Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 250, 28 August 1913 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TELEGRAM Vol. xxxviii. no. 250 RICHMOND, IND, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1913. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

Prosperity in County Is Commonplace Now

CROPS HARVESTED IN WAYNE COUNTY Splendid Wheat Crop Yielded and Corn Crop to Be Excellent One. IWHAT BANKS REPORT Over $7,000,000 Deposited on August 25, Showing Very Large Gain. Prosperity in Wayne county is fast degenerating into the commonplace. When other sections of the country are experiencing crop reversals and, In Bome localities, utter failure, the farmers of this county, Having banked the proceeds of a large wheat crop, are already mentally cashing in on what gives every evidence of being a record breaking yield of corn. This latter crop is all the more auspicious, coming in a year when this great staple crop in the western corn growing states has been blasted by drought and when a large portion of the state of Indiana has suffereded a heavy loss for the same reason. Unless all estimates go wrong, Wayne county this fall Will harvest the record breaking corn crop of its history. Even the phenomenal yield of 1905, when the entire state of Indiana produced an average yield of 42.11 bushels per acre, bids fair to be exceeded. Largest Crop on Record. Conservative estimates taken from reliable sources indicate that Wayne county will crib this year 2,450,000 bushels of corn, an increase of a quarter of a million bushels over the crop of 1912. This, too, In a year when five-sixths of the counties of the state will drop far below their normal yield for , the past ten years. During the last decade in Wayne county the corn crop has avareged 38 bushels per acre. The 1913 crop will easily run ten bushels', higher. With the exception of probably two townships in the northeastern portion, Wayne county as a whole fared remarkably well through the dry weather, generally prevalent in the summer of 1913. This county and a few others lying near the Ohio line, were the only ones in the state that escaped the consequences of a protracted drought. Indiana Corn Below Aevrage. Through a wide strip of country from Columbus, Ind., south to the Ohio river, the corn crop will fall sixty per cent below that of last year. In Bartholomew county the farmers have started to All their silos with corn that, is already dry and dead, when It should be green and growing. The wheat crop In Wayne county, which covered over 30,000 acres and ran close to the 25 bushel mark, has already been moved and the proceeds are now reposing on the credit side of the farmers' ledgers. This wheat crop was high In quality, the millers grading it at 95 per cent. The wheat crop this year 1 ayne county reached the magnificent total of three quarters of a million bushels, and was marketed at 85 cents, adding orer 5600,000 to the resources of the county. Doubled Hay Crop. The clover crop, to which the farmers of Wayne county annually devote over 10,000 acres of their land, has also paid well for the labor that was required to care for it. Last year the clover fields of this county yielded 9,767 tons of hay, a production that was more than doubled this summer. The recent dry weather has materially assisted in making the clover seed crop which will add $100,000 to the rounty's purse. In fact the only grain which did not come well above the average this year in Wayne county was the oat crop. This is estimated to have amounted to 370.000 bushels, a decrease of five per cent below the leld of the preceding yesr. Banks Deposits Increase. Banks of the entire county on August 25, contained $7,026,113.55 in deposits. Of this amount the thirteen banks outside of Richmond held $1,437,195.22. exclusive of public funds. With one exception every country bank in the county showed a substantial gain over the deposits for the corresponding date in 1912. The total gain in the deposits of the country banks as shown by a comparison of (Continued on Page Three)

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PALLADIUM'S FALL FESTIVAL EDITION September 27th The Palladium will publish a special Fall Festival edition on Saturday, September 27th. The edition will, contain special sections on Made-in-Richmond Products, Agricultural, Mercantile, Live Stock, Domestic Science Exhibits and the Home Coming, covering every department of the Festival.

