Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 205, 7 July 1913 — Page 1

BP AMUM K, ( AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 205 RICHMOND, IND MONDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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good fellowship Weighed supreme . Oil BATTLE FIELD

Blue and Gray Veterans Unite in Great Peace Encampment WHO WAS FIANCEE OF HARRY KNIGHT PITTSBURG AND McKEESPORT BANKS CLOSE TODAY-BIG RUN ON A PITTSBURG SA VING BANK

Richmond and-Wayne County Veterans Returning to Homes.

TRIP WORTH FATIGUE f Joseph Bennett Tells of " "Yanks" and "Johnnies" Meeting. "I bave never attended a meeting where good fellowship wag so general ' as on the battle field at Gettysburg, said Joseph B. Bennett, a veteran of "this city, who has Just returned from the ceremonies at the battle field. Mr. Bennett was a member of Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Infantry. "The trip alone was worth the fatigue," he continued. "But to see the Yanks' as they call us and the 'Johnnies' shaking hands and talking over the fight at Bloody Angle was enough to fill my heart with patriotism. Conditions Were Ideal. The returning veterans expressed their pleasure with the trip, saying that all the conditions were ideal. The traveling facilities were the best, as were camping conditions. The government furnished thousands of tents to shelter the veterans. There was an abundance of good food, which afforded a great contrast to the hard tack and bacon of the war days. The food was well cooked, and verything was sanitary. In this connection John D. Strain of Terre Haute said that he did not see a fly in camp. All were provided with cots to sleep on. v Scouts Attract Attention. . The work of the Boy Scouts attracted much attention. Their constant efforts to help the old soldiers pleased them very much. Another Wayne county man said, "We couldn't even stumble but what one of those boys was there to help us.V , Wayne county veterans brought heme with them many souvenirs of the occasion, ribbons, banners and even : the pans and cups which they used . while there., , U Veterans Who Attended. j The local veterans " wbo made the trip are: , ; Eenjamin.B. Duke, Richmond. Greer Williams, Richmond. ' Joseph B. Bennett, Richmond. . Jesse E. Jones, Richmond. ; Charles E. Davis, Greensfork. .! Joel Curtis, Olive Hill. Joseph E. Potts, Richmond. Levl D. Marks, Boston. . The above are all veterans of Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Infantry, ' with the exception of Joel Curtis, who , was a member of the Seventy-fifth Ohio Infantry. The Nineteenth Indiana, with the , Second Wisconsin and the Twentyv fojuntiMichigan bore ihe brunt of toe heavy fighting on Seminary Ridge, and received no medical attention from July 1 until July 3. FIRE OF UNKNOWN AT MILLS Resulted in Loss of $500 Fire Marshal May Investigate. A fire, the origin of which Is unknown, broke out at the Champion Roller Milling company's plant at Tenth and Fort Wayne avenue Saturday night at midnight. The prompt arrival of the fire department prevented the flames from spreading into a dangerous fire. The loss was $500. A patrolman saw the flames and called the hose companies. It was necessary to break into the building, every door and window of the place being locked. Crept Toward rain Bins. A hole had been burned in the floor and the flames were creeping around to the grain bins. One bin with a small amount of grain in it was already on fire. The fire was extinguished in a short "time, but the smoldering woodwork threatened to break into flames and it was necessary to keep several streams of water playing on the burning section for almost an hour after the flames were put out Fire Chief Ed Miller stated this morning that the state fire marshal had been notified of the fire and would probably make an investigation. The fire did not appear to be from spontaneous combustion and to add to the mystery of its origin, all the windows and doors were locked, dispelling the theory that a lighted cigar might have been carelessly tossed into the building lighting grain chaff which was on the floor. Hose Companies Prompt. The fire was discovered at 11:45 o'clock. Hose companies arrived within three minutes, witnesses say, and firemen were directing streams of water on the flames in a very short time. As milling business is dull at this timenly a small amount of grain was stored in the bin which caught fire. The loss from this amounted to only p few dollars. , The loss was covered by insurance. The Milling company fire is the largest o far this year.

ORIGIN

A group of Ifnion veterans listening to the oft told tale of a certain incident of the Great War of '61, being told by a Johnny Reb. The photograph was taken . at Gettysburg, Pa., where more than 50,000 veterans, of both the Union and Confederate armies participated in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Those In the photograph are: Left to right: J. H. Uhler, William Page, J. J.. Shoemaker and D. C. Mulhearn. (Copyright by International News Service.)"

