Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 231, 6 August 1913 — Page 1

BIO NB P AIX AJDIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 231 RICHMOND, IND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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HUERTA IS PEEVED OVER THE ACTIONS OF UNITED STATES

Says He Will Never Accept SrAxnerican Intervention V ' Or Mediation. LIND OFF TOMORROW Special Envoy to Make Trip to Vera Cruz Aboard a War Vessel. (National News Association) MEXICO CITY. Aug. 6. Members if the American colony today expressed the opinion that the administration at Washington had made a mistake in removing United States Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson at this time. President Wilson's action in sending John Lind, former governor of Minnesota, here on a special mission has given provisional President Iluerta another excuse to protest against outside Interference. That Huerta is becoming exceedingly angry at the Washington government is plainly evident. Two unofficial envoys have been Bent here within the past six months to study the situation and report to the president on actual conditions, and their presence has annoyed Huerta. Capital for Jingoes. Jingoes are making capital out of the present status of affairs by declaring that the United States is afraid of Mexico. President Huerta said today: "I have publicly stated, and Minister Urrutia has announced for me, that I will accept neither mediation nor intervention of any kind whatever, because I believe that the dignity of the nation and the prestige of the government so requires. "Every one who comes to this country will soon learn that the recent war Is the most vigorous of demands in favor of the national decorum and dignity. No dealings will be had now or at any other time with the rebels, except with bullets, and no terms will be granted except unconditional surrender." The imprsesion prevails here that Lind is coming to ask Huerta to resign v and to get together with the crmstltutToTiarists to choose a-provisional president, acceptable to both eides; then to have an election to choose a president who would be recognized by the United States by the appointment of Mr. Lind as ambassador. GOES ON BATTLE SHIP. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Former Gov. Lind of Minnesota will be hurried to Mexico from Galveston by the battle ship New Hampshire, it was announced today. Mr. Lind had intended to go to Vera Cruz directly from New Orleans on board a commercial vessel, but this means of transportation was considered too slow, and the navy department today was requested to lend one of its ships to the state department to transport the president's special envoy. Will Leave Tomorrow. Mr. Lind will leave Galveston tomorrow and is expected to be in Vera Cruz in thirty-six hours, and in Mexico City within forty-eight hours after he leaves the Texas port. One of the first duties devolving upon, the special envoy when he arrives lit Mexica City will be to check up certain features of the report of Ambassador Wilson and to find out whether certain charges made against the former ambassador have any foundation. . It is expected that Acting Ambassador O'Shaugnnessy will give Mr. Lind many suggestions and will aid in ascertaining just how American influence in the Mexican capital has been used for the past two years. Mr. Lind carries a transcript of Ambassador Wilson's report and a sheaf of confidential documents relating to Mexico. WIFE TANGO MODEL; HE WANTS DIVORCE (National N'ws Association) INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 6. Pasquale L- Montanl, well known musician, in n divorce complaint filed today, stated that his wife told him that she preferred to be a living model in a tango gown than to live with him. He said although he makes $2,000 a year, she was not satisfied with his financial capacity and became a model in a department store, wearing a tango gown, which the complaint says, "is designed to display the leg from the ankle to the knee, which caused him great humiliation. SHE MURDERED MAN THEN SURRENDERED (Palladium Special) MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 6. Mable Farmer, aged 16, shot and killed Henry Dana today when he threatened her life because she would not elope with him. The girl told the police after the shooting that Danz forced her to leave her home and remain with him for twelve hours in the woods. On a pretense of getting some clothes, the girl obtained Danz's consent to go to her home. When she failed to return, Danz went to her house, carrying a loaded shotgun. When Miss Farmer saw him. ehe fired one shot from a revolver which penetrated Danz's heart. She then walked to the police station and surrendered.

TAX REVENUE THE SAME BUT DEMANDS INCREASE

Working Out the 1914 City Budget Is Putting Wrinkles in the Brows of the Board Members. The board of works as yet has not decided on the amounts of the various appropriations to be placed in the 1914 budget. This work requires more consideration than any other, especially when the city has not enough revenue to meet numerous demands. There are several improvements which the board expects to make in i 914 and which will be very expensive. Besides those deemed necessary by the board there is the usual number petitioned for by citizens. The matter of widening North Third street between the C. and O. passenger station and North D street is expected to come to a head next year and this will cost the city several thousand dollars, it is expected. Plans for condemning thirty feet of property to be added to the street at that point and the bricking of the street have already been made. Street Is Too Narrow. At present this street is fifteen feet wide from the railroad tracks to the east property line. There is not room enough for the passage of two vehicles unless one of them is forced to the tracks. C. and O. officials have met with the board about this matter and have agreed that the width of the street should be increased at least thirty feet. This will necessitate the condemnation of parts of four properties, the owners of which object strenuously and justly, as the property would be ruined for commercial purposes by the change. The railroad company is ex pected to pay a large share of this cost.