PLANS OF EXHIBITS ARE NOWJjOMPLETED

i 75,000 Feet of Display Space For the Industrial Exhibition. Seventy five thousand square feet of display space will be under canvas to house a portion of the exhibits that will be brought to Richmond during Fall Festival week. The two huge tents that will be used to cover the industrial exhibition will alone cover one third of this space. These tents will be erected on North A street between Ninth and Eleventh, it is thought. C. W. Jordan has made a map of tentative locations for the various exhibits, which will be submitted to the committee on arrangements for approval, some time next week. On this map the exhibits have been located as follows: Vegetable tent A street, between Seventh and Eighth. Historical Exhibition Morrisson Reeves library. Hog Exhibit Market house square. Carnival Attractions North A, between Eighth and Ninth and North Ninth. Domestic Science High school building. Educational Exhibit High school building and in tent in front. Horse Tent North A, between Eleventh,and Twelfth. Concessions -Ninth, between Main and North A. Aeroplane Exhibit Eleventh and Main. Grain Display St. Mary's church. The Fall Festival Boosters' committee will meet next week to make arrangements for its automobile excursions through surrounding towns advertising the event. The trips will probably be macfe about ten days before the opening of the Fall Festival on October 1. The boosting excursions will require two days to cover the territory unless it is later decided to divide the procession of automobiles and complete the entire work in one day. A CITY X BEAUTY Richmond Will Be During the Festival. Richmond will be decorated more beautiful than it has ever been, Octo ber 1, 2 and 3, if the plans of the decoration committee of the Fall Festival mature. Though only $700 was awarded this committee to decorate the city, it is probable that this sum will be increased, as the decorations are considered one of the most important features of the event. George Fern, of Cincinnati, probably the best known decorator in the United States, will be secured to beautify the city for the event. Fern did the decoration work at the last festival. It is planned by the local committee to bring here many of the decorations which were used at Denver during the recent national convention of Knights Templars. It is believed that they can be obtained at a nominal cost as they will have to be brought to Cincinnati soon and can easily be used here for the festival. The waterproof Japanese lanterns are also being considered. With this plan electric flowers are placed in the trees. The decorations at Denver were the most brilliant electrical displays ever seen in this country. PLAN BOYSJANQUET At the Local Y. M. C. A. on October 10. The work of the Y. M. C. A. Bible classes will start as early in October as possible, according to Boys' Secretary Pettijohn. The banquet will be held October 10, at which time the diplomas will be given out. As many as 170 diplomas were won by local students for successfully passing the examinations sent here by the national society of Bible study officials. Many new features of the work will be developed outside of the class work to appeal to the Bible study classes. REWARD FOR BRAVERY The Pennsylvania railroad company has issued a pamphlet describing how passengers, mail and baggage of train No. 600 were saved from the flood in the Muskingum region, July 14. Conductors Davis and Sweeney will be given gold watches as rewards for heroic work.

