes Docor to Advise Change of Residence. TO INSANE Baccalaureate Sermon Delivlivered Yesterday by Prof. Elbert Russell. Physicians Declare That Murderer is Not Feigning Insanity. V-

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SDr. Rayner W. Kelsey, of i Haverford, Gave Annual Address Sunday. TODAY'S PROGRAM. 10:00 a. m. Meeting of board of trustees. 2:30 to 7:00 p. m. Comencement drive. 8:00 p. m. Phcenix-Ionlan play. TUESDAY'S PROGRAM. 7:30 a. m. to 9:45 p. m. Earlbam home-coming. 4:00 p. m. AluminI-Varsity baseball game. 'Alumni business meeting in library. 8:00 p. m. Senior play, Chase stage. WEDNESDAY'S PROGRAM. 10:00 a. m. Commencement. Address by Dean Ellwood Chappell Perisho, '87, the University of South Dakota. Conferring of degrees. With the baccalaureate sermon, delivered by Prof. Elbert Russell, pastor of the college, and the public meeting of the Christian associations, yesterday, the Earlham college commencement exercises are on in full swing. The text which Prof. Russell chose for the baccalaureate sermon was, "The Son of Man Cameto Seek and to Save That Which Was Lost." He Bald: "This definition of Jesus' mission is of special interest to those who would serve this generation. This and kindred sayings of Jesus were given by Him usually as excuses for His interest in the social and religious outcasts. Here an excuse for dining with 'a malefactor of great wealth.' To Work Effectively. "To work effectively we must be sharers of the new sense of human worth, expressed in such phrases as "conservation of mankind," and such programs as the salvation of the world. "The new sense of value of the lost Is a new sense of the possibility of saving them; the lost in the sense of sinners, the lost to self-respect, to Integrity, to righteousness, to society, and to God. Waste of Pioneer Days. "In Christian lands Is always the Influence of Jesus' example and teaching. This was once the bulk of preaching, but is hard to make itself practically felt as the gospel for mankind because of the waste obffTt neer days. "In the pioneer days -slight value was placed on the resources of America, both human and material. Timber, game, coal, minerals, water power and land were wasted because of the abundance. Value of Resources. "At first in big enterprises, as business organized, there was the same reckless waste. Carnegie scraped $10,000,000 worth of machinery to get in first with the Bessemer process. Rockefeller wrecked the business of his competitors with rebates and pipelines. In a search for dollars in a country where a dollar today was (Continued on Page Three) Have YOU "the Ad-Reading Habit"? The dissemination of news in the news columns of the daily press is a tribute to the age in which we live. The day's happenings and current events are recorded with lightning rapidity and remarkable accuracy, considering the adverse circumstances under which the news gatherer is obliged to operate at times. But the advertising news? What of that? Have you observed how much real, informing news there is in the cleancut attractive announcements of our advertisers? While it is the prime purpose of this newspaper, as of other first class papers, to serve its readers with all the news, we feel that you are not getting your money's worth if you neglect the many interesting, helpful, and practical suggestions in the advertising columns. If you have not formed the adreading habit begin today. You have been overlooking to your Iobs one of the most profitable features of THE PALLADIUM. Circulation More Than 7,900

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The Farwig triplets, Colburn Wyson, Cora Belle and Bertha Josephine, and their mother will be taken to the Reid Memorial Hospital tomorrow to escape the throngs of visitors that have besieged the Farwig home on South Sixth street since the advent of the three tiny tots. Triplets in Richmond are such a rarity, the records showing one set every forty years, that many women and children and even a number of men have begged for a sight of the three interesting little Farwigs. The strain of so many callers has been too much