BUSY SESSION WAS HELD BY THE TRADES COUNCIL

Plan to Send 200 Men to Anderson, Vote to Bring Darrow Here and Protest on Wiggans' Treatment. The decision.. to attend the Anderson Labor day celebration; the bringing of Clarence Darrow, legal counsel for the McNamaras in the famous dynamite trial, to this city for a lecture, and the passage of a motion to draft resolution protesting against the treatment of Thomas Wiggans, a painter, who was killed by a fall from the top of the Bartel-Rohe building, and who was allowed to lie on the sidewalk some time before his removal to the hospital, featured the meeting of the Central Trades Council last evening. It is highly probable that at least two hundred members of various labor union in Richmond will attend the Labor day celebration which will be held at Anderson under the auspices of the Anderson Trades Council. Other towns and cities which will be represented in Anderson are Muncie, Marion, Kokomo, Dunkirk and Laporte. The Richmond delegation is planning to go on a special train, and to wear uniform dusters and hats. Final details for the trip to Anderson will be made at the next meeting of ACQUAINTED WITH CHAUTAUQUA STAR S. E. Nicholson, eidtor of the American Friend, is personally acquainted with a number of the persons who will appear on the Chautauqua platform here, including Enos Bacon and Dr. George R. Stuart. He says that Bacon who goes under the name of the "Yorkshire Nightingale" is a Welshman who was discovered in the mines during a religious upheaval in Wales. He and his father, and brothers were working together. The others are still in the mines but Enos Bacon, because of his wonderful singing became a teacher and a singer. He has a voice with which he can sing either high soprano or low bass. Mr. Nicholson says that the first time he heard Bacon he was singing soprano. Mr. Nicholson who could not see the platform remarked to a friend about the wonderful quality of the woman's voice who was singing. Since then Mr. Nicholson has met the "Yorkshire Nightingale" several times. A "GET-TOGETHER" SOCIAL IS HELD Officers, teachers and members of the First Methodist Sunday School held a "Get-together Social" at the church last night. After the luncheon which was served by the ladies of the church, short talks were made by Dr. Stevenson, Dr. Freeland, Rev. B. E. Parker and Prof. D. D. Ramsey. LEE RYAN ILL Lee Ryan, well known liveryman, was brought home yesterday from French Lick, where he had been seriously ill for the past week. Although he is very weak, he stood the trip very well. He will probably be removed to the hospital some time this afternoon, where it is believed that he will make a speedy recovery.

Main street from the bridge to North Fourth street will be bricked. The paving of this hill will be an expensive improvement. There are many small improvements which the board has promised to make next year and the city's share of these will amount to about one-fourth of all the large improvements contemplated. The board was allowed $19,500 last year for Improvements and there is no prospect of obtaining more than that amount when the budget is made up next month. The amount allowed last year for improvements to be made this year, was exceeded by $3,000 before April 1. City Controller E. G. McMahan stated recently that the amount of taxes which the city expected to receive next year was not greater than those of this year. The statement of the county auditor has not been received as yet, although this is usually furnished in June. Police Want More Money. The police will want more money this year, the purchase of a combination ambulance-patrol automobile being contemplated. It is expected that extra men will also be placed on the force next year as this city is entitled to a much larger police force. Fire Chief Miller will ask an appropriation for an auto ladder truck to replace the old one at the City building. The amount received by his department fluctuates very little, as most of the expense attached cannot be altered. With Mayor Zimmerman's new decision to have the city pay for street lighting another large amount of money will have to be appropriated. Unless the tax revenue this year is larger than last year, there will probably be more slicing of the departmental allowances this year than there has been for several years.