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REDUCTION

CITY PLANT RATES FIRST OF JANUARY Twenty-five Per Cent Slice Follows Street Light Appropriation. (STATE BOARD AGREES First Case of Voluntary Rate Reduction Petition Before Board. A twenty-Jive per cent decrease in the price of electricity was announced by the municipal light plant today. It is effective, January 1, 1914. This applies to all published rateB, including both power and light supply charges. The change in the scale of rates is a result of a conference between City Attorney Bond and Nimrod Johnson,' superintendent of the light plant, and the members of the public utilities commission yesterday at Indianapolis. Although officials have contemplated a change in the light plant rates for some time, it was not thought that it could be accomplished by the date set. Until a short time ago, such a marked decrease was not expected, but the earnings of the plant have increased so rapidly that the twenty-five per cent decrease can be granted without lessening the financial rating of the plant. The highest net rate now charged by the city light plant is 7.2 cents for each kilowat hour of electricity used. This rate applies only to residence lighting. With the new scale in operation, the greatest net rate charged will be 5.4 cents per kilowat. The highest published rate at present is 9 cents a kilowat, but this is subject to a twenty per cent discount if the account is paid before the tenth of each month. Is a Practical Move. The change in the schedule of rates was made possible on account of the $15,000 appropriation in the 1914 budget for the purpose of paying to the light plant the annual expense of lighting the streets and public buildings. This current has been supplied free for several years. Whether the Light, Heat and Power company will endeavor to. meet the rate reduction of the city plant is not known, as J. B. Wharton, manager of the company, is out of the city. The new city schedule will be a hard blow to the competing company, it is anticipated. It is said that impetus was given the movement for lower rates by changes proposed by many local factories. Superintendent Nimrod Johnson stated that several factories have announced that if power could be secured at a reasonable cost, steam engines would be discarded and motors would be installed instead. The heads of these factories approached city officials with the proposition of reduced rates and when given a favorable answer suggested that some action on rate reduction be taken at once if the city would have the factories continue to use its power. Request a Unique One. City Attorney Bond and Supt. Johnson stated that they met yesterday with the utilities commission and were given to understand that no appraisement of the city plant would be necessary to make such a reduction. Richmond's light plant was the first plant in the state to apply for a decrease in its rate. At the time the plant was built, there was a bonded indebtedness on it of $144,000, of which a hundred thousand dollars is yet payable. The bond issue does not mature until 1927. "Judge Duncan said that in this unique circumstance of a plant applying to decrease its own rates, the public utilities commission would make no objection," said Attorney Bond. This remark of Judge Duncan does not necessarily mean that the unofficial decision on the local case cannot be changed, but the officials here accept it as the final word of the commission and will act accordingly in making all preparations for the new rates. The official permission is not required, it is believed, unless there should be a complaint filed against the company, demanding that the present schedule be maintained. CHICAGO WOMAN IS HELD AS SMUGGLER Mrs. William L. Velie, wife of a wealthy Illinois automobile manufacturer, nhotographed in New York after she had been held in $500 bond pending her hearing before United States Commissioner Stanton on a charge of attempting to smuggle goods into this country. Mrs. Velie steadfastly refuses to make any comment on her plight. Goods that Mrs. Velie is said to have declared as not exceeding $250 are estimated by the customs officials to be worth more than $5,000. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Friday cooler. TEMPERATURE Noon 90 Yesterday. Maximum ......... M) Minimum. - 66

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William Travers Jerome, the lawyer, whose work as District Attorney of New York county resulted in Harry Thaw's Incarceration in Matteawan Asylum" as an incurable and insane criminal, following Thaw's second trial for the murder of Stanford White. Jerome has, even after retiring from office, persisted in blocking every move Thaw has made in an attempt to be legally treed and declared sane. This nemesis of the millionaire was once quoted as having said that if Thaw ever secured his freedom, his (Jerome's) life would be continually in danger.

Moore's A lleged Victim Bears Him No III Will

Julius Melle Says That He Has No Evidence to Give the Grand Jury Incriminating Missing Real Estate Man Grand Jury Finishes Schools Murder Case.

"I have nothing against Mr. Moore. We are the best of friends. I can testify to nothing which might incriminate him." This statement was made by Julius Melle, shoemaker, from whom J. E. Moore, formerly a Richmond real estate agent, is alleged to have embezzled from $3,000 to $4,000. Melle made the statement to Sheriff Bayer when summoned to appear before the Wayne county grand jury, which took up the Moore case yesterday afternoon. John Beckman was the first witness called in the case by the grand Judy. Beckman said he was called to testify in the investigation of the alleged embezzlements. Woman Wants Him Arrested. A. D. Horn, residing near Whitewater, also testified before the officials today. .Mrs. Horn, wife of the witness, is said to be anxious to have Moore apprehended. She may be used as a witness against Moore if he is arrested and brought to trials Because of the many persons who have testified against Moore today it is believed an indictment will be returned late this afternoon or tomorrow. Swallow, grand juror, expressed surprise that Moore should have been even suspected of embezzlement. Mr. Swallow attended Earlham when Joseph Moore, father of the missing man was president of that institution.

