Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 246, 23 August 1913 — Page 1
RICHMOND PAIXADIUM
nn AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 246 RICHMOND, IND SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS A General Interurban Strike Threatened in All Parts of Indiana Captor of Thaw; Scene of Fight For Extradition FEDERAL TROOPS IN MEXICO MAY RECEIOJPPLIES Forty Thousand Rounds ol Ammunition Have Been Sent Across Border. If SEEDS TALKS ON MISTAKES MADE DURING ONE'S LIFE 1 n Fifty Conductors and Motormen on Lines Out of Indianapolis Fail to Report for Duty Today Policemen on All Cars Where Violence is Anticipated. One of the Largest Crowds Heard Practical Farmer at Chautauqua.
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SUPERINTENDENT GORDON, OF LOCAL LINES, SAYS T. H I. & E. NOT NOT AFFECTED AS YET
Trouble is the Result of Formation of a Union, and the Alleged Discharge of Some Traction Employes Who Affiliated with Labor Organization.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 23. The newly organized union of interurban conductors and motormen signalized its advent into the industrial arena by calling a general strike today of its members on all the interurban lines in Indiana that have been unionized so far. About fifty motormen and conductors'on the interurban lines of Indiana failed to report for duty this morning as the result of a strike order decided upon at a night session of the newly formed union following the failure of the interurban companies to agree to the selection of an arbitration board to adjust differences regarding wages, working conditions and the alleged discharge of employes for joining the union.
Of the total number on strike, twenty-four men struck at Indianapolis, twenty at Columbus and several at other points. Under a general police protection at the Indianapolis terminal and with two policemen on each departing car, a fairly good schedule was maintained out of Indianapolis, but the travel was light. Crawfordsville. reported that no Ben Hur cars had left there. Connersville and Greencastle said no cars had departed. Columbus reported only three men working. Martinsville said several men had struck there. Shelbyville reported that crews were deserting incoming cars from Indianapolis. Logansport, Torre Haute, Anderson, Muncie and Wabash reported that interurban lines at those points were unaffected by the strike. Traction officials here claim that the effects of the strike were trivial and that all schedules would be in full force by this evening. International Treasurer Orr, of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, said that the strike situation was encouraging from the union men's viewpoint and that more men will be out by tonight. Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon, 100 men were reported to be on strike. The lines affected are the Ben Hur, Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern and the Indianapolis &Cinclnnati. Inquiry of local interurban men today failed to reveal any possibility of
BANKS EMPLOY EXPERTS TO DETECT FORGE RE RS
Forged Signatures a Great Menace to Financial Institutions, a Richmond Banker Says. Forged and disputed signatures are a greater menace to banks and financial institutions tha nany other illegitimate way of fraudulently obtaining money, according to local bankers. Years and years of careful and accurate investigation and examination have been devoted to evolving schemes for the detection, he said. Common forms of forging are: By tracing, erasures, alterations and additions, and raising checks and drafts of th esignatures of prominent and wealthy individuals in a community. This dangerous business is practiced as a profession by some of the brightest minds in the country, he asserted. "Forgers differe in their capability to accurately imitate and simiulate the genuine signature. Many imitations are made in haste and through excitement and little effort results in an Inaccurate reproduction of the genuine," he continued. "Few skillful forgers bo imitate and reproduce the sig OFFERED LIBERTY nrrnnrn xn i nun HM .N hflUh Mrs. Callahan and Brother in Jail as Result of Killing. CNatlonal News Association) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 23 Mrs. Amanda Callahan, widow of former Sheriff Callahan, and her brother. Edward Deaton, were held in the county Jail at Jackson, Ky., today on account of the killing of Greenbury Comb. Both denied that they knew anything Df the killing, which was part of the famous Hargis fued. Mrs. Callahan vas offered her liberty but refused to tleave jail as long as her brother was being held.
