Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 208, 10 July 1913 — Page 1

AIXADIUM A AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 208 RICHMOND, IND, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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SHIPPERS HERE IN BAL PROTEST OVER THE SERVICE

Commercial Club Will Ask , P. R. R. to Remedy Conditions. LONG DELAYS CITED One Case of Fifteen Days' Time in a Brookville Shipment. A demand for better freight service Ofl the Pennsylvania railroad will be made to the officials of the local division by Richmond shippers through the Commercial club. More than thirty specific instances of unwarranted delays, covering a period of several months, have been brought to the attention of the committee on steam railroads of the Commercial club, and these, with a complaint against the service, are In readiness for presentation. Charles D. Slifer, local freight agent, stated today that the shipping facilities in this city are excellent and an ample force is employed id handling the freight, although for some time, in the spring, It was impossible to secure men. The Commercial club committee denies this and has worked out 'plans which they believe will secure for the shippers of the city a much better service. A similar plan was workedout successfully with the C. and O. rail? road some time ago with the result that the freight service on that road Is excellent now and surpasses the service on the Pennsylvania railroad. Cannot Locate Trouble. After an informal Investigation of the P. R. R. freight delays, shippers have been unable to come to any satisfactory conclusion as to the cause of the delays. Some believe that the system of shipping the goods is at fault, while others believe that the local service is excellent but that the facilities for handling the freight in this city are inadequate. Bakers, wholesalers, commission dealers, manufacturers and shippers of perishable or fresh goods are behind the general movement to eliminate the sources of delay. These men say that "there are too few men employed at the local freight depot and that the reason that the men will not work there- is because of the low wages paid. No complaint is made of the delays during the floods and shortly after the floods, when the railroads were known to be badly crippled from washouts and destruction of the tracks and bridges. Most of the instances cited by the shippers of unnecessary delays, are before the floods or very recently. Each shipper who has joined the . movement for better service has been asked to cite three or more specific , instances of freight delays and be able -Ur0v.4e';at their statements are autheUc. Instances of Delays. Some of the instances of the length of time required to reach or secure freight from Indiana and Ohio points are as follows: Hamilton, eight and nine days; Vincennes, seventeen days; Brookville, fifteen days; Tippecanoe City, O., ten days; Fulton, thirteen days; Griffin Station, eleven days; Alexandria, eleven days; Indianapolis, six days; Winchester, five days. These are a few illustrations of the longest delays. Mr. Slifer, the local agent defends the existing service and states that the delays cited are exceptions to the rule. "In the business of the same shippers who are complaining," said Mr. Slifer, "there are delays, more or less frequent, which they cannot avoid. At times the Impossibility to secure labor la at fault while at other times, unforseen obstacles present themselves which they cannot avoid. "Freight which is delivered on our platforms during the day, which closes at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, is placed in the freight cars, the cars sealed and taken to the yards the same night. Often this freight leaves the city the same night and if not then it is sent out early the following morning. In Fine Shape Now. "We are now in fine shape to handle the freight. We have enough men working here to load and unload the cars. The supply of empties is not limited. For some time all the conditions were against us and there were a few delays which we wanted to prevent but could not." Mr. Slifer says that the freight house here is adequate to handle the business. Richmond is a big transfer (Continued on Page Three) SUIT IS BROUGHT FOR FIRE LOSSES (National News Association) ; CHICAGO, July 10. Alleged negli- . gence in forwarding a fire alarm signal In Kansas City, Mo., on July 12, ,1912, was made the basis for a $100,000 damage suit against the Illinois i District Telegraph company and the I American District Telegraph company by Morris & Co., meat packers. The two companies are subsidiaries of the Western Union Telegraph company. The Morris complaint alleges that a heavy fire loss was caused their Kansas City plant because of the de1 17 1 llay in transmitting the fire alarm sig-

!. E. MOORE REPORTED MISSING;