SAYS CITY SHOOLO HOT ACCEPT DRAFT OF GAS FRANCHISE A. Bavis Avers Allegheny Proposition Contains No Safeguards. POINTS OUT DEFECTS Alfred Bavis, - candidate for nomination for mayor on the Progressive ticket at the recent primaries, declares in a statement to the Palladium today that- the. proposed, franchise of , the, Allegheny Gas company is a wide-open franchise. The statement, in which he gives his reasons for his , belief that the draft should not be accepted, is appended: The Palladium: I have just come in possession of the franchise draft of the Allegheny Gas company, and after careful reading, I fail to see wherein it can be considered anything but a wide-open franchise. Its indefinite form leads me to fear j that by its acceptance, the day . will not be far distant when we shall be called upon to pay the penalty. instead of profiting by the mistakes of previous franchises, we are showing a willingrfets to be led into the same traps, with this difference: the traps In this case are not so carefully concealed, and if we walk into them, it must be a deliberate act on our part, for which no apology could be offered. That Richmond is entitled to 40cent gas goes without saying, but in granting a franchise to supply such gaB, we want such safeguards surrounding the service as will give to us 40-cent gas in fact as well as in name. Also to protect ourselves from certain exigencies which invariably arise' where natural gas is involved. This franchise contains no such safeguards. . I called the attention of its laxities to a member of the mayor's official family, and was .told that" it was the best they could get from them, and while he recognized the shortcomings of the franchise, remarked : "There Is no' use crossing the bridge till we get to it.". Such is the hopeless, helpless attitude of those officials who are supposed to represent us when it comes to the conservation of the people's interest. The omission that appears most conspicuous in this ; contract is: .its fr.ilure to contain specifically the 11a-. bilities existing between producer and consumer, other than the bare mention , of the cost per . one . thousand cubic feet and the monthly minimum of 50 cents..- ; . . I take the position that all the safeguards - contained in an artificial gas franchise should be ; embodied In a natural gas contract, with the additional provision for the supplying of artificial gas should the natural gas fait The importance of this provision! is recognized when we consider that I natural gas is ordinarily fed, as it will be in this case, directly from th j pipe I line into the distributing system, none being stored in holders, and in the event of extremely cold weather and a proportionate increase in the volume (Continued on Page Nine.) WOMAN PASSENGER OFF WATER WAGON Ellen Goodeman, the only feminine "regular" at police court was' fined $1 and costs this morning for public Intoxication. Mrs. Goodeman has been on the "water wagon" for some time, and this morning was her first appearance at police court for several months, although she was formerly a regular offender. She was arrested Saturday night on Main street In default of her fine she was committed to the Home for Friendless Women for eleven days.

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RICHMOND KNIGHTS TO GO TO Party of Templars Will Attend the Conclave Held in That City. HAVE- SPECIAL TRAIN Arrangements are well under way for . the journey of several members of Richmond Commandery No. 8, and their friends to Denver, Colo., in August, where they will attend the twenty-second tri-ennial conclave of the ; Grand Encampment, Knights Templar.; Plans are being perfected for the trip by. a committee of the local commandery, known as the Denver club, which was instituted a year ago. The Denver; club has every , assurance that the journey and conclave will be a memorable one. Following are the names of those - who have signified their intention of attending the' meeting : Alfred Anderson, Luther Bruce, L. E.V Browne, Ralph Cain, J. A. Commons of Centerville, George B. 'Dougan, H. R. Glick, John B. Keyes, Harry Land, Walker E. Land, J. H. Menke, John Nicholson, Harry Porter, John Peltz, C. B. Jackson of Centerville, George R. Gause, Walter Johnson, Albert Rees, John L. Rupe,E. J. Valentine, Will Ward and Philip Worrall. To Make Side Trips. The club will leave on a special train over the C. & O. railway, and will leave Chicago over the Rock Island. The Sir Knights and their fam ilies will be made comfortable in every way. Side trips are being arranged around Denver and Colorado Springs. A trip will be made over the Georgetown loop to the Silver Plume district; to the famous Cripple Creek gold mining district, and a drive among somy of the scenic wonders of the Pike's Peak region, including Stratton park, North and South Cheyenne Canyon, the Seven Falls and over the High Dive. A visit will also be made to the Cave of the Winds In Williams Canyon. INSANE HOSPITAL i QUITE CONGESTED CTo relieve the crowded condition of e Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Easthaven the buildings on the 400-acre tract recently purchased will be remodeled to furnish suitable quarters for the patients. At, present there are 832 inmates, thirty, more than the capacity of the institution Plans for the improvement of the school building on the tract have been completed, and work will be begun within the next month or two.. The other houses will be changed as occasion demands The . buildings will be so improved as to afford quarters for groups or colonies of patients. ; Dr. Smith states that the process of getting the new property ready for use is slow, because some of the land Is not, to be turned over for some time, the purchase only being made about the first of May. INJURED YOUTH IS , GREATLY IMPROVED Russell Brehm. the nineteen-year old son of Louis Brehm, who slid forty feet down an elevator shaft at the Bee be Glove factory Saturday afternoon, is recovering rapidly, a further examination showing that his worst injury was a broken wrist.' He was taken to the Reid Memorial Hospital where he still Is. He will be removed to his home : sometime this week. SHE THREW A BOMB (National News Association) LIVERPOOL, July , 7 A suffraget bomb was exploded ill the Liverpool Stock exchange today and the building was badly damaged.