motormen and conductors on the local lines of the T. H. I. and E., taking part in the strike on interurban lines of Indiana. Superintendent Gordon of the local
interurban lines stated today that as far as he knew there would be no strike here. He said he did not believe organizers for the new union of interban workers had ever attempted to carry on their organization work in this city. The nearest they had come to Richmond was when they were reported as being at work in Greenfield about a month ago. Mr. Gordon said that the advices he had received this morning led him to believe that none of the lines of the T. H. I. and E. were effected by the strike. Corroborating Mr. Gordon's statement, a local employe of the interurban company stated that no attempt had been made as far as he knew to organize the men of the division between here and Indianapolis. He further said that no disaffection existed to his knowledge and he did not anticipate that any of the local men would join' the strike movement. Crews of all interurbans running to Richmond today from Indianapolis stated that their cars left the state capital under police protection. They say they observed no cases of violence or disorder. The usual schedule is being maintained between this city and Indianapolis. Outgoing cars from this city are given police protection at Indianapolis from the corporation limits to the traction terminal building. nature .of a person that the resemblance to the genuine is so true that the person whose name is being imitated cannot tell the forgery from the signature which he knows he has written. It is almost unbelievable to the average mind. Every one of these institutions bave in their employ experts who have made a careful study of every form of imitated handwriting; forgery, to the extent that only the most skilled forgerers who minutely plan every detail j of their operations can escape detection. "By the tracing method which is the j easiest but most dangerous a signature is reproduced fairly accurate but j there are always peculiarities and earmarks by which the expert detects the j forgery. 1 "Forgeries in the smaller cities usu- ! ally happen as a result of conditions, j Some fellows, inconsiderate of the I consequences and ignorant of the law, j forge the name of their employers or ; fellow workmen when they are hard I put for money. They are in nine cases : out of ten discovered shortly after the ' forgery has passed into the bank win- ; dow and before they turn around an officer of the law has the min cus-'-tody." KILLED ON RAILROAD Body of H. Lawrence Was Badly Mangled. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23. His name written across the fly leaf of a bloody testament served to identify the beheaded and horribly mangled body of Henry Lawrence, 60, of Chicago, when found early today on the Lake Erie & Western railroad track. j Lawrence was on a furlough from j tne Kankakee insane hospital and was visiting relatives here. FINDS RICH GRAVEL Rich gravel was accidentally run on to by Contractor A. M. Frv while j excavating at Tenth and Main streets
for the new Evansbuilding. There are about 400 cubic yards with a vein three feet in depth. It has been selling at a good price.
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Strong Program for Tonight and Tomorrow Adams is to Appear. TONIGHT'S PROGRAM. 7:00 p. m. Jubilees. 8:00 p. m. Wm. C. Mitchell, "Man, Monkey or Mouse." SUNDAY'S PROGRAM. 9:30 a. m. Sunday School. Superintendent, Judge Boggs. 10:30 a. m. Dr. H. C. Kessinger, Lecture Sermon. 1 : 15 p. m. Orchestra. 2:30 p. m. Rabbi Leon Harrison. 4.00 p. m. Lotus Glee Club. 6:15 p. m. Orchestra. 7:15 p. m. Dr. H. C. Kessinger, "The Almighty Dollar." 8:15 p. m. Lotus Glee Club. Robert S. Seeds, better known as "Bob," delighted one of the largest audiences that has gathered at this year's Chautauqua by his lecture on "The Mistakes of Life," a mixture of fun and fact that had the audience roaring with laughter one minute and thinking seriously the next. "I am a farmer," began Mr. Seeds, "and. I am proud to be one. The American farmer is the greatest thing on the face of the earth. I want you to understand that we are 'it.' Every one talks agriculture now. The great railroad industries can not be compared to the farmers. Why, the little American hen makes enough money to pay the National debt every year. But I did not come to talk agriculture, I came to tell you about the mistakes of life. Mistakes have been made all through the world's history. Some of you men like to get chesty and talk about the mistakes that poor old Adam made, but Adam never made some of the mistakes that you commit. Adand never sat in the village grocery until one o'clock and then told his wife that the stage was late and he had to wait on the mail; he never stood on the street corner and chewed tobacco, and he never brought a crowd of men home to dinner on wash day. It seems that the richer we get the more mistakes we make, and these mistakes cost. There is Vanderbilt, who recently divorced his wife and the same newspaper clipping that announced their suit for divorce, gave the name of the person that each was going to marry. There is Corey, president of the steel trust, with a salary of $100,000 a year, and when he attained this high