A FRAUDULENT Was Julius Melli Victimized By Loaning Money on Spurious Notes Is Being Asked Now. Confidence placed in J. E. Moore, a Richmond real estate agent, lost Julius Melli, shoemaker, 500 South Fifth street, a small fortune when notes purporting to be signed by prominent citizens and farmers of New Paris, Ohio and ranging in amounts from $300 to $500 were declared forgeries today. Moore has left Richmond and was last seen in New Paris on Monday. Melli, who is alleged to have been swindled by the real estate man, has not sworn out a warrant for the latter's arreBt, believing that Mrs. Moore, who has an income and property in her own name, will replace the alleged loss. The disclosure of the scheme was made when Mr. and Mrs. George Schwegman, son-in-law and daughter-in-law of Mr. Melli, went to New Paris Wednesday, carrying the six or seven notes to learn whether or not the notes were forgeries. Bankers and business men interviewed there declared them so. It is estimated that in the aggregate the amounts reached nearly three thousand dollars. Among the names which are said to have been written by Moore on the notes were those of Oliver Brawley, C. C. Hawley, Charles Wefler, Hugh Beggs, Peter Pence, Isaac Tyler, Ora Oler, David Mikesell, Francis Burden, some being dead and the others living in New

BETTER FEA TURES FOR COMING v, LOCAL CHAUTAUQUA ASSURED

Program Announced Today, Represents An Expenditure of $4,000 a List of the Talent. With features representing an expenditure of more than four thousand dollars, and covering a period of fifteen days, the complete program for the eleventh annual Richmond Chautauqua was announced for the first time today. The assembly will be five days longer than in the past, beginning August 17, and closing Sunday, August 31, The committees having charge of the assembly are rapidly getting everything in shape for the opening of the grounds. Arrangements for the big tent to be used as an auditorium, and the other smaller tents have have been made. The catalog, giving the program and a brief sketch of each of the numbers is now being printed and will be distributed as soon as finished. Make Grounds Attractive. Every care will be taken to make the grounds as attractive as possible. Those who camp in the park during the Chautauqua season can supply all their needs at the grocery on the grounds. A branch postofflce will be maintained and mail delivered to each tent. Only amusements of the most wholesome character will be allowed jor. the grounds. Their time of peri formance and location will be such as j not to interfere with the Chautauqua exercises. The grounds will be open to the pubSUPPLY OF GAS AT BUCYRUS IS GOOD Same Company Which Wants Franchise Here Furnishes Several Ohio Cities. Yesterday the Palladium published a news story on the gas question in Dayton, Ohio, giving an account of the service and treatment received by that city from the Logan Natural Gas and Fuel company, which has been supplying Dayton with natural gas for the last eight years. The Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company is the same parent company which is at present applying for a franchise in Richmond. Furnishes Many Cities. Besides the city of Dayton, the Logan company serves the following cities in Ohio: Bucyrus, Lorain, Elyria, Norwalk, Sandusky, Fremont, Findley, Fostoria, Tiffin, Marion, Newark, Mansfield, Crestline, Delaware, Ashland, Chillicothe, Circleville, Athens, Galion and about 40 smaller places. The Palladium believes that in the granting of a franchise to a public service corporation the service the company has rendered in other cities should be taken into consideration. This morning John E. Hopley, editor of the Evening Telegram, the leading newspaper in Bucyrus, Ohio, was asked over the long distance telephone for a statement on the question of rates and the service, Tendered by the Logan company in that city. Mr. Hopley said: "The Logan company had been supplying the city of Bucyrus for the last eleven years at the rate of 30 cents per 1.000 cubic feet with a discount of 10 per cent if paid before the tenth of each month. Service Is Excellent. "The service rendered by the com(Continued on Pace, Three).