DENVER

ALLEGHENY GAS CO.

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RICHMOND

MAKING A SDRVEY Plan Route of a Main Into the City, and Gas Distributing System. MAY ASSIGN CONTRACT That there is a possibility of the Allegheny Gas company assigning its contract to the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, if the, city accepts the contract submitted by it. was admitted today by Er PrWhitcoinb, prest dent of the Allegheny company. Mr. Whitcomb stated, however, that at the present time the matter is resting, but admitted that there had been a number of propositions submitted by the Light, Heat and Power company. "I can not say at this time just what the outcome of the negotiations will be, but it is possible that the contract may be assigned the local concern, although there is not a probability at this time." said Mr. Wnitcomb. E. P. .Whitcomb, president; P. W. Loofer, vice president; W. J. Broder, superintendent oi construction; iv. Krick, special representative, and B. A. Magred, engineer of the Allegheny Gas company, were all in Richmond today going over the city and making tentative plans for the construction of the distributing system. Survey Route into City. The representatives also made a trip over the proposed line into the city and took a rough survey. The present plans are for tne main line of the company, which runs from Dayton to Muncie, to be tapped near Glencarn, Ohio, which is about 10 or 12 miles from Richmond. " The line will probably be 8 inches in diameter and run southeast to a point just east of the Driving park, thence west along the national road to 23rd street, thence south on 23rd to A street where a large regulating station will be placed. It is planned to, extend a belt line entirely around the city which will act as a feeder for the city. This line will probably be 8 Inches in diameter. ; The engineer for the company stated that they .were experiencing considerable trouble mapping out territory on account of the number of ma cadam streets and cement alleys. i The representatives of the company said that they were rushinsr throuc-h the temporary map of the distributing system so that they could be ready to proceed if the city acts favorablv on the contract after the public hearing. wnlch will be held July 21st. Talks About Pressure. ; Mr. Krick said that the main line in to the city would carry a 'pressure of about 10 to 15 lbs., but that when It reached the consumer it would not be more than 5. or 6 ounces. He stated that In case the supply of natural gas gave out at any time the city could be supplied with artificial gas through the same mains. In answer to the question as to what' the company would do if the city demands certain standards as to pressure, quality, heat units, etc., Mr. Whitcomb said, "that means that we will not come into the city. It would be a physical impossibility on our part to attempt to regulate that matter in the contract." He said further that (Continued on Page Six) THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Showers tonight or Tuesday; warmer tonight. TEMPERATURE Noon .... Maximum Minimum Yesterday. S6 61