I the council, which will be held on August 19. H. K. Lehman, of Aurora, 111., was present at the meeting last evening and made tentative arrangements to bring Clarence Darrow to this city for a lecture under the adspices of the central body. Because of the fact that Mr. Darrow wras counsel for the McNamara brothers, charged with being the ringleaders in the flya&niite conspiracy, and because Darrow was later tried and acquitted of the charge of bribing jurors in the NeNamara case, it is believed he would prove a big attraction. Mr. Lehman is advance agent for Mr. Darrows. He may be brought to this city during the latter ! part of September or the first of Oc tober. A resolution is being drafted now and will be signed by the president, vice-president and recording secretary of the Trades Council, deploring the fact that delay was occasioned in removing Thomas WTiggans to the hos- ' pital. Wiggans fell from the top of j a Main street building and was not taken to the hospital for ten minutes j afterward. Copies of the resolution I will be sent to the mayor, chief of police, president of the board of trustees of the hospital, the hospital matron and the board of works. Otto Biessman, of the cigar makers union, will be delegate from the Richmond central body to the convention of the State Federation of Labor, to be held at Terre Haute, September 23, 24 and 25. MRS. ARTHUR DIES AT ROCKFORD, ILL. Mrs. Ed Arthur, a former resident of this city, died last night at Rockford, 111. Her death was due to cancer. The funeral will be heid tomorrow. The husband, Ed Arthur, who survives, was formely foreman of the composing room of the Item newspaupor office, but left this city to accept a similar position with the Rockford Gazette. Clyde Arthur, a brother-in-law, and Mrs. Louise Arthur, mother-in-law, are residents of this city. FREED OF CHARGES (National News Association) CHICAGO, Aug. 6. David G. MaxI well, wealthy manufacturer today was j free of the charge of contributing to ; the delinquency of two small girls, j Nearly fifty witnesses were heard by Judge Gemmill, most of them testifying as to the good reputation of Maxwell. After hearing the stories of the two girls who said Maxwell lured them by gifts of candy and money into a vacant basement and detained them there all night, Judge Gemmill said the stories sounded like fairy tales. 310 VES REPAIR SHOP On account of the rapid growth of; !his business, Clifford Bevington will move his automobile repair shop and ! garage from its present place at 35 North Eighth street to larger quarters at 1023 Park Place. t The new location will provide the necessary space for operations and the shop will be kept open day and night. MARRIED BY JUSTICE Samuel K. Morgan conducted the wedding cereomny this morning of Christian C. Leistner, 58, farmer of Union county, InL, and Cora S. Manis, 35. of Wayne county. , ...

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MRS. WILLIAM LAI M BEER. - . NEW YORK, Aug. 6. Mrs. Li lian Laimbeer, the society beauty who was so seriously injured in an accident in which the automobile of S. . Osgood Pell was demolished by a Long. Island train. Pell and his chaf-

Jfeur were killed outright, and William Laimbeer was so badly hurt that

he died later. Mrs. Laimbeer was formerly Miss Natalie Schenck, a famous Newport and New York beauty. The Laimbeers and Mr. Pell were well known In Long Island society circles.

WILL INVESTIGATE LABOR FEDERATION Lobby Investigation Committee Intends to Look Into Activities. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. That the alleged legislative activities of the American Federation of Labor are to be investigated following the conclusion of the probe of the National Association of Manufacturers by the lobby investigation committee was the statement of Senator Walsh today. When the committee refused to grant permission to council for the N. A. M. to make a full uninterrupted statement for the purpose of showing that their so-called lobbying wrongs were merely for the purpose of off-setting similar activities of their enemies, organized labor in Congress. "No matter what wrong organized labor may have committed in Washington," said Senator Walsh, "that does not justify the association doing wrong. We expect to investigate the A. F. of L. just as we are now investigating the manufacturers and I shall object at this time to going into what labor has done." James E. Emery, council for the N. A. M. testified that the whole conflict was between the principles of the closed shop and those who insisted in conducting an open shop. The citizens Industrial Association of America was organized, he said, primarily to advance the open shop principle by publicity. Dr. Chas. W. Eliot, president of Harvard university, subscribed to the open shop principles of the C. I. A., Mr. Emery says. Fourteen employers' associations were represented, said Mr. Emery, at four conferences held in 1908 and 1909 which led to the organization of the National Council for Industrial defense. With few exceptions, all were members of the national association of manufacturers. Colonel Mulhall had testified that the organization was only a paper affair formed by officers of the N. A. M. CHEWING OF TOBACCO AND GUM WEAR TEETH That the teeth are gradually worn out with the habitual use of chewing tobacco and chewing gum is the opinion of Dr. J. E. King, county health officer. "Both are bad for the health ot a person" he declared today, "and I believe th echewing of tobacco is the worst habit for the health cf one because of the nicotine it contains. Chewing tobacco is certain to unsettle the nervous system In time although there are persons whose physical condition is almost immune to its hurt. "Chewing gum is a foolish habit and a bad one. Besides getting a person's jaws tired and sore it is hard for the teeth because the constant bringing of the lower and upper teeth is sure to wear them out."