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Paris or vicinity. It is claimed at New Paris that the names of men of New Hope and Campbellstown were also fraudulently Indorsed to notes. Driven to West Manchester. John Maiden, driver and employe of the William Pierson livery barn at New Paris, was the last person to see Moore in the vicinity of New Paris. Early Monday morning Moore went to the barn and hired a horse and buggy. Maiden drove him to West Manchester, arriving there at nine o'clock. Moore explained to the driver that he wanted to meet persons on the train. He was driven to the station, where he paid the driver. Whether he boarded the passenger train, which arrived shortly afterward, is not known to Maiden, but he thinks it probable that Moore left on it. Moore had visited in New Paris often during the last few weeks. He had made the acquaintance of C. C. Hawley, real estate man there, and they became intimate through business transactions. It is supposed that during these visits he became familiar with the names of the men he is later alleged to have placed on the notes. Mr. Melli refused outright to be interviewed by a reporter, and would answer no questions. The only explanation he made was that he was "not worrying, and that it would come out all right." He declined to explain how he became entangled in the deal. Bankers at New Paris say the plausibility, and simplicity of Moore's alleged scheme assured its success, (Continued on Page Six) FACTS ABOUT THIS f EAR S CHAUTAUQUA The following facts about the Richmond Chautauqua, which will open in Glen Miller park on August 17, are contained in the catalog, ar ranged today: The Richmond Chautauqua is held at Glen Miller Park. Glen Miller Park is a beautiful and almost ideal location. Rest and recreation may be obtained at the assembly. The Chautauqua also provides mental food, spiritual uplift, and hearty, wholesome enjoyment. The grounds will be open to the public between the hours of 8:30 a. m. and 10:30 p. m. Mail addressed in care of the Richmond Chautauqua will be de livered at the tents each day. Stores to supply all necessities will be on the grounds. Only wholesome amusements will be permitted. A ticket man will call for tickets at the tents each morning. No dogs will be permitted on the grounds. An information bureau will be run in connection with the office. lie only between the Hours of 8:30 a. m. and 10:30 p. m. Best-known Speakers. The numbers on the program include the best-known speakers and companies appearing in assemblies all over the country. Prof, and Mrs. C. Rucker Adams will have charge of (Continued on Page Three) ENDS LIFE BY SELF F. M. and Geo. Clapp, This City, Attend Funeral of Sister At Dayton. F. M. Clapp, a farmer and proprietor of a local hotel, and George Clapp, shipping clerk of the local branch of the International Harvester company, went to Dayton today to attend the funeral of their sister, Mrs. Ida F. Curtis, who while mentally deranged killed herself by pouring gasoline over her clothing and applying a match. Mrs. Curtis was 45 years old and the wife of Charles B. Curtis, a traveling salesman. She resided at 163 Maple street, Dayton. Mrs. Curtis' mother several years ago was burned to death when their home near Greenville, O., was destroyed. She brooded over this and imagined that she would suffer the same fate. She had also studied deeply in ocultism. Mr. Curtis had been traveling in the west since February and his wife committed suicide the day he arrived home. Prior to his arrival at the house Mrs. Curtis barricaded the doors and windows with furniture and other effects and then made them doubly secure with padlocks and chains. Was Refused Admission. When Mr. Curtis arrived he called to his wife who was in an upstairs bedroom with her 12 year old son, Ralph. Mrs. Curtis had only left this room once since she had been marooned in it by the March flood. She refused him admission to the house. He tried to persuade her, telling of his anxiety tc see her and .their two children. The woman was obstinate, however, so Curtis appealed to his 12-year-old son Ralph, who was al.(Continued on Pago Three)

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l), S, IMMIGRATION OFFICER HQGAH IS HERE OH MISSION Thomas Hogan to Ascertain If Contract Labor Law Is Being Violated.

EXAMINES PARTY Of Bulgarian-Turks Who Arrived in Richmond the First of This Week. Thomas Hogan, an agent of llie Chicago division of the United States Immigration service, has been :n Richmond since Saturday studying conditions of aliens from south European countries working in this city. He has been particularly interested in a party of eight men who arrived in Richmond last Monday from eastern Roumania, a Bulgarian province seized from Turkey by Bulgaria about thirty-six years ago. Like the majority of people living in that province these men are Turks and are not regarded by the American government, as a rule, as desirable citizens. Mr. Hogan has been trying to ascertain whether the Importation of this party of immigrants has been in violation of the contract labor ion of the immigration laws. of their fellow countrymen in Richmond have financially assisted them in coming to this country, or if they have been brought here on the promise of employment, either by written or verbal agreement, the law has been violated. Apparently the men are aware of the fact that Mr. Hogan is a government agent for he has been unable to obtain desired information from them, nor have they gone to work since their arrival in Richmond. Eight Are Detained. Altogether there were sixteen mem-! bers of the party of Bulgarian-Turks who arrived in this country last week but eight of them were detained at the government station on Ellis Island, New York, for a thorough examination to determine whether they should or should not be deported. Seven Bulgarian-Turks living here, it is stated, went to New York for the purpose of interceding in behalf of thair detained compatriots, but their cases have not yet been disposed of. Mr. Hogan has been in the govern ment service for a number of years, and is an authority on social con- i ditions. I Local Living Conditions. j "The living conditions of south i

regarded by the American govern- k( f , Hl'V"-" Hr5S ment, as a rule, as desirable citizens. I rO . - (. '"' Mr. Hogan has been trying to as- 1 K"' . ' . ' . " '.vVl. tJ V 'Vc certain whether the Importation of 1 yl . j 1 V?Jv T'" i this party of immigrants has been in 1 V sv ... VV 'v . '. ' 5 t ..S&s, Zf- ' violation of the contract labor provis- I V , 0 , . 1 ion of the immigration laws. If any i v' ' . " : " .- I V V' - '' . Pt'a 1