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Two Young Women Both Assert They Were Engaged to the Dead Driver. MISS DOYLE ILL TODAY But Her Mother Vigorously Denies Statements Made By Madonna Wood. "Madonna Wood was not engaged to Harry Knight. My daughter was his fiancee." This was the emphatic declaration of Mrs. Conway of Cambridge City in speaking of the statements made by the Indianapolis girl. "She is an adventuress who followed Harry to different places and made love to him," continued Mrs. Conway. "There is nothing true in what Bhe says. Harry often spoke to my daughter and myself regarding her efforts to become engaged to him, and he did everything he could to keep out of her way. "When he was iu Atlanta, Georgia two years ago with the Cole agency this Miss Wood followed him there and he told us afterward that he ordered her to return to Indianapolis on the next train. She pleaded with him to permit her to stay but he insisted and she left on a train that night.. Wasn't Invited to Columbus? "He didn't invite her to Columbus but she went there anyway. Her statements place my daughter and myself in a very embarrassing and humiliating position but as I said Saturday there was an understanding between Harry Knight and my daughter and he had asked .her to become his wife. "My daughter could not attend the funeral today because she is ill and that also prevented her from witnessing the races." Mrs. Conway said the shock Miss Doyle experienced by the newa of Knight's tragic death had seriously affected her health. WHO WAS HIS FIANCEE? (Palladium Special) INDIANAPOLIS, July 7. The funeral of Harry Knight, the famous automobile driver "killed FritiaT at the Columbus, O., races, was held this morning and was largely attended. One of the mourners was Miss Madonna Wood of this city, who says she was engaged to be married to Knight despite the assertion of Miss Margaret Doyle of Cambridge City, Ind., that she was Knight's fiancee. ' - . Miss Wood was with Mrs. Knight at the race and saw the accident. She was nearly prostrated. Her only communication to her mother was that Harry, had been killed and that she would arrive with Mrs. Knight, and the body. Asked M 1st Wood to Come.. Miss Wood's mother said last night that before the race Knight had called I her daughter by phone and requested that she come to Columbus. He said that he could not start in the race (Continued on Page Three) TORRENCE MAY HOT TEACH HERE AGAIN Now Traveling For a School Supply House the Board" Wants His Services. Prof. P. L. Torrence, assistant principal of the high school, probably will sever his connection with, that-institution, temporarily at least. Prof. Torrence is now traveling for a Chicago school supply house with territory In Indiana, but there is an understanding with him and Dr. Johnston, president of the school board, that at any time he does not find the business agreeable and desires to resume his duties here, there will be a place in the Richmond schools for him. Prof. Torrence taught mathematics and other subjects in the high school, and his able work is greatly appreciated by the school board. If he decides to continue permanently in the school supply business Prof. Torrence states he will continue to make Richmond his home. Prof. Torrence is well known all over Wayne county. Last year he made the race for the Republican nomination for county treasurer, but was defeated by a close vote by X. H. Johnson. - AFRICAN STRIKERS GO BACK TO WORK (National News Association) JOHANNESBURG. S. A.. July 7. Thousands of the striking gold miners in the Rand district returned to work today, the Amalgamated Union having accepted the terms of the Producers Saturday night but troops. were still kept on duty for fear of further violence. Many of the strikers, flushed with success and elated over the ease with, which they beat the owners are celebrating their victory and are in a. dangerous mood. Street car serviceas been partially restored but only two newspapers were able topuSIuth today. Armed soldiers are patrolling tne entire city. j

Ella Wheeler Wilcox Dorothy Dix Mabel Herbert Urner. The galaxy of bright witty women writers whose arUcles appear in today's Palladium. President Wm. J. Bryan Seventeen years striving satisfied, but only for one day. 'S Matter Pop? "Pop continues his antics, to the mystification of his litUe son and to the amusement of Palladium readers. Today's Magazine Features, page 8. Mutt and Jeff The boys who put "f" in laugh, on page 7.

TIDE OF VICTORY GOES JOJBULGARS Signal Successes of Bulgarian Arms Reported March on Belgrade SERVIA NOW INVADED (National New Association) SOFIA! July 7. The tide of victory In the second Balkan war has swung to the Bulgarians. - Signal successes are reported. Eleven thousand Servians . of the Western wing of the Servian army were reported killed in a bloody engagement near Deslinici. eighty thousand . others were, wounded, many prisoners were taken and the balance were put to flight, according to a dispatch from Gen Cavoff to Cxar Ferdinand today. It was one of the great decisive battles of modern times, according to the Bulgarian government. Three Servian regiments were annihilated in the battle . which started along the Bregalnitza river, in Central Macedonia. ", . 1" " " T :'"! - The fight lasted two days and three nights before the : exhausted Servian soldiers gave way before the repeated charges and the heavy artillery fire-of the Bulgarians. The battlefield which covers an area of nearly twenty square miles was strewn with dead and wounded, all of whom were left behind. The Bulgarian casualties were not given. ' COMBINE ON BULQARS. , BELGRADE. July 7. Servian troops and Greek soldiers are co-operating in Southern Macedonia in a campaign against the Bulgarians near Raitchaml. Macedonians who are fighting with the Bulgarians in that district, have been defeated with 2,000 lost and are now in retreat. Servla has been invaded by Bulgarians at two distinct points and the Bulgarians are evidently contemplating a campaign against this city. King Peter is personally directing the preparations for defense of the capital. GREECE MAKE8 APPEAL. ATHENS, July 7. Greece has appealed to the powers' to prevent further outrages by Bulgarians in Macedonia. Dispatches from Salonika today stated that the Bulgarians had massacred and tortured hundreds of Greek women and children near the town of Xegrita. All the able-bodied men are fighting in the Greek armies and there was no one to protect the defenseless ones. KAUFFMAN SHOWED SOME IMPROVEMENT Councilman Harry Kauffman, of the Sixth ward, who is at the Reid Memorial hospital recovering from an operation is slightly improved today. His condition is still very grave, it was reported. The operation was a serious one, but he went through it satisfactorily, however, although only cocaine was used. DISMANTLE A CAMP WHICH WAS RAIDED The gambling camp located east of the city was dismantled Saturday afternoon according to Sheriff Bayer, who notified the proprietor of the place that it would be razed unless It was moved. Several well known men were arrested there last week and fined in the city court for gambling, following a raid made by the sheriff, prosecutor and deputies. JACK LONDON WILL BE OPERATED UPON (XatlonaJ News Association) SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. Doctors in the Merritt Hospital in Oakland decided to operate on Jack London, the author, for appendicitis, either tohrary.or tomorrow. V. s. Porter of the hospital, said that London was in excellent condition for the operation. The attack of the disease came suddenly Saturday.

