Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 202, 2 July 1913 — Page 1

ABIXJM RICHMOND AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 202 RICHMOND, IND WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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GAS NEGOTIATIONS . ARE NOW ON POINT OF AN AGREEMENT Concessions oh Part of City and Company Probably Will Be Made.

ACTION NOT HASTY But Few Minor Changes Will Be Made in Bond Draft of Franchise. Concessions on the part of the city and the Allegheny Gas company have brought the negotiations for natural gas to the point of an agreement that will probably be satisfactory to both parties. If the city is willing to make a few concessions requested by the Allegheny Gas company, Richmond will be furnished with natural gas at 40 cents per thousand cubic feet for domestic consumers and at a less price if more than 6,000 cubic feet is used in any one month. K. C. Krick and Gus Condo, the representatives of the Allegheny Gas company, again met with the public service corporation committee of the Commercial club yesterday afternoon and discussed the various sections to Which the company raised objections. About a week ago, City Attorney Bond prepared a draft of a franchise that would be satisfactory to the city and submitted it to the gas company for consideration. After a conference of the officials of the company in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Mr. Krick and Mr. Condo returned to Richmond yesterday with a few modifications in the proposed contract and stated that the draft of the contract as submitted would be the final proposition of the company which the city must either accept or reject. For several hours yesterday afternoon and evening. City Attorney Bond and the members of the Commercial Club committee argued with the representatives of the gas company for further concessions on the part of the company, but with the exception of a few minor changes the representatives of the company remained firm in their stand that the proposition either be accepted or rejected as it . stood. Not to Act Hastily. The committee did not desire to take hasty action on the question and requested the representatives of the company to give the committee until this afternoon to make its decision. The request was granted and Mr. Krick and Mr. Condo returned to Columbus and Marion with the under standing that they would return this afternoon and meet with the committee for final action. The draft of the contract whichwas drawn by City Attorney William A. Bond was as "ironclad" as possible, and a great many provisions were put into the contract which the committee would be willing to concede, if necessary. The contract as it now stands does not differ materially from the way the city attorney originally drew it, but the few points., thf jArjre changed are considered inoVit if anything should happen that would destroy the power of the public utilities commission of Indiana. Commission Fixes Standard. In the original draft the city attorney provided for the city council to have the authority to fix the standard of quality, pressure and service. The company removed this clause on the ground that the new Indiana law (Continued on Page Six) WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT An Englishman visiting this country recently commented on the advanced development of our advertising. He said that one might get a liberal education in a remarkably short space of time by an intimate study of the advertising in firstclass newspapers. That may have been expressing it rather strongly perhaps as a result of his enthusiasm but it must be apparent o every thoughtful reader that newspaper advertising as it is conducted nowadays possesses an unusual educational value. We are quite sure that our cousin from over the sea might come here a total stranger and, by diligent attention to the advertising appearing daily in this and other good newspapers, soon be very well informed as to the customs and the fashions, where to go for his shopping and his recreation. Who's who and what's what have a persistent manner of finding their way into the daily newspapers, so that he who reads may profit. Circulation More Than 7,900.

GOLD BRICKER OF WALLjUOCATED David Lamar, N. Y., Admits Using Names of Prominent Men in Deals.