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Europeans in Richmond are twenty-j - five per cent better than in most j NOMINATIONS BY towns of its size, he stated today, "but I have run across some pretty EDUCATOR MADE bad places here. There are three J shacks on North Thirteenth, North! Xat!onal News Association) Fourteenth and North F streets, each SALT LAKE CITY. July 10. The one about the size of a chicken house, nominating committee of the Nationin which over twenty Bulgarian- al Educational Association made the Turks have lived. Monday eight following nominations today: Dr. Jomore came and they have found seph Swain, Swarthmore, Pa., presi-

(Continued on Page Ten.) SMOKERS IN COURT MAY GET SENTENCES Attorney Will Bond this mornin grequested the court to authorize the county commissioners to order the purchase of a cigar stand to be placed in the corrider of the court house near the entrance to the Wayne circuit court room. Judge Fox recently issued an order that there should be no smoking in the court room and this morning Mr. Bond appeared in court puffing an expensive weed and was reprimanded by Sheriff Bayer who stated that it was the attorney's second offense. Bond refused to discard his weed until ordered to do so by the court. Judge Fox said jail sentences would be imposed on attorneys if they persisted in violating the order.

Grant Wooing a Romantic One President's Son 61 Years Young Bride-io-Be Is a Widow of 33 U. S. Grant and American Girl Who Will Become Bridegroom and Bride Soon.

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'U. S. and America" Will Marry Sometime During This Month. LOS ANGELES, July 10 A real love story, teeming with romanticism, has been unfolded to supplement the announcement, made in San Diego, that Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., son and namesake of the former President of the United States, is soon to wed Mrs. A. W. Will, of this city. The first chapter came to pass on a westward-moving Pullman car, two years ago. Mrs. Will was dressed in heavy mourning. A month previous she had lost her husband. Clifford Will, a wealthy druggist of Marshalltown, Iawa, to whom she had been married only thirteen months. She was coming West again, to take up her home with her mother, Mrs. M. E. Deering, at 1901 East Fourth street. On the train also was Mr. Grant. The two met as fellow passengers usually do, and became acquainted. Mr. Grant had just lost his wife, and when ei'ch learned of the other's bereavement a bond of sympathy sprang up between them and cement jdent; Grace M. Shepherd, Boise. Ida ho, treasurer. Eleven vice presidents were also nominated, including Luther L. Wright, of Lansing, Mich., and Mary C. Bradford, of Denver, Colo., and Linnaeus Hines, of Crawfordsville, Ind. These nominations are considered equivalent to election. A WAREHOUSE FIRE (National Newa Association) GAS CITY, Ind., July 10. Two large warehouses filled with manufactured glassware and belonging to the Thompson Bottle Co., were destroyed i by fire late last night with a loss of 1 5150,000. By hard work the firemen j saved three other warehouses and the j factory proper. j TO ELECT TRUSTEE j The Francis E. Willard branch of ithe W. C. T. U. will meet at the iRhoda Temple Friday. July 25th, to j elect a trustee to succeed Mrs. D. I j Hopkins, retired. .

ed the friendship. He was then fiftynine and she only thirty-one, but that seemed to make no difference. Mrs."" VmrecelTed - letter- from Mr. Grant, who had returned to his residence at San Diego. The letter was followed by a call at the Deering residence in Boyle Heights, and then the calls became more frequent. "From the very first time Mr. Grant called, and I saw the two together," said Mrs. Deering in narrating the story of the romance, "I was sure he cared for my daughter." Added to the charm of physical beauty for Mrs. Will, from early womanhood, ever since as Miss America Workman she took her place as a social favorite in the Southland, has been regarded as one of Southern California's beauties she has the charm of a beautiful personality, the reflection of a good education and the enchantment of remarkable musical talents. The ceremony is to take place in San Diego about the middle of this month, and is to be a quiet affair. After the wedding the bride and groom will leave for an extended .tour abroad. They will make their residence in San Diego, where Mr. Grant has extensive business Interests. The bride-to-be is thirty-three. Mr. Grant is past sixty-one. But those