THE FiaST-SECOHD SUSPENDED BY THE GOVERNMENT ORDER

Following Close of Big Pittsw burg Institution Smaller Bank Closes. A BIG FAILURE RUMOFj Reported That Receiver Will Be Asked For American Water Works Co. E. P. Whitcomb, president of the Allegheny Natural Gas company and a prominent Pittsburg busineaa man. when asked today his opinion of the causes entering Into the failure of the First-Second National bank of that city, and the results, merely remarked. "You remember that the panic of 1)07 started in Pittsburg." Mr. Whitcomb was tn Richmond In the interest of bis company today.

tBulletin j (National News Association) I WASHINGTON. July 7. It! was declared today by a high au-i thority at the treasury depart-j i ment that the investments of j ; ( the First-Second National bankL

of Pittsburg have been uh3er; criticism by the department for some time. It was said' that the! First National bank 'before its' consolidation with the Second! National was in trouble and that the consolidation was for the purpose of assisting the First' National bank. P.uJIetinl PITTSBURG, July 7. C a Murray was this afternoon ap-; pointed -receiver for the FirstSecond National bank. PITTSBURG. July 7. The FirstSecond National Bank of Pittsburg, one of the city's oldest banking Institutions, closed its doors today by direction of the acting comptroller of the currency. The amount involved is said to be between $24,000,000 and $40,000,000. The Pittsburg ' clearing house held a special meeting last night to consider the Impending failure, and today another conference was held. j Hundreds of depositors, many of them foreigners employed in the great steel mills, flocked to the bank early today, but a squad of police kept every one moving. Combined Last March. , The First and Second National tianlr, mtnKlnAil last farh mwA ww.m The officers posted a typewritten notice on the doors today stating that the institution was in the bands of National Bank Examiner Samuel Mann and Sheriff Smith. A persistent rumor places the amount lnvolred' between 140,000,000 and $200,000,000. A director of the bank today made the following statement: Statement by Director. "The officers and directors are a unit in maintaining that a great Injustice has been done, and that tbe bank is sound at this moment. We are also convinced that all claims will be paid in full. If the treasury department, operating through the comptroller of the currency, had not interfered and had not subjected the bank to a rigid examination by special examiners, because of their failure to Judge values of property and securities of this company, we would have been able to work out to a successful conclusion the problems that, while existing, were not of our making. - The absorption of the First National by the Second National bank was conducted under the direction and with the approval -of the comptroller of the currency. His representatives in this district, acting for the department, made an examination of both institutions last March and served as arbitrator of the value of oar loans and securities. Not only did the comptroller approve the merger, but promised, any assistance within his power. "However, the change In administration put a new influence in the treasury department, and for some reason unknown to us. two special examiners appeared a month ago and remained three weeks. The action of the comptroller of tbe currency, taken less than ninety days after approving the transaction, is unknown to us, for there has been no change in the bank's condition, except for improvement. "The department Insisted upon the directorate complying with conditions which we considered unjust and unnecessary, and therefore, we bad so other alternative than to submit to an order of suspension." Acting Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Paine today rerused to make (Continued on Last Page)