WILL INVESTIGATE TELEPHONE RATES Judge Clark of Commission to Hold Hearing Here on June 27. Many witnesses will be subpoenaed to appear before Judge J. L. Clark of the Public Service Commission when he comes to Richmond, June 27 to begin an investigation of telephone rates of the Richmond Telephone company at the Boston Exchange. The hearing in all probability will begin at 10 a. m. and will be held at the court house. It will be informal but witnesses will be examined under oath. No expert will accompany Judge Clark as the hearing on June 27 is expected to be merely preliminary to a more searching investigation of the facts brought out Justify it. Have Written Contracts. The hearing is to be held on a complaint filed with the Public Service Commission by S. H. Goble and twent-ty-four other patrons of the Richmond Home Telephone Company. The complaint alleges that the patrons made written contracts with the company for the installation of an exchange at Boston and service at $15 a year. It ia alleged that the company has raised the rate from $15 to $18 in violation of its contract and that the $18 rate is exhorbitant and unreasonable. It Is also alleged that the Richmond Home Telephone company has in operation an agreement with other public utility companies to divide the territory Served. No names are used of other companies. Allegations Are Denied. The Richmond Home Telephone company has filed with the commission an answer denying every allegation. The answer does set out that the company did make contracts with a few persons to furnish service for $15 a year but that the rate was not general. After hearing the oral testimony of witnesses Judge Clark may have an expert go over the books of the defendant company. When the investigation is completed a finding and order will be made and it will have the effect of a judgment unless appealed to the courts. Informal Inquiry Made. Judge Clark says informal inquiry has been made of the Commission as1 to the power of the city of Richmond to grant a franchise to a pipe line company which has its mains from the West Virginia gas field to Marion, Anderson, Muncie and other Indiana gas belt cities. There is already a company operating in Richmond, he says, and it will be necessary for the city to get permission of the Public Service Commission before a franchise can be legally granted. This permission Judge Clark further said, would depend upon facts brought out at a hearing, if requested. The Commission has heard indirectly that complaint may be made against the rate of the Richmond Water Works company. No complaint, however, has been filed. The company surrendered its franchise some time ago and is now operating under an indeterminate permit. CHANGE IN SCHEDULE A new time card took effect on the Pennsylvania lines yesterday affecting the following trains: Train No. 18 for Cincinnati wihch has been leaving at 3:45 p. m. now leaves at 3:50 p. m. The Grand Rapids train No. 5 will leave the station at 11:00 p. m. instead of at 11:20 p. m. The Cincinnati accommodation at 4:05 p. m. has been taken off. Trains from Cincinnati now arrive at 12:30 and 7:25 p. m. but none at 4:45 p. m. A new train for Mackinac leaves at 9:45 p. m. CLAIM ALLOWED The Richmond Baking Company was the only corporation assessed by jthe Board of Review Saturday. The ; company shows an increase of $7,700 ! over the former assessment in 1912. j The assessment made this year was 1 $19,000 against $11,300 in 1912 and $12,300 in 1911.. . U

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COLBURN WILSON. CORA B for Mrs. Farwig. Her condition has suffered so that she and her three litthe babies are going to seek quiet and rest in the haven afforded by the hospital. The babies seem not to mind the visitors. Or else they view the comings and goings of the constant callers in a philosophical spirit of "I should worry!" so long as a certain amount AGED WOMAN BADLY INJURED BY BEING STRUCKJY A CAR Mrs. Elvira Sitloh Run Down While Walking Across South Ninth." WILL NOT BE FATAL Vernon Petty Near East Germantown, Fatally Injured by a Traction Car. Mrs. Elvira Sitloh, 69, 1240 Ridge street, was struck by an out of town automobile Saturday afternoon and seriously but not fatally injured. The accident occurred at Ninth and South H streets at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It is claimed the machine which struck Mrs. Sitloh was racing with another machine and was coming at a high rate of speed. No arrests have been made in the case. . Mrs. Sitloh was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Taylor, 830 South Ninth street. She left the house at 2 o'clock to go to the Enterprise grocery at Ninth and H streets. As she was crossing and had reached the middle of the street she was forced' to step back to allow a large automobile to pass. She stepped back directly in the path of another machine that was rounding the first at a high rate of speed, and was knocked down and dragged until the machine was stopped. . The woman is feeble on account of her age and the injuries are very serious. Physicians attending her state that there is no place on her body that is not bruised or cut. Her right shoulder is broken and her left ankle is sprained. She is suffering greatly from the nervous shock. The automobile owner picked up Mrs. Sitloh and carried her to the home of Mrs. Hugh Taylor. The two' men and a woman who were in the machine told Mrs. Taylor their names but in the excitement of the moment she forgot them. The license number was secured, however, and this is in possession of Mrs. Sitloh's son-in-law, (Continued on Page Six)