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JOOGE L C, WALKER THE CALL Indianapolis'Jurist arid Forriier Richmond Man, Died Yesterday. Lewis C. Walker, a well-known former Richmond lawyer and for two terms representative of Wayne county in the Indiana Legislature, died at his residence, 1569 North Delaware street, Indianapolis, early yesterday afternoon, after an illness of little more than a week. Judge Walker had been suffering from hardening of the arteries for some time, and complications arose which resulted in his death, at the age of seventy-five. With the exception of his widow the only surviving near relatives are two grandchildren, Mrs. Dorothy Dill Graham, of Chicago, formerly of Richmond, and Malcolm H. Dill of this city. Judge Walker was born on a farm near Wilmington, Ohio, December 4, 1837. His ancestors were English people who had settled in the Hhenandoah valley, from which place his grandfather migrated to Ohio. His early education was received in the country schools, after which he attended the Wilmington Academy at Wilmington, O., and the Southwestern Normal School at Lebanon, O. Mayor of Wilmington, Ohio. From there he graduated with high honors. He then entered Judge A. W. Dean's law office in Wilmington, where he read law until he was able to pass the bar examination, after which he became a law partner of Judge Dean and soon rose to a high position in his chosen profession. He was also elected mayor of Wilmington and served as prosecuting attorney for two terms. In 1869 Judge Walker came to Richmond and entered law practice in this city with his brother, Calvin B. Walker, who was later appointed United States deputy commissioner of pensions. His election to the Indiana legislature took place in 1872 and he served in that capacity for two terms, during both of which he was chairman of the "judiciary committee. Judge Walker made his home in Indianapolis after that time and entered the law firm of Ritter, Walker and Ritter, of which he was a member until the time of his election as judge of the Marion Superior Court, in 1880. Judge Walker had been prominent in church circles and for several years had been an elder in The Second Presbyterian church. He was also a Mason of the Knights Templar degree. Howard A. Dill and wife, Malcolm Dill and other Richmond people will attend the funeral to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. BUGGY DAMAGED As a result of the horse becoming frightened at an eastbound Interurban car, the front wheel of the buggy was torn off near the entrance of Glen Miller park about 10 o'clock last night. Whether the car struck the rig or the wheel was broken when th horse pulled into the ditch is not known to the owner, A. R Anderson, livery stable proprietor. The names of the occupants could not be learn ed.

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Natural Gas Service a Big Saving to People

RAPER FOUND DEAD IN GARDEN OF OLD FASHIONED ROSES Thomas Raper. a former Wayne county man, was found dead in his garden at his home, 3430 Kenwood avenue, Indianapolis, on Monday evening. It was his custom to water the old fashioned flowers in his garden shortly after seven o'clock every evening and it was here that he was found lying on his back with the sprinkling can beside him. It is thought that his death was due to apoplexy. He was eighty-three years old. Mr. Raper was born in Wayne county in 1S30 and was engaged In farming here until 1S5S, when he moved to Clinton county, where he continued farming until 1S93. Then he retired from active business and movd to Indianapolis. He eniisted in the Onehundred and fiftieth Indiana infantry end served during the last few months cf the war. He is survived by bis widow, two children, and two brothers and three sisters, among them. Miss Ester Cakayne of this city. POLICE BOARD TO E IN PRESENT FORCE One Member of Board Declares City Is 25 Years Behind the Times. THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM Steps to move the Richmond police forward twenty-five years, in the words of a member of the police board, will be taken at the next meeting of the commissioners, which will be held the first Friday in September. For some years there has been considerable agitation to secure a larger police force. As the budget for 1914 must be arranged in September, the commissioners are determined to act immediately in order not to allow another year to go by without improving, the, police department in every respect possible. -, Not Fault of Chief. Speaking of the need of a larger force, members of the police board declare that such a step would merely mean a further preventive for crime. Edgar Iliff, a new member of the police board, declared today that the city, in its police department, is a quarter of a century behind the times. This fact, he says, is not the fault of the superintendent of police, but because city officials have refused to back him in his plans for improving the force. Need Traffic Men. Mr. Iliff says that traffic patrolmen are needed on Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eightn, Ninth and Tenth" streets on Saturday nights and many other nights of the week. It is his belief that in addition to the Eighth street traffic officer, that an officer should be placed on Tenth street every night, as Tenth and Main is a very busy corner, in addition to the large number of pedestrians and show crowds. The traffic problem can only be solved, he says, by additional men. Allowed Eleven More. According to the state law, this city is allowed eight more patrolmen, a captain, another sergeant and a detective. At present there are seventeen patrolmen, two sergeants, patrol driver and the chief of police. "We should have the full quota." said Mr. Iliff. "We should bring our police department up to the standard. The department Is poorly equipped, in addition to its being short of men. Our street car service isn't as good as it should be, and for that reason the patrolmen are required to do a great deal of .walking. We should have an automobile for general purposes. Automobile Necessary. "At the last meeting of the commissioners we outnhel 'the amount of (Continued on Page Six) MAY SEND PETITION FOR APPROPRIATION FOR NEW. HOSPITAL The Commercial club committee on Public Health, will meet in the club rooms this afternoon to determine whether or not to petition the county commissioners to appropriate funds for ) a tuberculosis hospital, under the new j law. The committee will also discuss i the local dairy conditions. Regarding the plan of exhibiting a model tuberculosis tent at the Fall Festival and the Chautauqua, which has been suggested, the members of the committee are divided. This question will be definitely settled. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Shower tonight or Thursday morning followed by fair Thursday. TEMPERATURE Noon 75 Yesterday. Minimum S4 Maximum 50

