Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 199, 28 June 1913 — Page 1

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PUT AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XyXVIII. NO. 199 RICHMOND, IND SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS "BUSINESS DOWN EAST VERY DULL AND IT'S HOT HERE," COMMENT DANIEL G. REID HAD TO MAKE ON ARRIVKyHERE -THAT ENDED A DESPERATE. EFFORT TO INTERVIEW HIM IMPURE MEAT HELD TO BE THE CAUSE FOR THE EPIDEMIC GENERAL MASSACRE OF AMERICANS MAY RESULT W. DENNIS A FREE ICE FUND MOVEMENT STARTED BY THE PALLADIUM Contributions Solicited From Public For Relief of the Poor People. Mr. Reid Accompanied By His Wife, and They Are the Guests of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dougan. Daniel G. Reid, One of America's Richest Men, Arrives in Richmond - For a Short Visit. State Chemist Shimer Sends in His Report to Health Officer King. Wilson Administration Completed Ruinous Policy Towards Mexico.

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Trouble Was Infected Food Illness He Asks For Wide Publicity. Infected meat was responsible for the illness of at least two hundred persons who ate box lunches at the Earlham college home-coming celebration, according to the report sent to health officer Dr. King by Superintendent Will Shimer of the state laboratory of hygiene at Indianapolis. The ham became infected with some Intestinal bacteria when it passed through the hands of the mixer into the sausage grinder, although he had no samples to make a test of. The warm ice-box served as an incubator and when the meat was eaten "it was literally a pure culture of the intestinal bacteria with which it had been infected on Monday." This was the explanation for the Illness made by Superintendent Shimer, who was so certain that his diagnosis was correct that he made no mention in his report of the samples of pimento and cheese sandwiohes Bent to the state board of health by Dr. King. Was Not Ptomaine. Dr. Shimer also states that the victims did not suffer from ptomaine poisoning, as was generally believed here by persons who investigated the affair, and explains in his letter that ptomaines "play but a small part" in these cases resulting from infected food 'epidemics. Dr. Shimer's belief coincides with that first formed by Health Officer King. The latter, though stating his belief that the meat was the cause of the epidemic failed to send samples of the meat to the board of health. No action will be taken against the person or persons responsible for the condition of the meat. No fatalities have been reported as results of the Illness and, so far as Dr. King has learneS, the people who wers made sick are gradually recovering their normal conditions. Letter from Dr. Shimer. Following is the letter forwarded to Dr. King: "Your letter of .T-ne 25th to Dr. Hurty referred to me. I read an account of the Earlham affair and was much surprised to hear of such wide Bpread Intoxication without meat, for ham was not mentioned in the newspaper article. ftobody ever Isolated ptomaines which are reputed to play such a large part in these food poisonings. The meat was infected, I am Sure, with bacillus mratyphoid bacilli, orhstus intestinVtacteria. "The "infection prowably occurred in Borne such manner as I shall indicate. The meat on Monday was probably ground in an ordinary sausage grinder and mixed by hand. The hands of the mixers either under the finger nails or some more exposed parts were infected by some intestinal bacteria. These were rubbed off in the meat and the ice box at the warm tempature at which it was kept served as an incubator so that the meat on Tuesday when it was eaten was literally a pure culture of the intestinal (Continued on Page Six) BACKING UP THE RETAILER It seems to us that It is a guarantee of quality when a manufacturer places his prodduct in good retail shops of the country and then helps the retailer advertise it to the public one avenue of reaching everybody everywhere. First of all It means that the manufacturer has perfected something worth while worth advertising; then that he is enterprising in wishing to distribute his merchandise through the leading dealers in a community; and. finally, that those same dealers in lending their approval and tnetr reputations to this plan of distribution believe in the goodness of the article itself. It also means that the public thus doubly insured and may therefore depend upon merchandise advertised Jointly by both manufacturer and retailer. Manufacturers who want to help their retail dealers are gradually learning that the dally newspaper offers the best avenue. Through the daily newspaper the manufacturer can create a direct demand upon his dealers. No other medium will do this so economically or so effectively. Circulation More Than 7,900.