(National Newt Association) WASHINGTON, July 2 The mysterious impersonator who it is alleged has been trying to gold brick Wall street operators ino doing his bidding through the use of the names of prominent representatives and senators was discovered today by the Overman lobby investigating committee in the person of David Lamar of New York. Lamar swaggered to the witness stand and calmly admitted that he had used Representative Riordan's name without the representative's consent, when endeavoring to have Judge Robert Lovett, chairman of the board of directors of the Union Pacific Railway, engage his friend, Edward Louderbach, as an attorney. Lamar made his admission without hesitation, seeming to think the matter a joke. "Yes I used the name of Representative Riordan" said Lamar, "in trying to get into telephonic communications with Judge Lovett. The judge was not there and so I did not talk with him but I left a message with his secretary to the effect that Congressman Riordan of New York thought that Louderbach could be of very considerable service to the Union Pacific in settling the disputes growing out of the dissolution of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific. I stated that Louderbach did not want money, he simply wanted to offer his services as a friend." Was a Frank Witness. "How did you happen to select the name of Representative Riordan" asked Chairman Overman. "Oh it just came to me" replied the witness candidly. On being crossed by Senator Nelson, Lamar admitted that he had also used Riordan's name in attempting to converse with Maxwell Evart. Evart was timid and his attempt was without success. The committee wanted to know whether there were any other conversations in which the names of other representatives and senators were used. "I do not remember any" replied Lamar, "but I dare say if there were some one will come forward and tell about them." Lamar denied that he had ever threatened or that he had ever tried to bribe those with whom he talked when impersonating a national legislator. He said he tried to get Louderbach retained as a Union Pacific attorney because he was sorry for Louderbach who had the enmity of Kuhn Loeb & Co. and Mortimer Schiss. Also Used Palmer's Name. Lamar finally said he talked over the telephone to Lewis Cass Leddard, representing himself to be Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania. He said he had no authority whatever to j do this but confessed that he imperi sonated Palmer because that member I was supposed to have great influence Willi 1 11 IT lie auunuiou aiiuu. nv- iuu described the coal strike of 1908. RICHMOND NOW HAS 25,u24RESIDENTS Increase of 3,300 people in 3 Years Shown By a Post Office Report. Postmaster E. M. Haas announced i today that 6,406 homes in Richmond j were served by the local postoffice. Of course, practically every home in the Jcity is on the postoffice list. Figuring four people to every home, regarded as a most conservative method of computation by census officials, the postoffice report shows Richmond jnow has a population of 25,624, an ; increase of exactly 3,300 over the offiicial census of 1910, which gave Rich- , mond's population at 22,324. A Remarkable Increase. These figures show that Richmond's ! growth in the past three years was in i excess of 14 per cent, at least 12 per i cent more than the city increased in I population between the years 1900 and 1 1910. If the present ratio of gain in population continues during the next ; seven years, Richmond will have over 32.000 citizens. ! Desirable living and working condi- ; tions in Richmond are given the credit ' for the city's rapid spurt in increasing lits population. CENTRAL LABOR UNION J At a meeting of the Central Labor i Union In their rooms last evening, the (following officers were elected: President, William Fahlsing; vice president, Otto Beisman; recording secrei tary, E. F. Bass; secretary of treasI ury, E. O. Brower; trustees, Ed. Fitz- ' gibbons, John Young and George Wood. JAMES I BABFORD WAS OVERCOME BY HEAT (i lladium Special) HAGERJ OWN, Ind., July 2 But prostration, due to excesione case of 'slve heat, as been reported in this place. - Jai i owner, wb ies Bab ford, a restaurant was overcome by the iheat Saturd ,y evening, nas iuiiy re-

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NEW EVIDENCE FOR NULL PROBE IS TO 6E COLLECTED Operations of Manufacturers' Association to Be Thoroughly Bared.