position, he divorced the sweetheart of his boyhood days, who had given her money to help buy his books and educate him, and he married a young actress. At his trial for divorce his sister took the stand and swore that he was not a lit companion for his 16-year-old son. Friends I would not take the whole state of Pennsylvania as a price to have that truthfully said about me. I tell you, Corey will never get what's coming to him until he strikes the country where the thermometer stands at 180 in the shade. Then there are the mistakes that make you laugh and don't do any special harm. Those are the only kind of mistakes that I allow around my home. Laughter is better than medicine. I thank God that a long face' is no longer a sign of religion. I like religion that you can see once in a while and not just hear. I love laughter. For years I have kept a sunshine book and in this book I have entered all the things that make me laugh. I have done this long before I ever though about going on the platform. In central Pennsylvania there isn't a person who don't, when they find a good story, write me and say, 'Say, Bob, have you got this one? I have received stories from all over the United States and even from England. I always save these stories until I get to the table, I think it's good to laugh when you eat. Show me the man who can laugh and I will show you a tender heart and one who can shed tears. Always try to find the funny side and the good side. The world will give you what you want it is just as broad and grand as you want it. One of the greatest things in this world is love. It is no respector of persons and nine times out of ten the older the fool the bigger. DonU blame the fellow, he can't help it. it just comes over him. Love is the thing that makes homes, and this is the great, grand, glorious country that it is because of its homes. A man will shoulder a musket for a home when he will not do it for a boarding bouse. "I appreciate this audience. You laugh at my jokes and I tell you there is nothing harder than to try to make an audience laugh when they will not smile. I know of a town in Iowa where the people refuse to laugh and I told the agency that I wouldn't go there again for three times the ordinary price." LECTURE THIS AFTERNOON j Interspersed with humor and witty ! stories. "Bob" Seeds spoke to a large land interested audience this afternoon (Continued on Page Ten,)
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Chier of Police Boudreau, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, who obtained and served upon Harry K. Thaw, the escaped slayer of Stanford White, the warrant upon which the millionaire was held at Coaticookx pending the action of the United States authorities, and the court house and jail buildings at Sherbrooke. where Thaw has been confined since his arrest and where he will amke his fight to resist his return to the States.
STREET CLEANER 41 YEARS', IS VERY ILL City Officials Desire to Ar range Pension for Faithful Employees. TO TAKE UP MATTER Genn Declares Henry Norton Will Have a Life Job .on Department., After having worked for the street department for more than forty years, Henry Horton, age 61, failed to appear for duty this week for the first time since he has been in the employ of the city. Horton has been confined to his bed since the death of his mother, Harriet Horton, which occurred last Sunday. Although Street Commissioner Genn wants to pay Horton his salary for the past week, he does not believe he could legally do so. Both he and Mayor Zimmerman have discussed pensioning the aged street cleaner but fear that this would be contrary to law. "I have examined Horton's record," said Street Commissioner Genn this morning. "He has been on the force longer than any other man. The records only go back 35 years and at that time he was working for $1.15 per day and has always been one of the most faithful men in the employ of the city." When his father died, Horton was twenty years, old and was forced to support his mother and sister which he has done for 41 years Because of his faithful record, the city officials desire to provide some means for Horton as they believe that he cannot be pensioned. At the time Homer Hammond was president of the board, he ordered Horton discharged on account of his age but Mayor Zimmerman and Fred Charles, the other board members voted that Horton should be given work by the city as long as he is able to leave his home. The matter will be taken up at the board meeting next week. Street Commissioner Genn stated that he will keep Horton employed as long as he is able to work for a half day or a few hours even though his condition is weak. CAMINETTMERVOOS Over Approach of Trial on White Slave Charge. (National News Association) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 F. Drew Caminetta, son of a wealthy and prominent family, whose father Is politically powerfull, today admitted that he jw,as nervous over the approach of the I trial which begins Tuesday before ! Federal Judge Van Fleet. Following !the conviction of Maury I- Diggs, for mer state architect, on a charge of being a white slaver, Caminetta must face the same charge and hear the same evidence offered against himself that convicted Diggs. In an interview today he said: "l ! do not attempt to condone a breach iof Federal law, but I am not a white slaver and I will not plead, guilty to the charge against me." "