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ELLE. BERTHA JOSEPHINE. of rest and sustenance is not denied them. Meantime, for use against that day when babies are grown and must shoulder their share of the worries and responsibilities of life, a purse of one hundred dollars is being raised for the triplets. Clem Heck is in charge of the fund and has already taken in fifty dollars. ST, MARY'S PUPILS GET CERTIFICATES Annual Commencement Exercises Held in Hall Last Evening. Twelve students received eighth grade certificates from the St. Mary's parochial school Sunday evening, when the annual commencement exercises were held. Aloysius Mitchell received the highest average for the work in the school and was awarded a gold medal. Others receiving certificates were: Clarence Coyle, Arthur Fittharrls, Clarence Hess, Charles Klser, Paul Reese, William Reese, Robert Maley, Albert Yeagar, George Reagan and Carl Meyer.The St. Mary's hall was filled. Rev. Cronin Gives Address. t The class address was delivered by the Rev. W. J. Cronin of the St. Mary's churchyThe Rev. Cronin complimented the members of the class upon the work done during the period spent in the school and urged them to strive to obtain better results In higher institutions of learning. The exercised were held at 7:30 o'clock. A procession was held at the opening of the program, members of the school and alumnae, participating. Miss Lucile Carney played the organ. The benediction was sung by the pupils. Teachers Leave Tuesday. The Sisters of Providence, who conduct the school will leave Richmond tomorrow for their summer vacation at- the home at St. Mary's of the Woods, near Terre Haute. They will remain at the home there until the last of August when they expect .to return to this city for the fall term of school. 300 ATTENDED PICNIC Of Socialists at Jackson Park Yesterday. Almost 300 persons attended the Socialist picnic held at Jackson's park yesterday. The picnickers left early in the morning on special cars and spent the entire day at the park. Rain, however, spoiled the plans for outdoor games. the new delegate to Congress from descent and married Mr. Earnshaw ..

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To This County for Trial in Case His Condition Improves. Seth Lucas, confessed murderer of his wife, Mary Ann Lucas, was adjudged insane by Judge Fox this morning in the Wayne circuit court after hearing the testimony submitted by Dr. T. H. Davis and Dr. W. L. Meisner. the commission appointed to examine the prisoner. According to the statements of the physicians Lucas' mental condition is such that he would be incapable of comprehending the nature of the charge against him, that of first de gree murder. An indictment chargi ing him with murder was returned by the April term grand jury. Condition Pitiable. Lucas was brought into the court room today. Previous to his coflnement in the jail he was well groomed. His condition this morning was almost pitiable. He hobbled into the court room clothed . in overalls and a blue working shirt and seemed barely able to walk. He continually tried to raise his left arm which Is now paralyzed. After seating himself he placed his elbow on his knee and resting his chin on his hand gazed blankly about the court room. His attorney shook hands with him and talked a few minutes with him. Lucas muttered incoherently and only a few words he said could be understood. I The examination of the physicians was heard in open court. The examination was conducted by Attorney Will Bond and the witnesses cross examined by the prosecutor. A statement was made by Mr. Bond to the court petitioning that Lucas be temporarily sent to some institution where he could be treated. 'I find that the defendant is incapable of understanding the nature of the charges against him after talking with him this morning," said Mr. Bond. Cannot Comprehend Charge. The" following statement was made to the court by Dr. Davis: "I have made five visits to the county jail seeking to ascertain the mental condition of Seth Lucas. The last was on the morning of June 23, 1913. I judge him to be insane and incapable of comprehending the nature of the proceedings of the court and incompetent to advise as to his defense. "It is difficult to fix a standard of sanity, but it may be said that a coordination exists between the will, interject and emotions termed sanity. There are shades of disordered minds fluctuating between sanity and insan ity creating a twilight condition where exact comprehension is incomplete or absent. This represents the condiUon of Seth Lucas. He has no lucid intervals but remission where an appeal to a special mental weakness may meet a response that is seemingly normal. "In my opinion Lucas will not be able to comprehend the charges against him within a course of five or six months. His condition is the result of brooding and mental agitation. I know he Is not feigning insanity." Dr. Meisner's testimony was slaailar to Dr. Davis. He also stated that Lucas would be able to comprehend the nature of the charges against him within a few months. Dr. Markley also testified that the prisoner was mentally deranged. Judge Fox 'said he would probably appoint the Dickinson Trust company as guardian of his estate which consists of a bank account of less than $2,000 and a farm near Williamsburg. He will be taken to Michigan City within a few days and will probably be sent Thursday. The charge to the institution was drawn by the court this afternoon. This is the first case heard under the statute passed by the state legislature governing prisoners who are insane. Lucas will probably be returned to Richmond for trial as soon as his condition improves. Burned Her Alive. Lucas murdered his wife on the night of September 28, 1912. He struck her with a billy and then poured coal oil on her clothing and applied a match to her clothing, while she was still living. Mrs. Lucas, according to the uxoricide's written confession, pleaded for her life and blew out the first match. He then struck another match and the woman was cremated. The house was burned" to the ground. HENRY F. WALTERS SUES FOR DIVORCE Henry F. Walters filed suit against Anna C. Walters for a divorce alleging that she has been untrue to her marriage vows. The complaint alleges that the defendant has been intimate with other men. The plaintiff asks the custody of their -two children, Herbert 14, and Harold 4. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCA Local thunderstorms tonight or Tuesday. Warmer northeast portion tonight. Tus-