SEEK EMERY'S BOOKS James E. Watson Will Be a Principal Witness in Case Coming Week. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, July 2. The bouse today voted to refer the Shorley reao; lution demanding an investigation by the house of the Mulhall lobby charges to the rules committee. WASHINGTON, July' 2 The operations of the National Association of Manufacturers as revealed through Colonel Martin M. Mulhall, one of the chief agents of the association, will be further bared by documentary evidence which the association and its agents must turn over to the Overman investigating committee of the senate. These books and papers, it is expected, will show the amount of mon ey raised and expended during the life of the association, the sums set apart for the national congress and the state legislatures, and the names of the men who received rewards for doing the bidding of the association either in the way of personal gratuity or for their political campaigns. Seeks Books of Emery. The most important of the books and papers the Overman committee expects to get are those in the possession of James A. Emery, general counsel of the association, and alleged by Mulhall to be its chief lobbyist in Washington. Emery has accepted service of a subpoena duces tecum, which assures his delivery of every document now in his files. In addition, John Kirby, Jr., former president of the association, and David M. Parry, another former president of the association, who were caught at San Francisco on the eve of their departure for Australia, will be required to produce the books and papers of the association in their possession. Fred C. Schwedtman, secretary to the president of the associalIon7',alsb will turn over to the committee such papers as he may have bearing on the operations of the lobby. Must Testify Under Oath. - Besides producing the books and papers, these men will be required, under oath, beginning on , Tuesday next, to tell every detail of their connection with congress and state le0islatures, and the steps they took to break strikes and to discredit President Gompers and other officials of the American Federation of Labor, and other labor leaders. On hand, ready to take the stand when the committee shall call him next week, will be James E. Watson, of Indiana, for twelve years Republican "whip" of the house of representatives, and charged with being at times the paid attorney of the National Manufacturers Association. Former Congressman Charles E. Littlefleld, of Maine, described as an acknowledged representative of the association during his c6ngressional career. Is In Europe, and his secretary has notified Senator Overman that he will not be back until August. He will be subpoenaed to testify immediately after his return. House Plans Rigid Inquiry. Not only will the committee invesgate the Mulhall charges, but it will investigate the railroad and other special interest lobbies, including the tariff and currency lobbies, which have infested Washington for years. It will be a tremendous work the committee will be directed to perform and to assist it authority will be given or the employment of counsel, prob9bly Samuel Untermyer of New York, the money trust investigator. When his committee finishes its task, it is promised the country will see in all its nakedness the "invisible government" which has proved itself on so many occasions stronger than the I president, stronger than congress, and stronger than the courts. Views of Overman Committee. Members of the Overman committee do not hesitate to say that the lobby (Continued on Page Six) HAS NOT COMPLETED HIS INVESTIGATION Deputy Coroner R. D. Morrow, has not completed his investigation into the causes which resulted in the death of Mrs. A. E. Jones. He has examined all witnesses and hopes to file his report Thursday with the county clerk. Mrs. Jones was killed by being struck by the Belt Line street car last Friday. RUMELY MAY OBTAIN ADDITIONAL CREDIT (Palladium Special) NEW YORK. July 2. Although in May last the M. Rumely company obtained $5,500,000 in loans, the corporation has made an arrangement with William Salomon, of New York, whereby it will obtain $2,000,000 additional credit it is announced by a Director of the corporation.

Congress May Prevent President's Enjoying "Summer Capitol

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MAKING OWN Fl REWORKS FOR FOURTH CELEBRATION Frank D'Larvo, 803 North Fourteenth street, promises an exhibition of fire works at his home Friday evening which cannot be equalled in any other place in Richmond. D'Larvo came to this country two years ago and this is the first year that he has been able to sufficiently understand why July 4, is celebrated here. When in Italy he was employed in a fire works plant and is well versed in the art of manufacturing every kind of fire works. The ant of making fire works is not known to Americans he believes, and his exhibition will surpass in brilliancy anything of its kind in Richmond. He is now making display pieces at his hoir.'j. BARN IS DESTROYED BY FiBEjJBOO LOSS Building on Farm of Oscar Lamb Struck By Lightning Last-Night. HORSE ALSO BURNED Rain and Wind Is Beneficial to Crops in Some Parts of County. '"' " - - mi in X.ji; . . (Palladium Special) LfNN, Ind., July 2. Fire from lightning which struck the barn on the farm of Oscar Lamb, south of Lynn, caused a loss of $800 to building and contents about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon during the heavy rainstorm. The damage is not covered by insurI ance. Besides a horse, which was j burned to death, a farm wagon, farming implements and stored hay and corn were destroyed with other contents. The barn was practically new, and stood about ten feet distant from the residence of Mr. Lamb. The owner first discovered the lire, seeing the blaze from a window in his house, where he had taken refuge from the rain. He quickly summoned his hands, and an attempt was made to put the fire out. The high wind fanned the blaze, and the whole building in a few moments was enveloped In flames. Seeing the uselessness of trying to save the barn and its contents, the men poured water on the near-by buildings with chemical apparatus, and succeeded In preventing the lire destroying anything but the barn. RAIN WAS BENEFICIAL. The rain and wind did a small amount of damage to the crops on farms between Lynn and Fountain City, but elsewhere in the county the rain was more beneficial than harmful. A few farmers, living east of Richmond, report corn and wheat slightly damaged by the heavy rainfall. This season has been the best crop growing in many years, and some of the farmers say the rain was not needed. It was helpful, however to corn and oats and benefited fruit, vegetables and garden truck. Farmers are cutting wheat now, and much already has been done. UNCLE THREATENS TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE (Palladium Special) LEWTSVILLE, July 2. Grief strick en and fearing that he would be criticised.. James . Baird, .uncle of Wycoff Cregor, who was instantly killed Mon day afternoon when the car in which the two were driving turned turtle, threatened to take his life last night The uncle fears that he will be suspected of causing the accident because a $25,000 estate inherited by the dead boy in Rush county will revert to him. Baird and his nephew inherited like amounts from the same estate some time ago. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Warmer Thursday. TEMPERATURE 1:00 84 Yesterday. Maximum 91 Mnmum, ............. ............73