SITUATION IS SERIOUS

Former Local Man Says U. S. Should Adopt Position Immediately. Declaring that conditions in Mexico have so shaped themselves as to gravely endanger the lives of American residents in Mexico, William Dennis, son of Prof. I). W. Dennis, of Earlham, who is visiting his father, states that the situation in the United States sister republic is far more serious than the average American realizes. Mr. Dennis is in a position where he can be quoted as an authority in this regard, as he is one of the leading lawyers of international law at Washington, and has made a specialty of Spanish-American law and conditions. He was connected with the state department during a former administration. Completing Ruinous Policy. He believes the present administration has completed a ruinous policy toward Mexico that was first begun under the Taft regime. The practical effects of the United States foreign policy under Taft especially, In the construction placed on a recent amendment of the neutrality laws, secured by President Taft and Senator Root, was to lend support to the Madero administration in Mexico. This alienated any regard the insurgents may have had for American interests in Mexico, and they began a campaign that has destroyed a large amount of property held by American investors. The insurgents finally succeeded in overthrowing the Madero government. Inasmuch as this was accompanied by the death of Madero under circumstances of the greatest suspicion, the Wilson administration has so far refused to recognize the government set up by Huerta. Since the Huerta-Diaz faction is partially composed of former adherants of Madero, another large class of Mexican citizens has (Continued on Page Six) CROPS SUFFERING FROM GREAT HEAT Oats Almost Killed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri. LOSS IS VERY HEAVY RAH FOR DULUTH! DULTJTH, June 2S. Steam heat was turned on in down town buildings and apartment houses today, while Duluth experienced the coldest June 28 in many years. Thermometers this morning registered 48 degrees. Pedestrians had to wear overcoats and furs. (National News Association) CHICAGO, June 28. Crops throughout the middle west suffer from the terrific heat. The oats has almost been entirely killed in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri, according to reports received today at the office of a large grain dealer in Chicago. The loss caused by the scorching rays of the sun will approach $20,000,000 say Chicago grain dealers. Spring wheat in the northwest has suffered slightly but the loss will not be great. CLEVELAND SUFFERING. CLEVELAND, June 28. Nine more deaths, six children and three adults were added to Cleveland's heat wave toll early today. Scores are in hospitals suffering from prostrations. At six o'clock this morning the thermometer registered SO degrees and by leaps and bounds climbed to eightynine before nine o'clock. This indicated that yesterday's record of 101 degrees will be broken. IT'S HOT IN MISSOURI. KANSAS CITY, June 2S. It was hotter in Missouri and Kansas than it was yesterday when the thermometer j recorded from 102 to 105 in a number j of places. It was 89 in Kansas City j i at 9:30, four degrees hotter than yesterday at the same hour. AT INDIANA CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. June 2S. The weather here reached the mark of 93 i at 11 o'clock this morning with the ' prospects of going beyond 95, yester- j days high mark. No prostraUohs have been reported this morning. One was reported yesterday afternoon. HAVE BABY DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doan are the proud parents of a nine pound baby daughter. The baby arrived this morning.

"Business down east is very quiet, and you are having very hot, muggy weather out here," was the laconic statement of Daniel G. Reid as he briskly stepped down from his private car on its arrival here this morning. Further attempts to question Mr. Reid on business conditions were unsuccessful. Apparently the pleasure of greeting friends and relatives who were at the station to meet him, and the undeniably "hot, muggy weather," were sufficient to drive ail thoughts of business from the mind of the returning former Richmond man. Mr. Reid is accompanied by his wife. They are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dougan of North Tenth street. They will remain over night in Richmond and depart for the East again tomorrow morning. Mr. and Mrs. Reid lunched this noon with Dr. and Mrs. David Dougan at their home in West Richmond. Other members of the family who were present at the luncheon were Mr. and Mrs.