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Various Conditions in National Banking System Made by the Bill. President Wilson's message wich he read to congress today, on the currency reform question, will be found on another page of this issue. National News Association) WASHINGTON. June 23. Rep. Carter Glass, chairman of the house committee on banking and currency, today made public a digest of the administration currency reform bill, which he Introduced in the house today. By the terms of this measure the federal reserve board which will control the Issuance of new currency on the application of the regional reserve banks, is to be a government board entirely. There will be no retirement of existing national bank circulation nor of the existing two per cent United States bonds used for circuation purposes. Note Issue Is The Same. Every national bank is allowed to continue its note issue exactly as at present. The following is in part the digest prepared by Rep. Glass: "The purpose of the bill is to furnish a comparative revision of the currency system of the country so as to obtain three principal objects: "First, provision of a means for rediscounting commercial paper of specified types. "Second, provision of a basis for elastic note issues properly safeguarded. "Third, provision of machinery for doing foreign banking business. "In order to accomplish these purposes fully it is necessary to repeal certain portions of existing laws; to rectify various conditions in the present national bank system which are in some cases only indirecUy connected with the objects sought; to furnish a new class of institutions for the performance of some function which cannot well be intrusted to existing banks, or at all events, can better be performed by others, and to alter the present reserve system to a very material degree. The Fundamental Idea. "The fundamental idea of the bill is the creation of a new class of banks to be known as federal reserve banks, the chief points about which are as follows: "The number is to be twelve, with possible increase later. "The ownership is to ba, in the hands of the stockholding banks of the twelve districts in which the reserve banks are situated. "National backs are compelled to be members, and state banks and trust compriies are permitted to be members. "The capitalization is to be twenty per cent of the capital of the stockholding banks, one-half paid in and one-half subject to call. Reserve Banks' Functions. "The business of these federal reserve banks is to beas follows: "Red iscoun ting of paper presented by stockholding banks under specified conditions, provided such paper grows out of actual agricultural, commercial or industrial transactions, and does not run more than a specified number of days. "Buying and selling government securities, gold and silver bullion, foreign coin, foreign exchange and open market bills of given maturity. "Government fiscal operations. "Every national bank is allowed to continue its note issue exactly as at present and in addition federal reserve treasury notes are authorized to be issued to an amount not to exceed $500,000,000. "These notes will, upon application, be issued to the federal reserve banks upon prime short-time commercial papers and other liquid collateral." In the belief that the present reserve system is antiquated and unsatisfactory provision has been made for re- ( Continued on Page Eight.) HIT GIRL; IS FINED Lytle Pleads Guilty to the Charge in Court. Payton Lytle. colored, who struck Elnora Crittenden, colored. Friday night, pleaded guilty to assault and battery this morning In police court, and was fined $1 and costs. Lytle struck the girl following a quarrelJoseph Rldgeway and William H. Sidey, well-known police characters, were fined $1 and costs each for public intoxication. Sidey was arrested Saturday afternoon at Third and Main streets, where be created a disturbance. Rldgeway was found intoxicated Sunday morning at Fifth and