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Harlakenden House, "summer capitol" of the United States, located at Cornish N. H., and map showing distance from seat of government in Washington. WASHINGTON, July 2. As it is expected congress will continue its sessions through the summer, President Wilson has given up hope of enjoying the summer months at the beautiful summe rcapitol, Harlakenden House, tne home of Winston Churchill, the novelist, at Cornish, N. H. The president, escorted Mrs. Wilson and their three daughters to Cornish on Friday and ruefully remarked that the currency legislation would compel him to remain in sultry Washington during the warmest season of the year. INSTANTLY KILLED Mrs. Edgar Pollard Struck By Lightning Yesterday Afternoon. (Palladium Special) HAGERSTOWN, Ind., July 2 Stan ding at a window at her home, about three miles east of this place, yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Edgar Pollard, 37, was struck by lightning and died a few minutes afterward. Lightning struck the telephone and it is believed that Mrs. Pollard had one hand on the instrument at the time the flash occurred. Son Found Body. Ernest Pollard, a son, had just left the house, and when he returned he found the limp form of his mother on the floor. He immediately summoned medical aid. Dr. Stotlemeyer, of this place and a physician of Greensfork were called but Mrs. Pollard had expired before they arrived. One of the physicians expressed the belief that heart failure resulting from the shock may have caused the death. Funeral Tomorrow. The unfortunate woman is survived by the husband, son, a brother, Andrew Smith, living near Hagerstown, two sisters, Mrs. William Worl, living south of this place and Mrs. Lyde Neal, of Hagerstown. The funeral will be held at the German Baptist church tomorrow. JAPANESE WARNED (National News Association) PORT TOWNSEND, July 2. Notices were posted today in Sequiem, a thriving farm settlement near here, warning Japanese against coming to that part of the state seeking employment. Sentiment against the Orientals was spreading rapidly over Washington, following the arrival of several parties of laborers from California. In Sequiem Sunday a half dozen Japanese were escorted out of town by citizens who would not give them time to get a lunch that was ordered for them at a local hotel. HELP SWELL

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A few families were supplied with ice yesterday, purchased at cost out of the Palladium's Free Ice Fund, being raised by popular subscription. If the hundreds of prosperous citizens of Richmond, with well-filled refrigerators, could have witnessed how gratefully this necessity was received at the home where the Ice waa delivered, the ice fund would soon be over subscribed. The poor families receiving the ice have been recommended by the Penny Club, and a more complete list will be handed in to the Palladium by that organization tomorrow! This means that more money will have to be contributed to the Palladium's fund, and it is to be hoped that the generous Richmond public will respond to this charitable appeal by subscribing whatever it can afford. The fund now contains more than $25. Play your part in doubling this amount. - -

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SECOND FLY BILL TO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL C. W. Jordan and Dr. King Declare It Was Wrong to Defeat Bill. POLITICS PLAYED? According to Charles W. Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club, another effort will be made to have council pass a fly ordinance. The original measure, sponsored by the Commercial club and drafted by Dr. J. E. King, county health officer, was defeated by council last Monday night by a vote of 7 to 4. "I think council objected to the fly ordinance because it was too drastic. "Mr. Jordan stated today. "We will now ascertain the most objectionable features of the measure and prepare the. new ordinance without them. I hope then that the "ordinance "wW"go through." "It was wrong to defeat the ordinance," stated Dr. King today. "It is necessary to have such legislation to Improve general health conditions. "The measure was defeated for political reasons." Dr. King continued. "Mayor Zimmerman was afraid it would injure his chances of re-election." An Excellent Measure. Dr. T. Henry Davis, city health officer, while admitting that an ordinance requiring the screening of manure boxes, garbage, receptacles, etc.. and the removal of cess pools and other insanitary places where flies breed, would be a good thing for the community he did not criticise council for defeating the measure. "To enforce such an ordinance now, "said Dr. Davis," would be expensive for it would require the employment of two or three special officers. The thing to do is educate public opinion to the necessity of such legislation and then provide it. If people are indifferent to such legislation they will kick on the expense of it. If they really want It they don't care what the expense is. Right now Richmond people don't understand the Importance of a fly ordinance. Mr. Jordan is of the opinion that an effective fly ordinance would practically eliminate the evil in Richmond. "I have noticed that through the agency of the 'swatting movement alone there has been a great decrease in the number of flies the past two years. Right now in my office, with both windows wide open and no screens in them I'll wager there are not a dozen flies in the room. Two years ago the room would have been filled with them," he remarked. He called attention to the fact that the little pests had been practically driven out of every household and that the sensible method of trapping them out of doors was now in vogue. WEAK NAVY INVITES WAR, STATES DEWEY Admiral George Dewey, the hero of the battle of Manila 1 ay, has warned the government that the failure to maintain a Btrong navy is the surest method of involving the United States in a war with some unfriendly nation. THE ICE f