John B. Dougan, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac ( Dougan, Mr. Oliver H. Bogue, Mrs. Martha M. Fosler and Miss Constance Fosler. Rise To Prominence Rapid. From messenger in the Second National bank forty years ago to one of Wall Btreet's mightiest wielders of financial power is the astounding scope of Mr. Reid's remarkable business career. For a number of years after he had been promoted through various grades of bank service to paying teller of the Second National, Mr. Reid, always genial and a splendid mixer, was a mainstay in building up the business of what has become Richmond's largest financial institution. While teller, Mr. Reid had the reputation of being able to count off currency bills faster than practically any other teller in Indiana, and as fast as the best in the country. That his quickness extends to other things is evinced in the rapidity with which he has risen in the world of finance in the few short years since he permanently left Richmond in 1898, just fourteen years ago. In 1890 with the late William B. Leeds, also a former Richmond man, Mr. Reid formed the American Tin Plate company at Elwood, Ind. By 1897 this concern was the largest of its WILL STORM JUAREZ Rebel Leader Villa Invests That Town. (National News Association) ELPASO, Texas., June 28 During the darkness early today Pancho Villa, Mexican rebel leader, who has announced his intention of taking Juarez and executing General Salazar, commander of the garrison, in the bull ring, established his outpost within five miles of the town. The main body of Villa's men is at Flore's ranch, five miles from Juarez. The rebels have raided a number of ranches near Duzman driving off hundreds of cattle. Refugees declare Salazar has no artillery to the southern side of the town and that he has strengthened the old entrenchments. Salazar has four cannons, two mounted batteries and eight machine guns. PARCEL POST STAMP IS THING OF PAST Special parcel post stamps required for parcels will be a thing of the past after July 1. Postmaster General A. S. Burleson, of Washington, has issued an order that there will be no more parcel post stamps printed, and that j any stamps, including commemoraj tive issues will be valid on parcels ! after Tuesday. As there are a num ber of parcel post stamps out, these stamps will be valid on all classes of matter until the supply is exhausted. Postmaster Haas and the employes of the local postoffice are pleased with the order, as the former rules were often disobeyed and caused trouble and delay for postal clerks. With all stamps valid on any class of mail, the work of sorting and stamping the mail can be carried on much more rapidly than formerly. NOVEL HONEYMOON TRIP IS PLANNED (National News Association) FT. WAYNE. Ind., June 2S. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Ross and Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Klein, of this city, will start to hike to Winchester, Va., next week. Roth couples were married recently and this trip will be their honeymoon. They will visit relatives in Winchester. Their route will be over the trail by which Gen. Wayne led his soldiers from Cincinnati to Ft. Wayne, THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Sunday; not so warm in north portion. TEMPERATURE Nooi 91 Yesterday. Maximum 91 Minimum 63

5.' Daniel kind in the country and became the nucleus around which the American Tin Plate trust was formed. The combination was formed by Mr. Reid and Mr. Leeds together with William and James Moore, two brothers, and prominent corporation attorneys of Chicago. Left Richmond For Chicago. The general offices of the combination were located at first in Chicago and Mr. Reid and his family moved there from Richmond in 1898. Two or three years later the general offices were moved to New York and that city necessarily became Mr. Reid's home and headquarters. The American "Tin Plate' combfna tion and several other large concerns linked with the steel industry in which Mr. Reid was largely interested, were VETERAN FACTORY WILL RETIRE Frank Land, Works Mgr., Local Rumely Plant, Hands in Resignation. AT GAAR'S 37 YEARS Frank Land, for thirty seven years connected with Gaar, Scott & Company, both before and since its merger with the M. Rumely company, has resigned as works manager. J Mr. Land's resignation becomes effective July 1. j hirty-seven years ago when fifteen years old, Mr. Land was first employed by the firm as an apprentice machinist. His service in this capacity lasted three years and he then became a machinist. In 1885 he was advanced to head of the mechanical engineering department. In 1896 after the death of his father, Horatio Land, who was a large stockholder in Gaar, Scott and company, he was elected to the board of directors. Mr. Land became vice president of tfte concern in 1901 and held that position until the time of the Rumely deal-iis worth as a practical manufacturer was recognized by the new firm and he was placed in charge of the Richmond branch as works manager. Comparatively Young Man. Mr. Land handed in his resignation a month ago with the understanding that it was to take effect July 1. TMr-ty-seven years of unremitting laboiare given by Mr. Land as sufficient reason for desiring to drop active work and lead a less strenuous life. Mr. Land is a comparatively young man, being only fifty two years old. He says he expects to take at least a "week's" vacation before, determining what, and j how much of, activity he will under take in the future. ROUMANIAN TROOPS CALLED TO COLORS (National News Association) BUCHAREST, Roumania. June 28. The government today ceased granting furloughs to Roumanian soldiers. All officers and troops absent on leave have been ordered to report to their colors. The war office is making all preparations for a complete mobilization of the army. It is reported that Ronmania is about to break her attitude of neutrality in the Balkans to announce her intention of taking sides against Bulgaria because of the refusal of the Bulgarian government to give up certain territory.