Nicholson Objects To Earlham' s Expansion

Trustee of Institution Says That Best Work Is Done in the Smaller Colleges Program for the Indiana Yearly Meeting Is Issued.

r I Timothy Nicholson, former clerk of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends and a member of the board of trustees of Earlham college is irretrievably opposed to the. further growth In the number of students of the losal institution. In a statement made today, lauding the work and reputation of Earlham, he expressed the belief of many prominent educators of the United States viz.: that the students of the smaller colleges achieve greater, more substantial success in their studies because of the more individ ual and personal instructions. Increase Not Necessary. It is necessary," declared Mr. Nich olson, "that the students know the per sonality of their teachers. Earlham college has an enrollment of between five and six hundred students. Xo other college in the state draws as large a per cent of students from the community in which it stands as Earlham. One-third of Earlham college students live in Wayne county. It is

Fear Harry Thaw

While Mr. Moore was president the school was considered the strictest institution of its kind in Indiana, the students not even being allowed to come over to Richmond without consulting the president and stating what they were going for. The officials have completed their investigations of the Schools murder case and the alleged criminal assault of Evelyn Pharris, by her stepfather. Smith Parry. George McKay Arrested. George McKay, colored, charged with child desertion was brought to Richmond yesterday afternoon from Muncie, where he has been living since July 2. McKay is a shiftless, troublesome negro and has failed to make good on promises . which have kept him out of Jail for several years. Clara McKay, wife of the defendant, filed the complaint against him telling the prosecutor how she was compelled to slave over a wash-board doing menial tasks for small wages in order that she and her four children could exist. The children who are being supported by her are Margaret 6, Carl 9, Hilda 11 and Paul 5. McKay is the father of Earnest McKay, who has astonished residents of the city by telling the time of day to the minute without looking at a watch or clock. The defendant will probably be severely treated by the court. large enough and I am unalterably against an increase in the enrollment." As is usually the case the report of Earlham college will be one of the most Interesting and important mat ters which is heard at the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends. Other vital matters are the reports of the foreign missionary committee and the evangelistic work committee. The largest attendance is present while these reports are being given. President Kelly- will probably be chosen :lerk of the meeting. When Mr. Nicholson last year declined to serve (Continued ca Page Three) Collection Day Tomorrow On account of a baseball game Saturday morning between the Palladium carriers at the Chautauqua camp with the Y. M. C. A. boys, the carriers will make their collections tomorrow instead of Sat-

Envoy Lind Sent Back To Capital of Mexico

GREAT 1MPERAT0R SEVERELYJAMAGED Largest Vessel Afloat Catches Afire and One Man Loses His Life. (National News Association) NEW YORK. Aug. 2S The Hamburg American steamship Imperator, the largest and most luxurious jas sen-gen-carrying ship afloat which ar-; rived in port last night with 3,100 passengers on board was swept by fire today as she lay at her pier in Hoboken, N. J. Second Officer Herman Gerbracht lost his life while trying to close the fire doors and confine the flames to the fifth deck where the provision room is situated. Two other seamen who had been reported burned to death, subsequently were accounted for. The damage is estimated at $300,000. Origin of Fire a Mystery. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Capt. Ruser expressed belief that the flames had been burning for some time before discovered. It was possible that they had ignited about four o'clock or sooner. "You are sailors, not firemen, and you don't know how to protect yourselves," said the Hoboken chief. "I'll send some experienced men," he said. If the fire had occurred at sea, under the same conditions, the tragedy probably would have been a duplica tion of the Titanic disaster. The Imperator got into her berth at 7:15 o'clock last evening with the biggest passenger record in the history of trans-Atlantic travel. Among her 763 first class passengers were George Ade, William Ellis Corey, Samuel Untermyer, Paul Warburg, Mrs. Rudolph Spreckles. F. W."Woolworth, Julius P. Meyer. A OF LYCEUM LECTURERS HERE POSSIBILITY Richmond Chautauqua Will Extend Invitation to President Flowers. GET THE GLEN FOR 1914 If the plans of the promoters of the Richmond Chautauqua materialize, this city will be the place selected for the annual convention of the International Lyceum Bureau association next September. The directors of the association believe the prospects of securing the convention for this city are excellent and will take the matter up with the national president, Montavllle Flowers, immediately after the close of this assembly. Mayor Zimmerman withdrew his objections to the use of Glen Miller park for Chautauqua purposes next year and the board of works granted the association the use of the park. If the lyceum bureau convention is brought here next year, as the Chautauqua directors firmly believe it will, this city will be favored with an opportunity to hear the best Chautauqua talent in the country. Taking Into consideration the impression made on the association president, Mr. Flowers, who has been here several times, and the success of this year's Chautauqua, there seems little doubt but that the convention will be held here in 1914. Draw Very Large Crowd. The ordinary conventions draw 100 or more performers who put forth their best efforts to secure the best (Continued on Page Two)

CONVENTION

Criticism of Is Causing

Some Church People Say That Strangers Are Not Treated Cordially, But Exceptions Are Taken to This in Strong Manner By Other People.