SAYS THAW WILL BE DEPORTED SOON TO NEW ENGLAND STATE Indications Point to Real Thaw Battle in United States. VIEW OF INSPECTOR SHERBROOKE, Quebec. Aug. 23 All Indications' today pointed to the real battle to keep Harry Thaw fnyn being returned to the Mattewan, (New York) asylum for the criminal insane will finally be fought out on United States soil. David Reynolds, one of the two Immigration inspectors detailed on the case by the Dominion government, declared positively that Thaw will be deported probably next Wednesday or Thursday into New Hampshire or Vermont. "Thaw has lost his case before he really began to fight," said Mr. Reynolds. The future events are clear. If Thaw wins or loses on his habeas corpus proceedings he will be ejected from this country. The department of immigration at Ottawa has been advised in the matter by the department of Justice. Thaw has now retained ten different lawyers, and is negotiating with attorneys in New Hampshire and Vermont to open a fight there for him if he is sent over the line into one of those states. Thaw in Angry Mood. The fugitive was in an angry frame of mind today. He had quarreled w ith V. L. Shurileff and with J. N. GreenBhields, two of his counsellors. With his collar rumpled, and his hair wildly Thaw stormed about his cell. He charged that the lawyers were not doing all in their power to help him. Mr. Greenshield said that, while he would not drop the case, he would not confer any more with his client. The prisoner has telegraphed to William Blakelee, district attorney' of Allegheny county, Pa. (in which Pittsburgh is located) asking that some official action be taken to protect him. Under the Canadian law the immigration officials will take charge of Thaw as soon as he gets out of the custody of the superior court next week. A court of inquiry will then be held and it will be decided that Thaw, is an undesirable alien citizen. Thaw will be represented by counsel at this setting of the court and will protest against deportation demanding that the court prove him insane. The government expects to do this but will allow no time to be wasted in the process. Papers have been received here from NewYork state by which the government representatives hope to show that Thaw is a mental incompetent. Canada will have then have washed its hands of the case and the fight will then be transferred to the United States. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Sunday. TEMPERATURE Noon 71 Yeeterrtay. Maximum 79 Minimum 53
NEED OF LESSONS FOR SEX HYGIENE
Medical Inspector in Richmond Schools to Attend Meeting. A SERIES OF LECTURES May be Given During the Next Semester by the School Inspectors. Dr. A. L. Bramkamp and Dr. J. E. King, medical inspectors for the city schools, will attend the International Congress of School Hygiene at Buffa lo. N. Y., August 25 to 31. This is the first International congress for the consideration of hygiene in the schools. The program which has been prepared contains over three hundred papers by American and foreign specialists. President Wilson will deliver an address at one of the sessions, and Dr. Eliot, ex-president of Harvard university, will speak. Dr. Bramkamp stated this morning that the congress would devote much attention to the question of sex hygiene in the schools. Instruction in sex hygiene is needed as badly in the schools of Richmond as any other city, he said. He agrees with Dr. Johnston, president of the school board, that the subject should be taught in Richmond, but does not see how it is possible at present. Two methods of instruction are open. The regular teachers may give the pupils a good understanding of the question through the teaching of biological facts, or a series of lectures might be given by the medical inspectors. Under the salary now given these inspectors this would be impossible, he said, as it would require that practically all the inspectors time be devoted to school work, and they could not afford to do it. More instruction, he said, should be given by the parents, who, so long as they surround the sex problems with a veil of secrecy and mystery, may expect trouble. But the parents of this generation can not be convinced of this, so the best thing is to reach the next generation of parents through the present generation of children. Doctors Bramkamp and King are making the trip at their own expense, since the school board, although desiring them to go, did not feel that it could legally appropriate funds for such a purpose. ANOTHER COMPLAINT Is Filed to Have Land Partitioned. Sarah Myers, widow of the late r . . i t i .i ... i .'iuws ,j jers, niea anomer complaint J today to have farm land of 240 acres , in northern Jackson township sold by the court and the proceeds of the sale ito be divided according to the terms of the will of the late Moses Myers. According to the terms of the will, Mrs. Myers is beir to an undivided one-third of real estate, Essie Howard. Arvel B. PauL Jeremiah Myers and Moses E. Myers are each heir to Jan undivided one-sixth of the propjerty. The real estate, the plaintiff alleges, cannot be partitioned without being damaged.