i virt Irnnw Vw-it Vi woll an1 hava AAn the two iogether, say that the years make litle diference. They are well matched, it is said, in disposition and sympathy. U. S. Grant, Jr., is a graduate of Harvard and holds a doctor's degree from Columbia. He was admitted to the bar, and for many years followed his profession as a lawyer at San Diego. "Isn't . it a. funny thing." laughed Mrs. Deering, "that Miss America should wed United States?" CONGRESS WAS BUSY WITH 2 INQUIRIES fXatlonal News Association) WASHINGTON, July 10 Congress was busy with two lobby investigations today. While the senate lobby Inquiry continued to pry Into the secrets of the wool lobby, the Garrett committee of the house appointed by Speaker Clark, made plans for an inquiry into the Mulhall charges. HOLIDAY TO ATTEND John F. Holiday, court reporter in the Wayne Circuit court, will attend I the annual convention of the Shorthand Reporters.' Association to be held in Chicago next month. Members of the association are residents of the United States and Canada. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight. Warmer northwest portion. Friday fair and warmer. TEMPERATURE Xoon 76 Yesterday. Maximum S8 Minimum ........................ 64

A KENTUCKY FEUD HOW REVEALED IN OWEH TERRY CASE Was Climaxed By Death of Marshal Richardson of Union County.

TERRY IS ARRAIGNED Charged With Being Accessory of His Father in the Killing. The trial of Owen Terry, charged with bolng an accessory in the murder of Robert Richardson, marshal o! Cottage Grove. Ind., was set this morning to be tried August 12. Terry was in the court room with his attorney, Walter Bossert. who was appointed by Judge Henry C. Ktvt to defend him. The case was venued here from I'nion county, because of the strong sentiment aginst Terry. The actual murder was not committed by Torry. and the Indictment charges him with being an accessory in the crime. The murder was committed by Win Terry, father of the defendant, now serving a life sentence In the Michigan City state penitentiary. The crime was the outcome of a family feud between tho Richardson and Terry families, both having been residents of Kentucky previous to moving to West College Corner, Ind. Richardson and Deputy Sheriff Webb went to arrest Robert Terry, brother of Owen, on charge of breaking Into a box car. Richardson was an uneducated man and could not read the affidavit to Terry as bo was reqnested to do. Shot Ends Argument. Terry refused to go without belnit told of what he was being arrested for. A heated argument ensued, and Will Terry took a gun away from his son Owen and shot Richardson, killing him Instantly. Owen was In tho act of leaving the scene of the trouble when his father took the pistol from him, he alleges. Webb then attempted to arrest both Robert and Will Terry, which resulted in the deputy sheriff receiving a slash with a knife wielded by Robert Terry. After the three men were placed under arrest. Robert was charged with assault and battery with intent - to Mil.- and , his father -was charged with murder in the first degree. Robert was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory from two to twenty-one years. The father got a life sentence, and Owen was Indicted by the Union county grand Jury on the charge of being an accessory in the murder, for giving his father the gun with which he killed the marshal. After the two men were sentenced to prison, both exonerated Owen from the charge against him. stating that he had nothing to do with the murder. Expects an Acquittal. Attorney has been acting as count7 attorney for Union county. When a change of venue was asked from Union county to Wayne county Mr. BosBert recommended that Terry be dismissed, as he did not believe be could be convicted in Wayne county or anywhere else other than tn Union county where sentiment is strong against him and his relatives. He believes he can secure a verdict of acquittal for his client He said Terry has always borne a good reputation in the county where he lives. He is a married man and has several children. His wife is compelled to work to support the family. Terry proposes to support his mother and his brother's family as well as his own. If he secures his freedom. UNCLE OF RICHMOND ENDS LIFE Dr. Madison, Charged With Attempt to Burn Hotel Commits Suicide. Dr. F. M. Madison, charged with an attempt to burn a San Diego hotel, committed suicide in the San Diego jail yesterday. In his hands was a magazine open at a story of the burn ing of a big hotel, with loss of life. He is an uncle of Mrs. Chas. R. DuHadway. of 1226 Main street. Mrs. DuIIadway states that she had been estranged from her ancle for many years and did not even know where he was. "He was a habitual cocaine and morphine user," she said, "and was considered insane by his family." Mrs. DuHadway did not know of the death of her uncle until notified by s Palladium reporter. FILLS TANK WHILE STOVE IS BURNING Palladium Special) ELDORADO. 0- July 10. Mrs. I B. Corning and her nine-year-old daughter, Margaret, were badly burned yesterday when a gasoline store which Mrs. Corning was Ailing exploded. The daughter's burns may prove serious. The gasoline in the tank waa getting low, : so Mrs. Corning thoaght she would fill it without turning out the fire. The gasoline became too hot and exploded.

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