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Also it Would be Convenient! Way to Block off Mayor W. W. Zimmerman. Linus P. Meredith. Republican district chairman, is of the opinion that! the only chance of defeating the Pro-! greesive ticket at the city election' next fall, is for the Republicans and the Democrats to place a fusion ticket in the field, and he has made a recommendation to that effect to J. Ed-i gar Iliff. Republican city chairman. Iliff stated today that Meredith had suggested to him that the plan be laid before the Democratic city commit tee, with the suggestion that a Democrat be nominated for mayor and that the nominees for clerk and council, men be Republicans. Aimed at Zimmerman. The Meredith plan, of course, would compel Mayor Zimmerman to mak the race for re-election on an independent ticket, consequently it Is not expected it will meet with the enthusiastic approval of the Zimmerman menbers of the Republican committee, and a substantial majority of the committee are Zimmerman supporters. When Dr. Zimmerman was asked his opinion of Meredith's fusion play today, he curtly replied, "I am a candidate for mayor. I dont care what other people do." then abruptly concluded the interview. C. M. Caldwell, chairman of the Democratic city committee, when the Meredith proposal was broached to him today, diplomatically stated that he would want to study the question before making any definite state, ment, but he appeared to be in a receptive mood. Mr. Caldwell said that he had never consulted with the other members of his committee on the question of a' fusion ticket, and did not know what the sentiment of its members was. but he said that as an off-hand opinion, the proposal, if considered at all,; would hare to be more advantageous! to the Democrats, lie meant by that' that the Democrats would not be content with having only one candidate' he stated. One Veto for Proposal. Another prominent Democrat, who asked that bis name be withheld, em-! phatlcally vetoed the Meredith plan. I "We have no business merging with, the Republicans. Our party would f lose its individuality by such action," de stated. j Incidentally, Republican Chairman; Iliff is opposed to the fusion project. j . and has not acted on Meredith's sug-j gestion that he "take up the matter with Tom Study." Tonight the Republican1 city com-, mittee will hold a meeting and will attempt to reach a decision regarding; the matter of nominating a city ticket. Most of the members are in favor of holding a primary election, but several of the members of the advisory committee strongly advocate the convention idea. , Anti-Zimmerman Men Busy. If it is decided to hold a primary, such action will be ample proof that' Dr. Zimmerman controls the commit-' tee, for the mayor has publicly stated that he will not be a candidate for) the Republican mayoralty Domination' unless a primary is held. Indications are that the advocate of the primary plan will command sufficient strength to have it adopted.; but the anti-Zimmerman men will; not. in such an event, abandon their efforts to keep Dr. Zimmerman off the ' ticket It leaked out today that Charles Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club, has been asked to make the race against Dr. Zimmerman, whether the ticket is to be nominated at a primary or at a convention. It is stated that Mr. Jordan has reached no decision in this matter as yet. WRECKING CRANE HERE Takes Place of Old Handj Derrick. "Dolly" is the name of the new etxty ton "baby" in the Pennsylvania' yards. Dolly is not a passenger or a switch engine, but a steam wrecking crane recently brought to the local yards from Steuben ville. It takes the place of the old hand derrick with a capacity of only fifteen tons. When the hand hoise was used, work was slow and uncertain because the wrecker was always at the wrong end of the line. ' C. CARTER APPOINTED ON FIRE DEPARTMENT Charles Carter was appointed this morning by the board of works to succeed Walter May, who resigned Saturday night from his position as driver at No. 5 hose house in West Richmond. Carter has been employed as an extra man. taking the places of men who are on their vacations. He is the son of Frank Carter, asajftarlt

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