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.-? ST if. - w. G. Reid. taken over In the formation of the gigantic United States Steel corporation. Mr. Reid became a director in this mighty combination and has been identified with it ever since. Enormous Business Interests. After the absorption of his business by the steel company, Mr. Reid and his three partners bought a controlling interest in the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. That was in 1901. In the year or so following some fifteen or twenty other railroads were secured and the great Rock Island system created. From Chicago to the gulf and westward through the southwest this railroad system supplies service to a large -area of this country. Mr. Reid, besides being a director of the U. S. Steel corporation and Rock Island Railroad, is a director in the 600 BRIGANDS SLAIN Chinese Federal Troops Mow Them Down. (National News Association) PEKIN, June 28 Six hundred brigands were killed and eighty captured by the federal troops in the province of Honan today. Brigands have been1 pillaging, murdering and burning there under the leadership of high binders for months. The local authorities were unable to restore peace so troops were sent against the outlaws. The captives ; will probably be executed. 1000 MEXICANS SLAIN. MEXICO CITY, June 28. One thous and soldiers and civilians were slaugh-1 tered by rebels when the city of Durango, capital of the state of the same name, fell into the insurgents hands, according to word received here today from that city. Many of the victims were members of prominent families. ! Men and women were tortured to ; death when they did not produce wealth at the bidding of the rebels. Fighting between federals and insurgents is going on at Uapam in the state of Michocan. NETTIE ROBBINS Nettle Robbins was granted a divorce from William I. Robbins this morning. The case was not contested by the prosecutor, who said It was meritorius. Robbins is said to be a J drunkard and failed to provide for his wife, whom he twice married. He first married the plaintiff in 1910. stating at the time he was a divorced man and showed his mother-in-law a paper purported to be a decree granted in Bellefontaine, O., legally separating him and his first wife. After their marriage his mother-in-law became suspieious of him and wrote to the clerk of the Bellefontaine court concerning the divorce. She received a reply that a divorce had not been granted him there. He then separated from his wife and married her again in 1912.

ABANDONS HER MULE Sophia Pauman. 33. was given carfare to Eaton, Ohio by Trustee Howarth after she had abandoned her mule and wagon, with which she has been traveling about ' the country, at Straughn's Station. Mrs. Pauman said she had been deserted by her husband whom she alleges is insane. She told the trustee she had walked more than 600 miles during the past year on trips and had been a vaudeville actor. She Is a globe trotter and has been in all parts of the world. She told the trustee she was on her way to Worcester, Massachusetts. V

following large corporations: The liberty National Hank, A8tor Trust Company, Lehigh Valley Railroad. American Surety Company. Continental In

surance Company and the American Can Company. Very Generous To Richmond. Despite his enormous business activities Mr. Reid has always evinced warm feeling for his birthplace. Richmond has been the recipient of many benevolent gifts from him. The Reid Memorial hospital and the Reid Memorial church are splendid examples of the manner in which Mr. Reid has shared his good fortune with his former townsmen. When the Young Men's Christian association was first proposed and the campaign started to obtain funds for its erection, Mr. Reid's liberal contribution assured its success. Later, when it was felt necessary to fund the comparatively small indebtedness of the institution and provide for It an endowment, Mr. Reid generously volunteered a further large sum. Whenever any of Mr. Reid's old Richmond friends are in the east they find bis latch string most hospitably in evidence. From "Alec" Gormon on through the long list to George Eggemeyer, they one and all return to Richmond with wonderous tales of yacht trips up the Hudson or down the Sound with their powerful but democratic friend. Or cordial receptions at his beautiful country home at Ardsley-on-the-Hudson or in his palatial town residence at 875 Fifth avenue. Resumes Old OccupatolnWhen Mr. Reid comes to Richmond his friends line up to greet him, army strong in numbers. He generally drops around to the Second National bank and for a time resumes his old place behind the paying teller's counter. Many a newcomer to Richmond at such times has had his currency counted out to him by Mr. Reid and never knew his distinguished teller's identity. Few Richmond people outside of those in the local business life realize that Mr. Reid is one of the largest Individual investors in local institutions. He is a stockholder in three financial institutions and several manufacturing industries. EXPECTS TO FILE REPORT NEXT WEEK Deputy Coroner Investigating Causes of Death of Mrs. Jones. FEW EYE WITNESSES A thorough investigation of the causes which led to the tragic death of Mrs. A. E. Jones, who was struck by a southbound belt line Btreet car late Thursday afternoon, is being conducted by Deputy Coroner R. D. Morrow. His work is delayed because of the scarcity of eye witnesses and the difficulty in securing the names of the few persons who saw the accidenL Several Names Secured. Conductor Bert Gellinger secured the following names in the few minutes after the happening: Andrew Shissle, rural route carrier; Patrolman George Staubach, W. E. Moore, rural route carrier, Isaac Newby and Frank Thayer, South B street. Several of these with Robert Taylor, South Eleventh and A streets, were passengers on the car. Thayer, it is asserted, heard Mrs. Jones scream when struck by the car. These persons and others will be questioned by the deputy coroner who expects to file his report with the county clerk next week. Funeral Held Today. The funeral of Mrs. Jones took place at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Arthur Cates. pastor of the Grace M. E. church, officiating. Burial in Earlham cemetery. COUNTY INFIRMARY VISITED BY KING Dr. J. E. King, county health officer, made his annual inspection of the county poor farm west of Centerville Friday and has forwarded bis report to the state authorities at Indianapolis. The condition of the poor farm, this year, he reported, is much better than when he made his last inspection. He recommended a few minor repairs to Superintendent Brumfield and bis instructions will be complied wit!, in the near future. There are now sixty inmates of the infirmary. DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR POSTAL CLERKS Postmaster E. M. Haas' petition to the treasury department for a sanitary cooled drinking fountain for the postal employes of the local office has been granted. The fountain will be placed in the workroom rather than in the public lobby of the office. The proposition has been considered for several months b j Postmaster Haas.