CONFIRMED BY BRYAN
President Prepares Message to Give to Congress Tuesday. (National Xr Asuoclatihn) WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. That th United States had adopted a poller allowing the federal troops In Mexico to receive practically unlimited sup- ! plies of amis and ammunitiou. was ln ' jdicated by Secretary of State Bryan today when he confirmed the report that forty thousand rounds of ammunition and ten thounand rifle, filled by an American firm and which. It I understood President Wlloon granted per mission to bo shipped across the border to President Huerta's forces. Bryan said today that be did not care to announce any definite policy with respect to the arms and ammunition but that shipments would be allowed when the. president deemed It neces sary for the preservation of law and order. Counsel Lesptnnaz at Frontlera, reported to the state department today that conditions in Northern Tabasco are highly critical and that serious disorders have occurred at Cardenas where a federal garrison was attacked by a large bod yof rebels. Thirty of the federals were killed but the government forces finally routed tha rebels after killing 100 of them. Undisturbed by reports that Huerta may change the present status la Mexico by recalling his note of rejection of the Llnd proposal. President Wilson today was at his desk, assembling material for the message he will deliver to Congress next Tuesday. Tha president is not Inclined to encourage the typical Huerta policy of changing front over night and will not change the tenor of his message unless Gen. Huerta formally and officially withdraws bis objections and accepts tha proposal sent to him. President Wilson la watching the financial situation in Mexico and is in possession of information as to just how long Huerta can be expected to maintain bis administration. ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST A SOLOII Mulhall Says McDermott Had Promised Him $5,000 for His "Work." (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. An additional charge against RepresentaUv McDermott, of Illinois, was made be fore the house lobby committee today, when Colonel Mulhall. claimed to have received f 2.000 from the brewery interests for "certain work done In Washington." Mulhall said this .admission was made to him by McDermott during the 1912 campaign at which time Mulhall was aiding McDermott to be re-elected. "He told me." said Mulhall. "that John P. McDermott. of New York, an official of the Brewers' association, had promised him (the congressman) $5,000, but bad come across with onlj $2,000." FROM TjOOMPAIIY William Allsobrook Asks $3,500 of T. H. I. & E. Company. v Wm. Allsobrook, Easthaven Are. filed suit today for damages amounting to $.500 for personal injuries sustained by him when the traction car of the T. II., I. Ml E. traction company collided with an Easthares car February 20, 1913. causing permanent injuries, he alleges. The accident occurred shortly after six o'clock when the plaintiff was returning to bis home. The city car was a few feet east of the National avenue tracks on Easthaven avenue. According to witnesses, after the front trucks of the interurban had passed the Easthaven avenue switch, the conductor of the Interurban threw the switch, which threw the rear of the interurban into the city car, injuring many of the occupants of the car though Allsobrook is the only passenger who was seriously injured. HIa back, lower limbs and spine were Injured.
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