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INDIANA VETERANS REARD AN ADDRESS BY RALSTON TODAY

Indiana Governor Compliments Pennsylvania For the. Great Reunion. IT WAS INDIANA DAY Conspicuous Parts Played By Hoosiers in the Battle Were Related. (National New Association') GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD. July 2. Hoosier veterans today gathered m the great tent where the general exercises are held to celebrate Indiana Day. The conspicuous parts played by the Hoosiers in the great battle of fifty years ago and many of the incidents transpiring since the past half century of peace were graphically described by several speakers. Capt. J. B. Hardley of Daleville, a member of the Gettysburg anniversary .commission, presided and Governor Ralston was the principal speaker. Others who spoke were State Senator Will R. Wood of Lafayette; J. Will Sesaler of Indianapolis, son of Lieutenant J. R. Sessler; Attorney General Thoa. M. Honan; Representative W. W. Spen cer of Indianapolis; Dr. D. D. Cox and Capt. David E. Beem of Spencer, Ind.. old members of the Commission. Address By Governor. Governor Ralston of Indiana said la part: "This event my countrymen Is unique in the annals of time. Nothing comparable to it has preceded It In ait l . w.ai mo ieo, auu inaiana. uiereiore, makes publlo expression Of her appreciation of the efforts made and the burdens assumed by those wbo have given so freely of their time and money to make possible this reunion of the blue and the gray. The federal gov ernment has recognised the importance of this occasion and Indiana indorses the steps it has taken to make this meeting a success. "The battle is fought; the bloodiest three days contest in all warfare, has made Pennsylvania celebrated as the scene of matchless bravery and coupled her name, with the centuries to come. All honor to the keystone state for her great contribution of money and moral purpose to defray the expenses of this meeting, and the conspicuous part she has played in making this event the symbol of the public desire for peace universal. "If it were possible to shift to another state the place of the battle here fought between the sons of the North and the sons of the South, the wealth of the world would not tempt Pennsylvania to surrender these sites, to give up the historic interests and to forget the impressive lesson and the sad sweet memories that cling about the battle of Gettysburg. "There are somethings yet in this old world, thank God, whose value cannot be measured by the dollar sign. "I dare not of course take the tine to recall the details of this battle or rehearse at length the part Indiana alone had in it; but yet on an occasion like this I feel that I would not be justified In failing to recite some of the Incidents of the struggle." The governor then went Into a brief history of some of the most notable events of the battle. A PACIFIC COAST AUTOMOBILE TOUR (National News Association) LOS ANGELES, July 2. Fifty-one cars have been entered in the PanamaPacific road race from Los Angeles to San Francisco, which will start tomorrow midnight. The racing autos will be started at 2 minute intervals and it is expected by the management of the race that the winning car will make the distance. 515 miles in 14 hours or less. The winner will re ceive a cash prize of $10,000. Barney Oldfield will pilot a Fiat "120," the largest car in the race, and Louis Nikrent, will drive a "20" Buick, the smallest entry. . PLACE NEW MACHINE IN THE POST OFFICE A new Universal canceling machine is being installed at the post office, to replace the Cummins machine, which is being shipped to the department at Washington. The only reason for the change, known to local authorities, is the great deal of comment made by the newspapers of the country. They pointed that the Cummins machine was manufactured by the brother of a senator of the United States. SOCIALISM WRONG The last of Mr. Iliffa series of articles appears today on page 4. MAGAZINE PAGE Filled with bright, witty, entertaining articles and the Palladium's new cartoon, "'S'Matter Pop7 Page 8.