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HARD FIGHT ENDED; SPLENDID VICTORY FOR THE CITIZENS

Report of L H. & P. Shows' Failure to Get Franchise Meant Ruin. FORCED TO LINE UP $700,000 in Mortgage Bonds and Notes of Company Due Next Year. The action of the Public Servk commission yesterday in approving the franchise for 40 cent gas in Richmond is the last chapter in the fight for cheaper gas. The successful consummation of the negotiations between the L. H. and P. company and the Allegheny Company will mean an annual saving to the present consumers of artificial gas ot over $50,000 per year. At the piesent time the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company supplies about 5,000 consumers, whose average annual gas bill is $19.00. Under the new rate. 40 cents, the average annual bill will be half that amount where the same amount of natural gas is used as consumed now under he artificial gas service. Of course, under the cheaper gas rates some consumer m ill use natural gas in place of coal in furnaces and grate fireplaces and stoves. This increase in the use of gas, however, will not affect the pressure, it is believed, if reports from Springfield, O., where natural gas is now being used, are authentic. All Greatly Pleased. City Attorney William A. Bond and the members of the public service corporation committee of the Commercial Club are greatly pleased over the outcome of the fight, which in the short space of ten weeks, secured such a great saving in the fuel bills of Richmond citUens. From the beginning of the negotiations the Light, Heat and Power company was at the mercy of the city and the Allegheny company which controls the only supply of natural gas accessible to this territory. The whole affair was pushed with such rapidity that before the Light. Heat and Power company realised what had happened it was tied hand and foot and given the choice ot accepting such terms as.it could get or face financial ruin. It chose the former. It had never been known at what price the local company valued itsv plant and equipment Jn Richmond until J. B. Wharton on the witness stand on Tuesday testified that it was something over a million dollars. Company's Valuation. Yesterday a representative of the Palladium secured from the Public Service commission at Indianapolis a copy of the valuation and cost report of the L. II. and P. company, which every public service corporation is compelled to file with the commission. This report places the valuation of the property of the local company at 11.110,813.43, which Includes both the gas and electric light plants. The gas plant is valued at about SS per cent of the total. Last Monday, after it was thought the troublesome question had been settled, one of the hardest fights came when city attorney Bond made a successful effort to compel the local company to make a statement before the commission that if it continued the artificial gas plant in . Richmond for emergency purposes the company would not ask the commission to include all or any part of this business in the valuation of the natural gas plant. This point was finally agreed to by the local company and in its statement to the commission yesterday it agreed that if it continued the artificial plant it would do so at its own option and without obligation on the part of th city. A Determined Stand. The -city attorney was determined la his stand . for. this point, as he felt that now was the time to get the company to declare itself on the most vital question of the whole affair. If this declaration had not been made there was danger of the company going before the commission eventually and arguing that if it must continue the present artificial gas plant for tha benefit of the citizens the commission '. should allow that valuation to be In-' eluded In the valuation of the natural gas plant, and therefore, in order to earn a reasonable amount on such an investment it should be given the right to raise natural gas rates. The coomission might bave been powerless tJ do anything but grant the request, if it followed precedents' established in other states. Chairman Duncan stated yesterday after the franchise had been approved that 'In his opinion Richmond would not have gotten natural gas if the two companies had not reached an agreement, as the commission could not have granted a franchise to a competing company after the local company

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