Much agitation and discussion has arisen among the church members of the city following an interview in the Palladium with a young man. who. after visiting a number of churches, stated that the reception given strangers was very cool. Some of the prominent church workers admit that they may be at fault, and that good will come of the agitation, if conducted in the proper spirit. Others say that the charges are absolutely unjust and i an insult to the churches. " I have no doubt that the churches are at eome fault," said H. C. Hasemeier, an usher at St. Paul's Lutheran church. "And I think the person who

ACTION IS RESULT VERY ENCOURAGING ADVICES RECEIVED

General Iluerta Has Withdrawn His Exchange Ambassadors Demand A TRAP IS SUSPECTED Radical Press of Mexico Makes Attack on Message Of President. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. Aug. 28 Special Envoy John Lind was today ordered to return to Mexico City from Vera Crux. The order for the return to the Mexican capital of Mr. Lind followed the receipt here of a very optimistic message from Mr. Lind. It is probable that there will be a full discussion in the Mexican capital tomorrow night or Saturday relative to the principal points at issue between the United States and Mexico, the chief one of which is the elimination of Iluerta. HUERTA BACKING DOWN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. In hi latest note to the American government General Iluerta withdraws hit demand for an immediate exchange of ambassadors between the two countries which would involve recognition, and requests that the present person nel of the United States embassy in Mexico City be continued unchanged unUl after the October election. General Iluerta points out that a provisional president of Mexico Is debarred by the Mexican constitution from suceeding himself. Therefore the request made In the Amerian note that he not be a candidate, was made without knowledge of the Mexican constitution. Iluerta says. Iluerta failed to refer to the fact that he can resign the presidency between now and October and thus made himself eligible as a candidate. Suspicions of a Trap. State department - officials suspect that Huerta Is devising a clever trap by which the United States would recognize the present de facto administration of Mexico by assuming that he was constitutionally the provisional president of Mexico. The radical press has attacked President Wilson's message, because, they declare, it did not guarantee any permanent attitude of the United States toward Mexico. On the contrary, the conservatives were highly pleased and predicted that negotiations wijl be re-established by the door opened by President Wilson." There was a heavy exchange of diplomatic dispatches between Washington and this city today. Mr. O'Shaunessy was In communication with Mr, Lind. O'Shaunessy said that conditions were shaping themselves very well and that the outlook is better. . - r HUERTA IS SATISFIED. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28. President Wilson's special message to congress on the relations of the U. S. and Mexico Is entirely satisfactory to PreaV dent Huerta and the Mexican cabinet Announcement to this effect was mad by Foreign Minister Gamboa. At one o'clock this morning Senor Gamboa called upon charge d' affaires Nelson O'Shaughnessy at the United States Embassy and informed bim that President Huerta and the congressional special committee appointed to advise the president had perused a synopsis of President Wilson's message and were entirely satisfied with itPresident Huerta's construction of the message Ik that it acknowledges the sovereignty of Mexico and gives definite guarantee that the United States will not intervene in Mexico nor' meddle further with its domestic affairs. Churches Discussion made the criticism may be at fault. I believe that both sides of the case should be given a fair hearing, and that if the agitation is conducted in the proper spirit it will do good, and not harm. Thinks It Will Do Good. Mr. Hasemeier stated that such an agitation would undoubtedly result in making the ushers and church people a little more careful In their attitude toward others. This is the good, he thought, that would follow a sincere attempt to better conditions. On the ether hand, he said, there was a class

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