PENNY CLUB TO AID

Project Indorsed By Its President, Mrs. Warfel Mercury 95 At Noon. PALLADIUM FREE ICE FUN ft. The Palladium U.00 The Palladium today starts a fund to furnish the deserving poor of the city free- ice.) Contributions to this fund will bo received by the Palladium. It mailed, the contributions should b in the form of checks or money orders, and addressed to The Palladium Free Ice Fund. Ice is a household necessity for the proper preservation of food, but there are many homes in Richmond where there Is actual suffering now because the required Ice supply can not be afforded. Pleasing to Mrs. Warfal. "This Is firjs." remarked Mrs. Millard Warfel. president of the Penny club, when Informed today that the Palladium intended to solicit contributions for a free ice fund. "The Penny Club will be glad to co-operate In such a movement, and It deserves to have the support of the public. Our organization will be glad to furnish a list of names of deserving poor who seed ice. I would suggest that It la not necessary to establish free ice tlons. A more practical method won. be to supply the ice company with I 'list of families and let the compaaj deliver the ice direct to the homes asv often as necessary." This suggestion. made by Mrs. War fel. is the most feasible one and will be carried out. The Salvation Army will also be asked to furnish names of deserving poor. Reports from various parts of the city today report great suffering from the heat last night. The minimum temperature in Richmond from f . o'clock last evening until 6 o'clock this morning was'7J degrees, three ?" degree-mere than.. the corresponding L time the previous night. Hundreds of . people slept last night on porches and back lawns, and a number found rest -Ing places in the parks and the court ' house lawn. At noon today the Palladium's ther mometer registered 95 degrees In the shade. CHICAGO IS COOKING. CHICAGO, 111., June 28. Another intensely hot day was in prospect for Chicago today with no relief promised by the weather forecaster for several days. The recorda of the city today showed eight deaths from heat yesterday and an uncounted number of prostrations. Numerous deaths among babies were expected today by the health authorities, who said that the little ones have withstood as much heat as they could la the last few days. Yesterday's maximum temperature in Chicago was 96.2. JOHNSON OUTWITS U. S. GOVERNMENT (National News Association) WASHINGTON. June 28. Officials of the department of Justice today admit that they hae been outwitted by Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, convicted under the white slave law, who i was set at liberty under $15,000 bond and skipped out of Chicago to Montreal, Can., whence he will depart tomorrow for Havre. France. It la stated that there Is no law under which Johnson can be brought back to the United States. ANOTHER CONSISTORY (National News Association) ROME, June 28. Following the report that another consistory will be held here next October. It was announced at the- Vatican today that among the new cardinals created will be a Canadian. No Intimation of the identity of the Canadian prelate who is to be elevated was given. CALLS IT A PRANK SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. B. Hatp tori, member of the Japanese house of peers, who came here a month ago to study conditions that led to the agitation against Japanese on the Pacific coast, today waa on his way to Washington to confer with Ambasaado Chinda. and Secretary Bryan- K. KumazakL first vice consul of the Japanese consulate here, speaking of the action of Hemet (CaL) citizens la driving out of town a party of Korean workmen, said: "It was a prank of overgrown school boys." SOCIALISM WRONG Under the title -Class Role." Mr. II iff declares that rule by any class results in slavery. "Class rule" before the war of rebellion swayed the country in the interests of the Southern slave owning aristocracy. "Class rule" under Socialism wonld enslave opportunity. - PAGE 4.